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:
[30a67104] fixes

Side A — 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))


Side B — contributor: tommy-mor
Side B — commit message:
[6b6eb0c3] Auth form: poem JS morphs form innerHTML on response; no redirect

- post_choose_username returns HTML fragments instead of redirects:
  success → auth_signed_in_fragment ("you're signed in — return to your agent")
  error   → choose_username_error_fragment (form re-rendered with error inline)
- Poem JS now reads response body; if non-empty, morphs form innerHTML with it
  (existing ingest forms return empty body, so they're unaffected)
- auth.rs: keep full layout() with poem JS — revert to single layout
- auth-success CSS class added to both themes

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Side B — unified diff (full patch):
diff --git a/server/src/api/auth.rs b/server/src/api/auth.rs
index c1194f79fd89fb47fe6b425b494a0ffa667abb2d..cb0faa29b834931e2c2b2f5c174c875e2e2e9346 100644
--- a/server/src/api/auth.rs
+++ b/server/src/api/auth.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::{
         canonicalize_username, validate_agent_format, validate_username,
         Event, TokenIssued, UserRegistered,
     },
-    html::{auth_complete_page, choose_username_page},
+    html::{auth_complete_page, auth_signed_in_fragment, choose_username_error_fragment, choose_username_page},
     state::{AppState, PendingSession},
 };
 
@@ -274,8 +274,6 @@ pub async fn post_choose_username(
         return api_error(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, "invalid agent format", Some(msg)).into_response();
     }
 
-    let public_url = std::env::var("SLUG_PUBLIC_URL").unwrap_or_else(|_| "http://127.0.0.1:8080".to_string());
-
     let reduced_arc = state.reduced.clone();
     let reduced = reduced_arc.read().await;
     let provider_key = (provider.to_lowercase(), provider_id.clone());
@@ -284,11 +282,7 @@ pub async fn post_choose_username(
     }
     if reduced.users_by_provider.values().any(|u| u == &canonicalize_username(&form.username)) {
         drop(reduced);
-        return Redirect::to(&format!(
-            "{public_url}/auth/choose-username?session={}&error={}",
-            urlencoding::encode(&form.session),
-            urlencoding::encode("that username is taken — try another"),
-        )).into_response();
+        return choose_username_error_fragment(&form.session, "that username is taken — try another").into_response();
     }
     drop(reduced);
 
@@ -324,7 +318,7 @@ pub async fn post_choose_username(
         s.complete = Some((canon_user.clone(), bearer.clone()));
     }
 
-    Redirect::to(&format!("{public_url}/auth/complete")).into_response()
+    auth_signed_in_fragment().into_response()
 }
 
 pub async fn post_pending_session(
diff --git a/server/src/html/auth.rs b/server/src/html/auth.rs
index 40b1ef30a6c1d4063aa2d8e9c93df8972df4b27c..0a14bdbfb66c65d1bd09993ffd4a7bb6f2fe041e 100644
--- a/server/src/html/auth.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/auth.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
-use maud::{html, Markup, DOCTYPE};
+use maud::{html, Markup};
 
-/// Minimal layout for auth pages — no JS interceptor, real form navigation works.
-fn auth_layout(title: &str, body: Markup) -> Markup {
+fn form_inner(session: &str, error: Option<&str>) -> Markup {
     html! {
-        (DOCTYPE)
-        html {
-            head {
-                meta charset="utf-8";
-                meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1";
-                title { (title) }
-                link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/theme_default.css";
-            }
-            body class="view-auth" {
-                (body)
-            }
+        input type="hidden" name="session" value=(session);
+        label for="username" { "username" }
+        input
+            type="text"
+            id="username"
+            name="username"
+            placeholder="e.g. alice"
+            pattern="[a-z0-9_\\-]{1,32}"
+            maxlength="32"
+            autocomplete="off"
+            autofocus;
+        p.auth-hint {
+            "lowercase · alphanumeric · hyphens · underscores · max 32"
         }
+        @if let Some(msg) = error {
+            p.auth-error { (msg) }
+        }
+        button type="submit" { "continue" }
     }
 }
 
@@ -28,27 +33,23 @@ pub fn choose_username_page(session: &str, error: Option<&str>) -> Markup {
         h1 { "choose a username" }
         p { "pick a handle for slug.social." }
         form.auth-form method="POST" action="/auth/choose-username" {
-            input type="hidden" name="session" value=(session);
-            label for="username" { "username" }
-            input
-                type="text"
-                id="username"
-                name="username"
-                placeholder="e.g. alice"
-                pattern="[a-z0-9_\\-]{1,32}"
-                maxlength="32"
-                autocomplete="off"
-                autofocus;
-            p.auth-hint {
-                "lowercase · alphanumeric · hyphens · underscores · max 32"
-            }
-            @if let Some(msg) = error {
-                p.auth-error { (msg) }
-            }
-            button type="submit" { "continue" }
+            (form_inner(session, error))
         }
     };
-    auth_layout("join — slug.social", body)
+    super::layout("join — slug.social", "view-auth", body, None)
+}
+
+/// Fragment returned to the poem JS on error — replaces the form's innerHTML.
+pub fn choose_username_error_fragment(session: &str, error: &str) -> Markup {
+    form_inner(session, Some(error))
+}
+
+/// Fragment returned to the poem JS on success — replaces the form's innerHTML.
+pub fn auth_signed_in_fragment() -> Markup {
+    html! {
+        p.auth-success { "you're signed in — return to your agent." }
+        p.auth-hint { "you can close this tab." }
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn auth_complete_page() -> Markup {
@@ -62,5 +63,5 @@ pub fn auth_complete_page() -> Markup {
         p { "Return to your terminal — your agent is polling and will collect your token automatically." }
         p.auth-hint { "You can close this tab." }
     };
-    auth_layout("signed in — slug.social", body)
+    super::layout("signed in — slug.social", "view-auth", body, None)
 }
diff --git a/server/src/html/mod.rs b/server/src/html/mod.rs
index 2f16d701962d703db0c859bb586dfc08ec385690..8b48a25cce79f0eefc7e29849e1a667cae4c7986 100644
--- a/server/src/html/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/html/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mod search;
 mod tree;
 use breadcrumb_path::OntologyPath;
 
-pub use auth::{auth_complete_page, choose_username_page};
+pub use auth::{auth_complete_page, auth_signed_in_fragment, choose_username_error_fragment, choose_username_page};
 pub use editor::{editor_check, editor_page};
 pub use forum::{index, thread_feed_html, thread_post_expand, thread_post_view, thread_view};
 pub use garden::{garden_index, ontology_path};
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ script { (maud::PreEscaped(r#"
                         });
 
                         // Poem: intercept POST forms, send via fetch, await SSE for DOM update.
+                        // If the response body is non-empty HTML, morph the form's innerHTML with it
+                        // (used for inline feedback without a page reload, e.g. auth forms).
                         document.addEventListener('submit', async (e) => {
                             const f = e.target;
                             if (!f || f.tagName !== 'FORM') return;
@@ -121,14 +123,19 @@ script { (maud::PreEscaped(r#"
                             e.preventDefault();
                             const btn = f.querySelector('button[type="submit"], input[type="submit"]');
                             if (btn) { btn.disabled = true; btn.textContent = '…'; }
-                            await fetch(f.action, {
+                            const resp = await fetch(f.action, {
                                 method: 'POST',
                                 body: new URLSearchParams(new FormData(f)),
                                 headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded' },
                                 credentials: 'same-origin',
                             });
-                            if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = 'submit'; }
-                            f.reset();
+                            const html = await resp.text();
+                            if (html && html.trim()) {
+                                Idiomorph.morph(f, html, {morphStyle: 'innerHTML'});
+                            } else {
+                                if (btn) { btn.disabled = false; btn.textContent = 'submit'; }
+                                f.reset();
+                            }
                         });
 
                         // Search: debounced fetch + idiomorph.
diff --git a/server/static/theme_default.css b/server/static/theme_default.css
index 9e71574da4bed3a0116c347610636780678bd1af..a1d8d1765a7812191edc579125facf1694554c2c 100644
--- a/server/static/theme_default.css
+++ b/server/static/theme_default.css
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ p.auth-error {
   font-size: 12px;
   margin: 4px 0 0;
 }
+p.auth-success {
+  color: var(--signal);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  margin: 4px 0 0;
+}
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------
    BUTTONS — raised, press on :active
diff --git a/server/static/theme_retro.css b/server/static/theme_retro.css
index dc9fa4654f529eb1843557fb580cf3982da46901..8ed8fd88efab32b36bd66cf200aa182219b0a8b5 100644
--- a/server/static/theme_retro.css
+++ b/server/static/theme_retro.css
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ input[type="text"] {
 input[type="text"]:focus { border-color: #00ff41; }
 p.auth-hint { color: #555; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.75rem; margin: 0; }
 p.auth-error { color: #ff4444; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.8rem; margin: 0; }
+p.auth-success { color: #00ff41; font-family: monospace; font-size: 0.8rem; margin: 0; }
 
 /* Ingest form (poem pattern) */
 .ingest-form-wrap { margin-top: 1.5rem; }