searchi/design-qa.md

Design QA

final result: blocked

Target: Karl's selected first search/preview concept, combined with Raycast-style compact interaction and the supplied searchi brand board. Source images were opened and inspected. The frontend implementation builds and its state tests pass.

Rendered comparison is unavailable: the in-app browser bootstrap fails because its browser-service module cannot be found. Prior native Windows capture attempts returned GetCursorPos access denied and monitor capture error 0x80070057. No matching-state implementation screenshot has been captured. No side-by-side visual comparison or visual pass is claimed.

The native development app launched in forced-CPU mode. Its accessibility tree could be read without screenshots and exposed a missing font-import error, which was corrected. During integration the frontend watcher also attempted to watch a locked native build executable. The font import and watcher exclusion were corrected, and a fresh native launch succeeded. Its accessibility tree showed the real search field, folder/filter/settings controls, empty-state tagline, and Google model ready with actual CPU device status. Attempting to set the search field through the supported UI tool failed with GetCursorPos access denied (0x80070005). These are runtime checks, not a visual comparison or end-to-end pass.

Typography, spacing, colors, asset fidelity, and content must all be evaluated against a captured native app after access is restored. Keyboard navigation, progressive results, focus/selection stability, themes, reduced motion, and forced colors also require actual interaction verification. Compilation and unit tests are separate evidence and do not close this gate.