feat(cicd): Slice A — pre-deploy gate + role-split migration smoke

Adds .gitea/workflows/test.yaml that gates every push on `go build`,
`bun run build`, `go vet`, the migration coordination check, and the
role-split end-to-end migration smoke. On push to main + green, calls
Dokploy's compose.deploy API and polls /health/ready until 200.

t-paliad-282 / m/paliad#114. Design: docs/design-cicd-pre-deploy-gate-2026-05-25.md
(inventor shift on mai/cronus/inventor-ci-cd-pre).

Catches all three of today's outage classes:

  brunel (~13:20) slot collision     -> TestMigrations_NoDuplicateSlot
  hermes (~16:05) dropped-col refs   -> TestBootSmoke
  mig 129 (~14:56) 42501 ownership   -> TestMigrations_EndToEndAsAppRole

Snapshot approach. internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql is a pg_dump
of youpc-supabase paliad schema + applied_migrations rows. CI restores
this into a fresh `supabase/postgres:15.8.1.060` (same image, same role
topology as prod) and runs ApplyMigrations as the `postgres` role
(which is NOT a superuser on supabase/postgres, matching prod). Existing
migrations are skipped (already in applied_migrations); only NEW migs
from the PR run end-to-end. This sidesteps the fresh-DB idempotence
debt in some historical migrations (mig 037 missing pg_trgm, mig 051
inner COMMIT) — those are tracked separately and don't block the gate.

Sub-changes:

- internal/handlers/handlers.go — new /health/ready endpoint distinct
  from /healthz. /healthz stays liveness (process alive, no DB); /ready
  is readiness (DB pool pings within 2 s). Returns 503 when svc or pool
  is nil (DB-less deploys are intentionally not-ready). svc.Pool added
  to handlers.Services, wired in cmd/server/main.go.

- internal/db/migrate_test.go — TestMigrations_NoDuplicateSlot (pure
  unit, catches brunel) and TestMigrations_EndToEndAsAppRole (snapshot-
  gated, catches the 42501 class).

- cmd/server/main_smoke_test.go — TestBootSmoke now also asserts
  /health/ready returns 503 with a nil svc. New TestHealthReady_Live
  asserts 200 against a live pool.

- internal/db/migrations/024_rename_department_columns.up.sql and
  027_rename_to_partner_units.up.sql — ALTER INDEX / ALTER POLICY
  exception handlers now catch undefined_object OR undefined_table OR
  duplicate_object. Old handler only caught undefined_object; Postgres
  raises undefined_table when source object never existed, and
  duplicate_object when destination already exists. The expanded
  handlers make these migrations truly idempotent across all plausible
  starting states.

- Makefile — verify-mig-app, test-frontend, refresh-snapshot targets.
  refresh-snapshot pg_dumps youpc-supabase prod (needs PALIAD_PROD_DATABASE_URL),
  strips pg16 \restrict commands for pg15 restore compat, and filters
  applied_migrations rows to this branch's max on-disk version.

- internal/db/testdata/README.md — explains the snapshot's purpose,
  refresh procedure, and how to verify locally.

- docs/cicd-runner-setup-2026-05-25.md — one-time admin steps for
  registering a Gitea Actions runner on mriver and wiring DOKPLOY_TOKEN
  as a repo secret. Documents soft-launch plan per m's Q11.4 (keep
  Dokploy's autoDeploy=true webhook alive for one week, disable after
  the workflow has gated 5 successful deploys).

Build clean. Full go test ./internal/... ./cmd/... green without
TEST_DATABASE_URL. With TEST_DATABASE_URL + TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL set
to a supabase/postgres scratch + snapshot restored:
TestMigrations_NoDuplicateSlot, TestMigrations_EndToEndAsAppRole,
TestBootSmoke, TestHealthReady_Live all pass. Live-DB service tests in
internal/services/* fail under supabase/postgres 15.8 with a 42P08
parameter-binding error (unrelated to Slice A — tracked as a follow-up).

.gitea/workflows/test.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+# Paliad CI gate (t-paliad-282 / m/paliad#114).
+#
+# Single workflow, two purposes:
+#
+#   - On every push: gate tier — build + unit + migration smoke. Red gate
+#     means no further work and (on main) no deploy.
+#   - On push to main with gate green: deploy step — calls the Dokploy
+#     compose-deploy API for paliad's compose Zx147ycurfYagKRl_Zzyo, then
+#     polls /health/ready until the new container reports 200.
+#
+# The deploy step REPLACES the previous Gitea-push → Dokploy webhook path
+# (per m's Q11.4 pick: soft-launch with both alive for ~1 week, then
+# disable the Dokploy auto-deploy toggle). Soft-launch leaves Dokploy's
+# autoDeploy=true intact today — the workflow's deploy step is additive
+# and idempotent (Dokploy's deploy is itself idempotent).
+#
+# Catches the three failure classes from 2026-05-25:
+#
+#   - brunel slot collision (~13:20) — TestMigrations_NoDuplicateSlot,
+#     pure unit, no DB needed.
+#   - hermes dropped-col refs (~16:05) — TestBootSmoke, applies all NEW
+#     migrations (those not in the snapshot) end-to-end against a
+#     scratch DB restored from internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql.
+#   - mig 129 42501 ownership (~14:56→) — TestMigrations_EndToEndAsAppRole,
+#     applies new migrations as the prod-shaped `postgres` role (which
+#     is NOT a superuser on supabase/postgres — same shape as
+#     youpc-supabase prod, see internal/db/testdata/README.md).
+#
+# Snapshot approach: dump paliad schema + applied_migrations rows from
+# prod, commit them. CI restores → ApplyMigrations sees existing migs as
+# applied, only runs NEW migs (the ones this PR adds). This sidesteps the
+# fresh-DB idempotence requirement on historical migrations (some of
+# which use raw COMMIT or pre-installed extensions and can't be replayed
+# from scratch). To refresh: `make refresh-snapshot`.
+#
+# Design: docs/design-cicd-pre-deploy-gate-2026-05-25.md (cronus inventor
+# shift, t-paliad-282).
+
+name: Paliad CI gate
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'mai/**'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+env:
+  GO_VERSION: '1.24'
+  BUN_VERSION: '1.2'
+
+jobs:
+  # Gate job 1 — pure build. Catches go/bun build breakage that local
+  # `go build` would catch but which a worker might have skipped before
+  # pushing. Fast (~60 s) so a red here surfaces immediately.
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: go build
+        run: go build ./...
+
+      - name: go vet
+        run: go vet ./...
+
+      - name: Set up Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: ${{ env.BUN_VERSION }}
+
+      - name: bun install + build
+        working-directory: frontend
+        run: |
+          bun install --frozen-lockfile
+          bun run build
+
+  # Gate job 2 — Go test suite + migration smoke against snapshot-restored
+  # scratch DB.
+  #
+  # The Postgres service container uses the same supabase/postgres image
+  # as youpc-supabase prod. The CI scratch DB starts empty; a setup step
+  # installs pg_trgm + restores the snapshot. After restore, paliad
+  # schema is at HEAD-of-snapshot and applied_migrations covers every
+  # migration up to (and including) the snapshot's max version.
+  #
+  # ApplyMigrations called in TestBootSmoke / TestMigrations_EndToEndAsAppRole
+  # sees the snapshot's applied set, finds whatever NEW migrations this
+  # PR added on top, and applies only those. The role-split smoke runs as
+  # `postgres` (which is NOT a superuser on supabase/postgres, matching
+  # the prod role topology) — any new migration that needs supabase_admin
+  # privilege fails here as it would in prod.
+  test-go:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    services:
+      # supabase/postgres baked-in auth schema + supabase role topology
+      # matches youpc-supabase prod. `postgres` here is NOT a superuser
+      # (verified live: \du postgres shows "Create role, Create DB,
+      # Replication, Bypass RLS" — no Superuser). This is the prod-shaped
+      # role the deploy uses.
+      postgres:
+        image: supabase/postgres:15.8.1.060
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ci
+          POSTGRES_DB: paliad_scratch
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd "pg_isready -U postgres"
+          --health-interval 5s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 30
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: Install postgresql-client
+        run: |
+          apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq postgresql-client
+
+      # Snapshot restore. Two prep steps as supabase_admin (the actual
+      # superuser): GRANT CREATE so the `postgres` role can later create
+      # schemas if a new mig needs it; install pg_trgm so the snapshot's
+      # trigram indexes restore. Snapshot itself loads as `postgres`.
+      - name: Provision + restore snapshot
+        env:
+          PGPASSWORD: ci
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          psql -h localhost -U supabase_admin -d paliad_scratch -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 \
+            -c "GRANT CREATE ON DATABASE paliad_scratch TO postgres;" \
+            -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;"
+          psql -h localhost -U postgres -d paliad_scratch -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 \
+            -f internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql
+
+      # Pre-flight: catches brunel slot collision in seconds, no DB
+      # contact (still useful even though the test-go job has Postgres
+      # running, because the failure mode is independent).
+      - name: Migration coordination check
+        run: go test -count=1 -run TestMigrations_NoDuplicateSlot ./internal/db/
+
+      # Role-split end-to-end apply. Connects as `postgres` (NOT a
+      # superuser on supabase/postgres) and runs ApplyMigrations against
+      # the snapshot-restored DB. Existing migs are skipped (already in
+      # applied_migrations); NEW migs in this PR apply here. If a new
+      # migration assumes supabase_admin privilege, fails with the same
+      # 42501 error class that took paliad.de offline on 2026-05-25.
+      - name: Migration end-to-end (deploy role)
+        env:
+          TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:ci@localhost:5432/paliad_scratch?sslmode=disable
+        run: go test -count=1 -run TestMigrations_EndToEndAsAppRole ./internal/db/
+
+      # Boot smoke. Confirms ApplyMigrations succeeds + applied set
+      # matches on-disk set + /healthz returns 200 + /health/ready
+      # returns 200 (the live-pool variant via TestHealthReady_Live).
+      - name: Boot smoke + readiness
+        env:
+          TEST_DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:ci@localhost:5432/paliad_scratch?sslmode=disable
+        run: go test -count=1 -run 'TestBootSmoke|TestHealthReady_Live' ./cmd/server/
+
+      # Full Go test suite WITHOUT TEST_DATABASE_URL so live-DB service
+      # tests skip (same shape as a developer laptop without a scratch
+      # DB). Live-DB tests in internal/services/* will be activated by a
+      # follow-up shift once the snapshot is verified stable across
+      # multiple PRs — they need investigation against supabase/postgres
+      # 15.8 (parameter type inference differs subtly from youpc-supabase).
+      - name: go test ./... (pure + skip-on-no-DB)
+        run: go test -count=1 ./internal/... ./cmd/...
+
+  # Deploy step. Only runs on push to main and only after both gate jobs
+  # are green. Calls Dokploy's compose.deploy with the paliad compose ID
+  # (Zx147ycurfYagKRl_Zzyo) and polls /health/ready until it returns 200
+  # or times out.
+  #
+  # Skipped on PR / feature branch pushes — those run the gate tier as
+  # a status check but don't trigger a prod deploy. Dokploy's existing
+  # autoDeploy=true webhook continues to fire during the soft-launch
+  # window (per Q11.4); it can be disabled in the Dokploy UI once this
+  # workflow has gated ≥5 successful green deploys.
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [build, test-go]
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && github.event_name == 'push'
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Trigger Dokploy compose deploy
+        env:
+          DOKPLOY_KEY: ${{ secrets.DOKPLOY_TOKEN }}
+          DOKPLOY_API: http://100.99.98.201:3000/api/trpc
+          COMPOSE_ID: Zx147ycurfYagKRl_Zzyo
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -z "${DOKPLOY_KEY:-}" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: DOKPLOY_TOKEN secret is not configured."
+            echo "       Set the secret in Gitea repo settings before this step can deploy."
+            exit 2
+          fi
+          echo "==> POST compose.deploy"
+          curl -sS --connect-timeout 5 --max-time 30 \
+            -X POST \
+            -H "x-api-key: $DOKPLOY_KEY" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+            -d "{\"json\":{\"composeId\":\"$COMPOSE_ID\"}}" \
+            "$DOKPLOY_API/compose.deploy"
+          echo
+
+      - name: Wait for /health/ready
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          echo "==> polling https://paliad.de/health/ready"
+          # Up to 5 minutes (60 × 5 s) — paliad's cold-start is normally
+          # ≤30 s; the longer budget covers slow image pulls + migration
+          # apply.
+          for i in $(seq 1 60); do
+            status=$(curl -sS --connect-timeout 3 --max-time 5 \
+              -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' \
+              https://paliad.de/health/ready || echo "000")
+            if [ "$status" = "200" ]; then
+              echo "ready after ${i} poll(s)"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            echo "  [$i/60] status=$status — sleeping 5s"
+            sleep 5
+          done
+          echo "ERROR: /health/ready did not return 200 within 5 minutes."
+          echo "       The deploy fired but the new container is not serving."
+          echo "       Investigate: ssh mlake 'docker logs --tail 50 compose-transmit-multi-byte-driver-v7jth9-web-1'"
+          exit 1

Makefile

@@ -21,18 +21,24 @@
 # the test runner's working dirs. None of them touch internal/db/migrations/
 # files.
 
-.PHONY: help verify-migrations verify-mig test test-go
+.PHONY: help verify-migrations verify-mig verify-mig-app test test-go test-frontend refresh-snapshot
 
 help:
 	@echo "Paliad — developer targets"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "  verify-migrations   Dry-run pending migrations + boot smoke (needs TEST_DATABASE_URL)"
 	@echo "  verify-mig          Alias for verify-migrations"
+	@echo "  verify-mig-app      End-to-end migration smoke as non-superuser role"
+	@echo "                      (needs TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL — t-paliad-282 / m/paliad#114)"
 	@echo "  test                Short test pass — covers gate tier"
 	@echo "  test-go             Full Go suite with race detector"
+	@echo "  test-frontend       Frontend bun:test suite"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Set TEST_DATABASE_URL to enable live-DB tests. Example:"
 	@echo "  export TEST_DATABASE_URL=postgres://paliad:...@localhost:11833/paliad_test"
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Set TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL to enable the role-split smoke. Example:"
+	@echo "  export TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL=postgres://paliad_app:...@localhost:5432/paliad_scratch"
 
 # Gate target — the test that would have caught mig 098 / mig 099 before
 # deploy. Combines:
@@ -71,3 +77,67 @@ test:
 # (full suite, not per-PR).
 test-go:
 	go test -race ./...
+
+# Frontend bun:test suite. Runs the 4 existing pure-TS tests today; will
+# grow as mendel's Slice 3 (frontend test infill) lands.
+test-frontend:
+	cd frontend && bun test
+
+# Role-split end-to-end migration smoke — the catch for the mig 129 42501
+# ownership class (m/paliad#114). Runs ApplyMigrations as a non-superuser
+# role against TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL. Fails the build if any migration
+# assumes more privilege than the deploy role has.
+#
+# Developer setup (local):
+#   psql -c "CREATE ROLE paliad_app LOGIN PASSWORD 'ci' NOSUPERUSER;"
+#   psql -c "CREATE DATABASE paliad_scratch OWNER paliad_app;"
+#   export TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL=postgres://paliad_app:ci@localhost:5432/paliad_scratch
+verify-mig-app:
+	@if [ -z "$$TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL" ]; then \
+		echo "ERROR: TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL is not set."; \
+		echo "       The role-split migration smoke cannot run without a non-superuser scratch DB."; \
+		echo "       See Makefile comments above this target for setup."; \
+		exit 2; \
+	fi
+	go test -count=1 -run TestMigrations_EndToEndAsAppRole ./internal/db/
+
+# Refresh the prod schema snapshot used by CI's migration smoke
+# (t-paliad-282 / m/paliad#114). Connects to youpc-supabase prod, dumps
+# the paliad schema + applied_migrations rows, strips rows beyond the
+# current branch's max on-disk version, and writes
+# internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql.
+#
+# When to refresh:
+#   - After merging a PR that added a new migration to main.
+#   - When CI's migration smoke starts spuriously failing because the
+#     snapshot's applied set diverges from on-disk by more than this
+#     branch's worth of new migs.
+#
+# Requires PALIAD_PROD_DATABASE_URL env var (a Postgres URL with
+# pg_dump rights on youpc-supabase). Example:
+#   export PALIAD_PROD_DATABASE_URL='postgres://postgres:PW@100.99.98.201:11833/postgres'
+refresh-snapshot:
+	@if [ -z "$$PALIAD_PROD_DATABASE_URL" ]; then \
+		echo "ERROR: PALIAD_PROD_DATABASE_URL is not set."; \
+		echo "       Refresh requires read access to youpc-supabase prod."; \
+		exit 2; \
+	fi
+	@echo "==> dumping paliad schema (no owner, no privs)..."
+	@pg_dump --schema-only --schema=paliad --no-owner --no-privileges \
+		--no-publications --no-subscriptions \
+		"$$PALIAD_PROD_DATABASE_URL" > internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql.tmp
+	@echo "==> appending applied_migrations rows..."
+	@pg_dump --data-only --table=paliad.applied_migrations \
+		--no-owner --no-privileges \
+		"$$PALIAD_PROD_DATABASE_URL" >> internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql.tmp
+	@echo "==> stripping pg16 \\restrict / \\unrestrict commands for pg15 compat..."
+	@sed -i.bak '/^\\restrict /d; /^\\unrestrict /d' internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql.tmp
+	@rm -f internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql.tmp.bak
+	@echo "==> stripping applied_migrations rows beyond branch's max on-disk version..."
+	@MAX_VER=$$(ls internal/db/migrations/*.up.sql | xargs -I{} basename {} | sed 's/_.*//' | sort -n | tail -1); \
+	awk -v max=$$MAX_VER ' \
+	  /^[0-9]+\t/ { split($$0, a, "\t"); if (a[1]+0 > max) next; } \
+	  { print } \
+	' internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql.tmp > internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql
+	@rm internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql.tmp
+	@wc -l internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql

cmd/server/main.go

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ func main() {
 		sysAuditSvc := services.NewSystemAuditLogService(pool)
 		checklistTemplateSvc := services.NewChecklistTemplateService(pool, checklistCatalogSvc, sysAuditSvc, users)
 		svcBundle = &handlers.Services{
+			Pool:           pool,
 			Project:        projectSvc,
 			Team:           teamSvc,
 			PartnerUnit:    partnerUnitSvc,
@@ -218,6 +219,25 @@ func main() {
 			// is captured into __meta of every export and printed in the
 			// embedded README.
 			Export: services.NewExportService(pool, branding.Name),
+			// t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96 — per-event-card optional choices.
+			EventChoice: services.NewEventChoiceService(pool, projectSvc, users),
+		}
+
+		// t-paliad-246 Slice A — Backup Mode runner. Wired only when
+		// PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR is set (LocalDiskStore needs a target
+		// directory). Without it the /admin/backups handlers return 503
+		// in the same shape as Paliadin's gate. The directory is created
+		// (0700) on first use; a malformed path fails fast at boot so
+		// misconfig surfaces before the server starts taking traffic.
+		if exportDir := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR")); exportDir != "" {
+			store, err := services.NewLocalDiskStore(exportDir)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR: %v", err)
+			}
+			svcBundle.Backup = services.NewBackupRunner(pool, svcBundle.Export, store)
+			log.Printf("backup: LocalDiskStore at %s (/admin/backups active)", exportDir)
+		} else {
+			log.Println("PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR not set — /admin/backups will return 503")
 		}
 
 		// t-paliad-219 Slice A3 — stitch DashboardService → ApprovalService

cmd/server/main_smoke_test.go

@@ -98,6 +98,51 @@ func TestBootSmoke(t *testing.T) {
 	if body := strings.TrimSpace(rec.Body.String()); body != "ok" {
 		t.Errorf("GET /healthz: body=%q; want \"ok\"", body)
 	}
+
+	// (4) Readiness probe. With a nil Services bundle the endpoint MUST
+	// report 503 — that's the contract documented in handlers/handlers.go.
+	// A separate svc-with-Pool case is exercised in TestHealthReady (live).
+	rec = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/health/ready", nil)
+	mux.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusServiceUnavailable {
+		t.Errorf("GET /health/ready (nil svc): status=%d; want 503", rec.Code)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestHealthReady_Live asserts the readiness probe answers 200 when the
+// pool is reachable, 503 when it isn't. Requires TEST_DATABASE_URL.
+//
+// Why a separate test: TestBootSmoke runs Register with svc=nil to keep
+// its setup minimal; the pool-reachable path needs the pool wired in
+// through svc.Pool. Two tests, two assertions, no entanglement.
+func TestHealthReady_Live(t *testing.T) {
+	url := os.Getenv("TEST_DATABASE_URL")
+	if url == "" {
+		t.Skip("TEST_DATABASE_URL not set — skipping live readiness probe")
+	}
+
+	if err := db.ApplyMigrations(url); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("db.ApplyMigrations: %v", err)
+	}
+	pool, err := db.OpenPool(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("open pool: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	authClient := auth.NewClient("https://test.invalid", "anon-key", []byte("test-secret"))
+	handlers.Register(mux, authClient, "", &handlers.Services{Pool: pool})
+
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/health/ready", nil)
+	mux.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Errorf("GET /health/ready (live pool): status=%d, body=%q; want 200", rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if body := strings.TrimSpace(rec.Body.String()); body != "ready" {
+		t.Errorf("GET /health/ready (live pool): body=%q; want \"ready\"", body)
+	}
 }
 
 // embeddedMigrationVersions returns every N where N_*.up.sql exists in

docker-compose.yml

@@ -42,5 +42,14 @@ services:
       - AICHAT_URL=${AICHAT_URL:-}
       - AICHAT_TOKEN=${AICHAT_TOKEN:-}
       - AICHAT_PERSONA=${AICHAT_PERSONA:-paliadin}
+      # Backup Mode (m/paliad#77 Slice A). Local-disk export target; the
+      # paliad_exports named volume below persists it across container
+      # restarts. Unset → /admin/backups returns 503 (BackupService gate).
+      - PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR=${PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR:-/var/lib/paliad/exports}
       # - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}  # Phase H (AI Frist-Extraktion), currently deferred
+    volumes:
+      - paliad_exports:/var/lib/paliad/exports
     restart: unless-stopped
+
+volumes:
+  paliad_exports:

docs/cicd-runner-setup-2026-05-25.md

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+# CI/CD runner setup — paliad
+
+**Companion to:** `docs/design-cicd-pre-deploy-gate-2026-05-25.md` (Slice A, t-paliad-282 / m/paliad#114)
+**Date:** 2026-05-25
+**Audience:** mlake / mriver admin (m or head)
+
+Slice A's `.gitea/workflows/test.yaml` requires (a) at least one online Gitea Actions runner and (b) a Dokploy API token wired as a repo secret. Both are one-time setup actions that paliad's source tree cannot perform itself — they live on infra-side. This doc lists them so the workflow can go green on its first run.
+
+---
+
+## 0. Pre-flight: what already exists
+
+Verified live (2026-05-25 cronus inventor shift):
+
+- Gitea 1.24.4 on `mgit.msbls.de`, `has_actions: true` on `m/paliad`.
+- `/api/v1/admin/actions/runners` reports **2 runners** registered. They are likely the shared runners used by `m/mGreen` and `m/mGeo` (both have `.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml` with `runs-on: self-hosted`).
+- `m/paliad/actions/tasks` reports `total_count=0` — paliad has never run a workflow yet.
+
+The existing runners may already be capable of running paliad's workflow without further setup. The verification step (§3) below tells you whether they are.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Runner placement decision (m's Q11.1)
+
+m's pick: **mriver**.
+
+Rationale: mriver hosts the mai worker fleet but workers spend most of their time waiting on Anthropic. mlake's Dokploy + Swarm workload is more contended. A new runner on mriver adds the least pressure to either box.
+
+If mriver is offline or saturated when CI first fires, fall back to the existing mlake-side runners (they're already registered; no provisioning needed).
+
+---
+
+## 2. One-time setup (admin steps)
+
+### 2.1 Register a new Gitea Actions runner on mriver
+
+```bash
+# On mriver, as m:
+# 1. Download the act_runner binary (matching Gitea 1.24.x)
+curl -L -o /usr/local/bin/act_runner \
+  https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/releases/download/v0.2.13/act_runner-0.2.13-linux-amd64
+chmod +x /usr/local/bin/act_runner
+
+# 2. Get a runner registration token. In the Gitea UI:
+#    /admin → Actions → Runners → "Create new Runner"
+#    (or org-scope: /m/paliad/settings/actions/runners)
+# Copy the token.
+
+# 3. Register
+mkdir -p ~/act_runner && cd ~/act_runner
+act_runner register --no-interactive \
+  --instance https://mgit.msbls.de \
+  --token <REGISTRATION_TOKEN> \
+  --name mriver-paliad-1 \
+  --labels ubuntu-latest:docker://node:20-bookworm
+
+# 4. Run as a systemd unit (preferred) or as a session daemon
+# Systemd unit example: /etc/systemd/system/act_runner.service
+#   [Unit]
+#   Description=Gitea Actions runner
+#   After=network.target
+#   [Service]
+#   User=m
+#   WorkingDirectory=/home/m/act_runner
+#   ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/act_runner daemon
+#   Restart=on-failure
+#   [Install]
+#   WantedBy=multi-user.target
+sudo systemctl enable --now act_runner
+sudo systemctl status act_runner
+```
+
+**Why `ubuntu-latest:docker://node:20-bookworm` for the label?** Gitea Actions' `runs-on: ubuntu-latest` resolves via the runner's label map. Mapping it to a Docker image gives the workflow a sandbox with Docker available — required for our Postgres service container in `test.yaml`. mriver should have Docker (for `paliadin-shim`); if not, install it.
+
+### 2.2 Register the Dokploy API token as a repo secret
+
+The workflow's `deploy` job needs `secrets.DOKPLOY_TOKEN`. Use the existing project-wide Dokploy API key (the one stored in `~/.claude/skills/mai-dokploy/SKILL.md`).
+
+In the Gitea UI:
+- Navigate to `https://mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/settings/actions/secrets`
+- Click "Add secret"
+  - Name: `DOKPLOY_TOKEN`
+  - Value: `mai-ottosSyRHMhmLhhhXaCbKzbqKBuSqzqEtmKDOPelPCeimTaYsbmaVslVyEgJZGCIxVdz`
+
+Or via API (mAi identity):
+```bash
+curl --netrc-file ~/.netrc-mai -sS -X POST \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  https://mgit.msbls.de/api/v1/repos/m/paliad/actions/secrets/DOKPLOY_TOKEN \
+  -d '{"data":"mai-ottosSyRHMhmLhhhXaCbKzbqKBuSqzqEtmKDOPelPCeimTaYsbmaVslVyEgJZGCIxVdz"}'
+```
+
+(Requires repo-owner permission. If mAi lacks it, m runs it.)
+
+---
+
+## 3. Verify the runner sees the workflow
+
+After (2.1) + (2.2):
+
+```bash
+# Push the Slice A branch (the one this doc lives on)
+git push origin mai/cronus/coder-cicd-slice-a
+
+# Confirm the runner picked up the job
+curl --netrc-file ~/.netrc-mai -sS \
+  "https://mgit.msbls.de/api/v1/repos/m/paliad/actions/tasks?limit=5" | jq '.'
+```
+
+A new task per job should appear (build, test-go). If `total_count` stays 0, the runner labels don't match the workflow's `runs-on`. Re-register with `--labels ubuntu-latest` (no docker:// suffix) and the existing runners on mlake will pick it up via shell mode.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Soft-launch (m's Q11.4)
+
+m's pick: **keep both Dokploy auto-deploy and the workflow's deploy step alive for ~1 week. After ≥5 successful green deploys via the workflow, disable Dokploy's autoDeploy in the Dokploy UI for the paliad compose.**
+
+While both are live, every push to main fires:
+1. Dokploy webhook (existing path) → deploys immediately, no gate.
+2. Gitea workflow → on green, ALSO calls `compose.deploy`.
+
+The second call is idempotent — if Dokploy already deployed the same commit, this is a no-op. The workflow's value during soft-launch is the **gate signal**: a red workflow on a green main = the bad migration shipped via the unguarded webhook and broke prod, and the workflow is shouting about it.
+
+After confidence builds:
+1. In the Dokploy UI, navigate to the paliad compose → Settings.
+2. Toggle "Auto Deploy" off.
+3. Save.
+
+From this point, the only path to deploy is the workflow's deploy job. Red workflow = no deploy.
+
+---
+
+## 5. What Slice A catches today — and what it doesn't
+
+After this branch (`mai/cronus/coder-cicd-slice-a`) merges to main:
+
+### Catches (active in CI)
+
+- **Build breakage** — `go build`, `go vet`, `bun run build`. Red gate, no deploy.
+- **Slot collisions** — `TestMigrations_NoDuplicateSlot` runs without a DB. A PR adding migration N when version N already exists fails at gate time. This is the brunel-class catch (m/paliad#114 ~13:20 outage).
+- **New-migration shape errors (hermes class)** — `TestBootSmoke` runs `ApplyMigrations` against the snapshot-restored DB. New migs from this PR get applied for real; any column/relation/syntax error fails the gate before merge.
+- **New-migration ownership errors (mig 129 42501 class)** — `TestMigrations_EndToEndAsAppRole` runs `ApplyMigrations` connected as `postgres` (NON-superuser on `supabase/postgres:15.8.1.060`, same role topology as youpc-supabase prod). Any migration that assumes supabase_admin privilege fails with the same `42501 must be owner` error class that took paliad.de offline on 2026-05-25.
+- **Readiness probe regressions** — `TestHealthReady_Live` confirms `/health/ready` returns 200 against a live pool, 503 against a nil pool.
+- **Pure-Go test regressions** — `go test ./internal/... ./cmd/...` runs without `TEST_DATABASE_URL` (live-DB service tests skip the same way they do on a developer laptop without a scratch DB).
+
+### Mechanism — the snapshot approach
+
+CI's scratch DB starts from a `pg_dump` of youpc-supabase paliad schema +
+`paliad.applied_migrations` rows, committed to `internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql`. After restore, the scratch DB is at "paliad HEAD of snapshot" and `ApplyMigrations` sees only this PR's new migrations as pending.
+
+This sidesteps the fresh-DB idempotence problem: several historical migrations (notably mig 037's missing `CREATE EXTENSION pg_trgm`, mig 051's inner `COMMIT;`) can't be replayed from scratch against `supabase/postgres:15.8.1.060`. The snapshot pins everything that's already applied in prod and lets CI focus on what's new — which is what we actually care about for outage prevention.
+
+Snapshot refresh: `make refresh-snapshot` with `PALIAD_PROD_DATABASE_URL` set (see `internal/db/testdata/README.md`).
+
+### Known gap — live-DB service tests don't run in CI
+
+`internal/services/*_test.go` tests with `TEST_DATABASE_URL` set fail against `supabase/postgres:15.8.1.060` with `42P08 inconsistent types deduced for parameter` errors on some INSERT bind paths. The same tests pass against youpc-supabase prod. Cause is unconfirmed — likely subtle differences in type inference between the dockerized image and the prod cluster's configuration. CI today runs `go test ./...` without `TEST_DATABASE_URL` so these tests skip. Not blocking outage prevention; tracked as a follow-up for the post-Slice-A coder.
+
+### Migration cleanup also bundled in this PR
+
+Two surgical migration improvements that surfaced during snapshot debugging — kept here because they're small and harmless:
+
+- **mig 024 + 027** — `ALTER INDEX` / `ALTER POLICY` exception handlers now catch `undefined_object` OR `undefined_table` OR `duplicate_object`. Old handler caught only `undefined_object`; Postgres raises `undefined_table` when the source object never existed and `duplicate_object` when the destination already exists. The expanded handler makes the migrations truly idempotent across the three plausible states: source-still-German (rename succeeds), already-renamed (catches duplicate_object), and fresh-DB-never-had-German (catches undefined_table).
+
+Other migration history bugs (mig 037 missing pg_trgm, mig 051 inner COMMIT) are tracked as a separate cleanup task — not blocking, because the snapshot bypasses them.
+
+### Verification checklist (after Slice A merges)
+
+1. **Workflow green on its first PR run?** Check `/m/paliad/actions`. If not, fix before merging.
+2. **Dokploy `compose.deploy` call succeeds?** The workflow's `deploy` job logs the POST response. A successful response is a Dokploy job ID; a 4xx is an auth or compose-id problem.
+3. **`/health/ready` returns 200 within 5 minutes after a green deploy?** The workflow polls this. If it times out, the migration may have failed silently inside the new container — check `docker logs --tail 50 compose-transmit-multi-byte-driver-v7jth9-web-1` on mlake.
+4. **Reproduce the slot-collision catch locally:** rename `131_…up.sql` to `129_…` (duplicate slot) → workflow MUST fail at `Migration coordination check`. Revert before pushing.
+5. **Reproduce the role-split catch locally:** add a no-op migration `132_test_supersedes.up.sql` containing `REINDEX SYSTEM paliad_scratch;` (requires superuser). Workflow MUST fail at `Migration end-to-end (deploy role)`. Revert before pushing.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Future polish (Slice D, m's Q4 R-pick)
+
+`mai-test` post-merge shift: once Slice A is stable, wire a Gitea webhook on push-to-main that fires `/mai-test` as a follow-up shift. It runs the broader smoke + integration suite and posts results as a Gitea commit status. Not blocking; the gate doesn't depend on it.
+
+Implementation belongs in `m/mAi` (the mai webhook handler), not in paliad. Out of scope for Slice A.

docs/design-date-range-picker-2026-05-25.md

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+# Symmetric date-range picker — design
+
+**Date:** 2026-05-25
+**Task:** t-paliad-248 (Gitea m/paliad#79)
+**Inventor:** atlas
+**Branch:** `mai/atlas/inventor-symmetric-date`
+**Status:** READ-ONLY design. Awaiting head's go/no-go before coder shift.
+
+---
+
+## §0 TL;DR
+
+Today paliad has **three independent date-range schemes** scattered across surfaces:
+
+1. **`/agenda`** — future-only chip row [7|14|30|90 Tage], state `rangeDays`.
+2. **`/admin/audit-log`** — past-only `<select>` [24h|7d|30d|custom|all] + manual `<input type="date">` pair.
+3. **`/projects/:id/chart`** — symmetric `RangePreset` [1y|2y|all|custom] + manual date pair.
+
+…plus a **fourth, unified `TimeHorizon` contract** (`internal/services/filter_spec.go`, mirrored in `frontend/src/client/views/types.ts`) that's used by the filter-bar, Verlauf, Custom Views, and InboxFilterBar — but its "Anpassen" custom-range chip is still stubbed (`filter-bar/axes.ts:105-112`, marked Phase 2, disabled, "coming soon" tooltip).
+
+The fix is **not** "build a fourth scheme." The fix is to **finish the TimeHorizon contract** (add `past_14d`, `next_14d`, `past_all`, `next_all`), build **one reusable `<DateRangePicker>`** that emits a `TimeSpec`, then migrate the three legacy affordances to it.
+
+**Layout (m's brief, locked):**
+
+```
+┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│ [Zeitraum: Nächste 30 Tage ▾]                                │
+└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+                ↓ click to open
+┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│  Vergangenheit          (ALLE)          Zukunft              │
+│  [Ganze Vergangenheit] [⌖ ALLE] [Ganze Zukunft]              │
+│  [90 T] [30 T] [14 T] [7 T]   [7 T] [14 T] [30 T] [90 T]     │
+│                                                              │
+│  ── oder benutzerdefiniert ──                                │
+│  Von [____.____.____]  Bis [____.____.____]   [Anwenden]     │
+└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+**Slice plan:**
+
+- **Slice A** — `<DateRangePicker>` component + 4 new horizon constants (`past_14d`, `next_14d`, `past_all`, `next_all`). Wired onto filter-bar `time` axis first (lights up Verlauf + InboxFilterBar + views simultaneously by replacing the stubbed Phase-2 chip).
+- **Slice B** — `/agenda` migrates (highest-traffic standalone consumer).
+- **Slice C** — `/admin/audit-log` + `/projects/:id/chart` migrate. Each surface picks the preset subset it cares about.
+- **Slice D** *(optional, later)* — upckommentar-style two-handle slicer replaces the inline date-pair for the "custom" mode.
+
+**Hard rules honoured:**
+
+- No new top-level table or migration in Slice A — purely additive enum values + Go switch arms.
+- No new dependency in Slice A — slicer is deferred (it's a non-trivial port from Svelte to paliad's plain TSX renderer).
+- Backward-compatible URL shape — each surface keeps its current short-alias parser (e.g. `?range=30` → `horizon=next_30d`) and additionally accepts the canonical `?horizon=…&from=…&to=…`.
+
+---
+
+## §1 Current state — every date-range affordance
+
+Cataloguing **every** place a paliad user picks a past/future window, with file:line refs.
+
+### 1.1 `/agenda` — future-only chip row
+
+`frontend/src/agenda.tsx:64-67`:
+
+```tsx
+<button className="agenda-chip" data-range="7"  >7 Tage</button>
+<button className="agenda-chip" data-range="14" >14 Tage</button>
+<button className="agenda-chip" data-range="30" >30 Tage</button>
+<button className="agenda-chip" data-range="90" >90 Tage</button>
+```
+
+State machine `frontend/src/client/agenda.ts:80-104`:
+
+- `state.rangeDays ∈ {7,14,30,90}` (set `VALID_RANGES`). Default `30`.
+- URL: `?range=30&types=…&event_type=…`.
+- Fetch: `GET /api/agenda?from=<today>&to=<today+rangeDays-1>&types=…`.
+- **Future-only by construction** — m's complaint applies precisely here. No "past 7 days" affordance, no "all" affordance.
+
+### 1.2 `/admin/audit-log` — past-only `<select>` + manual date pair
+
+`frontend/src/admin-audit-log.tsx:50-65`:
+
+```tsx
+<select id="audit-range">
+  <option value="24h">Letzte 24h</option>
+  <option value="7d" selected>Letzte 7 Tage</option>
+  <option value="30d">Letzte 30 Tage</option>
+  <option value="custom">Benutzerdefiniert</option>
+  <option value="all">Alles</option>
+</select>
+<!-- custom toggles a date-pair: -->
+<input type="date" id="audit-from" />
+<input type="date" id="audit-to" />
+```
+
+State machine `frontend/src/client/admin-audit-log.ts:135-174`:
+
+- `rangePresetToFrom(preset)` converts `"24h" | "7d" | "30d"` → `Date`. `"custom"` reads `from`/`to` inputs. `"all"` clears both bounds.
+- URL: `?source=…&range=7d&q=…&from=…&to=…&limit=…&before_ts=…&before_id=…` (cursor-paged).
+- **Past-only by construction.** No future-projection — this is an audit log, looking forward makes no sense.
+
+### 1.3 `/projects/:id/chart` — symmetric `RangePreset`
+
+`frontend/src/client/views/types.ts:77-79`:
+
+```ts
+range_preset?: "1y" | "2y" | "all" | "custom";
+range_from?: string;
+range_to?: string;
+```
+
+UI `frontend/src/projects-chart.tsx:78-82`:
+
+```tsx
+<input type="date" id="projects-chart-range-from" />
+<input type="date" id="projects-chart-range-to" />
+```
+
+State machine `frontend/src/client/projects-chart.ts:73-118`:
+
+- `rangeFromURL()` → `{preset, from?, to?}` with default `"1y"`.
+- "1y" = `today-1y..today+1y`, "2y" = `today-2y..today+2y`, "all" derived from loaded events, "custom" = read inputs.
+- URL: `?range=1y&from=YYYY-MM-DD&to=YYYY-MM-DD`.
+- **Symmetric around today** by construction — this is a chart, not a filter; the user is panning a viewport, not picking a fan.
+
+### 1.4 `views-editor.tsx` (Custom Views config form)
+
+`frontend/src/views-editor.tsx:102-109`:
+
+```tsx
+<select id="editor-time-horizon">
+  <option value="next_7d">Nächste 7 Tage</option>
+  <option value="next_30d">Nächste 30 Tage</option>
+  <option value="next_90d">Nächste 90 Tage</option>
+  <option value="past_30d">Letzte 30 Tage</option>
+  <option value="past_90d">Letzte 90 Tage</option>
+  <option value="any">Beliebig</option>
+</select>
+```
+
+- Mixes past + future, but only 5 horizons exposed (no 14d, no past_7d, no all).
+- Persists into `paliad.user_views.filter_spec` (JSON column) as a `TimeSpec`.
+- **This is the closest existing affordance to m's symmetric fan**, but rendered as a plain `<select>` and incomplete.
+
+### 1.5 Filter-bar `time` axis (riemann's t-paliad-163 Phase 1)
+
+`frontend/src/client/filter-bar/axes.ts:65-115`:
+
+- Renders a chip cluster: `[next_7d, next_30d, next_90d, past_30d, any]` (default presets, line 77-79).
+- **"Anpassen" chip is disabled** with `coming_soon` tooltip (line 108-112). This is the documented Phase 2 substrate.
+- Surfaces declaring axis `time` thread their own preset list via `RenderAxisOpts.timePresets` — e.g. Verlauf overrides to `["past_7d","past_30d","past_90d","any"]` (`frontend/src/client/projects-detail.ts:2310`).
+
+Consumers:
+- `/projects/:id` Verlauf (`projects-detail.ts:2296` initial state, 2310 preset override).
+- `/views` and `/views/:id` (Custom Views runtime).
+- `/inbox` (`InboxFilterBar` flow — t-paliad-138/139 derived inbox).
+
+### 1.6 `horizonBounds()` — the materializer
+
+`frontend/src/client/projects-detail.ts:393-406` mirrors the Go-side `computeViewSpecBounds()` (`internal/services/view_service.go:156-187`):
+
+```ts
+case "past_7d":  return { from: offset(-7),  to: offset(1) };
+case "past_30d": return { from: offset(-30), to: offset(1) };
+case "past_90d": return { from: offset(-90), to: offset(1) };
+case "next_7d":  return { from: day,         to: offset(7) };
+case "next_30d": return { from: day,         to: offset(30) };
+case "next_90d": return { from: day,         to: offset(90) };
+default:         return {};
+```
+
+(Backend equivalent: `internal/services/view_service.go:160-186`.)
+
+### 1.7 Single-date inputs (NOT date-range — listed for completeness)
+
+These are out of scope but mentioned so the audit is exhaustive:
+
+- `verfahrensablauf.tsx:174` — `#trigger-date` (calculator anchor).
+- `fristenrechner.tsx:496,504,616` — `#trigger-date`, `#priority-date`, `#event-date` (calculator).
+- `admin-rules-edit.tsx:265` — `#preview-trigger-date`.
+- `deadlines-detail.tsx:82` — `#deadline-due-edit` (inline-edit).
+- `deadlines-new.tsx:116` — `#deadline-due` (form).
+- `appointments-new.tsx`, `appointments-detail.tsx` — `start_at`/`end_at`.
+- `projects-detail.tsx:181` — `#smart-timeline-milestone-date` (add-milestone modal).
+- `components/ProjectFormFields.tsx:134,138` — `#project-filing-date`, `#project-grant-date`.
+
+### 1.8 Summary matrix
+
+| Surface | Direction | Presets | Custom | URL contract | Default |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `/agenda` | Future | 7\|14\|30\|90 | — | `?range=N` | 30d |
+| `/admin/audit-log` | Past | 24h\|7d\|30d\|all + custom | date pair | `?range=…&from=…&to=…` | 7d |
+| `/projects/:id/chart` | Symmetric ±N | 1y\|2y\|all + custom | date pair | `?range=…&from=…&to=…` | 1y |
+| `/views/:id` editor | Past+Future mix | next_7d\|next_30d\|next_90d\|past_30d\|past_90d\|any | — | persisted JSON | next_30d |
+| Filter-bar `time` axis | Past+Future mix | next_7d\|next_30d\|next_90d\|past_30d\|any | **stubbed** | persisted + `?…__time_from=` | per surface |
+| Verlauf | Past + any | past_7d\|past_30d\|past_90d\|any | **stubbed** | URL | past_30d |
+| InboxFilterBar | Mix | filter-bar default | **stubbed** | URL | per surface |
+
+Three of seven surfaces have **incomplete** custom-range affordances. None of the seven exposes the full symmetric fan m wants.
+
+---
+
+## §2 upckommentar slicer pattern
+
+Verified by reading source at `/home/m/dev/web/upc-kommentar/src/lib/`:
+
+- **`DateRangeSlider.svelte`** (component, 448 lines).
+- **`date-range-slider-pure.ts`** (pure-math helpers, 487 lines, fully unit-tested).
+- **`InboxFilterBar.svelte`** (host).
+
+### 2.1 What it is
+
+A **two-handle range slider** that wraps `svelte-range-slider-pips` (npm: `svelte-range-slider-pips@4`). The slider's rail is the upckommentar floor (`2023-01-01`) to today, and the two handles define `dateFrom` and `dateTo`. Step is **1 day** regardless of zoom.
+
+Public contract (DateRangeSlider.svelte:57-82):
+
+```ts
+interface Props {
+  minISO: string;                 // axis lower bound, default 2023-01-01
+  maxISO: string;                 // axis upper bound, today
+  fromISO: string | null;         // current From (null = parked at min)
+  toISO: string | null;           // current To   (null = parked at max)
+  onChange: (from, to) => void;   // emits on every slider change
+  testid?: string;
+  axisWidthPx?: number;           // test override for jsdom
+}
+```
+
+### 2.2 Anchor rail + granularity
+
+Below the slider rail is a **custom-rendered anchor rail** (the lib's own pips are hidden via `pips={false}` because they're evenly-spaced approximations — issue #42 in upckommentar). Anchor day-numbers come from `pipAnchorsFor(granularity, minDay, maxDay)`:
+
+- **year:** every Jan 1 in range.
+- **month:** every 1st-of-month.
+- **day:** every Monday.
+
+Edges (`minDay`, `maxDay`) are always anchors so the user can park at the slider's extremes.
+
+Granularity has **+/- zoom buttons** in the top-right of the slider (`year → month → day`), with each level showing more anchors.
+
+### 2.3 Click-to-snap (left half / right half)
+
+`DateRangeSlider.svelte:219-240` + pure helper `endOfPeriodDay()`:
+
+- **Left half of an anchor label** → snap closest handle to **start** of period (the anchor day itself, e.g. Jan 1).
+- **Right half of the same label** → snap to **end** of period (Dec 31 for year, last-of-month for month, Sunday for day).
+- Keyboard activation falls back to left-half (start-of-period) deterministically.
+
+### 2.4 Label thinning + two-row alternation
+
+`pipLabelStrideFor()` + `pipLabelRow()` (pure helpers):
+
+- Measures rail width via `ResizeObserver`.
+- Computes a stride — only every Nth label is rendered.
+- Adjacent rendered labels alternate row 0 / row 1 (~1.1em offset down) so they can sit closer horizontally without colliding.
+
+### 2.5 Handle behaviour
+
+- `range=true` draws a colored bar between handles.
+- `draggy=true` lets the user drag the **bar itself** to shift the window without changing its width.
+- `pushy=true` — handles push each other when crossed.
+- `float=true` — tooltip floats above the dragged handle showing `DD.MM.YYYY`.
+
+### 2.6 URL contract on host
+
+`InboxFilterBar.svelte` debounces `onChange` at 250ms, then writes:
+
+```
+?date_from=2024-03-15&date_to=2024-09-30
+```
+
+When a handle is parked at min/max, that bound is **omitted** from the URL (`valuesToFromTo()` in the pure module). So `?date_from=2024-03-15` alone means "from March 15 onwards, no upper bound."
+
+### 2.7 What's worth borrowing for paliad
+
+| Element | Borrow? | Why |
+|---|---|---|
+| Two-handle drag | **Yes — but defer to Slice D** | Excellent fine-tune UX. Non-trivial to port without `svelte-range-slider-pips` (or a Svelte ↔ TSX adapter). |
+| Anchor rail with click-to-snap | Yes (in Slice D) | Year/month/Monday anchors are the right granularities. |
+| Label thinning + two-row alternation | Yes (in Slice D) | Makes the rail readable at any width. |
+| Granularity + zoom +/- | Yes (in Slice D) | Single most useful interaction; users don't drag pixel-precise. |
+| Epoch-day pure math | Yes — verbatim | The `date-range-slider-pure.ts` module is well-tested and dependency-free. Port to TS in paliad's pure-helper layer. |
+| `null` = parked at edge | Yes — already aligned | TimeHorizon's `past_all` / `next_all` map cleanly to "one bound parked at infinity." |
+| The library `svelte-range-slider-pips` itself | **No** | Adds a Svelte dependency to a non-Svelte project. Slice D would build a tiny equivalent on top of `<input type="range">` × 2 + CSS — or vendor the lib's pure parts. |
+
+### 2.8 What does NOT apply to paliad
+
+- **Floor at 2023-01-01.** upckommentar starts at the UPC's first day. paliad has decade-old patents and future-projecting deadlines; the axis must extend in both directions. We use `today ± 5 years` as the default visible range with `past_all` / `next_all` chips to escape it.
+- **Single granularity locked per session.** upckommentar's UI shows one of year/month/day at a time. paliad's typical use ("next 30 days for the deadline list") doesn't benefit from a zoom; the chips ARE the granularity. Slicer in Slice D only opens when the user picks "Anpassen" — at which point the zoom UI makes sense.
+
+---
+
+## §3 Component design — `<DateRangePicker>`
+
+### 3.1 Public API
+
+```ts
+type TimeHorizonExt =
+  | "next_7d"  | "next_14d" | "next_30d" | "next_90d" | "next_all"
+  | "past_7d"  | "past_14d" | "past_30d" | "past_90d" | "past_all"
+  | "any" | "custom";
+
+interface DateRangePickerProps {
+  // Current state. The component is fully controlled.
+  value: TimeSpec;
+  onChange: (next: TimeSpec) => void;
+
+  // Per-surface preset filter — omit a chip by leaving it out of the array.
+  // Default: all symmetric chips + "any" + "custom".
+  presets?: TimeHorizonExt[];
+
+  // Closed-state button label override. Defaults to the i18n key for value.horizon
+  // (e.g. "Letzte 30 Tage"). Override for surfaces that want a heading prefix
+  // like "Zeitraum: Letzte 30 Tage".
+  labelPrefix?: string;
+
+  // i18n strings consumed via the i18n.ts dictionary. No props for individual labels.
+  // Localisation flows through existing data-i18n attributes.
+
+  // Surface tag — used to derive a stable testid and URL-param namespace if
+  // the host wires URL serialization through helpers we provide (see §4).
+  surface: string;          // e.g. "agenda" | "audit-log" | "filter-bar"
+
+  // Mode — popover (default) or modal (rare).
+  mode?: "popover" | "modal";
+
+  // Anchor / placement for popover mode. Defaults to "below".
+  placement?: "below" | "above" | "right";
+}
+```
+
+`TimeSpec` mirrors the existing shape (`internal/services/filter_spec.go:107-112`), extended with the 4 new horizon values:
+
+```ts
+interface TimeSpec {
+  horizon: TimeHorizonExt;
+  field?: "auto" | "created_at";
+  from?: string;            // ISO YYYY-MM-DD; set only when horizon === "custom"
+  to?: string;
+}
+```
+
+### 3.2 States
+
+The component is a small state machine:
+
+```
+closed ────[click button]────► open
+  ▲                              │
+  └──[click outside / Esc]───────┘
+                                 │
+       open ───[click chip]──── closed (commit immediately)
+                                 │
+       open ───[click "Anpassen"]► custom-editor
+                                 │
+       custom-editor ─[Anwenden]► closed (commit)
+       custom-editor ─[Esc]─────► open
+```
+
+- **closed** — single button with current selection label and a chevron `▾`. No outline/highlight unless the value is not the default for this surface.
+- **open** — popover anchored below the button (or below-then-flip-up on viewport-bottom). Contains the symmetric chip row + ALL center + "Anpassen" sub-section.
+- **custom-editor** — replaces the "Anpassen" link with two `<input type="date">` + "Anwenden" / "Abbrechen" buttons. (In Slice D this becomes the slicer.)
+
+### 3.3 Symmetric chip layout
+
+The popover body — full ASCII sketch:
+
+```
+┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│  ╭ Vergangenheit ────────╮ ╭ ALLES ╮ ╭ Zukunft ───────────╮ │
+│  │ [Ganze Vergangenheit] │ │ [⌖]   │ │ [Ganze Zukunft]    │ │
+│  │ [Letzte 90 Tage]      │ │       │ │ [Nächste 7 Tage]   │ │
+│  │ [Letzte 30 Tage]      │ │       │ │ [Nächste 14 Tage]  │ │
+│  │ [Letzte 14 Tage]      │ │       │ │ [Nächste 30 Tage]  │ │
+│  │ [Letzte 7 Tage]       │ │       │ │ [Nächste 90 Tage]  │ │
+│  ╰───────────────────────╯ ╰───────╯ ╰────────────────────╯ │
+│                                                             │
+│  ── Anpassen ──────────────────────────────────────────     │
+│  Von [____.____.____]  Bis [____.____.____]   [Anwenden]    │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+Visual cues:
+
+- The currently-selected chip gets the **lime accent** (`--color-bg-lime-tint` background, `--color-text` text, `--color-accent` border) — matches existing `.agenda-chip-active` so we don't introduce a new active state.
+- The "ALLES" center button is **larger** than the fan chips (44px tall vs. 32px), drawn with a target-style glyph `⌖` (or `∞` — see Q3.B). Inventor pick: `⌖` plus the word "ALLES" beneath. Larger so it reads as "the no-filter affordance," not as one chip among many.
+- The two fans are visually **mirrored** — past on the left, future on the right. Both have a "Ganze …" terminal chip at the outer edge (left-most for past_all, right-most for next_all) and decreasing-magnitude chips fanning toward the center. The ordering matches the human intuition: "left = back in time, right = forward in time."
+- On viewports < 480px the popover stacks vertically (past fan above, ALL middle, future fan below). On viewports < 360px the popover becomes a modal-feeling slide-up sheet (existing inbox modal CSS pattern reusable).
+
+### 3.4 Sketch of the closed button states
+
+```
+default:    ┌─Zeitraum: Nächste 30 Tage ▾─┐
+custom:     ┌─Zeitraum: 15.03.2026 – 30.04.2026 ▾─┐
+any:        ┌─Zeitraum: Alles ▾─┐
+past_all:   ┌─Zeitraum: Ganze Vergangenheit ▾─┐
+hover/open: same + outline + bg-accent-tint
+```
+
+When the value is **not** the surface default, an additional small `●` dot appears between "Zeitraum:" and the value — the existing universal "filter is non-default" indicator used by the filter-bar.
+
+### 3.5 Keyboard
+
+- `Tab` lands on the button. `Enter`/`Space` opens the popover.
+- `Esc` from open state closes it. `Esc` from custom-editor returns to chip view (one level back).
+- Chips are focusable buttons in the natural left-to-right reading order: past_all → past_90 → past_30 → past_14 → past_7 → any (center) → next_7 → next_14 → next_30 → next_90 → next_all.
+- The custom date inputs are `<input type="date" lang="de">` — gets the OS-native picker on macOS / iOS / Android / Windows. No new custom calendar widget.
+
+### 3.6 Accessibility
+
+- The button has `aria-haspopup="dialog"` and `aria-expanded` toggled on open/close.
+- The popover has `role="dialog"` with `aria-label` = `t("date_range.dialog.label")` ("Zeitraum wählen" / "Choose date range").
+- Chips are `<button>` with `aria-pressed="true"` on the active one.
+- The two fan groups have `role="group"` + `aria-label="Vergangenheit"` / `aria-label="Zukunft"`.
+
+### 3.7 Module layout
+
+```
+frontend/src/
+├── components/
+│   └── DateRangePicker.tsx          ← TSX shell (markup only)
+├── client/
+│   ├── date-range-picker.ts         ← mount() + state machine + DOM event wiring
+│   └── date-range-picker-pure.ts    ← horizon-bounds math, label resolver, parse/serialize
+└── styles/
+    └── global.css                    ← .date-range-* classes
+```
+
+`-pure.ts` is the headless module — fully testable under `bun test`. The boot client in `-picker.ts` consumes it, mirroring the pattern used by `shape-timeline-chart.ts` + `shape-timeline-chart.test.ts` (see memory: t-paliad-173 / gauss).
+
+Pure module exports (preliminary):
+
+```ts
+export function horizonBounds(h: TimeHorizonExt, now: Date): { from?: Date; to?: Date }
+export function labelForHorizon(h: TimeHorizonExt, lang: "de"|"en"): string
+export function labelForCustom(from: string, to: string, lang: "de"|"en"): string
+export function parseURL(params: URLSearchParams): TimeSpec
+export function serializeURL(spec: TimeSpec, defaults: Partial<TimeSpec>): URLSearchParams
+export function isDefault(spec: TimeSpec, default_: TimeSpec): boolean
+```
+
+### 3.8 Go-side additions
+
+`internal/services/filter_spec.go`:
+
+```go
+// Add four new constants alongside the existing TimeHorizon block.
+HorizonNext14d  TimeHorizon = "next_14d"
+HorizonPast14d  TimeHorizon = "past_14d"
+HorizonNextAll  TimeHorizon = "next_all"
+HorizonPastAll  TimeHorizon = "past_all"
+```
+
+`internal/services/view_service.go:computeViewSpecBounds()`:
+
+```go
+case HorizonNext14d:
+    bounds.from = &startOfDay; t := startOfDay.AddDate(0, 0, 14);  bounds.to = &t
+case HorizonPast14d:
+    f := startOfDay.AddDate(0, 0, -14); bounds.from = &f;          bounds.to = &startOfTomorrow
+case HorizonNextAll:
+    bounds.from = &startOfDay
+    // bounds.to left nil  → "no upper bound"
+case HorizonPastAll:
+    bounds.to = &startOfTomorrow
+    // bounds.from left nil
+```
+
+`HorizonNextAll` and `HorizonPastAll` are **one-sided unbounded** — distinct from existing `HorizonAll` (bidirectional unbounded) and `HorizonAny` (no filter at all, same effect as `HorizonAll` for view-spec runtime but different in intent).
+
+`filter_spec.go:validate()` (line 280-292) gains the two new past/next constants in the switch.
+
+### 3.9 i18n keys
+
+Two-language matrix (DE primary, EN secondary):
+
+```
+date_range.button.label                 "Zeitraum"               / "Time range"
+date_range.button.label.custom          "Von … bis …"            / "From … to …"
+date_range.horizon.next_7d              "Nächste 7 Tage"         / "Next 7 days"
+date_range.horizon.next_14d             "Nächste 14 Tage"        / "Next 14 days"
+date_range.horizon.next_30d             "Nächste 30 Tage"        / "Next 30 days"
+date_range.horizon.next_90d             "Nächste 90 Tage"        / "Next 90 days"
+date_range.horizon.next_all             "Ganze Zukunft"          / "All future"
+date_range.horizon.past_7d              "Letzte 7 Tage"          / "Last 7 days"
+date_range.horizon.past_14d             "Letzte 14 Tage"         / "Last 14 days"
+date_range.horizon.past_30d             "Letzte 30 Tage"         / "Last 30 days"
+date_range.horizon.past_90d             "Letzte 90 Tage"         / "Last 90 days"
+date_range.horizon.past_all             "Ganze Vergangenheit"    / "All past"
+date_range.horizon.any                  "Alles"                  / "All"
+date_range.horizon.custom               "Benutzerdefiniert"      / "Custom"
+date_range.dialog.label                 "Zeitraum wählen"        / "Choose date range"
+date_range.fan.past.label               "Vergangenheit"          / "Past"
+date_range.fan.future.label             "Zukunft"                / "Future"
+date_range.center.label                 "Alles"                  / "All"
+date_range.custom.from                  "Von"                    / "From"
+date_range.custom.to                    "Bis"                    / "To"
+date_range.custom.apply                 "Anwenden"               / "Apply"
+date_range.custom.cancel                "Abbrechen"              / "Cancel"
+date_range.custom.invalid               "Bis-Datum muss nach Von-Datum liegen." / "End date must be after start date."
+```
+
+Total: 21 keys × 2 langs = 42 new entries in `i18n.ts`. Existing per-surface keys (`agenda.range.7`, `admin.audit.range.24h`, `views.bar.time.next_30d` etc.) stay until each surface migrates, then get retired.
+
+---
+
+## §4 URL / form serialization contract
+
+### 4.1 Canonical URL shape
+
+The picker writes (and reads) **canonical** params on the host's URL:
+
+```
+?horizon=next_30d
+?horizon=past_all
+?horizon=any           ← omitted if it matches the surface default
+?horizon=custom&from=2026-03-15&to=2026-04-30
+```
+
+The host page's URL-init code (`bootDateRangePicker(surface, opts)`) calls `parseURL(searchParams)` to derive the initial `TimeSpec`, then calls `serializeURL(spec, defaults)` on every change. Params equal to the surface default are **omitted** so the canonical URL stays short and dedupable — matches the existing `writeParamToURL` pattern in `projects-chart.ts:144-154`.
+
+### 4.2 Backwards-compat aliases
+
+Each migrating surface keeps its existing alias parser for the transition window:
+
+| Surface | Legacy URL | Canonical URL | Adapter |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `/agenda` | `?range=30` | `?horizon=next_30d` | `range=N → horizon=next_${N}d` if `N ∈ {7,14,30,90}`, else `next_all` for `N>90`. Read both, write canonical. |
+| `/admin/audit-log` | `?range=7d` | `?horizon=past_7d` | `range=24h → horizon=past_1d` (new, see Q5) or kept as `past_7d` fallback. `range=all → horizon=any`. |
+| `/projects/:id/chart` | `?range=1y` | `?range=1y` (kept) | **NOT migrated to TimeHorizon** — projects-chart is symmetric-around-today. It uses DateRangePicker only for its **custom**-mode UI (the date-pair → slicer in Slice D). The 1y/2y/all presets stay surface-specific. |
+
+The Go side is unaffected by aliasing — handlers receive whatever shape they always have, and the URL alias adapter lives entirely client-side per surface. **No backend route signature changes** in Slice A.
+
+### 4.3 Custom Views (persisted JSON)
+
+`paliad.user_views.filter_spec` is a JSON column. The TimeSpec extension is additive (new enum values, no shape change). Existing rows continue to validate. Migration not needed.
+
+### 4.4 Form fields (Custom Views editor)
+
+`views-editor.tsx:102-109` migrates from `<select>` to the picker. The form submits the same FormData shape (just one extra key for custom from/to — already plumbed via TimeSpec.from / TimeSpec.to). The Go-side `parseViewForm()` (TBD by coder) gains 4 new acceptable horizon values; existing test cases continue to pass.
+
+---
+
+## §5 Migration plan
+
+### Slice A — substrate + filter-bar `time` axis
+
+**Backend** (single migration not needed — additive constants only):
+
+- `internal/services/filter_spec.go` — 4 new `TimeHorizon` constants + validate switch arms.
+- `internal/services/view_service.go` — `computeViewSpecBounds()` 4 new switch cases.
+- Pure unit tests for each new horizon (zero DB).
+
+**Frontend**:
+
+- New `frontend/src/components/DateRangePicker.tsx` + boot client + pure module.
+- New i18n keys (42 entries).
+- `frontend/src/client/filter-bar/axes.ts:renderTimeAxis()` — replace the disabled "Anpassen" stub with the picker. The chip cluster either becomes the picker's open-state (preferred) OR the chips stay flat and the picker only opens on "Anpassen" click (fallback if popover-in-bar is visually noisy). **Inventor pick (R): chips stay flat in the bar; "Anpassen" chip becomes the picker trigger. Picker emits TimeSpec back into the bar's state, same patch path.**
+
+**Surfaces lit up automatically**: Verlauf (`/projects/:id`), Custom Views (`/views`, `/views/:id`), InboxFilterBar (`/inbox`).
+
+**LoC estimate**: ~600 LoC (pure: 180 / boot: 180 / TSX: 100 / CSS: 80 / Go: 30 / tests: 240). Tests-first per `docs/design-paliad-test-strategy-2026-05-19.md`.
+
+### Slice B — `/agenda`
+
+- `agenda.tsx:51-69` — replace chip rows with `<DateRangePicker surface="agenda" presets={["next_7d","next_14d","next_30d","next_90d","next_all","custom"]} />`.
+- `client/agenda.ts:85-104` — replace `wireControls()` chip wiring with picker subscription.
+- URL alias adapter — accept `?range=N` for back-compat, emit `?horizon=…`.
+
+**LoC**: ~80 LoC delta, mostly deletion.
+
+### Slice C — `/admin/audit-log` + `/projects/:id/chart`
+
+- `admin-audit-log.tsx:50-65` — replace `<select>` + date-pair with `<DateRangePicker surface="audit-log" presets={["past_7d","past_14d","past_30d","past_90d","past_all","custom"]} />`.
+- `projects-chart.tsx:75-83` — **wrap** the existing 1y/2y/all presets in a custom-prop variant (a sibling component `<SymmetricRangePicker>` that shares the picker's popover scaffolding but emits the surface-specific `range_preset`). Or — if the head/m prefers — fold 1y/2y/all into TimeHorizon as `sym_1y` / `sym_2y` / `sym_all`. **Inventor pick (R): sibling component**, because symmetric-around-today is conceptually different from past/future fan. See §8 Q1.
+
+**LoC**: ~120 LoC for audit-log, ~80 LoC for projects-chart wrap.
+
+### Slice D *(optional, separate task)* — slicer
+
+- Add `<DateRangeSlicer>` for the custom-editor sub-pane. Built on `<input type="range">` × 2 with a custom anchor rail above, ported from `date-range-slider-pure.ts`.
+- Replaces inline date-pair when `horizon === "custom"` and `surface ∈ {agenda, audit-log, filter-bar}`. Projects-chart keeps inline date-pair OR also uses slicer — its choice.
+- No new dependency.
+- ~400 LoC including pure helpers + DOM scaffolding + tests.
+
+### Per-slice rollout
+
+| Slice | Risk | Surfaces affected | Coder profile |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| A | Low — additive only | 4 (filter-bar + 3 consumers) | Pattern-fluent Sonnet |
+| B | Low | 1 | Same coder |
+| C | Medium (projects-chart sibling) | 2 | Same coder |
+| D | Medium (new slicer) | 0 (additive on top of A) | Separate task |
+
+---
+
+## §6 Visual decisions
+
+### 6.1 Chip labels
+
+Final labels — bilingual (DE first):
+
+| Chip | DE | EN |
+|---|---|---|
+| past_all | Ganze Vergangenheit | All past |
+| past_90d | Letzte 90 Tage | Last 90 days |
+| past_30d | Letzte 30 Tage | Last 30 days |
+| past_14d | Letzte 14 Tage | Last 14 days |
+| past_7d | Letzte 7 Tage | Last 7 days |
+| any (center) | Alles | All |
+| next_7d | Nächste 7 Tage | Next 7 days |
+| next_14d | Nächste 14 Tage | Next 14 days |
+| next_30d | Nächste 30 Tage | Next 30 days |
+| next_90d | Nächste 90 Tage | Next 90 days |
+| next_all | Ganze Zukunft | All future |
+| custom | Anpassen | Customize |
+
+Rationale on "Anpassen" vs "Benutzerdefiniert":
+- "Anpassen" matches existing `views.bar.time.custom` key value in `i18n.ts`.
+- "Benutzerdefiniert" is used in admin-audit-log's dropdown — verbose, but more accurate.
+- (R): **Anpassen** (consistent with filter-bar; six chars vs. eighteen).
+
+### 6.2 Accent / active state
+
+Reuse the existing **lime accent** chip-active state (`--color-bg-lime-tint` background, `--color-accent` border, `--color-text` text). This is the established affordance for the `agenda-chip-active` class — same visual reused, no new accent token.
+
+### 6.3 The "ALLES" center button
+
+A larger, target-glyph button — visually distinct from the fan chips so the user reads it as the "no time filter" exit, not as one chip among many:
+
+```
+   ╭──────╮
+   │  ⌖   │
+   │ ALLES│
+   ╰──────╯
+```
+
+(R) glyph: `⌖` (Unicode U+2316 POSITION INDICATOR). Alternatives considered: `∞` (too math-y), `⊕` (too connect-y), `▣` (too checkbox-y), no glyph (chip then looks like every other chip). See §8 Q3.B.
+
+### 6.4 Custom-range entry
+
+In Slice A: **inline date-pair below the chip rows**, with an "Anwenden" button that commits + closes the picker. Plain `<input type="date" lang="de">` — gets the OS-native picker.
+
+In Slice D (later): same slot becomes the slicer. The chip rows remain; the slicer collapses under them so the user can switch back to a chip with one click.
+
+### 6.5 Hover / focus
+
+- Chip hover: existing `.agenda-chip:hover` (lighter background tint).
+- Chip focus-visible: 2px outline using `--color-accent`.
+- Button focus-visible: same.
+- Popover entry: 120ms fade-in via `transform: translateY(-4px) → 0` + opacity. Reduced-motion users (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) get instant show.
+
+### 6.6 Indication that the filter is non-default
+
+The closed button shows a small `●` dot to the left of the label when the value is **not** the surface default. This matches the existing filter-bar non-default-indicator pattern (`frontend/src/client/filter-bar/index.ts` has a similar dot but on the whole bar; we adopt it per-control).
+
+---
+
+## §7 Edge cases
+
+### 7.1 Timezones
+
+All horizon math runs against **UTC `startOfDay`** of `new Date()` — same convention as `horizonBounds()` in `projects-detail.ts:393-406`. The user's browser may be in CEST in summer or CET in winter; the picker still treats "today" as a UTC date for filter purposes. The date-input localizes display (German locale → DD.MM.YYYY) but the underlying ISO is `YYYY-MM-DD` parsed as UTC midnight.
+
+Practical impact: a user in CEST clicking "Letzte 7 Tage" at 01:30 local on 2026-06-15 sees `from=2026-06-07T00:00Z, to=2026-06-15T00:00Z` even though their local clock shows the 15th. This matches every other date-filter in paliad and avoids "the same row vanishes at 01:00 vs. 23:00" surprises. Document the convention in the pure module's header comment.
+
+### 7.2 Far past truncation
+
+`past_all` materialises to `from: nil`. The Go side (view_service.go) treats nil as "no lower bound" — the SQL `WHERE due_date >= ?` clause is omitted. No truncation needed.
+
+For projects-chart's symmetric "all" mode, "all" still means **bounds derived from loaded events** (status quo) — the picker for projects-chart's surface uses the sibling `<SymmetricRangePicker>` which doesn't have `past_all`/`next_all` chips, only `1y/2y/all`.
+
+### 7.3 Overlapping selections — past_7 + next_7 simultaneously?
+
+The picker is **single-select** — one chip active at a time, OR custom mode. m's brief doesn't mention multi-select and the existing TimeSpec is single-valued. Multi-select would require a fundamental contract change. Don't.
+
+If a user genuinely wants "last 7 days OR next 7 days," they use the custom-range with `from=today-7d`, `to=today+7d` — which is what `±1w` would mean. The fact that this is two chip-clicks vs. one isn't a real ergonomic loss.
+
+### 7.4 Custom dates with from > to
+
+Validate client-side: when both inputs are filled and `from > to`, the "Anwenden" button is disabled and a hint appears: "Bis-Datum muss nach Von-Datum liegen" (i18n key `date_range.custom.invalid`). The picker does **not** auto-swap.
+
+### 7.5 Empty inputs in custom mode
+
+If the user clicks "Anpassen" then clicks elsewhere before filling inputs, the picker reverts to whatever horizon was active before (state cached on entry to custom-editor). No "half-custom" state persists.
+
+### 7.6 Surface-specific preset overrides
+
+Each surface declares its own presets via the `presets` prop. The picker hides chips not in the array. The default surface preset (read from `defaults` prop, or hardcoded if absent) is what `serializeURL()` omits from the URL.
+
+Important invariant: `defaults` must be a member of `presets`, OR be a special value like `any` that's always rendered. The component asserts this at boot and falls back to `any` if violated.
+
+### 7.7 Bilingual labels mid-session
+
+`labelForHorizon()` consults the live `i18n.ts` dictionary on every render, so a language toggle updates the picker immediately — including the closed-button label.
+
+### 7.8 Embedded picker inside a filter bar
+
+When the picker is mounted inside `filter-bar`, it should NOT use a full popover overlay — the filter bar already wraps controls. Instead the open-state's chip rows render **inline below the time chip cluster**, expanding the bar's height. This is `mode="inline"` (a third mode beyond popover/modal). Slice A picks this for filter-bar consumers; standalone surfaces (`/agenda`, `/admin/audit-log`) use popover mode.
+
+### 7.9 What happens if a saved Custom View references `past_14d` before Slice A ships?
+
+The JSON validator rejects it (`filter_spec.go:validate()` enum check). Saved views are migration-safe in one direction only — adding new enum values is fine; removing is not. Slice A adds, doesn't remove. No issue.
+
+### 7.10 Race: URL change while picker is open
+
+If the user has the picker open and a URL change happens via another control (e.g. they Cmd-Click a sidebar link), the picker is unmounted naturally with the page navigation. No state to preserve across navigations.
+
+---
+
+## §8 Open questions for m
+
+Per task brief: **no AskUserQuestion**. Material picks escalated via `mai instruct head`; everything else defaults to (R) below. The head decides whether to forward to m or rule on the spot.
+
+### Q1 [MATERIAL — escalate]: How to handle `/projects/:id/chart`?
+
+The chart's range presets are **symmetric around today** (1y / 2y / all = ±1y / ±2y / all-data-bounds), conceptually different from past/future fans. Options:
+
+- **(R) A — sibling component.** Keep a separate `<SymmetricRangePicker>` for the chart surface. Same popover scaffolding, different chip set. Chart's URL stays `?range=1y`. Doesn't add to TimeHorizon.
+- **B — fold into TimeHorizon.** Add `sym_1y`, `sym_2y`, `sym_all` constants. Picker prop selects which fan vs. symmetric. Saved views could then express "±1y" too.
+- **C — leave the chart as-is.** Don't migrate. Accept the visual inconsistency.
+
+(R) **A.** Symmetric vs fan is a real semantic difference; one component trying to be both is muddier than two components sharing scaffolding. The chart isn't a "filter" — it's a viewport, and viewports legitimately want symmetric panning.
+
+### Q2 [MATERIAL — escalate]: Modal vs popover for the standalone case?
+
+m's brief says "mini modal." Options:
+
+- **(R) A — popover always.** Anchored to the trigger button, click-outside dismiss. In-context, lightweight.
+- **B — modal for explicit "open date filter" intent.** Use a centered modal with scrim when the picker is the page's primary filter (e.g. `/admin/audit-log` where date is the most prominent control). Popover for embedded uses.
+- **C — modal everywhere.** Strong visual hierarchy, but interrupts the user.
+
+(R) **A.** Modal feels heavy for what is conceptually a chip cluster. The "mini" qualifier in m's wording suggests popover, not full modal. If a surface specifically needs the modal weight, the `mode="modal"` prop is available — but no default surface picks it.
+
+### Q3 [MATERIAL — escalate]: Slice priority — what migrates first?
+
+- **(R) A — filter-bar `time` axis first** (Slice A). Lights up 4 surfaces simultaneously (Verlauf, InboxFilterBar, views runtime, Custom Views editor) by replacing the existing Phase-2 disabled stub.
+- **B — `/agenda` first** (per task brief default). Highest-traffic standalone surface, simplest migration.
+- **C — both A and B in parallel** (head splits between two coders).
+
+(R) **A.** Filter-bar is the substrate everything else either uses or should use. Lighting it up first turns three downstream surfaces from "almost working" (the stubbed custom-range chip with "coming_soon" tooltip) to "fully working." Agenda then migrates as Slice B, on top of a proven component.
+
+### Q3.B [DEFAULT — no escalation needed]: ALL center button glyph?
+
+- **(R) `⌖`** (POSITION INDICATOR, U+2316). Implies "center / pin to here."
+- B `∞` (infinity). Mathy.
+- C `⊕` (circled plus). Looks like a button.
+- D No glyph, just "ALLES" in bold.
+
+(R) `⌖`. If the head/m doesn't like the unicode lookup, D is the safe fallback.
+
+### Q4 [DEFAULT — no escalation]: Custom-range entry in Slice A?
+
+- **(R)** Inline `<input type="date">` pair, OS-native picker. Slice D adds the slicer.
+
+### Q5 [DEFAULT — no escalation]: Past `24h` in audit-log?
+
+audit-log currently has a `24h` preset; the picker would express this as `past_1d`. Options:
+
+- **(R)** Map legacy `?range=24h` → `?horizon=past_1d`. Add a new `past_1d` constant.
+- B Drop `24h` — audit log defaults to `past_7d` like other surfaces. Users wanting "last 24h" use custom mode.
+
+(R) Add `past_1d`. It's a one-line addition and audit-log users genuinely use "last 24h" for incident triage.
+
+(Note: this means the picker actually has 5 past chips + 5 future chips + center + custom = 12 chips total, which fits comfortably in the popover.)
+
+### Q6 [DEFAULT — no escalation]: Slice D (slicer) — separate task or fold in?
+
+- **(R) Separate task.** Slice A-C are independently shippable. Slice D is meaningful design + ~400 LoC and shouldn't gate the main migration.
+
+### Q7 [DEFAULT — no escalation]: Per-surface defaults?
+
+Each migrating surface keeps its current default exactly:
+
+- `/agenda` → `next_30d` (was 30).
+- `/admin/audit-log` → `past_7d` (was 7d).
+- `/projects/:id` Verlauf → `past_30d` (was past_30d in `projects-detail.ts:2310`).
+- `/views/:id` runtime → whatever the saved view has (no change).
+- `/inbox` (InboxFilterBar) → whatever filter-bar's surface defines.
+
+### Q8 [DEFAULT — no escalation]: Should `past_14d` and `next_14d` retroactively appear in `views-editor.tsx`'s `<select>`?
+
+(R) **Yes** — once Slice A ships, the `<select>` in `views-editor.tsx` is replaced by the picker (part of Slice A, as filter-bar consumers all flip in one commit). All 12 preset values become available for new Custom Views.
+
+---
+
+## §9 Implementer notes (for the coder shift, if approved)
+
+### Lessons embedded
+
+- **TimeSpec extension is additive only** — Go enum + TS union + i18n keys + horizonBounds switch. No DB migration, no contract break.
+- **Pure module is testable under `bun test`** — no DOM needed for horizon math, label resolution, URL serialization. Aim for 95%+ coverage of the pure module before touching the boot client.
+- **Reuse `.agenda-chip` styling** — adds no new tokens, no new dark-mode contrast risk (cf. memory t-paliad-150 / fritz — fritz lost 90 minutes to a `var(--token, #hex)` fallback bug because the token wasn't defined in dark mode).
+- **`mode="inline"` for filter-bar consumers** — the bar already wraps its own popover-like layout; nesting popovers gets visually noisy.
+- **Surface defaults must be members of `presets`** — assert at boot, fail loud in dev, fall back to `any` in prod.
+
+### Recommended coder profile
+
+Pattern-fluent Sonnet. Substrate is well-trodden (TimeSpec/TimeHorizon already lives, chip-cluster CSS exists, URL-codec pattern documented in `projects-chart.ts`). The novel piece is the popover scaffolding — paliad doesn't have a generic Popover primitive today; the picker builds its own DOM-anchored overlay. ~80 LoC of plain JS, no dependency.
+
+### Build hygiene checklist
+
+- `go build ./...` clean
+- `go vet ./...` clean
+- `go test ./...` clean (existing tests must continue passing — additive constants change zero behaviour)
+- `bun run build` clean (i18n scan: 21 new keys added, all `data-i18n` attributes present)
+- bun:test covers the pure module (horizon math, label resolver, URL parser/serializer)
+- Playwright smoke (manual, not gated): on `/inbox` the time axis "Anpassen" chip is now functional; custom-from/to date pair commits a usable filter.
+
+### Out of scope for the coder
+
+- Slicer (Slice D) — separate task.
+- Per-language adjustments beyond DE/EN (per task brief, out of scope).
+- Time-of-day picking — separate concern.
+- Recurring-event windows — events feed handles separately.
+- A generic Popover primitive — extract only if a second consumer appears in the same slice.
+
+### Acceptance criteria for Slice A
+
+1. New `<DateRangePicker>` mounts on filter-bar's `time` axis, replacing the disabled "Anpassen" chip.
+2. The 4 new horizon values (`past_14d`, `next_14d`, `past_all`, `next_all`) are accepted by Go's `TimeSpec.validate()` and produce correct `(from, to)` bounds in `computeViewSpecBounds()`.
+3. The 4 new horizons round-trip through saved Custom Views (`paliad.user_views.filter_spec` JSON).
+4. URL serialization is canonical (`?horizon=…&from=…&to=…`) and surface-default values are omitted.
+5. Verlauf (`/projects/:id`), `/views`, `/views/:id`, and `/inbox` continue to function with their existing presets unchanged — they pick up the new picker but don't switch their preset list yet.
+6. Pure-module unit tests cover: 12 horizons × bound calculation; URL parse / serialize round-trip; default-omission rule; custom-mode date validation.
+7. `bun run build` reports the new i18n keys (no missing-key warnings).
+8. No regression in `go test ./internal/services/...` (existing TimeSpec tests stay green).
+
+---
+
+## §10 Material picks summary — escalation message
+
+To be sent via `mai instruct head` after this doc is pushed:
+
+> Three material picks for m on date-range-picker design:
+>
+> 1. **`/projects/:id/chart` migration** — keep symmetric (1y/2y/all) presets as a sibling component, NOT fold into TimeHorizon. Chart is a viewport, not a filter.
+> 2. **Popover vs modal** — popover by default. Modal is a `mode` prop available per surface but no surface picks it in Slice A.
+> 3. **Slice A first migrates filter-bar time axis** (lights up Verlauf + InboxFilterBar + Views + Custom-Views-editor simultaneously by un-stubbing the existing "Anpassen" chip), not `/agenda` as the task brief defaulted. `/agenda` is Slice B.
+>
+> Everything else (chip labels, accent, glyph, custom-mode entry, surface defaults, past_1d for audit, slicer-as-Slice-D, 42 i18n keys) defaults per (R) in §8. Doc at `docs/design-date-range-picker-2026-05-25.md`.
+
+---
+
+*Verified premises (live, before designing):*
+
+- `internal/services/filter_spec.go:107-126` — TimeHorizon enum at 9 values today.
+- `internal/services/view_service.go:156-187` — `computeViewSpecBounds()` switches on the same enum.
+- `frontend/src/client/views/types.ts:21-33` — TimeHorizon TS mirror; same 9 values.
+- `frontend/src/client/filter-bar/axes.ts:65-115` — chip cluster renderer; "Anpassen" stub at line 105-112 marked Phase 2, disabled, "coming_soon" tooltip.
+- `frontend/src/agenda.tsx:64-67` — chip row exact values `7|14|30|90`.
+- `frontend/src/admin-audit-log.tsx:50-65` — select exact values `24h|7d|30d|custom|all`.
+- `frontend/src/projects-chart.tsx:78-82` + `frontend/src/client/projects-chart.ts:73-118` — RangePreset `1y|2y|all|custom`, symmetric around today.
+- `frontend/src/views-editor.tsx:102-109` — select exact values `next_7d|next_30d|next_90d|past_30d|past_90d|any`.
+- `/home/m/dev/web/upc-kommentar/src/lib/components/DateRangeSlider.svelte` — 448 lines, wraps `svelte-range-slider-pips@4`, custom anchor rail above the lib's hidden pips, click-to-snap left/right halves, granularity year/month/day zoom.
+- `/home/m/dev/web/upc-kommentar/src/lib/modules/date-range-slider/date-range-slider-pure.ts` — 487 lines, fully testable pure helpers, dependency-free, portable to paliad's TS.
+
+*Not verified live:* upckommentar.de in a browser (requires author auth; the source code IS the source of truth and was read end-to-end).

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+# Design — Per-event-card optional choices on the Verfahrensablauf timeline
+
+**Author:** atlas (inventor)
+**Date:** 2026-05-25
+**Task:** t-paliad-265 (m/paliad#96)
+**Branch:** `mai/atlas/inventor-per-event-card`
+**Status:** READY FOR REVIEW — m gates inventor → coder transition.
+
+---
+
+## 0. TL;DR
+
+> **m's decisions landed 2026-05-25** — see §11. Persisted table, caret+popover, per-card-overrides-page-level, and m chose to bundle Slice A + Slice B into one coder shift (over the inventor (R) of "Slice A first"). All other picks matched inventor recommendations.
+
+The Verfahrensablauf timeline today carries **two** projection knobs at the page level — `side` (who-we-are) and `appellant` (who-initiated). Both are **global** for the whole timeline. m wants three more knobs, but **per event card**, not page-level:
+
+1. **Appellant per decision card** — if a decision is appealable, the user picks which side appealed (Claimant / Defendant / Both / None). Different decisions in the same timeline can have different appellants.
+2. **Include Nichtigkeitswiderklage on Klageerwiderung** — toggling this on a single Klageerwiderung card flips on the existing `with_ccr` flag for everything downstream of that card.
+3. **Skip an optional event** — for any rule marked `priority='optional'`, a per-card "don't consider for this case" toggle hides downstream consequences.
+
+The flow these choices drive is **already there** — `condition_expr` jsonb gates (`with_ccr`, `with_amend`, `with_cci`) plus the page-level appellant selector. What's missing is (a) **per-card** scope and (b) **per-project persistence**.
+
+Recommendation: persist choices in a new `paliad.project_event_choices` table; expose them through a popover-on-caret affordance on the relevant cards only; map them into the existing `CalcOptions.Flags` + a new per-rule `Appellants` map at projection time. Two slices: **Slice A** (appellant-per-decision + skip-optional, narrow + bounded), **Slice B** (include-CCR-on-Klageerwiderung, requires per-card flag-scoping in the projection engine — bigger).
+
+---
+
+## 1. Premises verified live (before designing)
+
+CLAUDE.md / memory / issue text can drift; the live system can't. Each load-bearing premise below was probed against the live DB or live source on 2026-05-25.
+
+### Schema
+
+- **Migration tracker at 127** (`paliad.paliad_schema_migrations`). Next migration: 128. No new table for `project_event_choices` exists today.
+- **`paliad.deadline_rules` carries `condition_expr jsonb`** already. The flag-evaluation engine (`internal/services/fristenrechner.go:208 Calculate`, `evalConditionExpr` at line ~947) walks the jsonb tree and skips rules whose gate is unsatisfied. Today's gates are `{"flag":"with_ccr"}`, `{"flag":"with_amend"}`, `{"flag":"with_cci"}`, and `{"op":"and","args":[…]}` combinations.
+- **`with_ccr` is the existing Nichtigkeitswiderklage gate.** Verified live: 7 upc.inf.cfi rules gate on it (`upc.inf.cfi.reply`, `…rejoin`, `…ccr`, `…def_to_ccr`, `…reply_def_ccr`, `…rejoin_reply_ccr`, plus `upc.inf.cfi.app_to_amend` which additionally requires `with_amend`).
+- **`priority` column** has 4 values: `mandatory`, `recommended`, `optional`, `informational`. Live counts (deadline_rules table-wide): 230 mandatory / 18 recommended / 6 optional / (informational not in count, must be 0 or absent). The "skip optional" affordance keys off `priority='optional'`.
+- **`event_type` discriminator** exists with values `filing`, `decision`, `hearing`. The "appellant-per-decision" affordance keys off `event_type='decision'`. Live: every decision rule has `primary_party='court'`.
+- **`paliad.projects.our_side`** exists (column added before mig 112; values today include `claimant|defendant|applicant|appellant|respondent|third_party|other`). It is the broad project-level side axis t-paliad-257 / #88 hooked into.
+- **NO `appellant` column on `paliad.projects`** — the appellant axis lives only in the URL query (`?appellant=claimant|defendant`) in `client/verfahrensablauf.ts:73-89`.
+
+### Frontend
+
+- `frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.ts` is the **shared rendering core** for both `/tools/verfahrensablauf` and `/tools/fristenrechner`. Per-card UI affordances added here surface on both pages automatically.
+- `bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(deadlines, {side, appellant})` (line 496) is the **pure routing primitive**; column placement is computed without DOM. Unit-tested in `verfahrensablauf-core.test.ts`.
+- `deadlineCardHtml(dl, {showParty, editable, showNotes})` (line 254) is the **per-card renderer**. There is no per-card props channel for "choices" yet — that's the surface this design extends.
+- `client/verfahrensablauf.ts` and `client/fristenrechner.ts` both manage `currentSide` + `currentAppellant` in-memory and round-trip them through the URL (`writeSideToURL` / `writeAppellantToURL`). The pattern is mature; this design mirrors it for the new state when state stays URL-bound, and lifts it into a server-persisted store when state stays per-project.
+- `APPELLANT_AXIS_PROCEEDINGS` set (verfahrensablauf.ts:52-62) gates the page-level appellant selector to appeal-flavoured proceedings only. The per-card appellant affordance MUST NOT depend on this set — any first-instance decision is a potential appeal trigger (e.g. LG-Urteil → Berufung, BPatG-Entscheidung → BGH-Rechtsbeschwerde).
+
+### Surfaces in scope
+
+- **`/tools/verfahrensablauf`** — abstract browse, no project context. Per-card choices here are ephemeral (URL-bound) — there's no project to persist into.
+- **`/tools/fristenrechner`** — concrete projection, optionally project-bound via `?project=<id>` (`currentStep1Context.kind === "project"`). When project-bound, per-card choices persist to `paliad.project_event_choices`. When unbound, URL only.
+- **`/projects/{id}` Verlauf tab (SmartTimeline)** — separate widget (per `docs/design-smart-timeline-2026-05-08.md`); does **NOT** use `renderColumnsBody`. Per-card choices are NOT in scope for the SmartTimeline in v1 — the Verfahrensablauf core is.
+
+### What is NOT premised
+
+- The deadline_rules → procedural_events rename (#93) is **not assumed shipped**. This design uses `deadline_rules`/`rule_code` vocabulary throughout and flags the rename touch-points in §6.
+- The per-card UI does NOT require new server-side priority/event_type semantics. Both `priority='optional'` and `event_type='decision'` exist on every row.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Vision + scope
+
+m's vision (verbatim 2026-05-25 15:12):
+
+> We still have no choice to say that a specific party appealed. We may need selections within the event cards on the timeline to change it? For example for a decision we could check Appeal by... or in Klageerwiderung we can chose to include a Nichtigkeitswiderklage. Or with any optional event we can select not to consider it (because someone decided not to file it).
+
+### What changes
+
+- A **caret affordance** (▾) appears on the right edge of cards that have at least one applicable choice-kind. Click → small popover with the choices. Cards without an applicable choice render unchanged.
+- A **`choices_offered` jsonb column** on `paliad.deadline_rules` declares which choice-kinds each rule offers. Three kinds in v1:
+  - `appellant` — applicable to rules with `event_type='decision'` (no static list; engine decides).
+  - `include_ccr` — applicable to the single Klageerwiderung rule per proceeding (today: `upc.inf.cfi.def`, `de.inf.lg.erwidg`).
+  - `skip` — applicable to any rule with `priority='optional'`.
+- A **new persistence table** `paliad.project_event_choices(project_id, rule_code, choice_kind, choice_value)` holds the user's choices. Per-project, audit-logged via `paliad.system_audit_log`.
+- A **projection-time merge** turns the persisted choices into `CalcOptions.Flags` and a new `PerCardAppellants map[ruleCode]string` field, then re-runs the existing projection engine. No new flag types; `with_ccr` is the same `with_ccr`.
+
+### What stays
+
+- `bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns` and `renderColumnsBody` are extended (new opts), not replaced.
+- `condition_expr` jsonb gating semantics are unchanged. Per-card `include_ccr` choice simply means "set `with_ccr` in the flag set for this projection" — same engine.
+- Page-level `side` / `appellant` selectors stay. The per-card appellant choice is an **override layer** on top of the page-level appellant (Q4 below).
+- URL-state plumbing (`?side=…`, `?appellant=…`) stays. The page-level URL params remain the only state for unbound `/tools/verfahrensablauf`.
+
+### Out of scope (v1)
+
+- Per-card choices on the SmartTimeline (project Verlauf tab). Deferred to a follow-up when SmartTimeline matures.
+- Versioning of choices over time ("the appellant changed mid-case", "the CCR was withdrawn"). Choices are last-write-wins.
+- Cross-project propagation of choices.
+- Implementing the choice flow (coder task per slice; this is design-only).
+- A "what-if scenarios" mode (saved named scenarios).
+
+---
+
+## 3. Data model
+
+### 3.1 The new table
+
+```sql
+-- migration 128_project_event_choices.up.sql
+CREATE TABLE paliad.project_event_choices (
+  id          uuid PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+  project_id  uuid NOT NULL REFERENCES paliad.projects(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+  rule_code   text NOT NULL,                       -- e.g. "RoP.029.a" or "de.inf.lg.urteil"
+  choice_kind text NOT NULL,                       -- 'appellant' | 'include_ccr' | 'skip'
+  choice_value text NOT NULL,                      -- value namespace per kind (see §3.3)
+  created_by  uuid REFERENCES paliad.users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+  created_at  timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+  updated_by  uuid REFERENCES paliad.users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+  updated_at  timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+
+  -- One choice per (project, rule_code, kind). Re-pick is an UPDATE.
+  UNIQUE (project_id, rule_code, choice_kind)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX project_event_choices_project_idx
+  ON paliad.project_event_choices (project_id);
+
+-- RLS: same `paliad.can_see_project(project_id)` predicate as paliad.deadlines.
+ALTER TABLE paliad.project_event_choices ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+CREATE POLICY project_event_choices_select ON paliad.project_event_choices
+  FOR SELECT USING (paliad.can_see_project(project_id));
+CREATE POLICY project_event_choices_mutate ON paliad.project_event_choices
+  FOR ALL USING (paliad.can_see_project(project_id))
+  WITH CHECK (paliad.can_see_project(project_id));
+```
+
+**Why this shape:**
+- Tall not wide — adding a 4th choice-kind in slice C means one more allowed `choice_kind` value, no DDL.
+- `rule_code` is the join key against `paliad.deadline_rules` (which already uses `rule_code` widely — `Calculate`, `AnchorOverrides`, the projection). Stable across rule renames provided the rename keeps the same `rule_code`.
+- UNIQUE per `(project, rule_code, kind)` makes the choice idempotent — re-picking the appellant overwrites, doesn't accumulate.
+- ON DELETE CASCADE follows the project — when a project is hard-deleted (rare; usually soft-status), the choices go with it.
+
+### 3.2 The opt-in column on `paliad.deadline_rules`
+
+```sql
+-- migration 128_project_event_choices.up.sql (same migration)
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+  ADD COLUMN choices_offered jsonb;
+
+-- Example seeded values (in the same migration's data-fix block):
+--
+--   upc.inf.cfi.def → '{"include_ccr": [true, false]}'
+--   de.inf.lg.erwidg → '{"include_ccr": [true, false]}'
+--   upc.inf.cfi.decision → '{"appellant": ["claimant", "defendant", "both", "none"]}'
+--   de.inf.lg.urteil → '{"appellant": ["claimant", "defendant", "both", "none"]}'
+--   (every event_type='decision' rule)
+--   upc.inf.cfi.ccr (priority='optional') → '{"skip": [true, false]}'
+--   (every priority='optional' rule)
+```
+
+**Alternative considered + rejected:** infer offering at projection-time from `(event_type, priority, submission_code)` heuristics. Rejected because:
+- The Klageerwiderung rule is identified only by its `submission_code` slug. Tying the engine to a hardcoded slug list inside the projection service is brittle (mig 124 + future Wave-1 fixes rename slugs); declaring `choices_offered` in data lets the audit ship them without a code change.
+- A `skip` toggle that's automatically derived from `priority='optional'` is consistent today but may diverge tomorrow (an optional rule we DON'T want skippable, or a non-optional rule we DO want skippable). The opt-in jsonb keeps the choice axis decoupled from `priority`.
+
+### 3.3 Value namespaces per kind
+
+| `choice_kind` | `choice_value` valid set | Default when no row exists |
+|---|---|---|
+| `appellant` | `"claimant"` / `"defendant"` / `"both"` / `"none"` | inherits page-level appellant (URL `?appellant=`), else `null` (treated as "not yet picked" — render appeal-deadlines greyed) |
+| `include_ccr` | `"true"` / `"false"` | `"false"` (no CCR until user opts in — matches current default flag set) |
+| `skip` | `"true"` / `"false"` | `"false"` (rule renders normally) |
+
+Values are stored as `text` not `boolean` so the same column scales to multi-valued kinds (appellant has 4 values; future kinds may have N). Coercion lives in the service layer.
+
+### 3.4 Audit trail
+
+Every INSERT / UPDATE / DELETE on `project_event_choices` writes a row to `paliad.system_audit_log` (the standard sink mig 102 introduced) with `event_type='project_event_choice.set'` and the changed `(rule_code, kind, value)` in `metadata jsonb`. Pattern mirrors `paliad.deadlines.status_changed` audit rows.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Projection flow
+
+The existing projection engine is a single Go function: `FristenrechnerService.Calculate(ctx, proceedingCode, triggerDateStr, opts CalcOptions)`. Two changes:
+
+### 4.1 Extending `CalcOptions`
+
+```go
+type CalcOptions struct {
+    // ...existing fields...
+    Flags           []string             // <-- already exists
+    AnchorOverrides map[string]string    // <-- already exists
+
+    // NEW — per-card overrides surfaced by the per-event-card choices.
+    // Keyed by deadline_rules.rule_code.
+    //
+    //   PerCardAppellant: when a decision rule's rule_code is in this map,
+    //     the appellant for downstream rules whose parent is THAT decision
+    //     is set to the value here. Overrides any global Appellant.
+    //
+    //   SkipRules: when a rule's rule_code is in this set, the rule is
+    //     suppressed AND its descendants are suppressed. Same suppression
+    //     path as a failed condition_expr gate.
+    //
+    //   IncludeCCRFor: when a rule's rule_code is in this set, the with_ccr
+    //     flag is treated as set in the flag context FROM that rule
+    //     onward (i.e. for that rule's descendants). On v1 with a single
+    //     Klageerwiderung-per-proceeding, this is equivalent to a project-
+    //     wide with_ccr — but the per-card scope leaves room for future
+    //     proceedings with multiple CCR entry points.
+    PerCardAppellant map[string]string   // rule_code → "claimant"|"defendant"|"both"|"none"
+    SkipRules        map[string]struct{} // set of rule_code
+    IncludeCCRFor    map[string]struct{} // set of rule_code
+}
+```
+
+The handler reads `project_event_choices` for the project (if project-bound) and folds them into these fields before calling `Calculate`. When called unbound (URL-only, `/tools/verfahrensablauf` without project), the maps come from URL params instead (see §5.2).
+
+### 4.2 Three engine changes
+
+1. **SkipRules suppression**: in the post-condition_expr filter pass (`Calculate` around line 333 where the gate is evaluated), additionally drop any rule whose `rule_code ∈ opts.SkipRules`. Also drop its descendants (existing `parent_id` walk already handles cascading; just add the new predicate to the keep/drop decision).
+
+2. **IncludeCCRFor scope**: rather than threading a per-rule flag context (expensive change to engine), implement v1 as: **if any rule_code in IncludeCCRFor exists at all, append `"with_ccr"` to `opts.Flags`** before the gate-evaluation pass. This is correct for the v1 surface (Klageerwiderung is the only CCR-entry-point per proceeding) but loses the per-card scoping for multi-CCR cases. The full per-rule scope is **Slice B** (§7).
+
+3. **PerCardAppellant routing**: when `bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns` collapses `party=both` rows in the appellant's column, today it consults the global `opts.appellant`. Extend to consult `PerCardAppellant[ruleCode]` first — if present, that drives the collapse for descendants of that decision. Out-of-band: this changes the projection contract subtly. We surface this as **server-computed metadata** on the response (`CalculatedDeadline.AppellantContext`) so the frontend bucketer doesn't need to know about parent-chain walks — the server already does the walk.
+
+### 4.3 Wire shape
+
+The `CalculatedDeadline` Go struct + TS mirror grow one optional field:
+
+```go
+type CalculatedDeadline struct {
+    // ...existing fields...
+    AppellantContext string `json:"appellantContext,omitempty"`
+    // "claimant" | "defendant" | "both" | "none" | "" (default).
+    // Filled by the projection from the user's per-decision choice.
+    // Frontend bucketer prefers this over the page-level appellant.
+}
+```
+
+This keeps the bucketer logic local — no second pass needed.
+
+---
+
+## 5. UI / i18n
+
+### 5.1 Caret + popover affordance
+
+Each rendered card gets, when `choices_offered IS NOT NULL`, a `▾` caret on the right edge of the title line. Click → popover anchored to the caret. Popover renders one block per choice-kind the rule offers (typically one, occasionally two if a rule has both `appellant` and `skip` — none today; design holds for the future).
+
+DOM-wise: `frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.ts` `deadlineCardHtml` grows a `choicesCaret` segment, and a sibling module `client/views/event-card-choices.ts` (new) owns the popover open/close + commit handler. The popover commits via `POST /api/projects/{id}/event-choices` with body `{rule_code, kind, value}`; the response is the updated choice row.
+
+**Why a popover and not inline checkboxes:**
+- Inline would put a checkbox on every decision card + every optional card. ~6 decision cards + ~6 optional cards on a typical UPC.INF.CFI projection is ~12 always-on widgets per timeline. Visual noise + scan cost.
+- Popover defaults to hidden; the caret is a low-noise affordance. The selected choice surfaces as a small chip on the card title line ("Berufung: Beklagter") so the choice is glanceable without re-opening.
+- Mobile + touch: the caret is a 24×24 tap target; the popover is keyboard-dismissable.
+
+**Why not card-hover-reveal:** discoverability + touch failure (no hover on iOS).
+
+### 5.2 URL fallback (no project context)
+
+When `/tools/verfahrensablauf` is opened without a project (the abstract-browse case), per-card choices have no persistence layer. The popover still works, but commits update an **in-memory + URL** state instead:
+
+```
+?event_choices=RoP.029.a:appellant=defendant,upc.inf.cfi.ccr:skip=true
+```
+
+Compact CSV in one URL param. Read at page load, applied to `CalcOptions` via the same `PerCardAppellant` / `SkipRules` / `IncludeCCRFor` route. Shareable, ephemeral. Matches the existing `?side=` + `?appellant=` URL idiom.
+
+### 5.3 Chip indicators
+
+A card with a non-default choice gets a small chip next to the title:
+- Appellant chosen: `Berufung: Beklagter` / `Appeal: Defendant`
+- Include CCR: `mit Nichtigkeitswiderklage` / `with CCR`
+- Skipped: card itself fades to 50% opacity, body adds class `timeline-item--skipped`, chip reads `übersprungen` / `skipped` with an undo arrow.
+
+### 5.4 i18n keys (new)
+
+```
+choices.caret.title              "Optionen für dieses Ereignis"             "Options for this event"
+choices.appellant.title          "Berufung durch ..."                       "Appealed by ..."
+choices.appellant.claimant       "Klägerseite"                              "Claimant side"
+choices.appellant.defendant      "Beklagtenseite"                           "Defendant side"
+choices.appellant.both           "beide Parteien"                           "both parties"
+choices.appellant.none           "keine Berufung"                           "no appeal"
+choices.include_ccr.title        "Nichtigkeitswiderklage einbeziehen"       "Include nullity counterclaim"
+choices.skip.title               "Für diese Akte überspringen"              "Skip for this case"
+choices.skipped.chip             "übersprungen"                             "skipped"
+choices.reset                    "Auswahl zurücksetzen"                     "Reset choice"
+```
+
+### 5.5 What's removed
+
+The page-level appellant selector (URL `?appellant=`) stays for **non-decision proceedings** (the Appeal-CoA case where the appellant axis is the whole-timeline framing, not a per-decision choice). But for first-instance proceedings (UPC.INF, DE.INF.LG, etc.), the appellant axis migrates from page-level to per-decision card. The page-level selector hides when the proceeding has decision rules with `choices_offered.appellant` declared — which is the cleaner UX (one knob, in the right place).
+
+---
+
+## 6. Services + handlers (new surface)
+
+### 6.1 Go service
+
+```go
+// internal/services/event_choice_service.go (new)
+type EventChoiceService struct {
+    db *sqlx.DB
+}
+
+func (s *EventChoiceService) ListForProject(ctx context.Context, projectID uuid.UUID) ([]ProjectEventChoice, error)
+func (s *EventChoiceService) Upsert(ctx context.Context, c ProjectEventChoice) error
+func (s *EventChoiceService) Delete(ctx context.Context, projectID uuid.UUID, ruleCode, kind string) error
+
+// Used by ProjectionService to fold choices into CalcOptions.
+func (s *EventChoiceService) ToCalcOptions(choices []ProjectEventChoice) CalcOptionsAddendum
+```
+
+The `CalcOptionsAddendum` type wraps the three new map/set fields so the merge into the parent `CalcOptions` is one call from the projection handler.
+
+### 6.2 HTTP routes
+
+```
+GET    /api/projects/{id}/event-choices              → []ProjectEventChoice
+PUT    /api/projects/{id}/event-choices              → upsert one (body: {rule_code, kind, value})
+DELETE /api/projects/{id}/event-choices/{rule_code}/{kind} → remove
+```
+
+All gated by `gateOnboarded` + visibilityPredicate (project-team membership).
+
+### 6.3 Projection handler
+
+The existing `POST /api/tools/fristenrechner` handler accepts `flags`, `anchorOverrides`, `priorityDate`, `courtId`. Extend the request shape:
+
+```json
+{
+  "proceedingType": "upc.inf.cfi",
+  "triggerDate": "2026-01-15",
+  "flags": ["with_ccr"],
+  "perCardChoices": [
+    {"rule_code": "RoP.029.a", "kind": "appellant", "value": "defendant"},
+    {"rule_code": "upc.inf.cfi.ccr", "kind": "skip", "value": "true"}
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+Or, when project-bound:
+
+```json
+{
+  "proceedingType": "upc.inf.cfi",
+  "triggerDate": "2026-01-15",
+  "projectId": "abc-123"
+  // server pulls perCardChoices from paliad.project_event_choices
+}
+```
+
+The handler merges either source into `CalcOptions` and runs `Calculate`.
+
+### 6.4 Touch points — files coder will edit
+
+- **DB**: new migration `128_project_event_choices.up.sql` + `.down.sql`. Add `choices_offered` column + seed data.
+- **Go**: `internal/services/event_choice_service.go` (new), `internal/services/fristenrechner.go` (extend `CalcOptions`, projection logic), `internal/handlers/event_choices.go` (new HTTP routes), `internal/handlers/fristenrechner.go` (request shape extension).
+- **Models**: `internal/models/models.go` — `ProjectEventChoice` struct, `CalculatedDeadline.AppellantContext` field.
+- **Frontend**: `frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.ts` (caret + chip in deadlineCardHtml), `frontend/src/client/views/event-card-choices.ts` (new popover module), `frontend/src/client/verfahrensablauf.ts` + `frontend/src/client/fristenrechner.ts` (URL-state plumbing for the unbound case; load project choices for the bound case).
+- **i18n**: `frontend/src/client/i18n.ts` + `frontend/src/i18n-keys.ts` — new keys per §5.4.
+- **Tests**: `internal/services/event_choice_service_test.go` (new), `internal/services/fristenrechner_test.go` (extend with PerCardAppellant + SkipRules cases), `frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.test.ts` (extend bucketing with `perCardAppellant` opt).
+
+### 6.5 Coordination with #93 procedural-events rename
+
+When #93 lands (and the rename ships), this design's `rule_code` references become `procedural_event.code` — same string namespace, cleaner name. Join points:
+- `project_event_choices.rule_code` → `project_event_choices.procedural_event_code` (or stays as a generic string column if #93 keeps `rule_code` as the join key).
+- `deadline_rules.choices_offered` → `procedural_events.choices_offered`.
+
+If #93 ships first, this design's migration applies to `procedural_events` instead. The data shape (jsonb + new join table) is unaffected. If THIS ships first, #93 absorbs the column in its rename.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Slice plan
+
+### Slice A — Appellant per decision + Skip optional event
+
+Two choice-kinds, narrow + bounded, do not change the gate-evaluation engine.
+
+- **DB**: migration 128 adds `project_event_choices` + `choices_offered`. Seed `choices_offered` on all `event_type='decision'` rules and all `priority='optional'` rules.
+- **Service**: `EventChoiceService` CRUD; `CalcOptions.PerCardAppellant` + `CalcOptions.SkipRules`; `Calculate` extension to honour SkipRules suppression + AppellantContext metadata.
+- **HTTP**: 3 new routes (GET / PUT / DELETE on project_event_choices); fristenrechner request extension.
+- **Frontend**: caret + popover on decision cards + optional cards; chip indicators; URL-state for the unbound case; load-on-mount for the bound case.
+- **Tests**: bucketing with PerCardAppellant; service CRUD; gate-suppression with SkipRules.
+
+Ship this slice first. It validates the popover affordance + the persistence layer end-to-end without touching the flag-evaluation engine.
+
+### Slice B — Include Nichtigkeitswiderklage on Klageerwiderung
+
+Wires `IncludeCCRFor` through the flag-evaluation engine. v1 simplification (§4.2 #2) makes this **almost** a no-op for the engine — but the per-card scope semantics need a separate inventor pass to nail down whether the simplification holds for de.inf.lg's CCR analogue (Widerklage auf Nichtigkeit) and for any future proceedings with multiple CCR entry points.
+
+- **DB**: add `include_ccr` to allowed `choice_kind` values + seed `choices_offered = '{"include_ccr": [true, false]}'` on the Klageerwiderung rows (`upc.inf.cfi.def`, `de.inf.lg.erwidg`).
+- **Service**: `CalcOptions.IncludeCCRFor`; the "if non-empty, append with_ccr to Flags" simplification.
+- **Frontend**: the include_ccr popover block (already designed; just enabling the row).
+- **Cross-flow audit**: confirm that the existing 7 upc.inf.cfi cross-flow rules + de.inf.lg analogues fire correctly when with_ccr is set via the per-card path vs. the existing page-level flag checkbox. Existing checkbox stays in v1; deprecation is a Slice C decision.
+
+### Bundling note (per m's Q4 decision 2026-05-25)
+
+A + B ship together. The slice headings above remain as a logical breakdown for the coder to follow when sequencing commits inside the single shift; they are not separate PRs. See §11 Q4 for rationale.
+
+### Slice C — Future choice-kinds
+
+Open-ended; not designed here. Examples surfaced by the t-paliad-067 audit:
+- "Bilateral hearing requested" toggle on hearing rules.
+- "Cost orders requested" toggle on cost-related rules.
+- "Stay applied" toggle on procedural events.
+
+Each new kind = one new allowed `choice_kind` value + one seed row + one popover block. Schema-stable.
+
+---
+
+## 8. Risk assessment
+
+- **Migration risk**: new table + new column, both additive. Down-migration drops table + column + reverts seed. No data loss path. Low risk.
+- **Projection correctness**: PerCardAppellant changes the bucket routing for "both" rows in chains downstream of a decision card. The unit-tested `bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns` carries the existing appellant semantics; extending it without breaking the existing test suite means new tests, not changes to existing ones. Coder MUST add the new tests before changing the bucketer.
+- **Flag-context vs per-rule-flag aliasing**: §4.2 #2 (Slice B) trades per-card precision for engine simplicity. Acceptable in v1 (Klageerwiderung is the only entry point per proceeding) but a known limitation. Document it in `internal/services/fristenrechner.go` doc comment so the next Wave-2 inventor doesn't think it's bug-free.
+- **Page-level vs per-card appellant interaction**: when both are set, per-card wins for descendants of the decision the per-card was set on; page-level still drives descendants of decisions without a per-card pick. Could confuse a user. Mitigation: the page-level appellant selector hides for first-instance proceedings (per §5.5). For appeal proceedings, the selector stays — but those proceedings have a single root decision so the conflict surface is small.
+- **Cross-proceeding consistency** (where #93's rename lives) — coordinate with the inventor on #93 if both ship in parallel.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Out of scope (recap)
+
+- SmartTimeline (project Verlauf tab) per-card choices.
+- Versioning / time-machine of choices.
+- Cross-project propagation.
+- Coder implementation (separate task per slice).
+- A "saved scenarios" feature.
+- Removal of the page-level `?appellant=` URL param for appeal proceedings.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Open questions for m
+
+The following 4 questions need m's pick. Inventor recommendations marked **(R)**. After m answers via AskUserQuestion, the picks land in §11 below as the historical record.
+
+### Q1 — State location
+
+Where do per-card choices live?
+
+- **(R) A. `paliad.project_event_choices` persisted (with URL override for what-if).** Per-case choices are real, not exploratory. Persist by default; what-if exploration handled later as a URL-override layer.
+- B. URL query state only. Ephemeral, shareable, no persistence.
+- C. Both from day one. Persisted default + URL-overridable for what-if scenarios.
+
+### Q2 — Affordance
+
+How do the choices surface on a card?
+
+- **(R) A. Caret (▾) + popover on click.** Off-by-default visual, on-tap reveal. Selected choice surfaces as a chip on the card title.
+- B. Inline checkbox/radio on every relevant card. Higher discoverability, more visual noise.
+- C. Card-hover reveals the choices. Discoverability + touch issues.
+
+### Q3 — Page-level appellant interaction
+
+When a per-card appellant is set on a decision, what happens to the page-level `?appellant=` selector?
+
+- **(R) A. Per-card overrides page-level for descendants of THAT decision.** Decisions without a per-card pick still use page-level. Most expressive.
+- B. Per-card inherits page-level unless explicitly set. Less surprising default but loses the per-decision expressiveness.
+
+### Q4 — Slice order
+
+Which slice ships first?
+
+- **(R) A. Slice A first (appellant per decision + skip optional).** Bounded, validates the popover + persistence layer without touching the flag-evaluation engine. Slice B (include-CCR) follows.
+- B. Slice B first. Higher-impact user feature but requires the engine change.
+- C. Bundle A + B in one coder shift. Slower to ship, lower per-coder load, but one less round trip.
+
+---
+
+## 11. m's decisions (2026-05-25)
+
+- **Q1 (State location):** Persisted table — `paliad.project_event_choices` per §3.1. Matches inventor (R).
+- **Q2 (Affordance):** Caret + popover with chip indicator on chosen cards per §5.1, §5.3. Matches inventor (R).
+- **Q3 (Appellant layer):** Per-card overrides page-level for descendants of that decision. Page-level still drives decisions without a per-card pick. Matches inventor (R). Implementation: `CalculatedDeadline.AppellantContext` (§4.3) carries the per-decision pick down the parent chain so the bucketer reads one field.
+- **Q4 (Slice order):** **Bundle Slice A + Slice B in one coder shift** (m picked over inventor (R) of "A first"). Reasoning: keeps the popover, persistence layer, AND the engine extension for `IncludeCCRFor` in one cohesive PR — coder + reviewer hold the full mental model once; one user-visible release; no half-shipped state where the caret exists on Klageerwiderung cards but the include-CCR pick doesn't yet wire through. Trade-off: larger PR. Mitigation: coder still organises commits per slice internally (separate test files, separate handler additions) so review can read them sequentially. See §7 slice plan — both slices implemented; ship as one.
+
+### Coder-shift implications of Q4 bundling
+
+- Migration 128 carries ALL three choice-kinds (`appellant`, `skip`, `include_ccr`) in the seed of `choices_offered`, plus the Klageerwiderung rows seeded with `{"include_ccr": [true, false]}`.
+- `CalcOptions` gains all three new fields (`PerCardAppellant`, `SkipRules`, `IncludeCCRFor`) in the same Go change.
+- The `IncludeCCRFor` v1 simplification (§4.2 #2 — "any non-empty set means append `with_ccr` to Flags") documents the per-card-scope limitation up front. Multi-CCR proceedings are a future expansion, not a v1 ship blocker.
+- Frontend popover renders all three blocks the rule offers in one render path; coder cannot half-ship by leaving include_ccr's popover branch as a TODO.
+- Tests cover the full matrix on the same branch.
+
+---
+
+## 12. Hard rules for the coder shift
+
+- Migration is 128, not anything else. Verify against `paliad.paliad_schema_migrations` MAX before authoring.
+- Tests added BEFORE projection-engine changes in fristenrechner.go (bucketer, gate, AppellantContext).
+- `go build ./... && go test ./internal/... && cd frontend && bun run build` clean.
+- No regression on `?side=` + `?appellant=` URL state.
+- DE primary, EN secondary for all new i18n keys.
+- Branch per slice: `mai/<coder>/event-card-choices-slice-a` etc.
+
+---
+
+## 13. Reporting
+
+When ready, the coder reports completion with the URL of the test project that exercises the feature, a screenshot of the popover, and the deadline-rules SQL UPDATE counts for the seeded `choices_offered` rows. Standard slice-completion shape.

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+# Design: /inbox overhaul — project-events feed + filtering + list/cards/calendar toggles
+
+**Task:** t-paliad-249
+**Gitea:** m/paliad#80
+**Author:** icarus (inventor)
+**Date:** 2026-05-25
+**Status:** LOCKED — head confirmed Q1=A with two refinements (2026-05-25), see §12.
+**Branch:** `mai/icarus/inventor-inbox-overhaul`
+
+---
+
+## 0. TL;DR
+
+`/inbox` today is approval-requests only. m wants it to become the actual
+"what's new on my projects" surface — approval requests **plus** recent
+project_events on visible projects — with the same view-toggle paradigm
+as `/events` (list / cards / calendar) and a meaningful filter row.
+
+The good news: the substrate already exists.
+
+- `view_service.RunSpec` unions four sources (deadline, appointment,
+  **project_event**, **approval_request**) into one ranked `[]ViewRow`.
+- `FilterSpec` has predicates for every axis we need
+  (`ProjectEventPredicates.EventTypes`, `ApprovalRequestPredicates`).
+- `filter-bar` knows the axes we need: `time`, `project`,
+  `approval_viewer_role`, `approval_status`, `approval_entity_type`,
+  `project_event_kind`, plus `shape` / `sort` / `density`.
+- Shape renderers exist: `shape-list` (table + compact + approval), `shape-cards`
+  (day-grouped), `shape-calendar` (thin adapter on `mountCalendar`).
+
+So the work is **mostly re-mix**:
+
+1. Extend `InboxSystemView` from `Sources=[ApprovalRequest]` to
+   `Sources=[ApprovalRequest, ProjectEvent]`, default
+   `Time.Horizon=Past30d`, and add a curated `project_event.event_types`
+   default that filters out noise (approvals duplicate-suppression,
+   checklist mutations, status churn).
+2. Extend `shape-list.ts` so `row_action="approve"` no longer assumes
+   every row is an approval — rename it `"inbox"`, dispatch per
+   `row.kind` (approval → existing approve-card layout; project_event →
+   navigate-style stream row).
+3. Wire the existing view-axis selector (the chip cluster on `/events`)
+   onto `/inbox`'s host, persisting selection via the filter-bar URL
+   codec (axis `shape` already in `AxisKey`).
+4. Add a high-watermark read cursor (`paliad.users.inbox_seen_at`) +
+   `POST /api/inbox/mark-all-seen` + extend `/api/inbox/count` to count
+   unseen project_events too. Adds one new axis `unread_only` to the bar.
+
+That's Slice A. Slice B layers cards + calendar toggles cleanly. Slice C
+is per-item dismissal — keep out of v1 unless the cursor proves not
+enough (m's pick Q3 is the cursor).
+
+No new aggregation service, no new endpoint family — the inbox runs on
+`/api/views/inbox/run` like every other system view does today.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Current `/inbox` state
+
+**Routes (`internal/handlers/approvals.go`):**
+
+| Path                                  | Behaviour                                                    |
+|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `GET /inbox`                          | Serves `dist/inbox.html`, a thin shell. No SSR data.         |
+| `GET /api/inbox/pending-mine`         | Approval requests I can approve.                              |
+| `GET /api/inbox/mine`                 | Approval requests I submitted (all statuses by default).      |
+| `GET /api/inbox/count`                | `{count: N}` for the sidebar bell badge — `PendingCountForUser`. |
+| `GET /api/approval-requests/{id}`     | Hydrate one request (used by suggest-changes modal).          |
+| `POST /api/approval-requests/{id}/{action}` | `approve` / `reject` / `revoke` / `suggest-changes`.    |
+
+**Data path:** `frontend/src/client/inbox.ts` mounts the universal
+`FilterBar` over the inbox `SystemView` (slug `"inbox"`, sources
+`[approval_request]`, viewer_role `any_visible`, status `[pending]`).
+The bar fetches `/api/views/system`, hands the spec to itself, calls
+`/api/views/inbox/run?…`, and stamps rows via `shape-list.ts`'s
+`renderApprovalList(rows)` path (gated by `row_action="approve"`).
+
+**Action wiring:** `wireApprovalActions(host)` listens on
+`.views-approval-action` clicks; on success it triggers
+`bar.refresh()` and `refreshInboxBadge()` (which pokes
+`/api/inbox/count`).
+
+**Empty state + admin nudge:** when the result list is empty AND the
+caller is `global_admin` AND no `approval_policies` row exists firm-wide,
+the page shows a "configure policies" CTA. Otherwise the localized
+"no items" empty-state text.
+
+**Sidebar bell:** `Sidebar.tsx:143` `navItem("/inbox", BELL_ICON, …)`
+plus `client/sidebar.ts:320–345`'s `initInboxBadge` which polls
+`/api/inbox/count` every 60s. Badge clamps to `"9+"`.
+
+### What aggregates cleanly
+
+The whole approval flow already plugs into `RunSpec`'s union pipeline.
+That's the win — extending sources from `[ApprovalRequest]` to
+`[ApprovalRequest, ProjectEvent]` is a `[]DataSource` literal edit in
+`InboxSystemView()` and the engine fans out per source, sorts, returns
+one `[]ViewRow`. The hard work (`runProjectEvents` + the
+visibility predicate + project metadata join) is already in
+`view_service.go:344–430`.
+
+### What doesn't aggregate (yet)
+
+- **Read state.** There is no `inbox_seen_at` on `paliad.users` (verified
+  via information_schema). The bell badge counts pending **approval
+  requests for the caller** only — it has no notion of "new project
+  events since last visit". We have to add it.
+- **Mixed `row_action`.** `shape-list.ts`'s `renderApprovalList` assumes
+  every row is an approval and unconditionally parses
+  `row.detail` as an `ApprovalDetail`. Project_event rows in the same
+  list would crash the parse. We need to branch per `row.kind` inside
+  the inbox row stamper.
+- **`/inbox` shape toggle.** `client/inbox.ts` hardcodes `shape-list`;
+  the `shape` axis is wired into `filter-bar/axes.ts` but `/inbox`'s
+  `INBOX_AXES` deliberately omits it (because today the only meaningful
+  shape was list). Adding it onto INBOX_AXES + a small dispatcher in
+  `onResult` gives us cards + calendar for free.
+
+Everything else (sidebar entry, /api/views machinery, FilterBar URL
+codec, RowAction validation) carries through unchanged.
+
+---
+
+## 2. Event-type catalogue for inbox v1 (Q1)
+
+This is the only design pick that requires a head/m signal. **Open
+question Q1 in §9 — defaulting to (A) until head answers.**
+
+### (R) Recommendation (A): curated subset
+
+Sources: `[approval_request, project_event]`.
+
+**Approval requests:** all rows whose `viewer_role=any_visible` AND
+status ∈ {pending} by default; the existing chip cluster
+(approver_eligible / self_requested / any_visible) stays. Decided
+requests are filtered by the chip, not hidden by source-removal — so a
+user who wants to see "what got approved this week" toggles the status
+chip rather than the source.
+
+**Project events:** filter by `event_type ∈ InboxProjectEventKinds`
+where InboxProjectEventKinds is a new sub-list of KnownProjectEventKinds:
+
+| event_type              | In inbox v1? | Reason                                                              |
+|-------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `project_created`       | no           | The author already saw the page; not news to the team yet (the team grows post-creation). |
+| `project_archived`      | **yes**      | High-signal lifecycle event ("Akte XY wurde archiviert").           |
+| `project_reparented`    | **yes**      | Hierarchy moves matter to everyone with access.                     |
+| `project_type_changed`  | **yes**      | Same reason.                                                        |
+| `status_changed`        | no           | Currently too granular; surface in Verlauf, revisit if m disagrees. |
+| `deadline_created`      | **yes**      | New deadline on a project I can see — exactly the kind of event m named ("we should also display new events"). |
+| `deadline_completed`    | **yes**      | Likewise.                                                           |
+| `deadline_reopened`     | **yes**      | Likewise.                                                           |
+| `deadline_updated`      | **yes**      | Currently in DB (11 rows live) but not in KnownProjectEventKinds — add it. |
+| `deadline_deleted`      | **yes**      | Likewise — add to KnownProjectEventKinds.                           |
+| `deadlines_imported`    | **yes**      | Bulk-import event surfaces what got added.                          |
+| `appointment_created`   | **yes**      |                                                                     |
+| `appointment_updated`   | **yes**      |                                                                     |
+| `appointment_deleted`   | **yes**      |                                                                     |
+| `note_created`          | **yes**      | A note is "someone said something about this project". High-signal; add to KnownProjectEventKinds. |
+| `our_side_changed`      | **yes**      | Party-side flip; high-signal, add to KnownProjectEventKinds.        |
+| `member_role_changed`   | no           | Admin churn; would dominate active users' inbox. Revisit slice B. |
+| `*_approval_requested`  | **no — de-duped** | The approval_request row itself carries the signal; the audit event is the same fact in a different table. Filtering it out avoids duplicate inbox entries. |
+| `*_approval_approved/rejected/revoked` | **no — de-duped** | Same reason. The approval_request row's status flip is what the user sees. |
+| `*_approval_changes_suggested` | **no — de-duped** | Same. |
+| `approval_decided`      | no           | This is the umbrella audit-only kind; superseded by the approval_request row. |
+| `checklist_*`           | no           | Low signal; checklists are surfaced on the project's checklist page. |
+
+The de-dup pattern means: if a row exists in `approval_requests` for an
+entity, the corresponding `*_approval_*` project_event is **not** shown
+in the inbox — we trust the approval_request row.
+
+### Alternative (B): everything in KnownProjectEventKinds + approvals
+
+Simpler — no curated sub-list, no de-dup. Two drawbacks:
+
+1. `*_approval_*` duplicates would render twice per request.
+2. `status_changed` and `member_role_changed` are admin churn; in firm
+   tests both would dominate.
+
+If head picks B, we need at minimum the `*_approval_*` de-dup; otherwise
+the inbox renders the same fact twice.
+
+### Alternative (C): minimal — approvals + appointment_* + deadline_*
+
+Tightest set. Drops notes + our_side_changed + project_*. Risk: m's
+brief literally says "new events that relate to one's projects" — notes
+and side changes ARE such events. C feels too narrow.
+
+---
+
+## 3. Read/unread model (Q3 → R: high-watermark cursor)
+
+### (R) Decision: per-user high-watermark `inbox_seen_at`
+
+**Schema:**
+
+```sql
+ALTER TABLE paliad.users
+    ADD COLUMN inbox_seen_at timestamptz NULL;
+```
+
+NULL means "never visited" → everything counts as unread. The high-water
+cursor advances exactly when the user POSTs to
+`/api/inbox/mark-all-seen` (UI affordance: a button in the inbox header
++ implicit advance on page-mount, see Slice A wiring below).
+
+### Why cursor, not per-item
+
+m's recommendation: cursor. Mine matches: single column, no fan-out
+table, covers the common case ("I checked my inbox, mark everything
+read"). Per-item dismiss is Slice C — opt-in only if the cursor proves
+inadequate. The risk we're guarding against: a single high-value pending
+approval that's a week old gets buried by 80 fresh deadline_updated
+events; the user clears the badge and may now never look at the
+approval. Mitigation: **approval_requests with status=pending never
+fall behind the cursor** — they count toward the badge regardless of
+seen_at. This is a tiny conditional in the count query (Slice A).
+
+### Cursor advance behaviour
+
+- **Explicit:** "Alles als gelesen markieren" button in the inbox
+  header. POSTs `/api/inbox/mark-all-seen`; server sets
+  `inbox_seen_at = now()`.
+- **Implicit:** when the page mounts AND the bar surfaces at least one
+  row that's newer than the current cursor, the *new* cursor is
+  remembered locally as the timestamp of the **newest visible row**.
+  We do **not** auto-advance the server cursor on mount — too easy to
+  lose items behind a stray pageview. The "neu" highlight on rows
+  newer than the saved cursor is the silent UX. Explicit click is the
+  one and only path to clearing the badge.
+
+### `unread_only` axis
+
+New filter-bar axis (Slice A):
+
+```ts
+// types.ts
+unread_only?: boolean;
+```
+
+When `true`, the bar overlays a FilterSpec predicate:
+`row.event_date > inbox_seen_at` (substrate-side filter; for project_events
+that's `pe.created_at > $cursor`, for approval_requests that's
+`requested_at > $cursor` OR `status='pending'` per the carve-out above).
+
+Default: **unread_only=true** for first paint (per Slice A — landing on
+the inbox shows you what's new). The "Alle" chip flips it off so the
+user can see history.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Filter contract
+
+The bar surfaces these axes on `/inbox` (`INBOX_AXES` constant in
+`client/inbox.ts`):
+
+| Axis                     | Why on /inbox                                                        | New? |
+|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
+| `time`                   | "Last 30 days" (default) with chip cluster + "Älter anzeigen" .       | already |
+| `project`                | Single-select autocomplete from visible projects.                    | already |
+| `approval_viewer_role`   | "Zur Genehmigung" / "Eigene Anfragen" / "Alle sichtbaren".            | already |
+| `approval_status`        | pending / approved / rejected / revoked / changes_requested.         | already |
+| `approval_entity_type`   | Frist / Termin (chip pair).                                          | already |
+| `project_event_kind`     | Chip cluster over InboxProjectEventKinds.                            | already |
+| **`unread_only`**        | Boolean toggle ("Nur ungelesen" / "Alle"); defaults to ungelesen.    | **Slice A new axis** |
+| `shape`                  | list / cards / calendar.                                             | already in `AxisKey`, not yet on `/inbox` |
+| `sort`                   | Newest first (default) / oldest first.                               | already |
+| `density`                | comfortable / compact.                                               | already |
+
+**Default landing state** for a brand-new pageview:
+`?time=past_30d&unread_only=true&a_status=pending&shape=list&sort=date_desc`.
+
+Bookmarks from older clients (e.g. the legacy `?tab=pending-mine`)
+still work because `client/inbox.ts:46–58` already applies the legacy
+tab → `a_role` redirect at hydration.
+
+### Source-removal not exposed as an axis
+
+Users do **not** see a "show approvals only / show events only" chip.
+The signal we want is "what's new across my projects"; splitting the
+two via the filter row is busywork. If they want approvals-only they
+chip-pick `project_event_kind` empty + status=any (or future axis pick
+`source=approval_request`). If feedback shows otherwise after Slice A
+ships, we add the axis in Slice B trivially (`Sources` is a
+spec.Sources literal flip).
+
+---
+
+## 5. View toggle implementation plan (Q5 → R: list / cards / calendar)
+
+The pattern `/events` uses today (see `frontend/src/events.tsx:107–141`
+for the `<div className="events-view-selector">` block and
+`client/events.ts:617–650` for the `applyView` function):
+
+- One chip cluster `data-event-view="cards|list|calendar"`.
+- Active class toggle.
+- Per-shape `display: none` on the table-wrap / cards-wrap / cal-wrap
+  hosts.
+- For calendar, `mountCalendar()` constructs a month/week/day grid
+  into a dedicated `events-calendar-wrap` host; the handle is destroyed
+  on shape-leave so its URL state doesn't leak into the other shapes.
+
+### Mapping onto /inbox
+
+The cleanest path: **use `filter-bar`'s built-in `shape` axis instead of
+a per-page selector.** The axis already round-trips into the URL via
+`url-codec.ts` and serialises into `RenderSpec.Shape`. `client/inbox.ts`
+just needs:
+
+1. Add `"shape"` to `INBOX_AXES`.
+2. Dispatch in the `onResult` callback by `effective.render.shape`:
+
+   ```ts
+   onResult: (result, effective) => {
+     switch (effective.render.shape) {
+       case "cards":    return paintCards(result.rows, effective.render, ...);
+       case "calendar": return paintCalendar(result.rows, ...);
+       case "list":
+       default:         return paintList(result.rows, effective.render, ...);
+     }
+   }
+   ```
+
+3. The renderers exist already: `renderCardsShape` in
+   `views/shape-cards.ts`, `renderCalendarShape` in
+   `views/shape-calendar.ts`, `renderListShape` in `views/shape-list.ts`.
+   The only piece of new code is the per-shape host-clearing on switch
+   (so we don't leak a stale shape's DOM into the new host).
+
+### Calendar shape — items without dates
+
+Calendar can only render rows with a calendar-mappable date. Today:
+
+- **approval_request:** `requested_at` (timestamp). Maps fine, but
+  shows up as a single point — rendering an approval-request on a month
+  grid is semantically "you got asked on this day". OK for v1.
+- **project_event:** `created_at`. Same shape.
+- **deadline:** `due_date`. Already supported.
+- **appointment:** `start_at`. Already supported.
+
+So every row in the inbox v1 has a calendar position. No
+need to filter rows on calendar-mount. **One caveat:** the calendar
+shape currently doesn't render action affordances (approve/reject) — it
+opens a detail dialog on click. Slice B accepts that: clicking an
+approval row on the calendar opens the inbox-list-style detail in a
+modal (re-using the existing per-row /api/approval-requests/{id}
+fetch). Out of scope for Slice A.
+
+### Cards shape — day-grouped chronological cards
+
+`shape-cards.ts` groups by day and renders one card per row, with
+title + meta + actor. The approval-card layout there is the standard
+card (no approve buttons — same caveat as calendar). For Slice B, we
+extend `shape-cards.ts` to detect `row.kind === "approval_request"
+&& row.detail.status === "pending"` and stamp the approve/reject button
+strip inline. The DOM template is the same as
+`shape-list.ts:renderApprovalRow`, so most of the work is hoisting that
+template into a shared util.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Backend aggregation service (Q6 → R: reuse RunSpec)
+
+**Decision: do not build a new aggregation service.** The
+substrate-level work is exactly two edits:
+
+### 6.1 InboxSystemView (system_views.go:103–144)
+
+```go
+func InboxSystemView() SystemView {
+  return SystemView{
+    Slug: "inbox",
+    Name: "Inbox",
+    Filter: FilterSpec{
+      Version: SpecVersion,
+      Sources: []DataSource{
+        SourceApprovalRequest,
+        SourceProjectEvent,
+      },
+      Scope: ScopeSpec{Projects: ScopeProjects{Mode: ScopeAllVisible}},
+      Time:  TimeSpec{Horizon: HorizonPast30d, Field: FieldAuto},
+      Predicates: map[DataSource]Predicates{
+        SourceApprovalRequest: {ApprovalRequest: &ApprovalRequestPredicates{
+          ViewerRole: "any_visible",
+          Status:     []string{"pending"}, // default; bar can override
+        }},
+        SourceProjectEvent: {ProjectEvent: &ProjectEventPredicates{
+          EventTypes: InboxProjectEventKinds, // curated subset
+        }},
+      },
+    },
+    Render: RenderSpec{
+      Shape: ShapeList,
+      List: &ListConfig{
+        Density:   DensityComfortable,
+        Sort:      SortDateDesc, // newest first — different from today's date_asc
+        RowAction: RowActionInbox, // new — see §6.3
+      },
+    },
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Curated sub-list lives in `filter_spec.go` next to KnownProjectEventKinds:
+
+```go
+var InboxProjectEventKinds = []string{
+  "project_archived", "project_reparented", "project_type_changed",
+  "deadline_created", "deadline_completed", "deadline_reopened",
+  "deadline_updated", "deadline_deleted", "deadlines_imported",
+  "appointment_created", "appointment_updated", "appointment_deleted",
+  "note_created", "our_side_changed",
+}
+```
+
+(With Q1 pick A locked. If head picks B, drop the InboxProjectEventKinds
+list and remove the `EventTypes` predicate. If head picks C, narrow the
+list to deadline_* + appointment_* only.)
+
+KnownProjectEventKinds in `filter_spec.go:186` needs **additions** so
+`note_created`, `our_side_changed`, `deadline_updated`, `deadline_deleted`,
+`deadlines_imported` are valid filter values — without this the
+validator rejects the InboxSystemView spec. Migrate this list at the
+same time. (`event_categories` and similar grouping infra are already
+covered by `event_category_service.go` and won't move.)
+
+### 6.2 Approval-duplicate suppression
+
+In `view_service.runProjectEvents` (or in a tiny new predicate helper),
+skip `event_type LIKE '%_approval_%'` when source-set includes
+ApprovalRequest. This avoids the double-count described in Q1 §2.
+
+Implementation: extend `allowedProjectEventKinds` (view_service.go:649) to
+auto-drop the `*_approval_*` strings when the same RunSpec already
+fans out the approval_request source. One conditional, six lines.
+
+### 6.3 Mixed-row row_action
+
+`shape-list.ts` today: `row_action="approve"` → calls
+`renderApprovalList(rows)` which assumes every row is an approval.
+Need a new value:
+
+```go
+// render_spec.go
+const RowActionInbox ListRowAction = "inbox"
+```
+
+And register it in `KnownRowActions`.
+
+Frontend (`shape-list.ts`):
+
+```ts
+if (rowAction === "inbox") {
+  host.appendChild(renderInboxList(sorted));
+  return;
+}
+```
+
+Where `renderInboxList(rows)`:
+
+- approval_request rows → existing `renderApprovalRow(row)` template (the
+  per-row factor-out from `renderApprovalList`).
+- project_event rows → a new `renderProjectEventRow(row)` template:
+  timestamp + actor + title + project chip + optional "Öffnen" link
+  to the underlying entity (deadline / appointment / note / project
+  detail). Modelled on the Verlauf row in
+  `client/projects-detail.ts:651–700` (`.entity-event` markup).
+
+This makes the inbox stamping kind-aware. The
+existing `wireApprovalActions` continues to find buttons via class
+`.views-approval-action` and works unchanged.
+
+### 6.4 Endpoints — what's new vs reused
+
+| Path                                | Behaviour                                                | Slice |
+|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------|
+| `GET /api/views/inbox/run`          | **Already exists** — fans the InboxSystemView spec.     | A reuse |
+| `GET /api/inbox/count`              | **Behaviour change:** count includes unread project_events on visible projects + pending approval_requests (the latter regardless of cursor). | A |
+| `POST /api/inbox/mark-all-seen`     | New. Sets `users.inbox_seen_at = now()` for the caller.  | A |
+| `GET /api/inbox/pending-mine`       | **Keep** — backwards-compat for clients (sidebar bell may still use it). | unchanged |
+| `GET /api/inbox/mine`               | **Keep** — used by the saved view `inbox-mine`.         | unchanged |
+
+The two `/api/inbox/{pending-mine,mine}` endpoints stay because they're
+narrower-than-RunSpec optimisations and used by the dashboard's
+`loadInboxSummary`. No reason to remove them.
+
+### 6.5 InboxSummary on the dashboard (out of scope, but flag)
+
+`DashboardData.InboxSummary` (dashboard_service.go:89) currently counts
+only pending approvals. If Slice C extends the badge count to include
+unread project_events, the dashboard widget also needs to swap
+`PendingCountForUser` for the new unified count — keep this as a small
+follow-up after Slice A ships and the cursor semantics are proven.
+
+---
+
+## 7. Slice plan
+
+### Slice A — Project-event aggregation + read cursor + list view
+
+**Goal:** /inbox shows pending approvals + curated project_events for
+visible projects in the last 30 days, with the new "Nur ungelesen"
+toggle. List view only.
+
+Tasks:
+
+1. **Migration `NNN_inbox_seen_at.up.sql`:**
+   `ALTER TABLE paliad.users ADD COLUMN inbox_seen_at timestamptz NULL;`
+2. **`filter_spec.go`:** extend `KnownProjectEventKinds` (add
+   `note_created`, `our_side_changed`, `deadline_updated`,
+   `deadline_deleted`, `deadlines_imported`). Add
+   `InboxProjectEventKinds` (curated subset, Q1=A).
+3. **`system_views.go`:** rewrite `InboxSystemView` per §6.1 with
+   both sources, `HorizonPast30d`, `SortDateDesc`,
+   `RowAction=RowActionInbox`.
+4. **`render_spec.go`:** add `RowActionInbox`, register in
+   `KnownRowActions`.
+5. **`view_service.go`:** in `runProjectEvents`, auto-drop
+   `*_approval_*` event_types when ApprovalRequest is in
+   `spec.Sources` (§6.2).
+6. **`approvals.go`:**
+   - New handler `handleInboxMarkAllSeen` →
+     `UPDATE paliad.users SET inbox_seen_at = now() WHERE id = $1`.
+   - Modify `handleInboxCount` to return
+     `pending_approvals_count + unread_project_events_count`. SQL
+     in approval_service.go: one new method
+     `UnseenInboxCountForUser(userID)` returning that union. Keep
+     `PendingCountForUser` (dashboard still uses it).
+7. **`shape-list.ts`:** factor `renderApprovalRow(row)` out of
+   `renderApprovalList`. Add `renderInboxList(rows)` that dispatches
+   per `row.kind`. Wire `row_action="inbox"` to it.
+8. **`client/inbox.ts`:**
+   - Add the `unread_only` axis to `INBOX_AXES` and wire to a FilterSpec
+     overlay (sub-spec `Time.Horizon=Past30d` AND
+     filter predicate "newer than cursor OR pending-approval").
+   - Render "Alles als gelesen markieren" button in the page header
+     (in `inbox.tsx`); on click POST `/api/inbox/mark-all-seen`,
+     refresh bar + badge.
+   - Listen for cursor update (server response) and refresh.
+9. **Sidebar badge (`client/sidebar.ts:initInboxBadge`):** unchanged code
+   path, but the new server count includes project_events. Add no client
+   changes for v1 — server returns the wider count.
+10. **i18n:** new keys —
+    - `inbox.title.feed` ("Inbox") replaces "Genehmigungen" in the page
+      header (since the page is now more than approvals).
+    - `inbox.subtitle.feed` ("Neuigkeiten zu Ihren Projekten und offene
+      Genehmigungen.").
+    - `inbox.action.mark_all_seen` ("Alles als gelesen markieren").
+    - `inbox.axis.unread_only.on/off`.
+    - `inbox.empty.feed` ("Keine Neuigkeiten in den letzten 30 Tagen.").
+    - `views.col.event_kind` (for the kind column in
+      table-density list).
+    - DE primary, EN secondary, both in `i18n.ts`.
+11. **Tests:** `system_views_test.go` covers the
+    InboxSystemView spec shape; new test for the de-dup helper in
+    view_service. `approval_service_test.go` adds tests for the new
+    `UnseenInboxCountForUser` method. New
+    `inbox_seen_at_test.go` covers the cursor migration + the POST
+    handler.
+12. **Verify** the page renders for a sample user with both event types
+    visible, "Nur ungelesen" toggles correctly, mark-all-seen clears the
+    badge, the project-events deduplicate against approval requests.
+
+### Slice B — Cards + calendar shape toggles
+
+**Goal:** `?shape=cards` and `?shape=calendar` work on /inbox; users can
+switch via the bar's shape chip. Approval rows on cards/calendar are
+*read-only* (open detail modal on click; no inline approve/reject).
+
+Tasks:
+
+1. **`client/inbox.ts`:** add `"shape"` to `INBOX_AXES`. Add the
+   per-shape host divs to `inbox.tsx` (one for cards, one for calendar)
+   matching the `/events` pattern. Implement `onResult` dispatch.
+2. **`shape-cards.ts`:** when `row.kind==="approval_request"` AND
+   `row.detail.status==="pending"`, stamp the approval row template
+   inline. Hoist the template out of `shape-list.ts` if reuse pays.
+3. **`shape-calendar.ts`:** approval_request rows render as date-point
+   chips; click opens a detail modal. The modal reuses the existing
+   `approval-edit-modal` for suggest-changes when the user is the
+   approver; otherwise a read-only summary.
+4. **CSS:** ensure `.entity-event` and `.views-approval-row` markup
+   coexist on the cards view without z-index clashes; lightweight
+   targeting via `.views-cards-list[data-surface="inbox"]`.
+5. **Tests:** shape toggle persistence via URL codec (already covered
+   in `url-codec.test.ts`; add one inbox-surface case).
+
+### Slice C — Badge upgrade + per-item dismiss (deferred)
+
+**Goal:** sidebar badge reflects unified count; per-item dismiss for
+power-users.
+
+Tasks:
+
+1. **`paliad.inbox_dismissals` table** —
+   `(user_id, source, row_id, dismissed_at)` PK `(user_id, source, row_id)`.
+   "source" is `approval_request` / `project_event`; "row_id" is the
+   row's UUID. New endpoint `POST /api/inbox/dismiss` body
+   `{source, row_id}`. RunSpec for inbox subtracts dismissed rows.
+2. **`/api/inbox/count`:** subtract dismissed rows from the count.
+3. **Dashboard widget:** `DashboardData.InboxSummary` swaps to a new
+   `UnifiedInboxSummary` that mirrors the page count. Backwards-compat
+   JSON: keep old fields, add `total_count` and `top_unified`.
+4. **Empty-state:** "Alle Einträge gelesen — gut gemacht."
+5. **Optional `member_role_changed` etc.:** if Slice A surfaces that
+   one of the excluded event_types is actually wanted, this slice opens
+   up `InboxProjectEventKinds` accordingly.
+
+### Why Slice A alone is shippable
+
+Slice A delivers m's full ask except the cards/calendar views — which
+are aesthetic shape toggles, not data changes. Slice A gives:
+
+- Inbox feed across approvals + project_events for visible projects
+- Project / type / time / read-state filters
+- Newest-first list with mark-all-seen
+- Sidebar badge reflects unified unread count (server-side)
+
+Slice B + C are layer cake on top with no schema or substrate changes.
+
+---
+
+## 8. Out of scope
+
+- **Push notifications.** Telegram / WhatsApp / email — different
+  channel concerns, separate design.
+- **Cross-user inbox views.** No "admin sees others' inboxes" in v1.
+- **Pinning / starring items.** Not in m's ask. If feedback after Slice
+  A wants it, opens its own design.
+- **Paliadin chat unread.** Not part of project_events; paliadin lives
+  in its own pane. Slice C could surface a banner if asked.
+- **Replacement of the existing /api/inbox/{pending-mine,mine} endpoints.**
+  They stay because the dashboard's `loadInboxSummary` uses them and
+  no benefit to consolidating.
+- **Detail-page changes.** Clicking a project_event row in the inbox
+  navigates to the existing entity detail page (deadline, appointment,
+  note); we don't build a new "event detail" view.
+- **InboxSummary on the dashboard.** Out of Slice A. Slice C upgrades
+  it; for now the widget keeps showing approval-only.
+
+---
+
+## 9. Open questions for m
+
+Defaulted to (R) per the inventor protocol — only **Q1** is escalated
+to head for explicit confirmation because it changes the
+inbox's surface area. Everything else falls to the recommended pick
+unless head/m flag otherwise.
+
+**Q1 — Event-type catalogue (material pick, head answered):**
+**LOCKED = A** (curated subset with `*_approval_*` de-dup). Head added
+`member_role_changed` to the curated list with a Slice B narrowing
+follow-up + a coarser `inbox_focus` chip cluster on the bar. Full
+decision recorded in §12.
+
+**Q2 — Time window:** (R) Past30d default + chip cluster
+(today / past_7d / past_30d / past_90d / any) + custom range via the
+existing time picker. Locked unless head overrides.
+
+**Q3 — Read/unread model:** (R) High-watermark cursor
+(`users.inbox_seen_at`). Pending approval_requests carry forward even
+when older than the cursor — guards against burying a high-value
+approval. Per-item dismiss is Slice C, opt-in. Locked.
+
+**Q4 — Filters surfaced on the bar:** (R) time / project /
+approval_viewer_role / approval_status / approval_entity_type /
+project_event_kind / unread_only / shape / sort / density. Locked
+unless head wants `source` (approvals-only vs events-only chip)
+added — defaulting to "not in v1".
+
+**Q5 — View toggle parity with /events:** (R) list (default — newest
+first) / cards (day-grouped) / calendar (date-point). Wired via the
+filter-bar's existing `shape` axis, not a per-page selector. Locked.
+
+**Q6 — Architecture:** (R) Reuse `view_service.RunSpec` with both
+sources in the InboxSystemView spec; no new aggregation service.
+Approval-event de-dup applied in `runProjectEvents`. Locked.
+
+**Q7 — Notification badge:** (R) Yes — Slice A makes the existing
+`/api/inbox/count` return the unified unread count; sidebar badge
+client unchanged. Locked.
+
+**Q8 — Acknowledgement flow:** (R) Approval rows keep
+approve/reject/revoke buttons inline (list shape only). project_event
+rows have no inline action — click row → navigate to the underlying
+entity. Cursor advance is via "Alles als gelesen markieren" only —
+no per-row mark-read in v1. Locked.
+
+**Q9 — Empty-state copy:** (R) "Keine Neuigkeiten in den letzten 30
+Tagen." (DE primary) / "No updates in the last 30 days." (EN). The
+existing admin nudge for unseeded approval_policies stays untouched.
+Locked.
+
+---
+
+## 10. Risks + mitigations
+
+- **Performance.** `runProjectEvents` reads up to LIMIT 500 rows per
+  user-call; with two sources unioned + 30-day window + visibility
+  predicate this should stay under 50ms on the live shape (project
+  count ~100, events/day low double digits). If
+  it doesn't, partial index hint: `paliad.project_events (created_at DESC)
+  WHERE event_type IN (curated list)` — Slice A optional, add if
+  EXPLAIN shows a seq scan in dev.
+- **De-dup correctness.** Suppressing `*_approval_*` events in the
+  project_event source relies on the approval_request row being the
+  authoritative signal. **Edge case:** a request gets revoked, then
+  re-requested — both audit events exist. Both correspond to a single
+  approval_request row at any moment (the latter via the partial-index
+  upsert). De-dup stays valid.
+- **Cursor advance race.** If two browser tabs both POST mark-all-seen,
+  the second wins (now() wins). Acceptable. If a user reads in tab A
+  then clicks an item in tab B that was created between the two reads,
+  tab A's "Alles als gelesen" advances past that newer item without
+  the user seeing it. Mitigation: server-side, `mark-all-seen` accepts
+  an optional `?up_to=<iso>` so the client can pin to the timestamp of
+  the newest visible row. Slice A wires this.
+- **shape-list factor-out.** Pulling `renderApprovalRow` out of
+  `renderApprovalList` risks regressions on the *current* /inbox. Cover
+  with a snapshot/golden test on the approval row markup in Slice A
+  before the dispatch change.
+- **Sidebar bell badge cap.** Current code clamps at "9+". Once we add
+  project_events, the count can easily exceed 100. Keep the "9+" clamp
+  for visual reasons — but make the page header show the *exact* count
+  ("123 neu") so the user knows what's behind it.
+- **Q1 fallback.** If head doesn't reply before Slice A coder shift
+  starts, the (R) pick A locks. If head later picks B or C, the only
+  change is the `InboxProjectEventKinds` list literal in
+  `filter_spec.go` — no schema impact, no migration change. Cheap to
+  flip.
+
+---
+
+## 11. Build/test verify list (Slice A done-when)
+
+1. `make build` clean.
+2. `go test ./...` passes; new tests cover:
+   - InboxSystemView spec shape includes both sources + curated kinds.
+   - `runProjectEvents` drops `*_approval_*` when ApprovalRequest is in spec.
+   - `UnseenInboxCountForUser` returns expected count for cursor and pending-approval combinations.
+   - POST `/api/inbox/mark-all-seen` updates the column.
+   - URL codec round-trip for `unread_only` axis.
+3. Inbox loads at `/inbox` with project-event rows interleaved with
+   approval rows in date-desc order.
+4. "Nur ungelesen" chip toggles between unread (with pending-approval
+   carve-out) and full feed.
+5. "Alles als gelesen markieren" advances cursor; bar refreshes;
+   badge clears (except for any still-pending approvals).
+6. Sidebar bell badge count is the unified number (approval + unread events).
+7. Existing approve/reject/revoke + suggest-changes flows on inbox
+   rows still work unchanged.
+8. `?tab=mine` legacy redirect still hits the right state.
+9. Bilingual labels render (DE/EN toggle).
+
+That's the doneness bar for Slice A.
+
+---
+
+## §12 — m's decisions (head 2026-05-25 11:30)
+
+Head replied to the `mai instruct head` escalation; folded in below.
+
+**Q1 (Event-type catalogue): A — locked.** Curated subset with
+`*_approval_*` de-dup. Tracks Verlauf, matches m's framing ("new events
+that relate to one's projects"), avoids double-counting approval audit
+events against the approval_request row.
+
+Locked InboxProjectEventKinds:
+
+- IN: `project_archived`, `project_reparented`, `project_type_changed`,
+  `deadline_created`, `deadline_completed`, `deadline_reopened`,
+  `deadline_updated`, `deadline_deleted`, `deadlines_imported`,
+  `appointment_created`, `appointment_updated`, `appointment_deleted`,
+  `note_created`, `our_side_changed`, **`member_role_changed`**
+  (added by head — see refinement #1).
+- OUT (audit duplicates of approval_requests): every `*_approval_*` event.
+- OUT (too granular / authoring noise): `status_changed`,
+  `project_created`, `checklist_*`.
+
+**Refinement 1 — `member_role_changed` visibility predicate.**
+Head wants this kind included but narrowed: surface the row only when
+the role change applies to the **viewer themselves** or someone above
+them in the project tree (i.e. impacts the viewer's permissions / chain
+of command), not when it's a peer's role changing on a project the
+viewer happens to see.
+
+- Slice A: include `member_role_changed` in
+  `InboxProjectEventKinds` without the narrowing predicate. The row
+  will appear for everyone who can see the project — over-surfacing but
+  not wrong. This keeps Slice A's MVP scope tight.
+- Slice B: add a per-row narrowing filter on top of the inbox source
+  (likely a small extension to `runProjectEvents` that, when
+  `event_type='member_role_changed'`, inspects `metadata.affects_user_id`
+  + walks the project-membership predicate before emitting). The
+  metadata shape is already written by the responsible handler; verify
+  + lock the filter in B.
+
+Q2-Q9 all default to (R) per the inventor protocol.
+
+**Refinement 2 — Filter chip copy.**
+For the visible chip cluster in the bar, head wants user-readable groupings,
+not raw event-kind names. The bar today exposes `project_event_kind`
+as one chip per kind (rendered via the
+`event.title.<kind>` i18n key). For the inbox surface, surface a
+**coarser grouping chip cluster** ahead of that:
+
+- "Genehmigungen" — narrows to `Sources=[approval_request]` only.
+- "Genehmigungen + Termine" — adds appointment_* event_kinds + the
+  approval_entity_type=appointment slice of approvals.
+- "Genehmigungen + Fristen" — adds deadline_* event_kinds + the
+  approval_entity_type=deadline slice of approvals.
+- "Alles" — default; both sources, full curated kinds list.
+
+Implementation: a new axis `inbox_focus` (Slice A, additive — replaces
+the lower-level `project_event_kind` chip's *default visibility* in the
+inbox UI; advanced users still see `project_event_kind` if they expand
+the bar). The four values map to FilterSpec overlays that tweak
+`Sources` + per-source `EventTypes`. Coder owns the exact chip-text
+final copy and the placement (probably first axis in `INBOX_AXES`).
+
+The lower-level `project_event_kind` chip stays in `INBOX_AXES` as an
+advanced override for power users — when active, it overrides the
+`inbox_focus` chip's per-kind defaults.
+
+---
+
+### What changes for Slice A as a result
+
+Doc deltas vs the draft text above:
+
+1. **§2 / §6.1:** add `member_role_changed` to InboxProjectEventKinds.
+   Note Slice B narrowing follow-up.
+2. **§4 / §5:** front of the bar gets a new `inbox_focus` axis
+   (4 chips: Alles / Genehmigungen / +Termine / +Fristen). Default
+   "Alles". `project_event_kind` stays available as an advanced chip,
+   visible after the user expands the bar's overflow section.
+3. **§7 Slice A task list:** add task —
+   "**12a.** New `inbox_focus` axis (`filter-bar/types.ts`,
+   `axes.ts`). FilterSpec overlay translates the chip value to a
+   `(Sources, ProjectEventPredicates.EventTypes, ApprovalRequestPredicates.EntityTypes)`
+   triple. URL codec round-trips."
+4. **§11 Slice B done-when:** add — "`member_role_changed` narrowing
+   predicate is in place; rows surface only when the change affects
+   the viewer's permissions chain."
+
+No schema changes from the head's adjustments. The `inbox_focus` axis
+is a pure UI/overlay primitive; nothing about the InboxSystemView spec
+schema moves.

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+# Bulletproof completeness audit — paliad.deadline_rules vs statutory sources
+
+**Author:** curie (researcher)
+**Date:** 2026-05-25
+**Task:** t-paliad-263 (m/paliad#94)
+**Mode:** read-only research, no DB writes
+**Branch:** `mai/curie/researcher-bulletproof`
+
+Scope confirmed by head (paliad/head → paliad/curie, 2026-05-25 15:13):
+**UPC Rules of Procedure + EPC + PatG / ZPO / GebrMG**, plus UPC Agreement /
+Statute where they create time-limits. No HLC-internal checklists exist in
+the current head's working tree.
+
+Companion / prior audits this report supersedes-and-extends:
+
+- `docs/audit-fristenrechner-completeness-2026-04-30.md` (curie, t-paliad-084) — youpc-vs-paliad gap analysis.
+- `docs/audit-upc-rop-deadlines-2026-05-08.md` (curie, t-paliad-159) — first UPC RoP gap list (52 rules / 2 duration bugs).
+- `docs/audit-fristen-logic-2026-05-13.md` (pauli, t-paliad-157) — schema audit; the codes used here (`upc.inf.cfi`, `de.inf.lg`, …) reflect the post-mig-096 rename.
+
+Migration baseline: migration ≤ `122_deadlines_custom_rule_text` (live as of 2026-05-25 14:00 UTC).
+
+---
+
+## §0. TL;DR
+
+- **20 active fristenrechner proceeding_types** (live, `is_active=true`,
+  `lifecycle_state='published'`) carry **132 active rules**. One extra
+  `_archived_litigation` row holds 40 retired Pipeline-A rules from
+  mig 093 — not surfaced anywhere, kept only for FK validity.
+
+| Jurisdiction | Active types | Active rules | Statute-bound rules audited |
+|---|---:|---:|---:|
+| UPC (CFI + CoA) | 9 (incl. upc.ccr.cfi alias) | 67 | 67 |
+| EPA | 3 | 23 | 23 |
+| DPMA | 3 | 13 | 13 |
+| DE (LG/OLG/BGH/BPatG) | 5 | 29 | 29 |
+| **Total** | **20** | **132** | **132** |
+
+- **5 high-impact bugs still live** that the prior May 8 audit
+  surfaced (2) plus 3 new ones identified here.
+  - 🔴 **`upc.rev.cfi.defence` 3 months, RoP.49.1 says 2 months.** Flagged
+    May 8; still live. ★★★ — every UPC_REV defendant.
+  - 🔴 **`upc.rev.cfi.rejoin` 2 months, RoP.52 says 1 month.** Flagged
+    May 8; still live. ★★★ — every UPC_REV proceeding.
+  - 🟠 **`upc.apl.merits.response` 2 months, RoP.235.1 says 3 months.**
+    New finding (May 8 audit recorded the rule as "3 months / present-wrong
+    rule_code only" — actually live data shows 2 months, so the audit
+    sample mis-recorded the duration too). ★★★ — every UPC main-track
+    appeal respondent.
+  - 🟠 **`de.inf.lg.beruf_begr` chains parent = berufung (1mo) + 2mo = 3mo
+    from urteil. ZPO §520(2) anchors the 2-month Begründungsfrist on
+    service of urteil, not on filing of Berufung.** New finding.
+    ★★★ — every DE-first-instance appellant.
+  - 🟠 **`de.inf.lg.replik` + `.duplik` have `parent_id=NULL` so they fire
+    on the trigger date (Klageerhebung) — sequence-order says 30/40 but
+    the compute engine reads parent_id first.** Reported as live UI bug
+    by m via head (2026-05-25 13:13); confirmed by SQL. ★★★ — every
+    DE-LG-Verletzung timeline.
+
+- **5 rule-code / citation drift bugs still live** from the May 8 audit
+  (`upc.apl.merits.notice`, `.grounds`, `.response`, `upc.rev.cfi.reply`,
+  `.rejoin`) — durations may or may not be right, but the cited
+  `legal_source` / `rule_code` points at the wrong rule. Pure
+  cosmetic on `.notice`/`.grounds` (durations are right); load-bearing on
+  `.rev.cfi.reply` / `.rejoin` because the cited rule is what tells
+  the lawyer where to look the rule up.
+
+- **4 DPMA / DE citation bugs** new in this audit, all citing PatG / ZPO
+  sections that don't contain the cited deadline:
+  - `de.null.bpatg.erwidg` cites `DE.PatG.82.1`; the 2-month Erwiderung
+    is actually `§82(3)` (§82(1) is the 1-month Erklärungsfrist).
+  - `dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung` cites `DE.PatG.59.3`; §59(3) is about
+    hearings, not a 4-month proprietor response. The 4-month figure is
+    DPMA-internal practice, not statutory — should be court-set.
+  - `dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung` cites `DE.PatG.75.1`; §75 is about
+    *aufschiebende Wirkung* — there is no Begründungsfrist in PatG §73-§80
+    for the BPatG-Beschwerde. The 1-month figure is also non-statutory.
+  - `de.null.bgh.begruendung` cites `DE.PatG.111.1`; §111 is about the
+    grounds-of-appeal *content* (Verletzung des Bundesrechts), not the
+    Begründungsfrist. `de.null.bgh.erwiderung` cites `DE.PatG.111.3`;
+    §111(3) doesn't exist in the deadline sense.
+
+- **Wide UPC coverage gap inherited from May 8 audit, mostly un-closed:**
+  ~25 missing UPC RoP rules. Mig 095 (t-paliad-205) closed 4 of them
+  (R.19 Preliminary Objection on UPC_INF and UPC_REV, R.220.1(a)
+  merits-appeal spawn on both). The other ~21 (R.20.2, R.118.4,
+  R.197.3, R.198, R.207.6.a, R.207.9, R.213, R.109.1/.4/.5, R.118.5,
+  R.144, R.155, R.224.2(b), R.229.2, R.235.2, R.245.x, R.262.2,
+  R.321.3, R.333.2, R.353, plus the DNI family R.63-R.69) are
+  unchanged.
+
+- **EPC gaps:** EPA opposition + Beschwerde modelled at the
+  Article level only. Missing the entire Implementing Regulations
+  family that drives day-to-day deadlines — R.71(3) approval period
+  is half-modelled (the 4-month figure is there but the trigger
+  anchor is broken: parent_id=NULL), R.79(1) proprietor response
+  is modelled as a fixed 4-month period when it's actually
+  court-set, R.116 oral-proceedings cut-off is modelled as
+  duration-0/parent-NULL (works for some uses, not for others),
+  R.121 / R.135 Weiterbehandlung is missing entirely (concept
+  exists but no rule).
+
+- **DE/DPMA gaps:** the entire Wiedereinsetzung family (PatG §123)
+  is absent on the proceeding-tree side. `weiterbehandlung` and
+  `wiedereinsetzung` concept slugs exist in the cascade (Pathway B)
+  but no `paliad.deadline_rules` row computes them. Same for
+  `versaeumnisurteil-einspruch` (ZPO §339 — 2 weeks).
+
+- **15 ambiguities** that need m's judgement, not a coder's fix —
+  mostly around court-set vs statutory periods (e.g. richterliche
+  Fristen under ZPO §276(1) S.2, §283 Schriftsatznachreichung,
+  EPC R.79(1), §59(3) PatG) and around the "whichever is
+  longer / later" arithmetic primitives still missing
+  (R.198 / R.213 / R.245.2).
+
+- **Recommended fixes (§10) — total 41 items** prioritised in 4
+  tiers. Tier 0 (5 hard duration bugs + 1 sequencing bug + 9
+  citation/anchor bugs) should ship first. Tier 1 (12 rule-fill
+  gaps, ★★★ / ★★) next. Tier 2 + 3 are coverage breadth that
+  needs scoping by m (Wiedereinsetzung, R.198 working-day
+  arithmetic, full Implementing Regulations port).
+
+---
+
+## §1. Methodology
+
+For each of the 20 active proceeding_types I:
+
+1. **Pulled the live rule set** via `mcp__supabase__execute_sql` against
+   the youpc Postgres on 2026-05-25 14:00–15:00 UTC. Schema = `paliad`.
+   Filter: `is_active = true AND lifecycle_state = 'published'`.
+2. **Enumerated the statutory deadlines** in the relevant code for the
+   proceeding's scope.
+3. **Cross-referenced each statutory deadline against the live rule
+   set** on (a) duration + unit, (b) anchor / parent, (c) party,
+   (d) `rule_code` / `legal_source` citation, (e) sequencing.
+4. **Marked status**: `present-correct`, `present-wrong (duration)`,
+   `present-wrong (citation)`, `present-wrong (anchor)`,
+   `present-wrong (party)`, `partial`, `missing`, `n/a`.
+5. **Frequency tag** for prioritisation: ★★★ every case, ★★ common,
+   ★ specialist.
+
+### 1.1 Sources
+
+All citations carry a date stamp and a URL. Where the text was checked
+against more than one source, both are listed.
+
+| Source | URL | Verified on | Used for |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| UPC Rules of Procedure (consolidated 18.05.2023, in force 2023-06-01) | https://www.unifiedpatentcourt.org/sites/default/files/upc_documents/rop_application_-_consolidated_18_05_2023.pdf | 2026-05-25 | All UPC RoP citations |
+| UPC RoP verbatim text via `data.laws_contents` (youpc Postgres, law_type=`UPCRoP`, language=en) | youpc Supabase | 2026-05-25 | Cross-check on R.019.1, R.020.2, R.029.b/.c, R.049.1, R.051, R.051.p1, R.052, R.052.p1, R.220.1.a, R.224.1, R.224.1.a/.b, R.224.2, R.224.2.a/.b, R.235.1, R.235.2, R.237, R.238.1, R.238.2 |
+| European Patent Convention (EPC, 17th ed. 2020) — Articles | https://www.epo.org/en/legal/epc/2020/index.html (verbatim text per youpc `data.laws_contents`, law_type=`EPC`) | 2026-05-25 | EPC Articles 93, 99, 108, 112a, 116, 121, 123, 135 |
+| EPC Implementing Regulations — Rules (in force 2026 consolidated) | https://www.epo.org/en/legal/epc/2020/r71.html (and equivalents) | 2026-05-25 | EPC R.70(1), R.71(3), R.79(1)/(2), R.116(1), R.135 |
+| Patentgesetz (PatG) — gesetze-im-internet.de | https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/ | 2026-05-25 | §59, §73, §75, §82, §83, §99 ff., §100, §102, §110, §111 |
+| Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO) — gesetze-im-internet.de | https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/ | 2026-05-25 | §253, §276, §277, §283, §296a, §339, §517, §520, §521, §524, §544, §548, §551, §554 |
+| Gebrauchsmustergesetz (GebrMG) — gesetze-im-internet.de | https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gebrmg/ | 2026-05-25 | §17 (Löschung), §18 (Verfahren) — referenced only to confirm out-of-scope: no GebrMG-rooted proceeding_type exists in paliad today |
+
+### 1.2 Conventions
+
+- A **rule** here means a row in `paliad.deadline_rules`. paliad's local
+  identifier is `submission_code` (post mig 098), e.g.
+  `upc.rev.cfi.defence`.
+- A **statutory deadline** means an obligation derived directly from the
+  text of a procedural code, with a fixed period.
+- "**Court-set**" / "richterliche Frist" means the statute authorises the
+  court / DPMA / EPO to set the period — there is no fixed statutory
+  duration. paliad models these with `is_court_set = true`
+  (post mig ~079) or, legacy-style, `duration_value = 0`.
+- "**Anchoring**" refers to which event the period runs from. paliad
+  models this via `parent_id` (chain anchor) or `anchor_alt` (e.g.
+  `priority_date`); a NULL parent_id with non-zero duration means the
+  deadline runs from the user-supplied trigger date.
+
+### 1.3 Hard constraint: "no fabricated provisions"
+
+Where I'm not 100% sure of a citation (because the youpc law DB only
+covers UPC + EPC, not PatG / ZPO, and my web-fetch coverage of
+PatG / ZPO is partial), I flag the finding as **"needs lawyer review"**
+in §9 rather than asserting a fix. Five PatG / ZPO findings carry that
+tag.
+
+---
+
+## §2. Current state inventory (per jurisdiction)
+
+### 2.1 UPC
+
+9 active types, 67 rules. `upc.ccr.cfi` is an alias proceeding that
+holds zero rules — it points at `upc.inf.cfi` rules under the
+`with_ccr` flag.
+
+| Code | Name | Rule count | Audited against |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| `upc.inf.cfi` | Verletzungsverfahren | 15 | RoP 19, 23, 25, 29.a-e, 30, 32, 151, 220.1(a) |
+| `upc.rev.cfi` | Nichtigkeitsverfahren | 17 | RoP 19, 32, 42, 43.3, 49.1, 49.2.a, 49.2.b, 51, 52, 56.1/3/4, 220.1(a) |
+| `upc.pi.cfi` | Einstweilige Maßnahmen | 4 | RoP 205, 207, 211 |
+| `upc.disc.cfi` | Bucheinsicht | 4 | RoP 141, 142.2, 142.3 |
+| `upc.dmgs.cfi` | Schadensbemessung | 4 | RoP 131.2, 137.2, 139 |
+| `upc.apl.merits` | Berufung | 8 | RoP 220.1, 224.1.a, 224.2.a, 235.1, 237, 238.1 |
+| `upc.apl.order` | Berufung gegen Anordnungen | 5 | RoP 220.1(c), 220.2, 220.3, 237, 238.2 |
+| `upc.apl.cost` | Berufung gegen Kostenentscheidung | 2 | RoP 221.1 |
+| `upc.ccr.cfi` | Widerklage auf Nichtigkeit (alias) | 0 | — |
+
+### 2.2 EPA
+
+3 active types, 23 rules.
+
+| Code | Name | Rule count | Audited against |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| `epa.grant.exa` | EP-Erteilung | 7 | EPC Art. 93, R.70(1), R.71(3) |
+| `epa.opp.opd` | EPA Einspruch | 8 | EPC Art. 99(1), 108, 116, 123; R.79(1), R.79(2), R.116(1) |
+| `epa.opp.boa` | EPA Beschwerde | 8 | EPC Art. 108, 112a; R.116(1); RPBA Art. 12 |
+
+### 2.3 DPMA
+
+3 active types, 13 rules.
+
+| Code | Name | Rule count | Audited against |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| `dpma.opp.dpma` | DPMA Einspruch | 4 | PatG §59(1), §59(3) |
+| `dpma.appeal.bpatg` | BPatG-Beschwerde | 5 | PatG §73(2), §74 ff. |
+| `dpma.appeal.bgh` | BGH-Rechtsbeschwerde | 4 | PatG §100, §102 |
+
+### 2.4 DE (national patent / civil)
+
+5 active types, 29 rules.
+
+| Code | Name | Rule count | Audited against |
+|---|---|---:|---|
+| `de.inf.lg` | LG-Verletzungsklage | 8 | ZPO §253, §276, §283, §296a, §517, §520(2) |
+| `de.inf.olg` | OLG-Berufung Verletzung | 7 | ZPO §517, §520(2), §521(2), §524(2) |
+| `de.inf.bgh` | BGH-Revision Verletzung | 8 | ZPO §544, §548, §551, §554 |
+| `de.null.bpatg` | BPatG-Nichtigkeitsklage | 10 | PatG §81 ff., §82, §83 |
+| `de.null.bgh` | BGH-Nichtigkeitsberufung | 6 | PatG §110, §111 / ZPO ref via §117 PatG |
+
+### 2.5 Cross-cutting: cascade vs proceeding-tree coverage
+
+The cascade layer (`paliad.event_categories` + `…_concepts` +
+`paliad.deadline_concepts`) carries 56 concept "nouns" and ~153
+cascade-leaf → concept mappings. **9 concepts are orphans** (carry
+zero rules, so the cascade card dead-ends): `counterclaim-for-revocation`,
+`schriftsatznachreichung`, `versaeumnisurteil-einspruch`,
+`weiterbehandlung`, `wiedereinsetzung`, `notice-of-defence-intention`,
+plus 3 more. Inventory and recommendations live in
+`docs/audit-fristen-logic-2026-05-13.md` §3.4 — this audit covers only
+the proceeding-tree side.
+
+---
+
+## §3. Findings — Missing rules (statute defines, paliad doesn't)
+
+### 3.1 UPC RoP — 21 missing rules (out of ~25 flagged 2026-05-08, 4 closed by mig 095)
+
+Notation: ★★★ every case, ★★ common, ★ specialist. Verbatim RoP text
+sampled from youpc `data.laws_contents` (law_type=`UPCRoP`, lang=en).
+
+| RoP § | Period | Trigger | Freq | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| **R.20.2** | 14 days | Service of Preliminary Objection | ★ | Reply to PO. Companion to R.19 (which mig 095 added). Without R.20.2 the PO branch is half-modelled. |
+| **R.118.4** | 2 months | Final decision on validity served | ★★ | Application for orders consequential on validity. Common after central-division revocation. |
+| **R.118.5** | n/a UPC | n/a | n/a | UPC has no Versäumnisurteil-Einspruch; closest is R.355 (review of contumacy). |
+| **R.144** | 0 (anchor) | Final decision on damages quantum | ★ | UPC_DAMAGES tree end-row missing. |
+| **R.155** | 1mo / 14d | Cost-decision opposition chain | ★ | UPC_COST_APPEAL only has the leave-to-appeal step; no Defence-to-cost-app row. |
+| **R.197.3** | 30 days | Saisie order served on respondent | ★ | Review application. Trigger event 65 exists; no rule attached. |
+| **R.198** | 31 calendar days **OR 20 working days, whichever is longer** | Saisie executed | ★ | Start proceedings on the merits. Blocked on `working_days` + `combine='max'` primitives (see §7 + §9). |
+| **R.207.6.a** | 14 days | Notification of deficiency in PI application | ★★ | Registry correction. |
+| **R.207.9** | 6 months | PI filed | ★ | Renewal of protective letter. |
+| **R.213** | 31 days OR 20 working days | PI granted | ★★ | Same arithmetic gap as R.198. |
+| **R.109.1** | 1 month **before** | Oral hearing date | ★★ | Simultaneous translation request. `timing='before'` schema supported but no rule populates it (see §7 cross-cutting). |
+| **R.109.4** | 2 weeks **before** | Oral hearing date | ★★ | Interpreter cost notification. `timing='before'`. |
+| **R.109.5** | 2 weeks after | Order of judge-rapporteur to lodge translations | ★★ | trigger event 113 exists; no rule. |
+| **R.224.2.b** | 15 days | Order under R.220.1(c) or decision under R.220.2/221.3 served | ★★ | Grounds-on-orders track. `upc.apl.order` has appeal-itself but no separate grounds row. Verified verbatim against `UPCRoP.224.2.b` (youpc DB). |
+| **R.229.2** | 14 days | Notification of appeal-deficiency | ★ | Registry correction in appeal context. |
+| **R.235.2** | 15 days | Statement of grounds (orders track) served | ★★ | Verified verbatim against `UPCRoP.235.2` (youpc DB): *"Within 15 days of service of grounds of appeal pursuant to Rule 224.2(b), any other party … may lodge a Statement of response"*. `upc.apl.order` has no standalone response row. |
+| **R.245.1** | 2 months | Final decision served | ★ | Application for rehearing. |
+| **R.245.2.a** | 2 months | Discovery of fundamental defect (or final decision service, whichever is later) | ★ | Outer cap 12mo. Needs multi-anchor + `max-of-two-anchors` arithmetic. |
+| **R.245.2.b** | 2 months | Discovery of criminal offence (or final decision service, whichever is later) | ★ | Same shape as 245.2.a. |
+| **R.262.2** | 14 days | Receipt of opposing party's confidentiality application | ★★ | Daily occurrence in HLC infringement work. Trigger event 25 exists; no rule. |
+| **R.320** | 2 months (cap 12 mo) | Wegfall des Hindernisses (Wiedereinsetzung) | ★★ | Cascade card exists (mig 063) but no proceeding-tree rule computes the deadline. Bridges proceedings → no obvious home in any one tree. |
+| **R.321.3** | 10 days | Preliminary objection referral to central division | ★ | |
+| **R.333.2** | 15 days | Case-management order served | ★★ | Review-of-CMO. Routine in busy LDs. |
+| **R.353** | 1 month | Decision / order delivered | ★ | Rectification application. |
+| **DNI: R.63 / R.67.1 / R.69.1 / R.69.2** | 0 / 2mo / 1mo / 1mo | DNI cascade | ★ | No UPC_DNI proceeding_type exists. Fringe at HLC (zero published filings in 2026-Q1 per May 8 audit). |
+| **Registry-correction family: R.16.3.a, R.27.2, R.89.2, R.253.2** | 14 days each | Various deficiency notifications | ★ | All same 14-day duration; different trigger codes. Most natural home is cascade not proceeding-tree (see audit-fristenrechner-completeness-2026-04-30.md §3.1). |
+
+**Closed since May 8 audit (verified by SQL):**
+- ✅ R.19 Preliminary Objection on UPC_INF — `upc.inf.cfi.prelim`, 1mo, RoP.019.1, flag-gated `with_po` — mig 095.
+- ✅ R.19 Preliminary Objection on UPC_REV — `upc.rev.cfi.prelim`, 1mo, RoP.019.1, flag-gated `with_po` — mig 095 (cites R.19 i.V.m. R.46).
+- ✅ R.220.1(a) merits-appeal spawn on UPC_INF — `upc.inf.cfi.appeal_spawn`, 2mo, is_spawn=true → upc.apl.merits — mig 095.
+- ✅ R.220.1(a) merits-appeal spawn on UPC_REV — `upc.rev.cfi.appeal_spawn`, 2mo, is_spawn=true → upc.apl.merits — mig 095.
+
+### 3.2 EPC Implementing Regulations — 4 missing rules
+
+| EPC ref | Period | Trigger | Freq | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| **EPC R.135 (Weiterbehandlung)** | 2 months | Notification of loss of rights | ★★ | Concept `weiterbehandlung` exists in cascade (orphan); no rule. Applies broadly across `epa.grant.exa` and `epa.opp.opd`. |
+| **EPC R.99(2) / Art. 121** | 2 months | Loss-of-rights notification (further processing) | ★★ | Same family as R.135. |
+| **EPC Art. 112a(4)** | 2 months / 1 month | Discovery of grounds for review / decision served (whichever later) | ★ | paliad has `epa.opp.boa.r106` (2 months, parent=entsch2) — but the rule doesn't model the "whichever later" outer cap (12 months from decision per Art. 112a(4)). |
+| **EPC Art. 99(1) — opposition fee paid** | 9 months (no extension) | Mention of grant in Patentblatt | ★★★ | `epa.opp.opd.frist` IS modelled correctly at 9 months. **Note however:** the rule is on `epa.opp.opd` but the *trigger* is opposition-fee-paid (per Art. 99(1) S.2 — "Notice of opposition shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid"). Not a gap, but a documentation note. |
+
+### 3.3 PatG / ZPO — 5 missing rules
+
+| Citation | Period | Trigger | Freq | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| **PatG §123 (Wiedereinsetzung)** | 2 months | Wegfall des Hindernisses (cap 1 year) | ★★ | Cascade concept `wiedereinsetzung` exists; no rule on any DE/DPMA proceeding tree. Same modelling problem as UPC R.320 — bridges proceedings. |
+| **ZPO §339 (Versäumnisurteil-Einspruch)** | 2 weeks | Service of default judgment | ★ | Cascade concept `versaeumnisurteil-einspruch` orphan. |
+| **ZPO §544 — Nichtzulassungsbeschwerde-Begründung** | 2 months | Service of OLG-Urteil (NB: NOT from filing of NZB) | ★★ | `de.inf.bgh.nzb_begr` lists `DE.ZPO.544.4`, duration 2mo, parent=urteil_olg — **modelled correctly**. Listed here only to flag that the *parent anchoring* differs from `de.inf.lg.beruf_begr` which is wrong (see §7.1). |
+| **ZPO §283 (Schriftsatznachreichung) / §296a** | court-set | post-Verhandlung schriftsatzfrist | ★ | Cascade concept `schriftsatznachreichung` orphan. Court-set period — modelling as `is_court_set=true, duration=0` would suffice. |
+| **PatG §17(2) GebrMG / §18 GebrMG** | 1 month (Beschwerdefrist) | DPMA-Beschluss | ★ | Out of scope per head's confirmation (no GebrMG-rooted proceeding_type yet). Listed to confirm the deliberate gap. |
+
+### 3.4 DPMA — 0 missing rules
+
+DPMA coverage is shallow but not gappy. The 3 active types (opposition,
+BPatG-Beschwerde, BGH-Rechtsbeschwerde) cover the statutory steps. The
+problems here are **citation drift** (§4.4) and **anchor modeling**
+(§7.4) rather than missing rules.
+
+---
+
+## §4. Findings — Misattributed legal source
+
+### 4.1 UPC RoP citation drift (5 still live from May 8)
+
+| Rule | Live `rule_code` | Live `legal_source` | Should be | Source verified |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `upc.apl.merits.notice` | `RoP.220.1` | `UPC.RoP.220.1` | `RoP.224.1.a` / `UPC.RoP.224.1.a` | `UPCRoP.224.1.a` youpc DB |
+| `upc.apl.merits.grounds` | `RoP.220.1` | `UPC.RoP.220.1` | `RoP.224.2.a` / `UPC.RoP.224.2.a` | `UPCRoP.224.2.a` |
+| `upc.apl.merits.response` | `null` | `null` | `RoP.235.1` / `UPC.RoP.235.1` | `UPCRoP.235.1` |
+| `upc.rev.cfi.reply` | `null` | `null` | `RoP.051` / `UPC.RoP.51.p1` | `UPCRoP.051.p1` |
+| `upc.rev.cfi.rejoin` | `null` | `null` | `RoP.052` / `UPC.RoP.52.p1` | `UPCRoP.052.p1` |
+
+Note on cascade vs proceeding-tree drift on R.220.3 anchoring is in
+`docs/audit-upc-rop-deadlines-2026-05-08.md` §5.4b — unchanged here.
+
+### 4.2 UPC RoP citation drift on Rule 49.1 format (1 still live)
+
+| Rule | Live `rule_code` | Should be |
+|---|---|---|
+| `upc.rev.cfi.defence` | `RoP.49.1` | `RoP.049.1` (canonical zero-padded form used by all other UPC rules) |
+
+### 4.3 DPMA — 3 mis-attributed citations
+
+| Rule | Live citation | Problem | Verified |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung` | `§ 59 PatG` / `DE.PatG.59.3` | §59(3) PatG addresses *Anhörung*, not a 4-month response period. No statutory Erwiderungsfrist exists in §59. The 4-month figure is DPMA-internal practice. | WebFetch [gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__59.html](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__59.html) 2026-05-25 |
+| `dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung` | `§ 75 PatG` / `DE.PatG.75.1` | §75 PatG is exclusively about *aufschiebende Wirkung* (suspensive effect). It does not establish any Begründungsfrist. No fixed Begründungsfrist for BPatG-Beschwerde exists in PatG §§73-80 — it is set by the BPatG in the individual case. | WebFetch [gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__75.html](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__75.html) + [§73](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__73.html) 2026-05-25 |
+| `dpma.appeal.bpatg.beschwerde` | `§ 73 PatG` / `DE.PatG.73.2` | §73 contains the 1-month deadline correctly; the `.2` subscript however refers to §73(2) which is about Beschwerdebefugnis — the *Frist* is in §73(2) S.4 ("Die Beschwerdefrist beträgt einen Monat …"). Citation should be `DE.PatG.73.2.s4` or simply `DE.PatG.73.2`. **Borderline — flag, not a hard bug.** | gesetze-im-internet.de |
+
+### 4.4 DE patent / civil — 4 mis-attributed citations
+
+| Rule | Live citation | Problem | Verified |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `de.null.bpatg.erwidg` | `§ 82 PatG` / `DE.PatG.82.1` | §82(1) is the 1-month *Erklärungsfrist* ("sich darüber zu erklären"); the 2-month full *Klageerwiderung* is in §82(3). Citation should be `DE.PatG.82.3`. Duration (2 months) is correct. | WebFetch [§82](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__82.html) 2026-05-25 |
+| `de.null.bpatg.replik_klaeger` | `§ 83 PatG` / `DE.PatG.83.2` | §83(2) is about the *Hinweisbeschluss* form; the Replik / Schriftsatz windows fall under §83(2) S.3 (Reaktion auf Hinweis). Citation OK at section level but ambiguous. **Borderline — flag, not a hard bug.** | gesetze-im-internet.de |
+| `de.null.bgh.begruendung` | `§ 111 PatG` / `DE.PatG.111.1` | §111 PatG defines the *Grounds* of Berufung (Verletzung des Bundesrechts), not a Begründungsfrist. The 3-month figure is supplied via §117 PatG → ZPO §520(2). Citation should be `DE.ZPO.520.2` (the actual time-limit source). | WebFetch [§111](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__111.html) 2026-05-25 |
+| `de.null.bgh.erwiderung` | `§ 111 PatG` / `DE.PatG.111.3` | §111 has no Erwiderungsfrist clause. The actual Erwiderungsfrist for BGH-Nichtigkeitsberufung is set by the court per §117 PatG → ZPO §521(2) (court-discretionary). Duration (2 months) is approximate — typical court-set period is 2 months but it's not fixed. **Should be modelled as court-set.** | WebFetch [§111](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__111.html) + ZPO §521 2026-05-25 |
+
+### 4.5 EPA — 1 mis-attributed citation
+
+| Rule | Live citation | Problem |
+|---|---|---|
+| `epa.opp.opd.erwidg` | `R. 79(1) EPÜ` / `EU.EPC-R.79.1` | Duration (4 months) is correct as the *typical* EPO-set period under the 2016 streamlined-opposition guidelines, but **R.79(1) does not specify a fixed period** — the Opposition Division sets it. The 4 months is administrative practice (EPO Guidelines D-IV, 5.2). Should be modelled as court-set with 4 months as the default-display value. |
+
+---
+
+## §5. Findings — Wrong period (statute says X, paliad says Y)
+
+| Rule | Live period | Statutory period | Source | Freq |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| **`upc.rev.cfi.defence`** | 3 months | **2 months** | RoP.049.1: *"The defendant shall lodge a Defence to revocation within two months of service of the Statement for revocation."* — verified verbatim from `UPCRoP.049.1` (youpc DB). Flagged 2026-05-08; still live. | ★★★ |
+| **`upc.rev.cfi.rejoin`** | 2 months | **1 month** | RoP.052: *"Within one month of the service of the Reply the defendant may lodge a Rejoinder to the Reply to the Defence to revocation"* — verified verbatim from `UPCRoP.052.p1`. Flagged 2026-05-08; still live. | ★★★ |
+| **`upc.apl.merits.response`** | 2 months | **3 months** | RoP.235.1: *"Within three months of service of the Statement of grounds of appeal pursuant to Rule 224.2(a), any other party … may lodge a Statement of response"* — verified verbatim from `UPCRoP.235.1`. New finding — May 8 audit recorded the duration as 3 months but the live row has always been 2 (migration 012:153 originally seeded 2). | ★★★ |
+| **`upc.pi.cfi.response`** | 0 / "court-set" (`is_court_set=false`, `duration=0`, `parent_id=NULL`) | court-set, judge-discretion under R.211.2 | RoP.211.2 — judge sets the inter-partes hearing date. Modelling is half-broken: `duration=0` with `parent_id=NULL` makes the calculator treat this as a root anchor rather than a court-set placeholder. Should set `is_court_set=true` and chain `parent_id=app`. | ★★ |
+
+(All other rules audited have correct durations.)
+
+---
+
+## §6. Findings — Wrong party
+
+No clear party mis-assignments found in the live data. Two notes worth
+recording, not bugs:
+
+- `upc.inf.cfi.app_to_amend` carries `primary_party='claimant'`. The
+  defendant in an INF case is the alleged infringer; the patent
+  proprietor (=claimant) is who would file an Application to Amend
+  the patent. **Correct.** Listed here only because R.30 reads "the
+  defendant" in some summaries — those refer to the claimant of the
+  CCR (= defendant of the INF), which loops back to the same person
+  who is the INF-claimant / patent-proprietor.
+- `dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung` carries `primary_party='defendant'`. In an
+  EPA-style opposition, the patent proprietor is the "defendant" of the
+  opposition. Consistent with EPA convention. **Correct.**
+
+---
+
+## §7. Findings — Wrong sequencing / anchoring
+
+### 7.1 `de.inf.lg.beruf_begr` chains parent = `berufung`, should anchor on `urteil` directly
+
+| Live | Per ZPO §520(2) |
+|---|---|
+| `de.inf.lg.beruf_begr.parent_id = de.inf.lg.berufung`, `duration = 2 months` → effective end = trigger + 1mo (Berufung) + 2mo = **3 months** after Urteil service | "Die Frist für die Berufungsbegründung beträgt zwei Monate. Sie beginnt mit der Zustellung des in vollständiger Form abgefassten Urteils" → **2 months** after Urteil service |
+
+Verified verbatim via WebFetch
+[gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/__520.html](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/__520.html)
+2026-05-25.
+
+The companion `de.inf.olg.begruendung` is **correct** — parent =
+`urteil_lg`, 2mo, so end = Urteil + 2mo. Same statute, two paliad
+rules, two different anchorings: this is a real bug in `de.inf.lg`.
+
+### 7.2 `de.inf.lg.replik` and `de.inf.lg.duplik` have `parent_id = NULL`
+
+This is the bug head flagged. Live data:
+
+| submission_code | name | duration | parent_id | sequence_order |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `de.inf.lg.klage` | Klageerhebung | 0 mo | NULL | 0 |
+| `de.inf.lg.anzeige` | Anzeige Verteidigungsbereitschaft | 2 wk | `de.inf.lg.klage` | 10 |
+| `de.inf.lg.erwidg` | Klageerwiderung | 6 wk | `de.inf.lg.klage` (court-set=true post mig 095) | 20 |
+| **`de.inf.lg.replik`** | Replik | **4 wk** | **NULL** | 30 |
+| **`de.inf.lg.duplik`** | Duplik | **4 wk** | **NULL** | 40 |
+| `de.inf.lg.termin` | Haupttermin | 0 mo | NULL (court-set) | 50 |
+| `de.inf.lg.urteil` | Urteil | 0 mo | NULL (court-set) | 60 |
+| `de.inf.lg.berufung` | Berufungsfrist | 1 mo | NULL | 70 |
+| `de.inf.lg.beruf_begr` | Berufungsbegründung | 2 mo | `de.inf.lg.berufung` | 80 |
+
+With `parent_id = NULL` the calculator anchors Replik on the
+triggerDate (= Klageerhebung), and same for Duplik. So both render
+"4 Wochen ab Klageerhebung" — i.e. before the Klageerwiderung is
+even due. Correct chain should be:
+
+- `replik.parent_id = de.inf.lg.erwidg`, with `is_court_set = true` (richterliche Frist § 276(1) S.2 / § 283 ZPO — typ. 4 weeks default)
+- `duplik.parent_id = de.inf.lg.replik`, same shape
+
+Both rules lack `legal_source` and `rule_code`, which is consistent
+with them being court-set Schriftsatzfristen (no statutory clamp).
+Recommendation in §10.
+
+### 7.3 `upc.apl.merits.grounds` has `parent_id = NULL`
+
+This anchors Grounds on the user-supplied trigger date (=Entscheidung
+service). **Correct** behaviour per RoP.224.2.a: *"within four months
+of service of a decision referred to in Rule 220.1(a) and (b)"*.
+
+If `parent_id` were set to `upc.apl.merits.notice` (as the May 8 audit
+hypothesised), the chain would compound (1-day notice + 4mo grounds =
+~4mo + 1 day), accidentally landing near the right end-date for the
+common case but wrong by up to 2 months in the edge case (when notice
+is filed early). **No fix needed; document the intent.** (This is
+the change the May 8 audit recommended; it was applied in mig 097 or
+earlier.)
+
+### 7.4 DPMA Pathway-A anchors are partially modelled
+
+- `dpma.appeal.bgh.begruendung` chains parent = `rechtsbeschwerde`
+  (1mo + 1mo = 2mo from BPatG-Entscheidung). Per PatG §102 the
+  Rechtsbeschwerdebegründungsfrist is 1 month from filing of the
+  Rechtsbeschwerde — **correct**.
+- `dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung` chains parent = `beschwerde`
+  (1mo + 1mo = 2mo from DPMA-Entscheidung). **No statutory basis for
+  the 1-month figure** (see §4.3). Should be court-set.
+
+### 7.5 EPA grant timeline — `epa.grant.exa.r71_3` and `.approval` have `parent_id = NULL`
+
+Live:
+
+| Rule | Duration | parent_id | Issue |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `epa.grant.exa.r71_3` | 0 mo | NULL | Should chain on `exam_req` (after examination request is granted, EPO issues R.71(3) communication). NULL parent + 0 duration = root anchor at trigger date — works only if user enters the R.71(3) date as trigger; doesn't compose with the rest of the tree. |
+| `epa.grant.exa.approval` | 4 mo | NULL | Per R.71(3) approval period: 4 months from notification. **Anchor should be `r71_3`**, not NULL. As-is, "Zustimmung + Übersetzung" appears as a free-standing 4-mo-from-trigger row that has nothing to do with the rest of the timeline. |
+
+### 7.6 Summary
+
+| # | Rule | Bug |
+|---|---|---|
+| 1 | `de.inf.lg.beruf_begr` | parent should be NULL (anchored on Urteil-trigger) not `berufung` — off by 1 month, ★★★ |
+| 2 | `de.inf.lg.replik` | parent should be `erwidg` not NULL, ★★★ |
+| 3 | `de.inf.lg.duplik` | parent should be `replik` not NULL, ★★★ |
+| 4 | `dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung` | should be court-set; current 1-month period has no statutory basis, ★★ |
+| 5 | `dpma.appeal.bpatg.beschwerde` parent is `entscheidung` — OK, just a citation issue (§4.3) | (citation only) |
+| 6 | `epa.grant.exa.r71_3` parent | should chain on `exam_req`, ★ |
+| 7 | `epa.grant.exa.approval` parent | should chain on `r71_3`, ★ |
+| 8 | `upc.pi.cfi.response` | court-set placeholder with `parent_id=NULL` and `is_court_set=false` — should chain on `app` with `is_court_set=true`, ★★ |
+
+---
+
+## §8. Findings — Duplicates
+
+No genuine duplicates. The closest cases:
+
+- `upc.inf.cfi.reply` + `upc.inf.cfi.def_to_ccr` both fire at 2mo after
+  `sod` under `with_ccr`. They cover different actions (Reply to SoD
+  vs. Defence to CCR + Reply to SoD combined) per RoP.029.a vs .b.
+  **Not a duplicate** — distinct rule codes.
+- `upc.rev.cfi.reply` (2mo, no rule_code) and the older `REV.rev_reply`
+  on the archived litigation type — the archived type is hidden
+  (`pt.is_active = false`) so this isn't a duplicate the user sees.
+  Recommendation in §10 to drop the archived corpus once mig 093's
+  audit window closes.
+- `epa.opp.boa.r106` (Art. 112a review) appears only on
+  `epa.opp.boa`, not on `epa.opp.opd` — correct, since Art. 112a
+  review is only available against a Boards-of-Appeal decision.
+
+---
+
+## §9. Ambiguities — decisions m needs to make
+
+These are not bugs the coder can fix. They are judgement calls about
+how to model the law.
+
+### 9.1 Court-set vs fixed-period for richterliche Fristen
+
+The cleanest source-of-truth for these is "no statutory duration —
+court sets the period in the individual case." Modelling them as a
+fixed period with a wrong citation is the bug pattern we keep finding:
+
+- `dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung` (4 mo) — DPMA practice, not §59 PatG.
+- `dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung` (1 mo) — no statutory basis.
+- `de.inf.olg.erwiderung` (1 mo, §521(2)) — §521(2) is explicitly
+  discretionary ("Der Vorsitzende oder das Berufungsgericht **kann**
+  der Gegenpartei eine Frist … bestimmen"). Verified WebFetch
+  [gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/__521.html](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/__521.html)
+  2026-05-25.
+- `de.null.bgh.erwiderung` (2 mo, "§111(3) PatG") — court-set per §117
+  PatG → ZPO §521(2).
+- `de.null.bpatg.duplik` (1 mo, §83 PatG) — court-set; the 1-month
+  default is BPatG practice.
+- `de.inf.lg.replik`, `.duplik` (4 wk each) — court-set per
+  §283 / §296a ZPO + §276(1) S.2.
+- `epa.opp.opd.erwidg` (4 mo, "R.79(1)") — EPO-set per Guidelines.
+
+**Question (Q1):** Should paliad continue to display these with a
+default duration but flag them as "richterliche Frist — vom Gericht
+festgesetzt", OR should they all flip to `is_court_set=true,
+duration=0` and force the user to enter the actual court-set date?
+
+Head's 2026-05-25 13:13 signal confirms: m's preference is that "Frist
+vom Gericht bestimmt" be flagged as needing case-by-case anchoring,
+not displayed as a fixed period. So default answer = flip to
+`is_court_set=true` and keep the typical period as the *Default*
+display value (the calculator already supports this since the
+mig 095 / `de.inf.lg.erwidg` patch). But the trade-off is a UX
+regression: most users will not enter the actual court-set date
+and the timeline will then show "vom Gericht bestimmt" everywhere.
+
+### 9.2 R.198 / R.213 "31 days OR 20 working days, whichever is longer"
+
+Two RoP rules need a primitive paliad doesn't have:
+- A `working_days` duration unit (counts business-day arithmetic via
+  the holiday service).
+- A `combine = 'max'` operator that compares two durations and picks
+  the later end-date.
+
+**Question (Q2):** Implement the primitive (~120 LoC migration + ~80 LoC
+Go), or document both rules as "manual calculation required, see RoP"
+in the UI? Real R.198 / R.213 cases are rare (saisie + PI). The May 8
+audit suggested deferring; pauli's 2026-05-13 audit §7.1 made the
+case for adding `combine_op` as part of a broader Pipeline A/C merge.
+
+### 9.3 R.245.2 rehearing "whichever is later" trigger
+
+R.245.2.a/b: deadline 2 months from final decision OR from defect
+discovery, whichever is *later*. Plus outer cap 12 months. Needs:
+
+- Multi-anchor trigger event (user supplies 2 dates).
+- `combine = 'max'` between anchors.
+- Outer-cap arithmetic (separate concept from duration).
+
+**Question (Q3):** Defer (specialist, vanishingly rare) or build the
+primitives?
+
+### 9.4 EPC Art. 112a review — outer cap
+
+Same shape as R.245.2: 2 months from defect discovery, outer cap 12
+months from decision. `epa.opp.boa.r106` models the 2-month period
+but not the cap.
+
+### 9.5 PatG §123 Wiedereinsetzung calendar arithmetic
+
+Cascade card (slug `wiedereinsetzung`) exists. The 2mo / 1-year
+arithmetic anchors on the *missed* deadline, not on a forward-looking
+event. paliad's `paliad.deadline_rules` schema has no natural shape
+for this — it would need either a special-case Go helper, or a
+"backward-from-missed-deadline" mode that no rule today uses.
+
+**Question (Q4):** Worth modelling? The cascade card already routes
+the user to the concept; computing the calendar deadline is an
+incremental win.
+
+### 9.6 ZPO §339 Versäumnisurteil-Einspruch
+
+Cascade card orphan. 2 weeks from service of the default judgment.
+Trivial to add as a `de.inf.lg.einspruch_vu` rule (court-decision
+anchor + 2wk fixed). **Question (Q5):** Add as a child of
+`de.inf.lg.urteil` (with `condition_expr={"flag":"with_vu"}`), or
+as a separate proceeding `de.inf.lg.vu`?
+
+### 9.7 Litigation-vs-fristenrechner archived corpus
+
+The 40 rules on `_archived_litigation` (mig 093 retirement holding pen)
+still occupy the rule table. They're invisible to all UIs.
+
+**Question (Q6):** Drop them now (data clean-up), or keep until the
+mig 093 audit window closes formally?
+
+### 9.8 R.79(2) further-party observations period
+
+EPC R.79(2) creates a separate notification window for additional
+opponents. paliad's `epa.opp.opd.r79_further` is modelled as
+`duration=0, is_bilateral=true`. **Question (Q7):** Is this even worth
+keeping? Real workflow: EPO sets a separate period in each
+intervention case. Hard to template.
+
+### 9.9 R.116(1) EPC oral-proceedings cut-off
+
+paliad has it as `duration=0, parent_id=entsch` (`epa.opp.opd.r116`) /
+`parent_id=oral` (`epa.opp.boa.r116`). R.116(1) actually says the
+EPO sets a "final date for making written submissions" when issuing
+the summons. So it's a court-set period, not zero-duration.
+**Question (Q8):** flip to `is_court_set=true` like the §276(1) ZPO
+fix in mig 095?
+
+### 9.10 R.131.2 indication of damages period
+
+paliad models `upc.dmgs.cfi.app` as a 0-duration root anchor (court
+sets when the damages-determination phase opens, per R.131.2). This
+is correct shape but means the entire damages tree is unanchored
+until the user provides the trigger date manually.
+
+**Question (Q9):** Wire `is_spawn` from `upc.inf.cfi.decision` to
+`upc.dmgs.cfi.app` (parallel to the mig-095 appeal-spawn)?
+
+### 9.11 PatG §17 GebrMG / §18 GebrMG
+
+No GebrMG-rooted proceeding_type exists in paliad. Head confirmed
+out-of-scope for this audit. **Question (Q10):** Add a `de.gm.lg`
+proceeding for GebrMG-Löschungsverfahren if HLC sees them?
+
+### 9.12 Proceeding-tree vs cascade parity
+
+paliad has 9 cascade-only concepts with `rule_count = 0` (the orphans
+listed in `audit-fristen-logic-2026-05-13.md` §3.4). The audit-fristen
+audit covers this; restating here only to note that the parity gap
+is the largest single source of "the cascade card promises a
+calculation but doesn't deliver one."
+
+**Question (Q11):** Same as the audit-fristen Q8 — priority order
+for the 9 orphan concepts? My ranking: wiedereinsetzung >
+schriftsatznachreichung > versäumnisurteil-einspruch >
+weiterbehandlung > rest.
+
+### 9.13 R.220.3 anchor
+
+See `audit-upc-rop-deadlines-2026-05-08.md` §5.4b. paliad anchors
+`upc.apl.order.discretion` on the original order (`order`), but
+the 15-day clock per RoP.220.3 runs from the refusal-of-leave
+date (or day-15 fall-back). Off by up to 15 days in the edge case.
+**Question (Q12):** add an explicit `app_ord.refusal` court-set
+intermediate node?
+
+### 9.14 EP_GRANT publish date — priority vs filing
+
+`epa.grant.exa.publish` correctly has `anchor_alt='priority_date'`.
+This was open in the May 8 audit and is now closed. **No question —
+listed to confirm.**
+
+### 9.15 Cross-proceeding spawn execution
+
+mig 095 added two `is_spawn=true` rules (`inf.appeal_spawn`,
+`rev.appeal_spawn` → `upc.apl.merits`). The May 13 audit §1.6 +
+§6.8 noted spawn execution is half-wired in `projection_service.go`.
+**Question (Q13):** wire end-to-end now (so the spawned appeal
+timeline appears in SmartTimeline), or accept the half-wired state?
+
+---
+
+## §10. Recommended fixes (prioritised)
+
+### Tier 0 — hard duration / sequencing / anchor bugs (ship first)
+
+| # | Rule | Fix | Reason / source | Freq |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| T0.1 | `upc.rev.cfi.defence` | `duration_value = 2` (was 3), `rule_code = 'RoP.049.1'`, `legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.49.1'` | §5 — every UPC_REV tracked in paliad today computes Defence at wrong month for the last ~3 months | ★★★ |
+| T0.2 | `upc.rev.cfi.rejoin` | `duration_value = 1` (was 2), `rule_code = 'RoP.052'`, `legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.52.p1'` | §5 — same as T0.1 | ★★★ |
+| T0.3 | `upc.apl.merits.response` | `duration_value = 3` (was 2), `rule_code = 'RoP.235.1'`, `legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.235.1'` | §5 — every main-track appellate respondent | ★★★ |
+| T0.4 | `de.inf.lg.beruf_begr` | `parent_id = NULL` (was `de.inf.lg.berufung`) — runs 2 months from triggerDate (Urteil-service) per ZPO §520(2) | §7.1 — every DE-LG-Verletzung appeal | ★★★ |
+| T0.5 | `de.inf.lg.replik` | `parent_id = de.inf.lg.erwidg`, `is_court_set = true` (richterliche Frist § 276(1) S.2 / § 283 ZPO), keep 4-week default | §7.2 — bug head flagged | ★★★ |
+| T0.6 | `de.inf.lg.duplik` | `parent_id = de.inf.lg.replik`, `is_court_set = true` | §7.2 | ★★★ |
+| T0.7 | `upc.rev.cfi.reply` | `rule_code = 'RoP.051'`, `legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.51.p1'` (duration 2mo unchanged) | §4.1 | ★★★ |
+| T0.8 | `upc.rev.cfi.rejoin` (citation only) | covered in T0.2 | — | — |
+| T0.9 | `upc.apl.merits.notice` | `rule_code = 'RoP.224.1.a'`, `legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.224.1.a'` (duration unchanged) | §4.1 | ★★ |
+| T0.10 | `upc.apl.merits.grounds` | `rule_code = 'RoP.224.2.a'`, `legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.224.2.a'` (duration unchanged) | §4.1 | ★★ |
+| T0.11 | `upc.rev.cfi.defence` rule_code zero-pad | covered in T0.1 | — | — |
+| T0.12 | `dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung` | flip to `is_court_set = true`, keep 4-month default-display value, drop the misleading `DE.PatG.59.3` citation (or replace with "DPMA-Richtlinien D-IV 5.2") | §4.3 + §9.1 | ★★ |
+| T0.13 | `dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung` | flip to `is_court_set = true`, drop the `DE.PatG.75.1` citation, keep 1-month default | §4.3 + §9.1 | ★★ |
+| T0.14 | `de.null.bpatg.erwidg` | citation `DE.PatG.82.3` (was 82.1); duration (2mo) correct | §4.4 | ★★ |
+| T0.15 | `de.null.bgh.begruendung` | citation `DE.ZPO.520.2` via PatG §117 (was DE.PatG.111.1); duration (3mo) correct | §4.4 | ★★ |
+| T0.16 | `de.null.bgh.erwiderung` | flip to `is_court_set = true`; citation `DE.ZPO.521.2 via PatG §117` (was DE.PatG.111.3); duration (2mo) becomes default-display | §4.4 + §9.1 | ★★ |
+| T0.17 | `epa.opp.opd.erwidg` | flip to `is_court_set = true`, keep 4-month default | §4.5 + §9.1 | ★★ |
+
+**16 hard fixes.** All within the existing schema (no new columns).
+Each is a single-row UPDATE plus an audit-log entry.
+
+### Tier 1 — high-value missing rules (★★ / ★★★)
+
+| # | Rule | Add | Freq |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| T1.1 | `upc.inf.cfi.cmo_review` | 15 days from CMO service (R.333.2) | ★★ |
+| T1.2 | `upc.inf.cfi.confidentiality_response` | 14 days from opp. confidentiality app (R.262.2) | ★★ |
+| T1.3 | `upc.apl.order.grounds_orders` | 15 days from order service (R.224.2(b)) | ★★ |
+| T1.4 | `upc.apl.order.response_orders` | 15 days from grounds service (R.235.2) | ★★ |
+| T1.5 | `upc.inf.cfi.cons_orders` | 2 months from validity decision (R.118.4) | ★★ |
+| T1.6 | `upc.inf.cfi.rectification` | 1 month from decision (R.353) | ★ |
+| T1.7 | `upc.pi.cfi.deficiency` | 14 days from PI deficiency notification (R.207.6.a) | ★★ |
+| T1.8 | `upc.pi.cfi.merits_start` | 31d OR 20wd from PI grant (R.213) — **blocked on Q2** | ★★ |
+| T1.9 | `upc.inf.cfi.translation_request` | 1 month **before** oral hearing (R.109.1) | ★★ |
+| T1.10 | `upc.inf.cfi.interpreter_cost` | 2 weeks **before** oral hearing (R.109.4) | ★★ |
+| T1.11 | `upc.inf.cfi.translations_lodge` | 2 weeks after summons (R.109.5) | ★★ |
+| T1.12 | `upc.pi.cfi.response` re-anchor | court-set, parent=`app` (currently a broken root) | ★★ |
+
+**12 rule-adds.** T1.9/.10 are the only `timing='before'` rules in the
+entire UPC corpus; schema already supports `before` but no rule
+populates it. Verify the backward-snap-to-working-day logic in
+`internal/services/deadline_calculator.go` before merging
+(2026-04-30 audit §5.4 raised the concern).
+
+### Tier 2 — broader coverage (★ specialist + Wiedereinsetzung family)
+
+| # | Rule | Add | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| T2.1 | `de.inf.lg.einspruch_vu` | 2 weeks from service of Versäumnisurteil (ZPO §339) | Q5 — proceeding shape decision |
+| T2.2 | `upc.inf.cfi.wiedereinsetzung` | 2 mo / 1-year-cap from Wegfall des Hindernisses (R.320) | Q4 — needs special arithmetic |
+| T2.3 | `de.inf.lg.wiedereinsetzung` | 2 mo / 1-year-cap (PatG §123 / ZPO §233 ff.) | Q4 |
+| T2.4 | `epa.grant.exa.weiterbehandlung` | 2 mo from loss-of-rights notification (EPC R.135) | — |
+| T2.5 | `upc.inf.cfi.prelim_reply` | 14 days from PO service (R.20.2) | Companion to R.19 (mig 095 added it) |
+| T2.6 | `upc.apl.order.discretion_anchor` | add explicit `refusal` intermediate node so R.220.3 anchors correctly (Q12) | |
+| T2.7 | `upc.dmgs.cfi.app` spawn | `is_spawn=true` from `upc.inf.cfi.decision` (Q9) | |
+| T2.8 | `upc.disc.cfi.app` spawn | same shape as T2.7 | |
+| T2.9 | `epa.grant.exa.r71_3` re-anchor | parent = `exam_req` (§7.5) | |
+| T2.10 | `epa.grant.exa.approval` re-anchor | parent = `r71_3` (§7.5) | |
+| T2.11 | `upc.inf.cfi.appeal_spawn` cross-proc wiring | finish the half-wired spawn execution (Q13) | |
+
+### Tier 3 — tooling primitives (block multiple rules)
+
+| # | Primitive | Blocks | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| T3.1 | `duration_unit = 'working_days'` | R.198, R.213 | Schema already accepts the string; add to calculator + UI |
+| T3.2 | `combine_op = 'max'` | R.198, R.213, R.245.2 | Column already exists per pauli's 2026-05-13 audit |
+| T3.3 | Multi-anchor "whichever later" trigger | R.245.2.a/b | UI + service work |
+| T3.4 | Outer-cap modelling (`outer_cap_value` + `outer_cap_unit`) | R.245.2 (12mo), R.320 (12mo), EPC Art.112a(4) (12mo) | Schema add |
+| T3.5 | "Before"-mode backward snap to working day | R.109.1, R.109.4 | Calculator change (audit-fristenrechner-completeness-2026-04-30.md §5.4) |
+| T3.6 | Cross-proceeding spawn end-to-end (`is_spawn`) | T2.7, T2.8, T2.11 | Pauli's §6.8 |
+
+### Tier 4 — out-of-scope until separate prioritisation
+
+- DNI family (R.63 / R.67.1 / R.69.1 / R.69.2). Zero published filings 2026-Q1.
+- Registry-correction family (R.16.3.a, R.27.2, R.89.2, R.253.2). Most natural in cascade, not proceeding-tree.
+- GebrMG (no proceeding_type today).
+- R.245 rehearing family (specialist).
+- R.155 cost-decision opposition chain (specialist).
+- R.144 UPC_DAMAGES tree-end row (cosmetic).
+- R.79(2) EPC further-parties period (modelling unclear — Q7).
+
+---
+
+## §11. Next-step proposals (suggested fix-task slicing)
+
+The audit identifies **41 distinct actionable items.** Below is a
+suggested decomposition into fix-tasks that can be assigned
+independently. Sequence reflects "Wave 0 must precede Wave 1" only
+where there's a real dependency (most slices are independent).
+
+### Wave 0 — Tier 0 duration / sequencing / anchor fixes (single fix-task)
+
+**Proposed task:** `t-paliad-264 — Tier 0 deadline-rule corrections
+(duration, anchor, citation) from t-paliad-263 audit`
+
+- 16 row UPDATEs (T0.1–T0.17, deduplicated to 16 distinct rows since
+  T0.8 is covered by T0.2 and T0.11 by T0.1).
+- One migration file (~120 LoC SQL).
+- All within existing schema. No new columns.
+- Idempotent guards on every UPDATE (only fire when the row still has
+  the old value, per the mig 095 convention).
+- Adds 16 entries to `paliad.deadline_rule_audit` (per the mig 079
+  trigger).
+- Verification block: `DO $$ … RAISE EXCEPTION …` per mig 095.
+- **Branch:** `mai/<coder>/t-paliad-264-tier0-deadline-fixes`.
+- **Owner:** coder.
+- **Why first:** all 16 affect either calendar correctness (5 hard
+  duration/anchor bugs) or citation correctness (the 11 metadata
+  fixes are what a lawyer would cite-check against). T0.1–T0.6 are
+  user-visible silent wrongs; ship them.
+
+### Wave 1 — Tier 1 rule additions (single fix-task)
+
+**Proposed task:** `t-paliad-265 — Tier 1 deadline-rule additions
+(12 high-frequency rules)`
+
+- 11 INSERTs + 1 UPDATE re-anchor (T1.12 `upc.pi.cfi.response`).
+- T1.8 (`upc.pi.cfi.merits_start`) **excluded** — blocked on T3.1/T3.2.
+- One migration file (~250 LoC SQL).
+- Add cascade leaves + concepts where needed (each rule should be
+  reachable from Pathway B too).
+- **Branch:** `mai/<coder>/t-paliad-265-tier1-rule-additions`.
+- **Owner:** coder. **Legal review:** m must verify each rule before
+  merge (single round of grilling).
+
+### Wave 2 — Q1 court-set audit decision (separate spike)
+
+**Proposed task:** `t-paliad-266 — Decide court-set vs fixed-period
+modelling for richterliche Fristen (Q1 in t-paliad-263 audit)`
+
+- Inventor / pauli reviews §9.1 with m.
+- Decision artefact: list of rules to flip vs keep, plus UX guideline
+  for what the timeline displays for `is_court_set=true` rules.
+- **Owner:** pauli. **m signs off.**
+
+### Wave 3 — Tier 3 tooling primitives (multi-task)
+
+Each Tier 3 row is its own task because each touches schema + service +
+calculator + UI:
+
+- `t-paliad-267 — working_days unit + combine_op='max' (R.198, R.213)`
+- `t-paliad-268 — Outer-cap modelling (R.245.2, R.320, Art.112a)`
+- `t-paliad-269 — Multi-anchor "whichever later" triggers (R.245.2)`
+- `t-paliad-270 — Backward-snap for `before`-mode rules (R.109.1/.4)`
+- `t-paliad-271 — Cross-proceeding spawn end-to-end execution`
+
+Each is foundational for multiple Tier 2 rules; can ship independently.
+
+### Wave 4 — Tier 2 specialist rules (multi-task, after their primitives land)
+
+Each Tier 2 row is its own task or batched into 2-3 tasks by topical
+area:
+
+- `t-paliad-272 — Wiedereinsetzung / Weiterbehandlung family (T2.2, T2.3, T2.4)` — depends on T3.4 (outer cap).
+- `t-paliad-273 — UPC follow-on spawns (T2.7, T2.8, T2.11)` — depends on T3.6.
+- `t-paliad-274 — UPC tail rules (T2.5, T2.6, R.353, etc.)`
+- `t-paliad-275 — EPA grant timeline re-anchoring (T2.9, T2.10)`.
+
+### Wave 5 — Concept-layer parity (separate audit)
+
+The 9 orphan concepts (`audit-fristen-logic-2026-05-13.md` §3.4 + Q11
+here) need a parallel audit pass to map cascade → rule. Recommend
+spinning a `t-paliad-276 — Cascade-rule parity audit` task once the
+above land.
+
+### Wave 6 — Documentation + retire
+
+- `t-paliad-277 — Drop `_archived_litigation` proceeding_type` once
+  mig 093's audit window closes (Q6).
+- `t-paliad-278 — Document Tier 4 deferrals in
+  `docs/feature-roadmap.md`` so the gap-list isn't lost.
+
+---
+
+## Appendix A — file references
+
+**Live state queried via Supabase MCP, 2026-05-25 14:00–15:00 UTC:**
+
+- `paliad.proceeding_types` — 21 active rows (20 fristenrechner + 1
+  archived).
+- `paliad.deadline_rules` — 132 active + 40 archived rows
+  (`lifecycle_state='published'`).
+- `paliad.deadline_rule_audit` — diff history.
+- `data.laws_contents` (youpc) — UPC RoP + EPC verbatim text
+  (`law_type IN ('UPCRoP','EPC')`).
+
+**paliad migrations consulted:**
+
+- `internal/db/migrations/012_fristenrechner_rules.up.sql` — original
+  seed.
+- `internal/db/migrations/043_de_instance_split_proceedings.up.sql`
+  — DE_INF_OLG / DE_INF_BGH split.
+- `internal/db/migrations/052_event_categories_rop_audit.up.sql`
+  — first RoP audit fix-pass.
+- `internal/db/migrations/079_*` — `paliad.deadline_rule_audit`
+  trigger.
+- `internal/db/migrations/091_drop_legacy_rule_columns.up.sql` —
+  cleanup.
+- `internal/db/migrations/093_retire_litigation_category.up.sql` —
+  archived 40 rules.
+- `internal/db/migrations/095_fristen_gap_fill.up.sql` — t-paliad-205
+  R.19 + R.220.1(a) gap fill.
+- `internal/db/migrations/096_proceeding_code_rename.up.sql` — code
+  rename to `<jurisdiction>.<proceeding>.<instance>` form.
+- `internal/db/migrations/097_legal_citation_backfill.up.sql` —
+  legal_source / rule_code backfill.
+- `internal/db/migrations/100_ccr_visible_rule.up.sql` —
+  `upc.ccr.cfi` alias.
+- `internal/db/migrations/104_einspruch_name_and_ccr_priority.up.sql`
+  — Einspruch rename.
+
+**Companion audits:**
+
+- `docs/audit-fristenrechner-completeness-2026-04-30.md` — curie /
+  t-paliad-084.
+- `docs/audit-upc-rop-deadlines-2026-05-08.md` — curie / t-paliad-159.
+- `docs/audit-fristen-logic-2026-05-13.md` — pauli / t-paliad-157
+  (schema audit, ground-truth on column semantics).
+- `docs/proposals/fristen-gap-fill-2026-05-18.md` — m's 0.3 decisions
+  that shipped as mig 095.
+
+**Authoritative source URLs (all verified 2026-05-25):**
+
+- UPC RoP consolidated 18.05.2023: https://www.unifiedpatentcourt.org/sites/default/files/upc_documents/rop_application_-_consolidated_18_05_2023.pdf
+- EPC 17th ed.: https://www.epo.org/en/legal/epc/2020/index.html
+- EPC R.71 (and other Implementing Reg Rules): https://www.epo.org/en/legal/epc/2020/r71.html
+- PatG: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/
+  - §59 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__59.html
+  - §73 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__73.html
+  - §75 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__75.html
+  - §82 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__82.html
+  - §110 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__110.html
+  - §111 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/patg/__111.html
+- ZPO: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/
+  - §520 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/__520.html
+  - §521 https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/__521.html
+- GebrMG: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gebrmg/
+
+---
+
+## Appendix B — coverage tally
+
+| Status | Count | Share |
+|---|---:|---:|
+| present-correct | 78 | 59 % |
+| present-wrong (DURATION) | 3 | 2 % |
+| present-wrong (anchor/sequence) | 5 | 4 % |
+| present-wrong (citation only) | 11 | 8 % |
+| court-set-mismodelled-as-fixed | 6 | 5 % |
+| **subtotal: still actionable** | **25** | **19 %** |
+| missing (statute defines, paliad doesn't) | 30 | (gap, vs 132 baseline) |
+| n/a (RoP / EPC / PatG section creates no time-limit) | 8 | 6 % |
+| present-correct, no fix needed | (78 above) | |
+
+**Headline figures for m:**
+
+- Of the 132 statutory deadlines paliad currently models, **25 carry
+  an actionable bug** (19%). Of those, **5 are user-visible
+  calendar-correctness bugs** (the 3 duration bugs + the 2
+  sequencing/anchor bugs head flagged + me). The other 20 are
+  citation drift or court-set mismodelling — fix-them-quietly
+  category.
+- An additional **30 statutory deadlines are not modelled at all**
+  (the missing list in §3). Of those, **~12 are ★★★ / ★★ frequency**
+  (Tier 1 in §10); the remaining ~18 are ★ specialist.
+- The 5 duration / sequencing bugs alone are **the most important
+  takeaway**: every UPC_REV proceeding, every UPC main-track appeal
+  respondent, and every DE-LG-Verletzung timeline tracked in paliad
+  today computes wrong dates.
+
+End of audit. Awaiting m's review of §9 Q1–Q13 + Tier 0 sign-off
+before fix-tasks (Wave 0) get cut.

frontend/build.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import { renderAdminRulesEdit } from "./src/admin-rules-edit";
 import { renderAdminRulesExport } from "./src/admin-rules-export";
 import { renderPaliadin } from "./src/paliadin";
 import { renderAdminPaliadin } from "./src/admin-paliadin";
+import { renderAdminBackups } from "./src/admin-backups";
 import { renderNotFound } from "./src/notfound";
 
 const DIST = join(import.meta.dir, "dist");
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ async function build() {
       // skip the re-fetch.
       join(import.meta.dir, "src/client/paliadin-widget.ts"),
       join(import.meta.dir, "src/client/admin-paliadin.ts"),
+      join(import.meta.dir, "src/client/admin-backups.ts"),
       join(import.meta.dir, "src/client/notfound.ts"),
     ],
     outdir: join(DIST, "assets"),
@@ -417,6 +419,7 @@ async function build() {
   await Bun.write(join(DIST, "admin-rules-export.html"), renderAdminRulesExport());
   await Bun.write(join(DIST, "paliadin.html"), renderPaliadin());
   await Bun.write(join(DIST, "admin-paliadin.html"), renderAdminPaliadin());
+  await Bun.write(join(DIST, "admin-backups.html"), renderAdminBackups());
   await Bun.write(join(DIST, "notfound.html"), renderNotFound());
 
   // Append ?v=<buildVersion> to every /assets/*.js and /assets/*.css URL in

frontend/src/admin-backups.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { h } from "./jsx";
+import { Sidebar } from "./components/Sidebar";
+import { PaliadinWidget } from "./components/PaliadinWidget";
+import { BottomNav } from "./components/BottomNav";
+import { Footer } from "./components/Footer";
+import { PWAHead } from "./components/PWAHead";
+
+// Backup Mode admin page (t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77 Slice A).
+//
+// global_admin only — gated by adminGate(...) in handlers.go. Shows the
+// chronological list of backup runs (one row per kind in
+// {scheduled, on_demand}) plus a button to kick off an on-demand backup.
+// Catalog rows + the "run now" action are fetched client-side via
+// /api/admin/backups.
+export function renderAdminBackups(): string {
+  return "<!DOCTYPE html>" + (
+    <html lang="de">
+      <head>
+        <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover" />
+        <meta name="theme-color" content="#BFF355" />
+        <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />
+        <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="default" />
+        <PWAHead />
+        <title data-i18n="admin.backups.title">Backups &mdash; Paliad</title>
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/global.css" />
+      </head>
+      <body className="has-sidebar">
+        <Sidebar currentPath="/admin/backups" />
+        <BottomNav currentPath="/admin/backups" />
+
+        <main>
+          <section className="tool-page">
+            <div className="container">
+              <div className="tool-header">
+                <div>
+                  <h1 data-i18n="admin.backups.heading">Backups</h1>
+                  <p className="tool-subtitle" data-i18n="admin.backups.subtitle">
+                    Vollst&auml;ndige Snapshots aller Daten &mdash; manuell oder zeitgesteuert.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <button
+                    className="btn-primary"
+                    id="admin-backups-run-btn"
+                    type="button"
+                    data-i18n="admin.backups.run_now"
+                  >
+                    Backup jetzt erstellen
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <div id="admin-backups-feedback" className="form-msg" style="display:none" />
+
+              <div className="entity-table-wrap">
+                <table className="entity-table entity-table--readonly">
+                  <thead>
+                    <tr>
+                      <th data-i18n="admin.backups.col.started">Erstellt</th>
+                      <th data-i18n="admin.backups.col.kind">Auslöser</th>
+                      <th data-i18n="admin.backups.col.status">Status</th>
+                      <th data-i18n="admin.backups.col.requested_by">Angefordert von</th>
+                      <th data-i18n="admin.backups.col.size">Gr&ouml;&szlig;e</th>
+                      <th data-i18n="admin.backups.col.rows">Zeilen</th>
+                      <th data-i18n="admin.backups.col.actions">Aktion</th>
+                    </tr>
+                  </thead>
+                  <tbody id="admin-backups-tbody">
+                    <tr>
+                      <td colspan={7} data-i18n="admin.backups.loading">Lade &hellip;</td>
+                    </tr>
+                  </tbody>
+                </table>
+              </div>
+
+              <div className="entity-empty" id="admin-backups-empty" style="display:none">
+                <p data-i18n="admin.backups.empty">Noch keine Backups vorhanden.</p>
+              </div>
+
+              <p className="tool-footer-note" id="admin-backups-footer">
+                <span data-i18n="admin.backups.footer.note">
+                  Geplante Backups werden in einer sp&auml;teren Slice aktiviert. Manuelle Backups stehen jetzt zur Verf&uuml;gung.
+                </span>
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </section>
+        </main>
+
+        <Footer />
+        <PaliadinWidget />
+        <script src="/assets/admin-backups.js"></script>
+      </body>
+    </html>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/client/admin-backups.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+import { initI18n, t } from "./i18n";
+import { initSidebar } from "./sidebar";
+
+// Backup Mode admin client (t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77 Slice A).
+//
+// Reads /api/admin/backups (chronological list) and wires the
+// "Backup jetzt erstellen" button to POST /api/admin/backups/run.
+// Synchronous: the server holds the connection for the duration of
+// the backup (sub-second at firm-scale today), then returns the new
+// catalog row inline. No polling needed at v1's data shape; if the
+// run takes > 5 minutes the handler returns 500 and the UI surfaces
+// the error.
+
+interface BackupRow {
+  id: string;
+  kind: "scheduled" | "on_demand";
+  status: "running" | "done" | "failed";
+  requested_by?: string;
+  requested_by_email: string;
+  audit_id?: string;
+  storage_uri?: string;
+  size_bytes?: number;
+  row_counts?: unknown; // jsonb passes through as raw bytes; we don't read it
+  sheet_count?: number;
+  warnings?: unknown;
+  error?: string;
+  started_at: string;
+  finished_at?: string;
+  deleted_at?: string;
+}
+
+document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
+  initI18n();
+  initSidebar();
+
+  await refreshList();
+  wireRunButton();
+});
+
+function wireRunButton(): void {
+  const btn = document.getElementById("admin-backups-run-btn") as HTMLButtonElement | null;
+  if (!btn) return;
+  btn.addEventListener("click", async () => {
+    btn.disabled = true;
+    const originalText = btn.textContent;
+    btn.textContent = t("admin.backups.running") || "Läuft …";
+    clearFeedback();
+    try {
+      const r = await fetch("/api/admin/backups/run", {
+        method: "POST",
+        credentials: "same-origin",
+      });
+      if (!r.ok) {
+        const body = await r.json().catch(() => ({ error: "request failed" }));
+        showFeedback("error", body.error || `HTTP ${r.status}`);
+        return;
+      }
+      // The created row is in the response; refresh the list to land it.
+      await refreshList();
+      showFeedback("success", t("admin.backups.success") || "Backup erfolgreich erstellt.");
+    } catch (e) {
+      showFeedback("error", (e as Error).message || "network error");
+    } finally {
+      btn.disabled = false;
+      btn.textContent = originalText;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+async function refreshList(): Promise<void> {
+  const rows = await fetchJSON<BackupRow[]>("/api/admin/backups?limit=200");
+  const tbody = document.getElementById("admin-backups-tbody") as HTMLTableSectionElement | null;
+  const empty = document.getElementById("admin-backups-empty") as HTMLElement | null;
+  if (!tbody) return;
+  if (!rows || rows.length === 0) {
+    tbody.innerHTML = "";
+    if (empty) empty.style.display = "";
+    return;
+  }
+  if (empty) empty.style.display = "none";
+  tbody.innerHTML = rows.map(renderRow).join("");
+}
+
+function renderRow(b: BackupRow): string {
+  const started = formatTimestamp(b.started_at);
+  const kind =
+    b.kind === "scheduled"
+      ? t("admin.backups.kind.scheduled") || "Geplant"
+      : t("admin.backups.kind.on_demand") || "Manuell";
+  const status = renderStatus(b);
+  const requestedBy =
+    b.kind === "scheduled" ? "—" : escapeHTML(b.requested_by_email);
+  const size = b.size_bytes != null ? formatBytes(b.size_bytes) : "—";
+  const rows = b.sheet_count != null ? String(b.sheet_count) : "—";
+  const action = renderAction(b);
+  return `<tr>
+    <td>${started}</td>
+    <td>${kind}</td>
+    <td>${status}</td>
+    <td>${requestedBy}</td>
+    <td>${size}</td>
+    <td>${rows}</td>
+    <td>${action}</td>
+  </tr>`;
+}
+
+function renderStatus(b: BackupRow): string {
+  switch (b.status) {
+    case "done":
+      return `<span class="status-done">${escapeHTML(t("admin.backups.status.done") || "✓ Fertig")}</span>`;
+    case "running":
+      return `<span class="status-running">${escapeHTML(t("admin.backups.status.running") || "Läuft …")}</span>`;
+    case "failed":
+      const label = t("admin.backups.status.failed") || "✗ Fehlgeschlagen";
+      const tip = b.error ? ` title="${escapeAttr(b.error)}"` : "";
+      return `<span class="status-failed"${tip}>${escapeHTML(label)}</span>`;
+    default:
+      return escapeHTML(b.status);
+  }
+}
+
+function renderAction(b: BackupRow): string {
+  if (b.status !== "done" || !b.storage_uri || b.deleted_at) {
+    return "—";
+  }
+  const label = t("admin.backups.download") || "Download";
+  return `<a class="btn-link" href="/api/admin/backups/${encodeURIComponent(b.id)}/file">${escapeHTML(label)}</a>`;
+}
+
+// --- helpers ---
+
+async function fetchJSON<T>(url: string): Promise<T | null> {
+  try {
+    const r = await fetch(url, { credentials: "same-origin" });
+    if (!r.ok) return null;
+    return (await r.json()) as T;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function formatTimestamp(iso: string): string {
+  const d = new Date(iso);
+  if (isNaN(d.getTime())) return escapeHTML(iso);
+  const yyyy = d.getUTCFullYear();
+  const mm = String(d.getUTCMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0");
+  const dd = String(d.getUTCDate()).padStart(2, "0");
+  const hh = String(d.getUTCHours()).padStart(2, "0");
+  const mi = String(d.getUTCMinutes()).padStart(2, "0");
+  return `${yyyy}-${mm}-${dd} ${hh}:${mi} UTC`;
+}
+
+function formatBytes(n: number): string {
+  if (n < 1024) return `${n} B`;
+  if (n < 1024 * 1024) return `${(n / 1024).toFixed(1)} KB`;
+  if (n < 1024 * 1024 * 1024) return `${(n / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(1)} MB`;
+  return `${(n / (1024 * 1024 * 1024)).toFixed(2)} GB`;
+}
+
+function escapeHTML(s: string): string {
+  return s.replace(/[&<>"']/g, (c) => {
+    switch (c) {
+      case "&": return "&amp;";
+      case "<": return "&lt;";
+      case ">": return "&gt;";
+      case '"': return "&quot;";
+      case "'": return "&#39;";
+      default: return c;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+function escapeAttr(s: string): string {
+  return escapeHTML(s);
+}
+
+function showFeedback(kind: "success" | "error", text: string): void {
+  const el = document.getElementById("admin-backups-feedback") as HTMLElement | null;
+  if (!el) return;
+  el.textContent = text;
+  el.classList.remove("form-msg-success", "form-msg-error");
+  el.classList.add(kind === "success" ? "form-msg-success" : "form-msg-error");
+  el.style.display = "";
+}
+
+function clearFeedback(): void {
+  const el = document.getElementById("admin-backups-feedback") as HTMLElement | null;
+  if (!el) return;
+  el.style.display = "none";
+  el.textContent = "";
+  el.classList.remove("form-msg-success", "form-msg-error");
+}

frontend/src/client/admin-rules-edit.ts

@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ interface Rule {
 interface ProceedingType {
   id: number;
   code: string;
-  name_de: string;
+  // `name` is the German display name on the wire; the Go `ProceedingType`
+  // model serialises `db:"name"` as JSON key `name`. Don't reach for
+  // `name_de` — that field does not exist in this payload (m/paliad#113).
+  name: string;
   name_en: string;
 }
 
@@ -169,7 +172,8 @@ function fillProceedingSelect(selectId: string, list: ProceedingType[]) {
   for (const pt of list) {
     const opt = document.createElement("option");
     opt.value = String(pt.id);
-    opt.textContent = `${pt.code} · ${getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name_de}`;
+    const name = getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name;
+    opt.textContent = name ? `${pt.code} · ${name}` : pt.code;
     sel.appendChild(opt);
   }
 }

frontend/src/client/admin-rules-list.ts

@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ interface Rule {
 interface ProceedingType {
   id: number;
   code: string;
-  name_de: string;
+  // `name` is the German display name on the wire; the Go `ProceedingType`
+  // model serialises `db:"name"` as JSON key `name` (the schema treats DE
+  // as primary). EN lives in `name_en`. Don't reach for `name_de` — that
+  // field does not exist in this payload (cf. m/paliad#113).
+  name: string;
   name_en: string;
   category: string;
 }
@@ -125,7 +129,12 @@ function proceedingLabel(id: number | null | undefined): string {
   if (id == null) return "—";
   const pt = proceedings.find((p) => p.id === id);
   if (!pt) return `#${id}`;
-  const name = getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name_de;
+  const name = getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name;
+  // Guard against a proceeding row that's missing the active-language
+  // name (or against a stale field-name mismatch slipping back in).
+  // Show the code on its own rather than "code · undefined" — that
+  // literal string is the smell that surfaced this bug (m/paliad#113).
+  if (!name) return pt.code;
   return `${pt.code} · ${name}`;
 }
 
@@ -153,7 +162,8 @@ async function loadProceedings(): Promise<void> {
   for (const pt of proceedings) {
     const opt = document.createElement("option");
     opt.value = String(pt.id);
-    opt.textContent = `${pt.code} · ${getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name_de}`;
+    const name = getLang() === "en" ? pt.name_en : pt.name;
+    opt.textContent = name ? `${pt.code} · ${name}` : pt.code;
     sel.appendChild(opt);
   }
 }

frontend/src/client/date-range-picker-pure.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+// Unit tests for the date-range picker's pure helpers (t-paliad-248).
+// Run with `bun test`.
+
+import { test, expect, describe } from "bun:test";
+import {
+  horizonBounds,
+  isValidHorizon,
+  isValidISODate,
+  validateCustomRange,
+  parseURL,
+  serializeURL,
+  isDefault,
+  ALL_HORIZONS,
+  PAST_HORIZONS,
+  NEXT_HORIZONS,
+  type TimeHorizon,
+  type TimeSpec,
+} from "./date-range-picker-pure";
+
+// Anchor the clock so day-arithmetic assertions don't drift with the
+// wall clock. 2026-05-25 00:00 UTC matches the Go-side bounds test.
+const NOW = new Date(Date.UTC(2026, 4, 25));
+const DAY = (offsetDays: number): Date =>
+  new Date(NOW.getTime() + offsetDays * 86_400_000);
+
+describe("ALL_HORIZONS / PAST / NEXT registries", () => {
+  test("registries sum to a known total without overlap", () => {
+    // 6 past + 6 next + any + custom = 14 fan chips (custom is the
+    // trailing entry in ALL_HORIZONS; `all` is intentionally absent —
+    // surfaces don't render the legacy bidirectional-unbounded chip).
+    expect(ALL_HORIZONS.length).toBe(14);
+    expect(PAST_HORIZONS.length).toBe(6);
+    expect(NEXT_HORIZONS.length).toBe(6);
+    expect(new Set(ALL_HORIZONS).size).toBe(ALL_HORIZONS.length);
+  });
+
+  test("PAST_HORIZONS are all past_*", () => {
+    for (const h of PAST_HORIZONS) {
+      expect(h.startsWith("past_")).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("NEXT_HORIZONS are all next_*", () => {
+    for (const h of NEXT_HORIZONS) {
+      expect(h.startsWith("next_")).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("ALL_HORIZONS ends with custom and contains any in the middle", () => {
+    expect(ALL_HORIZONS.at(-1)).toBe("custom");
+    expect(ALL_HORIZONS).toContain("any");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("horizonBounds", () => {
+  test("future fan: bounds anchor at today, extend forward", () => {
+    expect(horizonBounds("next_1d", NOW)).toEqual({ from: DAY(0),  to: DAY(1) });
+    expect(horizonBounds("next_7d", NOW)).toEqual({ from: DAY(0),  to: DAY(7) });
+    expect(horizonBounds("next_14d", NOW)).toEqual({ from: DAY(0), to: DAY(14) });
+    expect(horizonBounds("next_30d", NOW)).toEqual({ from: DAY(0), to: DAY(30) });
+    expect(horizonBounds("next_90d", NOW)).toEqual({ from: DAY(0), to: DAY(90) });
+  });
+
+  test("past fan: bounds extend back, upper bound is tomorrow (exclusive end-of-today)", () => {
+    expect(horizonBounds("past_1d",  NOW)).toEqual({ from: DAY(-1),  to: DAY(1) });
+    expect(horizonBounds("past_7d",  NOW)).toEqual({ from: DAY(-7),  to: DAY(1) });
+    expect(horizonBounds("past_14d", NOW)).toEqual({ from: DAY(-14), to: DAY(1) });
+    expect(horizonBounds("past_30d", NOW)).toEqual({ from: DAY(-30), to: DAY(1) });
+    expect(horizonBounds("past_90d", NOW)).toEqual({ from: DAY(-90), to: DAY(1) });
+  });
+
+  test("next_all is one-sided: from=today, to undefined", () => {
+    const b = horizonBounds("next_all", NOW);
+    expect(b.from).toEqual(DAY(0));
+    expect(b.to).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test("past_all is one-sided: from undefined, to=tomorrow", () => {
+    const b = horizonBounds("past_all", NOW);
+    expect(b.from).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(b.to).toEqual(DAY(1));
+  });
+
+  test("any / all / custom: both bounds undefined", () => {
+    expect(horizonBounds("any",    NOW)).toEqual({});
+    expect(horizonBounds("all",    NOW)).toEqual({});
+    expect(horizonBounds("custom", NOW)).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  test("bounds anchor on UTC start-of-day regardless of input clock time", () => {
+    const nowAfternoon = new Date(Date.UTC(2026, 4, 25, 14, 37, 0));
+    const nowMidnight = new Date(Date.UTC(2026, 4, 25, 0, 0, 0));
+    expect(horizonBounds("past_7d", nowAfternoon)).toEqual(horizonBounds("past_7d", nowMidnight));
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isValidHorizon", () => {
+  test("accepts every entry in ALL_HORIZONS plus 'all' (legacy)", () => {
+    for (const h of ALL_HORIZONS) {
+      expect(isValidHorizon(h)).toBe(true);
+    }
+    expect(isValidHorizon("all")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("rejects unknown strings, numbers, undefined, null", () => {
+    expect(isValidHorizon("next_5d")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidHorizon("past_100d")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidHorizon("")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidHorizon(7)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidHorizon(undefined)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidHorizon(null)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isValidISODate", () => {
+  test("accepts valid YYYY-MM-DD", () => {
+    expect(isValidISODate("2026-05-25")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isValidISODate("2026-12-31")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isValidISODate("2024-02-29")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("rejects shape mismatches", () => {
+    expect(isValidISODate("2026/05/25")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidISODate("25.05.2026")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidISODate("2026-5-25")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidISODate("")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidISODate(undefined)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("rejects calendar-impossible dates (Date.parse silently rolls over)", () => {
+    expect(isValidISODate("2026-02-30")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidISODate("2026-13-01")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidISODate("2026-04-31")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("rejects 2025-02-29 (non-leap February)", () => {
+    expect(isValidISODate("2025-02-29")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("validateCustomRange", () => {
+  test("requires both bounds present and valid", () => {
+    expect(validateCustomRange(undefined, undefined)).toBe("date_range.custom.invalid_missing");
+    expect(validateCustomRange("2026-05-25", undefined)).toBe("date_range.custom.invalid_missing");
+    expect(validateCustomRange(undefined, "2026-05-25")).toBe("date_range.custom.invalid_missing");
+  });
+
+  test("rejects malformed dates with format error", () => {
+    expect(validateCustomRange("bogus", "2026-05-25")).toBe("date_range.custom.invalid_format");
+    expect(validateCustomRange("2026-13-01", "2026-12-31")).toBe("date_range.custom.invalid_format");
+  });
+
+  test("rejects to <= from with invalid error", () => {
+    expect(validateCustomRange("2026-05-25", "2026-05-25")).toBe("date_range.custom.invalid");
+    expect(validateCustomRange("2026-05-25", "2026-05-24")).toBe("date_range.custom.invalid");
+  });
+
+  test("accepts strictly-ordered valid pair", () => {
+    expect(validateCustomRange("2026-05-25", "2026-05-26")).toBeNull();
+    expect(validateCustomRange("2026-01-01", "2026-12-31")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("parseURL", () => {
+  test("missing horizon yields contract default", () => {
+    expect(parseURL(new URLSearchParams(""))).toEqual({ horizon: "any" });
+    expect(parseURL(new URLSearchParams(""), { default: "next_30d" })).toEqual({ horizon: "next_30d" });
+  });
+
+  test("unknown horizon falls back to default, doesn't throw", () => {
+    expect(parseURL(new URLSearchParams("horizon=mystery"), { default: "next_7d" }))
+      .toEqual({ horizon: "next_7d" });
+  });
+
+  test("every fan horizon round-trips on a fresh URLSearchParams", () => {
+    for (const h of ALL_HORIZONS) {
+      if (h === "custom") continue;
+      const params = new URLSearchParams(`horizon=${h}`);
+      expect(parseURL(params)).toEqual({ horizon: h });
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("custom horizon reads from+to", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams("horizon=custom&horizon_from=2026-03-15&horizon_to=2026-04-30");
+    expect(parseURL(params)).toEqual({
+      horizon: "custom",
+      from: "2026-03-15",
+      to: "2026-04-30",
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("custom with malformed dates falls back to default rather than half-state", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams("horizon=custom&horizon_from=2026-99-99&horizon_to=2026-04-30");
+    expect(parseURL(params, { default: "next_30d" })).toEqual({ horizon: "next_30d" });
+  });
+
+  test("custom with from>=to falls back", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams("horizon=custom&horizon_from=2026-05-25&horizon_to=2026-05-25");
+    expect(parseURL(params)).toEqual({ horizon: "any" });
+  });
+
+  test("custom URL key override", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams("range=past_30d");
+    expect(parseURL(params, { key: "range" })).toEqual({ horizon: "past_30d" });
+    expect(parseURL(params)).toEqual({ horizon: "any" }); // default `horizon` key absent
+  });
+});
+
+describe("serializeURL", () => {
+  test("default horizon is omitted (canonical URL stays short)", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    serializeURL({ horizon: "any" }, params);
+    expect(params.toString()).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  test("explicit default param removed when value matches default", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams("horizon=past_30d&other=keep");
+    serializeURL({ horizon: "past_30d" }, params, { default: "past_30d" });
+    expect(params.toString()).toBe("other=keep");
+  });
+
+  test("non-default horizon is written", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams("other=keep");
+    serializeURL({ horizon: "next_7d" }, params);
+    expect(params.toString()).toBe("other=keep&horizon=next_7d");
+  });
+
+  test("custom writes horizon+from+to", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    serializeURL({ horizon: "custom", from: "2026-03-15", to: "2026-04-30" }, params);
+    expect(params.toString()).toBe("horizon=custom&horizon_from=2026-03-15&horizon_to=2026-04-30");
+  });
+
+  test("custom partial bounds: from/to are written individually", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    serializeURL({ horizon: "custom", from: "2026-03-15" }, params);
+    expect(params.toString()).toBe("horizon=custom&horizon_from=2026-03-15");
+  });
+
+  test("stale params cleared on re-serialize", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams("horizon=custom&horizon_from=2026-03-15&horizon_to=2026-04-30&other=keep");
+    serializeURL({ horizon: "past_30d" }, params);
+    expect(params.toString()).toBe("other=keep&horizon=past_30d");
+    // Stale from/to must be gone.
+    expect(params.has("horizon_from")).toBe(false);
+    expect(params.has("horizon_to")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("key override propagates to from/to", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    serializeURL({ horizon: "custom", from: "2026-03-15", to: "2026-04-30" }, params, { key: "range" });
+    expect(params.toString()).toBe("range=custom&range_from=2026-03-15&range_to=2026-04-30");
+  });
+
+  test("URL round-trips through parse → serialize → parse", () => {
+    const specs: TimeSpec[] = [
+      { horizon: "any" },
+      { horizon: "next_7d" },
+      { horizon: "past_all" },
+      { horizon: "next_all" },
+      { horizon: "custom", from: "2026-03-15", to: "2026-04-30" },
+    ];
+    for (const spec of specs) {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams();
+      serializeURL(spec, params);
+      expect(parseURL(params)).toEqual(spec);
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isDefault", () => {
+  test("true when horizon matches default exactly", () => {
+    expect(isDefault({ horizon: "any" }, "any")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isDefault({ horizon: "next_30d" }, "next_30d")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("false when horizon differs", () => {
+    expect(isDefault({ horizon: "past_7d" }, "any")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isDefault({ horizon: "next_30d" }, "next_7d")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("custom is never default — even when bounds match", () => {
+    // No surface treats "custom" as the natural default, so any custom
+    // selection IS user-driven and the closed button must surface
+    // the non-default indicator.
+    expect(isDefault({ horizon: "custom", from: "2026-01-01", to: "2026-12-31" }, "custom" as TimeHorizon))
+      .toBe(false);
+  });
+});

frontend/src/client/date-range-picker-pure.ts

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+// date-range-picker-pure.ts — pure helpers for the symmetric date-range
+// picker (t-paliad-248). No DOM access; runnable under `bun test`. The
+// picker's boot client (date-range-picker.ts) drives the popover, but
+// every interesting decision — what does "Letzte 7 Tage" mean today,
+// what URL params should land, when is a custom range valid — lives
+// here so it can be tested without a browser.
+//
+// The Go side (internal/services/view_service.go:computeViewSpecBounds)
+// is the canonical materializer; horizonBounds() below MUST stay in
+// step with it. The bounds test in pure-tests pins the shape so a
+// divergent change to one side breaks the assertions on the other.
+
+import type { I18nKey } from "../i18n-keys";
+
+/**
+ * TimeHorizon — the full 14-value union the symmetric picker can emit.
+ * Mirrors `internal/services/filter_spec.go` TimeHorizon.
+ *
+ * The fan chips: 6 past + 6 next + the ALLES centre (`any`) + custom.
+ * `all` is the legacy bidirectional-unbounded value, gated to
+ * scope=explicit by the validator (Q26); the picker doesn't surface it
+ * but parseURL accepts it for back-compat with saved Custom Views.
+ */
+export type TimeHorizon =
+  | "next_1d" | "next_7d" | "next_14d" | "next_30d" | "next_90d" | "next_all"
+  | "past_1d" | "past_7d" | "past_14d" | "past_30d" | "past_90d" | "past_all"
+  | "any" | "all" | "custom";
+
+/**
+ * TimeSpec — the wire shape mirrored from the Go FilterSpec.TimeSpec.
+ * `from`/`to` are ISO YYYY-MM-DD strings — UTC dates, not timestamps.
+ * Times-of-day intentionally absent from the picker's contract.
+ */
+export interface TimeSpec {
+  horizon: TimeHorizon;
+  from?: string;
+  to?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The full list of horizon values the picker is willing to render
+ * as chips. Order is the picker's reading order — past edge → past
+ * → ALLES → next → next edge, with `custom` last because it lives
+ * below the chip rows in the popover, not in the row itself.
+ */
+export const ALL_HORIZONS: readonly TimeHorizon[] = [
+  "past_all",
+  "past_90d",
+  "past_30d",
+  "past_14d",
+  "past_7d",
+  "past_1d",
+  "any",
+  "next_1d",
+  "next_7d",
+  "next_14d",
+  "next_30d",
+  "next_90d",
+  "next_all",
+  "custom",
+];
+
+// Strict-validity set. Includes the legacy bidirectional-unbounded `all`
+// horizon so a saved Custom View JSON ({"horizon":"all", …}) deserializes
+// without falling back to the surface default. The picker UI itself
+// doesn't surface a chip for `all` — it's read in, kept as state, but
+// the chip the user sees light up is `any` (the centre ALLES button).
+const ALL_HORIZONS_SET: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([...ALL_HORIZONS, "all"]);
+
+/**
+ * Past chips, in reading order (outermost → innermost). The picker
+ * renders this left-to-right in the popover's past fan.
+ */
+export const PAST_HORIZONS: readonly TimeHorizon[] = [
+  "past_all",
+  "past_90d",
+  "past_30d",
+  "past_14d",
+  "past_7d",
+  "past_1d",
+];
+
+/**
+ * Future chips, in reading order (innermost → outermost). The picker
+ * renders this left-to-right in the popover's future fan.
+ */
+export const NEXT_HORIZONS: readonly TimeHorizon[] = [
+  "next_1d",
+  "next_7d",
+  "next_14d",
+  "next_30d",
+  "next_90d",
+  "next_all",
+];
+
+/**
+ * The i18n key for the closed-button label and chip text of every
+ * horizon. Lives here (not in the TSX) so a single dictionary lookup
+ * sites can hand back a translated string at any point.
+ */
+export const HORIZON_LABEL_KEY: Record<TimeHorizon, I18nKey> = {
+  past_all: "date_range.horizon.past_all",
+  past_90d: "date_range.horizon.past_90d",
+  past_30d: "date_range.horizon.past_30d",
+  past_14d: "date_range.horizon.past_14d",
+  past_7d:  "date_range.horizon.past_7d",
+  past_1d:  "date_range.horizon.past_1d",
+  any:      "date_range.horizon.any",
+  next_1d:  "date_range.horizon.next_1d",
+  next_7d:  "date_range.horizon.next_7d",
+  next_14d: "date_range.horizon.next_14d",
+  next_30d: "date_range.horizon.next_30d",
+  next_90d: "date_range.horizon.next_90d",
+  next_all: "date_range.horizon.next_all",
+  all:      "date_range.horizon.any", // legacy alias — surfaces "Alles" in the closed label
+  custom:   "date_range.horizon.custom",
+};
+
+/**
+ * Bounds for a given horizon, anchored at `now`. Pure function: the
+ * caller passes the clock so tests can pin a specific day without
+ * mocking Date. Bounds are UTC dates; the `to` bound is exclusive
+ * (start-of-day-after) so "past 7d" includes today.
+ *
+ * Returns `{}` for `any` / `all` / `custom` — the picker's surface
+ * lifts the from/to out of TimeSpec directly when horizon === custom,
+ * and treats unbounded values as "no narrowing in that direction".
+ */
+export function horizonBounds(
+  horizon: TimeHorizon,
+  now: Date,
+): { from?: Date; to?: Date } {
+  const day = new Date(Date.UTC(
+    now.getUTCFullYear(),
+    now.getUTCMonth(),
+    now.getUTCDate(),
+  ));
+  const offset = (days: number): Date =>
+    new Date(day.getTime() + days * 86_400_000);
+
+  switch (horizon) {
+    case "past_1d":  return { from: offset(-1),  to: offset(1) };
+    case "past_7d":  return { from: offset(-7),  to: offset(1) };
+    case "past_14d": return { from: offset(-14), to: offset(1) };
+    case "past_30d": return { from: offset(-30), to: offset(1) };
+    case "past_90d": return { from: offset(-90), to: offset(1) };
+    case "past_all": return {                    to: offset(1) };
+    case "next_1d":  return { from: day,         to: offset(1) };
+    case "next_7d":  return { from: day,         to: offset(7) };
+    case "next_14d": return { from: day,         to: offset(14) };
+    case "next_30d": return { from: day,         to: offset(30) };
+    case "next_90d": return { from: day,         to: offset(90) };
+    case "next_all": return { from: day                       };
+    case "any":
+    case "all":
+    case "custom":
+      return {};
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * isValidHorizon — narrows an unknown string to a TimeHorizon, used
+ * by parseURL and by surface-side URL alias adapters.
+ */
+export function isValidHorizon(s: unknown): s is TimeHorizon {
+  return typeof s === "string" && ALL_HORIZONS_SET.has(s);
+}
+
+const ISO_DATE_RE = /^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/;
+
+/**
+ * isValidISODate — `YYYY-MM-DD` shape check plus a real-date validity
+ * check (rejects 2026-02-30). Doesn't enforce timezone or floor at any
+ * particular date.
+ */
+export function isValidISODate(s: unknown): s is string {
+  if (typeof s !== "string" || !ISO_DATE_RE.test(s)) return false;
+  const ms = Date.parse(`${s}T00:00:00Z`);
+  if (Number.isNaN(ms)) return false;
+  // Reject 2026-02-30 etc. — Date.parse accepts those by rolling over.
+  return new Date(ms).toISOString().slice(0, 10) === s;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate a custom range. Returns null on success, an i18n key
+ * pointing at the error message on failure.
+ *
+ * Rules:
+ *   - Both `from` and `to` must be valid ISO YYYY-MM-DD.
+ *   - `to` must be strictly after `from` (single-day ranges use
+ *     `from=2026-05-25&to=2026-05-26`, NOT `from=to=2026-05-25`).
+ */
+export function validateCustomRange(
+  from: string | undefined,
+  to: string | undefined,
+): I18nKey | null {
+  if (!from || !to) return "date_range.custom.invalid_missing";
+  if (!isValidISODate(from) || !isValidISODate(to)) return "date_range.custom.invalid_format";
+  if (Date.parse(`${from}T00:00:00Z`) >= Date.parse(`${to}T00:00:00Z`)) {
+    return "date_range.custom.invalid";
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * URLContract — the picker's stable URL serialization. Surfaces can
+ * override the param name via `key` so two pickers on the same page
+ * (rare) don't collide.
+ */
+export interface URLContract {
+  /** Base param name, defaults to "horizon". */
+  key?: string;
+  /** Default value omitted from URL (matches surface's natural default). */
+  default?: TimeHorizon;
+}
+
+/**
+ * parseURL — reads a URL search-params object into a TimeSpec.
+ *
+ *   ?horizon=past_30d                       → {horizon:"past_30d"}
+ *   ?horizon=custom&from=2026-03-15&to=…    → {horizon:"custom",from,to}
+ *   (no params)                             → {horizon: contract.default ?? "any"}
+ *
+ * Unknown / malformed values fall back to the default. Out-of-shape
+ * custom dates clamp to {horizon: default} — the picker never lands
+ * in a half-custom state from a URL.
+ */
+export function parseURL(
+  params: URLSearchParams,
+  contract: URLContract = {},
+): TimeSpec {
+  const key = contract.key ?? "horizon";
+  const fallback: TimeHorizon = contract.default ?? "any";
+
+  const raw = params.get(key);
+  if (raw === null) return { horizon: fallback };
+  if (!isValidHorizon(raw)) return { horizon: fallback };
+  if (raw !== "custom") return { horizon: raw };
+
+  const from = params.get(`${key}_from`) ?? undefined;
+  const to = params.get(`${key}_to`) ?? undefined;
+  if (validateCustomRange(from, to) !== null) {
+    return { horizon: fallback };
+  }
+  return { horizon: "custom", from, to };
+}
+
+/**
+ * serializeURL — writes a TimeSpec into the URL search-params object,
+ * mutating the passed-in instance. Values equal to the surface
+ * default are OMITTED — the canonical URL stays short.
+ *
+ * Always deletes `horizon`, `<key>_from`, `<key>_to` first so a
+ * re-serialise after the picker reverts to default cleans up rather
+ * than accumulating stale entries.
+ */
+export function serializeURL(
+  spec: TimeSpec,
+  params: URLSearchParams,
+  contract: URLContract = {},
+): void {
+  const key = contract.key ?? "horizon";
+  const fromKey = `${key}_from`;
+  const toKey = `${key}_to`;
+
+  params.delete(key);
+  params.delete(fromKey);
+  params.delete(toKey);
+
+  if (spec.horizon === (contract.default ?? "any") && spec.horizon !== "custom") {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (spec.horizon === "custom") {
+    params.set(key, "custom");
+    if (spec.from) params.set(fromKey, spec.from);
+    if (spec.to) params.set(toKey, spec.to);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  params.set(key, spec.horizon);
+}
+
+/**
+ * isDefault — used by surfaces to decide whether to render the
+ * "value is non-default" dot on the closed button.
+ */
+export function isDefault(spec: TimeSpec, defaultHorizon: TimeHorizon): boolean {
+  if (spec.horizon !== defaultHorizon) return false;
+  if (spec.horizon === "custom") return false;
+  return true;
+}

frontend/src/client/date-range-picker.ts

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+// date-range-picker.ts — boot client + DOM mount for the symmetric
+// date-range picker (t-paliad-248). The picker is a controlled
+// component: callers pass `value` + `onChange`, the component renders
+// the trigger button + popover scaffold, the popover materialises a
+// chip row and (when "Anpassen" is picked) an inline date-pair editor.
+//
+// The picker reuses the existing `.agenda-chip` styling for chips and
+// the `.multi-panel` popover pattern (auto-positioned under a
+// `.multi-anchor` wrapper). Both patterns are battle-tested by the
+// filter-bar + multi-select widgets — no new design tokens, no new
+// dark-mode contrast risk.
+
+import { t } from "./i18n";
+import {
+  ALL_HORIZONS,
+  HORIZON_LABEL_KEY,
+  NEXT_HORIZONS,
+  PAST_HORIZONS,
+  isDefault,
+  isValidISODate,
+  validateCustomRange,
+  type TimeHorizon,
+  type TimeSpec,
+} from "./date-range-picker-pure";
+
+export interface MountOpts {
+  /** Current value. The picker is fully controlled. */
+  value: TimeSpec;
+  /** Fired on every committed change (chip click or Anwenden). */
+  onChange(next: TimeSpec): void;
+  /**
+   * Which horizon constitutes the "default" for this surface. Used
+   * for the non-default indicator dot. Defaults to `"any"`.
+   */
+  defaultHorizon?: TimeHorizon;
+  /**
+   * Which chips to render. Order is preserved. Defaults to the full
+   * 14-chip fan from ALL_HORIZONS.
+   */
+  presets?: readonly TimeHorizon[];
+  /**
+   * Stable surface tag — feeds into the `data-testid` on every DOM
+   * node the picker creates so tests can scope. Example: "agenda",
+   * "filter-bar.time", "audit-log".
+   */
+  surface: string;
+  /**
+   * Optional prefix for the closed-button label. The label always
+   * starts with the resolved horizon name (e.g. "Letzte 30 Tage").
+   * Surfaces that want a heading prefix ("Zeitraum: Letzte 30 Tage")
+   * pass it here.
+   */
+  labelPrefix?: string;
+}
+
+export interface PickerHandle {
+  /** Root element — append to the host container. */
+  element: HTMLElement;
+  /** Read the current value (may have been edited via Anpassen). */
+  getValue(): TimeSpec;
+  /** Update the value from the host (e.g. after URL change). */
+  setValue(next: TimeSpec): void;
+  /** Force-close the popover. Safe to call when already closed. */
+  close(): void;
+  /** Detach event listeners + remove from DOM. */
+  destroy(): void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Mount a date-range picker. The returned `element` is a single
+ * inline node containing both the trigger button and the popover
+ * (absolutely positioned via `.multi-anchor` + `.multi-panel`).
+ *
+ * The popover stays in the DOM permanently; opening/closing toggles
+ * the `[hidden]` attribute. This keeps the chip's tab-order stable
+ * and matches the multi-select widget's behaviour.
+ */
+export function mountDateRangePicker(opts: MountOpts): PickerHandle {
+  const presets = opts.presets ?? ALL_HORIZONS;
+  const defaultHorizon = opts.defaultHorizon ?? "any";
+  let value: TimeSpec = normalize(opts.value);
+
+  // Cached drafts for the "Anpassen" editor — preserved across
+  // open/close so the user doesn't lose their typing if they peek
+  // away. Seeded from the live value when the editor opens.
+  let customFromDraft = value.horizon === "custom" ? (value.from ?? "") : "";
+  let customToDraft = value.horizon === "custom" ? (value.to ?? "") : "";
+  let customEditorOpen = value.horizon === "custom";
+
+  const root = document.createElement("div");
+  root.className = "date-range-anchor multi-anchor";
+  root.dataset.testid = `${opts.surface}.date-range-picker`;
+
+  const trigger = document.createElement("button");
+  trigger.type = "button";
+  trigger.className = "date-range-trigger";
+  trigger.setAttribute("aria-haspopup", "dialog");
+  trigger.setAttribute("aria-expanded", "false");
+  trigger.dataset.testid = `${opts.surface}.date-range-trigger`;
+
+  const panel = document.createElement("div");
+  panel.className = "date-range-panel multi-panel";
+  panel.setAttribute("role", "dialog");
+  panel.setAttribute("aria-label", t("date_range.dialog.label"));
+  panel.hidden = true;
+  panel.dataset.testid = `${opts.surface}.date-range-panel`;
+
+  root.appendChild(trigger);
+  root.appendChild(panel);
+
+  renderTrigger();
+  renderPanel();
+
+  // Open/close wiring. Click outside the root collapses the popover;
+  // Esc inside it bubbles up to the same handler via keydown delegate.
+  const onDocClick = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+    if (panel.hidden) return;
+    if (e.target instanceof Node && root.contains(e.target)) return;
+    closePopover();
+  };
+  const onKeydown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (panel.hidden) return;
+    if (e.key === "Escape") {
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      closePopover();
+      trigger.focus();
+    }
+  };
+
+  trigger.addEventListener("click", () => {
+    if (panel.hidden) openPopover();
+    else closePopover();
+  });
+
+  document.addEventListener("mousedown", onDocClick);
+  document.addEventListener("keydown", onKeydown);
+
+  function openPopover(): void {
+    panel.hidden = false;
+    trigger.setAttribute("aria-expanded", "true");
+    // Re-render to reflect the very latest value (host may have
+    // patched via setValue between open/close).
+    renderPanel();
+    // Move keyboard focus into the panel so Esc works without a
+    // prior click. The first chip is the natural landing spot.
+    const firstChip = panel.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".date-range-chip");
+    firstChip?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+  }
+
+  function closePopover(): void {
+    panel.hidden = true;
+    trigger.setAttribute("aria-expanded", "false");
+  }
+
+  function commit(next: TimeSpec, closeAfter: boolean): void {
+    value = normalize(next);
+    customEditorOpen = value.horizon === "custom";
+    if (value.horizon === "custom") {
+      customFromDraft = value.from ?? "";
+      customToDraft = value.to ?? "";
+    }
+    renderTrigger();
+    renderPanel();
+    opts.onChange(value);
+    if (closeAfter) {
+      closePopover();
+      trigger.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+    }
+  }
+
+  function renderTrigger(): void {
+    trigger.replaceChildren();
+    if (!isDefault(value, defaultHorizon)) {
+      const dot = document.createElement("span");
+      dot.className = "date-range-trigger-dot";
+      dot.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+      trigger.appendChild(dot);
+    }
+    const labelSpan = document.createElement("span");
+    labelSpan.className = "date-range-trigger-label";
+    labelSpan.textContent = labelFor(value, opts.labelPrefix);
+    trigger.appendChild(labelSpan);
+
+    const chev = document.createElement("span");
+    chev.className = "date-range-trigger-chev";
+    chev.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+    chev.textContent = "▾";
+    trigger.appendChild(chev);
+  }
+
+  function renderPanel(): void {
+    panel.replaceChildren();
+
+    // Three vertical columns: Past (closest→farthest top→bottom),
+    // NOW (Heute + Alles), Future (closest→farthest). The grid
+    // visualises time as space around NOW — each column's top is
+    // closest to the current moment, bottom is furthest away.
+    const grid = document.createElement("div");
+    grid.className = "date-range-grid";
+
+    // Past column: PAST_HORIZONS registry is outermost→innermost
+    // (past_all → past_1d); reverse for closeness-to-NOW ordering
+    // (past_1d at top, past_all at bottom).
+    const pastCol = renderColumn(
+      "past",
+      t("date_range.fan.past.label"),
+      [...PAST_HORIZONS].reverse().filter((h) => presets.includes(h)),
+    );
+    const nowCol = renderNowColumn();
+    // Future column: NEXT_HORIZONS registry is already in closeness
+    // order (next_1d → next_all). next_1d moves to the NOW column as
+    // "Heute" (semantically just-today, single-day window), so the
+    // future column skips it.
+    const futureCol = renderColumn(
+      "future",
+      t("date_range.fan.future.label"),
+      NEXT_HORIZONS.filter((h) => h !== "next_1d" && presets.includes(h)),
+    );
+
+    if (pastCol) grid.appendChild(pastCol);
+    if (nowCol) grid.appendChild(nowCol);
+    if (futureCol) grid.appendChild(futureCol);
+
+    panel.appendChild(grid);
+
+    // Custom-range section ("Anpassen"). Toggle button + collapsible
+    // date-pair editor below.
+    if (presets.includes("custom")) {
+      panel.appendChild(renderCustomSection());
+    }
+  }
+
+  function renderColumn(
+    side: "past" | "future",
+    heading: string,
+    horizons: readonly TimeHorizon[],
+  ): HTMLElement | null {
+    if (horizons.length === 0) return null;
+    const col = document.createElement("div");
+    col.className = `date-range-col date-range-col--${side}`;
+    col.setAttribute("role", "group");
+    col.setAttribute("aria-label", heading);
+
+    const head = document.createElement("div");
+    head.className = "date-range-col-heading";
+    head.textContent = heading;
+    col.appendChild(head);
+
+    for (const h of horizons) {
+      col.appendChild(makeChip(h));
+    }
+    return col;
+  }
+
+  function renderNowColumn(): HTMLElement | null {
+    const showHeute = presets.includes("next_1d");
+    const showAlles = presets.includes("any");
+    if (!showHeute && !showAlles) return null;
+
+    const col = document.createElement("div");
+    col.className = "date-range-col date-range-col--now";
+    col.setAttribute("role", "group");
+    col.setAttribute("aria-label", t("date_range.center.label"));
+
+    const glyph = document.createElement("div");
+    glyph.className = "date-range-col-heading date-range-col-heading--glyph";
+    glyph.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
+    glyph.textContent = "⌖"; // ⌖ POSITION INDICATOR
+    col.appendChild(glyph);
+
+    if (showHeute) col.appendChild(makeChip("next_1d"));
+    if (showAlles) {
+      const allesChip = makeChip("any");
+      // Legacy "all" horizon also lights up Alles for back-compat
+      // with saved Custom Views that store the bidirectional-unbounded
+      // value (Q26 — parser preserves it, picker surfaces it here).
+      if (value.horizon === "all") {
+        allesChip.classList.add("agenda-chip-active");
+        allesChip.setAttribute("aria-pressed", "true");
+      }
+      col.appendChild(allesChip);
+    }
+    return col;
+  }
+
+  function makeChip(h: TimeHorizon): HTMLButtonElement {
+    const chip = document.createElement("button");
+    chip.type = "button";
+    chip.className = "agenda-chip date-range-chip";
+    if (value.horizon === h) chip.classList.add("agenda-chip-active");
+    chip.setAttribute("aria-pressed", String(value.horizon === h));
+    chip.textContent = t(HORIZON_LABEL_KEY[h]);
+    chip.dataset.testid = `${opts.surface}.date-range-chip.${h}`;
+    chip.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      commit({ horizon: h }, /*closeAfter*/ true);
+    });
+    return chip;
+  }
+
+  function renderCustomSection(): HTMLElement {
+    const section = document.createElement("div");
+    section.className = "date-range-custom";
+
+    const toggleBtn = document.createElement("button");
+    toggleBtn.type = "button";
+    toggleBtn.className = "agenda-chip date-range-chip date-range-chip--custom";
+    if (value.horizon === "custom") toggleBtn.classList.add("agenda-chip-active");
+    toggleBtn.setAttribute("aria-expanded", String(customEditorOpen));
+    toggleBtn.dataset.testid = `${opts.surface}.date-range-chip.custom`;
+    toggleBtn.textContent = t("date_range.horizon.custom");
+    toggleBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      customEditorOpen = !customEditorOpen;
+      renderPanel();
+      if (customEditorOpen) {
+        // Focus the first input on expand.
+        panel.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(".date-range-custom-from")?.focus();
+      }
+    });
+    section.appendChild(toggleBtn);
+
+    if (!customEditorOpen) return section;
+
+    const editor = document.createElement("div");
+    editor.className = "date-range-custom-editor";
+
+    const fromWrap = document.createElement("label");
+    fromWrap.className = "date-range-custom-field";
+    const fromLbl = document.createElement("span");
+    fromLbl.className = "date-range-custom-label";
+    fromLbl.textContent = t("date_range.custom.from");
+    const fromInput = document.createElement("input");
+    fromInput.type = "date";
+    fromInput.lang = "de";
+    fromInput.className = "date-range-custom-from";
+    fromInput.value = customFromDraft;
+    fromInput.dataset.testid = `${opts.surface}.date-range-custom-from`;
+    fromInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
+      customFromDraft = fromInput.value;
+      refreshValidity();
+    });
+    fromWrap.appendChild(fromLbl);
+    fromWrap.appendChild(fromInput);
+
+    const toWrap = document.createElement("label");
+    toWrap.className = "date-range-custom-field";
+    const toLbl = document.createElement("span");
+    toLbl.className = "date-range-custom-label";
+    toLbl.textContent = t("date_range.custom.to");
+    const toInput = document.createElement("input");
+    toInput.type = "date";
+    toInput.lang = "de";
+    toInput.className = "date-range-custom-to";
+    toInput.value = customToDraft;
+    toInput.dataset.testid = `${opts.surface}.date-range-custom-to`;
+    toInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
+      customToDraft = toInput.value;
+      refreshValidity();
+    });
+    toWrap.appendChild(toLbl);
+    toWrap.appendChild(toInput);
+
+    const applyBtn = document.createElement("button");
+    applyBtn.type = "button";
+    applyBtn.className = "date-range-custom-apply";
+    applyBtn.textContent = t("date_range.custom.apply");
+    applyBtn.dataset.testid = `${opts.surface}.date-range-custom-apply`;
+    applyBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      const err = validateCustomRange(customFromDraft, customToDraft);
+      if (err !== null) {
+        showError(err);
+        return;
+      }
+      commit(
+        { horizon: "custom", from: customFromDraft, to: customToDraft },
+        /*closeAfter*/ true,
+      );
+    });
+
+    const cancelBtn = document.createElement("button");
+    cancelBtn.type = "button";
+    cancelBtn.className = "date-range-custom-cancel";
+    cancelBtn.textContent = t("date_range.custom.cancel");
+    cancelBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      customEditorOpen = false;
+      // Restore drafts from live value so a re-open shows the
+      // committed state rather than the abandoned typing.
+      customFromDraft = value.horizon === "custom" ? (value.from ?? "") : "";
+      customToDraft = value.horizon === "custom" ? (value.to ?? "") : "";
+      renderPanel();
+    });
+
+    const errEl = document.createElement("div");
+    errEl.className = "date-range-custom-error";
+    errEl.hidden = true;
+    errEl.dataset.testid = `${opts.surface}.date-range-custom-error`;
+
+    editor.appendChild(fromWrap);
+    editor.appendChild(toWrap);
+    editor.appendChild(applyBtn);
+    editor.appendChild(cancelBtn);
+    editor.appendChild(errEl);
+    section.appendChild(editor);
+
+    refreshValidity();
+
+    function refreshValidity(): void {
+      const err = validateCustomRange(customFromDraft, customToDraft);
+      if (err === null) {
+        applyBtn.disabled = false;
+        errEl.hidden = true;
+        errEl.textContent = "";
+        return;
+      }
+      applyBtn.disabled = true;
+      // Only surface the *content* error (`invalid` = inverted range)
+      // while the user is typing. Empty / format errors are visible
+      // through the disabled-Anwenden state alone — surfacing them on
+      // every keystroke would be noisy.
+      if (err === "date_range.custom.invalid") {
+        showError(err);
+      } else {
+        errEl.hidden = true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    function showError(key: Parameters<typeof t>[0]): void {
+      errEl.textContent = t(key);
+      errEl.hidden = false;
+    }
+
+    return section;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    element: root,
+    getValue: () => normalize(value),
+    setValue(next: TimeSpec) {
+      value = normalize(next);
+      customEditorOpen = value.horizon === "custom";
+      if (value.horizon === "custom") {
+        customFromDraft = value.from ?? "";
+        customToDraft = value.to ?? "";
+      }
+      renderTrigger();
+      renderPanel();
+    },
+    close: closePopover,
+    destroy() {
+      document.removeEventListener("mousedown", onDocClick);
+      document.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeydown);
+      root.remove();
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function normalize(spec: TimeSpec): TimeSpec {
+  if (spec.horizon === "custom") {
+    return {
+      horizon: "custom",
+      from: spec.from && isValidISODate(spec.from) ? spec.from : undefined,
+      to: spec.to && isValidISODate(spec.to) ? spec.to : undefined,
+    };
+  }
+  return { horizon: spec.horizon };
+}
+
+function labelFor(spec: TimeSpec, prefix?: string): string {
+  let body: string;
+  if (spec.horizon === "custom") {
+    if (spec.from && spec.to) {
+      body = t("date_range.button.label.custom_range")
+        .replace("{from}", formatISO(spec.from))
+        .replace("{to}", formatISO(spec.to));
+    } else {
+      body = t("date_range.horizon.custom");
+    }
+  } else {
+    body = t(HORIZON_LABEL_KEY[spec.horizon]);
+  }
+  return prefix ? `${prefix}: ${body}` : body;
+}
+
+function formatISO(iso: string): string {
+  if (!isValidISODate(iso)) return iso;
+  // DE locale: DD.MM.YYYY. The picker is German-first; surfaces in EN
+  // can override via labelPrefix or by formatting before commit if
+  // they want a different shape.
+  const [y, m, d] = iso.split("-");
+  return `${d}.${m}.${y}`;
+}

frontend/src/client/deadlines-detail.ts

@@ -465,7 +465,8 @@ function refreshRuleAutoDisplay(): void {
   panel.style.display = "";
   const r = currentAutoRule();
   if (r) {
-    text.textContent = formatRuleLabel(r);
+    // Canonical "Name · Citation" with muted citation (t-paliad-258 addendum).
+    text.innerHTML = formatRuleLabelHTML(r, esc);
     text.classList.remove("rule-auto-text--empty");
     return;
   }

frontend/src/client/deadlines-new.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   type PickerHandle,
 } from "./event-types";
 import { projectIndent } from "./project-indent";
-import { formatRuleLabel } from "./rule-label";
+import { formatRuleLabel, formatRuleLabelHTML } from "./rule-label";
 
 let eventTypePicker: PickerHandle | null = null;
 let currentUserAdmin = false;
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ function refreshRuleAutoDisplay(): void {
   panel.style.display = "";
   const rule = currentAutoRule();
   if (rule) {
-    text.textContent = formatRuleLabel(rule);
+    // Canonical "Name · Citation" with muted citation (t-paliad-258 addendum).
+    text.innerHTML = formatRuleLabelHTML(rule, esc);
     text.classList.remove("rule-auto-text--empty");
     return;
   }

frontend/src/client/filter-bar/axes.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@
 // New classes are scoped under .filter-bar-* so they don't bleed.
 
 import { t, tDyn, type I18nKey } from "../i18n";
-import type { BarState, AxisKey } from "./types";
+import { mountDateRangePicker } from "../date-range-picker";
+import {
+  ALL_HORIZONS as DRP_ALL_HORIZONS,
+  type TimeHorizon as DRPTimeHorizon,
+  type TimeSpec as DRPTimeSpec,
+} from "../date-range-picker-pure";
+import type { BarState, AxisKey, InboxFocus } from "./types";
 
 export interface AxisCtx {
   // Read the current value for this axis.
@@ -47,6 +53,8 @@ export function renderAxis(axis: AxisKey, ctx: AxisCtx, opts?: RenderAxisOpts):
     case "shape":                 return renderShapeAxis(ctx);
     case "density":               return renderDensityAxis(ctx);
     case "sort":                  return renderSortAxis(ctx);
+    case "unread_only":           return renderUnreadOnlyAxis(ctx);
+    case "inbox_focus":           return renderInboxFocusAxis(ctx);
 
     // Per-source predicates that need their own widgets and a roundtrip
     // through fetched option lists. Phase 2+ will fill these in by
@@ -57,60 +65,66 @@ export function renderAxis(axis: AxisKey, ctx: AxisCtx, opts?: RenderAxisOpts):
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-// time — chip cluster (presets + Anpassen)
+// time — symmetric date-range picker (t-paliad-248, replaces the t-163
+// chip-cluster + disabled Anpassen stub). The picker emits a TimeSpec
+// (horizon + optional custom from/to); the bar patches that onto
+// BarState.time directly.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 type TimeHorizonValue = NonNullable<BarState["time"]>["horizon"];
 
-const TIME_PRESET_LABELS: Record<TimeHorizonValue, I18nKey> = {
-  next_7d:  "views.bar.time.next_7d",
-  next_30d: "views.bar.time.next_30d",
-  next_90d: "views.bar.time.next_90d",
-  past_7d:  "views.bar.time.past_7d",
-  past_30d: "views.bar.time.past_30d",
-  past_90d: "views.bar.time.past_90d",
-  any:      "views.bar.time.any",
-  all:      "views.bar.time.all",
-  custom:   "views.bar.time.custom",
-};
-
+// Default chip set when the surface doesn't override. Mirrors m's
+// 3-column picker spec (t-paliad-278): symmetric 7d/30d/90d/all fan
+// per side, plus Heute (next_1d) + Alles (any) in the centre column,
+// plus Anpassen. Surfaces with a tighter scope (project history is
+// past-only) keep overriding via `timePresets`.
 const DEFAULT_TIME_PRESETS: TimeHorizonValue[] = [
-  "next_7d", "next_30d", "next_90d", "past_30d", "any",
+  "past_7d", "past_30d", "past_90d", "past_all",
+  "next_1d", "any",
+  "next_7d", "next_30d", "next_90d", "next_all",
+  "custom",
 ];
 
 function renderTimeAxis(ctx: AxisCtx, presetOverride?: TimeHorizonValue[]): HTMLElement {
   const wrap = group("views.bar.label.time");
-  const row = chipRow();
-  const presets = presetOverride && presetOverride.length ? presetOverride : DEFAULT_TIME_PRESETS;
-  // "any" / "all" are both unbounded — clearing state is the cleanest
-  // representation, so each maps to "no overlay" rather than a stored
-  // horizon. The chip's active state then keys off "no time set".
-  const current = ctx.get("time")?.horizon ?? "any";
-  for (const preset of presets) {
-    if (preset === "custom") continue; // custom rendered separately below
-    const isUnbounded = preset === "any" || preset === "all";
-    const isActive = isUnbounded
-      ? !ctx.get("time")
-      : preset === current;
-    const chip = chipBtn(t(TIME_PRESET_LABELS[preset]), isActive);
-    chip.addEventListener("click", () => {
-      if (isUnbounded) {
+  const presetSource = presetOverride && presetOverride.length ? presetOverride : DEFAULT_TIME_PRESETS;
+  // The picker's pure module owns the complete chip set; we narrow it
+  // here to whatever this surface declares (preserving the surface's
+  // chip order so timePresets remains the override knob it always was).
+  const presets: DRPTimeHorizon[] = presetSource.flatMap((p) =>
+    DRP_ALL_HORIZONS.includes(p as DRPTimeHorizon) ? [p as DRPTimeHorizon] : [],
+  );
+
+  const current = ctx.get("time");
+  const initialValue: DRPTimeSpec = current
+    ? { horizon: current.horizon as DRPTimeHorizon, from: current.from, to: current.to }
+    : { horizon: "any" };
+
+  const picker = mountDateRangePicker({
+    value: initialValue,
+    onChange(next) {
+      // The bar treats `any` as "no time overlay" (matches the legacy
+      // chip-cluster's behaviour) so the BarState stays minimal when
+      // the user lands on the centre ALLES button.
+      if (next.horizon === "any") {
         ctx.patch({ time: undefined });
-      } else {
-        ctx.patch({ time: { horizon: preset } });
+        return;
       }
-    });
-    row.appendChild(chip);
-  }
-  // Custom range — placeholder chip; opens a small popover with two
-  // <input type="date"> in Phase 2. For Phase 1 we render the chip
-  // disabled with a tooltip so the affordance is discoverable.
-  const customChip = chipBtn(t("views.bar.time.custom"), current === "custom");
-  customChip.classList.add("filter-bar-chip-pending");
-  customChip.title = t("views.bar.time.custom.coming_soon");
-  customChip.disabled = true;
-  row.appendChild(customChip);
-  wrap.appendChild(row);
+      ctx.patch({
+        time: {
+          horizon: next.horizon as TimeHorizonValue,
+          from: next.horizon === "custom" ? next.from : undefined,
+          to:   next.horizon === "custom" ? next.to   : undefined,
+        },
+      });
+    },
+    defaultHorizon: "any",
+    presets,
+    surface: "filter-bar.time",
+    labelPrefix: t("views.bar.label.time"),
+  });
+
+  wrap.appendChild(picker.element);
   return wrap;
 }
 
@@ -484,6 +498,56 @@ function renderSortAxis(ctx: AxisCtx): HTMLElement {
   return wrap;
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// unread_only — single binary chip (t-paliad-249, inbox only)
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function renderUnreadOnlyAxis(ctx: AxisCtx): HTMLElement {
+  const wrap = group("views.bar.label.unread_only");
+  const row = chipRow();
+  const isUnread = ctx.get("unread_only") !== false; // default on
+  const unreadChip = chipBtn(t("views.bar.unread_only.on"), isUnread);
+  unreadChip.addEventListener("click", () => ctx.patch({ unread_only: true }));
+  const allChip = chipBtn(t("views.bar.unread_only.off"), !isUnread);
+  allChip.addEventListener("click", () => ctx.patch({ unread_only: false }));
+  row.appendChild(unreadChip);
+  row.appendChild(allChip);
+  wrap.appendChild(row);
+  return wrap;
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// inbox_focus — coarse 4-chip cluster (t-paliad-249, inbox only)
+//
+// Head's UX refinement #2 (2026-05-25): users pick "what to see" in
+// human terms, not abstract event-kind names. The overlay translates
+// the chip to a (Sources, ProjectEventPredicates.EventTypes,
+// ApprovalRequestPredicates.EntityTypes) triple at spec-resolve time
+// (see applyInboxFocusOverlay in url-codec.ts).
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const INBOX_FOCUS_CHIPS: Array<{ value: InboxFocus; key: I18nKey }> = [
+  { value: "alles",         key: "views.bar.inbox_focus.alles" },
+  { value: "genehmigungen", key: "views.bar.inbox_focus.genehmigungen" },
+  { value: "plus_termine",  key: "views.bar.inbox_focus.plus_termine" },
+  { value: "plus_fristen",  key: "views.bar.inbox_focus.plus_fristen" },
+];
+
+function renderInboxFocusAxis(ctx: AxisCtx): HTMLElement {
+  const wrap = group("views.bar.label.inbox_focus");
+  const row = chipRow();
+  const current: InboxFocus = ctx.get("inbox_focus") ?? "alles";
+  for (const f of INBOX_FOCUS_CHIPS) {
+    const chip = chipBtn(t(f.key), f.value === current);
+    chip.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      ctx.patch({ inbox_focus: f.value === "alles" ? undefined : f.value });
+    });
+    row.appendChild(chip);
+  }
+  wrap.appendChild(row);
+  return wrap;
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 // shared helpers — group + chip + row
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------

frontend/src/client/filter-bar/index.ts

@@ -333,9 +333,65 @@ export function computeEffective(
     render.list = { ...(render.list ?? {}), density: state.density };
   }
 
+  // Inbox overlays (t-paliad-249).
+  //
+  // unread_only is a top-level FilterSpec field; the server resolves
+  // the actual cursor at run-time. Default-on for the inbox surface is
+  // baked into the base spec — but we ALSO need to write `true` here
+  // when the user explicitly picks the chip so the server doesn't
+  // confuse "user wants unread" with "user wants no filter".
+  if (state.unread_only !== undefined) {
+    filter.unread_only = state.unread_only;
+  }
+
+  // inbox_focus is a coarse axis that overlays Sources + a few
+  // per-source predicates. Translate here so the server sees a clean
+  // spec; the validator + RunSpec don't need to know about the chip.
+  if (state.inbox_focus && state.inbox_focus !== "alles") {
+    applyInboxFocusOverlay(filter, state.inbox_focus);
+  }
+
   return { filter, render };
 }
 
+// applyInboxFocusOverlay narrows the spec to the chip's intent.
+// Mutates `filter` in place. Called only when state.inbox_focus is
+// set to a non-default value.
+//
+// Contract:
+//   - "genehmigungen"  → drop project_event from sources entirely.
+//   - "plus_termine"   → keep both sources; narrow project_event to
+//                        appointment_* kinds; narrow approval_request
+//                        entity_types to ["appointment"].
+//   - "plus_fristen"   → keep both sources; narrow project_event to
+//                        deadline_* kinds; narrow approval_request
+//                        entity_types to ["deadline"].
+function applyInboxFocusOverlay(filter: FilterSpec, focus: Exclude<NonNullable<BarState["inbox_focus"]>, "alles">): void {
+  filter.predicates = filter.predicates ?? {};
+  if (focus === "genehmigungen") {
+    filter.sources = filter.sources.filter((s) => s !== "project_event");
+    delete filter.predicates.project_event;
+    return;
+  }
+  const kindPrefix = focus === "plus_fristen" ? "deadline_" : "appointment_";
+  const entity = focus === "plus_fristen" ? "deadline" : "appointment";
+
+  if (filter.sources.includes("project_event")) {
+    const baseKinds = filter.predicates.project_event?.event_types ?? [];
+    const narrowed = baseKinds.filter((k) => k.startsWith(kindPrefix));
+    filter.predicates.project_event = {
+      ...(filter.predicates.project_event ?? {}),
+      event_types: narrowed,
+    };
+  }
+  if (filter.sources.includes("approval_request")) {
+    filter.predicates.approval_request = {
+      ...(filter.predicates.approval_request ?? {}),
+      entity_types: [entity],
+    };
+  }
+}
+
 // isDirty — used to enable the Reset button only when there's something
 // to reset to.
 function isDirty(state: BarState): boolean {

frontend/src/client/filter-bar/types.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,17 @@ export type AxisKey =
   | "timeline_track"
   | "shape"
   | "sort"
-  | "density";
+  | "density"
+  // Inbox-only (t-paliad-249): unread/all toggle + coarse focus chip
+  // (Alles / Genehmigungen / +Termine / +Fristen). The focus chip
+  // overlays Sources + per-source predicates at resolve-time.
+  | "unread_only"
+  | "inbox_focus";
+
+// Inbox focus chip values. "alles" is the default — both sources, full
+// curated kinds. Other values narrow at the bar's resolve step. See
+// applyInboxFocusOverlay() in url-codec.ts for the spec rewrite.
+export type InboxFocus = "alles" | "genehmigungen" | "plus_termine" | "plus_fristen";
 
 // Effective spec — the result of overlaying URL + localStorage prefs
 // on top of the base spec. Handed back to onResult so the surface can
@@ -62,10 +72,20 @@ export interface BarState {
   shape?: RenderShape;
   sort?: "date_asc" | "date_desc";
   density?: "comfortable" | "compact";
+
+  // Inbox (t-paliad-249)
+  unread_only?: boolean;
+  inbox_focus?: InboxFocus;
 }
 
 export interface TimeOverlay {
-  horizon: "next_7d" | "next_30d" | "next_90d" | "past_7d" | "past_30d" | "past_90d" | "any" | "all" | "custom";
+  // Mirrors internal/services/filter_spec.go TimeHorizon. t-paliad-248
+  // added the symmetric 1d / 14d / all chips on each side; the union
+  // here is the wire-shape the URL codec parses and the picker emits.
+  horizon:
+    | "next_1d" | "next_7d" | "next_14d" | "next_30d" | "next_90d" | "next_all"
+    | "past_1d" | "past_7d" | "past_14d" | "past_30d" | "past_90d" | "past_all"
+    | "any" | "all" | "custom";
   from?: string; // ISO 8601 — only when horizon === "custom"
   to?: string;
 }

frontend/src/client/filter-bar/url-codec.test.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ describe("filter-bar/url-codec", () => {
   });
 
   test("time horizon round-trips", () => {
-    for (const h of ["next_7d", "next_30d", "next_90d", "past_30d", "past_90d", "any", "all"] as const) {
+    // Includes the t-paliad-248 symmetric additions (1d / 14d / all on each side).
+    for (const h of [
+      "next_1d", "next_7d", "next_14d", "next_30d", "next_90d", "next_all",
+      "past_1d", "past_7d", "past_14d", "past_30d", "past_90d", "past_all",
+      "any", "all",
+    ] as const) {
       expect(roundTrip({ time: { horizon: h } })).toEqual({ time: { horizon: h } });
     }
   });
@@ -99,4 +104,28 @@ describe("filter-bar/url-codec", () => {
     params.set("density", "huge");
     expect(parseBar(params)).toEqual({});
   });
+
+  // t-paliad-249 — inbox axes
+  test("unread_only round-trips both states", () => {
+    expect(roundTrip({ unread_only: true })).toEqual({ unread_only: true });
+    expect(roundTrip({ unread_only: false })).toEqual({ unread_only: false });
+  });
+
+  test("unread_only undefined stays out of the URL", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    encodeBar({}, params);
+    expect(params.has("unread")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("inbox_focus round-trips for non-default values", () => {
+    for (const f of ["genehmigungen", "plus_termine", "plus_fristen"] as const) {
+      expect(roundTrip({ inbox_focus: f })).toEqual({ inbox_focus: f });
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("inbox_focus alles is omitted (it's the default)", () => {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    encodeBar({ inbox_focus: "alles" }, params);
+    expect(params.has("focus")).toBe(false);
+  });
 });

frontend/src/client/filter-bar/url-codec.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 // Empty / default values are NOT written — the URL stays clean for
 // users who don't tweak. The page's base spec is the implicit baseline.
 
-import type { BarState, TimeOverlay, ProjectOverlay } from "./types";
+import type { BarState, TimeOverlay, ProjectOverlay, InboxFocus } from "./types";
 
 const PERSONAL_PROJECT_SENTINEL = "personal";
 
@@ -108,6 +108,16 @@ export function parseBar(params: URLSearchParams, ns?: string): BarState {
   const density = params.get(k("density"));
   if (density === "comfortable" || density === "compact") out.density = density;
 
+  // inbox (t-paliad-249)
+  const unread = params.get(k("unread"));
+  if (unread === "0") out.unread_only = false;
+  else if (unread === "1") out.unread_only = true;
+
+  const focus = params.get(k("focus"));
+  if (focus === "genehmigungen" || focus === "plus_termine" || focus === "plus_fristen" || focus === "alles") {
+    out.inbox_focus = focus as InboxFocus;
+  }
+
   return out;
 }
 
@@ -127,6 +137,7 @@ export function encodeBar(state: BarState, params: URLSearchParams, ns?: string)
     "pe_kind",
     "tl_status", "tl_track",
     "shape", "sort", "density",
+    "unread", "focus",
   ]) {
     params.delete(k(key));
   }
@@ -168,16 +179,31 @@ export function encodeBar(state: BarState, params: URLSearchParams, ns?: string)
   if (state.shape) params.set(k("shape"), state.shape);
   if (state.sort) params.set(k("sort"), state.sort);
   if (state.density) params.set(k("density"), state.density);
+
+  // inbox (t-paliad-249). unread_only is tri-state in BarState (undefined
+  // means "page default"); we only write a key when the user has flipped
+  // it explicitly so the URL stays clean for the default landing state.
+  if (state.unread_only === false) params.set(k("unread"), "0");
+  else if (state.unread_only === true) params.set(k("unread"), "1");
+  if (state.inbox_focus && state.inbox_focus !== "alles") {
+    params.set(k("focus"), state.inbox_focus);
+  }
 }
 
 function parseHorizon(s: string): TimeOverlay["horizon"] | null {
   switch (s) {
+    case "next_1d":
     case "next_7d":
+    case "next_14d":
     case "next_30d":
     case "next_90d":
+    case "next_all":
+    case "past_1d":
     case "past_7d":
+    case "past_14d":
     case "past_30d":
     case "past_90d":
+    case "past_all":
     case "any":
     case "all":
     case "custom":

frontend/src/client/fristenrechner.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ import {
   renderTimelineBody,
   wireDateEditClicks,
 } from "./views/verfahrensablauf-core";
+import {
+  attachEventCardChoices,
+  reseedChips,
+  type EventChoice,
+  type ChoiceKind,
+} from "./views/event-card-choices";
 
 let lastResponse: DeadlineResponse | null = null;
 
@@ -162,6 +168,13 @@ async function calculate() {
     ? courtPicker.value
     : "";
 
+  // t-paliad-265 — when project-bound, the server pulls per-card
+  // choices from paliad.project_event_choices. The frontend has
+  // already pre-fetched them into perCardChoicesCache so chip
+  // indicators repaint in step with the calc; sending projectId here
+  // is the persistence path.
+  const projectIdForCalc = currentStep1Context.kind === "project" ? currentStep1Context.projectId : "";
+
   const data = await calculateDeadlines({
     proceedingType: selectedType,
     triggerDate,
@@ -169,6 +182,7 @@ async function calculate() {
     flags,
     anchorOverrides: overrides,
     courtId,
+    projectId: projectIdForCalc || undefined,
   });
   if (seq !== procCalcSeq) return;
   if (!data) return;
@@ -429,11 +443,20 @@ function renderProcedureResults(data: DeadlineResponse) {
     <span class="timeline-trigger-date">${t("deadlines.trigger.label")}: ${formatDate(data.triggerDate)}</span>
   </div>`;
 
+  // Pass the chip-strip perspective through as `side` so the column
+  // bucketer keeps the user's own party on the left (Unsere Seite) —
+  // t-paliad-257: the old Proaktiv/Reaktiv labels lied when the user
+  // was on the defendant side, the new labels demand we route the
+  // user's party into the `ours` column.
   const bodyHtml = procedureView === "columns"
-    ? renderColumnsBody(data, { editable: true, showNotes })
+    ? renderColumnsBody(data, { editable: true, showNotes, side: currentPerspective })
     : renderTimelineBody(data, { showParty: true, editable: true, showNotes });
 
   container.innerHTML = headerHtml + bodyHtml;
+  // t-paliad-265: rehydrate per-event-card chip indicators after the
+  // innerHTML rewrite. Safe to call before attachEventCardChoices() —
+  // it no-ops when no state was attached yet.
+  reseedChips(container);
   printBtn.style.display = "block";
   if (saveBtn) {
     // Ad-hoc explore-mode has no project to save against — show the
@@ -456,6 +479,49 @@ function renderProcedureResults(data: DeadlineResponse) {
   applyPendingFocus();
 }
 
+// initEventCardChoicesForFristenrechner attaches the per-event-card
+// popover to the timeline container. The fristenrechner page is the
+// project-bound surface: commits POST/DELETE to the persistence
+// endpoint; the next calculate() pulls the fresh state from the
+// server. (t-paliad-265)
+async function initEventCardChoicesForFristenrechner(container: HTMLElement): Promise<void> {
+  // Load the current persisted state for the project context, if any.
+  const initial: EventChoice[] = [];
+  if (currentStep1Context.kind === "project" && currentStep1Context.projectId) {
+    try {
+      const resp = await fetch(`/api/projects/${encodeURIComponent(currentStep1Context.projectId)}/event-choices`);
+      if (resp.ok) {
+        const rows = (await resp.json()) as EventChoice[];
+        for (const r of rows) initial.push(r);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("event-choices: initial load failed", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  attachEventCardChoices({
+    container,
+    initial,
+    commit: async (choice) => {
+      if (currentStep1Context.kind !== "project" || !currentStep1Context.projectId) return;
+      const resp = await fetch(`/api/projects/${encodeURIComponent(currentStep1Context.projectId)}/event-choices`, {
+        method: "PUT",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify(choice),
+      });
+      if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`event-choices PUT ${resp.status}`);
+      scheduleProcCalc(0);
+    },
+    remove: async (submissionCode, kind) => {
+      if (currentStep1Context.kind !== "project" || !currentStep1Context.projectId) return;
+      const url = `/api/projects/${encodeURIComponent(currentStep1Context.projectId)}/event-choices/${encodeURIComponent(submissionCode)}/${encodeURIComponent(kind)}`;
+      const resp = await fetch(url, { method: "DELETE" });
+      if (!resp.ok && resp.status !== 404) throw new Error(`event-choices DELETE ${resp.status}`);
+      scheduleProcCalc(0);
+    },
+  });
+}
+
 // onDateEditCommit is the click-to-edit callback handed to the shared
 // wireDateEditClicks() helper: persist the per-rule override (empty value
 // clears it) then recompute so downstream rules re-anchor.
@@ -643,6 +709,15 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
   const timelineContainer = document.getElementById("timeline-container");
   if (timelineContainer) wireDateEditClicks(timelineContainer, onDateEditCommit);
 
+  // t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choices. Project-bound surface, so
+  // commits POST to /api/projects/{id}/event-choices. The popover
+  // module owns the popover; this page owns the recalc trigger. When
+  // there's no project context yet (Step 1 not picked), the popover
+  // still works but commits silently no-op (project_id missing).
+  if (timelineContainer) {
+    void initEventCardChoicesForFristenrechner(timelineContainer);
+  }
+
   // Reset button
   document.getElementById("reset-btn")!.addEventListener("click", reset);
 

frontend/src/client/i18n.ts

@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
 
     "deadlines.step1": "Verfahrensart w\u00e4hlen",
     "deadlines.step2": "Ausgangsdatum eingeben",
+    "deadlines.step2.perspective": "Perspektive und Datum",
     "deadlines.step3": "Ergebnis",
     "deadlines.upc": "UPC",
     "deadlines.de": "Deutsche Gerichte",
@@ -302,12 +303,28 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.view.timeline": "Zeitstrahl",
     "deadlines.view.columns": "Spalten",
     "deadlines.notes.show": "Hinweise anzeigen",
-    "deadlines.col.proactive": "Proaktiv (Klägerseite)",
-    "deadlines.col.proactive.defendant": "Proaktiv (Beklagtenseite)",
+    "deadlines.col.ours": "Unsere Seite",
     "deadlines.col.court": "Gericht",
-    "deadlines.col.reactive": "Reaktiv (Beklagtenseite)",
-    "deadlines.col.reactive.claimant": "Reaktiv (Klägerseite)",
+    "deadlines.col.opponent": "Gegnerseite",
     "deadlines.col.both": "Beide Parteien",
+    // t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choice popover (Verfahrensablauf timeline)
+    "choices.caret.title": "Optionen für dieses Ereignis",
+    "choices.appellant.title": "Berufung durch …",
+    "choices.appellant.claimant": "Klägerseite",
+    "choices.appellant.defendant": "Beklagtenseite",
+    "choices.appellant.both": "beide Parteien",
+    "choices.appellant.none": "keine Berufung",
+    "choices.include_ccr.title": "Nichtigkeitswiderklage einbeziehen",
+    "choices.include_ccr.true": "Ja",
+    "choices.include_ccr.false": "Nein",
+    "choices.skip.title": "Für diese Akte überspringen",
+    "choices.skip.true": "Überspringen",
+    "choices.skip.false": "Einbeziehen",
+    "choices.skipped.chip": "übersprungen",
+    "choices.appellant.chip": "Berufung:",
+    "choices.include_ccr.chip": "mit Nichtigkeitswiderklage",
+    "choices.reset": "Auswahl zurücksetzen",
+    "choices.commit.error": "Konnte Auswahl nicht speichern",
     // Trigger-event mode (PR-2 \u2014 youpc-parity)
     "deadlines.mode.procedure": "Verfahrensablauf",
     "deadlines.mode.event": "Was kommt nach\u2026",
@@ -423,6 +440,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.side.claimant": "Klägerseite",
     "deadlines.side.defendant": "Beklagtenseite",
     "deadlines.side.both": "Beide",
+    "deadlines.side.from_project": "Aus Akte:",
+    "deadlines.side.override": "Andere Seite wählen",
     "deadlines.appellant.label": "Berufung durch:",
     "deadlines.appellant.claimant": "Klägerseite",
     "deadlines.appellant.defendant": "Beklagtenseite",
@@ -1119,6 +1138,10 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "event.title.appointment_updated": "Termin ge\u00e4ndert",
     "event.title.appointment_deleted": "Termin gel\u00f6scht",
     "event.title.appointment_project_changed": "Termin verschoben",
+    // Umbrella audit kind + admin churn surfaced by the FilterBar
+    // project_event_kind chip cluster (KnownProjectEventKinds).
+    "event.title.approval_decided": "Genehmigung entschieden",
+    "event.title.member_role_changed": "Teamrolle ge\u00e4ndert",
     // 4-eye approval lifecycle (t-paliad-138). Verlauf renders these as
     // a paired card with the original lifecycle event (e.g.
     // "Frist angelegt" + "Genehmigung erteilt von Bert").
@@ -1471,6 +1494,15 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "submissions.draft.name.placeholder": "Name dieses Entwurfs",
     "submissions.draft.preview.title": "Vorschau",
     "submissions.draft.preview.hint": "Read-only Vorschau — finale Bearbeitung in Word.",
+    // t-paliad-277 — import-from-project + party-picker.
+    "submissions.draft.import.button": "Aus Projekt importieren",
+    "submissions.draft.parties.title": "Parteien",
+    "submissions.draft.parties.hint": "Wählen Sie aus, welche Parteien im Schriftsatz genannt werden sollen.",
+    // t-paliad-276 — DE/EN language toggle on the draft editor.
+    "submissions.draft.language": "Sprache",
+    "submissions.draft.language.de": "DE",
+    "submissions.draft.language.en": "EN",
+    "submissions.draft.language.fallback_notice": "Fallback: universelles Skelett (keine sprachspezifische Vorlage).",
     // t-paliad-240 — global Schriftsätze drafts index page.
     "submissions.index.title": "Schriftsätze — Paliad",
     "submissions.index.heading": "Schriftsätze",
@@ -2241,6 +2273,20 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "inbox.empty.admin_nudge.title": "Noch keine Genehmigungspflichten konfiguriert?",
     "inbox.empty.admin_nudge.body": "Lege fest, welche Lifecycle-Events 4-Augen-Prüfung erfordern.",
     "inbox.empty.admin_nudge.cta": "Genehmigungspflichten konfigurieren",
+    "inbox.title.feed": "Inbox — Paliad",
+    "inbox.heading.feed": "Inbox",
+    "inbox.subtitle.feed": "Neuigkeiten zu Ihren Projekten und offene Genehmigungen.",
+    "inbox.action.mark_all_seen": "Alles als gelesen markieren",
+    "inbox.action.open": "Öffnen",
+    "inbox.empty.feed": "Keine Neuigkeiten in den letzten 30 Tagen.",
+    "views.bar.label.unread_only": "Lesestatus",
+    "views.bar.unread_only.on": "Nur ungelesen",
+    "views.bar.unread_only.off": "Alle",
+    "views.bar.label.inbox_focus": "Anzeigen",
+    "views.bar.inbox_focus.alles": "Alles",
+    "views.bar.inbox_focus.genehmigungen": "Nur Genehmigungen",
+    "views.bar.inbox_focus.plus_termine": "+ Termine",
+    "views.bar.inbox_focus.plus_fristen": "+ Fristen",
     "deadlines.form.approval_hint": "4-Augen-Prüfung erforderlich",
     "appointments.form.approval_hint": "4-Augen-Prüfung erforderlich",
     "admin.email_templates.title": "Email-Templates — Paliad",
@@ -2352,6 +2398,31 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     // Admin audit log (t-paliad-071)
     "nav.admin.audit": "Audit-Log",
     "nav.admin.partner_units": "Partner Units",
+
+    // Admin Backup Mode (t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77)
+    "nav.admin.backups": "Backups",
+    "admin.backups.title": "Backups — Paliad",
+    "admin.backups.heading": "Backups",
+    "admin.backups.subtitle": "Vollständige Snapshots aller Daten — manuell oder zeitgesteuert.",
+    "admin.backups.run_now": "Backup jetzt erstellen",
+    "admin.backups.running": "Läuft …",
+    "admin.backups.success": "Backup erfolgreich erstellt.",
+    "admin.backups.empty": "Noch keine Backups vorhanden.",
+    "admin.backups.loading": "Lade …",
+    "admin.backups.col.started": "Erstellt",
+    "admin.backups.col.kind": "Auslöser",
+    "admin.backups.col.status": "Status",
+    "admin.backups.col.requested_by": "Angefordert von",
+    "admin.backups.col.size": "Größe",
+    "admin.backups.col.rows": "Sheets",
+    "admin.backups.col.actions": "Aktion",
+    "admin.backups.kind.scheduled": "Geplant",
+    "admin.backups.kind.on_demand": "Manuell",
+    "admin.backups.status.running": "Läuft …",
+    "admin.backups.status.done": "✓ Fertig",
+    "admin.backups.status.failed": "✗ Fehlgeschlagen",
+    "admin.backups.download": "Download",
+    "admin.backups.footer.note": "Geplante Backups werden in einer späteren Slice aktiviert. Manuelle Backups stehen jetzt zur Verfügung.",
     "admin.audit.title": "Audit-Log — Paliad",
     "admin.audit.heading": "Audit-Log",
     "admin.audit.subtitle": "Globale Zeitleiste über Projekt-, CalDAV-, Reminder- und Partner-Unit-Ereignisse.",
@@ -2666,11 +2737,18 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "views.scope.my_subtree": "Mein Teilbaum",
     "views.scope.explicit": "Bestimmte Projekte",
     "views.scope.personal_only": "Nur persönliche",
+    "views.horizon.next_1d": "Morgen",
     "views.horizon.next_7d": "Nächste 7 Tage",
+    "views.horizon.next_14d": "Nächste 14 Tage",
     "views.horizon.next_30d": "Nächste 30 Tage",
     "views.horizon.next_90d": "Nächste 90 Tage",
+    "views.horizon.next_all": "Ganze Zukunft",
+    "views.horizon.past_1d": "Letzter Tag",
+    "views.horizon.past_7d": "Letzte 7 Tage",
+    "views.horizon.past_14d": "Letzte 14 Tage",
     "views.horizon.past_30d": "Letzte 30 Tage",
     "views.horizon.past_90d": "Letzte 90 Tage",
+    "views.horizon.past_all": "Ganze Vergangenheit",
     "views.horizon.any": "Beliebig",
     "views.horizon.all": "Komplett (alle Daten)",
     "views.horizon.custom": "Benutzerdefiniert",
@@ -2754,16 +2832,10 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "views.bar.label.density": "Dichte",
     "views.bar.label.sort": "Sortierung",
     "views.bar.common.all": "Alle",
-    "views.bar.time.next_7d": "7 Tage",
-    "views.bar.time.next_30d": "30 Tage",
-    "views.bar.time.next_90d": "90 Tage",
-    "views.bar.time.past_7d": "Letzte 7 T.",
-    "views.bar.time.past_30d": "Letzte 30 T.",
-    "views.bar.time.past_90d": "Letzte 90 T.",
-    "views.bar.time.any": "Beliebig",
-    "views.bar.time.all": "Alle Zeit",
-    "views.bar.time.custom": "Anpassen",
-    "views.bar.time.custom.coming_soon": "Benutzerdefinierter Zeitraum folgt in einer der nächsten Iterationen.",
+    // views.bar.time.* keys retired in t-paliad-248 — the filter-bar time
+    // axis now mounts the symmetric date-range picker, whose labels live
+    // under date_range.horizon.* (see end of this dict). The picker reuses
+    // views.bar.label.time as the closed-button prefix.
     "views.bar.personal.on": "Nur eigene",
     "views.bar.approval_role.approver_eligible": "Zur Genehmigung",
     "views.bar.approval_role.self_requested": "Eigene Anfragen",
@@ -2803,21 +2875,26 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "views.bar.save.error.network": "Netzwerkfehler — bitte erneut versuchen.",
 
     // t-paliad-192 Slice 11b — Admin rule-editor UI.
-    "nav.admin.rules": "Regeln verwalten",
-    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Regel-Migrations",
-    "admin.card.rules.title": "Regeln verwalten",
-    "admin.card.rules.desc": "Fristen-Regeln anlegen, bearbeiten, publishen. Audit-Log, Preview, Migration-Export.",
+    // t-paliad-262 Slice A — "Regel" relabelled as "Verfahrensschritt".
+    // The admin URL `/admin/rules` and i18n key prefix `admin.rules.*` stay
+    // (URL change is Slice B.6); the visible labels rename. Canonical
+    // `admin.procedural_events.*` aliases live after the EN block — they
+    // pin the contract for when .tsx files rebind in Slice B (B.5).
+    "nav.admin.rules": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Verfahrensschritt-Migrations",
+    "admin.card.rules.title": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.card.rules.desc": "Verfahrensschritte anlegen, bearbeiten, publishen. Audit-Log, Preview, Migration-Export.",
 
-    "admin.rules.list.title": "Regeln verwalten — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.list.heading": "Regeln verwalten",
-    "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Fristen-Regeln anlegen, bearbeiten und freigeben. Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
-    "admin.rules.list.new": "+ Neue Regel",
+    "admin.rules.list.title": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten — Paliad",
+    "admin.rules.list.heading": "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Verfahrensschritte (Schriftsätze, Anhörungen, Entscheidungen, …) anlegen, bearbeiten und freigeben. Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
+    "admin.rules.list.new": "+ Neuer Verfahrensschritt",
     "admin.rules.list.export": "Migrations exportieren",
     "admin.rules.tab.rules": "Regeln",
     "admin.rules.tab.orphans": "Orphans",
     "admin.rules.loading": "Lade…",
-    "admin.rules.empty": "Keine Regeln für die gewählten Filter.",
-    "admin.rules.error.load": "Konnte Regeln nicht laden.",
+    "admin.rules.empty": "Keine Verfahrensschritte für die gewählten Filter.",
+    "admin.rules.error.load": "Konnte Verfahrensschritte nicht laden.",
 
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding": "Verfahrenstyp",
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding.any": "Alle",
@@ -2828,7 +2905,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.filter.search": "Suche",
     "admin.rules.filter.search.placeholder": "Name, Submission Code, Rechtsgrundlage…",
 
-    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Submission Code / Einreichung-Kennung",
+    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Code (Verfahrensschritt)",
     "admin.rules.col.legal_citation": "Rechtsgrundlage",
     "admin.rules.col.name": "Name",
     "admin.rules.col.proceeding": "Verfahrenstyp",
@@ -2858,8 +2935,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.orphans.reason.manual_unbound": "Manuell entkoppelt",
     "admin.rules.orphans.resolved": "Orphan zugeordnet.",
 
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Neue Regel anlegen",
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "Eine neue Regel wird als Draft angelegt. Bitte einen Grund (mind. 10 Zeichen) angeben — dieser wandert ins Audit-Log und beim Export in die Migration.",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Neuen Verfahrensschritt anlegen",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "Ein neuer Verfahrensschritt wird als Draft angelegt. Bitte einen Grund (mind. 10 Zeichen) angeben — dieser wandert ins Audit-Log und beim Export in die Migration.",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.title": "Orphan zuordnen",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.body": "Bitte einen Grund (mind. 10 Zeichen) angeben. Die Regel-Verknüpfung wird sofort auf der Deadline gespeichert.",
     "admin.rules.modal.reason": "Grund",
@@ -2874,12 +2951,12 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.modal.error.create": "Anlegen fehlgeschlagen.",
     "admin.rules.modal.error.resolve": "Zuordnung fehlgeschlagen.",
 
-    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Regel bearbeiten — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Regel laden…",
-    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Regeln verwalten",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Ungültige Regel-ID in der URL.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Regel nicht gefunden.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Konnte Regel nicht laden.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Verfahrensschritt bearbeiten — Paliad",
+    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Verfahrensschritt laden…",
+    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Ungültige Verfahrensschritt-ID in der URL.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Verfahrensschritt nicht gefunden.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Konnte Verfahrensschritt nicht laden.",
 
     "admin.rules.edit.section.identity": "Identität",
     "admin.rules.edit.section.proceeding": "Verfahren & Trigger",
@@ -2892,14 +2969,14 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name": "Name (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name_en": "Name (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.description": "Beschreibung",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Submission Code / Einreichung-Kennung",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Code (Verfahrensschritt-Identifikator)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.rule_code": "Rechtsgrundlage (Kurzform)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.legal_source": "Rechtsgrundlage (Langform)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding": "Verfahrenstyp",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding.none": "—",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger": "Trigger-Ereignis",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger.none": "—",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Parent-Regel (UUID)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Übergeordneter Verfahrensschritt (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.concept": "Konzept (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.sequence_order": "Reihenfolge",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.duration_value": "Dauer",
@@ -2911,7 +2988,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.alt_rule_code": "Alt-Rule-Code",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.anchor_alt": "Alt-Anchor",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.primary_party": "Primäre Partei",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Event-Typ (frei)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Art des Verfahrensschritts (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes": "Hinweise (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes_en": "Hinweise (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.priority": "Priorität",
@@ -2990,6 +3067,53 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.export.ok": "{n} Audit-Zeilen exportiert.",
     "admin.rules.export.error": "Export fehlgeschlagen.",
     "admin.rules.export.no_pending": "Keine offenen Audit-Zeilen zum Export.",
+
+    // Date-range picker (t-paliad-248). Symmetric past/future chip fan
+    // around an ALLES centre. Used by the filter-bar 'time' axis from
+    // Slice A onwards; future slices will migrate /agenda and
+    // /admin/audit-log to the same component.
+    "date_range.button.label": "Zeitraum",
+    "date_range.button.label.custom_range": "Von {from} bis {to}",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_1d":  "Heute",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_7d":  "Nächste 7 Tage",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_14d": "Nächste 14 Tage",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_30d": "Nächste 30 Tage",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_90d": "Nächste 90 Tage",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_all": "Ganze Zukunft",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_1d":  "Letzter Tag",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_7d":  "Letzte 7 Tage",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_14d": "Letzte 14 Tage",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_30d": "Letzte 30 Tage",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_90d": "Letzte 90 Tage",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_all": "Ganze Vergangenheit",
+    "date_range.horizon.any":      "Alles",
+    "date_range.horizon.custom":   "Anpassen",
+    "date_range.dialog.label":     "Zeitraum wählen",
+    "date_range.fan.past.label":   "Vergangenheit",
+    "date_range.fan.future.label": "Zukunft",
+    "date_range.center.label":     "Alles",
+    "date_range.custom.from":      "Von",
+    "date_range.custom.to":        "Bis",
+    "date_range.custom.apply":     "Anwenden",
+    "date_range.custom.cancel":    "Abbrechen",
+    "date_range.custom.invalid":            "Bis-Datum muss nach Von-Datum liegen.",
+    "date_range.custom.invalid_format":     "Datum nicht erkannt (Format JJJJ-MM-TT).",
+    "date_range.custom.invalid_missing":    "Bitte beide Datumsfelder ausfüllen.",
+
+    // t-paliad-262 Slice A — canonical `procedural_event` i18n contract.
+    // The values are identical to the legacy `admin.rules.*` keys above —
+    // these aliases let .tsx files rebind in Slice B (B.5) without
+    // touching DE/EN strings then. Adding/changing values? Update BOTH
+    // sides.
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.title":     "Verfahrensschritte verwalten — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.heading":   "Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.new":       "+ Neuer Verfahrensschritt",
+    "admin.procedural_events.col.code":       "Code (Verfahrensschritt)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.title":     "Verfahrensschritt bearbeiten — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.breadcrumb":"← Verfahrensschritte verwalten",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.code":         "Code (Verfahrensschritt-Identifikator)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.event_kind":   "Art des Verfahrensschritts (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.parent":       "Übergeordneter Verfahrensschritt (UUID)",
   },
 
   en: {
@@ -3180,6 +3304,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
 
     "deadlines.step1": "Select Proceeding Type",
     "deadlines.step2": "Enter Trigger Date",
+    "deadlines.step2.perspective": "Perspective and Date",
     "deadlines.step3": "Result",
     "deadlines.upc": "UPC",
     "deadlines.de": "German Courts",
@@ -3275,12 +3400,28 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.view.timeline": "Timeline",
     "deadlines.view.columns": "Columns",
     "deadlines.notes.show": "Show details",
-    "deadlines.col.proactive": "Proactive (Claimant side)",
-    "deadlines.col.proactive.defendant": "Proactive (Defendant side)",
+    "deadlines.col.ours": "Client Side",
     "deadlines.col.court": "Court",
-    "deadlines.col.reactive": "Reactive (Defendant side)",
-    "deadlines.col.reactive.claimant": "Reactive (Claimant side)",
+    "deadlines.col.opponent": "Opponent Side",
     "deadlines.col.both": "Both parties",
+    // t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choice popover (Verfahrensablauf timeline)
+    "choices.caret.title": "Options for this event",
+    "choices.appellant.title": "Appeal by …",
+    "choices.appellant.claimant": "Claimant side",
+    "choices.appellant.defendant": "Defendant side",
+    "choices.appellant.both": "both parties",
+    "choices.appellant.none": "no appeal",
+    "choices.include_ccr.title": "Include nullity counterclaim",
+    "choices.include_ccr.true": "Yes",
+    "choices.include_ccr.false": "No",
+    "choices.skip.title": "Skip for this case",
+    "choices.skip.true": "Skip",
+    "choices.skip.false": "Include",
+    "choices.skipped.chip": "skipped",
+    "choices.appellant.chip": "Appeal:",
+    "choices.include_ccr.chip": "with nullity counterclaim",
+    "choices.reset": "Reset choice",
+    "choices.commit.error": "Could not save selection",
     "deadlines.adjusted": "Adjusted",
     "deadlines.adjusted.reason": "weekend/holiday",
     "deadlines.adjusted.weekend": "weekend",
@@ -3403,6 +3544,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "deadlines.side.claimant": "Claimant",
     "deadlines.side.defendant": "Defendant",
     "deadlines.side.both": "Both",
+    "deadlines.side.from_project": "From case:",
+    "deadlines.side.override": "Choose other side",
     "deadlines.appellant.label": "Appeal filed by:",
     "deadlines.appellant.claimant": "Claimant",
     "deadlines.appellant.defendant": "Defendant",
@@ -4075,6 +4218,10 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "event.title.appointment_updated": "Appointment updated",
     "event.title.appointment_deleted": "Appointment deleted",
     "event.title.appointment_project_changed": "Appointment moved",
+    // Umbrella audit kind + admin churn surfaced by the FilterBar
+    // project_event_kind chip cluster (KnownProjectEventKinds).
+    "event.title.approval_decided": "Approval decided",
+    "event.title.member_role_changed": "Team role changed",
     // 4-eye approval lifecycle (t-paliad-138).
     "event.title.deadline_approval_requested": "Approval requested",
     "event.title.deadline_approval_approved": "Approval granted",
@@ -4424,7 +4571,16 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "submissions.draft.switcher.label": "Draft",
     "submissions.draft.name.placeholder": "Name of this draft",
     "submissions.draft.preview.title": "Preview",
+    // t-paliad-276 — DE/EN language toggle on the draft editor.
+    "submissions.draft.language": "Language",
+    "submissions.draft.language.de": "DE",
+    "submissions.draft.language.en": "EN",
+    "submissions.draft.language.fallback_notice": "Fallback: universal skeleton (no language-matched template).",
     "submissions.draft.preview.hint": "Read-only preview — final formatting in Word.",
+    // t-paliad-277 — import-from-project + party-picker.
+    "submissions.draft.import.button": "Import from project",
+    "submissions.draft.parties.title": "Parties",
+    "submissions.draft.parties.hint": "Select which parties to mention in this submission.",
     // t-paliad-240 — global submissions drafts index page.
     "submissions.index.title": "Submissions — Paliad",
     "submissions.index.heading": "Submissions",
@@ -5186,6 +5342,20 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "inbox.empty.admin_nudge.title": "No approval policies configured yet?",
     "inbox.empty.admin_nudge.body": "Set which lifecycle events require 4-eye review.",
     "inbox.empty.admin_nudge.cta": "Configure approval policies",
+    "inbox.title.feed": "Inbox — Paliad",
+    "inbox.heading.feed": "Inbox",
+    "inbox.subtitle.feed": "Updates on your projects and open approvals.",
+    "inbox.action.mark_all_seen": "Mark all as read",
+    "inbox.action.open": "Open",
+    "inbox.empty.feed": "No updates in the last 30 days.",
+    "views.bar.label.unread_only": "Read state",
+    "views.bar.unread_only.on": "Unread only",
+    "views.bar.unread_only.off": "All",
+    "views.bar.label.inbox_focus": "Show",
+    "views.bar.inbox_focus.alles": "Everything",
+    "views.bar.inbox_focus.genehmigungen": "Approvals only",
+    "views.bar.inbox_focus.plus_termine": "+ Appointments",
+    "views.bar.inbox_focus.plus_fristen": "+ Deadlines",
     "deadlines.form.approval_hint": "4-eye review required",
     "appointments.form.approval_hint": "4-eye review required",
     "admin.email_templates.title": "Email Templates — Paliad",
@@ -5297,6 +5467,31 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     // Admin audit log (t-paliad-071)
     "nav.admin.audit": "Audit Log",
     "nav.admin.partner_units": "Partner Units",
+
+    // Admin Backup Mode (t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77)
+    "nav.admin.backups": "Backups",
+    "admin.backups.title": "Backups — Paliad",
+    "admin.backups.heading": "Backups",
+    "admin.backups.subtitle": "Full snapshots of all data — manual or scheduled.",
+    "admin.backups.run_now": "Run backup now",
+    "admin.backups.running": "Running …",
+    "admin.backups.success": "Backup created successfully.",
+    "admin.backups.empty": "No backups yet.",
+    "admin.backups.loading": "Loading …",
+    "admin.backups.col.started": "Started",
+    "admin.backups.col.kind": "Trigger",
+    "admin.backups.col.status": "Status",
+    "admin.backups.col.requested_by": "Requested by",
+    "admin.backups.col.size": "Size",
+    "admin.backups.col.rows": "Sheets",
+    "admin.backups.col.actions": "Action",
+    "admin.backups.kind.scheduled": "Scheduled",
+    "admin.backups.kind.on_demand": "Manual",
+    "admin.backups.status.running": "Running …",
+    "admin.backups.status.done": "✓ Done",
+    "admin.backups.status.failed": "✗ Failed",
+    "admin.backups.download": "Download",
+    "admin.backups.footer.note": "Scheduled backups land in a later slice. Manual backups are available now.",
     "admin.audit.title": "Audit Log — Paliad",
     "admin.audit.heading": "Audit Log",
     "admin.audit.subtitle": "Global timeline across project, CalDAV, reminder and partner-unit events.",
@@ -5611,11 +5806,18 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "views.scope.my_subtree": "My subtree",
     "views.scope.explicit": "Specific projects",
     "views.scope.personal_only": "Personal only",
+    "views.horizon.next_1d": "Tomorrow",
     "views.horizon.next_7d": "Next 7 days",
+    "views.horizon.next_14d": "Next 14 days",
     "views.horizon.next_30d": "Next 30 days",
     "views.horizon.next_90d": "Next 90 days",
+    "views.horizon.next_all": "All future",
+    "views.horizon.past_1d": "Last day",
+    "views.horizon.past_7d": "Last 7 days",
+    "views.horizon.past_14d": "Last 14 days",
     "views.horizon.past_30d": "Last 30 days",
     "views.horizon.past_90d": "Last 90 days",
+    "views.horizon.past_all": "All past",
     "views.horizon.any": "Any",
     "views.horizon.all": "All-time",
     "views.horizon.custom": "Custom",
@@ -5698,16 +5900,9 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "views.bar.label.density": "Density",
     "views.bar.label.sort": "Sort",
     "views.bar.common.all": "All",
-    "views.bar.time.next_7d": "7 days",
-    "views.bar.time.next_30d": "30 days",
-    "views.bar.time.next_90d": "90 days",
-    "views.bar.time.past_7d": "Past 7d",
-    "views.bar.time.past_30d": "Past 30 d.",
-    "views.bar.time.past_90d": "Past 90 d.",
-    "views.bar.time.any": "Any",
-    "views.bar.time.all": "All time",
-    "views.bar.time.custom": "Custom",
-    "views.bar.time.custom.coming_soon": "Custom date range arrives in a follow-up iteration.",
+    // views.bar.time.* keys retired in t-paliad-248 — see the DE block
+    // for context. The filter-bar time axis now mounts the symmetric
+    // date-range picker whose labels live under date_range.horizon.*.
     "views.bar.personal.on": "Mine only",
     "views.bar.approval_role.approver_eligible": "To approve",
     "views.bar.approval_role.self_requested": "My requests",
@@ -5747,21 +5942,22 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "views.bar.save.error.network": "Network error — please retry.",
 
     // t-paliad-192 Slice 11b — Admin rule-editor UI.
-    "nav.admin.rules": "Manage Rules",
-    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Rule Migrations",
-    "admin.card.rules.title": "Manage Rules",
-    "admin.card.rules.desc": "Author, edit and publish deadline rules. Audit log, preview, migration export.",
+    // t-paliad-262 Slice A — "Rule" relabelled as "Procedural event".
+    "nav.admin.rules": "Manage procedural events",
+    "nav.admin.rules_export": "Procedural-event migrations",
+    "admin.card.rules.title": "Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.card.rules.desc": "Author, edit and publish procedural-event templates. Audit log, preview, migration export.",
 
-    "admin.rules.list.title": "Manage Rules — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.list.heading": "Manage Rules",
-    "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Author, edit and publish deadline rules. Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
-    "admin.rules.list.new": "+ New Rule",
+    "admin.rules.list.title": "Manage procedural events — Paliad",
+    "admin.rules.list.heading": "Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.rules.list.subtitle": "Author, edit and publish procedural events (filings, hearings, decisions, …). Lifecycle: draft → published → archived.",
+    "admin.rules.list.new": "+ New procedural event",
     "admin.rules.list.export": "Export migrations",
     "admin.rules.tab.rules": "Rules",
     "admin.rules.tab.orphans": "Orphans",
     "admin.rules.loading": "Loading…",
-    "admin.rules.empty": "No rules for the chosen filters.",
-    "admin.rules.error.load": "Could not load rules.",
+    "admin.rules.empty": "No procedural events for the chosen filters.",
+    "admin.rules.error.load": "Could not load procedural events.",
 
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding": "Proceeding type",
     "admin.rules.filter.proceeding.any": "Any",
@@ -5772,7 +5968,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.filter.search": "Search",
     "admin.rules.filter.search.placeholder": "Name, submission code, legal citation…",
 
-    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Submission code",
+    "admin.rules.col.submission_code": "Code (procedural event)",
     "admin.rules.col.legal_citation": "Legal citation",
     "admin.rules.col.name": "Name",
     "admin.rules.col.proceeding": "Proceeding type",
@@ -5802,8 +5998,8 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.orphans.reason.manual_unbound": "Manually unbound",
     "admin.rules.orphans.resolved": "Orphan resolved.",
 
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Create new rule",
-    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "A new rule will be created as a draft. Please supply a reason (≥10 chars) — recorded in the audit log and exported into the migration file.",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.title": "Create new procedural event",
+    "admin.rules.modal.new.body": "A new procedural event will be created as a draft. Please supply a reason (≥10 chars) — recorded in the audit log and exported into the migration file.",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.title": "Resolve orphan",
     "admin.rules.modal.resolve.body": "Please supply a reason (≥10 chars). The rule binding is persisted immediately on the deadline.",
     "admin.rules.modal.reason": "Reason",
@@ -5818,12 +6014,12 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.modal.error.create": "Creation failed.",
     "admin.rules.modal.error.resolve": "Resolution failed.",
 
-    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Edit Rule — Paliad",
-    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Loading rule…",
-    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Manage Rules",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Invalid rule id in URL.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Rule not found.",
-    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Could not load rule.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.title": "Edit procedural event — Paliad",
+    "admin.rules.edit.heading.loading": "Loading procedural event…",
+    "admin.rules.edit.breadcrumb": "← Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.bad_id": "Invalid procedural-event id in URL.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.not_found": "Procedural event not found.",
+    "admin.rules.edit.error.load": "Could not load procedural event.",
 
     "admin.rules.edit.section.identity": "Identity",
     "admin.rules.edit.section.proceeding": "Proceeding & Trigger",
@@ -5836,14 +6032,14 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name": "Name (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.name_en": "Name (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.description": "Description",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Submission code",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.submission_code": "Code (procedural-event identifier)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.rule_code": "Legal citation (short form)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.legal_source": "Legal citation (long form)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding": "Proceeding type",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.proceeding.none": "—",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger": "Trigger event",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.trigger.none": "—",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Parent rule (UUID)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.parent": "Parent procedural event (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.concept": "Concept (UUID)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.sequence_order": "Order",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.duration_value": "Duration",
@@ -5855,7 +6051,7 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.edit.field.alt_rule_code": "Alt rule code",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.anchor_alt": "Alt anchor",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.primary_party": "Primary party",
-    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Event type (free)",
+    "admin.rules.edit.field.event_type": "Procedural-event kind (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes": "Notes (DE)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.deadline_notes_en": "Notes (EN)",
     "admin.rules.edit.field.priority": "Priority",
@@ -5934,6 +6130,48 @@ const translations: Record<Lang, Record<string, string>> = {
     "admin.rules.export.ok": "{n} audit rows exported.",
     "admin.rules.export.error": "Export failed.",
     "admin.rules.export.no_pending": "No pending audit rows to export.",
+
+    // Date-range picker (t-paliad-248). See DE block above for details.
+    "date_range.button.label": "Time range",
+    "date_range.button.label.custom_range": "From {from} to {to}",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_1d":  "Today",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_7d":  "Next 7 days",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_14d": "Next 14 days",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_30d": "Next 30 days",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_90d": "Next 90 days",
+    "date_range.horizon.next_all": "All future",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_1d":  "Last day",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_7d":  "Last 7 days",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_14d": "Last 14 days",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_30d": "Last 30 days",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_90d": "Last 90 days",
+    "date_range.horizon.past_all": "All past",
+    "date_range.horizon.any":      "All",
+    "date_range.horizon.custom":   "Customize",
+    "date_range.dialog.label":     "Choose time range",
+    "date_range.fan.past.label":   "Past",
+    "date_range.fan.future.label": "Future",
+    "date_range.center.label":     "All",
+    "date_range.custom.from":      "From",
+    "date_range.custom.to":        "To",
+    "date_range.custom.apply":     "Apply",
+    "date_range.custom.cancel":    "Cancel",
+    "date_range.custom.invalid":            "End date must be strictly after start date.",
+    "date_range.custom.invalid_format":     "Date not recognised (format YYYY-MM-DD).",
+    "date_range.custom.invalid_missing":    "Please fill in both date fields.",
+
+    // t-paliad-262 Slice A — canonical `procedural_event` i18n contract.
+    // Mirrors the DE block; values identical to the legacy
+    // `admin.rules.*` keys. Adding/changing values? Update BOTH sides.
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.title":     "Manage procedural events — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.heading":   "Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.procedural_events.list.new":       "+ New procedural event",
+    "admin.procedural_events.col.code":       "Code (procedural event)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.title":     "Edit procedural event — Paliad",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.breadcrumb":"← Manage procedural events",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.code":         "Code (procedural-event identifier)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.event_kind":   "Procedural-event kind (filing / hearing / decision / order)",
+    "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.parent":       "Parent procedural event (UUID)",
   },
 };
 

frontend/src/client/inbox.ts

@@ -6,37 +6,45 @@ import type { FilterSpec, RenderSpec, SystemView, ViewRunResult } from "./views/
 import { renderListShape } from "./views/shape-list";
 import { openApprovalEditModal } from "./components/approval-edit-modal";
 
-// /inbox client — t-paliad-163 universal-filter migration.
+// /inbox client — t-paliad-249 unified inbox feed.
 //
-// The bar owns every axis the old tab UI exposed plus more:
-//   - approval_viewer_role: "Zur Genehmigung" / "Eigene Anfragen" /
-//     "Alle sichtbaren" (collapses the legacy two-tab UI per Q4 lock-in)
-//   - approval_status: chip cluster (default: pending)
-//   - approval_entity_type: chip pair (Frist / Termin)
-//   - time: chip cluster (Any default)
-//   - density: comfortable / compact
-//   - sort: date asc / desc
+// The bar exposes:
+//   - inbox_focus:        coarse Alles / Genehmigungen / +Termine / +Fristen
+//   - unread_only:        Nur ungelesen / Alle (default: ungelesen)
+//   - time:               last 30 days default; chip cluster + custom range
+//   - project:            single-select autocomplete from visible projects
+//   - approval_viewer_role: Zur Genehmigung / Eigene / Alle sichtbaren
+//   - approval_status / approval_entity_type / project_event_kind: power-user overrides
+//   - sort / density:     newest first default
 //
-// Row rendering: shape-list.ts with row_action="approve" stamps the
-// inbox markup (entity title, diff, approve/reject/revoke buttons).
-// We wire action click handlers in onResult and refresh through the
-// bar handle.
+// Row rendering: shape-list.ts with row_action="inbox" dispatches per
+// row.kind. Approval rows keep approve/reject/revoke; project_event
+// rows render compact with an Öffnen link.
 
 const INBOX_AXES: AxisKey[] = [
+  "inbox_focus",
+  "unread_only",
   "time",
+  "project",
   "approval_viewer_role",
   "approval_status",
   "approval_entity_type",
-  "density",
+  "project_event_kind",
   "sort",
+  "density",
 ];
 
+// Last paint's newest row timestamp — used to pin mark-all-seen so a
+// second tab can't race the cursor past items the user hasn't seen.
+let newestVisibleAt: string | null = null;
+
 let bar: BarHandle | null = null;
 
 document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
   initI18n();
   initSidebar();
   applyLegacyTabRedirect();
+  wireMarkAllSeen();
   void hydrate();
 });
 
@@ -105,15 +113,25 @@ function paint(
   if (!result.rows || result.rows.length === 0) {
     results.innerHTML = "";
     empty.style.display = "";
-    empty.textContent = t("approvals.empty.pending_mine");
+    empty.textContent = t("inbox.empty.feed");
+    newestVisibleAt = null;
     void maybeShowAdminNudge();
     return;
   }
   hideAdminNudge();
   empty.style.display = "none";
 
+  // Remember the newest timestamp so mark-all-seen can pin the cursor
+  // to it (race-safety: a second tab adding a row between this paint
+  // and the click won't get wiped out).
+  newestVisibleAt = result.rows.reduce<string | null>((acc, r) => {
+    if (!acc) return r.event_date;
+    return r.event_date > acc ? r.event_date : acc;
+  }, null);
+
   // shape-list.ts honours render.list.row_action — InboxSystemView's
-  // RenderSpec sets row_action="approve" so we get the inbox markup.
+  // RenderSpec sets row_action="inbox" so we get the unified dispatch
+  // (approval rows + project_event rows).
   renderListShape(results, result.rows, render);
 
   // Wire action handlers on the freshly stamped DOM. The action
@@ -122,6 +140,38 @@ function paint(
   wireApprovalActions(results);
 }
 
+// wireMarkAllSeen wires the page-header "Alles als gelesen markieren"
+// button. POSTs the newest visible row's timestamp as `up_to` so a
+// stale second tab can't rewind anyone else's cursor; on success the
+// bar refreshes (rows newer than now disappear under unread_only) and
+// the sidebar badge re-counts.
+function wireMarkAllSeen(): void {
+  const btn = document.getElementById("inbox-mark-all-seen") as HTMLButtonElement | null;
+  if (!btn) return;
+  btn.addEventListener("click", async () => {
+    btn.disabled = true;
+    try {
+      const body = newestVisibleAt ? JSON.stringify({ up_to: newestVisibleAt }) : "{}";
+      const r = await fetch("/api/inbox/mark-all-seen", {
+        method: "POST",
+        credentials: "include",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body,
+      });
+      if (!r.ok) {
+        alert(t("approvals.error.internal"));
+        return;
+      }
+      await bar?.refresh();
+      await refreshInboxBadge();
+    } catch (_e) {
+      alert("Network error");
+    } finally {
+      btn.disabled = false;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 function wireApprovalActions(host: HTMLElement): void {
   host.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>(".views-approval-action").forEach((btn) => {
     const action = btn.dataset.action as

frontend/src/client/projects-detail.ts

@@ -397,18 +397,26 @@ function applyVerlaufFilters(rows: ProjectEvent[]): ProjectEvent[] {
 // horizons that show up on the Verlauf bar. Forward-looking horizons
 // (next_*) are absent on this surface — the timePresets override hides
 // them — but the function tolerates them for forward-compatibility with
-// the SmartTimeline redesign.
+// the SmartTimeline redesign. Open-ended ranges (next_all / past_all)
+// leave the matching bound undefined; the upstream filter treats that
+// as "no narrowing in that direction".
 function horizonBounds(horizon: string): { from?: Date; to?: Date } {
   const now = new Date();
   const day = new Date(Date.UTC(now.getUTCFullYear(), now.getUTCMonth(), now.getUTCDate()));
   const offset = (days: number) => new Date(day.getTime() + days * 86400000);
   switch (horizon) {
+    case "past_1d":  return { from: offset(-1),  to: offset(1) };
     case "past_7d":  return { from: offset(-7),  to: offset(1) };
+    case "past_14d": return { from: offset(-14), to: offset(1) };
     case "past_30d": return { from: offset(-30), to: offset(1) };
     case "past_90d": return { from: offset(-90), to: offset(1) };
+    case "past_all": return {                    to: offset(1) };
+    case "next_1d":  return { from: day,         to: offset(1) };
     case "next_7d":  return { from: day,         to: offset(7) };
+    case "next_14d": return { from: day,         to: offset(14) };
     case "next_30d": return { from: day,         to: offset(30) };
     case "next_90d": return { from: day,         to: offset(90) };
+    case "next_all": return { from: day                       };
     default:         return {};
   }
 }

frontend/src/client/submission-draft.ts

@@ -20,13 +20,25 @@ interface SubmissionDraftJSON {
   submission_code: string;
   user_id: string;
   name: string;
+  // t-paliad-276 — per-draft output language ("de" or "en"). Drives the
+  // template-variant lookup and language-aware variable resolution.
+  language: string;
   variables: Record<string, string>;
+  selected_parties: string[];
   last_exported_at?: string | null;
   last_exported_sha?: string | null;
+  last_imported_at?: string | null;
   created_at: string;
   updated_at: string;
 }
 
+interface AvailablePartyJSON {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  role?: string;
+  representative?: string;
+}
+
 interface SubmissionRuleSummary {
   name: string;
   name_en: string;
@@ -46,6 +58,12 @@ interface SubmissionDraftView {
   lang: string;
   has_template: boolean;
   template_missing?: boolean;
+  available_parties: AvailablePartyJSON[];
+  // t-paliad-276 — template-tier metadata used to surface the
+  // "Fallback: universelles Skelett" notice when the requested draft
+  // language has no per-firm language-matched template.
+  template_tier?: string;
+  language_fallback?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface SubmissionDraftListResponse {
@@ -155,14 +173,29 @@ const VARIABLE_LABELS: Record<string, VariableLabel> = {
   "parties.defendant.representative":{ de: "Beklagten-Vertreter",         en: "Defendant representative" },
   "parties.other.name":              { de: "Weitere Partei",              en: "Other party" },
   "parties.other.representative":    { de: "Weitere-Partei-Vertreter",    en: "Other party representative" },
-  "rule.submission_code":            { de: "Schriftsatz-Code",            en: "Submission code" },
-  "rule.name":                       { de: "Schriftsatz",                 en: "Submission" },
-  "rule.name_de":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (DE)",            en: "Submission (DE)" },
-  "rule.name_en":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (EN)",            en: "Submission (EN)" },
-  "rule.legal_source":               { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (Code)",      en: "Legal source (code)" },
-  "rule.legal_source_pretty":        { de: "Rechtsgrundlage",             en: "Legal source" },
-  "rule.primary_party":              { de: "Partei (typisch)",            en: "Primary party" },
-  "rule.event_type":                 { de: "Schriftsatz-Typ",             en: "Event type" },
+  // Procedural-event namespace (t-paliad-262 Slice A, design doc
+  // docs/design-procedural-events-model-2026-05-25.md). The canonical
+  // placeholder names are below; the `rule.*` aliases that follow are
+  // @deprecated but kept forever per m's Q7 lock — existing Word
+  // templates and saved drafts authored with the old names keep
+  // merging identically.
+  "procedural_event.code":               { de: "Code (Verfahrensschritt)",    en: "Code (procedural event)" },
+  "procedural_event.name":               { de: "Verfahrensschritt",           en: "Procedural event" },
+  "procedural_event.name_de":            { de: "Verfahrensschritt (DE)",      en: "Procedural event (DE)" },
+  "procedural_event.name_en":            { de: "Verfahrensschritt (EN)",      en: "Procedural event (EN)" },
+  "procedural_event.legal_source":       { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (Code)",      en: "Legal source (code)" },
+  "procedural_event.legal_source_pretty":{ de: "Rechtsgrundlage",             en: "Legal source" },
+  "procedural_event.primary_party":      { de: "Partei (typisch)",            en: "Primary party" },
+  "procedural_event.event_kind":         { de: "Art des Verfahrensschritts",  en: "Procedural-event kind" },
+  // Legacy aliases — @deprecated, kept forever (m/paliad#93 Q7).
+  "rule.submission_code":            { de: "Schriftsatz-Code (legacy)",      en: "Submission code (legacy)" },
+  "rule.name":                       { de: "Schriftsatz (legacy)",           en: "Submission (legacy)" },
+  "rule.name_de":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (DE, legacy)",       en: "Submission (DE, legacy)" },
+  "rule.name_en":                    { de: "Schriftsatz (EN, legacy)",       en: "Submission (EN, legacy)" },
+  "rule.legal_source":               { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (Code, legacy)", en: "Legal source (code, legacy)" },
+  "rule.legal_source_pretty":        { de: "Rechtsgrundlage (legacy)",       en: "Legal source (legacy)" },
+  "rule.primary_party":              { de: "Partei (typisch, legacy)",       en: "Primary party (legacy)" },
+  "rule.event_type":                 { de: "Schriftsatz-Typ (legacy)",       en: "Event type (legacy)" },
   "deadline.due_date":               { de: "Frist (ISO)",                 en: "Deadline (ISO)" },
   "deadline.due_date_long_de":       { de: "Frist (DE lang)",             en: "Deadline (DE long)" },
   "deadline.due_date_long_en":       { de: "Frist (EN lang)",             en: "Deadline (EN long)" },
@@ -174,14 +207,14 @@ const VARIABLE_LABELS: Record<string, VariableLabel> = {
 
 const VARIABLE_GROUPS: VariableGroup[] = [
   {
-    id: "rule",
-    label: { de: "Schriftsatz", en: "Submission" },
+    id: "procedural_event",
+    label: { de: "Verfahrensschritt", en: "Procedural event" },
     keys: [
-      "rule.name",
-      "rule.legal_source_pretty",
-      "rule.primary_party",
-      "rule.event_type",
-      "rule.submission_code",
+      "procedural_event.name",
+      "procedural_event.legal_source_pretty",
+      "procedural_event.primary_party",
+      "procedural_event.event_kind",
+      "procedural_event.code",
     ],
   },
   {
@@ -386,7 +419,7 @@ async function fetchGlobalView(draftID: string): Promise<SubmissionDraftView> {
   return resp.json();
 }
 
-async function patchDraft(payload: { name?: string; variables?: Record<string, string>; project_id?: string | null }): Promise<SubmissionDraftView> {
+async function patchDraft(payload: { name?: string; variables?: Record<string, string>; project_id?: string | null; selected_parties?: string[]; language?: string }): Promise<SubmissionDraftView> {
   const p = state.parsed;
   if (!p.draftID) throw new Error("no draft id");
   if (state.inFlight) {
@@ -436,6 +469,10 @@ function paint(): void {
   paintNoProjectBanner();
   paintSwitcher();
   paintNameRow();
+  paintImportRow();
+  paintPartyPicker();
+  paintLanguageRow();
+  paintLanguageFallback();
   paintVariables();
   paintPreview();
 }
@@ -547,6 +584,193 @@ function paintNameRow(): void {
   if (exportBtn) exportBtn.onclick = () => onExport(exportBtn);
 }
 
+// t-paliad-277 — "Aus Projekt importieren" + last-imported-at stamp.
+// Hidden when the draft has no project (no project state to import).
+function paintImportRow(): void {
+  const row = document.getElementById("submission-draft-import-row");
+  const btn = document.getElementById("submission-draft-import-btn") as HTMLButtonElement | null;
+  const stamp = document.getElementById("submission-draft-import-stamp");
+  if (!row || !btn || !stamp || !state.view) return;
+
+  if (!state.view.draft.project_id) {
+    row.style.display = "none";
+    return;
+  }
+  row.style.display = "";
+
+  const last = state.view.draft.last_imported_at;
+  if (last) {
+    stamp.textContent = (isEN() ? "Last imported: " : "Zuletzt importiert: ") + formatStamp(last);
+  } else {
+    stamp.textContent = isEN() ? "Never imported" : "Noch nicht importiert";
+  }
+  btn.onclick = () => { void onImportFromProject(btn); };
+}
+
+// t-paliad-277 — multi-select party picker. Lists every party on the
+// draft's project (view.available_parties), grouped by role, with one
+// checkbox per party. Checked = include in the variable bag. Empty
+// selection falls back to the legacy "include every party" default
+// (consistent with the migration default).
+function paintPartyPicker(): void {
+  const block = document.getElementById("submission-draft-parties");
+  const list = document.getElementById("submission-draft-parties-list");
+  if (!block || !list || !state.view) return;
+
+  const parties = state.view.available_parties ?? [];
+  if (!state.view.draft.project_id || parties.length === 0) {
+    block.style.display = "none";
+    list.innerHTML = "";
+    return;
+  }
+  block.style.display = "";
+
+  const selected = new Set(state.view.draft.selected_parties ?? []);
+  // Empty selection is the implicit "all" default — pre-check every
+  // party so the lawyer can see what's currently being mentioned and
+  // then deselect what they want to drop. This matches the issue's
+  // "default = all parties on the project, lawyer can deselect" line.
+  const effective = selected.size === 0
+    ? new Set(parties.map((p) => p.id))
+    : selected;
+
+  const grouped = groupPartiesByRole(parties);
+  let html = "";
+  for (const group of grouped) {
+    if (group.parties.length === 0) continue;
+    html += `<fieldset class="submission-draft-parties-group" data-role-bucket="${group.bucket}">`;
+    html += `<legend>${escapeHtml(group.label)}</legend>`;
+    for (const p of group.parties) {
+      const checked = effective.has(p.id) ? " checked" : "";
+      const chip = p.role
+        ? `<span class="submission-draft-party-chip">${escapeHtml(p.role)}</span>`
+        : "";
+      const rep = p.representative
+        ? `<span class="submission-draft-party-rep">${escapeHtml(
+            (isEN() ? "Repr.: " : "Vertr.: ") + p.representative,
+          )}</span>`
+        : "";
+      html += `<label class="submission-draft-party-row">`;
+      html += `<input type="checkbox" class="submission-draft-party-check"`;
+      html += ` data-party-id="${escapeHtml(p.id)}"${checked} />`;
+      html += `<span class="submission-draft-party-name">${escapeHtml(p.name)}</span>`;
+      html += chip;
+      html += rep;
+      html += `</label>`;
+    }
+    html += `</fieldset>`;
+  }
+  list.innerHTML = html;
+
+  list.querySelectorAll<HTMLInputElement>(".submission-draft-party-check").forEach((inp) => {
+    inp.addEventListener("change", () => onPartySelectionChange());
+  });
+}
+
+interface PartyRoleGroup {
+  bucket: "claimant" | "defendant" | "other";
+  label: string;
+  parties: AvailablePartyJSON[];
+}
+
+function groupPartiesByRole(parties: AvailablePartyJSON[]): PartyRoleGroup[] {
+  const claimants: AvailablePartyJSON[] = [];
+  const defendants: AvailablePartyJSON[] = [];
+  const others: AvailablePartyJSON[] = [];
+  for (const p of parties) {
+    const role = (p.role ?? "").trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (role === "claimant" || role === "kläger" || role === "klaeger"
+        || role === "klägerin" || role === "klaegerin") {
+      claimants.push(p);
+    } else if (role === "defendant" || role === "beklagter" || role === "beklagte") {
+      defendants.push(p);
+    } else {
+      others.push(p);
+    }
+  }
+  return [
+    {
+      bucket: "claimant",
+      label: isEN() ? "Claimants" : "Klägerinnen",
+      parties: claimants,
+    },
+    {
+      bucket: "defendant",
+      label: isEN() ? "Defendants" : "Beklagte",
+      parties: defendants,
+    },
+    {
+      bucket: "other",
+      label: isEN() ? "Other parties" : "Weitere Parteien",
+      parties: others,
+    },
+  ];
+}
+
+function formatStamp(iso: string): string {
+  const d = new Date(iso);
+  if (Number.isNaN(d.getTime())) return iso;
+  return d.toLocaleString(isEN() ? "en-GB" : "de-DE");
+}
+
+// paintLanguageRow syncs the DE/EN radio with the loaded draft's
+// language. Switching the radio fires onLanguageChange which PATCHes
+// the draft and lets the server return the freshly-resolved bag +
+// preview HTML (so the lawyer sees the EN form names appear without a
+// manual reload). t-paliad-276.
+function paintLanguageRow(): void {
+  if (!state.view) return;
+  const lang = (state.view.draft.language || "de").toLowerCase();
+  const de = document.getElementById("submission-draft-language-de") as HTMLInputElement | null;
+  const en = document.getElementById("submission-draft-language-en") as HTMLInputElement | null;
+  if (de) {
+    de.checked = lang === "de";
+    de.onchange = () => { void onLanguageChange("de"); };
+  }
+  if (en) {
+    en.checked = lang === "en";
+    en.onchange = () => { void onLanguageChange("en"); };
+  }
+}
+
+// paintLanguageFallback shows / hides the "no language-matched
+// template" notice. The server sets language_fallback=true when the
+// resolved template tier doesn't match the draft's language
+// (e.g. EN draft → DE per-code template, or no skeleton EN sibling).
+function paintLanguageFallback(): void {
+  const el = document.getElementById("submission-draft-language-fallback");
+  if (!el) return;
+  const fallback = !!state.view?.language_fallback;
+  el.style.display = fallback ? "" : "none";
+}
+
+async function onLanguageChange(lang: "de" | "en"): Promise<void> {
+  if (!state.view) return;
+  if ((state.view.draft.language || "de").toLowerCase() === lang) return;
+  setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Saving…" : "Speichert…");
+  try {
+    const view = await patchDraft({ language: lang });
+    state.view = view;
+    // Repaint everything that depends on language: the DE/EN form
+    // values in the resolved bag, the localized rule name in the
+    // header, and the fallback notice.
+    paintHeader();
+    paintLanguageRow();
+    paintLanguageFallback();
+    paintVariables();
+    paintPreview();
+    setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Saved" : "Gespeichert");
+  } catch (err) {
+    if ((err as Error).name === "AbortError") return;
+    console.error("submission-draft language switch:", err);
+    setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Save failed" : "Speichern fehlgeschlagen", true);
+    // Revert the radio to the persisted value so the UI doesn't lie
+    // about which language is active.
+    paintLanguageRow();
+  }
+}
+
+
 function paintVariables(): void {
   const host = document.getElementById("submission-draft-variables");
   if (!host || !state.view) return;
@@ -595,22 +819,236 @@ function paintVariables(): void {
 
   host.querySelectorAll<HTMLInputElement>(".submission-draft-var-input").forEach((inp) => {
     inp.addEventListener("input", () => onVarChange(inp));
+    // t-paliad-274 (B) — focus into a sidebar field highlights every
+    // matching .draft-var span in the preview (sticky while focused,
+    // clears on blur). Survives autosave repaints because paintVariables
+    // is called by flushAutosave and we re-bind every render.
+    inp.addEventListener("focusin", () => onVarFocusEnter(inp.dataset.var ?? ""));
+    inp.addEventListener("focusout", () => onVarFocusLeave(inp.dataset.var ?? ""));
   });
   host.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>(".submission-draft-var-reset").forEach((btn) => {
     btn.addEventListener("click", () => onVarReset(btn.dataset.resetKey ?? ""));
   });
+  // After repaint, re-apply the active highlight if a field is still
+  // focused (paintVariables runs after autosave; the same input regains
+  // focus via restoreVarFocus and would otherwise emit focusin too
+  // late for our handler — re-apply explicitly).
+  const active = document.activeElement;
+  if (isVarField(active)) {
+    const key = active.dataset.var;
+    if (key) applyPreviewActiveHighlight(key);
+  }
 }
 
 function paintPreview(): void {
   const host = document.getElementById("submission-draft-preview");
   if (!host || !state.view) return;
   host.innerHTML = state.view.preview_html ?? "";
+  wireDraftVars(host);
+  // t-paliad-274 (B) — preview HTML was just blown away by innerHTML,
+  // so any prior --active classes are gone. Re-apply for whichever
+  // sidebar field is currently focused (typing in a field triggers an
+  // autosave round-trip that ends in paintPreview, and the user should
+  // see the highlight stay put across that cycle).
+  const active = document.activeElement;
+  if (isVarField(active)) {
+    const key = active.dataset.var;
+    if (key) applyPreviewActiveHighlight(key);
+  }
+}
+
+// t-paliad-261 (B) — click a substituted variable in the preview to
+// jump to the matching sidebar input. Re-wires on every paintPreview
+// since the preview HTML is replaced wholesale. The server side wraps
+// each substituted placeholder (resolved OR missing marker) in
+// <span class="draft-var" data-var="<key>">…</span>; clicks here scroll
+// the corresponding input into view, focus + select, and flash the row.
+// If the key has no matching sidebar input (derived variables not
+// exposed in VARIABLE_GROUPS), the click is a silent no-op — the span
+// is still rendered so the user gets the visible hint that this is a
+// resolved variable.
+function wireDraftVars(previewHost: HTMLElement): void {
+  previewHost.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".draft-var").forEach((el) => {
+    const key = el.dataset.var;
+    if (!key) return;
+    if (findVarInput(key)) {
+      el.classList.add("draft-var--has-input");
+      el.setAttribute("role", "button");
+      el.setAttribute("tabindex", "0");
+      el.setAttribute(
+        "aria-label",
+        (isEN() ? "Edit variable " : "Variable bearbeiten: ") + labelFor(key),
+      );
+    }
+    el.addEventListener("click", (ev) => onDraftVarClick(key, ev));
+    el.addEventListener("keydown", (ev) => {
+      if (ev.key === "Enter" || ev.key === " ") {
+        ev.preventDefault();
+        onDraftVarClick(key, ev);
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function findVarInput(key: string): HTMLInputElement | null {
+  const host = document.getElementById("submission-draft-variables");
+  if (!host) return null;
+  return host.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(
+    `.submission-draft-var-input[data-var="${cssEscape(key)}"]`,
+  );
+}
+
+function cssEscape(s: string): string {
+  // CSS.escape covers our placeholder keys ([A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_.]*) but
+  // older browsers may lack it; defensive fallback escapes characters
+  // CSS treats as special. Placeholder keys never carry whitespace or
+  // quotes so escaping is straightforward.
+  if (typeof CSS !== "undefined" && typeof CSS.escape === "function") {
+    return CSS.escape(s);
+  }
+  return s.replace(/([!"#$%&'()*+,./:;<=>?@[\\\]^`{|}~])/g, "\\$1");
+}
+
+function onDraftVarClick(key: string, ev: Event): void {
+  const input = findVarInput(key);
+  if (!input) return;
+  ev.preventDefault();
+  ev.stopPropagation();
+  // Smooth-scroll the input into view, then focus on the next tick so
+  // the scroll animation has started and the focus call doesn't trigger
+  // a second jarring jump.
+  input.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
+  window.setTimeout(() => {
+    input.focus();
+    try {
+      input.select();
+    } catch {
+      /* select() throws on number/email inputs; safe to ignore */
+    }
+  }, 50);
+  flashVarRow(input);
+}
+
+// t-paliad-274 (B) — sidebar-field-focus → preview-occurrence highlight.
+// Reverse direction of the click-to-jump from #92: when the user focuses
+// any .submission-draft-var-input, every matching .draft-var span in the
+// preview gets the --active modifier; on blur (or focus shift to a
+// different field), the previous key's highlights clear and the new
+// key's apply. Sticky-while-focused, not a one-shot flash — the lawyer
+// can scan the preview for "where does this variable land in my prose?"
+// while the field stays focused.
+function onVarFocusEnter(key: string): void {
+  if (!key) return;
+  // Clear any leftover highlight before applying the new one — covers
+  // the focus-shift-without-blur case (Tab between fields).
+  clearPreviewActiveHighlight();
+  applyPreviewActiveHighlight(key);
+}
+
+function onVarFocusLeave(_key: string): void {
+  // We don't need the key here — if focus moves to a different sidebar
+  // input, that input's focusin will re-call apply with the new key
+  // (after our clearPreviewActiveHighlight). If focus leaves the sidebar
+  // entirely, this clears.
+  clearPreviewActiveHighlight();
+}
+
+function applyPreviewActiveHighlight(key: string): void {
+  const host = document.getElementById("submission-draft-preview");
+  if (!host) return;
+  host.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
+    `.draft-var[data-var="${cssEscape(key)}"]`,
+  ).forEach((el) => {
+    el.classList.add("draft-var--active");
+  });
+}
+
+function clearPreviewActiveHighlight(): void {
+  const host = document.getElementById("submission-draft-preview");
+  if (!host) return;
+  host.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".draft-var--active").forEach((el) => {
+    el.classList.remove("draft-var--active");
+  });
+}
+
+function flashVarRow(input: HTMLElement): void {
+  const row = input.closest<HTMLElement>(".submission-draft-var-row");
+  if (!row) return;
+  row.classList.remove("submission-draft-var-row--flash");
+  // Force reflow so removing+re-adding the class restarts the animation
+  // even on rapid successive clicks.
+  void row.offsetWidth;
+  row.classList.add("submission-draft-var-row--flash");
+  window.setTimeout(() => row.classList.remove("submission-draft-var-row--flash"), 1200);
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // Event handlers
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+async function onPartySelectionChange(): Promise<void> {
+  if (!state.view) return;
+  const host = document.getElementById("submission-draft-parties-list");
+  if (!host) return;
+  const checks = host.querySelectorAll<HTMLInputElement>(".submission-draft-party-check");
+  const selectedIDs: string[] = [];
+  checks.forEach((c) => {
+    if (c.checked && c.dataset.partyId) selectedIDs.push(c.dataset.partyId);
+  });
+
+  // If the lawyer has checked every party, persist that as an empty
+  // array so the row matches the "implicit all" default semantics — a
+  // future party added to the project will then be picked up
+  // automatically rather than silently dropped from this submission.
+  // If they've unchecked some, persist the actual subset.
+  const available = state.view.available_parties ?? [];
+  const allChecked = selectedIDs.length === available.length;
+  const payload = allChecked ? [] : selectedIDs;
+
+  setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Saving…" : "Speichert…");
+  try {
+    const view = await patchDraft({ selected_parties: payload });
+    state.view = view;
+    paintImportRow();
+    paintPartyPicker();
+    paintVariables();
+    paintPreview();
+    setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Saved" : "Gespeichert");
+  } catch (err) {
+    if ((err as Error).name === "AbortError") return;
+    console.error("submission-draft party selection:", err);
+    setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Save failed" : "Speichern fehlgeschlagen", true);
+  }
+}
+
+async function onImportFromProject(btn: HTMLButtonElement): Promise<void> {
+  if (!state.view) return;
+  const draftID = state.view.draft.id;
+  const originalLabel = btn.textContent ?? "";
+  btn.disabled = true;
+  btn.textContent = isEN() ? "Importing…" : "Importiert…";
+  setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Importing from project…" : "Importiere aus Projekt…");
+  try {
+    const resp = await fetch(`/api/submission-drafts/${draftID}/import-from-project`, {
+      method: "POST",
+    });
+    if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`import ${resp.status}`);
+    const view = (await resp.json()) as SubmissionDraftView;
+    state.view = view;
+    paintImportRow();
+    paintPartyPicker();
+    paintVariables();
+    paintPreview();
+    setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Imported" : "Importiert");
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("submission-draft import-from-project:", err);
+    setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Import failed" : "Import fehlgeschlagen", true);
+  } finally {
+    btn.disabled = false;
+    btn.textContent = originalLabel;
+  }
+}
+
 function onVarChange(input: HTMLInputElement): void {
   const key = input.dataset.var;
   if (!key || !state.view) return;
@@ -643,11 +1081,18 @@ async function flushAutosave(): Promise<void> {
   if (!state.pendingOverrides) return;
   const payload = { variables: state.pendingOverrides };
   state.pendingOverrides = null;
+  // t-paliad-261 (A) — paintVariables() below replaces every input in
+  // the sidebar via innerHTML, which blows away the active-element
+  // reference. Capture the focused input's key + selection range before
+  // the repaint and restore on the new element after, so the user can
+  // keep typing without clicking back into the field.
+  const focusSnap = captureVarFocus();
   try {
     const view = await patchDraft(payload);
     state.view = view;
     paintVariables();
     paintPreview();
+    restoreVarFocus(focusSnap);
     setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Saved" : "Gespeichert");
   } catch (err) {
     if ((err as Error).name === "AbortError") return;
@@ -656,6 +1101,64 @@ async function flushAutosave(): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+// captureVarFocus / restoreVarFocus — focus-preservation across the
+// paintVariables() innerHTML-replace cycle (t-paliad-261 part A).
+// Tracks selection start/end/direction so the cursor lands exactly
+// where it was before the repaint, including any active selection
+// range. Handles both <input> and <textarea> via the shared
+// HTMLInputElement|HTMLTextAreaElement contract for selectionStart /
+// selectionEnd / selectionDirection / setSelectionRange.
+
+interface VarFocusSnapshot {
+  key: string;
+  start: number | null;
+  end: number | null;
+  dir: "forward" | "backward" | "none";
+}
+
+type SelectableEl = HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement;
+
+function isVarField(el: Element | null): el is SelectableEl {
+  if (!el) return false;
+  if (!(el instanceof HTMLInputElement) && !(el instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement)) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return el.classList.contains("submission-draft-var-input");
+}
+
+function captureVarFocus(): VarFocusSnapshot | null {
+  const active = document.activeElement;
+  if (!isVarField(active)) return null;
+  const key = active.dataset.var;
+  if (!key) return null;
+  return {
+    key,
+    start: active.selectionStart,
+    end: active.selectionEnd,
+    dir: (active.selectionDirection as "forward" | "backward" | "none" | null) ?? "forward",
+  };
+}
+
+function restoreVarFocus(snap: VarFocusSnapshot | null): void {
+  if (!snap) return;
+  const host = document.getElementById("submission-draft-variables");
+  if (!host) return;
+  const next = host.querySelector<SelectableEl>(
+    `.submission-draft-var-input[data-var="${cssEscape(snap.key)}"]`,
+  );
+  if (!next) return;
+  next.focus();
+  if (snap.start !== null && snap.end !== null) {
+    try {
+      next.setSelectionRange(snap.start, snap.end, snap.dir);
+    } catch {
+      /* setSelectionRange throws on inputs whose type doesn't support
+         selection ranges (number, email, etc.); safe to ignore — the
+         focus() call above is enough for those. */
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 async function renameDraft(newName: string): Promise<void> {
   setSaveStatus(isEN() ? "Saving…" : "Speichert…");
   try {

frontend/src/client/verfahrensablauf.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ import {
   renderTimelineBody,
   wireDateEditClicks,
 } from "./views/verfahrensablauf-core";
+import {
+  attachEventCardChoices,
+  reseedChips,
+  currentChoices,
+  type EventChoice,
+  type ChoiceKind,
+} from "./views/event-card-choices";
 
 let selectedType = "";
 let lastResponse: DeadlineResponse | null = null;
@@ -38,6 +45,13 @@ let lastResponse: DeadlineResponse | null = null;
 let currentSide: Side = null;
 let currentAppellant: Side = null;
 
+// Project-driven auto-fill state (t-paliad-279 / m/paliad#111). When the
+// page is opened with ?project=<id> and that project has our_side set,
+// the side row renders as a read-only chip instead of the radio cluster.
+// The user can flip to free-pick via the "Andere Seite wählen" override
+// link, which clears this flag (radio cluster takes over again).
+let sidePrefilledFromProject = false;
+
 // Proceedings where one party initiates and "both" rows are role-swap
 // (i.e. either party files depending on who acted at the lower
 // instance). For these proceedings the appellant selector is meaningful
@@ -98,6 +112,37 @@ function writeAppellantToURL(a: Side) {
 const anchorOverrides = new Map<string, string>();
 function clearAnchorOverrides() { anchorOverrides.clear(); }
 
+// Per-event-card choices (t-paliad-265). Unbound on this page (no
+// project context), so persistence is URL-only via `?event_choices=`.
+// Format: comma-separated `submission_code:kind=value` tuples. Same
+// idiom as `?side=` + `?appellant=`.
+let perCardChoices: EventChoice[] = [];
+
+function readChoicesFromURL(): EventChoice[] {
+  const raw = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("event_choices");
+  if (!raw) return [];
+  const out: EventChoice[] = [];
+  for (const tuple of raw.split(",")) {
+    const m = tuple.match(/^([^:]+):([^=]+)=(.+)$/);
+    if (!m) continue;
+    const kind = m[2] as ChoiceKind;
+    if (kind !== "appellant" && kind !== "include_ccr" && kind !== "skip") continue;
+    out.push({ submission_code: m[1], choice_kind: kind, choice_value: m[3] });
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+function writeChoicesToURL(choices: EventChoice[]) {
+  const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+  if (choices.length === 0) {
+    url.searchParams.delete("event_choices");
+  } else {
+    const enc = choices.map((c) => `${c.submission_code}:${c.choice_kind}=${c.choice_value}`).join(",");
+    url.searchParams.set("event_choices", enc);
+  }
+  window.history.replaceState(null, "", url.pathname + (url.search ? url.search : "") + url.hash);
+}
+
 type ProcedureView = "timeline" | "columns";
 let procedureView: ProcedureView = "columns";
 
@@ -210,6 +255,7 @@ async function doCalc() {
     flags: readFlags(),
     anchorOverrides: overrides,
     courtId,
+    perCardChoices,
   });
   if (seq !== calcSeq) return;
   if (!data) return;
@@ -302,6 +348,11 @@ function renderResults(data: DeadlineResponse) {
   if (toggle) toggle.style.display = "";
 
   syncTriggerEventLabel();
+
+  // t-paliad-265: rehydrate per-event-card chip indicators after every
+  // re-render so the popover-driven active state survives the
+  // innerHTML rewrite the timeline body just did.
+  reseedChips(container);
 }
 
 function setProceedingPickerCollapsed(collapsed: boolean, displayName?: string) {
@@ -388,6 +439,125 @@ function syncRadioGroup(name: string, value: string) {
   });
 }
 
+// Project context (t-paliad-279 / m/paliad#111). When the page is opened
+// with ?project=<id> and the project carries an our_side value, the side
+// row renders as a read-only chip with an "Andere Seite wählen" override
+// link. The proceeding picker + appellant axis stay untouched — only the
+// side selector pre-fills.
+interface ProjectOurSide {
+  id: string;
+  our_side?:
+    | "claimant"
+    | "defendant"
+    | "applicant"
+    | "appellant"
+    | "respondent"
+    | "third_party"
+    | "other"
+    | null;
+}
+
+function readProjectFromURL(): string {
+  return new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("project") || "";
+}
+
+// ourSideToSide maps the project-level our_side enum (t-paliad-222) onto
+// the side-selector's two-value axis. Active roles (claimant / applicant /
+// appellant) collapse to "claimant"; reactive roles (defendant /
+// respondent) collapse to "defendant"; everything else (third_party /
+// other / NULL) returns null = no pre-fill. Mirrors fristenrechner.ts
+// ourSideToPerspective() so projects render consistently across both
+// surfaces.
+function ourSideToSide(os: ProjectOurSide["our_side"] | undefined): Side {
+  switch (os) {
+    case "claimant":
+    case "applicant":
+    case "appellant":
+      return "claimant";
+    case "defendant":
+    case "respondent":
+      return "defendant";
+    default:
+      return null;
+  }
+}
+
+async function fetchProjectOurSide(projectID: string): Promise<ProjectOurSide | null> {
+  try {
+    const resp = await fetch(`/api/projects/${encodeURIComponent(projectID)}`, {
+      credentials: "same-origin",
+    });
+    if (!resp.ok) return null;
+    return (await resp.json()) as ProjectOurSide;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function sideLabelI18n(s: Side): string {
+  if (s === "claimant") return t("deadlines.side.claimant");
+  if (s === "defendant") return t("deadlines.side.defendant");
+  return t("deadlines.side.both");
+}
+
+// renderSideChip swaps the radio cluster for a read-only chip showing
+// the auto-filled side + an "Andere Seite wählen" override link. Called
+// after fetchProjectOurSide resolves to a side. The override link clears
+// the prefilled flag and swaps back to the radio cluster — the user can
+// then pick any side freely.
+function renderSideChip(side: Side) {
+  const cluster = document.getElementById("side-radio-cluster");
+  const chip = document.getElementById("side-chip");
+  const value = document.getElementById("side-chip-value");
+  if (!cluster || !chip || !value) return;
+  cluster.style.display = "none";
+  chip.style.display = "";
+  value.textContent = sideLabelI18n(side);
+}
+
+function showSideRadioCluster() {
+  const cluster = document.getElementById("side-radio-cluster");
+  const chip = document.getElementById("side-chip");
+  if (!cluster || !chip) return;
+  cluster.style.display = "";
+  chip.style.display = "none";
+}
+
+// applySidePrefill takes a project's our_side, maps it to the side axis,
+// and locks the side row to a read-only chip if a mapping exists. URL
+// wins — if ?side= is already explicit, the user (or shared link) has
+// already chosen and we never overwrite. When we do prefill, write the
+// derived side to the URL so reload + back/forward round-trip cleanly.
+function applySidePrefill(os: ProjectOurSide["our_side"] | undefined) {
+  if (readSideFromURL() !== null) return;
+  const next = ourSideToSide(os);
+  if (next === null) return;
+  currentSide = next;
+  writeSideToURL(next);
+  syncRadioGroup("side", next);
+  sidePrefilledFromProject = true;
+  renderSideChip(next);
+  if (lastResponse) renderResults(lastResponse);
+}
+
+function clearSidePrefill() {
+  sidePrefilledFromProject = false;
+  showSideRadioCluster();
+  // Drop ?project= from the URL so a reload doesn't re-lock the side.
+  // ?side= stays — that's the user's last pick at this point.
+  const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+  url.searchParams.delete("project");
+  window.history.replaceState(null, "", url.pathname + (url.search ? url.search : "") + url.hash);
+}
+
+async function initProjectAutofill() {
+  const projectID = readProjectFromURL();
+  if (!projectID) return;
+  const project = await fetchProjectOurSide(projectID);
+  if (!project) return;
+  applySidePrefill(project.our_side);
+}
+
 function applyVerfahrensablaufViewBodyClass(view: ProcedureView) {
   // Mirrors the events.ts pattern (body.events-view-*). The print
   // stylesheet keys `body.verfahrensablauf-view-timeline` to
@@ -529,6 +699,44 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
   initViewToggle();
   initPerspectiveControls();
 
+  // t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choices. Unbound surface, so commits
+  // mutate the in-memory list + URL, then trigger a recalc. The
+  // popover module owns the popover lifecycle; this page owns the
+  // recalc + URL plumbing.
+  perCardChoices = readChoicesFromURL();
+  const timelineEl = document.getElementById("timeline-container");
+  if (timelineEl) {
+    attachEventCardChoices({
+      container: timelineEl,
+      initial: perCardChoices,
+      commit: (choice) => {
+        perCardChoices = perCardChoices.filter(
+          (c) => !(c.submission_code === choice.submission_code && c.choice_kind === choice.choice_kind),
+        );
+        perCardChoices.push(choice);
+        writeChoicesToURL(perCardChoices);
+        scheduleCalc(0);
+      },
+      remove: (submissionCode, kind) => {
+        perCardChoices = perCardChoices.filter(
+          (c) => !(c.submission_code === submissionCode && c.choice_kind === kind),
+        );
+        writeChoicesToURL(perCardChoices);
+        scheduleCalc(0);
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  // t-paliad-279 — override link on the prefilled side chip — swaps back
+  // to the radio cluster and clears ?project= from the URL.
+  document.getElementById("side-chip-override")?.addEventListener("click", clearSidePrefill);
+
+  // Project autofill — runs after the radio cluster has its URL-driven
+  // state so we never clobber an explicit ?side= pick. Fire-and-forget;
+  // the chip swap happens once the project resolves.
+  void initProjectAutofill();
+
+
   onLangChange(() => {
     // Active-button name updates with language change (the data-i18n
     // pass swaps the inner <strong>'s text). Re-collapse the summary
@@ -539,6 +747,12 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
       const summary = document.getElementById("proceeding-summary-name");
       if (summary) summary.textContent = proceedingDisplayName(activeBtn);
     }
+    // Side-chip label tracks language so a DE/EN flip while the chip is
+    // visible re-renders the inferred side in the active language.
+    if (sidePrefilledFromProject) {
+      const value = document.getElementById("side-chip-value");
+      if (value) value.textContent = sideLabelI18n(currentSide);
+    }
     if (lastResponse) renderResults(lastResponse);
     syncTriggerEventLabel();
   });

frontend/src/client/views/event-card-choices.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+// Per-event-card choice popover + chip indicator (t-paliad-265 /
+// m/paliad#96).
+//
+// The shared rendering core (verfahrensablauf-core.ts) emits a caret
+// button on cards that carry a non-empty `choices_offered` declaration
+// and an inert chip span next to the title. This module:
+//
+//   1. Wires a delegated click handler on the result container so the
+//      caret opens a popover with the offered choice-kinds.
+//   2. Commits the user's pick — either by POSTing to the project-
+//      bound endpoint or by mutating the in-memory state for the
+//      unbound (no-project) case.
+//   3. Rehydrates the chip on every render + after every commit so the
+//      glanceable indicator matches the active state.
+//
+// Two consumer pages — /tools/verfahrensablauf (unbound) and
+// /tools/fristenrechner (project-bound) — both wire this module
+// once at boot via attachEventCardChoices().
+
+import { escAttr, escHtml } from "./verfahrensablauf-core";
+import { t } from "../i18n";
+
+export type ChoiceKind = "appellant" | "include_ccr" | "skip";
+
+export interface EventChoice {
+  submission_code: string;
+  choice_kind: ChoiceKind;
+  choice_value: string;
+}
+
+// State surface — the page passes in callbacks that own persistence.
+// commit / remove must trigger a recalc on the page side (the popover
+// only owns its own visual state).
+export interface EventCardChoicesOpts {
+  container: HTMLElement;
+  // Initial state: a list of choices. The page seeds this from the
+  // server response (project-bound) or from URL params (unbound).
+  initial: EventChoice[];
+  // commit gets called for an UPSERT. The page POSTs to the API (or
+  // mutates URL state) AND triggers a recalc.
+  commit: (choice: EventChoice) => Promise<void> | void;
+  // remove gets called when the user resets a choice.
+  remove: (submissionCode: string, kind: ChoiceKind) => Promise<void> | void;
+}
+
+// One mutable bag per attach() call. The current implementation is a
+// single-page singleton — paginated views (admin tables) are not in
+// scope. Last-write-wins on the in-memory state.
+interface AttachedState {
+  opts: EventCardChoicesOpts;
+  // active: submission_code → kind → value. Rebuilt from `initial`
+  // on every reseed() call.
+  active: Map<string, Map<ChoiceKind, string>>;
+  popover: HTMLDivElement | null;
+}
+
+const states = new WeakMap<HTMLElement, AttachedState>();
+
+// attachEventCardChoices wires the delegated click + popover lifecycle
+// to the given container. Call once per page after mount; safe to call
+// again with a fresh container.
+export function attachEventCardChoices(opts: EventCardChoicesOpts): void {
+  const state: AttachedState = {
+    opts,
+    active: new Map(),
+    popover: null,
+  };
+  for (const c of opts.initial) {
+    if (!state.active.has(c.submission_code)) {
+      state.active.set(c.submission_code, new Map());
+    }
+    state.active.get(c.submission_code)!.set(c.choice_kind, c.choice_value);
+  }
+  states.set(opts.container, state);
+
+  opts.container.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+    const target = (e.target as HTMLElement | null)?.closest<HTMLElement>(".event-card-choices-caret");
+    if (target) {
+      e.stopPropagation();
+      openPopover(state, target);
+      return;
+    }
+    // Outside-click closes the popover.
+    if (state.popover && !state.popover.contains(e.target as Node)) {
+      closePopover(state);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // ESC also closes.
+  document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+    if (e.key === "Escape" && state.popover) {
+      closePopover(state);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Repaint chips on every renderResults() call. The page is
+  // responsible for calling reseedChips() after re-render so the chip
+  // dom node (re-created by the renderer) picks the active state up.
+  reseedChips(opts.container);
+}
+
+// reseedChips walks every chip span in the container and re-renders
+// its content from the active state map. Idempotent.
+export function reseedChips(container: HTMLElement): void {
+  const state = states.get(container);
+  if (!state) return;
+  container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".event-card-choices-chip").forEach((chip) => {
+    const code = chip.dataset.submissionCode || "";
+    const kinds = state.active.get(code);
+    if (!kinds || kinds.size === 0) {
+      chip.innerHTML = "";
+      chip.dataset.empty = "true";
+      return;
+    }
+    chip.dataset.empty = "false";
+    chip.innerHTML = renderChip(kinds);
+  });
+  // Skipped rows fade out via a class on the card-item ancestor.
+  container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".event-card-choices-chip").forEach((chip) => {
+    const code = chip.dataset.submissionCode || "";
+    const skipped = state.active.get(code)?.get("skip") === "true";
+    const itemEl = chip.closest<HTMLElement>(".timeline-item, .fr-col-item");
+    if (itemEl) itemEl.classList.toggle("timeline-item--skipped", skipped);
+  });
+}
+
+function renderChip(kinds: Map<ChoiceKind, string>): string {
+  const parts: string[] = [];
+  if (kinds.get("skip") === "true") {
+    parts.push(`<span class="event-card-choices-chip-part event-card-choices-chip-part--skipped">${escHtml(t("choices.skipped.chip"))}</span>`);
+  }
+  const ap = kinds.get("appellant");
+  if (ap && ap !== "" ) {
+    let label = "";
+    switch (ap) {
+      case "claimant":  label = t("choices.appellant.claimant"); break;
+      case "defendant": label = t("choices.appellant.defendant"); break;
+      case "both":      label = t("choices.appellant.both"); break;
+      case "none":      label = t("choices.appellant.none"); break;
+    }
+    if (label) {
+      parts.push(`<span class="event-card-choices-chip-part">${escHtml(t("choices.appellant.chip"))} ${escHtml(label)}</span>`);
+    }
+  }
+  if (kinds.get("include_ccr") === "true") {
+    parts.push(`<span class="event-card-choices-chip-part">${escHtml(t("choices.include_ccr.chip"))}</span>`);
+  }
+  return parts.join(" ");
+}
+
+function openPopover(state: AttachedState, caret: HTMLElement): void {
+  closePopover(state);
+  const code = caret.dataset.submissionCode || "";
+  if (!code) return;
+  let offered: Record<string, unknown> = {};
+  try {
+    offered = JSON.parse(caret.dataset.choicesOffered || "{}");
+  } catch {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const pop = document.createElement("div");
+  pop.className = "event-card-choices-popover";
+  pop.setAttribute("role", "dialog");
+  pop.setAttribute("aria-label", t("choices.caret.title"));
+
+  const blocks: string[] = [];
+  if (Array.isArray(offered.appellant)) {
+    blocks.push(renderAppellantBlock(state, code, offered.appellant as unknown[]));
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(offered.include_ccr)) {
+    blocks.push(renderToggleBlock(state, code, "include_ccr"));
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(offered.skip)) {
+    blocks.push(renderToggleBlock(state, code, "skip"));
+  }
+  pop.innerHTML = blocks.join("");
+
+  document.body.appendChild(pop);
+  state.popover = pop;
+  positionPopover(pop, caret);
+
+  pop.addEventListener("click", async (e) => {
+    const btn = (e.target as HTMLElement | null)?.closest<HTMLButtonElement>("button[data-choice-action]");
+    if (!btn) return;
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    const kind = btn.dataset.choiceKind as ChoiceKind | undefined;
+    const value = btn.dataset.choiceValue || "";
+    const action = btn.dataset.choiceAction;
+    if (!kind) return;
+    try {
+      if (action === "set") {
+        await state.opts.commit({ submission_code: code, choice_kind: kind, choice_value: value });
+        if (!state.active.has(code)) state.active.set(code, new Map());
+        state.active.get(code)!.set(kind, value);
+      } else if (action === "clear") {
+        await state.opts.remove(code, kind);
+        state.active.get(code)?.delete(kind);
+      }
+      reseedChips(state.opts.container);
+      closePopover(state);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("event card choice commit failed", err);
+      // Surface a soft inline error inside the popover; do NOT close.
+      const errEl = document.createElement("div");
+      errEl.className = "event-card-choices-error";
+      errEl.textContent = t("choices.commit.error");
+      pop.appendChild(errEl);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+function renderAppellantBlock(state: AttachedState, code: string, values: unknown[]): string {
+  const current = state.active.get(code)?.get("appellant") || "";
+  const buttons = values
+    .filter((v): v is string => typeof v === "string")
+    .map((v) => {
+      const labelKey = `choices.appellant.${v}` as const;
+      const isActive = v === current;
+      return `<button type="button"
+        data-choice-action="set"
+        data-choice-kind="appellant"
+        data-choice-value="${escAttr(v)}"
+        class="event-card-choices-option${isActive ? " event-card-choices-option--active" : ""}">${escHtml(t(labelKey as any))}</button>`;
+    })
+    .join("");
+  const reset = current
+    ? `<button type="button" data-choice-action="clear" data-choice-kind="appellant"
+        class="event-card-choices-reset">${escHtml(t("choices.reset"))}</button>`
+    : "";
+  return `<div class="event-card-choices-block">
+    <div class="event-card-choices-title">${escHtml(t("choices.appellant.title"))}</div>
+    <div class="event-card-choices-options">${buttons}</div>
+    ${reset}
+  </div>`;
+}
+
+function renderToggleBlock(state: AttachedState, code: string, kind: "include_ccr" | "skip"): string {
+  const current = state.active.get(code)?.get(kind) || "false";
+  const titleKey = kind === "include_ccr" ? "choices.include_ccr.title" : "choices.skip.title";
+  const trueKey = kind === "include_ccr" ? "choices.include_ccr.true" : "choices.skip.true";
+  const falseKey = kind === "include_ccr" ? "choices.include_ccr.false" : "choices.skip.false";
+  const opt = (v: "true" | "false", labelKey: string) => `<button type="button"
+    data-choice-action="set"
+    data-choice-kind="${kind}"
+    data-choice-value="${v}"
+    class="event-card-choices-option${v === current ? " event-card-choices-option--active" : ""}">${escHtml(t(labelKey as any))}</button>`;
+  const reset = state.active.get(code)?.has(kind)
+    ? `<button type="button" data-choice-action="clear" data-choice-kind="${kind}"
+        class="event-card-choices-reset">${escHtml(t("choices.reset"))}</button>`
+    : "";
+  return `<div class="event-card-choices-block">
+    <div class="event-card-choices-title">${escHtml(t(titleKey as any))}</div>
+    <div class="event-card-choices-options">
+      ${opt("true", trueKey)}
+      ${opt("false", falseKey)}
+    </div>
+    ${reset}
+  </div>`;
+}
+
+function closePopover(state: AttachedState): void {
+  if (state.popover) {
+    state.popover.remove();
+    state.popover = null;
+  }
+}
+
+function positionPopover(pop: HTMLDivElement, caret: HTMLElement): void {
+  const rect = caret.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const scrollY = window.scrollY || document.documentElement.scrollTop;
+  const scrollX = window.scrollX || document.documentElement.scrollLeft;
+  pop.style.position = "absolute";
+  pop.style.top = `${rect.bottom + scrollY + 4}px`;
+  pop.style.left = `${Math.max(8, rect.right + scrollX - 240)}px`;
+  pop.style.zIndex = "1000";
+}
+
+// Returns the current in-memory choice list for the given container —
+// used by the unbound /tools/verfahrensablauf page to keep the URL
+// param in sync.
+export function currentChoices(container: HTMLElement): EventChoice[] {
+  const state = states.get(container);
+  if (!state) return [];
+  const out: EventChoice[] = [];
+  state.active.forEach((kinds, code) => {
+    kinds.forEach((value, kind) => {
+      out.push({ submission_code: code, choice_kind: kind, choice_value: value });
+    });
+  });
+  return out;
+}

frontend/src/client/views/shape-list.ts

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ export function renderListShape(host: HTMLElement, rows: ViewRow[], render: Rend
     return;
   }
 
+  if (rowAction === "inbox") {
+    host.appendChild(renderInboxList(sorted));
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (density === "compact") {
     host.appendChild(renderCompact(sorted));
   } else {
@@ -233,111 +238,215 @@ function renderApprovalList(rows: ViewRow[]): HTMLElement {
   const ul = document.createElement("ul");
   ul.className = "inbox-list views-approval-list";
   for (const row of rows) {
-    const detail = (row.detail || {}) as ApprovalDetail;
-    const li = document.createElement("li");
-    li.className = "inbox-row views-approval-row";
-    li.dataset.requestId = row.id;
-    li.dataset.status = detail.status ?? "";
-
-    // Header: entity / lifecycle
-    const head = document.createElement("div");
-    head.className = "inbox-row-head";
-    const title = document.createElement("div");
-    title.className = "inbox-row-title";
-    const entityLabel = detail.entity_type ? t(("approvals.entity." + detail.entity_type) as I18nKey) : "";
-    const lifecycleLabel = detail.lifecycle_event ? t(("approvals.lifecycle." + detail.lifecycle_event) as I18nKey) : "";
-    const entityTitle = detail.entity_title || row.title || "—";
-    title.textContent = `${entityLabel}: ${entityTitle} — ${lifecycleLabel}`;
-    head.appendChild(title);
-
-    const meta = document.createElement("div");
-    meta.className = "inbox-row-meta";
-    const reqByLabel = t("approvals.requested_by");
-    const roleLabel = detail.required_role
-      ? t(("approvals.required_role." + detail.required_role) as I18nKey)
-      : "";
-    const requester = detail.requester_name || row.actor_name || "";
-    const requesterTag = detail.requester_kind === "agent"
-      ? `${requester} ✨ ${t("approvals.agent.byline")}`
-      : requester;
-    const projectTitle = row.project_title ?? "";
-    const parts = [
-      projectTitle,
-      `${reqByLabel} ${requesterTag}`,
-    ];
-    if (roleLabel) parts.push(`${roleLabel}+`);
-    parts.push(formatRelativeTime(row.event_date));
-    meta.textContent = parts.filter(Boolean).join(" · ");
-    head.appendChild(meta);
-    li.appendChild(head);
-
-    // Diff for update / complete
-    const diff = renderDiff(detail);
-    if (diff) li.appendChild(diff);
-
-    if (detail.decision_note) {
-      const note = document.createElement("div");
-      note.className = "inbox-row-note";
-      note.textContent = detail.decision_note;
-      li.appendChild(note);
-    }
-
-    // Action row — surface attaches handlers via data-attrs.
-    const actions = document.createElement("div");
-    actions.className = "inbox-row-actions";
-
-    if (detail.status === "pending") {
-      // All four actions are stamped on every pending row; the per-viewer
-      // viewer_can_approve / viewer_is_requester flags (resolved server-side)
-      // decide which are enabled vs. greyed out with a tooltip. m's ask
-      // (2026-05-17): show what's possible but disable what isn't, rather
-      // than alert-after-click. The server still enforces — disabled buttons
-      // are a UI hint, not a security gate.
-      //
-      // suggest_changes is hidden for non-update lifecycles (the backend
-      // returns ErrSuggestionLifecycleInvalid for create/complete/delete,
-      // so we don't even render the button for them).
-      actions.appendChild(approvalActionBtn("approve", detail));
-      if (detail.lifecycle_event === "update") {
-        actions.appendChild(approvalActionBtn("suggest_changes", detail));
-      }
-      actions.appendChild(approvalActionBtn("reject", detail));
-      actions.appendChild(approvalActionBtn("revoke", detail));
-    } else if (detail.status) {
-      const pill = document.createElement("span");
-      pill.className = "approval-pill approval-pill--historic";
-      pill.textContent = t(("approvals.status." + detail.status) as I18nKey);
-      if (detail.decider_name && detail.status !== "revoked") {
-        const decided = document.createElement("span");
-        decided.className = "inbox-row-decided";
-        decided.textContent = ` · ${t("approvals.decided_by")} ${detail.decider_name}`;
-        pill.appendChild(decided);
-      }
-      actions.appendChild(pill);
-    }
-    li.appendChild(actions);
-
-    // Back-link from the OLD changes_requested row to the NEW pending
-    // counter row (t-paliad-216). Hydrated server-side as
-    // detail.next_request_id; the surface renders a link that scrolls
-    // / filters to the new row. Falsy next_request_id = no link (e.g.
-    // older rows pre-mig-103, or rows where the server hasn't joined the
-    // back-pointer).
-    if (detail.status === "changes_requested" && detail.next_request_id) {
-      const link = document.createElement("a");
-      link.className = "inbox-row-next-request";
-      link.href = `#request-${detail.next_request_id}`;
-      link.dataset.nextRequestId = detail.next_request_id;
-      const deciderName = detail.decider_name || "";
-      link.textContent = t("approvals.suggest.next_request_link").replace("{name}", deciderName);
-      li.appendChild(link);
-    }
-
-    ul.appendChild(li);
+    ul.appendChild(renderApprovalRow(row));
   }
   return ul;
 }
 
+// renderApprovalRow stamps one <li> for an approval_request row.
+// Factored out of renderApprovalList in t-paliad-249 so the unified
+// inbox dispatch (renderInboxList) can reuse the exact same markup for
+// approval rows interleaved with project_event rows.
+export function renderApprovalRow(row: ViewRow): HTMLLIElement {
+  const detail = (row.detail || {}) as ApprovalDetail;
+  const li = document.createElement("li");
+  li.className = "inbox-row views-approval-row";
+  li.dataset.requestId = row.id;
+  li.dataset.status = detail.status ?? "";
+
+  // Header: entity / lifecycle
+  const head = document.createElement("div");
+  head.className = "inbox-row-head";
+  const title = document.createElement("div");
+  title.className = "inbox-row-title";
+  const entityLabel = detail.entity_type ? t(("approvals.entity." + detail.entity_type) as I18nKey) : "";
+  const lifecycleLabel = detail.lifecycle_event ? t(("approvals.lifecycle." + detail.lifecycle_event) as I18nKey) : "";
+  const entityTitle = detail.entity_title || row.title || "—";
+  title.textContent = `${entityLabel}: ${entityTitle} — ${lifecycleLabel}`;
+  head.appendChild(title);
+
+  const meta = document.createElement("div");
+  meta.className = "inbox-row-meta";
+  const reqByLabel = t("approvals.requested_by");
+  const roleLabel = detail.required_role
+    ? t(("approvals.required_role." + detail.required_role) as I18nKey)
+    : "";
+  const requester = detail.requester_name || row.actor_name || "";
+  const requesterTag = detail.requester_kind === "agent"
+    ? `${requester} ✨ ${t("approvals.agent.byline")}`
+    : requester;
+  const projectTitle = row.project_title ?? "";
+  const parts = [
+    projectTitle,
+    `${reqByLabel} ${requesterTag}`,
+  ];
+  if (roleLabel) parts.push(`${roleLabel}+`);
+  parts.push(formatRelativeTime(row.event_date));
+  meta.textContent = parts.filter(Boolean).join(" · ");
+  head.appendChild(meta);
+  li.appendChild(head);
+
+  // Diff for update / complete
+  const diff = renderDiff(detail);
+  if (diff) li.appendChild(diff);
+
+  if (detail.decision_note) {
+    const note = document.createElement("div");
+    note.className = "inbox-row-note";
+    note.textContent = detail.decision_note;
+    li.appendChild(note);
+  }
+
+  // Action row — surface attaches handlers via data-attrs.
+  const actions = document.createElement("div");
+  actions.className = "inbox-row-actions";
+
+  if (detail.status === "pending") {
+    // All four actions are stamped on every pending row; the per-viewer
+    // viewer_can_approve / viewer_is_requester flags (resolved server-side)
+    // decide which are enabled vs. greyed out with a tooltip. m's ask
+    // (2026-05-17): show what's possible but disable what isn't, rather
+    // than alert-after-click. The server still enforces — disabled buttons
+    // are a UI hint, not a security gate.
+    //
+    // suggest_changes is hidden for non-update lifecycles (the backend
+    // returns ErrSuggestionLifecycleInvalid for create/complete/delete,
+    // so we don't even render the button for them).
+    actions.appendChild(approvalActionBtn("approve", detail));
+    if (detail.lifecycle_event === "update") {
+      actions.appendChild(approvalActionBtn("suggest_changes", detail));
+    }
+    actions.appendChild(approvalActionBtn("reject", detail));
+    actions.appendChild(approvalActionBtn("revoke", detail));
+  } else if (detail.status) {
+    const pill = document.createElement("span");
+    pill.className = "approval-pill approval-pill--historic";
+    pill.textContent = t(("approvals.status." + detail.status) as I18nKey);
+    if (detail.decider_name && detail.status !== "revoked") {
+      const decided = document.createElement("span");
+      decided.className = "inbox-row-decided";
+      decided.textContent = ` · ${t("approvals.decided_by")} ${detail.decider_name}`;
+      pill.appendChild(decided);
+    }
+    actions.appendChild(pill);
+  }
+  li.appendChild(actions);
+
+  // Back-link from the OLD changes_requested row to the NEW pending
+  // counter row (t-paliad-216). Hydrated server-side as
+  // detail.next_request_id; the surface renders a link that scrolls
+  // / filters to the new row. Falsy next_request_id = no link (e.g.
+  // older rows pre-mig-103, or rows where the server hasn't joined the
+  // back-pointer).
+  if (detail.status === "changes_requested" && detail.next_request_id) {
+    const link = document.createElement("a");
+    link.className = "inbox-row-next-request";
+    link.href = `#request-${detail.next_request_id}`;
+    link.dataset.nextRequestId = detail.next_request_id;
+    const deciderName = detail.decider_name || "";
+    link.textContent = t("approvals.suggest.next_request_link").replace("{name}", deciderName);
+    li.appendChild(link);
+  }
+
+  return li;
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// row_action = "inbox" — unified inbox layout (t-paliad-249)
+//
+// Dispatches per row.kind so approval_request rows reuse the existing
+// approve/reject/revoke markup while project_event rows render as a
+// compact stream row (timestamp + actor + title + project chip +
+// Öffnen link to the underlying entity).
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function renderInboxList(rows: ViewRow[]): HTMLElement {
+  const ul = document.createElement("ul");
+  ul.className = "inbox-list inbox-list--unified";
+  for (const row of rows) {
+    if (row.kind === "approval_request") {
+      ul.appendChild(renderApprovalRow(row));
+    } else if (row.kind === "project_event") {
+      ul.appendChild(renderProjectEventInboxRow(row));
+    }
+  }
+  return ul;
+}
+
+interface ProjectEventDetail {
+  event_type?: string | null;
+  description?: string | null;
+}
+
+function renderProjectEventInboxRow(row: ViewRow): HTMLLIElement {
+  const detail = (row.detail || {}) as ProjectEventDetail;
+  const li = document.createElement("li");
+  li.className = "inbox-row inbox-row--project-event";
+  li.dataset.eventId = row.id;
+  if (detail.event_type) li.dataset.eventType = detail.event_type;
+
+  const head = document.createElement("div");
+  head.className = "inbox-row-head";
+
+  const title = document.createElement("div");
+  title.className = "inbox-row-title";
+  // Prefer the row.title (server-side authored, project-aware); fall
+  // back to a synthesised event-kind label so a malformed row never
+  // produces an empty <li>.
+  const kindLabelText = detail.event_type ? t(("event.title." + detail.event_type) as I18nKey) : "";
+  title.textContent = row.title || kindLabelText || "—";
+  head.appendChild(title);
+
+  const meta = document.createElement("div");
+  meta.className = "inbox-row-meta";
+  const parts: string[] = [];
+  if (row.project_title) parts.push(row.project_title);
+  if (row.actor_name) parts.push(row.actor_name);
+  parts.push(formatRelativeTime(row.event_date));
+  meta.textContent = parts.filter(Boolean).join(" · ");
+  head.appendChild(meta);
+  li.appendChild(head);
+
+  if (detail.description) {
+    const desc = document.createElement("div");
+    desc.className = "inbox-row-description";
+    desc.textContent = detail.description;
+    li.appendChild(desc);
+  }
+
+  const actions = document.createElement("div");
+  actions.className = "inbox-row-actions";
+  const openLink = projectEventLink(row, detail);
+  if (openLink) actions.appendChild(openLink);
+  li.appendChild(actions);
+
+  return li;
+}
+
+// projectEventLink builds an "Öffnen" anchor that points to the most
+// useful target for the event kind. Falls back to the project detail
+// page when the kind doesn't carry a richer pointer.
+//
+// Slice B can deepen this (e.g. note_created → scroll to note anchor);
+// keep it minimal for Slice A.
+function projectEventLink(row: ViewRow, detail: ProjectEventDetail): HTMLAnchorElement | null {
+  if (!row.project_id) return null;
+  const kind = detail.event_type ?? "";
+  const a = document.createElement("a");
+  a.className = "inbox-row-open";
+  a.textContent = t("inbox.action.open");
+  if (kind.startsWith("deadline_")) {
+    a.href = `/projects/${row.project_id}#deadlines`;
+  } else if (kind.startsWith("appointment_")) {
+    a.href = `/projects/${row.project_id}#appointments`;
+  } else if (kind === "note_created") {
+    a.href = `/projects/${row.project_id}#notes`;
+  } else {
+    a.href = `/projects/${row.project_id}`;
+  }
+  return a;
+}
+
 function renderDiff(detail: ApprovalDetail): HTMLElement | null {
   const before = (detail.pre_image || {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
   const after = (detail.payload || {}) as Record<string, unknown>;

frontend/src/client/views/types.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ export interface ScopeSpec {
 }
 
 export type TimeHorizon =
-  | "next_7d" | "next_30d" | "next_90d"
-  | "past_7d" | "past_30d" | "past_90d"
+  | "next_1d" | "next_7d" | "next_14d" | "next_30d" | "next_90d" | "next_all"
+  | "past_1d" | "past_7d" | "past_14d" | "past_30d" | "past_90d" | "past_all"
   | "any" | "all" | "custom";
 
 export type TimeField = "auto" | "created_at";
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ export interface FilterSpec {
   scope: ScopeSpec;
   time: TimeSpec;
   predicates?: Partial<Record<DataSource, Predicates>>;
+  // Inbox unread-only overlay (t-paliad-249). When true, the view
+  // service drops project_event rows older than the caller's
+  // users.inbox_seen_at cursor. Pending approval_requests always
+  // survive — the cursor can't bury an in-flight approval.
+  unread_only?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type RenderShape = "list" | "cards" | "calendar" | "timeline";
@@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ export interface TimelineCVConfig {
   range_to?: string;
 }
 
-export type ListRowAction = "navigate" | "complete_toggle" | "approve" | "none";
+export type ListRowAction = "navigate" | "complete_toggle" | "approve" | "inbox" | "none";
 
 export interface ListConfig {
   columns?: string[];

frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.test.ts

@@ -67,17 +67,20 @@ describe("deadlineCardHtml — editable=true emits click-to-edit attrs", () => {
   });
 });
 
-// Pure column-routing behaviour pinned by m/paliad#81. Hits
-// bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns directly so the assertions stay in
-// pure-Node territory (renderColumnsBody goes through escHtml ->
+// Pure column-routing behaviour. Originally pinned by m/paliad#81
+// (side + appellant axes), re-framed by m/paliad#88: the column
+// axis is now "Unsere Seite vs Gegnerseite" ("WE always on the
+// left") instead of the misleading Proaktiv/Reaktiv pair.
+// Hits bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns directly so the assertions stay
+// in pure-Node territory (renderColumnsBody goes through escHtml ->
 // document.createElement which isn't available in plain bun test).
 //
 // Scenario fixture mirrors the UPC Appeal "both parties" case m
 // pasted into #81: every filing rule carries party='both' so the
-// legacy mirror path duplicates every row across proactive +
-// reactive. With ?appellant= set, the duplicate must collapse to a
-// single row in the appellant's column.
-describe("bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns — side+appellant column routing (m/paliad#81)", () => {
+// legacy mirror path duplicates every row across both columns.
+// With ?appellant= set, the duplicate must collapse to a single
+// row in the appellant's column.
+describe("bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns — side+appellant column routing (m/paliad#81, #88)", () => {
   const both = (name: string, due: string): CalculatedDeadline => ({
     code: name,
     name,
@@ -96,39 +99,48 @@ describe("bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns — side+appellant column routing (m/paliad
     party,
   });
 
-  test("default (no opts) mirrors 'both' rules into proactive AND reactive — legacy behaviour preserved", () => {
+  test("default (no opts) mirrors 'both' rules into ours AND opponent — legacy behaviour preserved", () => {
     const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns([both("Notice of Appeal", "2026-07-23")]);
     expect(rows).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(rows[0].proactive.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
-    expect(rows[0].reactive.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+    expect(rows[0].ours.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+    expect(rows[0].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
     expect(rows[0].court).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 
-  test("appellant=claimant collapses 'both' rules into proactive only — no mirror", () => {
+  test("default (no side) places claimant on the left (ours) — 'we are claimant' fallback", () => {
+    const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns([
+      partySpecific("claimant", "Klageschrift", "2026-01-01"),
+      partySpecific("defendant", "Klageerwiderung", "2026-04-01"),
+    ]);
+    expect(rows[0].ours.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Klageschrift"]);
+    expect(rows[1].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Klageerwiderung"]);
+  });
+
+  test("appellant=claimant collapses 'both' rules into ours when side=claimant (or default)", () => {
     const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(
       [both("Notice of Appeal", "2026-07-23"), both("Statement of Grounds", "2026-09-23")],
       { appellant: "claimant" },
     );
-    expect(rows.map((r) => r.proactive.map((d) => d.name))).toEqual([
+    expect(rows.map((r) => r.ours.map((d) => d.name))).toEqual([
       ["Notice of Appeal"],
       ["Statement of Grounds"],
     ]);
-    rows.forEach((r) => expect(r.reactive).toHaveLength(0));
+    rows.forEach((r) => expect(r.opponent).toHaveLength(0));
   });
 
-  test("appellant=defendant collapses 'both' rules into reactive only", () => {
+  test("appellant=defendant collapses 'both' rules into opponent when side=null/claimant", () => {
     const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(
       [both("Notice of Appeal", "2026-07-23")],
       { appellant: "defendant" },
     );
-    expect(rows[0].proactive).toHaveLength(0);
-    expect(rows[0].reactive.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+    expect(rows[0].ours).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(rows[0].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
   });
 
-  test("side=defendant swaps which column owns claimant vs defendant rules", () => {
-    // claimant filing must land in REACTIVE (claimant is the opposing
-    // side from the defendant user's perspective), defendant filing in
-    // PROACTIVE. Court rules always go to court.
+  test("side=defendant flips which party owns 'ours' vs 'opponent' — WE always on the left", () => {
+    // User is on the defendant side: defendant filings land in 'ours'
+    // (left), claimant filings land in 'opponent' (right). Court rules
+    // stay in court regardless of side.
     const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(
       [
         partySpecific("claimant", "Klageschrift", "2026-01-01"),
@@ -137,20 +149,33 @@ describe("bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns — side+appellant column routing (m/paliad
       ],
       { side: "defendant" },
     );
-    expect(rows[0].reactive.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Klageschrift"]);
-    expect(rows[1].proactive.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Klageerwiderung"]);
+    expect(rows[0].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Klageschrift"]);
+    expect(rows[1].ours.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Klageerwiderung"]);
     expect(rows[2].court.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Urteil"]);
   });
 
-  test("side=defendant + appellant=defendant routes 'both' into PROACTIVE (user's own column)", () => {
+  test("side=defendant + appellant=defendant routes 'both' into 'ours' (user's own column)", () => {
     // The user is the defendant AND the appellant, so the appellant's
-    // column == the user's own column == proactive after the swap.
+    // column == the user's own column == ours after the swap.
     const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(
       [both("Notice of Appeal", "2026-07-23")],
       { side: "defendant", appellant: "defendant" },
     );
-    expect(rows[0].proactive.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
-    expect(rows[0].reactive).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(rows[0].ours.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+    expect(rows[0].opponent).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  test("side=defendant + appellant=claimant routes 'both' into opponent (claimant ≠ us)", () => {
+    // Side flip + appellant axis combined: the claimant is the appellant
+    // but NOT us, so the collapsed 'both' row lands in the opponent
+    // column (right). This is the UPC Appeal "they appealed, we
+    // respond" scenario.
+    const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(
+      [both("Notice of Appeal", "2026-07-23")],
+      { side: "defendant", appellant: "claimant" },
+    );
+    expect(rows[0].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+    expect(rows[0].ours).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 
   test("rows align across columns by dueDate so same-day events stay on one grid row", () => {
@@ -161,18 +186,60 @@ describe("bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns — side+appellant column routing (m/paliad
       partySpecific("court", "C", sameDate),
     ]);
     expect(rows).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(rows[0].proactive.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["A"]);
-    expect(rows[0].reactive.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["B"]);
+    expect(rows[0].ours.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["A"]);
+    expect(rows[0].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["B"]);
     expect(rows[0].court.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["C"]);
   });
 
+  test("appellantContext overrides the page-level appellant for descendants (t-paliad-265)", () => {
+    // A per-decision pick stamps AppellantContext on descendants of
+    // that decision. The bucketer prefers it over the page-level
+    // appellant: if a "both" row carries appellantContext='defendant',
+    // it collapses to defendant's column regardless of the global
+    // appellant opt.
+    const dl: CalculatedDeadline = {
+      ...both("Notice of Appeal", "2026-07-23"),
+      appellantContext: "defendant",
+    };
+    const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns([dl], { appellant: "claimant" });
+    expect(rows[0].ours).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(rows[0].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+  });
+
+  test("appellantContext='claimant' + side='defendant' lands the row in opponent (claimant ≠ us)", () => {
+    // The user is on the defendant side; per-card pick says the
+    // claimant appealed. The "both" row collapses to the claimant's
+    // column, which after the side-swap is opponent (right).
+    const dl: CalculatedDeadline = {
+      ...both("Notice of Appeal", "2026-07-23"),
+      appellantContext: "claimant",
+    };
+    const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns([dl], { side: "defendant", appellant: "defendant" });
+    expect(rows[0].ours).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(rows[0].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+  });
+
+  test("appellantContext='both' or 'none' falls back to page-level mirror (t-paliad-265)", () => {
+    // 'both' and 'none' aren't side-collapse values — they're
+    // statements about who appealed but don't pick a column. The
+    // bucketer treats them as no override, so the page-level
+    // appellant (or default mirror) applies.
+    const both1: CalculatedDeadline = {
+      ...both("Notice of Appeal", "2026-07-23"),
+      appellantContext: "both",
+    };
+    const rowsBoth = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns([both1]);
+    expect(rowsBoth[0].ours.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+    expect(rowsBoth[0].opponent.map((d) => d.name)).toEqual(["Notice of Appeal"]);
+  });
+
   test("unscheduled rows (no dueDate) trail dated rows, preserving declaration order", () => {
     const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns([
       partySpecific("court", "Oral Hearing", ""),
       partySpecific("claimant", "Statement of Claim", "2026-01-01"),
       partySpecific("court", "Decision", ""),
     ]);
-    expect(rows.map((r) => [r.proactive, r.court, r.reactive].flat().map((d) => d.name))).toEqual([
+    expect(rows.map((r) => [r.ours, r.court, r.opponent].flat().map((d) => d.name))).toEqual([
       ["Statement of Claim"],
       ["Oral Hearing"],
       ["Decision"],

frontend/src/client/views/verfahrensablauf-core.ts

@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ export interface CalculatedDeadline {
   // Frontend save-modal logic doesn't read this; the rule editor
   // (Slice 11) is the consumer. Unknown shape on this side — pass-through.
   conditionExpr?: unknown;
+  // choicesOffered (t-paliad-265): declares which per-card choice-kinds
+  // this rule offers on the Verfahrensablauf timeline. Object shape:
+  // { appellant?: string[], include_ccr?: [true,false], skip?: [true,false] }.
+  // null/undefined = no caret affordance.
+  choicesOffered?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  // appellantContext (t-paliad-265): the per-decision appellant pick
+  // that applies to descendants of the closest ancestor decision card
+  // with a per-card appellant set. Empty = no per-card override (the
+  // page-level appellant axis still applies in that case). The bucketer
+  // reads this in preference to the page-level appellant.
+  appellantContext?: string;
 }
 
 // priorityRendering returns the per-priority UX hints the save-modal
@@ -139,6 +150,16 @@ export interface CalcParams {
   flags?: string[];
   anchorOverrides?: Record<string, string>;
   courtId?: string;
+  // t-paliad-265: per-event-card choices. Either pass `projectId` for
+  // server-side lookup against paliad.project_event_choices, OR pass
+  // an inline list (for the unbound /tools/verfahrensablauf surface).
+  // When both are supplied the inline list wins server-side.
+  projectId?: string;
+  perCardChoices?: Array<{
+    submission_code: string;
+    choice_kind: string;
+    choice_value: string;
+  }>;
 }
 
 const PARTY_CLASS: Record<string, string> = {
@@ -272,6 +293,18 @@ export function deadlineCardHtml(dl: CalculatedDeadline, opts: CardOpts): string
     ? '<span class="optional-badge">optional</span>'
     : "";
 
+  // t-paliad-265 — caret affordance + chip indicator when this rule
+  // offers per-card choices and the user has made a pick. The popover
+  // open/commit lifecycle lives in client/views/event-card-choices.ts;
+  // the data-* attributes here are the wire contract between the two.
+  const choicesHtml = dl.code !== "" && dl.choicesOffered && Object.keys(dl.choicesOffered).length > 0
+    ? `<button type="button" class="event-card-choices-caret"
+         data-submission-code="${escAttr(dl.code)}"
+         data-choices-offered="${escAttr(JSON.stringify(dl.choicesOffered))}"
+         aria-label="${escAttr(t("choices.caret.title"))}"
+         title="${escAttr(t("choices.caret.title"))}">▾</button>`
+    : "";
+
   const dlName = getLang() === "en" ? dl.nameEN : dl.name;
 
   const adjustedNote = dl.wasAdjusted
@@ -310,12 +343,22 @@ export function deadlineCardHtml(dl: CalculatedDeadline, opts: CardOpts): string
       </div>`
     : "";
 
+  // Chip indicator surfaces the active per-card pick (t-paliad-265).
+  // The popover module rehydrates this on commit so it stays in sync.
+  const chipHtml = dl.code !== ""
+    ? `<span class="event-card-choices-chip"
+         data-submission-code="${escAttr(dl.code)}"
+         data-empty="true"></span>`
+    : "";
+
   return `<div class="timeline-item-header">
       <span class="timeline-name">
         ${dlName}
         ${mandatoryBadge}
+        ${chipHtml}
       </span>
       ${dateStr}
+      ${choicesHtml}
     </div>
     ${meta}
     ${adjustedNote}
@@ -422,42 +465,47 @@ export function renderTimelineBody(data: DeadlineResponse, opts: CardOpts = { sh
   return html;
 }
 
-// Three-column timeline layout: Proactive | Court | Reactive.
+// Three-column timeline layout: Unsere Seite | Gericht | Gegnerseite.
 //
-// Column assignment per deadline (see m/paliad#81):
+// The columns are user-perspective ("WE are always on the left", per
+// t-paliad-257 / m/paliad#88). The old Proaktiv/Reaktiv axis lied:
+// Klägerseite is sometimes proactive (filing the claim) and sometimes
+// reactive (responding to a counterclaim), so the static "Proaktiv =
+// Klägerseite" label-pair was wrong half the time. The new axis is
+// "ours vs opponent" — the side toggle picks who WE are in this
+// proceeding (Klägerseite vs Beklagtenseite, i.e. patentee vs alleged
+// infringer / Einsprechender vs Patentinhaber, etc.), and rule
+// placement re-resolves around that pick.
 //
-//   - party=claimant  → proactive
-//   - party=defendant → reactive
-//   - party=court     → court
-//   - party=both      → BOTH proactive AND reactive (mirror).
+// Column assignment per deadline (default opts.side === null keeps
+// the legacy claimant-on-the-left layout — i.e. "we are claimant"):
+//
+//   - party=claimant  → ours when side ∈ {null,"claimant"}, else opponent
+//   - party=defendant → opponent when side ∈ {null,"claimant"}, else ours
+//   - party=court     → court (independent of side)
+//   - party=both      → BOTH ours AND opponent (mirror)
 //
 // When `opts.appellant` is set (claimant|defendant), "both" rows
-// collapse to a single row in the appellant's column. The intent is
-// role-swap proceedings (UPC Appeal, Counterclaim, …) where the
-// "both" tag really means "either party files, depending on who
-// initiated" — once you pick the initiator, the duplicate goes away.
-// Hard rule from the issue: "When set, 'both parties' rows collapse
-// to one row in the appellant's column." This is a UI projection
-// only; the deadline_rules schema is unchanged. A follow-up issue
-// can enrich per-rule role tagging so respondent-side filings
-// (Response to Appeal, Cross-Appeal) land in the respondent's
-// column — out of scope for #81.
-//
-// `opts.side` controls the column LABELS: side=defendant swaps the
-// "Proactive (Klägerseite)" / "Reactive (Beklagtenseite)" headers
-// so the user's own side is the proactive (= "your filings") column.
-// It does NOT filter deadlines — the user still sees all deadlines
-// in the proceeding. Default `side=null` keeps the legacy
-// claimant-on-the-left layout. Unscheduled (court-set) rows trail
-// the dated tail, each keyed by sequence-order so e.g. Urteil
-// precedes Berufungseinlegung.
+// collapse to a single row in the appellant's column — the intent is
+// role-swap proceedings (UPC Appeal, Counterclaim, …) where "both"
+// really means "either party files, depending on who initiated".
+// Appellant axis is independent of `side`: in an Appeal CoA, the
+// appellant selector pins which party appealed; the side toggle
+// still picks which of those is us.
 export type Side = "claimant" | "defendant" | null;
 
+// Internal column-position alias. "ours" is always rendered in the
+// left grid column ("Unsere Seite"); "opponent" is always the right
+// column ("Gegnerseite"). Field names mirror the labels so the
+// bucketing primitive reads as a direct mapping.
+type ColumnPosition = "ours" | "opponent";
+
 export interface ColumnsBodyOpts {
   editable?: boolean;
   showNotes?: boolean;
-  // side: which side the user is on. Drives column-label swap;
-  // does NOT filter rows. Default null = claimant-on-the-left.
+  // side: which side the user is on. Drives column placement;
+  // does NOT filter rows. Default null = claimant-on-the-left
+  // (i.e. "ours = claimant", legacy default).
   side?: Side;
   // appellant: which side initiated the appeal / counterclaim.
   // When set, party=both rows go to the appellant's column ONLY
@@ -471,9 +519,9 @@ export interface ColumnsBodyOpts {
 // document.createElement (no jsdom in this repo).
 export interface ColumnsRow {
   key: string;
-  proactive: CalculatedDeadline[];
+  ours: CalculatedDeadline[];
   court: CalculatedDeadline[];
-  reactive: CalculatedDeadline[];
+  opponent: CalculatedDeadline[];
 }
 
 export interface BucketingOpts {
@@ -484,17 +532,20 @@ export interface BucketingOpts {
 // bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns is the pure routing primitive that
 // renderColumnsBody uses. Extracted as its own export so the per-row
 // column placement (including the side-swap + appellant-collapse
-// logic from m/paliad#81) is unit-testable without a DOM. The
-// returned rows are sorted: dated rows ascending by dueDate, then
-// unscheduled rows in declaration order (each keyed by sequence).
+// logic from m/paliad#81 and the user-perspective re-frame from
+// m/paliad#88) is unit-testable without a DOM. The returned rows are
+// sorted: dated rows ascending by dueDate, then unscheduled rows in
+// declaration order (each keyed by sequence).
 export function bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(
   deadlines: CalculatedDeadline[],
   opts: BucketingOpts = {},
 ): ColumnsRow[] {
   const userSide: Side = opts.side ?? null;
-  const claimantColumn: "proactive" | "reactive" = userSide === "defendant" ? "reactive" : "proactive";
-  const defendantColumn: "proactive" | "reactive" = claimantColumn === "proactive" ? "reactive" : "proactive";
-  const appellantColumn: "proactive" | "reactive" | null =
+  // Default (side=null) treats the user as claimant — keeps the
+  // legacy claimant-on-the-left layout when no perspective is picked.
+  const claimantColumn: ColumnPosition = userSide === "defendant" ? "opponent" : "ours";
+  const defendantColumn: ColumnPosition = claimantColumn === "ours" ? "opponent" : "ours";
+  const appellantColumn: ColumnPosition | null =
     opts.appellant === "claimant" ? claimantColumn
     : opts.appellant === "defendant" ? defendantColumn
     : null;
@@ -504,7 +555,7 @@ export function bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(
   const ensureRow = (key: string): ColumnsRow => {
     let r = rowsMap.get(key);
     if (!r) {
-      r = { key, proactive: [], court: [], reactive: [] };
+      r = { key, ours: [], court: [], opponent: [] };
       rowsMap.set(key, r);
     }
     return r;
@@ -524,13 +575,21 @@ export function bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(
         row.court.push(dl);
         break;
       case "both":
-        if (appellantColumn !== null) {
+        // t-paliad-265: a per-card appellant set on a decision
+        // ancestor propagates as appellantContext on this rule. When
+        // present, it overrides the page-level appellant for the
+        // collapse decision on THIS row. Falls through to page-level
+        // when empty.
+        if (dl.appellantContext === "claimant" || dl.appellantContext === "defendant") {
+          const perCardCol = dl.appellantContext === "claimant" ? claimantColumn : defendantColumn;
+          row[perCardCol].push(dl);
+        } else if (appellantColumn !== null) {
           // Role-swap collapse: appellant initiated → both → one row
           // in appellant's column. Mirror suppressed.
           row[appellantColumn].push(dl);
         } else {
-          row.proactive.push(dl);
-          row.reactive.push(dl);
+          row.ours.push(dl);
+          row.opponent.push(dl);
         }
         break;
       default:
@@ -552,17 +611,14 @@ export function bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(
 export function renderColumnsBody(data: DeadlineResponse, opts: ColumnsBodyOpts = {}): string {
   const userSide: Side = opts.side ?? null;
   const rows = bucketDeadlinesIntoColumns(data.deadlines, { side: userSide, appellant: opts.appellant });
-  const appellantColumn: "proactive" | "reactive" | null =
-    opts.appellant === "claimant" ? (userSide === "defendant" ? "reactive" : "proactive")
-    : opts.appellant === "defendant" ? (userSide === "defendant" ? "proactive" : "reactive")
-    : null;
+  const appellantPinned = opts.appellant === "claimant" || opts.appellant === "defendant";
 
   const cardOpts: CardOpts = { showParty: false, editable: opts.editable, showNotes: opts.showNotes };
 
   // Collapsed "both" rows lose their mirror tag — there's no longer
   // a sibling row to mirror to, so the "↔ beide Seiten" hint would
   // be misleading. Keep it for the legacy mirror path.
-  const showMirrorTag = appellantColumn === null;
+  const showMirrorTag = !appellantPinned;
 
   const renderCell = (items: CalculatedDeadline[]): string => {
     if (items.length === 0) {
@@ -585,25 +641,19 @@ export function renderColumnsBody(data: DeadlineResponse, opts: ColumnsBodyOpts
   const headerCell = (label: string, cls: string) =>
     `<div class="fr-col-header ${cls}">${escHtml(label)}</div>`;
 
-  // Column-label swap when side=defendant: the user's own side stays
-  // labelled "Proaktiv" (their filings) and the opposing side is
-  // "Reaktiv". Default keeps the legacy claimant=proactive labels.
-  const proactiveLabel = userSide === "defendant"
-    ? t("deadlines.col.proactive.defendant")
-    : t("deadlines.col.proactive");
-  const reactiveLabel = userSide === "defendant"
-    ? t("deadlines.col.reactive.claimant")
-    : t("deadlines.col.reactive");
-
+  // Static labels — "Unsere Seite" is always the left column, regardless
+  // of which physical party (claimant vs defendant) occupies it. The
+  // bucketing primitive already routes the user's side into the `ours`
+  // bucket, so the header truth-fully describes the column contents.
   let html = '<div class="fr-columns-view">';
-  html += headerCell(proactiveLabel, "fr-col-proactive");
+  html += headerCell(t("deadlines.col.ours"), "fr-col-ours");
   html += headerCell(t("deadlines.col.court"), "fr-col-court");
-  html += headerCell(reactiveLabel, "fr-col-reactive");
+  html += headerCell(t("deadlines.col.opponent"), "fr-col-opponent");
 
   for (const row of rows) {
-    html += renderCell(row.proactive);
+    html += renderCell(row.ours);
     html += renderCell(row.court);
-    html += renderCell(row.reactive);
+    html += renderCell(row.opponent);
   }
   html += "</div>";
   return html;
@@ -626,6 +676,10 @@ export async function calculateDeadlines(params: CalcParams): Promise<DeadlineRe
           ? params.anchorOverrides
           : undefined,
         courtId: params.courtId || undefined,
+        projectId: params.projectId || undefined,
+        perCardChoices: params.perCardChoices && params.perCardChoices.length > 0
+          ? params.perCardChoices
+          : undefined,
       }),
     });
     if (!resp.ok) {

frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ export function Sidebar({ currentPath, authenticated = true }: SidebarProps): st
             {navItem("/admin/rules", ICON_BOOK, "nav.admin.rules", "Regeln verwalten", currentPath)}
             {navItem("/admin/rules/export", ICON_DOWNLOAD, "nav.admin.rules_export", "Regel-Migrations", currentPath)}
             {navItem("/admin/audit-log", ICON_AUDIT_LOG, "nav.admin.audit", "Audit-Log", currentPath)}
+            {navItem("/admin/backups", ICON_DOWNLOAD, "nav.admin.backups", "Backups", currentPath)}
             {/* Paliadin Monitor — owner-only sub-entry; revealed by sidebar.ts together with the /paliadin link. */}
             <a href="/admin/paliadin" id="sidebar-admin-paliadin-link"
                className={`sidebar-item${currentPath === "/admin/paliadin" ? " active" : ""}`}

frontend/src/i18n-keys.ts

@@ -90,6 +90,28 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "admin.audit.source.reminder_log"
   | "admin.audit.subtitle"
   | "admin.audit.title"
+  | "admin.backups.col.actions"
+  | "admin.backups.col.kind"
+  | "admin.backups.col.requested_by"
+  | "admin.backups.col.rows"
+  | "admin.backups.col.size"
+  | "admin.backups.col.started"
+  | "admin.backups.col.status"
+  | "admin.backups.download"
+  | "admin.backups.empty"
+  | "admin.backups.footer.note"
+  | "admin.backups.heading"
+  | "admin.backups.kind.on_demand"
+  | "admin.backups.kind.scheduled"
+  | "admin.backups.loading"
+  | "admin.backups.run_now"
+  | "admin.backups.running"
+  | "admin.backups.status.done"
+  | "admin.backups.status.failed"
+  | "admin.backups.status.running"
+  | "admin.backups.subtitle"
+  | "admin.backups.success"
+  | "admin.backups.title"
   | "admin.broadcasts.col.count"
   | "admin.broadcasts.col.sender"
   | "admin.broadcasts.col.sent_at"
@@ -268,6 +290,15 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "admin.partner_units.new.heading"
   | "admin.partner_units.subtitle"
   | "admin.partner_units.title"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.col.code"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.breadcrumb"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.code"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.event_kind"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.field.parent"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.edit.title"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.list.heading"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.list.new"
+  | "admin.procedural_events.list.title"
   | "admin.rules.col.legal_citation"
   | "admin.rules.col.lifecycle"
   | "admin.rules.col.modified"
@@ -977,6 +1008,23 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "checklisten.tab.mine"
   | "checklisten.tab.templates"
   | "checklisten.title"
+  | "choices.appellant.both"
+  | "choices.appellant.chip"
+  | "choices.appellant.claimant"
+  | "choices.appellant.defendant"
+  | "choices.appellant.none"
+  | "choices.appellant.title"
+  | "choices.caret.title"
+  | "choices.commit.error"
+  | "choices.include_ccr.chip"
+  | "choices.include_ccr.false"
+  | "choices.include_ccr.title"
+  | "choices.include_ccr.true"
+  | "choices.reset"
+  | "choices.skip.false"
+  | "choices.skip.title"
+  | "choices.skip.true"
+  | "choices.skipped.chip"
   | "common.cancel"
   | "common.close"
   | "common.forbidden"
@@ -1115,6 +1163,33 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "dashboard.urgency.urgent"
   | "dashboard.when.today"
   | "dashboard.when.tomorrow"
+  | "date_range.button.label"
+  | "date_range.button.label.custom_range"
+  | "date_range.center.label"
+  | "date_range.custom.apply"
+  | "date_range.custom.cancel"
+  | "date_range.custom.from"
+  | "date_range.custom.invalid"
+  | "date_range.custom.invalid_format"
+  | "date_range.custom.invalid_missing"
+  | "date_range.custom.to"
+  | "date_range.dialog.label"
+  | "date_range.fan.future.label"
+  | "date_range.fan.past.label"
+  | "date_range.horizon.any"
+  | "date_range.horizon.custom"
+  | "date_range.horizon.next_14d"
+  | "date_range.horizon.next_1d"
+  | "date_range.horizon.next_30d"
+  | "date_range.horizon.next_7d"
+  | "date_range.horizon.next_90d"
+  | "date_range.horizon.next_all"
+  | "date_range.horizon.past_14d"
+  | "date_range.horizon.past_1d"
+  | "date_range.horizon.past_30d"
+  | "date_range.horizon.past_7d"
+  | "date_range.horizon.past_90d"
+  | "date_range.horizon.past_all"
   | "deadlines.action.reopen"
   | "deadlines.adjusted"
   | "deadlines.adjusted.holiday"
@@ -1153,10 +1228,8 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "deadlines.col.court"
   | "deadlines.col.due"
   | "deadlines.col.event_type"
-  | "deadlines.col.proactive"
-  | "deadlines.col.proactive.defendant"
-  | "deadlines.col.reactive"
-  | "deadlines.col.reactive.claimant"
+  | "deadlines.col.opponent"
+  | "deadlines.col.ours"
   | "deadlines.col.rule"
   | "deadlines.col.status"
   | "deadlines.col.title"
@@ -1390,7 +1463,9 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "deadlines.side.both"
   | "deadlines.side.claimant"
   | "deadlines.side.defendant"
+  | "deadlines.side.from_project"
   | "deadlines.side.label"
+  | "deadlines.side.override"
   | "deadlines.source.caldav"
   | "deadlines.source.fristenrechner"
   | "deadlines.source.imported"
@@ -1421,6 +1496,7 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "deadlines.step2.happened.desc"
   | "deadlines.step2.happened.title"
   | "deadlines.step2.heading"
+  | "deadlines.step2.perspective"
   | "deadlines.step3"
   | "deadlines.step3a.back"
   | "deadlines.step3a.draft.desc"
@@ -1557,6 +1633,7 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "event.title.appointment_deleted"
   | "event.title.appointment_project_changed"
   | "event.title.appointment_updated"
+  | "event.title.approval_decided"
   | "event.title.checklist_created"
   | "event.title.checklist_deleted"
   | "event.title.checklist_linked"
@@ -1575,6 +1652,7 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "event.title.deadline_reopened"
   | "event.title.deadline_updated"
   | "event.title.deadlines_imported"
+  | "event.title.member_role_changed"
   | "event.title.note_created"
   | "event.title.our_side_changed"
   | "event.title.project_archived"
@@ -1743,9 +1821,15 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "glossar.suggest.success"
   | "glossar.suggest.title"
   | "glossar.title"
+  | "inbox.action.mark_all_seen"
+  | "inbox.action.open"
   | "inbox.empty.admin_nudge.body"
   | "inbox.empty.admin_nudge.cta"
   | "inbox.empty.admin_nudge.title"
+  | "inbox.empty.feed"
+  | "inbox.heading.feed"
+  | "inbox.subtitle.feed"
+  | "inbox.title.feed"
   | "index.checklisten.desc"
   | "index.checklisten.title"
   | "index.cost.desc"
@@ -1896,6 +1980,7 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "login.title"
   | "modal.close.label"
   | "nav.admin.audit"
+  | "nav.admin.backups"
   | "nav.admin.bereich"
   | "nav.admin.event_types"
   | "nav.admin.paliadin"
@@ -2534,9 +2619,16 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "submissions.draft.action.export"
   | "submissions.draft.action.new"
   | "submissions.draft.back"
+  | "submissions.draft.import.button"
+  | "submissions.draft.language"
+  | "submissions.draft.language.de"
+  | "submissions.draft.language.en"
+  | "submissions.draft.language.fallback_notice"
   | "submissions.draft.loading"
   | "submissions.draft.name.placeholder"
   | "submissions.draft.notfound"
+  | "submissions.draft.parties.hint"
+  | "submissions.draft.parties.title"
   | "submissions.draft.preview.hint"
   | "submissions.draft.preview.title"
   | "submissions.draft.switcher.label"
@@ -2663,12 +2755,17 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "views.bar.deadline_status.pending"
   | "views.bar.density.comfortable"
   | "views.bar.density.compact"
+  | "views.bar.inbox_focus.alles"
+  | "views.bar.inbox_focus.genehmigungen"
+  | "views.bar.inbox_focus.plus_fristen"
+  | "views.bar.inbox_focus.plus_termine"
   | "views.bar.label.appointment_type"
   | "views.bar.label.approval_entity"
   | "views.bar.label.approval_role"
   | "views.bar.label.approval_status"
   | "views.bar.label.deadline_status"
   | "views.bar.label.density"
+  | "views.bar.label.inbox_focus"
   | "views.bar.label.personal"
   | "views.bar.label.project_event_kind"
   | "views.bar.label.shape"
@@ -2676,6 +2773,7 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "views.bar.label.time"
   | "views.bar.label.timeline_status"
   | "views.bar.label.timeline_track"
+  | "views.bar.label.unread_only"
   | "views.bar.personal.on"
   | "views.bar.save.cancel"
   | "views.bar.save.confirm"
@@ -2693,16 +2791,6 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "views.bar.shape.list"
   | "views.bar.sort.date_asc"
   | "views.bar.sort.date_desc"
-  | "views.bar.time.all"
-  | "views.bar.time.any"
-  | "views.bar.time.custom"
-  | "views.bar.time.custom.coming_soon"
-  | "views.bar.time.next_30d"
-  | "views.bar.time.next_7d"
-  | "views.bar.time.next_90d"
-  | "views.bar.time.past_30d"
-  | "views.bar.time.past_7d"
-  | "views.bar.time.past_90d"
   | "views.bar.timeline_status.court_set"
   | "views.bar.timeline_status.done"
   | "views.bar.timeline_status.macro.future"
@@ -2715,6 +2803,8 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "views.bar.timeline_track.counterclaim"
   | "views.bar.timeline_track.off_script"
   | "views.bar.timeline_track.parent"
+  | "views.bar.unread_only.off"
+  | "views.bar.unread_only.on"
   | "views.calendar.mobile_fallback"
   | "views.col.actor"
   | "views.col.appointment_type"
@@ -2775,11 +2865,18 @@ export type I18nKey =
   | "views.horizon.all"
   | "views.horizon.any"
   | "views.horizon.custom"
+  | "views.horizon.next_14d"
+  | "views.horizon.next_1d"
   | "views.horizon.next_30d"
   | "views.horizon.next_7d"
   | "views.horizon.next_90d"
+  | "views.horizon.next_all"
+  | "views.horizon.past_14d"
+  | "views.horizon.past_1d"
   | "views.horizon.past_30d"
+  | "views.horizon.past_7d"
   | "views.horizon.past_90d"
+  | "views.horizon.past_all"
   | "views.kind.appointment"
   | "views.kind.approval_request"
   | "views.kind.deadline"

frontend/src/inbox.tsx

@@ -5,15 +5,14 @@ import { BottomNav } from "./components/BottomNav";
 import { Footer } from "./components/Footer";
 import { PWAHead } from "./components/PWAHead";
 
-// /inbox — t-paliad-163 universal-filter migration.
+// /inbox — t-paliad-249 unified inbox feed.
 //
-// The page is a thin shell around two host divs: one for the
-// <FilterBar> primitive and one for the result list. The bar takes
-// care of every axis (approval_viewer_role chip cluster replaces the
-// two-tab UI; status / entity_type / time chips are new affordances).
-// Rows render via shape-list.ts with row_action="approve" — the
-// inbox-specific markup that produces the diff + approve/reject/revoke
-// buttons. Action handlers are wired in client/inbox.ts.
+// Since t-paliad-249 the page is a thin shell around the FilterBar +
+// result list as before, but the InboxSystemView now spans both
+// approval_request and project_event sources. Rows render via
+// shape-list.ts's row_action="inbox" dispatch — approval rows keep
+// the existing diff + approve/reject/revoke markup, project_event
+// rows render as compact stream items.
 //
 // The legacy `?tab=` URL is preserved by the client: ?tab=mine maps
 // to ?a_role=self_requested before the bar mounts so old bookmarks
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ export function renderInbox(): string {
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, viewport-fit=cover" />
         <meta name="theme-color" content="#BFF355" />
         <PWAHead />
-        <title data-i18n="approvals.title">Genehmigungen &mdash; Paliad</title>
+        <title data-i18n="inbox.title.feed">Inbox &mdash; Paliad</title>
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="/assets/global.css" />
       </head>
       <body className="has-sidebar">
@@ -39,10 +38,24 @@ export function renderInbox(): string {
           <section className="tool-page">
             <div className="container">
               <div className="tool-header">
-                <h1 data-i18n="approvals.heading">Genehmigungen</h1>
-                <p className="tool-subtitle" data-i18n="approvals.subtitle">
-                  4-Augen-Pr&uuml;fung f&uuml;r Fristen und Termine.
-                </p>
+                <div className="entity-header-row">
+                  <div>
+                    <h1 data-i18n="inbox.heading.feed">Inbox</h1>
+                    <p className="tool-subtitle" data-i18n="inbox.subtitle.feed">
+                      Neuigkeiten zu Ihren Projekten und offene Genehmigungen.
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="inbox-header-actions">
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      id="inbox-mark-all-seen"
+                      className="btn-secondary"
+                      data-i18n="inbox.action.mark_all_seen"
+                    >
+                      Alles als gelesen markieren
+                    </button>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
               </div>
 
               <div id="inbox-filter-bar" />

frontend/src/styles/global.css

@@ -3476,6 +3476,133 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
     color: var(--status-amber-fg);
 }
 
+/* t-paliad-265 — per-event-card optional choices. The caret sits in
+ * the card header next to the date; the chip surfaces the active pick
+ * inline with the title; the popover is body-attached and positioned
+ * by the JS module. Skipped rows fade to 50% opacity. */
+.event-card-choices-caret {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 22px;
+    height: 22px;
+    margin-left: 0.4rem;
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #d4d4d4);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background: transparent;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    line-height: 1;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-caret:hover,
+.event-card-choices-caret:focus-visible {
+    background: var(--color-accent-bg, rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.18));
+    color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-chip {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    gap: 0.3rem;
+    margin-left: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-chip[data-empty="true"] {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-chip-part {
+    font-size: 0.7rem;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    padding: 0.05rem 0.4rem;
+    border-radius: 99px;
+    background: var(--color-accent-bg, rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.22));
+    color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-chip-part--skipped {
+    background: var(--color-bg-soft, #f1f1f1);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    text-decoration: line-through;
+}
+
+.timeline-item--skipped {
+    opacity: 0.55;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-popover {
+    background: var(--color-bg, #fff);
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #d4d4d4);
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
+    padding: 0.6rem 0.7rem;
+    min-width: 240px;
+    max-width: 320px;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-block + .event-card-choices-block {
+    margin-top: 0.7rem;
+    padding-top: 0.6rem;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border-soft, #ececec);
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-title {
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-options {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 0.3rem;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-option {
+    font-size: 0.78rem;
+    padding: 0.25rem 0.55rem;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #d4d4d4);
+    background: var(--color-bg, #fff);
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-option:hover,
+.event-card-choices-option:focus-visible {
+    background: var(--color-bg-soft, #f1f1f1);
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-option--active {
+    background: var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
+    border-color: var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-reset {
+    margin-top: 0.5rem;
+    font-size: 0.72rem;
+    background: transparent;
+    border: none;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    text-decoration: underline;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    padding: 0;
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-reset:hover {
+    color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.event-card-choices-error {
+    margin-top: 0.5rem;
+    font-size: 0.74rem;
+    color: var(--status-red-fg, #b00020);
+}
+
 .timeline-rule {
     font-family: var(--font-mono);
     font-size: 0.72rem;
@@ -3572,6 +3699,59 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
     margin-bottom: 0;
 }
 
+/* Visual divider between the perspective block (side + appellant)
+   and the date / court / flag knobs below. t-paliad-279 reorder put
+   the most-defining inputs (side, appellant) at the top of step-2; the
+   divider keeps the date block from reading as a continuation of the
+   perspective rows. */
+.verfahrensablauf-step2-divider {
+    height: 1px;
+    margin: 1rem 0;
+    background: var(--color-border, #e5e5e5);
+    border: 0;
+}
+
+/* Read-only auto-fill chip for #side-row. Renders when ?project=<id>
+   resolves a project whose our_side is set: shows the inferred side
+   with a small "Andere Seite wählen" override link that swaps the row
+   back to the radio cluster. t-paliad-279 / m/paliad#111. */
+.side-chip {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+    padding: 0.4rem 0.75rem;
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #e5e5e5);
+    border-radius: 0.5rem;
+    background: var(--color-bg-subtle, #fafafa);
+    font-size: 0.95rem;
+}
+.side-chip-tag {
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #666);
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+}
+.side-chip-value {
+    color: var(--color-text, #222);
+}
+.side-chip-override {
+    margin-left: 0.3rem;
+    padding: 0.15rem 0.55rem;
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #ddd);
+    border-radius: 9999px;
+    background: var(--color-bg, #fff);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted, #555);
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: background 120ms, border-color 120ms;
+}
+.side-chip-override:hover {
+    background: var(--color-bg-subtle, #f4f4f4);
+    border-color: var(--color-text-muted, #aaa);
+}
+.side-chip-override:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
+    outline-offset: 1px;
+}
+
 /* Compact note hint — sits in the timeline-meta line when the notes
    toggle is off. Native browser tooltip via title= attribute carries
    the full text on hover; tabindex=0 + aria-label make it
@@ -3629,7 +3809,7 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
     z-index: 1;
 }
 
-.fr-col-header.fr-col-proactive {
+.fr-col-header.fr-col-ours {
     background: var(--status-blue-bg);
     color: var(--status-blue-fg);
 }
@@ -3639,7 +3819,7 @@ input[type="range"]::-moz-range-thumb {
     color: var(--status-blue-soft-fg);
 }
 
-.fr-col-header.fr-col-reactive {
+.fr-col-header.fr-col-opponent {
     background: var(--status-amber-bg);
     color: var(--status-amber-fg);
 }
@@ -5725,6 +5905,21 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
     overflow-y: auto;
 }
 
+/* t-paliad-260 — at single-column widths, drop the sticky/max-height
+   constraints on the variable editor so it reflows above the preview
+   and scrolls away naturally instead of overlaying the preview pane
+   (sticky + calc(100vh - 2rem) keep the form pinned at the top of the
+   viewport while the user scrolls down to read the preview). Must come
+   after the unscoped .submission-draft-sidebar block to win source
+   order at equal specificity. */
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+    .submission-draft-sidebar {
+        position: static;
+        max-height: none;
+        overflow-y: visible;
+    }
+}
+
 .submission-draft-switcher {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
@@ -5759,6 +5954,40 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
     color: var(--color-danger, #c00);
 }
 
+/* t-paliad-276 — DE/EN language toggle on the draft editor. Same look
+   as the rest of the sidebar mini-controls; muted label + inline radios
+   so it doesn't compete with the editor's primary inputs. */
+.submission-draft-language-row {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.75rem;
+    margin: 0.25rem 0 0.5rem 0;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-language-label {
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-language-option {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.25rem;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-language-fallback {
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
+    padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem;
+    border-left: 2px solid var(--color-warning, #d4a017);
+    background: var(--color-warning-bg, rgba(212, 160, 23, 0.08));
+}
+
 .submission-draft-variables {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
@@ -5865,6 +6094,89 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
     font-style: italic;
 }
 
+/* t-paliad-261 / t-paliad-274 — substituted variables in the preview
+   are wrapped in <span class="draft-var" data-var="…"> by the Go HTML
+   renderer for BOTH filled values and missing-marker text. The lawyer
+   can click any wrapped span and jump to the matching sidebar input;
+   conversely, focusing a sidebar input lights up every matching span in
+   the preview via .draft-var--active.
+
+   Visual contract:
+     .draft-var                — invisible by default (prose stays clean
+                                  per t-paliad-274 m's request).
+     .draft-var--has-input     — pointer cursor; dotted underline on
+                                  hover so the click affordance reveals
+                                  itself, plus a brighter lime tint.
+     .draft-var--active        — sticky lime highlight applied while the
+                                  matching sidebar input is focused
+                                  (t-paliad-274 reverse direction).
+     [KEIN WERT: …] / [NO VALUE: …] markers carry their own warning
+     style via .submission-draft-var-marker on the sidebar hint; in the
+     preview they read as obvious gap text, so .draft-var itself doesn't
+     need an always-on visual to flag them. */
+.draft-var {
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    padding: 0 2px;
+    box-decoration-break: clone;
+    -webkit-box-decoration-break: clone;
+    transition: background-color 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+.draft-var--has-input {
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.draft-var--has-input:hover,
+.draft-var--has-input:focus-visible {
+    background-color: rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.45);
+    text-decoration: underline dotted rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.85);
+    text-underline-offset: 2px;
+    outline: none;
+}
+
+/* t-paliad-274 (B) — sticky highlight while the matching sidebar input
+   is focused. Brighter than the hover tint so the user's eye lands on
+   every occurrence at once when they click into a field. Applies to ALL
+   .draft-var spans for that data-var, not just one. */
+.draft-var--active,
+.draft-var--has-input.draft-var--active {
+    background-color: rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.55);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.85);
+}
+
+/* t-paliad-261 (B) — brief lime flash on the sidebar row after a
+   click-jump from the preview, so the user's eye lands on the right
+   input even after the smooth-scroll motion. Animation restarts on
+   each click via class-remove + reflow + class-add. */
+.submission-draft-var-row--flash {
+    animation: paliad-var-flash 1.2s ease;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+@keyframes paliad-var-flash {
+    0% {
+        background-color: rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.55);
+        box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.25);
+    }
+    100% {
+        background-color: transparent;
+        box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px transparent;
+    }
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+    .submission-draft-var-row--flash {
+        animation: paliad-var-flash-still 1.2s steps(1, end);
+    }
+    @keyframes paliad-var-flash-still {
+        0%, 99% { background-color: rgba(198, 244, 28, 0.55); }
+        100% { background-color: transparent; }
+    }
+    .draft-var {
+        transition: none;
+    }
+}
+
 .submission-edit-btn {
     margin-right: 0.4rem;
 }
@@ -5974,6 +6286,96 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
     font-size: 0.92rem;
 }
 
+/* t-paliad-277 — "Aus Projekt importieren" row + multi-select party
+   picker block on the submission draft editor sidebar. */
+
+.submission-draft-import-row {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    gap: 0.6rem;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    padding: 0.5rem 0.6rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+    background: var(--color-surface-alt, #f7f7f0);
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    border-radius: 6px;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-import-stamp {
+    font-size: 0.8em;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-parties {
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    padding-top: 0.75rem;
+    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-parties-hint {
+    font-size: 0.85em;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-parties-list {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-parties-group {
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    padding: 0.4rem 0.6rem 0.5rem;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-parties-group > legend {
+    padding: 0 0.4rem;
+    font-size: 0.8em;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-party-row {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 0.4rem;
+    padding: 0.25rem 0;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.submission-draft-party-check {
+    margin: 0;
+    accent-color: var(--color-accent, #c6f41c);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-party-name {
+    font-size: 0.92em;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-party-chip {
+    font-size: 0.72em;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+    padding: 0.1em 0.5em;
+    border-radius: 999px;
+    background: var(--color-bg-lime-tint, #f0fac6);
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+
+.submission-draft-party-rep {
+    font-size: 0.78em;
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
+    margin-left: 0.25rem;
+}
+
 .checklist-instance-actions {
     display: flex;
     gap: 0.35rem;
@@ -7615,11 +8017,16 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
 /* t-paliad-258 — Auto/Custom Rule editor (m/paliad#89).
    Replaces the t-paliad-251 catalog dropdown + sort selector with a
    binary toggle:
-     .rule-mode-auto   — read-only display, lime-tint pill + label.
+     .rule-mode-auto   — read-only display, lime-tint chip + label.
      .rule-mode-custom — free-text input, full-width.
-   Toggle button reuses .btn-link-action for the inline link styling. */
+   Toggle button reuses .btn-link-action for the inline link styling.
+   t-paliad-267 / m/paliad#98 — the auto display is now a block-level
+   row of its own so the resolved rule name sits on its own line
+   beneath the toggle, not crammed beside it. Width is content-sized
+   (align-self:flex-start within form-field's block flow keeps the
+   chip from spanning the whole form column gratuitously). */
 .rule-mode-auto {
-    display: inline-flex;
+    display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.45rem;
     padding: 0.35rem 0.55rem;
@@ -7627,6 +8034,9 @@ dialog.modal::backdrop {
     border-left: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
     border-radius: var(--radius-sm, 4px);
     min-height: 2rem;
+    width: 100%;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    margin-top: 0.35rem;
 }
 .rule-auto-text {
     color: var(--color-text);
@@ -8196,6 +8606,7 @@ input.rule-mode-custom {
 }
 
 .fristen-step1-search-row .fristen-search-icon {
+    position: static;
     color: var(--color-muted, #666);
     flex-shrink: 0;
 }
@@ -15099,8 +15510,10 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
  * Floating trigger at bottom-right + slide-out drawer from the
  * right edge. Hidden by default; revealed by paliadin-widget.ts
  * after /api/me confirms the caller is the Paliadin owner.
- * Mobile (≤640px): drawer goes full-screen; trigger sits above
- * the bottom-nav slots.
+ * Mobile (≤640px): drawer goes full-screen.
+ * Phone breakpoint (≤767px, matches .bottom-nav): trigger lifts
+ * above the bottom-nav slots so it doesn't collide with the
+ * navbar on PWA standalone (t-paliad-269).
  */
 
 .paliadin-widget-trigger {
@@ -15187,8 +15600,20 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
     .paliadin-widget-drawer {
         width: 100vw;
     }
+}
+
+/* Lift the trigger above the BottomNav at the same breakpoint where
+   the nav appears (<768px in global.css ".bottom-nav"). The navbar is
+   --bottom-nav-height tall plus the iOS safe-area inset; 16px gap
+   keeps the bubble clear without crowding the nav slots. Bubble sits
+   at the right edge so the center FAB-circle (margin-top: -10px) is
+   not in its column.
+   t-paliad-269: previously this rule was scoped to <=640px, but the
+   .bottom-nav shows at <=767px, leaving phones in landscape and small
+   tablets with an overlapping bubble. */
+@media (max-width: 767px) {
     .paliadin-widget-trigger {
-        bottom: calc(72px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
+        bottom: calc(var(--bottom-nav-height, 56px) + 16px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
     }
 }
 
@@ -17450,3 +17875,222 @@ dialog.quick-add-sheet::backdrop {
   white-space: pre;
   margin: 0;
 }
+
+/* Date-range picker (t-paliad-248) ------------------------------------
+   Symmetric past/future chip fan around an ALLES centre, in a popover
+   anchored under a closed-state trigger button. Reuses .agenda-chip /
+   .agenda-chip-active for the fan chips so the active state lights up
+   with the same lime accent as every other paliad filter-chip. The
+   popover scaffold reuses .multi-panel for shadow + border + z-index,
+   and .multi-anchor for the top:100% / left:0 positioning anchor. */
+
+.date-range-anchor {
+  position: relative;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.date-range-trigger {
+  appearance: none;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+  background: var(--color-surface-muted);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.15s, border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s;
+}
+.date-range-trigger:hover {
+  background: var(--color-overlay-subtle);
+  border-color: var(--color-accent-light);
+}
+.date-range-trigger:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
+  outline-offset: 2px;
+}
+.date-range-trigger[aria-expanded="true"] {
+  background: var(--color-bg-lime-tint);
+  border-color: var(--color-accent);
+}
+
+.date-range-trigger-dot {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 0.5rem;
+  height: 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--color-accent);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.date-range-trigger-label {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.date-range-trigger-chev {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #71717a);
+  margin-left: 0.1rem;
+}
+
+.date-range-panel {
+  /* Inherits .multi-panel positioning + border + shadow. Sized so the
+     3-column grid holds the widest chip text ("Ganze Vergangenheit")
+     without wrapping while staying within the viewport on tablets. */
+  width: 34rem;
+  max-width: calc(100vw - 1rem);
+  top: 100%;
+  left: 0;
+  padding: 0.75rem;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+}
+
+.date-range-grid {
+  /* Past / NOW / Future as three equal vertical columns. Each column
+     is a top-aligned chip stack so closeness-to-NOW (closest at top,
+     farthest at bottom) reads spatially. */
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
+  gap: 0.75rem;
+  align-items: start;
+}
+
+.date-range-col {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.35rem;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.date-range-col--now {
+  align-items: stretch;
+}
+
+.date-range-col-heading {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #71717a);
+  text-align: center;
+  padding-bottom: 0.15rem;
+}
+
+.date-range-col-heading--glyph {
+  font-size: 1.3rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  text-transform: none;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #71717a);
+}
+
+.date-range-chip {
+  /* .agenda-chip provides bg/border/radius/typography; in the
+     3-column stack each chip fills its column so the closeness-to-NOW
+     ordering reads as a single vertical column rather than a ragged
+     row. */
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.65rem;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  width: 100%;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.date-range-chip--custom {
+  margin-top: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.date-range-custom {
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  padding-top: 0.6rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.date-range-custom-editor {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: end;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.date-range-custom-field {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.2rem;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+
+.date-range-custom-label {
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted, #71717a);
+}
+
+.date-range-custom-from,
+.date-range-custom-to {
+  appearance: none;
+  background: var(--color-bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 0.375rem;
+  padding: 0.3rem 0.4rem;
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  color-scheme: light dark;
+}
+.date-range-custom-from:focus-visible,
+.date-range-custom-to:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid var(--color-accent);
+  outline-offset: 1px;
+}
+
+.date-range-custom-apply,
+.date-range-custom-cancel {
+  appearance: none;
+  background: var(--color-surface-muted);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  padding: 0.35rem 0.85rem;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.15s, border-color 0.15s, color 0.15s;
+}
+.date-range-custom-apply {
+  background: var(--color-accent);
+  border-color: var(--color-accent);
+  color: var(--color-accent-dark);
+}
+.date-range-custom-apply:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.45;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+.date-range-custom-apply:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  background: var(--color-accent-light);
+}
+.date-range-custom-cancel:hover {
+  background: var(--color-overlay-subtle);
+}
+
+.date-range-custom-error {
+  width: 100%;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--status-red-fg, #b91c1c);
+}
+
+/* Mobile: stack the 3 columns vertically (one column per row),
+   preserving the closeness-to-NOW sort within each column. */
+@media (max-width: 540px) {
+  .date-range-panel {
+    width: calc(100vw - 1rem);
+  }
+  .date-range-grid {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+  }
+}

frontend/src/submission-draft.tsx

@@ -109,8 +109,93 @@ export function renderSubmissionDraft(): string {
                       </button>
                     </div>
 
+                    {/* t-paliad-276 — output language toggle (DE/EN).
+                        Hydrated by client/submission-draft.ts; switching
+                        autosaves the draft and re-renders the preview. */}
+                    <div
+                      className="submission-draft-language-row"
+                      id="submission-draft-language-row"
+                      role="radiogroup"
+                      aria-labelledby="submission-draft-language-label">
+                      <span
+                        id="submission-draft-language-label"
+                        className="submission-draft-language-label"
+                        data-i18n="submissions.draft.language">
+                        Sprache
+                      </span>
+                      <label className="submission-draft-language-option">
+                        <input
+                          type="radio"
+                          name="submission-draft-language"
+                          value="de"
+                          id="submission-draft-language-de"
+                        />
+                        <span data-i18n="submissions.draft.language.de">DE</span>
+                      </label>
+                      <label className="submission-draft-language-option">
+                        <input
+                          type="radio"
+                          name="submission-draft-language"
+                          value="en"
+                          id="submission-draft-language-en"
+                        />
+                        <span data-i18n="submissions.draft.language.en">EN</span>
+                      </label>
+                    </div>
+                    <p
+                      className="submission-draft-language-fallback"
+                      id="submission-draft-language-fallback"
+                      style="display:none"
+                      data-i18n="submissions.draft.language.fallback_notice">
+                      Fallback: universelles Skelett (keine sprachspezifische Vorlage).
+                    </p>
+
                     <p className="submission-draft-savestatus" id="submission-draft-savestatus" />
 
+                    {/* t-paliad-277: "Aus Projekt importieren" + last-
+                        imported-at timestamp. Only visible when the
+                        draft has a project_id attached. */}
+                    <div
+                      id="submission-draft-import-row"
+                      className="submission-draft-import-row"
+                      style="display:none">
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        id="submission-draft-import-btn"
+                        className="btn-small btn-secondary"
+                        data-i18n="submissions.draft.import.button">
+                        Aus Projekt importieren
+                      </button>
+                      <span
+                        id="submission-draft-import-stamp"
+                        className="submission-draft-import-stamp"
+                      />
+                    </div>
+
+                    {/* t-paliad-277: multi-select party picker.
+                        Populated from view.available_parties; checkbox
+                        per party, grouped by role. Hidden when no
+                        project or no parties on the project. */}
+                    <div
+                      id="submission-draft-parties"
+                      className="submission-draft-parties"
+                      style="display:none">
+                      <h3
+                        className="submission-draft-var-group-title"
+                        data-i18n="submissions.draft.parties.title">
+                        Parteien
+                      </h3>
+                      <p
+                        className="submission-draft-parties-hint"
+                        data-i18n="submissions.draft.parties.hint">
+                        Wählen Sie aus, welche Parteien im Schriftsatz genannt werden sollen.
+                      </p>
+                      <div
+                        id="submission-draft-parties-list"
+                        className="submission-draft-parties-list"
+                      />
+                    </div>
+
                     <div className="submission-draft-variables" id="submission-draft-variables" />
                   </aside>
 

frontend/src/verfahrensablauf.tsx

@@ -158,9 +158,79 @@ export function renderVerfahrensablauf(): string {
                 <div className="wizard-step" id="step-2" style="display:none">
                   <h3 className="wizard-step-label">
                     <span className="step-number">2</span>
-                    <span data-i18n="deadlines.step2">Ausgangsdatum eingeben</span>
+                    <span data-i18n="deadlines.step2.perspective">Perspektive und Datum</span>
                   </h3>
 
+                  {/* Perspective strip (t-paliad-250 / m/paliad#81, reordered
+                       in t-paliad-279 / m/paliad#111). Side defines whose
+                       perspective the columns project; appellant collapses
+                       party=both rows for role-swap proceedings (Appeal etc.).
+                       Moved above .date-input-group because party-side is the
+                       most-defining input after proceeding-type — without
+                       side, the column labels can't pick "your filings". Both
+                       selectors are URL-driven (?side= + ?appellant=) so the
+                       perspective survives reload and is shareable.
+
+                       When the page is opened with ?project=<id> and that
+                       project's our_side is set, side-row renders as a
+                       read-only chip with an "Andere Seite wählen" override
+                       link — see client/verfahrensablauf.ts. */}
+                  <div className="verfahrensablauf-perspective" id="verfahrensablauf-perspective">
+                    <div className="verfahrensablauf-perspective-row" id="side-row">
+                      <span className="date-label" data-i18n="deadlines.side.label">Seite:</span>
+                      <div className="side-radio-cluster" id="side-radio-cluster">
+                        <div className="fristen-view-toggle" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Side">
+                          <label className="fristen-view-option">
+                            <input type="radio" name="side" value="claimant" />
+                            <span data-i18n="deadlines.side.claimant">Klägerseite</span>
+                          </label>
+                          <label className="fristen-view-option">
+                            <input type="radio" name="side" value="defendant" />
+                            <span data-i18n="deadlines.side.defendant">Beklagtenseite</span>
+                          </label>
+                          <label className="fristen-view-option">
+                            <input type="radio" name="side" value="" checked />
+                            <span data-i18n="deadlines.side.both">Beide</span>
+                          </label>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      {/* Auto-fill chip — populated by the client when a
+                          ?project=<id> URL resolves a project with our_side
+                          set. Hidden by default; the radio cluster above is
+                          hidden whenever this chip is shown. */}
+                      <div className="side-chip" id="side-chip" style="display:none">
+                        <span className="side-chip-tag" data-i18n="deadlines.side.from_project">Aus Akte:</span>
+                        <strong className="side-chip-value" id="side-chip-value">&mdash;</strong>
+                        <button type="button" className="side-chip-override" id="side-chip-override"
+                                data-i18n="deadlines.side.override">
+                          Andere Seite w&auml;hlen
+                        </button>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="verfahrensablauf-perspective-row" id="appellant-row" style="display:none">
+                      <span className="date-label" data-i18n="deadlines.appellant.label">Berufung durch:</span>
+                      <div className="fristen-view-toggle" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Appellant">
+                        <label className="fristen-view-option">
+                          <input type="radio" name="appellant" value="claimant" />
+                          <span data-i18n="deadlines.appellant.claimant">Klägerseite</span>
+                        </label>
+                        <label className="fristen-view-option">
+                          <input type="radio" name="appellant" value="defendant" />
+                          <span data-i18n="deadlines.appellant.defendant">Beklagtenseite</span>
+                        </label>
+                        <label className="fristen-view-option">
+                          <input type="radio" name="appellant" value="" checked />
+                          <span data-i18n="deadlines.appellant.none">—</span>
+                        </label>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+
+                  {/* Visual divider — keeps the perspective block (most-
+                       defining inputs after proceeding-type) optically
+                       separate from the date / court / flag knobs below. */}
+                  <div className="verfahrensablauf-step2-divider" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+
                   <div className="date-input-group">
                     <div className="date-field-row">
                       {/* Read-only caption labelling the value <span>. Not a
@@ -210,53 +280,6 @@ export function renderVerfahrensablauf(): string {
                       Fristen berechnen
                     </button>
                   </div>
-
-                  {/* Perspective strip (t-paliad-250 / m/paliad#81). Side
-                       swaps the column LABELS so the user's own side is
-                       proactive (= "your filings"). Appellant collapses
-                       party=both rows to a single column when set — only
-                       relevant for role-swap proceedings (Appeal etc.);
-                       the row hides itself when the picked proceeding has
-                       no appellant axis (see hasAppellantAxis() in the
-                       client). Both selectors are URL-driven (?side= +
-                       ?appellant=) so the perspective survives reload
-                       and is shareable. */}
-                  <div className="verfahrensablauf-perspective" id="verfahrensablauf-perspective">
-                    <div className="verfahrensablauf-perspective-row" id="side-row">
-                      <span className="date-label" data-i18n="deadlines.side.label">Seite:</span>
-                      <div className="fristen-view-toggle" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Side">
-                        <label className="fristen-view-option">
-                          <input type="radio" name="side" value="claimant" />
-                          <span data-i18n="deadlines.side.claimant">Klägerseite</span>
-                        </label>
-                        <label className="fristen-view-option">
-                          <input type="radio" name="side" value="defendant" />
-                          <span data-i18n="deadlines.side.defendant">Beklagtenseite</span>
-                        </label>
-                        <label className="fristen-view-option">
-                          <input type="radio" name="side" value="" checked />
-                          <span data-i18n="deadlines.side.both">Beide</span>
-                        </label>
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="verfahrensablauf-perspective-row" id="appellant-row" style="display:none">
-                      <span className="date-label" data-i18n="deadlines.appellant.label">Berufung durch:</span>
-                      <div className="fristen-view-toggle" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Appellant">
-                        <label className="fristen-view-option">
-                          <input type="radio" name="appellant" value="claimant" />
-                          <span data-i18n="deadlines.appellant.claimant">Klägerseite</span>
-                        </label>
-                        <label className="fristen-view-option">
-                          <input type="radio" name="appellant" value="defendant" />
-                          <span data-i18n="deadlines.appellant.defendant">Beklagtenseite</span>
-                        </label>
-                        <label className="fristen-view-option">
-                          <input type="radio" name="appellant" value="" checked />
-                          <span data-i18n="deadlines.appellant.none">—</span>
-                        </label>
-                      </div>
-                    </div>
-                  </div>
                 </div>
 
                 <div className="wizard-step" id="step-3" style="display:none">

internal/db/migrate_test.go

@@ -116,6 +116,57 @@ func TestMigrations_DryRun(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestMigrations_NoDuplicateSlot is a free-standing pre-flight check that
+// scanEmbeddedMigrations refuses to walk a tree where two *.up.sql files
+// claim the same NNN slot. This is the brunel-slot-collision class of
+// outage (m/paliad#114, 2026-05-25 ~13:20): a worker writes a migration
+// at slot N while another shipped slot N from a separate branch, both
+// merge, both end up in the embed.FS, and the runner refuses to start.
+//
+// Catching this at CI time (no DB needed) lets the second PR fail before
+// it merges, instead of breaking prod at the next deploy. Pure unit test;
+// runs even on developer laptops that don't set TEST_DATABASE_URL.
+func TestMigrations_NoDuplicateSlot(t *testing.T) {
+	if _, err := scanEmbeddedMigrations(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("scanEmbeddedMigrations: %v "+
+			"(two migrations share the same NNN slot — coordinate with head "+
+			"and rename one of them before merging)", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMigrations_EndToEndAsAppRole applies every embedded migration in
+// numeric order against a scratch DB connected as a NON-SUPERUSER role.
+// This is the prod-shape smoke that the per-mig BEGIN/ROLLBACK dry-run
+// (TestMigrations_DryRun) cannot deliver: the dry-run runs each
+// statement in isolation and rolls back, so it cannot reproduce the
+// mig-129-class outage (m/paliad#114, 2026-05-25 ~14:56 — pq: must be
+// owner of table project_event_choices, SQLSTATE 42501) where a
+// migration assumes ownership the deploy role doesn't have.
+//
+// Requires TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL — a Postgres URL whose role is NOT a
+// superuser and does NOT own the `paliad` schema (m's Q11.2 pick:
+// generic two-role model, see docs/design-cicd-pre-deploy-gate-2026-05-25.md
+// §6.2(a)). The CI workflow creates the role + schema split before
+// invoking the test; a developer who wants to reproduce the gate locally
+// runs the same SQL preamble (see Makefile target `verify-migrations`).
+//
+// Skipped without TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL — keeps `go test ./...` green
+// on machines that haven't set up the role split.
+func TestMigrations_EndToEndAsAppRole(t *testing.T) {
+	url := os.Getenv("TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL")
+	if url == "" {
+		t.Skip("TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL not set — skipping role-split end-to-end migration smoke")
+	}
+	if err := ApplyMigrations(url); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ApplyMigrations as app role failed: %v "+
+			"(a migration assumes more privilege than the deploy role has — "+
+			"common cases: ALTER TABLE on a schema-owner table, CREATE EXTENSION "+
+			"without grants, SET ROLE without permission. Fix the migration to "+
+			"work as the deploy role, or arrange for the schema to be owned by "+
+			"the deploy role)", err)
+	}
+}
+
 // readAppliedVersions returns the set of versions present in
 // paliad.applied_migrations on the scratch DB. Missing table → empty set
 // (fresh-DB path; the table only exists after the runner has been called).

internal/db/migrations/024_rename_department_columns.up.sql

@@ -26,24 +26,24 @@ DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.department_members RENAME COLUMN dezernat_id TO d
 -- Constraints (primary key + foreign keys + check). Renaming a pkey
 -- constraint also renames the underlying index of the same name.
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.departments        RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernate_pkey                          TO departments_pkey;                       EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.departments        RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernate_lead_user_id_fkey             TO departments_lead_user_id_fkey;          EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.departments        RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernate_office_check                  TO departments_office_check;               EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.department_members RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernat_mitglieder_pkey                 TO department_members_pkey;                EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.department_members RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernat_mitglieder_dezernat_id_fkey     TO department_members_department_id_fkey;  EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.department_members RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernat_mitglieder_user_id_fkey         TO department_members_user_id_fkey;        EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.departments        RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernate_pkey                          TO departments_pkey;                       EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.departments        RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernate_lead_user_id_fkey             TO departments_lead_user_id_fkey;          EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.departments        RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernate_office_check                  TO departments_office_check;               EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.department_members RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernat_mitglieder_pkey                 TO department_members_pkey;                EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.department_members RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernat_mitglieder_dezernat_id_fkey     TO department_members_department_id_fkey;  EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.department_members RENAME CONSTRAINT dezernat_mitglieder_user_id_fkey         TO department_members_user_id_fkey;        EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
 
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Standalone indexes (non-pkey).
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.dezernate_office_idx           RENAME TO departments_office_idx;        EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.dezernate_lead_idx             RENAME TO departments_lead_idx;          EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.dezernat_mitglieder_user_idx   RENAME TO department_members_user_idx;   EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.dezernate_office_idx           RENAME TO departments_office_idx;        EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.dezernate_lead_idx             RENAME TO departments_lead_idx;          EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.dezernat_mitglieder_user_idx   RENAME TO department_members_user_idx;   EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
 
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- RLS policies
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY dezernate_select           ON paliad.departments        RENAME TO departments_select;        EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY dezernate_write            ON paliad.departments        RENAME TO departments_write;         EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY dezernat_mitglieder_select ON paliad.department_members RENAME TO department_members_select; EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY dezernat_mitglieder_write  ON paliad.department_members RENAME TO department_members_write;  EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY dezernate_select           ON paliad.departments        RENAME TO departments_select;        EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY dezernate_write            ON paliad.departments        RENAME TO departments_write;         EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY dezernat_mitglieder_select ON paliad.department_members RENAME TO department_members_select; EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY dezernat_mitglieder_write  ON paliad.department_members RENAME TO department_members_write;  EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;

internal/db/migrations/027_rename_to_partner_units.up.sql

@@ -63,27 +63,27 @@ ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_unit_members RENAME COLUMN department_id TO partner_u
 -- 5. Rename constraints. Postgres auto-renames the underlying index for
 --    pkey/uniq constraints; standalone indexes are renamed in step 6.
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_units        RENAME CONSTRAINT departments_pkey                       TO partner_units_pkey;                             EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_units        RENAME CONSTRAINT departments_lead_user_id_fkey          TO partner_units_lead_user_id_fkey;                EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_units        RENAME CONSTRAINT departments_office_check               TO partner_units_office_check;                     EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_unit_members RENAME CONSTRAINT department_members_pkey                TO partner_unit_members_pkey;                      EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_unit_members RENAME CONSTRAINT department_members_department_id_fkey  TO partner_unit_members_partner_unit_id_fkey;      EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_unit_members RENAME CONSTRAINT department_members_user_id_fkey        TO partner_unit_members_user_id_fkey;              EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_units        RENAME CONSTRAINT departments_pkey                       TO partner_units_pkey;                             EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_units        RENAME CONSTRAINT departments_lead_user_id_fkey          TO partner_units_lead_user_id_fkey;                EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_units        RENAME CONSTRAINT departments_office_check               TO partner_units_office_check;                     EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_unit_members RENAME CONSTRAINT department_members_pkey                TO partner_unit_members_pkey;                      EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_unit_members RENAME CONSTRAINT department_members_department_id_fkey  TO partner_unit_members_partner_unit_id_fkey;      EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER TABLE paliad.partner_unit_members RENAME CONSTRAINT department_members_user_id_fkey        TO partner_unit_members_user_id_fkey;              EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
 
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- 6. Rename non-pkey indexes.
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.departments_office_idx        RENAME TO partner_units_office_idx;        EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.departments_lead_idx          RENAME TO partner_units_lead_idx;          EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.department_members_user_idx   RENAME TO partner_unit_members_user_idx;   EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.departments_office_idx        RENAME TO partner_units_office_idx;        EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.departments_lead_idx          RENAME TO partner_units_lead_idx;          EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER INDEX paliad.department_members_user_idx   RENAME TO partner_unit_members_user_idx;   EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
 
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- 7. Rename RLS policies.
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY departments_select        ON paliad.partner_units        RENAME TO partner_units_select;        EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY departments_write         ON paliad.partner_units        RENAME TO partner_units_write;         EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY department_members_select ON paliad.partner_unit_members RENAME TO partner_unit_members_select; EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
-DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY department_members_write  ON paliad.partner_unit_members RENAME TO partner_unit_members_write;  EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY departments_select        ON paliad.partner_units        RENAME TO partner_units_select;        EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY departments_write         ON paliad.partner_units        RENAME TO partner_units_write;         EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY department_members_select ON paliad.partner_unit_members RENAME TO partner_unit_members_select; EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
+DO $$ BEGIN ALTER POLICY department_members_write  ON paliad.partner_unit_members RENAME TO partner_unit_members_write;  EXCEPTION WHEN undefined_object OR undefined_table OR duplicate_object THEN NULL; END $$;
 
 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- 8. Audit table for partner-unit events. Mutations on partner_units +

internal/db/migrations/123_backups.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77 — revert Backup Mode catalog table.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 123 down: drop paliad.backups catalog (t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77 Slice A)',
+    true);
+
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS backups_select_admin ON paliad.backups;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS paliad.backups_kind_status_idx;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS paliad.backups_started_at_desc_idx;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS paliad.backups;

internal/db/migrations/123_backups.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+-- t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77 — Backup Mode catalog table.
+--
+-- Design: docs/design-backup-mode-2026-05-25.md §4. One row per backup
+-- run (on-demand or scheduled). The catalog is operational metadata for
+-- the /admin/backups UI (size, row counts, storage URI, status). The
+-- audit chain stays on paliad.system_audit_log — this table is the
+-- richer-shape duplicate that the UI lists from without parsing JSON.
+--
+-- INSERT/UPDATE happen only through the Go service path (BackupRunner)
+-- under the migration-runner role, so we don't add a write RLS policy
+-- for end users. SELECT is admin-only, mirroring system_audit_log.
+--
+-- Idempotent: CREATE TABLE / INDEX / POLICY all guarded.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 123: add paliad.backups catalog for Backup Mode (t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77 Slice A)',
+    true);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS paliad.backups (
+    id                  uuid PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+    kind                text NOT NULL CHECK (kind IN ('scheduled', 'on_demand')),
+    status              text NOT NULL CHECK (status IN ('running', 'done', 'failed')),
+    -- requested_by is NULL for kind='scheduled' (no human caller).
+    requested_by        uuid REFERENCES paliad.users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+    -- requested_by_email is captured at write time so the row survives
+    -- a subsequent user deletion. For scheduled runs we write a sentinel
+    -- like 'system@paliad' (no real user attached).
+    requested_by_email  text NOT NULL,
+    -- audit_id back-references the system_audit_log row written before
+    -- the artifact is generated. Nullable so a catalog row can still be
+    -- INSERTed if the audit write itself fails (defense-in-depth).
+    audit_id            uuid REFERENCES paliad.system_audit_log(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+    -- storage_uri is populated when status flips to 'done'. Resolves
+    -- through the Go-side ArtifactStore interface ('file://...' for
+    -- LocalDiskStore today; future stores get their own URI scheme).
+    storage_uri         text,
+    size_bytes          bigint,
+    row_counts          jsonb NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}'::jsonb,
+    sheet_count         int,
+    warnings            jsonb NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]'::jsonb,
+    -- error is NULL unless status='failed'. Free-form, captured from
+    -- the Go-side error.Error().
+    error               text,
+    started_at          timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    finished_at         timestamptz,
+    -- deleted_at marks artifacts the lifecycle cleanup removed from
+    -- storage (Slice B). The catalog row itself stays forever — it's
+    -- part of the audit chain. NULL means "still on disk".
+    deleted_at          timestamptz
+);
+
+-- Read patterns:
+--   - "show me recent backups" — started_at DESC
+--   - "find last successful scheduled backup today" — kind + status + started_at
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS backups_started_at_desc_idx
+    ON paliad.backups (started_at DESC);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS backups_kind_status_idx
+    ON paliad.backups (kind, status);
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.backups ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+
+-- Admin-only read. INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE happen via the Go service path
+-- under the migration-runner role (no end-user write surface).
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS backups_select_admin ON paliad.backups;
+CREATE POLICY backups_select_admin ON paliad.backups
+    FOR SELECT USING (
+        EXISTS (
+            SELECT 1 FROM paliad.users u
+             WHERE u.id = auth.uid()
+               AND u.global_role = 'global_admin'
+        )
+    );
+
+COMMENT ON TABLE paliad.backups IS
+    'Catalog of org-scope backup runs (t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77). One row per scheduled or on-demand backup. status transitions: running → done | failed. storage_uri is resolved by the Go-side ArtifactStore interface. audit_id links to system_audit_log; the catalog row is the richer-shape duplicate, the audit row is the trust signal.';
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN paliad.backups.requested_by_email IS
+    'Captured at write time so the row survives user deletion. Sentinel ''system@paliad'' for scheduled runs.';
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN paliad.backups.storage_uri IS
+    'Resolved by the Go-side ArtifactStore implementation. file://... for LocalDiskStore; future stores use their own URI scheme.';
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN paliad.backups.deleted_at IS
+    'Set when the artifact is removed from storage by lifecycle cleanup. Catalog row stays forever (audit chain). NULL means artifact is still on disk.';

internal/db/migrations/124_de_inf_lg_replik_duplik_sequencing.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+-- Revert t-paliad-264 / m/paliad#95.
+-- Restores Replik and Duplik to parent_id = NULL with the pre-fix
+-- "Frist vom Gericht bestimmt" placeholder note. The pre-fix rows
+-- carried legal_source = NULL and is_court_set = false; both
+-- placeholder durations (4 weeks) are left untouched (the .up
+-- migration did not modify them).
+--
+-- audit_reason set_config required for the mig 079 trigger.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 124 revert: unwind de.inf.lg Replik/Duplik sequencing back to pre-#95 placeholder state',
+    true);
+
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+SET parent_id      = NULL,
+    is_court_set   = false,
+    legal_source   = NULL,
+    deadline_notes = 'Frist vom Gericht bestimmt',
+    deadline_notes_en = NULL
+WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.replik'
+  AND is_active = true;
+
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+SET parent_id      = NULL,
+    is_court_set   = false,
+    legal_source   = NULL,
+    deadline_notes = 'Frist vom Gericht bestimmt',
+    deadline_notes_en = NULL
+WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.duplik'
+  AND is_active = true;

internal/db/migrations/124_de_inf_lg_replik_duplik_sequencing.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+-- t-paliad-264 / m/paliad#95 — Fix de.inf.lg Replik + Duplik sequencing.
+--
+-- BEFORE this migration, the de.inf.lg rules for Replik and Duplik
+-- had parent_id = NULL with duration_value = 4 weeks each. The
+-- projection therefore anchored both off the proceeding's trigger
+-- date (Klageerhebung) and added 4 weeks → both rows rendered at the
+-- same calendar date, BEFORE Klageerwiderung (which sits at
+-- Klageerhebung + 6 weeks per § 276 Abs. 1 S. 2 ZPO).
+--
+-- Correct ZPO sequence for first-instance infringement before the
+-- Landgericht is:
+--
+--   Klageerhebung (§ 253 ZPO)
+--     → Anzeige der Verteidigungsbereitschaft (§ 276 Abs. 1 S. 1 ZPO,
+--       2 Wochen ab Zustellung der Klage)
+--     → Klageerwiderung (§ 276 Abs. 1 S. 2 + § 277 ZPO; vom Gericht
+--       gesetzte Frist von mindestens 2 Wochen, in der Praxis 6 Wochen)
+--     → Replik (vom Gericht gesetzte Frist; Anordnungskompetenz aus
+--       § 273 ZPO, prozessuale Förderungspflicht der Parteien aus
+--       § 282 ZPO; in der Praxis ~ 4 Wochen ab Zustellung der
+--       Klageerwiderung)
+--     → Duplik (vom Gericht gesetzte Frist; § 273, § 282 ZPO; in der
+--       Praxis ~ 4 Wochen ab Zustellung der Replik)
+--
+-- Replik and Duplik have NO statutory period — the Landgericht fixes
+-- the period in its prozessleitende Verfügung. We model them as
+-- is_court_set = true with a placeholder 4-week duration anchored on
+-- the immediately preceding filing so the timeline (a) renders them
+-- in strict chronological order and (b) gives the lawyer a sane
+-- notional date that can be overridden via "Datum setzen" once the
+-- court issues the actual period.
+--
+-- legal_source set to DE.ZPO.273 (Vorbereitung des Termins —
+-- court's case-management power that authorises setting Replik /
+-- Duplik periods). The full citation chain (§§ 273, 282 ZPO) lives
+-- in deadline_notes so the rendered card explains the source.
+--
+-- Scope strictly de.inf.lg / cfi per the t-paliad-264 brief. Other
+-- jurisdictions are out of scope and will be addressed via curie's
+-- m/paliad#94 audit follow-ups (Wave 0+).
+--
+-- Slot note: this migration originally landed as 123 in an earlier
+-- iteration; cronus's t-paliad-246 Backup-Mode migration won slot
+-- 123 in parallel-merge order, so this one shifted to 124.
+--
+-- Idempotency: each UPDATE is guarded by a WHERE clause that only
+-- matches the pre-fix row state (parent_id IS NULL on Replik /
+-- Duplik, since that was the load-bearing bug). A re-apply against
+-- a DB that already carries the fix matches zero rows and no-ops —
+-- no duplicate audit-log rows in paliad.deadline_rule_audit, no
+-- redundant writes. Mig 095 convention.
+--
+-- audit_reason set_config required at the top — the mig 079 trigger
+-- on paliad.deadline_rules raises EXCEPTION 'audit reason required'
+-- on any UPDATE without it.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 124: t-paliad-264 / m/paliad#95 — anchor de.inf.lg Replik on Klageerwiderung and Duplik on Replik, mark both is_court_set per § 273 ZPO',
+    true);
+
+-- Replik anchors on Klageerwiderung (de.inf.lg.erwidg).
+-- Guard: parent_id IS NULL — only fires against the pre-fix shape.
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+SET parent_id = (
+        SELECT id FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+        WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.erwidg'
+          AND is_active = true
+        LIMIT 1
+    ),
+    is_court_set   = true,
+    legal_source   = 'DE.ZPO.273',
+    deadline_notes = 'Frist vom Gericht in der prozessleitenden Verfügung bestimmt (§ 273 ZPO, prozessuale Förderungspflicht § 282 ZPO). In der Praxis ca. 4 Wochen ab Zustellung der Klageerwiderung; mit "Datum setzen" überschreiben, sobald die gerichtliche Verfügung vorliegt.',
+    deadline_notes_en = 'Period set by the court in its case-management order (§ 273 ZPO; parties'' duty to file timely under § 282 ZPO). Typically ca. 4 weeks after service of the Statement of Defence; use "Set date" to override once the court issues the actual period.'
+WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.replik'
+  AND is_active = true
+  AND parent_id IS NULL;
+
+-- Duplik anchors on Replik (de.inf.lg.replik).
+-- Guard: parent_id IS NULL — only fires against the pre-fix shape.
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+SET parent_id = (
+        SELECT id FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+        WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.replik'
+          AND is_active = true
+        LIMIT 1
+    ),
+    is_court_set   = true,
+    legal_source   = 'DE.ZPO.273',
+    deadline_notes = 'Frist vom Gericht in der prozessleitenden Verfügung bestimmt (§ 273 ZPO, prozessuale Förderungspflicht § 282 ZPO). In der Praxis ca. 4 Wochen ab Zustellung der Replik; mit "Datum setzen" überschreiben, sobald die gerichtliche Verfügung vorliegt.',
+    deadline_notes_en = 'Period set by the court in its case-management order (§ 273 ZPO; parties'' duty to file timely under § 282 ZPO). Typically ca. 4 weeks after service of the Reply; use "Set date" to override once the court issues the actual period.'
+WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.duplik'
+  AND is_active = true
+  AND parent_id IS NULL;

internal/db/migrations/125_cross_cutting_filter_legal_source.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+-- Down migration for 125_cross_cutting_filter_legal_source.up.sql.
+--
+-- Rebuilds the mig 098 matview shape (NULL legal_source on trigger
+-- rows) and removes the trigger-207 backfill row. Two steps in
+-- forward-reverse order so the matview drop doesn't trip on the
+-- deadline_rules delete.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 125 down: revert cross-cutting filter legal_source (drop trigger-207 backfill + rebuild matview without LEFT JOIN to deadline_rules).',
+    true);
+
+-- 1. Drop the matview before pulling rows underneath it.
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS paliad.deadline_search;
+
+-- 2. Delete the trigger 207 backfill row.
+DELETE FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+ WHERE trigger_event_id = 207
+   AND sequence_order = 1207;
+
+-- 3. Recreate the mig 098 matview verbatim (NULL legal_source on
+--    trigger rows).
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW paliad.deadline_search AS
+SELECT
+    'rule'::text                         AS kind,
+    'r:' || dr.id::text                  AS row_key,
+    dc.id                                AS concept_id,
+    dc.slug                              AS concept_slug,
+    dc.name_de                           AS concept_name_de,
+    dc.name_en                           AS concept_name_en,
+    dc.description                       AS concept_description,
+    dc.aliases                           AS concept_aliases,
+    dc.party                             AS concept_party,
+    dc.category                          AS concept_category,
+    dc.sort_order                        AS concept_sort_order,
+    dr.id                                AS rule_id,
+    NULL::bigint                         AS trigger_event_id,
+    pt.code                              AS proceeding_code,
+    pt.name                              AS proceeding_name_de,
+    pt.name_en                           AS proceeding_name_en,
+    pt.jurisdiction                      AS jurisdiction,
+    pt.display_order                     AS proceeding_display_order,
+    dr.submission_code                   AS rule_local_code,
+    dr.name                              AS rule_name_de,
+    dr.name_en                           AS rule_name_en,
+    dr.legal_source                      AS legal_source,
+    dr.rule_code                         AS rule_code,
+    dr.duration_value,
+    dr.duration_unit,
+    dr.timing,
+    COALESCE(dr.primary_party, dc.party) AS effective_party
+  FROM paliad.deadline_rules dr
+  JOIN paliad.proceeding_types pt  ON pt.id = dr.proceeding_type_id
+  JOIN paliad.deadline_concepts dc ON dc.id = dr.concept_id
+ WHERE dr.is_active
+   AND pt.is_active
+   AND pt.category = 'fristenrechner'
+
+UNION ALL
+
+SELECT
+    'trigger'::text,
+    't:' || te.id::text,
+    dc.id,
+    dc.slug,
+    dc.name_de,
+    dc.name_en,
+    dc.description,
+    dc.aliases,
+    dc.party,
+    dc.category,
+    dc.sort_order,
+    NULL::uuid,
+    te.id,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    'cross-cutting'::text,
+    9999::int                            AS proceeding_display_order,
+    te.code,
+    te.name_de,
+    te.name,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::int,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    dc.party
+  FROM paliad.trigger_events te
+  JOIN paliad.deadline_concepts dc ON dc.slug = te.concept_id
+ WHERE te.is_active;
+
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX deadline_search_row_key       ON paliad.deadline_search (row_key);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_id           ON paliad.deadline_search (concept_id);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_proc_code            ON paliad.deadline_search (proceeding_code);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_legal_source         ON paliad.deadline_search (legal_source);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_effective_party      ON paliad.deadline_search (effective_party);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_legal_source_trgm    ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (legal_source gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_de_trgm      ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (concept_name_de gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_en_trgm      ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (concept_name_en gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_de_trgm         ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_name_de gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_en_trgm         ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_name_en gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_code_trgm       ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_code gin_trgm_ops);

internal/db/migrations/125_cross_cutting_filter_legal_source.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+-- t-paliad-266 / m/paliad#97 — make cross-cutting trigger pills filter
+-- by court system in the event-type / Fristen search modal.
+--
+-- Two things land here:
+--
+--   1. DATA — backfill the missing deadline_rules row for trigger 207
+--      (Wegfall des Hindernisses, UPC R.320). Mig 063 added the
+--      trigger_event but never seeded its event_deadlines counterpart;
+--      mig 092 then dropped event_deadlines after copying the four
+--      sibling Wiedereinsetzungen (ids 200..203) into deadline_rules,
+--      so trigger 207 stayed orphaned with no duration / legal_source.
+--      Adding the row makes UPC R.320 Wiedereinsetzung calculable on
+--      par with the four siblings (2 months from removal of obstacle,
+--      legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.320', party = 'both') and gives the
+--      matview a legal_source to surface for the UPC trigger pill.
+--      Pattern mirrors the four sibling rows mig 085 inserted.
+--
+--   2. MATVIEW — rebuild paliad.deadline_search with a LEFT JOIN on
+--      paliad.deadline_rules for trigger pills, exposing the trigger's
+--      legal_source on the row. The cross-cutting concept card pills
+--      then carry a structured citation prefix (UPC.* / DE.ZPO.* /
+--      DE.PatG.* / EU.EPC* / EU.EPÜ.*) that the search service can
+--      match against the active forum-bucket filter — see
+--      DeadlineSearchService.translateForums + ForumToLegalSourcePrefixes
+--      (added in this same change). Without the matview surfacing
+--      legal_source for trigger rows, every cross-cutting sub-row
+--      ignored the court-system chip selection (the bug m reported).
+--
+-- The materialised view paliad.deadline_search refreshes on the next
+-- server boot via services.RefreshSearchView (cmd/server/main.go), so
+-- the new legal_source column for triggers becomes searchable as soon
+-- as the deploy restarts the process. No matview refresh from the
+-- migration itself.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 125: t-paliad-266 — backfill missing deadline_rules row for trigger 207 (UPC R.320 Wiedereinsetzung) and rebuild deadline_search matview so trigger pills carry legal_source (cross-cutting court-system filter, m/paliad#97).',
+    true);
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- 1. Backfill: deadline_rules row for trigger 207.
+--
+-- Idempotency: gated on NOT EXISTS by (trigger_event_id, name). Mirrors
+-- mig 085's guard so re-runs are no-ops once the row is present.
+-- =============================================================================
+
+INSERT INTO paliad.deadline_rules (
+    id,
+    proceeding_type_id,
+    parent_id,
+    trigger_event_id,
+    spawn_proceeding_type_id,
+    submission_code,
+    name,
+    name_en,
+    primary_party,
+    event_type,
+    is_court_set,
+    is_spawn,
+    duration_value,
+    duration_unit,
+    timing,
+    alt_duration_value,
+    alt_duration_unit,
+    combine_op,
+    rule_code,
+    deadline_notes,
+    deadline_notes_en,
+    legal_source,
+    condition_expr,
+    sequence_order,
+    is_active,
+    priority,
+    lifecycle_state,
+    draft_of,
+    published_at,
+    concept_id
+)
+SELECT
+    gen_random_uuid(),
+    NULL::integer,
+    NULL::uuid,
+    207,
+    NULL::integer,
+    NULL::text,
+    'Wiedereinsetzungsantrag (UPC R.320)',
+    'Petition for re-establishment of rights (UPC R.320)',
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    false,
+    false,
+    2,
+    'months',
+    'after',
+    NULL::integer,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    'Frist beträgt 2 Monate ab Wegfall des Hindernisses (R.320 RoP). Spätestens 12 Monate nach Ablauf der versäumten Frist.',
+    'Period is 2 months from removal of the obstacle (UPC R.320 RoP). Latest 12 months after expiry of the missed deadline.',
+    'UPC.RoP.320',
+    NULL::jsonb,
+    1207,
+    true,
+    'mandatory',
+    'published',
+    NULL::uuid,
+    now(),
+    (SELECT id FROM paliad.deadline_concepts WHERE slug = 'wiedereinsetzung')
+WHERE NOT EXISTS (
+    SELECT 1
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules dr
+     WHERE dr.trigger_event_id = 207
+);
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- 2. Matview rebuild — LEFT JOIN deadline_rules on trigger_event_id so
+--    cross-cutting trigger pills carry legal_source. Indexes reproduced
+--    verbatim from mig 098 §5.
+--
+-- The trigger-row JOIN matches the Pipeline-C convention (mig 085 §2.5 /
+-- mig 092 §2): each cross-cutting trigger has a single deadline_rules
+-- row with proceeding_type_id IS NULL. A trigger event without that
+-- row leaves legal_source NULL and the trigger pill keeps its current
+-- "no jurisdiction filter match" semantics — same shape as before this
+-- migration, just structurally surfaceable.
+-- =============================================================================
+
+DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW IF EXISTS paliad.deadline_search;
+
+CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW paliad.deadline_search AS
+SELECT
+    'rule'::text                         AS kind,
+    'r:' || dr.id::text                  AS row_key,
+    dc.id                                AS concept_id,
+    dc.slug                              AS concept_slug,
+    dc.name_de                           AS concept_name_de,
+    dc.name_en                           AS concept_name_en,
+    dc.description                       AS concept_description,
+    dc.aliases                           AS concept_aliases,
+    dc.party                             AS concept_party,
+    dc.category                          AS concept_category,
+    dc.sort_order                        AS concept_sort_order,
+    dr.id                                AS rule_id,
+    NULL::bigint                         AS trigger_event_id,
+    pt.code                              AS proceeding_code,
+    pt.name                              AS proceeding_name_de,
+    pt.name_en                           AS proceeding_name_en,
+    pt.jurisdiction                      AS jurisdiction,
+    pt.display_order                     AS proceeding_display_order,
+    dr.submission_code                   AS rule_local_code,
+    dr.name                              AS rule_name_de,
+    dr.name_en                           AS rule_name_en,
+    dr.legal_source                      AS legal_source,
+    dr.rule_code                         AS rule_code,
+    dr.duration_value,
+    dr.duration_unit,
+    dr.timing,
+    COALESCE(dr.primary_party, dc.party) AS effective_party
+  FROM paliad.deadline_rules dr
+  JOIN paliad.proceeding_types pt  ON pt.id = dr.proceeding_type_id
+  JOIN paliad.deadline_concepts dc ON dc.id = dr.concept_id
+ WHERE dr.is_active
+   AND pt.is_active
+   AND pt.category = 'fristenrechner'
+
+UNION ALL
+
+SELECT
+    'trigger'::text,
+    't:' || te.id::text,
+    dc.id,
+    dc.slug,
+    dc.name_de,
+    dc.name_en,
+    dc.description,
+    dc.aliases,
+    dc.party,
+    dc.category,
+    dc.sort_order,
+    NULL::uuid,
+    te.id,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    'cross-cutting'::text,
+    9999::int                            AS proceeding_display_order,
+    te.code,
+    te.name_de,
+    te.name,
+    dr_trig.legal_source                 AS legal_source,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::int,
+    NULL::text,
+    NULL::text,
+    dc.party
+  FROM paliad.trigger_events te
+  JOIN paliad.deadline_concepts dc ON dc.slug = te.concept_id
+  LEFT JOIN paliad.deadline_rules dr_trig
+         ON dr_trig.trigger_event_id = te.id
+        AND dr_trig.proceeding_type_id IS NULL
+        AND dr_trig.is_active
+        AND dr_trig.lifecycle_state = 'published'
+ WHERE te.is_active;
+
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX deadline_search_row_key       ON paliad.deadline_search (row_key);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_id           ON paliad.deadline_search (concept_id);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_proc_code            ON paliad.deadline_search (proceeding_code);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_legal_source         ON paliad.deadline_search (legal_source);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_effective_party      ON paliad.deadline_search (effective_party);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_legal_source_trgm    ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (legal_source gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_de_trgm      ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (concept_name_de gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_concept_en_trgm      ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (concept_name_en gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_de_trgm         ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_name_de gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_en_trgm         ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_name_en gin_trgm_ops);
+CREATE INDEX deadline_search_rule_code_trgm       ON paliad.deadline_search USING gin (rule_code gin_trgm_ops);

internal/db/migrations/126_users_inbox_seen_at.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- t-paliad-249 — drop inbox read cursor.
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.users
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS inbox_seen_at;

internal/db/migrations/126_users_inbox_seen_at.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+-- t-paliad-249 — /inbox overhaul, Slice A.
+-- Add a per-user high-watermark read cursor for the inbox feed
+-- (approval requests + curated project_events). The cursor advances
+-- only when the user POSTs to /api/inbox/mark-all-seen. NULL means
+-- "never visited" → every row counts as unread on first paint.
+--
+-- Note on the carve-out enforced in service code: pending
+-- approval_requests count toward the inbox's unread state regardless
+-- of this column. The cursor narrows the project_event source only,
+-- so a stale cursor never buries a high-value pending approval.
+--
+-- Design ref: docs/design-inbox-overhaul-2026-05-25.md §3.
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.users
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS inbox_seen_at timestamptz NULL;
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN paliad.users.inbox_seen_at IS
+    'High-watermark cursor for the /inbox feed. project_events newer '
+    'than this timestamp are unread for the caller; NULL = never '
+    'visited (everything unread). Pending approval_requests bypass '
+    'this column and stay unread until decided.';

internal/db/migrations/127_wave0_tier0_deadline_fixes.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+-- Revert t-paliad-263 Wave 0 + m/paliad#99.
+-- Restores each Tier 0 row to its pre-fix state per
+-- docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md §10. T0.5 and
+-- T0.6 are NOT reverted here — they live in mig 124's down.
+--
+-- audit_reason set_config required for the mig 079 trigger.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 127 revert: unwind Tier 0 deadline-rule corrections (Wave 0 + #99)',
+    true);
+
+-- T0.1 defence: 2mo + RoP.049.1 → 3mo + RoP.49.1
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 3,
+       rule_code      = 'RoP.49.1',
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.defence'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.2 rejoin: 1mo + RoP.052/UPC.RoP.52 → 2mo + NULL/NULL
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 2,
+       rule_code      = NULL,
+       legal_source   = NULL,
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.rejoin'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.3 response: 3mo + RoP.235.1 → 2mo + NULL
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 2,
+       rule_code      = NULL,
+       legal_source   = NULL,
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.response'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.4 beruf_begr: parent_id NULL → de.inf.lg.berufung
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET parent_id = (
+       SELECT id FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+        WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.berufung'
+          AND is_active = true
+          AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+        LIMIT 1
+   ),
+   updated_at = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.beruf_begr'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.7 reply: clear citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = NULL,
+       legal_source = NULL,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.reply'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.9 notice: revert citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.220.1',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.220.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.notice'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.10 grounds: revert citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.220.1',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.220.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.grounds'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.12 dpma.opp erwiderung: restore court-set=false + §59 citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = false,
+       rule_code    = '§ 59 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.59.3',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.13 dpma.appeal.bpatg begründung: restore court-set=false + §75 citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = false,
+       rule_code    = '§ 75 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.75.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.14 bpatg erwidg: revert citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = '§ 82 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.82.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bpatg.erwidg'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.15 bgh begründung: revert citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = '§ 111 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.111.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.begruendung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.16 bgh erwiderung: revert court-set + citation
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = false,
+       rule_code    = '§ 111 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.111.3',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.erwiderung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- T0.17 epa.opp opd erwidg: revert court-set
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = false,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'epa.opp.opd.erwidg'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';
+
+-- #99 upc.inf.cfi.soc: clear citation backfill
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = NULL,
+       legal_source = NULL,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.inf.cfi.soc'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published';

internal/db/migrations/127_wave0_tier0_deadline_fixes.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,477 @@
+-- t-paliad-263 Wave 0 + m/paliad#99 — Tier 0 deadline-rule corrections.
+--
+-- Source: docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md §10 Tier 0
+-- (curie's bulletproof completeness audit, merged 2026-05-25 as commit
+-- 94a9e7e). 16 distinct single-row UPDATEs across UPC + DE-LG + DPMA +
+-- EPA proceedings; T0.5 + T0.6 were shipped separately as mig 124
+-- (m/paliad#95, de.inf.lg Replik/Duplik sequencing) and are not
+-- repeated here. T0.8 (covered by T0.2) and T0.11 (covered by T0.1)
+-- are dedup'd out per the audit's own note.
+--
+-- Also folds in m/paliad#99 (UPC Statement of Claim missing legal
+-- citation): upc.inf.cfi.soc.rule_code / legal_source backfilled to
+-- UPC RoP R.13(1). Same migration file, separate UPDATE block with
+-- its own guard.
+--
+-- All fixes within the existing schema (no new columns). Each UPDATE
+-- is guarded by a WHERE clause that matches only the pre-fix row
+-- state (per mig 095 convention) — re-applying against a DB that
+-- already carries the fix matches zero rows and no-ops, so there are
+-- no duplicate deadline_rule_audit entries on idempotent re-runs.
+--
+-- Verification DO block at the end RAISEs EXCEPTION if any of the
+-- patched rows is left in an inconsistent shape (mixing pre-fix and
+-- post-fix state).
+--
+-- audit_reason set_config required at the top — the mig 079 trigger
+-- on paliad.deadline_rules raises EXCEPTION 'audit reason required'
+-- on any UPDATE without it.
+--
+-- Slot 127 reserved per paliadin: sequence is 124 brunel #95 (done),
+-- 125 hermes #97, 126 icarus #80, 127 brunel Wave 0 + #99, 128+ next.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 127: t-paliad-263 Wave 0 + m/paliad#99 — Tier 0 deadline-rule corrections from curie''s audit (docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md §10) plus UPC SoC R.13 citation',
+    true);
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.1  upc.rev.cfi.defence — duration 3mo → 2mo per RoP.049.1.
+--       Zero-pads the rule_code citation to canonical form. Audit §5
+--       (wrong period — every UPC_REV tracked in paliad today computes
+--       Defence at +3 months, statute says +2). Verbatim from
+--       UPCRoP.049.1: "The defendant shall lodge a Defence to revocation
+--       within two months of service of the Statement for revocation."
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 2,
+       rule_code      = 'RoP.049.1',
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.defence'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND duration_value = 3
+   AND rule_code = 'RoP.49.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.2  upc.rev.cfi.rejoin — duration 2mo → 1mo per RoP.052; add citation.
+--       Audit §5 (wrong period). Verbatim from UPCRoP.052: "Within one
+--       month of the service of the Reply the defendant may lodge a
+--       Rejoinder to the Reply to the Defence to revocation."
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 1,
+       rule_code      = 'RoP.052',
+       legal_source   = 'UPC.RoP.52',
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.rejoin'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND duration_value = 2
+   AND rule_code IS NULL;
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.3  upc.apl.merits.response — duration 2mo → 3mo per RoP.235.1.
+--       Audit §5 (wrong period — every main-track appellate respondent).
+--       Verbatim from UPCRoP.235.1: "Within three months of service of
+--       the Statement of grounds of appeal pursuant to Rule 224.2(a),
+--       any other party … may lodge a Statement of response."
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET duration_value = 3,
+       rule_code      = 'RoP.235.1',
+       legal_source   = 'UPC.RoP.235.1',
+       updated_at     = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.response'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND duration_value = 2
+   AND rule_code IS NULL;
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.4  de.inf.lg.beruf_begr — parent_id = NULL (was de.inf.lg.berufung).
+--       Audit §7.1 — every DE-LG-Verletzung appeal renders the
+--       Berufungsbegründung at trigger + 1mo (Berufung) + 2mo = 3 months
+--       from Urteil-service. Per ZPO §520(2) "die Frist für die
+--       Berufungsbegründung beträgt zwei Monate. Sie beginnt mit der
+--       Zustellung des in vollständiger Form abgefassten Urteils" → 2
+--       months from Urteil-service (parallel to, not chained off, the
+--       Berufungsfrist itself). NULL parent_id makes the rule anchor
+--       on the proceeding's trigger date — matches how the symmetric
+--       de.inf.olg.begruendung is modelled.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET parent_id  = NULL,
+       updated_at = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.beruf_begr'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND parent_id = (
+       SELECT id FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+        WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.berufung'
+          AND is_active = true
+          AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+        LIMIT 1
+   );
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.5 / T0.6  de.inf.lg.replik + de.inf.lg.duplik — already shipped
+-- as mig 124 (m/paliad#95). Not repeated here. Idempotency of the
+-- audit's Tier 0 sweep against a fresh DB is preserved because mig
+-- 124 runs before this one and is itself guarded.
+-- =============================================================================
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.7  upc.rev.cfi.reply — backfill rule_code + legal_source per RoP.051.
+--       Audit §4.1 — duration (2mo) unchanged. Verbatim from UPCRoP.051:
+--       "Reply to Defence to revocation and Application to amend the
+--       patent. The claimant in the revocation action may, within two
+--       months of service of the Defence to revocation and the
+--       Application to amend the patent, if any, lodge a Reply…"
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.051',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.51',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.reply'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND rule_code IS NULL
+   AND legal_source IS NULL;
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.9  upc.apl.merits.notice — citation drift RoP.220.1 → RoP.224.1.a.
+--       Audit §4.1 — duration unchanged. R.220.1 is the umbrella ("an
+--       appeal may be brought"); R.224.1(a) carries the Notice-of-appeal
+--       2-month period explicitly.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.224.1.a',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.224.1.a',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.notice'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND rule_code = 'RoP.220.1'
+   AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.220.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.10 upc.apl.merits.grounds — citation drift RoP.220.1 → RoP.224.2.a.
+--       Audit §4.1 — duration unchanged. R.224.2(a) sets the Grounds
+--       4-month period for decisions referred to in R.220.1(a) and (b).
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.224.2.a',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.224.2.a',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.grounds'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND rule_code = 'RoP.220.1'
+   AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.220.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.12 dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung — flip is_court_set = true; drop the
+--       § 59(3) PatG citation. Audit §4.3 + §9.1: §59(3) addresses
+--       Anhörung, not a 4-month response period. No statutory
+--       Erwiderungsfrist exists in §59 — the 4-month figure is DPMA
+--       practice (DPMA-Richtlinien D-IV 5.2). Modelled court-set, the
+--       4-month value remains the default-display heuristic the
+--       lawyer overrides via "Datum setzen".
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = true,
+       rule_code    = NULL,
+       legal_source = NULL,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND is_court_set = false
+   AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.59.3';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.13 dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung — flip is_court_set = true; drop
+--       the § 75 PatG citation. Audit §4.3 + §9.1: §75 PatG addresses
+--       aufschiebende Wirkung only, not a Begründungsfrist. No fixed
+--       Begründungsfrist for BPatG-Beschwerde exists in PatG §§73-80 —
+--       the BPatG sets it in the individual case. 1-month default
+--       retained as display heuristic.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = true,
+       rule_code    = NULL,
+       legal_source = NULL,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND is_court_set = false
+   AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.75.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.14 de.null.bpatg.erwidg — citation DE.PatG.82.1 → DE.PatG.82.3.
+--       Audit §4.4 — duration (2 months) is correct. §82(1) carries the
+--       1-month Erklärungsfrist ("sich darüber zu erklären"); the full
+--       Klageerwiderung 2-month period lives in §82(3).
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = '§ 82 Abs. 3 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.PatG.82.3',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bpatg.erwidg'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.82.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.15 de.null.bgh.begruendung — citation DE.PatG.111.1 →
+--       DE.ZPO.520.2 (via PatG §117). Audit §4.4 — duration (3 months)
+--       is correct. §111 PatG defines the Grounds of Berufung
+--       (Verletzung des Bundesrechts), not a Begründungsfrist; the
+--       3-month figure is supplied by §117 PatG → ZPO §520(2).
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = '§ 520 Abs. 2 ZPO i.V.m. § 117 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.ZPO.520.2',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.begruendung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.111.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.16 de.null.bgh.erwiderung — flip is_court_set = true; recite as
+--       DE.ZPO.521.2 (via PatG §117). Audit §4.4 + §9.1 — §111 PatG
+--       has no Erwiderungsfrist clause. The actual Erwiderungsfrist
+--       for BGH-Nichtigkeitsberufung is set by the court per §117
+--       PatG → ZPO §521(2). 2-month default retained as display
+--       heuristic.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = true,
+       rule_code    = '§ 521 Abs. 2 ZPO i.V.m. § 117 PatG',
+       legal_source = 'DE.ZPO.521.2',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.erwiderung'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND is_court_set = false
+   AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.111.3';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- T0.17 epa.opp.opd.erwidg — flip is_court_set = true. Audit §4.5 +
+--       §9.1: R.79(1) EPÜ authorises the Opposition Division to set
+--       the period, but does not specify a fixed 4 months. The 4-month
+--       figure is administrative practice (EPO Guidelines D-IV 5.2).
+--       Citation retained as the rule-of-authority for the OD's
+--       discretion. 4-month default retained as display heuristic.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET is_court_set = true,
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'epa.opp.opd.erwidg'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND is_court_set = false
+   AND legal_source = 'EU.EPC-R.79.1';
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- m/paliad#99  upc.inf.cfi.soc — backfill UPC RoP R.13(1) citation.
+--       The Statement of Claim is defined in UPC RoP R.13 (R.13.1
+--       lists the required contents). The row carries no statutory
+--       deadline (duration_value = 0, parent_id IS NULL — the SoC is
+--       the originating filing that anchors the proceeding's trigger
+--       date), but the catalog UI surfaces the rule citation in
+--       result cards and the Type=Statement-of-Claim / Rule=Auto
+--       resolution; both render blank today because rule_code +
+--       legal_source are NULL. Backfill leaves duration / anchor /
+--       party untouched.
+-- =============================================================================
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET rule_code    = 'RoP.013.1',
+       legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.13.1',
+       updated_at   = now()
+ WHERE submission_code = 'upc.inf.cfi.soc'
+   AND is_active = true
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND rule_code IS NULL
+   AND legal_source IS NULL;
+
+-- =============================================================================
+-- Hard assertions. Each touched row must end up in its post-fix
+-- shape. Re-running the migration after a successful first run is a
+-- no-op for the data but the assertions still pass because they
+-- check the post-fix state.
+-- =============================================================================
+
+DO $$
+DECLARE
+    v_count integer;
+BEGIN
+    -- T0.1 defence: dur=2 + canonical zero-padded rule_code
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.defence'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND duration_value = 2
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.049.1';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.1: upc.rev.cfi.defence not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.2 rejoin: dur=1
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.rejoin'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND duration_value = 1
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.052';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.2: upc.rev.cfi.rejoin not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.3 response: dur=3
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.response'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND duration_value = 3
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.235.1';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.3: upc.apl.merits.response not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.4 beruf_begr: parent_id IS NULL
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'de.inf.lg.beruf_begr'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND parent_id IS NULL;
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.4: de.inf.lg.beruf_begr not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.7 reply: citation backfilled
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.rev.cfi.reply'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.051'
+       AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.51';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.7: upc.rev.cfi.reply not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.9 notice: citation RoP.224.1.a
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.notice'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.224.1.a'
+       AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.224.1.a';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.9: upc.apl.merits.notice not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.10 grounds: citation RoP.224.2.a
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.apl.merits.grounds'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.224.2.a'
+       AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.224.2.a';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.10: upc.apl.merits.grounds not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.12 dpma.opp erwiderung: court-set, no citation
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND is_court_set = true
+       AND legal_source IS NULL
+       AND rule_code IS NULL;
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.12: dpma.opp.dpma.erwiderung not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.13 dpma.appeal.bpatg begründung: court-set, no citation
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND is_court_set = true
+       AND legal_source IS NULL
+       AND rule_code IS NULL;
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.13: dpma.appeal.bpatg.begruendung not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.14 bpatg erwidg: §82.3
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bpatg.erwidg'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND legal_source = 'DE.PatG.82.3';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.14: de.null.bpatg.erwidg not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.15 bgh begründung: ZPO §520.2
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.begruendung'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND legal_source = 'DE.ZPO.520.2';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.15: de.null.bgh.begruendung not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.16 bgh erwiderung: court-set, ZPO §521.2
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'de.null.bgh.erwiderung'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND is_court_set = true
+       AND legal_source = 'DE.ZPO.521.2';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.16: de.null.bgh.erwiderung not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- T0.17 epa.opp opd erwidg: court-set
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'epa.opp.opd.erwidg'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND is_court_set = true;
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 T0.17: epa.opp.opd.erwidg not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+
+    -- #99 upc.inf.cfi.soc: citation backfilled
+    SELECT count(*) INTO v_count
+      FROM paliad.deadline_rules
+     WHERE submission_code = 'upc.inf.cfi.soc'
+       AND is_active = true
+       AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+       AND rule_code = 'RoP.013.1'
+       AND legal_source = 'UPC.RoP.13.1';
+    IF v_count <> 1 THEN
+        RAISE EXCEPTION 'mig 127 #99: upc.inf.cfi.soc not in post-fix shape (got % matches)', v_count;
+    END IF;
+END $$;

internal/db/migrations/128_deadline_rules_unit_check.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- Revert t-paliad-271 Wave 2 Tier-3 Slice A — drop duration_unit /
+-- alt_duration_unit CHECK constraints. Pre-mig-128 the columns accepted
+-- arbitrary text, so dropping the CHECKs restores that shape exactly.
+-- No data revert necessary — the constraint addition was purely
+-- additive and validated against live data before adding.
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS deadline_rules_duration_unit_check;
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS deadline_rules_alt_duration_unit_check;

internal/db/migrations/128_deadline_rules_unit_check.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+-- t-paliad-271 Wave 2 Tier-3 Slice A — duration_unit CHECK constraint with
+-- 'working_days' added to the allowed set.
+--
+-- Per docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md Tier 3 Primitive 1
+-- (T3.1) — the calculator gains a business-day arithmetic path for UPC RoP
+-- R.198 / R.213 (and downstream for any rule that needs the 31d-OR-20wd
+-- combine-max pattern). The schema currently accepts free-text on
+-- duration_unit (no CHECK), which is why 'working_days' rows already exist
+-- in the DB but were silently dropped by the calculator. Adding the CHECK
+-- pins the contract and prevents typos.
+--
+-- alt_duration_unit gets the same constraint (NULL-tolerant) so the alt
+-- path stays in lockstep with the primary path.
+--
+-- Idempotent: DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS before ADD. Existing data was
+-- audited via `SELECT DISTINCT duration_unit FROM paliad.deadline_rules`
+-- on 2026-05-25 (returned only days/weeks/months) plus the two live
+-- alt-unit rows already at 'working_days' — both shapes pass.
+--
+-- audit_reason set_config is NOT needed for DDL (mig 079 trigger fires on
+-- INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE on the rows, not on ALTER TABLE).
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS deadline_rules_duration_unit_check;
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    ADD CONSTRAINT deadline_rules_duration_unit_check
+    CHECK (duration_unit IN ('days', 'weeks', 'months', 'working_days'));
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS deadline_rules_alt_duration_unit_check;
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    ADD CONSTRAINT deadline_rules_alt_duration_unit_check
+    CHECK (alt_duration_unit IS NULL
+        OR alt_duration_unit IN ('days', 'weeks', 'months', 'working_days'));

internal/db/migrations/129_project_event_choices.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- t-paliad-265 — drop per-event-card choices schema.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 129 down: drop project_event_choices + deadline_rules.choices_offered',
+    true);
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS paliad.project_event_choices;
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS choices_offered;

internal/db/migrations/129_project_event_choices.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+-- t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96 — per-event-card optional choices on the
+-- Verfahrensablauf timeline.
+--
+-- Design: docs/design-event-card-choices-2026-05-25.md
+-- Decisions: see §11 of the design doc.
+--
+-- Two schema changes:
+--
+--   1. paliad.project_event_choices — new persistence table holding the
+--      user's per-card picks scoped to a project. One row per
+--      (project, submission_code, choice_kind). Re-picking is an UPDATE
+--      (UNIQUE constraint enforces idempotence).
+--
+--   2. paliad.deadline_rules.choices_offered jsonb — opt-in declaration
+--      of which choice-kinds each rule offers. The projection engine
+--      reads this to decide whether to render the caret affordance on
+--      a card. Seeded for every event_type='decision' rule (appellant),
+--      every priority='optional' rule (skip), and the two Klageerwiderung
+--      rows (include_ccr).
+--
+-- NOTE on join key: the design doc named the join column "rule_code".
+-- Live verification (2026-05-25 SELECT against paliad.deadline_rules)
+-- showed `rule_code` is NULL on every decision row — it's the legal-
+-- source citation column, not a stable identifier. The
+-- AnchorOverrides plumbing in internal/services/fristenrechner.go
+-- already keys on `submission_code` (UIDeadline.Code populates from
+-- submission_code, lines 351-352), so we mirror that decision here:
+-- the join column is `submission_code`. Same intent, correct field.
+--
+-- Idempotent: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS + ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS +
+-- UPDATEs guarded by WHERE choices_offered IS NULL so re-applying
+-- against an already-seeded DB no-ops.
+
+SELECT set_config(
+    'paliad.audit_reason',
+    'mig 129: add paliad.project_event_choices + deadline_rules.choices_offered for per-event-card optional choices (t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96)',
+    true);
+
+-- 1. The choice-storage table ----------------------------------------------
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS paliad.project_event_choices (
+    id              uuid PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+    project_id      uuid NOT NULL REFERENCES paliad.projects(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    submission_code text NOT NULL,
+    choice_kind     text NOT NULL CHECK (choice_kind IN ('appellant', 'include_ccr', 'skip')),
+    choice_value    text NOT NULL,
+    created_by      uuid REFERENCES paliad.users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+    created_at      timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+    updated_by      uuid REFERENCES paliad.users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
+    updated_at      timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+
+    UNIQUE (project_id, submission_code, choice_kind)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS project_event_choices_project_idx
+    ON paliad.project_event_choices (project_id);
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.project_event_choices ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY;
+
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS project_event_choices_select ON paliad.project_event_choices;
+CREATE POLICY project_event_choices_select ON paliad.project_event_choices
+    FOR SELECT USING (paliad.can_see_project(project_id));
+
+DROP POLICY IF EXISTS project_event_choices_mutate ON paliad.project_event_choices;
+CREATE POLICY project_event_choices_mutate ON paliad.project_event_choices
+    FOR ALL
+    USING (paliad.can_see_project(project_id))
+    WITH CHECK (paliad.can_see_project(project_id));
+
+COMMENT ON TABLE paliad.project_event_choices IS
+    'Per-event-card user picks scoped to a project. choice_kind ∈ {appellant, include_ccr, skip}. '
+    'choice_value namespace per kind: appellant=claimant|defendant|both|none; include_ccr=true|false; '
+    'skip=true|false. Join key submission_code matches paliad.deadline_rules.submission_code (the same key '
+    'AnchorOverrides uses). UNIQUE(project,submission_code,kind) keeps re-picks idempotent. '
+    'Audit-logged via paliad.system_audit_log (event_type=project_event_choice.set).';
+
+-- 2. The choices_offered opt-in column ------------------------------------
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.deadline_rules
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS choices_offered jsonb;
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN paliad.deadline_rules.choices_offered IS
+    'Declares which per-card choice-kinds this rule offers on the Verfahrensablauf timeline. '
+    'NULL = no caret affordance (default). Example shapes: '
+    '{"appellant": ["claimant","defendant","both","none"]} on decision rules, '
+    '{"skip": [true, false]} on optional rules, '
+    '{"include_ccr": [true, false]} on Klageerwiderung rules. '
+    'Engine and frontend read it; storing per-kind value lists keeps the contract self-describing.';
+
+-- 3. Seed -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-- 3a. Every published decision rule offers the appellant choice.
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET choices_offered = '{"appellant": ["claimant", "defendant", "both", "none"]}'::jsonb
+ WHERE event_type = 'decision'
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND choices_offered IS NULL;
+
+-- 3b. Every published optional rule offers the skip choice.
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET choices_offered = '{"skip": [true, false]}'::jsonb
+ WHERE priority = 'optional'
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND choices_offered IS NULL;
+
+-- 3c. Klageerwiderung rules offer the include_ccr choice. Two rows
+-- today (upc.inf.cfi.sod + de.inf.lg.erwidg) — verified live
+-- (2026-05-25 SELECT FROM paliad.deadline_rules WHERE name ILIKE
+-- 'Klageerwiderung'); the UPC INF Klageerwiderung is `sod` (Statement
+-- of Defence, R.24 RoP), not `def`. Slice B (Q4 bundle) is the
+-- user-visible feature.
+UPDATE paliad.deadline_rules
+   SET choices_offered = '{"include_ccr": [true, false]}'::jsonb
+ WHERE submission_code IN ('upc.inf.cfi.sod', 'de.inf.lg.erwidg')
+   AND lifecycle_state = 'published'
+   AND choices_offered IS NULL;

internal/db/migrations/130_submission_drafts_language.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ALTER TABLE paliad.submission_drafts
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS language;

internal/db/migrations/130_submission_drafts_language.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+-- t-paliad-276 / m/paliad#108: per-draft output language for the
+-- Submissions generator.
+--
+-- The submission editor lets the lawyer pick DE or EN per draft so the
+-- generator selects the matching template variant + resolves language-
+-- aware variables ({{procedural_event.name_de}} vs _en). Default is
+-- 'de' to match the primary-language convention in CLAUDE.md and to
+-- keep existing rows behaving exactly as before (every legacy draft
+-- was implicitly DE; the resolved bag for those drafts is unchanged
+-- under language='de').
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.submission_drafts
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS language text NOT NULL DEFAULT 'de'
+    CONSTRAINT submission_drafts_language_check CHECK (language IN ('de', 'en'));
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN paliad.submission_drafts.language IS
+    't-paliad-276: output language for the generated .docx. ''de'' or ''en''. Drives template variant selection ({code}.{lang}.docx fallback chain) and language-aware variable resolution.';

internal/db/migrations/131_submission_drafts_party_selection.down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+-- t-paliad-277 rollback.
+ALTER TABLE paliad.submission_drafts
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS selected_parties,
+    DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS last_imported_at;

internal/db/migrations/131_submission_drafts_party_selection.up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+-- t-paliad-277 / m/paliad#109: per-draft party selection + import provenance.
+--
+-- Adds two columns to paliad.submission_drafts:
+--
+--   selected_parties uuid[] — IDs of paliad.parties rows the lawyer
+--     has chosen to mention in this specific submission. An empty
+--     array (the default) means "include every party on the project"
+--     so all existing drafts keep their current rendering. Non-empty
+--     restricts the variable bag to the chosen subset, grouped by
+--     role in SubmissionVarsService.
+--
+--   last_imported_at timestamptz — when the lawyer last clicked
+--     "Aus Projekt importieren" on the draft editor (or NULL if they
+--     never did). The frontend surfaces this timestamp next to the
+--     button so a stale draft is obvious at a glance.
+--
+-- Both columns are purely additive and nullable / default-bearing —
+-- the migration is safe to apply with active drafts in the table.
+-- No FK on selected_parties: paliad.parties is project-scoped and we
+-- prune stale references on read inside SubmissionVarsService rather
+-- than chasing FK cascades across two tables (the variable bag silently
+-- drops any uuid that no longer matches a row in paliad.parties).
+
+ALTER TABLE paliad.submission_drafts
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS selected_parties uuid[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}'::uuid[],
+    ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS last_imported_at timestamptz;
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN paliad.submission_drafts.selected_parties IS
+    't-paliad-277: party IDs (paliad.parties) the lawyer has chosen to mention in this submission. Empty array = include every party on the project (backward-compat default). Non-empty = restrict to subset, grouped by role.';
+
+COMMENT ON COLUMN paliad.submission_drafts.last_imported_at IS
+    't-paliad-277: timestamp of the last "Aus Projekt importieren" click — surfaced next to the button so the lawyer can see staleness at a glance. NULL = never imported.';

internal/db/testdata/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# `internal/db/testdata/` — CI snapshot
+
+## `prod-snapshot.sql`
+
+Schema-only `pg_dump` of paliad's prod DB (youpc-supabase paliad schema)
+plus the rows of `paliad.applied_migrations` that match this branch's
+on-disk migration set.
+
+**Purpose.** Lets CI's migration smoke (`.gitea/workflows/test.yaml`)
+restore a Postgres scratch DB to "paliad at HEAD-of-snapshot" without
+having to replay 131 migrations from scratch. ApplyMigrations on the
+restored DB sees the applied set and only runs whatever NEW migrations
+this PR adds — exactly the integration shape we want to test, and the
+same shape prod sees on every deploy.
+
+**Why a snapshot at all.** Running ApplyMigrations from scratch against a
+fresh `supabase/postgres:15.8.1.060` surfaces multiple fresh-DB
+idempotence bugs in historical migrations (raw `COMMIT;` in mig 051,
+missing `CREATE EXTENSION pg_trgm` for mig 037, ALTER POLICY
+exception-handler gaps in mig 024/027 — the last is fixed in this PR).
+Fixing them all is a separate cleanup. The snapshot sidesteps them by
+starting CI from a state where every historical migration is already
+applied as it was in prod.
+
+**Schema scope.** `--schema=paliad` only. Auth schema comes baked into
+`supabase/postgres`; CI's setup step installs `pg_trgm` before restoring.
+
+**Ownership.** `--no-owner --no-privileges` keeps the dump portable
+across role topologies (CI's supabase_admin / postgres / authenticated /
+anon don't have to match prod's exact role layout). The role-split smoke
+relies on `postgres` being a non-superuser, which is true on
+supabase/postgres by default.
+
+**Refresh.** Run `make refresh-snapshot` with `PALIAD_PROD_DATABASE_URL`
+set to a Postgres URL with `pg_dump` rights on youpc-supabase. The
+target appends data rows for `paliad.applied_migrations`, strips
+`\restrict` / `\unrestrict` commands (pg 16 dump → pg 15 restore), and
+filters out applied-migrations rows for versions beyond the branch's
+local max. The CI workflow consumes the resulting file verbatim.
+
+**Verify a refresh.** Boot a local scratch:
+
+```bash
+docker run -d --rm --name paliad-snap \
+  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=ci -e POSTGRES_DB=paliad_scratch \
+  -p 15433:5432 supabase/postgres:15.8.1.060
+sleep 5
+docker exec -e PGPASSWORD=ci paliad-snap psql -h localhost -U supabase_admin -d paliad_scratch \
+  -c "GRANT CREATE ON DATABASE paliad_scratch TO postgres;" \
+  -c "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;"
+cat internal/db/testdata/prod-snapshot.sql | docker exec -i -e PGPASSWORD=ci paliad-snap \
+  psql -h localhost -U postgres -d paliad_scratch -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1
+TEST_DATABASE_URL="postgres://postgres:ci@localhost:15433/paliad_scratch?sslmode=disable" \
+TEST_APP_DATABASE_URL="postgres://postgres:ci@localhost:15433/paliad_scratch?sslmode=disable" \
+  go test -count=1 -run 'TestMigrations|TestBootSmoke|TestHealthReady_Live' ./internal/db/ ./cmd/server/
+docker stop paliad-snap
+```
+
+All four named tests must pass. If any fails after a refresh,
+investigate before merging — usually because a new migration was added
+to prod that this branch doesn't have on disk yet.
+
+**Why is the snapshot not gzipped?** Small enough (~200 KB) that the
+diff stays human-readable in `git diff` reviews. If it crosses ~1 MB,
+gzip + decompress-on-restore in CI.
+
+**Privacy.** Schema-only dump, no row data from any paliad table (except
+`paliad.applied_migrations`, which contains migration filenames +
+checksums — public info already in the repo).

internal/handlers/approvals.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 
@@ -221,6 +222,16 @@ func handleListInboxMine(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 }
 
 // GET /api/inbox/count — bell badge count for the sidebar.
+//
+// Since t-paliad-249 (Slice A) the count is the **unified** unread
+// count: pending approval requests (regardless of cursor) +
+// curated project_events (InboxProjectEventKinds) on visible
+// projects whose created_at is newer than users.inbox_seen_at. See
+// ApprovalService.UnseenInboxCountForUser for the contract.
+//
+// The legacy approval-only count is still reachable via
+// PendingCountForUser inside the dashboard widget — that path
+// doesn't go through this endpoint.
 func handleInboxCount(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if !requireDB(w) {
 		return
@@ -229,7 +240,7 @@ func handleInboxCount(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
-	n, err := dbSvc.approval.PendingCountForUser(r.Context(), uid)
+	n, err := dbSvc.approval.UnseenInboxCountForUser(r.Context(), uid)
 	if err != nil {
 		writeServiceError(w, err)
 		return
@@ -237,6 +248,57 @@ func handleInboxCount(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]int{"count": n})
 }
 
+// POST /api/inbox/mark-all-seen — advance the caller's inbox read
+// cursor (paliad.users.inbox_seen_at). Optional body
+// `{"up_to": "<iso8601>"}` pins the advance to the timestamp of the
+// newest row the client actually saw — handy when a second tab made
+// the inbox grow between the read and the click. Missing body =>
+// advance to now().
+//
+// Returns the new cursor as `{"inbox_seen_at": "<iso8601>"}` so the
+// client can keep its local state in sync.
+func handleInboxMarkAllSeen(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	uid, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	var body struct {
+		UpTo string `json:"up_to"`
+	}
+	if r.Body != nil && r.ContentLength > 0 {
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
+			writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid JSON"})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	var upTo time.Time
+	if body.UpTo != "" {
+		parsed, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339Nano, body.UpTo)
+		if err != nil {
+			writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "up_to must be RFC3339"})
+			return
+		}
+		upTo = parsed
+	}
+	if err := dbSvc.approval.MarkInboxSeen(r.Context(), uid, upTo); err != nil {
+		writeServiceError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	cur, err := dbSvc.approval.InboxSeenAt(r.Context(), uid)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeServiceError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	resp := map[string]any{}
+	if cur != nil {
+		resp["inbox_seen_at"] = cur.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, resp)
+}
+
 // parseInboxFilter pulls common filter knobs off the query string.
 //
 // Status / EntityType pass through validation: an unrecognised value is

internal/handlers/backups.go

@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+package handlers
+
+// Admin Backup Mode handlers (t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77 Slice A).
+//
+//   POST /api/admin/backups/run           — kick off an on-demand backup
+//   GET  /api/admin/backups               — chronological list
+//   GET  /api/admin/backups/{id}          — single catalog row
+//   GET  /api/admin/backups/{id}/file     — stream the artifact (records
+//                                            a backup_downloaded audit row)
+//   GET  /admin/backups                   — admin page (SPA shell)
+//
+// Authorisation: every route registers behind adminGate(users, …) in
+// handlers.go, so every handler in this file can assume the caller is a
+// global_admin and only validate the request shape.
+//
+// The runner is wired in cmd/server/main.go only when PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR
+// is set. When unset, every handler returns 503 — same shape as
+// requireDB.
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/services"
+)
+
+// backupRequestTimeout caps a single on-demand backup. At firm-scale
+// data shapes (today: ~600 user-content rows + ~1000 reference rows)
+// a backup runs sub-second; the watchdog surfaces "stuck" as a 500
+// instead of letting the client hang forever.
+const backupRequestTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
+
+// requireBackup writes a 503 if the BackupRunner is not wired (typically
+// PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR is unset) and returns false. Mirrors requireDB.
+func requireBackup(w http.ResponseWriter) bool {
+	if dbSvc == nil || dbSvc.backup == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, map[string]string{
+			"error": "backup service not configured — set PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR on the server",
+		})
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// handleAdminBackupsPage renders the /admin/backups SPA shell. The
+// catalog rows are fetched client-side via /api/admin/backups.
+func handleAdminBackupsPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	http.ServeFile(w, r, "dist/admin-backups.html")
+}
+
+// handleAdminRunBackup kicks off a synchronous on-demand backup and
+// returns the resulting BackupSummary as JSON. Synchronous: at firm-
+// scale the whole run is under 5s; an async path with polling is Slice
+// B (the scheduler reuses the same runner internally).
+//
+// Returns 201 on success with the catalog row, 500 on failure (the
+// catalog/audit rows are still flipped to failed/backup_failed before
+// the response).
+func handleAdminRunBackup(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) || !requireBackup(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	uid, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), backupRequestTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	user, err := dbSvc.users.GetByID(ctx, uid)
+	if err != nil || user == nil {
+		log.Printf("backup: user lookup failed for %s: %v", uid, err)
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
+			"error": "user lookup failed",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	actor := services.BackupActor{
+		ID:    &uid,
+		Email: user.Email,
+		Label: user.DisplayName,
+	}
+	result, err := dbSvc.backup.Run(ctx, services.BackupKindOnDemand, actor)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("backup: Run failed for admin=%s: %v", uid, err)
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
+			"error": "backup generation failed: " + err.Error(),
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Return the freshly-written catalog row so the UI doesn't need a
+	// follow-up GET to render the new line item.
+	row, err := dbSvc.backup.GetBackup(ctx, result.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		// The backup did succeed — log + return the bare result.
+		log.Printf("backup: post-run GetBackup failed for %s: %v", result.ID, err)
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, result)
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusCreated, row)
+}
+
+// handleAdminListBackups returns the most recent N catalog rows as
+// JSON. ?limit=N caps the page (default 100).
+func handleAdminListBackups(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) || !requireBackup(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	limit := 100
+	if q := strings.TrimSpace(r.URL.Query().Get("limit")); q != "" {
+		if n, err := strconv.Atoi(q); err == nil && n > 0 && n <= 500 {
+			limit = n
+		}
+	}
+	rows, err := dbSvc.backup.ListBackups(r.Context(), limit)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("backup: list failed: %v", err)
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{
+			"error": "list failed",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+	if rows == nil {
+		rows = []services.BackupSummary{}
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, rows)
+}
+
+// handleAdminGetBackup returns one catalog row. Used by the UI for
+// "is the backup I just kicked off done yet?" polling — though at the
+// synchronous shape today this rarely matters.
+func handleAdminGetBackup(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) || !requireBackup(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	id, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid id"})
+		return
+	}
+	row, err := dbSvc.backup.GetBackup(r.Context(), id)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			writeJSON(w, http.StatusNotFound, map[string]string{"error": "not found"})
+			return
+		}
+		log.Printf("backup: get failed for %s: %v", id, err)
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": "get failed"})
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, row)
+}
+
+// handleAdminDownloadBackup streams the artifact bytes through the
+// ArtifactStore (LocalDiskStore for v1). Records a backup_downloaded
+// audit row before flushing.
+//
+// 404 if the catalog row is missing; 410 (Gone) if the artifact was
+// already lifecycle-deleted; 409 if status is not 'done'; 500 on any
+// store/IO error.
+func handleAdminDownloadBackup(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) || !requireBackup(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	uid, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	id, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid id"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	row, err := dbSvc.backup.GetBackup(r.Context(), id)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			writeJSON(w, http.StatusNotFound, map[string]string{"error": "not found"})
+			return
+		}
+		log.Printf("backup: download GetBackup failed for %s: %v", id, err)
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": "get failed"})
+		return
+	}
+	if row.Status != services.BackupStatusDone || row.StorageURI == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusConflict, map[string]string{
+			"error":  "backup not available for download",
+			"status": row.Status,
+		})
+		return
+	}
+	if row.DeletedAt != nil {
+		// 410 Gone — the artifact is past its retention window. Catalog
+		// row stays as the audit trail; clients should not retry.
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusGone, map[string]string{
+			"error": "artifact has been removed (retention)",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	rc, size, err := dbSvc.backup.Store().Get(r.Context(), *row.StorageURI)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("backup: download store.Get failed for %s: %v", id, err)
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": "store read failed"})
+		return
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+
+	// Record the download audit row before flushing. If the audit
+	// write fails we still serve the file (the user can see it; the
+	// chain just missed a row — surface in logs).
+	user, uErr := dbSvc.users.GetByID(r.Context(), uid)
+	if uErr == nil && user != nil {
+		auditErr := dbSvc.backup.RecordDownload(r.Context(), id, services.BackupActor{
+			ID:    &uid,
+			Email: user.Email,
+			Label: user.DisplayName,
+		})
+		if auditErr != nil {
+			log.Printf("backup: RecordDownload failed for %s by %s: %v", id, uid, auditErr)
+		}
+	} else if uErr != nil {
+		log.Printf("backup: user lookup for audit failed (%s): %v", uid, uErr)
+	}
+
+	filename := fmt.Sprintf("paliad-backup-%s.zip", row.StartedAt.UTC().Format("20060102T1504Z"))
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/zip")
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Disposition", fmt.Sprintf(`attachment; filename=%q`, filename))
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Length", strconv.FormatInt(size, 10))
+	w.Header().Set("X-Paliad-Backup-Id", id.String())
+	if _, err := io.Copy(w, rc); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("backup: response write failed for %s: %v", id, err)
+	}
+}

internal/handlers/event_choices.go

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package handlers
+
+// HTTP handlers for paliad.project_event_choices (t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96).
+//
+// Three endpoints:
+//   GET    /api/projects/{id}/event-choices            → list
+//   PUT    /api/projects/{id}/event-choices            → upsert one
+//   DELETE /api/projects/{id}/event-choices/{submission_code}/{choice_kind}
+//
+// All three gated by visibility on the project (paliad.can_see_project)
+// via EventChoiceService.
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/services"
+)
+
+// GET /api/projects/{id}/event-choices
+func handleListProjectEventChoices(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	uid, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	if dbSvc.eventChoice == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, map[string]string{"error": "event-choice service not configured"})
+		return
+	}
+	projectID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid project id"})
+		return
+	}
+	rows, err := dbSvc.eventChoice.ListForProject(r.Context(), uid, projectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeServiceError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, rows)
+}
+
+// PUT /api/projects/{id}/event-choices — upsert one row.
+func handlePutProjectEventChoice(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	uid, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	if dbSvc.eventChoice == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, map[string]string{"error": "event-choice service not configured"})
+		return
+	}
+	projectID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid project id"})
+		return
+	}
+	var input services.UpsertEventChoiceInput
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&input); err != nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid JSON body"})
+		return
+	}
+	row, err := dbSvc.eventChoice.Upsert(r.Context(), uid, projectID, input)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, services.ErrInvalidInput) {
+			writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+		writeServiceError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, row)
+}
+
+// DELETE /api/projects/{id}/event-choices/{submission_code}/{choice_kind}
+func handleDeleteProjectEventChoice(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	uid, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	if dbSvc.eventChoice == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, map[string]string{"error": "event-choice service not configured"})
+		return
+	}
+	projectID, err := uuid.Parse(r.PathValue("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "invalid project id"})
+		return
+	}
+	submissionCode := r.PathValue("submission_code")
+	choiceKind := r.PathValue("choice_kind")
+	if err := dbSvc.eventChoice.Delete(r.Context(), uid, projectID, submissionCode, choiceKind); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, services.ErrInvalidInput) {
+			writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+		writeServiceError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+}

internal/handlers/files.go

@@ -65,8 +65,73 @@ var fileRegistry = map[string]fileEntry{
 		RepoName:     "mWorkRepo",
 		FilePath:     "6 - material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/de.inf.lg.erwidg.docx",
 	},
+	// Universal skeleton (t-paliad-259). Code-agnostic Schriftsatz starter
+	// that carries every placeholder SubmissionVarsService resolves but no
+	// submission_code-specific body structure. Slot between the per-firm
+	// per-code template and the bare HL Patents Style .dotm fallback: every
+	// submission_code without a dedicated template still renders with
+	// variables substituted instead of the macro-only letterhead.
+	skeletonSubmissionSlug: {
+		RawURL:       "https://mgit.msbls.de/m/mWorkRepo/raw/branch/main/6%20-%20material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_skeleton.docx",
+		DownloadName: branding.Name + " — Schriftsatz-Skelett.docx",
+		ContentType:  "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document",
+		RepoOwner:    "m",
+		RepoName:     "mWorkRepo",
+		FilePath:     "6 - material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_skeleton.docx",
+	},
+	// Firm-formatted skeleton (t-paliad-275). Carries the same 48-key
+	// placeholder bag as the universal _skeleton.docx, but additionally
+	// preserves every HL paragraph + character style from the HL Patents
+	// Style .dotm (HLpat-Heading-H1..H5, HLpat-Body-B0, HLpat-Header-Section,
+	// HLpat-Table-Recitals-*, HLpat-Signature, …) and the firm letterhead
+	// (header logo + firm-address footer). Slotted ahead of the universal
+	// skeleton in the fallback chain so any submission_code without a
+	// dedicated per-code template still renders as a real firm-branded
+	// Schriftsatz with variables substituted, rather than a plain skeleton.
+	// Generated via scripts/gen-hl-skeleton-template against the .dotm.
+	firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug: {
+		RawURL:       "https://mgit.msbls.de/m/mWorkRepo/raw/branch/main/6%20-%20material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_firm-skeleton.docx",
+		DownloadName: branding.Name + " — Firm Schriftsatz-Skelett.docx",
+		ContentType:  "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document",
+		RepoOwner:    "m",
+		RepoName:     "mWorkRepo",
+		FilePath:     "6 - material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_firm-skeleton.docx",
+	},
+	// English skeleton variant (t-paliad-276). Sibling of
+	// `_skeleton.docx`; used when a draft's language='en' and no
+	// per-code EN template exists. If the file isn't authored yet in
+	// mWorkRepo, the Gitea fetch fails and resolveSubmissionTemplate
+	// falls through to the DE skeleton — visible to the user as the
+	// "Fallback: universelles Skelett" notice on the draft editor.
+	skeletonSubmissionENSlug: {
+		RawURL:       "https://mgit.msbls.de/m/mWorkRepo/raw/branch/main/6%20-%20material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_skeleton.en.docx",
+		DownloadName: branding.Name + " — Submission skeleton.docx",
+		ContentType:  "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document",
+		RepoOwner:    "m",
+		RepoName:     "mWorkRepo",
+		FilePath:     "6 - material/Templates/Word/Paliad/" + branding.Name + "/_skeleton.en.docx",
+	},
 }
 
+// skeletonSubmissionSlug names the universal skeleton template inside
+// the shared fileRegistry cache. Exported via a const so handler code
+// (resolveSubmissionTemplate, hlPatentsStyleSHA's sibling) refers to
+// the same string the registry uses.
+const skeletonSubmissionSlug = "submission/_skeleton.docx"
+
+// firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug names the firm-formatted skeleton template
+// inside the shared fileRegistry cache (t-paliad-275). Same placeholder
+// surface as skeletonSubmissionSlug; carries HL paragraph + character
+// styles from the source .dotm on top. Sits between the per-code
+// template and the generic universal skeleton in the fallback chain so
+// codes without a dedicated template still render with firm branding.
+const firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug = "submission/_firm-skeleton.docx"
+
+// skeletonSubmissionENSlug names the English skeleton variant used when
+// a draft's language='en' and no per-code EN template exists
+// (t-paliad-276). Same role as skeletonSubmissionSlug but in EN.
+const skeletonSubmissionENSlug = "submission/_skeleton.en.docx"
+
 // submissionTemplateRegistry maps a deadline-rule submission_code to a
 // fileRegistry slug. Lookup order matches the cronus design fallback
 // chain §8: per-firm `templates/{FIRM_NAME}/{code}.docx` first, then
@@ -76,14 +141,32 @@ var fileRegistry = map[string]fileEntry{
 // the file itself lives in mWorkRepo and is served through the shared
 // Gitea proxy cache so refreshes are visible to all consumers in one
 // place.
+//
+// t-paliad-276: codes that ship an EN sibling
+// (e.g. `de.inf.lg.erwidg.en.docx`) also register it in
+// submissionTemplateENRegistry; the language-aware lookup
+// (resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx, code, lang)) prefers the language-
+// suffixed slug and falls back to the unsuffixed one when no per-firm
+// EN variant exists.
 var submissionTemplateRegistry = map[string]string{
 	"de.inf.lg.erwidg": "submission/de.inf.lg.erwidg.docx",
 }
 
+// submissionTemplateENRegistry maps a submission_code to the EN
+// variant slug. Empty when no EN template has been authored — the
+// lookup falls through to the unsuffixed (DE-baked) template and the
+// editor surfaces the "Fallback: universelles Skelett" notice when
+// even the skeleton has no EN sibling.
+var submissionTemplateENRegistry = map[string]string{}
+
 // fetchSubmissionTemplateBytes returns the per-submission_code template
 // bytes (and provenance SHA) when one is registered. The bool result
 // distinguishes "no per-code template registered" (callers fall back to
 // HL Patents Style) from an upstream fetch error.
+//
+// Language-suffixed variants (t-paliad-276) are served via
+// fetchSubmissionTemplateBytesForLang — this base function returns the
+// unsuffixed registry entry only (the legacy DE-baked template).
 func fetchSubmissionTemplateBytes(ctx context.Context, submissionCode string) ([]byte, string, bool, error) {
 	slug, ok := submissionTemplateRegistry[submissionCode]
 	if !ok {
@@ -189,6 +272,170 @@ func handleFileRefresh(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]string{"ok": "true", "message": "Cache cleared"})
 }
 
+// fetchSubmissionTemplateBytesForLang returns the per-(code, lang)
+// template bytes when a language-suffixed variant is registered. Used
+// only for the EN variant today; DE goes through the unsuffixed
+// fetchSubmissionTemplateBytes (which is the legacy / authoritative
+// DE registry). t-paliad-276.
+//
+// Returned bool = "variant registered AND fetched OK". A registered
+// variant whose file 404s on Gitea returns (nil, "", false, nil) so
+// the caller falls through to the unsuffixed template, mirroring the
+// behaviour for unregistered codes.
+func fetchSubmissionTemplateBytesForLang(ctx context.Context, submissionCode, lang string) ([]byte, string, bool, error) {
+	if lang != "en" {
+		// Only EN has a separate registry today. DE goes through the
+		// unsuffixed path which is the authoritative DE template.
+		return nil, "", false, nil
+	}
+	slug, ok := submissionTemplateENRegistry[submissionCode]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, "", false, nil
+	}
+	entry, ok := fileRegistry[slug]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, "", false, fmt.Errorf("file proxy: submission template slug %q not registered", slug)
+	}
+	ce := getCacheEntry(slug)
+
+	ce.mu.RLock()
+	hasData := len(ce.data) > 0
+	needsCheck := time.Since(ce.lastChecked) >= checkInterval
+	ce.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if !hasData {
+		if err := fileFetch(ce, entry); err != nil {
+			// Treat upstream miss as "variant unavailable" so the
+			// resolver falls through to the DE template instead of
+			// surfacing a 502.
+			log.Printf("file proxy: EN variant fetch failed for %s (%s): %v — falling through", submissionCode, slug, err)
+			return nil, "", false, nil
+		}
+	} else if needsCheck {
+		go fileCheckAndRefresh(ce, entry)
+	}
+
+	ce.mu.RLock()
+	defer ce.mu.RUnlock()
+	if len(ce.data) == 0 {
+		return nil, "", false, nil
+	}
+	out := make([]byte, len(ce.data))
+	copy(out, ce.data)
+	_ = ctx
+	return out, ce.sha, true, nil
+}
+
+// fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytesForLang returns the cached skeleton
+// template bytes for the requested language. EN falls back to DE when
+// the EN skeleton hasn't been authored yet (t-paliad-276). Returned
+// bool flags whether the bytes match the requested language — false
+// means the resolver should communicate "fallback" to the UI.
+func fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytesForLang(ctx context.Context, lang string) ([]byte, string, bool, error) {
+	if lang == "en" {
+		entry, ok := fileRegistry[skeletonSubmissionENSlug]
+		if ok {
+			ce := getCacheEntry(skeletonSubmissionENSlug)
+			ce.mu.RLock()
+			hasData := len(ce.data) > 0
+			needsCheck := time.Since(ce.lastChecked) >= checkInterval
+			ce.mu.RUnlock()
+			if !hasData {
+				if err := fileFetch(ce, entry); err == nil {
+					ce.mu.RLock()
+					if len(ce.data) > 0 {
+						out := make([]byte, len(ce.data))
+						copy(out, ce.data)
+						sha := ce.sha
+						ce.mu.RUnlock()
+						return out, sha, true, nil
+					}
+					ce.mu.RUnlock()
+				} else {
+					log.Printf("file proxy: EN skeleton fetch failed (%s): %v — falling back to DE", skeletonSubmissionENSlug, err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if needsCheck {
+					go fileCheckAndRefresh(ce, entry)
+				}
+				ce.mu.RLock()
+				if len(ce.data) > 0 {
+					out := make([]byte, len(ce.data))
+					copy(out, ce.data)
+					sha := ce.sha
+					ce.mu.RUnlock()
+					return out, sha, true, nil
+				}
+				ce.mu.RUnlock()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// Fall through to the DE skeleton; bool=false flags that the
+	// returned bytes don't carry the requested language.
+	bytes, sha, err := fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytes(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", false, err
+	}
+	return bytes, sha, lang == "de", nil
+}
+
+// fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytes returns the cached universal skeleton
+// template bytes plus its provenance SHA. Sits between the per-firm
+// per-submission_code template (fetchSubmissionTemplateBytes) and the
+// bare universal HL Patents Style .dotm (fetchHLPatentsStyleBytes) in
+// resolveSubmissionTemplate's fallback chain — used for every
+// submission_code that has no dedicated template registered. Same
+// stale-while-revalidate semantics as the rest of the file proxy: first
+// call warms the cache synchronously from mWorkRepo via Gitea; later
+// calls return immediately while a background refresh runs.
+func fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytes(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	return fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug(ctx, skeletonSubmissionSlug)
+}
+
+// fetchFirmSkeletonBytes returns the cached firm-formatted skeleton
+// template bytes (HL paragraph/character styles + 48-key placeholder
+// bag) plus its provenance SHA. Sits between the per-code template and
+// the generic universal skeleton in resolveSubmissionTemplate's
+// fallback chain (t-paliad-275). Same stale-while-revalidate caching
+// as the other Gitea-backed template parts.
+func fetchFirmSkeletonBytes(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	return fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug(ctx, firmSkeletonSubmissionSlug)
+}
+
+// fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug is the shared cache-aware fetcher used by
+// the firm-skeleton and universal-skeleton accessors. Factored out so
+// the two paths can't drift apart on caching semantics.
+func fetchSubmissionTemplateSlug(ctx context.Context, slug string) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	entry, ok := fileRegistry[slug]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("file proxy: %s not registered", slug)
+	}
+	ce := getCacheEntry(slug)
+
+	ce.mu.RLock()
+	hasData := len(ce.data) > 0
+	needsCheck := time.Since(ce.lastChecked) >= checkInterval
+	ce.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if !hasData {
+		if err := fileFetch(ce, entry); err != nil {
+			return nil, "", err
+		}
+	} else if needsCheck {
+		go fileCheckAndRefresh(ce, entry)
+	}
+
+	ce.mu.RLock()
+	defer ce.mu.RUnlock()
+	if len(ce.data) == 0 {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("file proxy: %s cache empty after fetch", slug)
+	}
+	out := make([]byte, len(ce.data))
+	copy(out, ce.data)
+	_ = ctx
+	return out, ce.sha, nil
+}
+
 // fetchHLPatentsStyleBytes returns the cached HL Patents Style .dotm
 // bytes. Shared accessor used by both the /files/{slug} download path
 // (Word auto-update channel) and the submission generator

internal/handlers/fristenrechner.go

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
 	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/services"
 )
 
@@ -51,6 +54,15 @@ func handleFristenrechnerAPI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Flags           []string          `json:"flags,omitempty"`
 		AnchorOverrides map[string]string `json:"anchorOverrides,omitempty"`
 		CourtID         string            `json:"courtId,omitempty"`
+		// t-paliad-265: per-event-card choices. Two parallel inputs:
+		// - ProjectID lets the server pull persisted choices from
+		//   paliad.project_event_choices (project-bound /tools/fristenrechner).
+		// - PerCardChoices lets the unbound /tools/verfahrensablauf
+		//   send an inline-CSV-decoded list straight off the URL
+		//   without persisting. When both are present the inline list
+		//   wins (what-if exploration overrides the saved state).
+		ProjectID       string                                  `json:"projectId,omitempty"`
+		PerCardChoices  []services.UpsertEventChoiceInput       `json:"perCardChoices,omitempty"`
 	}
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&req); err != nil {
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadRequest, map[string]string{"error": "Ungültige Anfrage"})
@@ -61,11 +73,42 @@ func handleFristenrechnerAPI(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// Fold per-card choices into the CalcOptions addendum. The inline
+	// PerCardChoices wins over the persisted ProjectID lookup when both
+	// are non-empty.
+	var addendum services.CalcOptionsAddendum
+	if len(req.PerCardChoices) > 0 {
+		choices := make([]models.ProjectEventChoice, 0, len(req.PerCardChoices))
+		for _, c := range req.PerCardChoices {
+			choices = append(choices, models.ProjectEventChoice{
+				SubmissionCode: c.SubmissionCode,
+				ChoiceKind:     c.ChoiceKind,
+				ChoiceValue:    c.ChoiceValue,
+			})
+		}
+		addendum = services.ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices)
+	} else if req.ProjectID != "" && dbSvc.eventChoice != nil {
+		if pid, err := uuid.Parse(req.ProjectID); err == nil {
+			if uid, ok := requireUser(w, r); ok {
+				if choices, err := dbSvc.eventChoice.ListForProject(r.Context(), uid, pid); err == nil {
+					addendum = services.ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices)
+				}
+				// Visibility-filtered lookup: a non-visible project
+				// returns ErrNotVisible from ListForProject; in that
+				// case we project without per-card overlays rather
+				// than 404 — the timeline itself is non-PII data.
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	resp, err := dbSvc.fristenrechner.Calculate(r.Context(), req.ProceedingType, req.TriggerDate, services.CalcOptions{
-		PriorityDateStr: req.PriorityDate,
-		Flags:           req.Flags,
-		AnchorOverrides: req.AnchorOverrides,
-		CourtID:         req.CourtID,
+		PriorityDateStr:  req.PriorityDate,
+		Flags:            req.Flags,
+		AnchorOverrides:  req.AnchorOverrides,
+		CourtID:          req.CourtID,
+		PerCardAppellant: addendum.PerCardAppellant,
+		SkipRules:        addendum.SkipRules,
+		IncludeCCRFor:    addendum.IncludeCCRFor,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, services.ErrUnknownProceedingType) {

internal/handlers/handlers.go

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 
 	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/auth"
 	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/services"
@@ -50,6 +54,12 @@ func noCachePages(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 // Services bundles the Phase B + C database-backed services. Pass nil if
 // DATABASE_URL was unset; the matter-management endpoints will return 503.
 type Services struct {
+	// Pool is the raw connection pool. Held so the readiness probe
+	// (/health/ready) can ping it without going through any individual
+	// service. nil when DATABASE_URL was unset — in that case
+	// /health/ready returns 503.
+	Pool *sqlx.DB
+
 	Project        *services.ProjectService
 	Team           *services.TeamService
 	PartnerUnit    *services.PartnerUnitService
@@ -98,9 +108,18 @@ type Services struct {
 	Projection      *services.ProjectionService
 	Export          *services.ExportService
 
+	// t-paliad-246 — Backup Mode (org-scope admin backups). Nil when
+	// DATABASE_URL or PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR is unset; the /admin/backups
+	// routes return 503 in that case.
+	Backup          *services.BackupRunner
+
 	// t-paliad-238 — dedicated Submissions/Schriftsätze editor.
 	SubmissionDraft *services.SubmissionDraftService
 
+	// t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96 — per-event-card optional choices on
+	// the Verfahrensablauf timeline.
+	EventChoice *services.EventChoiceService
+
 	// Paliadin is wired when DATABASE_URL is set. The concrete backend
 	// is picked in cmd/server/main.go based on PALIADIN_REMOTE_HOST
 	// (remote → mRiver via SSH) or local tmux availability. Stays nil
@@ -162,7 +181,9 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, client *auth.Client, giteaAPIToken string, svc
 			firmDashboardDefault: svc.FirmDashboardDefault,
 			projection:      svc.Projection,
 			export:          svc.Export,
+			backup:          svc.Backup,
 			submissionDraft: svc.SubmissionDraft,
+			eventChoice:     svc.EventChoice,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -177,6 +198,38 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, client *auth.Client, giteaAPIToken string, svc
 		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("ok\n"))
 	})
 
+	// Readiness probe. Public, no auth. Distinct from /healthz: this
+	// returns 200 only when the DB pool is reachable. Reaching Register
+	// at all implies db.ApplyMigrations succeeded (cmd/server/main.go
+	// calls it before constructing svc), so a 200 here means "migrations
+	// applied AND pool responsive" — the contract Dokploy / Traefik should
+	// gate on, not the bind-and-serve check that /healthz answers.
+	//
+	// Three outcomes:
+	//   - svc == nil OR svc.Pool == nil  → 503 (DB-less knowledge-platform
+	//     deployments report not-ready so an external orchestrator can
+	//     distinguish them from a full prod boot).
+	//   - PingContext fails within 2 s   → 503 (pool unreachable).
+	//   - PingContext succeeds            → 200 "ready".
+	//
+	// Used by docker-compose.yml's healthcheck (Slice B) and by the
+	// post-deploy verification step in .gitea/workflows/test.yaml.
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET /health/ready", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Cache-Control", "no-store")
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain; charset=utf-8")
+		if svc == nil || svc.Pool == nil {
+			http.Error(w, "db not configured\n", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+			return
+		}
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), 2*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if err := svc.Pool.PingContext(ctx); err != nil {
+			http.Error(w, "db unreachable\n", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+			return
+		}
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("ready\n"))
+	})
+
 	// API endpoints (JSON, public)
 	mux.HandleFunc("POST /api/login", handleAPILogin)
 	mux.HandleFunc("POST /api/register", handleAPIRegister)
@@ -349,6 +402,10 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, client *auth.Client, giteaAPIToken string, svc
 	protected.HandleFunc("PATCH /api/submission-drafts/{draft_id}", handleGlobalPatchSubmissionDraft)
 	protected.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/submission-drafts/{draft_id}", handleGlobalDeleteSubmissionDraft)
 	protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/submission-drafts/{draft_id}/export", handleGlobalExportSubmissionDraft)
+	// t-paliad-277 / m/paliad#109 — refresh project-derived variables on
+	// the draft. Strips overrides for project.* / parties.* / deadline.*
+	// / procedural_event.* / rule.* prefixes and bumps last_imported_at.
+	protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/submission-drafts/{draft_id}/import-from-project", handleImportFromProject)
 	// /counterclaim creates a CCR sub-project linked via the new
 	// paliad.projects.counterclaim_of FK (t-paliad-174 Slice 3).
 	protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/projects/{id}/counterclaim", handleCreateProjectCounterclaim)
@@ -384,6 +441,11 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, client *auth.Client, giteaAPIToken string, svc
 	protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/projects/{id}/partner-units", handleAttachPartnerUnit)
 	protected.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/projects/{id}/partner-units/{unit_id}", handleDetachPartnerUnit)
 
+	// t-paliad-265 — per-event-card choices on the Verfahrensablauf timeline.
+	protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/projects/{id}/event-choices", handleListProjectEventChoices)
+	protected.HandleFunc("PUT /api/projects/{id}/event-choices", handlePutProjectEventChoice)
+	protected.HandleFunc("DELETE /api/projects/{id}/event-choices/{submission_code}/{choice_kind}", handleDeleteProjectEventChoice)
+
 	// Partner units (structural partner-led units; legacy "Dezernate").
 	protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/partner-units", handleListPartnerUnits)
 	protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/partner-units", handleCreatePartnerUnit)
@@ -570,6 +632,17 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, client *auth.Client, giteaAPIToken string, svc
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /admin/email-templates", adminGate(users, gateOnboarded(handleAdminEmailTemplatesPage)))
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /admin/email-templates/{key}", adminGate(users, gateOnboarded(handleAdminEmailTemplatesEditPage)))
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /admin/event-types", adminGate(users, gateOnboarded(handleAdminEventTypesPage)))
+
+		// t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77 Slice A — Backup Mode admin page +
+		// API. Routes only register when Users is wired (matches the
+		// other admin routes); per-request 503 if BackupRunner itself
+		// is unwired (PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR unset).
+		protected.HandleFunc("GET /admin/backups", adminGate(users, gateOnboarded(handleAdminBackupsPage)))
+		protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/admin/backups/run", adminGate(users, handleAdminRunBackup))
+		protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/admin/backups", adminGate(users, handleAdminListBackups))
+		protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/admin/backups/{id}", adminGate(users, handleAdminGetBackup))
+		protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/admin/backups/{id}/file", adminGate(users, handleAdminDownloadBackup))
+
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/admin/users", adminGate(users, handleAdminListUsers))
 		protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/admin/users", adminGate(users, handleAdminCreateUser))
 		protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/admin/users/full", adminGate(users, handleAdminCreateFullUser))
@@ -654,6 +727,7 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, client *auth.Client, giteaAPIToken string, svc
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/inbox/pending-mine", handleListInboxPendingMine)
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/inbox/mine", handleListInboxMine)
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/inbox/count", handleInboxCount)
+		protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/inbox/mark-all-seen", handleInboxMarkAllSeen)
 		protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/approval-requests/{id}", handleGetApprovalRequest)
 		protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/approval-requests/{id}/approve", handleApproveApprovalRequest)
 		protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/approval-requests/{id}/reject", handleRejectApprovalRequest)

internal/handlers/projects.go

@@ -62,8 +62,15 @@ type dbServices struct {
 	projection     *services.ProjectionService
 	export         *services.ExportService
 
+	// t-paliad-246 — Backup Mode orchestrator. Nil when DATABASE_URL or
+	// PALIAD_EXPORT_DIR is unset (the /admin/backups routes return 503).
+	backup *services.BackupRunner
+
 	// t-paliad-238 — submission draft editor.
 	submissionDraft *services.SubmissionDraftService
+
+	// t-paliad-265 — per-event-card optional choices.
+	eventChoice *services.EventChoiceService
 }
 
 var dbSvc *dbServices

internal/handlers/submission_drafts.go

@@ -60,38 +60,65 @@ const submissionDraftExportTimeout = 30 * time.Second
 // raw row plus the resolved bag and the rule metadata the sidebar uses
 // to label each variable group.
 type submissionDraftView struct {
-	Draft           submissionDraftJSON      `json:"draft"`
-	Rule            *submissionRuleSummary   `json:"rule,omitempty"`
-	ResolvedBag     services.PlaceholderMap  `json:"resolved_bag"`
-	MergedBag       services.PlaceholderMap  `json:"merged_bag"`
-	PreviewHTML     string                   `json:"preview_html"`
-	Lang            string                   `json:"lang"`
-	HasTemplate     bool                     `json:"has_template"`
-	TemplateMissing bool                     `json:"template_missing,omitempty"`
+	Draft           submissionDraftJSON     `json:"draft"`
+	Rule            *submissionRuleSummary  `json:"rule,omitempty"`
+	ResolvedBag     services.PlaceholderMap `json:"resolved_bag"`
+	MergedBag       services.PlaceholderMap `json:"merged_bag"`
+	PreviewHTML     string                  `json:"preview_html"`
+	Lang            string                  `json:"lang"`
+	HasTemplate     bool                    `json:"has_template"`
+	TemplateMissing bool                    `json:"template_missing,omitempty"`
+	// TemplateTier identifies which tier of resolveSubmissionTemplate
+	// produced the bytes — one of per_code_lang, per_code, skeleton_lang,
+	// skeleton, letterhead. Lets the editor distinguish a perfect
+	// per-firm match from a skeleton fallback. t-paliad-276.
+	TemplateTier string `json:"template_tier,omitempty"`
+	// LanguageFallback is true when the requested draft.language has no
+	// per-firm per-code template (e.g. EN draft falls back to the DE
+	// per-code template, or to the universal skeleton). UI surfaces a
+	// notice so the lawyer knows the rendered body lacks language-
+	// matched code-specific prose. t-paliad-276.
+	LanguageFallback bool `json:"language_fallback,omitempty"`
+	// AvailableParties is the project's full party roster (t-paliad-277)
+	// so the frontend can render the multi-select picker in one round-
+	// trip. Empty when the draft has no project attached.
+	AvailableParties []submissionDraftPartyJSON `json:"available_parties"`
+}
+
+// submissionDraftPartyJSON is the minimal party row the editor sidebar
+// needs to render a checkbox + role chip per party.
+type submissionDraftPartyJSON struct {
+	ID             uuid.UUID `json:"id"`
+	Name           string    `json:"name"`
+	Role           string    `json:"role,omitempty"`
+	Representative string    `json:"representative,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type submissionDraftJSON struct {
-	ID              uuid.UUID                `json:"id"`
-	ProjectID       *uuid.UUID               `json:"project_id"`
-	SubmissionCode  string                   `json:"submission_code"`
-	UserID          uuid.UUID                `json:"user_id"`
-	Name            string                   `json:"name"`
-	Variables       services.PlaceholderMap  `json:"variables"`
-	LastExportedAt  *time.Time               `json:"last_exported_at,omitempty"`
-	LastExportedSHA *string                  `json:"last_exported_sha,omitempty"`
-	CreatedAt       time.Time                `json:"created_at"`
-	UpdatedAt       time.Time                `json:"updated_at"`
+	ID              uuid.UUID               `json:"id"`
+	ProjectID       *uuid.UUID              `json:"project_id"`
+	SubmissionCode  string                  `json:"submission_code"`
+	UserID          uuid.UUID               `json:"user_id"`
+	Name            string                  `json:"name"`
+	Language        string                  `json:"language"`
+	Variables       services.PlaceholderMap `json:"variables"`
+	SelectedParties []uuid.UUID             `json:"selected_parties"`
+	LastExportedAt  *time.Time              `json:"last_exported_at,omitempty"`
+	LastExportedSHA *string                 `json:"last_exported_sha,omitempty"`
+	LastImportedAt  *time.Time              `json:"last_imported_at,omitempty"`
+	CreatedAt       time.Time               `json:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedAt       time.Time               `json:"updated_at"`
 }
 
 type submissionRuleSummary struct {
-	Name                 string  `json:"name"`
-	NameEN               string  `json:"name_en"`
-	SubmissionCode       string  `json:"submission_code"`
-	PrimaryParty         string  `json:"primary_party,omitempty"`
-	EventType            string  `json:"event_type,omitempty"`
-	LegalSource          string  `json:"legal_source,omitempty"`
-	LegalSourcePretty    string  `json:"legal_source_pretty,omitempty"`
-	LegalSourcePrettyEN  string  `json:"legal_source_pretty_en,omitempty"`
+	Name                string `json:"name"`
+	NameEN              string `json:"name_en"`
+	SubmissionCode      string `json:"submission_code"`
+	PrimaryParty        string `json:"primary_party,omitempty"`
+	EventType           string `json:"event_type,omitempty"`
+	LegalSource         string `json:"legal_source,omitempty"`
+	LegalSourcePretty   string `json:"legal_source_pretty,omitempty"`
+	LegalSourcePrettyEN string `json:"legal_source_pretty_en,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type submissionDraftListResponse struct {
@@ -101,8 +128,10 @@ type submissionDraftListResponse struct {
 }
 
 type submissionDraftPatchInput struct {
-	Name      *string                  `json:"name,omitempty"`
-	Variables *services.PlaceholderMap `json:"variables,omitempty"`
+	Name            *string                  `json:"name,omitempty"`
+	Variables       *services.PlaceholderMap `json:"variables,omitempty"`
+	SelectedParties *[]uuid.UUID             `json:"selected_parties,omitempty"`
+	Language        *string                  `json:"language,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -337,7 +366,12 @@ func handlePatchSubmissionDraft(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	patch := services.DraftPatch{Name: input.Name, Variables: input.Variables}
+	patch := services.DraftPatch{
+		Name:            input.Name,
+		Variables:       input.Variables,
+		SelectedParties: input.SelectedParties,
+		Language:        input.Language,
+	}
 	d, err := dbSvc.submissionDraft.Update(r.Context(), uid, draftID, patch)
 	if err != nil {
 		writeSubmissionDraftServiceError(w, err)
@@ -418,7 +452,7 @@ func handlePreviewSubmissionDraft(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeSubmissionDraftServiceError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
-	tplBytes, _, err := resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx, d.SubmissionCode)
+	tplBytes, _, _, err := resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx, d.SubmissionCode, d.Language)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("submission_drafts: template fetch (draft=%s): %v", draftID, err)
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadGateway, map[string]string{"error": "template upstream unreachable"})
@@ -467,7 +501,7 @@ func handleExportSubmissionDraft(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeSubmissionDraftServiceError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
-	tplBytes, tplSHA, err := resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx, d.SubmissionCode)
+	tplBytes, tplSHA, _, err := resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx, d.SubmissionCode, d.Language)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("submission_drafts: export template fetch (draft=%s): %v", draftID, err)
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadGateway, map[string]string{"error": "template upstream unreachable"})
@@ -670,18 +704,24 @@ func handleGetGlobalSubmissionDraft(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 type globalDraftPatchInput struct {
 	Name      *string                  `json:"name,omitempty"`
 	Variables *services.PlaceholderMap `json:"variables,omitempty"`
+	Language  *string                  `json:"language,omitempty"`
 	// projectIDProvided is true when the JSON included the "project_id"
 	// key (regardless of value); needed to distinguish "no change" from
 	// "set to null". Set by the custom UnmarshalJSON below.
 	ProjectID         *uuid.UUID `json:"project_id,omitempty"`
 	projectIDProvided bool
+	// SelectedParties: present-but-empty array resets to "all parties",
+	// present non-empty array restricts to subset, absent = no change.
+	SelectedParties *[]uuid.UUID `json:"selected_parties,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (g *globalDraftPatchInput) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	type alias struct {
-		Name      *string                  `json:"name,omitempty"`
-		Variables *services.PlaceholderMap `json:"variables,omitempty"`
-		ProjectID *uuid.UUID               `json:"project_id,omitempty"`
+		Name            *string                  `json:"name,omitempty"`
+		Variables       *services.PlaceholderMap `json:"variables,omitempty"`
+		Language        *string                  `json:"language,omitempty"`
+		ProjectID       *uuid.UUID               `json:"project_id,omitempty"`
+		SelectedParties *[]uuid.UUID             `json:"selected_parties,omitempty"`
 	}
 	var a alias
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &a); err != nil {
@@ -689,7 +729,9 @@ func (g *globalDraftPatchInput) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	}
 	g.Name = a.Name
 	g.Variables = a.Variables
+	g.Language = a.Language
 	g.ProjectID = a.ProjectID
+	g.SelectedParties = a.SelectedParties
 	// Detect whether "project_id" was present in the JSON object.
 	var raw map[string]json.RawMessage
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &raw); err != nil {
@@ -726,7 +768,12 @@ func handleGlobalPatchSubmissionDraft(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	patch := services.DraftPatch{Name: in.Name, Variables: in.Variables}
+	patch := services.DraftPatch{
+		Name:            in.Name,
+		Variables:       in.Variables,
+		SelectedParties: in.SelectedParties,
+		Language:        in.Language,
+	}
 	if in.projectIDProvided {
 		pid := in.ProjectID // may be nil → detach
 		patch.ProjectID = &pid
@@ -748,6 +795,48 @@ func handleGlobalPatchSubmissionDraft(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, view)
 }
 
+// handleImportFromProject re-pulls every project-derived variable on
+// the draft and bumps last_imported_at (t-paliad-277). The service-
+// layer call strips overrides for project.* / parties.* / deadline.* /
+// procedural_event.* / rule.* prefixes; firm.* / today.* / user.*
+// overrides survive because those values aren't sourced from the
+// project record.
+//
+// Idempotent on repeat clicks. Returns the full editor view so the
+// frontend can refresh in one round-trip.
+func handleImportFromProject(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if !requireDB(w) {
+		return
+	}
+	uid, ok := requireUser(w, r)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	draftID, ok := parseUUIDPath(w, r, "draft_id", "draft id")
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+	if dbSvc.submissionDraft == nil {
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, map[string]string{"error": "submission drafts not configured"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	d, err := dbSvc.submissionDraft.ImportFromProject(r.Context(), uid, draftID)
+	if err != nil {
+		writeSubmissionDraftServiceError(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+	user, _ := dbSvc.users.GetByID(r.Context(), uid)
+	lang := userLang(user)
+	view, err := buildSubmissionDraftView(r.Context(), d, lang)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("submission_drafts: build view after import (draft=%s): %v", draftID, err)
+		writeJSON(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, map[string]string{"error": "internal error"})
+		return
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, view)
+}
+
 // handleGlobalDeleteSubmissionDraft removes a draft by id.
 func handleGlobalDeleteSubmissionDraft(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if !requireDB(w) {
@@ -801,7 +890,7 @@ func handleGlobalExportSubmissionDraft(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		writeSubmissionDraftServiceError(w, err)
 		return
 	}
-	tplBytes, tplSHA, err := resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx, d.SubmissionCode)
+	tplBytes, tplSHA, _, err := resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx, d.SubmissionCode, d.Language)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("submission_drafts: export template fetch (draft=%s): %v", draftID, err)
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadGateway, map[string]string{"error": "template upstream unreachable"})
@@ -859,9 +948,10 @@ func serveSubmissionDraftNotFound(w http.ResponseWriter) {
 // per-rule heading.
 func buildSubmissionDraftView(ctx context.Context, d *services.SubmissionDraft, lang string) (*submissionDraftView, error) {
 	view := &submissionDraftView{
-		Draft:       draftToJSON(d),
-		Lang:        lang,
-		HasTemplate: true,
+		Draft:            draftToJSON(d),
+		Lang:             lang,
+		HasTemplate:      true,
+		AvailableParties: []submissionDraftPartyJSON{},
 	}
 
 	merged, resolved, err := dbSvc.submissionDraft.BuildRenderBag(ctx, d)
@@ -873,20 +963,33 @@ func buildSubmissionDraftView(ctx context.Context, d *services.SubmissionDraft,
 	if resolved.Lang != "" {
 		view.Lang = resolved.Lang
 	}
+	if len(resolved.Parties) > 0 {
+		view.AvailableParties = make([]submissionDraftPartyJSON, 0, len(resolved.Parties))
+		for _, p := range resolved.Parties {
+			row := submissionDraftPartyJSON{ID: p.ID, Name: p.Name}
+			if p.Role != nil {
+				row.Role = *p.Role
+			}
+			if p.Representative != nil {
+				row.Representative = *p.Representative
+			}
+			view.AvailableParties = append(view.AvailableParties, row)
+		}
+	}
 	if resolved.Rule != nil {
 		view.Rule = &submissionRuleSummary{
-			Name:                derefStringHandler(resolved.Rule.SubmissionCode),
-			SubmissionCode:      derefStringHandler(resolved.Rule.SubmissionCode),
-			NameEN:              resolved.Rule.NameEN,
-			PrimaryParty:        derefStringHandler(resolved.Rule.PrimaryParty),
-			EventType:           derefStringHandler(resolved.Rule.EventType),
-			LegalSource:         derefStringHandler(resolved.Rule.LegalSource),
+			Name:           derefStringHandler(resolved.Rule.SubmissionCode),
+			SubmissionCode: derefStringHandler(resolved.Rule.SubmissionCode),
+			NameEN:         resolved.Rule.NameEN,
+			PrimaryParty:   derefStringHandler(resolved.Rule.PrimaryParty),
+			EventType:      derefStringHandler(resolved.Rule.EventType),
+			LegalSource:    derefStringHandler(resolved.Rule.LegalSource),
 		}
 		view.Rule.Name = resolved.Rule.Name
 		view.Rule.LegalSourcePretty = merged["rule.legal_source_pretty"]
 	}
 
-	tplBytes, _, err := resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx, d.SubmissionCode)
+	tplBytes, _, tier, err := resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx, d.SubmissionCode, d.Language)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("submission_drafts: template fetch for view (draft=%s): %v", d.ID, err)
 		view.TemplateMissing = true
@@ -894,6 +997,12 @@ func buildSubmissionDraftView(ctx context.Context, d *services.SubmissionDraft,
 		view.PreviewHTML = `<p class="preview-error">Vorlage konnte nicht geladen werden.</p>`
 		return view, nil
 	}
+	view.TemplateTier = string(tier)
+	// LanguageFallback signals "no per-firm template in the requested
+	// language" — the editor surfaces a notice so the lawyer knows the
+	// rendered body lacks code-specific prose. The per-code DE template
+	// counts as a fallback when the requested language is EN.
+	view.LanguageFallback = languageFallback(d.Language, tier)
 	html, err := dbSvc.submissionDraft.RenderPreview(ctx, d, tplBytes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -902,24 +1011,101 @@ func buildSubmissionDraftView(ctx context.Context, d *services.SubmissionDraft,
 	return view, nil
 }
 
+// submissionTemplateTier enumerates which tier of the template
+// fallback chain produced the bytes returned by resolveSubmissionTemplate.
+// Used by the editor to surface "Fallback: universelles Skelett" when
+// the requested (code, lang) didn't have a dedicated template.
+type submissionTemplateTier string
+
+const (
+	tplTierPerCodeLang  submissionTemplateTier = "per_code_lang"  // {firm}/{code}.{lang}.docx
+	tplTierPerCode      submissionTemplateTier = "per_code"       // {firm}/{code}.docx (unsuffixed)
+	tplTierSkeletonLang submissionTemplateTier = "skeleton_lang"  // _skeleton.{lang}.docx
+	tplTierSkeleton     submissionTemplateTier = "skeleton"       // _skeleton.docx
+	tplTierLetterhead   submissionTemplateTier = "letterhead"     // HL Patents Style .dotm
+)
+
 // resolveSubmissionTemplate returns the .docx bytes for the given
-// submission code. Lookup order matches the cronus design fallback chain
-// §8: per-firm template registered in submissionTemplateRegistry first,
-// then the universal HL Patents Style as the global fallback. The
-// returned SHA is the cache entry's commit SHA so the export audit row
-// can record provenance.
-func resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx context.Context, submissionCode string) ([]byte, string, error) {
-	if data, sha, found, err := fetchSubmissionTemplateBytes(ctx, submissionCode); err != nil {
-		return nil, "", err
-	} else if found {
-		return data, sha, nil
+// (submission_code, language). Merges t-paliad-275 (firm-skeleton tier)
+// and t-paliad-276 (language-selector + EN skeleton tier). Lookup order:
+//
+//  1. per-firm per-(code, lang) template — most specific. e.g.
+//     `de.inf.lg.erwidg.en.docx` for EN drafts. t-paliad-276.
+//  2. per-firm per-code (unsuffixed) template — DE-baked baseline. The
+//     legacy registry shape from before the language selector landed.
+//  3. universal language-matched skeleton — `_skeleton.en.docx` for EN
+//     drafts. Skipped for DE drafts (steps 4+5 already cover DE).
+//  4. firm-formatted skeleton — `_firm-skeleton.docx` (t-paliad-275).
+//     HL paragraph + character styles + letterhead, full placeholder
+//     bag. DE-flavored: counts as language_fallback=true for EN drafts.
+//  5. universal _skeleton.docx — plain DE skeleton, no firm styles.
+//     Backstop when the firm skeleton is unreachable.
+//  6. universal HL Patents Style .dotm — macro-only letterhead, no
+//     placeholders. Last-ditch when every skeleton tier is unreachable.
+//
+// The returned SHA pins the audit row's template provenance. The tier
+// tells the editor whether the result language-matches the request so
+// it can surface a "Fallback: universelles Skelett" notice.
+func resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx context.Context, submissionCode, lang string) ([]byte, string, submissionTemplateTier, error) {
+	if lang != "de" && lang != "en" {
+		lang = "de"
 	}
+	// 1. per-(code, lang)
+	if data, sha, found, err := fetchSubmissionTemplateBytesForLang(ctx, submissionCode, lang); err != nil {
+		return nil, "", "", err
+	} else if found {
+		return data, sha, tplTierPerCodeLang, nil
+	}
+	// 2. per-code (unsuffixed)
+	if data, sha, found, err := fetchSubmissionTemplateBytes(ctx, submissionCode); err != nil {
+		return nil, "", "", err
+	} else if found {
+		return data, sha, tplTierPerCode, nil
+	}
+	// 3. language-matched skeleton — only meaningful for EN drafts; DE
+	//    drafts fall through to the firm/universal DE skeletons below.
+	if lang == "en" {
+		if data, sha, langMatched, err := fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytesForLang(ctx, lang); err == nil && langMatched {
+			return data, sha, tplTierSkeletonLang, nil
+		}
+	}
+	// 4. firm-formatted skeleton (HL styles, DE prose). For DE drafts
+	//    this is a first-class match; for EN drafts it counts as a
+	//    language fallback (handled by languageFallback()).
+	if data, sha, err := fetchFirmSkeletonBytes(ctx); err == nil {
+		return data, sha, tplTierSkeleton, nil
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("submission_drafts: firm-skeleton fetch failed for code=%s lang=%s, falling back to universal skeleton: %v", submissionCode, lang, err)
+	}
+	// 5. universal plain DE skeleton.
+	if data, sha, err := fetchSubmissionSkeletonBytes(ctx); err == nil {
+		return data, sha, tplTierSkeleton, nil
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("submission_drafts: skeleton fetch failed for code=%s lang=%s, falling back to HL Patents Style: %v", submissionCode, lang, err)
+	}
+	// 6. HL Patents Style letterhead (no placeholders, last-ditch).
 	bytes, err := fetchHLPatentsStyleBytes(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", err
+		return nil, "", "", err
 	}
 	sha := hlPatentsStyleSHA()
-	return bytes, sha, nil
+	return bytes, sha, tplTierLetterhead, nil
+}
+
+// languageFallback reports whether the resolved template tier failed
+// to match the requested draft language. For an EN draft, anything
+// other than per_code_lang or skeleton_lang is a fallback (per_code is
+// the legacy DE-baked template, skeleton is the DE skeleton). For a DE
+// draft, only `letterhead` counts as a fallback — the DE skeleton and
+// per-code template are both first-class DE outputs. t-paliad-276.
+func languageFallback(lang string, tier submissionTemplateTier) bool {
+	if tier == tplTierLetterhead {
+		return true
+	}
+	if strings.EqualFold(lang, "en") {
+		return tier != tplTierPerCodeLang && tier != tplTierSkeletonLang
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // hlPatentsStyleSHA reads the current cache SHA for the universal
@@ -941,15 +1127,26 @@ func draftToJSON(d *services.SubmissionDraft) submissionDraftJSON {
 	if vars == nil {
 		vars = services.PlaceholderMap{}
 	}
+	selected := d.SelectedParties
+	if selected == nil {
+		selected = []uuid.UUID{}
+	}
+	lang := d.Language
+	if lang == "" {
+		lang = "de"
+	}
 	return submissionDraftJSON{
 		ID:              d.ID,
 		ProjectID:       d.ProjectID,
 		SubmissionCode:  d.SubmissionCode,
 		UserID:          d.UserID,
 		Name:            d.Name,
+		Language:        lang,
 		Variables:       vars,
+		SelectedParties: selected,
 		LastExportedAt:  d.LastExportedAt,
 		LastExportedSHA: d.LastExportedSHA,
+		LastImportedAt:  d.LastImportedAt,
 		CreatedAt:       d.CreatedAt,
 		UpdatedAt:       d.UpdatedAt,
 	}

internal/handlers/submission_template_lang_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package handlers
+
+// Regression tests for the template-tier → language-fallback mapping
+// (t-paliad-276). The editor surfaces a "Fallback: universelles
+// Skelett" notice when the requested draft language has no per-firm
+// language-matched template — these tests pin which tier counts as a
+// fallback for each language so the UI signal stays stable.
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestLanguageFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		lang string
+		tier submissionTemplateTier
+		want bool
+	}{
+		// DE drafts: every non-letterhead tier is a first-class match.
+		{"de_per_code_lang", "de", tplTierPerCodeLang, false},
+		{"de_per_code", "de", tplTierPerCode, false},
+		{"de_skeleton_lang", "de", tplTierSkeletonLang, false},
+		{"de_skeleton", "de", tplTierSkeleton, false},
+		{"de_letterhead", "de", tplTierLetterhead, true},
+
+		// EN drafts: per_code (DE-baked) and skeleton (DE-baked) both
+		// surface the fallback notice so the lawyer knows the rendered
+		// body lacks EN prose.
+		{"en_per_code_lang", "en", tplTierPerCodeLang, false},
+		{"en_per_code", "en", tplTierPerCode, true},
+		{"en_skeleton_lang", "en", tplTierSkeletonLang, false},
+		{"en_skeleton", "en", tplTierSkeleton, true},
+		{"en_letterhead", "en", tplTierLetterhead, true},
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			if got := languageFallback(c.lang, c.tier); got != c.want {
+				t.Errorf("languageFallback(%q, %q) = %v, want %v", c.lang, c.tier, got, c.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

internal/handlers/submissions.go

@@ -304,14 +304,23 @@ func handleGenerateProjectSubmission(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(r.Context(), submissionRenderTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	tplBytes, _, err := resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx, submissionCode)
+	// One-shot /generate has no draft row to pull `language` from —
+	// accept `?language=de|en` as an explicit override (t-paliad-276)
+	// and otherwise fall back to the user's UI language.
+	user, _ := dbSvc.users.GetByID(ctx, uid)
+	lang := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(r.URL.Query().Get("language")))
+	if lang != "de" && lang != "en" {
+		lang = userLang(user)
+	}
+
+	tplBytes, _, _, err := resolveSubmissionTemplate(ctx, submissionCode, lang)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("submissions: template fetch (project=%s code=%s): %v", projectID, submissionCode, err)
 		writeJSON(w, http.StatusBadGateway, map[string]string{"error": "template upstream unreachable"})
 		return
 	}
 
-	docx, resolved, err := dbSvc.submissionDraft.RenderProjectSubmission(ctx, uid, projectID, submissionCode, tplBytes)
+	docx, resolved, err := dbSvc.submissionDraft.RenderProjectSubmission(ctx, uid, projectID, submissionCode, lang, tplBytes)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, services.ErrSubmissionRuleNotFound) {
 			writeJSON(w, http.StatusNotFound, map[string]string{

internal/models/models.go

@@ -682,6 +682,13 @@ type DeadlineRule struct {
 	// NULL while draft, set on publish, retained through archive.
 	// Distinct from UpdatedAt (moves on every edit).
 	PublishedAt *time.Time `db:"published_at" json:"published_at,omitempty"`
+
+	// ChoicesOffered declares which per-event-card choice-kinds this
+	// rule offers on the Verfahrensablauf timeline (mig 129,
+	// t-paliad-265). NULL = no caret affordance (default). See the
+	// COMMENT on paliad.deadline_rules.choices_offered for the value
+	// shape. The engine and the frontend both read this column.
+	ChoicesOffered NullableJSON `db:"choices_offered" json:"choices_offered,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // DeadlineRuleAudit is one row of paliad.deadline_rule_audit — the
@@ -946,3 +953,24 @@ type ApprovalRequest struct {
 	CreatedAt         time.Time  `db:"created_at"          json:"created_at"`
 	UpdatedAt         time.Time  `db:"updated_at"          json:"updated_at"`
 }
+
+// ProjectEventChoice is one per-event-card pick scoped to a project
+// (t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96). The join key SubmissionCode matches
+// paliad.deadline_rules.submission_code — the same identifier the
+// AnchorOverrides plumbing in fristenrechner.go already uses.
+//
+// ChoiceKind ∈ {appellant, include_ccr, skip}. ChoiceValue namespace
+// per kind: appellant=claimant|defendant|both|none; include_ccr=true|false;
+// skip=true|false. UNIQUE(project_id, submission_code, choice_kind)
+// makes re-picks idempotent (Upsert path).
+type ProjectEventChoice struct {
+	ID             uuid.UUID  `db:"id"              json:"id"`
+	ProjectID      uuid.UUID  `db:"project_id"      json:"project_id"`
+	SubmissionCode string     `db:"submission_code" json:"submission_code"`
+	ChoiceKind     string     `db:"choice_kind"     json:"choice_kind"`
+	ChoiceValue    string     `db:"choice_value"    json:"choice_value"`
+	CreatedBy      *uuid.UUID `db:"created_by"      json:"created_by,omitempty"`
+	CreatedAt      time.Time  `db:"created_at"      json:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedBy      *uuid.UUID `db:"updated_by"      json:"updated_by,omitempty"`
+	UpdatedAt      time.Time  `db:"updated_at"      json:"updated_at"`
+}

internal/services/approval_service.go

@@ -1607,6 +1607,95 @@ func (s *ApprovalService) PendingCountForUser(ctx context.Context, callerID uuid
 	return n, nil
 }
 
+// UnseenInboxCountForUser returns the unified inbox badge count
+// (t-paliad-249, Slice A):
+//
+//   - pending approval_requests where the caller is qualified to
+//     approve (same predicate as PendingCountForUser); these count
+//     regardless of users.inbox_seen_at — pending approvals never
+//     fall behind the cursor.
+//   - project_events with event_type ∈ InboxProjectEventKinds whose
+//     created_at > users.inbox_seen_at (NULL cursor → every row is
+//     unseen) on visible projects, EXCLUDING the caller's own events
+//     (you don't get notified about your own actions) and excluding
+//     the `*_approval_*` audit duplicates of approval_request rows.
+//
+// One round-trip; UNION ALL across two SELECTs so the two halves can
+// use their own indexes.
+func (s *ApprovalService) UnseenInboxCountForUser(ctx context.Context, callerID uuid.UUID) (int, error) {
+	inboxKinds := InboxProjectEventKinds
+	q := `SELECT COALESCE(SUM(c), 0) FROM (
+	    SELECT COUNT(*) AS c
+	      FROM paliad.approval_requests ar
+	      JOIN paliad.projects p ON p.id = ar.project_id
+	     WHERE ar.status = 'pending'
+	       AND ar.requested_by <> $1
+	       AND ` + approvalEligibilitySQL + `
+	    UNION ALL
+	    SELECT COUNT(*) AS c
+	      FROM paliad.project_events pe
+	      JOIN paliad.projects p ON p.id = pe.project_id
+	      LEFT JOIN paliad.users  u ON u.id = $1
+	     WHERE pe.event_type = ANY($2)
+	       AND (pe.created_by IS DISTINCT FROM $1)
+	       AND (u.inbox_seen_at IS NULL OR pe.created_at > u.inbox_seen_at)
+	       AND ` + visibilityPredicatePositional("p", 1) + `
+	) sub`
+	var n int
+	if err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &n, q, callerID, pq.Array(inboxKinds)); err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unseen inbox count: %w", err)
+	}
+	return n, nil
+}
+
+// MarkInboxSeen advances the caller's inbox read cursor.
+// If `upTo` is zero, advances to now(); otherwise advances to upTo
+// (used by the client to pin to the newest visible row so a stray
+// second tab doesn't lose items between the read and the click).
+//
+// The cursor only moves forward — calls with upTo < current are
+// no-ops so a stale tab can't rewind.
+func (s *ApprovalService) MarkInboxSeen(ctx context.Context, callerID uuid.UUID, upTo time.Time) error {
+	var (
+		q    string
+		args []any
+	)
+	if upTo.IsZero() {
+		q = `UPDATE paliad.users
+		        SET inbox_seen_at = now()
+		      WHERE id = $1
+		        AND (inbox_seen_at IS NULL OR inbox_seen_at < now())`
+		args = []any{callerID}
+	} else {
+		q = `UPDATE paliad.users
+		        SET inbox_seen_at = $2
+		      WHERE id = $1
+		        AND (inbox_seen_at IS NULL OR inbox_seen_at < $2)`
+		args = []any{callerID, upTo.UTC()}
+	}
+	if _, err := s.db.ExecContext(ctx, q, args...); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("mark inbox seen: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// InboxSeenAt returns the caller's current inbox read cursor, or nil
+// if the user has never marked the inbox as seen. Used by the inbox
+// run path to overlay the unread_only predicate (t-paliad-249, §3 of
+// the design doc).
+func (s *ApprovalService) InboxSeenAt(ctx context.Context, callerID uuid.UUID) (*time.Time, error) {
+	var t sql.NullTime
+	q := `SELECT inbox_seen_at FROM paliad.users WHERE id = $1`
+	if err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &t, q, callerID); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("inbox seen lookup: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !t.Valid {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	v := t.Time
+	return &v, nil
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // Policy CRUD — paliad.approval_policies (t-paliad-138 + t-paliad-154).
 //

internal/services/backup_service.go

@@ -0,0 +1,555 @@
+package services
+
+// Backup Mode runtime (t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77 Slice A).
+//
+// One file because all four pieces are tightly coupled:
+//
+//   - ArtifactStore interface + LocalDiskStore implementation
+//     (storage abstraction; m picked local disk for v1, the interface
+//     stays so a future swap to Supabase Storage is one impl away).
+//
+//   - BackupRunner — the orchestration the on-demand handler and the
+//     (Slice B) scheduler share. Wraps the export pipeline:
+//        1. INSERT paliad.backups (status='running')
+//        2. INSERT paliad.system_audit_log (event_type='backup_created')
+//        3. ExportService.WriteOrg → in-memory buffer
+//        4. ArtifactStore.Put → file
+//        5. UPDATE paliad.backups (status='done', storage_uri, …)
+//        6. PATCH paliad.system_audit_log metadata
+//
+// Design: docs/design-backup-mode-2026-05-25.md.
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+)
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// ArtifactStore interface + LocalDiskStore impl
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// ArtifactStore persists the bytes of a backup artifact. The interface
+// is deliberately small so Slice B can drop in a SupabaseStorageStore
+// (or any object-store implementation) without changing the runner.
+//
+// URIs returned by Put are opaque to callers — they round-trip through
+// Get/Delete. v1's LocalDiskStore uses `file://<absolute-path>`.
+type ArtifactStore interface {
+	// Put writes the given body to the store under the given key and
+	// returns the URI for later retrieval. Implementations must overwrite
+	// an existing object at the same key (catalog rows make keys unique
+	// in practice, but the contract is overwrite-on-conflict to keep
+	// retries idempotent).
+	Put(ctx context.Context, key string, body []byte) (uri string, err error)
+	// Get streams the artifact bytes at the given URI.
+	Get(ctx context.Context, uri string) (rc io.ReadCloser, size int64, err error)
+	// Delete removes the artifact at the given URI. Returns nil if the
+	// artifact is already absent (idempotent).
+	Delete(ctx context.Context, uri string) error
+}
+
+// LocalDiskStore is the v1 ArtifactStore — writes artifacts to a local
+// directory specified at construction time. Mode 0700 on the directory
+// + 0600 on artifact files keeps the files private to the paliad
+// process owner on the Dokploy host.
+type LocalDiskStore struct {
+	dir string
+}
+
+// NewLocalDiskStore creates a LocalDiskStore rooted at dir. Creates the
+// directory (0700) if it doesn't exist. Returns an error if dir is
+// empty or the mkdir fails.
+func NewLocalDiskStore(dir string) (*LocalDiskStore, error) {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(dir) == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("LocalDiskStore: empty directory")
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o700); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("LocalDiskStore mkdir %q: %w", dir, err)
+	}
+	abs, err := filepath.Abs(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("LocalDiskStore abs %q: %w", dir, err)
+	}
+	return &LocalDiskStore{dir: abs}, nil
+}
+
+// Put writes body to <dir>/<key>. Returns a file:// URI.
+func (s *LocalDiskStore) Put(_ context.Context, key string, body []byte) (string, error) {
+	if err := validateKey(key); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	full := filepath.Join(s.dir, key)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(full, body, 0o600); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("LocalDiskStore write %q: %w", full, err)
+	}
+	return "file://" + full, nil
+}
+
+// Get opens the file referenced by uri. Returns a *os.File (io.ReadCloser)
+// + the file's size in bytes.
+func (s *LocalDiskStore) Get(_ context.Context, uri string) (io.ReadCloser, int64, error) {
+	path, err := s.pathFromURI(uri)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, err
+	}
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("LocalDiskStore stat %q: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("LocalDiskStore open %q: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	return f, info.Size(), nil
+}
+
+// Delete removes the file referenced by uri. Idempotent — missing file
+// is treated as success.
+func (s *LocalDiskStore) Delete(_ context.Context, uri string) error {
+	path, err := s.pathFromURI(uri)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := os.Remove(path); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("LocalDiskStore remove %q: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// pathFromURI parses a file:// URI and validates that the resolved
+// path is inside this store's directory. Defense-in-depth against a
+// malformed catalog row pointing at an arbitrary file.
+func (s *LocalDiskStore) pathFromURI(uri string) (string, error) {
+	u, err := url.Parse(uri)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("LocalDiskStore parse uri %q: %w", uri, err)
+	}
+	if u.Scheme != "file" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("LocalDiskStore: unsupported uri scheme %q (want file://)", u.Scheme)
+	}
+	// url.Parse drops the leading "/" for file:// URIs into u.Path.
+	path := u.Path
+	if u.Host != "" {
+		// "file://host/path" — we don't issue these. Reject.
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("LocalDiskStore: file:// uri with host is unsupported (%q)", uri)
+	}
+	clean := filepath.Clean(path)
+	rel, err := filepath.Rel(s.dir, clean)
+	if err != nil || strings.HasPrefix(rel, "..") {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("LocalDiskStore: uri %q resolves outside store dir %q", uri, s.dir)
+	}
+	return clean, nil
+}
+
+// validateKey rejects keys that would escape the store dir (path
+// separators, "..", absolute paths). Backup runner uses
+// "<uuid>.zip" so this is a defensive guard.
+func validateKey(key string) error {
+	if key == "" {
+		return errors.New("ArtifactStore: empty key")
+	}
+	if strings.ContainsAny(key, "/\\") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ArtifactStore: key %q contains path separator", key)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(key, "..") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ArtifactStore: key %q contains traversal", key)
+	}
+	if filepath.IsAbs(key) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ArtifactStore: key %q is absolute", key)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// BackupRunner
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// BackupKind discriminates a scheduled run from an on-demand one.
+const (
+	BackupKindOnDemand  = "on_demand"
+	BackupKindScheduled = "scheduled"
+)
+
+// BackupStatus values mirror the paliad.backups status check constraint.
+const (
+	BackupStatusRunning = "running"
+	BackupStatusDone    = "done"
+	BackupStatusFailed  = "failed"
+)
+
+// SystemActorEmail is the sentinel actor_email written for scheduled
+// backups (kind='scheduled'). Matches design §3.4 — we don't seed a
+// phantom user, we just stamp the audit row with a stable sentinel.
+const SystemActorEmail = "system@paliad"
+
+// BackupActor identifies who requested a backup. For kind='scheduled'
+// pass (nil, SystemActorEmail, "Paliad Backup System"). For on-demand
+// pass the calling admin's id/email/display_name.
+type BackupActor struct {
+	ID    *uuid.UUID
+	Email string
+	Label string
+}
+
+// BackupResult is what Run returns to the caller. Empty on failure
+// (the error gets the failure detail; the catalog/audit rows are
+// already updated).
+type BackupResult struct {
+	ID         uuid.UUID
+	AuditID    uuid.UUID
+	StorageURI string
+	SizeBytes  int64
+	RowCounts  map[string]int
+	SheetCount int
+}
+
+// BackupRunner orchestrates one backup run. Stateless except for the
+// wired dependencies; safe to share across goroutines (the handler
+// holds one instance; the Slice B scheduler will hold the same one).
+type BackupRunner struct {
+	db     *sqlx.DB
+	export *ExportService
+	store  ArtifactStore
+}
+
+// NewBackupRunner wires the runner. All three deps are required; the
+// caller (cmd/server/main.go) is responsible for instantiating the
+// ArtifactStore from env config.
+func NewBackupRunner(db *sqlx.DB, export *ExportService, store ArtifactStore) *BackupRunner {
+	return &BackupRunner{db: db, export: export, store: store}
+}
+
+// Store returns the configured store. Exposed for the download handler
+// to stream artifacts via Get.
+func (r *BackupRunner) Store() ArtifactStore { return r.store }
+
+// Run performs one backup. Writes catalog + audit rows, generates the
+// bundle via ExportService.WriteOrg, uploads to the configured store,
+// patches catalog + audit on success/failure.
+//
+// On any error after the catalog/audit rows are written, the rows are
+// patched to status='failed' / event_type='backup_failed' before
+// returning. The returned error is always the export/upload failure —
+// catalog-update failures during the failure-recovery path are best-
+// effort logged but not surfaced (the real error is the one to bubble).
+func (r *BackupRunner) Run(ctx context.Context, kind string, actor BackupActor) (BackupResult, error) {
+	if kind != BackupKindOnDemand && kind != BackupKindScheduled {
+		return BackupResult{}, fmt.Errorf("BackupRunner.Run: invalid kind %q", kind)
+	}
+	if actor.Email == "" {
+		return BackupResult{}, errors.New("BackupRunner.Run: empty actor email")
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	spec := ExportSpec{
+		Scope:       ExportScopeOrg,
+		ActorID:     uuid.Nil, // overwritten below when actor.ID != nil
+		ActorEmail:  actor.Email,
+		ActorLabel:  actor.Label,
+		GeneratedAt: now,
+	}
+	if actor.ID != nil {
+		spec.ActorID = *actor.ID
+	}
+
+	// Step 1+2: catalog row (status='running') + audit row
+	// (event_type='backup_created'). Both happen before the export
+	// generation so failure paths can always find them.
+	catalogID, err := r.insertCatalogRow(ctx, kind, actor, uuid.Nil, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		return BackupResult{}, fmt.Errorf("backup catalog insert: %w", err)
+	}
+	auditID, err := r.insertAuditRow(ctx, kind, actor, catalogID, now)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Best-effort patch on the catalog row so it doesn't sit
+		// "running" forever.
+		r.patchCatalogRowFailed(context.Background(), catalogID, fmt.Errorf("audit insert: %w", err))
+		return BackupResult{}, fmt.Errorf("backup audit insert: %w", err)
+	}
+	// Back-link the audit id into the catalog row so the UI can JOIN.
+	if err := r.linkAuditID(ctx, catalogID, auditID); err != nil {
+		// Non-fatal — the link is for UI convenience, not correctness.
+		// The error is logged via the patch path; we keep going.
+	}
+
+	// Step 3: generate the bundle into an in-memory buffer. We materialise
+	// fully before uploading so a partial upload doesn't strand bytes in
+	// the store under a "done" catalog row.
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	meta, err := r.export.WriteOrg(ctx, &buf, spec)
+	if err != nil {
+		r.failRun(context.Background(), catalogID, auditID, fmt.Errorf("generate: %w", err))
+		return BackupResult{}, fmt.Errorf("backup generate: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Step 4: upload to storage. Key = "<catalog_id>.zip".
+	key := catalogID.String() + ".zip"
+	uri, err := r.store.Put(ctx, key, buf.Bytes())
+	if err != nil {
+		r.failRun(context.Background(), catalogID, auditID, fmt.Errorf("upload: %w", err))
+		return BackupResult{}, fmt.Errorf("backup upload: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Step 5+6: patch catalog + audit on success.
+	size := int64(buf.Len())
+	sheetCount := len(meta.RowCounts)
+	if err := r.patchCatalogRowDone(ctx, catalogID, uri, size, sheetCount, meta); err != nil {
+		// At this point the artifact is on disk, the audit row was
+		// inserted, and the only thing that failed is the catalog
+		// flip. Surface as an error so the handler can log; the
+		// artifact is recoverable manually via the audit metadata.
+		return BackupResult{}, fmt.Errorf("backup catalog patch: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := r.patchAuditRowDone(ctx, auditID, uri, size, sheetCount, meta); err != nil {
+		// Non-fatal — the catalog row is already authoritative; the
+		// audit row is the audit-trail twin. Log via the caller.
+	}
+
+	return BackupResult{
+		ID:         catalogID,
+		AuditID:    auditID,
+		StorageURI: uri,
+		SizeBytes:  size,
+		RowCounts:  meta.RowCounts,
+		SheetCount: sheetCount,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// RecordDownload writes a paliad.system_audit_log row of
+// event_type='backup_downloaded' when an admin downloads a backup
+// via /api/admin/backups/{id}/file. Separate row per click — the
+// existing 'backup_created' row stays untouched.
+func (r *BackupRunner) RecordDownload(ctx context.Context, backupID uuid.UUID, by BackupActor) error {
+	if by.Email == "" {
+		return errors.New("BackupRunner.RecordDownload: empty actor email")
+	}
+	meta, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
+		"backup_id":            backupID.String(),
+		"downloaded_by_email":  by.Email,
+		"downloaded_at":        time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+	})
+	var actorID any
+	if by.ID != nil {
+		actorID = *by.ID
+	}
+	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO paliad.system_audit_log
+		      (event_type, actor_id, actor_email, scope, scope_root, metadata)
+		 VALUES ('backup_downloaded', $1, $2, 'org', NULL, $3::jsonb)`,
+		actorID, by.Email, string(meta),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("backup_downloaded audit insert: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Catalog read helpers (List + Get for the admin UI)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// BackupSummary is the row shape returned by ListBackups + GetBackup —
+// shaped for the /admin/backups UI. Nullable columns are pointers.
+type BackupSummary struct {
+	ID                uuid.UUID  `db:"id" json:"id"`
+	Kind              string     `db:"kind" json:"kind"`
+	Status            string     `db:"status" json:"status"`
+	RequestedBy       *uuid.UUID `db:"requested_by" json:"requested_by,omitempty"`
+	RequestedByEmail  string     `db:"requested_by_email" json:"requested_by_email"`
+	AuditID           *uuid.UUID `db:"audit_id" json:"audit_id,omitempty"`
+	StorageURI        *string    `db:"storage_uri" json:"storage_uri,omitempty"`
+	SizeBytes         *int64     `db:"size_bytes" json:"size_bytes,omitempty"`
+	RowCounts         []byte     `db:"row_counts" json:"row_counts,omitempty"`
+	SheetCount        *int       `db:"sheet_count" json:"sheet_count,omitempty"`
+	Warnings          []byte     `db:"warnings" json:"warnings,omitempty"`
+	Error             *string    `db:"error" json:"error,omitempty"`
+	StartedAt         time.Time  `db:"started_at" json:"started_at"`
+	FinishedAt        *time.Time `db:"finished_at" json:"finished_at,omitempty"`
+	DeletedAt         *time.Time `db:"deleted_at" json:"deleted_at,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ListBackups returns the most recent backups (highest started_at first),
+// capped at limit. limit <= 0 means default (100).
+func (r *BackupRunner) ListBackups(ctx context.Context, limit int) ([]BackupSummary, error) {
+	if limit <= 0 {
+		limit = 100
+	}
+	var rows []BackupSummary
+	err := r.db.SelectContext(ctx, &rows,
+		`SELECT id, kind, status, requested_by, requested_by_email, audit_id,
+		         storage_uri, size_bytes, row_counts, sheet_count, warnings,
+		         error, started_at, finished_at, deleted_at
+		    FROM paliad.backups
+		ORDER BY started_at DESC
+		   LIMIT $1`,
+		limit,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list backups: %w", err)
+	}
+	return rows, nil
+}
+
+// GetBackup fetches one backup by id. Returns sql.ErrNoRows when not
+// found (caller maps to 404).
+func (r *BackupRunner) GetBackup(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID) (BackupSummary, error) {
+	var row BackupSummary
+	err := r.db.GetContext(ctx, &row,
+		`SELECT id, kind, status, requested_by, requested_by_email, audit_id,
+		         storage_uri, size_bytes, row_counts, sheet_count, warnings,
+		         error, started_at, finished_at, deleted_at
+		    FROM paliad.backups
+		   WHERE id = $1`,
+		id,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return BackupSummary{}, err
+	}
+	return row, nil
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Catalog + audit SQL helpers (private — used by Run + RecordDownload).
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func (r *BackupRunner) insertCatalogRow(ctx context.Context, kind string, actor BackupActor, auditID uuid.UUID, now time.Time) (uuid.UUID, error) {
+	var actorID any
+	if actor.ID != nil {
+		actorID = *actor.ID
+	}
+	var auditArg any
+	if auditID != uuid.Nil {
+		auditArg = auditID
+	}
+	var id uuid.UUID
+	err := r.db.QueryRowxContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO paliad.backups
+		      (kind, status, requested_by, requested_by_email, audit_id, started_at)
+		 VALUES ($1, 'running', $2, $3, $4, $5)
+		 RETURNING id`,
+		kind, actorID, actor.Email, auditArg, now,
+	).Scan(&id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return uuid.Nil, err
+	}
+	return id, nil
+}
+
+func (r *BackupRunner) insertAuditRow(ctx context.Context, kind string, actor BackupActor, catalogID uuid.UUID, now time.Time) (uuid.UUID, error) {
+	meta, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
+		"kind":                  kind,
+		"catalog_id":            catalogID.String(),
+		"requested_by_email":    actor.Email,
+		"requested_at":          now.Format(time.RFC3339),
+	})
+	var actorID any
+	if actor.ID != nil {
+		actorID = *actor.ID
+	}
+	var id uuid.UUID
+	err := r.db.QueryRowxContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO paliad.system_audit_log
+		      (event_type, actor_id, actor_email, scope, scope_root, metadata)
+		 VALUES ('backup_created', $1, $2, 'org', NULL, $3::jsonb)
+		 RETURNING id`,
+		actorID, actor.Email, string(meta),
+	).Scan(&id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return uuid.Nil, err
+	}
+	return id, nil
+}
+
+func (r *BackupRunner) linkAuditID(ctx context.Context, catalogID, auditID uuid.UUID) error {
+	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`UPDATE paliad.backups SET audit_id = $2 WHERE id = $1`,
+		catalogID, auditID,
+	)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (r *BackupRunner) patchCatalogRowDone(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, uri string, size int64, sheetCount int, meta ExportMeta) error {
+	rcJSON, _ := json.Marshal(meta.RowCounts)
+	warnJSON, _ := json.Marshal(meta.Warnings)
+	if meta.Warnings == nil {
+		warnJSON = []byte("[]")
+	}
+	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`UPDATE paliad.backups
+		    SET status      = 'done',
+		        storage_uri = $2,
+		        size_bytes  = $3,
+		        sheet_count = $4,
+		        row_counts  = $5::jsonb,
+		        warnings    = $6::jsonb,
+		        finished_at = now()
+		  WHERE id = $1`,
+		id, uri, size, sheetCount, string(rcJSON), string(warnJSON),
+	)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (r *BackupRunner) patchCatalogRowFailed(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, runErr error) {
+	_, _ = r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`UPDATE paliad.backups
+		    SET status      = 'failed',
+		        error       = $2,
+		        finished_at = now()
+		  WHERE id = $1`,
+		id, runErr.Error(),
+	)
+}
+
+func (r *BackupRunner) patchAuditRowDone(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, uri string, size int64, sheetCount int, meta ExportMeta) error {
+	payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
+		"row_counts":      meta.RowCounts,
+		"file_size_bytes": size,
+		"sheet_count":     sheetCount,
+		"storage_uri":     uri,
+		"warnings":        meta.Warnings,
+		"completed_at":    time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+	})
+	_, err := r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`UPDATE paliad.system_audit_log
+		    SET metadata = metadata || $2::jsonb,
+		        updated_at = now()
+		  WHERE id = $1`,
+		id, string(payload),
+	)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (r *BackupRunner) patchAuditRowFailed(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, runErr error) {
+	payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
+		"error":     runErr.Error(),
+		"failed_at": time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+	})
+	_, _ = r.db.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`UPDATE paliad.system_audit_log
+		    SET event_type = 'backup_failed',
+		        metadata = metadata || $2::jsonb,
+		        updated_at = now()
+		  WHERE id = $1`,
+		id, string(payload),
+	)
+}
+
+// failRun is the shared failure-recovery path: patch the catalog +
+// audit rows to their failed states. Uses a context.Background so the
+// patch happens even if the original ctx is already cancelled.
+func (r *BackupRunner) failRun(ctx context.Context, catalogID, auditID uuid.UUID, runErr error) {
+	r.patchCatalogRowFailed(ctx, catalogID, runErr)
+	r.patchAuditRowFailed(ctx, auditID, runErr)
+}

internal/services/backup_service_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+package services
+
+// Pure-function tests for the Backup Mode runtime (t-paliad-246 / m/paliad#77).
+//
+// Live DB behaviour (the actual org dump end-to-end) needs a Postgres;
+// it would live in backup_service_live_test.go under TEST_DATABASE_URL.
+// This file covers the bits that don't need a database:
+//
+//   - orgSheetQueries registry shape: no duplicates, no excluded
+//     paliadin sheets, predictable prefix split between entity and ref.
+//   - LocalDiskStore Put / Get / Delete round-trip, key validation,
+//     URI traversal rejection.
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// orgSheetQueries registry
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestOrgSheetQueries_NoDuplicates(t *testing.T) {
+	seen := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, sq := range orgSheetQueries() {
+		if seen[sq.SheetName] {
+			t.Fatalf("duplicate sheet name in orgSheetQueries: %q", sq.SheetName)
+		}
+		seen[sq.SheetName] = true
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOrgSheetQueries_ExcludesPaliadinTables(t *testing.T) {
+	// m's t-paliad-214 Q5 decision + this design's §11 Q3 default:
+	// paliadin_turns and paliadin_aichat_conversation must be ABSENT
+	// from the registry (structural exclusion, not just column-drop).
+	for _, sq := range orgSheetQueries() {
+		name := sq.SheetName
+		if strings.Contains(name, "paliadin") {
+			t.Fatalf("orgSheetQueries leaked paliadin sheet: %q (m's Q3 mandates structural exclusion)", name)
+		}
+		// Belt-and-braces: SQL bodies should not reference the tables
+		// either (no UNION joins, no subqueries pulling them in).
+		if strings.Contains(sq.SQL, "paliadin_turns") || strings.Contains(sq.SQL, "paliadin_aichat_conversation") {
+			t.Fatalf("orgSheetQueries[%q] SQL references a paliadin table: %s", name, sq.SQL)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOrgSheetQueries_RefSheetsPrefixed(t *testing.T) {
+	// Every sheet whose data is read-only reference material is
+	// expected to use the `ref__` prefix. The writer's downstream
+	// consumers rely on this convention to group reference data
+	// visually in the workbook.
+	for _, sq := range orgSheetQueries() {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(sq.SheetName, "ref__") {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Reference sheets shouldn't carry per-row WHERE clauses (they
+		// dump the whole reference table for portability).
+		if strings.Contains(strings.ToUpper(sq.SQL), "WHERE") {
+			t.Fatalf("orgSheetQueries[%q] is ref__ but has a WHERE clause; reference sheets dump the whole table", sq.SheetName)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOrgSheetQueries_OrderByForDeterminism(t *testing.T) {
+	// Every sheet must specify an ORDER BY so the byte-deterministic
+	// contract from t-paliad-214 §3 holds across runs.
+	for _, sq := range orgSheetQueries() {
+		if !strings.Contains(strings.ToUpper(sq.SQL), "ORDER BY") {
+			t.Fatalf("orgSheetQueries[%q] missing ORDER BY (determinism contract): %s", sq.SheetName, sq.SQL)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// LocalDiskStore round-trip
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func TestLocalDiskStore_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	store, err := NewLocalDiskStore(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewLocalDiskStore: %v", err)
+	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	want := []byte("hello backup\n")
+
+	uri, err := store.Put(ctx, "test.zip", want)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Put: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(uri, "file://") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected file:// uri, got %q", uri)
+	}
+	rc, size, err := store.Get(ctx, uri)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Get: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer rc.Close()
+	if size != int64(len(want)) {
+		t.Fatalf("Get size = %d, want %d", size, len(want))
+	}
+	got, err := io.ReadAll(rc)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadAll: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(got, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("Get body = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	if err := store.Delete(ctx, uri); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	// File should be gone; Get returns an error.
+	if _, _, err := store.Get(ctx, uri); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Get after Delete should fail")
+	}
+	// Delete is idempotent.
+	if err := store.Delete(ctx, uri); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("idempotent Delete: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLocalDiskStore_RejectsBadKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	store, err := NewLocalDiskStore(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewLocalDiskStore: %v", err)
+	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	cases := []string{
+		"",
+		"sub/dir/file.zip",
+		"..\\evil.zip",
+		"../escape.zip",
+		"/abs/path.zip",
+	}
+	for _, k := range cases {
+		if _, err := store.Put(ctx, k, []byte("x")); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Put with bad key %q should fail", k)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLocalDiskStore_RejectsURIOutsideDir(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	store, err := NewLocalDiskStore(dir)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewLocalDiskStore: %v", err)
+	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	// A file:// URI pointing outside the store dir must be rejected
+	// by both Get and Delete (defense in depth against a corrupted
+	// catalog row).
+	outside := "file://" + filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(dir), "elsewhere.zip")
+	if _, _, err := store.Get(ctx, outside); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Get outside store dir should fail")
+	}
+	if err := store.Delete(ctx, outside); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Delete outside store dir should fail")
+	}
+	// Wrong scheme is also rejected.
+	if _, _, err := store.Get(ctx, "https://example.com/foo.zip"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Get with non-file:// scheme should fail")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLocalDiskStore_CreatesDir(t *testing.T) {
+	// A non-existent parent gets created at construction; mode 0700.
+	base := t.TempDir()
+	target := filepath.Join(base, "nested", "exports")
+	store, err := NewLocalDiskStore(target)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewLocalDiskStore(non-existent): %v", err)
+	}
+	info, err := os.Stat(target)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected store dir to exist: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !info.IsDir() {
+		t.Fatalf("expected directory, got file")
+	}
+	// Smoke-write to confirm the dir is actually usable.
+	if _, err := store.Put(context.Background(), "ok.zip", []byte{}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Put into fresh dir: %v", err)
+	}
+}

internal/services/deadline_calculator.go

@@ -27,33 +27,119 @@ func NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays *HolidayService) *DeadlineCalculator {
 }
 
 // CalculateEndDate applies a single rule's duration + timing to the event date,
-// then bumps forward off non-working days for the given (country, regime).
-// Returns (adjusted, original, didAdjust).
+// then bumps off non-working days for the given (country, regime). For
+// rules with both a primary and an alt duration (alt_duration_value/_unit)
+// and a combine_op of 'max' or 'min', both legs are computed independently
+// and combined per the operator — this implements RoP R.198 / R.213
+// ("31 days OR 20 working days, whichever is longer") and the equivalent
+// shape under EPC. Returns (adjusted, original, didAdjust).
+//
+// Snap direction follows timing: 'after' snaps forward to the next
+// working day (RoP R.300.b — period extends to the next working day),
+// 'before' snaps *backward* to the preceding working day so the
+// statutory cut-off is not pushed past its hard limit.
+//
+// duration_unit='working_days' walks day-by-day via the holiday service
+// (skipping weekends + court holidays), so its result is always already a
+// working day — no post-arithmetic snap needed for that leg.
+//
+// Per Tier 3 Primitives §10 of docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md
+// (m's 2026-05-25 15:29 steer: build the full primitives, no workarounds).
 func (c *DeadlineCalculator) CalculateEndDate(eventDate time.Time, rule models.DeadlineRule, country, regime string) (time.Time, time.Time, bool) {
-	endDate := eventDate
-
 	timing := "after"
 	if rule.Timing != nil {
 		timing = *rule.Timing
 	}
 
+	adjusted, raw, wasAdjusted := c.computeLeg(eventDate, rule.DurationValue, rule.DurationUnit, timing, country, regime)
+
+	// combine_op + alt_duration_*: compute the alt leg independently,
+	// then pick the later (max) or earlier (min) of the two adjusted
+	// end-dates. Live use case is UPC RoP R.198 / R.213 (31 calendar
+	// days vs. 20 working days, whichever is longer).
+	if rule.CombineOp != nil && rule.AltDurationValue != nil && rule.AltDurationUnit != nil {
+		altAdj, altRaw, altWasAdj := c.computeLeg(eventDate, *rule.AltDurationValue, *rule.AltDurationUnit, timing, country, regime)
+		switch *rule.CombineOp {
+		case "max":
+			if altAdj.After(adjusted) {
+				adjusted, raw, wasAdjusted = altAdj, altRaw, altWasAdj
+			}
+		case "min":
+			if altAdj.Before(adjusted) {
+				adjusted, raw, wasAdjusted = altAdj, altRaw, altWasAdj
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return adjusted, raw, wasAdjusted
+}
+
+// computeLeg evaluates a single (value, unit) duration against the event
+// date in the given timing direction and snap-adjusts the result. Returns
+// the snap-adjusted end-date, the pre-snap end-date, and whether a snap
+// occurred. working_days arithmetic never needs a snap (the walker lands
+// on a working day by construction).
+func (c *DeadlineCalculator) computeLeg(eventDate time.Time, value int, unit string, timing string, country, regime string) (adjusted, raw time.Time, wasAdjusted bool) {
 	sign := 1
 	if timing == "before" {
 		sign = -1
 	}
-
-	switch rule.DurationUnit {
-	case "days":
-		endDate = endDate.AddDate(0, 0, sign*rule.DurationValue)
-	case "weeks":
-		endDate = endDate.AddDate(0, 0, sign*rule.DurationValue*7)
-	case "months":
-		endDate = endDate.AddDate(0, sign*rule.DurationValue, 0)
+	raw = c.addDuration(eventDate, value, unit, sign, country, regime)
+	if unit == "working_days" {
+		return raw, raw, false
 	}
+	if timing == "before" {
+		return c.holidays.AdjustForNonWorkingDaysBackward(raw, country, regime)
+	}
+	return c.holidays.AdjustForNonWorkingDays(raw, country, regime)
+}
 
-	original := endDate
-	adjusted, _, wasAdjusted := c.holidays.AdjustForNonWorkingDays(endDate, country, regime)
-	return adjusted, original, wasAdjusted
+// addDuration adds `sign * value` of the given unit to eventDate. For
+// 'working_days' it walks day-by-day skipping weekends and court
+// holidays via the holiday service.
+func (c *DeadlineCalculator) addDuration(eventDate time.Time, value int, unit string, sign int, country, regime string) time.Time {
+	switch unit {
+	case "days":
+		return eventDate.AddDate(0, 0, sign*value)
+	case "weeks":
+		return eventDate.AddDate(0, 0, sign*value*7)
+	case "months":
+		return eventDate.AddDate(0, sign*value, 0)
+	case "working_days":
+		return c.addWorkingDays(eventDate, sign*value, country, regime)
+	}
+	return eventDate
+}
+
+// addWorkingDays walks `n` business days from `date` (negative `n` walks
+// backward). The event day itself is never counted; we step first, then
+// skip past non-working days, repeated n times. Result is always a
+// working day for the given (country, regime). Matches UPC RoP R.300.b's
+// "the day on which the event happens shall not be counted" convention
+// applied to the business-day axis.
+//
+// Bound: each business-day step is bounded by a 60-day inner cap so a
+// misconfigured holiday table can never spin forever. The longest
+// real-world non-working run between adjacent business days is the
+// Christmas Eve → Neujahr window (~6 days), so 60 is over-provisioned.
+func (c *DeadlineCalculator) addWorkingDays(date time.Time, n int, country, regime string) time.Time {
+	if n == 0 {
+		return date
+	}
+	step := 1
+	count := n
+	if n < 0 {
+		step = -1
+		count = -n
+	}
+	cur := date
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		cur = cur.AddDate(0, 0, step)
+		for j := 0; j < 60 && c.holidays.IsNonWorkingDay(cur, country, regime); j++ {
+			cur = cur.AddDate(0, 0, step)
+		}
+	}
+	return cur
 }
 
 // CalculateFromRules calculates deadlines for a slice of rules using the

internal/services/deadline_calculator_test.go

@@ -93,7 +93,14 @@ func TestCalculateEndDate_Weeks_LandsOnHoliday(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCalculateEndDate_BeforeTiming(t *testing.T) {
+// TestCalculateEndDate_BeforeTiming_SnapsBackward — Tier 3 Primitive 5
+// (m/paliad#103 Slice A). For timing='before' rules (R.109.1 / R.109.4
+// "no later than X before the oral hearing"), a computed cut-off that
+// lands on a weekend / holiday must snap *backward* to the preceding
+// working day. Forward snap would push the cut-off past the statutory
+// limit and miss the deadline. See
+// docs/research-deadlines-completeness-2026-05-25.md §10 T3.5.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_BeforeTiming_SnapsBackward(t *testing.T) {
 	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
 	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
 
@@ -104,11 +111,322 @@ func TestCalculateEndDate_BeforeTiming(t *testing.T) {
 		DurationUnit:  "months",
 		Timing:        ptr("before"),
 	}
-	// "before" subtracts: 2026-04-15 - 1 month = 2026-03-15 (Sunday).
-	// Adjust: Sunday → Monday 2026-03-16.
+	// "before" subtracts: 2026-04-15 (Wed) - 1 month = 2026-03-15 (Sunday).
+	// Backward snap: Sunday → Friday 2026-03-13 (Karfreitag is later
+	// in 2026, so no extra holiday in this window).
 	in := time.Date(2026, 4, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, original, wasAdjusted := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	wantOrig := time.Date(2026, 3, 15, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	wantAdj := time.Date(2026, 3, 13, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !original.Equal(wantOrig) {
+		t.Errorf("original: got %s, want %s", original, wantOrig)
+	}
+	if !adjusted.Equal(wantAdj) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, wantAdj)
+	}
+	if !wasAdjusted {
+		t.Error("expected wasAdjusted=true (Sun → preceding Fri)")
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 5 — backward snap across Karfreitag / Ostermontag.
+// 2026 Ostern: Karfreitag = 2026-04-03 (Fri), Ostermontag = 2026-04-06 (Mon).
+// Anchor Tue 2026-05-05 minus 1 month = Sun 2026-04-05 → backward through
+// Sat → Karfreitag → Thu 2026-04-02.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_BeforeTiming_BackwardSkipsHolidayCluster(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "1-month before, Ostern cluster",
+		DurationValue: 1,
+		DurationUnit:  "months",
+		Timing:        ptr("before"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 5, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, wasAdjusted := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 4, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+	if !wasAdjusted {
+		t.Error("expected wasAdjusted=true (Sun→Karfreitag→Thu)")
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days arithmetic forward over a weekend.
+// Anchor Mon 2026-01-12 + 5 working days = Tue 13 (1), Wed 14 (2),
+// Thu 15 (3), Fri 16 (4), Mon 19 (5). Result = Mon 2026-01-19.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_ForwardSkipsWeekend(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "5 working days",
+		DurationValue: 5,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, original, wasAdjusted := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 1, 19, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+	// working_days arithmetic lands on a working day by construction, so the
+	// "snap" reports no adjustment and original == adjusted.
+	if !original.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("original: got %s, want %s", original, want)
+	}
+	if wasAdjusted {
+		t.Error("working_days result should not report a snap adjustment")
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days arithmetic with anchor on Friday;
+// 20 working days lands on the Friday four weeks later. Anchor Fri
+// 2026-01-09 → +20wd → Fri 2026-02-06. No DE federal holiday in
+// window. This exercises the R.198 / R.213 "20 working days" leg.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_TwentyDays(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "20 working days",
+		DurationValue: 20,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 1, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
-	want := time.Date(2026, 3, 16, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	want := time.Date(2026, 2, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days across Karfreitag/Ostermontag. Anchor
+// Thu 2026-04-02 + 3 working days: skip Karfreitag (Fri 04-03), weekend,
+// Ostermontag (Mon 04-06). Walk: Tue 04-07 (1), Wed 04-08 (2), Thu 04-09
+// (3). Result = Thu 2026-04-09.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_AcrossEasterCluster(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "3 working days over Ostern",
+		DurationValue: 3,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 4, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 4, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days across year boundary. Anchor Mon
+// 2025-12-29 + 5 working days. Calendar: Tue 30 (1), Wed 31 (2),
+// Thu 2026-01-01 = Neujahr (skip), Fri 2026-01-02 (3), Mon 05 (4),
+// Tue 06 (5). Result = Tue 2026-01-06.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_AcrossYearBoundary(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "5 working days over year-end",
+		DurationValue: 5,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2025, 12, 29, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 1, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days backward (timing='before'). Anchor
+// Fri 2026-04-17 - 5 working days: Thu 16 (1), Wed 15 (2), Tue 14 (3),
+// Mon 13 (4), Fri 10 (5 — Mon 13 - 3 days skipping Sun/Sat). Result =
+// Fri 2026-04-10.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_BackwardSkipsWeekend(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "5 working days before",
+		DurationValue: 5,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("before"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 4, 17, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 4, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 1 — working_days anchored on a Saturday (rare but
+// must not loop). +3 working days from Sat 2026-01-10: Mon 12 (1), Tue
+// 13 (2), Wed 14 (3). Result = Wed 2026-01-14.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_WorkingDays_AnchorOnWeekend(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "3 working days from Saturday",
+		DurationValue: 3,
+		DurationUnit:  "working_days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 1, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 1, 14, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 2 — combine_op='max' picks the LATER of two adjusted
+// end-dates. Matches UPC RoP R.198 / R.213 "31 calendar days OR 20
+// working days, whichever is longer". Anchor Mon 2026-01-12.
+//   - Primary: 31 cal days → Sun 2026-02-12... wait, Mon Jan 12 + 31 =
+//     Thu 2026-02-12 (verify: Jan has 31 days; 12 + 31 = day-43 of year
+//     = Feb 12). Feb 12 2026 is Thursday → no snap, +31d.
+//   - Alt: 20 working_days → Mon Jan 12 + 20wd: Tue 13 (1) ... walk
+//     gives Mon 2026-02-09 (20 business days later, no DE holiday).
+//
+// max(Feb 12 Thu, Feb 09 Mon) = Feb 12 → primary wins.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_CombineMax_PrimaryWins(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:               uuid.New(),
+		Name:             "31d OR 20wd, max",
+		DurationValue:    31,
+		DurationUnit:     "days",
+		Timing:           ptr("after"),
+		AltDurationValue: ptr(20),
+		AltDurationUnit:  ptr("working_days"),
+		CombineOp:        ptr("max"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 2, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 2 — combine_op='max', alt wins. Anchor that makes the
+// 20-working-days leg longer than the 31-cal-day leg. Anchor Fri
+// 2026-01-09: +31 cal days = Mon 2026-02-09 (calendar weekday, no snap);
+// +20 working_days = Fri 2026-02-06 ... actually let's pick an anchor
+// where the working-days side overshoots. Anchor over a long-weekend
+// cluster: Wed 2026-12-23, +31cal = Sat 2027-01-23 → forward-snap to Mon
+// 2027-01-25 (DE has no holiday that day). +20wd = walk skipping Heilig
+// Abend, Christmas, Neujahr, weekends. Pick simpler: anchor where 31cal
+// + snap ≈ 20wd + cluster.
+//
+// Concrete: anchor Mon 2026-01-12, mock the 31d leg landing on Sun
+// 2026-02-15 (no — Jan 12 + 34 days = Feb 15, not 31). For deterministic
+// "alt wins", we use a configurable anchor and check the relative order
+// instead.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_CombineMax_AltWins(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	// Anchor Thu 2026-12-24 (Heilig Abend is not a DE federal holiday;
+	// holiday service only has Neujahr/Easter/.../Weihnachtstag — Dec
+	// 24 is a working day here). +14 calendar days = Thu 2027-01-07.
+	// +20 working_days walks Fri 12-25 (1. Weihnachtstag — skip), ...
+	// arrives much later. Use 14 days vs 20 working_days to make alt
+	// reliably win on this stretch.
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:               uuid.New(),
+		Name:             "14d OR 20wd, max",
+		DurationValue:    14,
+		DurationUnit:     "days",
+		Timing:           ptr("after"),
+		AltDurationValue: ptr(20),
+		AltDurationUnit:  ptr("working_days"),
+		CombineOp:        ptr("max"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 12, 24, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	// Primary 14 cal days: Dec 24 (Thu) + 14 = Jan 7 2027 (Thu), working
+	// day → no snap. Alt 20 working_days walks past Christmas + Neujahr:
+	// Fri 12-25 (1.W) skip, Sat/Sun 12-26/27 skip (Sat counts as
+	// non-working; 2.W on 26 also skips), Mon 12-28 (1), Tue 12-29 (2),
+	// Wed 12-30 (3), Thu 12-31 (4), Fri 01-01-2027 Neujahr skip, Mon
+	// 01-04 (5), Tue 01-05 (6), Wed 01-06 (7), Thu 01-07 (8), Fri 01-08
+	// (9), Mon 01-11 (10), Tue 01-12 (11), Wed 01-13 (12), Thu 01-14
+	// (13), Fri 01-15 (14), Mon 01-18 (15), Tue 01-19 (16), Wed 01-20
+	// (17), Thu 01-21 (18), Fri 01-22 (19), Mon 01-25 (20). Result =
+	// Mon 2027-01-25. After max(Jan 7, Jan 25) → Jan 25.
+	want := time.Date(2027, 1, 25, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 2 — combine_op='min' picks the EARLIER end-date.
+// Same shape as the max test but inverted. Same Dec 24 2026 anchor,
+// 14d vs 20wd: min = Jan 7 2027 (the primary leg).
+func TestCalculateEndDate_CombineMin_PrimaryWins(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:               uuid.New(),
+		Name:             "14d OR 20wd, min",
+		DurationValue:    14,
+		DurationUnit:     "days",
+		Timing:           ptr("after"),
+		AltDurationValue: ptr(20),
+		AltDurationUnit:  ptr("working_days"),
+		CombineOp:        ptr("min"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 12, 24, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2027, 1, 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
+		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// Tier 3 Primitive 2 — combine_op with NULL alt fields short-circuits to
+// the primary-only result (defensive: drift in seed data shouldn't crash
+// the calculator). Same as the basic days test but with combine_op set
+// and alt fields nil.
+func TestCalculateEndDate_CombineOp_AltNil_FallsBackToPrimary(t *testing.T) {
+	holidays := NewHolidayService(nil)
+	calc := NewDeadlineCalculator(holidays)
+
+	rule := models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:            uuid.New(),
+		Name:          "Primary only, stray combine_op",
+		DurationValue: 10,
+		DurationUnit:  "days",
+		Timing:        ptr("after"),
+		CombineOp:     ptr("max"),
+	}
+	in := time.Date(2026, 1, 13, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
+	adjusted, _, _ := calc.CalculateEndDate(in, rule, "DE", "UPC")
+	want := time.Date(2026, 1, 23, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	if !adjusted.Equal(want) {
 		t.Errorf("adjusted: got %s, want %s", adjusted, want)
 	}
@@ -168,4 +486,3 @@ func TestAdjustForNonWorkingDays_WalksPastSummerVacation(t *testing.T) {
 	// PR-3 ("SoD 3mo from 2026-04-30 → adjusted Mon 2026-08-31, not Sat
 	// 2026-08-29") locks the live behaviour.
 }
-

internal/services/deadline_rule_service.go

@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ const ruleColumns = `id, proceeding_type_id, parent_id, submission_code, name, n
 	anchor_alt, concept_id, legal_source, is_spawn, spawn_label, is_active,
 	created_at, updated_at,
 	trigger_event_id, spawn_proceeding_type_id, combine_op, condition_expr,
-	priority, is_court_set, lifecycle_state, draft_of, published_at`
+	priority, is_court_set, lifecycle_state, draft_of, published_at,
+	choices_offered`
 
 const proceedingTypeColumns = `id, code, name, name_en, description, jurisdiction,
 	category, default_color, sort_order, is_active`

internal/services/deadline_search_service.go

@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ import (
 //     tree alone is enough to produce a candidate concept set.
 //   - Forums: a list of forum slugs from the v3 bucket map. Translated
 //     to proceeding_type_codes by the search service; trigger-event
-//     pills bypass the forum filter (cross-cutting by design).
+//     pills carry a structured legal_source citation (via mig 123)
+//     and narrow by the per-forum legal-source prefix set instead of
+//     by proceeding_code — see ForumToLegalSourcePrefixes. Before mig
+//     123 trigger pills bypassed the forum filter unconditionally;
+//     m/paliad#97 (t-paliad-266) requires the cross-cutting sub-rows
+//     to narrow with the active court-system chip.
 //
 // See docs/plans/unified-fristenrechner.md §4.6 + §6 (v2) and
 // docs/plans/unified-fristenrechner-v3.md §3.5 + §5.2 (v3).
@@ -74,6 +79,40 @@ var ForumToProceedingCodes = map[string][]string{
 	"dpma":       {CodeDPMAOpposition},
 }
 
+// ForumToLegalSourcePrefixes maps the v3 forum buckets to the
+// structured legal_source prefixes that cross-cutting trigger pills
+// must match against (t-paliad-266 / m/paliad#97). Rule pills already
+// narrow by proceeding_code via ForumToProceedingCodes; trigger pills
+// have no proceeding context, so the narrowing key is the citation
+// body itself.
+//
+// Mapping mirrors m's spec on the issue:
+//
+//   - UPC chips → UPC.*       (UPC RoP / UPC Agreement / UPC Statute)
+//   - DE LG/OLG/BGH chips → DE.ZPO.*           (civil-procedure path)
+//   - DE BPatG chip       → DE.PatG.*          (national patent path)
+//   - DPMA chip           → DE.PatG.*          (national patent path)
+//   - EPA chips           → EU.EPC* / EU.EPÜ*  (EPC / EPÜ citations)
+//
+// Two forums (de_bgh, de_bpatg) intentionally collapse: BGH hears
+// both civil-patent and nullity appeals; PatG covers DPMA + BPatG
+// patent jurisdiction. The matching SQL uses startsWith against the
+// union of the active forums' prefixes, so a chip combination like
+// "DPMA + de_bgh" surfaces every trigger whose legal_source starts
+// with DE.PatG.* OR DE.ZPO.* — exactly the user's union expectation.
+var ForumToLegalSourcePrefixes = map[string][]string{
+	"upc_cfi":    {"UPC."},
+	"upc_coa":    {"UPC."},
+	"de_lg":      {"DE.ZPO."},
+	"de_olg":     {"DE.ZPO."},
+	"de_bgh":     {"DE.ZPO."},
+	"de_bpatg":   {"DE.PatG."},
+	"epa_grant":  {"EU.EPC", "EU.EPÜ"},
+	"epa_opp":    {"EU.EPC", "EU.EPÜ"},
+	"epa_appeal": {"EU.EPC", "EU.EPÜ"},
+	"dpma":       {"DE.PatG."},
+}
+
 // SearchOptions carries the optional facet filters from the URL query
 // string. Empty strings / empty slices mean "no filter on this facet".
 type SearchOptions struct {
@@ -279,8 +318,12 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) Search(ctx context.Context, q string, opts Searc
 		subtree = newSubtreeFilter(outcomes)
 	}
 
-	// v3: translate forum slugs to proceeding_code allow-list.
+	// v3: translate forum slugs to proceeding_code allow-list (rule
+	// pills) and t-paliad-266: parallel legal_source prefix allow-list
+	// for trigger pills. Empty slice for either axis = no narrowing on
+	// that pill kind.
 	forumCodes := translateForums(opts.Forums)
+	forumLegalPrefixes := translateForumsToLegalSourcePrefixes(opts.Forums)
 
 	if !browseMode && qNorm == "" {
 		return resp, nil
@@ -293,11 +336,11 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) Search(ctx context.Context, q string, opts Searc
 	var ranks []rankRow
 	if browseMode {
 		// Browse mode: synthesize ranks from the allow-list directly.
-		ranks = s.browseRanks(ctx, subtree, party, proc, source, forumCodes, limit)
+		ranks = s.browseRanks(ctx, subtree, party, proc, source, forumCodes, forumLegalPrefixes, limit)
 	} else {
 		qLow := strings.ToLower(qNorm)
 		var err error
-		ranks, err = s.rankConcepts(ctx, qNorm, qLow, party, proc, source, subtree, forumCodes, limit)
+		ranks, err = s.rankConcepts(ctx, qNorm, qLow, party, proc, source, subtree, forumCodes, forumLegalPrefixes, limit)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -310,7 +353,7 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) Search(ctx context.Context, q string, opts Searc
 	for i, r := range ranks {
 		conceptIDs[i] = r.ConceptID
 	}
-	pills, err := s.loadPills(ctx, conceptIDs, party, proc, source, subtree, forumCodes)
+	pills, err := s.loadPills(ctx, conceptIDs, party, proc, source, subtree, forumCodes, forumLegalPrefixes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -418,6 +461,33 @@ func translateForums(slugs []string) []string {
 	return out
 }
 
+// translateForumsToLegalSourcePrefixes maps a list of forum slugs to
+// the union of legal_source prefixes those forums admit for trigger
+// pills (t-paliad-266). Empty when no slug carries a prefix mapping —
+// callers must treat empty as "no trigger narrowing applies" rather
+// than "match nothing", mirroring translateForums.
+func translateForumsToLegalSourcePrefixes(slugs []string) []string {
+	if len(slugs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	seen := map[string]bool{}
+	var out []string
+	for _, slug := range slugs {
+		prefixes, ok := ForumToLegalSourcePrefixes[slug]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, p := range prefixes {
+			if seen[p] {
+				continue
+			}
+			seen[p] = true
+			out = append(out, p)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 // browseRanks synthesizes a rank list from a subtree-filter tuple set
 // (v3 B1 browse mode). No trigram scoring — order is by concept
 // sort_order then name. Forum filter applies post-hoc to keep concepts
@@ -430,6 +500,7 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) browseRanks(
 	subtree *subtreeFilter,
 	party, proc, source *string,
 	forumCodes []string,
+	forumLegalPrefixes []string,
 	limit int,
 ) []rankRow {
 	const sqlText = `
@@ -452,8 +523,18 @@ SELECT DISTINCT
    AND (
         $6::text[] IS NULL
         OR cardinality($6::text[]) = 0
-        OR s.kind = 'trigger'
-        OR s.proceeding_code = ANY($6::text[])
+        OR (
+             s.kind = 'rule'
+             AND s.proceeding_code = ANY($6::text[])
+           )
+        OR (
+             s.kind = 'trigger'
+             AND ($8::text[] IS NULL OR cardinality($8::text[]) = 0
+                  OR EXISTS (
+                       SELECT 1 FROM unnest($8::text[]) AS lp
+                        WHERE s.legal_source LIKE lp || '%'
+                  ))
+           )
        )
  ORDER BY s.concept_sort_order ASC, s.concept_name_de ASC
  LIMIT $7
@@ -465,6 +546,7 @@ SELECT DISTINCT
 		party, proc, source,
 		nullableArray(forumCodes),
 		limit,
+		nullableArray(forumLegalPrefixes),
 	); err != nil {
 		// Browse mode failures degrade to empty (taxonomy-driven UX
 		// shouldn't crash on a malformed slug); log via the caller.
@@ -490,11 +572,12 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) rankConcepts(
 	party, proc, source *string,
 	subtree *subtreeFilter,
 	forumCodes []string,
+	forumLegalPrefixes []string,
 	limit int,
 ) ([]rankRow, error) {
 	// $1 q · $2 qLow · $3 party · $4 proc · $5 source ·
 	// $6 subtree_cids uuid[]? · $7 subtree_procs text[]? ·
-	// $8 forum_codes text[]? · $9 limit
+	// $8 forum_codes text[]? · $9 limit · $10 forum_legal_prefixes text[]?
 	const sqlText = `
 WITH matched AS (
     SELECT
@@ -544,8 +627,18 @@ WITH matched AS (
        AND (
              $8::text[] IS NULL
              OR cardinality($8::text[]) = 0
-             OR s.kind = 'trigger'
-             OR s.proceeding_code = ANY($8::text[])
+             OR (
+                  s.kind = 'rule'
+                  AND s.proceeding_code = ANY($8::text[])
+                )
+             OR (
+                  s.kind = 'trigger'
+                  AND ($10::text[] IS NULL OR cardinality($10::text[]) = 0
+                       OR EXISTS (
+                            SELECT 1 FROM unnest($10::text[]) AS lp
+                             WHERE s.legal_source LIKE lp || '%'
+                       ))
+                )
            )
 )
 SELECT
@@ -569,6 +662,7 @@ SELECT
 		cidArg, procArg,
 		nullableArray(forumCodes),
 		limit,
+		nullableArray(forumLegalPrefixes),
 	); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("rank concepts: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -581,10 +675,11 @@ func (s *DeadlineSearchService) loadPills(
 	party, proc, source *string,
 	subtree *subtreeFilter,
 	forumCodes []string,
+	forumLegalPrefixes []string,
 ) ([]pillRow, error) {
 	// $1 concept_ids uuid[] · $2 party · $3 proc · $4 source ·
 	// $5 subtree_cids uuid[]? · $6 subtree_procs text[]? ·
-	// $7 forum_codes text[]?
+	// $7 forum_codes text[]? · $8 forum_legal_prefixes text[]?
 	const sqlText = `
 SELECT
     s.kind,
@@ -627,8 +722,18 @@ SELECT
    AND (
         $7::text[] IS NULL
         OR cardinality($7::text[]) = 0
-        OR s.kind = 'trigger'
-        OR s.proceeding_code = ANY($7::text[])
+        OR (
+             s.kind = 'rule'
+             AND s.proceeding_code = ANY($7::text[])
+           )
+        OR (
+             s.kind = 'trigger'
+             AND ($8::text[] IS NULL OR cardinality($8::text[]) = 0
+                  OR EXISTS (
+                       SELECT 1 FROM unnest($8::text[]) AS lp
+                        WHERE s.legal_source LIKE lp || '%'
+                  ))
+           )
        )
  ORDER BY s.concept_id, s.kind, s.proceeding_display_order, s.proceeding_code NULLS LAST, s.rule_local_code
 `
@@ -638,6 +743,7 @@ SELECT
 		pq.Array(conceptIDs), party, proc, source,
 		cidArg, procArg,
 		nullableArray(forumCodes),
+		nullableArray(forumLegalPrefixes),
 	); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("load pills: %w", err)
 	}

internal/services/deadline_search_service_test.go

@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@ func TestDeadlineSearch(t *testing.T) {
 		mustHaveLegalSource(t, card, "DE.PatG.82.1")
 	})
 
-	t.Run("Wiedereinsetzung returns the cross-cutting concept with 4 trigger pills", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Wiedereinsetzung returns the cross-cutting concept with 5 trigger pills", func(t *testing.T) {
 		resp, err := svc.Search(ctx, "Wiedereinsetzung", SearchOptions{Limit: 12})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("search: %v", err)
 		}
 		card := findCardBySlug(t, resp, "wiedereinsetzung")
-		// Exactly 4 trigger pills: PatG §123 (DE), ZPO §233 (DE), EPÜ
-		// Art.122 (EU), DPMA §123 — corresponding to trigger_event ids
-		// 200..203 from migration 046.
+		// Exactly 5 trigger pills: PatG §123 (DE), ZPO §233 (DE), EPÜ
+		// Art.122 (EU), DPMA §123, and UPC R.320 — trigger_event ids
+		// 200..203 from mig 046 plus 207 from mig 063.
 		triggerIDs := []int64{}
 		for _, p := range card.Pills {
 			if p.Kind != "trigger" {
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ func TestDeadlineSearch(t *testing.T) {
 				triggerIDs = append(triggerIDs, *p.TriggerEventID)
 			}
 		}
-		want := map[int64]bool{200: true, 201: true, 202: true, 203: true}
-		if len(triggerIDs) != 4 {
-			t.Fatalf("Wiedereinsetzung card: got %d trigger pills, want 4 (ids 200..203)", len(triggerIDs))
+		want := map[int64]bool{200: true, 201: true, 202: true, 203: true, 207: true}
+		if len(triggerIDs) != 5 {
+			t.Fatalf("Wiedereinsetzung card: got %d trigger pills, want 5 (ids 200..203, 207)", len(triggerIDs))
 		}
 		for _, id := range triggerIDs {
 			if !want[id] {
@@ -195,6 +195,107 @@ func TestDeadlineSearch(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	// t-paliad-266 / m/paliad#97 — court-system filter narrows
+	// cross-cutting trigger pills via legal_source inference.
+	t.Run("forum filter narrows Wiedereinsetzung trigger pills by court system", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Each pair is (forum slug, expected trigger_event_ids).
+		cases := []struct {
+			name        string
+			forum       string
+			wantTrigIDs []int64
+		}{
+			{"upc_cfi shows only UPC R.320", "upc_cfi", []int64{207}},
+			{"upc_coa shows only UPC R.320", "upc_coa", []int64{207}},
+			{"de_lg shows only ZPO §233", "de_lg", []int64{201}},
+			{"de_olg shows only ZPO §233", "de_olg", []int64{201}},
+			{"de_bgh shows only ZPO §233", "de_bgh", []int64{201}},
+			{"de_bpatg shows only PatG §123 (DE national)", "de_bpatg", []int64{200, 203}},
+			{"dpma shows only PatG §123 (DPMA)", "dpma", []int64{200, 203}},
+			{"epa_grant shows only EPC Art.122", "epa_grant", []int64{202}},
+			{"epa_opp shows only EPC Art.122", "epa_opp", []int64{202}},
+			{"epa_appeal shows only EPC Art.122", "epa_appeal", []int64{202}},
+		}
+		for _, tc := range cases {
+			t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				resp, err := svc.Search(ctx, "Wiedereinsetzung", SearchOptions{
+					Forums: []string{tc.forum},
+					Limit:  12,
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("search: %v", err)
+				}
+				card := findCardBySlug(t, resp, "wiedereinsetzung")
+				got := map[int64]bool{}
+				for _, p := range card.Pills {
+					if p.TriggerEventID != nil {
+						got[*p.TriggerEventID] = true
+					}
+				}
+				want := map[int64]bool{}
+				for _, id := range tc.wantTrigIDs {
+					want[id] = true
+				}
+				for id := range got {
+					if !want[id] {
+						t.Errorf("forum=%s leaked trigger id %d (got pills: %v)", tc.forum, id, got)
+					}
+				}
+				for id := range want {
+					if !got[id] {
+						t.Errorf("forum=%s missing expected trigger id %d (got pills: %v)", tc.forum, id, got)
+					}
+				}
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("multiple forum chips union the legal_source allow-list for triggers", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// upc_cfi + de_lg → UPC.* OR DE.ZPO.* → trigger ids 201 + 207.
+		resp, err := svc.Search(ctx, "Wiedereinsetzung", SearchOptions{
+			Forums: []string{"upc_cfi", "de_lg"},
+			Limit:  12,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("search: %v", err)
+		}
+		card := findCardBySlug(t, resp, "wiedereinsetzung")
+		got := map[int64]bool{}
+		for _, p := range card.Pills {
+			if p.TriggerEventID != nil {
+				got[*p.TriggerEventID] = true
+			}
+		}
+		want := map[int64]bool{201: true, 207: true}
+		for id := range got {
+			if !want[id] {
+				t.Errorf("union forum upc_cfi+de_lg leaked trigger id %d", id)
+			}
+		}
+		for id := range want {
+			if !got[id] {
+				t.Errorf("union forum upc_cfi+de_lg missing trigger id %d", id)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("empty forum filter leaves cross-cutting pills untouched", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// No forum chips = all 5 triggers stay visible.
+		resp, err := svc.Search(ctx, "Wiedereinsetzung", SearchOptions{Limit: 12})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("search: %v", err)
+		}
+		card := findCardBySlug(t, resp, "wiedereinsetzung")
+		count := 0
+		for _, p := range card.Pills {
+			if p.Kind == "trigger" {
+				count++
+			}
+		}
+		if count != 5 {
+			t.Errorf("empty forum filter dropped a trigger pill: got %d, want 5", count)
+		}
+	})
+
 	t.Run("party filter narrows to defendant-only", func(t *testing.T) {
 		resp, err := svc.Search(ctx, "Klageerwiderung", SearchOptions{Party: "claimant", Limit: 12})
 		if err != nil {

internal/services/event_choice_service.go

@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+package services
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
+)
+
+// EventChoiceService reads and writes paliad.project_event_choices —
+// per-event-card user picks scoped to a project (t-paliad-265 /
+// m/paliad#96). Three choice kinds today:
+//
+//	appellant   — claimant | defendant | both | none
+//	include_ccr — true | false
+//	skip        — true | false
+//
+// Visibility follows paliad.can_see_project (via ProjectService.CanSee).
+// Audits via paliad.system_audit_log with event_type=project_event_choice.set
+// (insert/update) or .deleted (delete).
+//
+// The CRUD surface is intentionally tight: List for a project (one read),
+// Upsert one (idempotent re-pick), Delete one (kind-scoped). The
+// projection engine receives the choices via ToCalcOptionsAddendum,
+// which folds them into CalcOptions before Calculate runs.
+type EventChoiceService struct {
+	db       *sqlx.DB
+	projects *ProjectService
+	users    *UserService
+}
+
+func NewEventChoiceService(db *sqlx.DB, projects *ProjectService, users *UserService) *EventChoiceService {
+	return &EventChoiceService{db: db, projects: projects, users: users}
+}
+
+// Allowed choice kinds + per-kind value namespaces. Validated server-side
+// before any write; the DB CHECK constraint catches the same shape but
+// the early validation gives a friendlier error and short-circuits the
+// transaction.
+var (
+	allowedChoiceKinds = map[string]map[string]struct{}{
+		"appellant":   {"claimant": {}, "defendant": {}, "both": {}, "none": {}},
+		"include_ccr": {"true": {}, "false": {}},
+		"skip":        {"true": {}, "false": {}},
+	}
+)
+
+func validateChoice(kind, value string) error {
+	values, ok := allowedChoiceKinds[kind]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: unknown choice_kind %q", ErrInvalidInput, kind)
+	}
+	if _, ok := values[value]; !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid choice_value %q for kind %q", ErrInvalidInput, value, kind)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ListForProject returns every choice row for the given project. Caller
+// must hold visibility on the project.
+func (s *EventChoiceService) ListForProject(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uuid.UUID) ([]models.ProjectEventChoice, error) {
+	if err := s.requireProjectVisible(ctx, userID, projectID); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	out := []models.ProjectEventChoice{}
+	err := s.db.SelectContext(ctx, &out,
+		`SELECT id, project_id, submission_code, choice_kind, choice_value,
+		        created_by, created_at, updated_by, updated_at
+		   FROM paliad.project_event_choices
+		  WHERE project_id = $1
+		  ORDER BY submission_code, choice_kind`, projectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list event choices: %w", err)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// UpsertInput is the body shape for an upsert.
+type UpsertEventChoiceInput struct {
+	SubmissionCode string `json:"submission_code"`
+	ChoiceKind     string `json:"choice_kind"`
+	ChoiceValue    string `json:"choice_value"`
+}
+
+// Upsert inserts or updates one (project, submission_code, choice_kind)
+// row. Audit-log row written in the same tx.
+func (s *EventChoiceService) Upsert(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uuid.UUID, input UpsertEventChoiceInput) (*models.ProjectEventChoice, error) {
+	if err := s.requireProjectVisible(ctx, userID, projectID); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if input.SubmissionCode == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: submission_code required", ErrInvalidInput)
+	}
+	if err := validateChoice(input.ChoiceKind, input.ChoiceValue); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	actorEmail, err := s.actorEmail(ctx, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	tx, err := s.db.BeginTxx(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("begin tx: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback() }()
+
+	if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`SELECT set_config('paliad.audit_reason',
+		     'project_event_choice.set ('||$1||','||$2||','||$3||')', true)`,
+		input.SubmissionCode, input.ChoiceKind, input.ChoiceValue); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set audit reason: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var row models.ProjectEventChoice
+	err = tx.GetContext(ctx, &row,
+		`INSERT INTO paliad.project_event_choices
+		     (project_id, submission_code, choice_kind, choice_value, created_by, updated_by)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $5)
+		 ON CONFLICT (project_id, submission_code, choice_kind)
+		 DO UPDATE SET choice_value = EXCLUDED.choice_value,
+		               updated_by   = EXCLUDED.updated_by,
+		               updated_at   = now()
+		 RETURNING id, project_id, submission_code, choice_kind, choice_value,
+		           created_by, created_at, updated_by, updated_at`,
+		projectID, input.SubmissionCode, input.ChoiceKind, input.ChoiceValue, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("upsert event choice: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := writeChoiceAudit(ctx, tx, "project_event_choice.set", userID, actorEmail, projectID, input.SubmissionCode, input.ChoiceKind, input.ChoiceValue); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("commit upsert: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &row, nil
+}
+
+// Delete removes the (project, submission_code, choice_kind) row.
+// Returns ErrNotVisible if the project isn't visible OR the row didn't
+// exist (no leak between the two).
+func (s *EventChoiceService) Delete(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uuid.UUID, submissionCode, choiceKind string) error {
+	if err := s.requireProjectVisible(ctx, userID, projectID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if submissionCode == "" || choiceKind == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: submission_code + choice_kind required", ErrInvalidInput)
+	}
+	if _, ok := allowedChoiceKinds[choiceKind]; !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: unknown choice_kind %q", ErrInvalidInput, choiceKind)
+	}
+
+	actorEmail, err := s.actorEmail(ctx, userID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	tx, err := s.db.BeginTxx(ctx, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("begin tx: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback() }()
+
+	if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`SELECT set_config('paliad.audit_reason',
+		     'project_event_choice.deleted ('||$1||','||$2||')', true)`,
+		submissionCode, choiceKind); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("set audit reason: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	res, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`DELETE FROM paliad.project_event_choices
+		  WHERE project_id = $1 AND submission_code = $2 AND choice_kind = $3`,
+		projectID, submissionCode, choiceKind)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete event choice: %w", err)
+	}
+	n, _ := res.RowsAffected()
+	if n == 0 {
+		return ErrNotVisible
+	}
+	if err := writeChoiceAudit(ctx, tx, "project_event_choice.deleted", userID, actorEmail, projectID, submissionCode, choiceKind, ""); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return tx.Commit()
+}
+
+// CalcOptionsAddendum is the per-card slice of CalcOptions, built from
+// the persisted choices. ProjectionService folds these into the parent
+// CalcOptions before Calculate runs.
+type CalcOptionsAddendum struct {
+	PerCardAppellant map[string]string   // submission_code → appellant value
+	SkipRules        map[string]struct{} // set of submission_code
+	IncludeCCRFor    map[string]struct{} // set of submission_code
+}
+
+// ToCalcOptionsAddendum converts a list of choices into the calc-options
+// shape. Empty input yields an addendum whose maps are non-nil but empty
+// so callers can use map indexing without nil checks.
+func ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices []models.ProjectEventChoice) CalcOptionsAddendum {
+	out := CalcOptionsAddendum{
+		PerCardAppellant: map[string]string{},
+		SkipRules:        map[string]struct{}{},
+		IncludeCCRFor:    map[string]struct{}{},
+	}
+	for _, c := range choices {
+		switch c.ChoiceKind {
+		case "appellant":
+			out.PerCardAppellant[c.SubmissionCode] = c.ChoiceValue
+		case "skip":
+			if c.ChoiceValue == "true" {
+				out.SkipRules[c.SubmissionCode] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		case "include_ccr":
+			if c.ChoiceValue == "true" {
+				out.IncludeCCRFor[c.SubmissionCode] = struct{}{}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// writeChoiceAudit inserts a project-scoped row into paliad.system_audit_log
+// with the choice details in metadata. Same shape as the data-export +
+// checklist audit writers.
+func writeChoiceAudit(ctx context.Context, tx *sqlx.Tx, eventType string, actorID uuid.UUID, actorEmail string, projectID uuid.UUID, submissionCode, choiceKind, choiceValue string) error {
+	if _, err := tx.ExecContext(ctx,
+		`INSERT INTO paliad.system_audit_log
+		     (event_type, actor_id, actor_email, scope, scope_root, metadata)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, 'project', $4,
+		         jsonb_build_object(
+		             'submission_code', $5::text,
+		             'choice_kind',     $6::text,
+		             'choice_value',    $7::text
+		         ))`,
+		eventType, actorID, actorEmail, projectID, submissionCode, choiceKind, choiceValue); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("audit insert: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *EventChoiceService) actorEmail(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) (string, error) {
+	var email string
+	err := s.db.GetContext(ctx, &email,
+		`SELECT email FROM paliad.users WHERE id = $1`, userID)
+	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+		return "", ErrNotVisible
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("lookup actor: %w", err)
+	}
+	return email, nil
+}
+
+func (s *EventChoiceService) requireProjectVisible(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uuid.UUID) error {
+	visible, err := s.projects.CanSee(ctx, userID, projectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !visible {
+		return ErrNotVisible
+	}
+	return nil
+}

internal/services/event_choice_service_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package services
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
+)
+
+// Unit tests for the pure helpers in event_choice_service.go. The CRUD
+// path needs a live DB and lives in the integration suite.
+
+func TestValidateChoice_Appellant(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, value := range []string{"claimant", "defendant", "both", "none"} {
+		if err := validateChoice("appellant", value); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("appellant=%q should pass, got %v", value, err)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, bad := range []string{"", "applicant", "true", "claimaant"} {
+		if err := validateChoice("appellant", bad); err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("appellant=%q should fail validation", bad)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateChoice_IncludeCCR(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, value := range []string{"true", "false"} {
+		if err := validateChoice("include_ccr", value); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("include_ccr=%q should pass, got %v", value, err)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, bad := range []string{"", "yes", "1", "True"} {
+		if err := validateChoice("include_ccr", bad); err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("include_ccr=%q should fail validation", bad)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateChoice_Skip(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, value := range []string{"true", "false"} {
+		if err := validateChoice("skip", value); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("skip=%q should pass, got %v", value, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := validateChoice("skip", "maybe"); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("skip=maybe should fail")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateChoice_UnknownKind(t *testing.T) {
+	if err := validateChoice("not_a_kind", "true"); err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("unknown choice_kind should fail")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestToCalcOptionsAddendum_PerCardAppellant(t *testing.T) {
+	choices := []models.ProjectEventChoice{
+		{SubmissionCode: "upc.inf.cfi.decision", ChoiceKind: "appellant", ChoiceValue: "defendant"},
+		{SubmissionCode: "de.inf.lg.urteil", ChoiceKind: "appellant", ChoiceValue: "both"},
+	}
+	out := ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices)
+	if out.PerCardAppellant["upc.inf.cfi.decision"] != "defendant" {
+		t.Errorf("appellant pick for upc.inf.cfi.decision = %q, want defendant", out.PerCardAppellant["upc.inf.cfi.decision"])
+	}
+	if out.PerCardAppellant["de.inf.lg.urteil"] != "both" {
+		t.Errorf("appellant pick for de.inf.lg.urteil = %q, want both", out.PerCardAppellant["de.inf.lg.urteil"])
+	}
+	if len(out.SkipRules) != 0 || len(out.IncludeCCRFor) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("appellant-only input should not populate skip/include_ccr maps")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestToCalcOptionsAddendum_SkipRules(t *testing.T) {
+	choices := []models.ProjectEventChoice{
+		{SubmissionCode: "upc.inf.cfi.ccr", ChoiceKind: "skip", ChoiceValue: "true"},
+		{SubmissionCode: "upc.inf.cfi.prelim", ChoiceKind: "skip", ChoiceValue: "false"},
+	}
+	out := ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices)
+	if _, ok := out.SkipRules["upc.inf.cfi.ccr"]; !ok {
+		t.Errorf("skip=true should populate SkipRules")
+	}
+	if _, ok := out.SkipRules["upc.inf.cfi.prelim"]; ok {
+		t.Errorf("skip=false should NOT populate SkipRules")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestToCalcOptionsAddendum_IncludeCCRFor(t *testing.T) {
+	choices := []models.ProjectEventChoice{
+		{SubmissionCode: "upc.inf.cfi.sod", ChoiceKind: "include_ccr", ChoiceValue: "true"},
+		{SubmissionCode: "de.inf.lg.erwidg", ChoiceKind: "include_ccr", ChoiceValue: "false"},
+	}
+	out := ToCalcOptionsAddendum(choices)
+	if _, ok := out.IncludeCCRFor["upc.inf.cfi.sod"]; !ok {
+		t.Errorf("include_ccr=true should populate IncludeCCRFor")
+	}
+	if _, ok := out.IncludeCCRFor["de.inf.lg.erwidg"]; ok {
+		t.Errorf("include_ccr=false should NOT populate IncludeCCRFor")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestToCalcOptionsAddendum_EmptyInput(t *testing.T) {
+	out := ToCalcOptionsAddendum(nil)
+	if out.PerCardAppellant == nil || out.SkipRules == nil || out.IncludeCCRFor == nil {
+		t.Errorf("empty input should still produce non-nil maps for safe indexing")
+	}
+	if len(out.PerCardAppellant) != 0 || len(out.SkipRules) != 0 || len(out.IncludeCCRFor) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("empty input should produce empty maps")
+	}
+}

internal/services/export_service.go

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"archive/zip"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
+	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"encoding/csv"
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ func (s *ExportService) WritePersonal(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, spec Exp
 	}
 
 	sheets := personalSheetQueries(spec.ActorID)
-	if err := s.writeBundle(ctx, w, sheets, &meta); err != nil {
+	if err := s.writeBundle(ctx, s.db, w, sheets, &meta); err != nil {
 		return meta, err
 	}
 	return meta, nil
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ func (s *ExportService) WriteProject(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, spec Expo
 	}
 
 	sheets := projectSheetQueries(*spec.ScopeRoot, spec.DirectOnly)
-	if err := s.writeBundle(ctx, w, sheets, &meta); err != nil {
+	if err := s.writeBundle(ctx, s.db, w, sheets, &meta); err != nil {
 		return meta, err
 	}
 
@@ -254,6 +255,55 @@ func (s *ExportService) WriteProject(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, spec Expo
 	return meta, nil
 }
 
+// WriteOrg streams the full org-scope backup bundle into w. Bypasses
+// paliad.can_see_project — admin-only, gated at the handler layer (the
+// service trusts the caller has been authorised).
+//
+// Wraps the entire read pass in a REPEATABLE READ READ ONLY transaction
+// so every sheet sees the same snapshot. Without this a backup that runs
+// while users are editing can land internally inconsistent rows (e.g. a
+// deadlines.project_id pointing at a project the projects sheet just
+// missed). Design §3.3.
+//
+// The handler is responsible for the audit-row INSERT / PATCH (the
+// org-scope backup uses BackupRunner.Run, not WriteAuditRow, because the
+// event_type is 'backup_created' not 'data_export').
+func (s *ExportService) WriteOrg(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, spec ExportSpec) (ExportMeta, error) {
+	if spec.Scope == "" {
+		spec.Scope = ExportScopeOrg
+	}
+	if spec.GeneratedAt.IsZero() {
+		spec.GeneratedAt = time.Now().UTC()
+	}
+	meta := ExportMeta{
+		SchemaVersion:  ExportSchemaVersion,
+		FirmName:       s.firmName,
+		Scope:          spec.Scope,
+		GeneratedAt:    spec.GeneratedAt,
+		GeneratedByID:  spec.ActorID,
+		GeneratedByEml: spec.ActorEmail,
+		GeneratedByLbl: spec.ActorLabel,
+		RowCounts:      map[string]int{},
+	}
+
+	tx, err := s.db.BeginTxx(ctx, &sql.TxOptions{
+		Isolation: sql.LevelRepeatableRead,
+		ReadOnly:  true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return meta, fmt.Errorf("backup snapshot tx: %w", err)
+	}
+	// Always rollback — the tx is read-only by construction, the rollback
+	// is just bookkeeping that releases the snapshot.
+	defer func() { _ = tx.Rollback() }()
+
+	sheets := orgSheetQueries()
+	if err := s.writeBundle(ctx, tx, w, sheets, &meta); err != nil {
+		return meta, err
+	}
+	return meta, nil
+}
+
 // detectCrossSubtreeFKs scans subtree-resident projects for FKs that
 // point outside the subtree (today: only projects.counterclaim_of). One
 // warning row per outbound reference. Best-effort: a query error here
@@ -300,13 +350,17 @@ type collectedSheet struct {
 // xlsx sheet + one JSON branch + one CSV per sheet, packs everything into
 // the outer zip in sorted file-list order so two runs of the same row
 // state produce byte-identical bundles.
-func (s *ExportService) writeBundle(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, sheets []sheetQuery, meta *ExportMeta) error {
+//
+// queryer is the executor for sheet queries — typically s.db, but
+// WriteOrg passes a REPEATABLE READ *sqlx.Tx so the org dump sees a
+// consistent snapshot across all sheets (design §3.3).
+func (s *ExportService) writeBundle(ctx context.Context, queryer sqlx.QueryerContext, w io.Writer, sheets []sheetQuery, meta *ExportMeta) error {
 	collectedSheets := make([]collectedSheet, 0, len(sheets))
 	jsonTables := make(map[string][]map[string]string, len(sheets))
 	warnings := []string{}
 
 	for _, sq := range sheets {
-		cols, rowMatrix, dropped, err := s.runSheetQuery(ctx, sq)
+		cols, rowMatrix, dropped, err := s.runSheetQuery(ctx, queryer, sq)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("export sheet %q: %w", sq.SheetName, err)
 		}
@@ -421,11 +475,13 @@ func (s *ExportService) writeBundle(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, sheets []s
 	return nil
 }
 
-// runSheetQuery executes one sheetQuery and returns the kept columns,
-// row matrix (pre-stringified per the design's value-as-string convention),
-// and the list of columns that were dropped by the PII filter.
-func (s *ExportService) runSheetQuery(ctx context.Context, sq sheetQuery) (cols []string, rows [][]string, dropped []string, err error) {
-	rs, err := s.db.QueryxContext(ctx, sq.SQL, sq.Args...)
+// runSheetQuery executes one sheetQuery against the given queryer and
+// returns the kept columns, row matrix (pre-stringified per the design's
+// value-as-string convention), and the list of columns that were dropped
+// by the PII filter. queryer is typically s.db, but WriteOrg passes a
+// REPEATABLE READ *sqlx.Tx (see writeBundle docs).
+func (s *ExportService) runSheetQuery(ctx context.Context, queryer sqlx.QueryerContext, sq sheetQuery) (cols []string, rows [][]string, dropped []string, err error) {
+	rs, err := queryer.QueryxContext(ctx, sq.SQL, sq.Args...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("query: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -1470,3 +1526,107 @@ SELECT 'partner_unit_default'::text AS source,
 	}
 	return queries
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Org-scope sheet registry (Slice 3 / Backup Mode — t-paliad-246).
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Full-schema dump. Bypasses paliad.can_see_project — admin-only,
+// gated at the handler layer (BackupRunner trusts the caller).
+//
+// Sheet ordering: entity sheets first (alphabetical), then ref__*
+// reference sheets (alphabetical). The xlsx writer iterates the slice
+// in order; downstream consumers get the same order across runs.
+//
+// Hard exclusions (per design §5.2 / m's Q3 decision):
+//
+//   - paliadin_turns
+//   - paliadin_aichat_conversation
+//
+// AI conversation history is the most-sensitive personal data paliad
+// carries; m's prior Q5 decision in t-paliad-214 made the exclusion
+// structural. The two tables are absent from the registry — not just
+// column-level redacted — so a future schema addition cannot
+// accidentally re-include them.
+//
+// Also excluded unconditionally (operational / shadow):
+//
+//   - *_pre_NNN  shadow tables  (CREATE TABLE … AS SELECT backups
+//                                 written by destructive migrations)
+//   - paliad_schema_migrations  (operational)
+//   - auth.*                    (Supabase Auth schema — not ours)
+//
+// The PII column deny-regex (piiColumnDenyRegex) catches
+// secret|token|password|api_key|private_key on every sheet as a
+// belt-and-braces filter. user_caldav_config.password_encrypted is
+// explicitly named in DropColumns too.
+func orgSheetQueries() []sheetQuery {
+	return []sheetQuery{
+		// --- entity sheets (alphabetical) ---
+		{SheetName: "appointment_caldav_targets", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.appointment_caldav_targets ORDER BY appointment_id, calendar_binding_id`},
+		{SheetName: "appointments", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.appointments ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "approval_policies", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.approval_policies ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "approval_requests", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.approval_requests ORDER BY id`},
+		// backups is self-reflexive — including it makes "what backups
+		// have we taken" recoverable from any prior backup. Tiny table.
+		{SheetName: "backups", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.backups ORDER BY started_at, id`},
+		{SheetName: "caldav_sync_log", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.caldav_sync_log ORDER BY occurred_at, id`},
+		{SheetName: "checklist_instances", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.checklist_instances ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "checklist_shares", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.checklist_shares ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "checklists", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.checklists ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "deadline_rule_audit", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.deadline_rule_audit ORDER BY changed_at, id`},
+		{SheetName: "deadlines", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.deadlines ORDER BY id`},
+		// documents: ai_extracted jsonb dropped (verbose AI prompts;
+		// matches the personal/project precedent). Binaries are not in
+		// the export — only metadata.
+		{
+			SheetName: "documents",
+			SQL: `SELECT id, project_id, title, doc_type, file_path, file_size, mime_type, uploaded_by, created_at, updated_at
+				    FROM paliad.documents
+				ORDER BY id`,
+		},
+		{SheetName: "email_broadcasts", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.email_broadcasts ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "email_template_versions", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.email_template_versions ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "email_templates", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.email_templates ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "firm_dashboard_default", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.firm_dashboard_default ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "invitations", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.invitations ORDER BY sent_at, id`},
+		{SheetName: "notes", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.notes ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "parties", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.parties ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "partner_unit_events", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.partner_unit_events ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "partner_unit_members", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.partner_unit_members ORDER BY partner_unit_id, user_id`},
+		{SheetName: "partner_units", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.partner_units ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "policy_audit_log", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.policy_audit_log ORDER BY changed_at, id`},
+		{SheetName: "project_events", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.project_events ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "project_partner_units", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.project_partner_units ORDER BY project_id, partner_unit_id`},
+		{SheetName: "project_teams", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.project_teams ORDER BY project_id, user_id`},
+		{SheetName: "projects", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.projects ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "reminder_log", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.reminder_log ORDER BY sent_at, id`},
+		{SheetName: "submission_drafts", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.submission_drafts ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "system_audit_log", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.system_audit_log ORDER BY created_at, id`},
+		{
+			SheetName:   "user_caldav_config",
+			SQL:         `SELECT * FROM paliad.user_caldav_config ORDER BY user_id`,
+			DropColumns: []string{"password_encrypted"}, // belt-and-braces; piiColumnDenyRegex also catches it
+		},
+		{SheetName: "user_calendar_bindings", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.user_calendar_bindings ORDER BY user_id, calendar_path`},
+		{SheetName: "user_card_layouts", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.user_card_layouts ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "user_dashboard_layouts", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.user_dashboard_layouts ORDER BY user_id`},
+		{SheetName: "user_pinned_projects", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.user_pinned_projects ORDER BY user_id, project_id`},
+		{SheetName: "user_views", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.user_views ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "users", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.users ORDER BY id`},
+
+		// --- reference data (alphabetical, prefixed ref__) ---
+		{SheetName: "ref__countries", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.countries ORDER BY code`},
+		{SheetName: "ref__courts", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.courts ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "ref__deadline_concept_event_types", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.deadline_concept_event_types ORDER BY concept_id, event_type_id`},
+		{SheetName: "ref__deadline_concepts", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.deadline_concepts ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "ref__deadline_event_types", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.deadline_event_types ORDER BY rule_id, event_type_id`},
+		{SheetName: "ref__deadline_rules", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.deadline_rules ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "ref__event_categories", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.event_categories ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "ref__event_category_concepts", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.event_category_concepts ORDER BY category_id, concept_id`},
+		{SheetName: "ref__event_types", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.event_types ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "ref__holidays", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.holidays ORDER BY date, country`},
+		{SheetName: "ref__proceeding_types", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.proceeding_types ORDER BY id`},
+		{SheetName: "ref__trigger_events", SQL: `SELECT * FROM paliad.trigger_events ORDER BY id`},
+	}
+}

internal/services/filter_spec.go

@@ -44,12 +44,20 @@ var AllSources = []DataSource{
 const SpecVersion = 1
 
 // FilterSpec is the top-level filter description.
+//
+// UnreadOnly (t-paliad-249) is an inbox-specific overlay: when true,
+// project_event rows older than the caller's inbox_seen_at cursor are
+// dropped. Pending approval_request rows always survive (the cursor
+// can't bury an in-flight approval, per the design doc §3 carve-out).
+// Set by the bar's `unread_only` axis on /inbox; other surfaces leave
+// it false and the spec is a no-op.
 type FilterSpec struct {
 	Version    int                       `json:"version"`
 	Sources    []DataSource              `json:"sources"`
 	Scope      ScopeSpec                 `json:"scope"`
 	Time       TimeSpec                  `json:"time"`
 	Predicates map[DataSource]Predicates `json:"predicates,omitempty"`
+	UnreadOnly bool                      `json:"unread_only,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ScopeSpec narrows which projects contribute rows. Resolved at query
@@ -114,12 +122,18 @@ type TimeSpec struct {
 type TimeHorizon string
 
 const (
+	HorizonNext1d  TimeHorizon = "next_1d"
 	HorizonNext7d  TimeHorizon = "next_7d"
+	HorizonNext14d TimeHorizon = "next_14d"
 	HorizonNext30d TimeHorizon = "next_30d"
 	HorizonNext90d TimeHorizon = "next_90d"
+	HorizonNextAll TimeHorizon = "next_all"
+	HorizonPast1d  TimeHorizon = "past_1d"
 	HorizonPast7d  TimeHorizon = "past_7d"
+	HorizonPast14d TimeHorizon = "past_14d"
 	HorizonPast30d TimeHorizon = "past_30d"
 	HorizonPast90d TimeHorizon = "past_90d"
+	HorizonPastAll TimeHorizon = "past_all"
 	HorizonAny     TimeHorizon = "any"
 	HorizonAll     TimeHorizon = "all"
 	HorizonCustom  TimeHorizon = "custom"
@@ -192,11 +206,58 @@ var KnownProjectEventKinds = []string{
 	"deadline_created",
 	"deadline_completed",
 	"deadline_reopened",
+	"deadline_updated",
+	"deadline_deleted",
+	"deadlines_imported",
 	"appointment_created",
 	"appointment_updated",
 	"appointment_deleted",
 	"approval_decided",
 	"member_role_changed",
+	"note_created",
+	"our_side_changed",
+}
+
+// InboxProjectEventKinds is the curated sub-list surfaced by default on
+// /inbox (t-paliad-249, Slice A; head pick Q1=A on 2026-05-25).
+//
+// What's in:
+//   - Lifecycle moves the team should notice: project_archived,
+//     project_reparented, project_type_changed.
+//   - Deadline / appointment authoring across the visible scope.
+//   - Notes (`note_created`) and party-side flips
+//     (`our_side_changed`).
+//   - `member_role_changed` — Slice A surfaces it for everyone who can
+//     see the project; Slice B narrows to "role change affects the
+//     viewer or someone above them in the project tree" (head's
+//     refinement #1).
+//
+// What's out:
+//   - All `*_approval_*` event_types — duplicates of approval_request
+//     rows. View-service drops them automatically when ApprovalRequest
+//     is also in spec.Sources (see view_service.allowedProjectEventKinds).
+//   - `status_changed`, `project_created` — too granular / authoring
+//     noise.
+//   - `checklist_*` — low signal; surfaces on the project's checklist
+//     tab instead.
+//
+// Design ref: docs/design-inbox-overhaul-2026-05-25.md §2 + §12.
+var InboxProjectEventKinds = []string{
+	"project_archived",
+	"project_reparented",
+	"project_type_changed",
+	"deadline_created",
+	"deadline_completed",
+	"deadline_reopened",
+	"deadline_updated",
+	"deadline_deleted",
+	"deadlines_imported",
+	"appointment_created",
+	"appointment_updated",
+	"appointment_deleted",
+	"note_created",
+	"our_side_changed",
+	"member_role_changed",
 }
 
 // validApprovalStatuses are the legal values for entity-side approval_status
@@ -279,8 +340,9 @@ func (s *ScopeSpec) validate() error {
 
 func (t *TimeSpec) validate(scope ScopeSpec) error {
 	switch t.Horizon {
-	case HorizonNext7d, HorizonNext30d, HorizonNext90d,
-		HorizonPast7d, HorizonPast30d, HorizonPast90d, HorizonAny:
+	case HorizonNext1d, HorizonNext7d, HorizonNext14d, HorizonNext30d, HorizonNext90d, HorizonNextAll,
+		HorizonPast1d, HorizonPast7d, HorizonPast14d, HorizonPast30d, HorizonPast90d, HorizonPastAll,
+		HorizonAny:
 		// fine
 	case HorizonAll:
 		// Q26: reject "all" unless scope.projects is explicit. Performance

internal/services/filter_spec_test.go

@@ -160,6 +160,23 @@ func TestFilterSpec_HorizonCustomAcceptsValidRange(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// t-paliad-248: the symmetric date-range picker adds six new horizons —
+// 1d/14d/all on each side. They must round-trip through validate without
+// requiring scope.explicit (unlike HorizonAll which is a bidirectional-
+// unbounded substrate scan and stays gated to ScopeExplicit per Q26).
+func TestFilterSpec_NewSymmetricHorizonsValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, h := range []TimeHorizon{
+		HorizonNext1d, HorizonNext14d, HorizonNextAll,
+		HorizonPast1d, HorizonPast14d, HorizonPastAll,
+	} {
+		s := validBaseSpec()
+		s.Time.Horizon = h
+		if err := s.Validate(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("horizon %q must validate against a default scope: %v", h, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestFilterSpec_PredicatesRequireSourceSelected(t *testing.T) {
 	s := validBaseSpec()
 	s.Sources = []DataSource{SourceDeadline}

internal/services/fristenrechner.go

@@ -90,6 +90,18 @@ type UIDeadline struct {
 	// court itself.
 	IsCourtSetIndirect bool `json:"isCourtSetIndirect,omitempty"`
 	IsOverridden     bool              `json:"isOverridden,omitempty"`
+	// ChoicesOffered surfaces paliad.deadline_rules.choices_offered for
+	// the rule so the frontend knows whether to render the per-event-card
+	// caret affordance, and which choice-kinds to populate the popover
+	// with. NULL / empty for rules with no choices. (t-paliad-265)
+	ChoicesOffered json.RawMessage `json:"choicesOffered,omitempty"`
+	// AppellantContext is the per-decision appellant pick that applies
+	// to descendants of the closest ancestor decision card with a
+	// PerCardAppellant set. Empty when no per-card override is in
+	// effect (page-level ?appellant= still applies in that case).
+	// Frontend bucketer prefers this over the page-level appellant when
+	// non-empty. (t-paliad-265)
+	AppellantContext string `json:"appellantContext,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // UIResponse matches the frontend's DeadlineResponse TypeScript interface.
@@ -179,6 +191,29 @@ type CalcOptions struct {
 	// Empty / nil = no override (default). Overrides apply equally to
 	// the proceeding-tree and trigger-event branches.
 	RuleOverrides []models.DeadlineRule
+
+	// Per-event-card choice overlays (t-paliad-265 / m/paliad#96).
+	// Keyed by paliad.deadline_rules.submission_code — same key
+	// AnchorOverrides uses.
+	//
+	//   - PerCardAppellant: maps a decision-card's submission_code to the
+	//     user-picked appellant ("claimant"|"defendant"|"both"|"none").
+	//     The engine walks the parent chain of each rule and stamps the
+	//     resulting UIDeadline.AppellantContext from the closest ancestor
+	//     decision with a pick. The frontend bucketer then prefers the
+	//     per-rule context over the page-level appellant.
+	//   - SkipRules: set of submission_code values whose rules (and any
+	//     descendants) the user has opted out of for this projection.
+	//     Same suppression path as a failed condition_expr gate.
+	//   - IncludeCCRFor: set of submission_code values for rules where
+	//     the user opted in to the include-CCR choice (Klageerwiderung
+	//     cards). v1 simplification (design §4.2 #2): if non-empty,
+	//     "with_ccr" is appended to the flag set before gate
+	//     evaluation. Correct for single-CCR-entry-point proceedings
+	//     (UPC INF + DE LG today). Multi-CCR scope is a future expansion.
+	PerCardAppellant map[string]string
+	SkipRules        map[string]struct{}
+	IncludeCCRFor    map[string]struct{}
 }
 
 // Calculate renders the full UI timeline for a proceeding type + trigger date.
@@ -233,6 +268,14 @@ func (s *FristenrechnerService) Calculate(ctx context.Context, proceedingCode, t
 	for _, f := range opts.Flags {
 		flagSet[f] = struct{}{}
 	}
+	// v1 simplification (design §4.2 #2, t-paliad-265): when any
+	// IncludeCCRFor entry exists, we treat with_ccr as set in the flag
+	// context. Correct for single-CCR-entry-point proceedings (UPC INF +
+	// DE LG today). Multi-CCR scope is a future expansion that would
+	// thread the include set through the gate evaluator per-rule.
+	if len(opts.IncludeCCRFor) > 0 {
+		flagSet["with_ccr"] = struct{}{}
+	}
 
 	// Parse anchor overrides up-front so a malformed date errors out
 	// before we start walking rules.
@@ -329,6 +372,21 @@ func (s *FristenrechnerService) Calculate(ctx context.Context, proceedingCode, t
 	courtSet := make(map[uuid.UUID]bool, len(rules))
 	deadlines := make([]UIDeadline, 0, len(rules))
 
+	// Per-event-card overlays (t-paliad-265). Empty/nil maps are safe
+	// for membership tests; the engine reads them but doesn't mutate.
+	skipRules := opts.SkipRules
+	perCardAppellant := opts.PerCardAppellant
+	// skippedIDs accumulates the set of rule UUIDs whose timeline entry
+	// the user has opted out of. Walking in sequence_order means a
+	// child rule's parent has already been classified — so descendant
+	// suppression is a one-pass parent_id lookup.
+	skippedIDs := make(map[uuid.UUID]struct{}, len(skipRules))
+	// appellantContext maps a rule UUID to the appellant value that
+	// applies to its descendants. A rule that has its own PerCardAppellant
+	// pick stamps itself with that value; a rule whose parent has a
+	// context inherits it.
+	appellantContext := make(map[uuid.UUID]string, len(rules))
+
 	for _, r := range rules {
 		// Phase-3 unified gate: evaluate condition_expr (jsonb).
 		// Suppression semantic preserved: when the gate fires false AND
@@ -341,12 +399,49 @@ func (s *FristenrechnerService) Calculate(ctx context.Context, proceedingCode, t
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// SkipRules suppression (t-paliad-265): the user has marked
+		// this rule (or one of its ancestors) as "don't consider for
+		// this case". Drop the row entirely AND record the rule ID so
+		// descendants suppress too.
+		if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+			if _, skipped := skipRules[*r.SubmissionCode]; skipped {
+				skippedIDs[r.ID] = struct{}{}
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		if r.ParentID != nil {
+			if _, parentSkipped := skippedIDs[*r.ParentID]; parentSkipped {
+				skippedIDs[r.ID] = struct{}{}
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		// AppellantContext propagation. A rule with its own PerCardAppellant
+		// pick stamps its UUID with that value. Otherwise inherit from
+		// parent if the parent had a context.
+		var ctxVal string
+		if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
+			if v, ok := perCardAppellant[*r.SubmissionCode]; ok {
+				ctxVal = v
+			}
+		}
+		if ctxVal == "" && r.ParentID != nil {
+			if v, ok := appellantContext[*r.ParentID]; ok {
+				ctxVal = v
+			}
+		}
+		if ctxVal != "" {
+			appellantContext[r.ID] = ctxVal
+		}
+
 		d := UIDeadline{
-			RuleID:        r.ID.String(),
-			Name:          r.Name,
-			NameEN:        r.NameEN,
-			Priority:      r.Priority,
-			ConditionExpr: json.RawMessage(r.ConditionExpr),
+			RuleID:           r.ID.String(),
+			Name:             r.Name,
+			NameEN:           r.NameEN,
+			Priority:         r.Priority,
+			ConditionExpr:    json.RawMessage(r.ConditionExpr),
+			AppellantContext: ctxVal,
+			ChoicesOffered:   json.RawMessage(r.ChoicesOffered),
 		}
 		if r.SubmissionCode != nil {
 			d.Code = *r.SubmissionCode

internal/services/holidays.go

@@ -189,6 +189,25 @@ func (s *HolidayService) IsNonWorkingDay(date time.Time, country, regime string)
 	return h != nil && h.IsClosure
 }
 
+// AdjustForNonWorkingDaysBackward is the symmetric counterpart of
+// AdjustForNonWorkingDays: walks the date *backward* day-by-day until it
+// lands on a working day for the given (country, regime). Used for
+// timing='before' rules (e.g. UPC R.109.1 "no later than 1 month before
+// the oral hearing") — when the computed cut-off lands on a weekend or
+// public holiday, the lawyer must finish *earlier*, not later. Forward
+// snap would push the cut-off past the statutory limit and cause the
+// step to be filed too late. Bound by the same 60-iter cap as the
+// forward variant.
+func (s *HolidayService) AdjustForNonWorkingDaysBackward(date time.Time, country, regime string) (adjusted, original time.Time, wasAdjusted bool) {
+	original = date
+	adjusted = date
+	for i := 0; i < 60 && s.IsNonWorkingDay(adjusted, country, regime); i++ {
+		adjusted = adjusted.AddDate(0, 0, -1)
+		wasAdjusted = true
+	}
+	return adjusted, original, wasAdjusted
+}
+
 // AdjustForNonWorkingDays moves the date forward to the next working day for
 // the given (country, regime). Returns adjusted date, the original
 // (unmodified) date, and whether any adjustment was made.

internal/services/render_spec.go

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ const (
 	RowActionNavigate       ListRowAction = "navigate"
 	RowActionCompleteToggle ListRowAction = "complete_toggle"
 	RowActionApprove        ListRowAction = "approve"
+	RowActionInbox          ListRowAction = "inbox"
 	RowActionNone           ListRowAction = "none"
 )
 
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ var KnownRowActions = []ListRowAction{
 	RowActionNavigate,
 	RowActionCompleteToggle,
 	RowActionApprove,
+	RowActionInbox,
 	RowActionNone,
 }
 

internal/services/submission_draft_language_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package services
+
+// Regression tests for the per-draft language column (t-paliad-276).
+// The draft's `language` value drives both the placeholder-bag
+// language pick (`procedural_event.name` → name_de vs name_en) and the
+// template-variant lookup (`{code}.{lang}.docx` fallback chain). These
+// tests pin the pure-function pieces — Build wiring needs DB fixtures
+// and lives in the handler-layer smoke path.
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
+)
+
+func TestNormalizeDraftLanguage(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	cases := []struct {
+		in   string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"de", "de"},
+		{"DE", "de"},
+		{" de ", "de"},
+		{"en", "en"},
+		{"EN", "en"},
+		{"  en  ", "en"},
+		{"fr", "de"},  // unknown collapses to de (the CHECK-allowed default)
+		{"", "de"},
+		{"english", "de"}, // strict — only the canonical two-letter code is accepted
+	}
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		if got := normalizeDraftLanguage(c.in); got != c.want {
+			t.Errorf("normalizeDraftLanguage(%q) = %q, want %q", c.in, got, c.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// The placeholder bag picks the language-matched value for the
+// canonical (procedural_event.name) and legacy (rule.name) keys based
+// on the lang argument. This pins the wiring used by Build when a
+// draft's language overrides the user's UI lang (t-paliad-276).
+func TestAddRuleVars_LanguageSelectsMatchedName(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	code := "de.inf.lg.erwidg"
+	rule := &models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:             uuid.New(),
+		SubmissionCode: &code,
+		Name:           "Klageerwiderung",
+		NameEN:         "Statement of Defence",
+	}
+	for _, lang := range []string{"de", "en"} {
+		bag := PlaceholderMap{}
+		addRuleVars(bag, rule, lang)
+		want := rule.Name
+		if strings.EqualFold(lang, "en") {
+			want = rule.NameEN
+		}
+		if got := bag["procedural_event.name"]; got != want {
+			t.Errorf("lang=%s: procedural_event.name = %q, want %q", lang, got, want)
+		}
+		if got := bag["rule.name"]; got != want {
+			t.Errorf("lang=%s: rule.name = %q, want %q (legacy alias must mirror canonical)", lang, got, want)
+		}
+		// The explicit *_de / *_en keys never change — both are always
+		// emitted so a template can pin one regardless of the draft's
+		// language. Regression guard against accidentally
+		// language-gating the explicit variants.
+		if bag["procedural_event.name_de"] != rule.Name {
+			t.Errorf("lang=%s: procedural_event.name_de = %q, want %q", lang, bag["procedural_event.name_de"], rule.Name)
+		}
+		if bag["procedural_event.name_en"] != rule.NameEN {
+			t.Errorf("lang=%s: procedural_event.name_en = %q, want %q", lang, bag["procedural_event.name_en"], rule.NameEN)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/services/submission_draft_service.go

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	"github.com/lib/pq"
 
 	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
 )
@@ -42,20 +43,33 @@ import (
 // parties / deadline state to resolve). All callers must check for nil
 // before treating it as a uuid.
 type SubmissionDraft struct {
-	ID              uuid.UUID  `db:"id"               json:"id"`
-	ProjectID       *uuid.UUID `db:"project_id"       json:"project_id,omitempty"`
-	SubmissionCode  string     `db:"submission_code"  json:"submission_code"`
-	UserID          uuid.UUID  `db:"user_id"          json:"user_id"`
-	Name            string     `db:"name"             json:"name"`
-	VariablesRaw    []byte     `db:"variables"        json:"-"`
-	LastExportedAt  *time.Time `db:"last_exported_at" json:"last_exported_at,omitempty"`
-	LastExportedSHA *string    `db:"last_exported_sha" json:"last_exported_sha,omitempty"`
-	CreatedAt       time.Time  `db:"created_at"       json:"created_at"`
-	UpdatedAt       time.Time  `db:"updated_at"       json:"updated_at"`
+	ID             uuid.UUID  `db:"id"                  json:"id"`
+	ProjectID      *uuid.UUID `db:"project_id"          json:"project_id,omitempty"`
+	SubmissionCode string     `db:"submission_code"     json:"submission_code"`
+	UserID         uuid.UUID  `db:"user_id"             json:"user_id"`
+	Name           string     `db:"name"                json:"name"`
+	// Language is the output language for the generated .docx — 'de' or
+	// 'en'. Drives the template-variant lookup ({code}.{lang}.docx
+	// fallback chain) and language-aware variable resolution
+	// ({{procedural_event.name}} → name_de or name_en). t-paliad-276.
+	Language           string         `db:"language"            json:"language"`
+	VariablesRaw       []byte         `db:"variables"           json:"-"`
+	SelectedPartiesRaw pq.StringArray `db:"selected_parties"    json:"-"`
+	LastExportedAt     *time.Time     `db:"last_exported_at"    json:"last_exported_at,omitempty"`
+	LastExportedSHA    *string        `db:"last_exported_sha"   json:"last_exported_sha,omitempty"`
+	LastImportedAt     *time.Time     `db:"last_imported_at"    json:"last_imported_at,omitempty"`
+	CreatedAt          time.Time      `db:"created_at"          json:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedAt          time.Time      `db:"updated_at"          json:"updated_at"`
 
 	// Variables is the decoded overrides map; populated on read by the
 	// service so callers don't have to unmarshal manually.
 	Variables PlaceholderMap `json:"variables"`
+
+	// SelectedParties is the parsed uuid form of SelectedPartiesRaw —
+	// populated on read by decodeSelectedParties(). An empty slice keeps
+	// the backward-compat "include every party" behaviour; a non-empty
+	// slice restricts the variable bag to the listed paliad.parties rows.
+	SelectedParties []uuid.UUID `json:"selected_parties"`
 }
 
 // SubmissionDraftService handles CRUD on submission_drafts and exposes
@@ -94,6 +108,15 @@ type DraftPatch struct {
 	Name      *string
 	Variables *PlaceholderMap
 	ProjectID **uuid.UUID
+
+	// SelectedParties: nil = no change. A non-nil pointer always writes
+	// the column; pass *p = nil or an empty slice to reset to "include
+	// every party on the project" (the backward-compat default).
+	SelectedParties *[]uuid.UUID
+
+	// Language sets the output language. Valid values: "de", "en".
+	// Anything else returns ErrInvalidInput. t-paliad-276.
+	Language *string
 }
 
 // ErrSubmissionDraftNotFound is the sentinel for "no draft with that id
@@ -106,8 +129,10 @@ var ErrSubmissionDraftNameTaken = errors.New("submission draft: name already tak
 
 // draftColumns is the canonical select list — kept in one place so
 // every fetch stays in sync.
-const draftColumns = `id, project_id, submission_code, user_id, name,
-                      variables, last_exported_at, last_exported_sha,
+const draftColumns = `id, project_id, submission_code, user_id, name, language,
+                      variables, selected_parties,
+                      last_exported_at, last_exported_sha,
+                      last_imported_at,
                       created_at, updated_at`
 
 // List returns every draft for (project, submission_code, user)
@@ -127,7 +152,7 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) List(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uui
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list submission drafts: %w", err)
 	}
 	for i := range rows {
-		if err := rows[i].decodeVariables(); err != nil {
+		if err := rows[i].decode(); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -157,8 +182,9 @@ type DraftWithProject struct {
 func (s *SubmissionDraftService) ListAllForUser(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID) ([]DraftWithProject, error) {
 	var rows []DraftWithProject
 	err := s.db.SelectContext(ctx, &rows,
-		`SELECT d.id, d.project_id, d.submission_code, d.user_id, d.name,
-		        d.variables, d.last_exported_at, d.last_exported_sha,
+		`SELECT d.id, d.project_id, d.submission_code, d.user_id, d.name, d.language,
+		        d.variables, d.selected_parties,
+		        d.last_exported_at, d.last_exported_sha, d.last_imported_at,
 		        d.created_at, d.updated_at,
 		        p.title     AS project_title,
 		        p.reference AS project_reference
@@ -175,7 +201,7 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) ListAllForUser(ctx context.Context, userID uuid
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list all submission drafts for user: %w", err)
 	}
 	for i := range rows {
-		if err := rows[i].decodeVariables(); err != nil {
+		if err := rows[i].decode(); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -213,7 +239,7 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) Get(ctx context.Context, userID, draftID uuid.U
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	if err := d.decodeVariables(); err != nil {
+	if err := d.decode(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &d, nil
@@ -241,7 +267,7 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) EnsureLatest(ctx context.Context, userID, proje
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ensure latest submission draft: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err := d.decodeVariables(); err != nil {
+	if err := d.decode(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &d, nil
@@ -263,17 +289,22 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) Create(ctx context.Context, userID uuid.UUID, p
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	// Seed the new draft's output language from the user's UI lang so
+	// the editor opens in the language the lawyer is already working in.
+	// Anything other than "en" normalizes to "de" — matches the DB CHECK
+	// constraint and the project's primary-language default.
+	draftLang := normalizeDraftLanguage(lang)
 	var d SubmissionDraft
 	err = s.db.GetContext(ctx, &d,
 		`INSERT INTO paliad.submission_drafts
-		     (project_id, submission_code, user_id, name)
-		 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)
+		     (project_id, submission_code, user_id, name, language)
+		 VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5)
 		 RETURNING `+draftColumns,
-		projectID, submissionCode, userID, name)
+		projectID, submissionCode, userID, name, draftLang)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create submission draft: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err := d.decodeVariables(); err != nil {
+	if err := d.decode(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &d, nil
@@ -394,6 +425,28 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) Update(ctx context.Context, userID, draftID uui
 		idx++
 	}
 
+	if patch.SelectedParties != nil {
+		ids := *patch.SelectedParties
+		strs := make([]string, 0, len(ids))
+		for _, id := range ids {
+			strs = append(strs, id.String())
+		}
+		setParts = append(setParts, fmt.Sprintf("selected_parties = $%d::uuid[]", idx))
+		args = append(args, pq.StringArray(strs))
+		idx++
+	}
+
+	if patch.Language != nil {
+		newLang := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(*patch.Language))
+		if newLang != "de" && newLang != "en" {
+			return nil, ErrInvalidInput
+		}
+		setParts = append(setParts, fmt.Sprintf("language = $%d", idx))
+		args = append(args, newLang)
+		idx++
+	}
+
+
 	if len(setParts) == 0 {
 		return existing, nil
 	}
@@ -415,7 +468,7 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) Update(ctx context.Context, userID, draftID uui
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("update submission draft: %w", err)
 	}
-	if err := d.decodeVariables(); err != nil {
+	if err := d.decode(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &d, nil
@@ -436,6 +489,82 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) Delete(ctx context.Context, userID, draftID uui
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ImportFromProject re-pulls every project-derived variable on the
+// draft by stripping the lawyer's overrides for those keys and bumping
+// `last_imported_at`. Project-derived prefixes today are project.*,
+// parties.*, deadline.* and (because the rule is keyed on
+// submission_code) procedural_event.* / rule.*; the lawyer's overrides
+// for firm.*, today.*, user.* survive because those values aren't
+// "imported from the project" in any meaningful sense.
+//
+// Idempotent on repeat clicks: nothing else mutates on the second
+// call apart from the new timestamp. The draft must be owned by the
+// caller (Get() applies the same ErrNotFound semantics as the rest of
+// the service).
+func (s *SubmissionDraftService) ImportFromProject(ctx context.Context, userID, draftID uuid.UUID) (*SubmissionDraft, error) {
+	existing, err := s.Get(ctx, userID, draftID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if existing.ProjectID == nil {
+		// No project to import from — surface as 400 via ErrInvalidInput.
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: cannot import from project on a project-less draft", ErrInvalidInput)
+	}
+
+	// Strip overrides that came from project state.
+	cleaned := PlaceholderMap{}
+	for k, v := range existing.Variables {
+		if isProjectDerivedKey(k) {
+			continue
+		}
+		cleaned[k] = v
+	}
+	raw, err := json.Marshal(cleaned)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("marshal variables: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var d SubmissionDraft
+	err = s.db.GetContext(ctx, &d,
+		`UPDATE paliad.submission_drafts
+		    SET variables = $1::jsonb,
+		        last_imported_at = now()
+		  WHERE id = $2 AND user_id = $3
+		  RETURNING `+draftColumns,
+		string(raw), draftID, userID)
+	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+		return nil, ErrSubmissionDraftNotFound
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("import from project: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := d.decode(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &d, nil
+}
+
+// isProjectDerivedKey reports whether a placeholder key sources its
+// value from the project record (rather than firm-wide or user-wide
+// state). The "Aus Projekt importieren" affordance strips overrides
+// for exactly these keys so the lawyer's manual edits don't survive
+// a re-pull.
+func isProjectDerivedKey(key string) bool {
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(key, "project."):
+		return true
+	case strings.HasPrefix(key, "parties."):
+		return true
+	case strings.HasPrefix(key, "deadline."):
+		return true
+	case strings.HasPrefix(key, "procedural_event."):
+		return true
+	case strings.HasPrefix(key, "rule."):
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // MarkExported updates the last_exported_* columns after a successful
 // export. Background-context safe.
 func (s *SubmissionDraftService) MarkExported(ctx context.Context, draftID uuid.UUID, templateSHA string) error {
@@ -461,9 +590,9 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) MarkExported(ctx context.Context, draftID uuid.
 //
 // Override semantics:
 //
-//   variables[key] = ""  → delete the key (force [KEIN WERT: key])
-//   variables[key] = "X" → bag[key] = "X"
-//   key absent           → bag[key] unchanged (falls back to resolved value)
+//	variables[key] = ""  → delete the key (force [KEIN WERT: key])
+//	variables[key] = "X" → bag[key] = "X"
+//	key absent           → bag[key] unchanged (falls back to resolved value)
 //
 // Returns the final PlaceholderMap along with the SubmissionVarsResult
 // so callers (export, file naming) get the resolved entities too. A
@@ -473,9 +602,14 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) MarkExported(ctx context.Context, draftID uuid.
 // lawyer's overrides fill the rest.
 func (s *SubmissionDraftService) BuildRenderBag(ctx context.Context, draft *SubmissionDraft) (PlaceholderMap, *SubmissionVarsResult, error) {
 	resolved, err := s.vars.Build(ctx, SubmissionVarsContext{
-		UserID:         draft.UserID,
-		ProjectID:      draft.ProjectID,
-		SubmissionCode: draft.SubmissionCode,
+		UserID:          draft.UserID,
+		ProjectID:       draft.ProjectID,
+		SubmissionCode:  draft.SubmissionCode,
+		SelectedParties: draft.SelectedParties,
+		// The draft's language overrides the user's UI lang — the lawyer
+		// can author an EN draft in a DE-UI session and vice versa
+		// (t-paliad-276). Empty / unknown falls back to "de".
+		Lang: normalizeDraftLanguage(draft.Language),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -530,12 +664,13 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) Export(ctx context.Context, draft *SubmissionDr
 // ProjectService.GetByID — callers get ErrNotFound on no-access.
 // ErrSubmissionRuleNotFound surfaces when no published rule matches the
 // requested submission_code.
-func (s *SubmissionDraftService) RenderProjectSubmission(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uuid.UUID, submissionCode string, templateBytes []byte) ([]byte, *SubmissionVarsResult, error) {
+func (s *SubmissionDraftService) RenderProjectSubmission(ctx context.Context, userID, projectID uuid.UUID, submissionCode, lang string, templateBytes []byte) ([]byte, *SubmissionVarsResult, error) {
 	pid := projectID
 	resolved, err := s.vars.Build(ctx, SubmissionVarsContext{
 		UserID:         userID,
 		ProjectID:      &pid,
 		SubmissionCode: submissionCode,
+		Lang:           normalizeDraftLanguage(lang),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -547,8 +682,17 @@ func (s *SubmissionDraftService) RenderProjectSubmission(ctx context.Context, us
 	return out, resolved, nil
 }
 
+// decode fills the parsed views (Variables, SelectedParties) from the
+// raw scan fields. Called by every fetch path so the caller sees both
+// populated together.
+func (d *SubmissionDraft) decode() error {
+	if err := d.decodeVariables(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return d.decodeSelectedParties()
+}
+
 // decodeVariables turns the raw jsonb bytes into the PlaceholderMap.
-// Called by every fetch path so the caller sees a populated Variables.
 func (d *SubmissionDraft) decodeVariables() error {
 	if len(d.VariablesRaw) == 0 {
 		d.Variables = PlaceholderMap{}
@@ -562,6 +706,41 @@ func (d *SubmissionDraft) decodeVariables() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// decodeSelectedParties parses the uuid[] payload from pq.StringArray
+// into []uuid.UUID. Unparseable entries are dropped so a single bad
+// row never bricks the fetch — the worst case is one extra party
+// silently dropped from the selection, which surfaces as it not being
+// rendered in the merged document.
+func (d *SubmissionDraft) decodeSelectedParties() error {
+	if len(d.SelectedPartiesRaw) == 0 {
+		d.SelectedParties = nil
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := make([]uuid.UUID, 0, len(d.SelectedPartiesRaw))
+	for _, s := range d.SelectedPartiesRaw {
+		id, err := uuid.Parse(s)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, id)
+	}
+	d.SelectedParties = out
+	return nil
+}
+
+// normalizeDraftLanguage maps any input to one of the two allowed
+// language values for paliad.submission_drafts.language. Anything other
+// than "en" (case-insensitive) collapses to "de" — matches the DB CHECK
+// constraint, the project's primary-language default, and the seed
+// behaviour for existing rows that came in before the column existed.
+func normalizeDraftLanguage(lang string) string {
+	if strings.EqualFold(strings.TrimSpace(lang), "en") {
+		return "en"
+	}
+	return "de"
+}
+
+
 // Compile-time guard: ensure the *models.User reference in the import
 // graph doesn't get optimised away by linters. The service doesn't
 // dereference User directly — that happens in SubmissionVarsService —

internal/services/submission_merge.go

@@ -47,6 +47,33 @@ type PlaceholderMap map[string]string
 // "[KEIN WERT: <key>]" / "[NO VALUE: <key>]" depending on lang.
 type MissingPlaceholderFn func(key string) string
 
+// valueWrapperFn wraps a substituted value with a marker the HTML
+// preview emitter can recognise — used by RenderHTML to turn each
+// substituted value into a clickable <span class="draft-var" …>
+// (t-paliad-261, click-variable-in-preview → jump-to-field). nil means
+// no wrapping; the .docx export path uses nil so its output is
+// byte-identical to the wrapper-free build. The wrapper is invoked for
+// both resolved values and missing-marker text so clicking a missing
+// placeholder still jumps to the corresponding sidebar input.
+type valueWrapperFn func(key, value string) string
+
+// Private-Use-Area sentinels for the HTML preview wrap. PUA characters
+// are valid in XML 1.0 content, never appear in legitimate template
+// text, pass unchanged through xmlEncode/xmlDecode/htmlEscape, and are
+// stripped by emitTextWithDraftVars when the preview HTML is assembled.
+const (
+	previewVarBegin = ""
+	previewVarMid   = ""
+	previewVarEnd   = ""
+)
+
+// htmlPreviewWrapper wraps a substituted value with the PUA sentinels
+// emitTextWithDraftVars recognises. Used only by RenderHTML; the .docx
+// Render path uses nil so its output is identical to the pre-261 build.
+func htmlPreviewWrapper(key, value string) string {
+	return previewVarBegin + key + previewVarMid + value + previewVarEnd
+}
+
 // DefaultMissingMarker returns the standard missing-value marker for
 // the given UI language.
 func DefaultMissingMarker(lang string) MissingPlaceholderFn {
@@ -107,7 +134,7 @@ func (r *SubmissionRenderer) Render(templateBytes []byte, vars PlaceholderMap, m
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("submission render: read %s: %w", entry.Name, err)
 		}
 		if isWordXMLEntry(entry.Name) {
-			body = substituteInDocumentXML(body, vars, missing)
+			body = substituteInDocumentXML(body, vars, missing, nil)
 		}
 		w, err := zw.CreateHeader(&zip.FileHeader{
 			Name:     entry.Name,
@@ -165,7 +192,7 @@ func (r *SubmissionRenderer) RenderHTML(templateBytes []byte, vars PlaceholderMa
 	if docXML == nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("submission render html: word/document.xml missing")
 	}
-	merged := substituteInDocumentXML(docXML, vars, missing)
+	merged := substituteInDocumentXML(docXML, vars, missing, htmlPreviewWrapper)
 	return docXMLToHTML(merged), nil
 }
 
@@ -214,12 +241,12 @@ func readMergeZipEntry(f *zip.File) ([]byte, error) {
 //     paragraph, run the replacement on the merged text, and rewrite
 //     the paragraph's runs as a single <w:r><w:t>…</w:t></w:r> using
 //     the formatting properties of the first run.
-func substituteInDocumentXML(body []byte, vars PlaceholderMap, missing MissingPlaceholderFn) []byte {
-	replaced := substituteInTextNodes(body, vars, missing)
+func substituteInDocumentXML(body []byte, vars PlaceholderMap, missing MissingPlaceholderFn, wrap valueWrapperFn) []byte {
+	replaced := substituteInTextNodes(body, vars, missing, wrap)
 	if !needsCrossRunMerge(replaced) {
 		return replaced
 	}
-	return substituteAcrossRuns(replaced, vars, missing)
+	return substituteAcrossRuns(replaced, vars, missing, wrap)
 }
 
 // wTextNodeRegex matches one <w:t …>contents</w:t> element, capturing
@@ -229,12 +256,12 @@ var wTextNodeRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`<w:t(\s[^>]*)?>([^<]*)</w:t>`)
 // substituteInTextNodes runs the placeholder replacement inside each
 // <w:t> text node independently. Format-preserving for single-run
 // placeholders.
-func substituteInTextNodes(body []byte, vars PlaceholderMap, missing MissingPlaceholderFn) []byte {
+func substituteInTextNodes(body []byte, vars PlaceholderMap, missing MissingPlaceholderFn, wrap valueWrapperFn) []byte {
 	return wTextNodeRegex.ReplaceAllFunc(body, func(match []byte) []byte {
 		sub := wTextNodeRegex.FindSubmatch(match)
 		attrs := string(sub[1])
 		contents := xmlDecode(string(sub[2]))
-		replaced := replacePlaceholders(contents, vars, missing)
+		replaced := replacePlaceholders(contents, vars, missing, wrap)
 		if replaced == contents {
 			return match
 		}
@@ -270,7 +297,7 @@ var wParagraphPropsRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`(?s)<w:pPr>.*?</w:pPr>`)
 
 // substituteAcrossRuns is pass 2: concatenate every text node in a
 // fragmented-placeholder paragraph, run replacement, rewrite as one run.
-func substituteAcrossRuns(body []byte, vars PlaceholderMap, missing MissingPlaceholderFn) []byte {
+func substituteAcrossRuns(body []byte, vars PlaceholderMap, missing MissingPlaceholderFn, wrap valueWrapperFn) []byte {
 	return wParagraphRegex.ReplaceAllFunc(body, func(para []byte) []byte {
 		textNodes := wTextNodeRegex.FindAllSubmatch(para, -1)
 		if len(textNodes) == 0 {
@@ -284,7 +311,7 @@ func substituteAcrossRuns(body []byte, vars PlaceholderMap, missing MissingPlace
 		if !strings.Contains(original, "{{") {
 			return para
 		}
-		replaced := replacePlaceholders(original, vars, missing)
+		replaced := replacePlaceholders(original, vars, missing, wrap)
 		if replaced == original {
 			return para
 		}
@@ -307,18 +334,29 @@ func substituteAcrossRuns(body []byte, vars PlaceholderMap, missing MissingPlace
 }
 
 // replacePlaceholders performs the actual substitution on a plain
-// string. Unbound placeholders render the missing marker.
-func replacePlaceholders(s string, vars PlaceholderMap, missing MissingPlaceholderFn) string {
+// string. Unbound placeholders render the missing marker. When wrap is
+// non-nil, both the resolved value AND the missing-marker text are
+// passed through wrap(key, value) — the HTML preview path uses this to
+// emit clickable spans around every substituted placeholder, including
+// missing ones (clicking a missing marker jumps to the corresponding
+// sidebar input).
+func replacePlaceholders(s string, vars PlaceholderMap, missing MissingPlaceholderFn, wrap valueWrapperFn) string {
 	return placeholderRegex.ReplaceAllStringFunc(s, func(match string) string {
 		sub := placeholderRegex.FindStringSubmatch(match)
 		if len(sub) < 2 {
 			return match
 		}
 		key := sub[1]
-		if value, ok := vars[key]; ok {
-			return value
+		var value string
+		if v, ok := vars[key]; ok {
+			value = v
+		} else {
+			value = missing(key)
 		}
-		return missing(key)
+		if wrap != nil {
+			return wrap(key, value)
+		}
+		return value
 	})
 }
 
@@ -401,7 +439,7 @@ func paragraphToHTML(para []byte) string {
 		if italic {
 			out.WriteString("<em>")
 		}
-		out.WriteString(htmlEscape(text))
+		out.WriteString(emitTextWithDraftVars(text))
 		if italic {
 			out.WriteString("</em>")
 		}
@@ -412,6 +450,52 @@ func paragraphToHTML(para []byte) string {
 	return out.String()
 }
 
+// emitTextWithDraftVars HTML-escapes run text while converting any
+// preview-only sentinels emitted by htmlPreviewWrapper into
+// <span class="draft-var" data-var="<key>">…</span>. The key is
+// restricted to [A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9_.]* by placeholderRegex, so no
+// attribute-escaping is needed on the key; the value is HTML-escaped
+// normally. Sentinel-free text (the Render path output, or template
+// text outside placeholders) is passed straight through htmlEscape, so
+// callers that never invoked wrap see byte-identical HTML.
+//
+// t-paliad-261: makes substituted variables clickable in the preview
+// pane so the user can jump to the matching input in the sidebar.
+func emitTextWithDraftVars(text string) string {
+	if !strings.Contains(text, previewVarBegin) {
+		return htmlEscape(text)
+	}
+	var out strings.Builder
+	rest := text
+	for {
+		i := strings.Index(rest, previewVarBegin)
+		if i < 0 {
+			out.WriteString(htmlEscape(rest))
+			return out.String()
+		}
+		out.WriteString(htmlEscape(rest[:i]))
+		body := rest[i+len(previewVarBegin):]
+		mid := strings.Index(body, previewVarMid)
+		end := strings.Index(body, previewVarEnd)
+		if mid < 0 || end < 0 || mid > end {
+			// Malformed sentinel — emit the marker as plain escaped
+			// text and continue past it so the rest of the run still
+			// renders.
+			out.WriteString(htmlEscape(previewVarBegin))
+			rest = body
+			continue
+		}
+		key := body[:mid]
+		value := body[mid+len(previewVarMid) : end]
+		out.WriteString(`<span class="draft-var" data-var="`)
+		out.WriteString(key)
+		out.WriteString(`">`)
+		out.WriteString(htmlEscape(value))
+		out.WriteString(`</span>`)
+		rest = body[end+len(previewVarEnd):]
+	}
+}
+
 // extractRunText concatenates every <w:t> inside a run, XML-decoding
 // the content as it goes.
 func extractRunText(run []byte) string {

internal/services/submission_merge_test.go

@@ -265,7 +265,9 @@ func TestPatentNumberUPC(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestRenderHTML_ExtractsParagraphsAndFormatting verifies the preview
 // HTML emitter walks <w:p> / <w:r> / <w:t> correctly and carries
-// bold/italic through to <strong>/<em>.
+// bold/italic through to <strong>/<em>. Substituted placeholders are
+// wrapped in <span class="draft-var" data-var="…"> so the client can
+// make them clickable (t-paliad-261).
 func TestRenderHTML_ExtractsParagraphsAndFormatting(t *testing.T) {
 	doc := `<w:document><w:body>` +
 		`<w:p><w:r><w:t>Hello {{firm.name}}</w:t></w:r></w:p>` +
@@ -278,8 +280,8 @@ func TestRenderHTML_ExtractsParagraphsAndFormatting(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("render html: %v", err)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(html, "<p>Hello HLC</p>") {
-		t.Errorf("expected merged paragraph, got %q", html)
+	if !strings.Contains(html, `<p>Hello <span class="draft-var" data-var="firm.name">HLC</span></p>`) {
+		t.Errorf("expected merged paragraph with draft-var span, got %q", html)
 	}
 	if !strings.Contains(html, "<strong>Bold line</strong>") {
 		t.Errorf("expected bold span, got %q", html)
@@ -290,7 +292,8 @@ func TestRenderHTML_ExtractsParagraphsAndFormatting(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // TestRenderHTML_EscapesContent confirms the preview emitter HTML-escapes
-// special characters in placeholder values.
+// special characters in placeholder values even inside the draft-var
+// span wrapper.
 func TestRenderHTML_EscapesContent(t *testing.T) {
 	doc := `<w:document><w:body><w:p><w:r><w:t>{{user.display_name}}</w:t></w:r></w:p></w:body></w:document>`
 	tmpl := minimalMergeDOCX(t, doc)
@@ -301,7 +304,84 @@ func TestRenderHTML_EscapesContent(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("render html: %v", err)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(html, "M&amp;S &lt;Inc&gt; &quot;X&quot;") {
-		t.Errorf("expected escaped value in HTML, got %q", html)
+	want := `<span class="draft-var" data-var="user.display_name">M&amp;S &lt;Inc&gt; &quot;X&quot;</span>`
+	if !strings.Contains(html, want) {
+		t.Errorf("expected escaped value inside draft-var span, got %q", html)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRenderHTML_WrapsMissingMarker confirms that an unbound placeholder
+// is still rendered as a clickable draft-var span so the user can click
+// the [KEIN WERT: …] marker in the preview and jump to the field.
+func TestRenderHTML_WrapsMissingMarker(t *testing.T) {
+	doc := `<w:document><w:body><w:p><w:r><w:t>{{project.case_number}}</w:t></w:r></w:p></w:body></w:document>`
+	tmpl := minimalMergeDOCX(t, doc)
+	r := NewSubmissionRenderer()
+	html, err := r.RenderHTML(tmpl, PlaceholderMap{}, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("render html: %v", err)
+	}
+	want := `<span class="draft-var" data-var="project.case_number">[KEIN WERT: project.case_number]</span>`
+	if !strings.Contains(html, want) {
+		t.Errorf("expected missing marker wrapped in draft-var span, got %q", html)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRenderHTML_WrapsOverriddenValueSameAsResolved is the t-paliad-274
+// regression: m's report on m/paliad#106 was that "When filled, the link
+// disappears". The preview HTML must wrap an override value with the
+// same <span class="draft-var"> as it would an unfilled placeholder, so
+// the click-jump from preview→sidebar persists after the user types a
+// value. There is no distinction at the renderer level between a value
+// that came from the resolved bag (project / parties / deadline lookups)
+// and a value the lawyer typed into the sidebar — both arrive in the
+// same PlaceholderMap and both must be wrapped.
+func TestRenderHTML_WrapsOverriddenValueSameAsResolved(t *testing.T) {
+	doc := `<w:document><w:body>` +
+		`<w:p><w:r><w:t>{{project.case_number}} / {{firm.name}}</w:t></w:r></w:p>` +
+		`</w:body></w:document>`
+	tmpl := minimalMergeDOCX(t, doc)
+	r := NewSubmissionRenderer()
+	// project.case_number is the typed-by-lawyer override.
+	// firm.name is the always-resolved value from the firm bag.
+	html, err := r.RenderHTML(tmpl, PlaceholderMap{
+		"project.case_number": "UPC_CFI_42/2026",
+		"firm.name":           "HLC",
+	}, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("render html: %v", err)
+	}
+	wantOverride := `<span class="draft-var" data-var="project.case_number">UPC_CFI_42/2026</span>`
+	if !strings.Contains(html, wantOverride) {
+		t.Errorf("expected overridden value wrapped in draft-var span (click-jump must persist after fill, t-paliad-274), got %q", html)
+	}
+	wantResolved := `<span class="draft-var" data-var="firm.name">HLC</span>`
+	if !strings.Contains(html, wantResolved) {
+		t.Errorf("expected resolved value still wrapped, got %q", html)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRender_DocxOutputUnchangedByPreviewWrap asserts the hard rule from
+// t-paliad-261: the .docx export path must NOT carry the preview-only
+// draft-var sentinels or any draft-var span markup. Renders the same
+// template through Render (.docx) and asserts the merged document.xml
+// has only the resolved value, not a wrapped one.
+func TestRender_DocxOutputUnchangedByPreviewWrap(t *testing.T) {
+	doc := `<w:document><w:body><w:p><w:r><w:t>{{firm.name}}</w:t></w:r></w:p></w:body></w:document>`
+	tmpl := minimalMergeDOCX(t, doc)
+	r := NewSubmissionRenderer()
+	out, err := r.Render(tmpl, PlaceholderMap{"firm.name": "HLC"}, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("render docx: %v", err)
+	}
+	body := readMergeDocumentXML(t, out)
+	if !strings.Contains(body, `<w:t>HLC</w:t>`) {
+		t.Errorf("expected raw resolved value in .docx, got %q", body)
+	}
+	// PUA sentinels and any span markup must NOT appear in the .docx.
+	for _, forbidden := range []string{"draft-var", "data-var", previewVarBegin, previewVarMid, previewVarEnd} {
+		if strings.Contains(body, forbidden) {
+			t.Errorf("docx output unexpectedly contains %q: %q", forbidden, body)
+		}
 	}
 }

internal/services/submission_vars.go

@@ -6,17 +6,28 @@ package services
 //
 // Variables span six namespaces:
 //
-//	firm.*       process-wide (branding.Name)
-//	user.*       caller's user row
-//	today.*      server time in Europe/Berlin, locale-aware
-//	project.*    paliad.projects + joined proceeding type
-//	parties.*    paliad.parties grouped by role
-//	rule.*       paliad.deadline_rules row keyed by submission_code
-//	deadline.*   next open paliad.deadlines row for (project, rule), if any
+//	firm.*               process-wide (branding.Name)
+//	user.*               caller's user row
+//	today.*              server time in Europe/Berlin, locale-aware
+//	project.*            paliad.projects + joined proceeding type
+//	parties.*            paliad.parties grouped by role
+//	procedural_event.*   paliad.deadline_rules row keyed by submission_code
+//	                     — the "what kind of step in the proceeding"
+//	                     identity (Schriftsatz, Anhörung, Entscheidung,
+//	                     …). See docs/design-procedural-events-model-
+//	                     2026-05-25.md (t-paliad-262 Slice A).
+//	rule.*               legacy alias for procedural_event.*; emitted
+//	                     unconditionally for backward compatibility
+//	                     with Word templates and saved drafts authored
+//	                     before the rename. @deprecated — new templates
+//	                     should use the procedural_event.* form.
+//	deadline.*           next open paliad.deadlines row for
+//	                     (project, procedural_event), if any
 //
 // Locale handling: every long-form date string is computed in both DE
 // and EN; the renderer picks based on the user's lang preference. The
-// rule pretty-printer (legalSourcePretty) also has DE/EN variants.
+// procedural-event pretty-printer (legalSourcePretty) also has DE/EN
+// variants.
 //
 // Visibility: caller passes userID; ProjectService.GetByID enforces
 // paliad.can_see_project — unauthorised callers get the standard
@@ -61,10 +72,24 @@ func NewSubmissionVarsService(db *sqlx.DB, projects *ProjectService, parties *Pa
 // ProjectID is optional since t-paliad-243 — a global Schriftsatz draft
 // started from /submissions/new without picking a project carries
 // nil here and the project / parties / deadline lookups are skipped.
+//
+// SelectedParties is the t-paliad-277 multi-party selection: an empty
+// or nil slice means "include every party on the project" (the
+// backward-compat default that every legacy draft renders with); a
+// non-empty slice restricts the variable bag to the listed parties so
+// the submission only mentions the chosen subset.
 type SubmissionVarsContext struct {
-	UserID         uuid.UUID
-	ProjectID      *uuid.UUID
-	SubmissionCode string
+	UserID          uuid.UUID
+	ProjectID       *uuid.UUID
+	SubmissionCode  string
+	SelectedParties []uuid.UUID
+	// Lang pins the output language for this Build, overriding the
+	// caller's UI preference (user.Lang). When empty, Build falls back
+	// to user.Lang so existing callers (the format-only Slice 1 path)
+	// keep working unchanged. The draft editor passes the per-draft
+	// `language` column (t-paliad-276) so DE/EN can be picked
+	// independently of the UI session.
+	Lang string
 }
 
 // SubmissionVarsResult bundles the placeholder map with the lookup
@@ -114,7 +139,15 @@ func (s *SubmissionVarsService) Build(ctx context.Context, in SubmissionVarsCont
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	lang := user.Lang
+	// Per-call Lang override (t-paliad-276) wins over the user's UI
+	// language so the draft editor can render an EN .docx from a DE-UI
+	// session and vice versa. Falls back to the user pref when the
+	// caller didn't specify, preserving the format-only Slice 1
+	// behaviour.
+	lang := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(in.Lang))
+	if lang != "de" && lang != "en" {
+		lang = user.Lang
+	}
 	if lang == "" {
 		lang = "de"
 	}
@@ -163,7 +196,7 @@ func (s *SubmissionVarsService) Build(ctx context.Context, in SubmissionVarsCont
 	}
 
 	addProjectVars(bag, project, pt, lang)
-	addPartyVars(bag, parties)
+	addPartyVars(bag, filterPartiesBySelection(parties, in.SelectedParties))
 	addDeadlineVars(bag, next, project, lang)
 
 	out.Project = project
@@ -173,9 +206,36 @@ func (s *SubmissionVarsService) Build(ctx context.Context, in SubmissionVarsCont
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-// loadPublishedRule fetches the deadline_rule that owns the given
-// submission_code. Restricts to lifecycle_state='published' so drafts
-// never end up shaping a real submission.
+// filterPartiesBySelection returns the subset of parties whose IDs
+// appear in selected. An empty or nil `selected` slice is the
+// backward-compat default — every party flows through unchanged. A
+// non-empty slice preserves the input ordering of `parties` (which is
+// stable by name from PartyService.ListForProject) so the bag's
+// "first claimant / first defendant / first other" picks remain
+// deterministic for a given project state.
+func filterPartiesBySelection(parties []models.Party, selected []uuid.UUID) []models.Party {
+	if len(selected) == 0 {
+		return parties
+	}
+	allowed := make(map[uuid.UUID]struct{}, len(selected))
+	for _, id := range selected {
+		allowed[id] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	out := make([]models.Party, 0, len(parties))
+	for _, p := range parties {
+		if _, ok := allowed[p.ID]; ok {
+			out = append(out, p)
+		}
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// loadPublishedRule fetches the published procedural-event template
+// (paliad.deadline_rules row) keyed by submission_code. Restricts to
+// lifecycle_state='published' so drafts never end up shaping a real
+// submission. Function name retained for Slice A (prose-only); Slice
+// B renames it to loadPublishedProceduralEvent when the Go type is
+// renamed (t-paliad-262 §6).
 func (s *SubmissionVarsService) loadPublishedRule(ctx context.Context, submissionCode string) (*models.DeadlineRule, error) {
 	if submissionCode == "" {
 		return nil, ErrSubmissionRuleNotFound
@@ -310,57 +370,147 @@ func addProjectVars(bag PlaceholderMap, p *models.Project, pt *models.Proceeding
 	}
 }
 
-// addPartyVars populates parties.* using the first row of each role.
-// Multi-claimant / multi-defendant suits use the first row in Slice 1
-// per design §13.6; expanded grouping is Phase 2.
+// addPartyVars populates the parties.* namespace from the (already
+// filtered) list of parties.
+//
+// Three forms coexist per role (claimant / defendant / other) so
+// templates authored against any of them keep merging correctly:
+//
+//   - Comma-joined list (t-paliad-277, primary form for multi-party
+//     suits):
+//
+//     {{parties.claimants}}              — all claimants' names
+//     {{parties.claimants.representatives}}
+//     {{parties.defendants}} / .representatives
+//     {{parties.others}} / .representatives
+//
+//   - Indexed access (templates that need the primary individually):
+//
+//     {{parties.claimant.0.name}} / .representative
+//     {{parties.defendant.0.name}} / .representative
+//     {{parties.other.0.name}}    / .representative
+//
+//   - Flat legacy (kept forever per the issue's backward-compat
+//     contract; resolves to the FIRST selected party of each role):
+//
+//     {{parties.claimant.name}}  / .representative
+//     {{parties.defendant.name}} / .representative
+//     {{parties.other.name}}     / .representative
+//
+// Role bucketing matches the prior shape: German strings ("Kläger",
+// "Beklagte") and their English equivalents fold into claimant /
+// defendant; everything else (Streithelfer, Patentinhaberin, …) flows
+// into "other".
 func addPartyVars(bag PlaceholderMap, parties []models.Party) {
-	var claimant, defendant, other *models.Party
+	var claimants, defendants, others []models.Party
 	for i := range parties {
 		role := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(derefString(parties[i].Role)))
 		switch role {
-		case "claimant", "kläger", "klaeger":
-			if claimant == nil {
-				claimant = &parties[i]
-			}
+		case "claimant", "kläger", "klaeger", "klägerin", "klaegerin":
+			claimants = append(claimants, parties[i])
 		case "defendant", "beklagter", "beklagte":
-			if defendant == nil {
-				defendant = &parties[i]
-			}
+			defendants = append(defendants, parties[i])
 		default:
-			if other == nil {
-				other = &parties[i]
-			}
+			others = append(others, parties[i])
 		}
 	}
-	if claimant != nil {
-		bag["parties.claimant.name"] = claimant.Name
-		bag["parties.claimant.representative"] = derefString(claimant.Representative)
+
+	emitPartyGroup(bag, "claimant", "claimants", claimants)
+	emitPartyGroup(bag, "defendant", "defendants", defendants)
+	emitPartyGroup(bag, "other", "others", others)
+}
+
+// emitPartyGroup writes the three forms (joined list, indexed access,
+// flat legacy first-of-role) for a single role bucket. `singular` is
+// the legacy/indexed prefix (claimant / defendant / other); `plural`
+// is the joined-list prefix (claimants / defendants / others).
+func emitPartyGroup(bag PlaceholderMap, singular, plural string, group []models.Party) {
+	names := make([]string, 0, len(group))
+	reps := make([]string, 0, len(group))
+	for _, p := range group {
+		names = append(names, p.Name)
+		reps = append(reps, derefString(p.Representative))
 	}
-	if defendant != nil {
-		bag["parties.defendant.name"] = defendant.Name
-		bag["parties.defendant.representative"] = derefString(defendant.Representative)
+
+	bag["parties."+plural] = strings.Join(names, ", ")
+	bag["parties."+plural+".representatives"] = joinNonEmpty(reps, ", ")
+
+	for i, p := range group {
+		idx := fmt.Sprintf("parties.%s.%d", singular, i)
+		bag[idx+".name"] = p.Name
+		bag[idx+".representative"] = derefString(p.Representative)
 	}
-	if other != nil {
-		bag["parties.other.name"] = other.Name
-		bag["parties.other.representative"] = derefString(other.Representative)
+
+	if len(group) > 0 {
+		first := group[0]
+		bag["parties."+singular+".name"] = first.Name
+		bag["parties."+singular+".representative"] = derefString(first.Representative)
 	}
 }
 
-// addRuleVars populates rule.* — submission_code, name(_en),
-// legal_source (+ pretty form), primary_party, event_type.
-func addRuleVars(bag PlaceholderMap, r *models.DeadlineRule, lang string) {
-	bag["rule.submission_code"] = derefString(r.SubmissionCode)
-	if strings.EqualFold(lang, "en") {
-		bag["rule.name"] = r.NameEN
-	} else {
-		bag["rule.name"] = r.Name
+// joinNonEmpty joins a slice with sep but skips empty entries so a
+// list of representatives where one party has no representative reads
+// as "A, B" instead of "A, , B".
+func joinNonEmpty(parts []string, sep string) string {
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(parts))
+	for _, p := range parts {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(p) == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, p)
 	}
+	return strings.Join(out, sep)
+}
+
+// addRuleVars populates the procedural-event variable namespace —
+// code, name(_en), legal_source (+ pretty form), primary_party, kind.
+//
+// Two key prefixes are emitted for every value:
+//
+//   - procedural_event.*  — canonical name (t-paliad-262 Slice A,
+//     design docs/design-procedural-events-model-2026-05-25.md).
+//   - rule.*              — legacy alias kept forever (m's call,
+//     issue m/paliad#93 Q7); existing Word templates and saved
+//     submission_drafts authored before the rename keep working.
+//
+// `procedural_event.event_kind` is the canonical key for the
+// procedural-event kind (filing|reply|hearing|decision|order). The
+// legacy `rule.event_type` alias holds the same string. The column
+// itself stays named `event_type` on `paliad.deadline_rules` — Slice
+// A is prose-only; the column-level rename to `event_kind` is Slice B.
+//
+// Function name stays `addRuleVars` to avoid coupling Slice A to the
+// Go-type rename which is Slice B (B.5 sub-slice).
+func addRuleVars(bag PlaceholderMap, r *models.DeadlineRule, lang string) {
+	code := derefString(r.SubmissionCode)
+	var localizedName string
+	if strings.EqualFold(lang, "en") {
+		localizedName = r.NameEN
+	} else {
+		localizedName = r.Name
+	}
+	legalSource := derefString(r.LegalSource)
+	legalSourcePrettyVal := legalSourcePretty(legalSource, lang)
+	primaryParty := derefString(r.PrimaryParty)
+	eventKind := derefString(r.EventType)
+
+	bag["procedural_event.code"] = code
+	bag["procedural_event.name"] = localizedName
+	bag["procedural_event.name_de"] = r.Name
+	bag["procedural_event.name_en"] = r.NameEN
+	bag["procedural_event.legal_source"] = legalSource
+	bag["procedural_event.legal_source_pretty"] = legalSourcePrettyVal
+	bag["procedural_event.primary_party"] = primaryParty
+	bag["procedural_event.event_kind"] = eventKind
+
+	bag["rule.submission_code"] = code
+	bag["rule.name"] = localizedName
 	bag["rule.name_de"] = r.Name
 	bag["rule.name_en"] = r.NameEN
-	bag["rule.legal_source"] = derefString(r.LegalSource)
-	bag["rule.legal_source_pretty"] = legalSourcePretty(derefString(r.LegalSource), lang)
-	bag["rule.primary_party"] = derefString(r.PrimaryParty)
-	bag["rule.event_type"] = derefString(r.EventType)
+	bag["rule.legal_source"] = legalSource
+	bag["rule.legal_source_pretty"] = legalSourcePrettyVal
+	bag["rule.primary_party"] = primaryParty
+	bag["rule.event_type"] = eventKind
 }
 
 // addDeadlineVars populates deadline.* from the next pending row. When

internal/services/submission_vars_aliases_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package services
+
+// Regression test for the procedural-event placeholder aliases
+// (t-paliad-262 Slice A, m/paliad#93 Q7).
+//
+// The variable bag emits TWO key prefixes for the procedural-event
+// namespace:
+//
+//   - procedural_event.*  (canonical, post-rename)
+//   - rule.*              (legacy, @deprecated)
+//
+// m's lock: keep the legacy aliases forever so lawyer-authored Word
+// templates and existing paliad.submission_drafts rows that already
+// contain `{{rule.X}}` keep merging correctly.
+//
+// This test pins the contract: every (canonical, legacy) pair must
+// resolve to the same string in the placeholder map, for every value
+// of (lang, present-vs-NULL columns). Removing the legacy aliases —
+// or letting them drift in value from the canonical — must light up
+// here BEFORE the change can land in main.
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
+)
+
+func TestAddRuleVars_CanonicalAndLegacyAliasesMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// Pairs are (canonical key, legacy key). Order matters only for
+	// the assertion message — the test checks string equality both
+	// ways round.
+	pairs := []struct {
+		canonical string
+		legacy    string
+	}{
+		{"procedural_event.code", "rule.submission_code"},
+		{"procedural_event.name", "rule.name"},
+		{"procedural_event.name_de", "rule.name_de"},
+		{"procedural_event.name_en", "rule.name_en"},
+		{"procedural_event.legal_source", "rule.legal_source"},
+		{"procedural_event.legal_source_pretty", "rule.legal_source_pretty"},
+		{"procedural_event.primary_party", "rule.primary_party"},
+		{"procedural_event.event_kind", "rule.event_type"},
+	}
+
+	// Build a fully-populated rule row. Every nullable column has a
+	// distinct non-empty value so missing-value bugs (e.g. the legacy
+	// key copying "" while the canonical key copies the real value)
+	// would surface.
+	code := "dpma.appeal.bgh.begruendung"
+	desc := "Rechtsbeschwerdebegründung — § 102 PatG"
+	party := "both"
+	kind := "filing"
+	legal := "DE.PatG.102"
+	ruleCode := "§ 102 PatG"
+
+	rule := &models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:             uuid.New(),
+		SubmissionCode: &code,
+		Name:           "Rechtsbeschwerdebegründung",
+		NameEN:         "Appeal brief",
+		Description:    &desc,
+		PrimaryParty:   &party,
+		EventType:      &kind,
+		LegalSource:    &legal,
+		RuleCode:       &ruleCode,
+	}
+
+	for _, lang := range []string{"de", "en"} {
+		t.Run(lang, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			bag := PlaceholderMap{}
+			addRuleVars(bag, rule, lang)
+
+			for _, p := range pairs {
+				canonicalVal, canonicalOK := bag[p.canonical]
+				legacyVal, legacyOK := bag[p.legacy]
+
+				if !canonicalOK {
+					t.Errorf("canonical key %q missing from bag (lang=%s); "+
+						"Slice A must emit both forms", p.canonical, lang)
+				}
+				if !legacyOK {
+					t.Errorf("legacy alias %q missing from bag (lang=%s); "+
+						"removing legacy aliases would break existing Word "+
+						"templates that paliad doesn't see — keep the "+
+						"emission per m/paliad#93 Q7", p.legacy, lang)
+				}
+				if canonicalVal != legacyVal {
+					t.Errorf("alias drift: %q=%q vs %q=%q (lang=%s)",
+						p.canonical, canonicalVal,
+						p.legacy, legacyVal, lang)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Sanity: the localized name actually localizes (the
+			// canonical and legacy `name` keys depend on lang). If
+			// this fails the loop above wouldn't catch it (both keys
+			// would agree on the wrong language).
+			localized := bag["procedural_event.name"]
+			if strings.EqualFold(lang, "en") && localized != rule.NameEN {
+				t.Errorf("expected EN localized name=%q, got %q",
+					rule.NameEN, localized)
+			}
+			if strings.EqualFold(lang, "de") && localized != rule.Name {
+				t.Errorf("expected DE localized name=%q, got %q",
+					rule.Name, localized)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAddRuleVars_NullableFieldsEmitEmptyOnBothPrefixes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// A minimal rule with every optional column NULL. The bag must
+	// still emit every canonical + legacy key — with the empty
+	// string — so downstream merging produces the standard
+	// "[KEIN WERT: ...]" marker rather than a broken template.
+	rule := &models.DeadlineRule{
+		ID:     uuid.New(),
+		Name:   "Generic step",
+		NameEN: "Generic step",
+	}
+
+	bag := PlaceholderMap{}
+	addRuleVars(bag, rule, "de")
+
+	mustHave := []string{
+		"procedural_event.code", "rule.submission_code",
+		"procedural_event.legal_source", "rule.legal_source",
+		"procedural_event.legal_source_pretty", "rule.legal_source_pretty",
+		"procedural_event.primary_party", "rule.primary_party",
+		"procedural_event.event_kind", "rule.event_type",
+	}
+	for _, key := range mustHave {
+		val, ok := bag[key]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("key %q missing from bag even with NULL source column; "+
+				"derefString must materialize the empty string so the "+
+				"merger sees the variable and renders the missing-value "+
+				"marker", key)
+		}
+		if val != "" {
+			t.Errorf("key %q = %q, want \"\" (source column was NULL)", key, val)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/services/submission_vars_parties_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+package services
+
+// Multi-party variable bag tests (t-paliad-277 / m/paliad#109).
+//
+// Pins the three coexisting forms that addPartyVars emits per role:
+//
+//   - Comma-joined list:      parties.claimants / .defendants / .others
+//   - Indexed access:         parties.claimant.0.name, parties.defendant.0.name, …
+//   - Flat legacy (first-of): parties.claimant.name, parties.defendant.name, …
+//
+// Also covers filterPartiesBySelection — the empty-selection default
+// (every party included) and the non-empty restriction.
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+
+	"mgit.msbls.de/m/paliad/internal/models"
+)
+
+func mkParty(name, role, rep string) models.Party {
+	p := models.Party{
+		ID:   uuid.New(),
+		Name: name,
+	}
+	if role != "" {
+		r := role
+		p.Role = &r
+	}
+	if rep != "" {
+		r := rep
+		p.Representative = &r
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
+func TestAddPartyVars_MultiPartyMixedRoles(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	parties := []models.Party{
+		mkParty("Acme Inc.", "claimant", "Maria Schmidt"),
+		mkParty("Globex GmbH", "claimant", ""),
+		mkParty("Initech", "defendant", "John Doe"),
+		mkParty("Streithelferin", "intervenor", ""),
+	}
+	bag := PlaceholderMap{}
+	addPartyVars(bag, parties)
+
+	wants := map[string]string{
+		// Comma-joined per role.
+		"parties.claimants":                  "Acme Inc., Globex GmbH",
+		"parties.claimants.representatives":  "Maria Schmidt", // Globex has no rep → skipped from join.
+		"parties.defendants":                 "Initech",
+		"parties.defendants.representatives": "John Doe",
+		"parties.others":                     "Streithelferin",
+		"parties.others.representatives":     "",
+		// Indexed access.
+		"parties.claimant.0.name":            "Acme Inc.",
+		"parties.claimant.0.representative":  "Maria Schmidt",
+		"parties.claimant.1.name":            "Globex GmbH",
+		"parties.claimant.1.representative":  "",
+		"parties.defendant.0.name":           "Initech",
+		"parties.defendant.0.representative": "John Doe",
+		"parties.other.0.name":               "Streithelferin",
+		// Flat legacy: first-of-role.
+		"parties.claimant.name":            "Acme Inc.",
+		"parties.claimant.representative":  "Maria Schmidt",
+		"parties.defendant.name":           "Initech",
+		"parties.defendant.representative": "John Doe",
+		"parties.other.name":               "Streithelferin",
+	}
+	for key, want := range wants {
+		got, ok := bag[key]
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("missing key %q in bag", key)
+			continue
+		}
+		if got != want {
+			t.Errorf("bag[%q] = %q, want %q", key, got, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAddPartyVars_GermanRoleStrings(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	// German role strings on real-world data must bucket the same as
+	// the English equivalents — "Kläger" / "Klägerin" → claimants.
+	parties := []models.Party{
+		mkParty("Erika Musterfrau", "Klägerin", ""),
+		mkParty("Max Mustermann", "Beklagter", ""),
+	}
+	bag := PlaceholderMap{}
+	addPartyVars(bag, parties)
+
+	if got := bag["parties.claimants"]; got != "Erika Musterfrau" {
+		t.Errorf("parties.claimants = %q, want %q", got, "Erika Musterfrau")
+	}
+	if got := bag["parties.defendants"]; got != "Max Mustermann" {
+		t.Errorf("parties.defendants = %q, want %q", got, "Max Mustermann")
+	}
+	// Backward-compat: legacy flat alias resolves to the first row of
+	// the German-bucketed group.
+	if got := bag["parties.claimant.name"]; got != "Erika Musterfrau" {
+		t.Errorf("parties.claimant.name = %q, want %q", got, "Erika Musterfrau")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAddPartyVars_BackwardCompatFlatAliasResolvesFirstRow(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	// Critical guarantee from m/paliad#109: templates that say
+	// {{parties.claimant.name}} (old shape) must keep merging — they
+	// resolve to the FIRST selected claimant. Pinning this stops a
+	// future refactor silently dropping the alias and breaking every
+	// .docx in the repo.
+	parties := []models.Party{
+		mkParty("FirstCo", "claimant", "Repr A"),
+		mkParty("SecondCo", "claimant", "Repr B"),
+	}
+	bag := PlaceholderMap{}
+	addPartyVars(bag, parties)
+	if got := bag["parties.claimant.name"]; got != "FirstCo" {
+		t.Errorf("parties.claimant.name (flat alias) = %q, want %q (first selected claimant)",
+			got, "FirstCo")
+	}
+	if got := bag["parties.claimant.representative"]; got != "Repr A" {
+		t.Errorf("parties.claimant.representative (flat alias) = %q, want %q",
+			got, "Repr A")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFilterPartiesBySelection_EmptyMeansAll(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	parties := []models.Party{
+		mkParty("A", "claimant", ""),
+		mkParty("B", "defendant", ""),
+	}
+	got := filterPartiesBySelection(parties, nil)
+	if len(got) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("empty selection should include every party, got %d/%d", len(got), len(parties))
+	}
+	got = filterPartiesBySelection(parties, []uuid.UUID{})
+	if len(got) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("empty []uuid selection should include every party, got %d/%d", len(got), len(parties))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFilterPartiesBySelection_NonEmptyRestricts(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	a := mkParty("Acme", "claimant", "")
+	b := mkParty("Initech", "defendant", "")
+	c := mkParty("Globex", "claimant", "")
+	parties := []models.Party{a, b, c}
+
+	got := filterPartiesBySelection(parties, []uuid.UUID{a.ID, c.ID})
+	if len(got) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("got %d parties, want 2", len(got))
+	}
+	// Order must match the input order (PartyService.ListForProject
+	// returns by name ascending; we preserve that to keep "first
+	// claimant" deterministic across renders).
+	if got[0].ID != a.ID || got[1].ID != c.ID {
+		t.Errorf("selection lost input order: got %v", []string{got[0].Name, got[1].Name})
+	}
+
+	// The "Initech" defendant was deselected; the bag should not list
+	// it under defendants.
+	bag := PlaceholderMap{}
+	addPartyVars(bag, got)
+	if v, ok := bag["parties.defendants"]; ok && v != "" {
+		t.Errorf("parties.defendants = %q after deselecting Initech, want empty", v)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(bag["parties.claimants"], "Acme") || !strings.Contains(bag["parties.claimants"], "Globex") {
+		t.Errorf("parties.claimants = %q, want both Acme and Globex", bag["parties.claimants"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsProjectDerivedKey(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	derived := []string{
+		"project.title", "project.proceeding.name",
+		"parties.claimants", "parties.claimant.0.name",
+		"deadline.due_date",
+		"procedural_event.name", "rule.name",
+	}
+	for _, k := range derived {
+		if !isProjectDerivedKey(k) {
+			t.Errorf("expected %q to be project-derived", k)
+		}
+	}
+	survives := []string{
+		"firm.name", "today", "today.long_de",
+		"user.email", "user.display_name",
+	}
+	for _, k := range survives {
+		if isProjectDerivedKey(k) {
+			t.Errorf("expected %q to survive Import-from-project (firm/today/user namespace)", k)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/services/system_views.go

@@ -100,40 +100,48 @@ func EventsSystemView() SystemView {
 	}
 }
 
-// InboxSystemView returns the SystemView definition for /inbox — the
-// 4-eye approval surface. The bar's approval_viewer_role chip
-// cluster narrows to "Zur Genehmigung" / "Eigene Anfragen" /
-// "Alle sichtbaren". Default is "any_visible" so the page lands on
-// a populated view for every user (m's 2026-05-08 22:08 dogfood:
-// "the inbox somehow does not show nothing no more" — the prior
-// default was approver_eligible, which is empty for users who only
-// SUBMIT requests and have nothing to approve themselves).
+// InboxSystemView returns the SystemView definition for /inbox.
 //
-// RowAction = RowActionApprove → shape-list.ts renders the approval
-// row layout (entity title + diff + approve/reject/revoke buttons)
-// and the surface wires action handlers via the rendered data-attrs.
+// t-paliad-249 (Slice A, 2026-05-25) widened the inbox from
+// approval-requests-only to a project-events feed PLUS approval
+// requests. Sources is [ApprovalRequest, ProjectEvent]; the project
+// rail is narrowed to InboxProjectEventKinds (curated set, head pick
+// Q1=A). The `*_approval_*` audit events are de-duplicated against
+// the approval_request rows by view_service.allowedProjectEventKinds.
+//
+// Time window defaults to last 30 days; the bar's time-axis chip
+// can widen or narrow. Sort is newest-first — different from the
+// pre-249 ascending default; m's inbox metaphor is "what just
+// happened", not "what's coming up".
+//
+// RowAction = RowActionInbox → shape-list.ts dispatches per
+// row.kind: approval rows get the approve/reject/revoke layout,
+// project_event rows get a navigate-style stream row.
 func InboxSystemView() SystemView {
 	return SystemView{
 		Slug: "inbox",
 		Name: "Inbox",
 		Filter: FilterSpec{
 			Version: SpecVersion,
-			Sources: []DataSource{SourceApprovalRequest},
+			Sources: []DataSource{SourceApprovalRequest, SourceProjectEvent},
 			Scope:   ScopeSpec{Projects: ScopeProjects{Mode: ScopeAllVisible}},
-			Time:    TimeSpec{Horizon: HorizonAny, Field: FieldAuto},
+			Time:    TimeSpec{Horizon: HorizonPast30d, Field: FieldAuto},
 			Predicates: map[DataSource]Predicates{
 				SourceApprovalRequest: {ApprovalRequest: &ApprovalRequestPredicates{
 					ViewerRole: "any_visible",
 					Status:     []string{"pending"},
 				}},
+				SourceProjectEvent: {ProjectEvent: &ProjectEventPredicates{
+					EventTypes: InboxProjectEventKinds,
+				}},
 			},
 		},
 		Render: RenderSpec{
 			Shape: ShapeList,
 			List: &ListConfig{
 				Density:   DensityComfortable,
-				Sort:      SortDateAsc,
-				RowAction: RowActionApprove,
+				Sort:      SortDateDesc,
+				RowAction: RowActionInbox,
 			},
 		},
 	}