diff --git a/src/backupScheduler.js b/src/backupScheduler.js
index 1b0ea43..a4f00f0 100644
--- a/src/backupScheduler.js
+++ b/src/backupScheduler.js
@@ -174,7 +174,65 @@ function latestDump(dir = process.env.BACKUP_DIR || '/var/backups/vyndr', deps =
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * List the OFF-BOX copies actually present on the Storage Box.
+ *
+ * Exit 0 from the backup script is NOT proof the dump landed — the script
+ * deliberately keeps its exit code tied to on-box durability. This reads the
+ * remote directory back, so "the off-box copy exists" is a verified fact rather
+ * than an inference. Uses the SAME pinned known_hosts as the push; host-key
+ * checking is never disabled.
+ */
+function listOffbox(deps = {}) {
+  const spawn = deps.spawn || require('child_process').spawn;
+  const remote = process.env.BACKUP_REMOTE;
+  const port = process.env.BACKUP_SSH_PORT || '23';
+  const knownHosts = process.env.BACKUP_KNOWN_HOSTS
+    || path.join(__dirname, '..', 'scripts', 'storagebox_known_hosts');
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    if (!remote) return resolve({ ok: false, error: 'BACKUP_REMOTE unset' });
+    if (!process.env.BACKUP_SSH_KEY) return resolve({ ok: false, error: 'BACKUP_SSH_KEY unset' });
+    const fs = require('fs');
+    const os = require('os');
+    let keyFile;
+    try {
+      // Same decode contract as backup-db.sh: base64 preferred, raw PEM fallback.
+      const raw = process.env.BACKUP_SSH_KEY;
+      let decoded;
+      try {
+        const d = Buffer.from(raw, 'base64').toString('utf8');
+        decoded = d.includes('PRIVATE KEY') ? d : raw.replace(/\\n/g, '\n');
+      } catch { decoded = raw.replace(/\\n/g, '\n'); }
+      keyFile = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `vyndr-offbox-${Date.now()}`);
+      fs.writeFileSync(keyFile, decoded.endsWith('\n') ? decoded : `${decoded}\n`, { mode: 0o600 });
+    } catch (e) {
+      return resolve({ ok: false, error: `key write failed: ${e.message}` });
+    }
+    const sshCmd = `ssh -p ${port} -o StrictHostKeyChecking=yes -o UserKnownHostsFile=${knownHosts} -o BatchMode=yes -i ${keyFile}`;
+    const child = spawn('rsync', ['--list-only', '-e', sshCmd, remote], { stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'] });
+    let out = '';
+    let err = '';
+    child.stdout.on('data', (b) => { out += b.toString(); });
+    child.stderr.on('data', (b) => { err = (err + b.toString()).slice(-1500); });
+    const done = (result) => {
+      try { require('fs').unlinkSync(keyFile); } catch { /* best effort */ }
+      resolve(result);
+    };
+    child.on('error', (e) => done({ ok: false, error: e.message }));
+    child.on('close', (code) => {
+      const files = out.split('\n')
+        .map((l) => l.trim())
+        .filter((l) => /vyndr-.*\.dump$/.test(l))
+        .map((l) => {
+          const parts = l.split(/\s+/);
+          return { size: Number(parts[1].replace(/,/g, '')) || null, date: parts[2], time: parts[3], file: parts[parts.length - 1] };
+        });
+      done({ ok: code === 0, code, count: files.length, files, error: code === 0 ? null : (err || `exit ${code}`) });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   startBackupScheduler, runBackup, shouldArm, durabilityWarning, SCRIPT,
-  countRowsInDump, latestDump,
+  countRowsInDump, latestDump, listOffbox,
 };
diff --git a/src/routes/internal.js b/src/routes/internal.js
index e5d72ae..1b5c470 100644
--- a/src/routes/internal.js
+++ b/src/routes/internal.js
@@ -329,6 +329,22 @@ router.get('/backup/verify', async (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+/**
+ * GET /api/internal/backup/offbox — list the dumps actually present ON the
+ * Storage Box. Exit 0 from the backup is not proof the file landed; this reads
+ * the remote directory back so off-box presence is verified, not inferred.
+ */
+router.get('/backup/offbox', async (req, res) => {
+  const { listOffbox } = require('../backupScheduler');
+  try {
+    const result = await listOffbox();
+    return res.json(result);
+  } catch (err) {
+    const message = err && err.message ? err.message : String(err);
+    return res.status(500).json({ ok: false, error: message });
+  }
+});
+
 /**
  * POST /api/internal/ledger/settle (Session 58, Phase 1) — settle the
  * persistent ledger (outcome + actual_value + CLV) across every sport.