diff --git a/bench_offload.py b/bench_offload.py
index 48f23ee..34edafe 100644
--- a/bench_offload.py
+++ b/bench_offload.py
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ import time
 from random import randint, seed
 from nanovllm import LLM, SamplingParams
 
-# Import sparse policy classes
-from nanovllm.kvcache.sparse.quest import QuestPolicy, QuestConfig, BlockMetadataManager
-from nanovllm.kvcache.sparse.hybrid import HybridPolicy
-from nanovllm.kvcache.sparse.full_policy import FullAttentionPolicy
-
 
 def bench_decode(llm, num_seqs, input_len, output_len):
     """Benchmark decode performance (original test)"""
@@ -38,58 +33,6 @@ def bench_prefill(llm, num_seqs, input_len):
     print(f"[Prefill] Input: {total_input_tokens}tok ({num_seqs}x{input_len}), Time: {t:.2f}s, Throughput: {throughput:.2f}tok/s")
 
 
-def setup_quest_policy(llm, topk_blocks=8, threshold_blocks=4):
-    """
-    Setup Quest sparse policy for decode phase.
-
-    Uses HybridPolicy: Full attention for prefill, Quest Top-K for decode.
-    """
-    import torch
-
-    kvcache_manager = llm.model_runner.kvcache_manager
-    offload_engine = kvcache_manager.offload_engine
-
-    # Get model parameters from offload engine
-    num_layers = offload_engine.num_layers
-    num_kv_heads = offload_engine.num_kv_heads
-    head_dim = offload_engine.head_dim
-    num_cpu_blocks = kvcache_manager.num_cpu_blocks
-    dtype = offload_engine.k_cache_cpu.dtype
-
-    print(f"Setting up Quest policy:")
-    print(f"  num_layers={num_layers}, num_kv_heads={num_kv_heads}, head_dim={head_dim}")
-    print(f"  num_cpu_blocks={num_cpu_blocks}, dtype={dtype}")
-    print(f"  topk_blocks={topk_blocks}, threshold_blocks={threshold_blocks}")
-
-    # Create BlockMetadataManager for storing min/max keys
-    metadata = BlockMetadataManager(
-        num_blocks=num_cpu_blocks,
-        num_layers=num_layers,
-        num_kv_heads=num_kv_heads,
-        head_dim=head_dim,
-        dtype=dtype,
-    )
-
-    # Create Quest policy for decode
-    quest_config = QuestConfig(
-        topk_blocks=topk_blocks,
-        threshold_blocks=threshold_blocks,
-    )
-    quest_policy = QuestPolicy(quest_config, metadata)
-
-    # Create Hybrid policy: Full for prefill, Quest for decode
-    hybrid_policy = HybridPolicy(
-        prefill_policy=FullAttentionPolicy(),
-        decode_policy=quest_policy,
-    )
-
-    # Set the policy
-    kvcache_manager.set_sparse_policy(hybrid_policy)
-    print(f"  Policy set: HybridPolicy(prefill=Full, decode=Quest)")
-
-    return hybrid_policy
-
-
 def main():
     import argparse
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
@@ -101,7 +44,18 @@ def main():
 
     path = os.path.expanduser("~/models/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507/")
     # Note: Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 max_position_embeddings = 262144
-    max_len = 131072  # 128K tokens
+    max_len = 32 * 1024  # 128K tokens
+
+    # Setup policy configuration
+    if not args.no_sparse:
+        prefill_policy = "full"   # Full attention for prefill
+        decode_policy = "quest"   # Quest Top-K for decode
+        print(f"\n[Quest Sparse Attention] prefill={prefill_policy}, decode={decode_policy}, topk={args.topk}")
+    else:
+        prefill_policy = "full"   # Full attention for both phases
+        decode_policy = "full"
+        print("\n[Full Attention] No sparse policy (baseline)")
+
     llm = LLM(
         path,
         enforce_eager=False,
@@ -109,15 +63,12 @@ def main():
         max_num_batched_tokens=max_len,
         enable_cpu_offload=True,
         num_gpu_blocks=6,  # Small GPU buffer for offload testing
+        prefill_policy=prefill_policy,
+        decode_policy=decode_policy,
+        sparse_topk_blocks=args.topk,
+        sparse_threshold_blocks=4,
     )
 
-    if not args.no_sparse:
-        # Setup Quest policy for decode (Top-K blocks, apply when > 4 blocks)
-        setup_quest_policy(llm, topk_blocks=args.topk, threshold_blocks=4)
-        print(f"\n[Quest Sparse Attention] topk={args.topk}")
-    else:
-        print("\n[Full Attention] No sparse policy (baseline)")
-
     # Warmup
     llm.generate(["Benchmark: "], SamplingParams())
 
diff --git a/nanovllm/config.py b/nanovllm/config.py
index 97758e0..6582f16 100644
--- a/nanovllm/config.py
+++ b/nanovllm/config.py
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ class Config:
     num_gpu_kvcache_blocks: int = -1
     num_cpu_kvcache_blocks: int = -1
 
-    # Sparse attention configuration
-    sparse_policy: str | None = None  # "vertical_slash", "quest", "streaming_llm", or None
+    # Sparse attention configuration (dual policy architecture)
+    prefill_policy: str = "full"  # "full", "quest", "vertical_slash", "streaming_llm"
+    decode_policy: str = "full"   # "full", "quest", "vertical_slash", "streaming_llm"
     sparse_num_sink_blocks: int = 1  # Number of sink blocks for sparse patterns
     sparse_local_window_blocks: int = 2  # Local window size for VerticalSlash
     sparse_topk_blocks: int = 8  # Top-K blocks for Quest
diff --git a/nanovllm/engine/model_runner.py b/nanovllm/engine/model_runner.py
index 131ede9..7073ce5 100644
--- a/nanovllm/engine/model_runner.py
+++ b/nanovllm/engine/model_runner.py
@@ -156,6 +156,25 @@ class ModelRunner:
             dtype=hf_config.torch_dtype,
         )
 
+        # Initialize sparse policies if manager has them (CPU offload mode)
+        if hasattr(self.kvcache_manager, 'prefill_policy') and hasattr(self.kvcache_manager, 'decode_policy'):
+            # Initialize both policies with model config
+            for policy in [self.kvcache_manager.prefill_policy, self.kvcache_manager.decode_policy]:
+                if policy is not None:
+                    policy.initialize(
+                        num_layers=hf_config.num_hidden_layers,
+                        num_kv_heads=num_kv_heads,
+                        head_dim=head_dim,
+                        num_cpu_blocks=config.num_cpu_kvcache_blocks,
+                        dtype=hf_config.torch_dtype,
+                        device=torch.device("cuda"),
+                    )
+
+            logger.info(
+                f"Sparse policies initialized: prefill={config.prefill_policy}, decode={config.decode_policy} "
+                f"(topk={config.sparse_topk_blocks}, threshold={config.sparse_threshold_blocks})"
+            )
+
         # Log KV cache allocation info with detailed per-token breakdown
         gpu_memory_mb = config.num_gpu_kvcache_blocks * block_bytes / (1024 ** 2)
         cpu_memory_mb = config.num_cpu_kvcache_blocks * block_bytes / (1024 ** 2)
diff --git a/nanovllm/kvcache/__init__.py b/nanovllm/kvcache/__init__.py
index 02de400..c312b73 100644
--- a/nanovllm/kvcache/__init__.py
+++ b/nanovllm/kvcache/__init__.py
@@ -56,14 +56,36 @@ def create_kvcache_manager(config: "Config") -> KVCacheManager:
     # Need CPU offload: use hybrid manager
     from nanovllm.kvcache.hybrid_manager import HybridKVCacheManager
     from nanovllm.kvcache.policies import get_policy
+    from nanovllm.kvcache.sparse import create_sparse_policy, SparsePolicyType
 
-    policy = get_policy(getattr(config, 'offload_policy', 'lru'))
+    eviction_policy = get_policy(getattr(config, 'offload_policy', 'lru'))
+
+    # Create sparse policies from config
+    prefill_policy_type = getattr(config, 'prefill_policy', 'full')
+    decode_policy_type = getattr(config, 'decode_policy', 'full')
+
+    def create_policy(policy_type_str):
+        """Create a sparse policy from config string."""
+        if policy_type_str.lower() == 'full':
+            return create_sparse_policy(SparsePolicyType.FULL)
+        policy_type = SparsePolicyType[policy_type_str.upper()]
+        return create_sparse_policy(
+            policy_type,
+            topk_blocks=getattr(config, 'sparse_topk_blocks', 8),
+            threshold_blocks=getattr(config, 'sparse_threshold_blocks', 4),
+            include_sink_blocks=getattr(config, 'sparse_num_sink_blocks', 1),
+        )
+
+    prefill_policy = create_policy(prefill_policy_type)
+    decode_policy = create_policy(decode_policy_type)
 
     return HybridKVCacheManager(
         num_gpu_slots=num_gpu_blocks,
         num_cpu_blocks=num_cpu_blocks,
         block_size=config.kvcache_block_size,
-        policy=policy,
+        policy=eviction_policy,
+        prefill_policy=prefill_policy,
+        decode_policy=decode_policy,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/nanovllm/kvcache/hybrid_manager.py b/nanovllm/kvcache/hybrid_manager.py
index a1f7209..5c050df 100644
--- a/nanovllm/kvcache/hybrid_manager.py
+++ b/nanovllm/kvcache/hybrid_manager.py
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ class HybridKVCacheManager(KVCacheManager):
         num_cpu_blocks: int,
         block_size: int,
         policy: Optional[EvictionPolicy] = None,
+        prefill_policy: "SparsePolicy" = None,
+        decode_policy: "SparsePolicy" = None,
     ):
         """
         Initialize hybrid manager with CPU-primary ring buffer design.
@@ -102,6 +104,8 @@ class HybridKVCacheManager(KVCacheManager):
             num_cpu_blocks: Number of CPU pool blocks (primary storage)
             block_size: Tokens per block
             policy: Eviction policy (default: LRU, used for prefix cache management)
+            prefill_policy: Sparse attention policy for prefill phase
+            decode_policy: Sparse attention policy for decode phase
         """
         self._block_size = block_size
         self.num_gpu_slots = num_gpu_slots
@@ -113,6 +117,10 @@ class HybridKVCacheManager(KVCacheManager):
         # Eviction policy
         self.policy = policy or LRUPolicy()
 
+        # Sparse attention policies (set at construction time, immutable)
+        self.prefill_policy = prefill_policy
+        self.decode_policy = decode_policy
+
         # Logical blocks (what sequences reference) - one per CPU block
         self.logical_blocks: List[LogicalBlock] = [
             LogicalBlock(i) for i in range(self.total_blocks)
@@ -153,9 +161,6 @@ class HybridKVCacheManager(KVCacheManager):
         # Key: sequence id, Value: number of tokens from prefill (before decode started)
         self._prefill_len: Dict[int, int] = {}
 
-        # Sparse attention policy (optional)
-        self.sparse_policy: Optional["SparsePolicy"] = None
-
     @property
     def block_size(self) -> int:
         return self._block_size
@@ -180,6 +185,8 @@ class HybridKVCacheManager(KVCacheManager):
             num_kv_heads=num_kv_heads,
             head_dim=head_dim,
             dtype=dtype,
+            prefill_policy=self.prefill_policy,
+            decode_policy=self.decode_policy,
         )
 
     def get_layer_cache(self, layer_id: int) -> Tuple[Tensor, Tensor]:
@@ -187,23 +194,17 @@ class HybridKVCacheManager(KVCacheManager):
         assert self.offload_engine is not None
         return self.offload_engine.get_layer_cache(layer_id)
 
-    def set_sparse_policy(self, policy: "SparsePolicy") -> None:
+    def get_policy_for_phase(self, is_prefill: bool) -> Optional["SparsePolicy"]:
         """
-        Set sparse attention policy for block selection.
-
-        The sparse policy determines which KV blocks to load from CPU
-        for each query chunk during chunked attention computation.
+        Get sparse policy for the specified phase.
 
         Args:
-            policy: SparsePolicy instance (e.g., VerticalSlashPolicy, QuestPolicy)
+            is_prefill: True for prefill phase, False for decode phase
 
-        Example:
-            from nanovllm.kvcache.sparse import VerticalSlashPolicy, VerticalSlashConfig
-            policy = VerticalSlashPolicy(VerticalSlashConfig(num_sink_blocks=2))
-            manager.set_sparse_policy(policy)
+        Returns:
+            SparsePolicy for the phase, or None if not set
         """
-        self.sparse_policy = policy
-        logger.info(f"Sparse attention policy set: {policy}")
+        return self.prefill_policy if is_prefill else self.decode_policy
 
     def can_allocate(self, seq: Sequence) -> bool:
         """Check if we can allocate blocks for a new sequence."""
diff --git a/nanovllm/kvcache/offload_engine.py b/nanovllm/kvcache/offload_engine.py
index 6ca2ab7..f3431de 100644
--- a/nanovllm/kvcache/offload_engine.py
+++ b/nanovllm/kvcache/offload_engine.py
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ from nanovllm.kvcache.kernels import gathered_copy_kv
 from nanovllm.comm import memcpy_2d_async
 from nanovllm.utils.logger import get_logger
 
+# Import for type hints only (avoid circular import)
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from nanovllm.kvcache.sparse import SparsePolicy
+
 logger = get_logger("offload_engine")
 
 
@@ -55,6 +60,8 @@ class OffloadEngine:
         head_dim: int,
         dtype: torch.dtype = torch.float16,
         num_streams: int = 4,
+        prefill_policy: "SparsePolicy" = None,
+        decode_policy: "SparsePolicy" = None,
     ):
         self.num_layers = num_layers
         self.num_gpu_blocks = num_gpu_blocks
@@ -210,6 +217,10 @@ class OffloadEngine:
         self._debug_mode = False
         self._debug_hooks: List = []  # External hooks for debug events
 
+        # ========== Sparse attention policies (set at construction time) ==========
+        self.prefill_policy = prefill_policy
+        self.decode_policy = decode_policy
+
     def _get_next_stream(self) -> torch.cuda.Stream:
         """Round-robin stream selection for parallel transfers."""
         stream = self.transfer_streams[self._stream_idx]
@@ -730,7 +741,14 @@ class OffloadEngine:
         """Wait for slot offload to complete."""
         self.compute_stream.wait_event(self.ring_slot_offload_done[slot_idx])
 
-    def offload_slot_layer_to_cpu(self, slot_idx: int, layer_id: int, cpu_block_id: int) -> None:
+    def offload_slot_layer_to_cpu(
+        self,
+        slot_idx: int,
+        layer_id: int,
+        cpu_block_id: int,
+        num_valid_tokens: int = -1,
+        is_prefill: bool = True,
+    ) -> None:
         """
         Async offload a ring buffer slot to CPU for one layer.
 
@@ -741,9 +759,27 @@ class OffloadEngine:
             slot_idx: Source GPU slot index
             layer_id: Target layer in CPU cache
             cpu_block_id: Target CPU block ID
+            num_valid_tokens: Number of valid tokens in this block (-1 = use block_size)
+            is_prefill: True if in prefill phase, False if in decode phase
         """
         logger.debug(f"Ring offload: GPU slot[{slot_idx}] -> CPU[layer={layer_id}, block={cpu_block_id}]")
 
+        # Collect metadata BEFORE offload (while k_cache is still on GPU)
+        # Both policies' callbacks are called - each decides whether to respond
+        valid_tokens = num_valid_tokens if num_valid_tokens > 0 else self.block_size
+        k_cache = self.k_cache_gpu[slot_idx]
+
+        if is_prefill:
+            if self.prefill_policy is not None:
+                self.prefill_policy.on_prefill_offload(cpu_block_id, layer_id, k_cache, valid_tokens)
+            if self.decode_policy is not None:
+                self.decode_policy.on_prefill_offload(cpu_block_id, layer_id, k_cache, valid_tokens)
+        else:
+            if self.prefill_policy is not None:
+                self.prefill_policy.on_decode_offload(cpu_block_id, layer_id, k_cache, valid_tokens)
+            if self.decode_policy is not None:
+                self.decode_policy.on_decode_offload(cpu_block_id, layer_id, k_cache, valid_tokens)
+
         torch.cuda.nvtx.range_push(f"D2H: Slot[{slot_idx}]->CPU[L{layer_id},B{cpu_block_id}]")
         with torch.cuda.stream(self.transfer_stream_main):
             # Wait for both compute_stream and default stream
diff --git a/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/__init__.py b/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/__init__.py
index cfc08f0..ae9473c 100644
--- a/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/__init__.py
+++ b/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Usage:
 from nanovllm.kvcache.sparse.policy import SparsePolicy, PolicyContext, SparsePolicyType
 from nanovllm.kvcache.sparse.full_policy import FullAttentionPolicy
 from nanovllm.kvcache.sparse.quest import QuestPolicy, QuestConfig, BlockMetadataManager
-from nanovllm.kvcache.sparse.hybrid import HybridPolicy
 
 
 def create_sparse_policy(policy_type: SparsePolicyType, **kwargs) -> SparsePolicy:
@@ -67,6 +66,5 @@ __all__ = [
     "QuestPolicy",
     "QuestConfig",
     "BlockMetadataManager",
-    "HybridPolicy",
     "create_sparse_policy",
 ]
diff --git a/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/hybrid.py b/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/hybrid.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c2492a..0000000
--- a/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/hybrid.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Hybrid sparse attention policy.
-
-Allows using different policies for prefill vs decode phases.
-This is useful because optimal sparsity patterns often differ:
-- Prefill: fixed patterns work well (e.g., VerticalSlash)
-- Decode: query-aware selection helps (e.g., Quest)
-"""
-
-from typing import List
-import torch
-from .policy import SparsePolicy, PolicyContext
-
-
-class HybridPolicy(SparsePolicy):
-    """
-    Hybrid policy that uses different policies for prefill and decode.
-
-    Example usage:
-    ```python
-    from nanovllm.kvcache.sparse import (
-        HybridPolicy, VerticalSlashPolicy, QuestPolicy,
-        VerticalSlashConfig, QuestConfig, BlockMetadataManager
-    )
-
-    # Prefill: use fast fixed pattern
-    prefill_policy = VerticalSlashPolicy(VerticalSlashConfig(
-        num_sink_blocks=1,
-        local_window_blocks=3,
-    ))
-
-    # Decode: use query-aware selection
-    metadata = BlockMetadataManager(num_blocks, num_layers, num_heads, head_dim)
-    decode_policy = QuestPolicy(QuestConfig(topk_blocks=8), metadata)
-
-    # Combine
-    policy = HybridPolicy(prefill_policy, decode_policy)
-    ```
-    """
-
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        prefill_policy: SparsePolicy,
-        decode_policy: SparsePolicy,
-    ):
-        """
-        Initialize hybrid policy.
-
-        Args:
-            prefill_policy: Policy to use during prefill phase
-            decode_policy: Policy to use during decode phase
-        """
-        self.prefill_policy = prefill_policy
-        self.decode_policy = decode_policy
-
-    def select_blocks(
-        self,
-        available_blocks: List[int],
-        ctx: PolicyContext,
-    ) -> List[int]:
-        """Delegate to appropriate policy based on phase."""
-        if ctx.is_prefill:
-            return self.prefill_policy.select_blocks(available_blocks, ctx)
-        else:
-            return self.decode_policy.select_blocks(available_blocks, ctx)
-
-    def on_block_offloaded(
-        self,
-        cpu_block_id: int,
-        layer_id: int,
-        k_cache: torch.Tensor,
-        num_valid_tokens: int,
-    ) -> None:
-        """Forward to both policies (both may need metadata updates)."""
-        self.prefill_policy.on_block_offloaded(
-            cpu_block_id, layer_id, k_cache, num_valid_tokens
-        )
-        self.decode_policy.on_block_offloaded(
-            cpu_block_id, layer_id, k_cache, num_valid_tokens
-        )
-
-    def reset(self) -> None:
-        """Reset both policies."""
-        self.prefill_policy.reset()
-        self.decode_policy.reset()
-
-    def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return (
-            f"HybridPolicy(\n"
-            f"  prefill={self.prefill_policy},\n"
-            f"  decode={self.decode_policy}\n"
-            f")"
-        )
diff --git a/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/policy.py b/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/policy.py
index c935d06..ee1f64b 100644
--- a/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/policy.py
+++ b/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/policy.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class SparsePolicy(ABC):
         """
         pass
 
-    def on_block_offloaded(
+    def on_prefill_offload(
         self,
         cpu_block_id: int,
         layer_id: int,
@@ -142,15 +142,38 @@ class SparsePolicy(ABC):
         num_valid_tokens: int,
     ) -> None:
         """
-        Hook called when a block is offloaded from GPU to CPU.
+        Hook called when a block is offloaded during prefill phase.
 
+        Called BEFORE GPU→CPU copy, while k_cache is still on GPU.
         Override this to collect metadata about blocks (e.g., min/max keys
         for Quest-style selection). Default implementation does nothing.
 
         Args:
-            cpu_block_id: The CPU block ID that was written
+            cpu_block_id: The CPU block ID that will be written
             layer_id: Transformer layer index
-            k_cache: Key cache tensor [block_size, num_kv_heads, head_dim]
+            k_cache: Key cache tensor [block_size, num_kv_heads, head_dim] (on GPU)
+            num_valid_tokens: Number of valid tokens in this block
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def on_decode_offload(
+        self,
+        cpu_block_id: int,
+        layer_id: int,
+        k_cache: torch.Tensor,
+        num_valid_tokens: int,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Hook called when a block is offloaded during decode phase.
+
+        Called BEFORE GPU→CPU copy, while k_cache is still on GPU.
+        Override this to update metadata about blocks. Default implementation
+        does nothing.
+
+        Args:
+            cpu_block_id: The CPU block ID that will be written
+            layer_id: Transformer layer index
+            k_cache: Key cache tensor [block_size, num_kv_heads, head_dim] (on GPU)
             num_valid_tokens: Number of valid tokens in this block
         """
         pass
diff --git a/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/quest.py b/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/quest.py
index d038832..42b96fc 100644
--- a/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/quest.py
+++ b/nanovllm/kvcache/sparse/quest.py
@@ -289,14 +289,25 @@ class QuestPolicy(SparsePolicy):
 
         return result
 
-    def on_block_offloaded(
+    def on_prefill_offload(
         self,
         cpu_block_id: int,
         layer_id: int,
         k_cache: torch.Tensor,
         num_valid_tokens: int,
     ) -> None:
-        """Update min/max key metadata when block is offloaded."""
+        """Update min/max key metadata during prefill offload."""
+        if self.metadata is not None:
+            self.metadata.update_metadata(cpu_block_id, layer_id, k_cache, num_valid_tokens)
+
+    def on_decode_offload(
+        self,
+        cpu_block_id: int,
+        layer_id: int,
+        k_cache: torch.Tensor,
+        num_valid_tokens: int,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Update min/max key metadata during decode offload (for new blocks)."""
         if self.metadata is not None:
             self.metadata.update_metadata(cpu_block_id, layer_id, k_cache, num_valid_tokens)
 
diff --git a/nanovllm/layers/attention.py b/nanovllm/layers/attention.py
index de966b7..0a36141 100644
--- a/nanovllm/layers/attention.py
+++ b/nanovllm/layers/attention.py
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ class Attention(nn.Module):
             cpu_block_table = kvcache_manager.get_prefilled_cpu_blocks(seq)
 
             # Apply sparse policy if enabled
-            if cpu_block_table and kvcache_manager.sparse_policy is not None:
+            prefill_policy = kvcache_manager.get_policy_for_phase(is_prefill=True)
+            if cpu_block_table and prefill_policy is not None:
                 num_chunks = getattr(context, 'num_chunks', current_chunk_idx + 1)
                 policy_ctx = PolicyContext(
                     query_chunk_idx=current_chunk_idx,
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ class Attention(nn.Module):
                     block_size=kvcache_manager.block_size,
                     total_kv_len=len(cpu_block_table) * kvcache_manager.block_size,
                 )
-                cpu_block_table = kvcache_manager.sparse_policy.select_blocks(
+                cpu_block_table = prefill_policy.select_blocks(
                     cpu_block_table, policy_ctx
                 )
 
@@ -279,7 +280,11 @@ class Attention(nn.Module):
                 cpu_block_ids, _ = kvcache_manager.get_all_cpu_blocks(seq)
                 if current_chunk_idx < len(cpu_block_ids):
                     cpu_block_id = cpu_block_ids[current_chunk_idx]
-                    offload_engine.offload_slot_layer_to_cpu(write_slot, self.layer_id, cpu_block_id)
+                    # k.shape[0] = number of tokens in current chunk
+                    num_valid_tokens = k.shape[0]
+                    offload_engine.offload_slot_layer_to_cpu(
+                        write_slot, self.layer_id, cpu_block_id, num_valid_tokens
+                    )
 
                     # CRITICAL: compute_stream must wait for offload to complete
                     # before the next layer's store_kvcache can overwrite the GPU slot.
@@ -508,7 +513,8 @@ class Attention(nn.Module):
             last_block_valid_tokens = block_size  # Last block was exactly full
 
         # Apply sparse policy if enabled
-        if kvcache_manager.sparse_policy is not None:
+        decode_policy = kvcache_manager.get_policy_for_phase(is_prefill=False)
+        if decode_policy is not None:
             policy_ctx = PolicyContext(
                 query_chunk_idx=0,
                 num_query_chunks=1,
@@ -518,7 +524,7 @@ class Attention(nn.Module):
                 block_size=kvcache_manager.block_size,
                 total_kv_len=len(cpu_block_table) * kvcache_manager.block_size,
             )
-            cpu_block_table = kvcache_manager.sparse_policy.select_blocks(
+            cpu_block_table = decode_policy.select_blocks(
                 cpu_block_table, policy_ctx
             )