diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c222d4c..9604d98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ while you use the phone.
   silently creating duplicate Copilot processes.
 - **Shared terminal** — open and resume one real shell on supported Windows laptops. See
   [terminal controls and access boundaries](docs/terminal.md).
-- **Explore between turns** — open the permanent compass destination for local agent
-  activity streamed into a compact bottom dock, a balanced swipe-through deck of 50
-  offline Discover cards, two lightweight games, guided rest activities, and an optional
-  explicitly loaded third-party short-video widget.
+- **Explore between turns** — use compact header tiles for Discover, Watch, Play, and
+  Unwind while real assistant and tool activity rolls through the bottom Copilot dock.
+  Discover provides a balanced animated swipe deck of 50 offline cards, alongside two
+  lightweight games, guided rest activities, and an optional explicitly loaded
+  third-party short-video widget.
 
 ## Trust model
 
diff --git a/mobile/src/ui/explore/ExploreScreen.tsx b/mobile/src/ui/explore/ExploreScreen.tsx
index 13f93ea..2592a54 100644
--- a/mobile/src/ui/explore/ExploreScreen.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/ui/explore/ExploreScreen.tsx
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import {
   useState,
 } from 'react';
 import type {
+  CSSProperties,
   JSX,
   KeyboardEvent as ReactKeyboardEvent,
   PointerEvent as ReactPointerEvent,
 } from 'react';
 import type { SessionView } from '@/session/view';
-import type { TimelineItem, ToolItem } from '@/lib/timeline';
+import type { AssistantItem, TimelineItem, ToolItem } from '@/lib/timeline';
 import { isWorking } from '@/ui/sessions/sessionStatus';
 import {
   DISCOVER_CARDS,
@@ -55,6 +56,13 @@ export interface LiveDockState {
   startedAt: number | null;
 }
 
+export interface LiveDockActivity {
+  id: string;
+  text: string;
+  kind: 'assistant' | 'tool' | 'context';
+  state: 'live' | 'complete' | 'error' | 'context';
+}
+
 const CATEGORY_META: Record<ExploreCategory, { title: string; subtitle: string; icon: JSX.Element }> = {
   discover: {
     title: 'Discover',
@@ -187,6 +195,86 @@ function dockExcerpt(value: string, max = 220): string {
   return `…${clean.slice(clean.length - max + 1)}`;
 }
 
+function plainToolName(name: string): string {
+  return name.replace(/[_-]+/g, ' ').trim();
+}
+
+export function deriveLiveDockActivity(
+  active: SessionView,
+  dock: LiveDockState,
+): LiveDockActivity[] {
+  if (dock.tone !== 'working') {
+    return [
+      {
+        id: `${dock.tone}-primary`,
+        text: dock.text,
+        kind: 'context',
+        state: dock.tone === 'error' ? 'error' : dock.tone === 'ready' ? 'complete' : 'context',
+      },
+      ...(dock.detail
+        ? [{
+            id: `${dock.tone}-detail`,
+            text: dock.detail,
+            kind: 'context' as const,
+            state: 'context' as const,
+          }]
+        : []),
+    ];
+  }
+
+  const activity = active.timeline.items
+    .filter((item): item is AssistantItem | ToolItem =>
+      (item.kind === 'assistant' && Boolean(item.text.trim())) || item.kind === 'tool',
+    )
+    .slice(-6)
+    .map((item): LiveDockActivity => {
+      if (item.kind === 'assistant') {
+        return {
+          id: `assistant-${item.id}`,
+          text: dockExcerpt(item.text, 150),
+          kind: 'assistant',
+          state: item.final ? 'complete' : 'live',
+        };
+      }
+      const activityLabel = toolLabel(item).replace(/ in progress$/, '');
+      return {
+        id: `tool-${item.id}`,
+        text:
+          item.status === 'running'
+            ? toolLabel(item)
+            : item.status === 'success'
+              ? `${activityLabel} completed`
+              : `${activityLabel} failed`,
+        kind: 'tool',
+        state:
+          item.status === 'running'
+            ? 'live'
+            : item.status === 'success'
+              ? 'complete'
+              : 'error',
+      };
+    });
+
+  const intent = active.intent?.trim();
+  if (intent && activity.length < 3 && !activity.some((item) => item.text === intent)) {
+    activity.unshift({
+      id: 'current-intent',
+      text: dockExcerpt(intent, 150),
+      kind: 'context',
+      state: 'context',
+    });
+  }
+  if (activity.length === 0) {
+    activity.push({
+      id: 'working-context',
+      text: dock.text,
+      kind: 'context',
+      state: 'live',
+    });
+  }
+  return activity.slice(-3);
+}
+
 export function deriveLiveDock(active: SessionView, replyCompletedInExplore = false): LiveDockState {
   if (active.timeline.approvals.length > 0) {
     const count = active.timeline.approvals.length;
@@ -235,7 +323,7 @@ export function deriveLiveDock(active: SessionView, replyCompletedInExplore = fa
       text: streamed
         ? dockExcerpt(streamed)
         : active.intent?.trim() || (running ? toolLabel(running) : 'Working in the active session'),
-      detail: running ? `Using ${running.name.replace(/[_-]+/g, ' ')}` : active.intent?.trim() || null,
+      detail: running ? `Using ${plainToolName(running.name)}` : active.intent?.trim() || null,
       startedAt: active.thinkingSince ?? running?.startedAt ?? active.timeline.busyFrom,
     };
   }
@@ -281,15 +369,6 @@ function formatElapsed(startedAt: number | null, now: number): string | null {
   return minutes > 0 ? `${minutes}:${remainder.toString().padStart(2, '0')}` : `${seconds}s`;
 }
 
-function CompassGlyph(): JSX.Element {
-  return (
-    <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.7" aria-hidden="true">
-      <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="8.5" />
-      <path d="m14.8 9.2-1.7 3.9-3.9 1.7 1.7-3.9 3.9-1.7Z" />
-    </svg>
-  );
-}
-
 function CompassSpark(): JSX.Element {
   return (
     <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.7" aria-hidden="true">
@@ -372,6 +451,7 @@ export function ExploreScreen({
     !working &&
     latestFinalId === replyReadyId;
   const dock = deriveLiveDock(active, replyCompletedInExplore);
+  const dockActivity = deriveLiveDockActivity(active, dock);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (dock.tone !== 'working') return undefined;
@@ -425,30 +505,27 @@ export function ExploreScreen({
             </button>
           )}
           <div className="explore-heading">
-            <span className="explore-heading-icon" aria-hidden="true"><CompassGlyph /></span>
             <strong>Explore</strong>
           </div>
+          <CategoryHeaderNav active={view} onSelect={openCategory} />
         </header>
 
         {view === null ? (
           <ExploreHome onOpen={openCategory} />
         ) : (
-          <>
-            <CategoryTabs active={view} onSelect={openCategory} />
-            <div className="explore-category-body">
-              {view === 'discover' ? (
-                <DiscoverView stored={stored} onChange={updateStored} />
-              ) : view === 'watch' ? (
-                <WatchView />
-              ) : view === 'play' ? (
-                <PlayView stored={stored} onChange={updateStored} />
-              ) : (
-                <UnwindView stored={stored} onChange={updateStored} />
-              )}
-            </div>
-          </>
+          <div className="explore-category-body">
+            {view === 'discover' ? (
+              <DiscoverView stored={stored} onChange={updateStored} />
+            ) : view === 'watch' ? (
+              <WatchView />
+            ) : view === 'play' ? (
+              <PlayView stored={stored} onChange={updateStored} />
+            ) : (
+              <UnwindView stored={stored} onChange={updateStored} />
+            )}
+          </div>
         )}
-        <LiveCopilotDock dock={dock} now={now} onOpenChat={onOpenChat} />
+        <LiveCopilotDock dock={dock} activity={dockActivity} now={now} onOpenChat={onOpenChat} />
       </div>
     </main>
   );
@@ -486,24 +563,26 @@ function ExploreHome({
   );
 }
 
-function CategoryTabs({
+function CategoryHeaderNav({
   active,
   onSelect,
 }: {
-  active: ExploreCategory;
+  active: ExploreView;
   onSelect(category: ExploreCategory): void;
 }): JSX.Element {
   return (
-    <nav className="explore-tabs" aria-label="Explore categories">
+    <nav className="explore-header-nav" aria-label="Explore categories">
       {(Object.keys(CATEGORY_META) as ExploreCategory[]).map((category) => (
         <button
           type="button"
           key={category}
           className={active === category ? 'active' : ''}
+          aria-label={`Show ${CATEGORY_META[category].title}`}
           aria-current={active === category ? 'page' : undefined}
           onClick={() => onSelect(category)}
         >
-          {CATEGORY_META[category].title}
+          <span aria-hidden="true">{CATEGORY_META[category].icon}</span>
+          <strong>{CATEGORY_META[category].title}</strong>
         </button>
       ))}
     </nav>
@@ -512,29 +591,44 @@ function CategoryTabs({
 
 function LiveCopilotDock({
   dock,
+  activity,
   now,
   onOpenChat,
 }: {
   dock: LiveDockState;
+  activity: LiveDockActivity[];
   now: number;
   onOpenChat(): void;
 }): JSX.Element {
   const elapsed = formatElapsed(dock.startedAt, now);
+  const activityText = activity.map((item) => item.text).join('. ');
   return (
     <button
       type="button"
       className={`live-copilot-dock live-copilot-dock-${dock.tone}`}
       onClick={onOpenChat}
-      aria-label={`${dock.label}. ${dock.text}${dock.detail ? `. ${dock.detail}` : ''}${elapsed ? `. ${elapsed}` : ''}. Open chat`}
+      aria-label={`${dock.label}. ${activityText}${elapsed ? `. ${elapsed}` : ''}. Open chat`}
     >
-      <span className="live-copilot-dot" aria-hidden="true" />
       <span className="live-copilot-copy">
         <span className="live-copilot-status">
-          <strong>{dock.label}</strong>
+          <span>
+            <i className="live-copilot-dot" aria-hidden="true" />
+            <strong>{dock.label}</strong>
+          </span>
           {elapsed ? <time>{elapsed}</time> : null}
         </span>
-        <span className="live-copilot-text">{dock.text}</span>
-        {dock.detail ? <small>{dock.detail}</small> : null}
+        <span className="live-copilot-feed" aria-hidden="true">
+          {activity.map((item) => (
+            <span
+              key={item.id}
+              className={`live-copilot-line live-copilot-line-${item.state}`}
+            >
+              <i>{item.kind === 'tool' ? '›' : item.state === 'complete' ? '✓' : '•'}</i>
+              <span>{item.text}</span>
+              {item.state === 'live' ? <b /> : null}
+            </span>
+          ))}
+        </span>
       </span>
       <span className="live-copilot-chevron" aria-hidden="true">›</span>
     </button>
@@ -608,7 +702,18 @@ function DiscoverView({
   );
   const index = Math.min(persistedIndex, Math.max(0, deck.length - 1));
   const card = deck[index];
-  const pointerStart = useRef<{ x: number; y: number } | null>(null);
+  const pointerStart = useRef<{
+    x: number;
+    y: number;
+    pointerId: number;
+    horizontal: boolean;
+  } | null>(null);
+  const motionTimer = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const [motion, setMotion] = useState<{
+    phase: 'idle' | 'dragging' | 'settling' | 'exiting';
+    x: number;
+    direction: 1 | -1 | null;
+  }>({ phase: 'idle', x: 0, direction: null });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (
@@ -620,6 +725,10 @@ function DiscoverView({
     }
   }, [cycle, index, onChange, stored, today]);
 
+  useEffect(() => () => {
+    if (motionTimer.current !== null) window.clearTimeout(motionTimer.current);
+  }, []);
+
   const changeCard = (direction: 1 | -1): void => {
     if (!card) return;
     const completed = stored.completedCardIds.includes(card.id)
@@ -637,17 +746,79 @@ function DiscoverView({
     onChange({ ...stored, completedCardIds: completed, discoverDay: today, discoverCycle: cycle + 1, discoverIndex: 0 });
   };
 
+  const reduceMotion = (): boolean =>
+    globalThis.matchMedia?.('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches ?? false;
+
+  const adjacentCard = (direction: 1 | -1): { card: DiscoverCard; index: number } | null => {
+    if (direction < 0) {
+      return index > 0 ? { card: deck[index - 1], index: index - 1 } : null;
+    }
+    if (index < deck.length - 1) return { card: deck[index + 1], index: index + 1 };
+    const nextDeck = buildDiscoverDeck(DISCOVER_CARDS, hashSeed(`${today}:${cycle + 1}`));
+    return nextDeck[0] ? { card: nextDeck[0], index: 0 } : null;
+  };
+
+  const finishMotion = (callback?: () => void): void => {
+    if (motionTimer.current !== null) window.clearTimeout(motionTimer.current);
+    const duration = reduceMotion() ? 0 : 230;
+    motionTimer.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      callback?.();
+      setMotion({ phase: 'idle', x: 0, direction: null });
+      motionTimer.current = null;
+    }, duration);
+  };
+
+  const animateCard = (direction: 1 | -1): void => {
+    if (motion.phase === 'exiting' || !adjacentCard(direction)) return;
+    if (reduceMotion()) {
+      changeCard(direction);
+      setMotion({ phase: 'idle', x: 0, direction: null });
+      return;
+    }
+    const width = Math.max(globalThis.innerWidth || 0, 360);
+    setMotion({
+      phase: 'exiting',
+      x: direction > 0 ? -width * 1.15 : width * 1.15,
+      direction,
+    });
+    finishMotion(() => changeCard(direction));
+  };
+
+  const settleCard = (): void => {
+    if (reduceMotion()) {
+      setMotion({ phase: 'idle', x: 0, direction: null });
+      return;
+    }
+    setMotion((current) => ({ ...current, phase: 'settling', x: 0 }));
+    finishMotion();
+  };
+
   const onPointerUp = (event: ReactPointerEvent<HTMLElement>): void => {
     const start = pointerStart.current;
     pointerStart.current = null;
     if (!start) return;
     const deltaX = event.clientX - start.x;
     const deltaY = event.clientY - start.y;
-    if (Math.abs(deltaX) < 48 || Math.abs(deltaX) <= Math.abs(deltaY) * 1.2) return;
-    changeCard(deltaX < 0 ? 1 : -1);
+    if (!start.horizontal) return;
+    if (
+      Math.abs(deltaX) < Math.max(64, event.currentTarget.clientWidth * 0.2) ||
+      Math.abs(deltaX) <= Math.abs(deltaY) * 1.15
+    ) {
+      settleCard();
+      return;
+    }
+    animateCard(deltaX < 0 ? 1 : -1);
   };
 
   if (!card) return <div className="discover-view">No Discover cards are available.</div>;
+  const preview = motion.direction ? adjacentCard(motion.direction) : null;
+  const progress = Math.min(1, Math.abs(motion.x) / Math.max(1, globalThis.innerWidth * 0.55));
+  const rotation = Math.max(-7, Math.min(7, motion.x / 28));
+  const cardStyle = {
+    '--discover-x': `${motion.x}px`,
+    '--discover-rotation': `${rotation}deg`,
+    '--discover-progress': progress,
+  } as CSSProperties;
 
   return (
     <section
@@ -657,44 +828,118 @@ function DiscoverView({
       onKeyDown={(event) => {
         if (event.key === 'ArrowRight') {
           event.preventDefault();
-          changeCard(1);
+          animateCard(1);
         } else if (event.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
           event.preventDefault();
-          changeCard(-1);
+          animateCard(-1);
         }
       }}
       onPointerDown={(event) => {
-        pointerStart.current = { x: event.clientX, y: event.clientY };
+        if ((event.target as HTMLElement).closest('button')) return;
+        pointerStart.current = {
+          x: event.clientX,
+          y: event.clientY,
+          pointerId: event.pointerId,
+          horizontal: false,
+        };
+      }}
+      onPointerMove={(event) => {
+        const start = pointerStart.current;
+        if (!start) return;
+        const deltaX = event.clientX - start.x;
+        const deltaY = event.clientY - start.y;
+        if (!start.horizontal) {
+          if (Math.abs(deltaX) < 8 || Math.abs(deltaX) <= Math.abs(deltaY) * 1.15) return;
+          start.horizontal = true;
+          event.currentTarget.setPointerCapture?.(start.pointerId);
+        }
+        event.preventDefault();
+        const direction: 1 | -1 = deltaX < 0 ? 1 : -1;
+        if (!adjacentCard(direction)) {
+          setMotion({ phase: 'dragging', x: deltaX * 0.18, direction: null });
+          return;
+        }
+        setMotion({ phase: 'dragging', x: deltaX, direction });
       }}
       onPointerCancel={() => {
         pointerStart.current = null;
+        settleCard();
       }}
       onPointerUp={onPointerUp}
     >
-      <article className="discover-deck-card" aria-live="polite">
-        <div className="discover-deck-topline">
-          <span>{DISCOVER_TOPIC_LABELS[card.topic]}</span>
-          <span>{card.minutes} min</span>
-        </div>
-        <div className="discover-deck-illustration" aria-hidden="true"><CompassSpark /></div>
-        <h1>{card.title}</h1>
-        <p className="discover-deck-summary">{card.summary}</p>
-        <div className="discover-deck-insight">
-          <strong>The useful idea</strong>
-          <p>{card.insight}</p>
-        </div>
-        <div className="discover-deck-actions">
-          <span>{index + 1} / {deck.length}</span>
-          <div>
-            <button type="button" aria-label="Previous Discover card" disabled={index === 0} onClick={() => changeCard(-1)}>←</button>
-            <button type="button" aria-label="Next Discover card" onClick={() => changeCard(1)}>→</button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </article>
+      {preview ? (
+        <DiscoverDeckCard
+          card={preview.card}
+          index={preview.index}
+          total={deck.length}
+          className="discover-deck-card discover-deck-card-underlay"
+          hidden
+        />
+      ) : null}
+      <DiscoverDeckCard
+        card={card}
+        index={index}
+        total={deck.length}
+        className={`discover-deck-card discover-deck-card-current discover-deck-card-${motion.phase}`}
+        style={cardStyle}
+      />
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="discover-edge-nav discover-edge-nav-previous"
+        aria-label="Previous Discover card"
+        disabled={index === 0 || motion.phase === 'exiting'}
+        onClick={() => animateCard(-1)}
+      >
+        ←
+      </button>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="discover-edge-nav discover-edge-nav-next"
+        aria-label="Next Discover card"
+        disabled={motion.phase === 'exiting'}
+        onClick={() => animateCard(1)}
+      >
+        →
+      </button>
     </section>
   );
 }
 
+function DiscoverDeckCard({
+  card,
+  index,
+  total,
+  className,
+  style,
+  hidden = false,
+}: {
+  card: DiscoverCard;
+  index: number;
+  total: number;
+  className: string;
+  style?: CSSProperties;
+  hidden?: boolean;
+}): JSX.Element {
+  return (
+    <article className={className} style={style} aria-live={hidden ? undefined : 'polite'} aria-hidden={hidden || undefined}>
+      <div className="discover-deck-topline">
+        <span>{DISCOVER_TOPIC_LABELS[card.topic]}</span>
+        <span>
+          <b>{index + 1} / {total}</b>
+          <i aria-hidden="true">·</i>
+          <b>{card.minutes} min</b>
+        </span>
+      </div>
+      <h1>{card.title}</h1>
+      <p className="discover-deck-summary">{card.summary}</p>
+      <div className="discover-deck-insight">
+        <strong>The useful idea</strong>
+        <p>{card.insight}</p>
+      </div>
+    </article>
+  );
+}
+
 type WatchState = 'idle' | 'loading' | 'navigated' | 'verified' | 'unverified' | 'error';
 
 function configuredWidgetUrl(): string | null {
diff --git a/mobile/src/ui/explore/__tests__/ExploreScreen.test.tsx b/mobile/src/ui/explore/__tests__/ExploreScreen.test.tsx
index 5a0b7f5..0231d28 100644
--- a/mobile/src/ui/explore/__tests__/ExploreScreen.test.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/ui/explore/__tests__/ExploreScreen.test.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   createSignalSequence,
   createThreadlinePoints,
   deriveLiveDock,
+  deriveLiveDockActivity,
 } from '@/ui/explore/ExploreScreen';
 import { DISCOVER_CARDS } from '@/ui/explore/discoverCards';
 
@@ -41,6 +42,19 @@ function renderExplore(active = session()) {
   );
 }
 
+function useReducedMotion(): void {
+  vi.spyOn(window, 'matchMedia').mockImplementation((query: string) => ({
+    matches: query === '(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)',
+    media: query,
+    onchange: null,
+    addListener: vi.fn(),
+    removeListener: vi.fn(),
+    addEventListener: vi.fn(),
+    removeEventListener: vi.fn(),
+    dispatchEvent: vi.fn(),
+  }));
+}
+
 beforeEach(() => {
   localStorage.clear();
   window.history.replaceState(null, '');
@@ -122,6 +136,66 @@ describe('Live Copilot Dock', () => {
     expect(onOpenChat).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
   });
 
+  it('shows ordered real assistant and tool activity without inventing extra steps', () => {
+    const active = session({
+      intent: 'Validate the Explore redesign',
+      timeline: {
+        ...emptyTimeline(),
+        busy: true,
+        busyFrom: 50,
+        items: [
+          {
+            kind: 'tool',
+            id: 'read-tool',
+            name: 'view',
+            args: { description: 'Read ExploreScreen.tsx' },
+            status: 'success',
+            startedAt: 60,
+            finishedAt: 70,
+            ts: 60,
+          },
+          {
+            kind: 'assistant',
+            id: 'streaming-reply',
+            text: 'I am tightening the card layout.',
+            ts: 80,
+            final: false,
+          },
+          {
+            kind: 'tool',
+            id: 'test-tool',
+            name: 'powershell',
+            args: { description: 'Run focused Explore tests' },
+            status: 'running',
+            startedAt: 90,
+            ts: 90,
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    const dock = deriveLiveDock(active);
+    const activity = deriveLiveDockActivity(active, dock);
+
+    expect(activity.map((item) => item.text)).toEqual([
+      'Read ExploreScreen.tsx completed',
+      'I am tightening the card layout.',
+      'Run focused Explore tests',
+    ]);
+    renderExplore(active);
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll('.live-copilot-line')).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(document.querySelector('.live-copilot-feed')).toHaveTextContent(
+      'Run focused Explore tests',
+    );
+
+    const quiet = session({
+      intent: 'Thinking through the safest change',
+      timeline: { ...emptyTimeline(), busy: true, busyFrom: 100 },
+    });
+    expect(deriveLiveDockActivity(quiet, deriveLiveDock(quiet))).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({ text: 'Thinking through the safest change' }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('shows a newly completed active-session reply without relying on unread state', () => {
     const props = {
       onOpenSessions: vi.fn(),
@@ -264,6 +338,8 @@ describe('Explore navigation and Discover deck', () => {
 
     expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: 'What do you feel like?' })).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText(/Pick something useful/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll('.explore-header-nav button')).toHaveLength(4);
+    expect(document.querySelector('.explore-tabs')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Open sessions' }));
     expect(onOpenSessions).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
   });
@@ -277,11 +353,13 @@ describe('Explore navigation and Discover deck', () => {
     expect(document.querySelector('.agent-activity-view')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Play: Puzzles and mini-games' }));
-    expect(document.querySelector('.explore-tabs')?.nextElementSibling).toHaveClass('explore-category-body');
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Show Play' })).toHaveClass('active');
+    expect(document.querySelector('.explore-header')?.nextElementSibling).toHaveClass('explore-category-body');
     expect(document.querySelector('.explore-category-body')?.nextElementSibling).toHaveClass('live-copilot-dock');
   });
 
   it('integrates category detail with browser history without adding card entries', () => {
+    useReducedMotion();
     renderExplore();
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Discover: Read something worth knowing' }));
     expect(window.history.state).toEqual({ weftView: 'explore', exploreView: 'discover' });
@@ -307,11 +385,20 @@ describe('Explore navigation and Discover deck', () => {
   });
 
   it('shows one complete card, advances with controls and keyboard, and persists position', () => {
+    useReducedMotion();
     renderExplore();
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Discover: Read something worth knowing' }));
     const deck = screen.getByRole('region', { name: 'Discover card deck' });
     expect(document.querySelectorAll('.discover-deck-card')).toHaveLength(1);
     const firstTitle = document.querySelector('.discover-deck-card h1')?.textContent;
+    expect(document.querySelector('.discover-deck-illustration')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(document.querySelector('.discover-deck-actions')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(document.querySelector('.discover-deck-topline > span:last-child')).toHaveTextContent(
+      new RegExp(`1 / ${DISCOVER_CARDS.length}·\\d+ min`),
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Previous Discover card' })).toHaveClass(
+      'discover-edge-nav',
+    );
 
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Next Discover card' }));
     expect(document.querySelector('.discover-deck-card h1')?.textContent).not.toBe(firstTitle);
@@ -321,18 +408,29 @@ describe('Explore navigation and Discover deck', () => {
     expect(document.querySelector('.discover-deck-card h1')?.textContent).toBe(firstTitle);
   });
 
-  it('responds only to dominant horizontal swipes', () => {
+  it('follows dominant horizontal swipes, reveals the next card, and commits after exit', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
     renderExplore();
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Discover: Read something worth knowing' }));
     const deck = screen.getByRole('region', { name: 'Discover card deck' });
     const firstTitle = document.querySelector('.discover-deck-card h1')?.textContent;
 
     fireEvent.pointerDown(deck, { clientX: 10, clientY: 100 });
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(deck, { clientX: 30, clientY: 20 });
     fireEvent.pointerUp(deck, { clientX: 30, clientY: 20 });
     expect(document.querySelector('.discover-deck-card h1')?.textContent).toBe(firstTitle);
 
     fireEvent.pointerDown(deck, { clientX: 100, clientY: 100 });
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(deck, { clientX: 20, clientY: 98 });
+    expect(document.querySelector('.discover-deck-card-current')).toHaveClass(
+      'discover-deck-card-dragging',
+    );
+    expect(document.querySelector('.discover-deck-card-underlay')).toBeInTheDocument();
     fireEvent.pointerUp(deck, { clientX: 20, clientY: 98 });
+    expect(document.querySelector('.discover-deck-card-current')).toHaveClass(
+      'discover-deck-card-exiting',
+    );
+    act(() => vi.advanceTimersByTime(240));
     expect(document.querySelector('.discover-deck-card h1')?.textContent).not.toBe(firstTitle);
     expect(screen.queryByRole('group', { name: 'Discover topics' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
@@ -345,12 +443,13 @@ describe('Explore navigation and Discover deck', () => {
     }));
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     renderExplore();
-    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /discover/i }));
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Discover: Read something worth knowing' }));
     expect(localStorage.getItem('weft.explore.v1')).not.toContain(legacyKey);
-    expect(document.querySelectorAll('.discover-deck-actions button')).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll('.discover-edge-nav')).toHaveLength(2);
   });
 
   it('starts a new shuffled cycle only after the current deck is exhausted', () => {
+    useReducedMotion();
     const today = new Date();
     const day = `${today.getFullYear()}-${String(today.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0')}-${String(today.getDate()).padStart(2, '0')}`;
     localStorage.setItem('weft.explore.v1', JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/mobile/src/ui/styles/explore.css b/mobile/src/ui/styles/explore.css
index ed7a032..578a798 100644
--- a/mobile/src/ui/styles/explore.css
+++ b/mobile/src/ui/styles/explore.css
@@ -311,20 +311,8 @@
 .explore-continue strong { margin-top: 2px; font-size: 13px; }
 .explore-continue span:last-child { color: var(--fg-faint); font-size: 22px; }
 
-.explore-tabs {
-  display: flex;
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  gap: 4px;
-  padding: 9px 10px 8px;
-  overflow-x: auto;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bg-rule);
-  scrollbar-width: none;
-}
-
-.explore-tabs::-webkit-scrollbar,
 .discover-topic-row::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
 
-.explore-tabs button,
 .discover-topic-row button,
 .duration-row button {
   min-height: 36px;
@@ -338,7 +326,6 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
-.explore-tabs button.active,
 .discover-topic-row button.active,
 .duration-row button.active {
   border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 25%, var(--bg-rule));
@@ -1049,6 +1036,7 @@
 }
 
 .explore-heading {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
   justify-content: flex-start;
 }
 
@@ -1056,10 +1044,62 @@
   font-size: 16px;
 }
 
-.explore-heading-icon {
-  width: 29px;
-  height: 29px;
-  border-radius: 9px;
+.explore-header-nav {
+  display: flex;
+  min-width: 0;
+  margin-left: auto;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 3px;
+}
+
+.explore-header-nav button {
+  display: flex;
+  min-width: 36px;
+  height: 38px;
+  padding: 0 9px;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  color: var(--fg-faint);
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+.explore-header-nav button > span {
+  display: grid;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
+  place-items: center;
+}
+
+.explore-header-nav svg {
+  width: 18px;
+  height: 18px;
+}
+
+.explore-header-nav strong {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  max-width: 0;
+  opacity: 0;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  transition:
+    max-width 180ms ease,
+    opacity 140ms ease;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.explore-header-nav button.active {
+  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 28%, var(--bg-rule));
+  color: var(--accent);
+  background: var(--accent-soft);
+}
+
+.explore-header-nav button.active strong {
+  max-width: 64px;
+  opacity: 1;
 }
 
 .explore-home,
@@ -1111,11 +1151,6 @@
   font-size: 15px;
 }
 
-.explore-tabs {
-  min-height: 48px;
-  padding: 6px 10px;
-}
-
 .explore-category-body {
   padding-bottom: 0;
   overflow-y: auto;
@@ -1127,11 +1162,11 @@
   position: relative;
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   width: calc(100% - 20px);
-  min-height: 86px;
-  max-height: 96px;
+  min-height: 128px;
+  max-height: 140px;
   margin: 8px 10px max(8px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
   padding: 10px 12px;
-  align-items: center;
+  align-items: stretch;
   gap: 10px;
   overflow: hidden;
   border: 1px solid var(--bg-rule);
@@ -1145,6 +1180,7 @@
 }
 
 .live-copilot-dot {
+  display: inline-block;
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   width: 9px;
   height: 9px;
@@ -1183,7 +1219,7 @@
   min-width: 0;
   flex: 1;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 2px;
+  gap: 7px;
 }
 
 .live-copilot-status {
@@ -1193,6 +1229,13 @@
   gap: 8px;
 }
 
+.live-copilot-status > span {
+  display: flex;
+  min-width: 0;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
 .live-copilot-status strong {
   color: var(--accent);
   font-size: 10px;
@@ -1205,25 +1248,70 @@
   font: 700 10px var(--mono);
 }
 
-.live-copilot-text {
-  display: -webkit-box;
+.live-copilot-feed {
+  display: flex;
+  min-height: 0;
+  flex: 1;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  justify-content: flex-end;
+  gap: 4px;
   overflow: hidden;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  font-weight: 700;
-  line-height: 1.35;
-  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
-  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
 }
 
-.live-copilot-copy small {
-  overflow: hidden;
+.live-copilot-line {
+  display: grid;
+  min-width: 0;
+  min-height: 20px;
+  padding: 3px 6px;
+  grid-template-columns: 10px minmax(0, 1fr) 5px;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 5px;
+  border-radius: 7px;
+  color: var(--fg-dim);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg) 35%, transparent);
+  font-size: 11px;
+  line-height: 1.25;
+  animation: live-copilot-line-in 180ms ease-out;
+}
+
+.live-copilot-line > i {
   color: var(--fg-faint);
-  font-size: 10px;
-  line-height: 1.2;
+  font-style: normal;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.live-copilot-line > span {
+  overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+.live-copilot-line-live {
+  color: var(--fg);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 10%, transparent);
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+
+.live-copilot-line-complete > i { color: var(--success); }
+.live-copilot-line-error > i { color: var(--error); }
+.live-copilot-line-context { color: var(--fg-faint); }
+
+.live-copilot-line > b {
+  width: 4px;
+  height: 12px;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  background: var(--accent);
+  animation: live-copilot-cursor 900ms steps(1, end) infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes live-copilot-line-in {
+  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(7px); }
+}
+
+@keyframes live-copilot-cursor {
+  50% { opacity: 0; }
+}
+
 .live-copilot-chevron {
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   color: var(--fg-faint);
@@ -1232,15 +1320,20 @@
 
 .discover-view {
   display: grid;
+  position: relative;
   height: 100%;
   padding: 10px 12px;
   overflow-y: auto;
+  isolation: isolate;
   outline: none;
   touch-action: pan-y;
 }
 
 .discover-deck-card {
   display: flex;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 2;
+  grid-area: 1 / 1;
   min-height: 0;
   width: min(100%, 680px);
   min-height: 100%;
@@ -1256,6 +1349,27 @@
   box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 color-mix(in srgb, #fff 7%, transparent);
 }
 
+.discover-deck-card-current {
+  transform: translate3d(var(--discover-x, 0), 0, 0) rotate(var(--discover-rotation, 0));
+  transform-origin: 50% 90%;
+  will-change: transform;
+}
+
+.discover-deck-card-settling,
+.discover-deck-card-exiting {
+  transition: transform 230ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.75, 0.28, 1);
+}
+
+.discover-deck-card-underlay {
+  z-index: 1;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  transform: scale(0.975);
+  opacity: 0.78;
+  box-shadow:
+    inset 0 1px 0 color-mix(in srgb, #fff 7%, transparent),
+    0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
+}
+
 .discover-deck-topline {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -1268,24 +1382,23 @@
   text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
-.discover-deck-illustration {
-  display: grid;
-  width: clamp(50px, 9vh, 72px);
-  aspect-ratio: 1;
-  margin: clamp(12px, 2.5vh, 22px) 0;
-  place-items: center;
-  border-radius: 20px;
-  color: var(--accent);
-  background: var(--accent-soft);
+.discover-deck-topline > span:last-child {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 5px;
 }
 
-.discover-deck-illustration svg {
-  width: 52%;
-  height: 52%;
+.discover-deck-topline b {
+  font: inherit;
+}
+
+.discover-deck-topline i {
+  opacity: 0.55;
+  font-style: normal;
 }
 
 .discover-deck-card h1 {
-  margin: 0;
+  margin: clamp(15px, 2.5vh, 24px) 0 0;
   font-family: var(--display);
   font-size: clamp(24px, 7vw, 38px);
   line-height: 1.04;
@@ -1321,36 +1434,28 @@
   line-height: 1.45;
 }
 
-.discover-deck-actions {
-  display: flex;
-  min-height: 38px;
-  margin-top: auto;
-  padding-top: 10px;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 10px;
-  color: var(--fg-faint);
-  font: 700 10px var(--mono);
-}
-
-.discover-deck-actions > div {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 5px;
-}
-
-.discover-deck-actions > div button {
+.discover-edge-nav {
   display: grid;
-  width: 36px;
-  height: 36px;
+  position: absolute;
+  z-index: 4;
+  top: 50%;
+  width: 38px;
+  height: 50px;
   place-items: center;
   border: 1px solid var(--bg-rule);
-  border-radius: 11px;
+  border-radius: 14px;
   color: var(--fg);
-  background: var(--bg);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg) 88%, transparent);
+  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+  transform: translateY(-50%);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
 }
 
-.discover-deck-actions > div button:disabled {
-  opacity: 0.35;
+.discover-edge-nav-previous { left: 14px; }
+.discover-edge-nav-next { right: 14px; }
+
+.discover-edge-nav:disabled {
+  opacity: 0.22;
 }
 
 .watch-view,
@@ -1416,12 +1521,11 @@
   .explore-choice { padding: 10px; }
   .explore-choice-icon { width: 32px; height: 32px; }
   .live-copilot-dock {
-    min-height: 76px;
-    max-height: 82px;
+    min-height: 112px;
+    max-height: 120px;
     margin-block: 6px max(6px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
   }
   .discover-view { padding-block: 7px; }
-  .discover-deck-illustration { display: none; }
   .discover-deck-insight { margin-top: 9px; padding: 9px 11px; }
   .game-view,
   .unwind-session,
@@ -1470,7 +1574,13 @@
 }
 
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
-  .live-copilot-dock-working .live-copilot-dot {
+  .live-copilot-dock-working .live-copilot-dot,
+  .live-copilot-line,
+  .live-copilot-line > b {
     animation: none;
   }
+  .explore-header-nav strong,
+  .discover-deck-card-current {
+    transition: none;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/design.md b/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/design.md
index dab0b0c..65be3c7 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/design.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/design.md
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ The redesigned surface must fit normal phone viewports without page scrolling, p
 - Stream current assistant text in place and compact all fallback activity states into the same region.
 - Return directly to chat when the dock is activated.
 - Give Explore the same hamburger/session-drawer affordance as the active chat.
+- Consolidate category navigation into the header so the separate tab band does not consume viewport height.
 - Make Discover a one-card-at-a-time, horizontally swipeable, balanced deck with no filters, list, reader transition, or card-side secondary action.
+- Make card movement feel direct through drag-follow, spring-back, exit, and next-card reveal animation.
+- Make the dock read as a live activity window by showing real assistant and tool events in order.
 - Fit the Explore home and normal category experiences inside `100dvh` without page scrolling.
 - Preserve local reading, game, and unwind state through the existing bounded storage key.
 
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ Alternative considered: duplicate the drawer or lift all drawer state and render
 
 ### The header is a stable shared-navigation header
 
-Explore will show the existing unread-aware hamburger on mobile, the existing static Weft mark on desktop-wide layouts, a compass mark, and the single title `Explore`. It will have no Back action, subtitle, count, or right-side control.
+Explore will show the existing unread-aware hamburger on mobile or the static Weft mark on desktop-wide layouts, the title `Explore`, and four compact category tiles. The active tile expands to include its label while inactive tiles remain icon-first. All tiles retain accessible names and minimum touch targets. The separate category tab band is removed.
 
 System/browser Back remains hierarchical: category or activity detail returns to Explore home, then the next Back returns to chat. Internal games and unwind activities retain small in-content return controls.
 
@@ -50,15 +53,15 @@ A pure projection will choose dock content in this order:
 6. Completed unread reply preview.
 7. Ready or recent activity.
 
-The dock uses a fixed height and renders a status row plus at most two lines of normalized live text and one compact tool/detail line. Streaming updates replace content in place rather than growing the layout. Activating any dock state returns to chat. Approvals and elicitations are handled by the existing chat cards; Explore no longer renders a duplicate interruption dialog.
+The dock uses a fixed height approximately one and a half times the original compact dock. It renders a status row and up to three ordered activity lines derived from the existing timeline. Assistant deltas update their current line in place with a live cursor; tool starts, completions, and failures appear as compact rows and roll upward as newer events arrive. Intent is used as context when no assistant or tool event is available. Quiet periods never fabricate activity: elapsed time and an active indicator continue while the latest real event remains visible. Activating any dock state returns to chat. Approvals and elicitations are handled by the existing chat cards; Explore no longer renders a duplicate interruption dialog.
 
 Alternative considered: keep Agent Pulse plus an Agent Activity destination. Rejected because it duplicates chat, consumes vertical space, and makes users choose between two representations of the same work.
 
 ### Discover is one complete card, not a feed plus reader
 
-Discover will render one card that includes topic, duration, title, summary, useful insight, optional illustration, and deck progress. The existing repeated explanatory paragraph is removed. Topic filters, feed cards, and reader state are removed.
+Discover will render one dense card that includes topic, deck progress, duration, title, summary, and useful insight. Deck progress sits beside duration in the top metadata row. The large standalone illustration and bottom action row are removed. Previous and Next controls sit at the vertical card edges without consuming a content row. Topic filters, feed cards, and reader state remain removed.
 
-Horizontal swipe left advances and swipe right returns to the previous card. Arrow Left/Right and explicit accessible Previous/Next controls provide equivalent operation. Vertical gestures remain available for accessibility overflow scrolling.
+Horizontal swipe left advances and swipe right returns to the previous card. During a horizontal drag the card follows the pointer with bounded rotation while the adjacent card is revealed beneath it. Crossing the threshold animates the current card off-screen and promotes the revealed card; an incomplete gesture springs back. Arrow Left/Right and the edge controls use the same transition. Vertical gestures remain available for accessibility overflow scrolling, and reduced-motion mode performs the same state change without spatial animation.
 
 ### The deck is balanced, deterministic, and locally resumable
 
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ Alternative considered: `Array.sort(() => Math.random() - 0.5)` on each mount. R
 
 ### Viewport fitting is structural, not clipping
 
-Explore uses a `100dvh` grid with fixed header, optional tabs, flexible content, and fixed Live Copilot Dock. The home removes the introductory paragraph and Continue card; four category choices use a compact `2 x 2` grid. Category content uses `minmax(0, 1fr)` and no page overflow.
+Explore uses a `100dvh` grid with one fixed header containing category navigation, flexible content, and a fixed Live Copilot Dock. Removing the category band and Discover illustration funds the taller live dock without increasing page height. The home removes the introductory paragraph and Continue card; four category choices use a compact `2 x 2` grid. Category content uses `minmax(0, 1fr)` and no page overflow.
 
 Discover catalog tests enforce concise title, summary, and insight limits so normal cards fit without CSS line-clamping away content. Height breakpoints reduce decoration and spacing before reducing readable text. At extreme text scaling, the flexible content region may scroll internally while the global page and dock remain stable.
 
@@ -89,8 +92,10 @@ Entering a category or activity detail creates at most one Explore-detail histor
 ## Risks / Trade-offs
 
 - **Streaming text changes too rapidly to read** → Normalize whitespace, show only the newest bounded excerpt, and update in place without marquee motion.
+- **A busy activity feed becomes visual noise** → Limit the dock to three real ordered events, keep the current event visually dominant, and never synthesize progress messages.
 - **A long card overflows short phones** → Enforce content limits, remove decorative media at short heights, and allow accessibility-only internal scrolling.
 - **Horizontal swipe conflicts with platform navigation** → Discover requires a dominant horizontal threshold and retains explicit controls, while vertical gestures remain native scrolling.
+- **Drag animation causes motion discomfort** → Respect reduced-motion preferences and commit navigation without spatial transitions.
 - **Drawer integration destabilizes SessionScreen** → Reuse its existing state and component, keep Explore as an overlay within the same mounted shell, and add App/session integration tests.
 - **Daily order feels repetitive** → Persist a complete cycle, rotate by day, and reseed after catalog exhaustion without repeating within a cycle.
 - **Removing Explore approval overlays delays action** → The dock uses a high-contrast attention state and returns directly to the canonical chat card.
@@ -105,4 +110,4 @@ Entering a category or activity detail creates at most one Explore-detail histor
 
 ## Open Questions
 
-None. The agreed interaction is fixed: shared hamburger header, bottom live dock returning to chat, and balanced horizontal Discover cards with no list or filters.
+None. The agreed interaction is fixed: integrated category header, taller real-event dock returning to chat, and dense animated horizontal Discover cards with no list or filters.
diff --git a/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/proposal.md b/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/proposal.md
index 4404db3..0536303 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/proposal.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/proposal.md
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ Explore currently behaves like a nested content page: Agent Pulse occupies premi
 - Stream the latest assistant text in the dock, with intent, active tool, elapsed work, reply-ready, blocked, error, and idle fallbacks compacted into the same fixed space.
 - Make the dock return directly to the active chat when activated.
 - Replace the Explore Back and right-side header actions with the existing sessions hamburger, compass mark, and a compact Explore title.
+- Move Discover, Watch, Play, and Unwind into compact header tiles, with the active category expanded and the separate category band removed.
 - Reuse the existing session drawer rather than introducing an Explore-specific menu.
 - Replace Discover topic filters, multi-card feed, and separate reader with one complete horizontally swipeable card at a time.
+- Remove the large card illustration, move deck position beside duration, place navigation controls at the card edges, and animate drag, exit, reveal, and spring-back motion.
 - Build a deterministic balanced deck that varies topics, avoids repeats until exhaustion, and preserves position locally.
 - Remove the Discover card-side secondary action and its persisted field.
+- Increase the Live Copilot Dock height and render an ordered, continuously updating feed of real assistant and tool activity rather than only the latest text excerpt.
 - Reflow Explore home, Watch, Play, and Unwind into a fixed `100dvh` shell with no page scrolling at standard mobile text sizes.
 - Preserve safe internal scrolling only when accessibility text scaling makes it necessary.
 
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ None.
 ## Impact
 
 - Mobile application shell and session-drawer ownership.
-- Explore navigation, live session projection, interruptions, and chat return behavior.
+- Explore header navigation, live session projection, ordered activity rendering, interruptions, and chat return behavior.
 - Discover presentation, ordering, gestures, persistence, and catalog constraints.
 - Explore responsive styling and safe-area handling.
 - Focused App, session-header, Explore, persistence, gesture, reduced-motion, and accessibility tests.
diff --git a/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/specs/mobile-explore-live-experience/spec.md b/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/specs/mobile-explore-live-experience/spec.md
index 8f878ad..cff4d6d 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/specs/mobile-explore-live-experience/spec.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/specs/mobile-explore-live-experience/spec.md
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ Explore SHALL use the established Weft sessions navigation affordance rather tha
 
 #### Scenario: Compact header
 - **WHEN** Explore is displayed on mobile
-- **THEN** the header contains the sessions button, compass mark, and Explore title without a Back button, subtitle, count, or right-side action
+- **THEN** the header contains the sessions button, Explore title, and compact accessible tiles for Discover, Watch, Play, and Unwind without a separate category band
+
+#### Scenario: Active category
+- **WHEN** an Explore category is selected
+- **THEN** its header tile expands to show the category label while the other category tiles remain compact
 
 #### Scenario: Desktop-wide navigation
 - **WHEN** the persistent desktop session sidebar is visible
@@ -20,7 +24,15 @@ Explore SHALL display a fixed bottom dock that projects live state from the acti
 
 #### Scenario: Stream assistant text
 - **WHEN** an assistant response is arriving through assistant deltas
-- **THEN** the dock updates the latest normalized text in place using at most two visible lines without changing height
+- **THEN** the current dock activity line updates normalized text in place with a live indicator without changing height
+
+#### Scenario: Show ordered tool activity
+- **WHEN** tools start, complete, or fail while the session is working
+- **THEN** the dock shows up to three real assistant and tool events in timeline order and rolls older activity upward
+
+#### Scenario: Do not invent activity
+- **WHEN** the session remains busy without receiving a new assistant or tool event
+- **THEN** the dock preserves the latest real event with elapsed time and an active indicator rather than fabricating progress text
 
 #### Scenario: Show work before text arrives
 - **WHEN** the session is busy but has no streamed assistant text
@@ -47,19 +59,23 @@ Discover SHALL present one complete useful-idea card at a time without topic fil
 
 #### Scenario: Open Discover
 - **WHEN** the user selects Discover
-- **THEN** the application immediately shows one complete card with topic, duration, title, summary, useful insight, and deck position
+- **THEN** the application immediately shows one complete card with topic, deck position beside duration, title, summary, and useful insight without a standalone illustration or bottom action row
 
 #### Scenario: Advance by touch
 - **WHEN** the user swipes left beyond the gesture threshold
-- **THEN** Discover advances exactly one card
+- **THEN** the current card follows the gesture, exits left, reveals the next card, and advances exactly once
 
 #### Scenario: Return by touch
 - **WHEN** the user swipes right beyond the gesture threshold and a prior card exists
-- **THEN** Discover returns exactly one card
+- **THEN** the current card follows the gesture, exits right, reveals the previous card, and returns exactly once
+
+#### Scenario: Cancel an incomplete swipe
+- **WHEN** a horizontal gesture ends before the navigation threshold
+- **THEN** the current card springs back without changing deck position
 
 #### Scenario: Operate without touch
 - **WHEN** the user presses Arrow Left, Arrow Right, or the accessible Previous and Next controls
-- **THEN** Discover performs the equivalent single-card navigation
+- **THEN** Discover performs the equivalent animated single-card navigation from controls positioned at the card's vertical edges
 
 #### Scenario: Preserve vertical scrolling
 - **WHEN** enlarged content requires scrolling
@@ -93,7 +109,7 @@ Explore SHALL fit its standard mobile experiences within the dynamic viewport wi
 
 #### Scenario: Category view
 - **WHEN** a category is displayed at a supported standard phone size
-- **THEN** the header, compact category tabs, category content, and Live Copilot Dock are simultaneously visible without page scrolling
+- **THEN** the integrated header navigation, category content, and taller Live Copilot Dock are simultaneously visible without page scrolling
 
 #### Scenario: Short viewport
 - **WHEN** viewport height is below the comfortable breakpoint
diff --git a/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/tasks.md b/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/tasks.md
index 0eecce6..194e77c 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/tasks.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/refine-explore-live-experience/tasks.md
@@ -41,3 +41,12 @@
 - [x] 5.3 Run complete repository tests, build, lint, and version checks
 - [x] 5.4 Review the final diff for navigation, streaming privacy, gesture conflicts, accessibility, viewport fitting, and unrelated changes
 - [x] 5.5 Validate all OpenSpec artifacts and mark every completed task
+
+## 6. Dense Animated Explore Refinement
+
+- [x] 6.1 Move category navigation into compact accessible header tiles and remove the separate category band
+- [x] 6.2 Remove the Discover illustration and bottom controls, move deck position beside duration, and add card-edge navigation
+- [x] 6.3 Implement pointer-follow, bounded rotation, adjacent-card reveal, exit, spring-back, keyboard, and reduced-motion behavior
+- [x] 6.4 Increase the Live Copilot Dock height and render up to three ordered real assistant and tool events
+- [x] 6.5 Add focused tests for integrated navigation, dense card layout, swipe motion, real activity ordering, and quiet working behavior
+- [ ] 6.6 Run complete validation, review, merge, release, and verify production