diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingArtifactService.Assembly.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingArtifactService.Assembly.cs
index 5b01c5de..ba01d31d 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingArtifactService.Assembly.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingArtifactService.Assembly.cs	
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ namespace AIStudio.Assistants.VisualBriefing;
 
 public sealed partial class VisualBriefingArtifactService
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Lazily loads the official MindWork AI Studio icon for self-contained exports.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly Lazy<string> BRAND_ICON_DATA_URI = new(LoadBrandIconDataUri);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Assembles one self-contained briefing HTML file from validated parts.
     /// </summary>
@@ -79,10 +84,13 @@ public sealed partial class VisualBriefingArtifactService
                 <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer">
                 <title>{HtmlEncode(briefingName)}</title>
                 <style id="mwai-briefing-style">{css}</style>
-                <style id="mwai-protected-style">{PROTECTED_FOOTER_CSS}</style>
+                <style id="mwai-protected-style">{PROTECTED_STATIC_CSS}</style>
                 </head>
                 <body>
                 <script id="{DATA_ELEMENT_ID}" type="application/json">{dataJson}</script>
+                <header id="mwai-static-header">
+                {BuildStaticHeaderTemplate()}
+                </header>
                 <div id="mwai-briefing-root">{template}</div>
                 <footer id="mwai-static-footer" class="mwai-footer">
                 {STATIC_FOOTER_TEMPLATE}
@@ -110,11 +118,39 @@ public sealed partial class VisualBriefingArtifactService
     [GeneratedRegex("""const AI_STUDIO_VERSION = (?<value>"(?:\\.|[^"\\])*");""", RegexOptions.CultureInvariant)]
     private static partial Regex RuntimeAIVersionRegex();
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Builds the protected, app-owned static header template.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static string BuildStaticHeaderTemplate() => $"""
+                                                          <img src="{BRAND_ICON_DATA_URI.Value}" width="32" height="32" alt="" aria-hidden="true">
+                                                          <a href="{PROJECT_URL}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MINDWORK AI STUDIO</a>
+                                                          """;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Loads the official app icon as a Data URL so exported briefings remain self-contained.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static string LoadBrandIconDataUri()
+    {
+        var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
+        using var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("AIStudio.Assistants.VisualBriefing.Runtime.mindwork-ai-studio-icon.png") ??
+                           throw new InvalidOperationException("The official MindWork AI Studio icon is not available in this build.");
+        
+        using var buffer = new MemoryStream();
+        stream.CopyTo(buffer);
+        
+        return $"data:image/png;base64,{Convert.ToBase64String(buffer.ToArray())}";
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Links exported MindWork AI Studio branding to the project repository.
+    /// </summary>
+    private const string PROJECT_URL = "https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio";
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Defines the protected, app-owned static footer template.
     /// </summary>
-    private const string STATIC_FOOTER_TEMPLATE = """
-                                                  <span>Created with <a href="https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MindWork AI Studio</a> v<span data-mwai-text="_mwai.aiStudioVersion"></span>.</span>
+    private const string STATIC_FOOTER_TEMPLATE = $"""
+                                                  <span>Created with <a href="{PROJECT_URL}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MindWork AI Studio</a> v<span data-mwai-text="_mwai.aiStudioVersion"></span>.</span>
                                                   <span data-mwai-text="_mwai.footer.models"></span>
                                                   <span data-mwai-text="_mwai.footer.createdAt"></span>
                                                   <span data-mwai-text="_mwai.footer.authors"></span>
@@ -122,9 +158,9 @@ public sealed partial class VisualBriefingArtifactService
                                                   """;
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Defines protected footer styles that model CSS cannot override.
+    /// Defines protected static header and footer styles that model CSS cannot override.
     /// </summary>
-    private const string PROTECTED_FOOTER_CSS = """
+    private const string PROTECTED_STATIC_CSS = """
                                                 html {
                                                   background: #f3f6f3 !important;
                                                 }
@@ -134,6 +170,50 @@ public sealed partial class VisualBriefingArtifactService
                                                   background: #f3f6f3 !important;
                                                   color: #172a24 !important;
                                                 }
+                                                #mwai-static-header {
+                                                  display: flex !important;
+                                                  align-items: center !important;
+                                                  gap: .75rem !important;
+                                                  position: relative !important;
+                                                  z-index: 2147483647 !important;
+                                                  visibility: visible !important;
+                                                  opacity: 1 !important;
+                                                  max-width: 80rem !important;
+                                                  margin: 0 auto !important;
+                                                  padding: clamp(1rem, 3.5vw, 3rem) clamp(1rem, 3.5vw, 3rem) 0 !important;
+                                                  color: #164b3b !important;
+                                                  font: 700 .82rem/1.4 system-ui, sans-serif !important;
+                                                  letter-spacing: .08em !important;
+                                                  text-transform: uppercase !important;
+                                                }
+                                                #mwai-static-header img {
+                                                  box-sizing: border-box !important;
+                                                  display: block !important;
+                                                  flex: 0 0 auto !important;
+                                                  visibility: visible !important;
+                                                  opacity: 1 !important;
+                                                  width: 2rem !important;
+                                                  height: 2rem !important;
+                                                  border-radius: .5rem !important;
+                                                  object-fit: cover !important;
+                                                }
+                                                #mwai-static-header a {
+                                                  display: inline !important;
+                                                  visibility: visible !important;
+                                                  opacity: 1 !important;
+                                                  color: inherit !important;
+                                                  font: inherit !important;
+                                                  letter-spacing: inherit !important;
+                                                  text-decoration: none !important;
+                                                }
+                                                #mwai-static-header a:hover {
+                                                  text-decoration: underline !important;
+                                                  text-underline-offset: .2em !important;
+                                                }
+                                                #mwai-static-header a:focus-visible {
+                                                  outline: 3px solid #f2d264 !important;
+                                                  outline-offset: 3px !important;
+                                                }
                                                 #mwai-static-footer {
                                                   display: flex !important;
                                                   flex-wrap: wrap !important;
@@ -163,10 +243,19 @@ public sealed partial class VisualBriefingArtifactService
                                                   text-decoration: underline !important;
                                                   text-underline-offset: .15em !important;
                                                 }
+                                                @media (max-width: 47.99rem) {
+                                                  #mwai-static-header {
+                                                    padding: .75rem .75rem 0 !important;
+                                                  }
+                                                }
                                                 @media print {
                                                   html, body {
                                                     background: #fffefa !important;
                                                   }
+                                                  #mwai-static-header {
+                                                    max-width: none !important;
+                                                    padding: 0 0 12mm !important;
+                                                  }
                                                   #mwai-static-footer {
                                                     max-width: none !important;
                                                     margin-top: 6mm !important;
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingArtifactService.Parsing.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingArtifactService.Parsing.cs
index 348faaad..0b973052 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingArtifactService.Parsing.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingArtifactService.Parsing.cs	
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public sealed partial class VisualBriefingArtifactService
         var dataNode = FindUniqueElementById(document, DATA_ELEMENT_ID);
         var rootNode = FindUniqueElementById(document, "mwai-briefing-root");
         var footerNode = FindUniqueElementById(document, "mwai-static-footer");
+        var headerNodes = FindNodes(document.DocumentNode, "//*[@id='mwai-static-header']")?.ToArray() ?? [];
         var generatedStyleNode = FindUniqueElementById(document, "mwai-briefing-style");
         var protectedStyleNode = FindUniqueElementById(document, "mwai-protected-style");
         var runtimeNode = FindUniqueElementById(document, "mwai-briefing-runtime");
@@ -128,6 +129,9 @@ public sealed partial class VisualBriefingArtifactService
 
         if (htmlNode is null || headNode is null || bodyNode is null || dataNode is null || rootNode is null ||
             footerNode is null || generatedStyleNode is null || protectedStyleNode is null || runtimeNode is null ||
+            headerNodes.Length > 1 ||
+            (headerNodes.Length == 1 &&
+             (!headerNodes[0].Name.Equals("header", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || headerNodes[0].ParentNode != bodyNode)) ||
             !styleMatch.Success || !runtimeMatch.Success || (echartsNode is not null) != echartsMatch.Success)
         {
             issue = "The briefing envelope is incomplete or ambiguous.";
@@ -153,6 +157,7 @@ public sealed partial class VisualBriefingArtifactService
         var allowedBodyIds = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal)
         {
             DATA_ELEMENT_ID,
+            "mwai-static-header",
             "mwai-briefing-root",
             "mwai-static-footer",
             "mwai-echarts-runtime",
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingLayoutCompiler.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingLayoutCompiler.cs
index 26e3b413..8d5feee1 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingLayoutCompiler.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingLayoutCompiler.cs	
@@ -120,10 +120,7 @@ internal sealed class VisualBriefingLayoutCompiler
         var layoutClasses = CompileLayoutClasses(node, $"mwai-layout mwai-{kind}");
         
         if (isRoot)
-        {
-            var masthead = "<header class=\"mwai-masthead\"><div class=\"mwai-brand-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span></span><span></span><span></span><i></i></div><strong data-mwai-text=\"labels.brand\"></strong></header>";
-            return $"<main id=\"{id}\" class=\"{layoutClasses} mwai-document\">{masthead}{children}</main>";
-        }
+            return $"<main id=\"{id}\" class=\"{layoutClasses} mwai-document\">{children}</main>";
         
         return $"<div id=\"{id}\" class=\"{layoutClasses}\">{children}</div>";
     }
@@ -248,13 +245,9 @@ internal sealed class VisualBriefingLayoutCompiler
         };
         
         var css = new StringBuilder($$"""
-                                    #mwai-briefing-root{--mwai-ink:#172A24;--mwai-forest:#164B3B;--mwai-pine:#236A50;--mwai-sage:#79AE90;--mwai-cream:#F7F1DC;--mwai-paper:#FFFEFA;--mwai-sun:#F2D264;--mwai-mist:#EAF1EC;--mwai-clay:#C97857;--mwai-line:#D6E2DC;--mwai-muted:#5E7169;--mwai-type-scale:{{typeScale}};--mwai-rhythm:{{rhythm}};--mwai-section-space:{{sectionSpace}};max-width:80rem;margin-inline:auto;padding:clamp(1rem,3.5vw,3rem);font:calc(1rem*var(--mwai-type-scale))/1.65 system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--mwai-ink);}
+                                    #mwai-briefing-root{--mwai-ink:#172A24;--mwai-forest:#164B3B;--mwai-pine:#236A50;--mwai-sage:#79AE90;--mwai-cream:#F7F1DC;--mwai-paper:#FFFEFA;--mwai-sun:#F2D264;--mwai-mist:#EAF1EC;--mwai-clay:#C97857;--mwai-line:#D6E2DC;--mwai-muted:#5E7169;--mwai-type-scale:{{typeScale}};--mwai-rhythm:{{rhythm}};--mwai-section-space:{{sectionSpace}};max-width:80rem;margin-inline:auto;padding:clamp(1rem,2.5vw,2rem) clamp(1rem,3.5vw,3rem) clamp(1rem,3.5vw,3rem);font:calc(1rem*var(--mwai-type-scale))/1.65 system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--mwai-ink);}
                                     #mwai-briefing-root *{box-sizing:border-box;}
                                     .mwai-document{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:clamp(1rem,2.5vw,2rem);}
-                                    .mwai-masthead{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.75rem;padding:.35rem .25rem;color:var(--mwai-forest);font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;}
-                                    .mwai-brand-mark{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:3px;width:2rem;height:1.55rem;padding-inline:.42rem;border-radius:.55rem;background:var(--mwai-cream);border:1px solid color-mix(in srgb,var(--mwai-pine),transparent 70%);}
-                                    .mwai-brand-mark span{display:block;width:4px;height:4px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--mwai-pine);}
-                                    .mwai-brand-mark i{position:absolute;left:.35rem;bottom:-.22rem;width:.45rem;height:.45rem;background:var(--mwai-cream);border-inline-start:1px solid color-mix(in srgb,var(--mwai-pine),transparent 70%);transform:skewY(-35deg);}
                                     .mwai-section{display:block;border-radius:clamp(1.25rem,2.5vw,2rem);}
                                     .mwai-section-inner{padding:clamp(2rem,5vw,var(--mwai-section-space));}
                                     .mwai-section-heading{max-width:52rem;margin-block-end:clamp(1.75rem,4vw,3.25rem);}
@@ -356,8 +349,8 @@ internal sealed class VisualBriefingLayoutCompiler
         
         css.Append("""
                    @media screen and (min-width:48rem){.mwai-timeline-horizontal .mwai-timeline-track{display:grid;grid-auto-flow:column;grid-auto-columns:minmax(13rem,1fr);overflow-x:auto;padding:.55rem 0 .5rem;padding-inline-start:.55rem}.mwai-timeline-horizontal .mwai-timeline-item{padding:0;padding-block-start:1.5rem;padding-inline-end:1rem;border-block-start:2px solid var(--mwai-line);border-inline-start:0}.mwai-timeline-horizontal .mwai-timeline-marker{inset-block-start:-.52rem;inset-inline-start:-.52rem}}
-                   @media(max-width:47.99rem){#mwai-briefing-root{padding:.75rem}.mwai-section-inner{padding:1.5rem}.mwai-section-hero .mwai-section-inner{min-height:34rem}.mwai-metric,.mwai-chart,.mwai-asset,.mwai-table,.mwai-filterable_table,.mwai-tabs,.mwai-accordion,.mwai-simulation,.mwai-timeline{padding:1rem}[data-mwai-chart]{min-height:19rem}th,td{padding:.7rem .75rem}}
-                   @media print{@page{margin:14mm}#mwai-briefing-root{max-width:none;padding:0;font-size:10pt}.mwai-document{gap:8mm}.mwai-masthead{padding:0 0 4mm}.mwai-section{border:0;box-shadow:none;background:transparent;color:var(--mwai-ink);break-inside:auto}.mwai-section-inner{padding:6mm 0}.mwai-section-heading{margin-block-end:5mm}.mwai-section-heading h1{font-size:28pt}.mwai-section-heading h2{font-size:21pt}.mwai-section-heading p,.mwai-section-hero .mwai-section-heading p,.mwai-section-conclusion .mwai-section-heading p{color:var(--mwai-muted)}.mwai-component,.mwai-component figure,.mwai-table-wrap{break-inside:avoid}.mwai-timeline{break-inside:auto}.mwai-timeline-item{break-inside:avoid}.mwai-metric,.mwai-chart,.mwai-asset,.mwai-table,.mwai-filterable_table,.mwai-tabs,.mwai-accordion,.mwai-simulation,.mwai-timeline{box-shadow:none;background:var(--mwai-paper)}[data-mwai-tab-panel][hidden]{display:block!important}details:not([open])>.mwai-accordion-body{display:block!important}[data-mwai-reset]{display:none!important}thead th{position:static}*{print-color-adjust:exact}}
+                   @media(max-width:47.99rem){#mwai-briefing-root{padding:1rem .75rem .75rem}.mwai-section-inner{padding:1.5rem}.mwai-section-hero .mwai-section-inner{min-height:34rem}.mwai-metric,.mwai-chart,.mwai-asset,.mwai-table,.mwai-filterable_table,.mwai-tabs,.mwai-accordion,.mwai-simulation,.mwai-timeline{padding:1rem}[data-mwai-chart]{min-height:19rem}th,td{padding:.7rem .75rem}}
+                   @media print{@page{margin:14mm}#mwai-briefing-root{max-width:none;padding:0;font-size:10pt}.mwai-document{gap:8mm}.mwai-section{border:0;box-shadow:none;background:transparent;color:var(--mwai-ink);break-inside:auto}.mwai-section-inner{padding:6mm 0}.mwai-section-heading{margin-block-end:5mm}.mwai-section-heading h1{font-size:28pt}.mwai-section-heading h2{font-size:21pt}.mwai-section-heading p,.mwai-section-hero .mwai-section-heading p,.mwai-section-conclusion .mwai-section-heading p{color:var(--mwai-muted)}.mwai-component,.mwai-component figure,.mwai-table-wrap{break-inside:avoid}.mwai-timeline{break-inside:auto}.mwai-timeline-item{break-inside:avoid}.mwai-metric,.mwai-chart,.mwai-asset,.mwai-table,.mwai-filterable_table,.mwai-tabs,.mwai-accordion,.mwai-simulation,.mwai-timeline{box-shadow:none;background:var(--mwai-paper)}[data-mwai-tab-panel][hidden]{display:block!important}details:not([open])>.mwai-accordion-body{display:block!important}[data-mwai-reset]{display:none!important}thead th{position:static}*{print-color-adjust:exact}}
                    """);
         
         return css.ToString();
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingVersions.cs b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingVersions.cs
index b3625fa4..32775d55 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingVersions.cs	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/VisualBriefing/VisualBriefingVersions.cs	
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public static class VisualBriefingVersions
     /// Gets the deterministic HTML, CSS, chart, and interaction compiler version. Increment this
     /// whenever compiler behavior changes so interrupted recompiles cannot resume across versions.
     /// </summary>
-    public const int COMPILER = 2;
+    public const int COMPILER = 3;
     
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the embedded AI Studio runtime bundle version. Increment this for changes to the
diff --git a/app/MindWork AI Studio/MindWork AI Studio.csproj b/app/MindWork AI Studio/MindWork AI Studio.csproj
index 941597ed..61b86357 100644
--- a/app/MindWork AI Studio/MindWork AI Studio.csproj	
+++ b/app/MindWork AI Studio/MindWork AI Studio.csproj	
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
         <EmbeddedResource Include="Assistants\PromptOptimizer\prompting_guideline.md" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
         <EmbeddedResource Include="Assistants\Builder\AssistantBuilderLuaResponse.schema.json" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
         <EmbeddedResource Include="Assistants\VisualBriefing\Runtime\echarts.common.min.js" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
+        <EmbeddedResource Include="..\..\runtime\icons\128x128.png" LogicalName="AIStudio.Assistants.VisualBriefing.Runtime.mindwork-ai-studio-icon.png" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
