diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/browser-e2e.yml b/.gitea/workflows/browser-e2e.yml
index b4dc70e..5638046 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/browser-e2e.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/browser-e2e.yml
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ jobs:
             evidence/
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
+      - name: Verify evidence manifest
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          python3 scripts/verify_evidence_manifest.py evidence
+
       - name: Browser E2E summary
         if: always()
         run: |
diff --git a/scripts/verify_evidence_manifest.py b/scripts/verify_evidence_manifest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..054bfde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/verify_evidence_manifest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+EVIDENCE_ROOT = Path(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else ROOT / "evidence"
+MANIFEST = EVIDENCE_ROOT / "manifest.jsonl"
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    print(f"evidence_root: {EVIDENCE_ROOT}")
+    if not MANIFEST.exists():
+        print(f"ERROR: manifest missing: {MANIFEST}")
+        return 1
+
+    lines = [line for line in MANIFEST.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines() if line.strip()]
+    print(f"manifest_entries: {len(lines)}")
+    if not lines:
+        print("ERROR: manifest is empty")
+        return 1
+
+    for idx, line in enumerate(lines[:5], start=1):
+        record = json.loads(line)
+        for key in ("screenshotPath", "domPath", "urlPath"):
+            path = Path(record[key])
+            if not path.exists():
+                print(f"ERROR: missing {key} for entry {idx}: {path}")
+                return 1
+        print(f"OK: entry {idx} -> {record['label']}")
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())