diff --git a/runner/run_recipe_ci.py b/runner/run_recipe_ci.py
index 8fe76dc..8ba7988 100644
--- a/runner/run_recipe_ci.py
+++ b/runner/run_recipe_ci.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(ROOT, "runner"))
 from harness import (  # noqa: E402
     abra,
     canonical,
+    card as card_mod,
     deps as deps_mod,
     discovery,
     generic,
@@ -1212,6 +1213,7 @@ def main() -> int:
 
     # ---- Phase 3 (R1/R3): assemble results.json (per-stage/per-test + computed level). Best-effort:
     # a failure here NEVER changes `overall` (R7 — cosmetics never block the pipeline). ----
+    data: dict | None = None
     try:
         sso_unverified = sso_dep_unverified(declared, deps_ready, requires_deps_skipped)
         clean_teardown = (deploy_count == expected_deploy_count) and not dep_teardown_error
@@ -1252,6 +1254,28 @@ def main() -> int:
             file=sys.stderr,
         )
 
+    # ---- Phase 3 U2 (R3/R6): render the summary CARD (HTML→PNG) + level BADGE (SVG) from the
+    # results dict into the run artifact dir, alongside results.json + screenshot.png. The card
+    # REPORTS results.json verbatim — it computes nothing, so it can never look greener than the tiers
+    # (cardinal invariant, plan §6). Separate best-effort block (results.json is already written by
+    # here) — any failure is swallowed and NEVER changes `overall` (R7); a render failure simply means
+    # no summary.png, and U3/U4 fall back to text. ----
+    if data is not None:
+        try:
+            html_path = os.path.join(run_artifact_dir, "summary.html")
+            with open(html_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                f.write(card_mod.render_card_html(data, screenshot_rel=data.get("screenshot")))
+            png = card_mod.render_card_png(html_path, os.path.join(run_artifact_dir, "summary.png"))
+            with open(os.path.join(run_artifact_dir, "badge.svg"), "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                f.write(card_mod.level_badge_svg(data["level"], data.get("level_cap_reason", "")))
+            print(
+                f"summary card {'rendered ' + png if png else '(PNG render unavailable)'} + "
+                f"badge.svg written into {run_artifact_dir}",
+                flush=True,
+            )
+        except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 — card/badge are cosmetic; never fail a run (R7)
+            print(f"!! summary card/badge render failed (non-fatal): {_scrub(str(e))}", flush=True)
+
     # WC5 promote-on-green-cold: a GREEN COLD run on LATEST (no PR head) of an enrolled
     # (WARM_CANONICAL) recipe advances/seeds the canonical. ONLY cold-on-latest advances it (a PR
     # `!testme` carries REF and must NOT promote; `--quick` never promotes — handled in run_quick).