diff --git a/STATUS.md b/STATUS.md
index 9294fa4..1c3e65b 100644
--- a/STATUS.md
+++ b/STATUS.md
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Single source of truth for "what's next." One milestone per PR/run. Autopilot:
 pick the one task under **NEXT**, ship it, stop. Do **not** start anything under
 **BLOCKED**.
 
-_Last updated: 2026-07-04 — Milestone 6 (Web Worker WASM inference) done; three
+_Last updated: 2026-07-04 — Milestone 6 (Web Worker WASM inference) done; four
 user-directed polish items (boot loading bar, a black+green "coding" aesthetic,
-then a persistent title + author credit) landed on top; queue empty pending an
-M7 proposal._
+a persistent title + author credit, then a bottom "Built with Claude Fable 5"
+build credit) landed on top; queue empty pending an M7 proposal._
 
 ---
 
@@ -216,6 +216,18 @@ M7 proposal._
   a real build (centered green title + credit above the orbiting cloud, ~21fps).
   Pre-change HEAD (rollback) `d5546e8`.
 
+- **Polish — bottom "Built with Claude Fable 5" build credit (user-directed, not
+  a milestone).** A bottom-middle build-attribution line, the counterpart to the
+  top `#app-title`. Same treatment: an inline `#build-credit` div in `index.html`
+  styled in `src/style.css` (`position: fixed; bottom: 12px`, centered, dim
+  `--accent-dim` monospace), `pointer-events: none` + `z-index: 5` so it never
+  intercepts orbit drags and the boot loader still covers it during boot. **No
+  JS.** Smoke test asserts the string ships in the raw HTML AND the live credit
+  is visible, horizontally centered near the bottom, and doesn't capture pointer
+  events over the canvas. Proven non-tautological (RED on the prior HTML: no
+  `#build-credit`). Verified visually on a real build. Pre-change HEAD (rollback)
+  `94b4084`.
+
 **Carry-over facts from M3/M4 (do not re-derive):**
 
 - Depth output contract: `depth` RawImage, Uint8, 1 channel, input W×H, 0–255
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 0eb44f8..fd0186e 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@
       <div class="app-title-name">Live Depth Field</div>
       <div class="app-title-credit">by Noah Federovitch</div>
     </div>
+    <!--
+      Build attribution, bottom-middle of the screen — counterpart to #app-title.
+      Static chrome (inlined, not built by JS), pointer-events:none so it never
+      blocks orbit drags over the canvas.
+    -->
+    <div id="build-credit">Built with Claude Fable 5</div>
     <script type="module" src="/src/main.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index b6f855c..879cc3d 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -52,6 +52,23 @@ canvas {
   color: var(--accent-dim);
 }
 
+/* Build attribution, docked bottom-middle over the canvas — counterpart to
+   #app-title. Same pointer-events:none / below-boot-loader rules so it never
+   steals orbit drags and the loader still covers it during boot. */
+#build-credit {
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 12px;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translateX(-50%);
+  z-index: 5;
+  text-align: center;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  user-select: none;
+  font: 11px/1 var(--mono);
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  color: var(--accent-dim);
+}
+
 /* Milestone 2: live splat-uniform sliders, docked top-left over the canvas. */
 #controls {
   position: fixed;
diff --git a/tests/smoke.spec.js b/tests/smoke.spec.js
index 68cf0ef..a33d9f7 100644
--- a/tests/smoke.spec.js
+++ b/tests/smoke.spec.js
@@ -779,6 +779,67 @@ test('title: Live Depth Field name + Noah Federovitch credit shown at top center
   expect(errors, `unexpected page errors:\n${errors.join('\n')}`).toEqual([]);
 });
 
+// Build credit (user-directed, not a milestone). A "Built with Claude Fable 5"
+// attribution must sit at the bottom-middle of the screen — the counterpart to
+// the top #app-title. Static presentational chrome inlined in the initial HTML,
+// so this asserts (a) it ships in the raw server bytes, (b) it's visible,
+// horizontally centered near the BOTTOM of the live page, and (c) the overlay
+// never intercepts pointer input (so it can't block orbiting the cloud beneath
+// it). Non-tautological: no #build-credit exists before this change.
+test('build credit: "Built with Claude Fable 5" shown at bottom center', async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const errors = [];
+  page.on('pageerror', (e) => errors.push(`pageerror: ${e}`));
+  page.on('console', (m) => {
+    if (m.type() === 'error') errors.push(`console.error: ${m.text()}`);
+  });
+
+  // (a) The credit ships in the exact bytes the server sends — static chrome,
+  // not JS-injected. Fetched raw so a scripted node can't satisfy it.
+  const html = await (await page.request.get('/')).text();
+  expect(html, 'initial HTML must contain a #build-credit overlay').toMatch(
+    /id=["']build-credit["']/,
+  );
+  expect(html, 'the credit must name the build tool').toContain(
+    'Built with Claude Fable 5',
+  );
+
+  // (b) Live: the credit is visible and its text is present once the page loads.
+  await page.goto('/');
+  const credit = page.locator('#build-credit');
+  await expect(credit).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(credit).toContainText(/Built with Claude Fable 5/i);
+
+  // Bottom-middle placement: horizontally centered, near the bottom edge.
+  const box = await credit.boundingBox();
+  const viewport = page.viewportSize();
+  const creditCenter = box.x + box.width / 2;
+  const viewportCenter = viewport.width / 2;
+  expect(
+    Math.abs(creditCenter - viewportCenter),
+    `credit must be horizontally centered (center ${creditCenter} vs ${viewportCenter})`,
+  ).toBeLessThan(40);
+  expect(
+    box.y + box.height,
+    'credit must sit near the bottom of the screen',
+  ).toBeGreaterThan(viewport.height - 80);
+
+  // (c) The overlay must not steal orbit input — the element under its center
+  // point must be the canvas, not the credit.
+  const underCenter = await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const el = document.getElementById('build-credit');
+    const r = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const hit = document.elementFromPoint(r.left + r.width / 2, r.top + r.height / 2);
+    return hit ? hit.tagName.toLowerCase() : null;
+  });
+  expect(underCenter, 'credit must not capture pointer events over the canvas').toBe(
+    'canvas',
+  );
+
+  expect(errors, `unexpected page errors:\n${errors.join('\n')}`).toEqual([]);
+});
+
 // Milestone 6: WASM inference moves into a Web Worker so the main thread stays
 // responsive during a pass. The worker itself can't run in CI (it loads the
 // real ~100MB model — the worker-path proof is a local real-model probe, like