diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index 57d3e9a..c806044 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ async function ensure(tabId) {
 const ENTER = { key: 'Enter', code: 'Enter', windowsVirtualKeyCode: 13, nativeVirtualKeyCode: 13 };
 const ESC = { key: 'Escape', code: 'Escape', windowsVirtualKeyCode: 27, nativeVirtualKeyCode: 27 };
 
-// While a harvest pass runs, route every browser download into flowrinse/harvest/.
+// While a harvest pass runs, route every browser download into flowrinse/harvest/
+// and count them — the content script uses the count to VERIFY each 1K click fired.
 let harvestRouting = false;
+let harvestCount = 0;
 chrome.downloads.onDeterminingFilename.addListener((item, suggest) => {
   if (!harvestRouting) return;
+  harvestCount++;
   suggest({ filename: `flowrinse/harvest/${(item.filename || 'asset').split(/[\\/]/).pop()}`, conflictAction: 'uniquify' });
 });
 
@@ -75,6 +78,8 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener((msg, sender, sendResponse) => {
       } else if (msg.type === 'harvestRouting') {
         harvestRouting = !!msg.on;
         sendResponse({ ok: true });
+      } else if (msg.type === 'harvestStats') {
+        sendResponse({ ok: true, count: harvestCount });
       } else if (msg.type === 'hardReload') {
         // Cache-bypass reload — the by-hand fix for a wedged Flow session.
         if (attached.has(tabId)) { chrome.debugger.detach({ tabId }, () => {}); attached.delete(tabId); }
diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index a4b2c17..0ce71cb 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -569,27 +569,50 @@ async function executeHarvest(task) {
       }
       idle = 0;
       const href = tile.href.split('#')[0];
-      tile.scrollIntoView({ block: 'center' }); await sleep(600);
-      await bg({ type: 'hoverAt', ...center(tile) }); await sleep(600);
-      const dots = findTileMenuButton(tile);
-      if (!dots) { missed++; seen.add(href); log('info', `harvest: no ⋮ on a tile — ${gridCensus()}`); continue; }
-      await bg({ type: 'clickAt', ...center(dots) }); await sleep(800);
-      const dl = findMenuItem(/^\s*download\b/i);
-      if (!dl) { missed++; seen.add(href); log('info', `harvest: menu open but no Download item — ${gridCensus()}`); await bg({ type: 'pressEscape' }); await sleep(400); continue; }
-      // "Download" is a submenu parent: HOVER unfurls the nested 1K/2K/4K flyout
-      // (clicking it closes the menu — the bug the first pass hit).
-      await bg({ type: 'hoverAt', ...center(dl) }); await sleep(800);
-      let oneK = findMenuItem(/\b1k\b|original/i);
-      if (!oneK) {   // some builds expand on click instead — try once
-        await bg({ type: 'clickAt', ...center(dl) }); await sleep(800);
-        oneK = findMenuItem(/\b1k\b|original/i);
+      tile.scrollIntoView({ block: 'center' }); await sleep(700);
+
+      // Stage 1/4: hover the tile until the ♡ ↻ ⋮ pill renders
+      await bg({ type: 'hoverAt', ...center(tile) });
+      const dots = await waitFor(() => findTileMenuButton(tile), 3000, 300);
+      if (!dots) { missed++; seen.add(href); log('info', `harvest: control pill never appeared — ${gridCensus()}`); continue; }
+
+      // Stage 2/4: click ⋮ ("More"), wait for the menu with Download in it
+      await bg({ type: 'clickAt', ...center(dots) });
+      const dl = await waitFor(() => findMenuItem(/^\s*download\b/i), 3000, 300);
+      if (!dl) { missed++; seen.add(href); log('info', `harvest: ⋮ clicked but no Download item — ${gridCensus()}`); await bg({ type: 'pressEscape' }); await sleep(400); continue; }
+
+      // Stage 3/4: HOVER Download — the 1K/2K/4K flyout unfurls beside it (which side
+      // depends on where the tile sits on screen; irrelevant, coords are re-queried
+      // fresh). Jiggle the pointer a few px and retry — one mouseMoved sometimes
+      // isn't enough for the hover intent to register.
+      let oneK = null;
+      for (let j = 0; j < 3 && !oneK; j++) {
+        const c = center(dl);
+        await bg({ type: 'hoverAt', x: c.x - 4 + j * 4, y: c.y });
+        oneK = await waitFor(() => findMenuItem(/\b1k\b|original size/i), 1600, 250);
       }
-      if (!oneK) { missed++; seen.add(href); log('info', 'harvest: Download hovered but no 1K flyout appeared.'); await bg({ type: 'pressEscape' }); await sleep(400); continue; }
+      if (!oneK) {   // last resort: some builds expand on click
+        await bg({ type: 'clickAt', ...center(dl) });
+        oneK = await waitFor(() => findMenuItem(/\b1k\b|original size/i), 1600, 250);
+      }
+      if (!oneK) { missed++; seen.add(href); log('info', 'harvest: no 1K flyout after hover + click-expand.'); await bg({ type: 'pressEscape' }); await sleep(400); continue; }
+
+      // Stage 4/4: walk the pointer INTO the flyout (keeps it open), then click 1K,
+      // then VERIFY a download event actually fired before counting it.
+      const dlBefore = ((await bg({ type: 'harvestStats' })) || {}).count || 0;
+      await bg({ type: 'hoverAt', ...center(oneK) }); await sleep(350);
       await bg({ type: 'clickAt', ...center(oneK) });
-      got++; seen.add(href);
+      let fired = false;
+      for (let j = 0; j < 12 && !fired; j++) {
+        await sleep(500);
+        fired = (((await bg({ type: 'harvestStats' })) || {}).count || 0) > dlBefore;
+      }
+      if (fired) { got++; if (got % 10 === 0) log('info', `harvest: ${got} downloaded so far…`); }
+      else { missed++; log('info', 'harvest: clicked 1K but no download event fired.'); }
+      seen.add(href);
       chrome.storage.local.set({ harvested_urls_v2: [...seen].slice(-3000) });
-      if (got % 10 === 0) log('info', `harvest: ${got} downloaded so far…`);
-      await sleep(1800 + Math.random() * 1500);   // pace — don't machine-gun the account
+      await bg({ type: 'pressEscape' }); await sleep(300);   // ensure menus are closed before the next tile
+      await sleep(1200 + Math.random() * 1200);   // pace — don't machine-gun the account
     }
     log('success', `Harvest pass done: ${got} downloaded, ${missed} missed, ${skipped} skipped → Downloads/flowrinse/harvest/`);
     await reportCompletion(task.id, 'success', null, [`downloaded:${got}`, `missed:${missed}`]);