fix: use replay fallback for direct demo hashes

web/apps/console/src/presentation/PresentationRoute.test.tsx

@@ -231,15 +231,15 @@ describe("PresentationRoute", () => {
     expect(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: /run prepared workflow/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it("does not prime replay evidence on a live direct hash", async () => {
+  it("uses replay fallback for a live direct hash before a run starts", async () => {
     window.sessionStorage.setItem("lda.workflowConsole.target", "http://127.0.0.1:8765/rpc");
     window.location.hash = "#scene/typed-human-boundary/approval";
     const { PresentationRoute } = await import("./PresentationRoute.js");
     render(<PresentationRoute />);
 
-    expect(await screen.findByText(/Live target is ready/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.queryByText("Workflow input")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Submit" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/Replay evidence is active/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.findByText("Workflow input")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.findByRole("button", { name: "Submit" })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("switches to replay evidence when a configured target fails health", async () => {

web/apps/console/src/presentation/PresentationRoute.tsx

@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ export const PresentationRoute = () => {
     mode: presentationTarget.mode === "live" ? "live" : "replay",
     status: targetStatus,
   });
+  const requiredDemoStage = state.location.kind === "main"
+    ? requirementForDemoBeat(state.location.sceneId, state.location.beatId).requiredStage
+    : null;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const hash = hashForLocation(state.location);
@@ -96,13 +99,21 @@ export const PresentationRoute = () => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (demo.state.phase !== "ready") return;
-    // The resolved target owns the initial mode: a healthy loopback target must
-    // remain live, while an invalid or unreachable target starts from the
-    // offline recording. The health hook is the point where an HTTP target
-    // becomes known to be unreachable; URL shape alone is not enough.
-    const desiredMode = targetStatus.kind === "failed" ? "replay" : presentationTarget.mode;
+    // A direct evidence hash has no live run context to inspect. Use the
+    // reviewed recording until the handoff action creates a live timeline.
+    const directHashNeedsEvidence = requiredDemoStage !== null;
+    const shouldUseReplay = targetStatus.kind === "failed"
+      || (targetStatus.kind === "ready" && directHashNeedsEvidence);
+    const desiredMode = shouldUseReplay ? "replay" : presentationTarget.mode;
     if (demo.state.mode !== desiredMode) demo.setMode(desiredMode);
-  }, [demo.setMode, demo.state.mode, demo.state.phase, presentationTarget.mode, targetStatus.kind]);
+  }, [
+    demo.setMode,
+    demo.state.mode,
+    demo.state.phase,
+    presentationTarget.mode,
+    requiredDemoStage,
+    targetStatus.kind,
+  ]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (demo.state.phase === "ready" && demo.state.mode === "replay") {

web/apps/console/src/presentation/presentation-target-status.test.ts

@@ -18,12 +18,25 @@ describe("presentationTargetHealth", () => {
       target: "http://127.0.0.1:8765/rpc",
       probe: "ready",
       liveActive: false,
+      replayActive: false,
     })).toMatchObject({
       kind: "ready",
       label: "Live target ready",
     });
   });
 
+  it("labels a reviewed replay selected alongside a healthy target", () => {
+    expect(presentationTargetHealth({
+      target: "http://127.0.0.1:8765/rpc",
+      probe: "ready",
+      liveActive: false,
+      replayActive: true,
+    })).toMatchObject({
+      kind: "replay",
+      label: "Replay evidence",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("marks live active only after live timeline starts", () => {
     expect(presentationTargetHealth({
       target: "http://127.0.0.1:8765/rpc",
@@ -46,4 +59,4 @@ describe("presentationTargetHealth", () => {
       label: "Replay fallback",
     });
   });
-});
+});

web/apps/console/src/presentation/presentation-target-status.ts

@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ export const presentationTargetHealth = ({
   target,
   probe,
   liveActive,
+  replayActive = false,
   failureReason,
 }: {
   readonly target: string | null;
   readonly probe: TargetProbeState;
   readonly liveActive: boolean;
+  readonly replayActive?: boolean;
   readonly failureReason?: string | undefined;
 }): PresentationTargetHealth => {
   if (!target) {
@@ -35,6 +37,14 @@ export const presentationTargetHealth = ({
     };
   }
 
+  if (replayActive && probe === "ready") {
+    return {
+      kind: "replay",
+      label: "Replay evidence",
+      detail: "reviewed recording",
+    };
+  }
+
   if (liveActive && probe === "ready") {
     return {
       kind: "active",
@@ -68,4 +78,4 @@ export const presentationTargetHealth = ({
     label: "Replay fallback",
     detail: failureReason ?? "live target unreachable",
   };
-};
+};

web/apps/console/src/presentation/usePresentationTargetStatus.ts

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const usePresentationTargetStatus = (
     target: targetState.mode === "live" ? targetState.target : null,
     probe,
     liveActive: liveActive(demoState),
+    replayActive: demoState.mode === "replay",
     failureReason,
   });
-};
+};