# Verdict — baseline (current dashboard, pre-redesign)

Grader: `skills:uiux-grader` cold-context pass against the four `current-*.png` baseline screenshots.
Inputs: rubric, `flow-map.md`, `register.md`, `rubric-weights.md`.

## Verdict
Overall: **REJECT**
Weakest dimension: `visual-register-match` (2.25 / 5 weighted)
Threshold: 2.25 ≥ 4 → not met
Iterations remaining: n/a (this is the floor)

## Per-dimension scores

| Dimension | Raw | Weight | Weighted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `user-flow-fidelity` | 2 | 1.0 | **2.0** | A1: only `RUNNING` group shown — BLOCKED-first invariant violated by absence of grouping. B1: "MESSAGE (OPTIONAL)" textarea sits below dropdowns, inverting the "composer is visual centre" invariant. |
| `visual-register-match` | 1.5 | 1.5 | **2.25** | Saturated green RUNNING badge; royal-blue user-message bubble at ~80% viewport width; cards with 1px stroke borders; corner radii ≤ 6px; filled darker-than-page app-bar rectangle — every register rejection list item present. |
| `content-density` | 2 | 1.5 | **3.0** | A1 cards carry meta but only one group header. B1 has 40–50% empty page background. A2: oversize blue bubble displaces the last assistant message out of the first viewport (A2 invariant violation). |
| `affordance-honesty` | 2 | 1.0 | **2.0** | B1 "Create Agent" CTA = dark rounded rect, low contrast, doesn't read as primary. A1 top-bar mixes text-label + icon-buttons + chevron at same visual weight. A2 Send (blue) and Stop (red) compete as primaries with different shapes — no hierarchy. |
| `brand-voice-adherence` | 3 | 0.5 | **1.5** | No `project-rules.md`. Generic SaaS copy ("Agent Dashboard", "Create Agent", "What should the agent do?") — anchor 3, doesn't violate, doesn't serve. |
| `cross-locale-consistency` | N/A | 0.5 | — | EN-only. Skipped per rubric. |

Weakest weighted (excluding N/A): `visual-register-match` at **2.25**.

## Critique brief

1. **[visual-register-match]** A1-mobile and A2-mobile: replace the saturated green `RUNNING` badge background and the royal-blue user-message bubble with the declared palette. Status badge background → `#0E0E10` (page bg) with `#3CCB6B` dot only. User pill → `#222226` (no blue). Most visible register violations across all four shots. [Layer 1]
2. **[visual-register-match]** A1-mobile, B1-mobile, B1-desktop: cards + form inputs have visible 1px borders and corner radii ≤ 6px. Raise card radius to 20px, input radius to 16px, remove `border` entirely. Surface distinction from background-color step alone. [Layer 1]
3. **[user-flow-fidelity]** B1-mobile, B1-desktop: prompt textarea is "MESSAGE (OPTIONAL)" below Folder + Harness + Skill dropdowns. Move prompt to top of form, full-width, with display-scale "What should we work on?" header. Relegate Folder/Harness to secondary chrome below composer. [Layer 1]

## What this verdict means for the implementation

The baseline floor scores `REJECT` — exactly as expected. The redesign's job is to close this gap. Phase B's tokens + 9 primitives address every Layer-1 item in critique #1 and #2 (palette, radii, borders). Phase E's create-view rewrite addresses critique #3. We re-grade after each phase; PASS = weakest weighted ≥ 4.
