diff --git a/packages/async-flow/src/async-flow.js b/packages/async-flow/src/async-flow.js
index 52b94eeb0e6..2c4fe7e1b5a 100644
--- a/packages/async-flow/src/async-flow.js
+++ b/packages/async-flow/src/async-flow.js
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ import { makeReplayMembrane } from './replay-membrane.js';
 import { prepareLogStore } from './log-store.js';
 import { prepareWeakBijection } from './weak-bijection.js';
 import { makeEphemera } from './ephemera.js';
-import { LogEntryShape } from './type-guards.js';
+import { LogEntryShape, FlowStateShape } from './type-guards.js';
 
 const { defineProperties } = Object;
 
 const AsyncFlowIKit = harden({
   flow: M.interface('Flow', {
+    getFlowState: M.call().returns(FlowStateShape),
     restart: M.call().optional(M.boolean()).returns(),
     wake: M.call().returns(),
     getOutcome: M.call().returns(VowShape),
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ const AsyncFlowIKit = harden({
   }),
   admin: M.interface('FlowAdmin', {
     reset: M.call().returns(),
-    done: M.call().returns(),
+    complete: M.call().returns(),
     panic: M.call(M.error()).returns(M.not(M.any())), // only throws
   }),
   wakeWatcher: PromiseWatcherI,
@@ -103,6 +104,42 @@ export const prepareAsyncFlowTools = (outerZone, outerOptions = {}) => {
       },
       {
         flow: {
+          /**
+           * @returns {FlowState}
+           */
+          getFlowState() {
+            const { state, facets } = this;
+            const { log, outcomeKit, isDone } = state;
+            const { flow } = facets;
+            const eph = tmp.for(flow);
+
+            if (isDone) {
+              eph.membrane === undefined ||
+                Fail`Done flow must drop membrane ${flow} ${eph.membrane}`;
+              !failures.has(flow) ||
+                Fail`Done flow must not be in failures ${flow} ${failures.get(flow)}`;
+              !eagerWakers.has(flow) ||
+                Fail`Done flow must not be in eagerWakers ${flow}`;
+              !flowForOutcomeVowKey.has(outcomeKit.vow) ||
+                Fail`Done flow must drop flow lookup from vow ${outcomeKit.vow}`;
+              (log.getIndex() === 0 && log.getLength() === 0) ||
+                Fail`Done flow must empty log ${flow} ${log}`;
+              return 'Done';
+            }
+            if (failures.has(flow)) {
+              return 'Failed';
+            }
+            if (eph.membrane === undefined) {
+              log.getIndex() === 0 ||
+                Fail`Sleeping flow must play from log start ${flow} ${log.getIndex()}`;
+              return 'Sleeping';
+            }
+            if (log.isReplaying()) {
+              return 'Replaying';
+            }
+            return 'Running';
+          },
+
           /**
            * Calls the guest function, either for the initial run or at the
            * start of a replay.
@@ -114,7 +151,9 @@ export const prepareAsyncFlowTools = (outerZone, outerOptions = {}) => {
             const { activationArgs, log, bijection, outcomeKit } = state;
             const { flow, admin, wakeWatcher } = facets;
 
-            !state.isDone ||
+            const startFlowState = flow.getFlowState();
+
+            startFlowState !== 'Done' ||
               // separate line so I can set a breakpoint
               Fail`Cannot restart a done flow ${flow}`;
 
@@ -145,7 +184,12 @@ export const prepareAsyncFlowTools = (outerZone, outerOptions = {}) => {
             eph.membrane = membrane;
             const guestArgs = membrane.hostToGuest(activationArgs);
 
-            // In case some host promises were settled before the guest makes
+            const flowState = flow.getFlowState();
+            flowState === 'Running' ||
+              flowState === 'Replaying' ||
+              Fail`Restarted flow must be Running or Replaying ${flow}`;
+
+            // In case some host vows were settled before the guest makes
             // the first call to a host object.
             membrane.wake();
 
@@ -183,7 +227,7 @@ export const prepareAsyncFlowTools = (outerZone, outerOptions = {}) => {
                   outcomeKit.resolver.resolve(
                     membrane.guestToHost(gFulfillment),
                   );
-                  admin.done();
+                  admin.complete();
                 }
               },
               guestReason => {
@@ -196,7 +240,7 @@ export const prepareAsyncFlowTools = (outerZone, outerOptions = {}) => {
                 // so this leave the outcome vow unsettled, as it must.
                 if (bijection.hasGuest(guestResultP)) {
                   outcomeKit.resolver.reject(membrane.guestToHost(guestReason));
-                  admin.done();
+                  admin.complete();
                 }
               },
             );
@@ -255,7 +299,7 @@ export const prepareAsyncFlowTools = (outerZone, outerOptions = {}) => {
 
             state.isDone = false;
           },
-          done() {
+          complete() {
             const { state, facets } = this;
             const { log } = state;
             const { flow, admin } = facets;
@@ -267,6 +311,8 @@ export const prepareAsyncFlowTools = (outerZone, outerOptions = {}) => {
             flowForOutcomeVowKey.delete(vowishKey(flow.getOutcome()));
             state.isDone = true;
             log.dispose();
+            flow.getFlowState() === 'Done' ||
+              Fail`Complete flow must be Done ${flow}`;
           },
           panic(fatalProblem) {
             const { state, facets } = this;
@@ -287,6 +333,9 @@ export const prepareAsyncFlowTools = (outerZone, outerOptions = {}) => {
             log.reset();
             bijection.reset();
 
+            flow.getFlowState() === 'Failed' ||
+              Fail`Paniced flow must be Failed ${flow}`;
+
             // This is not an expected throw, so in theory arbitrary chaos
             // may ensue from throwing it. But at this point
             // we should have successfully isolated this activation from
@@ -314,7 +363,11 @@ export const prepareAsyncFlowTools = (outerZone, outerOptions = {}) => {
     );
     const makeAsyncFlowKit = activationArgs => {
       const asyncFlowKit = internalMakeAsyncFlowKit(activationArgs);
-      asyncFlowKit.flow.restart();
+      const { flow } = asyncFlowKit;
+
+      const vow = vowishKey(flow.getOutcome());
+      flowForOutcomeVowKey.init(vowishKey(vow), flow);
+      flow.restart();
       return asyncFlowKit;
     };
     return harden(makeAsyncFlowKit);
@@ -333,9 +386,7 @@ export const prepareAsyncFlowTools = (outerZone, outerOptions = {}) => {
     const wrapperFunc = {
       [hostFuncName](...args) {
         const { flow } = makeAsyncFlowKit(args);
-        const outcomeVow = flow.getOutcome();
-        flowForOutcomeVowKey.init(vowishKey(outcomeVow), flow);
-        return outcomeVow;
+        return flow.getOutcome();
       },
     }[hostFuncName];
     defineProperties(wrapperFunc, {
diff --git a/packages/async-flow/src/type-guards.js b/packages/async-flow/src/type-guards.js
index c8ac6365043..65551bd5f89 100644
--- a/packages/async-flow/src/type-guards.js
+++ b/packages/async-flow/src/type-guards.js
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 import { M } from '@endo/patterns';
 import { VowShape } from '@agoric/vow';
 
+export const FlowStateShape = M.or(
+  'Running',
+  'Sleeping',
+  'Replaying',
+  'Failed',
+  'Done',
+);
+
 export const PropertyKeyShape = M.or(M.string(), M.symbol());
 
 export const LogEntryShape = M.or(