# Phase 15 Theme QA Report

**Date:** 2026-06-25  
**Status:** Static controls passed; browser verification blocked

## Summary

Light, dark, and system foundations, nonce pre-paint bootstrap, persistence, and CSS fallback are present. A stale visual-test storage key was fixed.

## Executed evidence

- Theme validators pass.
- Canonical visual setup now uses `hpc.theme.preference`.
- Semantic token controls pass.

## Unexecuted or blocked evidence

- No-flash behavior, OS theme changes, delayed JavaScript, disabled JavaScript, contrast, embeds, and forced-colors states.

## Release disposition

Theme acceptance remains blocked pending rendered evidence.