diff --git a/REMEDIATION_REPORT.md b/REMEDIATION_REPORT.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ecc33cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/REMEDIATION_REPORT.md
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Daily Design System Audit Report
+
+Headline: ⚠️ 16 violations found
+
+## CSS
+Total count: 0
+
+
+## Hex Colors
+Total count: 16
+
+| File | Line | Snippet |
+|---|---|---|
+| ./js/themeController.js | 7 | `dark: "#0f172a",` |
+| ./js/themeController.js | 8 | `light: "#f8fafc",` |
+| ./js/ui/ambientBackground.js | 34 | `return "#000000";` |
+| ./js/ui/loginModalController.js | 1303 | `let qrLightColor = "#ffffff";` |
+| ./js/ui/loginModalController.js | 1304 | `let qrDarkColor = "#000000";` |
+| ./js/ui/components/VideoModal.js | 2168 | `return "#000000";` |
+| ./config/validate-config.js | 97 | `THEME_ACCENT_OVERRIDES.${theme}.${token} must be ...` |
+| ./config/instance-config.js | 291 | `* Operators can provide hex color strings (e.g., ...` |
+| ./config/instance-config.js | 299 | `accent: "#540011",` |
+| ./config/instance-config.js | 300 | `accentStrong: "#fe0032",` |
+... and 6 more.
+
+## Inline Styles
+Total count: 0
+
+
+## Raw Lengths
+Total count: 0
+
+
+## Bracket Utilities
+Total count: 0
+
+
+## Tailwind Palette
+Total count: 0
+
+
+## Next Steps
+- [ ] Review violations
+- [ ] Apply auto-fixes (if safe)
+- [ ] Open remediation PR
diff --git a/scripts/check-hex.js b/scripts/check-hex.js
index c0a7b181..a56d6486 100755
--- a/scripts/check-hex.js
+++ b/scripts/check-hex.js
@@ -2,19 +2,34 @@
 
 import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
 
-const SEARCH_PATTERN = '\\b#[0-9a-fA-F]{3,8}\\b';
+// Use PCRE2 lookbehind to avoid:
+// 1. Matches preceded by a word character (e.g. `Issue#123`)
+// 2. Matches preceded by `&` (e.g. HTML entities `'`)
+const SEARCH_PATTERN = '(?<!&|[\\w])#[0-9a-fA-F]{3,8}\\b';
+
 // Allow-list tokens and vector logos so brand assets can keep their baked colors.
 const IGNORED_GLOBS = [
   '!css/tokens.css',
   '!**/*.svg',
   '!**/node_modules/**',
-  '!.git/**'
+  '!.git/**',
+  '!**/*.min.js',
+  '!**/*.map',
+  '!css/tailwind.generated.css',
+  '!dist/**',
+  '!build/**',
+  '!vendor/**',
+  '!js/utils/qrcode.js',
+  '!**/dist/**',
+  '!REMEDIATION_REPORT.md',
+  '!scripts/daily-design-system-audit.mjs'
 ];
 
 const rgArgs = [
   '--color=never',
   '--no-heading',
-  '-n'
+  '-n',
+  '-P' // Enable PCRE2 for lookbehind support
 ];
 
 for (const glob of IGNORED_GLOBS) {
diff --git a/scripts/check-inline-styles.mjs b/scripts/check-inline-styles.mjs
index ebf06ce6..02834bc9 100644
--- a/scripts/check-inline-styles.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-inline-styles.mjs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const IGNORED_FILES = new Set([
   "js/webtorrent.min.js",
   "js/webtorrent.min.js.map",
   "scripts/check-inline-styles.mjs",
+  "scripts/daily-design-system-audit.mjs",
   "sw.min.js",
 ]);
 
diff --git a/scripts/daily-design-system-audit.mjs b/scripts/daily-design-system-audit.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..280c66a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/daily-design-system-audit.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+
+const REPORT_FILE = "REMEDIATION_REPORT.md";
+
+const CHECKS = [
+  { name: "CSS", command: "npm", args: ["run", "lint:css"] },
+  { name: "Hex Colors", command: "npm", args: ["run", "lint:hex"] },
+  { name: "Inline Styles", command: "npm", args: ["run", "lint:inline-styles"] },
+  { name: "Raw Lengths", command: "npm", args: ["run", "lint:tokens"] }, // check-design-tokens --check=tokens
+  { name: "Bracket Utilities", command: "npm", args: ["run", "lint:tailwind-brackets"] }, // check-design-tokens --check=brackets
+  { name: "Tailwind Palette", command: "npm", args: ["run", "lint:tailwind-colors"] }
+];
+
+const VIOLATIONS = {
+  "CSS": [],
+  "Hex Colors": [],
+  "Inline Styles": [],
+  "Raw Lengths": [],
+  "Bracket Utilities": [],
+  "Tailwind Palette": []
+};
+
+function runCheck(check) {
+  console.log(`Running ${check.name}...`);
+  const result = spawnSync(check.command, check.args, { encoding: "utf8" });
+  return {
+    success: result.status === 0,
+    output: (result.stdout || "") + (result.stderr || "")
+  };
+}
+
+function parseOutput(category, output) {
+  const lines = output.split("\n");
+  const violations = [];
+
+  if (category === "Hex Colors") {
+    // ./js/ui/ambientBackground.js:34:  return "#000000";
+    const regex = /^(\.\/.*):(\d+):(.*)$/;
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      const match = line.trim().match(regex);
+      if (match) {
+        violations.push({
+          file: match[1],
+          line: match[2],
+          snippet: match[3].trim()
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (category === "Inline Styles") {
+    // js/ui/violation-test.js:2 — Direct .style usage
+    //   document.body.style.color = "red";
+    // The script prints file:line - label, then snippet on next line.
+    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+      const line = lines[i].trim();
+      const match = line.match(/^(.+?):(\d+)\s+—\s+(.+)$/);
+      if (match) {
+        const snippet = lines[i + 1] ? lines[i + 1].trim() : "";
+        violations.push({
+          file: match[1],
+          line: match[2],
+          snippet: snippet,
+          label: match[3]
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (category === "Raw Lengths" || category === "Bracket Utilities") {
+    // file:line → value
+    //   snippet
+    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+      const line = lines[i].trim();
+      const match = line.match(/^(.+?):(\d+)\s+→\s+(.+)$/);
+      if (match) {
+        const snippet = lines[i + 1] ? lines[i + 1].trim() : "";
+        violations.push({
+          file: match[1],
+          line: match[2],
+          snippet: snippet,
+          value: match[3]
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (category === "Tailwind Palette") {
+    // file:line → value
+    // No snippet? check-tailwind-colors.mjs prints: console.error(`${violation.file}:${violation.line} → ${violation.value}`);
+    for (const line of lines) {
+      const match = line.trim().match(/^(.+?):(\d+)\s+→\s+(.+)$/);
+      if (match) {
+        violations.push({
+          file: match[1],
+          line: match[2],
+          value: match[3],
+          snippet: match[3] // Use value as snippet for now
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (category === "CSS") {
+    // stylelint output
+    // css/tailwind.source.css
+    //  5757:3  ✖  Expected ...
+    // Just capture raw lines for now if we can't parse easily
+    // But since stylelint passed in my tests, I might not need complex parsing yet.
+    // If it fails, I'll just dump the output.
+    if (output.includes("✖") || output.includes("error")) {
+       violations.push({
+         file: "stylelint output",
+         line: 0,
+         snippet: output.trim() // Simplification
+       });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return violations;
+}
+
+function generateReport(violations) {
+  let totalViolations = 0;
+  let report = "# Daily Design System Audit Report\n\n";
+
+  for (const category in violations) {
+    totalViolations += violations[category].length;
+  }
+
+  if (totalViolations === 0) {
+    report += "Headline: ✓ No violations\n";
+  } else {
+    report += `Headline: ⚠️ ${totalViolations} violations found\n`;
+  }
+
+  report += "\n";
+
+  for (const category of Object.keys(violations)) {
+    const list = violations[category];
+    report += `## ${category}\n`;
+    report += `Total count: ${list.length}\n\n`;
+
+    if (list.length > 0) {
+      report += "| File | Line | Snippet |\n";
+      report += "|---|---|---|\n";
+      // Top 10
+      const top10 = list.slice(0, 10);
+      for (const v of top10) {
+        let snippet = v.snippet;
+        if (snippet && snippet.length > 50) snippet = snippet.substring(0, 50) + "...";
+        snippet = snippet ? "`" + snippet.replace(/`/g, "") + "`" : "";
+        report += `| ${v.file} | ${v.line} | ${snippet} |\n`;
+      }
+      if (list.length > 10) {
+        report += `... and ${list.length - 10} more.\n`;
+      }
+    }
+    report += "\n";
+  }
+
+  report += "## Next Steps\n";
+  report += "- [ ] Review violations\n";
+  report += "- [ ] Apply auto-fixes (if safe)\n";
+  report += "- [ ] Open remediation PR\n";
+
+  return report;
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  for (const check of CHECKS) {
+    const { success, output } = runCheck(check);
+    if (!success) {
+      const violations = parseOutput(check.name, output);
+      VIOLATIONS[check.name] = violations;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const report = generateReport(VIOLATIONS);
+  writeFileSync(REPORT_FILE, report);
+  console.log(`Report generated at ${REPORT_FILE}`);
+
+  const totalViolations = Object.values(VIOLATIONS).reduce((acc, list) => acc + list.length, 0);
+  process.exit(totalViolations > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+}
+
+main().catch(err => {
+  console.error(err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});