diff --git a/BUILD-PLAN.md b/BUILD-PLAN.md
index e2e4565..049fa24 100644
--- a/BUILD-PLAN.md
+++ b/BUILD-PLAN.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # BUILD-PLAN.md — ICCery v2 Mac
 
-Spec snapshot: `docs/`. Source of tickets: Gitea milestones M1–M6 + Later.
+Spec snapshot: `docs/`. Source of tickets: Gitea milestones M1–M6 + M10 (id 32) + Later.
 
 ## Sprint rule
 Do not start milestone N+1 implementation until milestone N **CI/mock gate** is green.
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@ Hardware gates block *release of that sprint*, not filing, and not starting codi
 | M5 | Profile / verify / install | 23–27 | colprof → `.icc`; profcheck parse; atomic history; install into temp dir | Full `.ti1`→`.icc`; profile visible in ColorSync Utility |
 | M6 | Gamut, Stage 0, CGATS, release | 28–32 | `.gam` fixtures; cal argv; CGATS round-trip; signed sidecars; dmgbuild | Stage 0 on a real printer; gamut of a real profile |
 | M7 | Deduplicate & consolidate | 79–86 | Shared runner loop; JSONFileStore; preset↔config maps; Notice/log helper; ProcessManager factory; PrintSession VM; identity + colour-type cleanup | N/A |
+| M8 | Deduplicate & consolidate | 79–86 | (already shipped on `develop`) | N/A |
+| M9 | macOS 12 / Xcode 14.2 retarget | (milestone/m9-monterey, PR #145) | XCTest + ObservableObject + macos-12 CI | N/A |
+| M10 | Studio workflow | 146–149 | Media library + spot-read + gamut compare + project file unit/UI smoke | Real printer+paper+.cal; live spot-read; two `.gam`; reopen `.icceryproj` |
 | Later | Quartz / TargetPrint | 16 | `ICCeryPrintKit` standalone + seam test | 1:1 on paper vs TIFF |
 
-Issue **16 is not an M3 or M6 exit gate.**
+M8 and M9 merged to `develop` via PR #104 / #145; M10 starts from `800c980`.
+
+Issue **16 is not an M3, M6, or M10 exit gate.**
 
 ## Branch taxonomy
 
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Argyll/ArgyllRunner.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Argyll/ArgyllRunner.swift
index fbbfb9e..df8b192 100644
--- a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Argyll/ArgyllRunner.swift
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Argyll/ArgyllRunner.swift
@@ -742,6 +742,148 @@ public struct ArgyllRunner: Sendable {
         }
     }
 
+    // MARK: - spotread (spot-read console, issue #148)
+
+    /// Runs `spotread` and returns an `AsyncStream` of typed events.
+    ///
+    /// Same subscribe-before-spawn shape as `runChartread`, but there is
+    /// no artefact: the stream ends with `.exit(code)`. The single-lease
+    /// process id is `ProcessID.spotread` — never `chartread_{basename}`.
+    /// Missing sidecar surfaces as `.failed`; there is no `$PATH` or
+    /// `chartread` fallback (#116, R14/R21).
+    public func runSpotread(config: SpotReadConfig) -> AsyncStream<SpotReadEvent> {
+        let cwd = PathSecurity.resolveSafeCwd(config.workingDirectory)
+        let args = SpotReadArgs.build(config: config)
+        let binaryURL = binaryResolver.resolve("spotread")
+        let processId = ProcessID.spotread
+        let processManager = self.processManager
+        let isXY = config.isXY
+        let instrumentName = config.instrumentName
+        let instrumentPort = config.instrumentPort
+
+        return AsyncStream { continuation in
+            let task = Task {
+                await ensureNotRunning(id: processId)
+                let events = processManager.events()
+
+                // XY parking hook before any kill, same as chartread.
+                await processManager.setPreKillHook(id: processId) { [processManager] in
+                    if isXY {
+                        try? await processManager.sendStdin(id: processId, bytes: ChartreadInput.quit.bytes)
+                        try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: Self.testAwareDelay(500_000_000))
+                    }
+                }
+
+                guard binaryResolver.exists(binaryURL) else {
+                    continuation.yield(.failed(ArgyllRunnerError.toolFailed(
+                        tool: "spotread", code: -1,
+                        logs: ["spotread sidecar missing — run fetch-argyll"])))
+                    continuation.finish()
+                    return
+                }
+
+                do {
+                    try await processManager.runStreaming(
+                        id: processId,
+                        binary: binaryURL,
+                        arguments: args,
+                        workingDirectory: cwd
+                    )
+                } catch {
+                    continuation.yield(.failed(ArgyllRunnerError.toolFailed(
+                        tool: "spotread", code: -1, logs: [error.localizedDescription])))
+                    continuation.finish()
+                    return
+                }
+
+                var state: ChartreadState = .idle
+                var pendingLogs: [String] = []
+                var lastFlush = Date()
+                var exitCode: Int32?
+
+                func flushLogs() {
+                    guard !pendingLogs.isEmpty else { return }
+                    let batch = pendingLogs
+                    pendingLogs.removeAll(keepingCapacity: true)
+                    continuation.yield(.log(batch))
+                }
+
+                for await event in events {
+                    guard event.id == processId else { continue }
+
+                    switch event {
+                    case .stdout(_, let line):
+                        if let parsed = SpotReadParser.parse(line: line) {
+                            continuation.yield(.sample(SpotReadSample(
+                                lab: parsed.lab,
+                                xyz: parsed.xyz,
+                                instrumentName: instrumentName,
+                                port: instrumentPort,
+                                rawLine: line
+                            )))
+                        }
+                        let classified = SpotReadClassifier.classify(
+                            line: line, previousState: state)
+                        if classified.state != state
+                            || classified.requestedWarningKey != nil {
+                            state = classified.state
+                            continuation.yield(.prompt(classified))
+                        }
+                        pendingLogs.append(line)
+
+                    case .stderr(_, let line):
+                        pendingLogs.append(line)
+
+                    case .jsonRow:
+                        // spotread is never run with `-u`.
+                        break
+
+                    case .error(_, let message):
+                        pendingLogs.append("Error: \(message)")
+
+                    case .exit(_, let code):
+                        exitCode = code
+                    }
+
+                    if exitCode == nil,
+                       pendingLogs.count >= 20 || Date().timeIntervalSince(lastFlush) >= 0.1 {
+                        flushLogs()
+                        lastFlush = Date()
+                    }
+
+                    if exitCode != nil {
+                        flushLogs()
+                        break
+                    }
+                }
+
+                continuation.yield(.exit(exitCode ?? -1))
+                continuation.finish()
+            }
+
+            continuation.onTermination = { _ in
+                task.cancel()
+                Task {
+                    await processManager.kill(id: processId)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Send input bytes to the running `spotread` child. Reuses
+    /// `ChartreadInput` — the stdin protocol is identical.
+    public func sendSpotreadInput(_ input: ChartreadInput) async throws {
+        try await processManager.sendStdin(id: ProcessID.spotread, bytes: input.bytes)
+    }
+
+    /// Terminate a running `spotread` child. The XY park (`q\n` +
+    /// ~500 ms) runs in the pre-kill hook registered by `runSpotread`.
+    public func cancelSpotread() {
+        Task {
+            await processManager.kill(id: ProcessID.spotread)
+        }
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Stage 0 calibration
 
     /// Generates a calibration wedge `.ti1`.
@@ -828,6 +970,20 @@ public enum ChartreadEvent: Sendable {
     case failed(ArgyllRunnerError)
 }
 
+/// Events emitted by a running `spotread` session (issue #148).
+public enum SpotReadEvent: Sendable {
+    /// Classified prompt / state update (reuses `ChartreadState`).
+    case prompt(ChartreadClassifyResult)
+    /// A parsed `Result is …` sample line.
+    case sample(SpotReadSample)
+    /// A batched log chunk (stdout + stderr lines).
+    case log([String])
+    /// Process exited with the given code.
+    case exit(Int32)
+    /// Failure (missing sidecar, spawn error).
+    case failed(ArgyllRunnerError)
+}
+
 /// Exact bytes sent to `chartread` stdin.
 public enum ChartreadInput: Sendable {
     case trigger    // " \n"
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Argyll/SpotReadArgs.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Argyll/SpotReadArgs.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f454672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Argyll/SpotReadArgs.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Pure argv builder for Argyll's `spotread` tool (issue #148).
+public enum SpotReadArgs {
+
+    /// Builds `spotread` argv per the Gronod fork protocol.
+    ///
+    /// - Always `-v -e` (paper / reflective; never display `-d`).
+    /// - `-c N` is emitted only for `selectedPort != nil` and `N > 1`
+    ///   (Auto and port 1 omit it, #111).
+    /// - `-Y l` (letter L) is emitted only when `enableLEDs` is `true` (#204).
+    /// - Never `-u`: the v2.0 `-u` policy covers printtarg + chartread +
+    ///   profcheck only.
+    /// - No basename — `spotread` writes no artefact.
+    public static func build(config: SpotReadConfig) -> [String] {
+        var args: [String] = ["-v", "-e"]
+
+        if let port = config.selectedPort, port > 1 {
+            args.append(contentsOf: ["-c", "\(port)"])
+        }
+
+        if config.enableLEDs {
+            args.append(contentsOf: ["-Y", "l"])
+        }
+
+        return args
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Argyll/SpotReadConfig.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Argyll/SpotReadConfig.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d815e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Argyll/SpotReadConfig.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Configuration for a `spotread` invocation (issue #148).
+///
+/// `spotread` writes no artefact; `workingDirectory` is still required
+/// for the spawn (#59 — empty cwd is illegal).
+public struct SpotReadConfig: Codable, Equatable, Sendable {
+    public var workingDirectory: URL?
+    /// Communication port for `spotread -c`.
+    /// `nil` means omit `-c` (Auto or port 1, #111). Never an array index.
+    public var selectedPort: Int?
+    /// Enable i1Pro 2 visual LEDs (`-Y l`, #204).
+    public var enableLEDs: Bool
+    /// Whether the selected instrument is an XY table — controls the
+    /// `q\n` + ~500 ms park before kill on cancel.
+    public var isXY: Bool
+    /// Display name stamped onto each `SpotReadSample`.
+    public var instrumentName: String
+    /// Instrument port stamped onto each sample (nil for Auto).
+    public var instrumentPort: Int?
+
+    public init(
+        workingDirectory: URL? = nil,
+        selectedPort: Int? = nil,
+        enableLEDs: Bool = false,
+        isXY: Bool = false,
+        instrumentName: String = "",
+        instrumentPort: Int? = nil
+    ) {
+        self.workingDirectory = workingDirectory
+        self.selectedPort = selectedPort
+        self.enableLEDs = enableLEDs
+        self.isXY = isXY
+        self.instrumentName = instrumentName
+        self.instrumentPort = instrumentPort
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Gamut/ApproximateLab.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Gamut/ApproximateLab.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9310082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Gamut/ApproximateLab.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Approximate sRGB → CIELab D50 conversion for the gamut inspect panel
+/// (issue #147).
+///
+/// This is a fixed-matrix helper, **not** a colour-management module: it
+/// never touches ICC profiles, ColorSync, or lcms. The UI labels its
+/// output "approx. Lab, not ColorSync".
+public enum ApproximateLab {
+
+    /// linear-sRGB → XYZ (D65) matrix, IEC 61966-2-1.
+    private static let srgbToXYZ: [[Double]] = [
+        [0.4124, 0.3576, 0.1805],
+        [0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722],
+        [0.0193, 0.1192, 0.9505],
+    ]
+
+    /// 8-bit sRGB triple → Lab D50 (approximate).
+    public static func srgb8ToLab(r: Int, g: Int, b: Int) -> LabColor {
+        srgbToLab(DisplayRGB(
+            r: Double(r) / 255.0,
+            g: Double(g) / 255.0,
+            b: Double(b) / 255.0))
+    }
+
+    /// 0–1 sRGB triple → Lab D50 (approximate).
+    public static func srgbToLab(_ rgb: DisplayRGB) -> LabColor {
+        func linear(_ c: Double) -> Double {
+            c <= 0.04045 ? c / 12.92 : pow((c + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4)
+        }
+        let v = [linear(rgb.r), linear(rgb.g), linear(rgb.b)]
+        // 0–1 XYZ D65 → the 0–100 scale `LabColorMath` works in.
+        let xyz65 = XYZColor(
+            x: (srgbToXYZ[0][0] * v[0] + srgbToXYZ[0][1] * v[1] + srgbToXYZ[0][2] * v[2]) * 100,
+            y: (srgbToXYZ[1][0] * v[0] + srgbToXYZ[1][1] * v[1] + srgbToXYZ[1][2] * v[2]) * 100,
+            z: (srgbToXYZ[2][0] * v[0] + srgbToXYZ[2][1] * v[1] + srgbToXYZ[2][2] * v[2]) * 100)
+        return LabColorMath.xyzToLab(adaptD65ToD50(xyz65))
+    }
+
+    /// Bradford D65 → D50 chromatic adaptation — the mirror of
+    /// `LabColorMath.adaptD50ToD65`.
+    private static func adaptD65ToD50(_ xyz: XYZColor) -> XYZColor {
+        let m = LabColorMath.bradford
+        let inv = LabColorMath.bradfordInv
+        let d65 = LabColorMath.d65White
+        let d50 = LabColorMath.d50White
+        let source = multiply(m, [xyz.x, xyz.y, xyz.z])
+        let srcWhite = multiply(m, [d65.X, d65.Y, d65.Z])
+        let dstWhite = multiply(m, [d50.X, d50.Y, d50.Z])
+        let scaled = [
+            source[0] * (dstWhite[0] / srcWhite[0]),
+            source[1] * (dstWhite[1] / srcWhite[1]),
+            source[2] * (dstWhite[2] / srcWhite[2]),
+        ]
+        return XYZColor(
+            x: inv[0][0] * scaled[0] + inv[0][1] * scaled[1] + inv[0][2] * scaled[2],
+            y: inv[1][0] * scaled[0] + inv[1][1] * scaled[1] + inv[1][2] * scaled[2],
+            z: inv[2][0] * scaled[0] + inv[2][1] * scaled[1] + inv[2][2] * scaled[2])
+    }
+
+    private static func multiply(_ m: [[Double]], _ v: [Double]) -> [Double] {
+        m.map { row in zip(row, v).reduce(0) { $0 + $1.0 * $1.1 } }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Gamut/GamutContainment.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Gamut/GamutContainment.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9202712
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Gamut/GamutContainment.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import Foundation
+import simd
+
+/// Result of a point-in-gamut test (issue #147).
+public enum GamutContainment: String, Sendable, Equatable {
+    /// The point lies inside the mesh volume.
+    case inside
+    /// The point lies outside the mesh volume.
+    case outside
+    /// The mesh has no faces to test against.
+    case unknown
+}
+
+/// Point-in-mesh containment and volume estimation for ``GamutMesh``.
+///
+/// Both tests run on the scene-space positions stored on
+/// ``GamutVertex/position`` (`x = a*`, `y = L*`, `z = b*`), the same
+/// mapping the SceneKit viewer uses. No colour management is involved.
+public enum GamutGeometry {
+
+    /// Whether `lab` is inside `mesh`.
+    ///
+    /// Ray-casts through the face list: an odd crossing count means the
+    /// point is inside a closed surface. A ray that grazes a vertex or
+    /// edge gives an ambiguous count, so the test retries with off-axis
+    /// directions before answering. Meshes without faces report
+    /// ``GamutContainment/unknown``.
+    public static func containment(of lab: LabColor, in mesh: GamutMesh) -> GamutContainment {
+        guard !mesh.faces.isEmpty else { return .unknown }
+        let origin = SIMD3<Double>(lab.a, lab.l, lab.b)
+        for direction in rayDirections {
+            if let inside = castRay(from: origin, direction: direction, mesh: mesh) {
+                return inside ? .inside : .outside
+            }
+        }
+        return .unknown
+    }
+
+    /// Approximate mesh volume in Lab-cubic units.
+    ///
+    /// Sums signed tetrahedra from the vertex centroid to each face; for
+    /// a closed surface the magnitude equals the enclosed volume
+    /// regardless of face winding. Returns 0 for empty or face-less
+    /// meshes.
+    public static func volume(of mesh: GamutMesh) -> Double {
+        guard !mesh.faces.isEmpty, !mesh.vertices.isEmpty else { return 0 }
+        var centroid = SIMD3<Double>.zero
+        for vertex in mesh.vertices {
+            centroid += SIMD3<Double>(vertex.position)
+        }
+        centroid /= Double(mesh.vertices.count)
+
+        var sum = 0.0
+        let count = mesh.vertices.count
+        for face in mesh.faces {
+            guard Int(face.a) < count, Int(face.b) < count, Int(face.c) < count else {
+                continue
+            }
+            let a = SIMD3<Double>(mesh.vertices[Int(face.a)].position) - centroid
+            let b = SIMD3<Double>(mesh.vertices[Int(face.b)].position) - centroid
+            let c = SIMD3<Double>(mesh.vertices[Int(face.c)].position) - centroid
+            sum += simd_dot(a, simd_cross(b, c)) / 6.0
+        }
+        return abs(sum)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Ray casting
+
+    /// Primary +X ray, then off-axis retries for degenerate edge hits.
+    private static let rayDirections: [SIMD3<Double>] = [
+        SIMD3(1, 0, 0),
+        simd_normalize(SIMD3<Double>(0.71, 1.0, 0.53)),
+        simd_normalize(SIMD3<Double>(0.53, 0.71, 1.0)),
+    ]
+
+    /// Möller–Trumbore crossing count. Returns `nil` when a crossing
+    /// lands on a triangle edge or vertex (ambiguous parity) so the
+    /// caller can retry with a different direction.
+    private static func castRay(
+        from origin: SIMD3<Double>,
+        direction dir: SIMD3<Double>,
+        mesh: GamutMesh
+    ) -> Bool? {
+        let epsilon = 1e-9
+        var crossings = 0
+        let count = mesh.vertices.count
+        for face in mesh.faces {
+            guard Int(face.a) < count, Int(face.b) < count, Int(face.c) < count else {
+                continue
+            }
+            let va = SIMD3<Double>(mesh.vertices[Int(face.a)].position)
+            let vb = SIMD3<Double>(mesh.vertices[Int(face.b)].position)
+            let vc = SIMD3<Double>(mesh.vertices[Int(face.c)].position)
+
+            let e1 = vb - va
+            let e2 = vc - va
+            let p = simd_cross(dir, e2)
+            let det = simd_dot(e1, p)
+            if abs(det) < 1e-12 { continue }  // ray parallel to face
+            let inv = 1.0 / det
+            let tvec = origin - va
+            let u = simd_dot(tvec, p) * inv
+            let q = simd_cross(tvec, e1)
+            let v = simd_dot(dir, q) * inv
+            let t = simd_dot(e2, q) * inv
+
+            guard t > epsilon else { continue }
+            if u < -epsilon || v < -epsilon || u + v > 1 + epsilon { continue }
+            // Crossing on an edge or vertex — parity is ambiguous.
+            if u < epsilon || v < epsilon || u + v > 1 - epsilon { return nil }
+            crossings += 1
+        }
+        return crossings % 2 == 1
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Gamut/NamedGamut.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Gamut/NamedGamut.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57f3a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Gamut/NamedGamut.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// A parsed gamut mesh plus the display metadata the compare viewer
+/// needs (issue #147).
+///
+/// `displayName` is user-derived (a file name); views must render it
+/// through `Text` only (#114).
+public struct NamedGamut: Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable {
+
+    /// What the layer is used for in the compare UI.
+    public enum Role: String, Sendable, Equatable {
+        /// Bundled reference space (sRGB). Cannot be removed, only hidden.
+        case reference
+        /// The workflow's own profile gamut.
+        case profileA
+        /// The user-added compare gamut. Replaced, never stacked.
+        case profileB
+    }
+
+    public var id: String
+    public var displayName: String
+    public var role: Role
+    public var mesh: GamutMesh
+    public var sourceURL: URL
+
+    public init(
+        id: String,
+        displayName: String,
+        role: Role,
+        mesh: GamutMesh,
+        sourceURL: URL
+    ) {
+        self.id = id
+        self.displayName = displayName
+        self.role = role
+        self.mesh = mesh
+        self.sourceURL = sourceURL
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/ICCeryProject.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/ICCeryProject.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e45f2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/ICCeryProject.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// The `.icceryproj` file — a JSON **index** over a basename + working
+/// directory + optional media recipe/preset binding + last verification
+/// snapshot (issue #149, docs/06 §Project file).
+///
+/// The project is never a second source of truth: artefact gating stays
+/// on disk (`ArtefactProbe`), and `wizard_state.json` continues to
+/// persist the live session. snake_case keys match the v1 schema;
+/// `schema_version != 1` is a hard decode error — v2 fields are never
+/// partially decoded.
+public struct ICCeryProject: Codable, Equatable, Sendable {
+
+    /// The only schema version this build reads and writes.
+    public static let currentSchemaVersion = 1
+
+    public var schemaVersion: Int
+    public var name: String
+    public var notes: String
+    /// Run name without extension — never `CAL_`-persisted (#60/R11).
+    public var basename: String
+    /// Absolute working directory holding the artefacts (#59).
+    public var cwd: String
+    /// May differ from `basename` after a `.ti3` import (#94).
+    public var profileBasename: String?
+    /// CUPS queue id, when a printer was selected.
+    public var printerID: String?
+    public var printerDisplayName: String?
+    /// `MediaRecipe.id` — optional; ignored when the library file is
+    /// absent or the id is unknown (soft-dependency, #146).
+    public var mediaRecipeID: String?
+    public var presetID: String?
+    /// Absolute `.cal` path stored verbatim; `nil` = none.
+    public var calibrationURL: String?
+    public var lastVerification: VerificationSnapshot?
+    public var updated: Date
+
+    public init(
+        schemaVersion: Int = ICCeryProject.currentSchemaVersion,
+        name: String = "",
+        notes: String = "",
+        basename: String,
+        cwd: String,
+        profileBasename: String? = nil,
+        printerID: String? = nil,
+        printerDisplayName: String? = nil,
+        mediaRecipeID: String? = nil,
+        presetID: String? = nil,
+        calibrationURL: String? = nil,
+        lastVerification: VerificationSnapshot? = nil,
+        updated: Date = Date()
+    ) {
+        self.schemaVersion = schemaVersion
+        self.name = name
+        self.notes = notes
+        self.basename = basename
+        self.cwd = cwd
+        self.profileBasename = profileBasename
+        self.printerID = printerID
+        self.printerDisplayName = printerDisplayName
+        self.mediaRecipeID = mediaRecipeID
+        self.presetID = presetID
+        self.calibrationURL = calibrationURL
+        self.lastVerification = lastVerification
+        self.updated = updated
+    }
+
+    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case schemaVersion = "schema_version"
+        case name, notes, basename, cwd
+        case profileBasename = "profile_basename"
+        case printerID = "printer_id"
+        case printerDisplayName = "printer_display_name"
+        case mediaRecipeID = "media_recipe_id"
+        case presetID = "preset_id"
+        case calibrationURL = "calibration_url"
+        case lastVerification = "last_verification"
+        case updated
+    }
+
+    /// Strict decode: `schema_version` is required and must equal 1 —
+    /// anything else throws before a single v2 field is read. Required
+    /// strings (`basename`, `cwd`) must be present; optionals default.
+    /// Unknown keys are ignored.
+    public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        let c = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+        let version = try c.decode(Int.self, forKey: .schemaVersion)
+        guard version == ICCeryProject.currentSchemaVersion else {
+            throw ValidationError.unsupportedSchema(version)
+        }
+        schemaVersion = version
+        name = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .name) ?? ""
+        notes = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .notes) ?? ""
+        basename = try c.decode(String.self, forKey: .basename)
+        cwd = try c.decode(String.self, forKey: .cwd)
+        profileBasename = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .profileBasename)
+        printerID = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .printerID)
+        printerDisplayName = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .printerDisplayName)
+        mediaRecipeID = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .mediaRecipeID)
+        presetID = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .presetID)
+        calibrationURL = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .calibrationURL)
+        lastVerification = try c.decodeIfPresent(VerificationSnapshot.self, forKey: .lastVerification)
+        updated = try c.decodeIfPresent(Date.self, forKey: .updated) ?? Date()
+    }
+
+    public enum ValidationError: LocalizedError, Equatable {
+        case unsupportedSchema(Int)
+        case emptyBasename
+        case invalidBasename(String)
+        case emptyCwd
+        case unsafeCwd(String)
+        case invalidCalibrationURL(String)
+
+        public var errorDescription: String? {
+            switch self {
+            case .unsupportedSchema:
+                return "This project file is not schema 1."
+            case .emptyBasename:
+                return "A project needs a target basename."
+            case .invalidBasename(let v):
+                return "Illegal project basename \"\(v)\"."
+            case .emptyCwd:
+                return "A project needs a working folder."
+            case .unsafeCwd(let v):
+                return "cwd must be an absolute path, got \"\(v)\"."
+            case .invalidCalibrationURL(let v):
+                return "calibration_url must be an absolute path without \"..\" or NUL, got \"\(v)\"."
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Validates the index fields. Empty basename/cwd refuse (#59/#60);
+    /// basename still rejects `/`, `\`, `..`; cwd must be absolute. An
+    /// empty `name` falls back to the basename.
+    @discardableResult
+    public func validated() throws -> ICCeryProject {
+        var p = self
+        p.basename = basename.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        p.name = name.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !p.basename.isEmpty else { throw ValidationError.emptyBasename }
+        guard PathSecurity.isValidBasename(p.basename) else {
+            throw ValidationError.invalidBasename(p.basename)
+        }
+        let trimmedCwd = p.cwd.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !trimmedCwd.isEmpty else { throw ValidationError.emptyCwd }
+        guard trimmedCwd.hasPrefix("/"), !trimmedCwd.contains("\0") else {
+            throw ValidationError.unsafeCwd(p.cwd)
+        }
+        p.cwd = trimmedCwd
+        if p.name.isEmpty { p.name = p.basename }
+        if let cal = p.calibrationURL, !cal.isEmpty {
+            guard cal.hasPrefix("/"), !cal.contains(".."), !cal.contains("\0") else {
+                throw ValidationError.invalidCalibrationURL(cal)
+            }
+        }
+        return p
+    }
+
+    /// Reads a `.icceryproj` file. Throws `unsupportedSchema` for
+    /// `schema_version != 1` and the decode/validation error otherwise;
+    /// callers must leave live state untouched on failure.
+    public static func load(from url: URL) throws -> ICCeryProject {
+        let data = try Data(contentsOf: url)
+        let decoder = JSONDecoder()
+        decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .iso8601
+        return try decoder.decode(ICCeryProject.self, from: data).validated()
+    }
+
+    /// Atomic `.tmp` + rename write via `AtomicFileWriter` (#213).
+    /// Validation runs first — a refused project never touches disk.
+    public func save(to url: URL) throws {
+        let encoder = JSONEncoder.icceryPretty(dateEncoding: .iso8601)
+        try AtomicFileWriter.write(try encoder.encode(validated()), to: url)
+    }
+}
+
+/// The last `VerificationRecord` frozen into the project file — notes
+/// only, never gating truth.
+public struct VerificationSnapshot: Codable, Equatable, Sendable {
+    public var date: Date
+    public var avgDE00: Double
+    public var maxDE00: Double
+    /// `VerificationStatus.rawValue`.
+    public var status: String
+    public var profileFilename: String
+
+    public init(
+        date: Date,
+        avgDE00: Double,
+        maxDE00: Double,
+        status: String,
+        profileFilename: String
+    ) {
+        self.date = date
+        self.avgDE00 = avgDE00
+        self.maxDE00 = maxDE00
+        self.status = status
+        self.profileFilename = profileFilename
+    }
+
+    public init(record: VerificationRecord) {
+        self.init(
+            date: record.timestamp,
+            avgDE00: record.avgDE,
+            maxDE00: record.maxDE,
+            status: record.status.rawValue,
+            profileFilename: record.profileName
+        )
+    }
+
+    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case date
+        case avgDE00 = "avg_de00"
+        case maxDE00 = "max_de00"
+        case status
+        case profileFilename = "profile_filename"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/MediaLibraryStore.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/MediaLibraryStore.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d84165c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/MediaLibraryStore.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Persistence for `MediaRecipe` entries (issue #146).
+///
+/// `media_library.json` is a sibling of `settings.json`, never a field
+/// inside it. Writes are atomic via `JSONFileStore` → `AtomicFileWriter`
+/// (`.tmp` + rename, #213). A corrupt file throws on load/upsert and is
+/// never overwritten — the view model turns the throw into an empty
+/// list plus a persistent warning banner.
+public actor MediaLibraryStore {
+
+    /// Default cap.
+    public static let defaultCapacity = 200
+
+    /// Path to the JSON store.
+    public let url: URL
+
+    /// In-memory cache, kept in sync with disk.
+    private var recipes: [MediaRecipe] = []
+
+    /// Explicit load flag — an empty file is still "loaded".
+    private var loaded = false
+
+    private let capacity: Int
+    private let fileStore: JSONFileStore<[MediaRecipe]>
+
+    public init(
+        url: URL = AppPaths.appDataDir.appendingPathComponent("media_library.json"),
+        capacity: Int = defaultCapacity
+    ) {
+        self.url = url
+        self.capacity = capacity
+        self.fileStore = JSONFileStore(
+            fileURL: url,
+            corrupt: .throwCorrupt,
+            defaultValue: { [] },
+            dateEncoding: .iso8601,
+            dateDecoding: .iso8601
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Loads recipes from disk. Returns the existing cache if already
+    /// loaded.
+    ///
+    /// Throws when the file exists but cannot be parsed; the existing
+    /// file is never overwritten in that case and `loaded` stays false
+    /// so the next call re-reads.
+    public func load() throws -> [MediaRecipe] {
+        guard !loaded else { return recipes }
+        guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: url.path) else {
+            loaded = true
+            return []
+        }
+        recipes = try fileStore.load()
+        loaded = true
+        return recipes
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all cached recipes.
+    public func all() -> [MediaRecipe] {
+        recipes
+    }
+
+    /// Inserts or replaces a recipe matched by `id`, then writes
+    /// atomically. Replacement preserves `created` and bumps `updated`;
+    /// inserts beyond `capacity` throw `.capacityReached` — no silent
+    /// eviction.
+    ///
+    /// Loads the existing library first and propagates any load error
+    /// so an unparseable file is never overwritten.
+    @discardableResult
+    public func upsert(_ recipe: MediaRecipe) throws -> [MediaRecipe] {
+        let validated = try recipe.validated()
+        try load()
+
+        var updated = recipes
+        if let index = updated.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == validated.id }) {
+            var existing = validated
+            existing.created = updated[index].created
+            existing.updated = Date()
+            updated[index] = existing
+        } else {
+            guard updated.count < capacity else {
+                throw MediaLibraryError.capacityReached(capacity)
+            }
+            updated.append(validated)
+        }
+
+        try fileStore.save(updated)
+        recipes = updated
+        return updated
+    }
+
+    /// Removes a recipe by id and writes atomically. Returns false when
+    /// no recipe with that id exists.
+    @discardableResult
+    public func delete(id: String) throws -> Bool {
+        try load()
+        let before = recipes.count
+        let updated = recipes.filter { $0.id != id }
+        guard updated.count != before else { return false }
+        try fileStore.save(updated)
+        recipes = updated
+        return true
+    }
+
+    public enum MediaLibraryError: LocalizedError, Equatable {
+        case capacityReached(Int)
+
+        public var errorDescription: String? {
+            switch self {
+            case .capacityReached(let cap):
+                return "Media library is full (\(cap)). Delete a recipe first."
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/MediaRecipe.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/MediaRecipe.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd29a40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/MediaRecipe.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// A media recipe: a named binding of CUPS queue + paper + ink set +
+/// optional `.cal` to a `ProfilingPreset` (issue #146, docs/22 §Media
+/// library).
+///
+/// snake_case keys match the v1 JSON schema so `media_library.json`
+/// stays import/export compatible. Identity + binding fields are
+/// required; every other field is optional-defaulted. Unknown keys are
+/// ignored on decode; missing required fields fail the whole array
+/// decode (corrupt-file policy, never silently dropped).
+public struct MediaRecipe: Codable, Equatable, Sendable, Identifiable {
+
+    /// `"recipe-<uuid>"`, never user-typed.
+    public var id: String
+    public var name: String
+    public var notes: String
+    /// CUPS queue id (`Printer.name` — `Printer` has no `id` member).
+    public var printerID: String
+    /// Human label from `Printer.displayName`.
+    public var printerDisplayName: String
+    /// Library metadata only — never written to targen `-P`/`-I` flags.
+    public var paperName: String
+    /// Last captured CUPS `media_type`, read-only.
+    public var driverMediaType: String?
+    /// Free text: `"PK"`, `"MK"`, `"Photo Black"`, …
+    public var inkSet: String
+    /// `"rgb"` | `"cmyk"` — must match the bound preset.
+    public var colourSpace: String
+    /// `ProfilingPreset.id` (built-in or custom).
+    public var presetID: String
+    /// Absolute `.cal` path stored verbatim; `nil` = none.
+    public var calibrationURL: String?
+    public var applyCalibration: Bool
+    public var created: Date
+    public var updated: Date
+
+    public init(
+        id: String,
+        name: String,
+        notes: String = "",
+        printerID: String,
+        printerDisplayName: String = "",
+        paperName: String = "",
+        driverMediaType: String? = nil,
+        inkSet: String = "",
+        colourSpace: String,
+        presetID: String,
+        calibrationURL: String? = nil,
+        applyCalibration: Bool = false,
+        created: Date = Date(),
+        updated: Date = Date()
+    ) {
+        self.id = id
+        self.name = name
+        self.notes = notes
+        self.printerID = printerID
+        self.printerDisplayName = printerDisplayName
+        self.paperName = paperName
+        self.driverMediaType = driverMediaType
+        self.inkSet = inkSet
+        self.colourSpace = colourSpace
+        self.presetID = presetID
+        self.calibrationURL = calibrationURL
+        self.applyCalibration = applyCalibration
+        self.created = created
+        self.updated = updated
+    }
+
+    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case id, name, notes
+        case printerID = "printer_id"
+        case printerDisplayName = "printer_display_name"
+        case paperName = "paper_name"
+        case driverMediaType = "driver_media_type"
+        case inkSet = "ink_set"
+        case colourSpace = "colour_space"
+        case presetID = "preset_id"
+        case calibrationURL = "calibration_url"
+        case applyCalibration = "apply_calibration"
+        case created, updated
+    }
+
+    /// Strict decode: required identity + binding fields must be
+    /// present; optionals default. Unknown keys are ignored.
+    public init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
+        let c = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
+        id = try c.decode(String.self, forKey: .id)
+        name = try c.decode(String.self, forKey: .name)
+        notes = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .notes) ?? ""
+        printerID = try c.decode(String.self, forKey: .printerID)
+        printerDisplayName = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .printerDisplayName) ?? ""
+        paperName = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .paperName) ?? ""
+        driverMediaType = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .driverMediaType)
+        inkSet = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .inkSet) ?? ""
+        colourSpace = try c.decode(String.self, forKey: .colourSpace)
+        presetID = try c.decode(String.self, forKey: .presetID)
+        calibrationURL = try c.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .calibrationURL)
+        applyCalibration = try c.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .applyCalibration) ?? false
+        created = try c.decodeIfPresent(Date.self, forKey: .created) ?? Date()
+        updated = try c.decodeIfPresent(Date.self, forKey: .updated) ?? Date()
+    }
+
+    public enum ValidationError: LocalizedError, Equatable {
+        case emptyName
+        case emptyPrinterID
+        case invalidColourSpace(String)
+        case emptyPresetID
+        case invalidCalibrationURL(String)
+
+        public var errorDescription: String? {
+            switch self {
+            case .emptyName: return "Media recipe is missing a name."
+            case .emptyPrinterID: return "Media recipe is missing a printer."
+            case .invalidColourSpace(let v):
+                return "colour_space must be \"rgb\" or \"cmyk\", got \"\(v)\"."
+            case .emptyPresetID: return "Media recipe is missing a preset."
+            case .invalidCalibrationURL(let v):
+                return "calibration_url must be an absolute path without \"..\" or NUL, got \"\(v)\"."
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Validates the binding fields. `colourSpace` is normalized to
+    /// lowercase before comparison. `CAL_` cal names are **not**
+    /// rejected — that is an apply-time policy, not schema.
+    @discardableResult
+    public func validated() throws -> MediaRecipe {
+        var r = self
+        r.id = id.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        r.name = name.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        r.colourSpace = colourSpace.lowercased()
+        guard !r.name.isEmpty else { throw ValidationError.emptyName }
+        guard !r.printerID.isEmpty else { throw ValidationError.emptyPrinterID }
+        guard r.colourSpace == "rgb" || r.colourSpace == "cmyk" else {
+            throw ValidationError.invalidColourSpace(colourSpace)
+        }
+        guard !r.presetID.isEmpty else { throw ValidationError.emptyPresetID }
+        if let cal = r.calibrationURL, !cal.isEmpty {
+            guard cal.hasPrefix("/"), !cal.contains(".."), !cal.contains("\0") else {
+                throw ValidationError.invalidCalibrationURL(cal)
+            }
+        }
+        return r
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/ProjectReport.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/ProjectReport.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5a94ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/ProjectReport.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// `Save Report…` — a one-page UTF-8 Markdown summary written next to
+/// the artefacts as `{basename}-report.md` (issue #149). Generated
+/// output, safe to overwrite. Filenames only — never absolute paths —
+/// and no HTML.
+public enum ProjectReport {
+
+    /// `{cwd}/{basename}-report.md`.
+    public static func url(for project: ICCeryProject) -> URL {
+        URL(fileURLWithPath: project.cwd, isDirectory: true)
+            .appendingPathComponent("\(project.basename)-report.md")
+    }
+
+    /// Renders the report. `artefacts` is the live probe result so the
+    /// checklist shows what is actually on disk, not what the project
+    /// JSON claims (R18).
+    public static func markdown(
+        project: ICCeryProject,
+        recipeName: String?,
+        artefacts: StageArtefacts
+    ) -> String {
+        var lines: [String] = []
+        lines.append("# \(project.name)")
+        lines.append("")
+        if let printer = project.printerDisplayName ?? project.printerID,
+           !printer.isEmpty {
+            lines.append("- **Printer:** \(printer)")
+        }
+        if let recipeName, !recipeName.isEmpty {
+            lines.append("- **Media recipe:** \(recipeName)")
+        }
+        if let preset = project.presetID, !preset.isEmpty {
+            lines.append("- **Preset:** \(preset)")
+        }
+        lines.append("")
+
+        lines.append("## Artefacts")
+        lines.append("")
+        lines.append("| File | Status |")
+        lines.append("|------|--------|")
+        lines.append(row("\(project.basename).ti1", exists: artefacts.stage1Complete))
+        lines.append(row("\(project.basename).ti2", exists: artefacts.stage2Complete))
+        lines.append(row("\(project.basename).ti3", exists: artefacts.stage3Complete))
+        let profileName = artefacts.profilePath?.lastPathComponent
+            ?? "\(project.basename).\(ArtefactProbe.defaultProfileExtension)"
+        lines.append(row(profileName, exists: artefacts.stage4Complete))
+        if let gam = artefacts.gamPath {
+            lines.append(row(gam.lastPathComponent, exists: true))
+        }
+        lines.append("")
+
+        if let verification = project.lastVerification {
+            lines.append("## Last verification")
+            lines.append("")
+            lines.append(
+                "- avg ΔE₀₀ \(f(verification.avgDE00)), max ΔE₀₀ \(f(verification.maxDE00))"
+                    + " (\(verification.status))")
+            lines.append("- Profile: \(verification.profileFilename)")
+            lines.append("- Date: \(ISO8601DateFormatter().string(from: verification.date))")
+            lines.append("")
+        }
+
+        if !project.notes.isEmpty {
+            lines.append("## Notes")
+            lines.append("")
+            lines.append(project.notes)
+            lines.append("")
+        }
+        return lines.joined(separator: "\n")
+    }
+
+    /// Writes `{cwd}/{basename}-report.md` atomically, overwriting an
+    /// existing generated report.
+    @discardableResult
+    public static func write(
+        project: ICCeryProject,
+        recipeName: String?,
+        artefacts: StageArtefacts
+    ) throws -> URL {
+        let destination = url(for: project)
+        try AtomicFileWriter.write(
+            markdown(project: project, recipeName: recipeName, artefacts: artefacts),
+            to: destination)
+        return destination
+    }
+
+    private static func row(_ filename: String, exists: Bool) -> String {
+        "| \(filename) | \(exists ? "exists" : "missing") |"
+    }
+
+    private static func f(_ value: Double) -> String {
+        String(format: "%.2f", value)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/RecentProjectsStore.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/RecentProjectsStore.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..630e81f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Library/RecentProjectsStore.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// One row in `recent_projects.json` — bookmark `Data` *and* the plain
+/// absolute path so the entry still resolves when the bookmark can't.
+public struct RecentProjectEntry: Codable, Equatable, Sendable, Identifiable {
+    public var name: String
+    /// Absolute path to the `.icceryproj` file.
+    public var path: String
+    /// File bookmark; optional — path is the fallback.
+    public var bookmark: Data?
+    public var updated: Date
+
+    public var id: String { path }
+
+    /// Stable digest of `path` for `projectRecent-{hash}` menu ids —
+    /// FNV-1a 64, stable across launches unlike `hashValue`.
+    public var bookmarkHash: String {
+        var hash: UInt64 = 0xcbf29ce484222325
+        for byte in path.utf8 {
+            hash ^= UInt64(byte)
+            hash &*= 0x100000001b3
+        }
+        return String(hash, radix: 16)
+    }
+
+    public init(name: String, path: String, bookmark: Data? = nil, updated: Date = Date()) {
+        self.name = name
+        self.path = path
+        self.bookmark = bookmark
+        self.updated = updated
+    }
+
+    enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
+        case name, path, bookmark, updated
+    }
+}
+
+/// Recent-projects list (issue #149). Lives in
+/// `AppPaths.appDataDir/recent_projects.json` — app data, never inside
+/// the project file (R12).
+///
+/// Cap 20, newest first, deduplicated by path. Entries whose file is
+/// gone are dropped by `pruneMissing()` (called when the Open Recent
+/// submenu builds). A corrupt file throws on load and is never
+/// overwritten — the view model shows an empty list and keeps the
+/// bytes (`.throwCorrupt`, R12).
+public actor RecentProjectsStore {
+
+    /// Default cap.
+    public static let defaultCapacity = 20
+
+    /// Path to the JSON store.
+    public let url: URL
+
+    /// In-memory cache, kept in sync with disk.
+    private var entries: [RecentProjectEntry] = []
+
+    /// Explicit load flag — an empty file is still "loaded".
+    private var loaded = false
+
+    private let capacity: Int
+    private let fileStore: JSONFileStore<[RecentProjectEntry]>
+    private let fileManager: FileManager
+
+    public init(
+        url: URL = AppPaths.appDataDir.appendingPathComponent("recent_projects.json"),
+        capacity: Int = defaultCapacity,
+        fileManager: FileManager = .default
+    ) {
+        self.url = url
+        self.capacity = capacity
+        self.fileManager = fileManager
+        self.fileStore = JSONFileStore(
+            fileURL: url,
+            corrupt: .throwCorrupt,
+            defaultValue: { [] },
+            dateEncoding: .iso8601,
+            dateDecoding: .iso8601
+        )
+    }
+
+    /// Loads entries from disk. Returns the existing cache if already
+    /// loaded. Throws when the file exists but cannot be parsed; the
+    /// existing file is never overwritten in that case.
+    public func load() throws -> [RecentProjectEntry] {
+        guard !loaded else { return entries }
+        guard fileManager.fileExists(atPath: url.path) else {
+            loaded = true
+            return []
+        }
+        entries = try fileStore.load()
+        loaded = true
+        return entries
+    }
+
+    /// Returns all cached entries, newest first.
+    public func all() -> [RecentProjectEntry] {
+        entries
+    }
+
+    /// Pushes a project to the front, deduplicating by path and
+    /// trimming to `capacity`. Writes atomically.
+    ///
+    /// Loads the existing list first and propagates any load error so
+    /// an unparseable file is never overwritten.
+    @discardableResult
+    public func add(url fileURL: URL, name: String) throws -> [RecentProjectEntry] {
+        try load()
+        let bookmark = try? fileURL.bookmarkData()
+        var updated = entries.filter { $0.path != fileURL.path }
+        updated.insert(
+            RecentProjectEntry(
+                name: name,
+                path: fileURL.path,
+                bookmark: bookmark,
+                updated: Date()),
+            at: 0)
+        if updated.count > capacity {
+            updated = Array(updated.prefix(capacity))
+        }
+        try fileStore.save(updated)
+        entries = updated
+        return updated
+    }
+
+    /// Removes an entry by path and writes atomically. Returns false
+    /// when no entry with that path exists.
+    @discardableResult
+    public func remove(path: String) throws -> Bool {
+        try load()
+        let before = entries.count
+        let updated = entries.filter { $0.path != path }
+        guard updated.count != before else { return false }
+        try fileStore.save(updated)
+        entries = updated
+        return true
+    }
+
+    /// `Clear Menu` — wipes the recents file only; `.icceryproj` files
+    /// are never deleted (R12).
+    public func clear() throws {
+        try load()
+        try fileStore.save([])
+        entries = []
+    }
+
+    /// Drops entries whose file is gone and rewrites the store.
+    /// Called when the Open Recent submenu builds — missing files are
+    /// dropped there, not at launch (issue #149).
+    @discardableResult
+    public func pruneMissing() throws -> [RecentProjectEntry] {
+        try load()
+        let kept = entries.filter {
+            fileManager.fileExists(atPath: $0.path)
+        }
+        if kept.count != entries.count {
+            try fileStore.save(kept)
+            entries = kept
+        }
+        return kept
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Measurement/SpotReadClassifier.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Measurement/SpotReadClassifier.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a99e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Measurement/SpotReadClassifier.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Line classifier for `spotread` stdout (issue #148).
+///
+/// `spotread` shares `chartread`'s white-tile calibration phrasing, so
+/// this wraps `ChartreadClassifier` and only intercepts the lines that
+/// would otherwise misclassify:
+///
+/// - `… and then hit any key to continue,` / `or hit Esc or Q to abort:`
+///   continuation lines that trail the calibration and spot prompts —
+///   sticky to the current prompt state instead of `PROMPT_CONTINUE`.
+/// - `Place instrument on a spot to be measured,` /
+///   `and hit a key to take a reading,` → `AWAITING_STRIP` (the Read
+///   prompt; the generic chartread matcher does not know "take a
+///   reading").
+///
+/// Sample lines (`Result is XYZ: …, D50 Lab: …`) are parsed by
+/// `SpotReadParser`, not classified here.
+public enum SpotReadClassifier {
+
+    public static func classify(
+        line: String,
+        previousState: ChartreadState
+    ) -> ChartreadClassifyResult {
+        let text = line.lowercased()
+
+        // Spot-read prompt continuations keep the current prompt state.
+        if previousState == .calibrating || previousState == .awaitingStrip {
+            if text.contains("hit any key")
+                || text.contains("hit space")
+                || text.contains("esc or")
+                || text.contains("abort")
+                || text.contains("to abort") {
+                return ChartreadClassifyResult(state: previousState)
+            }
+        }
+
+        // "Place instrument on a spot to be measured," /
+        // " and hit a key to take a reading," — the Read trigger prompt.
+        if text.contains("spot to be measured")
+            || text.contains("take a reading")
+            || text.contains("measure the spot") {
+            return ChartreadClassifyResult(state: .awaitingStrip)
+        }
+
+        return ChartreadClassifier.classify(line: line, previousState: previousState)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Measurement/SpotReadSample.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Measurement/SpotReadSample.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..836221c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Measurement/SpotReadSample.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// One patch measurement emitted by a running `spotread` child (#148).
+public struct SpotReadSample: Codable, Sendable, Equatable, Identifiable {
+    public var id: UUID
+    public var timestamp: Date
+    /// D50 Lab (always present — derived from XYZ when needed).
+    public var lab: LabColor
+    /// XYZ on the 0–100 scale used by the fork, when the line carried it.
+    public var xyz: XYZColor?
+    public var instrumentName: String
+    public var port: Int?
+    /// Diagnostics only — never rendered as HTML or shown in the table.
+    public var rawLine: String
+
+    public init(
+        id: UUID = UUID(),
+        timestamp: Date = Date(),
+        lab: LabColor,
+        xyz: XYZColor? = nil,
+        instrumentName: String = "",
+        port: Int? = nil,
+        rawLine: String = ""
+    ) {
+        self.id = id
+        self.timestamp = timestamp
+        self.lab = lab
+        self.xyz = xyz
+        self.instrumentName = instrumentName
+        self.port = port
+        self.rawLine = rawLine
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parses `spotread` result lines into Lab / XYZ triples.
+///
+/// The fork's line shape is the upstream
+/// `Result is XYZ: <x> <y> <z>, D50 Lab: <L> <a> <b>`; a Lab-only line
+/// also parses, and an XYZ-only line derives Lab via
+/// `LabColorMath.xyzToLab` (D50).
+public enum SpotReadParser {
+
+    public static func parse(line: String) -> (xyz: XYZColor?, lab: LabColor)? {
+        guard line.range(of: "result is", options: .caseInsensitive) != nil
+            || line.range(of: #"\bLab\b"#, options: .regularExpression) != nil
+            || line.range(of: #"\bXYZ\b"#, options: .regularExpression) != nil
+        else { return nil }
+
+        var xyz: XYZColor?
+        var lab: LabColor?
+
+        if let m = triple(#"\bXYZ\b[:\s]"#, in: line) {
+            xyz = XYZColor(x: m.0, y: m.1, z: m.2)
+        }
+        if let m = triple(#"\bLab\b[:\s]"#, in: line) {
+            lab = LabColor(l: m.0, a: m.1, b: m.2)
+        }
+        if lab == nil, let xyz {
+            lab = LabColorMath.xyzToLab(xyz)
+        }
+        guard let lab else { return nil }
+        return (xyz, lab)
+    }
+
+    private static func triple(_ marker: String, in line: String) -> (Double, Double, Double)? {
+        let pattern = marker + #"\s*(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s+(-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)"#
+        guard let regex = try? NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: .caseInsensitive),
+              let match = regex.firstMatch(
+                in: line, options: [], range: NSRange(line.startIndex..., in: line)),
+              match.numberOfRanges == 4,
+              let r1 = Range(match.range(at: 1), in: line),
+              let r2 = Range(match.range(at: 2), in: line),
+              let r3 = Range(match.range(at: 3), in: line),
+              let a = Double(line[r1]),
+              let b = Double(line[r2]),
+              let c = Double(line[r3])
+        else { return nil }
+        return (a, b, c)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Process/ProcessID.swift b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Process/ProcessID.swift
index 80d6242..8c2d562 100644
--- a/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Process/ProcessID.swift
+++ b/Packages/ICCeryCore/Sources/ICCeryCore/Process/ProcessID.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import Foundation
 /// filter events on `id` — historical bug #56 was an id mismatch.
 public enum ProcessID {
     public static let instlist = "instlist"
+    /// Spot-read console (issue #148) — single lease, like `instlist`.
+    public static let spotread = "spotread"
 
     public static func targen(_ basename: String) -> String { "targen_\(basename)" }
     public static func printtarg(_ basename: String) -> String { "printtarg_\(basename)" }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59df0be..61ffb5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ All measurement, chart generation, and profile mathematics live in the [Gronod A
 |---|---|
 | Product | ICCery v2 for macOS |
 | Bundle | `com.gronod.iccery2` |
-| Floor | macOS 14 Sonoma, universal `arm64` + `x86_64` |
+| Floor | macOS 12.0 Monterey, universal `arm64` + `x86_64` |
 | Default branch | `develop` |
 | M6 | Stage 0 calibration, CGATS import, SceneKit gamut viewer, packaging — shipped on `develop` |
 | M7 | Pre-UAT hardening & baseline consolidation — shipped on `develop` |
-| M8 | Deduplication/consolidation contracts & UAT-ready hardening (#79–#86) — in flight on `milestone/m8-consolidation` |
+| M8 | Deduplication/consolidation contracts & UAT-ready hardening (#79–#86) — shipped on `develop` |
+| M9 | macOS 12 / Xcode 14.2 retarget — shipped on `develop` (PR #145) |
+| M10 | Studio workflow (#146–#149) — in flight on `milestone/m10-studio` |
 | Licence | Proprietary source in [`LICENCE.md`](LICENCE.md); bundled Argyll sidecars remain AGPLv3 |
 
 ## What it does
@@ -176,11 +178,11 @@ Agent / branch rules: [`AGENTS.md`](AGENTS.md), [`BUILD-PLAN.md`](BUILD-PLAN.md)
 
 ```
 develop
-  └── milestone/m8-consolidation   # integration branch
+  └── milestone/m10-studio   # M10 integration branch
         └── feat/<issue>-<slug>    # one issue per branch
 ```
 
-Feature PRs target the current milestone branch, not `develop`. The milestone branch merges to `develop` when its issues are green. Completion PRs for issues #79–#86 target `milestone/m8-consolidation`; `milestone/m8-consolidation` merges into `develop` once all milestone gates pass. Do not open umbrella "bugfix" branches that mix tickets.
+Feature PRs target the current milestone branch, not `develop`. The milestone branch merges to `develop` when its issues are green. Completion PRs for issues #146–#149 target `milestone/m10-studio`; `milestone/m10-studio` merges into `develop` once all milestone gates pass. Do not open umbrella "bugfix" branches that mix tickets.
 
 ## Licence
 
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/AppEnvironment.swift b/Sources/ICCery/AppEnvironment.swift
index f32dfef..88d0bd5 100644
--- a/Sources/ICCery/AppEnvironment.swift
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/AppEnvironment.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ struct AppEnvironment: Sendable {
     let runner: ArgyllRunner
     let cupsService: CupsService
     let historyStore: VerificationHistoryStore
+    let mediaStore: MediaLibraryStore
+    let recentProjectsStore: RecentProjectsStore
 
     static func live(
         environment: [String: String] = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment
@@ -20,11 +22,15 @@ struct AppEnvironment: Sendable {
         let settingsStore = SettingsStore()
         var overrideDir = settingsStore.load().argyllBinaryDir
             .map { URL(fileURLWithPath: $0) }
+        var bundledRoot = AppPaths.bundledArgyllDir
         var cupsDir = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/usr/bin")
         #if DEBUG
         if let dir = environment["ICCERY_ARGYLL_BINARY_DIR"], !dir.isEmpty {
             overrideDir = URL(fileURLWithPath: dir)
         }
+        if let dir = environment["ICCERY_ARGYLL_BUNDLED_ROOT"], !dir.isEmpty {
+            bundledRoot = URL(fileURLWithPath: dir)
+        }
         if let dir = environment["ICCERY_CUPS_BIN_DIR"], !dir.isEmpty {
             cupsDir = URL(fileURLWithPath: dir)
         }
@@ -35,12 +41,15 @@ struct AppEnvironment: Sendable {
             presetStore: PresetStore(settingsStore: settingsStore),
             runner: ArgyllRunner(
                 processManager: .shared,
-                binaryResolver: BinaryResolver(overrideDir: overrideDir)
+                binaryResolver: BinaryResolver(
+                    bundledRoot: bundledRoot, overrideDir: overrideDir)
             ),
             cupsService: CupsService(
                 processManager: .shared,
                 binaryDir: cupsDir),
-            historyStore: VerificationHistoryStore()
+            historyStore: VerificationHistoryStore(),
+            mediaStore: MediaLibraryStore(),
+            recentProjectsStore: RecentProjectsStore()
         )
     }
 }
@@ -74,6 +83,26 @@ enum UITestHooks {
     static var presetImportURL: URL? { url("ICCERY_TEST_PRESET_IMPORT") }
     /// Preset export destination.
     static var presetExportURL: URL? { url("ICCERY_TEST_PRESET_EXPORT") }
+    /// Spot-read CSV export destination (`selectCsvSavePath`, #148).
+    static var csvExportURL: URL? { url("ICCERY_TEST_CSV_EXPORT") }
+    /// `.gam` compare picker result (gamut sheet, #147). Unset → cancel.
+    static var gamutFileURL: URL? { url("ICCERY_TEST_GAMUT_FILE") }
+    /// `.icc/.icm` compare picker result (gamut sheet, #147). Unset → cancel.
+    static var gamutProfileURL: URL? { url("ICCERY_TEST_GAMUT_PROFILE") }
+    /// TIFF sample picker result (gamut sheet, #147). Unset → cancel.
+    static var gamutTiffURL: URL? { url("ICCERY_TEST_GAMUT_TIFF") }
+    /// `selectProjectFile` result (`.icceryproj` open, #149). Unset → cancel.
+    static var projectOpenURL: URL? { url("ICCERY_TEST_PROJECT_OPEN") }
+    /// `selectProjectSavePath` result (`.icceryproj` save-as, #149).
+    static var projectSaveURL: URL? { url("ICCERY_TEST_PROJECT_SAVE") }
+    /// Relocate-folder result when a project's `cwd` is missing (#149).
+    static var projectRelocateURL: URL? { url("ICCERY_TEST_PROJECT_RELOCATE") }
+    /// Forces the gamut sheet into its no-Metal fallback even on a GPU
+    /// host (#147). Set per-test only — never in a default launch env,
+    /// or CI's future GPU run would skip SceneKit too.
+    static var skipSceneKit: Bool {
+        isEnabled && env["ICCERY_TEST_SKIP_SCENEKIT"] == "1"
+    }
 
     // MARK: - Print panel / CUPS stubs (issue 13/17)
 
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/FileDialogService.swift b/Sources/ICCery/FileDialogService.swift
index 5852e93..7b30144 100644
--- a/Sources/ICCery/FileDialogService.swift
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/FileDialogService.swift
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ final class FileDialogService {
              message: "Choose a calibration file (.cal)")
     }
 
+    /// `selectGamutFile` — `.gam` surface mesh for the compare slot (#147).
+    func selectGamutFile(startingAt start: URL? = nil) -> URL? {
+        open(extensions: ["gam"], startingAt: start,
+             message: "Choose a .gam surface mesh",
+             allowsOtherFileTypes: false)
+    }
+
+    /// `selectTiffFile` — `.tif`/`.tiff` target page for gamut sampling (#147).
+    func selectTiffFile(startingAt start: URL? = nil) -> URL? {
+        open(extensions: ["tif", "tiff"], startingAt: start,
+             message: "Choose a target TIFF page")
+    }
+
     /// `btnImportPreset` — open a `.json` preset file.
     func selectPresetFile(startingAt start: URL? = nil) -> URL? {
         open(extensions: ["json"], startingAt: start,
@@ -82,6 +95,23 @@ final class FileDialogService {
              message: "Export this preset as JSON")
     }
 
+    /// `selectProjectFile` — open `.icceryproj` only (issue #149).
+    func selectProjectFile(startingAt start: URL? = nil) -> URL? {
+        open(extensions: ["icceryproj"], startingAt: start,
+             message: "Open ICCery Project",
+             title: "Open ICCery Project",
+             allowsOtherFileTypes: false)
+    }
+
+    /// `selectProjectSavePath` — save `.icceryproj`, suggested name
+    /// `{basename}.icceryproj` in the working folder (issue #149).
+    func selectProjectSavePath(
+        basename: String, startingAt start: URL? = nil
+    ) -> URL? {
+        save(named: "\(basename).icceryproj", extensions: ["icceryproj"],
+             startingAt: start, message: "Save ICCery Project")
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Internals (private — not a shared public picker API)
 
     private func save(
@@ -102,16 +132,19 @@ final class FileDialogService {
     private func open(
         extensions: [String],
         startingAt start: URL?,
-        message: String?
+        message: String?,
+        title: String? = nil,
+        allowsOtherFileTypes: Bool = true
     ) -> URL? {
         let panel = NSOpenPanel()
         panel.canChooseDirectories = false
         panel.canChooseFiles = true
         panel.allowsMultipleSelection = false
         panel.allowedContentTypes = utTypes(extensions)
-        panel.allowsOtherFileTypes = true
+        panel.allowsOtherFileTypes = allowsOtherFileTypes
         panel.directoryURL = start
         if let message { panel.message = message }
+        if let title { panel.title = title }
         return run(panel)
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/GamutView.swift b/Sources/ICCery/GamutView.swift
index aa3debb..63bfdcf 100644
--- a/Sources/ICCery/GamutView.swift
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/GamutView.swift
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import SceneKit
+import Metal
 import ICCeryCore
 import simd
 
@@ -62,72 +63,322 @@ internal struct GamutSceneGeometryBuilder {
     }
 }
 
-/// Native SceneKit 3D gamut viewer.
+/// Native SceneKit 3D gamut viewer (issues #28, #147).
 ///
-/// Displays a profile gamut mesh and the bundled `sRGB.gam` reference.  Uses
-/// the CIELAB coordinate convention `x = a*`, `y = L*`, `z = b*` so that the
-/// a* (green-red) axis is horizontal, L* (lightness) is vertical, and b*
-/// (blue-yellow) is depth.
+/// Displays the bundled `sRGB.gam` reference plus up to two profile
+/// meshes with independent visibility toggles, a status line, and an
+/// inspect panel (click a mesh, type a Lab value, or sample a TIFF
+/// pixel). Uses the CIELAB coordinate convention `x = a*`, `y = L*`,
+/// `z = b*`.
 struct GamutView: View {
     @StateObject private var viewModel: GamutViewModel
     @State private var pause: () -> Void = {}
     @FocusState private var isFocused: Bool
+    @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+    @Binding var showingAllHelp: Bool
 
-    init(profileGamURL: URL? = nil) {
-        _viewModel = StateObject(wrappedValue: GamutViewModel(profileGamURL: profileGamURL))
+    init(
+        environment: AppEnvironment,
+        profileGamURL: URL? = nil,
+        showingAllHelp: Binding<Bool>
+    ) {
+        _viewModel = StateObject(wrappedValue: GamutViewModel(
+            environment: environment, profileGamURL: profileGamURL))
+        _showingAllHelp = showingAllHelp
     }
 
     var body: some View {
-        ZStack {
-            GamutSceneView(
-                profileMesh: viewModel.profileMesh,
-                referenceMesh: viewModel.sRGBMesh,
-                onReset: $viewModel.resetCamera,
-                onPause: $pause
-            )
-            .focusable()
-            .focused($isFocused)
-            .onAppear { isFocused = true }
-
-            VStack {
-                HStack {
-                    Spacer()
-                    Button(action: { viewModel.resetCamera() }) {
-                        Text("Reset view")
-                    }
-                    .accessibilityIdentifier("btnResetGamutCamera")
-                    .padding(8)
-                }
-                Spacer()
-                HStack {
-                    Text(viewModel.status)
-                        .font(.caption)
-                        .padding(8)
-                        .background(.thinMaterial)
-                        .cornerRadius(6)
-                        .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutStatusText")
-                    Spacer()
-                }
-                .padding(8)
-            }
+        VStack(spacing: 0) {
+            toolbar
+            Divider().overlay(Theme.border)
+            sceneArea
+            Divider().overlay(Theme.border)
+            statusLine
+            inspectPanel
+            Divider().overlay(Theme.border)
+            footer
         }
-        .frame(minWidth: 500, minHeight: 400)
+        .frame(minWidth: 720, minHeight: 520)
+        .background(Theme.background)
         .onDisappear { pause() }
         .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
         .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutView")
+        .sheet(isPresented: $viewModel.showingTiffPreview) {
+            tiffPreviewSheet
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Toolbar
+
+    private var toolbar: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 12) {
+            layerToggle(id: GamutViewModel.srgbLayerID, fallback: "sRGB")
+            layerToggle(id: GamutViewModel.profileLayerID, fallback: "Profile")
+            layerToggle(id: GamutViewModel.compareLayerID, fallback: "Compare")
+            Spacer()
+            addCompareMenu
+            Button("Remove compare") { viewModel.removeCompare() }
+                .disabled(viewModel.layer(id: GamutViewModel.compareLayerID) == nil)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnGamutRemoveCompare")
+            Button("Sample TIFF…") { viewModel.openTiffSample() }
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnGamutSampleTiff")
+                .helpOverlay(
+                    "Sample a colour from a target TIFF page.",
+                    showing: $showingAllHelp)
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        .padding(.vertical, 8)
+    }
+
+    private func layerToggle(id: String, fallback: String) -> some View {
+        let layer = viewModel.layer(id: id)
+        return Toggle(isOn: Binding(
+            get: { layer != nil && viewModel.visibleIDs.contains(id) },
+            set: { on in
+                if on {
+                    viewModel.visibleIDs.insert(id)
+                } else {
+                    viewModel.visibleIDs.remove(id)
+                }
+            }
+        )) {
+            Text(layer?.displayName ?? fallback)
+        }
+        .toggleStyle(.checkbox)
+        .disabled(layer == nil)
+        .help(layer.map { $0.sourceURL.lastPathComponent } ?? "No profile .gam loaded")
+        // macOS 12 puts the identifier on the Toggle's container, an
+        // element that never reports isEnabled — combine so the a11y
+        // leaf is the checkbox itself.
+        .accessibilityElement(children: .combine)
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutLayer-\(id)")
+    }
+
+    private var addCompareMenu: some View {
+        Menu("Add compare…") {
+            Button("Open .gam…") { viewModel.openCompareGam() }
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnGamutOpenGam")
+            Button("Open profile…") { viewModel.openCompareProfile() }
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnGamutOpenProfile")
+        }
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("btnGamutAddCompare")
+        .helpOverlay(
+            "Add a second profile or .gam mesh to compare against.",
+            showing: $showingAllHelp)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Scene
+
+    private var sceneArea: some View {
+        ZStack(alignment: .topTrailing) {
+            if viewModel.viewerUnavailable {
+                Text("3D gamut viewer is unavailable on this Mac; the rest of ICCery still works.")
+                    .font(.callout)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutViewerUnavailable")
+            } else {
+                GamutSceneView(
+                    layers: viewModel.layers,
+                    visibleIDs: viewModel.visibleIDs,
+                    onReset: $viewModel.resetCamera,
+                    onPause: $pause,
+                    onUnavailable: { viewModel.viewerUnavailable = true },
+                    onInspect: { point, layerID in
+                        if let layerID {
+                            viewModel.inspectSceneHit(world: point, layerID: layerID)
+                        } else {
+                            viewModel.clearInspect()
+                        }
+                    }
+                )
+                .focusable()
+                .focused($isFocused)
+                .onAppear { isFocused = true }
+            }
+            Button(action: { viewModel.resetCamera() }) {
+                Text("Reset view")
+            }
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("btnResetGamutCamera")
+            .padding(8)
+        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Status
+
+    private var statusLine: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 10) {
+            Text(viewModel.status)
+                .font(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutStatusText")
+            if let notice = viewModel.noticeText {
+                Text(notice)
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutNoticeText")
+            }
+            Spacer()
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        .padding(.vertical, 6)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Inspect panel
+
+    private var inspectPanel: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 12) {
+            if let lab = viewModel.inspectLab {
+                inspectSwatch
+                labReadout(lab)
+                containmentColumn
+                if viewModel.inspectIsApproximate {
+                    Text("approx. Lab, not ColorSync")
+                        .font(.caption2)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutInspectApprox")
+                }
+            } else {
+                Text("Click the mesh, or enter Lab, to inspect.")
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutInspectIdle")
+            }
+            Spacer()
+            labEntryFields
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        .padding(.vertical, 8)
+        .frame(minHeight: 56)
+        .background(Theme.panel)
+        .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutInspectPanel")
+        .helpOverlay(
+            "Inspect a Lab point against each loaded gamut.",
+            showing: $showingAllHelp)
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var inspectSwatch: some View {
+        if let swatch = viewModel.inspectSwatch {
+            Color(red: swatch.r, green: swatch.g, blue: swatch.b)
+                .frame(width: 16, height: 16)
+                .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 2))
+                .overlay(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 2).stroke(Theme.border))
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutInspectSwatch")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func labReadout(_ lab: LabColor) -> some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 10) {
+            Text(String(format: "L %.1f", lab.l))
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutInspectL")
+            Text(String(format: "a %.1f", lab.a))
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutInspectA")
+            Text(String(format: "b %.1f", lab.b))
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutInspectB")
+        }
+        .font(.caption.monospacedDigit())
+        .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+    }
+
+    private var containmentColumn: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 10) {
+            ForEach(viewModel.inspectResults, id: \.id) { result in
+                Text("\(result.name) \(containmentWord(result.containment))")
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutInspect-\(result.id)")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func containmentWord(_ containment: GamutContainment) -> String {
+        switch containment {
+        case .inside: return "in"
+        case .outside: return "out"
+        case .unknown: return "?"
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var labEntryFields: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 6) {
+            Text("Lab 0–100 · ±128")
+                .font(.caption2)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            TextField("L", text: $viewModel.labEntryL)
+                .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                .frame(width: 56)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutLabEntryL")
+            TextField("a", text: $viewModel.labEntryA)
+                .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                .frame(width: 56)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutLabEntryA")
+            TextField("b", text: $viewModel.labEntryB)
+                .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                .frame(width: 56)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutLabEntryB")
+            Button("Inspect") { viewModel.inspectEnteredLab() }
+                .disabled(!viewModel.canInspectLab)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnGamutInspectLab")
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Footer
+
+    /// Always-visible Close (#147) — the fallback banner keeps it
+    /// reachable and Escape works via `.cancelAction` without SceneKit.
+    private var footer: some View {
+        HStack {
+            Spacer()
+            Button("Close") { dismiss() }
+                .keyboardShortcut(.cancelAction)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnCloseGamut")
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        .padding(.vertical, 8)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - TIFF sample sheet
+
+    private var tiffPreviewSheet: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: 12) {
+            Text("Click a pixel to sample its colour.")
+                .font(.headline)
+                .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+            if let png = viewModel.tiffPreviewPNG {
+                TiffSampleImageView(pngData: png) { r, g, b in
+                    viewModel.sampleTiffPixel(r: r, g: g, b: b)
+                }
+                .frame(minWidth: 320, minHeight: 240)
+            }
+            HStack {
+                Spacer()
+                Button("Cancel") { viewModel.showingTiffPreview = false }
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("btnCloseGamutTiffPreview")
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(16)
+        .background(Theme.background)
+        .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("gamutTiffPreview")
     }
 }
 
-/// `NSViewRepresentable` wrapper around an `SCNView` that builds the scene from
-/// one or two ``GamutMesh`` values.
+/// `NSViewRepresentable` wrapper around an `SCNView` rendering one node
+/// per ``NamedGamut`` layer.
 ///
-/// Scene construction and camera reset are coordinated through a typed callback
-/// binding owned by the view model.
+/// Layer toggles hide/show `SCNNode`s — the scene is built once and the
+/// camera is only reset through the explicit reset path, never on a
+/// mesh or visibility update.
 private struct GamutSceneView: NSViewRepresentable {
-    var profileMesh: GamutMesh?
-    var referenceMesh: GamutMesh?
+    var layers: [NamedGamut]
+    var visibleIDs: Set<String>
     var onReset: Binding<() -> Void>
     var onPause: Binding<() -> Void>
+    var onUnavailable: () -> Void
+    var onInspect: (SIMD3<Float>, String?) -> Void
 
     func makeNSView(context: Context) -> SCNView {
         let scnView = SCNView()
@@ -142,14 +393,25 @@ private struct GamutSceneView: NSViewRepresentable {
 
         context.coordinator.scnView = scnView
         context.coordinator.scene = scene
-        context.coordinator.buildScene(profile: profileMesh, reference: referenceMesh)
+        context.coordinator.onInspect = onInspect
+        context.coordinator.buildSceneOnce()
+        context.coordinator.syncLayers(layers, visibleIDs: visibleIDs)
         context.coordinator.installKeyMonitor()
+        context.coordinator.installClickGesture()
+
+        // Safety net only — the primary no-Metal check is
+        // `GamutSceneAvailability.isAvailable`, evaluated before this
+        // view is mounted. Never respawn the view in a loop.
+        if MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice() == nil {
+            DispatchQueue.main.async { onUnavailable() }
+        }
 
         return scnView
     }
 
     func updateNSView(_ nsView: SCNView, context: Context) {
-        context.coordinator.buildScene(profile: profileMesh, reference: referenceMesh)
+        context.coordinator.onInspect = onInspect
+        context.coordinator.syncLayers(layers, visibleIDs: visibleIDs)
     }
 
     func makeCoordinator() -> Coordinator {
@@ -165,6 +427,9 @@ private struct GamutSceneView: NSViewRepresentable {
 
     static func dismantleNSView(_ nsView: SCNView, coordinator: Coordinator) {
         coordinator.removeKeyMonitor()
+        if let click = coordinator.clickGesture {
+            nsView.removeGestureRecognizer(click)
+        }
         nsView.isPlaying = false
     }
 
@@ -172,11 +437,14 @@ private struct GamutSceneView: NSViewRepresentable {
     final class Coordinator: NSObject {
         weak var scnView: SCNView?
         weak var scene: SCNScene?
+        var onInspect: (SIMD3<Float>, String?) -> Void = { _, _ in }
+        private(set) var clickGesture: NSClickGestureRecognizer?
         private var keyMonitor: Any?
 
-        private let profileNode = SCNNode()
-        private let referenceGroup = SCNNode()
+        /// One `SCNNode` per loaded layer, keyed by `NamedGamut.id`.
+        private var layerNodes: [String: SCNNode] = [:]
         private let axisNode = SCNNode()
+        private let layerGroup = SCNNode()
         private let cameraNode: SCNNode = {
             let node = SCNNode()
             node.camera = SCNCamera()
@@ -184,33 +452,97 @@ private struct GamutSceneView: NSViewRepresentable {
             return node
         }()
 
-        func buildScene(profile: GamutMesh?, reference: GamutMesh?) {
-            guard let scene else { return }
+        /// Builds the static scene furniture exactly once — axis
+        /// scaffold, lights, camera home. Layer content lives under
+        /// `layerGroup` and is managed by `syncLayers`.
+        func buildSceneOnce() {
+            guard let scene, scene.rootNode.childNodes.isEmpty else { return }
 
-            // Rebuild from scratch on every mesh change to avoid stale geometry.
-            scene.rootNode.childNodes.forEach { $0.removeFromParentNode() }
             scene.rootNode.addChildNode(axisNode)
-            scene.rootNode.addChildNode(profileNode)
-            scene.rootNode.addChildNode(referenceGroup)
+            scene.rootNode.addChildNode(layerGroup)
             scene.rootNode.addChildNode(cameraNode)
 
             buildAxisScaffold()
-
-            if let profile {
-                profileNode.addChildNode(profileMeshNode(profile, name: "profile"))
-            } else {
-                profileNode.childNodes.forEach { $0.removeFromParentNode() }
-            }
-
-            if let reference {
-                referenceGroup.childNodes.forEach { $0.removeFromParentNode() }
-                referenceGroup.addChildNode(referenceMeshNode(reference))
-            }
-
             addLights(to: scene)
             resetCamera()
         }
 
+        /// Reconciles the node set with `layers` and `visibleIDs`.
+        ///
+        /// New layers get a node; removed layers lose theirs; hidden
+        /// layers keep their mesh (`isHidden` only). Never rebuilds the
+        /// scene, so the camera is untouched by a checkbox toggle.
+        func syncLayers(_ layers: [NamedGamut], visibleIDs: Set<String>) {
+            guard scene != nil else { return }
+            let wanted = Set(layers.map { $0.id })
+            for (id, node) in layerNodes where !wanted.contains(id) {
+                node.removeFromParentNode()
+                layerNodes.removeValue(forKey: id)
+            }
+            for layer in layers {
+                if layerNodes[layer.id] == nil {
+                    let node = makeLayerNode(for: layer)
+                    layerNodes[layer.id] = node
+                    layerGroup.addChildNode(node)
+                }
+                layerNodes[layer.id]?.isHidden = !visibleIDs.contains(layer.id)
+            }
+        }
+
+        private func makeLayerNode(for layer: NamedGamut) -> SCNNode {
+            let node: SCNNode
+            switch layer.role {
+            case .reference:
+                node = referenceMeshNode(layer.mesh)
+            case .profileA:
+                node = profileMeshNode(layer.mesh)
+            case .profileB:
+                node = compareMeshNode(layer.mesh)
+            }
+            node.name = layer.id
+            return node
+        }
+
+        // MARK: - Click inspect (#147)
+
+        /// Click (not drag) hit-tests the scene. `NSClickGestureRecognizer`
+        /// only fires on a press+release in place, so orbit drags are
+        /// untouched.
+        func installClickGesture() {
+            guard let scnView, clickGesture == nil else { return }
+            let gesture = NSClickGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(handleClick(_:)))
+            scnView.addGestureRecognizer(gesture)
+            clickGesture = gesture
+        }
+
+        @objc private func handleClick(_ gesture: NSClickGestureRecognizer) {
+            guard let scnView else { return }
+            let point = gesture.location(in: scnView)
+            for hit in scnView.hitTest(point, options: nil) {
+                if let layerID = layerID(for: hit.node) {
+                    let world = hit.worldCoordinates
+                    onInspect(
+                        SIMD3<Float>(Float(world.x), Float(world.y), Float(world.z)),
+                        layerID)
+                    return
+                }
+            }
+            // Axis scaffold / empty background → back to idle.
+            onInspect(.zero, nil)
+        }
+
+        /// Walks the hit node's ancestor chain looking for a layer node.
+        private func layerID(for node: SCNNode) -> String? {
+            var current: SCNNode? = node
+            while let node = current {
+                if let name = node.name, layerNodes[name] != nil { return name }
+                current = node.parent
+            }
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        // MARK: - Scene furniture (unchanged from #28)
+
         private func addLights(to scene: SCNScene) {
             let ambient = SCNNode()
             ambient.light = SCNLight()
@@ -351,7 +683,8 @@ private struct GamutSceneView: NSViewRepresentable {
             return SCNNode(geometry: geometry)
         }
 
-        private func profileMeshNode(_ mesh: GamutMesh, name: String) -> SCNNode {
+        /// Profile A: solid vertex-coloured surface.
+        private func profileMeshNode(_ mesh: GamutMesh) -> SCNNode {
             let (geometry, _) = scnGeometry(for: mesh)
 
             let material = SCNMaterial()
@@ -361,11 +694,26 @@ private struct GamutSceneView: NSViewRepresentable {
             material.isDoubleSided = true
             geometry.materials = [material]
 
-            let node = SCNNode(geometry: geometry)
-            node.name = name
-            return node
+            return SCNNode(geometry: geometry)
         }
 
+        /// Compare profile B: same vertex colours at ~30 % opacity so
+        /// overlaps with A and the sRGB reference stay readable.
+        private func compareMeshNode(_ mesh: GamutMesh) -> SCNNode {
+            let (geometry, _) = scnGeometry(for: mesh)
+
+            let material = SCNMaterial()
+            material.lightingModel = .lambert
+            material.diffuse.contents = NSColor.white
+            material.transparency = 0.30
+            material.isDoubleSided = true
+            material.writesToDepthBuffer = false
+            geometry.materials = [material]
+
+            return SCNNode(geometry: geometry)
+        }
+
+        /// Bundled sRGB reference: faint fill + structural edge lines.
         private func referenceMeshNode(_ mesh: GamutMesh) -> SCNNode {
             let (geometry, _) = scnGeometry(for: mesh)
 
@@ -488,3 +836,81 @@ private struct GamutSceneView: NSViewRepresentable {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Click-to-sample image view for the TIFF preview sheet (#147).
+///
+/// The TIFF is already decoded to PNG on the host side (#58); the view
+/// reports 8-bit sRGB pixel values at the clicked point — the Lab
+/// conversion is the documented approximate matrix helper, not a CMM.
+private struct TiffSampleImageView: NSViewRepresentable {
+    let pngData: Data
+    var onSample: (Int, Int, Int) -> Void
+
+    func makeNSView(context: Context) -> TiffSampleNSView {
+        let view = TiffSampleNSView()
+        view.image = NSImage(data: pngData)
+        view.onSample = onSample
+        return view
+    }
+
+    func updateNSView(_ nsView: TiffSampleNSView, context: Context) {
+        nsView.onSample = onSample
+    }
+}
+
+private final class TiffSampleNSView: NSView {
+    var image: NSImage? {
+        didSet {
+            bitmapRep = image?.cgImage(forProposedRect: nil, context: nil, hints: nil)
+                .flatMap { NSBitmapImageRep(cgImage: $0) }
+            invalidateIntrinsicContentSize()
+            needsDisplay = true
+        }
+    }
+    var onSample: ((Int, Int, Int) -> Void)?
+    private var bitmapRep: NSBitmapImageRep?
+
+    override var intrinsicContentSize: NSSize {
+        image?.size ?? NSSize(width: 320, height: 240)
+    }
+
+    override var acceptsFirstResponder: Bool { true }
+
+    override func draw(_ dirtyRect: NSRect) {
+        NSColor(red: 0.055, green: 0.055, blue: 0.078, alpha: 1).setFill()
+        dirtyRect.fill()
+        guard let image else { return }
+        image.draw(in: imageRect())
+    }
+
+    override func mouseUp(with event: NSEvent) {
+        guard let rep = bitmapRep else { return }
+        let rect = imageRect()
+        let location = convert(event.locationInWindow, from: nil)
+        guard rect.contains(location), rect.width > 0, rect.height > 0 else { return }
+
+        let x = Int((location.x - rect.minX) / rect.width * CGFloat(rep.pixelsWide))
+        // This view is not flipped: y grows up, bitmap rows grow down.
+        let y = rep.pixelsHigh - 1
+            - Int((location.y - rect.minY) / rect.height * CGFloat(rep.pixelsHigh))
+        guard x >= 0, x < rep.pixelsWide, y >= 0, y < rep.pixelsHigh else { return }
+
+        guard let color = rep.colorAt(x: x, y: y)?.usingColorSpace(.sRGB) else { return }
+        onSample?(
+            Int((color.redComponent * 255).rounded()),
+            Int((color.greenComponent * 255).rounded()),
+            Int((color.blueComponent * 255).rounded()))
+    }
+
+    /// Aspect-fit rect of the image inside `bounds`.
+    private func imageRect() -> NSRect {
+        guard let image, image.size.width > 0, image.size.height > 0 else { return .zero }
+        let scale = min(bounds.width / image.size.width, bounds.height / image.size.height)
+        let size = NSSize(width: image.size.width * scale, height: image.size.height * scale)
+        return NSRect(
+            x: (bounds.width - size.width) / 2,
+            y: (bounds.height - size.height) / 2,
+            width: size.width,
+            height: size.height)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/GamutViewModel.swift b/Sources/ICCery/GamutViewModel.swift
index 6e99565..f7f7e75 100644
--- a/Sources/ICCery/GamutViewModel.swift
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/GamutViewModel.swift
@@ -1,53 +1,318 @@
 import Combine
 import Foundation
 import ICCeryCore
+import Metal
+import simd
 
-/// View model for the native SceneKit gamut viewer.
+/// Whether the SceneKit gamut scene can render on this host (#147).
 ///
-/// Loads the bundled `sRGB.gam` reference immediately and, optionally, a
-/// printer/profile `.gam` from the current working directory.
+/// Checked **before** `GamutSceneView` is mounted — constructing an
+/// `SCNView` on a Metal-less machine can wedge the main thread, which
+/// also stalls app quit behind the open sheet.
+enum GamutSceneAvailability {
+    static var isAvailable: Bool {
+        if UITestHooks.skipSceneKit { return false }
+        return MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice() != nil
+    }
+}
+
+/// View model for the native SceneKit gamut viewer (issues #28, #147).
+///
+/// Loads the bundled `sRGB.gam` reference immediately, the workflow's own
+/// profile `.gam` when one exists, and an optional compare mesh the user
+/// adds from the sheet toolbar. `iccgamut` failure is an in-sheet info
+/// notice, never fatal (#24).
 @MainActor
 final class GamutViewModel: ObservableObject {
 
-    /// Parsed reference sRGB gamut mesh.
-    @Published var sRGBMesh: GamutMesh?
+    /// Stable layer ids — also the `gamutLayer-<id>` a11y suffixes.
+    static let srgbLayerID = "sRGB"
+    static let profileLayerID = "profile"
+    static let compareLayerID = "compare"
 
-    /// Parsed printer/profile gamut mesh.
-    @Published var profileMesh: GamutMesh?
+    /// Loaded meshes: bundled sRGB plus up to two profiles.
+    @Published var layers: [NamedGamut] = []
 
-    /// User-facing status line.
+    /// Layer ids currently shown in the scene. Toggling never unloads
+    /// the mesh — the `SCNNode` is hidden only.
+    @Published var visibleIDs: Set<String> = [srgbLayerID]
+
+    /// User-facing status line (`gamutStatusText`). Always non-empty
+    /// once set — `Milestone6GamutUITests` asserts it.
     @Published var status = "Loading gamut…"
 
+    /// In-sheet info line (`gamutNoticeText`). The main `NoticeBanner`
+    /// sits behind the sheet, so notices surface here instead.
+    @Published var noticeText: String?
+
+    /// Set when `SCNView` cannot create a render context; the scene is
+    /// replaced by the docs/18 fallback text (`gamutViewerUnavailable`).
+    @Published var viewerUnavailable = false
+
     /// Closure injected into the SceneKit view to request a camera reset.
     @Published var resetCamera: () -> Void = {}
 
-    private let profileGamURL: URL?
+    // MARK: - Inspect panel
 
-    init(profileGamURL: URL? = nil) {
+    /// Lab point currently inspected, or `nil` for the idle state.
+    @Published var inspectLab: LabColor?
+
+    /// Swatch colour: the hit vertex's `rgb`, or the approximate sRGB of
+    /// the inspected Lab.
+    @Published var inspectSwatch: DisplayRGB?
+
+    /// `true` when the swatch/Lab came from the approximate helper or a
+    /// typed value — drives the "approx. Lab, not ColorSync" caption.
+    @Published var inspectIsApproximate = false
+
+    /// Per-layer containment for `inspectLab`, in layer order.
+    @Published var inspectResults: [(id: String, name: String, containment: GamutContainment)] = []
+
+    /// Manual Lab entry fields (`gamutLabEntry*`).
+    @Published var labEntryL = ""
+    @Published var labEntryA = ""
+    @Published var labEntryB = ""
+
+    // MARK: - TIFF sampling
+
+    /// PNG bytes for the preview sheet (`gamutTiffPreview`).
+    @Published var tiffPreviewPNG: Data?
+    @Published var showingTiffPreview = false
+
+    private let environment: AppEnvironment
+    private let profileGamURL: URL?
+    private let fileDialogs = FileDialogService.shared
+
+    init(environment: AppEnvironment, profileGamURL: URL? = nil) {
+        self.environment = environment
         self.profileGamURL = profileGamURL
-        Task { await load() }
+        // Never let the view mount an SCNView without Metal (#147).
+        viewerUnavailable = !GamutSceneAvailability.isAvailable
+        loadTask = Task { await load() }
     }
 
+    private var loadTask: Task<Void, Never>?
+
+    /// Awaits the initial sRGB/profile load — used by tests.
+    func awaitInitialLoad() async {
+        await loadTask?.value
+    }
+
+    func layer(id: String) -> NamedGamut? {
+        layers.first { $0.id == id }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Initial load
+
     private func load() async {
         do {
-            let referenceURL = BinaryResolver().referenceGamut("sRGB")
+            let referenceURL = environment.runner.binaryResolver.referenceGamut("sRGB")
             let reference = try await parse(url: referenceURL)
-            sRGBMesh = reference
-
-            if let profileGamURL {
-                let profile = try await parse(url: profileGamURL)
-                profileMesh = profile
-                status = "Profile gamut (\(profile.faces.count) faces) vs sRGB reference"
-            } else {
-                status = "sRGB reference gamut (\(reference.faces.count) faces)"
-            }
+            layers.append(NamedGamut(
+                id: Self.srgbLayerID,
+                displayName: "sRGB",
+                role: .reference,
+                mesh: reference,
+                sourceURL: referenceURL))
+            visibleIDs.insert(Self.srgbLayerID)
         } catch {
             status = "Could not load gamut: \(error.localizedDescription)"
+            return
+        }
+
+        if let profileGamURL {
+            do {
+                let profile = try await parse(url: profileGamURL)
+                layers.append(NamedGamut(
+                    id: Self.profileLayerID,
+                    displayName: profileGamURL.deletingPathExtension().lastPathComponent,
+                    role: .profileA,
+                    mesh: profile,
+                    sourceURL: profileGamURL))
+                visibleIDs.insert(Self.profileLayerID)
+            } catch {
+                // #24 — a missing/unparseable profile mesh is info, not fatal.
+                noticeText = "Profile gamut could not be loaded: \(error.localizedDescription)"
+            }
+        }
+        refreshStatus()
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Compare slot (profile B)
+
+    /// `btnGamutOpenGam` — pick an existing `.gam` for the compare slot.
+    func openCompareGam() {
+        let url = UITestHooks.isEnabled
+            ? UITestHooks.gamutFileURL
+            : fileDialogs.selectGamutFile()
+        guard let url else { return }
+        Task { await loadCompareGam(url: url) }
+    }
+
+    /// `btnGamutOpenProfile` — pick `.icc/.icm`; uses a sibling `.gam`
+    /// when present, otherwise runs bundled `iccgamut -v -d 10` (#24).
+    func openCompareProfile() {
+        let url = UITestHooks.isEnabled
+            ? UITestHooks.gamutProfileURL
+            : fileDialogs.selectProfileFile()
+        guard let url else { return }
+        Task { await loadCompareProfile(url: url) }
+    }
+
+    /// `btnGamutRemoveCompare` — drops layer B, leaves sRGB + A.
+    func removeCompare() {
+        layers.removeAll { $0.id == Self.compareLayerID }
+        visibleIDs.remove(Self.compareLayerID)
+        refreshStatus()
+    }
+
+    /// Parses `url` into the compare slot. Internal for tests — the UI
+    /// reaches it through `openCompareGam` / `openCompareProfile`.
+    func loadCompareGam(url: URL) async {
+        do {
+            let mesh = try await parse(url: url)
+            installCompare(NamedGamut(
+                id: Self.compareLayerID,
+                displayName: url.deletingPathExtension().lastPathComponent,
+                role: .profileB,
+                mesh: mesh,
+                sourceURL: url))
+        } catch {
+            noticeText = "Could not load compare gamut: \(error.localizedDescription)"
         }
     }
 
-    /// Parses a `.gam` file off the main actor so large meshes do not stall
-    /// the UI.
+    /// `.icc/.icm` → sibling `.gam` or `iccgamut` → compare slot.
+    /// Internal for tests.
+    func loadCompareProfile(url: URL) async {
+        let gamURL = url.deletingPathExtension().appendingPathExtension("gam")
+        do {
+            if !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: gamURL.path) {
+                _ = try await environment.runner.runIccgamut(
+                    config: IccgamutConfig(profileURL: url))
+            }
+            await loadCompareGam(url: gamURL)
+        } catch {
+            noticeText = "Gamut extraction failed: \(error.localizedDescription)"
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A third profile replaces B — the compare slot never stacks and
+    /// sRGB is never touched.
+    private func installCompare(_ gamut: NamedGamut) {
+        if layers.contains(where: { $0.id == gamut.id }) {
+            noticeText = "Compare slot holds one profile. The previous compare mesh was replaced."
+        }
+        layers.removeAll { $0.id == gamut.id }
+        layers.append(gamut)
+        visibleIDs.insert(gamut.id)
+        refreshStatus()
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Status line
+
+    /// `sRGB 448v / 892 faces · Profile 1024v / 2048 faces · vol 62% of sRGB`.
+    /// Unloaded layers are omitted; the volume clause appears only when
+    /// both volumes are finite and positive.
+    private func refreshStatus() {
+        var clauses = layers.map {
+            "\($0.displayName) \($0.mesh.vertices.count)v / \($0.mesh.faces.count) faces"
+        }
+        if let srgb = layer(id: Self.srgbLayerID),
+           let profile = layer(id: Self.profileLayerID) {
+            let srgbVolume = GamutGeometry.volume(of: srgb.mesh)
+            let profileVolume = GamutGeometry.volume(of: profile.mesh)
+            if srgbVolume.isFinite, srgbVolume > 0,
+               profileVolume.isFinite, profileVolume > 0 {
+                clauses.append("vol \(Int((profileVolume / srgbVolume * 100).rounded()))% of sRGB")
+            }
+        }
+        status = clauses.isEmpty ? "No gamut loaded" : clauses.joined(separator: " · ")
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Inspect
+
+    /// Whether every manual Lab field parses as a number; the Inspect
+    /// button is disabled while this is false.
+    var canInspectLab: Bool {
+        [labEntryL, labEntryA, labEntryB].allSatisfy { Double($0) != nil }
+    }
+
+    /// Runs containment for a Lab point and publishes the inspect row.
+    func inspect(lab: LabColor, swatch: DisplayRGB?, isApproximate: Bool) {
+        inspectLab = lab
+        inspectSwatch = swatch ?? LabColorMath.labToSRGB(lab)
+        inspectIsApproximate = isApproximate
+        inspectResults = layers.map {
+            ($0.id, $0.displayName, GamutGeometry.containment(of: lab, in: $0.mesh))
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Click on the axis scaffold or empty background returns the panel
+    /// to idle.
+    func clearInspect() {
+        inspectLab = nil
+        inspectSwatch = nil
+        inspectIsApproximate = false
+        inspectResults = []
+    }
+
+    /// SceneKit hit callback: world `(x, y, z)` → Lab `(x→a*, y→L*, z→b*)`.
+    /// The swatch is the nearest vertex colour of the hit layer's mesh.
+    func inspectSceneHit(world: SIMD3<Float>, layerID: String) {
+        let lab = LabColor(l: Double(world.y), a: Double(world.x), b: Double(world.z))
+        var swatch: DisplayRGB?
+        var approximate = true
+        if let mesh = layer(id: layerID)?.mesh,
+           let nearest = mesh.vertices.min(by: {
+               simd_distance($0.position, world) < simd_distance($1.position, world)
+           }) {
+            swatch = nearest.rgb
+            approximate = false
+        }
+        inspect(lab: lab, swatch: swatch, isApproximate: approximate)
+    }
+
+    /// `btnGamutInspectLab` — typed L*a*b* path. No clamping; out-of-axis
+    /// values still run containment and report `?` outside every hull.
+    func inspectEnteredLab() {
+        guard let l = Double(labEntryL),
+              let a = Double(labEntryA),
+              let b = Double(labEntryB) else { return }
+        inspect(lab: LabColor(l: l, a: a, b: b), swatch: nil, isApproximate: true)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - TIFF sampling
+
+    /// `btnGamutSampleTiff` — pick a target TIFF, decode a host-side PNG
+    /// preview (#58), and open the click-to-sample sheet.
+    func openTiffSample() {
+        let url = UITestHooks.isEnabled
+            ? UITestHooks.gamutTiffURL
+            : fileDialogs.selectTiffFile()
+        guard let url else { return }
+        guard let png = TiffPreview.previewPNG(tiff: url) else {
+            noticeText = "Could not decode TIFF preview."
+            return
+        }
+        tiffPreviewPNG = png
+        showingTiffPreview = true
+    }
+
+    /// Pixel tap inside the preview sheet: sRGB8 → approximate Lab D50.
+    func sampleTiffPixel(r: Int, g: Int, b: Int) {
+        inspect(
+            lab: ApproximateLab.srgb8ToLab(r: r, g: g, b: b),
+            swatch: DisplayRGB(
+                r: Double(r) / 255.0,
+                g: Double(g) / 255.0,
+                b: Double(b) / 255.0),
+            isApproximate: true)
+        showingTiffPreview = false
+    }
+
+    /// Parses a `.gam` file off the main actor so large meshes do not
+    /// stall the UI.
     private func parse(url: URL) async throws -> GamutMesh {
         try await Task.detached {
             try GamutMeshParser.parse(url: url)
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/ICCeryApp.swift b/Sources/ICCery/ICCeryApp.swift
index d0bec78..8535ad9 100644
--- a/Sources/ICCery/ICCeryApp.swift
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/ICCeryApp.swift
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@ struct ICCeryApp: App {
                 .preferredColorScheme(.dark)
         }
         .commands {
-            // Single-window app: no File > New window.
-            CommandGroup(replacing: .newItem) {}
+            // Single-window app: the File menu carries the project
+            // commands (issue #149). Replacing `.newItem` keeps
+            // SwiftUI's empty default New from stacking (R19 — the
+            // group is filled, so no second New appears).
+            CommandGroup(replacing: .newItem) {
+                ProjectCommands(workflow: workflow)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/MediaLibraryDialogs.swift b/Sources/ICCery/MediaLibraryDialogs.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..988effe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/MediaLibraryDialogs.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ICCeryCore
+
+/// `#saveMediaRecipeDialog` — capture the current printer + paper +
+/// ink + `.cal` bound to the selected preset (issue #146). Clones
+/// `SavePresetDialog` chrome; names render via `Text` only (#114).
+struct SaveMediaRecipeDialog: View {
+    @ObservedObject var workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel
+    /// Observed directly: nested ObservableObjects are not tracked
+    /// through the parent's `objectWillChange`.
+    @ObservedObject private var media: MediaLibraryViewModel
+    @ObservedObject private var printSession: PrintSessionViewModel
+
+    init(workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel) {
+        self.workflow = workflow
+        self._media = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.media)
+        self._printSession = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.print)
+    }
+
+    private var printerCaption: String {
+        let queue = printSession.selectedPrinter
+        guard !queue.isEmpty else { return "None" }
+        let display = printSession.printers
+            .first { $0.name == queue }?.displayName ?? queue
+        return "\(display) (\(queue))"
+    }
+
+    private func captureRow(
+        _ label: String, value: String, identifier: String
+    ) -> some View {
+        HStack {
+            Text(label).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            Spacer()
+            Text(value)
+                .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+                .lineLimit(1)
+                .truncationMode(.middle)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier(identifier)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var saveDisabled: Bool {
+        media.saveMediaName.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty
+            || media.saveMediaPaper.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty
+            || media.saveMediaInk.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty
+            || media.captureColourSpaceMismatch
+    }
+
+    // Swift 5.7 (Xcode 14.2 CI runner) caps a ViewBuilder body at 10
+    // children (#146); Group blocks are layout-transparent, so field
+    // order and every docs/21 id are unchanged.
+    private var fields: some View {
+        Group {
+            TextField("Name", text: $media.saveMediaName)
+                .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("saveMediaName")
+            TextField("Notes (optional)", text: $media.saveMediaNotes)
+                .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("saveMediaNotes")
+            TextField("Paper", text: $media.saveMediaPaper)
+                .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("saveMediaPaper")
+            TextField("Ink set", text: $media.saveMediaInk)
+                .textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("saveMediaInk")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var readOnlyRows: some View {
+        Group {
+            captureRow("Printer", value: printerCaption,
+                       identifier: "saveMediaPrinter")
+            captureRow("Preset",
+                       value: workflow.selectedPreset?.name ?? "No preset",
+                       identifier: "saveMediaPreset")
+            captureRow("Colour space",
+                       value: workflow.colourSpace.rawValue.uppercased(),
+                       identifier: "saveMediaColourSpace")
+            captureRow("Calibration",
+                       value: workflow.profile.calibrationFile.isEmpty
+                           ? "None" : workflow.profile.calibrationFile,
+                       identifier: "saveMediaCal")
+        }
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 14) {
+            Text("Save Media Recipe").font(.title3).foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+            fields
+            readOnlyRows
+            Toggle("Apply calibration to profile",
+                   isOn: $media.saveMediaApplyCal)
+                .disabled(!media.calApplyable)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("saveMediaApplyCal")
+
+            if media.captureColourSpaceMismatch {
+                Text("Colour space does not match the selected preset.")
+                    .font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.orange)
+            }
+            if let error = media.saveMediaError {
+                Text(error).font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.orange)
+            }
+
+            HStack {
+                Spacer()
+                Button("Cancel") { workflow.showingSaveMedia = false }
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("btnCloseSaveMediaDialog")
+                Button("Save") {
+                    Task {
+                        if await media.captureFromSession() {
+                            workflow.showingSaveMedia = false
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                .disabled(saveDisabled)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnConfirmSaveMedia")
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(20)
+        .frame(width: 380)
+        .background(Theme.background)
+        .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("saveMediaRecipeDialog")
+    }
+}
+
+/// `#manageMediaDialog` — list, apply, delete, capture (issue #146).
+/// `List`, not `Table` — macOS 12 target. Clones `ManagePresetsDialog`.
+struct ManageMediaDialog: View {
+    @ObservedObject var workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel
+    /// Observed directly: nested ObservableObjects are not tracked
+    /// through the parent's `objectWillChange`.
+    @ObservedObject private var media: MediaLibraryViewModel
+    @State private var selection: String?
+    @State private var pendingDelete: MediaRecipe?
+
+    init(workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel) {
+        self.workflow = workflow
+        self._media = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.media)
+    }
+
+    private func presetCaption(for recipe: MediaRecipe) -> String {
+        workflow.presets.first { $0.id == recipe.presetID }?.name
+            ?? "Missing preset"
+    }
+
+    private func calCaption(for recipe: MediaRecipe) -> String {
+        if media.staleReasons[recipe.id]?.contains(.calibration) == true {
+            return "Stale"
+        }
+        if let days = media.calAgeDays[recipe.id] {
+            return "Cal \(days)d"
+        }
+        return "No cal"
+    }
+
+    private func applyAndDismiss(_ recipe: MediaRecipe) {
+        Task {
+            if await media.apply(recipe) {
+                workflow.showingManageMedia = false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func presetMissing(_ recipe: MediaRecipe) -> Bool {
+        !workflow.presets.contains { $0.id == recipe.presetID }
+    }
+
+    private func calStale(_ recipe: MediaRecipe) -> Bool {
+        media.staleReasons[recipe.id]?.contains(.calibration) == true
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func row(_ recipe: MediaRecipe) -> some View {
+        HStack {
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+                Text(recipe.name).foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+                Text("\(recipe.printerDisplayName) · \(recipe.paperName) · \(recipe.inkSet)")
+                    .font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                    Text(presetCaption(for: recipe))
+                        .font(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(presetMissing(recipe) ? .orange : .secondary)
+                    Text(calCaption(for: recipe))
+                        .font(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(calStale(recipe) ? .orange : .secondary)
+                }
+            }
+            Spacer()
+            Button("Apply") { applyAndDismiss(recipe) }
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnMediaLibraryApply-\(recipe.id)")
+            Button("Delete", role: .destructive) {
+                pendingDelete = recipe
+            }
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("btnMediaLibraryDelete-\(recipe.id)")
+        }
+        .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("mediaRow-\(recipe.id)")
+        .tag(recipe.id)
+        .contentShape(Rectangle())
+        .simultaneousGesture(
+            TapGesture(count: 2).onEnded { applyAndDismiss(recipe) }
+        )
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+            Text("Manage Media Recipes").font(.title3).foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+
+            List(selection: $selection) {
+                if media.recipes.isEmpty {
+                    Text("No media recipes yet. Capture the current printer, paper and preset.")
+                        .font(.callout).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        .accessibilityIdentifier("mediaLibraryEmpty")
+                }
+                ForEach(media.recipes) { recipe in
+                    row(recipe)
+                }
+            }
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("mediaLibraryList")
+            .frame(minHeight: 260)
+
+            HStack {
+                Button("Apply selected") {
+                    if let id = selection,
+                       let recipe = media.recipes.first(where: { $0.id == id }) {
+                        applyAndDismiss(recipe)
+                    }
+                }
+                .disabled(selection == nil)
+                .keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnMediaLibraryApply")
+                Button("Capture current…") {
+                    media.captureAfterManageDismiss = true
+                    workflow.showingManageMedia = false
+                }
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnMediaLibraryCaptureFromManage")
+                Spacer()
+                Button("Close") { workflow.showingManageMedia = false }
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("btnCloseManageMediaDialog")
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(20)
+        .frame(width: 640)
+        .background(Theme.background)
+        .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("manageMediaDialog")
+        .onAppear {
+            media.reload()
+            media.refreshStaleness()
+        }
+        .alert(
+            "Delete media recipe?",
+            isPresented: Binding(
+                get: { pendingDelete != nil },
+                set: { if !$0 { pendingDelete = nil } }
+            ),
+            presenting: pendingDelete
+        ) { recipe in
+            Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) { pendingDelete = nil }
+            Button("Delete", role: .destructive) {
+                media.delete(recipe)
+                pendingDelete = nil
+            }
+        } message: { recipe in
+            Text("Delete \"\(recipe.name)\"? This does not delete the .cal or the preset.")
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/MediaLibraryViewModel.swift b/Sources/ICCery/MediaLibraryViewModel.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b11532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/MediaLibraryViewModel.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,432 @@
+import Combine
+import Foundation
+import ICCeryCore
+
+/// Media recipe library: capture / apply / staleness for issue #146.
+///
+/// A recipe binds a CUPS queue + paper + ink + `.cal` to a
+/// `ProfilingPreset`. Applying a recipe goes through the existing
+/// `applyPreset` (#82) path — there is no second Stage 1 form. Paper
+/// and ink are library metadata only; they are never written to the
+/// targen label fields.
+@MainActor
+final class MediaLibraryViewModel: ObservableObject {
+
+    /// Why a recipe row is flagged stale.
+    struct StaleReason: OptionSet {
+        let rawValue: Int
+        static let calibration = StaleReason(rawValue: 1 << 0)
+        static let printer = StaleReason(rawValue: 1 << 1)
+    }
+
+    let workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel
+    let environment: AppEnvironment
+    private let store: MediaLibraryStore
+    private var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
+
+    @Published var recipes: [MediaRecipe] = []
+    /// Sidebar picker selection; `"none"` = no media recipe. Written
+    /// only on a successful apply so a failed apply snaps back.
+    @Published var selectedRecipeID = "none"
+    /// `recipe.id` → stale reasons for the sidebar badge / manage sheet.
+    @Published var staleReasons: [String: StaleReason] = [:]
+    /// `recipe.id` → whole days since the bound `.cal` was created.
+    @Published var calAgeDays: [String: Int] = [:]
+
+    // Save-sheet state (mirrors savePresetName/savePresetDesc).
+    @Published var saveMediaName = ""
+    @Published var saveMediaNotes = ""
+    @Published var saveMediaPaper = ""
+    @Published var saveMediaInk = ""
+    @Published var saveMediaApplyCal = false
+    /// Inline caption inside the capture sheet (no a11y id — roster complete).
+    @Published var saveMediaError: String?
+
+    /// Pure flow flag — the manage sheet's "Capture current…" asks the
+    /// sheet's `onDismiss` to open the capture sheet, avoiding a
+    /// present-while-dismissing race.
+    var captureAfterManageDismiss = false
+
+    init(workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel, environment: AppEnvironment) {
+        self.workflow = workflow
+        self.environment = environment
+        self.store = environment.mediaStore
+
+        reload()
+        refreshStaleness()
+        // The library needs queues enumerated at launch so Capture can
+        // enable and the not-installed badge is computable; Stage 2 only
+        // enumerates when a printtarg manifest exists.
+        if workflow.print.printers.isEmpty {
+            workflow.print.refreshPrinters()
+        }
+
+        NotificationCenter.default
+            .publisher(for: SettingsStore.settingsDidChange)
+            .sink { [weak self] _ in self?.refreshStaleness() }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+        workflow.print.$printers
+            .sink { [weak self] _ in self?.refreshStaleness() }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+        workflow.print.$selectedPrinter
+            .sink { [weak self] _ in self?.refreshStaleness() }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+    }
+
+    deinit { cancellables.removeAll() }
+
+    // MARK: - Load / corrupt
+
+    func reload() {
+        Task { await reloadAsync() }
+    }
+
+    func reloadAsync() async {
+        do {
+            recipes = try await store.load()
+        } catch {
+            // Corrupt-file policy: keep the file, keep the cache,
+            // persistent warning; the picker falls back to "none".
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Media library is unreadable — the existing file was kept.",
+                kind: .warning,
+                autoHideAfter: nil
+            )
+            if recipes.isEmpty { selectedRecipeID = "none" }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Selection / apply
+
+    /// Sidebar `mediaSelect` binding. `"none"` clears the selection
+    /// without resetting any Stage 1/2/4 field — it is not "reset to
+    /// factory".
+    func selectRecipe(_ id: String) {
+        if id == "none" {
+            selectedRecipeID = "none"
+            return
+        }
+        guard let recipe = recipes.first(where: { $0.id == id }) else { return }
+        Task { _ = await apply(recipe) }
+    }
+
+    /// The single apply path — sidebar picker, manage-row Apply, and
+    /// the manage footer all funnel here.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `false` when any bound resource is unresolved (missing
+    /// preset, colour-space mismatch, queue absent, missing/unparseable
+    /// `.cal`) so the manage sheet stays open and the picker reverts.
+    /// A `CAL_`-blocked calibration counts as applied (`true` — success
+    /// with warning; the refusal is permanent so re-clicking can't help).
+    @discardableResult
+    func apply(_ recipe: MediaRecipe) async -> Bool {
+        guard let r = try? recipe.validated() else {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Media recipe is invalid — not applied.", kind: .error)
+            return false
+        }
+        guard let preset = environment.presetStore.all()
+            .first(where: { $0.id == r.presetID })
+        else {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Preset \(r.presetID) no longer exists — recipe not applied.",
+                kind: .error)
+            return false
+        }
+        guard preset.colourSpace.lowercased() == r.colourSpace.lowercased() else {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Recipe colour space does not match its preset — not applied.",
+                kind: .error)
+            return false
+        }
+
+        // Existing #82 mapping: presetSelect jumps, Stage 1/2/4 fields.
+        workflow.applyPreset(preset)
+        // Literal per issue: displayName, not the queue id.
+        workflow.wizard.printerName = r.printerDisplayName
+
+        var succeeded = true
+
+        // Queue: enumerate fresh via the session's serialized path —
+        // listPrinters uses fixed process ids, so an overlapping
+        // enumeration would throw duplicateID. An empty result is a
+        // valid list.
+        if let queues = await workflow.print.enumeratePrinters() {
+            if queues.contains(where: { $0.name == r.printerID }) {
+                workflow.print.selectedPrinter = r.printerID
+                await workflow.print.reloadSelectedCapabilities()
+            } else {
+                workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                    "Printer \(r.printerDisplayName) is not installed.",
+                    kind: .warning)
+                succeeded = false
+            }
+        } else {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Could not enumerate printers — queue left unchanged.",
+                kind: .warning)
+            succeeded = false
+        }
+
+        // Calibration — the recipe is authoritative and runs after
+        // applyPreset so the preset's own cal fields don't win.
+        let calPath = r.calibrationURL?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) ?? ""
+        let calStem = URL(fileURLWithPath: calPath)
+            .deletingPathExtension().lastPathComponent
+        let blocked = r.applyCalibration && !calPath.isEmpty
+            && (CalibrationIdentity.isCalibration(calStem)
+                || CalibrationIdentity.isCalibration(workflow.wizard.basename))
+
+        if blocked {
+            // Literal CAL_ refusal on both names (decision 1): keep the
+            // path for display but never let `printtarg -K` see it.
+            workflow.profile.applyCalibration = false
+            workflow.profile.calibrationFile = calPath
+            selectedRecipeID = r.id
+            refreshStaleness()
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Applied \(r.name) — CAL_ calibrations cannot enable printtarg -K.",
+                kind: .warning,
+                autoHideAfter: nil)
+            return true
+        }
+
+        if r.applyCalibration && !calPath.isEmpty {
+            guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: calPath) else {
+                workflow.profile.applyCalibration = false
+                workflow.profile.calibrationFile = calPath
+                workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                    "Calibration file is missing: \(calPath)", kind: .error)
+                refreshStaleness()
+                return false
+            }
+            do {
+                let staleDays = environment.settingsStore.load().calibrationStaleDays
+                let calStore = CalibrationStore(staleDays: staleDays)
+                try await calStore.load(url: URL(fileURLWithPath: calPath))
+                workflow.profile.calibrationFile = calPath
+                workflow.profile.applyCalibration = true
+                // Age check only — the .cal DESCRIPTOR is free text, not
+                // a queue id, so a name compare false-positives.
+                if await calStore.isStale() {
+                    workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                        "Applied \(r.name) — calibration is stale.",
+                        kind: .warning)
+                }
+            } catch {
+                workflow.profile.applyCalibration = false
+                workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                    "Could not load calibration: \(error.localizedDescription)",
+                    kind: .error)
+                refreshStaleness()
+                return false
+            }
+        } else {
+            workflow.profile.applyCalibration = false
+            workflow.profile.calibrationFile = calPath
+        }
+
+        if succeeded {
+            selectedRecipeID = r.id
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice("Applied \(r.name)")
+        }
+        refreshStaleness()
+        return succeeded
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Capture
+
+    /// Whether the live `profile.calibrationFile` may be applied:
+    /// non-empty, not a `CAL_` stem, and present on disk.
+    var calApplyable: Bool {
+        let path = workflow.profile.calibrationFile
+        guard !path.isEmpty else { return false }
+        let stem = URL(fileURLWithPath: path)
+            .deletingPathExtension().lastPathComponent
+        guard !CalibrationIdentity.isCalibration(stem) else { return false }
+        return FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: path)
+    }
+
+    /// A bound preset whose colour space disagrees with the live form —
+    /// the sheet shows the mismatch caption and disables Save.
+    var captureColourSpaceMismatch: Bool {
+        guard let preset = workflow.selectedPreset else { return false }
+        return preset.colourSpace.lowercased() != workflow.colourSpace.rawValue
+    }
+
+    /// Opens the capture sheet, prefilled from the selected recipe else
+    /// the most recently captured one ("last recipe … or empty").
+    func beginCapture() {
+        let source = recipes.first(where: { $0.id == selectedRecipeID })
+            ?? recipes.last
+        saveMediaPaper = source?.paperName ?? ""
+        saveMediaInk = source?.inkSet ?? ""
+        saveMediaName = ""
+        saveMediaNotes = ""
+        saveMediaError = nil
+        saveMediaApplyCal = workflow.profile.applyCalibration && calApplyable
+        if workflow.print.printers.isEmpty {
+            workflow.print.refreshPrinters()
+        }
+        workflow.showingSaveMedia = true
+    }
+
+    /// Save button — the sheet closes only on `true`.
+    func captureFromSession() async -> Bool {
+        let name = saveMediaName.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        let paper = saveMediaPaper.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        let ink = saveMediaInk.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !name.isEmpty, !paper.isEmpty, !ink.isEmpty else {
+            saveMediaError = "Name, paper and ink are required."
+            return false
+        }
+
+        let queue = workflow.print.selectedPrinter
+        guard !queue.isEmpty else {
+            saveMediaError = "Select a printer in Stage 2 first."
+            return false
+        }
+
+        // Preset binding: the selected preset when its colour space
+        // matches the live form; otherwise auto-snapshot the live form
+        // as a custom preset (decision 2).
+        let presetID: String
+        if let bound = workflow.selectedPreset {
+            guard bound.colourSpace.lowercased() == workflow.colourSpace.rawValue else {
+                saveMediaError = "Colour space does not match the selected preset."
+                return false
+            }
+            presetID = bound.id
+        } else {
+            let snapshot = ProfilingPreset(
+                id: "custom-\(UUID().uuidString.lowercased())",
+                name: name,
+                description: "Auto-saved for media recipe",
+                targen: workflow.buildTargenConfig(),
+                printtarg: workflow.buildPrinttargConfig(),
+                colprof: workflow.profile.buildColprofConfig(),
+                calibrationFile: nil,
+                applyCalibration: nil
+            )
+            do {
+                try environment.presetStore.saveCustom(snapshot)
+                workflow.reloadPresets()
+                workflow.selectedPresetID = snapshot.id
+            } catch {
+                saveMediaError = "Could not save preset: \(error.localizedDescription)"
+                return false
+            }
+            presetID = snapshot.id
+        }
+
+        // The cal path is stored verbatim; applyCalibration is forced
+        // off for CAL_/missing paths via calApplyable.
+        let calPath = workflow.profile.calibrationFile
+        let printer = workflow.print.printers.first { $0.name == queue }
+        let now = Date()
+        let recipe = MediaRecipe(
+            id: "recipe-\(UUID().uuidString.lowercased())",
+            name: name,
+            notes: saveMediaNotes.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines),
+            printerID: queue,
+            printerDisplayName: printer?.displayName ?? queue,
+            paperName: paper,
+            driverMediaType: workflow.print.selectedMediaType,
+            inkSet: ink,
+            colourSpace: workflow.colourSpace.rawValue,
+            presetID: presetID,
+            calibrationURL: calPath.isEmpty ? nil : calPath,
+            applyCalibration: saveMediaApplyCal && calApplyable,
+            created: now,
+            updated: now
+        )
+
+        do {
+            let validated = try recipe.validated()
+            try await store.upsert(validated)
+            await reloadAsync()
+            selectedRecipeID = validated.id
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice("Media recipe saved: \(validated.name)")
+            return true
+        } catch let error as MediaLibraryStore.MediaLibraryError {
+            saveMediaError = error.errorDescription
+            return false
+        } catch {
+            saveMediaError = "Could not save: \(error.localizedDescription)"
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Delete
+
+    func delete(_ recipe: MediaRecipe) {
+        Task {
+            do {
+                try await store.delete(id: recipe.id)
+                await reloadAsync()
+                if selectedRecipeID == recipe.id {
+                    selectedRecipeID = "none"
+                }
+            } catch {
+                workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                    "Could not delete: \(error.localizedDescription)",
+                    kind: .error)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Staleness
+
+    func refreshStaleness() {
+        Task { await refreshStalenessAsync() }
+    }
+
+    /// Recomputes `staleReasons` + `calAgeDays` for every recipe.
+    ///
+    /// `.printer` fires only when `printerID` is absent from a
+    /// **non-empty** enumerated queue list — an un-enumerated list is
+    /// indeterminate, not stale (decision 5). `.calibration` is a pure
+    /// age check (`isStale()` with no `comparedTo:`) — the `.cal`
+    /// DESCRIPTOR is free text, not a queue id.
+    func refreshStalenessAsync() async {
+        let staleDays = environment.settingsStore.load().calibrationStaleDays
+        let queues = workflow.print.printers
+        let now = Date()
+        let calStore = CalibrationStore(staleDays: staleDays)
+
+        var reasons: [String: StaleReason] = [:]
+        var ages: [String: Int] = [:]
+        for r in recipes {
+            var flags: StaleReason = []
+            if !queues.isEmpty, !queues.contains(where: { $0.name == r.printerID }) {
+                flags.insert(.printer)
+            }
+            if let raw = r.calibrationURL?.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces),
+               !raw.isEmpty,
+               FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: raw),
+               (try? await calStore.load(url: URL(fileURLWithPath: raw))) != nil,
+               let created = await calStore.data?.created {
+                ages[r.id] = Calendar.current
+                    .dateComponents([.day], from: created, to: now).day ?? 0
+                if await calStore.isStale() {
+                    flags.insert(.calibration)
+                }
+            }
+            if !flags.isEmpty { reasons[r.id] = flags }
+        }
+        staleReasons = reasons
+        calAgeDays = ages
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Manage sheet flow
+
+    /// Called from the manage sheet's `onDismiss`. A deferred capture
+    /// request opens the save sheet only now, after the manage sheet has
+    /// fully dismissed.
+    func manageDismissed() {
+        if captureAfterManageDismiss {
+            captureAfterManageDismiss = false
+            beginCapture()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/Print/PrintSessionViewModel.swift b/Sources/ICCery/Print/PrintSessionViewModel.swift
index e8e4ed3..3eabd2f 100644
--- a/Sources/ICCery/Print/PrintSessionViewModel.swift
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/Print/PrintSessionViewModel.swift
@@ -24,24 +24,41 @@ final class PrintSessionViewModel: ObservableObject {
         self.environment = environment
     }
 
+    private var printerEnumTask: Task<[Printer]?, Never>?
+
     func refreshPrinters() {
-        let cups = environment.cupsService
-        Task { @MainActor in
+        Task { @MainActor in _ = await enumeratePrinters() }
+    }
+
+    /// Serialized queue enumeration — `listPrinters` uses fixed process
+    /// ids, so overlapping calls would throw `duplicateID`. Concurrent
+    /// callers coalesce onto the in-flight task (#146).
+    @discardableResult
+    func enumeratePrinters() async -> [Printer]? {
+        if let pending = printerEnumTask { return await pending.value }
+        let task = Task { @MainActor [weak self] () -> [Printer]? in
+            guard let self else { return nil }
             do {
-                let list = try await cups.listPrinters()
-                printers = list
-                if !list.contains(where: { $0.name == selectedPrinter }) {
-                    selectedPrinter = list.first { $0.isDefault }?.name
+                let list = try await self.environment.cupsService.listPrinters()
+                self.printers = list
+                if !list.contains(where: { $0.name == self.selectedPrinter }) {
+                    self.selectedPrinter = list.first { $0.isDefault }?.name
                         ?? list.first?.name ?? ""
                 }
-                await reloadSelectedCapabilities()
+                await self.reloadSelectedCapabilities()
+                return list
             } catch {
-                printNotice = Notice(
+                self.printNotice = Notice(
                     kind: .error,
                     text: "Could not list printers: \(error.localizedDescription)"
                 )
+                return nil
             }
         }
+        printerEnumTask = task
+        let result = await task.value
+        printerEnumTask = nil
+        return result
     }
 
     func reloadSelectedCapabilities() async {
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/ProjectSession.swift b/Sources/ICCery/ProjectSession.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e7888b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/ProjectSession.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,689 @@
+import AppKit
+import Combine
+import Foundation
+import ICCeryCore
+
+/// Project file session (issue #149): `.icceryproj` open/save/new/close,
+/// recents, the dirty flag, and the window title.
+///
+/// The project is an **index** — disk artefacts still own the stepper
+/// (R18). Open writes `WizardState` through the normal setters and ends
+/// in the same probe `windowDidBecomeKey` uses; it never auto-runs
+/// `targen`/`colprof`/`chartread` and never unlocks a stage the disk
+/// does not back.
+@MainActor
+final class ProjectSession: ObservableObject {
+
+    /// What to do once the dirty alert resolves.
+    enum PendingAction {
+        case new
+        case open(URL)
+        case close
+    }
+
+    /// A live session snapshot, compared against the bound project for
+    /// the dirty flag (title `•`, `btnProjectSave`).
+    private struct Snapshot: Equatable {
+        var basename: String
+        var cwd: String
+        var printerID: String?
+        var presetID: String?
+        var mediaRecipeID: String?
+        var calibrationURL: String?
+    }
+
+    let workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel
+    let environment: AppEnvironment
+    private let fileDialogs = FileDialogService.shared
+    private let recentsStore: RecentProjectsStore
+    private var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
+
+    /// Bound project file location; `nil` = no project.
+    @Published var projectURL: URL?
+    /// Last saved/opened project payload.
+    @Published var project: ICCeryProject?
+    /// Open Recent entries, newest first, missing files pruned.
+    @Published var recents: [RecentProjectEntry] = []
+    /// JSON claimed a finished profile but disk stops earlier —
+    /// `projectChipStale` + info banner (R18).
+    @Published var diskBehindNotes = false
+    /// `ICCery` / `ICCery — {name}` / `ICCery — {name} •`.
+    @Published var windowTitle = "ICCery"
+    /// Live session fields differ from the bound project — computed
+    /// fresh so decision paths (`requestNew`/`requestClose`) never see
+    /// a stale willSet value.
+    var isDirty: Bool {
+        guard let project else { return false }
+        return liveSnapshot() != snapshot(of: project)
+    }
+
+    // Flow state for RootView.
+    @Published var showingNewAlert = false
+    @Published var showingDirtyAlert = false
+    @Published var showingRelocateSheet = false
+
+    private var pendingAction: PendingAction?
+    /// Loaded project whose `cwd` is missing — relocate sheet payload.
+    @Published private(set) var pendingRelocate:
+        (project: ICCeryProject, url: URL)?
+
+    init(workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel, environment: AppEnvironment) {
+        self.workflow = workflow
+        self.environment = environment
+        self.recentsStore = environment.recentProjectsStore
+        refreshRecents()
+
+        // Dirty / title derive from live fields — observe each source;
+        // child VMs are not tracked through the parent's
+        // objectWillChange (R22-style weak sinks). `@Published` fires on
+        // willSet, so the recompute is deferred one main turn to read
+        // post-set values.
+        let wizard = workflow.wizard
+        let printSession = workflow.print
+        let media = workflow.media
+        let profile = workflow.profile
+        wizard.$basename.sink { [weak self] _ in self?.scheduleRecompute() }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+        wizard.$workingDirectory.sink { [weak self] _ in self?.scheduleRecompute() }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+        wizard.$printerName.sink { [weak self] _ in self?.scheduleRecompute() }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+        printSession?.$selectedPrinter.sink { [weak self] _ in self?.scheduleRecompute() }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+        workflow.$selectedPresetID.sink { [weak self] _ in self?.scheduleRecompute() }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+        media?.$selectedRecipeID.sink { [weak self] _ in self?.scheduleRecompute() }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+        profile.$calibrationFile.sink { [weak self] _ in self?.scheduleRecompute() }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+        recomputeDerived()
+    }
+
+    deinit { cancellables.removeAll() }
+
+    // MARK: - Derived
+
+    var isBound: Bool { project != nil }
+
+    /// A chartread / spotread / colprof child is live — project changes
+    /// wait for the instrument run to finish.
+    var childSessionLive: Bool {
+        workflow.measurement.isChartreadRunning
+            || workflow.spotRead.isRunning
+            || workflow.profile.isColprofRunning
+    }
+
+    /// Basename eligible for persistence. A live `CAL_` stem resolves
+    /// only through the persisted original — never by stripping, so a
+    /// bare `CAL_` (Force-Quit anomaly, empty persisted original) is
+    /// refused rather than trusted (R11).
+    var resolvedBasename: String? {
+        let live = workflow.wizard.basename
+        guard CalibrationIdentity.isCalibration(live) else {
+            return live.isEmpty ? nil : live
+        }
+        let original = workflow.wizard.calibrationOriginalBasename
+        return original.isEmpty ? nil : original
+    }
+
+    /// ⌘S / `btnProjectSave` enable rule. A `CAL_` live basename stays
+    /// enabled so the refusal can show its banner.
+    var canSave: Bool {
+        isBound && !workflow.wizard.basename.isEmpty
+            && workflow.wizard.workingDirectory != nil
+    }
+
+    /// `menuProjectSaveAs` — no binding required.
+    var canSaveAs: Bool {
+        !workflow.wizard.basename.isEmpty
+            && workflow.wizard.workingDirectory != nil
+    }
+
+    /// `menuProjectReport` — needs a real basename and cwd on disk.
+    var canReport: Bool {
+        !workflow.wizard.basename.isEmpty
+            && workflow.wizard.workingDirectory != nil
+    }
+
+    private func liveSnapshot() -> Snapshot {
+        Snapshot(
+            basename: resolvedBasename ?? "",
+            cwd: workflow.wizard.workingDirectory?.path ?? "",
+            printerID: workflow.print.selectedPrinter.isEmpty
+                ? nil : workflow.print.selectedPrinter,
+            presetID: workflow.selectedPresetID == "none"
+                ? nil : workflow.selectedPresetID,
+            mediaRecipeID: workflow.media.selectedRecipeID == "none"
+                ? nil : workflow.media.selectedRecipeID,
+            calibrationURL: workflow.profile.calibrationFile.isEmpty
+                ? nil : workflow.profile.calibrationFile)
+    }
+
+    private func snapshot(of project: ICCeryProject) -> Snapshot {
+        Snapshot(
+            basename: project.basename,
+            cwd: project.cwd,
+            printerID: project.printerID,
+            presetID: project.presetID,
+            mediaRecipeID: project.mediaRecipeID,
+            calibrationURL: project.calibrationURL)
+    }
+
+    /// Recomputes the window title from live fields.
+    func recomputeDerived() {
+        if let project {
+            windowTitle = "ICCery — \(project.name)" + (isDirty ? " •" : "")
+        } else {
+            windowTitle = "ICCery"
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Defer the recompute one main turn — the Combine sinks fire on
+    /// willSet, before the changed property holds its new value.
+    private func scheduleRecompute() {
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in self?.recomputeDerived() }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - New
+
+    /// ⌘N / `menuProjectNew`. Dirty sessions detour through the dirty
+    /// alert first; a live child gets a banner instead of the alert.
+    func requestNew() {
+        guard !childSessionLive else {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Finish the instrument session before starting a project.",
+                kind: .warning)
+            return
+        }
+        if isDirty {
+            pendingAction = .new
+            showingDirtyAlert = true
+            return
+        }
+        showingNewAlert = true
+    }
+
+    /// `btnProjectNewConfirm` — unbinds and clears the basename. Empty
+    /// is the legal "no target yet" state (#60); artefacts and
+    /// `media_library.json` are never deleted (R18).
+    func confirmNew() {
+        showingNewAlert = false
+        projectURL = nil
+        project = nil
+        pendingRelocate = nil
+        diskBehindNotes = false
+        workflow.wizard.basename = ""
+        workflow.targetBasename = ""
+        workflow.media.selectedRecipeID = "none"
+        workflow.wizard.sessionMode = .profile
+        // Re-probe — an empty basename locks stages 2–5.
+        workflow.wizard.windowDidBecomeKey()
+        recomputeDerived()
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Open
+
+    /// ⌘O / `btnProjectOpen` — `selectProjectFile` (`.icceryproj`
+    /// only). Cancel is a no-op.
+    func requestOpen() {
+        guard !childSessionLive else {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Finish the instrument session before opening a project.",
+                kind: .warning)
+            return
+        }
+        let url = UITestHooks.isEnabled
+            ? UITestHooks.projectOpenURL
+            : fileDialogs.selectProjectFile()
+        guard let url else { return }
+        if isDirty {
+            pendingAction = .open(url)
+            showingDirtyAlert = true
+            return
+        }
+        open(url)
+    }
+
+    /// Open from the recents submenu — same path, no open panel. A
+    /// missing file is dropped with a banner; no relocate is offered.
+    func openRecent(_ entry: RecentProjectEntry) {
+        guard !childSessionLive else {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Finish the instrument session before opening a project.",
+                kind: .warning)
+            return
+        }
+        let url = URL(fileURLWithPath: entry.path)
+        guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: url.path) else {
+            Task { try? await recentsStore.remove(path: entry.path) }
+            refreshRecents()
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice("Project file is gone.", kind: .warning)
+            return
+        }
+        if isDirty {
+            pendingAction = .open(url)
+            showingDirtyAlert = true
+            return
+        }
+        open(url)
+    }
+
+    /// Shared open path — validates, routes to relocate when `cwd` is
+    /// gone, then applies. Failures leave live state untouched.
+    func open(_ url: URL) {
+        guard let loaded = loadProject(url) else { return }
+        apply(loaded, from: url)
+    }
+
+    /// Awaitable open for tests — identical to `open` but completes
+    /// after apply finishes.
+    func openAsync(_ url: URL) async {
+        guard let loaded = loadProject(url) else { return }
+        await applyAsync(loaded, from: url)
+    }
+
+    /// Decode + validate + cwd-existence check. Returns the project
+    /// ready to apply, or nil after presenting an error banner / the
+    /// relocate sheet.
+    private func loadProject(_ url: URL) -> ICCeryProject? {
+        let loaded: ICCeryProject
+        do {
+            loaded = try ICCeryProject.load(from: url)
+        } catch let error as ICCeryProject.ValidationError {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                error.errorDescription ?? "Could not open project.",
+                kind: .error)
+            return nil
+        } catch {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Could not open project: \(error.localizedDescription)",
+                kind: .error)
+            return nil
+        }
+        var isDir: ObjCBool = false
+        guard FileManager.default.fileExists(
+            atPath: loaded.cwd, isDirectory: &isDir), isDir.boolValue
+        else {
+            pendingRelocate = (loaded, url)
+            showingRelocateSheet = true
+            return nil
+        }
+        return loaded
+    }
+
+    /// Sync entry — the apply half runs in a Task so `media.apply`
+    /// (async) can run inside it.
+    private func apply(_ project: ICCeryProject, from url: URL) {
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            await self?.applyAsync(project, from: url)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Apply order (issue #149):
+    /// 1. cwd + basename on the wizard **and** Stage 1 fields.
+    /// 2. `mediaRecipeID` → `MediaLibraryViewModel.apply`; else
+    ///    `presetID` → existing preset apply. Missing recipe is not
+    ///    fatal — open still succeeds.
+    /// 3. Re-probe via the existing window-focus path (#151).
+    /// 4. Never auto-run `targen` / `colprof` / `chartread`.
+    private func applyAsync(_ project: ICCeryProject, from url: URL) async {
+        let cwdURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: project.cwd, isDirectory: true)
+
+        workflow.wizard.setTarget(
+            basename: project.basename, workingDirectory: cwdURL)
+        workflow.targetBasename = project.basename
+        workflow.targetDirectory = cwdURL
+        workflow.wizard.printerName = project.printerDisplayName
+            ?? project.printerID
+        workflow.wizard.profileBasename = project.profileBasename
+        workflow.wizard.sessionMode = .profile
+        if let queue = project.printerID,
+           workflow.print.printers.contains(where: { $0.name == queue }) {
+            workflow.print.selectedPrinter = queue
+        }
+
+        var appliedRecipe = false
+        if let recipeID = project.mediaRecipeID {
+            if workflow.media.recipes.isEmpty {
+                await workflow.media.reloadAsync()
+            }
+            if let recipe = workflow.media.recipes
+                .first(where: { $0.id == recipeID }) {
+                appliedRecipe = await workflow.media.apply(recipe)
+            }
+        }
+        if !appliedRecipe, let presetID = project.presetID,
+           let preset = workflow.presets
+               .first(where: { $0.id == presetID }) {
+            workflow.applyPreset(preset)
+        }
+
+        // Disk owns the stepper — same probe window focus uses.
+        workflow.wizard.windowDidBecomeKey()
+
+        // JSON-vs-disk mismatch: notes say the profile is done but the
+        // artefacts stop earlier — index drift, not gating truth.
+        let artefacts = workflow.wizard.artefacts
+        if project.lastVerification != nil && !artefacts.stage4Complete {
+            let already = diskBehindNotes && projectURL == url
+            diskBehindNotes = true
+            if !already {
+                let last = artefacts.stage3Complete ? ".ti3"
+                    : artefacts.stage2Complete ? ".ti2"
+                    : artefacts.stage1Complete ? ".ti1" : nil
+                let detail = last.map { "artefacts on disk stop at \($0)." }
+                    ?? "no artefacts found on disk."
+                workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                    "Project notes say profile done; \(detail)",
+                    kind: .info)
+            }
+        } else {
+            diskBehindNotes = false
+        }
+
+        self.project = project
+        projectURL = url
+        pushRecent(url: url, name: project.name)
+        recomputeDerived()
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Relocate
+
+    /// `btnProjectRelocate` — pick a new cwd, rewrite the project file
+    /// atomically, then continue Apply.
+    func chooseRelocateFolder() {
+        guard let pending = pendingRelocate else { return }
+        let url = UITestHooks.isEnabled
+            ? UITestHooks.projectRelocateURL
+            : fileDialogs.selectDirectory()
+        guard let url else { return }
+        var rewritten = pending.project
+        rewritten.cwd = url.path
+        rewritten.updated = Date()
+        do {
+            try rewritten.save(to: pending.url)
+        } catch {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Could not update project: \(error.localizedDescription)",
+                kind: .error)
+            return
+        }
+        pendingRelocate = nil
+        showingRelocateSheet = false
+        apply(rewritten, from: pending.url)
+    }
+
+    /// `btnProjectRelocateCancel` — aborts the open; live session
+    /// unchanged.
+    func cancelRelocate() {
+        pendingRelocate = nil
+        showingRelocateSheet = false
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Save / Save As
+
+    /// ⌘S / `btnProjectSave` — writes the live session into the bound
+    /// URL. A live `CAL_` stem refuses unless the persisted original
+    /// resolves; `CAL_` is never persisted (R11).
+    func saveProject() {
+        Task { @MainActor in _ = await saveProjectAsync() }
+    }
+
+    @discardableResult
+    func saveProjectAsync() async -> Bool {
+        guard let url = projectURL, project != nil else { return false }
+        guard let basename = resolvedBasename else {
+            refuseUnsavable()
+            return false
+        }
+        return await write(to: url, basename: basename)
+    }
+
+    /// ⇧⌘S / `menuProjectSaveAs` — always shows the save picker, then
+    /// binds the chosen URL and pushes recents.
+    func saveProjectAs() {
+        guard let basename = resolvedBasename else {
+            refuseUnsavable()
+            return
+        }
+        guard let cwd = workflow.wizard.workingDirectory else {
+            refuseUnsavable()
+            return
+        }
+        let url = UITestHooks.isEnabled
+            ? UITestHooks.projectSaveURL
+            : fileDialogs.selectProjectSavePath(
+                basename: basename, startingAt: cwd)
+        guard let url else { return }
+        Task { @MainActor in _ = await write(to: url, basename: basename) }
+    }
+
+    private func refuseUnsavable() {
+        if CalibrationIdentity.isCalibration(workflow.wizard.basename) {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Finish or exit calibration before saving a project.",
+                kind: .warning)
+        } else {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Set a target basename and working folder before saving a project.",
+                kind: .warning)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Builds the project payload from live session fields and writes
+    /// it atomically. On success binds `url`, refreshes recents, and
+    /// clears the stale-chip flag. Failure → error banner, bound URL
+    /// unchanged.
+    @discardableResult
+    private func write(to url: URL, basename: String) async -> Bool {
+        guard let cwd = workflow.wizard.workingDirectory,
+              !cwd.path.isEmpty else {
+            refuseUnsavable()
+            return false
+        }
+        let stem = workflow.wizard.profileBasename ?? basename
+        let snapshot = await lastVerificationSnapshot(stem: stem)
+            ?? project?.lastVerification
+        let queue = workflow.print.selectedPrinter
+        let display = workflow.print.printers
+            .first { $0.name == queue }?.displayName
+            ?? workflow.wizard.printerName
+        let existing = project
+        let name = (existing?.name.isEmpty == false)
+            ? existing!.name : basename
+        let updated = ICCeryProject(
+            name: name,
+            notes: existing?.notes ?? "",
+            basename: basename,
+            cwd: cwd.path,
+            profileBasename: workflow.wizard.profileBasename,
+            printerID: queue.isEmpty ? nil : queue,
+            printerDisplayName: display,
+            mediaRecipeID: workflow.media.selectedRecipeID == "none"
+                ? nil : workflow.media.selectedRecipeID,
+            presetID: workflow.selectedPresetID == "none"
+                ? nil : workflow.selectedPresetID,
+            calibrationURL: workflow.profile.calibrationFile.isEmpty
+                ? nil : workflow.profile.calibrationFile,
+            lastVerification: snapshot,
+            updated: Date())
+        do {
+            try updated.save(to: url)
+        } catch {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Could not save project: \(error.localizedDescription)",
+                kind: .error)
+            return false
+        }
+        project = updated
+        projectURL = url
+        diskBehindNotes = false
+        pushRecent(url: url, name: updated.name)
+        workflow.wizard.showNotice("Project saved: \(url.lastPathComponent)")
+        recomputeDerived()
+        return true
+    }
+
+    /// Last `VerificationHistoryStore` record for this profile stem,
+    /// if any — notes only.
+    private func lastVerificationSnapshot(
+        stem: String
+    ) async -> VerificationSnapshot? {
+        guard let records = try? await environment.historyStore.load()
+        else { return nil }
+        guard let record = records.last(where: {
+            $0.profileName == stem || $0.profileName == workflow.wizard.basename
+        }) else { return nil }
+        return VerificationSnapshot(record: record)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Close
+
+    /// `menuProjectClose` — unbinds; live basename/cwd/artefacts stay.
+    func requestClose() {
+        guard isBound else { return }
+        if isDirty {
+            pendingAction = .close
+            showingDirtyAlert = true
+            return
+        }
+        closeProject()
+    }
+
+    func closeProject() {
+        projectURL = nil
+        project = nil
+        diskBehindNotes = false
+        recomputeDerived()
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Dirty alert
+
+    /// `btnProjectDirtySave` / `btnProjectDirtyDiscard`. Save proceeds
+    /// to the pending action only when the write succeeded.
+    func resolveDirty(save: Bool) {
+        showingDirtyAlert = false
+        guard let action = pendingAction else { return }
+        if save {
+            Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+                guard let self else { return }
+                if await self.saveProjectAsync() {
+                    self.pendingAction = nil
+                    self.proceed(with: action)
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            pendingAction = nil
+            proceed(with: action)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// `btnProjectDirtyCancel` — abandons the pending action.
+    func cancelDirty() {
+        pendingAction = nil
+        showingDirtyAlert = false
+    }
+
+    private func proceed(with action: PendingAction) {
+        switch action {
+        case .new:
+            confirmNew()
+        case .open(let url):
+            open(url)
+        case .close:
+            closeProject()
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Report
+
+    /// `menuProjectReport` — writes `{cwd}/{basename}-report.md`
+    /// atomically (generated; overwrites). No picker.
+    func saveReport() {
+        guard canReport, let cwd = workflow.wizard.workingDirectory else {
+            return
+        }
+        let basename = workflow.wizard.basename
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            let stem = self.workflow.wizard.profileBasename ?? basename
+            let snapshot = await self.lastVerificationSnapshot(stem: stem)
+                ?? self.project?.lastVerification
+            let queue = self.workflow.print.selectedPrinter
+            let display = self.workflow.print.printers
+                .first { $0.name == queue }?.displayName
+                ?? self.workflow.wizard.printerName
+            let recipeName = self.workflow.media.recipes
+                .first { $0.id == self.workflow.media.selectedRecipeID }?.name
+            let payload = ICCeryProject(
+                name: self.project?.name.isEmpty == false
+                    ? self.project!.name : basename,
+                notes: self.project?.notes ?? "",
+                basename: basename,
+                cwd: cwd.path,
+                profileBasename: self.workflow.wizard.profileBasename,
+                printerID: queue.isEmpty ? nil : queue,
+                printerDisplayName: display,
+                mediaRecipeID: self.workflow.media.selectedRecipeID == "none"
+                    ? nil : self.workflow.media.selectedRecipeID,
+                presetID: self.workflow.selectedPresetID == "none"
+                    ? nil : self.workflow.selectedPresetID,
+                calibrationURL: self.workflow.profile.calibrationFile.isEmpty
+                    ? nil : self.workflow.profile.calibrationFile,
+                lastVerification: snapshot,
+                updated: Date())
+            do {
+                let written = try ProjectReport.write(
+                    project: payload,
+                    recipeName: recipeName,
+                    artefacts: self.workflow.wizard.artefacts)
+                self.workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                    "Wrote \(written.lastPathComponent)")
+            } catch {
+                self.workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                    "Report failed: \(error.localizedDescription)",
+                    kind: .error)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Recents / reveal
+
+    /// Rebuilds the recents list; entries whose file is gone are
+    /// dropped here (submenu build), not at launch. Corrupt → `[]`,
+    /// file kept (R12).
+    func refreshRecents() {
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            do {
+                self.recents = try await self.recentsStore.pruneMissing()
+            } catch {
+                self.recents = []
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func pushRecent(url: URL, name: String) {
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            try? await self.recentsStore.add(url: url, name: name)
+            self.refreshRecents()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// `menuProjectRecentsClear` — wipes `recent_projects.json` only;
+    /// `.icceryproj` files are never deleted.
+    func clearRecents() {
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            try? await self?.recentsStore.clear()
+            self?.recents = []
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// `btnProjectReveal` — reveals the bound **project file** in
+    /// Finder, not the cwd.
+    func revealInFinder() {
+        guard let projectURL else { return }
+        NSWorkspace.shared.activateFileViewerSelecting([projectURL])
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/ProjectUI.swift b/Sources/ICCery/ProjectUI.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dfe2fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/ProjectUI.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ICCeryCore
+
+/// File-menu commands for the project file (issue #149). Content of the
+/// `CommandGroup(replacing: .newItem)` in `ICCeryApp` — split out so the
+/// app body stays small (type-checker budget). Menu ids are distinct
+/// from the sidebar chip ids (`menuProject*` vs `btnProject*`).
+struct ProjectCommands: View {
+    @ObservedObject private var project: ProjectSession
+
+    init(workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel) {
+        self._project = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.project)
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        Button("New Project") { project.requestNew() }
+            .keyboardShortcut("n")
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("menuProjectNew")
+        Button("Open Project…") { project.requestOpen() }
+            .keyboardShortcut("o")
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("menuProjectOpen")
+        Menu("Open Recent") {
+            ForEach(project.recents) { entry in
+                // Names render via Text only (#114); never the raw path.
+                Button(entry.name) { project.openRecent(entry) }
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("projectRecent-\(entry.bookmarkHash)")
+            }
+            Divider()
+            Button("Clear Menu") { project.clearRecents() }
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("menuProjectRecentsClear")
+        }
+        .disabled(project.recents.isEmpty)
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("menuProjectRecents")
+        Divider()
+        Button("Save Project") { project.saveProject() }
+            .keyboardShortcut("s")
+            .disabled(!project.canSave)
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("menuProjectSave")
+        Button("Save Project As…") { project.saveProjectAs() }
+            .keyboardShortcut("s", modifiers: [.command, .shift])
+            .disabled(!project.canSaveAs)
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("menuProjectSaveAs")
+        Button("Save Report…") { project.saveReport() }
+            .disabled(!project.canReport)
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("menuProjectReport")
+        Divider()
+        Button("Close Project") { project.requestClose() }
+            .disabled(!project.isBound)
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("menuProjectClose")
+    }
+}
+
+/// Compact project footer at the bottom of the 270 pt sidebar (issue
+/// #149) — never a fourth row of large buttons (R10).
+struct ProjectChip: View {
+    @ObservedObject var project: ProjectSession
+    @Binding var showingAllHelp: Bool
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+            if let bound = project.project {
+                Text(bound.name)
+                    .font(.callout)
+                    .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+                    .lineLimit(1)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("projectChipName")
+                Text(URL(fileURLWithPath: bound.cwd).lastPathComponent)
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    .lineLimit(1)
+                    .truncationMode(.middle)
+                    // The raw path is a tooltip — never the window title.
+                    .help(bound.cwd)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("projectChipPath")
+                if project.diskBehindNotes {
+                    Text("Disk behind project notes")
+                        .font(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.orange)
+                        .accessibilityIdentifier("projectChipStale")
+                }
+                HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                    Button("Show in Finder") { project.revealInFinder() }
+                        .accessibilityIdentifier("btnProjectReveal")
+                    Button("Save") { project.saveProject() }
+                        .disabled(!project.canSave)
+                        .accessibilityIdentifier("btnProjectSave")
+                    Spacer()
+                }
+                .font(.caption)
+                .controlSize(.small)
+            } else {
+                HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                    Text("No project")
+                        .font(.callout)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                        .accessibilityIdentifier("projectChipName")
+                    Spacer()
+                    Button("Open…") { project.requestOpen() }
+                        .controlSize(.small)
+                        .accessibilityIdentifier("btnProjectOpen")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(8)
+        .background(
+            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: Theme.Metrics.cornerMedium)
+                .fill(Theme.panel)
+        )
+        .overlay(
+            RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: Theme.Metrics.cornerMedium)
+                .stroke(Theme.border)
+        )
+        .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("projectChip")
+        .helpOverlay(
+            "A project remembers printer, preset and folder. The stepper still follows files on disk.",
+            showing: $showingAllHelp)
+    }
+}
+
+/// `projectRelocateSheet` — shown when an opened project's `cwd` no
+/// longer exists (issue #149). Choosing a folder rewrites `cwd` in the
+/// project file atomically, then continues Apply; Cancel aborts the
+/// open with live state untouched.
+struct ProjectRelocateSheet: View {
+    @ObservedObject var project: ProjectSession
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 14) {
+            Text("Missing project folder")
+                .font(.title3)
+                .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+            Text(
+                "The folder for \(project.pendingRelocate?.project.name ?? "this project") is missing. Choose a new working folder."
+            )
+            .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+            HStack {
+                Spacer()
+                Button("Cancel") { project.cancelRelocate() }
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("btnProjectRelocateCancel")
+                Button("Choose Folder…") { project.chooseRelocateFolder() }
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("btnProjectRelocate")
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(20)
+        .frame(width: 420)
+        .background(Theme.background)
+        .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("projectRelocateSheet")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/RootView.swift b/Sources/ICCery/RootView.swift
index aa67a55..6496880 100644
--- a/Sources/ICCery/RootView.swift
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/RootView.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct RootView: View {
     /// Observed directly: nested ObservableObjects are not tracked
     /// through the parent's `objectWillChange`.
     @ObservedObject private var model: WizardViewModel
+    @ObservedObject private var project: ProjectSession
     @State private var showingSettings = false
     @State private var showingAbout = false
     @State private var showingAllHelp = false
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ struct RootView: View {
     init(workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel) {
         self.workflow = workflow
         self._model = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.wizard)
+        self._project = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.project)
     }
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -56,6 +58,25 @@ struct RootView: View {
         .sheet(isPresented: $workflow.showingManagePresets) {
             ManagePresetsDialog(workflow: workflow)
         }
+        // Media library sheets live on RootView, never inside the
+        // 270 pt sidebar column (#146).
+        .sheet(isPresented: $workflow.showingSaveMedia) {
+            SaveMediaRecipeDialog(workflow: workflow)
+        }
+        .sheet(
+            isPresented: $workflow.showingManageMedia,
+            onDismiss: { workflow.media.manageDismissed() }
+        ) {
+            ManageMediaDialog(workflow: workflow)
+        }
+        // Spot-read console sheet (issue #148). Dismiss runs the same
+        // `q\n` + ~500 ms + kill path as the sheet's Stop button.
+        .sheet(
+            isPresented: $workflow.showingSpotRead,
+            onDismiss: { workflow.spotRead.sheetClosed() }
+        ) {
+            SpotReadView(model: workflow.spotRead)
+        }
         .sheet(isPresented: $showingAbout) {
             AboutView { showingAbout = false }
         }
@@ -63,7 +84,41 @@ struct RootView: View {
             get: { workflow.wizard.showingGamutViewer },
             set: { workflow.wizard.showingGamutViewer = $0 }
         )) {
-            GamutView(profileGamURL: workflow.wizard.gamutProfileURL)
+            GamutView(
+                environment: workflow.environment,
+                profileGamURL: workflow.wizard.gamutProfileURL,
+                showingAllHelp: $showingAllHelp)
+        }
+        // Project file chrome (issue #149): window title, New confirm
+        // alert, dirty alert, relocate sheet. Panels never appear from
+        // a View — UITestHooks inject fixture paths instead.
+        .onReceive(project.$windowTitle) { title in
+            for window in NSApp.windows where !(window is NSPanel) {
+                window.title = title
+            }
+        }
+        .alert("Start a new project?", isPresented: $project.showingNewAlert) {
+            Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) {}
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnProjectNewCancel")
+            Button("Start") { project.confirmNew() }
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnProjectNewConfirm")
+        } message: {
+            Text("The working folder and targets on disk are not deleted.")
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("projectNewAlert")
+        }
+        .alert(
+            "Save the current project first?",
+            isPresented: $project.showingDirtyAlert
+        ) {
+            Button("Save") { project.resolveDirty(save: true) }
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnProjectDirtySave")
+            Button("Don't Save") { project.resolveDirty(save: false) }
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnProjectDirtyDiscard")
+            Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) { project.cancelDirty() }
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnProjectDirtyCancel")
+        }
+        .sheet(isPresented: $project.showingRelocateSheet) {
+            ProjectRelocateSheet(project: project)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/SettingsView.swift b/Sources/ICCery/SettingsView.swift
index f55a0b7..6625f68 100644
--- a/Sources/ICCery/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/SettingsView.swift
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                             Text($0.label).tag($0.code)
                         }
                     }
-                    Text("Display-only — Stage 2's instrument select is used for actual runs.")
+                    Text("Seeds Spot Read and Stage 3 when the instrument is plugged in. printtarg -i is still chosen on Stage 2.")
                         .font(.caption)
                         .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
 
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/SidebarView.swift b/Sources/ICCery/SidebarView.swift
index 0c4d3c1..4d937dc 100644
--- a/Sources/ICCery/SidebarView.swift
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/SidebarView.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ struct SidebarView: View {
     /// through the parent's `objectWillChange`.
     @ObservedObject private var model: WizardViewModel
     @ObservedObject private var profile: ProfileWorkflowViewModel
+    @ObservedObject private var media: MediaLibraryViewModel
+    @ObservedObject private var printSession: PrintSessionViewModel
+    @ObservedObject private var measurement: MeasurementWorkflowViewModel
+    @ObservedObject private var project: ProjectSession
     var onOpenSettings: () -> Void
     var onOpenAbout: () -> Void
     @Binding var showingAllHelp: Bool
@@ -22,6 +26,10 @@ struct SidebarView: View {
         self.workflow = workflow
         self._model = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.wizard)
         self._profile = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.profile)
+        self._media = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.media)
+        self._printSession = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.print)
+        self._measurement = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.measurement)
+        self._project = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: workflow.project)
         self.onOpenSettings = onOpenSettings
         self.onOpenAbout = onOpenAbout
         self._showingAllHelp = showingAllHelp
@@ -29,6 +37,21 @@ struct SidebarView: View {
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
+            header
+            presetBlock
+            mediaBlock
+            studioButtons
+            stepperAndProject
+        }
+        .frame(width: Theme.Metrics.sidebarWidth)
+        .background(Theme.panel)
+    }
+
+    // Swift 5.7 (Xcode 14.2 CI runner) caps a ViewBuilder body at 10
+    // children (#146); these Group blocks are layout-transparent, so
+    // visual order, ids and the 270 pt column are unchanged.
+    private var header: some View {
+        Group {
             HStack {
                 Image("ICCery-logo")
                     .resizable()
@@ -57,7 +80,11 @@ struct SidebarView: View {
             .padding(12)
 
             Divider().overlay(Theme.border)
+        }
+    }
 
+    private var presetBlock: some View {
+        Group {
             // Preset select (`#presetSelect`) — issue #11. Selection
             // applies the preset immediately; names render via Text only.
             Picker("Preset", selection: Binding(
@@ -89,7 +116,65 @@ struct SidebarView: View {
             }
             .padding(.horizontal, 12)
             .padding(.bottom, 8)
+        }
+    }
 
+    private var mediaBlock: some View {
+        Group {
+            // Media library (`#mediaSelect`) — issue #146. Selection
+            // applies the recipe immediately, like presets; names render
+            // via Text only (#114). Never reuses `presetSelect` (#137).
+            Picker("Media", selection: Binding(
+                get: { media.selectedRecipeID },
+                set: { media.selectRecipe($0) }
+            )) {
+                Text("No media recipe").tag("none")
+                ForEach(media.recipes) { recipe in
+                    Text(recipe.name).tag(recipe.id)
+                }
+            }
+            .pickerStyle(.menu)
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("mediaSelect")
+            .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+            .padding(.vertical, 8)
+            .helpOverlay(
+                "Saved printer + paper + ink + .cal bound to a preset.",
+                showing: $showingAllHelp)
+
+            if let reasons = media.staleReasons[media.selectedRecipeID],
+               !reasons.isEmpty {
+                Text(reasons.contains(.printer)
+                     ? "Printer not installed" : "Calibration stale")
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.orange)
+                    .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("mediaRecipeStale")
+                    .helpOverlay(
+                        "Re-run Stage 0 or pick a different recipe.",
+                        showing: $showingAllHelp)
+            }
+
+            HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                Button("Capture") { media.beginCapture() }
+                    .disabled(printSession.selectedPrinter.isEmpty)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("btnMediaLibraryCapture")
+                    .helpOverlay(
+                        "Select a printer in Stage 2 first",
+                        showing: $showingAllHelp)
+                Button("Manage") { workflow.showingManageMedia = true }
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("btnMediaLibraryManage")
+                    .helpOverlay(
+                        "Apply or delete saved media recipes.",
+                        showing: $showingAllHelp)
+                Spacer()
+            }
+            .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+            .padding(.bottom, 8)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var studioButtons: some View {
+        Group {
             // Calibrate Printer (`#btnCalibratePrinter`).
             Button(action: { model.enterCalibration() }) {
                 Label("Calibrate Printer", systemImage: "slider.horizontal.3")
@@ -104,9 +189,36 @@ struct SidebarView: View {
                     .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
             }
             .controlSize(.large)
+            .helpOverlay(
+                "View the profile gamut in 3D against sRGB.",
+                showing: $showingAllHelp)
             .accessibilityIdentifier("btnViewGamut")
             .padding(.horizontal, 12)
 
+            // Spot Read sheet (`#btnSpotRead`) — issue #148. Enabled
+            // only with a working folder (#59) and while no Stage 3
+            // chartread child is live; opening never kills
+            // `chartread_{basename}`.
+            Button(action: { workflow.showingSpotRead = true }) {
+                Label("Spot Read", systemImage: "eyedropper")
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+            }
+            .controlSize(.large)
+            .disabled(model.workingDirectory == nil || measurement.isChartreadRunning)
+            .helpOverlay(
+                model.workingDirectory == nil
+                    ? "Set a working folder in Stage 1 first."
+                    : (measurement.isChartreadRunning
+                        ? "Stop the Stage 3 chart read first."
+                        : "Read a single patch as Lab/XYZ from the instrument."),
+                showing: $showingAllHelp)
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("btnSpotRead")
+            .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var stepperAndProject: some View {
+        Group {
             Divider().overlay(Theme.border)
                 .padding(.vertical, 8)
 
@@ -126,9 +238,13 @@ struct SidebarView: View {
             .padding(.horizontal, 6)
 
             Spacer()
+
+            // Project chip (issue #149) — a compact footer in the
+            // spacer's bottom, under the stepper. The 270 pt column
+            // cannot take four more large buttons (R10).
+            ProjectChip(project: project, showingAllHelp: $showingAllHelp)
+                .padding(8)
         }
-        .frame(width: Theme.Metrics.sidebarWidth)
-        .background(Theme.panel)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/SpotReadView.swift b/Sources/ICCery/SpotReadView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d5aea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/SpotReadView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,360 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import ICCeryCore
+
+/// Spot Read sheet (issue #148) — one patch Lab/XYZ from the live
+/// instrument. A `RootView` sheet, not a wizard stage and not a Stage 3
+/// tab; all identifiers are `spot*` — Stage 3 `chartread` ids are never
+/// reused here.
+struct SpotReadView: View {
+    @ObservedObject var model: SpotReadViewModel
+    @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+            header
+            if !model.sidecarAvailable {
+                missingSidecar
+            } else {
+                ScrollView {
+                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+                        instrumentCard
+                        promptLine
+                        transport
+                        lastSampleCard
+                        historySection
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            footer
+        }
+        .padding(16)
+        .frame(width: 560, height: 640)
+        .background(Theme.background)
+        .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("spotReadView")
+        .onAppear { model.sheetOpened() }
+        .onDisappear { model.sheetClosed() }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Header / missing sidecar
+
+    private var header: some View {
+        HStack(alignment: .firstTextBaseline) {
+            Text("Spot Read")
+                .font(.title3)
+                .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+            Spacer()
+            if model.isRunning {
+                ProgressView()
+                    .scaleEffect(0.8)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var missingSidecar: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+            Text("spotread sidecar missing — run fetch-argyll")
+                .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("spotSidecarMissing")
+            Spacer()
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Instrument card (clones Stage 3 look, own ids)
+
+    private var instrumentCard: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) {
+            HStack {
+                Text("Instrument")
+                    .font(.headline)
+                    .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+                Spacer()
+                Button(action: { model.detectInstruments() }) {
+                    Image(systemName: "arrow.clockwise")
+                }
+                .disabled(!model.canDetect)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnSpotDetectInstruments")
+            }
+
+            if let error = model.detectionError {
+                Text(error)
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.red)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("spotDetectError")
+            }
+
+            Picker("Instrument", selection: Binding(
+                get: { instrumentTag },
+                set: { newTag in
+                    if newTag.isEmpty {
+                        model.selectedInstrument = .auto
+                    } else if let device = model.instruments.first(where: { "\($0.port)" == newTag }) {
+                        model.selectedInstrument = .device(device)
+                    }
+                }
+            )) {
+                Text("Auto (first available port)").tag("")
+                ForEach(model.instruments) { device in
+                    Text(device.displayName).tag("\(device.port)")
+                }
+            }
+            .pickerStyle(.menu)
+            .disabled(model.isRunning)
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("spotInstrumentSelect")
+
+            if model.defaultMissing {
+                Text("Saved default instrument not present")
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.orange)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("spotDefaultMissing")
+            }
+
+            Toggle("Also set as default instrument", isOn: Binding(
+                get: { model.setAsDefault },
+                set: { model.applyDefaultToggle($0) }
+            ))
+            .accessibilityIdentifier("spotSetDefault")
+
+            if model.selectedInstrument.isXY {
+                Text("XY tables use Stage 3. Spot Read is a handheld / reflective probe.")
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(Theme.accent)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("spotXYHint")
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(16)
+        .background(Theme.panel)
+    }
+
+    private var instrumentTag: String {
+        switch model.selectedInstrument {
+        case .auto:
+            return ""
+        case .device(let device):
+            return "\(device.port)"
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Prompt line
+
+    private var promptLine: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
+            HStack {
+                Text("Status")
+                    .font(.headline)
+                    .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+                Spacer()
+                Text(model.prompt)
+                    .font(.callout)
+                    .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("spotPrompt")
+            }
+            if let error = model.lastError {
+                Text(error)
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.red)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("spotLastError")
+                    .accessibilityValue(error)
+            }
+            if !model.log.isEmpty {
+                ProcessLogView(
+                    lines: model.log,
+                    minHeight: 60,
+                    maxHeight: 100,
+                    containerId: "spotLogContainer",
+                    logId: "spotLog"
+                )
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(16)
+        .background(Theme.panel)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Transport
+
+    private var transport: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 12) {
+            if !model.isRunning {
+                Button("Start") { model.start() }
+                    .disabled(!model.canStart)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("btnSpotStart")
+            } else {
+                switch model.state {
+                case .calibrating:
+                    Button("Calibrate") { model.calibrate() }
+                        .accessibilityIdentifier("btnSpotCalibrate")
+                case .awaitingStrip:
+                    Button("Read") { model.trigger() }
+                        .accessibilityIdentifier("btnSpotTrigger")
+                default:
+                    EmptyView()
+                }
+                Button("Stop") { model.stopIfNeeded() }
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("btnSpotStop")
+            }
+            Spacer()
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 4)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Last sample
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var lastSampleCard: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
+            Text("Last sample")
+                .font(.headline)
+                .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+
+            if let sample = model.displayedSample {
+                HStack(spacing: 16) {
+                    let rgb = LabColorMath.labToSRGB(sample.lab)
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 4)
+                        .fill(Color(red: rgb.r, green: rgb.g, blue: rgb.b))
+                        .frame(width: 32, height: 32)
+                        .overlay(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 4).stroke(Theme.border))
+                        .accessibilityIdentifier("spotSwatch")
+
+                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+                        HStack(spacing: 12) {
+                            Text(String(format: "L* %.1f", sample.lab.l))
+                                .accessibilityIdentifier("spotLabL")
+                            Text(String(format: "a* %.1f", sample.lab.a))
+                                .accessibilityIdentifier("spotLabA")
+                            Text(String(format: "b* %.1f", sample.lab.b))
+                                .accessibilityIdentifier("spotLabB")
+                        }
+                        .font(.callout)
+                        .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+
+                        if let xyz = sample.xyz {
+                            Text(String(format: "XYZ %.2f %.2f %.2f", xyz.x, xyz.y, xyz.z))
+                                .font(.caption)
+                                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                                .accessibilityIdentifier("spotXYZ")
+                        }
+
+                        HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                            Text(sample.port.map { "\(sample.instrumentName) · port \($0)" }
+                                 ?? sample.instrumentName)
+                                .font(.caption)
+                                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                                .accessibilityIdentifier("spotLastInstrument")
+
+                            if let de = model.displayedDeltaE {
+                                HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                                    Circle()
+                                        .fill(deltaEColor)
+                                        .frame(width: 8, height: 8)
+                                    Text(String(format: "ΔE %.2f", de))
+                                        .font(.caption)
+                                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                                }
+                                .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
+                                .accessibilityIdentifier("spotDeltaE")
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        if model.isDisplayedLabImplausible {
+                            Text("Implausible L*")
+                                .font(.caption)
+                                .foregroundStyle(.orange)
+                                .accessibilityIdentifier("spotLabImplausible")
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Spacer()
+                }
+                .accessibilityElement(children: .contain)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("spotLastSample")
+            } else {
+                Text("No readings yet.")
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("spotLastEmpty")
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(16)
+        .background(Theme.panel)
+    }
+
+    private var deltaEColor: Color {
+        switch model.deltaEClassification {
+        case .good, nil: return .green
+        case .warning: return .orange
+        case .bad: return .red
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - History
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var historySection: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
+            Text("History")
+                .font(.headline)
+                .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+
+            if model.samples.isEmpty {
+                Text("No history.")
+                    .font(.caption)
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("spotHistoryEmpty")
+            } else {
+                List {
+                    ForEach(Array(model.samples.enumerated()), id: \.element.id) { index, sample in
+                        historyRow(index: index, sample: sample)
+                    }
+                }
+                .frame(minHeight: 120)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("spotHistoryTable")
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(16)
+        .background(Theme.panel)
+    }
+
+    private func historyRow(index: Int, sample: SpotReadSample) -> some View {
+        let previous = index + 1 < model.samples.count ? model.samples[index + 1] : nil
+        let deltaE = previous.map { ColorDifference.deltaE00($0.lab, sample.lab) }
+        return Button(action: { model.selectFromHistory(sample) }) {
+            HStack(spacing: 10) {
+                Text(sample.timestamp, style: .time)
+                    .frame(width: 70, alignment: .leading)
+                Text(String(format: "%.1f", sample.lab.l))
+                    .frame(width: 44, alignment: .trailing)
+                Text(String(format: "%.1f", sample.lab.a))
+                    .frame(width: 44, alignment: .trailing)
+                Text(String(format: "%.1f", sample.lab.b))
+                    .frame(width: 44, alignment: .trailing)
+                Text(deltaE.map { String(format: "%.2f", $0) } ?? "")
+                    .frame(width: 44, alignment: .trailing)
+                Text(sample.instrumentName)
+                    .lineLimit(1)
+                Spacer()
+            }
+            .font(.caption)
+            .foregroundStyle(Theme.text)
+            .contentShape(Rectangle())
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+        .accessibilityIdentifier("spotHistoryRow-\(sample.id.uuidString)")
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Footer
+
+    private var footer: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 12) {
+            Button("Copy Lab") { model.copyLab() }
+                .disabled(model.displayedSample == nil)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnSpotCopyLab")
+            Button("Export CSV…") { model.exportCsv() }
+                .disabled(model.samples.isEmpty)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnSpotExportCsv")
+            Spacer()
+            Button("Close") { dismiss() }
+                .keyboardShortcut(.cancelAction)
+                .accessibilityIdentifier("btnCloseSpotRead")
+        }
+        .padding(.top, 4)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/SpotReadViewModel.swift b/Sources/ICCery/SpotReadViewModel.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19d311b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/SpotReadViewModel.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,420 @@
+import AppKit
+import Combine
+import Foundation
+import ICCeryCore
+
+/// Spot-read console state and interaction (issue #148).
+///
+/// Runs the bundled `spotread` sidecar under the single-lease process id
+/// `spotread`; Stage 3 `chartread` is untouched. `defaultInstrument`
+/// seeds the instrument picker on sheet open — it is never written into
+/// `printtarg -i` or `targen` argv (R15).
+@MainActor
+final class SpotReadViewModel: ObservableObject {
+
+    let workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel
+    let environment: AppEnvironment
+    private let fileDialogs = FileDialogService.shared
+
+    // MARK: - Instrument card
+
+    @Published var instruments: [InstrumentDevice] = []
+    @Published var selectedInstrument: InstrumentSelection = .auto
+    @Published var isDetecting = false
+    @Published var detectionError: String?
+    /// `spotDefaultMissing` — set when `defaultInstrument` is saved but
+    /// no detected device matches it.
+    @Published var defaultMissing = false
+    /// `spotSetDefault` toggle state.
+    @Published var setAsDefault = false
+
+    // MARK: - Session
+
+    @Published var isRunning = false
+    @Published var state: ChartreadState = .idle
+    @Published var prompt = "Press Start to open the instrument."
+    @Published var lastError: String?
+    @Published var log: [String] = []
+
+    // MARK: - Samples / history (in-memory, cap 50, newest first)
+
+    @Published private(set) var samples: [SpotReadSample] = []
+    @Published private(set) var displayedSample: SpotReadSample?
+    @Published private(set) var displayedDeltaE: Double?
+
+    private let historyLimit = 50
+    private var streamTask: Task<Void, Never>?
+
+    init(workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel, environment: AppEnvironment) {
+        self.workflow = workflow
+        self.environment = environment
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Derived state
+
+    /// Whether the bundled `spotread` sidecar resolves to an executable.
+    /// `BinaryResolver` only — never `$PATH`, never `chartread`.
+    var sidecarAvailable: Bool {
+        let url = environment.runner.binaryResolver.resolve("spotread")
+        return environment.runner.binaryResolver.exists(url)
+    }
+
+    var isChartreadRunning: Bool { workflow.measurement.isChartreadRunning }
+
+    var canStart: Bool {
+        sidecarAvailable && !isDetecting && !isRunning && !isChartreadRunning
+            && workflow.wizard.effectiveWorkingDirectory != nil
+    }
+
+    var canDetect: Bool { !isDetecting && !isRunning }
+
+    var deltaEClassification: SwatchClassification? {
+        guard let de = displayedDeltaE else { return nil }
+        let settings = environment.settingsStore.load()
+        return ColorDifference.classify(
+            deltaE: de,
+            goodMax: settings.deltaEGoodMax,
+            warningMax: settings.deltaEWarningMax)
+    }
+
+    /// `spotLabImplausible` — L* outside 0…100 still displays, unclamped.
+    var isDisplayedLabImplausible: Bool {
+        guard let l = displayedSample?.lab.l else { return false }
+        return l < 0 || l > 100
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Sheet lifecycle
+
+    /// Called from `SpotReadView.onAppear`. Resets the in-memory session
+    /// and runs detection once; a missing sidecar gets a wizard notice.
+    func sheetOpened() {
+        samples = []
+        displayedSample = nil
+        displayedDeltaE = nil
+        log = []
+        lastError = nil
+        state = .idle
+        prompt = "Press Start to open the instrument."
+
+        guard sidecarAvailable else {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "spotread sidecar missing — run fetch-argyll", kind: .error)
+            return
+        }
+        detectInstruments()
+    }
+
+    /// Called from `onDisappear` *and* the sheet's `onDismiss` — clearing
+    /// the flag alone is not enough; a live child must be quit and
+    /// killed (R14).
+    func sheetClosed() {
+        stopIfNeeded()
+        samples = []
+        displayedSample = nil
+        displayedDeltaE = nil
+        log = []
+        defaultMissing = false
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Detection
+
+    func detectInstruments() {
+        guard canDetect else { return }
+        isDetecting = true
+        detectionError = nil
+
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            // `instlist` is an exclusive lease (#116) — never spawn a
+            // second one; surface the busy state instead.
+            if await self.environment.runner.processManager.isRunning(ProcessID.instlist) {
+                self.detectionError = "Instrument detection is already running."
+                self.isDetecting = false
+                return
+            }
+            do {
+                let devices = try await self.environment.runner.detectInstruments()
+                self.instruments = devices
+                self.seedDefault(from: devices)
+                if case .device(let selected) = self.selectedInstrument,
+                   !devices.contains(where: { $0.port == selected.port }) {
+                    self.selectedInstrument = .auto
+                }
+            } catch {
+                self.detectionError = error.localizedDescription
+            }
+            self.isDetecting = false
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Seed the picker from `AppSettings.defaultInstrument`; no match →
+    /// `.auto` + `spotDefaultMissing`.
+    private func seedDefault(from devices: [InstrumentDevice]) {
+        guard let code = environment.settingsStore.load().defaultInstrument,
+              !code.isEmpty else {
+            defaultMissing = false
+            return
+        }
+        if let match = devices.first(where: { Self.matches(code: code, device: $0) }) {
+            selectedInstrument = .device(match)
+            defaultMissing = false
+        } else {
+            selectedInstrument = .auto
+            defaultMissing = true
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Whether an `instlist` device corresponds to a `printtarg -i` /
+    /// settings instrument code (`i1`, `CM`, `p3`, `SS`, `20`/`22`/`41`/`51`).
+    static func matches(code: String, device: InstrumentDevice) -> Bool {
+        let haystack = "\(device.name) \(device.type)".lowercased()
+        switch code {
+        case "i1": return haystack.contains("i1pro") && !haystack.contains("i1pro 3") && !haystack.contains("i1pro3")
+        case "p3": return haystack.contains("i1pro 3") || haystack.contains("i1pro3")
+        case "CM": return haystack.contains("colormunki")
+        case "SS": return haystack.contains("specbos") || haystack.contains("spectraval") || haystack.contains("spectroscan") || haystack.contains("spectro scan")
+        case "20": return haystack.contains("display 2")
+        case "22": return haystack.contains("display")
+        case "41": return haystack.contains("spyder 4") || haystack.contains("spyder 5") || haystack.contains("spyder4") || haystack.contains("spyder5")
+        case "51": return haystack.contains("spyder x")
+        default: return false
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Reverse of `matches` — most specific codes first.
+    static func code(for device: InstrumentDevice) -> String? {
+        for code in ["p3", "51", "41", "22", "20", "CM", "SS", "i1"]
+        where matches(code: code, device: device) {
+            return code
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    /// `spotSetDefault` — writes `AppSettings.defaultInstrument` only.
+    /// Never touches `printtarg -i` or `targen`.
+    func applyDefaultToggle(_ on: Bool) {
+        setAsDefault = on
+        var settings = environment.settingsStore.load()
+        if on, case .device(let device) = selectedInstrument {
+            settings.defaultInstrument = Self.code(for: device)
+        } else if !on {
+            settings.defaultInstrument = nil
+        }
+        try? environment.settingsStore.save(settings)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Session control
+
+    func start() {
+        guard sidecarAvailable else {
+            lastError = "spotread sidecar missing — run fetch-argyll"
+            return
+        }
+        guard !isChartreadRunning else {
+            lastError = "Stop the Stage 3 chart read first."
+            return
+        }
+        guard let cwd = workflow.wizard.effectiveWorkingDirectory else {
+            lastError = "Set a working folder in Stage 1 first."
+            return
+        }
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            // `spotread` is an exclusive lease — a second Start while a
+            // child is live is an error, not a kill + respawn (#116).
+            if await self.environment.runner.processManager.isRunning(ProcessID.spotread) {
+                self.lastError = "A spotread session is already running."
+                return
+            }
+            self.begin(config: self.buildConfig(cwd: cwd))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func buildConfig(cwd: URL) -> SpotReadConfig {
+        let port: Int?
+        let name: String
+        switch selectedInstrument {
+        case .auto:
+            port = nil
+            name = "Auto"
+        case .device(let device):
+            port = device.port
+            name = device.name
+        }
+        return SpotReadConfig(
+            workingDirectory: cwd,
+            selectedPort: selectedInstrument.chartreadPort,
+            enableLEDs: environment.settingsStore.load().enableI1Pro2Leds,
+            isXY: selectedInstrument.isXY,
+            instrumentName: name,
+            instrumentPort: port
+        )
+    }
+
+    private func begin(config: SpotReadConfig) {
+        isRunning = true
+        state = .idle
+        lastError = nil
+        prompt = "Waiting for a reading…"
+
+        let stream = environment.runner.runSpotread(config: config)
+        streamTask = Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            for await event in stream {
+                self.handle(event: event)
+            }
+            self.isRunning = false
+            self.state = .idle
+            if self.lastError == nil {
+                self.prompt = "Press Start to open the instrument."
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func handle(event: SpotReadEvent) {
+        switch event {
+        case .prompt(let result):
+            state = result.state
+            prompt = promptText(for: result.state)
+
+        case .sample(let sample):
+            let previous = samples.first
+            samples.insert(sample, at: 0)
+            if samples.count > historyLimit {
+                samples.removeLast()
+            }
+            displayedSample = sample
+            displayedDeltaE = previous.map {
+                ColorDifference.deltaE00($0.lab, sample.lab)
+            }
+
+        case .log(let batch):
+            log.append(contentsOf: batch)
+
+        case .exit(let code):
+            if code != 0 {
+                lastError = "spotread exited with code \(code)"
+            }
+
+        case .failed(let error):
+            lastError = error.localizedDescription
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func promptText(for state: ChartreadState) -> String {
+        switch state {
+        case .calibrating:
+            return "Place the instrument on the calibration tile, then Calibrate."
+        case .awaitingStrip:
+            return "Place on the patch, then Read."
+        case .reading, .promptContinue:
+            return "Waiting for a reading…"
+        case .warning:
+            return "Instrument warning — stop and restart if it persists."
+        case .error:
+            return "Read error — Stop, then Start again."
+        default:
+            return "Waiting for a reading…"
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Transport
+
+    /// `btnSpotCalibrate` — same bytes Stage 3 sends for calibrate.
+    func calibrate() {
+        send(.trigger)
+    }
+
+    /// `btnSpotTrigger` — the Read key (`" \n"`).
+    func trigger() {
+        send(.trigger)
+    }
+
+    private func send(_ input: ChartreadInput) {
+        Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            guard let self, self.isRunning else { return }
+            try? await self.environment.runner.sendSpotreadInput(input)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// `btnSpotStop` / sheet dismiss: `q\n`, ~500 ms, then kill if the
+    /// child is still live.
+    func stopIfNeeded() {
+        guard isRunning else { return }
+        streamTask?.cancel()
+        streamTask = nil
+        let processManager = environment.runner.processManager
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            try? await processManager.sendStdin(
+                id: ProcessID.spotread, bytes: ChartreadInput.quit.bytes)
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 500_000_000)
+            await processManager.kill(id: ProcessID.spotread)
+        }
+        isRunning = false
+        state = .idle
+        prompt = "Press Start to open the instrument."
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - History / export
+
+    /// Click a history row: copies that sample into the last-sample card.
+    /// Never re-triggers the instrument.
+    func selectFromHistory(_ sample: SpotReadSample) {
+        displayedSample = sample
+        if let index = samples.firstIndex(of: sample), index + 1 < samples.count {
+            displayedDeltaE = ColorDifference.deltaE00(samples[index + 1].lab, sample.lab)
+        } else {
+            displayedDeltaE = nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// `btnSpotCopyLab` — `L* a* b*` of the displayed sample as plain
+    /// text (`50.0 1.2 -3.4`).
+    func copyLab() {
+        guard let sample = displayedSample else { return }
+        let text = String(format: "%.1f %.1f %.1f", sample.lab.l, sample.lab.a, sample.lab.b)
+        NSPasteboard.general.clearContents()
+        NSPasteboard.general.setString(text, forType: .string)
+    }
+
+    /// `btnSpotExportCsv` — RFC-4180 via `selectCsvSavePath`. Cancel is
+    /// a no-op. Rows are newest-first, matching the history list.
+    func exportCsv() {
+        guard !samples.isEmpty else { return }
+        let url = UITestHooks.isEnabled
+            ? UITestHooks.csvExportURL
+            : fileDialogs.selectCsvSavePath()
+        guard let url else { return }
+
+        var out = "timestamp,L,a,b,dE00,instrument,port\r\n"
+        for (index, sample) in samples.enumerated() {
+            let deltaE = index + 1 < samples.count
+                ? String(format: "%.2f", ColorDifference.deltaE00(samples[index + 1].lab, sample.lab))
+                : ""
+            out += "\(csvField(iso8601(sample.timestamp))),\(f1(sample.lab.l)),\(f1(sample.lab.a)),\(f1(sample.lab.b)),\(deltaE),\(csvField(sample.instrumentName)),\(sample.port.map(String.init) ?? "")\r\n"
+        }
+
+        do {
+            try out.write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice("Spot readings exported: \(url.lastPathComponent)")
+        } catch {
+            workflow.wizard.showNotice(
+                "Export failed: \(error.localizedDescription)", kind: .error)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func f1(_ value: Double) -> String {
+        String(format: "%.1f", value)
+    }
+
+    private func iso8601(_ date: Date) -> String {
+        ISO8601DateFormatter().string(from: date)
+    }
+
+    private func csvField(_ text: String) -> String {
+        guard text.contains(",") || text.contains("\"") || text.contains("\n") else {
+            return text
+        }
+        return "\"\(text.replacingOccurrences(of: "\"", with: "\"\""))\""
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/ICCery/TargetWorkflowViewModel.swift b/Sources/ICCery/TargetWorkflowViewModel.swift
index f89d37e..2e9af7f 100644
--- a/Sources/ICCery/TargetWorkflowViewModel.swift
+++ b/Sources/ICCery/TargetWorkflowViewModel.swift
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ final class TargetWorkflowViewModel: ObservableObject {
     @Published var savePresetName = ""
     @Published var savePresetDesc = ""
 
+    // MARK: - Media library (issue #146)
+
+    @Published var showingSaveMedia = false
+    @Published var showingManageMedia = false
+
+    // MARK: - Spot read (issue #148)
+
+    /// `RootView` sheet binding for the spot-read console.
+    @Published var showingSpotRead = false
+
     /// Stage 3 measurement workflow, owned at the app level so it persists
     /// across stage switches and can observe settings changes.
     @Published var measurement: MeasurementWorkflowViewModel
@@ -107,6 +117,13 @@ final class TargetWorkflowViewModel: ObservableObject {
     @Published var calibration: CalibrationViewModel!
     /// Stage 2 unmanaged print session.
     @Published var print: PrintSessionViewModel!
+    /// Media recipe library — needs a complete `self`.
+    @Published var media: MediaLibraryViewModel!
+    /// Spot-read console — needs `wizard` / `measurement`.
+    @Published var spotRead: SpotReadViewModel!
+    /// Project file session (issue #149), created last — needs `media`
+    /// for recipe apply and `spotRead` for the live-child check.
+    @Published var project: ProjectSession!
 
     init(environment: AppEnvironment = .live()) {
         self.environment = environment
@@ -126,6 +143,18 @@ final class TargetWorkflowViewModel: ObservableObject {
             profile: self.profile,
             environment: environment
         )
+        self.media = MediaLibraryViewModel(
+            workflow: self,
+            environment: environment
+        )
+        self.spotRead = SpotReadViewModel(
+            workflow: self,
+            environment: environment
+        )
+        self.project = ProjectSession(
+            workflow: self,
+            environment: environment
+        )
         reloadPresets()
     }
 
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/ApproximateLabTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/ApproximateLabTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0e65c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/ApproximateLabTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import Foundation
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+
+/// ``ApproximateLab`` sanity tests (issue #147).
+///
+/// These are loose sanity checks on a fixed-matrix approximation — not
+/// ColorSync goldens.
+final class ApproximateLabTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    func testWhiteMapsToHighLStar() {
+        let lab = ApproximateLab.srgb8ToLab(r: 255, g: 255, b: 255)
+        XCTAssertGreaterThan(lab.l, 95)
+        XCTAssertEqual(lab.a, 0, accuracy: 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(lab.b, 0, accuracy: 2)
+    }
+
+    func testBlackMapsToZeroLStar() {
+        let lab = ApproximateLab.srgb8ToLab(r: 0, g: 0, b: 0)
+        XCTAssertEqual(lab.l, 0, accuracy: 1)
+    }
+
+    func testPureRedIsChromatic() {
+        let lab = ApproximateLab.srgb8ToLab(r: 255, g: 0, b: 0)
+        // sRGB red ≈ Lab D50 (54, 81, 70) — loose bounds only.
+        XCTAssertGreaterThan(lab.l, 40)
+        XCTAssertLessThan(lab.l, 65)
+        XCTAssertGreaterThan(lab.a, 60)
+        XCTAssertGreaterThan(lab.b, 40)
+    }
+
+    func testMidGreyIsNeutral() {
+        let lab = ApproximateLab.srgb8ToLab(r: 128, g: 128, b: 128)
+        XCTAssertGreaterThan(lab.l, 45)
+        XCTAssertLessThan(lab.l, 65)
+        XCTAssertEqual(lab.a, 0, accuracy: 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(lab.b, 0, accuracy: 1)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/GamutContainmentTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/GamutContainmentTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c69cf8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/GamutContainmentTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import Foundation
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+
+/// ``GamutGeometry`` containment and volume goldens on the bundled
+/// `sRGB.gam` reference mesh (issue #147). No GPU involved.
+final class GamutContainmentTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    /// Returns the bundled real `sRGB.gam` in `Resources/Argyll/reference_gamuts`.
+    private var bundledSRGBGamURL: URL {
+        let bundle = Bundle.main
+        let resource = bundle.resourceURL ?? bundle.bundleURL
+        return resource.appendingPathComponent("Argyll/reference_gamuts/sRGB.gam")
+    }
+
+    private func loadSRGB() throws -> GamutMesh {
+        try GamutMeshParser.parse(url: bundledSRGBGamURL)
+    }
+
+    func testNeutralMidGreyIsInsideSRGB() throws {
+        let mesh = try loadSRGB()
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            GamutGeometry.containment(of: LabColor(l: 50, a: 0, b: 0), in: mesh),
+            .inside)
+    }
+
+    func testSaturatedColourIsOutsideSRGB() throws {
+        let mesh = try loadSRGB()
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            GamutGeometry.containment(of: LabColor(l: 50, a: 80, b: 80), in: mesh),
+            .outside)
+    }
+
+    func testVolumeIsFiniteAndPositiveOnBundledSRGB() throws {
+        let mesh = try loadSRGB()
+        let volume = GamutGeometry.volume(of: mesh)
+        XCTAssertTrue(volume.isFinite)
+        XCTAssertGreaterThan(volume, 0)
+    }
+
+    func testVertexOnlyMeshReportsUnknown() {
+        let mesh = GamutMesh(
+            vertices: [
+                GamutVertex(lab: LabColor(l: 50, a: 0, b: 0), rgb: DisplayRGB(r: 0.5, g: 0.5, b: 0.5)),
+            ],
+            faces: [])
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            GamutGeometry.containment(of: LabColor(l: 50, a: 0, b: 0), in: mesh),
+            .unknown)
+        XCTAssertEqual(GamutGeometry.volume(of: mesh), 0)
+    }
+
+    func testKnownCubeFixture() throws {
+        // Unit cube centred at Lab (50, 0, 0): a*,b* ∈ ±10, L* ∈ 40...60.
+        // Two triangles per face, outward winding.
+        let lab = { (l: Double, a: Double, b: Double) in
+            GamutVertex(lab: LabColor(l: l, a: a, b: b), rgb: DisplayRGB(r: 0, g: 0, b: 0))
+        }
+        // Corners in (a, L, b) space.
+        let c = [
+            lab(40, -10, -10), lab(40, 10, -10), lab(40, 10, 10), lab(40, -10, 10),  // bottom
+            lab(60, -10, -10), lab(60, 10, -10), lab(60, 10, 10), lab(60, -10, 10),  // top
+        ]
+        let quad = { (a: UInt32, b: UInt32, c: UInt32, d: UInt32) in
+            [GamutTriangle(a: a, b: b, c: c), GamutTriangle(a: a, b: c, c: d)]
+        }
+        var faces: [GamutTriangle] = []
+        faces += quad(0, 3, 2, 1)  // bottom (y=40)
+        faces += quad(4, 5, 6, 7)  // top (y=60)
+        faces += quad(0, 1, 5, 4)  // z=-10
+        faces += quad(3, 7, 6, 2)  // z=+10
+        faces += quad(1, 2, 6, 5)  // x=+10
+        faces += quad(0, 4, 7, 3)  // x=-10
+        let mesh = GamutMesh(vertices: c, faces: faces)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            GamutGeometry.containment(of: LabColor(l: 50, a: 0, b: 0), in: mesh),
+            .inside)
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            GamutGeometry.containment(of: LabColor(l: 50, a: 20, b: 0), in: mesh),
+            .outside)
+        // 20 × 20 × 20 Lab-cube.
+        XCTAssertEqual(GamutGeometry.volume(of: mesh), 8000, accuracy: 1)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/GamutViewModelTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/GamutViewModelTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f93108b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/GamutViewModelTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import Foundation
+import Metal
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+@testable import ICCery
+
+/// Issue #147 — `GamutViewModel` compare-slot behaviour: failed or
+/// missing compare meshes are info, never fatal (#24); sRGB always stays.
+@MainActor
+final class GamutViewModelTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    /// Bundled root that has `reference_gamuts/sRGB.gam` but **no** tool
+    /// binaries, so `iccgamut` spawns deterministically fail.
+    private func bundledRootWithoutTools() throws -> URL {
+        let root = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("iccery-gamut-vm-\(UUID().uuidString)")
+        let gamutDir = root.appendingPathComponent("reference_gamuts")
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: gamutDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        let bundle = Bundle.main.resourceURL ?? Bundle.main.bundleURL
+        try FileManager.default.copyItem(
+            at: bundle.appendingPathComponent("Argyll/reference_gamuts/sRGB.gam"),
+            to: gamutDir.appendingPathComponent("sRGB.gam"))
+        return root
+    }
+
+    private func makeViewModel(root: URL? = nil) throws -> GamutViewModel {
+        let env = try TestAppEnvironment.make(bundledArgyllRoot: root)
+        return GamutViewModel(environment: env.environment)
+    }
+
+    func testInitialLoadHasSRGBAndFacesStatus() async throws {
+        let vm = try makeViewModel()
+        await vm.awaitInitialLoad()
+
+        XCTAssertNotNil(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.srgbLayerID))
+        XCTAssertTrue(vm.status.contains("faces"), "status: \(vm.status)")
+    }
+
+    /// #147 — `viewerUnavailable` is decided before any `SCNView` is
+    /// mounted: it must exactly mirror Metal presence on this host.
+    func testViewerUnavailableMirrorsMetalAvailability() async throws {
+        let vm = try makeViewModel()
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            vm.viewerUnavailable,
+            MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice() == nil)
+    }
+
+    func testMissingCompareGamLeavesSRGBAndSetsNotice() async throws {
+        let vm = try makeViewModel()
+        await vm.awaitInitialLoad()
+
+        await vm.loadCompareGam(
+            url: URL(fileURLWithPath: "/nonexistent/compare.gam"))
+
+        XCTAssertNotNil(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.srgbLayerID))
+        XCTAssertNil(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.compareLayerID))
+        XCTAssertNotNil(vm.noticeText)
+    }
+
+    func testFailedIccgamutLeavesSRGBAndSetsNotice() async throws {
+        // bundledRootWithoutTools has no macos-universal/iccgamut.
+        let vm = try makeViewModel(root: bundledRootWithoutTools())
+        await vm.awaitInitialLoad()
+        XCTAssertNotNil(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.srgbLayerID))
+
+        let profile = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("iccery-gamut-icc-\(UUID().uuidString).icc")
+        try Data("MOCK_ICC".utf8).write(to: profile)
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: profile) }
+
+        await vm.loadCompareProfile(url: profile)
+
+        XCTAssertNotNil(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.srgbLayerID))
+        XCTAssertNil(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.compareLayerID))
+        XCTAssertNotNil(vm.noticeText)
+    }
+
+    func testThirdProfileReplacesCompareSlot() async throws {
+        let vm = try makeViewModel()
+        await vm.awaitInitialLoad()
+
+        let bundle = Bundle.main.resourceURL ?? Bundle.main.bundleURL
+        let srgb = bundle.appendingPathComponent("Argyll/reference_gamuts/sRGB.gam")
+        let dir = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("iccery-gamut-cmp-\(UUID().uuidString)")
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: dir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        let first = dir.appendingPathComponent("first.gam")
+        let second = dir.appendingPathComponent("second.gam")
+        try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: srgb, to: first)
+        try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: srgb, to: second)
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: dir) }
+
+        await vm.loadCompareGam(url: first)
+        XCTAssertNil(vm.noticeText)
+        XCTAssertEqual(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.compareLayerID)?.displayName, "first")
+
+        await vm.loadCompareGam(url: second)
+        XCTAssertEqual(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.compareLayerID)?.displayName, "second")
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            vm.layers.filter { $0.role == .profileB }.count, 1,
+            "compare slot holds one profile")
+        XCTAssertNotNil(vm.noticeText)
+        XCTAssertNotNil(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.srgbLayerID))
+    }
+
+    func testRemoveCompareLeavesSRGB() async throws {
+        let vm = try makeViewModel()
+        await vm.awaitInitialLoad()
+
+        let bundle = Bundle.main.resourceURL ?? Bundle.main.bundleURL
+        await vm.loadCompareGam(
+            url: bundle.appendingPathComponent("Argyll/reference_gamuts/sRGB.gam"))
+        XCTAssertNotNil(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.compareLayerID))
+
+        vm.removeCompare()
+        XCTAssertNil(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.compareLayerID))
+        XCTAssertNotNil(vm.layer(id: GamutViewModel.srgbLayerID))
+    }
+
+    func testInspectLabRunsContainmentPerLayer() async throws {
+        let vm = try makeViewModel()
+        await vm.awaitInitialLoad()
+
+        vm.labEntryL = "50"
+        vm.labEntryA = "0"
+        vm.labEntryB = "0"
+        XCTAssertTrue(vm.canInspectLab)
+        vm.inspectEnteredLab()
+
+        let srgb = vm.inspectResults.first { $0.id == GamutViewModel.srgbLayerID }
+        XCTAssertEqual(srgb?.containment, .inside)
+        XCTAssertTrue(vm.inspectIsApproximate)
+        XCTAssertNotNil(vm.inspectSwatch)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/ICCeryProjectTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/ICCeryProjectTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4122f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/ICCeryProjectTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+import Foundation
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+
+/// Issue #149 — `.icceryproj` schema: snake_case keys, strict
+/// `schema_version == 1`, and save-time refusal for empty/illegal
+/// basename and empty/unsafe cwd (#59/#60/R11).
+final class ICCeryProjectTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    private func tempDir() throws -> URL {
+        let dir = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("iccery-proj-\(UUID().uuidString)")
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: dir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        return dir
+    }
+
+    private func makeProject(
+        basename: String = "run-1",
+        cwd: String = "/tmp"
+    ) -> ICCeryProject {
+        ICCeryProject(
+            name: "Run One",
+            basename: basename,
+            cwd: cwd,
+            profileBasename: "run-1",
+            printerID: "Mock_Queue",
+            printerDisplayName: "Mock Queue",
+            mediaRecipeID: "recipe-1",
+            presetID: "preset-std-rgb",
+            calibrationURL: "/tmp/r.cal",
+            lastVerification: VerificationSnapshot(
+                date: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1_700_000_000),
+                avgDE00: 0.8, maxDE00: 2.1,
+                status: "excellent", profileFilename: "run-1.icc"))
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Round trip / keys
+
+    func testSnakeCaseRoundTrip() throws {
+        let dir = try tempDir()
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: dir) }
+        let url = dir.appendingPathComponent("p.icceryproj")
+
+        let project = makeProject()
+        try project.save(to: url)
+        let loaded = try ICCeryProject.load(from: url)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.schemaVersion, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.basename, "run-1")
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.cwd, "/tmp")
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.profileBasename, "run-1")
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.printerID, "Mock_Queue")
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.mediaRecipeID, "recipe-1")
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.presetID, "preset-std-rgb")
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.calibrationURL, "/tmp/r.cal")
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.lastVerification?.avgDE00, 0.8)
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.lastVerification?.maxDE00, 2.1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.lastVerification?.status, "excellent")
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.lastVerification?.profileFilename, "run-1.icc")
+
+        let raw = try String(contentsOf: url, encoding: .utf8)
+        for key in [
+            "\"schema_version\"", "\"profile_basename\"",
+            "\"printer_id\"", "\"printer_display_name\"",
+            "\"media_recipe_id\"", "\"preset_id\"",
+            "\"calibration_url\"", "\"last_verification\"",
+            "\"avg_de00\"", "\"max_de00\"", "\"profile_filename\"",
+        ] {
+            XCTAssertTrue(raw.contains(key), "missing key \(key)")
+        }
+    }
+
+    func testOptionalFieldsDecodeWhenAbsent() throws {
+        let dir = try tempDir()
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: dir) }
+        let url = dir.appendingPathComponent("min.icceryproj")
+        let json = """
+        {
+          "schema_version": 1,
+          "name": "Minimal",
+          "basename": "abc",
+          "cwd": "/tmp",
+          "updated": "2026-09-13T00:00:00Z"
+        }
+        """
+        try json.write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+
+        let loaded = try ICCeryProject.load(from: url)
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.basename, "abc")
+        XCTAssertNil(loaded.mediaRecipeID)
+        XCTAssertNil(loaded.presetID)
+        XCTAssertNil(loaded.lastVerification)
+        XCTAssertNil(loaded.calibrationURL)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Schema gate
+
+    func testSchemaVersion2Throws() throws {
+        let dir = try tempDir()
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: dir) }
+        let url = dir.appendingPathComponent("v2.icceryproj")
+        try """
+        {"schema_version": 2, "name": "x", "basename": "abc",
+         "cwd": "/tmp", "future_field": [1, 2]}
+        """.write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try ICCeryProject.load(from: url)) { error in
+            guard case ICCeryProject.ValidationError.unsupportedSchema(2)
+                    = error else {
+                return XCTFail("expected unsupportedSchema, got \(error)")
+            }
+            XCTAssertEqual(
+                error.localizedDescription,
+                "This project file is not schema 1.")
+        }
+    }
+
+    func testMissingSchemaVersionThrows() throws {
+        let dir = try tempDir()
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: dir) }
+        let url = dir.appendingPathComponent("noversion.icceryproj")
+        try "{\"basename\": \"abc\", \"cwd\": \"/tmp\"}"
+            .write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try ICCeryProject.load(from: url))
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Validation
+
+    func testEmptyBasenameRefusesSave() throws {
+        let dir = try tempDir()
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: dir) }
+        let url = dir.appendingPathComponent("p.icceryproj")
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(
+            try makeProject(basename: "").save(to: url)
+        ) { error in
+            XCTAssertEqual(
+                error as? ICCeryProject.ValidationError, .emptyBasename)
+        }
+        XCTAssertFalse(FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: url.path))
+    }
+
+    func testIllegalBasenameRefusesSave() throws {
+        let dir = try tempDir()
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: dir) }
+        for bad in ["a/b", "a\\b", "..", "x..y"] {
+            XCTAssertThrowsError(
+                try makeProject(basename: bad).save(
+                    to: dir.appendingPathComponent("p.icceryproj"))
+            ) { error in
+                guard case ICCeryProject.ValidationError.invalidBasename
+                        = error else {
+                    return XCTFail("expected invalidBasename, got \(error)")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func testEmptyAndRelativeCwdRefuseSave() throws {
+        let dir = try tempDir()
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: dir) }
+        let url = dir.appendingPathComponent("p.icceryproj")
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try makeProject(cwd: "").save(to: url)) { error in
+            XCTAssertEqual(
+                error as? ICCeryProject.ValidationError, .emptyCwd)
+        }
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(
+            try makeProject(cwd: "relative/dir").save(to: url)
+        ) { error in
+            guard case ICCeryProject.ValidationError.unsafeCwd = error else {
+                return XCTFail("expected unsafeCwd, got \(error)")
+            }
+        }
+        XCTAssertFalse(FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: url.path))
+    }
+
+    func testIllegalBasenameRefusesOpen() throws {
+        let dir = try tempDir()
+        defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: dir) }
+        let url = dir.appendingPathComponent("bad.icceryproj")
+        try """
+        {"schema_version": 1, "basename": "a/b", "cwd": "/tmp"}
+        """.write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try ICCeryProject.load(from: url)) { error in
+            guard case ICCeryProject.ValidationError.invalidBasename
+                    = error else {
+                return XCTFail("expected invalidBasename, got \(error)")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func testEmptyNameFallsBackToBasename() throws {
+        let project = try ICCeryProject(
+            name: "", basename: "stem", cwd: "/tmp").validated()
+        XCTAssertEqual(project.name, "stem")
+    }
+
+    func testMissingFileThrowsOnOpen() {
+        let url = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("gone-\(UUID().uuidString).icceryproj")
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try ICCeryProject.load(from: url))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/MediaLibraryStoreTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/MediaLibraryStoreTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c72d108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/MediaLibraryStoreTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import Foundation
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+
+/// Issue #146 — `MediaLibraryStore` persistence contract.
+final class MediaLibraryStoreTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    private var url: URL!
+
+    override func setUp() {
+        url = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("media-lib-\(UUID().uuidString).json")
+    }
+
+    override func tearDown() {
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: url)
+        url = nil
+    }
+
+    private func recipe(id: String, name: String = "R") -> MediaRecipe {
+        MediaRecipe(
+            id: id, name: name, printerID: "q",
+            colourSpace: "rgb", presetID: "preset-std-rgb")
+    }
+
+    func testRoundTrip() async throws {
+        let store = MediaLibraryStore(url: url)
+        let r = recipe(id: "recipe-1", name: "Epson Rag")
+        try await store.upsert(r)
+        let loaded = try await store.load()
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded, [r])
+    }
+
+    func testCorruptFileThrowsAndPreservesBytes() async throws {
+        try "not json".write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+        let before = try Data(contentsOf: url)
+
+        let store = MediaLibraryStore(url: url)
+        await assertAsyncThrows(expectedType: DecodingError.self) {
+            try await store.load()
+        }
+        // upsert must also propagate — a corrupt file is never wiped.
+        await assertAsyncThrows(expectedType: DecodingError.self) {
+            try await store.upsert(recipe(id: "x"))
+        }
+        XCTAssertEqual(try Data(contentsOf: url), before)
+    }
+
+    func testDelete() async throws {
+        let store = MediaLibraryStore(url: url)
+        try await store.upsert(recipe(id: "a"))
+        try await store.upsert(recipe(id: "b"))
+
+        let removed = try await store.delete(id: "a")
+        XCTAssertTrue(removed)
+        let remaining = try await store.load().map(\.id)
+        XCTAssertEqual(remaining, ["b"])
+
+        let again = try await store.delete(id: "a")
+        XCTAssertFalse(again)
+    }
+
+    func testCapacityReached() async throws {
+        let store = MediaLibraryStore(url: url, capacity: 2)
+        try await store.upsert(recipe(id: "1"))
+        try await store.upsert(recipe(id: "2"))
+        await assertAsyncThrows(
+            expectedType: MediaLibraryStore.MediaLibraryError.self
+        ) {
+            try await store.upsert(recipe(id: "3"))
+        } errorHandler: {
+            XCTAssertEqual($0, .capacityReached(2))
+        }
+        let stored = try await store.load()
+        XCTAssertEqual(stored.count, 2)
+    }
+
+    func testUpsertPreservesCreatedBumpsUpdated() async throws {
+        let store = MediaLibraryStore(url: url)
+        var r = recipe(id: "recipe-1")
+        r.created = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1_000_000)
+        r.updated = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1_000_000)
+        try await store.upsert(r)
+
+        var edit = r
+        edit.name = "Renamed"
+        edit.updated = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 2_000_000)
+        try await store.upsert(edit)
+
+        let loaded = try await store.load()
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded[0].name, "Renamed")
+        XCTAssertEqual(loaded[0].created, r.created)
+        XCTAssertGreaterThan(loaded[0].updated, r.updated)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/MediaLibraryViewModelTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/MediaLibraryViewModelTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d62e6ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/MediaLibraryViewModelTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+import Foundation
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+@testable import ICCery
+
+/// Issue #146 — `MediaLibraryViewModel` apply / capture / staleness
+/// under an isolated `TestAppEnvironment` with a mock CUPS `bin` dir.
+@MainActor
+final class MediaLibraryViewModelTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    // CTI3 fixture mirrored from CalibrationStoreTests.
+    private static let sampleCal = """
+    CTI3
+    DESCRIPTOR "Test printer"
+    COLOR_REP "RGB"
+    DEVICE_CLASS "OUTPUT"
+    MAX_TAC "300"
+    NUMBER_OF_FIELDS 5
+    NUMBER_OF_SETS 3
+    BEGIN_DATA_FORMAT
+    SAMPLE_ID INPUT_VALUE R G B
+    END_DATA_FORMAT
+    BEGIN_DATA
+    1 0 0 0 0
+    2 128 64 64 64
+    3 255 255 255 255
+    END_DATA
+    """
+
+    /// Same fixture plus an old CREATED keyword so the age check fires.
+    private static let staleCal = """
+    CTI3
+    DESCRIPTOR "Test printer"
+    CREATED "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z"
+    COLOR_REP "RGB"
+    DEVICE_CLASS "OUTPUT"
+    NUMBER_OF_FIELDS 5
+    NUMBER_OF_SETS 3
+    BEGIN_DATA_FORMAT
+    SAMPLE_ID INPUT_VALUE R G B
+    END_DATA_FORMAT
+    BEGIN_DATA
+    1 0 0 0 0
+    2 128 64 64 64
+    3 255 255 255 255
+    END_DATA
+    """
+
+    private var env: TestAppEnvironment!
+    private var workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel!
+    private var media: MediaLibraryViewModel!
+
+    override func setUp() async throws {
+        env = try TestAppEnvironment.make()
+        try installMockCups()
+        workflow = TargetWorkflowViewModel(environment: env.environment)
+        media = workflow.media
+        await media.reloadAsync()
+    }
+
+    override func tearDown() async throws {
+        env?.cleanup()
+        env = nil
+        workflow = nil
+        media = nil
+    }
+
+    /// Mock `lpstat`/`lpoptions` inside the env's `cups-bin` (the
+    /// `CupsService.binaryDir` `TestAppEnvironment` points at). Queues:
+    /// `Mock_Queue` (default) and `Other_Queue`.
+    private func installMockCups() throws {
+        let bin = env.root.appendingPathComponent("cups-bin")
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: bin, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+
+        let lpstat = """
+        #!/bin/sh
+        case "$1" in
+          -e) printf 'Mock_Queue\\nOther_Queue\\n' ;;
+          -p) printf 'printer Mock_Queue is idle.\\nprinter Other_Queue is idle.\\n' ;;
+          -d) printf 'system default destination: Mock_Queue\\n' ;;
+        esac
+        exit 0
+        """
+        let lpoptions = """
+        #!/bin/sh
+        list=0
+        queue=""
+        for arg in "$@"; do
+          case "$arg" in
+            -l) list=1 ;;
+            -p) ;;
+            *) queue="$arg" ;;
+          esac
+        done
+        if [ "$list" = "1" ]; then
+          printf 'PageSize/Media Size: *A4 Letter\\n'
+          printf 'MediaType/Media Type: *Stationery Glossy\\n'
+          exit 0
+        fi
+        printf "printer-info='Mock %s' printer-type=42\\n" "$queue"
+        exit 0
+        """
+        for (name, body) in ["lpstat": lpstat, "lpoptions": lpoptions] {
+            let url = bin.appendingPathComponent(name)
+            try body.write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+            try FileManager.default.setAttributes(
+                [.posixPermissions: 0o755], ofItemAtPath: url.path)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func writeCal(
+        _ contents: String = MediaLibraryViewModelTests.sampleCal,
+        named name: String = "recipe.cal"
+    ) throws -> String {
+        let url = env.root.appendingPathComponent(name)
+        try contents.write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+        return url.path
+    }
+
+    private func makeRecipe(
+        id: String = "recipe-t1",
+        printerID: String = "Mock_Queue",
+        colourSpace: String = "rgb",
+        presetID: String = "preset-std-rgb",
+        calibrationURL: String? = nil,
+        applyCalibration: Bool = false
+    ) -> MediaRecipe {
+        MediaRecipe(
+            id: id,
+            name: "Test Recipe",
+            printerID: printerID,
+            printerDisplayName: "Mock Queue Display",
+            paperName: "Rag",
+            inkSet: "PK",
+            colourSpace: colourSpace,
+            presetID: presetID,
+            calibrationURL: calibrationURL,
+            applyCalibration: applyCalibration)
+    }
+
+    private func seed(_ recipe: MediaRecipe) async throws {
+        try await env.environment.mediaStore.upsert(recipe)
+        await media.reloadAsync()
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Apply
+
+    func testApplyHappyPath() async throws {
+        let calPath = try writeCal()
+        let r = makeRecipe(
+            calibrationURL: calPath, applyCalibration: true)
+        try await seed(r)
+
+        let applied = await media.apply(r)
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(applied)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.print.selectedPrinter, "Mock_Queue")
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.printerName, "Mock Queue Display")
+        XCTAssertTrue(workflow.profile.applyCalibration)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.profile.calibrationFile, calPath)
+        XCTAssertEqual(media.selectedRecipeID, r.id)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.selectedPresetID, "preset-std-rgb")
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            workflow.buildPrinttargConfig().calibrationFile, calPath)
+    }
+
+    func testApplyMissingPresetRefuses() async throws {
+        let r = makeRecipe(presetID: "preset-nonexistent")
+        try await seed(r)
+
+        let applied = await media.apply(r)
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(applied)
+        XCTAssertEqual(media.selectedRecipeID, "none")
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.selectedPresetID, "none")
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            workflow.wizard.notice?.text.contains("no longer exists") == true)
+    }
+
+    func testApplyColourSpaceMismatchRefuses() async throws {
+        let r = makeRecipe(colourSpace: "cmyk", presetID: "preset-std-rgb")
+        try await seed(r)
+
+        let applied = await media.apply(r)
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(applied)
+        XCTAssertEqual(media.selectedRecipeID, "none")
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            workflow.wizard.notice?.text.contains("colour space") == true)
+    }
+
+    func testApplyMissingCalFileFails() async throws {
+        let missing = env.root.appendingPathComponent("gone.cal").path
+        let r = makeRecipe(
+            calibrationURL: missing, applyCalibration: true)
+        try await seed(r)
+
+        let applied = await media.apply(r)
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(applied)
+        XCTAssertFalse(workflow.profile.applyCalibration)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.profile.calibrationFile, missing)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.notice?.kind, .error)
+        XCTAssertEqual(media.selectedRecipeID, "none")
+    }
+
+    func testApplyCalPrefixedCalCannotArmK() async throws {
+        let calPath = try writeCal(named: "CAL_target.cal")
+        let r = makeRecipe(
+            calibrationURL: calPath, applyCalibration: true)
+        try await seed(r)
+
+        let applied = await media.apply(r)
+
+        // Success with warning — the refusal is permanent, re-clicking
+        // cannot unstick it (decision 6).
+        XCTAssertTrue(applied)
+        XCTAssertFalse(workflow.profile.applyCalibration)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.profile.calibrationFile, calPath)
+        XCTAssertNil(workflow.buildPrinttargConfig().calibrationFile)
+        XCTAssertEqual(media.selectedRecipeID, r.id)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.notice?.kind, .warning)
+    }
+
+    func testApplyLiveCalBasenameBlocks() async throws {
+        let calPath = try writeCal()
+        let r = makeRecipe(
+            calibrationURL: calPath, applyCalibration: true)
+        try await seed(r)
+        workflow.wizard.basename = "CAL_live"
+
+        let applied = await media.apply(r)
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(applied)
+        XCTAssertFalse(workflow.profile.applyCalibration)
+        XCTAssertNil(workflow.buildPrinttargConfig().calibrationFile)
+    }
+
+    func testApplyMissingQueueLeavesQueueUntouched() async throws {
+        workflow.print.selectedPrinter = "Other_Queue"
+        let r = makeRecipe(printerID: "No_Such_Queue")
+        try await seed(r)
+
+        let applied = await media.apply(r)
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(applied)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.print.selectedPrinter, "Other_Queue")
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            workflow.wizard.notice?.text.contains("is not installed") == true)
+        XCTAssertEqual(media.selectedRecipeID, "none")
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Capture
+
+    func testCaptureCopiesPrinterAndPreset() async throws {
+        workflow.print.printers = [
+            Printer(name: "Mock_Queue", displayName: "Mock Queue Display")
+        ]
+        workflow.print.selectedPrinter = "Mock_Queue"
+        workflow.selectedPresetID = "preset-std-rgb"
+        media.saveMediaName = "My Recipe"
+        media.saveMediaPaper = "Rag"
+        media.saveMediaInk = "PK"
+
+        let saved = await media.captureFromSession()
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(saved)
+        let stored = await env.environment.mediaStore.all()
+        XCTAssertEqual(stored.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(stored[0].printerID, "Mock_Queue")
+        XCTAssertEqual(stored[0].printerDisplayName, "Mock Queue Display")
+        XCTAssertEqual(stored[0].presetID, "preset-std-rgb")
+        XCTAssertEqual(stored[0].colourSpace, "rgb")
+        XCTAssertEqual(media.selectedRecipeID, stored[0].id)
+    }
+
+    func testCaptureNoPresetAutoSnapshots() async throws {
+        workflow.print.printers = [
+            Printer(name: "Mock_Queue", displayName: "Mock Queue Display")
+        ]
+        workflow.print.selectedPrinter = "Mock_Queue"
+        workflow.selectedPresetID = "none"
+        media.saveMediaName = "Snap"
+        media.saveMediaPaper = "Rag"
+        media.saveMediaInk = "MK"
+
+        let saved = await media.captureFromSession()
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(saved)
+        let stored = await env.environment.mediaStore.all()
+        XCTAssertEqual(stored.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertTrue(stored[0].presetID.hasPrefix("custom-"))
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            env.environment.presetStore.customs()
+                .contains { $0.id == stored[0].presetID })
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.selectedPresetID, stored[0].presetID)
+    }
+
+    func testCaptureRequiresPrinter() async {
+        workflow.print.selectedPrinter = ""
+        media.saveMediaName = "n"
+        media.saveMediaPaper = "p"
+        media.saveMediaInk = "i"
+
+        let saved = await media.captureFromSession()
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(saved)
+        XCTAssertNotNil(media.saveMediaError)
+    }
+
+    func testCaptureForcesOffCalToggleForCalFile() async throws {
+        let calPath = try writeCal(named: "CAL_target.cal")
+        workflow.profile.calibrationFile = calPath
+        workflow.profile.applyCalibration = true
+        workflow.print.printers = [Printer(name: "Mock_Queue")]
+        workflow.print.selectedPrinter = "Mock_Queue"
+        workflow.selectedPresetID = "preset-std-rgb"
+        media.saveMediaName = "n"
+        media.saveMediaPaper = "p"
+        media.saveMediaInk = "i"
+        media.saveMediaApplyCal = true   // forced off by calApplyable
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(media.calApplyable)
+        let saved = await media.captureFromSession()
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(saved)
+        let stored = await env.environment.mediaStore.all()
+        XCTAssertEqual(stored[0].calibrationURL, calPath)   // verbatim
+        XCTAssertFalse(stored[0].applyCalibration)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Staleness
+
+    func testStaleCalFlagged() async throws {
+        let calPath = try writeCal(
+            MediaLibraryViewModelTests.staleCal, named: "old.cal")
+        let r = makeRecipe(calibrationURL: calPath)
+        try await seed(r)
+        workflow.print.printers = [Printer(name: "Mock_Queue")]
+
+        await media.refreshStalenessAsync()
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            media.staleReasons[r.id]?.contains(.calibration) == true)
+        XCTAssertNotNil(media.calAgeDays[r.id])
+    }
+
+    func testAbsentQueueFlaggedOnlyWhenListNonEmpty() async throws {
+        let r = makeRecipe(printerID: "No_Such_Queue")
+        try await seed(r)
+
+        // Un-enumerated list is indeterminate → no flag.
+        workflow.print.printers = []
+        await media.refreshStalenessAsync()
+        XCTAssertNil(media.staleReasons[r.id])
+
+        // Absent from a non-empty list → .printer.
+        workflow.print.printers = [Printer(name: "Other_Queue")]
+        await media.refreshStalenessAsync()
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            media.staleReasons[r.id]?.contains(.printer) == true)
+
+        // Present but unselected → no flag.
+        workflow.print.printers = [
+            Printer(name: "Other_Queue"), Printer(name: "No_Such_Queue"),
+        ]
+        workflow.print.selectedPrinter = "Other_Queue"
+        await media.refreshStalenessAsync()
+        XCTAssertNil(media.staleReasons[r.id])
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Delete
+
+    func testDeleteResetsSelection() async throws {
+        let r = makeRecipe()
+        try await seed(r)
+        media.selectedRecipeID = r.id
+
+        media.delete(r)
+        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 200_000_000)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(media.selectedRecipeID, "none")
+        let stored = await env.environment.mediaStore.all()
+        XCTAssertTrue(stored.isEmpty)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Corrupt library
+
+    func testCorruptLibraryKeepsFileAndWarns() async throws {
+        // Fresh environment so the store's `loaded` flag is still false.
+        let env2 = try TestAppEnvironment.make()
+        defer { env2.cleanup() }
+        try "garbage".write(
+            to: env2.mediaLibraryURL, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+        let workflow2 = TargetWorkflowViewModel(
+            environment: env2.environment)
+        await workflow2.media.reloadAsync()
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(workflow2.media.recipes.isEmpty)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow2.media.selectedRecipeID, "none")
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow2.wizard.notice?.kind, .warning)
+        XCTAssertEqual(try Data(contentsOf: env2.mediaLibraryURL),
+                       "garbage".data(using: .utf8))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/MediaRecipeTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/MediaRecipeTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c02039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/MediaRecipeTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import Foundation
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+
+/// Issue #146 — `MediaRecipe` Codable + validation contract.
+final class MediaRecipeTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    private func makeRecipe() -> MediaRecipe {
+        MediaRecipe(
+            id: "recipe-abc",
+            name: "Epson Rag",
+            notes: "notes",
+            printerID: "epson_p900",
+            printerDisplayName: "Epson SureColor P900",
+            paperName: "Rag Photographique",
+            driverMediaType: "PhotographicGlossy",
+            inkSet: "PK",
+            colourSpace: "rgb",
+            presetID: "preset-std-rgb",
+            calibrationURL: "/tmp/prof.cal",
+            applyCalibration: true,
+            created: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1_700_000_000),
+            updated: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1_700_000_100)
+        )
+    }
+
+    func testRoundTripSnakeCase() throws {
+        let encoder = JSONEncoder()
+        encoder.dateEncodingStrategy = .iso8601
+        let data = try encoder.encode(makeRecipe())
+        let object = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data) as! [String: Any]
+
+        for key in [
+            "printer_id", "printer_display_name", "paper_name",
+            "driver_media_type", "ink_set", "colour_space", "preset_id",
+            "calibration_url", "apply_calibration", "created", "updated",
+            "id", "name", "notes",
+        ] {
+            XCTAssertNotNil(object[key], "missing key \(key)")
+        }
+
+        let decoder = JSONDecoder()
+        decoder.dateDecodingStrategy = .iso8601
+        let decoded = try decoder.decode(MediaRecipe.self, from: data)
+        XCTAssertEqual(decoded, makeRecipe())
+    }
+
+    func testMissingRequiredKeyThrows() {
+        for key in ["id", "name", "printer_id", "colour_space", "preset_id"] {
+            var dict: [String: Any] = [
+                "id": "r1", "name": "n", "printer_id": "q",
+                "colour_space": "rgb", "preset_id": "p",
+            ]
+            dict.removeValue(forKey: key)
+            let data = try! JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: dict)
+            XCTAssertThrowsError(
+                try JSONDecoder().decode(MediaRecipe.self, from: data),
+                "expected throw without \(key)")
+        }
+    }
+
+    func testUnknownKeysIgnored() throws {
+        let dict: [String: Any] = [
+            "id": "r1", "name": "n", "printer_id": "q",
+            "colour_space": "rgb", "preset_id": "p",
+            "future_field": "ignored",
+        ]
+        let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: dict)
+        let recipe = try JSONDecoder().decode(MediaRecipe.self, from: data)
+        XCTAssertEqual(recipe.id, "r1")
+        XCTAssertEqual(recipe.notes, "")
+        XCTAssertFalse(recipe.applyCalibration)
+    }
+
+    func testValidatedGoldens() {
+        var r = makeRecipe()
+
+        r.name = "  "
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try r.validated()) {
+            XCTAssertEqual($0 as? MediaRecipe.ValidationError, .emptyName)
+        }
+
+        r = makeRecipe()
+        r.printerID = ""
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try r.validated()) {
+            XCTAssertEqual($0 as? MediaRecipe.ValidationError, .emptyPrinterID)
+        }
+
+        r = makeRecipe()
+        r.presetID = ""
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try r.validated()) {
+            XCTAssertEqual($0 as? MediaRecipe.ValidationError, .emptyPresetID)
+        }
+
+        r = makeRecipe()
+        r.colourSpace = "lab"
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try r.validated()) {
+            XCTAssertEqual(
+                $0 as? MediaRecipe.ValidationError, .invalidColourSpace("lab"))
+        }
+
+        for bad in ["../evil.cal", "rel/path.cal", "/tmp/a\0b.cal"] {
+            r = makeRecipe()
+            r.calibrationURL = bad
+            XCTAssertThrowsError(try r.validated(), "expected throw for \(bad)") {
+                XCTAssertEqual(
+                    $0 as? MediaRecipe.ValidationError,
+                    .invalidCalibrationURL(bad))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func testColourSpaceNormalisedToLowercase() throws {
+        var r = makeRecipe()
+        r.colourSpace = "RGB"
+        let validated = try r.validated()
+        XCTAssertEqual(validated.colourSpace, "rgb")
+    }
+
+    func testCalPrefixedCalNameIsSchemaValid() throws {
+        var r = makeRecipe()
+        // CAL_ refusal is an apply-time policy, not a schema error.
+        r.calibrationURL = "/tmp/CAL_target.cal"
+        XCTAssertNoThrow(try r.validated())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/ProjectSessionTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/ProjectSessionTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6169b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/ProjectSessionTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,406 @@
+import Foundation
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+@testable import ICCery
+
+/// Issue #149 — `ProjectSession` open/save/new/close against an
+/// isolated `TestAppEnvironment`. Disk artefacts always win over the
+/// project JSON (R18); a `CAL_` basename is never persisted (R11).
+@MainActor
+final class ProjectSessionTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    private var env: TestAppEnvironment!
+    private var workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel!
+    private var project: ProjectSession!
+    private var cwd: URL!
+
+    override func setUp() async throws {
+        env = try TestAppEnvironment.make()
+        workflow = TargetWorkflowViewModel(environment: env.environment)
+        project = workflow.project
+        cwd = env.root.appendingPathComponent("proj-cwd")
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: cwd, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        // Recents are pushed asynchronously; drain before asserting.
+        await flush()
+    }
+
+    override func tearDown() async throws {
+        env?.cleanup()
+        env = nil
+        workflow = nil
+        project = nil
+        cwd = nil
+    }
+
+    /// Lets pending `Task`s in the view models run.
+    private func flush() async {
+        try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 100_000_000)
+    }
+
+    private func artefact(_ ext: String, stem: String = "job") throws {
+        try "x".write(
+            to: cwd.appendingPathComponent("\(stem).\(ext)"),
+            atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+    }
+
+    private func writeProjectFile(
+        _ name: String = "job.icceryproj",
+        basename: String = "job",
+        cwdOverride: String? = nil,
+        lastVerification: Bool = false,
+        mediaRecipeID: String? = nil,
+        presetID: String? = nil
+    ) throws -> URL {
+        let snapshot: VerificationSnapshot? = lastVerification
+            ? VerificationSnapshot(
+                date: Date(), avgDE00: 0.7, maxDE00: 1.9,
+                status: "excellent", profileFilename: "\(basename).icc")
+            : nil
+        let p = ICCeryProject(
+            name: "Fixture Project",
+            basename: basename,
+            cwd: cwdOverride ?? cwd.path,
+            mediaRecipeID: mediaRecipeID,
+            presetID: presetID,
+            lastVerification: snapshot)
+        let url = env.root.appendingPathComponent(name)
+        try p.save(to: url)
+        return url
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Open
+
+    func testOpenAppliesBasenameCwdAndBinds() async throws {
+        try artefact("ti1")
+        try artefact("ti2")
+        try artefact("ti3")
+        let url = try writeProjectFile()
+
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.basename, "job")
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.workingDirectory?.path, cwd.path)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.targetBasename, "job")
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.targetDirectory?.path, cwd.path)
+        XCTAssertEqual(project.projectURL, url)
+        XCTAssertEqual(project.project?.name, "Fixture Project")
+        XCTAssertEqual(project.windowTitle, "ICCery — Fixture Project")
+        XCTAssertFalse(project.isDirty)
+        XCTAssertTrue(workflow.wizard.isUnlocked(.buildProfile))
+        XCTAssertFalse(workflow.wizard.isUnlocked(.verifyInstall))
+    }
+
+    func testOpenDiskWinsOverJsonStage() async throws {
+        // JSON claims a finished profile; disk only has .ti2 (R18).
+        try artefact("ti2")
+        let url = try writeProjectFile(lastVerification: true)
+
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(workflow.wizard.isUnlocked(.buildProfile))
+        XCTAssertFalse(workflow.wizard.isUnlocked(.verifyInstall))
+        XCTAssertTrue(project.diskBehindNotes)
+        let notice = workflow.wizard.notice
+        XCTAssertEqual(notice?.kind, .info)
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            notice?.text.contains("artefacts on disk stop at .ti2") == true,
+            "got: \(notice?.text ?? "nil")")
+    }
+
+    func testOpenWithTi3ButNoIccLocksStage5Only() async throws {
+        try artefact("ti3")
+        let url = try writeProjectFile(lastVerification: true)
+
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(workflow.wizard.isUnlocked(.buildProfile))
+        XCTAssertFalse(workflow.wizard.isUnlocked(.verifyInstall))
+        XCTAssertTrue(project.diskBehindNotes)
+    }
+
+    func testOpenSchema2LeavesLiveStateUntouched() async throws {
+        workflow.wizard.setTarget(basename: "live", workingDirectory: cwd)
+        let url = env.root.appendingPathComponent("v2.icceryproj")
+        try """
+        {"schema_version": 2, "basename": "other", "cwd": "\(cwd.path)"}
+        """.write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+
+        XCTAssertNil(project.projectURL)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.basename, "live")
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.notice?.kind, .error)
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            workflow.wizard.notice?.text.contains("not schema 1") == true)
+    }
+
+    func testOpenMissingCwdPresentsRelocateSheet() async throws {
+        let gone = env.root.appendingPathComponent("no-such-dir").path
+        let url = try writeProjectFile(cwdOverride: gone)
+        workflow.wizard.setTarget(basename: "live", workingDirectory: cwd)
+
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(project.showingRelocateSheet)
+        XCTAssertNotNil(project.pendingRelocate)
+        XCTAssertNil(project.projectURL)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.basename, "live")
+    }
+
+    func testRelocateCancelAbortsOpen() async throws {
+        let gone = env.root.appendingPathComponent("no-such-dir").path
+        let url = try writeProjectFile(cwdOverride: gone)
+
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        project.cancelRelocate()
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(project.showingRelocateSheet)
+        XCTAssertNil(project.projectURL)
+    }
+
+    func testOpenUnknownMediaRecipeStillOpens() async throws {
+        let url = try writeProjectFile(mediaRecipeID: "recipe-absent")
+
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(project.projectURL, url)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.basename, "job")
+        // The unknown recipe was ignored, not fatal.
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.media.selectedRecipeID, "none")
+    }
+
+    func testOpenAppliesPresetWhenNoRecipe() async throws {
+        let url = try writeProjectFile(presetID: "preset-std-rgb")
+
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.selectedPresetID, "preset-std-rgb")
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Save
+
+    func testSaveRefusesEmptyBasename() async throws {
+        let url = try writeProjectFile()
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+        workflow.wizard.basename = ""
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(project.canSave)
+        let saved = await project.saveProjectAsync()
+        XCTAssertFalse(saved)
+        // The file keeps its original basename.
+        let reloaded = try ICCeryProject.load(from: url)
+        XCTAssertEqual(reloaded.basename, "job")
+    }
+
+    func testSaveRefusesEmptyCwd() async throws {
+        let url = try writeProjectFile()
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+        workflow.wizard.workingDirectory = nil
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(project.canSave)
+        let saved = await project.saveProjectAsync()
+        XCTAssertFalse(saved)
+    }
+
+    func testCalBasenameRefusedWithoutPersistedOriginal() async throws {
+        let url = try writeProjectFile()
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+        // Bare CAL_ stem — no persisted original to trust (R11).
+        workflow.wizard.basename = "CAL_job"
+        workflow.wizard.calibrationOriginalBasename = ""
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(project.canSave)  // enabled so the banner shows
+        let saved = await project.saveProjectAsync()
+
+        XCTAssertFalse(saved)
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            workflow.wizard.notice?.text.contains(
+                "Finish or exit calibration") == true)
+        let raw = try String(contentsOf: url, encoding: .utf8)
+        XCTAssertFalse(raw.contains("CAL_"))
+        XCTAssertEqual(try ICCeryProject.load(from: url).basename, "job")
+    }
+
+    func testCalBasenameSavesPersistedOriginal() async throws {
+        let url = try writeProjectFile()
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+        workflow.wizard.basename = "CAL_job"
+        workflow.wizard.calibrationOriginalBasename = "job"
+
+        let saved = await project.saveProjectAsync()
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(saved)
+        let reloaded = try ICCeryProject.load(from: url)
+        XCTAssertEqual(reloaded.basename, "job")
+        XCTAssertFalse(rawContainsCal(url))
+    }
+
+    private func rawContainsCal(_ url: URL) -> Bool {
+        guard let raw = try? String(contentsOf: url, encoding: .utf8) else {
+            return false
+        }
+        return raw.contains("CAL_")
+    }
+
+    func testSaveCapturesLiveFields() async throws {
+        let url = try writeProjectFile()
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+        workflow.print.printers = [
+            Printer(name: "Mock_Queue", displayName: "Mock Queue Display")
+        ]
+        workflow.print.selectedPrinter = "Mock_Queue"
+        workflow.selectedPresetID = "preset-std-rgb"
+        workflow.profile.calibrationFile = "/tmp/live.cal"
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(project.isDirty)
+        await flush()  // title recompute is deferred one main turn
+        XCTAssertTrue(project.windowTitle.hasSuffix("•"))
+
+        let saved = await project.saveProjectAsync()
+        XCTAssertTrue(saved)
+        let reloaded = try ICCeryProject.load(from: url)
+        XCTAssertEqual(reloaded.printerID, "Mock_Queue")
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            reloaded.printerDisplayName, "Mock Queue Display")
+        XCTAssertEqual(reloaded.presetID, "preset-std-rgb")
+        XCTAssertEqual(reloaded.calibrationURL, "/tmp/live.cal")
+        XCTAssertFalse(project.isDirty)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - New / Close
+
+    func testNewClearsBasenameKeepsArtefacts() async throws {
+        try artefact("ti3")
+        let url = try writeProjectFile()
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+        XCTAssertTrue(workflow.wizard.isUnlocked(.buildProfile))
+
+        project.requestNew()
+        XCTAssertTrue(project.showingNewAlert)
+        project.confirmNew()
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.basename, "")
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.targetBasename, "")
+        XCTAssertNil(project.projectURL)
+        XCTAssertEqual(project.windowTitle, "ICCery")
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.media.selectedRecipeID, "none")
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.sessionMode, .profile)
+        // The artefact is untouched; the stepper just can't see it.
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            FileManager.default.fileExists(
+                atPath: cwd.appendingPathComponent("job.ti3").path))
+        XCTAssertFalse(workflow.wizard.isUnlocked(.buildProfile))
+    }
+
+    func testNewWhileChildLiveBannersInstead() async throws {
+        workflow.measurement.isChartreadRunning = true
+        project.requestNew()
+        XCTAssertFalse(project.showingNewAlert)
+        XCTAssertNotNil(workflow.wizard.notice)
+    }
+
+    func testDirtyNewShowsDirtyAlert() async throws {
+        let url = try writeProjectFile()
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+        workflow.wizard.basename = "changed"
+
+        project.requestNew()
+        XCTAssertFalse(project.showingNewAlert)
+        XCTAssertTrue(project.showingDirtyAlert)
+
+        // Don't Save → New proceeds.
+        project.resolveDirty(save: false)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.basename, "")
+        XCTAssertNil(project.projectURL)
+    }
+
+    func testCloseKeepsLiveSession() async throws {
+        try artefact("ti1")
+        let url = try writeProjectFile()
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+
+        project.requestClose()
+
+        XCTAssertNil(project.projectURL)
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.basename, "job")
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.workingDirectory?.path, cwd.path)
+        XCTAssertEqual(project.windowTitle, "ICCery")
+    }
+
+    func testDirtyCloseSaveThenCloses() async throws {
+        let url = try writeProjectFile()
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+        workflow.wizard.basename = "renamed"
+
+        project.requestClose()
+        XCTAssertTrue(project.showingDirtyAlert)
+
+        project.resolveDirty(save: true)
+        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 300_000_000)
+
+        XCTAssertNil(project.projectURL)
+        XCTAssertEqual(try ICCeryProject.load(from: url).basename,
+                       "renamed")
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Report / recents
+
+    func testSaveReportWritesMarkdown() async throws {
+        try artefact("ti1")
+        try artefact("ti3")
+        let url = try writeProjectFile(lastVerification: true)
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        await flush()
+
+        project.saveReport()
+        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 300_000_000)
+
+        let report = cwd.appendingPathComponent("job-report.md")
+        XCTAssertTrue(FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: report.path))
+        let text = try String(contentsOf: report, encoding: .utf8)
+        XCTAssertTrue(text.contains("job.ti1 | exists"))
+        XCTAssertTrue(text.contains("job.ti2 | missing"))
+        XCTAssertTrue(text.contains("job.ti3 | exists"))
+        XCTAssertTrue(text.contains("avg ΔE₀₀ 0.70"))
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            workflow.wizard.notice?.text.contains("job-report.md") == true)
+    }
+
+    func testOpenPushesRecent() async throws {
+        let url = try writeProjectFile()
+        await project.openAsync(url)
+        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 300_000_000)
+
+        let recents = project.recents
+        XCTAssertEqual(recents.first?.path, url.path)
+        XCTAssertEqual(recents.first?.name, "Fixture Project")
+    }
+
+    func testOpenRecentMissingFileDropped() async throws {
+        let store = env.environment.recentProjectsStore
+        let ghost = env.root.appendingPathComponent("ghost.icceryproj")
+        try await store.add(url: ghost, name: "Ghost")
+
+        project.openRecent(
+            RecentProjectEntry(name: "Ghost", path: ghost.path))
+        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 300_000_000)
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            workflow.wizard.notice?.text.contains("gone") == true)
+        let loaded = try await store.load()
+        XCTAssertTrue(loaded.isEmpty)
+        XCTAssertNil(project.projectURL)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/RecentProjectsStoreTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/RecentProjectsStoreTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e73cf85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/RecentProjectsStoreTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import Foundation
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+
+/// Issue #149 — `recent_projects.json`: cap 20, newest first, dedupe
+/// by path, missing files pruned on submenu build, Clear Menu wipes the
+/// recents file only, corrupt file kept (R12).
+final class RecentProjectsStoreTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    private var root: URL!
+
+    override func setUp() async throws {
+        root = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("iccery-recents-\(UUID().uuidString)")
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: root, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+    }
+
+    override func tearDown() async throws {
+        if let root { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: root) }
+        root = nil
+    }
+
+    private var storeURL: URL {
+        root.appendingPathComponent("recent_projects.json")
+    }
+
+    private func projectFile(_ name: String) throws -> URL {
+        let url = root.appendingPathComponent("\(name).icceryproj")
+        try "{}".write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+        return url
+    }
+
+    func testCapTwentyNewestFirst() async throws {
+        let store = RecentProjectsStore(url: storeURL)
+        for i in 0..<25 {
+            let url = try projectFile("p\(i)")
+            try await store.add(url: url, name: "P\(i)")
+        }
+        let all = try await store.load()
+        XCTAssertEqual(all.count, 20)
+        XCTAssertEqual(all.first?.name, "P24")
+        XCTAssertEqual(all.last?.name, "P5")
+    }
+
+    func testAddDeduplicatesByPath() async throws {
+        let store = RecentProjectsStore(url: storeURL)
+        let url = try projectFile("dup")
+        try await store.add(url: url, name: "First")
+        try await store.add(url: try projectFile("other"), name: "Other")
+        try await store.add(url: url, name: "Second")
+
+        let all = try await store.load()
+        XCTAssertEqual(all.count, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(all.first?.name, "Second")
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            all.filter { $0.path == url.path }.count, 1)
+    }
+
+    func testPruneMissingDropsGoneFiles() async throws {
+        let store = RecentProjectsStore(url: storeURL)
+        let live = try projectFile("live")
+        try await store.add(url: live, name: "Live")
+        try await store.add(
+            url: root.appendingPathComponent("gone.icceryproj"),
+            name: "Gone")
+
+        let pruned = try await store.pruneMissing()
+        XCTAssertEqual(pruned.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(pruned.first?.name, "Live")
+
+        // The rewrite persisted the drop.
+        let reloaded = try await RecentProjectsStore(url: storeURL).load()
+        XCTAssertEqual(reloaded.count, 1)
+    }
+
+    func testRemoveByPath() async throws {
+        let store = RecentProjectsStore(url: storeURL)
+        let url = try projectFile("a")
+        try await store.add(url: url, name: "A")
+        let removed = try await store.remove(path: url.path)
+        XCTAssertTrue(removed)
+        let loaded = try await store.load()
+        XCTAssertTrue(loaded.isEmpty)
+        let second = try await store.remove(path: url.path)
+        XCTAssertFalse(second)
+    }
+
+    func testClearWipesRecentsFileOnly() async throws {
+        let store = RecentProjectsStore(url: storeURL)
+        let projectURL = try projectFile("keep")
+        try await store.add(url: projectURL, name: "Keep")
+
+        try await store.clear()
+
+        let loaded = try await store.load()
+        XCTAssertTrue(loaded.isEmpty)
+        // The `.icceryproj` itself survives Clear Menu.
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: projectURL.path))
+        let raw = try String(contentsOf: storeURL, encoding: .utf8)
+        XCTAssertTrue(raw.contains("["))
+    }
+
+    func testCorruptFileThrowsAndKeepsBytes() async throws {
+        try "not json".write(
+            to: storeURL, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+        let store = RecentProjectsStore(url: storeURL)
+
+        await assertAsyncThrows(expectedType: DecodingError.self) {
+            try await store.load()
+        }
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            try String(contentsOf: storeURL, encoding: .utf8), "not json")
+    }
+
+    func testEntryStoresBookmarkAndPath() async throws {
+        let store = RecentProjectsStore(url: storeURL)
+        let url = try projectFile("b")
+        try await store.add(url: url, name: "B")
+        let entry = try await store.load().first
+        XCTAssertEqual(entry?.path, url.path)
+        XCTAssertNotNil(entry?.bookmark)
+        XCTAssertFalse(entry?.bookmarkHash.isEmpty ?? true)
+    }
+
+    func testBookmarkHashStableAcrossStores() async throws {
+        let a = RecentProjectEntry(name: "x", path: "/tmp/p.icceryproj")
+        let b = RecentProjectEntry(name: "y", path: "/tmp/p.icceryproj")
+        XCTAssertEqual(a.bookmarkHash, b.bookmarkHash)
+        let c = RecentProjectEntry(name: "z", path: "/tmp/q.icceryproj")
+        XCTAssertNotEqual(a.bookmarkHash, c.bookmarkHash)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/SpotReadArgsTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/SpotReadArgsTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49cb326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/SpotReadArgsTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+
+/// `SpotReadArgs` goldens (issue #148):
+/// `spotread -v -e [-c port] [-Y l]` — never `-u`, never a basename,
+/// `-c` only for ports > 1, `-Y l` only when the LED setting is on.
+final class SpotReadArgsTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    func testAutoOmitsPort() {
+        let args = SpotReadArgs.build(config: SpotReadConfig())
+        XCTAssertEqual(args, ["-v", "-e"])
+    }
+
+    func testPort1OmitsC() {
+        let args = SpotReadArgs.build(config: SpotReadConfig(selectedPort: 1))
+        XCTAssertEqual(args, ["-v", "-e"])
+    }
+
+    func testPort2IncludesC() {
+        let args = SpotReadArgs.build(config: SpotReadConfig(selectedPort: 2))
+        XCTAssertEqual(args, ["-v", "-e", "-c", "2"])
+    }
+
+    func testLedFlag() {
+        let args = SpotReadArgs.build(config: SpotReadConfig(enableLEDs: true))
+        XCTAssertEqual(args, ["-v", "-e", "-Y", "l"])
+    }
+
+    func testPortAndLeds() {
+        let args = SpotReadArgs.build(
+            config: SpotReadConfig(selectedPort: 2, enableLEDs: true))
+        XCTAssertEqual(args, ["-v", "-e", "-c", "2", "-Y", "l"])
+    }
+
+    func testNeverU() {
+        for config in [
+            SpotReadConfig(),
+            SpotReadConfig(selectedPort: 2),
+            SpotReadConfig(enableLEDs: true),
+            SpotReadConfig(selectedPort: 3, enableLEDs: true),
+        ] {
+            XCTAssertFalse(SpotReadArgs.build(config: config).contains("-u"))
+            XCTAssertFalse(SpotReadArgs.build(config: config).contains("-d"))
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/SpotReadClassifierTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/SpotReadClassifierTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04062ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/SpotReadClassifierTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+
+/// `SpotReadClassifier` / `SpotReadParser` against real `spotread`
+/// phrasing (issue #148). The calibration-tile line classifies through
+/// `ChartreadClassifier`; the spot prompt and its continuation lines
+/// need the spot-specific matchers.
+final class SpotReadClassifierTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    // Real `spotread` stdout (calibration then spot prompt).
+    private let calibrateLines = [
+        "Spot read needs a calibration before continuing",
+        "Place instrument on spot reading white calibration tile,",
+        " and then hit any key to continue,",
+        "or hit Esc or Q to abort:",
+    ]
+    private let spotPromptLines = [
+        "Place instrument on a spot to be measured,",
+        " and hit a key to take a reading,",
+        "or hit Esc or Q to abort:",
+    ]
+
+    func testCalibrationPrompt() {
+        var state = ChartreadState.idle
+        for line in calibrateLines {
+            state = SpotReadClassifier.classify(line: line, previousState: state).state
+        }
+        XCTAssertEqual(state, .calibrating)
+    }
+
+    func testSpotPromptIsAwaitingTrigger() {
+        var state = ChartreadState.calibrating
+        for line in spotPromptLines {
+            state = SpotReadClassifier.classify(line: line, previousState: state).state
+        }
+        XCTAssertEqual(state, .awaitingStrip)
+    }
+
+    func testAbortLineDoesNotBecomeWarning() {
+        // "or hit Esc or Q to abort:" contains no '?' but does contain
+        // "abort" — it must stay on the current prompt, never flip to
+        // a warning.
+        let r = SpotReadClassifier.classify(
+            line: "or hit Esc or Q to abort:", previousState: .awaitingStrip)
+        XCTAssertEqual(r.state, .awaitingStrip)
+    }
+
+    func testParseResultLine() throws {
+        let parsed = SpotReadParser.parse(
+            line: "Result is XYZ: 18.51 20.05 15.71, D50 Lab: 51.9 -8.3 12.2")
+        let lab = try XCTUnwrap(parsed?.lab)
+        XCTAssertEqual(lab.l, 51.9, accuracy: 0.001)
+        XCTAssertEqual(lab.a, -8.3, accuracy: 0.001)
+        XCTAssertEqual(lab.b, 12.2, accuracy: 0.001)
+        let xyz = try XCTUnwrap(parsed?.xyz)
+        XCTAssertEqual(xyz.x, 18.51, accuracy: 0.001)
+        XCTAssertEqual(xyz.y, 20.05, accuracy: 0.001)
+        XCTAssertEqual(xyz.z, 15.71, accuracy: 0.001)
+    }
+
+    func testParseLabOnlyLine() throws {
+        let parsed = SpotReadParser.parse(line: "Result is Lab: 40.0 1.2 -3.4")
+        let lab = try XCTUnwrap(parsed?.lab)
+        XCTAssertEqual(lab.l, 40.0, accuracy: 0.001)
+        XCTAssertNil(parsed?.xyz)
+    }
+
+    func testNonSampleLineParsesNil() {
+        XCTAssertNil(SpotReadParser.parse(line: "Place instrument on a spot to be measured,"))
+        XCTAssertNil(SpotReadParser.parse(line: "Calibration successful."))
+        XCTAssertNil(SpotReadParser.parse(line: ""))
+    }
+
+    func testDeltaEBetweenFixtures() {
+        let a = SpotReadParser.parse(
+            line: "Result is XYZ: 18.51 20.05 15.71, D50 Lab: 51.9 -8.3 12.2")!.lab
+        let b = SpotReadParser.parse(
+            line: "Result is XYZ: 19.00 20.50 16.00, D50 Lab: 52.3 -8.0 12.6")!.lab
+        XCTAssertEqual(ColorDifference.deltaE00(a, a), 0, accuracy: 0.0001)
+        XCTAssertGreaterThan(ColorDifference.deltaE00(a, b), 0)
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            ColorDifference.classify(deltaE: 1.0, goodMax: 2.0, warningMax: 5.0),
+            .good)
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            ColorDifference.classify(deltaE: 3.0, goodMax: 2.0, warningMax: 5.0),
+            .warning)
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            ColorDifference.classify(deltaE: 6.0, goodMax: 2.0, warningMax: 5.0),
+            .bad)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/SpotReadViewModelTests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/SpotReadViewModelTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6a4ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/SpotReadViewModelTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+import Foundation
+import XCTest
+@testable import ICCeryCore
+@testable import ICCery
+
+/// Issue #148 — `SpotReadViewModel` under an isolated
+/// `TestAppEnvironment` with per-test mock `spotread`/`instlist`
+/// sidecars in a temp bin dir.
+@MainActor
+final class SpotReadViewModelTests: XCTestCase {
+
+    private var env: TestAppEnvironment!
+    private var workflow: TargetWorkflowViewModel!
+    private var spot: SpotReadViewModel!
+    private var binDir: URL!
+
+    override func setUp() async throws {
+        binDir = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("spot-bin-\(UUID().uuidString)")
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: binDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        // `bundledArgyllRoot` also points at the temp bin dir so the
+        // real sidecars copied into the host app by the build phase do
+        // not mask a missing `spotread` in the override dir.
+        env = try TestAppEnvironment.make(
+            argyllBinDir: binDir, bundledArgyllRoot: binDir)
+        workflow = TargetWorkflowViewModel(environment: env.environment)
+        spot = workflow.spotRead
+        workflow.wizard.setTarget(basename: "spot", workingDirectory: env.root)
+    }
+
+    override func tearDown() async throws {
+        spot?.stopIfNeeded()
+        try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 700_000_000)
+        env?.cleanup()
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: binDir)
+        env = nil
+        workflow = nil
+        spot = nil
+        binDir = nil
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Helpers
+
+    private func writeMock(_ name: String, _ body: String) throws {
+        let url = binDir.appendingPathComponent(name)
+        try body.write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+        try FileManager.default.setAttributes(
+            [.posixPermissions: 0o755], ofItemAtPath: url.path)
+    }
+
+    private func installInstlist(_ devicesJson: String) throws {
+        try writeMock("instlist", """
+            #!/bin/sh
+            printf '%s' '\(devicesJson)'
+            exit 0
+            """)
+    }
+
+    private func installSpotread(lab: String = "51.9 -8.3 12.2") throws {
+        try writeMock("spotread", """
+            #!/bin/sh
+            echo "Spot read needs a calibration before continuing"
+            echo "Place instrument on spot reading white calibration tile,"
+            echo " and then hit any key to continue,"
+            echo "or hit Esc or Q to abort:"
+            IFS= read -r line || exit 0
+            echo "Calibration successful."
+            while true; do
+              echo "Place instrument on a spot to be measured,"
+              echo " and hit a key to take a reading,"
+              echo "or hit Esc or Q to abort:"
+              IFS= read -r line || exit 0
+              case "$line" in
+                q*|Q*) exit 0 ;;
+              esac
+              echo "Result is XYZ: 18.51 20.05 15.71, D50 Lab: \(lab)"
+            done
+            """)
+    }
+
+    private func waitFor(
+        _ predicate: @escaping () async -> Bool,
+        timeout: TimeInterval = 10
+    ) async -> Bool {
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            if await predicate() { return true }
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 50_000_000)
+        }
+        return await predicate()
+    }
+
+    private func waitForSync(
+        _ predicate: @escaping () -> Bool,
+        timeout: TimeInterval = 10
+    ) async -> Bool {
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            if predicate() { return true }
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 50_000_000)
+        }
+        return predicate()
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Missing sidecar
+
+    func testMissingSidecarNoSpawn() async throws {
+        // bin dir has no spotread → resolver override misses and the
+        // bundled path does not exist either.
+        XCTAssertFalse(spot.sidecarAvailable)
+        spot.sheetOpened()
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.wizard.notice?.kind, .error)
+
+        spot.start()
+        XCTAssertEqual(spot.lastError, "spotread sidecar missing — run fetch-argyll")
+        XCTAssertFalse(spot.isRunning)
+        let running = await env.environment.runner.processManager.isRunning(ProcessID.spotread)
+        XCTAssertFalse(running)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - defaultInstrument seeding
+
+    func testDefaultInstrumentSeedsPicker() async throws {
+        try installSpotread()
+        try installInstlist("""
+            {"event":"instruments","devices":[
+              {"port":1,"name":"X-Rite i1Pro","type":"i1"},
+              {"port":2,"name":"ColorMunki Photo","type":"CM"}]}
+            """)
+        var settings = env.environment.settingsStore.load()
+        settings.defaultInstrument = "CM"
+        try env.environment.settingsStore.save(settings)
+
+        spot.sheetOpened()
+        let ok1 = await waitFor { !self.spot.isDetecting && !self.spot.instruments.isEmpty }
+        XCTAssertTrue(ok1)
+        guard case .device(let device) = spot.selectedInstrument else {
+            XCTFail("Expected device selection, got .auto")
+            return
+        }
+        XCTAssertEqual(device.port, 2)
+        XCTAssertFalse(spot.defaultMissing)
+    }
+
+    func testDefaultInstrumentNotPresent() async throws {
+        try installSpotread()
+        try installInstlist("""
+            {"event":"instruments","devices":[
+              {"port":1,"name":"X-Rite i1Pro","type":"i1"}]}
+            """)
+        var settings = env.environment.settingsStore.load()
+        settings.defaultInstrument = "51"   // Spyder X — absent
+        try env.environment.settingsStore.save(settings)
+
+        spot.sheetOpened()
+        let ok2 = await waitFor { !self.spot.isDetecting }
+        XCTAssertTrue(ok2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(spot.selectedInstrument, .auto)
+        XCTAssertTrue(spot.defaultMissing)
+    }
+
+    func testSetDefaultToggleWritesSettingsOnly() async throws {
+        try installSpotread()
+        try installInstlist("""
+            {"event":"instruments","devices":[
+              {"port":2,"name":"ColorMunki Photo","type":"CM"}]}
+            """)
+        spot.sheetOpened()
+        let ok3 = await waitFor { !self.spot.instruments.isEmpty }
+        XCTAssertTrue(ok3)
+        spot.selectedInstrument = .device(spot.instruments[0])
+        spot.applyDefaultToggle(true)
+        XCTAssertEqual(env.environment.settingsStore.load().defaultInstrument, "CM")
+        // printtarg instrument is untouched (R15).
+        XCTAssertEqual(workflow.instrument, .i1)
+        spot.applyDefaultToggle(false)
+        XCTAssertNil(env.environment.settingsStore.load().defaultInstrument)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Exclusive lease
+
+    func testDuplicateSpotreadIdRejected() async throws {
+        try writeMock("spotread", "#!/bin/sh\nsleep 30\n")
+        let pm = env.environment.runner.processManager
+        let bin = env.environment.runner.binaryResolver.resolve("spotread")
+        try await pm.runStreaming(id: ProcessID.spotread, binary: bin, arguments: [])
+        let ok4 = await pm.isRunning(ProcessID.spotread)
+        XCTAssertTrue(ok4)
+        do {
+            try await pm.runStreaming(id: ProcessID.spotread, binary: bin, arguments: [])
+            XCTFail("Expected duplicateID")
+        } catch let error as ProcessError {
+            guard case .duplicateID(let id) = error else {
+                XCTFail("Expected duplicateID, got \(error)")
+                return
+            }
+            XCTAssertEqual(id, "spotread")
+        }
+        await pm.kill(id: ProcessID.spotread)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Session
+
+    func testMockSpotreadProducesSample() async throws {
+        try installSpotread()
+        spot.sheetOpened()
+        spot.start()
+        let ok5 = await waitFor { self.spot.state == .calibrating }
+        XCTAssertTrue(ok5, "expected calibrating prompt")
+
+        spot.calibrate()
+        let ok6 = await waitFor { self.spot.state == .awaitingStrip }
+        XCTAssertTrue(ok6, "expected read prompt")
+
+        spot.trigger()
+        let ok7 = await waitFor { !self.spot.samples.isEmpty }
+        XCTAssertTrue(ok7, "expected a sample")
+        let sample = try XCTUnwrap(spot.samples.first)
+        XCTAssertEqual(sample.lab.l, 51.9, accuracy: 0.001)
+        XCTAssertNotNil(sample.xyz)
+        XCTAssertNil(spot.displayedDeltaE)   // first sample hides ΔE
+
+        spot.trigger()
+        let ok8 = await waitFor { self.spot.samples.count >= 2 }
+        XCTAssertTrue(ok8, "expected a second sample")
+        XCTAssertNotNil(spot.displayedDeltaE)
+        XCTAssertEqual(spot.displayedDeltaE ?? -1, 0, accuracy: 0.0001)  // identical Lab
+
+        spot.stopIfNeeded()
+        XCTAssertFalse(spot.isRunning)
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(5)
+        var alive = await env.environment.runner.processManager.isRunning(ProcessID.spotread)
+        while alive && Date() < deadline {
+            try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 100_000_000)
+            alive = await env.environment.runner.processManager.isRunning(ProcessID.spotread)
+        }
+        XCTAssertFalse(alive, "spotread child must not outlive Stop")
+    }
+
+    func testStartBlockedWhileChartreadRunning() async throws {
+        try installSpotread()
+        // Simulate a live Stage 3 chartread child.
+        workflow.measurement.isChartreadRunning = true
+        spot.sheetOpened()
+        spot.start()
+        XCTAssertEqual(spot.lastError, "Stop the Stage 3 chart read first.")
+        XCTAssertFalse(spot.isRunning)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/TestAppEnvironment.swift b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/TestAppEnvironment.swift
index 1a7f9d0..eb15c85 100644
--- a/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/TestAppEnvironment.swift
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryCoreTests/TestAppEnvironment.swift
@@ -19,10 +19,24 @@ struct TestAppEnvironment {
     var historyURL: URL {
         root.appendingPathComponent("verification_history.json")
     }
+    var mediaLibraryURL: URL {
+        root.appendingPathComponent("media_library.json")
+    }
+    var recentProjectsURL: URL {
+        root.appendingPathComponent("recent_projects.json")
+    }
 
     /// Creates an isolated environment under `NSTemporaryDirectory()`.
     /// Call `cleanup()` when finished.
-    static func make() throws -> TestAppEnvironment {
+    /// `argyllBinDir` overrides the `BinaryResolver` tool directory so
+    /// tests can point at mock sidecar scripts (#148).
+    /// `bundledArgyllRoot` replaces the real app-bundle sidecar root so
+    /// tests can simulate a missing sidecar even when the build phase
+    /// copied real binaries into the host app.
+    static func make(
+        argyllBinDir: URL? = nil,
+        bundledArgyllRoot: URL? = nil
+    ) throws -> TestAppEnvironment {
         let root = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
             .appendingPathComponent("iccery-test-env-\(UUID().uuidString)")
         try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
@@ -41,7 +55,9 @@ struct TestAppEnvironment {
             presetStore: PresetStore(settingsStore: settingsStore),
             runner: ArgyllRunner(
                 processManager: processManager,
-                binaryResolver: BinaryResolver(overrideDir: nil)
+                binaryResolver: BinaryResolver(
+                    bundledRoot: bundledArgyllRoot ?? AppPaths.bundledArgyllDir,
+                    overrideDir: argyllBinDir)
             ),
             cupsService: CupsService(
                 processManager: processManager,
@@ -49,6 +65,12 @@ struct TestAppEnvironment {
             ),
             historyStore: VerificationHistoryStore(
                 url: root.appendingPathComponent("verification_history.json")
+            ),
+            mediaStore: MediaLibraryStore(
+                url: root.appendingPathComponent("media_library.json")
+            ),
+            recentProjectsStore: RecentProjectsStore(
+                url: root.appendingPathComponent("recent_projects.json")
             )
         )
         return TestAppEnvironment(root: root, environment: environment)
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Fixtures/bin/spotread b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Fixtures/bin/spotread
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fb88e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Fixtures/bin/spotread
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Mock spotread for Milestone10SpotReadUITests.
+
+Emits the real spotread prompt phrasing; each trigger line produces one
+"Result is XYZ: …, D50 Lab: …" sample. Override the emitted colour with
+MOCK_SPOTREAD_LAB / MOCK_SPOTREAD_XYZ. 'q' quits with exit 0.
+Usage: spotread -v -e [-c port] [-Y l]
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+LAB = os.environ.get("MOCK_SPOTREAD_LAB", "51.9 -8.3 12.2")
+XYZ = os.environ.get("MOCK_SPOTREAD_XYZ", "18.51 20.05 15.71")
+
+
+def read_line():
+    try:
+        return sys.stdin.readline()
+    except Exception:
+        return ""
+
+
+def main():
+    print("Spot read needs a calibration before continuing")
+    print("Place instrument on spot reading white calibration tile,")
+    print(" and then hit any key to continue,")
+    print("or hit Esc or Q to abort:")
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    if not read_line():
+        return 0
+    print("Calibration successful.")
+
+    while True:
+        print("Place instrument on a spot to be measured,")
+        print(" and hit a key to take a reading,")
+        print("or hit Esc or Q to abort:")
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        line = read_line()
+        if not line:
+            return 0
+        if line.strip().lower().startswith("q"):
+            return 0
+        print("Result is XYZ: %s, D50 Lab: %s" % (XYZ, LAB))
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10GamutCompareUITests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10GamutCompareUITests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ec28d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10GamutCompareUITests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+import Foundation
+import Metal
+import XCTest
+
+/// Milestone 10 — Issue #147 gamut compare chrome tests.
+///
+/// Sheet-opened only: no GPU hit-test assertions (no reliable SceneKit
+/// click on the runner). Containment itself is covered by
+/// `GamutContainmentTests`.
+@MainActor
+final class Milestone10GamutCompareUITests: XCTestCase {
+
+    /// Metal on the test host — the app under test runs on the same
+    /// machine, so this predicts whether the sheet mounts SceneKit.
+    /// GPU-less runners still get the banner/Close assertions (#147).
+    private var hasGPU: Bool { MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice() != nil }
+
+    private var app: XCUIApplication!
+    private var testRoot: URL!
+    private var binDir: URL!
+    private var workDir: URL!
+    private var appDataDir: URL!
+    private var referenceGamutURL: URL!
+
+    override func setUp() async throws {
+        continueAfterFailure = false
+        testRoot = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("iccery-ui-m10-gamut-\(UUID().uuidString)")
+        binDir = URL(fileURLWithPath: #filePath)
+            .deletingLastPathComponent()
+            .appendingPathComponent("Fixtures/bin")
+        workDir = testRoot.appendingPathComponent("work")
+        appDataDir = testRoot.appendingPathComponent("AppData")
+        referenceGamutURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: #filePath)
+            .deletingLastPathComponent()
+            .deletingLastPathComponent()
+            .deletingLastPathComponent()
+            .appendingPathComponent("Resources/Argyll/reference_gamuts/sRGB.gam")
+
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: workDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: appDataDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+
+        app = XCUIApplication()
+        app.launchEnvironment = [
+            "ICCERY_UI_TESTING": "1",
+            "ICCERY_TEST_ROOT": testRoot.path,
+            "ICCERY_ARGYLL_BINARY_DIR": binDir.path,
+            "ICCERY_TEST_WORKDIR": workDir.path,
+        ]
+    }
+
+    override func tearDown() async throws {
+        // Never leave the gamut sheet up for `terminate()` (#147).
+        if app != nil, element("btnCloseGamut").exists {
+            element("btnCloseGamut").click()
+        }
+        app?.terminate()
+        app = nil
+        if let testRoot {
+            try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: testRoot)
+        }
+        testRoot = nil
+    }
+
+    private func element(_ id: String) -> XCUIElement {
+        let inApp = app.descendants(matching: .any)[id].firstMatch
+        if inApp.exists { return inApp }
+        let inSheet = app.sheets.firstMatch.descendants(matching: .any)[id].firstMatch
+        if inSheet.exists { return inSheet }
+        // Menu popup items live outside the window hierarchy.
+        return app.menuItems[id].firstMatch
+    }
+
+    private func waitFor(_ id: String, timeout: TimeInterval = 15) -> XCUIElement {
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            let el = element(id)
+            if el.exists { return el }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        let el = element(id)
+        XCTAssertTrue(el.exists, "Expected element \(id)")
+        return el
+    }
+
+    /// Exists **and** `isEnabled`. Layer toggles render as disabled
+    /// placeholders until the async layer load lands — on the macOS 12
+    /// runner `waitFor` alone wins the race against `parse`.
+    private func waitUntilEnabled(_ id: String, timeout: TimeInterval = 15) -> XCUIElement {
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            let el = element(id)
+            if el.exists && el.isEnabled { return el }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        let el = element(id)
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            el.exists && el.isEnabled, "Expected enabled element \(id)")
+        return el
+    }
+
+    private func launchApp() {
+        app.launch()
+        if !app.wait(for: .runningForeground, timeout: 10) {
+            app.activate()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func openGamutSheet() {
+        launchApp()
+        waitFor("btnViewGamut").click()
+        _ = waitFor("gamutView")
+    }
+
+    /// Inverse of `waitFor` — polls until the element leaves the tree.
+    private func waitForGone(_ id: String, timeout: TimeInterval = 10) {
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            if !element(id).exists { return }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        XCTAssertFalse(element(id).exists, "Expected element \(id) to disappear")
+    }
+
+    /// `btnCloseGamut` dismisses the sheet so `tearDown`'s `terminate()`
+    /// is not stuck behind a key sheet (#147). No-op when already closed.
+    private func closeGamutSheet() {
+        let close = element("btnCloseGamut")
+        guard close.waitForExistence(timeout: 5) else { return }
+        close.click()
+        waitForGone("gamutView")
+    }
+
+    func testLayerTogglesExistWithSRGB() throws {
+        openGamutSheet()
+
+        let srgb = waitUntilEnabled("gamutLayer-sRGB")
+        XCTAssertTrue(srgb.exists)
+        // NSButton checkbox value is 1 when checked.
+        XCTAssertEqual(srgb.value as? Int, 1, "sRGB layer should be on")
+
+        let compare = waitFor("gamutLayer-compare")
+        XCTAssertTrue(compare.exists)
+        XCTAssertFalse(compare.isEnabled, "Compare toggle must be disabled before a load")
+
+        let status = waitFor("gamutStatusText")
+        let statusValue = status.value as? String ?? ""
+        XCTAssertTrue(statusValue.contains("sRGB"), "Status should list the sRGB layer, got: \(statusValue)")
+        closeGamutSheet()
+    }
+
+    func testAddCompareButtonExists() throws {
+        openGamutSheet()
+
+        waitFor("btnGamutAddCompare").click()
+        // No ICCERY_TEST_GAMUT_FILE set → the stubbed picker cancels;
+        // the sRGB status must stay non-empty.
+        waitFor("btnGamutOpenGam").click()
+
+        let status = waitFor("gamutStatusText")
+        let value = status.value as? String ?? ""
+        XCTAssertTrue(value.contains("sRGB"), "Status should keep the sRGB clause, got: \(value)")
+        closeGamutSheet()
+    }
+
+    func testCompareGamLoadEnablesToggle() throws {
+        let compareURL = workDir.appendingPathComponent("compare.gam")
+        try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: referenceGamutURL, to: compareURL)
+        app.launchEnvironment["ICCERY_TEST_GAMUT_FILE"] = compareURL.path
+
+        openGamutSheet()
+        waitFor("btnGamutAddCompare").click()
+        waitFor("btnGamutOpenGam").click()
+
+        // The pre-load placeholder also exists — wait for enabled.
+        let compare = waitUntilEnabled("gamutLayer-compare")
+        XCTAssertTrue(compare.isEnabled, "Compare toggle should enable after load")
+        XCTAssertEqual(compare.value as? Int, 1, "Compare layer should be on after load")
+
+        let status = waitFor("gamutStatusText")
+        let value = status.value as? String ?? ""
+        XCTAssertTrue(value.contains("compare"), "Status should list the compare layer, got: \(value)")
+
+        let remove = waitFor("btnGamutRemoveCompare")
+        XCTAssertTrue(remove.isEnabled)
+        closeGamutSheet()
+    }
+
+    func testOpenProfileRunsIccgamutForCompare() throws {
+        // A profile with no sibling .gam → the mock iccgamut writes one.
+        let profileURL = workDir.appendingPathComponent("myprinter.icc")
+        try Data("MOCK_ICC".utf8).write(to: profileURL)
+        app.launchEnvironment["ICCERY_TEST_GAMUT_PROFILE"] = profileURL.path
+        app.launchEnvironment["ICCERY_MOCK_GAMUT_SOURCE"] = referenceGamutURL.path
+
+        openGamutSheet()
+        waitFor("btnGamutAddCompare").click()
+        waitFor("btnGamutOpenProfile").click()
+
+        let compare = waitUntilEnabled("gamutLayer-compare")
+        XCTAssertTrue(compare.isEnabled, "Compare toggle should enable after iccgamut")
+        XCTAssertEqual(compare.value as? Int, 1, "Compare layer should be on after iccgamut")
+
+        // The compare slot's display name is the .gam stem ("myprinter").
+        let status = waitFor("gamutStatusText")
+        let statusValue = status.value as? String ?? ""
+        XCTAssertTrue(statusValue.contains("myprinter"), "Status should list the compare layer, got: \(statusValue)")
+        closeGamutSheet()
+    }
+
+    func testInspectPanelIdleStableHeight() throws {
+        openGamutSheet()
+
+        let panel = waitFor("gamutInspectPanel")
+        XCTAssertTrue(panel.exists)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("gamutInspectIdle").exists)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("gamutStatusText").exists)
+        closeGamutSheet()
+    }
+
+    func testManualLabInspectShowsContainment() throws {
+        openGamutSheet()
+
+        waitFor("gamutLabEntryL").click()
+        element("gamutLabEntryL").typeText("50")
+        element("gamutLabEntryA").click()
+        element("gamutLabEntryA").typeText("0")
+        element("gamutLabEntryB").click()
+        element("gamutLabEntryB").typeText("0")
+
+        waitFor("btnGamutInspectLab").click()
+
+        let inside = waitFor("gamutInspect-sRGB")
+        let value = inside.value as? String ?? inside.label
+        XCTAssertTrue(value.contains("in"), "Lab(50,0,0) should be inside sRGB, got: \(value)")
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("gamutInspectL").exists)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("gamutInspectSwatch").exists)
+        closeGamutSheet()
+    }
+
+    func testResetIdentifierUnchanged() throws {
+        openGamutSheet()
+        let reset = waitFor("btnResetGamutCamera")
+        XCTAssertTrue(reset.isEnabled)
+        closeGamutSheet()
+    }
+
+    /// `btnCloseGamut` is always enabled — including on the fallback
+    /// banner — and dismisses the sheet (#147).
+    func testCloseButtonDismissesSheet() throws {
+        openGamutSheet()
+
+        let close = waitFor("btnCloseGamut")
+        XCTAssertTrue(close.isEnabled)
+        close.click()
+        waitForGone("gamutView")
+    }
+
+    /// The fallback banner exists exactly when the host lacks Metal —
+    /// no `SCNView` is mounted on a GPU-less runner, and none may be
+    /// reported unavailable on a GPU host.
+    func testFallbackBannerMatchesGPUAvailability() throws {
+        openGamutSheet()
+
+        if hasGPU {
+            XCTAssertFalse(
+                element("gamutViewerUnavailable").exists,
+                "GPU host must mount the SceneKit view, not the fallback")
+        } else {
+            _ = waitFor("gamutViewerUnavailable")
+        }
+        closeGamutSheet()
+    }
+
+    /// `ICCERY_TEST_SKIP_SCENEKIT=1` forces the fallback even on a GPU
+    /// host — banner plus a working Close, no `SCNView` mounted (#147).
+    /// The env is set for this test only; the default launch env must
+    /// not carry it, or CI's future GPU run would skip SceneKit too.
+    func testForcedSceneKitSkipShowsBannerAndClose() throws {
+        app.launchEnvironment["ICCERY_TEST_SKIP_SCENEKIT"] = "1"
+        openGamutSheet()
+
+        _ = waitFor("gamutViewerUnavailable")
+        let close = waitFor("btnCloseGamut")
+        XCTAssertTrue(close.isEnabled)
+        close.click()
+        waitForGone("gamutView")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10MediaLibraryUITests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10MediaLibraryUITests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb4b518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10MediaLibraryUITests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import XCTest
+
+/// Milestone 10 UI tests — issue #146 media recipe library. Mock CUPS
+/// binaries (`ICCERY_CUPS_BIN_DIR` → `Fixtures/bin`) emit
+/// `Mock_Epson_7450` / `Mock_Canon_Pro`; recipes are seeded by writing
+/// `<ICCERY_TEST_ROOT>/AppData/media_library.json` before launch —
+/// `AppPaths` redirects app data under `ICCERY_TEST_ROOT`. All queries
+/// are by identifier only ("Media" also appears in help overlays).
+@MainActor
+final class Milestone10MediaLibraryUITests: XCTestCase {
+
+    private var app: XCUIApplication!
+    private var testRoot: URL!
+    private var binDir: URL!
+
+    override func setUp() async throws {
+        continueAfterFailure = false
+        testRoot = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("iccery-ui10-\(UUID().uuidString)")
+        binDir = URL(fileURLWithPath: #filePath)
+            .deletingLastPathComponent()
+            .appendingPathComponent("Fixtures/bin")
+
+        let appData = testRoot.appendingPathComponent("AppData", isDirectory: true)
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: appData, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        // A recipe bound to a queue that is never enumerated.
+        let fixture = """
+        [
+          {
+            "id": "fixture-missing-queue",
+            "name": "Missing Queue Recipe",
+            "notes": "",
+            "printer_id": "No_Such_Queue",
+            "printer_display_name": "Missing Queue",
+            "paper_name": "Rag",
+            "ink_set": "PK",
+            "colour_space": "rgb",
+            "preset_id": "preset-std-rgb",
+            "calibration_url": null,
+            "apply_calibration": false,
+            "created": "2026-09-12T00:00:00Z",
+            "updated": "2026-09-12T00:00:00Z"
+          }
+        ]
+        """
+        try fixture.write(
+            to: appData.appendingPathComponent("media_library.json"),
+            atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+
+        app = XCUIApplication()
+        app.launchEnvironment = [
+            "ICCERY_UI_TESTING": "1",
+            "ICCERY_TEST_ROOT": testRoot.path,
+            "ICCERY_ARGYLL_BINARY_DIR": binDir.path,
+            "ICCERY_CUPS_BIN_DIR": binDir.path,
+        ]
+    }
+
+    override func tearDown() async throws {
+        app?.terminate()
+        app = nil
+        if let testRoot {
+            try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: testRoot)
+        }
+        testRoot = nil
+    }
+
+    private func launchApp() {
+        app.launch()
+        if !app.wait(for: .runningForeground, timeout: 10) {
+            app.activate()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func element(_ id: String) -> XCUIElement {
+        let inApp = app.descendants(matching: .any)[id].firstMatch
+        if inApp.exists { return inApp }
+        return app.sheets.firstMatch.descendants(matching: .any)[id].firstMatch
+    }
+
+    private func waitFor(_ id: String, timeout: TimeInterval = 10) -> XCUIElement {
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            let el = element(id)
+            if el.exists { return el }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        let el = element(id)
+        XCTAssertTrue(el.exists, "Expected element \(id)")
+        return el
+    }
+
+    private func waitForEnabled(_ id: String, timeout: TimeInterval = 15) -> XCUIElement {
+        let el = waitFor(id, timeout: timeout)
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            if el.isEnabled { return el }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        return el
+    }
+
+    func testMediaPickerDoesNotReusePresetSelect() throws {
+        launchApp()
+
+        let preset = app.popUpButtons["presetSelect"]
+        XCTAssertTrue(preset.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        let media = app.popUpButtons["mediaSelect"]
+        XCTAssertTrue(media.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+    }
+
+    func testCaptureRequiresNamePaperInk() throws {
+        launchApp()
+
+        // Capture enables once the mock CUPS enumeration selects a queue.
+        let capture = waitForEnabled("btnMediaLibraryCapture")
+        XCTAssertTrue(capture.isEnabled)
+        capture.click()
+
+        _ = waitFor("saveMediaRecipeDialog")
+        let save = element("btnConfirmSaveMedia")
+        XCTAssertTrue(save.exists)
+        XCTAssertFalse(save.isEnabled)
+
+        for (id, text) in [
+            ("saveMediaName", "UI Recipe"),
+            ("saveMediaPaper", "Rag"),
+            ("saveMediaInk", "PK"),
+        ] {
+            let field = element(id)
+            field.click()
+            field.typeText(text)
+        }
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(save.isEnabled)
+    }
+
+    func testManageApplyMissingPrinterShowsBanner() throws {
+        launchApp()
+
+        let manage = app.buttons["btnMediaLibraryManage"]
+        XCTAssertTrue(manage.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        manage.click()
+        _ = waitFor("manageMediaDialog")
+
+        let apply = element("btnMediaLibraryApply-fixture-missing-queue")
+        XCTAssertTrue(apply.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        apply.click()
+
+        let notice = waitFor("noticeText")
+        let text = (notice.value as? String) ?? notice.label
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            text.contains("is not installed"),
+            "expected not-installed notice, got: \(text)")
+
+        // A failed apply keeps the manage sheet open and the sidebar
+        // picker reverts.
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("manageMediaDialog").exists)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("mediaSelect").exists)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10ProjectUITests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10ProjectUITests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25db5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10ProjectUITests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,263 @@
+import XCTest
+
+/// Milestone 10 UI tests — issue #149 project file. Panels are never
+/// real: `ICCERY_TEST_PROJECT_OPEN` / `ICCERY_TEST_PROJECT_SAVE`
+/// inject fixture paths through `UITestHooks`. Menu commands are driven
+/// through the File menu when it is in the AX tree, else by their
+/// keyboard shortcuts (⌘N) — the tests do not depend on menu AX
+/// exposure (R19). All queries by identifier.
+@MainActor
+final class Milestone10ProjectUITests: XCTestCase {
+
+    private var app: XCUIApplication!
+    private var testRoot: URL!
+    private var binDir: URL!
+    private var workDir: URL!
+
+    override func setUp() async throws {
+        continueAfterFailure = false
+        testRoot = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("iccery-ui10p-\(UUID().uuidString)")
+        workDir = testRoot.appendingPathComponent("WorkDir")
+        binDir = URL(fileURLWithPath: #filePath)
+            .deletingLastPathComponent()
+            .appendingPathComponent("Fixtures/bin")
+
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: testRoot.appendingPathComponent("AppData"),
+            withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: workDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+
+        app = XCUIApplication()
+        app.launchEnvironment = [
+            "ICCERY_UI_TESTING": "1",
+            "ICCERY_TEST_ROOT": testRoot.path,
+            "ICCERY_ARGYLL_BINARY_DIR": binDir.path,
+            "ICCERY_CUPS_BIN_DIR": binDir.path,
+        ]
+    }
+
+    override func tearDown() async throws {
+        app?.terminate()
+        app = nil
+        if let testRoot {
+            try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: testRoot)
+        }
+        testRoot = nil
+        workDir = nil
+    }
+
+    private func launchApp() {
+        app.launch()
+        if !app.wait(for: .runningForeground, timeout: 10) {
+            app.activate()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func element(_ id: String) -> XCUIElement {
+        let inApp = app.descendants(matching: .any)[id].firstMatch
+        if inApp.exists { return inApp }
+        return app.sheets.firstMatch.descendants(matching: .any)[id].firstMatch
+    }
+
+    private func waitFor(_ id: String, timeout: TimeInterval = 10) -> XCUIElement {
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            let el = element(id)
+            if el.exists { return el }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        let el = element(id)
+        XCTAssertTrue(el.exists, "Expected element \(id)")
+        return el
+    }
+
+    private func noticeText(timeout: TimeInterval = 10) -> String {
+        let el = waitFor("noticeText", timeout: timeout)
+        return (el.value as? String) ?? el.label
+    }
+
+    /// Alert/sheet button by visible title, falling back to the a11y
+    /// id; nil when neither matches. macOS 12 SwiftUI alerts often
+    /// drop `accessibilityIdentifier` on their buttons, so the title
+    /// is the reliable handle there.
+    private func alertButton(title: String, id: String) -> XCUIElement? {
+        let inDialog = app.dialogs.firstMatch.buttons[title].firstMatch
+        if inDialog.exists { return inDialog }
+        let inSheet = app.sheets.firstMatch.buttons[title].firstMatch
+        if inSheet.exists { return inSheet }
+        let byId = element(id)
+        return byId.exists ? byId : nil
+    }
+
+    /// Fires File ▸ New Project via the menu when it is in the AX
+    /// tree, else ⌘N. On macOS 12 `typeKey` may not reach the
+    /// `CommandGroup`, and menu item ids are unreliable — the menu
+    /// item is matched by its "New Project" label first.
+    private func triggerNewProject() {
+        let fileMenu = app.menuBarItems["File"]
+        if fileMenu.waitForExistence(timeout: 5) {
+            fileMenu.click()
+            let byTitle = app.menuItems["New Project"].firstMatch
+            let byId = app.menuItems["menuProjectNew"].firstMatch
+            let item = byTitle.exists ? byTitle : byId
+            if item.waitForExistence(timeout: 5) {
+                item.click()
+                return
+            }
+            app.typeKey(XCUIKeyboardKey.escape, modifierFlags: [])
+        }
+        app.typeKey("n", modifierFlags: .command)
+    }
+
+    /// Writes a `.icceryproj` fixture under `testRoot` and points the
+    /// open-picker hook at it.
+    private func stageProjectFixture(
+        basename: String = "ui149job",
+        lastVerification: Bool = false
+    ) throws -> URL {
+        let verification = lastVerification ? """
+          "last_verification": {
+            "date": "2026-09-12T00:00:00Z",
+            "avg_de00": 0.7,
+            "max_de00": 1.9,
+            "status": "excellent",
+            "profile_filename": "\(basename).icc"
+          },
+        """ : ""
+        let json = """
+        {
+          "schema_version": 1,
+          "name": "UI Fixture Project",
+          "notes": "",
+          "basename": "\(basename)",
+          "cwd": "\(workDir.path)",
+          "printer_id": null,
+          "media_recipe_id": null,
+          "preset_id": null,
+          "calibration_url": null,
+          \(verification)
+          "updated": "2026-09-13T00:00:00Z"
+        }
+        """
+        let url = testRoot.appendingPathComponent("fixture.icceryproj")
+        try json.write(to: url, atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+        app.launchEnvironment["ICCERY_TEST_PROJECT_OPEN"] = url.path
+        return url
+    }
+
+    private func artefact(_ ext: String, stem: String = "ui149job") throws {
+        try "x".write(
+            to: workDir.appendingPathComponent("\(stem).\(ext)"),
+            atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Tests
+
+    func testNewProjectClearsBasenameDoesNotDeleteFixtureTi3() throws {
+        try artefact("ti3")
+        _ = try stageProjectFixture()
+        launchApp()
+
+        // Open the fixture via the chip — never a real panel.
+        waitFor("btnProjectOpen").click()
+        _ = waitFor("projectChipPath")
+        let basenameField = app.textFields["targetBasename"]
+        XCTAssertTrue(basenameField.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        XCTAssertEqual(basenameField.value as? String, "ui149job")
+
+        // File ▸ New Project when the menu is in the AX tree, else
+        // ⌘N. Mock CUPS may have enumerated a queue that the fixture
+        // does not record, making the session dirty — in that case
+        // the dirty alert gates New first. macOS 12 alerts often lack
+        // button identifiers, so confirm by title with id fallback.
+        triggerNewProject()
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(10)
+        var confirmed = false
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            // Dirty sessions show the dirty alert first; discarding it
+            // runs the New reset directly (no second confirm).
+            if let discard = alertButton(
+                title: "Don't Save", id: "btnProjectDirtyDiscard") {
+                discard.click()
+                confirmed = true
+                break
+            }
+            if let start = alertButton(
+                title: "Start", id: "btnProjectNewConfirm") {
+                start.click()
+                confirmed = true
+                break
+            }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        XCTAssertTrue(confirmed, "expected the New or dirty alert")
+
+        // Basename cleared (legal "no target" state — not a
+        // placeholder), fixture `.ti3` untouched on disk.
+        let cleared = basenameField.value as? String ?? ""
+        XCTAssertEqual(cleared, "")
+        XCTAssertTrue(FileManager.default.fileExists(
+            atPath: workDir.appendingPathComponent("ui149job.ti3").path))
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("projectChip").exists)
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            element("projectChipName").value as? String, "No project")
+    }
+
+    func testOpenProjectDiskWinsOverJsonStage() throws {
+        // JSON claims a finished profile; disk stops at .ti2 (R18).
+        try artefact("ti2")
+        _ = try stageProjectFixture(lastVerification: true)
+        launchApp()
+
+        waitFor("btnProjectOpen").click()
+
+        let notice = noticeText()
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            notice.contains("artefacts on disk stop at .ti2"),
+            "got: \(notice)")
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("projectChipStale").exists)
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            element("projectChipPath").value as? String, workDir.lastPathComponent)
+    }
+
+    func testSaveDisabledWithoutBasename() throws {
+        launchApp()
+
+        _ = waitFor("projectChip")
+        XCTAssertEqual(element("projectChipName").value as? String, "No project")
+        // Chip Save is hidden while unbound; Save As lives in the menu.
+        XCTAssertFalse(element("btnProjectSave").exists)
+
+        // When the File menu is in the AX tree, Save must be disabled.
+        let fileMenu = app.menuBarItems["File"]
+        if fileMenu.waitForExistence(timeout: 3) {
+            fileMenu.click()
+            let save = app.menuItems["menuProjectSave"].firstMatch
+            if save.waitForExistence(timeout: 3) {
+                XCTAssertFalse(save.isEnabled)
+            }
+            app.typeKey(XCUIKeyboardKey.escape, modifierFlags: [])
+        }
+    }
+
+    func testCalBasenameRefused() throws {
+        // A fixture whose stem is CAL_-prefixed binds a live CAL_
+        // basename; the persisted original is empty, so Save must
+        // refuse and never write CAL_ back (R11).
+        let url = try stageProjectFixture(basename: "CAL_ui149")
+        let before = try Data(contentsOf: url)
+        launchApp()
+
+        waitFor("btnProjectOpen").click()
+        let save = waitFor("btnProjectSave")
+        XCTAssertTrue(save.isEnabled)
+        save.click()
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            noticeText().contains("Finish or exit calibration"),
+            "got: \(noticeText())")
+        XCTAssertEqual(try Data(contentsOf: url), before)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10SpotReadUITests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10SpotReadUITests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..885bbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone10SpotReadUITests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+import XCTest
+
+/// Milestone 10 UI tests — issue #148 spot-read console. Mock Argyll
+/// sidecars (`ICCERY_ARGYLL_BINARY_DIR` → `Fixtures/bin`) provide
+/// `instlist`, `chartread`, and `spotread`; no real USB Detect is ever
+/// clicked. All queries are by identifier only.
+@MainActor
+final class Milestone10SpotReadUITests: XCTestCase {
+
+    private var app: XCUIApplication!
+    private var testRoot: URL!
+    private var binDir: URL!
+    private var workDir: URL!
+
+    override func setUp() async throws {
+        continueAfterFailure = false
+        testRoot = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory
+            .appendingPathComponent("iccery-ui10spot-\(UUID().uuidString)")
+        binDir = URL(fileURLWithPath: #filePath)
+            .deletingLastPathComponent()
+            .appendingPathComponent("Fixtures/bin")
+        workDir = testRoot.appendingPathComponent("work")
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: workDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+
+        app = XCUIApplication()
+        app.launchEnvironment = [
+            "ICCERY_UI_TESTING": "1",
+            "ICCERY_TEST_ROOT": testRoot.path,
+            "ICCERY_ARGYLL_BINARY_DIR": binDir.path,
+            // Redirect the bundled root too so the real sidecars copied
+            // into the product by the build phase cannot mask a missing
+            // override binary (`testMissingSidecarShowsMessage`).
+            "ICCERY_ARGYLL_BUNDLED_ROOT": binDir.path,
+            "ICCERY_CUPS_BIN_DIR": binDir.path,
+            "ICCERY_TEST_SAVE_TARGET":
+                workDir.appendingPathComponent("mytarget.ti1").path,
+            "ICCERY_TEST_WORKDIR": workDir.path,
+            "ICCERY_TEST_CSV_EXPORT":
+                workDir.appendingPathComponent("spot-history.csv").path,
+        ]
+    }
+
+    override func tearDown() async throws {
+        app?.terminate()
+        app = nil
+        if let testRoot {
+            try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: testRoot)
+        }
+        testRoot = nil
+    }
+
+    private func launchApp() {
+        app.launch()
+        if !app.wait(for: .runningForeground, timeout: 10) {
+            app.activate()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Seed `wizard_state.json` with a working directory so `btnSpotRead`
+    /// is enabled without driving the whole Stage 1/2 flow.
+    private func seedWorkingDirectory() throws {
+        let appData = testRoot.appendingPathComponent("AppData", isDirectory: true)
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: appData, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        let state = """
+        {
+          "currentStage": 0,
+          "basename": "spotui",
+          "cwd": "\(workDir.path)",
+          "sessionMode": "profile"
+        }
+        """
+        try state.write(
+            to: appData.appendingPathComponent("wizard_state.json"),
+            atomically: true, encoding: .utf8)
+    }
+
+    private func element(_ id: String) -> XCUIElement {
+        let inApp = app.descendants(matching: .any)[id].firstMatch
+        if inApp.exists { return inApp }
+        return app.sheets.firstMatch.descendants(matching: .any)[id].firstMatch
+    }
+
+    private func waitFor(_ id: String, timeout: TimeInterval = 10) -> XCUIElement {
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            let el = element(id)
+            if el.exists { return el }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        let el = element(id)
+        XCTAssertTrue(el.exists, "Expected element \(id)")
+        return el
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Sidebar gating
+
+    func testSpotReadButtonDisabledWithoutCwd() throws {
+        launchApp()
+        let button = app.buttons["btnSpotRead"]
+        XCTAssertTrue(button.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        XCTAssertFalse(button.isEnabled)
+    }
+
+    func testSpotReadButtonDisabledDuringChartread() throws {
+        launchApp()
+        // Drive to Stage 3 with the mock targen/printtarg fixtures.
+        app.buttons["btnBrowse"].click()
+        app.buttons["btnGenerate"].click()
+        _ = waitFor("btnCreateLayout", timeout: 20)
+        app.buttons["btnCreateLayout"].click()
+        _ = waitFor("galleryPage-0", timeout: 20)
+        _ = waitFor("btnAdvanceToStage3", timeout: 10)
+        app.buttons["btnAdvanceToStage3"].click()
+        _ = waitFor("stage3TargetBasename", timeout: 10)
+
+        // Start the mock chartread — it blocks on the calibrate prompt.
+        app.buttons["btnStartRead"].click()
+        _ = waitFor("btnCalibrate", timeout: 25)
+
+        let button = app.buttons["btnSpotRead"]
+        XCTAssertTrue(button.exists)
+        XCTAssertFalse(button.isEnabled)
+
+        // Clean up the live chartread child before teardown.
+        if app.buttons["btnCancel"].exists {
+            app.buttons["btnCancel"].click()
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Sheet contract
+
+    func testSheetHasOwnInstrumentIds() throws {
+        try seedWorkingDirectory()
+        launchApp()
+
+        let button = app.buttons["btnSpotRead"]
+        XCTAssertTrue(button.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(10)
+        while !button.isEnabled, Date() < deadline {
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        XCTAssertTrue(button.isEnabled)
+        button.click()
+
+        _ = waitFor("spotReadView", timeout: 10)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("spotInstrumentSelect").waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        // Stage 3 ids must not appear inside the sheet.
+        XCTAssertFalse(
+            app.sheets.firstMatch.descendants(matching: .any)["chartreadInstrumentSelect"].exists)
+        XCTAssertFalse(
+            app.sheets.firstMatch.descendants(matching: .any)["btnDetectInstruments"].exists)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("btnCloseSpotRead").exists)
+    }
+
+    func testMissingSidecarShowsMessage() throws {
+        // Point the override at an empty dir; the bundled root has no
+        // real sidecars in this checkout, so resolve() misses both.
+        let emptyBin = testRoot.appendingPathComponent("empty-bin")
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
+            at: emptyBin, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        app.launchEnvironment["ICCERY_ARGYLL_BINARY_DIR"] = emptyBin.path
+        try seedWorkingDirectory()
+        launchApp()
+
+        let button = app.buttons["btnSpotRead"]
+        XCTAssertTrue(button.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(10)
+        while !button.isEnabled, Date() < deadline {
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        button.click()
+
+        _ = waitFor("spotReadView", timeout: 10)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("spotSidecarMissing").waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        XCTAssertFalse(element("btnSpotStart").exists)
+        XCTAssertFalse(element("btnSpotDetectInstruments").exists)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("btnCloseSpotRead").exists)
+    }
+
+    func testHistoryCopyDisabledWhenEmpty() throws {
+        try seedWorkingDirectory()
+        launchApp()
+
+        let button = app.buttons["btnSpotRead"]
+        XCTAssertTrue(button.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(10)
+        while !button.isEnabled, Date() < deadline {
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        button.click()
+
+        _ = waitFor("spotReadView", timeout: 10)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("spotHistoryEmpty").waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("spotLastEmpty").exists)
+        XCTAssertFalse(element("btnSpotCopyLab").isEnabled)
+        XCTAssertFalse(element("btnSpotExportCsv").isEnabled)
+    }
+
+    /// Full mock session: Start → Calibrate → Read produces one Lab
+    /// sample and enables Copy/Export.
+    func testMockSessionProducesSample() throws {
+        try seedWorkingDirectory()
+        launchApp()
+
+        let button = app.buttons["btnSpotRead"]
+        XCTAssertTrue(button.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(10)
+        while !button.isEnabled, Date() < deadline {
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        button.click()
+
+        _ = waitFor("spotReadView", timeout: 10)
+        let start = element("btnSpotStart")
+        XCTAssertTrue(start.waitForExistence(timeout: 10))
+        start.click()
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("btnSpotCalibrate").waitForExistence(timeout: 15))
+        element("btnSpotCalibrate").click()
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("btnSpotTrigger").waitForExistence(timeout: 15))
+        element("btnSpotTrigger").click()
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("spotLastSample").waitForExistence(timeout: 15))
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("spotLabL").exists)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("spotSwatch").exists)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("btnSpotCopyLab").isEnabled)
+        XCTAssertTrue(element("btnSpotExportCsv").isEnabled)
+
+        element("btnSpotStop").click()
+        element("btnCloseSpotRead").click()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone2UITests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone2UITests.swift
index 4455f0a..0e45344 100644
--- a/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone2UITests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone2UITests.swift
@@ -85,6 +85,31 @@ final class Milestone2UITests: XCTestCase {
         return el
     }
 
+    /// Exists **and** `isEnabled` — guards clicks against buttons that
+    /// appear a beat before their `.disabled` condition clears.
+    private func waitUntilEnabled(_ id: String, timeout: TimeInterval = 10) -> XCUIElement {
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            let el = element(id)
+            if el.exists && el.isEnabled { return el }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        let el = element(id)
+        XCTAssertTrue(
+            el.exists && el.isEnabled, "Expected enabled element \(id)")
+        return el
+    }
+
+    /// Non-asserting existence poll for the retry-or-fail pattern.
+    private func existsAfter(_ id: String, timeout: TimeInterval) -> Bool {
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            if element(id).exists { return true }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        return element(id).exists
+    }
+
     /// Assert an element stays absent after a short dwell — unlike
     /// `waitForExistence`, which always burns its full timeout on the
     /// negative path.
@@ -181,8 +206,15 @@ final class Milestone2UITests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(element("tiffDpi").exists)
         XCTAssertTrue(element("targetLabelPreview").exists)
 
-        app.buttons["btnCreateLayout"].click()
-        XCTAssertTrue(waitFor("galleryPage-0", timeout: 20).exists)
+        // On the slow macOS 12 runner a synthesized click can land
+        // while the button is still rebuilding — retry once if the
+        // gallery never materialises, then allow a generous window
+        // for the fixture printtarg + PNG render.
+        waitUntilEnabled("btnCreateLayout").click()
+        if !existsAfter("galleryPage-0", timeout: 15) {
+            waitUntilEnabled("btnCreateLayout").click()
+        }
+        XCTAssertTrue(waitFor("galleryPage-0", timeout: 30).exists)
         XCTAssertTrue(FileManager.default.fileExists(
             atPath: workDir.appendingPathComponent("mytarget.ti2").path))
 
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone3UITests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone3UITests.swift
index 8ea1f86..bb20e1d 100644
--- a/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone3UITests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone3UITests.swift
@@ -113,6 +113,59 @@ final class Milestone3UITests: XCTestCase {
         return recordedLpArgv()
     }
 
+    /// Drags `#galleryPage-0`'s TIFF upward so `identifier`'s button
+    /// moves up, clear of the Dock collision zone at the window's
+    /// bottom edge (#132).
+    ///
+    /// macOS overlay scrollbars are not in the AX tree — never use
+    /// `app.scrollBars` — and a synthesized scroll wheel is inert on
+    /// this LazyVGrid, so the scroll is a real drag on the gallery
+    /// cell's content. A stale/off-screen AX frame resolves to a screen
+    /// point that can be a Dock icon — a coordinate click there once
+    /// opened Calendar instead of Print. Callers must click only when
+    /// the returned element `isHittable`; never coordinate-click a
+    /// stale frame.
+    @discardableResult
+    private func scrollStage2UntilHittable(
+        _ identifier: String,
+        timeout: TimeInterval = 20
+    ) -> XCUIElement {
+        var button = app.buttons[identifier]
+        let cell = app.descendants(matching: .any)["galleryPage-0"].firstMatch
+        XCTAssertTrue(cell.waitForExistence(timeout: 10), "galleryPage-0")
+
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            let windowBottom = app.windows.firstMatch.frame.maxY
+            if button.exists, button.isHittable,
+               button.frame.maxY < windowBottom - 80 {
+                return button
+            }
+            // Grab the upper half of the cell (the TIFF, not the Print
+            // button / Dock) and drag toward the top of the window.
+            // Mouse moves UP ⇒ gallery content moves UP ⇒ Print leaves
+            // the Dock zone.
+            if cell.isHittable {
+                let start = cell.coordinate(withNormalizedOffset:
+                    CGVector(dx: 0.5, dy: 0.25))
+                let end = start.withOffset(CGVector(dx: 0, dy: -280))
+                start.press(forDuration: 0.15, thenDragTo: end)
+            } else {
+                // Cell not hit-testable: drag the stage-2 content
+                // directly — still content, still never scrollBars.
+                let scrollView = app.scrollViews["stage-2"]
+                scrollView.coordinate(withNormalizedOffset:
+                    CGVector(dx: 0.5, dy: 0.55))
+                    .press(forDuration: 0.15, thenDragTo:
+                        scrollView.coordinate(withNormalizedOffset:
+                            CGVector(dx: 0.5, dy: 0.15)))
+            }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.4))
+            button = app.buttons[identifier]
+        }
+        return button
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Tests
 
     /// Panel appears after the manifest; refresh populates the printer
@@ -199,36 +252,16 @@ final class Milestone3UITests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertTrue(app.buttons["btnPrintAll"].isEnabled)
 
         // The gallery cell's Print button sits at the window's bottom
-        // edge where synthesized scroll-wheel events are inert on the
-        // LazyVGrid (#132). Drag the NSScrollView's vertical AXScrollBar
-        // thumb instead — a real scroll that re-renders the cell onscreen.
-        var printPage = app.buttons["btnPrintPage-0"]
-        let scrollDeadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(15)
-        while !printPage.isHittable, Date() < scrollDeadline {
-            let scroller = app.scrollBars.allElementsBoundByIndex
-                .first { $0.frame.height > $0.frame.width }
-            if let scroller {
-                scroller.coordinate(withNormalizedOffset:
-                    CGVector(dx: 0.5, dy: 0.1))
-                    .press(forDuration: 0.1, thenDragTo:
-                        scroller.coordinate(withNormalizedOffset:
-                            CGVector(dx: 0.5, dy: 0.6)))
-            } else {
-                app.scrollViews["stage-2"].scroll(byDeltaX: 0, deltaY: -1)
-            }
-            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.5))
-            printPage = app.buttons["btnPrintPage-0"]
-        }
-        if printPage.isHittable {
-            printPage.click()
-        } else {
-            // LazyVGrid cells can report a stale a11y frame — click the
-            // point directly; the lp argv assert below still verifies.
+        // edge; scroll until it is genuinely hittable (#132). Never
+        // coordinate-click a stale frame — that point can be the Dock.
+        let printPage = scrollStage2UntilHittable("btnPrintPage-0")
+        guard printPage.isHittable else {
             print("AXTREE-BEGIN frame=\(printPage.frame)\n" +
                   "\(app.debugDescription)\nAXTREE-END")
-            printPage.coordinate(withNormalizedOffset:
-                CGVector(dx: 0.5, dy: 0.5)).click()
+            XCTFail("btnPrintPage-0 never became hittable; frame=\(printPage.frame)")
+            return
         }
+        printPage.click()
         let argv = waitForLpLine()
         XCTAssertTrue(argv.contains("AP_ColorMatchingMode"), argv)
         XCTAssertTrue(argv.contains("page1.tif"), argv)
diff --git a/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone6GamutUITests.swift b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone6GamutUITests.swift
index df67c68..b404bb9 100644
--- a/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone6GamutUITests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ICCeryUITests/Milestone6GamutUITests.swift
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 import Foundation
+import Metal
 import XCTest
 
 /// Milestone 6 — Issue #28 native SceneKit gamut viewer acceptance tests.
 @MainActor
 final class Milestone6GamutUITests: XCTestCase {
 
+    /// Metal on the test host — the app under test runs on the same
+    /// machine, so this predicts whether the sheet mounts SceneKit.
+    private var hasGPU: Bool { MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice() != nil }
+
     private var app: XCUIApplication!
     private var testRoot: URL!
     private var binDir: URL!
@@ -64,6 +69,10 @@ final class Milestone6GamutUITests: XCTestCase {
     }
 
     override func tearDown() async throws {
+        // Never leave the gamut sheet up for `terminate()` (#147).
+        if app != nil, element("btnCloseGamut").exists {
+            element("btnCloseGamut").click()
+        }
         app?.terminate()
         app = nil
         if let testRoot {
@@ -90,10 +99,29 @@ final class Milestone6GamutUITests: XCTestCase {
         return el
     }
 
+    /// Inverse of `waitFor` — polls until the element leaves the tree.
+    private func waitForGone(_ id: String, timeout: TimeInterval = 10) {
+        let deadline = Date().addingTimeInterval(timeout)
+        while Date() < deadline {
+            if !element(id).exists { return }
+            RunLoop.current.run(until: Date().addingTimeInterval(0.1))
+        }
+        XCTAssertFalse(element(id).exists, "Expected element \(id) to disappear")
+    }
+
+    /// `btnCloseGamut` dismisses the sheet so `tearDown`'s `terminate()`
+    /// is not stuck behind a key sheet (#147). No-op when already closed.
+    private func closeGamutSheet() {
+        let close = element("btnCloseGamut")
+        guard close.waitForExistence(timeout: 5) else { return }
+        close.click()
+        waitForGone("gamutView")
+    }
+
     /// Build and verify the mock profile, then open the native gamut viewer.
     /// The viewer should load both the reference sRGB mesh and the profile
     /// gamut copied from that reference.
-    func testViewGamutOpensSceneKitSheet() throws {
+    private func openGamutSheet() {
         app.launch()
         if !app.wait(for: .runningForeground, timeout: 10) {
             app.activate()
@@ -105,6 +133,12 @@ final class Milestone6GamutUITests: XCTestCase {
 
         waitFor("btnViewGamut").click()
 
+        _ = waitFor("gamutView")
+    }
+
+    func testViewGamutOpensSceneKitSheet() throws {
+        openGamutSheet()
+
         let gamutView = waitFor("gamutView")
         XCTAssertTrue(gamutView.exists)
 
@@ -112,9 +146,33 @@ final class Milestone6GamutUITests: XCTestCase {
         let value = status.value as? String ?? ""
         XCTAssertTrue(value.contains("faces"), "Gamut status should report mesh faces, got: \(value)")
 
+        // The fallback banner appears exactly when the host lacks Metal
+        // — no SCNView is constructed without a GPU (#147).
+        if hasGPU {
+            XCTAssertFalse(
+                element("gamutViewerUnavailable").exists,
+                "GPU host must mount the SceneKit view, not the fallback")
+        } else {
+            _ = waitFor("gamutViewerUnavailable")
+        }
+
         // The reset button demonstrates that the viewer is interactive.
         let reset = waitFor("btnResetGamutCamera")
         XCTAssertTrue(reset.isEnabled)
+
+        closeGamutSheet()
+    }
+
+    /// Clicking Reset drives the live `SCNView` — runs only on Metal
+    /// hosts, skipped on GPU-less runners so the same suite exercises
+    /// 3D once CI has a GPU (#147).
+    func testResetCameraInteractsWithScene() throws {
+        guard hasGPU else { throw XCTSkip("No Metal") }
+        openGamutSheet()
+
+        let reset = waitFor("btnResetGamutCamera")
         reset.click()
+
+        closeGamutSheet()
     }
 }
diff --git a/docs/04-argyll-binaries.md b/docs/04-argyll-binaries.md
index 9c06ff4..f94dedc 100644
--- a/docs/04-argyll-binaries.md
+++ b/docs/04-argyll-binaries.md
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ Consumes ICC/ICM. Produces `{stem}.gam` next to the profile (Argyll default). Bu
 |---|---|
 | `dispwin` | Never spawned. ICCery#90 “Emissive display calibration (dispwin & dispread)” = Won't Fix |
 | `dispread` | Same |
-| `spotread`, `dispcal`, `collink`, `cctiff`, `spec2cie`, `illumread`, `synthacc` | Not referenced |
+| `dispcal`, `collink`, `cctiff`, `spec2cie`, `illumread`, `synthacc` | Not referenced |
 | Generic `spawn_process` | **Registered** (`lib.rs:55`, `commands.rs:6–14`) but **no JS caller**. Always `cwd=None`. Exists as an escape hatch |
 
 ---
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ The `Child` itself lives only in the wait task (not in a map) so `wait()` cannot
 | `profcheck_{ti3_path}` | profcheck (full path) |
 | `iccgamut_{stem}` | iccgamut |
 | `instlist` | instlist (literal) |
+| `spotread` | spotread (literal, issue #148) |
 | caller-supplied | unused `spawn_process` |
 
 ### 12.3 Duplicate rejection (ICCery#116, `07d28eb`)
@@ -830,6 +831,7 @@ From `lib.rs:54–119` plus the command bodies:
 | `run_profcheck` | profcheck | `profcheck_{ti3_path}` |
 | `extract_gamut` | iccgamut | `iccgamut_{stem}` |
 | `detect_instruments` | instlist | `instlist` |
+| `run_spotread` | spotread (`-v -e [-c port] [-Y l]`, no `-u`) | `spotread` |
 | `generate_calibration_target` | targen | `targen_{CAL_basename}` |
 
 ### Argyll runners (captured, no events)
diff --git a/docs/06-wizard-and-artefacts.md b/docs/06-wizard-and-artefacts.md
index 20a5ccb..45241a6 100644
--- a/docs/06-wizard-and-artefacts.md
+++ b/docs/06-wizard-and-artefacts.md
@@ -46,3 +46,9 @@ Never spawn with `cwd: ""`. Initialize from `get_default_working_dir` (Documents
 ## No `"test_target"` fallbacks (#60)
 
 A rewrite must not invent default basenames. Later stages stay inert until `wizardState.basename` is set from a real artefact.
+
+## Project file (#149)
+
+A `.icceryproj` is a JSON **index** (`schema_version` 1) over `basename` + `cwd` + optional `media_recipe_id`/`preset_id`/`calibration_url`/`printer_*` + a `last_verification` ΔE₀₀ snapshot. It is never a second source of truth: opening one writes `WizardState` and re-runs the same artefact probe window focus uses — if JSON claims Stage 5 but disk stops at `.ti2`, the stepper follows the disk and the sidebar chip shows `projectChipStale` with an info banner.
+
+`wizard_state.json` remains the crash-resume file; there is no auto-save. Recents live in `appDataDir/recent_projects.json` (cap 20, bookmark + path, corrupt → `[]` + keep bytes). `Save Report…` writes `{basename}-report.md` in cwd atomically. A live `CAL_` basename is never persisted — Save resolves the persisted `calibrationOriginalBasename` or refuses with a banner.
diff --git a/docs/15-stage3-chartread.md b/docs/15-stage3-chartread.md
index 15a18d3..c033932 100644
--- a/docs/15-stage3-chartread.md
+++ b/docs/15-stage3-chartread.md
@@ -80,3 +80,14 @@ If an unpatched binary rejects `-Y l`, capture last stderr line and expand Proce
 ## Interactive buttons vs real keys
 
 See [05](05-argyll-fork.md) §12. Real strip-mode keys are `f/b/n/d/q`, Space, Return, `y/n`. UI labels "Skip" / "Undo" send `s\n` / `u\n` which the **mock** understands; upstream strip mode treats unknown letters as trigger. Preserve current UI behaviour or document a protocol change — do not silently change what bytes are sent without updating tests.
+
+## Spot Read (issue #148)
+
+The Spot Read sheet (`btnSpotRead` in the sidebar) runs the bundled
+`spotread` sidecar under the single-lease process id `spotread` — it is
+**not** Stage 3 and shares no identifiers or process ids with
+`chartread`. Stage 3 is unchanged: `chartread_{basename}` remains the
+only chart path. `spotread` argv is `-v -e [-c port] [-Y l]` — never
+`-u` (the v2.0 `-u` policy covers printtarg + chartread + profcheck
+only). Stdin reuses the `chartread` byte table (`" \n"` trigger,
+`"q\n"` quit + ~500 ms + kill).
diff --git a/docs/18-gamut-viewer.md b/docs/18-gamut-viewer.md
index ee2a15c..131546b 100644
--- a/docs/18-gamut-viewer.md
+++ b/docs/18-gamut-viewer.md
@@ -827,3 +827,35 @@ HTML ids that `_wireToggles` hard-codes: `chkProfileGamut`, `chkSrgbReference`,
 | #185 axes / EdgesGeometry / vertex colour / legend | All present (GridHelper kept; CSS2D parent-visibility bug). |
 | #212 Node test crash | Polyfill + dynamic import + `typeof window` guard. |
 | #225 Monterey WebGL | Lazy ensure, feature-detect, pause rAF, context-lost, low-power flags. |
+| #147 compare + inspect | macOS native: layer toggles (`gamutLayer-*`), compare slot (one extra profile or `.gam`), click/typed-Lab containment, TIFF pixel sample. |
+
+---
+
+## 13. macOS rewrite notes (#28, #147)
+
+The native viewer (`Sources/ICCery/GamutView.swift` + `GamutViewModel`) keeps
+the v1 contract points that matter — `(a*, L*, b*)` axes, camera home
+(180,120,180) lookAt (0,50,0), R resets via a local `NSEvent` monitor, native
+faces only — and adds the compare/inspect layer model:
+
+- **Layers.** `NamedGamut` (reference / profileA / profileB). sRGB cannot be
+  removed, only hidden. The compare slot holds exactly one profile; picking a
+  third replaces it and posts `gamutNoticeText`.
+- **Toggles hide, not unload.** `visibleIDs` maps to `SCNNode.isHidden`; the
+  scene is built once and a checkbox never resets the camera.
+- **Containment.** `GamutGeometry.containment` ray-casts the face table
+  (`GamutVertex.position` space) with off-axis retries on edge hits; no faces
+  → `.unknown`. `GamutGeometry.volume` sums signed tetrahedra from the vertex
+  centroid (Lab-cubic); the `vol % of sRGB` clause only prints when both
+  volumes are finite and > 0.
+- **Inspect.** Click a mesh (hit-test in the `SCNView` coordinator on
+  mouse-up, never a ZStack tap gesture), type Lab, or sample a TIFF pixel.
+  Per-layer in/out/? + swatch; `gamutInspectApprox` marks samples that went
+  through `ApproximateLab` (fixed-matrix sRGB→Lab D50, **not** ColorSync, no
+  CMM).
+- **Fallback.** No GPU → `gamutViewerUnavailable` text replaces the scene;
+  layer toggles stay visible but disabled; the representable is never
+  respawned in a loop.
+- **iccgamut** still runs only as the bundled sidecar, `-v -d {density}`
+  (density 10 = surface density, not a directory). Failure is an in-sheet
+  info notice — sRGB + profile A stay loaded (#24).
diff --git a/docs/21-ui-reference.md b/docs/21-ui-reference.md
index 648cd33..e49abb0 100644
--- a/docs/21-ui-reference.md
+++ b/docs/21-ui-reference.md
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 # 21 — UI reference
 
-Vanilla HTML + CSS. Rewrite may use any toolkit; **ids and behaviours** below are the functional contract. **242 element ids** in `src/index.html` — complete roster at the end.
+Vanilla HTML + CSS. Rewrite may use any toolkit; **ids and behaviours** below are the functional contract. **298 element ids** in `src/index.html` — complete roster at the end.
 
 ## Shell
 
-- Sidebar 270 px: logo `./assets/ICCery-logo.svg`, settings/about icon buttons, preset select, Calibrate Printer, cal status chip, stepper 1–5.
+- Sidebar 270 px: logo `./assets/ICCery-logo.svg`, settings/about icon buttons, preset select, media recipe select + Capture/Manage, Calibrate Printer, View Gamut, Spot Read, cal status chip, stepper 1–5.
 - Main: notification banner, one visible `.stage`.
 - Window 1280×800, min 1100×700, hidden until paint, dark `#1A1A22`.
 
-Sidebar chrome ids: `openSettingsBtn`, `openAboutBtn`, `btnSavePresetModal`, `btnOpenPresetsDialog`, `presetSelect`, `btnCalibratePrinter`, `calStatusChip`.
+Sidebar chrome ids: `openSettingsBtn`, `openAboutBtn`, `btnSavePresetModal`, `btnOpenPresetsDialog`, `presetSelect`, `mediaSelect`, `mediaRecipeStale`, `btnMediaLibraryCapture`, `btnMediaLibraryManage`, `btnCalibratePrinter`, `btnSpotRead`, `calStatusChip`.
+
+Project chrome (File menu + bottom sidebar chip, #149): `menuProjectNew`, `menuProjectOpen`, `menuProjectRecents`, `projectRecent-{id}`, `menuProjectRecentsClear`, `menuProjectSave`, `menuProjectSaveAs`, `menuProjectReport`, `menuProjectClose`, `projectChip`, `projectChipName`, `projectChipPath`, `projectChipStale`, `btnProjectOpen`, `btnProjectSave`, `btnProjectReveal`, `projectNewAlert`, `btnProjectNewCancel`, `btnProjectNewConfirm`, `btnProjectDirtySave`, `btnProjectDirtyDiscard`, `btnProjectDirtyCancel`.
 
 Banner: `wizardNotification`, `wizardNotificationIcon`, `wizardNotificationText`, `wizardNotificationClose`. Auto-hides via `wizardState.noticeTimer`.
 
@@ -70,13 +72,18 @@ Keyboard: **R** resets gamut camera when Stage 5 is visible. Bind to a focusable
 | About | `aboutDialog` | `aboutVersion`, `aboutBuildDate` from `get_app_info`, `closeAboutBtn` |
 | Save preset | `savePresetDialog` | `savePresetName`, `savePresetDesc`, `btnConfirmSavePreset`, `btnCloseSavePresetDialog` |
 | Manage presets | `managePresetsDialog` | `managePresetsList`, `btnExportActivePreset`, `btnImportPreset`, `btnCloseManagePresetsDialog` |
+| Save media recipe | `saveMediaRecipeDialog` | `saveMediaName`, `saveMediaNotes`, `saveMediaPaper`, `saveMediaInk`, `saveMediaPrinter`, `saveMediaPreset`, `saveMediaColourSpace`, `saveMediaCal`, `saveMediaApplyCal`, `btnConfirmSaveMedia`, `btnCloseSaveMediaDialog` |
+| Manage media recipes | `manageMediaDialog` | `mediaLibraryList`, `mediaLibraryEmpty`, `mediaRow-{id}`, `btnMediaLibraryApply-{id}`, `btnMediaLibraryDelete-{id}`, `btnMediaLibraryApply`, `btnMediaLibraryCaptureFromManage`, `btnCloseManageMediaDialog` |
 | Cal collision | `calCollisionDialog` | Overwrite / Rename / Cancel |
 | Profile install collision | `profileInstallCollisionDialog` | `profileInstallCollisionMessage`, `profileOverwriteBtn`, `profileRenameBtn`, `profileCancelCollisionBtn` |
+| Spot read | `spotReadView` | `btnSpotDetectInstruments`, `spotDetectError`, `spotInstrumentSelect`, `spotDefaultMissing`, `spotSetDefault`, `spotXYHint`, `spotPrompt`, `spotLastError`, `spotLogContainer`, `spotLog`, `btnSpotStart`, `btnSpotCalibrate`, `btnSpotTrigger`, `btnSpotStop`, `spotLastSample`, `spotLastEmpty`, `spotLabL`, `spotLabA`, `spotLabB`, `spotXYZ`, `spotSwatch`, `spotDeltaE`, `spotLastInstrument`, `spotLabImplausible`, `spotHistoryTable`, `spotHistoryEmpty`, `spotHistoryRow-{uuid}`, `btnSpotCopyLab`, `btnSpotExportCsv`, `spotSidecarMissing`, `btnCloseSpotRead` |
+| Project relocate | `projectRelocateSheet` | `btnProjectRelocate`, `btnProjectRelocateCancel` |
+| Gamut viewer | `gamutView` | `gamutLayer-sRGB`, `gamutLayer-profile`, `gamutLayer-compare`, `btnGamutAddCompare`, `btnGamutOpenGam`, `btnGamutOpenProfile`, `btnGamutRemoveCompare`, `btnGamutSampleTiff`, `btnResetGamutCamera`, `gamutStatusText`, `gamutNoticeText`, `gamutInspectPanel`, `gamutInspectIdle`, `gamutInspectL`, `gamutInspectA`, `gamutInspectB`, `gamutInspect-sRGB`, `gamutInspect-profile`, `gamutInspect-compare`, `gamutInspectSwatch`, `gamutInspectApprox`, `gamutLabEntryL`, `gamutLabEntryA`, `gamutLabEntryB`, `btnGamutInspectLab`, `gamutTiffPreview`, `btnCloseGamutTiffPreview`, `gamutViewerUnavailable`, `btnCloseGamut` |
 
 ## Dialogs must go through host APIs
 
 Tauri v2 has **no** `window.__TAURI__.dialog`. Use invoke wrappers (`select_*`). Bugs #103, #210, #211 were exactly this.
 
-## Complete `id=` roster (242)
+## Complete `id=` roster (355)
 
-`openSettingsBtn`, `openAboutBtn`, `btnSavePresetModal`, `btnOpenPresetsDialog`, `presetSelect`, `btnCalibratePrinter`, `calStatusChip`, `wizardNotification`, `wizardNotificationIcon`, `wizardNotificationText`, `wizardNotificationClose`, `stage-cal`, `calApplyToggleDash`, `calRgbHint`, `calSteps`, `calInkExplore`, `calNeutralEmphasis`, `btnCalGenerate`, `btnCalLayout`, `btnCalMeasure`, `calCurrentFile`, `btnCalLoad`, `btnCalLibrary`, `btnCalClear`, `calSavedSelect`, `btnCalCompute`, `calCurveSvg`, `calCurveLegend`, `calTacValue`, `calTacOverride`, `calInkLimitControls`, `calRecommendedPower`, `btnCalBackToWizard`, `calLogContainer`, `calLog`, `stage-1`, `btnToggleAllHelp`, `calStage1Recommend`, `btnCalRecalibrate`, `stage1FormContainer`, `patchCountPreset`, `patchCountCustom`, `whitePatches`, `blackPatches`, `btn-import-dataset`, `btnOpenExisting`, `targetBasename`, `btnBrowse`, `selectedPathDisplay`, `targenAdvancedDetails`, `targenPrecondProfile`, `btnBrowsePrecondProfile`, `targenNeutralSteps`, `targenNeutralConcentration`, `targenNeutralConcVal`, `targenGreySteps`, `targenSingleChannelSteps`, `targenAdaptation`, `targenAdaptationVal`, `targenDarkEmphasis`, `targenDarkEmphasisVal`, `targenDevicePower`, `targenInkLimitGroup`, `targenInkLimit`, `targenAlgorithm`, `targenHighQuality`, `btnGenerate`, `targenLogContainer`, `targenLog`, `stage-2`, `cmWarningBanner`, `instrumentSelect`, `pageSizeSelect`, `customPageSizeRow`, `customPageW`, `customPageH`, `tiffDpi`, `printtargLayoutOrder`, `printtargCustomSeedGroup`, `printtargCustomSeed`, `btnToggleLabelEdit`, `targetMetadataPrinter`, `targetMetadataInkSet`, `targetMetadataDriverPaper`, `targetMetadataActualPaper`, `targetLabelPreview`, `btnCreateLayout`, `printtargLogContainer`, `printtargLog`, `tiffGallery`, `galleryInfo`, `galleryGrid`, `rawPrintPanel`, `printNotification`, `printNotificationIcon`, `printNotificationText`, `printerSelect`, `btnRefreshPrinters`, `btnPrinterProperties`, `printerStatusBadge`, `cupsOptionsGroup`, `chkPpdFallback`, `printerTraySelect`, `mediaTypeGroup`, `printerMediaTypeSelect`, `btnOrientPortrait`, `btnOrientLandscape`, `btnPrintAll`, `btnAdvanceToStage3`, `stage-3`, `stage3LoadedTargetBanner`, `stage3TargetBasename`, `stage3TargetMeta`, `stage3TargetBadge`, `chartreadInstrumentSelect`, `btnDetectInstruments`, `xyTableHint`, `xyTablePanel`, `xyTableActiveStepBadge`, `xyStepPlace`, `xyStepAlign`, `xyStepScan`, `xyStepRemove`, `chartreadState`, `chartreadPrompt`, `btnStartRead`, `btnCalibrate`, `btnDoneRead`, `btnAccept`, `btnRetry`, `btnUndo`, `btnSkip`, `btnCancel`, `readProgressContainer`, `readProgress`, `readProgressText`, `readStats`, `swatchGrid`, `chartreadAveragingPanel`, `passCounterBadge`, `passesList`, `btnMeasureAnotherSheet`, `btnFinishAndAverage`, `chartreadLogContainer`, `chartreadLog`, `stage-4`, `colprofQuality`, `colprofDescription`, `colprofCopyright`, `colprofAlgorithm`, `colprofFwa`, `colprofCustomSpRow`, `colprofCustomSpPath`, `btnBrowseCustomSp`, `colprofIlluminant`, `colprofObserver`, `colprofInputViewCond`, `colprofOutputViewCond`, `btnCreateProfile`, `colprofSpinnerContainer`, `colprofStageLabel`, `colprofSuccessCard`, `colprofSuccessInfo`, `btnGoToVerify`, `colprofLogContainer`, `colprofLog`, `stage-5`, `btnVerify`, `btnInstallProfile`, `profcheckReportCard`, `profcheckBadge`, `profcheckAvgDe`, `profcheckMaxDe`, `profcheckRmsDe`, `driftHistorySection`, `driftAlertCard`, `driftAlertIcon`, `driftAlertText`, `btnDriftRecalibrate`, `driftFilterRow`, `driftPrinterFilter`, `driftChartWrap`, `driftTrendChart`, `driftEmptyState`, `verificationHistoryTable`, `verificationHistoryTbody`, `btnExportHistoryCsv`, `btnClearHistory`, `gamutViewerWrap`, `gamutViewerContainer`, `gamutControlsPanel`, `chkProfileGamut`, `rngProfileOpacity`, `chkSrgbReference`, `rngSrgbOpacity`, `chkLabAxes`, `rngAxisOpacity`, `btnGamutResetCamera`, `profcheckLogContainer`, `profcheckLog`, `settingsDialog`, `argyll_binary_dir`, `default_instrument`, `enable_i1pro2_leds`, `deltaEGoodMax`, `deltaEWarningMax`, `deltaEThresholdError`, `calibrationStaleDays`, `defaultInstallLocation`, `askBeforeOverwriteProfile`, `openColorPanelAfterInstall`, `logLevelSelect`, `btnOpenLogFolder`, `btnCopyLogPath`, `btnCopyLogExcerpt`, `logPathDisplay`, `saveSettingsBtn`, `closeSettingsBtn`, `calCollisionDialog`, `calCollisionMessage`, `calOverwriteBtn`, `calRenameBtn`, `calCancelCollisionBtn`, `profileInstallCollisionDialog`, `profileInstallCollisionMessage`, `profileOverwriteBtn`, `profileRenameBtn`, `profileCancelCollisionBtn`, `aboutDialog`, `aboutVersion`, `aboutBuildDate`, `closeAboutBtn`, `savePresetDialog`, `savePresetName`, `savePresetDesc`, `btnConfirmSavePreset`, `btnCloseSavePresetDialog`, `managePresetsDialog`, `managePresetsList`, `btnExportActivePreset`, `btnImportPreset`, `btnCloseManagePresetsDialog`.
+`openSettingsBtn`, `openAboutBtn`, `btnSavePresetModal`, `btnOpenPresetsDialog`, `presetSelect`, `btnCalibratePrinter`, `calStatusChip`, `wizardNotification`, `wizardNotificationIcon`, `wizardNotificationText`, `wizardNotificationClose`, `stage-cal`, `calApplyToggleDash`, `calRgbHint`, `calSteps`, `calInkExplore`, `calNeutralEmphasis`, `btnCalGenerate`, `btnCalLayout`, `btnCalMeasure`, `calCurrentFile`, `btnCalLoad`, `btnCalLibrary`, `btnCalClear`, `calSavedSelect`, `btnCalCompute`, `calCurveSvg`, `calCurveLegend`, `calTacValue`, `calTacOverride`, `calInkLimitControls`, `calRecommendedPower`, `btnCalBackToWizard`, `calLogContainer`, `calLog`, `stage-1`, `btnToggleAllHelp`, `calStage1Recommend`, `btnCalRecalibrate`, `stage1FormContainer`, `patchCountPreset`, `patchCountCustom`, `whitePatches`, `blackPatches`, `btn-import-dataset`, `btnOpenExisting`, `targetBasename`, `btnBrowse`, `selectedPathDisplay`, `targenAdvancedDetails`, `targenPrecondProfile`, `btnBrowsePrecondProfile`, `targenNeutralSteps`, `targenNeutralConcentration`, `targenNeutralConcVal`, `targenGreySteps`, `targenSingleChannelSteps`, `targenAdaptation`, `targenAdaptationVal`, `targenDarkEmphasis`, `targenDarkEmphasisVal`, `targenDevicePower`, `targenInkLimitGroup`, `targenInkLimit`, `targenAlgorithm`, `targenHighQuality`, `btnGenerate`, `targenLogContainer`, `targenLog`, `stage-2`, `cmWarningBanner`, `instrumentSelect`, `pageSizeSelect`, `customPageSizeRow`, `customPageW`, `customPageH`, `tiffDpi`, `printtargLayoutOrder`, `printtargCustomSeedGroup`, `printtargCustomSeed`, `btnToggleLabelEdit`, `targetMetadataPrinter`, `targetMetadataInkSet`, `targetMetadataDriverPaper`, `targetMetadataActualPaper`, `targetLabelPreview`, `btnCreateLayout`, `printtargLogContainer`, `printtargLog`, `tiffGallery`, `galleryInfo`, `galleryGrid`, `rawPrintPanel`, `printNotification`, `printNotificationIcon`, `printNotificationText`, `printerSelect`, `btnRefreshPrinters`, `btnPrinterProperties`, `printerStatusBadge`, `cupsOptionsGroup`, `chkPpdFallback`, `printerTraySelect`, `mediaTypeGroup`, `printerMediaTypeSelect`, `btnOrientPortrait`, `btnOrientLandscape`, `btnPrintAll`, `btnAdvanceToStage3`, `stage-3`, `stage3LoadedTargetBanner`, `stage3TargetBasename`, `stage3TargetMeta`, `stage3TargetBadge`, `chartreadInstrumentSelect`, `btnDetectInstruments`, `xyTableHint`, `xyTablePanel`, `xyTableActiveStepBadge`, `xyStepPlace`, `xyStepAlign`, `xyStepScan`, `xyStepRemove`, `chartreadState`, `chartreadPrompt`, `btnStartRead`, `btnCalibrate`, `btnDoneRead`, `btnAccept`, `btnRetry`, `btnUndo`, `btnSkip`, `btnCancel`, `readProgressContainer`, `readProgress`, `readProgressText`, `readStats`, `swatchGrid`, `chartreadAveragingPanel`, `passCounterBadge`, `passesList`, `btnMeasureAnotherSheet`, `btnFinishAndAverage`, `chartreadLogContainer`, `chartreadLog`, `stage-4`, `colprofQuality`, `colprofDescription`, `colprofCopyright`, `colprofAlgorithm`, `colprofFwa`, `colprofCustomSpRow`, `colprofCustomSpPath`, `btnBrowseCustomSp`, `colprofIlluminant`, `colprofObserver`, `colprofInputViewCond`, `colprofOutputViewCond`, `btnCreateProfile`, `colprofSpinnerContainer`, `colprofStageLabel`, `colprofSuccessCard`, `colprofSuccessInfo`, `btnGoToVerify`, `colprofLogContainer`, `colprofLog`, `stage-5`, `btnVerify`, `btnInstallProfile`, `profcheckReportCard`, `profcheckBadge`, `profcheckAvgDe`, `profcheckMaxDe`, `profcheckRmsDe`, `driftHistorySection`, `driftAlertCard`, `driftAlertIcon`, `driftAlertText`, `btnDriftRecalibrate`, `driftFilterRow`, `driftPrinterFilter`, `driftChartWrap`, `driftTrendChart`, `driftEmptyState`, `verificationHistoryTable`, `verificationHistoryTbody`, `btnExportHistoryCsv`, `btnClearHistory`, `gamutViewerWrap`, `gamutViewerContainer`, `gamutControlsPanel`, `chkProfileGamut`, `rngProfileOpacity`, `chkSrgbReference`, `rngSrgbOpacity`, `chkLabAxes`, `rngAxisOpacity`, `btnGamutResetCamera`, `profcheckLogContainer`, `profcheckLog`, `settingsDialog`, `argyll_binary_dir`, `default_instrument`, `enable_i1pro2_leds`, `deltaEGoodMax`, `deltaEWarningMax`, `deltaEThresholdError`, `calibrationStaleDays`, `defaultInstallLocation`, `askBeforeOverwriteProfile`, `openColorPanelAfterInstall`, `logLevelSelect`, `btnOpenLogFolder`, `btnCopyLogPath`, `btnCopyLogExcerpt`, `logPathDisplay`, `saveSettingsBtn`, `closeSettingsBtn`, `calCollisionDialog`, `calCollisionMessage`, `calOverwriteBtn`, `calRenameBtn`, `calCancelCollisionBtn`, `profileInstallCollisionDialog`, `profileInstallCollisionMessage`, `profileOverwriteBtn`, `profileRenameBtn`, `profileCancelCollisionBtn`, `aboutDialog`, `aboutVersion`, `aboutBuildDate`, `closeAboutBtn`, `savePresetDialog`, `savePresetName`, `savePresetDesc`, `btnConfirmSavePreset`, `btnCloseSavePresetDialog`, `managePresetsDialog`, `managePresetsList`, `btnExportActivePreset`, `btnImportPreset`, `btnCloseManagePresetsDialog`, `mediaSelect`, `mediaRecipeStale`, `btnMediaLibraryCapture`, `btnMediaLibraryManage`, `saveMediaRecipeDialog`, `saveMediaName`, `saveMediaNotes`, `saveMediaPaper`, `saveMediaInk`, `saveMediaPrinter`, `saveMediaPreset`, `saveMediaColourSpace`, `saveMediaCal`, `saveMediaApplyCal`, `btnConfirmSaveMedia`, `btnCloseSaveMediaDialog`, `manageMediaDialog`, `mediaLibraryList`, `mediaLibraryEmpty`, `mediaRow-{id}`, `btnMediaLibraryApply-{id}`, `btnMediaLibraryDelete-{id}`, `btnMediaLibraryApply`, `btnMediaLibraryCaptureFromManage`, `btnCloseManageMediaDialog`, `btnSpotRead`, `spotReadView`, `btnCloseSpotRead`, `spotSidecarMissing`, `btnSpotDetectInstruments`, `spotDetectError`, `spotInstrumentSelect`, `spotDefaultMissing`, `spotSetDefault`, `spotXYHint`, `spotPrompt`, `spotLastError`, `spotLogContainer`, `spotLog`, `btnSpotStart`, `btnSpotCalibrate`, `btnSpotTrigger`, `btnSpotStop`, `spotLastSample`, `spotLastEmpty`, `spotLabL`, `spotLabA`, `spotLabB`, `spotXYZ`, `spotSwatch`, `spotDeltaE`, `spotLastInstrument`, `spotLabImplausible`, `spotHistoryTable`, `spotHistoryEmpty`, `spotHistoryRow-{uuid}`, `btnSpotCopyLab`, `btnSpotExportCsv`, `btnViewGamut`, `gamutView`, `gamutStatusText`, `gamutNoticeText`, `btnResetGamutCamera`, `gamutLayer-sRGB`, `gamutLayer-profile`, `gamutLayer-compare`, `btnGamutAddCompare`, `btnGamutOpenGam`, `btnGamutOpenProfile`, `btnGamutRemoveCompare`, `btnGamutSampleTiff`, `gamutInspectPanel`, `gamutInspectIdle`, `gamutInspectL`, `gamutInspectA`, `gamutInspectB`, `gamutInspect-sRGB`, `gamutInspect-profile`, `gamutInspect-compare`, `gamutInspectSwatch`, `gamutInspectApprox`, `gamutLabEntryL`, `gamutLabEntryA`, `gamutLabEntryB`, `btnGamutInspectLab`, `gamutTiffPreview`, `btnCloseGamutTiffPreview`, `gamutViewerUnavailable`, `menuProjectNew`, `menuProjectOpen`, `menuProjectRecents`, `projectRecent-{id}`, `menuProjectRecentsClear`, `menuProjectSave`, `menuProjectSaveAs`, `menuProjectReport`, `menuProjectClose`, `projectChip`, `projectChipName`, `projectChipPath`, `projectChipStale`, `btnProjectOpen`, `btnProjectSave`, `btnProjectReveal`, `projectNewAlert`, `btnProjectNewCancel`, `btnProjectNewConfirm`, `btnProjectDirtySave`, `btnProjectDirtyDiscard`, `btnProjectDirtyCancel`, `projectRelocateSheet`, `btnProjectRelocate`, `btnProjectRelocateCancel`.
diff --git a/docs/22-settings-presets.md b/docs/22-settings-presets.md
index a908bb4..5d9ef98 100644
--- a/docs/22-settings-presets.md
+++ b/docs/22-settings-presets.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Persisted at `{app_data}/settings.json` via `load_settings` / `save_settings`. I
 | Field | Default | Notes |
 |-------|---------|-------|
 | `argyll_binary_dir` | `null` | Overrides bundled sidecars. `resolve_binary` checks this first. |
-| `default_instrument` | `null` | **Stored but not applied to argv.** Stage 2 `#instrumentSelect` is the source of truth. Do not start honouring this without an explicit product decision. |
+| `default_instrument` | `null` | Stored; seeds the Spot Read instrument picker when that instrument is present (#148). **Never** written into `printtarg -i` or `targen` argv. Stage 2 `#instrumentSelect` remains the printtarg instrument. |
 | `log_level` | `null` | `error` / `warn` / `info` / `debug` / `trace`. `null` → Debug in debug builds, Info in release. Applied at startup **and** on save (#158). |
 | `delta_e_good_max` | `2.0` | Stage 3 swatch traffic-light "Good". Must be ≥ 0. |
 | `delta_e_warning_max` | `5.0` | Stage 3 "Warning" band. Must be **strictly greater** than good. |
@@ -67,3 +67,25 @@ Built-ins cannot be deleted. Custom presets overlay by `id`. Import/export is JS
 All four: `instrument: "i1"`, `colprof_algorithm: "l"`, `random_seed: 1`, `no_randomize: false`, `colprof_fwa: "D50"`.
 
 UI: `#presetSelect`, `#btnSavePresetModal` → `#savePresetDialog` (`savePresetName`, `savePresetDesc`, `btnConfirmSavePreset`), `#btnOpenPresetsDialog` → `#managePresetsDialog` (`managePresetsList`, `btnExportActivePreset`, `btnImportPreset`).
+
+## Media library (`media_library.json`)
+
+Persisted at `{app_data}/media_library.json` — a sibling of `settings.json`, never a field inside it (issue #146). A `MediaRecipe` binds a CUPS queue + paper + ink set + optional `.cal` to a `ProfilingPreset`. Cap: 200 entries; the 201st is refused with an error, never silently evicted. Corrupt JSON → keep the file, load `[]`, persistent warning banner.
+
+| Field | Type | Notes |
+|-------|------|-------|
+| `id` | string | `recipe-<uuid>`, never user-typed |
+| `name`, `notes` | string | Rendered through `Text` only (#114) |
+| `printer_id` | string | CUPS queue id (`lpstat -e` name) |
+| `printer_display_name` | string | Human label; applied to `wizard.printerName` |
+| `paper_name`, `ink_set` | string | Library metadata only — never written to targen flags |
+| `driver_media_type` | string? | Last captured CUPS `media_type` (read-only) |
+| `colour_space` | `"rgb"` \| `"cmyk"` | Must match the bound preset |
+| `preset_id` | string | `ProfilingPreset.id` (built-in or custom) |
+| `calibration_url` | string? | Absolute `.cal` path, stored verbatim |
+| `apply_calibration` | bool | Forced off for `CAL_` stems or missing files |
+| `created`, `updated` | iso8601 | |
+
+Apply path: recipe → `applyPreset` (#82 mapping, no second Stage 1 form) → queue re-enumerated (`lpstat -e`) → `printer_id` absent from a non-empty list warns "not installed" and leaves the queue untouched; an empty list is indeterminate and never flags. `CAL_` bound cal **or** a live `CAL_` wizard basename forces `applyCalibration` off — `printtarg -K` can never see a `CAL_` file (literal refusal; escape hatch is rename + re-capture). Staleness: `.printer` = absent from enumerated queues; `.calibration` = bound cal `CREATED + calibration_stale_days < now`.
+
+Capture with no preset selected auto-snapshots the live form as a `custom-` preset and binds to it. UI: `#mediaSelect` (immediate apply, `#presetSelect`-style), `#btnMediaLibraryCapture` → `#saveMediaRecipeDialog`, `#btnMediaLibraryManage` → `#manageMediaDialog` (`mediaLibraryList`, `mediaRow-{id}`, `btnMediaLibraryApply-{id}`, `btnMediaLibraryDelete-{id}`), stale badge `#mediaRecipeStale`.