diff --git a/web/test/guidance-surface.test.mjs b/web/test/guidance-surface.test.mjs
index f7fba56..964faea 100644
--- a/web/test/guidance-surface.test.mjs
+++ b/web/test/guidance-surface.test.mjs
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ const {
   buildManeuverList,
   startGantryBlink,
   stopGantryBlink,
+  buildGuidanceCard,
+  buildConfirmCard,
+  buildTripEndCard,
   MANEUVER_LIST_ID,
 } = await import("../src/guidance/banner.ts");
 
@@ -471,3 +474,151 @@ test("GS7b svgHost parses a committed glyph into a sized inline-SVG element", ()
     assert.equal(svg.attributes.viewBox, "0 0 32 32");
   });
 });
+
+/* ————— GS8 — the guidance card (D-06 — the route card evolved) ————— */
+
+const CARD_VIEW = {
+  destinationName: "Suria KLCC",
+  minutesRemaining: 18,
+  kmRemaining: 7.842,
+  etaClock: "18:42",
+  progressPct: 42,
+  showNoReroute: false,
+};
+
+test("GS8 guidance card — GUIDE register, verbatim headline, live telemetry row, 4px progressbar, ONE btn-secondary END TRIP", () => {
+  withDocument(() => {
+    let ended = 0;
+    const card = buildGuidanceCard("en", CARD_VIEW, { onEndTrip() { ended += 1; } });
+    assert.ok(card.className.includes("card"), "same card class as the route card it evolves");
+    const ref = findByClass(card, "card-ref");
+    assert.equal(ref.textContent, strings.en.guideRegister, "the ROUTE register, evolved to GUIDE");
+    assert.equal(findByClass(card, "text-headline-md").textContent, "Suria KLCC", "the continuity anchor holds (verbatim)");
+    // telemetry row: minutes + MIN + {km} KM + ETA clock — instrument formats
+    const telemetry = findByClass(card, "route-telemetry");
+    assert.ok(telemetry, "the route card's telemetry row class, evolved");
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      telemetry.children.map((c) => c.textContent),
+      ["18", "MIN", "7.8 KM", "ETA 18:42"],
+    );
+    // progress bar: role + full aria value set + inline width
+    const progress = findByClass(card, "guide-progress");
+    assert.equal(progress.attributes.role, "progressbar");
+    assert.equal(progress.attributes["aria-valuemin"], "0");
+    assert.equal(progress.attributes["aria-valuemax"], "100");
+    assert.equal(progress.attributes["aria-valuenow"], "42");
+    assert.equal(progress.attributes["aria-label"], strings.en.ariaTripProgress);
+    const fill = findByClass(progress, "guide-progress-fill");
+    assert.equal(fill.style.width, "42%", "width set by inline style from the pct — instant, no transition");
+    // state line ABSENT in the normal state (less, but better)
+    assert.equal(findByClass(card, "text-body-sm"), null, "no state line unless degrading");
+    // actions: exactly ONE button, btn-secondary, END TRIP
+    const actionsRow = findByClass(card, "card-actions");
+    assert.equal(actionsRow.children.length, 1, "the guidance card has exactly one action");
+    const button = actionsRow.children[0];
+    assert.equal(button.className, "btn-secondary", "NO .btn-primary on the guidance card — the drive's forward action is driving");
+    assert.equal(button.textContent, strings.en.ctaEndTrip);
+    button.click();
+    assert.equal(ended, 1, "END TRIP opens the D-09 confirm surface");
+    assert.equal(findAllByClass(card, "btn-primary").length, 0);
+  });
+});
+
+test("GS8b guidance card no-reroute state line — the longer honest copy ONLY when showNoReroute (standard ink, no red)", () => {
+  withDocument(() => {
+    const card = buildGuidanceCard("en", { ...CARD_VIEW, showNoReroute: true }, { onEndTrip() {} });
+    const stateLine = findByClass(card, "text-body-sm");
+    assert.ok(stateLine, "the degradation adds the state line");
+    assert.equal(stateLine.textContent, strings.en.guideNoRerouteBody);
+    assert.equal(findByClass(card, "card-actions").children.length, 1, "still exactly one action");
+    // ms: same key, ms copy
+    const cardMs = buildGuidanceCard("ms", { ...CARD_VIEW, showNoReroute: true }, { onEndTrip() {} });
+    assert.equal(findByClass(cardMs, "text-body-sm").textContent, strings.ms.guideNoRerouteBody);
+  });
+});
+
+/* ————— GS9 — the abandon-route confirm card (D-09/PX-03) ————— */
+
+test("GS9 confirm card — GUIDE // CONFIRM, the exact privacy copy, btn-primary YES ABANDON + btn-secondary CONTINUE, bottom-register hook", () => {
+  withDocument(() => {
+    for (const locale of ["en", "ms"]) {
+      let abandoned = 0;
+      let continued = 0;
+      const card = buildConfirmCard(locale, { onAbandon() { abandoned += 1; }, onContinue() { continued += 1; } });
+      assert.equal(findByClass(card, "card-ref").textContent, `${strings[locale].guideRegister} // CONFIRM`);
+      assert.equal(findByClass(card, "text-headline-md").textContent, strings[locale].guideConfirmHeadline);
+      const body = findByClass(card, "text-body-sm");
+      assert.equal(body.textContent, strings[locale].guideConfirmBody, "the privacy clause at the exact moment it executes");
+      const primary = findByClass(card, "btn-primary");
+      const secondary = findByClass(card, "btn-secondary");
+      assert.ok(primary && secondary, "both CTAs exist");
+      assert.equal(primary.textContent, strings[locale].ctaConfirmAbandon, "the working forward path is primary — deliberately NOT red");
+      assert.equal(secondary.textContent, strings[locale].ctaConfirmContinue);
+      primary.click();
+      secondary.click();
+      assert.equal(abandoned, 1);
+      assert.equal(continued, 1);
+      // the ONE .btn-primary in all guidance chrome lives on THIS card
+      assert.equal(findAllByClass(card, "btn-primary").length, 1);
+    }
+    // the bottom-register placement hook (thumb-reach, D-09) rides the card
+    withDocument(() => {
+      const card = buildConfirmCard("en", { onAbandon() {}, onContinue() {} });
+      assert.ok(card.className.includes("guide-confirm"), "the mount reads guide-confirm → bottom register");
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+/* ————— GS10 — the trip-ended card (D-14) ————— */
+
+test("GS10 trip-end card — GUIDE // END, the exact deletion copy, NO actions", () => {
+  withDocument(() => {
+    for (const locale of ["en", "ms"]) {
+      const card = buildTripEndCard(locale);
+      assert.equal(findByClass(card, "card-ref").textContent, `${strings[locale].guideRegister} // END`);
+      assert.equal(findByClass(card, "text-headline-md").textContent, strings[locale].guideEndHeadline);
+      const body = findByClass(card, "text-body-sm");
+      assert.equal(body.textContent, strings[locale].guideEndBody);
+      assert.equal(findByClass(card, "card-actions"), null, "no actions — ONE card for arrival and abandon");
+      const buttons = [];
+      const walk = (el) => {
+        for (const child of el.children) {
+          if (child.tagName === "BUTTON") buttons.push(child);
+          walk(child);
+        }
+      };
+      walk(card);
+      assert.equal(buttons.length, 0, "the trip-end card carries no buttons at all");
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+/* ————— GS11 — the shell.css guidance block (token-only CSS law) ————— */
+
+test("GS11 shell.css guidance block — zero transition/animation/box-shadow/border-radius, zero hex literals, token vars only; strip compaction is CSS-only", () => {
+  const cssPath = path.join(HERE, "..", "src", "shell.css");
+  const css = readFileSync(cssPath, "utf8");
+  const marker = css.indexOf("guidance cockpit");
+  assert.ok(marker > 0, "the guidance block exists in shell.css");
+  const block = css.slice(marker);
+  assert.ok(block.length > 500, `the block dresses the whole cockpit (found ${block.length} chars)`);
+  for (const banned of ["transition", "animation", "box-shadow", "border-radius"]) {
+    assert.ok(!block.includes(banned), `guidance block uses ${banned} — states are instant hard swaps, zero depth`);
+  }
+  const hex = /#[0-9a-fA-F]{3,8}/.exec(block);
+  assert.equal(hex, null, `guidance block carries a hex literal (${hex && hex[0]}) — token vars only`);
+  assert.ok(block.includes('[data-guidance="active"]'), "the strip compaction hook exists");
+  assert.ok(block.includes("--color-signal-orange"), "the accent rides the token");
+  // the compaction is PURE CSS — strip.ts logic untouched (Phase 3 table stands)
+  const stripSrc = codeText(path.join(HERE, "..", "src", "ui", "strip.ts"));
+  assert.ok(!stripSrc.includes("data-guidance"), "strip.ts never reads data-guidance — compaction is layout-only CSS");
+  assert.ok(!stripSrc.includes("guide"), "strip.ts carries no guidance furniture");
+});
+
+/* ————— GS12 — the ONE .btn-primary placement ————— */
+
+test("GS12 banner.ts places .btn-primary exactly once — the confirm card's YES, ABANDON (comment-stripped)", () => {
+  const src = codeText(path.join(GUIDANCE_DIR, "banner.ts"));
+  assert.equal((src.match(/btn-primary/g) ?? []).length, 1, "only the confirm card builds a primary CTA");
+  assert.ok((src.match(/btn-secondary/g) ?? []).length >= 2, "END TRIP + CONTINUE are secondary");
+});