diff --git a/src/audio/AudioEngine.cpp b/src/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
index 84949a0..4f258ea 100644
--- a/src/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/AudioEngine.cpp
@@ -228,6 +228,54 @@ double AudioEngine::getLatencyMs() const
     return (totalSamples / sr) * 1000.0;
 }
 
+AudioEngine::LatencyBreakdown AudioEngine::getLatencyBreakdown() const
+{
+    LatencyBreakdown b;
+    const double sr = currentSampleRate.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    b.sampleRate = sr;
+    b.duplex = duplexMode.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+    if (sr <= 0.0) return b;
+    const auto ms = [sr](double samples) { return (samples / sr) * 1000.0; };
+
+    if (b.duplex)
+    {
+        if (auto* device = inputDeviceManager.getCurrentAudioDevice())
+        {
+            b.deviceBufferMs = ms(device->getCurrentBufferSizeSamples());
+            b.inputLatencyMs = ms(device->getInputLatencyInSamples());
+            b.outputLatencyMs = ms(device->getOutputLatencyInSamples());
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (auto* in = inputDeviceManager.getCurrentAudioDevice())
+        {
+            b.deviceBufferMs += ms(in->getCurrentBufferSizeSamples());
+            b.inputLatencyMs = ms(in->getInputLatencyInSamples());
+        }
+        if (auto* out = outputDeviceManager.getCurrentAudioDevice())
+        {
+            b.deviceBufferMs += ms(out->getCurrentBufferSizeSamples());
+            b.outputLatencyMs = ms(out->getOutputLatencyInSamples());
+        }
+        // MEASURED ring residency — getLatencyMs() still reports the static
+        // half-capacity estimate for compatibility; this is the live figure
+        // getDeviceMetrics already exposes, converted to time.
+        const uint64_t w = outputRing.writeIndex.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
+        const uint64_t r = outputRing.readIndex.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
+        const uint64_t fill = (w >= r) ? (w - r) : 0;
+        b.splitRingMs = ms((double) std::min<uint64_t>(fill, (uint64_t) kOutputRingFrames));
+    }
+    b.monitorTotalMs = b.deviceBufferMs + b.inputLatencyMs + b.outputLatencyMs + b.splitRingMs;
+
+    // Song audio over the renderer bus is delayed by the measured bus fill —
+    // a term no previous latency figure surfaced (deep-read 5).
+    const auto busMetrics = rendererBus.metrics();
+    if (busMetrics.enabled)
+        b.rendererBusMs = ms((double) busMetrics.fillFrames);
+    return b;
+}
+
 // ── Device Selection ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 bool AudioEngine::setDeviceType(const juce::String& typeName)
diff --git a/src/audio/AudioEngine.h b/src/audio/AudioEngine.h
index c0999bf..a2db77b 100644
--- a/src/audio/AudioEngine.h
+++ b/src/audio/AudioEngine.h
@@ -280,6 +280,25 @@ public:
     // Latency
     double getLatencyMs() const;
 
+    // One owner for every latency term (TLC deep-read §5) — the previous
+    // three unreconciled truths were getLatencyMs' static half-capacity ring
+    // guess, the verifier's input-latency-delta-only offset, and the renderer
+    // bus adding prime+fill+resample that no figure surfaced. All ms.
+    struct LatencyBreakdown
+    {
+        double sampleRate = 0.0;
+        bool duplex = true;
+        double deviceBufferMs = 0.0;     // input buffer (+ output buffer when split)
+        double inputLatencyMs = 0.0;     // driver-reported capture latency
+        double outputLatencyMs = 0.0;    // driver-reported playback latency
+        double splitRingMs = 0.0;        // MEASURED primary-ring residency (0 in duplex)
+        double monitorTotalMs = 0.0;     // guitar in→out: buffers + in/out + splitRing
+        // Renderer-bus song-audio delay: measured bus fill (includes the
+        // ~10.7 ms prime cushion once flowing). 0 when the bus is off.
+        double rendererBusMs = 0.0;
+    };
+    LatencyBreakdown getLatencyBreakdown() const;
+
     // Raw input frame snapshot for renderer-side polyphonic chord scoring in
     // notedetect. Backed by sources[0]'s pre-gate input ring; the rings (and the
     // power-of-two capacity constants) now live on SourceChain. Default snapshot
diff --git a/src/audio/NodeAddon.cpp b/src/audio/NodeAddon.cpp
index f05ce03..503b8e7 100644
--- a/src/audio/NodeAddon.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/NodeAddon.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ using slopsmith::addon::SetMonitorMuteSuppressed;
 using slopsmith::addon::AcquireMonitorMuteHold;
 using slopsmith::addon::ReleaseMonitorMuteHold;
 using slopsmith::addon::GetMonitorMuteState;
+using slopsmith::addon::GetLatencyBreakdown;
 using slopsmith::addon::SetMultiBypass;
 using slopsmith::addon::SetNoiseGate;
 using slopsmith::addon::SetNoteDetectionEnabled;
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ static Napi::Object InitModule(Napi::Env env, Napi::Object exports)
     exports.Set("acquireMonitorMuteHold", Napi::Function::New(env, AcquireMonitorMuteHold));
     exports.Set("releaseMonitorMuteHold", Napi::Function::New(env, ReleaseMonitorMuteHold));
     exports.Set("getMonitorMuteState", Napi::Function::New(env, GetMonitorMuteState));
+    exports.Set("getLatencyBreakdown", Napi::Function::New(env, GetLatencyBreakdown));
     exports.Set("isMonitorMuted", Napi::Function::New(env, IsMonitorMuted));
     exports.Set("setMonitorKill", Napi::Function::New(env, SetMonitorKill));
     exports.Set("setNoiseGate", Napi::Function::New(env, SetNoiseGate));
diff --git a/src/audio/addon/Bindings.h b/src/audio/addon/Bindings.h
index 641ca4c..d53f754 100644
--- a/src/audio/addon/Bindings.h
+++ b/src/audio/addon/Bindings.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ class SourceChain;
 
 namespace slopsmith::addon {
 
+Napi::Value GetLatencyBreakdown(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info);
+
 // Validate a JS source-id argument and return the live source (nullptr for
 // missing / non-Number / non-finite / out-of-range). Shared by the
 // source-indexed bindings across the split files.
diff --git a/src/audio/addon/DeviceBindings.cpp b/src/audio/addon/DeviceBindings.cpp
index 0f2fb78..f68d1d2 100644
--- a/src/audio/addon/DeviceBindings.cpp
+++ b/src/audio/addon/DeviceBindings.cpp
@@ -831,4 +831,22 @@ Napi::Value GetSampleRate(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info)
 }
 
 
+Napi::Value GetLatencyBreakdown(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info)
+{
+    auto env = info.Env();
+    auto obj = Napi::Object::New(env);
+    auto liveEngine = snapshotEngine();
+    if (!liveEngine) return obj;
+    const auto b = liveEngine->getLatencyBreakdown();
+    obj.Set("sampleRate", b.sampleRate);
+    obj.Set("duplex", b.duplex);
+    obj.Set("deviceBufferMs", b.deviceBufferMs);
+    obj.Set("inputLatencyMs", b.inputLatencyMs);
+    obj.Set("outputLatencyMs", b.outputLatencyMs);
+    obj.Set("splitRingMs", b.splitRingMs);
+    obj.Set("monitorTotalMs", b.monitorTotalMs);
+    obj.Set("rendererBusMs", b.rendererBusMs);
+    return obj;
+}
+
 } // namespace slopsmith::addon
diff --git a/tests/contracts/addon-exports.json b/tests/contracts/addon-exports.json
index dd85205..a4b7e17 100644
--- a/tests/contracts/addon-exports.json
+++ b/tests/contracts/addon-exports.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   "getDeviceMetrics",
   "getDeviceTypes",
   "getKnownPlugins",
+  "getLatencyBreakdown",
   "getLevels",
   "getMonitorMuteState",
   "getNoteVerdicts",