diff --git a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistBootstrap/HyperTwistContractLibrary.cpp b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistBootstrap/HyperTwistContractLibrary.cpp
index 7803f9c..e0192ba 100644
--- a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistBootstrap/HyperTwistContractLibrary.cpp
+++ b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistBootstrap/HyperTwistContractLibrary.cpp
@@ -903,6 +903,65 @@ namespace HyperTwistContractLibraryInternal
 		return Profile;
 	}
 
+	FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile MakeDefaultSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile(
+		const FString& ProfileId
+	)
+	{
+		FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile Profile;
+		Profile.DashboardShellProfileId = ProfileId;
+		Profile.ShellKind = TEXT("operator-usage-cost-dashboard");
+		Profile.UsageSurfaceMode = TEXT("normalized-usage-summary-card");
+		Profile.CostSurfaceMode = TEXT("estimate-first-cost-card");
+		Profile.EscalationBannerMode = TEXT("route-and-budget-posture-banner");
+		Profile.RefreshActionId = TEXT("refresh-provider-usage-cost-dashboard");
+		Profile.RouteInspectActionId = TEXT("inspect-provider-route");
+		Profile.BudgetInspectActionId = TEXT("review-provider-budget");
+		Profile.bSupportsProviderSummary = true;
+		Profile.bSupportsEstimateBadges = true;
+		Profile.bSupportsQuotaEscalationBanner = true;
+		Profile.bSupportsRouteDiagnostics = true;
+
+		auto AddPanel = [&Profile](
+			const TCHAR* PanelId,
+			const TCHAR* PanelKind,
+			const TCHAR* AnchorId,
+			const bool bVisibleByDefault
+		)
+		{
+			FHyperTwistSpeechShellPanelLayout Panel;
+			Panel.PanelId = PanelId;
+			Panel.PanelKind = PanelKind;
+			Panel.AnchorId = AnchorId;
+			Panel.bVisibleByDefault = bVisibleByDefault;
+			Profile.Panels.Add(Panel);
+		};
+
+		auto AddAction = [&Profile](
+			const TCHAR* ActionId,
+			const TCHAR* InputBinding,
+			const TCHAR* SurfaceId
+		)
+		{
+			FHyperTwistSpeechShellActionBinding ActionBinding;
+			ActionBinding.ActionId = ActionId;
+			ActionBinding.InputBinding = InputBinding;
+			ActionBinding.SurfaceId = SurfaceId;
+			Profile.ActionBindings.Add(ActionBinding);
+		};
+
+		AddPanel(TEXT("provider-summary-card"), TEXT("provider-summary-card"), TEXT("top-left"), true);
+		AddPanel(TEXT("usage-meter-card"), TEXT("usage-meter-card"), TEXT("left-stack-below-provider"), true);
+		AddPanel(TEXT("cost-estimate-card"), TEXT("cost-estimate-card"), TEXT("top-right"), true);
+		AddPanel(TEXT("quota-state-card"), TEXT("quota-state-card"), TEXT("right-stack-below-cost"), true);
+		AddPanel(TEXT("route-diagnostics-card"), TEXT("route-diagnostics-card"), TEXT("bottom-right"), true);
+
+		AddAction(TEXT("refresh-provider-usage-cost-dashboard"), TEXT("F5"), TEXT("provider-summary-card"));
+		AddAction(TEXT("inspect-provider-route"), TEXT("P"), TEXT("route-diagnostics-card"));
+		AddAction(TEXT("review-provider-budget"), TEXT("B"), TEXT("quota-state-card"));
+		AddAction(TEXT("close-speech-session"), TEXT("Escape"), TEXT("session-root"));
+		return Profile;
+	}
+
 	FHyperTwistSpeechModelPayloadDescriptor MakeSpeechModelPayloadDescriptor(
 		const TCHAR* PayloadId,
 		const TCHAR* PayloadKind,
@@ -981,7 +1040,10 @@ namespace HyperTwistContractLibraryInternal
 			TEXT("promptHints"),
 			TEXT("normalizedUsageEvents"),
 			TEXT("normalizedCostEvents"),
-			TEXT("quotaRateLimitState")
+			TEXT("quotaRateLimitState"),
+			TEXT("providerUsageCostDashboardShell"),
+			TEXT("providerQuotaEscalationBanner"),
+			TEXT("providerRouteCostDiagnostics")
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -2202,6 +2264,11 @@ FHyperTwistSpeechSessionConfig UHyperTwistContractLibrary::MakeSampleSpeechSessi
 			true,
 			false
 		);
+	Config.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId = TEXT("speech-provider-usage-cost-dashboard-shell-v1");
+	Config.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition =
+		HyperTwistContractLibraryInternal::MakeDefaultSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile(
+			Config.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId
+		);
 	Config.PayloadCustodyProfileId = TEXT("downloadable-model-payload-custody-v1");
 	Config.PayloadCustodyProfileDefinition =
 		HyperTwistContractLibraryInternal::MakeDefaultSpeechPayloadCustodyProfile(
@@ -2309,7 +2376,10 @@ FHyperTwistSpeechServiceHealth UHyperTwistContractLibrary::MakeMockSpeechService
 		TEXT("payloadIntegrityReview"),
 		TEXT("normalizedUsageEvents"),
 		TEXT("normalizedCostEvents"),
-		TEXT("quotaRateLimitState")
+		TEXT("quotaRateLimitState"),
+		TEXT("providerUsageCostDashboardShell"),
+		TEXT("providerQuotaEscalationBanner"),
+		TEXT("providerRouteCostDiagnostics")
 	};
 	Health.SupportedOrchestrationProfiles = {
 		TEXT("python-batch-transcribe-v1")
diff --git a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistHttpSpeechClient.cpp b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistHttpSpeechClient.cpp
index 3e2d8da..ac8e972 100644
--- a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistHttpSpeechClient.cpp
+++ b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistHttpSpeechClient.cpp
@@ -341,7 +341,10 @@ FHyperTwistSpeechServiceHealth UHyperTwistHttpSpeechClient::GetSpeechServiceHeal
 		TEXT("payloadIntegrityReview"),
 		TEXT("normalizedUsageEvents"),
 		TEXT("normalizedCostEvents"),
-		TEXT("quotaRateLimitState")
+		TEXT("quotaRateLimitState"),
+		TEXT("providerUsageCostDashboardShell"),
+		TEXT("providerQuotaEscalationBanner"),
+		TEXT("providerRouteCostDiagnostics")
 	};
 	Health.SupportedOrchestrationProfiles = {
 		TEXT("python-batch-transcribe-v1")
@@ -415,7 +418,10 @@ FHyperTwistSpeechServiceHealth UHyperTwistHttpSpeechClient::GetSpeechServiceHeal
 			TEXT("payloadIntegrityReview"),
 			TEXT("normalizedUsageEvents"),
 			TEXT("normalizedCostEvents"),
-			TEXT("quotaRateLimitState")
+			TEXT("quotaRateLimitState"),
+			TEXT("providerUsageCostDashboardShell"),
+			TEXT("providerQuotaEscalationBanner"),
+			TEXT("providerRouteCostDiagnostics")
 		};
 		Health.SupportedOrchestrationProfiles = {
 			TEXT("python-batch-transcribe-v1")
@@ -474,6 +480,9 @@ FHyperTwistSpeechServiceHealth UHyperTwistHttpSpeechClient::GetSpeechServiceHeal
 	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("normalizedUsageEvents"));
 	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("normalizedCostEvents"));
 	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("quotaRateLimitState"));
+	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("providerUsageCostDashboardShell"));
+	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("providerQuotaEscalationBanner"));
+	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("providerRouteCostDiagnostics"));
 	Health.SupportedOrchestrationProfiles.AddUnique(TEXT("python-batch-transcribe-v1"));
 	if (Health.ProviderProfileId.IsEmpty())
 	{
diff --git a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistMockSpeechClient.cpp b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistMockSpeechClient.cpp
index ba50840..2683f8f 100644
--- a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistMockSpeechClient.cpp
+++ b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistMockSpeechClient.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ FHyperTwistSpeechServiceHealth UHyperTwistMockSpeechClient::GetSpeechServiceHeal
 	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("normalizedUsageEvents"));
 	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("normalizedCostEvents"));
 	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("quotaRateLimitState"));
+	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("providerUsageCostDashboardShell"));
+	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("providerQuotaEscalationBanner"));
+	Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("providerRouteCostDiagnostics"));
 	Health.SupportedOrchestrationProfiles.AddUnique(TEXT("python-batch-transcribe-v1"));
 	return Health;
 }
diff --git a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingSubsystem.cpp b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingSubsystem.cpp
index 6b97303..3b4f13d 100644
--- a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingSubsystem.cpp
+++ b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Private/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingSubsystem.cpp
@@ -2916,6 +2916,11 @@ namespace HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal
 		const bool bSessionOpen
 	);
 
+	FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState BuildSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState(
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechSessionConfig& SessionConfig,
+		const FHyperTwistTrainingCompanionSpeechSessionState* PriorState
+	);
+
 	FHyperTwistSpeechMicrophoneShellProfile BuildDefaultCoachCommandMicrophoneShellProfile(const FString& ProfileId)
 	{
 		FHyperTwistSpeechMicrophoneShellProfile Profile;
@@ -2978,6 +2983,65 @@ namespace HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal
 		return Profile;
 	}
 
+	FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile BuildDefaultSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile(
+		const FString& ProfileId
+	)
+	{
+		FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile Profile;
+		Profile.DashboardShellProfileId = ProfileId;
+		Profile.ShellKind = TEXT("operator-usage-cost-dashboard");
+		Profile.UsageSurfaceMode = TEXT("normalized-usage-summary-card");
+		Profile.CostSurfaceMode = TEXT("estimate-first-cost-card");
+		Profile.EscalationBannerMode = TEXT("route-and-budget-posture-banner");
+		Profile.RefreshActionId = TEXT("refresh-provider-usage-cost-dashboard");
+		Profile.RouteInspectActionId = TEXT("inspect-provider-route");
+		Profile.BudgetInspectActionId = TEXT("review-provider-budget");
+		Profile.bSupportsProviderSummary = true;
+		Profile.bSupportsEstimateBadges = true;
+		Profile.bSupportsQuotaEscalationBanner = true;
+		Profile.bSupportsRouteDiagnostics = true;
+
+		auto AddPanel = [&Profile](
+			const TCHAR* PanelId,
+			const TCHAR* PanelKind,
+			const TCHAR* AnchorId,
+			const bool bVisibleByDefault
+		)
+		{
+			FHyperTwistSpeechShellPanelLayout Panel;
+			Panel.PanelId = PanelId;
+			Panel.PanelKind = PanelKind;
+			Panel.AnchorId = AnchorId;
+			Panel.bVisibleByDefault = bVisibleByDefault;
+			Profile.Panels.Add(Panel);
+		};
+
+		auto AddAction = [&Profile](
+			const TCHAR* ActionId,
+			const TCHAR* InputBinding,
+			const TCHAR* SurfaceId
+		)
+		{
+			FHyperTwistSpeechShellActionBinding ActionBinding;
+			ActionBinding.ActionId = ActionId;
+			ActionBinding.InputBinding = InputBinding;
+			ActionBinding.SurfaceId = SurfaceId;
+			Profile.ActionBindings.Add(ActionBinding);
+		};
+
+		AddPanel(TEXT("provider-summary-card"), TEXT("provider-summary-card"), TEXT("top-left"), true);
+		AddPanel(TEXT("usage-meter-card"), TEXT("usage-meter-card"), TEXT("left-stack-below-provider"), true);
+		AddPanel(TEXT("cost-estimate-card"), TEXT("cost-estimate-card"), TEXT("top-right"), true);
+		AddPanel(TEXT("quota-state-card"), TEXT("quota-state-card"), TEXT("right-stack-below-cost"), true);
+		AddPanel(TEXT("route-diagnostics-card"), TEXT("route-diagnostics-card"), TEXT("bottom-right"), true);
+
+		AddAction(TEXT("refresh-provider-usage-cost-dashboard"), TEXT("F5"), TEXT("provider-summary-card"));
+		AddAction(TEXT("inspect-provider-route"), TEXT("P"), TEXT("route-diagnostics-card"));
+		AddAction(TEXT("review-provider-budget"), TEXT("B"), TEXT("quota-state-card"));
+		AddAction(TEXT("close-speech-session"), TEXT("Escape"), TEXT("session-root"));
+		return Profile;
+	}
+
 	FHyperTwistSpeechModelPayloadDescriptor MakeSpeechModelPayloadDescriptor(
 		const TCHAR* PayloadId,
 		const TCHAR* PayloadKind,
@@ -3056,7 +3120,10 @@ namespace HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal
 			TEXT("promptHints"),
 			TEXT("normalizedUsageEvents"),
 			TEXT("normalizedCostEvents"),
-			TEXT("quotaRateLimitState")
+			TEXT("quotaRateLimitState"),
+			TEXT("providerUsageCostDashboardShell"),
+			TEXT("providerQuotaEscalationBanner"),
+			TEXT("providerRouteCostDiagnostics")
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -3691,6 +3758,26 @@ namespace HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal
 				false
 			);
 		}
+		if (SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId.IsEmpty()
+			&& SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid())
+		{
+			SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId =
+				SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.DashboardShellProfileId;
+		}
+		if (SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId.IsEmpty())
+		{
+			SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId =
+				TEXT("speech-provider-usage-cost-dashboard-shell-v1");
+		}
+		if (!SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid())
+		{
+			SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition =
+				BuildDefaultSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile(
+					SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId
+				);
+		}
+		SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId =
+			SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.DashboardShellProfileId;
 	}
 
 	void ApplySpeechProviderProfileHealthDefaults(
@@ -4020,6 +4107,9 @@ namespace HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal
 		Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("normalizedUsageEvents"));
 		Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("normalizedCostEvents"));
 		Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("quotaRateLimitState"));
+		Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("providerUsageCostDashboardShell"));
+		Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("providerQuotaEscalationBanner"));
+		Health.Capabilities.AddUnique(TEXT("providerRouteCostDiagnostics"));
 	}
 
 	bool IsSpeechPermissionError(const FString& ErrorText)
@@ -4241,6 +4331,279 @@ namespace HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal
 		);
 	}
 
+	void AddSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue(
+		FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState& ShellState,
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue& Issue
+	)
+	{
+		if (!Issue.IsStructurallyValid())
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		ShellState.Issues.Add(Issue);
+		if (!ShellState.ActiveIssue.IsStructurallyValid())
+		{
+			ShellState.ActiveIssue = Issue;
+		}
+	}
+
+	void ApplySpeechUsageCostDashboardPosture(
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile& Profile,
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechSessionConfig& SessionConfig,
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechServiceHealth& ServiceHealth,
+		const FString& LastError,
+		FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState& ShellState
+	)
+	{
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechProviderProfile EffectiveProfile =
+			ServiceHealth.ProviderProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid()
+				? ServiceHealth.ProviderProfileDefinition
+				: (SessionConfig.ProviderProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid()
+					? SessionConfig.ProviderProfileDefinition
+					: BuildDefaultHttpSpeechProviderProfile(
+						TEXT("Local HTTP Speech Sidecar"),
+						TEXT("http://127.0.0.1:8766")
+					));
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechProviderRouteDecision EffectiveRouteDecision =
+			ServiceHealth.ProviderRouteDecision.IsStructurallyValid()
+				? ServiceHealth.ProviderRouteDecision
+				: SessionConfig.ProviderRouteDecision;
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechNormalizedUsageEvent EffectiveUsageEvent =
+			ServiceHealth.LatestUsageEvent.IsStructurallyValid()
+				? ServiceHealth.LatestUsageEvent
+				: SessionConfig.UsageEventTemplate;
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechNormalizedCostEvent EffectiveCostEvent =
+			ServiceHealth.LatestCostEvent.IsStructurallyValid()
+				? ServiceHealth.LatestCostEvent
+				: SessionConfig.CostEventTemplate;
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechQuotaRateLimitState EffectiveQuotaState =
+			ServiceHealth.QuotaRateLimitState.IsStructurallyValid()
+				? ServiceHealth.QuotaRateLimitState
+				: BuildDefaultSpeechQuotaRateLimitState(
+					SessionConfig.UsageCostAccountingProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid()
+						? SessionConfig.UsageCostAccountingProfileDefinition
+						: BuildDefaultSpeechUsageCostAccountingProfile(
+							TEXT("speech-usage-cost-accounting-v1")
+						),
+					EffectiveProfile,
+					!EffectiveRouteDecision.SelectedServiceLaneId.IsEmpty()
+						? EffectiveRouteDecision.SelectedServiceLaneId
+						: TEXT("speech/python-service"),
+					TEXT("within-budget"),
+					true,
+					false,
+					false,
+					60,
+					3600,
+					25.0f
+				);
+		const FString EffectiveError = !LastError.IsEmpty()
+			? LastError
+			: (!ServiceHealth.LastError.IsEmpty()
+				? ServiceHealth.LastError
+				: EffectiveRouteDecision.FailureReason);
+
+		ShellState.ActiveProviderProfileId = EffectiveProfile.ProviderProfileId;
+		ShellState.ActiveProviderDisplayLabel = !EffectiveProfile.DisplayLabel.IsEmpty()
+			? EffectiveProfile.DisplayLabel
+			: EffectiveProfile.ProviderProfileId;
+		ShellState.ActiveServiceLaneId = !EffectiveRouteDecision.SelectedServiceLaneId.IsEmpty()
+			? EffectiveRouteDecision.SelectedServiceLaneId
+			: (!SessionConfig.OrchestrationProfile.ServiceLaneId.IsEmpty()
+				? SessionConfig.OrchestrationProfile.ServiceLaneId
+				: TEXT("speech/python-service"));
+		ShellState.ActiveRouteStateId = !EffectiveRouteDecision.RouteStateId.IsEmpty()
+			? EffectiveRouteDecision.RouteStateId
+			: (ServiceHealth.bReady ? TEXT("route-ready") : TEXT("route-health-unknown"));
+		ShellState.UsageAggregationWindowId = !EffectiveUsageEvent.AggregationWindowId.IsEmpty()
+			? EffectiveUsageEvent.AggregationWindowId
+			: TEXT("service-health-window");
+		ShellState.CostAggregationWindowId = !EffectiveCostEvent.AggregationWindowId.IsEmpty()
+			? EffectiveCostEvent.AggregationWindowId
+			: TEXT("service-health-window");
+		ShellState.UsageMeterKind = !EffectiveUsageEvent.MeterKind.IsEmpty()
+			? EffectiveUsageEvent.MeterKind
+			: TEXT("audio-seconds");
+		ShellState.CurrencyCode = !EffectiveCostEvent.CurrencyCode.IsEmpty()
+			? EffectiveCostEvent.CurrencyCode
+			: TEXT("USD");
+		ShellState.LatestUsageEventId = !EffectiveUsageEvent.UsageEventId.IsEmpty()
+			? EffectiveUsageEvent.UsageEventId
+			: TEXT("speech-usage-event/unavailable");
+		ShellState.LatestCostEventId = !EffectiveCostEvent.CostEventId.IsEmpty()
+			? EffectiveCostEvent.CostEventId
+			: TEXT("speech-cost-event/unavailable");
+		ShellState.LatestQuotaStateId = !EffectiveQuotaState.QuotaStateId.IsEmpty()
+			? EffectiveQuotaState.QuotaStateId
+			: TEXT("speech-quota-state/unavailable");
+		ShellState.LatestRouteDecisionId = !EffectiveRouteDecision.RouteDecisionId.IsEmpty()
+			? EffectiveRouteDecision.RouteDecisionId
+			: TEXT("speech-route-decision/unavailable");
+		ShellState.DisplayedUsageQuantity = FMath::Max(0.0f, EffectiveUsageEvent.ReportedQuantity);
+		ShellState.DisplayedEstimatedCostUsd = FMath::Max(0.0f, EffectiveCostEvent.EstimatedCost);
+		ShellState.DisplayedReportedCostUsd = FMath::Max(0.0f, EffectiveCostEvent.ReportedCost);
+		ShellState.RemainingEstimatedSpendUsd =
+			FMath::Max(0.0f, EffectiveQuotaState.RemainingEstimatedSpendUsd);
+		ShellState.RemainingRequestCount = FMath::Max(0, EffectiveQuotaState.RemainingRequestCount);
+		ShellState.RemainingAudioSeconds = FMath::Max(0, EffectiveQuotaState.RemainingAudioSeconds);
+		ShellState.bDashboardVisible = true;
+		ShellState.bProviderSummaryVisible = Profile.bSupportsProviderSummary;
+		ShellState.bUsageCardVisible = true;
+		ShellState.bCostCardVisible = true;
+		ShellState.bQuotaCardVisible = true;
+		ShellState.bRouteDiagnosticsVisible = Profile.bSupportsRouteDiagnostics;
+		ShellState.bProviderReceiptPosted = EffectiveCostEvent.bHasProviderPostedCharge;
+		ShellState.bEstimateBadgeVisible =
+			Profile.bSupportsEstimateBadges
+			&& (EffectiveUsageEvent.bEstimateOnly || EffectiveCostEvent.bEstimateOnly);
+		ShellState.bQuotaKnown = EffectiveQuotaState.bQuotaKnown;
+		ShellState.bRateLimited = EffectiveQuotaState.bRateLimited;
+		ShellState.bHardBlocked = EffectiveQuotaState.bHardBlocked;
+		ShellState.bRouteReady = EffectiveRouteDecision.IsStructurallyValid()
+			? EffectiveRouteDecision.bRouteReady
+			: ServiceHealth.bReady;
+		ShellState.Issues.Reset();
+		ShellState.ActiveIssue = FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue();
+
+		ShellState.StatusLine = TEXT("Provider usage and budget posture within current bounds.");
+		ShellState.DetailLine = FString::Printf(
+			TEXT("%s reports %.2f %s and %.2f %s estimated cost in %s."),
+			*ShellState.ActiveProviderDisplayLabel,
+			ShellState.DisplayedUsageQuantity,
+			*ShellState.UsageMeterKind,
+			ShellState.DisplayedEstimatedCostUsd,
+			*ShellState.CurrencyCode,
+			*ShellState.UsageAggregationWindowId
+		);
+		ShellState.bEscalationBannerVisible = false;
+
+		if (!ShellState.bRouteReady || !ServiceHealth.bReady || !EffectiveError.IsEmpty())
+		{
+			FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue Issue;
+			Issue.IssueId = TEXT("provider-route-degraded");
+			Issue.IssueKind = TEXT("route-degraded");
+			Issue.StatusLine = TEXT("Provider route requires attention.");
+			Issue.DetailLine = EffectiveError.IsEmpty()
+				? TEXT("The provider route is not currently ready. Inspect the active route before relying on usage or cost posture.")
+				: FString::Printf(
+					TEXT("The provider route reported '%s'. Inspect the active route before relying on usage or cost posture."),
+					*EffectiveError
+				);
+			Issue.RecommendedActionId = Profile.RouteInspectActionId;
+			AddSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue(ShellState, Issue);
+			ShellState.StatusLine = Issue.StatusLine;
+			ShellState.DetailLine = Issue.DetailLine;
+			ShellState.bEscalationBannerVisible = Profile.bSupportsQuotaEscalationBanner;
+		}
+
+		if (ShellState.bHardBlocked)
+		{
+			FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue Issue;
+			Issue.IssueId = TEXT("provider-hard-blocked");
+			Issue.IssueKind = TEXT("hard-blocked");
+			Issue.StatusLine = TEXT("Provider usage blocked.");
+			Issue.DetailLine = FString::Printf(
+				TEXT("The quota state is '%s'. Resolve provider budget posture before depending on further provider-backed capture."),
+				*EffectiveQuotaState.StateReason
+			);
+			Issue.RecommendedActionId = Profile.BudgetInspectActionId;
+			AddSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue(ShellState, Issue);
+			ShellState.ActiveIssue = Issue;
+			ShellState.StatusLine = Issue.StatusLine;
+			ShellState.DetailLine = Issue.DetailLine;
+			ShellState.bEscalationBannerVisible = Profile.bSupportsQuotaEscalationBanner;
+		}
+		else if (ShellState.bRateLimited)
+		{
+			FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue Issue;
+			Issue.IssueId = TEXT("provider-rate-limited");
+			Issue.IssueKind = TEXT("rate-limited");
+			Issue.StatusLine = TEXT("Provider rate limit reached.");
+			Issue.DetailLine = FString::Printf(
+				TEXT("Remaining requests: %d. Remaining audio seconds: %d. Review provider budget posture before more routed capture."),
+				ShellState.RemainingRequestCount,
+				ShellState.RemainingAudioSeconds
+			);
+			Issue.RecommendedActionId = Profile.BudgetInspectActionId;
+			AddSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue(ShellState, Issue);
+			ShellState.ActiveIssue = Issue;
+			ShellState.StatusLine = Issue.StatusLine;
+			ShellState.DetailLine = Issue.DetailLine;
+			ShellState.bEscalationBannerVisible = Profile.bSupportsQuotaEscalationBanner;
+		}
+		else if (!ShellState.bQuotaKnown
+			&& ShellState.bRouteReady
+			&& EffectiveError.IsEmpty()
+			&& ServiceHealth.bReady)
+		{
+			FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue Issue;
+			Issue.IssueId = TEXT("provider-budget-posture-unknown");
+			Issue.IssueKind = TEXT("budget-posture-unknown");
+			Issue.StatusLine = TEXT("Provider budget posture unknown.");
+			Issue.DetailLine =
+				TEXT("Quota and spend snapshots are not confirmed yet. Treat the current dashboard values as routing diagnostics, not settled provider billing.");
+			Issue.RecommendedActionId = Profile.BudgetInspectActionId;
+			AddSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue(ShellState, Issue);
+			ShellState.ActiveIssue = Issue;
+			ShellState.bEscalationBannerVisible = Profile.bSupportsQuotaEscalationBanner;
+		}
+
+		if (ShellState.bEstimateBadgeVisible && !ShellState.bProviderReceiptPosted && ShellState.Issues.Num() <= 0)
+		{
+			ShellState.DetailLine += TEXT(" Current cost remains estimate-only.");
+		}
+
+		ShellState.ActiveIssueCount = ShellState.Issues.Num();
+	}
+
+	void SynchronizeSpeechUsageCostDashboardState(
+		FHyperTwistTrainingCompanionSpeechSessionState& SessionState
+	)
+	{
+		FHyperTwistSpeechSessionConfig EffectiveConfig = SessionState.SessionConfig;
+		ApplySpeechUsageCostDefaults(EffectiveConfig);
+		if (!SessionState.UsageCostDashboardShellState.IsStructurallyValid())
+		{
+			SessionState.UsageCostDashboardShellState =
+				BuildSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState(EffectiveConfig, &SessionState);
+		}
+
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile Profile =
+			EffectiveConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid()
+				? EffectiveConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition
+				: BuildDefaultSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile(
+					!EffectiveConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId.IsEmpty()
+						? EffectiveConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId
+						: TEXT("speech-provider-usage-cost-dashboard-shell-v1")
+				);
+
+		FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState& ShellState =
+			SessionState.UsageCostDashboardShellState;
+		ShellState.DashboardShellProfileId = Profile.DashboardShellProfileId;
+		ShellState.AvailableActionIds.Reset();
+		for (const FHyperTwistSpeechShellActionBinding& ActionBinding : Profile.ActionBindings)
+		{
+			ShellState.AvailableActionIds.AddUnique(ActionBinding.ActionId);
+		}
+
+		ApplySpeechUsageCostDashboardPosture(
+			Profile,
+			EffectiveConfig,
+			SessionState.ServiceHealth,
+			SessionState.LastError,
+			ShellState
+		);
+
+		ShellState.AvailableActionIds.AddUnique(Profile.RefreshActionId);
+		ShellState.AvailableActionIds.AddUnique(Profile.RouteInspectActionId);
+		ShellState.AvailableActionIds.AddUnique(Profile.BudgetInspectActionId);
+		if (ShellState.ActiveIssue.IsStructurallyValid())
+		{
+			ShellState.AvailableActionIds.AddUnique(ShellState.ActiveIssue.RecommendedActionId);
+		}
+	}
+
 	FHyperTwistSpeechMicrophoneShellState BuildCoachCommandMicrophoneShellState(
 		const FHyperTwistSpeechSessionConfig& SessionConfig,
 		const FHyperTwistTrainingCompanionSpeechSessionState* PriorState,
@@ -4344,6 +4707,58 @@ namespace HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal
 		return ShellState;
 	}
 
+	FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState BuildSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState(
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechSessionConfig& SessionConfig,
+		const FHyperTwistTrainingCompanionSpeechSessionState* PriorState
+	)
+	{
+		const FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile Profile =
+			SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid()
+				? SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition
+				: BuildDefaultSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile(
+					!SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId.IsEmpty()
+						? SessionConfig.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId
+						: TEXT("speech-provider-usage-cost-dashboard-shell-v1")
+				);
+
+		FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState ShellState;
+		ShellState.DashboardShellProfileId = Profile.DashboardShellProfileId;
+		ShellState.ActiveProviderProfileId = SessionConfig.ProviderProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid()
+			? SessionConfig.ProviderProfileDefinition.ProviderProfileId
+			: TEXT("speech-provider/local-http-sidecar-profile-v1");
+		ShellState.ActiveProviderDisplayLabel = SessionConfig.ProviderProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid()
+			? SessionConfig.ProviderProfileDefinition.DisplayLabel
+			: TEXT("Local HTTP Speech Sidecar");
+		ShellState.ActiveServiceLaneId = !SessionConfig.OrchestrationProfile.ServiceLaneId.IsEmpty()
+			? SessionConfig.OrchestrationProfile.ServiceLaneId
+			: TEXT("speech/python-service");
+		ShellState.ActiveRouteStateId = SessionConfig.ProviderRouteDecision.IsStructurallyValid()
+			? SessionConfig.ProviderRouteDecision.RouteStateId
+			: TEXT("route-ready");
+		ShellState.UsageAggregationWindowId = SessionConfig.UsageEventTemplate.AggregationWindowId;
+		ShellState.CostAggregationWindowId = SessionConfig.CostEventTemplate.AggregationWindowId;
+		ShellState.UsageMeterKind = SessionConfig.UsageEventTemplate.MeterKind;
+		ShellState.CurrencyCode = SessionConfig.CostEventTemplate.CurrencyCode;
+		ShellState.LatestUsageEventId = SessionConfig.UsageEventTemplate.UsageEventId;
+		ShellState.LatestCostEventId = SessionConfig.CostEventTemplate.CostEventId;
+		ShellState.LatestQuotaStateId = TEXT("speech-quota-state/uninitialized");
+		ShellState.LatestRouteDecisionId = SessionConfig.ProviderRouteDecision.IsStructurallyValid()
+			? SessionConfig.ProviderRouteDecision.RouteDecisionId
+			: TEXT("speech-route-decision/uninitialized");
+		for (const FHyperTwistSpeechShellActionBinding& ActionBinding : Profile.ActionBindings)
+		{
+			ShellState.AvailableActionIds.AddUnique(ActionBinding.ActionId);
+		}
+
+		if (PriorState != nullptr && PriorState->UsageCostDashboardShellState.IsStructurallyValid())
+		{
+			ShellState = PriorState->UsageCostDashboardShellState;
+			ShellState.DashboardShellProfileId = Profile.DashboardShellProfileId;
+		}
+
+		return ShellState;
+	}
+
 	FHyperTwistVisionCorrectionState BuildClassicCubeCorrectionState(
 		const FHyperTwistVisionSessionConfig& SessionConfig,
 		const FHyperTwistVisionReconstructionSession& ReconstructionSession,
@@ -9779,6 +10194,9 @@ FHyperTwistSpeechTranscriptResult UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem::SubmitActiveComp
 		HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal::SynchronizeSpeechMicrophoneShellState(
 			ActiveCompanionSpeechSessionState
 		);
+		HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal::SynchronizeSpeechUsageCostDashboardState(
+			ActiveCompanionSpeechSessionState
+		);
 		return Result;
 	}
 
@@ -10693,6 +11111,9 @@ void UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem::RefreshCompanionSpeechServiceHealth()
 		HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal::SynchronizeSpeechMicrophoneShellState(
 			ActiveCompanionSpeechSessionState
 		);
+		HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal::SynchronizeSpeechUsageCostDashboardState(
+			ActiveCompanionSpeechSessionState
+		);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -10718,6 +11139,9 @@ void UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem::RefreshCompanionSpeechServiceHealth()
 	HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal::SynchronizeSpeechMicrophoneShellState(
 		ActiveCompanionSpeechSessionState
 	);
+	HyperTwistTrainingSubsystemInternal::SynchronizeSpeechUsageCostDashboardState(
+		ActiveCompanionSpeechSessionState
+	);
 }
 
 void UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem::AppendRecognitionReplayEvent(
diff --git a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistRecognitionTypes.h b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistRecognitionTypes.h
index e2be811..391dc5b 100644
--- a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistRecognitionTypes.h
+++ b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistRecognitionTypes.h
@@ -2575,6 +2575,300 @@ struct FHyperTwistSpeechQuotaRateLimitState
 	}
 };
 
+USTRUCT(BlueprintType)
+struct FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile
+{
+	GENERATED_BODY()
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString DashboardShellProfileId = TEXT("speech-provider-usage-cost-dashboard-shell-v1");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString ShellKind = TEXT("operator-usage-cost-dashboard");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString UsageSurfaceMode = TEXT("normalized-usage-summary-card");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString CostSurfaceMode = TEXT("estimate-first-cost-card");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString EscalationBannerMode = TEXT("route-and-budget-posture-banner");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString RefreshActionId = TEXT("refresh-provider-usage-cost-dashboard");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString RouteInspectActionId = TEXT("inspect-provider-route");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString BudgetInspectActionId = TEXT("review-provider-budget");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bSupportsProviderSummary = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bSupportsEstimateBadges = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bSupportsQuotaEscalationBanner = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bSupportsRouteDiagnostics = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	TArray<FHyperTwistSpeechShellPanelLayout> Panels;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	TArray<FHyperTwistSpeechShellActionBinding> ActionBindings;
+
+	bool IsStructurallyValid() const
+	{
+		if (DashboardShellProfileId.IsEmpty()
+			|| ShellKind.IsEmpty()
+			|| UsageSurfaceMode.IsEmpty()
+			|| CostSurfaceMode.IsEmpty()
+			|| EscalationBannerMode.IsEmpty()
+			|| RefreshActionId.IsEmpty()
+			|| RouteInspectActionId.IsEmpty()
+			|| BudgetInspectActionId.IsEmpty()
+			|| Panels.Num() <= 0
+			|| ActionBindings.Num() <= 0)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		for (const FHyperTwistSpeechShellPanelLayout& Panel : Panels)
+		{
+			if (!Panel.IsStructurallyValid())
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		for (const FHyperTwistSpeechShellActionBinding& ActionBinding : ActionBindings)
+		{
+			if (!ActionBinding.IsStructurallyValid())
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+};
+
+USTRUCT(BlueprintType)
+struct FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue
+{
+	GENERATED_BODY()
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString IssueId;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString IssueKind;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString StatusLine;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString DetailLine;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString RecommendedActionId;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bRequiresOperatorAttention = true;
+
+	bool IsStructurallyValid() const
+	{
+		return !IssueId.IsEmpty()
+			&& !IssueKind.IsEmpty()
+			&& !StatusLine.IsEmpty()
+			&& !DetailLine.IsEmpty()
+			&& !RecommendedActionId.IsEmpty();
+	}
+};
+
+USTRUCT(BlueprintType)
+struct FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState
+{
+	GENERATED_BODY()
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString DashboardShellProfileId;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString ActiveProviderProfileId = TEXT("speech-provider/local-http-sidecar-profile-v1");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString ActiveProviderDisplayLabel = TEXT("Local HTTP Speech Sidecar");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString ActiveServiceLaneId = TEXT("speech/python-service");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString ActiveRouteStateId = TEXT("route-ready");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString UsageAggregationWindowId = TEXT("service-health-window");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString CostAggregationWindowId = TEXT("service-health-window");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString UsageMeterKind = TEXT("audio-seconds");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString CurrencyCode = TEXT("USD");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString StatusLine = TEXT("Provider usage and budget posture within current bounds.");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString DetailLine = TEXT("Normalized usage, cost, and quota posture are ready for operator review.");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString LatestUsageEventId;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString LatestCostEventId;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString LatestQuotaStateId;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString LatestRouteDecisionId;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	float DisplayedUsageQuantity = 0.0f;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	float DisplayedEstimatedCostUsd = 0.0f;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	float DisplayedReportedCostUsd = 0.0f;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	float RemainingEstimatedSpendUsd = 0.0f;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	int32 RemainingRequestCount = 0;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	int32 RemainingAudioSeconds = 0;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bDashboardVisible = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bProviderSummaryVisible = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bUsageCardVisible = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bCostCardVisible = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bQuotaCardVisible = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bRouteDiagnosticsVisible = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bEstimateBadgeVisible = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bEscalationBannerVisible = false;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bProviderReceiptPosted = false;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bQuotaKnown = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bRateLimited = false;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bHardBlocked = false;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	bool bRouteReady = true;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	int32 ActiveIssueCount = 0;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue ActiveIssue;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	TArray<FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue> Issues;
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	TArray<FString> AvailableActionIds;
+
+	bool IsStructurallyValid() const
+	{
+		if (DashboardShellProfileId.IsEmpty()
+			|| ActiveProviderProfileId.IsEmpty()
+			|| ActiveProviderDisplayLabel.IsEmpty()
+			|| ActiveServiceLaneId.IsEmpty()
+			|| ActiveRouteStateId.IsEmpty()
+			|| UsageAggregationWindowId.IsEmpty()
+			|| CostAggregationWindowId.IsEmpty()
+			|| UsageMeterKind.IsEmpty()
+			|| CurrencyCode.IsEmpty()
+			|| StatusLine.IsEmpty()
+			|| DetailLine.IsEmpty()
+			|| LatestUsageEventId.IsEmpty()
+			|| LatestCostEventId.IsEmpty()
+			|| LatestQuotaStateId.IsEmpty()
+			|| LatestRouteDecisionId.IsEmpty()
+			|| DisplayedUsageQuantity < 0.0f
+			|| DisplayedEstimatedCostUsd < 0.0f
+			|| DisplayedReportedCostUsd < 0.0f
+			|| RemainingEstimatedSpendUsd < 0.0f
+			|| RemainingRequestCount < 0
+			|| RemainingAudioSeconds < 0
+			|| ActiveIssueCount < 0
+			|| AvailableActionIds.Num() <= 0)
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (ActiveIssueCount != Issues.Num())
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (ActiveIssueCount > 0 && !ActiveIssue.IsStructurallyValid())
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		for (const FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue& Issue : Issues)
+		{
+			if (!Issue.IsStructurallyValid())
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		for (const FString& ActionId : AvailableActionIds)
+		{
+			if (ActionId.IsEmpty())
+			{
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return true;
+	}
+};
+
 USTRUCT(BlueprintType)
 struct FHyperTwistSpeechSessionConfig
 {
@@ -2646,6 +2940,12 @@ struct FHyperTwistSpeechSessionConfig
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
 	FHyperTwistSpeechNormalizedCostEvent CostEventTemplate;
 
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FString UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId = TEXT("speech-provider-usage-cost-dashboard-shell-v1");
+
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition;
+
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
 	FString PayloadCustodyProfileId = TEXT("downloadable-model-payload-custody-v1");
 
@@ -2692,6 +2992,8 @@ struct FHyperTwistSpeechSessionConfig
 			|| !UsageCostAccountingProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid()
 			|| !UsageEventTemplate.IsStructurallyValid()
 			|| !CostEventTemplate.IsStructurallyValid()
+			|| UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId.IsEmpty()
+			|| !UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid()
 			|| PayloadCustodyProfileId.IsEmpty()
 			|| !PayloadCustodyProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid()
 			|| RequiredModelPayloads.Num() <= 0
diff --git a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingTypes.h b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingTypes.h
index 88842e1..9fdac99 100644
--- a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingTypes.h
+++ b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Public/HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingTypes.h
@@ -1940,6 +1940,9 @@ struct FHyperTwistTrainingCompanionSpeechSessionState
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
 	FHyperTwistSpeechMicrophoneShellState MicrophoneShellState;
 
+	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
+	FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState UsageCostDashboardShellState;
+
 	UPROPERTY(EditAnywhere, BlueprintReadWrite, Category = "HyperTwist")
 	FHyperTwistSpeechTranscriptResult LastTranscriptResult;
 };
diff --git a/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Tests/HyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAAUsageCostDashboardShellContractTest.cpp b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Tests/HyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAAUsageCostDashboardShellContractTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e6f128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UnrealHyperTwist/Source/UnrealHyperTwist/Tests/HyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAAUsageCostDashboardShellContractTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+// Copyright HyperTwist, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+
+#include "Misc/AutomationTest.h"
+
+#include "Engine/GameInstance.h"
+#include "HyperTwistRecognition/HyperTwistSpeechClient.h"
+#include "HyperTwistTraining/HyperTwistTrainingSubsystem.h"
+#include "UObject/UnrealType.h"
+
+#if WITH_AUTOMATION_TESTS
+
+namespace HyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAATestInternal
+{
+	FHyperTwistTrainingDeck MakeSpeechDeck()
+	{
+		FHyperTwistTrainingDeck Deck;
+		Deck.DeckId = TEXT("phase6r-aa/provider-usage-cost-dashboard");
+		Deck.Title = TEXT("Phase 6R-AA Provider Usage/Cost Dashboard");
+		Deck.DeliveryModes = {
+			EHyperTwistTrainingDeliveryMode::CoachReviewed
+		};
+
+		FHyperTwistTrainingCase TrainingCase;
+		TrainingCase.CaseId = TEXT("phase6r-aa-case");
+		TrainingCase.PuzzleId = TEXT("cube/3x3x3");
+		TrainingCase.PromptKind = EHyperTwistTrainingPromptKind::Sequence;
+		TrainingCase.PromptLabel = TEXT("Phase 6R-AA Coach Speech");
+		TrainingCase.AllowedDeliveryModes = {
+			EHyperTwistTrainingDeliveryMode::CoachReviewed
+		};
+		Deck.Cases = {TrainingCase};
+		return Deck;
+	}
+
+	void ForceSpeechClientKind(UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem* TrainingSubsystem, const FString& ClientKind)
+	{
+		if (TrainingSubsystem == nullptr)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (FStrProperty* SpeechClientKindProperty = FindFProperty<FStrProperty>(
+			UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem::StaticClass(),
+			TEXT("CompanionSpeechClientKind")
+		))
+		{
+			SpeechClientKindProperty->SetPropertyValue_InContainer(TrainingSubsystem, ClientKind);
+		}
+	}
+
+	UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem* MakeSpeechSubsystem(const FString& SessionId, const FString& ClientKind)
+	{
+		UGameInstance* GameInstance = NewObject<UGameInstance>(GetTransientPackage());
+		if (GameInstance == nullptr)
+		{
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem* TrainingSubsystem = NewObject<UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem>(GameInstance);
+		if (TrainingSubsystem == nullptr)
+		{
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		ForceSpeechClientKind(TrainingSubsystem, ClientKind);
+		const FHyperTwistTrainingRunState RunState = TrainingSubsystem->StartTrainingRunFromDeck(
+			MakeSpeechDeck(),
+			TEXT("phase6r-aa-user"),
+			SessionId,
+			EHyperTwistTrainingDeliveryMode::CoachReviewed
+		);
+		return RunState.IsStructurallyValid() ? TrainingSubsystem : nullptr;
+	}
+
+	UHyperTwistHttpSpeechClient* ResolveHttpSpeechClient(UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem* TrainingSubsystem)
+	{
+		if (TrainingSubsystem == nullptr)
+		{
+			return nullptr;
+		}
+
+		FString CloseError;
+		TrainingSubsystem->CloseActiveCompanionSpeechSession(CloseError);
+
+		if (FObjectPropertyBase* ClientProperty = FindFProperty<FObjectPropertyBase>(
+			UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem::StaticClass(),
+			TEXT("ActiveCompanionSpeechClientObject")
+		))
+		{
+			return Cast<UHyperTwistHttpSpeechClient>(
+				ClientProperty->GetObjectPropertyValue_InContainer(TrainingSubsystem)
+			);
+		}
+
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	bool ContainsPanelId(
+		const TArray<FHyperTwistSpeechShellPanelLayout>& Panels,
+		const FString& ExpectedPanelId
+	)
+	{
+		for (const FHyperTwistSpeechShellPanelLayout& Panel : Panels)
+		{
+			if (Panel.PanelId == ExpectedPanelId)
+			{
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	bool ContainsActionId(
+		const TArray<FHyperTwistSpeechShellActionBinding>& ActionBindings,
+		const FString& ExpectedActionId
+	)
+	{
+		for (const FHyperTwistSpeechShellActionBinding& ActionBinding : ActionBindings)
+		{
+			if (ActionBinding.ActionId == ExpectedActionId)
+			{
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+IMPLEMENT_SIMPLE_AUTOMATION_TEST(
+	FHyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAAUsageCostDashboardSessionConfigTest,
+	"HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.AA.UsageCostDashboardSessionConfig",
+	EAutomationTestFlags::EditorContext | EAutomationTestFlags::EngineFilter
+)
+
+bool FHyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAAUsageCostDashboardSessionConfigTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
+{
+	UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem* TrainingSubsystem =
+		HyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAATestInternal::MakeSpeechSubsystem(
+			TEXT("phase6r-aa-config-session"),
+			TEXT("mock")
+		);
+	TestNotNull(TEXT("The speech subsystem must be constructed for Phase 6R-AA."), TrainingSubsystem);
+	if (TrainingSubsystem == nullptr)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	FString OpenError;
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The mock dashboard route must open a speech session."), TrainingSubsystem->OpenActiveCompanionSpeechSession(OpenError));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("Opening the mock dashboard speech session must not report an error."), OpenError.IsEmpty());
+
+	const FHyperTwistSpeechSessionConfig& Config =
+		TrainingSubsystem->GetActiveCompanionSpeechSessionState().SessionConfig;
+
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard session config must remain structurally valid."), Config.IsStructurallyValid());
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The dashboard shell profile id must be present."), Config.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileId, TEXT("speech-provider-usage-cost-dashboard-shell-v1"));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard shell profile must remain structurally valid."), Config.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.IsStructurallyValid());
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The dashboard shell must preserve the operator-facing shell kind."), Config.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.ShellKind, TEXT("operator-usage-cost-dashboard"));
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The dashboard shell must preserve the refresh action id."), Config.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.RefreshActionId, TEXT("refresh-provider-usage-cost-dashboard"));
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The dashboard shell must preserve the route inspect action id."), Config.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.RouteInspectActionId, TEXT("inspect-provider-route"));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard shell must support quota escalation banners."), Config.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.bSupportsQuotaEscalationBanner);
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard shell must include the provider summary panel."), HyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAATestInternal::ContainsPanelId(Config.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.Panels, TEXT("provider-summary-card")));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard shell must include the route diagnostics action."), HyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAATestInternal::ContainsActionId(Config.UsageCostDashboardShellProfileDefinition.ActionBindings, TEXT("inspect-provider-route")));
+	return true;
+}
+
+IMPLEMENT_SIMPLE_AUTOMATION_TEST(
+	FHyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAAUsageCostDashboardShellStateTest,
+	"HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.AA.UsageCostDashboardShellState",
+	EAutomationTestFlags::EditorContext | EAutomationTestFlags::EngineFilter
+)
+
+bool FHyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAAUsageCostDashboardShellStateTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
+{
+	UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem* TrainingSubsystem =
+		HyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAATestInternal::MakeSpeechSubsystem(
+			TEXT("phase6r-aa-shell-session"),
+			TEXT("mock")
+		);
+	TestNotNull(TEXT("The speech subsystem must be constructed for Phase 6R-AA."), TrainingSubsystem);
+	if (TrainingSubsystem == nullptr)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	FString OpenError;
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The mock dashboard route must open a speech session."), TrainingSubsystem->OpenActiveCompanionSpeechSession(OpenError));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("Opening the mock dashboard speech session must not report an error."), OpenError.IsEmpty());
+
+	const FHyperTwistTrainingCompanionSpeechSessionState SessionState =
+		TrainingSubsystem->GetActiveCompanionSpeechSessionState();
+	const FHyperTwistSpeechServiceHealth& Health = SessionState.ServiceHealth;
+	const FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState& Dashboard =
+		SessionState.UsageCostDashboardShellState;
+
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The service health must expose the usage/cost dashboard shell."), Health.Capabilities.Contains(TEXT("providerUsageCostDashboardShell")));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The service health must expose the quota escalation banner capability."), Health.Capabilities.Contains(TEXT("providerQuotaEscalationBanner")));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The service health must expose the route cost diagnostics capability."), Health.Capabilities.Contains(TEXT("providerRouteCostDiagnostics")));
+
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard shell state must remain structurally valid."), Dashboard.IsStructurallyValid());
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The dashboard shell must preserve the mock provider profile."), Dashboard.ActiveProviderProfileId, TEXT("speech-provider/mock-offline-profile-v1"));
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The dashboard shell must preserve the ready route state."), Dashboard.ActiveRouteStateId, TEXT("route-ready"));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard shell must preserve estimate badge visibility."), Dashboard.bEstimateBadgeVisible);
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard shell must preserve quota visibility."), Dashboard.bQuotaKnown);
+	TestFalse(TEXT("The dashboard shell must not escalate healthy mock posture."), Dashboard.bEscalationBannerVisible);
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The dashboard shell must preserve zero active issues on the healthy mock route."), Dashboard.ActiveIssueCount, 0);
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard shell must preserve the refresh action."), Dashboard.AvailableActionIds.Contains(TEXT("refresh-provider-usage-cost-dashboard")));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard shell must preserve the budget review action."), Dashboard.AvailableActionIds.Contains(TEXT("review-provider-budget")));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard shell must surface the mock usage quantity."), FMath::IsNearlyEqual(Dashboard.DisplayedUsageQuantity, 0.75f));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The dashboard shell must surface the mock estimated cost."), FMath::IsNearlyEqual(Dashboard.DisplayedEstimatedCostUsd, 0.01f));
+	return true;
+}
+
+IMPLEMENT_SIMPLE_AUTOMATION_TEST(
+	FHyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAAProviderBackedDashboardFallbackTest,
+	"HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.AA.ProviderBackedDashboardFallback",
+	EAutomationTestFlags::EditorContext | EAutomationTestFlags::EngineFilter
+)
+
+bool FHyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAAProviderBackedDashboardFallbackTest::RunTest(const FString& Parameters)
+{
+	UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem* TrainingSubsystem =
+		HyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAATestInternal::MakeSpeechSubsystem(
+			TEXT("phase6r-aa-provider-session"),
+			TEXT("http-sidecar")
+		);
+	TestNotNull(TEXT("The speech subsystem must be constructed for Phase 6R-AA."), TrainingSubsystem);
+	if (TrainingSubsystem == nullptr)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	UHyperTwistHttpSpeechClient* HttpSpeechClient =
+		HyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAATestInternal::ResolveHttpSpeechClient(TrainingSubsystem);
+	TestNotNull(TEXT("The provider-backed speech client must be available for the dashboard fallback test."), HttpSpeechClient);
+	if (HttpSpeechClient == nullptr)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	HttpSpeechClient->ServiceBaseUrl.Reset();
+
+	FString OpenError;
+	TestFalse(TEXT("The provider-backed dashboard path must fail cleanly when no provider endpoint is configured."), TrainingSubsystem->OpenActiveCompanionSpeechSession(OpenError));
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The provider-backed dashboard path must report the missing service base URL."), OpenError, TEXT("service-base-url-missing"));
+
+	const FHyperTwistTrainingCompanionSpeechSessionState SessionState =
+		TrainingSubsystem->GetActiveCompanionSpeechSessionState();
+	const FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState& Dashboard =
+		SessionState.UsageCostDashboardShellState;
+
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The provider-backed dashboard fallback must remain structurally valid."), Dashboard.IsStructurallyValid());
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The fallback dashboard must preserve the sidecar profile id."), Dashboard.ActiveProviderProfileId, TEXT("speech-provider/local-http-sidecar-profile-v1"));
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The fallback dashboard must preserve the awaiting-endpoint route state."), Dashboard.ActiveRouteStateId, TEXT("route-awaiting-endpoint"));
+	TestFalse(TEXT("The fallback dashboard must expose an unready route."), Dashboard.bRouteReady);
+	TestFalse(TEXT("The fallback dashboard must keep quota unknown during route failure."), Dashboard.bQuotaKnown);
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The fallback dashboard must escalate route failure posture."), Dashboard.bEscalationBannerVisible);
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The fallback dashboard must surface one active issue."), Dashboard.ActiveIssueCount, 1);
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The fallback dashboard must surface the route-degraded issue kind."), Dashboard.ActiveIssue.IssueKind, TEXT("route-degraded"));
+	TestEqual(TEXT("The fallback dashboard must preserve the route inspect action."), Dashboard.ActiveIssue.RecommendedActionId, TEXT("inspect-provider-route"));
+	TestTrue(TEXT("The fallback dashboard detail line must preserve the missing-endpoint reason."), Dashboard.DetailLine.Contains(TEXT("service-base-url-missing")));
+	return true;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/docs/REPO_LICENSE_TRACKING.md b/docs/REPO_LICENSE_TRACKING.md
index 2156288..f905cbc 100644
--- a/docs/REPO_LICENSE_TRACKING.md
+++ b/docs/REPO_LICENSE_TRACKING.md
@@ -191,8 +191,12 @@ Status update on `2026-05-21`:
   pass is now consumed
 - the bounded first-party `Phase 6R-Z` normalized usage/cost event-model packet is now landed in
   current code
-- the current next bounded move is a source-backed `Phase 6R-AA` first-party operator-facing
-  provider usage/cost dashboard shell preparation/control pass, not a new restrictive packet by
+- the generic source-backed `Phase 6R-AA` first-party operator-facing provider usage/cost
+  dashboard shell control pass is now consumed
+- the bounded first-party `Phase 6R-AA` operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell
+  packet is now landed in current code
+- the current next bounded move is a source-backed `Phase 6R-AB` first-party provider
+  usage/cost history/export shell preparation/control pass, not a new restrictive packet by
   default
 - use the repo-row README census, the portfolio standing refresh backfill, and the `2R-A`
   ownership contract for the current queue after that correction
@@ -342,8 +346,8 @@ Current practical interpretation:
 - the landed `PostHog/posthog` boundary-sensitive widening packet now lives in `docs/HYPERTWIST_PHASE_4R_PACKET_4R_D_POSTHOG_CONTROL_PLANE_IMPLEMENTATION_2026-05-13.md`
 - the landed `screenpipe/screenpipe` boundary-sensitive widening packet now lives in `docs/HYPERTWIST_PHASE_4R_PACKET_4R_E_SCREENPIPE_CAPTURE_HISTORY_IMPLEMENTATION_2026-05-13.md`
 - the landed `remotion-dev/remotion` boundary-sensitive widening packet now lives in `docs/HYPERTWIST_PHASE_4R_PACKET_4R_F_REMOTION_MEDIA_EXPORT_IMPLEMENTATION_2026-05-13.md`
-- the next bounded move is a source-backed `Phase 6R-Z` first-party normalized usage/cost
-  event-model preparation/control pass
+- the next bounded move is a source-backed `Phase 6R-AB` first-party provider usage/cost
+  history/export shell preparation/control pass
 
 Companion docs:
 
diff --git a/docs/arch/HYPERTWIST_PHASE6R_AA_FIRST_PARTY_OPERATOR_FACING_PROVIDER_USAGE_COST_DASHBOARD_SHELL_IMPLEMENTATION_PACKET_2026-05-25.md b/docs/arch/HYPERTWIST_PHASE6R_AA_FIRST_PARTY_OPERATOR_FACING_PROVIDER_USAGE_COST_DASHBOARD_SHELL_IMPLEMENTATION_PACKET_2026-05-25.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae7f444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/arch/HYPERTWIST_PHASE6R_AA_FIRST_PARTY_OPERATOR_FACING_PROVIDER_USAGE_COST_DASHBOARD_SHELL_IMPLEMENTATION_PACKET_2026-05-25.md
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+# HyperTwist Phase 6R-AA first-party operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell implementation packet
+
+Created on `2026-05-25`
+
+## Status
+
+- first-party HyperTwist packet
+- bounded `Phase 6R-AA` implementation slice
+
+## Purpose
+
+This packet lands the next bounded first-party slice above the landed speech
+session, microphone-shell, payload-custody, provider-custody,
+provider-routing, and normalized usage/cost event seams.
+
+The landed slice is:
+
+- first-party operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell
+
+It is not:
+
+- an actual billing export packet
+- an actual charge-settlement packet
+- a usage/cost history export packet
+- an actual payload-shipping packet
+- a real device-permission workflow packet
+- a native audio-device route ownership packet
+- a provider-specific overlay packet
+- a broad assistant-platform packet
+
+## Current authority basis
+
+This implementation packet stands on:
+
+- `docs/ops/HYPERTWIST_PROVIDER_NEUTRALITY_AND_BYOK_DOCTRINE_2026-05-21.md`
+- `docs/arch/HYPERTWIST_PHASE6R_AA_FIRST_PARTY_OPERATOR_FACING_PROVIDER_USAGE_COST_DASHBOARD_SHELL_PREPARATION_PACKET_2026-05-25.md`
+- `docs/arch/HYPERTWIST_PHASE6R_Z_FIRST_PARTY_NORMALIZED_USAGE_COST_EVENT_MODEL_IMPLEMENTATION_PACKET_2026-05-25.md`
+
+The preserved owners do not change:
+
+- first-party HyperTwist remains the top-level provider/session owner
+- first-party HyperTwist remains the usage/cost governance owner
+- `ggml-org/whisper.cpp` remains bounded to offline STT donor seams
+- `SYSTRAN/faster-whisper` remains bounded to complementary Python
+  orchestration/service-lane seams
+
+## Landed scope
+
+The current code now owns a bounded operator-facing dashboard seam through:
+
+- retained recognition contract types for:
+  - `FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellProfile`
+  - `FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardIssue`
+  - `FHyperTwistSpeechUsageCostDashboardShellState`
+  - expanded `FHyperTwistSpeechSessionConfig`
+  - expanded `FHyperTwistTrainingCompanionSpeechSessionState`
+- contract-library defaults for:
+  - dashboard shell profile ids and definitions
+  - dashboard panel ids and action bindings
+  - service-health capability exposure
+- active companion session-config and service-health dashboard composition in:
+  - `UHyperTwistTrainingSubsystem`
+- direct speech-client health capability exposure in:
+  - `UHyperTwistHttpSpeechClient`
+  - `UHyperTwistMockSpeechClient`
+- focused automation coverage in:
+  - `HyperTwistWhisperCppPhase6RAAUsageCostDashboardShellContractTest.cpp`
+
+## Why this is still intentionally bounded
+
+This packet lands the operator-facing dashboard shell family only.
+
+Still deferred:
+
+- provider usage/cost history/export shell surfaces
+- actual billing export or settlement
+- actual downloadable model/payload shipping
+- real device-permission workflow
+- native audio-device route ownership beyond bounded shell posture
+- broad assistant-platform scope
+
+## Validation
+
+Build validation:
+
+- `UnrealHyperTwistEditor Win64 Development`
+
+Focused automation validation:
+
+- `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.AA` `3/3`
+
+Regression automation validation:
+
+- `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.Z` `3/3`
+- `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.Y` `3/3`
+- `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.X` `3/3`
+- `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.W` `3/3`
+- `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.V` `3/3`
+- `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.U` `3/3`
+- `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.E` `3/3`
+- `HyperTwist.Permissive.FasterWhisper.Phase6R.F` `3/3`
+- `HyperTwist.Permissive.Piper.Phase6R.G` `3/3`
+- `HyperTwist.Permissive.Coqui.Phase6R.H` `3/3`
+- `HyperTwist.CleanRoom.CubeDesk` `14/14`
+
+Non-blocking warnings stayed limited to the existing Unreal headless/editor
+noise, the pre-existing plugin dependency warning on `UnrealMCP`, and the
+known `http:/speech/health` and `http:/vision/health` hostname-resolution
+warnings in provider-backed automation.
+
+## Queue effect
+
+This packet consumes the current `Phase 6R-AA` implementation slice.
+
+`ggml-org/whisper.cpp` remains only partially incorporated:
+
+- landed now:
+  - speech transcript session boundary
+  - live microphone shell boundary
+  - device-permission and capture-route readiness shell posture
+  - downloadable model and payload custody boundary
+  - first-party provider-profile and BYOK custody boundary
+  - first-party provider routing and workflow-policy boundary
+  - first-party normalized usage/cost event-model boundary
+  - first-party operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell boundary
+    for:
+    - dashboard shell profile ids and definitions
+    - dashboard issue and shell-state posture
+    - companion-session dashboard composition
+    - capability exposure for:
+      - `providerUsageCostDashboardShell`
+      - `providerQuotaEscalationBanner`
+      - `providerRouteCostDiagnostics`
+- still deferred:
+  - provider usage/cost history/export shell surfaces
+  - actual downloadable model/payload shipping
+  - actual billing export or settlement
+  - real device-permission workflow
+  - native audio-device route ownership beyond bounded shell posture
+  - broad assistant-platform scope
+
+The next clean move is:
+
+- a source-backed `Phase 6R-AB` first-party provider usage/cost history/export
+  shell preparation/control pass
+
+Keep the future sequencing guards visible:
+
+- first-party HyperTwist
+  - keep the top-level provider/session contract, routing/policy lane,
+    usage/cost governance lane, and operator-facing dashboard shell lane
+    first-party
+- `ggml-org/whisper.cpp`
+  - keep code-license judgments separate from actual model or payload shipping
+    review in any follow-on packet
+- `SYSTRAN/faster-whisper`
+  - keep the row complementary to the landed provider/session, custody,
+    routing, usage/cost, and dashboard seams rather than widening it into
+    usage/cost history/export ownership
diff --git a/docs/arch/HYPERTWIST_PHASE6R_AA_FIRST_PARTY_OPERATOR_FACING_PROVIDER_USAGE_COST_DASHBOARD_SHELL_PREPARATION_PACKET_2026-05-25.md b/docs/arch/HYPERTWIST_PHASE6R_AA_FIRST_PARTY_OPERATOR_FACING_PROVIDER_USAGE_COST_DASHBOARD_SHELL_PREPARATION_PACKET_2026-05-25.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..157bdaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/arch/HYPERTWIST_PHASE6R_AA_FIRST_PARTY_OPERATOR_FACING_PROVIDER_USAGE_COST_DASHBOARD_SHELL_PREPARATION_PACKET_2026-05-25.md
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+# HyperTwist Phase 6R-AA first-party operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell preparation packet
+
+Created on `2026-05-25`
+
+## Status
+
+- first-party HyperTwist packet
+- source-backed `Phase 6R-AA` preparation/control slice
+
+## Purpose
+
+This packet scopes the next bounded first-party slice above the landed speech
+session, microphone-shell, payload-custody, provider-custody,
+provider-routing, and normalized usage/cost event seams.
+
+The granted slice is:
+
+- first-party operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell only
+
+It is not:
+
+- an actual billing or charge-settlement packet
+- a usage/cost history export packet
+- an actual payload-shipping packet
+- a real device-permission workflow packet
+- a native audio-device route ownership packet
+- a provider-specific overlay packet
+- a voice-output packet
+- a broad assistant-platform packet
+
+## Current authority basis
+
+This control pass stands on:
+
+- `docs/ops/HYPERTWIST_PROVIDER_NEUTRALITY_AND_BYOK_DOCTRINE_2026-05-21.md`
+- `docs/arch/HYPERTWIST_PHASE6R_Z_FIRST_PARTY_NORMALIZED_USAGE_COST_EVENT_MODEL_IMPLEMENTATION_PACKET_2026-05-25.md`
+- `docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/ROADMAP.md`
+
+The preserved owners do not change here:
+
+- first-party HyperTwist remains the top-level provider/session owner
+- first-party HyperTwist remains the usage/cost governance owner
+- `ggml-org/whisper.cpp` remains bounded to offline STT donor seams
+- `SYSTRAN/faster-whisper` remains bounded to complementary Python
+  orchestration/service-lane seams
+
+## Granted family
+
+The bounded `Phase 6R-AA` slice may land:
+
+1. first-party operator-facing usage/cost dashboard shell profile ids and
+   definitions
+2. dashboard issue and shell-state record shapes
+3. session-config and companion-session-state expansion for those shapes
+4. bounded capability exposure for:
+   - `providerUsageCostDashboardShell`
+   - `providerQuotaEscalationBanner`
+   - `providerRouteCostDiagnostics`
+5. focused automation for mock healthy posture and provider-backed fallback
+   posture
+
+The packet must stay out of:
+
+- actual billing export, settlement, or invoice reconciliation
+- actual payload download or redistribution ownership
+- real device-permission workflow ownership
+- native audio-device route ownership
+- provider-specific dashboard skinning
+
+## Proposed implementation shape
+
+Land the narrower first-party boundary through:
+
+- retained recognition contract types for:
+  - usage/cost dashboard shell profile
+  - dashboard issue
+  - dashboard shell state
+  - expanded speech session config
+  - expanded companion speech session state
+- contract-library defaults for:
+  - dashboard shell profile ids and definitions
+  - dashboard action bindings and panel ids
+  - service-health capability exposure
+- training-subsystem composition for:
+  - provider summary posture
+  - route diagnostics posture
+  - usage and cost summary cards
+  - quota escalation banner posture
+  - provider-backed fallback issue posture
+- direct speech-client health capability exposure for:
+  - `providerUsageCostDashboardShell`
+  - `providerQuotaEscalationBanner`
+  - `providerRouteCostDiagnostics`
+
+## Validation target
+
+Validate with:
+
+- Unreal build for `UnrealHyperTwistEditor Win64 Development`
+- focused automation:
+  - `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.AA`
+- regressions:
+  - `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.Z`
+  - `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.Y`
+  - `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.X`
+  - `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.W`
+  - `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.V`
+  - `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.U`
+  - `HyperTwist.Permissive.WhisperCpp.Phase6R.E`
+  - `HyperTwist.Permissive.FasterWhisper.Phase6R.F`
+  - `HyperTwist.Permissive.Piper.Phase6R.G`
+  - `HyperTwist.Permissive.Coqui.Phase6R.H`
+  - `HyperTwist.CleanRoom.CubeDesk`
+
+## Queue effect
+
+If this packet lands cleanly, the next bounded move becomes:
+
+- a source-backed `Phase 6R-AB` first-party provider usage/cost history/export
+  shell preparation/control pass
+
+Keep the narrow sequencing guards visible:
+
+- keep actual billing and settlement separate from dashboard shell ownership
+- keep actual payload shipping separate from usage/cost governance
+- keep real device-permission workflow and native capture-route ownership
+  outside this packet
diff --git a/docs/ops/HYPERTWIST_IMPLEMENTATION_PHASE_1_KICKOFF.md b/docs/ops/HYPERTWIST_IMPLEMENTATION_PHASE_1_KICKOFF.md
index d5d416c..daa5ec0 100644
--- a/docs/ops/HYPERTWIST_IMPLEMENTATION_PHASE_1_KICKOFF.md
+++ b/docs/ops/HYPERTWIST_IMPLEMENTATION_PHASE_1_KICKOFF.md
@@ -168,15 +168,19 @@ The next bounded move is now:
     control pass is now consumed
 26. the bounded first-party `Phase 6R-Z` normalized usage/cost event-model packet is now
     landed in current code
-27. the next bounded move is a source-backed `Phase 6R-AA` first-party operator-facing
-    provider usage/cost dashboard shell preparation/control pass
-28. keep the speech-lane guard visible:
+27. the generic source-backed `Phase 6R-AA` first-party operator-facing provider usage/cost
+    dashboard shell control pass is now consumed
+28. the bounded first-party `Phase 6R-AA` operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell
+    packet is now landed in current code
+29. the next bounded move is a source-backed `Phase 6R-AB` first-party provider usage/cost
+    history/export shell preparation/control pass
+30. keep the speech-lane guard visible:
     - keep code-license judgments separate from model, voice, and payload-license review
-29. keep the provider-neutral speech-lane guard visible:
+31. keep the provider-neutral speech-lane guard visible:
     - first-party HyperTwist owns the top-level provider/session contract
     - `whisper.cpp` and `faster-whisper` may win narrower donor slices without inheriting that
       lane, the provider routing/policy lane, or the usage/cost governance lane
-30. keep the `MagicTile` guard visible:
+32. keep the `MagicTile` guard visible:
     - keep broad non-Euclidean interaction or WinForms/OpenTK host-shell ownership closed by
       default unless a narrower first-party gap is proven above the landed macro-remapping seam
 
diff --git a/docs/ops/HYPERTWIST_PROVIDER_NEUTRALITY_AND_BYOK_DOCTRINE_2026-05-21.md b/docs/ops/HYPERTWIST_PROVIDER_NEUTRALITY_AND_BYOK_DOCTRINE_2026-05-21.md
index 5789543..1f3473d 100644
--- a/docs/ops/HYPERTWIST_PROVIDER_NEUTRALITY_AND_BYOK_DOCTRINE_2026-05-21.md
+++ b/docs/ops/HYPERTWIST_PROVIDER_NEUTRALITY_AND_BYOK_DOCTRINE_2026-05-21.md
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ The correct implementation order is:
 
 Current landed ordering status:
 
-- steps `1` through `4` now have bounded first-party implementation anchors
-- operator-facing overlays remain the next first-party gap
+- steps `1` through `5` now have bounded first-party implementation anchors
+- usage/cost history/export shells and actual billing/settlement remain later
+  first-party work
 - provider-specific adapters remain later work
 
 Do not invert that order.
diff --git a/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/FEATURE_REGISTRY.md b/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/FEATURE_REGISTRY.md
index f753b80..e4f4097 100644
--- a/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/FEATURE_REGISTRY.md
+++ b/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/FEATURE_REGISTRY.md
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ Do not collapse those three tiers into one undifferentiated "features" voice.
 | First-party provider profile and BYOK custody boundary | Implemented now | landed first-party `Phase 6R-X` | First-party provider-profile definitions, BYOK custody definitions, per-profile model/capability maps, and out-of-band auth-reference wording are now live above the landed speech session, shell, and payload-custody seams. |
 | First-party provider routing and workflow-policy boundary | Implemented now | landed first-party `Phase 6R-Y` | First-party routing-policy ids/definitions, route-decision summaries, fallback-health posture, and workflow-policy capability exposure are now live above the landed provider-custody seam. |
 | First-party normalized usage/cost event surface | Implemented now | landed first-party `Phase 6R-Z` | First-party accounting-profile definitions, normalized usage/cost event templates and health summaries, quota/rate-limit state, and bounded capability exposure are now live above the landed provider-routing seam. |
+| First-party operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell | Implemented now | landed first-party `Phase 6R-AA` | First-party dashboard shell profiles, dashboard issue/state objects, quota escalation banners, route diagnostics, and operator-facing panel/action contracts are now live above the landed normalized usage/cost seam. |
 | Analytics/reporting surfaces | Implemented now | landed analytics/reporting packets | Reporting is real, but bounded to accepted retained slices. |
 | Browser/spatial/media adjunct surfaces | Implemented now | landed `three.js`, `react-three-fiber`, `xr`, `model-viewer`, `remotion` packets | These are implemented bounded families, not proof of unlimited browser-shell parity. |
 
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@ repo.
 | Provider-neutral BYOK/profile custody boundary | Implemented now | landed first-party `Phase 6R-X` packet | Current bounded provider-profile ids/definitions, BYOK custody ids/definitions, per-profile model/capability maps, and out-of-band auth-reference wording. |
 | First-party provider routing and workflow-policy boundary | Implemented now | landed first-party `Phase 6R-Y` packet | Current bounded routing-policy ids/definitions, route-decision summaries, explicit fallback-health posture, and workflow-policy capability exposure above the landed provider/session and provider-custody seams. |
 | First-party normalized usage/cost event surface | Implemented now | landed first-party `Phase 6R-Z` packet | Current bounded accounting-profile ids/definitions, normalized usage/cost event summaries, quota/rate-limit state, and bounded capability exposure above the landed provider-routing seam. |
+| First-party operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell | Implemented now | landed first-party `Phase 6R-AA` packet | Current bounded dashboard shell profile ids/definitions, dashboard issue/state posture, and capability exposure above the landed normalized usage/cost seam. |
 | OpenAI-compatible custom endpoint support | Deep-source grounded retained | doctrine-defined first-party target | First-class target is now represented in the landed custody model, but full routing/runtime support is still deferred. |
 | Provider-specific overlays | Shallow placeholder | future provider-family work only | Keep internal until source-grounded and normalized. |
 
diff --git a/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/ROADMAP.md b/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/ROADMAP.md
index 85247f1..358acf5 100644
--- a/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/docs/v6_5_deep_manual_pack/HyperTwist/ROADMAP.md
@@ -167,10 +167,14 @@ Canonical discovery surfaces for roadmap interpretation:
   pass is now consumed
 - the bounded first-party `Phase 6R-Z` normalized usage/cost event-model packet is now landed in
   current code
-- the current next bounded move is a source-backed `Phase 6R-AA` first-party operator-facing
-  provider usage/cost dashboard shell preparation/control pass, while keeping actual billing,
-  real device-permission workflow, native capture-route ownership, and actual payload shipping
-  separately deferred
+- the generic source-backed `Phase 6R-AA` first-party operator-facing provider usage/cost
+  dashboard shell control pass is now consumed
+- the bounded first-party `Phase 6R-AA` operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell
+  packet is now landed in current code
+- the current next bounded move is a source-backed `Phase 6R-AB` first-party provider
+  usage/cost history/export shell preparation/control pass, while keeping actual billing,
+  settlement, real device-permission workflow, native capture-route ownership, and actual
+  payload shipping separately deferred
 - the repo-row implementation queue is now live from that `Phase 6R-A` entry point rather than
   waiting on another first-party packet
 
@@ -257,16 +261,15 @@ Current routing truth:
   - `brianpeiris/RiftSketch`
 - the v6.3 CSV label `not_live_reference_or_discard_candidate` is not the final state by itself; read the closed `0R-E` packet for the retained-versus-discarded split
 
-The next bounded move is a source-backed `Phase 6R-AA` first-party
-operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell preparation/control pass.
+The next bounded move is a source-backed `Phase 6R-AB` first-party provider
+usage/cost history/export shell preparation/control pass.
 
 Queue interpretation after that control pass:
 
 - then continue with the retained repo-row queue
 - highest current repo-row queue pressure sits in:
-  - the first-party operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell
-    remainder above the
-    partially landed `whisper.cpp` and `faster-whisper` speech seams
+  - the first-party provider usage/cost history/export shell remainder above
+    the partially landed `whisper.cpp` and `faster-whisper` speech seams
 - `HactarCE/Hyperspeedcube` is now closed for the currently justified retained row:
   - landed:
     - puzzle catalog contract
@@ -369,8 +372,9 @@ Queue interpretation after that control pass:
       - normalized usage events
       - normalized cost events
       - quota/rate-limit state
+      - operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard shell
   - still deferred:
-    - operator-facing provider usage/cost dashboard surfaces
+    - provider usage/cost history/export shell surfaces
     - real device-permission workflow
     - native capture-route ownership beyond bounded shell posture
     - actual downloadable model or payload shipping
@@ -418,12 +422,13 @@ Queue interpretation after that control pass:
     - viseme / gesture runtime integration
     - broad assistant-platform scope
 - the next queue shape is now:
-  - first-party normalized usage/cost event-model assessment above the landed speech session,
-    shell, payload-custody, provider-custody, and provider-routing seams
+  - first-party provider usage/cost history/export shell assessment above the landed speech
+    session, shell, payload-custody, provider-custody, provider-routing, normalized usage/cost,
+    and operator-facing dashboard seams
 - the next bounded move should stay narrow:
-  - a source-backed `Phase 6R-Z` control pass before any widening into actual payload shipping,
-    real device-permission workflow, broad voice-output ownership, or broad assistant-platform
-    scope
+  - a source-backed `Phase 6R-AB` control pass before any widening into actual billing
+    settlement, actual payload shipping, real device-permission workflow, broad voice-output
+    ownership, or broad assistant-platform scope
 - keep the speech-input / voice sidecar legal sequencing guard visible:
   - keep code-license judgments separate from model, voice, and payload-license review
 - keep the provider-neutral speech-lane guard visible: