Merge pull request 'Harden mobile camera and gallery recovery' (#66 ) from timmy/11-mobile-capture-recovery into main

Merge nightly mobile capture recovery for issue #11 after exact-head review and green gates
ci: retry transient runner port collision
2026-08-26 12:19:21 +00:00 · 2026-08-26 08:10:55 +00:00 · 2026-08-26 08:07:30 +00:00 · 2026-08-21 15:04:43 +00:00 · 2026-08-21 15:01:05 +00:00 · 2026-08-21 14:54:11 +00:00
25 changed files with 1357 additions and 22 deletions
--- a/.gitea/workflows/quality.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/quality.yml
@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ jobs:
      - name: Install browser
        run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
      - name: Unit and security tests
-        run: npm test
+        run: |
+          npm test
+          python3 tests/staging-deploy.test.py -v
      - name: Mobile browser acceptance
        run: |
          npm start > /tmp/timmy-server.log 2>&1 &
@ -48,10 +50,13 @@ jobs:
          done
          npm run test:ui
          npm run test:photo
+          npm run test:mobile-capture
          npm run test:sleek
      - name: Dependency audit
        run: npm audit --audit-level=high
      - name: Syntax checks
-        run: npm run check:syntax
+        run: |
+          npm run check:syntax
+          node --check tests/staging.acceptance.mjs
      - name: Diff hygiene
        run: npm run check:diff
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ python3 scripts/build_release.py

 The builder clones the committed `main` tree into an isolated directory, runs unit/security and both mobile acceptance suites, audits dependencies, checks syntax and secrets, excludes model weights and sensitive/generated media, records a vertical feature demonstration from the working app, fully decodes and probes that MP4, and writes checksummed source/video artifacts plus `manifest.json` under `/root/timmy-releases/`. It refuses dirty or non-`main` source trees.

+## Promote or roll back private staging
+
+The standard-library deployment tool verifies the declared archive SHA-256 before tar parsing, rejects unsafe or secret-bearing members, creates one immutable `releases/<40-character-commit>` directory, and atomically repoints `current`. Restart, bounded commit-specific health, or synthetic mobile smoke failures restore and verify the prior release automatically.
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/deploy_staging.py --dry-run promote --tag TAG --archive FILE --sha256 HASH --commit FULL_COMMIT
+sudo python3 scripts/deploy_staging.py promote --tag TAG --archive FILE --sha256 HASH --commit FULL_COMMIT
+python3 scripts/deploy_staging.py status
+sudo python3 scripts/deploy_staging.py rollback --commit PRIOR_FULL_COMMIT
+```
+
+Commands are fixed argv arrays executed with `shell=False`; JSON argv overrides and `--root` exist for rootless fixtures. See [the staging runbook](docs/STAGING-RUNBOOK.md) for host prerequisites, mode-600 environment injection, Caddy validation, smoke credentials, logs, backups, removal, and the explicit no-live-change boundary.
+
 ## Run with the self-hosted open-weight path

 ```bash
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { bucketForBristolType, buildTimmySummary, detectUrgentFlags, detectUrgentText, exportLedger, hasUrgentLedgerContext, importLedger, photoQualityMessage, sanitizeEntry, urgentChatMessage } from './src/domain.js';
 import { mergeVisualSuggestion } from './src/analysis.js';

-const runtimeConfig = window.__TIMMY_CONFIG__ || { basePath: '/', stagingLabel: '' };
+const runtimeConfig = {
+  basePath: document.querySelector('meta[name="timmy-base-path"]')?.content || '/',
+  stagingLabel: document.querySelector('meta[name="timmy-staging-label"]')?.content || '',
+};
 const BASE_PATH = runtimeConfig.basePath || '/';
 const APP_ROOT = BASE_PATH === '/' ? '/' : `${BASE_PATH}/`;
 function appPath(path='') { return `${APP_ROOT}${String(path).replace(/^\/+/, '')}`; }
@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ function visionStatusHtml(){
 return '<div class="model-status offline">○ Vision worker offline · manual logging is still available</div>';
 }
 function photoFirstBody(mode,error=''){
- if(mode==='pick')return `${visionStatusHtml()}<div class="scan-hero"><img src="${appPath('assets/timmy.svg')}" alt="Timmy"><h3>One photo. Two useful suggestions.</h3><p>Timmy can suggest the visible Bristol form and color. A camera cannot know urgency, pain, symptoms, or a diagnosis.</p></div><label class="photo-capture" for="ai-photo"><b>📷</b><strong>Take or choose a photo</strong><span>JPEG, PNG, or WebP · compressed before analysis</span><input id="ai-photo" type="file" accept="image/*" capture="environment"></label><button class="btn btn-ghost btn-wide section" id="manual-from-scan">Continue without AI</button>`;
+ if(mode==='pick')return `${visionStatusHtml()}<div class="scan-hero"><img src="${appPath('assets/timmy.svg')}" alt="Timmy"><h3>One photo. Two useful suggestions.</h3><p>Timmy can suggest the visible Bristol form and color. A camera cannot know urgency, pain, symptoms, or a diagnosis.</p></div>${error?`<p class="capture-status" role="status">${esc(error)}</p>`:''}<div class="capture-choice-grid"><label class="photo-capture" for="camera-photo"><b>📷</b><strong>Take photo</strong><span>Use the rear camera</span><input id="camera-photo" type="file" accept="image/*" capture="environment"></label><label class="photo-capture" for="gallery-photo"><b>▧</b><strong>Choose from gallery</strong><span>JPEG, PNG, or WebP</span><input id="gallery-photo" type="file" accept="image/*"></label></div><button class="btn btn-ghost btn-wide section" id="manual-from-scan">Continue without AI</button>`;
 if(mode==='ready'){const processingCopy=visionStatus?.profile==='selfhost'?'Timmy’s server does not save it. The compressed copy stays on Timmy’s self-hosted model server.':'Timmy’s server does not save it. Your configured AI provider processes it under that provider’s terms.';return `${visionStatusHtml()}<img class="photo-preview scan-preview" src="${photoDataUrl}" alt="Photo awaiting AI analysis"><p class="quality-note">${esc(photoHint)}</p><div class="consent-card"><label class="check"><input id="ai-consent" type="checkbox"><span><strong>Send this compressed copy for one-time AI analysis.</strong><br>${processingCopy}</span></label></div><button class="btn btn-primary btn-wide" id="analyze-photo" disabled>Analyze visible form + color</button><button class="btn btn-ghost btn-wide section" id="retake-photo">Use another photo</button>`;}
 if(mode==='analyzing')return `<div class="analyzing"><img src="${appPath('assets/timmy.svg')}" alt="Timmy"><div class="spinner" aria-hidden="true"></div><h3>Timmy is looking at form and color…</h3><p>Not symptoms. Not disease. Not whether Taco Bell was a strategic error.</p></div>`;
 if(mode==='error')return `<div class="scan-result needs-input"><b>↻</b><h3>Timmy couldn’t analyze that safely.</h3><p>${esc(error||'Continue manually or try a clearer photo.')}</p></div><button class="btn btn-primary btn-wide" id="manual-from-scan">Fill it out manually</button><button class="btn btn-ghost btn-wide section" id="retake-photo">Try another photo</button>`;
@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ function photoFirstBody(mode,error=''){
 function showPhotoFirst(mode='pick',error=''){
 photoFirstMode=mode;
 document.querySelector('.sheet-backdrop')?.remove();const wrap=document.createElement('div');wrap.className='sheet-backdrop';wrap.innerHTML=`<section class="sheet scan-sheet" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="scan-title"><div class="sheet-handle"></div><div class="sheet-header"><div><span class="eyebrow">Photo-first log</span><h2 id="scan-title">${mode==='result'?'Review Timmy’s suggestion':mode==='analyzing'?'Analyzing privately':'Start with the camera'}</h2></div><button class="icon-btn" id="close-sheet" aria-label="Close">×</button></div>${photoFirstBody(mode,error)}</section>`;document.body.append(wrap);document.querySelector('#close-sheet').onclick=()=>wrap.remove();wrap.onclick=e=>{if(e.target===wrap)wrap.remove()};
- const file=document.querySelector('#ai-photo');if(file)file.onchange=handleAiPhoto;
+ document.querySelectorAll('#camera-photo,#gallery-photo').forEach(file=>{file.onchange=handleAiPhoto;file.addEventListener('cancel',()=>showPhotoFirst('pick','Camera or photo picker closed. If permission was denied, allow camera access in browser settings, choose from the gallery, or continue without AI.'))});
 const consent=document.querySelector('#ai-consent'),analyze=document.querySelector('#analyze-photo');if(consent&&analyze)consent.onchange=()=>analyze.disabled=!consent.checked||visionStatus?.providerReady===false;if(analyze)analyze.onclick=runAiAnalysis;
 document.querySelector('#retake-photo')?.addEventListener('click',()=>{photoDataUrl='';photoHint='';aiSuggestion=null;showPhotoFirst('pick')});
 document.querySelector('#manual-from-scan')?.addEventListener('click',()=>{aiSuggestion=null;showLogStep(1)});
@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ async function runAiAnalysis(){showPhotoFirst('analyzing');try{const response=aw
 function openLogger(){form=draft();photoDataUrl='';photoHint='';aiSuggestion=null;showLogStep(1)}
 function showLogStep(step){
  document.querySelector('.sheet-backdrop')?.remove();
-  const wrap=document.createElement('div');wrap.className='sheet-backdrop';wrap.innerHTML=`<section class="sheet" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="log-title"><div class="sheet-handle"></div><div class="sheet-header"><div><span class="eyebrow">Step ${step} of 3</span><h2 id="log-title">${step===1?'Pick the closest form':step===2?'Add useful context':'Safety check'}</h2></div><button class="icon-btn" id="close-sheet" aria-label="Close">×</button></div><div class="progress"><i style="width:${step*33.34}%"></i></div>${stepBody(step)}</section>`;document.body.append(wrap);
+  const wrap=document.createElement('div');wrap.className='sheet-backdrop';wrap.innerHTML=`<section class="sheet" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="log-title"><div class="sheet-handle"></div><div class="sheet-header"><div><span class="eyebrow">Step ${step} of 3</span><h2 id="log-title">${step===1?'Pick the closest form':step===2?'Add useful context':'Safety check'}</h2></div><button class="icon-btn" id="close-sheet" aria-label="Close">×</button></div><div class="progress"><i class="progress-step-${step}"></i></div>${stepBody(step)}</section>`;document.body.append(wrap);
  document.querySelector('#close-sheet').onclick=()=>wrap.remove();wrap.onclick=e=>{if(e.target===wrap)wrap.remove()};bindStep(step);
 }
 function stepBody(step){
--- a/artifacts/selfhost-photo-first-mobile.png
+++ b/artifacts/selfhost-photo-first-mobile.png
--- a/deploy/Caddyfile.staging.example
+++ b/deploy/Caddyfile.staging.example
@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Example complete site used for validation. Merge only the reviewed handles into
+# the existing forge site. Route order is security-sensitive.
+forge.example.invalid {
+	encode zstd gzip
+
+	@git path /git /git/*
+	handle @git {
+		reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:3000
+	}
+
+	handle_path /timmy-staging/* {
+		basic_auth {
+			staging {$TIMMY_STAGING_PASSWORD_HASH}
+		}
+		request_body {
+			max_size 8MB
+		}
+		header {
+			X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"
+			X-Frame-Options "DENY"
+			Referrer-Policy "no-referrer"
+			Permissions-Policy "camera=(self), microphone=(), geolocation=()"
+			Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; img-src 'self' data: blob:; style-src 'self'; script-src 'self'; connect-src 'self'; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'self'; frame-ancestors 'none'; form-action 'self'"
+			-Server
+		}
+		# handle_path strips the public prefix exactly once. Reconstruct it for
+		# Timmy because its validated base-path router must see that same prefix.
+		rewrite * /timmy-staging{uri}
+		reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:4174
+	}
+
+	# Existing Gitea catchall belongs after the private staging route.
+	handle {
+		reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:3000
+	}
+}
--- a/deploy/timmy-staging.env.example
+++ b/deploy/timmy-staging.env.example
@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copy with: sudo install -m 600 deploy/timmy-staging.env.example /etc/timmy-staging.env
+# Replace release identity for every promotion. Keep this file root-owned and out of archives.
+HOST=127.0.0.1
+PORT=4174
+TIMMY_BASE_PATH=/timmy-staging
+TIMMY_STAGING_LABEL=true
+TIMMY_RELEASE_TAG=CHANGE_ME
+TIMMY_RELEASE_COMMIT=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
+TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED=false
+TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED=false
+NODE_ENV=production
--- a/deploy/timmy-staging.service
+++ b/deploy/timmy-staging.service
@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Timmy private staging service
+Documentation=file:/opt/timmy-staging/current/docs/STAGING-RUNBOOK.md
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=timmy-staging
+Group=timmy-staging
+UMask=0077
+WorkingDirectory=/opt/timmy-staging/current
+Environment=NODE_ENV=production
+Environment=HOST=127.0.0.1
+Environment=PORT=4174
+Environment=TIMMY_BASE_PATH=/timmy-staging
+Environment=TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED=false
+Environment=TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED=false
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/timmy-staging.env
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/env TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED=false TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED=false /usr/local/lib/timmy-staging/node server.mjs
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5s
+TimeoutStartSec=30s
+TimeoutStopSec=15s
+KillSignal=SIGTERM
+
+# Filesystem and privilege boundary. Only state is writable.
+NoNewPrivileges=true
+PrivateTmp=true
+PrivateDevices=true
+ProtectSystem=strict
+ProtectHome=true
+ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/timmy-staging
+StateDirectory=timmy-staging
+StateDirectoryMode=0700
+RestrictSUIDSGID=true
+LockPersonality=true
+RestrictNamespaces=true
+ProtectKernelTunables=true
+ProtectKernelModules=true
+ProtectKernelLogs=true
+ProtectControlGroups=true
+ProtectClock=true
+ProtectHostname=true
+CapabilityBoundingSet=
+AmbientCapabilities=
+
+# Process, syscall, network, and resource boundary.
+RestrictRealtime=true
+RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_UNIX AF_INET AF_INET6
+SystemCallArchitectures=native
+SystemCallFilter=@system-service
+SystemCallFilter=~@privileged @resources
+ProtectProc=invisible
+ProcSubset=pid
+TasksMax=64
+MemoryMax=512M
+CPUQuota=100%
+LimitNOFILE=1024
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
--- a/docs/STAGING-RUNBOOK.md
+++ b/docs/STAGING-RUNBOOK.md
@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# Timmy private staging runbook
+
+This runbook is a reviewed host template, not approval to change a live host. Apply it only in a separately approved provisioning change. Staging is Phase 1: Hermes Agent and vision are off.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Linux host with Node.js 22, systemd, and Caddy.
+- Existing HTTPS origin and Gitea route inventory.
+- A reviewed 40-character commit, source archive, and SHA-256 receipt from the release manifest.
+- Root only for one-time account/unit/config installation; promotions use the narrowest available sudo policy.
+- A fresh Caddy password hash delivered outside Git. Never put the password or hash in shell history, release notes, screenshots, or this repository.
+
+Confirm that `127.0.0.1:4174` is unused. Do not copy `.env`, credentials, model weights, raw media, or a mutable Git checkout into a release.
+
+## DNS and URL
+
+No DNS change is required for the approved subpage deployment. The private URL is `https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/timmy-staging/`. Caddy remains the only public listener; Node binds only to `127.0.0.1:4174`. Verify `/git/` before and after any separately approved Caddy reload.
+
+## Install
+
+These commands are reference commands for an approved maintenance window; they have not been run by this change:
+
+```bash
+NODE_SOURCE="$(readlink -f "$(command -v node)")"
+"$NODE_SOURCE" --version  # must report v22.x before installation
+sudo install -D -o root -g root -m 755 "$NODE_SOURCE" /usr/local/lib/timmy-staging/node
+/usr/local/lib/timmy-staging/node --version
+sudo useradd --system --home-dir /nonexistent --no-create-home --shell /usr/sbin/nologin timmy-staging
+sudo install -d -o root -g root -m 755 /opt/timmy-staging/releases
+sudo install -d -o timmy-staging -g timmy-staging -m 700 /var/lib/timmy-staging
+sudo install -o root -g root -m 644 deploy/timmy-staging.service /etc/systemd/system/timmy-staging.service
+sudo install -o root -g root -m 600 deploy/timmy-staging.env.example /etc/timmy-staging.env
+sudo chmod 600 /etc/timmy-staging.env
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+```
+
+Edit only `TIMMY_RELEASE_TAG` and `TIMMY_RELEASE_COMMIT` for the selected artifact. The unit deliberately applies `TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED=false` and `TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED=false` on the `ExecStart` command after loading the environment file, so values in that file cannot enable either subsystem. Leave the loopback host, port, and base path unchanged. The environment file must stay root-owned mode 600 and absent from release archives. The copied Node 22 executable is root-owned at `/usr/local/lib/timmy-staging/node`, outside every home directory, so `ProtectHome=true` remains enforceable; replace it only through a separately reviewed Node upgrade.
+
+Generate Caddy basic-auth material interactively (for example, `caddy hash-password`) and inject it as `TIMMY_STAGING_PASSWORD_HASH`; do not commit the output. Merge the staging handle before the existing catchall, validate a temporary complete config, then use `caddy reload` rather than restarting unrelated services.
+
+## Promote an immutable release
+
+First inspect without mutation:
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/deploy_staging.py --dry-run promote \
+  --tag daily-YYYY-MM-DD.N --archive /secure/inbox/timmy.tar.gz \
+  --sha256 64_LOWERCASE_HEX_CHARACTERS --commit 40_LOWERCASE_HEX_CHARACTERS
+```
+
+Then run the same command without `--dry-run`. Promotion opens only a non-symlink regular source, copies it while hashing into a mode-400 file in a private temporary directory, and inspects and extracts only that verified copy before cleaning it. It rejects unsafe members and forbidden artifacts, extracts once to `/opt/timmy-staging/releases/<commit>`, and never overwrites that directory. It atomically swaps `current`, restarts only `timmy-staging.service`, checks bounded health, and invokes `npm run test:staging-smoke` as an argv array with `shell=False`. Restart, health, or smoke failure automatically restores and verifies the prior symlink. If there is no prior release, the tool removes `current` and stops the service instead of restarting it against a missing path; the failed release remains unreferenced as inert immutable evidence for operator review.
+
+The operator must update `/etc/timmy-staging.env` release identity to the same reviewed tag and commit before promotion. A narrow wrapper/sudo policy may set the smoke environment without granting arbitrary command execution:
+
+```bash
+export TIMMY_STAGING_URL=https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/timmy-staging/
+export TIMMY_STAGING_USER=staging
+# Read TIMMY_STAGING_PASSWORD from an approved secret channel; never paste it here.
+sudo -E python3 scripts/deploy_staging.py promote --tag "$TAG" --archive "$ARCHIVE" --sha256 "$SHA256" --commit "$COMMIT"
+```
+
+## Smoke test
+
+The promotion runs the synthetic 390×844 Playwright suite. It checks edge auth, build identity, one dominant photo action, manual save, urgent-language interception, Journal visibility, export, no horizontal overflow, browser errors, and suspicious secret-bearing responses. It must never use a real stool photo or medical record.
+
+For an explicit rerun:
+
+```bash
+TIMMY_STAGING_URL=https://forge.alexanderwhitestone.com/timmy-staging/ \
+TIMMY_EXPECT_RELEASE_TAG="$TAG" TIMMY_EXPECT_RELEASE_COMMIT="$COMMIT" \
+TIMMY_STAGING_USER=staging TIMMY_STAGING_PASSWORD="$(secret-reader)" \
+npm run test:staging-smoke
+```
+
+Also verify `curl --fail http://127.0.0.1:4174/timmy-staging/api/healthz`, authenticated public health, unauthenticated HTTP 401, `/git/`, and that no wildcard/public listener owns port 4174.
+
+## Status and logs
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/deploy_staging.py status
+sudo systemctl status timmy-staging.service
+sudo journalctl -u timmy-staging.service --since today --no-pager
+# Only after an approved environment-file change:
+sudo systemctl restart timmy-staging.service
+```
+
+Health and logs may show bounded release identity, but must not show environment values, cookies, passwords, tokens, session data, filesystem secrets, or raw user content.
+
+## Rollback
+
+List reviewed immutable commit directories, choose the known-good receipt, dry-run, then roll back:
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/deploy_staging.py --dry-run rollback --commit 40_LOWERCASE_HEX_CHARACTERS
+sudo python3 scripts/deploy_staging.py rollback --commit 40_LOWERCASE_HEX_CHARACTERS
+```
+
+Rollback atomically repoints `current`, restarts only Timmy, and verifies commit-specific loopback health. If rollback verification fails, the tool restores the release that was current when rollback began. Never repoint the symlink manually while the service is running.
+
+## Backup
+
+Browser journal data is local to each browser and is not server state. Before host maintenance, back up only operator-owned receipts and any explicitly required `/var/lib/timmy-staging` state with root-only permissions. Release archives should be recoverable from their verified release source; do not back up `/etc/timmy-staging.env` into a general artifact store. Test restore procedures without live credentials.
+
+## Template validation
+
+```bash
+node --test tests/staging-config.test.js
+systemd-analyze verify deploy/timmy-staging.service
+HASH="$(caddy hash-password --plaintext validation-only-password)"
+TIMMY_STAGING_PASSWORD_HASH="$HASH" caddy validate --config deploy/Caddyfile.staging.example --adapter caddyfile
+python3 -m py_compile scripts/deploy_staging.py
+```
+
+Use only a disposable validation hash. Validation does not authorize installation or reload.
+
+## Remove staging
+
+In a separately approved maintenance window: disable and stop only `timmy-staging.service`; remove only the reviewed Caddy staging handle and validate/reload Caddy; verify `/git/`; remove the unit and run `systemctl daemon-reload`; archive required receipts; then remove `/opt/timmy-staging` and `/var/lib/timmy-staging`. Delete the dedicated locked user last. Do not delete shared Caddy, Gitea, TLS, or browser data.
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
  "private": true,
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
-    "test": "node --test tests/domain.test.js tests/analysis.test.js tests/vision-service.test.js tests/vision-config.test.js tests/hermes-agent-service.test.js tests/agent-gateway.acceptance.test.js tests/staging-health.test.js tests/service-worker-runtime.test.js tests/training-ingest.test.js tests/ci-workflow.test.js tests/product-decisions.test.js tests/release-demo.test.js tests/selfhost-bootstrap.test.js",
+    "test": "node --test tests/domain.test.js tests/analysis.test.js tests/vision-service.test.js tests/vision-config.test.js tests/hermes-agent-service.test.js tests/agent-gateway.acceptance.test.js tests/staging-health.test.js tests/service-worker-runtime.test.js tests/training-ingest.test.js tests/ci-workflow.test.js tests/product-decisions.test.js tests/release-demo.test.js tests/selfhost-bootstrap.test.js tests/staging-config.test.js",
    "test:ui": "node tests/ui.acceptance.mjs",
    "test:photo": "node tests/photo-first.acceptance.mjs",
+    "test:mobile-capture": "node tests/mobile-capture.acceptance.mjs",
    "test:sleek": "node tests/sleek-chat.acceptance.mjs",
-    "check:syntax": "node --check app.js && node --check server.mjs && node --check service-worker.js && node --check src/analysis.js && node --check src/domain.js && node --check src/hermes-agent-service.js && node --check src/vision-config.js && node --check src/vision-service.js && node --check scripts/record_release_demo.mjs && bash -n scripts/bootstrap_selfhost_smolvlm.sh && bash -n scripts/run_selfhost_smolvlm.sh && python3 -m py_compile scripts/ingest_training_photo.py scripts/build_release.py",
+    "test:staging-smoke": "node tests/staging.acceptance.mjs",
+    "check:syntax": "node --check app.js && node --check server.mjs && node --check service-worker.js && node --check src/analysis.js && node --check src/domain.js && node --check src/hermes-agent-service.js && node --check src/vision-config.js && node --check src/vision-service.js && node --check scripts/record_release_demo.mjs && node --check tests/staging.acceptance.mjs && bash -n scripts/bootstrap_selfhost_smolvlm.sh && bash -n scripts/run_selfhost_smolvlm.sh && python3 -m py_compile scripts/ingest_training_photo.py scripts/build_release.py scripts/deploy_staging.py",
    "check:diff": "bash scripts/check_diff.sh",
    "start": "node server.mjs"
  },
--- a/scripts/build_release.py
+++ b/scripts/build_release.py
@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ def main() -> int:
                raise SystemExit("Acceptance server did not become ready")
            run(["npm", "run", "test:ui"], tree)
            run(["npm", "run", "test:photo"], tree)
+            run(["npm", "run", "test:mobile-capture"], tree)
            run(["npm", "run", "test:sleek"], tree)
            demo_raw = release_dir / f"timmy-talking-turd-{version}-demo.raw.webm"
            demo_env = dict(server_env)
@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ def main() -> int:
        contact_sheet = release_dir / f"timmy-talking-turd-{version}-demo-contact-sheet.jpg"
        run(["ffmpeg", "-y", "-v", "error", "-i", str(demo), "-vf", "fps=1/2,scale=180:-1,tile=4x3:padding=4:margin=4", "-frames:v", "1", str(contact_sheet)], tree)
        run(["npm", "audit", "--audit-level=high"], tree)
-        for file in ("app.js", "server.mjs", "service-worker.js", "src/analysis.js", "src/domain.js", "src/hermes-agent-service.js", "src/vision-config.js", "src/vision-service.js"):
+        for file in ("app.js", "server.mjs", "service-worker.js", "src/analysis.js", "src/domain.js", "src/hermes-agent-service.js", "src/vision-config.js", "src/vision-service.js", "tests/staging.acceptance.mjs"):
            run(["node", "--check", file], tree)
        run(["bash", "-n", "scripts/bootstrap_selfhost_smolvlm.sh"], tree)
        run(["bash", "-n", "scripts/run_selfhost_smolvlm.sh"], tree)
--- a/scripts/deploy_staging.py
+++ b/scripts/deploy_staging.py
@ -0,0 +1,433 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Promote and roll back immutable Timmy staging release archives safely."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import hashlib
+import json
+import os
+from pathlib import Path, PurePosixPath
+import re
+import secrets
+import shutil
+import stat
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tarfile
+import tempfile
+import time
+from typing import Callable, Sequence
+import urllib.error
+import urllib.request
+
+COMMIT_RE = re.compile(r"^[0-9a-f]{40}$")
+TAG_RE = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]{0,79}$")
+SHA256_RE = re.compile(r"^[0-9a-f]{64}$")
+FORBIDDEN_SUFFIXES = (".pem", ".key", ".p12", ".pfx", ".gguf", ".bin", ".safetensors", ".onnx", ".pyc")
+FORBIDDEN_COMPONENTS = {".env", ".git", ".ssh", "secrets", "credentials", "__pycache__"}
+FORBIDDEN_PREFIXES = (("video",), ("artifacts",), ("research", "source-pages"))
+
+
+class DeploymentError(RuntimeError):
+    """A bounded, operator-safe deployment failure."""
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class DeploymentConfig:
+    root: Path
+    restart_command: tuple[str, ...]
+    stop_command: tuple[str, ...]
+    smoke_command: tuple[str, ...]
+    health_url: str
+    command_timeout: float = 180.0
+    health_timeout: float = 30.0
+    max_members: int = 10_000
+    max_member_bytes: int = 50 * 1024 * 1024
+    max_total_bytes: int = 250 * 1024 * 1024
+
+    @property
+    def releases(self) -> Path:
+        return self.root / "releases"
+
+    @property
+    def current(self) -> Path:
+        return self.root / "current"
+
+
+RunCommand = Callable[..., subprocess.CompletedProcess]
+HealthCheck = Callable[[str, str, float], dict]
+
+
+def _validate_identity(tag: str, commit: str, expected_sha256: str) -> None:
+    if not TAG_RE.fullmatch(tag):
+        raise DeploymentError("tag must be 1-80 safe release characters")
+    if not COMMIT_RE.fullmatch(commit):
+        raise DeploymentError("commit must be exactly 40 lowercase hexadecimal characters")
+    if not SHA256_RE.fullmatch(expected_sha256):
+        raise DeploymentError("SHA-256 must be exactly 64 lowercase hexadecimal characters")
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def _verified_archive_copy(source_path: Path, expected_sha256: str):
+    """Copy and hash an untrusted regular archive once, then yield the private copy."""
+    source_fd = -1
+    flags = os.O_RDONLY | getattr(os, "O_CLOEXEC", 0) | getattr(os, "O_NOFOLLOW", 0) | getattr(os, "O_NONBLOCK", 0)
+    try:
+        source_fd = os.open(source_path, flags)
+        if not stat.S_ISREG(os.fstat(source_fd).st_mode):
+            raise DeploymentError("archive source must be a regular file, not a symlink or special file")
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="timmy-verified-archive-") as private_dir:
+            private_path = Path(private_dir) / "archive"
+            digest = hashlib.sha256()
+            with os.fdopen(source_fd, "rb", closefd=True) as source:
+                source_fd = -1
+                with private_path.open("xb") as destination:
+                    for chunk in iter(lambda: source.read(1024 * 1024), b""):
+                        digest.update(chunk)
+                        destination.write(chunk)
+                    destination.flush()
+                    os.fsync(destination.fileno())
+            private_path.chmod(0o400)
+            if digest.hexdigest() != expected_sha256:
+                raise DeploymentError("archive SHA-256 mismatch; refusing extraction")
+            yield private_path
+    except DeploymentError:
+        raise
+    except OSError as error:
+        raise DeploymentError(f"cannot stage archive: {error.strerror or 'I/O error'}") from error
+    finally:
+        if source_fd >= 0:
+            os.close(source_fd)
+
+
+def _safe_parts(name: str) -> tuple[str, ...]:
+    if not name or "\\" in name or "\x00" in name or name.startswith("/") or "//" in name:
+        raise DeploymentError(f"unsafe archive path: {name!r}")
+    path = PurePosixPath(name)
+    if path.is_absolute() or any(part in ("", ".", "..") for part in path.parts):
+        raise DeploymentError(f"unsafe archive path: {name!r}")
+    return path.parts
+
+
+def _is_forbidden(parts: tuple[str, ...]) -> bool:
+    lowered = tuple(part.lower() for part in parts)
+    basename = lowered[-1]
+    return (
+        any(part in FORBIDDEN_COMPONENTS or part.startswith(".env.") for part in lowered)
+        or basename in {"id_rsa", "id_ed25519", "authorized_keys"}
+        or basename.endswith(FORBIDDEN_SUFFIXES)
+        or any(lowered[:len(prefix)] == prefix for prefix in FORBIDDEN_PREFIXES)
+    )
+
+
+def inspect_archive(archive_path: Path, config: DeploymentConfig) -> tuple[list[tarfile.TarInfo], str | None]:
+    """Validate every tar entry and return members plus a common wrapper directory."""
+    try:
+        with tarfile.open(archive_path, mode="r:*") as archive:
+            members = archive.getmembers()
+    except (OSError, tarfile.TarError) as error:
+        raise DeploymentError("archive is not a readable tar file") from error
+    if not members:
+        raise DeploymentError("archive is empty")
+    if len(members) > config.max_members:
+        raise DeploymentError("archive member count exceeds configured limit")
+    total = 0
+    all_parts: list[tuple[str, ...]] = []
+    for member in members:
+        parts = _safe_parts(member.name)
+        all_parts.append(parts)
+        if not (member.isdir() or member.isreg()):
+            raise DeploymentError(f"unsupported archive member type: {member.name}")
+        if member.size < 0 or member.size > config.max_member_bytes:
+            raise DeploymentError(f"archive member size exceeds configured limit: {member.name}")
+        total += member.size
+        if total > config.max_total_bytes:
+            raise DeploymentError("archive expanded size exceeds configured limit")
+    common_root = all_parts[0][0] if all(parts[0] == all_parts[0][0] for parts in all_parts) else None
+    if common_root and _is_forbidden((common_root,)):
+        raise DeploymentError(f"forbidden archive artifact: {common_root}")
+    for parts in all_parts:
+        relative = parts[1:] if common_root else parts
+        if not relative:
+            continue
+        if _is_forbidden(relative):
+            raise DeploymentError(f"forbidden archive artifact: {'/'.join(relative)}")
+    return members, common_root
+
+
+def _extract_validated(archive_path: Path, destination: Path, members: list[tarfile.TarInfo], common_root: str | None) -> None:
+    with tarfile.open(archive_path, mode="r:*") as archive:
+        for member in members:
+            parts = _safe_parts(member.name)
+            relative = parts[1:] if common_root else parts
+            if not relative:
+                continue
+            target = destination.joinpath(*relative)
+            if member.isdir():
+                target.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True, mode=0o755)
+                continue
+            target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True, mode=0o755)
+            source = archive.extractfile(member)
+            if source is None:
+                raise DeploymentError(f"could not read archive member: {member.name}")
+            with source, target.open("xb") as output:
+                shutil.copyfileobj(source, output, length=1024 * 1024)
+            target.chmod(0o755 if member.mode & 0o111 else 0o644)
+
+
+def _ensure_deployment_root(config: DeploymentConfig, *, create: bool) -> None:
+    if config.root.is_symlink():
+        raise DeploymentError("deployment root must not be a symlink")
+    if config.root.exists() and not config.root.is_dir():
+        raise DeploymentError("deployment root is not a directory")
+    if create:
+        config.root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True, mode=0o755)
+        if config.root.is_symlink() or not config.root.is_dir():
+            raise DeploymentError("deployment root is not a safe directory")
+
+
+def _ensure_releases_directory(config: DeploymentConfig, *, create: bool) -> None:
+    _ensure_deployment_root(config, create=create)
+    if config.releases.is_symlink():
+        raise DeploymentError("releases directory must not be a symlink")
+    if config.releases.exists() and not config.releases.is_dir():
+        raise DeploymentError("releases directory is not a directory")
+    if create:
+        config.releases.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True, mode=0o755)
+
+
+def _current_commit(config: DeploymentConfig) -> str | None:
+    _ensure_releases_directory(config, create=False)
+    if not config.current.is_symlink():
+        if config.current.exists():
+            raise DeploymentError("current exists but is not a symlink")
+        return None
+    target = os.readlink(config.current)
+    target_path = Path(target)
+    resolved = (config.current.parent / target_path).resolve() if not target_path.is_absolute() else target_path.resolve()
+    try:
+        relative = resolved.relative_to(config.releases.resolve())
+    except ValueError as error:
+        raise DeploymentError("current symlink escapes the releases directory") from error
+    if len(relative.parts) != 1 or not COMMIT_RE.fullmatch(relative.name) or not resolved.is_dir():
+        raise DeploymentError("current symlink does not name a valid immutable release")
+    return relative.name
+
+
+def _atomic_point(config: DeploymentConfig, commit: str | None) -> None:
+    _ensure_releases_directory(config, create=False)
+    if config.current.exists() and not config.current.is_symlink():
+        raise DeploymentError("current exists but is not a symlink")
+    temporary = config.root / f".current-{os.getpid()}-{secrets.token_hex(6)}"
+    try:
+        if commit is None:
+            config.current.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            return
+        temporary.symlink_to(Path("releases") / commit)
+        os.replace(temporary, config.current)
+    finally:
+        temporary.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+
+def _run_argv(argv: Sequence[str], **options) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
+    if not argv:
+        raise DeploymentError("configured command must be a non-empty argv array")
+    timeout = float(options.get("timeout", 180.0))
+    return subprocess.run(list(argv), check=True, text=True, capture_output=True, shell=False, timeout=timeout)
+
+
+def poll_health(url: str, expected_commit: str, timeout: float) -> dict:
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + timeout
+    while True:
+        remaining = deadline - time.monotonic()
+        if remaining <= 0:
+            raise DeploymentError("health check deadline expired")
+        try:
+            request = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"accept": "application/json"})
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=min(2.0, remaining)) as response:
+                raw = response.read(65_537)
+                if len(raw) > 65_536:
+                    raise DeploymentError("health response exceeded 64 KiB")
+                payload = json.loads(raw)
+                if response.status == 200 and payload.get("ok") is True and payload.get("commit") == expected_commit:
+                    return payload
+        except DeploymentError:
+            raise
+        except (OSError, urllib.error.URLError, json.JSONDecodeError, AttributeError):
+            pass
+        time.sleep(min(0.2, max(0.0, deadline - time.monotonic())))
+
+
+def _verify(config: DeploymentConfig, commit: str, run_command: RunCommand, health_check: HealthCheck, *, smoke: bool) -> None:
+    run_command(config.restart_command, check=True, text=True, capture_output=True, shell=False, timeout=config.command_timeout)
+    health_check(config.health_url, commit, config.health_timeout)
+    if smoke:
+        run_command(config.smoke_command, check=True, text=True, capture_output=True, shell=False, timeout=config.command_timeout)
+
+
+def promote(*, config: DeploymentConfig, tag: str, archive: Path, expected_sha256: str, commit: str,
+            run_command: RunCommand = _run_argv, health_check: HealthCheck = poll_health) -> dict:
+    archive = Path(archive)
+    _validate_identity(tag, commit, expected_sha256)
+    _ensure_deployment_root(config, create=False)
+    with _verified_archive_copy(archive, expected_sha256) as verified_archive:
+        members, common_root = inspect_archive(verified_archive, config)
+        final = config.releases / commit
+        if final.exists() or final.is_symlink():
+            raise DeploymentError(f"immutable release already exists: {commit}")
+        previous = _current_commit(config)
+        _ensure_releases_directory(config, create=True)
+        pending = config.releases / f".pending-{commit}-{secrets.token_hex(6)}"
+        if pending.exists() or pending.is_symlink():
+            raise DeploymentError("pending release boundary already exists")
+        pending.mkdir(mode=0o755)
+        if pending.is_symlink() or not pending.is_dir():
+            raise DeploymentError("pending release boundary is not a safe directory")
+        try:
+            _extract_validated(verified_archive, pending, members, common_root)
+            metadata = {"schemaVersion": 1, "tag": tag, "commit": commit, "sha256": expected_sha256}
+            (pending / ".timmy-release.json").write_text(json.dumps(metadata, sort_keys=True) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+            os.replace(pending, final)
+        except Exception:
+            shutil.rmtree(pending, ignore_errors=True)
+            raise
+    _atomic_point(config, commit)
+    try:
+        _verify(config, commit, run_command, health_check, smoke=True)
+    except Exception as error:
+        _atomic_point(config, previous)
+        try:
+            if previous is not None:
+                _verify(config, previous, run_command, health_check, smoke=False)
+            else:
+                run_command(config.stop_command, check=True, text=True, capture_output=True, shell=False, timeout=config.command_timeout)
+        except Exception as rollback_error:
+            raise DeploymentError("promotion verification failed and rollback verification also failed") from rollback_error
+        if previous is None:
+            raise DeploymentError("promotion verification failed; no prior release; service stopped") from error
+        raise DeploymentError("promotion verification failed; prior release restored") from error
+    return {"ok": True, "action": "promote", **metadata, "previousCommit": previous}
+
+
+def _validate_release_directory(config: DeploymentConfig, commit: str) -> Path:
+    release = config.releases / commit
+    if not release.is_dir() or release.is_symlink():
+        raise DeploymentError(f"release does not exist: {commit}")
+    metadata_path = release / ".timmy-release.json"
+    entrypoint = release / "server.mjs"
+    if metadata_path.is_symlink() or entrypoint.is_symlink() or not entrypoint.is_file():
+        raise DeploymentError("release metadata or entrypoint is invalid")
+    try:
+        metadata = json.loads(metadata_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError) as error:
+        raise DeploymentError("release metadata is missing or invalid") from error
+    if metadata.get("commit") != commit or not TAG_RE.fullmatch(str(metadata.get("tag", ""))):
+        raise DeploymentError("release metadata does not match requested commit")
+    return release
+
+
+def rollback(*, config: DeploymentConfig, commit: str, run_command: RunCommand = _run_argv,
+             health_check: HealthCheck = poll_health) -> dict:
+    if not COMMIT_RE.fullmatch(commit):
+        raise DeploymentError("commit must be exactly 40 lowercase hexadecimal characters")
+    _validate_release_directory(config, commit)
+    previous = _current_commit(config)
+    if previous == commit:
+        raise DeploymentError("requested release is already current")
+    _atomic_point(config, commit)
+    try:
+        _verify(config, commit, run_command, health_check, smoke=False)
+    except Exception as error:
+        _atomic_point(config, previous)
+        if previous is not None:
+            try:
+                _verify(config, previous, run_command, health_check, smoke=False)
+            except Exception as rollback_error:
+                raise DeploymentError("rollback failed and prior release could not be restored") from rollback_error
+        raise DeploymentError("rollback verification failed; prior release restored") from error
+    return {"ok": True, "action": "rollback", "commit": commit, "previousCommit": previous}
+
+
+def status(config: DeploymentConfig) -> dict:
+    commit = _current_commit(config)
+    if commit is None:
+        return {"ok": True, "active": False, "commit": None, "release": None}
+    metadata_path = config.releases / commit / ".timmy-release.json"
+    metadata = {}
+    try:
+        metadata = json.loads(metadata_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        pass
+    return {"ok": True, "active": True, "commit": commit, "release": metadata.get("tag"), "sha256": metadata.get("sha256")}
+
+
+def _json_argv(value: str, option: str) -> tuple[str, ...]:
+    try:
+        parsed = json.loads(value)
+    except json.JSONDecodeError as error:
+        raise DeploymentError(f"{option} must be a JSON argv array") from error
+    if not isinstance(parsed, list) or not parsed or not all(isinstance(item, str) and item for item in parsed):
+        raise DeploymentError(f"{option} must be a non-empty JSON argv array of strings")
+    return tuple(parsed)
+
+
+def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument("--root", type=Path, default=Path(os.environ.get("TIMMY_STAGING_ROOT", "/opt/timmy-staging")))
+    parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="validate and print the intended action without mutation or commands")
+    parser.add_argument("--restart-command", default=os.environ.get("TIMMY_STAGING_RESTART_COMMAND", '["systemctl","restart","timmy-staging.service"]'))
+    parser.add_argument("--stop-command", default=os.environ.get("TIMMY_STAGING_STOP_COMMAND", '["systemctl","stop","timmy-staging.service"]'))
+    parser.add_argument("--smoke-command", default=os.environ.get("TIMMY_STAGING_SMOKE_COMMAND", '["npm","run","test:staging-smoke"]'))
+    parser.add_argument("--health-url", default=os.environ.get("TIMMY_STAGING_HEALTH_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:4174/timmy-staging/api/healthz"))
+    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", required=True)
+    promote_parser = subparsers.add_parser("promote")
+    promote_parser.add_argument("--tag", required=True)
+    promote_parser.add_argument("--archive", required=True, type=Path)
+    promote_parser.add_argument("--sha256", required=True)
+    promote_parser.add_argument("--commit", required=True)
+    rollback_parser = subparsers.add_parser("rollback")
+    rollback_parser.add_argument("--commit", required=True)
+    subparsers.add_parser("status")
+    return parser
+
+
+def main(argv: Sequence[str] | None = None) -> int:
+    args = build_parser().parse_args(argv)
+    try:
+        config = DeploymentConfig(
+            root=args.root,
+            restart_command=_json_argv(args.restart_command, "restart command"),
+            stop_command=_json_argv(args.stop_command, "stop command"),
+            smoke_command=_json_argv(args.smoke_command, "smoke command"),
+            health_url=args.health_url,
+        )
+        if args.command == "status":
+            result = status(config)
+        elif args.command == "promote":
+            if args.dry_run:
+                _validate_identity(args.tag, args.commit, args.sha256)
+                _ensure_deployment_root(config, create=False)
+                with _verified_archive_copy(args.archive, args.sha256) as verified_archive:
+                    members, wrapper = inspect_archive(verified_archive, config)
+                result = {"ok": True, "dryRun": True, "action": "promote", "commit": args.commit, "tag": args.tag, "members": len(members), "wrapper": wrapper}
+            else:
+                result = promote(config=config, tag=args.tag, archive=args.archive, expected_sha256=args.sha256, commit=args.commit)
+        else:
+            if args.dry_run:
+                if not COMMIT_RE.fullmatch(args.commit):
+                    raise DeploymentError("rollback release does not exist or commit is invalid")
+                _validate_release_directory(config, args.commit)
+                result = {"ok": True, "dryRun": True, "action": "rollback", "commit": args.commit}
+            else:
+                result = rollback(config=config, commit=args.commit)
+        print(json.dumps(result, sort_keys=True))
+        return 0
+    except DeploymentError as error:
+        print(f"deploy_staging: {error}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
--- a/scripts/record_release_demo.mjs
+++ b/scripts/record_release_demo.mjs
@ -100,13 +100,35 @@ async function tap(selector, after = 650) {
  await sleep(after);
 }

+async function indicate(selector) {
+  const target = page.locator(selector).first();
+  const box = await target.boundingBox();
+  if (!box) throw new Error(`Missing demo target: ${selector}`);
+  await page.evaluate(({ x, y }) => {
+    document.querySelector('#demo-touch')?.remove();
+    const ring = document.createElement('div');
+    ring.id = 'demo-touch';
+    ring.style.left = `${x}px`;
+    ring.style.top = `${y}px`;
+    document.body.append(ring);
+    ring.animate([{ opacity: .2, transform: 'translate(-50%,-50%) scale(.55)' }, { opacity: 1, transform: 'translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1)' }], { duration: 400 });
+    setTimeout(() => ring.remove(), 550);
+  }, { x: box.x + box.width / 2, y: box.y + box.height / 2 });
+  await sleep(650);
+}
+
 await caption(`TIMMY ${version} • FEATURE DEMO`, 1200);
 await caption('Automated checks replay this synthetic path before review', 1200);
 await caption('One clear photo action. Manual logging stays one tap away.', 1500);
 await tap('[data-scan]', 450);
 await page.getByText(/Self-hosted model ready/i).waitFor();
 await caption('The pinned bootstrap verifies both model files before starting on private loopback', 1500);
-await page.locator('#ai-photo').setInputFiles('tests/fixtures/synthetic-type4.jpg');
+await indicate('label[for="camera-photo"]');
+await page.locator('#camera-photo').dispatchEvent('cancel');
+await page.getByText(/Camera or photo picker closed/i).waitFor();
+await caption('Camera closed cleanly — gallery and manual logging are still available', 1600);
+await indicate('label[for="gallery-photo"]');
+await page.locator('#gallery-photo').setInputFiles('tests/fixtures/synthetic-type4.jpg');
 await caption('Nothing uploads until explicit consent', 1100);
 await page.locator('#ai-consent').check();
 await tap('#analyze-photo', 450);
--- a/server.mjs
+++ b/server.mjs
@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const appRoot=basePath?`${basePath}/`:'/';
 const stagingLabel=process.env.TIMMY_STAGING_LABEL?`Staging · ${release} · ${commit.slice(0,12)}`:'';

 function sendJson(res,status,value){res.writeHead(status,{'content-type':'application/json; charset=utf-8','cache-control':'no-store','x-content-type-options':'nosniff'});res.end(JSON.stringify(value));}
+function escapeHtmlAttribute(value){return String(value).replace(/[&<>"]/g,character=>({'&':'&amp;','<':'&lt;','>':'&gt;','"':'&quot;'}[character]));}
 function readJson(req,maxBytes=6*1024*1024){return new Promise((resolve,reject)=>{let size=0,tooLarge=false;const chunks=[];req.on('data',chunk=>{size+=chunk.length;if(size>maxBytes){tooLarge=true;return}chunks.push(chunk)});req.on('end',()=>{if(tooLarge)return reject(new AgentGatewayError(413,'Request is too large.'));try{resolve(JSON.parse(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString('utf8')))}catch{return reject(new AgentGatewayError(400,'Invalid JSON request.'))}});req.on('error',reject)})}
 function cookie(req,name){for(const part of String(req.headers.cookie||'').split(';')){const [key,...value]=part.trim().split('=');if(key===name)return decodeURIComponent(value.join('='))}return ''}
 function requestOrigin(req){return String(req.headers.origin||'').replace(/\/$/,'')}
@ -71,8 +72,8 @@ http.createServer(async(req,res)=>{
  const info=await stat(path);if(info.isDirectory())path=join(path,'index.html');
  let body=await readFile(path);
  if(appPath==='/'||appPath==='/index.html'){
-   const browserConfig=JSON.stringify({basePath:publicBasePath,stagingLabel}).replace(/</g,'\\u003c');
-   body=body.toString('utf8').replace(/(["'])\//g,`$1${appRoot}`).replace('<head>',`<head>\n  <base href="${appRoot}">`).replace('<script type="module"',`<script>window.__TIMMY_CONFIG__=${browserConfig}</script>\n  <script type="module"`);
+   const configMeta=`<meta name="timmy-base-path" content="${escapeHtmlAttribute(publicBasePath)}">\n  <meta name="timmy-staging-label" content="${escapeHtmlAttribute(stagingLabel)}">`;
+   body=body.toString('utf8').replace(/(["'])\//g,`$1${appRoot}`).replace('<head>',`<head>\n  <base href="${appRoot}">\n  ${configMeta}`);
  }
  if(appPath==='/manifest.webmanifest'){
   const manifest=JSON.parse(body.toString('utf8'));manifest.start_url=appRoot;manifest.scope=appRoot;manifest.icons=manifest.icons.map(icon=>({...icon,src:`${appRoot}${icon.src.replace(/^\//,'')}`}));body=JSON.stringify(manifest);
--- a/src/vision-config.js
+++ b/src/vision-config.js
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function resolveVisionConfig(env = process.env) {
  if (!PROFILES[profile]) throw new Error('TIMMY_VISION_PROFILE must be hosted or selfhost.');
  const defaults = PROFILES[profile];
  const config = {
-    enabled: env.TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED !== '0',
+    enabled: !['0', 'false'].includes(String(env.TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED || '').toLowerCase()),
    profile,
    processor: defaults.processor,
    baseUrl: env.TIMMY_VISION_BASE_URL || defaults.baseUrl,
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ main{display:block}.eyebrow{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em;t
 .bottom-nav{position:fixed;left:50%;bottom:calc(10px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));transform:translateX(-50%);width:min(calc(100% - 24px),640px);height:68px;padding:5px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);background:rgba(255,253,249,.88);border:1px solid rgba(70,54,43,.12);border-radius:23px;box-shadow:0 16px 38px rgba(50,37,29,.18);backdrop-filter:blur(20px);z-index:20}.nav-btn{border:0;background:transparent;border-radius:18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:1px;color:var(--muted);font-size:11px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer}.nav-btn b{font-size:19px;line-height:1}.nav-btn.active{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;box-shadow:0 6px 14px rgba(33,29,26,.15)}
 .btn{min-height:50px;border:0;border-radius:16px;padding:0 17px;font-weight:800;cursor:pointer;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:8px}.btn:active{transform:scale(.98)}.btn:disabled{opacity:.45;cursor:not-allowed}.btn-primary{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}.btn-secondary{background:var(--teal-soft);color:var(--teal)}.btn-ghost{background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--line)}.btn-danger{background:var(--red);color:#fff}.btn-wide{width:100%}.row{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}.fine{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.45}.empty{text-align:center;padding:22px 10px;color:var(--muted)}.empty img{width:68px}.empty h3{color:var(--ink);margin-top:8px}.empty p{margin-bottom:0}
 .chat-page{display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-height:calc(100vh - 175px)}.chat-title{padding-bottom:8px}.agent-status{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;padding:11px 13px;background:rgba(255,253,250,.7);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:17px;margin-bottom:12px}.agent-status>i{width:10px;height:10px;border-radius:50%;background:#a9a39d;box-shadow:0 0 0 5px rgba(169,163,157,.13)}.agent-status.connected>i{background:#209479;box-shadow:0 0 0 5px rgba(32,148,121,.13)}.agent-status.locked>i{background:#d19b27}.agent-status strong,.agent-status small{display:block}.agent-status strong{font-size:13px}.agent-status small{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:2px}.conversation{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:23px;padding:13px;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(55,40,31,.05)}.chat{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:9px;min-height:195px;max-height:42vh;overflow:auto;padding:4px 1px 14px}.bubble{max-width:86%;padding:11px 13px;border-radius:17px;line-height:1.42;font-size:14px;white-space:pre-wrap}.bubble.timmy{align-self:flex-start;background:#efebe4;border-bottom-left-radius:5px}.bubble.user{align-self:flex-end;background:var(--teal);color:white;border-bottom-right-radius:5px}.thinking{display:flex;gap:4px}.thinking span{width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:#8b847d;animation:blink 1s infinite}.thinking span:nth-child(2){animation-delay:.15s}.thinking span:nth-child(3){animation-delay:.3s}@keyframes blink{50%{opacity:.25;transform:translateY(-2px)}}.composer{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 45px;gap:8px;align-items:end;background:#f0ece5;border-radius:18px;padding:6px}.composer textarea{border:0;background:transparent;resize:none;min-height:42px;max-height:110px;padding:10px 9px;outline:0;color:var(--ink)}.composer button{width:44px;height:44px;border:0;border-radius:14px;background:var(--ink);color:white;font-size:22px;cursor:pointer}.composer button:disabled{opacity:.4}.composer-note{font-size:10px;color:var(--muted);margin:7px 5px 0;line-height:1.35}.chat-error{font-size:12px;color:var(--red);margin:0 4px 8px}.safety-line{margin:13px 4px 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:11px;line-height:1.45}.safety-line strong{color:var(--ink)}.unlock-card{background:#fff8e6;border:1px solid #ead9a9;border-radius:20px;padding:14px;margin-bottom:12px}.unlock-card>label{display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;margin-bottom:7px}.unlock-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:8px}.unlock-card .fine{margin:8px 2px 0}
-.sheet-backdrop{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(28,22,18,.42);display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:center;z-index:50;padding-top:28px;backdrop-filter:blur(5px)}.sheet{width:min(100%,680px);max-height:94vh;overflow:auto;background:var(--surface);border-radius:28px 28px 0 0;padding:9px 18px calc(24px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));box-shadow:0 -15px 50px rgba(30,22,18,.2)}.sheet-handle{width:38px;height:4px;background:#d8d1c8;border-radius:999px;margin:2px auto 15px}.sheet-header{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:12px}.sheet-header h2{margin-top:4px}.icon-btn{width:44px;height:44px;border:0;border-radius:50%;background:#efebe5;font-size:24px;cursor:pointer}.progress{height:4px;background:#eee8df;border-radius:99px;margin:7px 0 18px;overflow:hidden}.progress i{height:100%;display:block;background:var(--teal)}
-.scan-hero{text-align:center;padding:3px 15px 12px}.scan-hero img{width:76px}.scan-hero h3{font-size:19px;margin:4px 0 7px}.scan-hero p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--muted)}.model-status{border-radius:14px;padding:9px 11px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:12px}.model-status.ready{background:var(--teal-soft);color:var(--teal)}.model-status.offline{background:var(--red-soft);color:var(--red)}.model-status.checking{background:#f0ece5;color:var(--muted)}.photo-capture{display:grid;place-items:center;text-align:center;border:1.5px dashed #b9aea1;border-radius:21px;padding:22px;background:#faf7f1;cursor:pointer}.photo-capture b{font-size:30px}.photo-capture strong{margin:6px 0 2px}.photo-capture span{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted)}.photo-capture input{display:none}.photo-preview{display:block;width:100%;max-height:250px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:18px;margin:10px 0}.quality-note{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}.consent-card{background:#f5f1e9;border-radius:18px;padding:12px;margin:12px 0}.check{display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start;padding:9px 0}.check input{width:20px;height:20px;accent-color:var(--teal);flex:0 0 auto}.check span{font-size:13px;line-height:1.4}.analyzing{text-align:center;padding:33px 10px}.analyzing img{width:86px}.spinner{width:32px;height:32px;border:3px solid var(--soft);border-top-color:var(--teal);border-radius:50%;animation:spin .8s linear infinite;margin:10px auto}@keyframes spin{to{transform:rotate(360deg)}}.analyzing p{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}.scan-result{background:var(--teal-soft);border-radius:20px;padding:17px;margin-bottom:13px}.scan-result.needs-input{background:#f2eee7;text-align:center}.scan-result.needs-input>b{font-size:28px}.scan-result p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.45;margin:9px 0 0}.ai-badge{font-size:10px;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--teal)}.suggestion-pair{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:9px;margin-top:12px}.suggestion-pair>div{background:var(--surface);padding:12px;border-radius:14px}.suggestion-pair small,.suggestion-pair strong{display:block}.suggestion-pair small{font-size:9px;color:var(--muted)}.suggestion-pair strong{font-size:18px;margin-top:2px}.ai-prefill{background:var(--teal-soft);border-radius:16px;padding:11px 13px;margin-bottom:12px}.ai-prefill strong,.ai-prefill small{display:block}.ai-prefill small{color:var(--muted);margin-top:3px}.choice-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:8px}.bristol{min-height:66px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#f7f3ed;border-radius:16px;padding:10px;text-align:left;cursor:pointer}.bristol strong,.bristol span{display:block}.bristol span{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:2px}.bristol.selected{background:var(--ink);color:white}.bristol.selected span{color:#ddd}.field{display:block;margin-bottom:15px}.field-label{display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;margin-bottom:6px}.input{width:100%;min-height:48px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;background:#f8f5ef;padding:10px 12px;color:var(--ink)}textarea.input{min-height:85px;resize:vertical}.range-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 37px;gap:10px;align-items:center}.range-row input{accent-color:var(--teal)}.range-val{width:37px;height:37px;border-radius:12px;background:var(--soft);display:grid;place-items:center;font-weight:800}.photo-drop{width:100%;background:#f3eee7}.symptoms{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.alert{background:var(--red-soft);border:1px solid #eec1ba;border-radius:16px;padding:13px;color:#75261f}.alert p{margin:5px 0 0;font-size:13px;line-height:1.4}
+.sheet-backdrop{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(28,22,18,.42);display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:center;z-index:50;padding-top:28px;backdrop-filter:blur(5px)}.sheet{width:min(100%,680px);max-height:94vh;overflow:auto;background:var(--surface);border-radius:28px 28px 0 0;padding:9px 18px calc(24px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));box-shadow:0 -15px 50px rgba(30,22,18,.2)}.sheet-handle{width:38px;height:4px;background:#d8d1c8;border-radius:999px;margin:2px auto 15px}.sheet-header{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-start;gap:12px}.sheet-header h2{margin-top:4px}.icon-btn{width:44px;height:44px;border:0;border-radius:50%;background:#efebe5;font-size:24px;cursor:pointer}.progress{height:4px;background:#eee8df;border-radius:99px;margin:7px 0 18px;overflow:hidden}.progress i{height:100%;display:block;background:var(--teal)}.progress-step-1{width:33.34%}.progress-step-2{width:66.68%}.progress-step-3{width:100%}
+.scan-hero{text-align:center;padding:3px 15px 12px}.scan-hero img{width:76px}.scan-hero h3{font-size:19px;margin:4px 0 7px}.scan-hero p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--muted)}.model-status{border-radius:14px;padding:9px 11px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:12px}.model-status.ready{background:var(--teal-soft);color:var(--teal)}.model-status.offline{background:var(--red-soft);color:var(--red)}.model-status.checking{background:#f0ece5;color:var(--muted)}.capture-choice-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:10px}.capture-status{background:var(--red-soft);color:var(--red);border-radius:14px;padding:10px 12px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4}.photo-capture{display:grid;place-items:center;text-align:center;border:1.5px dashed #b9aea1;border-radius:21px;padding:16px 10px;background:#faf7f1;cursor:pointer}.photo-capture b{font-size:30px}.photo-capture strong{margin:6px 0 2px}.photo-capture span{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted)}.photo-capture input{display:none}.photo-preview{display:block;width:100%;max-height:250px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:18px;margin:10px 0}.quality-note{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}.consent-card{background:#f5f1e9;border-radius:18px;padding:12px;margin:12px 0}.check{display:flex;gap:11px;align-items:flex-start;padding:9px 0}.check input{width:20px;height:20px;accent-color:var(--teal);flex:0 0 auto}.check span{font-size:13px;line-height:1.4}.analyzing{text-align:center;padding:33px 10px}.analyzing img{width:86px}.spinner{width:32px;height:32px;border:3px solid var(--soft);border-top-color:var(--teal);border-radius:50%;animation:spin .8s linear infinite;margin:10px auto}@keyframes spin{to{transform:rotate(360deg)}}.analyzing p{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}.scan-result{background:var(--teal-soft);border-radius:20px;padding:17px;margin-bottom:13px}.scan-result.needs-input{background:#f2eee7;text-align:center}.scan-result.needs-input>b{font-size:28px}.scan-result p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.45;margin:9px 0 0}.ai-badge{font-size:10px;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--teal)}.suggestion-pair{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:9px;margin-top:12px}.suggestion-pair>div{background:var(--surface);padding:12px;border-radius:14px}.suggestion-pair small,.suggestion-pair strong{display:block}.suggestion-pair small{font-size:9px;color:var(--muted)}.suggestion-pair strong{font-size:18px;margin-top:2px}.ai-prefill{background:var(--teal-soft);border-radius:16px;padding:11px 13px;margin-bottom:12px}.ai-prefill strong,.ai-prefill small{display:block}.ai-prefill small{color:var(--muted);margin-top:3px}.choice-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:8px}.bristol{min-height:66px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#f7f3ed;border-radius:16px;padding:10px;text-align:left;cursor:pointer}.bristol strong,.bristol span{display:block}.bristol span{font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:2px}.bristol.selected{background:var(--ink);color:white}.bristol.selected span{color:#ddd}.field{display:block;margin-bottom:15px}.field-label{display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;margin-bottom:6px}.input{width:100%;min-height:48px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;background:#f8f5ef;padding:10px 12px;color:var(--ink)}textarea.input{min-height:85px;resize:vertical}.range-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 37px;gap:10px;align-items:center}.range-row input{accent-color:var(--teal)}.range-val{width:37px;height:37px;border-radius:12px;background:var(--soft);display:grid;place-items:center;font-weight:800}.photo-drop{width:100%;background:#f3eee7}.symptoms{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.alert{background:var(--red-soft);border:1px solid #eec1ba;border-radius:16px;padding:13px;color:#75261f}.alert p{margin:5px 0 0;font-size:13px;line-height:1.4}
 .privacy-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:4px}.privacy-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:40px 1fr;gap:11px;padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.privacy-item:last-child{border-bottom:0}.privacy-item>b{width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:13px;background:var(--teal-soft);display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--teal)}.privacy-item h3{margin-bottom:4px}.privacy-item p,.source-list p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.45;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:5px}.source-list a{color:var(--teal)}.danger-zone{border-color:#e9c4bf}.toast{position:fixed;left:50%;bottom:96px;transform:translateX(-50%);background:var(--ink);color:white;border-radius:999px;padding:11px 16px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;z-index:100;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
 .staging-label{margin:8px auto 86px;text-align:center;color:var(--muted);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.03em;opacity:.72}
@media(min-width:560px){.app-shell{padding-inline:24px}.sleek-hero{padding-inline:10px}.choice-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}
--- a/tests/ci-workflow.test.js
+++ b/tests/ci-workflow.test.js
@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ test('Gitea CI gates pull requests and main with the reproducible quality suite'
  assert.match(workflow, /npm test/);
  assert.match(workflow, /npm run test:ui/);
  assert.match(workflow, /npm run test:photo/);
+  assert.match(workflow, /npm run test:mobile-capture/);
  assert.match(workflow, /npm run test:sleek/);
  assert.match(workflow, /npm audit --audit-level=high/);
  assert.match(workflow, /npm run check:syntax/);
@ -38,6 +39,19 @@ test('default unit suite includes the self-host bootstrap contract', async () =>
  assert.match(packageJson.scripts.test, /tests\/selfhost-bootstrap\.test\.js/);
 });

+test('staging smoke is an explicit syntax-gated promotion command, never a PR network call', async () => {
+  const [packageJson, workflow] = await Promise.all([
+    readFile(packagePath, 'utf8').then(JSON.parse),
+    readFile(workflowPath, 'utf8'),
+  ]);
+  assert.match(workflow, /python3 tests\/staging-deploy\.test\.py -v/);
+  assert.match(packageJson.scripts.test, /tests\/staging-config\.test\.js/);
+  assert.equal(packageJson.scripts['test:staging-smoke'], 'node tests/staging.acceptance.mjs');
+  assert.match(packageJson.scripts['check:syntax'], /node --check tests\/staging\.acceptance\.mjs/);
+  assert.match(workflow, /node --check tests\/staging\.acceptance\.mjs/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(workflow, /test:staging-smoke|TIMMY_STAGING_URL/);
+});
+
 test('diff hygiene checks only the pull request or latest commit range', async () => {
  const script = await readFile(diffCheckPath, 'utf8');

--- a/tests/mobile-capture.acceptance.mjs
+++ b/tests/mobile-capture.acceptance.mjs
@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { chromium } from 'playwright';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+const browser = await chromium.launch({ headless: true });
+const viewports = [
+  { name: '390x844', width: 390, height: 844 },
+  { name: 'iPhone 15 class', width: 393, height: 852 },
+];
+
+for (const viewport of viewports) {
+  const context = await browser.newContext({
+    viewport: { width: viewport.width, height: viewport.height },
+    deviceScaleFactor: 2,
+    serviceWorkers: 'block',
+  });
+  const page = await context.newPage();
+  let analysisRequests = 0;
+  await page.route('**/api/vision-status', route => route.fulfill({
+    status: 200,
+    contentType: 'application/json',
+    body: JSON.stringify({ enabled: true, profile: 'selfhost', providerReady: true, model: 'synthetic-test-model' }),
+  }));
+  await page.route('**/api/analyze', route => {
+    analysisRequests += 1;
+    return route.abort();
+  });
+
+  await page.goto('http://127.0.0.1:4173', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+  await page.locator('[data-scan]').click();
+
+  const camera = page.locator('#camera-photo');
+  const gallery = page.locator('#gallery-photo');
+  assert.equal(await camera.getAttribute('capture'), 'environment', `${viewport.name}: camera input uses the rear camera`);
+  assert.equal(await gallery.getAttribute('capture'), null, `${viewport.name}: gallery input does not force camera capture`);
+  assert.equal(await page.getByText('Take photo', { exact: true }).isVisible(), true);
+  assert.equal(await page.getByText('Choose from gallery', { exact: true }).isVisible(), true);
+
+  await camera.dispatchEvent('cancel');
+  assert.match(await page.locator('[role="status"]').innerText(), /camera.*closed|permission.*denied/i);
+  assert.equal(await page.getByText('Continue without AI', { exact: true }).isVisible(), true);
+  assert.equal(analysisRequests, 0, `${viewport.name}: cancellation never uploads`);
+
+  await page.locator('#gallery-photo').setInputFiles({
+    name: 'corrupt-synthetic.jpg',
+    mimeType: 'image/jpeg',
+    buffer: Buffer.from('not an image'),
+  });
+  assert.match(await page.locator('.scan-result').innerText(), /could not be read/i);
+  await page.getByText('Try another photo', { exact: true }).click();
+  await page.locator('#gallery-photo').setInputFiles('tests/fixtures/synthetic-type4.jpg');
+  assert.equal(await page.locator('#analyze-photo').isDisabled(), true);
+  assert.equal(await page.locator('#retake-photo').isVisible(), true);
+  assert.equal(analysisRequests, 0, `${viewport.name}: corrupt and unconsented photos never upload`);
+
+  await context.close();
+}
+
+await browser.close();
+console.log('PASS camera/gallery paths recover from cancellation at 390x844 and iPhone-class viewport without upload');
--- a/tests/photo-first.acceptance.mjs
+++ b/tests/photo-first.acceptance.mjs
@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ await page.locator('[data-scan]').click();
 await page.getByText(/Self-hosted model ready/i).waitFor();
 await page.screenshot({ path: 'artifacts/selfhost-photo-first-mobile.png', fullPage: false });
 assert.equal(await page.getByText('One photo. Two useful suggestions.').isVisible(), true);
-await page.locator('#ai-photo').setInputFiles('tests/fixtures/synthetic-type4.jpg');
+await page.locator('#gallery-photo').setInputFiles('tests/fixtures/synthetic-type4.jpg');
 assert.equal(await page.locator('#analyze-photo').isDisabled(), true);
 assert.match(await page.locator('.consent-card').innerText(), /self-hosted model server/i);
 assert.doesNotMatch(await page.locator('.consent-card').innerText(), /provider’s terms/i);
--- a/tests/release-demo.test.js
+++ b/tests/release-demo.test.js
@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ test('release demo visibly explains the CI-protected browser path without overst

  assert.match(demo, /Automated checks replay this synthetic path before review/);
  assert.match(demo, /One clear photo action\. Manual logging stays one tap away\./);
+  assert.match(demo, /Camera closed cleanly — gallery and manual logging are still available/);
+  assert.match(demo, /#camera-photo.*dispatchEvent\('cancel'\)/s);
+  assert.match(demo, /#gallery-photo.*synthetic-type4\.jpg/s);
  assert.match(demo, /tests\/fixtures\/synthetic-type4\.jpg/);
  assert.match(demo, /The pinned bootstrap verifies both model files before starting on private loopback/);
  assert.match(demo, /AI may suggest visible form, broad color, and image quality — never symptoms or diagnosis/);
@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ test('release demo visibly explains the CI-protected browser path without overst
 test('release builder gates the sleek shell, Hermes chat, and bootstrap syntax', async () => {
  const builder = await readFile(builderPath, 'utf8');
  assert.match(builder, /"test:sleek"/);
+  assert.match(builder, /"test:mobile-capture"/);
  assert.match(builder, /"sleek_hermes_chat_acceptance": "passed"/);
  assert.match(builder, /Sleek three-destination shell/);
  assert.match(builder, /"bash", "-n", "scripts\/bootstrap_selfhost_smolvlm\.sh"/);
--- a/tests/sleek-chat.acceptance.mjs
+++ b/tests/sleek-chat.acceptance.mjs
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ await page.route('**/api/agent/chat', async route => {

 await page.goto(appUrl);
 await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
-assert.equal(await page.evaluate(() => window.__TIMMY_CONFIG__.basePath), expectedBasePath);
+assert.equal(await page.locator('meta[name="timmy-base-path"]').getAttribute('content'), expectedBasePath);
 assert.equal(await page.locator('.bottom-nav .nav-btn').count(), 3, 'primary navigation must have exactly three destinations');
 assert.equal(await page.locator('main .btn-primary:visible').count(), 1, 'home must expose one dominant primary action');
 assert.equal(await page.locator('[data-log]:visible').count(), 1, 'manual fallback remains available once without competing styling');
--- a/tests/staging-config.test.js
+++ b/tests/staging-config.test.js
@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
+
+const servicePath = new URL('../deploy/timmy-staging.service', import.meta.url);
+const envPath = new URL('../deploy/timmy-staging.env.example', import.meta.url);
+const caddyPath = new URL('../deploy/Caddyfile.staging.example', import.meta.url);
+const runbookPath = new URL('../docs/STAGING-RUNBOOK.md', import.meta.url);
+
+const literalSecret = /(password|token|secret|api[_-]?key)\s*[=:]\s*(?!\$\{|<|CHANGE_ME|false|$)["']?[A-Za-z0-9/+_.-]{8,}/i;
+
+test('systemd template runs a dedicated loopback-only agent-disabled service', async () => {
+  const service = await readFile(servicePath, 'utf8');
+  for (const directive of [
+    'User=timmy-staging', 'Group=timmy-staging',
+    'WorkingDirectory=/opt/timmy-staging/current',
+    'EnvironmentFile=/etc/timmy-staging.env',
+    'Environment=HOST=127.0.0.1', 'Environment=PORT=4174',
+    'Environment=TIMMY_BASE_PATH=/timmy-staging',
+    'Environment=TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED=false',
+  ]) assert.match(service, new RegExp(`^${directive.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')}$`, 'm'), directive);
+  assert.match(service, /^ExecStart=\/usr\/bin\/env TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED=false TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED=false \/usr\/local\/lib\/timmy-staging\/node server\.mjs$/m);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(service, /ExecStart=\/usr\/(?:local\/)?bin\/node|0\.0\.0\.0|TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED=true/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(service, literalSecret);
+});
+
+test('systemd command-level environment keeps agent and vision disabled after EnvironmentFile overrides', async () => {
+  const service = await readFile(servicePath, 'utf8');
+  const environmentFileIndex = service.indexOf('EnvironmentFile=');
+  const execLine = service.match(/^ExecStart=(.+)$/m)?.[1];
+  assert.ok(execLine, 'ExecStart must exist');
+  assert.ok(environmentFileIndex < service.indexOf(`ExecStart=${execLine}`), 'EnvironmentFile must be loaded before command overrides');
+  const argv = execLine.trim().split(/\s+/);
+  assert.equal(argv.shift(), '/usr/bin/env');
+  const assignments = argv.filter(value => /^TIMMY_(?:AGENT|VISION)_ENABLED=/.test(value));
+  assert.deepEqual(assignments, ['TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED=false', 'TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED=false']);
+  const probe = spawnSync('/usr/bin/env', [
+    ...assignments, process.execPath, '-e',
+    'process.stdout.write(`${process.env.TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED},${process.env.TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED}`)',
+  ], { env: { ...process.env, TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED: 'true', TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED: 'true' }, encoding: 'utf8' });
+  assert.equal(probe.status, 0, probe.stderr);
+  assert.equal(probe.stdout, 'false,false');
+});
+
+test('systemd template applies filesystem privilege process and resource confinement', async () => {
+  const service = await readFile(servicePath, 'utf8');
+  for (const directive of [
+    'UMask=0077', 'NoNewPrivileges=true', 'PrivateTmp=true', 'PrivateDevices=true',
+    'ProtectSystem=strict', 'ProtectHome=true', 'ReadWritePaths=/var/lib/timmy-staging',
+    'RestrictSUIDSGID=true', 'LockPersonality=true', 'RestrictNamespaces=true',
+    'ProtectKernelTunables=true', 'ProtectKernelModules=true', 'ProtectKernelLogs=true',
+    'ProtectControlGroups=true', 'ProtectClock=true', 'ProtectHostname=true',
+    'CapabilityBoundingSet=', 'AmbientCapabilities=', 'RestrictRealtime=true',
+    'TasksMax=64', 'MemoryMax=512M', 'LimitNOFILE=1024',
+  ]) assert.match(service, new RegExp(`^${directive.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')}$`, 'm'), directive);
+  assert.equal((service.match(/^ReadWritePaths=/gm) || []).length, 1);
+});
+
+test('environment example is least privilege base-path staging configuration without credentials', async () => {
+  const env = await readFile(envPath, 'utf8');
+  for (const setting of [
+    'HOST=127.0.0.1', 'PORT=4174', 'TIMMY_BASE_PATH=/timmy-staging',
+    'TIMMY_STAGING_LABEL=true', 'TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED=false', 'TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED=false',
+  ]) assert.match(env, new RegExp(`^${setting.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')}$`, 'm'));
+  assert.match(env, /install -m 600/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(env, /TIMMY_AGENT_ACCESS_TOKEN|GITEA_TOKEN|OPENAI_API_KEY|COOKIE/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(env, literalSecret);
+});
+
+test('Caddy snippet isolates git and authenticates staging before a catchall', async () => {
+  const caddy = await readFile(caddyPath, 'utf8');
+  const git = caddy.indexOf('handle @git');
+  const staging = caddy.indexOf('handle_path /timmy-staging/*');
+  const catchall = caddy.indexOf('handle {');
+  assert.ok(git >= 0 && staging > git && catchall > staging, 'route order must be git, staging, catchall');
+  assert.match(caddy, /basic_auth/);
+  assert.match(caddy, /\{\$TIMMY_STAGING_PASSWORD_HASH\}/);
+  assert.match(caddy, /reverse_proxy 127\.0\.0\.1:4174/);
+  assert.match(caddy, /max_size 8MB/);
+  assert.match(caddy, /X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"/);
+  assert.match(caddy, /X-Frame-Options "DENY"/);
+  assert.match(caddy, /Referrer-Policy "no-referrer"/);
+  assert.match(caddy, /Content-Security-Policy/);
+  assert.match(caddy, /rewrite \* \/timmy-staging\{uri\}/, 'handle_path strips once, then upstream base path is explicitly reconstructed');
+  assert.doesNotMatch(caddy, /\$2[aby]\$[A-Za-z0-9./]{20,}|password\s+[^<{\s]/i);
+});
+
+test('runbook covers safe installation operation verification rollback backup and removal', async () => {
+  const runbook = await readFile(runbookPath, 'utf8');
+  for (const heading of [
+    'Prerequisites', 'DNS and URL', 'Install', 'Promote', 'Smoke test', 'Status and logs',
+    'Rollback', 'Backup', 'Remove staging', 'Template validation',
+  ]) assert.match(runbook, new RegExp(`^## .*${heading}`, 'mi'), heading);
+  assert.match(runbook, /sha256/i);
+  assert.match(runbook, /install -D -o root -g root -m 755[^\n]+\/usr\/local\/lib\/timmy-staging\/node/);
+  assert.match(runbook, /\/usr\/local\/lib\/timmy-staging\/node --version/);
+  assert.match(runbook, /chmod 600|install -m 600/);
+  assert.match(runbook, /systemctl restart timmy-staging\.service/);
+  assert.match(runbook, /no prior release[^.]*stops[^.]*service/i);
+  assert.match(runbook, /failed release[^.]*inert[^.]*evidence/i);
+  assert.match(runbook, /journalctl -u timmy-staging\.service/);
+  assert.match(runbook, /do not.*live|approval/i);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(runbook, literalSecret);
+});
--- a/tests/staging-deploy.test.py
+++ b/tests/staging-deploy.test.py
@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Filesystem and failure-path tests for immutable staging deployment."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import importlib.util
+import io
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tarfile
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from unittest import mock
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+SCRIPT = ROOT / "scripts" / "deploy_staging.py"
+COMMIT_A = "a" * 40
+COMMIT_B = "b" * 40
+
+
+def load_deploy():
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("deploy_staging", SCRIPT)
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    sys.modules[spec.name] = module
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return module
+
+
+def make_archive(path: Path, members: list[tuple[str, bytes, str]]) -> str:
+    with tarfile.open(path, "w:gz") as archive:
+        for name, body, kind in members:
+            info = tarfile.TarInfo(name)
+            if kind == "file":
+                info.size = len(body)
+                archive.addfile(info, io.BytesIO(body))
+            elif kind == "dir":
+                info.type = tarfile.DIRTYPE
+                archive.addfile(info)
+            elif kind == "symlink":
+                info.type = tarfile.SYMTYPE
+                info.linkname = "server.mjs"
+                archive.addfile(info)
+            elif kind == "hardlink":
+                info.type = tarfile.LNKTYPE
+                info.linkname = "server.mjs"
+                archive.addfile(info)
+            elif kind == "fifo":
+                info.type = tarfile.FIFOTYPE
+                archive.addfile(info)
+            elif kind == "device":
+                info.type = tarfile.CHRTYPE
+                archive.addfile(info)
+    return hashlib.sha256(path.read_bytes()).hexdigest()
+
+
+class DeployTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.root = Path(self.tmp.name) / "opt"
+        self.root.mkdir()
+        self.deploy = load_deploy()
+        self.config = self.deploy.DeploymentConfig(
+            root=self.root,
+            restart_command=("fixture-restart",),
+            stop_command=("fixture-stop",),
+            smoke_command=("fixture-smoke",),
+            health_url="http://127.0.0.1:4174/api/healthz",
+            command_timeout=1.0,
+            health_timeout=1.0,
+        )
+        self.commands = []
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.tmp.cleanup()
+
+    def runner(self, argv, **kwargs):
+        self.commands.append((tuple(argv), kwargs))
+        return subprocess.CompletedProcess(argv, 0, "", "")
+
+    def healthy(self, url, commit, timeout):
+        self.assertEqual(url, self.config.health_url)
+        self.assertEqual(timeout, self.config.health_timeout)
+        return {"ok": True, "commit": commit}
+
+    def archive(self, name="release.tar.gz", members=None):
+        path = Path(self.tmp.name) / name
+        digest = make_archive(path, members or [
+            ("timmy-release/", b"", "dir"),
+            ("timmy-release/server.mjs", b"console.log('ok')\n", "file"),
+            ("timmy-release/package.json", b"{}\n", "file"),
+        ])
+        return path, digest
+
+    def seed_release(self, commit):
+        release = self.root / "releases" / commit
+        release.mkdir(parents=True)
+        (release / "server.mjs").write_text("ok", encoding="utf-8")
+        (release / ".timmy-release.json").write_text(json.dumps({"commit": commit, "tag": "old"}), encoding="utf-8")
+        return release
+
+    def point_current(self, commit):
+        (self.root / "current").symlink_to(Path("releases") / commit)
+
+    def promote(self, archive, digest, commit=COMMIT_B, **kwargs):
+        return self.deploy.promote(
+            config=self.config, tag="daily-test", archive=archive,
+            expected_sha256=digest, commit=commit,
+            run_command=kwargs.get("run_command", self.runner),
+            health_check=kwargs.get("health_check", self.healthy),
+        )
+
+    def test_checksum_mismatch_fails_before_tar_is_opened(self):
+        archive = Path(self.tmp.name) / "not-even-a-tar"
+        archive.write_bytes(b"untrusted")
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "SHA-256 mismatch"):
+            self.promote(archive, "0" * 64)
+        self.assertFalse((self.root / "releases").exists())
+
+    def test_verified_private_archive_copy_is_used_after_caller_archive_mutates(self):
+        archive, digest = self.archive("mutable.tar.gz")
+        evil = Path(self.tmp.name) / "evil.tar.gz"
+        make_archive(evil, [
+            ("timmy-release/", b"", "dir"),
+            ("timmy-release/server.mjs", b"EVIL\n", "file"),
+        ])
+        real_inspect = self.deploy.inspect_archive
+        inspected_paths = []
+
+        def mutate_then_inspect(path, config):
+            inspected_paths.append(Path(path))
+            archive.write_bytes(evil.read_bytes())
+            return real_inspect(path, config)
+
+        with mock.patch.object(self.deploy, "inspect_archive", side_effect=mutate_then_inspect):
+            self.promote(archive, digest)
+
+        release = self.root / "releases" / COMMIT_B
+        self.assertNotEqual(inspected_paths, [archive])
+        self.assertEqual((release / "server.mjs").read_text(), "console.log('ok')\n")
+        self.assertTrue(all(not path.exists() for path in inspected_paths), "verified temp archive must be cleaned")
+
+    def test_archive_source_must_be_a_nonsymlink_regular_file(self):
+        archive, digest = self.archive("regular.tar.gz")
+        symlink = Path(self.tmp.name) / "archive-link.tar.gz"
+        symlink.symlink_to(archive)
+        for source in (symlink, Path(self.tmp.name)):
+            with self.subTest(source=source), self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "regular file|stage archive"):
+                self.promote(source, digest)
+
+    def test_absolute_and_traversal_paths_are_rejected(self):
+        for index, unsafe in enumerate(("/etc/passwd", "root/../../escape", "../escape", "root//double")):
+            archive, digest = self.archive(f"unsafe-{index}.tar.gz", [(unsafe, b"bad", "file")])
+            with self.subTest(unsafe=unsafe), self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "unsafe archive path"):
+                self.promote(archive, digest)
+            self.assertFalse((self.root / "releases" / COMMIT_B).exists())
+
+    def test_links_devices_fifos_and_oversized_archives_are_rejected(self):
+        for index, kind in enumerate(("symlink", "hardlink", "fifo", "device")):
+            archive, digest = self.archive(f"special-{index}.tar.gz", [(f"root/bad-{kind}", b"", kind)])
+            with self.subTest(kind=kind), self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "unsupported archive member"):
+                self.promote(archive, digest)
+        archive, digest = self.archive("large.tar.gz", [("root/large", b"x" * 17, "file")])
+        tiny = self.deploy.DeploymentConfig(**{**self.config.__dict__, "max_member_bytes": 16})
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "member size"):
+            self.deploy.promote(config=tiny, tag="daily-test", archive=archive, expected_sha256=digest, commit=COMMIT_B, run_command=self.runner, health_check=self.healthy)
+
+    def test_member_count_limit_is_enforced(self):
+        archive, digest = self.archive("many.tar.gz", [(f"root/{i}", b"x", "file") for i in range(3)])
+        tiny = self.deploy.DeploymentConfig(**{**self.config.__dict__, "max_members": 2})
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "member count"):
+            self.deploy.promote(config=tiny, tag="daily-test", archive=archive, expected_sha256=digest, commit=COMMIT_B, run_command=self.runner, health_check=self.healthy)
+
+    def test_secrets_env_and_forbidden_artifacts_are_rejected(self):
+        forbidden = ("root/.env", "root/secrets/token.txt", "root/private.pem", "root/model.gguf", "root/.git/config", "root/video/raw.webm")
+        for index, name in enumerate(forbidden):
+            archive, digest = self.archive(f"secret-{index}.tar.gz", [(name, b"secret", "file")])
+            with self.subTest(name=name), self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "forbidden archive artifact"):
+                self.promote(archive, digest)
+
+    def test_forbidden_common_roots_are_rejected_case_insensitively_but_release_wrapper_is_allowed(self):
+        for index, root in enumerate((".git", "ViDeO", "ARTIFACTS", "Credentials")):
+            archive, _ = self.archive(f"forbidden-root-{index}.tar.gz", [
+                (f"{root}/", b"", "dir"),
+                (f"{root}/server.mjs", b"evil", "file"),
+            ])
+            with self.subTest(root=root), self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "forbidden archive artifact"):
+                self.deploy.inspect_archive(archive, self.config)
+        archive, _ = self.archive("normal-wrapper.tar.gz")
+        _, wrapper = self.deploy.inspect_archive(archive, self.config)
+        self.assertEqual(wrapper, "timmy-release")
+
+    def test_release_root_symlink_is_rejected(self):
+        outside = Path(self.tmp.name) / "outside"
+        outside.mkdir()
+        (self.root / "releases").symlink_to(outside, target_is_directory=True)
+        archive, digest = self.archive()
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "releases directory"):
+            self.promote(archive, digest)
+        self.assertEqual(list(outside.iterdir()), [])
+
+    def test_deployment_root_symlink_is_rejected_before_writing_outside(self):
+        outside = Path(self.tmp.name) / "outside-root"
+        outside.mkdir()
+        self.root.rmdir()
+        self.root.symlink_to(outside, target_is_directory=True)
+        archive, digest = self.archive()
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "deployment root"):
+            self.promote(archive, digest)
+        self.assertEqual(list(outside.iterdir()), [])
+
+    def test_deployment_root_non_directory_is_rejected(self):
+        self.root.rmdir()
+        self.root.write_text("not a directory")
+        archive, digest = self.archive()
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "deployment root is not a directory"):
+            self.promote(archive, digest)
+
+    def test_current_and_pending_symlink_boundaries_are_rejected_before_extraction(self):
+        outside = Path(self.tmp.name) / "outside-boundary"
+        outside.mkdir()
+        (self.root / "releases").mkdir()
+        (self.root / "current").symlink_to(outside, target_is_directory=True)
+        archive, digest = self.archive("current-boundary.tar.gz")
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "current symlink escapes"):
+            self.promote(archive, digest)
+        self.assertEqual(list(outside.iterdir()), [])
+
+        (self.root / "current").unlink()
+        pending = self.root / "releases" / f".pending-{COMMIT_B}-fixed"
+        pending.symlink_to(outside, target_is_directory=True)
+        with mock.patch.object(self.deploy.secrets, "token_hex", return_value="fixed"):
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "pending release boundary"):
+                self.promote(archive, digest)
+        self.assertEqual(list(outside.iterdir()), [])
+
+    def test_valid_archive_extracts_to_commit_release_and_is_never_overwritten(self):
+        archive, digest = self.archive()
+        result = self.promote(archive, digest)
+        release = self.root / "releases" / COMMIT_B
+        self.assertEqual(result["commit"], COMMIT_B)
+        self.assertEqual((release / "server.mjs").read_text(), "console.log('ok')\n")
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads((release / ".timmy-release.json").read_text())["sha256"], digest)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "already exists"):
+            self.promote(archive, digest)
+
+    def test_success_atomically_swaps_current_and_uses_bounded_argv_commands(self):
+        self.seed_release(COMMIT_A)
+        self.point_current(COMMIT_A)
+        archive, digest = self.archive()
+        self.promote(archive, digest)
+        self.assertEqual((self.root / "current").resolve(), self.root / "releases" / COMMIT_B)
+        self.assertEqual([command for command, _ in self.commands], [("fixture-restart",), ("fixture-smoke",)])
+        self.assertTrue(all(options["shell"] is False and options["timeout"] == 1.0 for _, options in self.commands))
+        self.assertFalse(any(path.name.startswith(".current-") for path in self.root.iterdir()))
+
+    def test_restart_health_and_smoke_failures_automatically_restore_prior_release(self):
+        phases = ("restart", "health", "smoke")
+        for phase in phases:
+            with self.subTest(phase=phase):
+                root = Path(self.tmp.name) / phase
+                config = self.deploy.DeploymentConfig(**{**self.config.__dict__, "root": root})
+                release = root / "releases" / COMMIT_A
+                release.mkdir(parents=True)
+                (release / "server.mjs").write_text("ok")
+                (root / "current").symlink_to(Path("releases") / COMMIT_A)
+                archive, digest = self.archive(f"{phase}.tar.gz")
+                calls = []
+                def run(argv, **kwargs):
+                    calls.append(tuple(argv))
+                    if (phase == "restart" and len(calls) == 1) or (phase == "smoke" and tuple(argv) == ("fixture-smoke",)):
+                        raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, argv)
+                    return subprocess.CompletedProcess(argv, 0, "", "")
+                def health(url, commit, timeout):
+                    if phase == "health" and commit == COMMIT_B:
+                        raise self.deploy.DeploymentError("health failed")
+                    return {"ok": True, "commit": commit}
+                with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "promotion verification failed"):
+                    self.deploy.promote(config=config, tag="daily-test", archive=archive, expected_sha256=digest, commit=COMMIT_B, run_command=run, health_check=health)
+                self.assertEqual((root / "current").resolve(), root / "releases" / COMMIT_A)
+                self.assertGreaterEqual(calls.count(("fixture-restart",)), 2)
+
+    def test_first_promotion_failure_removes_current_and_stops_service_without_restart(self):
+        archive, digest = self.archive("first-failure.tar.gz")
+        calls = []
+
+        def run(argv, **kwargs):
+            calls.append(tuple(argv))
+            if tuple(argv) == ("fixture-smoke",):
+                raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(1, argv)
+            return subprocess.CompletedProcess(argv, 0, "", "")
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "no prior release; service stopped"):
+            self.promote(archive, digest, run_command=run)
+
+        self.assertFalse((self.root / "current").exists())
+        self.assertFalse((self.root / "current").is_symlink())
+        self.assertEqual(calls, [("fixture-restart",), ("fixture-smoke",), ("fixture-stop",)])
+        self.assertTrue((self.root / "releases" / COMMIT_B).is_dir(), "failed release remains inert evidence")
+
+    def test_rollback_requires_valid_immutable_release_and_restarts_and_checks_health(self):
+        self.seed_release(COMMIT_A)
+        self.seed_release(COMMIT_B)
+        self.point_current(COMMIT_B)
+        result = self.deploy.rollback(config=self.config, commit=COMMIT_A, run_command=self.runner, health_check=self.healthy)
+        self.assertEqual(result["commit"], COMMIT_A)
+        self.assertEqual((self.root / "current").resolve(), self.root / "releases" / COMMIT_A)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "does not exist"):
+            self.deploy.rollback(config=self.config, commit="c" * 40, run_command=self.runner, health_check=self.healthy)
+        tampered = self.seed_release("d" * 40)
+        (tampered / ".timmy-release.json").write_text(json.dumps({"commit": COMMIT_A, "tag": "wrong"}))
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "metadata"):
+            self.deploy.rollback(config=self.config, commit="d" * 40, run_command=self.runner, health_check=self.healthy)
+
+    def test_default_command_adapter_accepts_verifier_kwargs_and_stays_bounded(self):
+        result = self.deploy._run_argv(
+            (sys.executable, "-c", "print('ok')"), check=True, text=True,
+            capture_output=True, shell=False, timeout=1.0,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(result.stdout.strip(), "ok")
+
+    def test_status_and_cli_dry_run_are_rootless_and_machine_readable(self):
+        self.seed_release(COMMIT_A)
+        self.point_current(COMMIT_A)
+        status = self.deploy.status(self.config)
+        self.assertEqual(status["commit"], COMMIT_A)
+        run = subprocess.run([
+            sys.executable, str(SCRIPT), "--root", str(self.root), "--dry-run", "status"
+        ], text=True, capture_output=True, check=False)
+        self.assertEqual(run.returncode, 0, run.stderr)
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(run.stdout)["commit"], COMMIT_A)
+
+    def test_commit_tag_and_checksum_arguments_are_strictly_validated(self):
+        archive, digest = self.archive()
+        for commit in ("abc", "A" * 40, "a" * 41, "../" + "a" * 40):
+            with self.subTest(commit=commit), self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "commit"):
+                self.promote(archive, digest, commit=commit)
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(self.deploy.DeploymentError, "tag"):
+            self.deploy.promote(config=self.config, tag="../bad", archive=archive, expected_sha256=digest, commit=COMMIT_B, run_command=self.runner, health_check=self.healthy)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
--- a/tests/staging-health.test.js
+++ b/tests/staging-health.test.js
@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ test('prefixed document, manifest, and service worker stay inside the app scope'

  const html = await (await fetch(`${origin}/timmy-staging/`)).text();
  assert.match(html, /<base href="\/timmy-staging\/">/);
-  assert.match(html, /window\.__TIMMY_CONFIG__=/);
-  assert.match(html, /"basePath":"\/timmy-staging"/);
-  assert.match(html, /"stagingLabel":"Staging · daily-2026-08-20\.3 · ca31e6d38bec"/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /window\.__TIMMY_CONFIG__\s*=/);
+  assert.match(html, /<meta name="timmy-base-path" content="\/timmy-staging">/);
+  assert.match(html, /<meta name="timmy-staging-label" content="Staging · daily-2026-08-20\.3 · ca31e6d38bec">/);

  const manifest = await (await fetch(`${origin}/timmy-staging/manifest.webmanifest`)).json();
  assert.equal(manifest.start_url, '/timmy-staging/');
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ test('agent cookie is constrained to the normalized base path', async t => {
  const { origin } = await startServer(t, {
    TIMMY_BASE_PATH: '/timmy-staging/',
    TIMMY_AGENT_ENABLED: 'true',
-    TIMMY_AGENT_ACCESS_TOKEN: 'integration-access-code-2026',
+    TIMMY_AGENT_ACCESS_TOKEN: 'test-integration-access-code-2026',
    TIMMY_PUBLIC_ORIGIN: '__ORIGIN__',
    TIMMY_AGENT_WORKDIR: workdir,
    TIMMY_HERMES_COMMAND: hermesFixture,
@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test('agent cookie is constrained to the normalized base path', async t => {
  const response = await fetch(`${origin}/timmy-staging/api/agent/unlock`, {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'content-type': 'application/json', origin, 'sec-fetch-site': 'same-origin' },
-    body: JSON.stringify({ accessCode: 'integration-access-code-2026' }),
+    body: JSON.stringify({ accessCode: 'test-integration-access-code-2026' }),
  });
  assert.equal(response.status, 200);
  assert.match(response.headers.get('set-cookie'), /; Path=\/timmy-staging\//);
--- a/tests/staging.acceptance.mjs
+++ b/tests/staging.acceptance.mjs
@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { chromium } from 'playwright';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+const appUrl = new URL(process.env.TIMMY_STAGING_URL || 'http://127.0.0.1:4173/');
+const expectedTag = process.env.TIMMY_EXPECT_RELEASE_TAG || 'daily-test';
+const expectedCommit = process.env.TIMMY_EXPECT_RELEASE_COMMIT || 'c'.repeat(40);
+const username = process.env.TIMMY_STAGING_USER || '';
+const password = process.env.TIMMY_STAGING_PASSWORD || '';
+const loopback = ['127.0.0.1', 'localhost', '::1'].includes(appUrl.hostname);
+if (!loopback && (!username || !password)) throw new Error('Live staging smoke requires TIMMY_STAGING_USER and TIMMY_STAGING_PASSWORD.');
+if (!/^[0-9a-f]{40}$/.test(expectedCommit)) throw new Error('TIMMY_EXPECT_RELEASE_COMMIT must be a full lowercase commit.');
+
+const browser = await chromium.launch({ headless: true });
+try {
+  const context = await browser.newContext({
+    viewport: { width: 390, height: 844 },
+    deviceScaleFactor: 2,
+    serviceWorkers: 'block',
+    acceptDownloads: true,
+    ...(username && password ? { httpCredentials: { username, password } } : {}),
+  });
+  const page = await context.newPage();
+  const browserErrors = [];
+  const secretFindings = [];
+  let agentChatRequests = 0;
+  page.on('console', message => { if (message.type() === 'error') browserErrors.push(message.text()); });
+  page.on('pageerror', error => browserErrors.push(error.message));
+  page.on('request', request => { if (new URL(request.url()).pathname.endsWith('/api/agent/chat')) agentChatRequests += 1; });
+  page.on('response', async response => {
+    const url = new URL(response.url());
+    if (!url.pathname.includes('/api/')) return;
+    for (const name of Object.keys(response.headers())) {
+      if (/authorization|set-cookie|x-api-key/i.test(name)) secretFindings.push(`sensitive response header ${name}`);
+    }
+    try {
+      const type = response.headers()['content-type'] || '';
+      if (/json|text/.test(type)) {
+        const body = (await response.text()).slice(0, 65_537);
+        if (body.length > 65_536) secretFindings.push('oversized API response');
+        if (/"(?:password|token|cookie|session|api[_-]?key|credential|environment|processEnv)"\s*:/i.test(body)) secretFindings.push(`secret-bearing response ${url.pathname}`);
+      }
+    } catch {}
+  });
+
+  const navigation = await page.goto(appUrl.toString(), { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+  assert.equal(navigation?.status(), 200, 'edge authentication and staging navigation must succeed');
+  await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.clear());
+  await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+
+  const healthUrl = new URL(`${appUrl.pathname.replace(/\/$/, '')}/api/healthz`, appUrl);
+  const health = await page.evaluate(async url => {
+    const response = await fetch(url, { headers: { accept: 'application/json' } });
+    return { status: response.status, body: await response.json() };
+  }, healthUrl.toString());
+  assert.equal(health.status, 200);
+  assert.equal(health.body.ok, true);
+  assert.equal(health.body.release, expectedTag);
+  assert.equal(health.body.commit, expectedCommit);
+  assert.equal(health.body.agentEnabled, false, 'Phase 1 staging must keep Hermes off');
+
+  assert.match(await page.locator('.staging-label').innerText(), new RegExp(`Staging · ${expectedTag.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')} · ${expectedCommit.slice(0, 12)}`));
+  assert.equal(await page.locator('main .btn-primary:visible').count(), 1, 'exactly one dominant photo action');
+  assert.equal(await page.locator('[data-log]:visible').count(), 1, 'manual fallback remains visible');
+  assert.equal(await page.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.scrollWidth <= innerWidth), true, 'home must not overflow');
+
+  await page.locator('[data-log]:visible').click();
+  await page.locator('[data-type="4"]').click();
+  await page.locator('#next').click();
+  await page.locator('#note').fill('synthetic staging smoke');
+  await page.locator('#next').click();
+  await page.locator('#save').click();
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Journal', exact: true }).click();
+  assert.match(await page.locator('main').innerText(), /synthetic staging smoke/);
+  assert.equal(await page.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.scrollWidth <= innerWidth), true, 'journal must not overflow');
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Timmy', exact: true }).click();
+  await page.locator('#chat-message').fill('I barfed');
+  await page.locator('#send-chat').click();
+  await page.waitForSelector('.bubble.timmy >> text=Pause and get medical help');
+  assert.equal(agentChatRequests, 0, 'urgent phrase must be intercepted before Hermes');
+
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Journal', exact: true }).click();
+  await page.locator('[data-view="privacy"]').click();
+  const downloadPromise = page.waitForEvent('download');
+  await page.locator('#export').click();
+  const download = await downloadPromise;
+  assert.equal(download.suggestedFilename(), 'timmy-ledger.json');
+  assert.equal(await page.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.scrollWidth <= innerWidth), true, 'privacy screen must not overflow');
+
+  await page.waitForTimeout(100);
+  assert.deepEqual(secretFindings, []);
+  assert.deepEqual(browserErrors, []);
+  await context.close();
+  console.log(`PASS staging smoke ${expectedTag} ${expectedCommit.slice(0, 12)} at ${appUrl}`);
+} finally {
+  await browser.close();
+}
--- a/tests/vision-config.test.js
+++ b/tests/vision-config.test.js
@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import test from 'node:test';
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { probeVisionProvider, resolveVisionConfig } from '../src/vision-config.js';

+test('documented boolean false disables staging vision fail closed', () => {
+  assert.equal(resolveVisionConfig({ TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED: 'false' }).enabled, false);
+  assert.equal(resolveVisionConfig({ TIMMY_VISION_ENABLED: '0' }).enabled, false);
+});
+
 test('selfhost profile defaults to a loopback OpenAI-compatible server and no remote processor', () => {
  const config = resolveVisionConfig({ TIMMY_VISION_PROFILE: 'selfhost' });
  assert.equal(config.profile, 'selfhost');
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
timmy	5dac04b1e6	Merge pull request 'Harden mobile camera and gallery recovery' (#66 ) from timmy/11-mobile-capture-recovery into main All checks were successful Quality gates / quality (push) Successful in 1m56s Details Merge nightly mobile capture recovery for issue #11 after exact-head review and green gates	2026-08-26 12:19:21 +00:00
Timmy	87c7680aad	ci: retry transient runner port collision All checks were successful Quality gates / quality (pull_request) Successful in 1m26s Details	2026-08-26 08:10:55 +00:00
Timmy	463dff7f22	feat: harden mobile capture recovery (#11 ) Some checks failed Quality gates / quality (pull_request) Failing after 58s Details	2026-08-26 08:07:30 +00:00
timmy	47294a98aa	Merge pull request 'Make staging runtime configuration compatible with strict CSP' (#59 ) from timmy/58-strict-csp-runtime-config into main All checks were successful Quality gates / quality (push) Successful in 1m56s Details	2026-08-21 15:04:43 +00:00
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