diff --git a/conformance/tests/l1-rendering/container-workload-render/chainsaw-test.yaml b/conformance/tests/l1-rendering/container-workload-render/chainsaw-test.yaml
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+# =============================================================================
+# L1 RENDERING — kind: container renders the PaaS workload (R-PLAT-02)
+# Catalog: docs/13 `kind: container` (PaaS default). The render analog of the
+# vm-lifecycle (R-PLAT-03) test for the container path.
+#
+# GIVEN a kind: container ServiceDefinition,
+# WHEN  the renderer produces resources,
+# THEN  it renders a Deployment (the container workload) + a Service, matching the
+#       golden, with the egress-class + auth-mode labels admission requires.
+#
+# STATUS: IMPLEMENTED (T-0.3). render-check.sh is a pure offline check (renderer +
+# golden diff + structural asserts, no cluster). conformance/run.sh --layer l1 and
+# ci/l1.sh run it directly; this Chainsaw Test wraps the SAME script so an in-cluster
+# run executes the identical assertion. Rendering != enforcement (behavior at L2).
+# =============================================================================
+apiVersion: chainsaw.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Test
+metadata:
+  name: container-workload-render
+  labels:
+    conformance.home.k3s/R-PLAT-02: "true"
+  annotations:
+    conformance.home.k3s/requirements: "R-PLAT-02"
+    conformance.home.k3s/layer: "L1"
+    conformance.home.k3s/safety-critical: "false"
+    conformance.home.k3s/intent: >-
+      A kind: container ServiceDefinition renders a Deployment + Service (the PaaS path).
+spec:
+  steps:
+    - name: render-and-assert-container-workload
+      description: >-
+        Render a container ServiceDefinition and assert it produces a Deployment running
+        the declared image plus a Service, with the required pod labels, matching golden.
+      try:
+        - script:
+            content: bash ./render-check.sh
diff --git a/conformance/tests/l1-rendering/container-workload-render/fixtures/svcdef.yaml b/conformance/tests/l1-rendering/container-workload-render/fixtures/svcdef.yaml
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+# L1 fixture: a minimal kind: container ServiceDefinition — the PaaS path (R-PLAT-02).
+# It must render a Deployment (the container workload) + a Service for its exposed port.
+# Validates against schemas/servicedefinition.schema.json.
+name: paas-demo
+kind: container
+source:
+  image: nginx:1.27
+ingressRoutes:
+  - host: paas-demo.home.keithjackson.dev
+    port: 8080
+auth:
+  mode: forward-auth
+  groups:
+    - platform-admins
diff --git a/conformance/tests/l1-rendering/container-workload-render/golden/expected.yaml b/conformance/tests/l1-rendering/container-workload-render/golden/expected.yaml
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+---
+# Namespace (trust zone; default-deny + policies apply)
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: paas-demo
+  labels:
+    homelab.keithjackson.dev/app-namespace: 'true'
+    gateway-access: shared
+---
+# Default-deny baseline (R-NET-01): deny all, allow only DNS
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: default-deny
+  namespace: paas-demo
+  labels:
+    homelab.keithjackson.dev/baseline: default-deny
+spec:
+  podSelector: {}
+  policyTypes:
+  - Ingress
+  - Egress
+  ingress: []
+  egress:
+  - to:
+    - namespaceSelector:
+        matchLabels:
+          kubernetes.io/metadata.name: kube-system
+    ports:
+    - protocol: UDP
+      port: 53
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 53
+---
+# Deployment (R-PLAT-02)
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: paas-demo
+  namespace: paas-demo
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: paas-demo
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: paas-demo
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: paas-demo
+        homelab.keithjackson.dev/egress-class: internet
+        homelab.keithjackson.dev/auth-mode: forward-auth
+      annotations:
+        homelab.keithjackson.dev/auth-mode: forward-auth
+        homelab.keithjackson.dev/auth-groups: platform-admins
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: paas-demo
+        image: nginx:1.27
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8080
+---
+# Service
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: paas-demo
+  namespace: paas-demo
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: paas-demo
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: paas-demo
+  ports:
+  - name: port-8080
+    port: 8080
+    targetPort: 8080
+---
+# HTTPRoute paas-demo-8080 (R-TLS/R-DNS)
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: HTTPRoute
+metadata:
+  name: paas-demo-8080
+  namespace: paas-demo
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: paas-demo
+  annotations:
+    homelab.keithjackson.dev/auth-mode: forward-auth
+    homelab.keithjackson.dev/auth-groups: platform-admins
+spec:
+  parentRefs:
+  - name: shared
+    namespace: gateway
+    sectionName: https
+  hostnames:
+  - paas-demo.home.keithjackson.dev
+  rules:
+  - matches:
+    - path:
+        type: PathPrefix
+        value: /
+    backendRefs:
+    - name: paas-demo
+      port: 8080
+---
+# ServiceMonitor (R-OBS-01)
+apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+kind: ServiceMonitor
+metadata:
+  name: paas-demo
+  namespace: paas-demo
+  labels:
+    release: kube-prometheus-stack
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: paas-demo
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: paas-demo
+  namespaceSelector:
+    matchNames:
+    - paas-demo
+  endpoints:
+  - port: metrics
+    interval: 30s
+---
+# Flux ImageRepository (R-UPD)
+apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: ImageRepository
+metadata:
+  name: paas-demo
+  namespace: paas-demo
+spec:
+  image: nginx
+  interval: 1h0m0s
+---
+# Flux ImagePolicy (R-UPD)
+apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: ImagePolicy
+metadata:
+  name: paas-demo
+  namespace: paas-demo
+  annotations:
+    homelab.keithjackson.dev/update-channel: stable
+    homelab.keithjackson.dev/auto-rollback: 'true'
+spec:
+  imageRepositoryRef:
+    name: paas-demo
+  policy:
+    semver:
+      range: '>=0.0.0'
diff --git a/conformance/tests/l1-rendering/container-workload-render/render-check.sh b/conformance/tests/l1-rendering/container-workload-render/render-check.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# =============================================================================
+# L1 render check (offline, no cluster) — container-workload-render
+# Serves: R-PLAT-02 (PaaS: a kind: container ServiceDefinition renders a container
+# workload). The render analog of vm-lifecycle (R-PLAT-03) for the container path.
+# Run by conformance/run.sh --layer l1 and ci/l1.sh. Pure bash + catalog/render.py.
+#
+# GIVEN a kind: container ServiceDefinition with an exposed port,
+# WHEN  the renderer produces resources,
+# THEN  (1) the render matches the committed golden byte-for-byte, and
+#       (2) it includes a Deployment running the SD's image plus a Service for the
+#           exposed port, and the pod carries the egress-class + auth-mode labels the
+#           platform's Kyverno policies require (a rendered container that admission
+#           would accept).
+# =============================================================================
+set -euo pipefail
+DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+ROOT="$(cd "${DIR}/../../../.." && pwd)"        # repo root
+RENDER="${ROOT}/catalog/render.py"
+PYTHON="${PYTHON:-python3}"
+
+tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "${tmp}"' EXIT
+
+fail() { echo "RENDER-CHECK FAIL (container-workload-render): $*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+"${PYTHON}" "${RENDER}" "${DIR}/fixtures/svcdef.yaml" > "${tmp}/out.yaml"
+
+# (1) golden match.
+diff -u "${DIR}/golden/expected.yaml" "${tmp}/out.yaml" || fail "render drifted from golden"
+
+# (2) structural: a Deployment (image) + Service (port) + the required pod labels.
+"${PYTHON}" - "${tmp}/out.yaml" <<'PY' || fail "container render is missing the PaaS workload shape (R-PLAT-02)"
+import sys, yaml
+docs = [d for d in yaml.safe_load_all(open(sys.argv[1])) if d]
+by = {}
+for d in docs:
+    by.setdefault(d.get("kind"), []).append(d)
+assert by.get("Deployment"), "expected a Deployment (the container workload)"
+dep = by["Deployment"][0]
+c = dep["spec"]["template"]["spec"]["containers"][0]
+assert c["image"] == "nginx:1.27", f"unexpected image {c['image']!r}"
+labels = dep["spec"]["template"]["metadata"]["labels"]
+L = "homelab.keithjackson.dev"
+assert labels.get(f"{L}/egress-class") in ("internet", "vpn"), "pod missing egress-class label"
+assert labels.get(f"{L}/auth-mode"), "pod missing auth-mode label"
+assert by.get("Service"), "expected a Service for the exposed port"
+ports = [p["port"] for p in by["Service"][0]["spec"]["ports"]]
+assert 8080 in ports, f"Service does not expose port 8080 ({ports})"
+PY
+
+echo "render-check OK: container-workload-render (R-PLAT-02)"