diff --git a/documentation/TODO__Agents.md b/documentation/TODO__Agents.md
index 83195f97..2333787b 100644
--- a/documentation/TODO__Agents.md
+++ b/documentation/TODO__Agents.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 > **Status:** Stable — ongoing development.
 > **Scope:** Active/open work only. Completed detail lives in archive files.
 
-## 🔴 LCI October — Pres Mgmt Restoration (in progress 2026-06-12)
+## ✅ LCI October — Pres Mgmt Restoration (complete 2026-06-16)
 
 These features regressed over the last 6 months and must be working before the LCI conference.
 Reference commit for original working implementation: `bb993a102`.
@@ -52,18 +52,16 @@ wrong to users.
   session page) reads `presenter_id`/`presentation_id` from the URL and grants presenter-level
   auth via `auth__kv.presenter`/`auth__kv.presentation`, not just session read access.
 
-- [ ] **[Pres Mgmt] Presenter agreement not enforced before file upload** (verified still open,
-  2026-06-16) `presenter_is_authed` in `presenter/[presenter_id]/+page.svelte` — the gate used
-  everywhere the upload UI is shown (`Comp_event_files_upload`, `Element_manage_event_file_li_wrap`)
-  — only checks sign-in state (`auth__kv.presenter`/`auth__kv.session`/person match). It has no
-  dependency on `.agree` at all. `require__presenter_agree` (`pres_mgmt_loc.current`) is read in
-  exactly one place (`presenter_page_menu.svelte`) to decide whether to *show* the Agreed/Not
-  Agreed button — it never blocks anything. A presenter who signs in but has not agreed can still
-  see and use the upload section when this setting is on. Confirmed `ae_comp__event_files_upload.svelte`
-  has no internal agreement check either — there is no enforcement anywhere in the chain.
-  Fix: gate the upload sections (and ideally `allow_basic`/`allow_moderator` on the file list too)
-  on `!pres_mgmt_loc.current.require__presenter_agree || $lq__auth__event_presenter_obj?.agree`
-  in addition to `presenter_is_authed`.
+- [x] **[Pres Mgmt] Presenter agreement not enforced before file upload** (fixed 2026-06-16)
+  `presenter_is_authed` only checked sign-in state, never `.agree`, so a presenter could upload
+  without agreeing whenever `require__presenter_agree` was on. Added a new derived
+  `presenter_agree_ok` (`trusted_access || !require__presenter_agree || auth__event_presenter_obj.agree`)
+  and `presenter_can_upload` (`presenter_is_authed && presenter_agree_ok`) in
+  `presenter/[presenter_id]/+page.svelte`, and swapped it in everywhere the upload UI/file-list
+  permissions are gated (both the default view and the `manage_files` alt view — the latter's
+  `public_access` identity bypass is preserved but still requires `presenter_agree_ok`). Also
+  added an inline warning message in place of the upload section when signed in but pending
+  agreement, instead of it just silently disappearing.
 
 ### Session POC Sign-In
 
diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(pres_mgmt)/presenter/[presenter_id]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(pres_mgmt)/presenter/[presenter_id]/+page.svelte
index b1fb2434..3224dccd 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(pres_mgmt)/presenter/[presenter_id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(pres_mgmt)/presenter/[presenter_id]/+page.svelte
@@ -149,6 +149,22 @@ let presenter_is_authed = $derived(
     )
 );
 
+// True when the admin's "Require Presenter Agreement" setting (if on) is satisfied —
+// either the requirement is off, the presenter has agreed, or staff is managing this
+// on their behalf. Trusted staff always bypass it, same as the "agreed" message above.
+// WHY this exists separately from presenter_is_authed: a presenter can be signed in
+// (authed) without having agreed yet — being signed in must not be enough to upload
+// when an agreement is required. See TODO__Agents.md "Presenter agreement not enforced
+// before file upload".
+let presenter_agree_ok = $derived(
+    $ae_loc.trusted_access ||
+    !pres_mgmt_loc.current.require__presenter_agree ||
+    !!$lq__auth__event_presenter_obj?.agree
+);
+
+// The actual gate for showing/using the upload UI — signed in AND (if required) agreed.
+let presenter_can_upload = $derived(presenter_is_authed && presenter_agree_ok);
+
 // if (browser && $lq__event_presenter_obj) {
 //     console.log('Pres Mgmt [page]: +presenter.svelte');
 //     $events_slct.event_presenter_obj = $lq__event_presenter_obj;
@@ -379,7 +395,7 @@ let presenter_is_authed = $derived(
             </h3>
 
             <!-- Yes... This is a duplicate of what is shown when they press "Presenter Files" button. It can be cleaned up later. -->
-            {#if presenter_is_authed}
+            {#if presenter_can_upload}
                 <Comp_event_files_upload
                     class_li="border border-surface-200-800 rounded-xl p-4 bg-surface-50-900 hover:bg-surface-100-900 transition-colors duration-200"
                     link_to_type="event_presenter"
@@ -404,14 +420,20 @@ let presenter_is_authed = $derived(
                         </span>
                     {/snippet}
                 </Comp_event_files_upload>
+            {:else if presenter_is_authed}
+                <p class="bg-warning-100 border-warning-300 text-warning-800 flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md border p-3 text-sm">
+                    <TriangleAlert size="1em" class="flex-none" />
+                    File upload is locked until you agree to the presenter terms — see the
+                    Agreed/Not Agreed action in the Options menu above.
+                </p>
             {/if}
 
             <div class="w-max max-w-full overflow-x-auto">
                 <Element_manage_event_file_li_wrap
                     link_to_type={'event_presenter'}
                     link_to_id={$lq__event_presenter_obj?.event_presenter_id}
-                    allow_basic={presenter_is_authed}
-                    allow_moderator={presenter_is_authed}
+                    allow_basic={presenter_can_upload}
+                    allow_moderator={presenter_can_upload}
                     container_class_li={''} />
             </div>
         {:else if pres_mgmt_loc.current.show_content__presenter_view == 'manage_files' && $ae_loc.authenticated_access}
@@ -428,7 +450,7 @@ let presenter_is_authed = $derived(
                     </span>
                 </h3>
 
-                {#if presenter_is_authed || $ae_loc.public_access}
+                {#if presenter_can_upload || ($ae_loc.public_access && presenter_agree_ok)}
                     <Comp_event_files_upload
                         class_li="border border-surface-200-800 rounded-xl p-4 bg-surface-50-900 hover:bg-surface-100-900 transition-colors duration-200"
                         link_to_type="event_presenter"
@@ -454,14 +476,20 @@ let presenter_is_authed = $derived(
                             </span>
                         {/snippet}
                     </Comp_event_files_upload>
+                {:else if presenter_is_authed}
+                    <p class="bg-warning-100 border-warning-300 text-warning-800 flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md border p-3 text-sm">
+                        <TriangleAlert size="1em" class="flex-none" />
+                        File upload is locked until you agree to the presenter terms — see the
+                        Agreed/Not Agreed action in the Options menu above.
+                    </p>
                 {/if}
 
                 <div class="w-max max-w-full overflow-x-auto">
                     <Element_manage_event_file_li_wrap
                         link_to_type={'event_presenter'}
                         link_to_id={$lq__event_presenter_obj?.event_presenter_id}
-                        allow_basic={presenter_is_authed || $ae_loc.public_access}
-                        allow_moderator={presenter_is_authed}
+                        allow_basic={presenter_can_upload || ($ae_loc.public_access && presenter_agree_ok)}
+                        allow_moderator={presenter_can_upload}
                         container_class_li={''} />
                 </div>
             </div>