diff --git a/app/features/scanner/README.md b/app/features/scanner/README.md
index 4d65b9a06..4724e7fbd 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/README.md
+++ b/app/features/scanner/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ pnpm test:scanner                       # golden-file suite over tests/fixtures/
 pnpm scanner:report                     # accuracy table + name character error rate across fixtures
 pnpm scanner:fixtures [name-substring]  # run detectors over matching fixtures, verbose
 pnpm scanner:replay <dir> <startT> <fps> # replay ffmpeg-extracted frames through the scheduler+detectors
+pnpm scanner:scan-vod <video>           # VoD-tab scan as a CLI (ffmpeg): video in, events CSV out
+pnpm scanner:status-audit <events.csv>  # diff the CSV's timeline vs scoreboard D/S, rank fixture candidates
 pnpm scanner:bootstrap-atlas            # harvest labeled fixture crops into the glyph atlases
 pnpm scanner:build-glyph-atlas          # add the font-rendered charset (fonts required, see below)
 pnpm scanner:build-localized-entries    # regen localized closed sets from ../splat3
diff --git a/app/features/scanner/components/events-csv.ts b/app/features/scanner/components/events-csv.ts
index fb1921eac..3586ff4f1 100644
--- a/app/features/scanner/components/events-csv.ts
+++ b/app/features/scanner/components/events-csv.ts
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ function eventCells(event: CsvEvent): Cell[] {
 	}
 }
 
-function eventsToCsv(events: CsvEvent[]): string {
+export function eventsToCsv(events: CsvEvent[]): string {
 	const lines = [HEADER.join(",")];
 	for (const event of events)
 		lines.push(eventCells(event).map(csvCell).join(","));
diff --git a/knip.ts b/knip.ts
index ef1b1aa49..a34357af6 100644
--- a/knip.ts
+++ b/knip.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const config = {
 		type: true,
 	},
 	tags: ["-lintignore"],
+	ignoreBinaries: ["ffmpeg", "ffprobe"],
 	entry: [
 		"app/features/*/routes/**/*.{ts,tsx}",
 		"migrations/**/*.ts",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b00293316..acebbdfae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 		"test:unit:browser:ui": "cross-env VITE_SITE_DOMAIN=http://localhost:5173 vitest --silent=passed-only",
 		"test:scanner": "vitest run --project scanner",
 		"scanner:report": "vite-node -c scripts/scanner/vite-node.config.ts scripts/scanner/report.ts",
+		"scanner:scan-vod": "vite-node -c scripts/scanner/vite-node.config.ts scripts/scanner/scan-vod.ts",
+		"scanner:status-audit": "vite-node -c scripts/scanner/vite-node.config.ts scripts/scanner/status-audit.ts",
 		"scanner:fixtures": "vite-node -c scripts/scanner/vite-node.config.ts scripts/scanner/run-fixtures.ts",
 		"scanner:replay": "vite-node -c scripts/scanner/vite-node.config.ts scripts/scanner/replay-frames.ts",
 		"scanner:bootstrap-atlas": "vite-node -c scripts/scanner/vite-node.config.ts scripts/scanner/bootstrap-atlas-from-fixture.ts",
diff --git a/scripts/scanner/scan-vod.ts b/scripts/scanner/scan-vod.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..905010607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/scanner/scan-vod.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+/** biome-ignore-all lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output */
+/**
+ * CLI equivalent of the VoD tab: scan a video file with the full detector
+ * registry and write the same events CSV the tab's Export menu downloads.
+ * ffmpeg decodes the video to raw RGBA frames piped through the
+ * DetectorScheduler + detectors, and every parse event goes through a
+ * TimelineBuilder with the tab's default merge/confidence options — so the
+ * CSV matches a browser scan of the same footage (minus the calm-stretch
+ * keyframe skimming, which only affects speed, not results).
+ *
+ * Requires ffmpeg (and ffprobe for the progress percentage) on PATH.
+ *
+ * Usage: pnpm scanner:scan-vod <video> [--fps 8] [--start T] [--duration S] [--out file.csv] [--telemetry]
+ * --telemetry prints the VoD tab's ?telemetry=true scan counters after the
+ * run (per-detector gate/parse time, scheduling savings).
+ */
+import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
+import { writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { basename } from "node:path";
+import {
+	type CsvEvent,
+	eventsToCsv,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/components/events-csv";
+import { loadOpenCV } from "../../app/features/scanner/core/cv";
+import { MAP_START_EVENT_TYPE } from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/map-start/index";
+import {
+	createAllDetectors,
+	SCOREBOARD_EVENT_TYPES,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/registry";
+import { DetectorScheduler } from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/scheduler";
+import {
+	createScanTelemetry,
+	detectorTelemetry,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/telemetry";
+import { normalizeFrame, toMat } from "../../app/features/scanner/core/image";
+import { TimelineBuilder } from "../../app/features/scanner/core/timeline/index";
+import { loadScoreboardResources } from "../../app/features/scanner/node/resources";
+
+const FRAME_WIDTH = 1920;
+const FRAME_HEIGHT = 1080;
+const FRAME_BYTES = FRAME_WIDTH * FRAME_HEIGHT * 4;
+/** Slightly over the scheduler's densest cadence (refineIntervalS 0.15s). */
+const DEFAULT_FPS = 8;
+const PROGRESS_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 60;
+
+const options = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+if (!options) {
+	console.error(
+		"usage: pnpm scanner:scan-vod <video> [--fps 8] [--start T] [--duration S] [--out file.csv] [--telemetry]",
+	);
+	process.exit(1);
+}
+const { videoPath, fps, start, duration, outPath, collectTelemetry } = options;
+
+await loadOpenCV();
+const detectors = createAllDetectors(await loadScoreboardResources());
+const scheduler = new DetectorScheduler(detectors, {
+	matchOpeningTypes: [MAP_START_EVENT_TYPE],
+	matchClosingTypes: SCOREBOARD_EVENT_TYPES,
+});
+scheduler.reset(start);
+const timeline = new TimelineBuilder();
+const telemetry = collectTelemetry ? createScanTelemetry() : null;
+
+const totalSeconds = await probeDurationSeconds(videoPath);
+const scanEnd =
+	duration !== undefined
+		? start + duration
+		: totalSeconds !== null
+			? totalSeconds
+			: null;
+
+const ffmpeg = spawn(
+	"ffmpeg",
+	[
+		"-hide_banner",
+		"-loglevel",
+		"error",
+		...(start > 0 ? ["-ss", String(start)] : []),
+		"-i",
+		videoPath,
+		...(duration !== undefined ? ["-t", String(duration)] : []),
+		"-vf",
+		`fps=${fps},scale=${FRAME_WIDTH}:${FRAME_HEIGHT}`,
+		"-f",
+		"rawvideo",
+		"-pix_fmt",
+		"rgba",
+		"pipe:1",
+	],
+	{ stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "inherit"] },
+);
+
+const frameBuffer = Buffer.alloc(FRAME_BYTES);
+let frameFill = 0;
+let frameIndex = 0;
+let framesAnalyzed = 0;
+let nextProgressT = start;
+const startedAt = Date.now();
+
+for await (const chunk of ffmpeg.stdout) {
+	let offset = 0;
+	while (offset < chunk.length) {
+		const take = Math.min(FRAME_BYTES - frameFill, chunk.length - offset);
+		chunk.copy(frameBuffer, frameFill, offset, offset + take);
+		frameFill += take;
+		offset += take;
+		if (frameFill < FRAME_BYTES) continue;
+		frameFill = 0;
+		processFrame(start + frameIndex / fps);
+		frameIndex++;
+	}
+}
+const exitCode = await new Promise<number | null>((resolve) =>
+	ffmpeg.on("close", resolve),
+);
+if (exitCode !== 0) {
+	console.error(`ffmpeg exited with code ${exitCode}`);
+	process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const csv = eventsToCsv(timeline.events as CsvEvent[]);
+writeFileSync(outPath, csv);
+printSummary();
+
+function parseArgs(argv: string[]): {
+	videoPath: string;
+	fps: number;
+	start: number;
+	duration: number | undefined;
+	outPath: string;
+	collectTelemetry: boolean;
+} | null {
+	let videoPath: string | undefined;
+	let fps = DEFAULT_FPS;
+	let start = 0;
+	let duration: number | undefined;
+	let outPath: string | undefined;
+	let collectTelemetry = false;
+	for (let i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
+		const arg = argv[i]!;
+		if (arg === "--fps") fps = Number(argv[++i]);
+		else if (arg === "--start") start = Number(argv[++i]);
+		else if (arg === "--duration") duration = Number(argv[++i]);
+		else if (arg === "--out") outPath = argv[++i];
+		else if (arg === "--telemetry") collectTelemetry = true;
+		else if (!arg.startsWith("--") && videoPath === undefined) videoPath = arg;
+		else return null;
+	}
+	if (
+		videoPath === undefined ||
+		Number.isNaN(fps) ||
+		fps <= 0 ||
+		Number.isNaN(start) ||
+		(duration !== undefined && Number.isNaN(duration))
+	) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	return {
+		videoPath,
+		fps,
+		start,
+		duration,
+		outPath:
+			outPath ?? `${basename(videoPath).replace(/\.[^.]+$/, "")}-events.csv`,
+		collectTelemetry,
+	};
+}
+
+function probeDurationSeconds(path: string): Promise<number | null> {
+	return new Promise((resolve) => {
+		const ffprobe = spawn(
+			"ffprobe",
+			[
+				"-v",
+				"error",
+				"-show_entries",
+				"format=duration",
+				"-of",
+				"default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1",
+				path,
+			],
+			{ stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "ignore"] },
+		);
+		let output = "";
+		ffprobe.stdout.on("data", (data) => {
+			output += data;
+		});
+		ffprobe.on("close", () => {
+			const seconds = Number.parseFloat(output.trim());
+			resolve(Number.isFinite(seconds) ? seconds : null);
+		});
+		ffprobe.on("error", () => resolve(null));
+	});
+}
+
+function processFrame(t: number): void {
+	if (t >= nextProgressT) {
+		const percent =
+			scanEnd === null
+				? ""
+				: ` (${Math.round(((t - start) / (scanEnd - start)) * 100)}%)`;
+		const rate = (t - start) / Math.max(0.001, (Date.now() - startedAt) / 1000);
+		console.error(
+			`scanning t=${Math.round(t)}s${percent} · ${rate.toFixed(1)}x realtime · ${timeline.events.length} events`,
+		);
+		nextProgressT += PROGRESS_INTERVAL_SECONDS;
+	}
+
+	if (telemetry) {
+		telemetry.decodedFrames++;
+		telemetry.activeVideoS += 1 / fps;
+	}
+	const due = scheduler.dueDetectors(t);
+	if (due.length === 0) return;
+	framesAnalyzed++;
+	if (telemetry) telemetry.analyzedFrames++;
+	const src = toMat({
+		width: FRAME_WIDTH,
+		height: FRAME_HEIGHT,
+		data: new Uint8ClampedArray(
+			frameBuffer.buffer,
+			frameBuffer.byteOffset,
+			FRAME_BYTES,
+		),
+	});
+	const frame = normalizeFrame(src);
+	src.delete();
+	for (const detector of detectors) {
+		if (!due.includes(detector.id)) continue;
+		const counters = telemetry
+			? detectorTelemetry(telemetry, detector.id)
+			: null;
+		const gateStart = counters ? performance.now() : 0;
+		const gate = detector.gate(frame);
+		if (counters) {
+			counters.checks++;
+			counters.gateMs += performance.now() - gateStart;
+		}
+		scheduler.recordGate(detector.id, t, gate.pass, gate.signature);
+		if (!gate.pass) continue;
+		if (counters) counters.gatePasses++;
+		if (!scheduler.shouldParse(detector.id, t)) {
+			if (counters) counters.suppressedParses++;
+			continue;
+		}
+		const parseStart = counters ? performance.now() : 0;
+		const events = detector.parse(frame, t, gate);
+		if (counters) {
+			counters.parses++;
+			counters.parseMs += performance.now() - parseStart;
+		}
+		scheduler.recordParse(detector.id, t, events);
+		for (const event of events) {
+			const action = timeline.push(event);
+			if (action.action === "added" || action.action === "replaced") {
+				console.error(
+					`  event t=${event.t.toFixed(2)} ${event.type} conf=${event.confidence.toFixed(3)}`,
+				);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	frame.delete();
+}
+
+function printSummary(): void {
+	const counts = new Map<string, number>();
+	for (const event of timeline.events) {
+		counts.set(event.type, (counts.get(event.type) ?? 0) + 1);
+	}
+	const countText =
+		[...counts.entries()].map(([type, n]) => `${type} ${n}`).join(", ") ||
+		"none";
+	console.error(
+		`analyzed ${framesAnalyzed}/${frameIndex} decoded frames in ${Math.round((Date.now() - startedAt) / 1000)}s`,
+	);
+	console.error(`timeline events: ${timeline.events.length} (${countText})`);
+	console.error(`wrote ${outPath}`);
+	if (telemetry) printTelemetry();
+	console.error(`next: pnpm scanner:status-audit ${outPath}`);
+}
+
+/** The VoD tab's ?telemetry=true panel, as an aligned stderr table. */
+function printTelemetry(): void {
+	if (!telemetry) return;
+	telemetry.wallMs = Date.now() - startedAt;
+	console.error(
+		`telemetry · analyzed ${telemetry.analyzedFrames}/${telemetry.decodedFrames} decoded frames · ${(telemetry.wallMs / 1000).toFixed(1)}s wall · ${telemetry.activeVideoS.toFixed(0)}s video covered (dense, no skim in CLI)`,
+	);
+	const header = [
+		"detector",
+		"checks",
+		"gate pass",
+		"gate ms",
+		"parses",
+		"parse ms",
+		"suppressed",
+	];
+	const rows = Object.entries(telemetry.detectors)
+		.sort(([a], [b]) => a.localeCompare(b))
+		.map(([id, d]) => [
+			id,
+			String(d.checks),
+			String(d.gatePasses),
+			String(Math.round(d.gateMs)),
+			String(d.parses),
+			String(Math.round(d.parseMs)),
+			String(d.suppressedParses),
+		]);
+	const widths = header.map((h, i) =>
+		Math.max(h.length, ...rows.map((row) => row[i]!.length)),
+	);
+	const line = (cells: string[]) =>
+		cells
+			.map((cell, i) =>
+				i === 0 ? cell.padEnd(widths[i]!) : cell.padStart(widths[i]!),
+			)
+			.join("  ");
+	console.error(line(header));
+	for (const row of rows) console.error(line(row));
+}
diff --git a/scripts/scanner/status-audit.ts b/scripts/scanner/status-audit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fea2b826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/scanner/status-audit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,930 @@
+/** biome-ignore-all lint/suspicious/noConsole: CLI script output */
+/**
+ * Audit death/special detection against scoreboard truth, from an events CSV
+ * downloaded from the scanner UI (Live/VoD tab → Download CSV). The CSV rows
+ * are parsed back into DetectedEvents, run through the real match builder,
+ * and rendered into the same status spans the timeline would draw — then
+ * each player's span counts are diffed against the scoreboard's D/S numbers,
+ * which are near-always correct. A special span ending in a death (or held
+ * at the final whistle) is a legit non-use and does not count toward S.
+ *
+ * The CSV is lossy (no ink colors, only top-1 strip-weapon candidates), so
+ * cast-footage side orientation and slot→row assignment can degrade to
+ * their fallbacks; the output flags when a mismatch looks like a
+ * slot-mapping artifact rather than a detection error.
+ *
+ * Output is structured for triage: every discrepancy lists the exact
+ * read timestamps most likely to yield a new failing fixture.
+ *
+ * Usage: pnpm scanner:status-audit <events.csv> [--all]
+ */
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { statusSpans } from "../../app/components/PlayerStatusTimeline";
+import { formatTime } from "../../app/features/scanner/components/format";
+import {
+	lobbyLabel,
+	mainWeaponLabel,
+	modeLabel,
+	stageLabel,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/components/labels";
+import {
+	DEATH_EVENT_TYPE,
+	type DeathData,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/death/index";
+import { ALL_WEAPON_ENTRIES } from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/death/weapon-names";
+import {
+	MAP_START_EVENT_TYPE,
+	type MapStartData,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/map-start/index";
+import {
+	MINIMAP_EVENT_TYPE,
+	type MinimapData,
+	type MinimapEnemy,
+	type MinimapTeammate,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/minimap/index";
+import type { CardSlot } from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/minimap/rois";
+import {
+	OBJECTIVE_EVENT_TYPE,
+	type ObjectiveData,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/objective/index";
+import {
+	PLAYER_STATUS_EVENT_TYPE,
+	type PlayerStatusData,
+	type PlayerStatusFlags,
+	type PlayerStatusLayout,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/objective/player-status";
+import {
+	STRIP_WEAPONS_EVENT_TYPE,
+	type StripWeaponsData,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/objective/strip-weapons";
+import {
+	SCOREBOARD_EVENT_TYPE,
+	type ScoreboardData,
+	type ScoreboardPlayer,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/scoreboard/index";
+import { SCOREBOARD_BATTLE_LOG_EVENT_TYPE } from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/scoreboard-battle-log/index";
+import { SCOREBOARD_BATTLE_LOG_REPLAY_EVENT_TYPE } from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/scoreboard-battle-log-replay/index";
+import type { DetectedEvent } from "../../app/features/scanner/core/detectors/types";
+import {
+	type BuiltMatch,
+	buildScannerMatches,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/core/match-builder";
+import type {
+	ScannerMatch,
+	ScannerMatchPlayerStatusSample,
+} from "../../app/features/scanner/core/scanner-match";
+import type { ScannerLobby } from "../../app/features/scanner/scanner-types";
+import { modesShort } from "../../app/modules/in-game-lists/modes";
+import { stageIds } from "../../app/modules/in-game-lists/stage-ids";
+import type {
+	AbilityWithUnknown,
+	MainWeaponId,
+	ModeShort,
+	StageId,
+} from "../../app/modules/in-game-lists/types";
+import { mainWeaponIds } from "../../app/modules/in-game-lists/weapon-ids";
+
+/** Mirrors PlayerStatusTimeline's MAX_BRIDGE_SECONDS: longer sample gaps render as unobserved. */
+const OBSERVATION_GAP_SECONDS = 15;
+/** Mirrors match-builder's DEAD_RUN_MIN_SECONDS: no true splat is shorter. */
+const MIN_DEAD_SECONDS = 3.5;
+const SPAN_EPSILON_SECONDS = 0.001;
+
+const SCOREBOARD_TYPES = new Set([
+	SCOREBOARD_EVENT_TYPE,
+	SCOREBOARD_BATTLE_LOG_EVENT_TYPE,
+	SCOREBOARD_BATTLE_LOG_REPLAY_EVENT_TYPE,
+]);
+
+const CARD_SLOTS = new Set<CardSlot>(["up", "left", "right", "self", "down"]);
+
+const MODE_BY_LABEL = new Map<string, ModeShort>(
+	modesShort.map((mode) => [modeLabel(mode) ?? mode, mode]),
+);
+const STAGE_BY_LABEL = new Map<string, StageId>(
+	stageIds.map((id) => [stageLabel(id) ?? String(id), id]),
+);
+const MAIN_WEAPON_BY_LABEL = new Map<string, MainWeaponId>(
+	mainWeaponIds.map((id) => [mainWeaponLabel(id) ?? String(id), id]),
+);
+const DEATH_WEAPON_BY_LABEL = new Map(
+	ALL_WEAPON_ENTRIES.map((entry) => [entry.name, entry]),
+);
+const LOBBY_BY_LABEL = new Map<string, ScannerLobby>(
+	(["X", "SERIES", "OPEN", "PRIVATE"] as const).map((lobby) => [
+		lobbyLabel(lobby) ?? lobby,
+		lobby,
+	]),
+);
+
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const csvPath = args.find((arg) => !arg.startsWith("--"));
+const showAllSpans = args.includes("--all");
+if (!csvPath) {
+	console.error("Usage: pnpm scanner:status-audit <events.csv> [--all]");
+	process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const rows = parseCsv(readFileSync(csvPath, "utf8"));
+const header = rows[0] ?? [];
+const col = (name: string) => header.indexOf(name);
+const columns = {
+	type: col("type"),
+	t: col("t_seconds"),
+	confidence: col("confidence"),
+	lobby: col("lobby"),
+	mode: col("mode"),
+	stage: col("stage"),
+	winnerScore: col("winner_score"),
+	loserScore: col("loser_score"),
+	pov: col("pov"),
+	weapon: col("weapon"),
+	name: col("name"),
+	abilities: col("abilities"),
+	players: col("players"),
+	replayCode: col("replay_code"),
+	replayTimestamp: col("replay_timestamp"),
+};
+if (columns.type === -1 || columns.t === -1 || columns.players === -1) {
+	console.error(
+		`Not an events CSV (missing type/t_seconds/players columns): ${csvPath}`,
+	);
+	process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const events: DetectedEvent[] = [];
+const skippedTypes = new Map<string, number>();
+const parseFailures: string[] = [];
+for (const row of rows.slice(1)) {
+	if (row.length === 0 || (row.length === 1 && row[0] === "")) continue;
+	const type = row[columns.type] ?? "";
+	try {
+		const event = eventFromRow(type, row);
+		if (event) events.push(event);
+		else skippedTypes.set(type, (skippedTypes.get(type) ?? 0) + 1);
+	} catch (error) {
+		parseFailures.push(
+			`t=${row[columns.t]} ${type}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : error}`,
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+const built = buildScannerMatches(events);
+const candidates: FixtureCandidate[] = [];
+
+printHeader();
+for (const [index, builtMatch] of built.entries()) {
+	printMatch(index, builtMatch);
+}
+printCandidates();
+printGuidance();
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// CSV → DetectedEvent reconstruction
+
+function parseCsv(text: string): string[][] {
+	const result: string[][] = [];
+	let row: string[] = [];
+	let cell = "";
+	let quoted = false;
+	for (let i = 0; i < text.length; i++) {
+		const ch = text[i]!;
+		if (quoted) {
+			if (ch === '"' && text[i + 1] === '"') {
+				cell += '"';
+				i++;
+			} else if (ch === '"') {
+				quoted = false;
+			} else {
+				cell += ch;
+			}
+		} else if (ch === '"') {
+			quoted = true;
+		} else if (ch === ",") {
+			row.push(cell);
+			cell = "";
+		} else if (ch === "\n" || ch === "\r") {
+			if (ch === "\r" && text[i + 1] === "\n") i++;
+			row.push(cell);
+			result.push(row);
+			row = [];
+			cell = "";
+		} else {
+			cell += ch;
+		}
+	}
+	if (cell !== "" || row.length > 0) {
+		row.push(cell);
+		result.push(row);
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+
+function eventFromRow(type: string, row: string[]): DetectedEvent | null {
+	const base = {
+		t: Number(row[columns.t]),
+		confidence: Number(row[columns.confidence] || 0),
+	};
+	if (Number.isNaN(base.t)) throw new Error("unparseable t_seconds");
+	const players = row[columns.players] ?? "";
+
+	if (type === PLAYER_STATUS_EVENT_TYPE) {
+		return { type, ...base, data: parsePlayerStatusCell(players) };
+	}
+	if (type === OBJECTIVE_EVENT_TYPE) {
+		return { type, ...base, data: parseObjectiveCell(players) };
+	}
+	if (type === STRIP_WEAPONS_EVENT_TYPE) {
+		return { type, ...base, data: parseStripWeaponsCell(players) };
+	}
+	if (type === MINIMAP_EVENT_TYPE) {
+		return {
+			type,
+			...base,
+			data: parseMinimapCell(players, row[columns.stage] ?? ""),
+		};
+	}
+	if (type === MAP_START_EVENT_TYPE) {
+		const data: MapStartData = {
+			mode: MODE_BY_LABEL.get(row[columns.mode] ?? "") ?? null,
+			stage: STAGE_BY_LABEL.get(row[columns.stage] ?? "") ?? null,
+		};
+		return { type, ...base, data };
+	}
+	if (type === DEATH_EVENT_TYPE) {
+		return { type, ...base, data: parseDeathRow(row) };
+	}
+	if (SCOREBOARD_TYPES.has(type)) {
+		return { type, ...base, data: parseScoreboardRow(row) };
+	}
+	return null;
+}
+
+function parseClock(m: string, s: string): number {
+	return Number(m) * 60 + Number(s);
+}
+
+function parsePlayerStatusCell(cell: string): PlayerStatusData {
+	const match = cell.match(
+		/^(?:(\d+):(\d{2}) · )?([✕★·]{4}) vs ([✕★·]{4}) \((pov|cast|cast-mirror)\)$/u,
+	);
+	if (!match) throw new Error(`bad PlayerStatus cell: ${cell}`);
+	const [, m, s, left, right, layout] = match;
+	const sideFlags = (icons: string) => {
+		const chars = [...icons];
+		return {
+			dead: chars.map((c) => c === "✕") as PlayerStatusFlags,
+			special: chars.map((c) => c === "★") as PlayerStatusFlags,
+		};
+	};
+	const a = sideFlags(left!);
+	const b = sideFlags(right!);
+	return {
+		time: m === undefined ? null : parseClock(m, s!),
+		special: [a.special, b.special],
+		dead: [a.dead, b.dead],
+		layout: layout as PlayerStatusLayout,
+	};
+}
+
+function parseObjectiveCell(cell: string): ObjectiveData {
+	const match = cell.match(
+		/^(?:(\d+):(\d{2}) · )?(\d+|\?)(?: \(\+(\d+)\))?( ctrl)? vs (\d+|\?)(?: \(\+(\d+)\))?( ctrl)?$/u,
+	);
+	if (!match) throw new Error(`bad Objective cell: ${cell}`);
+	const [, m, s, scoreA, penA, ctrlA, scoreB, penB, ctrlB] = match;
+	const num = (v: string | undefined) =>
+		v === undefined || v === "?" ? null : Number(v);
+	return {
+		mode: "SZ",
+		time: m === undefined ? null : parseClock(m, s!),
+		score: [num(scoreA), num(scoreB)],
+		penalty: [num(penA), num(penB)],
+		control: [ctrlA !== undefined, ctrlB !== undefined],
+		teamColor: [null, null],
+	};
+}
+
+function parseStripWeaponsCell(cell: string): StripWeaponsData {
+	const match = cell.match(
+		/^(?:(\d+):(\d{2}) · )?(.*) vs (.*) \((pov|cast|cast-mirror)\)$/u,
+	);
+	if (!match) throw new Error(`bad StripWeapons cell: ${cell}`);
+	const [, m, s, left, right, layout] = match;
+	const side = (text: string) =>
+		text.split(" | ").map((entry) => {
+			if (entry === "✕") return null;
+			if (entry === "?") return [];
+			const weaponId = MAIN_WEAPON_BY_LABEL.get(entry);
+			return weaponId === undefined ? [] : [{ weaponId, score: 1 }];
+		});
+	return {
+		time: m === undefined ? null : parseClock(m, s!),
+		layout: layout as PlayerStatusLayout,
+		slots: [side(left!), side(right!)],
+	};
+}
+
+function parseAbilityTokens(text: string): (AbilityWithUnknown | null)[] {
+	if (text === "") return [];
+	return text
+		.split("+")
+		.map((token) => (token === "?" ? null : (token as AbilityWithUnknown)));
+}
+
+function parseMinimapCell(cell: string, stageCell: string): MinimapData {
+	const teammates: MinimapTeammate[] = [];
+	const enemies: MinimapEnemy[] = [];
+	for (const entry of cell === "" ? [] : cell.split("; ")) {
+		const parts = entry.split(" · ");
+		let specialReady = false;
+		let dead = false;
+		if (parts.at(-1) === "special") {
+			specialReady = true;
+			parts.pop();
+		}
+		if (parts.at(-1) === "splatted") {
+			dead = true;
+			parts.pop();
+		}
+		if (parts.length < 3) throw new Error(`bad Minimap entry: ${entry}`);
+		const abilities = parseAbilityTokens(parts.pop()!);
+		const weaponCell = parts.pop()!;
+		const weaponId =
+			weaponCell === "?"
+				? null
+				: (MAIN_WEAPON_BY_LABEL.get(weaponCell) ?? null);
+		const head = parts.join(" · ");
+		const spaceAt = head.indexOf(" ");
+		const label = spaceAt === -1 ? head : head.slice(0, spaceAt);
+		const rawName = spaceAt === -1 ? "" : head.slice(spaceAt + 1);
+		const name = rawName === "?" || rawName === "" ? null : rawName;
+		const player = { name, weaponId, abilities, dead, specialReady };
+		if (CARD_SLOTS.has(label as CardSlot)) {
+			teammates.push({ slot: label as CardSlot, ...player });
+		} else if (/^enemy[1-4]$/.test(label)) {
+			enemies.push(player);
+		} else {
+			throw new Error(`bad Minimap slot label: ${label}`);
+		}
+	}
+	return {
+		stage: STAGE_BY_LABEL.get(stageCell) ?? null,
+		spectator: enemies.some((enemy) => enemy.name !== null),
+		teammates,
+		enemies,
+		teamColors: [null, null],
+	};
+}
+
+function parseDeathRow(row: string[]): DeathData {
+	const weaponCell = row[columns.weapon] ?? "";
+	const entry = DEATH_WEAPON_BY_LABEL.get(weaponCell);
+	const abilitiesCell = row[columns.abilities] ?? "";
+	const nameCell = row[columns.name] ?? "";
+	return {
+		weaponId:
+			entry === undefined ? null : (Number(entry.id) as DeathData["weaponId"]),
+		weaponType: entry?.type ?? null,
+		abilities:
+			abilitiesCell === ""
+				? []
+				: abilitiesCell
+						.split(" | ")
+						.map(
+							(gearRow) => parseAbilityTokens(gearRow) as AbilityWithUnknown[],
+						),
+		name: nameCell === "" ? null : nameCell,
+	};
+}
+
+function parseScoreboardRow(row: string[]): ScoreboardData & {
+	replayCode?: string | null;
+	timestamp?: string | null;
+} {
+	const players: ScoreboardPlayer[] = [];
+	const cell = row[columns.players] ?? "";
+	for (const entry of cell === "" ? [] : cell.split("; ")) {
+		const parts = entry.split(" · ");
+		const stats = parts
+			.pop()
+			?.match(/^(\d+|\?)p (\d+|\?)\/(\d+|\?)\/(\d+|\?)$/u);
+		const weaponCell = parts.pop();
+		const head = parts.join(" · ");
+		if (!stats || weaponCell === undefined || !/^[WL] /.test(head)) {
+			throw new Error(`bad Scoreboard player entry: ${entry}`);
+		}
+		const num = (v: string) => (v === "?" ? null : Number(v));
+		players.push({
+			name: head.slice(2),
+			weaponId:
+				weaponCell === "?" ? null : (Number(weaponCell) as MainWeaponId),
+			paint: num(stats[1]!),
+			ka: num(stats[2]!),
+			d: num(stats[3]!),
+			s: num(stats[4]!),
+		});
+	}
+	const score = (cellValue: string | undefined) =>
+		cellValue === undefined || cellValue === "" ? null : Number(cellValue);
+	const povName = row[columns.pov] ?? "";
+	const povIndex = players.findIndex((p) => p.name === povName);
+	const replayCode = row[columns.replayCode] ?? "";
+	const timestamp = row[columns.replayTimestamp] ?? "";
+	return {
+		lobby: LOBBY_BY_LABEL.get(row[columns.lobby] ?? "") ?? null,
+		mode: MODE_BY_LABEL.get(row[columns.mode] ?? "") ?? null,
+		stage: STAGE_BY_LABEL.get(row[columns.stage] ?? "") ?? null,
+		matchScores: [
+			score(row[columns.winnerScore]),
+			score(row[columns.loserScore]),
+		],
+		players,
+		povIndex: povName === "" || povIndex === -1 ? null : povIndex,
+		replayCode: replayCode === "" ? null : replayCode,
+		timestamp: timestamp === "" ? null : timestamp,
+	};
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Analysis
+
+interface FixtureCandidate {
+	score: number;
+	t: number;
+	matchIndex: number;
+	description: string;
+	reads: number[];
+}
+
+interface StatusSpan {
+	start: number;
+	end: number;
+	/** sample timestamps that read the flag true inside the span */
+	confirmingReads: number[];
+	/**
+	 * widest the true state could really have held: from the last false read
+	 * before the span to the false read that closed it (the builder's
+	 * flank-to-flank measure); the rendered span bounds where a flank is
+	 * unobserved (series edge or gap-split)
+	 */
+	maxPossibleSeconds: number;
+}
+
+interface SlotAnalysis {
+	side: 0 | 1;
+	slot: number;
+	deadSpans: StatusSpan[];
+	specialSpans: StatusSpan[];
+	specialUses: number;
+	diedWithSpecial: number;
+	heldAtEnd: boolean;
+	unknownSpecialEnds: number;
+}
+
+function annotatedSpans(
+	samples: readonly ScannerMatchPlayerStatusSample[],
+	flagOf: (sample: ScannerMatchPlayerStatusSample) => boolean,
+): StatusSpan[] {
+	return statusSpans(samples, flagOf).map((span) => {
+		const confirmingReads = samples
+			.filter(
+				(sample) =>
+					flagOf(sample) &&
+					sample.t >= span.start - SPAN_EPSILON_SECONDS &&
+					sample.t <= span.end + SPAN_EPSILON_SECONDS,
+			)
+			.map((sample) => sample.t);
+		const prev = samples.findLast(
+			(sample) => sample.t < span.start - SPAN_EPSILON_SECONDS,
+		);
+		const closedByFalseRead = samples.some(
+			(sample) =>
+				!flagOf(sample) &&
+				Math.abs(sample.t - span.end) <= SPAN_EPSILON_SECONDS,
+		);
+		const boundedBefore = prev !== undefined && !flagOf(prev);
+		return {
+			start: span.start,
+			end: span.end,
+			confirmingReads,
+			maxPossibleSeconds:
+				boundedBefore && closedByFalseRead
+					? span.end - prev.t
+					: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
+		};
+	});
+}
+
+function analyzeSlot(
+	samples: readonly ScannerMatchPlayerStatusSample[],
+	side: 0 | 1,
+	slot: number,
+): SlotAnalysis {
+	const deadSpans = annotatedSpans(samples, (s) => s.dead[side][slot]!);
+	const specialSpans = annotatedSpans(samples, (s) => s.special[side][slot]!);
+
+	let specialUses = 0;
+	let diedWithSpecial = 0;
+	let unknownSpecialEnds = 0;
+	for (let i = 1; i < samples.length; i++) {
+		const prev = samples[i - 1]!;
+		const cur = samples[i]!;
+		if (!prev.special[side][slot] || cur.special[side][slot]) continue;
+		if (cur.t - prev.t > OBSERVATION_GAP_SECONDS) unknownSpecialEnds++;
+		else if (cur.dead[side][slot]) diedWithSpecial++;
+		else specialUses++;
+	}
+	const last = samples.at(-1);
+	const heldAtEnd = last !== undefined && last.special[side][slot] === true;
+
+	return {
+		side,
+		slot,
+		deadSpans,
+		specialSpans,
+		specialUses,
+		diedWithSpecial,
+		heldAtEnd,
+		unknownSpecialEnds,
+	};
+}
+
+function observationGaps(
+	samples: readonly ScannerMatchPlayerStatusSample[],
+): StatusSpan[] {
+	const gaps: StatusSpan[] = [];
+	for (let i = 1; i < samples.length; i++) {
+		const dt = samples[i]!.t - samples[i - 1]!.t;
+		if (dt > OBSERVATION_GAP_SECONDS) {
+			gaps.push({ start: samples[i - 1]!.t, end: samples[i]!.t });
+		}
+	}
+	return gaps;
+}
+
+function readsInWindow(
+	sources: readonly DetectedEvent[],
+	start: number,
+	end: number,
+): number[] {
+	return sources
+		.filter(
+			(event) =>
+				(event.type === PLAYER_STATUS_EVENT_TYPE ||
+					event.type === MINIMAP_EVENT_TYPE) &&
+				event.t >= start - 0.5 &&
+				event.t <= end + 0.5,
+		)
+		.map((event) => Math.round(event.t * 100) / 100);
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Output
+
+function ts(t: number): string {
+	return `t=${Math.round(t * 10) / 10} (${formatTime(t)})`;
+}
+
+function spanText(span: StatusSpan, suspicions: string[]): string {
+	const duration = Math.round((span.end - span.start) * 10) / 10;
+	const marks = suspicions.length > 0 ? ` ⚠ ${suspicions.join(", ")}` : "";
+	return `${ts(span.start)} ${duration}s/${span.confirmingReads.length}r${marks}`;
+}
+
+function deadSpanSuspicions(span: StatusSpan): string[] {
+	const suspicions: string[] = [];
+	if (span.maxPossibleSeconds < MIN_DEAD_SECONDS) {
+		suspicions.push(
+			`even flank-to-flank shorter than min respawn ${MIN_DEAD_SECONDS}s`,
+		);
+	}
+	if (span.confirmingReads.length === 1) suspicions.push("single read");
+	return suspicions;
+}
+
+function specialSpanSuspicions(span: StatusSpan): string[] {
+	return span.confirmingReads.length === 1 ? ["single read"] : [];
+}
+
+function playerLabelOf(match: ScannerMatch, side: 0 | 1, slot: number): string {
+	const player = match.teams[side].players[slot];
+	const weapon = mainWeaponLabel(player?.weaponId ?? null);
+	return `${player?.name ?? "?"}${weapon ? ` · ${weapon}` : ""}`;
+}
+
+function printHeader(): void {
+	console.log(`# Player-status audit: ${csvPath}`);
+	const counts = new Map<string, number>();
+	for (const event of events) {
+		counts.set(event.type, (counts.get(event.type) ?? 0) + 1);
+	}
+	const countText = [...counts.entries()]
+		.map(([type, n]) => `${type} ${n}`)
+		.join(", ");
+	console.log(`events reconstructed: ${events.length} (${countText})`);
+	for (const [type, n] of skippedTypes) {
+		console.log(`ignored: ${n} × ${type} (not used by the match builder)`);
+	}
+	for (const failure of parseFailures) {
+		console.log(`PARSE FAILURE (row skipped): ${failure}`);
+	}
+	console.log(`matches built: ${built.length}`);
+	console.log("");
+}
+
+function printMatch(
+	index: number,
+	builtMatch: BuiltMatch<DetectedEvent>,
+): void {
+	const { match, sources } = builtMatch;
+	const headline = [
+		match.mode ? modeLabel(match.mode) : "mode?",
+		match.stage !== null ? stageLabel(match.stage) : "stage?",
+		match.startsAt !== null && match.endsAt !== null
+			? `${ts(match.startsAt)} – ${ts(match.endsAt)}`
+			: "span?",
+		match.cast ? "cast footage" : "POV footage",
+	].join(" · ");
+	console.log(`## Match ${index + 1} · ${headline}`);
+
+	const samples = match.playerStatus?.samples ?? [];
+	if (samples.length === 0) {
+		console.log(
+			match.mode !== null && match.mode !== "SZ"
+				? "no status samples (non-SZ match: counter/status reads voided as lookalike misreads)"
+				: "no status samples — nothing to audit",
+		);
+		console.log("");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const sorted = samples.toSorted((a, b) => a.t - b.t);
+	const gaps = observationGaps(sorted);
+	const windowSeconds = sorted.at(-1)!.t - sorted[0]!.t;
+	const gapSeconds = gaps.reduce((acc, gap) => acc + (gap.end - gap.start), 0);
+	const coverage =
+		windowSeconds <= 0 ? 1 : (windowSeconds - gapSeconds) / windowSeconds;
+	console.log(
+		`status samples: ${sorted.length} over ${ts(sorted[0]!.t)} – ${ts(sorted.at(-1)!.t)} · observed ${Math.round(coverage * 100)}% of the window`,
+	);
+	for (const gap of gaps) {
+		console.log(
+			`  unobserved gap: ${ts(gap.start)} → ${ts(gap.end)} (${Math.round(gap.end - gap.start)}s) — deaths/specials in here are invisible to the timeline`,
+		);
+	}
+
+	const hasScoreboard = match.winner !== null;
+	if (!hasScoreboard) {
+		console.log(
+			"no scoreboard closed this match — no ground truth to diff against; flagging only implausible spans",
+		);
+	}
+
+	for (const side of [0, 1] as const) {
+		const teamLabel =
+			match.winner === null
+				? `Team ${side + 1}`
+				: side === 0
+					? "Team 1 (winner)"
+					: "Team 2 (loser)";
+		console.log(`### ${teamLabel}`);
+		const analyses = [0, 1, 2, 3].map((slot) =>
+			analyzeSlot(sorted, side, slot as 0 | 1 | 2 | 3),
+		);
+
+		const sbDeaths = analyses.map(
+			(a) => match.teams[side].players[a.slot]?.d ?? null,
+		);
+		const tlDeaths = analyses.map((a) => a.deadSpans.length);
+		const deathsMultisetMatch =
+			sbDeaths.every((d) => d !== null) &&
+			multisetEquals(sbDeaths as number[], tlDeaths);
+
+		for (const analysis of analyses) {
+			printSlot(index, builtMatch, analysis, deathsMultisetMatch);
+		}
+
+		if (
+			deathsMultisetMatch &&
+			sbDeaths.some((d, slot) => d !== tlDeaths[slot])
+		) {
+			console.log(
+				"  note: death counts match as a set but not per row — likely a slot→row assignment artifact (CSV carries only top-1 strip-weapon candidates), not a detection error",
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	printPovCrossCheck(match, sources);
+	console.log("");
+}
+
+function printSlot(
+	matchIndex: number,
+	builtMatch: BuiltMatch<DetectedEvent>,
+	analysis: SlotAnalysis,
+	deathsMultisetMatch: boolean,
+): void {
+	const { match, sources } = builtMatch;
+	const { side, slot } = analysis;
+	const player = match.teams[side].players[slot];
+	const label = playerLabelOf(match, side, slot);
+
+	const sbD = player?.d ?? null;
+	const sbS = player?.s ?? null;
+	const tlD = analysis.deadSpans.length;
+	const tlUses = analysis.specialUses;
+
+	const deathVerdict = verdict(sbD, tlD);
+	const specialNotes = [
+		analysis.diedWithSpecial > 0
+			? `${analysis.diedWithSpecial} died holding special (legit non-use)`
+			: null,
+		analysis.heldAtEnd ? "held at match end (legit non-use)" : null,
+		analysis.unknownSpecialEnds > 0
+			? `${analysis.unknownSpecialEnds} special end(s) lost in observation gaps`
+			: null,
+	].filter((note) => note !== null);
+	const specialVerdict = verdict(sbS, tlUses);
+
+	console.log(
+		`row${slot} ${label} — deaths sb=${sbD ?? "?"} tl=${tlD} ${deathVerdict.text} · specials sb=${sbS ?? "?"} used tl=${tlUses} (spans ${analysis.specialSpans.length}) ${specialVerdict.text}${specialNotes.length > 0 ? ` [${specialNotes.join("; ")}]` : ""}`,
+	);
+
+	const deadSuspicious = analysis.deadSpans.some(
+		(span) => deadSpanSuspicions(span).length > 0,
+	);
+	const showDetail =
+		showAllSpans ||
+		deathVerdict.mismatch !== 0 ||
+		specialVerdict.mismatch !== 0 ||
+		deadSuspicious;
+	if (showDetail) {
+		if (analysis.deadSpans.length > 0) {
+			console.log(
+				`    dead spans: ${analysis.deadSpans.map((span) => spanText(span, deadSpanSuspicions(span))).join(" | ")}`,
+			);
+		}
+		if (analysis.specialSpans.length > 0) {
+			console.log(
+				`    special spans: ${analysis.specialSpans.map((span) => spanText(span, specialSpanSuspicions(span))).join(" | ")}`,
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	collectCandidates(
+		matchIndex,
+		match,
+		sources,
+		analysis,
+		sbD,
+		sbS,
+		deathsMultisetMatch,
+	);
+}
+
+function verdict(
+	sb: number | null,
+	tl: number,
+): { text: string; mismatch: number } {
+	if (sb === null) return { text: "(scoreboard unread)", mismatch: 0 };
+	const delta = tl - sb;
+	if (delta === 0) return { text: "✓", mismatch: 0 };
+	return {
+		text:
+			delta > 0
+				? `✗ +${delta} EXTRA on timeline`
+				: `✗ ${delta} MISSING on timeline`,
+		mismatch: delta,
+	};
+}
+
+function multisetEquals(a: readonly number[], b: readonly number[]): boolean {
+	const as = a.toSorted((x, y) => x - y);
+	const bs = b.toSorted((x, y) => x - y);
+	return as.length === bs.length && as.every((v, i) => v === bs[i]);
+}
+
+function collectCandidates(
+	matchIndex: number,
+	match: ScannerMatch,
+	sources: readonly DetectedEvent[],
+	analysis: SlotAnalysis,
+	sbD: number | null,
+	sbS: number | null,
+	deathsMultisetMatch: boolean,
+): void {
+	const { side, slot } = analysis;
+	const label = `match ${matchIndex + 1} team ${side + 1} row${slot} (${playerLabelOf(match, side, slot)})`;
+	const deadExcess = sbD !== null && analysis.deadSpans.length > sbD;
+	const specialExcess = sbS !== null && analysis.specialUses > sbS;
+
+	for (const span of analysis.deadSpans) {
+		const suspicions = deadSpanSuspicions(span);
+		if (suspicions.length === 0 && !deadExcess) continue;
+		let score = 0;
+		if (span.maxPossibleSeconds < MIN_DEAD_SECONDS) score += 4;
+		if (span.confirmingReads.length === 1) score += 1;
+		if (deadExcess) score += deathsMultisetMatch ? 1 : 3;
+		if (score === 0) continue;
+		const confirmed = span.confirmingReads.at(-1)! - span.confirmingReads[0]!;
+		candidates.push({
+			score: score + 1 / (1 + confirmed),
+			t: span.start,
+			matchIndex,
+			description: `${label} — DEAD span ${Math.round((span.end - span.start) * 10) / 10}s over ${span.confirmingReads.length} read(s)${suspicions.length > 0 ? ` (${suspicions.join(", ")})` : ""}${deadExcess ? ` · row has +${analysis.deadSpans.length - (sbD ?? 0)} extra death(s) vs scoreboard` : ""}`,
+			reads: readsInWindow(sources, span.start, span.end),
+		});
+	}
+
+	if (specialExcess) {
+		const shortestFirst = analysis.specialSpans.toSorted(
+			(a, b) => a.confirmingReads.length - b.confirmingReads.length,
+		);
+		for (const span of shortestFirst.slice(
+			0,
+			analysis.specialUses - (sbS ?? 0),
+		)) {
+			const duration = span.end - span.start;
+			candidates.push({
+				score: 2 + 1 / (1 + span.confirmingReads.length),
+				t: span.start,
+				matchIndex,
+				description: `${label} — SPECIAL span ${Math.round(duration * 10) / 10}s over ${span.confirmingReads.length} read(s), row has +${analysis.specialUses - (sbS ?? 0)} extra special use(s) vs scoreboard`,
+				reads: readsInWindow(sources, span.start, span.end),
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	const deadMissing = sbD !== null && analysis.deadSpans.length < sbD;
+	const specialMissing = sbS !== null && analysis.specialUses < sbS;
+	if (deadMissing || specialMissing) {
+		const missing = [
+			deadMissing ? `${sbD - analysis.deadSpans.length} death(s)` : null,
+			specialMissing ? `${sbS - analysis.specialUses} special use(s)` : null,
+		].filter((part) => part !== null);
+		candidates.push({
+			score: 1.5,
+			t: match.startsAt ?? 0,
+			matchIndex,
+			description: `${label} — timeline MISSING ${missing.join(" and ")}: either lost in unobserved gaps (see match coverage) or the detector never flagged the state — scan this row's footage`,
+			reads: [],
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+function printPovCrossCheck(
+	match: ScannerMatch,
+	sources: readonly DetectedEvent[],
+): void {
+	if (match.pov === null) return;
+	const overlayDeaths = sources.filter(
+		(event) => event.type === DEATH_EVENT_TYPE,
+	).length;
+	const povRow = match.teams[match.pov.team].players[match.pov.index];
+	if (povRow?.d == null) return;
+	const agrees = overlayDeaths === povRow.d ? "✓" : "✗ disagrees";
+	console.log(
+		`pov cross-check: ${overlayDeaths} respawn-overlay death event(s) vs scoreboard d=${povRow.d} for ${povRow.name ?? "?"} ${agrees} (independent of the icon-strip pipeline)`,
+	);
+}
+
+function printCandidates(): void {
+	console.log("## Fixture candidates (most suspect first)");
+	if (candidates.length === 0) {
+		console.log("none — timeline agrees with every scoreboard count");
+		console.log("");
+		return;
+	}
+	const ranked = candidates.toSorted((a, b) => b.score - a.score);
+	for (const [i, candidate] of ranked.entries()) {
+		console.log(`${i + 1}. ${ts(candidate.t)} · ${candidate.description}`);
+		if (candidate.reads.length > 0) {
+			console.log(
+				`   reads to inspect: ${candidate.reads
+					.slice(0, 8)
+					.map((t) => `t=${t}`)
+					.join(
+						", ",
+					)}${candidate.reads.length > 8 ? ` (+${candidate.reads.length - 8} more)` : ""}`,
+			);
+		}
+	}
+	console.log("");
+}
+
+function printGuidance(): void {
+	console.log("## How to turn a candidate into a fixture");
+	console.log(
+		"1. Seek the VoD to the candidate's read timestamps (t = seconds into the footage; hh:mm:ss given alongside).",
+	);
+	console.log(
+		"2. In the scanner UI, analyze that frame and use “Save fixture” — the misread frame lands byte-exact with a prefilled expected.json.",
+	);
+	console.log(
+		"3. Hand-correct expected.json (icon-strip states go under tests/fixtures/player-status/, minimap card states under tests/fixtures/minimap/), then run pnpm test:scanner.",
+	);
+	console.log(
+		"Legend: a DEAD span shorter than 3.5s cannot be a real splat (min respawn); single-read spans are one frame's misread away from vanishing; EXTRA counts point at phantom bands, MISSING counts at undetected states or coverage gaps.",
+	);
+}