diff --git a/web/scripts/capture.mjs b/web/scripts/capture.mjs
index 65bfad1..a580aab 100644
--- a/web/scripts/capture.mjs
+++ b/web/scripts/capture.mjs
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
  *   shell-route-dark.png      route drawn, Telegram dark theme (PX-02 route half, 05-05)
  *   gallery-compare.png       DSGN-02 side-by-side vs navigate_map_overview/screen.png
  *   route-gallery-compare.png DSGN-02 route fidelity artifact (05-05, same composer)
+ *   shell-guidance-active.png    the LIVE cockpit over a replayed drive (?drive=, 06-08)
+ *   shell-guidance-list.png      the banner tap's expanded list + NEXT row lamp (06-08)
+ *   shell-guidance-rerouting.png captured INSIDE the REROUTING window, no red (06-08)
+ *   shell-guidance-confirm.png   the abandon confirm card, bottom register (06-08)
+ *   shell-guidance-tripend.png   the trip-ended card, chrome cleared (06-08)
+ *   shell-guidance-dark.png      the cockpit, Telegram dark theme (PX-02, 06-08)
+ *   guidance-gallery-compare.png DSGN-02 guidance fidelity artifact vs active_route_guidance/screen.png (06-08)
  *
  * Also runs the GEO-03 runtime probe in-page after boot-to-live and fails
  * the run on any non-empty storage surface.
@@ -44,6 +51,17 @@ import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { dirname, extname, join, resolve, sep } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { chromium } from 'playwright';
+import {
+  decodeGraph,
+  decodePolyline6,
+  deriveCumulativeDistanceM,
+  encodePolyline6,
+  snapToGraph,
+} from '@araharah/routing/src/index.ts';
+/* The pump's projection — ONE authority, imported (never re-derived):
+ * the stub's merge answer walks the same forward-only projection the
+ * cron and the replay tests use. */
+import { projectAlongRoute } from '../src/guidance/guidance.ts';
 
 const SCRIPTS = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const WEB = resolve(SCRIPTS, '..');
@@ -51,12 +69,24 @@ const REPOROOT = resolve(WEB, '..');
 const DIST = resolve(SCRIPTS, "..", "dist-harness"); // the HARNESS build — never web/dist (see header)
 const SHOTS = join(WEB, 'screenshots');
 const MOCKUP_COMPARE = resolve(REPOROOT, 'stitch_minimalist_route_navigator', 'navigate_map_overview', 'screen.png');
+/* 06-08 — the guidance gallery's mockup reference (the cockpit screen). */
+const GUIDE_MOCKUP_COMPARE = resolve(REPOROOT, 'stitch_minimalist_route_navigator', 'active_route_guidance', 'screen.png');
 
 /* Minimum plausible non-blank PNG (the Phase-1 blank bar, carried over). */
 const MIN_BYTES = 10240;
 /* DENIED_LEG_TIMEOUT_MS = 90000; // LINK 3's 60s pre-denial chat-pin poll must elapse first */
 const DENIED_LEG_TIMEOUT_MS = 90000;
 const SIGNAL_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000;
+/* The guidance legs' race window (06-08): the missed-turn drive's excursion
+ * fires its reroute ~26s into the replay (the D-15 throttle accepts a fix
+ * every ~2s at the drive's pace, so the 3-consecutive + grace gates span
+ * ~22-26s of drive time). 60s covers it with boot margin; a timeout is a
+ * HARD FAILURE with diagnostics, never a blank-but-passing shot. */
+const GUIDE_LEG_TIMEOUT_MS = 60000;
+/* The route stub's hold on REROUTE requests: the window must be comfortably
+ * photographable — the leg polls state=rerouting and shoots inside it. The
+ * CONSULT request answers instantly (the first POST only). */
+const REROUTE_HOLD_MS = 5000;
 
 const MIME = {
   '.html': 'text/html; charset=utf-8',
@@ -168,7 +198,7 @@ log.push(`serving web/dist-harness/ → ${base}/`);
 
 const browser = await chromium.launch();
 
-const SIGNALS = ['RAMS-BASEMAP-READY', 'ARAHARAH-LIVE', 'ARAHARAH-DEST', 'ARAHARAH-ROUTE'];
+const SIGNALS = ['RAMS-BASEMAP-READY', 'ARAHARAH-LIVE', 'ARAHARAH-DEST', 'ARAHARAH-ROUTE', 'ARAHARAH-GUIDE'];
 
 /* The five route legs (05-05) are DATA-DRIVEN from the committed corpus:
  * the demo pair is picked AT RUNTIME — never a hardcoded pair literal.
@@ -187,6 +217,252 @@ if (routeDestEntry === undefined) {
   process.exit(1);
 }
 
+/* ————— 06-08 — the drive-replay legs' ground truth + the engine-A-shaped route stub ————— */
+
+/* The D-16 browser leg replays a COMMITTED drive fixture through the LIVE
+ * shell: the mock's ?drive= knob streams the fixture into the real watch.
+ * The shell's route consult rides /api/route through the composed ladder —
+ * intercepted HERE (Playwright route fulfilment) with an engine-A-SHAPED
+ * answer built from the same committed data: the pair's ODbL geometry
+ * (routing/src/data/route-fixtures.json) + the drive's recorded maneuver
+ * indices + street names read off the LOCAL road graph
+ * (routing/data/kl-roadgraph.v1.bin, the same OSM-derived source engine A
+ * serves) via snapToGraph on the segment AFTER each maneuver — the road the
+ * turn puts you on. A graph-absent fork degrades to unnamed steps (the
+ * streetUnnamed fallback renders — honest). The first /api/route POST of a
+ * page is the consult (the drive model); later POSTs are reroutes (a merge
+ * model from the requesting fix, held REROUTE_HOLD_MS so the calm window is
+ * photographable). The REAL http-source validation still runs on every
+ * answer — the stub cannot smuggle a malformed payload past the client. */
+let guideGraph = null;
+try {
+  const buf = readFileSync(resolve(REPOROOT, 'routing/data/kl-roadgraph.v1.bin'));
+  guideGraph = decodeGraph(buf.buffer.slice(buf.byteOffset, buf.byteOffset + buf.byteLength));
+} catch {
+  guideGraph = null; // a fresh fork without the local graph: unnamed steps, honest
+}
+
+function buildDriveModel(driveName) {
+  const fx = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(REPOROOT, 'web/test/fixtures/drives', `${driveName}.json`), 'utf8'));
+  const pair = routePairs.find((p) => p.pairId === fx.pairId);
+  if (pair === undefined) throw new Error(`drive "${driveName}" names unknown pair ${fx.pairId}`);
+  const points = decodePolyline6(pair.routes[0].geometry);
+  const cumulative = deriveCumulativeDistanceM(points);
+  const totalM = cumulative[cumulative.length - 1];
+  const steps = [{ kind: 'depart', distanceM: cumulative[fx.maneuverIdx[0]] }];
+  fx.maneuverIdx.forEach((idx, n) => {
+    const nextAlong = n + 1 < fx.maneuverIdx.length ? cumulative[fx.maneuverIdx[n + 1]] : totalM;
+    const step = {
+      kind: fx.kinds[n],
+      distanceM: nextAlong - cumulative[idx],
+      geometry: encodePolyline6(points.slice(idx, idx + 2)),
+    };
+    // the road the turn puts you on: the snap of the POST-maneuver segment's
+    // midpoint (engine A names the FOLLOWING segment — deriveSteps semantics)
+    try {
+      const a = points[idx];
+      const b = points[idx + 1];
+      const mid = { lat: (a.lat + b.lat) / 2, lng: (a.lng + b.lng) / 2 };
+      const snap = guideGraph !== null ? snapToGraph(guideGraph, mid) : null;
+      const name = snap !== null && snap.nameId !== null ? guideGraph.nameAt(snap.nameId) : undefined;
+      if (name !== undefined) step.name = name;
+    } catch {
+      /* an absent/corrupt local graph degrades to unnamed steps — honest */
+    }
+    steps.push(step);
+  });
+  steps.push({ kind: 'arrive', distanceM: 0 });
+  return {
+    points,
+    cumulative,
+    steps,
+    destinationId: pair.destinationId,
+    destinationName: routeGazetteer.entries.find((e) => e.id === pair.destinationId)?.name ?? pair.destinationId,
+    durationS: pair.routes[0].durationS,
+  };
+}
+
+function routeOptionOf(model) {
+  return {
+    geometry: { points: model.points, cumulativeDistanceM: model.cumulative },
+    summary: { distanceM: model.cumulative[model.cumulative.length - 1], durationS: model.durationS },
+    steps: model.steps,
+  };
+}
+
+/** The reroute's engine-A-shaped answer (the 06-02 replay controller's
+ *  buildRerouteModel semantics): origin at the requesting fix, the original
+ *  line onward from the projection's next segment — terminal marks only. */
+function rerouteResultOf(model, origin, destinationId) {
+  const fix = { ...origin, accuracyM: null, headingDeg: null, ts: 0, source: 'webview' };
+  const proj = projectAlongRoute(model.points, model.cumulative, fix, 0);
+  const startIdx = Math.min(proj.idx + 1, model.points.length - 1);
+  const pts = [{ lat: origin.lat, lng: origin.lng }, ...model.points.slice(startIdx)];
+  const cumulative = deriveCumulativeDistanceM(pts);
+  const totalM = cumulative[cumulative.length - 1];
+  const origTotalM = model.cumulative[model.cumulative.length - 1];
+  const durationS = origTotalM > 0 ? Math.round((totalM / origTotalM) * model.durationS) : model.durationS;
+  return {
+    destinationId,
+    origin: { lat: origin.lat, lng: origin.lng },
+    backend: 'engine-a',
+    options: [
+      {
+        geometry: { points: pts, cumulativeDistanceM: cumulative },
+        summary: { distanceM: totalM, durationS },
+        steps: [
+          { kind: 'depart', distanceM: totalM },
+          { kind: 'arrive', distanceM: 0 },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+}
+
+/** Install the guidance route stub on a leg's page. Deterministic per page:
+ *  POST #1 = the consult (the drive model), later POSTs = reroutes. */
+async function stubGuidanceRoute(page, model) {
+  let requestCount = 0;
+  await page.route('**/api/route', async (route) => {
+    let body = {};
+    try {
+      body = route.request().postDataJSON() ?? {};
+    } catch {
+      body = {};
+    }
+    const destinationId = typeof body.destinationId === 'string' && body.destinationId.length > 0
+      ? body.destinationId
+      : model.destinationId;
+    requestCount += 1;
+    if (requestCount === 1) {
+      await route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          destinationId,
+          origin: body.origin ?? { lat: model.points[0].lat, lng: model.points[0].lng },
+          backend: 'engine-a',
+          options: [routeOptionOf(model)],
+        }),
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    // a reroute: hold the calm REROUTING window open, then the merge answer
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, REROUTE_HOLD_MS));
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: 'application/json',
+      body: JSON.stringify(rerouteResultOf(model, body.origin ?? model.points[0], destinationId)),
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+/* The guidance legs' console hygiene (D-15/T-06-04 carried into captures):
+ * the replay's console carries ONLY state tokens — a coordinate-bearing
+ * line is a captured BUG. The pattern: a lat,lng decimal pair, or a
+ * lat/lng/latitude/longitude field read. */
+const COORD_BEARING_RE = /\b\d{1,3}\.\d{4,}\b|\blat(itude)?\s*[:=]|\blng(gitude)?\s*[:=]/i;
+
+async function assertNoCoordinateLines(allLines, legName) {
+  const offenders = allLines.filter((l) => COORD_BEARING_RE.test(l));
+  if (offenders.length > 0) {
+    throw new Error(`${legName}: coordinate-bearing console lines (D-15 hygiene): ${JSON.stringify(offenders.slice(0, 3))}`);
+  }
+}
+
+/* The no-red law (rerouting/confirm legs): functional-red #ED3F1C appears
+ * NOWHERE in guidance chrome — computed colors are the honest check (class
+ * lists cannot carry the token), plus a class-scan for the denied lamp. */
+const FUNCTIONAL_RED_RGB = 'rgb(237, 63, 28)';
+
+async function scanForRed(page, rootSelectors) {
+  return page.evaluate((args) => {
+    const red = args.red;
+    const offenders = [];
+    for (const sel of args.selectors) {
+      for (const root of document.querySelectorAll(sel)) {
+        const els = [root, ...root.querySelectorAll('*')];
+        for (const el of els) {
+          const cs = getComputedStyle(el);
+          if (cs.color === red) offenders.push(`${el.className}:color`);
+          if (cs.backgroundColor === red) offenders.push(`${el.className}:background`);
+          if (cs.borderTopColor === red) offenders.push(`${el.className}:border`);
+        }
+        if (/\b(red|denied)\b/.test(root.className)) offenders.push(`${root.className}:class`);
+      }
+    }
+    return offenders;
+  }, { red: FUNCTIONAL_RED_RGB, selectors: rootSelectors });
+}
+
+/* ————— the guidance DOM asserts (each leg's interact runs them pre-shot) ————— */
+
+const GUIDE_WAIT = { timeout: 15000, polling: 200 };
+
+async function waitGuideRegister(page, expected) {
+  await page.waitForFunction(
+    (want) => document.querySelector('.guide-banner .guide-register')?.textContent === want,
+    expected,
+    GUIDE_WAIT,
+  );
+}
+
+async function assertCockpitChrome(page, destName) {
+  const banner = await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const b = document.querySelector('.guide-banner');
+    if (b === null) return null;
+    return {
+      register: b.querySelector('.guide-register')?.textContent ?? '',
+      distance: b.querySelector('.guide-distance')?.textContent ?? '',
+      street: b.querySelector('.guide-street')?.textContent ?? '',
+      toggle: b.querySelector('.guide-toggle')?.textContent ?? '',
+      arrow: b.querySelector('.guide-plate svg') !== null,
+      bg: getComputedStyle(b).backgroundColor,
+    };
+  });
+  if (banner === null) throw new Error('the guidance banner never mounted');
+  if (banner.register !== 'GUIDE // NEXT') throw new Error(`register=${banner.register}`);
+  if (!/^\d+(\.\d+)?$/.test(banner.distance) || banner.distance === '0') {
+    throw new Error(`distance=${banner.distance} — the glance datum must be a live number`);
+  }
+  if (banner.street.length === 0) throw new Error('the street slot is empty');
+  if (!banner.arrow) throw new Error('the arrow plate is missing');
+  if (banner.toggle !== 'LIST') throw new Error(`toggle=${banner.toggle} — the list must be collapsed by default`);
+  const compacted = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('main')?.dataset.guidance ?? null);
+  if (compacted !== 'active') throw new Error(`data-guidance=${String(compacted)} — the strip never compacted`);
+  const card = await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const stack = document.querySelector('.route-stack[data-register="bottom"]');
+    const bar = stack?.querySelector('.guide-progress');
+    return {
+      text: stack?.textContent ?? '',
+      role: bar?.getAttribute('role') ?? null,
+      fill: bar?.querySelector('.guide-progress-fill')?.style.width ?? '',
+    };
+  });
+  for (const t of [destName, 'MIN', 'KM', 'ETA ', 'END TRIP']) {
+    if (!card.text.includes(t)) throw new Error(`guidance card missing "${t}" — got ${JSON.stringify(card.text.slice(0, 200))}`);
+  }
+  if (card.role !== 'progressbar') throw new Error('the progress bar is missing');
+  if (!/^\d+(\.\d+)?%$/.test(card.fill)) throw new Error(`progress fill=${card.fill}`);
+  return banner;
+}
+
+const guidePairFx = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(REPOROOT, 'web/test/fixtures/drives/corridor-follow.json'), 'utf8'));
+const guidePair = routePairs.find((p) => p.pairId === guidePairFx.pairId);
+if (guidePair === undefined) {
+  console.error(`[capture] FAILED the corridor drive names unknown pair "${guidePairFx.pairId}"`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+const guideDestEntry = routeGazetteer.entries.find((e) => e.id === guidePair.destinationId);
+if (guideDestEntry === undefined) {
+  console.error(`[capture] FAILED the guide pair destination "${guidePair.destinationId}" is not a gazetteer id`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+const corridorModel = buildDriveModel('corridor-follow');
+const missedModel = buildDriveModel('missed-turn-excursion');
+const guideQuery = `mock=android&dest=${guidePair.destinationId}&fixpair=${guidePair.pairId}&drive=corridor-follow`;
+
+
 /*
  * One capture leg = one context + one screenshot. The Phase-1 READY-race
  * shape: a console watcher records per-signal truth, the leg waits on its
@@ -203,8 +479,13 @@ if (routeDestEntry === undefined) {
  *                            gets the same PX-02 honesty check as 'live';
  *                            `interact(page)` runs after the waits, pre-shot —
  *                            the alt leg's chip tap)
+ *             'guide'      → ARAHARAH-GUIDE state-token race + expectGuide
+ *                            (06-08: 'on_route'|'rerouting') + expectText DOM poll
+ *                            + the D-15 coordinate-hygiene scan over the WHOLE
+ *                            leg's console; the replay's ?drive= knob streams
+ *                            the committed fixture through the real watch
  */
-async function captureLeg({ name, query, colorScheme, grantGeo, waitMode, expectState, expectText, interact }) {
+async function captureLeg({ name, query, colorScheme, grantGeo, waitMode, expectState, expectText, expectGuide, setup, interact }) {
   const target = join(SHOTS, name);
   const context = await browser.newContext({
     viewport: { width: 390, height: 844 },
@@ -216,15 +497,21 @@ async function captureLeg({ name, query, colorScheme, grantGeo, waitMode, expect
     await context.setGeolocation({ latitude: 3.1513, longitude: 101.6958, accuracy: 12 });
   }
   const page = await context.newPage();
-  const seen = { 'RAMS-BASEMAP-READY': false, 'ARAHARAH-LIVE': false, 'ARAHARAH-DEST': false, 'ARAHARAH-ROUTE': false, live: 'no' };
+  /* Per-leg setup runs BEFORE goto (06-08: the guidance legs install the
+   * /api/route stub here — Playwright interception must exist before the
+   * consult's fetch). */
+  if (setup) await setup(page);
+  const seen = { 'RAMS-BASEMAP-READY': false, 'ARAHARAH-LIVE': false, 'ARAHARAH-DEST': false, 'ARAHARAH-ROUTE': false, 'ARAHARAH-GUIDE': false, live: 'no' };
   const consoleLines = [];
+  const allConsoleLines = []; // unbounded — the guidance legs' D-15 hygiene scan reads the WHOLE leg
   page.on('console', (m) => {
     for (const s of SIGNALS) if (m.text().startsWith(s)) seen[s] = true;
     consoleLines.push(m.text());
+    allConsoleLines.push(m.text());
     if (consoleLines.length > 20) consoleLines.shift();
   });
   const signalDiagnostics = () =>
-    `${seen['RAMS-BASEMAP-READY'] ? 'RAMS-BASEMAP-READY yes' : 'RAMS-BASEMAP-READY no'}; ${seen['ARAHARAH-LIVE'] ? 'ARAHARAH-LIVE yes' : 'ARAHARAH-LIVE no'}; ${seen['ARAHARAH-DEST'] ? 'ARAHARAH-DEST yes' : 'ARAHARAH-DEST no'}; ${seen['ARAHARAH-ROUTE'] ? 'ARAHARAH-ROUTE yes' : 'ARAHARAH-ROUTE no'}; last console: ${JSON.stringify(consoleLines.slice(-5))}`;
+    `${seen['RAMS-BASEMAP-READY'] ? 'RAMS-BASEMAP-READY yes' : 'RAMS-BASEMAP-READY no'}; ${seen['ARAHARAH-LIVE'] ? 'ARAHARAH-LIVE yes' : 'ARAHARAH-LIVE no'}; ${seen['ARAHARAH-DEST'] ? 'ARAHARAH-DEST yes' : 'ARAHARAH-DEST no'}; ${seen['ARAHARAH-ROUTE'] ? 'ARAHARAH-ROUTE yes' : 'ARAHARAH-ROUTE no'}; ${seen['ARAHARAH-GUIDE'] ? 'ARAHARAH-GUIDE yes' : 'ARAHARAH-GUIDE no'}; last console: ${JSON.stringify(consoleLines.slice(-5))}`;
   try {
     await page.goto(`${base}/?${query}`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 60000 });
 
@@ -307,6 +594,44 @@ async function captureLeg({ name, query, colorScheme, grantGeo, waitMode, expect
         throw new Error(`theme slot mismatch: expected ${colorScheme}, documentElement[data-tg-theme]=${String(themed)}`);
       }
       await page.waitForTimeout(2000); // tile render settle (route + camera refit at 400ms)
+    } else if (waitMode === 'guide') {
+      /* 06-08: race the ARAHARAH-GUIDE state token — a STATE TOKEN only
+       * (D-15 hygiene: no coordinates in console; the drive replay emits
+       * nothing per fix). expectGuide = 'on_route' | 'rerouting'. The
+       * machine's deduped logger means the token appears exactly once, so
+       * the race is the activation/window signal. */
+      const signal = await Promise.race([
+        page.waitForEvent('console', {
+          predicate: (m) => m.text().startsWith('ARAHARAH-GUIDE') && m.text().includes(`state=${expectGuide}`),
+          timeout: GUIDE_LEG_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        }).then(() => 'signal'),
+        new Promise((r) => setTimeout(() => r('timeout'), GUIDE_LEG_TIMEOUT_MS)),
+      ]);
+      if (signal === 'timeout') {
+        throw new Error(`ARAHARAH-GUIDE state=${expectGuide} race timed out after ${GUIDE_LEG_TIMEOUT_MS}ms — ${signalDiagnostics()}`);
+      }
+      const guideLine = consoleLines.filter((l) => l.startsWith('ARAHARAH-GUIDE')).pop() ?? '';
+      if (!guideLine.includes(`state=${expectGuide}`)) {
+        throw new Error(`guide state mismatch: "${guideLine}" — expected state=${expectGuide}`);
+      }
+      for (const text of expectText ?? []) {
+        await page.waitForFunction(
+          (t) => (document.body.textContent ?? '').includes(t),
+          text,
+          { timeout: 15000, polling: 250 },
+        );
+      }
+      /* PX-02 honesty check (anti-fake, T-03-30): the theme slot ACTUALLY
+       * flipped to the requested scheme before shooting. */
+      const themed = await page.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.dataset.tgTheme ?? null);
+      if (themed !== colorScheme) {
+        throw new Error(`theme slot mismatch: expected ${colorScheme}, documentElement[data-tg-theme]=${String(themed)}`);
+      }
+      /* D-15 console hygiene: the WHOLE leg's console carried no
+       * coordinate-bearing line — the replay proves the state tokens, never
+       * the fix stream. */
+      await assertNoCoordinateLines(allConsoleLines, name);
+      await page.waitForTimeout(2000); // tile render settle (the locked pose eased at 400ms)
     } else if (waitMode === 'denied') {
       // Wait on the denied strip lamp specifically — the awaiting-pin variant of
       // the card also carries a CTA during LINK 3's 60s poll, so the CARD alone
@@ -414,12 +739,14 @@ try {
     }
   }
 
-/* ————— DSGN-02 composer (shared by legs 8 and 13) ————— */
-async function composeCompare(target, implementedFile, implementedCaption) {
-  if (!existsSync(MOCKUP_COMPARE)) throw new Error(`committed mockup missing: ${MOCKUP_COMPARE}`);
+/* ————— DSGN-02 composer (shared by legs 8, 13, and 06-08's guidance gallery) ————— */
+async function composeCompare(target, implementedFile, implementedCaption, mockupFile, mockupCaption) {
+  const mockupPath = mockupFile ?? MOCKUP_COMPARE;
+  const mockupLabel = mockupCaption ?? 'stitch_minimalist_route_navigator/navigate_map_overview/screen.png';
+  if (!existsSync(mockupPath)) throw new Error(`committed mockup missing: ${mockupPath}`);
   if (!existsSync(implementedFile)) throw new Error(`implemented capture missing: ${implementedFile}`);
   const liveB64 = readFileSync(implementedFile).toString('base64');
-  const mockB64 = readFileSync(MOCKUP_COMPARE).toString('base64');
+  const mockB64 = readFileSync(mockupPath).toString('base64');
   const context = await browser.newContext({ viewport: { width: 880, height: 960 }, deviceScaleFactor: 1 });
   const page = await context.newPage();
   const html = `<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta charset="utf-8"><style>
@@ -432,7 +759,7 @@ async function composeCompare(target, implementedFile, implementedCaption) {
       </style></head><body><div class="row">
         <figure><figcaption>IMPLEMENTED — ${implementedCaption}</figcaption>
           <img class="cell" src="data:image/png;base64,${liveB64}"></figure>
-        <figure><figcaption>MOCKUP REFERENCE — stitch_minimalist_route_navigator/navigate_map_overview/screen.png</figcaption>
+        <figure><figcaption>MOCKUP REFERENCE — ${mockupLabel}</figcaption>
           <img class="cell mockimg" src="data:image/png;base64,${mockB64}"></figure>
       </div></body></html>`;
   await page.goto(`data:text/html;charset=utf-8,${encodeURIComponent(html)}`, { waitUntil: 'load', timeout: 30000 });
@@ -549,6 +876,231 @@ async function composeCompare(target, implementedFile, implementedCaption) {
       failures.push(`route-gallery-compare.png: ${err.message}`);
     }
   }
+
+  /* ————— 14–20 — the guidance cockpit (06-08, D-16's browser leg) —————
+   * Every leg rides the ?drive= replay knob: the mock streams a committed
+   * drive fixture through the REAL watch and the machine's start gate
+   * activates the cockpit. The /api/route stub answers engine-A-shaped
+   * routes built from the same committed data (real street names off the
+   * local graph). Each leg races its ARAHARAH-GUIDE state token, asserts
+   * the DOM the UI-SPEC names, and freezes the replay before the shot. */
+
+  /* 14 — guidance ACTIVE, light: banner + compact strip + guidance card +
+   * progress bar + locked camera pose. */
+  await captureLeg({
+    name: 'shell-guidance-active.png',
+    setup: (page) => stubGuidanceRoute(page, corridorModel),
+    query: guideQuery,
+    colorScheme: 'light',
+    grantGeo: true,
+    waitMode: 'guide',
+    expectGuide: 'on_route',
+    expectText: [guideDestEntry.name, 'END TRIP'],
+    interact: async (page) => {
+      const banner = await assertCockpitChrome(page, guideDestEntry.name);
+      log.push(`shell-guidance-active: banner ${JSON.stringify({ distance: banner.distance + ' M', street: banner.street, bg: banner.bg })}`);
+      await page.waitForTimeout(300); // the frozen chrome settles
+    },
+  });
+
+  /* 15 — the banner tap's LIST: expanded panel over the map + NEXT row lamp
+   * (the collapsed-default proof is the active leg's LIST toggle). */
+  await captureLeg({
+    name: 'shell-guidance-list.png',
+    setup: (page) => stubGuidanceRoute(page, corridorModel),
+    query: guideQuery,
+    colorScheme: 'light',
+    grantGeo: true,
+    waitMode: 'guide',
+    expectGuide: 'on_route',
+    expectText: [guideDestEntry.name],
+    interact: async (page) => {
+      await assertCockpitChrome(page, guideDestEntry.name);
+      await page.evaluate(() => window.__ARAHARAH_DRIVE?.pause()); // stable chrome for the tap
+      await page.click('.guide-banner'); // the whole band is the toggle
+      await page.waitForFunction(
+        () => document.getElementById('guide-maneuver-list') !== null,
+        undefined,
+        { timeout: 5000, polling: 100 },
+      );
+      const expanded = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const banner = document.querySelector('.guide-banner');
+        const row = document.querySelector('#guide-maneuver-list .guide-row[data-row-state="next"]');
+        return {
+          ariaExpanded: banner?.getAttribute('aria-expanded') ?? null,
+          toggle: banner?.querySelector('.guide-toggle')?.textContent ?? '',
+          lamp: row?.querySelector('.guide-lamp') !== null,
+          rowText: row?.textContent ?? '',
+        };
+      });
+      if (expanded.ariaExpanded !== 'true') throw new Error(`aria-expanded=${String(expanded.ariaExpanded)}`);
+      if (expanded.toggle !== 'CLOSE') throw new Error(`toggle=${expanded.toggle} — the expanded banner reads CLOSE`);
+      if (!expanded.lamp) throw new Error('the NEXT row lamp is missing');
+      if (expanded.rowText.length === 0) throw new Error('the NEXT row carries no text');
+      log.push(`shell-guidance-list: NEXT row ${JSON.stringify(expanded.rowText.slice(0, 80))}`);
+      await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+    },
+  });
+
+  /* 16 — REROUTING (D-04's calm state): the missed-turn drive fires its
+   * reroute ~26s in; the stub holds the window; the leg races state=rerouting
+   * and asserts the calm banner + the NO-RED law. */
+  await captureLeg({
+    name: 'shell-guidance-rerouting.png',
+    setup: (page) => stubGuidanceRoute(page, missedModel),
+    query: `mock=android&dest=${guidePair.destinationId}&fixpair=${guidePair.pairId}&drive=missed-turn-excursion`,
+    colorScheme: 'light',
+    grantGeo: true,
+    waitMode: 'guide',
+    expectGuide: 'rerouting',
+    expectText: ['Finding a new route from where you are.'],
+    interact: async (page) => {
+      const calm = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const b = document.querySelector('.guide-banner');
+        if (b === null) return null;
+        return {
+          register: b.querySelector('.guide-register')?.textContent ?? '',
+          distance: b.querySelector('.guide-distance')?.textContent ?? '',
+          street: b.querySelector('.guide-street')?.textContent ?? '',
+          gantry: b.querySelector('.guide-gantry') !== null,
+          streetColor: getComputedStyle(b.querySelector('.guide-street')).color,
+        };
+      });
+      if (calm === null) throw new Error('the banner never mounted');
+      if (calm.register !== 'GUIDE // REROUTING') throw new Error(`register=${calm.register}`);
+      if (calm.distance !== '—') throw new Error(`distance=${calm.distance} — the calm state dashes`);
+      if (calm.gantry !== true) throw new Error('the REROUTING gantry is missing');
+      const offenders = await scanForRed(page, ['.guide-banner', '.route-stack[data-register="bottom"] .card']);
+      if (offenders.length > 0) throw new Error(`functional-red found in guidance chrome: ${offenders.join(', ')}`);
+      await page.evaluate(() => window.__ARAHARAH_DRIVE?.pause()); // freeze inside the window
+      await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+    },
+  });
+
+  /* 17 — the abandon confirm card (D-09/PX-03): scripted END TRIP tap → the
+   * confirm card in the BOTTOM register, both CTAs, no red. */
+  await captureLeg({
+    name: 'shell-guidance-confirm.png',
+    setup: (page) => stubGuidanceRoute(page, corridorModel),
+    query: guideQuery,
+    colorScheme: 'light',
+    grantGeo: true,
+    waitMode: 'guide',
+    expectGuide: 'on_route',
+    expectText: [guideDestEntry.name, 'END TRIP'],
+    interact: async (page) => {
+      await assertCockpitChrome(page, guideDestEntry.name);
+      await page.evaluate(() => window.__ARAHARAH_DRIVE?.pause());
+      await page.click('.route-stack[data-register="bottom"] .card .card-actions .btn-secondary'); // END TRIP
+      await page.waitForFunction(
+        () => document.querySelector('.route-stack[data-register="bottom"] .card.guide-confirm') !== null,
+        undefined,
+        { timeout: 5000, polling: 100 },
+      );
+      const confirm = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        const card = document.querySelector('.route-stack[data-register="bottom"] .card.guide-confirm');
+        return {
+          register: card?.querySelector('.card-ref')?.textContent ?? '',
+          headline: card?.querySelector('h2')?.textContent ?? '',
+          primary: card?.querySelector('.btn-primary')?.textContent ?? '',
+          secondary: card?.querySelector('.btn-secondary')?.textContent ?? '',
+        };
+      });
+      if (confirm.register !== 'GUIDE // CONFIRM') throw new Error(`register=${confirm.register}`);
+      if (confirm.headline !== 'Abandon route?') throw new Error(`headline=${confirm.headline}`);
+      if (confirm.primary !== 'YES, ABANDON') throw new Error(`primary=${confirm.primary}`);
+      if (confirm.secondary !== 'CONTINUE') throw new Error(`secondary=${confirm.secondary}`);
+      const offenders = await scanForRed(page, ['.guide-confirm']);
+      if (offenders.length > 0) throw new Error(`functional-red found in the confirm card: ${offenders.join(', ')}`);
+      await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+    },
+  });
+
+  /* 18 — the trip end (D-14): YES, ABANDON → the trip-ended card in the
+   * CENTER register, the banner/list/cockpit cleared, the deletion clause
+   * visible. */
+  await captureLeg({
+    name: 'shell-guidance-tripend.png',
+    setup: (page) => stubGuidanceRoute(page, corridorModel),
+    query: guideQuery,
+    colorScheme: 'light',
+    grantGeo: true,
+    waitMode: 'guide',
+    expectGuide: 'on_route',
+    expectText: [guideDestEntry.name, 'END TRIP'],
+    interact: async (page) => {
+      await assertCockpitChrome(page, guideDestEntry.name);
+      await page.evaluate(() => window.__ARAHARAH_DRIVE?.pause());
+      await page.click('.route-stack[data-register="bottom"] .card .card-actions .btn-secondary'); // END TRIP
+      await page.waitForFunction(
+        () => document.querySelector('.route-stack[data-register="bottom"] .card.guide-confirm') !== null,
+        undefined,
+        { timeout: 5000, polling: 100 },
+      );
+      await page.click('.route-stack[data-register="bottom"] .card.guide-confirm .btn-primary'); // YES, ABANDON
+      await page.waitForFunction(
+        () => {
+          const stack = document.querySelector('.route-stack[data-register="center"]');
+          return stack !== null && (stack.textContent ?? '').includes('Trip ended');
+        },
+        undefined,
+        { timeout: 5000, polling: 100 },
+      );
+      const cleared = await page.evaluate(() => ({
+        banner: document.querySelector('.guide-banner') === null,
+        list: document.getElementById('guide-maneuver-list') === null,
+        guidanceAttr: document.querySelector('main')?.dataset.guidance,
+        endText: document.querySelector('.route-stack[data-register="center"]')?.textContent ?? '',
+      }));
+      if (!cleared.banner) throw new Error('the banner survived the teardown');
+      if (!cleared.list) throw new Error('the list survived the teardown');
+      if (cleared.guidanceAttr !== undefined) throw new Error(`data-guidance=${String(cleared.guidanceAttr)} — the strip never returned`);
+      if (!cleared.endText.includes('deleted')) {
+        throw new Error(`the trip-end card is missing the deletion clause (PRIV-01): ${JSON.stringify(cleared.endText.slice(0, 200))}`);
+      }
+      log.push('shell-guidance-tripend: chrome cleared, deletion clause visible');
+      await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+    },
+  });
+
+  /* 19 — the cockpit, dark theme (PX-02 cold-boot half): chrome re-slots,
+   * the banner chassis stays Rams-constant matte-black. */
+  await captureLeg({
+    name: 'shell-guidance-dark.png',
+    setup: (page) => stubGuidanceRoute(page, corridorModel),
+    query: `${guideQuery}&scheme=dark`,
+    colorScheme: 'dark',
+    grantGeo: true,
+    waitMode: 'guide',
+    expectGuide: 'on_route',
+    expectText: [guideDestEntry.name, 'END TRIP'],
+    interact: async (page) => {
+      const banner = await assertCockpitChrome(page, guideDestEntry.name);
+      if (banner.bg !== 'rgb(26, 26, 26)') {
+        throw new Error(`banner chassis=${banner.bg} — matte-black is Rams-constant under both themes`);
+      }
+      await page.waitForTimeout(300);
+    },
+  });
+
+  /* 20 — DSGN-02 guidance fidelity artifact: the active-cockpit capture
+   * beside the active_route_guidance mockup (the phase gallery's cockpit
+   * row; fidelity review rides the blocking checkpoint). */
+  {
+    const target = join(SHOTS, 'guidance-gallery-compare.png');
+    try {
+      await composeCompare(
+        target,
+        join(SHOTS, 'shell-guidance-active.png'),
+        'web/screenshots/shell-guidance-active.png (?dest=' + guidePair.destinationId + '&drive=corridor-follow, harness build)',
+        GUIDE_MOCKUP_COMPARE,
+        'stitch_minimalist_route_navigator/active_route_guidance/screen.png',
+      );
+      log.push(`captured guidance-gallery-compare.png (${sizeOf(target)}B, DSGN-02 guidance side-by-side)`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      failures.push(`guidance-gallery-compare.png: ${err.message}`);
+    }
+  }
 } finally {
   await browser.close();
   server.close();
@@ -571,6 +1123,13 @@ const expected = [
   'shell-route-dark.png',
   'gallery-compare.png',
   'route-gallery-compare.png',
+  'shell-guidance-active.png',
+  'shell-guidance-list.png',
+  'shell-guidance-rerouting.png',
+  'shell-guidance-confirm.png',
+  'shell-guidance-tripend.png',
+  'shell-guidance-dark.png',
+  'guidance-gallery-compare.png',
 ];
 const missing = expected.filter((f) => !existsSync(join(SHOTS, f)));
 const undersized = expected.filter((f) => existsSync(join(SHOTS, f)) && sizeOf(join(SHOTS, f)) < MIN_BYTES);