diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageViewer.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageViewer.vue
index 0ea01bc..84cb495 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageViewer.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/ImageViewer.vue
@@ -92,7 +92,16 @@ let prevBodyOverflow = null
 // own keystrokes.
 function onKeyDown(ev) {
   if (ev.key === 'Escape') {
-    if (isTextEntry(ev.target)) return
+    // Escape closes the modal even from inside a text input — that's
+    // the universal "get me out of here" expectation, and the
+    // autofocused tag-entry field would otherwise trap focus with no
+    // visible escape (operator-flagged 2026-06-01). EXCEPTION: when a
+    // nested Vuetify overlay is open (v-menu autocomplete dropdown,
+    // FandomPicker v-dialog, per-suggestion 3-dot menu), let that
+    // overlay's own Esc handling fire instead of closing the whole
+    // modal mid-interaction. Vuetify marks open overlays with
+    // `.v-overlay--active`.
+    if (document.querySelector('.v-overlay--active')) return
     ev.preventDefault()
     emit('close')
   } else if (ev.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue
index 1d8e5ee..5c36fd4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/modal/ProvenancePanel.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
       density="compact"
     >{{ state.error }}</v-alert>
 
-    <template v-else>
+    <!-- Cards scroll independently of the section title + attachments
+         below them. Cap at ~2.5 cards visible (operator-asked 2026-06-01:
+         keeps the Tags section anchored below at a consistent position;
+         the half-visible third card hints there's more). -->
+    <div v-else class="fc-prov__cards">
       <article
         v-for="e in state.entries" :key="e.provenance_id" class="fc-prov__card"
       >
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@
           </RouterLink>
         </div>
       </article>
-    </template>
+    </div>
 
     <div v-if="attachments.length" class="fc-prov__attach">
       <h4 class="fc-prov__attach-title">Attachments</h4>
@@ -159,6 +163,18 @@ function openPost(postId, artistId) {
   color: rgb(var(--v-theme-on-surface));
   margin-bottom: 12px;
 }
+.fc-prov__cards {
+  /* 2.5 cards-worth at the typical collapsed card height (~108px each
+     incl. 10px gap). Slightly under to ensure the third card's bottom
+     edge is clipped — the visual cue that there's more below. */
+  max-height: 270px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  /* Hairline scrollbar that doesn't compete with content. */
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light)) transparent;
+  /* Pad-right so the scrollbar gutter doesn't squeeze card borders. */
+  padding-right: 4px;
+}
 .fc-prov__card {
   border: 1px solid rgb(var(--v-theme-surface-light));
   border-radius: 6px; padding: 10px 12px; margin-bottom: 10px;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsTab.vue b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsTab.vue
index 9a48144..5c26b07 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsTab.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/DownloadsTab.vue
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
       :retrying-all="retryingAll"
       @retry="onRetrySource"
       @retry-all="onRetryAll"
+      @view-logs="onViewFailingLogs"
     />
 
     <div v-if="store.loading && store.events.length === 0" class="fc-dl__loading">
@@ -364,6 +365,23 @@ watch(filterModel, async (m) => {
 async function openDetail(id) {
   await store.loadOne(id)
 }
+
+async function onViewFailingLogs(source) {
+  // Find and open the most recent DownloadEvent for this source.
+  // Reuses the existing DownloadDetailModal — same stdout/stderr/error
+  // surface the row-click in the events feed shows.
+  try {
+    const ev = await store.loadLastForSource(source.id)
+    if (!ev) {
+      toast({
+        text: `No download events recorded for ${source.artist_name || source.platform} yet.`,
+        type: 'warning',
+      })
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    toast({ text: `Failed to load logs: ${e.message}`, type: 'error' })
+  }
+}
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/FailingSourcesCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/FailingSourcesCard.vue
index 496c8bc..0ceb99e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/FailingSourcesCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/subscriptions/FailingSourcesCard.vue
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@
             {{ s.last_error || 'no error message recorded' }}
           </span>
           <v-spacer />
+          <v-btn
+            size="x-small" variant="text" prepend-icon="mdi-text-box-search-outline"
+            :loading="logLoadingIds.has(s.id)"
+            @click="onViewLogs(s)"
+            title="Show the most recent download event's stdout/stderr/error"
+          >
+            Logs
+          </v-btn>
           <v-btn
             size="x-small" variant="text" prepend-icon="mdi-refresh"
             :loading="retryingIds.has(s.id)"
@@ -52,9 +60,23 @@ defineProps({
   retryingIds: { type: Set, default: () => new Set() },
   retryingAll: { type: Boolean, default: false },
 })
-defineEmits(['retry', 'retry-all'])
+const emit = defineEmits(['retry', 'retry-all', 'view-logs'])
 
 const open = ref(true)
+// Per-row loading flag so the spinner lives on the row whose Logs
+// button was clicked, not on every row.
+const logLoadingIds = ref(new Set())
+async function onViewLogs(s) {
+  if (logLoadingIds.value.has(s.id)) return
+  logLoadingIds.value = new Set(logLoadingIds.value).add(s.id)
+  try {
+    await emit('view-logs', s)
+  } finally {
+    const next = new Set(logLoadingIds.value)
+    next.delete(s.id)
+    logLoadingIds.value = next
+  }
+}
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/downloads.js b/frontend/src/stores/downloads.js
index ee274c6..2a02b09 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/downloads.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/downloads.js
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ export const useDownloadsStore = defineStore('downloads', () => {
     return selected.value
   }
 
+  // Open the detail modal for the most recent DownloadEvent of a given
+  // source. Used by the failing-sources rollup's "Logs" button so the
+  // operator can troubleshoot without leaving the Downloads tab to find
+  // the row (operator-flagged 2026-06-01).
+  async function loadLastForSource(sourceId) {
+    const events = await api.get('/api/downloads', {
+      params: { source_id: sourceId, limit: 1 },
+    })
+    if (!events.length) {
+      selected.value = null
+      return null
+    }
+    return await loadOne(events[0].id)
+  }
+
   async function applyFilter(patch) {
     filter.value = { ...filter.value, ...patch }
     await loadFirst()
@@ -98,7 +113,8 @@ export const useDownloadsStore = defineStore('downloads', () => {
   return {
     events, cursor, hasMore, filter, selected, loading, error, stats,
     activity, failing, activeEvents,
-    loadFirst, loadMore, loadOne, applyFilter, closeDetail, loadStats,
+    loadFirst, loadMore, loadOne, loadLastForSource, applyFilter,
+    closeDetail, loadStats,
     loadActivity, loadFailing, loadActive, recoverStalled,
   }
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/posts.js b/frontend/src/stores/posts.js
index f02e980..ac45a6e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/posts.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/posts.js
@@ -59,14 +59,37 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
     return await api.get(`/api/posts/${id}`)
   }
 
+  // Filter overlay for the around/older/newer (in-context anchored)
+  // path. Keep this distinct from `filters.value` (the down-only feed)
+  // so a normal-feed filter change doesn't leak into an active anchored
+  // view (or vice versa). Caller of loadAround passes the snapshot; the
+  // subsequent loadOlder/loadNewer use it verbatim.
+  function _aroundParams(extra) {
+    const p = { ...extra }
+    if (filters.value.artist_id != null) p.artist_id = filters.value.artist_id
+    if (filters.value.platform) p.platform = filters.value.platform
+    return p
+  }
+
   // Load a window centered on `postId`: newer posts above, the post, older
   // posts below. Sets both directional cursors for subsequent scrolling.
-  async function loadAround(postId) {
+  // Accepts the same filter shape as loadInitial so the anchored view
+  // stays artist/platform-scoped (operator-flagged 2026-06-01: clicking a
+  // post title from the modal's Provenance card opens the post in the
+  // posts feed; without this the older/newer scroll loaded unfiltered
+  // global posts instead of staying in the artist's stream).
+  async function loadAround(postId, newFilters) {
+    filters.value = {
+      artist_id: newFilters?.artist_id ?? null,
+      platform: newFilters?.platform ?? null,
+    }
     loading.value = true
     error.value = null
     anchorId.value = null
     try {
-      const body = await api.get('/api/posts', { params: { around: postId } })
+      const body = await api.get('/api/posts', {
+        params: _aroundParams({ around: postId }),
+      })
       items.value = body.items
       cursorOlder.value = body.cursor_older
       cursorNewer.value = body.cursor_newer
@@ -85,7 +108,9 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
     loading.value = true
     try {
       const body = await api.get('/api/posts', {
-        params: { cursor: cursorOlder.value, direction: 'older' },
+        params: _aroundParams({
+          cursor: cursorOlder.value, direction: 'older',
+        }),
       })
       items.value.push(...body.items)
       cursorOlder.value = body.next_cursor
@@ -102,7 +127,9 @@ export const usePostsStore = defineStore('posts', () => {
     loading.value = true
     try {
       const body = await api.get('/api/posts', {
-        params: { cursor: cursorNewer.value, direction: 'newer' },
+        params: _aroundParams({
+          cursor: cursorNewer.value, direction: 'newer',
+        }),
       })
       items.value.unshift(...body.items)
       cursorNewer.value = body.next_cursor
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/PostsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/PostsView.vue
index a08a09d..0485a5a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/PostsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/PostsView.vue
@@ -161,7 +161,15 @@ function setupAroundObservers() {
 }
 async function loadAroundAndAnchor() {
   teardownFeed()
-  await store.loadAround(postIdFilter.value)
+  // Pass artist_id + platform through so the anchored view stays
+  // scoped — the older/newer infinite scrolls then read these filters
+  // back via the store's _aroundParams (operator-flagged 2026-06-01:
+  // post-title click from the modal landed scoped but the scroll then
+  // pulled unfiltered global posts).
+  await store.loadAround(postIdFilter.value, {
+    artist_id: artistFilter.value,
+    platform: platformFilter.value,
+  })
   await nextTick()
   const el = document.getElementById(`fc-post-${store.anchorId}`)
   if (el) el.scrollIntoView({ block: 'center' })