You are a constitutional council ranking individual git commits for ownership allocation.

Compare these two commits. Decide which contributed more lasting value to the project.

Judge substance, not spectacle:
- Prefer correct, lasting design and real bugfixes over churn, formatting, renames, or generated noise.
- Prefer clarity and necessity over sheer line count. A small precise change can beat a large diffuse one.
- Do not favor a side merely because its patch is longer or noisier.
- Weight what the change does for the project, not the contributor's name.

Return ONLY a JSON object: {"winner": "A" or "B", "ratio": "N:M", "explanation": "..."}
The explanation must cite concrete differences in the patches (1-3 sentences).

Side A — contributor: tommy-mor
Side A — commit message:
[bda5f8aa] Remove legacy evidence projection; Evidence envelopes only.

Epoch and commit pages no longer invent history from bare GitDiscovery rows. Production ledger will be wiped to re-emit under the current schema.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

Side A — unified diff (full patch):
diff --git a/constitution.py b/constitution.py
index 4dd5b9dfbba231d46289c490f91b1dd5b1018bcf..26ba130e885e0e69fb7874ca5c3f07f42100a150 100644
--- a/constitution.py
+++ b/constitution.py
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ class Emission:
     distributions: dict   # author -> amount str
     ranking: dict         # author -> score str
     models_used: list
-    discovery_snapshot_id: str = ""  # empty only for pre-discovery ledger history
-    evidence_schema_version: int = 1
-    ranking_run_id: str = ""
-    ranking_event_id: str = ""
+    discovery_snapshot_id: str
+    evidence_schema_version: int
+    ranking_run_id: str
+    ranking_event_id: str
 
 
 @event
@@ -502,26 +502,6 @@ def _epochs_in_ledger() -> list[int]:
     return sorted(epochs)
 
 
-def _legacy_commit_row(commit_id: str) -> tuple[GitDiscovery | None, dict | None]:
-    for discovery in store.read():
-        if not isinstance(discovery, GitDiscovery):
-            continue
-        for commit in discovery.commits:
-            if commit_id_for_oid(commit["oid"]) == commit_id:
-                return discovery, commit
-    return None, None
-
-
-def _legacy_observation(commit_id: str) -> tuple[GitDiscovery | None, dict | None]:
-    for discovery in store.read():
-        if not isinstance(discovery, GitDiscovery):
-            continue
-        for obs in discovery.observations:
-            if commit_id_for_oid(obs["oid"]) == commit_id:
-                return discovery, obs
-    return None, None
-
-
 def build_pairwise_prompt(side_a: dict, side_b: dict) -> str:
     return f"""You are ranking contributions to an open source project.
 Compare these two sides (each may be one or more commits). Decide which side contributed more.
@@ -2040,7 +2020,7 @@ def _strip_heavy_fields(obj: dict) -> dict:
 
 @app.get("/api/ledger")
 async def get_ledger(offset: int = 0, limit: int = 100, full: int = 0):
-    """List of ledger dicts (backward-compatible). Heavy blobs stripped unless full=1."""
+    """List of ledger dicts. Heavy blobs stripped unless full=1."""
     limit = max(1, min(limit, 500))
     rows = []
     for e in store.read()[offset:offset + limit]:
@@ -2274,23 +2254,25 @@ async def epochs_index():
     epochs = _epochs_in_ledger()
     rows = []
     for epoch in epochs:
-        discovery = _discovery_for_epoch(epoch)
         emission = _emission_for_epoch(epoch)
-        evidence_n = sum(
-            1 for e in evidence_by_kind() if e.epoch == epoch
+        evidence_n = sum(1 for e in evidence_by_kind() if e.epoch == epoch)
+        disc = next(
+            (
+                e for e in evidence_by_kind("git.discovery_completed")
+                if e.epoch == epoch
+            ),
+            None,
         )
         detail = []
-        if discovery:
+        if disc:
             detail.append(
-                f"{len(discovery.commits)} eligible / "
-                f"{len(discovery.observations)} observed"
+                f"{disc.payload.get('eligible_count', 0)} eligible / "
+                f"{disc.payload.get('observation_count', 0)} observed"
             )
         if emission:
             detail.append(f"emitted {emission.total_emitted}")
         if evidence_n:
             detail.append(f"{evidence_n} evidence events")
-        elif discovery or emission:
-            detail.append("legacy (no Evidence envelopes)")
         rows.append(["li",
             _a(_evidence_path("epoch", str(epoch)), f"epoch {epoch}"),
             " — ",
@@ -2307,37 +2289,37 @@ async def epochs_index():
 
 @app.get("/epochs/{epoch}")
 async def epoch_detail(epoch: int):
-    discovery = _discovery_for_epoch(epoch)
     emission = _emission_for_epoch(epoch)
     evidence_rows = [e for e in evidence_by_kind() if e.epoch == epoch]
+    if not evidence_rows and emission is None:
+        return _evidence_page(f"epoch {epoch}", [
+            _evidence_nav(),
+            ["h1", f"epoch {epoch}"],
+            ["p.note", "No evidence for this epoch."],
+        ])
+
     commit_evs = [e for e in evidence_rows if e.kind == "git.commit"]
     comparison_evs = [e for e in evidence_rows if e.kind == "comparison.input"]
     judgment_evs = [e for e in evidence_rows if e.kind == "llm.judgment"]
+    discovery_ev = next(
+        (e for e in evidence_rows if e.kind == "git.discovery_completed"), None
+    )
     ranking_started = next(
         (e for e in evidence_rows if e.kind == "ranking.started"), None
     )
     ranking_completed = next(
         (e for e in evidence_rows if e.kind == "ranking.completed"), None
     )
-    legacy = not evidence_rows and (discovery is not None or emission is not None)
-
-    commit_links: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
-    if commit_evs:
-        for e in commit_evs:
-            cid = e.payload.get("commit_id") or ""
-            label = (
-                f"{e.payload.get('oid', cid)[:24]} "
-                f"({e.payload.get('contributor', '?')})"
-            )
-            commit_links.append((label, _evidence_path("commit", cid)))
-    elif discovery:
-        for c in discovery.commits:
-            cid = commit_id_for_oid(c["oid"])
-            commit_links.append((
-                f"{c['oid'][:24]} ({c.get('contributor', '?')})",
-                _evidence_path("commit", cid),
-            ))
 
+    commit_links = [
+        (
+            f"{e.payload.get('oid', e.payload.get('commit_id', ''))[:24]} "
+            f"({e.payload.get('contributor', '?')})",
+            _evidence_path("commit", e.payload["commit_id"]),
+        )
+        for e in commit_evs
+        if e.payload.get("commit_id")
+    ]
     comparison_links = [
         (
             e.payload.get("summary") or e.payload.get("comparison_id", e.event_id),
@@ -2360,16 +2342,13 @@ async def epoch_detail(epoch: int):
     ]
 
     excluded = []
-    if discovery:
-        for obs in discovery.observations:
+    if discovery_ev:
+        for obs in discovery_ev.payload.get("observations") or []:
             if obs.get("eligible"):
                 continue
             oid = obs.get("oid", "?")
             reason = obs.get("exclusion_reason") or "excluded"
-            excluded.append(["li",
-                f"{oid[:28]} — {reason} — ",
-                ["span.note", "legacy evidence unavailable"],
-            ])
+            excluded.append(["li", f"{oid[:28]} — {reason}"])
 
     ranking_nodes: list = []
     if ranking_completed:
@@ -2388,21 +2367,10 @@ async def epoch_detail(epoch: int):
                 indent=2, sort_keys=True,
             )],
         ]
-    elif emission:
-        if legacy and len(emission.ranking or {}) <= 1:
-            ranking_nodes.append(["p.note",
-                "Single-contributor epoch — no LLM judgments."
-            ])
-        ranking_nodes.extend([
-            ["p", "Projected from Emission (no ranking Evidence event)."],
-            ["pre.blob", json.dumps(emission.ranking, indent=2, sort_keys=True)],
-        ])
+    elif ranking_started:
+        ranking_nodes = [["p.note", f"Ranking started: {ranking_started.event_id}"]]
     else:
-        ranking_nodes = [["p.note", "No ranking recorded."]]
-    if ranking_started and not ranking_completed:
-        ranking_nodes.insert(0, ["p.note",
-            f"Ranking started: {ranking_started.event_id}"
-        ])
+        ranking_nodes = [["p.note", "No ranking evidence."]]
 
     if emission:
         emission_node = _dl_rows([
@@ -2411,44 +2379,41 @@ async def epoch_detail(epoch: int):
             ("pool_after", emission.pool_after),
             ("discovery_snapshot_id", emission.discovery_snapshot_id),
             ("ranking_run_id", emission.ranking_run_id or None),
+            ("ranking_event_id", emission.ranking_event_id or None),
             ("models_used", ", ".join(emission.models_used or [])),
             ("distributions", json.dumps(emission.distributions, sort_keys=True)),
         ])
     else:
         emission_node = ["p.note", "No emission for this epoch."]
 
-    single_contributor = False
-    if discovery:
-        single_contributor = len({c.get("contributor") for c in discovery.commits}) <= 1
-    elif emission:
-        single_contributor = len(emission.ranking or {}) <= 1
+    contributors = {
+        e.payload.get("contributor")
+        for e in commit_evs
+        if e.payload.get("contributor")
+    }
+    no_comparisons_note = "No comparisons."
+    if len(contributors) <= 1:
+        no_comparisons_note += " Single-contributor — no LLM judgments."
 
     body = [
         _evidence_nav(),
         ["div.eyebrow", f"epoch {epoch}"],
         ["h1", f"epoch {epoch}"],
     ]
-    if legacy:
-        body.append(["p.note",
-            "Legacy epoch: projected from GitDiscovery/Emission without Evidence "
-            "envelopes. Eligible commits use discovery patches; discarded observation "
-            "metadata is marked legacy evidence unavailable. Single-contributor "
-            "epochs have no LLM judgments."
-        ])
-    if discovery:
+    if discovery_ev:
         body.extend([
             ["h2", "discovery"],
             _dl_rows([
-                ("snapshot_id", discovery.snapshot_id),
-                ("config_digest", discovery.config_digest),
-                ("initial_snapshot", discovery.initial_snapshot),
-                ("observations", len(discovery.observations)),
-                ("eligible", len(discovery.commits)),
+                ("snapshot_id", discovery_ev.payload.get("snapshot_id")),
+                ("config_digest", discovery_ev.payload.get("config_digest")),
+                ("observations", discovery_ev.payload.get("observation_count")),
+                ("eligible", discovery_ev.payload.get("eligible_count")),
+                ("event", _a(
+                    _evidence_path("event", discovery_ev.event_id),
+                    discovery_ev.event_id,
+                )),
             ]),
         ])
-    no_comparisons_note = "No comparisons."
-    if single_contributor:
-        no_comparisons_note += " Single-contributor — no LLM judgments."
     body.extend([
         ["h2", "commits"],
         _link_list(commit_links),
@@ -2471,92 +2436,42 @@ async def epoch_detail(epoch: int):
 @app.get("/commits/{commit_id}")
 async def commit_detail(commit_id: str):
     ev = find_evidence_payload("git.commit", "commit_id", commit_id)
-    discovery, legacy_row = (None, None)
     if not ev:
-        discovery, legacy_row = _legacy_commit_row(commit_id)
-    if not ev and not legacy_row:
-        discovery, obs = _legacy_observation(commit_id)
-        if obs is not None:
-            epoch = discovery.epoch if discovery else "?"
-            return _evidence_page(f"commit {commit_id[:24]}", [
-                _evidence_nav(
-                    _a(_evidence_path("epoch", str(epoch)), f"epoch {epoch}")
-                ),
-                ["div.eyebrow", "commit"],
-                ["h1", commit_id],
-                ["p.note", "legacy evidence unavailable"],
-                _dl_rows([
-                    ("oid", obs.get("oid")),
-                    ("eligible", obs.get("eligible")),
-                    ("exclusion_reason", obs.get("exclusion_reason")),
-                    ("epoch", str(epoch)),
-                ]),
-            ])
         return _evidence_page("commit not found", [
             _evidence_nav(),
             ["h1", "commit not found"],
             ["p", commit_id],
         ])
-    if ev:
-        p = ev.payload
-        epoch = ev.epoch
-        oid = p.get("oid", "")
-        contributor = p.get("contributor", "")
-        message = _blob_text(p.get("message"))
-        patch = _blob_text(p.get("patch"))
-        meta = _dl_rows([
+    p = ev.payload
+    epoch = ev.epoch
+    return _evidence_page(f"commit {commit_id[:24]}", [
+        _evidence_nav(_a(_evidence_path("epoch", str(epoch)), f"epoch {epoch}")),
+        ["div.eyebrow", "commit"],
+        ["h1", commit_id],
+        _dl_rows([
             ("commit_id", commit_id),
-            ("oid", oid),
-            ("contributor", contributor),
+            ("oid", p.get("oid", "")),
+            ("contributor", p.get("contributor", "")),
             ("patch_sha256", p.get("patch_sha256")),
             ("patch_identity", p.get("patch_identity")),
             ("committer_timestamp_ms", p.get("committer_timestamp_ms")),
             ("evidence_event", _a(_evidence_path("event", ev.event_id), ev.event_id)),
             ("epoch", _a(_evidence_path("epoch", str(epoch)), str(epoch))),
-        ])
-        legacy_note = None
-    else:
-        assert legacy_row is not None and discovery is not None
-        epoch = discovery.epoch
-        oid = legacy_row.get("oid", "")
-        contributor = legacy_row.get("contributor", "")
-        message = legacy_row.get("message") or ""
-        patch = legacy_row.get("patch") or ""
-        meta = _dl_rows([
-            ("commit_id", commit_id),
-            ("oid", oid),
-            ("contributor", contributor),
-            ("patch_sha256", legacy_row.get("patch_sha256")),
-            ("patch_identity", legacy_row.get("patch_identity")),
-            ("committer_timestamp_ms", legacy_row.get("committer_timestamp_ms")),
-            ("epoch", _a(_evidence_path("epoch", str(epoch)), str(epoch))),
-            ("source", "legacy GitDiscovery projection"),
-        ])
-        legacy_note = ["p.note", "Projected from GitDiscovery — Evidence envelope absent."]
-    return _evidence_page(f"commit {commit_id[:24]}", [
-        _evidence_nav(_a(_evidence_path("epoch", str(epoch)), f"epoch {epoch}")),
-        ["div.eyebrow", "commit"],
-        ["h1", commit_id],
-        *([legacy_note] if legacy_note else []),
-        meta,
+        ]),
         ["p", _a(f"/commits/{commit_id}/patch", "download patch")],
         ["h2", "message"],
-        _pre_blob(message),
+        _pre_blob(_blob_text(p.get("message"))),
         ["h2", "patch"],
-        _pre_blob(patch),
+        _pre_blob(_blob_text(p.get("patch"))),
     ])
 
 
 @app.get("/commits/{commit_id}/patch")
 async def commit_patch_download(commit_id: str):
     ev = find_evidence_payload("git.commit", "commit_id", commit_id)
-    if ev:
-        raw = _decode_blob(ev.payload.get("patch")) or _blob_text(ev.payload.get("patch")).encode()
-    else:
-        _, row = _legacy_commit_row(commit_id)
-        if not row:
-            return PlainTextResponse("not found", status_code=404)
-        raw = (row.get("patch") or "").encode("utf-8")
+    if not ev:
+        return PlainTextResponse("not found", status_code=404)
+    raw = _decode_blob(ev.payload.get("patch")) or _blob_text(ev.payload.get("patch")).encode()
     return Response(
         content=raw,
         media_type="text/plain; charset=utf-8",
@@ -3226,7 +3141,9 @@ async def watch():
                 ["div.controls",
                     ["button#play", {"type": "button", "disabled": "true"}, "▶ Play live feed"],
                     ["button#pause", {"type": "button"}, "Ⅱ Pause feed"],
-                    ["span.note", "Pause stops local updates; the constitutional process continues."],
+                    ["span.note",
+                     "Play/pause only affect this browser feed — they do not run or stop emission. "
+                     "The server emits at each epoch boundary; status above is that process."],
                 ],
             ],
             ["section.panel",
diff --git a/tests/integration.clj b/tests/integration.clj
index 204b0fedfbad57846205cb140c4ed9406b5f8e0e..11140e95a8cd86768a661a30e6b29a3ddfc95fcc 100644
--- a/tests/integration.clj
+++ b/tests/integration.clj
@@ -247,7 +247,10 @@
                :decay_rate   "0.003253356063468"
                :distributions {"alice" "381.4282558872" "bob" "190.7141279436"}
                :ranking       {"alice" "0.6666" "bob" "0.3334"}
-               :models_used   ["mock/chat-v1" "mock/chat-v2"]}]
+               :models_used   ["mock/chat-v1" "mock/chat-v2"]
+               :evidence_schema_version 2
+               :ranking_run_id "seed-rank"
+               :ranking_event_id "seed-rank-ev"}]
     (spit path (str (json/generate-string entry) "\n"))))
 
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/test_evidence.py b/tests/test_evidence.py
index 76adcd343eec3a65dec58fda93b068356fb1adcd..7cb74fd7fb1bcd0ab17d2cbe2e6ca7e61e164221 100644
--- a/tests/test_evidence.py
+++ b/tests/test_evidence.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""HTML evidence graph: byte fidelity, resume, legacy projection, private ack."""
+"""HTML evidence graph: byte fidelity, resume, and Evidence-only pages."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -86,55 +86,10 @@ def test_html_evidence_pages_escape_and_link(evidence_store):
     assert patch_resp.headers["content-disposition"].startswith("attachment")
 
 
-def test_legacy_epoch_projects_from_gitdiscovery_without_evidence(evidence_store):
-    oid = "sha1:" + "b" * 40
-    discovery = c.GitDiscovery(
-        schema_version=1,
-        epoch=3,
-        snapshot_id="legacy-snap",
-        timestamp_ms=1,
-        config_digest="d",
-        initial_snapshot=True,
-        configuration={"repositories": [], "contributors": {}},
-        repositories=[],
-        observations=[{
-            "oid": oid,
-            "eligible": False,
-            "exclusion_reason": "before_genesis",
-            "first_sources": [],
-        }, {
-            "oid": "sha1:" + "c" * 40,
-            "eligible": True,
-            "exclusion_reason": None,
-            "first_sources": [],
-        }],
-        commits=[{
-            "oid": "sha1:" + "c" * 40,
-            "contributor": "tommy-mor",
-            "message": "eligible",
-            "patch": "diff --git a/x b/x\n",
-        }],
-    )
-    emission = c.Emission(
-        epoch=3,
-        timestamp_ms=2,
-        pool_before="1",
-        total_emitted="0.1",
-        pool_after="0.9",
-        decay_rate="0.1",
-        distributions={"tommy-mor": "0.1"},
-        ranking={"tommy-mor": "1"},
-        models_used=[],
-        discovery_snapshot_id="legacy-snap",
-    )
-    asyncio.run(c.store.append(discovery))
-    asyncio.run(c.store.append(emission))
-    html = asyncio.run(c.epoch_detail(3)).body.decode()
-    assert "legacy" in html.lower()
-    assert "Single-contributor" in html or "no LLM" in html
-    excluded_id = c.commit_id_for_oid(oid)
-    excluded_html = asyncio.run(c.commit_detail(excluded_id)).body.decode()
-    assert "legacy evidence unavailable" in excluded_html.lower()
+def test_commit_without_evidence_is_not_found(evidence_store):
+    html = asyncio.run(c.commit_detail("c_missing")).body.decode()
+    assert "commit not found" in html
+    assert "legacy" not in html.lower()
 
 
 def test_ranking_resume_skips_duplicate_provider_calls(evidence_store, monkeypatch):
@@ -202,6 +157,10 @@ def test_epochs_index_lists_epochs(evidence_store):
         distributions={},
         ranking={},
         models_used=[],
+        discovery_snapshot_id="snap",
+        evidence_schema_version=c.EVIDENCE_SCHEMA_VERSION,
+        ranking_run_id="r",
+        ranking_event_id="e",
     )))
     html = asyncio.run(c.epochs_index()).body.decode()
     assert "/epochs/3" in html


Side B — contributor: tommy-mor
Side B — commit message:
[30a67104] fixes

Side B — unified diff (full patch):
diff --git a/agents.md b/agents.md
index a6a283716e09fcaba1fd690f4e877e0bbecda2c0..d9a924d2f77c444d9b112bbf37a480b963ace4f0 100644
--- a/agents.md
+++ b/agents.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Strict **CSP** that blocks `eval` would break the current app. Other projects ma
 
 - **`VoteComparePost`:** On success returns **`text/javascript`** that **morphs** **`#vote-compare-preview`** (new ingest card) and **`#vote-edge-history-region`** (recomputed edge list). Uses **`RpcResult::PostOk`**’s **`post_id`** / **`post_index`** for the card. **`__rpc__`** carries **`form_action: "/ui"`**; **`thread_tag`** and ratio fields come from the same form as **`$form`** holes.
 
-- **Garden pin / compare voting:** Cookie **`slug_garden_pin`** via **`set_garden_pin`**. Pairwise UI: **`GET /vote/compare?…`** / **`GET /r/:room_key/vote/compare?…`**. HUD: **`#slug-pin-hud`** when **`layout`** passes garden metadata on **`body`**.
+- **Garden pin / compare voting:** Cookie **`slug_garden_pin`** via **`set_garden_pin`**. Pairwise UI: **`GET /vote/compare?…`** / **`GET /r/:room_key/vote/compare?…`**. HUD: **`#slug-pin-hud`** when **`layout`** passes garden metadata on **`body`**; the label is **`POST /ui`** **`set_garden_pin`** **`clear:true`** (**`slug_ui.js`**), not a permalink to the item.
 
 **Rule of thumb:** New **CLI or API** verbs → `RpcCommand`. New **in-page morph or form-driven** behavior that only makes sense in the browser → `HtmlUiAction`. If both need the same operation, implement the real work once (e.g. call shared RPC helpers from `post_ui_html`) and keep the wire shapes separate.
 
diff --git a/server/src/html/garden.rs b/server/src/html/garden.rs
index 8a46b1e92d38f2c390f88d48750d95d11388cd73..121d9498e8cb93d4d001dc1bbce23d74fbb958f5 100644
--- a/server/src/html/garden.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/garden.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use crate::{
     canonical_path::{canonicalize_item, canonicalize_tag},
     form_template::template_json_compact,
     html::{
-        forum::ingest_entry_markup,
         ui_action::UI_RPC_FIELD,
         user_can_post_room,
         JsBuilder,
@@ -111,6 +110,23 @@ fn votes_for_edge(content: &ContentState, a: &ItemId, b: &ItemId) -> Vec<crate::
     out
 }
 
+/// Number of vote ingests recorded for this unordered pair in `content` (same scope as ranking).
+fn edge_vote_count_for_pair(content: &ContentState, a: &ItemId, b: &ItemId) -> usize {
+    let (lo, hi) = canonical_edge_items(a, b);
+    let lo_s = lo.as_str();
+    let hi_s = hi.as_str();
+    content
+        .item_votes
+        .get(&lo)
+        .into_iter()
+        .flat_map(|q| q.iter())
+        .filter(|v| {
+            (v.a.as_str() == lo_s && v.b.as_str() == hi_s)
+                || (v.a.as_str() == hi_s && v.b.as_str() == lo_s)
+        })
+        .count()
+}
+
 fn vote_thread_tags_for_pair(content: &ContentState, a: &ItemId, b: &ItemId) -> Vec<String> {
     let set: HashSet<String> = content
         .item_threads
@@ -288,6 +304,7 @@ fn child_row_pin_or_vote(
     nav: &ThreadNav,
     row_item: &ItemId,
     pinned_room_and_item: Option<&(String, ItemId)>,
+    scope_content: &ContentState,
     next_path: &str,
 ) -> maud::Markup {
     let pin_matches_scope = pinned_room_and_item
@@ -315,7 +332,16 @@ fn child_row_pin_or_vote(
                 @if pi == row_item {
                     span class="ont-garden-pinned-here" title="Pinned" aria-label="Pinned" { "📌" }
                 } @else {
-                    a class="ont-garden-vote-ico" href=(vote_compare_href(nav, pi, row_item, None)) title="Vote vs pinned" aria-label="Vote" { "⚖" }
+                    @let nv = edge_vote_count_for_pair(scope_content, pi, row_item);
+                    @let tip = format!(
+                        "Compare and vote — {nv} pairwise vote{} in this scope for pinned vs this row",
+                        if nv == 1 { "" } else { "s" },
+                    );
+                    @let aria = format!("Vote; {} pairwise {}", nv, if nv == 1 { "vote" } else { "votes" });
+                    a class="ont-garden-vote-ico" href=(vote_compare_href(nav, pi, row_item, None)) title=(tip) aria-label=(aria) {
+                        span class="ont-garden-vote-glyph" aria-hidden="true" { "⚖" }
+                        span class="ont-garden-vote-count" { (format!("{}", nv)) }
+                    }
                 }
             } @else {
                 form method="POST" action="/ui" data-navigate="full" class="ont-pin-form ont-garden-pin-form" {
@@ -978,10 +1004,9 @@ async fn render_scope_view(
 ) -> axum::response::Response {
     let scope = nav.scope();
     let pin_ref = pinned_item_from_jar(&jar);
-    let model = {
-        let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;
-        build_item_page_view_model(&reduced, &scope, browse.item())
-    };
+    let reduced = state.reduced.read().await;
+    let model = build_item_page_view_model(&reduced, &scope, browse.item());
+    let scope_content = content_for_garden_view(&reduced, &scope);
     let thread_href = |tag: &str| nav.thread_url(tag);
     let external_empty_body = browse.is_external() && model.body.is_none();
     let cli_path_arg = item_display_path(&model.item);
@@ -1108,7 +1133,7 @@ async fn render_scope_view(
                                     @let item_url = item_href(r.item.as_str(), &nav);
                                     @let score_str = format!("{:.3}", r.score);
                                     li data-garden-item=(r.item.as_str()) {
-                                        (child_row_pin_or_vote(&nav, &r.item, pin_ref.as_ref(), &next_for_pin))
+                                        (child_row_pin_or_vote(&nav, &r.item, pin_ref.as_ref(), scope_content, &next_for_pin))
                                         a class="item-link" href=(item_url) { code { (item_display_path(r.item.as_str())) } }
                                         span class="ont-rank-score" { (score_str) }
                                     }
@@ -1124,7 +1149,7 @@ async fn render_scope_view(
                         ul class="ont-group-list" {
                             @for name in &model.child_rankings.unranked_items {
                                 li data-garden-item=(name.as_str()) {
-                                    (child_row_pin_or_vote(&nav, name, pin_ref.as_ref(), &next_for_pin))
+                                    (child_row_pin_or_vote(&nav, name, pin_ref.as_ref(), scope_content, &next_for_pin))
                                     @let href = item_href(name.as_str(), &nav);
                                     a class="item-link" href=(href) { code { (item_display_path(name.as_str())) } }
                                 }
@@ -1363,6 +1388,33 @@ mod tests {
         }));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn edge_vote_count_for_pair_matches_votes_for_edge_len() {
+        use super::{
+            content_for_garden_view, edge_vote_count_for_pair, votes_for_edge,
+        };
+        use crate::path_types::ItemId;
+        let mut reduced = ReducerState::default();
+        apply_ingest(
+            &mut reduced,
+            1,
+            "@00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000:test:local/test\n\
+             ~/topic {root}\n\
+             ~/topic/a {alpha}\n\
+             ~/topic/b {beta}\n\
+             ~/topic/a 3:2 ~/topic/b {first vote}\n\
+             ~/topic/b 2:3 ~/topic/a {second vote}\n",
+        );
+        let content = content_for_garden_view(&reduced, &ScopeId::Public);
+        let a = ItemId::parse("~/topic/a").unwrap().normalized_storage();
+        let b = ItemId::parse("~/topic/b").unwrap().normalized_storage();
+        assert_eq!(
+            edge_vote_count_for_pair(content, &a, &b),
+            votes_for_edge(content, &a, &b).len()
+        );
+        assert_eq!(votes_for_edge(content, &a, &b).len(), 2);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn item_page_model_includes_body_and_unranked_without_votes() {
         let mut reduced = ReducerState::default();
diff --git a/server/static/slug_ui.js b/server/static/slug_ui.js
index c0de1cddbba78227dfb80bfd41e7b855b3a42bc3..86f935f8dd998f3d6df016f33b1e47f9780782ea 100644
--- a/server/static/slug_ui.js
+++ b/server/static/slug_ui.js
@@ -170,15 +170,6 @@
       return { room: raw.slice(0, i), item: raw.slice(i + 1) };
     }
 
-    function gardenItemHref(prefix, storageUrl) {
-      var marker = 'https://slug.social/~/';
-      if (storageUrl.indexOf(marker) === 0) {
-        var tail = storageUrl.slice(marker.length);
-        return prefix.replace(/\/$/, '') + (tail ? '/' + tail : '');
-      }
-      return storageUrl;
-    }
-
     function refreshPinHud() {
       var hud = document.getElementById('slug-pin-hud');
       if (!hud) return;
@@ -187,19 +178,37 @@
       var pin = decodePinCookie();
       hud.innerHTML = '';
       if (!pin || !prefix || pin.room !== bodyRoom) return;
-      var a = document.createElement('a');
-      a.className = 'slug-pin-hud-link';
-      a.href = gardenItemHref(prefix, pin.item);
-      a.title = 'Pinned item';
+      var form = document.createElement('form');
+      form.method = 'POST';
+      form.action = '/ui';
+      form.setAttribute('data-navigate', 'full');
+      form.className = 'slug-pin-hud-form';
+      var rpc = document.createElement('input');
+      rpc.type = 'hidden';
+      rpc.name = '__rpc__';
+      rpc.value = JSON.stringify({
+        action: 'set_garden_pin',
+        clear: true,
+        room_wire: '',
+        next: window.location.pathname + window.location.search,
+        form_action: '/ui',
+      });
+      form.appendChild(rpc);
+      var btn = document.createElement('button');
+      btn.type = 'submit';
+      btn.className = 'slug-pin-hud-link slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn';
+      btn.title = 'Unpin — removes this item from the corner HUD';
+      btn.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Unpin pinned item');
       var span = document.createElement('span');
       span.className = 'slug-pin-hud-glyph';
       span.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
       span.textContent = '📌';
-      a.appendChild(span);
+      btn.appendChild(span);
       var label = pin.item.replace(/^https:\/\/slug\.social\/~\/?/, '~/');
       if (label.length > 36) label = label.slice(0, 34) + '…';
-      a.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' ' + label));
-      hud.appendChild(a);
+      btn.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' ' + label));
+      form.appendChild(btn);
+      hud.appendChild(form);
     }
     refreshPinHud();
 
diff --git a/server/static/theme_default.css b/server/static/theme_default.css
index ec0fbe7acee0aa2802f978f14a9b0fc86e78c5b8..9178f0629cfb868348740e6dea1626dc6afb8345 100644
--- a/server/static/theme_default.css
+++ b/server/static/theme_default.css
@@ -799,6 +799,12 @@ details > summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
 }
 
 /* Pinned item HUD — bottom bar, same plane as spread */
+.slug-pin-hud-form {
+  display: inline;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: none;
+}
 #slug-pin-hud.slug-pin-hud {
   margin-left: auto;
   max-width: min(42vw, 280px);
@@ -808,6 +814,13 @@ details > summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
+.slug-pin-hud-link.slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: inherit;
+  font-family: inherit;
+}
 .slug-pin-hud-link {
   color: var(--ui);
   text-decoration: none;
@@ -815,7 +828,10 @@ details > summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
   align-items: center;
   gap: 4px;
 }
-.slug-pin-hud-link:hover { color: var(--signal); }
+.slug-pin-hud-link:hover,
+.slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn:hover {
+  color: var(--signal);
+}
 .slug-pin-hud-glyph { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1; }
 
 /* Garden pin / vote controls */
@@ -890,10 +906,21 @@ span.ont-garden-pinned-here {
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
 }
+a.ont-garden-vote-ico {
+  gap: 4px;
+}
 a.ont-garden-vote-ico:hover {
   color: var(--signal);
   background: var(--g4);
 }
+.ont-garden-vote-count {
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+span.ont-garden-vote-glyph {
+  line-height: 1;
+}
 span.ont-garden-pinned-here {
   border-color: var(--link);
   color: var(--signal);
diff --git a/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css b/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css
index 092d4b3540b052cc86870179e4c264541c4446cc..efaeed06d01fd835df0621f4c621c8f034c8b536 100644
--- a/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css
+++ b/server/static/theme_retro_craft.css
@@ -593,6 +593,12 @@ body.view-ontology #controls {
    (Global craft `code` + `button[type=submit]` are tuned for dark
    thread pages; these overrides match the cream ontology shell.)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
+body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-form {
+  display: inline;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  border: none;
+}
 body.view-ontology #slug-pin-hud.slug-pin-hud {
   margin-left: auto;
   max-width: min(42vw, 280px);
@@ -603,6 +609,14 @@ body.view-ontology #slug-pin-hud.slug-pin-hud {
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
+body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-link.slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: inherit;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  padding: 0;
+}
 body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-link {
   color: #1a4a8c;
   text-decoration: none;
@@ -610,7 +624,8 @@ body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-link {
   align-items: center;
   gap: 0.25rem;
 }
-body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-link:hover {
+body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-link:hover,
+body.view-ontology .slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn:hover {
   color: #0d3d82;
   text-decoration: underline;
 }
@@ -676,6 +691,20 @@ body.view-ontology .ont-garden-child-actions {
   gap: 0.1rem;
 }
 body.view-ontology button.ont-garden-pin-ico,
+body.view-ontology a.ont-garden-vote-ico {
+  gap: 0.2rem;
+}
+body.view-ontology .ont-garden-vote-count {
+  font-size: 0.65rem;
+  font-family: var(--font-ui);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  opacity: 0.92;
+}
+body.view-ontology span.ont-garden-vote-glyph {
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+body.view-ontology button.ont-garden-pin-ico,
 body.view-ontology a.ont-garden-vote-ico,
 body.view-ontology span.ont-garden-pinned-here {
   font-size: 0.95rem;
diff --git a/test/browser_garden_pin.clj b/test/browser_garden_pin.clj
index 169ff9b6913049094611fb0e5b6683b30220b285..98c086d5647207f3ac72dbb9cbc13488c030eef1 100644
--- a/test/browser_garden_pin.clj
+++ b/test/browser_garden_pin.clj
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@
             (do (Thread/sleep 200) (recur))
             false))))))
 
+(defn- wait-for-absence-substr [pg selector substr timeout-ms]
+  "True once selector text does not contain substr (or is empty), or timeout."
+  (let [deadline (+ (System/currentTimeMillis) timeout-ms)]
+    (loop []
+      (let [text (locator/text-content (page/locator pg selector))]
+        (if (not (and (string? text) (str/includes? text substr)))
+          true
+          (if (< (System/currentTimeMillis) deadline)
+            (do (Thread/sleep 200) (recur))
+            false))))))
+
 (defn garden-pin-flow! []
   (println "\n━━━ browser garden pin (POST /ui set_garden_pin + HUD + vote link) ━━━\n")
 
@@ -75,8 +86,14 @@
                (is (wait-for-text pg ".ont-item-shell" "~/gp-pin-b" 15000) "on item b page")
                (is (wait-for-text pg "a.ont-vote-compare-btn" "vote" 10000)
                    "vote link visible vs pinned item")
+               ;; HUD clears pin (POST set_garden_pin clear), not navigate to item
+               (locator/click (page/locator pg "#slug-pin-hud button.slug-pin-hud-unpin-btn"))
+               (is (wait-for-absence-substr pg "#slug-pin-hud" "gp-pin-a" 15000)
+                   "HUD clears after unpin from HUD button")
+               (is (wait-for-absence-substr pg "body" "ont-vote-compare-btn" 15000)
+                   "compare vote CTA removed after HUD unpin on same reload")
                (is (str/includes? (or (page/url pg) "") "/~/gp-pin-b")
-                   "still on item b after vote link check"))))))
+                   "still on item b after HUD unpin"))))))
 
      (finally
        (when-some [s @!server] (common/kill-server s))