diff --git a/components/upload-modal.html b/components/upload-modal.html
index cea44bdf..830d5118 100644
--- a/components/upload-modal.html
+++ b/components/upload-modal.html
@@ -1383,6 +1383,33 @@
                     Large files are supported.
                   </p>
                 </div>
+
+        <div class="mb-6 border-t border-surface-subtle pt-4">
+          <label class="inline-flex items-start cursor-pointer">
+            <input type="checkbox" id="cloudflareCreateTorrent" class="form-checkbox mt-0.5 bg-surface-alt border-surface-subtle text-accent rounded focus:ring-accent" />
+            <div class="ml-2 flex flex-col">
+              <span class="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">Create torrent & seed in browser (Experimental)</span>
+              <span class="text-xs text-muted leading-relaxed">Recommended for files under 2GB. Keeps seeding while tab is open.</span>
+            </div>
+          </label>
+          <div id="cloudflareTorrentStatusContainer" class="hidden mt-3 space-y-2">
+             <div class="flex justify-between text-xs text-muted">
+               <span id="cloudflareTorrentStatusText">Generating torrent...</span>
+               <span id="cloudflareTorrentStatusPercent">0%</span>
+             </div>
+             <div class="w-full bg-surface-alt rounded-full h-1.5" role="progressbar" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100">
+               <div id="cloudflareTorrentProgressBar" class="bg-warning h-1.5 rounded-full transition-all duration-300 w-0"></div>
+             </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="mb-6 pt-2">
+            <label class="inline-flex items-center cursor-pointer">
+                <input type="checkbox" id="cloudflareRightsConfirmed" class="form-checkbox bg-surface-alt border-surface-subtle text-accent rounded focus:ring-accent" />
+                <span class="ml-2 text-sm text-muted">I confirm I have the legal right to upload and distribute this content.</span>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+
                 <div
                   class="bg-black/40 rounded-md border border-border/70 p-3 text-xs text-muted"
                 >
@@ -1782,6 +1809,7 @@
                   type="submit"
                   id="cloudflareUploadButton"
                   class="btn w-full text-sm"
+                  disabled
                 >
                   Upload to R2 &amp; publish
                 </button>
diff --git a/js/services/r2Service.js b/js/services/r2Service.js
index 2cbb3162..c37819bb 100644
--- a/js/services/r2Service.js
+++ b/js/services/r2Service.js
@@ -831,6 +831,37 @@ class R2Service {
   async uploadVideo(params = {}) {
     return this.handleCloudflareUploadSubmit(params);
   }
+
+  async uploadFile({
+    file,
+    accountId,
+    accessKeyId,
+    secretAccessKey,
+    bucket,
+    key,
+    onProgress,
+  } = {}) {
+    if (!file || !bucket || !key || !accountId || !accessKeyId || !secretAccessKey) {
+      throw new Error("Missing required parameters for uploadFile");
+    }
+
+    const s3 = makeR2Client({ accountId, accessKeyId, secretAccessKey });
+
+    await multipartUpload({
+      s3,
+      bucket,
+      key,
+      file,
+      contentType: file.type || "application/octet-stream",
+      onProgress: (fraction) => {
+        if (typeof onProgress === "function") {
+          onProgress(fraction);
+        }
+      },
+    });
+
+    return { bucket, key };
+  }
 }
 
 const r2Service = new R2Service();
diff --git a/verification/verify_ui.py b/verification/verify_ui.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4d30f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verification/verify_ui.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+
+from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
+import os
+
+def run():
+    # Construct absolute path to the local file
+    file_path = os.path.abspath('index.html')
+    url = f'file://{file_path}'
+
+    with sync_playwright() as p:
+        browser = p.chromium.launch(headless=True)
+        context = browser.new_context()
+        page = context.new_page()
+
+        # Navigate to the local index.html
+        print(f'Navigating to {url}')
+        page.goto(url)
+
+        # Wait for the upload modal to be part of the DOM (it's in the static HTML but hidden)
+        # We need to trigger it to open.
+        # The upload button has id='uploadButton'.
+        # However, checking ApplicationBootstrap logic, it might need JS initialization.
+        # Since we are running against static file://, module scripts might fail CORS or path resolution
+        # unless served via http.
+        # Let's try to serve it first.
+
+        # Actually, simpler: just check if the new elements exist in the DOM,
+        # even if the modal isn't visible, we can force it visible via JS for the screenshot.
+
+        # Wait for the modal container
+        page.wait_for_selector('#uploadModal', state='attached')
+
+        # Force modal visible for screenshot
+        page.evaluate("document.getElementById('uploadModal').classList.remove('hidden')")
+
+        # Switch to Cloudflare tab to see new UI
+        # The tab buttons have data-upload-mode='cloudflare'
+        # We can click it or just unhide the section manually if JS isn't running fully.
+        # Let's assume JS might fail on file://, so we do manual DOM manipulation to reveal the section.
+
+        # Hide custom section
+        page.evaluate("document.getElementById('customUploadSection').classList.add('hidden')")
+
+        # Show Cloudflare section
+        page.evaluate("document.getElementById('cloudflareUploadSection').classList.remove('hidden')")
+
+        # Take screenshot of the Cloudflare section
+        element = page.locator('#cloudflareUploadSection')
+        element.screenshot(path='verification/upload_modal_cloudflare.png')
+
+        browser.close()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    run()