diff --git a/python/chiral_spectral_lut.py b/python/chiral_spectral_lut.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Chiral Spectral LUT — mapping 8-strand chiral configuration → spectral state.
+
+8 strands × 4 chiral labels = 4⁸ = 65,536 states
+Collapses to exactly 5 distinct spectral fingerprints.
+
+The LUT maps any configuration to its eigenvalue pair {λ_min, λ_max}
+using pure integer arithmetic (zero floats).
+"""
+import json, time
+
+# Chiral weights as rational pairs (num, den) — integer arithmetic, zero floats
+CHIRAL = {"A": (1, 1), "S": (1, 2), "L": (3, 2), "R": (3, 2)}
+NAMES = ["A", "S", "L", "R"]  # achiral, scarred, left_bias, right_bias
+
+def compute_spectral(chi8):
+    """
+    Compute {λ_min, λ_max} for an 8-char chiral string like 'AASSSLLR'.
+    Integer arithmetic only — zero floats.
+    
+    The Cartan matrix is 4×2×2 block-diagonal: pairs (0,1), (2,3), (4,5), (6,7).
+    Each block [[273, w], [w, 273]] has eigenvalues {273+w, 273-w}
+    where w = 128 × (chiral[num]/chiral[den] average of the pair).
+    """
+    pairs = [(0,1), (2,3), (4,5), (6,7)]
+    all_lo, all_hi = [], []
+    for a, b in pairs:
+        an, ad = CHIRAL[chi8[a]]
+        bn, bd = CHIRAL[chi8[b]]
+        # w = 128 × (an/ad + bn/bd) = 128 × (an×bd + bn×ad) / (ad×bd)
+        num = 128 * (an * bd + bn * ad)
+        den = ad * bd
+        w = num // den
+        all_lo.append(273 + w)
+        all_hi.append(273 - w)
+    return max(all_lo), min(all_hi)
+
+def build_lut(save=True):
+    """Build the full 65,536-entry LUT."""
+    t0 = time.time()
+    lut = {}
+    for mask_int in range(4**8):
+        chi = "".join(NAMES[(mask_int >> (i*2)) & 3] for i in range(8))
+        lam_max, lam_min = compute_spectral(chi)
+        lut[chi] = {"lambda_max": lam_max, "lambda_min": lam_min}
+    
+    t1 = time.time()
+    
+    # Classify into regimes
+    regimes = {}
+    for chi, spec in lut.items():
+        key = (spec["lambda_min"], spec["lambda_max"])
+        regimes.setdefault(key, [])
+        regimes[key].append(chi)
+    
+    print(f"LUT built in {t1-t0:.1f}s — {len(lut):,} entries, zero floats")
+    print(f"\nSpectral regime distribution ({len(regimes)} regimes):")
+    for (lo, hi), configs in sorted(regimes.items(), key=lambda x: -len(x[1])):
+        regime = "CANONICAL" if lo == 17 else "ROSSBY" if lo < 0 else "SCARRED" if lo > 17 else "OTHER"
+        name = {"CANONICAL": "achiral ground state",
+                "ROSSBY": "nonabelian (Rossby-active)",
+                "SCARRED": "sub-critical (scarred)"}.get(regime, regime)
+        print(f"  λ=[{lo:>4}, {hi:>4}]  {len(configs):>5} configs ({len(configs)/len(lut)*100:5.1f}%)  {name}")
+    
+    if save:
+        receipt = {
+            "schema": "chiral_spectral_lut_v1", "zero_float": True,
+            "entries": len(lut), "regimes": len(regimes),
+            "regime_labels": ["CANONICAL", "ROSSBY", "SCARRED"],
+            "compute_time_s": round(t1-t0, 2),
+            "note": "Integer arithmetic only. Block eigenvalues = 273 ± w, w = 128 × avg(chi)"
+        }
+        with open("signatures/chiral_spectral_lut.json", "w") as f:
+            json.dump(receipt, f, indent=2)
+        print(f"\nReceipt: signatures/chiral_spectral_lut.json")
+    
+    return lut, regimes
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    lut, regimes = build_lut()
+    
+    # Example lookups
+    print("\nExample lookups:")
+    for chi in ["AAAAAAAA", "SSSSSSSS", "LLLLLLLL", "AASSLRRL", "AASSAASS"]:
+        spec = lut.get(chi, {})
+        regime = "CANONICAL" if spec.get("lambda_min") == 17 else "ROSSBY" if spec.get("lambda_min", 0) < 0 else "SCARRED"
+        print(f"  {chi} → λ=[{spec.get('lambda_min')}, {spec.get('lambda_max')}] {regime}")
diff --git a/signatures/chiral_spectral_lut.json b/signatures/chiral_spectral_lut.json
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+{
+  "schema": "chiral_spectral_lut_v1",
+  "zero_float": true,
+  "entries": 65536,
+  "regimes": 5,
+  "regime_labels": [
+    "CANONICAL",
+    "ROSSBY",
+    "SCARRED"
+  ],
+  "compute_time_s": 0.09,
+  "note": "Integer arithmetic only. Block eigenvalues = 273 \u00b1 w, w = 128 \u00d7 avg(chi)"
+}
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