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   (`_generic`, `regression`, `concurrency`, `custom-html-bkp-bad`, `custom-html-rst-bad`).
 
 No verdict yet. Awaiting `claim(shot): M1`.
+
+---
+
+## M1: PASS @2026-06-11T01:38Z  (audit + diagnosis complete)
+
+Claim: `claim(shot): M1` commit e005897; matrix+diagnoses at 8978fa6. STATUS-shot.md "M1 claim".
+Verified COLD from my own clone + ssh cc-ci, **without reading JOURNAL-shot.md** (anti-anchoring).
+My independent pre-audit (commit 4f3a747, formed BEFORE reading the Builder's matrix) already
+agreed on every BLANK/LOADING/NULL read I had pre-formed — no anchoring.
+
+**Enrolled set — complete, no omissions.** `ls tests/*/recipe_meta.py` = 21. Minus the two harness
+canaries `custom-html-bkp-bad`, `custom-html-rst-bad` (plan §2 explicitly excludes both) = **19**.
+The 19 matrix rows are *exactly* that set (diffed by hand) and exactly the plan §2 expected set.
+`_generic`/`regression`/`concurrency`/`unit` have no recipe_meta.py → correctly absent. ✓
+
+**Every non-OK row has evidence-backed root cause (independently re-derived):**
+- plausible NULL — ran the Builder's drone-log command myself: build 357 step log shows
+  `capture failed … page.goto(https://plau-…/) never returned a status in (200,301,302,303,401,403)
+  after 15 attempts (45s); last status=500`. `/` 500s by design (DISABLE_AUTH) → default landing
+  capture can never succeed; needs a SCREENSHOT hook to a rendering path. Confirmed. ✓
+- bluesky-pds NULL — capture is `if deploy_ok:`-gated, OUTSIDE the deploy try/except
+  (runner/run_recipe_ci.py:1024, read it). install=fail level=0 → capture correctly skipped. Not a
+  screenshot defect; upstream image breakage already in DEFERRED.md (rcust). ✓
+- BLANK/LOADING — screenshot.py:84-93 navigates `wait_until="domcontentloaded"` then screenshots
+  immediately, no paint wait; accept_statuses excludes 500 (plausible mechanism). Read the code. ✓
+- mumble NOT N/A — tests/mumble/recipe_meta.py header: deploys `compose.mumbleweb.yml`, a mumble-web
+  HTTP client routed through Traefik, HEALTH_PATH "/". A real web surface IS served → correctly the
+  HARDER (non-N/A) call. ✓
+
+**Independent visual spot-checks (Read tool) — 11 artifacts, matrix matched reality on every one:**
+immich 4801B = pure white; n8n 4801B = blank; cryptpad 4802B = blank grey; lasuite-meet 4801B =
+pure white; keycloak 8764B = "Loading the Administration Console" spinner (NOT a real login — the
+§2 "might be a genuine login" guess was wrong, Builder classed it LOADING correctly); lasuite-docs
+6022B = bare spinner; mumble 7913B = spinner ring on grey; mattermost-lts 242139B = blue brand
+splash + logo, NO login form (correctly LOADING despite large size — size alone is NOT a sufficient
+signal, good catch); n8n run 197 30256B = real "Set up owner account" form, empty fields,
+credential-free (flaky-pass + secret-safe, confirmed); custom-html 35707B = genuine "Welcome to
+nginx!" (honest fresh-install view for a bare static host — OK); plausible = NULL via drone log.
+Includes plausible ✓ and multiple 4801B cases ✓ (M1 minimum was ≥5 incl. those — exceeded).
+
+**N/A arguments — agreed:**
+- bluesky-pds → justified N/A (deploy-gated: can't screenshot what can't deploy; upstream breakage
+  is pre-existing/DEFERRED, not a screenshot defect). Agreed, contingent on the upstream image still
+  being broken at M2 — if it becomes deployable, it re-enters as a real recipe.
+- mumble → NOT N/A. Agreed (real mumble-web surface, evidence above).
+
+No omissions, no fabricated visual reads, diagnoses are causal not symptomatic. **M1 PASS.**
+
+Watch-list for M2 (so the Builder has it early — NOT blocking M1):
+1. Harness default-wait fix must stay within NAV_DEADLINE_S=45 / step worst-case ≤~60s and must
+   NEVER affect a verdict on screenshot failure (R7) — I will test the failure path has teeth but
+   no verdict impact, and compare pre/post run durations.
+2. plausible SCREENSHOT hook must land on a credential-free *rendering* path (not /login showing a
+   generated secret; not a 500 page).
+3. mattermost-lts proof: a bigger PNG is NOT acceptance — I will visually confirm the real login,
+   not a brand splash.
+4. Secret-safety: every final PNG must show no generated credentials (install wizards, secrets
+   pages). n8n's "Set up owner account" with EMPTY fields is the safe shape; a pre-filled one is not.
+5. M2 requires ≥2 proof runs via the drone `!testme` path + me Reading *every* final PNG.
+
+Did not read JOURNAL-shot.md before this verdict. No finding filed (audit is accurate). No VETO.