diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/observatory/ObservatoryStage.svelte b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/observatory/ObservatoryStage.svelte
index 8ad5d0f..d7ea608 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/observatory/ObservatoryStage.svelte
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/observatory/ObservatoryStage.svelte
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@
 		ondemochange?: (demo: DemoMode) => void;
 		/** When provided, renders the exit control (× back to the dashboard). */
 		onexit?: () => void;
+		/**
+		 * Embedded mode — the stage fills its PARENT (absolute) instead of the
+		 * viewport (fixed). Used by the main graph page, where the field is the
+		 * default renderer living under the page's own chrome.
+		 */
+		embedded?: boolean;
+		/**
+		 * 'full'  — telemetry strip, spine, verdicts, switcher, exit (the route
+		 *           and the takeover overlay).
+		 * 'none'  — pure living canvas + loading/error text only; the host page
+		 *           provides all chrome (the main graph's field renderer).
+		 */
+		chrome?: 'full' | 'none';
 	}
 
 	let {
@@ -53,7 +66,9 @@
 		capture = false,
 		showSwitcher = true,
 		ondemochange,
-		onexit
+		onexit,
+		embedded = false,
+		chrome = 'full'
 	}: Props = $props();
 
 	// Human labels for the switcher chips — short, mono, uppercase (visual DNA §7.3).
@@ -246,8 +261,11 @@
 
 <svelte:window onkeydown={onKeydown} />
 
-<!-- Full-bleed void stage: #05060a -->
-<div class="fixed inset-0 overflow-hidden bg-[#05060a]" class:cursor-none={capture}>
+<!-- Void stage: #05060a — full-bleed (route/takeover) or parent-filling (embedded) -->
+<div
+	class="{embedded ? 'absolute' : 'fixed'} inset-0 overflow-hidden bg-[#05060a]"
+	class:cursor-none={capture}
+>
 	<!-- Canvas layer (z-index 0) — the living memory field -->
 	<div class="absolute inset-0 z-0">
 		<ObservatoryCanvas
@@ -260,9 +278,11 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<!-- DOM overlay layer (pointer-events:none) — instruments only.
-	     capture hides it all (pure canvas for recording); H toggles. -->
+	     capture hides it all (pure canvas for recording); H toggles;
+	     chrome='none' leaves only loading/error (host page owns the chrome). -->
 	{#if showHud}
 	<div class="absolute inset-0 z-10 pointer-events-none">
+		{#if chrome === 'full'}
 		<!-- Top telemetry strip -->
 		<TelemetryStrip
 			demoMode={demo}
@@ -276,9 +296,10 @@
 			{loading}
 			{error}
 		/>
+		{/if}
 
 		<!-- Exit control — back to the dashboard graph. Esc works too. -->
-		{#if onexit}
+		{#if chrome === 'full' && onexit}
 			<button
 				onclick={onexit}
 				class="absolute top-10 right-4 pointer-events-auto font-mono text-xs tracking-widest
@@ -291,7 +312,7 @@
 		{/if}
 
 		<!-- Demo moment switcher — the 5 cognitive moments, one click each. -->
-		{#if showSwitcher}
+		{#if chrome === 'full' && showSwitcher}
 			<div class="absolute top-10 left-4 pointer-events-auto flex flex-col gap-1.5">
 				{#each DEMO_MODES as mode (mode)}
 					<button
@@ -327,15 +348,17 @@
 		{/if}
 
 		<!-- Timeline spine: beat ticks + playhead riding the loop -->
-		<TimelineSpine steps={pathSteps} frame={frameCount} />
+		{#if chrome === 'full'}
+			<TimelineSpine steps={pathSteps} frame={frameCount} />
+		{/if}
 
 		<!-- Salience-rescue verdict card (frame-driven opacity) -->
-		{#if demo === 'salience-rescue' && rescuePlan?.viable}
+		{#if chrome === 'full' && demo === 'salience-rescue' && rescuePlan?.viable}
 			<RescueVerdict frame={frameCount} verdict={rescuePlan.verdict} />
 		{/if}
 
 		<!-- Firewall quarantine verdict card (frames 480-620, crimson tone) -->
-		{#if demo === 'firewall' && firewallPlan?.viable}
+		{#if chrome === 'full' && demo === 'firewall' && firewallPlan?.viable}
 			<RescueVerdict
 				frame={frameCount}
 				tone="quarantine"
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(app)/graph/+page.svelte b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(app)/graph/+page.svelte
index d45c4dd..18c5428 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(app)/graph/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(app)/graph/+page.svelte
@@ -64,6 +64,22 @@
 	let showObservatory = $state(false);
 	let obsDemo = $state<DemoMode>('recall-path');
 
+	// Main-canvas renderer: 'field' = the raw-WebGPU living memory field (the
+	// Observatory engine — HDR bloom, GPU force sim, recall wavefront riding
+	// the REAL graph; visuals to the max, the default wherever WebGPU exists).
+	// 'classic' = the Three.js inspector (node picking, colour modes, temporal
+	// scrubbing) — kept one click away until GPU picking lands in the field.
+	const RENDERER_KEY = 'vestige-graph-renderer';
+	let renderMode = $state<'field' | 'classic'>('classic');
+	function setRenderMode(m: 'field' | 'classic') {
+		renderMode = m;
+		try {
+			localStorage.setItem(RENDERER_KEY, m);
+		} catch {
+			/* storage unavailable (private mode) — session-only choice */
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Filtered graph data based on temporal mode
 	let displayNodes = $derived.by((): GraphNode[] => {
 		if (!graphData) return [];
@@ -112,6 +128,17 @@
 	}
 
 	onMount(() => {
+		// Renderer choice: honor the saved preference, defaulting to the WebGPU
+		// field wherever the GPU exists. No WebGPU → classic, always.
+		const hasWebGpu = typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && 'gpu' in navigator;
+		let saved: string | null = null;
+		try {
+			saved = localStorage.getItem(RENDERER_KEY);
+		} catch {
+			/* storage unavailable */
+		}
+		renderMode = !hasWebGpu ? 'classic' : saved === 'classic' ? 'classic' : 'field';
+
 		const sp = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
 		const requestedMode = sp.get('colorMode');
 		if (isColorMode(requestedMode)) {
@@ -286,16 +313,25 @@ disown</code>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	{:else if graphData}
-		<Graph3D
-			nodes={displayNodes}
-			edges={displayEdges}
-			centerId={graphData.center_id}
-			events={$eventFeed}
-			{isDreaming}
-			{colorMode}
-			onSelect={onNodeSelect}
-			onGraphMutation={handleGraphMutation}
-		/>
+		{#if renderMode === 'field'}
+			<!-- The raw-WebGPU living memory field — the Observatory engine as the
+			     MAIN renderer: GPU force sim, HDR bloom, the recall wavefront
+			     sweeping the real graph on a 12s loop. Page chrome stays DOM. -->
+			<div class="absolute inset-0">
+				<ObservatoryStage embedded chrome="none" demo="recall-path" showSwitcher={false} />
+			</div>
+		{:else}
+			<Graph3D
+				nodes={displayNodes}
+				edges={displayEdges}
+				centerId={graphData.center_id}
+				events={$eventFeed}
+				{isDreaming}
+				{colorMode}
+				onSelect={onNodeSelect}
+				onGraphMutation={handleGraphMutation}
+			/>
+		{/if}
 	{/if}
 
 	<!-- Top controls bar -->
@@ -304,7 +340,8 @@ disown</code>
 			[padding-top:max(0.75rem,env(safe-area-inset-top))] [padding-left:max(0.75rem,env(safe-area-inset-left))] [padding-right:max(0.75rem,env(safe-area-inset-right))]
 			sm:[padding-top:0] sm:[padding-left:0] sm:[padding-right:0]"
 	>
-		<!-- Search -->
+		<!-- Search — classic-renderer feature (centers + reloads the inspector) -->
+		{#if renderMode === 'classic'}
 		<div class="flex gap-2 w-full sm:flex-1 sm:w-auto sm:max-w-md">
 			<input
 				type="text"
@@ -319,8 +356,36 @@ disown</code>
 				Focus
 			</button>
 		</div>
+		{/if}
 
 		<div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2 w-full sm:w-auto sm:ml-auto">
+			<!-- Renderer toggle: the WebGPU living field (default) vs the classic
+				 Three.js inspector. The field is the banger; classic keeps node
+				 picking / colour modes / temporal until GPU picking lands. -->
+			<div class="flex shrink-0 glass rounded-xl p-0.5 text-xs" role="radiogroup" aria-label="Renderer">
+				<button
+					type="button"
+					role="radio"
+					aria-checked={renderMode === 'field'}
+					onclick={() => setRenderMode('field')}
+					class="min-h-9 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg transition {renderMode === 'field' ? 'bg-[#5dcaa5]/25 text-[#7fe6c0]' : 'text-dim hover:text-text'}"
+					title="Raw-WebGPU living memory field — visuals to the max"
+				>
+					✦ Field
+				</button>
+				<button
+					type="button"
+					role="radio"
+					aria-checked={renderMode === 'classic'}
+					onclick={() => setRenderMode('classic')}
+					class="min-h-9 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg transition {renderMode === 'classic' ? 'bg-synapse/25 text-synapse-glow' : 'text-dim hover:text-text'}"
+					title="Classic 3D inspector — node picking, colour modes, temporal scrubbing"
+				>
+					Classic
+				</button>
+			</div>
+
+			{#if renderMode === 'classic'}
 			<!-- v2.0.8: colour mode toggle. Switches sphere tint between node type
 				 (fact / concept / event / …) and FSRS memory state (active / dormant /
 				 silent / unavailable). Legend auto-renders in state mode. -->
@@ -386,6 +451,7 @@ disown</code>
 					{graphState.brightness.toFixed(1)}x
 				</span>
 			</label>
+			{/if}
 
 			<!-- Dream button -->
 			<button
@@ -449,13 +515,13 @@ disown</code>
 
 	<!-- v2.0.8: FSRS memory-state legend. Only rendered in state mode so the
 		 legend doesn't compete with the node-type palette in type mode. -->
-	{#if colorMode === 'state'}
+	{#if renderMode === 'classic' && colorMode === 'state'}
 		<div class="absolute bottom-4 right-4 z-10">
 			<MemoryStateLegend />
 		</div>
 	{/if}
 
-	{#if colorMode === 'ahagraph'}
+	{#if renderMode === 'classic' && colorMode === 'ahagraph'}
 		<div class="absolute bottom-4 right-4 z-10 glass rounded-xl px-4 py-3 text-xs">
 			<div class="text-bright font-semibold mb-2">AhaGraph</div>
 			<div class="space-y-1.5">
@@ -469,8 +535,8 @@ disown</code>
 		</div>
 	{/if}
 
-	<!-- Temporal playback slider -->
-	{#if graphData}
+	<!-- Temporal playback slider — scrubs the classic inspector only -->
+	{#if graphData && renderMode === 'classic'}
 		<TimeSlider
 			nodes={graphData.nodes}
 			onDateChange={(date) => { temporalDate = date; }}