diff --git a/CURRENT_CHECKPOINT.md b/CURRENT_CHECKPOINT.md
index 83c82580..953f14d9 100644
--- a/CURRENT_CHECKPOINT.md
+++ b/CURRENT_CHECKPOINT.md
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ Active Goal: `docs/goals/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_GOAL.md`
 Active contract: `docs/presentation/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_CONTRACT.md`
 Active ledger: `docs/reviews/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_LEDGER.md`
 Baseline: `b3968b0f41f841efb0f699d8fb04a9bcb958182a`
-Stage: `P8_1_OPENING_COMPANY_ACTIVE`
+Candidate source: `0b4a64fe549af0ff965e654aa4f5fb7f2ff054b4`
+Stage: `P8_1_OPENING_COMPANY_CANDIDATE_READY`
 
 The Phase 6 battle, VFX and equipment direction is Owner-accepted. Phase 7
 turns the existing 50-screen design inventory into an individually viewable,
@@ -27,8 +28,21 @@ SHA-256 is
 Phase 7.1 remains the accepted automated design baseline: every Recruit has one
 active equipment slot and individual run-scoped level/XP capped at level 10.
 The Owner has authorized Phase 8 as five separately playable experience
-packages. Only P8.1 Opening Company is active; P8.2-P8.5 and Godot/runtime
-development remain frozen until the preceding Owner experience decision.
+packages. P8.1 now provides a strict Contract/difficulty, four-offer, exactly-two
+selection, revision, one-shot commit and receipt flow. P8.2-P8.5 and
+Godot/runtime development remain frozen until the preceding Owner experience
+decision.
 
-Shortest next action: implement and verify the P8.1 Contract-to-creation-receipt
-state machine, then publish it for Owner play without starting P8.2.
+The authoritative ignored local evidence is at
+`prototype/gallery/evidence/p8-1-candidate-0b4a64f-attempt01/`. Its nine-file
+inventory verifies 9/9 with SHA-256
+`b076e5990aadb5e2b72ed979e27403a294c17b342c9bbadbad63b460c7fd60f3`.
+The P8.1 browser log SHA-256 is
+`c7e9a7278cb99881b51715bc25e3bd3112293ad282b63bc8449c1150653f6729`;
+the Phase 7 regression log SHA-256 is
+`af5eb0616e7dc1061f702d392952419701a93b6452475d626fac490d5c8f3aae`;
+the self-contained bundle SHA-256 is
+`e5895441d2835a22e9f94d6615c95be7180b7df6983c4611b499efc730feb915`.
+
+Shortest next action: Owner plays the published P8.1 package and accepts it or
+names the earliest comprehension/choice/visual boundary to redesign.
diff --git a/docs/goals/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_GOAL.md b/docs/goals/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_GOAL.md
index 4c52ab77..b0672003 100644
--- a/docs/goals/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_GOAL.md
+++ b/docs/goals/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_GOAL.md
@@ -75,6 +75,30 @@ responsive layout and console cleanliness. Screenshots and agent review may
 support visual inspection. Only the Owner can accept comprehension, choice
 quality and willingness to continue.
 
+## P8.1 Candidate Result
+
+Fixed clean/upstream source
+`0b4a64fe549af0ff965e654aa4f5fb7f2ff054b4` passes all automated P8.1
+acceptance boundaries:
+
+- one Contract and three authority-matched difficulties;
+- four stable offers, separate inspect/select actions and no preselection;
+- exact two-of-four gating, explicit third-choice rejection and preserved
+  selection through revision;
+- one review boundary and one terminal creation receipt;
+- desktop, landscape-phone and portrait-phone layout/input checks;
+- self-contained offline bundle with no external request;
+- unchanged 50-screen Phase 7 atlas regression;
+- unchanged complete design, anti-dominance, single-equipment and asset
+  provenance validators.
+
+Evidence root:
+`prototype/gallery/evidence/p8-1-candidate-0b4a64f-attempt01/`
+
+This result is automated and agent-visual evidence only. Owner comprehension,
+choice quality and visual acceptance remain open. P8.2-P8.5 and Godot/runtime
+remain frozen.
+
 ## Legal Terminal
 
 `Aetherbound Guild P8.1 opening Company experience candidate ready`
diff --git a/docs/reviews/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_LEDGER.md b/docs/reviews/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_LEDGER.md
index 1ce9caf5..1d8d3239 100644
--- a/docs/reviews/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_LEDGER.md
+++ b/docs/reviews/PHASE8_EXPERIENCE_PROTOTYPE_LEDGER.md
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ Append-only record. Automated and human evidence remain separate.
 | Date | Revision/run | Result | Evidence and boundary |
 |---|---|---|---|
 | 2026-08-12 | baseline `b3968b0` | `P8_AUTHORIZED_P8_1_ACTIVE` | Owner authorized a part-by-part development workflow in which every completed package is played before the next begins. P8.1 owns only Contract selection, four stable offers, exactly-two selection, revision, commit and receipt. P8.2-P8.5, Godot/runtime, bulk media, device and release remain frozen. |
+| 2026-08-12 | source `0b4a64f`; `p8-1-candidate-0b4a64f-attempt01` | `P8_1_AUTOMATED_CANDIDATE_PASS` | Clean/upstream fixed source passes `ABG_P8_1_BROWSER_OK states=4 contracts=1 difficulties=3 offers=4 selected=2 commit_receipts=1 responsive=desktop,phone_landscape,phone_portrait bundle=offline`, complete Phase 7 browser regression and static design/economy/loadout/provenance validation. Nine-file evidence inventory verifies 9/9; inventory SHA-256 `b076e5990aadb5e2b72ed979e27403a294c17b342c9bbadbad63b460c7fd60f3`, P8.1 browser log `c7e9a7278cb99881b51715bc25e3bd3112293ad282b63bc8449c1150653f6729`, Phase 7 regression log `af5eb0616e7dc1061f702d392952419701a93b6452475d626fac490d5c8f3aae`, bundle `e5895441d2835a22e9f94d6615c95be7180b7df6983c4611b499efc730feb915`. Owner comprehension/choice/visual acceptance remains open; P8.2 remains frozen. |