diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
index a332c01..ec4aab3 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.json
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
       "Bash(git add app/api/routers/runs.py app/services/arxiv/rate_limit.py tests/integration/test_run_lifecycle_consistency.py docs/website/package-lock.json)",
       "Bash(git push)",
       "Bash(uvx ruff format --check app/api/routers/runs.py app/services/arxiv/rate_limit.py tests/integration/test_run_lifecycle_consistency.py)",
-      "Bash(test -f docs/website/package-lock.json)"
+      "Bash(test -f docs/website/package-lock.json)",
+      "Bash(gh run list --branch openalex-size-reduction-scholar-hydration --limit 3 --json databaseId,status,conclusion,name,event)",
+      "Bash(gh run list --limit 10 --json databaseId,status,conclusion,name,event,headBranch)",
+      "Bash(gh run view 22554585841 --log-failed)",
+      "Bash(gh run rerun 22554585841 --failed)"
     ],
     "additionalDirectories": [
       "/home/jv/src/personal/playground/scholar_scraper/scholar-scraper/frontend/src"
diff --git a/app/api/schemas/scholars.py b/app/api/schemas/scholars.py
index dda8329..0e19088 100644
--- a/app/api/schemas/scholars.py
+++ b/app/api/schemas/scholars.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, model_validator
 
 from app.api.schemas.common import ApiMeta
 
@@ -128,11 +128,20 @@ class DataExportEnvelope(BaseModel):
 
 class DataImportRequest(BaseModel):
     schema_version: int | None = None
+    exported_at: str | None = None
     scholars: list[ScholarExportItemData] = Field(default_factory=list)
     publications: list[PublicationExportItemData] = Field(default_factory=list)
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="forbid")
 
+    @model_validator(mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def unwrap_export_envelope(cls, values: dict) -> dict:  # type: ignore[override]
+        """Accept the full export envelope format (with data/meta wrapper)."""
+        if isinstance(values, dict) and "data" in values and isinstance(values["data"], dict):
+            return values["data"]
+        return values
+
 
 class DataImportResultData(BaseModel):
     scholars_created: int
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ScholarsPage.vue b/frontend/src/pages/ScholarsPage.vue
index df2143e..16b2a96 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ScholarsPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ScholarsPage.vue
@@ -394,11 +394,16 @@ async function onImportFileSelected(event: Event): Promise<void> {
   clearMessages();
   try {
     const raw = await file.text();
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as DataImportPayload;
-    if (!parsed || !Array.isArray(parsed.scholars) || !Array.isArray(parsed.publications)) {
+    let parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+    // Accept the full export envelope (with data/meta wrapper)
+    if (parsed?.data && Array.isArray(parsed.data.scholars)) {
+      parsed = parsed.data;
+    }
+    const payload = parsed as DataImportPayload;
+    if (!payload || !Array.isArray(payload.scholars) || !Array.isArray(payload.publications)) {
       throw new Error("Invalid import file: expected scholars[] and publications[] arrays.");
     }
-    const result = await importScholarData(parsed);
+    const result = await importScholarData(payload);
     successMessage.value = importSummary(result);
     await loadScholars();
   } catch (error) {