Document current Frame panel layout API limits

Document packaged Desktop Capture result and visibility limit (#159 )
Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-10-24 19:01:43 +02:00 · 2026-10-24 10:09:49 +00:00 · 2026-10-24 10:03:36 +00:00 · 2026-10-24 09:47:24 +00:00 · 2026-10-24 09:39:21 +00:00 · 2026-10-24 09:19:46 +00:00
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@@ -2,6 +2,47 @@

 ## Unreleased

+- Recheck saved spatial layouts on SteamOS 0.5.6 / SteamVR 2.18.2 (issue #31).
+  Read-only probes expose some panel geometry, but safe restoration of
+  Steam/gamescope docking and positions remains unverified. Record exact API
+  results and a reproducible probe; saved layouts remain unavailable.
+
+- Record packaged v0.4.17 Desktop Capture succeeding on a mapped nested KDE
+  compositor on a real Frame with SteamOS 0.5.6. Headset overlay visibility was
+  not established; this is evidence, not a new fix or resolution of issue #73.
+
+- Correct the Return to Game Mode help text: Frame Control selects the switch
+  supported by the headset's SteamOS build, including `steamosctl` on current
+  Frames. The button's behavior is unchanged.
+
+- Distinguish an unreadable gamescope panel list from a confirmed empty list in
+  Desktop Capture and Control (issue #73). Failed discovery now asks users to
+  check SteamVR and report the exact message and SteamOS version, rather than
+  claiming no panel is open. This does not establish a new capture fix.
+
+- Add an opt-in desktop low-battery alert without starting a family session.
+  Existing status reads confirm low charge and drain; recovery hysteresis and a
+  ten-minute cooldown limit repeat alerts. Off on page open/headset switch;
+  pauses with hidden-page status refreshes. No extra polling or headset changes.
+
+- Clarify first-time desktop downloads, installation and opening on the website
+  and README, including CPU choices, unsigned-app warnings, pairing fallback
+  and the source-only iOS build. Keep section navigation available on mobile.
+
+- Treat headset aliases and other CSV metadata as plain text in power and heat
+  exports, so spreadsheet formula prefixes cannot run when a report is opened.
+
+- Add desktop Tools → Power & heat report: bounded read-only one/five-minute
+  observations with progress, stop and HTML/JSON/CSV downloads. Received samples
+  survive stop, disconnect and headset switch, labeled incomplete and tied to the
+  original headset. Shared sampler/report modules ship with the app; no power or
+  thermal controls are added. Download before replacing a report or quitting.
+
+- Fix Return to Game Mode misidentifying full Plasma Desktop Mode when its VR
+  overlay also runs gamescope (issue #142). Session targets now determine the
+  mode; conflicting or incomplete evidence stays unknown. Use SteamOS's
+  `steamosctl` switch when available, with older selector commands retained.
+
 - Export read-only power and heat observations to an offline accessible HTML
  report with JSON/CSV downloads. `--html FILE` limits sessions to ten minutes;
  Ctrl+C saves received samples with an explicit incomplete state. Units,
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 **Manage your Valve Steam Frame from your computer.**<br>
 See what the headset sees, install games and Android apps, move files and text across, and check battery and status, all over SSH.

-[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/saphid/steam-frame?label=release&color=1a9fff)](https://github.com/saphid/steam-frame/releases/latest)
+[![Latest release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/saphid/frame-control?label=release&color=1a9fff)](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest)
 [![Platforms](https://img.shields.io/badge/macOS%20%7C%20Windows%20%7C%20Linux-2a475e?label=runs%20on)](#install)
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+[![Checks](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/saphid/frame-control/checks.yml?branch=main&label=checks)](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/actions/workflows/checks.yml)
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-66c0f4)](LICENSE)

 [**Website**](https://frame-control.pages.dev) · [**Download**](#install) · [Trailer](#trailer) · [Features](#features) · [Set up the headset](#set-up-the-headset) · [Feedback](#feedback) · [Docs](#going-further)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ See what the headset sees, install games and Android apps, move files and text a
 <img src="docs/img/frame-control.png" alt="Frame Control's Games tab: installed games, sideloaded titles, and your Steam library with Frame ratings" width="900">

 <a id="trailer"></a>
-<a href="https://github.com/saphid/steam-frame/releases/download/trailer/frame-control-trailer.mp4"><img src="docs/img/trailer.jpg" alt="Watch the Frame Control trailer" width="900"></a>
+<a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/download/trailer/frame-control-trailer.mp4"><img src="docs/img/trailer.jpg" alt="Watch the Frame Control trailer" width="900"></a>

 <sub>The trailer: 66 seconds, with sound. Downloads the MP4 from the trailer release.</sub>

@@ -116,17 +116,30 @@ already ships (sideloading a game copies Valve's own devkit scripts to

 ## Install

+**Install Frame Control on your computer, not on the headset.** The website is
+for downloads and instructions; it does not connect to your Frame in a browser.
+Choose the operating system and processor of the computer you will use.
+
 | | Download | Needs |
 |---|---|---|
-| **macOS** (Apple Silicon) | [Frame-Control-mac-arm64.dmg](https://github.com/saphid/steam-frame/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-mac-arm64.dmg) | Nothing extra |
-| **Windows** 10 / 11 (x64) | [Frame-Control-Setup-x64.exe](https://github.com/saphid/steam-frame/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-Setup-x64.exe) · [portable .zip](https://github.com/saphid/steam-frame/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-win-x64.zip) | Nothing extra |
-| **Linux** (x64) | [AppImage](https://github.com/saphid/steam-frame/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage) · [.deb](https://github.com/saphid/steam-frame/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-amd64.deb) | `ssh` (most desktops have it) |
-| **Linux** (arm64) | [AppImage](https://github.com/saphid/steam-frame/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-arm64.AppImage) · [.deb](https://github.com/saphid/steam-frame/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-arm64.deb) | `ssh`, and `adb` for Android apps (`sudo apt install adb`) |
+| **macOS** (Apple Silicon) | [Frame-Control-mac-arm64.dmg](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-mac-arm64.dmg) | Nothing extra |
+| **Windows** 10 / 11 (x64) | [Frame-Control-Setup-x64.exe](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-Setup-x64.exe) · [portable .zip](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-win-x64.zip) | OpenSSH Client (normally installed) |
+| **Linux** (x64) | [AppImage](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage) · [.deb](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-amd64.deb) | `ssh` (most desktops have it) |
+| **Linux** (arm64) | [AppImage](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-arm64.AppImage) · [.deb](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-arm64.deb) | `ssh`, and `adb` for Android apps (`sudo apt install adb`) |

-**iPhone and iPad:** the same features from your phone, with nothing to install on
-a computer. Build it from [`ios/`](ios) in Xcode; see [docs/iphone.md](docs/iphone.md).
+**Which build?** On a Mac, check Apple menu → About This Mac: the download is
+for Apple Silicon (M-series); no Intel Mac build is published. On Windows,
+check Settings → System → About → System type: the release is x64, not a native
+Windows ARM build. On Linux, `uname -m` reports `x86_64` (x64) or `aarch64`
+(arm64). Use `.deb` on Debian/Ubuntu, or AppImage on other distributions.

-The app brings its own Python and `adb`; SSH is built into macOS and Windows.
+**iPhone and iPad:** no App Store, TestFlight or `.ipa` download is provided in
+the current release. It runs from your phone without a computer after setup.
+Build it from [`ios/`](ios) in Xcode on a Mac with your own signing team; see
+[docs/iphone.md](docs/iphone.md).
+
+The app brings its own Python and `adb`. macOS includes SSH; Windows needs the
+OpenSSH Client optional feature (normally installed).
 From 0.4 it updates itself: when a new version is published, a banner offers
 **Update and restart**. It sends anonymous usage statistics, which you can turn
 off. Sharing compatibility results and error details is opt-in. See
@@ -139,7 +152,7 @@ distribution's. If you already have `adb`, the app uses yours.

 There's no paid Apple developer account behind it, so macOS says the app is
 damaged or can't be checked. Drag it to Applications, then clear the download
-quarantine once:
+quarantine once, only for a download you trust from the releases linked above:

 ```sh
 xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Frame Control.app"
@@ -168,26 +181,44 @@ If it complains about FUSE, install `libfuse2` (Ubuntu 24.04+: `libfuse2t64`),
 or run it with `--appimage-extract-and-run`.
 </details>

+## Open the app
+
+- **macOS:** open the `.dmg`, drag **Frame Control** to **Applications**, then
+  open it from Applications. For the unsigned-app warning, use the macOS steps
+  above. Allow local network access and control of Terminal when prompted.
+- **Windows:** run the installer, then open **Frame Control** from Start. For
+  the portable download, extract the entire `.zip` first and run
+  `Frame Control.exe` inside it. See the SmartScreen note above.
+- **Linux:** install the `.deb` with your package installer and launch
+  **Frame Control** from your applications menu; or make the AppImage executable
+  and run it as described above. Install the OpenSSH client if `ssh` is missing.
+
 ## Set up the headset

-You type one password on the headset, once. Everything else happens on your
-computer.
+Keep the Frame awake and connect it and your computer to the same trusted local
+network. Guest Wi-Fi/client isolation can prevent discovery and connections.

 1. **On the Frame:** Steam Settings → System → **Enable Developer Mode**, then
-   in the Developer section, **Set User Password**. Pick something short:
-   you'll type it once more on your computer and then never again.
-2. **On your computer:** open Frame Control. It offers to **Set Up
-   Connection**, which finds the headset, creates an SSH key, and asks for that
-   password once in a terminal window. If it can't find the Frame, type the
-   IP address from the Frame's Quick Settings.
-
-   Before asking for the password it tries Valve's SteamOS devkit pairing: in
-   the headset, open Steam Settings → Developer → **Pair new host** and approve
-   the request, and no password is needed. (The service and the pairing-mode
-   step are verified on a Frame; the approval itself isn't yet. See
-   [SSH](docs/ssh.md#password-free-pairing-steamos-devkit-service).)
-3. That's it. The app now reaches the headset whenever it's awake and on the
-   same network. For anywhere else, see [Tailscale](docs/tailscale.md).
+   Developer → **Set User Password**. Choose a password that isn't easy to guess:
+   it also protects `sudo` and remote desktop, even after SSH keys are set up.
+2. **On your computer:** open Frame Control and choose **Set Up Connection…**.
+   If you dismissed the first-run prompt, use **Frame → Set Up Connection…**.
+   Setup opens a terminal and tries to find the headset. If it can't, use its IP
+   address from Quick Settings or Steam Settings → Internet. Windows/Linux setup
+   prompts for it; macOS exits instead. On macOS, return to the app →
+   **Devices & connection → + Add a headset…**, set SSH alias to `frame` for
+   the default headset, fill in **Address**, then choose **Set Up…**.
+3. **Pair or enter the password:** setup first tries Valve's devkit pairing.
+   Open Steam Settings → Developer → **Pair new host** in the headset and approve
+   only the request you just started. The service and pairing-mode step are
+   verified on a Frame; approval and key installation through that flow remain
+   unverified. If pairing fails or times out, setup falls back to asking for the
+   Developer Mode password in the computer's terminal. Password typing may show
+   no characters; press Enter when done. See [SSH details](docs/ssh.md#password-free-pairing-steamos-devkit-service).
+4. After setup succeeds, return to Frame Control. It uses SSH keys for later
+   connections whenever the Frame is awake and reachable. If it stays offline,
+   check Developer Mode, the address and network isolation, then run setup again.
+   For connections away from home, see [Tailscale](docs/tailscale.md).

 **What it changes:** only what you click. Installs go to your user account on
 the Frame (`--user` Flatpaks, Lepton instances, Steam downloads, sideloaded
@@ -252,8 +283,8 @@ Frame's software fits together, all checked against a real headset and labelled
  loopback `127.0.0.1:8080`) only through SSH tunnels. The compatibility
  database key (maintainer-only) is never written to the repo.
 - `steamos` has `sudo`, protected by the same Developer Mode password. Once
-  you've switched to key auth, a short password still protects `sudo` and
-  RDP, so pick one that isn't trivially guessable.
+  you've switched to key auth, that password still protects `sudo` and RDP,
+  so pick one that isn't trivially guessable.
 - Don't port-forward 22, 3389, or 5555–5599 from your router. For remote access,
  use Tailscale: `scripts/tailscale-on-frame.sh` (no sudo). In its userspace mode
  **every** Frame port is reachable from your tailnet, including Steam's DevTools
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ const path = require("path");

 const REQUIRED = [
  "ui/server.py",
+  "ui/frame_power.py",
+  "ui/frame_status.py",
+  "scripts/frame_power_sample.py",
+  "scripts/frame_power_report.py",
  "ui/frame_android.py",
  "frame/android/lepton-app.sh",
  "frame/openxr-compat/XrApiLayer_FRAME_compat.json",
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
  "name": "frame-control",
-  "version": "0.4.14",
+  "version": "0.4.17",
  "lockfileVersion": 3,
  "requires": true,
  "packages": {
    "": {
      "name": "frame-control",
-      "version": "0.4.14",
+      "version": "0.4.17",
      "license": "MIT",
      "devDependencies": {
        "electron": "^44.4.5",
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
  "name": "frame-control",
  "productName": "Frame Control",
-  "version": "0.4.14",
+  "version": "0.4.17",
  "description": "Desktop app for managing a Valve Steam Frame over SSH",
  "private": true,
  "main": "main.js",
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@
        "from": "../scripts",
        "to": "scripts",
        "filter": [
-          "*.sh"
+          "*.sh",
+          "frame_power_sample.py",
+          "frame_power_report.py"
        ]
      },
      {
@@ -12,15 +12,41 @@ with no sign-in files or keys in the archives. Restoring one game's saves on top
 of identical files wrote nothing and left nothing behind. The session check
 reported Game Mode, so **Return to Game Mode** changed nothing. Not tested on a
 headset: a restore after a real factory reset, a restore that replaces files,
-Android data restore, and the switch out of a real Desktop Mode session. Unit
-tests and the fake Frame cover those (see [Verification](#verification)).
-On 2026-10-24 a read-only session check on the same build again reported Game
-Mode (`gamescope=true`, `plasma=false`, `nested_desktop=false`) and the
-`steamos-session-select` command was present. Opening the nested desktop for a
-clipboard test did not enter full Desktop Mode. A full session switch was not
-attempted because it restarts the headset session and a reliable return path
-was not established; the **Return to Game Mode** branch for a real full
-Desktop Mode session remains unverified.
+Android data restore. Unit tests and the fake Frame cover those (see
+[Verification](#verification)).
+On 2026-10-24, the real-device reproduction in [issue #142](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/issues/142)
+confirmed full Plasma Desktop Mode on the same build: the Plasma session target
+was active and the Game Mode target inactive. Desktop Mode also ran gamescope
+for `steamvr-plasma.service`, so the old process check incorrectly reported
+Game Mode. SteamOS's `steamosctl switch-to-game-mode` restored Game Mode and
+reversed the target states; battery stayed at 99%, and the rollback timer and
+shared lock were cleaned up. After #143 passed CI, the corrected code was
+tested in another full Plasma session under a three-minute rollback timer.
+`ui/frame_backup.py session` reported Desktop Mode despite gamescope, and
+`ui/frame_backup.py game-mode` invoked the same guarded Return function used by
+the button. Game Mode became active and a second call made no switch. Battery
+remained at 99%; the timer and lock were removed. That test used the production
+CLI rather than clicking the desktop button.
+
+Later on 2026-10-24, the published **v0.4.17 Linux x86_64 AppImage** passed the
+literal packaged-button check on the same Frame/build. With the shared lock and
+a verified three-minute rollback timer, the headset entered full Plasma Desktop
+Mode. In the packaged Electron window, **Tools → Backup & recovery → Check**
+reported Desktop Mode despite gamescope. A trusted automated pointer click on
+the visible **Return to Game Mode** button, accepting its confirmation, returned
+`switched: true` and `steamosctl switch-to-game-mode`. The systemd targets then
+confirmed Game Mode. A second confirmed button click returned `switched: false`;
+the Game Mode service invocation and SteamVR PID stayed unchanged. **Check**
+then reported Game Mode and disabled Return. The test app/server and virtual
+display were stopped; the timer and shared lock were removed. Steam and SteamVR remained running
+at 99% battery. [Commands, responses, cleanup and limits](evidence/return-game-mode-packaged-2026-10-24.json),
+[before](evidence/return-game-mode-packaged-2026-10-24-before.png) and
+[after](evidence/return-game-mode-packaged-2026-10-24-after.png).
+
+This used the unchanged extracted AppImage payload with its bundled Python on
+Xvfb (`--no-sandbox --disable-gpu`), following the packaged Export test in #156.
+FUSE mounting, desktop integration, hardware rendering and the view inside a
+worn headset were not checked. Older SteamOS builds remain fixture-tested.

 ## Back up

@@ -118,29 +144,28 @@ normally runs *inside* it as one panel (`steamos-nested-desktop`, see
 [how-the-frame-works.md](how-the-frame-works.md#the-layer-cake)). If that panel
 is what you see, you're already in Game Mode: close it from the Steam dashboard.

-Full Desktop Mode is a different session. SteamOS picks the session through
-SDDM's autologin file, `/etc/sddm.conf.d/zz-steamos-autologin.conf` (or the
-default `/etc/sddm.conf.d/steamos.conf`), and switches with
-`steamos-session-select` (`holo-session-select` on newer images). This is what
-Valve's own devkit tools on the Frame read and run
-([`steamos-get-status`](../frame/devkit-utils/steamos-get-status),
-[`steamos-delete`](../frame/devkit-utils/steamos-delete)).
+Full Desktop Mode is a different session. **Check** reads the main user's
+systemd session targets over SSH: `gamescope-session.target` and
+`plasma-workspace-wayland.target`. Game Mode requires the former active and the
+latter inactive; Desktop Mode requires the reverse. This takes precedence over
+process names: full Desktop Mode can run gamescope for its VR overlay, and
+Game Mode can run a nested Plasma panel. Check changes nothing.

-**Check** reads that file and whether gamescope and Plasma are running; it
-changes nothing. On the Frame gamescope's process is `gamescope-wl`, started by
-`start-gamescope-session`, and either counts as Game Mode. Only when Plasma is
-running without gamescope (Desktop Mode) does **Return to Game Mode** run
-exactly `steamos-session-select gamescope` (or `holo-session-select
-gamescope`) over SSH, after asking. It closes the desktop and anything open in
-it. Frame Control never edits the SDDM files itself, and runs nothing when the
-headset is in Game Mode, when it can't tell which mode it's in, or when the
-image has neither command.
+Conflicting, transitional, failed or unreadable targets produce **unknown**.
+On older images where both targets are explicitly absent, the fallback accepts
+only gamescope without Plasma/nested desktop as Game Mode, or Plasma without
+gamescope/nested desktop as Desktop Mode. Mixed processes remain unknown.
+The SDDM autologin file is still reported as a login preference; it cannot
+establish which session is running.

-**Uncertain:** whether the Frame offers a full Desktop Mode session at all
-(only the nested desktop has been seen on BUILD_ID 20260922.6101926 and
-20260925.6191901), and whether `steamos-session-select` there works without
-the Developer Mode password. If the switch is refused, Frame Control says so and
-leaves the headset as it was.
+After confirmation, **Return to Game Mode** runs exactly
+`steamosctl switch-to-game-mode` when available, or the older
+`holo-session-select gamescope` / `steamos-session-select gamescope` command.
+It closes the desktop and anything open in it. Frame Control never edits the
+SDDM files itself, and runs no switch when the headset is in Game Mode, when
+its mode is unknown, or when no supported switch command is installed. A
+refused command reports an error; a request being sent does not verify that
+the new session has started.

 ### Manual fallback

@@ -151,7 +176,9 @@ If the button can't help, or the headset isn't reachable:
   Desktop Mode session, so a restart brings Game Mode back. That the Frame
   behaves the same is **inferred**, not tested.
 2. **Over SSH** (Developer Mode on), run Valve's switch yourself:
-   `ssh frame steamos-session-select gamescope`.
+   `ssh frame steamosctl switch-to-game-mode` (verified on SteamOS 0.5.6).
+   Older images may instead provide `steamos-session-select gamescope` or
+   `holo-session-select gamescope`.
 3. **Boot menu:** hold Power 10 seconds, then power on while holding the AUX
   button on top of Power. Choose `Current`, or `Previous` to start the other
   SteamOS slot; both keep your data. Details and the further options
@@ -172,3 +199,9 @@ restore replaces only its own files and keeps the old ones, unsafe archives
 names that try to leave the backups folder, and the exact Game Mode command.
 `tests/e2e/test_recovery_kit.py` backs up a Proton save from the fake Frame through
 the server, deletes it and restores it. Neither involves a real headset.
+
+Isolated session tests in the same suite reproduce full Plasma plus gamescope,
+Game Mode with and without the nested desktop, conflicting/transitional targets,
+missing targets on older builds, failed/timed-out systemd reads, selector
+compatibility, and the confirmed Return action with SSH mocked. Run them with
+`python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p test_backup.py -v`.
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "date_utc": "2026-10-24T07:54:37Z",
+  "frame_control_tag": "v0.4.16",
+  "steamos_version": "0.5.6",
+  "steamos_build": "20261015.6141207",
+  "host": "lxso2",
+  "interface": "source UI served by a temporary private Frame Control server, opened in T3 Code's desktop browser",
+  "action": "Clicked the visible Export button for Steam's retained real saved clip in Capture & Live",
+  "clip_id": "10230640/clips/clip_13009719723623972864_20261024_072115",
+  "api_observed": {
+    "post_clips_export_http": 200,
+    "get_job_http": 200,
+    "get_clips_http": 200
+  },
+  "ui_result": "Saved clip_13009719723623972864_20261024_072115.mp4 to ~/Videos/SteamFrame; button changed to Export again",
+  "output": {
+    "path": "~/Videos/SteamFrame/clip_13009719723623972864_20261024_072115.mp4",
+    "bytes": 159829,
+    "sha256": "f8a476eefb2bde7ba5cb464632ec9b952eea3ab1610b5bed2098bf1f11d62cf1",
+    "matches_previously_fully_decoded_export": true,
+    "duration_seconds": 10.288532,
+    "video": "H.264 1920x1080",
+    "audio": "AAC stereo"
+  },
+  "cleanup": {
+    "temporary_server_stopped": true,
+    "shared_device_lock_released": true,
+    "battery_percent_after": 99,
+    "desktop_mode_active_after": false,
+    "test_title_created": false,
+    "steam_source_clip_retained": true
+  },
+  "limits": [
+    "The test used the source UI, not a packaged desktop installer.",
+    "The retained source clip was nearly black; visible gameplay capture remains unverified.",
+    "Perceptual audio/video sync, long clips, trims and automatic copying were not tested."
+  ]
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "date_utc": "2026-10-24",
+  "version": "v0.4.17",
+  "steam_os_version": "0.5.6",
+  "steam_os_build": "20261015.6141207",
+  "result": "PASS: the real Steam-saved clip exported beyond 60 seconds",
+  "method": "Steam manual recording of a reserved test title, then Frame Control's production frame_clips.export_clip path; no packaged GUI button click",
+  "source": {
+    "kind": "saved Steam clip",
+    "duration_seconds": 100.801,
+    "chunks": 68,
+    "gaps": 0
+  },
+  "export": {
+    "format": "MP4",
+    "bytes": 1377849,
+    "sha256": "82ef31f65e6933d122bc326d664beb2eb2e3ba6969f26c0032552e80fbe8d823",
+    "duration_seconds_ffprobe": 100.833335,
+    "video": "H.264, 1920x1080, 6049 frames",
+    "audio": "AAC, 48000 Hz, stereo",
+    "full_ffmpeg_decode": "passed without errors"
+  },
+  "cleanup": "Restored Steam recording mode to its prior off setting; stopped and removed only the reserved title and its processes; no recording or running Steam apps remained; Game Mode active, battery 100%, shared test lock released",
+  "limits": [
+    "This exercised the production export code path, not a packaged GUI Export click.",
+    "Visible gameplay quality, perceptual audio/video sync, trims and longer recordings were not checked.",
+    "The newly saved Steam source clip was retained; no user recording was deleted."
+  ]
+}
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+{
+  "date_utc": "2026-10-24T09:08:35.523Z",
+  "result": "PASS: packaged Electron visible Export click saved the retained real Steam clip beyond 60 seconds",
+  "frame_control_tag": "v0.4.17",
+  "documentation_base_commit": "4e456480aefbe541e334dbd247328537f535bd94",
+  "host": "lxso2",
+  "steamos_version": "0.5.6",
+  "steamos_build": "20261015.6141207",
+  "package": {
+    "asset": "Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage",
+    "url": "https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/download/v0.4.17/Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage",
+    "sha256": "b1b8eb82bf73a227b2cd36e8f0ef3a2ebdf7967c5853efb08a9634f38227015d",
+    "launch": "Verified release asset; --appimage-extract, then unmodified squashfs-root/AppRun. Electron used the bundled server and Python, not checkout source.",
+    "display": "Xvfb :137, 1440x1000x24; Electron window 1400x950 including native chrome",
+    "flags": [
+      "--no-sandbox",
+      "--disable-gpu",
+      "--remote-debugging-port=49371",
+      "--remote-debugging-address=127.0.0.1",
+      "--user-data-dir=/tmp/frame-packaged-export-20261024/electron-profile"
+    ],
+    "isolation": "Throwaway XDG_CONFIG_HOME, FRAME_CONTROL_DATA_DIR and Electron profile; telemetry and update checks disabled; existing SSH identity and normal home Videos destination used."
+  },
+  "ui": {
+    "navigation": "Dismissed optional email prompt with No thanks; clicked Tools, then Capture & Live; scrolled Steam clips into view.",
+    "row": "Steam recording \u00b7 Clip; Oct 24, 8:53 AM \u00b7 1:40 \u00b7 2 MB",
+    "action": "Playwright connected to this Electron instance over local CDP; locator.click() clicked its visible button named exactly Export. The test did not directly invoke an export function or API POST.",
+    "button": "button.small[data-clip-export=\"0\"]",
+    "click_is_trusted": true,
+    "button_bounds_css_pixels": {
+      "x": 1300.390625,
+      "y": 701.15625,
+      "width": 61.609375,
+      "height": 28
+    },
+    "post_clips_export_http": 200,
+    "job": "0ab20b1788adce63",
+    "job_poll_http": 200,
+    "saved_message": "Saved clip_15658413054201167872_20261024_085343.mp4 to ~/Videos/SteamFrame",
+    "final_row": "ON PC; Export again",
+    "screenshots": [
+      "clip-packaged-export-2026-10-24-before.png",
+      "clip-packaged-export-2026-10-24-after.png"
+    ],
+    "screenshot_scope": "Cropped to Steam clip rows and saved notification; unrelated screenshot thumbnails and host connection identity excluded."
+  },
+  "source": {
+    "clip_id": "10230640/clips/clip_15658413054201167872_20261024_085343",
+    "duration_seconds": 100.801,
+    "duration_provenance": "Retained real Steam clip from clip-long-2026-10-24.json; current packaged UI displays 1:40."
+  },
+  "output": {
+    "path": "~/Videos/SteamFrame/clip_15658413054201167872_20261024_085343.mp4",
+    "bytes": 1377849,
+    "sha256": "82ef31f65e6933d122bc326d664beb2eb2e3ba6969f26c0032552e80fbe8d823",
+    "matches_prior_production_export_size_and_sha256": true,
+    "duration_seconds_ffprobe": 100.833335,
+    "duration_difference_from_steam_seconds": 0.032335,
+    "video": "H.264, 1920x1080, 6049 decoded frames",
+    "audio": "AAC, 48000 Hz, stereo, 4724 decoded audio frames",
+    "validation": [
+      "ffprobe -v error -count_frames -show_entries format=duration,size:stream=codec_name,codec_type,width,height,sample_rate,channels,nb_read_frames -of json <output>: exit 0",
+      "sha256sum <output>: exact match to prior production export",
+      "ffmpeg -v error -xerror -i <output> -f null -: exit 0, no errors"
+    ]
+  },
+  "cleanup": {
+    "shared_lock": "Acquired with ssh frame mkdir /tmp/frame-test.lock after read-only battery/build/lock checks; released with rmdir after app shutdown; absence read back.",
+    "battery_percent_before": 99,
+    "battery_percent_after": 99,
+    "battery_status": "Not charging; charger Full",
+    "packaged_app_and_server_exited": true,
+    "test_xvfb_stopped": true,
+    "frame_export_cache_directories_remaining": 0,
+    "ffmpeg_processes_after": 0,
+    "game_mode_and_steamvr_running_after": true,
+    "steam_source_clip_retained": true,
+    "user_recordings_deleted": false,
+    "headset_install_or_settings_changes": false,
+    "local_export_retained": true
+  },
+  "limits": [
+    "The unchanged AppImage payload ran after extraction on a virtual X desktop, with Chromium sandbox and GPU disabled. FUSE mounting, desktop integration and hardware rendering were not tested.",
+    "The click was automated trusted pointer input in a visible Electron window on Xvfb, not a human click on a physical monitor. T3 collaborative preview opened successfully but drives separate browser tabs; Electron-native automation was used for this window.",
+    "No new game or Steam recording was started. Visible gameplay quality, audible content and perceptual audio/video sync were not assessed.",
+    "Clips longer than this retained 100-second clip, trims and automatic copying remain unverified.",
+    "No release, tag or application code was changed."
+  ],
+  "validation_local": {
+    "clip_regression_suite": "python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p test_clips.py -v: 34 tests passed in 20.173s, including real ffmpeg long-recording export",
+    "json": "python3 -m json.tool: passed",
+    "diff": "git diff --check: passed"
+  }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+{
+  "date": "2026-10-24",
+  "command": "scripts/frame-power-sample.sh --count 2 --interval 1",
+  "exitCode": 0,
+  "stopped": null,
+  "lockPolicy": "Existing sampler checked local and remote /tmp/frame-test.lock before reading; no lock acquired, bypassed or removed. Read-only run only.",
+  "samples": [
+    {
+      "time": 1792828506.4317346,
+      "osBuild": "20261015.6141207",
+      "elapsedSeconds": 0.057539,
+      "battery": {
+        "battery.percent": {
+          "value": 99,
+          "unit": "%",
+          "source": "/sys/class/power_supply/max1720x_bat_7-36",
+          "state": "available"
+        },
+        "battery.status": {
+          "value": "Not charging",
+          "unit": "state",
+          "source": "/sys/class/power_supply/max1720x_bat_7-36",
+          "state": "available"
+        },
+        "battery.watts": {
+          "value": -0.06,
+          "unit": "W",
+          "source": "/sys/class/power_supply/max1720x_bat_7-36",
+          "state": "available"
+        },
+        "battery.tempC": {
+          "value": 24.0,
+          "unit": "C",
+          "source": "/sys/class/power_supply/max1720x_bat_7-36",
+          "state": "available"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "time": 1792828507.4357972,
+      "osBuild": "20261015.6141207",
+      "elapsedSeconds": 1.061612,
+      "battery": {
+        "battery.percent": {
+          "value": 99,
+          "unit": "%",
+          "source": "/sys/class/power_supply/max1720x_bat_7-36",
+          "state": "available"
+        },
+        "battery.status": {
+          "value": "Not charging",
+          "unit": "state",
+          "source": "/sys/class/power_supply/max1720x_bat_7-36",
+          "state": "available"
+        },
+        "battery.watts": {
+          "value": -0.05,
+          "unit": "W",
+          "source": "/sys/class/power_supply/max1720x_bat_7-36",
+          "state": "available"
+        },
+        "battery.tempC": {
+          "value": 24.0,
+          "unit": "C",
+          "source": "/sys/class/power_supply/max1720x_bat_7-36",
+          "state": "available"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "limitations": [
+    "No real low-charge or thermal condition induced.",
+    "No native notification delivery verified.",
+    "No worn-headset or native package tests.",
+    "Read-only parser/transport check; no background monitor or power-saving claim."
+  ],
+  "browserCheck": {
+    "page": "Production ui/index.html served statically; API calls intentionally unavailable",
+    "viewport": {
+      "width": 1280,
+      "height": 800
+    },
+    "bridge": "Synthetic desktop notification bridge; no native OS notification sent",
+    "result": "Initially unchecked and visible only after desktop host/bridge setup. Checkbox enabled through browser. Synthetic 12%, Discharging, -4 W samples at 0/30/60 seconds produced one bridge request, an in-page status and a toast. No horizontal overflow.",
+    "apiLimit": "Static server returned expected 404/501 API errors; not an end-to-end live desktop connection test."
+  },
+  "offlineValidation": [
+    "test_desktop_battery_comfort.py: 2 tests, production JS with monotonic fake clock and notification bridge",
+    "test_comfort*.py: 25 tests",
+    "test_battery.py: 7 tests",
+    "test_power*.py: 36 tests (loopback HTTP test run outside socket-restricted sandbox)",
+    "test_ui_workspace.py: 1 Python wrapper / Node workspace suite",
+    "test_ui_review.py: 1 Python wrapper / 9 Node regression tests, including switch reset and retained cooldown"
+  ]
+}
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+{
+  "date_utc": "2026-10-24",
+  "base_commit": "de931bc",
+  "issue": 73,
+  "result": "Packaged Desktop Capture passed for a mapped nested KDE compositor on the real Frame; wearer-visible overlay condition was not established. Do not close #73 from this test.",
+  "package": {
+    "tag": "v0.4.17",
+    "asset": "Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage",
+    "sha256": "b1b8eb82bf73a227b2cd36e8f0ef3a2ebdf7967c5853efb08a9634f38227015d",
+    "release_digest_matched": true,
+    "panel_helper_matches_base": true,
+    "unmodified_payload": true,
+    "host": "lxso2",
+    "display": "Xvfb :139",
+    "flags": [
+      "--no-sandbox",
+      "--disable-gpu"
+    ],
+    "private_profile_and_data": true,
+    "telemetry_and_update_checks_disabled": true
+  },
+  "preflight": {
+    "steamos_version": "0.5.6",
+    "build_id": "20261015.6141207",
+    "battery_percent": 99,
+    "battery_status": "Not charging",
+    "game_mode": true,
+    "full_plasma_session": false,
+    "nested_desktop_running": false,
+    "nested_runtime_present": false,
+    "lock_present": false,
+    "steam_pid": 297826,
+    "vrserver_pid": 297506,
+    "vrcompositor_pid": 297620,
+    "gamescope_service_invocation": "e8c1085b3bbd4e79a323b3e4a9bc6355",
+    "focusable_windows": [],
+    "focused_windows": []
+  },
+  "session": {
+    "started_utc": "2026-10-24T09:43:48Z",
+    "lock_acquired": true,
+    "launch": [
+      "systemd-run",
+      "--user",
+      "--unit=fc-issue73-desktop-20261024",
+      "--collect",
+      "--property=RuntimeMaxSec=180s",
+      "--property=TimeoutStopSec=15s",
+      "--property=KillMode=control-group",
+      "--setenv=DISPLAY=:0",
+      "--setenv=XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000",
+      "--setenv=DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus",
+      "--setenv=XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11",
+      "--setenv=XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=gamescope",
+      "/usr/bin/steamos-nested-desktop"
+    ],
+    "response": "Running as unit: fc-issue73-desktop-20261024.service; invocation ID: 92cff1e57c794212997d46c0a68877ec\n"
+  },
+  "discovery": {
+    "focus": 62914560,
+    "focus_display": ":0",
+    "panels": [
+      {
+        "window": 62914560,
+        "display": ":0",
+        "name": "KDE Wayland Compositor - Press right control key to grab input",
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 0,
+        "width": 1920,
+        "height": 1080,
+        "app": 0,
+        "focused": true
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "window_evidence": {
+    "xwininfo_map_state": "IsViewable",
+    "width": 1920,
+    "height": 1080,
+    "focused_after_show_request": true,
+    "steamvr_overlay_key": "valve.steam.desktopgame.0",
+    "steamvr_overlay_visibility_after_show_request": "not_visible"
+  },
+  "capture": {
+    "repeat_utc": "2026-10-24T09:44:47.323Z",
+    "route": "/api/screenshot?view=panel&window=62914560&display=%3A0",
+    "http": 200,
+    "content_type": "image/png",
+    "content_length": 1209980,
+    "source_header": "panel",
+    "decoded": {
+      "width": 1920,
+      "height": 1080,
+      "source": "panel",
+      "selected": {
+        "window": 62914560,
+        "display": ":0",
+        "name": "KDE Wayland Compositor - Press right control key to grab input",
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 0,
+        "width": 1920,
+        "height": 1080,
+        "app": 0,
+        "focused": true
+      },
+      "stamp": "9:44:48 AM",
+      "badge": "Desktop \u00b7 KDE Wayland Compositor - Press right control key to grab input"
+    },
+    "canvas_png_bytes": 2011278,
+    "first_capture_pixel_statistics": {
+      "width": 1920,
+      "height": 1080,
+      "min": 2.3333333333333335,
+      "max": 255,
+      "hidden": false
+    },
+    "first_capture_click_event": {
+      "isTrusted": true,
+      "utc": "2026-10-24T09:44:12.738Z"
+    },
+    "actions": "Two Playwright locator.click() actions on the visible #shotBtn in the actual packaged Electron window; first click recorded isTrusted=true. No direct screenshot API invocation by harness."
+  },
+  "device_cleanup": {
+    "utc": "2026-10-24T09:45:33Z",
+    "before_stop": {
+      "exit": 0,
+      "out": "MainPID=300739\nControlGroup=/user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.slice/fc-issue73-desktop-20261024.service\nActiveState=active\n",
+      "err": ""
+    },
+    "hide_dashboard": {
+      "exit": 0,
+      "out": "HideDashboard",
+      "err": ""
+    },
+    "stop_owned_unit": {
+      "exit": 0,
+      "out": "",
+      "err": ""
+    },
+    "after_stop": {
+      "exit": 0,
+      "out": "MainPID=0\nLoadState=not-found\nActiveState=inactive\n",
+      "err": ""
+    },
+    "desktop_processes": {
+      "exit": 1,
+      "out": "",
+      "err": ""
+    },
+    "nested_runtime_exists": false,
+    "session": {
+      "exit": 0,
+      "out": "Id=gamescope-session.target\nActiveState=active\nInvocationID=a2fee8ebf55c42c7b546390d14cd985c\n\nId=plasma-workspace-wayland.target\nActiveState=inactive\nInvocationID=\n\nId=gamescope-session.service\nActiveState=active\nInvocationID=e8c1085b3bbd4e79a323b3e4a9bc6355\n",
+      "err": ""
+    },
+    "steam": {
+      "exit": 0,
+      "out": "297826 /home/steamos/.local/share/Steam/steamrtarm64/steam -cef-enable-debugging -deckard -gamepadui -steamdeck -steamos3 -vrgamepadui\n",
+      "err": ""
+    },
+    "steamvr": {
+      "exit": 0,
+      "out": "297506 /opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/vrserver -waitformonitor -ipccontrolfilepath /tmp/SteamVR-IPCControlFile-297420\n297620 /opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/vrcompositor\n",
+      "err": ""
+    },
+    "xprops": {
+      "exit": 0,
+      "out": "GAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS(CARDINAL) = \nGAMESCOPE_FOCUSED_WINDOW(CARDINAL) = \n",
+      "err": ""
+    },
+    "battery": {
+      "capacity": "99",
+      "status": "Not charging"
+    },
+    "owned_lock_released": true
+  },
+  "host_cleanup": {
+    "electron": {
+      "pid": 1578431,
+      "exists_after": false
+    },
+    "xvfb": {
+      "pid": 1578428,
+      "exists_after": false
+    },
+    "x_socket_absent": true
+  },
+  "delayed_final_readback": "2026-10-24T09:46:39Z\nshared-lock-absent\nLoadState=not-found\nActiveState=inactive\nId=gamescope-session.target\nActiveState=active\n\nId=plasma-workspace-wayland.target\nActiveState=inactive\nInvocationID=e8c1085b3bbd4e79a323b3e4a9bc6355\n297826 /home/steamos/.local/share/Steam/steamrtarm64/steam -cef-enable-debugging -deckard -gamepadui -steamdeck -steamos3 -vrgamepadui\n297506 /opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/vrserver -waitformonitor -ipccontrolfilepath /tmp/SteamVR-IPCControlFile-297420\n297620 /opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/vrcompositor\nnested-runtime-absent\n100\nFull\nGAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS(CARDINAL) = \nGAMESCOPE_FOCUSED_WINDOW(CARDINAL) = \n",
+  "validation": {
+    "focused_panel_suite": "42 tests passed in 14.805s (test_touch.py), including production-page Node behavior tests",
+    "website": "2 tests passed (node --test site/test/*.test.mjs)",
+    "node_panels": "Passed independently (node tests/page/desk_panels.mjs)",
+    "metadata_and_links": "JSON parsed; result/cleanup assertions and relative evidence/streaming/testing links passed",
+    "diff": "git diff --check passed"
+  },
+  "limits": [
+    "SteamVR continued reporting not_visible after ShowDashboard, despite mapped X window and confirmed focus. No worn-headset visual assessment; does not establish the reporter's visible-overlay condition.",
+    "SteamOS 0.5.6 only; reporter used 0.4.5 with unknown Frame Control version and no reproduction steps.",
+    "Nested desktop launched with SteamOS steamos-nested-desktop from a bounded transient user unit using Steam display/session variables; not launched through a wearer's Steam UI.",
+    "Extracted unchanged AppImage on a virtual X display with Chromium sandbox and GPU disabled; no FUSE, physical monitor or hardware-rendering test.",
+    "No Live video, Control input or full Desktop Mode test.",
+    "Nested-desktop journal included gamescope WSI/Vulkan-hook warnings. No warning was dismissed; captured compositor pixels were nonblank.",
+    "Initial CDP response.body() yielded zero bytes despite successful image decode. Repeat verified Content-Length, fresh decoded image, panel selection and PNG export from canvas; the initial raw-body size is not treated as capture failure or proof.",
+    "No private desktop pixels, issue screenshot or raw desktop journal committed."
+  ]
+}
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+# Packaged Desktop Capture, 2026-10-24
+
+Base: `de931bc`. Package: Linux x86_64 **v0.4.17**. Device: real Frame,
+SteamOS **0.5.6**, BUILD_ID **20261015.6141207**. Host: lxso2.
+[Sanitized state and response evidence](desktop-capture-packaged-2026-10-24.json).
+
+## Result and issue boundary
+
+The packaged app discovered the nested KDE compositor and both automated
+Desktop **Capture** button clicks succeeded. The repeat returned HTTP 200,
+`Content-Type: image/png`, `X-Capture-Source: panel`, and Content-Length
+1,209,980. The app decoded a fresh, nonblank 1920×1080 image and displayed
+the Desktop panel badge. No further product failure was reproduced or fixed.
+
+This does **not** establish the full visible-desktop condition in
+[#73](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/issues/73). `xwininfo` reported
+the desktop window `IsViewable`, and gamescope confirmed focus after
+`vrcmd --showdashboard valve.steam.desktopgame.0`. However, SteamVR still
+reported that overlay `not_visible`. There was no worn-headset visual check.
+The observation proves capture of a mapped nested compositor, not its visible
+presentation to a wearer. Do not close #73 from this evidence.
+
+The issue screenshot shows a desktop panel in the headset view while Desktop
+Capture logs “no app panel is open in the headset.” The reporter used SteamOS
+0.4.5, gave no Frame Control version or reproduction steps, and has not replied
+to the maintainer's 0.4.3 update request. The duplicate page function was already
+fixed; [PR #152](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/152) subsequently
+improved unknown-state diagnostics. Its [earlier investigation](panel-discovery-2026-10-24.md)
+was blocked from starting a desktop by another task's lock. This run adds a
+current-package capture observation, without reproducing the older failure.
+
+## Procedure
+
+1. Read-only preflight found Game Mode active, full Plasma inactive, Steam and
+   SteamVR running, battery 99%, no nested desktop/runtime and no test lock.
+2. Compared the retained AppImage's SHA-256 with the live v0.4.17 release asset
+   digest: `b1b8eb82bf73a227b2cd36e8f0ef3a2ebdf7967c5853efb08a9634f38227015d`.
+   Extracted an independent copy; `cmp` confirmed its `frame_touch.py` matches
+   the base checkout. No payload was edited.
+3. Started the package's own AppRun, bundled server and Python on Xvfb `:139`
+   with private config/cache/data/profile, telemetry and update checks disabled,
+   and `--no-sandbox --disable-gpu`. Used the existing authorized `ssh frame`
+   identity. T3 preview opened the package server page but does not attach to
+   the existing Electron window. The literal Electron button test used the
+   same Playwright-over-loopback-CDP workflow as the earlier packaged tests.
+4. Acquired `/tmp/frame-test.lock` with atomic `mkdir` and wrote an owner marker.
+   Rechecked no nested runtime or Plasma was present. Started SteamOS's
+   `/usr/bin/steamos-nested-desktop` in the owned transient user unit
+   `fc-issue73-desktop-20261024.service`, using Steam's display/session variables.
+   `RuntimeMaxSec=180s`, `TimeoutStopSec=15s` and `KillMode=control-group` bounded
+   the session. This launches a desktop panel inside Game Mode; no full Desktop
+   Mode switch was sent.
+5. In the actual packaged Electron window, navigated Tools → Capture & Live →
+   Desktop and clicked Capture with `locator.click()`. The first click event
+   recorded `isTrusted=true`. The page selected the KDE compositor on `:0`;
+   the production screenshot path used window `62914560`. Requested the desktop
+   dashboard, read back focus/visibility, and clicked Capture again. Recorded
+   response metadata, fresh decoded image dimensions and canvas pixel range.
+   No direct screenshot API call was substituted for these button clicks.
+6. Ran the packaged `frame_touch.py panels` read-only over SSH to retain its
+   exact discovery result: one focused KDE compositor panel, app ID 0, 1920×1080,
+   display `:0`, with no diagnostic `why` field.
+
+## Cleanup and limits
+
+The owned desktop session ran **09:43:48–09:45:33 UTC** (105 seconds). Hid the
+dashboard to restore its initial hidden state, stopped only the owned unit,
+and verified it was unloaded/inactive with MainPID 0. No Plasma/KWin desktop
+process or nested runtime remained; gamescope's focusable/focused lists were
+empty again. Released only this task's lock, after checking its owner marker.
+
+Delayed readback at **09:46:39 UTC** confirmed the lock absent, Game Mode active,
+full Plasma inactive and the original Steam, vrserver and vrcompositor PIDs
+still running. The Game Mode service invocation was unchanged. Battery was
+99% at cleanup and 100%/Full on the delayed check. Closed both owned preview
+tabs, Electron and Xvfb; their processes and X socket were gone. No test server
+remained. No reboot, installation, security/global setting change or full
+Desktop Mode transition was performed.
+
+The nested desktop journal included gamescope WSI/Vulkan-hook warnings. No
+warning was dismissed. Capture produced nonblank compositor pixels, but this
+run does not assess their usability to a wearer. Private image files stayed
+outside the repository; only state and response metadata are published.
+
+The initial CDP `response.body()` read yielded zero bytes despite successful
+decoding in the page. The repeat verified the PNG Content-Length, fresh image
+dimensions/source/selection and a 2,011,278-byte PNG exported from the canvas.
+The initial raw-body measurement is a harness limitation, not evidence of a
+product capture failure. No Live video, Control input, physical monitor, FUSE
+mounting or hardware rendering was tested. Older SteamOS and other packages
+remain outside this observation.
+
+## Offline verification
+
+`python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p test_touch.py -v`: **42 tests passed**,
+including the production page's Node panel behavior tests, duplicate-function
+guard, absent versus empty panel diagnostics, alternate displays, capture/input
+target validation and discovery deadlines. JSON parsing and `git diff --check`
+were also checked. No new regression test was added because this is an
+evidence-only change with no reproduced product defect.
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# Linux PC host feasibility on lxso2, 2026-10-24
+
+**Blocked on this host's current desktop environment. No feature enabled and
+no feature PR opened.** Investigation for [issue #23](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/issues/23),
+starting at `4e45648` (main after #154). This concerns flat desktop panels,
+not Linux PC VR streaming.
+
+## Decision
+
+The smallest useful candidate is one explicitly selected **whole screen**,
+captured through the ScreenCast portal's restricted PipeWire connection,
+encoded locally with GStreamer/x264, and sent to the existing viewer through
+the shared SSH controller. Input, individual windows and virtual displays
+would remain unsupported until separately verified. This candidate was **not
+implemented**: lxso2 currently cannot exercise the real capture permission path.
+
+Development packages could unblock compilation, but would not create a desktop,
+portal backend or consented screen. Synthetic encoding, an Xvfb screen grab or
+using the Frame as its own host would not verify Linux PC desktop capture.
+No host packages or services were changed.
+
+## Evidence
+
+Host: `lxso2`, Linux x86-64, kernel `6.8.0-139-generic`.
+
+- `DISPLAY`, `WAYLAND_DISPLAY` and `XDG_SESSION_TYPE` were unset. The user bus
+  was reachable at `/run/user/1000/bus`.
+- `/run/user/1000/pipewire-0` and `/run/user/1000/wayland-0` did not exist.
+  No processes matched Xorg, Xwayland, Xvfb, GNOME Shell, KWin Wayland, Weston,
+  PipeWire, WirePlumber or xdg-desktop-portal at the process check.
+- D-Bus `ListNames` returned D-Bus, systemd and anonymous connections, with no
+  `org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop`. `ListActivatableNames` also had no desktop
+  portal. These calls queried D-Bus itself without activating capture services.
+- `dpkg-query` found no `xdg-desktop-portal*` or `pipewire*` packages.
+  `libgstreamer1.0-0:amd64` was installed at `1.24.2-1ubuntu0.1`, but
+  `gstreamer1.0-tools` was uninstalled. `gst-launch-1.0` and `gst-inspect-1.0`
+  were absent from PATH. Xvfb was installed, but supplies no portal by itself.
+- `pkg-config --modversion` failed for `gstreamer-1.0`,
+  `gstreamer-app-1.0`, `gstreamer-video-1.0` and `libpipewire-0.3`.
+  `gio-unix-2.0` reported `2.80.0`.
+- `desktop/bundle/pc-host.so` did not exist.
+  `python3 desktop/build.py --with-x264 --out /tmp/frame-linux-pc-feasibility`
+  exited **1** before compilation: required GStreamer pkg-config modules were
+  missing. No native build or encoder runtime success is claimed.
+
+Reproduce the non-activating portal checks in the intended desktop user's
+session, using that session's actual runtime directory and bus:
+
+```sh
+gdbus call --session --dest org.freedesktop.DBus \
+  --object-path /org/freedesktop/DBus --method org.freedesktop.DBus.ListNames
+gdbus call --session --dest org.freedesktop.DBus \
+  --object-path /org/freedesktop/DBus --method org.freedesktop.DBus.ListActivatableNames
+pkg-config --modversion gstreamer-1.0 gstreamer-app-1.0 gstreamer-video-1.0 gio-unix-2.0
+```
+
+## Existing implementation reviewed
+
+- `ui/frame_pcview.py` selects PCView only on Windows and rejects Linux even
+  when enabled. Linux installers do not carry its native bundle.
+- `desktop/portal.c` creates a **RemoteDesktop** session, requests pointer and
+  keyboard devices, and selects monitors and windows (`types=3`). It is not
+  ScreenCast-only or screen-only. Its restricted fd/node and fresh-connection
+  handling are reusable.
+- `ui/frame_pc_agent.py` calls the selection a shared window or screen and
+  picks VA-API when the element is present, falling back to x264. A bounded
+  x264 slice needs explicit encoder policy and unsupported-input behavior;
+  exposing the existing Linux path alone would not meet that scope.
+- `app/main.js` starts Python with the inherited environment; it does not
+  supply a compositor, portal backend or capture permission.
+- `.github/workflows/pc-host.yml` installs native dependencies and tests
+  synthetic x264/protocol behavior with fake capture consent/input. This does
+  not establish interactive Linux desktop capture.
+- Issue #23 and its six existing comments distinguish prior synthetic
+  helper/viewer results from untested Linux desktop capture and consent.
+
+## Verification and limits
+
+`python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_pc*.py' -v` exited **0**:
+27 tests ran successfully, with one additional native-class setup skip
+(`native PC libraries not built on this host`). Coverage includes the compiled
+C controller trace, Python adapters, grants and default-off/Windows-only gates.
+It does not prove native GStreamer capture or local-client streaming.
+
+No fake/local native stream, consent prompt, real desktop capture, Frame viewer
+run, benchmark, input or window mode was tested in this investigation. No SSH
+connection to the Frame was needed; no lock was acquired and no headset install,
+launch, stop or settings change was attempted. Issue #113 was left alone.
+No issue comments or other public messages were sent.
+
+## Concrete unblock and next slice
+
+1. Supply an interactive Linux desktop, physical or VM, with a working
+   ScreenCast portal/backend, PipeWire and accessible consent dialog. Installing
+   the portal frontend alone is insufficient. A VM can establish software
+   capture/x264 behavior while physical-host behavior remains unverified.
+2. Install the native dependencies listed in `pc-host.yml` in that environment
+   and build a local `--with-x264` bundle. Resolve x264 distribution
+   licensing/source obligations before shipping it: the current build labels
+   that option test-only and the Windows installer omits it.
+3. Implement a ScreenCast-only session with monitor-only selection, no
+   RemoteDesktop/device request, disabled input in protocol and viewer, hidden
+   window/virtual-display modes, and explicit x264 selection. Preserve the
+   default-off gate and existing Mac/Windows paths.
+4. Verify consent acceptance/refusal/cancellation, Stop/reopen, connection loss
+   and portal closure with a local client decoding actual captured content.
+   Run the shared benchmark and record results without inferring hardware or
+   physical laser behavior.
+5. Only after local capture works, acquire the shared Frame lock once and
+   follow [the headset procedure](../testing.md#headset-smoke-test) for a brief
+   viewer test. If occupied, leave the lock alone and defer device testing.
+
+These are prerequisites and proposed scope, not a ready feature. The Linux
+host request in #23 remains open.
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Panel discovery investigation, 2026-10-24
+
+Base: v0.4.16 (`040581a`). Scope: issue #73, Desktop Capture and Control.
+
+## Evidence and change
+
+Issue #73 reports SteamOS 0.4.5 with its desktop visibly running, without a
+Frame Control version or steps. The maintainer's 2026-10-12 comment identifies
+the duplicate `loadPanels` UI function fixed in 0.4.3 and requests the exact
+remaining message and SteamOS build if it persists. There is no reporter
+follow-up. At this base, the functions are distinct and the existing Node
+regression checks their uniqueness and the Desktop GET request.
+
+Read-only source inspection found a remaining diagnostic ambiguity:
+`read_props()` returns `{}` for failed/timed-out X queries and missing root
+properties. `panels()` treated that like a confirmed empty focusable-window
+list. With no detected Plasma process it claimed no panel was open; with Plasma
+it claimed SteamOS was not listing the desktop. Neither claim follows from an
+unreadable list.
+
+The change checks for the presence of `GAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS` before
+those claims. An absent list now reports unknown panel state, suggests checking
+SteamVR and retrying/Headset view, and asks for the exact message and SteamOS
+version if persistent. Missing-tool and whole-run deadline explanations retain
+precedence. No new probes, retries, timeouts, input or capture routes are added.
+
+## Real-device boundary
+
+A preliminary read-only SSH inspection returned SteamOS 0.5.6, BUILD_ID
+`20261015.6141207`, battery 99%, discharging, and X0/X1 socket names. It made
+no headset changes. The shared lock was absent at that moment.
+
+The subsequent atomic `mkdir /tmp/frame-test.lock` failed with `File exists`.
+The guarded command exited with status 3 before the session, X-property or
+panel-helper probes ran. The other task's lock was left alone. No application
+was installed, started, stopped or focused; no headset settings changed.
+
+That implementation probe was blocked by the occupied shared device. The
+coordinator later supplied a separate narrow read-only observation on SteamOS
+0.5.6, BUILD_ID `20261015.6141207`, at battery 99%, with the shared lock absent
+and both `xprop` and `xwininfo` installed:
+
+- In **Game Mode**, `DISPLAY=:0 xprop -root GAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS
+  GAMESCOPE_FOCUSED_WINDOW` returned both properties **present but empty**.
+- On `DISPLAY=:1`, both properties were reported **not found**.
+
+This observation distinguishes a confirmed empty list on `:0` from absent
+properties on `:1`. It does **not** reproduce #73's Desktop Mode report on
+SteamOS 0.4.5, and it does **not** test this PR's code on the headset. It is a
+coordinator-supplied observation, separate from the blocked implementation probe
+above; no new headset probe was run for this follow-up.
+
+Remaining limit: there is no reproduction establishing a further
+capture/discovery fix for the reported Desktop Mode/build combination. This PR
+improves a demonstrated diagnostic error; it must not close #73 as a verified
+new capture fix.
+
+## Offline verification
+
+Focused Python regressions distinguish absent, focus-only, failed/timed-out X
+queries, confirmed empty and desktop-running lists. Existing tests cover
+missing tools, alternate displays, successful discovery and the 12-second
+deadline. The production page's Node behavior test verifies that both Capture
+and Control preserve the unreadable-list advice. These use fake X/HTTP/DOM
+boundaries and do not prove real SteamOS 0.4.5 capture or physical input.
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+# Saved panel layouts: feasibility recheck, 2026-10-24
+
+Issue: [#31](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/issues/31). Base: main
+`5b47cd3`. This investigation covers spatial save/restore for existing
+Steam/gamescope panels without another overlay application.
+
+## Decision and user behavior
+
+Keep saved layouts unavailable. The current Frame exposes some geometry,
+including a standing-space coordinate transform, but this investigation did
+not establish a complete dock-state snapshot or a controlled restore path for
+these panels. The existing companion/headset switcher still lists panels and
+requests focus; users arrange them with SteamVR's dashboard controls. No layout
+file, new control, overlay application or background service is added.
+
+This is a limit of the investigated route, not proof that every native
+implementation is impossible. In particular, failure of
+`GetOverlayTransformAbsolute` does **not** mean all pose readback is denied.
+
+## Device and read-only results
+
+SteamOS **0.5.6**, BUILD_ID **20261015.6141207**; `vrcmd --version`:
+**2.18.2**. `gamescope-session.service` was active and
+`plasma-workspace.target` inactive: Game Mode. gamescope used the OpenVR backend
+and `--virtual-connector-strategy PerAppId`. Battery was 99%, Not charging,
+before the probe and 100%, Full, afterwards.
+
+The [exact probe](panel-layout-2026-10-24/probe.py) loads only
+`FnTable:IVROverlay_028` from the shipped
+`/opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/libopenvr_api.so`. It uses application type 3
+(`VRApplication_Background`, avoiding runtime startup) and shuts down its own
+OpenVR connection in `finally`. Initialization and interface acquisition both
+returned 0. It calls getters only, with no image capture or input injection.
+
+[Raw result](panel-layout-2026-10-24/readback.json):
+
+| Getter | `valve.steam.desktopgame.0` | `valve.steam.gamepadui.main` |
+|---|---|---|
+| FindOverlay | 0, Success | 0, Success |
+| Rendering process | `gamescope-wl` | `gamescope-wl` |
+| Width | 0; 2.6700000763 m | 0; 2.6670000553 m |
+| Curvature | 0; 0 | 0; 0 |
+| Transform type | 0; 5, DashboardTab | 0; 5, DashboardTab |
+| Absolute transform | 18, WrongTransformType | 18, WrongTransformType |
+| Tracked-device-relative transform | 18, WrongTransformType | 18, WrongTransformType |
+| Coordinate transform, center, standing origin | 0; identity matrix | 0; scaled/translated matrix |
+| Coordinate transform, center, seated origin | 23, RequestFailed | 23, RequestFailed |
+| Coordinate transform, center, raw origin | 23, RequestFailed | 23, RequestFailed |
+
+The dashboard and both panels were reported hidden; neither panel was active.
+The standing-space matrix is the transform for the overlay point `(0.5, 0.5)`;
+it does not identify World/Dashboard/Theater/controller docking or recreate a
+dashboard frame. The Steam panel's basis has scale about 0.369. Treat neither
+that scaled matrix nor the hidden Gamescope panel's identity as a validated
+physical placement to feed to an absolute-transform setter. Visible placement,
+matrix freshness and correspondence to dashboard size were not checked by a
+wearer.
+
+## API and dashboard boundary
+
+The ABI and result names were checked against Valve's
+[OpenVR v2.12.14 C header](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/blob/v2.12.14/headers/openvr_capi.h)
+and [C++ interface comments](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/blob/v2.12.14/headers/openvr.h).
+That header declares `IVROverlay_028`; its SHA-256 is
+`d58a2b149e434b2b8ee25cb4253ca6157feed8092f621e78ecfed6846d35d3e4`.
+The absolute getter is explicitly limited to absolute transforms. The
+coordinate getter returns the 3D transform for a 2D overlay point. Public
+`IVROverlay_028` has no getter/setter pair for dashboard dock location or frame
+scene-graph state. The probe fails closed if that exact interface is absent.
+
+Read-only inspection of the shipped dashboard
+`/opt/steamvr/resources/webinterface/dashboard/chunk~8012d0c89.js`
+(SHA-256 `937ec62c67a481f030a416099ceb98b0fe2a702aea5a0705601c6c40d4969f6d`)
+found:
+
+- `dockLocation` reads an internal `_getDockLocation(frameID)` store;
+  `SetDockLocation` updates that store or sends a VRLink request.
+- `m_mapLastRelativeTransformForDockLocation` keeps per-location transforms.
+  World initialization requests a dashboard scene-graph transform through
+  `requestSGTransform`, then updates the component's `xfTransform`.
+- The `vrcmd_dock_overlay` handler accepts `dashboard`, `lefthand`, `righthand`,
+  `theater` and `world`. It selects the frame associated with the supplied key,
+  **falls back to the active frame if no match exists**, sets dock location and
+  may switch frame. This is not an exact pose restore or a readback response.
+
+Those are observations of shipped internal code, not proof that Frame Control
+can safely access its state through a supported external API. No dashboard
+JavaScript was injected, private store edited or VRLink command sent. The
+active-frame fallback is an additional reason not to experiment with docking
+commands on a stale key.
+
+The [2026-09-28 probe](../panels.md#saved-spatial-layouts-blocked-on-the-current-panel-route)
+on SteamOS 0.4.1 / SteamVR 2.18.1 recorded an absolute setter returning
+12 (`PermissionDenied`) on a temporary, test-owned gamescope panel. That setter
+result is **historical**, not a new test on 2.18.2. The newer read-only results
+above neither overturn nor reverify it.
+
+## Commands, safety and cleanup
+
+Read-only inspection used `ssh frame` with `BatchMode=yes` and
+`ConnectTimeout=10`, `cat /etc/os-release`, battery sysfs reads,
+`systemctl --user is-active gamescope-session.service plasma-workspace.target`,
+process inspection, and `vrcmd --version`, `--help`, `--overlays`. An initial
+`--listoverlays` attempt returned `Unknown command`; `--overlays` is the actual
+enumeration command. Dashboard sources were read/copied to local `/tmp` for
+inspection. No files were installed on the Frame.
+
+Run the retained probe from the repository root, following
+[the shared-device rules](../testing.md#headset-smoke-test). Stop if the lock is
+occupied or battery is at/below 20%; never remove another task's lock:
+
+```sh
+ssh -o BatchMode=yes -o ConnectTimeout=10 frame \
+  'set -eu; mkdir /tmp/frame-test.lock || exit 3; trap "rmdir /tmp/frame-test.lock" EXIT; timeout 25 python3 -' \
+  < docs/evidence/panel-layout-2026-10-24/probe.py
+```
+
+This command acquired the lock, completed with exit 0 and released it. A
+subsequent check confirmed the lock absent, Game Mode active, and Steam,
+`vrserver` and `vrcompositor` running. The probe's only headset filesystem
+change was creating/removing that shared lock. Its Python source ran from
+stdin. There were no test panels, installs, profiles or services to remove.
+
+No mutation test was essential: without verified dock/relative-frame readback,
+there was no exact original layout and bounded rollback to justify changing a
+panel. Existing user panels were never focused, shown, hidden, resized, moved
+or docked. No global settings, security, passwords, runtime processes or modes
+were changed; no reboot or reset occurred.
+
+## Validation and remaining gaps
+
+Existing `tests/test_panels.py` covers main-panel enumeration, hidden panels,
+focus revalidation, unavailable-runtime errors and HTTP authentication/Host/
+Origin guards. `tests/test_page_scripts.py` checks the production page's shared
+JavaScript scope. These offline checks do not prove spatial placement. The
+retained probe is evidence tooling, not a new product API; no fake layout
+backend or layout tests claiming device support were added.
+
+Validation passed:
+
+```sh
+python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p test_panels.py -v       # 8 passed
+python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p test_page_scripts.py -v # 5 passed
+python3 -m py_compile docs/evidence/panel-layout-2026-10-24/probe.py
+python3 -m json.tool docs/evidence/panel-layout-2026-10-24/readback.json
+git diff --check
+```
+
+The initial panel-suite attempt hit sandbox socket restrictions in four HTTP
+tests; rerunning with loopback sockets permitted passed all eight. No real
+headset connection is used by those tests. The full suite and fake Frame were
+not run for this evidence-only change.
+
+Before shipping layouts, a native route still needs proof of dock state and
+relative-frame readback, authorized restore on an owned test panel with exact
+rollback, and correspondence between saved size/pose and visible placement.
+It also needs stable source identity and a fresh capture-permission/ticket
+flow when reopening viewers. Reconnect, panel recreation, reboot recovery,
+Steam-launched gameplay, controller docking and worn-headset input were not
+tested here. The existing Frame Control-owned media renderer is not proof that
+Steam/gamescope panels can be restored. No third-party overlay app was used.
+
+## Announcement
+
+We rechecked saved panel layouts on SteamOS 0.5.6. SteamVR exposes some panel
+geometry, but we have not verified safe restoration of Steam's panel positions
+and docking. Saved layouts remain unavailable; use SteamVR's dashboard to
+arrange panels. The panel switcher continues to list and show open panels.
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+"""Read-only issue #31 probe; pipe to `ssh frame 'timeout 25 python3 -'`.
+
+Acquire /tmp/frame-test.lock first per docs/testing.md. No overlay is created,
+focused, docked or changed. Background init (3) does not start SteamVR.
+ABI: ValveSoftware/openvr v2.12.14 headers/openvr_capi.h, IVROverlay_028.
+"""
+import ctypes as C
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+H = C.c_uint64
+Matrix = C.c_float * 12
+
+
+class Vector2(C.Structure):
+    _fields_ = [('v', C.c_float * 2)]
+
+
+def probe():
+    vr = C.CDLL('/opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/libopenvr_api.so')
+    vr.VR_InitInternal2.argtypes = [C.POINTER(C.c_int), C.c_int, C.c_char_p]
+    vr.VR_InitInternal2.restype = C.c_uint32
+    vr.VR_GetGenericInterface.argtypes = [C.c_char_p, C.POINTER(C.c_int)]
+    vr.VR_GetGenericInterface.restype = C.c_void_p
+    vr.VR_ShutdownInternal.argtypes = []
+    vr.VR_ShutdownInternal.restype = None
+    err = C.c_int()
+    vr.VR_InitInternal2(C.byref(err), 3, None)
+    report = {'init_error': err.value, 'interface': 'IVROverlay_028', 'panels': []}
+    if err.value:
+        return report
+    try:
+        ptr = vr.VR_GetGenericInterface(b'FnTable:IVROverlay_028', C.byref(err))
+        report['interface_error'] = err.value
+        if err.value or not ptr:
+            return report
+        table = C.cast(ptr, C.POINTER(C.c_void_p))
+
+        def function(slot, result, *args):
+            return C.CFUNCTYPE(result, *args)(table[slot])
+
+        def read(slot, handle, output_type):
+            output = output_type()
+            rc = function(slot, C.c_int, H, C.POINTER(output_type))(handle, C.byref(output))
+            return {'rc': rc, 'value': output.value if rc == 0 else None}
+
+        report['dashboard_visible'] = function(68, C.c_bool)()
+        for key in ('valve.steam.desktopgame.0', 'valve.steam.gamepadui.main'):
+            row = {'key': key}
+            report['panels'].append(row)
+            handle = H()
+            row['find_rc'] = function(0, C.c_int, C.c_char_p, C.POINTER(H))(
+                key.encode(), C.byref(handle))
+            if row['find_rc']:
+                continue
+            pid = function(10, C.c_uint32, H)(handle)
+            row['rendering_pid'] = pid
+            try:
+                row['rendering_comm'] = Path('/proc/%d/comm' % pid).read_text().strip()
+            except OSError:
+                row['rendering_comm'] = None
+            row['visible'] = function(45, C.c_bool, H)(handle)
+            row['active_dashboard'] = function(69, C.c_bool, H)(handle)
+            row['width_m'] = read(23, handle, C.c_float)
+            row['curvature'] = read(25, handle, C.c_float)
+            row['transform_type'] = read(32, handle, C.c_int)
+            for name, slot, scalar in (('absolute', 34, C.c_int),
+                                       ('tracked_device_relative', 36, C.c_uint32)):
+                origin = scalar()
+                matrix = Matrix()
+                rc = function(slot, C.c_int, H, C.POINTER(scalar), C.POINTER(Matrix))(
+                    handle, C.byref(origin), C.byref(matrix))
+                row[name] = {'rc': rc, 'origin_or_device': origin.value if rc == 0 else None,
+                             'matrix': list(matrix) if rc == 0 else None}
+            row['coordinate_transforms'] = []
+            for origin in (0, 1, 2):  # seated, standing, raw/uncalibrated
+                matrix = Matrix()
+                rc = function(46, C.c_int, H, C.c_int, Vector2, C.POINTER(Matrix))(
+                    handle, origin, Vector2((.5, .5)), C.byref(matrix))
+                row['coordinate_transforms'].append({
+                    'tracking_origin': origin, 'coordinates': [.5, .5], 'rc': rc,
+                    'matrix': list(matrix) if rc == 0 else None})
+        return report
+    finally:
+        vr.VR_ShutdownInternal()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print(json.dumps(probe(), indent=2, allow_nan=False))
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+{
+  "init_error": 0,
+  "interface": "IVROverlay_028",
+  "panels": [
+    {
+      "key": "valve.steam.desktopgame.0",
+      "find_rc": 0,
+      "rendering_pid": 297037,
+      "rendering_comm": "gamescope-wl",
+      "visible": false,
+      "active_dashboard": false,
+      "width_m": {
+        "rc": 0,
+        "value": 2.6700000762939453
+      },
+      "curvature": {
+        "rc": 0,
+        "value": 0.0
+      },
+      "transform_type": {
+        "rc": 0,
+        "value": 5
+      },
+      "absolute": {
+        "rc": 18,
+        "origin_or_device": null,
+        "matrix": null
+      },
+      "tracked_device_relative": {
+        "rc": 18,
+        "origin_or_device": null,
+        "matrix": null
+      },
+      "coordinate_transforms": [
+        {
+          "tracking_origin": 0,
+          "coordinates": [
+            0.5,
+            0.5
+          ],
+          "rc": 23,
+          "matrix": null
+        },
+        {
+          "tracking_origin": 1,
+          "coordinates": [
+            0.5,
+            0.5
+          ],
+          "rc": 0,
+          "matrix": [
+            1.0,
+            0.0,
+            0.0,
+            0.0,
+            0.0,
+            1.0,
+            0.0,
+            0.0,
+            0.0,
+            0.0,
+            1.0,
+            0.0
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "tracking_origin": 2,
+          "coordinates": [
+            0.5,
+            0.5
+          ],
+          "rc": 23,
+          "matrix": null
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "key": "valve.steam.gamepadui.main",
+      "find_rc": 0,
+      "rendering_pid": 297037,
+      "rendering_comm": "gamescope-wl",
+      "visible": false,
+      "active_dashboard": false,
+      "width_m": {
+        "rc": 0,
+        "value": 2.6670000553131104
+      },
+      "curvature": {
+        "rc": 0,
+        "value": 0.0
+      },
+      "transform_type": {
+        "rc": 0,
+        "value": 5
+      },
+      "absolute": {
+        "rc": 18,
+        "origin_or_device": null,
+        "matrix": null
+      },
+      "tracked_device_relative": {
+        "rc": 18,
+        "origin_or_device": null,
+        "matrix": null
+      },
+      "coordinate_transforms": [
+        {
+          "tracking_origin": 0,
+          "coordinates": [
+            0.5,
+            0.5
+          ],
+          "rc": 23,
+          "matrix": null
+        },
+        {
+          "tracking_origin": 1,
+          "coordinates": [
+            0.5,
+            0.5
+          ],
+          "rc": 0,
+          "matrix": [
+            0.3689989447593689,
+            0.0,
+            0.0008894503116607666,
+            -0.5048462152481079,
+            0.0,
+            0.36899998784065247,
+            0.0,
+            1.2510287761688232,
+            -0.0008894503116607666,
+            0.0,
+            0.3689989447593689,
+            -1.1726053953170776
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "tracking_origin": 2,
+          "coordinates": [
+            0.5,
+            0.5
+          ],
+          "rc": 23,
+          "matrix": null
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "interface_error": 0,
+  "dashboard_visible": false
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+  "date": "2026-10-24",
+  "base": "c7489a8 (v0.4.14)",
+  "feature": "Desktop Tools power and heat observations",
+  "automated": {
+    "targeted": "python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p 'test_power*.py': 35 passed",
+    "uiAndResourceGuard": "node --test tests/power_desktop.cjs: 7 passed",
+    "desktopApp": "node --test app/test/*.test.js: 37 passed",
+    "packaging": "Materialized ui/scripts resources selected by app/package.json; isolated Python -I imported frame_power, constructed remote payload including frame_status, and read idle status. Missing resource detection tested. Shared phone bundle import passed.",
+    "syntax": "Python compilation, sampler shell syntax and git diff --check passed",
+    "fullSuite": "python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -v: 1363 tests, OK (skipped=15), 153.274 seconds",
+    "transientFailure": "An earlier full run had one nested sandbox-test failure: the existing OneServer second-server child exited -11 (SIGSEGV), expected 1. Isolated sandbox rerun passed (6 tests), then the complete suite passed. No unrelated server-lifecycle code was changed."
+  },
+  "browser": {
+    "environment": "T3 collaborative Chromium preview, Linux, local Python Handler server; synthetic observation subprocess at accelerated one-second intervals; normal headset SSH disabled during start/stop/download verification",
+    "observations": [
+      "Opened #powerReport and verified labeled duration selector, disabled Stop/downloads before start and accessible sample progress.",
+      "Started a synthetic observation and observed 11 of 12 samples in progress; completion allowed another start.",
+      "Started again, observed progress, stopped, and saw 7 of 12 samples retained with explicit incomplete state and original frame alias.",
+      "Clicked HTML download and saw the UI acknowledge the request; T3's download list did not record the blob download, so filesystem save was not verified.",
+      "Fetched all three authenticated export endpoints in the browser: HTML 200 (7599 characters), JSON 200 (2618 characters, 7 samples), CSV 200 (977 characters); each retained the stop reason."
+    ]
+  },
+  "realFrame": {
+    "lock": "ssh frame 'mkdir /tmp/frame-test.lock' succeeded before real-device probe; this task removed only that owned empty lock with rmdir after verification",
+    "probe": "Ran the production desktop Observation using strict, batch SSH to frame. The first attempt exposed a missing structured reason on early remote lock refusal; fixed and reran successfully.",
+    "result": "0 of 12 samples; running=false; stopped='Smoke session active (/tmp/frame-test.lock); no sensors read'. Exported HTML included the same incomplete reason.",
+    "scope": "Lock refusal only. No successful real sensor session, installation, app launch/stop, power control or thermal control was performed for this feature."
+  },
+  "limitations": [
+    "Native Electron installers were not built or launched; resource staging and build-hook contracts were tested.",
+    "One latest report is retained only in server memory. Starting again, restarting the server or quitting discards it; the UI warns users to download first.",
+    "Stopping ends only the owned local SSH process. The bounded remote reader discovers closure on its next write; immediate remote cancellation is not guaranteed.",
+    "Phone-hosted observation starts are unsupported; the shared server bundle still imports without desktop sampler resources."
+  ]
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+{
+  "date_utc": "2026-10-24T09:27:25.354Z",
+  "result": "PASS: literal packaged desktop Return to Game Mode button switched the real Frame from full Plasma; a repeat visible click made no second switch",
+  "documentation_base_commit": "71288d8980040c14f777f0e417f41f7105eaaac4",
+  "host": "lxso2",
+  "steamos_version": "0.5.6",
+  "steamos_build": "20261015.6141207",
+  "prior_evidence": [
+    "https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/issues/142",
+    "https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/143",
+    "https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/pull/156"
+  ],
+  "package": {
+    "tag": "v0.4.17",
+    "asset": "Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage",
+    "url": "https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/download/v0.4.17/Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage",
+    "sha256": "b1b8eb82bf73a227b2cd36e8f0ef3a2ebdf7967c5853efb08a9634f38227015d",
+    "verification": "sha256sum matched the live release asset digest. Independently extracted the retained asset into a new private test directory. cmp confirmed bundled frame_backup.py and frame_backup_remote.py equal the checkout versions. No source or payload was changed.",
+    "launch": "--appimage-extract, then squashfs-root/AppRun --no-sandbox --disable-gpu --remote-debugging-port=49372 --remote-debugging-address=127.0.0.1 --user-data-dir=/tmp/frame-return-button-20261024/electron-profile --window-size=1400,950",
+    "display": "Xvfb :138 -screen 0 1440x1000x24 -nolisten tcp; Electron content screenshot 1400x923",
+    "isolation": "Private XDG_CONFIG_HOME, XDG_CACHE_HOME, FRAME_CONTROL_DATA_DIR and Electron profile; FRAME_CONTROL_TELEMETRY=0 and FRAME_CONTROL_NO_UPDATE_CHECK=1. Existing authorized ssh frame identity retained; bundled server and Python used."
+  },
+  "preflight": {
+    "read_only_first": true,
+    "initial_mode": "gamescope-session.target=active; plasma-workspace-wayland.target=inactive",
+    "initial_battery_percent": 99,
+    "initial_battery_status": "Not charging; charger Full",
+    "steam_and_steamvr_running": true,
+    "running_steam_apps": [],
+    "default_login_mode": "game",
+    "lock": "mkdir /tmp/frame-test.lock succeeded atomically; no foreign lock was removed. Initial harmless probe attempt released its own lock, then a fresh atomic acquisition covered both full-session attempts."
+  },
+  "rollback": {
+    "unit": "fc-return-button-rollback-20261024",
+    "probe": "systemd-run --user --unit=fc-return-button-probe-20261024 --on-active=2s --timer-property=AccuracySec=1s --property=Type=oneshot --property=RemainAfterExit=yes /usr/bin/true",
+    "probe_execution": "Result=success\nExecMainStartTimestamp=Sat 2026-10-24 20:27:07 AEDT\nExecMainExitTimestamp=Sat 2026-10-24 20:27:07 AEDT\nExecMainCode=1\nExecMainStatus=0\n",
+    "arm": "systemd-run --user --unit=fc-return-button-rollback-20261024 --on-active=180s --timer-property=AccuracySec=1s /bin/sh -c <guarded command>",
+    "guarded_command": "if [ \"$(systemctl --user is-active gamescope-session.target)\" != active ]; then exec /usr/bin/steamosctl switch-to-game-mode; fi",
+    "verified_before_desktop": "TimersMonotonic={ OnActiveUSec=3min ; next_elapse=1d 21h 53min 49.130174s }\nNextElapseUSecMonotonic=1d 21h 53min 49.130174s\nBindsTo=\nPartOf=\nActiveState=active\nExecStart={ path=/bin/sh ; argv[]=/bin/sh -c if [ \"$(systemctl --user is-active gamescope-session.target)\" != active ]; then exec /usr/bin/steamosctl switch-to-game-mode; fi ; ignore_errors=no ; start_time=[n/a] ; stop_time=[n/a] ; pid=0 ; code=(null) ; status=0/0 }\nBindsTo=\nPartOf=\n",
+    "user_manager_linger": "yes",
+    "desktop_entry": "ssh frame steamosctl switch-to-desktop-mode",
+    "first_click_utc": "2026-10-24T09:27:27.037Z",
+    "cancelled_before_deadline": true,
+    "fired": false,
+    "limit": "The benign transient timer was observed executing. The actual rollback timer configuration was read back, then cancelled after the UI restored Game Mode; its recovery action was not deliberately allowed to fire."
+  },
+  "ui": {
+    "navigation": "Clicked nav Tools, Backup & recovery, and Check in the actual packaged Electron window. Initial Game Mode disabled Return. After full Plasma entry, Check enabled it.",
+    "automation": "Playwright connected to the packaged Electron instance over local CDP and used locator.click() on the visible button; accepted the native JavaScript confirm dialog. No Return API/CLI or production handler was directly invoked by the test. T3 preview was inspected separately and closed; it cannot control this Electron window.",
+    "clicks": [
+      {
+        "isTrusted": true,
+        "utc": "2026-10-24T09:27:27.037Z"
+      },
+      {
+        "isTrusted": true,
+        "utc": "2026-10-24T09:27:32.942Z"
+      }
+    ],
+    "button_bounds_css_pixels": {
+      "x": 47,
+      "y": 709.59375,
+      "width": 156.203125,
+      "height": 44
+    },
+    "confirmation_dialogs": [
+      {
+        "type": "confirm",
+        "message": "Return the headset to Game Mode?\n\nThis closes the desktop and any apps open in it, then starts Steam's Game Mode.",
+        "utc": "2026-10-24T09:27:27.042Z"
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "confirm",
+        "message": "Return the headset to Game Mode?\n\nThis closes the desktop and any apps open in it, then starts Steam's Game Mode.",
+        "utc": "2026-10-24T09:27:32.943Z"
+      }
+    ],
+    "desktop_check": {
+      "http": 200,
+      "body": {
+        "mode": "desktop",
+        "gamescope": true,
+        "plasma": true,
+        "nested_desktop": false,
+        "configured": "gamescope-wayland.desktop",
+        "config_file": "/etc/sddm.conf.d/steamos.conf",
+        "selector": "steamosctl",
+        "session_targets": {
+          "gamescope-session.target": "inactive",
+          "plasma-workspace-wayland.target": "active"
+        },
+        "mode_source": "session-targets"
+      }
+    },
+    "return_responses": [
+      {
+        "http": 200,
+        "body": {
+          "message": "Asked the headset to return to Game Mode; it restarts its session in a few seconds",
+          "state": {
+            "mode": "desktop",
+            "gamescope": true,
+            "plasma": true,
+            "nested_desktop": false,
+            "configured": "gamescope-wayland.desktop",
+            "config_file": "/etc/sddm.conf.d/steamos.conf",
+            "selector": "steamosctl",
+            "session_targets": {
+              "gamescope-session.target": "inactive",
+              "plasma-workspace-wayland.target": "active"
+            },
+            "mode_source": "session-targets"
+          },
+          "switched": true,
+          "command": "steamosctl switch-to-game-mode"
+        },
+        "utc": "2026-10-24T09:27:27.316Z"
+      },
+      {
+        "http": 200,
+        "body": {
+          "message": "The headset is already in Game Mode. The desktop you see is a panel: close it from the Steam dashboard.",
+          "state": {
+            "mode": "game",
+            "gamescope": true,
+            "plasma": false,
+            "nested_desktop": false,
+            "configured": "gamescope-wayland.desktop",
+            "config_file": "/etc/sddm.conf.d/steamos.conf",
+            "selector": "steamosctl",
+            "session_targets": {
+              "gamescope-session.target": "active",
+              "plasma-workspace-wayland.target": "inactive"
+            },
+            "mode_source": "session-targets"
+          },
+          "switched": false
+        },
+        "utc": "2026-10-24T09:27:33.126Z"
+      }
+    ],
+    "final_check": {
+      "http": 200,
+      "body": {
+        "mode": "game",
+        "gamescope": true,
+        "plasma": false,
+        "nested_desktop": false,
+        "configured": "gamescope-wayland.desktop",
+        "config_file": "/etc/sddm.conf.d/steamos.conf",
+        "selector": "steamosctl",
+        "session_targets": {
+          "gamescope-session.target": "active",
+          "plasma-workspace-wayland.target": "inactive"
+        },
+        "mode_source": "session-targets"
+      }
+    },
+    "final_return_disabled": true,
+    "final_text": "Game Mode: the headset is running normally. A desktop you see is a panel; close it from the Steam dashboard.",
+    "screenshots": [
+      "return-game-mode-packaged-2026-10-24-before.png",
+      "return-game-mode-packaged-2026-10-24-after.png"
+    ],
+    "screenshot_scope": "Cropped to the session controls and repeat-action notification; host identity, connection address and backup folder excluded."
+  },
+  "systemd_verification": {
+    "command": "ssh frame systemctl --user show gamescope-session.target plasma-workspace-wayland.target -p Id -p ActiveState -p SubState; ssh frame systemctl --user show gamescope-session.service -p InvocationID",
+    "before": "Id=gamescope-session.target\nActiveState=inactive\nSubState=dead\n\nId=plasma-workspace-wayland.target\nActiveState=active\nSubState=active\nInvocationID=892b843dbe1a4d2ba91b93057bd38463\n295589 /home/steamos/.local/share/Steam/steamrtarm64/steam -silent -vrdisable -deckard\n295066 /opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/vrserver -waitformonitor -ipccontrolfilepath /tmp/SteamVR-IPCControlFile-294978\n",
+    "after_first_click": "Id=gamescope-session.target\nActiveState=active\nSubState=active\n\nId=plasma-workspace-wayland.target\nActiveState=inactive\nSubState=dead\nInvocationID=e8c1085b3bbd4e79a323b3e4a9bc6355\n297506 /opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/vrserver -waitformonitor -ipccontrolfilepath /tmp/SteamVR-IPCControlFile-297420\n",
+    "after_repeat_click": "Id=gamescope-session.target\nActiveState=active\nSubState=active\n\nId=plasma-workspace-wayland.target\nActiveState=inactive\nSubState=dead\nInvocationID=e8c1085b3bbd4e79a323b3e4a9bc6355\n297826 /home/steamos/.local/share/Steam/steamrtarm64/steam -cef-enable-debugging -deckard -gamepadui -steamdeck -steamos3 -vrgamepadui\n297942 /home/steamos/.local/share/Steam/steamrtarm64/steam -child-update-ui -child-update-ui-socket 8 -cef-enable-debugging -deckard -gamepadui -steamdeck -steamos3 -vrgamepadui\n297506 /opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/vrserver -waitformonitor -ipccontrolfilepath /tmp/SteamVR-IPCControlFile-297420\n",
+    "repeat_did_not_restart_game_mode": true,
+    "unchanged_game_service_invocation": "e8c1085b3bbd4e79a323b3e4a9bc6355",
+    "unchanged_steamvr_pid": 297506,
+    "delayed_final_readback_utc": "2026-10-24T09:28:05Z"
+  },
+  "cleanup": {
+    "complete": true,
+    "final_readback": "2026-10-24T09:28:05Z\nId=gamescope-session.target\nActiveState=active\n\nId=plasma-workspace-wayland.target\nActiveState=inactive\nInvocationID=e8c1085b3bbd4e79a323b3e4a9bc6355\nNEXT LEFT LAST PASSED UNIT ACTIVATES\n\n0 timers listed.\nId=fc-return-button-rollback-20261024.timer\nLoadState=not-found\nActiveState=inactive\n\nId=fc-return-button-rollback-20261024.service\nLoadState=not-found\nActiveState=inactive\n\nId=fc-return-button-probe-20261024.timer\nLoadState=not-found\nActiveState=inactive\n\nId=fc-return-button-probe-20261024.service\nLoadState=not-found\nActiveState=inactive\n297826 /home/steamos/.local/share/Steam/steamrtarm64/steam -cef-enable-debugging -deckard -gamepadui -steamdeck -steamos3 -vrgamepadui\n297506 /opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/vrserver -waitformonitor -ipccontrolfilepath /tmp/SteamVR-IPCControlFile-297420\n99\nCharging\ngame\n",
+    "owned_lock_release_exit": 0,
+    "owned_lock_absent": true,
+    "host_processes": {
+      "xvfb": {
+        "pid": 1562020,
+        "exists": false,
+        "cmd": null,
+        "state": null
+      },
+      "electron": {
+        "pid": 1562023,
+        "exists": false,
+        "cmd": null,
+        "state": null
+      },
+      "x_socket_absent": true
+    },
+    "remaining_test_servers": [],
+    "battery_final_percent": 99,
+    "battery_final_status": "Charging",
+    "battery_range_observed_percent": [
+      99,
+      100
+    ],
+    "game_mode_steam_steamvr_running": true,
+    "default_login_mode_after": "game",
+    "headset_installs_or_global_settings_changed": false,
+    "rebooted": false,
+    "notes": "Stopping the timer succeeded. systemctl stop also named its never-started, unloaded service and returned 5; explicit readback confirms both rollback and probe timer/service units are not-found/inactive. No further switch was sent."
+  },
+  "attempts_and_harness_limits": [
+    "Initial harmless timer probe was garbage-collected before its exit metadata could be read. No Desktop Mode switch was attempted. Repeated with RemainAfterExit=yes and verified successful execution.",
+    "First full Plasma attempt clicked the visible packaged Return button and got HTTP 200 / switched=true. The harness then treated absent pgrep matches during the expected session restart as a fatal error. Independent readback confirmed Game Mode and SteamVR had returned. Rollback remained armed until that readback, then was cancelled. This incomplete attempt was not counted as the final pass.",
+    "Final full Plasma attempt tolerated transiently absent Steam/SteamVR while polling systemd targets, passed both trusted visible clicks, and completed the final Check. Stopping the unused rollback service returned unit-not-loaded; explicit subsequent readback verified all four owned probe/rollback units not-found/inactive and zero timers. Cleanup was completed before releasing our lock."
+  ],
+  "limits": [
+    "Unchanged AppImage payload ran after extraction on a virtual X desktop with Chromium sandbox and GPU disabled. FUSE mounting, desktop integration and hardware rendering were not tested.",
+    "Automated trusted pointer clicks in a visible Electron window; no physical-monitor human click or worn-headset visual/interaction assessment.",
+    "Verified only SteamOS 0.5.6 build 20261015.6141207 and the Linux x86_64 v0.4.17 package; older selectors/builds and other desktop platforms remain covered only by their existing tests.",
+    "No release, tag, application code, passwords or security/global settings changed."
+  ],
+  "validation": {
+    "focused_suite": "python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -p test_backup.py -v: 28 tests passed in 2.479s",
+    "json": "python3 -m json.tool: passed",
+    "diff": "git diff --check: passed"
+  }
+}
@@ -6,6 +6,45 @@ This is Frame Control code using Python, Steam and SteamVR already on the Frame.

 ![Family and comfort controls in the desktop app](img/comfort-desktop.png)

+## Desktop low-battery alert without a session
+
+In the desktop app, open **Tools → Family & comfort** and check **Alert on this
+computer at 15% or less**. This separate option does not start a session, install
+a worker or change the headset. It starts off whenever the page opens and turns
+off when you switch headsets. The choice is only for the current open page.
+
+It consumes the battery parser already used by normal status refreshes (also
+shared by the read-only power sampler). It adds no SSH calls, timers, sensor
+reads, third-party push or heat thresholds. Normal automatic status refreshes
+pause while the page is hidden, so this is **not a background or safety monitor**.
+Keep the app visible and connected. Use **Enable / test notifications** to check
+system delivery; operating-system settings may block notifications.
+
+Two fresh readings, at least 20 seconds and at most 90 seconds apart, must show
+15% or less, driver state `Discharging`, and signed battery power below −0.5 W.
+This avoids alerting on plugged-in idle readings, which can report discharging.
+Missing, invalid, stale or interrupted readings break confirmation. Disconnect,
+a failed status request, hiding the page or toggling the option also breaks
+confirmation. Unknown readings never mean zero charge.
+
+An alert appears in the page and requests a native desktop notification once
+per low-charge episode. Two readings at 20% or more rearm it, and at least ten
+minutes must pass between alerts (including across headset switches). A single
+recovery spike cannot rearm it. Toggling off/on does not clear the episode latch.
+Notification failure stays visible in the page and does not retry on every
+refresh. While an active family session has battery alerts enabled, that session
+handles battery alerts instead. Multiple app windows have independent state;
+this does not coordinate notifications between computers or windows.
+
+A read-only check on 2026-10-24, build **20261015.6141207**, received two samples
+at 99%, `Not charging`, approximately −0.06 W and 24 °C. No low-battery condition
+was induced, no notification was sent to the real headset, and no headset state
+was changed. The sampler's local and remote smoke-lock checks allowed the run;
+no lock was acquired or removed. Deterministic tests exercise low charge,
+recovery, missing readings, idle drain, timing and notification denial. See
+[recorded evidence](evidence/desktop-battery-comfort-2026-10-24.json). Native OS
+notification display, worn use and macOS/Windows packaging were not verified.
+
 ## Sessions

 Set a limit of 1–240 minutes, optional break and check-in intervals, then
@@ -190,7 +190,24 @@ HTTP focus is not evidence of worn-headset laser input. Follow the

 ## Saved spatial layouts: blocked on the current panel route

-**Verified 2026-09-28**, same build, using a temporary xterm panel with
+**Rechecked 2026-10-24**, SteamOS 0.5.6, BUILD_ID `20261015.6141207`,
+SteamVR 2.18.2: a read-only probe of the existing Gamescope and Steam main
+panels still reports type 5 (`DashboardTab`), and both the absolute and
+tracked-device-relative getters return 18 (`WrongTransformType`). Width and
+curvature read successfully. **Some pose readback is available:**
+`GetTransformForOverlayCoordinates` at the panel center succeeds in standing
+space; seated and raw origins return 23 (`RequestFailed`). Both panels and the
+dashboard were hidden. That matrix snapshot does not identify docking, prove
+visible placement, or establish a restore operation. The shipped dashboard
+stores dock location and relative transforms internally; no supported external
+snapshot/restore pair was established. No setters or docking commands were run
+in this recheck. See the [exact probe, results, cleanup and remaining
+gaps](evidence/panel-layout-2026-10-24.md). Saved layouts remain unavailable.
+
+### Earlier mutation evidence (2026-09-28)
+
+**Verified 2026-09-28**, SteamOS 0.4.1, BUILD_ID `20260925.6191901`,
+SteamVR 2.18.1, using a temporary xterm panel with
 `STEAM_GAME=2000999031` and `FnTable:IVROverlay_028` from
 `/opt/steamvr/bin/linuxarm64/libopenvr_api.so`:

@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ The Linux adapter from #38 (desktop portal, PipeWire, VA-API) is in the tree,
 because it shares `capture.c` and the controller, and CI still builds and tests
 it. The app never offers it and the Linux installers don't include it.

+The [2026-10-24 lxso2 feasibility check](evidence/linux-pc-host-lxso2-2026-10-24.md)
+found no running or activatable desktop portal, no PipeWire socket and missing
+native build dependencies. Linux support remains disabled. The evidence records
+the build failure and prerequisites for a screen-only, view-only x264 slice;
+Linux capture, input and window modes have not been verified there.
+
 ## Measuring

 The Mac benchmark accepts the PC host:
@@ -46,11 +46,10 @@ raw measurements. The HTML also embeds those measurements; review it before
 sharing. No automatic browser launch occurs.

 HTML sessions are limited to `count × interval <= 600` seconds, with a 30-second
-transport allowance and at most nine seconds of local child/reader cleanup. The default
+transport allowance and at most twelve seconds of local child/pipe cleanup. The default
 12 samples at five-second intervals take about 55 seconds. Existing output files
 are never overwritten; choose a new filename for each run. `--html` cannot be
-combined with `--csv`. This source-checkout flow is not a desktop Tools panel
-and is not added to the packaged app.
+combined with `--csv`. The desktop flow below uses the same sampler and renderer.

 Stop, timeout, SSH failure or a smoke-test lock marks the report incomplete;
 earlier received samples remain downloadable. Exit status is 75 for incomplete
@@ -67,6 +66,47 @@ not an immediate headset-side cancellation guarantee. The reader still checks
 the smoke-test lock before every sample. No lock is acquired or removed by this
 flow, and no power, thermal, service, password or security controls are exposed.

+## Desktop Tools → Power & heat report
+
+In the packaged desktop app, connect to an already paired Frame, open **Tools →
+Power & heat report**, choose **1 minute** (12 samples) or **5 minutes** (60 samples),
+and select **Start observation**. Samples arrive every five seconds, starting at
+zero (about 55 or 295 seconds total). Progress shows received samples and the
+original headset alias. There is at most one observation per local app server;
+viewing progress never starts another SSH connection. No terminal, checkout,
+extra dependency or password is needed.
+
+Use **Stop and keep samples** to end local collection. Disconnect, timeout,
+app shutdown or switching to another headset also ends collection. Switching
+network addresses for the same headset does not retarget an existing observation:
+it keeps its captured SSH route and may finish incomplete if that route fails.
+As with the CLI, only the owned local SSH child is terminated. The remote reader
+is bounded and discovers a closed connection on its next write. Desktop sessions
+have a 30-second transport allowance and bounded child cleanup. Stream lines are
+limited to 262,144 characters, sample events to the requested count, and the receive queue
+to count + 2 events; desktop SSH stderr is discarded rather than stored unbounded.
+The existing smoke lock is checked locally before start and remotely before each
+sample; this feature never creates, bypasses or removes that lock.
+
+**Download HTML report**, **Download JSON** and **Download CSV** save local
+snapshots through the browser/app download mechanism. Open the downloaded HTML
+in your browser to view the offline table and its embedded JSON/CSV downloads.
+Snapshots taken before completion explicitly say incomplete. Desktop CSV includes
+`collection.state`, `collection.requestedSamples` and `collection.receivedSamples`
+metadata rows with the original headset alias in the source column, even when no
+sensor sample arrived. CSV text fields, including the alias, are escaped if they
+begin with a spreadsheet formula prefix. JSON records the alias and device ID;
+HTML names the alias.
+
+Only the latest observation is retained in server memory, including partial
+samples after stop or disconnect. **Download before starting another observation,
+restarting the server or quitting the app**: those discard the previous report.
+Page reloads retain server state. Download requests include an observation ID, so
+an old page cannot silently download or stop a replacement observation. Reports
+are not uploaded or automatically opened, and may contain device identifiers,
+OS builds and sensor paths. Review before sharing. The phone-hosted UI does not
+support starting observations.
+
 ## What it reads

 - Battery percentage, driver charging state, signed battery watts and battery
@@ -175,3 +215,10 @@ summary counts, CSV quoting, strict SSH transport and smoke-lock interruption.
 Export fixtures also cover HTML escaping, download round trips, zero versus unknown,
 stream completion/failure, smoke-lock stop, timeout, Ctrl+C retention, local child
 cleanup, duration bounds and refusing to overwrite reports.
+
+Desktop validation on **2026-10-24** covered API start/stop, a synthetic browser
+observation with partial exports, shared-module resource staging under isolated
+Python and missing-resource build guards. A real Frame probe under this task's
+owned smoke lock correctly returned zero samples with an explicit incomplete
+reason; no successful live sensor baseline or native installer run was performed.
+See [desktop evidence and limitations](evidence/power-desktop-2026-10-24.json).
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ Both are on **Tools → Capture & Live**. Everything is saved to
 Nothing needs installing on the computer or on the Frame: the work is done by
 the `ffmpeg` that SteamOS ships.

-**Recording is tested on a headset; Steam clip export isn't yet.** On a Frame
+**Recording and Steam clip export have each been tested on a headset.** On a Frame
 running SteamOS 0.5.6 (build 20261015.6141207), Record and Stop saved an
 8-second 1080p H.264 recording with AAC sound to the computer, Stop took about a
-second, and nothing was left running or stored on the Frame. That Frame had no
-Steam recordings, so the clip list came back empty and export has only been
-tested with files in Steam's format made by `ffmpeg`. The parts we're least sure
-of are listed under [What hasn't been checked](#what-hasnt-been-checked).
+second, and nothing was left running or stored on the Frame. A later test on
+that build created a saved clip with Steam's own recorder and exported it with
+Frame Control's production export function. The parts we're least sure of are
+listed under [What hasn't been checked](#what-hasnt-been-checked).

 ## Record

@@ -147,19 +147,65 @@ stand-in `ffmpeg`, so Stop, the time limit and the clean-up are tested as they
 run on the Frame. Where `ffmpeg` is installed, they also make a 65-second DASH
 recording with Steam's file names and export it with the real `ffmpeg`.

-## What hasn't been checked
+## Real Steam clip verification and remaining checks

-The 2026-10-24 read-only clip list on build `20261015.6141207` again returned
-zero clips: its `gamerecordings` directory held only `gamerecording.pb`. No
-Steam recording was created during that check, so a real Steam clip export is
-still unverified. The recording and Stop path were verified earlier on that
-build, as described above. Remaining checks:
+On 2026-10-24, v0.4.15 on build `20261015.6141207` recorded a ten-second
+reserved test session through Steam's own game recorder, saved it as a clip,
+then exported it with `frame_clips.export_clip`, the same implementation used
+by the desktop API. The 159,829-byte MP4 decoded completely: 10.29 seconds,
+1920×1080 H.264 video and stereo AAC audio (SHA-256
+`f8a476eefb2bde7ba5cb464632ec9b952eea3ab1610b5bed2098bf1f11d62cf1`).
+All 616 decoded video frames and the decoded audio matched Steam's source
+segments. Recording mode was restored
+to off; the reserved title and its processes were removed, the shared test lock
+was released, and the battery remained at 99%. The Steam source clip was kept.

- Audio and video sync. Both inputs are stamped with the wall clock, because
-  the camera device and the audio server otherwise count from different clocks.
- The exact layout of `gamerecordings` on the Frame's SteamOS build, and
-  whether a clip's segments start mid-recording. The parser is deliberately
-  loose about the layout.
+The inspected frame is nearly black in both Steam's source and the export, so
+this establishes file creation and faithful export, **not visible gameplay
+capture**. On v0.4.16, the literal desktop **Export** button was also clicked
+against that retained real Steam clip in the source UI on lxso2. The job
+completed and saved `~/Videos/SteamFrame/clip_13009719723623972864_20261024_072115.mp4`;
+its 159,829 bytes and SHA-256 matched the previously decoded export exactly.
+The temporary server stopped, the shared device lock was released, and the
+headset remained in Game Mode at 99% battery. See
+[`docs/evidence/clip-gui-export-2026-10-24.json`](evidence/clip-gui-export-2026-10-24.json)
+for the narrow proof. This did not exercise the packaged desktop installer.
+
+On 2026-10-24, the exact v0.4.17 tag exported a second real Steam-saved clip
+through `frame_clips.export_clip`, the same production path used by **Export**.
+Steam listed the clip at **100.801 seconds**, with 68 chunks and no gaps. The
+copied MP4 was **100.833 seconds** by `ffprobe` and decoded completely with
+`ffmpeg`; it was not cut at 60 seconds. The test restored Steam's recording
+mode, removed its reserved title and processes, and left Game Mode active at
+100% battery. See [the long-clip evidence](evidence/clip-long-2026-10-24.json).
+That code-path test did not click **Export** in the packaged desktop app or
+verify visible gameplay quality or perceptual audio/video sync.
+
+Later that day, the published v0.4.17 x86_64 Linux AppImage also passed the
+packaged desktop **Export** check against the retained 100.801-second clip.
+The asset SHA-256 was verified before launching its unchanged extracted payload
+in an isolated Electron profile on a virtual X desktop. An automated pointer
+click on the visible **Tools → Capture & Live → Steam clips → Export** button
+saved the MP4 and changed the row to **ON PC / Export again**. The saved file
+was 100.833335 seconds, decoded completely, and matched the prior production
+export by size and SHA-256. The app and test display were closed,
+the Frame export cache was empty, the source clip was retained, and the shared
+lock was released at 99% battery with Game Mode and SteamVR still running.
+See [the packaged export evidence](evidence/clip-packaged-export-2026-10-24.json)
+and its cropped before/after screenshots. This verifies the packaged Electron
+button and bundled export path; AppImage FUSE mounting, desktop integration,
+physical display/GPU rendering, gameplay quality and perceptual sync remain
+unverified. The virtual-display launch used `--no-sandbox --disable-gpu`.
+
+Remaining checks include:
+
+- Perceptual audio/video sync and audible content. Frame Control's separate
+  **Record** path stamps camera and audio inputs with the wall clock because
+  they otherwise count from different clocks.
+- Clips longer than the 100-second test and trims starting partway through a
+  Steam recording. Two real saved clips' directory layouts were checked; the
+  parser remains deliberately loose
+  for other layouts.
 - How much x264 at 1080p30 costs the Frame while a game is running.
 - Automatic copying: that 30 seconds without a write is a safe sign Steam has
  finished saving a clip, and how a once-a-minute listing feels on the Frame.
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ This covers three directions, plus input:
 - **C. iPhone → Frame**: mirror the phone inside the headset.
 - **PC VR from Linux**: [feasibility and options](linux-vr-streaming.md),
  including Valve's streaming and USB support. No Linux host tested yet.
+- **Linux desktop → Frame panels**: [PC-host feasibility on lxso2](evidence/linux-pc-host-lxso2-2026-10-24.md).
+  Blocked on missing desktop portal/PipeWire and native build dependencies;
+  Linux desktop capture remains disabled and unverified.
 - **Input**: type and point in the Frame from the Mac or iPhone.
 - **Live view and Control**: watch a panel flat and tap on it to use it.

@@ -285,6 +288,17 @@ How (**verified 2026-09-29**, SteamOS 0.4.1, build 20260925.6191901):
  [#73](https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/issues/73) (SteamOS 0.4.5, desktop
  open but not found). The likely cause there was the page itself: a second
  `loadPanels` (the panel switcher's) replaced the Desktop view's, fixed in #84.
+  If the `GAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS` property cannot be read, discovery now
+  reports that the panel list is unreadable and whether a panel is open is
+  unknown. A failed X connection or missing property is not evidence that the
+  desktop is closed. Check that SteamVR is running, retry or use Headset view;
+  if it persists, report the exact message and SteamOS version. The confirmed
+  empty-list advice is retained when the property is present but empty.
+  [2026-10-24 investigation and verification limits](evidence/panel-discovery-2026-10-24.md).
+  A later [packaged v0.4.17 test on the real Frame](evidence/desktop-capture-packaged-2026-10-24.md)
+  captured a mapped, focused nested KDE compositor on SteamOS 0.5.6. SteamVR
+  still reported its overlay hidden, so that test does not establish the
+  wearer's visible-desktop condition in #73 or justify closing it.
 - Tested from the iPhone app (Simulator): a tap on the Desktop view focused a
  text box in the panel and the text field typed into it; a trackpad move went
  exactly (+40, +25).
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ Record the build, actual interaction results, cleanup and any unworn-headset
 limits alongside screenshots or logs. These are caller responsibilities; the
 smoke script below does not acquire this shared lock itself.

+[Packaged Desktop Capture evidence, 2026-10-24](evidence/desktop-capture-packaged-2026-10-24.md)
+records v0.4.17 GUI button captures of a real mapped nested desktop on SteamOS
+0.5.6, a bounded owned user unit, and cleanup back to the original Game Mode
+state. Check X window mapping/focus and SteamVR overlay visibility separately:
+successful capture of a mapped window does not prove the desktop is visible
+to a wearer. That run's overlay stayed `not_visible`; #73 remains unverified
+for its reported visible-desktop/0.4.5 condition. Only state/log metadata is public.
+
 ```sh
 scripts/frame-smoke.sh           # needs `ssh frame` to work without a password
 scripts/frame-smoke.sh --pair    # also pairs a throwaway key: approve it in the headset
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ thead th,td{{white-space:nowrap}}th[scope=row]{{min-width:240px;max-width:300px;
 td:last-child{{min-width:220px;max-width:300px;white-space:normal;overflow-wrap:anywhere}}
 thead{{background:#edf1f5}}.scroll{{overflow:auto}}h1{{line-height:1.2}}</style>
 <main><h1>Frame power and heat report</h1>
+<p>Headset: {esc(report.get("headset", {}).get("alias", "frame"))}</p>
 <p>{len(report['samples'])} of {report['requestedSamples']} requested samples received; target interval {esc(report['intervalSeconds'])} seconds.</p>
 <p>Collection: {esc(report['stopped'] or 'Completed')}. Results describe only the samples received.</p>
 <p>{links}</p>
@@ -141,18 +141,28 @@ def collect(status, count, interval, emit=None):


 def csv_samples(report):
+    # CSV quoting alone does not prevent spreadsheet formulas in text fields.
+    def cell(value):
+        if isinstance(value, str) and (value.startswith(('\t', '\r', '\n')) or
+                                       value.lstrip(' \t\r\n').startswith(('=', '+', '-', '@'))):
+            return "'" + value
+        return value
+
    output = io.StringIO(newline='')
    writer = csv.writer(output)
    writer.writerow(('time', 'elapsedSeconds', 'metric', 'value', 'unit', 'source', 'state'))
+    if 'headset' in report:
+        for key, value in (('collection.state', report['stopped'] or 'Completed'),
+                           ('collection.requestedSamples', report['requestedSamples']),
+                           ('collection.receivedSamples', len(report['samples']))):
+            writer.writerow([cell(v) for v in ('', '', key, value, '', report['headset']['alias'],
+                                              'incomplete' if report['stopped'] else 'completed')])
    for sample in report['samples']:
        for key, row in sample['readings'].items():
-            # csv quoting does not prevent spreadsheet formulas in labels.
-            def cell(value):
-                return "'" + value if isinstance(value, str) and value.startswith(('=', '+', '-', '@')) else value
            writer.writerow([cell(v) for v in (sample['time'], sample['elapsedSeconds'], key,
                                               row['value'], row['unit'], row['source'], row['state'])])
        for group in sample['unavailableGroups']:
-            writer.writerow((sample['time'], sample['elapsedSeconds'], group, '', '', '', UNAVAILABLE))
+            writer.writerow([cell(v) for v in (sample['time'], sample['elapsedSeconds'], group, '', '', '', UNAVAILABLE)])
    return output.getvalue()


@@ -178,31 +188,61 @@ def remote_payload():
            'sys.modules["frame_status"] = status\n' + Path(__file__).read_text())


-def stream_report(command, payload, count, interval):
+def stream_report(command, payload, count, interval, stop_event=None, on_sample=None, discard_errors=False):
    """Receive each sample before the next wait; stop only our local SSH child.

    The remote bounded reader exits on its next write to the closed connection.
    No remote process-control command is sent. Keep already received samples on
    interrupt, transport failure or deadline, clearly marked as incomplete.
    """
+    if stop_event is not None and stop_event.is_set():
+        return {'schemaVersion': 1, 'requestedSamples': count, 'intervalSeconds': interval,
+                'stopped': 'Stopped before collection; no SSH started', 'samples': [], 'summary': {}}
    samples, final, stopped = [], None, None
-    events = queue.Queue()
+    events = queue.Queue(maxsize=count + 2)
+    reader_stop = threading.Event()
    deadline = time.monotonic() + count * interval + 30
    with tempfile.TemporaryFile(mode='w+') as errors:
        proc = subprocess.Popen(command + ['--stream'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=errors, text=True)
+                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL if discard_errors else errors, text=True)
        def receive():
            try:
-                for line in proc.stdout:
-                    events.put(line)
+                for _ in range(count + 2):
+                    line = proc.stdout.readline(262145)
+                    if not line:
+                        break
+                    if len(line) > 262144 or not line.endswith('\n'):
+                        line = 'invalid or oversized sample'
+                    while not reader_stop.is_set():
+                        try:
+                            events.put(line, timeout=0.2)
+                            break
+                        except queue.Full:
+                            continue
+                    if reader_stop.is_set():
+                        return
            finally:
-                events.put(None)
+                while not reader_stop.is_set():
+                    try:
+                        events.put(None, timeout=0.2)
+                        break
+                    except queue.Full:
+                        continue
        reader = threading.Thread(target=receive, daemon=True)
        reader.start()
+        def feed():
+            try:
+                proc.stdin.write(payload)
+                proc.stdin.close()
+            except OSError:
+                pass  # transport exit/EOF below marks the observation incomplete
+        writer = threading.Thread(target=feed, daemon=True)
+        writer.start()
        try:
-            proc.stdin.write(payload)
-            proc.stdin.close()
            while True:
+                if stop_event is not None and stop_event.is_set() and events.empty():
+                    stopped = 'Stopped; received samples retained'
+                    break
                remaining = deadline - time.monotonic()
                if remaining <= 0:
                    stopped = 'Timed out; received samples retained'
@@ -218,6 +258,8 @@ def stream_report(command, payload, count, interval):
                    if len(samples) >= count:
                        raise ValueError('Too many samples received')
                    samples.append(event['sample'])
+                    if on_sample:
+                        on_sample(event['sample'])
                    print(f'Received {len(samples)}/{count} samples; Ctrl+C to stop and save.', file=sys.stderr)
                elif 'finished' in event:
                    final = event['finished']
@@ -228,6 +270,7 @@ def stream_report(command, payload, count, interval):
        except (OSError, ValueError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired) as exc:
            stopped = f'Collection interrupted: {exc}'
        finally:
+            reader_stop.set()
            if proc.poll() is None:
                proc.terminate()
                try:
@@ -235,6 +278,7 @@ def stream_report(command, payload, count, interval):
                except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                    proc.kill()
                    proc.wait(timeout=3)
+            writer.join(timeout=3)
            if not proc.stdin.closed:
                try:
                    proc.stdin.close()
@@ -263,6 +307,8 @@ def main(argv=None):
        ap.error('--html output already exists; choose a new file')
    # Also honor a coordinator lock on the computer before opening SSH.
    if LOCK.exists():
+        if args.probe and args.stream:
+            print(json.dumps({'finished': {'stopped': 'Smoke session active (/tmp/frame-test.lock); no sensors read'}}), flush=True)
        print('Smoke session active (/tmp/frame-test.lock); no SSH or sensors accessed.', file=sys.stderr)
        return 75
    if args.probe:
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ The Frame Control website, <https://frame-control.pages.dev>, on Cloudflare Page
 - `public/`: static pages. `/` is the landing page, `/feedback/` the feedback form, `/privacy/` the privacy note.
 - `functions/api/feedback.js`: `POST /api/feedback`, which turns the form into a GitHub issue labelled `feedback`.
 - `lib/feedback.js`: validation and issue formatting, tested by `test/feedback.test.mjs`.
- `public/js/site.js`: settings, including the Ko-fi page name for the donate buttons.
+- `public/js/site.js`: settings, including the Ko-fi page name for the donate buttons, OS hints and opening-help deep links. OS hints lead to instructions, never directly to an architecture-specific installer.
+- `test/onboarding.test.mjs`: desktop/mobile browser hints and opening-help deep links.

 ## Feedback → GitHub issues

@@ -33,3 +34,30 @@ npx wrangler pages deploy --branch main      # production
 ```

 Point `GITHUB_REPO` in `.dev.vars` at a scratch repo when testing locally so test issues don't land on the real tracker.
+
+## First-run verification
+
+Before changing download or setup instructions:
+
+- Compare every linked filename with `gh release view --repo saphid/frame-control --json tagName,assets`.
+  Browser OS hints cannot establish CPU architecture; keep every platform choice visible.
+- Run `node --test site/test/*.test.mjs` from the repo root, plus
+  `node --check site/public/js/site.js` and `node --check site/public/js/feedback.js`.
+- Serve `public/` locally (for example `python3 -m http.server 8793 --directory site/public`
+  from the repo root). Check 320px, 390px, 768px and desktop widths: section navigation,
+  the hero link, download cards, opening-help links, feedback and privacy pages. Check
+  horizontal overflow and that anchor targets clear the sticky header. Repeat with
+  JavaScript disabled: downloads and navigation must remain available.
+- Check setup labels against `app/main.js`, `scripts/connect.sh`, `ui/frame_connect.py`
+  and the Devices page. macOS discovery failure exits; Windows/Linux prompt for an IP.
+  The app's Devices → Add a headset dialog can pass an explicit address on all platforms.
+- Separate website checks from native installation and real-headset pairing evidence.
+  A successful page/link check does not verify an installer or headset approval flow.
+
+On 2026-10-24, the first-run update was checked against published v0.4.16 assets:
+all seven linked desktop installers returned HTTP 200 after redirects, as did the
+linked GitHub documentation and trailer. Local page/resource links and section
+fragments were checked; navigation stayed visible without horizontal overflow at
+320, 390, 768 and 1280 CSS pixels. Native macOS/Windows installs and real-headset
+pairing were not exercised for this documentation change. No site deployment was
+performed.
@@ -38,8 +38,13 @@ code { font: 14px ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace; background: rg
 .top nav a { color: var(--muted); font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 500; }
 .top nav a:hover, .top nav a[aria-current] { color: var(--bright); }
 .top .end { margin-left: auto; display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: center; }
-@media (max-width: 880px) { .top nav { display: none; } }
-@media (max-width: 480px) { .top .end .ghost { display: none; } }
+@media (max-width: 1050px) {
+  html { scroll-padding-top: 150px; }
+  .top .wrap { height: auto; min-height: 64px; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 16px; padding-top: 12px; padding-bottom: 8px; }
+  .top nav { order: 3; width: 100%; margin-left: 0; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0 18px; }
+  .top nav a { padding: 8px 0; }
+}
+@media (max-width: 480px) { .top .end { display: none; } }

 /* ---- buttons ---- */
 .btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 9px; height: 46px; padding: 0 22px; border-radius: 10px;
@@ -199,3 +204,11 @@ textarea { min-height: 180px; resize: vertical; }
 .done p { color: var(--muted); margin: 10px auto 24px; max-width: 460px; }
 .done .cta { margin-top: 0; }
 .page h1 { font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 48px); }
+
+/* Opening instructions remain readable on narrow screens. */
+.dl p, .setup-note { color: var(--muted); font-size: 15px; margin-top: 16px; }
+.dl { min-width: 0; }
+code { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
+pre { white-space: pre-wrap; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
+pre code { background: none; padding: 0; }
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { html { scroll-behavior: auto; } }
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <meta charset="utf-8">
 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 <title>Frame Control: manage your Steam Frame from your computer</title>
-<meta name="description" content="Free, open-source app for the Valve Steam Frame. See what the headset sees, install Steam games and Android apps, move files and text across, and check battery and status. macOS, Windows, Linux and iPhone.">
+<meta name="description" content="Free, open-source app for the Valve Steam Frame. See what the headset sees, install Steam games and Android apps, move files and text across, and check battery and status. Desktop downloads for macOS, Windows and Linux; iPhone build instructions.">
 <meta name="theme-color" content="#0e141b">
 <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.png">
 <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png">
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@
 <main>
 <section class="hero">
  <div class="wrap">
-    <span class="eyebrow"><b>Free and open source</b><span class="sep"> · </span><span class="plats">macOS · Windows · Linux · iPhone</span></span>
+    <span class="eyebrow"><b>Free and open source</b><span class="sep"> · </span><span class="plats">macOS · Windows · Linux</span></span>
    <h1>Your Steam Frame, <span>managed from your desk.</span></h1>
-    <p class="lede">See what the headset sees, install games and Android apps, move files and text across, and keep an eye on battery and status. All over SSH, with nothing to install on the Frame.</p>
+    <p class="lede">See what the headset sees, install games and Android apps, move files and text across, and keep an eye on battery and status. Install Frame Control on your computer, then connect to your headset over SSH. This website provides downloads and instructions; it does not control the headset in your browser.</p>
    <div class="cta">
      <a class="btn primary" id="hero-download" href="#download">
        <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 3v12m0 0-5-5m5 5 5-5M4 20h16"/></svg>
-        <span data-label>Download Frame Control</span>
+        <span data-label>Choose your computer’s download</span>
      </a>
      <a class="btn ghost" href="#trailer">
        <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M8 5.5v13a1 1 0 0 0 1.5.86l10.5-6.5a1 1 0 0 0 0-1.72L9.5 4.64A1 1 0 0 0 8 5.5z"/></svg>
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
    <div class="head">
      <span class="kicker">iPhone and iPad</span>
      <h2>Also in your pocket</h2>
-      <p>The same features on iPhone and iPad, served from the Frame itself, so there's nothing to run on a computer. Build it from the repo in Xcode.</p>
+      <p>The same features on iPhone and iPad, served from the Frame itself, so there's nothing to run on a computer. There is no App Store, TestFlight or iOS download in the current release. Building it requires a Mac, Xcode and your own signing team. <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/blob/main/docs/iphone.md">iPhone build and pairing instructions</a>.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="phones">
      <img src="/img/phone-home.jpg" width="600" height="1304" loading="lazy" alt="Frame Control on iPhone: headset view and device status.">
@@ -186,23 +186,24 @@
  <div class="wrap">
    <div class="head">
      <span class="kicker">Setup</span>
-      <h2>One password, typed once</h2>
-      <p>Everything else happens on your computer.</p>
+      <h2>Connect your computer to the Frame</h2>
+      <p>First <a href="#download">install and open the desktop app</a>. Keep the headset awake, on the same trusted network as your computer. Guest Wi-Fi or client isolation can block the connection.</p>
    </div>
    <div class="steps">
      <div class="card">
-        <h3>Turn on Developer Mode</h3>
-        <p>On the Frame: Steam Settings → System → <b>Enable Developer Mode</b>, then <b>Set User Password</b> in the Developer section.</p>
+        <h3>Prepare the headset</h3>
+        <p>On the Frame: Steam Settings → System → <b>Enable Developer Mode</b>, then Developer → <b>Set User Password</b>. Choose a password that isn't easy to guess; it also protects remote desktop and <code>sudo</code>.</p>
      </div>
      <div class="card">
-        <h3>Set up the connection</h3>
-        <p>Open Frame Control and choose <b>Set Up Connection</b>. It finds the headset, makes an SSH key, and asks for that password once.</p>
+        <h3>Run connection setup</h3>
+        <p>In the desktop app, choose <b>Set Up Connection…</b>. If you skipped the first prompt, use <b>Frame → Set Up Connection…</b>. A terminal opens. If discovery fails, find the Frame's IP in Quick Settings or Steam Settings → Internet. Windows/Linux setup prompts for it. On macOS, return to the app → <b>Devices &amp; connection → + Add a headset…</b>, use SSH alias <code>frame</code> for the default headset, enter the IP in <b>Address</b> and choose <b>Set Up…</b>.</p>
      </div>
      <div class="card">
-        <h3>That's it</h3>
-        <p>The app reaches the headset whenever it's awake and on the same network. For anywhere else, use <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/blob/main/docs/tailscale.md">Tailscale</a>.</p>
+        <h3>Pair, with a password fallback</h3>
+        <p>Setup tries Valve's pairing first: open Developer → <b>Pair new host</b> in the headset and approve only your request. If it fails or times out, enter the Developer Mode password in the computer's terminal (typing may be invisible), then press Enter.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
+    <p class="setup-note">The devkit service and pairing-mode step were checked on a Frame; approval and key installation through that flow remain unverified. <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/blob/main/docs/ssh.md#password-free-pairing-steamos-devkit-service">Pairing details</a>. After setup succeeds, return to the app; future connections use SSH keys. Still offline? Check Developer Mode, the IP and network isolation, then rerun setup. For use away from home, see <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/blob/main/docs/tailscale.md">Tailscale</a>.</p>
  </div>
 </section>

@@ -211,32 +212,39 @@
    <div class="head">
      <span class="kicker">Download</span>
      <h2>Get Frame Control</h2>
-      <p>Free, with Python and adb built in. <span hidden>Version <span data-version></span>.</span> <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases">Release notes</a></p>
+      <p>Choose your computer’s OS and processor, not the headset’s. Python is bundled; Linux needs <code>ssh</code>, and arm64 Linux also needs your distribution’s <code>adb</code> for Android apps. <span hidden>Version <span data-version></span>.</span> <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases">Release notes</a></p>
    </div>
    <div class="downloads">
-      <div class="dl" data-os="mac">
-        <div class="os"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor"><path d="M16.37 12.6c-.02-2.2 1.8-3.26 1.88-3.31-1.02-1.5-2.62-1.7-3.19-1.72-1.36-.14-2.65.8-3.34.8-.69 0-1.75-.78-2.88-.76a4.27 4.27 0 0 0-3.6 2.19c-1.53 2.66-.39 6.6 1.1 8.76.73 1.06 1.6 2.24 2.74 2.2 1.1-.04 1.51-.71 2.84-.71 1.32 0 1.7.71 2.86.69 1.18-.02 1.93-1.08 2.65-2.14.83-1.23 1.18-2.41 1.2-2.47-.03-.01-2.3-.88-2.32-3.5zM14.2 6.13c.6-.73 1.01-1.75.9-2.76-.87.04-1.92.58-2.54 1.3-.56.64-1.05 1.67-.92 2.66.97.08 1.96-.49 2.56-1.2z"/></svg><h3>macOS</h3><span class="tag" hidden>Your system</span></div>
-        <span class="need">Apple Silicon</span>
+      <div class="dl" id="download-mac" data-os="mac">
+        <div class="os"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor"><path d="M16.37 12.6c-.02-2.2 1.8-3.26 1.88-3.31-1.02-1.5-2.62-1.7-3.19-1.72-1.36-.14-2.65.8-3.34.8-.69 0-1.75-.78-2.88-.76a4.27 4.27 0 0 0-3.6 2.19c-1.53 2.66-.39 6.6 1.1 8.76.73 1.06 1.6 2.24 2.74 2.2 1.1-.04 1.51-.71 2.84-.71 1.32 0 1.7.71 2.86.69 1.18-.02 1.93-1.08 2.65-2.14.83-1.23 1.18-2.41 1.2-2.47-.03-.01-2.3-.88-2.32-3.5zM14.2 6.13c.6-.73 1.01-1.75.9-2.76-.87.04-1.92.58-2.54 1.3-.56.64-1.05 1.67-.92 2.66.97.08 1.96-.49 2.56-1.2z"/></svg><h3>macOS</h3><span class="tag" hidden>OS detected</span></div>
+        <span class="need">Apple Silicon (M-series) only · no Intel Mac build</span>
        <div class="links">
          <a class="btn primary" href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-mac-arm64.dmg">Download .dmg</a>
        </div>
+        <p>Check Apple menu → About This Mac for your chip. Open the DMG, drag Frame Control to Applications, then open it there. Allow local network access and Terminal control when asked.</p>
+        <p>The app isn't notarized. <a href="#mac-opening">macOS opening instructions</a>.</p>
      </div>
-      <div class="dl" data-os="windows">
-        <div class="os"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor"><path d="M3 5.5 10 4.5v7H3zM11 4.35 21 3v8.5H11zM3 12.5h7v7L3 18.5zM11 12.5h10V21l-10-1.4z"/></svg><h3>Windows</h3><span class="tag" hidden>Your system</span></div>
+      <div class="dl" id="download-windows" data-os="windows">
+        <div class="os"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor"><path d="M3 5.5 10 4.5v7H3zM11 4.35 21 3v8.5H11zM3 12.5h7v7L3 18.5zM11 12.5h10V21l-10-1.4z"/></svg><h3>Windows</h3><span class="tag" hidden>OS detected</span></div>
        <span class="need">Windows 10 or 11, x64</span>
        <div class="links">
          <a class="btn primary" href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-Setup-x64.exe">Download installer</a>
          <a class="btn ghost" href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-win-x64.zip">Portable .zip</a>
        </div>
+        <p>Check Settings → System → About → System type. No native Windows ARM build is published. Run the installer, then open Frame Control from Start. The OpenSSH Client optional feature must be installed (it normally is). For portable use, extract the entire ZIP and run <code>Frame Control.exe</code>.</p>
+        <p>The installer isn't code-signed. <a href="#windows-opening">SmartScreen instructions</a>.</p>
      </div>
-      <div class="dl" data-os="linux">
-        <div class="os"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><rect x="3" y="4" width="18" height="16" rx="2"/><path d="m7 9 3 3-3 3M13 15h4"/></svg><h3>Linux</h3><span class="tag" hidden>Your system</span></div>
+      <div class="dl" id="download-linux" data-os="linux">
+        <div class="os"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><rect x="3" y="4" width="18" height="16" rx="2"/><path d="m7 9 3 3-3 3M13 15h4"/></svg><h3>Linux</h3><span class="tag" hidden>OS detected</span></div>
        <span class="need">x64 or arm64 · needs <code>ssh</code></span>
        <div class="links">
          <a class="btn primary" href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage">AppImage (x64)</a>
          <a class="btn ghost" href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-amd64.deb">.deb (x64)</a>
          <a class="btn ghost" href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-arm64.AppImage">AppImage (arm64)</a>
+          <a class="btn ghost" href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-linux-arm64.deb">.deb (arm64)</a>
        </div>
+        <p>Run <code>uname -m</code>: <code>x86_64</code> means x64; <code>aarch64</code> means arm64. Install the matching .deb on Debian/Ubuntu and open Frame Control from your applications menu, or use AppImage on other distributions.</p>
+        <p><a href="#linux-opening">AppImage permissions and FUSE help</a>. On arm64 Debian/Ubuntu, install <code>adb</code> with <code>sudo apt install adb</code> for Android apps.</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
@@ -249,15 +257,22 @@
      <h2>Good questions</h2>
    </div>
    <div class="faq">
-      <details>
+      <details id="mac-opening">
        <summary>macOS says the app is damaged or can't be checked</summary>
-        <div><p>The app isn't notarized, because there's no paid Apple developer account behind it. Drag it to Applications, then clear the download quarantine once in Terminal:</p>
+        <div><p>The app isn't notarized, because there's no paid Apple developer account behind it. Only for a download you trust from the releases linked above: drag it to Applications, then clear the download quarantine once in Terminal:</p>
        <p><code>xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Frame Control.app"</code></p></div>
      </details>
-      <details>
+      <details id="windows-opening">
        <summary>Windows SmartScreen says it protected my PC</summary>
        <div><p>The installer isn't code-signed. Choose <b>More info → Run anyway</b>, or use the portable .zip: unzip it anywhere and run <code>Frame Control.exe</code>.</p></div>
      </details>
+      <details id="linux-opening">
+        <summary>How do I open the Linux AppImage?</summary>
+        <div><p>In a terminal in your download folder, use the exact filename for your architecture. For x64:</p>
+        <pre><code>chmod +x Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage
+./Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage</code></pre>
+        <p>If FUSE is missing, install <code>libfuse2</code> (Ubuntu 24.04+: <code>libfuse2t64</code>), or run the same AppImage with <code>--appimage-extract-and-run</code>. Install your distribution’s OpenSSH client if <code>ssh</code> is missing.</p></div>
+      </details>
      <details>
        <summary>What does it change on my headset?</summary>
        <div><p>Only what you click. Installs go to your user account on the Frame, and nothing needs <code>sudo</code> except the power buttons. On your computer it adds a <code>Host frame</code> entry to <code>~/.ssh/config</code> and two SSH keys.</p></div>
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ const SITE = {
  kofi: "alexsouthwell",
 };

-const RELEASE = `https://github.com/${SITE.repo}/releases/latest/download/`;
-
 // Donate buttons.
 for (const el of document.querySelectorAll("[data-kofi]")) {
  if (SITE.kofi) el.href = `https://ko-fi.com/${SITE.kofi}`;
@@ -15,37 +13,39 @@ for (const el of document.querySelectorAll("[data-kofi]")) {
 for (const el of document.querySelectorAll("[data-needs-kofi]")) el.hidden = !SITE.kofi;
 for (const el of document.querySelectorAll("[data-no-kofi]")) el.hidden = !!SITE.kofi;

-// Best guess at the visitor's platform, for the hero button and the download cards.
+// Browser hints identify an OS, not a reliable CPU architecture. Always show
+// the install instructions and all choices before starting a download.
 function detectPlatform() {
  const ua = navigator.userAgent;
  const hint = navigator.userAgentData?.platform || navigator.platform || "";
-  if (/iPhone|iPad|iPod/.test(ua) || (/Mac/.test(hint) && navigator.maxTouchPoints > 1)) return "ios";
-  if (/Android/.test(ua)) return null;
+  if (/iPhone|iPad|iPod|Android/.test(ua) || (/Mac/.test(hint) && navigator.maxTouchPoints > 1)) return null;
  if (/Mac/.test(hint) || /Macintosh/.test(ua)) return "mac";
  if (/Win/.test(hint) || /Windows/.test(ua)) return "windows";
-  if (/Linux/.test(hint) || /Linux/.test(ua)) return /aarch64|arm64/i.test(ua + hint) ? "linux-arm" : "linux";
+  if (/Linux/.test(hint) || /Linux/.test(ua)) return "linux";
  return null;
 }

-const PLATFORMS = {
-  mac: { name: "macOS", file: "Frame-Control-mac-arm64.dmg" },
-  windows: { name: "Windows", file: "Frame-Control-Setup-x64.exe" },
-  linux: { name: "Linux", file: "Frame-Control-linux-x86_64.AppImage" },
-  "linux-arm": { name: "Linux (arm64)", file: "Frame-Control-linux-arm64.AppImage" },
-};
-
 const platform = detectPlatform();
 const hero = document.getElementById("hero-download");
-if (hero && PLATFORMS[platform]) {
-  hero.href = RELEASE + PLATFORMS[platform].file;
-  hero.querySelector("[data-label]").textContent = `Download for ${PLATFORMS[platform].name}`;
+if (hero && platform) {
+  hero.href = `#download-${platform}`;
+  const name = { mac: "macOS", windows: "Windows", linux: "Linux" }[platform];
+  hero.querySelector("[data-label]").textContent = `Choose a ${name} download`;
 }
-const card = platform && document.querySelector(`.dl[data-os="${platform.replace("-arm", "")}"]`);
+const card = platform && document.querySelector(`.dl[data-os="${platform}"]`);
 if (card) {
  card.classList.add("mine");
  card.querySelector(".tag").hidden = false;
 }

+// Keep linked opening instructions visible, including direct FAQ deep links.
+function revealInstructions() {
+  const target = document.getElementById(location.hash.slice(1));
+  if (target?.tagName === "DETAILS") target.open = true;
+}
+window.addEventListener("hashchange", revealInstructions);
+revealInstructions();
+
 // Latest version number, so the page never goes stale. Fails quietly.
 const versionEls = document.querySelectorAll("[data-version]");
 if (versionEls.length) {
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import test from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { runInNewContext } from 'node:vm';
+
+const script = readFileSync(new URL('../public/js/site.js', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
+const html = readFileSync(new URL('../public/index.html', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
+
+function visit(navigator, hash = '') {
+  const label = { textContent: 'Choose your computer’s download' };
+  const hero = { href: '#download', querySelector: () => label };
+  const cards = Object.fromEntries(['mac', 'windows', 'linux'].map(os => [os, {
+    classes: [], classList: { add(name) { cards[os].classes.push(name); } },
+    tag: { hidden: true }, querySelector() { return this.tag; },
+  }]));
+  const details = { tagName: 'DETAILS', open: false };
+  const listeners = {};
+  const context = {
+    navigator, location: { hash }, window: { addEventListener: (name, fn) => { listeners[name] = fn; } },
+    document: {
+      querySelectorAll: () => [],
+      getElementById: id => id === 'hero-download' ? hero : id === 'mac-opening' ? details : null,
+      querySelector: selector => cards[selector.match(/data-os="([^"]+)"/)[1]],
+    },
+  };
+  runInNewContext(script, context);
+  return { hero, cards, details, listeners, context };
+}
+
+for (const [name, navigator, expected] of [
+  ['Intel Mac', { platform: 'MacIntel', userAgent: 'Macintosh' }, 'mac'],
+  ['Apple Silicon browser with Intel hint', { platform: 'MacIntel', userAgent: 'Macintosh', userAgentData: { platform: 'macOS' } }, 'mac'],
+  ['Windows', { platform: 'Win32', userAgent: 'Windows NT 10.0' }, 'windows'],
+  ['Linux x64', { platform: 'Linux x86_64', userAgent: 'Linux x86_64' }, 'linux'],
+  ['Linux ARM', { platform: 'Linux aarch64', userAgent: 'Linux aarch64' }, 'linux'],
+  ['iPhone', { platform: 'iPhone', userAgent: 'iPhone' }, null],
+  ['iPad desktop mode', { platform: 'MacIntel', userAgent: 'Macintosh', maxTouchPoints: 5 }, null],
+  ['Android', { platform: 'Linux armv8l', userAgent: 'Linux Android' }, null],
+  ['unknown', { userAgent: '' }, null],
+]) {
+  test(`${name} opens choices instead of guessing an installer architecture`, () => {
+    const { hero, cards } = visit(navigator);
+    assert.equal(hero.href, expected ? `#download-${expected}` : '#download');
+    assert.ok(html.includes(`id="${hero.href.slice(1)}"`));
+    assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(cards).filter(os => !cards[os].tag.hidden), expected ? [expected] : []);
+  });
+}
+
+test('opening help expands for direct and in-page links; unknown fragments are safe', () => {
+  const result = visit({ userAgent: '' }, '#mac-opening');
+  assert.equal(result.details.open, true);
+  result.details.open = false;
+  result.context.location.hash = '#unknown';
+  result.listeners.hashchange();
+  assert.equal(result.details.open, false);
+  result.context.location.hash = '#mac-opening';
+  result.listeners.hashchange();
+  assert.equal(result.details.open, true);
+});
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ function fixture() {
  const page = element('controlCenter');
  page.querySelectorAll = selector => selector === '[data-cc-category]' ? buttons : selector === '[data-cc-metric]' ? metrics : selector === '[data-cc-mac-link]' ? [element('macLink')] : [];
  page.querySelector = selector => selector === '[href="#connection"]' ? element('connectionLink') : cards.find(e=>selector === `[data-cc-card="${e.dataset.ccCard}"]`);
-  return {document:{getElementById:element},element,cards,buttons};
+  const listeners = {};
+  return {document:{hidden:false,getElementById:element,addEventListener(name,callback){listeners[name]=callback;}},listeners,element,cards,buttons};
 }
 function mounted(options = {}) {
  const f = fixture(), calls = [];
@@ -39,8 +40,10 @@ const flush = async () => { for(let i=0;i<12;i++)await Promise.resolve(); };
 // bootstrap, including the real Home-to-Control status handoff. Only unrelated
 // rendering helpers, timers and transport are stubbed.
 function sharedPage({productionApi=false} = {}) {
-  const f=fixture(), requests=[], writes=[], host=deferred(), job=deferred();
-  const context={document:f.document,FrameControlCenter:cc,window:{frameApp:{setUpConnection(){}}},
+  const f=fixture(), requests=[], writes=[], notifications=[], host=deferred(), job=deferred();
+  let now=0;
+  const context={document:f.document,FrameControlCenter:cc,performance:{now:()=>now},
+    window:{frameApp:{setUpConnection(){},notify:async(message,request)=>{notifications.push({message,request});}}},
    Date,setInterval,clearInterval,setTimeout:()=>1,clearTimeout(){},$:f.element,QUICK:[],installing:new Set(),
    battery(){},setVolume(){},renderHome(){},gb:String,dur:String,esc:String,meter(){},toast(){},
    runJob(title,id){context.installing.add(id);return job.promise;},
@@ -52,7 +55,11 @@ function sharedPage({productionApi=false} = {}) {
    watchConnection(){context.watched=true;}};
  vm.createContext(context);
  const stateDeclaration=pageSource.match(/let state = null[^\n]*/)[0];
-  vm.runInContext(stateDeclaration+'\nlet online = true, devGen = 1; const HOST = {computer:"computer"}; window.connDevice="frame-a";',context);
+  vm.runInContext(stateDeclaration+'\nlet online = true, devGen = 1, comfortActive = false; const HOST = {computer:"computer"}; window.connDevice="frame-a";',context);
+  // Load the real alert state machine and DOM wiring used by render, refresh,
+  // setOnline and onConnection; do not stub away their lifecycle behavior.
+  const batteryStart=pageSource.indexOf('class DesktopBatteryAlert'),batteryEnd=pageSource.indexOf('// ---- battery ----',batteryStart);
+  vm.runInContext(pageSource.slice(batteryStart,batteryEnd),context);
  const refreshStart=pageSource.indexOf('let refreshing = null'),refreshEnd=pageSource.indexOf('// ---- our VR HUD',refreshStart);
  const renderStart=pageSource.indexOf('function render(s) {'),renderEnd=pageSource.indexOf('// ---- view ----',renderStart);
  vm.runInContext(pageSource.slice(renderStart,renderEnd)+pageSource.slice(refreshStart,refreshEnd),context);
@@ -80,12 +87,48 @@ function sharedPage({productionApi=false} = {}) {
  const hostStart=pageSource.lastIndexOf('api("/api/host").then(h =>'),hostEnd=pageSource.indexOf('</script>',hostStart);
  vm.runInContext(pageSource.slice(hostStart,hostEnd),context);
  const bootstrapStart=pageSource.indexOf('window.frameControlCenter = FrameControlCenter.mount('),bootstrapEnd=pageSource.indexOf('</script>',bootstrapStart);
-  return {...f,context,requests,writes,host,refresh:()=>vm.runInContext('refresh()',context),
+  return {...f,context,requests,writes,notifications,host,setNow(value){now=value;},refresh:()=>vm.runInContext('refresh()',context),
    switchHeadset:()=>vm.runInContext('onConnection({now:Date.now()/1000,phase:"connected",devices_rev:0,device:{id:"frame-b",name:"Second Frame"}})',context),
    installFlatpak:()=>vm.runInContext('installFlatpak("test.app")',context),
    mount(){vm.runInContext(pageSource.slice(bootstrapStart,bootstrapEnd),context);return context.window.frameControlCenter;}};
 }
 const response = data => ({ok:true,status:200,json:async()=>data});
+test('production refresh confirms desktop alerts and failures interrupt confirmation', async () => {
+  const f=sharedPage({productionApi:true});
+  const low=sample();low.battery={percent:15,status:'Discharging',watts:-4};
+  const read=async(now,data=low)=>{
+    f.setNow(now);const pending=f.refresh();
+    f.requests.at(-1).resolve(response(data));await pending;
+  };
+  await read(0);await read(30000);
+  assert.equal(f.notifications.length,0,'desktop alert starts off');
+  f.element('desktopBatteryAlert').checked=true;
+  f.element('desktopBatteryAlert').onchange();
+  await read(60000);
+  const failed=f.refresh();f.requests.at(-1).reject(Error('Status transport failed'));await failed;
+  await read(90000);
+  assert.equal(f.notifications.length,0,'failed status interrupts low-battery confirmation');
+  await read(120000);
+  assert.equal(f.notifications.length,1);
+  assert.match(f.notifications[0].message,/15%.*draining/);
+  assert.equal(f.notifications[0].request,false,'refresh never requests notification permission');
+  await read(150000);
+  assert.equal(f.notifications.length,1,'same episode stays latched');
+  assert.equal(f.requests.length,7,'only explicit existing status reads are used');
+});
+test('production headset switch clears desktop opt-in and pending confirmation', async () => {
+  const f=sharedPage({productionApi:true});
+  f.element('desktopBatteryAlert').checked=true;
+  const low=sample();low.battery={percent:10,status:'Discharging',watts:-3};
+  const pending=f.refresh();f.requests[0].resolve(response(low));await pending;
+  assert.equal(vm.runInContext('desktopBattery.pending.condition',f.context),'low');
+  f.setNow(30000);f.switchHeadset();
+  assert.equal(f.element('desktopBatteryAlert').checked,false);
+  assert.equal(vm.runInContext('desktopBattery.pending',f.context),null);
+  assert.match(f.element('desktopBatteryStatus').textContent,/Headset changed/);
+  f.requests[1].resolve(response(low));await flush();
+  assert.equal(f.notifications.length,0,'new headset cannot inherit the prior opt-in');
+});
 for(const rejection of ['transport','body'])for(const delayedMount of [false,true]) {
  test(`production ${rejection} rejection from A preserves B ${delayedMount ? 'before delayed mount' : 'after mount'}`, async t => {
    const f=sharedPage({productionApi:true});
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ function page(answer) {
  if (!p.noPanelWhy().startsWith("The headset's desktop is running")) fail("why for capture: " + p.noPanelWhy());
  if (!p.ctrlTarget().why.startsWith("The headset's desktop is running")) fail("why for control: " + p.ctrlTarget().why);
 }
+// An unreadable list is unknown: both Capture and Control retain that distinction.
+{
+  const why = "Frame Control couldn't read gamescope's panel list, so it can't tell whether an app panel is open. " +
+    "Check that SteamVR is running in the headset, then try again or use the Headset view. " +
+    "If this persists, report your SteamOS version and this exact message.";
+  const p = page(() => ({ panels: [], focus: null, why }));
+  await p.loadPanels();
+  if (p.noPanelWhy() !== why || p.ctrlTarget().why !== why) fail("unreadable list reason lost");
+}
 // An older headset script without "why": the generic advice.
 {
  const p = page(() => ({ panels: [], focus: null }));
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+const {test}=require('node:test');
+const assert=require('node:assert/strict');
+const {workspaceFixture,html}=require('./workspace_fixture.cjs');
+function fixture() {
+  const f=workspaceFixture();
+  Object.assign(f.context, {clearTimeout(){},setTimeout(){},UI_KEY:'1',encodeURIComponent});
+  const formats=['html','json','csv'].map(format=>Object.assign(f.el('download-'+format),{dataset:{powerFormat:format}}));
+  const query=f.context.document.querySelectorAll;
+  f.context.document.querySelectorAll=s=>s==='[data-power-format]'?formats:query(s);
+  f.formats=formats;
+  f.run(html.slice(html.indexOf('// ---- Read-only power observation ----'),html.indexOf('// ---- Read-only game storage ----')));
+  return f;
+}
+const state={id:'abc',headset:{alias:'old-frame'},requested:12,received:3,running:true,stopped:null};
+test('Tools navigation loads the report and renders accessible progress',async()=>{
+  const f=fixture();let calls=0;f.context.api=async()=>{calls++;return state;};
+  f.navigate('#powerReport');await new Promise(setImmediate);
+  assert.equal(f.activePage,'tools');assert.equal(f.el('powerReport').hidden,false);
+  assert.equal(f.el('powerReport').parentNode,f.el('toolWorkspace'));
+  assert.equal(calls,1);assert.equal(f.el('powerProgress').value,3);
+  assert.equal(f.el('powerStart').disabled,true);assert.equal(f.el('powerStop').disabled,false);
+  assert.match(f.el('powerStatus').textContent,/Headset: old-frame.*3 of 12.*Observing/);
+});
+test('incomplete result preserves original identity and start becomes available',()=>{
+  const f=fixture();f.context.sample={...state,running:false,stopped:'Headset switched; samples retained'};
+  f.run('renderPower(sample)');
+  assert.match(f.el('powerStatus').textContent,/old-frame.*Incomplete: Headset switched/);
+  assert.equal(f.el('powerStart').disabled,false);assert.equal(f.el('powerStop').disabled,true);
+});
+test('stop submits observation identity and keeps progress visible',async()=>{
+  const f=fixture(),calls=[];f.context.sample=state;f.run('renderPower(sample)');
+  f.context.api=async(path,body)=>{calls.push([path,body]);return {...state,running:false,stopped:'Stopped by user'};};
+  await f.el('powerStop').onclick();
+  assert.equal(calls[0][0],'/api/power');assert.equal(calls[0][1].action,'stop');assert.equal(calls[0][1].id,'abc');
+  assert.equal(f.el('powerProgress').value,3);assert.match(f.el('powerStatus').textContent,/Incomplete/);
+});
+test('old polls cannot overwrite newer report and retry explains retained samples',async()=>{
+  const f=fixture(),pending=[];f.context.api=()=>new Promise((resolve,reject)=>pending.push({resolve,reject}));
+  const first=f.run('loadPower()'),second=f.run('loadPower()');
+  pending[1].resolve({...state,running:false,stopped:'Disconnected'});await second;
+  const current=f.el('powerStatus').textContent;pending[0].resolve(state);await first;
+  assert.equal(f.el('powerStatus').textContent,current);
+  const next=f.run('loadPower()');pending[2].reject(new Error('Offline'));await next;
+  assert.match(f.el('powerStatus').textContent,/Offline.*Received samples remain/);
+});
+test('start failure remains actionable and does not imply success',async()=>{
+  const f=fixture();f.context.api=async()=>{throw new Error('Smoke session active');};
+  await f.el('powerStart').onclick();assert.match(f.el('powerStatus').textContent,/Smoke session/);
+  assert.equal(f.el('powerStart').disabled,false);
+});
+test('download captures observation ID, fetches an authenticated blob and names the file',async()=>{
+  const f=fixture(),requests=[],saved=[];
+  f.context.sample={...state,running:false,stopped:'Disconnected'};f.run('renderPower(sample)');
+  f.context.fetch=async(url,opts)=>{requests.push([url,opts]);return {ok:true,blob:async()=>({report:true})};};
+  f.context.URL={createObjectURL:()=> 'blob:report',revokeObjectURL(){}};
+  f.context.document.createElement=()=>({click(){saved.push({href:this.href,name:this.download});}});
+  await f.formats[0].onclick();
+  assert.equal(requests[0][0],'/api/power/report?id=abc&format=html');
+  assert.equal(requests[0][1].headers['X-Frame-UI'],'1');
+  assert.deepEqual(saved,[{href:'blob:report',name:'frame-power-abc.html'}]);
+  assert.match(f.el('powerSaveStatus').textContent,/Download requested/);
+  f.context.fetch=async()=>({ok:false,json:async()=>({error:'Report replaced'})});
+  await f.formats[0].onclick();
+  assert.match(f.el('powerSaveStatus').textContent,/Download failed: Report replaced/);
+  assert.equal(f.formats[0].disabled,false);
+});
+test('packaging guard requires shared modules and detects missing resources',()=>{
+  const fs=require('node:fs'),os=require('node:os'),path=require('node:path');
+  const guard=require('../app/build/check-resources');const tmp=fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(),'power-resources-'));
+  try {
+    for(const rel of guard.REQUIRED) {const file=path.join(tmp,rel);fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(file),{recursive:true});fs.writeFileSync(file,'test');}
+    assert.deepEqual(guard.missing(tmp),[]);
+    for(const rel of ['ui/frame_power.py','ui/frame_status.py','scripts/frame_power_sample.py','scripts/frame_power_report.py']) {
+      assert.ok(guard.REQUIRED.includes(rel));fs.unlinkSync(path.join(tmp,rel));assert.ok(guard.missing(tmp).includes(rel));
+    }
+  } finally {fs.rmSync(tmp,{recursive:true,force:true});}
+});
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import io
 import json
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+import re
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -203,23 +204,106 @@ class Remote(unittest.TestCase):
        self.assertEqual(result['written'], 0)
        self.assertEqual(result['held'], {'refused': 1, 'reference': 1})

-    def test_session_reads_the_mode(self):
-        conf = write(self.home, 'zz-steamos-autologin.conf', '[Autologin]\nSession=plasma-steamos-wayland-oneshot.desktop\n')
-        running = set()
-        with patch.object(remote, 'SDDM_CONFS', (str(conf),)), \
-                patch.object(remote, '_running', side_effect=lambda n, full=False: n in running), \
-                patch.object(remote.shutil, 'which', side_effect=lambda n: '/usr/bin/' + n if n == 'steamos-session-select' else None):
-            state = remote.session()
-            self.assertEqual((state['mode'], state['selector']), ('desktop', 'steamos-session-select'))
-            self.assertEqual(state['configured'], 'plasma-steamos-wayland-oneshot.desktop')
-            running.update({'gamescope', 'plasmashell'})  # the nested desktop panel
-            self.assertEqual(remote.session()['mode'], 'game')
-            running.clear()
-            running.add('gamescope-wl')  # gamescope's process name on the Frame, with no desktop panel open
-            self.assertEqual(remote.session()['mode'], 'game')
-            running.clear()
-            running.add('start-gamescope-session')
-            self.assertEqual(remote.session()['mode'], 'game')
+
+class Session(unittest.TestCase):
+    def state(self, targets, running=(), configured=None):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as folder:
+            conf = write(folder, 'sddm.conf', 'Session=%s\n' % (configured or 'gamescope.desktop'))
+            with patch.object(remote, 'SDDM_CONFS', (str(conf),)), \
+                    patch.object(remote, '_session_target', side_effect=targets), \
+                    patch.object(remote, '_running', side_effect=lambda n, full=False: n in running), \
+                    patch.object(remote.shutil, 'which', return_value='/usr/bin/steamosctl'):
+                return remote.session()
+
+    def test_full_plasma_with_vr_gamescope_is_desktop(self):
+        # Issue #142, SteamOS 0.5.6: steamvr-plasma also starts nested scripts.
+        state = self.state(['inactive', 'active'],
+                           {'gamescope-wl', 'plasmashell', 'steamos-nested-desktop'},
+                           configured='gamescope.desktop')
+        self.assertEqual(state['mode'], 'desktop')
+        self.assertTrue(state['gamescope'])
+        self.assertTrue(state['nested_desktop'])
+        self.assertEqual(state['selector'], 'steamosctl')
+        self.assertEqual(state['session_targets']['plasma-workspace-wayland.target'], 'active')
+        with patch.object(backup, 'session_status', return_value=state), patch.object(backup, '_ssh') as ssh:
+            self.assertTrue(backup.return_to_game_mode(confirmed=True)['switched'])
+            ssh.assert_called_once_with('steamosctl switch-to-game-mode', timeout=60)
+
+    def test_game_target_wins_with_or_without_nested_desktop(self):
+        for running in ((), {'gamescope-wl'}, {'gamescope', 'plasmashell', 'steamos-nested-desktop'}):
+            state = self.state(['active', 'inactive'], running, configured='plasma.desktop')
+            self.assertEqual(state['mode'], 'game')
+            with patch.object(backup, 'session_status', return_value=state), patch.object(backup, '_ssh') as ssh:
+                self.assertFalse(backup.return_to_game_mode(confirmed=True)['switched'])
+                ssh.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_conflicting_incomplete_and_transitional_targets_block_return(self):
+        for targets in (['active', 'active'], ['inactive', 'inactive'], ['active', 'unknown'],
+                        ['not-found', 'active'], ['unknown', 'unknown'], ['inactive', 'activating'],
+                        ['deactivating', 'active'], ['failed', 'active']):
+            with self.subTest(targets=targets):
+                state = self.state(targets, {'gamescope', 'plasmashell'}, 'plasma.desktop')
+                self.assertEqual(state['mode'], 'unknown')
+                with patch.object(backup, 'session_status', return_value=state), patch.object(backup, '_ssh') as ssh:
+                    with self.assertRaisesRegex(backup.BackupError, 'nothing was changed'):
+                        backup.return_to_game_mode(confirmed=True)
+                    ssh.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_older_builds_use_only_unambiguous_running_processes(self):
+        cases = [((), 'unknown'), ({'plasmashell'}, 'desktop'),
+                 ({'gamescope'}, 'game'), ({'gamescope-wl'}, 'game'),
+                 ({'start-gamescope-session'}, 'game'),
+                 ({'gamescope', 'plasmashell'}, 'unknown'),
+                 ({'gamescope', 'steamos-nested-desktop'}, 'unknown')]
+        for running, expected in cases:
+            with self.subTest(running=running):
+                state = self.state(['not-found', 'not-found'], running, 'plasma.desktop')
+                self.assertEqual(state['mode'], expected)
+                self.assertEqual(state['mode_source'], 'legacy-processes')
+
+    def test_target_probe_parses_systemd_and_uses_main_user_bus(self):
+        cases = [('LoadState=loaded\nActiveState=active\n', 0, 'active'),
+                 ('ActiveState=inactive\nLoadState=loaded\n', 0, 'inactive'),
+                 ('LoadState=not-found\nActiveState=inactive\n', 0, 'not-found'),
+                 ('LoadState=error\nActiveState=active\n', 0, 'unknown'),
+                 ('garbage', 0, 'unknown'), ('LoadState=loaded\nActiveState=active', 1, 'unknown')]
+        for stdout, code, expected in cases:
+            with self.subTest(stdout=stdout, code=code), \
+                    patch.object(remote.os, 'getuid', return_value=1000, create=True), \
+                    patch.object(remote.subprocess, 'run', return_value=subprocess.CompletedProcess([], code, stdout)) as run:
+                self.assertEqual(remote._session_target('gamescope-session.target'), expected)
+                self.assertEqual(run.call_args.args[0], ['systemctl', '--user', 'show',
+                                 'gamescope-session.target', '--property=LoadState', '--property=ActiveState'])
+                self.assertEqual(run.call_args.kwargs['timeout'], 5)
+                self.assertEqual(run.call_args.kwargs['env']['DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS'], 'unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus')
+                self.assertEqual(run.call_args.kwargs['env']['XDG_RUNTIME_DIR'], '/run/user/1000')
+        for error in (OSError('no systemctl'), subprocess.TimeoutExpired('systemctl', 5)):
+            with patch.object(remote.os, 'getuid', return_value=1000, create=True), \
+                    patch.object(remote.subprocess, 'run', side_effect=error):
+                self.assertEqual(remote._session_target('gamescope-session.target'), 'unknown')
+
+    def test_selector_preference_and_older_builds(self):
+        for available, expected in [({'steamosctl', 'steamos-session-select'}, 'steamosctl'),
+                                    ({'holo-session-select', 'steamos-session-select'}, 'holo-session-select'),
+                                    ({'steamos-session-select'}, 'steamos-session-select'), (set(), None)]:
+            with patch.object(remote, 'SDDM_CONFS', ()), \
+                    patch.object(remote, '_session_target', return_value='unknown'), \
+                    patch.object(remote, '_running', return_value=False), \
+                    patch.object(remote.shutil, 'which', side_effect=lambda n: '/usr/bin/' + n if n in available else None):
+                self.assertEqual(remote.session()['selector'], expected)
+
+    def test_script_probe_does_not_match_names_in_transmitted_python_source(self):
+        with patch.object(remote.subprocess, 'call', return_value=1) as call:
+            self.assertFalse(remote._running('steamos-nested-desktop', full=True))
+            pattern = call.call_args.args[0][-1]
+        for command in ('/usr/bin/steamos-nested-desktop',
+                        '/bin/sh /usr/bin/steamos-nested-desktop',
+                        'bash steamos-nested-desktop --flag'):
+            self.assertIsNotNone(re.search(pattern, command), command)
+        for command in ('python3 -c ' + backup.REMOTE.read_text(),
+                        '/bin/sh -c pgrep -f steamos-nested-desktop',
+                        '/usr/bin/steamos-nested-desktop-other'):
+            self.assertIsNone(re.search(pattern, command), command)


 def fake_ssh(home, os_release):
@@ -393,9 +477,11 @@ class Ssh(unittest.TestCase):

 class GameMode(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_command_is_only_ever_the_session_switch(self):
+        self.assertEqual(backup.session_command('steamosctl'), 'steamosctl switch-to-game-mode')
        self.assertEqual(backup.session_command('steamos-session-select'), 'steamos-session-select gamescope')
        self.assertEqual(backup.session_command('holo-session-select'), 'holo-session-select gamescope')
-        for bad in (None, '', 'rm -rf ~', '/tmp/steamos-session-select', 'steamos-session-select; reboot'):
+        for bad in (None, '', 'rm -rf ~', '/tmp/steamos-session-select', 'steamos-session-select; reboot',
+                    'steamosctl switch-to-desktop-mode', 'steamosctl; reboot'):
            with self.assertRaises(backup.BackupError):
                backup.session_command(bad)

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+"""Exercise the shipped desktop alert and its UI with a monotonic fake clock."""
+import pathlib
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+
+ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(shutil.which('node'), 'Node exercises production page JavaScript')
+class DesktopBatteryComfort(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_alert_confirmation_and_lifecycle(self):
+        page = (ROOT / 'ui/index.html').read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+        code = page.split('// ---- Desktop-only low-battery comfort:')[1].split('// ---- battery ----')[0]
+        code = code[code.index('class DesktopBatteryAlert'):]
+        js = r'''
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+const elements = new Map();
+const $ = id => {
+  if (!elements.has(id)) elements.set(id, {checked:false, textContent:''});
+  return elements.get(id);
+};
+let now = 0, calls = [], toasts = [], devGen = 1, comfortActive = false;
+const performance = {now:()=>now};
+const listeners = {};
+const document = {hidden:false, addEventListener:(name,fn)=>listeners[name]=fn};
+const HOST = {mobile:false};
+const window = {frameApp:{notify:(message,request)=>{calls.push({message,request});return Promise.resolve();}}};
+const toast = message => toasts.push(message);
+''' + code + r'''
+(async () => {
+  const low = {percent:15,status:'Discharging',watts:-4};
+  const high = {...low,percent:20};
+  const a = new DesktopBatteryAlert();
+  assert.equal(a.sample(low,0),false);
+  assert.equal(a.sample(low,1000),false); // rapid manual refreshes cannot confirm
+  assert.equal(a.sample(low,30000),true);
+  for (let t=60000;t<=900000;t+=30000) assert.equal(a.sample(low,t),false);
+  assert.equal(a.sample(high,930000),false);
+  assert.equal(a.sample(low,960000),false); // a recovery spike did not rearm
+  assert.equal(a.sample(low,990000),false);
+  a.sample(high,1020000); a.sample(high,1050000);
+  assert.equal(a.sample(low,1080000),false);
+  assert.equal(a.sample(low,1110000),true);
+  const c = new DesktopBatteryAlert();
+  c.sample(low,0); assert.equal(c.sample(low,30000),true);
+  c.sample(high,60000); c.sample(high,90000);
+  c.sample(low,120000); assert.equal(c.sample(low,150000),false); // ten minute cap
+  assert.equal(c.sample(low,631000),false); // long gap requires fresh confirmation
+  assert.equal(c.sample(low,661000),true);
+  for (const bad of [null,{}, {...low,percent:null}, {...low,percent:NaN}, {...low,percent:-1},
+      {...low,percent:101},{...low,percent:'10'}, {...low,status:'Unknown'},
+      {...low,status:'Charging'}, {...low,status:'Full'}, {...low,status:'Not charging'},
+      {...low,watts:0},{...low,watts:-0.5},{...low,watts:null},{...low,watts:NaN}]) {
+    const b = new DesktopBatteryAlert();
+    b.sample(low,0); assert.equal(b.sample(bad,30000),false);
+    assert.equal(b.sample(low,60000),false); // unknown interrupts confirmation
+  }
+  const b = new DesktopBatteryAlert();
+  b.sample(low,0); b.invalidate(); assert.equal(b.sample(low,30000),false);
+  assert.equal(b.sample(low,121000),false); // stale gap
+  assert.equal(b.sample(low,120000),false); // clock rollback
+  desktopBatterySample(low); now=30000; desktopBatterySample(low);
+  assert.equal(calls.length,0); // opt-in starts unchecked
+  $('desktopBatteryAlert').checked=true; $('desktopBatteryAlert').onchange();
+  now=60000;desktopBatterySample(low);now=90000;desktopBatterySample(low);
+  assert.equal(calls.length,1); assert.equal(calls[0].request,false);
+  assert.match(calls[0].message,/15%.*draining/);
+  $('desktopBatteryAlert').checked=false;$('desktopBatteryAlert').onchange();
+  $('desktopBatteryAlert').checked=true;$('desktopBatteryAlert').onchange();
+  now=120000;desktopBatterySample(low);now=150000;desktopBatterySample(low);
+  assert.equal(calls.length,1); // toggling does not clear episode latch
+  desktopBattery.latched=false;desktopBattery.lastAlert=-Infinity;desktopBattery.invalidate();
+  now=180000;desktopBatterySample(low);document.hidden=true;listeners.visibilitychange();
+  document.hidden=false;now=210000;desktopBatterySample(low);assert.equal(calls.length,1);
+  now=240000;desktopBatterySample(low);assert.equal(calls.length,2);
+  desktopBattery.latched=false;desktopBattery.lastAlert=-Infinity;desktopBattery.invalidate();
+  comfortActive=true;$('batteryAlert').checked=true;
+  now=270000;desktopBatterySample(low);now=300000;desktopBatterySample(low);
+  assert.equal(calls.length,2); // existing session owns battery alerts
+  comfortActive=false;HOST.mobile=true;
+  now=330000;desktopBatterySample(low);now=360000;desktopBatterySample(low);
+  assert.equal(calls.length,2);
+  HOST.mobile=false;
+  window.frameApp.notify=()=>Promise.reject(Error('denied'));
+  now=390000;desktopBatterySample(low);now=420000;desktopBatterySample(low);
+  await new Promise(setImmediate);
+  assert.match($('desktopBatteryStatus').textContent,/not confirmed/);
+  now=450000;desktopBatterySample(low);
+  assert.equal(toasts.length,3); // delivery failure does not retry on refresh
+})().catch(e=>{console.error(e);process.exitCode=1;});
+'''
+        result = subprocess.run(['node', '-e', js], capture_output=True, text=True)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+
+    def test_existing_status_path_and_switch_reset(self):
+        page = (ROOT / 'ui/index.html').read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+        self.assertIn('desktopBatterySample(s.battery);', page)
+        switch = page.split('if (link.device !== null && devId !== link.device)')[1].split('devGen++;')[0]
+        self.assertIn('$("desktopBatteryAlert").checked = false;', switch)
+        refresh = page.split('function refresh()')[1].split('async function refreshAfterAudio')[0]
+        self.assertIn('desktopBattery.invalidate();', refresh)
+        block = page.split('// ---- Desktop-only low-battery comfort:')[1].split('// ---- battery ----')[0]
+        self.assertNotIn('setTimeout', block)
+        self.assertNotIn('api(', block)
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import subprocess
 import unittest

 ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
-STUBS = ['$', 'toggleLive', 'scrollToY', 'scroller', 'loadMacView', 'loadPanels', 'loadPanelSwitcher', 'loadBackups', 'loadStorage', 'loadTitles', 'showAndroidTab',
+STUBS = ['$', 'toggleLive', 'scrollToY', 'scroller', 'loadMacView', 'loadPanels', 'loadPanelSwitcher', 'loadBackups', 'loadStorage', 'loadPower', 'loadTitles', 'showAndroidTab',
         'loadAndroid', 'loadDisplays', 'setGameSource', 'requestAnimationFrame']

 RUN = r'''
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+"""Desktop observation lifecycle, guarded HTTP API and packaged resource contract."""
+import sandbox  # noqa: F401
+import contextlib
+import io
+import http.client
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import threading
+import time
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / 'ui'))
+import frame_power
+import server
+
+STREAM = frame_power.sampler.stream_report
+
+SAMPLE = {'time': 1, 'elapsedSeconds': 0, 'osBuild': 'test', 'readings': {
+    'battery.watts': {'value': 0, 'unit': 'W', 'source': '/sys/test', 'state': 'available'}},
+    'unavailableGroups': ['fan']}
+
+
+class DesktopPower(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.observation = frame_power.Observation()
+        self.temp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.addCleanup(self.temp.cleanup)
+        self.lock = Path(self.temp.name) / 'frame-test.lock'
+        self.patches = [patch.object(frame_power.sampler, 'LOCK', self.lock)]
+        for p in self.patches:
+            p.start()
+            self.addCleanup(p.stop)
+        self.addCleanup(self.observation.shutdown)
+
+    def wait(self):
+        self.observation.thread.join(4)
+        self.assertFalse(self.observation.thread.is_alive())
+
+    def stream(self, program, preset='minute'):
+        real = STREAM
+        def collect(command, payload, count, interval, stop, received, **kw):
+            return real([sys.executable, '-u', '-c', program], '', count, interval, stop, received, **kw)
+        mocked_stream = patch.object(frame_power.sampler, 'stream_report', side_effect=collect)
+        mocked_stream.start()
+        self.addCleanup(mocked_stream.stop)
+        return self.observation.start(preset, ('ssh', '-o', 'HostName=old', 'frame-old'),
+                                      {'alias': 'frame-old', 'deviceId': 'old'})
+
+    def test_complete_exports_match_and_no_background_collection_on_status(self):
+        def collect(command, payload, count, interval, stop, received, **kw):
+            self.assertEqual(count, 12)
+            self.assertEqual(interval, 5)
+            self.assertIn('HostName=old', command)
+            self.assertIn('StrictHostKeyChecking=yes', command)
+            self.assertIn('frame-old', command)
+            self.assertNotIn('pkill', ' '.join(command))
+            for _ in range(count):
+                received(SAMPLE.copy())
+            return {'schemaVersion': 1, 'requestedSamples': count, 'intervalSeconds': interval,
+                    'stopped': None, 'samples': [SAMPLE.copy() for _ in range(count)], 'summary': {}}
+        with patch.object(frame_power.sampler, 'stream_report', side_effect=collect) as run:
+            self.observation.start('minute', ('ssh', '-o', 'HostName=old', 'frame-old'), {'alias': 'frame-old'})
+            self.wait()
+            state = self.observation.status()
+            self.assertEqual((state['received'], state['running'], state['stopped']), (12, False, None))
+            for _ in range(3):
+                self.observation.status()
+            self.assertEqual(run.call_count, 1)
+        report, _ = self.observation.export(state['id'], 'json')
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(report)['summary']['battery.watts']['mean'], 0)
+        html, _ = self.observation.export(state['id'], 'html')
+        csv, _ = self.observation.export(state['id'], 'csv')
+        self.assertIn('Headset: frame-old', html)
+        self.assertIn('collection.state,Completed', csv)
+        self.assertIn('collection.receivedSamples,12', csv)
+        self.assertIn('battery.watts,0,W', csv)
+
+    def test_stop_keeps_received_sample_and_reaps_only_owned_child(self):
+        real_popen = subprocess.Popen
+        children = []
+        def spawn(*a, **kw):
+            proc = real_popen(*a, **kw)
+            children.append(proc)
+            return proc
+        event = json.dumps({'sample': SAMPLE})
+        with patch.object(frame_power.sampler.subprocess, 'Popen', side_effect=spawn):
+            state = self.stream(f'import sys,time; sys.stdin.read(); print({event!r}, flush=True); time.sleep(30)')
+            deadline = time.monotonic() + 3
+            while self.observation.status()['received'] < 1 and time.monotonic() < deadline:
+                time.sleep(.01)
+            self.assertEqual(self.observation.status()['received'], 1)
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'already running'):
+                self.observation.start('minute', ('ssh', 'frame'), {'alias': 'other'})
+            active, _ = self.observation.export(state['id'], 'json')
+            self.assertIn('in progress', json.loads(active)['stopped'])
+            self.observation.stop()
+            self.wait()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(children[0].poll())
+        data, _ = self.observation.export(state['id'], 'json')
+        self.assertEqual(json.loads(data)['samples'], [SAMPLE])
+        self.assertIn('Stopped by user', json.loads(data)['stopped'])
+        csv, _ = self.observation.export(state['id'], 'csv')
+        self.assertIn('incomplete', csv)
+
+    def test_disconnect_and_oversize_keep_partial_and_incomplete(self):
+        for ending in ('sys.exit(255)', 'print("x"*262145, flush=True)'):
+            with self.subTest(ending=ending):
+                event = json.dumps({'sample': SAMPLE})
+                state = self.stream(f'import sys; sys.stdin.read(); print({event!r}, flush=True); {ending}')
+                self.wait()
+                data, _ = self.observation.export(state['id'], 'json')
+                report = json.loads(data)
+                self.assertEqual(report['samples'], [SAMPLE])
+                self.assertTrue(report['stopped'])
+
+    def test_local_lock_preserves_previous_report_and_invalid_inputs_do_not_spawn(self):
+        with patch.object(frame_power.sampler, 'stream_report') as run:
+            self.lock.mkdir()
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'Smoke session'):
+                self.observation.start('minute', ('ssh', 'frame'), {'alias': 'frame'})
+            for preset in ('hour', 1000, None):
+                with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                    self.observation.start(preset, ('ssh', 'frame'), {'alias': 'frame'})
+            run.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertIsNone(self.observation.status()['id'])
+
+    def test_headset_switch_preserves_original_identity_and_requests_cancel(self):
+        done = threading.Event()
+        def collect(command, payload, count, interval, cancel, received, **kw):
+            received(SAMPLE)
+            done.set()
+            cancel.wait(3)
+            return {'requestedSamples': count, 'intervalSeconds': interval, 'samples': [SAMPLE], 'stopped': None}
+        with patch.object(frame_power.sampler, 'stream_report', side_effect=collect), \
+             patch.object(server, '_power', self.observation):
+            original = server.FRAME, list(server.HOST_OPTS)
+            try:
+                state = self.observation.start('five-minutes', ('ssh', 'old'), {'alias': 'old'})
+                self.assertTrue(done.wait(2))
+                server.route('different-headset', [])
+                self.wait()
+                current = self.observation.status()
+                self.assertEqual(current['headset']['alias'], 'old')
+                self.assertEqual(current['requested'], 60)
+                self.assertIn('Headset switched', current['stopped'])
+                with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                    self.observation.export('stale-id', 'html')
+                with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                    self.observation.export(state['id'], '../file')
+            finally:
+                server.route(*original)
+
+    def test_http_guards_stale_target_stop_id_and_download_headers(self):
+        httpd = server.ThreadingHTTPServer(('127.0.0.1', 0), server.Handler)
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=httpd.serve_forever, daemon=True)
+        thread.start()
+        conn = http.client.HTTPConnection(*httpd.server_address)
+        def request(method, path, body=None, device=None, key=True):
+            headers = {'X-Frame-UI': server.UI_KEY} if key else {}
+            if device:
+                headers['X-Frame-Device'] = device
+            conn.request(method, path, json.dumps(body) if body is not None else None, headers)
+            r = conn.getresponse()
+            return r.status, dict(r.getheaders()), r.read()
+        try:
+            with patch.object(server, '_power', self.observation), \
+                 patch.object(server, 'LINK', SimpleNamespace(active_device=lambda: {'id': 'new'})), \
+                 patch.object(frame_power.sampler, 'stream_report') as run:
+                for path in ('/api/power', '/api/power/report?id=x&format=html'):
+                    self.assertEqual(request('GET', path, key=False)[0], 403)
+                self.assertEqual(request('POST', '/api/power', {'action': 'start', 'preset': 'minute'}, key=False)[0], 403)
+                for device, expected in ((None, 400), ('old', 409)):
+                    self.assertEqual(request('POST', '/api/power', {'action': 'start', 'preset': 'minute'}, device)[0], expected)
+                run.assert_not_called()
+                self.observation.id = 'test-id'
+                self.observation.report = {'schemaVersion': 1, 'requestedSamples': 12, 'intervalSeconds': 5,
+                                           'headset': {'alias': 'old'}, 'stopped': 'Disconnected', 'samples': [SAMPLE]}
+                status, headers, data = request('GET', '/api/power/report?id=test-id&format=html')
+                self.assertEqual(status, 200)
+                self.assertIn('attachment;', headers['Content-Disposition'])
+                self.assertIn('no-store', headers['Cache-Control'])
+                self.assertIn(b'Disconnected', data)
+                self.assertEqual(request('POST', '/api/power', {'action': 'stop', 'id': 'stale'}, 'new')[0], 409)
+                self.assertEqual(request('POST', '/api/power', {'action': 'stop', 'id': 'test-id'}, 'new')[0], 200)
+                received = threading.Event()
+                def collect(command, payload, count, interval, cancel, emit, **kw):
+                    emit(SAMPLE)
+                    received.set()
+                    cancel.wait(3)
+                    return {'schemaVersion': 1, 'requestedSamples': count, 'intervalSeconds': interval,
+                            'samples': [SAMPLE], 'stopped': 'Stopped'}
+                run.side_effect = collect
+                code, _, data = request('POST', '/api/power', {'action': 'start', 'preset': 'minute'}, 'new')
+                self.assertEqual(code, 200)
+                new_id = json.loads(data)['id']
+                self.assertNotEqual(new_id, 'test-id')
+                self.assertTrue(received.wait(2))
+                self.assertEqual(request('GET', '/api/power/report?id=test-id&format=json')[0], 409)
+                self.assertEqual(request('POST', '/api/power', {'action': 'stop', 'id': new_id}, 'new')[0], 200)
+                self.wait()
+                self.assertEqual(self.observation.status()['received'], 1)
+                self.assertEqual(self.observation.status()['headset']['deviceId'], 'new')
+        finally:
+            conn.close()
+            httpd.shutdown()
+            httpd.server_close()
+            thread.join()
+
+    def test_early_remote_smoke_lock_has_structured_reason_without_sensor_reads(self):
+        self.lock.mkdir()
+        output = io.StringIO()
+        with patch.object(frame_power.sampler, 'snapshot') as sensor, contextlib.redirect_stdout(output), contextlib.redirect_stderr(io.StringIO()):
+            self.assertEqual(frame_power.sampler.main(['--probe', '--stream']), 75)
+        sensor.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertIn('Smoke session active', json.loads(output.getvalue())['finished']['stopped'])
+
+    def test_phone_can_import_without_desktop_sampler_resources(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            import os
+            import shutil
+            shutil.copyfile(ROOT / 'ui/frame_power.py', Path(tmp) / 'frame_power.py')
+            program = 'import sys; sys.path.insert(0, sys.argv[1]); import frame_power; assert frame_power.Observation().status()["id"] is None'
+            result = subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-I', '-B', '-c', program, tmp],
+                                    env={**os.environ, 'FRAME_LOCAL': '1'}, capture_output=True, text=True)
+            self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
+
+    def test_packaged_resources_under_isolated_python(self):
+        config = json.loads((ROOT / 'app/package.json').read_text())
+        # Materialize exactly the Python resources selected by electron-builder.
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
+            resources = Path(tmp)
+            import shutil
+            for spec in config['build']['extraResources']:
+                if spec.get('to') not in ('ui', 'scripts'):
+                    continue
+                source = ROOT / 'app' / spec['from']
+                for pattern in spec['filter']:
+                    for file in source.glob(pattern):
+                        if file.is_file():
+                            dest = resources / spec['to'] / file.name
+                            dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                            shutil.copyfile(file, dest)
+            program = ('import sys; sys.path.insert(0, sys.argv[1]); import frame_power; '
+                       'p=frame_power.sampler.remote_payload(); '
+                       'assert "def snapshot" in p and "def battery" in p; '
+                       'o=frame_power.Observation(); assert not o.status()["running"]')
+            run = subprocess.run([sys.executable, '-I', '-B', '-c', program, str(resources / 'ui')], capture_output=True, text=True)
+            self.assertEqual(run.returncode, 0, run.stderr)
+        run = subprocess.run(['node', '--test', str(ROOT / 'tests/power_desktop.cjs')], capture_output=True, text=True)
+        self.assertEqual(run.returncode, 0, run.stdout + run.stderr)
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import sandbox  # noqa: F401
 import base64
 import contextlib
+import csv
 from html.parser import HTMLParser
 import io
 import json
@@ -43,6 +44,19 @@ class Report(unittest.TestCase):
        with contextlib.redirect_stderr(io.StringIO()):
            return power.stream_report([sys.executable, '-c', program], '', count, 1)

+    def test_csv_metadata_headset_alias_is_plain_text_in_spreadsheets(self):
+        for prefix in ('=', '+', '-', '@', ' =', '\t='):
+            with self.subTest(prefix=prefix):
+                alias = prefix + 'HYPERLINK("https://example.invalid")'
+                report = {'headset': {'alias': alias}, 'requestedSamples': 12,
+                          'stopped': 'Stopped', 'samples': []}
+                rows = list(csv.reader(io.StringIO(power.csv_samples(report))))
+                self.assertEqual(len(rows), 4)
+                self.assertEqual([row[5] for row in rows[1:]], ["'" + alias] * 3)
+        report['headset']['alias'] = 'living-room-frame'
+        rows = list(csv.reader(io.StringIO(power.csv_samples(report))))
+        self.assertEqual([row[5] for row in rows[1:]], ['living-room-frame'] * 3)
+
    def test_completed_stream_preserves_zero_unknown_units_and_downloads(self):
        event = json.dumps({'sample': SAMPLE})
        program = f'import sys; sys.stdin.read(); print({event!r}); print(\'{{"finished": {{"stopped": null}}}}\')'
@@ -89,6 +103,28 @@ class Report(unittest.TestCase):
        self.assertIn('Stopped by user', report['stopped'])
        self.assertIsNotNone(children[0].poll())

+    def test_canceled_launch_does_not_open_ssh(self):
+        import threading
+        stop = threading.Event()
+        stop.set()
+        with mock.patch.object(power.subprocess, 'Popen') as spawn:
+            report = power.stream_report(['ssh', 'frame'], '', 12, 5, stop_event=stop)
+        spawn.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertIn('Stopped before collection', report['stopped'])
+
+    def test_stop_interrupts_child_that_never_reads_payload(self):
+        import threading
+        stop = threading.Event()
+        timer = threading.Timer(0.1, stop.set)
+        timer.start()
+        try:
+            report = power.stream_report([sys.executable, '-c', 'import time; time.sleep(30)'],
+                                         'x' * 1048576, 1, 1, stop_event=stop)
+        finally:
+            timer.cancel()
+        self.assertIn('Stopped', report['stopped'])
+        self.assertEqual(report['samples'], [])
+
    def test_invalid_stream_is_not_completed(self):
        report = self.collect('import sys; sys.stdin.read(); print("not json")')
        self.assertIn('interrupted', report['stopped'])
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ class FindingPanels(unittest.TestCase):
        t.subprocess.run = lambda *a, **k: subprocess.CompletedProcess(a, 0, out, "")
        self.assertEqual(self.real_read_props(":0"), {"GAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS": [1, 0, 2, 3, 769, 4],
                                                      "GAMESCOPE_FOCUSED_WINDOW": [0]})
+        t.subprocess.run = lambda *a, **k: subprocess.CompletedProcess(a, 0, "GAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS(CARDINAL) = \n", "")
+        self.assertEqual(self.real_read_props(":0"), {"GAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS": []})
        t.subprocess.run = lambda *a, **k: subprocess.CompletedProcess(a, 0, "GAMESCOPE_FOCUSED_WINDOW:  not found.\n", "")
        self.assertEqual(self.real_read_props(":0"), {})

@@ -392,17 +394,52 @@ class FindingPanels(unittest.TestCase):
        self.assertIn("Headset view", out["why"])

    def test_desktop_running_but_not_listed(self):
+        self.props[(":0", "GAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS")] = []
        self.t.desktop_running = lambda: True
        out = self.t.panels()
        self.assertEqual(out["panels"], [])
        self.assertIn("desktop is running", out["why"])

    def test_nothing_open(self):
+        self.props[(":0", "GAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS")] = []
        out = self.t.panels()
        self.assertEqual(out, {"focus": None, "focus_display": None, "panels": [],
                               "why": "No app panel is open in the headset. Open the desktop or an app in "
                                      "the headset, then try again."})

+    def test_absent_list_is_unknown_even_when_desktop_is_running(self):
+        for desktop in (False, True):
+            with self.subTest(desktop=desktop):
+                self.t.desktop_running = lambda: desktop
+                self.t._ROOT.clear()
+                out = self.t.panels()
+                self.assertEqual(out["panels"], [])
+                self.assertIn("couldn't read gamescope's panel list", out["why"])
+                self.assertIn("can't tell whether", out["why"])
+                self.assertIn("Headset view", out["why"])
+                self.assertNotIn("No app panel is open", out["why"])
+
+    def test_focus_property_without_panel_list_is_unknown(self):
+        self.props[(":0", "GAMESCOPE_FOCUSED_WINDOW")] = [0]
+        self.assertIn("couldn't read gamescope's panel list", self.t.panels()["why"])
+
+    def test_failed_xprop_does_not_claim_no_panels_are_open(self):
+        t = self.t
+        t.read_props = self.real_read_props
+        saved = t.subprocess.run
+        self.addCleanup(setattr, t.subprocess, "run", saved)
+        for failure in ("refused", "timeout"):
+            with self.subTest(failure=failure):
+                def run(*args, **kwargs):
+                    if failure == "timeout":
+                        raise subprocess.TimeoutExpired(args[0], kwargs["timeout"])
+                    return subprocess.CompletedProcess(args[0], 1, "", "Can't open display")
+                t.subprocess.run = run
+                t._ROOT.clear()
+                out = t.panels()
+                self.assertIn("couldn't read gamescope's panel list", out["why"])
+                self.assertNotIn("No app panel is open", out["why"])
+
    def test_missing_x_tools_are_named(self):
        self.plasma_on(":0")
        self.t.shutil.which = lambda tool: None if tool == "xwininfo" else "/usr/bin/" + tool
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ function connectionFixture() {
    sourceState:{jobs:new Map(),detail:null,detailRequest:0},touches:new Map(),gesture:null,padType:{blur(){},value:''},
    log(){},renderPill(){},renderConnDlg(){},renderHome(){},resetShots(){},resetClips(){},renderBanner(){},loadDevices(){},renderDevices(){},renderTests(){},viaText(){return 'test';},netLabel(){return 'test';},refresh:()=>Promise.resolve(),reloadAll(){},checkContactPrompt(){},ctrlReset(){},padShow:s=>{c.pad.state=s.state;}});
  c.window.connDevice='a';
+  c.document.addEventListener=()=>{};
+  f.run(pick(html,'class DesktopBatteryAlert {','// ---- battery ----'));
  f.run('const UI_KEY="test";'+pick(html,'const HEADSET_FREE =','// What a panel shows'));
  f.run(pick(html,'function onConnection(s) {','// Read the event stream'));
  return f;
@@ -41,8 +43,15 @@ test('a device switch discards completed install results and the open detail',()
  Object.assign(c,{pad:{state:'off',queue:[]},padReset(){},sourceState:{jobs:new Map([['test:one',{done:true,result:{package:'app.on.a',game_data:true}}]]),detail:{app:{}},detailRequest:0}});
  f.el('appDetail').open=true;
  f.el('storageResult').textContent='Old headset storage';
+  f.el('desktopBatteryAlert').checked=true;
+  f.run('desktopBattery.pending={condition:"low",at:0};desktopBattery.latched=true;desktopBattery.lastAlert=42;');
  f.run('onConnection({phase:"connected",device:{id:"b",name:"B"},devices_rev:1,now:0})');
  assert.match(f.el('storageResult').textContent,/Headset changed/);
+  assert.equal(f.el('desktopBatteryAlert').checked,false);
+  assert.equal(f.run('desktopBattery.pending'),null);
+  assert.equal(f.run('desktopBattery.latched'),false);
+  assert.equal(f.run('desktopBattery.lastAlert'),42);
+  assert.match(f.el('desktopBatteryStatus').textContent,/Off.*Headset changed/);
  assert.equal(c.sourceState.jobs.size,0);assert.equal(c.sourceState.detail,null);assert.equal(f.el('appDetail').open,false);
 });
 test('only a preview matching current diagnostics consent can be sent or copied',async()=>{
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ ARCHIVE = re.compile(r'^(saves|settings|android)/[A-Za-z0-9._-]{1,200}\.tar\.gz$
 PART = re.compile(r'^(saves:(\d{1,10}|linux)|settings:(steam|system)|android:[A-Za-z][\w]*(\.[A-Za-z_][\w]*)+)$')
 KINDS = ('saves', 'settings', 'android')
 FORMAT = 1
-# The switch Valve's own devkit tools use (frame/devkit-utils/steamos-delete). Nothing else
-# is ever run as a session command.
-SELECTORS = ('holo-session-select', 'steamos-session-select')
+# Fixed SteamOS switches only; never execute a command supplied by remote status.
+SELECTORS = ('steamosctl', 'holo-session-select', 'steamos-session-select')
 REASONS = {
    'not_installed': 'Install the game first, then restore its saves',
    'no_prefix': 'Start the game once so Proton sets up its folders, then restore',
@@ -344,10 +343,10 @@ def session_status():


 def session_command(selector):
-    """The switch to Game Mode, exactly as Valve's devkit tools run it."""
+    """Allow only fixed Game Mode commands, including older devkit selectors."""
    if selector not in SELECTORS:
        raise BackupError('this SteamOS build has no session switch command; use the steps in the guide')
-    return shlex.join([selector, 'gamescope'])
+    return shlex.join([selector, 'switch-to-game-mode' if selector == 'steamosctl' else 'gamescope'])


 def return_to_game_mode(confirmed=False):
@@ -373,15 +373,40 @@ def restore(part, stamp, source):
 # The Frame normally runs gamescope (Game Mode) with Plasma nested inside it as one panel
 # (steamos-nested-desktop). A full Desktop Mode session is SDDM autologin into Plasma
 # instead. Valve's own devkit tools (frame/devkit-utils: steamos-get-status, steamos-delete)
-# read the session from these files and switch with holo-session-select or
-# steamos-session-select, so that's what this reads and suggests.
+# read the login preference from these files. It is not the running session.

 SDDM_CONFS = ('/etc/sddm.conf.d/zz-steamos-autologin.conf', '/etc/sddm.conf.d/steamos.conf')
+SESSION_TARGETS = ('gamescope-session.target', 'plasma-workspace-wayland.target')
+
+
+def _session_target(unit):
+    """Read the main user's manager, not a nested Plasma session bus over SSH."""
+    runtime = '/run/user/%d' % os.getuid()
+    env = dict(os.environ, XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=runtime,
+               DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS='unix:path=%s/bus' % runtime)
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(['systemctl', '--user', 'show', unit,
+                                 '--property=LoadState', '--property=ActiveState'],
+                                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=5, env=env)
+    except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+        return 'unknown'
+    if result.returncode:
+        return 'unknown'
+    properties = dict(line.split('=', 1) for line in result.stdout.splitlines() if '=' in line)
+    if properties.get('LoadState') == 'not-found':
+        return 'not-found'
+    if properties.get('LoadState') == 'loaded':
+        return properties.get('ActiveState', 'unknown')
+    return 'unknown'


 def _running(name, full=False):
+    # This module is sent as `python3 -c <source>`: unanchored pgrep -f would
+    # match the script names inside our own source, even when no script runs.
+    pattern = (r'^([^ ]*/)?((ba|da|z)?sh +([^ ]*/)?)?%s( |$)' % re.escape(name)
+               if full else name)
    try:
-        return subprocess.call(['pgrep', '-f' if full else '-x', name], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        return subprocess.call(['pgrep', '-f' if full else '-x', pattern], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
                               stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL) == 0
    except OSError:
        return False
@@ -397,21 +422,32 @@ def session():
        m = re.search(r'^\s*Session\s*=\s*(\S+)', text, re.M)
        conf, configured = path, (m.group(1) if m else None)
        break
-    selector = next((s for s in ('holo-session-select', 'steamos-session-select') if shutil.which(s)), None)
+    selector = next((s for s in ('steamosctl', 'holo-session-select', 'steamos-session-select') if shutil.which(s)), None)
    # On the Frame gamescope's process is named gamescope-wl (seen on build 20261015.6141207),
    # under the start-gamescope-session script.
    gamescope = (_running('gamescope') or _running('gamescope-wl') or
                 _running('start-gamescope-session', full=True))
    plasma = _running('plasmashell')
    nested = _running('steamos-nested-desktop', full=True)  # a script: its process name is the shell's
-    if gamescope:
+    targets = {unit: _session_target(unit) for unit in SESSION_TARGETS}
+    game, desktop = (targets[unit] for unit in SESSION_TARGETS)
+    mode = 'unknown'
+    source = 'session-targets'
+    if (game, desktop) == ('active', 'inactive'):
        mode = 'game'
-    elif plasma or (configured and 'plasma' in configured):
+    elif (game, desktop) == ('inactive', 'active'):
        mode = 'desktop'
-    else:
-        mode = 'unknown'
+    elif game == desktop == 'not-found':
+        # Older images have neither target. A compositor plus Plasma is ambiguous:
+        # Desktop Mode's steamvr-plasma.service also runs gamescope and nested scripts.
+        source = 'legacy-processes'
+        if gamescope and not plasma and not nested:
+            mode = 'game'
+        elif plasma and not gamescope and not nested:
+            mode = 'desktop'
    return {'mode': mode, 'gamescope': gamescope, 'plasma': plasma, 'nested_desktop': nested,
-            'configured': configured, 'config_file': conf, 'selector': selector}
+            'configured': configured, 'config_file': conf, 'selector': selector,
+            'session_targets': targets, 'mode_source': source}


 def main(argv):
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+"""One desktop observation using the read-only sampler; reports stay in memory."""
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+import threading
+import time
+import uuid
+
+# Shared with the source-checkout CLI; shipped as explicit desktop resources.
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / 'scripts'))
+try:
+    import frame_power_sample as sampler
+    from frame_power_report import render
+except ModuleNotFoundError as exc:
+    # Phone/headset bundles host the same UI without desktop-only resources.
+    if exc.name not in ('frame_power_sample', 'frame_power_report'):
+        raise
+    sampler = render = None
+
+PRESETS = {'minute': (12, 5), 'five-minutes': (60, 5)}
+
+
+class Observation:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.lock = threading.RLock()
+        self.report = None
+        self.running = False
+        self.thread = None
+        self.cancel = None
+        self.reason = None
+        self.id = None
+        self.started = None
+
+    def status(self):
+        with self.lock:
+            return {'id': self.id, 'running': self.running, 'received': len(self.report['samples']) if self.report else 0,
+                    'requested': self.report['requestedSamples'] if self.report else 0,
+                    'headset': self.report['headset'] if self.report else None,
+                    'started': self.started, 'stopped': self.report['stopped'] if self.report else None}
+
+    def start(self, preset, route, headset):
+        if sampler is None:
+            raise ValueError('Desktop power-report resources are missing; reinstall the desktop app')
+        if preset not in PRESETS:
+            raise ValueError('Choose a one-minute or five-minute observation')
+        with self.lock:
+            if self.running:
+                raise ValueError('An observation is already running')
+            if sampler.LOCK.exists():
+                raise ValueError('Smoke session active (/tmp/frame-test.lock); observation not started')
+            count, interval = PRESETS[preset]
+            self.id = uuid.uuid4().hex
+            self.cancel = threading.Event()
+            self.reason = None
+            self.started = time.time()
+            self.report = {'schemaVersion': 1, 'requestedSamples': count, 'intervalSeconds': interval,
+                           'headset': headset, 'stopped': 'Observation in progress; received samples only',
+                           'samples': [], 'summary': {}}
+            self.running = True
+            # Pin the route before the caller releases the server's route lock.
+            command = [*route[:-1], '-T', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=yes',
+                       '-o', 'ServerAliveInterval=5', '-o', 'ServerAliveCountMax=2', route[-1],
+                       'python3', '-', '--probe', '--count', str(count), '--interval', str(interval)]
+            self.thread = threading.Thread(target=self._collect, args=(command, count, interval), daemon=True)
+            self.thread.start()
+            return self.status()
+
+    def _collect(self, command, count, interval):
+        def received(sample):
+            with self.lock:
+                self.report['samples'].append(sample)
+        try:
+            result = sampler.stream_report(command, sampler.remote_payload(), count, interval,
+                                           self.cancel, received, discard_errors=True)
+            with self.lock:
+                result['headset'] = self.report['headset']
+                result['stopped'] = self.reason or result['stopped']
+                self.report = result
+        except Exception as exc:
+            with self.lock:
+                self.report['stopped'] = self.reason or f'Observation interrupted: {exc}'
+        finally:
+            with self.lock:
+                self.running = False
+
+    def stop(self, reason='Stopped by user; received samples retained'):
+        with self.lock:
+            if self.running:
+                self.reason = reason
+                self.report['stopped'] = reason
+                self.cancel.set()
+            return self.status()
+
+    def export(self, observation_id, format):
+        if format not in ('html', 'json', 'csv'):
+            raise ValueError('Unknown report format')
+        with self.lock:
+            if not self.report or observation_id != self.id:
+                raise ValueError('This report was replaced; refresh the observation')
+            # Independent snapshot, including samples already received while running.
+            report = json.loads(json.dumps(self.report, allow_nan=False))
+        report['summary'] = sampler.summarize(report['samples'])
+        if format == 'json':
+            return json.dumps(report, allow_nan=False, indent=2), 'application/json'
+        csv = sampler.csv_samples(report)
+        return (render(report, csv), 'text/html; charset=utf-8') if format == 'html' else (csv, 'text/csv; charset=utf-8')
+
+    def shutdown(self):
+        self.stop('App closed; received samples retained')
+        if self.thread:
+            self.thread.join(timeout=8)
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def panels(limit=None):
        out["why"] = ("The headset took too long to list its panels (its X tools didn't answer in time). "
                      + ("Some may be missing. " if found else "") + "Try again, or use the Headset view.")
    elif not found:
-        out["why"] = why_none(unfound)
+        out["why"] = why_none(unfound, props)
    return out


@@ -295,13 +295,18 @@ def desktop_running():
    return False


-def why_none(listed):
+def why_none(listed, props):
    """Why panels() found nothing, in words the person at the computer can act on.
-    listed: how many of the windows gamescope lists aren't X11 windows on any display."""
+    listed: how many of the windows gamescope lists aren't X11 windows on any display.
+    props: the root properties actually read; an absent list is not an empty list."""
    missing = [tool for tool in ("xprop", "xwininfo") if not shutil.which(tool)]
    if missing:
        return (f"This SteamOS build has no {' or '.join(missing)}, which Frame Control uses to find the "
                "headset's panels. Use the Headset view instead, and please report your SteamOS version.")
+    if "GAMESCOPE_FOCUSABLE_WINDOWS" not in props:
+        return ("Frame Control couldn't read gamescope's panel list, so it can't tell whether an app panel is open. "
+                "Check that SteamVR is running in the headset, then try again or use the Headset view. "
+                "If this persists, report your SteamOS version and this exact message.")
    if listed:
        # gamescope lists windows, but none is an X11 window on any display: a Wayland
        # window (a desktop drawn straight to gamescope, say) can't be found or captured this way.
@@ -1430,8 +1430,22 @@

  <div class="page" data-page="tools">
 <div class="workspace-heading"><div><a href="#tools" id="toolBack" class="workspace-link" hidden>← All tools</a><h1 id="toolTitle">Tools</h1><p id="toolSubtitle">Choose a task for your Frame.</p></div></div>
-<div id="toolDirectory"><section class="tool-group"><h2>Content & files</h2><div class="quick-routes"><a href="#transfer"><span>Send to Frame</span><small>Add files, APKs or your own games</small></a><a href="#media"><span>Media player</span><small>Play your own videos and media</small></a><a href="#linuxApps"><span>Linux apps</span><small>Install and manage desktop apps</small></a></div></section><section class="tool-group"><h2>Play & control</h2><div class="quick-routes"><a href="#capture"><span>Capture & Live</span><small>See and control the headset view</small></a><a href="#pad" title="Type on the headset (T)"><span>Type on the headset</span><small>Keyboard, trackpad and clipboard</small></a><a href="#panels"><span>Panel switcher</span><small>Bring an open panel into view</small></a><a href="#vrTools"><span>VR tools</span><small>Performance HUD and VR utilities</small></a><a href="#comfort"><span>Family & comfort</span><small>Session reminders and breaks</small></a><a href="#macview" id="macToolLink" hidden><span>Mac in the headset</span><small>Share Mac windows and displays</small></a><a href="#macview" id="pcToolLink" hidden><span>PC in the headset</span><small>Experimental: share this PC's screen</small></a></div></section><section class="tool-group"><h2>Your Frame</h2><div class="quick-routes"><a href="#storage"><span>Game storage</span><small>Free space and Steam install sizes</small></a><a href="#backup" id="backupToolLink"><span>Backup &amp; recovery</span><small>Save games and settings, restore after a reset</small></a></div><a class="workspace-link" href="#settings">Connection, display &amp; preferences →</a></section><section class="tool-group"><h2>Assistant</h2><a class="workspace-link" href="/assistant">Open assistant &amp; AI agents →</a><p class="sub">Use your own model endpoint or review a proposed MCP action.</p></section></div>
+<div id="toolDirectory"><section class="tool-group"><h2>Content & files</h2><div class="quick-routes"><a href="#transfer"><span>Send to Frame</span><small>Add files, APKs or your own games</small></a><a href="#media"><span>Media player</span><small>Play your own videos and media</small></a><a href="#linuxApps"><span>Linux apps</span><small>Install and manage desktop apps</small></a></div></section><section class="tool-group"><h2>Play & control</h2><div class="quick-routes"><a href="#capture"><span>Capture & Live</span><small>See and control the headset view</small></a><a href="#pad" title="Type on the headset (T)"><span>Type on the headset</span><small>Keyboard, trackpad and clipboard</small></a><a href="#panels"><span>Panel switcher</span><small>Bring an open panel into view</small></a><a href="#vrTools"><span>VR tools</span><small>Performance HUD and VR utilities</small></a><a href="#comfort"><span>Family & comfort</span><small>Session reminders and breaks</small></a><a href="#macview" id="macToolLink" hidden><span>Mac in the headset</span><small>Share Mac windows and displays</small></a><a href="#macview" id="pcToolLink" hidden><span>PC in the headset</span><small>Experimental: share this PC's screen</small></a></div></section><section class="tool-group"><h2>Your Frame</h2><div class="quick-routes"><a href="#powerReport"><span>Power &amp; heat report</span><small>Read-only observation and offline downloads</small></a><a href="#storage"><span>Game storage</span><small>Free space and Steam install sizes</small></a><a href="#backup" id="backupToolLink"><span>Backup &amp; recovery</span><small>Save games and settings, restore after a reset</small></a></div><a class="workspace-link" href="#settings">Connection, display &amp; preferences →</a></section><section class="tool-group"><h2>Assistant</h2><a class="workspace-link" href="/assistant">Open assistant &amp; AI agents →</a><p class="sub">Use your own model endpoint or review a proposed MCP action.</p></section></div>
  <div class="grid-3" id="toolWorkspace">
+<section class="panel" id="powerReport">
+  <h2>Power &amp; heat report</h2>
+  <p class="sub">Observe battery, CPU, temperatures and available sensors without changing settings. One observation at a time, every five seconds, for at most five minutes.</p>
+  <label for="powerPreset">Observation length</label>
+  <select id="powerPreset"><option value="minute">1 minute · 12 samples</option><option value="five-minutes">5 minutes · 60 samples</option></select>
+  <div class="row"><button class="action" id="powerStart">Start observation</button><button id="powerStop" disabled>Stop and keep samples</button></div>
+  <progress id="powerProgress" max="12" value="0" aria-label="Samples received" hidden></progress>
+  <p id="powerStatus" role="status" aria-live="polite">No observation yet.</p>
+  <div class="row"><button data-power-format="html" disabled>Download HTML report</button><button data-power-format="json" disabled>Download JSON</button><button data-power-format="csv" disabled>Download CSV</button></div>
+  <p id="powerSaveStatus" role="status" aria-live="polite"></p>
+  <p class="hint">Download before starting again or quitting: only the latest observation is kept in memory. Downloads during collection are incomplete snapshots. Stop, disconnect or switching headsets keeps received samples, labeled with the original headset. A smoke session blocks sensor reads.</p>
+  <p class="hint">Open the saved HTML in your browser; it works offline and includes JSON/CSV downloads. Unknown readings are never treated as zero. Rails overlap; do not add them. Sensor accuracy is unverified. Reports include sensor paths and OS builds: review before sharing.</p>
+</section>
+
 <section class="panel" id="vrTools">
    <div class="shelf-head"><h2>VR comfort and performance</h2><span class="spacer"></span><span class="sub" id="vrUpdated">Waiting for the Frame</span></div>
    <div class="stats" id="vrMetrics"></div>
@@ -1451,6 +1465,12 @@
    </details>
  </section><section class="panel" id="comfort" style="margin:20px 0;padding:16px">
    <div class="shelf-head"><h2>Family and comfort</h2><span class="count">Session timer and reminders</span></div>
+    <div id="desktopBatteryComfort" hidden>
+      <h3>Desktop low-battery alert</h3>
+      <label><input id="desktopBatteryAlert" type="checkbox"> Alert on this computer at 15% or less</label>
+      <p class="hint">No session timer needed. Off when this page opens or you switch headsets. Uses normal status refreshes while the page is visible; no extra polling or headset changes. Two readings must confirm low charge and battery drain. One alert until charge recovers to 20%, with at least ten minutes between alerts.</p>
+      <p id="desktopBatteryStatus" class="hint" role="status">Off.</p>
+    </div>
    <form id="comfortForm">
      <div class="row" style="flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px">
        <label>Session limit (minutes) <input id="sessionMinutes" type="number" min="1" max="240" value="30" required style="width:75px"></label>
@@ -1718,7 +1738,7 @@
        <button class="small" id="sessionCheck">Check</button></div>
      <div class="sub" id="sessionState">Check which mode the headset is in.</div>
      <div class="row" style="margin-top:12px"><button class="small" id="sessionGame" disabled>Return to Game Mode</button></div>
-      <div class="hint">Uses the same switch as Valve's developer tools (<code>steamos-session-select gamescope</code>).
+      <div class="hint">Uses Valve's supported Game Mode switch for this SteamOS build.
        It closes the desktop and anything open in it. If the headset can't be reached, hold Power for 10 seconds to
        restart it; <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/blob/main/docs/backup-and-recovery.md#stuck-in-desktop-mode" target="_blank">more ways back</a>.</div>
    </section>
@@ -2116,6 +2136,7 @@ const HOST = { computer: "computer" };
 function applyHostWording(h) {
  Object.assign(HOST, h);
  window.frameControlCenter?.host(h);
+  $("desktopBatteryComfort").hidden = !!h.mobile || !window.frameApp?.notify;
  // The iPhone app: the server runs on the Frame, and saving goes to the phone's Photos.
  document.body.classList.toggle("mobile", !!h.mobile);
  $("shotsFolder").hidden = !!h.mobile;
@@ -2158,7 +2179,7 @@ const savesToDevice = () => !!(window.frameApp && window.frameApp.saveImages);
 // then are about the old one, so they're dropped rather than shown.
 let devGen = 0;
 // Answers that don't depend on the headset (this computer's data, the catalogue, jobs).
-const HEADSET_FREE = /^\/api\/(devices|connection|host|job|titles\/job|webinstall\/job|apk-versions|android\/(catalog|reports)|steam\/search)\b/;
+const HEADSET_FREE = /^\/api\/(power|devices|connection|host|job|titles\/job|webinstall\/job|apk-versions|android\/(catalog|reports)|steam\/search)\b/;
 async function api(path, body, device = window.connDevice) {
  const gen = devGen;
  const checkGeneration = () => {
@@ -2226,6 +2247,7 @@ function setOnline(ok, why) {
  if (HOST.mobile) $('mobileConnectionStatus').textContent = ok ? 'Connected to the Frame serving this session.' : 'The Frame is disconnected. Retry or check its address in connection setup.';
  $('offline').hidden = ok;
  if (!ok) {
+    desktopBattery.invalidate();
    $("offMsg").textContent = why || "Can't reach the Frame";
    setConn(false, "Offline");
    $("battChip").hidden = true; closeDevPop();
@@ -2262,6 +2284,7 @@ function refresh() {
      setConn(true, state.hostname);
      setOnline(true);
    } catch (e) {
+      desktopBattery.invalidate();
      renderPerformance(null);
      if (!e.stale) stateRead = {valid: false, error: e};
      renderHome();
@@ -2442,6 +2465,60 @@ $("castBtn").onclick = () => {
  $("viewer").requestFullscreen?.().catch(() => {});
 };

+// ---- Desktop-only low-battery comfort: consumes existing status, never polls ----
+class DesktopBatteryAlert {
+  constructor() {
+    this.pending = null;
+    this.latched = false;
+    this.lastAlert = -Infinity;
+  }
+  invalidate() { this.pending = null; }
+  sample(b, now) {
+    // Require actual drain as well as driver state: plugged-in idle can report Discharging.
+    const valid = Number.isFinite(b?.percent) && b.percent >= 0 && b.percent <= 100 &&
+      ["Charging", "Discharging", "Full", "Not charging"].includes(b.status);
+    const low = valid && b.percent <= 15 && b.status === "Discharging" &&
+      Number.isFinite(b.watts) && b.watts < -0.5;
+    const recovered = valid && b.percent >= 20;
+    const condition = low ? "low" : recovered ? "recovered" : null;
+    if (!condition) { this.invalidate(); return false; }
+    if (!this.pending || this.pending.condition !== condition || now - this.pending.at > 90000 || now < this.pending.at) {
+      this.pending = {condition, at: now};
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (now - this.pending.at < 20000) return false;
+    if (recovered) this.latched = false;
+    if (!low || this.latched || now - this.lastAlert < 600000) return false;
+    this.latched = true;
+    this.lastAlert = now;  // latch even when system delivery fails; never retry on each refresh
+    return true;
+  }
+}
+const desktopBattery = new DesktopBatteryAlert();
+$("desktopBatteryAlert").onchange = () => {
+  desktopBattery.invalidate();
+  $("desktopBatteryStatus").textContent = $("desktopBatteryAlert").checked
+    ? "On. Waiting for two fresh status readings confirming low charge and battery drain."
+    : "Off.";
+};
+function desktopBatterySample(b) {
+  if (!$("desktopBatteryAlert").checked || HOST.mobile || !window.frameApp?.notify || document.hidden ||
+      (comfortActive && $("batteryAlert").checked)) {
+    desktopBattery.invalidate();
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!desktopBattery.sample(b, performance.now())) return;
+  const message = `Frame battery is low (${b.percent}%) and draining. Consider charging or taking a break.`;
+  $("desktopBatteryStatus").textContent = message;
+  toast(message);
+  // Desktop bridge only: never prompt or send a phone/browser push from a status refresh.
+  const generation = devGen;
+  window.frameApp.notify(message, false).catch(() => {
+    if (generation !== devGen || !$("desktopBatteryAlert").checked) return;
+    $("desktopBatteryStatus").textContent = message + " System notification delivery was not confirmed. Check system settings or use Enable / test notifications below.";
+  });
+}
+document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", () => desktopBattery.invalidate());
 // ---- battery ----
 function battery(b, power) {
  const pct = b?.percent;
@@ -2497,6 +2574,7 @@ function render(s) {
  renderHome(s);
  window.frameControlCenter?.status(s, stateReceivedAt, stateRead);
  battery(s.battery, s.power);
+  desktopBatterySample(s.battery);
  $("devPopTitle").textContent = $("devPopTitle").title = window.connName || "Headset";
  $("devName").textContent = `${s.hostname} · ${s.ip ?? "no IP"}`;
  $("updated").textContent = new Date(s.time * 1000).toLocaleTimeString();
@@ -5454,6 +5532,63 @@ $("panelList").onclick = e => {
  act("Show panel", () => api("/api/panels", {action: "focus", key: b.dataset.panel}), b);
 };

+// ---- Read-only power observation ----
+let powerState = null, powerTimer = null, powerSeq = 0;
+function renderPower(s) {
+  powerState = s;
+  $('powerStart').disabled = !!s.running;
+  $('powerPreset').disabled = !!s.running;
+  $('powerStop').disabled = !s.running;
+  $('powerProgress').max = s.requested || 1;
+  $('powerProgress').value = s.received;
+  $('powerProgress').hidden = !s.id;
+  const identity = s.headset ? `Headset: ${s.headset.alias}. ` : '';
+  $('powerStatus').textContent = s.id ? identity + `${s.received} of ${s.requested} samples received. ` +
+    (s.running ? (s.stopped?.startsWith('Stopped') ? 'Stopping…' : 'Observing…') : s.stopped ? `Incomplete: ${s.stopped}` : 'Completed.') : 'No observation yet.';
+  document.querySelectorAll('[data-power-format]').forEach(b => b.disabled = !s.id);
+}
+async function loadPower() {
+  const seq = ++powerSeq;
+  clearTimeout(powerTimer);
+  try {
+    const s = await api('/api/power');
+    if (seq !== powerSeq) return;
+    renderPower(s);
+    if (s.running && location.hash === '#powerReport') powerTimer = setTimeout(loadPower, 1000);
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (seq !== powerSeq) return;
+    $('powerStatus').textContent = `Observation status unavailable: ${e.message}. Received samples remain on the local server while it is running.`;
+    if (location.hash === '#powerReport') powerTimer = setTimeout(loadPower, 3000);
+  }
+}
+$('powerStart').onclick = async () => {
+  $('powerStart').disabled = true;
+  try {
+    renderPower(await api('/api/power', {action:'start', preset:$('powerPreset').value}));
+    loadPower();
+  } catch (e) { $('powerStatus').textContent = e.message; $('powerStart').disabled = !!powerState?.running; }
+};
+$('powerStop').onclick = async () => {
+  if (!powerState?.id) return;
+  $('powerStop').disabled = true;
+  try { renderPower(await api('/api/power', {action:'stop', id:powerState.id})); loadPower(); }
+  catch (e) { $('powerStatus').textContent = e.message; $('powerStop').disabled = false; }
+};
+document.querySelectorAll('[data-power-format]').forEach(b => b.onclick = async () => {
+  if (!powerState?.id) return;
+  const id = powerState.id, format = b.dataset.powerFormat;
+  b.disabled = true;
+  try {
+    const r = await fetch(`/api/power/report?id=${encodeURIComponent(id)}&format=${format}`, {headers:{'X-Frame-UI':UI_KEY}});
+    if (!r.ok) throw new Error((await r.json()).error || `HTTP ${r.status}`);
+    const blob = await r.blob(), a = document.createElement('a');
+    a.href = URL.createObjectURL(blob); a.download = `frame-power-${id}.${format}`; a.click();
+    setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(a.href), 1000);
+    $('powerSaveStatus').textContent = 'Download requested. Open the saved HTML in your browser to view it offline; it includes JSON and CSV downloads.';
+  } catch (e) { $('powerSaveStatus').textContent = `Download failed: ${e.message}`; }
+  finally { b.disabled = !powerState?.id; }
+});
+
 // ---- Read-only game storage ----
 let storageSeq = 0;
 const storageState = s => ({'permission-denied':'Permission denied', missing:'Missing or disconnected',
@@ -5761,10 +5896,10 @@ const PAGES = ["apps", "games", "tools", "settings"];
 const SECONDARY_PAGES = ["home", "capture", "devices", "control"];
 const SECTION_PAGE = {library:"games", discover:"apps", android:"apps", view:"capture", shots:"capture", device:"home",
  vrTools:"tools", comfort:"tools", assistant:"tools", pad:"tools", sideloaded:"games", getgames:"games", steamStore:"games", androidLibrary:"apps", appStore:"apps", linuxApps:"apps",
-  display:"settings", androidSettings:"settings", transfer:"tools", media:"tools", artworkSettings:"settings", autoSync:"settings", power:"settings", macview:"tools", privacy:"settings", panels:"tools", storage:"tools", backup:"tools"};
+  display:"settings", androidSettings:"settings", transfer:"tools", media:"tools", artworkSettings:"settings", autoSync:"settings", power:"settings", macview:"tools", privacy:"settings", panels:"tools", storage:"tools", powerReport:"tools", backup:"tools"};
 const TOOL_TITLES = {transfer:"Send to Frame", media:"Media player", artworkSettings:"Library artwork", autoSync:"Copy to this computer",
  pad:"Type on the headset", panels:"Panel switcher", vrTools:"VR tools", comfort:"Family & comfort", androidSettings:"App display & reports",
-  power:"Remote & power", macview:"Mac in the headset", privacy:"Privacy & updates", storage:"Game storage", backup:"Backup & recovery"};
+  power:"Remote & power", macview:"Mac in the headset", privacy:"Privacy & updates", storage:"Game storage", powerReport:"Power & heat report", backup:"Backup & recovery"};
 const workspace = {source:"all", scope:"installed", apps:"installed", scroll:new Map(), key:null, hash:null, y:0};
 let page = "apps";
 // Reuse the existing live lists and form handlers in their new destinations.
@@ -5872,6 +6007,7 @@ function showPage(e) {
  if (tool === 'panels') loadPanelSwitcher();
  if (tool === 'backup') loadBackups();
  if (tool === 'storage') loadStorage();
+  if (tool === 'powerReport') loadPower();
  if (tool === 'androidSettings') {
    $('repNew').hidden = false; $('androidSettings').prepend($('repNew')); loadDisplays();
  }
@@ -6826,6 +6962,11 @@ function onConnection(s) {
    stateReceivedAt = null;
    stateRead = {valid: false, error: null};
    online = null;
+    $("desktopBatteryAlert").checked = false;
+    desktopBattery.invalidate();
+    // Keep the cooldown across switches, but a new headset can start its own charge episode.
+    desktopBattery.latched = false;
+    $("desktopBatteryStatus").textContent = "Off. Headset changed; enable for this headset if wanted.";
    devGen++;               // answers still on their way are about the other headset
    padReset(); ctrlReset();
    sourceState.jobs.clear(); sourceState.detail = null; sourceState.detailRequest++;
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import frame_media  # noqa: E402
 import frame_panels  # noqa: E402
 import frame_quest  # noqa: E402
 import frame_meta  # noqa: E402
+import frame_power  # noqa: E402
 import frame_report  # noqa: E402
 import frame_store  # noqa: E402
 import frame_telemetry  # noqa: E402
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ HOST_OPTS = []
 frame_android.SSH_OPTS = SSH[1:]


+_power = frame_power.Observation()
 _route_lock = threading.Lock()


@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ def route(alias, host_opts):
    with _route_lock:
        moved = alias != FRAME
        if moved:
+            _power.stop('Headset switched; received samples retained for the previous headset')
            frame_catalog._env.clear()  # the SteamOS and Lepton builds reports record are per headset
            # Invalidate launches before publishing the new route. send/stop share
            # a writer lock, so an old process cannot receive events after this.
@@ -3009,7 +3012,28 @@ def source_manage(body):
        raise Failure(str(e), 400)


+def power_action(body):
+    action = body.get('action')
+    if LOCAL:
+        raise Failure('Power observations are available on the desktop app', 400)
+    if action == 'stop':
+        # ID prevents an old page stopping a replacement observation.
+        with _power.lock:
+            if body.get('id') != _power.id:
+                raise Failure('This observation was replaced; refresh', 409)
+            return _power.stop()
+    if action != 'start':
+        raise Failure('Unknown observation action', 400)
+    with _route_lock:
+        headset = {'alias': FRAME, 'deviceId': LINK.active_device()['id'] if LINK else None}
+        try:
+            return _power.start(body.get('preset'), tuple([*SSH, FRAME]), headset)
+        except ValueError as exc:
+            raise Failure(str(exc), 409) from exc
+
+
 POST = {
+    "/api/power": power_action,
    "/api/android/backup": android_backup, "/api/backup": backup_action,
    "/api/vr": vr,
    "/api/comfort": comfort, "/api/media": media, "/api/agent/call": agent_call,
@@ -3193,6 +3217,18 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
            elif path == "/store":
                # The Android store as a headset panel (scripts/store-on-frame.sh).
                self.send_bytes((HERE / "store.html").read_bytes(), "text/html; charset=utf-8")
+            elif path == "/api/power":
+                self.send_json(_power.status())
+            elif path == "/api/power/report":
+                args = parse_qs(url.query)
+                try:
+                    format = args.get('format', ['html'])[0]
+                    report_id = args.get('id', [''])[0]
+                    data, mime = _power.export(report_id, format)
+                except ValueError as exc:
+                    raise Failure(str(exc), 409) from exc
+                self.send_bytes(data.encode('utf-8'), mime,
+                                headers=[('Content-Disposition', f'attachment; filename="frame-power-{report_id}.{format}"')])
            elif path == "/api/settings/artwork":
                self.send_json(frame_steamgriddb.settings())
            elif path == "/artwork-settings.js":
@@ -3368,6 +3404,8 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
            body = json.loads(self.rfile.read(length) or b"{}")
            if not isinstance(body, dict):
                raise Failure("request body must be a JSON object", 400)
+            if path == '/api/power' and body.get('action') == 'start' and LINK and not meant:
+                raise Failure('Observation start needs the intended X-Frame-Device headset', 400)
            # Not headset work: switching headsets mustn't wait for (or refuse) these.
            with (contextlib.nullcontext() if path in NOT_HEADSET_WORK else working(meant)):
                result = handler(body)
@@ -3641,6 +3679,7 @@ def main():
        # mid-cleanup would abort it and leave the SSH master running.
        if not frame_host.WINDOWS:
            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIG_IGN)
+        _power.shutdown()
        _stop_sync.set()
        webinstall_shutdown()
        macview.shutdown()  # close the headset's viewers before the agent goes
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SAPHID	0c99722073	Document current Frame panel layout API limits	2026-10-24 10:09:49 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	5b47cd3330	Document packaged Desktop Capture result and visibility limit (#159 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 10:03:36 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	aead570b5d	Clarify Return to Game Mode switch help (#158 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 09:47:24 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	de931bc56f	Document packaged Return to Game Mode button verification (#157 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 09:39:21 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	71288d8980	Document packaged desktop Steam clip Export verification (#156 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 09:19:46 +00:00
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Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	4e456480ae	Document real 100-second Steam clip export (#154 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 09:05:12 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	241f538f99	Bump version to 0.4.17 (#153 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 08:43:00 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	21dacfcbe7	Distinguish unreadable panel discovery from an empty list (#152 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 08:34:56 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	eb181d8996	Add opt-in desktop low-battery comfort alerts (#150 ) * Add opt-in desktop low-battery comfort alerts * Fix desktop battery alert test harness and Windows encoding --------- Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 08:22:56 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	827ddcf14f	Clarify desktop installation and first headset connection (#151 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 08:08:47 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	7c3894e630	docs: record real Frame clip Export button check (#149 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 08:04:06 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	040581a4c7	Bump Frame Control to 0.4.16 (#148 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 07:42:37 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	17f6d52717	Document real Steam clip export verification (#147 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 07:34:34 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	b4e80cab0a	Escape power report CSV metadata for spreadsheets (#146 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 07:28:26 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	b98e3e496f	Bump Frame Control to 0.4.15 (#145 ) Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 07:08:23 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	a148e02d39	Add bounded read-only power and heat reports to desktop Tools (#144 ) * Add bounded desktop power and heat observations with offline downloads * Fix desktop power tests on Python 3.9 --------- Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 06:58:19 +00:00
Alex SouthwellandSAPHID	0fb9174c23	Fix Return to Game Mode detection in full Plasma (#143 ) * Fix Frame session detection for full Plasma Desktop Mode * Document real Frame Desktop Mode return verification --------- Co-authored-by: SAPHID <saphid@users.noreply.github.com>	2026-10-24 06:46:17 +00:00