diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/blink.png b/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/blink.png
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diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/concern.png b/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/concern.png
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diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/focused.png b/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/focused.png
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index 0000000..61b9469
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diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/halfblink.png b/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/halfblink.png
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diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/happy.png b/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/happy.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63796e8
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diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/neutral.png b/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/neutral.png
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index 0000000..57693d6
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diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/question.png b/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/question.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1312577
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diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/speaking.png b/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/speaking.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6be07dc
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diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/surprised.png b/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/surprised.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6794ca6
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diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/thinking.png b/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/thinking.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a449f52
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diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/wink.png b/NotchBuddy/Resources/memoji/wink.png
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/AppDelegate.swift b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/AppDelegate.swift
index 91b6a1d..81dee73 100644
--- a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
         _ = KeychainStore.shared
         NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.accessory)
         setupMenuBarItem()
+        CodexUsageMonitor.shared.start()
         setupIsland()
         #if PHONE_LINK
         CloudProbe.shared.startIfEnabled()
diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/AppState.swift b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/AppState.swift
index 7c3d9ca..493350b 100644
--- a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/AppState.swift
+++ b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/AppState.swift
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ final class AppState: ObservableObject {
     #endif
 
     // Claude plan gauge (from statusline hook)
+    /// ChatGPT (Codex) weekly plan window, read from ~/.codex/sessions by CodexUsageMonitor.
+    @Published var codexWeekly: PlanWindow? = nil
     @Published var claudePlanUsage: PlanUsage? = nil {
         didSet {
             if let u = claudePlanUsage,
diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/BotCanvasView.swift b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/BotCanvasView.swift
index 38f5598..e7f39c3 100644
--- a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/BotCanvasView.swift
+++ b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/BotCanvasView.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct BotCanvasView: View {
 
     // One engine per view instance (main bot)
     @StateObject private var engine = BotEngine()
+    @State private var fader = MemojiFader()
 
     var body: some View {
         TimelineView(.animation(paused: state.mode == .hidden)) { timeline in
@@ -69,26 +70,15 @@ struct BotCanvasView: View {
                 engine.update(dt: dt)
                 var ctx = context
                 engine.applyDance(&ctx, size: size)
-                // Rigid-roll: when Mochi wears an outfit (presence > 0.05) and is rolling,
-                // rotate the entire body+accessories context around the body center so the
-                // whole character genuinely turns. Particles/badge (drawHandsAndExtras) are
-                // drawn outside the rotated context and do not spin.
-                if engine.outfit != .none && engine.outfitPresence > 0.05 && abs(engine.roll) > 0.001 {
-                    let center = engine.bodyCenter(size: size)
-                    var rigidCtx = ctx
-                    rigidCtx.translateBy(x: center.x, y: center.y)
-                    rigidCtx.rotate(by: .radians(engine.roll))
-                    rigidCtx.translateBy(x: -center.x, y: -center.y)
-                    engine.drawHandsBehind(context: rigidCtx, size: size)
-                    engine.drawOutfitBehind(context: rigidCtx, size: size)
-                    engine.draw(context: rigidCtx, size: size)
-                    engine.drawOutfitFront(context: rigidCtx, size: size)
-                } else {
-                    engine.drawHandsBehind(context: ctx, size: size)
-                    engine.drawOutfitBehind(context: ctx, size: size)
-                    engine.draw(context: ctx, size: size)
-                    engine.drawOutfitFront(context: ctx, size: size)
+                // BroV: the Memoji is the character. The engine's box (file upload morph)
+                // fades in only while morphing; hands and outfits are not drawn.
+                if engine.morph > 0.02 {
+                    var boxCtx = ctx
+                    boxCtx.opacity = Double(min(1, engine.morph * 2))
+                    engine.draw(context: boxCtx, size: size)
                 }
+                engine.drawMemoji(context: ctx, size: size, fader: fader,
+                                  opacity: Double(max(0, 1 - engine.morph * 2)))
                 engine.drawHandsAndExtras(context: ctx, size: size)
             }
         }
diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/ClaudePlanGauge.swift b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/ClaudePlanGauge.swift
index f95497a..7b37983 100644
--- a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/ClaudePlanGauge.swift
+++ b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/ClaudePlanGauge.swift
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ enum ClaudePlanGauge {
         }
     }
 
+    /// The window with the higher effective percentage (its reset is the one that matters).
+    static func dominantWindow(_ usage: PlanUsage) -> PlanWindow? {
+        switch (usage.fiveHour, usage.sevenDay) {
+        case (nil, nil): return nil
+        case (let a?, nil): return a
+        case (nil, let b?): return b
+        case (let a?, let b?): return effectivePct(b) > effectivePct(a) ? b : a
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Hex color for a given percentage (nil → grey).
     static func color(for pct: Double?) -> String {
         guard let p = pct else { return "#6B7079" }
diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/CodexUsage.swift b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/CodexUsage.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c915dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/CodexUsage.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import Foundation
+
+// MARK: - ChatGPT (Codex) plan limits
+//
+// The ChatGPT/Codex app writes its plan limits into every session log
+// (~/.codex/sessions/YYYY/MM/DD/rollout-*.jsonl) as
+//   "rate_limits":{"primary":{"used_percent":23.0,"window_minutes":10080,"resets_at":1791634947},"secondary":…}
+// We read the newest logs once a minute and keep the weekly window (10080 min).
+// Nothing is sent anywhere; the numbers are only as fresh as the last Codex turn.
+
+enum CodexUsage {
+    static let weekMinutes = 10080
+
+    /// Weekly window from the most recent `rate_limits` found in the newest session logs.
+    static func readWeekly(home: URL = FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser) -> PlanWindow? {
+        let root = home.appendingPathComponent(".codex/sessions")
+        for file in newestLogs(in: root, limit: 4) {
+            if let w = lastWeekly(in: file) { return w }
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    /// Newest *.jsonl files under the date folders, newest first.
+    static func newestLogs(in root: URL, limit: Int) -> [URL] {
+        let fm = FileManager.default
+        guard let e = fm.enumerator(at: root, includingPropertiesForKeys: [.contentModificationDateKey],
+                                    options: [.skipsHiddenFiles]) else { return [] }
+        var files: [(URL, Date)] = []
+        for case let url as URL in e where url.pathExtension == "jsonl" {
+            let d = (try? url.resourceValues(forKeys: [.contentModificationDateKey]))?.contentModificationDate ?? .distantPast
+            files.append((url, d))
+        }
+        return files.sorted { $0.1 > $1.1 }.prefix(limit).map(\.0)
+    }
+
+    /// Reads the tail of a log and returns the weekly window of its last `rate_limits`.
+    static func lastWeekly(in file: URL) -> PlanWindow? {
+        guard let h = try? FileHandle(forReadingFrom: file) else { return nil }
+        defer { try? h.close() }
+        let size = (try? h.seekToEnd()) ?? 0
+        let chunk: UInt64 = 512 * 1024
+        try? h.seek(toOffset: size > chunk ? size - chunk : 0)
+        guard let data = try? h.readToEnd(), let text = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) else { return nil }
+        for line in text.split(separator: "\n").reversed() where line.contains("\"rate_limits\"") {
+            if let w = parseLine(String(line)) { return w }
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    static func parseLine(_ line: String) -> PlanWindow? {
+        guard let obj = try? JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: Data(line.utf8)),
+              let limits = findRateLimits(obj) else { return nil }
+        let windows = [limits["primary"], limits["secondary"]].compactMap { $0 as? [String: Any] }
+        let weekly = windows.first { ($0["window_minutes"] as? NSNumber)?.intValue == weekMinutes }
+        guard let w = weekly,
+              let pct = (w["used_percent"] as? NSNumber)?.doubleValue,
+              let resets = (w["resets_at"] as? NSNumber)?.doubleValue, resets > 0 else { return nil }
+        return PlanWindow(usedPct: min(100, max(0, pct)), resetsAt: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: resets))
+    }
+
+    /// `rate_limits` can sit at any depth of the event (payload.info…), so search for it.
+    private static func findRateLimits(_ obj: Any) -> [String: Any]? {
+        if let d = obj as? [String: Any] {
+            if let r = d["rate_limits"] as? [String: Any] { return r }
+            for v in d.values { if let r = findRateLimits(v) { return r } }
+        } else if let a = obj as? [Any] {
+            for v in a { if let r = findRateLimits(v) { return r } }
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+final class CodexUsageMonitor {
+    static let shared = CodexUsageMonitor()
+    private var task: Task<Void, Never>?
+
+    func start() {
+        guard task == nil else { return }
+        task = Task {
+            while !Task.isCancelled {
+                let w = await Task.detached(priority: .utility) { CodexUsage.readWeekly() }.value
+                AppState.shared.codexWeekly = w
+                try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(60))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Reset time wording
+
+enum PlanTime {
+    /// "3 ч 20 мин", "2 д 5 ч", "12 мин", "<1 мин".
+    static func untilReset(_ date: Date, now: Date = Date()) -> String {
+        let s = max(0, Int(date.timeIntervalSince(now)))
+        let d = s / 86400, h = (s % 86400) / 3600, m = (s % 3600) / 60
+        if d > 0 { return h > 0 ? "\(d) д \(h) ч" : "\(d) д" }
+        if h > 0 { return m > 0 ? "\(h) ч \(m) мин" : "\(h) ч" }
+        return m > 0 ? "\(m) мин" : "<1 мин"
+    }
+
+    /// "пт 14:00" within a week, "12 окт 14:00" beyond.
+    static func resetMoment(_ date: Date, now: Date = Date()) -> String {
+        let f = DateFormatter()
+        f.locale = Locale(identifier: "ru_RU")
+        f.dateFormat = date.timeIntervalSince(now) < 6 * 86400 ? "EE HH:mm" : "d MMM HH:mm"
+        return f.string(from: date).replacingOccurrences(of: ".", with: "")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/DesktopMochi.swift b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/DesktopMochi.swift
index b810365..30d3314 100644
--- a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/DesktopMochi.swift
+++ b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/DesktopMochi.swift
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct DesktopBotView: View {
     @ObservedObject var appState: AppState
     /// Engine owned by DesktopMochiController; controller calls methods on it directly.
     let engine: BotEngine
+    @State private var fader = MemojiFader()
     @ObservedObject var viewState: DesktopBotViewState
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -59,23 +60,15 @@ struct DesktopBotView: View {
                 var c = ctx
                 engine.applyDance(&c, size: size)
 
-                // Rigid roll when outfit is present (matches BotCanvasView)
-                if engine.outfit != .none && engine.outfitPresence > 0.05 && abs(engine.roll) > 0.001 {
-                    let center = engine.bodyCenter(size: size)
-                    var rigidCtx = c
-                    rigidCtx.translateBy(x: center.x, y: center.y)
-                    rigidCtx.rotate(by: .radians(engine.roll))
-                    rigidCtx.translateBy(x: -center.x, y: -center.y)
-                    engine.drawHandsBehind(context: rigidCtx, size: size)
-                    engine.drawOutfitBehind(context: rigidCtx, size: size)
-                    engine.draw(context: rigidCtx, size: size)
-                    engine.drawOutfitFront(context: rigidCtx, size: size)
-                } else {
-                    engine.drawHandsBehind(context: c, size: size)
-                    engine.drawOutfitBehind(context: c, size: size)
-                    engine.draw(context: c, size: size)
-                    engine.drawOutfitFront(context: c, size: size)
+                // BroV: the Memoji is the character. The engine's box (file upload morph)
+                // fades in only while morphing; hands and outfits are not drawn.
+                if engine.morph > 0.02 {
+                    var boxCtx = c
+                    boxCtx.opacity = Double(min(1, engine.morph * 2))
+                    engine.draw(context: boxCtx, size: size)
                 }
+                engine.drawMemoji(context: c, size: size, fader: fader,
+                                  opacity: Double(max(0, 1 - engine.morph * 2)))
                 engine.drawHandsAndExtras(context: c, size: size)
             }
         }
diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/GreetingCanvasView.swift b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/GreetingCanvasView.swift
index db0c59c..05c44e0 100644
--- a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/GreetingCanvasView.swift
+++ b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/GreetingCanvasView.swift
@@ -444,56 +444,15 @@ private func drawMochi(_ ctx: CGContext, p: GreetPose) {
     ctx.rotate(by: CGFloat(p.tilt))
     ctx.scaleBy(x: CGFloat(p.sx), y: CGFloat(p.sy))
 
-    drawHandL(ctx, hw: hw, hh: hh, p: p)
-    drawHandR(ctx, hw: hw, hh: hh, p: p)
-
-    let mpath = mochiPath(hw: hw, hh: hh)
-    whiteFill(ctx, mpath, x0: hw*0.6, y0: -hh, x1: -hw*0.6, y1: hh)
-
-    if p.tint > 0 {
-        let cs = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB()
-        let c0 = CGColor(red: 127/255, green: 180/255, blue: 234/255, alpha: CGFloat(p.tint))
-        let c1 = CGColor(red: 127/255, green: 180/255, blue: 234/255, alpha: 0)
-        if let g = CGGradient(colorsSpace: cs, colors: [c0,c1] as CFArray, locations: [0,1]) {
-            ctx.saveGState()
-            ctx.addPath(mpath); ctx.clip()
-            ctx.drawLinearGradient(g, start: CGPoint(x: 0, y: hh),
-                                      end:   CGPoint(x: 0, y: -hh*0.1), options: [])
-            ctx.restoreGState()
-        }
-    }
-
-    ctx.saveGState()
-    ctx.addPath(mpath); ctx.clip()
-    ctx.setFillColor(gHex("#16171A"))
-    ctx.setStrokeColor(gHex("#16171A"))
-    let er = CGFloat(p.hb*0.06)
-    let sp = CGFloat(p.hb*0.19)
-    let lx = CGFloat(p.lookX)*hw*0.42
-    let ly = CGFloat(p.lookY)*hh*0.28 + hh*0.12 + CGFloat(p.eyeRoll)*hh*1.25
-    for sd: CGFloat in [-1, 1] {
-        ctx.saveGState()
-        ctx.translateBy(x: sd*sp+lx, y: ly)
-        if p.eye == .happy {
-            ctx.setLineWidth(er*0.95); ctx.setLineCap(.round)
-            ctx.beginPath()
-            ctx.addArc(center: CGPoint(x: 0, y: er*0.6), radius: er*1.25,
-                       startAngle: .pi*1.15, endAngle: .pi*1.85, clockwise: false)
-            ctx.strokePath()
-        } else if p.eye == .content {
-            ctx.setLineWidth(er*0.95); ctx.setLineCap(.round)
-            ctx.beginPath()
-            ctx.addArc(center: CGPoint(x: 0, y: -er*0.5), radius: er*1.25,
-                       startAngle: .pi*0.15, endAngle: .pi*0.85, clockwise: false)
-            ctx.strokePath()
-        } else {
-            ctx.scaleBy(x: 1, y: max(0.12, CGFloat(p.open)))
-            ctx.addEllipse(in: CGRect(x: -er, y: -er, width: er*2, height: er*2))
-            ctx.fillPath()
-        }
-        ctx.restoreGState()
-    }
-    ctx.restoreGState()
+    // BroV: the Memoji replaces the drawn body, eyes and hands.
+    let face: MemojiExpression = {
+        if p.eye == .happy || p.eye == .content { return .happy }
+        if p.open < 0.35 { return .blink }
+        if p.open < 0.8 { return .halfblink }
+        return .neutral
+    }()
+    MemojiCG.draw(face, in: ctx, center: CGPoint(x: CGFloat(p.lookX) * hw * 0.12, y: 0),
+                  side: hh * 2 * 1.45)
 
     // Activity badge
     if p.badge > 0.01 {
diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/IslandRootView.swift b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/IslandRootView.swift
index eb91f23..5677d22 100644
--- a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/IslandRootView.swift
+++ b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/IslandRootView.swift
@@ -486,9 +486,12 @@ struct IslandHeader: View {
             // Right: plan pill (GitHub build, home view only) + action icons
             HStack(spacing: 8) {
                 #if !APPSTORE
-                if state.view == .overview && state.showPlanInNotch && state.planRelayInstalled {
+                if (state.view == .overview || state.view == .empty) && state.showPlanInNotch && state.planRelayInstalled {
                     ClaudePlanHeaderPill(state: state)
                 }
+                if (state.view == .overview || state.view == .empty), let w = state.codexWeekly {
+                    ChatGPTLimitPill(window: w)
+                }
                 #endif
                 HStack(spacing: 14) {
                     Button(action: {
@@ -564,7 +567,10 @@ struct ClaudePlanHeaderPill: View {
     private var label: String {
         guard let usage = state.claudePlanUsage,
               let pct = ClaudePlanGauge.dominantPct(usage) else { return "Claude —" }
-        return "Claude \(Int(pct.rounded()))%"
+        guard let w = ClaudePlanGauge.dominantWindow(usage), w.resetsAt > Date() else {
+            return "Claude \(Int(pct.rounded()))%"
+        }
+        return "Claude \(Int(pct.rounded()))% (до сброса \(PlanTime.untilReset(w.resetsAt)))"
     }
 
     private var isActive: Bool { state.showingPlanDetail || isHovered }
@@ -608,6 +614,30 @@ struct ClaudePlanHeaderPill: View {
 }
 #endif
 
+/// ChatGPT weekly limit, from the Codex logs: "ChatGPT 23% (сброс пт 14:00)".
+struct ChatGPTLimitPill: View {
+    let window: PlanWindow
+
+    var body: some View {
+        let pct = ClaudePlanGauge.effectivePct(window)
+        let color = ClaudePlanGauge.color(for: pct)
+        let reset = window.resetsAt > Date() ? " (сброс \(PlanTime.resetMoment(window.resetsAt)))" : ""
+        HStack(spacing: 4) {
+            Circle().fill(Color(hex: color)).frame(width: 6, height: 6)
+            Text("ChatGPT \(Int(pct.rounded()))%\(reset)")
+                .font(.system(size: 10, weight: .semibold))
+                .foregroundColor(Color(hex: "#6B7079"))
+                .lineLimit(1)
+                .fixedSize()
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 8)
+        .padding(.vertical, 4)
+        .background(Capsule().fill(Color(hex: "#0E0F11")))
+        .overlay(Capsule().stroke(Color(hex: color).opacity(0.14), lineWidth: 1))
+        .help("Недельный лимит ChatGPT (по логам Codex)")
+    }
+}
+
 // MARK: - Compact mini mochi grid (2×2 to the right of the notch)
 
 struct CompactMiniGrid: View {
diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/Memoji.swift b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/Memoji.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c73123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/Memoji.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import AppKit
+
+// MARK: - Memoji character (BroV)
+//
+// The character is 11 pre-rendered expressions (Resources/memoji/*.png, 256×256 RGBA).
+// BotEngine still runs every animation (gaze, blink, squash, bounce, roll, emotes,
+// particles); here we only pick the expression for the engine's state and draw the
+// picture with the engine's transforms. Expression changes cross-fade in 220 ms;
+// blinks swap neutral → halfblink → blink → halfblink → neutral instantly.
+
+enum MemojiExpression: String, CaseIterable {
+    case neutral, blink, halfblink, happy, thinking, question, concern, wink, speaking, focused, surprised
+}
+
+enum MemojiAssets {
+    nonisolated(unsafe) private static var cache: [MemojiExpression: CGImage] = [:]
+    private static let lock = NSLock()
+
+    static func image(_ e: MemojiExpression) -> CGImage? {
+        lock.lock(); defer { lock.unlock() }
+        if let img = cache[e] { return img }
+        guard let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: e.rawValue, withExtension: "png", subdirectory: "memoji"),
+              let src = CGImageSourceCreateWithURL(url as CFURL, nil),
+              let img = CGImageSourceCreateImageAtIndex(src, 0, [kCGImageSourceShouldCacheImmediately: true] as CFDictionary)
+        else { return nil }
+        cache[e] = img
+        return img
+    }
+
+    /// Expression for an agent state (states.json from the kit).
+    static func forState(_ s: BotState) -> MemojiExpression {
+        switch s {
+        case .idle:                return .neutral
+        case .working:             return .focused
+        case .thinking, .searching: return .thinking
+        case .approval, .question: return .question
+        case .error:               return .concern
+        case .finished:            return .happy
+        case .ratelimit, .dizzy:   return .halfblink
+        case .sleeping:            return .blink
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Expression for an emote / transient eye override from the engine.
+    static func forEye(_ e: EyeShape) -> MemojiExpression? {
+        switch e {
+        case .happy, .heart, .star: return .happy
+        case .dot, .cup:            return .surprised
+        case .wink:                 return .wink
+        case .line, .flat:          return .concern
+        case .closed:               return .blink
+        case .tired, .spiral:       return .halfblink
+        case .pill, .wide:          return nil
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Faces whose eyes may be blinked by swapping in the neutral blink frames.
+    static let blinkable: Set<MemojiExpression> = [.neutral, .focused, .thinking, .question, .concern, .speaking]
+}
+
+/// Cross-fade bookkeeping, one per drawn character.
+@MainActor
+final class MemojiFader {
+    private(set) var current: MemojiExpression = .neutral
+    private(set) var previous: MemojiExpression?
+    private var changedAt: Double = 0
+    static let fade: Double = 0.22
+
+    /// Returns (previous, current, progress 0…1).
+    func step(to e: MemojiExpression, now: Double) -> (MemojiExpression?, MemojiExpression, Double) {
+        if e != current {
+            previous = current
+            current = e
+            changedAt = now
+        }
+        let p = min(1, (now - changedAt) / Self.fade)
+        if p >= 1 { previous = nil }
+        return (previous, current, p)
+    }
+}
+
+extension BotEngine {
+    /// The face to show right now, before blinking.
+    var memojiBase: MemojiExpression {
+        if let eye = eyeOverride, let e = MemojiAssets.forEye(eye) { return e }
+        if isDancing && dancingLevel > 0.15 { return .happy }
+        return MemojiAssets.forState(state)
+    }
+
+    /// Draws the Memoji with the engine's current pose. Call after `update(dt:)`.
+    func drawMemoji(context: GraphicsContext, size: CGSize, fader: MemojiFader, opacity: Double = 1) {
+        guard opacity > 0.01 else { return }
+        let W = size.width
+        let R = W * 0.3
+        let center = bodyCenter(size: size)
+
+        // Expression + blink frames.
+        var face = memojiBase
+        if MemojiAssets.blinkable.contains(face) {
+            if open < 0.35 { face = .blink } else if open < 0.8 { face = .halfblink }
+        }
+        let isBlinkFrame = face == .blink || face == .halfblink
+        let now = CACurrentMediaTime()
+        // Blinks don't cross-fade (they'd look like a dissolve, not a blink).
+        let (prev, cur, p) = isBlinkFrame && MemojiAssets.blinkable.contains(memojiBase)
+            ? (nil, face, 1.0)
+            : fader.step(to: face, now: now)
+
+        var c = context
+        c.opacity = opacity
+        c.translateBy(x: center.x, y: center.y)
+        // Head turn: slide toward the gaze and narrow a little, like turning a sphere.
+        c.translateBy(x: yaw * R * 0.18, y: -pitch * R * 0.12)
+        c.rotate(by: .radians(tilt + roll))
+        c.scaleBy(x: sx * (1 - abs(yaw) * 0.10), y: sy * (1 - abs(pitch) * 0.06))
+        // Status tint as a soft glow behind the head.
+        if tint > 0.02 {
+            let glow = Color(red: col.0, green: col.1, blue: col.2)
+            let gr = R * 1.45
+            c.fill(Path(ellipseIn: CGRect(x: -gr, y: -gr * 0.9, width: gr * 2, height: gr * 2)),
+                   with: .radialGradient(Gradient(colors: [glow.opacity(0.45 * Double(tint)), glow.opacity(0)]),
+                                         center: .zero, startRadius: 0, endRadius: gr))
+        }
+        let side = R * 2.9 * es.clamped(0.9, 1.3)
+        let rect = CGRect(x: -side / 2, y: -side * 0.52, width: side, height: side)
+        if let prev, p < 1, let img = MemojiAssets.image(prev) {
+            var pc = c
+            pc.opacity = opacity * (1 - p)
+            pc.draw(Image(decorative: img, scale: 1), in: rect)
+        }
+        if let img = MemojiAssets.image(cur) {
+            var cc = c
+            cc.opacity = opacity * (prev == nil ? 1 : p)
+            cc.draw(Image(decorative: img, scale: 1), in: rect)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private extension CGFloat {
+    func clamped(_ lo: CGFloat, _ hi: CGFloat) -> CGFloat { Swift.min(hi, Swift.max(lo, self)) }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Plain CGContext drawing (greeting scene)
+
+enum MemojiCG {
+    /// Draws an expression centred at `center` with height `side` into a y-down CGContext.
+    static func draw(_ e: MemojiExpression, in ctx: CGContext, center: CGPoint, side: CGFloat,
+                     tilt: CGFloat = 0, sx: CGFloat = 1, sy: CGFloat = 1, alpha: CGFloat = 1) {
+        guard let img = MemojiAssets.image(e), alpha > 0.01 else { return }
+        ctx.saveGState()
+        ctx.setAlpha(alpha)
+        ctx.translateBy(x: center.x, y: center.y)
+        ctx.rotate(by: tilt)
+        ctx.scaleBy(x: sx, y: -sy)   // flip: CGImage draws y-up
+        ctx.draw(img, in: CGRect(x: -side / 2, y: -side * 0.48, width: side, height: side))
+        ctx.restoreGState()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/UploadCanvasView.swift b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/UploadCanvasView.swift
index ed50d50..40d9764 100644
--- a/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/UploadCanvasView.swift
+++ b/NotchBuddy/Sources/App/UploadCanvasView.swift
@@ -302,6 +302,17 @@ struct UploadCanvasView: View {
         c.concatenate(CGAffineTransform(rotationAngle: CGFloat(f.tilt)))
         c.concatenate(CGAffineTransform(scaleX: CGFloat(f.sx), y: CGFloat(f.sy)))
 
+        // BroV: the Memoji while it's a character; the mailbox fades in as it morphs.
+        if mc < 0.5, let img = MemojiAssets.image(f.eye == .content ? .happy : (f.eye == .cup ? .surprised : .neutral)) {
+            var mc2 = c
+            mc2.opacity = 1 - mc * 2
+            let side = CGFloat(R) * 2.9
+            mc2.draw(Image(decorative: img, scale: 1),
+                     in: CGRect(x: -side / 2, y: -side * 0.52, width: side, height: side))
+        }
+        guard mc > 0.02 else { return }
+        c.opacity = min(1, mc * 2)
+
         let (bp, rx, ry) = usBodyPath(m: m, R: R)
 
         // ── Body gradient ──────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/NotchBuddy/project.yml b/NotchBuddy/project.yml
index cc00606..e7c4744 100644
--- a/NotchBuddy/project.yml
+++ b/NotchBuddy/project.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ targets:
       - path: Resources/sounds
         buildPhase: resources
         type: folder
+      - path: Resources/memoji
+        buildPhase: resources
+        type: folder
     info:
       path: Resources/Info.plist
       properties:
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 5fcfa99..1e30775 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ set -e
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/../NotchBuddy"
 D="$HOME/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/BroV"
 xcodegen -q
-xcodebuild -scheme BroV -configuration "${1:-Debug}" -derivedDataPath "$D" build | grep -E 'error:|BUILD (SUCCEEDED|FAILED)' || true
+LOG=$(mktemp)
+xcodebuild -scheme BroV -configuration "${1:-Debug}" -derivedDataPath "$D" build > "$LOG" 2>&1 || true
+grep -E 'error:|BUILD (SUCCEEDED|FAILED)' "$LOG" | sort -u
+grep -q 'BUILD SUCCEEDED' "$LOG" || { echo "build failed, BroV not reinstalled"; exit 1; }
 APP="$D/Build/Products/${1:-Debug}/BroV.app"
-[ -d "$APP" ] || { echo "build failed"; exit 1; }
 pkill -x BroV 2>/dev/null || true
 mkdir -p "$HOME/Applications"
 rm -rf "$HOME/Applications/BroV.app"