diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 63b0dd0c73c..ec909d7c94d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ env/
 # Note: data/_staging/ (raw collected candidate pool) is intentionally tracked —
 # comprehensive data collection is a purpose of this repo.
 
-# Build-only: regenerated from full git history on every Pages deploy (site/scripts/build-history.mjs)
+# Build-only: regenerated on every Pages deploy (site/scripts/build-*.mjs)
 site/public/v1/history.json
+site/public/v1/verification.json
 
 # Testing / coverage
 .pytest_cache/
diff --git a/site/package.json b/site/package.json
index 45c7e9e020b..317c5216ba1 100644
--- a/site/package.json
+++ b/site/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "astro dev",
     "build:history": "node scripts/build-history.mjs",
-    "prebuild": "node scripts/build-history.mjs",
+    "build:verification": "node scripts/build-verification.mjs",
+    "prebuild": "node scripts/build-history.mjs && node scripts/build-verification.mjs",
     "build": "astro build",
     "preview": "astro preview"
   },
diff --git a/site/scripts/build-verification.mjs b/site/scripts/build-verification.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a49e327620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/scripts/build-verification.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Expose the verification snapshot to the homepage at build time.
+//
+// The verification aggregate lives at data/_verify/status.json (kept in sync by
+// TechEngine's verify-status workflow). The site only serves site/public/v1/**,
+// so we copy a trimmed, render-ready view into site/public/v1/verification.json
+// during the Pages build. Build-only + gitignored: always reflects the committed
+// status.json, never hand-edited, no extra churn in data PRs.
+
+import { mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+const SITE_DIR = resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
+const REPO_ROOT = resolve(SITE_DIR, "..");
+const SRC = resolve(REPO_ROOT, "data/_verify/status.json");
+const OUT = resolve(SITE_DIR, "public/v1/verification.json");
+
+function main() {
+  let status = null;
+  try {
+    status = JSON.parse(readFileSync(SRC, "utf8"));
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn(`[build-verification] status.json unavailable: ${err.message}`);
+  }
+
+  const out = status
+    ? {
+        generated_at: status.generated_at || null,
+        schema: 1,
+        totals: status.totals || {},
+        by_category: status.by_category || {},
+      }
+    : { generated_at: null, schema: 1, totals: {}, by_category: {} };
+
+  mkdirSync(dirname(OUT), { recursive: true });
+  writeFileSync(OUT, JSON.stringify(out, null, 2));
+  const v = out.totals.verified_pct;
+  console.log(`[build-verification] wrote ${OUT}${v != null ? ` (verified ${v}%)` : " (empty)"}`);
+}
+
+main();
diff --git a/site/src/pages/index.astro b/site/src/pages/index.astro
index e926020086f..d8499d8b878 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/site/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const endpoints = [
         <a href="#history">History</a>
         <a href="#playground">Playground</a>
         <a href="#featured">devices</a>
+        <a href="#verification">verified</a>
         <a href="#endpoints">endpoints</a>
         <a href={`${base}docs`}>docs</a>
         <button id="theme-toggle" class="icon-btn" aria-label="Toggle theme" title="Toggle theme">
@@ -247,6 +248,47 @@ const endpoints = [
       </div>
     </section>
 
+    <!-- ─────────────── VERIFICATION ─────────────── -->
+    <section class="block" id="verification">
+      <div class="wrap">
+        <div class="sec-head">
+          <div>
+            <span class="kicker">05 — Verification</span>
+            <h2 style="margin-top:14px">Checked against reality, not just well-formed</h2>
+            <p class="sec-sub">Passing validation only means a record is <em>shaped</em> right. A separate verification layer scores how confident we are that it describes a real, existing device — and only then sets its <code>verified</code> flag.</p>
+          </div>
+          <span class="num">data/_verify/status.json</span>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="verify" data-reveal>
+          <div class="verify-panel">
+            <div class="verify-headline">
+              <div class="verify-pct" id="verify-pct">—</div>
+              <div class="verify-pct-l">records verified<br /><span id="verify-count">loading…</span></div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="verify-bar" id="verify-bar" role="img" aria-label="Verification band distribution">
+              <span class="vb green" style="width:0%"></span>
+              <span class="vb yellow" style="width:0%"></span>
+              <span class="vb red" style="width:0%"></span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="verify-legend">
+              <span><i class="vdot green"></i>green <b id="verify-green">—</b></span>
+              <span><i class="vdot yellow"></i>yellow <b id="verify-yellow">—</b></span>
+              <span><i class="vdot red"></i>red <b id="verify-red">—</b></span>
+            </div>
+            <div class="verify-updated" id="verify-updated"></div>
+          </div>
+
+          <ol class="verify-tiers">
+            <li><span class="vt-n">T0</span><div><h4>Offline trust score</h4><p>Completeness, cross-field consistency and source authority score every record into a <b>green / yellow / red</b> band — deterministic, no network.</p></div></li>
+            <li><span class="vt-n">T1</span><div><h4>Source liveness</h4><p>Each record's <code>source_urls</code> are checked for reachability.</p></div></li>
+            <li><span class="vt-n">T2</span><div><h4>External cross-reference</h4><p>Claims are matched against Wikidata by exact title and release year.</p></div></li>
+            <li><span class="vt-n">T3</span><div><h4>Promotion</h4><p>A green record becomes <code>verified</code>; an external contradiction vetoes it. Accuracy stays reality-based.</p></div></li>
+          </ol>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
     <!-- ─────────────── END CTA ─────────────── -->
     <section class="block" id="docs">
       <div class="wrap">
diff --git a/site/src/scripts/techapi.js b/site/src/scripts/techapi.js
index 681250c792d..88650e48f1c 100644
--- a/site/src/scripts/techapi.js
+++ b/site/src/scripts/techapi.js
@@ -185,11 +185,13 @@ async function loadList(resource) {
   });
 })();
 
-function countUp(node, target) {
+function countUp(node, target, opts = {}) {
+  const { decimals = 0, suffix = "" } = opts;
   const dur = 1100, t0 = performance.now();
   (function tick(t) {
     const p = Math.min(1, (t - t0) / dur);
-    node.textContent = Math.round(target * (1 - Math.pow(1 - p, 3))).toLocaleString();
+    const v = target * (1 - Math.pow(1 - p, 3));
+    node.textContent = (decimals ? v.toFixed(decimals) : Math.round(v).toLocaleString()) + suffix;
     if (p < 1) requestAnimationFrame(tick);
   })(performance.now());
 }
@@ -385,6 +387,57 @@ function countUp(node, target) {
   });
 })();
 
+/* ============================================================
+   VERIFICATION — live band distribution + verified ratio
+   (from v1/verification.json, built from data/_verify/status.json)
+   ============================================================ */
+(function verification() {
+  const pctEl = document.getElementById("verify-pct");
+  if (!pctEl) return;
+  const bar = document.getElementById("verify-bar");
+  const countEl = document.getElementById("verify-count");
+  const updatedEl = document.getElementById("verify-updated");
+  const setText = (id, v) => { const el = document.getElementById(id); if (el) el.textContent = v; };
+
+  getJSON("v1/verification.json").then((d) => {
+    const t = d.totals || {};
+    const total = t.records || 0;
+    if (!total) throw new Error("empty snapshot");
+    const pct = t.verified_pct != null ? t.verified_pct : (t.verified || 0) / total * 100;
+
+    const obs = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
+      entries.forEach((e) => {
+        if (!e.isIntersecting) return;
+        countUp(pctEl, pct, { decimals: 1, suffix: "%" });
+        obs.disconnect();
+      });
+    }, { threshold: .4 });
+    obs.observe(pctEl);
+    pctEl.textContent = pct.toFixed(1) + "%";
+
+    countEl.textContent = `${(t.verified || 0).toLocaleString()} / ${total.toLocaleString()}`;
+
+    const g = t.green || 0, y = t.yellow || 0, r = t.red || 0;
+    const sum = Math.max(1, g + y + r);
+    const seg = bar.querySelectorAll(".vb");
+    if (seg[0]) seg[0].style.width = (g / sum * 100).toFixed(2) + "%";
+    if (seg[1]) seg[1].style.width = (y / sum * 100).toFixed(2) + "%";
+    if (seg[2]) seg[2].style.width = (r / sum * 100).toFixed(2) + "%";
+    setText("verify-green", g.toLocaleString());
+    setText("verify-yellow", y.toLocaleString());
+    setText("verify-red", r.toLocaleString());
+
+    if (d.generated_at) {
+      const dt = new Date(d.generated_at);
+      if (!isNaN(dt)) updatedEl.textContent = "snapshot updated " +
+        dt.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { month: "short", day: "numeric", year: "numeric" });
+    }
+  }).catch(() => {
+    pctEl.textContent = "—";
+    if (countEl) countEl.textContent = "snapshot unavailable";
+  });
+})();
+
 /* ============================================================
    PLAYGROUND
    ============================================================ */
diff --git a/site/src/styles/techapi.css b/site/src/styles/techapi.css
index ccbb490de2c..a80fc1b5482 100644
--- a/site/src/styles/techapi.css
+++ b/site/src/styles/techapi.css
@@ -493,6 +493,42 @@ section.block { padding: 76px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); }
 .hiw-card p code { background: var(--surface-2); padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid var(--border); font-size: .9em; color: var(--fg-2); }
 @media (max-width: 760px) { .hiw { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .hiw-card { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); } .hiw-card:last-child { border-bottom: none; } }
 
+/* ============================================================
+   VERIFICATION
+   ============================================================ */
+.verify { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .95fr 1.05fr; gap: 16px; --vg: #3fb950; --vy: var(--warn); --vr: var(--err); }
+.verify-panel { border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px; background: var(--surface); padding: 26px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
+.verify-headline { display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px; }
+.verify-pct { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: clamp(40px, 6vw, 60px); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.03em; color: var(--vg); }
+.verify-pct-l { color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5; }
+.verify-pct-l span { color: var(--fg-2); font-family: var(--mono); }
+.verify-bar { display: flex; height: 14px; margin-top: 24px; border-radius: 4px; overflow: hidden; background: var(--surface-3); border: 1px solid var(--border); }
+.verify-bar .vb { height: 100%; transition: width .9s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1); }
+.verify-bar .vb.green { background: var(--vg); }
+.verify-bar .vb.yellow { background: var(--vy); }
+.verify-bar .vb.red { background: var(--vr); }
+.verify-legend { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px; margin-top: 16px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); }
+.verify-legend b { color: var(--fg); font-family: var(--mono); margin-left: 2px; }
+.verify-legend .vdot { display: inline-block; width: 9px; height: 9px; border-radius: 2px; margin-right: 7px; vertical-align: baseline; }
+.verify-legend .vdot.green { background: var(--vg); }
+.verify-legend .vdot.yellow { background: var(--vy); }
+.verify-legend .vdot.red { background: var(--vr); }
+.verify-updated { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 18px; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--faint); letter-spacing: .03em; }
+.verify-tiers { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0; border: 1px solid var(--border); border-radius: 8px; overflow: hidden; }
+.verify-tiers li { display: flex; gap: 14px; padding: 22px; border-right: 1px solid var(--border); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
+.verify-tiers li:nth-child(2n) { border-right: none; }
+.verify-tiers li:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: none; }
+.vt-n { flex: none; width: 34px; height: 34px; display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 5px; background: var(--surface-2); border: 1px solid var(--border); font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent-text); }
+.verify-tiers h4 { margin: 4px 0 7px; font-size: 16px; }
+.verify-tiers p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.55; }
+.verify-tiers p code, .sec-sub code { background: var(--surface-2); padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid var(--border); font-size: .9em; color: var(--fg-2); font-family: var(--mono); }
+@media (max-width: 860px) {
+  .verify { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+  .verify-tiers { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
+  .verify-tiers li { border-right: none; }
+  .verify-tiers li:nth-last-child(-n+2):not(:last-child) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); }
+}
+
 /* ============================================================
    CTA + FOOTER
    ============================================================ */