diff --git a/tools/overhaul-selfgate/route.txt b/tools/overhaul-selfgate/route.txt
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+# Campaign OVERHAUL self-gate route (lead-run visual gate; owner double-checks).
+# Verbs: RetailUiAutomationScriptRunner. Screenshots land in
+# ACDREAM_AUTOMATION_ARTIFACT_DIR as <name>.png (+ .metadata.json).
+# Each teleport goes through the retail portal-space reveal, so give the
+# world time to re-materialize before shooting.
+
+wait world-visible 180000
+sleep 4000
+screenshot 00-login 15000
+
+# Cathedral floating stairs (owner-supplied pose, 2026-09-02)
+command /teleloc F4180112 38.999477 23.470444 178.053741 -0.980785 0.000000 0.000000 -0.195090
+sleep 2000
+wait world-visible 90000
+sleep 6000
+screenshot 01-cathedral-stairs 15000
+
+# Facility Hub stairs (owner-supplied pose)
+command /teleloc 8A02015E 60.251431 -38.848198 -5.995000 0.995004 0.000000 0.000000 -0.099833
+sleep 2000
+wait world-visible 90000
+sleep 6000
+screenshot 02-facility-stairs 15000
+
+# Holtburg house interior (owner-supplied pose)
+command /teleloc A9B4013F 134.555893 11.423566 94.005005 0.996917 0.000000 0.000000 -0.078459
+sleep 2000
+wait world-visible 90000
+sleep 6000
+screenshot 03-holtburg-house 15000
+
+close-client
diff --git a/tools/overhaul-selfgate/run-selfgate.ps1 b/tools/overhaul-selfgate/run-selfgate.ps1
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+# Campaign OVERHAUL self-gate runner (2026-09-02).
+#
+# Launches the Release client through a session config (direct character
+# login), plays tools/overhaul-selfgate/route.txt (teleports + screenshots),
+# and waits for the route's own close-client. Output: one directory per run
+# under logs/selfgate-<stamp>-<label>/ with the PNGs, the client log, and a
+# run.json naming the exact commit.
+#
+# Rules: refuses to run while any AcDream.App process exists (never touch an
+# owner-started client); closes only the client it started, gracefully.
+#
+# Usage (from the worktree root):
+#   .\tools\overhaul-selfgate\run-selfgate.ps1 -Label g2-candidate
+#   .\tools\overhaul-selfgate\run-selfgate.ps1 -Label baseline -Route .\tools\overhaul-selfgate\route.txt
+
+[CmdletBinding()]
+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [string]$Label,
+    [string]$Route = (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'route.txt'),
+    [string]$Session = (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'session.json'),
+    [string]$Password = 'testpassword',
+    [int]$TimeoutSeconds = 300
+)
+
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+$repo = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..\..')).Path
+$exe = Join-Path $repo 'src\AcDream.App\bin\Release\net10.0\AcDream.App.exe'
+if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $exe)) { throw "Release client not built: $exe" }
+if (Get-Process -Name AcDream.App -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+    throw 'An AcDream.App process is already running (owner client?). Not launching.'
+}
+
+$stamp = Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd-HHmmss'
+$safeLabel = ($Label -replace '[^A-Za-z0-9._-]', '-')
+$out = Join-Path $repo "logs\selfgate-$stamp-$safeLabel"
+$artifacts = Join-Path $out 'artifacts'
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $artifacts | Out-Null
+
+Push-Location $repo
+try {
+    $commit = (git rev-parse --short HEAD).Trim()
+    $dirty = (git status --porcelain).Length -gt 0
+} finally { Pop-Location }
+
+$env:ACDREAM_SELFGATE_PASS = $Password
+$env:ACDREAM_UI_PROBE_SCRIPT = (Resolve-Path $Route).Path
+$env:ACDREAM_AUTOMATION_ARTIFACT_DIR = $artifacts
+$env:ACDREAM_AUTOMATION_EXACT_FRAMEBUFFER = '1'
+$clientLog = Join-Path $out 'client.log'
+
+[ordered]@{
+    label = $Label; commit = $commit; dirtyTree = $dirty
+    startedUtc = [DateTime]::UtcNow.ToString('o')
+    route = $env:ACDREAM_UI_PROBE_SCRIPT; session = (Resolve-Path $Session).Path
+} | ConvertTo-Json | Set-Content -LiteralPath (Join-Path $out 'run.json') -Encoding utf8
+
+Write-Host "self-gate '$Label' at $commit (dirty=$dirty) -> $out"
+$proc = Start-Process -FilePath $exe -ArgumentList @('--session-config', (Resolve-Path $Session).Path) `
+    -RedirectStandardOutput $clientLog -RedirectStandardError (Join-Path $out 'client.err.log') `
+    -PassThru -WindowStyle Normal
+
+if (-not $proc.WaitForExit($TimeoutSeconds * 1000)) {
+    Write-Warning "client still running after $TimeoutSeconds s; requesting graceful close"
+    $null = $proc.CloseMainWindow()
+    if (-not $proc.WaitForExit(20000)) {
+        Write-Warning 'client did not close gracefully; leaving it (owner rule: never hard-kill)'
+    }
+}
+Write-Host "client exit code: $($proc.ExitCode)"
+Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $artifacts -Filter '*.png' | ForEach-Object { Write-Host ("  {0}  {1:N0} bytes" -f $_.Name, $_.Length) }
+Write-Host "log: $clientLog"
diff --git a/tools/overhaul-selfgate/session.json b/tools/overhaul-selfgate/session.json
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+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "process": {
+    "content": {
+      "datDirectory": "C:\\Users\\erikn\\Documents\\Asheron's Call",
+      "preparedAssetPath": "C:\\Users\\erikn\\Documents\\Asheron's Call\\acdream.pak"
+    }
+  },
+  "sessions": [
+    {
+      "id": "overhaul-selfgate",
+      "endpoint": { "host": "127.0.0.1", "port": 9000 },
+      "account": "testaccount",
+      "character": { "name": "+Acdream" },
+      "credential": { "provider": "environment", "reference": "ACDREAM_SELFGATE_PASS" }
+    }
+  ]
+}