diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74333c5..307a260 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ The extension posts tab metadata to
 `http://127.0.0.1:17666/ingest/chrome-extension`. Its normal sync does not read
 page DOM, cookies, or page content.
 
+Use `Snapshot active tab` in the popup when Codex needs help reading a page that
+only your authenticated Chrome session can see. That action captures only the
+current active tab, records visible text, headings, links, and visible form
+controls, and writes `state/loki.chrome_page_snapshot.cc`. It does not read
+cookies, response bodies, password values, or hidden inputs.
+
 The popup also exposes `Debug sweep`. Chrome will warn that Loki can debug
 pages because the extension uses `chrome.debugger`. A sweep attaches to each
 debuggable tab, probes Chrome Debugger Protocol domains, records frame/runtime/
@@ -72,6 +78,7 @@ Loki writes:
 
 - `state/loki.chrome_snapshot.cc`
 - `state/loki.chrome_debug_probe.cc`
+- `state/loki.chrome_page_snapshot.cc`
 - `state/loki.provider_advertisement.cc`
 - `state/loki.eve_surface.cc`
 
diff --git a/docs/architecture.md b/docs/architecture.md
index 0ee2ea6..bff0f40 100644
--- a/docs/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/architecture.md
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ CultMesh/Eve consumers while keeping Chrome installation easy for the operator.
 ## Current Mechanism
 
 The Chrome extension observes tab metadata with explicit Chrome permissions and
-posts reports to Loki's localhost ingest endpoint. On command, it also uses
-`chrome.debugger` to attach to debuggable tabs, probe Chrome Debugger Protocol
-domains, and detach. Chrome can also expose DevTools metadata on
+posts reports to Loki's localhost ingest endpoint. On explicit operator command
+from the popup, it can capture the active tab's visible page text, headings,
+links, and visible form controls for Codex-assisted navigation. On command, it
+also uses `chrome.debugger` to attach to debuggable tabs, probe Chrome Debugger
+Protocol domains, and detach. Chrome can also expose DevTools metadata on
 `127.0.0.1:{port}` when started with `--remote-debugging-port`. Loki normalizes
 these sources into one snapshot and writes typed witness documents from that
 state.
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ state.
 ```mermaid
 flowchart LR
   Extension["Chrome extension"] --> Ingest["extension ingest"]
+  Snapshot["active page snapshot"] --> Ingest
   Debugger["chrome.debugger sweep"] --> Ingest
   Chrome["Chrome CDP endpoint"] --> Observe["observe CDP"]
   Config["Loki config"] --> Ingest
@@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ flowchart LR
 - CDP reachability is observed state, not assumed capability.
 - Extension reachability is observed state, not assumed capability.
 - Debug sweeps are explicit observations, not continuous hidden attachment.
+- Page snapshots are explicit active-tab observations, not continuous page
+  surveillance.
 - Chrome owns page reality; Loki owns only the observation snapshot.
 - `.cc` witnesses are the durable local state surface.
 - Eve/CultUI output is derived from the same snapshot as the witness.
@@ -45,12 +50,12 @@ flowchart LR
 1. Add CultCacheTS-backed binary `.cc` persistence behind the current writer.
 2. Add CultNet/CultMesh publication of the same documents.
 3. Add command handling only through `gamecult.eve.command.v1`.
-4. Add consentful CDP actions, starting with read-only page metadata and
-   operator-approved screenshot capture.
+4. Add operator-approved screenshot capture.
 
 ## Command Boundary
 
-Loki currently advertises no executable tab commands. This is deliberate. A
-daemon that can evaluate JavaScript inside live user tabs is holding a sharp
-tool; it needs an explicit command document, audit log, origin, target tab id,
-and denial path before it should act.
+Loki currently advertises no executable tab commands. Page snapshot capture is
+extension-owned and popup-triggered: the operator clicks once, the extension
+captures the active tab, posts the typed observation, and detaches. A future
+daemon-originated command path still needs an explicit command document, audit
+log, origin, target tab id, and denial path before it should act.
diff --git a/extension/popup.css b/extension/popup.css
index d199fa2..89bbf4a 100644
--- a/extension/popup.css
+++ b/extension/popup.css
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ dl {
 
 dl div {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr;
+  grid-template-columns: 88px 1fr;
   gap: 8px;
 }
 
diff --git a/extension/popup.html b/extension/popup.html
index a60d8dd..88ca3e4 100644
--- a/extension/popup.html
+++ b/extension/popup.html
@@ -30,11 +30,16 @@
           <dt>Debug</dt>
           <dd id="debug">-</dd>
         </div>
+        <div>
+          <dt>Page</dt>
+          <dd id="page-snapshot">-</dd>
+        </div>
       </dl>
 
       <p id="error" class="error" hidden></p>
 
       <button id="sync" type="button">Sync now</button>
+      <button id="snapshot-active-tab" type="button">Snapshot active tab</button>
       <button id="debug-sweep" type="button">Debug sweep</button>
     </main>
     <script src="popup.js" type="module"></script>
diff --git a/extension/popup.js b/extension/popup.js
index e0f7f1b..0dee208 100644
--- a/extension/popup.js
+++ b/extension/popup.js
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ const tabsEl = document.querySelector("#tabs");
 const lastSyncEl = document.querySelector("#last-sync");
 const endpointEl = document.querySelector("#endpoint");
 const debugEl = document.querySelector("#debug");
+const pageSnapshotEl = document.querySelector("#page-snapshot");
 const errorEl = document.querySelector("#error");
 const syncButton = document.querySelector("#sync");
+const snapshotActiveTabButton = document.querySelector("#snapshot-active-tab");
 const debugSweepButton = document.querySelector("#debug-sweep");
 
 syncButton.addEventListener("click", async () => {
@@ -21,6 +23,13 @@ debugSweepButton.addEventListener("click", async () => {
   debugSweepButton.disabled = false;
 });
 
+snapshotActiveTabButton.addEventListener("click", async () => {
+  snapshotActiveTabButton.disabled = true;
+  await chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "loki.snapshot-active-tab" });
+  await render();
+  snapshotActiveTabButton.disabled = false;
+});
+
 await render();
 
 async function render() {
@@ -33,6 +42,7 @@ async function render() {
     stateEl.className = "state";
     tabsEl.textContent = "-";
     debugEl.textContent = "-";
+    pageSnapshotEl.textContent = "-";
     lastSyncEl.textContent = "-";
     errorEl.hidden = true;
     return;
@@ -42,6 +52,7 @@ async function render() {
   stateEl.className = `state ${status.ok ? "ok" : "bad"}`;
   tabsEl.textContent = String(status.tabCount ?? 0);
   debugEl.textContent = formatDebugProbe(status.debugProbe);
+  pageSnapshotEl.textContent = formatPageSnapshot(status.pageSnapshot);
   lastSyncEl.textContent = status.lastSyncAt ? new Date(status.lastSyncAt).toLocaleTimeString() : "-";
 
   if (status.error) {
@@ -57,3 +68,11 @@ function formatDebugProbe(debugProbe) {
   const summary = debugProbe.summary ?? {};
   return `${summary.attachedTabCount ?? 0}/${summary.attemptedTabCount ?? 0} attached`;
 }
+
+function formatPageSnapshot(pageSnapshot) {
+  if (!pageSnapshot) return "not captured";
+  if (pageSnapshot.error) return pageSnapshot.error;
+  const textLength = pageSnapshot.content?.visibleTextLength ?? 0;
+  const controlCount = pageSnapshot.forms?.controlCount ?? 0;
+  return `${textLength} chars, ${controlCount} controls`;
+}
diff --git a/extension/service-worker.js b/extension/service-worker.js
index aa594f2..5a9fb86 100644
--- a/extension/service-worker.js
+++ b/extension/service-worker.js
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener((message, _sender, sendResponse) => {
     debugSweep().then(sendResponse);
     return true;
   }
+  if (message?.type === "loki.snapshot-active-tab") {
+    snapshotActiveTab().then(sendResponse);
+    return true;
+  }
   if (message?.type === "loki.get-status") {
     getStatus().then(sendResponse);
     return true;
@@ -63,10 +67,11 @@ async function syncTabs(reason, extra = {}) {
         activeTabCount: tabs.filter((tab) => tab.active).length,
       },
       redaction: {
-        pageContent: "not-read",
+        pageContent: extra.pageSnapshot ? "explicit-active-tab-visible-text" : "not-read",
         cookies: "not-read",
         tabMetadata: "title-url-favicon-window-state",
         debugProbe: extra.debugProbe ? "runtime-frame-performance-security-metadata" : "not-run",
+        pageSnapshot: extra.pageSnapshot ? extra.pageSnapshot.redaction : "not-run",
       },
       ...extra,
     };
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@ async function syncTabs(reason, extra = {}) {
       lastSyncAt: new Date().toISOString(),
       tabCount: tabs.length,
       debugProbe: responseBody.debugProbe ?? null,
+      pageSnapshot: responseBody.pageSnapshot ?? null,
       activeSource: responseBody.activeSource ?? "unknown",
       error: null,
     };
@@ -103,6 +109,7 @@ async function syncTabs(reason, extra = {}) {
       lastSyncAt: new Date().toISOString(),
       tabCount: 0,
       debugProbe: null,
+      pageSnapshot: null,
       activeSource: "none",
       error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
     };
@@ -111,6 +118,164 @@ async function syncTabs(reason, extra = {}) {
   }
 }
 
+async function snapshotActiveTab() {
+  const [tab] = await chrome.tabs.query({ active: true, currentWindow: true });
+  const startedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+  if (!tab || !Number.isInteger(tab.id)) {
+    return syncTabs("active-page-snapshot", {
+      pageSnapshot: failedPageSnapshot(startedAt, "No active tab is available."),
+    });
+  }
+
+  const pageSnapshot = await capturePageSnapshot(tab, startedAt);
+  return syncTabs("active-page-snapshot", { pageSnapshot });
+}
+
+async function capturePageSnapshot(tab, startedAt) {
+  const target = { tabId: tab.id };
+  const pageSnapshot = {
+    schema: "gamecult.loki.chrome_page_snapshot.v0",
+    capturedAt: startedAt,
+    completedAt: null,
+    tab: projectTab(tab),
+    attached: false,
+    attachError: null,
+    error: null,
+    content: null,
+    forms: null,
+    redaction: {
+      trigger: "operator-popup-click",
+      scope: "active-tab-only",
+      pageContent: "visible-text-and-page-structure",
+      cookies: "not-read",
+      passwordValues: "redacted",
+      hiddenInputs: "omitted",
+      responseBodies: "not-read",
+    },
+  };
+
+  try {
+    await chromeDebuggerAttach(target, "1.3");
+    pageSnapshot.attached = true;
+    await chromeDebuggerSendCommand(target, "Runtime.enable");
+    const result = await chromeDebuggerSendCommand(target, "Runtime.evaluate", {
+      expression: pageSnapshotExpression(),
+      returnByValue: true,
+      awaitPromise: true,
+    });
+    const value = result?.result?.value;
+    if (!value || typeof value !== "object") {
+      throw new Error("Page snapshot did not return an object.");
+    }
+    pageSnapshot.content = value.content ?? null;
+    pageSnapshot.forms = value.forms ?? null;
+  } catch (error) {
+    pageSnapshot.error = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+    if (!pageSnapshot.attached) pageSnapshot.attachError = pageSnapshot.error;
+  } finally {
+    pageSnapshot.completedAt = new Date().toISOString();
+    if (pageSnapshot.attached) {
+      await chromeDebuggerDetach(target).catch(() => {});
+    }
+  }
+
+  return pageSnapshot;
+}
+
+function failedPageSnapshot(startedAt, error) {
+  return {
+    schema: "gamecult.loki.chrome_page_snapshot.v0",
+    capturedAt: startedAt,
+    completedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    tab: null,
+    attached: false,
+    attachError: error,
+    error,
+    content: null,
+    forms: null,
+    redaction: {
+      trigger: "operator-popup-click",
+      scope: "active-tab-only",
+      pageContent: "not-read",
+      cookies: "not-read",
+      passwordValues: "not-read",
+      hiddenInputs: "not-read",
+      responseBodies: "not-read",
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+function pageSnapshotExpression() {
+  return `(() => {
+    const limit = (value, max) => String(value ?? "").replace(/\\s+/g, " ").trim().slice(0, max);
+    const selectorFor = (element) => {
+      if (!element) return null;
+      if (element.id) return "#" + CSS.escape(element.id);
+      const name = element.getAttribute("name");
+      if (name) return element.tagName.toLowerCase() + "[name=" + JSON.stringify(name) + "]";
+      return element.tagName.toLowerCase();
+    };
+    const labelFor = (control) => {
+      const explicit = control.id ? document.querySelector("label[for=" + JSON.stringify(control.id) + "]") : null;
+      const implicit = control.closest("label");
+      const aria = control.getAttribute("aria-label") || control.getAttribute("title") || control.getAttribute("placeholder");
+      return limit(explicit?.innerText || implicit?.innerText || aria || "", 300);
+    };
+    const controls = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("input, select, textarea, button"))
+      .filter((control) => {
+        const type = (control.getAttribute("type") || control.tagName).toLowerCase();
+        return type !== "hidden" && type !== "password";
+      })
+      .slice(0, 300)
+      .map((control) => {
+        const tag = control.tagName.toLowerCase();
+        const type = (control.getAttribute("type") || tag).toLowerCase();
+        const option = tag === "select" ? control.selectedOptions?.[0] : null;
+        const value = type === "checkbox" || type === "radio"
+          ? String(Boolean(control.checked))
+          : tag === "select"
+            ? limit(option?.innerText || option?.label || "", 500)
+            : limit(control.value || "", 500);
+        return {
+          tag,
+          type,
+          label: labelFor(control),
+          selector: selectorFor(control),
+          name: control.getAttribute("name"),
+          id: control.id || null,
+          disabled: Boolean(control.disabled),
+          required: Boolean(control.required),
+          value,
+        };
+      });
+    const links = Array.from(document.links).slice(0, 200).map((link) => ({
+      text: limit(link.innerText || link.textContent || "", 300),
+      href: link.href,
+    }));
+    const headings = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll("h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6")).slice(0, 80).map((heading) => ({
+      level: heading.tagName.toLowerCase(),
+      text: limit(heading.innerText || heading.textContent || "", 500),
+    }));
+    const visibleText = limit(document.body?.innerText || "", 60000);
+    return {
+      content: {
+        href: location.href,
+        title: document.title,
+        readyState: document.readyState,
+        language: document.documentElement.lang || null,
+        visibleText,
+        visibleTextLength: visibleText.length,
+        headings,
+        links,
+      },
+      forms: {
+        controlCount: controls.length,
+        controls,
+      },
+    };
+  })()`;
+}
+
 async function debugSweep() {
   const startedAt = new Date().toISOString();
   const tabs = await chrome.tabs.query({});
diff --git a/src/loki-daemon.mjs b/src/loki-daemon.mjs
index 2557984..1d6108e 100644
--- a/src/loki-daemon.mjs
+++ b/src/loki-daemon.mjs
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ function normalizeExtensionObservation(payload, config) {
       maxAgeMs: config.intervalMs * 3,
     },
     debugProbe: normalizeDebugProbe(payload.debugProbe),
+    pageSnapshot: normalizePageSnapshot(payload.pageSnapshot),
     tabs,
   };
 }
@@ -166,6 +167,16 @@ function normalizeDebugProbe(debugProbe) {
   };
 }
 
+function normalizePageSnapshot(pageSnapshot) {
+  if (!pageSnapshot || pageSnapshot.schema !== "gamecult.loki.chrome_page_snapshot.v0") return null;
+  return {
+    ...pageSnapshot,
+    providerId,
+    serviceId,
+    ingestedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+  };
+}
+
 function normalizeExtensionTab(tab) {
   return {
     id: String(tab.id ?? ""),
@@ -234,6 +245,7 @@ function buildSnapshot(config, cdpObservation, extensionObservation) {
     cdp,
     extension,
     debugProbe: extensionObservation?.debugProbe ?? null,
+    pageSnapshot: extensionObservation?.pageSnapshot ?? null,
     tabs,
     summary: {
       tabCount: tabs.length,
@@ -241,14 +253,17 @@ function buildSnapshot(config, cdpObservation, extensionObservation) {
       activeTabCount: tabs.filter((tab) => tab.active).length,
       debugProbeAttachedTabCount: extensionObservation?.debugProbe?.summary?.attachedTabCount ?? 0,
       debugProbeAttemptedTabCount: extensionObservation?.debugProbe?.summary?.attemptedTabCount ?? 0,
+      pageSnapshotVisibleTextLength: extensionObservation?.pageSnapshot?.content?.visibleTextLength ?? 0,
+      pageSnapshotFormControlCount: extensionObservation?.pageSnapshot?.forms?.controlCount ?? 0,
     },
     redaction: {
       urlQuery: activeObservation ? "preserved" : "not-observed",
       titles: activeObservation ? "preserved" : "not-observed",
-      pageContent: "not-read",
+      pageContent: extensionObservation?.pageSnapshot ? "explicit-active-tab-visible-text" : "not-read",
       cookies: "not-read",
       source: activeObservation?.source ?? "none",
       debugProbe: extensionObservation?.debugProbe ? extensionObservation.debugProbe.redaction : "not-run",
+      pageSnapshot: extensionObservation?.pageSnapshot ? extensionObservation.pageSnapshot.redaction : "not-run",
     },
   };
 }
@@ -287,18 +302,24 @@ function unreachableSnapshot(config, error) {
       error: "no extension report received",
     },
     tabs: [],
-      summary: {
-        tabCount: 0,
-        inspectableTabCount: 0,
-        activeTabCount: 0,
-      },
-      redaction: {
-        urlQuery: "not-observed",
-        titles: "not-observed",
-        pageContent: "not-read",
-        cookies: "not-read",
-        source: "none",
-      },
+    pageSnapshot: null,
+    debugProbe: null,
+    summary: {
+      tabCount: 0,
+      inspectableTabCount: 0,
+      activeTabCount: 0,
+      pageSnapshotVisibleTextLength: 0,
+      pageSnapshotFormControlCount: 0,
+    },
+    redaction: {
+      urlQuery: "not-observed",
+      titles: "not-observed",
+      pageContent: "not-read",
+      cookies: "not-read",
+      source: "none",
+      pageSnapshot: "not-run",
+      debugProbe: "not-run",
+    },
   };
 }
 
@@ -356,6 +377,14 @@ function buildProviderAdvertisement(snapshot) {
         cultMeshAddress: "asgard.localhost.loki.chrome/state/debug-probe",
         portable: true,
       },
+      {
+        schema: "gamecult.loki.chrome_page_snapshot.v0",
+        owner: providerId,
+        authority: "operator-approved-observation",
+        storage: "cultcache-cc",
+        cultMeshAddress: "asgard.localhost.loki.chrome/state/page-snapshot",
+        portable: true,
+      },
       {
         schema: "gamecult.eve.surface.v1",
         owner: providerId,
@@ -399,6 +428,17 @@ function buildProviderAdvertisement(snapshot) {
           updatedAt: snapshot.debugProbe?.ingestedAt ?? null,
         },
       },
+      {
+        id: "loki.chrome.page_snapshot",
+        kind: "cc-export",
+        path: "state/loki.chrome_page_snapshot.cc",
+        schemas: ["gamecult.loki.chrome_page_snapshot.v0"],
+        redaction: snapshot.pageSnapshot?.redaction ?? "not-run",
+        freshness: {
+          state: snapshot.pageSnapshot ? "fresh" : "missing",
+          updatedAt: snapshot.pageSnapshot?.ingestedAt ?? null,
+        },
+      },
     ],
     surfaces: [
       {
@@ -424,8 +464,8 @@ function buildProviderAdvertisement(snapshot) {
       {
         kind: "chrome-extension-ingest",
         address: snapshot.extension.ingestEndpoint,
-        carries: ["chrome-extension-tab-metadata"],
-        note: "Preferred drop-in Chrome path; extension observes tab metadata and can run explicit chrome.debugger sweeps.",
+        carries: ["chrome-extension-tab-metadata", "explicit-active-page-snapshot"],
+        note: "Preferred drop-in Chrome path; extension observes tab metadata and can run explicit operator-triggered page snapshots and chrome.debugger sweeps.",
       },
       {
         kind: "local-cultcache-witness",
@@ -435,6 +475,7 @@ function buildProviderAdvertisement(snapshot) {
           "state/loki.provider_advertisement.cc",
           "state/loki.eve_surface.cc",
           "state/loki.chrome_debug_probe.cc",
+          "state/loki.chrome_page_snapshot.cc",
         ],
       },
     ],
@@ -496,6 +537,14 @@ function buildEveSurface(snapshot) {
                   : "not run",
                 snapshot.debugProbe ? "ok" : "muted",
               ),
+              metric(
+                "page-snapshot",
+                "Page snapshot",
+                snapshot.pageSnapshot
+                  ? `${snapshot.summary.pageSnapshotVisibleTextLength} chars`
+                  : "not captured",
+                snapshot.pageSnapshot ? "ok" : "muted",
+              ),
               {
                 id: "loki.chrome.extension-endpoint",
                 kind: "inspector.kv",
@@ -614,6 +663,9 @@ async function publishSnapshot(config, snapshot) {
     snapshot.debugProbe
       ? writeTypedDocument(join(config.stateDir, "loki.chrome_debug_probe.cc"), snapshot.debugProbe)
       : Promise.resolve(),
+    snapshot.pageSnapshot
+      ? writeTypedDocument(join(config.stateDir, "loki.chrome_page_snapshot.cc"), snapshot.pageSnapshot)
+      : Promise.resolve(),
   ]);
 
   return { advertisement, surface };
@@ -674,6 +726,7 @@ function startExtensionIngestServer(config) {
           activeSource: snapshot.activeSource,
           tabs: snapshot.summary.tabCount,
           debugProbe: snapshot.debugProbe ? snapshot.debugProbe : null,
+          pageSnapshot: snapshot.pageSnapshot ? snapshot.pageSnapshot : null,
           observedAt: snapshot.observedAt,
         });
         return;
diff --git a/test/extension-ingest-smoke.mjs b/test/extension-ingest-smoke.mjs
index 77fe212..528d516 100644
--- a/test/extension-ingest-smoke.mjs
+++ b/test/extension-ingest-smoke.mjs
@@ -74,6 +74,51 @@ try {
           runtimeEvaluation: "fixture",
         },
       },
+      pageSnapshot: {
+        schema: "gamecult.loki.chrome_page_snapshot.v0",
+        capturedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        completedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        tab: {
+          id: 100,
+          windowId: 1,
+          index: 0,
+          active: true,
+          highlighted: true,
+          pinned: false,
+          audible: false,
+          muted: false,
+          incognito: false,
+          title: "Portal das Financas",
+          url: "https://sitfiscal.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/geral/siteMap",
+          favIconUrl: null,
+        },
+        attached: true,
+        attachError: null,
+        error: null,
+        content: {
+          href: "https://sitfiscal.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/geral/siteMap",
+          title: "Portal das Financas",
+          readyState: "complete",
+          language: "pt",
+          visibleText: "Entregar declaracao IRS Consultar pagamentos",
+          visibleTextLength: 43,
+          headings: [{ level: "h1", text: "Portal das Financas" }],
+          links: [{ text: "Consultar pagamentos", href: "https://sitfiscal.portaldasfinancas.gov.pt/pagamentos" }],
+        },
+        forms: {
+          controlCount: 1,
+          controls: [{ tag: "button", type: "button", label: "", selector: "button", name: null, id: null, disabled: false, required: false, value: "" }],
+        },
+        redaction: {
+          trigger: "operator-popup-click",
+          scope: "active-tab-only",
+          pageContent: "visible-text-and-page-structure",
+          cookies: "not-read",
+          passwordValues: "redacted",
+          hiddenInputs: "omitted",
+          responseBodies: "not-read",
+        },
+      },
       tabs: [
         {
           id: 100,
@@ -99,6 +144,7 @@ try {
 
   const snapshotText = await readFile(join(stateDir, "loki.chrome_snapshot.cc"), "utf8");
   const debugProbeText = await readFile(join(stateDir, "loki.chrome_debug_probe.cc"), "utf8");
+  const pageSnapshotText = await readFile(join(stateDir, "loki.chrome_page_snapshot.cc"), "utf8");
   if (!snapshotText.includes('"activeSource": "chrome-extension"')) {
     throw new Error("snapshot did not choose chrome-extension as active source");
   }
@@ -108,6 +154,12 @@ try {
   if (!debugProbeText.includes('"schema": "gamecult.loki.chrome_debug_probe.v0"')) {
     throw new Error("debug probe witness was not written");
   }
+  if (!pageSnapshotText.includes('"schema": "gamecult.loki.chrome_page_snapshot.v0"')) {
+    throw new Error("page snapshot witness was not written");
+  }
+  if (!pageSnapshotText.includes("Entregar declaracao IRS")) {
+    throw new Error("page snapshot did not preserve visible page text");
+  }
 
   console.log("extension ingest smoke passed");
 } finally {