diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index d0971df7b1..20eb977e70 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ summary::-webkit-details-marker {
   width: min(100%, clamp(19rem, 90vw, 52rem));
   max-width: calc(100vw - 1rem - var(--safe-area-left) - var(--safe-area-right));
   margin-inline: auto;
+  overflow: visible;
 }
 
 .universal-home-search-edge {
diff --git a/src/components/ClinicalDashboard.tsx b/src/components/ClinicalDashboard.tsx
index 14ae434f90..de0809e93b 100644
--- a/src/components/ClinicalDashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ClinicalDashboard.tsx
@@ -3882,7 +3882,9 @@ export function ClinicalDashboard({
                     ? // On tall phones the centred home leans slightly toward the
                       // bottom composer (matches the committed vertical-weighting
                       // guard); short phones skip the bias so content still fits.
-                      "grid w-full place-items-center max-sm:[@media(min-height:800px)]:pt-[5vh]"
+                      // Mobile uses top alignment so the integrated action menu is
+                      // not clipped by the dead space below vertically centred homes.
+                      "grid w-full place-items-center max-sm:place-content-start max-sm:justify-items-center max-sm:pt-[clamp(0.75rem,3vh,2rem)] max-sm:[@media(min-height:800px)]:pt-[5vh]"
                     : activeModeResultKind === "tools" ||
                         activeModeResultKind === "favourites" ||
                         activeModeResultKind === "differentials"
diff --git a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/master-search-header.tsx b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/master-search-header.tsx
index 002dcf7dbf..6feda36919 100644
--- a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/master-search-header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/master-search-header.tsx
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 
 import {
   Activity,
+  BadgeCheck,
   CalendarDays,
   Check,
   CheckCircle2,
   ChevronDown,
   FileText,
   Filter,
+  FolderOpen,
+  GitBranch,
   Globe2,
+  ListChecks,
   Loader2,
   Menu,
   MessageSquarePlus,
@@ -349,6 +353,7 @@ export function MasterSearchHeader({
     [documentById, selectedDocumentIds],
   );
   const scopeSummary = selectedDocumentIds.length === 0 ? "All documents" : `${selectedDocumentIds.length} scoped`;
+  const footerScopeLabel = selectedDocumentIds.length === 0 ? "All sources" : `${selectedDocumentIds.length} scoped`;
   const scopePreview = useMemo(
     () =>
       selectedDocuments
@@ -641,11 +646,20 @@ export function MasterSearchHeader({
     }
   }
 
+  const restoreActionMenuFocusRef = useRef(false);
   const closeScope = useCallback((restoreFocus = false) => {
+    restoreActionMenuFocusRef.current = restoreFocus;
     setScopeOpen(false);
-    if (restoreFocus) actionMenuTriggerRef.current?.focus();
   }, []);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (scopeOpen || !restoreActionMenuFocusRef.current) return;
+    restoreActionMenuFocusRef.current = false;
+    window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      actionMenuTriggerRef.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+    });
+  }, [scopeOpen]);
+
   const closeScopeSheet = useCallback(() => {
     setScopeSheetOpen(false);
     window.requestAnimationFrame(() => actionMenuTriggerRef.current?.focus());
@@ -1040,6 +1054,137 @@ export function MasterSearchHeader({
     );
   }
 
+  // "open-evidence" is the one footer-chip action that isn't already a mode-action
+  // id — every other chip dispatches through the existing runModeAction handler
+  // (the same dispatcher the "+" action menu already uses for these ids).
+  type FooterChipActionId = ModeActionId | "open-evidence";
+
+  type FooterActionChip = {
+    icon: typeof Search;
+    shortLabel: string;
+    longLabel: string;
+    actionId: FooterChipActionId;
+    ariaLabel: string;
+  };
+
+  function footerTrustChipFor(mode: AppModeId): FooterActionChip | null {
+    switch (mode) {
+      case "answer":
+        return {
+          icon: ListChecks,
+          shortLabel: "Evidence",
+          longLabel: "Evidence-based",
+          actionId: "open-evidence",
+          ariaLabel: "Open evidence-backed answer sources",
+        };
+      case "documents":
+        return {
+          icon: BadgeCheck,
+          shortLabel: "Indexed",
+          longLabel: "Fully indexed",
+          actionId: "documents-collections",
+          ariaLabel: "Open the indexed document library",
+        };
+      case "forms":
+        return {
+          icon: BadgeCheck,
+          shortLabel: "Library",
+          longLabel: "Form library",
+          actionId: "forms-records",
+          ariaLabel: "Open the form library",
+        };
+      case "services":
+        return {
+          icon: BadgeCheck,
+          shortLabel: "Verified",
+          longLabel: "Verified directory",
+          actionId: "services-records",
+          ariaLabel: "Browse verified service records",
+        };
+      case "favourites":
+        return {
+          icon: BadgeCheck,
+          shortLabel: "Trusted",
+          longLabel: "Trusted picks",
+          actionId: "favourites-browse",
+          ariaLabel: "Browse trusted favourites",
+        };
+      case "differentials":
+        return {
+          icon: ListChecks,
+          shortLabel: "Evidence",
+          longLabel: "Evidence-linked",
+          actionId: "differentials-evidence",
+          ariaLabel: "Review cited differential evidence",
+        };
+      case "prescribing":
+        return {
+          icon: ShieldCheck,
+          shortLabel: "Safety",
+          longLabel: "Safety-checked",
+          actionId: "medication-safety",
+          ariaLabel: "Review contraindications and cautions",
+        };
+      case "tools":
+        return {
+          icon: BadgeCheck,
+          shortLabel: "Curated",
+          longLabel: "Curated registry",
+          actionId: "tools-browse",
+          ariaLabel: "Browse the curated tools registry",
+        };
+      default:
+        return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function footerSecondaryChipFor(mode: AppModeId): FooterActionChip | null {
+    switch (mode) {
+      case "services":
+        return {
+          icon: ListChecks,
+          shortLabel: "Pathways",
+          longLabel: "Pathways",
+          actionId: "services-pathways",
+          ariaLabel: "Browse referral pathways",
+        };
+      case "favourites":
+        return {
+          icon: FolderOpen,
+          shortLabel: "Sets",
+          longLabel: "Sets",
+          actionId: "favourites-sets",
+          ariaLabel: "Open saved sets",
+        };
+      case "differentials":
+        return {
+          icon: GitBranch,
+          shortLabel: "Criteria",
+          longLabel: "Criteria",
+          actionId: "differentials-criteria",
+          ariaLabel: "Compare distinguishing criteria",
+        };
+      case "prescribing":
+        return {
+          icon: Activity,
+          shortLabel: "Monitor",
+          longLabel: "Monitoring",
+          actionId: "medication-monitoring",
+          ariaLabel: "Review the monitoring schedule",
+        };
+      default:
+        return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function runFooterChipAction(actionId: FooterChipActionId) {
+    if (actionId === "open-evidence") {
+      onOpenEvidence?.();
+      return;
+    }
+    runModeAction(actionId);
+  }
+
   function renderSearchComposer(placement: "default" | "desktop-home") {
     const isDesktopHomeComposer = placement === "desktop-home";
     const usesAnswerFooterStyle = isAnswerFooterComposer && !isDesktopHomeComposer;
@@ -1047,12 +1192,16 @@ export function MasterSearchHeader({
     const usesCompactMobileBottomStyle = usesMobileBottomStyle && mobileBottomSearchVariant === "compact";
     const usesBottomComposerPlacement = usesAnswerFooterStyle || (usesMobileBottomStyle && usesPhoneSearchLayout);
     const usesFooterChipLayout = usesBottomComposerPlacement || isDesktopHomeComposer;
-    // The visible footer/hero composer chrome is universal; submit semantics still
-    // come from the active mode.
+    // Keep footer suggestion chips on tablet/desktop; phones reach the same actions via "+".
+    const showFooterSearchChips = usesFooterChipLayout && !usesPhoneSearchLayout;
     const usesSendAffordance = searchMode === "answer" || usesFooterChipLayout;
     const usesModeIdentityAffordance = usesBottomComposerPlacement && !usesSendAffordance;
     const ModeIdentityIcon = appModeIcons[searchMode];
-    const supportsDocumentScope = searchMode === "answer" || searchMode === "documents" || searchMode === "forms";
+    const hasScopeFooterChip = searchMode === "answer" || searchMode === "documents" || searchMode === "forms";
+    const trustFooterChip = footerTrustChipFor(searchMode);
+    const secondaryFooterChip = footerSecondaryChipFor(searchMode);
+    const TrustFooterChipIcon = trustFooterChip?.icon ?? BadgeCheck;
+    const SecondaryFooterChipIcon = secondaryFooterChip?.icon ?? ListChecks;
     const composerPlaceholder =
       usesMobileBottomStyle && searchMode === "differentials" ? "Search a presentation" : queryPlaceholder;
 
@@ -1083,6 +1232,7 @@ export function MasterSearchHeader({
           usesBottomComposerPlacement && "answer-footer-search-edge",
           usesPhoneFooterDock && "answer-footer-search-dock",
           usesCompactMobileBottomStyle && "document-mobile-search-compact",
+          showFooterSearchChips && "flex flex-col items-center gap-2.5",
           shouldHideBottomOnScroll &&
             "max-sm:transition-transform max-sm:duration-200 max-sm:ease-out motion-reduce:transition-none",
         )}
@@ -1173,7 +1323,7 @@ export function MasterSearchHeader({
               triggerClassName="answer-footer-search-action"
               triggerRef={actionMenuTriggerRef}
               integrated={usesFooterChipLayout}
-              integratedChipRow={false}
+              integratedChipRow={showFooterSearchChips}
               dismissIgnoreRefs={[modeMenuRef]}
             />
 
@@ -1237,9 +1387,51 @@ export function MasterSearchHeader({
             </button>
           </div>
         </UniversalSearchCommandSurface>
+        {showFooterSearchChips && (trustFooterChip || hasScopeFooterChip || secondaryFooterChip) ? (
+          <div className="flex max-w-full flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-2 px-2">
+            {trustFooterChip ? (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => runFooterChipAction(trustFooterChip.actionId)}
+                className="answer-footer-search-chip"
+                aria-label={trustFooterChip.ariaLabel}
+              >
+                <TrustFooterChipIcon className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" />
+                <span className="sm:hidden">{trustFooterChip.shortLabel}</span>
+                <span className="hidden sm:inline">{trustFooterChip.longLabel}</span>
+              </button>
+            ) : null}
+            {hasScopeFooterChip ? (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                data-testid="scope-trigger"
+                onClick={openScopePicker}
+                className="answer-footer-search-chip"
+                aria-expanded={usesScopeSheet ? scopeSheetOpen : scopeOpen}
+                aria-label="Open source scope"
+              >
+                <Filter className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" />
+                <span className="sm:hidden">{selectedDocumentIds.length === 0 ? "Sources" : footerScopeLabel}</span>
+                <span className="hidden sm:inline">{footerScopeLabel}</span>
+              </button>
+            ) : null}
+            {!hasScopeFooterChip && secondaryFooterChip ? (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => runFooterChipAction(secondaryFooterChip.actionId)}
+                className="answer-footer-search-chip"
+                aria-label={secondaryFooterChip.ariaLabel}
+              >
+                <SecondaryFooterChipIcon className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" />
+                <span className="sm:hidden">{secondaryFooterChip.shortLabel}</span>
+                <span className="hidden sm:inline">{secondaryFooterChip.longLabel}</span>
+              </button>
+            ) : null}
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
         {/* Scope popover is a form sibling so the "+" menu's "Set scope" action can
             open it even when the footer chip row is not shown. */}
-        {supportsDocumentScope && !usesScopeSheet && scopeOpen ? (
+        {hasScopeFooterChip && !usesScopeSheet && scopeOpen ? (
           <div
             ref={scopePopoverRef}
             data-testid="scope-command-popover"
diff --git a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/mode-action-popup.tsx b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/mode-action-popup.tsx
index 6f9a2c5adf..5103a460f7 100644
--- a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/mode-action-popup.tsx
+++ b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/mode-action-popup.tsx
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export function ModeActionPopup({
     const edgePadding = 12;
     const availableAbove = Math.max(0, rect.top - viewportTop - edgePadding);
     const availableBelow = Math.max(0, viewportBottom - rect.bottom - edgePadding);
-    const { minBodyHeight, minSurfaceHeight, headerHeight } = estimateIntegratedMenuHeights(items.length, integrated);
+    const { minSurfaceHeight, headerHeight } = estimateIntegratedMenuHeights(items.length, integrated);
     const detachedUpOffset = 16;
     const integratedDownOffset = integratedChipRow ? 58 : 14;
     const detachedDownOffset = integrated ? integratedDownOffset : 14;
diff --git a/src/components/use-dismissable-layer.ts b/src/components/use-dismissable-layer.ts
index 05285b4177..7832940834 100644
--- a/src/components/use-dismissable-layer.ts
+++ b/src/components/use-dismissable-layer.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ export function useDismissableLayer({
       if (event.key !== "Escape") return;
       event.preventDefault();
       onDismiss("escape");
-      window.requestAnimationFrame(() => restoreFocusRef?.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true }));
+      window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          restoreFocusRef?.current?.focus({ preventScroll: true });
+        });
+      });
     }
 
     document.addEventListener("pointerdown", handlePointerDown, true);
diff --git a/tests/ui-tools.spec.ts b/tests/ui-tools.spec.ts
index 49ada2c4a6..f466e56cc6 100644
--- a/tests/ui-tools.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/ui-tools.spec.ts
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ test.describe("Clinical KB tools launcher", () => {
 
     const metrics = await globalSearchComposerMetrics(page);
     expect(metrics?.position).toBe("fixed");
+    await expect(page.locator(".answer-footer-search-chip:visible")).not.toHaveCount(0);
     await commandSurfaceOpensAbovePill(page);
     await expectNoPageHorizontalOverflow(page);
   });
@@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ test.describe("Responsive layout guards", () => {
     });
   }
 
-  test("prescribing mode home bottom-anchors its content on phones but centres on tablet", async ({ page }) => {
+  test("prescribing mode home top-aligns on phones but centres on tablet", async ({ page }) => {
     async function verticalWeighting(width: number) {
       // Tall viewport exaggerates the free space so the anchor is unambiguous.
       await page.setViewportSize({ width, height: 900 });
@@ -1019,10 +1020,11 @@ test.describe("Responsive layout guards", () => {
       });
     }
 
-    // Phone (< sm): content is pushed toward the bottom, so the gap above exceeds the gap below.
+    // Phone (< sm): content is top-aligned so integrated action menus are not
+    // clipped by dead space below vertically centred homes.
     const phone = await verticalWeighting(375);
     expect(phone).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(phone?.topGap ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(phone?.bottomGap ?? 0);
+    expect(phone?.topGap ?? 0).toBeLessThan(phone?.bottomGap ?? 0);
 
     // Tablet hero-composer homes include the portaled search shell in the measured
     // block, so viewport gap balance is looser than phone bottom-anchoring.