diff --git a/modules/core/state.js b/modules/core/state.js
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+// modules/core/state.js — Shared reactive data bus
+// Data modules write here; visual modules read from here.
+// No module may call fetch() except those under modules/data/.
+
+export const state = {
+  // Commit heatmap (written by data/gitea.js)
+  zoneIntensity: {},   // { zoneName: [0..1], ... }
+  commits: [],         // raw commit objects (last N)
+  commitHashes: [],    // short hashes for matrix rain
+
+  // Agent status (written by data/gitea.js)
+  agentStatus: null,        // { agents: Array<AgentRecord> } | null
+  activeAgentCount: 0,      // count of agents with status === 'working'
+
+  // Weather (written by data/weather.js)
+  weather: null,            // { cloud_cover, precipitation, ... } | null
+
+  // Bitcoin (written by data/bitcoin.js)
+  blockHeight: 0,
+  lastBlockHeight: 0,
+  newBlockDetected: false,
+  starPulseIntensity: 0,
+
+  // Portal / sovereignty / SOUL (written by data/loaders.js)
+  portals: [],              // portal descriptor objects
+  sovereignty: null,        // { score, label, assessment_type } | null
+  soulMd: '',               // raw SOUL.md text
+
+  // Computed helpers
+  totalActivity() {
+    const vals = Object.values(this.zoneIntensity);
+    if (vals.length === 0) return 0;
+    return vals.reduce((s, v) => s + v, 0) / vals.length;
+  },
+};
diff --git a/modules/core/theme.js b/modules/core/theme.js
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+// modules/core/theme.js — Visual design system for the Nexus
+// All colors, fonts, line weights, and glow params live here.
+// No module may use inline hex codes — all visual constants come from NEXUS.theme.
+
+export const NEXUS = {
+  theme: {
+    // Core palette
+    bg:                0x000008,
+    accent:            0x4488ff,
+    accentStr:         '#4488ff',
+    starCore:          0xffffff,
+    starDim:           0x8899cc,
+    constellationLine: 0x334488,
+
+    // Agent status colors (hex strings for canvas, hex numbers for THREE)
+    agentWorking:      '#00ff88',
+    agentWorkingHex:   0x00ff88,
+    agentIdle:         '#4488ff',
+    agentIdleHex:      0x4488ff,
+    agentDormant:      '#334466',
+    agentDormantHex:   0x334466,
+    agentDead:         '#ff4444',
+    agentDeadHex:      0xff4444,
+
+    // Sovereignty meter colors
+    sovereignHigh:     '#00ff88',   // score >= 80
+    sovereignHighHex:  0x00ff88,
+    sovereignMid:      '#ffcc00',   // score >= 40
+    sovereignMidHex:   0xffcc00,
+    sovereignLow:      '#ff4444',   // score < 40
+    sovereignLowHex:   0xff4444,
+
+    // LoRA / training panel
+    loraAccent:        '#cc44ff',
+    loraAccentHex:     0xcc44ff,
+    loraActive:        '#00ff88',
+    loraInactive:      '#334466',
+
+    // Earth
+    earthOcean:        0x003d99,
+    earthLand:         0x1a5c2a,
+    earthAtm:          0x1144cc,
+    earthGlow:         0x4488ff,
+
+    // Panel chrome
+    panelBg:           'rgba(0, 6, 20, 0.90)',
+    panelBorder:       '#4488ff',
+    panelBorderFaint:  '#1a3a6a',
+    panelText:         '#ccd6f6',
+    panelDim:          '#556688',
+    panelVeryDim:      '#334466',
+
+    // Typography
+    fontMono:          '"Courier New", monospace',
+  },
+};
diff --git a/modules/core/ticker.js b/modules/core/ticker.js
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+++ b/modules/core/ticker.js
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+// modules/core/ticker.js — Global Animation Clock
+// Single requestAnimationFrame loop. All modules subscribe here.
+// No module may call requestAnimationFrame directly.
+
+import * as THREE from 'three';
+
+const _clock = new THREE.Clock();
+const _subscribers = [];
+
+let _running = false;
+let _elapsed = 0;
+
+/**
+ * Subscribe a callback to the animation loop.
+ * @param {(elapsed: number, delta: number) => void} fn
+ */
+export function subscribe(fn) {
+  _subscribers.push(fn);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Unsubscribe a callback from the animation loop.
+ * @param {(elapsed: number, delta: number) => void} fn
+ */
+export function unsubscribe(fn) {
+  const idx = _subscribers.indexOf(fn);
+  if (idx !== -1) _subscribers.splice(idx, 1);
+}
+
+/** Start the animation loop. Called once by app.js after all modules are init'd. */
+export function start() {
+  if (_running) return;
+  _running = true;
+  _tick();
+}
+
+function _tick() {
+  if (!_running) return;
+  requestAnimationFrame(_tick);
+  const delta = _clock.getDelta();
+  _elapsed += delta;
+  for (const fn of _subscribers) fn(_elapsed, delta);
+}
+
+/** Current elapsed time in seconds (read-only). */
+export function elapsed() { return _elapsed; }
diff --git a/modules/panels/agent-board.js b/modules/panels/agent-board.js
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+// modules/panels/agent-board.js — Agent status holographic board
+// Reads state.agentStatus (populated by data/gitea.js) and renders one floating
+// sprite panel per agent. Board arcs behind the platform on the negative-Z side.
+//
+// Data category: REAL
+// Data source: state.agentStatus (Gitea commits + open PRs via data/gitea.js)
+
+import * as THREE from 'three';
+import { state } from '../core/state.js';
+import { NEXUS } from '../core/theme.js';
+import { subscribe } from '../core/ticker.js';
+
+const BOARD_RADIUS = 9.5;
+const BOARD_Y      = 4.2;
+const BOARD_SPREAD = Math.PI * 0.75; // 135° arc, centred on -Z
+
+const STATUS_COLOR = {
+  working:     NEXUS.theme.agentWorking,
+  idle:        NEXUS.theme.agentIdle,
+  dormant:     NEXUS.theme.agentDormant,
+  dead:        NEXUS.theme.agentDead,
+  unreachable: NEXUS.theme.agentDead,
+};
+
+let _group, _scene;
+let _lastAgentStatus = null;
+let _sprites = [];
+
+/**
+ * Builds a canvas texture for a single agent holo-panel.
+ * @param {{ name: string, status: string, issue: string|null, prs_today: number, local: boolean }} agent
+ * @returns {THREE.CanvasTexture}
+ */
+function _makeTexture(agent) {
+  const W = 400, H = 200;
+  const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+  canvas.width  = W;
+  canvas.height = H;
+  const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+  const sc = STATUS_COLOR[agent.status] || NEXUS.theme.accentStr;
+  const font = NEXUS.theme.fontMono;
+
+  ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(0, 8, 24, 0.88)';
+  ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H);
+
+  ctx.strokeStyle = sc;
+  ctx.lineWidth = 2;
+  ctx.strokeRect(1, 1, W - 2, H - 2);
+  ctx.globalAlpha = 0.3;
+  ctx.strokeRect(4, 4, W - 8, H - 8);
+  ctx.globalAlpha = 1.0;
+
+  // Agent name
+  ctx.font = `bold 28px ${font}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#ffffff';
+  ctx.textAlign = 'left';
+  ctx.fillText(agent.name.toUpperCase(), 16, 44);
+
+  // Status dot
+  ctx.beginPath();
+  ctx.arc(W - 30, 26, 10, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+  ctx.fillStyle = sc;
+  ctx.fill();
+
+  // Status label
+  ctx.font = `13px ${font}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = sc;
+  ctx.textAlign = 'right';
+  ctx.fillText(agent.status.toUpperCase(), W - 16, 60);
+
+  // Separator
+  ctx.strokeStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelBorderFaint;
+  ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+  ctx.textAlign = 'left';
+  ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(16, 70); ctx.lineTo(W - 16, 70); ctx.stroke();
+
+  // Current issue
+  ctx.font = `10px ${font}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelDim;
+  ctx.fillText('CURRENT ISSUE', 16, 90);
+
+  ctx.font = `13px ${font}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelText;
+  const raw = agent.issue || '\u2014 none \u2014';
+  ctx.fillText(raw.length > 40 ? raw.slice(0, 40) + '\u2026' : raw, 16, 110);
+
+  // Separator
+  ctx.strokeStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelBorderFaint;
+  ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(16, 128); ctx.lineTo(W - 16, 128); ctx.stroke();
+
+  // PRs label + count
+  ctx.font = `10px ${font}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelDim;
+  ctx.fillText('PRs MERGED TODAY', 16, 148);
+
+  ctx.font = `bold 28px ${font}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.accentStr;
+  ctx.fillText(String(agent.prs_today), 16, 182);
+
+  // Runtime indicator
+  const isLocal = agent.local === true;
+  const rtColor = isLocal ? NEXUS.theme.agentWorking : NEXUS.theme.agentDead;
+  const rtLabel = isLocal ? 'LOCAL' : 'CLOUD';
+
+  ctx.font = `10px ${font}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelDim;
+  ctx.textAlign = 'right';
+  ctx.fillText('RUNTIME', W - 16, 148);
+
+  ctx.font = `bold 13px ${font}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = rtColor;
+  ctx.fillText(rtLabel, W - 28, 172);
+  ctx.textAlign = 'left';
+
+  ctx.beginPath();
+  ctx.arc(W - 16, 167, 6, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+  ctx.fillStyle = rtColor;
+  ctx.fill();
+
+  return new THREE.CanvasTexture(canvas);
+}
+
+function _rebuild(statusData) {
+  // Remove old sprites
+  while (_group.children.length) _group.remove(_group.children[0]);
+  for (const s of _sprites) {
+    if (s.material.map) s.material.map.dispose();
+    s.material.dispose();
+  }
+  _sprites = [];
+
+  const agents = statusData.agents;
+  const n = agents.length;
+  agents.forEach((agent, i) => {
+    const t = n === 1 ? 0.5 : i / (n - 1);
+    const angle = Math.PI + (t - 0.5) * BOARD_SPREAD;
+    const x = Math.cos(angle) * BOARD_RADIUS;
+    const z = Math.sin(angle) * BOARD_RADIUS;
+
+    const texture  = _makeTexture(agent);
+    const material = new THREE.SpriteMaterial({ map: texture, transparent: true, opacity: 0.93, depthWrite: false });
+    const sprite   = new THREE.Sprite(material);
+    sprite.scale.set(6.4, 3.2, 1);
+    sprite.position.set(x, BOARD_Y, z);
+    sprite.userData = {
+      baseY:      BOARD_Y,
+      floatPhase: (i / n) * Math.PI * 2,
+      floatSpeed: 0.18 + i * 0.04,
+      zoomLabel:  `Agent: ${agent.name}`,
+    };
+    _group.add(sprite);
+    _sprites.push(sprite);
+  });
+}
+
+/** @param {THREE.Scene} scene */
+export function init(scene) {
+  _scene = scene;
+  _group = new THREE.Group();
+  scene.add(_group);
+
+  // If state already has agent data (unlikely on first load, but handle it)
+  if (state.agentStatus) {
+    _rebuild(state.agentStatus);
+    _lastAgentStatus = state.agentStatus;
+  }
+
+  subscribe(update);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} elapsed
+ * @param {number} delta
+ */
+export function update(elapsed, delta) {
+  // Rebuild board when state.agentStatus changes
+  if (state.agentStatus && state.agentStatus !== _lastAgentStatus) {
+    _rebuild(state.agentStatus);
+    _lastAgentStatus = state.agentStatus;
+  }
+
+  // Animate gentle float
+  for (const sprite of _sprites) {
+    const ud = sprite.userData;
+    sprite.position.y = ud.baseY + Math.sin(elapsed * ud.floatSpeed + ud.floatPhase) * 0.15;
+  }
+}
+
+export function dispose() {
+  if (_group) _scene.remove(_group);
+}
diff --git a/modules/panels/dual-brain.js b/modules/panels/dual-brain.js
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+// modules/panels/dual-brain.js — Dual-Brain Status holographic panel
+// Shows the Brain Gap Scorecard with two glowing brain orbs.
+// Displayed as HONEST-OFFLINE: the dual-brain system is not yet deployed.
+// Brain pulse particles are set to ZERO — will flow when system comes online.
+//
+// Data category: HONEST-OFFLINE
+// Data source: — (dual-brain system not deployed; shows "AWAITING DEPLOYMENT")
+
+import * as THREE from 'three';
+import { NEXUS } from '../core/theme.js';
+import { subscribe } from '../core/ticker.js';
+
+const ORIGIN = new THREE.Vector3(10, 3, -8);
+const OFFLINE_COLOR = NEXUS.theme.agentDormantHex; // dim blue — system offline
+const ACCENT = NEXUS.theme.accentStr;
+const FONT = NEXUS.theme.fontMono;
+
+let _group, _sprite, _scanSprite, _scanCanvas, _scanCtx, _scanTexture;
+let _cloudOrb, _localOrb;
+let _scene;
+
+function _buildPanelTexture() {
+  const W = 512, H = 512;
+  const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+  canvas.width  = W;
+  canvas.height = H;
+  const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelBg;
+  ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H);
+
+  ctx.strokeStyle = ACCENT;
+  ctx.lineWidth = 2;
+  ctx.strokeRect(1, 1, W - 2, H - 2);
+  ctx.strokeStyle = '#223366';
+  ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+  ctx.strokeRect(5, 5, W - 10, H - 10);
+
+  // Title
+  ctx.font = `bold 22px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#88ccff';
+  ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+  ctx.fillText('\u25C8 DUAL-BRAIN STATUS', W / 2, 40);
+
+  ctx.strokeStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelBorderFaint;
+  ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(20, 52); ctx.lineTo(W - 20, 52); ctx.stroke();
+
+  // Section header
+  ctx.font = `11px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelDim;
+  ctx.textAlign = 'left';
+  ctx.fillText('BRAIN GAP SCORECARD', 20, 74);
+
+  const categories = ['Triage', 'Tool Use', 'Code Gen', 'Planning', 'Communication', 'Reasoning'];
+  const barX = 20, barW = W - 130, barH = 20;
+  let y = 90;
+
+  for (const cat of categories) {
+    ctx.font = `13px ${FONT}`;
+    ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.agentDormant;
+    ctx.textAlign = 'left';
+    ctx.fillText(cat, barX, y + 14);
+
+    ctx.font = `bold 13px ${FONT}`;
+    ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelVeryDim;
+    ctx.textAlign = 'right';
+    ctx.fillText('\u2014', W - 20, y + 14); // em dash — no data
+    y += 22;
+
+    ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06)';
+    ctx.fillRect(barX, y, barW, barH); // empty bar background only
+    y += barH + 12;
+  }
+
+  ctx.strokeStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelBorderFaint;
+  ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(20, y + 4); ctx.lineTo(W - 20, y + 4); ctx.stroke();
+  y += 22;
+
+  // Honest offline status
+  ctx.font = `bold 18px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelVeryDim;
+  ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+  ctx.fillText('AWAITING DEPLOYMENT', W / 2, y + 10);
+
+  ctx.font = `11px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#223344';
+  ctx.fillText('Dual-brain system not yet connected', W / 2, y + 32);
+
+  // Brain indicators — offline dim
+  y += 52;
+  ctx.beginPath();
+  ctx.arc(W / 2 - 60, y + 8, 6, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelVeryDim;
+  ctx.fill();
+  ctx.font = `11px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelVeryDim;
+  ctx.textAlign = 'left';
+  ctx.fillText('CLOUD', W / 2 - 48, y + 12);
+
+  ctx.beginPath();
+  ctx.arc(W / 2 + 30, y + 8, 6, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelVeryDim;
+  ctx.fill();
+  ctx.fillText('LOCAL', W / 2 + 42, y + 12);
+
+  return new THREE.CanvasTexture(canvas);
+}
+
+/** @param {THREE.Scene} scene */
+export function init(scene) {
+  _scene = scene;
+
+  _group = new THREE.Group();
+  _group.position.copy(ORIGIN);
+  _group.lookAt(0, 3, 0);
+  scene.add(_group);
+
+  // Static panel sprite
+  const texture  = _buildPanelTexture();
+  const material = new THREE.SpriteMaterial({ map: texture, transparent: true, opacity: 0.92, depthWrite: false });
+  _sprite = new THREE.Sprite(material);
+  _sprite.scale.set(5.0, 5.0, 1);
+  _sprite.userData = { baseY: 0, floatPhase: 0, floatSpeed: 0.22, zoomLabel: 'Dual-Brain Status' };
+  _group.add(_sprite);
+
+  // Accent light
+  const light = new THREE.PointLight(NEXUS.theme.accent, 0.6, 10);
+  light.position.set(0, 0.5, 1);
+  _group.add(light);
+
+  // Offline brain orbs — dim
+  const orbGeo = new THREE.SphereGeometry(0.35, 32, 32);
+  const orbMat = (color) => new THREE.MeshStandardMaterial({
+    color, emissive: new THREE.Color(color), emissiveIntensity: 0.1,
+    metalness: 0.3, roughness: 0.2, transparent: true, opacity: 0.85,
+  });
+
+  _cloudOrb = new THREE.Mesh(orbGeo, orbMat(OFFLINE_COLOR));
+  _cloudOrb.position.set(-2.0, 3.0, 0);
+  _cloudOrb.userData.zoomLabel = 'Cloud Brain';
+  _group.add(_cloudOrb);
+
+  _localOrb = new THREE.Mesh(orbGeo.clone(), orbMat(OFFLINE_COLOR));
+  _localOrb.position.set(2.0, 3.0, 0);
+  _localOrb.userData.zoomLabel = 'Local Brain';
+  _group.add(_localOrb);
+
+  // Brain pulse particles — ZERO count (system offline)
+  const particleGeo = new THREE.BufferGeometry();
+  particleGeo.setAttribute('position', new THREE.BufferAttribute(new Float32Array(0), 3));
+  const particleMat = new THREE.PointsMaterial({
+    color: 0x44ddff, size: 0.08, sizeAttenuation: true,
+    transparent: true, opacity: 0.8, depthWrite: false,
+  });
+  _group.add(new THREE.Points(particleGeo, particleMat));
+
+  // Scan line overlay
+  _scanCanvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+  _scanCanvas.width  = 512;
+  _scanCanvas.height = 512;
+  _scanCtx    = _scanCanvas.getContext('2d');
+  _scanTexture = new THREE.CanvasTexture(_scanCanvas);
+
+  const scanMat = new THREE.SpriteMaterial({
+    map: _scanTexture, transparent: true, opacity: 0.18, depthWrite: false,
+  });
+  _scanSprite = new THREE.Sprite(scanMat);
+  _scanSprite.scale.set(5.0, 5.0, 1);
+  _scanSprite.position.set(0, 0, 0.01);
+  _group.add(_scanSprite);
+
+  subscribe(update);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} elapsed
+ * @param {number} _delta
+ */
+export function update(elapsed, _delta) {
+  // Gentle float animation
+  const ud = _sprite.userData;
+  _sprite.position.y = ud.baseY + Math.sin(elapsed * ud.floatSpeed + ud.floatPhase) * 0.08;
+
+  // Scan line — horizontal sweep
+  const W = 512, H = 512;
+  _scanCtx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);
+  const scanY = ((elapsed * 60) % H);
+  const grad = _scanCtx.createLinearGradient(0, scanY - 20, 0, scanY + 20);
+  grad.addColorStop(0,   'rgba(68, 136, 255, 0)');
+  grad.addColorStop(0.5, 'rgba(68, 136, 255, 0.4)');
+  grad.addColorStop(1,   'rgba(68, 136, 255, 0)');
+  _scanCtx.fillStyle = grad;
+  _scanCtx.fillRect(0, scanY - 20, W, 40);
+  _scanTexture.needsUpdate = true;
+}
+
+export function dispose() {
+  if (_group) _scene.remove(_group);
+  if (_scanTexture) _scanTexture.dispose();
+}
diff --git a/modules/panels/earth.js b/modules/panels/earth.js
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+// modules/panels/earth.js — Holographic Earth floating above the Nexus
+// A procedural planet Earth with continent noise, scan lines, and fresnel rim glow.
+// Rotation speed is tethered to state.totalActivity() — more commits = faster spin.
+// Lat/lon grid, atmosphere shell, and a tether beam to the platform center.
+//
+// Data category: DATA-TETHERED AESTHETIC
+// Data source: state.totalActivity() (computed from state.zoneIntensity)
+
+import * as THREE from 'three';
+import { state } from '../core/state.js';
+import { NEXUS } from '../core/theme.js';
+import { subscribe } from '../core/ticker.js';
+
+const EARTH_RADIUS        = 2.8;
+const EARTH_Y             = 20.0;
+const EARTH_AXIAL_TILT    = 23.4 * (Math.PI / 180);
+const ROTATION_SPEED_BASE = 0.02;   // rad/s minimum
+const ROTATION_SPEED_MAX  = 0.08;   // rad/s at full activity
+
+let _group, _surfaceMat, _scene;
+
+const _vertexShader = `
+  varying vec3 vNormal;
+  varying vec3 vWorldPos;
+  varying vec2 vUv;
+  void main() {
+    vNormal   = normalize(normalMatrix * normal);
+    vWorldPos = (modelMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0)).xyz;
+    vUv       = uv;
+    gl_Position = projectionMatrix * modelViewMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);
+  }
+`;
+
+const _fragmentShader = `
+  uniform float uTime;
+  uniform vec3  uOceanColor;
+  uniform vec3  uLandColor;
+  uniform vec3  uGlowColor;
+  varying vec3  vNormal;
+  varying vec3  vWorldPos;
+  varying vec2  vUv;
+
+  vec3 _m3(vec3 x){ return x - floor(x*(1./289.))*289.; }
+  vec4 _m4(vec4 x){ return x - floor(x*(1./289.))*289.; }
+  vec4 _p4(vec4 x){ return _m4((x*34.+1.)*x); }
+  float snoise(vec3 v){
+    const vec2 C = vec2(1./6., 1./3.);
+    vec3 i  = floor(v + dot(v, C.yyy));
+    vec3 x0 = v - i + dot(i, C.xxx);
+    vec3 g  = step(x0.yzx, x0.xyz);
+    vec3 l  = 1.0 - g;
+    vec3 i1 = min(g.xyz, l.zxy);
+    vec3 i2 = max(g.xyz, l.zxy);
+    vec3 x1 = x0 - i1 + C.xxx;
+    vec3 x2 = x0 - i2 + C.yyy;
+    vec3 x3 = x0 - 0.5;
+    i = _m3(i);
+    vec4 p = _p4(_p4(_p4(
+      i.z+vec4(0.,i1.z,i2.z,1.))+
+      i.y+vec4(0.,i1.y,i2.y,1.))+
+      i.x+vec4(0.,i1.x,i2.x,1.)));
+    float n_ = .142857142857;
+    vec3  ns = n_*vec3(2.,0.,-1.)+vec3(0.,-.5,1.);
+    vec4 j  = p - 49.*floor(p*ns.z*ns.z);
+    vec4 x_ = floor(j*ns.z);
+    vec4 y_ = floor(j - 7.*x_);
+    vec4 h  = 1. - abs(x_*(2./7.)) - abs(y_*(2./7.));
+    vec4 b0 = vec4(x_.xy,y_.xy)*(2./7.);
+    vec4 b1 = vec4(x_.zw,y_.zw)*(2./7.);
+    vec4 s0 = floor(b0)*2.+1.; vec4 s1 = floor(b1)*2.+1.;
+    vec4 sh = -step(h, vec4(0.));
+    vec4 a0 = b0.xzyw + s0.xzyw*sh.xxyy;
+    vec4 a1 = b1.xzyw + s1.xzyw*sh.zzww;
+    vec3 p0=vec3(a0.xy,h.x); vec3 p1=vec3(a0.zw,h.y);
+    vec3 p2=vec3(a1.xy,h.z); vec3 p3=vec3(a1.zw,h.w);
+    vec4 nm = max(0.6-vec4(dot(x0,x0),dot(x1,x1),dot(x2,x2),dot(x3,x3)),0.);
+    vec4 nr = 1.79284291400159-0.85373472095314*nm;
+    p0*=nr.x; p1*=nr.y; p2*=nr.z; p3*=nr.w;
+    nm = nm*nm;
+    return 42.*dot(nm*nm, vec4(dot(p0,x0),dot(p1,x1),dot(p2,x2),dot(p3,x3)));
+  }
+
+  void main() {
+    vec3 n  = normalize(vNormal);
+    vec3 vd = normalize(cameraPosition - vWorldPos);
+
+    float lat = (vUv.y - 0.5) * 3.14159265;
+    float lon  = vUv.x * 6.28318530;
+    vec3 sp = vec3(cos(lat)*cos(lon), sin(lat), cos(lat)*sin(lon));
+
+    float c = snoise(sp*1.8)*0.60 + snoise(sp*3.6)*0.30 + snoise(sp*7.2)*0.10;
+    float land = smoothstep(0.05, 0.30, c);
+
+    vec3 surf = mix(uOceanColor, uLandColor, land);
+    surf = mix(surf, uGlowColor * 0.45, 0.38);
+
+    float scan    = 0.5 + 0.5*sin(vUv.y * 220.0 + uTime * 1.8);
+    scan = smoothstep(0.30, 0.70, scan) * 0.14;
+
+    float fresnel = pow(1.0 - max(dot(n, vd), 0.0), 4.0);
+
+    vec3 col  = surf + scan*uGlowColor*0.9 + fresnel*uGlowColor*1.5;
+    float alpha = 0.48 + fresnel * 0.42;
+    gl_FragColor = vec4(col, alpha);
+  }
+`;
+
+/** @param {THREE.Scene} scene */
+export function init(scene) {
+  _scene = scene;
+
+  _group = new THREE.Group();
+  _group.position.set(0, EARTH_Y, 0);
+  _group.rotation.z = EARTH_AXIAL_TILT;
+
+  // Surface shader
+  _surfaceMat = new THREE.ShaderMaterial({
+    uniforms: {
+      uTime:       { value: 0.0 },
+      uOceanColor: { value: new THREE.Color(NEXUS.theme.earthOcean) },
+      uLandColor:  { value: new THREE.Color(NEXUS.theme.earthLand) },
+      uGlowColor:  { value: new THREE.Color(NEXUS.theme.earthGlow) },
+    },
+    vertexShader:   _vertexShader,
+    fragmentShader: _fragmentShader,
+    transparent: true,
+    depthWrite:  false,
+    side:        THREE.FrontSide,
+  });
+
+  const earthMesh = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.SphereGeometry(EARTH_RADIUS, 64, 32), _surfaceMat);
+  earthMesh.userData.zoomLabel = 'Planet Earth';
+  _group.add(earthMesh);
+
+  // Lat/lon grid
+  const lineMat = new THREE.LineBasicMaterial({ color: 0x2266bb, transparent: true, opacity: 0.30 });
+  const r = EARTH_RADIUS + 0.015;
+  const SEG = 64;
+
+  for (let lat = -60; lat <= 60; lat += 30) {
+    const phi = lat * (Math.PI / 180);
+    const pts = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i <= SEG; i++) {
+      const th = (i / SEG) * Math.PI * 2;
+      pts.push(new THREE.Vector3(Math.cos(phi)*Math.cos(th)*r, Math.sin(phi)*r, Math.cos(phi)*Math.sin(th)*r));
+    }
+    _group.add(new THREE.Line(new THREE.BufferGeometry().setFromPoints(pts), lineMat));
+  }
+  for (let lon = 0; lon < 360; lon += 30) {
+    const th = lon * (Math.PI / 180);
+    const pts = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i <= SEG; i++) {
+      const phi = (i / SEG) * Math.PI - Math.PI / 2;
+      pts.push(new THREE.Vector3(Math.cos(phi)*Math.cos(th)*r, Math.sin(phi)*r, Math.cos(phi)*Math.sin(th)*r));
+    }
+    _group.add(new THREE.Line(new THREE.BufferGeometry().setFromPoints(pts), lineMat));
+  }
+
+  // Atmosphere shell
+  _group.add(new THREE.Mesh(
+    new THREE.SphereGeometry(EARTH_RADIUS * 1.14, 32, 16),
+    new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
+      color: NEXUS.theme.earthAtm, transparent: true, opacity: 0.07,
+      side: THREE.BackSide, depthWrite: false, blending: THREE.AdditiveBlending,
+    })
+  ));
+
+  // Glow light
+  _group.add(new THREE.PointLight(NEXUS.theme.earthGlow, 0.4, 25));
+
+  _group.traverse(obj => {
+    if (obj.isMesh || obj.isLine) obj.userData.zoomLabel = 'Planet Earth';
+  });
+
+  // Tether beam to platform
+  const beamPts = [
+    new THREE.Vector3(0, EARTH_Y - EARTH_RADIUS * 1.15, 0),
+    new THREE.Vector3(0, 0.5, 0),
+  ];
+  scene.add(new THREE.Line(
+    new THREE.BufferGeometry().setFromPoints(beamPts),
+    new THREE.LineBasicMaterial({
+      color: NEXUS.theme.earthGlow, transparent: true, opacity: 0.08,
+      depthWrite: false, blending: THREE.AdditiveBlending,
+    })
+  ));
+
+  scene.add(_group);
+
+  subscribe(update);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} elapsed
+ * @param {number} delta
+ */
+export function update(elapsed, delta) {
+  if (!_group) return;
+
+  // Tether rotation speed to commit activity
+  const activity = state.totalActivity();
+  const speed = ROTATION_SPEED_BASE + activity * (ROTATION_SPEED_MAX - ROTATION_SPEED_BASE);
+  _group.rotation.y += speed * delta;
+
+  // Update shader time uniform for scan line animation
+  _surfaceMat.uniforms.uTime.value = elapsed;
+}
+
+export function dispose() {
+  if (_group) _scene.remove(_group);
+  if (_surfaceMat) _surfaceMat.dispose();
+}
diff --git a/modules/panels/heatmap.js b/modules/panels/heatmap.js
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+++ b/modules/panels/heatmap.js
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+// modules/panels/heatmap.js — Commit heatmap floor overlay
+// Canvas-texture circle on the glass platform floor.
+// Each agent occupies a polar sector; recent commits make that sector glow brighter.
+// Activity decays over 24 h (driven by state.zoneIntensity, written by data/gitea.js).
+//
+// Data category: DATA-TETHERED AESTHETIC
+// Data source: state.zoneIntensity (populated from Gitea commits API by data/gitea.js)
+
+import * as THREE from 'three';
+import { state } from '../core/state.js';
+import { NEXUS } from '../core/theme.js';
+import { subscribe } from '../core/ticker.js';
+
+export const HEATMAP_ZONES = [
+  { name: 'Claude',     color: [255, 100,  60], authorMatch: /^claude$/i,   angleDeg:   0 },
+  { name: 'Timmy',      color: [ 60, 160, 255], authorMatch: /^timmy/i,      angleDeg:  90 },
+  { name: 'Kimi',       color: [ 60, 255, 140], authorMatch: /^kimi/i,       angleDeg: 180 },
+  { name: 'Perplexity', color: [200,  60, 255], authorMatch: /^perplexity/i, angleDeg: 270 },
+];
+
+const HEATMAP_SIZE = 512;
+const HEATMAP_ZONE_SPAN_RAD = Math.PI / 2; // 90° per zone
+const GLASS_RADIUS = 4.55; // matches terrain/island.js platform radius
+
+let _canvas, _ctx, _texture, _mesh;
+let _scene;
+
+function _draw() {
+  const cx = HEATMAP_SIZE / 2;
+  const cy = HEATMAP_SIZE / 2;
+  const r  = cx * 0.96;
+
+  _ctx.clearRect(0, 0, HEATMAP_SIZE, HEATMAP_SIZE);
+  _ctx.save();
+  _ctx.beginPath();
+  _ctx.arc(cx, cy, r, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+  _ctx.clip();
+
+  for (const zone of HEATMAP_ZONES) {
+    const intensity = state.zoneIntensity[zone.name] || 0;
+    if (intensity < 0.01) continue;
+
+    const [rr, gg, bb] = zone.color;
+    const baseRad  = zone.angleDeg * (Math.PI / 180);
+    const startRad = baseRad - HEATMAP_ZONE_SPAN_RAD / 2;
+    const endRad   = baseRad + HEATMAP_ZONE_SPAN_RAD / 2;
+    const gx = cx + Math.cos(baseRad) * r * 0.55;
+    const gy = cy + Math.sin(baseRad) * r * 0.55;
+
+    const grad = _ctx.createRadialGradient(gx, gy, 0, gx, gy, r * 0.75);
+    grad.addColorStop(0,    `rgba(${rr},${gg},${bb},${0.65 * intensity})`);
+    grad.addColorStop(0.45, `rgba(${rr},${gg},${bb},${0.25 * intensity})`);
+    grad.addColorStop(1,    `rgba(${rr},${gg},${bb},0)`);
+
+    _ctx.beginPath();
+    _ctx.moveTo(cx, cy);
+    _ctx.arc(cx, cy, r, startRad, endRad);
+    _ctx.closePath();
+    _ctx.fillStyle = grad;
+    _ctx.fill();
+
+    if (intensity > 0.05) {
+      const lx = cx + Math.cos(baseRad) * r * 0.62;
+      const ly = cy + Math.sin(baseRad) * r * 0.62;
+      _ctx.font = `bold ${Math.round(13 * intensity + 7)}px ${NEXUS.theme.fontMono}`;
+      _ctx.fillStyle = `rgba(${rr},${gg},${bb},${Math.min(intensity * 1.2, 0.9)})`;
+      _ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+      _ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
+      _ctx.fillText(zone.name, lx, ly);
+    }
+  }
+
+  _ctx.restore();
+  _texture.needsUpdate = true;
+}
+
+/** @param {THREE.Scene} scene */
+export function init(scene) {
+  _scene = scene;
+
+  _canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+  _canvas.width  = HEATMAP_SIZE;
+  _canvas.height = HEATMAP_SIZE;
+  _ctx = _canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+  _texture = new THREE.CanvasTexture(_canvas);
+
+  const mat = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
+    map:       _texture,
+    transparent: true,
+    opacity:   0.9,
+    depthWrite: false,
+    blending:  THREE.AdditiveBlending,
+    side:      THREE.DoubleSide,
+  });
+
+  _mesh = new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.CircleGeometry(GLASS_RADIUS, 64), mat);
+  _mesh.rotation.x = -Math.PI / 2;
+  _mesh.position.y = 0.005;
+  _mesh.userData.zoomLabel = 'Activity Heatmap';
+  scene.add(_mesh);
+
+  // Draw initial empty state
+  _draw();
+
+  subscribe(update);
+}
+
+let _lastDrawElapsed = 0;
+const REDRAW_INTERVAL = 0.5; // redraw at most every 500 ms (data changes slowly)
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} elapsed
+ * @param {number} _delta
+ */
+export function update(elapsed, _delta) {
+  if (elapsed - _lastDrawElapsed < REDRAW_INTERVAL) return;
+  _lastDrawElapsed = elapsed;
+  _draw();
+}
+
+export function dispose() {
+  if (_mesh) { _scene.remove(_mesh); _mesh.geometry.dispose(); _mesh.material.dispose(); }
+  if (_texture) _texture.dispose();
+}
diff --git a/modules/panels/lora-panel.js b/modules/panels/lora-panel.js
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/panels/lora-panel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+// modules/panels/lora-panel.js — LoRA Adapter Status holographic panel
+// Shows the model training / LoRA fine-tuning adapter status.
+// Displayed as HONEST-OFFLINE: no adapters are deployed. Panel shows empty state.
+// Will render real adapters when state.loraAdapters is populated in the future.
+//
+// Data category: HONEST-OFFLINE
+// Data source: — (no LoRA adapters deployed; shows "NO ADAPTERS DEPLOYED")
+
+import * as THREE from 'three';
+import { NEXUS } from '../core/theme.js';
+import { subscribe } from '../core/ticker.js';
+
+const PANEL_POS  = new THREE.Vector3(-10.5, 4.5, 2.5);
+const LORA_ACCENT  = NEXUS.theme.loraAccent;
+const LORA_ACTIVE  = NEXUS.theme.loraActive;
+const LORA_OFFLINE = NEXUS.theme.loraInactive;
+const FONT         = NEXUS.theme.fontMono;
+
+let _group, _sprite, _scene;
+
+/**
+ * Builds the LoRA panel canvas texture.
+ * @param {{ adapters: Array }|null} data
+ * @returns {THREE.CanvasTexture}
+ */
+function _makeTexture(data) {
+  const W = 420, H = 260;
+  const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+  canvas.width  = W;
+  canvas.height = H;
+  const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+  ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelBg;
+  ctx.fillRect(0, 0, W, H);
+
+  ctx.strokeStyle = LORA_ACCENT;
+  ctx.lineWidth = 2;
+  ctx.strokeRect(1, 1, W - 2, H - 2);
+  ctx.strokeStyle = LORA_ACCENT;
+  ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+  ctx.globalAlpha = 0.3;
+  ctx.strokeRect(4, 4, W - 8, H - 8);
+  ctx.globalAlpha = 1.0;
+
+  ctx.font = `bold 14px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = LORA_ACCENT;
+  ctx.textAlign = 'left';
+  ctx.fillText('MODEL TRAINING', 14, 24);
+
+  ctx.font = `10px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#664488';
+  ctx.fillText('LoRA ADAPTERS', 14, 38);
+
+  ctx.strokeStyle = '#2a1a44';
+  ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+  ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(14, 46); ctx.lineTo(W - 14, 46); ctx.stroke();
+
+  const adapters = data && Array.isArray(data.adapters) ? data.adapters : [];
+
+  if (adapters.length === 0) {
+    // Honest empty state
+    ctx.font = `bold 18px ${FONT}`;
+    ctx.fillStyle = LORA_OFFLINE;
+    ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+    ctx.fillText('NO ADAPTERS DEPLOYED', W / 2, H / 2 + 10);
+    ctx.font = `11px ${FONT}`;
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#223344';
+    ctx.fillText('Adapters will appear here when trained', W / 2, H / 2 + 36);
+    return new THREE.CanvasTexture(canvas);
+  }
+
+  // Active count header
+  const activeCount = adapters.filter(a => a.active).length;
+  ctx.font = `bold 13px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = LORA_ACTIVE;
+  ctx.textAlign = 'right';
+  ctx.fillText(`${activeCount}/${adapters.length} ACTIVE`, W - 14, 26);
+  ctx.textAlign = 'left';
+
+  // Adapter rows
+  const ROW_H = 44;
+  adapters.forEach((adapter, i) => {
+    const rowY = 50 + i * ROW_H;
+    const col  = adapter.active ? LORA_ACTIVE : LORA_OFFLINE;
+
+    ctx.beginPath();
+    ctx.arc(22, rowY + 12, 6, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+    ctx.fillStyle = col;
+    ctx.fill();
+
+    ctx.font = `bold 13px ${FONT}`;
+    ctx.fillStyle = adapter.active ? '#ddeeff' : '#445566';
+    ctx.fillText(adapter.name, 36, rowY + 16);
+
+    ctx.font = `10px ${FONT}`;
+    ctx.fillStyle = NEXUS.theme.panelDim;
+    ctx.textAlign = 'right';
+    ctx.fillText(adapter.base, W - 14, rowY + 16);
+    ctx.textAlign = 'left';
+
+    if (adapter.active) {
+      const BX = 36, BW = W - 80, BY = rowY + 22, BH = 5;
+      ctx.fillStyle = '#0a1428';
+      ctx.fillRect(BX, BY, BW, BH);
+      ctx.fillStyle = col;
+      ctx.globalAlpha = 0.7;
+      ctx.fillRect(BX, BY, BW * (adapter.strength || 0), BH);
+      ctx.globalAlpha = 1.0;
+    }
+
+    if (i < adapters.length - 1) {
+      ctx.strokeStyle = '#1a0a2a';
+      ctx.lineWidth = 1;
+      ctx.beginPath(); ctx.moveTo(14, rowY + ROW_H - 2); ctx.lineTo(W - 14, rowY + ROW_H - 2); ctx.stroke();
+    }
+  });
+
+  return new THREE.CanvasTexture(canvas);
+}
+
+function _buildSprite(data) {
+  if (_sprite) {
+    _group.remove(_sprite);
+    if (_sprite.material.map) _sprite.material.map.dispose();
+    _sprite.material.dispose();
+    _sprite = null;
+  }
+  const texture  = _makeTexture(data);
+  const material = new THREE.SpriteMaterial({ map: texture, transparent: true, opacity: 0.93, depthWrite: false });
+  _sprite = new THREE.Sprite(material);
+  _sprite.scale.set(6.0, 3.6, 1);
+  _sprite.position.copy(PANEL_POS);
+  _sprite.userData = {
+    baseY:      PANEL_POS.y,
+    floatPhase: 1.1,
+    floatSpeed: 0.14,
+    zoomLabel:  'Model Training — LoRA Adapters',
+  };
+  _group.add(_sprite);
+}
+
+/** @param {THREE.Scene} scene */
+export function init(scene) {
+  _scene = scene;
+  _group = new THREE.Group();
+  scene.add(_group);
+
+  // Honest empty state on init — no adapters deployed
+  _buildSprite({ adapters: [] });
+
+  subscribe(update);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} elapsed
+ * @param {number} _delta
+ */
+export function update(elapsed, _delta) {
+  if (_sprite) {
+    const ud = _sprite.userData;
+    _sprite.position.y = ud.baseY + Math.sin(elapsed * ud.floatSpeed + ud.floatPhase) * 0.12;
+  }
+}
+
+export function dispose() {
+  if (_group) _scene.remove(_group);
+}
diff --git a/modules/panels/sovereignty.js b/modules/panels/sovereignty.js
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/panels/sovereignty.js
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+// modules/panels/sovereignty.js — Sovereignty Meter holographic arc gauge
+// Floating arc gauge above the platform showing the current sovereignty score.
+// Reads from state.sovereignty (populated by data/loaders.js via sovereignty-status.json).
+// The assessment is MANUAL — the panel always labels itself as such.
+//
+// Data category: REAL (manual assessment)
+// Data source: state.sovereignty (sovereignty-status.json via data/loaders.js)
+
+import * as THREE from 'three';
+import { state } from '../core/state.js';
+import { NEXUS } from '../core/theme.js';
+import { subscribe } from '../core/ticker.js';
+
+const FONT = NEXUS.theme.fontMono;
+
+// Defaults shown before data loads
+let _score = 85;
+let _label = 'Mostly Sovereign';
+let _assessmentType = 'MANUAL';
+
+let _group, _arcMesh, _arcMat, _light, _spriteMat, _scene;
+let _lastSovereignty = null;
+
+function _scoreColor(score) {
+  if (score >= 80) return NEXUS.theme.sovereignHighHex;
+  if (score >= 40) return NEXUS.theme.sovereignMidHex;
+  return NEXUS.theme.sovereignLowHex;
+}
+
+function _scoreColorStr(score) {
+  if (score >= 80) return NEXUS.theme.sovereignHigh;
+  if (score >= 40) return NEXUS.theme.sovereignMid;
+  return NEXUS.theme.sovereignLow;
+}
+
+function _buildArcGeo(score) {
+  return new THREE.TorusGeometry(1.6, 0.1, 8, 64, (score / 100) * Math.PI * 2);
+}
+
+function _buildMeterTexture(score, label, assessmentType) {
+  const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+  canvas.width  = 256;
+  canvas.height = 128;
+  const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+  const col = _scoreColorStr(score);
+
+  ctx.clearRect(0, 0, 256, 128);
+
+  ctx.font = `bold 52px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = col;
+  ctx.textAlign = 'center';
+  ctx.fillText(`${score}%`, 128, 50);
+
+  ctx.font = `16px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#8899bb';
+  ctx.fillText(label.toUpperCase(), 128, 74);
+
+  ctx.font = `11px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#445566';
+  ctx.fillText('SOVEREIGNTY', 128, 94);
+
+  ctx.font = `9px ${FONT}`;
+  ctx.fillStyle = '#334455';
+  ctx.fillText('MANUAL ASSESSMENT', 128, 112);
+
+  return new THREE.CanvasTexture(canvas);
+}
+
+function _applyScore(score, label, assessmentType) {
+  _score = score;
+  _label = label;
+  _assessmentType = assessmentType;
+
+  _arcMesh.geometry.dispose();
+  _arcMesh.geometry = _buildArcGeo(score);
+
+  const col = _scoreColor(score);
+  _arcMat.color.setHex(col);
+  _light.color.setHex(col);
+
+  if (_spriteMat.map) _spriteMat.map.dispose();
+  _spriteMat.map = _buildMeterTexture(score, label, assessmentType);
+  _spriteMat.needsUpdate = true;
+}
+
+/** @param {THREE.Scene} scene */
+export function init(scene) {
+  _scene = scene;
+
+  _group = new THREE.Group();
+  _group.position.set(0, 3.8, 0);
+
+  // Background ring
+  const bgMat = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({ color: 0x0a1828, transparent: true, opacity: 0.5 });
+  _group.add(new THREE.Mesh(new THREE.TorusGeometry(1.6, 0.1, 8, 64), bgMat));
+
+  // Score arc
+  _arcMat = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
+    color: _scoreColor(_score),
+    transparent: true,
+    opacity: 0.9,
+  });
+  _arcMesh = new THREE.Mesh(_buildArcGeo(_score), _arcMat);
+  _arcMesh.rotation.z = Math.PI / 2; // arc starts at 12 o'clock
+  _group.add(_arcMesh);
+
+  // Glow light
+  _light = new THREE.PointLight(_scoreColor(_score), 0.7, 6);
+  _group.add(_light);
+
+  // Sprite label
+  _spriteMat = new THREE.SpriteMaterial({
+    map: _buildMeterTexture(_score, _label, _assessmentType),
+    transparent: true,
+    depthWrite: false,
+  });
+  const sprite = new THREE.Sprite(_spriteMat);
+  sprite.scale.set(3.2, 1.6, 1);
+  _group.add(sprite);
+
+  scene.add(_group);
+  _group.traverse(obj => {
+    if (obj.isMesh || obj.isSprite) obj.userData.zoomLabel = 'Sovereignty Meter';
+  });
+
+  subscribe(update);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @param {number} _elapsed
+ * @param {number} _delta
+ */
+export function update(_elapsed, _delta) {
+  if (state.sovereignty && state.sovereignty !== _lastSovereignty) {
+    const { score, label, assessment_type } = state.sovereignty;
+    const s = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, typeof score === 'number' ? score : _score));
+    const l = typeof label === 'string' ? label : _label;
+    const t = typeof assessment_type === 'string' ? assessment_type : 'MANUAL';
+    _applyScore(s, l, t);
+    _lastSovereignty = state.sovereignty;
+  }
+}
+
+export function dispose() {
+  if (_group) _scene.remove(_group);
+  if (_spriteMat.map) _spriteMat.map.dispose();
+}