diff --git a/PAYMENT_RECIPES.md b/PAYMENT_RECIPES.md
index cacd7866..35741b52 100644
--- a/PAYMENT_RECIPES.md
+++ b/PAYMENT_RECIPES.md
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ Important assumptions:
 
 ## 5) Generate / Verify Card Validation Data
 Operations:
+- `Generate Test PAN`
+- `Parse PAN`
 - `Generate Card Validation Data`
 - `Verify Card Validation Data`
 
@@ -117,6 +119,15 @@ Important assumptions:
 - iCVV forces service code `999`
 - this is a clear-key software emulation of common card-validation flows
 
+Recommended chain:
+- `Generate Test PAN` -> `Parse PAN` -> `Generate Card Validation Data`
+
+Use `Generate Test PAN` when:
+- you want a Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover PAN to feed into later recipes
+
+Use `Parse PAN` when:
+- you want to confirm network, IIN, length, and Luhn validity before continuing
+
 ## 6) Generate / Translate / Verify Payment PIN Data
 Operations:
 - `Generate Payment PIN Data`
@@ -273,7 +284,19 @@ Flow:
 - keep issuer validation data, PAN, PVKI, decimalization table, and PVK in the args
 - use the JSON output when you need to inspect how the verification artifact was assembled
 
-## H) AS2805 KEK Validation
+## H) Brand Test Card Setup
+Operations:
+- `Generate Test PAN`
+- `Parse PAN`
+- `Generate Card Validation Data`
+- `Generate Payment PIN Data`
+
+Flow:
+- generate a curated or locally generated brand-valid PAN
+- parse it to confirm brand and Luhn validity
+- feed the PAN into CVV, PIN, EMV, or parser recipes
+
+## I) AS2805 KEK Validation
 Operations:
 - `Generate AS2805 KEK Validation`
 - `Calculate Payment KCV`
diff --git a/PAYMENT_SIM_RECIPES.md b/PAYMENT_SIM_RECIPES.md
index 42778bb0..b9f36593 100644
--- a/PAYMENT_SIM_RECIPES.md
+++ b/PAYMENT_SIM_RECIPES.md
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ This list targets software-only development and testing environments.
 4. Session derivation input normalization checks.
 5. Cryptogram preimage assembly validation recipes.
 6. PAN parser and network classifier recipes for Visa (`4`, typically 13/16/19 digits), Mastercard (`51`-`55`, `2221`-`2720`, 16 digits), American Express (`34`, `37`, 15 digits), and Discover (`6011`, `644`-`649`, `65`, and `622126`-`622925`, typically 16-19 digits), including Luhn validation and issuer-range explanation.
+Status:
+`Generate Test PAN` and `Parse PAN` are now implemented. Remaining follow-on work is richer test-card-profile generation around expiry, CVV, service code, AVS, and EMV context.
 
 ## AWS Payment Cryptography Candidate Recipes
 1. `EncryptData` and `DecryptData` parity vectors for AES, TDES, and RSA.
diff --git a/src/core/config/Categories.json b/src/core/config/Categories.json
index ff16bebc..6167b11f 100644
--- a/src/core/config/Categories.json
+++ b/src/core/config/Categories.json
@@ -579,6 +579,8 @@
       "Verify EMV ARQC",
       "Generate EMV ARPC",
       "Generate EMV MAC For PIN Change",
+      "Generate Test PAN",
+      "Parse PAN",
       "Generate Card Validation Data",
       "Verify Card Validation Data",
       "Generate Payment PIN Data",
diff --git a/src/core/lib/Pan.mjs b/src/core/lib/Pan.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..008e7a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/lib/Pan.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+/**
+ * @license Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import OperationError from "../errors/OperationError.mjs";
+
+const PAN_BRANDS = ["Visa", "Mastercard", "American Express", "Discover"];
+
+const PAN_BRAND_RULES = {
+    "Visa": {
+        lengths: [13, 16, 19],
+        curatedPan: "4024140000000131",
+        curatedSource: "Public Visa test PAN published in Mastercard AVS scenario documentation.",
+        prefixes: [
+            {
+                start: 4,
+                end: 4,
+                lengths: [13, 16, 19],
+                description: "Visa cards begin with 4."
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    "Mastercard": {
+        lengths: [16],
+        curatedPan: "5204749999994311",
+        curatedSource: "Public Mastercard test PAN published in Mastercard AVS scenario documentation.",
+        prefixes: [
+            {
+                start: 51,
+                end: 55,
+                lengths: [16],
+                description: "Mastercard 2-series legacy range 51 through 55."
+            },
+            {
+                start: 2221,
+                end: 2720,
+                lengths: [16],
+                description: "Mastercard 2-series range 2221 through 2720."
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    "American Express": {
+        lengths: [15],
+        curatedPan: "371449635398431",
+        curatedSource: "Representative Amex-style test PAN included as a deterministic sample because no openly published public Amex network sample was verified here.",
+        prefixes: [
+            {
+                start: 34,
+                end: 34,
+                lengths: [15],
+                description: "American Express cards begin with 34 or 37 and use 15 digits."
+            },
+            {
+                start: 37,
+                end: 37,
+                lengths: [15],
+                description: "American Express cards begin with 34 or 37 and use 15 digits."
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    "Discover": {
+        lengths: [16, 17, 18, 19],
+        curatedPan: "6011000991543426",
+        curatedSource: "Public Discover POS test PAN published by Discover Global Network.",
+        prefixes: [
+            {
+                start: 6011,
+                end: 6011,
+                lengths: [16, 17, 18, 19],
+                description: "Discover range 6011."
+            },
+            {
+                start: 644,
+                end: 649,
+                lengths: [16, 17, 18, 19],
+                description: "Discover range 644 through 649."
+            },
+            {
+                start: 65,
+                end: 65,
+                lengths: [16, 17, 18, 19],
+                description: "Discover range 65."
+            },
+            {
+                start: 622126,
+                end: 622925,
+                lengths: [16, 17, 18, 19],
+                description: "Discover range 622126 through 622925."
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Normalizes a PAN.
+ *
+ * @param {string} pan
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function normalizePan(pan) {
+    const normalized = (pan || "").replace(/\s+/g, "");
+    if (!/^\d{12,19}$/.test(normalized)) {
+        throw new OperationError("PAN must be 12 to 19 digits.");
+    }
+    return normalized;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Calculates a Luhn check digit for a numeric body.
+ *
+ * @param {string} body
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+function luhnCheckDigit(body) {
+    let sum = 0;
+    let doubleDigit = true;
+
+    for (let i = body.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        let digit = parseInt(body.charAt(i), 10);
+        if (doubleDigit) {
+            digit *= 2;
+            if (digit > 9) digit -= 9;
+        }
+        sum += digit;
+        doubleDigit = !doubleDigit;
+    }
+
+    return (10 - (sum % 10)) % 10;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether a full PAN passes Luhn validation.
+ *
+ * @param {string} pan
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+function isLuhnValid(pan) {
+    const normalized = normalizePan(pan);
+    const body = normalized.slice(0, -1);
+    return luhnCheckDigit(body) === parseInt(normalized.slice(-1), 10);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the first matching brand rule for a PAN.
+ *
+ * @param {string} pan
+ * @returns {{brand: string, rule: Object}|null}
+ */
+function matchPanBrand(pan) {
+    for (const brand of PAN_BRANDS) {
+        const config = PAN_BRAND_RULES[brand];
+        for (const rule of config.prefixes) {
+            const prefixLength = String(rule.start).length;
+            if (!rule.lengths.includes(pan.length)) continue;
+            const prefix = parseInt(pan.substring(0, prefixLength), 10);
+            if (prefix >= rule.start && prefix <= rule.end) {
+                return { brand, rule };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parses a PAN and returns payment-network details.
+ *
+ * @param {string} pan
+ * @returns {Object}
+ */
+function parsePan(pan) {
+    const normalized = normalizePan(pan);
+    const match = matchPanBrand(normalized);
+
+    return {
+        pan: normalized,
+        network: match ? match.brand : "Unknown",
+        majorIndustryIdentifier: normalized.charAt(0),
+        issuerIdentificationNumber: normalized.substring(0, Math.min(8, normalized.length)),
+        length: normalized.length,
+        luhnValid: isLuhnValid(normalized),
+        matchedRule: match ? {
+            rangeStart: String(match.rule.start),
+            rangeEnd: String(match.rule.end),
+            lengths: match.rule.lengths,
+            description: match.rule.description
+        } : null
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Appends a Luhn check digit to a numeric PAN body.
+ *
+ * @param {string} body
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function finalizePan(body) {
+    return `${body}${luhnCheckDigit(body)}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generates a numeric filler string.
+ *
+ * @param {number} length
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function fillerDigits(length) {
+    const seed = "12345678901234567890";
+    return seed.repeat(Math.ceil(length / seed.length)).substring(0, length);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generates a deterministic brand-valid PAN.
+ *
+ * @param {string} brand
+ * @param {number} requestedLength
+ * @returns {{pan: string, prefixDescription: string}}
+ */
+function generateBrandPan(brand, requestedLength) {
+    const config = PAN_BRAND_RULES[brand];
+    if (!config) {
+        throw new OperationError("Unsupported payment network.");
+    }
+
+    const length = config.lengths.includes(requestedLength) ? requestedLength : config.lengths[0];
+    let selectedRule = config.prefixes[0];
+
+    if (brand === "Mastercard" && length === 16) {
+        selectedRule = config.prefixes[1];
+    } else if (brand === "American Express") {
+        selectedRule = config.prefixes[1];
+    } else if (brand === "Discover") {
+        selectedRule = config.prefixes[0];
+    }
+
+    const prefix = String(selectedRule.start);
+    const bodyLength = length - 1;
+    const body = `${prefix}${fillerDigits(bodyLength - prefix.length)}`.substring(0, bodyLength);
+
+    return {
+        pan: finalizePan(body),
+        prefixDescription: selectedRule.description
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generates a test PAN.
+ *
+ * @param {string} brand
+ * @param {string} mode
+ * @param {number} length
+ * @returns {Object}
+ */
+function generateTestPan(brand, mode, length) {
+    const config = PAN_BRAND_RULES[brand];
+    if (!config) {
+        throw new OperationError("Unsupported payment network.");
+    }
+
+    if (mode === "Curated sample") {
+        const parsed = parsePan(config.curatedPan);
+        return {
+            brand,
+            mode,
+            pan: config.curatedPan,
+            source: config.curatedSource,
+            ...parsed
+        };
+    }
+
+    const generated = generateBrandPan(brand, Number(length) || config.lengths[0]);
+    const parsed = parsePan(generated.pan);
+    return {
+        brand,
+        mode,
+        pan: generated.pan,
+        source: "Generated locally from public network prefix and length rules, then Luhn-completed.",
+        generationRule: generated.prefixDescription,
+        ...parsed
+    };
+}
+
+export {
+    PAN_BRANDS,
+    generateTestPan,
+    isLuhnValid,
+    parsePan,
+};
diff --git a/src/core/operations/GenerateTestPAN.mjs b/src/core/operations/GenerateTestPAN.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f10b73c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/operations/GenerateTestPAN.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/**
+ * @license Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import Operation from "../Operation.mjs";
+import { PAN_BRANDS, generateTestPan } from "../lib/Pan.mjs";
+
+/**
+ * Generate test PAN operation.
+ */
+class GenerateTestPAN extends Operation {
+    /**
+     * GenerateTestPAN constructor.
+     */
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+
+        this.name = "Generate Test PAN";
+        this.module = "Payment";
+        this.description = "Generate a brand-valid payment card number for test workflows.<br><br><b>Input:</b> ignored.<br><b>Arguments:</b> choose the payment network, decide whether to use a curated sample or a locally generated brand-valid PAN, and choose the target length when the network supports multiple lengths.<br><br>This operation is intended for recipe chaining into card-validation, PIN, EMV, and parser flows.";
+        this.inlineHelp = "<strong>Input:</strong> ignored.<br><strong>Args:</strong> choose the network, sample mode, and target length.";
+        this.testDataSamples = [
+            {
+                name: "Visa curated sample",
+                input: "",
+                args: ["Visa", "Curated sample", 16, true]
+            }
+        ];
+        this.infoURL = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_card_number";
+        this.inputType = "string";
+        this.outputType = "string";
+        this.args = [
+            {
+                name: "Network",
+                type: "option",
+                value: PAN_BRANDS,
+                comment: "Choose the payment network whose public numbering rules should be applied."
+            },
+            {
+                name: "Sample mode",
+                type: "option",
+                value: ["Curated sample", "Generated valid PAN"],
+                comment: "Curated sample returns a fixed network sample when available. Generated mode builds a deterministic network-valid PAN from public prefix and length rules and then applies Luhn."
+            },
+            {
+                name: "Target length",
+                type: "number",
+                value: 16,
+                min: 13,
+                max: 19,
+                comment: "Used only in generated mode. Networks that do not support the requested length fall back to their first supported length."
+            },
+            {
+                name: "Output as JSON",
+                type: "boolean",
+                value: true,
+                comment: "When enabled, returns the PAN plus the detected network, IIN, Luhn status, and source note."
+            }
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {string} input
+     * @param {Object[]} args
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    run(input, args) {
+        const [brand, mode, length, outputJson] = args;
+        const result = generateTestPan(brand, mode, length);
+        return outputJson ? JSON.stringify(result, null, 4) : result.pan;
+    }
+}
+
+export default GenerateTestPAN;
diff --git a/src/core/operations/ParsePAN.mjs b/src/core/operations/ParsePAN.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17a0ac55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/operations/ParsePAN.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/**
+ * @license Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import Operation from "../Operation.mjs";
+import { parsePan } from "../lib/Pan.mjs";
+
+/**
+ * Parse PAN operation.
+ */
+class ParsePAN extends Operation {
+    /**
+     * ParsePAN constructor.
+     */
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+
+        this.name = "Parse PAN";
+        this.module = "Payment";
+        this.description = "Paste a payment card number into the input field and classify it by public network rules.<br><br><b>Input:</b> PAN digits.<br><b>Arguments:</b> none.<br><br>This parser identifies Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover based on public prefix and length rules, and reports Luhn validity.";
+        this.inlineHelp = "<strong>Input:</strong> PAN digits only.<br><strong>Args:</strong> none.";
+        this.testDataSamples = [
+            {
+                name: "Discover sample",
+                input: "6011000991543426",
+                args: []
+            }
+        ];
+        this.infoURL = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_card_number";
+        this.inputType = "string";
+        this.outputType = "string";
+        this.args = [];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {string} input
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    run(input) {
+        return JSON.stringify(parsePan(input), null, 4);
+    }
+}
+
+export default ParsePAN;
diff --git a/src/web/waiters/RecipeWaiter.mjs b/src/web/waiters/RecipeWaiter.mjs
index 5267ad43..fc770f59 100755
--- a/src/web/waiters/RecipeWaiter.mjs
+++ b/src/web/waiters/RecipeWaiter.mjs
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ class RecipeWaiter {
      */
     ingChange(e) {
         if (e && e?.target?.classList?.contains("no-state-change")) return;
+        if (e?.target?.classList?.contains("arg")) {
+            this.syncArgVisualState(e.target);
+        }
         window.dispatchEvent(this.manager.statechange);
     }
 
@@ -553,6 +556,8 @@ class RecipeWaiter {
             } else {
                 ingEls[i].value = args[i];
             }
+
+            this.syncArgVisualState(ingEls[i]);
         }
 
         this.triggerArgEvents(op);
@@ -753,6 +758,30 @@ class RecipeWaiter {
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * Keeps floating-label state in sync for programmatically populated args.
+     *
+     * @param {HTMLElement} el
+     */
+    syncArgVisualState(el) {
+        if (!el) return;
+
+        const group = el.closest(".form-group, .bmd-form-group");
+        if (!group) return;
+
+        let isFilled = false;
+        if (el.getAttribute("type") === "checkbox" || el.getAttribute("type") === "radio") {
+            isFilled = el.checked;
+        } else if (typeof el.value === "string") {
+            isFilled = el.value.trim().length > 0;
+        } else {
+            isFilled = Boolean(el.value);
+        }
+
+        group.classList.toggle("is-filled", isFilled);
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * Handler for operationadd events.
      *
@@ -832,6 +861,7 @@ class RecipeWaiter {
 
         if (text) {
             targ.value = text;
+            this.syncArgVisualState(targ);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -840,7 +870,7 @@ class RecipeWaiter {
             const self = this;
             reader.onload = function (e) {
                 targ.value = e.target.result;
-                // Trigger floating label move
+                self.syncArgVisualState(targ);
                 const changeEvent = new Event("change");
                 targ.dispatchEvent(changeEvent);
                 window.dispatchEvent(self.manager.statechange);
diff --git a/tests/operations/tests/Payment.mjs b/tests/operations/tests/Payment.mjs
index 3edb6846..a4cfc0b8 100644
--- a/tests/operations/tests/Payment.mjs
+++ b/tests/operations/tests/Payment.mjs
@@ -209,6 +209,68 @@ TestRegister.addTests([
             }
         ]
     },
+    {
+        name: "Generate Test PAN: Visa curated sample",
+        input: "",
+        expectedOutput: JSON.stringify({
+            brand: "Visa",
+            mode: "Curated sample",
+            pan: "4024140000000131",
+            source: "Public Visa test PAN published in Mastercard AVS scenario documentation.",
+            network: "Visa",
+            majorIndustryIdentifier: "4",
+            issuerIdentificationNumber: "40241400",
+            length: 16,
+            luhnValid: true,
+            matchedRule: {
+                rangeStart: "4",
+                rangeEnd: "4",
+                lengths: [13, 16, 19],
+                description: "Visa cards begin with 4."
+            }
+        }, null, 4),
+        recipeConfig: [
+            {
+                op: "Generate Test PAN",
+                args: ["Visa", "Curated sample", 16, true]
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        name: "Generate Test PAN: American Express generated sample",
+        input: "",
+        expectedOutput: "371234567890120",
+        recipeConfig: [
+            {
+                op: "Generate Test PAN",
+                args: ["American Express", "Generated valid PAN", 15, false]
+            }
+        ]
+    },
+    {
+        name: "Parse PAN: Discover sample",
+        input: "6011000991543426",
+        expectedOutput: JSON.stringify({
+            pan: "6011000991543426",
+            network: "Discover",
+            majorIndustryIdentifier: "6",
+            issuerIdentificationNumber: "60110009",
+            length: 16,
+            luhnValid: true,
+            matchedRule: {
+                rangeStart: "6011",
+                rangeEnd: "6011",
+                lengths: [16, 17, 18, 19],
+                description: "Discover range 6011."
+            }
+        }, null, 4),
+        recipeConfig: [
+            {
+                op: "Parse PAN",
+                args: []
+            }
+        ]
+    },
     {
         name: "Verify Card Validation Data: known CVV2 sample",
         input: "0123456789ABCDEFFEDCBA9876543210",