diff --git a/docs/AUTOMATION_LIVE_SCAN.md b/docs/AUTOMATION_LIVE_SCAN.md
index 9e4f74b..7c6bed8 100644
--- a/docs/AUTOMATION_LIVE_SCAN.md
+++ b/docs/AUTOMATION_LIVE_SCAN.md
@@ -370,9 +370,11 @@ npm run eval:review-candidates -- --limit=80
 ```
 
 Read `outputs/review-eval-candidates/review-eval-candidates.md`. It is a review
-worklist, not ground truth. Only after expected fields are confirmed or
-corrected against the real artifact should a case move into
-`src/eval/corpus/confirmedReviewCorpus.ts`.
+worklist, not ground truth. Only choose a candidate marked
+`visualEvidence: available`: it had a retrievable local PNG at export time.
+The export exposes only safe capture/run references, never the local crop path.
+After expected fields are confirmed or corrected against the real artifact, a
+case may move into `src/eval/corpus/confirmedReviewCorpus.ts`.
 
 For a manually checked candidate, generate a paste-ready confirmed-case snippet:
 
@@ -380,6 +382,10 @@ For a manually checked candidate, generate a paste-ready confirmed-case snippet:
 npm run eval:prepare-confirmed -- --candidate=<candidate-id> --expect-file=.\path\to\expect.json
 ```
 
+The preparer refuses candidates without explicit labels or retrievable visual
+evidence. Re-export after retaining a crop rather than promoting an OCR-only
+legacy record.
+
 ## Anti-Cheat And Safety Boundary
 
 Do not describe the implementation as bypassing anti-cheat. The app does not
diff --git a/docs/BUILD_FIT_CONTRACT_V1.md b/docs/BUILD_FIT_CONTRACT_V1.md
index 2a36142..db12ed4 100644
--- a/docs/BUILD_FIT_CONTRACT_V1.md
+++ b/docs/BUILD_FIT_CONTRACT_V1.md
@@ -142,12 +142,13 @@ the legacy scorer or emit legacy builds/recommendations.
 1. The saved 20/50/100/2,211 validation gates passed for this checkpoint;
    preserve them for later Build-Fit changes and do not weaken scanner review
    gates.
-2. Perform a packaged renderer/UI acceptance before calling the new Builds
-   surface live-accepted.
+2. The packaged renderer/UI acceptance passed. Keep it distinct from the
+   optional elevated packaged-executable runtime/UAC claim.
 3. Refresh every profile before its explicit expiry and add Golden plus
    Review/low-confidence adversarial coverage for every new profile.
-4. Visually label the remaining 136 Review crops before changing parser or
-   profile rules; do not relax gates from aggregate statistics.
+4. The historical 136 Review crops were visually audited. For all new Review
+   cases, require visual confirmation before changing parser or profile rules;
+   do not relax gates from aggregate statistics.
 5. Add later profiles only when their team/weapon/rotation assumptions can be
    represented explicitly without hidden constants. No suggestion may imply
    deletion, feeding, enhancement, or automatic in-game mutation.
diff --git a/docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md b/docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md
index 3e9c174..5ee6f9c 100644
--- a/docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md
+++ b/docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ The fresh current-build smoke is documented in
   the current corpus work: 128 are explicit 1–4★ entries, six have the same
   exact duplicated-decimal OCR defect, one requires slot-safe name resolution,
   and one incomplete crop intentionally remains `Review`.
+- The review-corpus exporter now exposes only safe capture/run references and
+  prioritizes candidates with a retrievable local crop. The confirmation
+  preparer refuses OCR-only records, so a parser guess cannot become ground
+  truth without retained visual evidence.
 
 ## Verified Evidence
 
@@ -74,6 +78,11 @@ does not certify the current change set by itself:
   `native-scanner-run-timing-v1` record. Request-to-reconciliation was
   `28,022 ms` (`~1.78 Artifacts/s`); that is a functional/safety result, not a
   3/s performance claim.
+- The follow-on review-evidence workflow passed focused exporter/preparer
+  checks plus `npm run lint`, `npm test` (72 files / 446 tests), and
+  `npm run build`. A read-only export of the current local queue found 177
+  records and three retrievable crops; all three are already-confirmed
+  `native-review-approved` cases, so no new label was promoted.
 
 ## What Still Needs Testing
 
@@ -109,9 +118,12 @@ does not certify the current change set by itself:
 
 1. Keep the passing built-renderer acceptance distinct from the optional
    elevated packaged-executable runtime/UAC check.
-2. Clean generated workspace outputs, commit the coherent checkpoint, and push
-   the intended branch; the current-build 50-artifact live gate has passed.
-3. Continue the next quality phase with visually confirmed corpus growth,
-   fail-closed parser behavior, profile-source refreshes, and packaged UI
-   regression coverage. Do not broaden game-category scope or add in-game
-   mutation.
+2. The generated workspace outputs were cleaned and the coherent checkpoint
+   was committed and pushed as `8b9f948` on 2026-07-11. The active admin
+   runtime's locked log was intentionally left untouched.
+3. Re-export future Review cases and only label candidates marked with
+   retrievable visual evidence. No currently retrievable local candidate needs
+   a new corpus label.
+4. Continue the next quality phase with fail-closed parser behavior,
+   profile-source refreshes, and packaged UI regression coverage. Do not
+   broaden game-category scope or add in-game mutation.
diff --git a/docs/LOCALIZATION_LOCAL_DELETION_TIMING_CHECKPOINT_2026-07-11.md b/docs/LOCALIZATION_LOCAL_DELETION_TIMING_CHECKPOINT_2026-07-11.md
index 21db17b..d6f58b0 100644
--- a/docs/LOCALIZATION_LOCAL_DELETION_TIMING_CHECKPOINT_2026-07-11.md
+++ b/docs/LOCALIZATION_LOCAL_DELETION_TIMING_CHECKPOINT_2026-07-11.md
@@ -102,13 +102,15 @@ not a guessed canonical artifact.
    `run-timing.json`. It measured `28,022 ms` request-to-reconciliation, so it
    does not claim the separate 3/s performance target.
 
-3. Remove generated workspace outputs, commit the coherent checkpoint, and
-   push the intended branch.
+3. Completed on 2026-07-11: generated workspace outputs were removed and the
+   coherent checkpoint was committed and pushed as `8b9f948`. The running
+   admin runtime's locked log was intentionally preserved.
 
 ## Follow-on Quality Phase
 
-- Extend the corpus only from visually confirmed crops and preserve ambiguity as
-  `Review`.
+- Extend the corpus only from new visually confirmed crops and preserve
+  ambiguity as `Review`. The historical 136-item Review population has already
+  been audited; it is not an outstanding relabeling task.
 - Refresh Build-Fit source profiles before their explicit expiry and add Golden
   plus adversarial fixtures for each profile expansion.
 - Keep the bounded wheel reset as the production baseline; test any alternate
diff --git a/docs/NATIVE_SCANNER_LIVE_ACCEPTANCE_2026-07-10.md b/docs/NATIVE_SCANNER_LIVE_ACCEPTANCE_2026-07-10.md
index 2371faa..bc2282e 100644
--- a/docs/NATIVE_SCANNER_LIVE_ACCEPTANCE_2026-07-10.md
+++ b/docs/NATIVE_SCANNER_LIVE_ACCEPTANCE_2026-07-10.md
@@ -217,11 +217,14 @@ Nachweis.
 - Eine echte Review-Korrektur oder Promotion wurde nicht absichtlich in den
   Store geschrieben. Die statischen und Main-Process-Gates bestehen; der
   Mutation-Pfad bleibt ein separater, explizit bestaetigter QA-Fall.
-- Die verbliebenen 136 Review-Faelle des kompletten Corpus sind der naechste
-  Scanner-Qualitaetsbestand: 128 tragen `substats_implausible`, 65
-  `substats_incomplete`, 28 eine niedrige Main-Value-Konfidenz und 4 einen
-  IK-Mismatch; Gruende koennen sich ueberlappen. Sie werden nicht automatisch
-  als sauber umetikettiert.
+- Die damals verbliebenen 136 Review-Faelle des kompletten Corpus waren der
+  naechste Scanner-Qualitaetsbestand. Sie wurden am 2026-07-11 visuell gegen
+  die gespeicherten Crops auditiert: 128 sind explizite 1–4★-Ausschluesse,
+  sechs belegen die exakte doppelte Dezimalpunkt-Korrektur, ein Fall erhielt
+  eine slot-sichere Namensaufloesung und ein unvollstaendiger Crop bleibt
+  bewusst `Review`. Details stehen in
+  `LOCALIZATION_LOCAL_DELETION_TIMING_CHECKPOINT_2026-07-11.md`; neue Fälle
+  werden weiterhin nicht automatisch als sauber umetikettiert.
 
 Die score-freie Grundlage von `build-fit-contract-v1` ist inzwischen
 implementiert: gesourcte Eingaben, OCR-/Review-Gates, Set-/Mainstat-/Substat-
diff --git a/docs/NATIVE_SCANNER_LIVE_SMOKE_2026-07-11.md b/docs/NATIVE_SCANNER_LIVE_SMOKE_2026-07-11.md
index 74af13d..ee7ace5 100644
--- a/docs/NATIVE_SCANNER_LIVE_SMOKE_2026-07-11.md
+++ b/docs/NATIVE_SCANNER_LIVE_SMOKE_2026-07-11.md
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ reported separately; they are not added together.
 
 ## Follow-Up
 
-The required scanner release gate is complete. The next approved actions are
-workspace cleanup, a coherent repository commit, and push of the current
-checkpoint. The remaining quality work is visually confirmed corpus growth,
-source-profile refresh, and a separate elevated packaged-runtime check only if
-that specific binary-runtime claim is needed.
+The required scanner release gate and its checkpoint publication are complete:
+the workspace was cleaned and commit `8b9f948` was pushed on 2026-07-11. The
+remaining quality work is new visually confirmed corpus growth, source-profile
+refresh, and a separate elevated packaged-runtime check only if that specific
+binary-runtime claim is needed.
diff --git a/docs/PROJECT.md b/docs/PROJECT.md
index bd21327..e2d39f6 100644
--- a/docs/PROJECT.md
+++ b/docs/PROJECT.md
@@ -282,7 +282,10 @@ confirmation probes. That is not an elevated packaged-executable claim. The
 current elevated development 50-artifact native smoke now passes with complete
 timing evidence and zero writes; its `28,022 ms` end-to-end result does not
 prove the separate 3/s target. The remaining Review corpus continues to grow
-only from visually confirmed labels.
+only from visually confirmed labels. The review exporter now prioritizes
+retrievable retained crops and serializes only safe capture/run references; its
+confirmation preparer refuses OCR-only candidates so parser guesses cannot be
+promoted without visual evidence.
 
 ## Product Direction
 
@@ -531,18 +534,23 @@ Status:
    reconciliation, zero Review/errors/writes, and
    `requestToResultsReconciledMs=28,022`. This is a functional/safety gate;
    it does not claim 3 Artifacts/s.
-4. Clean generated workspace output, commit the coherent checkpoint, and push
-   the intended branch. A package-runtime/UAC test is required only for that
-   separate claim.
-5. Continue review-corpus growth only from visually confirmed crops. Keep
+4. Completed on 2026-07-11: generated workspace output was cleaned and the
+   coherent checkpoint was committed and pushed as `8b9f948`. A
+   package-runtime/UAC test is required only for that separate claim.
+5. The visual-evidence review exporter/preparer passed focused checks plus
+   `npm run lint`, `npm test` (72 files / 446 tests), and `npm run build`.
+   Its read-only export of the current 177-record local queue found three
+   retrievable crops, all already-confirmed `native-review-approved` cases;
+   no new corpus label was promoted.
+6. Continue review-corpus growth only from new visually confirmed crops. Keep
    explicit 1–4★ evidence excluded, ambiguous evidence in `Review`, and reject
    aliases that cannot be justified by independent field evidence.
-6. Refresh source-bound profiles before expiry and add Golden plus
+7. Refresh source-bound profiles before expiry and add Golden plus
    Review/low-confidence adversarial fixtures for each additional profile.
-7. Keep the bounded wheel reset as the production baseline. Benchmark a `B`
+8. Keep the bounded wheel reset as the production baseline. Benchmark a `B`
    plus Artifact-tab reopen only as a separate guarded experiment before any
    reset strategy change.
-8. Keep Build-Fit profile suggestions read-only and Artifact-only until an
+9. Keep Build-Fit profile suggestions read-only and Artifact-only until an
    explicit product decision adds owned-character, weapon, team, and rotation
    inputs with their own sources.
 
diff --git a/docs/ocr-eval.md b/docs/ocr-eval.md
index d12191e..c75df2b 100644
--- a/docs/ocr-eval.md
+++ b/docs/ocr-eval.md
@@ -52,12 +52,21 @@ This writes:
 - `outputs/review-eval-candidates/review-eval-candidates.json`
 - `outputs/review-eval-candidates/review-eval-candidates.md`
 
-The exporter deduplicates samples, puts complete modern OCR captures first,
-marks missing fast-profile fields so stale/partial captures do not crowd out
-useful cases, and surfaces ownership/lock evidence (`artifact-footer`,
-`equipped`, and `locked=true/false`) for the next validation pass.
+The exporter deduplicates samples, puts candidates with retrievable local visual
+evidence first, then preserves the existing complete-OCR/staleness ordering
+within each evidence group. It marks missing fast-profile fields so
+stale/partial captures do not crowd out useful cases, and surfaces
+ownership/lock evidence (`artifact-footer`, `equipped`, and `locked=true/false`)
+for the next validation pass.
 
-Current local snapshot from 2026-07-10:
+Each candidate records a safe `captureId`, `capturedAt`, and
+`visualEvidence.status`. `available` means the referenced local PNG existed at
+export time; `unavailable` is an OCR-only legacy/no-path case. The export never
+serializes the local PNG path. Only label an `available` candidate after opening
+that retained crop and checking the real artifact. Re-export if the crop was
+removed; the preparer deliberately refuses `unavailable` candidates.
+
+Current local snapshot re-exported on 2026-07-11:
 
 - 177 records read, 0 invalid
 - 138 unique candidates
@@ -65,16 +74,18 @@ Current local snapshot from 2026-07-10:
 - 36 candidates with complete fast-profile fields
 - 41 likely stale or partial captures
 - 14 equipped-footer candidates
-- 3 `native-review-approved` cases already represented in
-  `confirmedReviewCorpus.ts`; the remaining 77 exported cases still require
-  explicit human labels
+- 3 candidates with retrievable visual evidence, all
+  `native-review-approved` cases already represented in
+  `confirmedReviewCorpus.ts`
+- 77 OCR-only/unavailable exported cases, which must not be prepared as
+  confirmed corpus labels until a retained crop is available
 
 These counts describe the current local queue and may grow after later live
 sessions. Do not treat the 36 complete-field candidates as automatically
 correct; complete OCR is still only a review candidate until visually checked.
 
-After manually checking one candidate against the real artifact, create a
-confirmed corpus snippet with explicit expected labels:
+After manually checking one `visualEvidence: available` candidate against the
+real artifact, create a confirmed corpus snippet with explicit expected labels:
 
 ```powershell
 npm run eval:prepare-confirmed -- --candidate=<candidate-id> --expect-file=.\path\to\expect.json
@@ -83,15 +94,18 @@ npm run eval:prepare-confirmed -- --candidate=<candidate-id> --expect-file=.\pat
 The script reads the latest
 `outputs/review-eval-candidates/review-eval-candidates.json` by default and
 writes a `.confirmed.ts` snippet under `outputs/review-eval-candidates/`.
-It refuses to run without explicit labels, so parser guesses are not silently
-promoted to ground truth. Review that snippet, then paste the object into
+It refuses to run without explicit labels or retrievable visual evidence, so
+parser guesses and OCR-only legacy records are not silently promoted to ground
+truth. The generated provenance note includes the safe capture/run reference
+and timestamp, never an absolute local crop path. Review that snippet, then paste the object into
 `src/eval/corpus/confirmedReviewCorpus.ts`.
 
 The parser's guess is a label **candidate, not ground truth** (using it directly
 would be the parser grading itself). To add a real case:
 
-1. Convert review samples with `reviewSamplesToEvalCases(records)`.
-2. Open each produced case and confirm or correct the `expect` values against
+1. Export review samples and choose a candidate marked
+   `visualEvidence: available`.
+2. Open its retained crop and confirm or correct the `expect` values against
    what the artifact actually is in-game. Set `confirmed: true`.
 3. Move the corrected case into
    `src/eval/corpus/confirmedReviewCorpus.ts`. The main eval gate imports
diff --git a/docs/scanner-results-inventory-roadmap.md b/docs/scanner-results-inventory-roadmap.md
index d8b8f17..095c227 100644
--- a/docs/scanner-results-inventory-roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/scanner-results-inventory-roadmap.md
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ checkpoint, see
 
 The implementation now has an English-default/Deutsch-selectable renderer,
 confirmed local artifact removal, a shared-clock native run timing record, and
-new visually reviewed OCR corpus cases. These are implementation and offline
-validation results, not a new live-release claim. The remaining release gates
-include the non-persisting 50-artifact native smoke that produces a complete
-`run-timing.json`. The built-renderer Builds/UI acceptance already passed; an
-elevated packaged-executable runtime remains a separate packaging boundary.
+new visually reviewed OCR corpus cases. The required non-persisting current
+build 50-artifact native smoke passed with a complete `run-timing.json`, and
+the resulting checkpoint was published as `8b9f948`. The built-renderer
+Builds/UI acceptance also passed; an elevated packaged-executable runtime
+remains a separate packaging boundary.
 
 ## Target User Flow
 
diff --git a/docs/scanner-rework-status.md b/docs/scanner-rework-status.md
index 2659c41..b35d941 100644
--- a/docs/scanner-rework-status.md
+++ b/docs/scanner-rework-status.md
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ Detailed evidence:
   akzeptiert. 360 widerspruechliche `+0`-Main-Values werden jetzt nur dann aus
   der kanonischen 5-Sterne-Tabelle repariert, wenn vier Anfangs-Substats die
   Seltenheit strukturell beweisen; Drei-Substat-Faelle bleiben Review.
+- Der Review-Corpus-Exporter priorisiert jetzt nur noch Kandidaten mit
+  abrufbarem lokalem Crop und gibt sichere Capture-/Run-Referenzen statt lokaler
+  Pfade aus. Der Snippet-Preparer blockiert OCR-only Kandidaten ohne visuelle
+  Evidenz. Ein read-only Export der aktuellen 177 Eintraege fand drei abrufbare,
+  bereits bestaetigte `native-review-approved` Faelle; keine neue Label-Promotion
+  wurde vorgenommen.
 - Native Helper und PowerShell-Fallback akzeptieren nur noch die exakten
   Prozessnamen `GenshinImpact` oder `YuanShen`. Bei geschlossenem Spiel bestand
   der Package-Smoke mit `genshinFound=false`, HWND 0 und leerem Zielprozess.
@@ -153,8 +159,9 @@ Detailed evidence:
    offen; der frische native 50er-Smoke bestand als Scanner-Release-Gate.
 2. Profilquellen vor Ablauf erneuern und jedes weitere Profil wieder mit
    Golden-/adversarial Fixtures absichern.
-3. Die verbleibenden 136 Review-Faelle nur nach visueller Crop-Bestaetigung in
-   Parser-Corpus oder Lernregeln uebernehmen.
+3. Neue Review-Faelle nur nach visueller Crop-Bestaetigung in Parser-Corpus
+   oder Lernregeln uebernehmen. Die historische 136er-Population ist bereits
+   auditiert; der eine unvollstaendige Crop bleibt bewusst `Review`.
 4. Result-Klarheit und explizite Mutation-QA weiter staerken.
 5. Erst nach eigenen Quellen fuer Charakterbesitz, Team, Waffe und Rotation
    eine breitere Optimizer- oder Empfehlungsphase erwägen.
@@ -162,7 +169,7 @@ Detailed evidence:
 ## Aktueller Nachweis
 
 - `npm run acceptance:offline`: PASS
-- `npm test`: 444/444 in 72 Dateien
+- `npm test`: 446/446 in 72 Dateien
 - `npm run acceptance:offline`: final PASS nach Lokalisierung, lokaler
   Loeschung, Timing, Korpus und UI-Acceptance-Runner; Package-Verifier 27/27
 - Build-Fit-Ranker/Kontext/Profile: offline PASS; gebaute Renderer-UI PASS,
diff --git a/scripts/export-review-eval-candidates.cjs b/scripts/export-review-eval-candidates.cjs
index e585b8f..e42fbb2 100644
--- a/scripts/export-review-eval-candidates.cjs
+++ b/scripts/export-review-eval-candidates.cjs
@@ -23,6 +23,43 @@ function simplifyId(value) {
     .slice(0, 80) || "unknown";
 }
 
+function safeCaptureReference(value) {
+  const reference = typeof value === "string" ? value.trim() : "";
+  if (!reference || reference.length > 160 || /[\r\n]/.test(reference)) return null;
+  if (path.isAbsolute(reference) || /^[A-Za-z]:[\\/]/.test(reference) || reference.startsWith("\\\\")) return null;
+  return reference;
+}
+
+function safeCapturedAt(value) {
+  const capturedAt = typeof value === "string" ? value.trim() : "";
+  if (!capturedAt || capturedAt.length > 80 || /[\r\n]/.test(capturedAt)) return null;
+  return capturedAt;
+}
+
+function hasRetrievableLocalPng(value) {
+  if (typeof value !== "string" || path.extname(value).toLowerCase() !== ".png") return false;
+  try {
+    return fs.statSync(value).isFile();
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+function visualEvidenceForCapture(capture) {
+  const captureId = safeCaptureReference(capture?.id);
+  const capturedAt = safeCapturedAt(capture?.capturedAt);
+  const available = hasRetrievableLocalPng(capture?.name);
+  return {
+    captureId,
+    capturedAt,
+    visualEvidence: {
+      status: available ? "available" : "unavailable",
+      source: available ? "local-crop" : "none",
+      reference: captureId,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 function parsedSummary(parsed) {
   if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== "object") return {};
   return {
@@ -66,6 +103,7 @@ function candidateFromRecord(record, index) {
   const reason = record?.sample?.reason || "missing-reason";
   const savedAt = record?.savedAt || "unknown";
   const capture = record?.sample?.capture || {};
+  const visualEvidence = visualEvidenceForCapture(capture);
   const ocrFieldIds = Object.keys(ocr).sort();
   const missingFastFields = REQUIRED_FAST_OCR_FIELDS.filter((field) => !ocr[field]);
   const hasEquippedFooterOcr = Boolean(ocr["artifact-footer"]);
@@ -76,6 +114,9 @@ function candidateFromRecord(record, index) {
     reason,
     confirmed: false,
     resolution: capture.width && capture.height ? `${capture.width}x${capture.height}` : "",
+    captureId: visualEvidence.captureId,
+    capturedAt: visualEvidence.capturedAt,
+    visualEvidence: visualEvidence.visualEvidence,
     ocrFieldIds,
     missingFastFields,
     hasEquippedFooterOcr,
@@ -98,6 +139,9 @@ function candidateFromRecord(record, index) {
       validationChecks: {
         equipped: hasEquippedFooterOcr ? "Confirm character name or mark Not detected." : "No footer OCR in this sample.",
         locked: locked === null ? "No lock-state payload in this sample." : `Confirm locked=${locked}.`,
+        visualEvidence: visualEvidence.visualEvidence.status === "available"
+          ? "A local PNG was retrievable at export. Inspect it before confirming labels."
+          : "No retrievable local PNG. Do not promote this case to the confirmed corpus.",
       },
     },
   };
@@ -128,9 +172,19 @@ function candidatePriority(candidate) {
   return 5;
 }
 
+function candidateComparator(left, right) {
+  const visualEvidencePriority = Number(left.visualEvidence?.status !== "available")
+    - Number(right.visualEvidence?.status !== "available");
+  if (visualEvidencePriority) return visualEvidencePriority;
+  const priority = candidatePriority(left) - candidatePriority(right);
+  if (priority) return priority;
+  const missingDiff = (left.missingFastFields?.length || 0) - (right.missingFastFields?.length || 0);
+  if (missingDiff) return missingDiff;
+  return String(right.savedAt).localeCompare(String(left.savedAt));
+}
+
 async function readCandidates(inputPath, limit) {
-  const candidates = [];
-  const seen = new Set();
+  const candidatesByKey = new Map();
   let total = 0;
   let invalid = 0;
   const rl = readline.createInterface({ input: fs.createReadStream(inputPath, { encoding: "utf8" }) });
@@ -147,16 +201,14 @@ async function readCandidates(inputPath, limit) {
     const candidate = candidateFromRecord(record, total);
     if (!candidate) continue;
     const key = candidateKey(candidate);
-    if (seen.has(key)) continue;
-    seen.add(key);
-    candidates.push(candidate);
+    const existing = candidatesByKey.get(key);
+    if (!existing || candidateComparator(candidate, existing) < 0) {
+      candidatesByKey.set(key, candidate);
+    }
   }
+  const candidates = [...candidatesByKey.values()];
   candidates.sort((left, right) => {
-    const priority = candidatePriority(left) - candidatePriority(right);
-    if (priority) return priority;
-    const missingDiff = (left.missingFastFields?.length || 0) - (right.missingFastFields?.length || 0);
-    if (missingDiff) return missingDiff;
-    return String(right.savedAt).localeCompare(String(left.savedAt));
+    return candidateComparator(left, right);
   });
   return { total, invalid, candidates: candidates.slice(0, limit), uniqueCandidates: candidates.length };
 }
@@ -174,12 +226,16 @@ function buildExportStats(candidates) {
   let equippedFooterCandidates = 0;
   let lockedTrueCandidates = 0;
   let lockedFalseCandidates = 0;
+  let visualEvidenceAvailable = 0;
+  let visualEvidenceUnavailable = 0;
   for (const candidate of candidates) {
     increment(reasonCounts, candidate.reason);
     if (candidate.likelyStaleCapture) likelyStaleCaptures++;
     if (candidate.hasEquippedFooterOcr) equippedFooterCandidates++;
     if (candidate.locked === true) lockedTrueCandidates++;
     if (candidate.locked === false) lockedFalseCandidates++;
+    if (candidate.visualEvidence?.status === "available") visualEvidenceAvailable++;
+    else visualEvidenceUnavailable++;
     const missingFields = candidate.missingFastFields || [];
     if (missingFields.length === 0) completeFastFields++;
     for (const field of missingFields) increment(missingFastFieldCounts, field);
@@ -190,6 +246,8 @@ function buildExportStats(candidates) {
     equippedFooterCandidates,
     lockedTrueCandidates,
     lockedFalseCandidates,
+    visualEvidenceAvailable,
+    visualEvidenceUnavailable,
     reasonCounts,
     missingFastFieldCounts,
   };
@@ -209,8 +267,10 @@ function markdownFor(summary, candidates) {
     `Equipped footer candidates: ${summary.exportStats.equippedFooterCandidates}`,
     `Locked=true candidates: ${summary.exportStats.lockedTrueCandidates}`,
     `Locked=false candidates: ${summary.exportStats.lockedFalseCandidates}`,
+    `Visual evidence available: ${summary.exportStats.visualEvidenceAvailable}`,
+    `Visual evidence unavailable: ${summary.exportStats.visualEvidenceUnavailable}`,
     "",
-    "These cases are not ground truth yet. Confirm or correct the expected fields before committing any case into `src/eval/corpus/`.",
+    "These cases are not ground truth yet. Only manually label candidates with `visualEvidence: available`; then confirm or correct the expected fields before committing any case into `src/eval/corpus/`.",
     "",
     "## Export stats",
     "",
@@ -228,6 +288,9 @@ function markdownFor(summary, candidates) {
     lines.push("");
     lines.push(`- savedAt: ${candidate.savedAt}`);
     lines.push(`- reason: ${candidate.reason}`);
+    lines.push(`- captureId: ${candidate.captureId || "unavailable"}`);
+    lines.push(`- capturedAt: ${candidate.capturedAt || "unavailable"}`);
+    lines.push(`- visualEvidence: ${candidate.visualEvidence?.status || "unavailable"} (${candidate.visualEvidence?.source || "none"})`);
     lines.push(`- missingFastFields: ${candidate.missingFastFields.join(", ") || "none"}`);
     lines.push(`- likelyStaleCapture: ${candidate.likelyStaleCapture ? "yes" : "no"}`);
     lines.push(`- hasEquippedFooterOcr: ${candidate.hasEquippedFooterOcr ? "yes" : "no"}`);
@@ -281,8 +344,11 @@ if (require.main === module) {
 module.exports = {
   buildExportStats,
   candidateFromRecord,
+  candidateComparator,
   candidatePriority,
   defaultReviewSamplesPath,
+  hasRetrievableLocalPng,
   markdownFor,
   readCandidates,
+  visualEvidenceForCapture,
 };
diff --git a/scripts/prepare-confirmed-review-case.cjs b/scripts/prepare-confirmed-review-case.cjs
index b15731c..a1848e0 100644
--- a/scripts/prepare-confirmed-review-case.cjs
+++ b/scripts/prepare-confirmed-review-case.cjs
@@ -60,12 +60,33 @@ function stableId(value) {
     .slice(0, 80) || "review-case";
 }
 
+function safeProvenanceValue(value, fallback = "unknown") {
+  const text = typeof value === "string" ? value.trim() : "";
+  if (!text || text.length > 200 || /[\r\n]/.test(text)) return fallback;
+  if (path.isAbsolute(text) || /[A-Za-z]:[\\/]/.test(text) || text.startsWith("\\\\")) return fallback;
+  return text;
+}
+
+function visualEvidenceNote(candidate) {
+  const status = candidate?.visualEvidence?.status === "available" ? "available" : "unavailable";
+  const parts = [`visualEvidence=${status}`];
+  const captureId = safeProvenanceValue(candidate?.captureId, "");
+  const capturedAt = safeProvenanceValue(candidate?.capturedAt, "");
+  if (captureId) parts.push(`captureId=${captureId}`);
+  if (capturedAt) parts.push(`capturedAt=${capturedAt}`);
+  return parts.join(" | ");
+}
+
 function objectLiteral(value, indent = 2) {
   return JSON.stringify(value, null, indent).replace(/"([A-Za-z_$][0-9A-Za-z_$]*)":/g, "$1:");
 }
 
 function snippetFor(candidate, expect) {
   const id = stableId(argValue("id", `confirmed-${candidate.id}`));
+  const reason = safeProvenanceValue(candidate.reason, "review-sample");
+  const savedAt = safeProvenanceValue(candidate.savedAt, "unknown");
+  const resolution = safeProvenanceValue(candidate.resolution, "");
+  const sourceCandidate = stableId(candidate.id);
   const entry = {
     id,
     confirmed: true,
@@ -73,8 +94,8 @@ function snippetFor(candidate, expect) {
     expect,
     meta: {
       source: "review-sample",
-      resolution: candidate.resolution || undefined,
-      note: `${candidate.reason || "review-sample"} | savedAt=${candidate.savedAt || "unknown"} | sourceCandidate=${candidate.id}`,
+      resolution: resolution || undefined,
+      note: `${reason} | savedAt=${savedAt} | sourceCandidate=${sourceCandidate} | ${visualEvidenceNote(candidate)}`,
     },
   };
   return `${objectLiteral(entry, 2)},\n`;
@@ -90,6 +111,9 @@ function main() {
   if (!candidateId) throw new Error("Missing candidate id. Pass --candidate=<id>.");
   const outputPath = path.resolve(argValue("out", path.join(process.cwd(), "outputs", "review-eval-candidates", `${stableId(candidateId)}.confirmed.ts`)));
   const candidate = loadCandidate(inputPath, candidateId);
+  if (candidate?.visualEvidence?.status !== "available") {
+    throw new Error("Candidate has no retrievable visual evidence. Re-export after retaining a local PNG before preparing a confirmed corpus case.");
+  }
   const expect = parseExpectedFields();
   fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(outputPath), { recursive: true });
   const snippet = snippetFor(candidate, expect);
@@ -106,4 +130,5 @@ module.exports = {
   parseExpectedFields,
   snippetFor,
   stableId,
+  visualEvidenceNote,
 };
diff --git a/src/eval/prepareConfirmedReviewCaseScript.test.ts b/src/eval/prepareConfirmedReviewCaseScript.test.ts
index f7a80c4..d3e2972 100644
--- a/src/eval/prepareConfirmedReviewCaseScript.test.ts
+++ b/src/eval/prepareConfirmedReviewCaseScript.test.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-function writeCandidatePayload(dir: string) {
+function writeCandidatePayload(dir: string, visualEvidenceStatus: "available" | "unavailable" = "available") {
   const inputPath = path.join(dir, "review-eval-candidates.json");
+  const localCropPath = path.join(dir, "private-artifact-crop.png");
   writeFileSync(
     inputPath,
     JSON.stringify({
@@ -15,7 +16,16 @@ function writeCandidatePayload(dir: string) {
           id: "review-2026-07-08T15-02-39-765Z-152",
           savedAt: "2026-07-08T15:02:39.765Z",
           reason: "automatic:parser-notes:p1:r2c3",
-          resolution: "1920x1080",
+          resolution: localCropPath,
+          captureId: "20260711-154827:10",
+          capturedAt: "2026-07-11T15:48:28.000Z",
+          capturePath: localCropPath,
+          visualEvidence: {
+            status: visualEvidenceStatus,
+            source: visualEvidenceStatus === "available" ? "local-crop" : "none",
+            reference: "20260711-154827:10",
+            localPath: localCropPath,
+          },
           ocr: {
             "artifact-name": "Pristine Plume of the Blessed",
             "artifact-slot": "Plume of Death",
@@ -67,6 +77,10 @@ describe("prepare confirmed review case script", () => {
       expect(snippet).toContain("Pristine Plume of the Blessed");
       expect(snippet).toContain('"artifact-name": "Pristine Plume of the Blessed"');
       expect(snippet).toContain("sourceCandidate=review-2026-07-08T15-02-39-765Z-152");
+      expect(snippet).toContain("visualEvidence=available");
+      expect(snippet).toContain("captureId=20260711-154827:10");
+      expect(snippet).toContain("capturedAt=2026-07-11T15:48:28.000Z");
+      expect(snippet).not.toContain(path.join(dir, "private-artifact-crop.png"));
       expect(snippet).not.toContain("confirmed: false");
     } finally {
       rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
@@ -88,4 +102,31 @@ describe("prepare confirmed review case script", () => {
       rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
   });
+
+  it("rejects candidates without retrievable visual evidence", () => {
+    const dir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "gaa-confirmed-review-"));
+    try {
+      const inputPath = writeCandidatePayload(dir, "unavailable");
+      let thrown: unknown;
+      try {
+        execFileSync(
+          "node",
+          [
+            "scripts/prepare-confirmed-review-case.cjs",
+            `--input=${inputPath}`,
+            "--candidate=review-2026-07-08T15-02-39-765Z-152",
+            '--expect-json={"name":"Pristine Plume of the Blessed"}',
+          ],
+          { cwd: process.cwd(), stdio: "pipe" },
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        thrown = error;
+      }
+      expect(thrown).toBeDefined();
+      const stderr = (thrown as { stderr?: Buffer | string }).stderr;
+      expect(String(stderr)).toContain("retrievable visual evidence");
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/eval/reviewEvalCandidatesScript.test.ts b/src/eval/reviewEvalCandidatesScript.test.ts
index ae5080c..3e7d3e7 100644
--- a/src/eval/reviewEvalCandidatesScript.test.ts
+++ b/src/eval/reviewEvalCandidatesScript.test.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,19 @@ import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-function reviewRecord(savedAt: string, reason: string, ocr: Array<{ id: string; text: string }>, locked?: boolean) {
+function reviewRecord(
+  savedAt: string,
+  reason: string,
+  ocr: Array<{ id: string; text: string }>,
+  locked?: boolean,
+  captureDetails: Record<string, unknown> = {},
+) {
   return {
     savedAt,
     sample: {
       reason,
       capture: {
+        ...captureDetails,
         width: 1920,
         height: 1080,
         ocr,
@@ -74,7 +81,10 @@ describe("review eval candidate exporter", () => {
       expect(payload.summary.exportStats.likelyStaleCaptures).toBe(1);
       expect(payload.summary.exportStats.equippedFooterCandidates).toBe(2);
       expect(payload.summary.exportStats.lockedTrueCandidates).toBe(1);
+      expect(payload.summary.exportStats.visualEvidenceAvailable).toBe(0);
+      expect(payload.summary.exportStats.visualEvidenceUnavailable).toBe(2);
       expect(payload.candidates[0].missingFastFields).toEqual([]);
+      expect(payload.candidates[0].visualEvidence.status).toBe("unavailable");
       expect(payload.candidates[0].parsed.equipped).toBe("Aino");
       expect(payload.candidates[0].reviewPrompt.expectedFields.equipped).toBe("Aino");
       expect(payload.candidates[1].likelyStaleCapture).toBe(true);
@@ -83,6 +93,63 @@ describe("review eval candidate exporter", () => {
       expect(markdown).toContain("- artifact-slot: 1");
       expect(markdown).toContain("equipped=Aino");
       expect(markdown).toContain("Locked=true candidates: 1");
+      expect(markdown).toContain("Visual evidence unavailable: 2");
+    } finally {
+      rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("prioritizes retrievable local crops and does not export their local paths", () => {
+    const dir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "gaa-review-evidence-"));
+    try {
+      const inputPath = path.join(dir, "review-samples.jsonl");
+      const outDir = path.join(dir, "out");
+      const cropPath = path.join(dir, "artifact-0010.png");
+      writeFileSync(cropPath, "png", "utf8");
+      const staleOcr = completeOcr.filter((entry) => entry.id !== "artifact-slot");
+      writeFileSync(
+        inputPath,
+        [
+          JSON.stringify(reviewRecord("2026-07-11T10:00:00.000Z", "automatic:low-field:p1:r0c0", completeOcr)),
+          JSON.stringify(reviewRecord("2026-07-11T10:01:00.000Z", "automatic:low-field:p1:r0c0", completeOcr, false, {
+            id: "20260711-154827:10",
+            name: cropPath,
+            capturedAt: "2026-07-11T10:01:01.000Z",
+          })),
+          JSON.stringify(reviewRecord("2026-07-11T10:02:00.000Z", "automatic:capture-rejected:p1:r0c1", staleOcr, false, {
+            id: "20260711-154827:11",
+            name: cropPath,
+            capturedAt: "2026-07-11T10:02:01.000Z",
+          })),
+          JSON.stringify(reviewRecord("2026-07-11T10:03:00.000Z", "automatic:low-field:p1:r0c2", completeOcr)),
+        ].join("\n"),
+        "utf8",
+      );
+
+      execFileSync("node", ["scripts/export-review-eval-candidates.cjs", `--input=${inputPath}`, `--out=${outDir}`, "--limit=10"], {
+        cwd: process.cwd(),
+        stdio: "pipe",
+      });
+
+      const payload = JSON.parse(readFileSync(path.join(outDir, "review-eval-candidates.json"), "utf8"));
+      const markdown = readFileSync(path.join(outDir, "review-eval-candidates.md"), "utf8");
+
+      expect(payload.summary.uniqueCandidates).toBe(3);
+      expect(payload.summary.exportStats.visualEvidenceAvailable).toBe(2);
+      expect(payload.summary.exportStats.visualEvidenceUnavailable).toBe(1);
+      expect(payload.candidates.map((candidate: { captureId: string | null }) => candidate.captureId)).toEqual([
+        "20260711-154827:10",
+        "20260711-154827:11",
+        null,
+      ]);
+      expect(payload.candidates.map((candidate: { visualEvidence: { status: string } }) => candidate.visualEvidence.status)).toEqual([
+        "available",
+        "available",
+        "unavailable",
+      ]);
+      expect(JSON.stringify(payload)).not.toContain(cropPath);
+      expect(markdown).not.toContain(cropPath);
+      expect(markdown).toContain("Only manually label candidates with `visualEvidence: available`");
     } finally {
       rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }