diff --git a/frontend/src/router.js b/frontend/src/router.js
index 2073c84..fa86c0f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/router.js
+++ b/frontend/src/router.js
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ import { createRouter, createWebHistory, createMemoryHistory } from 'vue-router'
 import SettingsView from './views/SettingsView.vue'
 import GalleryView from './views/GalleryView.vue'
 import ShowcaseView from './views/ShowcaseView.vue'
-import TagsView from './views/TagsView.vue'
+import BrowseView from './views/BrowseView.vue'
 import ArtistView from './views/ArtistView.vue'
 import SeriesView from './views/SeriesView.vue'
 import SeriesManageView from './views/SeriesManageView.vue'
 import SeriesReaderView from './views/SeriesReaderView.vue'
 import SubscriptionsView from './views/SubscriptionsView.vue'
-import PostsView from './views/PostsView.vue'
-import ArtistsView from './views/ArtistsView.vue'
 
 // The application's front door. `/` redirects here. Changing the front door
 // is a one-line edit (e.g. '/gallery' or '/tags').
@@ -22,27 +20,36 @@ const routes = [
   // FC-2: image backbone
   { path: '/showcase', name: 'showcase', component: ShowcaseView, meta: { title: 'Showcase' } },
   { path: '/gallery',  name: 'gallery',  component: GalleryView,  meta: { title: 'Gallery'  } },
-  { path: '/artists',  name: 'artists',  component: ArtistsView,  meta: { title: 'Artists'  } },
-  { path: '/tags',     name: 'tags',     component: TagsView,     meta: { title: 'Tags'     } },
+  // Browse hub (operator-asked 2026-06-09): Posts / Artists / Tags as tabs —
+  // the three "browse the library by an axis" surfaces. One nav entry; the old
+  // standalone paths redirect into the matching tab (below).
+  { path: '/browse', name: 'browse', component: BrowseView, meta: { title: 'Browse' } },
   // Artist detail — no meta.title (reached by clicking an artist, not nav).
   { path: '/artist/:slug', name: 'artist', component: ArtistView },
-  // Series browse — a nav entry (meta.title). Peer of Posts.
+  // Series browse — a nav entry (meta.title).
   { path: '/series', name: 'series', component: SeriesView, meta: { title: 'Series' } },
   // Series management — no meta.title (reached from a series card/tag).
   { path: '/series/:tagId', name: 'series-manage', component: SeriesManageView },
   // Series reader — immersive (no top nav, no meta.title).
   { path: '/series/:tagId/read', name: 'series-read', component: SeriesReaderView, meta: { immersive: true } },
-  { path: '/settings', name: 'settings', component: SettingsView, meta: { title: 'Settings' } },
 
-  // FC-3: subscription backbone
-  // /credentials and /downloads were folded into /subscriptions as subtabs
-  // 2026-05-27 (?tab=settings and ?tab=downloads). The hub view owns the
-  // whole download pipeline domain.
-  { path: '/posts',         name: 'posts',         component: PostsView,         meta: { title: 'Posts'         } },
+  // FC-3: subscription backbone — purely management (sources/downloads),
+  // distinct from the Browse hub.
   { path: '/subscriptions', name: 'subscriptions', component: SubscriptionsView, meta: { title: 'Subscriptions' } },
 
-  // Bookmark/back-button safety net for the routes that got folded in
-  // (no meta.title — stay out of TopNav).
+  // Settings — config, pinned to the right of the nav (TopNav special-cases it).
+  { path: '/settings', name: 'settings', component: SettingsView, meta: { title: 'Settings' } },
+
+  // The old standalone paths now redirect into the Browse hub, preserving any
+  // deep-link query (e.g. /posts?post_id=N → /browse?tab=posts&post_id=N). The
+  // route NAMES stay so existing { name: 'posts' | 'artists' | 'tags' } links
+  // and path pushes keep resolving.
+  { path: '/posts',   name: 'posts',   redirect: (to) => ({ name: 'browse', query: { ...to.query, tab: 'posts' } }) },
+  { path: '/artists', name: 'artists', redirect: (to) => ({ name: 'browse', query: { ...to.query, tab: 'artists' } }) },
+  { path: '/tags',    name: 'tags',    redirect: (to) => ({ name: 'browse', query: { ...to.query, tab: 'tags' } }) },
+
+  // Bookmark/back-button safety net for the routes that got folded into
+  // /subscriptions (no meta.title — stay out of TopNav).
   { path: '/credentials', redirect: '/subscriptions?tab=settings' },
   { path: '/downloads',   redirect: '/subscriptions?tab=downloads' }
 ]
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/BrowseView.vue b/frontend/src/views/BrowseView.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76a8da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/views/BrowseView.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="fc-browse">
+    <v-container fluid class="pt-2 pb-0">
+      <v-tabs v-model="tab" density="compact">
+        <v-tab value="posts">Posts</v-tab>
+        <v-tab value="artists">Artists</v-tab>
+        <v-tab value="tags">Tags</v-tab>
+      </v-tabs>
+    </v-container>
+
+    <!-- Each tab's view is self-contained (its own container + state). Only the
+         active one is mounted; switching tabs swaps it. The Posts tab still
+         reads its deep-link (post_id/artist_id/platform) from route.query, so
+         /browse?tab=posts&post_id=N works exactly like the old /posts deep link.
+         (FC nav consolidation, operator-asked 2026-06-09: Posts/Artists/Tags are
+         the three "browse the library by an axis" surfaces.) -->
+    <component :is="activeComponent" :key="tab" />
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup>
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+
+import ArtistsView from './ArtistsView.vue'
+import PostsView from './PostsView.vue'
+import TagsView from './TagsView.vue'
+
+const TABS = { posts: PostsView, artists: ArtistsView, tags: TagsView }
+
+const route = useRoute()
+const router = useRouter()
+
+const tab = computed({
+  get() {
+    const t = route.query.tab
+    return typeof t === 'string' && t in TABS ? t : 'posts'
+  },
+  set(value) {
+    // Switching tabs starts a clean tab — a posts deep link (post_id, etc.)
+    // belongs only to the Posts tab and shouldn't bleed into Artists/Tags.
+    router.replace({ name: 'browse', query: { tab: value } })
+  },
+})
+
+const activeComponent = computed(() => TABS[tab.value])
+</script>
diff --git a/frontend/test/router.spec.js b/frontend/test/router.spec.js
index c976fd3..338412f 100644
--- a/frontend/test/router.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/test/router.spec.js
@@ -17,13 +17,29 @@ describe('router', () => {
     expect(router.resolve('/gallery').name).toBe('gallery')
   })
 
-  it('showcase, tags, artist resolve to named routes', () => {
+  it('showcase, artist resolve to named routes', () => {
     expect(router.resolve('/showcase').name).toBe('showcase')
-    expect(router.resolve('/tags').name).toBe('tags')
     expect(router.resolve('/artist/some-slug').name).toBe('artist')
     expect(router.resolve('/artist/some-slug').params.slug).toBe('some-slug')
   })
 
+  it('browse hub is reachable and old axis paths redirect into its tabs', async () => {
+    expect(router.resolve('/browse').name).toBe('browse')
+
+    await router.push('/tags')
+    expect(router.currentRoute.value.name).toBe('browse')
+    expect(router.currentRoute.value.query.tab).toBe('tags')
+
+    await router.push('/artists')
+    expect(router.currentRoute.value.query.tab).toBe('artists')
+
+    // A posts deep link survives the redirect into the hub tab.
+    await router.push({ path: '/posts', query: { post_id: '7' } })
+    expect(router.currentRoute.value.name).toBe('browse')
+    expect(router.currentRoute.value.query.tab).toBe('posts')
+    expect(router.currentRoute.value.query.post_id).toBe('7')
+  })
+
   it('series-read is an immersive route', () => {
     const r = router.resolve('/series/5/read')
     expect(r.name).toBe('series-read')