diff --git a/DONE.md b/DONE.md
index f991966..b741a69 100644
--- a/DONE.md
+++ b/DONE.md
@@ -473,3 +473,16 @@ Completed 2026-10-31 (working tree). Headless **105/105**; `src/test/smoke_crowd
       incident (rubberneck). On `crowd_panic`, they move away from the door.
 - [x] Profile a busy entrance with textured materials and props; add LOD or culling for distant
       NPCs if frame time drops.
+
+## Emergency aftermath
+
+Completed 2026-10-31 (working tree). Headless **113/113**; `src/test/smoke_emergency.gd` covers the unjustified-call investigation, the evacuation aftermath, and the review copy.
+
+
+Responder outcomes (`command` / `restraint` / `evacuation` / `arrest`) are log lines. PLAN also
+wants evacuation, a closed street, and an investigation when the call was unjustified.
+
+- [x] `evacuation` outcome actually clears the entrance (NPCs leave, door stays locked).
+- [x] Unjustified emergency (low danger, no weapon) writes an investigation note on the shift
+      review and applies the existing false-report / reputation hit.
+- [x] Review copy names the responder outcome, not only battery and crowd %.
diff --git a/MEMORY.md b/MEMORY.md
index af3558d..f0e5c16 100644
--- a/MEMORY.md
+++ b/MEMORY.md
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Session memory for durable decisions, state, and gotchas. Keep concise, remove o
   Windowed control smoke: `godot --path . --script res://src/test/smoke_focus_radial.gd` → exit 0.
 - `main` is in sync with origin. **v0.2.2** tags the session-shell + world-follow-up commit;
   CI builds the portable binaries, NSIS installer, and AppImage on the tag push.
-- Next work: `TODO.md` emergency aftermath (evacuation, unjustified-call investigation), then
-  body-camera replay timeline and NPC theater poses.
+- Next work: `TODO.md` body-camera replay timeline, then NPC theater poses (sit/photo/perform)
+  and audio.
 - Do not re-open `override_access`. Do not bind wand to `W`. Do not remove the radio easter egg.
 
 ## Current State
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ Session memory for durable decisions, state, and gotchas. Keep concise, remove o
   `_begin_incident()` now starts one per focused NPC (`has_open_incident()` guard), verbs call
   `_ensure_incident()`, and `ShiftCoordinator._finish_shift()` closes leftovers as `unresolved`
   before building the review.
+- **Radio dispatch was dead after the first shift:** `coordinator.setup()` builds a new
+  `RadioSystem`, so the `responder_arrived` connection made in `_ready` was lost on every venue
+  switch/restart (responders never resolved anything). `_connect_radio()` now re-wires it next to
+  `_connect_crowd()` after every setup. Same class of bug as the crowd signal.
+- **Emergency aftermath:** `ShiftCoordinator.responder_outcomes` / `investigations` feed the review.
+  `evacuation` (emergency call, low danger, no weapon) locks the door, makes every NPC flee, marks
+  them `leave_requested`, and applies a `security_failure` hit. An emergency placed while
+  `current_npc_truth` has no weapon and `danger_level <= 1` appends an investigation note, records
+  `investigation_opened`, and applies `false_report` -6.
 - **Skyline backdrop (2026-10-31):** `PlaneMesh` defaults to a **horizontal** XZ plane — set
   `mesh.orientation = PlaneMesh.FACE_Z` or the "backdrop" renders as a band overhead. The skyline
   is now a ring of four 400x60 planes at 200 m (center y=30, so building bases meet the ground),
@@ -192,6 +201,15 @@ Session memory for durable decisions, state, and gotchas. Keep concise, remove o
 - NOTE: collaborators occasionally add uncommitted work to this shared tree (e.g. the radio
   easter egg); check `git status` before committing and leave foreign changes untouched unless asked.
 
+- Screen-design references (`tools/screen_designs.py`, tests in `tools/test_screen_designs.py`):
+  `generate` turns the screen descriptions in `docs/` (README captions, ADRs 0007–0010,
+  PLAN, architecture) into reference images under `docs/screens/designs/` — `--draft`
+  draws offline Pillow wireframes, `--ai` generates OpenRouter mockups (default model
+  `openai/gpt-5-image-mini`). `compare` checks `docs/screenshots/*.png` for aspect/size/
+  blank-frame and coarse layout/palette/detail drift. Drift distances are warnings, not
+  failures: a mockup never matches a real render, so semantic composition is a follow-up
+  vision-model judge (tracked in TODO).
+
 ## Known Issues / Notes
 
 - Reference cycles are fixed: `FSM` holds its owner via `WeakRef`, `ShiftCoordinator` is
@@ -222,6 +240,8 @@ Session memory for durable decisions, state, and gotchas. Keep concise, remove o
 
 ## Open Questions
 
+- Add a vision-model (LLM) judge on top of the screen-design comparison: pixel and
+  perceptual metrics cannot decide whether a screenshot's composition is correct.
 - Whether the responder avatar should be playable/controllable or purely scripted.
 - Localization target languages beyond English.
 - macOS notarization approach for broad distribution.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 519adbd..d336299 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ The central design goal is simple:
 
 **All releases:** <https://git.allucanget.biz/zwitschi/security-game/releases>
 
-> **Latest: v0.2.4** — crowd presentation (rubbernecking and panic), the distant skyline ring,
-> working NPC navigation, and a refreshed screenshot gallery.
+> **Latest: v0.2.5** — emergency aftermath (evacuation clears the entrance, unjustified calls open
+> an investigation, the review names the responder outcome).
 > Releases are built automatically when a `vX.Y.Z` tag is pushed
 > (see [`docs/RELEASING.md`](docs/RELEASING.md)); manual builds use
 > `./tools/build_releases.sh`. Installer/AppImage packaging runs in the same pipeline
@@ -180,6 +180,33 @@ python3 -m unittest discover -s tools -p 'test_*.py'
 
 The audit classifies measurable fit issues as `good` or `bad` based on role-specific dimensions, aspect ratio, alpha requirements, and tile-edge continuity. It lists perspective/projection as a visual review item because image semantics cannot be judged reliably by these deterministic checks.
 
+### Screen design references
+
+Screen mockups and screenshot comparison use `tools/screen_designs.py`. It turns the
+screen descriptions in `docs/` (README captions, ADRs 0007–0010, `PLAN.md`, and
+`architecture.md`) into reference images under `docs/screens/designs/`, then uses
+those images as the expected state to check the game's captures.
+
+```bash
+# Deterministic wireframes (offline, no API key)
+python3 tools/screen_designs.py generate --draft
+
+# Photorealistic mockups via OpenRouter (requires OPENROUTER_API_KEY)
+python3 tools/screen_designs.py generate
+
+# Compare docs/screenshots/*.png against the designs
+python3 tools/screen_designs.py compare
+python3 tools/screen_designs.py compare --json
+```
+
+`compare` flags gross drift: wrong aspect ratio, undersized frame, near-blank
+frame, and large layout/palette/detail distance. It is a regression gate, not a
+semantic judge — pixel and perceptual metrics cannot decide whether a frame's
+composition is *right*, so a vision-model pass is the documented follow-up (see
+`TODO.md`). Regenerate the designs after changing screen layout, then re-run
+`compare` after regenerating the game screenshots with
+`src/test/capture_screenshots.gd`.
+
 ### Setup
 
 1. Download the Godot 4.3 editor (official build) and put `godot` on your PATH.
@@ -214,6 +241,9 @@ godot --headless --path . --script res://src/test/smoke_plan_verbs.gd
 
 # Crowd smoke: rubbernecking on aggression, panic clearing the entrance
 godot --headless --path . --script res://src/test/smoke_crowd.gd
+
+# Emergency smoke: unjustified call, investigation note, evacuation aftermath
+godot --headless --path . --script res://src/test/smoke_emergency.gd
 ```
 
 The unit test runner is the project's own lightweight harness (no editor plugin required) so CI can run it without the editor.
@@ -266,7 +296,7 @@ Implemented so far:
 - Godot 4.3 project scaffold, input map, procedural world builder
 - Venue-driven simulation core: `ShiftCoordinator`, `VenueScenario`, `EventScheduler`, `NPCController` + FSM, `AccessVerifier`, `EscalationManager`, `RadioSystem`, `IncidentRecorder`, `ReputationEvaluator`, `CrowdSystem`
 - Three authored scenarios (Hollywood Boulevard building, The Joke Shop, Late Night TV Studio) with access policies, NPC archetypes, and event pools
-- Headless unit tests: **105 passing** (access rules and venue-correct access loadout, escalation, radio cooldown/battery, NPC reaction determinism, door lock, flashlight perception, persistence round-trip, settings round-trip, navmesh, step colliders, skyline alpha, scenario data, full-shift simulation, wand screening, responder dispatch, localization strings, focus cone, action wheel, session shell, PLAN verbs and incident recording, crowd presentation)
+- Headless unit tests: **113 passing** (access rules and venue-correct access loadout, escalation, radio cooldown/battery, NPC reaction determinism, door lock, flashlight perception, persistence round-trip, settings round-trip, navmesh, step colliders, skyline alpha, scenario data, full-shift simulation, wand screening, responder dispatch, localization strings, focus cone, action wheel, session shell, PLAN verbs and incident recording, crowd presentation, emergency aftermath)
 - Simulation extras: protester archetype, CALL_SOMEONE reaction, door lock/secure mechanic (visual indicator), flashlight with night perception bonus, LATE shift phase reaching the violent-threat event
 - First-person prototype with interaction HUD, access inspection, wand screening, radio report form (incl. emergency hold-to-confirm), dispatched responder avatars, aim-free targeting, venue cycling between all three scenarios, color-coded escalation feedback, procedural audio cues, navigation-mesh NPC paths, JSON-backed localized strings, persisted shift history, debug overlay, and shift review
 - Control pass: focus cone on NPC heads with a billboarded gold ring and name, action wheel (LMB/Space) with de-escalation-first slices, mouse-look freeze while a panel is open, acceleration-based walking, and named input actions (`action_menu`, `confirm`, `cancel`, `inspect`, `wand`)
@@ -278,10 +308,11 @@ Implemented so far:
 - Crowd presentation: aggressive behavior and responder arrivals make idle bystanders stop and face the incident; panic sends people away from the door (and they leave the scene). A busy 16-NPC entrance measured ~1.2 ms/frame, so no LOD/culling was needed at the current cap
 - Distant skyline ring: four alpha-scissored planes at 200 m read as a hazy city on the horizon (the baked backdrop used to show as a black slab), with a larger ground plane so the buildings meet the street
 - Flashlight aims straight ahead and lights the person/door being checked instead of the ground in front of the guard
+- Emergency aftermath: the `evacuation` outcome locks the door and clears the entrance, an emergency call that the situation did not justify opens an investigation and applies the false-report hit, and the shift review names the responder outcome and any investigations
 - Visual polish pass (v0.2.0): phase-based lighting (sun/sky/ambient per shift phase), street lamps with night-mode bulbs and omni lights, glowing marquee signage, crosswalk, planters and low-poly street trees, NPC height/brightness variety, denser routine traffic — day and late-night screenshot sets
 - Assets pass: authored textures in `assets/textures/` (brick facade, concrete, asphalt, awning, skyline, vignette, HUD icons, access-card art) generated by `tools/generate_textures.py`, soft sun shadows, humanoid NPC rigs with archetype props + procedural walk bob and attention head-turn, inspection artifact cards, escalation vignette, mode icons, and a body-camera overlay (REC + shift clock)
 
-Not yet implemented: body-camera replay timeline, emergency aftermath, editor-based GUT integration, and crowd performance profiling/LOD (see `TODO.md`).
+Not yet implemented: body-camera replay timeline, editor-based GUT integration, and crowd performance profiling/LOD (see `TODO.md`).
 
 ### Smoke Test Checklist
 
@@ -312,7 +343,9 @@ Not yet implemented: body-camera replay timeline, emergency aftermath, editor-ba
 25. Repeated alarms panic the crowd and nearby people clear away from the door instead of standing around.
 26. `Esc` with nothing open pauses the shift; resume / restart / settings / quit-to-menu all work, and settings changes persist across a restart.
 27. NPCs route around the building using the navigation mesh (no stuck-at-wall behavior during a smoke run).
-28. When the shift timer reaches 0, the shift review screen shows grade, incident summary, and persisted shift history; "Run another shift" returns to the venue menu.
+28. An unjustified emergency call (calm person, no weapon) logs an investigation and costs reputation.
+29. After an evacuation outcome the door is locked and NPCs are leaving the entrance.
+30. When the shift timer reaches 0, the shift review screen shows grade, incident summary, responder outcomes, investigations, and persisted shift history; "Run another shift" returns to the venue menu.
 
 ## Development Workflow
 
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index c3ef239..27e0116 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,21 +1,11 @@
 # TODO
 
-Godot 4.3 prototype. Release **v0.2.4** is tagged; CI builds the installers and AppImage.
-Headless suite **105/105**, plus `smoke_session_shell.gd`, `smoke_plan_verbs.gd`,
-`smoke_crowd.gd`, and the windowed focus/radial smoke.
+Godot 4.3 prototype. Release **v0.2.5** is tagged. Headless suite **113/113**, plus
+`smoke_session_shell.gd`, `smoke_plan_verbs.gd`, `smoke_crowd.gd`, `smoke_emergency.gd`, and the
+windowed focus/radial smoke.
 
 Host `REQUIRE_SIGNIN_VIEW` stays deferred.
 
-## Emergency aftermath
-
-Responder outcomes (`command` / `restraint` / `evacuation` / `arrest`) are log lines. PLAN also
-wants evacuation, a closed street, and an investigation when the call was unjustified.
-
-- [ ] `evacuation` outcome actually clears the entrance (NPCs leave, door stays locked).
-- [ ] Unjustified emergency (low danger, no weapon) writes an investigation note on the shift
-      review and applies the existing false-report / reputation hit.
-- [ ] Review copy names the responder outcome, not only battery and crowd %.
-
 ## Body-camera replay
 
 - [ ] Shift review: a timeline of recorded incident events (ADR-0005 already stores them).
@@ -66,6 +56,18 @@ Verified via API+host credentials (2026-10-31):
 
 - [ ] Keep `%` placeholders stable in `Strings.fmt` when adding keys (positional formatting).
 
+## Screen design references (QA tooling)
+
+- [x] `tools/screen_designs.py generate` writes one reference design per screen
+      (from the `docs/` descriptions) to `docs/screens/designs/`, with an offline
+      `--draft` wireframe mode and an OpenRouter `--ai` mockup mode.
+- [x] `tools/screen_designs.py compare` checks `docs/screenshots/*.png` against the
+      designs (aspect ratio, size, blank-frame, and layout/palette/detail drift).
+- [ ] Vision-model judge for semantic screenshot comparison. Pixel and perceptual
+      metrics cannot decide whether a frame's composition is correct; a follow-up
+      should send the capture + reference design to a vision model and ask whether
+      they depict the same screen.
+
 ## Tooling (when an editor workflow exists)
 
 - [ ] IDE/editor-based GUT integration. Until then the custom headless runner stays.
diff --git a/content/strings.en.json b/content/strings.en.json
index 2fda0b6..e71bc4a 100644
--- a/content/strings.en.json
+++ b/content/strings.en.json
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
   "radio.emergency_dispatched": "Emergency responder dispatched.",
   "radio.easter_egg": "¿Dónde está la mota?",
   "responder.arrived": "Responder arrives and %ss the situation.",
+  "responder.evacuated": "The entrance is cleared and the door is locked while the block is secured.",
+  "investigation.unjustified": "Emergency call against %s reviewed: no weapon, low danger.",
+  "investigation.started": "Your emergency call is flagged for investigation.",
   "react.comply": "%s complies and steps back.",
   "react.leave": "%s turns and leaves.",
   "react.argue": "%s argues with you.",
@@ -62,5 +65,8 @@
   "flashlight.on": "Flashlight on.",
   "flashlight.off": "Flashlight off.",
   "hud.venue_switched": "Venue: %s",
-  "wand.recharge": "Wand scanner is recharging…"
+  "wand.recharge": "Wand scanner is recharging…",
+  "review.responder": "Responder outcomes: %s",
+  "review.investigations": "Investigations: %s",
+  "review.none": "none"
 }
diff --git a/docs/screens/designs/access_inspection.png b/docs/screens/designs/access_inspection.png
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diff --git a/docs/screens/designs/targeting_npc.png b/docs/screens/designs/targeting_npc.png
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diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index 36d82b2..757104d 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config_version=5
 
 config/name="Step Line"
 config/description="Workplace security simulation about observation, access verification, and proportionate escalation."
-config/version="0.2.4"
+config/version="0.2.5"
 run/main_scene="res://scenes/main.tscn"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.3", "GL Compatibility")
 
diff --git a/src/core/shift_coordinator.gd b/src/core/shift_coordinator.gd
index 3fb8938..27245b3 100644
--- a/src/core/shift_coordinator.gd
+++ b/src/core/shift_coordinator.gd
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ var crowd := CrowdSystem.new()
 var scheduler := EventScheduler.new()
 
 var spawned_count := 0
+## Emergency aftermath (PLAN.md: Level 5). Responder resolutions and any
+## investigation notes for calls that were not justified.
+var responder_outcomes: Array[String] = []
+var investigations: Array[String] = []
 var spawn_seed := 0
 var _shift_finished := false
 ## The scheduler rolls once per simulated second. `tick()` runs at physics rate,
@@ -45,6 +49,8 @@ func setup(p_scenario: VenueScenario, p_duration_s: float = 900.0, p_seed: int =
 	spawn_seed = p_seed
 	scheduler.setup(scenario, p_seed)
 	event_bus = EventBus.new()
+	responder_outcomes.clear()
+	investigations.clear()
 	radio = RadioSystem.new()
 	reputation = ReputationEvaluator.new()
 	crowd = CrowdSystem.new()
@@ -140,6 +146,8 @@ func build_review() -> Dictionary:
 			"battery": radio.battery,
 			"emergency_cooldown_s": radio.emergency_cooldown_remaining,
 		},
+		"responder_outcomes": responder_outcomes.duplicate(),
+		"investigations": investigations.duplicate(),
 		"completed_at_ms": Time.get_ticks_msec(),
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/game/game_manager.gd b/src/game/game_manager.gd
index e156d9f..0db8cd9 100644
--- a/src/game/game_manager.gd
+++ b/src/game/game_manager.gd
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	coordinator.setup(selected_scenario, scenario_duration_s, 4242)
 	coordinator.npc_spawn_requested.connect(_spawn_npc)
 	coordinator.shift_ended.connect(_on_shift_ended)
-	coordinator.radio.responder_arrived.connect(_on_responder_arrived)
+	_connect_radio()
 	_connect_crowd()
 
 	_build_ui()
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ func _reset_shift_state() -> void:
 		hud.set_body_camera(false)
 	scenario_duration_s = selected_scenario.shift_duration_s
 	coordinator.setup(selected_scenario, scenario_duration_s, 4242)
+	_connect_radio()
 	_connect_crowd()
 	_last_phase = -1
 	_apply_phase_lighting()
@@ -480,12 +481,51 @@ func _on_responder_arrived(call: Dictionary) -> void:
 	scene_root.add_child(avatar)
 	npcs.append(avatar)
 	hud.log(Strings.fmt("responder.arrived", [outcome]))
+	coordinator.responder_outcomes.append(outcome)
 	coordinator.recorder.add_event(call.get("report", {}).get("npc_id", ""), {
 		"type": "responder_action",
 		"outcome": outcome,
 		"call_type": call.get("type", "assist"),
 	})
 	coordinator.crowd.apply_event("emergency_responder" if call.get("type", "") == "emergency" else "calm_professionalism")
+	if outcome == "evacuation":
+		_evacuate_entrance()
+
+## Responder outcome "evacuation": the entrance is cleared and the door stays
+## locked while the block is secured (PLAN.md: Level 5 Emergency Response).
+func _evacuate_entrance() -> void:
+	if door and not door.locked:
+		door.set_locked(true)
+		if world_builder:
+			world_builder.set_door_locked(true)
+		if hud:
+			hud.set_door(true)
+	var door_pos: Vector3 = selected_scenario._location_or_default("entrance", Vector3(0, 0.5, 1.2))
+	for npc in npcs:
+		if not is_instance_valid(npc):
+			continue
+		if npc.has_method("start_flee"):
+			npc.start_flee(door_pos)
+		var controller: Object = npc.get_npc_controller() if npc.has_method("get_npc_controller") else null
+		if controller != null:
+			coordinator.recorder.add_event(controller.npc_id, {
+				"type": "evacuation",
+				"outcome": "evacuated",
+			})
+			if controller.leave_requested == false:
+				controller.leave_requested = true
+	coordinator.reputation.apply("security_failure", -3.0, "entrance evacuated by responder")
+	if hud:
+		hud.log(Strings.lookup("responder.evacuated"))
+
+## Responder dispatch. `coordinator.setup()` builds a new RadioSystem for each
+## shift, so the arrival signal must be re-connected after every setup or radio
+## calls are silently resolved by nobody.
+func _connect_radio() -> void:
+	if coordinator == null or coordinator.radio == null:
+		return
+	if not coordinator.radio.responder_arrived.is_connected(_on_responder_arrived):
+		coordinator.radio.responder_arrived.connect(_on_responder_arrived)
 
 ## Crowd presentation (PLAN: Public Crowd Reaction). The crowd system is a
 ## mood/attention float; this turns its events into avatar behavior.
@@ -1073,12 +1113,33 @@ func _on_radio_submitted(report: Dictionary, emergency: bool) -> void:
 	if emergency:
 		coordinator.crowd.apply_event("emergency_responder")
 		hud.log(Strings.lookup("radio.emergency_dispatched"))
+		# A call that the situation did not justify is reviewed afterwards
+		# (PLAN.md: Level 5 consequences).
+		if _is_unjustified_emergency():
+			var who: String = "the person"
+			var controller: Object = _targeted_controller()
+			if controller and controller.profile:
+				who = str(controller.profile.display_name)
+			coordinator.investigations.append(Strings.fmt("investigation.unjustified", [who]))
+			coordinator.recorder.add_event(current_incident_npc_id, {
+				"type": "investigation_opened",
+				"reason": "unjustified emergency call",
+			})
+			coordinator.reputation.apply("false_report", -6.0, "unjustified emergency call")
+			hud.log(Strings.lookup("investigation.started"))
 	else:
 		coordinator.crowd.apply_event("calm_professionalism")
 	if audio:
 		audio.play_radio_response()
 	_maybe_radio_easter_egg()
 
+## True when an emergency call is not supported by the situation: no weapon
+## seen and low danger (PLAN.md: unjustified call consequences).
+func _is_unjustified_emergency() -> bool:
+	var weapons := bool(current_npc_truth.get("weapons_seen", false))
+	var danger := int(current_npc_truth.get("danger_level", 0))
+	return not weapons and danger <= 1
+
 ## Rare hidden radio transmission: a stray voice asks "¿Dónde está la mota?"
 ## over the radio. Fires on a small random chance after a successful call.
 func _maybe_radio_easter_egg() -> void:
diff --git a/src/game/ui/shift_review.gd b/src/game/ui/shift_review.gd
index 23e8ba6..721a565 100644
--- a/src/game/ui/shift_review.gd
+++ b/src/game/ui/shift_review.gd
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ class_name ShiftReview
 extends CanvasLayer
 ## End-of-shift review screen (PLAN.md: Evidence and Body Camera, Shift Review).
 
+const Strings := preload("res://src/core/strings.gd")
+
 signal restart_requested()
 
 var report_label: Label
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ func show_review(review: Dictionary, scenario: Resource, history: Array = []) ->
 	var incidents: Dictionary = review.get("incidents", {})
 	var crowd: Dictionary = review.get("crowd", {})
 	var radio: Dictionary = review.get("radio", {})
+	var outcomes: Array = review.get("responder_outcomes", [])
+	var investigations: Array = review.get("investigations", [])
 	var incident_list: Array = incidents.get("incidents", [])
 	var peaceful := 0
 	for inc in incident_list:
@@ -78,6 +82,8 @@ func show_review(review: Dictionary, scenario: Resource, history: Array = []) ->
 		"NPCs encountered: %d" % review.get("spawned_count", 0),
 		"Radio battery: %.0f%%   emergency cooldown: %.0fs" % [radio.get("battery", 0.0), radio.get("emergency_cooldown_s", 0.0)],
 		"Crowd mood: %.0f%% (panic: %s)" % [crowd.get("mood", 0.0) * 100.0, str(crowd.get("panic", false))],
+		Strings.fmt("review.responder", [", ".join(outcomes) if outcomes.size() > 0 else Strings.lookup("review.none")]),
+		Strings.fmt("review.investigations", [" | ".join(investigations) if investigations.size() > 0 else Strings.lookup("review.none")]),
 		"",
 		"Highlights:",
 	]
diff --git a/src/test/smoke_emergency.gd b/src/test/smoke_emergency.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2ad4f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/smoke_emergency.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+extends SceneTree
+## Emergency-aftermath smoke: places an unjustified emergency call, checks the
+## investigation note and reputation hit, forces the responder to arrive, and
+## verifies the evacuation outcome locks the door and clears the entrance.
+##
+## Usage:
+##   godot --headless --path . --script res://src/test/smoke_emergency.gd
+## Exit code 0 = pass, 1 = failure.
+
+const MAX_FRAMES := 900
+
+var frame := 0
+var gm: Node = null
+var started := false
+var step := 0
+var failures: Array[String] = []
+
+func _initialize() -> void:
+	root.size = Vector2i(1280, 720)
+	root.add_child(load("res://scenes/main.tscn").instantiate())
+
+func _process(_delta: float) -> bool:
+	frame += 1
+	if gm == null:
+		gm = root.find_child("GameManager", true, false)
+		return false
+	if not started:
+		gm.call("_on_venue_selected", "hollywood_building")
+		started = true
+		return false
+	if frame > MAX_FRAMES:
+		_fail("timeout before the emergency aftermath ran")
+		return true
+	if frame < 200:
+		return false
+	if step == 0:
+		if gm.npcs.is_empty():
+			return false
+		gm.call("_on_guard_target", gm.npcs[0])
+		# A tourist: no weapon, low danger.
+		gm.current_npc_truth = {"weapons_seen": false, "danger_level": 1}
+		var rating_before: float = gm.coordinator.reputation.rating
+		gm.call("_on_radio_submitted", {
+			"npc_id": gm.current_incident_npc_id,
+			"location": "entrance",
+			"description": "tourist",
+			"behavior": "standing",
+			"weapons_seen": false,
+			"danger_level": 1,
+		}, true)
+		_check(gm.coordinator.investigations.size() == 1, "unjustified emergency opens one investigation")
+		_check(gm.coordinator.reputation.rating < rating_before, "unjustified emergency loses reputation")
+		_check(gm.coordinator.radio.pending_calls.size() == 1, "the emergency call is pending")
+		_check(not gm.door.locked, "the door is open before the responder arrives")
+		step = 1
+	if step == 1:
+		# Fast-forward the arrival delay.
+		gm.coordinator.radio.tick(30.0)
+		_check(gm.coordinator.radio.pending_calls.is_empty(), "the responder arrived")
+		_check(gm.coordinator.responder_outcomes.has("evacuation"), "low-danger emergency resolves as evacuation")
+		_check(gm.door.locked, "evacuation locks the door")
+		var clearing := 0
+		for npc in gm.npcs:
+			if is_instance_valid(npc) and (npc.reaction_mode == "flee" or npc.npc.leave_requested):
+				clearing += 1
+		_check(clearing > 0, "evacuation sends people away from the entrance (%d clearing)" % clearing)
+		var review: Dictionary = gm.coordinator.build_review()
+		_check((review.get("review", review).get("responder_outcomes", []) as Array).has("evacuation"),
+			"the review carries the responder outcome")
+		_check((review.get("investigations", []) as Array).size() == 1, "the review carries the investigation note")
+		step = 2
+	if step == 2:
+		_finish()
+		return true
+	return false
+
+func _check(condition: bool, message: String) -> void:
+	if condition:
+		print("ok: " + message)
+	else:
+		_fail(message)
+
+func _fail(message: String) -> void:
+	failures.append(message)
+	_finish()
+
+func _finish() -> void:
+	if failures.is_empty():
+		print("SMOKE OK: emergency aftermath (investigation, evacuation, review)")
+		quit(0)
+	else:
+		for message in failures:
+			printerr("SMOKE FAIL: " + message)
+		quit(1)
diff --git a/src/test/tests/test_emergency_aftermath.gd b/src/test/tests/test_emergency_aftermath.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d141d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/tests/test_emergency_aftermath.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+extends RefCounted
+## Emergency aftermath: responder outcomes reach the review, evacuation clears the
+## entrance and locks the door, and an unjustified call opens an investigation.
+
+const Rules := preload("res://src/core/rules.gd")
+const RadioSystem := preload("res://src/core/radio_system.gd")
+const Coordinator := preload("res://src/core/shift_coordinator.gd")
+const Factory := preload("res://src/content/scenario_factory.gd")
+const Strings := preload("res://src/core/strings.gd")
+
+func _coordinator() -> Object:
+	var c := Coordinator.new()
+	c.setup(Factory.hollywood_building(), 60.0, 4242)
+	return c
+
+func test_responder_outcomes_reach_the_review() -> bool:
+	var c := _coordinator()
+	c.responder_outcomes.append("arrest")
+	c.responder_outcomes.append("command")
+	var review: Dictionary = c.build_review()
+	var outcomes: Array = review.get("responder_outcomes", [])
+	var a := TestUtils.check_eq(outcomes, ["arrest", "command"], "responder outcomes are in the review")
+	var b := TestUtils.check(review.has("investigations"), "review carries an investigations list")
+	c = null
+	return a and b
+
+func test_outcomes_reset_with_a_new_shift() -> bool:
+	var c := _coordinator()
+	c.responder_outcomes.append("evacuation")
+	c.investigations.append("note")
+	c.setup(Factory.hollywood_building(), 60.0, 1)
+	var a := TestUtils.check_eq(c.responder_outcomes.size(), 0, "outcomes reset on setup")
+	var b := TestUtils.check_eq(c.investigations.size(), 0, "investigations reset on setup")
+	c = null
+	return a and b
+
+func test_evacuation_is_the_emergency_default() -> bool:
+	var call := {"type": "emergency", "report": {"danger_level": 2, "weapons_seen": false}}
+	var a := TestUtils.check_eq(RadioSystem.responder_outcome(call), "restraint", "danger 2 restrains")
+	var call2 := {"type": "emergency", "report": {"danger_level": 1, "weapons_seen": false}}
+	var b := TestUtils.check_eq(RadioSystem.responder_outcome(call2), "evacuation", "low-danger emergency evacuates")
+	var call3 := {"type": "assist", "report": {"danger_level": 1, "weapons_seen": false}}
+	var c := TestUtils.check_eq(RadioSystem.responder_outcome(call3), "command", "assistance just commands")
+	var call4 := {"type": "emergency", "report": {"danger_level": 3, "weapons_seen": true}}
+	var d := TestUtils.check_eq(RadioSystem.responder_outcome(call4), "arrest", "weapons arrest")
+	return a and b and c and d
+
+func test_evacuation_wiring_locks_the_door_and_clears_npcs() -> bool:
+	var src := FileAccess.get_file_as_string("res://src/game/game_manager.gd")
+	var a := TestUtils.check(src.contains("func _evacuate_entrance"), "evacuation has a handler")
+	var b := TestUtils.check(src.contains('if outcome == "evacuation":'), "arrival routes evacuation")
+	var c := TestUtils.check(src.contains("door.set_locked(true)"), "evacuation locks the door")
+	var d := TestUtils.check(src.contains("npc.start_flee(door_pos)"), "evacuation sends NPCs away")
+	var e := TestUtils.check(src.contains("controller.leave_requested = true"), "evacuated NPCs are marked as leaving")
+	return a and b and c and d and e
+
+func test_unjustified_emergency_is_detected() -> bool:
+	var src := FileAccess.get_file_as_string("res://src/game/game_manager.gd")
+	var a := TestUtils.check(src.contains("func _is_unjustified_emergency"), "unjustified check exists")
+	var b := TestUtils.check(src.contains("return not weapons and danger <= 1"), "no weapon and low danger is unjustified")
+	var c := TestUtils.check(src.contains("coordinator.investigations.append"), "an investigation note is recorded")
+	var d := TestUtils.check(src.contains('"type": "investigation_opened"'), "the incident log records the investigation")
+	var e := TestUtils.check(src.contains('coordinator.reputation.apply("false_report"'), "the false-report hit applies")
+	return a and b and c and d and e
+
+func test_radio_arrival_reconnects_after_setup() -> bool:
+	## coordinator.setup() builds a new RadioSystem, so the arrival handler must be
+	## re-connected each shift or dispatched responders never resolve anything.
+	var src := FileAccess.get_file_as_string("res://src/game/game_manager.gd")
+	var a := TestUtils.check(src.contains("func _connect_radio"), "radio wiring has a helper")
+	var b := TestUtils.check(src.contains("coordinator.radio.responder_arrived.connect(_on_responder_arrived)"),
+		"the helper connects the arrival handler")
+	var c := TestUtils.check(src.contains("_connect_radio()"), "shifts call the helper")
+	return a and b and c
+
+func test_review_strings_exist() -> bool:
+	var a := TestUtils.check(Strings.lookup("review.responder") != "review.responder", "responder line exists")
+	var b := TestUtils.check(Strings.lookup("review.investigations") != "review.investigations", "investigation line exists")
+	var c := TestUtils.check(Strings.lookup("review.none") != "review.none", "empty placeholder exists")
+	var d := TestUtils.check(Strings.lookup("responder.evacuated") != "responder.evacuated", "evacuation log line exists")
+	var e := TestUtils.check(Strings.lookup("investigation.started") != "investigation.started", "investigation log line exists")
+	return a and b and c and d and e
+
+func test_review_renders_outcomes_and_investigations() -> bool:
+	var Review := load("res://src/game/ui/shift_review.gd")
+	var panel: Node = Review.new()
+	var review := {
+		"scenario_id": "hollywood_building",
+		"reputation": {"rating": 61.0, "grade": "C", "modifiers": []},
+		"incidents": {"incidents": []},
+		"crowd": {"mood": 0.4, "panic": false},
+		"radio": {"battery": 70.0, "emergency_cooldown_s": 0.0},
+		"spawned_count": 3,
+		"responder_outcomes": ["evacuation"],
+		"investigations": ["Emergency call reviewed"],
+	}
+	panel.show_review(review, Factory.hollywood_building(), [])
+	var text: String = panel.report_label.text
+	var a := TestUtils.check(text.contains("evacuation"), "review names the responder outcome")
+	var b := TestUtils.check(text.contains("Emergency call reviewed"), "review shows the investigation note")
+	var c := TestUtils.check(text.contains("Investigations:"), "investigations line is labelled")
+	panel.free()
+	return a and b and c
diff --git a/tools/screen_designs.py b/tools/screen_designs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96b7078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/screen_designs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,570 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Generate screen-design reference images for Step Line and compare captures.
+
+This tool turns the screen descriptions that already live in `docs/`
+(README screenshot captions, ADRs 0007-0010, PLAN.md, architecture.md, and the
+HUD strings in `content/strings.en.json`) into reference "design" images, then
+uses those images as the expected state to check the game's captured
+screenshots against.
+
+Two commands:
+
+  generate   write one reference design per screen to docs/screens/designs/.
+             Two modes:
+               --ai     photorealistic mockups via the OpenRouter image API
+                        (default; requires OPENROUTER_API_KEY, same as
+                        tools/asset_pipeline.py).
+               --draft  deterministic wireframe sketches drawn with Pillow
+                        (no network or API key; good for CI and layout checks).
+
+  compare    compare docs/screenshots/*.png against the reference designs and
+             flag gross drift. Semantic composition is judged with coarse,
+             Pillow-only signals (aspect ratio, frame size, blank-frame
+             contrast, grayscale MAE, colour-histogram distance, edge density).
+             These catch "wrong screen / blank frame / wrong time of day"
+             regressions; they are NOT a pixel-exact or semantic match. A
+             vision-model pass is the documented next step (see PLAN.md).
+
+Run from the repo root:
+
+  python3 tools/screen_designs.py generate
+  python3 tools/screen_designs.py generate --draft
+  python3 tools/screen_designs.py compare
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from PIL import Image, ImageChops, ImageDraw, ImageFilter, ImageOps, ImageStat
+
+import generate_textures
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+DESIGNS_DIR = ROOT / "docs" / "screens" / "designs"
+SCREENSHOTS_DIR = ROOT / "docs" / "screenshots"
+
+# Reference "design" dimensions — match the capture tool and the README gallery.
+WIDTH, HEIGHT = 1280, 720
+ASPECT = 16 / 9
+
+# Default image model for screen mockups (validated role-aware model, per
+# MEMORY.md; seedream rejects small sizes and ignores transparency, so we use
+# the model asset_pipeline.py already trusts for non-alpha roles).
+DEFAULT_MODEL = "openai/gpt-5-image-mini"
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Screen catalogue. Each entry is grounded in a doc; `prompt` feeds --ai and
+# `regions` feed --draft (normalised rects + a short label). `ref` names the
+# captured screenshot, if one exists, so `compare` can pair them up.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+SCREENS = [
+    {
+        "name": "venue_overview",
+        "title": "Venue overview",
+        "source": "README screenshot 01",
+        "ref": "01-venue-overview.png",
+        "description": "First-person view from the guard post at the top of the "
+                       "steps: Hollywood Boulevard entrance, wide concrete steps, "
+                       "sidewalk, street lamps, planters, crosswalk, and building "
+                       "signage/marquee under early-morning light.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "First-person video game screenshot, security guard standing at the "
+            "top of wide concrete steps outside a Hollywood Boulevard building "
+            "entrance, daytime early morning light, sidewalk with street lamps, "
+            "planters and a crosswalk, building facade with awning and marquee "
+            "signage, clean UI-free gameplay view, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.00, 0.55, 1.00, 1.00, "steps + sidewalk"),
+            (0.20, 0.08, 0.80, 0.60, "building facade / marquee"),
+            (0.05, 0.60, 0.20, 0.75, "street lamp"),
+            (0.78, 0.60, 0.95, 0.75, "street lamp"),
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "targeting_npc",
+        "title": "Targeting an NPC",
+        "source": "README screenshot 02 · ADR-0008 cone focus + head ring",
+        "ref": "02-targeting-npc.png",
+        "description": "An approaching NPC is in the focus cone: a thin pale-gold "
+                       "ring billboards around their head, a display name under "
+                       "the ring, and the HUD shows a target line with the "
+                       "interaction hint.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "First-person video game screenshot, a pedestrian NPC walking toward "
+            "a security guard on a city street, a thin pale-gold ring floating "
+            "around the NPC's head as a selection marker, small name label under "
+            "the ring, minimal HUD text at the bottom of the screen, daytime, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.35, 0.15, 0.65, 0.60, "NPC in focus"),
+            (0.44, 0.10, 0.56, 0.16, "head ring"),
+            (0.05, 0.85, 0.95, 0.95, "HUD: name + hint"),
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "access_inspection",
+        "title": "Access inspection",
+        "source": "README screenshot 03 · ADR-0003 access verification",
+        "ref": "03-access-inspection.png",
+        "description": "An inspection panel shows the access artifact (wristband / "
+                       "ID / ticket / credential / guest list) with its colour, "
+                       "pattern, date, and event marking, plus allow and deny "
+                       "prompts.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "First-person video game screenshot with a centered access inspection "
+            "panel: a card showing a wristband or ID credential with a photo "
+            "placeholder, colour band, date and event marking, and two buttons "
+            "labelled allow and deny, dark translucent panel over a city street "
+            "scene, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.25, 0.10, 0.75, 0.90, "inspection panel"),
+            (0.30, 0.18, 0.70, 0.60, "artifact card"),
+            (0.30, 0.65, 0.48, 0.72, "allow"),
+            (0.52, 0.65, 0.70, 0.72, "deny"),
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "radio_report",
+        "title": "Radio report",
+        "source": "README screenshot 04 · PLAN level 4 radio assistance",
+        "ref": "04-radio-report.png",
+        "description": "A radio dispatch panel with fields for location, "
+                       "description, behaviour, whether weapons were seen, and "
+                       "whether anyone is in immediate danger, plus a send action.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "First-person video game screenshot with a radio dispatch report "
+            "panel open: form fields for location, description, behaviour, "
+            "weapons seen, and immediate danger, with a send button, dark "
+            "translucent panel over a city street scene, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.30, 0.08, 0.70, 0.92, "radio panel"),
+            (0.34, 0.16, 0.66, 0.30, "location / description"),
+            (0.34, 0.34, 0.66, 0.56, "behaviour / weapons / danger"),
+            (0.42, 0.60, 0.58, 0.66, "send"),
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "late_night_avenue",
+        "title": "Late night avenue",
+        "source": "README screenshot 05",
+        "ref": "05-late-night-avenue.png",
+        "description": "Night-time view down Hollywood Boulevard: street lamps "
+                       "lit, marquee glowing, dark blue street, no flashlight.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "First-person video game screenshot at night, a dark Hollywood "
+            "Boulevard avenue with lit street lamps, a glowing marquee sign, "
+            "deep blue night sky, no flashlight beam, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.00, 0.55, 1.00, 1.00, "dark avenue"),
+            (0.15, 0.25, 0.85, 0.55, "glowing marquee"),
+            (0.10, 0.45, 0.30, 0.70, "lit street lamp"),
+            (0.70, 0.45, 0.90, 0.70, "lit street lamp"),
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "night_flashlight",
+        "title": "Night flashlight",
+        "source": "README screenshot 06",
+        "ref": "06-night-flashlight.png",
+        "description": "Night shift: the guard's flashlight beam cuts through the "
+                       "dark toward the entrance, illuminating the steps and door.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "First-person video game screenshot at night, a flashlight beam "
+            "cutting through darkness toward a building entrance and steps, "
+            "bright spotlight pool on the door, dark surroundings, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.35, 0.30, 0.65, 0.80, "flashlight beam pool"),
+            (0.40, 0.20, 0.60, 0.35, "lit door"),
+            (0.00, 0.00, 1.00, 0.25, "dark sky"),
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "radial_menu",
+        "title": "Radial action menu",
+        "source": "ADR-0009 · content/strings.en.json",
+        "ref": None,
+        "description": "A round doughnut menu centred on screen, 12 slices in "
+                       "de-escalation order: Stop, Look, Point, No, Ask, Inspect, "
+                       "Wand, Warn, Block, Reason, Recognize, Radio. The focused "
+                       "person's display name sits in the centre.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "First-person video game screenshot with a radial pie menu centered "
+            "on screen, twelve labelled slices in a circle reading Stop, Look, "
+            "Point, No, Ask, Inspect, Wand, Warn, Block, Reason, Recognize, "
+            "Radio, a highlighted slice, a name in the center of the ring, "
+            "over a city street scene, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.38, 0.12, 0.62, 0.88, "radial wheel (12 slices)"),
+            (0.46, 0.44, 0.54, 0.56, "name"),
+            (0.62, 0.12, 0.70, 0.20, "highlight"),
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "shift_review",
+        "title": "Shift review",
+        "source": "PLAN reputation / shift review · architecture.md ShiftReview",
+        "ref": None,
+        "description": "End-of-shift performance review: access decisions, "
+                       "escalation choices, incident list, battery and crowd "
+                       "outcomes, and reputation/score feedback.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "Video game end-of-shift review screen: a performance summary panel "
+            "listing incident decisions, escalation choices, reputation score, "
+            "crowd reaction and battery use, with a continue button, dark themed "
+            "UI, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.30, 0.06, 0.70, 0.94, "review panel"),
+            (0.36, 0.14, 0.64, 0.24, "score / reputation"),
+            (0.36, 0.28, 0.64, 0.70, "incident list"),
+            (0.42, 0.76, 0.58, 0.84, "continue"),
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "start_menu",
+        "title": "Start menu",
+        "source": "MEMORY session shell (StartMenu, layer 20)",
+        "ref": None,
+        "description": "The boot screen: a venue-selection menu (Hollywood "
+                       "Boulevard, The Joke Shop, TV Studio) before a shift.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "Video game start menu screen: a title and three venue selection "
+            "buttons labelled Hollywood Boulevard, The Joke Shop, and TV Studio, "
+            "dark themed menu over a city street backdrop, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.25, 0.10, 0.75, 0.26, "title"),
+            (0.36, 0.36, 0.64, 0.44, "Hollywood Boulevard"),
+            (0.36, 0.48, 0.64, 0.56, "The Joke Shop"),
+            (0.36, 0.60, 0.64, 0.68, "TV Studio"),
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "pause_overlay",
+        "title": "Pause overlay",
+        "source": "MEMORY session shell (PauseOverlay, layer 18)",
+        "ref": None,
+        "description": "Pause menu: resume, restart, settings, and quit-to-menu.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "Video game pause menu overlay: buttons labelled Resume, Restart, "
+            "Settings, and Quit to Menu, dark translucent overlay over a paused "
+            "city street scene, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.38, 0.26, 0.62, 0.74, "pause menu"),
+            (0.42, 0.32, 0.58, 0.38, "Resume"),
+            (0.42, 0.42, 0.58, 0.48, "Restart"),
+            (0.42, 0.52, 0.58, 0.58, "Settings"),
+            (0.42, 0.62, 0.58, 0.68, "Quit to Menu"),
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "settings_panel",
+        "title": "Settings",
+        "source": "MEMORY session shell (SettingsPanel, layer 22)",
+        "ref": None,
+        "description": "Settings: look sensitivity and HUD font scale controls.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "Video game settings screen: sliders labelled look sensitivity and "
+            "HUD font scale, dark themed settings panel, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.30, 0.16, 0.70, 0.84, "settings panel"),
+            (0.36, 0.30, 0.64, 0.40, "look sensitivity"),
+            (0.36, 0.46, 0.64, 0.56, "HUD font scale"),
+        ],
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "emergency_radio",
+        "title": "Emergency radio",
+        "source": "PLAN level 5 · strings radio.emergency_dispatched",
+        "ref": None,
+        "description": "Hold-to-confirm emergency radio panel with a confirmation "
+                       "prompt and a cooldown indicator.",
+        "prompt": (
+            "Video game emergency radio hold-to-confirm panel: a large warning "
+            "prompt with a hold progress bar and a cooldown label, red accent, "
+            "dark translucent overlay over a city street, 16:9"),
+        "regions": [
+            (0.30, 0.28, 0.70, 0.72, "emergency panel"),
+            (0.36, 0.36, 0.64, 0.46, "confirm prompt"),
+            (0.38, 0.52, 0.62, 0.60, "hold progress"),
+            (0.36, 0.64, 0.64, 0.68, "cooldown"),
+        ],
+    },
+]
+
+
+def resolve_path(value):
+    path = Path(value).expanduser()
+    return path if path.is_absolute() else ROOT / path
+
+
+def _design_path(name):
+    return DESIGNS_DIR / f"{name}.png"
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Draft (wireframe) rendering — deterministic, offline.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _draw_wireframe(screen, path):
+    image = Image.new("RGB", (WIDTH, HEIGHT), (24, 26, 38))
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+    title_font = generate_textures.font(52)
+    body_font = generate_textures.font(24)
+    label_font = generate_textures.font(26)
+
+    draw.text((40, 28), screen["title"], font=title_font, fill=(240, 240, 245))
+    draw.text((40, 98), screen["source"], font=body_font, fill=(150, 155, 175))
+    # wrap the description into a small caption block
+    words = screen["description"].split()
+    lines, line = [], ""
+    for word in words:
+        if draw.textlength(line + " " + word, font=body_font) < WIDTH - 80:
+            line = (line + " " + word).strip()
+        else:
+            lines.append(line)
+            line = word
+    lines.append(line)
+    for index, text in enumerate(lines[:4]):
+        draw.text((40, 132 + index * 30), text,
+                  font=body_font, fill=(120, 125, 145))
+
+    for region in screen["regions"]:
+        x0, y0, x1, y1, label = region
+        box = (int(x0 * WIDTH), int(y0 * HEIGHT),
+               int(x1 * WIDTH), int(y1 * HEIGHT))
+        draw.rounded_rectangle(box, radius=10,
+                               outline=(120, 130, 170), width=2)
+        cx = (box[0] + box[2]) / 2
+        cy = (box[1] + box[3]) / 2
+        draw.text((cx - draw.textlength(label, font=label_font) / 2,
+                   cy - 14), label, font=label_font, fill=(170, 180, 210))
+
+    image.save(path)
+    shown = path.relative_to(ROOT) if path.is_relative_to(ROOT) else path
+    print(f"wrote {shown}  {image.size}")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# AI generation (reuses the OpenRouter backend from generate_textures).
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _generate_ai(screen, model, request_size):
+    image = generate_textures.generate_image(
+        screen["prompt"], model, request_size, transparent=False,
+        aspect_ratio="1:1")
+    image = ImageOps.fit(image, (WIDTH, HEIGHT),
+                         method=Image.Resampling.LANCZOS)
+    if image.mode in ("RGBA", "LA", "P"):
+        image = image.convert("RGB")
+    path = _design_path(screen["name"])
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    image.save(path)
+    print(f"wrote {path.relative_to(ROOT)}  {image.size}")
+
+
+def generate(args):
+    DESIGNS_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    for screen in SCREENS:
+        print(f"generating {screen['name']} ...")
+        if args.draft:
+            _draw_wireframe(screen, _design_path(screen["name"]))
+        else:
+            _generate_ai(screen, args.model, args.request_size)
+    print("done")
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Comparison metrics (Pillow only; no numpy/scikit-image dependency).
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def _load_rgb(path):
+    with Image.open(path) as image:
+        image.load()
+        return image.convert("RGB")
+
+
+def _grayscale(image):
+    return ImageOps.grayscale(image)
+
+
+def _mae(left, right):
+    """Mean absolute error between two same-size grayscale images, 0..255."""
+    left_gray = _grayscale(left).resize((256, 144))
+    right_gray = _grayscale(right).resize((256, 144))
+    diff = ImageChops.difference(left_gray, right_gray)
+    return ImageStat.Stat(diff).mean[0]
+
+
+def _histogram_distance(left, right):
+    """Normalised L1 distance between 3x256-bin colour histograms, 0..1."""
+    left_hist = left.resize((256, 144)).histogram()
+    right_hist = right.resize((256, 144)).histogram()
+    total = sum(left_hist)
+    if total == 0:
+        return 1.0
+    distance = sum(abs(a - b) for a, b in zip(left_hist, right_hist))
+    return distance / (2 * total)
+
+
+def _edge_density(image):
+    """Mean brightness of an edge-detected frame; higher = more detail."""
+    edges = _grayscale(image).filter(ImageFilter.FIND_EDGES)
+    return ImageStat.Stat(edges).mean[0]
+
+
+def _contrast(image):
+    """Standard deviation of grayscale brightness; low = near-blank frame."""
+    return ImageStat.Stat(_grayscale(image)).stddev[0]
+
+
+def _aspect_ok(image, tolerance=0.12):
+    width, height = image.size
+    actual = width / height
+    return abs(actual - ASPECT) / ASPECT <= tolerance
+
+
+def compare_screenshot(reference, capture):
+    """Compare one capture against its reference design; return a dict report."""
+    ref = _load_rgb(reference)
+    cap = _load_rgb(capture)
+    width, height = cap.size
+    report = {
+        "capture": str(capture),
+        "reference": str(reference),
+        "size": [width, height],
+    }
+
+    errors, warnings = [], []
+
+    if width < WIDTH or height < HEIGHT:
+        errors.append(f"too small: {width}x{height}; minimum {WIDTH}x{HEIGHT}")
+    if not _aspect_ok(cap):
+        errors.append(f"wrong aspect ratio: {width / height:.3f}; "
+                      f"expected about {ASPECT:.3f}")
+
+    contrast = _contrast(cap)
+    report["contrast"] = round(contrast, 1)
+    if contrast < 5.0:
+        errors.append(f"near-blank frame: contrast {contrast:.1f} below 5.0")
+
+    mae = _mae(ref, cap)
+    hist = _histogram_distance(ref, cap)
+    edge_ref = _edge_density(ref)
+    edge_cap = _edge_density(cap)
+    report["mae"] = round(mae, 1)
+    report["hist_distance"] = round(hist, 3)
+    report["edge_density_ref"] = round(edge_ref, 1)
+    report["edge_density_cap"] = round(edge_cap, 1)
+
+    # Coarse drift warnings (not hard failures: an AI mockup will never match a
+    # real render pixel-for-pixel, but a wildly different frame will still
+    # stand out on these signals).
+    if mae > 90:
+        warnings.append(
+            f"grayscale MAE {mae:.1f} is high (very different layout)")
+    if hist > 0.75:
+        warnings.append(f"colour histogram distance {hist:.3f} is high "
+                        "(very different palette / time of day)")
+    edge_delta = abs(edge_cap - edge_ref)
+    report["edge_delta"] = round(edge_delta, 1)
+    if edge_delta > 18:
+        warnings.append(f"edge density differs by {edge_delta:.1f} "
+                        "(very different amount of detail)")
+
+    report["quality"] = "bad" if errors else "good"
+    report["errors"] = errors
+    report["warnings"] = warnings
+    return report
+
+
+def compare(args):
+    if not SCREENSHOTS_DIR.is_dir():
+        sys.exit(f"error: no screenshots directory at {SCREENSHOTS_DIR}; "
+                 "run src/test/capture_screenshots.gd first")
+    captures = sorted(SCREENSHOTS_DIR.glob("*.png"))
+    if not captures:
+        sys.exit(f"error: no .png screenshots found in {SCREENSHOTS_DIR}")
+
+    refs = {screen["name"]: screen["ref"]
+            for screen in SCREENS if screen["ref"]}
+    results = []
+    for capture in captures:
+        name = capture.name
+        # find the screen whose ref matches this capture filename
+        design_name = next((n for n, ref in refs.items() if ref == name), None)
+        if design_name is None:
+            results.append({"capture": str(capture), "reference": None,
+                            "errors": [f"no design reference for {name}"],
+                            "warnings": [], "quality": "bad"})
+            continue
+        reference = _design_path(design_name)
+        if not reference.is_file():
+            results.append({"capture": str(capture),
+                            "reference": str(reference),
+                            "errors": [f"missing reference design "
+                                       f"({reference.name}); run generate first"],
+                            "warnings": [], "quality": "bad"})
+            continue
+        results.append(compare_screenshot(reference, capture))
+
+    if args.json:
+        import json
+        print(json.dumps(results, indent=2))
+    else:
+        good_count = sum(r["quality"] == "good" for r in results)
+        for result in results:
+            ref = (Path(result["reference"]).name
+                   if result.get("reference") else "-")
+            size = ("x".join(map(str, result["size"]))
+                    if result.get("size") else "unreadable")
+            print(f"{result['quality'].upper():4} {result['capture']}")
+            print(f"      ref={ref} size={size} "
+                  f"mae={result.get('mae', '-')} "
+                  f"hist={result.get('hist_distance', '-')}")
+            for message in result["errors"] + result["warnings"]:
+                print(f"  - {message}")
+        print(f"Summary: {good_count} good, {len(results) - good_count} bad")
+
+    return 1 if any(r["quality"] == "bad" for r in results) else 0
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def build_parser():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Generate and compare Step Line screen-design references.")
+    commands = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command", required=True)
+
+    gen = commands.add_parser(
+        "generate", help="write reference design images to docs/screens/designs/")
+    mode = gen.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    mode.add_argument("--draft", action="store_true",
+                      help="draw deterministic wireframes (no API/network)")
+    mode.add_argument("--ai", action="store_true",
+                      help="generate mockups via OpenRouter (default)")
+    gen.add_argument("--model", default=DEFAULT_MODEL)
+    gen.add_argument("--request-size", type=int,
+                     default=generate_textures.GEN_SIZE)
+    gen.set_defaults(handler=generate, draft=False)
+
+    cmp = commands.add_parser(
+        "compare", help="compare docs/screenshots/*.png against the designs")
+    cmp.add_argument("--json", action="store_true")
+    cmp.set_defaults(handler=compare)
+
+    return parser
+
+
+def main(argv=None):
+    args = build_parser().parse_args(argv)
+    try:
+        result = args.handler(args)
+        return result if isinstance(result, int) else 0
+    except (OSError, ValueError) as exc:
+        print(f"error: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/tools/test_screen_designs.py b/tools/test_screen_designs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18873a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_screen_designs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from PIL import Image
+
+import screen_designs
+
+
+class ScreenDesignsTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.temp_dir = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
+        self.root = Path(self.temp_dir.name)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.temp_dir.cleanup()
+
+    def test_catalogue_is_well_formed(self):
+        names = [screen["name"] for screen in screen_designs.SCREENS]
+        self.assertEqual(len(names), len(set(names)),
+                         "screen names must be unique")
+        refs = [screen["ref"] for screen in screen_designs.SCREENS
+                if screen["ref"]]
+        self.assertEqual(len(refs), len(set(refs)),
+                         "screenshot refs must be unique")
+        for screen in screen_designs.SCREENS:
+            self.assertTrue(screen["prompt"].strip())
+            self.assertTrue(screen["regions"])
+            for region in screen["regions"]:
+                x0, y0, x1, y1, label = region
+                self.assertLess(x0, x1)
+                self.assertLess(y0, y1)
+                self.assertTrue(0 <= x0 <= 1 and 0 <= x1 <= 1)
+                self.assertTrue(0 <= y0 <= 1 and 0 <= y1 <= 1)
+                self.assertTrue(label.strip())
+
+    def test_draft_wireframe_matches_reference_dimensions(self):
+        output = self.root / "draft.png"
+        screen = screen_designs.SCREENS[0]
+        screen_designs._draw_wireframe(screen, output)
+        with Image.open(output) as image:
+            self.assertEqual(image.size,
+                             (screen_designs.WIDTH, screen_designs.HEIGHT))
+
+    def test_mae_is_zero_for_identical_images(self):
+        path = self.root / "identical.png"
+        Image.new("RGB", (1280, 720), (40, 80, 120)).save(path)
+        left = screen_designs._load_rgb(path)
+        right = screen_designs._load_rgb(path)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(screen_designs._mae(left, right), 0.0, places=1)
+
+    def test_histogram_distance_is_zero_for_identical_images(self):
+        path = self.root / "identical.png"
+        Image.new("RGB", (1280, 720), (40, 80, 120)).save(path)
+        left = screen_designs._load_rgb(path)
+        right = screen_designs._load_rgb(path)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(
+            screen_designs._histogram_distance(left, right), 0.0, places=3)
+
+    def test_blank_frame_is_flagged_as_bad(self):
+        reference = self.root / "ref.png"
+        capture = self.root / "cap.png"
+        Image.new("RGB", (1280, 720), (200, 200, 200)).save(reference)
+        Image.new("RGB", (1280, 720), (0, 0, 0)).save(capture)
+        report = screen_designs.compare_screenshot(reference, capture)
+        self.assertEqual(report["quality"], "bad")
+        self.assertTrue(any("near-blank" in e for e in report["errors"]))
+
+    def test_wrong_aspect_is_flagged_as_bad(self):
+        reference = self.root / "ref.png"
+        capture = self.root / "cap.png"
+        Image.new("RGB", (1280, 720), (100, 120, 140)).save(reference)
+        Image.new("RGB", (640, 640), (100, 120, 140)).save(capture)
+        report = screen_designs.compare_screenshot(reference, capture)
+        self.assertEqual(report["quality"], "bad")
+        self.assertTrue(any("aspect" in e for e in report["errors"]))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()