# Phase 04 Overview: Participant Journeys

## Objective
Refit applicant, jury, observer, and audience experiences to stage-native contracts with correct realtime behavior.

## In Scope

- applicant intake/status flows
- jury assignment/evaluation/live flows
- audience voting and live score flows
- observer read-only reporting alignment

## Out of Scope

- admin config internals

## Exit Criteria

1. End-to-end participant paths pass mandatory E2E tests.
2. Realtime behavior converges under reconnect and window changes.
3. Policy enforcement matches authz and stage contracts.