diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6d4ecab..db241e6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 node_modules
 .expo/
+modules/*/android/build/
diff --git a/App.tsx b/App.tsx
index aa0cccc..b99c6c8 100644
--- a/App.tsx
+++ b/App.tsx
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ export default function App() {
     // Do NOT auto-load device GPS here — it would override photo GPS on library mode
   }, []);
 
+  // P0 spike: native decode/encode benchmark (EXPO_PUBLIC_BENCH=1 builds only).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (process.env.EXPO_PUBLIC_BENCH === '1') {
+      import('./src/dev/nativeBenchProbe').then((m) => m.nativeBenchProbe());
+    }
+  }, []);
+
   // Save/restore session on app lifecycle changes
   useEffect(() => {
     const subscription = AppState.addEventListener('change', async (nextAppState) => {
diff --git a/modules/recipescam-export/android/build.gradle b/modules/recipescam-export/android/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80c2702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/recipescam-export/android/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+plugins {
+  id 'com.android.library'
+  id 'expo-module-gradle-plugin'
+}
+
+group = 'com.locphamtran.recipescamera'
+version = '0.1.0'
+
+android {
+  namespace "com.locphamtran.recipescamera.export"
+  defaultConfig {
+    versionCode 1
+    versionName "0.1.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/recipescam-export/android/src/main/java/com/locphamtran/recipescamera/export/RecipescamExportModule.kt b/modules/recipescam-export/android/src/main/java/com/locphamtran/recipescamera/export/RecipescamExportModule.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7733fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/recipescam-export/android/src/main/java/com/locphamtran/recipescamera/export/RecipescamExportModule.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package com.locphamtran.recipescamera.export
+
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
+import expo.modules.kotlin.functions.Coroutine
+import expo.modules.kotlin.modules.Module
+import expo.modules.kotlin.modules.ModuleDefinition
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import java.io.File
+import java.io.FileOutputStream
+
+class RecipescamExportModule : Module() {
+  override fun definition() = ModuleDefinition {
+    Name("RecipesCamExport")
+
+    // P0 spike: decode (BitmapFactory) + JPEG encode + file write, all off the
+    // JS/main threads. Returns per-stage ms so JS can prove the JS thread is
+    // never blocked while native rendering runs.
+    AsyncFunction("decodeEncodeAsync") Coroutine { srcPath: String, dstPath: String, quality: Int ->
+      decodeEncodeAsync(srcPath, dstPath, quality)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+private suspend fun decodeEncodeAsync(srcPath: String, dstPath: String, quality: Int): Map<String, Int> {
+  val timings = mutableMapOf<String, Int>()
+  val t0 = System.nanoTime()
+  withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+    val src = File(srcPath)
+    check(src.exists()) { "source file missing: $srcPath" }
+
+    val t1 = System.nanoTime()
+    val bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(srcPath)
+      ?: error("decode failed: $srcPath")
+    timings["decodeMs"] = ((System.nanoTime() - t1) / 1_000_000).toInt()
+
+    val t2 = System.nanoTime()
+    FileOutputStream(dstPath).use { fos ->
+      check(bmp.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, quality, fos)) { "jpeg encode failed" }
+    }
+    timings["encodeWriteMs"] = ((System.nanoTime() - t2) / 1_000_000).toInt()
+    bmp.recycle()
+  }
+  timings["totalMs"] = ((System.nanoTime() - t0) / 1_000_000).toInt()
+  return timings
+}
diff --git a/modules/recipescam-export/expo-module.config.json b/modules/recipescam-export/expo-module.config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ea5e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/recipescam-export/expo-module.config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "platforms": ["android"],
+  "android": {
+    "modules": [
+      "com.locphamtran.recipescamera.export.RecipescamExportModule"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/recipescam-export/index.ts b/modules/recipescam-export/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..020765f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/recipescam-export/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { requireNativeModule } from 'expo-modules-core';
+
+export interface DecodeEncodeTimings {
+  decodeMs: number;
+  encodeWriteMs: number;
+  totalMs: number;
+}
+
+export interface RecipescamExportModule {
+  /** Decode JPEG/PNG at srcPath (plain absolute path), re-encode JPEG q and write dstPath. All native, background. Returns stage timings in ms. */
+  decodeEncodeAsync(srcPath: string, dstPath: string, quality: number): Promise<DecodeEncodeTimings>;
+}
+
+export default requireNativeModule('RecipesCamExport') as RecipescamExportModule;
diff --git a/modules/recipescam-export/package.json b/modules/recipescam-export/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..250da8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/recipescam-export/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "recipescam-export",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Native Kotlin photo export pipeline (decode/process/encode off the JS thread) for Recipescam.",
+  "main": "index.ts",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "private": true
+}
diff --git a/src/dev/nativeBenchProbe.ts b/src/dev/nativeBenchProbe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a87163e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dev/nativeBenchProbe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { Asset } from 'expo-asset';
+import * as FileSystem from 'expo-file-system/legacy';
+import RecipescamExport from '../../modules/recipescam-export';
+
+const RUNS = 3;
+
+/**
+ * P0 spike harness (temporary — removed at P7). Runs native decode+encode on
+ * the bundled wallframe artwork (3117x4000, representative of a 12MP export)
+ * and logs per-stage ms plus a JS-timer gap check proving the JS thread is
+ * not blocked while native work runs. Gated by EXPO_PUBLIC_BENCH=1.
+ */
+export async function nativeBenchProbe(): Promise<void> {
+  console.log('[BENCH] start');
+  try {
+    const asset = Asset.fromModule(require('../../wallframe.png'));
+    await asset.downloadAsync();
+    if (!asset.localUri) {
+      console.error('[BENCH] wallframe asset has no localUri');
+      return;
+    }
+    const src = asset.localUri.replace(/^file:\/\//, '');
+    console.log('[BENCH] src=' + src);
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < RUNS; i++) {
+      const dst = `${FileSystem.cacheDirectory}bench-dst-${Date.now()}-${i}.jpg`;
+      const gaps: number[] = [];
+      let last = Date.now();
+      // 5ms JS timer while native work runs: a blocked JS thread would stretch gaps.
+      const iv = setInterval(() => {
+        const now = Date.now();
+        gaps.push(now - last);
+        last = now;
+      }, 5);
+
+      const t0 = Date.now();
+      const timings = await RecipescamExport.decodeEncodeAsync(src, dst, 95);
+      const jsElapsed = Date.now() - t0;
+      clearInterval(iv);
+
+      const sorted = [...gaps].sort((a, b) => b - a);
+      console.log(
+        '[BENCH] run=' + i +
+        ' jsElapsed=' + jsElapsed + 'ms' +
+        ' decodeMs=' + timings.decodeMs +
+        ' encodeWriteMs=' + timings.encodeWriteMs +
+        ' totalMs=' + timings.totalMs +
+        ' jsGapMax=' + (sorted[0] ?? 0) + 'ms' +
+        ' jsGapP95=' + (sorted[Math.floor(sorted.length * 0.05)] ?? 0) + 'ms' +
+        ' dst=' + dst
+      );
+    }
+    console.log('[BENCH] done');
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('[BENCH] failed', e);
+  }
+}