design(fristen): fold m's 12 decisions into Fristenrechner overhaul doc

All 12 questions answered via AskUserQuestion. 10/12 = inventor recommendation.
2 diverged:

  Q3 (Filter-vs-qualifier UX): m picked section-split (Filter strip above,
      result/qualifier strip below) instead of '(Pflichtangabe)' tag.
      §3.1 Mode A layout rewritten with Filter strip header; §3.2 wizard
      rows now carry Filter/Qualifier badges next to the row number.

  Q7 (No-project mode): m picked 'Hide CTA entirely' instead of disabled-
      with-hint. §4.4 footer renders only when project != null; an inline
      'Tipp: Wähle oben eine Akte' nudge replaces the missing footer.

New §11 'm's decisions (2026-05-26)' anchors each pick with reasoning where
it diverges from the recommendation. §11.1 captures the two follow-on edits
to §3.1 and §4.4. Migration plan and backend contracts unchanged.

DESIGN READY FOR REVIEW pending head's coder gate.

docs/design-fristenrechner-overhaul-2026-05-26.md

@@ -146,7 +146,24 @@ The "Beide" perspective default (today's bug) is wrong because perspective is a
 
 ### 3.1 Mode A — "⚡ Direkt suchen" (power user)
 
-Single text input, four filter chip strips below it (Forum · Proceeding · Event-Kind · Partei), and a ranked result list of `procedural_events` underneath.
+Two visually distinct strips (per m §11.Q3):
+
+```text
+┌── Filter (eingrenzen) ─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+│  Forum: [UPC] [DE] [EPA] [DPMA] [Alle]                                  │
+│  Verfahren: [upc.inf.cfi] [...] [Alle]                                  │
+│  Was passierte: [📥 Eingereicht] [🏛️ Termin] [⚖️ Entscheidung] [📜 Verfügung] [Alle] │
+│  Partei: [Klägerseite] [Beklagtenseite] [Beide]                          │
+├── Suchen ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│  🔎 [_______________________________________________________________]   │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+┌── Ergebnisse (klicken = als Trigger einrasten) ────────────────────────┐
+│  📥 Klageerhebung  ·  upc.inf.cfi · UPC · 3 Folge-Fristen   →           │
+│  ...                                                                    │
+└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+```
+
+Single text input, four filter chip strips above it (Forum · Proceeding · Event-Kind · Partei), and a ranked result list of `procedural_events` underneath. The "Filter" strip is visibly grouped (e.g. light background + "Filter (eingrenzen)" header) so users see at a glance that those picks narrow but don't commit; clicking a result row IS the commit (the qualifier action).
 
 - Search hits `/api/tools/fristenrechner/search` (extended to return events, not just concepts — see §6.1).
 - Filter chips compose with the text query (`?forum=upc&pt=upc.inf.cfi&kind=filing&party=defendant&q=Klageerwiderung`).
@@ -166,12 +183,14 @@ A 3-5 question row stack that lands on one `procedural_events` row.
 4. **R4 — Welches Schriftstück / Welcher Termin?** This is the wizard's landing question. Chips = `procedural_events` filtered by (R2 forum, R3 proceeding_type, R1 event_kind). Typical scope: 1-12 events. If the user types into this row, the chip layout flips to a search list (same widget as Mode A's result list, narrowed to the wizard's filters).
 5. **R5 — Vertreten Sie Kläger- oder Beklagtenseite?** Asked **only when** the selected event's `sequencing_rules` have follow-ups that differ by `primary_party` (a quick "are there both claimant- and defendant-tagged rules among the follow-ups?" check on the catalog). Pre-filled from `project.our_side`. **Skipped otherwise.**
 
-Branching policy (recommendation; locks Q5 in the AskUserQuestion batch):
+**Row badges** (per m §11.Q3): each wizard row carries a small "Filter" or "Qualifier" tag next to its row-number badge. R1 (event_kind), R2 (forum) → "Filter". R3 (proceeding_type), R4 (procedural_event), R5 (perspective) → "Qualifier". A user can tell at a glance which picks lock in vs which narrow.
+
+Branching policy (locked):
 
 - Pre-fill + collapse a row when the answer is implied by the project (Determinator §4 pattern, unchanged).
 - Auto-skip a row when the narrowed scope has exactly one option (the user has effectively no choice). Show the skipped row as a compact `.fristen-row.is-prefilled` line with "(aus Akte)" or "(implizit aus R1)" annotation. *Don't hide the row* — m's "see your selections" pillar from the row-cascade design demands every decision stays visible.
-- A user-edited upstream answer resets every row below it, except when the lower answer is still legal given the new upstream pick (carry it through silently — see Q10).
-- "Welches Schriftstück?" is the landing question. Once R4 is answered, the wizard exits and the §4 result view takes over.
+- A user-edited upstream answer **preserves compatible downstream picks** (m §11.Q10): if a re-picked R2 (forum) keeps the existing R1 (event_kind) legal, R1 stays; if it makes R3 (proceeding_type) illegal, R3 resets to active. Rows whose pick was carried across an upstream change render with a one-render "erhalten" annotation so the user notices.
+- "Welches Schriftstück?" (R4) is the landing question. Once R4 is answered, the wizard exits and the §4 result view takes over.
 
 ### 3.3 The dropped `inbox channel` row
 
@@ -243,7 +262,15 @@ Inline date editor (✏ Datum) lets the lawyer override the computed date for th
 └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
 ```
 
-The CTA opens a **confirm-and-edit-dates modal** (per Q7) where the lawyer can revise each selected deadline's due date one last time, then commits via `POST /api/projects/{id}/deadlines/bulk` (today's endpoint). No-project mode shows the CTA disabled with a hint (per Q8), matching the existing pattern in `client/fristenrechner.ts:467`.
+The CTA opens a **confirm-and-edit-dates modal** (per m §11.Q6) where the lawyer can revise each selected deadline's due date one last time, then commits via `POST /api/projects/{id}/deadlines/bulk` (today's endpoint).
+
+**Kontextfrei mode (no Akte)** — per m §11.Q7, the entire write-back footer **does not render** when `project == null`. The result view stays informational. In its place, an inline nudge appears above the deadline groups:
+
+```text
+ⓘ Tipp: Wähle oben eine Akte, um diese Fristen einzutragen.
+```
+
+The "oben" link focuses the Akte picker. Once a project is picked, the nudge collapses and the footer materialises; no page reload, no result-view rebuild (the trigger event and date persist across the project pick).
 
 Modal payload per deadline (extends today's `CreateDeadlineInput`):
 
@@ -494,7 +521,29 @@ All 12 questions tracked in m/paliad#146 § "Open design questions". Each gets a
 
 ## 11. m's decisions (2026-05-26)
 
-_To be folded in after the AskUserQuestion round._
+All 12 questions answered via `AskUserQuestion` on 2026-05-26 21:30. Recording each pick + the reasoning where it diverges from the inventor's recommendation. Sections of the design that are now load-bearing on these answers carry a "(m §11.Q{n})" cross-reference.
+
+- **Q1 (Page layout): Single page, mode-tabs.** [= recommendation] Both modes share /tools/fristenrechner; the mode-tabs swap the question surface in place. Result view is shared. **Locks §3, §4, §5.**
+- **Q2 (Mode switcher): Tab pair under Step-0.** [= recommendation] "⚡ Direkt suchen" / "🧭 Geführt" tabs render directly below the Akte picker. Project context survives the tab flip; compatible filter picks (forum, proceeding) carry across.
+- **Q3 (Filter-vs-qualifier UX): Section split — Filter above, Qualifier below.** [≠ recommendation; m picked option 2.] Mode A's filter chips render in a "Filter (eingrenzen)" strip on top; below it, the result list is the qualifier surface (clicking a row locks). Mode B wizard rows carry a small "Filter" / "Qualifier" badge in the row badge area (e.g. R1/R2 = Filter, R3/R5 = Qualifier). The "(Pflichtangabe)" tag from the original recommendation is replaced by this section-level visual hierarchy. **Updates §3.1 (Mode A layout) and §3.2 (wizard row badges).**
+- **Q4 (Cascade tree): Replace with wizard, keep table.** [= recommendation] The Fristenrechner UI stops reading `paliad.event_categories`. The table stays for future tools (the hidden "Ich möchte einreichen" forward-workflow). **Locks §3.2 and the cleanup in §7 S6.**
+- **Q5 (Result grouping): 4 groups + SPAWNED badge.** [= recommendation] Mandatory / Recommended / Optional / Conditional are the four sub-sections; spawned rules fold into their priority bucket with a `⇲ neues Verfahren` badge. **Locks §4.2.**
+- **Q6 (Write-back UX): Confirm-and-edit-dates modal.** [= recommendation] Inline checkbox selection in the result view → "In Akte eintragen ▶" → modal with editable due-date fields per row + Akte picker. **Locks §4.4.**
+- **Q7 (No-project mode): Hide the CTA entirely.** [≠ recommendation; m picked option 3.] In kontextfrei mode the result view renders without the write-back footer at all — no disabled-with-hint button. Rationale (inferred from m's pick): the result view is informational by design in explore mode, and a permanently-disabled CTA is visual noise. **Updates §4.4** — the CTA is conditional on `project != null`, not on `disabled`. The hint message moves into the Step-0 picker: when a user is in kontextfrei mode and reaches a result view, a one-line nudge appears above the result groups ("Tipp: Wähle oben eine Akte, um diese Fristen einzutragen") with a link to focus the Akte picker. This preserves the affordance discovery without polluting the footer.
+- **Q8 (Perspective semantics): Mode B qualifier, Mode A filter.** [= recommendation] Wizard Mode B's R5 is required and Klagerseite/Beklagtenseite only (no "Beide"); Mode A's perspective chip is a filter with a "Beide" option, off by default. **Locks §2 axis table and §3.2 R5 description.**
+- **Q9 (Trigger-date input): In the result-view trigger card.** [= recommendation] The sticky header card on the result view shows the date; default today; inline editable. Changing it re-renders follow-up dates live. **Locks §4.1.**
+- **Q10 (Backward navigation): Preserve compatible picks.** [= recommendation] Re-opening any wizard row keeps downstream picks that are still legal under the new upstream value; resets only the picks the new value invalidates. A small chip-strip annotation ("erhalten") appears for one render-cycle on rows whose pick was carried so the user notices. **Updates §3.2 branching policy.**
+- **Q11 (Deep-link encoding): Query string.** [= recommendation] `?project=…&mode=…&event=…&trigger_date=…&selected=…&forum=…&pt=…&kind=…&party=…` — every state piece is a query param. `popstate` rebuilds the page from params. **Locks §5.**
+- **Q12 (Audit reason wording): `Aus Fristenrechner — Trigger: {name} ({date})`.** [= recommendation] German-locale, includes the trigger event name and its ISO date. Stored as `paliad.project_events.metadata->>'audit_reason'` via the existing `DeadlineService.CreateBulk` audit hook. **Locks §4.4.**
+
+### 11.1 What changed from the strawman as a result
+
+Two follow-on edits flow from m's picks:
+
+1. **§3.1 Mode A layout** — top strip is "Filter (eingrenzen)" with the four filter chip groups (Forum · Proceeding · Event-Kind · Partei); the result list directly below carries the implicit "click here to lock" qualifier action. No "(Pflichtangabe)" tag.
+2. **§4.4 Write-back footer** — the footer is rendered conditionally on `project != null`. The kontextfrei-mode informational nudge moves into the result view body above the deadline groups.
+
+These edits don't change the §7 migration plan or the §6 backend contracts.
 
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