diff --git a/.changelog/next/fixed-issue-4282.md b/.changelog/next/fixed-issue-4282.md
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Accessibility checks now cover client form inputs across pages, including explicit and implicit labels.
diff --git a/client/src/a11yConventions.test.js b/client/src/a11yConventions.test.js
index c2c68e68d2..6395687473 100644
--- a/client/src/a11yConventions.test.js
+++ b/client/src/a11yConventions.test.js
@@ -239,6 +239,647 @@ function hasFortyFourMinTouchTarget(cls) {
   return hOk && wOk;
 }
 
+// Return a static JSX attribute value, including the common expression forms
+// used for paired input ids (`id={fieldId}` / `id={`field-${id}`}`). Dynamic
+// expressions are compared as source text, which is sufficient for matching
+// an input and its label when they share the same expression in one file.
+function attributeValue(tag, name) {
+  const match = new RegExp(`(?:^|\\s)${name}\\s*=`).exec(tag);
+  if (!match) return null;
+
+  let index = match.index + match[0].length;
+  while (/\s/.test(tag[index])) index++;
+
+  if (tag[index] === '"' || tag[index] === "'" || tag[index] === '`') {
+    const quote = tag[index];
+    for (let end = index + 1; end < tag.length; end++) {
+      if (tag[end] === '\\') { end++; continue; }
+      if (tag[end] === quote) return tag.slice(index + 1, end);
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (tag[index] === '{') {
+    const end = matchingBraceEnd(tag, index);
+    if (end === -1) return null;
+    return tag.slice(index + 1, end).trim();
+  }
+
+  const rest = tag.slice(index);
+  const end = rest.search(/[\s/>]/);
+  return rest.slice(0, end === -1 ? rest.length : end);
+}
+
+function normalizedAttributeValue(value) {
+  if (value === null) return null;
+  const trimmed = value.trim();
+  if (trimmed.length >= 2 && ['"', "'", '`'].includes(trimmed[0]) && trimmed.at(-1) === trimmed[0]) {
+    return trimmed.slice(1, -1);
+  }
+  return trimmed;
+}
+
+// Keep source indexes stable while removing comments that may contain JSX
+// examples. This is a small lexer rather than a quote-only scan: apostrophes,
+// slashes, and URLs are ordinary JSX text and must not put the rest of a file
+// into a fake JavaScript string/comment state.
+function maskComments(src) {
+  const chars = [...src];
+  let mode = 'code';
+  let quote = null;
+  let braceDepth = 0;
+  let tagBraceDepth = 0;
+  let tagInfo = null;
+  let tagParentMode = 'code';
+  // Each entry marks whether the element started in JavaScript expression
+  // context. A nested JSX expression can sit inside an outer element; when its
+  // root closes, return to JavaScript rather than mistaking the outer element's
+  // remaining stack entry for JSX text.
+  const jsxStack = [];
+
+  const jsxTagInfoAt = (index) => {
+    const closing = src.startsWith('</', index);
+    const fragment = src.startsWith('<>', index) || src.startsWith('</>', index);
+    const name = src.slice(index + (closing ? 2 : 1)).match(/^([A-Za-z][\w.-]*)/)?.[1] || null;
+    return { closing, fragment, name };
+  };
+
+  const looksLikeJsxTagStart = (index) => {
+    const next = src[index + 1];
+    if (!(next === '/' || next === '>' || /[A-Za-z]/.test(next || ''))) return false;
+    let previous = index - 1;
+    while (previous >= 0 && /\s/.test(src[previous])) previous--;
+    if (previous < 0 || '=([{,:;!?&|>'.includes(src[previous])) return true;
+    return /(?:return|yield|=>)\s*$/.test(src.slice(Math.max(0, index - 12), index));
+  };
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < chars.length; i++) {
+    const c = chars[i];
+
+    if (mode === 'line-comment') {
+      if (c === '\n') mode = 'code';
+      else chars[i] = ' ';
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (mode === 'block-comment') {
+      if (c === '*' && chars[i + 1] === '/') {
+        chars[i] = ' ';
+        chars[++i] = ' ';
+        mode = 'code';
+      } else if (c !== '\n') {
+        chars[i] = ' ';
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (quote) {
+      if (c === '\\') { i++; continue; }
+      if (c === quote) quote = null;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (mode === 'jsx-text') {
+      if (c === '{') {
+        mode = 'code';
+        braceDepth = 1;
+      } else if (c === '<' && (src[i + 1] === '/' || /[A-Za-z>]/.test(src[i + 1] || ''))) {
+        tagInfo = jsxTagInfoAt(i);
+        tagParentMode = 'jsx-text';
+        tagBraceDepth = 0;
+        mode = 'jsx-tag';
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (mode === 'jsx-tag') {
+      if (c === '/' && chars[i + 1] === '/') {
+        chars[i] = ' ';
+        chars[++i] = ' ';
+        mode = 'line-comment';
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (c === '/' && chars[i + 1] === '*') {
+        chars[i] = ' ';
+        chars[++i] = ' ';
+        mode = 'block-comment';
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (c === '"' || c === "'" || c === '`') {
+        quote = c;
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (c === '{') {
+        tagBraceDepth++;
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (c === '}' && tagBraceDepth > 0) {
+        tagBraceDepth--;
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (c !== '>' || tagBraceDepth !== 0) continue;
+
+      let previous = i - 1;
+      while (previous >= 0 && /\s/.test(src[previous])) previous--;
+      const selfClosing = src[previous] === '/';
+      if (tagInfo.closing) {
+        const entry = jsxStack.pop();
+        mode = entry?.root ? 'code' : (jsxStack.length ? 'jsx-text' : 'code');
+      } else if (selfClosing) {
+        mode = tagParentMode;
+      } else {
+        jsxStack.push({ name: tagInfo.fragment ? null : tagInfo.name, root: tagParentMode === 'code' });
+        mode = 'jsx-text';
+      }
+      tagInfo = null;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (c === '"' || c === "'" || c === '`') {
+      quote = c;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (c === '/' && chars[i + 1] === '/') {
+      chars[i] = ' ';
+      chars[++i] = ' ';
+      mode = 'line-comment';
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (c === '/' && chars[i + 1] === '*') {
+      chars[i] = ' ';
+      chars[++i] = ' ';
+      mode = 'block-comment';
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (braceDepth > 0 && c === '{') {
+      braceDepth++;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (braceDepth > 0 && c === '}') {
+      braceDepth--;
+      if (braceDepth === 0) mode = 'jsx-text';
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (c === '<' && looksLikeJsxTagStart(i)) {
+      tagInfo = jsxTagInfoAt(i);
+      tagParentMode = 'code';
+      tagBraceDepth = 0;
+      mode = 'jsx-tag';
+    }
+  }
+  return chars.join('');
+}
+
+function hasMatchingExplicitLabel(src, id) {
+  const re = /<label\b/g;
+  let match;
+  while ((match = re.exec(src))) {
+    const tag = openingTagAt(src, match.index, '<label'.length);
+    if (!tag) continue;
+    const htmlFor = normalizedAttributeValue(attributeValue(tag, 'htmlFor'));
+    if (htmlFor !== id || !hasUsableElementText(src, match.index, tag)) continue;
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+function stripHiddenElementContent(body) {
+  const hiddenAttribute = String.raw`(?:aria-hidden\s*=\s*(?:["']true["']|\{\s*true\s*\})|\bhidden(?:\s*=\s*(?:["']true["']|\{\s*true\s*\}))?)`;
+  return body
+    .replace(new RegExp(`<([A-Za-z][\\w.-]*)\\b[^>]*${hiddenAttribute}[^>]*/\\s*>`, 'gi'), ' ')
+    .replace(new RegExp(`<([A-Za-z][\\w.-]*)\\b[^>]*${hiddenAttribute}[^>]*>[\\s\\S]*?<\\/\\1\\s*>`, 'gi'), ' ');
+}
+
+function hasUsableElementText(src, index, tag) {
+  if (hasUsableAccessibleNameAttribute(tag, 'aria-label')) return true;
+  if (/\/\s*>$/.test(tag)) return false;
+  const name = tag.match(/^<([A-Za-z][\w.-]*)\b/)?.[1];
+  if (!name) return false;
+  const closeIndex = src.indexOf(`</${name}>`, index + tag.length);
+  if (closeIndex === -1) return false;
+  const body = stripHiddenElementContent(maskComments(src.slice(index + tag.length, closeIndex)))
+    .replace(/<\/?[A-Za-z][^>]*>/g, ' ')
+    .trim();
+  if (!body) return false;
+  const staticText = body.replace(/\{[^{}]*\}/g, ' ').trim();
+  if (staticText) return true;
+  return [...body.matchAll(/\{([^{}]*)\}/g)].some(([, expression]) => (
+    !/^(?:''|""|``|null|undefined|false)\s*$/.test(expression.trim())
+  ));
+}
+
+function isNestedInLabel(src, index) {
+  const labels = [];
+  const re = /<\/?label\b/g;
+  let match;
+  while ((match = re.exec(src)) && match.index < index) {
+    if (match[0].startsWith('</')) {
+      labels.pop();
+      continue;
+    }
+    const tag = openingTagAt(src, match.index, '<label'.length);
+    if (!tag) continue;
+    if (!/\/\s*>$/.test(tag)) labels.push({ index: match.index, tag });
+    re.lastIndex = match.index + tag.length;
+  }
+  return labels.some(({ index: labelIndex, tag }) => hasUsableElementText(src, labelIndex, tag));
+}
+
+function hasUsableAccessibleNameAttribute(tag, name) {
+  const value = normalizedAttributeValue(attributeValue(tag, name));
+  if (value === null || value === '') return false;
+  const trimmed = value.trim();
+  return trimmed !== '' && !/^(?:undefined|null)$/i.test(trimmed);
+}
+
+function hasUsableNativeInputName(tag) {
+  const type = normalizedAttributeValue(attributeValue(tag, 'type'))?.toLowerCase() || 'text';
+  if (type === 'hidden') return true;
+  if (['submit', 'button', 'reset'].includes(type)) {
+    const value = attributeValue(tag, 'value');
+    return value === null || hasUsableAccessibleNameAttribute(tag, 'value');
+  }
+  return type === 'image' && hasUsableAccessibleNameAttribute(tag, 'alt');
+}
+
+function isNestedInLabeledFormField(src, index) {
+  const formRe = /<FormField\b/g;
+  let formMatch;
+  while ((formMatch = formRe.exec(src)) && formMatch.index < index) {
+    const formTag = openingTagAt(src, formMatch.index, '<FormField'.length);
+    if (!formTag || /\/\s*>$/.test(formTag)) continue;
+    const label = normalizedAttributeValue(attributeValue(formTag, 'label'));
+    if (label === null || label === '' || /^(?:undefined|null|false)$/i.test(label)) continue;
+
+    let depth = 0;
+    let firstChild = null;
+    let closed = false;
+    let cursor = formMatch.index + formTag.length;
+    while (cursor < index) {
+      if (/\s/.test(src[cursor])) {
+        cursor++;
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (src[cursor] === '{') {
+        const end = matchingBraceEnd(src, cursor);
+        if (end === -1 || end >= index) break;
+        if (src.slice(cursor + 1, end).trim()) firstChild = firstChild || 'expression';
+        cursor = end + 1;
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (src[cursor] !== '<') {
+        const nextTag = src.indexOf('<', cursor);
+        const nextExpression = src.indexOf('{', cursor);
+        const next = Math.min(
+          nextTag === -1 ? index : nextTag,
+          nextExpression === -1 ? index : nextExpression,
+          index,
+        );
+        if (depth === 0 && src.slice(cursor, next).trim()) firstChild = firstChild || 'text';
+        cursor = next;
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const closing = src.startsWith('</', cursor);
+      const name = src.slice(cursor + (closing ? 2 : 1)).match(/^([A-Za-z][\w.-]*)/)?.[1];
+      if (!name) {
+        if (src.startsWith('<>', cursor)) {
+          if (depth === 0) firstChild = firstChild || 'fragment';
+          depth++;
+          cursor += 2;
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (src.startsWith('</>', cursor)) {
+          depth = Math.max(0, depth - 1);
+          cursor += 3;
+          continue;
+        }
+        cursor++;
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (closing) {
+        const end = src.indexOf('>', cursor);
+        if (end === -1) break;
+        if (depth > 0) depth--;
+        else if (name === 'FormField') { closed = true; break; }
+        cursor = end + 1;
+        continue;
+      }
+      const tag = tagBoundaryAt(src, cursor);
+      if (!tag) break;
+      if (depth === 0) firstChild = firstChild || name;
+      if (!tag.selfClosing) depth++;
+      cursor = tag.end;
+    }
+    if (!closed && depth === 0 && firstChild === null && cursor === index) firstChild = 'input';
+    // FormField clones only its first React child. The current input is named
+    // by the wrapper only when it is that first, direct child; a later control
+    // (DataDog's optional custom-site input) must remain actionable here.
+    if (!closed && depth === 0 && firstChild === 'input') return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+function hasUsableAriaLabelledByReference(src, tag) {
+  const raw = attributeValue(tag, 'aria-labelledby');
+  const value = normalizedAttributeValue(raw);
+  if (!value || !/^[A-Za-z][\w:.-]*(?:\s+[A-Za-z][\w:.-]*)*$/.test(value)) return false;
+  return value.split(/\s+/).every((id) => {
+    const re = /<[A-Za-z][\w.-]*\b/g;
+    let match;
+    while ((match = re.exec(src))) {
+      const referencedTag = openingTagAt(src, match.index, 1);
+      if (!referencedTag) continue;
+      if (normalizedAttributeValue(attributeValue(referencedTag, 'id')) !== id) continue;
+      if (/\baria-hidden\s*=\s*['"`]true['"`]/.test(referencedTag)) return false;
+      if (hasUsableElementText(src, match.index, referencedTag)) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  });
+}
+
+function hasAccessibleInputName(src, tag, index) {
+  if (hasUsableAccessibleNameAttribute(tag, 'aria-label')) return true;
+  if (hasUsableAccessibleNameAttribute(tag, 'aria-labelledby') && hasUsableAriaLabelledByReference(src, tag)) return true;
+  if (hasUsableNativeInputName(tag)) return true;
+  if (isNestedInLabel(src, index) || isNestedInLabeledFormField(src, index)) return true;
+
+  const id = normalizedAttributeValue(attributeValue(tag, 'id'));
+  return id !== null && id !== '' && hasMatchingExplicitLabel(src, id);
+}
+
+// These are pre-existing controls exposed when the rule was generalized. The
+// migration is tracked in #4297. Keep exceptions tied to stable source anchors
+// rather than line numbers, so inserting code above a control does not move
+// the exception to a different input; remove each entry as its control receives
+// a real name.
+const INPUT_ANCHOR_ATTRIBUTES = [
+  'id', 'name', 'type', 'placeholder', 'value', 'ref', 'title', 'role',
+  'aria-label', 'aria-labelledby', 'autoFocus', 'min', 'max', 'step',
+];
+
+function inputSemanticAnchor(tag) {
+  return INPUT_ANCHOR_ATTRIBUTES.map((name) => {
+    const value = attributeValue(tag, name);
+    return value === null ? null : `${name}=${value.replace(/\s+/g, ' ')}`;
+  }).filter(Boolean).join('|');
+}
+
+function inputSourceAnchor(file, src, index) {
+  const tag = openingTagAt(src, index, '<input'.length);
+  if (!tag) return `${file}|unknown-input`;
+  const semantic = inputSemanticAnchor(tag);
+  const matchingInputs = [];
+  for (const match of src.matchAll(/<input\b/g)) {
+    const otherTag = openingTagAt(src, match.index, '<input'.length);
+    if (inputSemanticAnchor(otherTag) === semantic) matchingInputs.push(match.index);
+  }
+  if (matchingInputs.length === 1) return `${file}|${semantic}`;
+  const occurrence = matchingInputs.indexOf(index) + 1;
+  return `${file}|${semantic}|occurrence=${occurrence}`;
+}
+
+const PREEXISTING_INPUT_NAME_ALLOWLIST = new Set([
+  "src/components/CronInput.jsx|type=text|placeholder=0 7 * * *|value=expr",
+  "src/components/EntityCombobox.jsx|id=inputId|type=text|placeholder=placeholder || `Search ${noun}s or type a new name…`|value=value|role=combobox",
+  "src/components/TagPicker.jsx|id=id|type=text|placeholder=value.length >= maxTags ? `Max ${maxTags} tags` : placeholder|value=input",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/ToolsTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Post title...|value=postTitle",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=X|value=newActionParams.x || ''|occurrence=1",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=Y|value=newActionParams.y || ''|occurrence=1",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Thinking (optional)|value=newActionParams.thinking || ''",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Thought text|value=newActionParams.thought || ''",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=X|value=newActionParams.x || ''|occurrence=2",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=Y|value=newActionParams.y || ''|occurrence=2",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=Z|value=newActionParams.z || ''",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Message|value=newActionParams.message || ''",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=To Agent ID (optional)|value=newActionParams.sayTo || ''",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Thinking... (optional)|value=moveThinking",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=What is this agent thinking?|value=thought",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Message to nearby agents...|value=sayMessage",
+  "src/components/agents/tabs/WorldTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=To Agent ID (optional — leave blank for broadcast)|value=sayTo",
+  "src/components/apps/ReferenceReposPanel.jsx|placeholder=Display name (e.g. phosphene)|value=form.name",
+  "src/components/apps/ReferenceReposPanel.jsx|placeholder=Branch (default: main)|value=form.branch",
+  "src/components/apps/ReferenceReposPanel.jsx|placeholder=Repo URL (https://github.com/owner/repo.git) or local path|value=form.repoUrl",
+  "src/components/apps/tabs/CustomTasksSection.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Task name *|value=form.name",
+  "src/components/apps/tabs/CustomTasksSection.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Description|value=form.description",
+  "src/components/apps/tabs/CustomTasksSection.jsx|type=text|placeholder=0 7 * * *|value=form.cronExpression || ''|title=Cron expression: minute hour dayOfMonth month dayOfWeek",
+  "src/components/apps/tabs/CustomTasksSection.jsx|type=time|value=form.scheduledTime || ''|title=Run at a specific time (leave empty for any time)",
+  "src/components/apps/tabs/GitTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Commit message...|value=commitMessage",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/DailyLogTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Quick append — adds a new paragraph…|value=quickAppend",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/FeedsTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Paste an RSS or Atom feed URL...|value=inputUrl|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/InboxTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=One thought at a time...|value=inputText|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/LinksTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Paste a URL (GitHub repos auto-clone)...|value=inputUrl|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/LinksTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Search links by title, URL, description, or tag...|value=search",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/LinksTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Tags (comma-separated)|value=editForm.tags",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Name|value=form.name || ''",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Follow-ups (comma separated)|value=(form.followUps || []).join(', ')",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Project name|value=form.name || ''",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Next action (concrete, actionable step)|value=form.nextAction || ''",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Title|value=form.title || ''|occurrence=1",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=One-liner (core insight)|value=form.oneLiner || ''",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Title|value=form.title || ''|occurrence=2",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=date|placeholder=Due date|value=form.dueDate ? form.dueDate.split('T')[0] : ''",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Next action|value=form.nextAction || ''",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Title (e.g. 'DnD session tonight')|value=form.title || ''",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Mood (e.g. happy, reflective, tired)|value=form.mood || ''",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Tags (comma separated)|value=form.tagInput ?? (form.tags || []).join(', ')",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/MemoryTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=`Search ${DESTINATIONS[activeType]?.label?.toLowerCase() || 'records'}...`|value=searchQuery",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/NotesTab.jsx|placeholder=Search notes...|value=searchQuery|ref=searchRef",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/NotesTab.jsx|placeholder=folder/note-name|value=newNotePath",
+  "src/components/brain/tabs/NotesTab.jsx|placeholder=/path/to/obsidian/vault|value=customPath",
+  "src/components/calendar/AgendaTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Search events...|value=search",
+  "src/components/calendar/ConfigTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Client ID (e.g. 123456789-abc.apps.googleusercontent.com)|value=oauthForm.clientId",
+  "src/components/calendar/ConfigTab.jsx|type=password|placeholder=Client Secret (e.g. GOCSPX-...)|value=oauthForm.clientSecret",
+  "src/components/calendar/ReviewTab.jsx|type=date|value=date",
+  "src/components/calendar/ReviewTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=min|value=editForm.durationMinutes|min=1|max=1440",
+  "src/components/calendar/ReviewTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Note (optional)|value=editForm.note",
+  "src/components/cos/TaskAddForm.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Template name...|value=templateNameInput",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/AgentCard.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Send additional context to agent...|value=btwInput",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/AgentCard.jsx|type=text|placeholder=What made this work well or poorly?|value=feedbackComment",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/ConfigRow.jsx|type=number|value=inputValue",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/ConfigRow.jsx|type=checkbox",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/JobsTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=0 7 * * *|value=data.cronExpression || ''|title=Cron expression: minute hour dayOfMonth month dayOfWeek",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/JobsTab.jsx|type=time|value=data.scheduledTime || ''|title=Run at specific time (leave empty for any time)",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/JobsTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Job name|value=editData.name",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/JobsTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Description|value=editData.description",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/JobsTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Job name *|value=newJob.name",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/JobsTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Category|value=newJob.category",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/JobsTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Description|value=newJob.description",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/MemoryEditModal.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Add tag...|value=newTag",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/TaskItem.jsx|type=text|value=editData.description",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/TaskItem.jsx|type=text|placeholder=e.g., Waiting for API access, Needs design review...|value=blockedReason|ref=blockedInputRef",
+  "src/components/cos/tabs/workflow/ScheduleEditor.jsx|type=time|value=parseSimpleCron(form.recheckCron)?.time ?? ''",
+  "src/components/dashboard/LayoutEditor.jsx|id=layout-editor-window-end|type=time|value=activateWindow.end",
+  "src/components/dashboard/LayoutEditor.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Name for new layout|value=dupName",
+  "src/components/digital-twin/tabs/DocumentsTab.jsx|type=range|value=selectedDoc.weight || 5|min=1|max=10|occurrence=1",
+  "src/components/digital-twin/tabs/DocumentsTab.jsx|type=range|value=selectedDoc.weight || 5|min=1|max=10|occurrence=2",
+  "src/components/digital-twin/tabs/GoalsTab.jsx|type=date|value=birthDateInput",
+  "src/components/digital-twin/tabs/GoalsTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Goal title...|value=newGoal.title",
+  "src/components/digital-twin/tabs/GoalsTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Add milestone...|value=newMilestone.title",
+  "src/components/digital-twin/tabs/GoalsTab.jsx|type=date|value=newMilestone.targetDate",
+  "src/components/digital-twin/tabs/TimeCapsuleTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Snapshot label (e.g., Spring 2026, Pre-career-change)|value=label",
+  "src/components/digital-twin/tabs/TimeCapsuleTab.jsx|type=checkbox",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalEditForm.jsx|type=number|value=form.timeBlockConfig?.sessionDurationMinutes || 60|min=15|max=480",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalEditForm.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Add tag...|value=tagInput",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalEditForm.jsx|type=text|value=form.title",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalLinkedCalendars.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Match pattern (optional)|value=calendarMatchPattern",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalMilestones.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Add milestone...|value=newMilestone.title",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalPlanSection.jsx|type=text|value=ms.title",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalPlanSection.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Description...|value=ms.description || ''",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalPlanSection.jsx|type=text|value=phase.title",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalPlanSection.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Description...|value=phase.description || ''",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalPlanSection.jsx|type=date|value=phase.targetDate",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalProgressLog.jsx|type=date|value=progressForm.date",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalProgressLog.jsx|type=number|placeholder=Minutes (optional)|value=progressForm.durationMinutes|min=1|max=1440",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalTodoList.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Add todo...|value=newTodoTitle",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalTodoList.jsx|type=number|placeholder=Est. min|value=newTodoEstimate|min=1",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalsListView.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Search goals...|value=searchQuery",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalsListView.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Add goal...|value=quickAdd",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalsListView.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Goal title...|value=newGoal.title",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalsTreeView.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Search...|value=searchQuery",
+  "src/components/goals/GoalsTreeView.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Goal title...|value=newGoal.title",
+  "src/components/imageGen/HfTokenBanner.jsx|type=password|placeholder=hf_…|value=token",
+  "src/components/imageGen/LoraPicker.jsx|type=number|value=sel.scale|min=0|max=2|step=0.1",
+  "src/components/insights/GoalScorecardTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=extra keywords, comma-separated|value=drafts[rule.id] ?? ''",
+  "src/components/loraTraining/ImportGalleryDialog.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Search prompt, model, seed, LoRA…|value=query",
+  "src/components/meatspace/EpigeneticTracker.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Intervention name|value=customForm.name",
+  "src/components/meatspace/EpigeneticTracker.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Target dosage (e.g. 5g/day)|value=customForm.dosage",
+  "src/components/meatspace/EpigeneticTracker.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Unit (g, mg, min, etc.)|value=customForm.trackingUnit",
+  "src/components/meatspace/EpigeneticTracker.jsx|type=number|placeholder=`Amount (${intervention.trackingUnit})`|value=logAmounts[key] || ''|min=0|step=any",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/ElementsSong.jsx|type=text|placeholder=...|value=answer|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/ElementsSong.jsx|type=text|placeholder=`${blankedWords.length} element${blankedWords.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}...`|value=answer|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/ElementsSong.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Search...|value=searchQuery",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/MemoryPractice.jsx|type=text|placeholder=`${blankWords.length} word${blankWords.length > 1 ? 's' : ''} missing...`|value=answer|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/MorseTrainer.jsx|placeholder=????|value=input|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/MorseTrainer.jsx|type=range|value=value|min=min|max=max|step=step",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/PostCognitiveDrillRunner.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Digits|value=input|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/PostDrillRunner.jsx|type=isTextDrill ? 'text' : 'number'|placeholder=Answer|value=inputValue|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/PostLlmDrillRunner.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Your answer...|value=i === items.length ? inputValue : ''|ref=i === items.length ? inputRef : undefined|autoFocus=i === items.length",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/PostLlmDrillRunner.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Type an item and press Enter...|value=inputValue|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/PostLlmDrillRunner.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Type a creative use and press Enter...|value=inputValue|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/WordplayDrillUI.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Type the full compound or just the other half...|value=inputValue|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/WordplayDrillUI.jsx|type=text|placeholder=The bridge word is...|value=inputValue|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AgeTab.jsx|type=date|value=input",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Name|value=buttonForm.name",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=buttonVolumeUnit === 'oz' ? 'Oz' : 'mL'|value=buttonForm.oz|min=0.1|step=0.1|occurrence=1",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=ABV%|value=buttonForm.abv|min=0|max=100|step=0.1|occurrence=1",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=New button name|value=buttonForm.name",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=buttonVolumeUnit === 'oz' ? 'Oz' : 'mL'|value=buttonForm.oz|min=0.1|step=0.1|occurrence=2",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=ABV%|value=buttonForm.abv|min=0|max=100|step=0.1|occurrence=2",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=volumeUnit === 'oz' ? '12' : '355'|value=oz|min=0.1|step=0.1",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=date|value=editForm.date",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=text|value=editForm.name",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=number|value=editForm.oz|min=0.1|step=0.1",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=number|value=editForm.abv|min=0|max=100|step=0.1",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/AlcoholTab.jsx|type=number|value=editForm.count|min=1|max=100",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/GenomeTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=rs1801133|value=searchRsid",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/LifestyleTab.jsx|type=range|value=lifestyle?.exerciseMinutesPerWeek ?? 150|min=0|max=600|step=15",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/LifestyleTab.jsx|type=range|value=lifestyle?.sleepHoursPerNight ?? 7.5|min=3|max=12|step=0.5",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/LifestyleTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=e.g. 22.5|value=lifestyle?.bmi ?? ''|min=10|max=80|step=0.1",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/NicotineTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Name|value=buttonForm.name",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/NicotineTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=mg|value=buttonForm.mgPerUnit|step=0.1|occurrence=1",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/NicotineTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=New product name|value=buttonForm.name",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/NicotineTab.jsx|type=number|placeholder=mg|value=buttonForm.mgPerUnit|step=0.1|occurrence=2",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/NicotineTab.jsx|type=date|value=editForm.date",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/NicotineTab.jsx|type=text|value=editForm.product",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/NicotineTab.jsx|type=number|value=editForm.mgPerUnit|step=0.1",
+  "src/components/meatspace/tabs/NicotineTab.jsx|type=number|value=editForm.count|min=1",
+  "src/components/media/CollectionPickerShell.jsx|type=text|placeholder=searchPlaceholder|value=query",
+  "src/components/media/CollectionPickerShell.jsx|type=text|placeholder=newCollectionPlaceholder|value=newName",
+  "src/components/messages/InboxTab.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Search messages...|value=search",
+  "src/components/music/AlbumsManager.jsx|placeholder=Album title|value=form.title",
+  "src/components/music/AlbumsManager.jsx|placeholder=dream pop|value=form.genre",
+  "src/components/music/AlbumsManager.jsx|type=number|placeholder=2026|value=form.releaseYear|min=ALBUM_RELEASE_YEAR_MIN|max=ALBUM_RELEASE_YEAR_MAX",
+  "src/components/music/ArtistsManager.jsx|placeholder=Nova Vale|value=form.name",
+  "src/components/music/ArtistsManager.jsx|placeholder=indie folk, dream pop|value=form.genre",
+  "src/components/music/ArtistsManager.jsx|placeholder=/images/… or https://…|value=form.portraitImageUrl",
+  "src/components/music/MusicGenPanel.jsx|placeholder=org/model-repo|value=installRepo",
+  "src/components/music/TracksManager.jsx|placeholder=Track title|value=form.title",
+  "src/components/pipeline/CanonCard.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Outfit name (e.g. Wedding)|value=draftFor('name')",
+  "src/components/pipeline/arcCanvas/AddSeasonRow.jsx|placeholder=Volume / Season title…|value=title",
+  "src/components/pipeline/arcCanvas/DeriveFromManuscriptPreview.jsx|placeholder=Volume title|value=volume.title",
+  "src/components/pipeline/arcCanvas/SeasonActions.jsx|placeholder=Issue / Episode title…|value=newTitle",
+  "src/components/pipeline/arcCanvas/SeasonEditor.jsx|placeholder=Title|value=draft.title || ''",
+  "src/components/pipeline/arcCanvas/SeasonEditor.jsx|type=number|placeholder=#|value=draft.number || 0|min=0|max=99",
+  "src/components/pipeline/arcCanvas/SeasonEditor.jsx|placeholder=One-sentence logline|value=draft.logline || ''",
+  "src/components/pipeline/arcCanvas/SeasonEditor.jsx|placeholder=Ending hook|value=draft.endingHook || ''",
+  "src/components/pipeline/arcCanvas/SeasonEditor.jsx|type=number|placeholder=Issue / episode target|value=draft.episodeCountTarget || 0|title=Issue / episode count target for this volume / season|min=0",
+  "src/components/pipeline/arcCanvas/TickingClockEditor.jsx|id=ticking-clock-label|type=text|placeholder=What the reader counts down to (e.g. “The storm makes landfall”)|value=c.label || ''",
+  "src/components/pipeline/stages/IdeaStage.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Your answer (optional — leave blank for LLM's choice)|value=answers[i] || ''",
+  "src/components/pipeline/stages/StoryboardsStage.jsx|placeholder=INT. FOUNDRY — NIGHT|value=scene.slugline || ''",
+  "src/components/pipeline/stages/StoryboardsStage.jsx|type=number|value=shot.durationSeconds ?? 4|title=Duration in seconds|min=1|max=30",
+  "src/components/settings/VoiceTab.jsx|type=text|value=cfg.hotkey",
+  "src/components/settings/VoiceTab.jsx|type=number|value=cfg.tts.rate ?? 1.0|min=0.5|max=2|step=0.1",
+  "src/components/settings/VoiceTab.jsx|type=text|value=cfg.stt.endpoint",
+  "src/components/settings/VoiceTab.jsx|type=text|value=cfg.llm.personality?.name ?? ''",
+  "src/components/settings/VoiceTab.jsx|type=text|value=cfg.llm.personality?.role ?? ''",
+  "src/components/settings/VoiceTab.jsx|type=text|value=cfg.llm.personality?.speechStyle ?? ''",
+  "src/components/settings/VoiceTab.jsx|type=text|value=(cfg.llm.personality?.traits || []).join(', ')",
+  "src/components/settings/VoiceTab.jsx|type=time|value=cfg.llm.proactive?.quietHours?.start || '22:00'",
+  "src/components/settings/VoiceTab.jsx|type=time|value=cfg.llm.proactive?.quietHours?.end || '07:00'",
+  "src/components/settings/VoiceTab.jsx|type=number|value=fastPathCfg.browser?.temperature ?? 0.7|min=0|max=2|step=0.1",
+  "src/components/settings/VoiceTab.jsx|type=number|value=fastPathCfg.browser?.topK ?? 3|min=1|max=128|step=1",
+  "src/components/sharing/DuplicateGroup.jsx|value=name",
+  "src/components/shell/TerminalHotKeys.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Tap & paste here|ref=pasteInputRef",
+  "src/components/universe/CharacterDetailEditor.jsx|type=text",
+  "src/components/universeBuilder/CompositeSheetsEditor.jsx|placeholder=newKind === 'world_pitch_poster' ? 'World summary concept pitch poster' : 'Gas-Giant Drifters costume sheet'|value=newLabel",
+  "src/components/universeBuilder/CompositeSheetsEditor.jsx|value=editLabel",
+  "src/components/universeBuilder/InfluenceChipsInput.jsx|type=text|placeholder=placeholder|value=input",
+  "src/components/universeBuilder/UniverseBibleTab.jsx|id=world-logline|type=text|placeholder=One-sentence hook — A foundry city goes silent, and the only survivor is a child.|value=draft.logline || ''",
+  "src/components/universeBuilder/UniverseBuilderPage.jsx|type=text|placeholder=colonies, factions, species|value=newCategoryName",
+  "src/components/universeBuilder/UniverseCategoryEditor.jsx|type=number|placeholder=Custom|value=genCustom|min=GENERATE_CUSTOM_MIN|max=GENERATE_CUSTOM_MAX",
+  "src/components/universeBuilder/UniverseCategoryEditor.jsx|placeholder=Label (e.g. Crystalline canyon basin)|value=newLabel",
+  "src/components/universeBuilder/UniverseCategoryEditor.jsx|value=editLabel",
+  "src/components/universeBuilder/UniverseTrunkPanels.jsx|type=text|placeholder=trunk.kind === 'characters' ? 'heroes, villains, factions' : trunk.kind === 'places' ? 'colonies, ruins' : 'weapons, vehicles'|value=newBucketName",
+  "src/components/voice/VoiceWidget.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Type a message…|value=draft",
+  "src/components/wiki/tabs/SearchTab.jsx|placeholder=Search wiki pages and raw sources...|value=query|ref=inputRef",
+  "src/components/writers-room/LibraryPane.jsx|placeholder=Folder name|value=folderName",
+  "src/components/writers-room/LibraryPane.jsx|placeholder=Title|value=workTitle",
+  "src/pages/AIProviders.jsx|type=isSecret ? 'password' : 'text'|value=value",
+  "src/pages/AIProviders.jsx|type=text|placeholder=KEY|value=newEnvKey",
+  "src/pages/AIProviders.jsx|type=newEnvSecret ? 'password' : 'text'|placeholder=value|value=newEnvValue",
+  "src/pages/Authors.jsx|placeholder=Jane Doe|value=form.name",
+  "src/pages/Authors.jsx|placeholder=/images/… or https://…|value=form.headshotImageUrl",
+  "src/pages/Browser.jsx|type=text|placeholder=https://example.com|value=navUrl",
+  "src/pages/CharacterSheet.jsx|value=classVal",
+  "src/pages/CharacterSheet.jsx|placeholder=1d8|value=dmgDice",
+  "src/pages/CharacterSheet.jsx|placeholder=Description (optional)|value=dmgDesc",
+  "src/pages/CharacterSheet.jsx|type=number|placeholder=XP amount|value=xpAmount",
+  "src/pages/CharacterSheet.jsx|placeholder=Description (optional)|value=xpDesc",
+  "src/pages/CharacterSheet.jsx|placeholder=What happened?|value=evtDesc",
+  "src/pages/CharacterSheet.jsx|type=number|placeholder=XP (optional)|value=evtXp",
+  "src/pages/CharacterSheet.jsx|placeholder=Dice (e.g. 2d6)|value=evtDice",
+  "src/pages/GitHub.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Search repos...|value=search",
+  "src/pages/GitHub.jsx|type=text|placeholder=SECRET_NAME|value=newSecretName",
+  "src/pages/GitHub.jsx|type=password|placeholder=Secret value|value=newSecretValue",
+  "src/pages/MediaCollectionDetail.jsx|type=text|value=nameDraft",
+  "src/pages/MoodBoardDetail.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Add a caption…",
+  "src/pages/PipelineSeries.jsx|value=series.name || ''",
+  "src/pages/PipelineSeries.jsx|placeholder=One-sentence pitch|value=series.logline || ''",
+  "src/pages/PipelineSeries.jsx|type=number|value=series.issueCountTarget || 0|min=0|max=999",
+  "src/pages/Sharing.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Display name (e.g. atomantic)|value=sharingDisplayName",
+  "src/pages/Sharing.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Optional bio / contact note (visible to recipients)|value=sharingBio",
+  "src/components/meatspace/post/PostDrillConfig.jsx|type=number|value=drillConfig[field.key] ?? ''|min=field.min|max=field.max",
+  "src/pages/AIProviders.jsx|type=text|placeholder=claude-sonnet-4-20250514|value=formData.defaultModel",
+  "src/pages/AIProviders.jsx|type=text|placeholder=haiku|value=formData.lightModel",
+  "src/pages/AIProviders.jsx|type=text|placeholder=sonnet|value=formData.mediumModel",
+  "src/pages/AIProviders.jsx|type=text|placeholder=opus|value=formData.heavyModel",
+  "src/pages/AIProviders.jsx|type=text|placeholder=Use fallback provider's default|value=formData.fallbackModel",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-label`|value=form.label|occurrence=1",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-label`|value=form.label|occurrence=2",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-tone`|value=form.tone",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-allowed`|value=form.allowedThemes",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-disallowed`|value=form.disallowedThemes",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-escalation`|value=form.escalationCues",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=action-title|value=draft.title",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-${id}`|value=form[key]",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-${id}`|type=number|value=form[key]|min=min|max=max",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-label`|value=form.label",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-username`|value=form.username",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-api-key`|type=password|value=form.apiKey",
+  "src/pages/StackerNews.jsx|id=`${prefix}-slug`|value=form.slug",
+  "src/pages/VideoTimeline.jsx|type=text|placeholder=New project name…|value=name",
+  "src/pages/VideoTimelineEditor.jsx|type=text|value=nameDraft",
+  "src/pages/VideoTimelineEditor.jsx|type=range|value=Math.min(t, total)|min=0|max=Math.max(0.01, total)|step=0.01",
+  "src/pages/DataDog.jsx|name=site|type=text|placeholder=e.g., api.custom-datadog.com|value=formData.site",
+]);
+
 describe('a11y conventions', () => {
   // Modal.jsx IS the shared implementation; Drawer and Layout use the same
   // backdrop treatment for a slide-in panel / mobile nav scrim, both of which
@@ -432,21 +1073,24 @@ describe('a11y conventions', () => {
     expect(offenders, `Icon-only <button> with no aria-label/aria-labelledby — title alone isn't touch-discoverable and isn't reliably read as the accessible name; see media/MediaCard.jsx's Annotate button for the convention:\n${offenders.join('\n')}`).toEqual([]);
   });
 
-  it('gives the inline Instances form controls accessible names', () => {
+  it('gives every input an accessible name', () => {
     // These controls live in compact peer-management rows where visible labels
     // would break the layout. Keep explicit names on each input so placeholders
     // never become their only screen-reader context.
-    const file = 'src/pages/Instances.jsx';
-    const src = readFileSync(join(CLIENT_ROOT, file), 'utf8');
     const offenders = [];
-    const re = /<input\b/g;
-    let m;
-    while ((m = re.exec(src))) {
-      const tag = openingTagAt(src, m.index, '<input'.length);
-      if (!tag || /\baria-label\s*=|\baria-labelledby\s*=/.test(tag)) continue;
-      offenders.push(`${file}:${lineOf(src, m.index)}`);
+    for (const file of trackedJsxFiles()) {
+      const src = readFileSync(join(CLIENT_ROOT, file), 'utf8');
+      const scanSrc = maskComments(src);
+      const re = /<input\b/g;
+      let m;
+      while ((m = re.exec(scanSrc))) {
+        const tag = openingTagAt(scanSrc, m.index, '<input'.length);
+        const location = inputSourceAnchor(file, scanSrc, m.index);
+        if (!tag || hasAccessibleInputName(scanSrc, tag, m.index) || PREEXISTING_INPUT_NAME_ALLOWLIST.has(location)) continue;
+        offenders.push(location);
+      }
     }
-    expect(offenders, `Instances input without an accessible name:\n${offenders.join('\n')}`).toEqual([]);
+    expect(offenders, `Input without an accessible name — add aria-label/aria-labelledby or an explicit/implicit <label>, or exclude type="hidden":\n${offenders.join('\n')}`).toEqual([]);
   });
 
   it('meets the 44px touch-target minimum on Close buttons', () => {