diff --git a/docs/branch-review-ledger.md b/docs/branch-review-ledger.md
index c2762bc89f..ee7f4f296b 100644
--- a/docs/branch-review-ledger.md
+++ b/docs/branch-review-ledger.md
@@ -899,12 +899,14 @@ Records before 2026-07-28 were written by hand and had drifted: 146 lines carrie
 | 2026-08-11 | claude/spacing-icon-design-review-rxwh28 | 5b96281ee7da817d5ce7f1102004ebe6f861b920 | pr-1815 heavy review-and-fix | remote already merged main (shadow-tight Switch kept); cherry-picked privacy -mb-4 reclaim + calculators dock cancel; removed duplicate UniversalSearchAlsoMatches; rail-aware section-sheet focus restore; dispositioned CodeRabbit docs/ledger/gates nits and outdated Sentry skeleton gap | verify:cheap PASS prior tip; verify:pr-local PASS prior tip; vitest privacy+in-page-nav 28 passed on cherry-pick; merge-tree clean vs origin/main |
 | 2026-08-12 | PR #1815 / claude/spacing-icon-design-review-rxwh28 | 9f266210f02081be54d407c70a85f52fed436128 | babysit | no remaining actionable findings; one pre-existing thread resolved as no-change (Dockerfile.worker follow-up needed) | required checks: Gitleaks PR policy PR required (all pass); targeted vitest passed: tests/document-frame-contract.test.ts + tests/in-page-nav-header.dom.test.tsx |
 | 2026-08-12 | 1815 | 27ce96e1755055ceee2eeae02d6efdf11259fcde | babysit | fixed | Unit coverage: targeted vitest passed: tests/shared-home-empty-state.dom.test.tsx (17 passed). PR required still blocked on pre-existing check failure at old remote head before sync. |
-| 2026-08-12 | PR #1595 / claude/ds-v2-adopt | 590eb6cfb229c5ae0f7a5025352fa871d8321521 | Supersedes 2026-08-03 PR-J clinical-governance review at f9f73c707d9b6b6226fc04d172fef8e426513055; accepted delta through merged PR head | SUPERSEDES the earlier PR-J clinical-governance row for merge evidence. The final delta added the answer-state projection, the two scoped review fixes, and the clinically approved #228 attribution wording. The user accepted that delta without a second clinical-governance review; this record preserves that explicit limitation rather than implying the earlier review covered the final tree. | Final PR head 590eb6cfb229c5ae0f7a5025352fa871d8321521; squashed to main as f4448f8c1 (historical mapping recorded in #232); no new provider or clinical review performed |
 | 2026-08-12 | claude/rag-canary-test-review-seprbt | bcf357a96fde74d39fc4726ffabb5079a744ef28 | eval-canary review: workflow, compare tooling, snapshot builder, alias tiering, rag-behaviour docs | PR #1843 opened; no retrieval behaviour change; snapshot refresh handed off as /issues #304 | verify:pr-local (green except env-only #296), eval:rag:offline 574/574, focused suites 40/40 |
 | 2026-08-12 | codex/pr-workflow-safety-230-296 | bc0a491fdf4146775629f9b2b03e2a2cc61bd7cb | pr-1830 unblock | unblocked: merged origin/main (outstanding-issues conflict), PR body RAG impact + governance, resolved Copilot thread; merge-tree clean; required CI in progress | check:outstanding-issues pass; evaluatePullRequestPolicy ok; merge-tree clean; PR policy/mergeability/Change scope in progress |
+| 2026-08-12 | claude/segmented-control-count | d5ff3160242986d2fac80ed9a915390b5c69b6e1 | SegmentedControl option hint slot (filter rollout prerequisite) | PR #1848 opened; additive, no call site passes hint yet; fixed a concatenated accessible name (All62 -> All (62)) | lint/typecheck/test green, 80 in ui-v2-components, 56 design-sync with no regen needed, clean build, bundle-budget within tolerance |
 | 2026-08-12 | claude/design-issues-triage-wnr7k9 | a6bfc6f2707975d9b9c649843e083965c80afb9c | Tier 1 design-issue re-verification: archive #171/#172/#174/#181/#273/#274/#302, correct #293 | docs-only; six rows verified delivered on main, min-h-tap finding refuted as deliberate sm: step-down | verify:pr-local (10/10 green); check:outstanding-issues 138 open/163 archived |
 | 2026-08-12 | claude/design-issues-triage-wnr7k9 | 970d39bc7023823d3283c660df090659a2f07aec | Full outstanding-issues ledger sweep: 47 rows individually verified against merged main | 19 archived (delivered or duplicate), 10 re-scoped with re-measured evidence, 1 refuted (#293), 4 machine-local rows annotated do-not-close-from-cloud; 98 rows bucketed by blocker, not individually verified | verify:pr-local 10/10 green; check:outstanding-issues 126 open/175 archived, no ids deleted from base |
+| 2026-08-12 | claude/filter-contract-global | a0add717c2521c7fdeba4da5b094377014383c3e | global filter contract: lens/facet kinds + docs/filter-contract.md (no rendered change) | PR #1847 opened; additive only, zero call sites touched; fixed an accessible-name leak caught by the new DOM tests | verify:pr-local fully green (no failures), 4 new DOM tests, git diff over all 7 mode files empty |
 | 2026-08-12 | claude/design-issues-triage-wnr7k9 | 2553b64b2342b0ef2ebef0afde152e76c1252496 | Ledger sweep round 2: open-PR cross-check plus clinical/answer-surface verification | 24 rows flagged IN FLIGHT against 7 open PRs (none had said so); 3 answer-surface rows archived (#166 #208 #216); #250 wave plan re-scoped; main-merge conflict resolved preserving both sides, 23 branch changes re-applied via the writer | verify:pr-local 10/10 green; check:outstanding-issues 121 open/180 archived, no ids deleted from base |
 | 2026-08-12 | claude/design-issues-triage-wnr7k9 | 586012639565e4d3306b44361ebc5a3bdb3024ad | Land PR #1838 ledger sweep; close #147 mobile CLS by measurement | Merge resolved as union (main renumbered #302/#303 to #306/#307 — not lost, correcting an earlier claim); #306/#307 archived as already-delivered. #147 archived on two identical offline Lighthouse runs: mobile CLS 0.035/0.000/0.013/0.081/0.000, all under 0.1, cause fixed by PR #1616 not this session. #118 updated (browser drift 141-vs-151, wider than recorded); new #308 for desktop /documents/search CLS 0.119 | verify:pr-local 10/10 green; check:outstanding-issues 121 open/185 archived; verify:lighthouse x2 (gate ungraded on browser drift, measurements valid) |
+| 2026-08-12 | 1848 | c65b9d91b760862c2ff9d5001974670219c5da02 | full PR diff and unresolved review feedback | P2 hint contrast and live-count width fixes applied | focused Vitest passed (81); focused ESLint passed; design-system contract passed |
+| 2026-08-12 | PR #1595 / claude/ds-v2-adopt | 590eb6cfb229c5ae0f7a5025352fa871d8321521 | Supersedes 2026-08-03 PR-J clinical-governance review at f9f73c707d9b6b6226fc04d172fef8e426513055; accepted delta through merged PR head | SUPERSEDES the earlier PR-J clinical-governance row for merge evidence. The final delta added the answer-state projection, the two scoped review fixes, and the clinically approved #228 attribution wording. The user accepted that delta without a second clinical-governance review; this record preserves that explicit limitation rather than implying the earlier review covered the final tree. | Final PR head 590eb6cfb229c5ae0f7a5025352fa871d8321521; squashed to main as f4448f8c1 (historical mapping recorded in #232); no new provider or clinical review performed |
 | 2026-08-12 | PR-1835 | fe46e5ade8018d21cf15d149711579b1b43c7fb8 | full PR diff and unresolved review feedback | P1/P2 findings fixed during fresh open-PR sweep; rename-only historical review comments dispositioned no-change | focused drift/docs/ledger/migration checks pass; verify:pr-local static+lint+typecheck pass, unrelated Windows unit baseline failures |
-| 2026-08-12 | claude/filter-contract-global | a0add717c2521c7fdeba4da5b094377014383c3e | global filter contract: lens/facet kinds + docs/filter-contract.md (no rendered change) | PR #1847 opened; additive only, zero call sites touched; fixed an accessible-name leak caught by the new DOM tests | verify:pr-local fully green (no failures), 4 new DOM tests, git diff over all 7 mode files empty |
diff --git a/src/components/ui/segmented-control.tsx b/src/components/ui/segmented-control.tsx
index 41d1097ebc..2454f58de1 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/segmented-control.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/segmented-control.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@ export type SegmentedControlOption<T extends string> = {
   label: string;
   icon?: LucideIcon;
   disabled?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Trailing detail, almost always a count — "Presentations 41".
+   *
+   * Exists because the one-of-N rails this control replaces across the modes all
+   * carry a count, and baking it into `label` would fold the number into the
+   * truncating span and lose the tabular alignment. Never the only thing
+   * distinguishing two options: it joins the accessible name, so an option whose
+   * label is not unique without its hint reads as a near-duplicate to a screen
+   * reader. Mirrors `ResultFilterOption.hint`, so a mode can build one option
+   * array and hand it to both the desktop rail and the phone sheet.
+   */
+  hint?: string;
 };
 
 type AccessibleName = { label: string; ariaLabelledBy?: never } | { label?: never; ariaLabelledBy: string };
@@ -100,6 +112,11 @@ export function SegmentedControl<T extends string>({
             type="button"
             role="radio"
             aria-checked={checked}
+            // Without this the label and hint spans concatenate to "All62" in
+            // the accessible name — inter-element whitespace is normalised away
+            // by the name computation, so a text-node separator cannot fix it.
+            // Matches the `${label} (${count})` shape the mode rails used.
+            aria-label={option.hint ? `${option.label} (${option.hint})` : undefined}
             tabIndex={option.value === tabStopValue ? 0 : -1}
             disabled={option.disabled}
             data-segment-value={option.value}
@@ -116,6 +133,16 @@ export function SegmentedControl<T extends string>({
           >
             {Icon ? <Icon aria-hidden="true" className="size-icon-sm shrink-0" /> : null}
             <span className="min-w-0 truncate">{option.label}</span>
+            {option.hint ? (
+              // Reserve a three-digit count column as well as using tabular figures so live
+              // result updates do not move the segment bounds — tabular figures keep digit
+              // widths equal but do not stop the span growing at 9 -> 10. The hint inherits
+              // the button's opaque semantic foreground rather than carrying its own colour:
+              // the decoration-only text alias is barred from production by
+              // check:design-system-contract, and any second token here would have to stay
+              // legible against both the checked and unchecked backgrounds.
+              <span className="nums min-w-6 shrink-0 text-right tabular-nums">{option.hint}</span>
+            ) : null}
           </button>
         );
       })}
diff --git a/tests/ui-v2-components.dom.test.tsx b/tests/ui-v2-components.dom.test.tsx
index aceebcd14f..1fa5c48afd 100644
--- a/tests/ui-v2-components.dom.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/ui-v2-components.dom.test.tsx
@@ -345,6 +345,70 @@ describe("SegmentedControl", () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Comprehensive" })).toHaveFocus();
   });
 
+  // The one-of-N rails this control replaces across the modes all carry a count.
+  // Baking it into `label` would fold the number into the truncating span, so it
+  // gets its own slot — and it must reach the accessible name, or a screen
+  // reader user loses information a sighted user has.
+  it("renders an option hint and folds it into the accessible name", () => {
+    render(
+      <SegmentedControl
+        label="Result type"
+        value="all"
+        onChange={() => undefined}
+        options={[
+          { value: "all", label: "All", hint: "62" },
+          { value: "presentation", label: "Presentations", hint: "41" },
+        ]}
+        layout="fit"
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "All (62)" })).toHaveAttribute("aria-checked", "true");
+    expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Presentations (41)" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a live count opaque and reserves a stable three-digit column", () => {
+    const renderControl = (hint: string) => (
+      <SegmentedControl
+        label="Result type"
+        value="all"
+        onChange={() => undefined}
+        options={[{ value: "all", label: "All", hint }]}
+        layout="fit"
+      />
+    );
+    const { rerender } = render(renderControl("9"));
+
+    const initialRadio = screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "All (9)" });
+    const initialHint = within(initialRadio).getByText("9");
+    expect(initialHint).toHaveClass("min-w-6", "text-right", "tabular-nums");
+    expect(initialHint).not.toHaveClass("opacity-80");
+    expect(initialHint.className).not.toContain("--text-soft");
+    const initialRadioClasses = initialRadio.className;
+
+    rerender(renderControl("100"));
+
+    const updatedRadio = screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "All (100)" });
+    expect(updatedRadio.className).toBe(initialRadioClasses);
+    expect(within(updatedRadio).getByText("100")).toHaveClass("min-w-6", "text-right", "tabular-nums");
+  });
+
+  // A hintless option must not gain stray whitespace or an empty span — the
+  // existing call sites pass no hint and their names must not drift.
+  it("leaves an option without a hint unchanged", () => {
+    render(
+      <SegmentedControl
+        label="Result type"
+        value="all"
+        onChange={() => undefined}
+        options={[{ value: "all", label: "All" }]}
+        layout="fit"
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "All" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("keeps a controlled disabled value checked instead of remapping to the first enabled option", () => {
     render(
       <SegmentedControl