diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ce361cbe..9903d059 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 
 # Changelog
 
+## Sprint 23 V1 report handoff summary (2026-06-17)
+
+- Added V1 readiness summary data to project metadata exports.
+- Added a V1 Readiness Summary and Known Limitations section to lightweight HTML project reports.
+- The summary covers project, AOI, dataset readiness, QA/QC and export history using persisted state.
+- No new report designer, PDF generation, provider fetching, AI inference, migrations or API route changes were introduced.
+
 ## Sprint 22 V1 workbench status strip (2026-06-17)
 
 - Added a compact frontend status strip for project, AOI, datasets, active map layer, QA/QC and exports.
diff --git a/backend/app/services/export_service.py b/backend/app/services/export_service.py
index 1af38204..163a108d 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/export_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/export_service.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from typing import Any
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from app.core.errors import AppError
-from app.models import AnalysisRun, Dataset, Export, Project, QualityCheck
+from app.models import AnalysisRun, Area, Dataset, Export, Project, QualityCheck
 from app.schemas.export import ExportContentResponse, ExportCreateResponse, ExportListResponse, ExportRead
 from app.services.dataset_service import DatasetService
 from app.services.detection_service import DetectionService
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class ExportService:
             "dataset_count": len(content["datasets"]),
             "quality_check_count": len(content["quality_checks"]),
             "export_count": len(content["exports"]),
+            "readiness_state": content["readiness_summary"]["overall_state"],
         }
         export = ExportService._write_json_export(
             db,
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ class ExportService:
             "dataset_count": len(summary["datasets"]),
             "quality_check_count": len(summary["quality_checks"]),
             "export_count": len(summary["exports"]),
+            "readiness_state": summary["readiness_summary"]["overall_state"],
             "format": "html",
         }
         export = ExportService._write_text_export(
@@ -282,6 +284,7 @@ class ExportService:
 
     @staticmethod
     def _project_summary(db: Session, project: Project) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        areas = db.query(Area).filter(Area.project_id == project.id).order_by(Area.created_at.desc()).all()
         datasets = db.query(Dataset).filter(Dataset.project_id == project.id).order_by(Dataset.created_at.desc()).all()
         quality_checks = (
             db.query(QualityCheck)
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ class ExportService:
             .all()
         )
         exports = db.query(Export).filter(Export.project_id == project.id).order_by(Export.created_at.desc()).all()
-        return {
+        summary = {
             "project": {
                 "id": str(project.id),
                 "name": project.name,
@@ -298,6 +301,16 @@ class ExportService:
                 "region": project.region,
                 "status": project.status,
             },
+            "areas": [
+                {
+                    "id": str(area.id),
+                    "name": area.name,
+                    "original_crs": area.original_crs,
+                    "area_m2": area.area_m2,
+                    "created_at": area.created_at.isoformat() if area.created_at else None,
+                }
+                for area in areas
+            ],
             "datasets": [
                 {
                     "id": str(dataset.id),
@@ -337,6 +350,77 @@ class ExportService:
                 for export in exports
             ],
         }
+        summary["readiness_summary"] = ExportService._build_readiness_summary(summary)
+        summary["known_limitations"] = [
+            "Report artifact is a lightweight HTML handoff, not a PDF designer.",
+            "No live GRB/OSM/Sentinel fetching is performed by the report export.",
+            "AI detections or segmentations are included only when they already exist as persisted records/exports.",
+        ]
+        return summary
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _build_readiness_summary(summary: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        project = summary["project"]
+        areas = summary["areas"]
+        datasets = summary["datasets"]
+        quality_checks = summary["quality_checks"]
+        exports = summary["exports"]
+
+        ready_datasets = [dataset for dataset in datasets if dataset["status"] == "ready"]
+        vector_datasets = [dataset for dataset in datasets if dataset["dataset_type"] in {"vector", "geojson"}]
+        raster_datasets = [dataset for dataset in datasets if dataset["dataset_type"] == "raster"]
+        reference_datasets = [dataset for dataset in datasets if dataset["dataset_role"] == "reference"]
+
+        items = [
+            {
+                "key": "project",
+                "label": "Project",
+                "state": "ready" if project["status"] != "deleted" else "blocked",
+                "detail": f"{project['name']} ({project['region']})",
+            },
+            {
+                "key": "aoi",
+                "label": "AOI",
+                "state": "ready" if areas else "waiting",
+                "detail": f"{len(areas)} area{'s' if len(areas) != 1 else ''}",
+            },
+            {
+                "key": "datasets",
+                "label": "Datasets",
+                "state": "ready" if datasets and len(ready_datasets) == len(datasets) else "waiting" if not datasets else "warning",
+                "detail": (
+                    f"{len(ready_datasets)}/{len(datasets)} ready; "
+                    f"{len(vector_datasets)} vector, {len(raster_datasets)} raster, {len(reference_datasets)} reference"
+                ),
+            },
+            {
+                "key": "qa",
+                "label": "QA/QC",
+                "state": "ready" if quality_checks else "waiting",
+                "detail": f"{len(quality_checks)} persisted check{'s' if len(quality_checks) != 1 else ''}",
+            },
+            {
+                "key": "exports",
+                "label": "Exports",
+                "state": "ready" if exports else "waiting",
+                "detail": f"{len(exports)} previous export{'s' if len(exports) != 1 else ''}",
+            },
+        ]
+        overall_state = "ready" if all(item["state"] == "ready" for item in items) else "needs_attention"
+        return {
+            "overall_state": overall_state,
+            "items": items,
+            "counts": {
+                "area_count": len(areas),
+                "dataset_count": len(datasets),
+                "ready_dataset_count": len(ready_datasets),
+                "vector_dataset_count": len(vector_datasets),
+                "raster_dataset_count": len(raster_datasets),
+                "reference_dataset_count": len(reference_datasets),
+                "quality_check_count": len(quality_checks),
+                "export_count": len(exports),
+            },
+        }
 
     @staticmethod
     def _render_project_report_html(summary: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
@@ -344,6 +428,17 @@ class ExportService:
         datasets = summary["datasets"]
         quality_checks = summary["quality_checks"]
         exports = summary["exports"]
+        readiness_summary = summary["readiness_summary"]
+        known_limitations = summary["known_limitations"]
+        readiness_rows = "\n".join(
+            "<tr>"
+            f"<td>{escape(str(item['label']))}</td>"
+            f"<td>{escape(str(item['state']))}</td>"
+            f"<td>{escape(str(item['detail']))}</td>"
+            "</tr>"
+            for item in readiness_summary["items"]
+        )
+        limitation_items = "\n".join(f"<li>{escape(str(item))}</li>" for item in known_limitations)
         dataset_rows = "\n".join(
             "<tr>"
             f"<td>{escape(str(item['name']))}</td>"
@@ -383,6 +478,8 @@ class ExportService:
     th, td {{ border: 1px solid #cbd5e1; padding: 0.5rem; text-align: left; }}
     th {{ background: #e2e8f0; }}
     .muted {{ color: #475569; }}
+    .status-ready {{ color: #166534; font-weight: 700; }}
+    .status-needs_attention {{ color: #92400e; font-weight: 700; }}
   </style>
 </head>
 <body>
@@ -391,6 +488,12 @@ class ExportService:
   <p>Region: {escape(str(project["region"]))}</p>
   <p>Status: {escape(str(project["status"]))}</p>
   <p>Description: {escape(str(project["description"] or "n/a"))}</p>
+  <h2>V1 Readiness Summary</h2>
+  <p>Overall state: <span class="status-{escape(str(readiness_summary['overall_state']))}">{escape(str(readiness_summary["overall_state"]))}</span></p>
+  <table>
+    <thead><tr><th>Area</th><th>State</th><th>Detail</th></tr></thead>
+    <tbody>{readiness_rows}</tbody>
+  </table>
   <h2>Datasets ({len(datasets)})</h2>
   <table>
     <thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Type</th><th>Role</th><th>Status</th><th>Features</th></tr></thead>
@@ -406,6 +509,8 @@ class ExportService:
     <thead><tr><th>Type</th><th>Storage path</th><th>Created</th></tr></thead>
     <tbody>{export_rows or '<tr><td colspan="3">No exports</td></tr>'}</tbody>
   </table>
+  <h2>Known Limitations</h2>
+  <ul>{limitation_items}</ul>
 </body>
 </html>
 """
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_sprint17_export_foundation.py b/backend/tests/test_sprint17_export_foundation.py
index 0e74f842..3c49e993 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_sprint17_export_foundation.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_sprint17_export_foundation.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
 from app.core.errors import AppError
 from app.main import app
-from app.models import Dataset, Export, Project, QualityCheck
+from app.models import Area, Dataset, Export, Project, QualityCheck
 from app.schemas.export import ExportCreateResponse
 from app.services.export_service import ExportService
 from app.services.storage_service import StorageService
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ def test_project_metadata_export_persists_json_summary(tmp_path, monkeypatch) ->
     dataset_id = uuid4()
     quality_check_id = uuid4()
     project = Project(id=project_id, name="Demo", region="Kempen", status="active")
+    area = Area(id=uuid4(), project_id=project_id, name="Demo AOI", original_crs="EPSG:4326", area_m2=100.0)
     dataset = Dataset(
         id=dataset_id,
         project_id=project_id,
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ def test_project_metadata_export_persists_json_summary(tmp_path, monkeypatch) ->
     db = FakeSession(
         {
             (Project, project_id): project,
+            (Area, area.id): area,
             (Dataset, dataset_id): dataset,
             (QualityCheck, quality_check_id): quality_check,
             (Export, previous_export_id): previous_export,
@@ -166,16 +168,22 @@ def test_project_metadata_export_persists_json_summary(tmp_path, monkeypatch) ->
     payload = json.loads(export_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
     assert response.export_type == "project_metadata_json"
     assert payload["project"]["id"] == str(project_id)
+    assert payload["areas"][0]["name"] == "Demo AOI"
+    assert payload["readiness_summary"]["overall_state"] == "ready"
+    assert payload["readiness_summary"]["counts"]["area_count"] == 1
+    assert payload["known_limitations"]
     assert payload["datasets"][0]["id"] == str(dataset_id)
     assert payload["quality_checks"][0]["id"] == str(quality_check_id)
     assert payload["exports"][0]["id"] == str(previous_export_id)
     assert response.metadata_json["export_count"] == 1
+    assert response.metadata_json["readiness_state"] == "ready"
 
 
 def test_project_report_export_persists_html_artifact(tmp_path, monkeypatch) -> None:
     project_id = uuid4()
     dataset_id = uuid4()
     project = Project(id=project_id, name="Demo <Kempen>", description="QA report", region="Kempen", status="active")
+    area = Area(id=uuid4(), project_id=project_id, name="Demo AOI", original_crs="EPSG:4326", area_m2=100.0)
     dataset = Dataset(
         id=dataset_id,
         project_id=project_id,
@@ -196,7 +204,24 @@ def test_project_report_export_persists_html_artifact(tmp_path, monkeypatch) ->
         created_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
     )
     export_path = tmp_path / "report.html"
-    db = FakeSession({(Project, project_id): project, (Dataset, dataset_id): dataset, (Export, previous_export_id): previous_export})
+    quality_check = QualityCheck(
+        id=uuid4(),
+        project_id=project_id,
+        reference_dataset_id=dataset_id,
+        check_type="demo_candidate_vs_reference",
+        status="ok",
+        score=0.5,
+        created_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc),
+    )
+    db = FakeSession(
+        {
+            (Project, project_id): project,
+            (Area, area.id): area,
+            (Dataset, dataset_id): dataset,
+            (QualityCheck, quality_check.id): quality_check,
+            (Export, previous_export_id): previous_export,
+        }
+    )
     monkeypatch.setattr(StorageService, "dataset_export_path", lambda *_args: str(export_path))
 
     response = ExportService.export_project_report(db, project_id)
@@ -204,8 +229,12 @@ def test_project_report_export_persists_html_artifact(tmp_path, monkeypatch) ->
     html = export_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     assert response.export_type == "project_report_html"
     assert response.metadata_json["format"] == "html"
+    assert response.metadata_json["readiness_state"] == "ready"
     assert "<!doctype html>" in html
     assert "Demo &lt;Kempen&gt;" in html
+    assert "V1 Readiness Summary" in html
+    assert "Overall state:" in html
+    assert "No live GRB/OSM/Sentinel fetching is performed by the report export." in html
     assert "reference.geojson" in html
     assert "Export History (1)" in html
     assert "project_metadata_json" in html
diff --git a/docs/API_CONTRACTS.md b/docs/API_CONTRACTS.md
index 2364de83..67ad86f1 100644
--- a/docs/API_CONTRACTS.md
+++ b/docs/API_CONTRACTS.md
@@ -1026,8 +1026,9 @@ Export annotations/detections to YOLO format.
 ### POST `/api/v1/exports/report`
 
 Creates a lightweight HTML project report artifact from persisted project,
-dataset, QA/QC summary and export history state. This does not create a PDF
-and does not introduce a report designer.
+dataset, V1 readiness summary, QA/QC summary, known limitations and export
+history state. This does not create a PDF and does not introduce a report
+designer.
 
 ```json
 {
diff --git a/docs/CODEX_EXECUTION_LOG.md b/docs/CODEX_EXECUTION_LOG.md
index 1d869277..d7d95037 100644
--- a/docs/CODEX_EXECUTION_LOG.md
+++ b/docs/CODEX_EXECUTION_LOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+## Sprint 23 V1 report handoff summary (2026-06-17)
+
+Changed:
+- Added V1 readiness summary data to project metadata exports.
+- Added V1 Readiness Summary and Known Limitations sections to lightweight HTML project report exports.
+- Included persisted AOI, dataset readiness, QA/QC and export-history counts in the handoff summary.
+- Updated export tests, API contract docs, frontend README, TODO and changelog.
+
+Tested:
+- Passed: backend compile, export tests through full readiness, full backend pytest, frontend typecheck/build, Alembic heads, Alembic SQL upgrade and live smoke syntax check.
+
+Known limitations:
+- Report export remains a lightweight HTML artifact, not a PDF designer or custom report builder.
+
+Next recommended pass:
+- Add optional cleanup tooling for stale demo/export artifacts if repeated smoke runs keep accumulating local artifacts.
 ## Sprint 22 V1 workbench status strip (2026-06-17)
 
 Changed:
diff --git a/docs/TODO.md b/docs/TODO.md
index 9232e8d6..552fbbe9 100644
--- a/docs/TODO.md
+++ b/docs/TODO.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ This file now starts with the current implementation status. Older preparation/b
 - [x] Project-scoped QA/QC result listing and frontend QA/QC Results panel.
 - [x] Persisted export foundation for vector/detection/segmentation GeoJSON and project metadata JSON.
 - [x] Lightweight HTML project report artifact export.
+- [x] V1 readiness handoff summary in project metadata/report exports.
 - [x] Browser-facing demo/export workflow smoke script with connected V1 state checks.
 - [x] Compact V1 workbench status strip for project, AOI, datasets, map, QA/QC and exports.
 - [x] Live Docker/PostGIS validation on Tower/Unraid.
diff --git a/frontend/README.md b/frontend/README.md
index 771f9f00..be8dfd58 100644
--- a/frontend/README.md
+++ b/frontend/README.md
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ React + TypeScript + MapLibre foundation for project/area/dataset workflow.
 - The status strip is implemented in `src/components/WorkbenchStatusStrip.tsx` and remains driven by `App.tsx` orchestration state.
 - MapLibre source/layer updates now wait for style readiness to avoid runtime blank-screen failures during first render.
 
+## Sprint 23 additions
+
+- Project report HTML exports now include a V1 readiness summary.
+- The report summary covers project, AOI, datasets, QA/QC, exports and known limitations.
+- Export Center behavior is unchanged; the richer handoff content is produced by the existing project report export action.
+
 ## Release hardening updates
 
 - Production builds split application code, React vendor code and MapLibre vendor code into separate chunks.