diff --git a/backend/app/api/admin.py b/backend/app/api/admin.py
index fd3c5ce..e6011b3 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/admin.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/admin.py
@@ -206,3 +206,22 @@ async def tags_prune_unused():
             )
         )
     return jsonify(result)
+
+
+@admin_bp.route("/tags/purge-retired-kinds", methods=["POST"])
+async def tags_purge_retired_kinds():
+    """Tier-A: delete tags whose kind is a system/legacy kind FC no
+    longer creates (archive / post / artist — the IR-migration leftovers
+    like `BlenderKnight:Hannah_BJ_Loops`). dry-run preview returns
+    per-kind counts + a sample so the UI can show exactly what'll go
+    before the operator confirms with dry_run=false."""
+    from ..services.cleanup_service import purge_tags_by_kind
+
+    body = await request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
+    dry_run = bool(body.get("dry_run", False))
+
+    async with get_session() as session:
+        result = await session.run_sync(
+            lambda sync_sess: purge_tags_by_kind(sync_sess, dry_run=dry_run)
+        )
+    return jsonify(result)
diff --git a/backend/app/services/cleanup_service.py b/backend/app/services/cleanup_service.py
index 7025b8b..4470d3f 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/cleanup_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/cleanup_service.py
@@ -369,6 +369,48 @@ def prune_unused_tags(session: Session, *, dry_run: bool = False) -> dict:
     return {"deleted": len(ids), "sample_names": sample}
 
 
+# System/legacy tag kinds that FC no longer creates: the tag input only
+# makes character/fandom/series/general; provenance (post grouping) and
+# archive membership are their own systems now, and artists are
+# first-class Artist/Source rows. These linger only on IR-migrated rows.
+# meta/rating were hard-deleted by alembic 0023, so they're not listed.
+PURGEABLE_TAG_KINDS = ("archive", "post", "artist")
+
+
+def purge_tags_by_kind(
+    session: Session, *, kinds: tuple[str, ...] = PURGEABLE_TAG_KINDS,
+    dry_run: bool = False,
+) -> dict:
+    """Count (dry_run) or delete all tags whose kind is in `kinds`.
+
+    CASCADE on image_tag / tag_alias / tag_allowlist /
+    tag_reference_embedding / tag_suggestion_rejection / series_page
+    clears the related rows on the parent DELETE.
+
+    Returns:
+      {"by_kind": {kind: count, ...}, "count": total,
+       "sample_names": [first 50], and on live runs "deleted": total}
+    """
+    rows = session.execute(
+        select(Tag.id, Tag.name, Tag.kind).where(Tag.kind.in_(kinds))
+    ).all()
+    by_kind: dict[str, int] = {}
+    for _id, _name, kind in rows:
+        key = kind.value if hasattr(kind, "value") else str(kind)
+        by_kind[key] = by_kind.get(key, 0) + 1
+    sample = [name for _id, name, _kind in rows[:50]]
+    total = len(rows)
+    if dry_run:
+        return {"by_kind": by_kind, "count": total, "sample_names": sample}
+    if total:
+        session.execute(Tag.__table__.delete().where(Tag.kind.in_(kinds)))
+        session.commit()
+    return {
+        "by_kind": by_kind, "count": total, "deleted": total,
+        "sample_names": sample,
+    }
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # FC-Cleanup additions (2026-05-26): retroactive audit of import-filter rules.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue
index 178c6af..507a9e6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@
           <a href="#" @click.prevent="openPost(e.post.id)">
             View images from this post
           </a>
+          <a
+            v-if="e.post.description_html"
+            href="#" @click.prevent="toggleDesc(e.provenance_id)"
+          >{{ expanded[e.provenance_id] ? 'Hide description ▴' : 'Show description ▾' }}</a>
         </div>
         <div
-          v-if="e.post.description_html"
+          v-if="e.post.description_html && expanded[e.provenance_id]"
           class="fc-prov__desc" v-html="e.post.description_html"
         />
       </article>
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { computed, watch } from 'vue'
+import { computed, reactive, watch } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import { useModalStore } from '../../stores/modal.js'
 import { useProvenanceStore } from '../../stores/provenance.js'
@@ -84,6 +88,16 @@ const modal = useModalStore()
 const prov = useProvenanceStore()
 const router = useRouter()
 
+// Per-post description collapse state (keyed by provenance_id). Default
+// collapsed so multiple posts don't each eat ~180px of the panel — the
+// operator flagged the descriptions consuming a lot of real estate
+// 2026-05-28. Reset when the viewed image changes.
+const expanded = reactive({})
+function toggleDesc(id) { expanded[id] = !expanded[id] }
+watch(() => modal.currentImageId, () => {
+  for (const k of Object.keys(expanded)) delete expanded[k]
+})
+
 watch(
   () => modal.currentImageId,
   (id) => { if (id != null) prov.loadForImage(id) },
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/TagMaintenanceCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/settings/TagMaintenanceCard.vue
index 7d82f0b..c19fef7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/TagMaintenanceCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/TagMaintenanceCard.vue
@@ -44,6 +44,46 @@
           @click="onCommit"
         >Delete {{ preview.count }} unused tag(s)</v-btn>
       </div>
+
+      <v-divider class="my-5" />
+
+      <p class="fc-muted text-body-2 mb-4">
+        Purge tags with retired/system kinds FC no longer uses
+        (<code>archive</code>, <code>post</code>, <code>artist</code>) —
+        IR-migration leftovers like
+        <code>BlenderKnight:Hannah_BJ_Loops</code>. Provenance and
+        artists are their own systems now, so these tag rows are pure
+        noise. Removes them from every image.
+      </p>
+
+      <v-btn
+        color="accent" variant="flat" rounded="pill"
+        prepend-icon="mdi-magnify"
+        :loading="loadingKindPreview"
+        class="mb-3"
+        @click="onKindPreview"
+      >Preview retired-kind tags</v-btn>
+
+      <div v-if="kindPreview">
+        <p class="text-body-2 mb-2">
+          <strong>{{ kindPreview.count }}</strong> tag(s) of retired kinds.
+          <span v-for="(n, k) in kindPreview.by_kind" :key="k" class="fc-muted">
+            {{ k }}: {{ n }}&nbsp;&nbsp;
+          </span>
+        </p>
+        <div v-if="kindPreview.sample_names?.length" class="fc-name-grid mb-3">
+          <span v-for="n in kindPreview.sample_names" :key="n" class="fc-name">
+            {{ n }}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+        <v-btn
+          color="error" variant="flat" rounded="pill"
+          prepend-icon="mdi-delete-sweep"
+          :disabled="!kindPreview.count"
+          :loading="kindCommitting"
+          @click="onKindCommit"
+        >Delete {{ kindPreview.count }} retired-kind tag(s)</v-btn>
+      </div>
     </v-card-text>
   </v-card>
 </template>
@@ -57,6 +97,9 @@ const store = useAdminStore()
 const preview = ref(null)
 const loadingPreview = ref(false)
 const committing = ref(false)
+const kindPreview = ref(null)
+const loadingKindPreview = ref(false)
+const kindCommitting = ref(false)
 
 async function onPreview() {
   loadingPreview.value = true
@@ -76,6 +119,25 @@ async function onCommit() {
     committing.value = false
   }
 }
+
+async function onKindPreview() {
+  loadingKindPreview.value = true
+  try {
+    kindPreview.value = await store.purgeRetiredKindTags({ dryRun: true })
+  } finally {
+    loadingKindPreview.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+async function onKindCommit() {
+  kindCommitting.value = true
+  try {
+    await store.purgeRetiredKindTags({ dryRun: false })
+    kindPreview.value = { count: 0, by_kind: {}, sample_names: [] }
+  } finally {
+    kindCommitting.value = false
+  }
+}
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/admin.js b/frontend/src/stores/admin.js
index 37eaf8c..2e915b3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/admin.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/admin.js
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ export const useAdminStore = defineStore('admin', () => {
     }
   }
 
+  async function purgeRetiredKindTags({ dryRun = true } = {}) {
+    lastError.value = null
+    try {
+      return await api.post(
+        '/api/admin/tags/purge-retired-kinds',
+        { body: { dry_run: dryRun } },
+      )
+    } catch (e) {
+      lastError.value = e.message
+      throw e
+    }
+  }
+
   // --- Task progress polling (taps FC-3i activity dashboard) --------
 
   /**
@@ -148,6 +161,7 @@ export const useAdminStore = defineStore('admin', () => {
     mergeTags,
     tagUsageCount,
     pruneUnusedTags,
+    purgeRetiredKindTags,
     pollTaskUntilDone,
   }
 })
diff --git a/tests/test_api_admin.py b/tests/test_api_admin.py
index f1ed79c..dd74436 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_admin.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_admin.py
@@ -364,3 +364,53 @@ async def test_prune_unused_commit_deletes_and_returns_count(client, db):
     body = await resp.get_json()
     assert body["deleted"] >= 1
     assert "byebye" in body["sample_names"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_purge_retired_kinds_dry_run_counts_by_kind(client, db):
+    db.add_all([
+        Tag(name="BlenderKnight:Hannah_BJ_Loops", kind=TagKind.archive),
+        Tag(name="BlenderKnight:May Animation", kind=TagKind.post),
+        Tag(name="SomeArtist", kind=TagKind.artist),
+        Tag(name="blonde hair", kind=TagKind.general),  # must survive
+    ])
+    await db.commit()
+
+    resp = await client.post(
+        "/api/admin/tags/purge-retired-kinds", json={"dry_run": True},
+    )
+    body = await resp.get_json()
+    assert body["count"] == 3
+    assert body["by_kind"] == {"archive": 1, "post": 1, "artist": 1}
+    assert "blonde hair" not in body["sample_names"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_purge_retired_kinds_commit_deletes_only_retired(client, db):
+    from sqlalchemy import func, select
+
+    db.add_all([
+        Tag(name="arch1", kind=TagKind.archive),
+        Tag(name="post1", kind=TagKind.post),
+        Tag(name="keepme", kind=TagKind.general),
+        Tag(name="char1", kind=TagKind.character),
+    ])
+    await db.commit()
+
+    resp = await client.post(
+        "/api/admin/tags/purge-retired-kinds", json={"dry_run": False},
+    )
+    body = await resp.get_json()
+    assert body["deleted"] == 2
+
+    # general + character tags survive.
+    surviving = (await db.execute(
+        select(func.count()).select_from(Tag)
+        .where(Tag.kind.in_([TagKind.general, TagKind.character]))
+    )).scalar_one()
+    assert surviving >= 2
+    retired_left = (await db.execute(
+        select(func.count()).select_from(Tag)
+        .where(Tag.kind.in_([TagKind.archive, TagKind.post, TagKind.artist]))
+    )).scalar_one()
+    assert retired_left == 0