diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 102fc70..0d02c30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Changed
+- **Rehearser voice-picker namespace migration.** Local matching, preview state, Fish.audio search/import, and candidate
+  assignment now use a private scope with explicit compatibility exports.
 - **Rehearser stage namespace migration.** Stage scaling, cast-sidebar controls, and strip rendering now use a private
   scope with explicit compatibility exports and the existing stage namespace.
 - **Audiobook network namespace migration.** Timeout, streaming, and attribution transport helpers now use a private
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c04d7d8..ca69093 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.24.68
+1.24.69
diff --git a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
index ac698a3..715f6b8 100644
--- a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Done incrementally as global-scope ordered files (no ES-module change needed) 
 - ✅ Rehearser library persistence uses a private scope with explicit SQLite/IndexedDB compatibility exports.
 - ✅ Audiobook network transport uses a private scope with explicit timeout/stream compatibility exports.
 - ✅ Rehearser stage controls use a private scope with explicit scaling and cast-sidebar compatibility exports.
+- ✅ Rehearser voice-picker uses a private scope with explicit preview, search, and assignment compatibility exports.
 - ✅ `static/css/resource-diagnostics.css` — isolated Performance/resource diagnostic panel styles.
 - ✅ `static/css/background-jobs.css` — isolated background-job history and retry-panel styles.
 - ✅ `static/css/voice-design.css` — isolated Voice Design form, samples, and preview-match styles.
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 6c44c0d..5b409b7 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
   <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark">
   <meta name="theme-color" content="#2563EB">
-  <meta name="app-version" content="1.24.68">
+  <meta name="app-version" content="1.24.69">
   <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest">
   <link rel="icon" href="/static/icon.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
   <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/icon.svg">
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 
   <!-- ── Core styles (local — no CDN dependency for first paint) ────────── -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/mdi/materialdesignicons.min.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.24.68">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/resource-diagnostics.css?v=1.24.68">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/background-jobs.css?v=1.24.68">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/voice-design.css?v=1.24.68">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/rehearser.css?v=1.24.68">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/audiobook.css?v=1.24.68">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.24.69">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/resource-diagnostics.css?v=1.24.69">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/background-jobs.css?v=1.24.69">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/voice-design.css?v=1.24.69">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/rehearser.css?v=1.24.69">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/audiobook.css?v=1.24.69">
 
 
   <!-- ── Flag icons — non-blocking (loaded async, icons appear after JS) ── -->
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ window.toggleNavTree = function(treeId, chevronId) {
 </script>
 
 <!-- loader.js: fetches sections → loads JS modules → removes skeleton -->
-<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.24.68"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.24.69"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/js/rehearser-voice-picker.js b/static/js/rehearser-voice-picker.js
index b543a7d..77f08f0 100644
--- a/static/js/rehearser-voice-picker.js
+++ b/static/js/rehearser-voice-picker.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Preview, local-library matching, and online search/import actions share this
 // module; DOM event registration remains in the cast renderer.
 
+(function (root) {
+
 let _rehAudEl = null, _rehAudBtn = null, _rehAudObjectUrl = null;
 function _rehStopAudition() {
   if (_rehAudEl) { try { _rehAudEl.pause(); } catch (_) {} }
@@ -270,9 +272,16 @@ async function _rehUseCandidate(sp, idx, btn) {
   }
 }
 
-window.TTVC = window.TTVC || {};
-window.TTVC.rehearser = window.TTVC.rehearser || {};
-window.TTVC.rehearser.voicePicker = {
+Object.assign(root, {
+  _rehAudEl, _rehAudBtn, _rehAudObjectUrl, _rehStopAudition, _rehAudition,
+  _REH_PREVIEW_TEXT, _rehSearchCache, _rehVoiceRow, castOnlinePanelHtml,
+  _rehPreviewLocal, _rehPickOneLiner, _rehPreviewCastLine, _rehAssignLocal,
+  _rehRenderLocalResults, _rehSearchOnline, _rehUseSearchResult, _rehFishImported,
+  _rehImportFishCandidate, _rehUseCandidate,
+});
+root.TTVC = root.TTVC || {};
+root.TTVC.rehearser = root.TTVC.rehearser || {};
+root.TTVC.rehearser.voicePicker = {
   castOnlinePanelHtml,
   preview: _rehAudition,
   stopPreview: _rehStopAudition,
@@ -280,3 +289,4 @@ window.TTVC.rehearser.voicePicker = {
   assignLocal: _rehAssignLocal,
   useCandidate: _rehUseCandidate,
 };
+})(window);