diff --git a/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/DEVELOPMENT.md b/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 729b8f9..7a23dc0 100644
--- a/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -1955,6 +1955,43 @@ Latest same-family responsive public-route expansion follow-up on `2026-06-29`:
   - the browser launch-authority lane now matches the already-declared
     server-owned contract more closely instead of merely being consistent with
     it by coincidence
+  - the always-visible marketing-shell status banner should not regress into
+    generic rollout prose when deeper launch-authority surfaces already know
+    the concrete blockers
+  - the compact banner continuation now also projects the first concrete live
+    auth-health or billing-runtime blockers plus a remaining-count summary,
+    while `/launch-status` and `/app/launch-status` still carry the full
+    blocker list
+  - the same-family verification loop then stayed green under:
+    - `npm --prefix website run type-check`
+    - `npm --prefix website test -- --run src/__tests__/PublicLaunchStatus.test.tsx src/__tests__/public-marketing-pages.test.tsx`
+    - `2` files passed
+    - `19` tests passed
+    - `scripts/run-hypertwist-web-surface-validation.sh`
+    - focused website route/auth/release validation: `14` files, `82` tests
+      passed
+    - website deployment/readiness tooling validation: `3` files, `30` tests
+      passed
+    - `website/server` validation: `10` files, `36` tests passed
+    - website plus `Content/Browser` production builds passed
+    - `website/` and `Content/Browser/` production audits stayed at
+      `found 0 vulnerabilities`
+    - `website/server/` again retained only the already-documented upstream
+      `supertokens-node -> nodemailer` residual advisory
+    - `scripts/run-hypertwist-sentrux-source-only.sh`
+    - `Quality: 6234`
+    - all `7` rules passing
+    - `scripts/run-hypertwist-gitnexus-analyze.sh`
+    - retained local runtime again fell back truthfully to
+      `npx gitnexus@latest` on this Linux host because of the known
+      `invalid ELF header` `LadybugDB` mismatch
+    - bounded mirror refreshed at:
+      - `16,406` nodes
+      - `38,773` edges
+      - `677` clusters
+      - `300` flows
+    - `scripts/run-hypertwist-gitnexus-status.sh`
+    - bounded mirror `Status: up-to-date`
 
 ## Latest shared public-manual helper consolidation follow-up (`2026-06-29`)
 
diff --git a/website/README.md b/website/README.md
index 7a00219..26a9cbb 100644
--- a/website/README.md
+++ b/website/README.md
@@ -636,6 +636,13 @@ also passed the full frontend `npm test` suite and a fresh `npm run build`
 after an older auth-page mock was widened to include the new shared
 `getAuthHealth` dependency used by the marketing shell.
 
+The later launch-summary continuity refinement on `2026-06-29` then also kept
+that always-visible marketing-shell banner from drifting back into generic
+missing-label prose: when the live site is still in preview posture, the banner
+now names the first concrete auth-health or billing-runtime blockers and a
+remaining-count summary, while the deeper `/launch-status` surfaces still carry
+the full blocker list.
+
 The follow-on public-manual widening on `2026-06-22` then also passed:
 
 - `npm run type-check`
diff --git a/website/src/__tests__/PublicLaunchStatus.test.tsx b/website/src/__tests__/PublicLaunchStatus.test.tsx
index 7b1a406..433da53 100644
--- a/website/src/__tests__/PublicLaunchStatus.test.tsx
+++ b/website/src/__tests__/PublicLaunchStatus.test.tsx
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ vi.mock('../auth/auth-api', () => ({
   getAuthHealth: (...args: unknown[]) => mockGetAuthHealth(...args),
 }))
 
-import { PublicLaunchStatus } from '../components/ui/PublicLaunchStatus'
+import { MarketingLaunchStatusBanner, PublicLaunchStatus } from '../components/ui/PublicLaunchStatus'
 
-function renderComponent() {
+function renderComponent(element: React.ReactNode = <PublicLaunchStatus />) {
   const queryClient = new QueryClient({
     defaultOptions: {
       queries: {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function renderComponent() {
   return render(
     <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
       <MemoryRouter future={ROUTER_FUTURE_FLAGS}>
-        <PublicLaunchStatus />
+        {element}
       </MemoryRouter>
     </QueryClientProvider>,
   )
@@ -122,6 +122,85 @@ describe('PublicLaunchStatus', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('Runtime warning: SUPERTOKENS_CORE_URI still targets a loopback/local-development host.')).toBeTruthy()
   })
 
+  it('keeps the marketing banner compact while still surfacing concrete live blockers', async () => {
+    mockGetAuthHealth.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      service: 'hypertwist-auth-server',
+      supertokens: {
+        configured: true,
+        reachable: true,
+        ready: false,
+        apiVersion: '5.4',
+        error: null,
+        oauth: {
+          github: true,
+          google: false,
+          orcid: true,
+        },
+      },
+      fallback: {
+        enabled: true,
+        active: false,
+        reason: null,
+      },
+      billing: {
+        statePath: '/tmp/hypertwist-billing.json',
+        processedEventCount: 0,
+        pricePlanMapConfigured: false,
+        productPlanMapConfigured: false,
+        webhookSecretConfigured: false,
+      },
+      runtime: {
+        mode: 'mixed',
+        public_origin_ready: true,
+        cookie_secure: true,
+        api_domain: 'https://hypertwist.app',
+        website_domain: 'https://hypertwist.app',
+        warnings: [],
+        errors: [],
+      },
+      launch: {
+        posture: 'preview',
+        ready: false,
+        readiness: {
+          windowsDownloadConfigured: true,
+          macosDownloadConfigured: false,
+          linuxDownloadConfigured: false,
+          operatorCheckoutConfigured: false,
+          studioCheckoutConfigured: false,
+          mplSourceConfigured: true,
+          openSourceRepoConfigured: true,
+          billingProductPlanMapConfigured: false,
+          billingPricePlanMapConfigured: false,
+          billingWebhookSecretConfigured: false,
+          publicAuthRuntimeReady: false,
+        },
+        checklist: [
+          {
+            id: 'windows-download',
+            label: 'Windows release authority',
+            configured: true,
+            requiredForPublicLaunch: true,
+          },
+        ],
+        missingLabels: ['operator checkout URL', 'studio checkout URL'],
+        targets: {
+          operatorCheckoutTarget: null,
+          studioCheckoutTarget: null,
+        },
+      },
+    })
+
+    renderComponent(<MarketingLaunchStatusBanner />)
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText(/Live preview lane: Operator checkout is still on support fallback/i)).toBeTruthy()
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Studio checkout is still on support fallback/i)).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(screen.getByText(/4 more live blockers remain on the deployment/i)).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+
   it('omits the blocker section when the live launch posture is ready and warning-free', async () => {
     mockGetAuthHealth.mockResolvedValue({
       ok: true,
diff --git a/website/src/components/ui/PublicLaunchStatus.tsx b/website/src/components/ui/PublicLaunchStatus.tsx
index d2713aa..198e148 100644
--- a/website/src/components/ui/PublicLaunchStatus.tsx
+++ b/website/src/components/ui/PublicLaunchStatus.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,32 @@ import { buildLiveLaunchBlockerDetails, resolvePublicLaunchStatusSummary } from
 import { launchReadiness } from '../../site-config'
 import { buildProtectedDownloadPath } from '../../site-routes'
 
+function buildMarketingLaunchStatusSummary(
+  ready: boolean,
+  liveBlockerDetails: string[],
+  missingLabels: string[],
+) {
+  if (ready) {
+    return 'Checkout, release, notices, and live auth-runtime posture are aligned for the current public lane.'
+  }
+
+  if (liveBlockerDetails.length > 0) {
+    const featuredBlockers = liveBlockerDetails.slice(0, 2)
+    const remainingBlockerCount = liveBlockerDetails.length - featuredBlockers.length
+    const remainingBlockerLine = remainingBlockerCount > 0
+      ? ` ${remainingBlockerCount} more live blocker${remainingBlockerCount === 1 ? '' : 's'} remain on the deployment.`
+      : ''
+
+    return `Live preview lane: ${featuredBlockers.join(' ')}${remainingBlockerLine}`
+  }
+
+  if (missingLabels.length > 0) {
+    return `Live preview lane: remaining launch blockers are ${missingLabels.join(', ')}.`
+  }
+
+  return 'Live preview lane: rollout configuration is still incomplete on the current deployment.'
+}
+
 function usePublicLaunchStatus() {
   const authHealthQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['auth-health', 'public-launch-status'],
@@ -43,7 +69,7 @@ function usePublicLaunchStatus() {
 }
 
 export function MarketingLaunchStatusBanner() {
-  const { missingLabels, ready } = usePublicLaunchStatus()
+  const { liveBlockerDetails, missingLabels, ready } = usePublicLaunchStatus()
 
   return (
     <article className="callout site-status-banner">
@@ -53,11 +79,7 @@ export function MarketingLaunchStatusBanner() {
         </p>
         <strong>Public site status</strong>
       </div>
-      <p>
-        {ready
-          ? 'Checkout, release, notices, and live auth-runtime posture are aligned for the current public lane.'
-          : `Live preview lane: remaining launch blockers are ${missingLabels.join(', ')}.`}
-      </p>
+      <p>{buildMarketingLaunchStatusSummary(ready, liveBlockerDetails, missingLabels)}</p>
       <div className="status-row">
         <Link className="inline-link" to="/launch-status">
           View launch posture