diff --git a/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md b/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
index 47a0d20..23cf7c8 100644
--- a/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/eve-migration-roadmap.md
@@ -274,14 +274,17 @@ Exit criteria:
 
 ## Active Work Queue
 
-1. Add authority/staleness witness fixture to browser reference.
-2. Add conformance-pack metadata files beside fixtures.
-3. Add a Direct2D adapter spike or explicitly demote Direct2D until Fensalir owns
+1. Add conformance-pack metadata files beside fixtures.
+2. Add a Direct2D adapter spike or explicitly demote Direct2D until Fensalir owns
    the body.
-4. Add split-readiness reports for EveFlutter and EveUnity.
+3. Add split-readiness reports for EveFlutter and EveUnity.
 
 Recently cut:
 
+- The browser reference now has an authority/staleness witness fixture. The
+  parity report verifies visible `fresh`, `accepted`, `stale`, `missing`,
+  `pending`, `denied`, `predicted`, and `reconciled` states, with provider and
+  renderer ownership kept separate.
 - Command descriptor validation now runs for strict fixtures. Sai proves
   `story.*`/`style.patch`; Aetheria proves the daemon command boundary; the web
   lowerer resolves authored `action.command` through the shared Eve command
diff --git a/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json b/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json
index 20f7fe6..112bffc 100644
--- a/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json
+++ b/tools/parity/parity-manifest.json
@@ -192,6 +192,35 @@
         "commandReferencesDeclared": true
       }
     },
+    {
+      "id": "authority-staleness",
+      "title": "Authority And Staleness Witness",
+      "pack": "core",
+      "ownerRepo": "Eve",
+      "surface": {
+        "transport": "local-json",
+        "path": "web/fixtures/authority-staleness-witness.json"
+      },
+      "expect": {
+        "providerId": "gamecult.eve.authority-witness",
+        "componentKinds": ["surface", "card", "text", "metric", "partition"],
+        "styleTokens": ["colorBackground", "colorPanel", "colorText", "colorMuted", "colorAccent", "colorWarning", "colorDanger"],
+        "bindings": [
+          "authority.temperature.accepted",
+          "authority.sensor.echo",
+          "authority.missing.field",
+          "authority.orbit.predicted",
+          "authority.orbit.accepted"
+        ],
+        "commandDescriptors": ["authority.fixture.patch"],
+        "commandDescriptorSchema": "gamecult.eve.command.v1",
+        "commandReferencesDeclared": true,
+        "authorityStates": ["accepted", "denied", "fresh", "missing", "pending", "predicted", "reconciled", "stale"],
+        "authorityOwners": ["provider", "renderer"],
+        "witnessRefs": 8,
+        "receiptRefs": 2
+      }
+    },
     {
       "id": "reactive-dsl",
       "title": "Reactive DSL",
diff --git a/tools/parity/run-parity.mjs b/tools/parity/run-parity.mjs
index a061a4c..8b708f7 100644
--- a/tools/parity/run-parity.mjs
+++ b/tools/parity/run-parity.mjs
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ async function evaluateFixture(fixture) {
   const commandIds = commandDescriptors.map(command => command.command).sort();
   const commandReferences = readCommandReferences(nodes);
   const commandDescriptorErrors = await validateCommandDescriptors(fixture, commandDescriptors);
+  const authorityWitnesses = readAuthorityWitnesses(nodes);
+  const authorityStates = [...new Set(authorityWitnesses.map(witness => witness.state))].filter(Boolean).sort();
+  const authorityOwners = [...new Set(authorityWitnesses.map(witness => witness.owner))].filter(Boolean).sort();
+  const receiptRefs = [...new Set(authorityWitnesses.map(witness => witness.receiptRef))].filter(Boolean).sort();
+  const witnessRefs = [...new Set(authorityWitnesses.map(witness => witness.witnessRef))].filter(Boolean).sort();
   const checks = [];
 
   addCheck(checks, "providerId", state.providerId === fixture.expect.providerId, {
@@ -149,6 +154,34 @@ async function evaluateFixture(fixture) {
     }
   }
 
+  for (const state of fixture.expect.authorityStates || []) {
+    addCheck(checks, `authorityState:${state}`, authorityStates.includes(state), {
+      expected: "present",
+      actual: authorityStates,
+    });
+  }
+
+  for (const owner of fixture.expect.authorityOwners || []) {
+    addCheck(checks, `authorityOwner:${owner}`, authorityOwners.includes(owner), {
+      expected: "present",
+      actual: authorityOwners,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (fixture.expect.receiptRefs) {
+    addCheck(checks, "receiptRefs", receiptRefs.length >= fixture.expect.receiptRefs, {
+      expected: fixture.expect.receiptRefs,
+      actual: receiptRefs.length,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (fixture.expect.witnessRefs) {
+    addCheck(checks, "witnessRefs", witnessRefs.length >= fixture.expect.witnessRefs, {
+      expected: fixture.expect.witnessRefs,
+      actual: witnessRefs.length,
+    });
+  }
+
   const knownPacks = new Set((manifest.conformancePacks || []).map(pack => pack.id));
   if (fixture.pack) {
     addCheck(checks, "conformancePack", knownPacks.has(fixture.pack), {
@@ -181,6 +214,11 @@ async function evaluateFixture(fixture) {
     commands: commandIds,
     commandReferences,
     commandDescriptorErrors,
+    authorityStates,
+    authorityOwners,
+    receiptRefs,
+    witnessRefs,
+    authorityWitnesses,
     checks,
   };
 }
@@ -552,6 +590,26 @@ function readCommandReferences(nodes) {
   }).sort((a, b) => `${a.nodeId}:${a.command}`.localeCompare(`${b.nodeId}:${b.command}`));
 }
 
+function readAuthorityWitnesses(nodes) {
+  return nodes.flatMap(node => {
+    const props = node.props || {};
+    const freshness = objectProps(props.freshness);
+    const state = firstNonEmptyString(props.authorityState, props.truthState, props.commandState, freshness.state);
+    const owner = firstNonEmptyString(props.authorityOwner, props.owner, props.authority);
+    const witnessRef = firstNonEmptyString(props.witnessRef, props.sourceId);
+    const receiptRef = firstNonEmptyString(props.receiptRef, props.receiptId);
+    if (!state && !owner && !witnessRef && !receiptRef) return [];
+    return [{
+      nodeId: node.id || "",
+      kind: node.kind || "",
+      state,
+      owner,
+      witnessRef,
+      receiptRef,
+    }];
+  }).sort((a, b) => `${a.nodeId}:${a.state}`.localeCompare(`${b.nodeId}:${b.state}`));
+}
+
 function firstNonEmptyString(...values) {
   for (const value of values) {
     if (typeof value === "string" && value.trim()) return value;
@@ -651,6 +709,11 @@ function renderMarkdown(report) {
     lines.push(`| ${fixture.title} | ${fixture.commands.join(", ")} | ${refs} | ${fixture.commandDescriptorErrors.join(", ")} |`);
   }
 
+  lines.push("", "## Authority Witnesses", "", "| Fixture | States | Owners | Witness Refs | Receipt Refs |", "| --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: |");
+  for (const fixture of report.fixtures) {
+    lines.push(`| ${fixture.title} | ${fixture.authorityStates.join(", ")} | ${fixture.authorityOwners.join(", ")} | ${fixture.witnessRefs.length} | ${fixture.receiptRefs.length} |`);
+  }
+
   lines.push("", "## Plugins", "", "| Plugin | Status | Owner | Capabilities | Missing |", "| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |");
   for (const plugin of report.plugins || []) {
     const missing = [
diff --git a/web/fixtures/authority-staleness-witness.json b/web/fixtures/authority-staleness-witness.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bd02c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/fixtures/authority-staleness-witness.json
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+{
+  "type": "surface-state",
+  "schema": "gamecult.eve.surface.v1",
+  "providerId": "gamecult.eve.authority-witness",
+  "providerKind": "surface.fixture",
+  "title": "Authority And Staleness Witness",
+  "version": 1,
+  "updatedAtUtc": "2026-07-08T00:00:00Z",
+  "surface": {
+    "id": "gamecult.eve.authority-witness",
+    "root": {
+      "id": "authority.root",
+      "kind": "surface",
+      "props": {
+        "authorityModel": "provider-truth-with-local-prediction"
+      },
+      "children": [
+        {
+          "id": "authority.summary",
+          "kind": "card",
+          "props": {
+            "title": "Truth Boundary",
+            "authorityOwner": "provider",
+            "authorityState": "fresh",
+            "freshness": {
+              "state": "fresh",
+              "lastSeenAtUtc": "2026-07-08T00:00:00Z"
+            },
+            "witnessRef": "cultmesh://eve/fixtures/authority/fresh"
+          },
+          "children": [
+            {
+              "id": "authority.summary.text",
+              "kind": "text",
+              "props": {
+                "text": "Provider state is the accepted truth. Eve may preview local pressure, but preview is not authority."
+              },
+              "children": []
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "id": "authority.grid",
+          "kind": "partition",
+          "props": {
+            "direction": "vertical"
+          },
+          "children": [
+            {
+              "id": "authority.field.fresh",
+              "kind": "metric",
+              "props": {
+                "label": "Accepted Temperature",
+                "value": "298 K",
+                "bind": "authority.temperature.accepted",
+                "authorityOwner": "provider",
+                "authorityState": "accepted",
+                "freshness": {
+                  "state": "fresh",
+                  "lastSeenAtUtc": "2026-07-08T00:00:00Z"
+                },
+                "witnessRef": "cultmesh://eve/fixtures/authority/temperature"
+              },
+              "children": []
+            },
+            {
+              "id": "authority.field.stale",
+              "kind": "metric",
+              "props": {
+                "label": "Sensor Echo",
+                "value": "14.2 m/s",
+                "bind": "authority.sensor.echo",
+                "authorityOwner": "provider",
+                "authorityState": "stale",
+                "freshness": {
+                  "state": "stale",
+                  "lastSeenAtUtc": "2026-07-08T00:00:00Z",
+                  "maxAgeMs": 5000
+                },
+                "witnessRef": "cultmesh://eve/fixtures/authority/sensor"
+              },
+              "children": []
+            },
+            {
+              "id": "authority.field.missing",
+              "kind": "metric",
+              "props": {
+                "label": "Missing Provider Field",
+                "value": "unresolved",
+                "bind": "authority.missing.field",
+                "authorityOwner": "provider",
+                "authorityState": "missing",
+                "freshness": {
+                  "state": "missing"
+                },
+                "witnessRef": "cultmesh://eve/fixtures/authority/missing"
+              },
+              "children": []
+            },
+            {
+              "id": "authority.command.pending",
+              "kind": "card",
+              "props": {
+                "title": "Local Command Pressure",
+                "authorityOwner": "renderer",
+                "authorityState": "pending",
+                "commandId": "authority.fixture.patch",
+                "commandBoundary": "provider-receipt-required",
+                "witnessRef": "cultmesh://eve/fixtures/authority/pending"
+              },
+              "children": [
+                {
+                  "id": "authority.command.pending.text",
+                  "kind": "text",
+                  "props": {
+                    "text": "The renderer can show the pending intent. It cannot mark the provider value accepted."
+                  },
+                  "children": []
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "id": "authority.command.denied",
+              "kind": "card",
+              "props": {
+                "title": "Denied Intent",
+                "authorityOwner": "provider",
+                "authorityState": "denied",
+                "receiptRef": "cultmesh://eve/fixtures/authority/receipts/denied",
+                "witnessRef": "cultmesh://eve/fixtures/authority/denied"
+              },
+              "children": [
+                {
+                  "id": "authority.command.denied.text",
+                  "kind": "text",
+                  "props": {
+                    "text": "Denied commands remain visible so local preview cannot erase provider refusal."
+                  },
+                  "children": []
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "id": "authority.prediction",
+              "kind": "metric",
+              "props": {
+                "label": "Predicted Orbit",
+                "value": "0.74 AU",
+                "bind": "authority.orbit.predicted",
+                "authorityOwner": "renderer",
+                "authorityState": "predicted",
+                "reconcilesWith": "authority.orbit.accepted",
+                "witnessRef": "cultmesh://eve/fixtures/authority/predicted"
+              },
+              "children": []
+            },
+            {
+              "id": "authority.reconciled",
+              "kind": "metric",
+              "props": {
+                "label": "Reconciled Orbit",
+                "value": "0.72 AU",
+                "bind": "authority.orbit.accepted",
+                "authorityOwner": "provider",
+                "authorityState": "reconciled",
+                "reconciledFrom": "authority.orbit.predicted",
+                "receiptRef": "cultmesh://eve/fixtures/authority/receipts/reconciled",
+                "witnessRef": "cultmesh://eve/fixtures/authority/reconciled"
+              },
+              "children": []
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "styles": {
+      "tokens": {
+        "colorBackground": "#0B1114",
+        "colorPanel": "#162022",
+        "colorText": "#F2F7F1",
+        "colorMuted": "#9AA8A2",
+        "colorAccent": "#78D6A3",
+        "colorWarning": "#D6B24A",
+        "colorDanger": "#C95D63"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "commands": [
+    {
+      "schema": "gamecult.eve.command.v1",
+      "command": "authority.fixture.patch",
+      "label": "Patch witness value",
+      "transport": "fixture-receipt",
+      "authority": "provider",
+      "result": "accepted-denied-or-reconciled"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/web/surface.js b/web/surface.js
index 2b54cba..fd9c92b 100644
--- a/web/surface.js
+++ b/web/surface.js
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ const localProviders = [
     freshness: { state: "fixture" },
     surfaces: [{ transport: "local-eve-dsl", surfaceId: "eve.reactive.dsl", url: "./fixtures/reactive-composition.eve" }],
   },
+  {
+    providerId: "gamecult.eve.authority-witness",
+    title: "Authority Witness",
+    kind: "surface.fixture",
+    freshness: { state: "fixture" },
+    surfaces: [{ transport: "local-json", surfaceId: "gamecult.eve.authority-witness", url: "./fixtures/authority-staleness-witness.json" }],
+  },
   {
     providerId: "eve.cultui.inspector",
     title: "CultUI Inspector",