diff --git a/Models/Source.cs b/Models/Source.cs
index 7012be3..6025e3d 100644
--- a/Models/Source.cs
+++ b/Models/Source.cs
@@ -234,6 +234,16 @@ public class Source : SceneElement
         set => Set(ref _mediaType, value);
     }
 
+    private bool _isReplayLayer;
+
+    /// <summary>TASK 65: this media layer shows saved replay clips rather than a chosen file. The VM
+    /// owns its path and playlist; the compositor needs to know nothing.</summary>
+    public bool IsReplayLayer
+    {
+        get => _isReplayLayer;
+        set => Set(ref _isReplayLayer, value);
+    }
+
     private string? _mediaPath;
     public string? MediaPath
     {
diff --git a/Services/LayoutStore.Load.cs b/Services/LayoutStore.Load.cs
index 1ff071a..35091b4 100644
--- a/Services/LayoutStore.Load.cs
+++ b/Services/LayoutStore.Load.cs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public partial class LayoutStore : IDisposable
                         TextContent, TextFontFamily, TextFontSize, TextColor, TextBold, TextItalic,
                         TextUnderline, TextAlignment, TextVerticalAlignment, MediaMuted,
                        ChromaKeyEnabled, ChromaKeyColor, ChromaKeySimilarity, ChromaKeySoftness,
-                       ChromaKeySpill, ChromaScreen
+                       ChromaKeySpill, ChromaScreen, IsReplayLayer
                 FROM Source ORDER BY SortOrder
                 """;
             using var reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ public partial class LayoutStore : IDisposable
                     ChromaScreen = reader.IsDBNull(reader.GetOrdinal("ChromaScreen"))
                         ? ChromaScreen.Green
                         : (ChromaScreen)reader.GetInt32(reader.GetOrdinal("ChromaScreen")),
+                    IsReplayLayer = !reader.IsDBNull(reader.GetOrdinal("IsReplayLayer"))
+                                    && reader.GetInt32(reader.GetOrdinal("IsReplayLayer")) != 0,
                 };
                 if (!sourcesByScene.TryGetValue(sceneId, out var list))
                     sourcesByScene[sceneId] = list = new List<(Source, int)>();
diff --git a/Services/LayoutStore.Migrations.cs b/Services/LayoutStore.Migrations.cs
index 03baaf0..ab598aa 100644
--- a/Services/LayoutStore.Migrations.cs
+++ b/Services/LayoutStore.Migrations.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public partial class LayoutStore : IDisposable
                 ClipShape TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'Traditional',
                 IsMirrored INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
                 IsBackground INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+                IsReplayLayer INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
                 CaptureKey TEXT,
                 SortOrder INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0
             );
@@ -320,6 +321,14 @@ public partial class LayoutStore : IDisposable
             cmd.CommandText = "ALTER TABLE Source ADD COLUMN ChatSuperChatColor TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '#eab308';";
             cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
         }
+        // TASK 65: a media layer that plays the replay clips instead of a chosen file.
+        if (!columns.Contains("IsReplayLayer"))
+        {
+            using var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand();
+            cmd.CommandText = "ALTER TABLE Source ADD COLUMN IsReplayLayer INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0;";
+            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
+        }
+
         if (!columns.Contains("ShowDesktop"))
         {
             using var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand();
diff --git a/Services/LayoutStore.Save.cs b/Services/LayoutStore.Save.cs
index bb839cd..8d60d8e 100644
--- a/Services/LayoutStore.Save.cs
+++ b/Services/LayoutStore.Save.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public partial class LayoutStore : IDisposable
                                     TextContent, TextFontFamily, TextFontSize, TextColor, TextBold, TextItalic,
                                     TextUnderline, TextAlignment, TextVerticalAlignment, MediaMuted,
                                     ChromaKeyEnabled, ChromaKeyColor, ChromaKeySimilarity,
-                                    ChromaKeySoftness, ChromaKeySpill, ChromaScreen)
+                                    ChromaKeySoftness, ChromaKeySpill, ChromaScreen, IsReplayLayer)
                 VALUES ($id, $sceneId, $assetId, $type, $name, $isEnabled,
                         $x, $y, $w, $h, $opacity, $monitor,
                         $clip, $mirrored, $isBackground, $captureKey, $showDesktop, $sort,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public partial class LayoutStore : IDisposable
                         $textContent, $textFontFamily, $textFontSize, $textColor, $textBold, $textItalic,
                         $textUnderline, $textAlignment, $textVerticalAlignment, $mediaMuted,
                         $chromaEnabled, $chromaColor, $chromaSimilarity, $chromaSoftness,
-                        $chromaSpill, $chromaScreen)
+                        $chromaSpill, $chromaScreen, $isReplayLayer)
                 """;
             cmd.Transaction = tx;
             var idP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$id", SqliteType.Text);
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public partial class LayoutStore : IDisposable
             var chromaSoftnessP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$chromaSoftness", SqliteType.Real);
             var chromaSpillP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$chromaSpill", SqliteType.Integer);
             var chromaScreenP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$chromaScreen", SqliteType.Integer);
+            var replayLayerP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$isReplayLayer", SqliteType.Integer);
             var mediaPlaybackStateP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$mediaPlaybackState", SqliteType.Text);
             var alertVideoAssetIdP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$alertVideoAssetId", SqliteType.Text);
             var alertVideoPathP = cmd.Parameters.Add("$alertVideoPath", SqliteType.Text);
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ public partial class LayoutStore : IDisposable
                     chromaSoftnessP.Value = source.ChromaKeySoftness;
                     chromaSpillP.Value = source.ChromaKeySpill ? 1 : 0;
                     chromaScreenP.Value = (int)source.ChromaScreen;
+                    replayLayerP.Value = source.IsReplayLayer ? 1 : 0;
                     mediaPlaybackStateP.Value = source.MediaPlaybackState.ToString();
                     alertVideoAssetIdP.Value = (object?)source.AlertVideoAssetId ?? DBNull.Value;
                     alertVideoPathP.Value = (object?)source.AlertVideoPath ?? DBNull.Value;
diff --git a/TASKS/task-65-replay-clips.md b/TASKS/task-65-replay-clips.md
index a0aa23c..bfdb1e7 100644
--- a/TASKS/task-65-replay-clips.md
+++ b/TASKS/task-65-replay-clips.md
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ never the creator, who cannot reach a keyboard mid-moment).
 
 ## The replay layer
 
+**Scope settled 2026-11-10:** the immediate replay of a fresh clip happens **only in the Live scene**.
+While that replay is playing, **F10 is inert** ("replay in progress") — that is what replaces the
+hall-of-mirrors exclusion, which is impossible with one encoder and two muxes: the clip *is* what the
+stream got.
+
 One layer type, added by the creator to the scenes they want; behaviour comes from the scene:
 
 | Scene | Behaviour |
@@ -40,8 +45,9 @@ One layer type, added by the creator to the scenes they want; behaviour comes fr
 
 - **Audio off by default**, toggleable per layer. The show's sound design is the creator's; a replay
   should not re-mix it uninvited.
-- **The replay layer is excluded from the clip's own composition.** Otherwise saving while a clip plays
-  records a video of a video (hall of mirrors). Viewers still see it live; the clip simply doesn't.
+- **No exclusion, no second encode.** The clip is a second mux of the frames the stream already got, so
+  it contains whatever viewers saw. Double-clipping is prevented instead: F10 does nothing while the
+  Live replay is playing.
 
 ## Storage and retention