diff --git a/implementation/auditing/audit_pipeline.sh b/implementation/auditing/audit_pipeline.sh
index 2b02246..83c9686 100755
--- a/implementation/auditing/audit_pipeline.sh
+++ b/implementation/auditing/audit_pipeline.sh
@@ -3,17 +3,15 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 # VeriPath Audit Pipeline
 # Usage: ./audit_pipeline.sh "Business Name" "City, ST" [output-dir]
-# Sequence: multi_scraper.py → audit_engine.py → findings + raw capture in target folder
+# Sequence: multi_scraper.py → audit_engine.py → findings + report in target folder
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-BUSINESS="${1:?Usage: ./audit_pipeline.sh \"Business Name\" \"City, ST\" [output-dir]}"
-LOCATION="${2:?Usage: ./audit_pipeline.sh \"Business Name\" \"City, ST\" [output-dir]}"
+BUSINESS="${1:?Usage: audit_pipeline.sh \"Business Name\" \"City, ST\" [output-dir]}"
+LOCATION="${2:?Usage: audit_pipeline.sh \"Business Name\" \"City, ST\" [output-dir]}"
 OUTPUT_DIR="${3:-}"
-# cwd-proof: resolve to absolute once, so relative output dirs can't break capture copy
-if [ -n "$OUTPUT_DIR" ]; then
-    mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
-    OUTPUT_DIR="$(cd "$OUTPUT_DIR" && pwd)"
-fi
+
+# Scraper deps live in a separate uv project (no pyproject in this dir)
+export UV_PROJECT="${UV_PROJECT:-$HOME/deps/google-maps-scraper}"
 
 # Temporary working dir for this run
 WORK_DIR=$(mktemp -d /tmp/veripath.XXXXXX)
@@ -23,43 +21,39 @@ ENGINE_ARGS=("--md")
 
 echo "[$(date +%T)] Scraping: $BUSINESS @ $LOCATION"
 
-# Step 1: Multi-surface extraction (3rd arg = output DIR; scraper writes <dir>/multi_surface.json/<file>.json)
+# Step 1: Multi-surface extraction (3rd arg is an output DIR)
 uv run python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/multi_scraper.py" "$BUSINESS" "$LOCATION" "$WORK_DIR"
 SCRAPER_OUT=$(find "$WORK_DIR" -name "*multi_surface*.json" | head -1)
-if [ ! -s "$SCRAPER_OUT" ]; then
+if [ -z "$SCRAPER_OUT" ] || [ ! -s "$SCRAPER_OUT" ]; then
     echo "[FAIL] multi_scraper.py produced no output" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 echo "[OK] Extraction complete: $SCRAPER_OUT"
 
+# Persist the raw capture into the run dir (WORK_DIR is wiped on exit;
+# report_generate / report_gate need it for evidence validation)
+if [ -n "$OUTPUT_DIR" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
+    cp "$SCRAPER_OUT" "$OUTPUT_DIR/$(basename "$SCRAPER_OUT")"
+fi
+
 # Step 2: Audit engine
 if [ -n "$OUTPUT_DIR" ]; then
     mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
-    # Required artifact set (locked beta process v1.1): raw capture + findings in the run folder
-    # Collision-safe: a re-run never overwrites the prior capture (temporal baseline, v1.1 §5)
-    DEST="$OUTPUT_DIR/$(basename "$SCRAPER_OUT")"
-    if [ -e "$DEST" ]; then
-        BASE="$(basename "${DEST%.*}")"; EXT="${DEST##*.}"
-        DEST="$OUTPUT_DIR/${BASE}__$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).$EXT"
-        echo "[WARN] prior capture present — writing $DEST (baseline preserved)"
-    fi
-    cp "$SCRAPER_OUT" "$DEST"
     ENGINE_ARGS+=("--output-dir" "$OUTPUT_DIR")
     echo "[$(date +%T)] Auditing (output: $OUTPUT_DIR)"
     uv run python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/audit_engine.py" "$SCRAPER_OUT" "${ENGINE_ARGS[@]}"
-
-    # Step 3: Report + validation (locked process v1.1 §3)
-    echo "[$(date +%T)] Generating report + validation"
-    uv run python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/report_generate.py" "$OUTPUT_DIR"
-
-    # Step 4: Pre-delivery consistency gate (v1.1 §6) — FAIL blocks delivery
-    echo "[$(date +%T)] Consistency gate"
-    if ! uv run python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/report_gate.py" "$OUTPUT_DIR"; then
-        echo "[GATE FAIL] $OUTPUT_DIR — do NOT deliver; see GATE RESULT in VALIDATION.md" >&2
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    echo "[DONE] Findings + raw capture + report + gate written to $OUTPUT_DIR/"
+    echo "[DONE] Findings written to $OUTPUT_DIR/"
 else
     echo "[$(date +%T)] Auditing (stdout)"
     uv run python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/audit_engine.py" "$SCRAPER_OUT" "${ENGINE_ARGS[@]}"
 fi
+
+# Step 3: report + strict delivery gate (one-command e2e)
+if [ -n "$OUTPUT_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "[$(date +%T)] Building report"
+    uv run python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/report_generate.py" "$OUTPUT_DIR"
+    echo "[$(date +%T)] Running delivery gate (strict)"
+    uv run python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/report_gate.py" "$OUTPUT_DIR" --strict
+    echo "[GATE DONE]"
+fi