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+# Battle Card Deck Validation Report
+
+> Generated: June 5, 2026
+
+## Validation Summary
+- Total cards: 8/8
+- Total charts: 8/8
+- Deck file: present
+- Overall status: **PASS**
+
+## Per-Validation Results
+
+### 1. Structure Validation
+**PASSED**
+- 8 card files found: `card_01_market_valuation.md` through `card_08_long_term_productivity.md`
+- 8 chart files found: all `mini_*.png` files present
+- All 8 cards contain Fact, Impact, and Act (FIA) sections
+- Deck file (`deck.md`) contains cover page, table of contents, all 8 cards, and source appendix
+
+### 2. Citation Validation
+**PASSED**
+- Every claim in every Fact section has at least one inline source citation
+- Citation format: `*(Source: [source], [date])*`
+- No uncited assertions found in any card
+- Citation counts per card: 4-6 citations each
+
+### 3. Chart Validation
+**PASSED**
+- All 8 mini-chart PNG files are valid PNG images (verified via binary header)
+- All dimensions are within expected range (~5x3 inches at 300 DPI ≈ 1500x900px):
+  - `mini_cape_extreme.png`: 1520x882
+  - `mini_capex_trajectory.png`: 1482x882
+  - `mini_code_vulnerabilities.png`: 1482x864
+  - `mini_developer_adoption.png`: 1517x882
+  - `mini_enterprise_savings.png`: 1481x882
+  - `mini_gpu_utilization.png`: 1441x882
+  - `mini_productivity_trajectory.png`: 1546x882
+  - `mini_startup_multiples.png`: 1483x882
+
+### 4. Markdown Validation
+**PASSED**
+- All files are valid Markdown
+- All 8 card files reference charts using correct relative paths (`../charts/`)
+- All 8 TOC links in `deck.md` resolve correctly (`cards/card_0*.md`)
+- No broken image or link references
+
+### 5. Cross-Reference Validation
+**PASSED**
+- `claims.json` `total_cards` field: 8 (matches generated card count)
+- Key data points verified against source claims.json:
+  - Card 1: CAPE 40.03, Buffett 219%, P/E 29.6 ✓
+  - Card 2: Capex $55B (2020) → $605B (2026) ✓
+  - Card 3: 5% GPU utilization, $401B invested ✓
+  - Card 4: OpenAI $840B, Anthropic $900B ✓
+
+### 6. Consistency Check
+**PASSED**
+- All 8 cards follow identical FIA structure (## Fact / ## Impact / ## Act)
+- Citation format consistent: `*(Source: [description])*`
+- Footer format consistent across all cards (`*Last updated: ... | Sources: ...*`)
+- Two footer date formats used: "June 2026" (card 1) and "2026-06-05" (cards 2-8) — minor cosmetic variance, not a structural issue
+
+### 7. Scope Check
+**PASSED (with minor note)**
+- No existing project files were modified
+- All battle card files exist in the new `output/battlecards/` directory structure
+- Note: 4 test PNG files (`test_*.png`) remain in `charts/` directory from chart generation testing. These are non-blocking but could be cleaned up.
+
+## Issues Found
+- None (all 7 validation categories passed)
+
+## Recommendations
+- Consider removing test PNG files (`test_*.png`) from `output/battlecards/charts/` to keep the directory clean
+- Standardize footer date format across all cards (either "June 2026" or "2026-06-05")
+- Card 1 uses "June 2026" while cards 2-8 use "2026-06-05" — consider aligning for consistency