fix: move audience pairing above deck

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

@@ -2,20 +2,10 @@ import { cleanup, render, screen, within } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { EvidenceRecord } from "../app/state.js";
 import type { DemoChromePresentation } from "./presentation-demo-chrome.js";
-import type { PresentationSyncController } from "./sync/presentation-sync-state.js";
 import { PresentationFooter } from "./PresentationFooter.js";
 
 afterEach(() => cleanup());
 
-const standaloneSyncController = (): PresentationSyncController => ({
-  state: { kind: "standalone" },
-  startSession: vi.fn(async () => {}),
-  joinSession: vi.fn(async () => {}),
-  retry: vi.fn(),
-  leaveSession: vi.fn(),
-  endSession: vi.fn(),
-});
-
 describe("PresentationFooter", () => {
   it("combines scene progress and evidence provenance", () => {
     const evidence: EvidenceRecord = {
@@ -40,7 +30,6 @@ describe("PresentationFooter", () => {
         }}
         evidence={[evidence]}
         demoRail={hiddenRail}
-        syncController={standaloneSyncController()}
         retryHealth={vi.fn()}
         showEvidenceReceipt
         inspectEvidence={vi.fn()}
@@ -63,7 +52,6 @@ describe("PresentationFooter", () => {
         }}
         evidence={[]}
         demoRail={{ kind: "hidden" }}
-        syncController={standaloneSyncController()}
         retryHealth={vi.fn()}
         showEvidenceReceipt={false}
         inspectEvidence={vi.fn()}
@@ -92,7 +80,6 @@ describe("PresentationFooter", () => {
           canRun: true,
           canRetry: true,
         }}
-        syncController={standaloneSyncController()}
         retryHealth={vi.fn()}
         showEvidenceReceipt={false}
         inspectEvidence={vi.fn()}
@@ -103,7 +90,7 @@ describe("PresentationFooter", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("Live target ready")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it("keeps audience pairing in the non-demo utility area beside one demo rail", () => {
+  it("keeps the footer focused on one demo rail without the pairing surface", () => {
     render(
       <PresentationFooter
         location={{ kind: "main", sceneId: "agent-handoff", beatId: "request", focusPath: [] }}
@@ -121,7 +108,6 @@ describe("PresentationFooter", () => {
           canRun: true,
           canRetry: true,
         }}
-        syncController={standaloneSyncController()}
         retryHealth={vi.fn()}
         showEvidenceReceipt={false}
         inspectEvidence={vi.fn()}
@@ -132,8 +118,8 @@ describe("PresentationFooter", () => {
     const utility = footer.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".presentation-footer__utility");
     expect(utility).not.toBeNull();
     if (utility === null) throw new Error("presentation utility area is missing");
-    expect(within(utility).getByRole("complementary", { name: "Presentation pairing" }))
-      .toHaveAttribute("data-role", "audience");
+    expect(within(utility).queryByRole("complementary", { name: "Presentation pairing" }))
+      .not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getAllByTestId("presentation-demo-rail")).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 });

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

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import { EvidenceReceipt } from "./evidence/EvidenceReceipt.js";
 import type { DemoChromePresentation } from "./presentation-demo-chrome.js";
 import { PresentationDemoRail } from "./PresentationDemoRail.js";
 import type { MainLocation } from "./storyboard.js";
-import { PresentationPairingPanel } from "./sync/PresentationPairingPanel.js";
-import type { PresentationSyncController } from "./sync/presentation-sync-state.js";
 
 type PresentationFooterProps = {
   readonly location: MainLocation;
@@ -16,7 +14,6 @@ type PresentationFooterProps = {
   readonly retryHealth: () => void;
   readonly showEvidenceReceipt: boolean;
   readonly inspectEvidence: () => void;
-  readonly syncController: PresentationSyncController;
 };
 
 export const PresentationFooter = ({
@@ -27,7 +24,6 @@ export const PresentationFooter = ({
   retryHealth,
   showEvidenceReceipt,
   inspectEvidence,
-  syncController,
 }: PresentationFooterProps) => (
   <footer className="presentation-footer" aria-label="presentation footer">
     <SceneProgress location={location} />
@@ -37,7 +33,6 @@ export const PresentationFooter = ({
       retryHealth={retryHealth}
     />
     <div className="presentation-footer__utility">
-      <PresentationPairingPanel role="audience" controller={syncController} />
       <EvidenceReceipt
         records={evidence}
         visible={showEvidenceReceipt}

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

@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ describe("PresentationRoute", () => {
 
     const panel = screen.getByRole("complementary", { name: "Presentation pairing" });
     expect(panel).toHaveAttribute("data-role", "audience");
+    expect(panel.closest(".presentation-stage__sync")).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(panel.closest(".presentation-footer")).toBeNull();
     expect(within(panel).getByRole("button", { name: "Pair presentation" })).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 

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

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import type { PresentationState } from "./presentation-state.js";
 import { compositionForState } from "./presentation-state.js";
 import type { PresentationTargetHealth } from "./presentation-target-status.js";
 import type { PresentationSyncController } from "./sync/presentation-sync-state.js";
+import { PresentationPairingPanel } from "./sync/PresentationPairingPanel.js";
 import { demoChromeFor } from "./presentation-demo-chrome.js";
 import type { DemoTimelineController } from "../demo/useDemoTimeline.js";
 import { findScene, type MainLocation } from "./storyboard.js";
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ export const PresentationStage = ({
           data-evidence-presentation={composition.evidencePresentation}
           data-scene-view={activeSceneView}
         >
+          <div className="presentation-stage__sync">
+            <PresentationPairingPanel role="audience" controller={syncController} />
+          </div>
           <aside className="presentation-stage__chat" aria-label="agent chat region">
             <OperatorChat state={state} messages={messages} timelineAgent={timelineAgent} onApprove={onApprove} onRequestRevision={onRequestRevision} />
           </aside>
@@ -129,7 +133,6 @@ export const PresentationStage = ({
               retryHealth={retryHealth}
               showEvidenceReceipt={composition.evidencePresentation !== "hidden"}
               inspectEvidence={openEvidence}
-              syncController={syncController}
             />
           )}
           <EvidenceInspector

web/apps/console/src/presentation/presentation.css

@@ -1077,6 +1077,12 @@
 .presentation-stage__chat { grid-area: chat; }
 .presentation-stage__primary { grid-area: primary; }
 
+/* The audience pairing control floats above the deck instead of competing with demo footer controls. */
+.presentation-stage__sync .presentation-pairing {
+  top: 1rem;
+  bottom: auto;
+}
+
 .presentation-footer {
   grid-area: footer;
   min-height: var(--presentation-footer-height);
@@ -1225,6 +1231,10 @@
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
+  .presentation-stage__sync .presentation-pairing {
+    top: 0.5rem;
+  }
+
   .presentation-footer__utility {
     flex: 0 1 auto;
     max-width: 52%;