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diff --git a/main.sx b/main.sx
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--- a/main.sx
+++ b/main.sx
@@ -32,12 +32,23 @@ g_metal_gpu  : *MetalGPU      = null;
 g_quad_shader : ShaderHandle = 0;
 g_quad_vbuf   : BufferHandle = 0;
 
+// ── Input-path proof (P0.3) ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+// A tap toggles the quad between two distinct colors, proving a real touch
+// reaches sx and changes the rendered frame. UIKit touchesBegan is mapped to
+// a `mouse_down` Event in uikit.sx; the frame loop's poll flips
+// `g_quad_flipped` and marks `g_quad_dirty`, which re-uploads the matching
+// vertex colors before the next draw.
+g_quad_flipped : bool = false;
+g_quad_dirty   : bool = true;
+
 BG_CLEAR :: ClearColor.{ r = 0.10, g = 0.20, b = 0.55, a = 1.0 };
 
 // Vertex layout matches QUAD_MSL's `Vertex`: packed_float2 pos +
 // packed_float4 color = 24 bytes. `packed_*` avoids the 16-byte alignment
-// padding a plain `float4` would force. 6 vertices = 2 triangles.
-QUAD_VERTS : [36]f32 = .[
+// padding a plain `float4` would force. 6 vertices = 2 triangles. Two
+// arrays share the same geometry and differ only in color so the buffer
+// re-upload is a flat memcpy of the active palette.
+QUAD_VERTS_ORANGE : [36]f32 = .[
     -0.5,  0.5,   1.0, 0.6, 0.0, 1.0,
      0.5,  0.5,   1.0, 0.6, 0.0, 1.0,
     -0.5, -0.5,   1.0, 0.6, 0.0, 1.0,
@@ -46,6 +57,15 @@ QUAD_VERTS : [36]f32 = .[
     -0.5, -0.5,   1.0, 0.6, 0.0, 1.0,
 ];
 
+QUAD_VERTS_GREEN : [36]f32 = .[
+    -0.5,  0.5,   0.15, 0.85, 0.35, 1.0,
+     0.5,  0.5,   0.15, 0.85, 0.35, 1.0,
+    -0.5, -0.5,   0.15, 0.85, 0.35, 1.0,
+     0.5,  0.5,   0.15, 0.85, 0.35, 1.0,
+     0.5, -0.5,   0.15, 0.85, 0.35, 1.0,
+    -0.5, -0.5,   0.15, 0.85, 0.35, 1.0,
+];
+
 // Pass-through shader: the vertex stage emits NDC positions directly (no
 // projection), the fragment stage returns the interpolated vertex color.
 // Entry-point names vmain / fmain are what MetalGPU.create_shader looks up.
@@ -82,6 +102,14 @@ frame :: () {
     g_viewport_h = fc.viewport_h;
 
     for g_plat.poll_events(): (*ev) {
+        if ev == {
+            // Flip on the press only. A tap also produces mouse_up
+            // (touchesEnded); toggling on both would net to no change.
+            case .mouse_down: {
+                g_quad_flipped = !g_quad_flipped;
+                g_quad_dirty = true;
+            }
+        }
         inline if OS != .ios {
             if ev == {
                 case .key_up: (e) {
@@ -112,7 +140,11 @@ frame :: () {
         if g_quad_vbuf == 0 {
             g_quad_vbuf = g_metal_gpu.create_buffer(size_of([36]f32));
             if g_quad_vbuf == 0 { return; }
-            g_metal_gpu.update_buffer(g_quad_vbuf, xx @QUAD_VERTS, size_of([36]f32));
+        }
+        if g_quad_dirty {
+            verts := if g_quad_flipped then @QUAD_VERTS_GREEN else @QUAD_VERTS_ORANGE;
+            g_metal_gpu.update_buffer(g_quad_vbuf, xx verts, size_of([36]f32));
+            g_quad_dirty = false;
         }
 
         if !g_metal_gpu.begin_frame(BG_CLEAR) { return; }