diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue
index b4d641e..1d8e5ee 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@
           <span class="fc-prov__platform">{{ e.source.platform }}</span>
           <span v-if="postDate(e)" class="fc-prov__date">{{ postDate(e) }}</span>
         </div>
-        <div class="fc-prov__post">
+        <button
+          type="button" class="fc-prov__post"
+          :title="`Open ${postTitle(e)} in the posts feed for ${e.artist.name}`"
+          @click="openPost(e.post.id, e.artist.id)"
+        >
           {{ postTitle(e) }}
-        </div>
+        </button>
         <div class="fc-prov__meta">
           <RouterLink :to="`/artist/${e.artist.slug}`">
             by {{ e.artist.name }}
@@ -29,12 +33,8 @@
             · {{ e.post.attachment_count }} files
           </span>
         </div>
-        <div class="fc-prov__actions">
-          <a href="#" @click.prevent="openPost(e.post.id)">
-            View post
-          </a>
+        <div v-if="e.post.description_html" class="fc-prov__actions">
           <a
-            v-if="e.post.description_html"
             href="#" @click.prevent="toggleDesc(e.provenance_id)"
           >{{ expanded[e.provenance_id] ? 'Hide description ▴' : 'Show description ▾' }}</a>
         </div>
@@ -137,10 +137,16 @@ function postTitle(e) {
   return toPlainText(e.post.title) || `Post ${e.post.external_post_id}`
 }
 
-function openPost(postId) {
+function openPost(postId, artistId) {
   // Land on the post in the posts feed (in context), not the gallery
-  // image grid. Operator-flagged 2026-05-28.
-  router.push({ path: '/posts', query: { post_id: postId } })
+  // image grid. Scope the feed to this artist so the user lands in
+  // that creator's stream, not the global one — operator-flagged
+  // 2026-06-01. PostsView reads `artist_id` from the query string
+  // (PostsView.vue line ~92) and filters via post_feed_service.
+  router.push({
+    path: '/posts',
+    query: { post_id: postId, artist_id: artistId },
+  })
   modal.close()
 }
 </script>
@@ -163,8 +169,21 @@ function openPost(postId) {
   text-transform: lowercase;
 }
 .fc-prov__post {
-  font-weight: 700; margin: 4px 0;
-  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface));
+  /* Clickable title — opens the post in the artist-scoped feed
+     (operator-flagged 2026-06-01: title IS the primary action, the
+     prior "View post" link was redundant). Styled as a button-link:
+     accent color, underline on hover, focus ring for keyboard nav. */
+  display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left;
+  background: none; border: none; padding: 0;
+  font: inherit; font-weight: 700;
+  margin: 4px 0;
+  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent));
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.fc-prov__post:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
+.fc-prov__post:focus-visible {
+  outline: 2px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-accent));
+  outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 3px;
 }
 .fc-prov__meta {
   font-size: 13px; color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant));
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue
index 2045f57..9517649 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/SuggestionItem.vue
@@ -1,19 +1,33 @@
 <template>
+  <!-- Chip-card row: visible border + hover/focus state unifies the
+       name, score, and action buttons as one "object" (operator-asked
+       2026-06-01). The row itself is informational; the explicit
+       Accept button + 3-dot menu are the action affordances. -->
   <div class="fc-suggestion">
     <span class="fc-suggestion__name">
       {{ suggestion.display_name }}
       <span v-if="suggestion.creates_new_tag" class="fc-suggestion__new"
-        title="No matching tag yet — accepting creates it">＋new</span>
+        title="No matching tag yet — accepting creates it">+ new</span>
     </span>
     <span class="fc-suggestion__score">{{ scorePct }}</span>
     <v-btn
-      icon="mdi-plus" size="x-small" variant="text" color="accent"
+      class="fc-suggestion__accept"
+      size="small" variant="tonal" color="accent"
+      density="compact" rounded="pill"
       :aria-label="`Accept ${suggestion.display_name}`"
       @click="$emit('accept', suggestion)"
-    />
+    >
+      Accept
+    </v-btn>
     <v-menu>
       <template #activator="{ props }">
-        <v-btn icon="mdi-dots-vertical" size="x-small" variant="text" v-bind="props" />
+        <v-btn
+          class="fc-suggestion__menu"
+          icon="mdi-dots-vertical" size="small"
+          variant="outlined" density="compact"
+          :aria-label="`More actions for ${suggestion.display_name}`"
+          v-bind="props"
+        />
       </template>
       <v-list density="compact">
         <v-list-item @click="$emit('alias', suggestion)">
@@ -38,17 +52,45 @@ const scorePct = computed(() => `${Math.round(props.suggestion.score * 100)}%`)
 
 <style scoped>
 .fc-suggestion {
-  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
-  padding: 2px 0;
+  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+  padding: 6px 10px; margin-bottom: 4px;
+  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface));
+  border: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  transition: background 120ms ease, border-color 120ms ease;
+}
+.fc-suggestion:hover {
+  background: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
+  border-color: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent), 0.4);
+}
+.fc-suggestion__name {
+  flex: 1; min-width: 0;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface));
+  overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
 }
-.fc-suggestion__name { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
 .fc-suggestion__new {
-  font-size: 10px; color: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent));
-  margin-left: 4px;
+  display: inline-block;
+  font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600;
+  color: rgb(var(--v-theme-accent));
+  background: rgba(var(--v-theme-accent), 0.12);
+  border: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-accent), 0.4);
+  padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 999px;
+  margin-left: 6px;
+  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
 }
 .fc-suggestion__score {
+  flex: 0 0 auto; min-width: 38px; text-align: right;
   font-size: 11px;
   color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface-variant, var(--v-theme-on-surface)));
   font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
 }
+/* Vuetify's compact density doesn't shrink the tonal button enough
+   for a tight row; clamp the min-width so Accept stays compact. */
+.fc-suggestion__accept :deep(.v-btn__content) {
+  font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+}
+.fc-suggestion__menu {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
 </style>