## Evidence — L: Cold scan → populated Pi result

Before [c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939); after [21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c). Web only. Headless Chrome 157.0.0.0 on Linux via agent-browser 0.41.2 and native CDP screenshots; no device emulation; DPR 1; default zoom; 16px root font, 100% scaling (W: 125%, 20px system-ui, resolving to Liberation Mono on this VM); reduced motion; frozen client clock 2026-11-09 09:40 UTC. Viewports are 1440×900 and 390×844 CSS px, each light/dark. Each environment JSON records the actual settings. Every still passed network-idle/fonts readiness and two pixel-identical frames 500ms apart. Diff0 marks every nonzero RGB-channel difference in full magenta; DiffT uses maximum channel difference >16/255. Absolute RGB×32 images are also linked.

P/E use real isolated apps with three synthetic Pi sessions or empty isolated provider homes. L uses the real app and scanner with an explicitly instrumented transport gate: it delays the outgoing scan RPC until the scripted release; this makes the loader readable and does **not** measure scanner speed. M–W are explicitly labelled production-component harness captures with synthetic boundary values. No production data or session JSONL is uploaded.

### What else changed

Context caveats: Escape remains open on both revisions; G keyboard-focus tooltip is unverified; W populated 390px/20px has existing horizontal overflow. See the index review notes.

The loader, description and successful-empty copy change. Where shorter text wraps onto fewer lines, the dialog height and vertically centered content move; the modal backdrop/shadow moves with it. No other source changes are part of this PR. Any additional observed difference is recorded in the index review notes.

### 1440×900 · dark

Same scripted interaction. Times mark action completion relative to sequence start, immediately after recording starts:

| Step | Before time | After time |
|---|---:|---:|
| Continue from Agents | 1.00s | 1.00s |
| scan request held | 1.00s | 1.00s |
| release gate | 6.00s | 6.00s |
| release scan request | 6.00s | 6.00s |

| Before recording | After recording |
|---|---|
| [before-L-1440-dark.webm](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/a82a59de326cd311/before-L-1440-dark.webm)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) | [after-L-1440-dark.webm](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/5bdb987bbddbe0cd/after-L-1440-dark.webm)<br>[21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) |

Before recording milestones: ![before-L-1440-dark-contact.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/e3ff62437b3bd49a/before-L-1440-dark-contact.png)

After recording milestones: ![after-L-1440-dark-contact.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/f44e78593c4322b9/after-L-1440-dark-contact.png)

| Before | After | Diff0 | DiffT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ![before-L-1440-dark.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/bbf4f90a9df370d0/before-L-1440-dark.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) | ![after-L-1440-dark.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/eb10594747c4d616/after-L-1440-dark.png)<br>[21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) | ![L-1440-dark-Diff0.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/d5e79094ddc886c7/L-1440-dark-Diff0.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) → [21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) | ![L-1440-dark-DiffT.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/3bd1fd7f0b9f6c32/L-1440-dark-DiffT.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) → [21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) |

Comparison sheet: ![L-1440-dark-sheet.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/ec3b09aea22c8795/L-1440-dark-sheet.png)

Amplified absolute difference: ![L-1440-dark-amplified32.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/b64c30b4751ec7aa/L-1440-dark-amplified32.png)

Before metadata: [before-L-1440-dark-environment.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/7d345157d841eb25/before-L-1440-dark-environment.json), [before-L-1440-dark-timeline.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/3d5f9cc34b7e9ad7/before-L-1440-dark-timeline.json)

After metadata: [after-L-1440-dark-environment.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/b73960d9ef65dd60/after-L-1440-dark-environment.json), [after-L-1440-dark-timeline.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/452be43615ec0b37/after-L-1440-dark-timeline.json)

### 1440×900 · light

Same scripted interaction. Times mark action completion relative to sequence start, immediately after recording starts:

| Step | Before time | After time |
|---|---:|---:|
| Continue from Agents | 1.00s | 1.00s |
| scan request held | 1.00s | 1.00s |
| release gate | 6.00s | 6.00s |
| release scan request | 6.00s | 6.00s |

| Before recording | After recording |
|---|---|
| [before-L-1440-light.webm](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/170c6bef18e66113/before-L-1440-light.webm)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) | [after-L-1440-light.webm](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/50e69fb9e910fad7/after-L-1440-light.webm)<br>[21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) |

Before recording milestones: ![before-L-1440-light-contact.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/1cd9e445b096d4c3/before-L-1440-light-contact.png)

After recording milestones: ![after-L-1440-light-contact.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/b69bdf49ac940540/after-L-1440-light-contact.png)

| Before | After | Diff0 | DiffT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ![before-L-1440-light.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/b25696b8d38dd737/before-L-1440-light.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) | ![after-L-1440-light.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/874118211ada2c08/after-L-1440-light.png)<br>[21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) | ![L-1440-light-Diff0.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/fe9a464273376b25/L-1440-light-Diff0.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) → [21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) | ![L-1440-light-DiffT.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/1c3b4c42732c566c/L-1440-light-DiffT.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) → [21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) |

Comparison sheet: ![L-1440-light-sheet.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/4309e700ccf46988/L-1440-light-sheet.png)

Amplified absolute difference: ![L-1440-light-amplified32.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/7faa7d836fc5efdb/L-1440-light-amplified32.png)

Before metadata: [before-L-1440-light-environment.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/d1be1da87a064162/before-L-1440-light-environment.json), [before-L-1440-light-timeline.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/dffe2f0eeecfe830/before-L-1440-light-timeline.json)

After metadata: [after-L-1440-light-environment.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/c06ff76ae50ff28f/after-L-1440-light-environment.json), [after-L-1440-light-timeline.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/15b63df772688290/after-L-1440-light-timeline.json)

### 390×844 · dark

Same scripted interaction. Times mark action completion relative to sequence start, immediately after recording starts:

| Step | Before time | After time |
|---|---:|---:|
| Continue from Agents | 1.00s | 1.00s |
| scan request held | 1.01s | 1.01s |
| release gate | 6.00s | 6.00s |
| release scan request | 6.00s | 6.00s |

| Before recording | After recording |
|---|---|
| [before-L-390-dark.webm](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/2226c69f7c52e47b/before-L-390-dark.webm)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) | [after-L-390-dark.webm](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/879cff87ee0a0ef1/after-L-390-dark.webm)<br>[21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) |

Before recording milestones: ![before-L-390-dark-contact.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/dc155eceeb55ccfc/before-L-390-dark-contact.png)

After recording milestones: ![after-L-390-dark-contact.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/cd8f20efd1d87e72/after-L-390-dark-contact.png)

| Before | After | Diff0 | DiffT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ![before-L-390-dark.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/3d91928dedc47621/before-L-390-dark.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) | ![after-L-390-dark.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/80690a9108ae6385/after-L-390-dark.png)<br>[21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) | ![L-390-dark-Diff0.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/2580edb4ce38239b/L-390-dark-Diff0.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) → [21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) | ![L-390-dark-DiffT.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/1456b357c48baf34/L-390-dark-DiffT.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) → [21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) |

Comparison sheet: ![L-390-dark-sheet.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/48d8d5c92052f060/L-390-dark-sheet.png)

Amplified absolute difference: ![L-390-dark-amplified32.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/aee29821101dcb1e/L-390-dark-amplified32.png)

Before metadata: [before-L-390-dark-environment.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/7acad26ae06daf92/before-L-390-dark-environment.json), [before-L-390-dark-timeline.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/f572f44a34176c70/before-L-390-dark-timeline.json)

After metadata: [after-L-390-dark-environment.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/1cca11ab7e86e845/after-L-390-dark-environment.json), [after-L-390-dark-timeline.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/271b036477e99368/after-L-390-dark-timeline.json)

### 390×844 · light

Same scripted interaction. Times mark action completion relative to sequence start, immediately after recording starts:

| Step | Before time | After time |
|---|---:|---:|
| Continue from Agents | 1.00s | 1.00s |
| scan request held | 1.03s | 1.02s |
| release gate | 6.00s | 6.00s |
| release scan request | 6.00s | 6.00s |

| Before recording | After recording |
|---|---|
| [before-L-390-light.webm](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/f249ff4931ab5c00/before-L-390-light.webm)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) | [after-L-390-light.webm](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/436ae402d1f0e91f/after-L-390-light.webm)<br>[21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) |

Before recording milestones: ![before-L-390-light-contact.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/742429eb9d33f360/before-L-390-light-contact.png)

After recording milestones: ![after-L-390-light-contact.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/15ca595503cb8499/after-L-390-light-contact.png)

| Before | After | Diff0 | DiffT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ![before-L-390-light.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/18390c520aa089ad/before-L-390-light.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) | ![after-L-390-light.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/41c4a8eff1052c0a/after-L-390-light.png)<br>[21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) | ![L-390-light-Diff0.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/940406135727895a/L-390-light-Diff0.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) → [21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) | ![L-390-light-DiffT.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/d0057ab31718abef/L-390-light-DiffT.png)<br>[c6ca605630](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/c6ca6056309904f89b90b6055d797973be0a0939) → [21e22d030c](https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/commit/21e22d030ca430ef680082630274b3b1c073d35c) |

Comparison sheet: ![L-390-light-sheet.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/9a38d4d261dcedfd/L-390-light-sheet.png)

Amplified absolute difference: ![L-390-light-amplified32.png](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/88f68de6e61a9361/L-390-light-amplified32.png)

Before metadata: [before-L-390-light-environment.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/b62c3d4b0b1ad309/before-L-390-light-environment.json), [before-L-390-light-timeline.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/0486dde445c63d74/before-L-390-light-timeline.json)

After metadata: [after-L-390-light-environment.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/05c6600410364945/after-L-390-light-environment.json), [after-L-390-light-timeline.json](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/018f9720ff1714b7/after-L-390-light-timeline.json)

### Reproduction scripts

[browser-init.js](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/0551fe2717f0a20a/browser-init.js)
[build-comparisons.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/8a861f60d664c4d4/build-comparisons.py)
[capture.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/9d4b11a2a2b8fa8f/capture.py)
[cdp-eval.mjs](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/26f096631297c43a/cdp-eval.mjs)
[cleanup.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/ed847d21b527a09c/cleanup.py)
[contact-sheets.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/c4be57944d738284/contact-sheets.py)
[diff.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/c96480ee3cc36187/diff.py)
[fixtures.js](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/669b3d4502d9e464/fixtures.js)
[full-screenshot.mjs](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/f671b7664cd19258/full-screenshot.mjs)
[harness-capture.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/dfcaf06f4f06a474/harness-capture.py)
[harness.js](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/b2dc2055b5e71632/harness.js)
[make-review.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/afc206d1a0dbe512/make-review.py)
[publish-evidence.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/7fe14fea710d963a/publish-evidence.py)
[remaining-capture.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/66c51396a8e4c733/remaining-capture.py)
[retake-W.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/8447b1e3ca921de7/retake-W.py)
[retake-interactions.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/f4659bccb66a98f6/retake-interactions.py)
[review-after-when-ready.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/976131f6543287dc/review-after-when-ready.py)
[review-grid.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/5813df394b486feb/review-grid.py)
[seed.sh](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/6670431e9d06224e/seed.sh)
[session-state.sh](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/d1c9b4968bda9973/session-state.sh)
[setup-browser.mjs](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/4c8aa71dfff4f375/setup-browser.mjs)
[start-server.sh](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/769c5ed48597a721/start-server.sh)
[validate-artifacts.py](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/82540644d859d896/validate-artifacts.py)
[reproduce.md](https://gh-file-drop-api-prod-mi5fy3sowv63ufte.pinglabs.workers.dev/f/e9a9ffb922514375/reproduce.md)

AI-assisted; verified with the tests and tools listed above.
