diff --git a/frontend/src/api/client.ts b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
index f5d355f..b3a0ad4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/client.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/client.ts
@@ -401,6 +401,28 @@ export async function triggerJournalPrep(date?: string): Promise<{ ok: boolean;
   return apiPost('/api/journal/trigger-prep', date ? { date } : {});
 }
 
+export interface CuratorRunResult {
+  conv_id: number;
+  user_id: number;
+  model: string;
+  messages_examined: number;
+  tool_calls: Array<{
+    name: string;
+    arguments: Record<string, unknown>;
+    status: 'success' | 'error' | 'pending';
+    error: string | null;
+  }>;
+  tools_attempted: number;
+  tools_succeeded: number;
+  summary: string;
+  duration_ms: number;
+  error: string | null;
+}
+
+export async function runJournalCurator(convId: number): Promise<CuratorRunResult> {
+  return apiPost<CuratorRunResult>(`/api/journal/curator/run/${convId}`, {});
+}
+
 export async function listJournalMoments(params: Record<string, string | number | boolean> = {}): Promise<JournalMoment[]> {
   const qs = new URLSearchParams();
   for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(params)) qs.set(k, String(v));
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue b/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue
index 0ad856a..d50779a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/JournalView.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useBackgroundRefresh } from '@/composables/useBackgroundRefresh'
 import { useChatStore } from '@/stores/chat'
 import ChatPanel from '@/components/ChatPanel.vue'
 import WeatherCard from '@/components/WeatherCard.vue'
-import { RotateCcw } from 'lucide-vue-next'
+import { RotateCcw, Sparkles } from 'lucide-vue-next'
 import {
   apiGet,
   apiPost,
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ import {
   getJournalDays,
   triggerJournalPrep,
   listEvents,
+  listJournalMoments,
+  runJournalCurator,
   type EventEntry,
+  type JournalMoment,
 } from '@/api/client'
+import { useToastStore } from '@/stores/toast'
 
 interface WeatherDay {
   day: string
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ interface CurrentConditions {
 }
 
 const chatStore = useChatStore()
+const toastStore = useToastStore()
 
 // ── Day picker + conversation state ──────────────────────────────────────────
 const days = ref<string[]>([])
@@ -55,6 +60,70 @@ const selectedDay = ref<string | null>(null)
 const dayConvId = ref<number | null>(null)
 const isToday = computed(() => selectedDay.value !== null && selectedDay.value === todayDate.value)
 
+// ── Curator + captures panel (Phase 1b) ──────────────────────────────────────
+// The journal chat model has no tools — moments / tasks land via a curator
+// pass (services/curator.py). The "Process captures now" button triggers
+// a pass manually; the captures panel shows everything captured for the
+// selected day.
+const moments = ref<JournalMoment[]>([])
+const momentsLoading = ref(false)
+const curatorRunning = ref(false)
+
+async function loadMoments() {
+  if (!selectedDay.value) {
+    moments.value = []
+    return
+  }
+  momentsLoading.value = true
+  try {
+    moments.value = await listJournalMoments({ date: selectedDay.value, limit: 100 })
+  } catch {
+    /* silent — moments may not exist yet */
+  } finally {
+    momentsLoading.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+async function triggerCurator() {
+  if (curatorRunning.value || !dayConvId.value) return
+  curatorRunning.value = true
+  try {
+    const result = await runJournalCurator(dayConvId.value)
+    if (result.error) {
+      toastStore.show(`Curator error: ${result.error}`, 'error')
+    } else {
+      const captured = result.tools_succeeded
+      const total = result.tools_attempted
+      const detail = captured === total
+        ? `${captured} tool calls`
+        : `${captured}/${total} tool calls`
+      // toastStore only supports success/error/warning; use success for
+      // both "captured something" and the no-op case (success in the
+      // sense that the curator ran cleanly).
+      toastStore.show(
+        captured > 0
+          ? `Captured ${detail} (${result.duration_ms}ms)`
+          : `Nothing new to capture (${result.duration_ms}ms)`,
+        'success',
+      )
+    }
+    await loadMoments()
+  } catch (e) {
+    const msg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Curator failed'
+    toastStore.show(`Curator failed: ${msg}`, 'error')
+  } finally {
+    curatorRunning.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+function formatMomentTime(iso: string): string {
+  try {
+    return new Date(iso).toLocaleTimeString([], { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' })
+  } catch {
+    return ''
+  }
+}
+
 // ── Weather panel ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 const weatherData = ref<WeatherData[]>([])
 const selectedWeatherIdx = ref(0)
@@ -171,12 +240,17 @@ async function loadAll() {
     }
   } catch { /* silent */ }
 
-  await Promise.all([loadWeather(), loadCurrentConditions(), loadEvents()])
+  await Promise.all([loadWeather(), loadCurrentConditions(), loadEvents(), loadMoments()])
 }
 
 watch(selectedDay, async (iso) => {
-  if (!iso || iso === todayDate.value) return
-  try { await loadDay(iso) } catch { /* silent */ }
+  if (!iso) return
+  // For non-today dates, loadDay handles its own day-data fetch; in both
+  // cases we want the captures panel to reflect the selected day.
+  try {
+    if (iso !== todayDate.value) await loadDay(iso)
+    await loadMoments()
+  } catch { /* silent */ }
 })
 
 // ── Manual prep regeneration ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -289,6 +363,54 @@ onMounted(async () => {
           />
         </div>
 
+        <!-- Captures panel: shows moments extracted by the curator for the
+             selected day. The chat model is tools=[]; the curator pass
+             (manual button below, scheduler in phase 2) populates this. -->
+        <div class="captures-section">
+          <div class="panel-label-row">
+            <div class="panel-label">Captures</div>
+            <button
+              class="captures-trigger-btn"
+              :class="{ spinning: curatorRunning }"
+              :disabled="curatorRunning || !dayConvId || !isToday"
+              :title="isToday ? 'Run curator on this conversation' : 'Curator only runs on today\\'s conversation'"
+              @click="triggerCurator"
+            >
+              <Sparkles :size="14" />
+              {{ curatorRunning ? 'Working…' : 'Process captures' }}
+            </button>
+          </div>
+          <div v-if="momentsLoading && !moments.length" class="captures-empty">
+            Loading…
+          </div>
+          <div v-else-if="!moments.length" class="captures-empty">
+            No captures yet for {{ isToday ? 'today' : 'this day' }}.
+            <span v-if="isToday">Talk in the journal, then press "Process captures".</span>
+          </div>
+          <ul v-else class="captures-list">
+            <li v-for="m in moments" :key="m.id" class="capture-row">
+              <div class="capture-time">{{ formatMomentTime(m.occurred_at) }}</div>
+              <div class="capture-body">
+                <div class="capture-content">{{ m.content }}</div>
+                <div v-if="m.people.length || m.places.length || m.task_ids.length || m.note_ids.length" class="capture-meta">
+                  <span v-if="m.people.length" class="capture-chip">
+                    {{ m.people.map(p => p.title).join(', ') }}
+                  </span>
+                  <span v-if="m.places.length" class="capture-chip">
+                    @ {{ m.places.map(p => p.title).join(', ') }}
+                  </span>
+                  <span v-if="m.task_ids.length" class="capture-chip capture-chip--task">
+                    {{ m.task_ids.length }} task{{ m.task_ids.length === 1 ? '' : 's' }}
+                  </span>
+                  <span v-if="m.note_ids.length" class="capture-chip capture-chip--note">
+                    {{ m.note_ids.length }} note{{ m.note_ids.length === 1 ? '' : 's' }}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </li>
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+
         <div class="events-section" v-if="groupedEvents.length">
           <div class="panel-label-row">
             <div class="panel-label">Upcoming</div>
@@ -478,6 +600,87 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 }
 .panel-label-row { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; flex-shrink: 0; }
 
+/* Captures panel — moments extracted by the curator (services/curator.py).
+   Sits above the events panel; the chat is in the center column. */
+.captures-section { padding: 0.75rem 1rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border); }
+.captures-trigger-btn {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.3rem;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
+}
+.captures-trigger-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 8%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-primary);
+  border-color: var(--color-primary);
+}
+.captures-trigger-btn:disabled { opacity: 0.5; cursor: not-allowed; }
+.captures-trigger-btn.spinning :first-child {
+  animation: captures-spin 1.2s linear infinite;
+}
+@keyframes captures-spin { from { transform: rotate(0); } to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+
+.captures-empty {
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-style: italic;
+  padding: 0.75rem 0;
+  line-height: 1.45;
+}
+.captures-list {
+  list-style: none;
+  margin: 0.5rem 0 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.55rem;
+  max-height: 380px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+.capture-row {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 0.6rem;
+  padding: 0.4rem 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  border-left: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 35%, transparent);
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 3%, transparent);
+}
+.capture-time {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  padding-top: 0.1rem;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+.capture-body { min-width: 0; flex: 1; }
+.capture-content {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+  color: var(--color-text);
+}
+.capture-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 0.3rem;
+  margin-top: 0.3rem;
+}
+.capture-chip {
+  font-size: 0.68rem;
+  padding: 0.1rem 0.45rem;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-text-muted) 12%, transparent);
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+.capture-chip--task { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-primary) 14%, transparent); color: var(--color-primary); }
+.capture-chip--note { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-warning, #b88a2c) 14%, transparent); color: var(--color-warning, #b88a2c); }
+
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
   .journal-shell { grid-template-columns: 1fr; grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto; }
   .journal-center { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; }