diff --git a/scripts/print-bundle-report.mjs b/scripts/print-bundle-report.mjs
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * Reads `.next/analyze/client.json` (emitted when `pnpm analyze` runs
+ * `@next/bundle-analyzer` with `ANALYZE=1`) and prints a sorted table
+ * of the largest client chunks. Turbopack dropped the webpack
+ * "First Load JS" summary line from `next build`; this script restores
+ * an equivalent at-a-glance signal so release rounds can spot
+ * client-bundle regressions without re-running Lighthouse.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   pnpm analyze            # writes .next/analyze/client.json
+ *   pnpm bundle-report      # reads it back, prints top chunks
+ *
+ * Output columns: rank, chunk label, parsed (post-minify) size, gzip
+ * size, stat (pre-minify) size. Sizes report in KiB to two decimals.
+ * Exits 0 unless `client.json` is missing or unreadable.
+ */
+
+import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+
+const REPORT_PATH = resolve(process.cwd(), ".next", "analyze", "client.json");
+const DEFAULT_TOP_N = 10;
+
+function formatKib(bytes) {
+  if (typeof bytes !== "number" || Number.isNaN(bytes)) return "—";
+  return `${(bytes / 1024).toFixed(2)} KiB`;
+}
+
+function padCell(value, width) {
+  const str = String(value ?? "");
+  return str.length >= width ? str : str + " ".repeat(width - str.length);
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const argTopN = Number(process.argv[2]);
+  const topN =
+    Number.isFinite(argTopN) && argTopN > 0
+      ? Math.floor(argTopN)
+      : DEFAULT_TOP_N;
+
+  let raw;
+  try {
+    raw = await readFile(REPORT_PATH, "utf8");
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err && err.code === "ENOENT") {
+      console.error(
+        `bundle-report: ${REPORT_PATH} not found. Run \`pnpm analyze\` first.`,
+      );
+    } else {
+      console.error(`bundle-report: failed to read ${REPORT_PATH}:`, err);
+    }
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  let chunks;
+  try {
+    chunks = JSON.parse(raw);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`bundle-report: failed to parse ${REPORT_PATH}:`, err);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(chunks)) {
+    console.error(
+      "bundle-report: client.json is not an array of chunks — analyzer output shape changed?",
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const sorted = [...chunks].sort(
+    (a, b) => (b.parsedSize ?? 0) - (a.parsedSize ?? 0),
+  );
+  const top = sorted.slice(0, topN);
+
+  const totals = chunks.reduce(
+    (acc, c) => ({
+      parsed: acc.parsed + (c.parsedSize ?? 0),
+      gzip: acc.gzip + (c.gzipSize ?? 0),
+      stat: acc.stat + (c.statSize ?? 0),
+    }),
+    { parsed: 0, gzip: 0, stat: 0 },
+  );
+
+  const labelWidth = Math.max(
+    20,
+    ...top.map((c) => String(c.label ?? "").length),
+  );
+  const header =
+    `${padCell("#", 3)}  ${padCell("chunk", labelWidth)}  ` +
+    `${padCell("parsed", 12)}  ${padCell("gzip", 12)}  ${padCell("stat", 12)}`;
+
+  console.log(
+    `Top ${top.length} client chunks by parsed size (of ${chunks.length} total):`,
+  );
+  console.log(header);
+  console.log("-".repeat(header.length));
+  top.forEach((chunk, idx) => {
+    console.log(
+      `${padCell(idx + 1, 3)}  ${padCell(chunk.label ?? "(unnamed)", labelWidth)}  ` +
+        `${padCell(formatKib(chunk.parsedSize), 12)}  ` +
+        `${padCell(formatKib(chunk.gzipSize), 12)}  ` +
+        `${padCell(formatKib(chunk.statSize), 12)}`,
+    );
+  });
+  console.log("-".repeat(header.length));
+  console.log(
+    `${padCell("Σ", 3)}  ${padCell("all chunks", labelWidth)}  ` +
+      `${padCell(formatKib(totals.parsed), 12)}  ` +
+      `${padCell(formatKib(totals.gzip), 12)}  ` +
+      `${padCell(formatKib(totals.stat), 12)}`,
+  );
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error("bundle-report: unexpected failure:", err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/http/__tests__/cache-headers.test.ts b/src/lib/http/__tests__/cache-headers.test.ts
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index 000000000..6fa8c69b5
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+++ b/src/lib/http/__tests__/cache-headers.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import {
+  NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE,
+  SHORT_LIVED_PUBLIC,
+  applyAuthedHeaders,
+} from "../cache-headers";
+
+describe("cache-headers presets", () => {
+  it("NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE is bfcache-eligible (no `no-store` token)", () => {
+    expect(NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE).toBe("private, max-age=0, must-revalidate");
+    expect(NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE).not.toMatch(/no-store/);
+    // Must keep proxies out of the loop for authed content.
+    expect(NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE).toMatch(/private/);
+    // Force revalidation on every navigation so stale state never sticks.
+    expect(NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE).toMatch(/max-age=0/);
+    expect(NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE).toMatch(/must-revalidate/);
+  });
+
+  it("SHORT_LIVED_PUBLIC carries a one-hour public TTL", () => {
+    expect(SHORT_LIVED_PUBLIC).toBe("public, max-age=3600");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("applyAuthedHeaders", () => {
+  it("stamps NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE onto a fresh Response", () => {
+    const res = new Response("payload", { status: 200 });
+    const out = applyAuthedHeaders(res);
+    expect(out.headers.get("Cache-Control")).toBe(NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE);
+  });
+
+  it("overwrites any pre-existing Cache-Control directive", () => {
+    const res = new Response("payload", {
+      status: 200,
+      headers: { "Cache-Control": "no-store, must-revalidate" },
+    });
+    applyAuthedHeaders(res);
+    expect(res.headers.get("Cache-Control")).toBe(NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE);
+  });
+
+  it("returns the same response for chaining", () => {
+    const res = new Response("payload");
+    const returned = applyAuthedHeaders(res);
+    expect(returned).toBe(res);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/http/cache-headers.ts b/src/lib/http/cache-headers.ts
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+/**
+ * Centralised `Cache-Control` directives for HealthLog HTTP responses.
+ *
+ * Two presets cover the load-bearing cases for the web tree:
+ *
+ * - {@link NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE} — the default for every authenticated page
+ *   response. The directive replaces the framework's stock
+ *   `no-store, must-revalidate` (which Chromium counts as a hard bfcache
+ *   breaker per the eligibility matrix) with `private, max-age=0,
+ *   must-revalidate`. `private` keeps shared caches (proxies, CDNs) from
+ *   storing personal data, `max-age=0` forces revalidation on every
+ *   navigation so cookie + session swaps still detect on the wire, and
+ *   `must-revalidate` honours the staleness contract. The combination is
+ *   bfcache-eligible — Chromium admits the page on back-forward navigation,
+ *   restoring scroll position and DOM state instead of paying a full
+ *   reload.
+ *
+ * - {@link SHORT_LIVED_PUBLIC} — for static-ish public payloads (manifest
+ *   metadata, the AASA blob, etc.) where a one-hour shared-cache TTL is
+ *   appropriate. Not for authenticated content.
+ *
+ * {@link applyAuthedHeaders} stamps `NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE` onto an existing
+ * `Response` (or `NextResponse`) in-place. Use it inside a route handler
+ * that needs the bfcache-friendly directive on a non-HTML payload (the
+ * `next.config.ts` `headers()` rule handles the HTML default; this helper
+ * covers the API-route edges that opt into the same posture).
+ */
+
+export const NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE = "private, max-age=0, must-revalidate";
+
+export const SHORT_LIVED_PUBLIC = "public, max-age=3600";
+
+/**
+ * Stamp the bfcache-friendly authed `Cache-Control` directive onto a
+ * response. Returns the same response for chaining.
+ */
+export function applyAuthedHeaders<T extends Response>(res: T): T {
+  res.headers.set("Cache-Control", NO_STORE_BUT_BFCACHE);
+  return res;
+}