Make auth entry pages explicit about desktop truth

docs/ops/HYPERTWIST_PUBLIC_WEBSITE_CONTENT_AND_OPERATOR_MANUAL_PACKET_2026-06-22.md

@@ -391,6 +391,23 @@ That follow-up stayed green under:
 - `npm --prefix website test -- --run src/__tests__/protected-app-pages.test.tsx`
   - focused Account and Notices coverage stayed green
 
+Latest auth-entry parity follow-up later on `2026-06-24`:
+
+- the public Login and Register routes now also render a compact
+  browser-versus-desktop reality panel instead of relying only on after-sign-in
+  next-step notes plus the later protected dashboard to explain the split
+- this keeps:
+  - auth-entry account-access language
+  - protected follow-through routing
+  aligned with the same explicit native-runtime and unfinished
+  XR/controller-boundary truth already present across the public manual and the
+  signed-in browser shell
+
+That follow-up stayed green under:
+
+- `npm --prefix website test -- --run src/__tests__/public-auth-pages.test.tsx`
+  - focused Login and Register coverage stayed green
+
 Latest public-surface continuity follow-up later on `2026-06-24`:
 
 - the reusable `Choose the right HyperTwist surface` guide is no longer limited

website/src/__tests__/public-auth-pages.test.tsx

@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ describe('public auth and download pages', () => {
     expect(registerLink.getAttribute('href')).toBe('/register?next=%2Fapp')
     expect(screen.getByText('Protected operator dashboard')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getAllByText(/After sign-in you will continue to the protected operator dashboard/i).length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(screen.getByText('Browser account access does not replace the simulator.')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Current input, XR, and settings truth')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('Protected browser dashboard')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('Native Unreal desktop runtime')).toBeTruthy()
 
@@ -232,6 +234,8 @@ describe('public auth and download pages', () => {
     expect(loginLink.getAttribute('href')).toBe('/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fdownloads%3Fplatform%3Dwindows')
     expect(screen.getByText('Protected Windows release lane')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getAllByText(/After sign-in you will continue to the protected Windows download center/i).length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(screen.getByText('Browser account access does not replace the simulator.')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Why the browser is intentionally narrower')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('Protected browser dashboard')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('Native Unreal desktop runtime')).toBeTruthy()
 
@@ -291,6 +295,7 @@ describe('public auth and download pages', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('Recommended recovery order')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('Missing auth env: VITE_SUPERTOKENS_API_DOMAIN')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByText('VITE_AUTH_API_BASE_URL not configured; same-origin auth fallback remains active.')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Browser account access does not replace the simulator.')).toBeTruthy()
     expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'Open support' }).getAttribute('href')).toBe('/support?topic=operator-access')
     expect(screen.getByText('Protected operator dashboard')).toBeTruthy()
   })

website/src/pages/auth-pages.tsx

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '../auth/supertokens-client'
 import { SiteMetadata } from '../components/seo/SiteMetadata'
 import { OperationalStatusCallout } from '../components/ui/OperationalStatusCallout'
-import { deliverySurfaceCards, operatorManualTracks } from '../site-data'
+import { browserDesktopRealityCards, deliverySurfaceCards, operatorManualTracks } from '../site-data'
 import { buildSupportPath, getDownloadPlatformLabel, normalizeDownloadPlatform } from '../site-routes'
 
 function AuthShell({
@@ -165,6 +165,33 @@ function AuthAccessGuide({ nextPath }: { nextPath: string }) {
   )
 }
 
+function AuthBrowserDesktopRealityPanel() {
+  return (
+    <div className="top-gap">
+      <p className="status-pill status-pill--info">Browser-versus-desktop reality</p>
+      <h2>Browser account access does not replace the simulator.</h2>
+      <p>
+        Sign-in exists so protected release, entitlement, pairing, and account work can stay in the browser.
+        The real simulator still lives in the desktop runtime, and unfinished XR/controller widening still stays explicit.
+      </p>
+      <div className="card-grid top-gap">
+        {browserDesktopRealityCards.map((card) => (
+          <article key={card.title} className="card card--compact">
+            <p className="status-pill status-pill--info">{card.posture}</p>
+            <h3>{card.title}</h3>
+            <p>{card.description}</p>
+            <ul className="list top-gap">
+              {card.bullets.map((bullet) => (
+                <li key={bullet}>{bullet}</li>
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+          </article>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
 function AuthRuntimeNotice() {
   const authRuntimeValidation = getSuperTokensAuthRuntimeValidation()
   if (authRuntimeValidation.ready && authRuntimeValidation.warnings.length === 0) {
@@ -294,6 +321,7 @@ export function LoginPage() {
             </button>
           ) : null}
         </div>
+        <AuthBrowserDesktopRealityPanel />
         <AuthAccessGuide nextPath={nextPath} />
       </AuthShell>
     </>
@@ -356,6 +384,7 @@ export function RegisterPage() {
             {isSubmitting ? 'Creating account...' : 'Create account'}
           </button>
         </form>
+        <AuthBrowserDesktopRealityPanel />
         <AuthAccessGuide nextPath={nextPath} />
       </AuthShell>
     </>

website/src/site-data.ts

@@ -821,6 +821,11 @@ export const resourceCollections = [
 ] as const
 
 export const changelogEntries = [
+  {
+    date: 'June 24, 2026',
+    title: 'Login and register now keep the browser-versus-desktop truth explicit too',
+    details: 'The public auth entry pages now render a compact browser-versus-desktop reality panel before operators even finish sign-in, so account access, protected release routing, and desktop pairing no longer depend only on the later signed-in dashboard to explain what stays native and what remains outside the current XR/controller boundary.',
+  },
   {
     date: 'June 24, 2026',
     title: 'Account and notices now keep the same protected browser-versus-desktop truth',