diff --git a/scripts/check-github-action-pins.mjs b/scripts/check-github-action-pins.mjs
index 539f90a883..9db2b94a1a 100644
--- a/scripts/check-github-action-pins.mjs
+++ b/scripts/check-github-action-pins.mjs
@@ -173,19 +173,6 @@ if (!/^      image: semgrep\/semgrep@sha256:[0-9a-f]{64}\s*$/m.test(semgrepGateJ
 // the per-line validation above only covers workflows, a composite skew (e.g.
 // setup-node v5 vs v7) was previously invisible. Assert each action name resolves
 // to a single SHA everywhere it is used.
-function discoverCompositeActionFiles(workflowRoot) {
-  const actionsRoot = path.join(workflowRoot, ".github", "actions");
-  if (!existsSync(actionsRoot)) return [];
-  const files = [];
-  for (const entry of readdirSync(actionsRoot, { withFileTypes: true })) {
-    if (!entry.isDirectory()) continue;
-    for (const name of ["action.yml", "action.yaml"]) {
-      const candidate = path.join(actionsRoot, entry.name, name);
-      if (existsSync(candidate)) files.push(candidate);
-    }
-  }
-  return files;
-}
 
 const actionPinPattern = /uses:\s*([^@\s]+)@([0-9a-f]{40})(?:\s*#\s*(\S+))?/;
 const shasByAction = new Map();
diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index 1db94159d6..631d0ad0d9 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -104,13 +104,19 @@
 
   --ease-out-soft: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
   --ease-spring: cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.3, 0.64, 1);
+  --ease-exit: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);
 
   --animate-fade-up: fade-up 200ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
   --animate-overlay-in: overlay-in 200ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
+  --animate-overlay-out: overlay-out 140ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1) both;
   --animate-sheet-up: sheet-up 250ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
+  --animate-sheet-down: sheet-down 140ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1) both;
   --animate-sheet-left: sheet-left 220ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
   --animate-pop-in: pop-in 180ms cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.3, 0.64, 1) both;
   --animate-dialog-rise: dialog-rise 220ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
+  --animate-dialog-fall: dialog-fall 140ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1) both;
+  --animate-pop-out: pop-out 140ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1) both;
+  --animate-sheet-left-out: sheet-left-out 140ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1) both;
   --animate-action-tray-in: action-tray-in 160ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
   --animate-shimmer: shimmer 1.4s linear infinite;
 }
@@ -288,6 +294,7 @@
   --duration-fast: 120ms;
   --duration-base: 180ms;
   --duration-slow: 240ms;
+  --duration-exit: 140ms;
   --ease-standard: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0, 1);
   --ease-emphasized: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
   color-scheme: light;
@@ -1252,13 +1259,17 @@ summary::-webkit-details-marker {
   }
 }
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
-  .mode-action-surface[data-placement="up"] {
+  .mode-action-surface[data-placement="up"]:not([data-state="exiting"]) {
     animation: mode-action-fold-up 170ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
   }
 
-  .mode-action-surface[data-placement="down"] {
+  .mode-action-surface[data-placement="down"]:not([data-state="exiting"]) {
     animation: mode-action-fold-down 170ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) both;
   }
+
+  .mode-action-surface[data-state="exiting"] {
+    animation: pop-out 140ms cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1) both;
+  }
 }
 
 .answer-footer-search-input {
@@ -2108,6 +2119,15 @@ html[data-motion="reduced"] .pwa-notice-card {
   }
 }
 
+@keyframes overlay-out {
+  from {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
+
 @keyframes sheet-up {
   from {
     transform: translateY(100%);
@@ -2117,6 +2137,15 @@ html[data-motion="reduced"] .pwa-notice-card {
   }
 }
 
+@keyframes sheet-down {
+  from {
+    transform: translateY(0);
+  }
+  to {
+    transform: translateY(100%);
+  }
+}
+
 @keyframes sheet-left {
   from {
     transform: translateX(-100%);
@@ -2148,6 +2177,37 @@ html[data-motion="reduced"] .pwa-notice-card {
   }
 }
 
+@keyframes dialog-fall {
+  from {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(12px) scale(0.98);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes pop-out {
+  from {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: scale(0.97);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes sheet-left-out {
+  from {
+    transform: translateX(0);
+  }
+  to {
+    transform: translateX(-100%);
+  }
+}
+
 @keyframes action-tray-in {
   from {
     opacity: 0;
diff --git a/src/components/calculator-mockups/popup-sheet-mockup.tsx b/src/components/calculator-mockups/popup-sheet-mockup.tsx
index 701b70e301..c18a02c1d7 100644
--- a/src/components/calculator-mockups/popup-sheet-mockup.tsx
+++ b/src/components/calculator-mockups/popup-sheet-mockup.tsx
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ export function CalculatorSheet({
         aria-label="Close calculator"
         tabIndex={-1}
         onClick={onClose}
-        className="absolute inset-0 animate-overlay-in bg-[color:var(--neutral-950)]/55 backdrop-blur-[2px]"
+        className="absolute inset-0 motion-safe:animate-overlay-in bg-[color:var(--neutral-950)]/55 backdrop-blur-[2px] motion-reduce:transition-none"
       />
-      <div className="relative flex max-h-[92dvh] w-full animate-sheet-up flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-t-xl border border-[color:var(--border-strong)] bg-[color:var(--background)] shadow-[var(--shadow-lux)] sm:max-w-3xl sm:animate-dialog-rise sm:rounded-xl">
+      <div className="relative flex max-h-[92dvh] w-full motion-safe:animate-sheet-up flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-t-xl border border-[color:var(--border-strong)] bg-[color:var(--background)] shadow-[var(--shadow-lux)] sm:max-w-3xl sm:motion-safe:animate-dialog-rise sm:rounded-xl motion-reduce:transition-none">
         <header className="grid shrink-0 grid-cols-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)_auto_auto] items-center gap-3 border-b border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface)] px-4 py-3">
           <span className="grid size-9 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-md border border-[color:var(--clinical-accent-border)] bg-[color:var(--clinical-accent-soft)] text-[color:var(--clinical-accent)]">
             <Icon className="size-icon-md" aria-hidden="true" />
diff --git a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/mode-action-popup.tsx b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/mode-action-popup.tsx
index dfb1e872fa..38536ac2de 100644
--- a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/mode-action-popup.tsx
+++ b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/mode-action-popup.tsx
@@ -429,10 +429,12 @@ export function ModeActionPopup({
     window.requestAnimationFrame(() => buttonRef.current?.focus());
   }, [onOpenChange, setModeSelectorOpen]);
 
+  const popoverPresence = useOverlayPresence(open && !useSheet);
+
   // The sheet owns its own focus trap, Escape, and backdrop dismissal; only the
   // anchored popover needs the outside-click dismissable layer.
   useDismissableLayer({
-    enabled: open && !useSheet,
+    enabled: popoverPresence.isMounted,
     refs: [rootRef, surfaceRef, ...(dismissIgnoreRefs ?? [])],
     restoreFocusRef: buttonRef,
     onDismiss: () => {
@@ -622,9 +624,9 @@ export function ModeActionPopup({
   }
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    if (!open || useSheet) return;
+    if (!popoverPresence.isMounted) return;
     updatePlacement();
-  }, [items.length, open, title, updatePlacement, useSheet]);
+  }, [items.length, popoverPresence.isMounted, title, updatePlacement]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (open) return;
@@ -632,12 +634,12 @@ export function ModeActionPopup({
   }, [open]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!open || useSheet) return;
+    if (!popoverPresence.isMounted) return;
     onPlacementChange?.(placement);
-  }, [onPlacementChange, open, placement, useSheet]);
+  }, [onPlacementChange, popoverPresence.isMounted, placement]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!open || useSheet) return;
+    if (!popoverPresence.isMounted) return;
 
     let placementFrame: number | null = null;
     const schedulePlacementUpdate = () => {
@@ -661,7 +663,7 @@ export function ModeActionPopup({
       window.visualViewport?.removeEventListener("resize", schedulePlacementUpdate);
       window.visualViewport?.removeEventListener("scroll", schedulePlacementUpdate);
     };
-  }, [open, updatePlacement, useSheet]);
+  }, [popoverPresence.isMounted, updatePlacement]);
 
   const surfaceStyle = {
     "--mode-action-max-height": surfaceMaxHeight ? `${surfaceMaxHeight}px` : undefined,
@@ -869,10 +871,11 @@ export function ModeActionPopup({
   }
 
   const actionSurface =
-    open && !useSheet ? (
+    popoverPresence.isMounted ? (
       <div
         ref={surfaceRef}
         data-placement={placement}
+        data-state={popoverPresence.stage === "exiting" ? "exiting" : "open"}
         style={surfaceStyle}
         className={cn(
           "mode-action-surface z-50 text-[color:var(--text)]",
diff --git a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/source-preview-popover.tsx b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/source-preview-popover.tsx
index 4fb1552579..e0080491bb 100644
--- a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/source-preview-popover.tsx
+++ b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/source-preview-popover.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 
 import { useDismissableLayer } from "@/components/use-dismissable-layer";
+import { useOverlayPresence } from "@/components/use-overlay-presence";
 import { cn } from "@/components/ui-primitives";
 
 type PopoverPlacement = "below" | "above";
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export function SourcePreviewPopover({
   children: ReactNode;
 }) {
   const surfaceRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const presence = useOverlayPresence(open);
   const [layout, setLayout] = useState<{
     placement: PopoverPlacement;
     top: number;
@@ -77,12 +79,12 @@ export function SourcePreviewPopover({
 
   const updateLayout = useCallback(() => {
     const anchor = anchorRef.current;
-    if (!anchor) return;
+    if (!anchor || !presence.isMounted) return;
     setLayout(computePopoverLayout(anchor));
-  }, [anchorRef]);
+  }, [anchorRef, presence.isMounted]);
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    if (!open) return;
+    if (!presence.isMounted) return;
     updateLayout();
   }, [open, updateLayout]);
 
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ export function SourcePreviewPopover({
       window.visualViewport?.removeEventListener("scroll", handleViewportChange);
       window.removeEventListener("scroll", handleViewportChange, scrollOptions);
     };
-  }, [open, updateLayout]);
+  }, [presence.isMounted, updateLayout]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!open) return undefined;
@@ -144,13 +146,13 @@ export function SourcePreviewPopover({
   }, [open]);
 
   useDismissableLayer({
-    enabled: open,
+    enabled: presence.isMounted,
     refs: [anchorRef, surfaceRef],
     restoreFocusRef: anchorRef,
     onDismiss: () => onClose(),
   });
 
-  if (!open || typeof document === "undefined") return null;
+  if (!presence.isMounted || typeof document === "undefined") return null;
 
   const style: CSSProperties = layout
     ? {
@@ -168,11 +170,13 @@ export function SourcePreviewPopover({
       role="dialog"
       aria-modal="false"
       aria-label={title}
+      aria-hidden={presence.stage === "exiting"}
       data-testid="source-capsule-preview"
       data-popover-placement={layout?.placement ?? "below"}
       style={style}
       className={cn(
-        "fixed z-[95] min-w-[min(100vw-1.5rem,20rem)] overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain rounded-lg border border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface-lux)] p-3 shadow-[var(--shadow-elevated)] motion-safe:animate-pop-in motion-reduce:animate-none",
+        "fixed z-[95] min-w-[min(100vw-1.5rem,20rem)] overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain rounded-lg border border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface-lux)] p-3 shadow-[var(--shadow-elevated)] motion-reduce:animate-none",
+        presence.stage === "exiting" ? "motion-safe:animate-pop-out" : "motion-safe:animate-pop-in"
       )}
     >
       {children}
diff --git a/src/components/ui/sheet.tsx b/src/components/ui/sheet.tsx
index 685ae1310d..918becc97c 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/sheet.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/sheet.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { X } from "lucide-react";
 import { cn, toolbarButton } from "@/components/ui-primitives";
+import { useOverlayPresence } from "@/components/use-overlay-presence";
 
 export type SheetMobileSize = "content" | "viewport";
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ export function Sheet({
   const panelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const closeRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
   const onCloseRef = useRef(onClose);
-  const dragRef = useRef<{ startY: number; dragging: boolean }>({ startY: 0, dragging: false });
+  const dragRef = useRef<{ startY: number; startTime: number; dragging: boolean }>({ startY: 0, startTime: 0, dragging: false });
   // Backdrop dismiss must require the gesture to *start* on the dimmed area.
   // Otherwise a press that begins on the panel and ends on the backdrop would
   // synthesize a click on the common ancestor and accidentally close the sheet.
@@ -132,11 +133,12 @@ export function Sheet({
   function handleGripPointerDown(event: ReactPointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
     const panel = panelRef.current;
     if (!panel) return;
-    dragRef.current = { startY: event.clientY, dragging: true };
+    dragRef.current = { startY: event.clientY, startTime: performance.now(), dragging: true };
     panel.style.transition = "none";
     // Release the entry animation's `both` fill so the inline drag transform is
     // not overridden by the finished keyframes (CSS animations beat inline style).
     panel.style.animation = "none";
+    panel.style.willChange = "transform";
     event.currentTarget.setPointerCapture(event.pointerId);
   }
 
@@ -149,14 +151,17 @@ export function Sheet({
   function handleGripPointerUp(event: ReactPointerEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
     if (!dragRef.current.dragging) return;
     const delta = Math.max(0, event.clientY - dragRef.current.startY);
-    dragRef.current = { startY: 0, dragging: false };
+    const dt = performance.now() - dragRef.current.startTime;
+    const velocity = dt > 0 ? delta / dt : 0;
+    dragRef.current = { startY: 0, startTime: 0, dragging: false };
     const panel = panelRef.current;
     if (panel) {
       // Restore the class-based transition so a non-dismiss snaps back smoothly.
       panel.style.transition = "";
       panel.style.transform = "";
+      panel.style.willChange = "";
     }
-    if (delta > 96) onClose();
+    if (delta > 96 || velocity > 0.5) onClose();
   }
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -165,13 +170,18 @@ export function Sheet({
     const explicitReturnElement = returnFocusRef?.current ?? null;
     const previousActiveElement = document.activeElement instanceof HTMLElement ? document.activeElement : null;
     pushSheet(sheetId);
-    const focusFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-      const focusTarget =
-        initialFocusRef?.current ??
-        panelRef.current?.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-sheet-autofocus="true"]') ??
-        closeRef.current;
-      focusTarget?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
-    });
+    
+    // ISSUE-04: Delay the focus frame so the outline does not translate across the screen
+    let focusFrame: number;
+    const focusTimeout = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      focusFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        const focusTarget =
+          initialFocusRef?.current ??
+          panelRef.current?.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-sheet-autofocus="true"]') ??
+          closeRef.current;
+        focusTarget?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+      });
+    }, 250);
 
     function onKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
       // Only the top-most open Sheet reacts, so a stacked overlay (lightbox /
@@ -212,7 +222,8 @@ export function Sheet({
 
     window.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
     return () => {
-      window.cancelAnimationFrame(focusFrame);
+      window.clearTimeout(focusTimeout);
+      if (focusFrame) window.cancelAnimationFrame(focusFrame);
       window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
       popSheet(sheetId);
       const restoreTarget = explicitReturnElement ?? previousActiveElement;
@@ -233,7 +244,9 @@ export function Sheet({
     };
   }, [open, initialFocusRef, returnFocusRef, sheetId]);
 
-  if (!open) return null;
+  const { stage, isMounted } = useOverlayPresence(open);
+
+  if (!isMounted) return null;
 
   const resolvedLabelledBy = labelledBy ?? (title ? titleId : undefined);
   const defaultSheetIsFullscreen = placement !== "left" && mobilePlacement === "fullscreen";
@@ -245,7 +258,7 @@ export function Sheet({
       className={cn(
         "fixed inset-0 z-[100] flex bg-[color:var(--overlay-backdrop)] backdrop-blur-[2px] motion-reduce:animate-none motion-reduce:transition-none",
         desktopBackdropClassName,
-        placement !== "left" && "motion-safe:animate-overlay-in",
+        stage === "exiting" ? "motion-safe:animate-overlay-out" : "motion-safe:animate-overlay-in",
         placement === "left"
           ? "items-stretch justify-start"
           : defaultSheetIsFullscreen
@@ -282,25 +295,30 @@ export function Sheet({
           "flex min-w-0 w-full flex-col overflow-hidden border border-[color:var(--border-lux)] bg-[color:var(--surface-raised)] text-[color:var(--text)] shadow-[var(--shadow-elevated)] pb-safe",
           "transition duration-200 motion-reduce:transition-none sm:duration-150",
           placement === "left"
-            ? "h-full max-h-full max-w-[min(22rem,calc(100vw-1rem))] rounded-r-2xl border-y-0 border-l-0 pt-safe sm:max-h-dvh sm:max-w-[22rem] sm:rounded-l-none sm:rounded-r-2xl sm:pb-0"
+            ? cn(
+                "h-full max-h-full max-w-[min(22rem,calc(100vw-1rem))] rounded-r-2xl border-y-0 border-l-0 pt-safe sm:max-h-dvh sm:max-w-[22rem] sm:rounded-l-none sm:rounded-r-2xl sm:pb-0",
+                stage === "exiting" ? "motion-safe:animate-sheet-left-out" : "motion-safe:animate-sheet-left"
+              )
             : cn(
                 defaultSheetIsFullscreen
-                  ? // Fullscreen panels size from the inset-0 backdrop (h-full), not
-                    // 100dvh: iOS Safari resolves dvh stale across toolbar
-                    // collapse, which strands a dead band under the sheet.
-                    "h-full max-h-full rounded-none border-0 motion-safe:animate-pop-in sm:max-w-none sm:rounded-none lg:h-auto lg:max-h-[calc(100dvh-3rem)] lg:rounded-2xl lg:border lg:border-[color:var(--border-lux)] lg:pb-0 lg:motion-safe:animate-dialog-rise"
+                  ? cn(
+                      "h-full max-h-full rounded-none border-0 sm:max-w-none sm:rounded-none lg:h-auto lg:max-h-[calc(100dvh-3rem)] lg:rounded-2xl lg:border lg:border-[color:var(--border-lux)] lg:pb-0",
+                      stage === "exiting" ? "motion-safe:animate-pop-out lg:motion-safe:animate-dialog-fall" : "motion-safe:animate-pop-in lg:motion-safe:animate-dialog-rise"
+                    )
                   : cn(
-                      "sm:max-w-lg sm:rounded-2xl sm:pb-0 sm:motion-safe:animate-dialog-rise",
+                      "sm:max-w-lg sm:rounded-2xl sm:pb-0",
                       defaultSheetIsTopAligned
                         ? cn(
-                            "max-h-[calc(100dvh-1.5rem)] rounded-2xl motion-safe:animate-pop-in",
+                            "max-h-[calc(100dvh-1.5rem)] rounded-2xl",
                             defaultSheetUsesViewportSize && "min-h-[calc(100dvh-2rem)] sm:min-h-0",
+                            stage === "exiting" ? "motion-safe:animate-pop-out sm:motion-safe:animate-dialog-fall" : "motion-safe:animate-pop-in sm:motion-safe:animate-dialog-rise"
                           )
                         : cn(
-                            "rounded-t-2xl motion-safe:animate-sheet-up",
+                            "rounded-t-2xl",
                             defaultSheetUsesViewportSize
                               ? "min-h-[calc(100dvh-2rem)] max-h-[calc(100dvh-1rem)] sm:min-h-0"
                               : "max-h-[88dvh]",
+                            stage === "exiting" ? "motion-safe:animate-sheet-down sm:motion-safe:animate-dialog-fall" : "motion-safe:animate-sheet-up sm:motion-safe:animate-dialog-rise"
                           ),
                     ),
               ),
diff --git a/src/components/use-overlay-presence.ts b/src/components/use-overlay-presence.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c974df823f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/use-overlay-presence.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+
+export type PresenceStage = "unmounted" | "entering" | "mounted" | "exiting";
+
+export function useOverlayPresence(open: boolean, exitDurationMs: number = 140) {
+  const [stage, setStage] = useState<PresenceStage>(open ? "mounted" : "unmounted");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open) {
+      setStage("mounted");
+    } else {
+      setStage((current) => {
+        if (current === "unmounted") return "unmounted";
+        return "exiting";
+      });
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        setStage("unmounted");
+      }, exitDurationMs);
+      return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
+    }
+  }, [open, exitDurationMs]);
+
+  return {
+    stage,
+    isMounted: stage !== "unmounted",
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/motion-tokens.ts b/src/lib/motion-tokens.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..409b009caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/motion-tokens.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export const DURATION_FAST = 120;
+export const DURATION_BASE = 180;
+export const DURATION_SLOW = 240;
+export const DURATION_EXIT = 140;
+
+export const EASE_OUT_SOFT = "cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1)";
+export const EASE_SPRING = "cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.3, 0.64, 1)";
+export const EASE_EXIT = "cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1)";