feat(#105): design Preview circuit-outline unavailable state

Keep the Circuit card when GPS outline is missing: show meeting identity and an honest local-cache explanation instead of a one-line empty section.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

.gitignore

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ node_modules/
 /test-results/
 /playwright-report/
 /blob-report/
+/release-fidelity/
 /playwright/.cache/
 /playwright/.auth/
 

docs/product/v0.4.0/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# v0.4.0 — Current Weekend & Product Truth
+
+Product research references for the v0.4.0 feature sprint.
+
+## Direction
+
+The sprint replaces route-first navigation with a state-aware Weekend experience:
+
+- Weekend is the adaptive home for what happened, what is live, and what is next.
+- Preview content folds into Weekend before a session.
+- Live remains a stable deep link and becomes Weekend's active-session state.
+- Race Hub remains explicit completed-session analysis rather than a primary landing destination.
+- Championship and Briefing remain dedicated destinations.
+- Explore owns secondary discovery; Admin moves to operator utility.
+
+## Mockups
+
+- `mockups/weekend-between-races.png` — desktop between-races/post-weekend state.
+- `mockups/weekend-live.png` — desktop active-session state; the circuit is static sector context, not live GPS.
+- `mockups/weekend-between-sessions-mobile.png` — 390×844 between-session state.
+
+These are directional references, not pixel-perfect specifications. Implementations must preserve the established box-box visual language, accessibility, data constraints, and responsive behavior while satisfying their issue acceptance criteria.
+
+## Constraints
+
+- No OpenF1 REST dependency during active sessions.
+- Public live GPS is not assumed to be available.
+- Championship round numbers exclude tests and cancelled meetings.
+- Connection health, live-session state, archive availability, and local-analysis readiness are separate concepts.
+- Future sessions must not render empty post-session analysis.
+
+The authoritative product decisions and research packet are recorded in GitHub issue #71 under epic #70.

docs/testing.md

@@ -57,3 +57,58 @@ npm run test:visual:prod:update
 ```
 
 Snapshots live under `tests/visual/__snapshots__/`.
+
+## Release Fidelity and Owner Review
+
+Visual regression and mockup fidelity are deliberately separate gates. `npm run test:visual:prod` verifies the candidate against committed regression snapshots; it does not establish that the current UI matches the approved product design.
+
+After the approved references are available at `docs/product/<version>/mockups/`, make an offline review packet. For v0.4.0 the packet pairs `weekend-between-races` and `weekend-live` at the 1280×800 desktop reference viewport, plus `weekend-between-sessions-mobile` at the 390×844 mobile reference viewport. The capture configuration uses the same seeded SQLite data and unreachable OpenF1 endpoint as the visual suite.
+
+```bash
+export RELEASE_FIDELITY_VERSION=v0.4.0
+npm run release:fidelity:capture
+npm run release:fidelity:packet
+```
+
+Open `release-fidelity/v0.4.0/index.html` and review every approved-mockup/candidate pair. The owner, not an automated tool, records a decision in the committed file `docs/release/owner-reviews/v0.4.0.md`:
+
+```md
+# Owner Fidelity Sign-off: v0.4.0
+
+- Version: v0.4.0
+- Candidate commit: <full commit SHA>
+- Reviewed by: <owner name>
+- Reviewed on: YYYY-MM-DD
+- Decision: approved
+```
+
+Do not create the file or use `approved` until the owner has reviewed the packet. Once it is committed, the release gate can verify the evidence and decision:
+
+```bash
+npm run release:fidelity:verify
+```
+
+The verifier requires the sign-off commit to be `HEAD` and to change only `docs/release/owner-reviews/<version>.md`. Its full candidate SHA must equal `HEAD^`; any code change after approval requires a new owner sign-off. It also requires the owner, date, and approved decision fields. It intentionally cannot assess visual fidelity or create approval.
+
+For a release candidate, `npm run release:fidelity:gate` runs production visual regression first, then capture, packet generation, and owner-evidence verification in that order. It will remain red until the owner has committed the sign-off.
+
+## Deployment and Rollback
+
+Build and preserve a SHA-256 record with the deployable binary. Verify the staged binary before replacing the running one:
+
+```bash
+mkdir -p dist
+go build -trimpath -o dist/box-box ./cmd/main.go
+sha256sum dist/box-box | tee dist/box-box.sha256
+sha256sum -c dist/box-box.sha256
+```
+
+Record the current production binary and its SHA before deployment. If owner review rejects the release or deployment fails, restore that saved binary, then verify the restored SHA is byte-identical to the pre-deployment record:
+
+```bash
+sha256sum /srv/box-box/box-box
+install -m 0755 /srv/box-box/backups/box-box.previous /srv/box-box/box-box
+sha256sum -c /srv/box-box/backups/box-box.previous.sha256
+```
+
+Restart and health-check the service using the deployment environment's normal procedure. Keep the candidate SHA, prior SHA, fidelity packet path, and owner sign-off path with the release record.

frontend/src/components/PaddockBriefing.tsx

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const SOURCE_DISPLAY: Record<string, string> = {
   'f1-youtube': 'F1 YouTube',
 }
 
+const PREVIEW_LIMIT = 10
+
 export function PaddockBriefing() {
   const now = useMemo(() => new Date(), [])
 
@@ -76,7 +78,9 @@ export function PaddockBriefing() {
   const sinceLabel = sinceLastLabel(meetings, now)
 
   const unreadCount = news?.filter((i) => !i.read_at).length ?? 0
-  const preview = sinceItems.length > 0 ? sinceItems.slice(0, 5) : (tagged.slice(0, 5))
+  // The strip flexes to the bottom of the dashboard column, so offer more than
+  // fits and let the overflow scroll rather than leaving the column short.
+  const preview = sinceItems.length > 0 ? sinceItems.slice(0, PREVIEW_LIMIT) : tagged.slice(0, PREVIEW_LIMIT)
 
   return (
     <section className="cc-briefing" data-testid="paddock-briefing">

frontend/src/pages/CommandCenterPage.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useQueries, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { Link } from '@tanstack/react-router'
 import {
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   currentAndNextSession,
   focusMeetingKind,
   formatSessionScheduleTime,
+  meetingEndTime,
   meetingHasStarted,
   mostRecentPastMeeting,
   nextUpcomingMeeting,
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ const missingDatasets = Object.fromEntries(
 ) as WeekendSession['datasets']
 
 function meetingStatus(meeting: Meeting, focusKey: number | undefined, now: Date) {
+  const end = meetingEndTime(meeting)
+  if (end && now >= end) return 'past'
   if (meeting.meeting_key === focusKey) return 'focus'
   if (meetingHasStarted(meeting, now)) return 'past'
   return 'future'
@@ -53,6 +56,9 @@ function pickAnalysisSession(weekend: Weekend | undefined): WeekendSession | und
 
 export function CommandCenterPage() {
   const [now, setNow] = useState(() => Date.now())
+  const calendarScrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
+  const focusCardRef = useRef<HTMLAnchorElement | null>(null)
+  const railTakenOver = useRef(false)
 
   const seasonsQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['seasons'],
@@ -163,6 +169,12 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
   const lastPastWeekend = lastPastMeeting ? weekendsByKey.get(lastPastMeeting.meeting_key) : undefined
   const lastRaceAnalysis = pickAnalysisSession(lastPastWeekend)
   const lastRaceSessionKey = lastRaceAnalysis?.session.session_key
+  const railSessions =
+    focusWeekendSessions.length > 0
+      ? focusWeekendSessions
+      : heroStateKind === 'between'
+        ? lastPastWeekend?.sessions ?? []
+        : []
 
   const lastRaceHubQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['race-hub', lastRaceSessionKey, 'hero-podium'],
@@ -178,6 +190,66 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
 
   const lastRacePodium = lastRaceHubQuery.data?.results ?? []
   const lastRaceName = champHub?.last_race ?? lastPastMeeting?.meeting_name ?? ''
+  const focusNarrative =
+    heroStateKind === 'between'
+      ? lastRaceName
+        ? `${lastRaceName} is in the archive. The next chapter begins at ${focusMeeting?.circuit_short_name || focusMeeting?.meeting_name || 'the next round'}.`
+        : 'The season is between race weekends. Use the timeline to revisit a completed round or look ahead.'
+      : currentSession
+        ? `${currentSession.session_name} is the active chapter of this weekend. Session detail remains available as it lands locally.`
+        : nextSession
+          ? `${nextSession.session_name} is next on the timetable. The weekend rail keeps every session and its local analysis in reach.`
+          : 'The weekend timetable is ready to explore.'
+
+  // Park the calendar rail on the GP in focus so it lands centred, instead of
+  // making the reader scroll past every round that has already happened.
+  const focusMeetingKey = focusMeeting?.meeting_key
+  useEffect(() => {
+    railTakenOver.current = false
+  }, [focusMeetingKey])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const rail = calendarScrollRef.current
+    const card = focusCardRef.current
+    if (!rail || !card) return
+
+    const sync = () => {
+      const overflows = rail.scrollWidth > rail.clientWidth + 1
+      rail.classList.toggle('is-scrollable', overflows)
+      if (!overflows || railTakenOver.current) return
+      const railBox = rail.getBoundingClientRect()
+      const cardBox = card.getBoundingClientRect()
+      const offset = rail.scrollLeft + (cardBox.left - railBox.left)
+      const target = offset - (rail.clientWidth - cardBox.width) / 2
+      rail.scrollLeft = Math.max(0, Math.min(target, rail.scrollWidth - rail.clientWidth))
+    }
+
+    sync()
+
+    const takeOver = () => {
+      railTakenOver.current = true
+    }
+    rail.addEventListener('wheel', takeOver, { passive: true })
+    rail.addEventListener('touchstart', takeOver, { passive: true })
+    rail.addEventListener('pointerdown', takeOver)
+    rail.addEventListener('keydown', takeOver)
+
+    // The strip reflows as fonts load and as the column width changes, so keep
+    // re-centring until the reader takes the rail over themselves.
+    let observer: ResizeObserver | undefined
+    if (typeof ResizeObserver !== 'undefined') {
+      observer = new ResizeObserver(sync)
+      observer.observe(rail)
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      observer?.disconnect()
+      rail.removeEventListener('wheel', takeOver)
+      rail.removeEventListener('touchstart', takeOver)
+      rail.removeEventListener('pointerdown', takeOver)
+      rail.removeEventListener('keydown', takeOver)
+    }
+  }, [focusMeetingKey, seasonMeetings.length])
 
   if (seasonsQuery.isLoading) {
     return <div className="page loading-state">loading command center…</div>
@@ -226,7 +298,7 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
       <div className="cc-topbar">
         <span className="cc-topbar-label mono">box-box · command center</span>
         <span className="cc-topbar-meta mono">
-          {latestSeason} season · {meetingStats.full}/{meetingStats.total || 0} weekends full
+          {latestSeason} season · weekend desk
         </span>
         <span className="cc-live-pill" data-testid="cc-live-status">
           <span className={`cc-live-dot ${liveActive ? 'live' : ''}`} />
@@ -262,6 +334,26 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
         />
       )}
 
+      {focusMeeting && (
+        <section className="cc-context" data-testid="cc-circuit-context">
+          <div className="cc-context-decal mono" aria-hidden="true">
+            {countryDecal(focusMeeting)}
+          </div>
+          <div className="cc-context-copy">
+            <span className="cc-context-kicker mono">Circuit context</span>
+            <h2>{focusMeeting.circuit_short_name || focusMeeting.meeting_name}</h2>
+            <p>{focusNarrative}</p>
+          </div>
+          <div className="cc-context-meta mono">
+            <span>{focusMeeting.location || focusMeeting.country_name}</span>
+            <span>{formatGpDateRange(focusMeeting)}</span>
+            <Link to="/preview" className="cc-context-preview">
+              Weekend preview →
+            </Link>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      )}
+
       <div className="cc-dashboard-grid">
         <div className="cc-dashboard-main">
           <div 
@@ -278,7 +370,7 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
                   {seasonMeetings.length} rounds · {meetingStats.full}/{meetingStats.total || 0} local
                 </span>
               </div>
-              <div className="cc-calendar-grid" role="list">
+              <div className="cc-calendar-grid" role="list" ref={calendarScrollRef} data-testid="cc-calendar-rail">
                 {seasonMeetings.map((meeting, index) => {
                   const weekend = weekendsByKey.get(meeting.meeting_key)
                   const target = pickAnalysisSession(weekend)
@@ -288,6 +380,7 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
                   return (
                     <Link
                       key={meeting.meeting_key}
+                      ref={status === 'focus' ? focusCardRef : undefined}
                       to="/race-hub"
                       search={targetKey ? { session_key: targetKey } : {}}
                       className={`cc-calendar-card cc-calendar-${status}`}
@@ -298,7 +391,9 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
                       <div className="cc-calendar-accent" aria-hidden="true" />
                       <div className="cc-calendar-top mono">
                         <span className="cc-calendar-round">R{String(index + 1).padStart(2, '0')}</span>
-                        <span className={`cc-cov-dot cc-cov-${weekend?.source ?? 'none'}`} aria-hidden="true" />
+                        <span className={`cc-calendar-status cc-calendar-status-${status}`}>
+                          {status === 'past' ? 'Archive' : status === 'focus' ? 'Now' : 'Ahead'}
+                        </span>
                       </div>
                       <div className="cc-calendar-id">
                         {countryFlag(meeting) && <span className="cc-calendar-flag">{countryFlag(meeting)}</span>}
@@ -318,6 +413,7 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
               )}
             </section>
             )}
+            <PaddockBriefing />
           </div>
         </div>
 
@@ -371,14 +467,14 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
             </section>
           )}
 
-          {focusWeekendSessions.length > 0 && (
+          {railSessions.length > 0 && (
             <section className="cc-schedule" data-testid="cc-schedule">
               <div className="sec-header">
                 <span className="sec-title">Weekend Schedule</span>
-                <span className="sec-meta mono">{focusWeekendSessions.length} sessions</span>
+                <span className="sec-meta mono">{railSessions.length} sessions</span>
               </div>
               <div className="cc-session-strip" role="list">
-                {focusWeekendSessions.map(({ session, source, datasets }) => {
+                {railSessions.map(({ session, source, datasets }) => {
                   const status = classifySessionStatus(session, nowDate)
                   const isNext = nextSession?.session_key === session.session_key
                   const isCurrent = currentSession?.session_key === session.session_key
@@ -404,9 +500,9 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
                       </div>
                       <div className="cc-session-name">{session.session_name}</div>
                       <div className="cc-session-time mono">{formatSessionScheduleTime(session.date_start)}</div>
-                      <div className="cc-session-cov mono">
+                      <div className="cc-session-cov mono" title={formatCoverageHint(datasets)}>
                         <span className={`cc-cov-dot cc-cov-${source}`} aria-hidden="true" />
-                        {formatCoverageHint(datasets)}
+                        {source === 'local' ? 'Analysis ready' : formatCoverageHint(datasets)}
                       </div>
                     </Link>
                   )
@@ -415,7 +511,10 @@ export function CommandCenterPage() {
             </section>
           )}
 
-          <PaddockBriefing />
+          <div className="cc-data-note mono" data-testid="cc-data-note">
+            <span className="cc-cov-dot cc-cov-local" aria-hidden="true" />
+            {meetingStats.full}/{meetingStats.total || 0} locally complete · availability is shown per session
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -448,4 +547,3 @@ function FormSparkline({ form, color }: { form: number[], color: string }) {
     </svg>
   )
 }
-

frontend/src/pages/RacePreviewPage.tsx

@@ -58,35 +58,67 @@ function SectionState({
   return <>{children}</>
 }
 
+function circuitIdentity(meeting: Meeting): { name: string; place: string } {
+  const name = meeting.circuit_short_name?.trim() || meeting.meeting_name
+  const location = meeting.location?.trim() ?? ''
+  const country = meeting.country_name?.trim() ?? ''
+  const parts: string[] = []
+  if (location) parts.push(location)
+  if (country && country !== location) parts.push(country)
+  return { name, place: parts.join(' · ') }
+}
+
 function TrackOutlineCard({
+  meeting,
   outline,
   loading,
   error,
   accent,
 }: {
+  meeting: Meeting
   outline: TrackOutline | null | undefined
   loading: boolean
   error: Error | null
   accent: string
 }) {
   const outlinePath = useMemo(() => buildOutlinePath(outline?.points ?? []), [outline])
+  const identity = circuitIdentity(meeting)
+
+  let body: ReactNode
+  if (loading) {
+    body = <div className="preview-section-state">Loading…</div>
+  } else if (error) {
+    body = (
+      <div className="preview-section-state error">
+        {error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to load'}
+      </div>
+    )
+  } else if (outlinePath) {
+    body = (
+      <div className="preview-track-stage" style={{ ['--preview-accent' as string]: accent }}>
+        <svg className="preview-track-svg" viewBox="0 0 100 100" role="img" aria-label="Circuit outline">
+          <path className="preview-track-shadow" d={outlinePath} />
+          <path className="preview-track-outline" d={outlinePath} />
+        </svg>
+      </div>
+    )
+  } else {
+    body = (
+      <div className="preview-track-fallback" data-testid="preview-track-fallback">
+        <div className="preview-track-fallback-glyph" aria-hidden />
+        <p className="preview-track-fallback-name">{identity.name}</p>
+        {identity.place && <p className="preview-track-fallback-place">{identity.place}</p>}
+        <p className="preview-track-fallback-hint">
+          A GPS track outline is not available in the local cache.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
 
   return (
     <section className="preview-card" data-testid="preview-track-card">
       <h2 className="preview-card-title">Circuit</h2>
-      <SectionState
-        loading={loading}
-        error={error}
-        empty={!outline || !outlinePath}
-        emptyMessage="Track outline unavailable for this circuit"
-      >
-        <div className="preview-track-stage" style={{ ['--preview-accent' as string]: accent }}>
-          <svg className="preview-track-svg" viewBox="0 0 100 100" role="img" aria-label="Circuit outline">
-            <path className="preview-track-shadow" d={outlinePath} />
-            <path className="preview-track-outline" d={outlinePath} />
-          </svg>
-        </div>
-      </SectionState>
+      {body}
     </section>
   )
 }
@@ -408,6 +440,7 @@ export function RacePreviewPage() {
 
       <div className="preview-grid">
         <TrackOutlineCard
+          meeting={previewMeeting}
           outline={trackOutlineQuery.data}
           loading={trackOutlineQuery.isLoading}
           error={trackOutlineQuery.isError ? (trackOutlineQuery.error as Error) : null}

frontend/src/styles/app.css

@@ -1865,13 +1865,22 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 65fr) minmax(0, 35fr);
     gap: var(--s6);
-    align-items: start;
+    /* Stretch, not start: whichever column is taller sets the row height and the
+       other fills down to it, so the two never end on different baselines. */
+    align-items: stretch;
+  }
+
+  .cc-dashboard-panel {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-height: 0;
   }
 }
 
 .cc-dashboard-main {
   position: relative;
   z-index: 1;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
 }
 
 .cc-dashboard-panel {
@@ -3357,7 +3366,15 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
 
 /* ── Command Center — Paddock Briefing preview strip ── */
 .cc-briefing {
-  margin-top: var(--s7);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--s3);
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+.cc-briefing .sec-header {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
 .briefing-state {
@@ -3396,6 +3413,14 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 1px;
+  /* Takes the column's leftover height; extra headlines scroll instead of
+     pushing the panel past the sidebar. */
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  overscroll-behavior: contain;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14) transparent;
 }
 
 .cc-brief-item {
@@ -4764,3 +4789,153 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
   background: #f82f34;
   transform: translateY(-1px);
 }
+
+/* Weekend recut: put the active circuit and season journey ahead of data plumbing. */
+.cc-context {
+  position: relative;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(84px, 0.3fr) minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+  gap: var(--s5);
+  align-items: center;
+  min-height: 112px;
+  padding: var(--s5) var(--s6);
+  overflow: hidden;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  background:
+    linear-gradient(90deg, color-mix(in srgb, var(--gp-accent) 9%, transparent), transparent 46%),
+    var(--surface);
+}
+
+.cc-context-decal {
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gp-accent) 58%, var(--text));
+  font-size: clamp(38px, 6vw, 72px);
+  font-weight: 800;
+  letter-spacing: -0.08em;
+  line-height: 0.75;
+  opacity: 0.72;
+}
+
+.cc-context-copy h2 {
+  font-size: 18px;
+  line-height: 1.15;
+}
+
+.cc-context-kicker {
+  display: block;
+  margin-bottom: var(--s2);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+.cc-context-copy p {
+  max-width: 64ch;
+  margin-top: var(--s2);
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  font-size: 12px;
+}
+
+.cc-context-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  gap: var(--s2);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-size: 10px;
+  text-align: right;
+}
+
+.cc-context-preview {
+  margin-top: var(--s2);
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+.cc-context-preview:hover { color: var(--text); }
+
+.cc-calendar-grid {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0;
+  padding: var(--s3) 0 var(--s4);
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
+  /* No native scrollbar: it sits inside the edge mask below, so it renders as a
+     half-faded light slab on the dark panel. The strip opens centred on the
+     current GP and the fades mark the overflow, so nothing is lost by hiding it. */
+  scrollbar-width: none;
+  -ms-overflow-style: none;
+}
+
+.cc-calendar-grid::-webkit-scrollbar {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+/* The strip opens centred on the GP in focus, so rounds run off both edges —
+   fade them out rather than slicing a card in half. */
+.cc-calendar-grid.is-scrollable {
+  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, #000 28px, #000 calc(100% - 28px), transparent 100%);
+  mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, transparent 0, #000 28px, #000 calc(100% - 28px), transparent 100%);
+}
+
+.cc-calendar-card {
+  min-width: 112px;
+  min-height: 138px;
+  flex: 1 0 112px;
+  padding: var(--s3) var(--s4);
+  border-radius: 0;
+  border-width: 1px 1px 1px 0;
+  background: transparent;
+  backdrop-filter: none;
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
+}
+.cc-calendar-card:first-child { border-left-width: 1px; }
+.cc-calendar-card:hover { transform: none; box-shadow: inset 0 -2px 0 var(--gp-card-accent); }
+.cc-calendar-card::before { display: none; }
+.cc-calendar-accent { top: auto; bottom: 0; height: 2px; opacity: 0.65; }
+.cc-calendar-past { filter: none; opacity: 0.62; }
+.cc-calendar-past:hover { filter: none; opacity: 1; }
+.cc-calendar-focus { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--gp-card-accent) 10%, transparent); }
+.cc-calendar-decal { font-size: 60px; bottom: -5px; }
+.cc-calendar-status {
+  font-size: 9px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+}
+.cc-calendar-status-focus { color: var(--gp-card-accent); }
+.cc-calendar-status-future { color: var(--text-2); }
+
+.cc-data-note {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--s2);
+  padding-top: var(--s4);
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  font-size: 10px;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 899px) {
+  .cc-dashboard-grid { gap: var(--s5); }
+  .cc-dashboard-sidebar { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: var(--s5); }
+  .cc-briefing, .cc-data-note { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+  .cc-context { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: var(--s4); padding: var(--s4); }
+  .cc-context-decal { display: none; }
+  .cc-context-meta { align-items: flex-start; grid-column: 1 / -1; text-align: left; }
+  .cc-context-copy h2 { font-size: 17px; }
+  .cc-context-copy p { font-size: 11px; }
+  .cc-dashboard-sidebar { display: flex; }
+  .cc-calendar-grid { margin: 0 calc(var(--s4) * -1); padding-left: var(--s4); padding-right: var(--s4); }
+  .cc-calendar-card { min-width: 104px; flex-basis: 104px; }
+  .cc-calendar-circuit { display: none; }
+  .cc-champ-snapshot { order: 2; }
+  .cc-schedule { order: 1; }
+  .cc-briefing { order: 3; margin-top: var(--s4); }
+  .cc-data-note { order: 4; }
+}

frontend/src/styles/digest.css

@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--s2);
-  margin-bottom: var(--s3);
   font-size: 11px;
   color: var(--text-3);
   font-family: var(--f-mono);

frontend/src/styles/preview.css

@@ -203,6 +203,47 @@
   stroke-linejoin: round;
 }
 
+.preview-track-fallback {
+  flex: 1;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  text-align: center;
+  gap: var(--s2);
+  min-height: 180px;
+  padding: var(--s5);
+}
+
+.preview-track-fallback-glyph {
+  width: 88px;
+  height: 52px;
+  margin-bottom: var(--s2);
+  border: 2px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
+  border-radius: 42% 50% 46% 54%;
+}
+
+.preview-track-fallback-name {
+  font-size: 1.2rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text-1);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.preview-track-fallback-place {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  color: var(--text-2);
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.preview-track-fallback-hint {
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  color: var(--text-3);
+  max-width: 22rem;
+  margin: var(--s2) 0 0;
+}
+
 .preview-podium {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;

frontend/src/test/CommandCenterPage.test.tsx

@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ describe('CommandCenterPage', () => {
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toHaveTextContent('Monaco')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-season-calendar')).toHaveTextContent('Season Calendar')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1229')).toHaveTextContent('R01')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-circuit-context')).toHaveTextContent('Circuit context')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-circuit-context')).toHaveTextContent('Weekend preview')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-data-note')).toHaveTextContent('availability is shown per session')
     expect(screen.getByText('No live session')).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-last-race-link')).toHaveTextContent('Monaco')
   })
@@ -238,8 +241,40 @@ describe('CommandCenterPage', () => {
     })
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toHaveTextContent('Live now')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-session-9602')).toHaveTextContent('On track')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1301')).toHaveTextContent('Archive')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1302')).toHaveTextContent('Now')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('hero-live-link')).toHaveAttribute('href', '/live')
 
     vi.useRealTimers()
   })
+
+  it('keeps the completed local session rail available when the next weekend has no sessions', async () => {
+    const nextMeeting = {
+      ...meeting,
+      meeting_key: 1303,
+      meeting_name: 'Canada',
+      country_name: 'Canada',
+      country_code: 'CAN',
+      circuit_short_name: 'Montreal',
+      date_start: '2026-06-12T00:00:00+00:00',
+      date_end: '2026-06-14T23:59:59+00:00',
+      year: 2026,
+    }
+
+    vi.setSystemTime(new Date('2026-06-06T15:15:00Z'))
+    mockFetchSeasons.mockResolvedValue([2026])
+    mockFetchLocalMeetings.mockResolvedValue([meeting])
+    mockFetchSeasonMeetings.mockResolvedValue([meeting, nextMeeting])
+    mockFetchWeekend.mockResolvedValue(weekend)
+    mockFetchSessions.mockResolvedValue([])
+
+    renderPage()
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-session-9472')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('cc-schedule')).toHaveTextContent('1 sessions')
+
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
 })

frontend/src/test/RacePreviewPage.test.tsx

@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ describe('RacePreviewPage', () => {
     expect(screen.getByTestId('preview-header')).toHaveTextContent('Monaco')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('preview-schedule')).toHaveTextContent('FP1')
     expect(screen.getByTestId('preview-track-card')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('img', { name: 'Circuit outline' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('preview-track-fallback')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
 
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(screen.getByTestId('preview-last-year-card')).toHaveTextContent('VER')
@@ -273,5 +275,75 @@ describe('RacePreviewPage', () => {
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(screen.getByTestId('preview-last-year-card')).toHaveTextContent('First time on the calendar')
     })
+
+    const fallback = screen.getByTestId('preview-track-fallback')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('preview-track-card')).toContainElement(fallback)
+    expect(fallback).toHaveTextContent('Monaco')
+    expect(fallback).toHaveTextContent('A GPS track outline is not available in the local cache.')
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('img', { name: 'Circuit outline' })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('shows a designed circuit fallback when the track outline is unavailable', async () => {
+    const italianGp: Meeting = {
+      ...upcomingMeeting,
+      meeting_name: 'Italian Grand Prix',
+      meeting_official_name: 'Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d\'Italia',
+      location: 'Monza',
+      country_name: 'Italy',
+      country_code: 'ITA',
+      circuit_short_name: 'Monza',
+    }
+
+    mockFetchMeetings.mockImplementation(async (year: number) => {
+      if (year === 2099) return [italianGp]
+      if (year === 2098) return [{ ...italianGp, meeting_key: 90, year: 2098 }]
+      return []
+    })
+    mockFetchSessions.mockImplementation(async (meetingKey: number) => {
+      if (meetingKey === 100) return sessions
+      if (meetingKey === 90) return [priorRaceSession]
+      return []
+    })
+    mockFetchTrackOutline.mockResolvedValue(null)
+
+    renderPage()
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('preview-track-fallback')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+
+    const card = screen.getByTestId('preview-track-card')
+    const fallback = screen.getByTestId('preview-track-fallback')
+    expect(card).toContainElement(fallback)
+    expect(card).toHaveTextContent('Circuit')
+    expect(fallback).toHaveTextContent('Monza')
+    expect(fallback).toHaveTextContent('Italy')
+    expect(fallback).toHaveTextContent('A GPS track outline is not available in the local cache.')
+    expect(fallback).not.toHaveTextContent(/unknown/i)
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('img', { name: 'Circuit outline' })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(card).not.toHaveTextContent('Track outline unavailable for this circuit')
+  })
+
+  it('keeps a thrown outline request distinct from the designed unavailable state', async () => {
+    mockFetchMeetings.mockImplementation(async (year: number) => {
+      if (year === 2099) return [upcomingMeeting]
+      if (year === 2098) return [priorMeeting]
+      return []
+    })
+    mockFetchSessions.mockImplementation(async (meetingKey: number) => {
+      if (meetingKey === 100) return sessions
+      if (meetingKey === 90) return [priorRaceSession]
+      return []
+    })
+    mockFetchTrackOutline.mockRejectedValue(new Error('outline request failed'))
+
+    renderPage()
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('preview-track-card')).toHaveTextContent('outline request failed')
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('preview-track-fallback')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('img', { name: 'Circuit outline' })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 })

package.json

@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@
     "test:visual": "playwright test --config playwright.visual.config.ts",
     "test:visual:prod": "playwright test --config playwright.visual.prod.config.ts",
     "test:visual:update": "playwright test --config playwright.visual.config.ts --update-snapshots",
-    "test:visual:prod:update": "playwright test --config playwright.visual.prod.config.ts --update-snapshots"
+    "test:visual:prod:update": "playwright test --config playwright.visual.prod.config.ts --update-snapshots",
+    "release:fidelity:capture": "playwright test --config playwright.fidelity.config.ts",
+    "release:fidelity:packet": "node scripts/release-fidelity/generate.mjs",
+    "release:fidelity:verify": "node scripts/release-fidelity/verify.mjs",
+    "release:fidelity:gate": "npm run test:visual:prod && npm run release:fidelity:capture && npm run release:fidelity:packet && npm run release:fidelity:verify",
+    "test:release-fidelity": "node --test scripts/release-fidelity/*.test.mjs"
   },
   "type": "commonjs",
   "devDependencies": {

playwright.fidelity.config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test'
+import { VIEWPORTS } from './tests/visual/helpers'
+
+const E2E_DB = '.playwright/boxbox-fidelity.db'
+const API_PORT = process.env.BOXBOX_API_PORT ?? '18080'
+const WEB_PORT = process.env.BOXBOX_WEB_PORT ?? '15173'
+
+// Candidate captures are evidence for owner review, not regression baselines.
+export default defineConfig({
+  testDir: './tests/release-fidelity',
+  fullyParallel: true,
+  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
+  reporter: process.env.CI ? 'github' : 'list',
+  use: {
+    baseURL: `http://localhost:${WEB_PORT}`,
+    colorScheme: 'dark',
+    trace: 'on-first-retry',
+  },
+  projects: [
+    { name: 'desktop', use: { browserName: 'chromium', viewport: VIEWPORTS.desktop } },
+    { name: 'mobile', use: { browserName: 'chromium', viewport: VIEWPORTS.mobile } },
+  ],
+  webServer: [
+    {
+      command: `go run ./scripts/seed-e2e-db/main.go --db ${E2E_DB} && BOXBOX_DISABLE_LIVE=1 BOXBOX_OPENF1_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:9 go run ./cmd/main.go --web --db ${E2E_DB} --port ${API_PORT}`,
+      url: `http://localhost:${API_PORT}/api/v1/race-hub?session_key=9472`,
+      reuseExistingServer: false,
+      timeout: 120_000,
+    },
+    {
+      command: `BOXBOX_API_PORT=${API_PORT} npm run dev --prefix frontend -- --port ${WEB_PORT} --strictPort`,
+      url: `http://localhost:${WEB_PORT}`,
+      reuseExistingServer: false,
+      timeout: 120_000,
+    },
+  ],
+})

playwright.visual.config.ts

@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ const WEB_PORT = process.env.BOXBOX_WEB_PORT ?? '15173'
 
 export default defineConfig({
   testDir: './tests/visual',
-  fullyParallel: true,
+  // All projects share one seeded SQLite database behind the same Go server.
+  fullyParallel: false,
   forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
   retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
-  workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
+  workers: 1,
   reporter: process.env.CI ? 'github' : 'html',
   snapshotPathTemplate: '{testDir}/{testFileDir}/__snapshots__/{projectName}/{arg}{ext}',
   expect: {

scripts/release-fidelity/generate.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { readdir, readFile, stat, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { join, relative, resolve } from 'node:path'
+
+const references = [
+  { viewport: 'desktop', name: 'weekend-between-races' },
+  { viewport: 'desktop', name: 'weekend-live' },
+  { viewport: 'mobile', name: 'weekend-between-sessions-mobile' },
+]
+
+function option(name, fallback) {
+  const index = process.argv.indexOf(`--${name}`)
+  return index === -1 ? fallback : process.argv[index + 1]
+}
+
+async function filesBelow(directory) {
+  const entries = await readdir(directory, { withFileTypes: true })
+  const files = await Promise.all(entries.map(async (entry) => {
+    const path = join(directory, entry.name)
+    return entry.isDirectory() ? filesBelow(path) : [path]
+  }))
+  return files.flat()
+}
+
+async function locateMockup(root, name) {
+  const preferred = join(root, `${name}.png`)
+  try {
+    await stat(preferred)
+    return preferred
+  } catch {
+    const matches = (await filesBelow(root)).filter((path) => path.endsWith(`${name}.png`))
+    return matches.length === 1 ? matches[0] : null
+  }
+}
+
+function imageData(path) {
+  return readFile(path).then((data) => `data:image/png;base64,${data.toString('base64')}`)
+}
+
+export async function generatePacket({ version, evidence, mockups }) {
+  const candidateRoot = join(evidence, 'candidate')
+  const pairs = []
+  const missing = []
+
+  try {
+    await stat(mockups)
+  } catch {
+    throw new Error(`Approved mockups directory is missing: ${mockups}. It is supplied by the product reference integration.`)
+  }
+
+  for (const { viewport, name } of references) {
+    const candidate = join(candidateRoot, viewport, `${name}.png`)
+    const reference = await locateMockup(mockups, name)
+    try {
+      await stat(candidate)
+    } catch {
+      missing.push(`candidate: ${candidate}`)
+    }
+    if (!reference) missing.push(`mockup: ${join(mockups, `${name}.png`)}`)
+    if (reference) pairs.push({ viewport, name, candidate, reference })
+  }
+
+  if (missing.length) {
+    throw new Error(`Release-fidelity packet is incomplete:\n${missing.join('\n')}`)
+  }
+
+  const cards = await Promise.all(pairs.map(async ({ viewport, name, candidate, reference }) => `
+    <section><h2>${viewport}: ${name}</h2><div class="pair">
+      <figure><figcaption>Approved mockup</figcaption><img src="${await imageData(reference)}"></figure>
+      <figure><figcaption>Candidate</figcaption><img src="${await imageData(candidate)}"></figure>
+    </div><p>Reference: <code>${relative(process.cwd(), reference)}</code></p></section>`))
+  const summary = `# Release Fidelity Evidence: ${version}\n\n- Candidate screenshots: candidate/\n- Approved mockups: ${relative(process.cwd(), mockups)}\n- Review: human owner decision required; this packet does not approve the release.\n\nOpen index.html for side-by-side evidence.\n`
+  const html = `<!doctype html><title>${version} release-fidelity review</title><style>body{background:#111;color:#eee;font:16px system-ui;margin:2rem}section{margin:3rem 0}.pair{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1rem}figure{margin:0}img{max-width:100%;border:1px solid #555}figcaption{font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.5rem}code{color:#9fd}@media(max-width:700px){.pair{grid-template-columns:1fr}}</style><h1>${version} Release-Fidelity Review</h1><p>Visual regression is a separate automated gate. This packet is evidence for a subjective owner review and is not approval.</p>${cards.join('')}</html>`
+  await writeFile(join(evidence, 'summary.md'), summary)
+  await writeFile(join(evidence, 'index.html'), html)
+}
+
+if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
+  const version = option('version', process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_VERSION ?? 'v0.4.0')
+  const output = process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_OUTPUT ?? 'release-fidelity'
+  const evidence = resolve(option('evidence', join(output, version)))
+  const mockups = resolve(option('mockups', join('docs/product', version, 'mockups')))
+  generatePacket({ version, evidence, mockups }).then(
+    () => console.log(`Release-fidelity packet: ${join(evidence, 'index.html')}`),
+    (error) => { console.error(error.message); process.exitCode = 1 },
+  )
+}

scripts/release-fidelity/generate.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import { mkdtemp, mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import test from 'node:test'
+import { generatePacket } from './generate.mjs'
+
+test('generates a self-contained side-by-side packet for desktop and mobile', async () => {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'boxbox-fidelity-'))
+  const evidence = join(root, 'evidence')
+  const mockups = join(root, 'mockups')
+  const references = [
+    ['desktop', 'weekend-between-races'],
+    ['desktop', 'weekend-live'],
+    ['mobile', 'weekend-between-sessions-mobile'],
+  ]
+  for (const [viewport, name] of references) {
+    await mkdir(join(evidence, 'candidate', viewport), { recursive: true })
+    await mkdir(mockups, { recursive: true })
+    await writeFile(join(evidence, 'candidate', viewport, `${name}.png`), 'candidate')
+    await writeFile(join(mockups, `${name}.png`), 'mockup')
+  }
+
+  await generatePacket({ version: 'v-test', evidence, mockups })
+  assert.match(await readFile(join(evidence, 'index.html'), 'utf8'), /Approved mockup/)
+  assert.match(await readFile(join(evidence, 'summary.md'), 'utf8'), /human owner decision required/)
+})

scripts/release-fidelity/verify.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
+import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
+
+function option(name, fallback) {
+  const index = process.argv.indexOf(`--${name}`)
+  return index === -1 ? fallback : process.argv[index + 1]
+}
+
+function git(...args) {
+  return execFileSync('git', args, { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim()
+}
+
+const version = option('version', process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_VERSION ?? 'v0.4.0')
+const output = process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_OUTPUT ?? 'release-fidelity'
+const evidence = resolve(option('evidence', join(output, version)))
+const signoff = option('signoff', join('docs/release/owner-reviews', `${version}.md`))
+const required = ['index.html', 'summary.md']
+
+try {
+  for (const file of required) await readFile(join(evidence, file))
+  git('cat-file', '-e', `HEAD:${signoff}`)
+  const text = git('show', `HEAD:${signoff}`)
+  const candidate = text.match(/^- Candidate commit: ([0-9a-f]{40})$/mi)?.[1]
+  if (!candidate) throw new Error(`${signoff} must contain a full candidate commit SHA`)
+  git('cat-file', '-e', `${candidate}^{commit}`)
+  const parent = git('rev-parse', 'HEAD^')
+  const changed = git('diff', '--name-only', 'HEAD^', 'HEAD').split('\n').filter(Boolean)
+  if (changed.length !== 1 || changed[0] !== signoff) {
+    throw new Error(`HEAD must contain only the sign-off file change: ${signoff}`)
+  }
+  if (candidate.toLowerCase() !== parent.toLowerCase()) {
+    throw new Error(`${signoff} candidate must equal HEAD^ (${parent})`)
+  }
+  const fields = [
+    ['Version', version],
+    ['Reviewed by', '.+'],
+    ['Reviewed on', '\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}'],
+    ['Decision', 'approved'],
+  ]
+  for (const [name, value] of fields) {
+    if (!new RegExp(`^- ${name}: ${value}$`, 'm').test(text)) {
+      throw new Error(`${signoff} must contain "- ${name}: ${value}"`)
+    }
+  }
+  console.log(`Release-fidelity evidence and committed owner approval verified for ${version} at ${candidate}.`)
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error(`Release-fidelity gate blocked: ${error.message}`)
+  process.exitCode = 1
+}

scripts/release-fidelity/verify.test.mjs

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict'
+import { execFileSync } from 'node:child_process'
+import { mkdtemp, mkdir, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os'
+import { join, resolve } from 'node:path'
+import test from 'node:test'
+
+const verifier = resolve('scripts/release-fidelity/verify.mjs')
+
+function git(directory, ...args) {
+  return execFileSync('git', args, { cwd: directory, encoding: 'utf8' }).trim()
+}
+
+function verify(root, evidence) {
+  return execFileSync(process.execPath, [verifier, '--version', 'v-test', '--evidence', evidence], {
+    cwd: root,
+    encoding: 'utf8',
+  })
+}
+
+async function approvedCandidate({ changeCodeWithSignoff = false, decision = 'approved' } = {}) {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'boxbox-fidelity-verify-'))
+  git(root, 'init')
+  git(root, 'config', 'user.email', 'test@example.com')
+  git(root, 'config', 'user.name', 'Test')
+  await writeFile(join(root, 'candidate.txt'), 'candidate')
+  git(root, 'add', 'candidate.txt')
+  git(root, 'commit', '-m', 'candidate')
+  const candidate = git(root, 'rev-parse', 'HEAD')
+
+  await mkdir(join(root, 'docs/release/owner-reviews'), { recursive: true })
+  await writeFile(join(root, 'docs/release/owner-reviews/v-test.md'), `- Version: v-test\n- Candidate commit: ${candidate}\n- Reviewed by: Owner\n- Reviewed on: 2026-07-30\n- Decision: ${decision}\n`)
+  if (changeCodeWithSignoff) await writeFile(join(root, 'candidate.txt'), 'changed with approval')
+  git(root, 'add', 'docs/release/owner-reviews/v-test.md')
+  if (changeCodeWithSignoff) git(root, 'add', 'candidate.txt')
+  git(root, 'commit', '-m', 'owner sign-off')
+
+  const evidence = join(root, 'evidence')
+  await mkdir(evidence)
+  await writeFile(join(evidence, 'index.html'), '')
+  await writeFile(join(evidence, 'summary.md'), '')
+  return { candidate, evidence, root }
+}
+
+function assertBlocked(root, evidence) {
+  assert.throws(() => verify(root, evidence), (error) => {
+    assert.match(String(error.stderr), /HEAD must contain only the sign-off file change/)
+    return true
+  })
+}
+
+test('accepts a sign-off-only HEAD for its direct parent candidate', async () => {
+  const { candidate, evidence, root } = await approvedCandidate()
+  const output = verify(root, evidence)
+  assert.match(output, new RegExp(candidate))
+})
+
+test('rejects code committed after approval', async () => {
+  const { evidence, root } = await approvedCandidate()
+  await writeFile(join(root, 'candidate.txt'), 'changed after review')
+  git(root, 'add', 'candidate.txt')
+  git(root, 'commit', '-m', 'code after approval')
+
+  assertBlocked(root, evidence)
+})
+
+test('rejects a sign-off commit that also changes code', async () => {
+  const { evidence, root } = await approvedCandidate({ changeCodeWithSignoff: true })
+  assertBlocked(root, evidence)
+})
+
+test('rejects a dirty working-tree edit that spoofs approval', async () => {
+  const { candidate, evidence, root } = await approvedCandidate({ decision: 'rejected' })
+  await writeFile(join(root, 'docs/release/owner-reviews/v-test.md'), `- Version: v-test\n- Candidate commit: ${candidate}\n- Reviewed by: Owner\n- Reviewed on: 2026-07-30\n- Decision: approved\n`)
+
+  assert.throws(() => verify(root, evidence), (error) => {
+    assert.match(String(error.stderr), /Decision: approved/)
+    return true
+  })
+})

tests/command-center.spec.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,30 @@ test.describe('Command Center', () => {
     await expect(page.getByTestId('hero-last-race-link')).toBeVisible()
   })
 
+  test('falls back to the local calendar when season metadata fails', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.route(/\/api\/v1\/meetings(?:\?.*)?$/, async (route) => {
+      const url = new URL(route.request().url())
+      if (url.searchParams.get('year') !== '2025' || url.searchParams.get('source') !== 'openf1') {
+        await route.continue()
+        return
+      }
+
+      await route.fulfill({
+        status: 503,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ error: 'season calendar unavailable' }),
+      })
+    })
+
+    await page.goto('/')
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('command-center')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1229')).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(
+      page.getByText('Using local meetings because the full calendar could not load.'),
+    ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 })
+  })
+
   test('nav link reaches command center from race hub', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto(`/race-hub?session_key=${FULL_SESSION}`)
     await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Command' }).click()

tests/release-fidelity/capture.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { mkdir } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { expect, test, type Page } from '@playwright/test'
+import { waitForScreenshotReady } from '../visual/helpers'
+
+const version = process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_VERSION ?? 'v0.4.0'
+const output = process.env.RELEASE_FIDELITY_OUTPUT ?? 'release-fidelity'
+const activeLiveState = {
+  is_live: true,
+  data: {
+    Drivers: {
+      '1': { RacingNumber: '1', Position: 1, Interval: '' },
+      '44': { RacingNumber: '44', Position: 2, Interval: '+2.314' },
+    },
+    DriverInfo: {
+      '1': { RacingNumber: '1', Tla: 'VER', TeamColour: '3671C6' },
+      '44': { RacingNumber: '44', Tla: 'HAM', TeamColour: 'E8002D' },
+    },
+    Tyres: {},
+    RCMessages: [],
+    Weather: {},
+    Session: { MeetingName: 'Monaco', SessionName: 'Race', SessionType: 'Race' },
+    TrackStatus: '1',
+  },
+}
+
+async function capture(page: Page, name: string, project: string): Promise<void> {
+  const directory = join(output, version, 'candidate', project)
+  await mkdir(directory, { recursive: true })
+  await page.screenshot({ fullPage: true, path: join(directory, `${name}.png`) })
+}
+
+async function useSeededCalendar(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.route(/\/api\/v1\/meetings\?year=2025&source=openf1$/, (route) =>
+    route.fulfill({ contentType: 'application/json', body: '[]' }),
+  )
+}
+
+async function gotoCommandCenterFidelityReady(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.goto('/')
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('command-center')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1229')).toBeVisible()
+  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')
+  await waitForScreenshotReady(page)
+}
+
+test.describe('release-fidelity candidate captures', () => {
+  test('approved screen set', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
+    const project = testInfo.project.name
+    await useSeededCalendar(page)
+
+    if (project === 'desktop') {
+      await page.clock.install({ time: new Date('2025-06-01T12:00:00Z') })
+      await gotoCommandCenterFidelityReady(page)
+      await expect(page.getByTestId('hero-last-race')).toBeVisible()
+      await capture(page, 'weekend-between-races', project)
+
+      await page.route('**/api/v1/live/state', (route) =>
+        route.fulfill({ contentType: 'application/json', body: JSON.stringify(activeLiveState) }),
+      )
+      await page.clock.setFixedTime(new Date('2025-05-25T14:00:00Z'))
+      await gotoCommandCenterFidelityReady(page)
+      await expect(page.getByTestId('hero-live-timing')).toBeVisible()
+      await capture(page, 'weekend-live', project)
+    } else {
+      await page.clock.install({ time: new Date('2025-05-25T12:00:00Z') })
+      await gotoCommandCenterFidelityReady(page)
+      await expect(page.getByTestId('hero-countdown')).toContainText('Next')
+      await capture(page, 'weekend-between-sessions-mobile', project)
+    }
+  })
+})

tests/visual/helpers.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@ export const VIEWPORTS = {
 
 export const FULL_SESSION = 9472
 
+async function routeSeededSeasonCalendar(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.route(/\/api\/v1\/meetings(?:\?.*)?$/, async (route) => {
+    const url = new URL(route.request().url())
+    if (url.searchParams.get('year') !== '2025' || url.searchParams.get('source') !== 'openf1') {
+      await route.continue()
+      return
+    }
+
+    url.searchParams.set('source', 'local')
+    const response = await route.fetch({ url: url.toString() })
+    await route.fulfill({ response })
+  })
+}
+
 /** Wait for web fonts and layout to settle before screenshots. */
 export async function waitForScreenshotReady(page: Page): Promise<void> {
   await page.evaluate(() => document.fonts.ready)
@@ -15,15 +29,11 @@ export async function waitForScreenshotReady(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 export async function gotoCommandCenterReady(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await routeSeededSeasonCalendar(page)
   await page.goto('/')
   await expect(page.getByTestId('command-center')).toBeVisible()
   await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-focus')).toBeVisible()
-  await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-session-9472')).toBeVisible()
-  // The e2e stack runs with an unreachable OpenF1 base URL, so wait for the
-  // season-calendar query to settle on its local fallback before screenshotting.
-  await expect(
-    page.getByText('Using local meetings because the full calendar could not load.'),
-  ).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('cc-calendar-1229')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 })
   await waitForScreenshotReady(page)
 }