diff --git a/docs/backlog.md b/docs/backlog.md
index b5f723b..9040549 100644
--- a/docs/backlog.md
+++ b/docs/backlog.md
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@
 
 ## Pipeline
 
-- [ ] **баг: drag-n-drop перестановки шагов не работает** — обработчики на месте
-      (`StepCard` draggable в сниппете `stepCard` `SchemaToolView.svelte`,
-      `onStepDrop` → `moveStep` в `schema-tool-state.svelte.ts`), но
-      перетаскивание не срабатывает. Замечено до рефактора H1 (2026-10), не
-      регрессия от него. Начать с проверки `draggable`/`dragstart` на `StepCard`
-      и того, что drop не глушится дочерними элементами карточки
 - [ ] названия инструментов — в pipeline инструмент называется «обрезать png»,
       но он работает с любыми картинками, наверное надо убрать; в заголовке
       страницы — возможно, надо указать все форматы (связано с SEO)
@@ -74,10 +68,6 @@
       захотеть сохранить обработанный PNG или JPEG с другим качеством — блок
       мешает легальному сценарию. Решение не принято; перед реализацией
       переобдумать.
-- [ ] **Лимит КБ: сигнал о недостижимости** — если даже минимальное качество /
-      k=2 не влезает в лимит, файл скачивается молча с превышением. Нужно:
-      `fitWithinBytes` (`web/src/lib/core/io.ts`) возвращает также достигнутый
-      размер, UI показывает warning «не удалось ужаться до N КБ, получилось M».
 - [ ] **Лимит КБ: индикация активного сжатия** — сейчас заданный лимит никак не
       виден, пока меню Download закрыто: пользователь может забыть про него и
       случайно сжать следующие файлы. Нужен постоянный индикатор (значок/
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/schema/PreviewTile.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/schema/PreviewTile.svelte
index 7fc657e..14bcd35 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/schema/PreviewTile.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/schema/PreviewTile.svelte
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 		dims?: string;
 		note?: string;
 		noteTone?: "warning" | "info";
+		// Runtime warnings (chain/download events): shown as badges next to the
+		// derived result note, but from a different source.
+		warnings?: string[];
 		actions?: Snippet;
 	}
 	let {
@@ -27,6 +30,7 @@
 		dims = undefined,
 		note = undefined,
 		noteTone = "warning",
+		warnings = [],
 		actions = undefined,
 	}: Props = $props();
 </script>
@@ -52,6 +56,9 @@
 			{#if note}
 				<Badge tone={noteTone} label={note} />
 			{/if}
+			{#each warnings as warning (warning)}
+				<Badge tone="warning" label={warning} role="status" />
+			{/each}
 		</span>
 	</figcaption>
 	<div class="canvas" class:checker={mode === "image"}>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/schema/SchemaResultTile.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/schema/SchemaResultTile.svelte
index 93608be..4bcab9f 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/schema/SchemaResultTile.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/schema/SchemaResultTile.svelte
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 		resultKind?: ResultKind;
 		result: PixelImage | null;
 		resultNote?: ResultNote | null;
+		warnings?: string[];
 		fileResult?: FileResult | null;
 		textResult?: string | null;
 		textVars?: Record<string, string | number>;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 		resultKind = "image",
 		result,
 		resultNote = null,
+		warnings = [],
 		fileResult = null,
 		textResult = null,
 		textVars = undefined,
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@
 	dims={resultDims}
 	note={resultNote ? t(resultNote.key) : undefined}
 	noteTone={resultNote?.tone ?? "warning"}
+	{warnings}
 >
 	{#snippet actions()}
 		{#if ontogglemask}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/schema/SchemaToolView.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/schema/SchemaToolView.svelte
index 959c71b..2471cb6 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/schema/SchemaToolView.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/schema/SchemaToolView.svelte
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@
 	const stepFileSets = $derived(runner.stepFileSets);
 	const runWarnings = $derived(runner.runWarnings);
 	const displayError = $derived(runner.displayError);
-	const allWarnings = $derived([...upload.sourceWarnings, ...runWarnings]);
+	const warningTexts = $derived(
+		[...upload.sourceWarnings, ...runWarnings, ...runner.downloadWarnings].map(
+			chainWarningText,
+		),
+	);
 
 	const masks = createStepMasks({
 		steps: () => steps,
@@ -316,6 +320,7 @@
 					resultKind={displayResultKind}
 					result={out}
 					{resultNote}
+					warnings={warningTexts}
 					{fileResult}
 					{textResult}
 					textVars={verdictVars}
@@ -440,9 +445,6 @@
 			{#if errorText}
 				<p class="error" role="alert">{errorText}</p>
 			{/if}
-			{#each allWarnings as w (chainWarningText(w))}
-				<p class="warn" role="status">{chainWarningText(w)}</p>
-			{/each}
 			<StepReorderOverlay {steps} dnd={stepDnd} />
 		</DragDropProvider>
 	</div>
@@ -620,11 +622,6 @@
 	.no-schema {
 		font: var(--font-size-s) var(--font-mono);
 	}
-	.warn {
-		margin: var(--space-s) 0 0;
-		color: var(--color-warning);
-		font: var(--font-size-s) var(--font-mono);
-	}
 	@media (--bp-tablet) {
 		.workspace,
 		.workspace.aligned {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/schema/schema-tool-runner.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/components/schema/schema-tool-runner.svelte.ts
index febcf2e..a49c1f0 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/schema/schema-tool-runner.svelte.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/schema/schema-tool-runner.svelte.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ interface RunnerState {
 	// Full named set per step (batch/fan-out); intermediate tiles show a grid.
 	stepFileSets: ToolImageFile[][];
 	runWarnings: ChainWarning[];
+	// Size-limit feedback from the last download (limit unreachable etc.).
+	downloadWarnings: ChainWarning[];
 	displayError: DisplayError | null;
 }
 
@@ -153,10 +155,29 @@ async function download(s: RunnerState, ctx: SchemaToolRunnerCtx) {
 		const q = ctx.quality();
 		const limit = ctx.limitKb();
 		const quality = q !== undefined ? q / 100 : undefined;
-		const blob = limit
-			? await fitWithinBytes(s.result, out.mime, limit * 1024, quality, encode)
-			: await encode(s.result, out.mime, quality);
-		downloadBlob(blob, `${ctx.pageSlug()}.${out.ext}`);
+		s.downloadWarnings = [];
+		if (limit) {
+			const fitted = await fitWithinBytes(
+				s.result,
+				out.mime,
+				limit * 1024,
+				quality,
+				encode,
+			);
+			if (fitted.achievedBytes > limit * 1024) {
+				s.downloadWarnings = [
+					{
+						kind: "sizeLimitMiss",
+						limitKb: limit,
+						actualKb: Math.ceil(fitted.achievedBytes / 1024),
+					},
+				];
+			}
+			downloadBlob(fitted.blob, `${ctx.pageSlug()}.${out.ext}`);
+		} else {
+			const blob = await encode(s.result, out.mime, quality);
+			downloadBlob(blob, `${ctx.pageSlug()}.${out.ext}`);
+		}
 	} catch (e) {
 		s.displayError = toDisplayError(e);
 	} finally {
@@ -193,6 +214,7 @@ function clearResults(s: RunnerState) {
 	s.fileResult = null;
 	s.textResult = null;
 	s.verdictVars = undefined;
+	s.downloadWarnings = [];
 	s.displayError = null;
 }
 
@@ -211,6 +233,7 @@ export function createSchemaToolRunner(ctx: SchemaToolRunnerCtx) {
 		stepResults: [],
 		stepFileSets: [],
 		runWarnings: [],
+		downloadWarnings: [],
 		displayError: null,
 	});
 	return {
@@ -244,6 +267,9 @@ export function createSchemaToolRunner(ctx: SchemaToolRunnerCtx) {
 		get runWarnings() {
 			return s.runWarnings;
 		},
+		get downloadWarnings() {
+			return s.downloadWarnings;
+		},
 		get displayError() {
 			return s.displayError;
 		},
diff --git a/web/src/lib/core/compress.test.ts b/web/src/lib/core/compress.test.ts
index 1f3b79c..d865d6b 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/core/compress.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/core/compress.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,16 @@ import {
 	COMPRESSION_LEVELS,
 	findMaxColorsWithin,
 	findQualityWithin,
+	fitWithinBytes,
 } from "./compress";
+import { createPixelImage, type PixelImage } from "./types";
+
+const img: PixelImage = createPixelImage(4, 4);
+const blobOf = (size: number) => new Blob([new Uint8Array(size)]);
+const encodeByQuality =
+	(sizeOf: (q: number) => number) =>
+	async (_img: PixelImage, _mime: string, quality?: number) =>
+		blobOf(sizeOf(Math.round((quality ?? 1) * 100)));
 
 describe("COMPRESSION_LEVELS", () => {
 	it("presets ordered by descending colors", () => {
@@ -77,3 +86,31 @@ describe("findQualityWithin", () => {
 		expect(calls).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10); // log2(99)+2 probes
 	});
 });
+
+describe("fitWithinBytes", () => {
+	it("bmp ignores the limit and reports the raw size", async () => {
+		const r = await fitWithinBytes(img, "image/bmp", 100, undefined, async () =>
+			blobOf(5000),
+		);
+		expect(r.achievedBytes).toBe(5000);
+		expect(r.achievedBytes).toBeGreaterThan(100);
+	});
+
+	it("returns the initial encode when it already fits", async () => {
+		const encode = encodeByQuality(() => 500);
+		const r = await fitWithinBytes(img, "image/jpeg", 1000, 0.8, encode);
+		expect(r.achievedBytes).toBe(500);
+	});
+
+	it("lossy: searches quality until the target fits", async () => {
+		const encode = encodeByQuality((q) => 500 + q * 50);
+		const r = await fitWithinBytes(img, "image/jpeg", 5000, 1, encode);
+		expect(r.achievedBytes).toBeLessThanOrEqual(5000);
+	});
+
+	it("lossy: unreachable target reports achievedBytes above the limit", async () => {
+		const encode = encodeByQuality((q) => 500 + q * 50);
+		const r = await fitWithinBytes(img, "image/webp", 100, 1, encode);
+		expect(r.achievedBytes).toBeGreaterThan(100);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/web/src/lib/core/compress.ts b/web/src/lib/core/compress.ts
index e7665e9..375fe72 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/core/compress.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/core/compress.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ export type EncodeFn = (
 	quality?: number,
 ) => Promise<Blob>;
 
+export interface FitWithinBytesResult {
+	blob: Blob;
+	/** Size of the returned blob; > targetBytes means the limit was unreachable. */
+	achievedBytes: number;
+}
+
 /** Encodes img to fit targetBytes (quality search for lossy, color count for
  *  PNG; BMP as-is). `encodeFn` injected (core/io.encode): policy stays DOM-free. */
 export async function fitWithinBytes(
@@ -99,18 +105,24 @@ export async function fitWithinBytes(
 	targetBytes: number,
 	quality: number | undefined,
 	encodeFn: EncodeFn,
-): Promise<Blob> {
-	if (mime === "image/bmp") return encodeFn(img, mime);
+): Promise<FitWithinBytesResult> {
+	if (mime === "image/bmp") {
+		const blob = await encodeFn(img, mime);
+		return { blob, achievedBytes: blob.size };
+	}
 	const initial = await encodeFn(img, mime, quality);
-	if (initial.size <= targetBytes) return initial;
+	if (initial.size <= targetBytes)
+		return { blob: initial, achievedBytes: initial.size };
 	if (mime === "image/png") {
 		const encodeSize = async (k: number) =>
 			(await encodeFn(quantizeImage(img, k).image, mime)).size;
 		const k = await findMaxColorsWithin(targetBytes, 256, encodeSize);
-		return encodeFn(quantizeImage(img, k).image, mime);
+		const blob = await encodeFn(quantizeImage(img, k).image, mime);
+		return { blob, achievedBytes: blob.size };
 	}
 	const encodeSize = async (q: number) =>
 		(await encodeFn(img, mime, q / 100)).size;
 	const q = await findQualityWithin(targetBytes, encodeSize);
-	return encodeFn(img, mime, q / 100);
+	const blob = await encodeFn(img, mime, q / 100);
+	return { blob, achievedBytes: blob.size };
 }
diff --git a/web/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/web/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index ce64d22..e592e07 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ export const en: Dict = {
 		warnFirstOnly:
 			"Step {n}: analyze works on one image — showing the first of {total}",
 		warnSourceSkip: "{skipped} of {total} files could not be read",
+		warnSizeLimitMiss:
+			"Could not fit into {limit} KB — downloaded file is {actual} KB",
 	},
 	savedChains: {
 		pageTitle: "Saved pipelines — easy-png-tools",
diff --git a/web/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts b/web/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
index ad4f709..a750fa9 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ export const ru: Dict = {
 		warnFirstOnly:
 			"Шаг {n}: анализ работает с одним изображением — показан первый из {total}",
 		warnSourceSkip: "{skipped} из {total} файлов не удалось прочитать",
+		warnSizeLimitMiss:
+			"Не удалось ужаться до {limit} КБ — скачан файл на {actual} КБ",
 	},
 	savedChains: {
 		pageTitle: "Сохранённые пайплайны — easy-png-tools",
diff --git a/web/src/lib/i18n/schema-tool-strings.ts b/web/src/lib/i18n/schema-tool-strings.ts
index b4b3906..9bfd35c 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/i18n/schema-tool-strings.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/i18n/schema-tool-strings.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ export function chainWarningText(w: ChainWarning): string {
 				skipped: w.skipped,
 				total: w.total,
 			});
+		case "sizeLimitMiss":
+			return t("chain.warnSizeLimitMiss", {
+				limit: w.limitKb,
+				actual: w.actualKb,
+			});
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/run-chain.ts b/web/src/lib/run-chain.ts
index 3413f19..d026f45 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/run-chain.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/run-chain.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ export type ChainExecutor = (
 export type ChainWarning =
 	| { kind: "partial"; step: number; ok: number; total: number }
 	| { kind: "firstOnly"; step: number; total: number }
-	| { kind: "sourceSkip"; skipped: number; total: number };
+	| { kind: "sourceSkip"; skipped: number; total: number }
+	| { kind: "sizeLimitMiss"; limitKb: number; actualKb: number };
 
 export class ChainStepError extends Error {
 	constructor(