diff --git a/docs/05-extension-spec.md b/docs/05-extension-spec.md
index d4ab6a7..050e3e2 100644
--- a/docs/05-extension-spec.md
+++ b/docs/05-extension-spec.md
@@ -162,4 +162,34 @@ extension/
 
 `<all_urls>` is unavoidable for a download manager but is the main review-friction item:
 document *why* in the AMO submission notes and in the source, and make the exclusion list
-prominent in Options.
+prominent in Options. The submission-ready copy of this table lives in
+`extension/docs/amo-permissions.md`, committed alongside the manifest it explains.
+
+## 8. Popup and Options talk to the background page over a relay, not directly
+
+`popup/` and `options/` are separate documents (a browser action popup and an
+`options_ui` page) — they cannot import `background/index.ts`'s live `VeloxTransport`.
+`background/bridge.ts` relays it over one `browser.runtime.connect` port per document:
+`call`/`subscribe`/`getStatus`/`reconnect`/`pair`/`unpair`/`setOverride` requests in,
+`result`/`event`/`status`/`pairError` responses out. `shared/panel-client.ts` is the
+client side both surfaces use. The status payload carries `kind` (which transport
+implementation is live) alongside the existing `TransportStatus`, because Options needs
+it: `settings.set` and `rules.upsert` are privileged, uds-only methods (see
+`shared/protocol/methods.ts`'s `METHODS` table), so the capture-policy edit form only
+ever unlocks when the active transport is native messaging. Over WebSocket — the
+default, guaranteed path per ADR 0003 — Options renders the daemon's policy read-only
+via `capture.getRules` rather than pretending it can write settings the protocol
+refuses over that transport. The one Options setting that genuinely belongs to the
+extension (not the daemon) — the default category applied to extension-initiated
+downloads — lives in `browser.storage.local` via `options/prefs.ts`, the same place the
+pairing token and transport override already live.
+
+Streaming-media detection (build step 7) also splits down this line: `capture/media.ts`
+(background, webRequest-based) recognizes `.m3u8`/`.mpd` URLs and their content types
+and tells the tab's content script over `runtime.sendMessage`
+(`background/media-bridge.ts`); `content/media-observer.ts` independently watches the
+page's own `<video>` elements for the same signal. Either one showing up opens
+`content/video-panel.ts`'s "Download this video ▾" panel, which calls
+`media.listVariants`/`media.addVariant` through the background page and greys out any
+variant (or the whole manifest) flagged `drm`/`drmProtected` with "Protected content" —
+the extension never parses the manifest itself.
diff --git a/extension/src/background/capture/media.ts b/extension/src/background/capture/media.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1c4a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/background/capture/media.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// Streaming-media detection, background half. docs/05 §3: sniff `.m3u8`/`.mpd` and the
+// HLS/DASH content types on the wire, then tell the tab's content script a manifest was
+// seen. The extension never parses the manifest itself — media.listVariants (daemon-side)
+// does that; this module only recognizes "this response is probably a manifest".
+
+const MANIFEST_EXTENSIONS = ['.m3u8', '.mpd'];
+const MANIFEST_CONTENT_TYPES = [
+  'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl',
+  'application/x-mpegurl',
+  'audio/mpegurl',
+  'application/dash+xml',
+];
+
+/** Extension check ignores the query string — `manifest.m3u8?token=…` still counts. */
+export function isManifestUrl(url: string): boolean {
+  let pathname: string;
+  try {
+    pathname = new URL(url).pathname.toLowerCase();
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return MANIFEST_EXTENSIONS.some((ext) => pathname.endsWith(ext));
+}
+
+export function isManifestContentType(contentType: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  if (!contentType) return false;
+  const base = contentType.split(';')[0]!.trim().toLowerCase();
+  return MANIFEST_CONTENT_TYPES.includes(base);
+}
+
+export function looksLikeManifest(url: string, contentType: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  return isManifestUrl(url) || isManifestContentType(contentType);
+}
+
+export interface DetectedManifest {
+  tabId: number;
+  url: string;
+  headers: Array<{ name: string; value: string }>;
+}
+
+interface HeadersReceivedDetails {
+  tabId: number;
+  url: string;
+  responseHeaders?: Array<{ name: string; value: string }>;
+}
+
+export interface MediaWebRequest {
+  onHeadersReceived: {
+    addListener(
+      cb: (details: HeadersReceivedDetails) => void,
+      filter: { urls: string[]; types?: string[] },
+      extraInfoSpec?: string[],
+    ): void;
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Watches responses for HLS/DASH manifests and reports each hit once per (tab, url) —
+ * a page can request the same manifest repeatedly (HLS live-refresh) and the content
+ * script only needs to hear about it once to show the panel.
+ */
+export class MediaWatcher {
+  private readonly seen = new Set<string>();
+
+  constructor(private readonly onDetected: (m: DetectedManifest) => void) {}
+
+  attach(webRequest: MediaWebRequest): void {
+    webRequest.onHeadersReceived.addListener(
+      (details) => this.handle(details),
+      { urls: ['<all_urls>'] },
+      ['responseHeaders'],
+    );
+  }
+
+  private handle(details: HeadersReceivedDetails): void {
+    if (details.tabId < 0) return; // not a request associated with any tab
+    const headers = details.responseHeaders ?? [];
+    const contentType = headers.find((h) => h.name.toLowerCase() === 'content-type')?.value;
+    if (!looksLikeManifest(details.url, contentType)) return;
+
+    const key = `${details.tabId}:${details.url}`;
+    if (this.seen.has(key)) return;
+    this.seen.add(key);
+
+    this.onDetected({ tabId: details.tabId, url: details.url, headers });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/background/media-bridge.ts b/extension/src/background/media-bridge.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f616506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/background/media-bridge.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Wires capture/media.ts's manifest detection to the content scripts, and answers the
+// two calls the in-page video panel needs (media.listVariants, media.addVariant). A
+// separate, simpler channel from bridge.ts's port because content scripts are per-tab
+// and use one-shot runtime.sendMessage rather than a long-lived port.
+
+import type { MediaAddVariantParams, MediaListVariantsParams } from '../shared/protocol/index.js';
+import type { VeloxTransport } from './transport/index.js';
+import type { DetectedManifest } from './capture/media.js';
+
+export type ContentMessage =
+  | { type: 'velox-list-variants'; params: MediaListVariantsParams }
+  | { type: 'velox-add-variant'; params: MediaAddVariantParams };
+
+export type ManifestDetectedMessage = { type: 'velox-manifest-detected'; url: string; headers: DetectedManifest['headers'] };
+
+export interface TabsLike {
+  sendMessage(tabId: number, message: unknown): Promise<unknown>;
+}
+
+export interface RuntimeOnMessageLike {
+  addListener(cb: (msg: ContentMessage, sender: unknown, sendResponse: (r: unknown) => void) => boolean | void): void;
+}
+
+/** Tells the tab's content script a manifest was seen, swallowing the "no content
+ *  script listening" error a tab without one (or the daemon's own tab) throws. */
+export function notifyTab(tabs: TabsLike, manifest: DetectedManifest): void {
+  const message: ManifestDetectedMessage = { type: 'velox-manifest-detected', url: manifest.url, headers: manifest.headers };
+  tabs.sendMessage(manifest.tabId, message).catch(() => undefined);
+}
+
+export class MediaBridge {
+  constructor(private readonly getTransport: () => VeloxTransport | undefined) {}
+
+  attach(onMessage: RuntimeOnMessageLike): void {
+    onMessage.addListener((msg, _sender, sendResponse) => {
+      if (msg.type !== 'velox-list-variants' && msg.type !== 'velox-add-variant') return undefined;
+      void this.handle(msg).then(sendResponse);
+      return true; // sendResponse is called asynchronously
+    });
+  }
+
+  private async handle(msg: ContentMessage): Promise<{ ok: true; result: unknown } | { ok: false; error: string }> {
+    const t = this.getTransport();
+    if (!t) return { ok: false, error: 'transport not ready' };
+    try {
+      const result =
+        msg.type === 'velox-list-variants'
+          ? await t.call('media.listVariants', msg.params)
+          : await t.call('media.addVariant', msg.params);
+      return { ok: true, result };
+    } catch (e) {
+      return { ok: false, error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e) };
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/content/index.ts b/extension/src/content/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..873270b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/content/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Content script entry: registered for <all_urls> in manifest.json. Watches for
+// streaming media (docs/05 §3) and shows the "Download this video ▾" panel when either
+// half of detection fires — the background webRequest sniffer (capture/media.ts, relayed
+// via media-bridge.ts) or this page's own <video> elements (media-observer.ts).
+//
+// No download logic here either: this only asks the background page to call
+// media.listVariants / media.addVariant and renders what comes back.
+
+import type { MediaAddVariantResult, MediaListVariantsResult } from '../shared/protocol/index.js';
+import { VideoSrcObserver } from './media-observer.js';
+import { VideoPanel, type VariantsPort } from './video-panel.js';
+
+interface ManifestDetectedMessage {
+  type: 'velox-manifest-detected';
+  url: string;
+  headers: Array<{ name: string; value: string }>;
+}
+
+const headersByManifest = new Map<string, Array<{ name: string; value: string }>>();
+
+const port: VariantsPort = {
+  async listVariants(manifestUrl) {
+    const headers = headersByManifest.get(manifestUrl);
+    const response = (await browser.runtime.sendMessage({
+      type: 'velox-list-variants',
+      params: { manifestUrl, headers: headers?.length ? headers : null },
+    })) as { ok: true; result: MediaListVariantsResult } | { ok: false; error: string };
+    return response.ok ? response.result : { error: response.error };
+  },
+  async addVariant(manifestUrl, variantId) {
+    const response = (await browser.runtime.sendMessage({
+      type: 'velox-add-variant',
+      params: { manifestUrl, variantId },
+    })) as { ok: true; result: MediaAddVariantResult } | { ok: false; error: string };
+    return response.ok ? { taskId: response.result.taskId } : { error: response.error };
+  },
+};
+
+const panel = new VideoPanel(port);
+
+function onManifestSeen(url: string): void {
+  panel.show(url);
+}
+
+browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener((msg: unknown) => {
+  const m = msg as Partial<ManifestDetectedMessage>;
+  if (m.type !== 'velox-manifest-detected' || typeof m.url !== 'string') return undefined;
+  headersByManifest.set(m.url, m.headers ?? []);
+  onManifestSeen(m.url);
+  return undefined;
+});
+
+const observer = new VideoSrcObserver((url) => onManifestSeen(url));
+observer.start();
diff --git a/extension/src/content/media-observer.ts b/extension/src/content/media-observer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb6e120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/content/media-observer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// DOM half of streaming-media detection (docs/05 §3: "a content script observing
+// MediaSource.addSourceBuffer and <video> src changes"). Pure DOM watching, no network:
+// the background half (capture/media.ts) is what actually inspects responses. This
+// module only recognizes "a <video> on this page points at something that smells like
+// an HLS/DASH manifest" and reports the URL up to whoever is watching (content/index.ts).
+
+const MANIFEST_EXTENSIONS = ['.m3u8', '.mpd'];
+
+function looksLikeManifestUrl(url: string): boolean {
+  try {
+    const pathname = new URL(url, document.baseURI).pathname.toLowerCase();
+    return MANIFEST_EXTENSIONS.some((ext) => pathname.endsWith(ext));
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Watches every <video> on the page (present now or added/changed later) for a src
+ *  that looks like a manifest URL, and reports each distinct URL once. */
+export class VideoSrcObserver {
+  private readonly seen = new Set<string>();
+  private mutationObserver: MutationObserver | null = null;
+
+  constructor(private readonly onCandidate: (url: string) => void) {}
+
+  start(root: ParentNode = document): void {
+    this.scan(root);
+    this.mutationObserver = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
+      for (const m of mutations) {
+        if (m.type === 'attributes' && m.target instanceof HTMLVideoElement) {
+          this.check(m.target);
+        }
+        for (const node of m.addedNodes) {
+          if (node instanceof HTMLVideoElement) this.check(node);
+          else if (node instanceof Element) this.scan(node);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    this.mutationObserver.observe(document.documentElement ?? document, {
+      subtree: true,
+      childList: true,
+      attributes: true,
+      attributeFilter: ['src'],
+    });
+  }
+
+  stop(): void {
+    this.mutationObserver?.disconnect();
+    this.mutationObserver = null;
+  }
+
+  private scan(root: ParentNode): void {
+    for (const video of root.querySelectorAll('video')) this.check(video);
+    if (root instanceof HTMLVideoElement) this.check(root);
+  }
+
+  private check(video: HTMLVideoElement): void {
+    const candidates = [video.currentSrc, video.src].filter(Boolean);
+    for (const url of candidates) {
+      if (this.seen.has(url) || !looksLikeManifestUrl(url)) continue;
+      this.seen.add(url);
+      this.onCandidate(url);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extension/src/content/video-panel.ts b/extension/src/content/video-panel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a3cdb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/src/content/video-panel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// In-page "Download this video ▾" panel (docs/05 §3). Lists variants the daemon
+// enumerated via media.listVariants — the extension never parses the manifest itself.
+// DRM-protected variants (and a wholly DRM-protected manifest) are shown greyed out
+// with "Protected content" rather than attempted.
+
+import type { MediaVariant } from '../shared/protocol/index.js';
+
+export interface VariantsPort {
+  listVariants(manifestUrl: string): Promise<{ variants: MediaVariant[]; drmProtected: boolean } | { error: string }>;
+  addVariant(manifestUrl: string, variantId: string): Promise<{ taskId: string } | { error: string }>;
+}
+
+function variantLabel(v: MediaVariant): string {
+  const bits = [v.resolution, v.codec, v.bitrateBps ? `${Math.round(v.bitrateBps / 1000)} kbps` : null].filter(Boolean);
+  return bits.length > 0 ? bits.join(' · ') : v.variantId;
+}
+
+const PANEL_ID = 'velox-video-panel';
+
+export class VideoPanel {
+  private root: HTMLElement | null = null;
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly port: VariantsPort,
+    private readonly doc: Document = document,
+  ) {}
+
+  /** Shows (or replaces) the floating panel for one detected manifest URL. */
+  show(manifestUrl: string): void {
+    this.remove();
+
+    const root = this.doc.createElement('div');
+    root.id = PANEL_ID;
+    Object.assign(root.style, {
+      position: 'fixed',
+      bottom: '16px',
+      right: '16px',
+      zIndex: '2147483647',
+      font: '13px sans-serif',
+    } satisfies Partial<CSSStyleDeclaration>);
+
+    const button = this.doc.createElement('button');
+    button.textContent = 'Download this video ▾';
+    root.appendChild(button);
+
+    const menu = this.doc.createElement('ul');
+    menu.hidden = true;
+    Object.assign(menu.style, { listStyle: 'none', margin: '4px 0 0', padding: '4px' } satisfies Partial<CSSStyleDeclaration>);
+    root.appendChild(menu);
+
+    button.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      menu.hidden = !menu.hidden;
+      if (!menu.hidden) void this.populate(menu, manifestUrl);
+    });
+
+    this.doc.body.appendChild(root);
+    this.root = root;
+  }
+
+  remove(): void {
+    this.root?.remove();
+    this.root = null;
+  }
+
+  private async populate(menu: HTMLUListElement, manifestUrl: string): Promise<void> {
+    menu.replaceChildren(this.loadingItem());
+    const result = await this.port.listVariants(manifestUrl);
+
+    if ('error' in result) {
+      menu.replaceChildren(this.messageItem(`Could not read variants: ${result.error}`));
+      return;
+    }
+    if (result.drmProtected || result.variants.length === 0) {
+      menu.replaceChildren(this.messageItem(result.drmProtected ? 'Protected content' : 'No downloadable variants found'));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    menu.replaceChildren(
+      ...result.variants.map((v) => {
+        const li = this.doc.createElement('li');
+        const item = this.doc.createElement('button');
+        item.textContent = v.drm ? `${variantLabel(v)} — Protected content` : variantLabel(v);
+        item.disabled = v.drm;
+        if (!v.drm) {
+          item.addEventListener('click', () => void this.port.addVariant(manifestUrl, v.variantId));
+        }
+        li.appendChild(item);
+        return li;
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  private loadingItem(): HTMLLIElement {
+    return this.messageItem('Loading…');
+  }
+
+  private messageItem(text: string): HTMLLIElement {
+    const li = this.doc.createElement('li');
+    li.textContent = text;
+    return li;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extension/tests/background/media-bridge.test.ts b/extension/tests/background/media-bridge.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..059e094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/background/media-bridge.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { MediaBridge, notifyTab } from '../../src/background/media-bridge.js';
+import type { ContentMessage } from '../../src/background/media-bridge.js';
+import type { VeloxTransport } from '../../src/background/transport/index.js';
+
+function fakeOnMessage() {
+  let listener: ((msg: ContentMessage, sender: unknown, sendResponse: (r: unknown) => void) => boolean | void) | undefined;
+  return {
+    addListener: (cb: typeof listener) => {
+      listener = cb;
+    },
+    fire: (msg: ContentMessage) =>
+      new Promise((resolve) => {
+        listener?.(msg, {}, resolve);
+      }),
+  };
+}
+
+function fakeTransport(call: VeloxTransport['call']): VeloxTransport {
+  return {
+    kind: 'ws',
+    state: 'connected',
+    status: {
+      state: 'connected',
+      needsPairing: false,
+      fatal: null,
+      retryAfterSec: null,
+      sessionId: null,
+      daemonVersion: null,
+      capabilities: [],
+    },
+    connect: async () => undefined,
+    disconnect: () => undefined,
+    call,
+    on: () => undefined,
+    off: () => undefined,
+    onStateChange: () => () => undefined,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('MediaBridge', () => {
+  it('answers velox-list-variants by calling media.listVariants', async () => {
+    const call = vi.fn(async () => ({ variants: [], manifestType: 'hls', drmProtected: false }));
+    const bridge = new MediaBridge(() => fakeTransport(call as never));
+    const onMessage = fakeOnMessage();
+    bridge.attach(onMessage);
+
+    const response = await onMessage.fire({ type: 'velox-list-variants', params: { manifestUrl: 'https://x/m.m3u8' } });
+
+    expect(call).toHaveBeenCalledWith('media.listVariants', { manifestUrl: 'https://x/m.m3u8' });
+    expect(response).toEqual({ ok: true, result: { variants: [], manifestType: 'hls', drmProtected: false } });
+  });
+
+  it('answers velox-add-variant by calling media.addVariant', async () => {
+    const call = vi.fn(async () => ({ taskId: 't1', state: 'queued' }));
+    const bridge = new MediaBridge(() => fakeTransport(call as never));
+    const onMessage = fakeOnMessage();
+    bridge.attach(onMessage);
+
+    const response = await onMessage.fire({
+      type: 'velox-add-variant',
+      params: { manifestUrl: 'https://x/m.m3u8', variantId: 'v1' },
+    });
+
+    expect(call).toHaveBeenCalledWith('media.addVariant', { manifestUrl: 'https://x/m.m3u8', variantId: 'v1' });
+    expect(response).toEqual({ ok: true, result: { taskId: 't1', state: 'queued' } });
+  });
+
+  it('answers with an error when the transport is not ready', async () => {
+    const bridge = new MediaBridge(() => undefined);
+    const onMessage = fakeOnMessage();
+    bridge.attach(onMessage);
+
+    const response = await onMessage.fire({ type: 'velox-list-variants', params: { manifestUrl: 'https://x/m.m3u8' } });
+    expect(response).toEqual({ ok: false, error: 'transport not ready' });
+  });
+
+  it('answers with an error when the call rejects', async () => {
+    const call = vi.fn(async () => {
+      throw new Error('refused: drm protected');
+    });
+    const bridge = new MediaBridge(() => fakeTransport(call as never));
+    const onMessage = fakeOnMessage();
+    bridge.attach(onMessage);
+
+    const response = await onMessage.fire({ type: 'velox-list-variants', params: { manifestUrl: 'https://x/m.m3u8' } });
+    expect(response).toEqual({ ok: false, error: 'refused: drm protected' });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('notifyTab', () => {
+  it('sends a velox-manifest-detected message to the tab', () => {
+    const sent: unknown[] = [];
+    const tabs = { sendMessage: (tabId: number, message: unknown) => { sent.push({ tabId, message }); return Promise.resolve(); } };
+
+    notifyTab(tabs, { tabId: 3, url: 'https://x/m.m3u8', headers: [] });
+
+    expect(sent).toEqual([{ tabId: 3, message: { type: 'velox-manifest-detected', url: 'https://x/m.m3u8', headers: [] } }]);
+  });
+
+  it('swallows a rejection (tab has no content script listening)', () => {
+    const tabs = { sendMessage: () => Promise.reject(new Error('no receiving end')) };
+    expect(() => notifyTab(tabs, { tabId: 3, url: 'https://x/m.m3u8', headers: [] })).not.toThrow();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extension/tests/capture/media.test.ts b/extension/tests/capture/media.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7e13f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/capture/media.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { isManifestContentType, isManifestUrl, looksLikeManifest, MediaWatcher } from '../../src/background/capture/media.js';
+
+describe('isManifestUrl', () => {
+  it('matches .m3u8 and .mpd, query string included', () => {
+    expect(isManifestUrl('https://cdn.example/video/master.m3u8')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isManifestUrl('https://cdn.example/video/master.m3u8?token=abc')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isManifestUrl('https://cdn.example/video/stream.mpd')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('does not match an ordinary page or a segment file', () => {
+    expect(isManifestUrl('https://example.com/watch?v=1')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isManifestUrl('https://cdn.example/video/segment-001.ts')).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('is false on an unparseable URL rather than throwing', () => {
+    expect(isManifestUrl('not a url')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('isManifestContentType', () => {
+  it('matches HLS and DASH content types, ignoring a charset suffix', () => {
+    expect(isManifestContentType('application/vnd.apple.mpegurl')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isManifestContentType('application/dash+xml; charset=utf-8')).toBe(true);
+    expect(isManifestContentType('application/x-mpegurl')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('does not match ordinary types or missing headers', () => {
+    expect(isManifestContentType('text/html')).toBe(false);
+    expect(isManifestContentType(null)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isManifestContentType(undefined)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('looksLikeManifest', () => {
+  it('is true on either signal alone', () => {
+    expect(looksLikeManifest('https://cdn.example/x.m3u8', 'text/plain')).toBe(true);
+    expect(looksLikeManifest('https://cdn.example/x', 'application/dash+xml')).toBe(true);
+    expect(looksLikeManifest('https://cdn.example/x', 'text/html')).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('MediaWatcher', () => {
+  function fakeWebRequest() {
+    let listener: ((d: unknown) => void) | undefined;
+    return {
+      onHeadersReceived: {
+        addListener: (cb: (d: unknown) => void) => {
+          listener = cb;
+        },
+      },
+      fire: (d: unknown) => listener?.(d),
+    };
+  }
+
+  it('reports a detected manifest with its response headers', () => {
+    const wr = fakeWebRequest();
+    const detected: unknown[] = [];
+    const watcher = new MediaWatcher((m) => detected.push(m));
+    watcher.attach(wr as never);
+
+    wr.fire({
+      tabId: 7,
+      url: 'https://cdn.example/master.m3u8',
+      responseHeaders: [{ name: 'Content-Type', value: 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl' }],
+    });
+
+    expect(detected).toEqual([
+      {
+        tabId: 7,
+        url: 'https://cdn.example/master.m3u8',
+        headers: [{ name: 'Content-Type', value: 'application/vnd.apple.mpegurl' }],
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('ignores a response that is not a manifest', () => {
+    const wr = fakeWebRequest();
+    const detected: unknown[] = [];
+    const watcher = new MediaWatcher((m) => detected.push(m));
+    watcher.attach(wr as never);
+
+    wr.fire({ tabId: 7, url: 'https://example.com/page.html', responseHeaders: [{ name: 'Content-Type', value: 'text/html' }] });
+
+    expect(detected).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('ignores requests with no associated tab', () => {
+    const wr = fakeWebRequest();
+    const detected: unknown[] = [];
+    const watcher = new MediaWatcher((m) => detected.push(m));
+    watcher.attach(wr as never);
+
+    wr.fire({ tabId: -1, url: 'https://cdn.example/master.m3u8', responseHeaders: [] });
+
+    expect(detected).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('reports the same (tab, url) manifest only once', () => {
+    const wr = fakeWebRequest();
+    const detected: unknown[] = [];
+    const watcher = new MediaWatcher((m) => detected.push(m));
+    watcher.attach(wr as never);
+
+    const details = { tabId: 7, url: 'https://cdn.example/live.m3u8', responseHeaders: [] };
+    wr.fire(details);
+    wr.fire(details); // HLS live-refresh re-requests the same manifest
+
+    expect(detected).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extension/tests/content/media-observer.test.ts b/extension/tests/content/media-observer.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a67a3fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/content/media-observer.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { VideoSrcObserver } from '../../src/content/media-observer.js';
+
+describe('VideoSrcObserver', () => {
+  it('reports a <video src> already present when start() is called', () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = '<video src="https://cdn.example/master.m3u8"></video>';
+    const found: string[] = [];
+    const observer = new VideoSrcObserver((url) => found.push(url));
+
+    observer.start();
+
+    expect(found).toEqual(['https://cdn.example/master.m3u8']);
+    observer.stop();
+  });
+
+  it('ignores a <video> whose src is not a manifest', () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = '<video src="https://cdn.example/movie.mp4"></video>';
+    const found: string[] = [];
+    const observer = new VideoSrcObserver((url) => found.push(url));
+
+    observer.start();
+
+    expect(found).toHaveLength(0);
+    observer.stop();
+  });
+
+  it('reports a <video> added to the DOM after start()', async () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = '';
+    const found: string[] = [];
+    const observer = new VideoSrcObserver((url) => found.push(url));
+    observer.start();
+
+    const video = document.createElement('video');
+    video.src = 'https://cdn.example/live.mpd';
+    document.body.appendChild(video);
+
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0)); // MutationObserver callbacks are microtask-queued
+    expect(found).toEqual(['https://cdn.example/live.mpd']);
+    observer.stop();
+  });
+
+  it('reports a src attribute change on an existing <video>', async () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = '<video></video>';
+    const found: string[] = [];
+    const observer = new VideoSrcObserver((url) => found.push(url));
+    observer.start();
+
+    document.querySelector('video')!.setAttribute('src', 'https://cdn.example/switched.m3u8');
+
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0));
+    expect(found).toEqual(['https://cdn.example/switched.m3u8']);
+    observer.stop();
+  });
+
+  it('reports the same URL only once', () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = '<video src="https://cdn.example/master.m3u8"></video><video src="https://cdn.example/master.m3u8"></video>';
+    const found: string[] = [];
+    const observer = new VideoSrcObserver((url) => found.push(url));
+
+    observer.start();
+
+    expect(found).toEqual(['https://cdn.example/master.m3u8']);
+    observer.stop();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extension/tests/content/video-panel.test.ts b/extension/tests/content/video-panel.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9c5837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/tests/content/video-panel.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import { VideoPanel, type VariantsPort } from '../../src/content/video-panel.js';
+import type { MediaVariant } from '../../src/shared/protocol/index.js';
+
+function variant(over: Partial<MediaVariant> = {}): MediaVariant {
+  return { variantId: 'v1', kind: 'muxed', drm: false, ...over };
+}
+
+describe('VideoPanel', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = '';
+  });
+
+  it('renders a button and an initially-hidden menu', () => {
+    const port: VariantsPort = { listVariants: vi.fn(), addVariant: vi.fn() };
+    const panel = new VideoPanel(port);
+    panel.show('https://cdn.example/m.m3u8');
+
+    const button = document.querySelector('#velox-video-panel button')!;
+    expect(button.textContent).toBe('Download this video ▾');
+    expect((document.querySelector('#velox-video-panel ul') as HTMLUListElement).hidden).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('lists variants on click, skipping the daemon\'s manifest parsing entirely', async () => {
+    const listVariants = vi.fn(async () => ({
+      variants: [variant({ variantId: 'v-1080', resolution: '1920x1080' })],
+      drmProtected: false,
+    }));
+    const port: VariantsPort = { listVariants, addVariant: vi.fn() };
+    const panel = new VideoPanel(port);
+    panel.show('https://cdn.example/m.m3u8');
+
+    document.querySelector('#velox-video-panel button')!.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(listVariants).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://cdn.example/m.m3u8'));
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0));
+
+    const items = document.querySelectorAll('#velox-video-panel li');
+    expect(items.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(items[0]!.textContent).toContain('1920x1080');
+  });
+
+  it('greys out a DRM variant with "Protected content" and does not wire a click handler', async () => {
+    const listVariants = vi.fn(async () => ({
+      variants: [variant({ variantId: 'v-drm', drm: true, resolution: '1920x1080' })],
+      drmProtected: false,
+    }));
+    const addVariant = vi.fn();
+    const panel = new VideoPanel({ listVariants, addVariant });
+    panel.show('https://cdn.example/m.m3u8');
+
+    document.querySelector('#velox-video-panel button')!.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0));
+
+    const item = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('#velox-video-panel li button')!;
+    expect(item.disabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(item.textContent).toContain('Protected content');
+
+    item.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
+    expect(addVariant).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('shows "Protected content" for a wholly DRM-protected manifest', async () => {
+    const listVariants = vi.fn(async () => ({ variants: [variant()], drmProtected: true }));
+    const panel = new VideoPanel({ listVariants, addVariant: vi.fn() });
+    panel.show('https://cdn.example/m.m3u8');
+
+    document.querySelector('#velox-video-panel button')!.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0));
+
+    expect(document.querySelector('#velox-video-panel li')!.textContent).toBe('Protected content');
+  });
+
+  it('calls addVariant when a non-DRM item is clicked', async () => {
+    const listVariants = vi.fn(async () => ({ variants: [variant({ variantId: 'v-720' })], drmProtected: false }));
+    const addVariant = vi.fn(async () => ({ taskId: 't1' }));
+    const panel = new VideoPanel({ listVariants, addVariant });
+    panel.show('https://cdn.example/m.m3u8');
+
+    document.querySelector('#velox-video-panel button')!.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0));
+    document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('#velox-video-panel li button')!.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
+
+    expect(addVariant).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://cdn.example/m.m3u8', 'v-720');
+  });
+
+  it('surfaces an error from listVariants instead of an empty menu', async () => {
+    const listVariants = vi.fn(async () => ({ error: 'refused: not a manifest' }));
+    const panel = new VideoPanel({ listVariants, addVariant: vi.fn() });
+    panel.show('https://cdn.example/m.m3u8');
+
+    document.querySelector('#velox-video-panel button')!.dispatchEvent(new Event('click'));
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0));
+
+    expect(document.querySelector('#velox-video-panel li')!.textContent).toContain('refused: not a manifest');
+  });
+
+  it('show() replaces a previous panel rather than stacking them', () => {
+    const port: VariantsPort = { listVariants: vi.fn(), addVariant: vi.fn() };
+    const panel = new VideoPanel(port);
+    panel.show('https://cdn.example/a.m3u8');
+    panel.show('https://cdn.example/b.m3u8');
+
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll('#velox-video-panel')).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/extension/tsconfig.json b/extension/tsconfig.json
index a222501..25d2548 100644
--- a/extension/tsconfig.json
+++ b/extension/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "ES2022",
-    "lib": ["ES2022", "DOM"],
+    "lib": ["ES2022", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
     "module": "NodeNext",
     "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
     "strict": true,