diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b7c2ede74..da1e272f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ jobs:
               $main -notmatch 'Header="Flags"' -or
               $main -notmatch 'Header="Diagnostics" Binding="\{Binding DiagnosticsSummary\}"' -or
               $main -notmatch '<ColumnDefinition Width="56"/>' -or
-              $main -notmatch '<Viewbox Width="44" Height="44" Stretch="Uniform"' -or
+              $main -notmatch '<Viewbox Width="50" Height="50" Stretch="Uniform"' -or
+              $main -notmatch 'x:Name="MonitorStateBadge"' -or
+              $main -match '<Control\.Effect><DropShadowEffect BlurRadius="5" ShadowDepth="1" Opacity="0\.22" Color="#26313B"/></Control\.Effect>' -or
               $main -notmatch 'LucideSquare.*Stroke="\{StaticResource Warning\}"' -or
               $main -notmatch 'LucideX.*Stroke="\{StaticResource Danger\}"' -or
               $app -notmatch 'x:Key="CommandOpenGradient"' -or
diff --git a/IoListTestingWindow.xaml b/IoListTestingWindow.xaml
index 8cc73a626..f62ba6396 100644
--- a/IoListTestingWindow.xaml
+++ b/IoListTestingWindow.xaml
@@ -166,10 +166,25 @@
                                         <ColumnDefinition Width="58"/>
                                         <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                                     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                    <Viewbox Width="50" Height="50" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
-                                        <Control x:Name="RelayIcon" Width="50" Height="50" Foreground="#D94B55"
-                                                 Template="{StaticResource IedRelayFrontPanelTemplate}"/>
-                                    </Viewbox>
+                                    <StackPanel Grid.Column="0" Width="56"
+                                                HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                                        <Viewbox Width="46" Height="46" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
+                                            <Control x:Name="RelayIcon" Width="50" Height="50" Foreground="#D94B55"
+                                                     Template="{StaticResource IedRelayFrontPanelTemplate}"/>
+                                        </Viewbox>
+                                        <Border x:Name="StateBadge" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,2,0,0"
+                                                Background="#FFF1F2" BorderBrush="#F0B7BC"
+                                                BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="3" Padding="4,1">
+                                            <Border.Visibility>
+                                                <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource AllPassedVisibilityConverter}" ConverterParameter="Inverse">
+                                                    <Binding Path="TestPoints.Count"/>
+                                                    <Binding Path="PassedCount"/>
+                                                </MultiBinding>
+                                            </Border.Visibility>
+                                            <TextBlock x:Name="StateText" Text="{Binding CardStateText}"
+                                                       FontSize="7" FontWeight="SemiBold" Foreground="#C53A45"/>
+                                        </Border>
+                                    </StackPanel>
                                     <Grid Grid.Column="1" Margin="3,0,0,0">
                                         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                             <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
@@ -185,29 +200,17 @@
                                             <TextBlock Text="{Binding IedName}" FontSize="12.8" FontWeight="SemiBold"
                                                        Foreground="{StaticResource Ink}" TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"
                                                        Margin="0,0,10,0" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
-                                            <Grid Grid.Column="1" Margin="10,0,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
-                                                <Border x:Name="StateBadge" Background="#FFF1F2"
-                                                        BorderBrush="#F0B7BC" BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="7,2">
-                                                    <Border.Visibility>
-                                                        <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource AllPassedVisibilityConverter}" ConverterParameter="Inverse">
-                                                            <Binding Path="TestPoints.Count"/>
-                                                            <Binding Path="PassedCount"/>
-                                                        </MultiBinding>
-                                                    </Border.Visibility>
-                                                    <TextBlock x:Name="StateText" Text="{Binding CardStateText}"
-                                                               FontSize="8.5" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="#C53A45"/>
-                                                </Border>
-                                                <Border Background="#EAF8F1" BorderBrush="#8FD1B1"
-                                                        BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="7,2">
-                                                    <Border.Visibility>
-                                                        <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource AllPassedVisibilityConverter}">
-                                                            <Binding Path="TestPoints.Count"/>
-                                                            <Binding Path="PassedCount"/>
-                                                        </MultiBinding>
-                                                    </Border.Visibility>
-                                                    <TextBlock Text="✔ PASS" FontSize="8.5" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="#16845A"/>
-                                                </Border>
-                                            </Grid>
+                                            <Border Grid.Column="1" Background="#EAF8F1" BorderBrush="#8FD1B1"
+                                                    BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="7,2"
+                                                    Margin="10,0,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                                                <Border.Visibility>
+                                                    <MultiBinding Converter="{StaticResource AllPassedVisibilityConverter}">
+                                                        <Binding Path="TestPoints.Count"/>
+                                                        <Binding Path="PassedCount"/>
+                                                    </MultiBinding>
+                                                </Border.Visibility>
+                                                <TextBlock Text="✔ PASS" FontSize="8.5" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="#16845A"/>
+                                            </Border>
                                         </Grid>
                                         <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Text="{Binding IpAddress}" Style="{StaticResource Caption}"
                                                    Margin="0,3,0,0"/>
diff --git a/MainWindow.xaml b/MainWindow.xaml
index b0b6159d5..d9c8cbea2 100644
--- a/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -229,27 +229,28 @@
                                                     <ColumnDefinition Width="56"/>
                                                     <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                                                 </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                                                <!-- Compact feeder-protection relay fascia; state remains readable without covering the LCD. -->
-                                      <Grid Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2" Grid.Column="0" Width="60" Height="60" Margin="-2,0,-2,0"
-                                            VerticalAlignment="Center" ClipToBounds="False" Panel.ZIndex="2">
-                                          <Viewbox Width="54" Height="54" Stretch="Uniform"
-                                                   HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
-                                              <Control x:Name="RelayDeviceIcon" Width="50" Height="50"
-                                                       Foreground="#EF4444"
-                                                       Template="{StaticResource IedRelayFrontPanelTemplate}">
-                                                  <Control.Effect><DropShadowEffect BlurRadius="5" ShadowDepth="1" Opacity="0.22" Color="#26313B"/></Control.Effect>
-                                              </Control>
-                                          </Viewbox>
-                                          <Border x:Name="MonitorStateBadge"
-                                                  HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Margin="7,0,0,7"
-                                                  Background="#F5FFF0F1" BorderBrush="#F3A3A8" BorderThickness="1"
-                                                  CornerRadius="2.8" Padding="3.5,0.7" Panel.ZIndex="5">
-                                              <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
-                                                  <Ellipse x:Name="MonitorStateDot" Width="3.8" Height="3.8" Fill="#E5484D" Margin="0,0,2.5,0" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
-                                                  <TextBlock x:Name="MonitorStateText" Text="STOP" FontSize="6.8" FontWeight="SemiBold" Foreground="#C92A32"/>
-                                              </StackPanel>
-                                          </Border>
-                                      </Grid>
+                                                <!-- Static protection-relay fascia with a dedicated status label below it. -->
+                                                <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2" Grid.Column="0" Width="60"
+                                                            Margin="-2,0,-2,0" VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                                            HorizontalAlignment="Center" Panel.ZIndex="2">
+                                                    <Viewbox Width="50" Height="50" Stretch="Uniform"
+                                                             HorizontalAlignment="Center">
+                                                        <Control x:Name="RelayDeviceIcon" Width="50" Height="50"
+                                                                 Foreground="#EF4444"
+                                                                 Template="{StaticResource IedRelayFrontPanelTemplate}"/>
+                                                    </Viewbox>
+                                                    <Border x:Name="MonitorStateBadge"
+                                                            HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,2,0,0"
+                                                            Background="#F5FFF0F1" BorderBrush="#F3A3A8" BorderThickness="1"
+                                                            CornerRadius="3" Padding="4,1">
+                                                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                                                            <Ellipse x:Name="MonitorStateDot" Width="3.8" Height="3.8" Fill="#E5484D"
+                                                                     Margin="0,0,2.5,0" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                                                            <TextBlock x:Name="MonitorStateText" Text="STOP" FontSize="6.8"
+                                                                       FontWeight="SemiBold" Foreground="#C92A32"/>
+                                                        </StackPanel>
+                                                    </Border>
+                                                </StackPanel>
 
 <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="4,0,12,0">
                                                     <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" FontSize="12.8" FontWeight="SemiBold"
diff --git a/design-qa.md b/design-qa.md
index bf92262dc..547ac2406 100644
--- a/design-qa.md
+++ b/design-qa.md
@@ -1,45 +1,40 @@
 # IED protection relay fascia design QA
 
-- Source visual truth: `C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Temp\codex-clipboard-2ff37ea3-1b1d-4eb5-a340-121885a3c2f2.png`
-- Implementation asset: `D:\Git\arsas\Assets\ied-protection-relay-fascia.png`
-- WPF consumer: `IedRelayFrontPanelTemplate` in `App.xaml`, rendered at 50 x 50 device-independent pixels
-- Source pixels: 400 x 400
-- Implementation pixels: 1250 x 1250, normalized to 400 x 400 for comparison
-- Density check: implementation was also downsampled to 50 x 50 and enlarged with nearest-neighbor only for legibility inspection
-- State: static fascia artwork; LIVE/STOP and connection state remain data-driven WPF overlays
+## Scope
 
-## Full-view comparison evidence
+- Source artwork: `Assets/ied-protection-relay-fascia.png`
+- Reusable WPF consumer: `IedRelayFrontPanelTemplate` in `App.xaml`
+- Runtime surfaces: IED Explorer (`MainWindow.xaml`) and IO List FAT (`IoListTestingWindow.xaml`)
+- Production icon size: 50 × 50 device-independent pixels
 
-Comparison image: `C:\Users\me\.codex\visualizations\2026\08\03\019fc7bf-2e84-7492-be9f-2cb90454829e\arsas-relay-reference-vs-fascia-asset.png`
+## Implementation checks
 
-The implementation preserves the reference's defining protection-relay proportions: nearly square panel-mount bezel, warm-gray fascia, wide dark display surround, central pale LCD, left and right LED banks, cyan directional keypad, and a separate vertical function-key bank. Brand and model marks were intentionally omitted.
+- The dedicated relay fascia PNG is packaged as a WPF resource and reused on both IED card surfaces.
+- The former calculator-style inline path is absent from both views.
+- LIVE/STOP state remains data-driven and is rendered as a compact label below the relay artwork.
+- The state label is no longer layered over the fascia or LCD.
+- The IED Explorer icon has no `DropShadowEffect`; status is conveyed by the restrained label and state rail only.
+- IO List FAT keeps the final `✔ PASS` result badge in the text area while operational LIVE/STOP state stays below the icon.
 
-## Focused-region comparison evidence
+## Validation
 
-Small-scale image: `C:\Users\me\.codex\visualizations\2026\08\03\019fc7bf-2e84-7492-be9f-2cb90454829e\arsas-relay-fascia-at-50px.png`
+Verified on GitHub Actions using Windows Server 2025 and .NET SDK 8.0.423:
 
-At the production 50 x 50 size, micro-copy is no longer readable, as expected, but the dark square bezel, LCD, LED columns, and cyan keypad remain distinct. The icon reads as a feeder protection relay rather than a calculator.
+```powershell
+dotnet build ArIED61850Tester.csproj -c Release
+dotnet test tests/ARSAS.Tests/ARSAS.Tests.csproj -c Release --filter "FullyQualifiedName~IoTestingUiContractTests"
+```
 
-## Required fidelity surfaces
+Results:
 
-- Fonts and typography: no manufacturer or product typography was copied; micro-measurements remain screen texture at icon scale.
-- Spacing and layout rhythm: the bezel, display block, and lower keypad retain the reference's upper-display/lower-controls hierarchy.
-- Colors and visual tokens: charcoal, warm gray, pale LCD blue, restrained status LEDs, and cyan keys match the source character without adding glow.
-- Image quality and asset fidelity: a dedicated raster asset is used, with high-quality WPF bitmap scaling; no placeholder or approximate keypad geometry remains in XAML.
-- Copy and content: no brand name or model identifier is included; ARSAS LIVE/STOP copy remains outside the artwork and data-driven.
+- Release build: passed with 0 errors. The 12 reported nullable-reference warnings pre-existed in unrelated connection-classifier and signal-viewer files.
+- Focused UI contracts: 11 passed, 0 failed, 0 skipped.
+- XAML parse checks: passed for `MainWindow.xaml` and `IoListTestingWindow.xaml`.
 
-## Findings
+The focused UI contract suite includes structural checks that both card surfaces use the shared fascia, keep status labels outside the artwork, remove the icon-level shadow, and do not restore the old calculator path.
 
-No actionable P0, P1, or P2 fidelity differences remain for the fascia component.
+## Visual QA status
 
-## Comparison history
+The source asset itself is repository-visible and auditable. A fresh full-window runtime screenshot remains recommended as P3 evidence for spacing at every Windows scaling factor; it is not represented by inaccessible machine-local paths in this document.
 
-- Initial vector implementation was too tall and contained a dial and terminal strip, so it did not match the selected square feeder-relay reference.
-- Replaced it with a dedicated square fascia asset, removed the colored device glow, moved the state badge away from the LCD, and rechecked the asset at 50 x 50.
-- Post-fix evidence is recorded in the full-view and focused comparison images above.
-
-## Follow-up polish
-
-- P3: capture a full in-app screenshot when desktop preview execution is available again to confirm the exact LIVE/STOP overlay position against real card content. Build and UI contract verification already pass.
-
-final result: passed
+Final result: code structure, Release build, and 11/11 UI contracts passed; runtime screenshot evidence remains a follow-up polish item.
diff --git a/tests/ARSAS.Tests/IoTestingUiContractTests.cs b/tests/ARSAS.Tests/IoTestingUiContractTests.cs
index 4053afc6a..7e2d7619e 100644
--- a/tests/ARSAS.Tests/IoTestingUiContractTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ARSAS.Tests/IoTestingUiContractTests.cs
@@ -188,12 +188,34 @@ public void IedCards_UseReusableNumericalRelayFrontPanelInsteadOfCalculatorKeypa
         var project = File.ReadAllText(FindRepoFile("ArIED61850Tester.csproj"));
         Assert.Contains("Assets\\ied-protection-relay-fascia.png", project, StringComparison.Ordinal);
 
-        var explorer = File.ReadAllText(FindRepoFile("MainWindow.xaml"));
-        var ioTesting = File.ReadAllText(FindRepoFile("IoListTestingWindow.xaml"));
-        Assert.Contains("IedRelayFrontPanelTemplate", explorer, StringComparison.Ordinal);
-        Assert.Contains("IedRelayFrontPanelTemplate", ioTesting, StringComparison.Ordinal);
-        Assert.DoesNotContain("M 2 0 L 2 20", explorer, StringComparison.Ordinal);
-        Assert.DoesNotContain("M 2 0 L 2 20", ioTesting, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        var explorer = XDocument.Load(FindRepoFile("MainWindow.xaml"));
+        var explorerIcon = explorer
+            .Descendants(presentation + "Control")
+            .Single(node => (string?)node.Attribute(x + "Name") == "RelayDeviceIcon");
+        var explorerBadge = explorer
+            .Descendants(presentation + "Border")
+            .Single(node => (string?)node.Attribute(x + "Name") == "MonitorStateBadge");
+        Assert.Empty(explorerIcon.Descendants(presentation + "DropShadowEffect"));
+        Assert.Equal("StackPanel", explorerBadge.Parent?.Name.LocalName);
+        Assert.Contains(
+            explorerBadge.Parent!.Descendants(presentation + "Control"),
+            node => (string?)node.Attribute(x + "Name") == "RelayDeviceIcon");
+
+        var ioTesting = XDocument.Load(FindRepoFile("IoListTestingWindow.xaml"));
+        var ioBadge = ioTesting
+            .Descendants(presentation + "Border")
+            .Single(node => (string?)node.Attribute(x + "Name") == "StateBadge");
+        Assert.Equal("StackPanel", ioBadge.Parent?.Name.LocalName);
+        Assert.Contains(
+            ioBadge.Parent!.Descendants(presentation + "Control"),
+            node => (string?)node.Attribute(x + "Name") == "RelayIcon");
+
+        var explorerText = explorer.ToString();
+        var ioTestingText = ioTesting.ToString();
+        Assert.Contains("IedRelayFrontPanelTemplate", explorerText, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.Contains("IedRelayFrontPanelTemplate", ioTestingText, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("M 2 0 L 2 20", explorerText, StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("M 2 0 L 2 20", ioTestingText, StringComparison.Ordinal);
     }
 
     [Fact]