diff --git a/bookmark/config.py b/bookmark/config.py
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+import json
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from .sizing import MarkerRegion
+
+
+@dataclass
+class AppConfig:
+    device_index: int
+    catalogue_path: Path
+    captures_dir: Path
+    reference_frame_path: Path
+    markers: list[MarkerRegion]
+    guide_box: tuple[int, int, int, int]
+    trigger_strategy: str  # "manual" | "motion_stop" | "stable_centered"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def load(cls, path: Path) -> "AppConfig":
+        data = json.loads(Path(path).read_text())
+        markers = [MarkerRegion(**marker) for marker in data["markers"]]
+        return cls(
+            device_index=data["device_index"],
+            catalogue_path=Path(data["catalogue_path"]),
+            captures_dir=Path(data["captures_dir"]),
+            reference_frame_path=Path(data["reference_frame_path"]),
+            markers=markers,
+            guide_box=tuple(data["guide_box"]),
+            trigger_strategy=data["trigger_strategy"],
+        )
diff --git a/calibrate.py b/calibrate.py
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+++ b/calibrate.py
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+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import cv2
+
+from bookmark.camera import CameraSource
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    device_index = int(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 0
+    output_path = Path(sys.argv[2]) if len(sys.argv) > 2 else Path("reference.jpg")
+
+    camera = CameraSource(device_index=device_index)
+    camera.open()
+    print("Clear the platform of any book, then press ENTER to capture the reference frame.")
+    input()
+    frame = camera.read_frame()
+    camera.close()
+
+    cv2.imwrite(str(output_path), frame)
+    print(f"Reference frame saved to {output_path}")
+    print(
+        "Next: open the reference image in an editor to note the pixel coordinates of "
+        "each size-boundary marker and the guide box, then fill them into config.json's "
+        "\"markers\" and \"guide_box\" fields."
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/config.example.json b/config.example.json
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+{
+  "device_index": 0,
+  "catalogue_path": "catalogue.csv",
+  "captures_dir": "captures",
+  "reference_frame_path": "reference.jpg",
+  "markers": [
+    {"name": "small_boundary", "bucket": "small", "x": 0, "y": 0, "width": 20, "height": 20},
+    {"name": "medium_boundary", "bucket": "medium", "x": 0, "y": 0, "width": 20, "height": 20},
+    {"name": "large_boundary", "bucket": "large", "x": 0, "y": 0, "width": 20, "height": 20}
+  ],
+  "guide_box": [0, 0, 100, 100],
+  "trigger_strategy": "manual"
+}
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
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+++ b/run.py
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+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import cv2
+import uvicorn
+
+from bookmark.camera import CameraSource
+from bookmark.capture_strategies.manual_button import ManualButtonStrategy
+from bookmark.capture_strategies.motion_stop import MotionStopStrategy
+from bookmark.capture_strategies.stable_centered import StableCenteredStrategy
+from bookmark.catalogue import Catalogue
+from bookmark.config import AppConfig
+from bookmark.main import create_app
+from bookmark.session import IntakeSession
+
+
+def build_strategy(config: AppConfig, reference_frame):
+    if config.trigger_strategy == "manual":
+        return ManualButtonStrategy()
+    if config.trigger_strategy == "motion_stop":
+        return MotionStopStrategy()
+    if config.trigger_strategy == "stable_centered":
+        return StableCenteredStrategy(reference_frame=reference_frame, guide_box=config.guide_box)
+    raise ValueError(f"Unknown trigger_strategy: {config.trigger_strategy}")
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    config_path = Path(sys.argv[1]) if len(sys.argv) > 1 else Path("config.json")
+    config = AppConfig.load(config_path)
+
+    reference_frame = cv2.imread(str(config.reference_frame_path))
+    if reference_frame is None:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Could not load reference frame from {config.reference_frame_path}. "
+            "Run calibrate.py first to capture an empty-platform reference image."
+        )
+
+    catalogue = Catalogue(config.catalogue_path)
+    strategy = build_strategy(config, reference_frame)
+    session = IntakeSession(
+        catalogue=catalogue,
+        strategy=strategy,
+        reference_frame=reference_frame,
+        markers=config.markers,
+        captures_dir=config.captures_dir,
+    )
+
+    camera = CameraSource(device_index=config.device_index)
+    camera.open()
+
+    app = create_app(session, camera)
+    uvicorn.run(app, host="0.0.0.0", port=8000)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
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+++ b/tests/test_config.py
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+import json
+
+from bookmark.config import AppConfig
+
+
+def test_load_config_from_json(tmp_path):
+    config_data = {
+        "device_index": 0,
+        "catalogue_path": str(tmp_path / "catalogue.csv"),
+        "captures_dir": str(tmp_path / "captures"),
+        "reference_frame_path": str(tmp_path / "reference.jpg"),
+        "markers": [
+            {"name": "small_boundary", "bucket": "small", "x": 0, "y": 0, "width": 10, "height": 10},
+        ],
+        "guide_box": [20, 20, 60, 60],
+        "trigger_strategy": "manual",
+    }
+    config_path = tmp_path / "config.json"
+    config_path.write_text(json.dumps(config_data))
+
+    config = AppConfig.load(config_path)
+
+    assert config.device_index == 0
+    assert config.trigger_strategy == "manual"
+    assert config.guide_box == (20, 20, 60, 60)
+    assert len(config.markers) == 1
+    assert config.markers[0].bucket == "small"
diff --git a/tests/test_run.py b/tests/test_run.py
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+++ b/tests/test_run.py
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+from pathlib import Path
+
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+from bookmark.capture_strategies.manual_button import ManualButtonStrategy
+from bookmark.capture_strategies.motion_stop import MotionStopStrategy
+from bookmark.capture_strategies.stable_centered import StableCenteredStrategy
+from bookmark.config import AppConfig
+from run import build_strategy
+
+
+def make_config(trigger_strategy: str) -> AppConfig:
+    return AppConfig(
+        device_index=0,
+        catalogue_path=Path("catalogue.csv"),
+        captures_dir=Path("captures"),
+        reference_frame_path=Path("reference.jpg"),
+        markers=[],
+        guide_box=(0, 0, 10, 10),
+        trigger_strategy=trigger_strategy,
+    )
+
+
+def test_build_strategy_manual():
+    strategy = build_strategy(make_config("manual"), np.zeros((10, 10, 3), dtype=np.uint8))
+    assert isinstance(strategy, ManualButtonStrategy)
+
+
+def test_build_strategy_motion_stop():
+    strategy = build_strategy(make_config("motion_stop"), np.zeros((10, 10, 3), dtype=np.uint8))
+    assert isinstance(strategy, MotionStopStrategy)
+
+
+def test_build_strategy_stable_centered():
+    strategy = build_strategy(make_config("stable_centered"), np.zeros((10, 10, 3), dtype=np.uint8))
+    assert isinstance(strategy, StableCenteredStrategy)
+
+
+def test_build_strategy_unknown_raises():
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        build_strategy(make_config("bogus"), np.zeros((10, 10, 3), dtype=np.uint8))