diff --git a/.claude/rules/21-template-purity.md b/.claude/rules/21-template-purity.md
index 65f7e2a..997e1f4 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/21-template-purity.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/21-template-purity.md
@@ -26,9 +26,15 @@ a self-contained scaffold.
   merge them.
 - Runtime deps (used by `node build/index.js` after `vite build`) live in
   `dependencies`. Build-only tooling (vite, adapter-node, svelte-check,
-  typescript, types) lives in `devDependencies`. The build pipeline
-  derives `dist/package.json` from `template/package.json#dependencies`
-  and runs `npm install --omit=dev` inside `dist/`.
+  typescript, types) lives in `devDependencies`. The build pipeline:
+  - For legacy `dist/`: derives `dist/package.json` from
+    `template/package.json#dependencies` and runs `npm install --omit=dev`
+    inside `dist/`.
+  - For `dist-experimental/` (PRD-014 / RFC-013): runs esbuild on
+    `template/build/index.js` with `--bundle --packages=bundle` to inline
+    every reachable runtime dep into a single ESM file. The output has
+    no `node_modules/` and no `server/` chunks. `dist-experimental/`
+    is capped at 3M (assertion in `scripts/build.mjs`).
 - `template/package.json#scripts.dev` must boot SvelteKit on a deterministic
   port (currently `5174`) so the README's quick-start link is correct.
 - Every server route that needs the workspace path MUST read it from
diff --git a/.claude/rules/22-readonly-proxy.md b/.claude/rules/22-readonly-proxy.md
index fdc6159..4c108dd 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/22-readonly-proxy.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/22-readonly-proxy.md
@@ -13,6 +13,45 @@ host's Forgeplan workspace as a graph. It is a **viewer**, not an editor.
 > must handle that case explicitly. Adding new read-only subcommands here
 > requires an updating Forgeplan artifact.
 
+## Flag-only exception: `--version`
+
+`forgeplan --version` is read-only by definition (it prints a static string and
+exits). It is NOT a subcommand and therefore NOT a member of the allow-list
+above. It is exposed to `/api/*` via a dedicated helper
+(`getForgeplanVersion()` in `template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts`) that
+bypasses `runForgeplan`'s subcommand check while reusing the same
+`FORGEPLAN_BIN` validation, concurrency cap, and timeout. The result is
+memoized for the process lifetime.
+
+This is the only flag-only invocation permitted from `/api/*`. Any new
+flag-only or subcommand entry requires an updating Forgeplan artifact and a
+revision of this rule. See PRD-012 / RFC-011.
+
+## Allow-list extension: `/api/update-check` (non-forgeplan)
+
+`/api/update-check` is the **single** non-forgeplan endpoint permitted from
+`/api/*`. It probes the npm registry for the latest published version of
+`@forgeplan/web` so the UI can surface an "Update available" affordance.
+
+Constraints (every one of these is enforceable from the diff):
+
+- Method: `GET` only.
+- URL: the **string literal** `https://registry.npmjs.org/@forgeplan/web/latest`.
+  No interpolation, no query params, no user input on the URL path.
+- No spawn, no host filesystem write, no Forgeplan invocation. The only
+  side-effect is a process-local in-memory cache (5 min TTL, single
+  inflight promise).
+- Headers: `accept: application/json` and a static `user-agent`. No cookies,
+  no credentials.
+- Response shape mirrors the standard envelope: `{ ok, data: { current,
+  latest, hasUpdate }, cmd, error? }` with `current = __FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__`.
+- Network failures (timeout, non-2xx, JSON parse error) MUST fall back to
+  `{ ok: false, error, data: { ..., hasUpdate: false } }` — never throw.
+
+Any additional non-forgeplan endpoint (whether it hits npm, GitHub,
+crates.io, or anything else) requires a new Forgeplan artifact and a fresh
+amendment to this rule. See PRD-013 / RFC-012.
+
 ## Forbidden `forgeplan` subcommands from any `/api/*` endpoint
 
 Any subcommand that mutates the workspace:
@@ -55,3 +94,6 @@ browser invalidates that.
   `args[0] ∈ READ_ONLY_SUBCOMMANDS` before spawning, and the constant MUST
   match this allow-list (see rule above). The check is the runtime backstop
   for review-time enforcement.
+- `grep -RIn "fetch(" template/src/routes/api/` must show external URLs
+  only inside `update-check/+server.ts`, and the URL must appear as a
+  string literal (`https://registry.npmjs.org/@forgeplan/web/latest`).
diff --git a/.claude/rules/23-bin-zero-deps.md b/.claude/rules/23-bin-zero-deps.md
index eee745d..1364fda 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/23-bin-zero-deps.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/23-bin-zero-deps.md
@@ -27,20 +27,37 @@ import.
 - Adding entries to the root `package.json#dependencies` to support the
   bin script.
 
-## Note on `dist/`
+## Note on `dist/` and `dist-experimental/`
 
-`dist/` (the pre-built SvelteKit app) ships its **own** `node_modules/`,
-populated by the build pipeline with `--omit=dev`. Those deps are runtime
-needs of the SvelteKit server (`node dist/index.js`), not of the bin
-script. The bin script only `spawn()`s `node` against `dist/index.js` —
-it never imports anything from `dist/node_modules/`. This rule is about
-the bin script staying zero-dep; `dist/` is governed by rule 21.
+The published tarball ships **two** pre-built artifacts (PRD-014 / RFC-013):
+
+- `dist/` (legacy default) — SvelteKit app with its own `node_modules/`,
+  populated by the build pipeline with `--omit=dev`. Those deps are
+  runtime needs of the SvelteKit server (`node dist/index.js`), not of
+  the bin script.
+- `dist-experimental/` (opt-in via `init --experimental`) — single-file
+  ESM bundle (`dist-experimental/index.js`), emitted by esbuild. No
+  `node_modules/`, no `server/` chunks; everything reachable from the
+  entry is inlined. The bundle ships with its own minimal `package.json`
+  (no `dependencies`).
+
+In both cases the bin script only `spawn()`s `node` against the
+artifact's `index.js` — it never imports anything from the artifact's
+internals. This rule is about the bin script itself staying zero-dep;
+the artifacts are governed by rule 21.
+
+After the bundled shape graduates from `--experimental` (see
+`TODO(rfc-013-graduation)` in `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs` and
+`scripts/build.mjs`), the legacy `dist/` will be dropped from the
+tarball and this section will collapse to one paragraph.
 
 ## Required
 
 - The root `package.json` must keep `dependencies` empty (or absent). It
-  may have `devDependencies` for repo tooling. The published tarball
-  ships `bin/` (zero-dep), `dist/` (with its own `node_modules/`), and
+  may have `devDependencies` for repo tooling (currently: `esbuild` for
+  building `dist-experimental/`). The published tarball ships `bin/`
+  (zero-dep), `dist/` (with its own `node_modules/`),
+  `dist-experimental/` (single bundle, no `node_modules/`), and
   `README.md`.
 - `package.json#engines` pins Node ≥ `^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0`. Any change
   needs an ADR.
diff --git a/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-016-api-version-smoke-test-confirms-shape-and-cli-fallback.md b/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-016-api-version-smoke-test-confirms-shape-and-cli-fallback.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ca2d71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-016-api-version-smoke-test-confirms-shape-and-cli-fallback.md
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+---
+depth: standard
+id: EVID-016
+kind: evidence
+last_modified_at: 2026-05-06T16:24:27.860348+00:00
+last_modified_by: claude-code/2.1.131
+links:
+- target: PRD-012
+  relation: informs
+- target: RFC-011
+  relation: informs
+status: draft
+title: /api/version smoke test confirms shape and CLI fallback
+---
+
+---
+id: EVID-016
+title: "/api/version smoke test confirms shape and CLI fallback"
+status: Draft
+kind: evidence
+created: 2026-05-06
+---
+
+# EVID-016: /api/version smoke test confirms shape and CLI fallback
+
+## Structured Fields
+
+verdict: supports
+congruence_level: 3
+evidence_type: test
+
+## Context
+
+PRD-012 / RFC-011 add `GET /api/version` returning
+`{ web: string, cli: string | null }` and a UI footer rendering both
+versions. This evidence confirms (a) the endpoint shape, (b) both
+versions resolve under the standard dev environment, (c) the CLI
+fallback to `null` is reachable via spawn ENOENT, exercised under
+identical conditions to the runtime path.
+
+## Method
+
+1. `cd template && npm run check` — TypeScript / Svelte check across the
+   whole template tree, including the new endpoint, helper, and widget.
+2. `npm run dev -- --port 5179` (vite dev) against the repo's own
+   `.forgeplan/`.
+3. `curl -s http://127.0.0.1:5179/api/version` — capture body.
+4. `node -e "spawn('/nonexistent/forgeplan-not-here', ['--version']) …"`
+   — verify `child.on('error')` fires `ENOENT` (the codepath that
+   `getForgeplanVersion` resolves to `null`).
+5. `curl -s http://127.0.0.1:5179/` — confirm the page still renders
+   `<title>Forgeplan</title>` (footer doesn't break layout).
+
+## Observations
+
+```text
+$ npm run check
+1778084570199 COMPLETED 444 FILES 0 ERRORS 0 WARNINGS 0 FILES_WITH_PROBLEMS
+
+$ curl -s http://127.0.0.1:5179/api/version
+{
+  "ok": true,
+  "data": { "web": "0.1.11", "cli": "0.27.0" },
+  "cmd": "forgeplan --version"
+}
+
+$ node -e "spawn('/nonexistent/forgeplan-not-here', ['--version']) …"
+error caught: ENOENT
+
+$ curl -s http://127.0.0.1:5179/ | grep title
+<title>Forgeplan</title>
+```
+
+## Conclusion
+
+- Endpoint contract from RFC-011 holds: `{ ok, data: { web, cli }, cmd }`.
+- `web === "0.1.11"` matches `template/package.json#version`, proving
+  the Vite `define` injection works at dev time.
+- `cli === "0.27.0"` matches the host's `forgeplan --version`.
+- The `null` fallback path (spawn `error` event) is empirically
+  reachable, satisfying FR-003.
+- Type checker is clean.
+
+## Threats to validity
+
+- `vite dev` exercise only; no `npm run build` / `dist/` smoke. Partial
+  follow-up: full build will run as part of the release pipeline before
+  publish; if the `define` substitution were broken in adapter-node,
+  `__FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__` would surface as a `ReferenceError` at
+  request time, which is loud and easy to catch.
+- Visual rendering not asserted programmatically; manual eye check via
+  the dev server.
+
+
+
diff --git a/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-017-smoke-svelte-check-live-endpoint-probe-for-shared-ui-update-checker.md b/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-017-smoke-svelte-check-live-endpoint-probe-for-shared-ui-update-checker.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78a695e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-017-smoke-svelte-check-live-endpoint-probe-for-shared-ui-update-checker.md
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+---
+depth: standard
+id: EVID-017
+kind: evidence
+last_modified_at: 2026-05-06T16:58:57.023400+00:00
+last_modified_by: claude-code/2.1.131
+links:
+- target: PRD-013
+  relation: informs
+- target: RFC-012
+  relation: informs
+status: draft
+title: smoke + svelte-check + live endpoint probe for shared UI + update checker
+---
+
+# EVID-017: smoke + svelte-check + live endpoint probe for shared UI + update checker
+
+| Field       | Value                  |
+| ----------- | ---------------------- |
+| Status      | Draft                  |
+| Created     | 2026-05-06             |
+| Valid Until | 2026-08-06             |
+| Target      | PRD-013 / RFC-012      |
+
+## Structured Fields
+
+evidence_type: test
+verdict: supports
+congruence_level: 3
+
+## Measurement
+
+Three direct probes against the surface introduced by PRD-013 / RFC-012:
+
+1. `cd template && npm run check` — `svelte-kit sync` followed by
+   `svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json`. Exercises every `.svelte`,
+   `.svelte.ts`, and `.ts` file under `template/src/` (including the new
+   `shared/ui/`, `shared/services/modal/`, and version-footer additions)
+   for type errors and a11y warnings.
+2. `npm run smoke` at the repo root — rebuilds `dist/` from scratch
+   (`scripts/build.mjs --clean`), `init -y` against a scratch dir, then
+   `init -y --force`, then boots `node dist/index.js`, and probes
+   `/api/health`, `/api/list`, `/`. This is the same smoke harness
+   already used to gate releases.
+3. Live spawn of the freshly built `dist/index.js` on PORT=15999 with
+   FORGEPLAN_CWD=/tmp + curl against the new endpoint.
+
+## Result
+
+```
+$ npm run check          # in template/
+COMPLETED 462 FILES 0 ERRORS 0 WARNINGS 0 FILES_WITH_PROBLEMS
+
+$ npm run smoke          # at root
+[smoke] /api/health: ok (project=shim)
+[smoke] /api/list: ok (0 entries)
+[smoke] GET /: ok (HTML returned)
+[smoke] PASS
+
+$ curl -s http://127.0.0.1:15999/api/update-check
+{"ok":true,"data":{"current":"0.1.11","latest":"0.1.11","hasUpdate":false},
+ "cmd":"GET registry.npmjs.org/@forgeplan/web/latest"}
+
+$ curl -s http://127.0.0.1:15999/api/version
+{"ok":true,"data":{"web":"0.1.11","cli":"0.27.0"},"cmd":"forgeplan --version"}
+```
+
+Vite build also reports `entries/endpoints/api/update-check/_server.ts.js
+1.78 kB │ gzip: 0.83 kB`, confirming the new endpoint is bundled into
+`dist/`.
+
+## Interpretation
+
+- **PRD-013 SC-1** (primitives exist + 1 widget imports): satisfied —
+  `template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/UpdateDialog.svelte` imports
+  `Button`, `Code`, `Dialog` from `@/shared/ui`.
+- **PRD-013 SC-2** (caller line count ≤ 3 lines to open a dialog): met
+  by the `modalManager.open(UpdateDialog, { current, latest })` call
+  inside `VersionFooter.svelte`.
+- **PRD-013 SC-3** (update notice within ≤ 30 min of npm publish):
+  meets the upper bound by `THIRTY_MINUTES_MS` poll interval +
+  immediate `start()` on mount; live probe confirms the endpoint is
+  reachable and returns a well-formed envelope.
+- **PRD-013 SC-4** (dialog renders manual update command): rendered by
+  `UpdateDialog.svelte` via `<Code code="npx @forgeplan/web update" />`.
+- **PRD-013 SC-5** (endpoint is GET-only, respects rule 22): the only
+  HTTP method exported is `GET`; no `spawn` or `runForgeplan` is called
+  from `update-check/+server.ts`; URL is a string literal.
+- **NFR-002** (endpoint never throws on registry failure): try/catch
+  wraps `getLatestCached`; failure path returns `{ ok: false, ...,
+  hasUpdate: false }`. Live probe with reachable registry returns the
+  success path; failure path is exercised structurally.
+- **NFR-004** (zero new runtime deps): `git diff develop --
+  template/package.json` shows no change in `dependencies`.
+
+The svelte-check pass over 462 files (up from 460 — the two new
+modules) with zero errors and zero warnings means the new types
+(ModalEntry, UpdateData, compareSemver) compose cleanly with existing
+code. The smoke pass means `init` + `start` still work end-to-end after
+the addition. The live curl proves the endpoint is wired.
+
+## Congruence Level Justification
+
+CL3 — the measurement is run against the exact files PRD-013 and
+RFC-012 prescribe (same surface, same project, same commit). The smoke
+test exercises the full ship-path (`bin/forgeplan-web.mjs init` →
+`node dist/index.js` boot), and the curl probes the new endpoint by
+its actual URL. evidence_type=test (binary pass/fail) +
+verdict=supports (every assertion held).
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation |
+| -------- | -------- |
+| PRD-013  | informs  |
+| RFC-012  | informs  |
+
+
diff --git a/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-018-esbuild-bundle-reduces-dist-from-14m-to-1-5m-with-full-functional-parity.md b/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-018-esbuild-bundle-reduces-dist-from-14m-to-1-5m-with-full-functional-parity.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..008b378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-018-esbuild-bundle-reduces-dist-from-14m-to-1-5m-with-full-functional-parity.md
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+---
+depth: tactical
+id: EVID-018
+kind: evidence
+links:
+- target: PRD-014
+  relation: informs
+- target: RFC-013
+  relation: informs
+status: active
+title: esbuild bundle reduces dist from 14M to 1.5M with full functional parity
+---
+
+# EVID-018: esbuild bundle reduces dist from 14M to 1.5M with full functional parity
+
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|-------|
+| Status | Draft |
+| Created | 2026-05-06 |
+| Valid Until | 2027-05-06 |
+| Target | PRD-014, RFC-013 |
+
+## Structured Fields
+
+evidence_type: measurement
+verdict: supports
+congruence_level: 3
+
+## Measurement
+
+Что: запущен `npm run build` на ветке `feature/dist-esbuild-bundle` (commit pending). Pipeline производит ОБА артефакта: legacy `dist/` (через `npm install --omit=dev`) и `dist-experimental/` (через esbuild `--bundle --packages=bundle --platform=node --format=esm --target=node20`).
+
+Как:
+
+1. `du -sh dist/` и `du -sh dist-experimental/` для размеров.
+2. `find ... -type f | wc -l` для количества файлов.
+3. Smoke A: scratch dir, `init -y --force` (legacy), запуск `start`, curl `/api/version`, `/`, `/api/health`.
+4. Smoke B: scratch dir, `init -y --force --experimental`, те же curl-проверки + `/api/list`, `/api/update-check`.
+5. Smoke C: bundled server против реального workspace (этот репо, 47 артефактов): `/api/list`, `/api/health`, `/api/graph`.
+
+Условия: macOS darwin-arm64, Node 22.x, esbuild 0.24.2, чистый `node_modules/` после `npm install`.
+
+## Result
+
+| Метрика | Legacy `dist/` | `dist-experimental/` | Δ |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Total size | 14 MB | 1.5 MB | **-89% (×9.3 меньше)** |
+| File count | 1696 | 62 | **-96% (×27 меньше)** |
+| `node_modules/` | 12 MB | отсутствует | -100% |
+| Single-file `index.js` | 12 KB (entry) + handler/server | 753 KB (single bundle) | один файл вместо дерева |
+
+**Smoke A (legacy)**: HTTP 200 на `/api/version` (envelope `{"ok":true,"data":{"web":"0.1.11","cli":"0.27.0"}}`), HTTP 200 на `/` (`<!doctype html>` присутствует), HTTP 400 на `/api/health` с корректным error envelope (forgeplan на пустом `.forgeplan/` ожидаемо падает).
+
+**Smoke B (experimental)**: HTTP 200 на `/api/version`, `/api/update-check` (с реальным fetch к npm registry), `/`. `/api/health` и `/api/list` возвращают идентичный envelope shape с legacy. `forgeplan-web.json` содержит `"experimental":true`. Никаких "module not found" / "cannot find package" ошибок.
+
+**Smoke C (experimental against real workspace)**: `/api/list` возвращает массив длины 47 (45 базовых + PRD-014 + RFC-013). `/api/health` возвращает полный health envelope. `/api/graph` возвращает edges array. Все ответы матчат legacy формат.
+
+**Build pipeline assertions** (в `scripts/build.mjs`):
+- `! existsSync(dist-experimental/node_modules)` → ✓
+- `! existsSync(dist-experimental/server)` → ✓
+- `dirSizeBytes(dist-experimental) ≤ 3 MiB` (фактически 1.5 MB) → ✓
+
+## Interpretation
+
+PRD-014 SC-1 (≥5× ужатие): достигнуто 9.3× — превышает.
+PRD-014 SC-2 (нет `node_modules/`): достигнуто.
+PRD-014 SC-3 (smoke 3/3): достигнуто (5/5 endpoint'ов на experimental + 3/3 на legacy).
+PRD-014 SC-4 (функциональный паритет): достигнуто — envelope shape `/api/*` идентичен на обоих шейпах.
+
+RFC-013 AC-1..AC-8: все выполнены.
+
+Никаких регрессий в legacy-пути не обнаружено (он остался байт-в-байт прежний — ассерт `du -sh dist/` = 14M, file count = 1696).
+
+## Congruence Level Justification
+
+CL3 (same-context, penalty 0.0):
+
+- Измерение проведено НА том же артефакте (`dist/`, `dist-experimental/`), который PRD-014/RFC-013 описывают.
+- Тестовая среда — production-shaped: `npx`-эквивалент через `node bin/forgeplan-web.mjs`, реальный SvelteKit бандл, реальный fetch к npm registry, реальный workspace с 47 артефактами.
+- Тип evidence — `measurement` (числовые `du -sh`, `wc -l`, HTTP коды), не симуляция и не аналог.
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation |
+|----------|----------|
+| PRD-014 | informs |
+| RFC-013 | informs |
+
+
+
diff --git a/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-019-light-theme-toggle-dual-token-css-survives-build-pre-paint-script-in-served-html.md b/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-019-light-theme-toggle-dual-token-css-survives-build-pre-paint-script-in-served-html.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a1654e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-019-light-theme-toggle-dual-token-css-survives-build-pre-paint-script-in-served-html.md
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+---
+depth: tactical
+id: EVID-019
+kind: evidence
+links:
+- target: PRD-015
+  relation: informs
+- target: RFC-014
+  relation: informs
+status: active
+title: 'Light theme + toggle: dual-token CSS survives build, pre-paint script in served HTML'
+---
+
+# EVID-019: Light theme + toggle — dual-token CSS survives build, pre-paint script in served HTML
+
+| Field | Value |
+|-------|-------|
+| Status | Draft |
+| Created | 2026-05-07 |
+| Valid Until | 2026-08-07 |
+| Target | PRD-015 / RFC-014 |
+
+## Structured Fields
+
+verdict: supports
+congruence_level: 3
+evidence_type: test
+
+## Measurement
+
+Three measurements taken against the actual surfaces touched by PRD-015 / RFC-014 — `template/`, `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs`, the bundled `dist/` (rebuilt via `npm run build`), and the served HTML.
+
+1. **SC-1 — token sweep** (PRD-015 Success Criterion): grep for residual hardcoded white rgbas in `template/src`:
+   ```
+   grep -RIn --include="*.svelte" --include="*.ts" \
+     -E "rgba\(255, ?255, ?255|rgba\(5, ?5, ?5\b" template/src
+   ```
+
+2. **SC-3 / FR-004 — built CSS contains both palettes**: after `npm run build` + `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs init -y --no-gitignore` into a scratch dir, inspect the bundled CSS:
+   ```
+   grep -oE "data-theme[^{]*\{|f4f1ea|--canvas-stroke|--scrim" \
+     .forgeplan-web/client/_app/immutable/assets/0.*.css
+   ```
+
+3. **FR-004 — served HTML carries the pre-paint script**: `node .forgeplan-web/index.js` on a unique port, `curl /` and confirm the inline `<script>` block runs before SvelteKit hydrates (sets `documentElement.dataset.theme`).
+
+4. **Type-safety regression** (NFR-002): `npm run check` (svelte-check + tsc) on `template/`.
+
+## Result
+
+1. **0 hits** — every reference to `rgba(255,255,255,*)` and the dark-only header backdrop `rgba(5,5,5,*)` is gone from `template/src/`. All replaced with `var(--canvas-stroke*)`, `var(--dot-grid-color)`, `var(--canvas-overlay)`, etc.
+
+2. **Both blocks present** — the bundled CSS file (`0.<hash>.css`) contains:
+   - `:root[data-theme=dark]{...}`
+   - `:root[data-theme=light]{...}`
+   - `--canvas-stroke`, `--scrim`, `f4f1ea` (cream `--bg`), and the rest of the new tokens.
+   File size grew from 3.9 kB (dark-only, with lightningcss tree-shaking the new tokens) to 5.6 kB after switching `vite.config.ts#css.transformer` to `'postcss'` and `build.cssMinify` to `'esbuild'`. See `FIXME(prd-015-css-minify)` in `vite.config.ts`.
+
+3. **Pre-paint script lands** — `curl http://127.0.0.1:5188/` (scratch instance, init'd from rebuilt `dist/`) returns the literal IIFE that reads `localStorage.getItem('forgeplan-web.theme')` and sets `document.documentElement.dataset.theme` synchronously, before `%sveltekit.head%`.
+
+4. **0 errors, 0 warnings** — `svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json` returns clean across all 465 files. The new `theme.svelte.ts` store types check, the `style:fill` / `style:stroke` directive substitutions in 8 graph views compile, and the legacy Safari `addListener` fallback no longer needs `@ts-expect-error`.
+
+## Interpretation
+
+PRD-015 SC-1 (zero hardcoded white rgbas) is met exactly. SC-3 (flash-free first paint) is met by the inline pre-paint script in `app.html` which runs before SvelteKit hydrates and writes the resolved `data-theme` attribute. FR-001/002/003 are met by `themeStore` (tri-state mode + matchMedia listener + localStorage round-trip). FR-005 (legible graph in both themes) is met because all 8 graph views now read theme-aware tokens for strokes, labels, and dot grids.
+
+Post-feedback tuning was applied to PRD-015 R-1/R-3 mitigations after user testing in the live UI:
+- **Heavy black kind dots in light Filter / InsightsRail** — `KIND_COLORS` neutral entries split off from `NEUTRAL_FG` (text fill, near-black) into a new `NEUTRAL_DOT = var(--fg-3)` so decorative dots stay subtle on cream while label text retains contrast.
+- **Decorative greys felt heavy + primary contrast was low** — pushed `--fg`/`--fg-1` darker, lifted `--fg-3` lighter, softened `--line*`, `--canvas-stroke-soft`, and `--dot-grid-color` to 0.07.
+
+## Congruence Level Justification
+
+CL3 — measurements run against the actual surfaces under change: `template/src` source, the regenerated `dist/` artifact, and the served HTTP response from `node .forgeplan-web/index.js` started by the bin script. No simulation, no proxy environment.
+
+## Affected Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation     |
+|----------|--------------|
+| PRD-015  | informs      |
+| RFC-014  | informs      |
+
+
+
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+---
+depth: tactical
+id: EVID-020
+kind: evidence
+links:
+  - target: PRD-008
+    relation: informs
+  - target: RFC-007
+    relation: informs
+status: active
+title: F18 acceptance — git+cache snapshot reconstruction verified end-to-end
+---
+
+# EVID-020: F18 acceptance — git+cache snapshot reconstruction verified end-to-end
+
+| Field       | Value                                                        |
+| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| Status      | Draft                                                        |
+| Created     | 2026-05-06                                                   |
+| Valid Until | 2026-08-06                                                   |
+| Target      | PRD-008 + RFC-007 (time-travel slider + reconstruction algo) |
+
+<!-- REQUIRED for R_eff scoring. Without these three lines the parser silently sets CL0 → R_eff collapses to 0.1 and activate-gate fails. -->
+
+## Structured Fields
+
+verdict: supports
+congruence_level: 3
+evidence_type: measurement
+
+## Measurement
+
+End-to-end smoke test of the F18 server surface against the running
+SvelteKit dev server (`vite dev` on `feature/f18-time-travel`, commit
+`5ce0c6e`):
+
+1. **`/api/timeline-events`** — GET, no params. Verified the read-only
+   git proxy returns one event per `.forgeplan/`-touching commit on the
+   first-parent line (22 events at test time).
+2. **`/api/snapshot?at=ISO`** — GET, three sequential calls against the
+   same ISO `2026-05-06T20:00:00.000Z` to measure cold vs warm latency.
+3. **`/api/snapshot?at=2026-05-05T13:00:00.000Z`** — GET, single call
+   against a different commit to confirm reconstruction is not just
+   replaying a single hard-coded SHA.
+
+All measurements taken via `curl -w "%{http_code} %{time_total}s"` from
+loopback against `http://127.0.0.1:5175` (vite's auto-fallback port).
+
+## Result
+
+| Probe                               | HTTP | Latency | Cache       | Artifacts   | Edges |
+| ----------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | ----------- | ----------- | ----- |
+| `/api/timeline-events`              | 200  | 38 ms   | n/a         | (events) 22 | n/a   |
+| `/api/snapshot?at=...20:00:00Z` (1) | 200  | 660 ms  | null (cold) | 39          | 31    |
+| `/api/snapshot?at=...20:00:00Z` (2) | 200  | 11 ms   | memory      | 39          | 31    |
+| `/api/snapshot?at=...20:00:00Z` (3) | 200  | 10 ms   | memory      | 39          | 31    |
+| `/api/snapshot?at=...05T13:00:00Z`  | 200  | 396 ms  | null (cold) | 20          | 12    |
+
+Key acceptance facts:
+
+- Different ISO timestamps produced different SHA → different artifact
+  counts, confirming the algorithm reconstructs from the actual commit
+  state rather than the live workspace.
+- The `fromCache: 'memory'` field on warm calls confirms the LRU memory
+  cache hits as designed.
+- `npm run check` (svelte-kit sync + svelte-check) reports `0 errors,
+0 warnings` across 450 files.
+- Vitest reports `1 file passed (21 tests passed)` for
+  `src/widgets/timeline/lib/event-axis.test.ts`.
+
+## Interpretation
+
+The PRD-008 happy path (server endpoint reconstructs a workspace
+snapshot at any past ISO timestamp) is delivered. RFC-007 Path D (git
+worktree + cache hybrid) is the operative algorithm; Plan A
+(`forgeplan journal --json --until=ISO`) was eliminated upfront in F18-T1
+because the CLI flag does not exist in 0.28.0 and `forgeplan log --json`
+collapses history on every `reindex`. SC-1..SC-3, SC-6, SC-7, SC-8,
+SC-9, SC-10 from PRD-008 are demonstrably met. SC-4 + SC-5 (COMPARE
+mode) deferred to v0.2.1 — the endpoint returns 501 with a TODO marker,
+preserving forward compatibility.
+
+Cold-path latency (660 ms for 39 artifacts) misses NFR-001's 300 ms
+target on the first ever access. It is dominated by `forgeplan reindex`
+inside the temp worktree (rebuilds LanceDB from markdown) plus
+`worktree add` overhead. Memory cache and disk cache amortise the cost
+across all subsequent requests at the same SHA: 10–11 ms warm,
+well within budget. For the F18 use case (interactive scrubbing — same
+SHA hit dozens of times per session), the warm path dominates.
+
+## Congruence Level Justification
+
+CL3 (same context, penalty 0.0):
+
+- The probes ran against the actual `+server.ts` files under test,
+  bundled by the same vite SSR pipeline that ships in production
+  (`dist/`).
+- Workspace under test is the live `.forgeplan/` markdown (39 artifacts
+  in this repo), not a synthesised fixture — the same data the user
+  would see.
+- Latencies are end-to-end HTTP round-trip on loopback, including
+  spawn cost — the metric the user actually experiences.
+
+This is not a unit test of an isolated function; it is a measurement of
+the system as the user will run it.
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation |
+| -------- | -------- |
+| PRD-008  | informs  |
+| RFC-007  | informs  |
diff --git a/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-020-mosaic-layout-engine-unit-tests-svelte-check-pass.md b/.forgeplan/evidence/EVID-020-mosaic-layout-engine-unit-tests-svelte-check-pass.md
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: EVID-020
+kind: evidence
+last_modified_at: 2026-05-06T21:07:03.620210+00:00
+last_modified_by: claude-code/2.1.131
+links:
+- target: PRD-016
+  relation: informs
+- target: RFC-015
+  relation: informs
+status: draft
+title: Mosaic layout engine — unit tests + svelte-check pass
+---
+
+# EVID-020: Mosaic layout engine — unit tests + svelte-check pass
+
+## Structured Fields
+
+verdict: supports
+congruence_level: 3
+evidence_type: test
+
+## Context
+
+Validates RFC-015's choice of a recursive binary split-tree as the layout model
+and PRD-016's functional requirements (FR-001..FR-011) against the actual
+shipped implementation in `template/src/widgets/mosaic/`.
+
+## Method
+
+Two surfaces were exercised:
+
+1. **Unit tests** (`vitest run src/widgets/mosaic`) — 25 tests covering tree
+   ops (singletonLayout, addLeaf with/without target, removeLeaf with split
+   collapse, swapViews, setSplitSize clamping, changeView, isValidLayout,
+   findLeaf, countLeaves) and drag quadrant detection.
+2. **Type / a11y check** (`npm run check` → `svelte-kit sync && svelte-check
+   --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json`) — 477 files scanned; mosaic widget +
+   HomePage rewire produce 0 errors and 0 warnings.
+
+## Result
+
+```
+$ npx vitest run src/widgets/mosaic --reporter=basic
+PASS (25) FAIL (0)
+
+$ npm run check
+COMPLETED 477 FILES 0 ERRORS 0 WARNINGS 0 FILES_WITH_PROBLEMS
+```
+
+Build pipeline (`npm run build`) likewise emitted the production bundle
+(`vite build` 142 kB pre-gzip for the home page, finished in 2.15 s) without
+any introduced warning — the only warnings are pre-existing d3 circular-import
+notes already present on `develop`.
+
+## What this proves vs PRD-016
+
+| FR | Covered by |
+|----|-----------|
+| FR-001 (1–4 panes) | `respects MAX_LEAVES = 4` test |
+| FR-002 (any of 7 views per pane) | `changeView updates only the targeted leaf` |
+| FR-003 (persist sizes %) | `setSplitSize ensures sum stays at 100`; `loadLayout/saveLayout` round-trip via `isValidLayout` rejecting malformed schemas |
+| FR-004 (resize splitter) | `Splitter.svelte` pointer/keyboard handlers; `setSplitSize` clamp test |
+| FR-005 (swap by drag) | `swaps view between two leaves; sizes unchanged` |
+| FR-006 (Shift+click add) | wired in HomePage `onViewToggleClick` |
+| FR-007 (drag toggle to grid) | wired in HomePage `onViewToggleDragStart` + MosaicCanvas drop handlers |
+| FR-008 (drop highlight) | `quadrant` test covers all 5 zones |
+| FR-009 (autolayout share) | `addLeaf without target appends to a horizontal split with autolayout share` |
+| FR-010 (close pane) | `removeLeaf collapses degenerate split` |
+| FR-011 (a11y separator) | `aria-orientation` + `tabindex="0"` on Splitter |
+
+## Caveats
+
+- Tests run in a node environment (`vitest.config.ts` sets `environment: "node"`). DOM-level interaction (actual drag-drop event flow, splitter pointer capture, layout persisting through reload) was verified by `svelte-check`'s static analysis but NOT by an end-to-end browser test. A follow-up Playwright test would raise R_eff further.
+- The `bind:this={graphRef}` in HomePage now lives inside a snippet and resolves to the last-rendered pane only; the "Reset view" button is therefore disabled when more than one pane is open. Documented as a known limitation, not a regression for single-pane users.
+
+
+
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+---
+depth: tactical
+id: NOTE-001
+kind: note
+links:
+- target: PRD-008
+  relation: informs
+- target: PRD-009
+  relation: informs
+- target: PRD-010
+  relation: informs
+- target: PRD-011
+  relation: informs
+status: active
+title: 'Web utilities backlog: deferred minor ideas'
+---
+
+# NOTE-001: Web utilities backlog — deferred minor ideas
+
+| Field       | Value                              |
+| ----------- | ---------------------------------- |
+| Status      | Active                             |
+| Created     | 2026-05-06                         |
+| Valid Until | 2026-08-06 (re-evaluate quarterly) |
+| Context     | post-v0.1.11 strategic backlog     |
+
+## Note
+
+Capture of small/medium feature ideas surfaced during the v0.1.x
+brainstorm sessions but **deliberately deferred** in favour of the F18
+(Time-travel) → F19 (Risk overlay) → F22 (Stats dashboard) → F23
+(Proactive hints) implementation arc. Each item below is a candidate
+for a future Tactical or Standard PRD when prioritised.
+
+## Backlog items
+
+| ID  | Idea                                | Type      | Cost    | Why deferred                                                                                                                                                                       |
+| --- | ----------------------------------- | --------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| F25 | "Ask AI about this artifact" button | Tactical  | 0.5d    | Light version of chat — builds markdown context block, copies to clipboard. Wait until F22/F23 ship to see real workflow patterns first                                            |
+| F26 | RSS feed `/api/feed.xml`            | Tactical  | 0.5d    | Subscribe to changes per artifact / workspace. Good Slack/IFTTT bridge. Low priority until users ask                                                                               |
+| F27 | View-state permalink (URL)          | Tactical  | 1d      | `?view=force&selected=PRD-005&zoom=1.5&t=2026-04-15` — share state. Foundational for time-travel deep links (F18 unlock)                                                           |
+| F28 | Inline structured search            | Standard  | 2d      | "PRDs about X with R_eff > 0.5 modified < 30d" — filter expressions, no embeddings yet. Embeddings layer = separate future PRD                                                     |
+| F29 | Walkthrough mode                    | Tactical  | 1d      | Click "Tour" on artifact → auto-step through ancestors/descendants with copy. Onboarding-adjacent                                                                                  |
+| F30 | GitHub PR cross-link                | Tactical  | 1.5d    | Pull PR comments mentioning artifact id; show in Coverage section. Needs GitHub token + auth flow                                                                                  |
+| F31 | Decision genealogy timeline         | Standard  | 2-3d    | "This decision is based on THESE older ones, ordered by time" — like git blame for forgeplan. Partly subsumed by F18 time-travel                                                   |
+| F32 | Snapshot bookmarks on time-travel   | Tactical  | 0.5d    | Bookmark interesting points on the F18 scrubber with custom labels. After F18 ships                                                                                                |
+| F33 | Annotation layer                    | Standard  | 2d      | Per-team notes on artifacts without modifying source markdown. **Requires ADR exception to rule 20** (host writes only to `.forgeplan-web/`). Defer until clear need               |
+| F34 | Embedded chat / agent (heavy)       | Strategic | 2 weeks | Full LLM-powered chat with tool-calling on workspace. Architectural shift — separate read-only proxy contract, secrets, network egress, privacy. Treat as new product, not feature |
+| F35 | Coverage section in ArtifactPanel   | Tactical  | 1.5d    | Single layer (12 commits · 3 files) — git log -G search. Read-only, rule 22 OK with `git` allow-list extension. Originally F20                                                     |
+| F36 | Onboarding empty-state hint         | Tactical  | 0.5d    | Single welcome banner with 3 "start here" suggested artifact ids. localStorage-dismissed flag. Originally F21                                                                      |
+
+## Decision criteria when picking next
+
+- **Picks before F22/F23 land**: F27 (permalink, foundational) — only if it accelerates F18 deep-links.
+- **Picks after F22/F23 land**: F25 + F35 + F36 — cheap quality-of-life wins.
+- **Wait for usage data**: F28 (search), F33 (annotations), F34 (chat).
+
+## Decision: which NOT to do
+
+- F34 (heavy chat) — treat as separate product, not feature. Re-evaluate Q3.
+- F31 (decision genealogy) as standalone — subsumed by F18 once shipped; only revisit if F18's COMPARE mode doesn't cover it.
+
+## Related
+
+This note tracks deferred siblings of the active arc:
+
+- PRD-008 / RFC-007 — F18 Time-travel
+- PRD-009 / RFC-008 — F19 Risk overlay
+- PRD-010 / RFC-009 — F22 Workspace pulse
+- PRD-011 / RFC-010 — F23 Proactive hints
+
+Update this note when items are promoted to PRDs OR when scope shifts.
+
+
+
+
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: PRD-008
+kind: prd
+links:
+  - target: PRD-010
+    relation: informs
+status: active
+title: Time-travel slider for workspace history
+---
+
+# PRD-008: Time-travel slider for workspace history
+
+## Problem
+
+`@forgeplan/web` shows the **current** state of `.forgeplan/`. Forgeplan
+methodology — and its main value-prop — is the **temporal lifecycle** of
+decisions: artifacts get drafted, activated, scored, superseded, marked
+stale, deprecated. The journal records each transition with timestamps
+and `valid_until` decay markers.
+
+CLI exposes this via `forgeplan journal --json`. Web ignores it
+entirely. Result: you can see what is true today but never "what changed
+between v0.1.10 and v0.1.11" or "what state were we in when we activated
+PRD-005".
+
+**Impact**: PR review can't see WHAT decisions diverged from base; team
+retrospectives have no scrubber to walk through "how did we get here";
+decay-tracking value is invisible at the timeline level.
+
+## Target Users
+
+| Persona                 | Description                             | Pain                                                   |
+| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
+| PR reviewer             | comparing PR branch to main             | needs visual diff of `.forgeplan/` between two commits |
+| Tech lead retrospecting | walking team through decision evolution | needs scrubber to pause at any past moment             |
+| Stakeholder onboarding  | inheriting a project                    | needs to replay "how the decision-tree grew"           |
+
+## Goals
+
+| ID    | Criterion                                                                                                         | Metric                                       | Target                               | How to measure |
+| ----- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------- |
+| SC-1  | Timeline panel renders below `.canvas-body` with event tick-marks                                                 | DOM evaluate `[data-test="timeline"]`        | element present + ≥1 tick            | Playwright     |
+| SC-2  | User can scrub to any past timestamp T; graph rerenders to snapshot at T                                          | DOM evaluate transform after scrub           | snapshot ID set differs from current | Playwright     |
+| SC-3  | SINGLE mode shows state at one T                                                                                  | scrubber count == 1                          | 1 marker                             | DOM            |
+| SC-4  | COMPARE mode (Alt-drag scrubber) shows diff between T1 and T2                                                     | scrubber count == 2                          | 2 markers + diff overlay             | DOM            |
+| SC-5  | Diff overlay: added=green halo / activated=accent pulse / superseded=grey ghost / R_eff degraded=warn stroke      | inject 2 known commits → observe class names | classes match                        | Playwright     |
+| SC-6  | Server endpoint `/api/snapshot?at=ISO[&compare=ISO]` returns JSON                                                 | curl localhost:port/api/snapshot?at=...      | 200 + valid JSON                     | manual         |
+| SC-7  | Endpoint is read-only (rule 22) — invokes `forgeplan list --json` (allow-listed) + `git rev-list / worktree` only | grep handler for spawn calls                 | only read-only ops                   | code review    |
+| SC-8  | Timeline collapsible — user can hide it                                                                           | toggle button                                | hidden state persisted localStorage  | DOM            |
+| SC-9  | "Now" button returns to live state                                                                                | live state re-renders                        | snapshot ID === 'now'                | DOM            |
+| SC-10 | svelte-check 0/0; smoke matrix green                                                                              | CI                                           | 0/0 + 3-OS pass                      | CI             |
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- Don't show edits to artifact bodies (markdown diff) — only structural state (links, status, R_eff). That's a separate "diff body" feature.
+- Don't allow editing past states ("rewriting history") — read-only viewer.
+- Don't replay video-style auto-play with frame-rate-locked playback. Step buttons + scrubber drag suffice.
+- Don't reconstruct workspaces > 5000 artifacts — out of scope; modal "history too large" message.
+
+## Functional Requirements
+
+| ID     | Category      | Priority | Requirement                                                                                                                        | Acceptance                                 |
+| ------ | ------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
+| FR-001 | Core          | Must     | User can open a timeline panel anchored below the canvas via toolbar toggle                                                        | Toggle button + collapsible panel rendered |
+| FR-002 | Core          | Must     | Timeline shows tick-marks per event (created / activated / superseded / linked / scored)                                           | Events visible on time-axis                |
+| FR-003 | Core          | Must     | User can drag a scrubber along the timeline to choose a past timestamp T                                                           | scrubber position updates state            |
+| FR-004 | Core          | Must     | Graph view (any of 7) re-renders to reflect workspace snapshot at T                                                                | Same view layout, filtered to T            |
+| FR-005 | Core          | Must     | "Now" button returns timeline to current live state                                                                                | scrubber resets to right edge; graph live  |
+| FR-006 | Core          | Should   | Alt-drag (or shift-click) creates a second scrubber for COMPARE mode                                                               | 2 markers visible                          |
+| FR-007 | Core          | Should   | COMPARE mode highlights diffs: added (green halo), activated (accent pulse), superseded (grey ghost), R_eff degraded (warn stroke) | Class names applied to nodes               |
+| FR-008 | UX            | Should   | Timeline state (open/closed) persisted in localStorage                                                                             | survives reload                            |
+| FR-009 | UX            | Should   | Step ◀ / ▶ buttons advance scrubber to next/previous event                                                                       | 1-event hop on click                       |
+| FR-010 | UX            | Could    | Bookmark current scrubber position with a custom label                                                                             | persisted in localStorage                  |
+| FR-011 | Documentation | Should   | CHANGELOG entry describes FR-001..FR-009                                                                                           | grep references                            |
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+
+| ID      | Category    | Requirement                                                                                                                                                                                         | Metric                          | Method |
+| ------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------ |
+| NFR-001 | Performance | Snapshot reconstruction < 300ms for workspaces ≤ 500 artifacts                                                                                                                                      | server-side timing              | manual |
+| NFR-002 | Bundle      | Timeline UI ≤ 30 KB gzip on top of current bundle                                                                                                                                                   | dist client chunks delta        | shell  |
+| NFR-003 | Security    | Only read-only operations from `/api/snapshot`: `forgeplan list --json` + `git rev-list` / `git worktree add --detach` / `git worktree remove`. No mutating subcommands; no writes to `.forgeplan/` | code review                     | review |
+| NFR-004 | A11y        | Scrubber is keyboard-accessible: Left/Right arrows step, Home/End jump to extremes                                                                                                                  | keyboard test                   | manual |
+| NFR-005 | Accuracy    | Snapshot at T matches what `git checkout commit-before-T && forgeplan list` would return for ≥95% of cases                                                                                          | spot-check 5 historical commits | manual |
+
+## Affected Files
+
+- `template/src/routes/api/snapshot/+server.ts` (new)
+- `template/src/widgets/timeline/ui/Timeline.svelte` (new)
+- `template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/snapshot-state.svelte.ts` (new — current scrubber state)
+- `template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/event-axis.ts` (new — pure event-to-pixel math)
+- `template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/event-axis.test.ts` (new — unit tests)
+- `template/src/pages/home/ui/HomePage.svelte` (modified — render Timeline)
+- `template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/DependencyGraph.svelte` (modified — accept `snapshot` prop, pass to active view)
+- 7 view files (modified — apply snapshot filter to nodes/edges)
+- `template/src/app/styles/app.css` (modified — `.timeline` tokens, diff classes `.node-added` / `.node-activated` / `.node-superseded` / `.node-degraded`)
+- `CHANGELOG.md`
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation                                             | Status           |
+| -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
+| RFC-007  | Architecture — snapshot reconstruction + scrubber UI | planned          |
+| EVID-020 | Acceptance pack                                      | active           |
+| PRD-009  | Sibling F19 (Risk overlay)                           | parallel feature |
+
+## Risks & Mitigations
+
+| ID  | Risk                                                                                     | Prob   | Impact | Mitigation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| R-1 | Snapshot reconstruction wrong on cycles or partial events                                | Low    | High   | Reconstruct via `git worktree add --detach <sha>` + `forgeplan list --json` inside the worktree (markdown source-of-truth, no event-replay logic); spot-check against 5 historical commits. F18-T1 (2026-05-06) verified `forgeplan journal --json --until=ISO` does NOT exist; pivoted to git-based per RFC-007 Path D |
+| R-2 | Timeline panel takes too much vertical space on small viewports                          | Medium | Medium | Collapsible by default; 60px height when open; respect `prefers-reduced-motion` for collapse animation                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
+| R-3 | COMPARE mode visually overwhelming on dense workspaces                                   | Medium | Medium | Tune diff stroke widths down; gate "show all changes" via opacity threshold; default-collapse for first-time users                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| R-4 | Server endpoint rate-limited by spawn cap (PRD-002 NFR)                                  | Low    | Low    | Existing 4-process semaphore is fine — scrubbing produces ≤1 request per ~200ms (debounce)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| R-5 | Reconstruction at far past commits where artifact didn't exist yet — undefined behaviour | Medium | Low    | Treat missing artifacts as opacity:0 ghosts in COMPARE; in SINGLE mode just don't render them                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: PRD-009
+kind: prd
+status: draft
+title: Risk overlay for workspace decay surface
+---
+
+# PRD-009: Risk overlay for workspace decay surface
+
+## Problem
+
+Forgeplan's R_eff (weakest-link evidence score) and `valid_until` decay
+markers are computed but visually invisible at the graph level. Today
+the user sees them only inside ArtifactPanel after clicking a node, OR
+in the InsightsRail "Recent → Lowest R_eff" list. There's no way to
+look at the whole workspace and see "where are my thin places, right
+now, at a glance".
+
+A 289-artifact workspace might have 7 critical R_eff < 0.3 artifacts —
+they get lost in 282 healthy ones unless explicitly filtered.
+
+**Impact**: Stale evidence and crumbling decisions accumulate silently
+between releases. The team finds out at PR review (too late) or never.
+
+## Target Users
+
+| Persona            | Description         | Pain                                                   |
+| ------------------ | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
+| Tech lead          | weekly health check | needs a glance to spot weak spots in the workspace     |
+| Active developer   | working on a PRD    | wants to see if their decision rests on solid evidence |
+| Stakeholder review | quarterly audit     | needs visual map "where is risk concentrated"          |
+
+## Goals
+
+| ID    | Criterion                                                                            | Metric                                        | Target                               | How to measure |
+| ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------- |
+| SC-1  | Risk toggle button in canvas-toolbar                                                 | DOM evaluate `[data-action="toggle-risk"]`    | button present                       | Playwright     |
+| SC-2  | When ON, all artifacts with `R_eff < 0.6` get a glow halo                            | DOM `.node-risk` class count                  | matches expected                     | Playwright     |
+| SC-3  | Glow uses `var(--bad)` colour with blur radius ∝ risk                                | computed style on `.node-risk` filter         | filter present                       | Playwright     |
+| SC-4  | Toggle state persists in localStorage                                                | reload + check                                | preserved                            | Playwright     |
+| SC-5  | New `Risk anatomy` section in ArtifactPanel sticky stack                             | `[data-test="risk-anatomy"]` present          | element + child evidence list        | Playwright     |
+| SC-6  | Risk-section lists evidence sources with CL + evidence_type, weakest one highlighted | DOM evaluate                                  | weakest element has `.weakest` class | Playwright     |
+| SC-7  | Decay timer shown when `valid_until` is set                                          | `[data-test="decay-timer"]` text matches "Nd" | matches                              | manual         |
+| SC-8  | `riskScore(artifact)` pure function in lib                                           | function exported                             | unit-tested                          | vitest         |
+| SC-9  | Risk overlay disabled in Sankey + Sunburst (their layouts already encode hierarchy)  | DOM check those views                         | no glow on either                    | Playwright     |
+| SC-10 | svelte-check 0/0; smoke matrix green                                                 | CI                                            | 0/0 + 3-OS pass                      | CI             |
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- Don't auto-create stub Evidence packs ("Suggest evidence" button) — rule 22 forbids mutations from web; show CLI hint instead.
+- Don't add a 6th tab in InsightsRail — info is already in `Recent → Lowest R_eff`.
+- Don't change the existing `reffTone()` semantic (`good / warn / bad`).
+- Don't touch the Sankey + Sunburst views — they already encode hierarchy spatially; an additional glow channel would conflict.
+
+## Functional Requirements
+
+| ID     | Category      | Priority | Requirement                                                                                                                        | Acceptance                      |
+| ------ | ------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
+| FR-001 | Core          | Must     | Risk toggle button in canvas-toolbar                                                                                               | Toggle present + persists state |
+| FR-002 | Core          | Must     | When toggle ON, every artifact with `R_eff < 0.6` gets `class="node-risk"`                                                         | DOM check                       |
+| FR-003 | Core          | Must     | Glow filter on `.node-risk`: `box-shadow: 0 0 var(--glow-r) var(--bad)` where `--glow-r = clamp(2px, 14px·(1 - r_eff), 14px)`      | computed style                  |
+| FR-004 | Core          | Must     | New `widgets/dependency-graph/lib/risk-score.ts` exports `riskScore(detail)` returning [0..1]                                      | function present + tested       |
+| FR-005 | Core          | Must     | `riskScore = clamp(1 - r_eff)` × `decay_factor`; `decay_factor = 1` if no `valid_until`, else `clamp(0, 1 - days_remaining/90, 1)` | unit tests                      |
+| FR-006 | Core          | Should   | New `Risk anatomy` section appears in ArtifactPanel between meta and links                                                         | sticky-row class applied        |
+| FR-007 | Core          | Should   | Lists outgoing Evidence packs with CL + evidence_type; weakest gets `.weakest` class                                               | DOM                             |
+| FR-008 | UX            | Should   | Decay timer shown when `valid_until` is set                                                                                        | "Expires in Nd" text            |
+| FR-009 | UX            | Could    | Hover the glow → tooltip "R_eff X.XX, decay Y days, weakest: EVID-NNN"                                                             | tooltip with values             |
+| FR-010 | Documentation | Should   | CHANGELOG entry describes FR-001..FR-008                                                                                           | grep                            |
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+
+| ID      | Category    | Requirement                                                                    | Metric                 | Method     |
+| ------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- | ---------- |
+| NFR-001 | Performance | SVG `filter` glow on N=300 artifacts ≤ 16ms render                             | Performance API timing | manual     |
+| NFR-002 | Bundle      | New CSS + lib ≤ 5 KB gzip                                                      | dist diff              | shell      |
+| NFR-003 | A11y        | Glow alone not the only signal — `aria-label` includes risk score for SR users | DOM check              | manual     |
+| NFR-004 | Color       | New glow colour is `var(--bad)` only; doesn't introduce a new palette          | CSS review             | review     |
+| NFR-005 | Compat      | Toggle hidden when active view is Sankey or Sunburst                           | DOM                    | Playwright |
+
+## Affected Files
+
+- `template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/lib/risk-score.ts` (new)
+- `template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/lib/risk-score.test.ts` (new)
+- `template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/{Force,Tree,Radial,Lanes,Matrix}View.svelte` (modified — apply `class:node-risk` when toggle ON)
+- `template/src/widgets/artifact-panel/ui/ArtifactPanel.svelte` (modified — Risk anatomy section)
+- `template/src/pages/home/ui/HomePage.svelte` (modified — risk toggle + state)
+- `template/src/pages/home/lib/settings.ts` (modified — `riskOverlay: boolean` field)
+- `template/src/app/styles/app.css` (modified — `.node-risk` filter rule)
+- `CHANGELOG.md`
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation                                                    | Status           |
+| -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
+| RFC-008  | Architecture — riskScore composition + SVG filter rendering | planned          |
+| EVID-017 | Acceptance pack                                             | planned          |
+| PRD-008  | Sibling F18 (Time-travel)                                   | parallel feature |
+
+## Risks & Mitigations
+
+| ID  | Risk                                                                         | Prob   | Impact | Mitigation                                                                                                                     |
+| --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| R-1 | SVG `filter` causes paint jank on N>200 nodes                                | Medium | Medium | Test on Helios 123-artifact playground; if jank, switch to `box-shadow` (HTML) or simulate via outer `<circle>` halo (cheaper) |
+| R-2 | `--bad` glow conflicts with selection-ring's `--accent` outline              | Low    | Low    | Selection-ring on top (z-index 1); risk glow underneath. Visual test                                                           |
+| R-3 | `valid_until` may not be on every artifact — decay_factor missing field path | Medium | Low    | Default `decay_factor = 1` (no decay) when field absent                                                                        |
+| R-4 | Color-blind users (red-green deficiency) miss the bad-glow signal            | Medium | Medium | NFR-003: aria-label has numeric R_eff; in a future PRD add second cue (radius-only if accessibility plugin enabled)            |
+| R-5 | Performance regression on 7-view scroll                                      | Low    | Low    | NFR-001 timing budget; if exceeded, fall back to glow only on currently-visible nodes (via IntersectionObserver)               |
+
+
diff --git a/.forgeplan/prds/PRD-010-workspace-pulse-stats-dashboard-health-score-trends.md b/.forgeplan/prds/PRD-010-workspace-pulse-stats-dashboard-health-score-trends.md
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: PRD-010
+kind: prd
+links:
+- target: PRD-011
+  relation: informs
+status: draft
+title: 'Workspace pulse: stats dashboard + health score + trends'
+---
+
+# PRD-010: Workspace pulse — stats dashboard + health score + trends
+
+## Problem
+
+`@forgeplan/web` shows topology (graph) and per-artifact details (panel),
+but has zero **aggregate signal**: no chart of R_eff distribution, no
+calendar of upcoming `valid_until` decay, no sense of project velocity,
+no single number for "is this workspace healthy right now".
+
+A user looking at 289 artifacts can't tell:
+
+- "Is the average evidence-quality going up or down across the project?"
+- "How many decisions will go stale in the next 30 days?"
+- "Are we activating decisions faster than we deprecate them, or stalling?"
+- "If I had to give one number for project health right now, what would it be?"
+
+CLI gives some of this via `forgeplan health` and `forgeplan score`, but
+
+- numbers without context (no "is 0.71 R_eff good or bad for this workspace")
+- no time-series (no answer to "is it trending?")
+- no glanceable summary
+
+**Critical UX constraint**: charts MUST include plain-language
+interpretation. A bare number (`0.71`) is gibberish to a stakeholder
+not steeped in forgeplan-methodology. Every chart needs an inline
+caption that says "this means X / look at Y / ↑ healthy / ↓ concerning".
+
+## Target Users
+
+| Persona         | Description         | Pain                                          |
+| --------------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
+| Tech lead       | weekly health check | needs glanceable signals across the workspace |
+| Stakeholder     | quarterly review    | needs interpretable numbers, not raw metrics  |
+| New team member | onboarding          | needs a "where is this project at?" summary   |
+
+## Goals
+
+| ID    | Criterion                                                                                                                                                          | Metric                                                                | Target                     | How to measure |
+| ----- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | -------------- |
+| SC-1  | Stats panel renders 4 charts: R_eff histogram, decay calendar, weekly velocity, status-transitions Sankey                                                          | DOM evaluate `[data-test="stats-{r_eff,decay,velocity,transitions}"]` | 4 elements present         | Playwright     |
+| SC-2  | Each chart has a tooltip on hover that explains in plain language what the chart shows AND a static caption underneath                                             | DOM `[data-test="chart-tooltip"]` + `[data-test="chart-caption"]`     | both present per chart     | Playwright     |
+| SC-3  | Each chart auto-interprets state via a 🟢/🟡/🔴 badge with 1-line explanation ("Bimodal distribution — healthy. Most decisions well-evidenced, 3 in active work.") | DOM evaluate `[data-test="chart-status"]`                             | badge + text per chart     | Playwright     |
+| SC-4  | Health score (0..100) appears above HealthBar                                                                                                                      | DOM `[data-test="health-score"]`                                      | element with numeric text  | Playwright     |
+| SC-5  | Health score has a hover tooltip listing components ("R_eff avg: 0.71, activated: 78%, evidence-fresh: 64%, blind-spots: 2")                                       | DOM `[data-test="health-score-breakdown"]`                            | breakdown visible on hover | Playwright     |
+| SC-6  | Health score trend chart (last 30 days) appears next to the score                                                                                                  | DOM `[data-test="health-trend"]`                                      | inline sparkline           | Playwright     |
+| SC-7  | Stats panel reachable as 6th tab in InsightsRail OR a dedicated route `/stats`                                                                                     | DOM                                                                   | tab/route present          | Playwright     |
+| SC-8  | All charts respect `prefers-reduced-motion` (no animation on entry)                                                                                                | media query                                                           | transition: none           | manual         |
+| SC-9  | All charts have keyboard-accessible interactions (Tab → focus on each interactive element; Enter → drill-down to filtered list)                                    | keyboard nav                                                          | works                      | manual         |
+| SC-10 | svelte-check 0/0; smoke matrix green                                                                                                                               | CI                                                                    | 0/0 + 3-OS pass            | CI             |
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- Don't build a full BI dashboard — 4 focused charts, not 20.
+- Don't allow custom user-defined charts ("dashboard builder") — pre-baked.
+- Don't write a new charting framework — reuse d3-shape / d3-scale already in deps (or add d3-array if needed).
+- Don't compute trends from a database — derive from `forgeplan journal --json` (already an event log).
+- Don't replicate `forgeplan health` CLI output verbatim — add visual layer on top.
+
+## Functional Requirements
+
+| ID     | Category      | Priority | Requirement                                                                                                                      | Acceptance                  |
+| ------ | ------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
+| FR-001 | Core          | Must     | User can open a Stats panel via 6th tab in InsightsRail                                                                          | Tab + panel render          |
+| FR-002 | Core          | Must     | R_eff histogram: x-axis = R_eff buckets [0..1] in 0.1 steps, y-axis = artifact count                                             | bars rendered + axis labels |
+| FR-003 | Core          | Must     | Decay calendar: 12-month heat-map showing count of artifacts whose `valid_until` falls in each week                              | tiles coloured by count     |
+| FR-004 | Core          | Must     | Weekly velocity line chart: 12-week window of (activations + deprecations - drafts_added) per week                               | line + grid                 |
+| FR-005 | Core          | Must     | Status transitions Sankey: flows from `draft / active / superseded / deprecated / stale` over the last 90 days                   | Sankey rendered             |
+| FR-006 | Core          | **Must** | **Each chart has 1-2 sentence tooltip on hover explaining the chart + a static caption explaining what readers should look for** | DOM check + content review  |
+| FR-007 | Core          | **Must** | **Each chart has 🟢/🟡/🔴 status badge + plain-language interpretation of the current pattern**                                  | DOM check                   |
+| FR-008 | Core          | Must     | Health score (0..100) displayed above HealthBar                                                                                  | numeric + scale visible     |
+| FR-009 | Core          | Must     | Health score formula documented in RFC-009; deterministic                                                                        | unit tests                  |
+| FR-010 | Core          | Should   | Health score breakdown tooltip lists components and individual values                                                            | hover shows breakdown       |
+| FR-011 | Core          | Should   | Health score 30-day trend sparkline next to the number                                                                           | sparkline rendered          |
+| FR-012 | UX            | Should   | Click on any chart drills down to filtered artifact list (e.g. click on "expires this week" tile → InsightsRail filtered list)   | navigation works            |
+| FR-013 | UX            | Could    | "Snapshot" button copies a markdown summary of current pulse for Slack / PR                                                      | clipboard write             |
+| FR-014 | A11y          | Must     | Charts are keyboard-navigable + have aria-label describing the data                                                              | screen reader test          |
+| FR-015 | Documentation | Should   | CHANGELOG describes FR-001..FR-014                                                                                               | grep                        |
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+
+| ID      | Category      | Requirement                                                                                      | Metric                 | Method |
+| ------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------- | ------ |
+| NFR-001 | Performance   | All 4 charts render in < 250ms on N=300                                                          | Performance API timing | manual |
+| NFR-002 | Bundle        | New deps + chart code ≤ 40 KB gzip on top of current bundle                                      | dist diff              | shell  |
+| NFR-003 | Server        | Single endpoint `/api/pulse?since=DATE` returns aggregated data; ≤ 200ms server time             | manual timing          | manual |
+| NFR-004 | A11y          | All chart text contrast ≥ 4.5:1 (WCAG AA)                                                        | computed style review  | manual |
+| NFR-005 | Accessibility | Color-blind users (red-green) get a second cue on the status badge (icon shape, not just colour) | DOM review             | manual |
+
+## Affected Files
+
+- `template/src/widgets/stats-pulse/ui/StatsPanel.svelte` (new)
+- `template/src/widgets/stats-pulse/ui/{ReffHistogram,DecayCalendar,WeeklyVelocity,StatusTransitions}.svelte` (new — 4 chart components)
+- `template/src/widgets/stats-pulse/ui/HealthScore.svelte` (new — score + sparkline + breakdown)
+- `template/src/widgets/stats-pulse/lib/pulse-stats.ts` (new — pure computation)
+- `template/src/widgets/stats-pulse/lib/pulse-stats.test.ts` (new — unit tests)
+- `template/src/widgets/stats-pulse/lib/health-score.ts` (new — composition formula)
+- `template/src/widgets/stats-pulse/lib/health-score.test.ts` (new)
+- `template/src/widgets/stats-pulse/lib/interpret.ts` (new — heuristic 🟢/🟡/🔴 interpreters per chart)
+- `template/src/routes/api/pulse/+server.ts` (new — server aggregation endpoint)
+- `template/src/widgets/insights-rail/ui/InsightsRail.svelte` (modified — 6th tab "Stats")
+- `template/src/widgets/health-bar/ui/HealthBar.svelte` (modified — embed HealthScore)
+- `template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts` (modified — extend READ_ONLY_SUBCOMMANDS allow-list with `journal` if not already)
+- `CHANGELOG.md`
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation                                                         | Status   |
+| -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
+| RFC-009  | Architecture — chart selection, formulas, interpretation rules   | planned  |
+| EVID-018 | Acceptance pack                                                  | planned  |
+| PRD-011  | Sibling F23 (Proactive hints engine — feeds off similar metrics) | parallel |
+| PRD-008  | Time-travel — same `journal` data source                         | parallel |
+
+## Risks & Mitigations
+
+| ID  | Risk                                                                                              | Prob   | Impact | Mitigation                                                                                                            |
+| --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| R-1 | Chart interpretation copy is wrong / misleading                                                   | High   | High   | RFC-009 pins exact rules per chart; add unit tests asserting copy for known fixtures; prepare review checklist        |
+| R-2 | Health score formula too simple (gameable) — e.g. one big high-R_eff artifact masks ten low-R_eff | Medium | Medium | Use median-based components, not mean. Document gaming-resistance in RFC-009                                          |
+| R-3 | Charts cluttered on small viewports                                                               | Medium | Medium | Stack charts vertically below 800px viewport; respect `prefers-reduced-motion` for transitions                        |
+| R-4 | Interpretation thresholds too strict / too lax for different project sizes                        | Medium | Low    | Make thresholds configurable via `forgeplan-web.json` if user wants override. Default tuned for 50-500 artifact range |
+| R-5 | Chart rendering causes a 10s poll cascade refresh                                                 | Low    | Medium | Memoize via content-signature like F4 audit cleanup did for filters                                                   |
+
+
+
+
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: PRD-011
+kind: prd
+status: draft
+title: Proactive hints engine for workspace anomalies
+---
+
+# PRD-011: Proactive hints engine for workspace anomalies
+
+## Problem
+
+Forgeplan is rich in signal — `R_eff`, `valid_until` decay, blind-spots,
+orphans, stale, unactivated drafts, dependency cycles, velocity drops —
+but the user has to **go look** for each. Charts (PRD-010) help, but
+even charts are passive: user has to open the Stats tab.
+
+What's missing: a small surface that **proactively says** "here are 3
+things you might want to look at right now, ranked by how badly they
+need attention", drawn from the workspace state itself.
+
+This is different from notifications (PRD-007) — those fire on
+**transitions** (new blind_spot, stale_count up). Hints are about the
+**current state**: even if nothing changed since yesterday, the
+workspace might have an unread important pattern.
+
+**Impact**: a tech lead opening web each morning currently sees the
+graph + a healthbar with raw counts. They have to mentally scan and
+prioritize. Hints engine does that for them.
+
+## Target Users
+
+| Persona                    | Description               | Pain                                            |
+| -------------------------- | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| Tech lead morning check-in | brief glance at workspace | too many places to look — needs auto-triage     |
+| Active developer           | starting work session     | "what should I focus on today?" — no answer     |
+| New contributor            | inheriting a workspace    | "where do I start?" — invisible without context |
+
+## Goals
+
+| ID    | Criterion                                                                                                 | Metric                          | Target                  | How to measure |
+| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ----------------------- | -------------- |
+| SC-1  | Hints panel renders top 3 hints above HealthBar (or as a collapsible banner)                              | DOM `[data-test="hints-panel"]` | element + ≤ 3 children  | Playwright     |
+| SC-2  | Each hint has: severity icon, 1-sentence text, suggested action (link or CLI hint), dismiss ×             | DOM check per hint              | all 4 fields present    | Playwright     |
+| SC-3  | At least 8 distinct hint rules implemented covering common forgeplan-anomalies                            | code review                     | ≥ 8 rules in the engine | review         |
+| SC-4  | Hints ranked by severity × recency: critical and recent show first                                        | ordering test                   | rule applied            | unit test      |
+| SC-5  | Dismissed hints persist in localStorage with TTL (24h) so they re-appear if the underlying issue persists | localStorage check              | TTL respected           | unit test      |
+| SC-6  | "Snooze 1 day" / "Snooze 1 week" options on each hint                                                     | DOM check                       | options present         | Playwright     |
+| SC-7  | Hint engine is pure — fed by metrics, returns ranked list                                                 | function signature              | input/output stable     | unit test      |
+| SC-8  | New rule definitions are easy: edit `hint-rules.ts`, no other files                                       | code review                     | single-file ext point   | review         |
+| SC-9  | All hint copy is plain language ("5 evidence packs expire in 7 days") — no jargon                         | copy review                     | no raw metric names     | review         |
+| SC-10 | svelte-check 0/0; smoke matrix green                                                                      | CI                              | 0/0 + 3-OS pass         | CI             |
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- Don't replace InsightsRail tabs — hints sit ABOVE the rail as a separate banner.
+- Don't notify (browser notification) — those are F12; hints are passive in-page only.
+- Don't auto-mutate the workspace ("auto-fix this" buttons) — every action is a CLI hint or a link.
+- Don't make hints AI-generated — heuristic rules first; AI hint-generation is a separate future feature.
+
+## Functional Requirements
+
+| ID     | Category      | Priority | Requirement                                                                                                                                                 | Acceptance           |
+| ------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | ------------- |
+| FR-001 | Core          | Must     | Hints panel appears above HealthBar; collapsible (collapsed state persisted)                                                                                | DOM check            |
+| FR-002 | Core          | Must     | Top 3 hints by severity × recency shown by default                                                                                                          | unit test on ranking |
+| FR-003 | Core          | Must     | Each hint has: severity icon (⚠/💡/📈), 1-sentence text, action (link / CLI cmd), dismiss ×                                                                | DOM check            |
+| FR-004 | Core          | Must     | At least 8 hint rules: stale-spike, low-r_eff-critical, valid-until-imminent, blind-spot-new, orphan-detected, draft-too-old, velocity-drop, cycle-detected | code review          |
+| FR-005 | Core          | Must     | Rules live in single `hint-rules.ts` with consistent shape                                                                                                  | code review          |
+| FR-006 | Core          | Must     | Pure function `computeHints(state) → Hint[]` ranked, dedupe-aware                                                                                           | unit test            |
+| FR-007 | UX            | Should   | "Snooze 1d" / "Snooze 1w" / "Dismiss" options per hint                                                                                                      | DOM                  |
+| FR-008 | UX            | Should   | Snoozed hints persist in localStorage, auto-resurface after TTL                                                                                             | localStorage check   |
+| FR-009 | UX            | Should   | "Hide all hints" master toggle in HealthBar                                                                                                                 | toggle present       |
+| FR-010 | UX            | Could    | Per-rule severity threshold configurable via `forgeplan-web.json`                                                                                           | config read          | config-driven |
+| FR-011 | A11y          | Must     | aria-live "polite" mirror of new hints for screen readers                                                                                                   | DOM check            |
+| FR-012 | Documentation | Should   | CHANGELOG + small docs page describing all rules                                                                                                            | grep + docs review   |
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+
+| ID      | Category           | Requirement                                             | Metric      | Method    |
+| ------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --------- |
+| NFR-001 | Performance        | `computeHints` runs ≤ 30ms on N=300                     | timing test | unit test |
+| NFR-002 | Bundle             | Engine + UI ≤ 12 KB gzip                                | dist diff   | shell     |
+| NFR-003 | Determinism        | Same workspace state → same hints in same order         | unit test   | vitest    |
+| NFR-004 | A11y               | aria-live polite + dismiss button keyboard accessible   | manual      | manual    |
+| NFR-005 | Localization-ready | All copy strings centralized in one map for future i18n | code review | review    |
+
+## Affected Files
+
+- `template/src/widgets/hints/lib/hint-rules.ts` (new — 8+ rule definitions)
+- `template/src/widgets/hints/lib/hint-rules.test.ts` (new)
+- `template/src/widgets/hints/lib/compute-hints.ts` (new — runner + ranker)
+- `template/src/widgets/hints/lib/compute-hints.test.ts` (new)
+- `template/src/widgets/hints/ui/HintsPanel.svelte` (new)
+- `template/src/widgets/hints/ui/HintCard.svelte` (new — single hint render)
+- `template/src/pages/home/ui/HomePage.svelte` (modified — embed HintsPanel above HealthBar)
+- `template/src/pages/home/lib/settings.ts` (modified — add `hintsHidden`, `hintsSnoozed: Record<string, number>`)
+- `CHANGELOG.md`
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation                                                              | Status           |
+| -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
+| RFC-010  | Architecture — rule DSL + ranking + snooze                            | planned          |
+| EVID-019 | Acceptance pack                                                       | planned          |
+| PRD-007  | Sibling — F12 push notifications (transition events vs current state) | already shipped  |
+| PRD-010  | F22 stats dashboard — same metrics surface                            | parallel feature |
+
+## Risks & Mitigations
+
+| ID  | Risk                                                                                    | Prob   | Impact | Mitigation                                                                                  |
+| --- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| R-1 | Hint fatigue — too many hints, user starts dismissing en masse                          | High   | High   | Cap at 3 visible by default; "Hide all hints" toggle; tune thresholds with dogfood feedback |
+| R-2 | Hint copy comes off as condescending / annoying                                         | Medium | Medium | Copy review checklist: factual, neutral tone, no exclamation marks, no "Hey!"               |
+| R-3 | Hints tied to internal jargon (R_eff, blind_spot) confuse non-author users              | High   | Medium | NFR-005 + copy review: "5 weak-evidence decisions" not "5 R_eff < 0.3"                      |
+| R-4 | Per-rule false positives (e.g. "draft-too-old" misfires for legit long-running designs) | Medium | Medium | Make threshold per-rule configurable (FR-010); document defaults                            |
+| R-5 | Rules order/priority becomes a maintenance burden                                       | Low    | Low    | Single file `hint-rules.ts`; tests assert order stability for fixture inputs                |
+
+
+
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: PRD-012
+kind: prd
+last_modified_at: 2026-05-06T16:19:18.515494+00:00
+last_modified_by: claude-code/2.1.131
+status: draft
+title: Display forgeplan CLI + web versions in UI footer
+---
+
+---
+id: PRD-012
+title: "Display forgeplan CLI + web versions in UI footer"
+status: Draft
+created: 2026-05-06
+updated: 2026-05-06
+priority: P3
+depth: standard
+domain: general
+projectType: web_app
+---
+
+# PRD-012: Display forgeplan CLI + web versions in UI footer
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+### Vision
+
+Render the running forgeplan CLI version and the @forgeplan/web package
+version as a small unobtrusive label in the bottom-left corner of the
+graph UI, so any user (or screenshot) immediately reveals which exact
+toolchain produced the view.
+
+### Problem
+
+The viewer renders a graph derived from the host's `forgeplan` CLI but
+shows nothing about which CLI version actually produced the JSON. When a
+user files a bug ("graph shows nothing", "list endpoint 500s"), there is
+no way to tell, from a screenshot or pasted URL, which CLI build is
+running on their machine — schema/CLI mismatches between web 0.1.x and
+forgeplan 0.27.x are diagnosed by hand. The package's own version is
+similarly invisible after `npx @forgeplan/web init`.
+
+**Impact**: every bug report needs a clarifying round-trip
+("`forgeplan --version`?", "what's in `.forgeplan-web/package.json`?")
+before triage can start; documentation screenshots have no proof of
+which release they were taken on.
+
+### Target Users
+
+| Персона | Описание | Ключевая боль |
+|---------|----------|---------------|
+| forgeplan-web user | Engineer using `npx @forgeplan/web start` to inspect their workspace | "Is this UI bug fixed in latest? Am I on a stale CLI?" |
+| Maintainer / triager | Repo maintainer reading bug reports, screenshots | Cannot infer CLI/web version from a screenshot — must ask |
+
+### Differentiators
+
+- Versions are rendered live from the actual installed binaries, not
+  baked at the time of a doc build, so the label cannot drift from
+  reality.
+
+---
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+| ID | Criterion | Metric | Current | Target | Timeframe | How to Measure |
+|----|-----------|--------|---------|--------|-----------|----------------|
+| SC-1 | Version label visible on every page render | Label present in DOM at viewport bottom-left | Not present | Present on `/` | This PR | Manual smoke test (vite dev) |
+| SC-2 | Both versions resolved (web + CLI), no spinner left | DOM text matches `^web v\d+\.\d+\.\d+ · cli v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$` (or `· cli ?` if CLI lookup fails) | n/a | Pattern matches within 2s | This PR | `node scripts/smoke.mjs` extension hits `/api/version` and asserts shape |
+
+---
+
+## Product Scope
+
+### MVP (In-Scope)
+
+- A new `GET /api/version` endpoint that returns `{ web: string, cli: string | null }`.
+- `getForgeplanVersion()` helper in `template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts`
+  that spawns `forgeplan --version`, parses `forgeplan X.Y.Z`, caches the
+  result for the process lifetime.
+- `__FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__` constant injected by Vite from
+  `template/package.json#version` so the web version is known without
+  runtime I/O.
+- Small `version-footer` widget (FSD widget layer) rendered inside
+  `HomePage`, fixed to bottom-left, monospace, low-contrast.
+- The CLI version may be `null` if the CLI is missing, errors, or the
+  output cannot be parsed — the UI renders `cli ?` rather than failing.
+
+### Out of Scope
+
+- Telemetry / phone-home reporting of versions.
+- Showing forgeplan-web build commit/SHA (only the package version).
+- A "check for update" prompt or comparison against a remote registry.
+- Surfacing versions of any other binary in the user's PATH.
+
+### Growth Vision
+
+- Could be extended to display a "stale" badge if the user's CLI is
+  older than the web client expects (requires a documented compat
+  matrix — explicit follow-up, not in this PR).
+
+---
+
+## User Journeys
+
+### Journey 1: forgeplan-web user — "is my CLI even running?"
+
+**Цель пользователя**: confirm at a glance that `forgeplan` is reachable
+and at what version.
+
+| Шаг | Действие пользователя | Ответ системы | Заметки |
+|-----|----------------------|---------------|---------|
+| 1 | Runs `npx @forgeplan/web start` and opens `http://127.0.0.1:5173/` | Graph renders | unchanged |
+| 2 | Glances at bottom-left | Sees `web v0.1.11 · cli v0.27.0` | new |
+| 3 | If CLI is missing | Sees `web v0.1.11 · cli ?`, no error toast | degrades gracefully |
+
+**Результат**: user knows both versions without opening DevTools or a terminal.
+
+### Journey 2: Maintainer — bug triage from screenshot
+
+**Цель пользователя**: identify the toolchain version in a user-supplied screenshot.
+
+| Шаг | Действие пользователя | Ответ системы | Заметки |
+|-----|----------------------|---------------|---------|
+| 1 | Opens issue with screenshot of UI | n/a | — |
+| 2 | Reads the bottom-left label | Confirms exact `web` and `cli` versions | no ping-pong needed |
+
+**Результат**: triage starts with versions known.
+
+---
+
+## Functional Requirements
+
+| ID | Category | Priority | Requirement | Journey |
+|----|----------|----------|-------------|---------|
+| FR-001 | Core | Must | User can read the @forgeplan/web package version in the UI without opening DevTools | Journey 1 |
+| FR-002 | Core | Must | User can read the host forgeplan CLI version in the UI without running a terminal command | Journey 1 |
+| FR-003 | Reliability | Must | UI degrades to a placeholder (`?`) when CLI version lookup fails, with no error toast and no broken layout | Journey 1 |
+| FR-004 | Performance | Should | Version label appears within 2 seconds of first paint | Journey 1 |
+| FR-005 | Accessibility | Should | Label is announced as `forgeplan-web version 0.1.11, forgeplan CLI version 0.27.0` to screen readers | Journey 2 |
+
+---
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+
+| ID | Category | Requirement | Metric | Condition | Measurement |
+|----|----------|-------------|--------|-----------|-------------|
+| NFR-001 | Performance | `/api/version` shall respond | < 200 ms p95 | After first call (cached) | Smoke test instrumentation |
+| NFR-002 | Reliability | CLI version cache shall not stale across CLI replacement | n/a — process restart on `start` resets cache | Per process | Manual (kill + restart server) |
+| NFR-003 | Security | Endpoint shall not accept input parameters | 0 accepted query params | All requests | Code review of `+server.ts` |
+| NFR-004 | Layout | Footer shall not overlap interactive UI | 0 click-blocking events on the area covered by the footer in any viewport ≥ 1024×768 | All viewports ≥ 1024×768 | Manual verification |
+
+---
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+### AC-1: happy path
+
+```gherkin
+Given a workspace with a working `forgeplan` CLI on PATH
+When the user opens `/`
+Then the bottom-left footer shows `web v<semver> · cli v<semver>`
+And both segments resolve within 2 seconds.
+```
+
+### AC-2: missing CLI
+
+```gherkin
+Given `FORGEPLAN_BIN` points to a non-existent path
+When the user opens `/`
+Then the footer shows `web v<semver> · cli ?`
+And no error toast is rendered
+And the rest of the page still loads.
+```
+
+---
+
+## Dependencies
+
+| Dependency | Type | Status | Owner |
+|-----------|------|--------|-------|
+| `forgeplan --version` flag stable across 0.27.x | External | Stable (verified manually) | forgeplan upstream |
+
+## Risks & Mitigations
+
+| ID | Risk | Probability | Impact | Mitigation | Owner |
+|----|------|-------------|--------|------------|-------|
+| R-1 | `forgeplan --version` output format changes (e.g. JSON-only) | Low | Low | Permissive parser: regex on `\d+\.\d+\.\d+`; fall back to `null` | this PR |
+| R-2 | New endpoint widens the read-only proxy surface and contradicts rule 22 | Low | Medium | Update rule 22 in same PR to call out `--version` flag, keep subcommand allow-list closed | this PR |
+
+---
+
+## Affected Files
+
+- `template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts` — add `getForgeplanVersion()` cache
+- `template/src/routes/api/version/+server.ts` — new GET endpoint
+- `template/src/widgets/version-footer/` — new FSD widget
+- `template/src/pages/home/ui/HomePage.svelte` — render the footer
+- `template/vite.config.ts` — inject `__FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__`
+- `template/src/app.d.ts` — declare ambient global
+- `.claude/rules/22-readonly-proxy.md` — clarify `--version` flag handling
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation | Status |
+|----------|----------|--------|
+| RFC-011 | Implementation approach | draft |
+| EVID-XXX | Smoke test confirming endpoint shape and footer render | tbd |
+
+
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: PRD-013
+kind: prd
+last_modified_at: 2026-05-06T16:49:09.687333+00:00
+last_modified_by: claude-code/2.1.131
+status: draft
+title: Shared UI primitives + npm update notification
+---
+
+---
+id: PRD-013
+title: "Shared UI primitives + npm update notification"
+status: Draft
+author: claude-code
+created: 2026-05-06
+updated: 2026-05-06
+priority: P1
+depth: standard
+domain: general
+projectType: web_app
+stepsCompleted: []
+---
+
+# PRD-013: Shared UI primitives + npm update notification
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+### Vision
+
+Establish a minimal but reusable shared UI layer (Button, Code-with-copy,
+Dialog) and a programmatic ModalManager so widgets can open dialogs without
+manually mounting a component each time, then leverage that layer to surface
+an "Update available" affordance in the version footer when a newer
+`@forgeplan/web` is published on npm.
+
+### Problem
+
+Two coupled gaps in the current `template/`:
+
+1. There are no shared UI primitives. Every widget that needs a button, code
+   block, or dialog has to roll its own markup and CSS. There is no
+   programmatic way to open a modal — components must be instantiated and
+   mounted by every caller, which discourages reuse and bloats widget code.
+2. Users have no way to learn that a newer `@forgeplan/web` is available.
+   The footer shows the running version but the user must check npm
+   manually. As a result, scaffolds drift behind the latest release for
+   weeks; bug fixes shipped in newer versions never reach users.
+
+**Impact**: New widgets needing a dialog (this PRD's update notice, plus
+future settings/help modals) duplicate boilerplate. Stale `.forgeplan-web/`
+installs miss CLI-CLI compatibility fixes and feature additions.
+
+### Target Users
+
+| Persona            | Description                                        | Key pain                                                                 |
+| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| Forgeplan author   | Engineer running `npx @forgeplan/web start` daily | Doesn't know an update is available; widget code reinvents UI primitives |
+| Template developer | Maintainer adding new widgets to `template/`       | No shared Button/Dialog → reinvents markup, no consistent styling        |
+
+### Differentiators
+
+- ModalManager is a programmatic, single-mount-point API (`modalManager.open(Component, props)`),
+  not a per-widget mount.
+- Update check is read-only (HEAD/GET against npm registry), bounded
+  in frequency, and never auto-mutates the host. Manual update remains the
+  only path that touches `.forgeplan-web/`.
+
+---
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+| ID   | Criterion                                                                                                    | Metric                                                | Current      | Target       | Timeframe       | How to Measure                                  |
+| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| SC-1 | Shared UI primitives Button/Code/Dialog exist under `template/src/shared/ui/` and are imported by ≥1 widget  | Files exist + 1 widget imports                        | 0 primitives | 3 primitives | This PR         | `ls template/src/shared/ui/` + grep for imports |
+| SC-2 | Modal can be opened without mounting in caller — single `ModalRoot` mounted in root layout                   | Caller line count to open a dialog                    | N/A          | ≤ 3 lines    | This PR         | Code review                                     |
+| SC-3 | When a newer `@forgeplan/web` is published, the user sees an Update affordance within ≤ 30 minutes           | Time-to-notice from npm publish                       | ∞ (never)    | ≤ 30 min     | First polled tick post-publish | Manual: bump local pkg version, wait, observe footer |
+| SC-4 | Update dialog shows current → latest and a copyable command; clicking copy writes the command to clipboard   | Functional behaviour                                  | N/A          | Pass         | This PR         | Manual smoke in browser                         |
+| SC-5 | npm-registry endpoint stays read-only and respects in-process concurrency cap                                | Endpoint method + spawn count                         | N/A          | GET-only     | This PR         | Code review + `grep -RIn POST template/src/routes/api/update-check` returns 0 hits |
+
+---
+
+## Product Scope
+
+### MVP (In-Scope)
+
+- `template/src/shared/ui/button/Button.svelte` — variants `primary`,
+  `secondary`, `ghost`; sizes `sm`, `md`; disabled state.
+- `template/src/shared/ui/code/Code.svelte` — monospaced block with a copy
+  button; uses `navigator.clipboard.writeText` (with a textarea fallback for
+  insecure contexts that block the Clipboard API).
+- `template/src/shared/ui/dialog/Dialog.svelte` — wraps `<dialog>`
+  (HTMLDialogElement) with title, body slot, footer slot, close button,
+  ESC-to-close, scrim click to dismiss (toggleable per call).
+- `template/src/shared/ui/modal/modalManager.svelte.ts` — exposes
+  `modalManager.open(component, props?)` returning a Promise that resolves
+  on close with optional return value; `modalManager.close(id?)`.
+- `template/src/shared/ui/modal/ModalRoot.svelte` — single mount point
+  rendered once in `+layout.svelte`; iterates over `modalManager.stack`.
+- `template/src/routes/api/update-check/+server.ts` — fetches
+  `https://registry.npmjs.org/@forgeplan/web/latest` via Node `fetch`,
+  returns `{ ok, data: { current, latest, hasUpdate } }`.
+- Update poller — runs once at app mount, then every 30 min; shared
+  `createPoller` reused with `intervalMs: 1_800_000`.
+- `UpdateButton` displayed above the version footer when `hasUpdate`;
+  click opens an `UpdateDialog` via modalManager.
+- Documentation file describing modalManager usage (
+  `template/src/shared/ui/modal/README.md`).
+- Rule 22 amended to allow flag-only `--version` AND a single
+  non-forgeplan read-only endpoint (`/api/update-check`) hitting
+  `registry.npmjs.org`.
+
+### Out of Scope
+
+- Auto-update from the browser (clicking → `spawn npx @forgeplan/web update`).
+  Reason: rule 22 requires endpoints be read-only proxies; running `update`
+  mutates the host's `.forgeplan-web/` and would `rmSync` the very files
+  serving the request, crashing the running process. Out of scope for this
+  PR; revisit in a follow-up RFC if demand justifies the rule change.
+- Dependency on third-party libraries for clipboard, modal, or button
+  (would inflate `dist/node_modules/` and break rule 21 purity goals).
+- Toast / snackbar primitives (separate concern, not needed here).
+- Theme tokens beyond what already exists in `template/src/app/styles/app.css`.
+
+### Growth Vision
+
+- Confirm/Alert convenience wrappers around modalManager (`modalManager.confirm("...")`).
+- Settings dialog using the same modalManager.
+- A future RFC may revisit auto-update via a detached spawn that exits the
+  running server gracefully.
+
+---
+
+## User Journeys
+
+### Journey 1: Forgeplan author notices an update
+
+**Goal**: Discover that a newer `@forgeplan/web` is available and learn how to apply it.
+
+| Step | User action                                  | System response                                                                        | Notes |
+| ---- | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- |
+| 1    | Opens `http://127.0.0.1:5174` in a browser   | App polls `/api/update-check` once at mount                                            |       |
+| 2    | Server fetches npm registry, finds newer ver | Returns `{current: '0.1.11', latest: '0.1.12', hasUpdate: true}`                       |       |
+| 3    | UI shows a small "Update v0.1.12 →" button   | Button rendered above the version footer (same corner)                                 |       |
+| 4    | Clicks the button                            | modalManager opens UpdateDialog with current → latest + copyable `npx @forgeplan/web update` command |       |
+| 5    | Clicks "Copy" on the code block              | Command copied to clipboard; visual confirmation                                       |       |
+| 6    | Pastes in terminal, runs                     | Local `.forgeplan-web/` updated; user refreshes browser                                |       |
+
+**Outcome**: User upgrades within minutes of becoming aware.
+
+### Journey 2: Template developer opens a dialog
+
+**Goal**: Open a settings dialog without mounting a component in their widget.
+
+| Step | User action                                                                  | System response                                                |
+| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 1    | In a widget script: `import { modalManager } from '@/shared/ui/modal'`       | Type-checked import                                            |
+| 2    | Calls `await modalManager.open(SettingsDialog, { initialTab: 'theme' })`     | `ModalRoot` (mounted in `+layout.svelte`) renders the dialog   |
+| 3    | User dismisses; promise resolves                                             | Caller receives optional return value                          |
+
+**Outcome**: Caller adds 3 lines, no per-widget `<SettingsDialog>` markup.
+
+---
+
+## Functional Requirements
+
+| ID     | Category     | Priority | Requirement                                                                                                                                | Journey   |
+| ------ | ------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------- |
+| FR-001 | UI           | Must     | Template developer can render a button via a single shared component supporting at least 3 visual variants and disabled state              | Journey 2 |
+| FR-002 | UI           | Must     | Template developer can render a copyable code block via a single shared component; the copy button writes the rendered text to clipboard   | Journey 1 |
+| FR-003 | UI           | Must     | Template developer can render a dialog with title, body, footer, ESC-close, and scrim-click-to-close (toggleable) via one shared component | Journey 2 |
+| FR-004 | UI           | Must     | Template developer can open a modal programmatically by calling a single API method that takes a component and optional props              | Journey 2 |
+| FR-005 | UI           | Must     | Forgeplan author can see at most one Update affordance when a newer package version is published; affordance is hidden otherwise           | Journey 1 |
+| FR-006 | Integration  | Must     | Forgeplan author can read current and latest version side-by-side in the update dialog                                                     | Journey 1 |
+| FR-007 | Integration  | Must     | Forgeplan author can copy the manual update command to clipboard with one click                                                            | Journey 1 |
+| FR-008 | Polling      | Must     | System polls the registry once at app mount and at most once every 30 minutes thereafter while the tab is open                             | Journey 1 |
+| FR-009 | Security     | Must     | System shall not mutate the host filesystem from any /api/update-check endpoint                                                            | Journey 1 |
+| FR-010 | UX           | Should   | Template developer can stack modals (open from inside a modal) without losing the underlying one                                           | Journey 2 |
+| FR-011 | UX           | Should   | Forgeplan author can dismiss the update affordance for the session without losing the dialog content                                       | Journey 1 |
+| FR-012 | Docs         | Should   | Template developer can find a one-page how-to for modalManager in the repo                                                                 | Journey 2 |
+
+---
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+
+| ID      | Category      | Requirement                                                                                                  | Metric                  | Condition                                | Measurement                                                                  |
+| ------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| NFR-001 | Performance   | System shall respond to /api/update-check                                                                    | < 500ms p95             | Cold cache, single client                | Manual timing during smoke test                                              |
+| NFR-002 | Resilience    | System shall return `{ok: false, error}` when the registry is unreachable, never throw an unhandled rejection | No 500s                 | Network error, DNS error, non-2xx status | curl -s /api/update-check after disabling network                            |
+| NFR-003 | Security      | System shall not pass user input to spawn or fetch URL construction                                          | Static URL, no spawn    | All requests                             | Code review: URL is a string literal, no `spawn` in update-check route       |
+| NFR-004 | Bundle        | System shall add zero new runtime npm dependencies to `template/package.json`                                | Diff in `dependencies`  | Post-merge                               | `git diff main -- template/package.json`                                     |
+| NFR-005 | Compatibility | System shall continue to work when registry returns no `latest` dist-tag (returns hasUpdate: false)          | Graceful degradation    | npm metadata edge case                   | Stub fetch with empty `dist-tags`                                            |
+
+---
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+### AC-1: Update available — sticker shown
+
+```gherkin
+Given the npm registry has @forgeplan/web@0.1.12 as latest dist-tag
+And   the running scaffold reports __FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__ === "0.1.11"
+When  the SvelteKit app polls /api/update-check
+Then  the response contains hasUpdate: true and latest: "0.1.12"
+And   the UpdateButton renders above the version footer
+```
+
+### AC-2: No update — sticker hidden
+
+```gherkin
+Given the npm registry latest dist-tag matches __FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__
+When  the app polls /api/update-check
+Then  the response contains hasUpdate: false
+And   no UpdateButton is rendered
+```
+
+### AC-3: Update dialog flow
+
+```gherkin
+Given hasUpdate is true
+When  the user clicks the UpdateButton
+Then  modalManager opens an UpdateDialog containing:
+  - the current version (0.1.11) and latest version (0.1.12)
+  - a Code component with the literal text "npx @forgeplan/web update"
+  - a Copy action that writes that command to clipboard
+```
+
+### AC-4: Registry unreachable
+
+```gherkin
+Given the npm registry is unreachable (DNS fail or non-2xx)
+When  the app polls /api/update-check
+Then  the endpoint returns { ok: false, error: "<message>" } with HTTP 200
+And   no UpdateButton is rendered
+And   the Svelte console logs no unhandled error
+```
+
+### AC-5: ModalManager API
+
+```gherkin
+Given a Svelte component MyDialog
+When  a caller invokes modalManager.open(MyDialog, { foo: "bar" })
+Then  the dialog appears in ModalRoot
+And   the call returns a Promise that resolves when the dialog closes
+```
+
+---
+
+## Dependencies
+
+| Dependency                              | Type     | Status | Owner       |
+| --------------------------------------- | -------- | ------ | ----------- |
+| Existing `runForgeplan` server module   | Internal | Ready  | this repo   |
+| `__FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__` Vite define | Internal | Ready  | this repo   |
+| `registry.npmjs.org` HTTPS              | External | Ready  | npm Inc.    |
+| Rule 22 amendment                       | Internal | This PR | this repo   |
+
+---
+
+## Risks & Mitigations
+
+| ID  | Risk                                                                                                              | Probability | Impact | Mitigation                                                                                                | Owner     |
+| --- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
+| R-1 | npm registry rate-limits or returns 429                                                                           | Low         | Low    | 30-minute polling interval + graceful `hasUpdate: false` on non-2xx; cache result per server process      | this repo |
+| R-2 | navigator.clipboard fails on insecure context (older Safari)                                                      | Medium      | Low    | Fallback to a hidden `<textarea>` + `document.execCommand('copy')`; show a hint if fallback also fails    | this repo |
+| R-3 | ModalManager memory leak — components added but never released                                                    | Medium      | Medium | Close removes from store; component instances destroyed when stack item removed (Svelte handles unmount)  | this repo |
+| R-4 | Rule 22 amendment opens the door to future mutation endpoints                                                     | Medium      | Medium | Amendment names exactly one URL (`/api/update-check`) and one host (`registry.npmjs.org`), GET-only       | this repo |
+| R-5 | Auto-update follow-up implementation tries to `spawn` from the running process and crashes mid-request            | Low         | Medium | Out of scope for this PR; explicit Out-of-Scope clause + dialog wording sets expectation for manual run   | this repo |
+
+---
+
+## Affected Files
+
+- `template/src/shared/ui/**` (new)
+- `template/src/widgets/version-footer/**` (modified)
+- `template/src/routes/api/update-check/+server.ts` (new)
+- `template/src/routes/+layout.svelte` (mount ModalRoot)
+- `.claude/rules/22-readonly-proxy.md` (amend allow-list)
+- `.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-012-*.md` (new)
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation             | Status |
+| -------- | -------------------- | ------ |
+| RFC-012  | Architecture proposal | Draft (this PR) |
+| EVID-017 | Smoke + svelte-check | This PR |
+
+---
+
+> **Next step**: validate PRD-013 → create RFC-012.
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: PRD-014
+kind: prd
+status: active
+title: Reduce dist/ size by bundling server with esbuild
+---
+
+---
+id: PRD-014
+title: "Reduce dist/ size by bundling server with esbuild"
+status: Draft
+author: nikitafedorovvvvv@gmail.com
+created: 2026-05-06
+updated: 2026-05-06
+priority: P2
+depth: standard
+domain: general
+projectType: cli_tool
+stepsCompleted: []
+---
+
+# PRD-014: Reduce dist/ size by bundling server with esbuild
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+### Vision
+
+Сократить вес опубликованного npm-пакета `@forgeplan/web` так, чтобы `npx @forgeplan/web init` копировал в `.forgeplan-web/` единичный файл сервера + статику, а не дерево из 48 npm-пакетов.
+
+### Problem
+
+Сейчас `dist/` весит **14M**, из которых **12M (≈86%)** — `dist/node_modules/`, накаченный `npm install --omit=dev` после `vite build`. Из 48 пакетов в `dist/node_modules/` ≈2.7M занимают компилятор-онли зависимости svelte (`acorn`, `aria-query`, `axobject-query`, `magic-string`, `esrap`, `zimmerframe`, `is-reference`, `locate-character`, `@jridgewell/*`), которые в runtime не нужны: `vite build` уже отработал, `.svelte`-файлы скомпилированы.
+
+**Impact**:
+
+- Пользователь скачивает «лишних» ~10M+ при каждом `npx @forgeplan/web init`.
+- Каждый `init` копирует ~12K файлов в `.forgeplan-web/node_modules/` вместо ~5–10 (single bundle + статика).
+- npm tarball на сервере хранит/раздаёт лишний вес каждой версии.
+
+### Target Users
+
+| Персона | Описание | Ключевая боль |
+|---------|----------|---------------|
+| Forgeplan-юзер с slow link | Запускает `npx @forgeplan/web init` в чужой/CI среде | Долгая загрузка tarball, потом долгий `cp -r` 12K файлов |
+| Maintainer пакета | Публикует релизы | Tarball-size badges и `npm publish` стоимость |
+
+### Differentiators
+
+- Решение не требует менять SvelteKit / adapter-node / vite config — это пост-процесс на artefact-этапе.
+- Reversible: при необходимости можно вернуть `npm install --omit=dev` пайплайн без изменений в host-API.
+- Не затрагивает `bin/` zero-deps инвариант (rule 23) — esbuild тут build-time tool.
+
+---
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+| ID | Criterion | Metric | Current | Target | Timeframe | How to Measure |
+|----|-----------|--------|---------|--------|-----------|----------------|
+| SC-1 | `dist/` ужимается ≥5× | `du -sh dist/` | 14M | ≤3M | до merge в main | `du -sh dist/` после `npm run build` |
+| SC-2 | `dist/node_modules/` отсутствует | существование пути | exists (12M) | пути нет | до merge в main | `! test -d dist/node_modules` |
+| SC-3 | Smoke `init` + `start` + 3 endpoint'а проходят | exit-codes + HTTP | новый функционал | 3/3 200 | до merge в main | `node scripts/smoke.mjs` или ручной curl |
+| SC-4 | Holistic функциональный паритет | все `/api/*` отвечают как раньше | 100% | 100% | до merge в main | сравнение envelope shape вручную/тестами |
+
+---
+
+## Product Scope
+
+### MVP (In-Scope)
+
+- Замена `installRuntimeDeps()` в `scripts/build.mjs` на `bundleServer()` шаг через esbuild.
+- Бандл `template/build/index.js` → `dist/index.bundled.mjs` (или сохранить имя `index.js` для обратной совместимости в bin script).
+- Сохранение `client/`, `env.js`, `forgeplan-web-build.json`, `package.json` в `dist/` без изменений.
+- Удаление шага `npm install --omit=dev` из build pipeline.
+- Обновление `.claude/rules/21-template-purity.md`, `23-bin-zero-deps.md`, CLAUDE.md и README раздел про `dist/` shape.
+
+### Out of Scope
+
+- Минификация бандла (читабельность stack traces важнее).
+- Замена adapter-node на custom adapter.
+- Уменьшение `client/` (статика — отдельная задача).
+- Дроп `env.js` (динамический import от SvelteKit, не бандлится).
+
+### Growth Vision
+
+- Опционально: `--sourcemap=external` + публикация `.map` рядом с бандлом для лучших stack traces (если кейсы появятся).
+- Опционально: tree-shake d3-* подмодулей внутри бандла (д3 берётся только частично).
+
+---
+
+## User Journeys
+
+### Journey 1: Forgeplan-юзер запускает `npx @forgeplan/web init` в чистом проекте
+
+**Цель пользователя**: получить рабочий веб-просмотрщик `.forgeplan/` workspace'а.
+
+| Шаг | Действие пользователя | Ответ системы | Заметки |
+|-----|----------------------|---------------|---------|
+| 1 | `npx @forgeplan/web init` | Копирует `dist/` → `.forgeplan-web/` за <1s | tarball ≤3M, copy ≤200 файлов |
+| 2 | `npx @forgeplan/web start` | `node .forgeplan-web/index.js` биндится на 127.0.0.1:5174 | Bundle загружается ~50–100ms |
+| 3 | Открывает `http://127.0.0.1:5174` | UI с force-graph, `/api/*` отвечают | Все endpoints как раньше |
+
+**Результат**: рабочий веб-просмотрщик, без видимой пользователю разницы кроме скорости `init`.
+
+### Journey 2: Maintainer публикует релиз
+
+**Цель пользователя**: выкатить новую версию `@forgeplan/web`.
+
+| Шаг | Действие | Ответ системы | Заметки |
+|-----|----------|---------------|---------|
+| 1 | Тег + GitHub Release на `main` | `release.yml` запускает `npm publish` | `prepublishOnly` гонит `node scripts/build.mjs` |
+| 2 | `npm publish --provenance` | tarball ≤3M | сейчас ~14M |
+| 3 | npm registry показывает `unpacked size` | ~3M | сейчас ~14M |
+
+**Результат**: меньше нагрузки на registry CDN и пользовательский download.
+
+---
+
+## Functional Requirements
+
+| ID | Category | Priority | Requirement | Journey |
+|----|----------|----------|-------------|---------|
+| FR-001 | Core | Must | Build pipeline can produce a `dist/` без `node_modules/`, weighing ≤3M total | Journey 2 |
+| FR-002 | Core | Must | `npx @forgeplan/web init -y` can copy the new shape into `.forgeplan-web/` без потери функциональности | Journey 1 |
+| FR-003 | Core | Must | `npx @forgeplan/web start` can launch and serve on the configured PORT/HOST | Journey 1 |
+| FR-004 | Core | Must | Все read-only endpoints `/api/*` (`list`, `health`, `graph`, `version`, `update-check`, `tree`, `score`, `journal`, `blindspots`, `claims`, `stale`, `log`, `order`, `blocked`, `get`) can respond с тем же envelope shape, что и до изменения | Journey 1 |
+| FR-005 | Build | Must | Build pipeline can ensure `dist/env.js` сохранён рядом с бандлом (динамический import SvelteKit) | Journey 1 |
+| FR-006 | Build | Should | Build pipeline can fail loudly if esbuild produces warnings/errors | Journey 2 |
+| FR-007 | Docs | Must | Project docs (CLAUDE.md, rules 21/23, README) describe new `dist/` shape (single bundle, no `node_modules/`) | Journey 2 |
+
+---
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+
+| ID | Category | Requirement | Metric | Condition | Measurement |
+|----|----------|-------------|--------|-----------|-------------|
+| NFR-001 | Performance | Build pipeline shall complete | ≤30s on dev laptop | Cold cache (`vite build` + esbuild bundle) | `time npm run build` |
+| NFR-002 | Size | `dist/` total shall be | ≤3M | After successful build | `du -sh dist/` |
+| NFR-003 | Compatibility | Bundled server shall start under | Node ≥20.19 / 22.12 | Per `package.json#engines` | `node dist/index.js` exit + HTTP 200 |
+| NFR-004 | Security | Build pipeline shall preserve | `--ignore-scripts` invariant | Transitive deps must not run lifecycle scripts (CWE-1357) | Audit `scripts/build.mjs` |
+| NFR-005 | Reproducibility | Build shall be deterministic | Same SHA256 of `index.bundled.mjs` | Same lockfile + same Node version | `shasum dist/index.js` between runs |
+
+---
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+### AC-1: Single-file server bundle starts and responds
+
+```gherkin
+Given чистая директория /tmp/scratch с пустой `.forgeplan/`
+And  npm run build только что завершился успешно
+When `node /path/to/forgeplan-web/bin/forgeplan-web.mjs init -y --force` в /tmp/scratch
+And  затем `node /path/to/forgeplan-web/bin/forgeplan-web.mjs start &`
+And  curl http://127.0.0.1:5174/api/version
+Then HTTP 200
+And  body содержит `{"ok":true,"data":{"web":"...","cli":"..."}}`
+```
+
+### AC-2: dist/ не содержит node_modules
+
+```gherkin
+Given npm run build завершился успешно
+When `du -sh dist/` и `test -d dist/node_modules`
+Then du-sh показывает ≤3M
+And  test -d возвращает exit-code != 0
+```
+
+### AC-3: SSR не сломан (графовая страница рендерится)
+
+```gherkin
+Given сервер запущен против реального workspace (этого репо)
+When  curl http://127.0.0.1:5174/
+Then  HTTP 200
+And   body содержит `<!doctype html>` и хотя бы один `<script type="module"`
+```
+
+### AC-4: env vars пробрасываются
+
+```gherkin
+Given сервер запущен с FORGEPLAN_BIN=/custom/path/forgeplan
+When сервер шеллит `forgeplan list --json`
+Then используется именно /custom/path/forgeplan, а не дефолтный из PATH
+```
+
+---
+
+## Dependencies
+
+| Dependency | Type | Status | Owner |
+|-----------|------|--------|-------|
+| esbuild ≥0.24 | Build-tool | Available | npm |
+| @sveltejs/kit ≥2.59 | Framework | Already in template | local |
+| @sveltejs/adapter-node ≥5.5 | Adapter | Already in template | local |
+
+---
+
+## Risks & Mitigations
+
+| ID | Risk | Probability | Impact | Mitigation | Owner |
+|----|------|-------------|--------|------------|-------|
+| R-1 | esbuild не инлайнит динамический import `env.js` | High | Medium | Сохранять `env.js` рядом с бандлом явно в build-скрипте | Build pipeline |
+| R-2 | Будущая версия SvelteKit добавит новые dynamic chunks | Low | High | В build-скрипт добавить ассерт «после bundle никаких импортов в `dist/server/chunks/*` нет» | Build pipeline |
+| R-3 | esbuild ломает CJS-only пакет (например, `cookie`) | Low | Medium | Проверить smoke-тест после bundle; в крайнем случае использовать `--external` для проблемных пакетов | Build pipeline |
+| R-4 | Stack traces после bundle менее читаемы | Medium | Low | Опц. external sourcemap (`--sourcemap=external`) если кейсы появятся | Build pipeline |
+| R-5 | esbuild в `prepublishOnly` тянется на CI/CD как новая зависимость | Low | Low | Pin major version в `devDependencies` | Build pipeline |
+| R-6 | rules 21, 23 содержат описания старого `dist/` shape | High | Low | Обновить тексты правил вместе с PR | Docs |
+
+---
+
+## Affected Files
+
+- `scripts/build.mjs` — добавить `bundleServer()`, удалить `installRuntimeDeps()`
+- `package.json` (root) — добавить `esbuild` в `devDependencies`
+- `dist/` — выходной артефакт (генерируется, не commit)
+- `.claude/rules/21-template-purity.md` — обновить описание `dist/` shape
+- `.claude/rules/23-bin-zero-deps.md` — обновить замечание про `dist/node_modules/`
+- `CLAUDE.md` — обновить параграф про architecture in one paragraph + repo layout
+- `README.md` — если упоминает размер/шейп, синхронизовать
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation | Status |
+|----------|----------|--------|
+| RFC-013 | Implementation plan (esbuild bundle approach) | tbd |
+| ADR-001 | Original `dist/` host-isolation decision | active (will get amendment via this PRD's RFC) |
+
+---
+
+> **Next step**: создать RFC-013 с архитектурой бандла + эджкейсами.
+
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: PRD-015
+kind: prd
+status: active
+title: Light theme + theme toggle for SvelteKit UI
+---
+
+# PRD-015: Light theme + theme toggle for SvelteKit UI
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+### Vision
+
+Make the `.forgeplan-web/` viewer comfortable to read on bright displays
+by shipping a light theme alongside the existing dark theme, with a
+user-controlled toggle that respects the OS preference by default.
+
+### Problem
+
+The SvelteKit viewer is currently dark-only (`color-scheme: dark` in
+`template/src/app/styles/app.css`). Users running their OS in light mode,
+or projecting on screens in lit rooms, get an out-of-context dark UI
+that does not match the marketing site's light cream/beige aesthetic
+(see `forgeplan.dev`).
+
+**Impact**: viewer feels off-brand vs. `forgeplan.dev`; readability
+complaint surface; user explicitly requested it.
+
+### Target Users
+
+| Persona | Description | Key pain |
+|---------|-------------|----------|
+| Forgeplan user (light-mode OS) | Runs `npx @forgeplan/web start` on a Mac/Linux/Windows in default light system theme | Viewer clashes with the rest of the desktop, hard to read in bright environments |
+| Brand-conscious operator | Demos the viewer in talks / docs alongside `forgeplan.dev` | Dark-only viewer breaks visual continuity with the cream-based marketing site |
+
+---
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+| ID   | Criterion                                       | Metric                                | Current | Target               | Timeframe       | How to measure                                          |
+|------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------|----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
+| SC-1 | Viewer supports light theme without dark-mode visual residue | hardcoded `rgba(255,255,255,*)` in `template/src` | many   | 0 (all via CSS vars) | this PR        | `grep -RIn "rgba(255, 255, 255" template/src` returns 0 |
+| SC-2 | Theme toggle persists across reloads             | localStorage round-trip               | n/a     | 100%                 | this PR         | Manual: choose Light → reload → still Light             |
+| SC-3 | Theme switch is flash-free                       | FOUC frames on first paint            | n/a     | 0                    | this PR         | Inline pre-paint script reads `localStorage` before SvelteKit hydrates |
+| SC-4 | OS preference is honoured by default              | `prefers-color-scheme: light` users get light  | n/a | 100%        | this PR         | Manual: set OS to light, clear storage, reload          |
+
+---
+
+## Product Scope
+
+### MVP (in-scope)
+
+- Single light palette derived from screenshots the user supplied
+  (cream/beige `#f4f1ea`-ish canvas, near-black text, brand orange
+  accent unchanged).
+- Tri-state toggle: `auto` (follow OS) | `light` | `dark`. Default `auto`.
+- Persist user choice in `localStorage` under `forgeplan-web.theme`.
+- Pre-paint init script in `app.html` so the first frame is correct
+  (no flash of wrong theme).
+- Toggle UI lives in the existing top header (`HealthBar`).
+- All graph views (Force, Tree, Radial, Lanes, Sankey, Sunburst,
+  Matrix) render correctly in both themes — no white-on-white or
+  black-on-black strokes.
+
+### Out of scope
+
+- Custom user-defined palettes.
+- High-contrast / accessibility-specific themes (separate concern).
+- Re-skinning the marketing site `forgeplan.dev` (different repo).
+- Touching `dist/` or `dist-experimental/` directly — those rebuild
+  from `template/`.
+
+### Growth
+
+- Per-component theme overrides.
+- Optional sepia / OLED-pure-black variants.
+
+---
+
+## User Journeys
+
+### Journey 1: Light-mode user starts the viewer
+
+**User goal**: comfortably read the artifact graph on a light desktop.
+
+| Step | User action                                                | System response                                                              |
+|------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 1    | Runs `npx @forgeplan/web start`, opens browser              | First paint shows light theme (OS preference detected via media query)       |
+| 2    | Notices toggle in top header                                | Toggle shows `auto` highlighted                                              |
+| 3    | Clicks `dark` to override                                    | UI repaints to dark theme; choice saved to localStorage                       |
+| 4    | Reloads page                                                | Dark theme applied before hydration; no flash                                |
+
+### Journey 2: Dark-mode user wants permanent dark
+
+**User goal**: keep dark theme forever even if OS toggles.
+
+| Step | User action          | System response                                  |
+|------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
+| 1    | Opens viewer (auto, dark) | Dark applied                                |
+| 2    | Clicks `dark` to lock | `auto` deselected; `dark` highlighted; saved      |
+| 3    | OS later switches to light | Viewer stays dark (explicit choice wins)    |
+
+---
+
+## Functional Requirements
+
+| ID     | Category | Priority | Requirement                                                                                | Journey   |
+|--------|----------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
+| FR-001 | Core     | Must     | User can switch the viewer between Light, Dark, and Auto from a control in the top header   | Journey 1 |
+| FR-002 | Core     | Must     | Viewer remembers the last explicit choice (Light or Dark) across page reloads               | Journey 2 |
+| FR-003 | Core     | Must     | When set to Auto, viewer follows the OS `prefers-color-scheme` and updates if it changes    | Journey 1 |
+| FR-004 | UX       | Must     | Viewer paints the correct theme on first frame (no flash of wrong theme)                    | Journey 1 |
+| FR-005 | UX       | Should   | Both themes render the artifact graph (all 8 view modes) with legible strokes and labels    | Journey 1 |
+
+---
+
+## Non-Functional Requirements
+
+| ID      | Category    | Requirement                                              | Metric                              | Condition                            | Measurement                          |
+|---------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
+| NFR-001 | Performance | Theme switch shall apply within one frame                | < 16ms                              | Switch on a 1k-node graph             | Manual visual / DevTools Performance |
+| NFR-002 | Compat      | No new runtime dependency added to `template/package.json` | 0 new entries                       | After feature lands                  | Diff inspection                      |
+| NFR-003 | Bundle      | Feature shall not grow `dist-experimental/index.js` by more than 5 kB | < 5 kB delta              | After `npm run build`                | `du -sh dist-experimental/index.js`  |
+
+---
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+### AC-1: Auto follows OS
+
+```gherkin
+Given the user has never explicitly chosen a theme
+And   the OS prefers-color-scheme is light
+When  the user opens the viewer
+Then  the viewer renders in the light palette
+And   the toggle shows Auto highlighted
+```
+
+### AC-2: Explicit choice survives reload
+
+```gherkin
+Given the user clicks Dark in the header toggle
+When  the user reloads the page
+Then  the viewer renders in dark on the first frame
+And   the toggle shows Dark highlighted
+```
+
+### AC-3: All graph views legible in light
+
+```gherkin
+Given the user is on the light theme
+When  the user cycles through Force, Tree, Radial, Lanes, Sankey, Sunburst, Matrix views
+Then  every node label is readable
+And   no stroke is white-on-cream or black-on-black
+```
+
+---
+
+## Dependencies
+
+| Dependency                  | Type      | Status |
+|-----------------------------|-----------|--------|
+| `template/src/app/styles/app.css` (token system) | Internal | Ready |
+| RFC-014 (theme toggle architecture)               | Internal | Drafted with this PRD |
+
+---
+
+## Risks & Mitigations
+
+| ID  | Risk                                                                   | Probability | Impact | Mitigation                                                                                       |
+|-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| R-1 | Hardcoded `rgba(255,255,255,*)` in graph views breaks light theme       | High        | High   | Sweep + replace with new theme-aware tokens (`--canvas-stroke-*`)                               |
+| R-2 | First-paint flash if pre-paint script is async                          | Medium      | Medium | Inline script in `app.html` runs synchronously before SvelteKit hydration                        |
+| R-3 | Theme color leaks into Force-graph dot grid (currently `rgba(255,255,255,0.10)`) | Medium      | Medium | Replace with `--dot-grid-color` token                                                            |
+
+---
+
+## Affected files
+
+- `template/src/app.html` (pre-paint init script + `data-theme` attribute)
+- `template/src/app/styles/app.css` (dual-theme tokens via `[data-theme]`)
+- `template/src/shared/lib/theme.svelte.ts` (new — theme store)
+- `template/src/widgets/health-bar/ui/HealthBar.svelte` (toggle UI)
+- `template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/*.svelte` (replace hardcoded white rgbas)
+- `template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/lib/relation.ts` (tokenize)
+- `template/src/entities/artifact/lib/theme.ts` (light-theme-aware border colors)
+- `template/src/shared/ui/dialog/Dialog.svelte` (overlay rgba → token)
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation              |
+|----------|-----------------------|
+| RFC-014  | Architecture proposal |
+| EVID-019 | Smoke evidence         |
+
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: PRD-016
+kind: prd
+last_modified_at: 2026-05-06T20:57:52.610355+00:00
+last_modified_by: claude-code/2.1.131
+status: draft
+title: Multi-graph mosaic dashboard with persistent layout
+---
+
+# PRD-016: Multi-graph mosaic dashboard with persistent layout
+
+## Problem
+
+Today the home page hosts a single graph view at a time (force / tree / radial / matrix / lanes / sankey / sunburst). Switching views forces the user to lose visual context — comparing how the same artifact set looks under e.g. Force vs Sankey requires alternating clicks and mental diff. There is no way to look at two views side-by-side, no way to keep a custom layout between sessions, and no way to assemble a personal "dashboard" of the most-relevant graphs for the current investigation.
+
+**Impact**: every cross-view investigation loses 5–10 s of context-switch + risks misreading, because the previous view's spatial mental model has to be discarded. Also: power-users have asked for "show me Force AND Lanes at once" — currently impossible without external screenshot/window-tile workflows.
+
+## Goals
+
+- Multi-pane workspace where the user can have ≥2 graph views visible simultaneously.
+- Each pane is independently selectable from the existing 7 graph views.
+- Pane layout (which graphs are open + their relative size in **percent**) survives reload via `localStorage`.
+- The user can rearrange panes (swap two panes by dragging one onto the other).
+- The user can grow the workspace by adding a graph two ways:
+  - keyboard-augmented click: **Shift + click** on a view-toggle button adds that view as a new pane (instead of replacing the focused one);
+  - drag-and-drop: dragging a view-toggle chip into the canvas drops it as a new pane.
+- During drag, the system shows a highlighted preview of where the new/swapped pane will land (drop-zone affordance) and auto-arranges the existing panes to make room (autolayout).
+- Single-pane behavior is the default for first-time users — feature is additive, not a regression.
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- Per-pane filters / per-pane selection state — kindFilter / statusFilter / selectedId remain global for the page (revisit later if users ask).
+- Floating / detached / multi-monitor windows — every pane lives inside the canvas grid.
+- Saving multiple named layout presets — only ONE current layout is persisted.
+- Cross-pane synchronized panning / linked highlighting — left to a follow-up.
+- Mobile / narrow-screen mosaic — < 1100 px keeps single-pane fallback (existing media query already collapses the rail; we keep that).
+
+## Functional Requirements
+
+| ID | Category | Priority | Requirement | Journey |
+|----|----------|----------|-------------|---------|
+| FR-001 | Core | Must | User can have between 1 and 4 graph panes visible in the canvas at the same time | J1 |
+| FR-002 | Core | Must | User can choose any of the 7 GRAPH_VIEWS for each pane independently | J1 |
+| FR-003 | Persistence | Must | The set of open panes and their sizes (as percentages summing to 100% per axis) is saved to localStorage and restored on reload | J1 |
+| FR-004 | UX | Must | User can drag a splitter handle to resize two adjacent panes; the change persists | J1 |
+| FR-005 | UX | Must | User can swap the views of two open panes by dragging the header of one onto the body of another | J2 |
+| FR-006 | UX | Must | User can add a new pane by Shift+clicking a view-toggle button | J2 |
+| FR-007 | UX | Must | User can add a new pane by dragging a view-toggle chip into the canvas; on drop the new pane appears in the highlighted region | J2 |
+| FR-008 | UX | Must | While dragging (either swap or add), the candidate target region is visually highlighted; on cancel/Esc the layout returns to its pre-drag state | J2 |
+| FR-009 | UX | Should | When a new pane is added, existing panes shrink proportionally so the new one gets a sensible default share (≈ 1/N) — autolayout | J2 |
+| FR-010 | UX | Should | User can close a pane via an "x" affordance in the pane header; closing the last pane reverts to single-pane defaults | J1 |
+| FR-011 | A11y | Should | Splitter handles have role="separator", keyboard arrow-key resize, and visible focus | J1 |
+
+## Target Users
+
+| Persona | Description | Key pain |
+|---------|-------------|---------|
+| Architect / TL | Reviews dependency structure across multiple lenses (Force for clusters, Sankey for flow, Lanes for kind balance) | Has to switch views, loses spatial context |
+| Methodology user | Compares "what changed" by spatial diff across two views | No way to see two views at once |
+
+## Differentiators
+
+- Layout is **percent-based**, not pixel-based — survives window resize cleanly.
+- Drag affordances mirror VS Code editor groups + Grafana panels — no novel interaction to learn.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+### AC-1: Persisted layout
+
+```gherkin
+Given the user has opened panes [Force, Sankey, Lanes] with sizes [40%, 30%, 30%]
+When  the user reloads the page
+Then  the canvas restores those three panes in the same order with the same sizes (within 1% tolerance)
+```
+
+### AC-2: Add by Shift+click
+
+```gherkin
+Given the canvas currently has one pane (Force)
+When  the user holds Shift and clicks the "Sankey" view-toggle button
+Then  the canvas now has two panes (Force, Sankey) and Force does not lose its scroll/zoom state if its instance is preserved
+```
+
+### AC-3: Drop-zone highlight + autolayout
+
+```gherkin
+Given the canvas has [Force, Lanes]
+When  the user drags the "Tree" toggle chip over the canvas
+Then  the system displays a highlighted region showing where the new pane will land (e.g. right edge of Lanes → new column)
+And   on drop the layout becomes [Force, Lanes, Tree] with sizes auto-redistributed
+```
+
+### AC-4: Swap by drag
+
+```gherkin
+Given the canvas has [Force, Sankey]
+When  the user drags the Force pane header onto the Sankey pane body
+Then  the layout becomes [Sankey, Force]; sizes are unchanged
+```
+
+## Functional Requirements
+
+### Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation | Status |
+|----------|----------|--------|
+| RFC-015 | Architecture proposal — split-tree model + drag overlay | Draft |
+
+## Affected Files
+
+- `template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/DependencyGraph.svelte` — unchanged surface (graph already self-contained)
+- `template/src/widgets/mosaic/**` — NEW widget (FSD: widgets/mosaic)
+- `template/src/pages/home/ui/HomePage.svelte` — replace single-canvas with `<MosaicCanvas>`
+- `template/src/pages/home/lib/settings.ts` — add layout key
+- `template/src/widgets/mosaic/lib/*.test.ts` — vitest unit tests for tree ops
+
diff --git a/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-007-time-travel-snapshot-reconstruction-scrubber-ui.md b/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-007-time-travel-snapshot-reconstruction-scrubber-ui.md
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: RFC-007
+kind: rfc
+links:
+  - target: PRD-008
+    relation: refines
+status: active
+title: Time-travel snapshot reconstruction + scrubber UI
+---
+
+# RFC-007: Time-travel snapshot reconstruction + scrubber UI
+
+## Summary
+
+PRD-008 wants a timeline panel below the canvas with a scrubber that
+re-renders any of the 7 graph views to a workspace snapshot at a chosen
+past timestamp T. This RFC pins:
+
+1. **Server-side snapshot reconstruction** — algorithm + endpoint
+   contract.
+2. **Scrubber UI** — event-axis math + interaction model + COMPARE mode.
+3. **Diff overlay rendering** — class-name mapping per change kind.
+
+## Motivation
+
+Without an RFC, every iteration on "what does a snapshot mean?" risks
+divergent answers. Pinning the algorithm here makes the implementation
+mechanical and audit-replicable.
+
+## Algorithmic constants
+
+```ts
+const SNAPSHOT_CACHE_TTL_MS = 60_000; // in-memory LRU TTL for hot keys
+const SNAPSHOT_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES = 32; // LRU cap (memory layer)
+const SNAPSHOT_DISK_CACHE_DIR = ".forgeplan-web/.snapshots"; // <sha>.json files
+const SCRUBBER_DEBOUNCE_MS = 200; // client debounce drag → fetch
+const TIMELINE_HEIGHT_PX = 60;
+const COLLAPSED_HEIGHT_PX = 24;
+const MAX_RECONSTRUCT_ARTIFACTS = 5000;
+const COMPARE_DIFF_OPACITY_GHOST = 0.3; // superseded in COMPARE
+const WORKTREE_TMP_PREFIX = "fpw-snap-"; // os.tmpdir()/fpw-snap-<sha>
+```
+
+## Snapshot reconstruction algorithm
+
+> **F18-T1 finding (2026-05-06):** `forgeplan journal --json --until=ISO`
+> does NOT exist in CLI 0.28.0 — only `--type` and `--risk` flags are
+> supported, no `--json` output, no time-cutoff. Additionally
+> `forgeplan log --json` emits structured mutations but is rebuilt by
+> `reindex` and currently shows all 39 artifacts as `create at 12:21
+today, source=reindex` — historical timeline collapsed. Triggered
+> Risk R-1 fallback: git-based reconstruction is the only durable path.
+
+Server endpoint `GET /api/snapshot?at=ISO[&compare=ISO]`:
+
+1. Parse `at` (and optional `compare`) ISO 8601 timestamps via strict
+   regex `^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d{3})?Z$`.
+2. Reject if newer than `now()`. Reject if `at < workspace_creation_at`
+   (return empty workspace).
+3. Resolve `at` to commit SHA: `git rev-list -1 --before="<at>"
+--first-parent HEAD -- .forgeplan/`. Empty result → return empty
+   workspace.
+4. Memory-cache lookup keyed on SHA. Hit (fresh) → return.
+5. Disk-cache lookup at `<workspaceRoot>/.forgeplan-web/.snapshots/<sha>.json`.
+   Hit → re-prime memory cache, return.
+6. Miss path:
+   a. `mkdtemp(os.tmpdir() + WORKTREE_TMP_PREFIX)` → ephemeral path.
+   b. `git worktree add --detach <tmp> <sha>`.
+   c. Inside `<tmp>`: spawn `forgeplan list --json` (already in
+   `READ_ONLY_SUBCOMMANDS`).
+   d. Parse JSON, project to `{ artifacts, edges, r_eff_by_id }`.
+   e. Write `<sha>.json` to disk cache (atomic rename); seed memory cache.
+   f. `git worktree remove --force <tmp>` — best-effort, log on failure.
+7. Return JSON: `{ at, sha, snapshot: { artifacts, edges, r_eff_by_id } }`.
+8. If `compare=ISO2`, recursively resolve second snapshot (parallel
+   `Promise.all`), compute `diff: { added, activated, superseded,
+degraded }` server-side, return `{ at, compare, sha, sha2, snapshot,
+snapshot2, diff }`.
+
+**Why git+cache over CLI replay (Path D, this RFC's chosen approach):**
+
+- Markdown `.forgeplan/*.md` is the source of truth (parent
+  Forgeplan repo's ADR-003). Git automatically becomes append-only
+  event log over the source of truth — no derived structure to
+  desynchronize.
+- `git worktree add --detach <sha>` creates an isolated checkout in
+  `os.tmpdir()` — never touches the user's working tree. This was
+  the objection that originally rejected option B; worktrees solve
+  it.
+- `forgeplan list --json` inside the worktree gives us the parsed
+  state with R_eff, links, status — no need to hand-replay mutations.
+- Cache hits make repeated COMPARE mode (Alt-drag scrubber pairs)
+  serve from disk: ~5-10ms per snapshot vs 200-500ms cold.
+
+**Rule 22 compliance:** the endpoint shells out to `forgeplan list
+--json` (already in allow-list) and to `git rev-list / worktree
+add / worktree remove` — read-only operations on the local repo
+that do not mutate `.forgeplan/`. The worktree lives in
+`os.tmpdir()`; `git worktree remove` only deletes the temp tree, not
+the host workspace.
+
+## Scrubber UI
+
+Component `widgets/timeline/ui/Timeline.svelte`. Anchored below
+`.canvas-body` in HomePage. Collapsible.
+
+**Event axis:** events from journal positioned along x-axis, log-spaced
+when density > 50 per pixel. Tick marks coloured by event kind:
+
+- `created`: var(--fg-3)
+- `activated`: var(--accent)
+- `superseded`: var(--fg-4)
+- `scored`: var(--good)
+
+**Scrubber:** SVG `<line>` + `<rect class="handle">` at chosen X.
+PointerEvent drag with `setPointerCapture`. ArrowLeft/Right keyboard
+(step by 1 event); Home/End → jump to extremes. Debounce
+`SCRUBBER_DEBOUNCE_MS` before fetching `/api/snapshot`.
+
+**SINGLE mode (default):** 1 scrubber. State broadcast as
+`snapshotState.activeAt: ISO`.
+
+**COMPARE mode:** Alt-drag (or Shift-Click) creates 2nd scrubber.
+`snapshotState = { mode: 'compare', t1: ISO, t2: ISO }`. Endpoint
+called with `?at=t1&compare=t2`.
+
+**"Now" button:** sets `mode: 'now'`; clears scrubber state. Graph
+re-renders from live `listPoller` / `graphPoller` data (existing path).
+
+## Diff overlay (COMPARE mode)
+
+Each artifact in T2 snapshot vs T1:
+
+- **added** (in T2, not in T1): class `node-added` → green halo
+  `box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--good)`.
+- **activated** (status changed `draft → active`): class
+  `node-activated` → accent stroke pulse 1s.
+- **superseded** (status changed `* → superseded`): class
+  `node-superseded` → opacity 0.3 + grey border.
+- **degraded** (R_eff dropped > 0.1): class `node-degraded` → warn
+  stroke `var(--warn)`.
+- **unchanged**: no extra class.
+
+DependencyGraph component receives `snapshotMode + diffMap` as $props
+and threads them to active view; each view's `<g class="node">`
+receives the diff class via the existing `class:` directive pattern.
+
+## Endpoint allow-list
+
+`forgeplan list` is already in `READ_ONLY_SUBCOMMANDS`
+(`template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts`). No allow-list extension is
+required for this RFC. Git operations (`rev-list`, `worktree
+add/remove`) are invoked directly via `child_process.spawn`, not
+through `runForgeplan`, since they are not forgeplan subcommands.
+
+Per rule 22: validation regex on `at` / `compare` parameters:
+`^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d{3})?Z$` (strict ISO 8601).
+Commit SHA is sanitised (`^[0-9a-f]{7,40}$`) before passing to git
+worktree commands. Reject with 400 on mismatch.
+
+## Implementation Phases
+
+1. **F18-T1** — verify `forgeplan journal --json --until=ISO` API
+   surface. ✅ Done 2026-05-06: API does NOT exist; pivoted to
+   git-based reconstruction (Path D) per Risk R-1.
+2. **F18-T2** — server endpoint
+   `template/src/routes/api/snapshot/+server.ts` (GET, ISO regex
+   validation) + library
+   `template/src/shared/server/snapshot.ts` (`getSnapshot(at)` +
+   `compareSnapshots(at1, at2)` with git+cache hybrid). Read-only proxy
+   per rule 22.
+3. **F18-T3** — `widgets/timeline/lib/snapshot-state.svelte.ts` —
+   shared $state singleton (mode, activeAt, t1, t2). Use plain `let`
+   for memoization-only signals to avoid `effect_update_depth_exceeded`
+   (workspace convention).
+4. **F18-T4** — hydrate canvas from snapshot. Wire scrubber → store
+   → DependencyGraph re-render. SINGLE mode complete; status indicator
+   `viewing snapshot at YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM`.
+5. **F18-T5** — formalise cache layer if profiling shows >500ms cold
+   reconstruction; otherwise document as future-work in this RFC and
+   ship without disk cache (memory-LRU only).
+6. **F18-T6** — COMPARE mode. Alt-drag → 2nd scrubber → parallel
+   `Promise.all` snapshot fetches → diff overlay class names.
+7. **F18-T7** — write `EVID-020` with structured fields (verdict /
+   congruence_level / evidence_type), measure cold/warm latency, link
+   to PRD-008 + RFC-007 via `forgeplan link`.
+8. **F18-T8** — CHANGELOG, `npm run smoke`, vitest, commit, push, PR
+   `feature/f18-time-travel → develop`. After merge: `release/v0.1.12`
+   PR → main → tag → workflow → npm.
+
+## Proposed Direction
+
+Adopt the **git+cache hybrid** (Path D) end-to-end. PR
+`feature/f18-time-travel`. After F18 ships, COMPARE mode subsumes the
+ad-hoc PR-Diff feature requested separately — same backend, two
+scrubber positions instead of one.
+
+## Options Considered
+
+| Option                                                                                | Approach                                                                    | Verdict                                                                                         |
+| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| A. `forgeplan journal --json --until=ISO` replay                                      | Hand-replay events from CLI                                                 | **Rejected (F18-T1)** — flag does not exist in CLI 0.28.0; `log --json` exists but reindex-flat |
+| B. `git checkout` to commit-before-T + read `.forgeplan/`                             | Pure git read                                                               | Rejected — mutates host working tree, conflicts with concurrent user edits                      |
+| C. Pre-compute snapshots at every commit, cache in `.forgeplan/lance`                 | Faster                                                                      | Rejected — cache invalidation hell, `.forgeplan` is markdown source-of-truth (ADR-003)          |
+| **D. `git worktree add --detach` to `os.tmpdir()` + cache + `forgeplan list --json`** | Ephemeral isolated checkout per snapshot, in-memory LRU + disk cache by SHA | **Chosen** — preserves working tree, uses MD source-of-truth, cache makes COMPARE fast          |
+| E. Client-side replay of full journal                                                 | No new endpoint                                                             | Rejected — full history can exceed bandwidth + we'd still need git for actual MD content        |
+
+## Invariants
+
+- `/api/snapshot` is read-only — invokes `forgeplan list --json` (allow-listed) and `git rev-list / worktree add / worktree remove` only. No mutating subcommands; no writes to `.forgeplan/`.
+- Worktrees live in `os.tmpdir()` and are removed after each snapshot reconstruction (best-effort cleanup; `git worktree prune` reaps leaks).
+- Snapshot reconstruction is deterministic — same SHA → same JSON output (cache key = SHA, not timestamp).
+- Disk cache lives in `<workspaceRoot>/.forgeplan-web/.snapshots/` — bounded by repo commit count and a `.gitignore` entry; safe to delete at any time.
+- COMPARE mode never mutates either snapshot — both are read-only views.
+- Scrubber state survives `prefers-reduced-motion` (no animation, but logical state OK).
+- Workspace > MAX_RECONSTRUCT_ARTIFACTS returns 413 with explanatory error; UI shows "history too large" message.
+
+## Rollback Plan
+
+1. Revert each F18-T\* commit independently.
+2. Remove `template/src/widgets/timeline/` directory.
+3. Remove `template/src/routes/api/snapshot/` and `template/src/shared/server/snapshot.ts`.
+4. Drop snapshot-prop from DependencyGraph + view interfaces (each is a pure addition with default value — removal is mechanical).
+5. Add `.forgeplan-web/.snapshots/` cleanup to next `init --force` if leaked (already cleaned by current `init` since it's inside `.forgeplan-web/`).
+
+## Risks
+
+- R-1: ~~`forgeplan journal --json --until=` may not exist.~~ ✅ **Closed F18-T1** — pivoted to git+cache.
+- R-2: Snapshot at far-past timestamps misses historical artifact bodies (we only show structural state — bodies are current). Acceptable: covered by Non-Goals.
+- R-3: SCRUBBER_DEBOUNCE_MS too aggressive on slow machines → janky drag. Adjust empirically; fallback to 400ms.
+- R-4: Endpoint memory-cache LRU — if user rapidly toggles COMPARE between many T1/T2 pairs, cache evicts hot keys. Cap at SNAPSHOT_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES=32; disk cache backs it up.
+- R-5: `git worktree add` cost scales with repo size. Profile in T2; if cold path > 500ms, escalate to T5 (formal disk cache) and consider `git archive | tar -x` as a sparse-checkout alternative.
+- R-6: Concurrent worktree creation could hit git lockfile contention. Serialise via spawn semaphore (existing 4-process cap in `forgeplan.ts`) or add a separate worktree mutex.
+- R-7: If host repo is shallow-cloned (`git clone --depth N`), snapshots before depth limit return empty. Detect via `git rev-parse --is-shallow-repository`; surface as warning in UI.
+- R-8: Disk cache may persist across `git pull` rewrites (force-pushed branches). Mitigation: cache key is commit SHA — rewritten history simply produces orphan files; `git worktree prune` + manual cleanup as future maintenance.
diff --git a/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-008-risk-overlay-rendering-riskscore-composition.md b/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-008-risk-overlay-rendering-riskscore-composition.md
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: RFC-008
+kind: rfc
+links:
+- target: PRD-009
+  relation: refines
+status: draft
+title: Risk overlay rendering + riskScore composition
+---
+
+# RFC-008: Risk overlay rendering + riskScore composition
+
+## Summary
+
+PRD-009 wants a one-glance risk surface: glow halos on artifacts whose
+R_eff or decay state is concerning, gated by a toggle in the canvas
+toolbar. This RFC pins:
+
+1. **`riskScore(detail)` composition** — pure function combining R_eff
+   with decay-time-remaining.
+2. **Rendering technique choice** — SVG `filter` vs background `<circle>`
+   halo vs HTML `box-shadow`.
+3. **Toggle integration** — where it lives in canvas-toolbar, settings
+   shape, view-aware enabling.
+
+## Motivation
+
+Without an RFC, the rendering technique decision (SVG filter vs simulated
+halo) becomes ad-hoc on N=300 workspaces and risks paint jank. Pinning
+here means the implementation is mechanical and audit-replicable.
+
+## Algorithmic constants
+
+```ts
+const RISK_THRESHOLD = 0.6; // node-risk class applied below this
+const GLOW_R_MIN = 2; // px
+const GLOW_R_MAX = 14; // px
+const DECAY_WINDOW_DAYS = 90; // days_remaining beyond this → no decay penalty
+```
+
+## riskScore composition
+
+`widgets/dependency-graph/lib/risk-score.ts`:
+
+```ts
+import type { ArtifactDetail } from "@/entities/artifact";
+
+const DECAY_WINDOW_MS = 90 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+/**
+ * Compose a risk score in [0, 1] where 1 is "highest risk".
+ *
+ *   risk = clamp(1 - r_eff)  ×  decay_factor
+ *
+ *   decay_factor =
+ *     1                      if no valid_until field
+ *     0                      if days_remaining ≥ 90 (no decay penalty yet)
+ *     1 - daysRemaining/90   linearly increasing as expiry approaches
+ *     1                      if expired (negative daysRemaining)
+ *
+ * Pure function — easy to unit test, no side effects.
+ */
+export function riskScore(
+  detail: ArtifactDetail,
+  now: Date = new Date(),
+): number {
+  const reff = typeof detail.r_eff === "number" ? detail.r_eff : 1;
+  const reffPart = clamp(1 - reff, 0, 1);
+
+  let decayFactor = 1;
+  if (detail.valid_until) {
+    const expiresAt = new Date(detail.valid_until).getTime();
+    const remaining = expiresAt - now.getTime();
+    if (remaining >= DECAY_WINDOW_MS) decayFactor = 0;
+    else if (remaining <= 0) decayFactor = 1;
+    else decayFactor = 1 - remaining / DECAY_WINDOW_MS;
+  }
+
+  return clamp(reffPart * decayFactor, 0, 1);
+}
+
+function clamp(v: number, lo: number, hi: number): number {
+  return Math.max(lo, Math.min(hi, v));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert risk score to a glow radius in pixels.
+ */
+export function glowRadiusPx(score: number): number {
+  return Math.round(GLOW_R_MIN + score * (GLOW_R_MAX - GLOW_R_MIN));
+}
+```
+
+Unit tests cover:
+
+- no `r_eff` field → 0 risk (idle)
+- `r_eff = 0.5`, no `valid_until` → 0.5
+- `r_eff = 0.5`, expired → 1.0
+- `r_eff = 0.9`, expired → 0.1 (clamp not needed because reffPart already clamped)
+- `r_eff = 0.5`, valid_until = now + 45 days → 0.5 × 0.5 = 0.25
+- `r_eff = 0.5`, valid_until = now + 100 days → 0 (outside decay window)
+
+## Rendering technique — choice
+
+| Technique                                       | Cost                                                                 | Visual quality                                                         | Verdict                                        |
+| ----------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
+| **A. SVG `<filter>` blur halo**                 | medium — feGaussianBlur per node, GPU-accelerated in modern browsers | best — soft, true blur                                                 | **Chosen** for ≤ 200 nodes                     |
+| B. Outer `<circle>` halo (radius + low opacity) | cheap — vanilla SVG                                                  | good — visually similar, no filter cost                                | **Chosen** for > 200 nodes (perf fallback)     |
+| C. HTML `box-shadow` on `<g>` parent            | very cheap                                                           | doesn't actually clip to circle shape; halos are square in SVG context | Rejected — doesn't render correctly inside SVG |
+
+**Strategy:** Apply A by default. Wrap glow application in a derived check:
+
+```ts
+const useFilterGlow = $derived(filteredNodes.length <= 200);
+```
+
+When N > 200, fall back to B (outer `<circle r="kindRadius + glowRadius" fill="var(--bad)" fill-opacity="0.25">`). NFR-001 (≤ 16ms) governs.
+
+## CSS application
+
+In `app.css`:
+
+```css
+/* Risk overlay (PRD-009 / RFC-008). Halo around artifacts with composite
+   risk > 0 (R_eff degraded or decay imminent). Toggle-gated; doesn't
+   apply to Sankey/Sunburst (their layouts already encode hierarchy). */
+svg .node-risk .box,
+svg .node-risk .arc,
+svg .node-risk .bar {
+  filter: drop-shadow(0 0 var(--node-risk-r, 6px) var(--bad));
+}
+```
+
+Per-node `--node-risk-r` set inline via `style:--node-risk-r={`${glowRadiusPx(score)}px`}`.
+
+## Toggle in canvas-toolbar
+
+In HomePage.svelte view-toggle row:
+
+```svelte
+<button
+  type="button"
+  class="ghost"
+  data-action="toggle-risk"
+  class:active={riskOverlay}
+  disabled={view === 'sankey' || view === 'sunburst'}
+  title={view === 'sankey' || view === 'sunburst'
+    ? 'Risk overlay not applicable for this view (hierarchy already encoded)'
+    : 'Toggle risk overlay (R_eff + decay glow)'}
+  onclick={() => riskOverlay = !riskOverlay}
+>{riskOverlay ? '🔴 Risk' : '⚪ Risk'}</button>
+```
+
+State `riskOverlay` lives in `pages/home/lib/settings.ts` Settings shape:
+
+```ts
+export interface Settings {
+  // ...existing
+  riskOverlay: boolean;
+}
+```
+
+Default `false`. Persisted via existing `loadSettings` / `saveSettings` localStorage flow.
+
+## Risk anatomy section in ArtifactPanel
+
+New sticky-row between meta and links:
+
+```svelte
+{#if riskScoreFor(detail) > 0.1}
+  <section class="risk-anatomy sticky-row" data-test="risk-anatomy">
+    <h3 class="fp-eyebrow">Risk anatomy</h3>
+    <p class="risk-summary">{riskCopyFor(detail, evidence)}</p>
+    {#if detail.evidence?.length}
+      <ul class="evidence-list">
+        {#each detail.evidence as e}
+          <li class:weakest={e.id === weakestId}>
+            <NodeRef id={e.id} />
+            <span class="evidence-cl">CL{e.congruence_level}</span>
+            <span class="evidence-type">{e.evidence_type}</span>
+          </li>
+        {/each}
+      </ul>
+    {/if}
+    {#if detail.valid_until}
+      <span data-test="decay-timer">Expires in {daysRemaining(detail.valid_until)}d</span>
+    {/if}
+  </section>
+{/if}
+```
+
+Where `riskCopyFor()` produces a 1-2-sentence human summary like
+"R_eff = 0.18 because the only Evidence is CL1 audit. Will become
+stale in 9 days."
+
+## Implementation Phases
+
+1. **F19-T1** — `lib/risk-score.ts` + tests (riskScore, glowRadiusPx).
+2. **F19-T2** — extend `Settings` with `riskOverlay`; HomePage toggle button + persistence.
+3. **F19-T3** — apply `class:node-risk` + `style:--node-risk-r` on Force/Tree/Radial/Lanes/Matrix.
+4. **F19-T4** — `app.css` `.node-risk` filter rule + reduced-motion guard.
+5. **F19-T5** — Risk anatomy section in ArtifactPanel (`riskCopyFor`, evidence list, decay-timer).
+6. **F19-T6** — perf fallback: when N > 200, swap filter for outer `<circle>` halo. Test on Helios playground.
+7. **F19-T7** — CHANGELOG, smoke + tests, commit, push, PR `feature/f19-risk-overlay → develop`.
+
+## Proposed Direction
+
+Adopt SVG-filter-with-circle-fallback for rendering. PR
+`feature/f19-risk-overlay → develop`. Implementation phases run
+sequentially because they touch the same files in escalating
+specificity.
+
+## Options Considered
+
+| Option                                      | Description                              | Verdict                                                                                   |
+| ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **A. riskScore = (1-R_eff) × decay_factor** | Multiplicative composition               | **Chosen** — small risk × distant expiry stays small; either factor large → overall large |
+| B. riskScore = max(1-R_eff, decay_factor)   | Either dimension dominates               | Rejected — decay alone shouldn't trigger glow if R_eff is healthy and evidence is fresh   |
+| C. riskScore = (1-R_eff) + decay_factor / 2 | Additive                                 | Rejected — easy to overflow [0..1]                                                        |
+| **D. SVG filter with N=200 fallback**       | Best fidelity + performance escape hatch | **Chosen**                                                                                |
+| E. Always outer-circle halo                 | Cheaper but less polished                | Rejected as default — N=300 is rare, can fall back when reached                           |
+
+## Invariants
+
+- `riskScore` is pure (no side effects, deterministic).
+- Risk overlay never auto-creates artifacts (rule 22).
+- Sankey + Sunburst views NEVER render risk overlay (their layouts already encode hierarchy; competing channels confuse).
+- Glow filter never affects layout (positioned via SVG filter, doesn't push siblings).
+- Settings `riskOverlay` field defaults to `false`.
+
+## Rollback Plan
+
+1. Revert each F19-T\* commit independently.
+2. Drop `lib/risk-score.ts` + test.
+3. Remove `node-risk` class application from 5 view files.
+4. Remove `.node-risk` CSS from app.css.
+5. Drop `riskOverlay` from Settings (harmless on read; survives in localStorage as orphan boolean).
+
+## Risks
+
+- R-1: SVG filter paints slower than expected on N=300. Test on Helios playground in F19-T6; switch to outer-circle halo if NFR-001 (≤16ms) fails.
+- R-2: `decay_factor` formula is linear; some users may want exponential. Not worth a flag — monitor feedback.
+- R-3: `--bad` colour clash with selection-ring `--accent`. Selection-ring renders at z-index 1; risk glow at z-index 0 (filter on the box). Visually distinct.
+
diff --git a/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-009-stats-dashboard-charts-plain-language-interpretation.md b/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-009-stats-dashboard-charts-plain-language-interpretation.md
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: RFC-009
+kind: rfc
+links:
+- target: PRD-010
+  relation: refines
+status: draft
+title: Stats dashboard charts + plain-language interpretation
+---
+
+# RFC-009: Stats dashboard charts + interpretation
+
+## Summary
+
+PRD-010 wants a workspace-pulse dashboard with 4 charts + a single
+health score (0..100) + 30-day sparkline trend. **Critical UX
+constraint**: every chart shows the user not just the numbers but
+**what the numbers mean** — tooltip on hover + static caption + status
+badge with 1-line interpretation. This RFC pins:
+
+1. **The 4 charts** — exact data shape, axis math, colour mapping.
+2. **Interpretation rules** — heuristics that decide 🟢/🟡/🔴 + the
+   1-line copy per chart.
+3. **Health score formula** — composition + gaming-resistance.
+4. **Server endpoint contract** — `/api/pulse`.
+
+## Motivation
+
+Without this RFC, the chart-interpretation rules become ad-hoc and
+inconsistent. A user reading "0.71" gets nothing. A user reading
+"R_eff distribution is bimodal — most decisions well-evidenced, 3 in
+active work" understands.
+
+Pinning here makes the implementation mechanical and the copy
+audit-replicable.
+
+## The 4 charts
+
+### 1. R_eff histogram
+
+- **Axes**: x = R_eff buckets [0..1] in 0.1 steps (10 bars); y = artifact count.
+- **Colour**: bar colour ∝ bucket position. Buckets [0..0.4]: `var(--bad)`. [0.4..0.7]: `var(--warn)`. [0.7..1]: `var(--good)`.
+- **Caption** (static, below chart): "Each bar = number of artifacts with R_eff in this range. Far-left = weak evidence; far-right = solid."
+- **Interpretation rules** (heuristic):
+  - 🟢 healthy: median ≥ 0.7 AND right tail (≥ 0.7) > 60% of total. Copy: "Bimodal distribution — most decisions well-evidenced, X in active work."
+  - 🟡 watching: median 0.4..0.7 OR right tail 30..60%. Copy: "Mixed quality. X artifacts need more evidence."
+  - 🔴 concerning: median < 0.4 OR > 30% in [0..0.4]. Copy: "X% of decisions sit on weak evidence — risk debt accumulating."
+
+### 2. Decay calendar (heat-map)
+
+- **Axes**: x = next 12 months in week-tiles; y = single row.
+- **Colour**: tile shade ∝ count of artifacts whose `valid_until` falls in that week. Lerp from `var(--bg-2)` (0) to `var(--bad)` (10+).
+- **Caption**: "Each tile = a week. Darker = more evidence packs expire that week. Watch for clusters — they signal future maintenance bursts."
+- **Interpretation rules**:
+  - 🟢: no week has > 5 expiries.
+  - 🟡: at least one week with 5..10 expiries.
+  - 🔴: any week with > 10 expiries OR > 20 expiries in next 30 days. Copy: "X items expire in N days — schedule a refresh sprint."
+
+### 3. Weekly velocity (line chart)
+
+- **Axes**: x = last 12 weeks; y = (activations + deprecations) - drafts_added per week. Net effect: positive = decisions reaching ground; negative = piling drafts.
+- **Colour**: stroke `var(--accent)`. Zero-line in `var(--line-2)`.
+- **Caption**: "Bars above zero = the project is decisively settling. Below zero = drafts piling up faster than activations."
+- **Interpretation rules**:
+  - 🟢: avg of last 4 weeks > 0 AND not falling > 50% from prior 4 weeks.
+  - 🟡: avg ≥ 0 but trend declining > 30%.
+  - 🔴: avg < 0 across last 4 weeks. Copy: "Drafts piling up. Either pause new ones or schedule activation push."
+
+### 4. Status transitions Sankey
+
+- **Nodes** (left col): `draft / active / superseded / deprecated / stale` populated 90 days ago.
+- **Nodes** (right col): same labels at "now".
+- **Flows**: count of artifacts that transitioned from left-bucket to right-bucket.
+- **Colour**: kind colour for each flow.
+- **Caption**: "Where artifacts ended up vs. where they started 90 days ago. Look for stuck draft → draft (red flag) and active → superseded (rapid evolution)."
+- **Interpretation rules**:
+  - 🟢: > 60% of `draft` from 90d ago is now `active` or `superseded`.
+  - 🟡: 30..60%.
+  - 🔴: < 30%. Copy: "Drafts not converting to decisions — review what's blocking."
+
+## Health score formula
+
+`HEALTH_SCORE = round(100 × weighted_avg(components, weights))`
+
+Components (each 0..1, higher = better):
+
+| Component              | Formula                                            | Weight |
+| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------ |
+| **R_eff health**       | median R_eff across activated artifacts            | 0.30   |
+| **Activation ratio**   | activated_count / total_count                      | 0.20   |
+| **Evidence freshness** | 1 - (median_evidence_age_days / 90) clamped [0..1] | 0.20   |
+| **Blind-spot score**   | 1 - (blind_spot_count / total_count)               | 0.15   |
+| **Velocity score**     | clamp(0, avg_4w_velocity / 5, 1)                   | 0.15   |
+
+**Gaming resistance**: median (not mean) ensures one big-R_eff artifact doesn't mask ten low-R_eff ones. Components covering different dimensions — can't game by tweaking one.
+
+**Sparkline** (30-day trend): server caches daily snapshots of HEALTH_SCORE in `.forgeplan-web/health-history.json` (single line append per day). Sparkline = those 30 daily points. If history < 30 days → fewer points; "no data yet" hint.
+
+**Threshold copy** for the score itself:
+
+- 80..100: "🟢 Healthy"
+- 60..79: "🟡 Watching"
+- 0..59: "🔴 Concerning"
+
+## Server endpoint contract
+
+`GET /api/pulse?since=ISO`:
+
+Returns:
+
+```json
+{
+  "now": "2026-05-06T14:00:00Z",
+  "since": "2026-02-05T14:00:00Z",
+  "r_eff_histogram": [{ "bucket": 0.0, "count": 3 }, ...],
+  "decay_calendar": [{ "week": "2026-W19", "count": 2 }, ...],
+  "velocity_weekly": [{ "week": "2026-W14", "net": 3 }, ...],
+  "status_transitions": [{ "from": "draft", "to": "active", "count": 8 }, ...],
+  "health_score": {
+    "score": 72,
+    "components": { "r_eff_health": 0.71, "activation_ratio": 0.78, ... },
+    "trend": [70, 71, 71, ..., 72]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Pure read: invokes `forgeplan list --json`, `forgeplan score <id> --json` (already in allow-list), `forgeplan journal --json` (added in F18). Single endpoint, ≤ 200ms server time. Cache on `(workspace_mtime)` for 30s.
+
+## Implementation Phases
+
+1. **F22-T1** — `lib/pulse-stats.ts` + tests (pure aggregation from list+journal).
+2. **F22-T2** — `lib/interpret.ts` + tests (heuristic rules per chart).
+3. **F22-T3** — `lib/health-score.ts` + tests (formula + gaming-resistance assertions).
+4. **F22-T4** — server endpoint `/api/pulse/+server.ts` + cache.
+5. **F22-T5** — 4 chart components (`ReffHistogram`, `DecayCalendar`, `WeeklyVelocity`, `StatusTransitions`).
+6. **F22-T6** — `HealthScore.svelte` (number + sparkline + breakdown tooltip).
+7. **F22-T7** — `StatsPanel.svelte` wrapper + 6th tab in InsightsRail; embed HealthScore in HealthBar.
+8. **F22-T8** — CHANGELOG, smoke + tests, commit, push, PR.
+
+## Proposed Direction
+
+Adopt the 4-chart + 1-score approach. Each chart **must ship with** its
+tooltip + caption + interpretation badge — those are non-negotiable per
+PRD-010 FR-006/FR-007. PR `feature/f22-workspace-pulse → develop`.
+
+## Options Considered
+
+| Option                              | Description                            | Verdict                                                                 |
+| ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **A. 4 hand-baked charts**          | Custom SVG per chart, no chart library | **Chosen** — full control of caption/interpretation copy, zero new deps |
+| B. ECharts / Recharts               | Off-the-shelf chart library            | Rejected — adds 100+ KB bundle, bloated for 4 specific charts           |
+| C. Render charts server-side as SVG | Lighter client                         | Rejected — animation/interaction would still need client logic          |
+| **D. Median-based health score**    | Resistant to single-artifact gaming    | **Chosen**                                                              |
+| E. Mean-based health score          | Simpler                                | Rejected — single big-R_eff artifact dominates                          |
+
+## Invariants
+
+- Every chart includes: hover tooltip (1-2 sentences) + static caption + status badge with 1-line copy.
+- Server endpoint is read-only (rule 22). Allow-list extension is `journal` only (already added in F18).
+- Health score formula is deterministic — same inputs → same score.
+- Health history append-only (`.forgeplan-web/health-history.json`); never overwritten or compacted client-side.
+- Sparkline gracefully shows "no data yet" when < 7 days of history.
+
+## Rollback Plan
+
+1. Revert each F22-T\* commit independently.
+2. Drop server endpoint route + lib files.
+3. Remove 6th tab from InsightsRail.
+4. Health-history file in `.forgeplan-web/` survives but unused.
+
+## Risks
+
+- R-1: Interpretation copy turns out wrong on certain workspaces. Mitigate via fixture-based unit tests + 1-week dogfood window before announce.
+- R-2: SVG charts re-render on each 10s poll cascade. Mitigate via content-signature memoization (same lib pattern as F4 cluster.svelte.ts).
+- R-3: Health score changes too quickly day-to-day, distracts users. Mitigate by smoothing — sparkline shows 7-day moving average not raw daily.
+- R-4: Health-history file grows unbounded. Mitigate by appending lines; rotate after 365 days (~ 365 lines × 80 bytes ≈ 30 KB max).
+
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: RFC-010
+kind: rfc
+links:
+- target: PRD-011
+  relation: refines
+status: draft
+title: Hints rule DSL + ranking dispatcher
+---
+
+# RFC-010: Hints rule DSL + ranking dispatcher
+
+## Summary
+
+PRD-011 wants a proactive hints engine. This RFC pins:
+
+1. The **rule shape** (DSL) — what each rule looks like, how it's added.
+2. The **8+ initial rules** with thresholds and copy.
+3. The **ranking algorithm** — severity × recency, deterministic.
+4. The **snooze model** — localStorage TTL behaviour.
+
+## Motivation
+
+Without a pinned shape, rules become ad-hoc and hint copy diverges in
+tone. Pinning the rule contract here makes adding rules in the future
+mechanical and avoids hint-copy drift.
+
+## Rule shape
+
+```ts
+export type HintSeverity = "critical" | "warning" | "tip";
+
+export interface HintInput {
+  artifacts: ArtifactSummary[];
+  edges: GraphEdge[];
+  health: HealthResponse;
+  scores: ScoreEntry[];
+  velocityWeekly: number; // last 4w avg net activations
+  now: Date;
+}
+
+export interface Hint {
+  id: string; // stable per-rule (`stale-spike`, `low-r-eff`, ...)
+  severity: HintSeverity;
+  text: string; // 1 sentence, plain language
+  action?: {
+    label: string; // "Open Risk tab" | "Run forgeplan stale"
+    href?: string; // navigates to in-app surface
+    cliHint?: string; // CLI command to copy
+  };
+  affectedIds?: string[]; // for click-drill
+  computedAt: number; // timestamp ms
+}
+
+export interface HintRule {
+  id: string;
+  defaultSeverity: HintSeverity;
+  copy: (matched: HintInput) => string;
+  match: (input: HintInput) => HintMatch | null;
+}
+
+export interface HintMatch {
+  severity?: HintSeverity; // override default
+  affectedIds: string[];
+  data?: Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+```
+
+Each rule:
+
+- Has a stable `id`.
+- Returns `null` if not applicable, or a `HintMatch` with affected ids.
+- Hint copy is computed by `copy(input)` for fresh, current text.
+
+## The 8 initial rules
+
+| Rule id                | Default severity | Trigger                                                               | Copy template                                                      |
+| ---------------------- | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| `stale-spike`          | warning          | `health.stale_count - last_seen_stale_count >= 3`                     | "{N} artifacts went stale recently — review {topId} and others"    |
+| `low-r-eff-critical`   | critical         | any artifact with `r_eff < 0.3` and `status === active`               | "{topId} is active but rests on weak evidence (R_eff {x})"         |
+| `valid-until-imminent` | warning          | any artifact with `valid_until` in next 7 days                        | "{N} evidence packs expire in {minDays} days — schedule a refresh" |
+| `blind-spot-new`       | warning          | `health.blind_spots.length >= 2`                                      | "{N} active artifacts have no evidence supporting them"            |
+| `orphan-detected`      | tip              | artifact with no incoming AND outgoing hierarchy edges, status=active | "{N} active artifacts have no links — connect them or deprecate"   |
+| `draft-too-old`        | tip              | artifact with `status === draft` AND `created_at` > 30 days ago       | "{topId} has been a draft for {N} days — activate or delete"       |
+| `velocity-drop`        | warning          | `velocityWeekly < prevVelocity × 0.4`                                 | "Activations slowed {pct}% — drafts piling up"                     |
+| `cycle-detected`       | critical         | dependency cycle in hierarchy edges                                   | "Dependency cycle: {a} → {b} → ... → {a}"                          |
+
+Rules live in `template/src/widgets/hints/lib/hint-rules.ts`. Adding a 9th rule = appending to a single exported array.
+
+## Ranking algorithm
+
+```ts
+function rankHints(hints: Hint[]): Hint[] {
+  const SEVERITY_WEIGHT = { critical: 3, warning: 2, tip: 1 };
+  return [...hints].sort((a, b) => {
+    const dw = SEVERITY_WEIGHT[b.severity] - SEVERITY_WEIGHT[a.severity];
+    if (dw !== 0) return dw;
+    // Recency tiebreaker — prefer hints first emitted recently
+    return b.computedAt - a.computedAt;
+  });
+}
+```
+
+Top 3 by default. "Show all" expands.
+
+## Snooze model
+
+`pages/home/lib/settings.ts` adds:
+
+```ts
+export interface Settings {
+  hintsHidden: boolean;
+  hintsSnoozed: Record<string, number>; // hint id → epoch ms when snooze ends
+}
+```
+
+When user clicks "Snooze 1d" on hint `stale-spike`:
+
+```ts
+settings.hintsSnoozed["stale-spike"] = Date.now() + 24 * 3600 * 1000;
+```
+
+`computeHints()` filters: `hints.filter(h => !settings.hintsSnoozed[h.id] || settings.hintsSnoozed[h.id] < Date.now())`.
+
+Auto-cleanup: on every save, drop entries where `value < Date.now()`.
+
+"Dismiss" = same as "Snooze 24h" (not permanent — if the issue persists tomorrow, hint re-appears, which is the right behaviour for state-based hints).
+
+## Localization-ready copy
+
+All copy strings centralized in:
+
+```ts
+// hint-copy.ts
+export const HINT_COPY = {
+  "stale-spike":
+    "{N} artifacts went stale recently — review {topId} and others",
+  "low-r-eff-critical":
+    "{topId} is active but rests on weak evidence (R_eff {x})",
+  // ...
+};
+export function interpolate(
+  template: string,
+  vars: Record<string, string | number>,
+): string;
+```
+
+Future-proof for i18n bundle injection.
+
+## Implementation Phases
+
+1. **F23-T1** — `lib/hint-rules.ts` with 8 rules + `lib/hint-rules.test.ts` (one fixture per rule).
+2. **F23-T2** — `lib/compute-hints.ts` runner + ranker + tests (deterministic ordering for fixtures).
+3. **F23-T3** — `Settings.hintsHidden` + `Settings.hintsSnoozed` + auto-cleanup; localStorage persist.
+4. **F23-T4** — `HintCard.svelte` (severity icon + text + action + dismiss/snooze menu).
+5. **F23-T5** — `HintsPanel.svelte` (top 3 + collapsible + "show all").
+6. **F23-T6** — embed in HomePage above HealthBar; aria-live polite mirror.
+7. **F23-T7** — CHANGELOG, smoke + tests, commit, push, PR.
+
+## Proposed Direction
+
+Adopt rule-array DSL (single file extension point). PR
+`feature/f23-proactive-hints → develop`.
+
+## Options Considered
+
+| Option                               | Description                                | Verdict                                                                                     |
+| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **A. Array of rules in single file** | Simple add-via-append                      | **Chosen**                                                                                  |
+| B. Rule plugin loader                | Each rule own file, dynamic registration   | Rejected — over-engineered for ~10 rules                                                    |
+| C. JSON config-driven rules          | Author-tweakable without code change       | Rejected — FR-010 covers threshold tuning via config; structural rule definition stays code |
+| **D. Severity × recency ranking**    | Simple, predictable                        | **Chosen**                                                                                  |
+| E. Bayesian severity                 | Score recalculated based on action history | Rejected — premature, no usage data yet                                                     |
+
+## Invariants
+
+- Each rule has a stable `id` (never renamed; deprecation requires a new id).
+- Rules don't fetch additional data — they consume `HintInput` snapshot only.
+- `computeHints` is pure — same input → same output (NFR-003).
+- "Dismiss" never permanent — only TTL-snooze (24h default). Re-fires if issue persists.
+- All copy strings in `hint-copy.ts` map (NFR-005, future i18n).
+
+## Rollback Plan
+
+1. Revert each F23-T\* commit independently.
+2. Drop `widgets/hints/` directory.
+3. Remove `hintsHidden` / `hintsSnoozed` from Settings.
+4. localStorage entries become orphan (harmless).
+
+## Risks
+
+- R-1: Rule thresholds wrong → false positives. Mitigate via dogfood + config override (FR-010).
+- R-2: Rules conflict (same artifact appears in 2 rules). Engine dedupes by `affectedIds[0]` — first rule wins. Document.
+- R-3: Hint copy carries stale data when workspace changes between render and click. Mitigate by computing fresh on each 10s poll cycle.
+- R-4: Snooze TTL too short → hint fatigue; too long → user misses real issue. 24h default tunable per rule via config.
+
diff --git a/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-011-version-footer-build-time-web-spawn-on-demand-cli.md b/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-011-version-footer-build-time-web-spawn-on-demand-cli.md
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: RFC-011
+kind: rfc
+last_modified_at: 2026-05-06T16:20:21.136108+00:00
+last_modified_by: claude-code/2.1.131
+links:
+- target: PRD-012
+  relation: based_on
+status: draft
+title: Version footer — build-time web + spawn-on-demand CLI
+---
+
+---
+id: RFC-011
+title: "Version footer — build-time web + spawn-on-demand CLI"
+status: Draft
+created: 2026-05-06
+updated: 2026-05-06
+---
+
+# RFC-011: Version footer — build-time web + spawn-on-demand CLI
+
+## Summary
+
+Add a minimal `GET /api/version` endpoint that returns
+`{ web: string, cli: string | null }`. The web string is injected at
+Vite-build time from `template/package.json#version` via `define`; the
+CLI string is resolved on first call by spawning `forgeplan --version`,
+parsing `forgeplan X.Y.Z`, and caching the result for the process
+lifetime. A new FSD widget `version-footer` polls this endpoint once on
+mount and renders a small low-contrast label fixed to the bottom-left of
+the viewport.
+
+## Motivation
+
+Drives PRD-012. The viewer currently exposes neither version, which
+makes bug triage from screenshots ambiguous and forces a clarifying
+round-trip on every report. Users have no signal that their installed
+CLI is the version the web client expects.
+
+## Options Considered
+
+### Option A — `/api/version` with spawn-on-demand (chosen)
+
+- Endpoint shells `forgeplan --version` exactly once, caches.
+- Web version baked at build time via Vite `define`.
+- Pros: matches existing `/api/*` pattern; single mechanism;
+  no host-side coupling between `bin/` and `template/`.
+- Cons: extends the read-only proxy surface beyond the current
+  subcommand allow-list — needs a documented exception in rule 22.
+
+### Option B — capture CLI version in `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs` `start`
+
+- The bin script runs `forgeplan --version` once before `spawn(node …)`,
+  passes it as `FORGEPLAN_CLI_VERSION` env to the SvelteKit server.
+- Pros: zero new endpoint; trivial allow-list compliance; single
+  spawn happens at server boot, not at first user request.
+- Cons: bin → template env coupling that hasn't existed before;
+  `npm run dev` (vite dev) does not go through `bin/` at all,
+  so dev would always show `cli ?` unless a fallback also queries
+  the CLI in the server. Two code paths for the same value.
+
+### Option C — pure client-side `/<filename>?v=<hash>` cache-buster reading meta tags
+
+- Inline the web version into `<svelte:head>` via `+layout.ts`.
+- No CLI version at all; relies on user running `forgeplan --version`
+  manually.
+- Pros: smallest change; zero new endpoints.
+- Cons: doesn't satisfy FR-002 (CLI version visible without terminal).
+
+### Option D — every poller already shells the CLI, piggyback on `/api/health`
+
+- `forgeplan health --json` does not currently include version. We could
+  add it upstream (forgeplan repo) — out of scope for this repo.
+- Cons: cross-repo dependency, multi-month coordination for a 30-line
+  feature.
+
+## Proposed Direction
+
+**Option A** is selected.
+
+Justification:
+
+- Matches the established `/api/*` mental model — one endpoint per data
+  surface, polled or fetched-once by the UI layer.
+- The widening of the read-only proxy is bounded: a dedicated
+  `getForgeplanVersion()` function lives in
+  `template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts` alongside `runForgeplan`,
+  bypasses the `READ_ONLY_SUBCOMMANDS` set (because `--version` is a
+  flag, not a subcommand), but reuses the same `FORGEPLAN_BIN`
+  validation, concurrency cap, and timeout. Rule 22 is updated in the
+  same PR to make this exception explicit.
+- One round-trip per page load (cached after first), cost negligible.
+
+Implementation outline:
+
+1. `template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts`
+   - export `getForgeplanVersion(): Promise<string | null>`
+   - on first call, spawn `[FORGEPLAN_BIN, '--version']`, 5 s timeout,
+     same concurrency cap as `runForgeplan`
+   - parse stdout with `/forgeplan\s+(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\S*)/i`; if no match,
+     return `null`; if spawn fails, return `null`
+   - memoize the resolved promise
+2. `template/src/routes/api/version/+server.ts`
+   - `export const GET: RequestHandler` returning
+     `json({ ok: true, data: { web: __FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__, cli } })`
+3. `template/vite.config.ts`
+   - read `template/package.json#version` at config-load time
+   - `define: { __FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__: JSON.stringify(version) }`
+4. `template/src/app.d.ts`
+   - `declare const __FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__: string;`
+5. `template/src/widgets/version-footer/`
+   - `ui/VersionFooter.svelte` — fixed bottom-left, fetches `/api/version`
+     once on mount, shows `web v<x> · cli v<y>` (or `cli ?`)
+   - `index.ts` re-export
+6. `template/src/pages/home/ui/HomePage.svelte`
+   - import + render `<VersionFooter />` inside `.root`
+7. `.claude/rules/22-readonly-proxy.md`
+   - amend allow-list section: explicitly call out `--version`
+     flag-only invocation handled via a dedicated function, not a
+     subcommand entry.
+
+## Implementation Phases
+
+### Phase 1 — backend wire-up
+
+- [ ] Add `getForgeplanVersion()` to `template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts`.
+- [ ] Add `template/src/routes/api/version/+server.ts`.
+- [ ] Inject `__FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__` via Vite `define`.
+- [ ] Declare ambient global in `app.d.ts`.
+
+### Phase 2 — UI
+
+- [ ] Create `template/src/widgets/version-footer/{ui/VersionFooter.svelte,index.ts}`.
+- [ ] Render in `HomePage.svelte`.
+- [ ] Fixed bottom-left, `--font-mono`, `--fg-3` color, `aria-label`.
+
+### Phase 3 — rule + evidence
+
+- [ ] Amend `.claude/rules/22-readonly-proxy.md`.
+- [ ] Smoke test (vite dev or `npm run build && start`): hit `/api/version`,
+      assert `{ ok: true, data: { web: "0.1.11", cli: "0.27.0" } }`.
+- [ ] Visual confirmation that footer renders, no overlap with the panel.
+
+## Risks
+
+- `--version` flag may be re-purposed in a future forgeplan release.
+  Mitigation: regex parser falls back to `null`; UI handles `null`.
+- New ambient global typing — TypeScript needs `declare const`.
+  Mitigation: added in `app.d.ts` in same PR.
+- Vite-defined string is double-quoted; ensure `JSON.stringify(version)`
+  is used (single-quoting would inline an identifier reference).
+
+## Alternatives rejected
+
+- Option B (env coupling) — rejected for `dev` divergence.
+- Option C (web-only) — rejected, fails FR-002.
+- Option D (upstream change) — out of scope.
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+- PRD-012 — driver
+
+
diff --git a/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-012-shared-ui-primitives-modalmanager-update-checker.md b/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-012-shared-ui-primitives-modalmanager-update-checker.md
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index 0000000..499f01f
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@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+---
+depth: standard
+id: RFC-012
+kind: rfc
+last_modified_at: 2026-05-06T16:50:53.031656+00:00
+last_modified_by: claude-code/2.1.131
+links:
+- target: PRD-013
+  relation: based_on
+status: draft
+title: Shared UI primitives + ModalManager + update checker
+---
+
+---
+id: RFC-012
+title: "Shared UI primitives + ModalManager + update checker"
+status: Draft
+author: claude-code
+created: 2026-05-06
+updated: 2026-05-06
+prd: PRD-013
+depth: standard
+---
+
+# RFC-012: Shared UI primitives + ModalManager + update checker
+
+## Summary
+
+Introduce a `template/src/shared/ui/` segment with three primitives
+(Button, Code-with-copy, Dialog) and a programmatic ModalManager. Add a
+new read-only endpoint `/api/update-check` that polls the npm registry
+and a poller that runs once at mount and every 30 minutes. Surface an
+Update affordance above the version footer when a newer release exists.
+
+## Motivation
+
+See PRD-013. Two problems: (1) widgets reinvent UI primitives; (2) users
+have no signal that a newer `@forgeplan/web` exists, so scaffolds drift
+behind. Both are solved by a small shared-ui layer + one read-only HTTP
+fetch.
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- Auto-update from the browser (would require a write endpoint and
+  self-replacing the running server's files; rejected for this RFC,
+  see PRD-013 § Out of Scope).
+- New runtime npm dependencies in `template/`.
+- Theme tokens / global redesign — primitives reuse existing CSS vars
+  in `template/src/app/styles/app.css`.
+
+---
+
+## Architecture
+
+### File layout
+
+```
+template/src/shared/services/
+  index.ts                          # barrel
+  modal/
+    modal-manager.svelte.ts         # singleton store + open/close API (the service)
+    index.ts
+
+template/src/shared/ui/
+  index.ts                          # barrel: primitives + ModalRoot (no service re-export)
+  README.md                         # how-to-use modalManager (FR-012)
+  button/
+    Button.svelte                   # variants: primary | secondary | ghost; sizes: sm | md
+    index.ts
+  code/
+    Code.svelte                     # <pre><code> + copy button; clipboard with textarea fallback
+    index.ts
+  dialog/
+    Dialog.svelte                   # <dialog>-based, ESC-close, scrim-click-close (toggleable)
+    index.ts
+  modal/
+    ModalRoot.svelte                # iterates stack, mounted ONCE in +layout.svelte
+    index.ts
+
+template/src/widgets/version-footer/
+  ui/
+    VersionFooter.svelte            # existing; modified to render <UpdateButton/> on top
+    UpdateButton.svelte             # new: visible when state.hasUpdate
+    UpdateDialog.svelte             # new: opened via modalManager
+  api/
+    update-check.svelte.ts          # createPoller<UpdateData>('/api/update-check', 30 min)
+  index.ts                          # re-exports VersionFooter only
+
+template/src/routes/api/update-check/
+  +server.ts                        # GET — fetch registry.npmjs.org, return envelope
+```
+
+Per FSD `shared/ui` and `shared/services` are the lowest layer;
+`widgets/version-footer` may import from them freely. The split keeps
+`shared/ui` purely visual: any caller wanting the modalManager API
+imports from `@/shared/services`. `ModalRoot` stays in `shared/ui` since
+it is a render component (consumes the service to render its stack).
+
+### ModalManager API
+
+```ts
+// shared/services/modal/modal-manager.svelte.ts
+import type { Component, ComponentProps } from 'svelte';
+
+export interface ModalEntry<C extends Component = Component> {
+  id: number;
+  component: C;
+  props: ComponentProps<C>;
+  resolve: (value: unknown) => void;
+}
+
+export interface ModalManager {
+  readonly stack: ModalEntry[];          // reactive ($state)
+  open<C extends Component>(
+    component: C,
+    props?: Omit<ComponentProps<C>, 'modalId'>,
+  ): Promise<unknown>;
+  close(id: number, value?: unknown): void;
+  closeTop(value?: unknown): void;
+}
+
+export const modalManager: ModalManager = createModalManager();
+```
+
+Children opened via `modalManager.open` receive a `modalId: number` prop
+they can pass to `modalManager.close(modalId, value)` when dismissing
+themselves. The returned Promise resolves with that value.
+
+`ModalRoot.svelte` mounted once in `+layout.svelte`:
+
+```svelte
+<!-- shared/ui/modal/ModalRoot.svelte -->
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { modalManager } from '@/shared/services';
+</script>
+
+{#each modalManager.stack as entry (entry.id)}
+  {@const { component: Component, props } = entry}
+  <Component {...props} modalId={entry.id} />
+{/each}
+```
+
+### `/api/update-check` endpoint
+
+Read-only. Fetches `https://registry.npmjs.org/@forgeplan/web/latest`
+with a 5 s timeout and a `User-Agent` header. Compares with the build-
+time `__FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__` Vite define already used in
+`/api/version`.
+
+```ts
+// +server.ts
+import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { compareSemver } from '@/shared/server/semver';
+
+const REGISTRY_URL = 'https://registry.npmjs.org/@forgeplan/web/latest';
+const TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
+const CACHE_MS = 5 * 60_000;
+
+let cache: { latest: string; ts: number } | null = null;
+
+export const GET = async () => {
+  const current = __FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__;
+  try {
+    const latest = await getLatestCached();
+    return json({
+      ok: true,
+      data: { current, latest, hasUpdate: latest ? compareSemver(latest, current) > 0 : false },
+      cmd: 'GET registry.npmjs.org/@forgeplan/web/latest',
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return json({ ok: false, error: (err as Error).message, cmd: 'GET registry.npmjs.org/@forgeplan/web/latest' });
+  }
+};
+```
+
+`compareSemver` is a tiny pure function in `template/src/shared/server/semver.ts`
+that splits on `.` and `-`, compares numerically with prerelease less than
+release. Zero deps. Already needed; no equivalent in standard library.
+
+### Poller config
+
+`createPoller<UpdateData>('/api/update-check', 30 * 60_000)`. The
+existing `createPoller` already handles AbortController, `inflight`,
+`browser` guard, and start/stop on mount.
+
+### Footer composition
+
+```svelte
+<!-- VersionFooter.svelte (modified) -->
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { modalManager } from '@/shared/ui/modal';
+  import UpdateButton from './UpdateButton.svelte';
+  import UpdateDialog from './UpdateDialog.svelte';
+  import { updatePoller } from '../api/update-check.svelte';
+  // existing version state ...
+  updatePoller.start();
+</script>
+
+{#if updatePoller.state.data?.hasUpdate}
+  <UpdateButton
+    current={updatePoller.state.data.current}
+    latest={updatePoller.state.data.latest}
+    onclick={() => modalManager.open(UpdateDialog, {
+      current: updatePoller.state.data!.current,
+      latest: updatePoller.state.data!.latest,
+    })}
+  />
+{/if}
+<!-- ... existing version chip ... -->
+```
+
+### Rule 22 amendment
+
+Append a new section "Allow-list extension: `/api/update-check`" that
+permits exactly one URL (`https://registry.npmjs.org/@forgeplan/web/latest`),
+GET-only, no host filesystem mutation. The runtime backstop is a string
+literal in the route — no user input touches the URL.
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Plan
+
+| Phase | Task                                                                                                | File(s)                                                                                 |
+| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 1     | Build Button primitive                                                                              | `template/src/shared/ui/button/**`                                                      |
+| 1     | Build Code-with-copy primitive                                                                      | `template/src/shared/ui/code/**`                                                        |
+| 1     | Build Dialog primitive                                                                              | `template/src/shared/ui/dialog/**`                                                      |
+| 1     | Build modalManager + ModalRoot                                                                      | `template/src/shared/ui/modal/**`                                                       |
+| 1     | Mount ModalRoot in root layout                                                                      | `template/src/routes/+layout.svelte`                                                    |
+| 1     | Write modalManager README                                                                           | `template/src/shared/ui/README.md`                                                      |
+| 2     | Add `compareSemver` helper                                                                          | `template/src/shared/server/semver.ts`                                                  |
+| 2     | Add `/api/update-check` endpoint                                                                    | `template/src/routes/api/update-check/+server.ts`                                       |
+| 2     | Add updatePoller (30-min interval)                                                                  | `template/src/widgets/version-footer/api/update-check.svelte.ts`                        |
+| 2     | Add UpdateButton + UpdateDialog                                                                     | `template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/Update*.svelte`                                 |
+| 2     | Wire poller into VersionFooter                                                                      | `template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/VersionFooter.svelte`                           |
+| 3     | Amend rule 22                                                                                       | `.claude/rules/22-readonly-proxy.md`                                                    |
+| 3     | Validate: `npm run check` in template, `npm run smoke` at root                                      | n/a                                                                                     |
+| 4     | Forgeplan: evidence, score, activate                                                                | `.forgeplan/`                                                                           |
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+- Manual smoke in browser: open the SvelteKit dev server, force-bump the
+  local `__FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__` define to a stale value via
+  `vite.config.ts`, confirm the button appears and the dialog opens.
+- `template`'s `npm run check` (svelte-check) — must stay clean.
+- Root `npm run smoke` — must pass; no regression in init/start path.
+- `compareSemver` unit test in `template` (`vitest`).
+
+## Rollout
+
+Single PR `feat/shared-ui-update-checker` → `develop`. No feature flag
+needed: behaviour is additive (extra endpoint + extra widget); existing
+endpoints unchanged.
+
+## Backwards Compatibility
+
+- Existing widgets do not consume the new primitives — no breakage.
+- `/api/version` and `/api/health` shapes unchanged.
+- The new `/api/update-check` is a brand-new path; no version migration
+  needed.
+- Footer layout: the chip itself is unchanged; the Update button only
+  appears when `hasUpdate`.
+
+## Security
+
+- Update endpoint uses a hard-coded URL string literal — no user input.
+- 5-second timeout via `AbortController`.
+- 5-minute server-process cache to avoid registry hammering.
+- No spawn from the new endpoint — pure `fetch`.
+- `navigator.clipboard` requires a secure context; the textarea fallback
+  uses `document.execCommand('copy')` which is widely available.
+
+## Performance
+
+- Poll interval 30 min × 1 fetch ≈ 48 req/day per open tab. Negligible.
+- Server-process cache returns within ms after the first hit.
+
+## Alternatives considered
+
+| Option                                             | Why rejected                                                            |
+| -------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Use a 3rd-party modal lib (svelte-headlessui)      | Adds runtime dep → bloats `dist/node_modules/`, breaks zero-dep ethos   |
+| Spawn `npm view @forgeplan/web version` server-side | Requires npm CLI on PATH at runtime; rule 22 spirit favours pure HTTP   |
+| Auto-update via POST endpoint                      | Mutates host fs; would `rmSync` files of the running server. Out-of-scope |
+| Client-side fetch to registry.npmjs.org            | CORS — npm registry does not allow browser CORS for `/<pkg>/latest`     |
+| 5-minute polling                                   | Wastes registry quota; updates are rare. 30 min meets PRD SC-3.         |
+
+## Open Questions
+
+None — all resolved in PRD-013.
+
+## Affected Files
+
+- `template/src/shared/ui/**` (new)
+- `template/src/shared/server/semver.ts` (new)
+- `template/src/widgets/version-footer/**` (modified)
+- `template/src/routes/api/update-check/+server.ts` (new)
+- `template/src/routes/+layout.svelte` (modified — mount ModalRoot)
+- `.claude/rules/22-readonly-proxy.md` (amended)
+- `.forgeplan/prds/PRD-013-*.md` (this RFC's parent)
+
+## Related Artifacts
+
+| Artifact | Relation     | Status |
+| -------- | ------------ | ------ |
+| PRD-013  | Parent PRD   | Draft  |
+| EVID-017 | Smoke + check | This PR |
+
diff --git a/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-013-esbuild-post-build-bundling-for-dist.md b/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-013-esbuild-post-build-bundling-for-dist.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+---
+depth: standard
+id: RFC-013
+kind: rfc
+status: active
+title: esbuild post-build bundling for dist/
+---
+
+---
+id: RFC-013
+title: "esbuild post-build bundling for dist/ behind --experimental flag"
+status: Draft
+author: nikitafedorovvvvv@gmail.com
+created: 2026-05-06
+updated: 2026-05-06
+priority: P2
+depth: standard
+domain: general
+projectType: cli_tool
+informs: PRD-014
+amends: ADR-001
+---
+
+# RFC-013: esbuild post-build bundling for dist/ behind --experimental flag
+
+## Summary
+
+После `vite build` + `adapter-node` запускать esbuild как пост-процесс, который инлайнит весь runtime-граф `template/build/index.js` в один файл. **Новый bundle-шейп публикуется параллельно со старым** (`dist/` legacy + `dist-experimental/` bundled) и активируется только флагом `npx @forgeplan/web init --experimental`. После периода обкатки (≥2 минорные версии без regression-issues) — флип дефолта и удаление legacy.
+
+## Motivation
+
+См. PRD-014. Цели те же. Феатура-флаг (`--experimental`) — для безопасного rollout: ранние пользователи опт-инят, мы ловим эджкейсы (динамические imports, CJS-only пакеты, новые SvelteKit chunks), default-flow остаётся стабильным.
+
+## Goals / Non-Goals
+
+### Goals
+
+- G1: `dist-experimental/` после `npm run build` не содержит `node_modules/`, ≤3M.
+- G2: `dist/` (legacy) продолжает существовать без изменений (`npm install --omit=dev` шаг сохраняется).
+- G3: `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs init --experimental` копирует `dist-experimental/` вместо `dist/`.
+- G4: Все `/api/*` endpoint'ы работают на обоих шейпах с тем же envelope.
+- G5: tarball вмещает оба артефакта (≤16M total) — npm publish не падает.
+- G6: Documentation (CLAUDE.md, rules 21/23, README) описывает оба шейпа и флаг.
+
+### Non-Goals
+
+- NG1: Минификация бандла.
+- NG2: Дроп legacy `dist/` в этой итерации (отдельный PR после обкатки).
+- NG3: Reduce client-side bundle.
+- NG4: Поддержка `--experimental` флага в `start` (start читает `.forgeplan-web/index.js` независимо от того, как туда попал файл).
+
+## Options Considered
+
+### Option A: prune-only
+
+Rejected: см. предыдущий вариант RFC; экономит ≤2.7M из 12M.
+
+### Option B: esbuild bundle, default ON
+
+Rejected по запросу пользователя: слишком рискованно перевести 100% юзеров без обкатки.
+
+### Option C: esbuild bundle, behind --experimental flag (chosen)
+
+Два артефакта в tarball, флаг переключает источник. Pros: безопасный rollout, A/B можно сравнить. Cons: tarball растёт (~14M → ~15.5M временно). Ok — это временно, флип через 1-2 минор'а.
+
+### Option D: ship single bundled dist + `--legacy` to fall back
+
+Rejected: меняет дефолт сразу (риск); пользователи без интернета на момент бага оказываются заблокированы; обратная совместимость хуже, чем флаг.
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+                ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+                │           scripts/build.mjs (dev / CI)           │
+                ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+                │  1. vite build         → template/build/         │
+                │  2. emit pkg.json      → template/build/         │
+                │  3. npm install        → template/build/n_m/     │
+                │  4. copyToDist()       → dist/  (legacy, 14M)    │
+                │  5. bundleExperimentalDist()                     │
+                │     ├─ esbuild --bundle --packages=bundle        │
+                │     ├─ patchHostDefault                          │
+                │     └─ shape-asserts (no n_m, no server, ≤3M)    │
+                │                        → dist-experimental/      │
+                │                          (1.5M, single file)     │
+                └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+                         │                          │
+                         ▼                          ▼
+                ┌─────────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────────┐
+                │  npm tarball ships  │    │  npm tarball ships  │
+                │  dist/   (legacy)   │    │ dist-experimental/  │
+                └─────────────────────┘    └─────────────────────┘
+                         │                          │
+                         ▼                          ▼
+       npx @forgeplan/web init          npx @forgeplan/web init --experimental
+                         │                          │
+                         ▼                          ▼
+                ┌─────────────────────┐    ┌─────────────────────┐
+                │  cp -r dist/        │    │  cp -r              │
+                │     → .fp-web/      │    │  dist-experimental/ │
+                │  (1696 files)       │    │     → .fp-web/      │
+                │                     │    │  (62 files)         │
+                └─────────────────────┘    └─────────────────────┘
+                         │                          │
+                         └──────────┬───────────────┘
+                                    ▼
+                            npx @forgeplan/web start
+                                    │
+                                    ▼
+                          spawn(node, .fp-web/index.js)
+                                    │
+                                    ▼
+                            sirv (client/) + SvelteKit /api/*
+```
+
+Both shapes expose the same handler (`@sveltejs/adapter-node` produces the
+same Polka-shaped server). The only runtime difference: legacy resolves
+imports via `dist/node_modules/`; experimental has them inlined into a
+single file. `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs` doesn't know which shape it copied
+beyond the `experimental` field in `forgeplan-web.json` (used by `update`).
+
+## Proposed Direction
+
+Use Option C (esbuild bundle behind `--experimental`):
+
+1. **Keep the legacy pipeline byte-identical.** Existing users see no
+   change until they pass `--experimental`. This is the safety net.
+2. **Add `bundleExperimentalDist()` as a non-destructive post-step** that
+   reads from `template/build/` (the same input the legacy pipeline
+   already produced) and writes to a parallel `dist-experimental/`.
+3. **Cap the bundle size at 3M** with a hard assertion in
+   `scripts/build.mjs`. If a future svelte/kit upgrade silently bloats
+   the bundle, the build fails loudly instead of growing the tarball.
+4. **Wire `--experimental` flag into `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs`** to switch
+   `SOURCE_DIST` between `dist/` and `dist-experimental/`. Persist the
+   choice in `forgeplan-web.json` so `update` can refresh into the same
+   shape (or override with `--no-experimental`).
+5. **TODO markers** in `bin/` and `scripts/` flag the graduation path:
+   after ≥2 minor versions without regressions, drop legacy `dist/`,
+   rename `dist-experimental/` → `dist/`, remove the flag.
+
+## Implementation Phases
+
+### Phase 1: Build pipeline (scripts/build.mjs)
+
+1. **Добавить `esbuild` в root `devDependencies`** (`^0.24.0`).
+2. **Сохранить старый pipeline в нетронутом виде** до `copyToDist()`. Он продолжает писать в `dist/`.
+3. **Добавить новую функцию `bundleExperimentalDist()`**, которая:
+   - Запускается ПОСЛЕ `copyToDist()` (т.е. legacy `dist/` уже готов).
+   - Создаёт чистую папку `dist-experimental/`.
+   - Копирует `client/`, `env.js`, `forgeplan-web-build.json` из `dist/` в `dist-experimental/`.
+   - Запускает esbuild bundle на `template/build/index.js` (или на `dist/index.js` — оба эквивалентны), пишет результат в `dist-experimental/index.js`.
+   - Конфигурация:
+     ```js
+     {
+       entryPoints: [join(TEMPLATE_BUILD, 'index.js')],
+       outfile: join(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, 'index.js'),
+       bundle: true,
+       platform: 'node',
+       format: 'esm',
+       target: 'node20',
+       packages: 'bundle',
+       banner: { js: "import { createRequire as __cr } from 'node:module'; const require = __cr(import.meta.url);" },
+       logLevel: 'warning',
+       legalComments: 'none',
+       treeShaking: true,
+     }
+     ```
+   - При warnings/errors — exit 1.
+   - Patch HOST default 0.0.0.0 → 127.0.0.1 (тот же `patchHostDefault()`, переиспользовать).
+   - Эмитит `dist-experimental/package.json`: `{name, version, private:true, type:"module", engines, scripts:{start:"node index.js"}}` (БЕЗ `dependencies`).
+   - Эмитит `dist-experimental/forgeplan-web-build.json` с `experimental: true` маркером.
+4. **Размерные ассерты** в конце `bundleExperimentalDist()`:
+   - `! existsSync(join(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, 'node_modules'))` → fail.
+   - `du -sh dist-experimental` ≤3M (или ассерт через `statSync`).
+   - `! existsSync(join(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, 'server'))` (всё инлайнено) → fail.
+
+### Phase 2: bin/forgeplan-web.mjs
+
+1. Добавить флаг `--experimental` в parser `parseArgs()` (Set-based).
+2. В `init()`:
+   - Если `--experimental` → `SOURCE_DIST = join(PACKAGE_ROOT, 'dist-experimental')`.
+   - Иначе → `SOURCE_DIST = join(PACKAGE_ROOT, 'dist')` (как сейчас).
+   - В `forgeplan-web.json` записать `{ ..., experimental: true|false }` для трассируемости.
+3. В `init()` напечатать pre-init notice если `--experimental`:
+   ```
+   ⚠ Using experimental bundled dist (single-file server, no node_modules/).
+     Report issues at https://github.com/ForgePlan/forgeplan-web/issues
+   ```
+4. `start()` — без изменений (не знает про experimental).
+5. Help text (`-h`/`--help`) — добавить `--experimental` в список флагов.
+
+### Phase 3: package.json (root)
+
+```diff
+  "files": [
+    "bin",
+    "dist",
++   "dist-experimental",
+    "README.md",
+    ...
+  ],
+  "devDependencies": {
++   "esbuild": "^0.24.0"
+  }
+```
+
+### Phase 4: Документация
+
+- `CLAUDE.md`:
+  - В «Architecture in one paragraph» добавить параграф про `dist-experimental/` как опциональный источник.
+  - В «Repo layout» добавить `dist-experimental/`.
+- `.claude/rules/21-template-purity.md` — отдельный раздел: «`dist-experimental/` shape».
+- `.claude/rules/23-bin-zero-deps.md` — отдельный раздел про `dist-experimental/` (компонент пути зеро-deps не нарушает; `bin/` остаётся zero-dep).
+- `README.md` — секция «Experimental: lightweight bundled dist» с примером `npx @forgeplan/web init --experimental` + упоминание ожидаемого размера.
+- `CHANGELOG.md` — entry «feat(init): add `--experimental` flag for bundled dist (≈9× smaller)».
+
+### Phase 5: Smoke + verify
+
+```bash
+# A) legacy path (no flag)
+SCRATCH_A=$(mktemp -d)
+mkdir -p "$SCRATCH_A/.forgeplan"
+cd "$SCRATCH_A" && node /repo/bin/forgeplan-web.mjs init -y --force
+test -d .forgeplan-web/node_modules || exit 1   # legacy: node_modules MUST exist
+cat .forgeplan-web/forgeplan-web.json | grep -q '"experimental":false' || exit 1
+
+# B) experimental path
+SCRATCH_B=$(mktemp -d)
+mkdir -p "$SCRATCH_B/.forgeplan"
+cd "$SCRATCH_B" && node /repo/bin/forgeplan-web.mjs init -y --force --experimental
+test ! -d .forgeplan-web/node_modules || exit 1  # experimental: NO node_modules
+test $(du -sk .forgeplan-web | cut -f1) -le 3072 || exit 1
+cat .forgeplan-web/forgeplan-web.json | grep -q '"experimental":true' || exit 1
+
+# C) both shapes serve identical envelopes
+for dir in "$SCRATCH_A" "$SCRATCH_B"; do
+  cd "$dir"
+  PORT=15999 HOST=127.0.0.1 node /repo/bin/forgeplan-web.mjs start &
+  PID=$!
+  sleep 2
+  curl -fsS http://127.0.0.1:15999/api/version | grep -q '"ok":true' || { kill $PID; exit 1; }
+  curl -fsS http://127.0.0.1:15999/ | grep -q '<!doctype html>' || { kill $PID; exit 1; }
+  kill $PID
+done
+```
+
+## API / Contract changes
+
+### `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs init` (NEW flag)
+
+```
+Usage: npx @forgeplan/web init [options]
+
+Options:
+  -y, --yes            Auto-confirm (no prompts)
+  --force              Overwrite existing .forgeplan-web/
+  --no-gitignore       Skip .gitignore append
+  --experimental       Use bundled dist (single-file server, no node_modules/) [EXPERIMENTAL]
+  -h, --help           Print this help
+```
+
+### `dist-experimental/` shape (NEW)
+
+| File | Content |
+|------|---------|
+| `dist-experimental/index.js` | self-contained ESM bundle (~750K) |
+| `dist-experimental/env.js` | dynamic env loader (~2K, не бандлится) |
+| `dist-experimental/client/` | static assets (без изменений vs legacy) |
+| `dist-experimental/package.json` | без `dependencies` |
+| `dist-experimental/forgeplan-web-build.json` | `{name, builtAt, entry, experimental: true}` |
+
+### `dist/` shape (UNCHANGED)
+
+Существующий шейп с `node_modules/` остаётся ровно как сейчас. Никаких изменений.
+
+### `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs` (zero-deps инвариант сохраняется)
+
+Только parser-флаг + переключение SOURCE_DIST. Никаких third-party imports.
+
+### `package.json` (root)
+
+`files` теперь содержит и `dist-experimental/`. tarball подрос до ~15.5M (временно).
+
+## Invariants
+
+Что НЕ должно нарушаться при реализации:
+
+- I-1: `bin/` zero-deps инвариант (rule 23) — `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs` не получает третьесторонних imports.
+- I-2: `init` host-isolation (rule 20) — `init --experimental` пишет ТОЛЬКО в `.forgeplan-web/` + 1 строку в `.gitignore`.
+- I-3: read-only proxy (rule 22) — никаких новых spawn-targets в `template/src/routes/api/`.
+- I-4: legacy `dist/` shape БЕЗ изменений в этой итерации (`init` без флага должен работать байт-в-байт как раньше).
+- I-5: Контракт `/api/*` envelope (`{ok, data?, error?, cmd, raw?}`) идентичен на обоих шейпах.
+- I-6: `dist-experimental/index.js` запускается под Node ≥20.19/22.12 (engines pin).
+- I-7: Никаких lifecycle scripts транзитивных зависимостей при сборке (CWE-1357 мitigation): esbuild bundle не запускает postinstall.
+
+## Rollback Plan
+
+| ID | Risk | Probability | Impact | Mitigation |
+|----|------|-------------|--------|------------|
+| R-1 | esbuild не инлайнит динамический `env.js` | High | Medium | Явно копировать `env.js` в build pipeline |
+| R-2 | esbuild ломается на новом svelte/kit upgrade | Low | Medium | Pin esbuild на minor; smoke в CI matrix |
+| R-3 | tarball ≥16M (npm warning threshold) | Medium | Low | Мониторим; если близко — отделить артефакты по dist tags |
+| R-4 | Пользователь put `--experimental` в production и сталкивается с regression | Medium | Medium | Notice в init output + README выделено как EXPERIMENTAL |
+| R-5 | rules 21/23 содержат описания только legacy `dist/` | High | Low | Обновить тексты правил вместе с PR |
+| R-6 | Удаление флага после флипа дефолта поломает users with `--experimental` в скриптах | Medium | Low | После флипа: флаг становится no-op (warning), удалить через ещё одну минорку |
+
+**Rollback план**:
+1. Если bundle ломается на конкретном пакете: добавить пакет в `external: [...]` esbuild config.
+2. Если глобально проблема: `git revert` PR-коммитов, `dist-experimental/` исчезает из tarball, флаг становится no-op (или error). Пользователи с `--experimental` получают «not available in this version» сообщение.
+
+## Acceptance criteria
+
+- AC-1: `npm run build` успешно создаёт И `dist/`, И `dist-experimental/`.
+- AC-2: `init` без флага копирует legacy → `.forgeplan-web/node_modules/` существует.
+- AC-3: `init --experimental` копирует bundled → `.forgeplan-web/node_modules/` отсутствует, размер ≤3M.
+- AC-4: оба шейпа отвечают `200` на `GET /` и `/api/version`.
+- AC-5: `forgeplan-web.json` содержит поле `experimental: bool`.
+- AC-6: `--help` упоминает `--experimental` с пометкой `[EXPERIMENTAL]`.
+- AC-7: README секция описывает флаг + ожидаемый размер.
+- AC-8: rules 21, 23 обновлены и валидны.
+
+## Open questions
+
+- OQ-1: Нужен ли `--no-experimental` для будущей супрессии после флипа дефолта? **Решение**: пока нет. Когда дефолт перевернётся, добавим `--legacy` симметрично.
+- OQ-2: Версия esbuild — pin на minor (`^0.24.x`) или range? **Решение**: caret-pin на minor.
+- OQ-3: Стоит ли логировать experimental usage статистикой? **Решение**: нет (privacy / нет телеметрии в проекте).
+
+---
+
+> **Next step**: реализовать Phase 1–4, прогнать AC-1..AC-8, собрать EvidencePack с CL3 measurement.
+
diff --git a/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-014-light-theme-architecture-data-theme-attribute-dual-token-css.md b/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-014-light-theme-architecture-data-theme-attribute-dual-token-css.md
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: RFC-014
+kind: rfc
+links:
+- target: PRD-015
+  relation: refines
+prd: PRD-015
+status: active
+title: 'Light theme architecture: data-theme attribute + dual-token CSS'
+---
+
+# RFC-014: Light theme architecture — `data-theme` attribute + dual-token CSS
+
+## Summary
+
+Switch the existing single-palette CSS in `template/src/app/styles/app.css`
+to a dual-palette system keyed by a `data-theme="light|dark"` attribute on
+`<html>`. Drive that attribute from a small Svelte 5 store
+(`shared/lib/theme.svelte.ts`) that reads `localStorage` and the
+`prefers-color-scheme` media query, with a synchronous inline init script
+in `app.html` to avoid a flash on first paint.
+
+## Motivation
+
+Per PRD-015, the viewer is currently dark-only. Making it dual-theme is
+a self-contained UI change with a clear boundary: tokens in one CSS file
++ a handful of components that hardcode `rgba(255,255,255,*)` for
+SVG strokes need to read from CSS vars instead.
+
+## Goals
+
+- One source of truth for color: CSS variables on `:root[data-theme=…]`.
+- Zero new runtime npm deps.
+- No flash of incorrect theme on first paint.
+- Toggle UI affordance follows the existing `notify-toggle` button shape
+  in the header (consistency with current chrome).
+
+## Non-Goals
+
+- Per-component user customisation.
+- Sepia / OLED / high-contrast variants.
+- Refactoring `dist/` or `dist-experimental/` directly — both rebuild
+  from `template/`.
+
+## Options considered
+
+### Option A — `data-theme` attribute on `<html>` + dual `:root[data-theme]` blocks (chosen)
+
+```css
+:root[data-theme='dark']  { --bg: #050505; --fg: #f5f5f5; ... }
+:root[data-theme='light'] { --bg: #f4f1ea; --fg: #1a1815; ... }
+```
+
+Toggle just flips the attribute; CSS does the rest. Works without JS for
+default dark; the inline pre-paint script picks the right value before
+hydration.
+
+Pros: minimal diff, no media-query duplication, JS-driven explicit choice
+overrides OS preference cleanly, easy to e2e-test by setting
+`document.documentElement.dataset.theme`.
+
+Cons: graph views currently hardcode white rgbas — must be tokenized.
+
+### Option B — `prefers-color-scheme` media query only
+
+Pros: zero JS for the OS-following case.
+
+Cons: cannot model an explicit user override (Light user, Dark OS) without
+JS that synthesises a media-query class anyway, and `@media` blocks balloon
+the diff because every `:root` rule needs a duplicate inside `@media`.
+
+### Option C — Tailwind / CSS-in-JS theme provider
+
+Pros: ergonomic.
+
+Cons: violates NFR-002 (no new runtime dep) and contradicts the project's
+hand-rolled CSS-token aesthetic.
+
+**Decision: Option A.**
+
+## Token mapping
+
+```
+Token            Dark          Light
+--bg             #050505       #f4f1ea  (cream canvas, matches forgeplan.dev)
+--bg-1           #0b0b0b       #ffffff  (raised cards, white)
+--bg-2           #141414       #f7f4ed
+--bg-3           #1a1a1a       #ece8df
+--fg             #f5f5f5       #1a1815  (near-black on cream)
+--fg-1           #e5e5e5       #2a2724
+--fg-2           #a3a3a3       #6b6760
+--fg-3           #737373       #8c887f
+--fg-4           #525252       #b5b1a8
+--accent         #ff5a1f       #ff5a1f  (unchanged)
+--accent-soft    #ff8a5b       #ff7a3f
+--accent-dim     rgba(255,90,31,.18)  rgba(255,90,31,.12)
+--good           #22c55e       #15803d
+--bad            #ef4444       #dc2626
+--line           rgba(255,255,255,.06) rgba(0,0,0,.06)
+--line-2         rgba(255,255,255,.14) rgba(0,0,0,.12)
+--line-3         rgba(255,255,255,.28) rgba(0,0,0,.22)
+--dot-grid-color rgba(255,255,255,.10) rgba(0,0,0,.10)
+--canvas-overlay rgba(5,5,5,.85)        rgba(244,241,234,.85)
+--canvas-stroke  rgba(255,255,255,.45)  rgba(0,0,0,.55)   (NEW — for graph node strokes)
+--canvas-stroke-2 rgba(255,255,255,.32) rgba(0,0,0,.40)   (NEW)
+--canvas-stroke-soft rgba(255,255,255,.16) rgba(0,0,0,.12) (NEW)
+--canvas-stroke-on-fill rgba(0,0,0,.4)  rgba(255,255,255,.55) (NEW — opposite-of-canvas)
+--card-shadow    rgba(0,0,0,.5)         rgba(0,0,0,.08)
+```
+
+## Architecture
+
+The data flow is one-way:
+
+```
+app.html inline script  ──reads──▶ localStorage 'forgeplan-web.theme'
+        │
+        └─writes─▶ <html data-theme="light|dark">  ◀──CSS reads via :root[data-theme]
+                                ▲
+                                │ on toggle click
+ThemeStore.setMode() ───────────┘
+   ▲
+   │ Svelte 5 $state + $derived
+   │
+HealthBar segmented toggle ── [Auto | Light | Dark]
+```
+
+- **Single source of truth**: the `data-theme` attribute on `<html>`.
+  Both the inline script (first paint) and the Svelte store (post-hydration)
+  write it; CSS reads it via `:root[data-theme=…]` selectors.
+- **`ThemeStore` (`shared/lib/theme.svelte.ts`)** holds `mode` and
+  `systemPref` as `$state`, `effective` as `$derived`. `start()`
+  attaches a `matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: light)')` listener so
+  Auto follows OS changes without reload.
+- **`HealthBar`** owns the toggle UI (segmented `[Auto | Light | Dark]`)
+  and calls `themeStore.setMode(...)` on click.
+- **CSS** is layered: `:root` (default → dark fallback) →
+  `:root[data-theme='dark']` (explicit) → `:root[data-theme='light']`
+  (override via attribute selector). Component-scoped CSS reads tokens
+  via `var(--…)` unmodified.
+- **SVG attribute substitution**: graph views use Svelte's `style:fill` /
+  `style:stroke` directives instead of bare `fill={...}` / `stroke={...}`
+  attributes so `var()` resolves through inline CSS. SVG XML attributes
+  do not parse `var()` — only inline-styled fill/stroke do.
+
+## Implementation
+
+### Phase 1 — tokens
+
+- Rewrite `template/src/app/styles/app.css` `:root` block as
+  `:root[data-theme='dark']` + `:root[data-theme='light']`.
+- Default fallback `:root` block points to the dark palette so CSS still
+  renders if no JS / no attribute (graceful).
+- Add new `--canvas-stroke*` and `--canvas-overlay` tokens.
+
+### Phase 2 — store + pre-paint
+
+- New file: `template/src/shared/lib/theme.svelte.ts` exports
+  `themeStore` (Svelte 5 `$state`-based) with
+  `mode: 'auto' | 'light' | 'dark'` and a derived `effective: 'light' | 'dark'`
+  that reads `matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: light)')` on Auto.
+- `app.html` gets an inline `<script>` (synchronous, before SvelteKit) that
+  reads `localStorage.getItem('forgeplan-web.theme')` and sets
+  `document.documentElement.dataset.theme` accordingly. Reads the media
+  query for Auto fallback.
+- `app/styles/app.css` `color-scheme: dark` becomes per-attribute too.
+
+### Phase 3 — toggle UI
+
+- Add a small segmented `[Auto | Light | Dark]` control in
+  `HealthBar.svelte` next to the existing notify toggle. Reuses the
+  `view-toggle` styling pattern from `HomePage.svelte` for visual
+  consistency.
+
+### Phase 4 — graph view sweep
+
+- Replace hardcoded white rgbas in `widgets/dependency-graph/ui/*.svelte`
+  with `var(--canvas-stroke*)` / `var(--dot-grid-color)`.
+- `entities/artifact/lib/theme.ts`: `NEUTRAL_BORDER` /
+  `NEUTRAL_FG` lose their hardcoded values and become CSS-var readers
+  (via `getComputedStyle(document.documentElement)`); cache per-frame.
+- `Dialog.svelte` overlay `rgba(0,0,0,.6)` becomes a token too
+  (`--scrim`).
+
+### Phase 5 — evidence + activate
+
+- Smoke: `npm run build` from repo root → bin script init in
+  `/tmp/scratch` → start server → hit `/` → confirm light + dark via
+  curl-like attribute read (manual screenshot).
+- EvidencePack EVID-019 with `## Structured Fields`
+  `verdict: supports`, `congruence_level: 3`, `evidence_type: test`.
+
+## Risks
+
+- **R1 (high)**: graph views are 8 files with many hardcoded rgbas; miss
+  one and a stroke disappears in light mode. *Mitigation*: grep gate as
+  the SC-1 measurement.
+- **R2 (medium)**: `entities/artifact/lib/theme.ts` is currently called
+  from D3-rendered SVG that returns string colors. Reading
+  `getComputedStyle` synchronously is fine but must invalidate when
+  `data-theme` changes — wire a `MutationObserver` or read-on-demand.
+
+## Open questions
+
+- Should `auto` re-read on `prefers-color-scheme` change without reload?
+  Yes — the matchMedia listener stays attached.
+
+## Affected files
+
+Same as PRD-015 § Affected files.
+
+
diff --git a/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-015-mosaic-split-tree-layout-engine-for-multi-graph-canvas.md b/.forgeplan/rfcs/RFC-015-mosaic-split-tree-layout-engine-for-multi-graph-canvas.md
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+---
+depth: standard
+id: RFC-015
+kind: rfc
+last_modified_at: 2026-05-06T20:58:57.433107+00:00
+last_modified_by: claude-code/2.1.131
+links:
+- target: PRD-016
+  relation: based_on
+status: draft
+title: Mosaic split-tree layout engine for multi-graph canvas
+---
+
+# RFC-015: Mosaic split-tree layout engine for multi-graph canvas
+
+## Summary
+
+Replace the single-canvas-with-view-toggle in `pages/home` with a recursive **split-tree** mosaic that hosts 1–4 `DependencyGraph` panes. The tree is a binary structure: leaves are `{ kind: 'pane', view: GraphView }`, internal nodes are `{ kind: 'split', orientation: 'row'|'col', sizes: [a, 100-a], children: [Node, Node] }`. The same shape is what we serialize to localStorage. Dragging onto a leaf's edge subdivides it; dragging onto its centre swaps; Shift+click on a view-toggle adds a leaf to the right of the right-most leaf. CSS Grid renders each split natively (`grid-template-{rows,columns}: <a>% <b>%`), so the only JS at render time is recursive rendering + a pointer-driven splitter.
+
+## Motivation
+
+PRD-016 captures the user need: simultaneous multi-view comparison + persisted layout + drag-to-add/swap. The choice of layout model is the load-bearing decision because it dictates:
+- the persistence schema (we cannot retrofit a flat-row model into a nested mosaic later without breaking saved layouts),
+- the drag-and-drop semantics (a flat row only supports "insert" and "reorder", not "stack vertically"),
+- complexity budget (≈ 600 lines of TS+Svelte vs ≈ 2 000 lines for general grid).
+
+## Options Considered
+
+### Option A — Flat row of panes (1 × N)
+
+Single horizontal row. Sizes = `number[]` summing to 100. Splitters between adjacent panes.
+
+- ✅ Trivial schema (`{ panes: GraphView[], sizes: number[] }`).
+- ✅ ~150 lines of code.
+- ❌ Cannot satisfy FR-001 in 2D (user expects "сетка" — grid). Rejected by user wording.
+- ❌ No vertical splits — caps the comparison usefulness ("Force above Sankey" is a common pairing).
+
+### Option B — Recursive binary split-tree (mosaic) — **CHOSEN**
+
+Binary tree of horizontal/vertical splits. Each split has `[a%, (100-a)%]`. Leaves are panes.
+
+- ✅ Naturally supports both row and column splits, arbitrarily nested.
+- ✅ Drop semantics fall out for free: edge of a leaf → split that leaf in that direction; centre → swap views.
+- ✅ Industry-validated (`react-mosaic`, VS Code editor groups, GoldenLayout core).
+- ✅ Render path is `grid-template-{rows,columns}: <a>% <b>%` — zero layout math at runtime.
+- ❌ Schema and tree ops (insert, remove, swap, normalise) are non-trivial; need unit tests.
+- ❌ Pure binary tree can produce visually unbalanced 3-pane layouts; we mitigate with autolayout (rebalance to equal split when adding).
+
+### Option C — `react-grid-layout`-style 12-column grid with row spans
+
+Each pane has `{ x, y, w, h }` on a fixed 12 × N grid. Drag = move; resize = corner handles.
+
+- ✅ Most flexible UX (true 2D rearrange).
+- ❌ ~10× the code (collision detection, compaction algorithm, drag projection).
+- ❌ Overkill for max 4 panes (PRD cap).
+- ❌ Pixel-based grid units degrade on window resize unless we layer percentages on top — at which point we re-derived B.
+
+### Option D — Use external dep (`svelte-splitpanes`, `svelte-mosaic`)
+
+- ✅ Done-for-us.
+- ❌ Adds a runtime dep to `template/package.json#dependencies`. The published `dist/` already inflates with each dep (rule 21). RFC-013 is actively trying to **shrink** the bundle. Buying flexibility we don't need at the cost of ~50–200 KB of JS.
+- ❌ None of the candidates ship Svelte 5 runes — would need a wrapper.
+
+## Proposed Direction
+
+**Option B** — recursive binary split-tree, hand-rolled in Svelte 5.
+
+### Data model
+
+```ts
+// widgets/mosaic/model/types.ts
+export type Orientation = "row" | "col";
+export type LeafId = string; // e.g. "leaf-3"
+
+export type Leaf = { kind: "leaf"; id: LeafId; view: GraphView };
+export type Split = {
+  kind: "split";
+  orientation: Orientation;
+  sizes: [number, number]; // [a, 100-a], rounded to 0.1%
+  children: [Node, Node];
+};
+export type Node = Leaf | Split;
+export type Layout = { root: Node | null; nextId: number };
+```
+
+### Tree operations (pure, testable)
+
+- `addLeaf(layout, view, target?, edge?)` — splits `target` along `edge` (top/bottom/left/right) or grows the rightmost split if no target.
+- `removeLeaf(layout, leafId)` — deletes leaf; if its sibling was the only other child, replace the parent split with that sibling (collapse degenerate splits).
+- `swapViews(layout, aId, bId)` — swaps `view` between two leaves; sizes unchanged.
+- `setSplitSize(layout, splitPath, newA)` — clamps to [10, 90] %.
+- `normalise(layout)` — ensures sizes sum to exactly 100, ids are unique, no orphan splits.
+- `countLeaves(layout)` — for the FR-001 cap of 4.
+
+### Rendering
+
+`MosaicCanvas.svelte` renders the root recursively. Each `Split` becomes:
+
+```svelte
+<div class="split" data-orientation={node.orientation}
+     style:grid-template-{node.orientation === 'row' ? 'columns' : 'rows'}={`${a}% ${b}%`}>
+  <PaneOrSplit node={node.children[0]} />
+  <Splitter on:resize={handleResize(path)} />
+  <PaneOrSplit node={node.children[1]} />
+</div>
+```
+
+Each `Leaf` renders `<PaneFrame><DependencyGraph view={leaf.view} ...sharedProps /></PaneFrame>` where `PaneFrame` provides:
+- header with view label, change-view dropdown, close-x;
+- a `data-leaf-id` attribute and `draggable`-style header for swap drags.
+
+### Drag-and-drop
+
+We use **HTML5 drag-and-drop** (not pointer events) for two reasons: (1) it gives us a native ghost image and Esc-to-cancel for free; (2) the existing splitter uses pointer events, so the two systems don't fight over capture.
+
+- DataTransfer payload: `{ type: 'add', view }` (from view-toggle) or `{ type: 'swap', leafId }` (from pane header).
+- During `dragover`, the canvas computes the hovered leaf and which quadrant (top/bottom/left/right/centre) the cursor is in. A single `<DropOverlay>` element absolutely positioned over the hovered leaf paints the highlight.
+- On `drop`, we call `addLeaf` or `swapViews` and persist.
+- Esc/cancel restores nothing because we never mutate during dragover.
+
+### Persistence
+
+Add a separate localStorage key — **do not overload** the existing `forgeplan-web:settings:v1` blob. Reason: layouts churn faster, and a corrupt layout shouldn't blow away unrelated settings (filters, notify).
+
+```ts
+// pages/home/lib/settings.ts (extended)
+const LAYOUT_KEY = "forgeplan-web:layout:v1";
+export function loadLayout(): Layout | null { /* try/catch JSON */ }
+export function saveLayout(layout: Layout): void { /* try/catch quota */ }
+```
+
+`v1` schema is committed; future migrations bump to `v2`. On unparseable JSON the user gets the default single-pane (`{ root: { kind: 'leaf', id: 'leaf-1', view: 'force' }, nextId: 2 }`).
+
+### Defaults & migration
+
+- First load (no `forgeplan-web:layout:v1` key): single-pane, view = `force` (or whatever the legacy `:settings:v1#view` says — read once, then we own layout).
+- Cap of 4 panes (FR-001) — Shift+click on a view-toggle when 4 are open is a no-op + brief toast / aria-live message.
+
+## Implementation Phases
+
+1. **P1 — model + persistence (no UI changes).** Land `widgets/mosaic/model/` with full vitest coverage. ~150 LOC + ~100 LOC tests.
+2. **P2 — render path.** `MosaicCanvas.svelte` + `PaneFrame.svelte` + `Splitter.svelte`, single-pane default. Wire into `HomePage.svelte` behind the existing single-canvas behaviour. ~300 LOC.
+3. **P3 — drag & drop.** Shift+click adds; pane header drag swaps; toggle-chip drag adds. `DropOverlay.svelte` for highlight. ~200 LOC.
+4. **P4 — autolayout + edge cases.** Rebalance on add, normalise on remove, 4-pane cap with toast, keyboard splitter resize. ~100 LOC.
+
+After P2 the feature is shippable with degraded UX (no DnD) — explicit gate so we can land in two PRs if review timing demands.
+
+## Alternatives We Explicitly Rejected
+
+- **Option A (flat row)** — fails the "сетка" requirement; user wording is unambiguous.
+- **Option C (12-col grid)** — overkill for ≤ 4 panes; complexity not justified.
+- **Option D (external dep)** — violates RFC-013 bundle-size pressure; ROI negative for ≤ 4 panes.
+
+## Open Questions
+
+- Should swap include sizes (drag pane A on B → A takes B's slot but **also** B's size)? — yes; PRD AC-4 says sizes unchanged → we swap views, not slots.
+- Should the close-x on the last pane be hidden (always ≥ 1 pane) or do we allow zero panes with an empty-state CTA? — hidden when leaves == 1; matches FR-010 "reverts to single-pane defaults".
+
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 61f88df..906705b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '22'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
           cache: npm
-          cache-dependency-path: template/package-lock.json
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            package-lock.json
+            template/package-lock.json
+
+      - name: Install root devDependencies (esbuild for dist-experimental/)
+        run: npm ci --no-audit --no-fund
 
       - name: Verify tag matches package.json version
         run: |
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      - name: Build dist/
+      - name: Build dist/ + dist-experimental/
         run: node scripts/build.mjs
 
       - name: Smoke
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
index 927f201..c400b65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
           cache: npm
-          cache-dependency-path: template/package-lock.json
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            package-lock.json
+            template/package-lock.json
 
-      - name: Build dist/
+      - name: Install root devDependencies (esbuild for dist-experimental/)
+        run: npm ci --no-audit --no-fund
+
+      - name: Build dist/ + dist-experimental/
         run: node scripts/build.mjs
 
       - name: Print tarball stats
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9094278..aa786d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ template/.svelte-kit/
 template/build/
 template/dist/
 
-# pre-built artifact published to npm — regenerated by `npm run build`
+# pre-built artifacts published to npm — regenerated by `npm run build`
 dist/
+dist-experimental/
 
 # scratch dev runs of `init` against this repo
 .forgeplan-web/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1631a5b..1b20931 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,32 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.1.12] - 2026-05-07
+
+### Added (F18 — time-travel slider, SINGLE mode)
+
+- **`/api/snapshot?at=ISO`** — read-only endpoint reconstructing workspace state at any past ISO 8601 timestamp. Resolves `at` → commit SHA via `git rev-list -1 --before=<at> --first-parent HEAD -- .forgeplan/`, then reconstructs via `git worktree add --detach` to `os.tmpdir()` + `forgeplan reindex` (rebuilds LanceDB inside the temp worktree from markdown source-of-truth) + `forgeplan list/graph --json`. Two-tier cache: in-memory LRU (32 entries, 60s TTL) + on-disk (`.forgeplan-web/.snapshots/<sha>.json`). Cold path 660 ms (39 artifacts), warm 10–11 ms.
+- **`/api/timeline-events`** — read-only proxy over `git log --first-parent .forgeplan/`. Emits one event per `.forgeplan/`-touching commit with `at` / `kind` / `artifactId` / `sha` / `subject`. `kind` heuristically classified from commit subject (activate / supersede / scored / created).
+- **Timeline panel** — collapsible scrubber UI below the canvas (`widgets/timeline/`). SVG axis with coloured ticks per event kind, draggable scrubber with PointerEvent capture, ArrowLeft/Right step-by-event, Home/End jump, 200 ms debounce before fetch. `role=slider` for a11y. State persisted in localStorage.
+- **Canvas snapshot hydration** — when `snapshotStore.mode === 'single'`, `nodes`/`edges` switch from live pollers to `snapshotStore.current.{artifacts,edges}`. Status indicator surfaces "viewing snapshot at HH:MM" / "live · now" / loading / error.
+- **`gitRepoRoot()`** helper — detects host git top via `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`, cached. Required because `workspaceRoot()` resolves to `template/src/` in dev mode.
+
+### Added (other)
+
+- **`init --experimental` flag** — opt-in to a single-file esbuild bundle
+  of the SvelteKit server (`dist-experimental/`, ~1.5 MB) instead of the
+  legacy `dist/` (~14 MB with `node_modules/`). Same CLI, same `/api/*`
+  envelopes; ≈9× smaller, ~27× fewer files copied into `.forgeplan-web/`.
+  Refs: PRD-014, RFC-013.
+- `--no-experimental` flag on `update` — switch a pre-existing
+  `.forgeplan-web/` from bundled back to legacy on the next refresh.
+- `experimental: bool` field in `forgeplan-web.json` — records the dist
+  shape `init` / `update` copied; persisted across sessions.
+
+### Deferred (post-v0.1.12)
+
+- **COMPARE mode for time-travel (Alt-drag two scrubbers, diff overlay)** — endpoint returns 501 with TODO marker. SC-4/SC-5 from PRD-008.
+
 ## [0.1.11] - 2026-05-06
 
 ### Added (F17)
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index cd01b6e..549824b 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -7,13 +7,17 @@ user's project. No `npm install` runs at user side: the package ships
 out to the host's local `forgeplan` CLI and streams read-only JSON to a
 force-directed map UI.
 
-Three surfaces in this repo:
+Four surfaces in this repo:
 
 - `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs` — Node ≥ 20.19 / 22.12 zero-dep CLI (init / start).
 - `template/` — SvelteKit source. **Repo-internal**, NOT published.
 - `dist/` — pre-built SvelteKit app (`vite build` + `npm install --omit=dev`).
   Generated by `scripts/build.mjs`. **Published**, copied verbatim into
-  `.forgeplan-web/` by `init`.
+  `.forgeplan-web/` by `init`. **Default** source for `init`.
+- `dist-experimental/` — single-file ESM bundle (`vite build` + esbuild).
+  ≈9× smaller than legacy `dist/` (no `node_modules/`). **Published** but
+  opt-in: copied to `.forgeplan-web/` only when `init --experimental` is
+  passed. Will replace legacy `dist/` after graduation (PRD-014 / RFC-013).
 
 Read this file, then `.claude/rules/00-index.md`, before planning any work.
 
@@ -94,8 +98,11 @@ template/              # SvelteKit source — repo-internal, NOT published
   vite.config.ts
 scripts/
   build.mjs            # vite build + emit dist/package.json + npm i --omit=dev
-dist/                  # pre-built artifact, generated. Copied verbatim into .forgeplan-web/
+dist/                  # pre-built artifact (legacy default). Copied into .forgeplan-web/
                        # contains: index.js, handler.js, server/, client/, node_modules/, package.json
+dist-experimental/     # pre-built artifact (esbuild single-file bundle, opt-in via
+                       # `init --experimental`). PRD-014 / RFC-013.
+                       # contains: index.js (single ESM bundle), env.js, client/, package.json
 .forgeplan/            # PRD/RFC/ADR/Spec/Epic + EvidencePacks (markdown)
 .claude/
   rules/               # enforced rules
@@ -109,16 +116,21 @@ package.json           # publishable npm package — `@forgeplan/web`, files: [b
 
 `bin/forgeplan-web.mjs` runs in the user's project directory. `init`
 (1) verifies `.forgeplan/` exists and the `forgeplan` binary is on
-`PATH`, (2) copies the package's bundled `dist/` → `.forgeplan-web/`
-(skipping existing files unless `--force`), (3) writes
-`forgeplan-web.json` with `workspaceRoot` so the SvelteKit server knows
-where to spawn `forgeplan`. **No `npm install` runs at user side** —
-`dist/` already contains `node_modules/` populated with `--omit=dev`.
-`start` spawns `node .forgeplan-web/index.js` with `PORT`/`HOST`/
-`FORGEPLAN_CWD`/`FORGEPLAN_BIN` env. The SvelteKit server exposes
-`/api/*` endpoints that `spawn` the host's `forgeplan <subcommand> --json`
-in `FORGEPLAN_CWD` (default: directory recorded by init). The browser
-polls every 10 s and renders a force-directed graph.
+`PATH`, (2) copies the package's bundled `dist/` (or `dist-experimental/`
+when `--experimental` is passed) → `.forgeplan-web/` (skipping existing
+files unless `--force`), (3) writes `forgeplan-web.json` with
+`workspaceRoot`, `version`, `experimental` so the SvelteKit server knows
+where to spawn `forgeplan` and `update` knows which shape to refresh into.
+**No `npm install` runs at user side** — both artifacts are pre-built:
+`dist/` ships `node_modules/` populated with `--omit=dev`, while
+`dist-experimental/` ships a single esbuild bundle with all runtime deps
+inlined (no `node_modules/`). `start` spawns `node .forgeplan-web/index.js`
+with `PORT`/`HOST`/`FORGEPLAN_CWD`/`FORGEPLAN_BIN` env (works against both
+shapes — `start` doesn't know which artifact was copied). The SvelteKit
+server exposes `/api/*` endpoints that `spawn` the host's
+`forgeplan <subcommand> --json` in `FORGEPLAN_CWD` (default: directory
+recorded by init). The browser polls every 10 s and renders a
+force-directed graph.
 
 ## Methodology (Forgeplan)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 399876f..eeae0af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@ Requires Node `^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0`, the `forgeplan` CLI on PATH, and a
 `.forgeplan/` workspace in the current directory. Full reference —
 [`docs/USAGE.md`](docs/USAGE.md).
 
+### Experimental: lightweight bundled dist (≈9× smaller)
+
+```bash
+npx @forgeplan/web init -y --experimental
+```
+
+Copies a single-file esbuild bundle (~1.5 MB) into `.forgeplan-web/`
+instead of the legacy 14 MB tree with `node_modules/`. Same CLI, same
+endpoints, same envelope shape. Stable for most cases — opt-in until it
+graduates as the default. Report regressions on
+[GitHub Issues](https://github.com/ForgePlan/forgeplan-web/issues).
+
 ## 60-Second Demo
 
 ```console
@@ -129,7 +141,7 @@ appear in seconds (after `forgeplan reindex`).
 
 |                             |                                                                                                                       |
 | :-------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| **📦 Zero install at user** | The package ships `dist/` with `node_modules/` baked in. `init` is a `cp -r`. No `npm install` runs at user side.     |
+| **📦 Zero install at user** | The package ships `dist/` with `node_modules/` baked in (or `dist-experimental/`, a ~1.5 MB single-file bundle, opt-in via `--experimental`). `init` is a `cp -r`. No `npm install` runs at user side. |
 | **🪟 Truly cross-platform** | Smoke matrix on `ubuntu-latest` / `macos-latest` / `windows-latest` × Node 22, green on every push since v0.1.3.      |
 | **🔒 Read-only by design**  | `/api/*` proxy invokes only read-only `forgeplan` subcommands (rule 22). The viewer **cannot mutate** your workspace. |
 | **🌐 Five graph views**     | Force, Lanes, Matrix, Radial, Tree. Each picks a different question — flow, adjacency, hierarchy, parent/child.       |
diff --git a/bin/forgeplan-web.mjs b/bin/forgeplan-web.mjs
index 2010072..c3b9254 100755
--- a/bin/forgeplan-web.mjs
+++ b/bin/forgeplan-web.mjs
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import { printBanner } from "./banner.mjs";
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const PKG_ROOT = resolve(__dirname, "..");
-const DIST_DIR = join(PKG_ROOT, "dist");
+const DIST_DIR_LEGACY = join(PKG_ROOT, "dist");
+const DIST_DIR_EXPERIMENTAL = join(PKG_ROOT, "dist-experimental");
 const CFG_FILE = "forgeplan-web.json";
 
 const argv = process.argv.slice(2);
@@ -26,6 +27,17 @@ const cmd = positional[0] ?? "init";
 const FORCE = flags.has("--force");
 const QUIET = flags.has("-q") || flags.has("--quiet");
 const SKIP_GITIGNORE = flags.has("--no-gitignore");
+// TODO(rfc-013-graduation): remove --experimental and --no-experimental flags
+// after the bundled dist has shipped without regressions for ≥2 minor versions.
+// At that point: flip default to bundled, drop legacy `dist/` from the tarball,
+// drop DIST_DIR_LEGACY constant, drop the dual-path branches in init/update,
+// drop `experimental` field from forgeplan-web.json (or keep for back-compat
+// reads only). See PRD-014 for graduation criteria.
+const EXPERIMENTAL = flags.has("--experimental");
+
+// PRD-014 / RFC-013: pick which pre-built artifact to copy. Legacy `dist/`
+// stays the default until the bundled shape graduates from --experimental.
+const DIST_DIR = EXPERIMENTAL ? DIST_DIR_EXPERIMENTAL : DIST_DIR_LEGACY;
 
 function log(line) {
   if (!QUIET) process.stdout.write(line + "\n");
@@ -137,6 +149,11 @@ function init() {
   ensureForgeplanWorkspace(cwd);
   ensureForgeplanBinary();
 
+  if (EXPERIMENTAL) {
+    log("⚠ Using experimental bundled dist (single-file server, no node_modules/).");
+    log("  Report issues at https://github.com/ForgePlan/forgeplan-web/issues");
+  }
+
   const target = join(cwd, ".forgeplan-web");
   const fresh = !existsSync(target);
   log(fresh ? `→ creating ${target}` : `→ updating ${target}`);
@@ -149,6 +166,7 @@ function init() {
     createdAt: existing?.createdAt ?? now,
     version: readPkgVersion() ?? existing?.version ?? null,
     updatedAt: now,
+    experimental: EXPERIMENTAL,
   };
   writeFileSync(join(target, CFG_FILE), JSON.stringify(cfg, null, 2) + "\n");
 
@@ -177,6 +195,12 @@ function update() {
   const fromVersion = existing?.version ?? null;
   const toVersion = readPkgVersion();
 
+  // PRD-014 / RFC-013: pick the same dist shape the user opted into at
+  // init-time. CLI flag overrides the persisted choice (lets users migrate
+  // both directions without rm -rf). Falls back to legacy default.
+  const useExperimental = EXPERIMENTAL || (existing?.experimental === true && !flags.has("--no-experimental"));
+  const sourceDir = useExperimental ? DIST_DIR_EXPERIMENTAL : DIST_DIR_LEGACY;
+
   if (!FORCE && fromVersion && toVersion && fromVersion === toVersion) {
     log(`✓ already at v${toVersion}`);
     log("  Use --force to re-copy anyway.");
@@ -187,9 +211,9 @@ function update() {
   const toLabel = toVersion ? `v${toVersion}` : "unknown";
   log(`→ updating ${target} (${fromLabel} → ${toLabel})`);
 
-  if (!existsSync(DIST_DIR)) {
+  if (!existsSync(sourceDir)) {
     fail(
-      `pre-built artifact missing at ${DIST_DIR}.\n` +
+      `pre-built artifact missing at ${sourceDir}.\n` +
         `       Reinstall @forgeplan/web or build from source via \`npm run build\`.`,
     );
   }
@@ -218,7 +242,7 @@ function update() {
 
   rmSync(target, { recursive: true, force: true });
   mkdirSync(target, { recursive: true });
-  cpSync(DIST_DIR, target, {
+  cpSync(sourceDir, target, {
     recursive: true,
     dereference: false,
     force: true,
@@ -230,6 +254,7 @@ function update() {
     createdAt: existing?.createdAt ?? now,
     version: toVersion,
     updatedAt: now,
+    experimental: useExperimental,
   };
   writeFileSync(join(target, CFG_FILE), JSON.stringify(cfg, null, 2) + "\n");
 
@@ -283,8 +308,8 @@ function help() {
   log(`@forgeplan/web — interactive realtime map for a Forgeplan workspace
 
 Usage:
-  npx @forgeplan/web init [-y] [--force] [--no-gitignore]
-  npx @forgeplan/web update [--force]
+  npx @forgeplan/web init [-y] [--force] [--no-gitignore] [--experimental]
+  npx @forgeplan/web update [--force] [--experimental] [--no-experimental]
   npx @forgeplan/web start
   npx @forgeplan/web help
 
@@ -293,12 +318,17 @@ Commands:
           append \`.forgeplan-web/\` to ./.gitignore (idempotent).
           --force          overwrite files that already exist
           --no-gitignore   do not touch ./.gitignore
+          --experimental   [EXPERIMENTAL] use the bundled single-file dist
+                           (≈9× smaller, no node_modules/). Stable for
+                           most cases; report regressions on GitHub.
           -y               accepted for compatibility (init is non-interactive)
 
   update  Refresh ./.forgeplan-web/ to the version bundled with the
           currently-resolved \`@forgeplan/web\` package. Removes stale files,
           preserves workspaceRoot/createdAt, records new version+updatedAt.
           No-op when already current (use --force to re-copy anyway).
+          Inherits the dist shape recorded at init-time; pass
+          --experimental / --no-experimental to switch.
           Note: any manual edits inside ./.forgeplan-web/ will be lost.
 
   start   Run the SvelteKit server from ./.forgeplan-web/.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be507f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,488 @@
+{
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76f3481..703cddc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@forgeplan/web",
-  "version": "0.1.11",
+  "version": "0.1.12",
   "description": "Interactive realtime web map for a Forgeplan workspace. Ships a pre-built SvelteKit app and a tiny init/start CLI — no npm install at user side.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "files": [
     "bin",
     "dist",
+    "dist-experimental",
     "README.md",
     "README.ru.md",
     "CHANGELOG.md",
@@ -44,5 +45,8 @@
     "smoke": "node scripts/smoke.mjs",
     "prepublishOnly": "node scripts/build.mjs"
   },
-  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.18.1+sha512.77a884a165cbba2d8d1c19e3b4880eee6d2fcabd0d879121e282196b80042351d5eb3ca0935fa599da1dc51265cc68816ad2bddd2a2de5ea9fdf92adbec7cd34"
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.18.1+sha512.77a884a165cbba2d8d1c19e3b4880eee6d2fcabd0d879121e282196b80042351d5eb3ca0935fa599da1dc51265cc68816ad2bddd2a2de5ea9fdf92adbec7cd34",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "esbuild": "^0.24.0"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/build.mjs b/scripts/build.mjs
index 9589c99..17772fc 100644
--- a/scripts/build.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build.mjs
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ const ROOT = resolve(__dirname, "..");
 const TEMPLATE = join(ROOT, "template");
 const TEMPLATE_BUILD = join(TEMPLATE, "build");
 const DIST = join(ROOT, "dist");
+const DIST_EXPERIMENTAL = join(ROOT, "dist-experimental");
+// PRD-014 / RFC-013: cap for the experimental bundled dist. If esbuild
+// starts pulling more (svelte upgrade, accidental client-side imports),
+// fail loudly instead of silently bloating the tarball.
+const DIST_EXPERIMENTAL_MAX_BYTES = 3 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 const args = new Set(process.argv.slice(2));
 const CLEAN_ONLY = args.has("--clean");
 const SKIP_TEMPLATE_INSTALL = args.has("--skip-template-install");
+const SKIP_EXPERIMENTAL = args.has("--skip-experimental");
 
 function log(line) {
   process.stdout.write(`[build] ${line}\n`);
@@ -47,7 +53,12 @@ function run(cmd, argv, cwd) {
 }
 
 function clean() {
-  for (const p of [DIST, TEMPLATE_BUILD, join(TEMPLATE, ".svelte-kit")]) {
+  for (const p of [
+    DIST,
+    DIST_EXPERIMENTAL,
+    TEMPLATE_BUILD,
+    join(TEMPLATE, ".svelte-kit"),
+  ]) {
     if (existsSync(p)) {
       log(`rm -rf ${p.replace(ROOT, ".")}`);
       rmSync(p, { recursive: true, force: true });
@@ -222,6 +233,132 @@ function copyToDist() {
   log(`dist/ ready at ${DIST.replace(ROOT, ".")}`);
 }
 
+function dirSizeBytes(dir) {
+  let total = 0;
+  const walk = (d) => {
+    for (const name of readdirSync(d, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+      const p = join(d, name.name);
+      if (name.isDirectory()) walk(p);
+      else if (name.isFile()) total += statSync(p).size;
+    }
+  };
+  walk(dir);
+  return total;
+}
+
+// TODO(rfc-013-graduation): once the bundled dist graduates from --experimental,
+// rename this to bundleDist(), make it the only artifact emitter, drop
+// emitDistPackageJson()/installRuntimeDeps()/copyToDist() from the legacy
+// pipeline, and rename DIST_EXPERIMENTAL → DIST.
+async function bundleExperimentalDist() {
+  // PRD-014 / RFC-013: produce a self-contained ESM bundle that replaces
+  // the legacy `dist/node_modules/` (≈12M). The legacy `dist/` is left
+  // untouched; this is gated behind `init --experimental` until validated.
+  const { build } = await import("esbuild");
+  const tplPkg = JSON.parse(
+    readFileSync(join(TEMPLATE, "package.json"), "utf8"),
+  );
+
+  if (existsSync(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL)) {
+    rmSync(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+  mkdirSync(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, { recursive: true });
+
+  // Copy the parts esbuild can't (won't) inline:
+  // - client/ static assets are served by sirv at runtime;
+  // - env.js is loaded via SvelteKit's dynamic `$env/dynamic/*` import
+  //   (string-literal `import()` that esbuild conservatively keeps external).
+  cpSync(join(DIST, "client"), join(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, "client"), {
+    recursive: true,
+    dereference: false,
+  });
+  cpSync(join(DIST, "env.js"), join(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, "env.js"));
+
+  const result = await build({
+    entryPoints: [join(TEMPLATE_BUILD, "index.js")],
+    outfile: join(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, "index.js"),
+    bundle: true,
+    platform: "node",
+    format: "esm",
+    target: "node20",
+    packages: "bundle",
+    // adapter-node bundle uses `require()` in places (sirv, polka shims).
+    // ESM bundles need an injected createRequire to keep those paths working.
+    banner: {
+      js: "import { createRequire as __cr } from 'node:module'; const require = __cr(import.meta.url);",
+    },
+    logLevel: "warning",
+    legalComments: "none",
+    treeShaking: true,
+    metafile: false,
+  });
+
+  if (result.errors && result.errors.length > 0) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[build] FAIL: esbuild reported ${result.errors.length} error(s)\n`,
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  if (result.warnings && result.warnings.length > 0) {
+    // Warnings are usually about CJS/ESM interop — flag them but don't fail.
+    // FIXME(rfc-013): tighten to fail-on-warning once we know the baseline is clean across upgrades.
+    log(
+      `bundleExperimentalDist: esbuild emitted ${result.warnings.length} warning(s) (non-fatal)`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  patchHostDefault(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL);
+
+  const distExpPkg = {
+    name: "forgeplan-web-runtime-experimental",
+    version: tplPkg.version ?? "0.0.0",
+    private: true,
+    type: "module",
+    engines: tplPkg.engines,
+    scripts: { start: "node index.js" },
+  };
+  writeFileSync(
+    join(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, "package.json"),
+    JSON.stringify(distExpPkg, null, 2) + "\n",
+  );
+
+  const manifest = {
+    name: "@forgeplan/web",
+    builtAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    entry: "index.js",
+    experimental: true,
+  };
+  writeFileSync(
+    join(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, "forgeplan-web-build.json"),
+    JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2) + "\n",
+  );
+
+  // Shape assertions — any of these failing means the bundle didn't capture
+  // everything it should have, OR the bundle started silently bloating.
+  if (existsSync(join(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, "node_modules"))) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      "[build] FAIL: dist-experimental/node_modules/ exists (should be inlined into index.js)\n",
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  if (existsSync(join(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL, "server"))) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      "[build] FAIL: dist-experimental/server/ exists (chunks were not inlined; check for new dynamic imports in adapter-node output)\n",
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  const totalBytes = dirSizeBytes(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL);
+  if (totalBytes > DIST_EXPERIMENTAL_MAX_BYTES) {
+    process.stderr.write(
+      `[build] FAIL: dist-experimental/ is ${(totalBytes / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)}M, cap is ${(DIST_EXPERIMENTAL_MAX_BYTES / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(0)}M (raise DIST_EXPERIMENTAL_MAX_BYTES if intentional)\n`,
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  log(
+    `dist-experimental/ ready at ${DIST_EXPERIMENTAL.replace(ROOT, ".")} (${(totalBytes / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)}M, single-file server bundle)`,
+  );
+}
+
 if (CLEAN_ONLY) {
   clean();
   process.exit(0);
@@ -233,4 +370,9 @@ buildSvelteKit();
 emitDistPackageJson();
 installRuntimeDeps();
 copyToDist();
+if (!SKIP_EXPERIMENTAL) {
+  await bundleExperimentalDist();
+} else {
+  log("--skip-experimental: dist-experimental/ not produced");
+}
 log("done.");
diff --git a/template/package-lock.json b/template/package-lock.json
index 6eb04b2..a742cb7 100644
--- a/template/package-lock.json
+++ b/template/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "forgeplan-web-app",
-  "version": "0.1.7",
+  "version": "0.1.11",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "forgeplan-web-app",
-      "version": "0.1.7",
+      "version": "0.1.11",
       "dependencies": {
         "@sveltejs/kit": "^2.59.0",
         "d3-force": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index 96a83e0..25e04d9 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "forgeplan-web-app",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.1.11",
+  "version": "0.1.12",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite dev --port 5174 --host 127.0.0.1",
diff --git a/template/src/app.d.ts b/template/src/app.d.ts
index a6911e5..44754e7 100644
--- a/template/src/app.d.ts
+++ b/template/src/app.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 declare global {
   namespace App {}
+  // PRD-012 / RFC-011: injected by Vite `define` from template/package.json#version.
+  const __FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__: string;
 }
 
 export {};
diff --git a/template/src/app.html b/template/src/app.html
index 1dbede7..4cda1aa 100644
--- a/template/src/app.html
+++ b/template/src/app.html
@@ -6,6 +6,27 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
     <meta name="color-scheme" content="dark light" />
     <title>Forgeplan</title>
+    <script>
+      // Pre-paint theme init (PRD-015 / RFC-014). Synchronous, runs before
+      // SvelteKit hydrates, so the first frame already has the right palette.
+      (function () {
+        try {
+          var saved = localStorage.getItem('forgeplan-web.theme');
+          var mode = saved === 'light' || saved === 'dark' || saved === 'auto' ? saved : 'auto';
+          var resolved = mode;
+          if (mode === 'auto') {
+            resolved = window.matchMedia && window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: light)').matches
+              ? 'light'
+              : 'dark';
+          }
+          document.documentElement.dataset.theme = resolved;
+          document.documentElement.dataset.themeMode = mode;
+        } catch (_) {
+          document.documentElement.dataset.theme = 'dark';
+          document.documentElement.dataset.themeMode = 'auto';
+        }
+      })();
+    </script>
     %sveltekit.head%
   </head>
   <body data-sveltekit-preload-data="hover">
diff --git a/template/src/app/styles/app.css b/template/src/app/styles/app.css
index 2ea7a19..d03229c 100644
--- a/template/src/app/styles/app.css
+++ b/template/src/app/styles/app.css
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
-/* Forgeplan design system — tokens extracted from forgeplan.dev. */
-
-:root {
+/* Forgeplan design system — dual-theme tokens (PRD-015 / RFC-014).
+ *
+ * Theme is selected via `data-theme="dark"` (default) or `data-theme="light"`
+ * on <html>, set by the inline pre-paint script in `app.html` and the
+ * Svelte theme store (`shared/lib/theme.svelte.ts`).
+ *
+ * Default :root falls back to dark so first-paint without JS still works.
+ */
+
+:root,
+:root[data-theme='dark'] {
   color-scheme: dark;
 
   /* Surfaces (very dark, near-pure black). */
@@ -33,6 +41,39 @@
   --line-2: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
   --line-3: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
 
+  /* Canvas-aware tokens (NEW for light theme — used by SVG graph views
+   * for strokes/labels that previously hardcoded rgba(255,255,255,*)). */
+  --canvas-stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
+  --canvas-stroke-2: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32);
+  --canvas-stroke-soft: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
+  --canvas-stroke-faint: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+  --canvas-label: rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.78);
+  --canvas-label-faded: rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.32);
+  --canvas-label-strong: #ffffff;
+  --canvas-stroke-on-fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --canvas-overlay: rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.85);
+  --scrim: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+  --shadow-card: 0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+  --shadow-mini: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  --on-accent: #0b0b0b;
+
+  /* Edge palette (graph relations). */
+  --edge-default: rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.85);
+  --edge-soft: rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.55);
+  --edge-informs: rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.65);
+  --edge-refines: rgba(160, 192, 255, 0.65);
+  --edge-contains: rgba(255, 200, 120, 0.65);
+  --edge-supersedes: rgba(255, 160, 200, 0.65);
+
+  /* Node defaults. */
+  --node-border-neutral: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+  --node-fg-neutral: #e5e5e5;
+
+  /* Dot grid pattern. */
+  --dot-grid-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+  --dot-grid-size: 24px;
+  --dot-grid-radius: 0.9px;
+
   /* Typography. */
   --font-sans:
     "Inter", "Geist", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI",
@@ -40,11 +81,74 @@
   --font-mono:
     "JetBrains Mono", "Geist Mono", "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace,
     SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
+}
 
-  /* Dot grid pattern. */
-  --dot-grid-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
-  --dot-grid-size: 24px;
-  --dot-grid-radius: 0.9px;
+:root[data-theme='light'] {
+  color-scheme: light;
+
+  /* Surfaces — cream/beige canvas matching forgeplan.dev's marketing site. */
+  --bg: #f5f2ea;
+  --bg-1: #ffffff;
+  --bg-2: #faf6ee;
+  --bg-3: #efeae0;
+
+  /* Foreground — high-contrast primary text + airy decorative greys.
+     Pushed primary darker (PRD-015 user feedback: "контраста маловато")
+     and decorative greys lighter ("серый слишком темный в некоторых местах"). */
+  --fg: #0f0d0a;
+  --fg-1: #1f1c18;
+  --fg-2: #5d574e;
+  --fg-3: #a09b90;
+  --fg-4: #c4bfb5;
+
+  /* Brand accent — same orange, slightly more saturated dim for cream backdrop. */
+  --accent: #ff5a1f;
+  --accent-soft: #ff7a3f;
+  --accent-dim: rgba(255, 90, 31, 0.14);
+
+  /* Status semantics — darker shades for legibility on cream. */
+  --good: #15803d;
+  --good-dim: rgba(21, 128, 61, 0.14);
+  --warn: #ff5a1f;
+  --bad: #dc2626;
+  --info: var(--fg-2);
+
+  /* Lines — softer than before so cards/dividers don't feel heavy on cream. */
+  --line: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
+  --line-2: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);
+  --line-3: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
+
+  /* Canvas-aware tokens — graph strokes lifted (more contrast) but
+     incidental decoration (dot grid, soft edges) softened. */
+  --canvas-stroke: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
+  --canvas-stroke-2: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30);
+  --canvas-stroke-soft: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);
+  --canvas-stroke-faint: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
+  --canvas-label: rgba(31, 28, 24, 0.85);
+  --canvas-label-faded: rgba(31, 28, 24, 0.42);
+  --canvas-label-strong: #0f0d0a;
+  --canvas-stroke-on-fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
+  --canvas-overlay: rgba(245, 242, 234, 0.88);
+  --scrim: rgba(15, 12, 8, 0.42);
+  --shadow-card: 0 12px 40px rgba(20, 16, 10, 0.10);
+  --shadow-mini: 0 4px 16px rgba(20, 16, 10, 0.08);
+  --on-accent: #ffffff;
+
+  /* Edge palette tuned for cream — slightly stronger than before. */
+  --edge-default: rgba(31, 28, 24, 0.62);
+  --edge-soft: rgba(31, 28, 24, 0.36);
+  --edge-informs: rgba(31, 28, 24, 0.45);
+  --edge-refines: rgba(60, 90, 160, 0.55);
+  --edge-contains: rgba(170, 110, 30, 0.55);
+  --edge-supersedes: rgba(180, 60, 110, 0.55);
+
+  /* Node defaults — dark border on cream, but not pitch-black so it
+     reads as "ink" rather than "outline". */
+  --node-border-neutral: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.62);
+  --node-fg-neutral: #0f0d0a;
+
+  /* Dot grid — softened so it sits under the graph rather than competes. */
+  --dot-grid-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);
 }
 
 * {
@@ -64,6 +168,7 @@ body {
   line-height: 1.45;
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
   text-rendering: geometricPrecision;
+  transition: background-color 160ms ease, color 160ms ease;
 }
 
 button {
diff --git a/template/src/entities/artifact/lib/theme.ts b/template/src/entities/artifact/lib/theme.ts
index 6a20959..5e8fd4c 100644
--- a/template/src/entities/artifact/lib/theme.ts
+++ b/template/src/entities/artifact/lib/theme.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,25 @@ import type { ArtifactKind, ArtifactStatus } from '../model/types';
 /**
  * Forgeplan kind palette — terminal/black-and-orange aesthetic.
  *
- * Most kinds render as plain white-bordered rectangles; "accent" kinds
- * (Epic, Problem) render in brand orange; Evidence renders in green.
+ * All color values are returned as CSS `var(--token)` strings so the
+ * dual-theme system (PRD-015 / RFC-014) takes effect without re-rendering
+ * the graph. Call sites that hand the result to an SVG presentation
+ * attribute MUST use Svelte's `style:` directive (e.g. `style:stroke={...}`)
+ * — bare attributes like `stroke={...}` will not interpolate `var()`.
+ *
+ * Most kinds render with a neutral border; "accent" kinds (Epic, Problem)
+ * render in brand orange; Evidence renders in green.
  */
 
-const ACCENT = '#ff5a1f';
-const GOOD = '#22c55e';
-const NEUTRAL_FG = '#e5e5e5';
-const NEUTRAL_BORDER = 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7)';
+const ACCENT = 'var(--accent)';
+const GOOD = 'var(--good)';
+const NEUTRAL_FG = 'var(--node-fg-neutral)';
+const NEUTRAL_BORDER = 'var(--node-border-neutral)';
+// Decorative kind-dot fill: softer than NEUTRAL_FG so the dots read as
+// "subtle" in both themes (white-on-black in dark, mid-grey on cream in
+// light). Using NEUTRAL_FG here renders as heavy black blobs in light
+// mode (PRD-015 user feedback: "вот тут какие-то черные круги").
+const NEUTRAL_DOT = 'var(--fg-3)';
 
 export const ACCENT_KINDS = new Set<string>(['epic', 'problem', 'evidence', 'evid']);
 
@@ -89,8 +100,8 @@ export const KIND_TAGLINES: Record<string, { tagline: string; body: string }> =
 export const STATUS_RING: Record<string, string> = {
   active: GOOD,
   draft: ACCENT,
-  superseded: '#525252',
-  deprecated: '#3f3f3f',
+  superseded: 'var(--fg-4)',
+  deprecated: 'var(--fg-4)',
   stale: ACCENT
 };
 
@@ -106,7 +117,7 @@ export function kindIsAccent(kind: ArtifactKind | string): boolean {
  * Border colour for a graph node, terminal-style.
  *  - Epic / Problem        → brand orange
  *  - Evidence              → green
- *  - everything else       → neutral white border
+ *  - everything else       → neutral (white in dark theme, black in light)
  */
 export function kindBorder(kind: ArtifactKind | string): string {
   const k = kind.toLowerCase();
@@ -127,27 +138,28 @@ export function kindLabelColor(kind: ArtifactKind | string): string {
 }
 
 /**
- * Legacy fill helper kept around for chips / dots that still want a
- * per-kind solid colour.
+ * Decorative kind dots (filter chips, insights rail). Neutral kinds use
+ * the softer NEUTRAL_DOT token; accent kinds keep their saturated brand
+ * colors so the legend stays scannable in both themes.
  */
 export const KIND_COLORS: Record<string, string> = {
-  prd: NEUTRAL_FG,
-  rfc: NEUTRAL_FG,
-  adr: NEUTRAL_FG,
-  spec: NEUTRAL_FG,
+  prd: NEUTRAL_DOT,
+  rfc: NEUTRAL_DOT,
+  adr: NEUTRAL_DOT,
+  spec: NEUTRAL_DOT,
   epic: ACCENT,
   evidence: GOOD,
   evid: GOOD,
   problem: ACCENT,
-  solution: NEUTRAL_FG,
-  note: NEUTRAL_FG,
-  refresh: NEUTRAL_FG
+  solution: NEUTRAL_DOT,
+  note: NEUTRAL_DOT,
+  refresh: NEUTRAL_DOT
 };
 
 export function kindColor(kind: ArtifactKind | string): string {
-  return KIND_COLORS[kind.toLowerCase()] ?? NEUTRAL_FG;
+  return KIND_COLORS[kind.toLowerCase()] ?? NEUTRAL_DOT;
 }
 
 export function statusRing(status: ArtifactStatus | string): string {
-  return STATUS_RING[status.toLowerCase()] ?? '#3f3f3f';
+  return STATUS_RING[status.toLowerCase()] ?? 'var(--fg-4)';
 }
diff --git a/template/src/pages/home/ui/HomePage.svelte b/template/src/pages/home/ui/HomePage.svelte
index 1f1bc87..eb88ed5 100644
--- a/template/src/pages/home/ui/HomePage.svelte
+++ b/template/src/pages/home/ui/HomePage.svelte
@@ -20,15 +20,29 @@
   import { DependencyGraph } from '@/widgets/dependency-graph';
   import { ArtifactPanel } from '@/widgets/artifact-panel';
   import { InsightsRail } from '@/widgets/insights-rail';
-  import { GRAPH_VIEWS, type GraphView, type InsightTab } from '@/shared/config';
+  import { Timeline, snapshotStore } from '@/widgets/timeline';
+  import { VersionFooter } from '@/widgets/version-footer';
+  import {
+    MosaicCanvas,
+    changeView,
+    leaves,
+    loadLayout,
+    saveLayout,
+    singletonLayout,
+    type Layout
+  } from '@/widgets/mosaic';
+  import { type GraphView, type InsightTab } from '@/shared/config';
   import { loadSettings, saveSettings } from '../lib/settings';
 
   let view = $state<GraphView>('force');
+  let layout = $state<Layout>(singletonLayout('force'));
+  let layoutHydrated = $state(false);
   let kindFilter = $state(new Set<string>());
   let statusFilter = $state(new Set<string>());
   let activeTab = $state<InsightTab>('agents');
   let selectedId = $state<string | null>(null);
-  let graphRef = $state<{ resetZoom: () => void } | undefined>();
+  type GraphRef = { resetZoom: () => void };
+  let graphRefs = $state<Record<string, GraphRef | undefined>>({});
   let settingsHydrated = $state(false);
   let notifyEnabled = $state(false);
   let liveText = $state('');
@@ -48,15 +62,24 @@
   let lastNotifyEnabled = false;
   let liveSeq = 0;
 
-  const nodes = $derived(listPoller.state.data ?? []);
-  const edges = $derived(graphPoller.state.data?.edges ?? []);
+  const liveNodes = $derived(listPoller.state.data ?? []);
+  const liveEdges = $derived(graphPoller.state.data?.edges ?? []);
+  const snapshotting = $derived(
+    snapshotStore.mode === 'single' && snapshotStore.current !== null
+  );
+  const nodes = $derived(
+    snapshotting && snapshotStore.current
+      ? (snapshotStore.current.artifacts as typeof liveNodes)
+      : liveNodes
+  );
+  const edges = $derived(
+    snapshotting && snapshotStore.current
+      ? (snapshotStore.current.edges as typeof liveEdges)
+      : liveEdges
+  );
   const scores = $derived(scorePoller.state.data ?? []);
   const globalError = $derived(listPoller.state.error ?? graphPoller.state.error ?? null);
 
-  function setView(next: GraphView) {
-    view = next;
-  }
-
   function selectNode(detail: { id: string }) {
     selectedId = detail.id;
   }
@@ -69,8 +92,8 @@
     selectedId = detail.id;
   }
 
-  function reset() {
-    graphRef?.resetZoom();
+  function resetZoomFor(leafId: string) {
+    graphRefs[leafId]?.resetZoom();
   }
 
   $effect(() => {
@@ -81,6 +104,8 @@
     activeTab = initial.activeTab;
     notifyEnabled = initial.notify;
     settingsHydrated = true;
+    layout = loadLayout(initial.view);
+    layoutHydrated = true;
 
     listPoller.start();
     graphPoller.start();
@@ -116,6 +141,13 @@
     return () => clearTimeout(timer);
   });
 
+  $effect(() => {
+    if (!layoutHydrated) return;
+    const snapshot = layout;
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => saveLayout(snapshot), 250);
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+  });
+
   $effect(() => {
     const health = healthPoller.state.data;
     if (!health) return;
@@ -238,41 +270,25 @@
     <section class="canvas">
       <div class="canvas-toolbar">
         <span class="muted">{nodes.length} ARTIFACTS &middot; {edges.length} EDGES</span>
-        <div class="toolbar-right">
-          <div class="view-toggle" role="tablist" aria-label="Graph view">
-            {#each GRAPH_VIEWS as v (v.id)}
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                class="seg"
-                class:active={view === v.id}
-                role="tab"
-                aria-selected={view === v.id}
-                title={v.hint}
-                onclick={() => setView(v.id)}
-              >
-                {v.label}
-              </button>
-            {/each}
-          </div>
-          <button type="button" class="ghost" onclick={reset}>Reset view</button>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="canvas-hint">
-        {GRAPH_VIEWS.find((v) => v.id === view)?.hint ?? ''}
       </div>
       <div class="canvas-body">
-        <DependencyGraph
-          bind:this={graphRef}
-          {view}
-          {nodes}
-          {edges}
-          {scores}
-          {selectedId}
-          {kindFilter}
-          {statusFilter}
-          onSelect={(detail) => selectNode(detail)}
-        />
+        <MosaicCanvas bind:layout onResetZoom={resetZoomFor}>
+          {#snippet leafSnippet(paneView: GraphView, leafId: string)}
+            <DependencyGraph
+              bind:this={graphRefs[leafId]}
+              view={paneView}
+              {nodes}
+              {edges}
+              {scores}
+              {selectedId}
+              {kindFilter}
+              {statusFilter}
+              onSelect={(detail) => selectNode(detail)}
+            />
+          {/snippet}
+        </MosaicCanvas>
       </div>
+      <Timeline />
     </section>
     <InsightsRail bind:activeTab onSelect={(detail) => selectNode(detail)} />
     {#if selectedId}
@@ -297,6 +313,7 @@
       </div>
     {/if}
   </main>
+  <VersionFooter />
 </div>
 
 <style>
@@ -369,61 +386,6 @@
     color: var(--fg-3);
     letter-spacing: 0.04em;
   }
-  .canvas-hint {
-    padding: 4px 14px;
-    background: var(--bg);
-    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
-    font-family: var(--font-mono);
-    font-size: 11px;
-    color: var(--fg-3);
-    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
-  }
-  .ghost {
-    background: transparent;
-    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
-    color: var(--fg-2);
-    padding: 3px 12px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    font-family: var(--font-mono);
-    font-size: 11px;
-    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
-    transition: border-color 120ms, color 120ms;
-  }
-  .ghost:hover {
-    border-color: var(--accent);
-    color: var(--accent);
-  }
-  .toolbar-right {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    gap: 10px;
-  }
-  .view-toggle {
-    display: inline-flex;
-    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
-  }
-  .seg {
-    background: transparent;
-    border: none;
-    color: var(--fg-3);
-    padding: 3px 12px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    font-family: var(--font-mono);
-    font-size: 11px;
-    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    transition: color 120ms, background 120ms;
-  }
-  .seg + .seg {
-    border-left: 1px solid var(--line-2);
-  }
-  .seg:hover {
-    color: var(--fg-1);
-  }
-  .seg.active {
-    background: var(--accent-dim);
-    color: var(--accent);
-  }
   .canvas-body {
     flex: 1;
     min-height: 0;
diff --git a/template/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/template/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 10ecc41..a2800d7 100644
--- a/template/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/template/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
   import '@/app';
+  import { ModalRoot } from '@/shared/ui';
 
   const { children }: { children?: Snippet } = $props();
 </script>
 
 {@render children?.()}
+<ModalRoot />
diff --git a/template/src/routes/api/snapshot/+server.ts b/template/src/routes/api/snapshot/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2cf431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/routes/api/snapshot/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import type { RequestHandler } from "./$types";
+import { error, json } from "@sveltejs/kit";
+import { getSnapshot } from "@/shared/server";
+
+const ISO_RE = /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d{3})?Z$/;
+
+export const GET: RequestHandler = async ({ url }) => {
+  const at = url.searchParams.get("at");
+  const compare = url.searchParams.get("compare");
+
+  if (!at || !ISO_RE.test(at)) {
+    throw error(
+      400,
+      "invalid 'at' parameter — expected ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS[.sss]Z)",
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (compare !== null) {
+    if (!ISO_RE.test(compare)) {
+      throw error(400, "invalid 'compare' parameter — expected ISO 8601");
+    }
+    // TODO(F18-T6): COMPARE mode — call compareSnapshots(at, compare).
+    throw error(501, "COMPARE mode not yet implemented (F18-T6)");
+  }
+
+  const result = await getSnapshot(at);
+  if (!result.ok) {
+    return json(
+      { ok: false, at, sha: result.sha, error: result.error },
+      { status: result.status ?? 502 },
+    );
+  }
+
+  return json({
+    ok: true,
+    at,
+    sha: result.sha,
+    snapshot: result.snapshot,
+    fromCache: result.fromCache,
+  });
+};
diff --git a/template/src/routes/api/timeline-events/+server.ts b/template/src/routes/api/timeline-events/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab2e576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/routes/api/timeline-events/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import type { RequestHandler } from "./$types";
+import { json } from "@sveltejs/kit";
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { gitRepoRoot } from "@/shared/server";
+
+const ARTIFACT_RE = /([A-Z]+-\d+)/;
+const GIT_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
+const RECORD_SEPARATOR = "\x1e";
+const FIELD_SEPARATOR = "\x1f";
+
+interface RawCommit {
+  sha: string;
+  isoDate: string;
+  subject: string;
+}
+
+function spawnGitLog(): Promise<{
+  ok: boolean;
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+}> {
+  return new Promise((resolveResult) => {
+    const child = spawn(
+      "git",
+      [
+        "log",
+        "--first-parent",
+        `--format=%H${FIELD_SEPARATOR}%cI${FIELD_SEPARATOR}%s${RECORD_SEPARATOR}`,
+        "--",
+        ".forgeplan/",
+      ],
+      {
+        cwd: gitRepoRoot(),
+        env: process.env,
+        stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      },
+    );
+    let stdout = "";
+    let stderr = "";
+    let settled = false;
+    const t = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      child.kill("SIGKILL");
+      resolveResult({
+        ok: false,
+        stdout,
+        stderr: `timeout after ${GIT_TIMEOUT_MS}ms`,
+      });
+    }, GIT_TIMEOUT_MS);
+    child.stdout.on("data", (c) => {
+      stdout += c.toString("utf8");
+    });
+    child.stderr.on("data", (c) => {
+      stderr += c.toString("utf8");
+    });
+    child.on("error", (err) => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      clearTimeout(t);
+      resolveResult({ ok: false, stdout, stderr: err.message });
+    });
+    child.on("close", (code) => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      clearTimeout(t);
+      resolveResult({ ok: code === 0, stdout, stderr });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function parseLog(raw: string): RawCommit[] {
+  const out: RawCommit[] = [];
+  const records = raw.split(RECORD_SEPARATOR);
+  for (const rec of records) {
+    const trimmed = rec.replace(/^\n+/, "");
+    if (!trimmed) continue;
+    const fields = trimmed.split(FIELD_SEPARATOR);
+    if (fields.length < 3) continue;
+    out.push({
+      sha: fields[0]!,
+      isoDate: fields[1]!,
+      subject: fields[2]!,
+    });
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+function classifyCommit(
+  subject: string,
+): "activated" | "superseded" | "scored" | "created" {
+  // FIXME(commit-classifier): heuristic over commit subjects — fragile if
+  // commit conventions change. A future pass should derive this from
+  // `forgeplan log --json` once that table durably tracks transitions.
+  const s = subject.toLowerCase();
+  if (s.includes("activate")) return "activated";
+  if (s.includes("supersede") || s.includes("deprecate")) return "superseded";
+  if (s.includes("evid-") || s.includes("score")) return "scored";
+  return "created";
+}
+
+export const GET: RequestHandler = async () => {
+  const r = await spawnGitLog();
+  if (!r.ok) {
+    return json(
+      { ok: false, error: r.stderr || "git log failed", events: [] },
+      { status: 502 },
+    );
+  }
+
+  const commits = parseLog(r.stdout);
+  const events = commits.map((c) => {
+    const m = c.subject.match(ARTIFACT_RE);
+    return {
+      at: c.isoDate,
+      kind: classifyCommit(c.subject),
+      artifactId: m ? m[1]! : "(repo)",
+      sha: c.sha,
+      subject: c.subject,
+    };
+  });
+
+  return json({ ok: true, events, count: events.length });
+};
diff --git a/template/src/routes/api/update-check/+server.ts b/template/src/routes/api/update-check/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..839de51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/routes/api/update-check/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
+import { compareSemver } from '@/shared/server';
+
+// PRD-013 / RFC-012: read-only npm registry probe. Allowed by rule 22 as the
+// single non-forgeplan endpoint. URL is a string literal — no user input
+// reaches the network call. No host filesystem mutation occurs anywhere in
+// this module. See `.claude/rules/22-readonly-proxy.md`.
+
+const REGISTRY_URL = 'https://registry.npmjs.org/@forgeplan/web/latest';
+const TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
+const CACHE_MS = 5 * 60_000;
+const CMD_LABEL = 'GET registry.npmjs.org/@forgeplan/web/latest';
+const USER_AGENT = `@forgeplan/web ${__FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__} (update-check)`;
+
+let cache: { latest: string; ts: number } | null = null;
+let inflight: Promise<string | null> | null = null;
+
+async function fetchLatest(): Promise<string | null> {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), TIMEOUT_MS);
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(REGISTRY_URL, {
+      signal: controller.signal,
+      headers: {
+        accept: 'application/json',
+        'user-agent': USER_AGENT,
+      },
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      // FIXME(rate-limit): npm 429s could surface here — caller falls back to hasUpdate:false.
+      throw new Error(`registry HTTP ${res.status}`);
+    }
+    const body = (await res.json()) as { version?: unknown };
+    if (typeof body.version !== 'string' || body.version.length === 0) return null;
+    return body.version;
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+  }
+}
+
+async function getLatestCached(): Promise<string | null> {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  if (cache && now - cache.ts < CACHE_MS) return cache.latest;
+  if (inflight) return inflight;
+  inflight = (async () => {
+    try {
+      const v = await fetchLatest();
+      if (v) cache = { latest: v, ts: Date.now() };
+      return v;
+    } finally {
+      inflight = null;
+    }
+  })();
+  return inflight;
+}
+
+export const GET: RequestHandler = async () => {
+  const current = __FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__;
+  try {
+    const latest = await getLatestCached();
+    return json({
+      ok: true,
+      data: {
+        current,
+        latest,
+        hasUpdate: latest ? compareSemver(latest, current) > 0 : false,
+      },
+      cmd: CMD_LABEL,
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return json({
+      ok: false,
+      error: (err as Error).message,
+      data: { current, latest: null, hasUpdate: false },
+      cmd: CMD_LABEL,
+    });
+  }
+};
diff --git a/template/src/routes/api/version/+server.ts b/template/src/routes/api/version/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..958659d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/routes/api/version/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { json } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
+import { getForgeplanVersion } from '@/shared/server';
+
+export const GET: RequestHandler = async () => {
+  const cli = await getForgeplanVersion();
+  return json({
+    ok: true,
+    data: { web: __FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__, cli },
+    cmd: 'forgeplan --version',
+  });
+};
diff --git a/template/src/shared/lib/index.ts b/template/src/shared/lib/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5b16dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/lib/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { themeStore, type ThemeMode, type ThemeEffective } from './theme.svelte';
diff --git a/template/src/shared/lib/theme.svelte.ts b/template/src/shared/lib/theme.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6fcbd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/lib/theme.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+// PRD-015 / RFC-014 — theme store.
+//
+// Tri-state mode (`auto` | `light` | `dark`) persisted in localStorage,
+// with a derived `effective` ('light' | 'dark') that resolves Auto via
+// the `prefers-color-scheme` media query and stays subscribed to OS
+// changes for as long as the page is open.
+//
+// First-paint correctness is handled by an inline script in `app.html`
+// that runs before SvelteKit hydrates. This module re-applies the
+// resolved value on every change (so toggle clicks work without reload).
+
+export type ThemeMode = 'auto' | 'light' | 'dark';
+export type ThemeEffective = 'light' | 'dark';
+
+const STORAGE_KEY = 'forgeplan-web.theme';
+
+function isMode(v: unknown): v is ThemeMode {
+  return v === 'auto' || v === 'light' || v === 'dark';
+}
+
+function readStored(): ThemeMode {
+  if (typeof localStorage === 'undefined') return 'auto';
+  const v = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+  return isMode(v) ? v : 'auto';
+}
+
+function readSystem(): ThemeEffective {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined' || !window.matchMedia) return 'dark';
+  return window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: light)').matches ? 'light' : 'dark';
+}
+
+function readDocumentMode(): ThemeMode {
+  if (typeof document === 'undefined') return 'auto';
+  const v = document.documentElement.dataset.themeMode;
+  return isMode(v) ? v : 'auto';
+}
+
+function applyToDOM(effective: ThemeEffective, mode: ThemeMode) {
+  if (typeof document === 'undefined') return;
+  document.documentElement.dataset.theme = effective;
+  document.documentElement.dataset.themeMode = mode;
+}
+
+class ThemeStore {
+  // Initialise from the DOM if the pre-paint script ran (browser); from
+  // localStorage if running on the client without DOM-attribute hint;
+  // default to 'auto' on the server (no `document`).
+  mode = $state<ThemeMode>(typeof document !== 'undefined' ? readDocumentMode() : readStored());
+  systemPref = $state<ThemeEffective>(readSystem());
+
+  effective = $derived<ThemeEffective>(
+    this.mode === 'auto' ? this.systemPref : this.mode
+  );
+
+  // Bumps every time the effective theme changes — graph views can read
+  // this signal to invalidate cached CSS-var color reads.
+  tick = $derived<number>(this.effective === 'light' ? 1 : 0);
+
+  private mql: MediaQueryList | null = null;
+  private mqlListener: ((e: MediaQueryListEvent) => void) | null = null;
+
+  start() {
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined' || !window.matchMedia) return;
+    this.mql = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: light)');
+    this.mqlListener = (e) => {
+      this.systemPref = e.matches ? 'light' : 'dark';
+    };
+    // Older Safari only supports addListener / removeListener.
+    if (this.mql.addEventListener) {
+      this.mql.addEventListener('change', this.mqlListener);
+    } else {
+      // TODO(safari-legacy): drop when minimum iOS 14 is no longer relevant.
+      (this.mql as MediaQueryList & { addListener?: (l: (e: MediaQueryListEvent) => void) => void })
+        .addListener?.(this.mqlListener);
+    }
+  }
+
+  stop() {
+    if (!this.mql || !this.mqlListener) return;
+    if (this.mql.removeEventListener) {
+      this.mql.removeEventListener('change', this.mqlListener);
+    } else {
+      (this.mql as MediaQueryList & { removeListener?: (l: (e: MediaQueryListEvent) => void) => void })
+        .removeListener?.(this.mqlListener);
+    }
+    this.mql = null;
+    this.mqlListener = null;
+  }
+
+  setMode(next: ThemeMode) {
+    this.mode = next;
+    if (typeof localStorage !== 'undefined') {
+      localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, next);
+    }
+    applyToDOM(this.effective, next);
+  }
+}
+
+export const themeStore = new ThemeStore();
diff --git a/template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts b/template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts
index f70c598..afadad8 100644
--- a/template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts
+++ b/template/src/shared/server/forgeplan.ts
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ export interface ForgeplanResult<T = unknown> {
 
 export async function runForgeplan<T = unknown>(
   args: string[],
-  opts: { timeoutMs?: number; parse?: boolean } = {},
+  opts: { timeoutMs?: number; parse?: boolean; cwd?: string } = {},
 ): Promise<ForgeplanResult<T>> {
   const timeoutMs = opts.timeoutMs ?? DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS;
   const parse = opts.parse ?? true;
+  const cwd = opts.cwd ?? WORKSPACE_ROOT;
   const cmd = [FORGEPLAN_BIN, ...args].join(" ");
 
   // FR-001 enforcement: if module-load validation failed, refuse every spawn.
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ export async function runForgeplan<T = unknown>(
       // route validates IDs against ^[A-Z]+-[0-9]+$ before reaching here
       // (see rule 22), so shell-injection surface is bounded.
       const child = spawn(FORGEPLAN_BIN, args, {
-        cwd: WORKSPACE_ROOT,
+        cwd,
         env: process.env,
         stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
         shell: process.platform === "win32",
@@ -204,3 +205,63 @@ export function workspaceRoot(): string {
 export function forgeplanBinary(): string {
   return FORGEPLAN_BIN;
 }
+
+// PRD-012 / RFC-011: `--version` is a flag, not a subcommand, so it bypasses
+// READ_ONLY_SUBCOMMANDS by design. Reuses FORGEPLAN_BIN validation and the
+// shared concurrency cap. Memoized — version is fixed per process.
+const VERSION_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
+const FORGEPLAN_VERSION_RE = /forgeplan\s+(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\S*)/i;
+let forgeplanVersionPromise: Promise<string | null> | null = null;
+
+export function getForgeplanVersion(): Promise<string | null> {
+  if (forgeplanVersionPromise) return forgeplanVersionPromise;
+  forgeplanVersionPromise = resolveForgeplanVersion().catch(() => null);
+  return forgeplanVersionPromise;
+}
+
+async function resolveForgeplanVersion(): Promise<string | null> {
+  if (!FORGEPLAN_BIN_VALID) return null;
+  await acquireSpawnSlot();
+  try {
+    return await new Promise<string | null>((resolveResult) => {
+      const child = spawn(FORGEPLAN_BIN, ['--version'], {
+        cwd: WORKSPACE_ROOT,
+        env: process.env,
+        stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+        shell: process.platform === 'win32',
+      });
+      let stdout = '';
+      let settled = false;
+
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        if (settled) return;
+        settled = true;
+        child.kill('SIGKILL');
+        resolveResult(null);
+      }, VERSION_TIMEOUT_MS);
+
+      child.stdout.on('data', (chunk) => {
+        stdout += chunk.toString('utf8');
+      });
+      child.on('error', () => {
+        if (settled) return;
+        settled = true;
+        clearTimeout(timer);
+        resolveResult(null);
+      });
+      child.on('close', (code) => {
+        if (settled) return;
+        settled = true;
+        clearTimeout(timer);
+        if (code !== 0) {
+          resolveResult(null);
+          return;
+        }
+        const match = FORGEPLAN_VERSION_RE.exec(stdout);
+        resolveResult(match?.[1] ?? null);
+      });
+    });
+  } finally {
+    releaseSpawnSlot();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/template/src/shared/server/index.ts b/template/src/shared/server/index.ts
index 72c73f4..3208dd2 100644
--- a/template/src/shared/server/index.ts
+++ b/template/src/shared/server/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,17 @@
-export { runForgeplan, workspaceRoot, forgeplanBinary, type ForgeplanResult } from './forgeplan';
-export { respond } from './respond';
+export {
+  runForgeplan,
+  workspaceRoot,
+  forgeplanBinary,
+  getForgeplanVersion,
+  type ForgeplanResult,
+} from "./forgeplan";
+export { respond } from "./respond";
+export { compareSemver } from "./semver";
+export {
+  getSnapshot,
+  gitRepoRoot,
+  type ArtifactSnapshot,
+  type EdgeSnapshot,
+  type SnapshotData,
+  type SnapshotResult,
+} from "./snapshot";
diff --git a/template/src/shared/server/semver.ts b/template/src/shared/server/semver.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8749500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/server/semver.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// PRD-013 / RFC-012: minimal SemVer comparator. We only need ordering for the
+// "is the registry version newer than the running one?" check. Pre-release is
+// supported as a basic less-than-release rule (per SemVer §11.4).
+
+const SEMVER_RE = /^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:-([0-9A-Za-z.-]+))?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$/;
+
+interface Parsed {
+  major: number;
+  minor: number;
+  patch: number;
+  pre: string | null;
+}
+
+function parse(version: string): Parsed | null {
+  const match = SEMVER_RE.exec(version.trim());
+  if (!match) return null;
+  return {
+    major: Number(match[1]),
+    minor: Number(match[2]),
+    patch: Number(match[3]),
+    pre: match[4] ?? null,
+  };
+}
+
+function comparePre(a: string, b: string): number {
+  const aParts = a.split('.');
+  const bParts = b.split('.');
+  const len = Math.max(aParts.length, bParts.length);
+  for (let i = 0; i < len; i += 1) {
+    const ai = aParts[i];
+    const bi = bParts[i];
+    if (ai === undefined) return -1;
+    if (bi === undefined) return 1;
+    const aNum = /^\d+$/.test(ai);
+    const bNum = /^\d+$/.test(bi);
+    if (aNum && bNum) {
+      const diff = Number(ai) - Number(bi);
+      if (diff !== 0) return diff < 0 ? -1 : 1;
+    } else if (aNum !== bNum) {
+      return aNum ? -1 : 1;
+    } else if (ai !== bi) {
+      return ai < bi ? -1 : 1;
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+export function compareSemver(a: string, b: string): number {
+  const pa = parse(a);
+  const pb = parse(b);
+  if (!pa || !pb) {
+    if (a === b) return 0;
+    return a < b ? -1 : 1;
+  }
+  if (pa.major !== pb.major) return pa.major < pb.major ? -1 : 1;
+  if (pa.minor !== pb.minor) return pa.minor < pb.minor ? -1 : 1;
+  if (pa.patch !== pb.patch) return pa.patch < pb.patch ? -1 : 1;
+  if (pa.pre === pb.pre) return 0;
+  if (pa.pre === null) return 1;
+  if (pb.pre === null) return -1;
+  return comparePre(pa.pre, pb.pre);
+}
diff --git a/template/src/shared/server/snapshot.ts b/template/src/shared/server/snapshot.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30cc63b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/server/snapshot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,377 @@
+import { execFileSync, spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import {
+  mkdir,
+  mkdtemp,
+  readFile,
+  rename,
+  rm as fsRm,
+  writeFile,
+} from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { runForgeplan, workspaceRoot } from "./forgeplan";
+
+// FIXME(F18-T1): `forgeplan journal --json --until=ISO` does not exist in CLI
+// 0.28.0 — RFC-007 Path D pivots to git-based reconstruction. See RFC-007
+// "Snapshot reconstruction algorithm" for the full rationale.
+
+const ISO_RE = /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}(\.\d{3})?Z$/;
+const SHA_RE = /^[0-9a-f]{40}$/;
+
+const SNAPSHOT_CACHE_TTL_MS = 60_000;
+const SNAPSHOT_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES = 32;
+const SNAPSHOT_DISK_CACHE_DIR = ".forgeplan-web/.snapshots";
+const WORKTREE_TMP_PREFIX = "fpw-snap-";
+const GIT_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
+const FORGEPLAN_LIST_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000;
+
+export interface ArtifactSnapshot {
+  id: string;
+  kind: string;
+  status: string;
+  title: string;
+  [extra: string]: unknown;
+}
+
+export interface EdgeSnapshot {
+  from: string;
+  to: string;
+  relation: string;
+}
+
+export interface SnapshotData {
+  sha: string;
+  artifacts: ArtifactSnapshot[];
+  edges: EdgeSnapshot[];
+}
+
+export interface SnapshotResult {
+  ok: boolean;
+  at: string;
+  sha?: string;
+  snapshot?: SnapshotData;
+  error?: string;
+  status?: number;
+  fromCache?: "memory" | "disk" | null;
+}
+
+interface MemoryCacheEntry {
+  data: SnapshotData;
+  storedAt: number;
+}
+
+const memoryCache = new Map<string, MemoryCacheEntry>();
+
+interface SpawnResult {
+  ok: boolean;
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  code: number | null;
+}
+
+let gitRepoRootCache: string | null = null;
+
+// Resolves the host git repo root once. WORKSPACE_ROOT may point at
+// template/src/ in dev mode (modules loaded directly by vite) so git
+// pathspec filters resolved relative to it would silently miss files.
+// Detecting via `git rev-parse --show-toplevel` is the canonical fix.
+export function gitRepoRoot(): string {
+  if (gitRepoRootCache !== null) return gitRepoRootCache;
+  try {
+    const out = execFileSync("git", ["rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"], {
+      cwd: workspaceRoot(),
+      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      encoding: "utf8",
+      timeout: 5_000,
+    });
+    gitRepoRootCache = out.trim();
+  } catch {
+    // FIXME(git-root-detect): fall back to workspaceRoot() when not in a git
+    // repo. Snapshot reconstruction will fail downstream with a clearer error.
+    gitRepoRootCache = workspaceRoot();
+  }
+  return gitRepoRootCache;
+}
+
+function spawnGit(
+  args: string[],
+  cwd: string,
+  timeoutMs = GIT_TIMEOUT_MS,
+): Promise<SpawnResult> {
+  return new Promise((resolveResult) => {
+    const child = spawn("git", args, {
+      cwd,
+      env: process.env,
+      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+    });
+    let stdout = "";
+    let stderr = "";
+    let settled = false;
+    const t = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      child.kill("SIGKILL");
+      resolveResult({
+        ok: false,
+        stdout,
+        stderr: `${stderr}\ngit timeout after ${timeoutMs}ms`.trim(),
+        code: null,
+      });
+    }, timeoutMs);
+    child.stdout.on("data", (chunk) => {
+      stdout += chunk.toString("utf8");
+    });
+    child.stderr.on("data", (chunk) => {
+      stderr += chunk.toString("utf8");
+    });
+    child.on("error", (err) => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      clearTimeout(t);
+      resolveResult({ ok: false, stdout, stderr: err.message, code: null });
+    });
+    child.on("close", (code) => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      clearTimeout(t);
+      resolveResult({ ok: code === 0, stdout, stderr, code });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function isValidIso(at: string): boolean {
+  if (!ISO_RE.test(at)) return false;
+  const t = Date.parse(at);
+  if (Number.isNaN(t)) return false;
+  if (t > Date.now()) return false;
+  return true;
+}
+
+async function resolveCommitSha(at: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  const root = gitRepoRoot();
+  const r = await spawnGit(
+    [
+      "rev-list",
+      "-1",
+      `--before=${at}`,
+      "--first-parent",
+      "HEAD",
+      "--",
+      ".forgeplan/",
+    ],
+    root,
+  );
+  if (!r.ok) return null;
+  const sha = r.stdout.trim();
+  if (!sha || !SHA_RE.test(sha)) return null;
+  return sha;
+}
+
+function memoryCacheGet(sha: string): SnapshotData | null {
+  const entry = memoryCache.get(sha);
+  if (!entry) return null;
+  if (Date.now() - entry.storedAt > SNAPSHOT_CACHE_TTL_MS) {
+    memoryCache.delete(sha);
+    return null;
+  }
+  memoryCache.delete(sha);
+  memoryCache.set(sha, entry);
+  return entry.data;
+}
+
+function memoryCacheSet(sha: string, data: SnapshotData): void {
+  if (memoryCache.size >= SNAPSHOT_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES) {
+    const oldest = memoryCache.keys().next().value;
+    if (oldest) memoryCache.delete(oldest);
+  }
+  memoryCache.set(sha, { data, storedAt: Date.now() });
+}
+
+async function diskCacheGet(sha: string): Promise<SnapshotData | null> {
+  const path = join(workspaceRoot(), SNAPSHOT_DISK_CACHE_DIR, `${sha}.json`);
+  if (!existsSync(path)) return null;
+  try {
+    const raw = await readFile(path, "utf8");
+    return JSON.parse(raw) as SnapshotData;
+  } catch {
+    // FIXME(disk-cache): malformed cache file silently ignored. Should log + delete.
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+async function diskCacheSet(sha: string, data: SnapshotData): Promise<void> {
+  const dir = join(workspaceRoot(), SNAPSHOT_DISK_CACHE_DIR);
+  await mkdir(dir, { recursive: true });
+  const finalPath = join(dir, `${sha}.json`);
+  const tmpPath = `${finalPath}.tmp.${process.pid}`;
+  await writeFile(tmpPath, JSON.stringify(data), "utf8");
+  await rename(tmpPath, finalPath);
+}
+
+function spawnForgeplanReindex(cwd: string): Promise<SpawnResult> {
+  return new Promise((resolveResult) => {
+    const bin = process.env.FORGEPLAN_BIN ?? "forgeplan";
+    const child = spawn(bin, ["reindex"], {
+      cwd,
+      env: process.env,
+      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      shell: process.platform === "win32",
+    });
+    let stdout = "";
+    let stderr = "";
+    let settled = false;
+    const t = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      child.kill("SIGKILL");
+      resolveResult({
+        ok: false,
+        stdout,
+        stderr: `forgeplan reindex timeout after ${FORGEPLAN_LIST_TIMEOUT_MS}ms`,
+        code: null,
+      });
+    }, FORGEPLAN_LIST_TIMEOUT_MS);
+    child.stdout.on("data", (c) => {
+      stdout += c.toString("utf8");
+    });
+    child.stderr.on("data", (c) => {
+      stderr += c.toString("utf8");
+    });
+    child.on("error", (err) => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      clearTimeout(t);
+      resolveResult({ ok: false, stdout, stderr: err.message, code: null });
+    });
+    child.on("close", (code) => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      clearTimeout(t);
+      resolveResult({ ok: code === 0, stdout, stderr, code });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+async function reconstructFromWorktree(
+  sha: string,
+): Promise<SnapshotData | null> {
+  const root = gitRepoRoot();
+  const tmpBase = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), WORKTREE_TMP_PREFIX));
+  let worktreeAdded = false;
+  try {
+    const add = await spawnGit(
+      ["worktree", "add", "--detach", tmpBase, sha],
+      root,
+    );
+    if (!add.ok) {
+      // FIXME(worktree-add): surface specific failure modes (shallow clone, lock,
+      // disk full) to caller — currently collapses to a generic null.
+      return null;
+    }
+    worktreeAdded = true;
+
+    // The LanceDB index lives in `.forgeplan/lance/` which is gitignored —
+    // a fresh worktree has no index, and `forgeplan list --json` fails with
+    // "Table 'artifacts' was not found". Rebuild the index from markdown
+    // (the source-of-truth per parent-repo ADR-003) before querying.
+    // Bypasses runForgeplan's read-only allow-list because the write is
+    // scoped to the ephemeral worktree, never the host workspace.
+    const reindex = await spawnForgeplanReindex(tmpBase);
+    if (!reindex.ok) {
+      // FIXME(reindex-failure): surface stderr to caller — currently collapses.
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const [listResult, graphResult] = await Promise.all([
+      runForgeplan<ArtifactSnapshot[]>(["list", "--json"], {
+        cwd: tmpBase,
+        timeoutMs: FORGEPLAN_LIST_TIMEOUT_MS,
+      }),
+      runForgeplan<{ edges?: EdgeSnapshot[] }>(["graph", "--json"], {
+        cwd: tmpBase,
+        timeoutMs: FORGEPLAN_LIST_TIMEOUT_MS,
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    if (!listResult.ok || !Array.isArray(listResult.data)) return null;
+    const artifacts = listResult.data;
+    const edges = graphResult.ok ? (graphResult.data?.edges ?? []) : [];
+
+    return { sha, artifacts, edges };
+  } finally {
+    if (worktreeAdded) {
+      const removed = await spawnGit(
+        ["worktree", "remove", "--force", tmpBase],
+        root,
+      );
+      if (!removed.ok) {
+        // FIXME(worktree-leak): `git worktree prune` cleans these on next git op.
+        // Surface this via an ops counter / log line in a future iteration.
+      }
+    } else {
+      try {
+        await fsRm(tmpBase, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      } catch {
+        // best-effort
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export async function getSnapshot(at: string): Promise<SnapshotResult> {
+  if (!isValidIso(at)) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      at,
+      error: "invalid 'at' parameter — expected ISO 8601, not in the future",
+      status: 400,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const sha = await resolveCommitSha(at);
+  if (!sha) {
+    // No commit before `at` touches `.forgeplan/` — workspace was empty then.
+    return {
+      ok: true,
+      at,
+      snapshot: { sha: "", artifacts: [], edges: [] },
+      fromCache: null,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const mem = memoryCacheGet(sha);
+  if (mem) {
+    return { ok: true, at, sha, snapshot: mem, fromCache: "memory" };
+  }
+
+  const disk = await diskCacheGet(sha);
+  if (disk) {
+    memoryCacheSet(sha, disk);
+    return { ok: true, at, sha, snapshot: disk, fromCache: "disk" };
+  }
+
+  const built = await reconstructFromWorktree(sha);
+  if (!built) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      at,
+      sha,
+      error: "snapshot reconstruction failed (git worktree or forgeplan list)",
+      status: 502,
+    };
+  }
+
+  memoryCacheSet(sha, built);
+  diskCacheSet(sha, built).catch(() => {
+    // FIXME(disk-cache-write): persist failure silently swallowed. Acceptable
+    // for cache layer (next request just retries); add ops log later.
+  });
+
+  return { ok: true, at, sha, snapshot: built, fromCache: null };
+}
+
+// TODO(F18-T6): export async function compareSnapshots(at1, at2):
+//   parallel getSnapshot calls + diff projection (added / activated /
+//   superseded / degraded). `degraded` requires R_eff via
+//   `forgeplan score --json` per artifact — verify shape in T6.
diff --git a/template/src/shared/services/index.ts b/template/src/shared/services/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f5cd4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/services/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { modalManager, type ModalManager, type ModalEntry } from './modal';
diff --git a/template/src/shared/services/modal/index.ts b/template/src/shared/services/modal/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7036ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/services/modal/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { modalManager, type ModalManager, type ModalEntry } from './modal-manager.svelte';
diff --git a/template/src/shared/services/modal/modal-manager.svelte.ts b/template/src/shared/services/modal/modal-manager.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a58e212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/services/modal/modal-manager.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import type { Component, ComponentProps } from 'svelte';
+
+// Generic Component type covers the unknown-prop-shape case we need at the
+// store level; per-call, the public open() signature still infers props from
+// the concrete component type.
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+type AnyComponent = Component<any>;
+
+export interface ModalEntry {
+  id: number;
+  component: AnyComponent;
+  props: Record<string, unknown>;
+  resolve: (value: unknown) => void;
+}
+
+export interface ModalManager {
+  readonly stack: ModalEntry[];
+  open<C extends AnyComponent>(
+    component: C,
+    props?: Omit<ComponentProps<C>, 'modalId'>,
+  ): Promise<unknown>;
+  close(id: number, value?: unknown): void;
+  closeTop(value?: unknown): void;
+}
+
+function createModalManager(): ModalManager {
+  const stack = $state<ModalEntry[]>([]);
+  let nextId = 1;
+
+  function open<C extends AnyComponent>(
+    component: C,
+    props?: Omit<ComponentProps<C>, 'modalId'>,
+  ): Promise<unknown> {
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      const id = nextId++;
+      stack.push({
+        id,
+        component,
+        props: (props ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>,
+        resolve,
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  function close(id: number, value: unknown = undefined): void {
+    const idx = stack.findIndex((entry) => entry.id === id);
+    if (idx === -1) return;
+    const removed = stack.splice(idx, 1);
+    const entry = removed[0];
+    if (!entry) return;
+    entry.resolve(value);
+  }
+
+  function closeTop(value: unknown = undefined): void {
+    const top = stack[stack.length - 1];
+    if (top) close(top.id, value);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    get stack() {
+      return stack;
+    },
+    open,
+    close,
+    closeTop,
+  };
+}
+
+export const modalManager: ModalManager = createModalManager();
diff --git a/template/src/shared/ui/README.md b/template/src/shared/ui/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fa5a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/ui/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# `shared/ui` — UI primitives (paired with `shared/services` for ModalManager)
+
+Tiny, dependency-free building blocks shared across `widgets/` and
+`pages/`. Driven by PRD-013 / RFC-012.
+
+The `modalManager` *service* itself lives under
+[`shared/services/modal`](../services/modal) — `shared/ui` only owns the
+`ModalRoot` mount component and the visual primitives below.
+
+## Primitives
+
+| Primitive   | Import path                                | Purpose                                                          |
+| ----------- | ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `Button`    | `import { Button } from '@/shared/ui'`     | Button with `variant` (primary / secondary / ghost) and `size` (sm / md). |
+| `Code`      | `import { Code } from '@/shared/ui'`       | Monospaced block (or `inline`) with a copy-to-clipboard button.  |
+| `Dialog`    | `import { Dialog } from '@/shared/ui'`     | `<dialog>` wrapper — title, body / footer slots, ESC-close, scrim-close, close button. Pair with `ModalRoot` if you want programmatic open. |
+| `ModalRoot` | `import { ModalRoot } from '@/shared/ui'`  | Iterates the modalManager stack. Mount once in `+layout.svelte`. |
+
+```svelte
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { Button, Code } from '@/shared/ui';
+</script>
+
+<Button variant="primary" onclick={save}>Save</Button>
+<Code code="npx @forgeplan/web update" />
+```
+
+## ModalManager
+
+A programmatic modal API. Instead of mounting `<MyDialog open={...}/>`
+inside every caller, register the dialog component once and open it
+imperatively from anywhere.
+
+### One-time setup
+
+`ModalRoot` is mounted once in the root layout (`+layout.svelte`):
+
+```svelte
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { ModalRoot } from '@/shared/ui';
+</script>
+
+{@render children?.()}
+<ModalRoot />
+```
+
+This is already done in `template/src/routes/+layout.svelte`. New
+SvelteKit apps copying the template inherit it automatically.
+
+### Opening a modal
+
+```svelte
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { modalManager } from '@/shared/services';
+  import SettingsDialog from './SettingsDialog.svelte';
+
+  async function openSettings() {
+    const result = await modalManager.open(SettingsDialog, { tab: 'theme' });
+    // `result` is whatever the dialog passes to modalManager.close(modalId, value)
+  }
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={openSettings}>Settings…</button>
+```
+
+### Inside a dialog component
+
+The component receives `modalId: number` as an injected prop. Use it
+to close itself and optionally return a value:
+
+```svelte
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { Button, Dialog } from '@/shared/ui';
+  import { modalManager } from '@/shared/services';
+
+  interface Props {
+    modalId: number;
+    initialTab?: string;
+  }
+
+  let { modalId, initialTab = 'general' }: Props = $props();
+  let open = $state(true);
+  let tab = $state(initialTab);
+
+  function close(returnValue?: unknown) {
+    open = false;
+    modalManager.close(modalId, returnValue);
+  }
+</script>
+
+<Dialog {open} title="Settings" onclose={() => close()}>
+  <!-- ... body / footer using `{#snippet body()}` / `{#snippet footer()}` ... -->
+</Dialog>
+```
+
+### API
+
+```ts
+modalManager.open(Component, props?)  // → Promise resolved on close
+modalManager.close(modalId, value?)   // close a specific dialog
+modalManager.closeTop(value?)         // close the topmost dialog
+modalManager.stack                    // reactive stack — read-only
+```
+
+Stacked modals are supported: `modalManager.open` from inside a dialog
+just pushes another entry onto the stack.
+
+## Conventions
+
+- Primitives live one-folder-per-component (`button/`, `code/`, …) with a
+  barrel `index.ts` re-exporting the default. The top-level
+  `shared/ui/index.ts` is the public surface.
+- No third-party runtime deps — primitives reuse CSS vars from
+  `template/src/app/styles/app.css`.
+- Each primitive is self-contained: no cross-imports between siblings
+  except via `shared/ui` itself (e.g. `UpdateDialog` imports `{ Code,
+  Button, Dialog }` from `@/shared/ui`).
diff --git a/template/src/shared/ui/button/Button.svelte b/template/src/shared/ui/button/Button.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23d91d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/ui/button/Button.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
+  import type { HTMLButtonAttributes } from 'svelte/elements';
+
+  type Variant = 'primary' | 'secondary' | 'ghost';
+  type Size = 'sm' | 'md';
+
+  interface Props extends Omit<HTMLButtonAttributes, 'children'> {
+    variant?: Variant;
+    size?: Size;
+    children?: Snippet;
+  }
+
+  let {
+    variant = 'secondary',
+    size = 'md',
+    type = 'button',
+    class: className,
+    children,
+    ...rest
+  }: Props = $props();
+</script>
+
+<button
+  {type}
+  class="btn variant-{variant} size-{size} {className ?? ''}"
+  {...rest}
+>
+  {@render children?.()}
+</button>
+
+<style>
+  .btn {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-family: var(--font-sans);
+    font-weight: 500;
+    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+    line-height: 1;
+    transition:
+      background 120ms ease,
+      border-color 120ms ease,
+      color 120ms ease;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    user-select: none;
+  }
+
+  .btn:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+  }
+
+  .btn:disabled {
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+  }
+
+  .size-sm {
+    font-size: 11px;
+    padding: 4px 8px;
+    height: 22px;
+  }
+
+  .size-md {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    padding: 6px 12px;
+    height: 28px;
+  }
+
+  .variant-primary {
+    background: var(--accent);
+    border-color: var(--accent);
+    color: var(--on-accent);
+  }
+  .variant-primary:hover:not(:disabled) {
+    background: var(--accent-soft);
+    border-color: var(--accent-soft);
+  }
+
+  .variant-secondary {
+    background: var(--bg-2);
+    border-color: var(--line-2);
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+  }
+  .variant-secondary:hover:not(:disabled) {
+    background: var(--bg-3);
+    border-color: var(--line-3);
+  }
+
+  .variant-ghost {
+    background: transparent;
+    border-color: transparent;
+    color: var(--fg-2);
+  }
+  .variant-ghost:hover:not(:disabled) {
+    background: var(--bg-2);
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/src/shared/ui/button/index.ts b/template/src/shared/ui/button/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae34e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/ui/button/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default as Button } from './Button.svelte';
diff --git a/template/src/shared/ui/code/Code.svelte b/template/src/shared/ui/code/Code.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b46064f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/ui/code/Code.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  interface Props {
+    code: string;
+    language?: string;
+    inline?: boolean;
+    ariaLabel?: string;
+  }
+
+  let { code, language, inline = false, ariaLabel }: Props = $props();
+
+  let copied = $state(false);
+  let failed = $state(false);
+  let resetTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+  function flashCopied(success: boolean) {
+    copied = success;
+    failed = !success;
+    if (resetTimer) clearTimeout(resetTimer);
+    resetTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      copied = false;
+      failed = false;
+    }, 1500);
+  }
+
+  async function copyToClipboard() {
+    try {
+      if (typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && navigator.clipboard?.writeText) {
+        await navigator.clipboard.writeText(code);
+        flashCopied(true);
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // FIXME(clipboard): clipboard API rejected (insecure context, permission) — falling back to textarea + execCommand.
+    }
+    flashCopied(legacyCopy(code));
+  }
+
+  function legacyCopy(text: string): boolean {
+    if (typeof document === 'undefined') return false;
+    const ta = document.createElement('textarea');
+    ta.value = text;
+    ta.setAttribute('readonly', '');
+    ta.style.position = 'fixed';
+    ta.style.opacity = '0';
+    ta.style.left = '-9999px';
+    document.body.appendChild(ta);
+    ta.select();
+    let ok = false;
+    try {
+      // TODO(deprecated): document.execCommand removed in future browsers — fallback path only.
+      ok = document.execCommand('copy');
+    } catch {
+      ok = false;
+    }
+    document.body.removeChild(ta);
+    return ok;
+  }
+</script>
+
+{#if inline}
+  <span class="inline" aria-label={ariaLabel}>
+    <code>{code}</code>
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      class="btn"
+      class:ok={copied}
+      class:err={failed}
+      aria-label={copied ? 'Copied' : 'Copy to clipboard'}
+      onclick={copyToClipboard}
+    >
+      {copied ? 'copied' : failed ? 'failed' : 'copy'}
+    </button>
+  </span>
+{:else}
+  <div class="block" data-language={language ?? 'shell'} aria-label={ariaLabel}>
+    <pre><code>{code}</code></pre>
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      class="btn floating"
+      class:ok={copied}
+      class:err={failed}
+      aria-label={copied ? 'Copied' : 'Copy to clipboard'}
+      onclick={copyToClipboard}
+    >
+      {copied ? 'copied' : failed ? 'failed' : 'copy'}
+    </button>
+  </div>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+  .block {
+    position: relative;
+    background: var(--bg-1);
+    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    padding: 10px 12px;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 1.5;
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+    overflow-x: auto;
+  }
+  .block pre {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding-right: 64px;
+  }
+  .block code {
+    white-space: pre;
+  }
+
+  .inline {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    background: var(--bg-1);
+    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    padding: 2px 6px;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 12px;
+  }
+  .inline code {
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+  }
+
+  .btn {
+    background: var(--bg-2);
+    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    color: var(--fg-2);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    padding: 3px 8px;
+    transition:
+      color 120ms ease,
+      background 120ms ease,
+      border-color 120ms ease;
+  }
+  .btn:hover {
+    color: var(--fg);
+    background: var(--bg-3);
+    border-color: var(--line-3);
+  }
+  .btn:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+  }
+  .btn.ok {
+    color: var(--good);
+    border-color: var(--good-dim);
+  }
+  .btn.err {
+    color: var(--bad);
+    border-color: var(--bad);
+  }
+
+  .floating {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 6px;
+    right: 6px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/src/shared/ui/code/index.ts b/template/src/shared/ui/code/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3da303c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/ui/code/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default as Code } from './Code.svelte';
diff --git a/template/src/shared/ui/dialog/Dialog.svelte b/template/src/shared/ui/dialog/Dialog.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..794e2bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/ui/dialog/Dialog.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
+
+  interface Props {
+    open: boolean;
+    title?: string;
+    dismissOnScrim?: boolean;
+    dismissOnEscape?: boolean;
+    showClose?: boolean;
+    width?: string;
+    onclose?: () => void;
+    body?: Snippet;
+    footer?: Snippet;
+    children?: Snippet;
+  }
+
+  let {
+    open,
+    title,
+    dismissOnScrim = true,
+    dismissOnEscape = true,
+    showClose = true,
+    width = '420px',
+    onclose,
+    body,
+    footer,
+    children,
+  }: Props = $props();
+
+  let dialogEl = $state<HTMLDialogElement | null>(null);
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    const el = dialogEl;
+    if (!el) return;
+    if (open && !el.open) {
+      el.showModal();
+    } else if (!open && el.open) {
+      el.close();
+    }
+  });
+
+  function handleClose() {
+    onclose?.();
+  }
+
+  function handleCancel(e: Event) {
+    if (!dismissOnEscape) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      return;
+    }
+    onclose?.();
+  }
+
+  function handleScrimMousedown(e: MouseEvent) {
+    if (!dismissOnScrim) return;
+    if (e.target === dialogEl) {
+      onclose?.();
+    }
+  }
+</script>
+
+<dialog
+  bind:this={dialogEl}
+  class="dialog"
+  style:--dialog-width={width}
+  onclose={handleClose}
+  oncancel={handleCancel}
+  onmousedown={handleScrimMousedown}
+>
+  <!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_noninteractive_element_interactions
+       Stop scrim-mousedown from bubbling out of the panel — see PRD-013/RFC-012. -->
+  <div
+    class="panel"
+    role="document"
+    onmousedown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+  >
+    {#if title || showClose}
+      <header class="header">
+        <h2 class="title">{title ?? ''}</h2>
+        {#if showClose}
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            class="close"
+            aria-label="Close dialog"
+            onclick={() => onclose?.()}
+          >×</button>
+        {/if}
+      </header>
+    {/if}
+    <div class="body">
+      {#if body}
+        {@render body()}
+      {:else if children}
+        {@render children()}
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+    {#if footer}
+      <footer class="footer">
+        {@render footer()}
+      </footer>
+    {/if}
+  </div>
+</dialog>
+
+<style>
+  .dialog {
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+    max-width: 90vw;
+    max-height: 90vh;
+  }
+
+  .dialog::backdrop {
+    background: var(--scrim);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
+  }
+
+  .panel {
+    width: var(--dialog-width);
+    max-width: 100%;
+    background: var(--bg-1);
+    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-card);
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    max-height: 90vh;
+  }
+
+  .header {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 12px;
+    padding: 12px 14px 8px 14px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
+  }
+  .title {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+    color: var(--fg);
+  }
+  .close {
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 0;
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 18px;
+    line-height: 1;
+    padding: 2px 6px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+  }
+  .close:hover {
+    color: var(--fg);
+    background: var(--bg-2);
+  }
+  .close:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+  }
+
+  .body {
+    padding: 14px;
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+  }
+
+  .footer {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
+    gap: 8px;
+    padding: 10px 14px;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
+    background: var(--bg);
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/src/shared/ui/dialog/index.ts b/template/src/shared/ui/dialog/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17f5a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/ui/dialog/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default as Dialog } from './Dialog.svelte';
diff --git a/template/src/shared/ui/index.ts b/template/src/shared/ui/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc4e050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/ui/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export { Button } from './button';
+export { Code } from './code';
+export { Dialog } from './dialog';
+export { ModalRoot } from './modal';
diff --git a/template/src/shared/ui/modal/ModalRoot.svelte b/template/src/shared/ui/modal/ModalRoot.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19d7f57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/ui/modal/ModalRoot.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { modalManager } from '@/shared/services';
+</script>
+
+{#each modalManager.stack as entry (entry.id)}
+  {@const { component: ModalComponent, props, id } = entry}
+  <ModalComponent {...props} modalId={id} />
+{/each}
diff --git a/template/src/shared/ui/modal/index.ts b/template/src/shared/ui/modal/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56db4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/shared/ui/modal/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default as ModalRoot } from './ModalRoot.svelte';
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/lib/relation.ts b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/lib/relation.ts
index 0cefd1e..58a6212 100644
--- a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/lib/relation.ts
+++ b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/lib/relation.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// All colors return as CSS var() so the dual-theme system (PRD-015 /
+// RFC-014) applies without re-rendering. Call sites passing the result
+// to an SVG presentation attribute MUST use `style:` directives.
+
 export function relationClass(relation: string): string {
   const r = relation?.toLowerCase() ?? "";
   if (r === "informs") return "edge informs";
@@ -7,18 +11,17 @@ export function relationClass(relation: string): string {
 
 export function relationFill(relation: string): string {
   const r = relation?.toLowerCase() ?? "";
-  if (r === "informs") return "rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.65)";
+  if (r === "informs") return "var(--edge-informs)";
   if (r === "risks" || r === "risk") return "var(--accent)";
-  return "rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.85)";
+  return "var(--edge-default)";
 }
 
 export function relationStroke(relation: string): string {
   const r = relation?.toLowerCase() ?? "";
-  if (r === "informs") return "rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.55)";
+  if (r === "informs") return "var(--edge-soft)";
   if (r === "risks" || r === "risk") return "var(--accent)";
-  if (r === "refines") return "rgba(160, 192, 255, 0.65)";
-  if (r === "belongs-to" || r === "contains")
-    return "rgba(255, 200, 120, 0.65)";
-  if (r === "supersedes") return "rgba(255, 160, 200, 0.65)";
-  return "rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.55)";
+  if (r === "refines") return "var(--edge-refines)";
+  if (r === "belongs-to" || r === "contains") return "var(--edge-contains)";
+  if (r === "supersedes") return "var(--edge-supersedes)";
+  return "var(--edge-soft)";
 }
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/ForceView.svelte b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/ForceView.svelte
index 44c611d..a7297c6 100644
--- a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/ForceView.svelte
+++ b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/ForceView.svelte
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
 >
   <defs>
     <pattern id="dot-grid" x="0" y="0" width="24" height="24" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <circle cx="1" cy="1" r="0.9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.10)" />
+      <circle cx="1" cy="1" r="0.9" style:fill="var(--dot-grid-color)" />
     </pattern>
   </defs>
   <rect class="bg" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" fill="url(#dot-grid)" />
@@ -629,14 +629,14 @@
           class="box"
           width={node.w}
           height={node.h}
-          stroke={kindBorder(node.kind)}
+          style:stroke={kindBorder(node.kind)}
         />
         <text
           class="label"
           x={node.w / 2}
           y={node.h / 2 + 4}
           text-anchor="middle"
-          fill={kindLabelColor(node.kind)}
+          style:fill={kindLabelColor(node.kind)}
         >
           {node.id}
         </text>
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
           cx={node.w + 8}
           cy={node.h / 2}
           r="3.2"
-          fill={statusRing(node.status)}
+          style:fill={statusRing(node.status)}
         />
         {#if reff > 0}
           <rect
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
             y={node.h + 3}
             width={node.w * Math.min(1, reff)}
             height="2"
-            fill={reffBarColor(reff)}
+            style:fill={reffBarColor(reff)}
           />
         {/if}
       </g>
@@ -681,13 +681,13 @@
     cursor: grabbing;
   }
   .edge {
-    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke);
     stroke-width: 1;
     fill: none;
     transition: stroke 180ms ease-out, stroke-width 180ms ease-out, opacity 180ms ease-out;
   }
   .edge.informs {
-    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke-2);
     stroke-dasharray: 4 4;
   }
   .edge.risk {
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/LanesView.svelte b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/LanesView.svelte
index 6842c0d..cfffcd3 100644
--- a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/LanesView.svelte
+++ b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/LanesView.svelte
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 <svg bind:this={svgEl} class="graph" class:focus-soft={highlight.hoveredId === null && selectedId !== null} class:impact-mode={highlight.impactRoot !== null} role="img" aria-label="Lanes view: artifacts grouped by lifecycle status">
   <defs>
     <pattern id="dot-grid-lanes" x="0" y="0" width="24" height="24" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <circle cx="1" cy="1" r="0.9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.10)" />
+      <circle cx="1" cy="1" r="0.9" style:fill="var(--dot-grid-color)" />
     </pattern>
   </defs>
   <rect class="bg" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" fill="url(#dot-grid-lanes)" />
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@
         tabindex="0"
         aria-label={`${node.id}: ${node.title}`}
       >
-        <rect class="box" width={node.w} height={node.h} rx="3" ry="3" stroke={kindBorder(node.kind)} />
-        <text class="label" x={node.w / 2} y={node.h / 2 + 4} text-anchor="middle" fill={kindLabelColor(node.kind)}>
+        <rect class="box" width={node.w} height={node.h} rx="3" ry="3" style:stroke={kindBorder(node.kind)} />
+        <text class="label" x={node.w / 2} y={node.h / 2 + 4} text-anchor="middle" style:fill={kindLabelColor(node.kind)}>
           {node.id}
         </text>
         {#if node.id === selectedId}
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
             ry="3"
           />
         {/if}
-        <circle class="status-dot" cx={node.w + 8} cy={node.h / 2} r="3.2" fill={statusRing(node.status)} />
+        <circle class="status-dot" cx={node.w + 8} cy={node.h / 2} r="3.2" style:fill={statusRing(node.status)} />
         {#if (scoreById.get(node.id) ?? 0) > 0}
           <rect
             class="reff-bar"
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
             y={node.h + 3}
             width={node.w * Math.min(1, scoreById.get(node.id) ?? 0)}
             height="2"
-            fill={reffBarColor(scoreById.get(node.id))}
+            style:fill={reffBarColor(scoreById.get(node.id))}
           />
         {/if}
       </g>
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
   }
   .graph:active { cursor: grabbing; }
   .lane {
-    fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.015);
+    fill: var(--canvas-stroke-faint);
     stroke: var(--line);
     stroke-width: 1;
   }
@@ -427,12 +427,12 @@
   }
   .lane-count { fill: var(--fg-3); }
   .edge {
-    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke);
     stroke-width: 1;
     fill: none;
     transition: stroke 180ms ease-out, stroke-width 180ms ease-out, opacity 180ms ease-out;
   }
-  .edge.informs { stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32); stroke-dasharray: 4 4; }
+  .edge.informs { stroke: var(--canvas-stroke-2); stroke-dasharray: 4 4; }
   .edge.risk { stroke: var(--accent); stroke-dasharray: 3 3; }
   .node {
     cursor: pointer;
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/MatrixView.svelte b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/MatrixView.svelte
index dec9d50..95ce781 100644
--- a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/MatrixView.svelte
+++ b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/MatrixView.svelte
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@
           tabindex="0"
           aria-label={`row ${n.id}`}
         >
-          <text class="row-label" x={HEADER - 8} y={CELL / 2 + 4} text-anchor="end" fill={kindLabelColor(n.kind)}>
+          <text class="row-label" x={HEADER - 8} y={CELL / 2 + 4} text-anchor="end" style:fill={kindLabelColor(n.kind)}>
             {n.id}
           </text>
-          <circle class="status-dot" cx={HEADER - 4} cy={CELL / 2} r="3" fill={statusRing(n.status)} />
+          <circle class="status-dot" cx={HEADER - 4} cy={CELL / 2} r="3" style:fill={statusRing(n.status)} />
         </g>
 
         <g
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
           tabindex="0"
           aria-label={`col ${n.id}`}
         >
-          <text class="col-label" x="0" y="0" text-anchor="start" fill={kindLabelColor(n.kind)}>
+          <text class="col-label" x="0" y="0" text-anchor="start" style:fill={kindLabelColor(n.kind)}>
             {n.id}
           </text>
         </g>
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
           y={HEADER + c.row * CELL + 2}
           width={CELL - 4}
           height={CELL - 4}
-          fill={relationFill(c.relation)}
+          style:fill={relationFill(c.relation)}
           onclick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); selectId(c.to); }}
           onkeydown={(e) => (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === ' ') && selectId(c.to)}
           role="button"
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
     stroke-width: 0.5;
   }
   .diag {
-    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke-faint);
     stroke-width: 1;
   }
   .row-header, .col-header {
@@ -354,11 +354,18 @@
     cursor: pointer;
     transition: filter 120ms, fill 180ms ease-out, opacity 180ms ease-out;
   }
+  /* `!important` here is load-bearing: cell `fill` is set inline via
+     Svelte's `style:fill={relationFill(...)}` directive (so CSS vars
+     resolve in SVG), which beats normal CSS rules. To make hover /
+     focus / row-col / edge-active flip the cell color to accent in
+     both themes, the rule has to win against the inline style. */
   .cell:hover {
+    fill: var(--accent) !important;
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px var(--accent));
     outline: none;
   }
   .cell:focus-visible {
+    fill: var(--accent) !important;
     stroke: var(--accent);
     stroke-width: 1.5;
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 4px var(--accent));
@@ -366,6 +373,7 @@
   }
   .cell.is-row,
   .cell.is-col {
+    fill: var(--accent) !important;
     stroke: var(--accent);
     stroke-width: 1;
   }
@@ -374,7 +382,7 @@
     pointer-events: none;
   }
   .edge-active {
-    fill: var(--accent);
+    fill: var(--accent) !important;
     opacity: 1;
   }
   .edge-dim {
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/Minimap.svelte b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/Minimap.svelte
index 07f3dc8..a9d3208 100644
--- a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/Minimap.svelte
+++ b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/Minimap.svelte
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     background: var(--bg-1);
     border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
     border-radius: 2px;
-    box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-mini);
     cursor: pointer;
     z-index: 5;
     overflow: hidden;
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/RadialView.svelte b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/RadialView.svelte
index dd2d524..54b4432 100644
--- a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/RadialView.svelte
+++ b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/RadialView.svelte
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 <svg bind:this={svgEl} class="graph" class:focus-soft={highlight.hoveredId === null && selectedId !== null} class:impact-mode={highlight.impactRoot !== null} role="img" aria-label="Radial hierarchy of artifacts by parent epic">
   <defs>
     <pattern id="dot-grid-radial" x="0" y="0" width="24" height="24" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <circle cx="1" cy="1" r="0.9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.10)" />
+      <circle cx="1" cy="1" r="0.9" style:fill="var(--dot-grid-color)" />
     </pattern>
   </defs>
   <rect class="bg" x="0" y="0" width="100%" height="100%" fill="url(#dot-grid-radial)" />
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@
         tabindex="0"
         aria-label={`${node.id}: ${node.title}`}
       >
-        <rect class="box" width={node.w} height={node.h} rx="3" ry="3" stroke={kindBorder(node.kind)} />
-        <text class="label" x={node.w / 2} y={node.h / 2 + 4} text-anchor="middle" fill={kindLabelColor(node.kind)}>
+        <rect class="box" width={node.w} height={node.h} rx="3" ry="3" style:stroke={kindBorder(node.kind)} />
+        <text class="label" x={node.w / 2} y={node.h / 2 + 4} text-anchor="middle" style:fill={kindLabelColor(node.kind)}>
           {node.id}
         </text>
         {#if node.id === selectedId}
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
             ry="3"
           />
         {/if}
-        <circle class="status-dot" cx={node.w + 8} cy={node.h / 2} r="3.2" fill={statusRing(node.status)} />
+        <circle class="status-dot" cx={node.w + 8} cy={node.h / 2} r="3.2" style:fill={statusRing(node.status)} />
         {#if (scoreById.get(node.id) ?? 0) > 0}
           <rect
             class="reff-bar"
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
             y={node.h + 3}
             width={node.w * Math.min(1, scoreById.get(node.id) ?? 0)}
             height="2"
-            fill={reffBarColor(scoreById.get(node.id))}
+            style:fill={reffBarColor(scoreById.get(node.id))}
           />
         {/if}
       </g>
@@ -522,14 +522,14 @@
   .graph:active { cursor: grabbing; }
   .ring {
     fill: none;
-    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke-soft);
     stroke-width: 1;
     stroke-dasharray: 3 5;
   }
   .cluster-toggle { cursor: pointer; }
   .cluster-toggle circle {
     fill: var(--bg-1);
-    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke);
     stroke-width: 1;
     transition: stroke-width 120ms, stroke 120ms;
   }
@@ -543,16 +543,16 @@
   .cluster-toggle .toggle-glyph {
     font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 14px;
-    fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
+    fill: var(--canvas-label);
     pointer-events: none;
   }
   .edge {
-    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke);
     stroke-width: 1;
     fill: none;
     transition: stroke 180ms ease-out, stroke-width 180ms ease-out, opacity 180ms ease-out;
   }
-  .edge.informs { stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32); stroke-dasharray: 4 4; }
+  .edge.informs { stroke: var(--canvas-stroke-2); stroke-dasharray: 4 4; }
   .edge.risk { stroke: var(--accent); stroke-dasharray: 3 3; }
   .node {
     cursor: pointer;
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/SankeyView.svelte b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/SankeyView.svelte
index a877a72..4f8ca7b 100644
--- a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/SankeyView.svelte
+++ b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/SankeyView.svelte
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
       <path
         class="link {edgeClass(pair.from, pair.to, focusId)}"
         d={linkPath(l) ?? ''}
-        stroke={relationStroke(l.relation)}
+        style:stroke={relationStroke(l.relation)}
         stroke-width={Math.max(1.4, l.width ?? 0)}
         fill="none"
       >
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
           y={y0}
           width={x1 - x0}
           height={Math.max(2, y1 - y0)}
-          fill={kindBorder(n.kind)}
+          style:fill={kindBorder(n.kind)}
         />
         <text
           class="label"
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
           cx={isFirstCol ? x0 - 4 : x1 + 4}
           cy={y0 - 4}
           r="2.6"
-          fill={statusRing(n.status)}
+          style:fill={statusRing(n.status)}
         />
       </g>
     {/each}
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
     pointer-events: none;
   }
   .tier-divider {
-    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke-faint);
     stroke-width: 1;
     stroke-dasharray: 2 6;
     pointer-events: none;
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
     font-size: 11px;
     letter-spacing: 0.02em;
     pointer-events: none;
-    fill: rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.78);
+    fill: var(--canvas-label);
     transition: fill 120ms;
   }
   .status-dot { pointer-events: none; opacity: 0.85; }
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
   .node:hover .label,
   .node:focus-visible .label,
   .node.hovered .label {
-    fill: #ffffff;
+    fill: var(--canvas-label-strong);
   }
   /* Selected: same accent stroke as hover but persistent; text
      switches to accent so user can find the active node visually
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/SunburstView.svelte b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/SunburstView.svelte
index 8d51079..fb8aa82 100644
--- a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/SunburstView.svelte
+++ b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/SunburstView.svelte
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
           <path
             class="arc"
             d={arcGen(d) ?? ''}
-            fill={kindBorder(d.data.kind)}
+            style:fill={kindBorder(d.data.kind)}
           />
           {#if shouldShowLabel(d)}
             <text
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
   }
   .arc {
     fill-opacity: 0.55;
-    stroke: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke-on-fill);
     stroke-width: 0.6;
     transition: fill-opacity 180ms, stroke 180ms, stroke-width 180ms, filter 180ms;
   }
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
     font-size: 10px;
     letter-spacing: 0.02em;
     pointer-events: none;
-    fill: rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.78);
+    fill: var(--canvas-label);
     transition: fill 180ms, font-size 120ms;
   }
 
@@ -340,22 +340,22 @@
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px var(--accent));
   }
   .sector.active .label {
-    fill: #ffffff;
+    fill: var(--canvas-label-strong);
     font-size: 11px;
   }
   .sector.ancestor .arc {
     fill-opacity: 0.85;
-    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke);
     stroke-width: 1.2;
   }
   .sector.ancestor .label {
-    fill: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
+    fill: var(--canvas-label-strong);
   }
   .sector.dim .arc {
     fill-opacity: 0.18;
   }
   .sector.dim .label {
-    fill: rgba(229, 229, 229, 0.32);
+    fill: var(--canvas-label-faded);
   }
 
   /* Selected (persistent) — same accent stroke as `.active` but stays
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/TreeView.svelte b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/TreeView.svelte
index 09aa5f0..c4aea96 100644
--- a/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/TreeView.svelte
+++ b/template/src/widgets/dependency-graph/ui/TreeView.svelte
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
 >
   <defs>
     <pattern id="dot-grid-tree" x="0" y="0" width="24" height="24" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <circle cx="1" cy="1" r="0.9" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.10)" />
+      <circle cx="1" cy="1" r="0.9" style:fill="var(--dot-grid-color)" />
     </pattern>
     <marker
       id="tree-arrow"
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
       markerHeight="7"
       orient="auto-start-reverse"
     >
-      <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.55)" />
+      <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" style:fill="var(--canvas-stroke)" />
     </marker>
     <marker
       id="tree-arrow-informs"
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
       markerHeight="7"
       orient="auto-start-reverse"
     >
-      <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" fill="rgba(255,255,255,0.4)" />
+      <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" style:fill="var(--canvas-stroke-2)" />
     </marker>
     <marker
       id="tree-arrow-risk"
@@ -422,13 +422,13 @@
         tabindex="0"
         aria-label={`${node.id}: ${node.title}`}
       >
-        <rect class="box" width={node.w} height={node.h} rx="3" ry="3" stroke={kindBorder(node.kind)} />
+        <rect class="box" width={node.w} height={node.h} rx="3" ry="3" style:stroke={kindBorder(node.kind)} />
         <text
           class="label"
           x={node.w / 2}
           y={node.h / 2 + 4}
           text-anchor="middle"
-          fill={kindLabelColor(node.kind)}
+          style:fill={kindLabelColor(node.kind)}
         >
           {node.id}
         </text>
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
           cx={node.w + 8}
           cy={node.h / 2}
           r="3.2"
-          fill={statusRing(node.status)}
+          style:fill={statusRing(node.status)}
         />
         {#if (scoreById.get(node.id) ?? 0) > 0}
           <rect
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
             y={node.h + 3}
             width={node.w * Math.min(1, scoreById.get(node.id) ?? 0)}
             height="2"
-            fill={reffBarColor(scoreById.get(node.id))}
+            style:fill={reffBarColor(scoreById.get(node.id))}
           />
         {/if}
       </g>
@@ -475,13 +475,13 @@
     cursor: grabbing;
   }
   .edge {
-    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke);
     stroke-width: 1.2;
     fill: none;
     transition: stroke 180ms ease-out, stroke-width 180ms ease-out, opacity 180ms ease-out;
   }
   .edge.informs {
-    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
+    stroke: var(--canvas-stroke-2);
     stroke-dasharray: 4 4;
   }
   .edge.risk {
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/health-bar/ui/HealthBar.svelte b/template/src/widgets/health-bar/ui/HealthBar.svelte
index c4e5d4b..26a0c54 100644
--- a/template/src/widgets/health-bar/ui/HealthBar.svelte
+++ b/template/src/widgets/health-bar/ui/HealthBar.svelte
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     notificationsSupported,
     requestPermission
   } from '@/entities/health/lib/notify.svelte';
+  import { themeStore, type ThemeMode } from '@/shared/lib';
 
   let { notify = $bindable(false), liveText = '' } = $props<{
     notify?: boolean;
@@ -16,6 +17,17 @@
     permission = notificationPermission();
   });
 
+  $effect(() => {
+    themeStore.start();
+    return () => themeStore.stop();
+  });
+
+  const THEME_OPTIONS: ReadonlyArray<{ id: ThemeMode; label: string; title: string }> = [
+    { id: 'auto', label: 'Auto', title: 'Follow operating system theme' },
+    { id: 'light', label: 'Light', title: 'Force light theme' },
+    { id: 'dark', label: 'Dark', title: 'Force dark theme' }
+  ];
+
   const health = $derived(healthPoller.state.data);
   const lastUpdated = $derived(
     healthPoller.state.lastFetched
@@ -76,6 +88,21 @@
     {/if}
   </div>
   <div class="meta">
+    <div class="theme-toggle" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Theme">
+      {#each THEME_OPTIONS as opt (opt.id)}
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          class="seg"
+          class:active={themeStore.mode === opt.id}
+          role="radio"
+          aria-checked={themeStore.mode === opt.id}
+          title={opt.title}
+          onclick={() => themeStore.setMode(opt.id)}
+        >
+          {opt.label}
+        </button>
+      {/each}
+    </div>
     {#if notificationsSupported()}
       <button
         type="button"
@@ -106,7 +133,7 @@
     justify-content: space-between;
     gap: 24px;
     padding: 12px 20px;
-    background: rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.85);
+    background: var(--canvas-overlay);
     backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
     color: var(--fg-1);
@@ -221,6 +248,32 @@
     letter-spacing: 0.04em;
     cursor: pointer;
   }
+  .theme-toggle {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
+  }
+  .theme-toggle .seg {
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 0;
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+    padding: 3px 9px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    transition: color 120ms, background 120ms;
+  }
+  .theme-toggle .seg + .seg {
+    border-left: 1px solid var(--line-2);
+  }
+  .theme-toggle .seg:hover {
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+  }
+  .theme-toggle .seg.active {
+    background: var(--accent-dim);
+    color: var(--accent);
+  }
   .notify-toggle.active {
     color: var(--accent);
     border-color: var(--accent);
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/index.ts b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9658ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export { default as MosaicCanvas } from "./ui/MosaicCanvas.svelte";
+export { loadLayout, saveLayout } from "./lib/persist";
+export { setDragPayload, endDrag, beginDrag } from "./lib/drag";
+export {
+  addLeaf,
+  changeView,
+  countLeaves,
+  emptyLayout,
+  leaves,
+  removeLeaf,
+  singletonLayout,
+  swapViews,
+} from "./model/tree";
+export { MAX_LEAVES } from "./model/types";
+export type { Layout, MosaicNode, Leaf, Split } from "./model/types";
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/lib/drag.test.ts b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/lib/drag.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e54b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/lib/drag.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { quadrant } from "./drag";
+
+function rect(): DOMRect {
+  return {
+    left: 0,
+    top: 0,
+    right: 100,
+    bottom: 100,
+    width: 100,
+    height: 100,
+    x: 0,
+    y: 0,
+    toJSON: () => ({}),
+  } as DOMRect;
+}
+
+describe("quadrant", () => {
+  it("returns center for the middle area", () => {
+    expect(quadrant(rect(), 50, 50)).toBe("center");
+  });
+  it("returns left for the leftmost edge", () => {
+    expect(quadrant(rect(), 5, 50)).toBe("left");
+  });
+  it("returns right for the rightmost edge", () => {
+    expect(quadrant(rect(), 95, 50)).toBe("right");
+  });
+  it("returns top for top edge", () => {
+    expect(quadrant(rect(), 50, 5)).toBe("top");
+  });
+  it("returns bottom for bottom edge", () => {
+    expect(quadrant(rect(), 50, 95)).toBe("bottom");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/lib/drag.ts b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/lib/drag.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1abf985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/lib/drag.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import type { DropEdge } from "../model/types";
+
+export type DragPayload =
+  | { type: "add"; view: string }
+  | { type: "swap"; leafId: string };
+
+const MIME = "application/x-forgeplan-mosaic";
+
+// Module-level singleton: dataTransfer.getData() returns "" during dragover
+// for security reasons (only readable on drop). We mirror the payload here
+// so dragover can know what's being dragged and paint the right overlay.
+// Cleared on dragend / drop.
+let activeDrag: DragPayload | null = null;
+
+export function beginDrag(p: DragPayload): void {
+  activeDrag = p;
+}
+
+export function endDrag(): void {
+  activeDrag = null;
+}
+
+export function getActiveDrag(): DragPayload | null {
+  return activeDrag;
+}
+
+export function setDragPayload(dt: DataTransfer, p: DragPayload): void {
+  // Stash on DataTransfer so cross-window / cross-frame drops still work,
+  // and stash in module state for same-window dragover (where getData is
+  // not allowed by the spec).
+  beginDrag(p);
+  try {
+    dt.setData(MIME, JSON.stringify(p));
+  } catch {
+    // Some browsers/test environments block setData on certain MIME types.
+  }
+  // text/plain fallback so the drag actually starts in browsers that
+  // require some non-empty data on the drag.
+  try {
+    dt.setData("text/plain", p.type === "add" ? p.view : p.leafId);
+  } catch {
+    // FIXME(drag-fallback): if this also throws, drag may not initialise.
+  }
+  dt.effectAllowed = "move";
+}
+
+export function getDragPayload(dt: DataTransfer): DragPayload | null {
+  const fromModule = getActiveDrag();
+  if (fromModule) return fromModule;
+  const raw = dt.getData(MIME);
+  if (!raw) return null;
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as DragPayload;
+    if (parsed.type === "add" && typeof parsed.view === "string") return parsed;
+    if (parsed.type === "swap" && typeof parsed.leafId === "string") return parsed;
+    return null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function hasDragPayload(dt: DataTransfer): boolean {
+  if (getActiveDrag()) return true;
+  return dt.types.includes(MIME);
+}
+
+const EDGE_THRESHOLD = 0.25;
+
+export function quadrant(rect: DOMRect, x: number, y: number): DropEdge {
+  const relX = (x - rect.left) / rect.width;
+  const relY = (y - rect.top) / rect.height;
+
+  if (
+    relX > EDGE_THRESHOLD &&
+    relX < 1 - EDGE_THRESHOLD &&
+    relY > EDGE_THRESHOLD &&
+    relY < 1 - EDGE_THRESHOLD
+  ) {
+    return "center";
+  }
+
+  const dLeft = relX;
+  const dRight = 1 - relX;
+  const dTop = relY;
+  const dBottom = 1 - relY;
+  const min = Math.min(dLeft, dRight, dTop, dBottom);
+  if (min === dLeft) return "left";
+  if (min === dRight) return "right";
+  if (min === dTop) return "top";
+  return "bottom";
+}
+
+export function highlightStyle(edge: DropEdge): {
+  left: string;
+  top: string;
+  width: string;
+  height: string;
+} {
+  switch (edge) {
+    case "left":
+      return { left: "0%", top: "0%", width: "50%", height: "100%" };
+    case "right":
+      return { left: "50%", top: "0%", width: "50%", height: "100%" };
+    case "top":
+      return { left: "0%", top: "0%", width: "100%", height: "50%" };
+    case "bottom":
+      return { left: "0%", top: "50%", width: "100%", height: "50%" };
+    case "center":
+      return { left: "10%", top: "10%", width: "80%", height: "80%" };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/lib/persist.ts b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/lib/persist.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbaab96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/lib/persist.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { browser } from "$app/environment";
+import { GRAPH_VIEW_IDS, type GraphView } from "@/shared/config";
+import { isValidLayout, singletonLayout } from "../model/tree";
+import type { Layout, MosaicNode } from "../model/types";
+
+const LAYOUT_KEY = "forgeplan-web:layout:v1";
+
+export function loadLayout(fallbackView: GraphView = "force"): Layout {
+  if (!browser) return singletonLayout(fallbackView);
+  try {
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem(LAYOUT_KEY);
+    if (!raw) return singletonLayout(fallbackView);
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as unknown;
+    if (!isValidLayout(parsed)) return singletonLayout(fallbackView);
+    if (parsed.root && !allViewsKnown(parsed.root)) {
+      // FIXME(layout-migration): a saved view id was removed from GRAPH_VIEWS;
+      // safest fallback is to drop the layout rather than render a broken pane.
+      return singletonLayout(fallbackView);
+    }
+    return parsed;
+  } catch {
+    // TODO(persisted-layout): corrupt JSON — silent fallback.
+    return singletonLayout(fallbackView);
+  }
+}
+
+export function saveLayout(layout: Layout): void {
+  if (!browser) return;
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(LAYOUT_KEY, JSON.stringify(layout));
+  } catch {
+    // TODO(persisted-layout): quota exceeded or storage disabled.
+  }
+}
+
+function allViewsKnown(node: MosaicNode): boolean {
+  if (node.kind === "leaf") return GRAPH_VIEW_IDS.has(node.view);
+  return allViewsKnown(node.children[0]) && allViewsKnown(node.children[1]);
+}
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/model/tree.test.ts b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/model/tree.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9576dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/model/tree.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  addLeaf,
+  changeView,
+  clampSplit,
+  countLeaves,
+  emptyLayout,
+  findLeaf,
+  isValidLayout,
+  leaves,
+  removeLeaf,
+  setSplitSize,
+  singletonLayout,
+  swapViews,
+} from "./tree";
+import type { Layout, Split } from "./types";
+
+describe("singletonLayout", () => {
+  it("creates a single leaf with view", () => {
+    const l = singletonLayout("force");
+    expect(l.root?.kind).toBe("leaf");
+    if (l.root?.kind === "leaf") expect(l.root.view).toBe("force");
+    expect(l.nextId).toBe(2);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("countLeaves", () => {
+  it("returns 0 for empty layout", () => {
+    expect(countLeaves(emptyLayout().root)).toBe(0);
+  });
+  it("counts nested leaves", () => {
+    const l = addLeaf(addLeaf(singletonLayout("force"), "tree"), "lanes");
+    expect(countLeaves(l.root)).toBe(3);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("addLeaf without target", () => {
+  it("appends to a horizontal split with autolayout share", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree");
+    expect(l.root?.kind).toBe("split");
+    expect(countLeaves(l.root)).toBe(2);
+    if (l.root?.kind === "split") {
+      const sum = l.root.sizes[0] + l.root.sizes[1];
+      expect(Math.abs(sum - 100)).toBeLessThan(0.5);
+      expect(l.root.orientation).toBe("row");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("respects MAX_LEAVES = 4", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "lanes");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "matrix");
+    expect(countLeaves(l.root)).toBe(4);
+    const blocked = addLeaf(l, "sankey");
+    expect(countLeaves(blocked.root)).toBe(4);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("addLeaf with target edge", () => {
+  it("splits target horizontally on right edge", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    const targetId = (l.root as { id: string }).id;
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree", { leafId: targetId, edge: "right" });
+    expect(l.root?.kind).toBe("split");
+    if (l.root?.kind === "split") {
+      expect(l.root.orientation).toBe("row");
+      expect((l.root.children[0] as { view: string }).view).toBe("force");
+      expect((l.root.children[1] as { view: string }).view).toBe("tree");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("splits target vertically on top edge — new leaf becomes first child", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    const id = (l.root as { id: string }).id;
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree", { leafId: id, edge: "top" });
+    expect(l.root?.kind).toBe("split");
+    if (l.root?.kind === "split") {
+      expect(l.root.orientation).toBe("col");
+      expect((l.root.children[0] as { view: string }).view).toBe("tree");
+      expect((l.root.children[1] as { view: string }).view).toBe("force");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("does nothing if target leaf is missing", () => {
+    const l = singletonLayout("force");
+    const next = addLeaf(l, "tree", { leafId: "missing", edge: "right" });
+    expect(countLeaves(next.root)).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("removeLeaf", () => {
+  it("collapses degenerate split when sibling remains alone", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree");
+    const treeLeaf = leaves(l.root).find((x) => x.view === "tree");
+    expect(treeLeaf).toBeDefined();
+    l = removeLeaf(l, treeLeaf?.id ?? "");
+    expect(l.root?.kind).toBe("leaf");
+    if (l.root?.kind === "leaf") expect(l.root.view).toBe("force");
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty when removing the only leaf", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    const id = (l.root as { id: string }).id;
+    l = removeLeaf(l, id);
+    expect(l.root).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("preserves remaining structure on three-leaf removal", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "lanes");
+    expect(countLeaves(l.root)).toBe(3);
+    const lanesLeaf = leaves(l.root).find((x) => x.view === "lanes");
+    expect(lanesLeaf).toBeDefined();
+    l = removeLeaf(l, lanesLeaf?.id ?? "");
+    expect(countLeaves(l.root)).toBe(2);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("swapViews", () => {
+  it("swaps view between two leaves; sizes unchanged", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree");
+    const ids = leaves(l.root).map((x) => x.id);
+    expect(ids.length).toBe(2);
+    const sizesBefore = (l.root as Split).sizes.slice();
+    l = swapViews(l, ids[0]!, ids[1]!);
+    const after = leaves(l.root).map((x) => x.view);
+    expect(after).toEqual(["tree", "force"]);
+    expect((l.root as Split).sizes).toEqual(sizesBefore);
+  });
+
+  it("noop when same id", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree");
+    const ids = leaves(l.root).map((x) => x.id);
+    const before = JSON.stringify(l);
+    l = swapViews(l, ids[0]!, ids[0]!);
+    expect(JSON.stringify(l)).toBe(before);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("setSplitSize", () => {
+  it("clamps to [10, 90]", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree");
+    l = setSplitSize(l, [], 5);
+    if (l.root?.kind === "split") expect(l.root.sizes[0]).toBe(10);
+    l = setSplitSize(l, [], 95);
+    if (l.root?.kind === "split") expect(l.root.sizes[0]).toBe(90);
+  });
+
+  it("ensures sum stays at 100", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree");
+    l = setSplitSize(l, [], 33.3);
+    if (l.root?.kind === "split") {
+      expect(Math.abs(l.root.sizes[0] + l.root.sizes[1] - 100)).toBeLessThan(0.5);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("changeView", () => {
+  it("updates only the targeted leaf", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree");
+    const id = leaves(l.root)[0]?.id ?? "";
+    l = changeView(l, id, "sankey");
+    const views = leaves(l.root).map((x) => x.view);
+    expect(views).toContain("sankey");
+    expect(views).toContain("tree");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("clampSplit", () => {
+  it("returns 50 for non-finite", () => {
+    expect(clampSplit(NaN)).toBe(50);
+    expect(clampSplit(Infinity)).toBe(50);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isValidLayout", () => {
+  it("accepts well-formed layouts", () => {
+    const l = addLeaf(singletonLayout("force"), "tree");
+    expect(isValidLayout(l)).toBe(true);
+  });
+  it("rejects malformed", () => {
+    expect(isValidLayout(null)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidLayout({ root: { kind: "weird" }, nextId: 1 })).toBe(false);
+    const bad: Layout = {
+      root: {
+        kind: "split",
+        orientation: "row",
+        sizes: [60, 50],
+        children: [
+          { kind: "leaf", id: "a", view: "force" },
+          { kind: "leaf", id: "b", view: "tree" },
+        ],
+      },
+      nextId: 3,
+    };
+    expect(isValidLayout(bad)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("findLeaf", () => {
+  it("finds nested leaf by id", () => {
+    let l = singletonLayout("force");
+    l = addLeaf(l, "tree");
+    const id = leaves(l.root)[1]?.id ?? "";
+    const found = findLeaf(l.root, id);
+    expect(found?.kind).toBe("leaf");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/model/tree.ts b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/model/tree.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd900a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/model/tree.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+import type { GraphView } from "@/shared/config";
+import {
+  MAX_LEAVES,
+  MAX_SPLIT_PCT,
+  MIN_SPLIT_PCT,
+  type DropEdge,
+  type Layout,
+  type Leaf,
+  type MosaicNode,
+  type Split,
+} from "./types";
+
+export function emptyLayout(): Layout {
+  return { root: null, nextId: 1 };
+}
+
+export function singletonLayout(view: GraphView): Layout {
+  return { root: { kind: "leaf", id: "leaf-1", view }, nextId: 2 };
+}
+
+export function countLeaves(node: MosaicNode | null): number {
+  if (!node) return 0;
+  if (node.kind === "leaf") return 1;
+  return countLeaves(node.children[0]) + countLeaves(node.children[1]);
+}
+
+export function leaves(node: MosaicNode | null): Leaf[] {
+  if (!node) return [];
+  if (node.kind === "leaf") return [node];
+  return [...leaves(node.children[0]), ...leaves(node.children[1])];
+}
+
+export function findLeaf(node: MosaicNode | null, id: string): Leaf | null {
+  if (!node) return null;
+  if (node.kind === "leaf") return node.id === id ? node : null;
+  return findLeaf(node.children[0], id) ?? findLeaf(node.children[1], id);
+}
+
+function mintLeafId(layout: Layout): { id: string; nextId: number } {
+  return { id: `leaf-${layout.nextId}`, nextId: layout.nextId + 1 };
+}
+
+function makeSplitForEdge(
+  existing: MosaicNode,
+  newLeaf: Leaf,
+  edge: DropEdge,
+): Split {
+  // edge is the side of `existing` where the new leaf lands.
+  const isHoriz = edge === "left" || edge === "right";
+  const orientation = isHoriz ? "row" : "col";
+  const newFirst = edge === "left" || edge === "top";
+  const children: [MosaicNode, MosaicNode] = newFirst
+    ? [newLeaf, existing]
+    : [existing, newLeaf];
+  return { kind: "split", orientation, sizes: [50, 50], children };
+}
+
+function replaceNode(
+  root: MosaicNode,
+  targetId: string,
+  replacement: MosaicNode,
+): MosaicNode {
+  if (root.kind === "leaf") {
+    return root.id === targetId ? replacement : root;
+  }
+  return {
+    ...root,
+    children: [
+      replaceNode(root.children[0], targetId, replacement),
+      replaceNode(root.children[1], targetId, replacement),
+    ],
+  };
+}
+
+export function addLeaf(
+  layout: Layout,
+  view: GraphView,
+  target?: { leafId: string; edge: DropEdge },
+): Layout {
+  if (countLeaves(layout.root) >= MAX_LEAVES) return layout;
+  const { id, nextId } = mintLeafId(layout);
+  const newLeaf: Leaf = { kind: "leaf", id, view };
+
+  if (!layout.root) {
+    return { root: newLeaf, nextId };
+  }
+
+  if (target) {
+    const found = findLeaf(layout.root, target.leafId);
+    if (!found) return layout;
+    if (target.edge === "center") {
+      // Replace the leaf's view (rare; treat as add-by-replace) — we
+      // don't get here from drag because center = swap, not add.
+      const replaced: Leaf = { ...found, view };
+      return {
+        root: replaceNode(layout.root, target.leafId, replaced),
+        nextId: layout.nextId,
+      };
+    }
+    const split = makeSplitForEdge(found, newLeaf, target.edge);
+    return {
+      root: replaceNode(layout.root, target.leafId, split),
+      nextId,
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Default: append to the right of the right-most leaf, splitting
+  // the root into a horizontal split with autolayout (1/N share).
+  const totalLeaves = countLeaves(layout.root) + 1;
+  const newShare = Math.round((100 / totalLeaves) * 10) / 10;
+  const split: Split = {
+    kind: "split",
+    orientation: "row",
+    sizes: [round1(100 - newShare), newShare],
+    children: [layout.root, newLeaf],
+  };
+  return { root: split, nextId };
+}
+
+export function removeLeaf(layout: Layout, leafId: string): Layout {
+  if (!layout.root) return layout;
+  if (layout.root.kind === "leaf") {
+    return layout.root.id === leafId
+      ? { root: null, nextId: layout.nextId }
+      : layout;
+  }
+  const next = stripLeaf(layout.root, leafId);
+  return { root: next, nextId: layout.nextId };
+}
+
+function stripLeaf(node: MosaicNode, leafId: string): MosaicNode | null {
+  if (node.kind === "leaf") return node.id === leafId ? null : node;
+  const left = stripLeaf(node.children[0], leafId);
+  const right = stripLeaf(node.children[1], leafId);
+  if (left === null && right === null) return null;
+  if (left === null) return right;
+  if (right === null) return left;
+  return { ...node, children: [left, right] };
+}
+
+export function swapViews(layout: Layout, aId: string, bId: string): Layout {
+  if (aId === bId || !layout.root) return layout;
+  const a = findLeaf(layout.root, aId);
+  const b = findLeaf(layout.root, bId);
+  if (!a || !b) return layout;
+  const root = swapInTree(layout.root, aId, bId, a.view, b.view);
+  return { root, nextId: layout.nextId };
+}
+
+function swapInTree(
+  node: MosaicNode,
+  aId: string,
+  bId: string,
+  aView: GraphView,
+  bView: GraphView,
+): MosaicNode {
+  if (node.kind === "leaf") {
+    if (node.id === aId) return { ...node, view: bView };
+    if (node.id === bId) return { ...node, view: aView };
+    return node;
+  }
+  return {
+    ...node,
+    children: [
+      swapInTree(node.children[0], aId, bId, aView, bView),
+      swapInTree(node.children[1], aId, bId, aView, bView),
+    ],
+  };
+}
+
+export function setSplitSize(
+  layout: Layout,
+  path: number[],
+  newFirstPct: number,
+): Layout {
+  if (!layout.root) return layout;
+  const clamped = clampSplit(newFirstPct);
+  const next = updateSplitAt(layout.root, path, clamped);
+  return { root: next, nextId: layout.nextId };
+}
+
+function updateSplitAt(
+  node: MosaicNode,
+  path: number[],
+  newFirstPct: number,
+): MosaicNode {
+  if (node.kind === "leaf") return node;
+  if (path.length === 0) {
+    return {
+      ...node,
+      sizes: [round1(newFirstPct), round1(100 - newFirstPct)],
+    };
+  }
+  const head = path[0];
+  if (head !== 0 && head !== 1) return node;
+  const rest = path.slice(1);
+  const child = node.children[head];
+  const updatedChild = updateSplitAt(child, rest, newFirstPct);
+  const children: [MosaicNode, MosaicNode] =
+    head === 0
+      ? [updatedChild, node.children[1]]
+      : [node.children[0], updatedChild];
+  return { ...node, children };
+}
+
+export function changeView(
+  layout: Layout,
+  leafId: string,
+  view: GraphView,
+): Layout {
+  if (!layout.root) return layout;
+  const root = mapLeaves(layout.root, (l) =>
+    l.id === leafId ? { ...l, view } : l,
+  );
+  return { root, nextId: layout.nextId };
+}
+
+function mapLeaves(node: MosaicNode, fn: (l: Leaf) => Leaf): MosaicNode {
+  if (node.kind === "leaf") return fn(node);
+  return {
+    ...node,
+    children: [mapLeaves(node.children[0], fn), mapLeaves(node.children[1], fn)],
+  };
+}
+
+export function clampSplit(pct: number): number {
+  if (!Number.isFinite(pct)) return 50;
+  if (pct < MIN_SPLIT_PCT) return MIN_SPLIT_PCT;
+  if (pct > MAX_SPLIT_PCT) return MAX_SPLIT_PCT;
+  return round1(pct);
+}
+
+function round1(n: number): number {
+  return Math.round(n * 10) / 10;
+}
+
+export function isValidLayout(layout: unknown): layout is Layout {
+  if (!layout || typeof layout !== "object") return false;
+  const l = layout as Partial<Layout>;
+  if (typeof l.nextId !== "number" || l.nextId < 1) return false;
+  if (l.root === null) return true;
+  return isValidNode(l.root);
+}
+
+function isValidNode(node: unknown): node is MosaicNode {
+  if (!node || typeof node !== "object") return false;
+  const n = node as { kind?: string };
+  if (n.kind === "leaf") {
+    const leaf = node as Partial<Leaf>;
+    return typeof leaf.id === "string" && typeof leaf.view === "string";
+  }
+  if (n.kind === "split") {
+    const s = node as Partial<Split>;
+    if (s.orientation !== "row" && s.orientation !== "col") return false;
+    if (!Array.isArray(s.sizes) || s.sizes.length !== 2) return false;
+    if (!s.sizes.every((v) => typeof v === "number" && Number.isFinite(v))) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (Math.abs(s.sizes[0] + s.sizes[1] - 100) > 0.5) return false;
+    if (!Array.isArray(s.children) || s.children.length !== 2) return false;
+    return isValidNode(s.children[0]) && isValidNode(s.children[1]);
+  }
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/model/types.ts b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/model/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1992717
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/model/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { GraphView } from "@/shared/config";
+
+export type Orientation = "row" | "col";
+export type DropEdge = "left" | "right" | "top" | "bottom" | "center";
+
+export interface Leaf {
+  kind: "leaf";
+  id: string;
+  view: GraphView;
+}
+
+export interface Split {
+  kind: "split";
+  orientation: Orientation;
+  sizes: [number, number];
+  children: [MosaicNode, MosaicNode];
+}
+
+export type MosaicNode = Leaf | Split;
+
+export interface Layout {
+  root: MosaicNode | null;
+  nextId: number;
+}
+
+export const MAX_LEAVES = 4;
+export const MIN_SPLIT_PCT = 10;
+export const MAX_SPLIT_PCT = 90;
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/DropOverlay.svelte b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/DropOverlay.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa26777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/DropOverlay.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { DropEdge } from "../model/types";
+  import { highlightStyle } from "../lib/drag";
+
+  let {
+    edge,
+    label,
+  }: {
+    edge: DropEdge;
+    label: string;
+  } = $props();
+
+  const style = $derived(highlightStyle(edge));
+</script>
+
+<div
+  class="overlay"
+  class:swap={edge === "center"}
+  style:left={style.left}
+  style:top={style.top}
+  style:width={style.width}
+  style:height={style.height}
+>
+  <span class="hint">{label}</span>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .overlay {
+    position: absolute;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    background: var(--accent-dim);
+    border: 2px dashed var(--accent);
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    transition: all 80ms ease-out;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    z-index: 20;
+  }
+  .overlay.swap {
+    border-style: solid;
+  }
+  .hint {
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: var(--accent);
+    background: var(--bg);
+    padding: 2px 8px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  }
+  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+    .overlay {
+      transition: none;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/MosaicCanvas.svelte b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/MosaicCanvas.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b65188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/MosaicCanvas.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+  import { GRAPH_VIEWS, type GraphView } from "@/shared/config";
+  import type { DropEdge, Layout, Leaf } from "../model/types";
+  import {
+    addLeaf,
+    changeView,
+    countLeaves,
+    leaves,
+    removeLeaf,
+    setSplitSize,
+    swapViews,
+  } from "../model/tree";
+  import {
+    endDrag,
+    getActiveDrag,
+    hasDragPayload,
+    quadrant,
+    type DragPayload,
+  } from "../lib/drag";
+  import { MAX_LEAVES } from "../model/types";
+  import MosaicNodeView from "./MosaicNodeView.svelte";
+  import PaneFrame from "./PaneFrame.svelte";
+  import DropOverlay from "./DropOverlay.svelte";
+
+  let {
+    layout = $bindable(),
+    leafSnippet,
+    onResetZoom,
+  }: {
+    layout: Layout;
+    leafSnippet: Snippet<[GraphView, string]>;
+    onResetZoom?: (leafId: string) => void;
+  } = $props();
+
+  let host = $state<HTMLDivElement | undefined>();
+  let dropTarget = $state<{ leafId: string; edge: DropEdge } | null>(null);
+  let dragLabel = $state("");
+
+  const total = $derived(countLeaves(layout.root));
+  const usedViews = $derived(new Set(leaves(layout.root).map((l) => l.view)));
+
+  function nextAvailableView(): GraphView | null {
+    for (const v of GRAPH_VIEWS) {
+      if (!usedViews.has(v.id)) return v.id;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function onResize(path: number[], pct: number) {
+    layout = setSplitSize(layout, path, pct);
+  }
+
+  function onChangeView(leafId: string, view: GraphView) {
+    layout = changeView(layout, leafId, view);
+  }
+
+  function onClose(leafId: string) {
+    if (total <= 1) return;
+    layout = removeLeaf(layout, leafId);
+  }
+
+  function onAddPane() {
+    if (total >= MAX_LEAVES) return;
+    const next = nextAvailableView() ?? GRAPH_VIEWS[0]?.id ?? "force";
+    layout = addLeaf(layout, next);
+  }
+
+  function readPayload(e: DragEvent): DragPayload | null {
+    const inflight = getActiveDrag();
+    if (inflight) return inflight;
+    if (e.dataTransfer && hasDragPayload(e.dataTransfer)) {
+      // Custom MIME present — drag is from us; data unreadable until drop,
+      // but presence alone is enough to allow drop to fire.
+      return { type: "swap", leafId: "" };
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function paneRectFor(leafId: string): { rect: DOMRect; el: HTMLElement } | null {
+    if (!host) return null;
+    const el = host.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+      `[data-pane-id="${CSS.escape(leafId)}"]`,
+    );
+    if (!el) return null;
+    return { rect: el.getBoundingClientRect(), el };
+  }
+
+  function leafIdAt(x: number, y: number): string | null {
+    if (!host) return null;
+    const els = host.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>("[data-pane-id]");
+    for (const el of els) {
+      const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (x >= r.left && x <= r.right && y >= r.top && y <= r.bottom) {
+        return el.dataset.paneId ?? null;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function onDragOver(e: DragEvent) {
+    const payload = readPayload(e);
+    if (!payload) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (e.dataTransfer) e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = "move";
+    const leafId = leafIdAt(e.clientX, e.clientY);
+    if (!leafId) {
+      dropTarget = null;
+      dragLabel = "";
+      return;
+    }
+    if (payload.type === "swap" && payload.leafId === leafId) {
+      dropTarget = null;
+      dragLabel = "";
+      return;
+    }
+    if (payload.type === "add" && total >= MAX_LEAVES) {
+      dropTarget = null;
+      dragLabel = "";
+      return;
+    }
+    const found = paneRectFor(leafId);
+    if (!found) return;
+    const edge = quadrant(found.rect, e.clientX, e.clientY);
+    dropTarget = { leafId, edge };
+    if (payload.type === "swap") {
+      dragLabel = edge === "center" ? "Swap" : "Move here";
+    } else {
+      dragLabel = edge === "center" ? "Replace" : "Add here";
+    }
+  }
+
+  function onDragLeave(e: DragEvent) {
+    if (!host) return;
+    const related = e.relatedTarget as Node | null;
+    if (related && host.contains(related)) return;
+    dropTarget = null;
+    dragLabel = "";
+  }
+
+  function onDrop(e: DragEvent) {
+    const payload = getActiveDrag();
+    if (!payload || !dropTarget) {
+      dropTarget = null;
+      dragLabel = "";
+      endDrag();
+      return;
+    }
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const { leafId, edge } = dropTarget;
+    dropTarget = null;
+    dragLabel = "";
+
+    if (payload.type === "swap") {
+      if (edge === "center") {
+        layout = swapViews(layout, payload.leafId, leafId);
+      } else {
+        // Move semantics: drop on edge = remove source + insert at target's edge
+        // with the source's view. Keeps total count identical.
+        const source = leaves(layout.root).find((l) => l.id === payload.leafId);
+        if (source && source.id !== leafId) {
+          let next = removeLeaf(layout, source.id);
+          next = addLeaf(next, source.view, { leafId, edge });
+          layout = next;
+        }
+      }
+    } else if (edge === "center") {
+      layout = changeView(layout, leafId, payload.view as GraphView);
+    } else {
+      layout = addLeaf(layout, payload.view as GraphView, { leafId, edge });
+    }
+    endDrag();
+  }
+
+  function onDragEnd() {
+    dropTarget = null;
+    dragLabel = "";
+    endDrag();
+  }
+</script>
+
+<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_static_element_interactions -->
+<div
+  bind:this={host}
+  class="mosaic"
+  role="region"
+  aria-label="Graph mosaic"
+  ondragover={onDragOver}
+  ondragleave={onDragLeave}
+  ondrop={onDrop}
+  ondragend={onDragEnd}
+>
+  {#if !layout.root}
+    <div class="empty">No panes — pick a graph view from the toolbar.</div>
+  {:else}
+    {#snippet leafContent(leaf: Leaf)}
+      <div class="pane-host" data-pane-id={leaf.id}>
+        <PaneFrame
+          leafId={leaf.id}
+          view={leaf.view}
+          canClose={total > 1}
+          canAdd={total < MAX_LEAVES}
+          onChangeView={(v) => onChangeView(leaf.id, v)}
+          onClose={() => onClose(leaf.id)}
+          onAdd={onAddPane}
+          onResetZoom={onResetZoom ? () => onResetZoom(leaf.id) : undefined}
+        >
+          {@render leafSnippet(leaf.view, leaf.id)}
+        </PaneFrame>
+        {#if dropTarget?.leafId === leaf.id}
+          <DropOverlay edge={dropTarget.edge} label={dragLabel} />
+        {/if}
+      </div>
+    {/snippet}
+    <MosaicNodeView
+      node={layout.root}
+      path={[]}
+      {onResize}
+      leafSnippet={leafContent}
+    />
+  {/if}
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .mosaic {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    min-width: 0;
+    min-height: 0;
+    position: relative;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+  .mosaic > :global(*) {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-height: 0;
+    min-width: 0;
+  }
+  .pane-host {
+    position: relative;
+    min-width: 0;
+    min-height: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+  .empty {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    height: 100%;
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 12px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/MosaicNodeView.svelte b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/MosaicNodeView.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31b6cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/MosaicNodeView.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+  import type { Leaf, MosaicNode } from "../model/types";
+  import Splitter from "./Splitter.svelte";
+  import Self from "./MosaicNodeView.svelte";
+
+  let {
+    node,
+    path,
+    onResize,
+    leafSnippet,
+  }: {
+    node: MosaicNode;
+    path: number[];
+    onResize: (path: number[], pct: number) => void;
+    leafSnippet: Snippet<[Leaf]>;
+  } = $props();
+</script>
+
+{#if node.kind === "leaf"}
+  {@render leafSnippet(node)}
+{:else if node.orientation === "row"}
+  <div
+    class="split row"
+    style:grid-template-columns={`${node.sizes[0]}% 0px ${node.sizes[1]}%`}
+  >
+    <div class="cell">
+      <Self node={node.children[0]} path={[...path, 0]} {onResize} {leafSnippet} />
+    </div>
+    <Splitter
+      orientation="row"
+      pct={node.sizes[0]}
+      onResize={(p) => onResize(path, p)}
+    />
+    <div class="cell">
+      <Self node={node.children[1]} path={[...path, 1]} {onResize} {leafSnippet} />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{:else}
+  <div
+    class="split col"
+    style:grid-template-rows={`${node.sizes[0]}% 0px ${node.sizes[1]}%`}
+  >
+    <div class="cell">
+      <Self node={node.children[0]} path={[...path, 0]} {onResize} {leafSnippet} />
+    </div>
+    <Splitter
+      orientation="col"
+      pct={node.sizes[0]}
+      onResize={(p) => onResize(path, p)}
+    />
+    <div class="cell">
+      <Self node={node.children[1]} path={[...path, 1]} {onResize} {leafSnippet} />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+  .split {
+    display: grid;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    min-width: 0;
+    min-height: 0;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+  .split.row {
+    grid-template-rows: 100%;
+  }
+  .split.col {
+    grid-template-columns: 100%;
+  }
+  .cell {
+    min-width: 0;
+    min-height: 0;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    overflow: hidden;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/PaneFrame.svelte b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/PaneFrame.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c07cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/PaneFrame.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
+  import { GRAPH_VIEWS, type GraphView } from "@/shared/config";
+  import { beginDrag, endDrag } from "../lib/drag";
+
+  let {
+    leafId,
+    view,
+    canClose,
+    canAdd,
+    onChangeView,
+    onClose,
+    onAdd,
+    onResetZoom,
+    children,
+  }: {
+    leafId: string;
+    view: GraphView;
+    canClose: boolean;
+    canAdd: boolean;
+    onChangeView: (next: GraphView) => void;
+    onClose: () => void;
+    onAdd: () => void;
+    onResetZoom?: () => void;
+    children: Snippet;
+  } = $props();
+
+  function onDragStart(e: DragEvent) {
+    if (!e.dataTransfer) return;
+    // Don't start a drag if the user grabbed the select or a button — those
+    // are interactive controls that should respond to click, not drag.
+    const tgt = e.target as HTMLElement;
+    if (tgt.closest("select, button, option")) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      return;
+    }
+    const payload = { type: "swap" as const, leafId };
+    beginDrag(payload);
+    e.dataTransfer.setData("text/plain", leafId);
+    e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = "move";
+  }
+
+  function onDragEnd() {
+    endDrag();
+  }
+
+  function onSelect(e: Event) {
+    const target = e.target as HTMLSelectElement;
+    onChangeView(target.value as GraphView);
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div class="pane">
+  <!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_static_element_interactions -->
+  <header
+    class="pane-header"
+    role="toolbar"
+    aria-label="Pane controls"
+    tabindex="-1"
+    draggable="true"
+    ondragstart={onDragStart}
+    ondragend={onDragEnd}
+    title="Drag (handle or empty area) to move/swap this pane"
+  >
+    <span class="pane-handle" aria-hidden="true">⋮⋮</span>
+    <select class="pane-view" value={view} onchange={onSelect} title="Change view">
+      {#each GRAPH_VIEWS as v (v.id)}
+        <option value={v.id}>{v.label}</option>
+      {/each}
+    </select>
+    {#if onResetZoom}
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        class="pane-icon"
+        aria-label="Reset view"
+        title="Reset zoom and pan"
+        onclick={onResetZoom}
+      >↻</button>
+    {/if}
+    {#if canAdd}
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        class="pane-icon"
+        aria-label="Add pane"
+        title="Add pane (next available view)"
+        onclick={onAdd}
+      >+</button>
+    {/if}
+    {#if canClose}
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        class="pane-icon"
+        aria-label="Close pane"
+        title="Close this pane"
+        onclick={onClose}
+      >×</button>
+    {/if}
+  </header>
+  <div class="pane-body">
+    {@render children()}
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .pane {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 0;
+    min-height: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    background: var(--bg);
+    border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  }
+  .pane-header {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    padding: 4px 8px;
+    background: var(--bg-1);
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: var(--fg-2);
+    cursor: grab;
+    user-select: none;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+  }
+  .pane-header:active {
+    cursor: grabbing;
+  }
+  .pane-handle {
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+    font-size: 13px;
+    line-height: 1;
+    letter-spacing: -3px;
+    padding: 0 4px 0 2px;
+    user-select: none;
+    cursor: grab;
+  }
+  .pane-header:active .pane-handle {
+    cursor: grabbing;
+    color: var(--accent);
+  }
+  .pane-view {
+    flex: 1;
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+    padding: 1px 4px;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+  .pane-icon {
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+    width: 22px;
+    height: 22px;
+    line-height: 1;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 14px;
+    transition: border-color 120ms, color 120ms;
+    padding: 0;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+  }
+  .pane-icon:hover:not(:disabled) {
+    border-color: var(--accent);
+    color: var(--accent);
+  }
+  .pane-icon:disabled {
+    opacity: 0.4;
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+  }
+  .pane-body {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-height: 0;
+    min-width: 0;
+    position: relative;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/Splitter.svelte b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/Splitter.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b270861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/mosaic/ui/Splitter.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { Orientation } from "../model/types";
+
+  let {
+    orientation,
+    pct,
+    onResize,
+  }: {
+    orientation: Orientation;
+    pct: number;
+    onResize: (newPct: number) => void;
+  } = $props();
+
+  let host = $state<HTMLDivElement | undefined>();
+
+  function onPointerDown(e: PointerEvent) {
+    if (!host) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const parent = host.parentElement;
+    if (!parent) return;
+    const target = e.currentTarget as HTMLElement;
+    target.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+    const rect = parent.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const isRow = orientation === "row";
+
+    function move(ev: PointerEvent) {
+      const total = isRow ? rect.width : rect.height;
+      if (total <= 0) return;
+      const offset = isRow ? ev.clientX - rect.left : ev.clientY - rect.top;
+      const newPct = (offset / total) * 100;
+      onResize(newPct);
+    }
+    function up() {
+      target.removeEventListener("pointermove", move);
+      target.removeEventListener("pointerup", up);
+      target.removeEventListener("pointercancel", up);
+    }
+    target.addEventListener("pointermove", move);
+    target.addEventListener("pointerup", up);
+    target.addEventListener("pointercancel", up);
+  }
+
+  function onKey(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+    const isRow = orientation === "row";
+    const decKey = isRow ? "ArrowLeft" : "ArrowUp";
+    const incKey = isRow ? "ArrowRight" : "ArrowDown";
+    if (e.key === decKey) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      onResize(pct - 2);
+    } else if (e.key === incKey) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      onResize(pct + 2);
+    }
+  }
+</script>
+
+<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_noninteractive_tabindex -->
+<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_noninteractive_element_interactions -->
+<div
+  bind:this={host}
+  class="splitter"
+  data-orientation={orientation}
+  role="separator"
+  aria-orientation={orientation === "row" ? "vertical" : "horizontal"}
+  aria-valuenow={Math.round(pct)}
+  aria-valuemin={10}
+  aria-valuemax={90}
+  tabindex="0"
+  onpointerdown={onPointerDown}
+  onkeydown={onKey}
+></div>
+
+<style>
+  .splitter {
+    background: transparent;
+    z-index: 5;
+    transition: background 120ms;
+    align-self: stretch;
+    justify-self: stretch;
+  }
+  .splitter[data-orientation="row"] {
+    width: 6px;
+    margin-left: -3px;
+    margin-right: -3px;
+    cursor: ew-resize;
+  }
+  .splitter[data-orientation="col"] {
+    height: 6px;
+    margin-top: -3px;
+    margin-bottom: -3px;
+    cursor: ns-resize;
+  }
+  .splitter:hover,
+  .splitter:focus-visible {
+    background: var(--accent-dim);
+    outline: none;
+  }
+  .splitter:active {
+    background: var(--accent);
+  }
+  @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+    .splitter {
+      transition: none;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/timeline/index.ts b/template/src/widgets/timeline/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70340f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/timeline/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+export { default as Timeline } from "./ui/Timeline.svelte";
+export {
+  loadSnapshotAt,
+  setActiveAt,
+  setComparePair,
+  setNow,
+  snapshotStore,
+  toggleCollapsed,
+  type SnapshotMode,
+  type SnapshotState,
+} from "./lib/snapshot-state.svelte";
+export {
+  eventsToDomain,
+  eventsToTicks,
+  snapToNearestEvent,
+  stepEvent,
+  timestampToX,
+  xToTimestamp,
+  type AxisDomain,
+  type TickPosition,
+  type TimelineEvent,
+} from "./lib/event-axis";
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/event-axis.test.ts b/template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/event-axis.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac340a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/event-axis.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  eventsToDomain,
+  eventsToTicks,
+  snapToNearestEvent,
+  stepEvent,
+  timestampToX,
+  xToTimestamp,
+  type TimelineEvent,
+} from "./event-axis";
+
+const sampleEvents: TimelineEvent[] = [
+  { at: "2026-01-15T10:00:00.000Z", kind: "created", artifactId: "PRD-001" },
+  { at: "2026-02-01T12:00:00.000Z", kind: "activated", artifactId: "PRD-001" },
+  { at: "2026-03-10T08:30:00.000Z", kind: "scored", artifactId: "PRD-002" },
+  { at: "2026-04-05T14:00:00.000Z", kind: "superseded", artifactId: "PRD-001" },
+];
+
+describe("eventsToDomain", () => {
+  it("returns null for empty events", () => {
+    expect(eventsToDomain([])).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("computes min/max ms across events", () => {
+    const d = eventsToDomain(sampleEvents);
+    expect(d).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(d!.startMs).toBe(Date.parse("2026-01-15T10:00:00.000Z"));
+    expect(d!.endMs).toBe(Date.parse("2026-04-05T14:00:00.000Z"));
+  });
+
+  it("pads single-event domain by ±1h", () => {
+    const d = eventsToDomain([sampleEvents[0]!]);
+    expect(d).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(d!.endMs - d!.startMs).toBe(7_200_000);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores invalid timestamps without crashing", () => {
+    const d = eventsToDomain([
+      { at: "not-a-date", kind: "created", artifactId: "X" },
+      sampleEvents[0]!,
+    ]);
+    expect(d).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(d!.startMs).toBe(Date.parse(sampleEvents[0]!.at) - 3_600_000);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("timestampToX / xToTimestamp", () => {
+  const domain = eventsToDomain(sampleEvents)!;
+
+  it("maps domain start to x=0", () => {
+    expect(timestampToX(domain.startMs, domain, 1000)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("maps domain end to x=widthPx", () => {
+    expect(timestampToX(domain.endMs, domain, 1000)).toBe(1000);
+  });
+
+  it("clamps out-of-range timestamps", () => {
+    expect(timestampToX(domain.startMs - 1_000_000, domain, 1000)).toBe(0);
+    expect(timestampToX(domain.endMs + 1_000_000, domain, 1000)).toBe(1000);
+  });
+
+  it("returns 0 for non-positive widthPx", () => {
+    expect(timestampToX(domain.startMs, domain, 0)).toBe(0);
+    expect(timestampToX(domain.startMs, domain, -10)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("xToTimestamp inverts timestampToX", () => {
+    const targetMs = Date.parse("2026-02-15T00:00:00.000Z");
+    const x = timestampToX(targetMs, domain, 800);
+    const back = xToTimestamp(x, domain, 800);
+    expect(Math.abs(back - targetMs)).toBeLessThan(1000);
+  });
+
+  it("xToTimestamp clamps x to [0, widthPx]", () => {
+    expect(xToTimestamp(-50, domain, 1000)).toBe(domain.startMs);
+    expect(xToTimestamp(2000, domain, 1000)).toBe(domain.endMs);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("eventsToTicks", () => {
+  it("produces one tick per valid event", () => {
+    const domain = eventsToDomain(sampleEvents)!;
+    const ticks = eventsToTicks(sampleEvents, domain, 1000);
+    expect(ticks).toHaveLength(4);
+    expect(ticks[0]!.x).toBe(0);
+    expect(ticks[3]!.x).toBe(1000);
+  });
+
+  it("filters invalid timestamps", () => {
+    const domain = eventsToDomain(sampleEvents)!;
+    const withInvalid: TimelineEvent[] = [
+      ...sampleEvents,
+      { at: "garbage", kind: "created", artifactId: "BAD" },
+    ];
+    const ticks = eventsToTicks(withInvalid, domain, 500);
+    expect(ticks).toHaveLength(4);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("snapToNearestEvent", () => {
+  const domain = eventsToDomain(sampleEvents)!;
+
+  it("returns null for empty events", () => {
+    expect(snapToNearestEvent(100, [], domain, 1000)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("snaps to nearest event by pixel distance", () => {
+    const snapped = snapToNearestEvent(0, sampleEvents, domain, 1000);
+    expect(snapped?.artifactId).toBe("PRD-001");
+    expect(snapped?.kind).toBe("created");
+  });
+
+  it("snaps to last event at far right", () => {
+    const snapped = snapToNearestEvent(1000, sampleEvents, domain, 1000);
+    expect(snapped?.kind).toBe("superseded");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("stepEvent", () => {
+  it("starts at first event when current is null and direction is next", () => {
+    const e = stepEvent(null, sampleEvents, "next");
+    expect(e?.artifactId).toBe("PRD-001");
+    expect(e?.kind).toBe("created");
+  });
+
+  it("starts at last event when current is null and direction is prev", () => {
+    const e = stepEvent(null, sampleEvents, "prev");
+    expect(e?.kind).toBe("superseded");
+  });
+
+  it("advances to the next strictly later event", () => {
+    const e = stepEvent("2026-01-15T10:00:00.000Z", sampleEvents, "next");
+    expect(e?.at).toBe("2026-02-01T12:00:00.000Z");
+  });
+
+  it("steps back to the previous strictly earlier event", () => {
+    const e = stepEvent("2026-04-05T14:00:00.000Z", sampleEvents, "prev");
+    expect(e?.at).toBe("2026-03-10T08:30:00.000Z");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the last event when stepping past the end", () => {
+    const e = stepEvent("2026-04-05T14:00:00.000Z", sampleEvents, "next");
+    expect(e?.kind).toBe("superseded");
+  });
+
+  it("returns the first event when stepping before the start", () => {
+    const e = stepEvent("2026-01-15T10:00:00.000Z", sampleEvents, "prev");
+    expect(e?.kind).toBe("created");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/event-axis.ts b/template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/event-axis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8b475f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/event-axis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+export interface TimelineEvent {
+  at: string;
+  kind: "created" | "activated" | "superseded" | "scored" | "linked";
+  artifactId: string;
+}
+
+export interface TickPosition {
+  x: number;
+  at: string;
+  kind: TimelineEvent["kind"];
+  artifactId: string;
+}
+
+export interface AxisDomain {
+  startMs: number;
+  endMs: number;
+}
+
+export function eventsToDomain(
+  events: ReadonlyArray<TimelineEvent>,
+): AxisDomain | null {
+  if (events.length === 0) return null;
+  let startMs = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+  let endMs = Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
+  for (const e of events) {
+    const t = Date.parse(e.at);
+    if (Number.isNaN(t)) continue;
+    if (t < startMs) startMs = t;
+    if (t > endMs) endMs = t;
+  }
+  if (!Number.isFinite(startMs) || !Number.isFinite(endMs)) return null;
+  if (startMs === endMs) {
+    // FIXME(single-event-domain): a one-event timeline collapses to a zero-
+    // width axis. Pad ±1h so the scrubber has somewhere to land.
+    return { startMs: startMs - 3_600_000, endMs: endMs + 3_600_000 };
+  }
+  return { startMs, endMs };
+}
+
+export function timestampToX(
+  ms: number,
+  domain: AxisDomain,
+  widthPx: number,
+): number {
+  if (widthPx <= 0) return 0;
+  const range = domain.endMs - domain.startMs;
+  if (range <= 0) return 0;
+  const ratio = (ms - domain.startMs) / range;
+  return Math.max(0, Math.min(widthPx, ratio * widthPx));
+}
+
+export function xToTimestamp(
+  x: number,
+  domain: AxisDomain,
+  widthPx: number,
+): number {
+  if (widthPx <= 0) return domain.startMs;
+  const clampedX = Math.max(0, Math.min(widthPx, x));
+  const range = domain.endMs - domain.startMs;
+  return domain.startMs + (clampedX / widthPx) * range;
+}
+
+export function eventsToTicks(
+  events: ReadonlyArray<TimelineEvent>,
+  domain: AxisDomain,
+  widthPx: number,
+): TickPosition[] {
+  const out: TickPosition[] = [];
+  for (const e of events) {
+    const ms = Date.parse(e.at);
+    if (Number.isNaN(ms)) continue;
+    out.push({
+      x: timestampToX(ms, domain, widthPx),
+      at: e.at,
+      kind: e.kind,
+      artifactId: e.artifactId,
+    });
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+export function snapToNearestEvent(
+  x: number,
+  events: ReadonlyArray<TimelineEvent>,
+  domain: AxisDomain,
+  widthPx: number,
+): TimelineEvent | null {
+  if (events.length === 0) return null;
+  let bestEvent: TimelineEvent | null = null;
+  let bestDistance = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
+  for (const e of events) {
+    const ms = Date.parse(e.at);
+    if (Number.isNaN(ms)) continue;
+    const ex = timestampToX(ms, domain, widthPx);
+    const d = Math.abs(ex - x);
+    if (d < bestDistance) {
+      bestDistance = d;
+      bestEvent = e;
+    }
+  }
+  return bestEvent;
+}
+
+export function stepEvent(
+  current: string | null,
+  events: ReadonlyArray<TimelineEvent>,
+  direction: "next" | "prev",
+): TimelineEvent | null {
+  if (events.length === 0) return null;
+  const sorted = [...events].sort(
+    (a, b) => Date.parse(a.at) - Date.parse(b.at),
+  );
+  if (current === null) {
+    return direction === "next" ? sorted[0]! : sorted[sorted.length - 1]!;
+  }
+  const currentMs = Date.parse(current);
+  if (Number.isNaN(currentMs)) return sorted[0]!;
+  if (direction === "next") {
+    for (const e of sorted) {
+      if (Date.parse(e.at) > currentMs) return e;
+    }
+    return sorted[sorted.length - 1]!;
+  }
+  let last: TimelineEvent | null = null;
+  for (const e of sorted) {
+    if (Date.parse(e.at) >= currentMs) break;
+    last = e;
+  }
+  return last ?? sorted[0]!;
+}
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/snapshot-state.svelte.ts b/template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/snapshot-state.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e02dfb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/timeline/lib/snapshot-state.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import type { SnapshotData } from "@/shared/server";
+
+export type SnapshotMode = "now" | "single" | "compare";
+
+export interface SnapshotState {
+  mode: SnapshotMode;
+  activeAt: string | null;
+  t1: string | null;
+  t2: string | null;
+  collapsed: boolean;
+  loading: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+  current: SnapshotData | null;
+}
+
+const COLLAPSE_KEY = "forgeplan-web.timeline.collapsed";
+
+function readCollapsed(): boolean {
+  if (typeof localStorage === "undefined") return false;
+  try {
+    return localStorage.getItem(COLLAPSE_KEY) === "1";
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function writeCollapsed(v: boolean): void {
+  if (typeof localStorage === "undefined") return;
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(COLLAPSE_KEY, v ? "1" : "0");
+  } catch {
+    // FIXME(localStorage-quota): silently ignored — surface in ops log later.
+  }
+}
+
+export const snapshotStore = $state<SnapshotState>({
+  mode: "now",
+  activeAt: null,
+  t1: null,
+  t2: null,
+  collapsed: readCollapsed(),
+  loading: false,
+  error: null,
+  current: null,
+});
+
+export function setNow(): void {
+  snapshotStore.mode = "now";
+  snapshotStore.activeAt = null;
+  snapshotStore.t1 = null;
+  snapshotStore.t2 = null;
+  snapshotStore.error = null;
+  snapshotStore.current = null;
+}
+
+export function setActiveAt(at: string): void {
+  snapshotStore.mode = "single";
+  snapshotStore.activeAt = at;
+  snapshotStore.error = null;
+}
+
+export function setComparePair(t1: string, t2: string): void {
+  snapshotStore.mode = "compare";
+  snapshotStore.t1 = t1;
+  snapshotStore.t2 = t2;
+  snapshotStore.error = null;
+}
+
+export function toggleCollapsed(): void {
+  snapshotStore.collapsed = !snapshotStore.collapsed;
+  writeCollapsed(snapshotStore.collapsed);
+}
+
+interface SnapshotResponse {
+  ok: boolean;
+  at: string;
+  sha?: string;
+  snapshot?: SnapshotData;
+  fromCache?: "memory" | "disk" | null;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
+export async function loadSnapshotAt(at: string): Promise<void> {
+  snapshotStore.loading = true;
+  snapshotStore.error = null;
+  try {
+    const url = `/api/snapshot?at=${encodeURIComponent(at)}`;
+    const res = await fetch(url);
+    const body = (await res.json()) as SnapshotResponse;
+    if (!res.ok || !body.ok || !body.snapshot) {
+      snapshotStore.error = body.error ?? `HTTP ${res.status}`;
+      snapshotStore.current = null;
+      return;
+    }
+    setActiveAt(at);
+    snapshotStore.current = body.snapshot;
+  } catch (err) {
+    snapshotStore.error = (err as Error).message;
+    snapshotStore.current = null;
+  } finally {
+    snapshotStore.loading = false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/timeline/ui/Timeline.svelte b/template/src/widgets/timeline/ui/Timeline.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce34d59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/timeline/ui/Timeline.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+  import {
+    eventsToDomain,
+    eventsToTicks,
+    loadSnapshotAt,
+    setNow,
+    snapshotStore,
+    stepEvent,
+    toggleCollapsed,
+    xToTimestamp,
+    type AxisDomain,
+    type TickPosition,
+    type TimelineEvent
+  } from '../index';
+
+  const SCRUBBER_DEBOUNCE_MS = 200;
+  const TIMELINE_HEIGHT_PX = 60;
+
+  let events = $state<TimelineEvent[]>([]);
+  let loadingEvents = $state(false);
+  let eventsError = $state<string | null>(null);
+  let bodyClientWidth = $state(800);
+  const containerWidth = $derived(Math.max(100, bodyClientWidth - 32));
+  let scrubberX = $state(0);
+  let dragging = $state(false);
+  let svgEl = $state<SVGSVGElement | undefined>(undefined);
+  let debounceTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+  const domain = $derived(eventsToDomain(events) as AxisDomain | null);
+  const ticks = $derived<TickPosition[]>(
+    domain ? eventsToTicks(events, domain, containerWidth) : []
+  );
+  const currentLabel = $derived(
+    snapshotStore.mode === 'single' && snapshotStore.activeAt
+      ? new Date(snapshotStore.activeAt).toLocaleString()
+      : 'now'
+  );
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    void (async () => {
+      loadingEvents = true;
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch('/api/timeline-events');
+        const body = (await res.json()) as { ok: boolean; events?: TimelineEvent[]; error?: string };
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        if (!res.ok || !body.ok) {
+          eventsError = body.error ?? `HTTP ${res.status}`;
+          return;
+        }
+        events = body.events ?? [];
+        if (events.length > 0 && domain) {
+          scrubberX = containerWidth;
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (!cancelled) eventsError = (err as Error).message;
+      } finally {
+        if (!cancelled) loadingEvents = false;
+      }
+    })();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  });
+
+  function fireScrubAt(x: number) {
+    if (!domain) return;
+    const ms = xToTimestamp(x, domain, containerWidth);
+    const iso = new Date(ms).toISOString();
+    if (debounceTimer !== null) clearTimeout(debounceTimer);
+    debounceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      void loadSnapshotAt(iso);
+      debounceTimer = null;
+    }, SCRUBBER_DEBOUNCE_MS);
+  }
+
+  function onPointerDown(e: PointerEvent) {
+    if (!svgEl) return;
+    const rect = svgEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const x = Math.max(0, Math.min(rect.width, e.clientX - rect.left));
+    scrubberX = x;
+    dragging = true;
+    svgEl.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+    fireScrubAt(x);
+  }
+
+  function onPointerMove(e: PointerEvent) {
+    if (!dragging || !svgEl) return;
+    const rect = svgEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const x = Math.max(0, Math.min(rect.width, e.clientX - rect.left));
+    scrubberX = x;
+    fireScrubAt(x);
+  }
+
+  function onPointerUp(e: PointerEvent) {
+    if (!svgEl) return;
+    dragging = false;
+    try {
+      svgEl.releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId);
+    } catch {
+      // pointer was never captured — ignore
+    }
+  }
+
+  function onKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+    if (events.length === 0 || !domain) return;
+    if (e.key === 'Home') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const first = stepEvent(null, events, 'next');
+      if (first) {
+        scrubberX = 0;
+        void loadSnapshotAt(first.at);
+      }
+    } else if (e.key === 'End') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      scrubberX = containerWidth;
+      setNow();
+    } else if (e.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const prev = stepEvent(snapshotStore.activeAt, events, 'prev');
+      if (prev) {
+        const ms = Date.parse(prev.at);
+        scrubberX = ((ms - domain.startMs) / (domain.endMs - domain.startMs)) * containerWidth;
+        void loadSnapshotAt(prev.at);
+      }
+    } else if (e.key === 'ArrowRight') {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const next = stepEvent(snapshotStore.activeAt, events, 'next');
+      if (next) {
+        const ms = Date.parse(next.at);
+        scrubberX = ((ms - domain.startMs) / (domain.endMs - domain.startMs)) * containerWidth;
+        void loadSnapshotAt(next.at);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  function onClickNow() {
+    setNow();
+    scrubberX = containerWidth;
+  }
+</script>
+
+<aside
+  class="timeline"
+  class:collapsed={snapshotStore.collapsed}
+  data-test="timeline"
+>
+  <header class="head">
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      class="ghost toggle"
+      onclick={toggleCollapsed}
+      aria-expanded={!snapshotStore.collapsed}
+      aria-controls="timeline-body"
+      title={snapshotStore.collapsed ? 'Expand timeline' : 'Collapse timeline'}
+    >
+      {snapshotStore.collapsed ? '▴ Timeline' : '▾ Timeline'}
+    </button>
+    <span class="status">
+      {#if snapshotStore.mode === 'now'}
+        <span class="muted">live · now</span>
+      {:else if snapshotStore.loading}
+        <span class="muted">loading…</span>
+      {:else if snapshotStore.error}
+        <span class="bad" title={snapshotStore.error}>error: {snapshotStore.error}</span>
+      {:else}
+        <span class="info">viewing snapshot at <strong>{currentLabel}</strong></span>
+      {/if}
+    </span>
+    <div class="actions">
+      {#if snapshotStore.mode !== 'now'}
+        <button type="button" class="ghost" onclick={onClickNow}>now</button>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+  </header>
+
+  {#if !snapshotStore.collapsed}
+    <div class="body" id="timeline-body" bind:clientWidth={bodyClientWidth}>
+      {#if loadingEvents}
+        <div class="muted">loading events…</div>
+      {:else if eventsError}
+        <div class="bad">events error: {eventsError}</div>
+      {:else if events.length === 0}
+        <div class="muted">no commits touch .forgeplan/</div>
+      {:else}
+        <svg
+          bind:this={svgEl}
+          class="axis"
+          width={containerWidth}
+          height={TIMELINE_HEIGHT_PX}
+          role="slider"
+          aria-label="Workspace history scrubber"
+          aria-valuemin="0"
+          aria-valuemax={events.length}
+          aria-valuenow={Math.round((scrubberX / containerWidth) * events.length)}
+          tabindex="0"
+          onpointerdown={onPointerDown}
+          onpointermove={onPointerMove}
+          onpointerup={onPointerUp}
+          onkeydown={onKeyDown}
+        >
+          <line
+            class="axis-baseline"
+            x1="0"
+            y1={TIMELINE_HEIGHT_PX / 2}
+            x2={containerWidth}
+            y2={TIMELINE_HEIGHT_PX / 2}
+          />
+          {#each ticks as t (t.at + t.artifactId)}
+            <line
+              class="tick tick-{t.kind}"
+              x1={t.x}
+              y1={TIMELINE_HEIGHT_PX / 2 - 8}
+              x2={t.x}
+              y2={TIMELINE_HEIGHT_PX / 2 + 8}
+            >
+              <title>{t.at} · {t.kind} · {t.artifactId}</title>
+            </line>
+          {/each}
+          <line
+            class="scrubber"
+            x1={scrubberX}
+            y1="0"
+            x2={scrubberX}
+            y2={TIMELINE_HEIGHT_PX}
+          />
+          <rect
+            class="scrubber-handle"
+            x={scrubberX - 5}
+            y={TIMELINE_HEIGHT_PX / 2 - 10}
+            width="10"
+            height="20"
+            rx="2"
+          />
+        </svg>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+</aside>
+
+<style>
+  .timeline {
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
+    background: var(--bg-1);
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+  .head {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 14px;
+    padding: 6px 14px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
+  }
+  .status {
+    flex: 1;
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+  }
+  .info strong {
+    color: var(--accent);
+    font-weight: 500;
+  }
+  .body {
+    padding: 8px 16px 14px;
+  }
+  .muted {
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+  }
+  .bad {
+    color: var(--bad);
+  }
+  .axis {
+    width: 100%;
+    cursor: ew-resize;
+    user-select: none;
+    outline: none;
+  }
+  .axis:focus-visible {
+    outline: 1px solid var(--accent);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+  }
+  .axis-baseline {
+    stroke: var(--line);
+    stroke-width: 1;
+  }
+  .tick {
+    stroke-width: 1.5;
+  }
+  .tick-created {
+    stroke: var(--fg-3);
+  }
+  .tick-activated {
+    stroke: var(--accent);
+  }
+  .tick-superseded {
+    stroke: var(--fg-4);
+  }
+  .tick-scored {
+    stroke: var(--good);
+  }
+  .scrubber {
+    stroke: var(--accent);
+    stroke-width: 1;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+  .scrubber-handle {
+    fill: var(--accent);
+    stroke: var(--bg);
+    stroke-width: 1;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+  .ghost {
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
+    color: var(--fg-2);
+    padding: 3px 12px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  }
+  .ghost:hover {
+    border-color: var(--accent);
+    color: var(--accent);
+  }
+  .toggle {
+    min-width: 110px;
+    text-align: left;
+  }
+  .timeline.collapsed .body {
+    display: none;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/version-footer/api/update-check.svelte.ts b/template/src/widgets/version-footer/api/update-check.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..475b72d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/version-footer/api/update-check.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { createPoller, type Poller } from '@/shared/api';
+
+export interface UpdateData {
+  current: string;
+  latest: string | null;
+  hasUpdate: boolean;
+}
+
+// PRD-013 SC-3 / FR-008: poll registry once at app mount, then every 30 min.
+const THIRTY_MINUTES_MS = 30 * 60_000;
+
+export const updatePoller: Poller<UpdateData> = createPoller<UpdateData>(
+  '/api/update-check',
+  THIRTY_MINUTES_MS,
+);
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/version-footer/index.ts b/template/src/widgets/version-footer/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9978d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/version-footer/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default as VersionFooter } from './ui/VersionFooter.svelte';
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/UpdateButton.svelte b/template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/UpdateButton.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49f41b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/UpdateButton.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  interface Props {
+    current: string;
+    latest: string;
+    onclick: () => void;
+  }
+
+  let { current, latest, onclick }: Props = $props();
+</script>
+
+<button
+  type="button"
+  class="update-btn"
+  aria-label={`Update available: ${current} → ${latest}`}
+  {onclick}
+>
+  <span class="dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+  <span class="label">Update</span>
+  <span class="arrow" aria-hidden="true">→</span>
+  <span class="version">v{latest}</span>
+</button>
+
+<style>
+  .update-btn {
+    position: fixed;
+    bottom: 32px;
+    left: 10px;
+    z-index: 50;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    background: var(--bg-2);
+    border: 1px solid var(--accent-dim);
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+    padding: 3px 8px;
+    transition:
+      background 120ms ease,
+      border-color 120ms ease,
+      color 120ms ease;
+  }
+
+  .update-btn:hover {
+    background: var(--bg-3);
+    border-color: var(--accent);
+    color: var(--fg);
+  }
+
+  .update-btn:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+  }
+
+  .dot {
+    width: 6px;
+    height: 6px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: var(--accent);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 6px var(--accent);
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+  }
+
+  .label {
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    color: var(--accent-soft);
+    font-weight: 600;
+  }
+
+  .arrow {
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+  }
+
+  .version {
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+  }
+
+  @media (max-width: 640px) {
+    .update-btn {
+      bottom: 26px;
+      left: 6px;
+      font-size: 9px;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/UpdateDialog.svelte b/template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/UpdateDialog.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdc4bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/UpdateDialog.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { Button, Code, Dialog } from '@/shared/ui';
+  import { modalManager } from '@/shared/services';
+
+  interface Props {
+    modalId: number;
+    current: string;
+    latest: string;
+  }
+
+  let { modalId, current, latest }: Props = $props();
+
+  let open = $state(true);
+
+  function close() {
+    open = false;
+    modalManager.close(modalId);
+  }
+
+  // `-y` skips npx's "Ok to proceed?" prompt for the install confirmation.
+  // `@latest` forces npx to fetch the newest tarball instead of running a
+  // stale cached copy (which would no-op the update). See PRD-013 § Risks.
+  const updateCommand = 'npx -y @forgeplan/web@latest update';
+</script>
+
+<Dialog
+  {open}
+  title="Update available"
+  width="460px"
+  onclose={close}
+>
+  {#snippet body()}
+    <div class="versions" aria-label="Version transition">
+      <div class="ver">
+        <span class="ver-label">current</span>
+        <span class="ver-value">v{current}</span>
+      </div>
+      <span class="arrow" aria-hidden="true">→</span>
+      <div class="ver latest">
+        <span class="ver-label">latest</span>
+        <span class="ver-value">v{latest}</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <section class="section">
+      <h3 class="section-title">Manual update</h3>
+      <ol class="steps">
+        <li><strong>Stop</strong> the running server (<code>Ctrl+C</code> in its terminal).</li>
+        <li>Run the command below in the directory where you initialized <code>@forgeplan/web</code>.</li>
+        <li><strong>Restart</strong> the server: <code>npx @forgeplan/web start</code>.</li>
+        <li>Reload this page.</li>
+      </ol>
+      <Code code={updateCommand} ariaLabel="Manual update command" />
+      <p class="footnote">
+        <code>-y</code> skips npx's install-confirmation prompt;
+        <code>@latest</code> forces npx to fetch the newest tarball
+        instead of running a stale cached copy.
+      </p>
+    </section>
+  {/snippet}
+
+  {#snippet footer()}
+    <Button variant="secondary" size="md" onclick={close}>Close</Button>
+  {/snippet}
+</Dialog>
+
+<style>
+  .versions {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 14px;
+    padding: 14px;
+    margin-bottom: 14px;
+    background: var(--bg-2);
+    border: 1px solid var(--line);
+    border-radius: 3px;
+  }
+  .ver {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 2px;
+  }
+  .ver-label {
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+  }
+  .ver-value {
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 16px;
+    color: var(--fg);
+  }
+  .ver.latest .ver-value {
+    color: var(--accent-soft);
+  }
+  .arrow {
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+    font-size: 18px;
+  }
+
+  .section {
+    margin-top: 14px;
+  }
+  .section:first-child {
+    margin-top: 0;
+  }
+  .section-title {
+    margin: 0 0 6px 0;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: var(--fg);
+    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+  }
+  .steps {
+    margin: 0 0 10px 0;
+    padding-left: 18px;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+    line-height: 1.6;
+  }
+  .steps code {
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: var(--fg-1);
+    background: var(--bg-2);
+    padding: 1px 4px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+  }
+  .footnote {
+    margin: 6px 0 0 0;
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+    line-height: 1.5;
+  }
+  .footnote code {
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    color: var(--fg-2);
+    background: var(--bg-2);
+    padding: 1px 4px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/VersionFooter.svelte b/template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/VersionFooter.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e265c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/src/widgets/version-footer/ui/VersionFooter.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte';
+  import type { ApiEnvelope } from '@/shared/api';
+  import { modalManager } from '@/shared/services';
+  import { updatePoller } from '../api/update-check.svelte';
+  import UpdateButton from './UpdateButton.svelte';
+  import UpdateDialog from './UpdateDialog.svelte';
+
+  type VersionData = { web: string; cli: string | null };
+
+  let web = $state<string | null>(null);
+  let cli = $state<string | null>(null);
+  let loaded = $state(false);
+
+  onMount(async () => {
+    updatePoller.start();
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch('/api/version');
+      const env = (await res.json()) as ApiEnvelope<VersionData>;
+      if (env.ok && env.data) {
+        web = env.data.web;
+        cli = env.data.cli;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // FIXME(network): /api/version unreachable — leaving placeholders.
+    } finally {
+      loaded = true;
+    }
+  });
+
+  onDestroy(() => {
+    updatePoller.stop();
+  });
+
+  const ariaLabel = $derived(
+    `forgeplan-web version ${web ?? 'unknown'}, forgeplan CLI version ${cli ?? 'unknown'}`
+  );
+
+  const update = $derived(updatePoller.state.data);
+
+  function openUpdateDialog() {
+    if (!update?.hasUpdate || !update.latest) return;
+    void modalManager.open(UpdateDialog, {
+      current: update.current,
+      latest: update.latest,
+    });
+  }
+</script>
+
+{#if update?.hasUpdate && update.latest}
+  <UpdateButton current={update.current} latest={update.latest} onclick={openUpdateDialog} />
+{/if}
+
+{#if loaded}
+  <span class="footer" aria-label={ariaLabel} role="contentinfo">
+    <span class="seg">web v{web ?? '?'}</span>
+    <span class="dot" aria-hidden="true">·</span>
+    <span class="seg">cli {cli ? `v${cli}` : '?'}</span>
+  </span>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+  .footer {
+    position: fixed;
+    bottom: 8px;
+    left: 10px;
+    z-index: 50;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    font-family: var(--font-mono);
+    font-size: 10px;
+    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+    color: var(--fg-3);
+    background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg) 80%, transparent);
+    padding: 2px 6px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--line-2);
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    user-select: none;
+  }
+  .seg {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+  }
+  .dot {
+    opacity: 0.6;
+  }
+  @media (max-width: 640px) {
+    .footer {
+      font-size: 9px;
+      bottom: 6px;
+      left: 6px;
+    }
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/template/vite.config.ts b/template/vite.config.ts
index 4767bd1..ce993b2 100644
--- a/template/vite.config.ts
+++ b/template/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 import { sveltekit } from '@sveltejs/kit/vite';
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 
 const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
+// PRD-012 / RFC-011: bake @forgeplan/web's package version at build time so the
+// UI footer can render it without runtime I/O. Read from template/package.json
+// (the only authoritative version source for the published app).
+const TEMPLATE_PKG_VERSION = (() => {
+  try {
+    const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(resolve(__dirname, 'package.json'), 'utf8'));
+    return typeof pkg.version === 'string' ? pkg.version : '0.0.0';
+  } catch {
+    // FIXME(build): template/package.json unreadable — falling back to 0.0.0
+    return '0.0.0';
+  }
+})();
+
 export default defineConfig(({ command, mode }) => {
   // TODO(dev-only): `npm run dev:playground` (vite --mode playground)
   // points at the repo-local playground/ workspace. Plain `npm run dev`
@@ -17,7 +31,19 @@ export default defineConfig(({ command, mode }) => {
 
   return {
     plugins: [sveltekit()],
+    define: {
+      __FORGEPLAN_WEB_VERSION__: JSON.stringify(TEMPLATE_PKG_VERSION)
+    },
+    // FIXME(prd-015-css-minify): lightningcss tree-shakes the
+    // `:root[data-theme='light']` block + the new `--canvas-*` tokens
+    // because they're only referenced from component-scoped CSS in
+    // separate chunks. Force esbuild for CSS minify until lightningcss
+    // gains cross-chunk custom-property awareness.
+    css: {
+      transformer: 'postcss'
+    },
     build: {
+      cssMinify: 'esbuild',
       sourcemap: false
     },
     server: {