diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
index 767d4cca3..67f019292 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ jobs:
           python3 -B test/test_t114_release_profiles.py -v
           python3 -B test/test_optional_display_profiles.py -v
           python3 -B test/test_consolidated_profiles.py -v
+          python3 -B test/test_rp2040_application_capabilities.py -v
 
       - name: Verify Full logging compiler flags and packaged capabilities
         run: |
diff --git a/build_legacy.sh b/build_legacy.sh
index 0a2ec84d3..271696d2a 100755
--- a/build_legacy.sh
+++ b/build_legacy.sh
@@ -4665,6 +4665,9 @@ write_build_capability_manifest() {
                    --partitions "${build_output_dir}/partitions.bin")
   elif [ "$env_platform" = "NRF52_PLATFORM" ]; then
     checker_args+=(--dfu-package "${build_output_dir}/firmware.zip")
+  elif [ "$env_platform" = "RP2040_PLATFORM" ]; then
+    checker_args+=(--firmware-bin "${build_output_dir}/firmware.bin"
+                   --uf2-package "${build_output_dir}/firmware.uf2")
   fi
 
   for item in "${BUILD_CAPABILITIES[@]}"; do
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 8171d201d..24ecdedac 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ extra_javascript:
   - _javascript/hosted_doc_links.js?v=20261007-1
   - _javascript/notification_builder.js?v=20261006-channel9
   - https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.9.4/dist/leaflet.js
-  - _javascript/firmware_picker.js?v=20261016-onboard-qspi-2
+  - _javascript/firmware_picker.js?v=20261018-variant-consolidation-1
   - _javascript/telemetry_decoder.js?v=20261007-hosted-form
   - _javascript/management_decoder.js
   - _javascript/filter_tool.js?v=20261002-hashbytes-2plus
diff --git a/scripts/check_firmware_capabilities.py b/scripts/check_firmware_capabilities.py
index e532e27e8..98fa89fe0 100644
--- a/scripts/check_firmware_capabilities.py
+++ b/scripts/check_firmware_capabilities.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import sys
 import struct
 import zipfile
 import zlib
+from rp2040_application import read_application as read_rp2040_application
 from package_meshtext_license import (CAPABILITY as MESHTEXT_CAPABILITY,
     meshtext_evidence, notice_bytes as meshtext_notice_bytes,
     notice_record as meshtext_notice_record)
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     parser.add_argument("--firmware-bin", type=Path)
     parser.add_argument("--partitions", type=Path)
     parser.add_argument("--dfu-package", type=Path)
+    parser.add_argument("--uf2-package", type=Path)
     parser.add_argument(
         "--expect",
         action="append",
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     parser.add_argument(
         "--expect-application", action="append", default=[],
         metavar="CAPABILITY=TEXT",
-        help="Require TEXT in the packaged firmware.bin or DFU application, not ELF metadata.",
+        help="Require TEXT in the packaged BIN, DFU application, or verified RP2040 UF2 application, not ELF metadata.",
     )
     return parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -124,6 +126,10 @@ def linked_gzip_assets(image):
 
 
 def read_application(args):
+    if args.platform == "RP2040_PLATFORM" or args.uf2_package is not None:
+        if args.platform != "RP2040_PLATFORM" or args.uf2_package is None or args.firmware_bin is None:
+            raise ValueError("RP2040 application checks require both --uf2-package and --firmware-bin")
+        return read_rp2040_application(args.uf2_package, args.firmware_bin)
     if args.firmware_bin is not None:
         return args.firmware_bin.read_bytes()
     if args.dfu_package is not None:
diff --git a/scripts/rp2040_application.py b/scripts/rp2040_application.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06aa71a08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rp2040_application.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+"""Verify that an RP2040 UF2 carries the exact application offered as BIN."""
+from pathlib import Path
+import struct
+
+BLOCK_BYTES = 512
+PAYLOAD_BYTES = 256
+FLASH_BASE = 0x10000000
+FLASH_END = 0x11000000  # RP2040's maximum 16 MiB XIP flash window.
+FAMILY = 0xE48BFF56
+
+
+def read_application(uf2_path: Path, bin_path: Path) -> bytes:
+    """Return real flash bytes, excluding UF2 headers and alignment padding.
+
+    Both public formats must agree. ELF strings, unused sector bytes, and
+    bytes outside the BIN's application extent cannot supply capability proof.
+    The board's ordinary linker/size checks retain its stricter flash limit.
+    """
+    size = uf2_path.stat().st_size
+    if not size or size % BLOCK_BYTES or size > (FLASH_END - FLASH_BASE) * 2:
+        raise ValueError("RP2040 UF2 has an invalid sector extent")
+    application_size = bin_path.stat().st_size
+    if not 0 < application_size <= FLASH_END - FLASH_BASE:
+        raise ValueError("RP2040 BIN is empty or exceeds the XIP flash window")
+    data = uf2_path.read_bytes()
+    if len(data) != size:
+        raise ValueError("RP2040 UF2 changed during application qualification")
+    count = size // BLOCK_BYTES
+    payload = bytearray()
+    for index in range(count):
+        offset = index * BLOCK_BYTES
+        magic0, magic1, flags, address, length, number, total, family = struct.unpack_from("<8I", data, offset)
+        trailer = struct.unpack_from("<I", data, offset + 508)[0]
+        if (magic0, magic1, trailer) != (0x0A324655, 0x9E5D5157, 0x0AB16F30):
+            raise ValueError("RP2040 UF2 has an invalid sector header/trailer")
+        if flags != 0x2000 or family != FAMILY:
+            raise ValueError("RP2040 UF2 must contain only main-flash blocks with the RP2040 family")
+        if length != PAYLOAD_BYTES or number != index or total != count:
+            raise ValueError("RP2040 UF2 has inconsistent payload lengths or block numbers")
+        if address != FLASH_BASE + index * PAYLOAD_BYTES or address + length > FLASH_END:
+            raise ValueError("RP2040 UF2 has gaps, overlaps, or addresses outside its XIP flash window")
+        payload.extend(data[offset + 32:offset + 32 + length])
+    application = bin_path.read_bytes()
+    tail = payload[application_size:]
+    if len(payload) < application_size or len(tail) >= PAYLOAD_BYTES or payload[:application_size] != application:
+        raise ValueError("RP2040 UF2 application does not match the packaged BIN")
+    if tail and set(tail) not in ({0}, {255}):
+        raise ValueError("RP2040 UF2 has nonuniform application-alignment padding")
+    return bytes(payload[:application_size])
diff --git a/test/test_rp2040_application_capabilities.py b/test/test_rp2040_application_capabilities.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7eb16fb48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_rp2040_application_capabilities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+"""Actual RP2040 UF2/BIN application evidence, without PlatformIO or hardware."""
+from pathlib import Path
+import json
+import os
+import shlex
+import struct
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / 'scripts'))
+from rp2040_application import FLASH_BASE, FLASH_END, read_application
+
+CAPABILITY = 'companion.picow.combined'
+MARKER = b'meshcore.capability.companion.picow.combined.v1'
+
+
+def uf2(application, padding=255):
+    count = (len(application) + 255) // 256
+    payload = application + bytes([padding]) * (count * 256 - len(application))
+    blocks = []
+    for index in range(count):
+        block = bytearray(512)
+        struct.pack_into('<8I', block, 0, 0x0A324655, 0x9E5D5157, 0x2000,
+                         FLASH_BASE + index * 256, 256, index, count, 0xE48BFF56)
+        block[32:288] = payload[index * 256:(index + 1) * 256]
+        struct.pack_into('<I', block, 508, 0x0AB16F30)
+        blocks.append(bytes(block))
+    return b''.join(blocks)
+
+
+class RP2040ApplicationCapabilityTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        temp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='rp2040-application-')
+        self.addCleanup(temp.cleanup)
+        self.path = Path(temp.name)
+        self.bin = self.path / 'firmware.bin'
+        self.uf2 = self.path / 'firmware.uf2'
+        self.elf = self.path / 'firmware.elf'
+        self.output = self.path / 'firmware.capabilities.json'
+        self.app = b'program-prefix\0' + MARKER + b'\0' + b'code' * 145
+        self.bin.write_bytes(self.app)
+        self.uf2.write_bytes(uf2(self.app))
+        self.elf.write_bytes(b'ELF metadata without combined capability')
+
+    def checker(self, platform='RP2040_PLATFORM', include_bin=True, include_uf2=True, extra=()):
+        command = [sys.executable, '-B', str(ROOT / 'scripts/check_firmware_capabilities.py'),
+                   '--image', str(self.elf), '--output', str(self.output), '--target', 'PicoW_companion_radio',
+                   '--platform', platform, '--build-profile', 'auto', '--expect-application',
+                   CAPABILITY + '=' + MARKER.decode(), *extra]
+        if include_bin:
+            command.extend(['--firmware-bin', str(self.bin)])
+        if include_uf2:
+            command.extend(['--uf2-package', str(self.uf2)])
+        result = subprocess.run(command, text=True, capture_output=True, check=False)
+        return result, json.loads(self.output.read_text())
+
+    def test_actual_uploadable_payload_and_both_supported_padding_conventions(self):
+        for padding in (0, 255):
+            self.uf2.write_bytes(uf2(self.app, padding))
+            self.assertEqual(read_application(self.uf2, self.bin), self.app)
+            result, manifest = self.checker()
+            self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+            self.assertTrue(manifest['verified'])
+            self.assertIn(dict(capability=CAPABILITY, evidence=MARKER.decode(), present=True,
+                               source='packaged application'), manifest['verification'])
+            self.assertEqual(manifest['ota_update_methods'], [])
+            self.assertFalse(manifest['ota_update_verified'])
+
+    def test_elf_metadata_alone_cannot_supply_application_proof(self):
+        self.elf.write_bytes(b'ELF metadata\0' + MARKER)
+        self.bin.write_bytes(b'program without combined transports')
+        self.uf2.write_bytes(uf2(self.bin.read_bytes()))
+        result, manifest = self.checker()
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 1, result.stderr)
+        self.assertFalse(manifest['verified'])
+
+    def test_larger_flash_hardware_is_not_limited_to_the_pico_two_megabyte_size(self):
+        application = self.app + b'\0' * (2 * 1024 * 1024 + 17 - len(self.app))
+        self.bin.write_bytes(application)
+        self.uf2.write_bytes(uf2(application))
+        self.assertEqual(read_application(self.uf2, self.bin), application)
+
+    def test_unused_uf2_sector_bytes_are_never_scanned_for_capabilities(self):
+        self.bin.write_bytes(b'program without combined transports')
+        wire = bytearray(uf2(self.bin.read_bytes()))
+        wire[320:320+len(MARKER)] = MARKER
+        self.uf2.write_bytes(wire)
+        self.elf.write_bytes(MARKER)
+        result, manifest = self.checker()
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 1, result.stderr)
+        self.assertFalse(manifest['verified'])
+
+    def test_uf2_alignment_tail_cannot_supply_application_proof(self):
+        self.bin.write_bytes(b'program')
+        wire = bytearray(uf2(self.bin.read_bytes()))
+        wire[32+len(b'program'):32+len(b'program')+len(MARKER)] = MARKER
+        self.uf2.write_bytes(wire)
+        result, manifest = self.checker()
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 2, result.stderr)
+        self.assertFalse(manifest['verified'])
+        self.assertIn('padding', result.stderr)
+
+    def test_raw_bin_and_uf2_disagreement_fails_before_marker_admission(self):
+        wire = bytearray(uf2(self.app))
+        wire[32] ^= 1
+        self.uf2.write_bytes(wire)
+        result, manifest = self.checker()
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 2, result.stderr)
+        self.assertFalse(manifest['verified'])
+        self.assertIn('does not match', result.stderr)
+
+    def test_invalid_family_headers_layout_and_sector_metadata_are_rejected(self):
+        original = uf2(self.app)
+        changes = (
+            (0, 0), (4, 0), (508, 0), (8, 0), (8, 0x2001), (8, 0x3000),
+            (28, 0xADA52840), (16, 252), (20, 1), (24, 0),
+            (12, FLASH_BASE-256), (12, FLASH_END),
+            (512+12, FLASH_BASE), (512+12, FLASH_BASE+512), (512+20, 0), (512+24, 1),
+        )
+        for offset, value in changes:
+            wire = bytearray(original)
+            struct.pack_into('<I', wire, offset, value)
+            self.uf2.write_bytes(wire)
+            with self.subTest(offset=offset, value=value), self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                read_application(self.uf2, self.bin)
+        for wire in (b'', original[:-1], original+b'\0'):
+            self.uf2.write_bytes(wire)
+            with self.subTest(size=len(wire)), self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                read_application(self.uf2, self.bin)
+
+    def test_empty_oversized_or_unnecessarily_extended_application_is_rejected(self):
+        for size in (0, FLASH_END-FLASH_BASE+1):
+            with self.bin.open('wb') as stream:
+                stream.truncate(size)
+            with self.subTest(size=size), self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+                read_application(self.uf2, self.bin)
+        self.bin.write_bytes(self.app[:256])
+        self.uf2.write_bytes(uf2(self.app[:256] + b'\xff'*256))
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, 'does not match'):
+            read_application(self.uf2, self.bin)
+
+    def test_rp2040_application_proof_requires_both_exact_public_formats(self):
+        for include_bin, include_uf2, platform in ((True, False, 'RP2040_PLATFORM'),
+                                                  (False, True, 'RP2040_PLATFORM'),
+                                                  (True, True, 'ESP32_PLATFORM')):
+            result, manifest = self.checker(platform, include_bin, include_uf2)
+            with self.subTest(platform=platform, bin=include_bin, uf2=include_uf2):
+                self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 2, result.stderr)
+                self.assertFalse(manifest['verified'])
+                self.assertIn('require both', result.stderr)
+
+    def test_combined_transports_never_qualify_as_wireless_self_update(self):
+        result, manifest = self.checker(extra=('--require-ota',))
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 1, result.stderr)
+        self.assertFalse(manifest['ota_update_verified'])
+        self.assertEqual(manifest['ota_update_methods'], [])
+        self.assertIn('wireless self-update', result.stderr)
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(os.name == 'nt', 'builder is POSIX shell')
+    def test_builder_passes_both_real_artifacts_to_the_production_checker(self):
+        directory = self.path / 'build/PicoW_companion_radio'
+        directory.mkdir(parents=True)
+        for source in (self.bin, self.uf2, self.elf):
+            (directory / source.name).write_bytes(source.read_bytes())
+        output = self.path / 'out'
+        output.mkdir()
+        program = r'''
+set -euo pipefail
+source build.sh
+pio() { echo 'PlatformIO must not run' >&2; return 99; }
+PIO_BUILD_DIR_OVERRIDE=@BUILD@
+OUTPUT_DIR=@OUTPUT@
+BUILD_PROFILE_FOR_TARGET=auto
+BUILD_RECIPE_SHA256=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
+BUILD_CAPABILITIES=() BUILD_REDUCTIONS=() BUILD_EXPECTATIONS=()
+BUILD_APPLICATION_EXPECTATIONS=('companion.picow.combined=meshcore.capability.companion.picow.combined.v1')
+write_build_capability_manifest PicoW_companion_radio RP2040_PLATFORM PicoW_companion_radio fixture
+'''
+        program = program.replace('@BUILD@', shlex.quote(str(self.path / 'build'))).replace('@OUTPUT@', shlex.quote(str(output)))
+        result = subprocess.run(['bash', '-c', program], cwd=ROOT, capture_output=True, text=True)
+        self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stdout + result.stderr)
+        manifest = json.loads((output / 'fixture.capabilities.json').read_text())
+        self.assertTrue(manifest['verified'])
+        self.assertIn(CAPABILITY, manifest['capabilities'])
+        self.assertEqual(manifest['ota_update_methods'], [])
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()