diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AppShell.vue b/frontend/src/components/AppShell.vue
index ce71c61..d4a53dc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/AppShell.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AppShell.vue
@@ -1,78 +1,16 @@
 <template>
-  <v-navigation-drawer permanent :width="220" class="fc-nav">
-    <div class="fc-wordmark px-4 py-4">
-      <span class="fc-wordmark__text">FabledCurator</span>
-    </div>
-    <v-list nav density="compact">
-      <v-list-item
-        v-for="r in navRoutes"
-        :key="r.name"
-        :to="{ name: r.name }"
-        :title="r.meta.title"
-        :prepend-icon="iconFor(r.name)"
-        class="fc-nav-item"
-      />
-    </v-list>
-    <template #append>
-      <div class="px-4 py-3 fc-status">
-        <v-icon size="x-small" :color="health.color">{{ health.icon }}</v-icon>
-        <span class="text-caption fc-status__label">{{ health.label }}</span>
-      </div>
-    </template>
-  </v-navigation-drawer>
-
-  <v-main>
+  <TopNav />
+  <main class="fc-content">
     <slot />
-  </v-main>
+  </main>
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
-import { useSystemStore } from '../stores/system.js'
-import router from '../router.js'
-
-const system = useSystemStore()
-onMounted(() => system.refreshHealth())
-
-const navRoutes = computed(() =>
-  router.getRoutes().filter(r => r.meta?.title)
-)
-
-function iconFor(name) {
-  const map = {
-    gallery: 'mdi-image-multiple',
-    showcase: 'mdi-view-dashboard-variant',
-    tags: 'mdi-tag-multiple',
-    settings: 'mdi-cog',
-    subscriptions: 'mdi-rss',
-    credentials: 'mdi-key-variant',
-    downloads: 'mdi-download'
-  }
-  return map[name] ?? 'mdi-circle-small'
-}
-
-const health = computed(() => {
-  if (system.healthy === null) return { icon: 'mdi-circle-outline', color: 'on-surface', label: 'checking…' }
-  if (system.healthy === true) return { icon: 'mdi-circle', color: 'success', label: 'healthy' }
-  return { icon: 'mdi-alert-circle', color: 'error', label: 'unreachable' }
-})
+import TopNav from './TopNav.vue'
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
-.fc-wordmark__text {
-  font-family: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
-  font-size: 20px;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  /* Accent color comes from the Vuetify theme via CSS var */
-  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent));
-}
-.fc-nav-item.v-list-item--active {
-  /* "you are here" indicator uses the accent per FabledDesignSystem */
-  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent));
-}
-.fc-status {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 6px;
+.fc-content {
+  min-height: 100vh;
 }
 </style>