diff --git a/periscope/dependency/backend/periscopex/resolve_passives.py b/periscope/dependency/backend/periscopex/resolve_passives.py
index 3c7e6ce..2f524d6 100644
--- a/periscope/dependency/backend/periscopex/resolve_passives.py
+++ b/periscope/dependency/backend/periscopex/resolve_passives.py
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ def simple_to_typed_passive_specs(simple: SimpleComponentSpecs) -> ComponentSpec
         formatted = value_formatted
         if not formatted and impedance_ohm is not None:
             formatted = _format_value(impedance_ohm, "ohm")
-        return InductorSpecs(
+        spec = InductorSpecs(
             component_subtype=subtype_for_specs,
             value_henries=None,
             value_formatted=formatted or "FB",
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ def simple_to_typed_passive_specs(simple: SimpleComponentSpecs) -> ComponentSpec
             dcr_ohms=dcr_ohms,
             impedance_ohm=impedance_ohm,
         )
+        from backend.periscopex.ferrite_z import recover_bead_specs
+        extra = " ".join(str(v) for v in vals.values() if v is not None)
+        return recover_bead_specs(spec, extra_text=extra)
 
     if subtype.startswith("passive.inductor"):
         raw = vals.get("value_henries")
diff --git a/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/ferrite_z.py b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/ferrite_z.py
index 0f1fe91..3b58354 100644
--- a/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/ferrite_z.py
+++ b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/ferrite_z.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Never invent Z from MPN codes. Prefer datasheet text, then a quoted
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
@@ -94,22 +95,86 @@ def z_from_pdf(path: Path | str, *, max_chars: int = 80_000) -> tuple[float, str
 
 
 def find_mpn_pdf(mpn: str, *dirs: Path | str) -> Path | None:
+    """Locate a manufacturer PDF for *mpn* under project uploads or library blobs."""
     safe = safe_mpn(mpn)
     names = (f"{safe}.pdf", f"{mpn}.pdf")
     for d in dirs:
         root = Path(d)
+        if root.is_file() and root.suffix.lower() == ".pdf":
+            stem = root.stem.lower()
+            if safe.lower() in stem or mpn.lower() in stem:
+                return root
+            continue
         if not root.is_dir():
             continue
         for name in names:
             p = root / name
             if p.is_file():
                 return p
-        for p in root.glob("*.pdf"):
-            if safe.lower() in p.stem.lower() or mpn.lower() in p.stem.lower():
-                return p
+        for sub in (
+            root / "uploads" / "datasheets",
+            root / "datasheets",
+            root / "library" / "datasheets",
+        ):
+            for name in names:
+                p = sub / name
+                if p.is_file():
+                    return p
+        blob = _pdf_from_library_ref(root, safe)
+        if blob is not None:
+            return blob
+        if root.name.lower() in {"datasheets", "blobs"} or "datasheet" in root.name.lower():
+            for p in root.glob("*.pdf"):
+                if safe.lower() in p.stem.lower() or mpn.lower() in p.stem.lower():
+                    return p
     return None
 
 
+def _pdf_from_library_ref(root: Path, safe: str) -> Path | None:
+    refs = (
+        root / "library" / "datasheets" / "refs" / f"{safe}.json",
+        root / "datasheets" / "refs" / f"{safe}.json",
+        root / "refs" / f"{safe}.json",
+    )
+    for ref in refs:
+        if not ref.is_file():
+            continue
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(ref.read_text())
+        except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+            continue
+        rels: list[str] = []
+        key = str(data.get("blob_key") or "").strip()
+        if key:
+            rels.append(key)
+        digest = str(data.get("hash") or "").strip()
+        if digest:
+            rels.extend(
+                (
+                    f"library/datasheets/blobs/{digest}.pdf",
+                    f"datasheets/blobs/{digest}.pdf",
+                    f"blobs/{digest}.pdf",
+                )
+            )
+        bases = (root, root.parent, ref.parents[2] if len(ref.parents) >= 3 else root)
+        for base in bases:
+            for rel in rels:
+                p = Path(rel) if Path(rel).is_absolute() else base / rel
+                if p.is_file():
+                    return p
+    return None
+
+
+def default_pdf_roots(workspace_dir: Path | str, data_dir: Path | str | None = None) -> list[Path]:
+    """Project datasheet folder plus the shared library root used by storage."""
+    ws = Path(workspace_dir)
+    roots = [ws / "uploads" / "datasheets", ws / "datasheets"]
+    if data_dir:
+        d = Path(data_dir)
+        roots.extend((d, d / "library"))
+    return roots
+
+
 def recover_bead_specs(
     specs: InductorSpecs,
     *,
diff --git a/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/graph.py b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/graph.py
index c870fad..56aeb79 100644
--- a/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/graph.py
+++ b/periscope/src/backend/periscopex/graph.py
@@ -157,11 +157,19 @@ def _match_datasheet(
     return None, None
 
 
-def _load_component_models(directory: str | Path) -> dict[str, ComponentSpecs]:
+def _load_component_models(
+    directory: str | Path,
+    extra_pdf_dirs: tuple[Path | str, ...] | list[Path | str] = (),
+) -> dict[str, ComponentSpecs]:
     result: dict[str, ComponentSpecs] = {}
     dirpath = Path(directory)
     if not dirpath.is_dir():
         return result
+    pdf_dirs: list[Path | str] = [
+        dirpath.parent / "uploads" / "datasheets",
+        dirpath.parent / "datasheets",
+        *extra_pdf_dirs,
+    ]
     for json_file in dirpath.glob("*.json"):
         try:
             raw = json.loads(json_file.read_text())
@@ -173,16 +181,11 @@ def _load_component_models(directory: str | Path) -> dict[str, ComponentSpecs]:
         if getattr(specs, "component_subtype", None) == "passive.ferrite_bead":
             from backend.periscopex.ferrite_z import find_mpn_pdf, recover_bead_specs
 
-            pdf = find_mpn_pdf(
-                model.mpn,
-                dirpath.parent / "uploads" / "datasheets",
-                dirpath.parent / "datasheets",
-            )
+            pdf = find_mpn_pdf(model.mpn, *pdf_dirs)
+            before_z = getattr(specs, "impedance_ohm", None)
+            before_h = getattr(specs, "value_henries", None)
             filled = recover_bead_specs(specs, extra_text=json.dumps(raw), pdf_path=pdf)
-            if (
-                filled.impedance_ohm != getattr(specs, "impedance_ohm", None)
-                or filled.value_henries != getattr(specs, "value_henries", None)
-            ):
+            if filled.impedance_ohm != before_z or filled.value_henries != before_h:
                 try:
                     _save_component_model(model.mpn, filled, dirpath)
                 except Exception:
@@ -283,6 +286,7 @@ def build_graph(
     skipped: list[SkippedItem] | None = None,
     include_subdesigns: set[str] | None = None,
     pcb_path: str | Path | None = None,
+    extra_pdf_dirs: tuple[Path | str, ...] | list[Path | str] | None = None,
 ) -> DesignGraph:
     """Deterministic graph: BOM → netlist → optional board nets → datasheets → DesignGraph."""
     bom = parse_bom(bom_path, reference_col=reference_col, mpn_col=mpn_col)
@@ -303,7 +307,9 @@ def build_graph(
 
     datasheets = _load_datasheets(datasheets_dir)
     models_dir = Path(component_models_dir)
-    mpn_specs: dict[str, ComponentSpecs] = _load_component_models(models_dir)
+    mpn_specs: dict[str, ComponentSpecs] = _load_component_models(
+        models_dir, extra_pdf_dirs=extra_pdf_dirs or (),
+    )
     mpn_subtype: dict[str, str] = {}
 
     for rp in resolve_bom(
diff --git a/periscope/src/backend/services/pcb_pipeline.py b/periscope/src/backend/services/pcb_pipeline.py
index d6ebc0d..3c24f6f 100644
--- a/periscope/src/backend/services/pcb_pipeline.py
+++ b/periscope/src/backend/services/pcb_pipeline.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from backend.periscopex.cad_bridge import (
 from backend.periscopex.finding_engine import apply_decisions
 from backend.periscopex.functional_groups import build_placement_plan
 from backend.periscopex.graph import build_graph
+from backend.periscopex.ferrite_z import default_pdf_roots
 from backend.periscopex.layout_rules import needs_layout_rules_refresh
 from backend.periscopex.models import (
     ComponentConstraints, ComponentType, DesignGraph, LayoutGraph, ValidationReport,
@@ -406,6 +407,7 @@ async def _ensure_graph(ws: PipelineWorkspace, meta, project_id: str) -> DesignG
             else None
         ),
         pcb_path=ws.local_path("uploads/pcb.kicad_pcb"),
+        extra_pdf_dirs=default_pdf_roots(ws.local_dir, app_settings.data_dir),
     )
     graph_path.write_text(graph.model_dump_json(indent=2) + "\n")
     ws._upload_file("design_graph.json")
diff --git a/periscope/src/backend/services/pipeline.py b/periscope/src/backend/services/pipeline.py
index c7b7a2e..078d9c3 100644
--- a/periscope/src/backend/services/pipeline.py
+++ b/periscope/src/backend/services/pipeline.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from backend.periscopex.bom_summary import build_bom_summary
 from backend.periscopex.constraints_lookup import build_constraints_map, load_datasheets
 from backend.periscopex.derating import build_derating_table
 from backend.periscopex.graph import build_graph
+from backend.periscopex.ferrite_z import default_pdf_roots
 from backend.periscopex.models import ComponentType
 from backend.periscopex.parsers import parse_bom, parse_netlist_any
 from backend.periscopex.resolve_passives import SkippedItem, load_patterns, resolve_mpn
@@ -1077,6 +1078,7 @@ async def _stage_graph_build(ctx: PipelineContext) -> None:
             if ctx.meta.netlist_subdesigns is not None else None
         ),
         pcb_path=ctx.ws.local_path("uploads/pcb.kicad_pcb"),
+        extra_pdf_dirs=default_pdf_roots(ctx.ws.local_dir, settings.data_dir),
     )
     ctx.ws.local_path("design_graph.json").write_text(ctx.graph.model_dump_json(indent=2) + "\n")
     _write_layout_graph(ctx.ws, ctx.project_id)
@@ -1459,6 +1461,7 @@ async def run_regen_pipeline(
                     if meta.netlist_subdesigns is not None else None
                 ),
                 pcb_path=ws.local_path("uploads/pcb.kicad_pcb"),
+                extra_pdf_dirs=default_pdf_roots(ws.local_dir, settings.data_dir),
             )
             ws.local_path("design_graph.json").write_text(graph.model_dump_json(indent=2) + "\n")
             _write_layout_graph(ws, project_id)
diff --git a/periscope/src/backend/services/placement_pipeline.py b/periscope/src/backend/services/placement_pipeline.py
index 43f6f54..69c8894 100644
--- a/periscope/src/backend/services/placement_pipeline.py
+++ b/periscope/src/backend/services/placement_pipeline.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from backend.config import settings as app_settings
+from backend.periscopex.ferrite_z import default_pdf_roots
 from backend.periscopex.functional_groups import build_placement_plan
 from backend.periscopex.graph import build_graph
 from backend.periscopex.models import ComponentConstraints, DesignGraph, LayoutGraph
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ async def _ensure_graph(ws: PipelineWorkspace, meta, project_id: str) -> DesignG
             else None
         ),
         pcb_path=ws.local_path("uploads/pcb.kicad_pcb"),
+        extra_pdf_dirs=default_pdf_roots(ws.local_dir, app_settings.data_dir),
     )
     graph_path.write_text(graph.model_dump_json(indent=2) + "\n")
     ws._upload_file("design_graph.json")
diff --git a/periscope/src/frontend/content/changelog.md b/periscope/src/frontend/content/changelog.md
index e456794..46b694a 100644
--- a/periscope/src/frontend/content/changelog.md
+++ b/periscope/src/frontend/content/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 What's new in Periscope.
 
+## 2.60.3 — 2026-09-21 — Ferrite Z from library MPN datasheet
+
+graph_build looks up the bead MPN PDF in project `uploads/datasheets` and `library/datasheets` (named files and blob refs). Z is filled only when the PDF states impedance (e.g. 120 Ω @ 100 MHz). Missing Z stays omitted; graph_build does not abort.
+
+- [Fixed] HubAudio-style beads recover `impedance_ohm` from the manufacturer PDF, not from inventing Z or stuffing ohms into `value_henries`.
+- [New] Tests: MPN + datasheet PDF fills Z; MPN + PDF without Z does not invent and still loads.
+
 ## 2.60.2 — 2026-09-20 — Ferrite Z from datasheet, no graph_build abort
 
 Beads with an MPN pull `impedance_ohm` from the datasheet or a quoted `N ohm @ freq` string. Missing Z after that is INSUFFICIENT, not a crash. Ohms are never written to `value_henries`. Leftover dependency validator no longer requires Z.
diff --git a/tests/test_inductor_specs.py b/tests/test_inductor_specs.py
index 2a8bce0..3916265 100644
--- a/tests/test_inductor_specs.py
+++ b/tests/test_inductor_specs.py
@@ -147,3 +147,109 @@ def test_bead_mpn_datasheet_without_z_does_not_invent():
     assert filled.impedance_ohm is None
     model = ComponentModel(mpn="BLM21PG121SN1D", specs=filled)
     assert model.specs.impedance_ohm is None
+
+
+def _write_text_pdf(path: Path, text: str) -> None:
+    """Write a one-page PDF pypdf can extract without PyMuPDF."""
+    escaped = (
+        text.replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("(", "\\(").replace(")", "\\)")
+    )
+    lines = escaped.split("\n")
+    ops = ["BT /F1 12 Tf 72 720 Td"]
+    for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+        if i:
+            ops.append("0 -16 Td")
+        ops.append(f"({line}) Tj")
+    ops.append("ET")
+    stream = "\n".join(ops).encode("latin-1", "replace")
+    objects = [
+        b"1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> endobj\n",
+        b"2 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Kids [3 0 R] /Count 1 >> endobj\n",
+        (
+            b"3 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] "
+            b"/Contents 4 0 R /Resources << /Font << /F1 5 0 R >> >> >> endobj\n"
+        ),
+        b"4 0 obj << /Length %d >> stream\n" % len(stream) + stream + b"\nendstream endobj\n",
+        b"5 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica >> endobj\n",
+    ]
+    header = b"%PDF-1.4\n"
+    body = header
+    offsets = [0]
+    for obj in objects:
+        offsets.append(len(body))
+        body += obj
+    xref_pos = len(body)
+    xref = [b"xref\n0 6\n0000000000 65535 f \n"]
+    for off in offsets[1:]:
+        xref.append(f"{off:010d} 00000 n \n".encode())
+    trailer = (
+        b"trailer << /Root 1 0 R /Size 6 >>\nstartxref\n"
+        + str(xref_pos).encode()
+        + b"\n%%EOF\n"
+    )
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    path.write_bytes(body + b"".join(xref) + trailer)
+
+
+_BEAD_MODEL = {
+    "mpn": "BLM21PG121SN1D",
+    "specs": {
+        "specs_type": "inductor",
+        "component_subtype": "passive.ferrite_bead",
+        "value_formatted": "FB",
+        "current_rating_a": "3A",
+        "dcr_ohms": 0.03,
+    },
+}
+
+
+def test_bead_mpn_datasheet_pdf_fills_z(tmp_path: Path):
+    models = tmp_path / "models"
+    models.mkdir()
+    (models / "BLM21PG121SN1D.json").write_text(json.dumps(_BEAD_MODEL) + "\n")
+    _write_text_pdf(
+        tmp_path / "uploads" / "datasheets" / "BLM21PG121SN1D.pdf",
+        "BLM21PG121SN1D\nImpedance (at 100MHz / 20C) 120 ohm\nRated current 3A",
+    )
+    loaded = _load_component_models(models)
+    assert loaded["BLM21PG121SN1D"].impedance_ohm == 120.0
+    assert loaded["BLM21PG121SN1D"].value_henries is None
+    persisted = json.loads((models / "BLM21PG121SN1D.json").read_text())
+    assert persisted["specs"]["impedance_ohm"] == 120.0
+    assert persisted["specs"]["value_henries"] is None
+    assert "100" in (persisted["specs"].get("value_formatted") or "")
+
+
+def test_bead_mpn_datasheet_pdf_without_z_does_not_invent(tmp_path: Path):
+    models = tmp_path / "models"
+    models.mkdir()
+    (models / "BLM21PG121SN1D.json").write_text(json.dumps(_BEAD_MODEL) + "\n")
+    _write_text_pdf(
+        tmp_path / "uploads" / "datasheets" / "BLM21PG121SN1D.pdf",
+        "BLM21PG121SN1D\nRated current 3 A\nDCR 0.03 ohm max\nPackage 0805",
+    )
+    loaded = _load_component_models(models)
+    assert "BLM21PG121SN1D" in loaded
+    assert loaded["BLM21PG121SN1D"].impedance_ohm is None
+    assert loaded["BLM21PG121SN1D"].value_henries is None
+
+
+def test_bead_mpn_library_blob_fills_z(tmp_path: Path):
+    models = tmp_path / "proj" / "models"
+    models.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (models / "BLM21PG121SN1D.json").write_text(json.dumps(_BEAD_MODEL) + "\n")
+    blob = tmp_path / "library" / "datasheets" / "blobs" / "deadbeef.pdf"
+    _write_text_pdf(
+        blob,
+        "Impedance (at 100MHz / 20C) 120 ohm\nRated current 3A",
+    )
+    ref = tmp_path / "library" / "datasheets" / "refs" / "BLM21PG121SN1D.json"
+    ref.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    ref.write_text(json.dumps({
+        "hash": "deadbeef",
+        "blob_key": "library/datasheets/blobs/deadbeef.pdf",
+        "mpn": "BLM21PG121SN1D",
+    }) + "\n")
+    loaded = _load_component_models(models, extra_pdf_dirs=[tmp_path])
+    assert loaded["BLM21PG121SN1D"].impedance_ohm == 120.0
+    assert loaded["BLM21PG121SN1D"].value_henries is None