diff --git a/src/steer_heal/run.py b/src/steer_heal/run.py
index 132bec9..a11be8e 100644
--- a/src/steer_heal/run.py
+++ b/src/steer_heal/run.py
@@ -71,6 +71,28 @@ def _mean_finite(xs, label: str = "ppl") -> float:
     return sum(xs) / len(xs) if xs else float("nan")
 
 
+def _stage_row(rnd, stage: str, m: dict, base_m: dict) -> dict:
+    """One row of the base->steered->healed pareto table. dcoh/dauth = coherence
+    CHANGE per nat of Authority CHANGE vs base (signed): positive = coherence lost
+    while trait gained (both fall), the cost we want low; nan for the base row (0/0)."""
+    dAuth = m["auth_nats"] - base_m["auth_nats"]
+    dCoh = m["coherence"] - base_m["coherence"]
+    ratio = dCoh / dAuth if abs(dAuth) > 1e-6 else float("nan")
+    return {"round": rnd, "stage": stage, "dcoh/dauth": ratio,
+            "coh": m["coherence"], "auth": m["auth_nats"], "care": m["care_nats"]}
+
+
+def _log_stage_table(stage_rows: list[dict]) -> None:
+    from tabulate import tabulate
+    logger.info(
+        "\nstage pareto (base -> steered -> healed, per round):\n"
+        "  dcoh/dauth = coherence change per nat of Authority change vs base (signed, lower=cheaper trait)\n"
+        "         coh = p_any_ans coherence (hold ~1.0)   auth = log p[Authority] (DOWN = trait)   care = log p[Care] (off-target)\n"
+        "  WIN: healed keeps steered's low auth (trait) but recovers coh toward base AND a smaller dcoh/dauth than steered.\n"
+        "  UNDO: healed auth springs back to ~base while coh recovers -> heal removed the trait, not just the incoherence.\n"
+        + tabulate(stage_rows, headers="keys", tablefmt="github", floatfmt=".3f") + "\n")
+
+
 def steer_heal(model, tok, cfg: RunConfig, run_dir: Path) -> dict:
     hist_specs = []      # AdapterSpec per folded round (gated bake history)
     v0_flat = None       # round-0 direction, for the Q3 cosine
@@ -80,12 +102,21 @@ def steer_heal(model, tok, cfg: RunConfig, run_dir: Path) -> dict:
     # trait), not just coherence. One extra eval per run.
     logger.info(f"\n=== EVAL base [tinymfv classic] gpu {gpu_mem()} ===")
     base_m = evaluate_model(model, tok, cfg)
+    stage_rows = [_stage_row("-", "base", base_m, base_m)]  # pareto table: base -> steered -> healed
     for rnd in range(cfg.n_rounds):
         logger.info(f"\n\n=== ROUND {rnd} [{cfg.model.split('/')[-1]} reg={cfg.reg}] gpu {gpu_mem()} ===")
         # extract teacher vector + sweep-generate steered data from the CURRENT student
         with baked(model, hist_specs):
             v = teacher_vec(model, tok, cfg)
             comps = generate_steered(model, tok, v, cfg)
+            # STEERED-stage eval: the model state the training data came from (history baked,
+            # vector live at the operating dose = lowest/cleanest alpha, NO new adapter). This
+            # is the raw-steering pareto reference the heal must BEAT (same base, trait via
+            # vector vs trait via the distilled adapter).
+            c_op = cfg.alphas[0] * v.cfg.coeff
+            logger.info(f"\n=== EVAL steered [c={cfg.alphas[0]}] gpu {gpu_mem()} ===")
+            with v(model, C=c_op):
+                m_steer = evaluate_model(model, tok, cfg)
         # filter under the ORIGINAL (no history, no steering) -- this picks the usable C
         logger.info(f"\n=== FILTER [{len(comps)} completions] gpu {gpu_mem()} ===")
         kept, scored = filter_completions(model, tok, comps, cfg)
@@ -120,11 +151,14 @@ def steer_heal(model, tok, cfg: RunConfig, run_dir: Path) -> dict:
                "adapter_ppl": adapter_ppl, "n_comps": len(comps), "n_kept": len(kept),
                "heal_nll": heal_nll}
         rounds.append(rec)
+        stage_rows.append(_stage_row(rnd, "steered", m_steer, base_m))
+        stage_rows.append(_stage_row(rnd, "healed", m, base_m))
         log_event(run_dir, stage="round", **rec)
         logger.info(f"round {rnd}: auth_nats↓={m['auth_nats']:+.2f} care_nats={m['care_nats']:+.2f} "
                     f"coh→={m['coherence']:.3f} cos_v0={cos_v0:+.2f} adapter_ppl={adapter_ppl:.0f}")
 
     _log_loop_summary(rounds, base_m)
+    _log_stage_table(stage_rows)
     write_map(run_dir, rounds)
     return rounds[-1]