diff --git a/.changes/visualization/chore-tidy-adhoc-plugins-visualization-2026-11-03-fa6c9917.md b/.changes/visualization/chore-tidy-adhoc-plugins-visualization-2026-11-03-fa6c9917.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b245f184469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/visualization/chore-tidy-adhoc-plugins-visualization-2026-11-03-fa6c9917.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+bump: patch
+---
+
+### Changed
+
+- Tidied check-deck.mjs: the K2 refusal reuses the local-result helper, and the header usage lists the hosted argument the parser already accepts.
diff --git a/plugins/visualization/skills/present/scripts/check-deck.mjs b/plugins/visualization/skills/present/scripts/check-deck.mjs
index c2f688a2dd5..caaff2f6b2d 100755
--- a/plugins/visualization/skills/present/scripts/check-deck.mjs
+++ b/plugins/visualization/skills/present/scripts/check-deck.mjs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // publish would send. Prints one JSON object.
 //
 //   check-deck.mjs <root> <PUBLIC|PRIVATE|INTERNAL|UNKNOWN|NONE> --class K0|K1|K2
-//                  [--argument terminal|file|artifact] [--option <plugin medium option>]
+//                  [--argument terminal|file|artifact|hosted] [--option <plugin medium option>]
 // Exit 0 decided (read `medium`), 1 a deck refused, 2 usage or an unreadable root.
 
 import { existsSync, lstatSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, realpathSync } from "node:fs";
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ function workTree(dir) {
  * @param {{root: string, visibility: string, cls: string, layers?: {argument?: string|null, option?: string|null, home?: string, project?: string|null, dataDir?: string|null}}} input
  */
 export function checkDeck({ root, visibility, cls, layers = {} }) {
-  const local = (exit, reason) => ({ exit, result: { medium: "file", class: cls, reason } });
+  const local = (exit, reason, refused) => ({ exit, result: { medium: "file", class: cls, reason, ...(refused && { refused }) } });
   const resolved = resolve(root);
   if (lstatSync(resolved).isSymbolicLink() || realpathSync(resolved) !== resolved) {
     return local(2, `the deck root ${resolved} is or passes through a symlink; pass its real path`);
@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ export function checkDeck({ root, visibility, cls, layers = {} }) {
   if (badTitle) return local(1, badTitle);
   if (cls === "K2") {
     const refused = k2Refusals(files);
-    if (refused.length) {
-      return { exit: 1, result: { medium: "file", class: cls, reason: "a K2 deck carries more than text in the slide format", refused } };
-    }
+    if (refused.length) return local(1, "a K2 deck carries more than text in the slide format", refused);
   }
   const { argument = null, option = null, home, project = findRoot(), dataDir = process.env.CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA || null } = layers;
   const resolution = resolveMedium({ lane: "visualization:present", argument, userConfig: option, projectRoot: project }, { ...(home ? { userHome: home } : {}), dataDir });
diff --git a/plugins/visualization/tests/present.test.mjs b/plugins/visualization/tests/present.test.mjs
index bf79b3d7146..bf3a1a51956 100644
--- a/plugins/visualization/tests/present.test.mjs
+++ b/plugins/visualization/tests/present.test.mjs
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ describe("check-deck", () => {
       assert.deepEqual(result.refused, [{ file: "project/slides/s1.html", carries }]);
     });
   }
+  test("a K2 refusal prints medium, class, reason and refused in that order; other refusals carry no refused key", () => {
+    const k2 = checkDeck({ root: deck({ s1: slide("s1", hostile[0][1]) }), visibility: "PUBLIC", cls: "K2" });
+    assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(k2.result), ["medium", "class", "reason", "refused"]);
+    assert.equal(k2.result.class, "K2");
+    const untitled = checkDeck({ root: deck(plain, { v: 4, order: ["cover"] }), visibility: "PUBLIC", cls: "K2" });
+    assert.deepEqual(Object.keys(untitled.result), ["medium", "class", "reason"]);
+  });
   test("a K2 deck of escaped text and uploaded images passes; text that reads like markup does not trip it", () => {
     const body = [
       "<h2>Fix &lt;script&gt; onload = 1 url(x) href=x &amp; > done</h2>",