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+# macOS parity evidence
+
+Reference evidence captured from the **shipping macOS app** so the Windows port
+has an authoritative comparison target for the `Partial` rows in
+[`../ui-parity-matrix.md`](../ui-parity-matrix.md).
+
+It was produced by running
+[`../macos-parity-evidence-agent-prompt.md`](../macos-parity-evidence-agent-prompt.md)
+on a macOS host.
+
+| | |
+| --- | --- |
+| App build | GraphCode 0.1.76 (299) |
+| Built from | `717240cdb373a2c00644842c429f06e520d15f51` |
+| Host | macOS 26.7 (25G229), Apple Silicon |
+| Captured | 2026-09-28 PDT |
+| Displays | 3840x2160 physical / 1920x1080 logical (2x); 1920x1080 (1x) |
+
+## Contents
+
+- [`macos-parity-evidence-report.md`](macos-parity-evidence-report.md) — row-by-row
+  findings for the 35 `Partial` rows, verified requirements, Windows
+  implementation candidates (W1–W7), blockers, an explicit *Not verified* list,
+  and an artifact index.
+- [`evidence/`](evidence/) — 26 unaltered window screenshots, indexed by the
+  report. `evidence/README.md` maps them to ledger surfaces.
+
+## How to read it
+
+The report marks every claim with `S` (inspected source), `T` (test source), or
+`R` (direct observation of the running app), and rates confidence on the
+**bounded** finding rather than on blanket platform equivalence. Ten Swift
+suites were executed once — 113 passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped. That is focused
+automated evidence, not a full `make test`.
+
+Read the report's *Not verified* section before citing anything. Terminal VT
+output, IME, clipboard, Codespaces and a real update were deliberately **not**
+exercised, and are recorded as unobserved rather than absent.
+
+## What this evidence does and does not do
+
+It **does** establish macOS behavior that Windows work can be measured against,
+and it supplies fixed-size 1x/2x captures for visual comparison.
+
+It **does not** validate any Windows code path. A ledger row still requires its
+own Windows runtime evidence before it can leave `Partial`, and citing this
+report is not a substitute for that.
+
+Two observed macOS behaviors are **defects, not parity targets**, and must not
+be copied:
+
+- Nested Main `Rename…` is offered but does not open the rename alert
+  (root-only lookup in `ProjectFeature.swift`).
+- The edge cycle-guard form visibly clips its labels on this fixture.
+
+Accessibility sample buttons were also found unlabeled on macOS; fix Windows UIA
+on its own merits rather than matching that gap.
+
+## Provenance and hygiene
+
+Captures are unaltered and unannotated. Only disposable `Alpha`/`Beta` Git
+repositories, an isolated bundle ID and a temporary unregistered daemon were
+used; no real project, account, provider, Codespace or release was opened. The
+worktree sweeper's full-window capture was deliberately withheld because the
+product's recovery note renders a local path.
+
+Do not retouch, recompress or crop these files. Their evidentiary value depends
+on being byte-for-byte what the app rendered. Add new captures alongside them
+rather than replacing them.
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+# macOS parity capture originals
+
+All PNGs in this folder are **unaltered window-specific screenshots** of an
+isolated GraphCode 0.1.76 (299) build from commit
+`717240cdb373a2c00644842c429f06e520d15f51` on macOS 26.7, captured
+2026-09-28 PDT. Only disposable Alpha/Beta local Git repositories and a
+temporary, unregistered daemon were used. No real project, provider, account
+or update was opened. The report at
+`../macos-parity-evidence-report.md#artifact-index` supplies **one row per
+original** with ledger mapping, exact PNG dimensions, logical capture window
+size, display scaling and the bounded claim each image supports.
+
+| Ledger surface | Original filenames |
+|---|---|
+| Main split view, welcome, global/Quick Chats/project empty states | `isolated-window-a-original.png`, `empty-welcome-original.png`, `empty-global-graph-original.png`, `empty-quick-chats-original.png`, `alpha-empty-project-original.png` |
+| Workspace lifecycle | `manage-workspaces-original.png` |
+| Global graph, lane/card layout, notebook grid and loop rows | `two-project-overview-original.png` (pre-Fit/offscreen), `two-project-overview-fitted-original.png`, `two-project-overview-1400x820-original.png`, `two-populated-project-lanes-original.png`, `alpha-composite-empty-original.png` |
+| Node creation and validation | `alpha-new-node-form-original.png`, `alpha-composite-form-original.png`, `alpha-goal-validation-original.png`, `alpha-nested-two-nodes-original.png` |
+| Edge creation and presentation | `alpha-new-edge-form-original.png`, `alpha-edge-cycle-controls-original.png` (observed form clipping), `alpha-created-handoff-original.png`, `alpha-handoff-fitted-original.png` |
+| Node rename | `nested-rename-no-dialog-original.png` (post-click; see report for AX/source context), `alpha-root-rename-prompt-original.png` |
+| Worktree notice boundary | `eight-worktree-notice-original.png`, `seven-worktrees-no-notice-original.png` |
+| Native appearance | `native-settings-default-original.png` (light Settings versus dark app) |
+| Per-monitor DPI and sample visual fidelity | `two-populated-project-lanes-1x-original.png`, `two-populated-project-lanes-2x-return-original.png` |
+
+The 900x524 and 1400x820 figures refer to **logical app window points**.
+PNG dimensions include variable shadow/sheet margins. The ASUS display uses
+2x (3840x2160 physical, 1920x1080 logical); the Dell uses 1x
+(1920x1080 physical/logical). Changes in elapsed labels, selection, and
+native material prevent unqualified whole-image pixel comparisons.
+
+Menus were inspected via macOS Accessibility rather than photographed outside
+the app window. The worktree sweeper was also inspected via Accessibility:
+its full-window capture was withheld because the product's recovery note
+displays a local path. No runtime evidence was fabricated for terminal-backed
+tabs, Codespaces, IME/clipboard, or a real update. The 113 focused Swift tests
+are described in the report; screenshots are **not** screenshots of those tests.
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+# macOS parity evidence: current Partial rows
+
+**Scope:** Read-only inspection of the original repository's 35 `Partial` rows in
+`investigation/ui-parity-matrix.md` at
+[`717240cdb373a2c00644842c429f06e520d15f51`](https://github.com/scgopi/GraphCode/commit/717240cdb373a2c00644842c429f06e520d15f51)
+in https://github.com/scgopi/GraphCode. Ledger statuses were not changed. The
+ledger's `Install failure` description still describes an earlier Windows
+browser handoff while its neighboring rows describe a newer installer; treat
+the current Windows implementation as requiring its own verification, not as
+macOS evidence.
+
+**Environment / provenance:** Investigation 2026-09-28, 12:02-13:37 PDT
+(UTC-07:00); macOS 26.7 (25G229), Apple Silicon. Main ASUS display 3840x2160
+physical / 1920x1080 logical (2x); secondary Dell 1920x1080 physical /
+1920x1080 logical (1x). The isolated **running** build's `Info.plist` confirms
+**GraphCode 0.1.76, build 299**, bundle
+`local.graphcode.parityfb7e49d1.app`; it was built from the exact inspected
+SHA in a separate disposable checkout. The pre-existing, older
+0.1.73-beta3/288 DerivedData binary was **not** run. Initial window 900x524
+logical points on 2x; comparison window 1400x820 points on both 2x and 1x.
+PNG pixel dimensions include macOS capture margins, shadows and sheets; see
+the artifact index. Colors can differ by display profile/material. No capture
+was retouched or annotated.
+
+**Setup and fixture:** With explicit authorization for a separate checkout
+and temporary foreground daemon, cloned this SHA, initialized the pinned
+Ghostty/zmx submodules and Tuist dependencies, and built both with pinned Zig
+0.15.2 using Xcode 16.4's macOS 15.5 SDK through the repository SDK shim.
+Generated an isolated bundle ID and built app/daemon into disposable
+DerivedData. The debug app contains no packaged helper directory, and no
+LaunchAgent was installed. The app and daemon shared only an isolated support
+directory and an ephemeral short Unix socket. Created **Alpha** and **Beta**
+as disposable local Git repositories with an empty signed commit each;
+Alpha had 2, then 8, then 7 linked worktrees, besides its primary checkout.
+Created one *unpiloted* Composite in each project; inside Alpha created an
+inert Goal and Main child and a Handoff edge. No account, Codespace, release
+asset or coding provider was provisioned or run. The only live observations
+are those explicitly identified below. Screen Recording and Accessibility
+permissions were enabled for the capture/automation host.
+
+**Evidence key:** `S` = inspected source; `T` = test-source reference (only the
+ten named suites below were **executed**); `R` = direct observation of this
+**running** app. The selected
+`GraphOverviewTests`, `WorktreeHygieneTests`, `NotebookGridTests`,
+`CanvasTransformTests`, `CreatedByLoopTests`, `SketchPromotionTests`,
+`LoopRenameTests`, `MountFocusPolicyTests`, `GhosttyAppearanceTests` and
+`UpdateInstallTests` were executed once with `xcodebuild test` against the
+isolated checkout: `xcresulttool` reported **113 passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped**
+across ten Swift Testing suites. The XCTest adapter also emitted “Executed 0
+tests”; that line is **not** the result of the Swift Testing suites. This is
+focused automated evidence, **not** a full `make test`, running-update,
+native-terminal or Windows test. `make doctor` initially found this worktree's
+missing prerequisites; those were supplied in the disposable checkout only.
+
+Repository-relative source prefixes in the findings table:
+`A/` = `graphcode/Sources/Features/App/`;
+`O/` = `graphcode/Sources/Features/Overview/`;
+`P/` = `graphcode/Sources/Features/Project/`;
+`C/` = `graphcode/Sources/Features/Canvas/`;
+`L/` = `graphcode/Sources/Features/LoopWorkspace/`;
+`W/` = `graphcode/Sources/Features/Worktrees/`;
+`G/` = `graphcode/Sources/Infrastructure/Ghostty/`;
+`K/` = `GraphcodeKit/Sources/Domain/`;
+`T/` = `graphcode/Tests/`. Each reference names a file and a symbol/section;
+line numbers identify the inspected commit, not a future branch.
+
+## Row-by-row findings
+
+The **Runtime** column distinguishes observed parts from unverified states.
+`none (fixture)` in **Artifact** means the needed provider, authenticated
+service, release asset, or hardware/input fixture was deliberately not used,
+**not** that behavior was absent. Capture filenames below are relative to
+`evidence/`; exact pixels/scaling and scenarios are indexed later. Confidence
+rates the stated *bounded* finding, never blanket platform equivalence.
+
+| Current Partial row | macOS behavior (S; R where indicated) | Source / test-source references | Runtime | Artifact | Specific Windows parity implication | Confidence |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Main split view | `NavigationSplitView` keeps the sidebar while detail routes among welcome, global/project graph, Quick Chats and workspace. | `A/AppView.swift:AppView.body` 24-42,85-177; `T/AppFeatureTests.swift`, `T/OnboardingViewTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** 900x524 welcome, empty global/Quick Chats/Alpha, then 1400x820 nested Alpha and two-project overview with same sidebar. Terminal detail not reached. | `empty-welcome-original.png`, `empty-quick-chats-original.png`, `alpha-empty-project-original.png`, `two-populated-project-lanes-original.png` | Preserve distinct destinations with persistent sidebar; terminal and narrow-width routing still need runtime proof. | High for observed destinations |
+| Window toolbar | Named workspace title, conditional Needs You/worktree notice, always-visible Jump and context-only loop panel toggle on native material. | `A/AppView.swift:toolbar` 89-169; `A/TitlebarItems.swift`, `A/ProjectHeader.swift` (S). | **Observed** `GraphCode — runtime`, Jump and an amber **Alpha · 8 reclaimable** toolbar control at 8 linked worktrees; no notice at 7 after refresh. Needs You and loop rail not exercised. | `eight-worktree-notice-original.png`, `seven-worktrees-no-notice-original.png` | Distinguish app-wide project-owned notices, visible Jump and contextual panel; do not assert unobserved controls. | High for count boundary, Low for other chips |
+| File/Loop/Terminal menus | File groups Workspace and local Worktrees; Loop groups Jump, attention, navigation, Show in Graph, stop/restart/broadcast; Terminal groups tabs/panes. Key equivalents declared; `⌘W` pane, `⇧⌘W` window. | `A/GraphcodeCommands.swift:body` 19-166; `T/GraphViewLoopMenuTests.swift`, `T/SplitPaneFocusTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** native menu/enablement through AX: global Graph has File Worktrees disabled, Loop Jump/Next/Previous/Restart All enabled, Show in Graph and all Terminal actions disabled; menu labels listed in runtime notes. No actual key equivalent or Terminal-context invocation. | none (AX-only menu observation; menu bar outside window capture) | Keep menu groups/state-aware enablement and separate pane/window close; test keyboard in a real workspace. | High for observed menu state, Medium for untested shortcuts |
+| Workspace lifecycle | Workspace submenu lists Default/runtime, cycles, creates and manages; source protects default/current/open identities on mutation and reserves updates for Default. | `A/AppFeature+Workspaces.swift:workspace actions` 17-74,138-162,306-371; `graphcode/Sources/Features/Workspaces/WorkspaceSwitcher.swift`, `WorkspaceDialogs.swift`; `T/WorkspaceTests.swift`, `T/WorkspaceDeleteFlowTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** File > Workspace submenu and Manage sheet listing Default “0 loops · not running” versus isolated runtime “2 loops · this window”; Done/Escape dismiss. No create/rename/delete/multi-instance test. | `manage-workspaces-original.png` | Preserve workspace status and fail-closed lifecycle; defer launch/restore/delete conclusions. | High for list, Medium for guards from tests |
+| Loop row presentation | Sidebar rows show loop title, colored type stripe, elapsed value and state/attention dot; remote reconnect remains source-only. | `A/AppSidebarView+Rows.swift:loop rows` 117-150,283; `A/LoopStateAppearance.swift`; `T/LoopCardPresentationTests.swift`, `T/LoopStateAppearanceTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** Alpha/Beta Composite rows with purple stripe, 0s→minutes elapsed and gray/amber status dots as nested Handoff blocked Alpha; remote not tested. | `alpha-composite-empty-original.png`, `two-populated-project-lanes-original.png` | Render distinct type/elapsed/state identity; test remote/reconnect separately. | High (sample pixels) |
+| Cross-project global graph | Reserved optional global lane precedes project lanes; per-lane rollups and worktrees remain project-owned. Empty global lane omitted. | `A/AppFeature.swift:global graph` 685-686; `O/GraphOverview.swift:lanes` 26-32,137-152,237-267; `O/GraphOverviewView.swift` 72-123; `T/GraphOverviewTests.swift`, `T/CompositeAndGlobalGraphTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** two simultaneously opened disposable project lanes, each with a Composite card/START topology, and Alpha's `1 blocked` rollup; global lane remained empty and absent. A pre-fit overview briefly rendered content offscreen until Fit (capture retained), not evidence of missing lanes. No cross-project handoff. | `two-populated-project-lanes-original.png`, `two-project-overview-original.png` (pre-fit) | Preserve independent lane ownership, START geometry and empty-global omission; do not claim a populated global trigger from this fixture. | High for local lanes |
+| Notebook grid | Non-hit-testable 48-point grid shares canvas scale/offset; hides lines at ≤6-point spacing. | `P/NotebookGrid.swift:NotebookGrid` 13-63; `T/NotebookGridTests.swift` 15-63 (S/T). | **Observed** rules on project/global canvases at 100%, 80% and Fit 63%; offscreen grid tests ran. Pointer-pan coupling was not physically driven. | `empty-global-graph-original.png`, `alpha-handoff-fitted-original.png`, `two-populated-project-lanes-original.png` | Couple grid and cards; retain computed far-zoom cutoff; no physical-pan claim. | High for samples/tests |
+| Pan and anchored zoom | Anchor-preserving transform; 0.6-3x user range, 1.25x step, Fit down to 0.25x, auto-fit floor 0.8x. | `C/CanvasTransform.swift:zoom,fit` 5-119; `P/NotebookGrid.swift:rules` 23-39; `T/CanvasTransformTests.swift` 14-165 (S/T). | **Observed** pressing visible Fit recentered otherwise offscreen overview lanes and changed readout 80%→36% (900x524); at 1400x820 Fit displayed 63%; nested two-card Fit retained both cards. No pointer/wheel/pinch gesture observed. | `two-project-overview-original.png` (pre-fit), `two-project-overview-fitted-original.png`, `alpha-handoff-fitted-original.png` | Preserve anchored transforms but separately test actual wheel/pinch/touch input and center; Fit is not proof of those gestures. | High for Fit/test math, Low for input |
+| Loop card identity | ~250x96-point card combines type accent, title, state, detail and metadata, with entry/connector and unwired roles. | `C/LoopCardView.swift:body,ports` 27-171,270-303; `T/LoopCardPresentationTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** purple Composite stripe, green Goal and white Main stripes; IDLE→BLOCKED after Handoff, UNWIRED “Wire it up / Mark as entry” before edge and ENTRY/START afterward. No fired/cycle/timed states. | `alpha-nested-two-nodes-original.png`, `alpha-handoff-fitted-original.png`, `two-populated-project-lanes-original.png` | Keep type stripe separate from state pill/entry/unwired roles; compare additional states later. | High for sampled cards |
+| Edge presentation | Directed curve: unfired Handoff dashed, fired Handoff solid, message dim dashed, spawn purple dotted, guarded amber with optional retry label and fired blue pip. | `P/CanvasEdgeViews.swift:EdgeLineView,summary` 6-27,55-70,100-155; `P/ProjectCanvasView.swift:focus/menu` 220-269,424-438; `T/EdgeFocusTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** real unfired dashed Handoff from Alpha Goal to Main; Main became BLOCKED. Attempted edge right-click hit folder background; edge summary/focus, fired/guarded and other kinds not observed. | `alpha-handoff-fitted-original.png` | Render kind/fired/guard separately; retain large edge hit target and verify actual edge context access on hardware. | High for Handoff, Low for other states |
+| Edge creation sheet | Connector drag onto another card opens New Edge with endpoint names and Kind/Fires/Hands off; loop-back defaults off, max passes 3, optional stop command and plateau. | `P/ProjectCanvasForms.swift:pending edge` 17-62; `P/ProjectFeatureState.swift:edge defaults/resolved guard` 514-563; `P/EdgeSpecForm.swift:body` 6-101; `T/PendingEdgeTests.swift`, `T/CycleGuardTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** physical connector drag Goal→Main opened the correct named sheet; toggling loop-back exposed max 3 passes/stop/plateau; toggling off and Create produced Handoff/BLOCKED state on live daemon. The expanded cycle form visibly **clipped** left labels/segmented control at 1400x820; don't treat that screenshot as a design target. Other kinds, cancellation, save/reload and guard execution not exercised. | `alpha-new-edge-form-original.png`, `alpha-edge-cycle-controls-original.png`, `alpha-created-handoff-original.png` | Preserve contextual endpoints/conditional controls and actual daemon result; avoid reproducing observed form clipping. | High for drag/default create, Medium for cycle UI |
+| Custody child creation | Unresolved parent menus expose **New Child Node…**; source sets inherited editable backend and `createdBy` with daemon-owned fired custody link. Connector click makes an ordinary child/handoff instead. | `P/ProjectCanvasCards.swift:contextMenu` 83-89; `P/ProjectFeature.swift:child actions` 402-410; `P/ProjectFeature+NodeForm.swift:openNodeForm,create` 34-52,117-123,177-184; `T/CreatedByLoopTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** New Child Node… available on unresolved Composite and Main context menus; **not invoked**. Backend inheritance/fired custody link are test/source, not live. | none (AX-only popup; creation not invoked) | Keep custody distinct from ordinary connector child; verify daemon acceptance with an isolated child later. | Medium for visible action, High for source rule |
+| Edge editing | **No macOS edge-edit affordance in inspected source**: its context menu summarizes and immediately dispatches Delete Edge without confirmation; configuration sheet is creation-time. | `P/ProjectCanvasView.swift:edge context menu` 424-438; `P/EdgeSpecForm.swift:creation form` 6-101 (S). | **Not observed**: created an edge, but precise right-click attempts hit the background folder menu, so actual edge menu/invocation remains unverified; absence claim is source-scoped only. | none (edge menu); `alpha-handoff-fitted-original.png` shows the edge alone | Treat Windows editing as an explicit extension/scope decision; do not infer a live macOS edit workflow. | High for source, Low for edge-menu access |
+| Node creation sheet | New Node has teaching tiles, templates, type-specific inputs, Agent/Model/Branch and recap. Composite requires a name and promises nothing runs until piloted; Goal needs a done description, Main may start empty. | `P/NodeDraftForm.swift:body,validation/actions` 23-78,89-151,200-260; `P/NodeDraftTypeFields.swift:CompositeDraftFields`; `T/NodeDraftTests.swift`, `T/EntryLoopCreationTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** Alpha initial Main sheet default Agent Claude Code, Model Standard, Branch This folder; actual local picker had This folder, main, branch-one, branch-two, New branch…; Composite Create & open remained disabled until Name, Goal remained disabled until done description; created inert Composites and two children, no provider process. Remote/global branch or actual worktree binding not tested. | `alpha-new-node-form-original.png`, `alpha-composite-form-original.png`, `alpha-goal-validation-original.png`, `alpha-nested-two-nodes-original.png` | Preserve validation and exact local branch choices, but do not infer remote/global from this local fixture. | High for observed forms and create |
+| Node update/rename | Context Rename… opens a named central alert with prefilled title and session/edge/work explanation; Return submits. Typed retype is a separate conditional form. | `P/ProjectCanvasCards.swift:contextMenu` 100-126; `A/AppView.swift:rename alert` 207-228; `P/ProjectFeature.swift:rename,retype actions` 557-595; `P/SketchPromotionForm.swift` 19-27,39-117; `T/LoopRenameTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** root Composite alert prefilled “Parity Alpha group”; Return renamed it “Parity Alpha graph” and overview/sidebar reflected change. **Observed limitation:** the nested Main context showed Rename…, but selecting it did not open an alert; `ProjectFeature.swift:567-568` only looks in root `state.graph.nodes`. Typed retype not exercised. | `alpha-root-rename-prompt-original.png`, `nested-rename-no-dialog-original.png` (post-click) | Preserve stable-ID rename across nested scopes; **do not copy this macOS nested action/guard mismatch** as intended parity. | High for reproduced root/nested paths |
+| Canvas context menu | Background/folder menu differs from node menu; nodes conditionally offer child, composite/promotion/retype, rename, template, stop, export/import and Delete Loop…; edge menu source offers summary/delete. | `P/ProjectCanvasCards.swift:contextMenu` 83-155; `P/ProjectCanvasView.swift:context menus` 265-271,435-438; `A/AppView.swift:delete confirmation` 163-180 (S). | **Observed** pointer-opened Composite menu: Open Terminal, New Child Node…, Open Group, Pilot Once…, Arm Schedule **disabled** (not piloted), Rename…, Save as Template…, Stop, Export/Import, Delete Loop…; Main menu showed Promote to… submenu; background right-click showed Worktrees… 7/Settings/Finder/Export/Import. Edge menu and destructive confirmation not driven. | none (AX menu text only; no menu in window-specific capture) | Target and gate menu actions by kind/state; distinguish confirmed node deletion from immediate edge deletion source. | High for sampled menus |
+| Sketch promotion | Sketches expose Goal/Turn/Timed promotion with target-specific validation, preserving ID; goal/time may start only when promoted in an appropriate scope. | `P/SketchPromotionForm.swift:body,validation` 1-191; `P/ProjectCanvasView.swift:sheet` 135-143; `P/ProjectFeature.swift:openPromotionForm` 702-715; `T/SketchPromotionTests.swift` 17-217 (S/T). | **Observed** Main context advertised Goal/Turn/Timed submenu. Promotion not submitted or exercised; nested promotion is guarded by root-only `state.graph.nodes[id:]` lookup, so nested availability needs correction/verification before declaring that menu operational. | none (AX-only menu; no submitted promotion) | Preserve identity/target validation and handle nested graph addressing deliberately; don't treat visible submenu as execution proof. | Medium (submenu), High (source guard) |
+| Terminal VT state and rendering | Ghostty owns PTY/rendering; GraphCode syncs physical backing size, not a separate raw VT parser. | `G/GhosttyTerminalNSView.swift:init,viewDidChangeBackingProperties,syncSurfaceSize` 5-16,158-214; `G/GhosttyRuntime.swift` (S). | **Not observed**: no provider-backed terminal launched, so glyph/VT/cursor/scrollback and resize remain unverified. | none (terminal/provider fixture) | Compare actual VT/Unicode sequences and resize in native engines before claiming parity. | Medium (source integration only) |
+| Mounted background tabs | Terminal tabs stay mounted; only selected surface is visible/hit-testable and active focus can claim keyboard. | `L/LoopWorkspaceView.swift:mounted tabs` 174-186; `G/GhosttyTerminalNSView.swift:active/visibility` 250-268; `T/MountFocusPolicyTests.swift` 8-72 (S/T). | **Not observed**: no running provider/PTY to hide or switch, despite focused mount-policy tests passing. | none (terminal/provider fixture) | Verify a real process remains live and selection/focus survives switching tabs/panes. | High for source/test, no live process proof |
+| Show in Graph | Loop-bar and Loop menu route to graph; menu gated without workspace. | `L/LoopWorkspaceView.swift:onShowInGraph` 165-171; `A/GraphcodeCommands.swift:Show in Graph` 88-94; `T/GraphViewLoopMenuTests.swift` (S). | **Observed only unavailable state**: Show in Graph disabled on global graph without a terminal workspace; invocation/selected-card navigation not exercised. | none (AX menu state; no terminal) | Keep both discoverable commands; verify active-loop selection and focus from actual terminal. | High for disabled state, Low for action |
+| Add Codespace sheet | `gh` discovers Codespaces and form supports selection/path/empty/error/retry. | `graphcode/Sources/Features/Welcome/CodespaceFormView.swift:body` 5-130; `graphcode/Sources/Features/Welcome/WelcomeFeature.swift:codespace actions` 356-434,462-503; `T/CodespaceTests.swift` (S). | **Not observed**: no permitted authenticated Codespaces access was supplied, and no account was queried. | none (authorized service fixture) | Prove discovery-success/path/dial only with separately approved credentials/scopes; do not infer from a 403. | High (source), no live service |
+| Worktree notice chip | App-wide titlebar ranks project-owned notices; per-folder band shows total/reclaimable. Canonical primary checkout excluded by path; all other assessed entries count, nonprunable disk usage measured with `du -sk`; default inclusive thresholds 8 entries or 2 GiB. | `A/AppFeature+Worktrees.swift:worktreeNotices,reloadStats` 66-77,397-417; `A/AppView.swift:toolbar notices` 106-119; `C/CanvasBand.swift:worktree chip` 59-77; `graphcode/Sources/Clients/GitClient.swift` 79-87,118-123; `K/WorktreeHygiene.swift:policy` 249-269; `T/WorktreeHygieneTests.swift` 281-307 (S/T). | **Observed** 9 Git worktree records including primary → **8** shown in lane and amber titlebar `Alpha · 8 reclaimable`; titlebar click opened scoped sweeper with 8 safe rows/33 KB and no primary checkout. After removing one linked fixture and refreshing, **7** shown and titlebar button absent. No 2 GiB, remote, partial/failed size or stale-state trial; those rules remain source/test only. | `eight-worktree-notice-original.png`, `seven-worktrees-no-notice-original.png`; full sweeper capture withheld because the UI displays a local recovery path | Fix Windows primary-checkout inclusion and logical-byte mismatch; preserve per-owner notice and honest incomplete/failure states. | High for local count boundary and sweep |
+| Available update alert | Offers **Install Update / Release Notes / Later** with version/channel state. | `A/UpdateDialogs.swift:offer` 5-38; `A/AppFeature+Updates.swift:offer` 4-22; `graphcode/Sources/Clients/UpdateClient.swift:feed/channel` 7-73; `T/CheckForUpdatesTests.swift` (S). | **Not observed**: no release offer was obtained; no update network/release test was attempted. | none (release fixture) | Gate Install on actual Windows asset and retain offer through dismissal. | High (source), no release runtime |
+| Install progress | Progress overlay and asynchronous Mac bundle swap into `/Applications`; fallback on failure. | `A/UpdateDialogs.swift:progress overlay` 104-119; `A/AppFeature+Updates.swift:install` 263-292; `graphcode/Sources/Clients/UpdateInstallClient.swift:install` 20-40,43-265; `T/UpdateInstallTests.swift` (S/T). | **Not observed**: update client tests passed in isolation, but no real release download or install. | none (release fixture) | Prove Windows download/swap phases on a real release, not Mac DMG implementation. | High (source/test), no installer runtime |
+| Relaunch prompt | Successful install or external bundle replacement presents Relaunch Now/Later with workspace identity. | `A/UpdateDialogs.swift:ready/replaced` 47-58,123-174; `A/AppFeature+Updates.swift` 274-295; `graphcode/Sources/Clients/UpdateInstallClient.swift:relaunch` 313-340; `T/UpdateInstallTests.swift`, `T/UpdateQuitsOtherWorkspacesTests.swift` (S/T). | **Not observed**: no actual install, relaunch or daemon-backed terminal continuity trial; update tests alone do not establish it. | none (release/terminal fixture) | Verify running self-updater and restored session/daemon behavior with a real Windows asset. | High (prompt source), Low (runtime continuity) |
+| Install failure | Failure alert gives reason, Download in Browser/Cancel and manual Mac install instructions. | `A/UpdateDialogs.swift:failure` 91-103; `A/AppFeature+Updates.swift` 263-270; `T/UpdateInstallTests.swift` (S/T). | **Not observed**: a unit test exercises fallback, but no real download, signature, permissions or swap failure was induced. | none (release failure fixture) | Provide Windows-specific recovery/failure reason, not Mac drag-to-Applications copy. | High (test/source), no live failure |
+| UI Automation tree | Mac SwiftUI/AppKit provide AX defaults; custom Ghostty NSView text/focus conformance not established. | `G/GhosttyTerminalNSView.swift:custom NSView` 31-61; `A/AppView.swift:body` (S). | **Observed limited AX traversal**: native window, outline rows/static text, menu items/enabled state, sheet text/pickers/buttons were exposed. Several custom SwiftUI buttons/rows returned `name=missing value`; AX `click row` did not select Quick Chats, but a physical pointer click did. No exhaustive AX role/focus/live-region/terminal-text audit. | `empty-quick-chats-original.png` (result, not AX tree), `alpha-new-node-form-original.png` | Windows UIA should give all actionable controls stable labels and working Invoke/selection, not reproduce these Mac AX gaps. | Medium for sampled AX, Low for full tree |
+| Keyboard discovery | Native commands declare visible key equivalents; app intercepts terminal zoom keys before Ghostty. | `A/GraphcodeCommands.swift:shortcuts` 5-14,63-166; `G/GhosttyTerminalNSView.swift:keyDown` 275-319; `T/MountFocusPolicyTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** native menu labels/state and `⌘K` in toolbar/`⌘T` in Templates; Return submitted the root rename prompt. App-wide key-equivalent dispatch and terminal collisions not tested. | `empty-global-graph-original.png`, `alpha-root-rename-prompt-original.png` | Show hints and prove focus-aware physical shortcuts in relevant contexts. | Medium for visible hints, Low for routing |
+| IME/dead keys/layouts | Ghostty/AppKit implement marked text and composition ranges. | `G/GhosttyTerminalNSView.swift:keyDown,NSTextInputClient` 288-298,390-428 (S). | **Not observed**: keyboard entry used plain ASCII fixture text; no candidate window, dead key, non-US layout or terminal IME path. | none (IME/terminal fixture) | Exercise real composition and dead keys in forms and terminal. | Medium (source only) |
+| Clipboard/selection | Selection forwarded to Ghostty; macOS selection clipboard support is disabled. | `G/GhosttyTerminalNSView+Mouse.swift:mouse/drag` 8-84; `G/GhosttyRuntime.swift:config` 61-70 (S). | **Not observed**: no terminal selection/copy/paste; no system clipboard modified during fixture work. | none (terminal fixture) | Validate Unicode copy/paste, multiline security and terminal vs global shortcuts live. | Medium (source only) |
+| Per-monitor DPI | AppKit UI uses screen backing scale; terminal updates content/layer scale and framebuffer on change, coordinates stay points. | `G/GhosttyTerminalNSView.swift:init,viewDidChangeBackingProperties` 94-96,158-214; `G/GhosttyTerminalNSView+Mouse.swift:position` 89-104 (S). | **Observed app-owned shell** moved at constant **1400x820 logical** between ASUS 2x and Dell 1x and back; captured native PNGs at **3024x1864** (2x) and **1512x932** (1x), including variable capture shadows. Sidebar, lanes and controls remained visible. No terminal framebuffer/input test or pixel-equivalence claim. | `two-populated-project-lanes-original.png`, `two-populated-project-lanes-1x-original.png`, `two-populated-project-lanes-2x-return-original.png` | Maintain logical layout and update real render targets across monitors; still test terminal cell metrics/hit coordinates. | High for shell monitor move, Low for terminal |
+| Dark visual language | App-owned graph/sidebar/cards/sheets use dark styling, native Settings is a separately styled grouped form; terminal theme may be user-overridden. | `A/Theme.swift:Theme` 3-110; `G/GhosttyAppearance.swift`; `T/GhosttyAppearanceTests.swift` (S/T). | **Observed** dark canvas/cards/new-node/edge/worktree sheets; **native Settings window is light**, not dark, in this build. Do not speculatively darken Windows native Settings for pixel parity. No light-mode variant of graph tested. | `alpha-new-node-form-original.png`, `alpha-new-edge-form-original.png`, `native-settings-default-original.png`; full worktree sheet withheld for privacy | Match intentional dark app-owned graph hierarchy while treating native settings/materials independently. | High for observed appearance |
+| Font rendering quality | System UI/monospaced variants and Ghostty terminal font config; rasterization system/display-dependent. | `L/LoopWorkspacePanes.swift:font choices` 61-103; `G/GhosttyTerminalNSView.swift:font zoom` 98-105 (S). | **Observed samples only**: native UI/card/monospaced stats legible at 1x and 2x captures; no measured glyph quality/legibility threshold, terminal font/fallback or Windows-vs-CoreText comparison. | `two-populated-project-lanes-1x-original.png`, `alpha-handoff-fitted-original.png`, `native-settings-default-original.png` | Compare sizes/weights/contrast at matched logical geometry; never claim pixel-equal glyph rasterization. | Medium for samples, Low for parity |
+| Line/shape anti-aliasing | SwiftUI/Canvas/Ghostty rasterization; no established quantitative AA criterion. | `P/NotebookGrid.swift:Canvas`; `P/CanvasEdgeViews.swift:EdgeLineView`; `G/GhosttyTerminalNSView.swift` (S). | **Observed samples only**: rounded cards, dashed Handoff curve and notebook grid at 1x/2x; no measured line smoothness or edge-style equivalence with Windows. | `alpha-handoff-fitted-original.png`, `two-populated-project-lanes-1x-original.png` | Compare actual representative path pixels on both platforms at same logical zoom/DPI, not color-count proxy. | Medium for samples, Low for parity |
+| Color palette fidelity | Theme tokens and Ghostty sRGB background coupling; materials and display profiles alter composited pixels. | `A/Theme.swift:tokens` 31-110; `A/LoopStateAppearance.swift` 133-144; `G/GhosttyAppearance.swift:defaults` 20-76; `T/GhosttyAppearanceTests.swift` 8-58 (S/T). | **Observed samples only**: purple Composite, green Goal, amber blocked/notice and dark grid/card across two displays; no color-managed calibrated token/pixel comparison with Windows, no terminal override test. | `two-populated-project-lanes-original.png`, `alpha-handoff-fitted-original.png`, `eight-worktree-notice-original.png` | Share opaque owned tokens and compare controlled pixels; treat native glass/display profile separately. | High for source tokens, Low for pixel parity |
+
+**Named examples from the 113 focused tests executed here:** `T/GraphOverviewTests.swift`:
+`theGlobalGraphsOwnTriggersGetALaneThatIsNotNamedGraph()`,
+`aGlobalGraphWithNoTriggersTakesUpNoRoomAtAll()`,
+`aLanesCaptionCountsOffTheSameRollupTheMonitorReads()`; `T/NotebookGridTests.swift`:
+`zoomingKeepsTheRulesUnderTheNodesTheyBelongTo()`; `T/CanvasTransformTests.swift`:
+`zoomingKeepsWhatIsUnderThePointerUnderThePointer()`;
+`T/WorktreeHygieneTests.swift`:
+`theTitlebarNoticeAppearsOnlyPastAFoldersOwnThreshold()` and
+`policyDecodesFromAnEmptyObjectWithDefaults()`;
+`T/CreatedByLoopTests.swift`: `aChildInheritsItsCreatorsBackend()` and
+`theHandoffIsRecordedAsAlreadyDoneSoTheNewLoopIsNotBlocked()`;
+`T/LoopRenameTests.swift`: `renamingChangesTheTitleAndNothingElse()`;
+`T/SketchPromotionTests.swift`: `promotingToGoalKeepsIdentityAndStartsRunning()`
+and `promotingToGoalWithoutADoneCheckIsRefused()`;
+`T/WorkspaceUpdateGatingTests.swift`:
+`theDefaultWorkspaceIsTheOneThatManagesUpdates()`;
+`T/UpdateInstallTests.swift`: `installDownloadsWithProgressAndOffersTheRelaunch()`
+and `aFailedInstallExplainsItselfAndTheBrowserFallbackStillWorks()`;
+`T/MountFocusPolicyTests.swift`: `inactiveSurfaceNeverClaims()`,
+`neverTakesFromActiveSurface()`; `T/GhosttyAppearanceTests.swift`:
+`theTerminalIsToldTheCanvasesOwnBackground()` and
+`theTerminalBackgroundIsTranslucentButItsTextIsNot()`.
+The run's passing `xcresult` covers the ten selected suites above, not every
+test name in other source-only suites cited in the table. No test result
+establishes live accessibility, IME, terminal renderer, provider persistence,
+release installation or Windows parity.
+
+## Verified macOS requirements
+
+- **Runtime:** The 0.1.76/299 app maintains its sidebar while changing among
+  welcome, global graph, Quick Chats, local project and nested Composite
+  canvases. Two disposable projects simultaneously showed independent overview
+  lanes, START/ENTRY topology, cards and a blocked rollup. The global lane
+  remained empty and was omitted, as the source/test contract predicts.
+- **Runtime:** The local node form exposes Main/Goal/Timed/Turn/Composite,
+  Agent/Model/Branch; a real local worktree picker listed the main folder,
+  existing linked worktrees and New branch. Goal and Composite validation
+  blocked incomplete drafts. A physical connector drag opened a named New
+  Edge sheet, and creating an ordinary unfired Handoff blocked its target.
+  The cycle-guard form **visibly clipped** labels on this fixture; it is an
+  observed defect, not a visual target.
+- **Runtime:** Root Composite rename opened a named, prefilled alert and Return
+  persisted the new title to project/global views. **Nested Main Rename… was
+  offered but did not open the alert**, consistent with the reducer's
+  root-only lookup (`P/ProjectFeature.swift:567-568`). Promotion uses another
+  root-only lookup (`P/ProjectFeature.swift:702-715`), but was not invoked.
+  Do not adopt the nested rename failure as intended parity.
+- **Runtime:** Nine Git worktree records (one primary, eight linked) produced
+  **eight** rows/33 KB in Alpha's scoped sweeper, an amber lane chip and an
+  app toolbar notice. At seven linked worktrees the lane counted seven but
+  the toolbar notice disappeared. The sweeper preselected eight safe rows;
+  its full-window screenshot was withheld because its recovery note prints a
+  local path; no deletion was triggered through the app. Actual source-level titlebar
+  aggregation over *multiple threshold-breaching* projects remains untested.
+- **Runtime:** The same 1400x820-point, current-build window was moved 2x→1x→2x
+  with content and controls still present. The app-owned canvas, card, grid
+  and most sheets were dark; **native Settings was light**. This establishes
+  sample appearances, not quantitative AA, legibility, color or terminal DPI.
+- **Source/tests:** The overview gives each project its own worktree summary;
+  the toolbar considers all projects without summing them into a fake folder.
+- Worktree inspection excludes the repository's canonical checkout **by
+  path**, not by branch. All remaining assessed rows contribute to count,
+  including prunable rows; only nonprunable rows contribute to size. Local
+  and remote sizing run `du -sk`, then multiply KiB by 1024. Thresholds are
+  inclusive 8 linked/detached worktrees **or** 2 GiB by default. Safe-tier
+  reclaimability is a separate count. Disk-size publication and failed
+  refresh can leave partial/stale displayed values, so no runtime freshness
+  guarantee was established. Eight and seven local-count states **were** observed.
+- **Source/tests only:** Existing edges have presentation/focus/delete rather
+  than a post-creation edit command in the inspected menu. Ghostty owns VT
+  rendering; background tabs are retained with focus gating. AppKit text
+  composition and backing-scale callbacks exist. Mac updates have offer,
+  progress, failure and relaunch states. None of those terminal, IME or real
+  update outcomes was run in this fixture.
+
+## Windows implementation candidates
+
+These are bounded, independent candidates based on current Windows ledger
+residuals, **not** a claim that Mac runtime parity was verified:
+
+| Unit | Concrete next change or evidence gate | Likely Windows area and coordination |
+|---|---|---|
+| W1. Worktree semantics and ownership | Use the **captured 7/8 local threshold baseline**: exclude the canonical checkout, count assessed linked/detached entries, sum allocated `du -sk`-equivalent nonprunable usage. Compare Windows toolbar/lane/sweeper and action ownership on the same fixture; add separate 2 GiB, prunable, remote and partial/failure trials. Expose loading/stale status honestly rather than emulating macOS's transient false zero. | `WorktreeStatus.zig`, `GraphCanvas.zig`, `App.zig`, Git/process inspection and worktree dialogs; **overlap** with shared `GraphModel.zig`/`App.zig`. Do semantics before visual notice work. |
+| W2. Graph editing fidelity | Compare real two-node Handoff creation, blocked state, Goal/Composite validation, root rename, nested scope addressing and guarded context actions against captures. Windows nested edit behavior should not copy macOS's no-op Rename; clarify whether Windows-only edge editing is an extension. Require save/reload/cancellation proof. | `EdgeCreation.zig`, `EdgeEditing.zig`, `SketchPromotion.zig`, `GraphContextMenu.zig`, node forms; serialize shared `App.zig` ownership with W1. |
+| W3. Canvas and navigation evidence | Use the **captured two-populated-lane overview**, nested cards and grid at fixed 1400x820 with 1x/2x variants to prove live Windows paint/hit paths. Add actual pointer-anchored wheel/pinch, loop workspace and Show in Graph (not observed on Mac here). | `GraphCanvas.zig`, `Sidebar.zig`, `App.zig`, `TerminalSurface.zig`; overlaps W1 header/W2 canvas. Use stable fixtures. |
+| W4. Terminal and input evidence | Run actual background PTY output while switching tabs/panes; select/copy/paste Unicode and dangerous multiline text; inspect accessibility text/selection, real IME/dead keys and monitor movement. | `TerminalWorkspace.zig`, `TerminalSurface.zig`, `Accessibility.zig`, native provider; needs interactive Windows hardware/desktop and may depend on W3 navigation fixture. |
+| W5. Codespace end-to-end | With explicit authorized Codespaces access only, drive real discovery, selection, path validation, retry/error and remote open. Do not expand scope or acquire permissions for the test. | `Codespaces.zig`, `WindowsCodespaceDialog.zig`; external auth/provider prerequisite, otherwise retain Partial. |
+| W6. Release update lifecycle | Publish/identify a real Windows asset through normal release process, then run offer → download/checksum/extract → upgrade of a **running** process → Later/Relaunch/restore and failure/browser recovery. | `WindowsUpdates.zig`, `WindowsUpdateInstall.zig`, `UpdateInstallDialog.zig`; requires real asset and releaser decision; do not synthesize successful release evidence. |
+| W7. Controlled visual/AX comparison | The current-build Mac **1x/2x original captures are now available**. Capture Windows at same logical sizes/states; compare opaque Theme-owned tokens, cards/edges/grid, sheets, menu hints and accessible roles. Native Mac Settings is light; AX sample buttons were unlabeled, so fix Windows UIA on its own merits rather than copying that gap. Do not claim byte-identical entire-window pixels. | `DesignTokens.zig`, `GraphCanvas.zig`, `Accessibility.zig`, native forms; depends on W3 fixture and compatible Windows captures. |
+
+**Recommendation:** Start W1 on the now-measured 7/8 notice boundary and W2
+on the connector-drag/blocked-card fixture without new auth or release scope.
+Serialize their shared `App.zig`/`GraphModel.zig` edits. Mac captures unblock
+W3/W7 visual comparisons but do **not** validate corresponding Windows paths.
+Keep the ledger's rows Partial until source mapping, tests and real Windows
+walkthrough agree for each full row.
+
+## Prerequisites and blockers
+
+| Category | Blocker / resolution |
+|---|---|
+| Environment/access resolved here | An isolated current-SHA build, pinned submodules/dependencies, macOS 15.5 Zig SDK, scoped temporary daemon/socket, screen capture/AX permission, two disposable Git projects and mixed-DPI displays were provided. No edits occurred in the original worktree and no LaunchAgent was installed. To repeat, use the same SHA/version and *disposable* state; do not run the older DerivedData app or point at the user's normal support directory. |
+| Environment/access still needed | To validate real mounted terminals and Show in Graph, use an explicitly permitted provider/PTY fixture and safe CLI credentials/config (not obtained here). To validate native IME, require permitted keyboard layouts/input methods. The observed nested Rename no-op and edge-cycle form clipping are macOS findings needing separate product follow-up, not permission failures. |
+| External prerequisites | Separately authorized authenticated Codespaces access and remote `zmx`; a real macOS offer plus real Windows release artifact for install/relaunch/failure; touch/precision hardware if gesture paths are claimed. No account/provider was provisioned. |
+| Blocked only on Windows-side live evidence | Mac now has bounded live shell, graph, form, 7/8-worktree and 1x/2x visuals. Windows still needs equivalent real fixture/UIA and input proof for those rows. Native terminal/IME/updates remain unobserved on **both** sides as applicable. |
+| Explicit scope decisions | Windows-only edge editing is beyond current Mac UI; Windows touchscreen pan, remote/global branch picker visibility, clipboard confirmation UX and platform-native update/browser/material behavior need product decisions instead of assumed pixel parity. |
+
+## Not verified
+
+These parts of the requested behavior were **not verified**, not found absent:
+
+- Loop workspace/terminal toolbar and detail panel; actual Shortcut dispatch
+  beyond Return in rename; workspace create/rename/delete and second-window
+  activation; real needs-you titlebar chip, global titlebar multi-owner order.
+- A **populated** global-trigger lane; remote/cross-project worktree inspection,
+  byte threshold, prunable/partial/failed/stale sizes; actual connected-card
+  context hit, fired/guarded/message/spawn presentation and cycle execution.
+- Node custody creation, resolved-parent exclusion, nested promotion, typed
+  retype, delete confirmation, edge deletion, daemon save/reload after exit;
+  physical trackpad/wheel/pinch pan and pointer anchor. A root rename was
+  confirmed; nested Rename was **observed not to open**, not simply untested.
+- Ghostty VT glyphs/styles/cursor/scrollback, background process and tab
+  persistence, Show in Graph effects, terminal AX text/selection, IME/dead
+  keys/layouts, Unicode copy/paste and security prompts. No provider ran.
+- Authenticated Codespaces discovery/select/dial; real macOS update offer,
+  install progress/relaunch/failure/session continuity; objective font/AA/
+  color-management thresholds. A 1x↔2x **shell** transition was observed;
+  the terminal-specific framebuffer/cell path was not.
+
+Do not generalize source/test or sample PNGs into these missing interaction
+claims. Permission and build provenance are **no longer** blockers for
+app-owned screenshot/AX trials; fixture and scope boundaries are.
+
+## Artifact index
+
+Machine-readable Markdown index of **original, unedited** window-capture PNGs.
+Dimensions are the complete PNG, including compositor shadow/sheet margins;
+they are **not** equivalent to the logical app window dimensions. Screenshots
+of the same 1400x820 logical window can be 2936x1776 or 3024x1864 on 2x
+because the capture margin changes; do not rescale or compare raw full-image
+pixel coordinates without first measuring the window content bounds. Dynamic
+elapsed values and native materials also vary between captures. `none` rows
+record requested surfaces with no original capture, not a product absence.
+All captured content uses generic disposable fixture names and contains no
+access tokens, real project names, user names, or absolute host-local paths.
+
+| Ledger row | Artifact filename | Capture scenario | Resolution/scaling | Demonstrates |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Main split view | `isolated-window-a-original.png` | first-run onboarding over isolated empty shell | PNG 1936x1480, 2x | Native onboarding/shell; not a real graph fixture |
+| Main split view | `empty-welcome-original.png` | isolated debug app before temporary daemon connected | PNG 1936x1184, 2x | Persistent sidebar, empty welcome and Jump |
+| Main split view | `empty-global-graph-original.png` | connected daemon, no project | PNG 1936x1184, 2x | Graph row, notebook grid and empty action |
+| Main split view | `empty-quick-chats-original.png` | Quick Chats destination, connected, no chats | PNG 1936x1184, 2x | Sidebar retained, Quick Chats empty detail |
+| Main split view | `alpha-empty-project-original.png` | Alpha local Git project, no loops | PNG 1936x1184, 2x | Project-scoped empty detail/templates |
+| Main split view; Cross-project global graph | `alpha-composite-empty-original.png` | unpiloted Alpha Composite opened | PNG 1936x1184, 2x | Nested breadcrumb and empty group |
+| Node creation sheet; Keyboard discovery | `alpha-new-node-form-original.png` | Main sheet before creating node | PNG 2024x1448, 2x | Type teaching, default backend/model/branch and Start |
+| Node creation sheet | `alpha-composite-form-original.png` | Composite type selected, name empty | PNG 1936x1360, 2x | Disabled Create & open, “Nothing runs…” instructions |
+| Node creation sheet | `alpha-goal-validation-original.png` | Goal type, missing done description | PNG 3024x1864, 2x | Validation reason and Goal-specific fields |
+| Loop card identity | `alpha-nested-two-nodes-original.png` | inert Goal + Main in unpiloted Alpha group | PNG 2936x1776, 2x | Green/white stripes, IDLE, unwired entry roles |
+| Edge creation sheet | `alpha-new-edge-form-original.png` | physical connector Goal→Main drag | PNG 2936x1776, 2x | Named endpoints, Handoff/Always/Nothing defaults |
+| Edge creation sheet | `alpha-edge-cycle-controls-original.png` | loop-back toggle enabled in New Edge | PNG 2936x1776, 2x | Max 3/stop/plateau controls and observed clipping |
+| Edge presentation; Edge creation sheet | `alpha-created-handoff-original.png` | Create default Handoff in unpiloted group | PNG 2936x1776, 2x | Dashed edge, new BLOCKED target; right card partly clipped |
+| Edge presentation; Loop card identity | `alpha-handoff-fitted-original.png` | press Fit after Handoff creation | PNG 2936x1776, 2x | Both cards, dashed Handoff, blocked target in view |
+| Node update/rename | `nested-rename-no-dialog-original.png` | after nested Main Rename… popup action | PNG 3024x1864, 2x | No alert after action; needs AX/source trace to establish attempted invocation |
+| Node update/rename | `alpha-root-rename-prompt-original.png` | root Composite Rename… | PNG 2936x1776, 2x | Prefilled title, consequence copy and Cancel/Rename |
+| Cross-project global graph; Worktree notice chip | `two-project-overview-original.png` | after switching from nested to overview, before Fit | PNG 2024x1272, 2x | Sidebar/graph present; lanes offscreen until recenter |
+| Cross-project global graph; Pan and anchored zoom | `two-project-overview-fitted-original.png` | click Fit at 900x524 logical | PNG 1936x1184, 2x | Alpha card + empty Beta lane at 36% |
+| Cross-project global graph; Notebook grid | `two-project-overview-1400x820-original.png` | same overview after resizing to 1400x820 | PNG 2936x1776, 2x | Alpha card/empty Beta lane, grid at 63% |
+| Worktree notice chip; Window toolbar | `eight-worktree-notice-original.png` | Alpha: one primary + eight linked Git entries | PNG 3024x1864, 2x | Amber titlebar and lane notices at inclusive count 8 |
+| Worktree notice chip | none | scoped sweeper invoked from titlebar | N/A | AX observed 8 safe rows/33 KB; full-window capture withheld due local recovery path in product copy |
+| Worktree notice chip; Window toolbar | `seven-worktrees-no-notice-original.png` | remove one disposable linked worktree then refresh | PNG 3024x1864, 2x | Lane says 7, titlebar notice absent |
+| Cross-project global graph; Loop row presentation | `two-populated-project-lanes-original.png` | Alpha and Beta each have one Composite | PNG 3024x1864, 2x | Two START/project lanes, blocked/idle rollups, sidebar age |
+| Workspace lifecycle | `manage-workspaces-original.png` | File > Workspace > Manage, before dismissal | PNG 3024x1864, 2x | Default vs active runtime workspace status and Done |
+| Dark visual language; Font rendering quality | `native-settings-default-original.png` | product Settings window, no config changed | PNG 2024x1124, 2x | Native light grouped form alongside dark app chrome |
+| Per-monitor DPI; Color palette fidelity | `two-populated-project-lanes-1x-original.png` | 1400x820-point overview moved to Dell 1x | PNG 1512x932, 1x | Graph/sidebar/card paint survives monitor change |
+| Per-monitor DPI; Line/shape anti-aliasing | `two-populated-project-lanes-2x-return-original.png` | same window back on ASUS 2x | PNG 3024x1864, 2x | Controls remain present after 1x→2x return |
+| File/Loop/Terminal menus | none | native menu bar read via AX | N/A | Labels/enabled recorded in findings; no menu-window capture |
+| Custody child creation | none | unresolved node context action read via AX | N/A | Custody creation itself not invoked |
+| Edge editing | none | attempted edge popup hit folder background | N/A | No edge edit UI claimed from runtime |
+| Canvas context menu | none | card/folder popup items read via AX | N/A | Context menu text/enablement recorded, not pixels |
+| Sketch promotion | none | Main popup submenu read via AX | N/A | No promotion form/submit captured |
+| Terminal VT state and rendering | none | no provider session | N/A | Terminal VT and rendering untested |
+| Mounted background tabs | none | no provider session | N/A | Live process retention untested |
+| Show in Graph | none | menu disabled without terminal workspace | N/A | Navigational action untested |
+| Add Codespace sheet | none | no authorized Codespaces access | N/A | Discovery-success/dial untested |
+| Available update alert | none | no release offer | N/A | Update offer untested |
+| Install progress | none | no release install | N/A | Progress untested |
+| Relaunch prompt | none | no completed update | N/A | Restart/continuity untested |
+| Install failure | none | no failed release install | N/A | Live recovery untested |
+| UI Automation tree | none | AX traversal via System Events | N/A | Text observations in findings; no tree screenshot |
+| IME/dead keys/layouts | none | ASCII-only form input | N/A | Real composition untested |
+| Clipboard/selection | none | no terminal/copy operation | N/A | Paste/selection untested |