diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index b1f11bd3db1..6e965f1e73f 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -586,11 +586,13 @@ The mobile app lives in `mobile/` — a Flutter app using Riverpod + Hooks.
   over raw `Theme.of(context)` calls.
 - **Keep widgets small and composable.** One public widget per file; push
   private sub-widgets (`_Foo`) into sibling `part` files under a
-  `<page>/` folder rather than growing the page file. Hard ceiling:
-  **1000 lines/file**, enforced across Desktop, Web, and Mobile by the
+  `<page>/` folder rather than growing the page file. Mobile's hard ceiling is
+  **1200 lines/file**, enforced with the other surface-specific limits by the
   repository-level `just file-size-check` gate (`just check`, CI, and every
-  pre-push). If the guard trips, **split the file — never bump the limit or add
-  an override to slip under it.**
+  pre-push). If an individual file trips the guard, **split the file — never
+  bump a surface limit or add an override merely to admit that file.**
+  Deliberate repository-wide policy revisions must update the enforced rules,
+  tests, and guidance together.
 - Feature modules must not import from other feature modules — only from
   `shared/`.
 - Use `Grid` tokens for spacing, `Radii` for border radius.
diff --git a/desktop/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs b/desktop/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
index bfe4fcc8570..bc2d179695b 100644
--- a/desktop/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
+++ b/desktop/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
@@ -1,61 +1,21 @@
+import { realpathSync } from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { runFileSizeCheck } from "../../scripts/check-file-sizes-core.mjs";
+import { rules } from "./file-size-policy.mjs";
 
-const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-const projectRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
+const scriptPath = realpathSync(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const projectRoot = path.resolve(path.dirname(scriptPath), "..");
 
-const MAX_LINES = 1000;
-
-const rules = [
-  { root: "src-tauri/src", extensions: new Set([".rs"]), maxLines: MAX_LINES },
-  // Workspace member crates. Without this the ratchet's only Rust root is
-  // `src-tauri/src`, and a crate under `src-tauri/crates/` is born outside the
-  // repo's one size discipline -- silently, since the check still exits 0.
-  {
-    root: "src-tauri/crates",
-    extensions: new Set([".rs"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-  {
-    root: "src/app",
-    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-  {
-    root: "src/features",
-    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-  {
-    root: "src/shared/api",
-    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-  {
-    root: "src/shared/context",
-    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-  {
-    root: "src/shared/lib",
-    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-  {
-    root: "src/shared/ui",
-    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-  {
-    root: "src/shared/styles",
-    extensions: new Set([".css"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-];
-
-await runFileSizeCheck({
+export const policy = {
   projectRoot,
   rules,
   label: "Desktop",
-});
+};
+
+if (
+  process.argv[1] &&
+  realpathSync(path.resolve(process.argv[1])) === scriptPath
+) {
+  await runFileSizeCheck(policy);
+}
diff --git a/desktop/scripts/file-size-policy.mjs b/desktop/scripts/file-size-policy.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5728b9187a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/scripts/file-size-policy.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+const DESKTOP_FRONTEND_MAX_LINES = 1200;
+const DESKTOP_RUST_MAX_LINES = 1500;
+
+export const rules = [
+  {
+    root: "src-tauri/src",
+    extensions: new Set([".rs"]),
+    maxLines: DESKTOP_RUST_MAX_LINES,
+  },
+  // Workspace member crates. Without this the ratchet's only Rust root is
+  // `src-tauri/src`, and a crate under `src-tauri/crates/` is born outside the
+  // repo's one size discipline -- silently, since the check still exits 0.
+  {
+    root: "src-tauri/crates",
+    extensions: new Set([".rs"]),
+    maxLines: DESKTOP_RUST_MAX_LINES,
+  },
+  {
+    root: "src/app",
+    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
+    maxLines: DESKTOP_FRONTEND_MAX_LINES,
+  },
+  {
+    root: "src/features",
+    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
+    maxLines: DESKTOP_FRONTEND_MAX_LINES,
+  },
+  {
+    root: "src/shared/api",
+    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
+    maxLines: DESKTOP_FRONTEND_MAX_LINES,
+  },
+  {
+    root: "src/shared/context",
+    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
+    maxLines: DESKTOP_FRONTEND_MAX_LINES,
+  },
+  {
+    root: "src/shared/lib",
+    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
+    maxLines: DESKTOP_FRONTEND_MAX_LINES,
+  },
+  {
+    root: "src/shared/ui",
+    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
+    maxLines: DESKTOP_FRONTEND_MAX_LINES,
+  },
+  {
+    root: "src/shared/styles",
+    extensions: new Set([".css"]),
+    maxLines: DESKTOP_FRONTEND_MAX_LINES,
+  },
+];
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/metric_store.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/metric_store.rs
index 9595e4d3323..78363223063 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/metric_store.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/metric_store.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //! via [`AgentMetricIndexRow::from_payload`].
 //!
 //! Kept in a sibling file (not `store.rs`) to keep that file under the
-//! 1000-line gate, per the existing `pipeline.rs` precedent.
+//! 1500-line gate, per the existing `pipeline.rs` precedent.
 
 use rusqlite::{params, Connection, OptionalExtension};
 
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/mod_agent_metric_tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/mod_agent_metric_tests.rs
index 2dc568d701c..337dbac922b 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/mod_agent_metric_tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/mod_agent_metric_tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Kind-44200 (NIP-AM agent turn metric) archive and `get_agent_usage_series`
 //! integration tests for `archive/mod.rs`.
 //!
-//! Kept in a sibling file so `mod_tests.rs` stays under the 1000-line gate;
+//! Kept in a sibling file so `mod_tests.rs` stays under the 1500-line gate;
 //! `#[path]`-included from there so the shared fixtures (`in_memory`,
 //! `add_sub`, `candidate`, `make_observer_frame`, `run_batch_sync_with_keys`)
 //! stay private to `mod_tests`.
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/mod_tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/mod_tests.rs
index 21587669268..c589b5bd522 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/mod_tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/mod_tests.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Unit and integration tests for `archive/mod.rs`.
 //!
-//! Kept in a sibling file so `mod.rs` stays under the 1000-line gate;
+//! Kept in a sibling file so `mod.rs` stays under the 1500-line gate;
 //! `#[path]`-included from there.
 
 use super::pipeline::BucketWithResult;
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ fn test_commit_archive_rolls_back_when_scope_write_would_fail() {
 }
 
 // Kind-44200 agent-turn-metric coverage lives in a sibling file to keep this
-// one under the 1000-line gate; nested here (not in `mod.rs`) so it inherits
+// one under the 1500-line gate; nested here (not in `mod.rs`) so it inherits
 // the shared fixtures above through `use super::*`.
 #[path = "mod_agent_metric_tests.rs"]
 mod agent_metric;
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/pipeline.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/pipeline.rs
index 98ff64dff48..f2fb3e6b895 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/pipeline.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/pipeline.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Archive pipeline — three-phase plan/query/commit split.
 //!
-//! Separated from `mod.rs` to keep that file under the 1000-line gate.
+//! Separated from `mod.rs` to keep that file under the 1500-line gate.
 //!
 //! # Send-safety
 //!
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/retention.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/retention.rs
index 5ee9acff200..2e150da97a7 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/retention.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/retention.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 //! Phase-2 prune scan, the get/set accessors for the observer window, and the
 //! PRAGMA-based size readout. The prune worker itself lands in Phase 2.
 //!
-//! Kept in a sibling file (not `store.rs`) to respect the 1000-line gate, per
+//! Kept in a sibling file (not `store.rs`) to respect the 1500-line gate, per
 //! the existing `metric_store.rs` / `pipeline.rs` / `store_migrations.rs`
 //! precedent.
 
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/retention_tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/retention_tests.rs
index 26e6a25fdae..122cd01a99a 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/retention_tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/retention_tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Behavior tests for the observer-retention setting, the size readout, and the
 //! M4 migration.
 //!
-//! Kept in a sibling file so `retention.rs` stays under the 1000-line gate;
+//! Kept in a sibling file so `retention.rs` stays under the 1500-line gate;
 //! `#[path]`-included from there. `super::*` brings the retention API (and its
 //! `rusqlite::{params, Connection}` imports) into scope; `super::super::store`
 //! reaches the neighbouring subscription mutators and the base `SCHEMA`.
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_migration_tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_migration_tests.rs
index 6a40d7f4cd7..6aa585cfb46 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_migration_tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_migration_tests.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Migration tests for `archive/store.rs` — M1: harness column.
 //!
-//! Kept in a sibling file so `store_tests.rs` stays under the 1000-line gate;
+//! Kept in a sibling file so `store_tests.rs` stays under the 1500-line gate;
 //! `#[path]`-included from `store.rs`.
 
 use super::*;
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_migrations.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_migrations.rs
index 35a21e25d45..82a24e581c3 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_migrations.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_migrations.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! `archive_migrations`, so a migration that already ran is a no-op.
 //!
 //! Kept in a sibling file (not `store.rs`) to keep that file under the
-//! 1000-line gate, per the existing `metric_store.rs` / `pipeline.rs`
+//! 1500-line gate, per the existing `metric_store.rs` / `pipeline.rs`
 //! precedent.
 
 use rusqlite::{params, Connection};
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_tests.rs
index c0f85430d4d..b7e02d8f4dc 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/archive/store_tests.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Unit tests for `archive/store.rs`.
 //!
-//! Kept in a sibling file so `store.rs` stays under the 1000-line gate;
+//! Kept in a sibling file so `store.rs` stays under the 1500-line gate;
 //! `#[path]`-included from there.
 
 use super::*;
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_config_tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_config_tests.rs
index 9c9aa58c1fd..2952ce644d7 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_config_tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/agent_config_tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //! Unit tests for `commands/agent_config.rs` (split to keep `agent_config.rs`
-//! under the 1000-line file-size ratchet).
+//! under the 1500-line file-size ratchet).
 //!
 //! Included via `#[path = "agent_config_tests.rs"] mod tests;` at the bottom of
 //! `agent_config.rs`, so `use super::*` gives access to all items in that module.
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/card/tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/card/tests.rs
index 407ab449744..d05e0f2480b 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/card/tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/card/tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //! Unit tests for `card.rs` — split into a child module file so the parent
-//! stays under the 1000-line gate (same layout as `snapshot/tests.rs`).
+//! stays under the 1500-line gate (same layout as `snapshot/tests.rs`).
 
 use super::*;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot.rs
index e7bd1597e63..4f87c129607 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //! and their supporting helpers.
 //!
 //! Import-side commands and helpers live in `snapshot::import` to keep this
-//! file under the 1000-line gate.
+//! file under the 1500-line gate.
 //!
 //! Split from `personas/mod.rs` to keep that file under the line-count gate.
 
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/import.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/import.rs
index 75a1edea65e..0b0de4ddbc5 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/import.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/import.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Import-side helpers for `buzz-agent-snapshot v1`.
 //!
-//! Extracted from `snapshot.rs` to keep that file under the 1000-line gate.
+//! Extracted from `snapshot.rs` to keep that file under the 1500-line gate.
 //! The Tauri commands here (`preview_agent_snapshot_import`,
 //! `confirm_agent_snapshot_import`) are re-exported from `snapshot.rs` and
 //! registered in `lib.rs` through the same `personas::` path as the export
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_encode_size.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_encode_size.rs
index 36eaa997163..136ef65a453 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_encode_size.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_encode_size.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Export-size guard tests for `validate_snapshot_encode_size`.
 //!
 //! Kept in a sibling file so `snapshot/tests.rs` stays under the
-//! 1000-line gate; `#[path]`-included from there as a child module,
+//! 1500-line gate; `#[path]`-included from there as a child module,
 //! so `super::*` still resolves to the shared test imports.
 //!
 //! Tests call `validate_snapshot_encode_size` directly so they prove the
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_locked.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_locked.rs
index 296444f78d0..43ca23cc822 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_locked.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_locked.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Locked-card import tests for `decode_snapshot_for_import`.
 //!
 //! Kept in a sibling file so `snapshot/tests.rs` stays under the
-//! 1000-line gate; `#[path]`-included from there as a child module,
+//! 1500-line gate; `#[path]`-included from there as a child module,
 //! so `super::*` still resolves to the shared test helpers.
 
 use super::*;
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_memory_entries.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_memory_entries.rs
index b17efa1ad11..e327cb0e491 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_memory_entries.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/personas/snapshot/tests_memory_entries.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Tests for `memory_entries_from_listing` — the shared level → entries
 //! selection used by both snapshot export and card minting. Split from
-//! `tests.rs` to keep that file under the 1000-line gate; `#[path]`-included
+//! `tests.rs` to keep that file under the 1500-line gate; `#[path]`-included
 //! from there as a child module, so `super::*` resolves to `tests`'s parent
 //! scope re-exports.
 
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/agent_snapshot_tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/agent_snapshot_tests.rs
index 9f234749bc9..2fe94da3f17 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/agent_snapshot_tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/agent_snapshot_tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Unit tests for `managed_agents/agent_snapshot.rs`.
 //!
 //! Kept in a sibling file so `agent_snapshot.rs` stays under the
-//! 1000-line gate; `#[path]`-included from there.
+//! 1500-line gate; `#[path]`-included from there.
 
 use super::*;
 use crate::managed_agents::types::{BackendKind, ManagedAgentRecord, RespondTo};
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/config_bridge/reader_tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/config_bridge/reader_tests.rs
index 36b6022b53b..244381d2d01 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/config_bridge/reader_tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/config_bridge/reader_tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //! Unit tests for `config_bridge/reader.rs` (kept in a sibling file so
-//! `reader.rs` stays under the 1000-line budget; `#[path]`-included from
+//! `reader.rs` stays under the 1500-line budget; `#[path]`-included from
 //! there).
 
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, path::Path, sync::Mutex};
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/config_bridge/reader_tests_ext.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/config_bridge/reader_tests_ext.rs
index f86793f91a1..0974bf9c581 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/config_bridge/reader_tests_ext.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/config_bridge/reader_tests_ext.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //! Additional tests for `config_bridge/reader.rs` — split out to keep
-//! `reader_tests.rs` under the 1000-line file-size ratchet.
+//! `reader_tests.rs` under the 1500-line file-size ratchet.
 //!
 //! Included as `mod ext` inside `reader_tests.rs`, so `use super::*` gives
 //! access to all helpers and types from that module.
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/spawn_snapshot/tests_ext.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/spawn_snapshot/tests_ext.rs
index dd708b6e59e..fa528899fd6 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/spawn_snapshot/tests_ext.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/spawn_snapshot/tests_ext.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //! B5 effort lifecycle tests split out of `spawn_snapshot/tests.rs` to hold
-//! that file under the 1000-line file-size ratchet.
+//! that file under the 1500-line file-size ratchet.
 //!
 //! Included as `mod ext` inside `tests.rs`, so `use super::*` gives access to
 //! its `record`, `snap`, and `record_with_env_effort` helpers.
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/storage_tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/storage_tests.rs
index 9943c6b3ac3..d39fcf41009 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/storage_tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/storage_tests.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Unit tests for `managed_agents/storage.rs`.
 //!
-//! Kept in a sibling file so `storage.rs` stays closer to the 1000-line gate;
+//! Kept in a sibling file so `storage.rs` stays closer to the 1500-line gate;
 //! `#[path]`-included from there.
 
 use std::cell::RefCell;
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/teams_tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/teams_tests.rs
index ff7900d3923..64d67f57cd8 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/teams_tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/teams_tests.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Unit tests for `managed_agents/teams.rs`.
 //!
-//! Kept in a sibling file so `teams.rs` stays under the 1000-line gate;
+//! Kept in a sibling file so `teams.rs` stays under the 1500-line gate;
 //! `#[path]`-included from there.
 
 use super::{
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/AGENTS.md b/desktop/src/features/agents/AGENTS.md
index 7822211541b..9f53fbe8949 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/AGENTS.md
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/AGENTS.md
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ with a TypeScript lookup table or an id comparison in a component.
    place that resolves it for dialog surfaces and publishes it through
    `ui/AgentRunLocationContext.tsx`; the field reads that context and lets an
    explicit `runLocation` prop win. Do **not** thread the value as a prop
-   through `AgentDefinitionDialog` / `AgentInstanceEditDialog` — both are
-   already over the 1000-line ceiling, and neither uses the value itself.
+   through `AgentDefinitionDialog` / `AgentInstanceEditDialog` — neither uses
+   the value itself, and the shared context keeps the dialog boundary stable.
    Surfaces rendered outside `AgentDialog` (e.g. `EditRespondToDialog`) pass the
    prop directly. Local names "your
    computer, including files, accounts, and connected tools"; remote names "the
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ with a TypeScript lookup table or an id comparison in a component.
    cosmetic — the Rust command rejects non-local backends because remote effort
    is set at deploy time via `policy_env`. Because it reads its inputs from the
    config surface the dialog already fetches (`useAgentConfigSurface`) and owns
-   its own mutation, it does **not** thread new props through the over-1000-line
-   dialog (see rule 11): keep effort state inside the section component, never
-   as dialog-level props. The read-only display is the `thinkingEffort`
+   its own mutation, it does **not** thread new props through the dialog (see
+   rule 11): keep effort state inside the section component, never as
+   dialog-level props. The read-only display is the `thinkingEffort`
    normalized field rendered by `AgentConfigPanel` via `NormalizedRow`, which
    already shows both facts — `field.value` (canonical, the effort the next
    spawn will launch with) and, when a running ACP session differs,
diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channel_directory.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channel_directory.dart
index a99822ede5e..1282e5f1e14 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channel_directory.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channel_directory.dart
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class _ChannelRefreshFence {
 /// nothing awaits it, so a throw would only surface as an unhandled error.
 ///
 /// An extension in this part file rather than a method on the notifier because
-/// `channels_provider.dart` sits against the repository-wide 1000-line file
+/// `channels_provider.dart` sits against the repository-wide 1200-line file
 /// ceiling enforced by `just file-size-check`.
 extension _CatchUpFencing on ChannelsNotifier {
   bool _isCatchUpRetired(
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Future<T> _fenced<T>(_ChannelRefreshFence fence, Future<T> future) async {
 /// profiles in one round-trip. Returns lowercase pubkey to label.
 ///
 /// Lives in this part file because `channels_provider.dart` sits against the
-/// repository-wide 1000-line file ceiling enforced by `just file-size-check`.
+/// repository-wide 1200-line file ceiling enforced by `just file-size-check`.
 Future<Map<String, String>> _resolveDmDisplayNames(
   RelaySessionNotifier session,
   _ChannelRefreshFence fence,
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ Future<List<NostrEvent>> _fetchHuddleStarts(
 /// Counts distinct `p`-tagged members per channel from kind:39002 events.
 ///
 /// Lives in this part file to keep `channels_provider.dart` under the
-/// repository-wide 1000-line ceiling enforced by `just file-size-check`.
+/// repository-wide 1200-line ceiling enforced by `just file-size-check`.
 Map<String, int> _memberCountsByChannelId(Iterable<NostrEvent> memberEvents) {
   final memberCounts = <String, int>{};
   for (final event in memberEvents) {
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ Map<String, int> _memberCountsByChannelId(Iterable<NostrEvent> memberEvents) {
 /// filter, so a retired response is discarded rather than merged.
 ///
 /// Lives in this part file because `channels_provider.dart` sits against the
-/// repository-wide 1000-line file ceiling enforced by `just file-size-check`.
+/// repository-wide 1200-line file ceiling enforced by `just file-size-check`.
 class _ChannelRefreshCoordinator {
   /// Resolves the relay-and-identity scope that is active right now.
   final String Function() currentScope;
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ Future<List<NostrEvent>> _fetchPaginatedChannelEvents(
 /// Thread-interest and unread helpers shared by [ChannelsNotifier].
 ///
 /// Lives in this part file because `channels_provider.dart` sits against the
-/// repository-wide 1000-line file ceiling enforced by `just file-size-check`.
+/// repository-wide 1200-line file ceiling enforced by `just file-size-check`.
 String? _observedUnreadRootId(NostrEvent event) =>
     _isBroadcastReply(event) ? null : event.threadReference.rootId;
 
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ String _encodeRootIdSet(Set<String> values) => jsonEncode(values.toList());
 /// Records one observed unread event for a channel's badge state.
 ///
 /// An extension in this part file rather than a method on the notifier because
-/// `channels_provider.dart` sits against the repository-wide 1000-line file
+/// `channels_provider.dart` sits against the repository-wide 1200-line file
 /// ceiling enforced by `just file-size-check`. Private members stay reachable:
 /// a part shares its parent's library.
 extension _ObservedUnreadRecording on ChannelsNotifier {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_provider.dart b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_provider.dart
index 03f29c58a1b..04acaf88386 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_provider.dart
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class ChannelsNotifier extends AsyncNotifier<List<Channel>> {
     final dedupedMetas = latestMetaPerId.values;
 
     // Resolve DM participant display names. Extracted into the part file so
-    // `channels_provider.dart` stays under the 1000-line ceiling enforced by
+    // `channels_provider.dart` stays under the 1200-line ceiling enforced by
     // `just file-size-check`.
     final displayNames = await _resolveDmDisplayNames(
       session,
diff --git a/mobile/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs b/mobile/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
index 765cd8edcfb..62aa93295ee 100644
--- a/mobile/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
+++ b/mobile/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
+import { realpathSync } from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { runFileSizeCheck } from "../../scripts/check-file-sizes-core.mjs";
+import { rules } from "./file-size-policy.mjs";
 
-const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-const projectRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
+const scriptPath = realpathSync(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const projectRoot = path.resolve(path.dirname(scriptPath), "..");
 
-const MAX_LINES = 1000;
-
-const rules = [
-  {
-    root: "lib",
-    extensions: new Set([".dart"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-];
-
-await runFileSizeCheck({
+export const policy = {
   projectRoot,
   rules,
   label: "Mobile",
-});
+};
+
+if (
+  process.argv[1] &&
+  realpathSync(path.resolve(process.argv[1])) === scriptPath
+) {
+  await runFileSizeCheck(policy);
+}
diff --git a/mobile/scripts/file-size-policy.mjs b/mobile/scripts/file-size-policy.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d05dfb4be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/scripts/file-size-policy.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export const rules = [
+  {
+    root: "lib",
+    extensions: new Set([".dart"]),
+    maxLines: 1200,
+  },
+];
diff --git a/scripts/check-file-sizes-core.test.mjs b/scripts/check-file-sizes-core.test.mjs
index 9b4b910404d..986d1a3810c 100644
--- a/scripts/check-file-sizes-core.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-file-sizes-core.test.mjs
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
-import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { mkdtempSync } from "node:fs";
+import { execFileSync, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import {
+  copyFileSync,
+  mkdirSync,
+  mkdtempSync,
+  realpathSync,
+  symlinkSync,
+  writeFileSync,
+} from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import test from "node:test";
+import { policy as desktopPolicy } from "../desktop/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs";
+import { policy as mobilePolicy } from "../mobile/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs";
+import { policy as webPolicy } from "../web/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs";
 import {
   allowedLineCount,
   countLines,
@@ -12,6 +22,8 @@ import {
   resolveBaseRef,
 } from "./check-file-sizes-core.mjs";
 
+const repoRoot = path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "..");
+
 function git(repo, ...args) {
   // These fixture repositories inherit both hook configuration and Git's
   // repository-local environment when this test runs from pre-push. Isolate
@@ -26,6 +38,62 @@ function git(repo, ...args) {
   }).trim();
 }
 
+function createEntrypointFixture({
+  surface,
+  files,
+  lineDelta = 1,
+  symlinkEntrypoint = false,
+}) {
+  const repo = realpathSync(
+    mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), `file-size-${surface}-`)),
+  );
+  const scriptsDir = path.join(repo, "scripts");
+  const surfaceScriptsDir = path.join(repo, surface, "scripts");
+  mkdirSync(scriptsDir, { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(surfaceScriptsDir, { recursive: true });
+  copyFileSync(
+    path.join(repoRoot, "scripts/check-file-sizes-core.mjs"),
+    path.join(scriptsDir, "check-file-sizes-core.mjs"),
+  );
+  for (const fileName of ["check-file-sizes.mjs", "file-size-policy.mjs"]) {
+    copyFileSync(
+      path.join(repoRoot, surface, "scripts", fileName),
+      path.join(surfaceScriptsDir, fileName),
+    );
+  }
+
+  git(repo, "init", "-b", "main");
+  git(repo, "config", "user.name", "Test");
+  git(repo, "config", "user.email", "test@example.com");
+  git(repo, "add", ".");
+  git(repo, "commit", "-m", "base");
+  const base = git(repo, "rev-parse", "HEAD");
+  git(repo, "switch", "-c", "feature");
+
+  for (const { relativeFile, maxLines } of files) {
+    const governedFile = path.join(repo, surface, relativeFile);
+    const lineCount = maxLines + lineDelta;
+    mkdirSync(path.dirname(governedFile), { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(governedFile, `${"line\n".repeat(lineCount - 1)}line`);
+  }
+
+  const realEntrypointPath = path.join(
+    surfaceScriptsDir,
+    "check-file-sizes.mjs",
+  );
+  let entrypointPath = realEntrypointPath;
+  if (symlinkEntrypoint) {
+    entrypointPath = path.join(repo, `${surface}-file-size-check.mjs`);
+    symlinkSync(realEntrypointPath, entrypointPath);
+  }
+  const result = spawnSync(realpathSync(process.execPath), [entrypointPath], {
+    cwd: repo,
+    encoding: "utf8",
+    env: { ...process.env, CHECK_FILE_SIZES_BASE: base },
+  });
+  return { result, relativeFiles: files.map(({ relativeFile }) => relativeFile) };
+}
+
 test("local base resolution uses the branch merge-base and fails without origin/main", () => {
   const repo = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "file-size-base-"));
   git(repo, "init", "-b", "main");
@@ -47,12 +115,151 @@ test("local base resolution uses the branch merge-base and fails without origin/
   );
 });
 
+const entrypointCases = [
+  {
+    surface: "desktop",
+    files: [
+      { relativeFile: "src-tauri/src/oversized.rs", maxLines: 1500 },
+      { relativeFile: "src-tauri/crates/oversized.rs", maxLines: 1500 },
+      { relativeFile: "src/app/oversized.ts", maxLines: 1200 },
+      { relativeFile: "src/features/oversized.tsx", maxLines: 1200 },
+      { relativeFile: "src/shared/api/oversized.ts", maxLines: 1200 },
+      { relativeFile: "src/shared/context/oversized.tsx", maxLines: 1200 },
+      { relativeFile: "src/shared/lib/oversized.ts", maxLines: 1200 },
+      { relativeFile: "src/shared/ui/oversized.tsx", maxLines: 1200 },
+      { relativeFile: "src/shared/styles/oversized.css", maxLines: 1200 },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    surface: "mobile",
+    files: [{ relativeFile: "lib/oversized.dart", maxLines: 1200 }],
+  },
+  {
+    surface: "web",
+    files: [
+      { relativeFile: "src/app/oversized.ts", maxLines: 1000 },
+      { relativeFile: "src/features/oversized.tsx", maxLines: 1000 },
+      { relativeFile: "src/shared/api/oversized.ts", maxLines: 1000 },
+    ],
+  },
+];
+
+test("surface entrypoints execute every production rule", () => {
+  for (const fixture of entrypointCases) {
+    const { result, relativeFiles } = createEntrypointFixture(fixture);
+    assert.equal(
+      result.status,
+      1,
+      `${fixture.surface} should reject every ceiling + 1: ${result.stderr || result.stdout}`,
+    );
+    for (const relativeFile of relativeFiles) {
+      assert.ok(
+        result.stderr.includes(relativeFile),
+        `${fixture.surface} should report ${relativeFile}: ${result.stderr}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+test("surface entrypoints execute through symlinked paths", () => {
+  for (const fixture of entrypointCases) {
+    const { result, relativeFiles } = createEntrypointFixture({
+      ...fixture,
+      symlinkEntrypoint: true,
+    });
+    assert.equal(
+      result.status,
+      1,
+      `${fixture.surface} symlink should reject ceiling + 1: ${result.stderr || result.stdout}`,
+    );
+    for (const relativeFile of relativeFiles) {
+      assert.ok(
+        result.stderr.includes(relativeFile),
+        `${fixture.surface} symlink should report ${relativeFile}: ${result.stderr}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+test("surface entrypoints allow every production rule at its ceiling", () => {
+  for (const fixture of entrypointCases) {
+    const { result } = createEntrypointFixture({ ...fixture, lineDelta: 0 });
+    assert.equal(
+      result.status,
+      0,
+      `${fixture.surface} should allow every ceiling: ${result.stderr || result.stdout}`,
+    );
+  }
+});
+
 test("counts empty, LF, and CRLF content with the existing semantics", () => {
   assert.equal(countLines(""), 0);
   assert.equal(countLines("one\n"), 2);
   assert.equal(countLines("one\r\ntwo"), 2);
 });
 
+test("surface entrypoints expose the exact ordered production policies", () => {
+  const policies = [
+    [
+      desktopPolicy,
+      [
+        ["src-tauri/src", [".rs"], 1500],
+        ["src-tauri/crates", [".rs"], 1500],
+        ["src/app", [".ts", ".tsx"], 1200],
+        ["src/features", [".ts", ".tsx"], 1200],
+        ["src/shared/api", [".ts", ".tsx"], 1200],
+        ["src/shared/context", [".ts", ".tsx"], 1200],
+        ["src/shared/lib", [".ts", ".tsx"], 1200],
+        ["src/shared/ui", [".ts", ".tsx"], 1200],
+        ["src/shared/styles", [".css"], 1200],
+      ],
+    ],
+    [mobilePolicy, [["lib", [".dart"], 1200]]],
+    [
+      webPolicy,
+      [
+        ["src/app", [".ts", ".tsx"], 1000],
+        ["src/features", [".ts", ".tsx"], 1000],
+        ["src/shared/api", [".ts", ".tsx"], 1000],
+      ],
+    ],
+  ];
+
+  for (const [policy, expectedRules] of policies) {
+    const actualRules = policy.rules.map((rule) => [
+      rule.root,
+      [...rule.extensions],
+      rule.maxLines,
+    ]);
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      actualRules,
+      expectedRules,
+      `${policy.label} production rules`,
+    );
+
+    for (const rule of policy.rules) {
+      assert.equal(
+        evaluateFileSize({
+          baseLines: null,
+          candidateLines: rule.maxLines,
+          maxLines: rule.maxLines,
+        }).violates,
+        false,
+        `${policy.label} ${rule.root} should allow the ceiling`,
+      );
+      assert.equal(
+        evaluateFileSize({
+          baseLines: null,
+          candidateLines: rule.maxLines + 1,
+          maxLines: rule.maxLines,
+        }).violates,
+        true,
+        `${policy.label} ${rule.root} should reject ceiling + 1`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+});
+
 test("new files use the configured ceiling", () => {
   assert.equal(allowedLineCount(null, 1000), 1000);
   assert.deepEqual(
diff --git a/web/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs b/web/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
index 810a2b7ae72..f43b596cd16 100644
--- a/web/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
+++ b/web/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
@@ -1,32 +1,21 @@
+import { realpathSync } from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { runFileSizeCheck } from "../../scripts/check-file-sizes-core.mjs";
+import { rules } from "./file-size-policy.mjs";
 
-const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-const projectRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, "..");
+const scriptPath = realpathSync(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const projectRoot = path.resolve(path.dirname(scriptPath), "..");
 
-const MAX_LINES = 1000;
-
-const rules = [
-  {
-    root: "src/app",
-    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-  {
-    root: "src/features",
-    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-  {
-    root: "src/shared/api",
-    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
-    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
-  },
-];
-
-await runFileSizeCheck({
+export const policy = {
   projectRoot,
   rules,
   label: "Web",
-});
+};
+
+if (
+  process.argv[1] &&
+  realpathSync(path.resolve(process.argv[1])) === scriptPath
+) {
+  await runFileSizeCheck(policy);
+}
diff --git a/web/scripts/file-size-policy.mjs b/web/scripts/file-size-policy.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c1bdd8a5ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/scripts/file-size-policy.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+const MAX_LINES = 1000;
+
+export const rules = [
+  {
+    root: "src/app",
+    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
+    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
+  },
+  {
+    root: "src/features",
+    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
+    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
+  },
+  {
+    root: "src/shared/api",
+    extensions: new Set([".ts", ".tsx"]),
+    maxLines: MAX_LINES,
+  },
+];