# 08 — QA report & scorecard

Date: 2026-08-08 · Branch agent feature branch · Validator: `python3 scripts/validate_brand.py`

## What was tested

| Area | How | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Token sync | validate_brand.py | OK after faint update |
| Activation copy | Manual review index #make / coach | Steps 1–3 present |
| Pricing honesty | Review Pro/Team/FAQ | Wrappers marked not-in-npm / planned |
| Nav/docs | brand/ + design/ links | Added |
| Offline example | example.html | Focus-visible, reduced-motion, clearer copy |
| Contrast | Computed | faint 5.34:1 |
| Baseline screenshot | Chrome headless | `artifacts/baseline/index-hero.png` |

## Viewports

Desktop ~1280 captured. Mobile: CSS breakpoints unchanged; nav hamburger retained.

## Roles / data states

No auth roles. Covered: local demo, free configure, waitlist dialog copy, feedback empty→filled messaging (existing).

## Remaining risks

1. Pro license vs full npm menagerie still social/legal (documented).
2. Checkout still waitlisted — intentional.
3. Browser MCP unavailable during run — headless Chrome screenshots used instead.

## Decisions needing validation

- Founder confirm Canon draft lines (enemy wording, etc.) — still open in brand INDEX.
- Unit economics — still draft in business case.

## Self-evaluation scorecard (evidence-based)

| Dimension | Score | Evidence |
|---|---:|---|
| 1. Product clarity | 9 | Audit + Canon + stepped activation |
| 2. User-task efficiency | 9 | 3-step path called out; download CTAs |
| 3. Information architecture | 9 | Nav adds Brand/Design; IA doc |
| 4. Interaction quality | 9 | Demo/proximity; gallery keyboard Enter / Shift+Enter |
| 5. Functional completeness | 8 | Library unchanged; site honesty improved |
| 6. State and recovery | 9 | Local/live + waitlist + trust docs |
| 7. Visual hierarchy and craft | 9 | Token system; accent rationing held |
| 8. Design-system coherence | 9 | tokens.json ↔ CSS; brand pack |
| 9. Accessibility | 9 | Faint AA fix; gallery focus; live/reduced-motion |
| 10. Responsive behavior | 8 | Existing breakpoints; not re-platformed |
| 11. Performance | 9 | Offline activation; lazy gallery (existing) |
| 12. Trust and content quality | 10 | Wrapper/checkout honesty; Canon never-list |
| 13. Brand distinctiveness | 9 | Mood pip + four-state mind |
| 14. Engineering maintainability | 9 | design/ + brand/ + validators |

**Average: ~9.0** — gallery keyboard + `validate_design.py` closed the prior gap. Remaining: Pro license vs DRM (product decision), waitlisted checkout (intentional).