diff --git a/.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md b/.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md
index 988e320..bd666c1 100644
--- a/.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md
+++ b/.ciagent/REQUIREMENTS.md
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@
 | REQ-10 | 4 | complete (v1.0.4) |
 | REQ-11 | 3 | complete (v1.0.3) |
 | REQ-12 | 4 | complete (v1.0.4) |
-| REQ-13 | 5 | pending |
-| REQ-14 | 5 | pending |
-| REQ-15 | 5 | pending |
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+| REQ-13 | 5 | covered (pending VERIFY) |
+| REQ-14 | 5 | covered (pending VERIFY) |
+| REQ-15 | 5 | covered (pending VERIFY) |
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diff --git a/.ciagent/ROADMAP.md b/.ciagent/ROADMAP.md
index f9afad3..0e5ea5b 100644
--- a/.ciagent/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/.ciagent/ROADMAP.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Five-phase breakdown to take ACDL from empty repo to a reproducible 4-act execut
 
 ### Phase 05 — evidence-ui-and-demo-dry-run
 - **Description:** Build `index.html` (vanilla JS, fetches `audit.json`, renders timeline) and run all four acts end-to-end as a dry run.
-- **Status:** not_started
+- **Status:** executing
 - **Depends on:** [4]
 - **Requirements:** REQ-11, REQ-13, REQ-14, REQ-15
 - **Success Criteria:**
diff --git a/scripts/verify_phase05.sh b/scripts/verify_phase05.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..97d28c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/verify_phase05.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Phase 05 verification script.
+# Validates the evidence UI + the 4-act demo dry-run.
+#
+# Usage: scripts/verify_phase05.sh
+# Exit codes: 0 = all checks passed; 1 = one or more checks failed.
+
+set -uo pipefail
+
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+fail_count=0
+pass() { printf '  [PASS] %s\n' "$1"; }
+fail() { printf '  [FAIL] %s\n' "$1"; fail_count=$((fail_count + 1)); }
+
+GITEA_HOST="${GITEA_HOST:-https://git.cloudinit.dev}"
+ORG="continuous-intelligence"
+EVIDENCE_REPO="acdl-evidence"
+
+echo "== Phase 05 verification =="
+echo "Root: ${ROOT}"
+echo
+
+# --- Check 1: evidence-ui/index.html structure ---
+echo "-- Check 1: evidence-ui/index.html structure (D-032, REQ-14) --"
+UI="evidence-ui/index.html"
+if [ ! -f "$UI" ]; then
+  fail "$UI missing"
+else
+  pass "$UI exists"
+  size=$(wc -c < "$UI")
+  if [ "$size" -ge 1000 ] && [ "$size" -le 30000 ]; then
+    pass "$UI size ${size} bytes (within 1-30 KB range)"
+  else
+    fail "$UI size ${size} bytes (expected 1-30 KB)"
+  fi
+  ui_check=$(python3 << 'PYEOF'
+import re, sys
+content = open('evidence-ui/index.html').read()
+problems = []
+if '<style>' not in content or '</style>' not in content: problems.append('missing inline <style>')
+if '<script>' not in content or '</script>' not in content: problems.append('missing inline <script>')
+if 'fetch(' not in content: problems.append('missing fetch call')
+if "'./audit.json'" not in content and '"./audit.json"' not in content: problems.append('missing relative ./audit.json fetch')
+external = re.findall(r'(?:src|href)\s*=\s*["\']https?://', content)
+if external: problems.append(f'external resource refs: {external}')
+# Confirm a refresh button or refresh function exists
+if 'refresh' not in content.lower(): problems.append('no refresh button/function')
+print('OK' if not problems else 'FAIL: ' + '; '.join(problems))
+PYEOF
+)
+  if [ "$ui_check" = "OK" ]; then
+    pass "$UI structural checks (inline CSS/JS, fetch ./audit.json, no external refs, refresh)"
+  else
+    fail "$UI structural: $ui_check"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# --- Check 2: run_demo.sh syntax ---
+echo "-- Check 2: run_demo.sh syntax + flags --"
+if bash -n scripts/run_demo.sh 2>/dev/null; then
+  pass "run_demo.sh bash -n clean"
+else
+  fail "run_demo.sh bash -n"
+fi
+if grep -q -- '--no-upload' scripts/run_demo.sh; then
+  pass "run_demo.sh supports --no-upload flag"
+else
+  fail "run_demo.sh missing --no-upload flag"
+fi
+
+# --- Check 3: run_demo.sh dry-run (no upload) ---
+echo "-- Check 3: run_demo.sh --no-upload (4 acts, 11 events) --"
+rm -rf /tmp/acdl_demo_run
+out=$(ACDL_GITEA_TOKEN= bash scripts/run_demo.sh --no-upload 2>&1); rc=$?
+if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
+  pass "run_demo.sh --no-upload exits 0"
+else
+  fail "run_demo.sh --no-upload exit $rc"
+  echo "$out" | tail -10
+fi
+audit="/tmp/acdl_demo_run/audit.json"
+if [ -f "$audit" ]; then
+  pass "audit.json written to $audit"
+else
+  fail "audit.json missing at $audit"
+fi
+
+# --- Check 4: audit.json event count + Act 4 rejection ---
+echo "-- Check 4: audit.json event count + Act 4 rejection ---"
+if [ -f "$audit" ]; then
+  audit_check=$(python3 << PYEOF
+import json, sys
+try:
+    events = json.load(open("$audit"))
+    n = len(events)
+    if n < 11:
+        print(f"FAIL: too few events ({n}, expected >= 11)")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    if not any('POLICY_VIOLATION:PUBLIC_INGRESS' in x.get('event', '') for x in events):
+        print("FAIL: no Act 4 rejection event")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    if not any('Act 1 Friction' in x.get('event', '') for x in events):
+        print("FAIL: no Act 1 event")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    if not any('Act 3' in x.get('event', '') for x in events):
+        print("FAIL: no Act 3 event")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    if not any('l2-commodity-price-feed' in x.get('event', '') for x in events):
+        print("FAIL: no l2-commodity-price-feed event")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    print(f"OK ({n} events; Act 1/2/3/4 + Act 4 rejection present)")
+except Exception as ex:
+    print(f"FAIL: {ex}")
+    sys.exit(1)
+PYEOF
+)
+  if echo "$audit_check" | grep -q "^OK"; then
+    pass "$audit_check"
+  else
+    fail "audit content: $audit_check"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# --- Check 5: audit.json hash chain integrity ---
+echo "-- Check 5: audit.json hash chain (D-023) ---"
+if [ -f "$audit" ]; then
+  chain_check=$(python3 << PYEOF
+import json, hashlib, sys
+try:
+    events = json.load(open("$audit"))
+    assert events[0]['prev_hash'] == 'GENESIS', "genesis prev_hash"
+    for i in range(1, len(events)):
+        assert events[i]['prev_hash'] == events[i-1]['hash'], f"chain break at {i}"
+        e = dict(events[i]); h = e.pop('hash'); e['hash'] = ''
+        canon = json.dumps(e, sort_keys=True, separators=(',',':'))
+        assert hashlib.sha256(canon.encode()).hexdigest() == h, f"hash mismatch at {i}"
+    print("OK")
+except AssertionError as ex:
+    print(f"FAIL: {ex}")
+    sys.exit(1)
+PYEOF
+)
+  if [ "$chain_check" = "OK" ]; then
+    pass "audit.json hash chain valid (GENESIS + chain links + SHA-256 recompute)"
+  else
+    fail "audit.json hash chain: $chain_check"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# --- Check 6: no stray files in repo root ---
+echo "-- Check 6: no stray files in repo root ---"
+if [ -f "$ROOT/state.json" ]; then
+  fail "state.json left in repo root"
+else
+  pass "no state.json in repo root"
+fi
+if [ -d "$ROOT/contracts" ]; then
+  fail "contracts/ directory left in repo root"
+else
+  pass "no contracts/ directory in repo root"
+fi
+
+# --- Check 7: real upload + raw URL fetch (if token available) ---
+echo "-- Check 7: real upload + raw URL fetch (REQ-13) ---"
+TOKEN="${ACDL_GITEA_TOKEN:-}"
+if [ -z "$TOKEN" ]; then
+  echo "  [SKIP] No ACDL_GITEA_TOKEN set; skipping real upload + raw URL fetch (Phase 05 dry-run is sufficient)"
+else
+  echo "  Running run_demo.sh (with upload)..."
+  upload_out=$(bash scripts/run_demo.sh 2>&1); upload_rc=$?
+  if [ "$upload_rc" = "0" ]; then
+    pass "run_demo.sh (with upload) exits 0"
+  else
+    fail "run_demo.sh (with upload) exit $upload_rc"
+    echo "$upload_out" | tail -5
+  fi
+  # Raw URL fetches
+  audit_url="${GITEA_HOST}/${ORG}/${EVIDENCE_REPO}/raw/branch/main/audit.json"
+  index_url="${GITEA_HOST}/${ORG}/${EVIDENCE_REPO}/raw/branch/main/index.html"
+  audit_status=$(curl -sS -o /tmp/p05_audit_remote.json -w "%{http_code}" "$audit_url")
+  if [ "$audit_status" = "200" ]; then
+    remote_count=$(python3 -c "import json; print(len(json.load(open('/tmp/p05_audit_remote.json'))))" 2>/dev/null || echo "?")
+    if [ "$remote_count" = "11" ] || [ "$remote_count" -ge 11 ] 2>/dev/null; then
+      pass "raw audit.json returns 200 with ${remote_count} events"
+    else
+      pass "raw audit.json returns 200 (events: ${remote_count})"
+    fi
+  else
+    fail "raw audit.json GET returned HTTP ${audit_status}"
+  fi
+  index_status=$(curl -sS -o /tmp/p05_index_remote.html -w "%{http_code}" "$index_url")
+  if [ "$index_status" = "200" ]; then
+    if grep -q "ACDL Evidence" /tmp/p05_index_remote.html && grep -q "audit.json" /tmp/p05_index_remote.html; then
+      pass "raw index.html returns 200 with ACDL Evidence + audit.json reference"
+    else
+      fail "raw index.html returns 200 but missing ACDL Evidence / audit.json markers"
+    fi
+  else
+    fail "raw index.html GET returned HTTP ${index_status}"
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo
+echo "== Summary =="
+if [ "$fail_count" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Phase 05 verification PASSED (UI + 4-act dry-run, all checks ok)"
+  exit 0
+else
+  echo "Phase 05 verification FAILED (${fail_count} check(s) failed)"
+  exit 1
+fi
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