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+# MSG-2026-04-13-calibrate-dropdown-not-rendering
+
+**From:** Chronicler #85  
+**Date:** 2026-04-13  
+**Priority:** HIGH — Identify Version button does nothing (no console errors)  
+**Status:** OPEN
+
+## Problem
+
+The `pending_calibration` render block does an early return with its own div.
+When the user clicks "Identify Version", `openCalibrate()` fires, sets
+`showCalibrate = true` and loads releases — but the main render path that
+includes `{showCalibrate && renderCalibrateDropdown()}` never runs because
+the early return already exited.
+
+The dropdown is orphaned — state is set but nothing renders it.
+
+## Current (broken)
+```tsx
+if (data?.pending_calibration) {
+    return (
+        <div>
+            ...
+            <button onClick={openCalibrate}>Identify Version</button>
+            // ← showCalibrate and renderCalibrateDropdown() never appear here
+        </div>
+    );
+}
+// This code never runs for pending_calibration servers:
+{showCalibrate && renderCalibrateDropdown()}
+```
+
+## Fix
+
+Include the dropdown inside the pending_calibration block:
+
+```tsx
+if (data?.pending_calibration) {
+    return (
+        <div className={classNames(
+            'rounded shadow-lg bg-gray-600',
+            'col-span-3 md:col-span-2 lg:col-span-6',
+            'px-3 py-2 md:p-3 lg:p-4 mt-2'
+        )}>
+            <div className={'flex items-center justify-between'}>
+                <div className={'flex items-center'}>
+                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faCube} className={'w-4 h-4 mr-2 text-gray-400'} />
+                    <span className={'text-gray-400 text-sm'}>
+                        {data.modpack_name || 'Modpack'} — Version unknown
+                    </span>
+                </div>
+                <button onClick={openCalibrate}
+                    className={'text-xs px-3 py-1 bg-cyan-600 hover:bg-cyan-500 text-white rounded transition-colors'}>
+                    Identify Version
+                </button>
+            </div>
+            {showCalibrate && renderCalibrateDropdown()}
+        </div>
+    );
+}
+```
+
+---
+*— Chronicler #85*