diff --git a/apps/app/src/layouts/OrganizerLayout.vue b/apps/app/src/layouts/OrganizerLayout.vue
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+<script setup lang="ts">
+import DefaultLayoutWithVerticalNav from '@/layouts/components/DefaultLayoutWithVerticalNav.vue'
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <DefaultLayoutWithVerticalNav>
+    <RouterView />
+  </DefaultLayoutWithVerticalNav>
+</template>
diff --git a/apps/app/src/layouts/PortalLayout.vue b/apps/app/src/layouts/PortalLayout.vue
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+<script setup lang="ts">
+// Portal layout skeleton — WS-3 session 1a.
+//
+// This is a foundation file. Content migration from apps/portal/ is a
+// later WS-3 session. The shape (top-bar / main / footer) is fixed
+// here so the router consolidation can target it with a stable name.
+//
+// DO NOT add nav, branding, or auth logic in this file directly.
+// Future sessions will compose those in via slots or child components.
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <VApp>
+    <VAppBar
+      density="compact"
+      flat
+    >
+      <!-- Logo + portal nav land here in a later session -->
+    </VAppBar>
+
+    <VMain>
+      <RouterView />
+    </VMain>
+
+    <VFooter
+      app
+      class="text-caption"
+    >
+      <!-- Portal footer content lands here in a later session -->
+    </VFooter>
+  </VApp>
+</template>
diff --git a/apps/app/src/layouts/PublicLayout.vue b/apps/app/src/layouts/PublicLayout.vue
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+<script setup lang="ts">
+// Public layout skeleton — WS-3 session 1a.
+//
+// Used for unauthenticated routes: login, password-reset, public
+// form viewer. Intentionally minimal — no nav, no branding chrome
+// in this skeleton. Branding (logo + responsive shell) lands in a
+// later session.
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <VApp>
+    <VMain>
+      <RouterView />
+    </VMain>
+  </VApp>
+</template>