diff --git a/agents/seo-analyzer.md b/agents/seo-analyzer.md
index 190a865..8c7070d 100644
--- a/agents/seo-analyzer.md
+++ b/agents/seo-analyzer.md
@@ -339,6 +339,35 @@ and 10 AND high impressions (candidates to push onto page 1 with a
 title/meta/content tweak). Report index coverage from `inspect`. All
 emitted into SEO.md §2 (technical) and §8 (quick wins).
 
+**`inspect` also returns `rich_results` — Google's own structured-data
+verdict on the live indexed URL.** It rides the same response (no extra
+call, no extra quota). This is the only programmatic JSON-LD validation in
+the system; everything else about schema is read by eye.
+
+```
+rich_results.verdict : PASS | FAIL | NEUTRAL | VERDICT_UNSPECIFIED | ABSENT
+rich_results.types[] : {type, items, errors, warnings, issues[]}
+```
+
+- `FAIL` + a type carrying `errors > 0` → that type **cannot show as a rich
+  result**. Bundle item, cite the `issues[]` message verbatim — it is
+  Google's wording, not ours, and geo-analyzer owns the JSON-LD fix
+  (CROSS-AGENT NOTE).
+- `warnings` → recommended fields missing. Report, do not gate on them.
+- **`ABSENT` means Google detected no rich results on this URL** — the key
+  is omitted upstream when nothing is found. It is NOT an error and NOT
+  proof the markup is broken: a page with no structured data reads the same
+  as one whose markup Google never parsed. Say "none detected", never
+  "invalid".
+- `ABSENT` while the repo clearly ships JSON-LD → real finding: the markup
+  is not reaching Google (SPA-rendered, blocked, or malformed). Cross-check
+  before claiming it.
+
+**Bound this honestly.** `index:inspect` is per-URL, quota'd, and works only
+on a GSC-verified property. It validates the URLs you sampled — not the
+site. Its reach is the STEP 9 COVERAGE ratio, and §14 must say so rather
+than let one PASS imply site-wide valid markup.
+
 If `status=degraded` → note it in §2 and emit the §11 user action
 "Connecter GSC: `make seo-connect`".
 
diff --git a/lib/seo-data/README.md b/lib/seo-data/README.md
index b730beb..c21b097 100644
--- a/lib/seo-data/README.md
+++ b/lib/seo-data/README.md
@@ -80,9 +80,24 @@ fetch.sh queries --account client-a --property sc-domain:ex.com [--days 90] [--d
   → {"status":"degraded","reason":"no_credentials"|"token_revoked"|"network_error"|"rate_limited"}
 
 fetch.sh inspect --account client-a --property … --url https://ex.com/page
-  → {"status":"ok","source":"gsc","indexed":true,"coverage":"…","last_crawl":"…"}
+  → {"status":"ok","source":"gsc","indexed":true,"coverage":"…","last_crawl":"…",
+     "rich_results":{"verdict":"PASS|FAIL|NEUTRAL|VERDICT_UNSPECIFIED|ABSENT",
+                     "types":[{"type":"FAQ","items":2,"errors":2,"warnings":1,
+                               "issues":["Missing field 'acceptedAnswer'"]}]}}
   → {"status":"degraded","reason":"…"}
 
+  rich_results rides the SAME URL-Inspection response — Google already sends
+  it, `inspect` used to discard it. No extra call, quota or OAuth scope.
+  It is the only programmatic structured-data validation in the system.
+    • verdict PARTIAL is never emitted — the API reserves it as unused.
+    • verdict ABSENT is SYNTHETIC (not a Google enum): the API omits
+      richResultsResult entirely when it detects no rich results. Surfaced
+      as a value rather than a missing key, because a caller cannot tell an
+      absent key apart from a check that never ran. ABSENT = "none
+      detected", never "invalid".
+    • errors/warnings count issue INSTANCES; issues[] is deduped — the same
+      issueMessage repeats across every affected item.
+
 fetch.sh forget --label client-a
   → {"status":"ok","removed":true|false}          # false = label wasn't in the store
 
diff --git a/lib/seo-data/fixtures-norich/gsc_inspect.json b/lib/seo-data/fixtures-norich/gsc_inspect.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..325cacd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/seo-data/fixtures-norich/gsc_inspect.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{"inspectionResult":{"indexStatusResult":{
+  "verdict":"PASS","coverageState":"Submitted and indexed","lastCrawlTime":"2026-07-01T10:00:00Z"}}}
diff --git a/lib/seo-data/fixtures/gsc_inspect.json b/lib/seo-data/fixtures/gsc_inspect.json
index 325cacd..bb5de1f 100644
--- a/lib/seo-data/fixtures/gsc_inspect.json
+++ b/lib/seo-data/fixtures/gsc_inspect.json
@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
-{"inspectionResult":{"indexStatusResult":{
-  "verdict":"PASS","coverageState":"Submitted and indexed","lastCrawlTime":"2026-07-01T10:00:00Z"}}}
+{"inspectionResult":{
+  "indexStatusResult":{
+    "verdict":"PASS","coverageState":"Submitted and indexed","lastCrawlTime":"2026-07-01T10:00:00Z"},
+  "richResultsResult":{"verdict":"FAIL","detectedItems":[
+    {"richResultType":"Breadcrumbs","items":[{"name":"Unnamed item","issues":[]}]},
+    {"richResultType":"FAQ","items":[
+      {"name":"Q1","issues":[
+        {"issueMessage":"Missing field 'acceptedAnswer'","severity":"ERROR"}]},
+      {"name":"Q2","issues":[
+        {"issueMessage":"Missing field 'acceptedAnswer'","severity":"ERROR"},
+        {"issueMessage":"Unspecified image","severity":"WARNING"}]}]}]}}}
diff --git a/lib/seo-data/google_seo.py b/lib/seo-data/google_seo.py
index d73277d..a544c6f 100644
--- a/lib/seo-data/google_seo.py
+++ b/lib/seo-data/google_seo.py
@@ -114,6 +114,39 @@ def queries(store_path, account, property, days=90, dim="query"):
         raw = r.json()
     return _norm_queries(raw, dim)
 
+def _rollup_issues(items):
+    """Count issue instances by severity; dedupe messages (they repeat per item)."""
+    errors = warnings = 0
+    msgs = []
+    for item in items:
+        for iss in item.get("issues", []):
+            sev = iss.get("severity")
+            if sev == "ERROR":
+                errors += 1
+            elif sev == "WARNING":
+                warnings += 1
+            msg = iss.get("issueMessage")
+            if msg and msg not in msgs:
+                msgs.append(msg)
+    return errors, warnings, msgs
+
+def _norm_rich(ir):
+    """richResultsResult → verdict + per-type rollup. Google OMITS the key when
+    it detects no rich results, so absence is data, not an error: surfaced as the
+    synthetic verdict ABSENT (not a Google enum) rather than a missing key, which
+    a caller cannot tell apart from a check that never ran. PARTIAL is never
+    emitted — the API reserves it as unused."""
+    rr = ir.get("richResultsResult")
+    if rr is None:
+        return {"verdict": "ABSENT", "types": []}
+    types = []
+    for det in rr.get("detectedItems", []):
+        errors, warnings, msgs = _rollup_issues(det.get("items", []))
+        types.append({"type": det.get("richResultType"),
+                      "items": len(det.get("items", [])),
+                      "errors": errors, "warnings": warnings, "issues": msgs})
+    return {"verdict": rr.get("verdict"), "types": types}
+
 def inspect(store_path, account, property, url):
     raw = _mock("gsc_inspect.json")
     if raw is None:
@@ -126,11 +159,15 @@ def inspect(store_path, account, property, url):
             return {"status": "degraded", "reason": "rate_limited"}
         r.raise_for_status()
         raw = r.json()
-    isr = raw["inspectionResult"]["indexStatusResult"]
+    ir = raw["inspectionResult"]
+    isr = ir["indexStatusResult"]
+    # rich_results rides the SAME response — Google already sent it and this
+    # function used to discard it. No extra call, no extra quota, no new scope.
     return {"status": "ok", "source": "gsc",
             "indexed": isr.get("verdict") == "PASS",
             "coverage": isr.get("coverageState"),
-            "last_crawl": isr.get("lastCrawlTime")}
+            "last_crawl": isr.get("lastCrawlTime"),
+            "rich_results": _norm_rich(ir)}
 
 def _cli():
     try:
diff --git a/lib/seo-data/seo-data.test.sh b/lib/seo-data/seo-data.test.sh
index 16e8a81..751a8e0 100644
--- a/lib/seo-data/seo-data.test.sh
+++ b/lib/seo-data/seo-data.test.sh
@@ -57,6 +57,24 @@ has "queries position field"     "$Q" '"position": 6.3'
 I="$(SEO_DATA_MOCK_DIR="$MOCK" python3 "$SD/google_seo.py" inspect \
   --store "$S2" --account client-a --property sc-domain:ex.com --url https://ex.com/x)"
 has "inspect indexed true"       "$I" '"indexed": true'
+# rich_results rides the same URL-Inspection response (no extra call/quota)
+has "rich verdict surfaced"      "$I" '"verdict": "FAIL"'
+has "rich type breadcrumbs"      "$I" '"type": "Breadcrumbs"'
+has "rich type faq"              "$I" '"type": "FAQ"'
+has "rich counts error severity" "$I" '"errors": 2'
+has "rich counts warn severity"  "$I" '"warnings": 1'
+has "rich keeps issue message"   "$I" "Missing field 'acceptedAnswer'"
+# same issueMessage repeats across items — the rollup must collapse it to one
+NMSG="$(printf '%s' "$I" | grep -cF "Missing field 'acceptedAnswer'")"
+[ "$NMSG" = "1" ] && ok "rich dedupes issue messages" \
+                  || no "rich dedupes issue messages" "got $NMSG occurrences"
+# Google OMITS richResultsResult when it detects none — absence is data, and
+# must not KeyError nor vanish into a missing key
+NR="$(SEO_DATA_MOCK_DIR="$SD/fixtures-norich" python3 "$SD/google_seo.py" inspect \
+  --store "$S2" --account client-a --property sc-domain:ex.com --url https://ex.com/x)"
+has "no-rich → synthetic ABSENT" "$NR" '"verdict": "ABSENT"'
+has "no-rich keeps index status" "$NR" '"indexed": true'
+hasnt "no-rich emits no PARTIAL" "$NR" 'PARTIAL'
 DEG="$(env -u SEO_DATA_MOCK_DIR python3 "$SD/google_seo.py" queries \
   --store "$TMP2/none.json" --account nobody --property sc-domain:ex.com)"
 has "gsc degrades w/o creds"     "$DEG" '"status": "degraded"'