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 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
-  <meta charset="utf-8">
-  <title>ACDL Evidence</title>
-  <style>body{font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;margin:2rem;color:#333}</style>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+<title>ACDL Evidence Timeline</title>
+<style>
+  :root {
+    --stage-dev: #2563eb;
+    --stage-qa: #ca8a04;
+    --stage-prod: #ea580c;
+    --stage-finalize: #16a34a;
+    --stage-genesis: #6b7280;
+    --stage-rejected: #dc2626;
+    --bg: #f8fafc;
+    --card-bg: #ffffff;
+    --text: #0f172a;
+    --muted: #64748b;
+    --border: #e2e8f0;
+  }
+  * { box-sizing: border-box; }
+  html, body {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    background: var(--bg);
+    color: var(--text);
+    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
+    line-height: 1.5;
+  }
+  header {
+    padding: 24px 32px 16px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+    background: var(--card-bg);
+  }
+  header h1 {
+    margin: 0 0 6px;
+    font-size: 1.5rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+  }
+  header p {
+    margin: 0;
+    color: var(--muted);
+    font-size: 0.95rem;
+  }
+  .toolbar {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 12px;
+    padding: 16px 32px;
+    background: var(--card-bg);
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  }
+  button#refresh {
+    appearance: none;
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    background: var(--text);
+    color: #fff;
+    padding: 8px 16px;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    font-family: inherit;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+  button#refresh:hover { opacity: 0.9; }
+  button#refresh:active { transform: translateY(1px); }
+  .toolbar .status {
+    color: var(--muted);
+    font-size: 0.85rem;
+  }
+  main {
+    padding: 24px 32px 48px;
+    max-width: 900px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+  }
+  .empty {
+    padding: 48px 24px;
+    text-align: center;
+    color: var(--muted);
+    background: var(--card-bg);
+    border: 1px dashed var(--border);
+    border-radius: 8px;
+  }
+  ol.timeline {
+    list-style: none;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    position: relative;
+  }
+  ol.timeline::before {
+    content: "";
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 11px;
+    top: 6px;
+    bottom: 6px;
+    width: 2px;
+    background: var(--border);
+  }
+  li.event {
+    position: relative;
+    padding: 12px 0 12px 40px;
+  }
+  li.event::before {
+    content: "";
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 6px;
+    top: 18px;
+    width: 12px;
+    height: 12px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: var(--dot, var(--muted));
+    border: 2px solid var(--card-bg);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--border);
+  }
+  .card {
+    background: var(--card-bg);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border);
+    border-left: 4px solid var(--dot, var(--muted));
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    padding: 12px 16px;
+  }
+  .card .row {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 8px;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+  }
+  .seq {
+    display: inline-block;
+    min-width: 28px;
+    padding: 2px 6px;
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    text-align: center;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background: #eef2ff;
+    color: #3730a3;
+    border: 1px solid #c7d2fe;
+  }
+  .chip {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 2px 8px;
+    font-size: 0.72rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+    border-radius: 999px;
+    color: #fff;
+    background: var(--dot, var(--muted));
+  }
+  .ts {
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    color: var(--muted);
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  }
+  .event-text {
+    margin: 4px 0 6px;
+    font-size: 0.95rem;
+  }
+  .hash {
+    font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
+    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    color: var(--muted);
+    word-break: break-all;
+  }
+  footer {
+    padding: 16px 32px 24px;
+    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
+    color: var(--muted);
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    max-width: 900px;
+    margin: 0 auto;
+  }
+  footer code {
+    font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
+    background: #f1f5f9;
+    padding: 1px 4px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+  }
+</style>
 </head>
 <body>
-  <h1>ACDL Evidence Stream</h1>
-  <p>Evidence timeline will appear here in Phase 05.</p>
-  <p>Placeholder served via Gitea raw file URL (D-012; Gitea has no native Pages).</p>
+<header>
+  <h1>ACDL Evidence Timeline</h1>
+  <p>ACDL — Agentic Cloud Delivery Platform · Audit Timeline</p>
+</header>
+<div class="toolbar">
+  <button id="refresh" type="button">Refresh</button>
+  <span class="status" id="status"></span>
+</div>
+<main>
+  <div id="container">
+    <div class="empty">Loading…</div>
+  </div>
+</main>
+<footer>
+  <div id="footer"></div>
+</footer>
+<script>
+(function () {
+  "use strict";
+
+  var AUDIT_URL = "./audit.json";
+  var STAGE_COLORS = {
+    dev: "var(--stage-dev)",
+    qa: "var(--stage-qa)",
+    prod: "var(--stage-prod)",
+    finalize: "var(--stage-finalize)",
+    genesis: "var(--stage-genesis)"
+  };
+
+  function $(id) { return document.getElementById(id); }
+
+  function stageColor(stage, eventText) {
+    var evt = (eventText || "").toString().toLowerCase();
+    if (evt.indexOf("rejected") !== -1) {
+      return "var(--stage-rejected)";
+    }
+    return STAGE_COLORS[stage] || "var(--stage-genesis)";
+  }
+
+  function dash(v) {
+    return (v === null || v === undefined || v === "") ? "—" : v;
+  }
+
+  function hashPreview(hash) {
+    if (hash === null || hash === undefined || hash === "") return "—";
+    var s = String(hash);
+    return s.slice(0, 12) + "…";
+  }
+
+  function esc(s) {
+    return String(s)
+      .replace(/&/g, "&amp;")
+      .replace(/</g, "&lt;")
+      .replace(/>/g, "&gt;")
+      .replace(/"/g, "&quot;")
+      .replace(/'/g, "&#39;");
+  }
+
+  function auditUrlDisplay() {
+    try {
+      var href = window.location.href;
+      var slash = href.lastIndexOf("/");
+      if (slash >= 0) {
+        return href.slice(0, slash + 1) + "audit.json";
+      }
+    } catch (e) {}
+    return AUDIT_URL;
+  }
+
+  function renderEmpty(msg) {
+    $("container").innerHTML =
+      '<div class="empty">' + esc(msg) + "</div>";
+  }
+
+  function renderTimeline(events) {
+    if (!Array.isArray(events)) {
+      renderEmpty("No audit data yet");
+      return;
+    }
+    if (events.length === 0) {
+      renderEmpty("No audit data yet");
+      return;
+    }
+    var sorted = events.slice().sort(function (a, b) {
+      var sa = (a && typeof a.seq === "number") ? a.seq : 0;
+      var sb = (b && typeof b.seq === "number") ? b.seq : 0;
+      return sa - sb;
+    });
+    var html = '<ol class="timeline">';
+    for (var i = 0; i < sorted.length; i++) {
+      var e = sorted[i] || {};
+      var stage = dash(e.stage);
+      var color = stageColor(e.stage, e.event);
+      html += '<li class="event" style="--dot:' + color + ';">';
+      html += '<div class="card" style="--dot:' + color + ';">';
+      html += '<div class="row">';
+      html += '<span class="seq">#' + esc(dash(e.seq)) + "</span>";
+      html += '<span class="chip">' + esc(stage) + "</span>";
+      html += '<span class="ts">' + esc(dash(e.ts)) + "</span>";
+      html += "</div>";
+      html += '<div class="event-text">' + esc(dash(e.event)) + "</div>";
+      html += '<div class="hash">' + esc(hashPreview(e.hash)) + "</div>";
+      html += "</div>";
+      html += "</li>";
+    }
+    html += "</ol>";
+    $("container").innerHTML = html;
+  }
+
+  function renderFooter(ok) {
+    var when = new Date().toISOString();
+    var url = auditUrlDisplay();
+    var prefix = "Fetched at " + when + " · audit.json: ";
+    $("footer").innerHTML =
+      esc(prefix) + '<code>' + esc(url) + "</code>" +
+      (ok ? "" : " (fetch failed)");
+  }
+
+  function setStatus(msg) {
+    $("status").textContent = msg || "";
+  }
+
+  function fetchAudit() {
+    setStatus("Fetching…");
+    fetch(AUDIT_URL, { cache: "no-store" })
+      .then(function (res) {
+        if (!res.ok) {
+          throw new Error("HTTP " + res.status);
+        }
+        return res.json();
+      })
+      .then(function (data) {
+        if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
+          throw new Error("not an array");
+        }
+        renderTimeline(data);
+        renderFooter(true);
+        setStatus("Loaded " + data.length + " event(s)");
+      })
+      .catch(function (err) {
+        renderEmpty("No audit data yet");
+        renderFooter(false);
+        setStatus("Fetch failed: " + (err && err.message ? err.message : "error"));
+      });
+  }
+
+  $("refresh").addEventListener("click", fetchAudit);
+  fetchAudit();
+})();
+</script>
 </body>
 </html>
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