diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ChatMessage.vue b/frontend/src/components/ChatMessage.vue
index e62b06f..b449de0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ChatMessage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ChatMessage.vue
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ const timingParts = computed((): string[] => {
 }
 .role-label {
   font-size: 0.75rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 500;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.03em;
 }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ const timingParts = computed((): string[] => {
 .thinking-summary {
   padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
   font-size: 0.72rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 500;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.04em;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ details[open] .thinking-summary::before {
   overflow-y: auto;
   background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
 }
+/* Long-form line-height (1.7) on assistant bubbles per the design system —
+   chat is a reading surface, not a snippet stream. User bubbles stay tighter. */
+.role-assistant .message-content {
+  line-height: 1.7;
+}
+
 .message-content {
   font-size: 0.95rem;
   line-height: 1.55;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue
index 4a34c2d..70bb529 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ChatPanel.vue
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ defineExpose({ focus, prefill, send, contextCount, sidebarOpen, toggleContextSid
   padding: 0.15rem 0.1rem;
   font-family: inherit;
   font-size: 0.65rem;
-  font-weight: 700;
+  font-weight: 500;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ defineExpose({ focus, prefill, send, contextCount, sidebarOpen, toggleContextSid
 .context-sidebar-header .section-count {
   margin-left: auto;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 500;
   background: var(--color-bg);
   padding: 0.05rem 0.3rem;
   border-radius: 8px;
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ defineExpose({ focus, prefill, send, contextCount, sidebarOpen, toggleContextSid
 }
 .auto-pill {
   font-size: 0.55rem;
-  font-weight: 700;
+  font-weight: 500;
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
   padding: 0.05rem 0.3rem;
   border-radius: 4px;
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ defineExpose({ focus, prefill, send, contextCount, sidebarOpen, toggleContextSid
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.05em;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  font-weight: 700;
+  font-weight: 500;
   margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
 }
 .queued-clear-row {
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ defineExpose({ focus, prefill, send, contextCount, sidebarOpen, toggleContextSid
 
 .empty-section-label {
   font-size: 0.7rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 500;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.08em;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ defineExpose({ focus, prefill, send, contextCount, sidebarOpen, toggleContextSid
 .btn-open-chat.prominent {
   font-size: 0.9rem;
   color: var(--color-primary);
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 500;
 }
 .btn-clear-response {
   background: none;
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ defineExpose({ focus, prefill, send, contextCount, sidebarOpen, toggleContextSid
 :deep(.thinking-summary) {
   padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
   font-size: 0.72rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 500;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.04em;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ToolCallCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/ToolCallCard.vue
index 8eacc69..068755b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ToolCallCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ToolCallCard.vue
@@ -532,10 +532,13 @@ function closeEventSlideOver(changed = false) {
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>
+/* Inline ToolCallCard renders inside an assistant bubble — the bubble
+   already contains it, so no outer border per the structural-not-decorative
+   rule. Background tint differentiates it; error state gets a left-edge
+   accent the way the assistant bubble itself uses one. */
 .tool-call-card {
   display: inline-block;
   background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
   border-radius: 10px;
   font-size: 0.8rem;
   margin-top: 0.4rem;
@@ -543,7 +546,7 @@ function closeEventSlideOver(changed = false) {
   vertical-align: top;
 }
 .tool-call-card.error {
-  border-color: var(--color-danger, #e74c3c);
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-danger);
 }
 .tool-call-card.declined {
   opacity: 0.55;
@@ -566,7 +569,7 @@ function closeEventSlideOver(changed = false) {
 }
 
 .tool-label {
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 500;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.03em;
@@ -636,7 +639,7 @@ function closeEventSlideOver(changed = false) {
 }
 .web-search-results .tool-search-item::after { content: none; }
 
-.tool-event-title { font-weight: 600; color: var(--color-text); }
+.tool-event-title { font-weight: 500; color: var(--color-text); }
 .tool-event-time { color: var(--color-text-muted); font-size: 0.75rem; }
 
 .tool-event-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.2rem; }
@@ -652,7 +655,7 @@ function closeEventSlideOver(changed = false) {
 .tool-note-tag { font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); }
 
 .tool-task-priority {
-  font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase;
+  font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 500; text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.04em; padding: 0.1rem 0.3rem; border-radius: 3px;
 }
 .priority-high { color: var(--color-danger, #e74c3c); }
@@ -697,7 +700,7 @@ function closeEventSlideOver(changed = false) {
 .confirm-created {
   color: var(--color-success, #2ecc71);
   font-size: 0.78rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 500;
 }
 .confirm-denied {
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
@@ -792,7 +795,7 @@ function closeEventSlideOver(changed = false) {
 }
 .tool-event-card-title {
   font-size: 0.8rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 500;
   color: var(--color-text);
   white-space: nowrap;
   overflow: hidden;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue b/frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue
index ef6f654..5ac8593 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/ChatView.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useRoute, useRouter } from "vue-router";
 import { useChatStore } from "@/stores/chat";
 import { apiGet } from "@/api/client";
 import ChatPanel from "@/components/ChatPanel.vue";
-import { MoreVertical, Menu, Paperclip } from "lucide-vue-next";
+import { MoreVertical, Menu, Paperclip, Trash2 } from "lucide-vue-next";
 
 const route = useRoute();
 const router = useRouter();
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
           :disabled="bulkDeleting"
           @click="bulkDelete"
         >
+          <Trash2 :size="16" />
           {{ bulkDeleting ? '...' : bulkConfirm ? `Delete ${selectedIds.size}?` : `Delete (${selectedIds.size})` }}
         </button>
       </div>
@@ -545,22 +546,29 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 
 .bulk-count { font-size: 0.75rem; color: var(--color-text-muted); flex-shrink: 0; }
 .bulk-link {
-  background: none; border: none; color: var(--color-primary);
+  background: none; border: none; color: var(--color-text-secondary);
   font-size: 0.75rem; cursor: pointer; padding: 0; text-decoration: underline;
 }
+.bulk-link:hover { color: var(--color-text); }
+
+/* Destructive action — Oxblood per Hybrid rule, paired with Trash2 icon */
 .bulk-delete-btn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.3rem;
   margin-left: auto;
   background: none;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-danger, #e74c3c);
-  color: var(--color-danger, #e74c3c);
-  border-radius: 4px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-action-destructive);
+  color: var(--color-action-destructive);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
   font-size: 0.75rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-weight: 500;
   padding: 0.2rem 0.55rem;
   cursor: pointer;
 }
+.bulk-delete-btn:hover:not(:disabled) { background: var(--color-action-destructive); color: #fff; }
 .bulk-delete-btn:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: default; }
-.bulk-delete-btn.confirm { background: var(--color-danger, #e74c3c); color: #fff; }
+.bulk-delete-btn.confirm { background: var(--color-action-destructive-hover); color: #fff; border-color: var(--color-action-destructive-hover); }
 
 .conv-checkbox {
   flex-shrink: 0;
@@ -580,7 +588,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 }
 .conv-group-label {
   font-size: 0.68rem;
-  font-weight: 700;
+  font-weight: 500;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   letter-spacing: 0.06em;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
@@ -614,7 +622,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   background: none; border: none; color: var(--color-text-muted);
   cursor: pointer; font-size: 1.2rem; padding: 0 0.25rem; line-height: 1;
 }
-.btn-delete-conv:hover { color: var(--color-danger, #e74c3c); }
+.btn-delete-conv:hover { color: var(--color-action-destructive); }
 
 .chat-main {
   flex: 1;
@@ -721,7 +729,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 .scope-option:hover { background: var(--color-bg-secondary); }
-.scope-option.active { color: var(--color-primary); font-weight: 600; }
+.scope-option.active { color: var(--color-primary); font-weight: 500; }
 
 /* Context toggle button (header) */
 .btn-context-toggle {
@@ -748,7 +756,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 .context-icon { font-size: 0.85rem; line-height: 1; }
 .context-count-badge {
   font-size: 0.65rem;
-  font-weight: 700;
+  font-weight: 500;
   background: var(--color-bg);
   padding: 0.05rem 0.35rem;
   border-radius: 8px;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue b/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue
index 15446d3..0ad856a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue
@@ -389,12 +389,6 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
 .journal-chat-panel { flex: 1; min-height: 0; }
 
-/* Long-form reading line-height for journal assistant bubbles
-   (the daily prep is prose, not chat snippets — wants the doc's 1.7) */
-.journal-chat-panel :deep(.role-assistant .message-content) {
-  line-height: 1.7;
-}
-
 /* ── Right column ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .journal-right {
   grid-column: 2;