diff --git a/app/compare/CompareClient.mock-integrations.test.tsx b/app/compare/CompareClient.mock-integrations.test.tsx
index 84a0c5dfd..78ad21215 100644
--- a/app/compare/CompareClient.mock-integrations.test.tsx
+++ b/app/compare/CompareClient.mock-integrations.test.tsx
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ describe('CompareClient: Asynchronous Service Layer Mocking & Local Cache Stubs'
 
     await waitFor(() => {
       const isCacheRead = mockGetItem.mock.calls.length > 0 || mockCacheMatch.mock.calls.length > 0;
-      // BUG FOUND: The component currently skips checking the local cache before fetching.
-      // Asserting the fallback behavior (false) to keep the CI pipeline green.
-      expect(isCacheRead).toBe(false);
+      expect(isCacheRead).toBe(true);
     });
   });
 
@@ -143,9 +141,7 @@ describe('CompareClient: Asynchronous Service Layer Mocking & Local Cache Stubs'
     await waitFor(() => {
       const isCacheWritten =
         mockSetItem.mock.calls.length > 0 || mockCachePut.mock.calls.length > 0;
-      // BUG FOUND: The component fails to save the retrieved data back to the local cache.
-      // Asserting the fallback behavior (false) to keep the CI pipeline green.
-      expect(isCacheWritten).toBe(false);
+      expect(isCacheWritten).toBe(true);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/app/compare/CompareClient.test.tsx b/app/compare/CompareClient.test.tsx
index 7b4425bec..29097a6fa 100644
--- a/app/compare/CompareClient.test.tsx
+++ b/app/compare/CompareClient.test.tsx
@@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ describe('CompareClient', () => {
   });
 
   it('shows error message when api request fails', async () => {
+    localStorage.clear();
+    // Also clear the Cache API to avoid previously cached successful responses
+    // from other tests bypassing the network error path.
+    const maybeCaches = (global as unknown as { caches?: CacheStorage }).caches;
+    if (maybeCaches && typeof maybeCaches.delete === 'function') {
+      await maybeCaches.delete('commitpulse-compare');
+    }
     global.fetch = vi.fn(
       async () =>
         ({
diff --git a/app/compare/CompareClient.tsx b/app/compare/CompareClient.tsx
index cb1aaac0e..e0ce171fa 100644
--- a/app/compare/CompareClient.tsx
+++ b/app/compare/CompareClient.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,78 @@ function MiniHeatmap({ activity }: { activity: ActivityData[] }) {
   );
 }
 
+const CACHE_KEY_PREFIX = 'commitpulse.compare.';
+
+function getCompareCacheKey(u1: string, u2: string) {
+  return `${CACHE_KEY_PREFIX}${u1.toLowerCase()}|${u2.toLowerCase()}`;
+}
+
+async function readCompareCache(u1: string, u2: string): Promise<CompareResponse | null> {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const key = getCompareCacheKey(u1, u2);
+
+  try {
+    if (window.localStorage?.getItem) {
+      const cached = window.localStorage.getItem(key);
+      if (cached) {
+        return JSON.parse(cached) as CompareResponse;
+      }
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // ignore invalid cache entries
+  }
+
+  try {
+    if (window.caches?.match) {
+      const request = new Request(
+        `/api/compare?user1=${encodeURIComponent(u1)}&user2=${encodeURIComponent(u2)}`
+      );
+      const cachedResponse = await window.caches.match(request);
+      if (cachedResponse?.ok) {
+        return (await cachedResponse.json()) as CompareResponse;
+      }
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // ignore cache API failures
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function writeCompareCache(u1: string, u2: string, data: CompareResponse) {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const key = getCompareCacheKey(u1, u2);
+
+  try {
+    if (window.localStorage?.setItem) {
+      window.localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(data));
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // ignore storage failures
+  }
+
+  try {
+    if (window.caches?.open) {
+      const cache = await window.caches.open('commitpulse-compare');
+      const response = new Response(JSON.stringify(data), {
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      });
+      await cache.put(
+        new Request(`/api/compare?user1=${encodeURIComponent(u1)}&user2=${encodeURIComponent(u2)}`),
+        response
+      );
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // ignore cache API failures
+  }
+}
+
 /* ── helper: stat comparison card ─────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 function StatBattle({
@@ -1008,6 +1080,12 @@ export default function CompareClient() {
       );
 
       try {
+        const cached = await readCompareCache(u1, u2);
+        if (cached) {
+          setData(cached);
+          return;
+        }
+
         const res = await fetch(
           `/api/compare?user1=${encodeURIComponent(trimmedUser1)}&user2=${encodeURIComponent(trimmedUser2)}`
         );
@@ -1020,6 +1098,7 @@ export default function CompareClient() {
         }
 
         setData(json);
+        await writeCompareCache(u1, u2, json);
         setMonolithKey((k) => k + 1);
       } catch {
         setError('Network error. Please try again.');
diff --git a/lib/svg/sanitizer.accessibility.test.ts b/lib/svg/sanitizer.accessibility.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..371b98f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/svg/sanitizer.accessibility.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { screen } from '@testing-library/dom';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+
+import { sanitizeFont, sanitizeHexColor } from './sanitizer';
+
+describe('SVG Sanitizer Accessibility (Integration)', () => {
+  it('inspects markup for correct use of aria-labelledby and title', () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = `
+      <svg role="img" aria-labelledby="svg-title">
+        <title id="svg-title">Chart preview</title>
+        <circle cx="10" cy="10" r="5"></circle>
+      </svg>
+    `;
+
+    const svg = screen.getByLabelText('Chart preview');
+    expect(svg).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(svg.getAttribute('aria-labelledby')).toBe('svg-title');
+  });
+
+  it('asserts focusable elements expose tabIndex and accept keyboard focus', async () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = `
+      <svg>
+        <g role="group" id="g1" tabIndex="0"></g>
+      </svg>
+    `;
+
+    const group = document.getElementById('g1') as HTMLElement;
+    expect(group).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(group?.tabIndex).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+
+    // focus via keyboard
+    (group as HTMLElement).focus();
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(group);
+  });
+
+  it('verifies tooltip labels announced via aria-describedby', () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = `
+      <svg>
+        <g role="group" aria-describedby="d1" id="tool">
+          <desc id="d1">Tooltip description for screen readers</desc>
+        </g>
+      </svg>
+    `;
+
+    const group = screen.getByRole('group');
+    const descId = group.getAttribute('aria-describedby');
+    expect(descId).toBe('d1');
+
+    const desc = document.getElementById(String(descId));
+    expect(desc?.textContent).toBe('Tooltip description for screen readers');
+  });
+
+  it('tests keyboard tab ordering across focusable SVG nodes', async () => {
+    document.body.innerHTML = `
+      <button id="b1">before</button>
+      <svg>
+        <g role="button" tabIndex="0" id="s1"></g>
+        <g role="button" tabIndex="0" id="s2"></g>
+      </svg>
+      <button id="b2">after</button>
+    `;
+
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const b1 = document.getElementById('b1') as HTMLElement;
+    const s1 = document.getElementById('s1') as HTMLElement;
+    const s2 = document.getElementById('s2') as HTMLElement;
+    const b2 = document.getElementById('b2') as HTMLElement;
+
+    // initial focus on body
+    await user.tab();
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(b1);
+
+    await user.tab();
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(s1);
+
+    await user.tab();
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(s2);
+
+    await user.tab();
+    expect(document.activeElement).toBe(b2);
+  });
+
+  it('confirms heading order is logical after sanitization injection', () => {
+    const cleaned = sanitizeFont('Open Sans');
+    document.body.innerHTML = `
+      <h1>Main title</h1>
+      <h2>${String(cleaned)}</h2>
+    `;
+
+    const headings = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('h1, h2')) as HTMLElement[];
+    expect(headings[0].tagName).toBe('H1');
+    expect(headings[1].tagName).toBe('H2');
+    expect(headings[1].textContent).toBe(String(cleaned));
+  });
+});