diff --git a/core/progress.py b/core/progress.py
index 5074357..73be894 100644
--- a/core/progress.py
+++ b/core/progress.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import threading
 import time
+import uuid
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional
 
 from .log_system import create_module_logger
@@ -9,6 +10,11 @@ from .log_system import create_module_logger
 log = create_module_logger(__name__)
 
 
+def generate_progress_id(prefix: str) -> str:
+    """Generate an opaque progress ID with a stable caller-provided prefix."""
+    return f"{prefix}_{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
+
+
 class JobProgressTracker:
     """Helper class for thread-safe job progress tracking and cancellation management."""
 
diff --git a/core/services/hash_service.py b/core/services/hash_service.py
index d1a6295..9f5faf6 100644
--- a/core/services/hash_service.py
+++ b/core/services/hash_service.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 import os
 import time
-import uuid
 
 from .. import path_utils
 from ..local_hash_matches import collect_local_hash_matches_for_result
+from ..progress import generate_progress_id
 from ..request_utils import extract_request_sha256, validate_workflow_payload
 from ..routes.context import RouteContext
 
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ class HashService:
             return error_response
 
         self.hash_tracker.cleanup()
-        progress_id = f"hash_{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
+        progress_id = generate_progress_id("hash")
         self.hash_tracker.update(
             progress_id,
             status="queued",
diff --git a/core/services/metadata_service.py b/core/services/metadata_service.py
index 68d889b..68015c3 100644
--- a/core/services/metadata_service.py
+++ b/core/services/metadata_service.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Metadata audit and build orchestration used by HTTP route adapters."""
 
-import uuid
-
+from ..progress import generate_progress_id
 from ..request_utils import read_optional_object_payload
 from ..routes.context import RouteContext
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ class MetadataService:
             payload.get("metadata_mode")
         )
         self.metadata_builder_progress.cleanup()
-        progress_id = f"metadata_build_{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
+        progress_id = generate_progress_id("metadata_build")
         self.metadata_builder_progress.update(
             progress_id,
             status="queued",
diff --git a/tests/test_resolver_robustness.py b/tests/test_resolver_robustness.py
index ce2da39..54e13b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_resolver_robustness.py
+++ b/tests/test_resolver_robustness.py
@@ -29,11 +29,19 @@ from core.settings import (
     _resolve_base_model_mapping,
 )
 
-from core.progress import JobProgressTracker
+from core.progress import JobProgressTracker, generate_progress_id
 
 
 class ModelResolverRobustnessTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def test_progress_id_generation_preserves_prefix_and_uuid_shape(self):
+        metadata_id = generate_progress_id("metadata_build")
+        hash_id = generate_progress_id("hash")
+
+        self.assertRegex(metadata_id, r"^metadata_build_[0-9a-f]{32}$")
+        self.assertRegex(hash_id, r"^hash_[0-9a-f]{32}$")
+        self.assertNotEqual(metadata_id, hash_id)
+
     def test_download_match_paths_use_a_normalized_absolute_comparison_key(self):
         raw_path = "  models{}..{}checkpoints{}model.safetensors  ".format(
             os.sep,