diff --git a/bot/scripts/stream-test/README.md b/bot/scripts/stream-test/README.md
index 68561b6..92933fb 100644
--- a/bot/scripts/stream-test/README.md
+++ b/bot/scripts/stream-test/README.md
@@ -8,13 +8,16 @@ real browsing session captured from the X display.
   until stopped. All params from `.env` (`DISCORD_SELFBOT_TOKEN`,
   `DISCORD_GUILD_ID`, `DISCORD_VOICE_CHANNEL_ID`, `VNC_RESOLUTION`,
   `VNC_FRAMERATE`, `VNC_BITRATE_KBPS`, `STREAM_HW`, `VNC_DISPLAY`).
-- `human.mjs` - human-like interaction helpers. Real mouse/keyboard via
-  `xdotool` (so the cursor is visible in the stream); Playwright only locates
-  elements. Every action is real input: address-bar navigation (Ctrl+L +
-  typing), search typing, clicking the video / settings menu / autoplay toggle /
-  play button, fullscreen via the `f` key, scrolling, and entering links. The
-  CDP/DOM API is used only to read state for verification, and as a rare click
-  fallback when an element has no on-screen box.
+- `human.mjs` - human-like interaction helpers. Input is injected into the X
+  server with `xdotool` (synthetic X input, not a physical HID device, but the
+  browser and the captured screen see genuine pointer/keyboard events with a
+  visibly moving cursor); Playwright only locates elements. Every action is such
+  input: address-bar navigation (Ctrl+L + typing), search typing, clicking the
+  video / settings menu / autoplay toggle / play button, fullscreen via the `f`
+  key, and scrolling. Elements are brought into view with a real wheel scroll
+  (no DOM scrollIntoView); if an element has no on-screen box the click fails
+  rather than falling back to a synthetic click. The CDP/DOM API is used only to
+  read state for verification, never to act.
 - `scenario.mjs` - the browse scenario (YouTube -> IU live -> 1080p ->
   fullscreen -> Naver -> 나무위키), driven with the human helpers. Connects to a
   Chrome already running with `--remote-debugging-port` (`CDP_PORT`, default
diff --git a/bot/scripts/stream-test/human.mjs b/bot/scripts/stream-test/human.mjs
index 5b17c69..90b534a 100644
--- a/bot/scripts/stream-test/human.mjs
+++ b/bot/scripts/stream-test/human.mjs
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-// Human-like interaction helpers: drive the REAL X mouse/keyboard via xdotool
-// so the cursor visibly moves and is captured by the screen stream, using
-// Playwright only to LOCATE elements and read state. This is the default
-// interaction mode for the browse scenarios.
+// Human-like interaction helpers. Drive input with xdotool, using Playwright
+// only to LOCATE elements and read state.
 //
-// Note: only the user-visible browsing actions are real input (cursor move,
-// click, scroll, char-by-char typing). Behind-the-scenes control (window
-// fullscreen, play, quality, autoplay toggle, page navigation, and click
-// fallbacks) intentionally uses the CDP/DOM API for reliability.
+// What xdotool actually is: it injects input events into the X server (it is
+// NOT a physical HID device). The browser and the captured screen receive them
+// as genuine pointer/keyboard input, with a visibly moving cursor. Every ACTION
+// here is such input: cursor move, click, char-by-char typing, key presses, and
+// wheel scroll - including (in scenario.mjs) navigation, quality, fullscreen and
+// the autoplay toggle. The CDP/DOM API is used only to READ state for
+// verification, never to perform an action. Elements are brought into view with
+// a real wheel scroll (not a DOM scrollIntoView); if an element has no on-screen
+// box, the click fails rather than falling back to a synthetic click.
 import { execFile } from 'node:child_process';
 
 const DISPLAY = process.env.VNC_DISPLAY || ':1';
@@ -55,12 +58,27 @@ export async function humanClickXY(sx, sy) {
   await sleep(rand(130, 300));
 }
 
-// Locate a Playwright element, move the real cursor into it (random offset), click.
+// Bring an element into view using a REAL wheel scroll (not a DOM
+// scrollIntoView). Returns its viewport box, or null if it can't be revealed.
+async function bringIntoView(page, locator) {
+  const ih = await page.evaluate(() => window.innerHeight);
+  for (let i = 0; i < 14; i++) {
+    const box = await locator.boundingBox().catch(() => null);
+    if (box && box.y >= 70 && box.y + box.height <= ih - 70) return box;
+    const button = box ? (box.y < 70 ? '4' : '5') : '5'; // 4=up, 5=down
+    await xdo(['click', button]); await xdo(['click', button]); await xdo(['click', button]);
+    await sleep(rand(120, 240));
+  }
+  return await locator.boundingBox().catch(() => null);
+}
+
+// Locate a Playwright element, real-wheel it into view, move the real cursor
+// into it (random offset), and click. No synthetic-click fallback: if the
+// element has no on-screen box, this throws.
 export async function humanClick(page, locator) {
-  await locator.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded().catch(() => {});
   await sleep(rand(150, 380));
-  const box = await locator.boundingBox();
-  if (!box) { await locator.click({ timeout: 5000 }).catch(() => {}); return; }
+  const box = await bringIntoView(page, locator);
+  if (!box) throw new Error('humanClick: element has no on-screen box; refusing synthetic click');
   const { ox, oy } = await contentOrigin(page);
   const sx = Math.round(ox + box.x + box.width * rand(0.35, 0.65));
   const sy = Math.round(oy + box.y + box.height * rand(0.35, 0.65));