diff --git a/playground/src/App.tsx b/playground/src/App.tsx
index bce2877..49cc522 100644
--- a/playground/src/App.tsx
+++ b/playground/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-import { Component, createSignal, lazy, onCleanup, Show } from 'solid-js';
+import { Component, createMemo, createSignal, lazy, onCleanup, Show } from 'solid-js';
+import { Dynamic } from 'solid-js/web';
+import { modeStore } from './stores/mode-store';
+import { MODE_REGISTRY, getModeById } from './modes';
+import { ModeSwitcher } from './modes/ModeSwitcher';
 import styles from './App.module.css';
 
-type Route = 'home' | 'primitives' | 'unknown';
+type Route = 'home' | 'primitives' | 'modes' | 'unknown';
 
 function parseRoute(path: string): Route {
   if (path === '' || path === '/' || path === '/index.html') return 'home';
   if (path === '/dev/primitives' || path === '/dev/primitives/') return 'primitives';
+  if (path === '/modes' || path === '/modes/' || path.startsWith('/modes/')) return 'modes';
   return 'unknown';
 }
 
@@ -39,6 +44,13 @@ const App: Component = () => {
           >
             home
           </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            class={route() === 'modes' ? styles.active : ''}
+            onClick={() => navigate('/modes')}
+          >
+            /modes
+          </button>
           <button
             type="button"
             class={route() === 'primitives' ? styles.active : ''}
@@ -50,7 +62,10 @@ const App: Component = () => {
       </header>
       <main class={styles.main}>
         <Show when={route() === 'home'}>
-          <Home />
+          <Home navigate={navigate} />
+        </Show>
+        <Show when={route() === 'modes'}>
+          <ModesPage />
         </Show>
         <Show when={route() === 'primitives'}>
           <PrimitivesShowcase />
@@ -69,18 +84,59 @@ const App: Component = () => {
   );
 };
 
-const Home: Component = () => {
+const ModesPage: Component = () => {
+  const activeId = () => modeStore.state.activeModeId ?? MODE_REGISTRY[0]!.id;
+  const ActiveComponent = createMemo(() => getModeById(activeId()).Component);
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <ModeSwitcher />
+      <Dynamic component={ActiveComponent()} />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+interface HomeProps {
+  navigate: (path: string) => void;
+}
+
+const Home: Component<HomeProps> = (props) => {
   return (
     <div class={styles.home}>
       <h1 class={styles.title}>MEMLNaut Playground</h1>
       <p class={styles.tagline}>
-        Interactive ML control of audio. SolidJS scaffold — modes coming online in stream 9.
+        Interactive ML control of audio. Stream 9: nine modes, one shell.
       </p>
       <ul class={styles.linkList}>
-        <li><a href="/dev/primitives" onClick={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); window.history.pushState({}, '', '/dev/primitives'); window.dispatchEvent(new PopStateEvent('popstate')); }}>Primitives showcase</a> — UI building blocks</li>
+        <li>
+          <a
+            href="/modes"
+            onClick={(e) => {
+              e.preventDefault();
+              props.navigate('/modes');
+            }}
+          >
+            Modes
+          </a>{' '}
+          — pick a mode and start playing
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <a
+            href="/dev/primitives"
+            onClick={(e) => {
+              e.preventDefault();
+              props.navigate('/dev/primitives');
+            }}
+          >
+            Primitives showcase
+          </a>{' '}
+          — UI building blocks
+        </li>
       </ul>
       <p class={styles.note}>
-        This is a fresh scaffold. ML, WASM, and audio engines are not yet wired up.
+        ML inference runs on the main thread via WASM. Audio synthesis runs
+        in an AudioWorklet — start it from inside any mode using the "Start
+        audio" button. Audio cannot autoplay (browser policy).
       </p>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/playground/src/modes/BreakOrMode.tsx b/playground/src/modes/BreakOrMode.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b1ce63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/src/modes/BreakOrMode.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/**
+ * BreakOrMode — drum/breakbeat synthesis (xy_pad input, 56 outputs).
+ */
+
+import { Component } from 'solid-js';
+import { ModeShell } from './ModeShell';
+import { useModeRuntime } from './mode-runtime';
+import { XYPad } from '../primitives/XYPad';
+import { OutputDisplay } from '../primitives/OutputDisplay';
+import { SliderBank } from '../primitives/SliderBank';
+import { LossPlot } from '../primitives/LossPlot';
+import { paramsToSliderConfig, outputsToSliderValues } from './mode-helpers';
+import { BreakorSchema } from './generated/breakor_schema';
+
+export const BreakOrMode: Component = () => {
+  const schema = BreakorSchema;
+  const runtime = useModeRuntime(schema);
+  const sliderConfig = paramsToSliderConfig(schema.params);
+  const sliderValues = () => outputsToSliderValues(runtime.processedOutputs(), schema.params);
+
+  return (
+    <ModeShell
+      schema={schema}
+      runtime={runtime}
+      drawerTitle="Breakor params"
+      drawerContent={() => (
+        <SliderBank
+          title="Live drum params"
+          sliders={sliderConfig}
+          values={sliderValues}
+          onChange={() => {
+            /* read-only */
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+      primaryInput={() => (
+        <>
+          <XYPad
+            size={280}
+            ariaLabel="Breakor pad"
+            onMove={(x, y) => runtime.setInput(x, y)}
+            position={runtime.pipedInput}
+          />
+          <span style={{ 'font-size': 'var(--fs-xs)', color: 'var(--fg-mute)' }}>
+            Drag through drum space.
+          </span>
+        </>
+      )}
+      outputArea={() => (
+        <>
+          <OutputDisplay
+            values={runtime.processedOutputs}
+            width={360}
+            height={120}
+            color="var(--good)"
+          />
+          <LossPlot history={runtime.training.lossHistory} width={360} height={70} />
+        </>
+      )}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default BreakOrMode;
diff --git a/playground/src/modes/C15Mode.tsx b/playground/src/modes/C15Mode.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2aee72e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/src/modes/C15Mode.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/**
+ * C15Mode — browser-only stub.
+ *
+ * The C15 (Nonlinear Labs C15) WASM synthesizer is not yet ported into the
+ * SolidJS playground; only firmware modes have schemas + WASM engines so
+ * far. This file exists so the mode switcher can list all eight firmware
+ * modes plus a "C15" entry that surfaces a clear "TODO" rather than 404'ing.
+ *
+ * Stream 11+ is expected to add a `c15` schema and wire the existing
+ * `playground/c15` directory into `nisps/wasm/engines/`.
+ */
+
+import { Component } from 'solid-js';
+
+export const C15Mode: Component = () => {
+  return (
+    <section
+      style={{
+        display: 'flex',
+        'flex-direction': 'column',
+        'align-items': 'center',
+        gap: 'var(--sp-4)',
+        padding: 'var(--sp-6)',
+        margin: 'var(--sp-5) auto',
+        'max-width': '720px',
+        'background': 'var(--bg-1)',
+        border: '1px dashed var(--line-strong)',
+        'border-radius': 'var(--r-3)',
+        color: 'var(--fg)',
+        'text-align': 'center',
+      }}
+    >
+      <h2 style={{ color: 'var(--accent-2)', margin: 0 }}>C15 mode — TODO</h2>
+      <p style={{ color: 'var(--fg-mute)', margin: 0 }}>
+        The C15 WASM synthesizer hasn't been ported into the SolidJS rewrite
+        yet. The legacy bridge lives in <code>playground/c15/</code> and
+        <code>playground/js/synth/c15-bridge.js</code>; stream 11+ will wrap
+        it as an AudioWorklet engine alongside the firmware-derived ones.
+      </p>
+      <p style={{ color: 'var(--fg-dim)', 'font-size': 'var(--fs-sm)', margin: 0 }}>
+        Until then, pick one of the firmware modes (PAFSynth, Channel Strip,
+        Verb FX, etc.) from the mode switcher above.
+      </p>
+    </section>
+  );
+};
+
+export default C15Mode;
diff --git a/playground/src/modes/ChannelStripMode.tsx b/playground/src/modes/ChannelStripMode.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37094f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/src/modes/ChannelStripMode.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/**
+ * ChannelStripMode — channel-strip processor controlled by joystick.
+ *
+ * 24 outputs feed EQ / dynamics / gain. Schema has no voice spaces so the
+ * shell omits the selector. Drawer shows the live param sliders.
+ */
+
+import { Component } from 'solid-js';
+import { ModeShell } from './ModeShell';
+import { useModeRuntime } from './mode-runtime';
+import { VirtualJoystick } from '../primitives/VirtualJoystick';
+import { OutputDisplay } from '../primitives/OutputDisplay';
+import { SliderBank } from '../primitives/SliderBank';
+import { LossPlot } from '../primitives/LossPlot';
+import { paramsToSliderConfig, outputsToSliderValues } from './mode-helpers';
+import { ChannelStripSchema } from './generated/channel_strip_schema';
+
+export const ChannelStripMode: Component = () => {
+  const schema = ChannelStripSchema;
+  const runtime = useModeRuntime(schema);
+
+  const sliderConfig = paramsToSliderConfig(schema.params);
+  const sliderValues = () => outputsToSliderValues(runtime.processedOutputs(), schema.params);
+
+  return (
+    <ModeShell
+      schema={schema}
+      runtime={runtime}
+      drawerTitle="Channel strip params"
+      drawerContent={() => (
+        <SliderBank
+          title="Live parameter values"
+          sliders={sliderConfig}
+          values={sliderValues}
+          onChange={() => {
+            /* read-only for now */
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+      primaryInput={() => (
+        <>
+          <VirtualJoystick
+            size={260}
+            ariaLabel="Channel strip joystick"
+            onMove={(x, y) => runtime.setInput(x, y)}
+            position={runtime.pipedInput}
+          />
+          <span style={{ 'font-size': 'var(--fs-xs)', color: 'var(--fg-mute)' }}>
+            Mix EQ + dynamics by moving the joystick.
+          </span>
+        </>
+      )}
+      outputArea={() => (
+        <>
+          <OutputDisplay
+            values={runtime.processedOutputs}
+            width={360}
+            height={120}
+            color="var(--accent-3)"
+          />
+          <LossPlot history={runtime.training.lossHistory} width={360} height={70} />
+        </>
+      )}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default ChannelStripMode;
diff --git a/playground/src/modes/ElysiamorfMode.tsx b/playground/src/modes/ElysiamorfMode.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a82dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/src/modes/ElysiamorfMode.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/**
+ * ElysiamorfMode — granular / morphing synth (xy_pad input, 40 outputs).
+ */
+
+import { Component } from 'solid-js';
+import { ModeShell } from './ModeShell';
+import { useModeRuntime } from './mode-runtime';
+import { XYPad } from '../primitives/XYPad';
+import { OutputDisplay } from '../primitives/OutputDisplay';
+import { SliderBank } from '../primitives/SliderBank';
+import { LossPlot } from '../primitives/LossPlot';
+import { paramsToSliderConfig, outputsToSliderValues } from './mode-helpers';
+import { ElysiamorfSchema } from './generated/elysiamorf_schema';
+
+export const ElysiamorfMode: Component = () => {
+  const schema = ElysiamorfSchema;
+  const runtime = useModeRuntime(schema);
+  const sliderConfig = paramsToSliderConfig(schema.params);
+  const sliderValues = () => outputsToSliderValues(runtime.processedOutputs(), schema.params);
+
+  return (
+    <ModeShell
+      schema={schema}
+      runtime={runtime}
+      drawerTitle="Elysiamorf params"
+      drawerContent={() => (
+        <SliderBank
+          title="Live morph params"
+          sliders={sliderConfig}
+          values={sliderValues}
+          onChange={() => {
+            /* read-only */
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+      primaryInput={() => (
+        <>
+          <XYPad
+            size={280}
+            ariaLabel="Elysiamorf pad"
+            onMove={(x, y) => runtime.setInput(x, y)}
+            position={runtime.pipedInput}
+          />
+          <span style={{ 'font-size': 'var(--fs-xs)', color: 'var(--fg-mute)' }}>
+            Drag to morph through grain space.
+          </span>
+        </>
+      )}
+      outputArea={() => (
+        <>
+          <OutputDisplay
+            values={runtime.processedOutputs}
+            width={360}
+            height={120}
+            color="#ffb060"
+          />
+          <LossPlot history={runtime.training.lossHistory} width={360} height={70} />
+        </>
+      )}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default ElysiamorfMode;
diff --git a/playground/src/modes/MEMLCeliumMode.tsx b/playground/src/modes/MEMLCeliumMode.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2e866d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/src/modes/MEMLCeliumMode.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/**
+ * MEMLCeliumMode — uSEQ-Celium dual-MLP CV/gate output (56 outputs).
+ */
+
+import { Component, createSignal } from 'solid-js';
+import { ModeShell } from './ModeShell';
+import { useModeRuntime } from './mode-runtime';
+import { XYPad } from '../primitives/XYPad';
+import { OutputDisplay } from '../primitives/OutputDisplay';
+import { SliderBank } from '../primitives/SliderBank';
+import { LossPlot } from '../primitives/LossPlot';
+import { paramsToSliderConfig, outputsToSliderValues } from './mode-helpers';
+import { MemlceliumSchema } from './generated/memlcelium_schema';
+
+export const MEMLCeliumMode: Component = () => {
+  const schema = MemlceliumSchema;
+  const runtime = useModeRuntime(schema);
+  const [voiceSpace, setVoiceSpace] = createSignal(0);
+  const sliderConfig = paramsToSliderConfig(schema.params);
+  const sliderValues = () => outputsToSliderValues(runtime.processedOutputs(), schema.params);
+
+  return (
+    <ModeShell
+      schema={schema}
+      runtime={runtime}
+      activeVoiceSpace={voiceSpace}
+      onVoiceSpaceChange={setVoiceSpace}
+      drawerTitle="MEMLCelium voice + CV"
+      drawerContent={() => (
+        <SliderBank
+          title="Live voice + CV params"
+          sliders={sliderConfig}
+          values={sliderValues}
+          onChange={() => {
+            /* read-only */
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+      primaryInput={() => (
+        <>
+          <XYPad
+            size={280}
+            ariaLabel="MEMLCelium pad"
+            onMove={(x, y) => runtime.setInput(x, y)}
+            position={runtime.pipedInput}
+          />
+          <span style={{ 'font-size': 'var(--fs-xs)', color: 'var(--fg-mute)' }}>
+            Sculpt voice + CV/gate. CV/gate streaming over USB serial requires
+            firmware (browser preview only).
+          </span>
+        </>
+      )}
+      outputArea={() => (
+        <>
+          <OutputDisplay
+            values={runtime.processedOutputs}
+            width={360}
+            height={120}
+            color="#5b9eef"
+          />
+          <LossPlot history={runtime.training.lossHistory} width={360} height={70} />
+        </>
+      )}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default MEMLCeliumMode;
diff --git a/playground/src/modes/PAFSynthMode.tsx b/playground/src/modes/PAFSynthMode.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a268762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/src/modes/PAFSynthMode.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/**
+ * PAFSynthMode — Phase Aligned Formant synth (XY pad input, 33 outputs).
+ *
+ * Uses the xy_pad as primary input (as per schema). Voice spaces are
+ * exposed via the shell header. A drawer renders the SliderBank for
+ * monitoring (and eventually editing) per-parameter values.
+ */
+
+import { Component, createSignal } from 'solid-js';
+import { ModeShell } from './ModeShell';
+import { useModeRuntime } from './mode-runtime';
+import { XYPad } from '../primitives/XYPad';
+import { OutputDisplay } from '../primitives/OutputDisplay';
+import { SliderBank } from '../primitives/SliderBank';
+import { LossPlot } from '../primitives/LossPlot';
+import { paramsToSliderConfig, outputsToSliderValues } from './mode-helpers';
+import { PafSynthSchema } from './generated/paf_synth_schema';
+
+export const PAFSynthMode: Component = () => {
+  const schema = PafSynthSchema;
+  const runtime = useModeRuntime(schema);
+
+  const [voiceSpace, setVoiceSpace] = createSignal(0);
+  const sliderConfig = paramsToSliderConfig(schema.params);
+  const sliderValues = () => outputsToSliderValues(runtime.processedOutputs(), schema.params);
+
+  return (
+    <ModeShell
+      schema={schema}
+      runtime={runtime}
+      activeVoiceSpace={voiceSpace}
+      onVoiceSpaceChange={setVoiceSpace}
+      drawerTitle="PAF synth params"
+      drawerContent={() => (
+        <SliderBank
+          title="Live parameter values"
+          sliders={sliderConfig}
+          values={sliderValues}
+          onChange={() => {
+            // Sliders are display-only here. Stream 10 wires the per-param
+            // override editor which writes through modeStore.setOverride.
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+      primaryInput={() => (
+        <>
+          <XYPad
+            size={280}
+            ariaLabel="PAF synth control pad"
+            onMove={(x, y) => runtime.setInput(x, y)}
+            position={runtime.pipedInput}
+          />
+          <span style={{ 'font-size': 'var(--fs-xs)', color: 'var(--fg-mute)' }}>
+            Drag to sculpt formants. Voice space:&nbsp;
+            <strong>{schema.voice_spaces[voiceSpace()] ?? 'Default'}</strong>
+          </span>
+        </>
+      )}
+      outputArea={() => (
+        <>
+          <OutputDisplay
+            values={runtime.processedOutputs}
+            width={360}
+            height={120}
+            color="var(--accent)"
+          />
+          <LossPlot history={runtime.training.lossHistory} width={360} height={70} />
+        </>
+      )}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default PAFSynthMode;
diff --git a/playground/src/modes/SoundAnalysisMIDIMode.tsx b/playground/src/modes/SoundAnalysisMIDIMode.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4296ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/src/modes/SoundAnalysisMIDIMode.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/**
+ * SoundAnalysisMIDIMode — sound analysis → MIDI CC output (audio_in input).
+ *
+ * Schema declares `primary_input: 'audio_in'` and `engine_id: 'thru'` (no
+ * synthesis). The full firmware pipeline feeds audio analysis features
+ * (pitch / aperiodicity / energy / brightness / etc.) into the first 6
+ * input channels and joystick coords into the last 4. Stream 9 ships a
+ * scaffold UI; mic capture + analysis wiring is a stream-10 task.
+ */
+
+import { Component, Show } from 'solid-js';
+import { ModeShell } from './ModeShell';
+import { useModeRuntime } from './mode-runtime';
+import { VirtualJoystick } from '../primitives/VirtualJoystick';
+import { OutputDisplay } from '../primitives/OutputDisplay';
+import { SliderBank } from '../primitives/SliderBank';
+import { LossPlot } from '../primitives/LossPlot';
+import { paramsToSliderConfig, outputsToSliderValues } from './mode-helpers';
+import { SoundAnalysisMidiSchema } from './generated/sound_analysis_midi_schema';
+
+export const SoundAnalysisMIDIMode: Component = () => {
+  const schema = SoundAnalysisMidiSchema;
+  const runtime = useModeRuntime(schema);
+  const sliderConfig = paramsToSliderConfig(schema.params);
+  const sliderValues = () => outputsToSliderValues(runtime.processedOutputs(), schema.params);
+
+  return (
+    <ModeShell
+      schema={schema}
+      runtime={runtime}
+      drawerTitle="MIDI CC routing"
+      drawerContent={() => (
+        <div>
+          <SliderBank
+            title="MIDI CC values"
+            sliders={sliderConfig}
+            values={sliderValues}
+            onChange={() => {
+              /* read-only */
+            }}
+          />
+          <p
+            style={{
+              'font-size': 'var(--fs-xs)',
+              color: 'var(--fg-mute)',
+              'margin-top': 'var(--sp-3)',
+            }}
+          >
+            WebMIDI routing is wired up in stream 10. For now CC values are
+            visible in the live readout.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      primaryInput={() => (
+        <>
+          <Show
+            when={schema.ui.primary_input === 'audio_in'}
+            fallback={
+              <VirtualJoystick
+                size={260}
+                onMove={(x, y) => runtime.setInput(x, y)}
+                position={runtime.pipedInput}
+                ariaLabel="Sound analysis joystick"
+              />
+            }
+          >
+            <div
+              style={{
+                display: 'flex',
+                'flex-direction': 'column',
+                'align-items': 'center',
+                gap: 'var(--sp-3)',
+                padding: 'var(--sp-4)',
+                background: 'var(--bg-2)',
+                border: '1px dashed var(--line-strong)',
+                'border-radius': 'var(--r-2)',
+                'min-width': '260px',
+                'min-height': '200px',
+                'justify-content': 'center',
+                color: 'var(--fg-mute)',
+                'text-align': 'center',
+              }}
+            >
+              <strong style={{ color: 'var(--accent-2)' }}>Mic input — TODO</strong>
+              <span style={{ 'font-size': 'var(--fs-xs)' }}>
+                Stream 10 will request `getUserMedia` and feed audio analysis
+                features into the MLP. For now you can still drive the model
+                manually with the joystick below.
+              </span>
+              <VirtualJoystick
+                size={200}
+                onMove={(x, y) => runtime.setInput(x, y)}
+                position={runtime.pipedInput}
+                ariaLabel="Manual joystick fallback"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </Show>
+        </>
+      )}
+      outputArea={() => (
+        <>
+          <OutputDisplay
+            values={runtime.processedOutputs}
+            width={360}
+            height={120}
+            color="var(--info)"
+          />
+          <LossPlot history={runtime.training.lossHistory} width={360} height={70} />
+        </>
+      )}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default SoundAnalysisMIDIMode;
diff --git a/playground/src/modes/VerbFXMode.tsx b/playground/src/modes/VerbFXMode.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc6c0ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground/src/modes/VerbFXMode.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/**
+ * VerbFXMode — verb / fx unit (joystick input, ~47 outputs).
+ */
+
+import { Component, createSignal } from 'solid-js';
+import { ModeShell } from './ModeShell';
+import { useModeRuntime } from './mode-runtime';
+import { VirtualJoystick } from '../primitives/VirtualJoystick';
+import { OutputDisplay } from '../primitives/OutputDisplay';
+import { SliderBank } from '../primitives/SliderBank';
+import { LossPlot } from '../primitives/LossPlot';
+import { paramsToSliderConfig, outputsToSliderValues } from './mode-helpers';
+import { VerbFxSchema } from './generated/verb_fx_schema';
+
+export const VerbFXMode: Component = () => {
+  const schema = VerbFxSchema;
+  const runtime = useModeRuntime(schema);
+  const [voiceSpace, setVoiceSpace] = createSignal(0);
+  const sliderConfig = paramsToSliderConfig(schema.params);
+  const sliderValues = () => outputsToSliderValues(runtime.processedOutputs(), schema.params);
+
+  return (
+    <ModeShell
+      schema={schema}
+      runtime={runtime}
+      activeVoiceSpace={voiceSpace}
+      onVoiceSpaceChange={setVoiceSpace}
+      drawerTitle="Verb / FX params"
+      drawerContent={() => (
+        <SliderBank
+          title="Live FX params"
+          sliders={sliderConfig}
+          values={sliderValues}
+          onChange={() => {
+            /* read-only */
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+      primaryInput={() => (
+        <>
+          <VirtualJoystick
+            size={260}
+            ariaLabel="Verb FX joystick"
+            onMove={(x, y) => runtime.setInput(x, y)}
+            position={runtime.pipedInput}
+          />
+          <span style={{ 'font-size': 'var(--fs-xs)', color: 'var(--fg-mute)' }}>
+            Sweep through verb space. Voice space:&nbsp;
+            <strong>{schema.voice_spaces[voiceSpace()] ?? 'Default'}</strong>
+          </span>
+        </>
+      )}
+      outputArea={() => (
+        <>
+          <OutputDisplay
+            values={runtime.processedOutputs}
+            width={360}
+            height={120}
+            color="#b464ff"
+          />
+          <LossPlot history={runtime.training.lossHistory} width={360} height={70} />
+        </>
+      )}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default VerbFXMode;
diff --git a/playground/src/modes/XIASRIMode.tsx b/playground/src/modes/XIASRIMode.tsx
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+/**
+ * XIASRIMode — audio-reactive verb / pitch effects driven by joystick.
+ *
+ * Although the firmware variant historically used audio analysis as input,
+ * the playground schema declares `primary_input: 'joystick'` and feeds the
+ * MLP from joy_x/joy_y/joy_z/joy_w. The audio-reactive flavour is left to
+ * stream 10 (mic input wiring).
+ */
+
+import { Component } from 'solid-js';
+import { ModeShell } from './ModeShell';
+import { useModeRuntime } from './mode-runtime';
+import { VirtualJoystick } from '../primitives/VirtualJoystick';
+import { OutputDisplay } from '../primitives/OutputDisplay';
+import { SliderBank } from '../primitives/SliderBank';
+import { LossPlot } from '../primitives/LossPlot';
+import { paramsToSliderConfig, outputsToSliderValues } from './mode-helpers';
+import { XiasriSchema } from './generated/xiasri_schema';
+
+export const XIASRIMode: Component = () => {
+  const schema = XiasriSchema;
+  const runtime = useModeRuntime(schema);
+  const sliderConfig = paramsToSliderConfig(schema.params);
+  const sliderValues = () => outputsToSliderValues(runtime.processedOutputs(), schema.params);
+
+  return (
+    <ModeShell
+      schema={schema}
+      runtime={runtime}
+      drawerTitle="XIASRI params"
+      drawerContent={() => (
+        <SliderBank
+          title="Live verb / pitch params"
+          sliders={sliderConfig}
+          values={sliderValues}
+          onChange={() => {
+            /* read-only */
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
+      primaryInput={() => (
+        <>
+          <VirtualJoystick
+            size={260}
+            ariaLabel="XIASRI joystick"
+            onMove={(x, y) => runtime.setInput(x, y)}
+            position={runtime.pipedInput}
+          />
+          <span style={{ 'font-size': 'var(--fs-xs)', color: 'var(--fg-mute)' }}>
+            Joystick → verb / pitch space. Mic input wiring is a stream-10 task.
+          </span>
+        </>
+      )}
+      outputArea={() => (
+        <>
+          <OutputDisplay
+            values={runtime.processedOutputs}
+            width={360}
+            height={120}
+            color="var(--accent-2)"
+          />
+          <LossPlot history={runtime.training.lossHistory} width={360} height={70} />
+        </>
+      )}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export default XIASRIMode;
diff --git a/playground/src/modes/index.ts b/playground/src/modes/index.ts
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+/**
+ * Mode registry — maps mode_id (and the special "c15" placeholder) to the
+ * TSX component that renders it. The ModeSwitcher reads from this list to
+ * populate its dropdown, and `App.tsx` looks up the active mode here.
+ *
+ * Order matters — the switcher renders modes in this order.
+ */
+
+import type { Component } from 'solid-js';
+import { PAFSynthMode } from './PAFSynthMode';
+import { ChannelStripMode } from './ChannelStripMode';
+import { XIASRIMode } from './XIASRIMode';
+import { VerbFXMode } from './VerbFXMode';
+import { MEMLCeliumMode } from './MEMLCeliumMode';
+import { BreakOrMode } from './BreakOrMode';
+import { ElysiamorfMode } from './ElysiamorfMode';
+import { SoundAnalysisMIDIMode } from './SoundAnalysisMIDIMode';
+import { C15Mode } from './C15Mode';
+
+export interface ModeRegistration {
+  /** Stable id; matches the schema's `mode_id` for firmware modes. */
+  id: string;
+  /** Human-readable label for the switcher. */
+  label: string;
+  /** Short description for the switcher tooltip. */
+  description: string;
+  /** TSX component rendering the mode. */
+  Component: Component;
+  /** True for browser-only placeholders (currently just C15). */
+  placeholder?: boolean;
+}
+
+export const MODE_REGISTRY: ReadonlyArray<ModeRegistration> = [
+  {
+    id: 'paf_synth',
+    label: 'PAF Synth',
+    description: 'Phase-aligned formant synth (XY pad).',
+    Component: PAFSynthMode,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'channel_strip',
+    label: 'Channel Strip',
+    description: 'EQ + dynamics processing channel.',
+    Component: ChannelStripMode,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'xiasri',
+    label: 'XIASRI',
+    description: 'Audio-reactive verb / pitch engine.',
+    Component: XIASRIMode,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'verb_fx',
+    label: 'Verb FX',
+    description: 'Reverb / multi-effects unit.',
+    Component: VerbFXMode,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'memlcelium',
+    label: 'MEML Celium',
+    description: 'Voice + dual-MLP CV/gate via uSEQ.',
+    Component: MEMLCeliumMode,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'breakor',
+    label: 'Breakor',
+    description: 'Drum / breakbeat synthesis.',
+    Component: BreakOrMode,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'elysiamorf',
+    label: 'Elysiamorf',
+    description: 'Granular morphing synth.',
+    Component: ElysiamorfMode,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'sound_analysis_midi',
+    label: 'Sound Analysis → MIDI',
+    description: 'Audio features → MIDI CC routing.',
+    Component: SoundAnalysisMIDIMode,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'c15',
+    label: 'C15 (browser-only)',
+    description: 'C15 WASM synth. Not yet ported.',
+    Component: C15Mode,
+    placeholder: true,
+  },
+];
+
+/** Look up a mode by id, falling back to the first registration. */
+export function getModeById(id: string | null): ModeRegistration {
+  if (!id) return MODE_REGISTRY[0]!;
+  return MODE_REGISTRY.find((m) => m.id === id) ?? MODE_REGISTRY[0]!;
+}
+
+export { ModeShell } from './ModeShell';
+export { useModeRuntime } from './mode-runtime';
+export type { ModeRuntime } from './mode-runtime';