diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/OutputPickerController.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/fabledsword/minstrel/player/output/OutputPickerController.kt
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+package com.fabledsword.minstrel.player.output
+
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.mediarouter.media.MediaControlIntent
+import androidx.mediarouter.media.MediaRouteSelector
+import androidx.mediarouter.media.MediaRouter
+import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
+import javax.inject.Inject
+import javax.inject.Singleton
+
+/**
+ * Snapshot of the audio output route state. [current] is the live
+ * route audio is being delivered to. [available] is every route
+ * MediaRouter currently knows about, sorted current-first then by
+ * [OutputRoute.Kind] (Bluetooth, Wired, BuiltIn, Other).
+ */
+data class RouteSnapshot(
+    val current: OutputRoute,
+    val available: List<OutputRoute>,
+)
+
+/**
+ * Hilt-singleton facade over [MediaRouter]. Owns the callback
+ * lifecycle — passive discovery at process start (route list updates
+ * without forcing Bluetooth scans), upgrades to active discovery
+ * while the picker sheet is open so newly-paired devices appear
+ * promptly. The [routesState] StateFlow projects the current route
+ * + sorted available list as a [RouteSnapshot]; the picker
+ * ViewModel collects it.
+ *
+ * Mirrors the OutputPickerController role described in
+ * docs/superpowers/specs/2026-06-03-android-output-picker-bluetooth-design.md.
+ */
+@Singleton
+class OutputPickerController @Inject constructor(
+    @ApplicationContext private val context: Context,
+) {
+    private val mediaRouter = MediaRouter.getInstance(context)
+
+    private val selector = MediaRouteSelector.Builder()
+        .addControlCategory(MediaControlIntent.CATEGORY_LIVE_AUDIO)
+        .build()
+
+    private val routesStateInternal = MutableStateFlow(snapshotFromRouter())
+    val routesState: StateFlow<RouteSnapshot> = routesStateInternal.asStateFlow()
+
+    private val callback = object : MediaRouter.Callback() {
+        override fun onRouteAdded(router: MediaRouter, route: MediaRouter.RouteInfo) =
+            refresh()
+
+        override fun onRouteChanged(router: MediaRouter, route: MediaRouter.RouteInfo) =
+            refresh()
+
+        override fun onRouteRemoved(router: MediaRouter, route: MediaRouter.RouteInfo) =
+            refresh()
+
+        override fun onRouteSelected(
+            router: MediaRouter,
+            route: MediaRouter.RouteInfo,
+            reason: Int,
+        ) = refresh()
+
+        override fun onRouteUnselected(
+            router: MediaRouter,
+            route: MediaRouter.RouteInfo,
+            reason: Int,
+        ) = refresh()
+    }
+
+    init {
+        mediaRouter.addCallback(selector, callback, MediaRouter.CALLBACK_FLAG_PASSIVE_DISCOVERY)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Upgrade callback registration to active discovery — call when
+     * the picker sheet opens so newly-paired Bluetooth devices
+     * surface within a few seconds. Idempotent: re-registering with a
+     * new flag set replaces the prior registration in MediaRouter.
+     */
+    fun upgradeDiscovery() {
+        mediaRouter.addCallback(selector, callback, MediaRouter.CALLBACK_FLAG_REQUEST_DISCOVERY)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Downgrade callback registration back to passive — call when the
+     * picker sheet closes so we don't keep Bluetooth scanning on for
+     * battery cost. Same idempotent re-registration semantics.
+     */
+    fun downgradeDiscovery() {
+        mediaRouter.addCallback(selector, callback, MediaRouter.CALLBACK_FLAG_PASSIVE_DISCOVERY)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Select [route]. Audio routing happens at the system level; the
+     * MediaRouter callback's onRouteSelected fires, [refresh] re-emits,
+     * the chip flips to the new device.
+     */
+    fun select(route: OutputRoute) {
+        val target = mediaRouter.routes.firstOrNull { it.id == route.id } ?: return
+        mediaRouter.selectRoute(target)
+    }
+
+    private fun refresh() {
+        routesStateInternal.value = snapshotFromRouter()
+    }
+
+    private fun snapshotFromRouter(): RouteSnapshot {
+        val all = mediaRouter.routes
+            .filter { it.matchesSelector(selector) }
+            .map { OutputRoute.fromRouteInfo(it) }
+        val current = OutputRoute.fromRouteInfo(mediaRouter.selectedRoute)
+        return RouteSnapshot(current = current, available = sortRoutes(current, all))
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Selected first, then Bluetooth, then Wired, then BuiltIn, then
+     * Other. Keeps the active output at the top + likely-wanted
+     * alternatives next + fallback last.
+     */
+    private fun sortRoutes(current: OutputRoute, all: List<OutputRoute>): List<OutputRoute> {
+        val rank: (OutputRoute) -> Int = { route ->
+            when {
+                route.id == current.id -> 0
+                route.kind == OutputRoute.Kind.Bluetooth -> 1
+                route.kind == OutputRoute.Kind.Wired -> 2
+                route.kind == OutputRoute.Kind.BuiltIn -> 3
+                else -> 4
+            }
+        }
+        return all.sortedBy(rank)
+    }
+}