From 182beebcd6a102e568d52a7904086de2a61579c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilia Denisov <evilcart@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 19:45:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/8] feat(ui): app-nav state stores (app-shell foundation)
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Add `appScreen` + `activeView` rune singletons with a shared sessionStorage
snapshot — the in-memory source of truth that replaces URL-based screen/view
routing for the single-URL app-shell. Not wired in yet (additive).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 ui/frontend/src/lib/app-nav.svelte.ts | 193 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 193 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/lib/app-nav.svelte.ts

diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/app-nav.svelte.ts b/ui/frontend/src/lib/app-nav.svelte.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7065357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/app-nav.svelte.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+// App-shell navigation state.
+//
+// The game UI is a single-URL app-shell (served at `/game/`): there are no
+// per-screen or per-view routes, so the address bar never changes. Two rune
+// singletons hold what the URL used to encode:
+//
+//   - `appScreen` — the top-level screen (login / lobby / lobby-create /
+//     game) and the active game id. It replaces the `goto`-based redirects
+//     and the `[id]` route param.
+//   - `activeView` — the in-game view (map / table / report / battle / mail /
+//     designer-science) and its sub-parameters. It replaces the URL params the
+//     old route wrappers read.
+//
+// Both live in this one module so they can share a single `sessionStorage`
+// snapshot (persisted here) without a circular import. The snapshot is read
+// once at construction to seed the initial render and rewritten on every
+// mutation; `restoredGameId` lets the boot path validate a restored game
+// before loading it (a cancelled/removed game falls back to lobby — see the
+// dispatcher). Screen-level browser history (Back → lobby) is layered on top
+// in the shell via SvelteKit shallow routing; this module is the source of
+// truth, history only mirrors it.
+
+export type AppScreen = "login" | "lobby" | "lobby-create" | "game";
+
+export type GameView =
+	| "map"
+	| "table"
+	| "report"
+	| "battle"
+	| "mail"
+	| "designer-science";
+
+/** In-game view plus the sub-parameters the old route segments carried. */
+export interface GameViewState {
+	view: GameView;
+	/** Table entity slug when `view === "table"` (e.g. `planets`, `sciences`). */
+	tableEntity?: string;
+	/** Selected battle when `view === "battle"`; empty string = list/none. */
+	battleId?: string;
+	/** Viewed turn for the battle view; 0 = current. */
+	turn?: number;
+	/** Science id when `view === "designer-science"`; absent = new-science form. */
+	scienceId?: string;
+}
+
+const STORAGE_KEY = "galaxy-app-nav";
+
+const APP_SCREENS: readonly AppScreen[] = [
+	"login",
+	"lobby",
+	"lobby-create",
+	"game",
+];
+const GAME_VIEWS: readonly GameView[] = [
+	"map",
+	"table",
+	"report",
+	"battle",
+	"mail",
+	"designer-science",
+];
+
+const DEFAULT_VIEW: GameViewState = { view: "map" };
+
+interface NavSnapshot {
+	screen: AppScreen;
+	gameId: string | null;
+	game: GameViewState;
+}
+
+function readSnapshot(): NavSnapshot | null {
+	if (typeof sessionStorage === "undefined") return null;
+	let raw: string | null;
+	try {
+		raw = sessionStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+	} catch {
+		return null;
+	}
+	if (raw === null) return null;
+	try {
+		const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as Partial<NavSnapshot> | null;
+		if (parsed === null || typeof parsed !== "object") return null;
+		const screen = APP_SCREENS.includes(parsed.screen as AppScreen)
+			? (parsed.screen as AppScreen)
+			: "lobby";
+		const gameId =
+			typeof parsed.gameId === "string" && parsed.gameId.length > 0
+				? parsed.gameId
+				: null;
+		return { screen, gameId, game: sanitizeView(parsed.game) };
+	} catch {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+function sanitizeView(value: unknown): GameViewState {
+	if (value === null || typeof value !== "object") return { ...DEFAULT_VIEW };
+	const v = value as Partial<GameViewState>;
+	const view = GAME_VIEWS.includes(v.view as GameView)
+		? (v.view as GameView)
+		: "map";
+	const out: GameViewState = { view };
+	if (typeof v.tableEntity === "string") out.tableEntity = v.tableEntity;
+	if (typeof v.battleId === "string") out.battleId = v.battleId;
+	if (typeof v.turn === "number" && Number.isFinite(v.turn) && v.turn >= 0) {
+		out.turn = Math.trunc(v.turn);
+	}
+	if (typeof v.scienceId === "string") out.scienceId = v.scienceId;
+	return out;
+}
+
+function persist(): void {
+	if (typeof sessionStorage === "undefined") return;
+	const snapshot: NavSnapshot = {
+		screen: appScreen.screen,
+		gameId: appScreen.gameId,
+		game: activeView.state,
+	};
+	try {
+		sessionStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(snapshot));
+	} catch {
+		// Storage full / disabled / private-mode quota — navigation still
+		// works in memory; only refresh-restore is lost.
+	}
+}
+
+const initial = readSnapshot();
+
+/**
+ * AppScreenStore owns the top-level screen and the active game id. Anonymous
+ * vs authenticated gating is applied by the dispatcher on top of `screen`.
+ */
+class AppScreenStore {
+	#screen = $state<AppScreen>(initial?.screen ?? "lobby");
+	#gameId = $state<string | null>(initial?.gameId ?? null);
+
+	/** The game id captured from a restored snapshot, for boot-time validation. */
+	readonly restoredGameId: string | null = initial?.gameId ?? null;
+
+	get screen(): AppScreen {
+		return this.#screen;
+	}
+
+	get gameId(): string | null {
+		return this.#gameId;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * go switches the top-level screen. Entering a game requires a `gameId`;
+	 * leaving a game clears it. Persists the snapshot. History wiring (Back →
+	 * lobby) is added by the shell, which observes `screen`.
+	 */
+	go(screen: AppScreen, options: { gameId?: string } = {}): void {
+		this.#screen = screen;
+		if (screen === "game") {
+			if (options.gameId !== undefined) this.#gameId = options.gameId;
+		} else {
+			this.#gameId = null;
+		}
+		persist();
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * ActiveViewStore owns the in-game view and its sub-parameters. It is only
+ * meaningful while `appScreen.screen === "game"`.
+ */
+class ActiveViewStore {
+	#state = $state<GameViewState>(initial?.game ?? { ...DEFAULT_VIEW });
+
+	get state(): GameViewState {
+		return this.#state;
+	}
+
+	get view(): GameView {
+		return this.#state.view;
+	}
+
+	/** Replace the active in-game view and its sub-parameters. Persists. */
+	select(view: GameView, params: Omit<GameViewState, "view"> = {}): void {
+		this.#state = { view, ...params };
+		persist();
+	}
+
+	/** Reset to the default view (map). Used when entering a fresh game. */
+	reset(): void {
+		this.#state = { ...DEFAULT_VIEW };
+		persist();
+	}
+}
+
+export const appScreen = new AppScreenStore();
+export const activeView = new ActiveViewStore();
-- 
2.52.0


From b6770d394c7df94a219281c467cea6556586953d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilia Denisov <evilcart@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 20:04:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/8] =?UTF-8?q?feat(ui):=20app-shell=20core=20=E2=80=94=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?single-route=20dispatcher,=20route=20collapse,=20nav=E2=86=92st?=
 =?UTF-8?q?ate?=
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Collapse the game UI to one route (`/`): a screen dispatcher renders
login/lobby/lobby-create/game from `appScreen`/`activeView` state instead of
URL routes. Move screen components to lib/screens & lib/game; the game shell
reads the game id from `appScreen.gameId` and re-inits per-game stores via an
$effect; in-game views render from `activeView`. Flip ~23 goto/href nav sites
to store mutations; drop the `?sidebar=` URL coupling. Auth gate is now
state-based. WIP: browser-history (Back→lobby), restore-validation, the
return-to-lobby button, push deep-links, and the test migration are follow-ups
on this branch.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/battle.svelte |   7 +-
 .../lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte   |  13 +-
 ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/mail.svelte   |   4 +-
 ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/map.svelte    |  55 ++++--
 ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte |   5 +-
 .../lib/active-view/report/report-toc.svelte  |  17 +-
 .../active-view/report/section-battles.svelte |  28 ++-
 .../src/lib/active-view/table-sciences.svelte |  16 +-
 .../game/game-shell.svelte}                   | 186 +++++++++++-------
 ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte      |   5 +-
 ui/frontend/src/lib/header/view-menu.svelte   |  32 +--
 .../screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte}       |  15 +-
 .../screens/lobby-screen.svelte}              |  19 +-
 .../screens/login-screen.svelte}              |   5 +-
 .../src/lib/sidebar/bottom-tabs.svelte        |  48 ++---
 .../src/lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte     |   4 +-
 ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte    |  44 +----
 ui/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte         |  23 +--
 ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte           |  44 +++--
 ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.ts  |   8 -
 ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+page.ts    |  12 --
 .../[id]/battle/[[battleId]]/+page.svelte     |  16 --
 .../science/[[scienceId]]/+page.svelte        |   5 -
 .../src/routes/games/[id]/mail/+page.svelte   |   5 -
 .../src/routes/games/[id]/map/+page.svelte    |   5 -
 .../src/routes/games/[id]/report/+page.svelte |  47 -----
 .../games/[id]/table/[entity]/+page.svelte    |   6 -
 ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.ts         |   6 -
 ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.ts  |   2 -
 ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.ts         |   6 -
 30 files changed, 294 insertions(+), 394 deletions(-)
 rename ui/frontend/src/{routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte => lib/game/game-shell.svelte} (77%)
 rename ui/frontend/src/{routes/lobby/create/+page.svelte => lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte} (94%)
 rename ui/frontend/src/{routes/lobby/+page.svelte => lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte} (96%)
 rename ui/frontend/src/{routes/login/+page.svelte => lib/screens/login-screen.svelte} (98%)
 delete mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.ts
 delete mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+page.ts
 delete mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/battle/[[battleId]]/+page.svelte
 delete mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/designer/science/[[scienceId]]/+page.svelte
 delete mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/mail/+page.svelte
 delete mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/map/+page.svelte
 delete mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/report/+page.svelte
 delete mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/table/[entity]/+page.svelte
 delete mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.ts
 delete mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.ts
 delete mode 100644 ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.ts

diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/battle.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/battle.svelte
index befaa40..a0eec71 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/battle.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/battle.svelte
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ header now — we just hand the routes down as callbacks so the
 viewer keeps its prop-driven contract.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { getContext } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import {
 		BattleFetchError,
@@ -127,10 +126,10 @@ viewer keeps its prop-driven contract.
 	});
 
 	function backToReport() {
-		goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/report`));
+		activeView.select("report");
 	}
 	function backToMap() {
-		goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/map`));
+		activeView.select("map");
 	}
 </script>
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte
index dfd3753..e89e9cb 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ fractions is a Phase 21 decision documented in
 `ui/docs/science-designer-ux.md`.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { getContext, tick } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import type { ScienceSummary } from "../../api/game-state";
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
@@ -53,8 +51,11 @@ fractions is a Phase 21 decision documented in
 		ORDER_DRAFT_CONTEXT_KEY,
 	);
 
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
-	const scienceId = $derived(page.params.scienceId ?? "");
+	// `scienceId` is the only sub-parameter the science designer needs;
+	// the active game id is implicit (the shell only mounts this view
+	// for the active game) and is read from `appScreen` where required.
+	let { scienceId = "" }: { scienceId?: string } = $props();
+
 	const isViewMode = $derived(scienceId !== "");
 
 	const localScience = $derived<ScienceSummary[]>(
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ fractions is a Phase 21 decision documented in
 	}
 
 	function backToTable(): void {
-		void goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/table/sciences`));
+		activeView.select("table", { tableEntity: "sciences" });
 	}
 
 	async function save(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/mail.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/mail.svelte
index 1fb0cf6..95ef3ed 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/mail.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/mail.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pane, system-item pane, compose form) live under
 `./mail/*.svelte`.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import { mailStore, type MailListEntry } from "$lib/mail-store.svelte";
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pane, system-item pane, compose form) live under
 	let selectedKey = $state<string | null>(null);
 	let composeOpen = $state(false);
 
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
+	const gameId = $derived(appScreen.gameId ?? "");
 
 	const entries = $derived(mailStore.entries);
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/map.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/map.svelte
index 38b3a45..c19a7ec 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/map.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/map.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--
 Phase 11 map active view: integrates the Phase 9 renderer with the
 per-game `GameStateStore` provided through context by
-`routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte`. The view mounts the renderer
+`lib/game/game-shell.svelte`. The view mounts the renderer
 once the store has produced a report and re-mounts when the
 report's turn changes (a refresh that returns the same turn keeps
 the existing renderer instance alive). Empty-planet reports render
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ Phase 29 wires the wrap-mode toggle on top of the per-game `wrapMode`
 preference the store already manages.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { getContext, onDestroy, onMount, untrack } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import {
 		createRenderer,
@@ -615,6 +613,29 @@ preference the store already manages.
 	// through the same `hit-test` plumbing — the hitLookup map keyed
 	// by primitive id resolves a hit back to either a planet or a
 	// ship-group selection variant.
+	// scrollToBombingRow waits for the report's bombing row for the
+	// given planet to mount, then scrolls it into view. The map context
+	// menu switches to the report view through a store mutation, so the
+	// section renders on a later frame; a short bounded poll bridges
+	// that gap without coupling the map to the report's render timing.
+	function scrollToBombingRow(planet: number): void {
+		if (typeof document === "undefined") return;
+		let attempts = 60;
+		const tick = (): void => {
+			const row = document.querySelector(
+				`[data-testid="report-bombing-row"][data-planet="${planet}"]`,
+			);
+			if (row instanceof HTMLElement) {
+				row.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
+				return;
+			}
+			attempts -= 1;
+			if (attempts <= 0) return;
+			requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+		};
+		requestAnimationFrame(tick);
+	}
+
 	function handleMapClick(cursorPx: { x: number; y: number }): void {
 		if (handle === null || store?.report === undefined || store.report === null) {
 			return;
@@ -634,26 +655,20 @@ preference the store already manages.
 				selection.selectShipGroup(target.ref);
 				break;
 			case "battle": {
-				const gameId = page.params.id ?? "";
 				const turn = store?.report?.turn ?? 0;
-				void goto(
-					withBase(`/games/${gameId}/battle/${target.battleId}?turn=${turn}`),
-				);
+				activeView.select("battle", {
+					battleId: target.battleId,
+					turn,
+				});
 				break;
 			}
 			case "bombing": {
-				const gameId = page.params.id ?? "";
-				void goto(
-					withBase(`/games/${gameId}/report#report-bombings`),
-				).then(() => {
-					if (typeof document === "undefined") return;
-					const row = document.querySelector(
-						`[data-testid="report-bombing-row"][data-planet="${target.planet}"]`,
-					);
-					if (row && row.scrollIntoView) {
-						row.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
-					}
-				});
+				activeView.select("report");
+				// The report sections render reactively after the view
+				// switches above, so there is no navigation promise to
+				// await; poll a bounded number of animation frames for
+				// the bombing row, then scroll it into view.
+				scrollToBombingRow(target.planet);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte
index a3bfa57..83216ff 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ TOC and the body iterate the same data.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
 
 	import ReportToc, {
 		type TocEntry,
@@ -71,8 +70,6 @@ TOC and the body iterate the same data.
 		{ slug: "unidentified-groups", titleKey: "game.report.section.unidentified_groups.title" },
 	];
 
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
-
 	let activeSlug = $state<string>(ENTRIES[0]?.slug ?? "");
 	let bodyEl: HTMLDivElement | null = $state(null);
 
@@ -116,7 +113,7 @@ TOC and the body iterate the same data.
 </script>
 
 <div class="report-view" data-testid="active-view-report">
-	<ReportToc entries={ENTRIES} {activeSlug} {gameId} />
+	<ReportToc entries={ENTRIES} {activeSlug} />
 
 	<div class="report-body" bind:this={bodyEl}>
 		<SectionGalaxySummary />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/report-toc.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/report-toc.svelte
index aa7a6df..c8ab49a 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/report-toc.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/report-toc.svelte
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ Phase 23 Report View table of contents.
 
 Responsibilities:
 - "Back to map" button at the top — visible on both desktop sidebar
-  and mobile sticky toolbar. Navigates via `$app/navigation.goto` so
-  active-view-host scroll restoration plays through SvelteKit's
-  history machinery and the layout's `mobileTool` resets naturally.
+  and mobile sticky toolbar. Switches the active view to the map
+  through `activeView.select("map")`; the shell's tool gate resets
+  the `mobileTool` overlay naturally once the map is no longer the
+  active view.
 - Desktop / tablet sidebar: a vertical list of anchor links, one per
   section. The active link gets `aria-current="location"` and a
   `.active` style. Click scrolls the active-view-host (not the
@@ -20,8 +21,7 @@ The active section is computed by the orchestrator
 `activeSlug` prop. The TOC itself owns no observers.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ The active section is computed by the orchestrator
 	type Props = {
 		entries: readonly TocEntry[];
 		activeSlug: string;
-		gameId: string;
 	};
 
-	let { entries, activeSlug, gameId }: Props = $props();
+	let { entries, activeSlug }: Props = $props();
 
 	function scrollToSlug(slug: string): void {
 		const target = document.getElementById(`report-${slug}`);
@@ -62,8 +61,8 @@ The active section is computed by the orchestrator
 		scrollToSlug(slug);
 	}
 
-	async function backToMap(): Promise<void> {
-		await goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/map`));
+	function backToMap(): void {
+		activeView.select("map");
 	}
 </script>
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/section-battles.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/section-battles.svelte
index d071c7f..fb0b373 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/section-battles.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report/section-battles.svelte
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 <!--
-Phase 27 Report View — battles section. Each row is a link into the
-Battle Viewer at `/games/<id>/battle/<uuid>?turn=<turn>` where
-`turn` follows the current report's turn so history-mode views land
-on the right battle. Phase 23 rendered the same rows as inactive
+Phase 27 Report View — battles section. Each row opens the Battle
+Viewer through `activeView.select("battle", { battleId, turn })`
+where `turn` follows the current report's turn so history-mode views
+land on the right battle. Phase 23 rendered the same rows as inactive
 monospace `<span>`; the rewire here is the one-liner the Phase 23
 decision log called out.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { getContext } from "svelte";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import {
@@ -22,8 +21,11 @@ decision log called out.
 	);
 	const report = $derived(rendered?.report ?? null);
 	const battles = $derived(report?.battles ?? []);
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
 	const turn = $derived(report?.turn ?? 0);
+
+	function openBattle(battleId: string): void {
+		activeView.select("battle", { battleId, turn });
+	}
 </script>
 
 <section
@@ -46,12 +48,13 @@ decision log called out.
 					<span class="label">
 						{i18n.t("game.report.section.battles.id_label")}
 					</span>
-					<a
+					<button
+						type="button"
 						class="uuid"
-						href={withBase(`/games/${gameId}/battle/${b.id}?turn=${turn}`)}
+						onclick={() => openBattle(b.id)}
 						data-testid="report-battle-row"
 						data-id={b.id}
-					>{b.id}</a>
+					>{b.id}</button>
 				</li>
 			{/each}
 		</ul>
@@ -90,10 +93,15 @@ decision log called out.
 		font-size: 0.7rem;
 	}
 	.uuid {
+		padding: 0;
+		border: 0;
+		background: transparent;
+		font: inherit;
 		color: var(--color-accent);
 		font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
 		text-decoration: underline;
 		text-underline-offset: 2px;
+		cursor: pointer;
 	}
 	.uuid:hover {
 		color: var(--color-text);
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/table-sciences.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/table-sciences.svelte
index 0b7bbf2..fffc86d 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/table-sciences.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/table-sciences.svelte
@@ -11,16 +11,14 @@ The four tech proportions are stored on the wire as fractions in
 `[0, 1]` and surfaced here as percentages with one decimal so the
 table matches the designer's input units.
 
-The component sits inside the active-view slot owned by
-`routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte`, so it inherits the per-game
+The component sits inside the active-view area owned by
+`lib/game/game-shell.svelte`, so it inherits the per-game
 `OrderDraftStore` and `RenderedReportSource` through context. No
-data fetching is performed here — the layout is responsible.
+data fetching is performed here — the shell is responsible.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { getContext } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import type { ScienceSummary } from "../../api/game-state";
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
@@ -60,8 +58,6 @@ data fetching is performed here — the layout is responsible.
 		ORDER_DRAFT_CONTEXT_KEY,
 	);
 
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
-
 	let sortColumn: SortColumn = $state("name");
 	let sortDirection: SortDirection = $state("asc");
 	let filter: string = $state("");
@@ -118,11 +114,11 @@ data fetching is performed here — the layout is responsible.
 	}
 
 	function openDesigner(name: string): void {
-		void goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/designer/science/${encodeURIComponent(name)}`));
+		activeView.select("designer-science", { scienceId: name });
 	}
 
 	function newScience(): void {
-		void goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/designer/science`));
+		activeView.select("designer-science");
 	}
 
 	async function deleteScience(name: string): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
similarity index 77%
rename from ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte
rename to ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
index fad155e..4eadcd9 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
@@ -1,59 +1,63 @@
 <!--
-Phase 10 in-game shell. Composes the header, a conditionally-visible
-sidebar (Calculator / Inspector / Order tabs), the active-view slot
-filled by the child route, and a mobile-only bottom-tab bar. The
-layout owns:
+In-game shell. Composes the header, a conditionally-visible sidebar
+(Calculator / Inspector / Order tabs), the active-view area selected
+by `activeView`, and a mobile-only bottom-tab bar. In the single-URL
+app-shell there are no per-view routes: the active game id comes from
+`appScreen.gameId` and the visible view from `activeView`, both held
+in `$lib/app-nav.svelte`. The shell owns:
 
 - `sidebarOpen` — tablet-only drawer toggle. Desktop keeps the
   sidebar pinned via CSS; mobile hides it entirely.
 - `mobileTool` — mobile-only tool overlay state. The tool only
-  visually overrides the active-view slot when the URL is `/map`,
-  so navigating to any other view through the More drawer or the
+  visually overrides the active-view area when the active view is the
+  map, so switching to any other view through the More drawer or the
   header view-menu naturally drops the overlay even if `mobileTool`
   was set on a previous tap.
 - `activeTab` — current sidebar tool (`calculator` / `inspector` /
   `order`). Held here, bound into the sidebar so a planet click on
-  the map can flip it to `inspector` from the outside (Phase 13).
+  the map can flip it to `inspector` from the outside.
 - Per-game stores: `GameStateStore`, `OrderDraftStore`, and the
-  Phase 13 `SelectionStore`. All three are exposed to descendants
-  via Svelte context; their lifetimes match the layout instance,
-  which itself stays mounted across active-view switches inside
-  `/games/:id/*`.
+  `SelectionStore`. All three are exposed to descendants via Svelte
+  context; their lifetimes match the shell instance.
 
-Phase 11 added the per-game `GameStateStore` instance owned by this
-layout: it constructs the `GalaxyClient`, fetches the matching lobby
-record to discover `current_turn`, then loads the report. The store
-is shared with descendants via `setContext("gameState", ...)` so the
-header turn counter, the map view, and the inspector tab all read
-from the same snapshot.
+The per-game `GameStateStore` constructs the `GalaxyClient`, fetches
+the matching lobby record to discover `current_turn`, then loads the
+report. The store is shared with descendants via
+`setContext(GAME_STATE_CONTEXT_KEY, ...)` so the header turn counter,
+the map view, and the inspector tab all read from the same snapshot.
 
-Phase 13 adds the planet inspector. The layout watches the selection
-store and, on the null → planet transition, flips `activeTab` to
-`inspector` and `sidebarOpen` to `true` so the inspector becomes
-visible regardless of breakpoint (desktop already has the sidebar
-pinned; tablet needs the drawer to surface). On mobile the
-`<PlanetSheet />` overlay reads the same selection and displays a
-read-only sheet over the map; closing the sheet clears the
-selection.
+The planet inspector: the shell watches the selection store and, on
+the null → planet transition, flips `activeTab` to `inspector` and
+`sidebarOpen` to `true` so the inspector becomes visible regardless
+of breakpoint (desktop already has the sidebar pinned; tablet needs
+the drawer to surface). On mobile the `<PlanetSheet />` overlay reads
+the same selection and displays a read-only sheet over the map;
+closing the sheet clears the selection.
 
-State preservation across active-view switches works for free
-because SvelteKit keeps this layout instance mounted while children
-swap; navigating between games unmounts and remounts the layout, so
-the next game's snapshot — and the next game's selection — start
-fresh.
+The per-game bootstrap (client construction, store init, push-event
+subscriptions) runs from an `$effect` keyed on `appScreen.gameId`:
+the cleanup tears the previous game's subscriptions down and the body
+re-initialises the shared stores for the new id, so a direct
+game → game switch (without leaving the shell) rebinds cleanly. The
+shell unmounts when the dispatcher leaves the `game` screen, so a
+return to the lobby still disposes the stores via `onDestroy`.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
-	import { onDestroy, onMount, setContext, untrack } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { onDestroy, setContext, untrack } from "svelte";
 	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
+	import { appScreen, activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import Header from "$lib/header/header.svelte";
 	import HistoryBanner from "$lib/header/history-banner.svelte";
 	import Sidebar from "$lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte";
 	import BottomTabs from "$lib/sidebar/bottom-tabs.svelte";
 	import Calculator from "$lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte";
 	import Order from "$lib/sidebar/order-tab.svelte";
+	import MapView from "$lib/active-view/map.svelte";
+	import TableView from "$lib/active-view/table.svelte";
+	import ReportView from "$lib/active-view/report.svelte";
+	import BattleView from "$lib/active-view/battle.svelte";
+	import MailView from "$lib/active-view/mail.svelte";
+	import DesignerScience from "$lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte";
 	import PlanetSheet from "$lib/inspectors/planet-sheet.svelte";
 	import ShipGroupSheet from "$lib/inspectors/ship-group-sheet.svelte";
 	import type { ShipGroupSelection } from "$lib/inspectors/ship-group.svelte";
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ fresh.
 	import {
 		ORDER_DRAFT_CONTEXT_KEY,
 		OrderDraftStore,
-	} from "../../../sync/order-draft.svelte";
+	} from "../../sync/order-draft.svelte";
 	import {
 		MAP_PICK_CONTEXT_KEY,
 		MapPickService,
@@ -85,30 +89,30 @@ fresh.
 		CoreHolder,
 	} from "$lib/core-context.svelte";
 	import { session } from "$lib/session-store.svelte";
-	import { loadStore } from "../../../platform/store/index";
-	import { loadCore } from "../../../platform/core/index";
-	import { createGatewayClient } from "../../../api/connect";
-	import { GalaxyClient } from "../../../api/galaxy-client";
+	import { loadStore } from "../../platform/store/index";
+	import { loadCore } from "../../platform/core/index";
+	import { createGatewayClient } from "../../api/connect";
+	import { GalaxyClient } from "../../api/galaxy-client";
 	import { gatewayRpcBaseUrl, GATEWAY_RESPONSE_PUBLIC_KEY } from "$lib/env";
 	import {
 		getSyntheticReport,
 		isSyntheticGameId,
-	} from "../../../api/synthetic-report";
+	} from "../../api/synthetic-report";
 	import {
 		eventStream,
 		type VerifiedEvent,
-	} from "../../../api/events.svelte";
+	} from "../../api/events.svelte";
 	import { toast } from "$lib/toast.svelte";
 	import { mailStore } from "$lib/mail-store.svelte";
 
-	let { children } = $props();
-
 	let sidebarOpen = $state(false);
 	let mobileTool: MobileTool = $state("map");
 	let activeTab: SidebarTab = $state("inspector");
 
-	const gameId = $derived(page.params.id ?? "");
-	const isOnMap = $derived(/\/games\/[^/]+\/map\/?$/.test(page.url.pathname));
+	// The tool overlay (Calculator / Order) only replaces the active
+	// view while the map is showing; switching to any other view drops
+	// it, matching the previous URL-driven behaviour.
+	const isOnMap = $derived(activeView.view === "map");
 	const effectiveTool: MobileTool = $derived.by(() =>
 		isOnMap ? mobileTool : "map",
 	);
@@ -363,18 +367,45 @@ fresh.
 		});
 	});
 
-	onMount(() => {
+	function teardownSubscriptions(): void {
+		if (unsubTurnReady !== null) {
+			unsubTurnReady();
+			unsubTurnReady = null;
+		}
+		if (unsubGamePaused !== null) {
+			unsubGamePaused();
+			unsubGamePaused = null;
+		}
+		if (unsubMailReceived !== null) {
+			unsubMailReceived();
+			unsubMailReceived = null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Per-game bootstrap. The effect re-runs whenever `appScreen.gameId`
+	// changes: its cleanup tears the previous game's push-event
+	// subscriptions down, then the body rebinds the shared stores to the
+	// new id. The shared store instances persist across the switch
+	// (descendants captured them through context at construction), so a
+	// game → game switch re-initialises them in place rather than
+	// recreating them; `onDestroy` performs the terminal `dispose()`
+	// when the dispatcher leaves the `game` screen and unmounts the
+	// shell. A null id (no active game) is a no-op.
+	$effect(() => {
+		const activeGameId = appScreen.gameId;
+		if (activeGameId === null || activeGameId === "") return;
+
 		(async (): Promise<void> => {
 			// DEV-only synthetic-report path. The lobby's "Load
-			// synthetic report" affordance navigates here with a
+			// synthetic report" affordance enters the game with a
 			// `synthetic-<uuid>` id and the matching report
 			// pre-registered in an in-memory map. A page reload
-			// loses the map entry; that case redirects to /lobby
+			// loses the map entry; that case returns to the lobby
 			// so the user reloads the JSON.
-			if (isSyntheticGameId(gameId)) {
-				const report = getSyntheticReport(gameId);
+			if (isSyntheticGameId(activeGameId)) {
+				const report = getSyntheticReport(activeGameId);
 				if (report === undefined) {
-					await goto(withBase("/lobby"));
+					appScreen.go("lobby");
 					return;
 				}
 				try {
@@ -392,8 +423,8 @@ fresh.
 					]);
 					coreHolder.set(core);
 					await Promise.all([
-						gameState.initSynthetic({ cache, gameId, report }),
-						orderDraft.init({ cache, gameId }),
+						gameState.initSynthetic({ cache, gameId: activeGameId, report }),
+						orderDraft.init({ cache, gameId: activeGameId }),
 					]);
 					// Deliberately no `galaxyClient.set` and no
 					// `orderDraft.bindClient`: synthetic mode never
@@ -439,7 +470,7 @@ fresh.
 				// became history at the cutoff.
 				unsubTurnReady = eventStream.on("game.turn.ready", (event) => {
 					const parsed = parseTurnReadyPayload(event);
-					if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== gameId) {
+					if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== activeGameId) {
 						return;
 					}
 					gameState.markPendingTurn(parsed.turn);
@@ -455,7 +486,7 @@ fresh.
 				});
 				unsubGamePaused = eventStream.on("game.paused", (event) => {
 					const parsed = parseGamePausedPayload(event);
-					if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== gameId) {
+					if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== activeGameId) {
 						return;
 					}
 					orderDraft.markPaused({ reason: parsed.reason });
@@ -464,7 +495,7 @@ fresh.
 					"diplomail.message.received",
 					(event) => {
 						const parsed = parseMailReceivedPayload(event);
-						if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== gameId) {
+						if (parsed === null || parsed.gameId !== activeGameId) {
 							return;
 						}
 						void mailStore.applyPushEvent(parsed.gameId);
@@ -473,16 +504,16 @@ fresh.
 							messageParams: { from: parsed.from },
 							actionLabelKey: "game.events.mail_new.action",
 							onAction: () => {
-								void goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/mail`));
+								activeView.select("mail");
 							},
 							durationMs: 8000,
 						});
 					},
 				);
 				await Promise.all([
-					gameState.init({ client, cache, gameId }),
-					orderDraft.init({ cache, gameId }),
-					mailStore.init({ client, cache, gameId }),
+					gameState.init({ client, cache, gameId: activeGameId }),
+					orderDraft.init({ cache, gameId: activeGameId }),
+					mailStore.init({ client, cache, gameId: activeGameId }),
 				]);
 				galaxyClient.set(client);
 				orderDraft.bindClient(client, {
@@ -503,21 +534,12 @@ fresh.
 				gameState.failBootstrap(describeBootstrapError(err));
 			}
 		})();
+
+		return teardownSubscriptions;
 	});
 
 	onDestroy(() => {
-		if (unsubTurnReady !== null) {
-			unsubTurnReady();
-			unsubTurnReady = null;
-		}
-		if (unsubGamePaused !== null) {
-			unsubGamePaused();
-			unsubGamePaused = null;
-		}
-		if (unsubMailReceived !== null) {
-			unsubMailReceived();
-			unsubMailReceived = null;
-		}
+		teardownSubscriptions();
 		gameState.dispose();
 		orderDraft.dispose();
 		selection.dispose();
@@ -534,7 +556,6 @@ fresh.
 		{i18n.t("common.skip_to_content")}
 	</a>
 	<Header
-		{gameId}
 		{sidebarOpen}
 		onToggleSidebar={toggleSidebar}
 	/>
@@ -550,8 +571,22 @@ fresh.
 				<Calculator />
 			{:else if effectiveTool === "order"}
 				<Order />
-			{:else}
-				{@render children()}
+			{:else if activeView.view === "map"}
+				<MapView />
+			{:else if activeView.view === "table"}
+				<TableView entity={activeView.state.tableEntity ?? ""} />
+			{:else if activeView.view === "report"}
+				<ReportView />
+			{:else if activeView.view === "battle"}
+				<BattleView
+					gameId={appScreen.gameId ?? ""}
+					turn={activeView.state.turn ?? 0}
+					battleId={activeView.state.battleId ?? ""}
+				/>
+			{:else if activeView.view === "mail"}
+				<MailView />
+			{:else if activeView.view === "designer-science"}
+				<DesignerScience scienceId={activeView.state.scienceId} />
 			{/if}
 		</main>
 		<Sidebar
@@ -562,7 +597,6 @@ fresh.
 		/>
 	</div>
 	<BottomTabs
-		{gameId}
 		activeTool={effectiveTool}
 		onSelectTool={(tool) => (mobileTool = tool)}
 		hideOrder={historyMode}
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte
index 9a22a26..0fa3905 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ absent until Phase 24 wires push-event state.
 	import TurnNavigator from "./turn-navigator.svelte";
 
 	type Props = {
-		gameId: string;
 		sidebarOpen: boolean;
 		onToggleSidebar: () => void;
 	};
-	let { gameId, sidebarOpen, onToggleSidebar }: Props = $props();
+	let { sidebarOpen, onToggleSidebar }: Props = $props();
 
 	const gameState = getContext<GameStateStore | undefined>(
 		GAME_STATE_CONTEXT_KEY,
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ absent until Phase 24 wires push-event state.
 		>
 			⤧
 		</button>
-		<ViewMenu {gameId} />
+		<ViewMenu />
 		<AccountMenu />
 	</div>
 </header>
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/view-menu.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/view-menu.svelte
index 30f4b08..f86922f 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/view-menu.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/view-menu.svelte
@@ -7,21 +7,18 @@ itself is identical. The same component is reused for the mobile
 
 Lists the seven IA destinations: map, tables (sub-list of six
 entities), report, battle, mail, ship-class designer, science
-designer. Closes on Escape, on outside click, and after a
-navigation. Phase 26 introduces the history-mode entry; Phase 35
-polishes microcopy.
+designer. Each entry mutates `activeView` (the single-URL app-shell
+has no per-view routes) and closes the menu. Closes on Escape, on
+outside click, and after a selection. Phase 26 introduces the
+history-mode entry; Phase 35 polishes microcopy.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+	import { activeView, type GameView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import { mailStore } from "$lib/mail-store.svelte";
 	import { restoreFocus } from "$lib/a11y/restore-focus";
 
-	type Props = { gameId: string };
-	let { gameId }: Props = $props();
-
 	const mailUnread = $derived(mailStore.unreadCount);
 
 	let open = $state(false);
@@ -40,9 +37,12 @@ polishes microcopy.
 		open = !open;
 	}
 
-	function go(path: string): void {
+	function select(
+		view: GameView,
+		params: { tableEntity?: string } = {},
+	): void {
 		open = false;
-		void goto(withBase(path));
+		activeView.select(view, params);
 	}
 
 	function onKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="view-menu-item-map"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/map`)}
+				onclick={() => select("map")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.map")}
 			</button>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 							type="button"
 							role="menuitem"
 							data-testid="view-menu-item-table-{entry.slug}"
-							onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/table/${entry.slug}`)}
+							onclick={() => select("table", { tableEntity: entry.slug })}
 						>
 							{i18n.t(entry.key)}
 						</button>
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="view-menu-item-report"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/report`)}
+				onclick={() => select("report")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.report")}
 			</button>
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="view-menu-item-battle"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/battle`)}
+				onclick={() => select("battle")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.battle")}
 			</button>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="view-menu-item-mail"
 				class="with-badge"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/mail`)}
+				onclick={() => select("mail")}
 			>
 				<span>{i18n.t("game.view.mail")}</span>
 				{#if mailUnread > 0}
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ polishes microcopy.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="view-menu-item-designer-science"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/designer/science`)}
+				onclick={() => select("designer-science")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.designer.science")}
 			</button>
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte
similarity index 94%
rename from ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.svelte
rename to ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte
index 384d894..ff2a6de 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
+	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
-	import { createGatewayClient } from "../../../api/connect";
-	import { GalaxyClient } from "../../../api/galaxy-client";
-	import { LobbyError, createGame } from "../../../api/lobby";
+	import { createGatewayClient } from "../../api/connect";
+	import { GalaxyClient } from "../../api/galaxy-client";
+	import { LobbyError, createGame } from "../../api/lobby";
 	import { gatewayRpcBaseUrl, GATEWAY_RESPONSE_PUBLIC_KEY } from "$lib/env";
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
-	import { loadCore } from "../../../platform/core/index";
+	import { loadCore } from "../../platform/core/index";
 	import { session } from "$lib/session-store.svelte";
 
 	const DEFAULT_MIN_PLAYERS = 2;
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@
 	}
 
 	function cancel(): void {
-		goto(withBase("/lobby"));
+		appScreen.go("lobby");
 	}
 
 	async function submit(): Promise<void> {
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@
 				turnSchedule: trimmedSchedule,
 				targetEngineVersion: targetEngineVersion.trim() || DEFAULT_TARGET_ENGINE_VERSION,
 			});
-			goto(withBase("/lobby"));
+			appScreen.go("lobby");
 		} catch (err) {
 			formError = describeLobbyError(err);
 		} finally {
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte
similarity index 96%
rename from ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.svelte
rename to ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte
index 4a3f419..5f96132 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
+	import { appScreen, activeView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import { createGatewayClient } from "../../api/connect";
 	import { GalaxyClient } from "../../api/galaxy-client";
@@ -185,11 +184,15 @@
 	}
 
 	function gotoCreate(): void {
-		goto(withBase("/lobby/create"));
+		appScreen.go("lobby-create");
 	}
 
 	function gotoGame(gameId: string): void {
-		goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/map`));
+		// Enter a fresh game on the map view: reset the in-game view
+		// state first so a stale snapshot from a previous game does not
+		// leak into the new one, then switch the top-level screen.
+		activeView.reset();
+		appScreen.go("game", { gameId });
 	}
 
 	async function onSyntheticFileChange(
@@ -208,7 +211,8 @@
 			const text = await file.text();
 			const json: unknown = JSON.parse(text);
 			const { gameId } = loadSyntheticReportFromJSON(json);
-			await goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/map`));
+			activeView.reset();
+			appScreen.go("game", { gameId });
 		} catch (err) {
 			if (err instanceof SyntheticReportError) {
 				syntheticError = err.message;
@@ -227,9 +231,8 @@
 	// Statuses for which the game has a navigable in-game view.
 	// Lobby-internal statuses (draft, enrollment_open, ready_to_start,
 	// starting, start_failed) and terminal ones (cancelled) stay
-	// non-clickable; clicking them otherwise lands on a 404 because
-	// /games/:id/map only meaningfully exists once the runtime has
-	// produced game state.
+	// non-clickable; entering them otherwise opens the game shell on a
+	// game whose runtime state does not exist yet.
 	function isPlayableStatus(status: string): boolean {
 		return status === "running" || status === "paused" || status === "finished";
 	}
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/login-screen.svelte
similarity index 98%
rename from ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.svelte
rename to ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/login-screen.svelte
index 65e72f0..95c20b1 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/login-screen.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import {
 		AuthError,
 		confirmEmailCode,
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@
 				timeZone: Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone,
 			});
 			await session.signIn(result.deviceSessionId);
-			void goto(withBase("/lobby"), { replaceState: true });
+			appScreen.go("lobby");
 		} catch (err) {
 			if (err instanceof AuthError && err.code === "invalid_request") {
 				challengeId = null;
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/bottom-tabs.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/bottom-tabs.svelte
index 7f62623..d5a0217 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/bottom-tabs.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/bottom-tabs.svelte
@@ -1,33 +1,31 @@
 <!--
-Mobile-only bottom-tab bar `[Map, Calc, Order, More]`. Map navigates
-to `/games/:id/map` and resets the tool overlay. Calc and Order also
-navigate to `/games/:id/map` — the layout's tool gate replaces the
-active view with the matching sidebar tool only when the URL is
-`/map`, so navigating to any other view via the More drawer or the
-header view-menu naturally drops the overlay.
+Mobile-only bottom-tab bar `[Map, Calc, Order, More]`. Map switches
+the active view to the map and resets the tool overlay. Calc and
+Order also switch to the map view — the shell's tool gate replaces
+the active view with the matching sidebar tool only while the map is
+the active view, so navigating to any other view via the More drawer
+or the header view-menu naturally drops the overlay.
 
 More opens a drawer with the same destination list as the header
-view-menu. Phase 35 polish narrows it to the IA-spec subset
-(Mail, Battle log, Tables, History, Settings, Logout) once History
-exists; until then the convenience of one source of truth for
-destinations beats the duplication.
+view-menu, each entry mutating `activeView` directly (the single-URL
+app-shell has no per-view routes). Phase 35 polish narrows it to the
+IA-spec subset (Mail, Battle log, Tables, History, Settings, Logout)
+once History exists; until then the convenience of one source of
+truth for destinations beats the duplication.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+	import { activeView, type GameView } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import { restoreFocus } from "$lib/a11y/restore-focus";
 	import type { MobileTool } from "./types";
 
 	type Props = {
-		gameId: string;
 		activeTool: MobileTool;
 		onSelectTool: (tool: MobileTool) => void;
 		hideOrder?: boolean;
 	};
 	let {
-		gameId,
 		activeTool,
 		onSelectTool,
 		hideOrder = false,
@@ -45,16 +43,18 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 		{ slug: "races", key: "game.view.table.races" },
 	];
 
-	async function selectTool(tool: MobileTool): Promise<void> {
+	function selectTool(tool: MobileTool): void {
 		moreOpen = false;
 		onSelectTool(tool);
-		await goto(withBase(`/games/${gameId}/map`));
+		// Calc / Order surface only over the map; selecting Map simply
+		// drops the overlay. Either way the map must be the active view.
+		activeView.select("map");
 	}
 
-	async function go(path: string): Promise<void> {
+	function go(view: GameView, params: { tableEntity?: string } = {}): void {
 		moreOpen = false;
 		onSelectTool("map");
-		await goto(withBase(path));
+		activeView.select(view, params);
 	}
 
 	function toggleMore(): void {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-map"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/map`)}
+				onclick={() => go("map")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.map")}
 			</button>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 							type="button"
 							role="menuitem"
 							data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-table-{entry.slug}"
-							onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/table/${entry.slug}`)}
+							onclick={() => go("table", { tableEntity: entry.slug })}
 						>
 							{i18n.t(entry.key)}
 						</button>
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-report"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/report`)}
+				onclick={() => go("report")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.report")}
 			</button>
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-battle"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/battle`)}
+				onclick={() => go("battle")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.battle")}
 			</button>
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-mail"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/mail`)}
+				onclick={() => go("mail")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.mail")}
 			</button>
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ destinations beats the duplication.
 				type="button"
 				role="menuitem"
 				data-testid="bottom-tabs-more-designer-science"
-				onclick={() => go(`/games/${gameId}/designer/science`)}
+				onclick={() => go("designer-science")}
 			>
 				{i18n.t("game.view.designer.science")}
 			</button>
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte
index 7ecc5e1..d306441 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ long-lived planning tool. `ensureGame` resets it when the game changes.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { getContext } from "svelte";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
+	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 	import { i18n, type TranslationKey } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ long-lived planning tool. `ensureGame` resets it when the game changes.
 	// Reset the design when the active game changes; a no-op otherwise, so
 	// the design persists across tab switches within a game.
 	$effect(() => {
-		cs.ensureGame(page.params.id ?? "");
+		cs.ensureGame(appScreen.gameId ?? "");
 	});
 
 	const core = $derived(coreHandle?.core ?? null);
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte
index 3b3b3c3..6669d56 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte
@@ -1,29 +1,23 @@
 <!--
 Sidebar with three tabs (Calculator, Inspector, Order). The parent
-layout decides whether the sidebar is rendered at all (mobile hides
+shell decides whether the sidebar is rendered at all (mobile hides
 it, tablet collapses it behind the header toggle, desktop keeps it
 always visible). State preservation across active-view switches
-works for free because the layout never remounts when the user
-navigates within `/games/:id/*`.
-
-The optional `?sidebar=calc|calculator|inspector|order` URL param
-seeds the initial tab on first mount — used by the lobby card path
-when later phases want to land directly on a particular tool.
+works for free because the shell never remounts when the user
+switches the active view within a game.
 
 The `historyMode` prop hides the Order tab when true: the tab-bar
-filters it out and any URL seed targeting `order` falls back to
-`inspector`. Phase 12 wires the prop through the layout as a
-constant `false`; Phase 26 flips it on for past-turn snapshots.
+filters it out and the history-mode reset falls back to `inspector`.
+Phase 12 wires the prop through the shell as a constant `false`;
+Phase 26 flips it on for past-turn snapshots.
 
-`activeTab` is a `$bindable` prop so the layout can drive it from
+`activeTab` is a `$bindable` prop so the shell can drive it from
 external events (Phase 13 reveals the inspector tab when a planet
-is clicked on the map). The URL seed and the history-mode reset
-both mutate the bindable in place; the layout sees the change
-through the binding without extra plumbing.
+is clicked on the map). The history-mode reset mutates the bindable
+in place; the shell sees the change through the binding without
+extra plumbing.
 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { onMount } from "svelte";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
 	import TabBar from "./tab-bar.svelte";
 	import Calculator from "./calculator-tab.svelte";
 	import Inspector from "./inspector-tab.svelte";
@@ -44,29 +38,11 @@ through the binding without extra plumbing.
 		activeTab = $bindable<SidebarTab>("inspector"),
 	}: Props = $props();
 
-	function readUrlSeed(): SidebarTab | null {
-		const v = page.url.searchParams.get("sidebar");
-		if (v === "calc" || v === "calculator") return "calculator";
-		if (v === "inspector") return "inspector";
-		if (v === "order") return "order";
-		return null;
-	}
-
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (historyMode && activeTab === "order") {
 			activeTab = "inspector";
 		}
 	});
-
-	onMount(() => {
-		const seed = readUrlSeed();
-		if (seed === null) return;
-		if (seed === "order" && historyMode) {
-			activeTab = "inspector";
-			return;
-		}
-		activeTab = seed;
-	});
 </script>
 
 <aside
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 8362e76..6c6ea37 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 	import "$lib/theme/tokens.css";
 	import "$lib/theme/base.css";
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
-	import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
 	import { dev } from "$app/environment";
-	import { appBase, withBase } from "$lib/paths";
+	import { withBase } from "$lib/paths";
 	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 	import { session } from "$lib/session-store.svelte";
 	import { eventStream } from "../api/events.svelte";
@@ -77,25 +75,6 @@
 			eventStream.stop();
 			streamSessionId = null;
 		}
-
-		// page.url.pathname includes the configured base path; strip it so
-		// the route comparisons below stay base-agnostic.
-		const pathname = page.url.pathname.slice(appBase.length);
-		// Debug-only routes under /__debug/* run their own bootstrap
-		// path against the storage primitives and must bypass the
-		// auth guard so Phase 6's Playwright spec can drive the
-		// keystore directly.
-		if (pathname.startsWith("/__debug/")) {
-			return;
-		}
-		if (session.status === "anonymous" && pathname !== "/login") {
-			void goto(withBase("/login"), { replaceState: true });
-		} else if (
-			session.status === "authenticated" &&
-			(pathname === "/login" || pathname === "/")
-		) {
-			void goto(withBase("/lobby"), { replaceState: true });
-		}
 	});
 </script>
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 0f0ce3c..4bfa9cd 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,18 +1,32 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	// The app root renders no content of its own. The root layout's auth
-	// guard redirects "/" to /lobby (authenticated) or /login
-	// (anonymous); this placeholder only shows for the brief moment
-	// before that client-side redirect resolves.
-	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
+	// Single-route screen dispatcher for the app-shell. There are no
+	// per-screen routes: the visible screen is selected from in-memory
+	// state (`session.status` for the auth gate, `appScreen.screen` for
+	// the authenticated screen) rather than from the URL. The root
+	// layout intercepts the `loading` and `unsupported` session states
+	// before this component renders, so here `session.status` is either
+	// `anonymous` (login) or `authenticated` (lobby / create / game).
+	import { session } from "$lib/session-store.svelte";
+	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
+	import LoginScreen from "$lib/screens/login-screen.svelte";
+	import LobbyScreen from "$lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte";
+	import LobbyCreateScreen from "$lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte";
+	import GameShell from "$lib/game/game-shell.svelte";
 </script>
 
-<main class="status">
-	<p>{i18n.t("common.loading")}</p>
-</main>
-
-<style>
-	.status {
-		padding: var(--space-6);
-		font-family: var(--font-sans);
-	}
-</style>
+{#if session.status === "authenticated"}
+	{#if appScreen.screen === "lobby-create"}
+		<LobbyCreateScreen />
+	{:else if appScreen.screen === "game" && appScreen.gameId !== null}
+		<GameShell />
+	{:else}
+		<!--
+		Default authenticated screen. Covers `lobby`, a stale `login`
+		screen restored from a previous anonymous session, and a `game`
+		screen with no active game id (a snapshot that lost its id).
+		-->
+		<LobbyScreen />
+	{/if}
+{:else}
+	<LoginScreen />
+{/if}
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.ts b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ce3dd57..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// SPA mode for the in-game shell, mirroring the root layout. The
-// session bootstrap and the auth gate already live in the root
-// `+layout.svelte`; this layout just inherits the SPA flags so the
-// static adapter does not try to prerender a per-game shell at build
-// time.
-
-export const ssr = false;
-export const prerender = false;
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+page.ts b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+page.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a48e9ec..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+page.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// A bare `/games/:id` URL is not in the IA section — every in-game
-// view sits under one of the typed sub-routes (`map`, `table/...`,
-// etc.). Default the user to the map view so the URL is always
-// pointing at a real active view; SvelteKit's `redirect` runs in the
-// browser because the layout disables SSR.
-
-import { redirect } from "@sveltejs/kit";
-import type { PageLoad } from "./$types";
-
-export const load: PageLoad = ({ params }) => {
-	throw redirect(307, `/games/${params.id}/map`);
-};
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/battle/[[battleId]]/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/battle/[[battleId]]/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index a5a5606..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/battle/[[battleId]]/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
-	import BattleView from "$lib/active-view/battle.svelte";
-
-	const turn = $derived.by(() => {
-		const raw = page.url.searchParams.get("turn");
-		const n = raw === null ? NaN : Number(raw);
-		return Number.isFinite(n) && n >= 0 ? Math.trunc(n) : 0;
-	});
-</script>
-
-<BattleView
-	gameId={page.params.id ?? ""}
-	{turn}
-	battleId={page.params.battleId ?? ""}
-/>
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/designer/science/[[scienceId]]/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/designer/science/[[scienceId]]/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e28dc3..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/designer/science/[[scienceId]]/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import DesignerScience from "$lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte";
-</script>
-
-<DesignerScience />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/mail/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/mail/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e27e97..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/mail/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import MailView from "$lib/active-view/mail.svelte";
-</script>
-
-<MailView />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/map/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/map/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 4093cff..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/map/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import MapView from "$lib/active-view/map.svelte";
-</script>
-
-<MapView />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/report/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/report/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 26e6e59..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/report/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-Phase 23 turn-report route. The orchestrator renders the table of
-contents and the twenty sections; scroll save/restore is wired
-through SvelteKit's `Snapshot` API on this route file.
-`window.scrollY` is captured before navigating away and restored
-after `afterNavigate` re-mounts the route. The in-game shell
-layout expands the active-view-host to fit content rather than
-constraining its own height, so the document body is what scrolls
-— hence `window.scroll` rather than a host-element scrollTop.
-
-A short `requestAnimationFrame` poll waits for the body to grow
-tall enough to honour the saved offset, because the captured
-position usually exceeds the viewport height before the sections
-mount on return navigation.
--->
-<script lang="ts">
-	import type { Snapshot } from "@sveltejs/kit";
-
-	import ReportView from "$lib/active-view/report.svelte";
-
-	function restoreScroll(target: number): void {
-		if (target <= 0) return;
-		let attempts = 60;
-		const tick = (): void => {
-			const need = target + window.innerHeight;
-			const have = document.documentElement.scrollHeight;
-			if (have >= need || attempts === 0) {
-				window.scrollTo(0, target);
-				return;
-			}
-			attempts -= 1;
-			requestAnimationFrame(tick);
-		};
-		requestAnimationFrame(tick);
-	}
-
-	export const snapshot: Snapshot<{ scrollY: number }> = {
-		capture() {
-			return { scrollY: window.scrollY };
-		},
-		restore(value) {
-			restoreScroll(value.scrollY);
-		},
-	};
-</script>
-
-<ReportView />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/table/[entity]/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/table/[entity]/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index ab28064..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/table/[entity]/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import { page } from "$app/state";
-	import TableView from "$lib/active-view/table.svelte";
-</script>
-
-<TableView entity={page.params.entity ?? ""} />
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.ts b/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a8c49d6..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// Lobby is the first authenticated screen and depends on the
-// session keypair plus the WASM core loaded at runtime; SSR and
-// prerendering stay disabled.
-
-export const ssr = false;
-export const prerender = false;
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.ts b/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 83addb7..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/create/+page.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export const ssr = false;
-export const prerender = false;
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.ts b/ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b012416..0000000
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// Login depends on browser-only WebCrypto and IndexedDB through the
-// session store; SSR and prerendering are disabled to keep the
-// component out of the server-render pipeline.
-
-export const ssr = false;
-export const prerender = false;
-- 
2.52.0


From be7f06e1633b458bcfa633c1d3908d06bd4cf63c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilia Denisov <evilcart@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 20:07:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/8] =?UTF-8?q?feat(ui):=20screen-level=20history=20for=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?the=20app-shell=20(Back=20=E2=86=92=20lobby)?=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Mirror the screen into browser history via SvelteKit shallow routing
(pushState/replaceState with page.state) so Back/Forward move between
screens while the URL stays at /game/. Overlays (game, lobby-create) push;
lobby/login replace. A popstate→page.state effect syncs the store back
without re-pushing (no loop); the boot stamp puts a restored overlay above
the load entry so Back falls through to lobby. In-game view switches never
touch history.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 ui/frontend/src/app.d.ts              |  8 ++++++-
 ui/frontend/src/lib/app-nav.svelte.ts | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte   | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/app.d.ts b/ui/frontend/src/app.d.ts
index 45ffc10..3b7f826 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/app.d.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/app.d.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ declare global {
 	const __APP_VERSION__: string;
 
 	namespace App {
-		// future-phase types added later
+		// Shallow-routing state for the single-URL app-shell: the screen
+		// (and active game) live in `page.state` so browser Back/Forward
+		// move between screens while the address bar stays at /game/.
+		interface PageState {
+			screen?: "login" | "lobby" | "lobby-create" | "game";
+			gameId?: string | null;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/app-nav.svelte.ts b/ui/frontend/src/lib/app-nav.svelte.ts
index 7065357..66107ec 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/app-nav.svelte.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/app-nav.svelte.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 // in the shell via SvelteKit shallow routing; this module is the source of
 // truth, history only mirrors it.
 
+import { pushState, replaceState } from "$app/navigation";
+
 export type AppScreen = "login" | "lobby" | "lobby-create" | "game";
 
 export type GameView =
@@ -158,6 +160,34 @@ class AppScreenStore {
 			this.#gameId = null;
 		}
 		persist();
+		this.#syncHistory();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * syncFromHistory applies a screen restored from browser history (a
+	 * Back/Forward popstate) WITHOUT pushing a new entry. An absent/unknown
+	 * screen (the load entry beneath an overlay) falls back to lobby.
+	 */
+	syncFromHistory(screen: AppScreen | undefined, gameId: string | null): void {
+		const next =
+			screen !== undefined && APP_SCREENS.includes(screen) ? screen : "lobby";
+		this.#screen = next;
+		this.#gameId = next === "game" ? gameId : null;
+		persist();
+	}
+
+	// Mirror the screen into browser history via shallow routing (the URL is
+	// unchanged — the address bar stays at /game/). Overlays (game,
+	// lobby-create) push a new entry so browser Back returns to the lobby
+	// beneath; lobby/login replace in place.
+	#syncHistory(): void {
+		if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
+		const state: App.PageState = { screen: this.#screen, gameId: this.#gameId };
+		if (this.#screen === "game" || this.#screen === "lobby-create") {
+			pushState("", state);
+		} else {
+			replaceState("", state);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 4bfa9cd..091162b 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -12,6 +12,31 @@
 	import LobbyScreen from "$lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte";
 	import LobbyCreateScreen from "$lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte";
 	import GameShell from "$lib/game/game-shell.svelte";
+	import { pushState } from "$app/navigation";
+	import { page } from "$app/state";
+
+	// Screen-level browser history (Back → lobby) without changing the URL.
+	// On the first authenticated render, stamp a restored overlay (game /
+	// lobby-create) on top of the load entry so Back falls through to lobby.
+	let historyStamped = $state(false);
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (session.status === "authenticated" && !historyStamped) {
+			historyStamped = true;
+			if (appScreen.screen === "game" && appScreen.gameId !== null) {
+				pushState("", { screen: "game", gameId: appScreen.gameId });
+			} else if (appScreen.screen === "lobby-create") {
+				pushState("", { screen: "lobby-create" });
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	// Sync the store from history on Back/Forward (popstate updates
+	// `page.state`). Skipped until the baseline is stamped so it never
+	// clobbers the restored screen on first render.
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (!historyStamped) return;
+		appScreen.syncFromHistory(page.state.screen, page.state.gameId ?? null);
+	});
 </script>
 
 {#if session.status === "authenticated"}
-- 
2.52.0


From 80545e9f9da1083b18e9ab302e6a4598b7b70e9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilia Denisov <evilcart@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 20:11:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 4/8] =?UTF-8?q?feat(ui):=20app-shell=20behaviour=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20restore=20validation,=20return-to-lobby,=20push?=
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

- A restored game that no longer exists (cancelled/removed/revoked) drops to
  the lobby with a toast instead of the in-game error state: game-state
  exposes a `notFound` flag and the shell redirects via appScreen.go("lobby").
- Add a visible "return to lobby" control to the in-game header.
- Push/toast deep-links use activeView.select(...) (no URL); fix a latent
  visibility-listener double-install on in-place game switches.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 ui/frontend/src/lib/game-state.svelte.ts   | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte | 19 +++++++++++++++
 ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte   | 23 ++++++++++++++++++
 ui/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.ts     |  2 ++
 ui/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/ru.ts     |  2 ++
 5 files changed, 73 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/game-state.svelte.ts b/ui/frontend/src/lib/game-state.svelte.ts
index 3a7b4ae..dd55432 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/game-state.svelte.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/game-state.svelte.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,17 @@ export class GameStateStore {
 	 */
 	mapToggles: MapToggles = $state({ ...DEFAULT_MAP_TOGGLES });
 	error: string | null = $state(null);
+	/**
+	 * notFound is the distinct "this game is not in the player's list"
+	 * signal, set when `findGame` returns null (cancelled, removed, or
+	 * access revoked). It is a clean flag the app-shell reads after
+	 * `init` to drop a restored/stale game back to the lobby with a
+	 * toast, rather than string-matching the `error` message. Transient
+	 * network failures keep `notFound` false (they take the catch path)
+	 * so they still surface the in-game error state for a retry. Reset
+	 * to false at the start of every `setGame` / `advanceToPending`.
+	 */
+	notFound = $state(false);
 	/**
 	 * currentTurn mirrors the engine's turn number for the running
 	 * game (lifted from the lobby record on `setGame`). Phase 14
@@ -218,6 +229,7 @@ export class GameStateStore {
 		this.gameId = gameId;
 		this.status = "loading";
 		this.error = null;
+		this.notFound = false;
 		this.report = null;
 
 		this.wrapMode = await readWrapMode(this.cache, gameId);
@@ -229,6 +241,7 @@ export class GameStateStore {
 			if (summary === null) {
 				this.status = "error";
 				this.error = `game ${gameId} is not in your list`;
+				this.notFound = true;
 				return;
 			}
 			this.gameName = summary.gameName;
@@ -306,11 +319,13 @@ export class GameStateStore {
 		}
 		this.status = "loading";
 		this.error = null;
+		this.notFound = false;
 		try {
 			const summary = await this.findGame(this.gameId);
 			if (summary === null) {
 				this.status = "error";
 				this.error = `game ${this.gameId} is not in your list`;
+				this.notFound = true;
 				return;
 			}
 			this.gameName = summary.gameName;
@@ -558,6 +573,18 @@ export class GameStateStore {
 
 	private installVisibilityListener(): void {
 		if (typeof document === "undefined") return;
+		// Idempotent on re-init. In the single-URL app-shell a direct
+		// game → game switch (a push deep-link or a refresh-restore)
+		// re-runs `init` without unmounting the shell, so a naive
+		// `addEventListener` here would stack a second listener on every
+		// switch. Drop any previously-registered one first so exactly one
+		// stays live.
+		if (this.visibilityListener !== null) {
+			document.removeEventListener(
+				"visibilitychange",
+				this.visibilityListener,
+			);
+		}
 		const listener = (): void => {
 			if (document.visibilityState === "visible" && this.status === "ready") {
 				void this.refresh();
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
index 4eadcd9..5e1da80 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
@@ -515,6 +515,25 @@ return to the lobby still disposes the stores via `onDestroy`.
 					orderDraft.init({ cache, gameId: activeGameId }),
 					mailStore.init({ client, cache, gameId: activeGameId }),
 				]);
+				// A restored or stale game id may point at a game that is
+				// no longer in the player's list (cancelled, removed, or
+				// access revoked). `init` flags that distinct case via
+				// `gameState.notFound` (a transient network error keeps it
+				// false and surfaces the in-game error state instead). Drop
+				// to the lobby with a toast rather than stranding the user
+				// on the in-game "not in your list" error. Leaving the
+				// `game` screen unmounts the shell, so the stores are
+				// disposed via `onDestroy`; the rest of the bootstrap
+				// (client bind, server hydration) is skipped for the dead
+				// game.
+				if (gameState.notFound) {
+					appScreen.go("lobby");
+					toast.show({
+						messageKey: "game.events.unavailable.message",
+						durationMs: 8000,
+					});
+					return;
+				}
 				galaxyClient.set(client);
 				orderDraft.bindClient(client, {
 					getCurrentTurn: () => gameState.currentTurn,
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte
index 0fa3905..b1dd0f5 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/header/header.svelte
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ absent until Phase 24 wires push-event state.
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { getContext } from "svelte";
 	import { i18n } from "$lib/i18n/index.svelte";
+	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import {
 		GAME_STATE_CONTEXT_KEY,
 		type GameStateStore,
@@ -56,6 +57,14 @@ absent until Phase 24 wires push-event state.
 		<TurnNavigator />
 	</div>
 	<div class="right">
+		<button
+			type="button"
+			class="return-to-lobby"
+			data-testid="return-to-lobby"
+			onclick={() => appScreen.go("lobby")}
+		>
+			{i18n.t("game.shell.menu.return_to_lobby")}
+		</button>
 		<button
 			type="button"
 			class="sidebar-toggle"
@@ -101,6 +110,20 @@ absent until Phase 24 wires push-event state.
 		overflow: hidden;
 		text-overflow: ellipsis;
 	}
+	.return-to-lobby {
+		font: inherit;
+		font-size: 0.85rem;
+		padding: 0.25rem 0.6rem;
+		background: transparent;
+		color: inherit;
+		border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+		border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+		cursor: pointer;
+		white-space: nowrap;
+	}
+	.return-to-lobby:hover {
+		background: var(--color-surface-hover);
+	}
 	.sidebar-toggle {
 		font: inherit;
 		font-size: 1.1rem;
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.ts b/ui/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 6d68426..3fc975d 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const en = {
 	"game.events.turn_ready.message": "turn {turn} is ready",
 	"game.events.turn_ready.action": "view now",
 	"game.events.signature_failed": "verification failed, reconnecting…",
+	"game.events.unavailable.message": "this game is no longer available",
 
 	"login.title": "sign in to Galaxy",
 	"login.email_label": "email",
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ const en = {
 	"game.shell.menu.theme_light": "light",
 	"game.shell.menu.theme_dark": "dark",
 	"game.shell.menu.language": "language",
+	"game.shell.menu.return_to_lobby": "return to lobby",
 	"game.shell.menu.logout": "logout",
 	"game.shell.coming_soon": "coming soon",
 	"game.shell.turn.label": "turn {turn}",
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/ru.ts b/ui/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/ru.ts
index 7c71957..dc33c27 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/ru.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/ru.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const ru: Record<keyof typeof en, string> = {
 	"game.events.turn_ready.message": "ход {turn} готов",
 	"game.events.turn_ready.action": "открыть",
 	"game.events.signature_failed": "подпись повреждена, переподключение…",
+	"game.events.unavailable.message": "эта игра больше недоступна",
 
 	"login.title": "вход в Galaxy",
 	"login.email_label": "электронная почта",
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ const ru: Record<keyof typeof en, string> = {
 	"game.shell.menu.theme_light": "светлая",
 	"game.shell.menu.theme_dark": "тёмная",
 	"game.shell.menu.language": "язык",
+	"game.shell.menu.return_to_lobby": "вернуться в лобби",
 	"game.shell.menu.logout": "выйти",
 	"game.shell.coming_soon": "скоро будет",
 	"game.shell.turn.label": "ход {turn}",
-- 
2.52.0


From 4e0058d46cd07175e1bb5099fe49e0ad147d4345 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilia Denisov <evilcart@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 20:49:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] test(ui): migrate suite to the app-shell (state-driven
 navigation)

- Unit: repoint moved screen imports (lib/screens, lib/game), mock
  $lib/app-nav (appScreen/activeView) instead of $app/navigation, drop the
  removed gameId props, assert screen/view selection.
- e2e: add a dev-only window.__galaxyNav affordance; specs enter a game via
  enterGame(...) instead of a /games/:id URL; URL assertions become content
  assertions (the URL stays /game/); reload uses waitUntil:"commit" (shallow
  routing) and mocks /rpc on game entry.
- Remove the obsolete report scroll-restore test (it relied on a SvelteKit
  route Snapshot that no longer exists); update the missing-membership test
  to the new lobby-redirect+toast behaviour. Fix a stale report.svelte
  docstring.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte | 12 +--
 ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte           | 43 ++++++++-
 ui/frontend/tests/designer-science.test.ts    | 44 ++++-----
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/a11y-axe.spec.ts        | 72 +++++++++++---
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/a11y-keyboard.spec.ts   |  7 +-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/auth-flow.spec.ts       | 28 ++++--
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/battle-viewer.spec.ts   | 39 ++++++--
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/cargo-routes.spec.ts    |  7 +-
 .../tests/e2e/game-shell-inspector.spec.ts    |  7 +-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell-map.spec.ts  | 41 +++++---
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell.spec.ts      | 48 +++++-----
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/history-mode.spec.ts    | 10 +-
 .../tests/e2e/inspector-ship-group.spec.ts    | 11 ++-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/lobby-flow.spec.ts      | 14 ++-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/map-roundtrip.spec.ts   |  7 +-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/map-toggles.spec.ts     | 13 ++-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/order-composer.spec.ts  | 63 ++++++++++---
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/order-sync.spec.ts      | 14 ++-
 .../tests/e2e/planet-production.spec.ts       | 16 +++-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/races.spec.ts           |  7 +-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/rename-planet.spec.ts   | 23 ++++-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/report-sections.spec.ts | 94 +++++++------------
 .../tests/e2e/sciences-map-regress.spec.ts    |  7 +-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/sciences.spec.ts        | 24 ++++-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-classes.spec.ts    | 30 +++++-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-group-send.spec.ts | 10 +-
 .../e2e/storage-keypair-persistence.spec.ts   | 20 ++++
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/turn-ready.spec.ts      | 37 ++++++--
 ui/frontend/tests/game-shell-header.test.ts   | 92 ++++++++++--------
 ui/frontend/tests/game-shell-sidebar.test.ts  | 28 ++----
 ui/frontend/tests/lobby-create.test.ts        | 33 ++++---
 ui/frontend/tests/lobby-page.test.ts          | 45 +++++++--
 ui/frontend/tests/login-page.test.ts          | 34 ++++---
 ui/frontend/tests/pwa/pwa.spec.ts             |  9 +-
 ui/frontend/tests/report-toc.test.ts          | 26 ++---
 ui/frontend/tests/table-sciences.test.ts      | 35 +++----
 36 files changed, 707 insertions(+), 343 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte
index 83216ff..74003c8 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/report.svelte
@@ -7,15 +7,9 @@ section is its own component under `lib/active-view/report/` — the
 data shapes are too varied for one generic table, and the
 component-per-section seam matches Phase 23's targeted-test contract.
 
-Active-section highlighting and scroll save/restore land here:
-- `IntersectionObserver` rooted on the active-view-host element
-  (`bind:this` in `+layout.svelte`, plumbed through
-  `ACTIVE_VIEW_HOST_CONTEXT_KEY`) watches every `<section
-  id="report-<slug>">` and updates a local `activeSlug` rune.
-- The matching `+page.svelte` exports a SvelteKit `Snapshot` that
-  captures and restores `host.element.scrollTop`, so navigating to
-  /map and back lands on the same scroll position. The save lives in
-  `+page.svelte` because SvelteKit binds snapshots per route.
+Active-section highlighting lands here: an `IntersectionObserver`
+rooted on the viewport watches every `<section id="report-<slug>">`
+and updates a local `activeSlug` rune that drives the TOC highlight.
 
 The 20-section list lives here as a single source of truth so the
 TOC and the body iterate the same data.
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 091162b..182154d 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@
 	// layout intercepts the `loading` and `unsupported` session states
 	// before this component renders, so here `session.status` is either
 	// `anonymous` (login) or `authenticated` (lobby / create / game).
+	import { onMount } from "svelte";
+	import { dev } from "$app/environment";
 	import { session } from "$lib/session-store.svelte";
-	import { appScreen } from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
+	import {
+		appScreen,
+		activeView,
+		type AppScreen,
+		type GameView,
+		type GameViewState,
+	} from "$lib/app-nav.svelte";
 	import LoginScreen from "$lib/screens/login-screen.svelte";
 	import LobbyScreen from "$lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte";
 	import LobbyCreateScreen from "$lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte";
@@ -15,6 +23,39 @@
 	import { pushState } from "$app/navigation";
 	import { page } from "$app/state";
 
+	// Dev-only navigation affordance for the Playwright e2e suite. The
+	// single-URL app-shell has no per-screen / per-view routes, so a
+	// spec can no longer drive the UI by `page.goto("/games/:id/:view")`.
+	// Instead the suite seeds the session, loads `/` (which lands on the
+	// authenticated lobby), then calls `window.__galaxyNav.enterGame(...)`
+	// to switch the in-memory screen and view. Guarded by `dev` so it is
+	// stripped from the production bundle — `import.meta.env.DEV` (and the
+	// SvelteKit `dev` re-export) is statically `false` there, so the
+	// whole `onMount` body tree-shakes away.
+	type ViewParams = Omit<GameViewState, "view">;
+	interface NavSurface {
+		enterGame(gameId: string, view?: GameView, params?: ViewParams): void;
+		select(view: GameView, params?: ViewParams): void;
+		go(screen: AppScreen, opts?: { gameId?: string }): void;
+	}
+	type NavWindow = typeof globalThis & { __galaxyNav?: NavSurface };
+
+	onMount(() => {
+		if (!dev) return;
+		(window as NavWindow).__galaxyNav = {
+			enterGame(gameId, view = "map", params = {}): void {
+				activeView.select(view, params);
+				appScreen.go("game", { gameId });
+			},
+			select(view, params = {}): void {
+				activeView.select(view, params);
+			},
+			go(screen, opts = {}): void {
+				appScreen.go(screen, opts);
+			},
+		};
+	});
+
 	// Screen-level browser history (Back → lobby) without changing the URL.
 	// On the first authenticated render, stamp a restored overlay (game /
 	// lobby-create) on top of the load entry so Back falls through to lobby.
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/designer-science.test.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/designer-science.test.ts
index 3f817ed..7540a37 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/designer-science.test.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/designer-science.test.ts
@@ -33,19 +33,16 @@ import { EMPTY_SHIP_GROUPS } from "./helpers/empty-ship-groups";
 
 const GAME_ID = "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555";
 
-const pageMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-	url: new URL("http://localhost/games/g1/designer/science"),
-	params: { id: "g1" } as Record<string, string>,
-}));
+// The science designer reads its target science from the `scienceId`
+// prop (the single-URL app-shell passes view sub-parameters as props,
+// not URL segments) and returns to the sciences table by switching the
+// active in-game view via `activeView.select("table", …)`. Mock the
+// nav store so the spy captures the view switch and no real `pushState`
+// runs.
+const activeViewSelectMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 
-const gotoMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
-
-vi.mock("$app/state", () => ({
-	page: pageMock,
-}));
-
-vi.mock("$app/navigation", () => ({
-	goto: gotoMock,
+vi.mock("$lib/app-nav.svelte", () => ({
+	activeView: { select: activeViewSelectMock },
 }));
 
 import DesignerScience from "../src/lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte";
@@ -62,8 +59,7 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
 	draft = new OrderDraftStore();
 	await draft.init({ cache, gameId: GAME_ID });
 	i18n.resetForTests("en");
-	pageMock.params = { id: "g1" };
-	gotoMock.mockClear();
+	activeViewSelectMock.mockClear();
 });
 
 afterEach(async () => {
@@ -113,9 +109,6 @@ function mountDesigner(opts: {
 	report?: GameReport | null;
 }) {
 	const report = opts.report ?? makeReport();
-	pageMock.params = opts.scienceId
-		? { id: "g1", scienceId: opts.scienceId }
-		: { id: "g1" };
 	const renderedReport = {
 		get report() {
 			return report;
@@ -125,7 +118,10 @@ function mountDesigner(opts: {
 		[ORDER_DRAFT_CONTEXT_KEY, draft],
 		[RENDERED_REPORT_CONTEXT_KEY, renderedReport],
 	]);
-	return render(DesignerScience, { context });
+	return render(DesignerScience, {
+		props: opts.scienceId ? { scienceId: opts.scienceId } : {},
+		context,
+	});
 }
 
 describe("science designer (new mode)", () => {
@@ -172,7 +168,9 @@ describe("science designer (new mode)", () => {
 		expect(cmd.shields).toBeCloseTo(0.25, 12);
 		expect(cmd.cargo).toBeCloseTo(0.25, 12);
 		await waitFor(() =>
-			expect(gotoMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/games/g1/table/sciences"),
+			expect(activeViewSelectMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("table", {
+				tableEntity: "sciences",
+			}),
 		);
 	});
 
@@ -238,7 +236,9 @@ describe("science designer (new mode)", () => {
 		const ui = mountDesigner({});
 		await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId("designer-science-cancel"));
 		expect(draft.commands).toHaveLength(0);
-		expect(gotoMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/games/g1/table/sciences");
+		expect(activeViewSelectMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("table", {
+			tableEntity: "sciences",
+		});
 	});
 });
 
@@ -286,7 +286,9 @@ describe("science designer (view mode)", () => {
 		if (cmd.kind !== "removeScience") throw new Error("wrong kind");
 		expect(cmd.name).toBe("FirstStep");
 		await waitFor(() =>
-			expect(gotoMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/games/g1/table/sciences"),
+			expect(activeViewSelectMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("table", {
+				tableEntity: "sciences",
+			}),
 		);
 	});
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/a11y-axe.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/a11y-axe.spec.ts
index cf1b51f..5be8fe3 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/a11y-axe.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/a11y-axe.spec.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 // webkit/mobile projects adds cost without new signal).
 //
 // Auth is bootstrapped through `/__debug/store` exactly as the
-// game-shell specs do; the in-game layout tolerates a missing gateway
+// game-shell specs do; the in-game shell tolerates a missing gateway
 // (ECONNREFUSED) and still renders the chrome + view shells, which is
-// what the structural a11y scan needs.
+// what the structural a11y scan needs. Screens and in-game views are
+// reached through the dev-only `window.__galaxyNav` affordance — the
+// single-URL app-shell has no per-screen / per-view routes.
 
 import AxeBuilder from "@axe-core/playwright";
 import { expect, test, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import type { GameView, GameViewState } from "../../src/lib/app-nav.svelte";
 
 const SESSION_ID = "f2-a11y-axe-session";
 // A real UUID — the layout's auto-sync calls `uuidToHiLo` on it.
@@ -46,38 +49,77 @@ test.describe("axe WCAG 2.2 AA", () => {
 	});
 
 	test("login", async ({ page }) => {
-		await page.goto("/login");
+		// No seeded session → the dispatcher renders the login screen.
+		await page.goto("/");
 		await expect(page.locator("#main-content")).toBeVisible();
 		await expectNoViolations(page);
 	});
 
 	test("lobby", async ({ page }) => {
 		await authenticate(page);
-		await page.goto("/lobby");
+		await page.goto("/");
 		await expect(page.locator("#main-content")).toBeVisible();
 		await expectNoViolations(page);
 	});
 
 	test("lobby create", async ({ page }) => {
 		await authenticate(page);
-		await page.goto("/lobby/create");
+		await page.goto("/");
+		await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+		await page.evaluate(() => window.__galaxyNav!.go("lobby-create"));
 		await expect(page.locator("#main-content")).toBeVisible();
 		await expectNoViolations(page);
 	});
 
-	const inGameViews: Array<[string, string]> = [
-		["map", "active-view-map"],
-		["report", "active-view-report"],
-		["mail", "active-view-mail"],
-		["battle", "active-view-battle"],
-		["designer/science", "active-view-designer-science"],
-		["table/planets", "active-view-table"],
+	type ViewParams = Omit<GameViewState, "view">;
+	const inGameViews: Array<{
+		label: string;
+		view: GameView;
+		params: ViewParams;
+		testId: string;
+	}> = [
+		{ label: "map", view: "map", params: {}, testId: "active-view-map" },
+		{
+			label: "report",
+			view: "report",
+			params: {},
+			testId: "active-view-report",
+		},
+		{ label: "mail", view: "mail", params: {}, testId: "active-view-mail" },
+		{
+			label: "battle",
+			view: "battle",
+			params: {},
+			testId: "active-view-battle",
+		},
+		{
+			label: "designer/science",
+			view: "designer-science",
+			params: {},
+			testId: "active-view-designer-science",
+		},
+		{
+			label: "table/planets",
+			view: "table",
+			params: { tableEntity: "planets" },
+			testId: "active-view-table",
+		},
 	];
 
-	for (const [path, testId] of inGameViews) {
-		test(`in-game: ${path}`, async ({ page }) => {
+	for (const { label, view, params, testId } of inGameViews) {
+		test(`in-game: ${label}`, async ({ page }) => {
 			await authenticate(page);
-			await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/${path}`);
+			await page.goto("/");
+			await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+			await page.evaluate(
+				([id, v, p]) =>
+					window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(
+						id as string,
+						v as GameView,
+						p as ViewParams,
+					),
+				[GAME_ID, view, params] as const,
+			);
 			await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toBeVisible();
 			await expect(page.getByTestId(testId)).toBeVisible();
 			await expectNoViolations(page);
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/a11y-keyboard.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/a11y-keyboard.spec.ts
index 084f82e..e1f900b 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/a11y-keyboard.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/a11y-keyboard.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ async function bootShell(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 		(id) => window.__galaxyDebug!.setDeviceSessionId(id),
 		SESSION_ID,
 	);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toBeVisible();
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toBeVisible();
 }
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/auth-flow.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/auth-flow.spec.ts
index 0f9011e..5c51555 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/auth-flow.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/auth-flow.spec.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ async function mockGatewayHappyPath(
 
 async function completeLogin(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 	await page.goto("/");
-	await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login$/);
+	// The single-URL app-shell renders the login screen from in-memory
+	// state (anonymous session) rather than a `/login` route, so assert
+	// on the visible login form instead of the URL.
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("login-email-input")).toBeVisible();
 	// Inputs render `readonly` initially as a Safari autofill-suppression
 	// workaround; the attribute drops on first focus. Click first so the
 	// onfocus handler runs before fill checks editability.
@@ -156,7 +159,9 @@ async function completeLogin(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 	await page.getByTestId("login-code-input").click();
 	await page.getByTestId("login-code-input").fill("123456");
 	await page.getByTestId("login-code-submit").click();
-	await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/lobby$/);
+	// Sign-in switches the in-memory screen to the lobby; the device
+	// session id surfaces only on the lobby screen.
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("device-session-id")).toBeVisible();
 }
 
 test.describe("Phase 7 — auth flow", () => {
@@ -185,7 +190,8 @@ test.describe("Phase 7 — auth flow", () => {
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("account-greeting")).toBeVisible();
 
 		await page.reload();
-		await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/lobby$/);
+		// The restored session re-renders the lobby screen directly (no
+		// `/lobby` route to land on).
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("device-session-id")).toHaveText(
 			"dev-test-1",
 		);
@@ -202,12 +208,16 @@ test.describe("Phase 7 — auth flow", () => {
 
 		// Fire all pending SubscribeEvents requests with an empty 200
 		// response. Connect-Web's server-streaming reader sees no frames
-		// and the watcher trips into `signOut("revoked")`, which the
-		// layout effect turns into a redirect back to /login.
+		// and the watcher trips into `signOut("revoked")`, which flips the
+		// in-memory session to anonymous so the dispatcher re-renders the
+		// login screen (the single-URL app-shell has no `/login` route to
+		// redirect to).
 		const releaseAt = Date.now();
 		mocks.pendingSubscribes.forEach((resolve) => resolve());
 
-		await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login$/, { timeout: 1000 });
+		await expect(page.getByTestId("login-email-input")).toBeVisible({
+			timeout: 1000,
+		});
 		expect(Date.now() - releaseAt).toBeLessThan(1500);
 	});
 
@@ -230,7 +240,7 @@ test.describe("Phase 7 — auth flow", () => {
 			},
 		);
 
-		await page.goto("/login");
+		await page.goto("/");
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("login-email-submit")).toHaveText(
 			"send code",
 		);
@@ -287,6 +297,8 @@ test.describe("Phase 7 — auth flow", () => {
 
 		await page.goto("/");
 		await expect(page.getByText(/browser not supported/i)).toBeVisible();
-		await expect(page).not.toHaveURL(/\/login$/);
+		// The unsupported-browser blocker replaces the screen dispatcher
+		// entirely, so the login form never renders.
+		await expect(page.getByTestId("login-email-input")).toHaveCount(0);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/battle-viewer.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/battle-viewer.spec.ts
index b494ae9..c6488f5 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/battle-viewer.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/battle-viewer.spec.ts
@@ -225,16 +225,20 @@ test.describe("Phase 27 battle viewer", () => {
 
 		await mockGatewayAndBattle(page);
 		await bootSession(page);
-		await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/report`);
+		await page.goto("/");
+		await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+		await page.evaluate(
+			(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "report", {}),
+			GAME_ID,
+		);
 
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-report")).toBeVisible();
 		const row = page.getByTestId("report-battle-row").first();
 		await expect(row).toBeVisible();
 		await row.click();
 
-		await expect(page).toHaveURL(
-			new RegExp(`/games/${GAME_ID}/battle/${BATTLE_ID}\\?turn=1`),
-		);
+		// The battle row switches the active view in place (the address
+		// bar stays at the app base); the viewer chrome is the signal.
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("battle-viewer")).toBeVisible();
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("battle-scene")).toBeVisible();
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("battle-frame-index")).toContainText("0 / 4");
@@ -250,7 +254,13 @@ test.describe("Phase 27 battle viewer", () => {
 
 		await mockGatewayAndBattle(page);
 		await bootSession(page);
-		await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/battle/${BATTLE_ID}?turn=1`);
+		await page.goto("/");
+		await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+		await page.evaluate(
+			([id, battleId]) =>
+				window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "battle", { battleId, turn: 1 }),
+			[GAME_ID, BATTLE_ID] as const,
+		);
 
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("battle-viewer")).toBeVisible();
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("battle-frame-index")).toContainText("0 / 4");
@@ -274,8 +284,15 @@ test.describe("Phase 27 battle viewer", () => {
 
 		await mockGatewayAndBattle(page);
 		await bootSession(page);
-		await page.goto(
-			`/games/${GAME_ID}/battle/22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222?turn=1`,
+		await page.goto("/");
+		await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+		await page.evaluate(
+			(id) =>
+				window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "battle", {
+					battleId: "22222222-2222-2222-2222-222222222222",
+					turn: 1,
+				}),
+			GAME_ID,
 		);
 
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("battle-not-found")).toBeVisible();
@@ -292,7 +309,13 @@ test.describe("Phase 27 battle viewer", () => {
 		await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 720 });
 		await mockGatewayAndBattle(page);
 		await bootSession(page);
-		await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/battle/${BATTLE_ID}?turn=1`);
+		await page.goto("/");
+		await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+		await page.evaluate(
+			([id, battleId]) =>
+				window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "battle", { battleId, turn: 1 }),
+			[GAME_ID, BATTLE_ID] as const,
+		);
 
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("battle-viewer")).toBeVisible();
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("battle-scene")).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/cargo-routes.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/cargo-routes.spec.ts
index 5461ed7..d9cf95e 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/cargo-routes.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/cargo-routes.spec.ts
@@ -378,7 +378,12 @@ test("cargo-routes flow: pick a destination, arrow appears, reload restores", as
 
 	const handle = await mockGateway(page);
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell-inspector.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell-inspector.spec.ts
index 2e41473..0fa9a18 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell-inspector.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell-inspector.spec.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,12 @@ async function setupShell(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 		},
 	});
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell-map.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell-map.spec.ts
index 0cdd21c..c26ab2b 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell-map.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell-map.spec.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,12 @@ test("map view renders the reported turn and planet count from a live report", a
 	});
 
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
@@ -201,7 +206,12 @@ test("zero-planet game renders the empty world without errors", async ({
 	});
 
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
@@ -216,12 +226,15 @@ test("zero-planet game renders the empty world without errors", async ({
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("map-mount-error")).not.toBeVisible();
 });
 
-test("missing-membership game surfaces an error instead of a blank canvas", async ({
+test("missing-membership game drops back to the lobby with an unavailable toast", async ({
 	page,
 }) => {
 	// The gateway returns lobby.my.games.list with a different game id
-	// so the layout's gameState lookup misses; the store flips to
-	// `error` and the map view renders the localised error overlay.
+	// so the shell's gameState lookup misses. In the single-URL
+	// app-shell this `notFound` case no longer strands the player on an
+	// in-game error overlay — the shell switches the screen back to the
+	// lobby (`appScreen.go("lobby")`) and surfaces the "no longer
+	// available" toast.
 	await mockGateway(page, {
 		currentTurn: 0,
 		gameId: "99999999-aaaa-bbbb-cccc-000000000000",
@@ -229,11 +242,17 @@ test("missing-membership game surfaces an error instead of a blank canvas", asyn
 	});
 
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
-
-	await expect(page.getByTestId("map-error")).toBeVisible();
-	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
-		"data-status",
-		"error",
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
 	);
+
+	// Back on the lobby (game shell unmounted), with the unavailable toast.
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("toast")).toContainText(
+		"this game is no longer available",
+	);
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("lobby-create-button")).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toHaveCount(0);
 });
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell.spec.ts
index becbf2a..bd239d1 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/game-shell.spec.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@
 // boots an authenticated session through `/__debug/store` (the
 // in-game shell makes a handful of gateway calls — for the lobby
 // record, the report, and the order read-back; we don't mock them
-// here, the shell tolerates ECONNREFUSED), navigates into
-// `/games/<game-id>/map`, and exercises one slice of the chrome:
+// here, the shell tolerates ECONNREFUSED), enters the game through
+// the dev-only `window.__galaxyNav` affordance (the single-URL
+// app-shell has no `/games/<id>/<view>` route — the address bar
+// stays at the app base), and exercises one slice of the chrome:
 // header navigation, sidebar tab preservation, mobile bottom-tabs,
 // and the breakpoint switches at 768 / 1024 px.
 
 import { expect, test, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
 
-// The `window.__galaxyDebug` surface is owned by
-// `src/routes/__debug/store/+page.svelte` and typed by
-// `tests/e2e/storage-keypair-persistence.spec.ts`. This spec only
-// needs the auth-bootstrap subset (`clearSession`,
-// `setDeviceSessionId`); the merged global declaration covers both.
+// `window.__galaxyDebug` is owned by `src/routes/__debug/store/+page.svelte`
+// (auth bootstrap) and `window.__galaxyNav` by `src/routes/+page.svelte`
+// (dev-only screen/view driver); both are typed by
+// `tests/e2e/storage-keypair-persistence.spec.ts`.
 
 const SESSION_ID = "phase-10-shell-session";
 // GAME_ID has to be a real UUID — Phase 14's auto-sync calls
@@ -30,7 +31,14 @@ async function bootShell(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 		(id) => window.__galaxyDebug!.setDeviceSessionId(id),
 		SESSION_ID,
 	);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	// Load the app (seeded session → authenticated → lobby), then enter
+	// the game via the in-memory nav affordance.
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toBeVisible();
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toBeVisible();
 }
@@ -50,23 +58,20 @@ test("shell mounts with header / sidebar / active-view chrome", async ({
 test("header view-menu navigates to every active view", async ({ page }) => {
 	await bootShell(page);
 
-	const destinations: Array<[string, string, string]> = [
-		["view-menu-item-report", "active-view-report", "/report"],
-		["view-menu-item-mail", "active-view-mail", "/mail"],
-		["view-menu-item-battle", "active-view-battle", "/battle"],
-		[
-			"view-menu-item-designer-science",
-			"active-view-designer-science",
-			"/designer/science",
-		],
-		["view-menu-item-map", "active-view-map", "/map"],
+	// The address bar stays at the app base in the single-URL app-shell,
+	// so the visible active view is the only navigation signal to assert.
+	const destinations: Array<[string, string]> = [
+		["view-menu-item-report", "active-view-report"],
+		["view-menu-item-mail", "active-view-mail"],
+		["view-menu-item-battle", "active-view-battle"],
+		["view-menu-item-designer-science", "active-view-designer-science"],
+		["view-menu-item-map", "active-view-map"],
 	];
 
-	for (const [trigger, viewTestId, urlSuffix] of destinations) {
+	for (const [trigger, viewTestId] of destinations) {
 		await page.getByTestId("view-menu-trigger").click();
 		await page.getByTestId(trigger).click();
 		await expect(page.getByTestId(viewTestId)).toBeVisible();
-		await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/games/${GAME_ID}${urlSuffix}$`));
 	}
 });
 
@@ -92,9 +97,6 @@ test("header view-menu Tables sub-list navigates to every entity", async ({
 		const view = page.getByTestId("active-view-table");
 		await expect(view).toBeVisible();
 		await expect(view).toHaveAttribute("data-entity", entity);
-		await expect(page).toHaveURL(
-			new RegExp(`/games/${GAME_ID}/table/${entity}$`),
-		);
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/history-mode.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/history-mode.spec.ts
index 61de601..6679f26 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/history-mode.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/history-mode.spec.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,15 @@ test("navigating to a past turn enters history mode and back-to-current restores
 	const state = await mockGateway(page);
 	await seedShell(page);
 
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/table/planets`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) =>
+			window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "table", {
+				tableEntity: "planets",
+			}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("turn-navigator-trigger")).toContainText(
 		`turn ${CURRENT_TURN}`,
 	);
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/inspector-ship-group.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/inspector-ship-group.spec.ts
index 56b1f26..a9989e3 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/inspector-ship-group.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/inspector-ship-group.spec.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ test("synthetic-report loader navigates from lobby to map and renders", async ({
 	page,
 }) => {
 	await seedSession(page);
-	await page.goto("/lobby");
+	// Seeded session → the dispatcher renders the lobby; the synthetic
+	// loader lives there behind the dev-affordances flag.
+	await page.goto("/");
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("lobby-synthetic-section")).toBeVisible();
 
 	const file = page.getByTestId("lobby-synthetic-file");
@@ -146,9 +148,10 @@ test("synthetic-report loader navigates from lobby to map and renders", async ({
 		buffer: Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(SYNTHETIC_REPORT_FIXTURE)),
 	});
 
-	await page.waitForURL(/\/games\/synthetic-[^/]+\/map$/, {
-		timeout: 5_000,
-	});
+	// Loading the report enters the game in place (the address bar stays
+	// at the app base); the in-game map shell is the visible signal.
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 });
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toBeVisible();
 
 	// The renderer canvas mounts inside the active-view host. Even if
 	// the WebGL/WebGPU backend is unavailable in CI, the layout still
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/lobby-flow.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/lobby-flow.spec.ts
index cde1fe1..958e3e7 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/lobby-flow.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/lobby-flow.spec.ts
@@ -235,7 +235,9 @@ async function mockGateway(page: Page, initial: Partial<LobbyState> = {}): Promi
 
 async function completeLogin(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 	await page.goto("/");
-	await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login$/);
+	// The single-URL app-shell renders the login screen from in-memory
+	// state (anonymous session); there is no `/login` route to assert.
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("login-email-input")).toBeVisible();
 	// The login page renders the inputs `readonly` as a Safari
 	// autofill-suppression workaround; the readonly attribute is
 	// dropped on first focus. Playwright's `fill()` checks editability
@@ -248,7 +250,8 @@ async function completeLogin(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 	await page.getByTestId("login-code-input").click();
 	await page.getByTestId("login-code-input").fill("123456");
 	await page.getByTestId("login-code-submit").click();
-	await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/lobby$/);
+	// Sign-in switches the in-memory screen to the lobby.
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("device-session-id")).toBeVisible();
 }
 
 test.describe("Phase 8 — lobby flow", () => {
@@ -260,7 +263,9 @@ test.describe("Phase 8 — lobby flow", () => {
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("lobby-public-games-empty")).toBeVisible();
 
 		await page.getByTestId("lobby-create-button").click();
-		await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/lobby\/create$/);
+		// The create screen replaces the lobby in place (no `/lobby/create`
+		// route); the create form is the visible signal.
+		await expect(page.getByTestId("lobby-create-form")).toBeVisible();
 
 		await page.getByTestId("lobby-create-game-name").click();
 		await page.getByTestId("lobby-create-game-name").fill("First Contact");
@@ -271,7 +276,8 @@ test.describe("Phase 8 — lobby flow", () => {
 			.fill("2026-06-01T12:00");
 		await page.getByTestId("lobby-create-submit").click();
 
-		await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/lobby$/);
+		// Submit returns to the lobby in place; the new game card is the
+		// visible signal that the lobby re-rendered.
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("lobby-my-game-card")).toContainText("First Contact");
 		expect(mocks.createGameCalls.length).toBe(1);
 		expect(mocks.createGameCalls[0]!.gameName).toBe("First Contact");
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/map-roundtrip.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/map-roundtrip.spec.ts
index e7a5cac..a5942af 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/map-roundtrip.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/map-roundtrip.spec.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,12 @@ for (const view of NON_MAP_VIEWS) {
 		await mockGateway(page);
 		await bootSession(page);
 
-		await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+		await page.goto("/");
+		await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+		await page.evaluate(
+			(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+			GAME_ID,
+		);
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 			"data-status",
 			"ready",
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/map-toggles.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/map-toggles.spec.ts
index 8ddd84e..5018f0c 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/map-toggles.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/map-toggles.spec.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,12 @@ async function bootSession(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 async function openGame(page: Page): Promise<void> {
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
@@ -383,7 +388,11 @@ test("toggle state persists across a page reload", async ({ page }) => {
 		await page.getByTestId("map-toggles-bombing-markers").isChecked(),
 	).toBe(false);
 
-	await page.reload();
+	// The restored `game` screen re-stamps history via shallow routing
+	// on first render; wait only for the navigation to commit so that
+	// `pushState` does not abort a default `reload()` (which waits for
+	// `load`).
+	await page.reload({ waitUntil: "commit" });
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/order-composer.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/order-composer.spec.ts
index 94025a7..686e1e9 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/order-composer.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/order-composer.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 // Phase 12 end-to-end coverage for the order composer skeleton. The
-// shell makes no gateway calls in this spec — the boot flow seeds an
-// authenticated session and a draft directly through `/__debug/store`,
-// then navigates into `/games/<id>/map` and exercises the order tab.
+// boot flow seeds an authenticated session and a draft directly
+// through `/__debug/store`, then enters the game via the dev-only
+// `window.__galaxyNav` affordance (the single-URL app-shell has no
+// `/games/<id>/<view>` route) and exercises the order tab.
+//
+// The shell's per-game bootstrap now talks to the gateway on entry
+// (lobby validation, report, order read-back). This spec does not
+// stand up a real gateway, so those Connect-Web calls are aborted via
+// `page.route` — the shell tolerates the failure (cache fallback +
+// `failBootstrap`) and still renders the chrome. Aborting also keeps
+// a mid-spec `page.reload()` from hanging: an unrouted `/rpc` call
+// to a dead proxy never settles, which otherwise stalls the reload's
+// load event.
 //
 // Persistence is covered by reloading the page mid-spec: the
 // `OrderDraftStore` re-reads the same cache row on the next mount,
@@ -10,12 +20,31 @@
 import { expect, test, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
 
 // `window.__galaxyDebug` is owned by `routes/__debug/store/+page.svelte`
-// and typed by `tests/e2e/storage-keypair-persistence.spec.ts`. The
-// merged global declaration covers every helper this spec calls.
+// and `window.__galaxyNav` by `routes/+page.svelte`; both are typed by
+// `tests/e2e/storage-keypair-persistence.spec.ts`.
 
 const SESSION_ID = "phase-12-order-session";
 const GAME_ID = "test-order";
 
+// Fail-fast the shell's gateway calls so the spec needs no real
+// backend and reloads settle promptly.
+async function stubGateway(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+	await page.route("**/edge.v1.Gateway/**", (route) => route.abort());
+}
+
+// Load the app (seeded session → authenticated lobby) and enter the
+// game on the map view through the in-memory nav affordance.
+async function enterGameMap(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toBeVisible();
+}
+
 const SEED = [
 	{ kind: "placeholder" as const, id: "cmd-a", label: "first command" },
 	{ kind: "placeholder" as const, id: "cmd-b", label: "second command" },
@@ -23,6 +52,7 @@ const SEED = [
 ];
 
 async function bootDebug(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+	await stubGateway(page);
 	await page.goto("/__debug/store");
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("debug-store-ready")).toBeVisible();
 	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyDebug?.ready === true);
@@ -71,14 +101,18 @@ test("seeded draft renders on the order tab and survives a reload", async ({
 }, testInfo) => {
 	const isMobile = testInfo.project.name.startsWith("chromium-mobile");
 	await seedShell(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
-	await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toBeVisible();
-	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toBeVisible();
+	await enterGameMap(page);
 
 	await openOrderTool(page, isMobile);
 	await expectSeededRows(page);
 
-	await page.reload();
+	// Reload restores the `game` screen from the persisted nav snapshot,
+	// whose first authenticated render re-stamps screen history via
+	// SvelteKit shallow routing. That `pushState` lands right after the
+	// document loads and would abort a default `reload()` (which waits
+	// for `load`); waiting only for the navigation to commit sidesteps
+	// the race while still re-executing the app from scratch.
+	await page.reload({ waitUntil: "commit" });
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toBeVisible();
 	await openOrderTool(page, isMobile);
 	await expectSeededRows(page);
@@ -89,8 +123,7 @@ test("removing a command from the order tab persists the removal", async ({
 }, testInfo) => {
 	const isMobile = testInfo.project.name.startsWith("chromium-mobile");
 	await seedShell(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
-	await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toBeVisible();
+	await enterGameMap(page);
 	await openOrderTool(page, isMobile);
 
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("order-command-1")).toBeVisible();
@@ -104,7 +137,10 @@ test("removing a command from the order tab persists the removal", async ({
 	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("order-command-2")).toHaveCount(0);
 
-	await page.reload();
+	// See the note on the sibling test: the restored `game` screen
+	// re-stamps history on reload, so wait only for the navigation to
+	// commit to avoid the shallow-routing `pushState` aborting it.
+	await page.reload({ waitUntil: "commit" });
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toBeVisible();
 	await openOrderTool(page, isMobile);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("order-command-label-0")).toHaveText(
@@ -131,8 +167,7 @@ test("empty draft renders the empty-state copy", async ({
 		GAME_ID,
 	);
 
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
-	await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toBeVisible();
+	await enterGameMap(page);
 	await openOrderTool(page, isMobile);
 
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("order-empty")).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/order-sync.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/order-sync.spec.ts
index b189dbe..a08f538 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/order-sync.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/order-sync.spec.ts
@@ -278,7 +278,12 @@ test("turn_already_closed surfaces the conflict banner on the order tab", async
 	);
 	await mockGateway(page, { initialSubmitVerdict: "turn_already_closed" });
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
@@ -322,7 +327,12 @@ test("game.paused push frame surfaces the paused banner", async ({
 		subscribeFrame: { eventType: "game.paused", payload },
 	});
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/planet-production.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/planet-production.spec.ts
index 4959a40..99b7375 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/planet-production.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/planet-production.spec.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,12 @@ test("switching production three times collapses to one auto-synced row", async
 
 	const handle = await mockGateway(page);
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
@@ -357,10 +362,13 @@ test("switching production three times collapses to one auto-synced row", async
 	expect(handle.lastSubmitted!.subject).toBe(SHIP_CLASS);
 	expect(handle.submitCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
 
-	// Reload: the layout polls user.games.order.get on boot, so the
+	// Reload: the shell polls user.games.order.get on boot, so the
 	// row is restored from the server's stored state even when the
-	// local cache is wiped.
-	await page.reload();
+	// local cache is wiped. The restored `game` screen re-stamps
+	// history via shallow routing on first render, so wait only for the
+	// navigation to commit (a default `reload()` waiting for `load`
+	// races that `pushState` and aborts).
+	await page.reload({ waitUntil: "commit" });
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/races.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/races.spec.ts
index 3f8acd4..83338b7 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/races.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/races.spec.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,12 @@ test("toggle stance and pick a vote target via the races table", async ({
 
 	const handle = await mockGateway(page);
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/table/races`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "table", { tableEntity: "races" }),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 
 	const tableHost = page.getByTestId("active-view-table");
 	await expect(tableHost).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/rename-planet.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/rename-planet.spec.ts
index 3df73a2..15a4d16 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/rename-planet.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/rename-planet.spec.ts
@@ -230,7 +230,12 @@ test("rename a seeded planet auto-syncs and the overlay survives reload", async
 		submitOutcome: "applied",
 	});
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
@@ -266,10 +271,13 @@ test("rename a seeded planet auto-syncs and the overlay survives reload", async
 	);
 	expect(handle.submittedRenameName).toBe("New-Earth");
 
-	// Reload: the layout always polls user.games.order.get on boot,
+	// Reload: the shell always polls user.games.order.get on boot,
 	// so the overlay is rebuilt from the server's stored order even
-	// when the local cache was wiped.
-	await page.reload();
+	// when the local cache was wiped. The restored `game` screen
+	// re-stamps history via shallow routing on first render, so wait
+	// only for the navigation to commit (a default `reload()` waiting
+	// for `load` races that `pushState` and aborts).
+	await page.reload({ waitUntil: "commit" });
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
@@ -292,7 +300,12 @@ test("rejected submit keeps the old name and surfaces the failure", async ({
 		submitOutcome: "rejected",
 	});
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/report-sections.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/report-sections.spec.ts
index 9cc9b41..cc533cf 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/report-sections.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/report-sections.spec.ts
@@ -238,7 +238,12 @@ test.describe("Phase 23 report view", () => {
 
 		await mockGateway(page);
 		await bootSession(page);
-		await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/report`);
+		await page.goto("/");
+		await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+		await page.evaluate(
+			(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "report", {}),
+			GAME_ID,
+		);
 
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-report")).toBeVisible();
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("report-toc")).toBeVisible();
@@ -265,65 +270,19 @@ test.describe("Phase 23 report view", () => {
 		}
 	});
 
-	test("scroll position survives a /map round-trip via Snapshot", async ({
-		page,
-	}, testInfo) => {
-		test.skip(
-			testInfo.project.name.startsWith("chromium-mobile"),
-			"snapshot mechanism is the same on mobile; one project is enough",
-		);
+	// NOTE: the old "scroll position survives a /map round-trip via
+	// Snapshot" spec was dropped here. It exercised the per-route
+	// SvelteKit `Snapshot` exported by the deleted
+	// `routes/games/[id]/report/+page.svelte`, which captured and
+	// restored `window.scrollY` across a browser history navigation to
+	// `/map` and back. The single-URL app-shell switches the active view
+	// in memory (`activeView.select`) without changing the URL or pushing
+	// a history entry, and it remounts the report component on return —
+	// so neither the URL round-trip, the `page.goBack()`, nor the
+	// scroll-restoration the test asserted exist any more. Re-adding that
+	// behaviour would be a production change outside this test migration.
 
-		await mockGateway(page);
-		await bootSession(page);
-		await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/report`);
-
-		await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-report")).toBeVisible();
-		await expect(
-			page.getByTestId("galaxy-summary-field-turn"),
-		).toBeVisible();
-
-		// Scroll the window. The report's host expands to fit
-		// content rather than constraining its own height, so the
-		// document body is the real scroll container. SvelteKit's
-		// default scroll-restoration tracks `window.scrollY` on
-		// history navigation, which is what the acceptance criterion
-		// — "scroll position resets when switching to another view
-		// and is restored on return" — requires.
-		const target = 600;
-		await page.evaluate((value) => {
-			window.scrollTo(0, value);
-		}, target);
-		const savedScrollY = await page.evaluate(() => window.scrollY);
-		expect(savedScrollY).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-
-		// Programmatically click the back-to-map button. Driving the
-		// click through `evaluate` rather than the Playwright locator
-		// skips its built-in scrollIntoViewIfNeeded(), which would
-		// otherwise scroll the sticky TOC button into view and reset
-		// `window.scrollY` to 0 before SvelteKit's Snapshot capture
-		// fires.
-		await page.evaluate(() => {
-			const button = document.querySelector(
-				"[data-testid='report-back-to-map']",
-			) as HTMLButtonElement | null;
-			button?.click();
-		});
-		await page.waitForURL(`**/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
-		await page.goBack();
-		await page.waitForURL(`**/games/${GAME_ID}/report`);
-		await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-report")).toBeVisible();
-		await expect(
-			page.getByTestId("galaxy-summary-field-turn"),
-		).toBeVisible();
-		await expect
-			.poll(async () => page.evaluate(() => window.scrollY), {
-				timeout: 5_000,
-				intervals: [100, 200, 400],
-			})
-			.toBeGreaterThan(savedScrollY / 2);
-	});
-
-	test("back-to-map button navigates to the map URL", async ({
+	test("back-to-map button switches to the map view", async ({
 		page,
 	}, testInfo) => {
 		test.skip(
@@ -333,10 +292,16 @@ test.describe("Phase 23 report view", () => {
 
 		await mockGateway(page);
 		await bootSession(page);
-		await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/report`);
+		await page.goto("/");
+		await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+		await page.evaluate(
+			(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "report", {}),
+			GAME_ID,
+		);
 
 		await page.getByTestId("report-back-to-map").click();
-		await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map$`));
+		// The single-URL app-shell keeps the address bar at the app base;
+		// the active map view is the navigation signal.
 		await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toBeVisible();
 	});
 
@@ -350,7 +315,12 @@ test.describe("Phase 23 report view", () => {
 
 		await mockGateway(page);
 		await bootSession(page);
-		await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/report`);
+		await page.goto("/");
+		await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+		await page.evaluate(
+			(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "report", {}),
+			GAME_ID,
+		);
 
 		const mobileSelect = page.getByTestId("report-toc-mobile");
 		await expect(mobileSelect).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/sciences-map-regress.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/sciences-map-regress.spec.ts
index b4ce5b9..670dce0 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/sciences-map-regress.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/sciences-map-regress.spec.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,12 @@ test("returning to /map after creating a science keeps the renderer alive", asyn
 	await bootSession(page);
 
 	// Step 1: open /map and let the renderer mount cleanly.
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/sciences.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/sciences.spec.ts
index ed22d5d..6e004ae 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/sciences.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/sciences.spec.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,15 @@ test("create / list / delete science via the table + designer", async ({
 
 	const handle = await mockGateway(page, { createOutcome: "applied" });
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/table/sciences`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) =>
+			window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "table", {
+				tableEntity: "sciences",
+			}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 
 	const tableHost = page.getByTestId("active-view-table");
 	await expect(tableHost).toBeVisible();
@@ -347,7 +355,12 @@ test("designer keeps Save disabled while the form is invalid", async ({
 
 	await mockGateway(page, { createOutcome: "applied" });
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/designer/science`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "designer-science", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 
 	const save = page.getByTestId("designer-science-save");
 	await expect(save).toBeDisabled();
@@ -385,7 +398,12 @@ test("planet production picker exposes user sciences in the Research sub-row", a
 		],
 	});
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-classes.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-classes.spec.ts
index 0a9024f..cf42edc 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-classes.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-classes.spec.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,15 @@ test("create / list / delete ship class via the table + calculator", async ({
 
 	const handle = await mockGateway(page, { createOutcome: "applied" });
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/table/ship-classes`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) =>
+			window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "table", {
+				tableEntity: "ship-classes",
+			}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 
 	const tableHost = page.getByTestId("active-view-table");
 	await expect(tableHost).toBeVisible();
@@ -321,7 +329,15 @@ test("calculator keeps Create disabled while the design is invalid", async ({
 
 	await mockGateway(page, { createOutcome: "applied" });
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/table/ship-classes`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) =>
+			window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "table", {
+				tableEntity: "ship-classes",
+			}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await page.getByTestId("ship-classes-new").click();
 	const calc = page.getByTestId("sidebar-tool-calculator");
 	const create = calc.getByTestId("calculator-create");
@@ -350,7 +366,15 @@ test("rejected createShipClass keeps the table empty and surfaces the failure",
 
 	await mockGateway(page, { createOutcome: "rejected" });
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/table/ship-classes`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) =>
+			window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "table", {
+				tableEntity: "ship-classes",
+			}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 	await page.getByTestId("ship-classes-new").click();
 	const calc = page.getByTestId("sidebar-tool-calculator");
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-group-send.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-group-send.spec.ts
index d516da4..6ef068b 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-group-send.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/ship-group-send.spec.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ async function bootSession(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 }
 
 async function loadSyntheticGame(page: Page): Promise<void> {
-	await page.goto("/lobby");
+	// Seeded session → the dispatcher renders the lobby; the synthetic
+	// loader lives there behind the dev-affordances flag.
+	await page.goto("/");
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("lobby-synthetic-section")).toBeVisible();
 	const file = page.getByTestId("lobby-synthetic-file");
 	await file.setInputFiles({
@@ -143,9 +145,9 @@ async function loadSyntheticGame(page: Page): Promise<void> {
 		mimeType: "application/json",
 		buffer: Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(SYNTHETIC_FIXTURE)),
 	});
-	await page.waitForURL(/\/games\/synthetic-[^/]+\/map$/, {
-		timeout: 10_000,
-	});
+	// Loading the report enters the game in place (the address bar stays
+	// at the app base); the map view reaching `ready` is the signal.
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("game-shell")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
 		"data-status",
 		"ready",
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/storage-keypair-persistence.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/storage-keypair-persistence.spec.ts
index b835897..37debbe 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/storage-keypair-persistence.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/storage-keypair-persistence.spec.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,25 @@ import type {
 	MapPrimitiveSnapshot,
 } from "../../src/lib/debug-surface.svelte";
 import type { WrapMode } from "../../src/map/world";
+import type {
+	AppScreen,
+	GameView,
+	GameViewState,
+} from "../../src/lib/app-nav.svelte";
+
+// View sub-parameters accepted by the dev-only nav affordance — the
+// `GameViewState` fields minus the discriminating `view`.
+type NavViewParams = Omit<GameViewState, "view">;
+
+// Mirrors the dev-only surface mounted by `routes/+page.svelte`. The
+// single-URL app-shell has no per-screen / per-view routes, so the
+// Playwright suite drives the in-memory screen and view through this
+// global instead of `page.goto("/games/:id/:view")`.
+interface NavSurface {
+	enterGame(gameId: string, view?: GameView, params?: NavViewParams): void;
+	select(view: GameView, params?: NavViewParams): void;
+	go(screen: AppScreen, opts?: { gameId?: string }): void;
+}
 
 // Mirrors the surface mounted by `routes/__debug/store/+page.svelte`.
 // Other Playwright specs (`game-shell.spec.ts`, `order-composer.spec.ts`,
@@ -56,6 +75,7 @@ interface DebugSurface {
 declare global {
 	interface Window {
 		__galaxyDebug?: DebugSurface;
+		__galaxyNav?: NavSurface;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/turn-ready.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/turn-ready.spec.ts
index a676a12..fcbf847 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/turn-ready.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/turn-ready.spec.ts
@@ -105,16 +105,21 @@ async function mockGateway(page: Page): Promise<MockState> {
 		},
 	);
 
-	// The first SubscribeEvents request from the root layout receives
-	// one signed `game.turn.ready` frame for turn 5; subsequent
-	// reconnect attempts (events.ts retries after the abrupt
-	// end-of-body) are held open indefinitely so the toast stays
-	// visible long enough for the test to interact with it.
+	// The root layout opens the event stream while the dispatcher is
+	// still on the lobby screen (the single-URL app-shell starts the
+	// singleton stream on authentication, before the player enters a
+	// game). The per-game `game.turn.ready` handler only registers once
+	// the game shell mounts, so the very first frame can land before the
+	// handler exists. Deliver the signed frame on the first TWO
+	// SubscribeEvents requests — the post-frame reconnect (events.ts
+	// retries after the abrupt end-of-body) carries it again once the
+	// handler is up; `markPendingTurn(5)` is idempotent. Hold every
+	// later reconnect open so the toast stays visible for the test.
 	await page.route(
 		"**/edge.v1.Gateway/SubscribeEvents",
 		async (route) => {
 			state.subscribeHits += 1;
-			if (state.subscribeHits === 1) {
+			if (state.subscribeHits <= 2) {
 				const payload = new TextEncoder().encode(
 					JSON.stringify({ game_id: GAME_ID, turn: 5 }),
 				);
@@ -155,7 +160,12 @@ test("signed game.turn.ready frame surfaces the toast", async ({ page }) => {
 	await mockGateway(page);
 
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 
 	// Initial chrome reflects the bootstrap currentTurn=4.
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
@@ -181,8 +191,19 @@ test("manual dismiss clears the turn-ready toast without advancing the view", as
 	await mockGateway(page);
 
 	await bootSession(page);
-	await page.goto(`/games/${GAME_ID}/map`);
+	await page.goto("/");
+	await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__galaxyNav !== undefined);
+	await page.evaluate(
+		(id) => window.__galaxyNav!.enterGame(id, "map", {}),
+		GAME_ID,
+	);
 
+	// Let the game shell finish booting (so the per-game turn-ready
+	// handler is registered) before expecting the pushed toast.
+	await expect(page.getByTestId("active-view-map")).toHaveAttribute(
+		"data-status",
+		"ready",
+	);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("toast")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 });
 	await page.getByTestId("toast-close").click();
 	await expect(page.getByTestId("toast")).toBeHidden();
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/game-shell-header.test.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/game-shell-header.test.ts
index f0f61bb..b2cad12 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/game-shell-header.test.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/game-shell-header.test.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 // the lobby / report calls are in flight), the Phase 26 turn
 // navigator (`← turn N →` with a popover of every turn), the
 // view-menu, and the account-menu. The tests assert the visible
-// copy, that every view-menu entry dispatches `goto` with the right
-// URL, and that the Logout entry of the account-menu calls
-// `session.signOut("user")`.
+// copy, that every view-menu entry switches the active in-game view
+// via `activeView.select(...)` (the single-URL app-shell has no
+// per-view routes), and that the Logout entry of the account-menu
+// calls `session.signOut("user")`.
 
 import "@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest";
 import { fireEvent, render } from "@testing-library/svelte";
@@ -57,14 +58,22 @@ function withGameState(opts: {
 	return new Map<unknown, unknown>([[GAME_STATE_CONTEXT_KEY, store]]);
 }
 
-const gotoSpy = vi.fn(async (..._args: unknown[]) => {});
-vi.mock("$app/navigation", () => ({
-	goto: (...args: unknown[]) => gotoSpy(...args),
+// The view-menu switches the active in-game view through
+// `activeView.select(...)`, and the header's return-to-lobby button
+// leaves the game through `appScreen.go("lobby")`; both internally
+// call SvelteKit `pushState`. Mock the whole nav module so the spies
+// capture the transitions and no real history mutation runs in JSDOM.
+const activeViewSelectSpy = vi.fn();
+const appScreenGoSpy = vi.fn();
+vi.mock("$lib/app-nav.svelte", () => ({
+	activeView: { select: (...args: unknown[]) => activeViewSelectSpy(...args) },
+	appScreen: { go: (...args: unknown[]) => appScreenGoSpy(...args) },
 }));
 
 beforeEach(() => {
 	i18n.resetForTests("en");
-	gotoSpy.mockReset();
+	activeViewSelectSpy.mockReset();
+	appScreenGoSpy.mockReset();
 	vi.spyOn(session, "signOut").mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 });
 
@@ -76,7 +85,7 @@ describe("game-shell header", () => {
 	test("renders fall-back placeholders before the lobby / report data lands", () => {
 		const onToggleSidebar = vi.fn();
 		const ui = render(Header, {
-			props: { gameId: "g1", sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar },
+			props: { sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar },
 			context: withGameState(),
 		});
 		expect(ui.getByTestId("game-shell-identity")).toHaveTextContent(
@@ -91,7 +100,7 @@ describe("game-shell header", () => {
 
 	test("renders the live race / game / turn from GameStateStore", () => {
 		const ui = render(Header, {
-			props: { gameId: "g1", sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
+			props: { sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
 			context: withGameState({
 				gameName: "Phase 14",
 				race: "Federation",
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ describe("game-shell header", () => {
 
 	test("partial data still falls back gracefully (race known, game unknown)", () => {
 		const ui = render(Header, {
-			props: { gameId: "g1", sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
+			props: { sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
 			context: withGameState({ race: "Federation", turn: 3 }),
 		});
 		expect(ui.getByTestId("game-shell-identity")).toHaveTextContent(
@@ -122,54 +131,45 @@ describe("game-shell header", () => {
 	test("clicking the sidebar toggle invokes the prop callback", async () => {
 		const onToggleSidebar = vi.fn();
 		const ui = render(Header, {
-			props: { gameId: "g1", sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar },
+			props: { sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar },
 		});
 		await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId("sidebar-toggle"));
 		expect(onToggleSidebar).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
 
-	test("view-menu navigates to every IA destination", async () => {
+	test("view-menu switches the active view for every IA destination", async () => {
 		const ui = render(Header, {
-			props: { gameId: "g1", sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
+			props: { sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
 		});
 
 		const destinations: Array<[string, string]> = [
-			["view-menu-item-map", "/games/g1/map"],
-			["view-menu-item-report", "/games/g1/report"],
-			["view-menu-item-battle", "/games/g1/battle"],
-			["view-menu-item-mail", "/games/g1/mail"],
-			[
-				"view-menu-item-designer-science",
-				"/games/g1/designer/science",
-			],
+			["view-menu-item-map", "map"],
+			["view-menu-item-report", "report"],
+			["view-menu-item-battle", "battle"],
+			["view-menu-item-mail", "mail"],
+			["view-menu-item-designer-science", "designer-science"],
 		];
 
-		for (const [testId, href] of destinations) {
+		for (const [testId, view] of destinations) {
 			await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId("view-menu-trigger"));
 			await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId(testId));
-			expect(gotoSpy).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(href);
+			expect(activeViewSelectSpy).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(view, {});
 		}
 	});
 
-	test("view-menu Tables sub-list navigates to every entity", async () => {
+	test("view-menu Tables sub-list switches to every entity", async () => {
 		const ui = render(Header, {
-			props: { gameId: "g1", sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
+			props: { sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
 		});
 		const tableEntities: Array<[string, string]> = [
-			["view-menu-item-table-planets", "/games/g1/table/planets"],
-			[
-				"view-menu-item-table-ship-classes",
-				"/games/g1/table/ship-classes",
-			],
-			[
-				"view-menu-item-table-ship-groups",
-				"/games/g1/table/ship-groups",
-			],
-			["view-menu-item-table-fleets", "/games/g1/table/fleets"],
-			["view-menu-item-table-sciences", "/games/g1/table/sciences"],
-			["view-menu-item-table-races", "/games/g1/table/races"],
+			["view-menu-item-table-planets", "planets"],
+			["view-menu-item-table-ship-classes", "ship-classes"],
+			["view-menu-item-table-ship-groups", "ship-groups"],
+			["view-menu-item-table-fleets", "fleets"],
+			["view-menu-item-table-sciences", "sciences"],
+			["view-menu-item-table-races", "races"],
 		];
-		for (const [testId, href] of tableEntities) {
+		for (const [testId, entity] of tableEntities) {
 			await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId("view-menu-trigger"));
 			// Open the Tables sub-disclosure each iteration; the menu
 			// closes on every navigation.
@@ -180,13 +180,23 @@ describe("game-shell header", () => {
 				await fireEvent.click(summary);
 			}
 			await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId(testId));
-			expect(gotoSpy).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(href);
+			expect(activeViewSelectSpy).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith("table", {
+				tableEntity: entity,
+			});
 		}
 	});
 
+	test("return-to-lobby button leaves the game for the lobby screen", async () => {
+		const ui = render(Header, {
+			props: { sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
+		});
+		await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId("return-to-lobby"));
+		expect(appScreenGoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("lobby");
+	});
+
 	test("account-menu Logout triggers session.signOut('user')", async () => {
 		const ui = render(Header, {
-			props: { gameId: "g1", sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
+			props: { sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
 		});
 		await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId("account-menu-trigger"));
 		await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId("account-menu-logout"));
@@ -195,7 +205,7 @@ describe("game-shell header", () => {
 
 	test("account-menu language picker switches the i18n locale", async () => {
 		const ui = render(Header, {
-			props: { gameId: "g1", sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
+			props: { sidebarOpen: false, onToggleSidebar: () => {} },
 		});
 		await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId("account-menu-trigger"));
 		const select = ui.getByTestId("account-menu-language-select");
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/game-shell-sidebar.test.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/game-shell-sidebar.test.ts
index 2f32ff9..6ddb094 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/game-shell-sidebar.test.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/game-shell-sidebar.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 // Component tests for the Phase 10 in-game shell sidebar. Validates
 // the default selected tab, the Calculator / Inspector / Order
-// switching, the empty-state copy that matches the IA section, the
-// `?sidebar=` URL seed convention used by the mobile bottom-tabs,
-// and the Phase 13 selection-driven planet inspector content.
+// switching, the empty-state copy that matches the IA section, and
+// the Phase 13 selection-driven planet inspector content. The
+// single-URL app-shell dropped the old `?sidebar=` URL seed (the
+// sidebar no longer reads `$app/state`); the shell drives the
+// initial tab through the `activeTab` bindable instead.
 
 import "@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest";
 import { fireEvent, render } from "@testing-library/svelte";
@@ -34,15 +36,6 @@ import {
 } from "../src/sync/order-draft.svelte";
 import type { GameReport, ReportPlanet } from "../src/api/game-state";
 
-const pageMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-	url: new URL("http://localhost/games/g1/map"),
-	params: { id: "g1" } as Record<string, string>,
-}));
-
-vi.mock("$app/state", () => ({
-	page: pageMock,
-}));
-
 import Sidebar from "../src/lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte";
 
 function makePlanet(overrides: Partial<ReportPlanet>): ReportPlanet {
@@ -107,7 +100,6 @@ function withStores(report: GameReport | null): {
 
 beforeEach(() => {
 	i18n.resetForTests("en");
-	pageMock.url = new URL("http://localhost/games/g1/map");
 });
 
 describe("game-shell sidebar", () => {
@@ -148,10 +140,9 @@ describe("game-shell sidebar", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
-	test("?sidebar=calc seeds the calculator tab on first mount", () => {
-		pageMock.url = new URL("http://localhost/games/g1/map?sidebar=calc");
+	test("the activeTab prop seeds the calculator tab on first mount", () => {
 		const ui = render(Sidebar, {
-			props: { open: false, onClose: () => {} },
+			props: { open: false, onClose: () => {}, activeTab: "calculator" },
 		});
 		expect(ui.getByTestId("sidebar-tool-calculator")).toBeInTheDocument();
 		expect(ui.getByTestId("sidebar")).toHaveAttribute(
@@ -160,10 +151,9 @@ describe("game-shell sidebar", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
-	test("?sidebar=order seeds the order tab on first mount", () => {
-		pageMock.url = new URL("http://localhost/games/g1/map?sidebar=order");
+	test("the activeTab prop seeds the order tab on first mount", () => {
 		const ui = render(Sidebar, {
-			props: { open: false, onClose: () => {} },
+			props: { open: false, onClose: () => {}, activeTab: "order" },
 		});
 		expect(ui.getByTestId("sidebar-tool-order")).toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/lobby-create.test.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/lobby-create.test.ts
index 9dfa032..db58024 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/lobby-create.test.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/lobby-create.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-// Component tests for the create-game form. The lobby API is mocked
+// Component tests for the create-game screen. The lobby API is mocked
 // at module level; the GalaxyClient is replaced with a stub that does
 // nothing (the test only asserts the createGame wrapper is invoked
-// with the right shape).
+// with the right shape). The app-shell navigation store is mocked so
+// cancel and post-submit both resolve to `appScreen.go("lobby")`
+// without running real `pushState` in JSDOM — the single-URL shell has
+// no `/lobby` route.
 
 import "fake-indexeddb/auto";
 import { fireEvent, render, waitFor } from "@testing-library/svelte";
@@ -21,9 +24,13 @@ import { type GalaxyDB, openGalaxyDB } from "../src/platform/store/idb";
 import { IDBCache } from "../src/platform/store/idb-cache";
 import { WebCryptoKeyStore } from "../src/platform/store/webcrypto-keystore";
 
-const gotoSpy = vi.fn<(url: string) => Promise<void>>(async () => {});
-vi.mock("$app/navigation", () => ({
-	goto: (url: string) => gotoSpy(url),
+// The create screen returns to the lobby through `appScreen.go("lobby")`,
+// which internally calls SvelteKit `pushState`. Mock the whole nav
+// module so the spy captures the transition and no real history
+// mutation runs in JSDOM.
+const appScreenGoSpy = vi.fn();
+vi.mock("$lib/app-nav.svelte", () => ({
+	appScreen: { go: (...args: unknown[]) => appScreenGoSpy(...args) },
 }));
 
 const createGameSpy = vi.fn();
@@ -82,7 +89,7 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
 	await session.signIn("device-1");
 	i18n.resetForTests("en");
 	createGameSpy.mockReset();
-	gotoSpy.mockReset();
+	appScreenGoSpy.mockReset();
 });
 
 afterEach(async () => {
@@ -97,11 +104,13 @@ afterEach(async () => {
 	});
 });
 
-async function importCreatePage(): Promise<typeof import("../src/routes/lobby/create/+page.svelte")> {
-	return import("../src/routes/lobby/create/+page.svelte");
+async function importCreatePage(): Promise<
+	typeof import("../src/lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte")
+> {
+	return import("../src/lib/screens/lobby-create-screen.svelte");
 }
 
-describe("lobby/create page", () => {
+describe("lobby/create screen", () => {
 	test("submitting a valid form invokes createGame with the entered values and navigates back", async () => {
 		createGameSpy.mockResolvedValue({
 			gameId: "private-new",
@@ -150,7 +159,7 @@ describe("lobby/create page", () => {
 			expect(input.startGapPlayers).toBe(2);
 			expect(input.targetEngineVersion).toBe("v1");
 			expect(input.enrollmentEndsAt).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
-			expect(gotoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/lobby");
+			expect(appScreenGoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("lobby");
 		});
 	});
 
@@ -179,7 +188,7 @@ describe("lobby/create page", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
-	test("cancel button navigates back to /lobby without calling the API", async () => {
+	test("cancel button navigates back to the lobby without calling the API", async () => {
 		const Page = (await importCreatePage()).default;
 		const ui = render(Page);
 
@@ -189,7 +198,7 @@ describe("lobby/create page", () => {
 		await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId("lobby-create-cancel"));
 
 		await waitFor(() => {
-			expect(gotoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/lobby");
+			expect(appScreenGoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("lobby");
 			expect(createGameSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/lobby-page.test.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/lobby-page.test.ts
index 6ddf6da..479ea50 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/lobby-page.test.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/lobby-page.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-// Component tests for the Phase 8 lobby page. The lobby API and the
+// Component tests for the Phase 8 lobby screen. The lobby API and the
 // gateway client are mocked at module level; the session singleton is
 // wired to a per-test `SessionStore`-backing IndexedDB so the page's
 // boot path settles on `authenticated` and constructs a real
 // GalaxyClient (which is then never called because the lobby API
 // wrappers are stubs). The tests assert the section rendering, the
 // inline race-name form for public games, and the invitation Accept
-// flow.
+// flow. The app-shell navigation store is mocked so opening a game
+// (`activeView.reset()` + `appScreen.go("game", …)`) or the create
+// form (`appScreen.go("lobby-create")`) never runs real `pushState`
+// in JSDOM; the single-URL shell has no `/lobby`/`/games` routes.
 
 import "fake-indexeddb/auto";
 import { fireEvent, render, waitFor } from "@testing-library/svelte";
@@ -25,8 +28,19 @@ import { type GalaxyDB, openGalaxyDB } from "../src/platform/store/idb";
 import { IDBCache } from "../src/platform/store/idb-cache";
 import { WebCryptoKeyStore } from "../src/platform/store/webcrypto-keystore";
 
-vi.mock("$app/navigation", () => ({
-	goto: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+// The lobby screen navigates through the app-shell stores
+// (`appScreen.go`, `activeView.reset`/`select`), which internally call
+// SvelteKit `pushState`. Mock the whole nav module so the spies
+// capture the transitions and no real history mutation runs in JSDOM.
+const appScreenGoSpy = vi.fn();
+const activeViewResetSpy = vi.fn();
+const activeViewSelectSpy = vi.fn();
+vi.mock("$lib/app-nav.svelte", () => ({
+	appScreen: { go: (...args: unknown[]) => appScreenGoSpy(...args) },
+	activeView: {
+		reset: (...args: unknown[]) => activeViewResetSpy(...args),
+		select: (...args: unknown[]) => activeViewSelectSpy(...args),
+	},
 }));
 
 const listMyGamesSpy = vi.fn();
@@ -105,6 +119,9 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
 	submitApplicationSpy.mockReset();
 	redeemInviteSpy.mockReset();
 	declineInviteSpy.mockReset();
+	appScreenGoSpy.mockReset();
+	activeViewResetSpy.mockReset();
+	activeViewSelectSpy.mockReset();
 });
 
 afterEach(async () => {
@@ -119,8 +136,10 @@ afterEach(async () => {
 	});
 });
 
-async function importLobbyPage(): Promise<typeof import("../src/routes/lobby/+page.svelte")> {
-	return import("../src/routes/lobby/+page.svelte");
+async function importLobbyPage(): Promise<
+	typeof import("../src/lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte")
+> {
+	return import("../src/lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte");
 }
 
 const baseDate = new Date("2026-05-07T10:00:00Z");
@@ -184,7 +203,7 @@ function makeApplication(id: string, status: string) {
 	};
 }
 
-describe("lobby page", () => {
+describe("lobby screen", () => {
 	test("renders empty states for every section when API returns no items", async () => {
 		listMyGamesSpy.mockResolvedValue([]);
 		listPublicGamesSpy.mockResolvedValue({ items: [], page: 1, pageSize: 50, total: 0 });
@@ -375,6 +394,18 @@ describe("lobby page", () => {
 		expect(disabledByLabel["Closed Run"]).toBe(false);
 		expect(disabledByLabel["Cancelled Run"]).toBe(true);
 		expect(disabledByLabel["Draft Run"]).toBe(true);
+
+		// Clicking a playable card resets the in-game view and enters the
+		// game screen with its id (the single-URL app-shell switches
+		// in-memory state instead of navigating to `/games/:id`).
+		const liveCard = cards.find(
+			(card) => card.querySelector("strong")?.textContent === "Live",
+		);
+		await fireEvent.click(liveCard!);
+		expect(activeViewResetSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(appScreenGoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("game", {
+			gameId: "g-running",
+		});
 	});
 
 	test("application status badges localise pending and approved states", async () => {
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/login-page.test.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/login-page.test.ts
index 4685830..b436972 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/login-page.test.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/login-page.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-// Login page component tests. The `auth` API and the navigation
-// helper are mocked at module level; the session singleton is wired
-// to a per-test `SessionStore`-backing IndexedDB so the keypair the
-// form passes to `confirmEmailCode` is a genuine 32-byte Ed25519
-// public key without polluting the production `dbConnection()`
-// cache.
+// Login screen component tests. The `auth` API and the app-shell
+// navigation store are mocked at module level; the session singleton
+// is wired to a per-test `SessionStore`-backing IndexedDB so the
+// keypair the form passes to `confirmEmailCode` is a genuine 32-byte
+// Ed25519 public key without polluting the production `dbConnection()`
+// cache. The single-URL app-shell has no `/lobby` route: a successful
+// sign-in advances the in-memory screen via `appScreen.go("lobby")`,
+// so the test asserts against the mocked store instead of `goto`.
 
 import "fake-indexeddb/auto";
 import { fireEvent, render, waitFor } from "@testing-library/svelte";
@@ -24,8 +26,13 @@ import { type GalaxyDB, openGalaxyDB } from "../src/platform/store/idb";
 import { IDBCache } from "../src/platform/store/idb-cache";
 import { WebCryptoKeyStore } from "../src/platform/store/webcrypto-keystore";
 
-vi.mock("$app/navigation", () => ({
-	goto: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+// The screen drives navigation through `appScreen.go(...)`, which
+// internally calls SvelteKit `pushState`. Mock the whole nav module
+// so the spy captures the screen transition and no real history
+// mutation runs in JSDOM.
+const appScreenGoSpy = vi.fn();
+vi.mock("$lib/app-nav.svelte", () => ({
+	appScreen: { go: (...args: unknown[]) => appScreenGoSpy(...args) },
 }));
 
 const sendEmailCodeSpy = vi.fn();
@@ -58,11 +65,13 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
 	i18n.resetForTests("en");
 	sendEmailCodeSpy.mockReset();
 	confirmEmailCodeSpy.mockReset();
+	appScreenGoSpy.mockReset();
 });
 
 afterEach(async () => {
 	sendEmailCodeSpy.mockReset();
 	confirmEmailCodeSpy.mockReset();
+	appScreenGoSpy.mockReset();
 	session.resetForTests();
 	i18n.resetForTests("en");
 	db.close();
@@ -74,11 +83,13 @@ afterEach(async () => {
 	});
 });
 
-async function importLoginPage(): Promise<typeof import("../src/routes/login/+page.svelte")> {
-	return import("../src/routes/login/+page.svelte");
+async function importLoginPage(): Promise<
+	typeof import("../src/lib/screens/login-screen.svelte")
+> {
+	return import("../src/lib/screens/login-screen.svelte");
 }
 
-describe("login page", () => {
+describe("login screen", () => {
 	test("submitting the email step calls sendEmailCode and advances to step=code", async () => {
 		sendEmailCodeSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce({ challengeId: "ch-1" });
 		const Page = (await importLoginPage()).default;
@@ -145,6 +156,7 @@ describe("login page", () => {
 			expect(confirmEmailCodeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 			expect(session.deviceSessionId).toBe("dev-1");
 			expect(session.status).toBe("authenticated");
+			expect(appScreenGoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("lobby");
 		});
 		const args = confirmEmailCodeSpy.mock.calls[0]![1]!;
 		expect(args.challengeId).toBe("ch-1");
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/pwa/pwa.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/pwa/pwa.spec.ts
index d24e35b..466c006 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/pwa/pwa.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/pwa/pwa.spec.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 // registration, offline-from-cache load, and the version-keyed cache
 // (a new deploy's `version` makes a new cache and `activate` drops the
 // old one — verified here as "exactly one galaxy cache, version-keyed").
+// The single-URL app-shell boots at the app base (`/`); with no seeded
+// session the dispatcher renders the login screen, so the shell's
+// `#main-content` region is the boot signal here.
 
 import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 
 test.describe("PWA", () => {
 	test("links a web manifest with installable icons", async ({ page }) => {
-		await page.goto("/login");
+		await page.goto("/");
 		const href = await page
 			.locator('head link[rel="manifest"]')
 			.getAttribute("href");
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ test.describe("PWA", () => {
 	});
 
 	test("registers a service worker that controls the page", async ({ page }) => {
-		await page.goto("/login");
+		await page.goto("/");
 		await page.waitForFunction(
 			() => navigator.serviceWorker.controller !== null,
 			null,
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ test.describe("PWA", () => {
 		page,
 		context,
 	}) => {
-		await page.goto("/login");
+		await page.goto("/");
 		await page.waitForFunction(
 			() => navigator.serviceWorker.controller !== null,
 			null,
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/report-toc.test.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/report-toc.test.ts
index 189c618..a9d09ab 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/report-toc.test.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/report-toc.test.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 import { i18n } from "../src/lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 import type { TranslationKey } from "../src/lib/i18n/index.svelte";
 
-const gotoMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
-vi.mock("$app/navigation", () => ({
-	goto: gotoMock,
+// The TOC's "back to map" button switches the active in-game view via
+// `activeView.select("map")` (the single-URL app-shell has no
+// `/games/:id/map` route). Mock the nav store so the spy captures the
+// view switch and no real `pushState` runs.
+const activeViewSelectMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+vi.mock("$lib/app-nav.svelte", () => ({
+	activeView: { select: activeViewSelectMock },
 }));
 
 import ReportToc, {
@@ -29,13 +33,13 @@ const ENTRIES: readonly TocEntry[] = [
 
 beforeEach(() => {
 	i18n.resetForTests("en");
-	gotoMock.mockClear();
+	activeViewSelectMock.mockClear();
 });
 
 describe("report TOC", () => {
 	test("renders one anchor per entry and one option in the mobile select", () => {
 		const ui = render(ReportToc, {
-			props: { entries: ENTRIES, activeSlug: "galaxy-summary", gameId: "g-1" },
+			props: { entries: ENTRIES, activeSlug: "galaxy-summary" },
 		});
 		for (const e of ENTRIES) {
 			expect(ui.getByTestId(`report-toc-${e.slug}`)).toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ describe("report TOC", () => {
 
 	test("marks the active anchor with aria-current=location and a class", () => {
 		const ui = render(ReportToc, {
-			props: { entries: ENTRIES, activeSlug: "bombings", gameId: "g-1" },
+			props: { entries: ENTRIES, activeSlug: "bombings" },
 		});
 		const active = ui.getByTestId("report-toc-bombings");
 		expect(active).toHaveAttribute("aria-current", "location");
@@ -58,17 +62,16 @@ describe("report TOC", () => {
 		expect(inactive).not.toHaveClass("active");
 	});
 
-	test("back-to-map button calls goto with the active game's map URL", async () => {
+	test("back-to-map button switches the active view to the map", async () => {
 		const ui = render(ReportToc, {
 			props: {
 				entries: ENTRIES,
 				activeSlug: "galaxy-summary",
-				gameId: "abc",
 			},
 		});
 		const button = ui.getByTestId("report-back-to-map");
 		await fireEvent.click(button);
-		expect(gotoMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/games/abc/map");
+		expect(activeViewSelectMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("map");
 	});
 
 	test("anchor click cancels the default jump and calls scrollIntoView on the target", async () => {
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ describe("report TOC", () => {
 		});
 
 		const ui = render(ReportToc, {
-			props: { entries: ENTRIES, activeSlug: "galaxy-summary", gameId: "g" },
+			props: { entries: ENTRIES, activeSlug: "galaxy-summary" },
 		});
 		await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId("report-toc-bombings"));
 		expect(scrollSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -132,13 +135,12 @@ describe("report TOC", () => {
 			props: {
 				entries: ENTRIES,
 				activeSlug: "galaxy-summary",
-				gameId: "g",
 			},
 		});
 		const select = ui.getByTestId("report-toc-mobile") as HTMLSelectElement;
 		await fireEvent.change(select, { target: { value: "votes" } });
 		expect(scrollSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-		expect(gotoMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(activeViewSelectMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 		target.remove();
 	});
 
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/table-sciences.test.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/table-sciences.test.ts
index fb14bde..065bcdb 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/table-sciences.test.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/table-sciences.test.ts
@@ -31,19 +31,15 @@ import { EMPTY_SHIP_GROUPS } from "./helpers/empty-ship-groups";
 
 const GAME_ID = "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555";
 
-const pageMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-	url: new URL("http://localhost/games/g1/table/sciences"),
-	params: { id: "g1" } as Record<string, string>,
-}));
+// The sciences table opens the science designer by switching the
+// active in-game view via `activeView.select("designer-science", …)`
+// (the single-URL app-shell has no `/games/:id/designer/...` route).
+// Mock the nav store so the spy captures the view switch and no real
+// `pushState` runs.
+const activeViewSelectMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 
-const gotoMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
-
-vi.mock("$app/state", () => ({
-	page: pageMock,
-}));
-
-vi.mock("$app/navigation", () => ({
-	goto: gotoMock,
+vi.mock("$lib/app-nav.svelte", () => ({
+	activeView: { select: activeViewSelectMock },
 }));
 
 import TableSciences from "../src/lib/active-view/table-sciences.svelte";
@@ -60,8 +56,7 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
 	draft = new OrderDraftStore();
 	await draft.init({ cache, gameId: GAME_ID });
 	i18n.resetForTests("en");
-	pageMock.params = { id: "g1" };
-	gotoMock.mockClear();
+	activeViewSelectMock.mockClear();
 });
 
 afterEach(async () => {
@@ -188,14 +183,14 @@ describe("sciences table", () => {
 		expect(names).toEqual(["Beta", "Gamma", "Alpha"]);
 	});
 
-	test("dblclick on a row navigates to the designer for that science", async () => {
+	test("dblclick on a row opens the designer for that science", async () => {
 		const ui = mountTable(
 			makeReport([science({ name: "FirstStep", drive: 1 })]),
 		);
 		await fireEvent.dblClick(ui.getByTestId("sciences-row"));
-		expect(gotoMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"/games/g1/designer/science/FirstStep",
-		);
+		expect(activeViewSelectMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("designer-science", {
+			scienceId: "FirstStep",
+		});
 	});
 
 	test("delete button adds a removeScience to the draft", async () => {
@@ -207,9 +202,9 @@ describe("sciences table", () => {
 		expect(cmd.name).toBe("FirstStep");
 	});
 
-	test("new button navigates to the empty designer", async () => {
+	test("new button opens the empty designer", async () => {
 		const ui = mountTable(makeReport([]));
 		await fireEvent.click(ui.getByTestId("sciences-new"));
-		expect(gotoMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/games/g1/designer/science");
+		expect(activeViewSelectMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("designer-science");
 	});
 });
-- 
2.52.0


From e31fb2c17a21e2d8682b3db5442fea88313c9c91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilia Denisov <evilcart@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 21:04:11 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] docs(ui): sync docs to the app-shell; fix stale nav
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Rewrite ui/docs (navigation, order-composer, auth-flow, pwa-strategy,
game-state + secondary topic docs) and ui/README for the single-URL
app-shell (in-memory screens/views, Back→lobby via shallow routing,
sessionStorage restore + validation, return-to-lobby). ui/PLAN.md gets a
Phase-10 supersede note (implemented; standalone-compatible). Fix stale
code comments (session-store auth gate, report-sections spec contract).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 ui/PLAN.md                                    | 202 ++++++++++-----
 ui/README.md                                  |  18 +-
 ui/docs/auth-flow.md                          |  49 ++--
 ui/docs/battle-viewer-ux.md                   |  17 +-
 ui/docs/diplomail-ui.md                       |  14 +-
 ui/docs/events.md                             |  10 +-
 ui/docs/game-state.md                         |  44 +++-
 ui/docs/i18n.md                               |   2 +-
 ui/docs/lobby.md                              |  11 +-
 ui/docs/navigation.md                         | 234 ++++++++++++------
 ui/docs/order-composer.md                     |  20 +-
 ui/docs/pwa-strategy.md                       |  16 +-
 ui/docs/report-view.md                        |  46 ++--
 ui/docs/storage.md                            |   3 +-
 ui/docs/testing.md                            |  17 +-
 ui/frontend/src/lib/session-store.svelte.ts   |   6 +-
 ui/frontend/tests/e2e/report-sections.spec.ts |   6 +-
 17 files changed, 453 insertions(+), 262 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ui/PLAN.md b/ui/PLAN.md
index 79849f0..f352374 100644
--- a/ui/PLAN.md
+++ b/ui/PLAN.md
@@ -18,6 +18,22 @@ module is a pure compute boundary on every platform.
 > realistic multi-turn projection, and the cross-platform acceptance
 > pass in [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md). This file is retained as the staged
 > record of how the MVP was built.
+>
+> **Routing — superseded by the app-shell.** After the MVP, the
+> URL-based routing the per-phase artifacts below describe was refactored
+> into a single-URL **app-shell**: the game UI is one SvelteKit route at
+> `/game/`, the screen and the in-game view are in-memory rune state
+> (`lib/app-nav.svelte.ts`), the `routes/games/[id]/` subtree and the
+> per-view `+page.svelte` wrappers were removed, the in-game layout
+> became `lib/game/game-shell.svelte`, and the login / lobby /
+> lobby-create screens moved under `lib/screens/`. Browser Back/Forward
+> move between screens via shallow routing without changing the URL — a
+> model that also suits the bundled standalone targets (Wails /
+> Capacitor / gomobile) that have no URLs. The current navigation model
+> is described in [docs/navigation.md](docs/navigation.md) and in the
+> reframed `Information Architecture and Navigation` section and Phase 10
+> decisions below; the per-phase `routes/games/[id]/…` artifact paths are
+> left as the historical record of what each phase delivered at the time.
 
 The existing Fyne client in `client/` is deprecated and is not modified
 or imported by the new code. The architectural overview is mirrored into
@@ -130,38 +146,55 @@ The intended v1 architecture is:
 
 ## Information Architecture and Navigation
 
-The client is a single-page application with **one active view at a
-time**. Navigation is mobile-first: floating panels never overlap the
-map, the main area never splits into multiple visible panels on small
-screens. Desktop and mobile share the same model; on desktop, the
-sidebar sits beside the active view, on mobile it lives behind a
-bottom-tab bar.
+The client is a single-page **app-shell** with **one active view at a
+time**. It is served at a single URL (`/game/`) that never changes:
+the visible screen and view are in-memory state, not routes. Navigation
+is mobile-first: floating panels never overlap the map, the main area
+never splits into multiple visible panels on small screens. Desktop
+and mobile share the same model; on desktop, the sidebar sits beside
+the active view, on mobile it lives behind a bottom-tab bar.
 
-### View model
+### Screen and view model
+
+Two pieces of in-memory state (rune singletons in
+`lib/app-nav.svelte.ts`) replace what URLs used to encode — `appScreen`
+(the top-level screen plus the active game id) and `activeView` (the
+in-game view plus its sub-parameters):
 
 ```text
-ActiveView ∈ {
-  /login,                            (anonymous only)
-  /lobby,                            (auth required)
-  /games/:id/map,                    (default in-game view)
-  /games/:id/table/:entity,          (entity ∈
-                                      planets | ship-classes |
-                                      ship-groups | fleets |
-                                      sciences | races)
-  /games/:id/report,
-  /games/:id/battle/:battleId,
-  /games/:id/mail,
-  /games/:id/designer/ship-class/:id?,
-  /games/:id/designer/science/:id?,
+appScreen.screen ∈ {
+  login,             (anonymous only)
+  lobby,             (auth required)
+  lobby-create,      (auth required)
+  game,              (auth required; carries appScreen.gameId)
+}
+
+activeView.view ∈ {        (meaningful only while screen === game)
+  map,                     (default in-game view)
+  table,                   (+ tableEntity ∈ planets | ship-classes |
+                            ship-groups | fleets | sciences | races)
+  report,
+  battle,                  (+ battleId, turn)
+  mail,
+  designer-science,        (+ scienceId; absent = new-science form)
 }
 ```
 
+The top-level screen is chosen by the single-route dispatcher
+(`routes/+page.svelte`) from `session.status` + `appScreen.screen`;
+the in-game shell (`lib/game/game-shell.svelte`) renders the active
+view from `activeView`. Browser Back/Forward move between screens
+(Back from a game → lobby) via SvelteKit shallow routing, without
+changing the URL; in-game view switches do not create history entries.
+
 Switching between views happens through the header dropdown (desktop)
-or hamburger menu (mobile). Double-tapping a row in a `table:` view
-returns to `/map` with `focus=<objectId>`. Some views can push a
-transient map overlay with a back affordance (for example, ship-class
-designer pushes a range-preview overlay onto the map). The transient
-overlay clears when the user navigates to any other view.
+or hamburger menu (mobile), driven by `activeView.select(...)`.
+Double-tapping a row in a table view returns to the map focused on the
+object. Some views can push a transient map overlay with a back
+affordance (for example, ship-class designer pushes a range-preview
+overlay onto the map). The transient overlay clears when the user
+selects any other view. The implementation is documented in
+[docs/navigation.md](docs/navigation.md).
 
 ### Layout per breakpoint
 
@@ -257,12 +290,20 @@ turn current` action.
 - The account menu (top-right on desktop, last hamburger entry on
   mobile) holds Settings, Sessions, Theme, Language, Logout.
 
-### Authenticated route transitions
+### Authenticated screen transitions
 
-- `/login` → `/lobby` after successful confirm-email-code.
-- `/lobby` → `/games/:id/map` when a game card is selected.
-- Any view → `/login` immediately on session revocation push event.
-- Designer views can push a transient overlay onto `/map`; the back
+All transitions are in-memory screen/view changes; the URL stays
+`/game/` throughout.
+
+- login → lobby after successful confirm-email-code (`session.status`
+  settles to `authenticated`).
+- lobby → game (view `map`) when a game card is selected
+  (`appScreen.go("game", { gameId })`).
+- any screen → login immediately on session revocation push event
+  (`session.status` settles back to `anonymous`).
+- the in-game header carries a "return to lobby" control
+  (`appScreen.go("lobby")`); browser Back from a game does the same.
+- Designer views can push a transient overlay onto the map; the back
   affordance returns to the originating designer.
 
 Per-screen behaviour (validations, exact field names, error mappings)
@@ -1062,37 +1103,58 @@ end-to-end before any data is wired.
 
 Decisions taken with the project owner during implementation:
 
-1. **Routing — file-system based, no extra dispatcher.** The
-   "view router" called out in the original artifact list is
-   implemented as SvelteKit's file-system routes plus thin
-   `+page.svelte` wrappers that mount the matching
-   `lib/active-view/<name>.svelte` stub. No separate dispatch
-   component lives in the codebase; each route file is a two-line
-   wrapper.
-2. **Optional designer ID segments.** Both designer URLs ship as
-   `[[id]]` optional segments
-   (`designer/ship-class/[[classId]]/`,
-   `designer/science/[[scienceId]]/`) so Phase 18 / 21 can read
-   the param without a routing migration. Phase 10 stubs ignore
-   the param.
-3. **Battle URL — optional id.** `battle/[[battleId]]/` accepts
-   both the list URL (`/battle`) and a specific battle URL
-   (`/battle/<id>`). Phase 27 keeps the optional segment and
-   switches behaviour based on presence.
+1. **Routing — single-URL app-shell, in-memory dispatch.** The game
+   UI is one SvelteKit route served at `/game/`; the address bar never
+   changes. The "view router" called out in the original artifact list
+   is the in-memory dispatch in `lib/game/game-shell.svelte` — an
+   `{#if}` ladder over `activeView.view` that mounts the matching
+   `lib/active-view/<name>.svelte` stub. The top-level screen
+   (login / lobby / lobby-create / game) is chosen by the single-route
+   dispatcher `routes/+page.svelte` from `session.status` +
+   `appScreen.screen`. Both `appScreen` and `activeView` are rune
+   singletons in `lib/app-nav.svelte.ts`; there are no per-screen or
+   per-view file routes (only the dev/test `/__debug/*` ones remain).
+   Screen-level browser history (Back → lobby) is layered on top via
+   SvelteKit shallow routing (`pushState`/`replaceState` + `page.state`)
+   so the URL stays `/game/`. This single-URL model is also the natural
+   fit for the deferred standalone wrappers (Wails desktop, Capacitor /
+   gomobile mobile in [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md)), which load a single
+   bundled `index.html` with no URLs or history. See
+   [docs/navigation.md](docs/navigation.md).
+
+   > This decision supersedes the original "file-system routes plus
+   > thin `+page.svelte` wrappers" plan. The app-shell transition was
+   > implemented after the MVP phases: the `routes/games/[id]/`
+   > subtree and the per-view route wrappers were removed, the layout
+   > became `lib/game/game-shell.svelte`, and the login / lobby /
+   > lobby-create screens moved under `lib/screens/`. The
+   > `lib/active-view/*` components are unchanged — only how they are
+   > mounted changed.
+2. **In-game view sub-parameters — `activeView` state, not URL
+   segments.** What were optional URL segments are now optional fields
+   on `activeView` state: the science designer reads `scienceId`
+   (absent = new-science form), the battle view reads `battleId`
+   (empty = list) and `turn`, and the table view reads `tableEntity`.
+   Later phases set these through `activeView.select(view, params)`
+   instead of navigating a URL.
+3. **Battle view — optional id.** The battle view accepts both the
+   list state (no `battleId`) and a specific battle (`battleId` set).
+   Phase 27 keeps the optional sub-param and switches behaviour based
+   on presence.
 4. **Tablet sidebar — click toggle, not swipe.** The 768–1024 px
    tablet sidebar slides in from a header-button click rather
    than the IA section's swipe-from-right gesture. The structural
    breakpoint switch satisfies Phase 10's acceptance criterion;
    Phase 35 polish lands the swipe gesture.
-5. **Mobile tool overlay — `mobileTool` state, gated by URL.**
-   The mobile bottom-tabs Calc / Order navigate to `/map` and
-   set a layout-owned `mobileTool` rune. The layout's derived
-   `effectiveTool` only honours the rune when the URL is `/map`,
-   so navigating to any other view via the More drawer or the
-   header view-menu naturally drops the overlay. The desktop
-   sidebar separately accepts a `?sidebar=calc|inspector|order`
-   URL param that seeds the initial tab on first mount, used by
-   later phases that want to land directly on a particular tool.
+5. **Mobile tool overlay — `mobileTool` state, gated by active view.**
+   The mobile bottom-tabs Calc / Order select the map view and
+   set a shell-owned `mobileTool` rune. The shell's derived
+   `effectiveTool` only honours the rune while `activeView.view ===
+   "map"`, so selecting any other view via the More drawer or the
+   header view-menu naturally drops the overlay. The sidebar tool
+   state is pure in-memory rune state — there is no `?sidebar=` URL
+   param (the app-shell carries no per-screen URL); the sidebar opens
+   on its `inspector` default and external events flip the tab.
 6. **Sidebar tool filenames — `*-tab.svelte`.** Phase 12 / 13 / 30
    each name their final implementation
    (`order-tab.svelte`, `inspector-tab.svelte`,
@@ -1103,11 +1165,16 @@ Decisions taken with the project owner during implementation:
    name is the static `race ?` string from i18n, mirroring the
    spec's static `turn ?` placeholder. Phase 11 wires both from
    `user.games.report` data through `lib/header/turn-counter.svelte`.
-8. **Auth gate inherited.** The root `+layout.svelte` already
-   redirects `anonymous → /login`; the in-game shell needs no
-   extra guard. Phase 10 verified this by booting the e2e shell
-   spec via `__galaxyDebug.setDeviceSessionId` and observing the
-   post-`session.init` `authenticated` status.
+8. **Auth gate — state-based in the dispatcher.** The single-route
+   dispatcher (`routes/+page.svelte`) renders the login screen for an
+   `anonymous` session and the authenticated screens for an
+   `authenticated` one; there is no `goto` redirect (the app-shell
+   stays at `/game/`). The in-game shell needs no extra guard. Phase 10
+   verified the gate by booting the e2e shell spec via
+   `__galaxyDebug.setDeviceSessionId` and observing the
+   post-`session.init` `authenticated` status. (Originally the gate was
+   a `goto("/login")` redirect in the root layout; the app-shell
+   transition replaced it with state-based rendering.)
 9. **More drawer mirrors the view-menu.** The mobile bottom-tabs
    "More" drawer renders the same seven destinations as the
    header view-menu. The IA section's narrower More list (Mail,
@@ -1136,9 +1203,11 @@ Artifacts (delivered):
   `i18n.setLocale`; Logout calls `session.signOut("user")`)
 - `ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/{sidebar, tab-bar, calculator-tab,
   inspector-tab, order-tab, bottom-tabs}.svelte` — three-tab
-  sidebar with `inspector` default and `?sidebar=` URL seed;
-  mobile-only bottom-tabs with `[Map, Calc, Order, More]` plus a
-  More drawer duplicating the view-menu destinations
+  sidebar with `inspector` default (the app-shell transition later
+  dropped the original `?sidebar=` URL seed — there is no per-screen
+  URL to carry it); mobile-only bottom-tabs with
+  `[Map, Calc, Order, More]` plus a More drawer duplicating the
+  view-menu destinations
 - `ui/frontend/src/lib/sidebar/types.ts` — shared `SidebarTab`
   and `MobileTool` types
 - `ui/frontend/src/lib/active-view/{map, table, report, battle,
@@ -1173,7 +1242,7 @@ Targeted tests (delivered):
   view-menu navigation to every IA destination, account-menu
   Logout / Language wiring);
 - Vitest component tests for the sidebar (default tab, switching,
-  empty-state copy, `?sidebar=` URL seed, close button);
+  empty-state copy, close button);
 - Vitest component tests for every active-view stub (title,
   `coming soon` copy, table-entity prop, battle-id prop);
 - Playwright e2e: visit every view stub via header dropdown and
@@ -1430,8 +1499,7 @@ Artifacts (delivered):
   `tab-bar.svelte`, `bottom-tabs.svelte` — `historyMode` prop on
   the sidebar forwards to `hideOrder` on tab-bar / bottom-tabs;
   active-tab `order` is reset to `inspector` if the flag flips
-  on, and the `?sidebar=order` URL seed falls back to
-  `inspector` while the flag is true.
+  on while it is selected.
 - `ui/frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte` —
   instantiates `OrderDraftStore`, sets context, runs
   `init({ cache, gameId })` next to `gameState.init` through
diff --git a/ui/README.md b/ui/README.md
index fcaf609..f12bfa9 100644
--- a/ui/README.md
+++ b/ui/README.md
@@ -53,9 +53,15 @@ quick orientation; deeper design notes live under `ui/docs/`.
   + SQLite on desktop, iOS Keychain / Android Keystore + SQLite on
   mobile, all behind a single `KeyStore` and `Cache` TypeScript
   interface.
-- **Mobile-first navigation:** one active view occupies the main area
-  at a time; the sidebar holds a single tool (calculator, inspector,
-  or order) with persistent state on switch.
+- **Single-URL app-shell navigation:** the game UI is one route served
+  at `/game/`; the screen (login / lobby / game) and the in-game view
+  are in-memory state (`lib/app-nav.svelte.ts`), not URLs, so the
+  address bar never changes. Browser Back/Forward move between screens
+  via shallow routing without touching the URL — a model that also
+  suits the bundled standalone targets (Wails / Capacitor) that have no
+  URLs. One active view occupies the main area at a time; the sidebar
+  holds a single tool (calculator, inspector, or order) with persistent
+  state on switch. See [`docs/navigation.md`](docs/navigation.md).
 
 ## Repository layout
 
@@ -81,16 +87,18 @@ ui/
 ├── mobile/                  Capacitor project (planned — see ROADMAP.md)
 └── frontend/                SvelteKit / Vite source
     ├── src/api/             GalaxyClient + typed Connect client + auth + session
-    ├── src/lib/             env config, session store, revocation watcher
+    ├── src/lib/             app-shell nav + screens + game shell, env config, session store, stores
     ├── src/platform/core/   Core interface + WasmCore adapter
     ├── src/platform/store/  KeyStore/Cache interfaces + web adapter
     ├── src/proto/           generated Protobuf-ES + Connect descriptors + FlatBuffers TS bindings
-    ├── src/routes/          SvelteKit routes (/, /login, /lobby, /lobby/create)
+    ├── src/routes/          single-URL app-shell: `/game/` dispatcher (+page.svelte) + `/__debug/*`
     └── static/              core.wasm + wasm_exec.js (built by `make wasm` / CI; gitignored)
 ```
 
 Linked topic docs:
 
+- [`docs/navigation.md`](docs/navigation.md) — single-URL app-shell,
+  screens and views as in-memory state, screen history, sidebar tools.
 - [`docs/auth-flow.md`](docs/auth-flow.md) — email-code login,
   session store state machine, revocation watcher.
 - [`docs/lobby.md`](docs/lobby.md) — lobby UI sections, application
diff --git a/ui/docs/auth-flow.md b/ui/docs/auth-flow.md
index 0819ab8..15d808b 100644
--- a/ui/docs/auth-flow.md
+++ b/ui/docs/auth-flow.md
@@ -18,10 +18,15 @@ authoritative in [`docs/FUNCTIONAL.md` §1](../../docs/FUNCTIONAL.md).
 - `ui/frontend/src/lib/revocation-watcher.ts` — minimal
   `SubscribeEvents` watcher that triggers `signOut("revoked")` on
   any non-aborted stream termination.
-- `ui/frontend/src/routes/login/+page.svelte` — two-step form.
-- `ui/frontend/src/routes/lobby/+page.svelte` — placeholder lobby
-  that issues the first authenticated `user.account.get`.
-- `ui/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte` — route guard plus the
+- `ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/login-screen.svelte` — two-step form.
+- `ui/frontend/src/lib/screens/lobby-screen.svelte` — lobby that
+  issues the first authenticated `user.account.get`.
+- `ui/frontend/src/routes/+page.svelte` — the state-based auth gate /
+  screen dispatcher (anonymous → login, authenticated → the
+  `appScreen` screen). The single-URL app-shell has no per-screen
+  routes; see [`navigation.md`](navigation.md).
+- `ui/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte` — boot-time session init,
+  the `loading` / `unsupported` interception, and the
   browser-not-supported blocker.
 
 ## State machine (`SessionStatus`)
@@ -50,8 +55,9 @@ authoritative in [`docs/FUNCTIONAL.md` §1](../../docs/FUNCTIONAL.md).
 ```
 
 `signOut("revoked")` shares the same observable end state as
-`signOut("user")`; the reason exists only for telemetry. Both
-trigger the layout effect's `anonymous → /login` redirect.
+`signOut("user")`; the reason exists only for telemetry. Both settle
+`status` to `anonymous`, which the dispatcher renders as the login
+screen — there is no URL redirect (the app-shell stays at `/game/`).
 
 ## UX states and error mapping
 
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ those branches.
 | 200 from `send-email-code`           | advance to step `code`, focus the code input                        |
 | `invalid_request` from `send`        | stay on step `email`, surface the gateway message                   |
 | `service_unavailable` from `send`    | stay on step `email`, surface "service is temporarily unavailable"  |
-| 200 from `confirm-email-code`        | persist `device_session_id`, redirect to `/lobby`                   |
+| 200 from `confirm-email-code`        | persist `device_session_id`, settle `status` to `authenticated` (dispatcher shows the lobby) |
 | `invalid_request` from `confirm`     | bounce to step `email`, message: "code expired or already used"     |
 | any other error from `confirm`       | stay on step `code`, surface the gateway message                    |
 
@@ -89,8 +95,10 @@ After `confirm-email-code` succeeds, `session.signIn` writes the
 `device_session_id` into the IDB cache (`namespace=session`,
 `key=device-session-id`). On the next page load,
 `SessionStore.init` reads it back and settles `status` to
-`authenticated`, so the layout effect routes the user straight to
-`/lobby`.
+`authenticated`, so the dispatcher renders the authenticated screen
+straight away. Which authenticated screen it is comes from the
+restored `appScreen` snapshot (lobby by default; see
+[`navigation.md`](navigation.md)), not from the URL.
 
 The keypair lives next to the id in the same database (object
 store `keypair`, key `device`). Clearing site data wipes both;
@@ -102,21 +110,22 @@ again. This is the documented re-login path — there is no paired
 
 The keystore relies on WebCrypto Ed25519, which currently lands in
 Chrome ≥ 137, Firefox ≥ 130, Safari ≥ 17.4 (see
-[`storage.md`](storage.md) for the rationale). On boot the layout
-runs a sanity probe (`crypto.subtle.generateKey` for `Ed25519`); if
-it rejects, the layout switches to a `browser not supported` page
-instead of rendering `/login`. The client deliberately does not ship a
-JavaScript Ed25519 fallback — the design decision is modern-browser
-baseline only.
+[`storage.md`](storage.md) for the rationale). On boot the root
+layout runs a sanity probe (`crypto.subtle.generateKey` for
+`Ed25519`); if it rejects, `status` settles to `unsupported` and the
+layout renders a `browser not supported` page instead of the login
+screen. The client deliberately does not ship a JavaScript Ed25519
+fallback — the design decision is modern-browser baseline only.
 
 ## Revocation
 
-The lobby layout opens a long-running `SubscribeEvents` stream as
+The root layout opens a long-running `SubscribeEvents` stream as
 soon as `status` becomes `authenticated`. Its only contract is
 liveness: any non-aborted termination of the stream is treated as
 a server-side session revocation, the watcher calls
-`session.signOut("revoked")`, and the layout effect redirects to
-`/login`.
+`session.signOut("revoked")`, `status` settles to `anonymous`, and
+the dispatcher swaps to the login screen on the next render — the
+URL stays `/game/`.
 
 Session revocation closes the active client within one second: the
 gateway closes the stream the moment it observes a
@@ -126,8 +135,8 @@ reacts on the next event-loop tick.
 ## Localisation
 
 The login form, the root layout's blocker page, and the lobby
-placeholder go through the i18n primitive in `src/lib/i18n/`. The
-language picker on `/login` lists every entry in
+screen go through the i18n primitive in `src/lib/i18n/`. The
+language picker on the login screen lists every entry in
 `SUPPORTED_LOCALES` by its native name and is initialised from
 `navigator.languages` (web) with `en` as the fallback. Picking a
 different language re-renders the form in place and is forwarded
diff --git a/ui/docs/battle-viewer-ux.md b/ui/docs/battle-viewer-ux.md
index 69379a9..7e97143 100644
--- a/ui/docs/battle-viewer-ux.md
+++ b/ui/docs/battle-viewer-ux.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # Battle Viewer UX
 
-The battle viewer is a dedicated view for battles
-(`/games/<id>/battle/<battleId>`). Bombings are a separate static
+The battle viewer is a dedicated active view for battles
+(`activeView.view === "battle"`, with `battleId` and `turn`
+sub-parameters; the app-shell has no per-view URL — see
+[`navigation.md`](navigation.md)). Bombings are a separate static
 table in the Reports view (`section-bombings.svelte`). The two
 domains are deliberately not mixed in any visual surface or click
 target.
@@ -212,7 +214,8 @@ result is an X-shaped cross overlaid on the planet glyph.
 The stroke width is computed by `battleMarkerStrokeWidth(shots)`:
 1 shot → 1 px, 100 shots → 5 px, linearly interpolated in between
 (`width = 1 + (shots − 1) × 4 / 99`, clamped). A click on either
-line navigates to `/games/<id>/battle/<battleId>?turn=<turn>`.
+line opens the battle viewer in memory via
+`activeView.select("battle", { battleId, turn })`.
 
 ### Bombing marker — colored ring
 
@@ -223,10 +226,10 @@ Colour:
 - yellow (`#FFD400`) when `wiped: false`,
 - red (`#FF3030`) when `wiped: true`.
 
-A click on the ring navigates to `/games/<id>/report#report-bombings`
-and scrolls the matching `report-bombing-row` (by `data-planet`)
-into view. Bombing markers never open the Battle Viewer — the two
-domains stay separate.
+A click on the ring switches to the report view
+(`activeView.select("report")`) and scrolls the matching
+`report-bombing-row` (by `data-planet`) into view. Bombing markers
+never open the Battle Viewer — the two domains stay separate.
 
 ## Data source
 
diff --git a/ui/docs/diplomail-ui.md b/ui/docs/diplomail-ui.md
index 36edb7a..69a8876 100644
--- a/ui/docs/diplomail-ui.md
+++ b/ui/docs/diplomail-ui.md
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # In-game diplomatic mail UI
 
 The in-game mail view consumes the `diplomail` subsystem in the
-backend. The route lives at `/games/:id/mail` and replaces the
-active view when the user opens the "diplomatic mail" entry in the
-header menu.
+backend. It is the `mail` active view (`activeView.view === "mail"`)
+and replaces the active view when the user opens the "diplomatic mail"
+entry in the header menu (`activeView.select("mail")`). The app-shell
+has no per-view URL — see [`navigation.md`](navigation.md).
 
 ## Wire surface
 
@@ -70,11 +71,12 @@ render the original directly with no toggle.
 
 `diplomail.message.received` push frames are dispatched from
 `api/events.svelte.ts` via the singleton SubscribeEvents stream. The
-in-game layout (`routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte`) parses the
+in-game shell (`lib/game/game-shell.svelte`) parses the
 verified payload, calls `mailStore.applyPushEvent(gameId)` (which
 re-fetches the inbox — the payload only carries a preview), and
-raises a toast through `lib/toast.svelte.ts` with a "view"
-deep-link to `/games/:id/mail`.
+raises a toast through `lib/toast.svelte.ts` whose "view" action
+switches to the mail view in memory (`activeView.select("mail")`) —
+no URL navigation.
 
 The header view-menu's mail entry shows `mailStore.unreadCount` as
 an inline pill — the only chrome the badge needs.
diff --git a/ui/docs/events.md b/ui/docs/events.md
index bfc296c..3e573e1 100644
--- a/ui/docs/events.md
+++ b/ui/docs/events.md
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ reconnect.
    });
    onDestroy(off);
    ```
-2. If the handler reads scoped data (per-game, per-route), register
-   from a layout that owns that scope and pass the gameId via a
-   closure. The handler should filter events whose payload does not
-   match its scope (see `routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte` for the
-   `game.turn.ready` filter).
+2. If the handler reads scoped data (per-game), register from a
+   component that owns that scope and pass the gameId via a closure.
+   The handler should filter events whose payload does not match its
+   scope (see `lib/game/game-shell.svelte` for the `game.turn.ready`
+   filter).
 3. The payload encoding is owned by the producer side: the
    `game.turn.ready` event uses JSON `{game_id, turn}`. Document
    the schema next to the producer (e.g. `backend/README.md` §10).
diff --git a/ui/docs/game-state.md b/ui/docs/game-state.md
index ce6a136..d377e2e 100644
--- a/ui/docs/game-state.md
+++ b/ui/docs/game-state.md
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ inspector tabs, the order composer, and the calculator.
 
 ## Lifecycle
 
-`routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte` instantiates one `GameStateStore`
-per game (the layout remounts when the user navigates to a different
-game id, so each game gets a fresh store). The layout exposes the
-instance through Svelte context under `GAME_STATE_CONTEXT_KEY`;
-descendants read it via `getContext(GAME_STATE_CONTEXT_KEY)`.
+The in-game shell (`lib/game/game-shell.svelte`) instantiates one
+`GameStateStore` per game. The shell is mounted by the single-route
+dispatcher only while `appScreen.screen === "game"`, and remounts when
+`appScreen.gameId` changes, so each game gets a fresh store. The shell
+exposes the instance through Svelte context under
+`GAME_STATE_CONTEXT_KEY`; descendants read it via
+`getContext(GAME_STATE_CONTEXT_KEY)`.
 
-The layout's `onMount` builds the `GalaxyClient`, loads `Cache`
+The shell's boot effect builds the `GalaxyClient`, loads `Cache`
 through `loadStore()`, then calls `gameState.init({ client, cache,
 gameId })`. `init`:
 
@@ -21,9 +23,10 @@ gameId })`. `init`:
 2. calls `setGame(gameId)`, which:
    - reads the per-game wrap-mode preference from `Cache`
      (`game-prefs / <gameId>/wrap-mode`, default `torus`);
-   - calls `lobby.my.games.list` and finds the game record
-     (`GameSummary` carries `current_turn`); if the user is not a
-     member, the store flips to `error`;
+   - calls `lobby.my.games.list` (`findGame`) and finds the game
+     record (`GameSummary` carries `current_turn`); if the game is not
+     in the player's list, the store sets the `notFound` flag (see
+     below);
    - calls `user.games.report` for the discovered turn and decodes
      the FlatBuffers response into a TS-friendly `GameReport` shape.
 
@@ -40,6 +43,23 @@ The store exposes:
 | `pendingTurn` | `number \| null`              | latest server turn the user has not yet opened       |
 | `wrapMode`    | `torus / no-wrap`             | per-game preference, persisted via `Cache`           |
 | `error`       | `string \| null`              | localised error message when `status === "error"`    |
+| `notFound`    | `boolean`                     | true when the game is not in the player's list (cancelled / removed / access revoked); the shell drops to the lobby |
+
+## Missing or inaccessible game
+
+A restored or stale game id (a `sessionStorage` snapshot pointing at a
+game that was cancelled, removed, or whose access was revoked) is a
+distinct case from a transient failure. When `findGame` returns no
+matching record, `setGame` sets the boolean `notFound` flag rather
+than synthesising an error message. After `init` resolves, the in-game
+shell reads `gameState.notFound` and, when true, calls
+`appScreen.go("lobby")` and shows a `game.events.unavailable` toast —
+the player lands back in the lobby instead of on an in-game error
+screen. A transient network failure takes the catch path instead,
+leaving `notFound` false and flipping `status` to `error` so the
+in-game error state offers a retry. `notFound` resets to false at the
+start of every `setGame` / `advanceToPending`. See
+[`navigation.md`](navigation.md) for the restore-and-validate flow.
 
 ## Store extensions
 
@@ -48,7 +68,7 @@ wire lands (ships, fleets, sciences, routes, battles, mail).
 `currentTurn` is split from `viewedTurn`, and `viewTurn(turn)` /
 `returnToCurrent()` handle history navigation. The derived
 `historyMode` rune flips automatically when `viewedTurn <
-currentTurn`; the layout passes it to the sidebar / bottom-tabs
+currentTurn`; the shell passes it to the sidebar / bottom-tabs
 wiring (which hides the order tab) and to
 `OrderDraftStore.bindClient` (which gates `add` / `remove` / `move`).
 See "History mode" below for the cache and refresh rules.
@@ -161,9 +181,9 @@ without losing the live snapshot. The store keeps two turn runes:
 The derived `historyMode` rune (`status === "ready" && viewedTurn
 < currentTurn`) drives every history-aware consumer:
 
-- the layout passes it to `Sidebar` / `BottomTabs` so the order
+- the shell passes it to `Sidebar` / `BottomTabs` so the order
   tab vanishes;
-- the layout passes a `getHistoryMode` getter to
+- the shell passes a `getHistoryMode` getter to
   `OrderDraftStore.bindClient` so `add` / `remove` / `move` are
   no-ops while the user is looking at a past turn;
 - `RenderedReportSource` returns the raw report (no order overlay)
diff --git a/ui/docs/i18n.md b/ui/docs/i18n.md
index 069b6c9..a510ecc 100644
--- a/ui/docs/i18n.md
+++ b/ui/docs/i18n.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ helper is platform-agnostic by design.
 The boot locale resolves once at module load (no async init):
 an explicit stored choice wins, otherwise browser/system detection,
 otherwise `DEFAULT_LOCALE`. Callers that mutate the locale (the language
-pickers on `/login` and in the account menu) call `i18n.setLocale(next)`,
+pickers on the login screen and in the account menu) call `i18n.setLocale(next)`,
 which **persists** the choice to `localStorage` (key `galaxy-locale`) so
 it survives reloads. An unrecognised stored value is ignored and falls
 back to detection.
diff --git a/ui/docs/lobby.md b/ui/docs/lobby.md
index c8dc065..634134c 100644
--- a/ui/docs/lobby.md
+++ b/ui/docs/lobby.md
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ width.
 
 | Section              | Empty state           | Source                     | Action                                                    |
 | -------------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `create new game`    | (always visible)      | —                          | Navigates to `/lobby/create`                              |
-| `my games`           | `no games yet`        | `lobby.my.games.list`      | Click → `/games/:id/map`                                  |
+| `create new game`    | (always visible)      | —                          | Opens the create screen (`appScreen.go("lobby-create")`)  |
+| `my games`           | `no games yet`        | `lobby.my.games.list`      | Click → enters the game on the map view (`activeView.reset()` + `appScreen.go("game", { gameId })`) |
 | `pending invitations`| `no invitations`      | `lobby.my.invites.list`    | Accept (`lobby.invite.redeem`) / Decline (`lobby.invite.decline`) |
 | `my applications`    | `no applications`     | `lobby.my.applications.list` | Status badge (`pending` / `approved` / `rejected`)      |
 | `public games`       | `no public games`     | `lobby.public.games.list`  | Submit application via inline race-name form (`lobby.application.submit`) |
@@ -85,9 +85,10 @@ public game (FUNCTIONAL.md §3.3). Fields:
 | `start_gap_players`   | Advanced toggle  | `2`     |                                                        |
 | `target_engine_version` | Advanced toggle | `v1`   | Falls back to `v1` if blank                           |
 
-On success the page navigates back to `/lobby` and the new game shows
-up in `my games` once the lobby's onMount has had a chance to refresh
-the list.
+On success the create screen returns to the lobby
+(`appScreen.go("lobby")`) and the new game shows up in `my games`
+once the lobby's onMount has had a chance to refresh the list (the
+lobby screen remounts on return, so its onMount re-fires).
 
 ## Errors
 
diff --git a/ui/docs/navigation.md b/ui/docs/navigation.md
index bcc8b98..2c0d590 100644
--- a/ui/docs/navigation.md
+++ b/ui/docs/navigation.md
@@ -1,46 +1,120 @@
 # In-game shell — navigation model
 
 This doc covers the chrome that wraps every in-game view: the
-responsive layout shell, the active-view router built on SvelteKit's
-file-system routes, the sidebar with three tools and its
-state-preservation rule, and the mobile bottom-tabs. The user-facing
-spec — view list, breakpoint diagrams, history-mode plans — lives in
-[`../PLAN.md`](../PLAN.md), section
+single-URL app-shell that selects screens and views from in-memory
+state, the responsive layout shell, the sidebar with three tools and
+its state-preservation rule, and the mobile bottom-tabs. The
+user-facing spec — view list, breakpoint diagrams, history-mode plans
+— lives in [`../PLAN.md`](../PLAN.md), section
 `Information Architecture and Navigation`. This doc is the source of
 truth for how those rules are implemented.
 
-## Active-view model
+## App-shell: one URL, screens and views as state
 
-The client renders **one active view at a time**. Every active view is
-a SvelteKit route under `routes/games/[id]/`; the route file is a
-two-line wrapper that mounts the matching content component from
-`src/lib/active-view/<name>.svelte`. The "view router" mentioned in
-the plan is the file system plus those wrappers — there is no
-separate dispatch component.
+The game UI is a **single SvelteKit route served at `/game/`**. There
+are no per-screen or per-view routes — the address bar stays `/game/`
+for the whole session. The only other routes are the dev/test-only
+`/__debug/*` surfaces. What the URL used to encode now lives in two
+rune singletons in `src/lib/app-nav.svelte.ts`:
 
-| URL                                        | Active view component                                                  |
-| ------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `/games/:id/map`                           | `lib/active-view/map.svelte`                                           |
-| `/games/:id/table/:entity`                 | `lib/active-view/table.svelte`                                         |
-| `/games/:id/report`                        | `lib/active-view/report.svelte` (see [report-view.md](report-view.md)) |
-| `/games/:id/battle/:battleId?`             | `lib/active-view/battle.svelte`                                        |
-| `/games/:id/mail`                          | `lib/active-view/mail.svelte`                                          |
-| `/games/:id/designer/science/:scienceId?`  | `lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte`                              |
+- **`appScreen`** — the top-level screen
+  (`login` / `lobby` / `lobby-create` / `game`) plus the active
+  `gameId`. It replaces the old `goto`-based redirects and the `[id]`
+  route param.
+- **`activeView`** — the in-game view (`map` / `table` / `report` /
+  `battle` / `mail` / `designer-science`) plus the sub-parameters the
+  old route segments carried (`tableEntity`, `battleId`, `turn`,
+  `scienceId`). It replaces the URL params the route wrappers read.
 
-`/games/:id` (no trailing view) redirects to `/games/:id/map`. The
-optional `:scienceId?` segment on the science designer route matches
-SvelteKit's `[[scienceId]]` syntax — `/designer/science` opens the
-empty new-science form, `/designer/science/{name}` opens the named
-science. Ship-class design is folded into the sidebar ship-class
+A single-route dispatcher (`src/routes/+page.svelte`) chooses what to
+render: it gates on `session.status` (anonymous → login, authenticated
+→ the `appScreen.screen`), and for the authenticated tree mounts the
+matching screen component from `src/lib/screens/`
+(`login-screen.svelte`, `lobby-screen.svelte`,
+`lobby-create-screen.svelte`) or, for `screen === "game"`, the in-game
+shell `src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte`. The game shell in turn renders
+the active view from `activeView` (see below). Navigation is
+`appScreen.go(screen, { gameId })` and `activeView.select(view,
+params)` — never `goto`.
+
+### Active-view dispatch
+
+The client renders **one active view at a time**. The game shell
+(`game-shell.svelte`) holds an `{#if}` ladder keyed on
+`activeView.view` that mounts the matching content component from
+`src/lib/active-view/<name>.svelte`:
+
+| `activeView.view`   | sub-params              | Active view component                                                  |
+| ------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `map`               | —                       | `lib/active-view/map.svelte`                                           |
+| `table`             | `tableEntity`           | `lib/active-view/table.svelte`                                         |
+| `report`            | —                       | `lib/active-view/report.svelte` (see [report-view.md](report-view.md)) |
+| `battle`            | `battleId`, `turn`      | `lib/active-view/battle.svelte`                                        |
+| `mail`              | —                       | `lib/active-view/mail.svelte`                                          |
+| `designer-science`  | `scienceId`             | `lib/active-view/designer-science.svelte`                              |
+
+Entering a game defaults the view to `map` (`activeView.reset()`).
+The optional `scienceId` sub-param on the science designer is absent
+for the empty new-science form and set to the science name for an
+existing one. Ship-class design is folded into the sidebar ship-class
 calculator (`lib/sidebar/calculator-tab.svelte`, see
 [calculator-ux.md](calculator-ux.md)), reached from the ship-classes
 table and the view/bottom menus.
 
-The `entity` slug on the table route is kebab-case (`planets`,
-`ship-classes`, `ship-groups`, `fleets`, `sciences`, `races`).
-`table.svelte` is the active-view router: it dispatches by slug to
-the per-entity component (`ship-classes` → `table-ship-classes.svelte`;
-other entities dispatch to their respective components).
+The `tableEntity` slug is kebab-case (`planets`, `ship-classes`,
+`ship-groups`, `fleets`, `sciences`, `races`). `table.svelte` is the
+table dispatcher: it switches by slug to the per-entity component
+(`ship-classes` → `table-ship-classes.svelte`; other entities dispatch
+to their respective components).
+
+## Screen history: Back/Forward without a URL
+
+Browser **Back/Forward move between screens**, not views, and they do
+so without ever changing the URL. The shell layers screen history on
+top of `appScreen` via SvelteKit shallow routing: `appScreen.go(...)`
+calls `pushState("", { screen, gameId })` for the overlay screens
+(`game`, `lobby-create`) and `replaceState(...)` for `lobby` / `login`,
+so browser **Back from a game returns to the lobby** beneath it. On
+the first authenticated render the dispatcher stamps the restored
+overlay on top of the load entry, then mirrors `page.state` back into
+the store on every popstate through `appScreen.syncFromHistory(...)`.
+The store is the source of truth; history only mirrors it.
+
+In-game **view switches do not create history entries** —
+`activeView.select(...)` only mutates state and persists the snapshot.
+Back from any in-game view therefore leaves the game entirely rather
+than stepping through the views the player visited.
+
+A **"return to lobby" control** lives in the in-game header
+(`lib/header/header.svelte`, `data-testid="return-to-lobby"`,
+label `game.shell.menu.return_to_lobby`); it calls
+`appScreen.go("lobby")`.
+
+## Refresh and restore
+
+`appScreen` / `activeView` persist a snapshot (screen, game id, view +
+sub-params) to `sessionStorage` (`galaxy-app-nav`) on every mutation
+and read it back once at construction, so a refresh restores the last
+screen and view. On a full load the dispatcher records the restored
+game id (`appScreen.restoredGameId`); the game shell's boot path then
+validates it against the player's game list. `GameStateStore.init`
+looks the game up through `listMyGames` / `findGame`, and if the game
+is gone (cancelled, removed, or access revoked) it sets the distinct
+`gameState.notFound` flag. The shell reacts by dropping to the lobby
+(`appScreen.go("lobby")`) with an `game.events.unavailable` toast
+rather than stranding the user on an in-game error. A transient
+network error keeps `notFound` false and surfaces the in-game error
+state instead. See [`game-state.md`](game-state.md) for the
+`notFound` semantics.
+
+## Standalone-target compatibility
+
+The single-URL app-shell is the natural fit for the planned
+standalone wrappers (Wails desktop, Capacitor / gomobile mobile —
+see [`../ROADMAP.md`](../ROADMAP.md)). Those targets load a single
+bundled `index.html` with no server, no per-route URLs, and no browser
+history to rely on; an in-memory screen/view model and shallow-routing
+history that never touches the address bar work there unchanged.
 
 ## Sidebar tools and state preservation
 
@@ -53,36 +127,38 @@ The desktop sidebar hosts three tools:
 | Order      | `lib/sidebar/order-tab.svelte`      |
 
 The selected-tab state is a `$state` rune in
-`routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte`, bound into
-`lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte` via `$bindable()`. The layout owns the
+`lib/game/game-shell.svelte`, bound into
+`lib/sidebar/sidebar.svelte` via `$bindable()`. The shell owns the
 rune so external events — such as a planet click — can drive the
-active tab from outside the sidebar without plumbing callbacks. The component is mounted by the layout, and
-SvelteKit keeps that layout instance alive while the user navigates
-between child routes (`/games/:id/map` → `/games/:id/report` → …),
-so the rune survives every active-view switch automatically with no
-URL coupling needed. The URL seed and the history-mode reset
-described below still live inside the sidebar — they mutate the
-bindable in place; the layout sees the change through the binding.
+active tab from outside the sidebar without plumbing callbacks. The
+shell instance lives for the lifetime of the `game` screen, and an
+in-game view switch is a pure `activeView` state change that never
+remounts the shell, so the rune survives every active-view switch
+automatically — it is in-memory state, with no URL coupling. The
+history-mode reset described below lives inside the sidebar — it
+mutates the bindable in place; the shell sees the change through the
+binding.
 
-A `?sidebar=calc|calculator|inspector|order` URL param is read once
-on mount and seeds the initial tab. Navigation flows that want to
-land the user on a particular tool can set this param on navigation.
+The tool state is pure in-memory rune state. There is no `?sidebar=`
+URL param (the app-shell has no per-screen URL to carry one) and no
+default-tab URL seed; the shell opens on its `inspector` default and
+external events flip the tab.
 
-The Order entry is hidden when the layout's `historyMode` flag is
-true. `+layout.svelte` forwards a derived value to `Sidebar`, which
+The Order entry is hidden when the shell's `historyMode` flag is
+true. `game-shell.svelte` forwards a derived value to `Sidebar`, which
 forwards `hideOrder` to its `TabBar`; the same flag goes to
-`BottomTabs` so the mobile `Order` button is also suppressed. A
-`?sidebar=order` URL seed that arrives while the flag is true falls
-back to `inspector`, and an `$effect` on the sidebar resets
-`activeTab` away from `order` if the flag flips on mid-session.
+`BottomTabs` so the mobile `Order` button is also suppressed. An
+`$effect` on the sidebar resets `activeTab` away from `order` if the
+flag flips on mid-session.
 
 The `historyMode` flag is derived from the live history signal owned
-by `GameStateStore`. The derivation lives directly in `+layout.svelte`
+by `GameStateStore`. The derivation lives directly in
+`game-shell.svelte`
 (`const historyMode = $derived(gameState.historyMode)`) — no
-separate `lib/history-mode.ts` module exists, because the layout is
+separate `lib/history-mode.ts` module exists, because the shell is
 the single consumer and the project's compactness rule rejects a
 one-line indirection. The order draft survives the toggle because
-`OrderDraftStore` lives one level above the sidebar in the layout
+`OrderDraftStore` lives one level above the sidebar in the shell
 hierarchy; the same `historyMode` derivation is also fed into
 `OrderDraftStore.bindClient` so inspector-driven mutations
 (`add` / `remove` / `move`) become no-ops while the user is
@@ -107,7 +183,7 @@ header whenever `gameState.historyMode === true`. It shows
 "Viewing turn {N} · read-only" with a "Return to current turn"
 button that delegates back to `gameState.returnToCurrent()`. Both
 the navigator and the banner read `gameState` through context, so
-the layout is the only place where the wiring lives.
+the game shell is the only place where the wiring lives.
 
 ## Layout breakpoints
 
@@ -134,18 +210,20 @@ raises a bottom-sheet — see [Planet selection](#planet-selection).
 
 ## Mobile bottom-tabs and tool overlay
 
-The bottom-tabs row is `[Map, Calc, Order, More]`. Map navigates to
-`/games/:id/map` and clears any tool overlay. Calc and Order navigate
-to `/games/:id/map` too — but they also flip the layout's
-`mobileTool` state to `calc` / `order`, which the layout uses to
-swap the active-view slot for the Calculator / Order tool component.
+The bottom-tabs row is `[Map, Calc, Order, More]`. Map selects the
+map view (`activeView.select("map")`) and clears any tool overlay.
+Calc and Order select the map view too — but they also flip the
+shell's `mobileTool` state to `calc` / `order`, which the shell uses
+to swap the active-view slot for the Calculator / Order tool
+component.
 
-The tool overlay only applies when the URL is `/map`. Navigating to
-any other view through the More drawer or the header view-menu makes
-the layout's derived `effectiveTool` collapse back to `map`, so the
-user always sees the URL's active view rather than a stale overlay.
-The next time the user taps a Calc or Order bottom-tab, the
-navigation re-routes them to `/map` and re-applies the overlay.
+The tool overlay only applies while the active view is the map.
+The shell's derived `effectiveTool` is gated by
+`activeView.view === "map"`: selecting any other view through the More
+drawer or the header view-menu collapses `effectiveTool` back to
+`map`, so the user always sees the active view rather than a stale
+overlay. The next time the user taps a Calc or Order bottom-tab, the
+selection switches back to the map view and re-applies the overlay.
 
 The `More` button opens a drawer that mirrors the header view-menu
 content. A narrower "More" list (Mail, Battle log, Tables, History,
@@ -155,12 +233,12 @@ a single source of truth for destinations.
 
 ## Transient map overlays
 
-Some views can push a transient overlay onto `/map` with a back
+Some views can push a transient overlay onto the map view with a back
 affordance. (The calculator reach circles are a simpler, always-on
 map extra rather than a back-stacked overlay; the transient
 back-stack mechanism is planned — see
 [../ROADMAP.md](../ROADMAP.md).) A transient overlay clears when the
-user navigates to any other view via the header or the bottom-tabs.
+user selects any other view via the header or the bottom-tabs.
 
 The back-stack mechanism is not yet implemented; it is planned
 alongside its first user (multi-turn projection, range circles in the
@@ -180,14 +258,14 @@ translating a renderer click into a planet selection. The flow:
    primitive, looks the planet up by `number` in the live
    `GameStateStore.report`, and calls `SelectionStore.selectPlanet(number)`.
 3. `SelectionStore` (`lib/selection.svelte.ts`) is a runes store
-   instantiated by the layout and exposed via Svelte context under
+   instantiated by the game shell and exposed via Svelte context under
    `SELECTION_CONTEXT_KEY`. It carries a discriminated union —
    `{ kind: "planet"; id: number }` for planets and widened for
    ship groups. Selection is in-memory only: it survives the
-   layout's lifetime (active-view switches inside `/games/:id/*`)
-   but does not persist across reloads — that contrast with the
-   order draft is intentional.
-4. The layout watches the selection rune and, on the null → planet
+   shell's lifetime (in-memory `activeView` switches inside the game
+   screen) but does not persist across reloads — that contrast with
+   the order draft is intentional.
+4. The shell watches the selection rune and, on the null → planet
    transition, flips its bound `activeTab` to `inspector` and
    `sidebarOpen` to `true`. Desktop already has the sidebar pinned;
    tablet needs the drawer to surface; mobile is unaffected by the
@@ -201,7 +279,7 @@ translating a renderer click into a planet selection. The flow:
    state instead of holding stale rows.
 
 The mobile bottom-sheet is mounted alongside `<BottomTabs />` in the
-layout. Its visibility is conditional on `effectiveTool === "map"` so
+game shell. Its visibility is conditional on `effectiveTool === "map"` so
 it does not stack on top of the calc / order overlays. The dismissal
 surface is a close button (`✕`) that calls `SelectionStore.clear()`.
 Tap-outside and swipe-down dismissal are deferred to the finalization
@@ -224,8 +302,12 @@ together with the sheet's swipe-to-dismiss gesture.
 
 ## Auth gate
 
-The root `+layout.svelte` redirects `anonymous → /login` for any
-non-`/__debug/` path; the in-game shell inherits that gate without
-any extra check. When a session is revoked while the user is in the
-shell, the same redirect fires through the existing
-revocation watcher.
+The auth gate is state-based, applied by the dispatcher
+(`src/routes/+page.svelte`): an `anonymous` session renders the login
+screen, an `authenticated` one renders the `appScreen.screen` (lobby /
+game / …). There is no `goto("/login")` redirect. When a session is
+revoked while the user is in the game shell, the revocation watcher
+flips `session.status` back to `anonymous`, and the dispatcher swaps
+the whole tree to the login screen on the next render — the URL stays
+`/game/` throughout. See [`auth-flow.md`](auth-flow.md) for the
+session state machine.
diff --git a/ui/docs/order-composer.md b/ui/docs/order-composer.md
index dd46e30..d9537bf 100644
--- a/ui/docs/order-composer.md
+++ b/ui/docs/order-composer.md
@@ -195,15 +195,15 @@ Lifecycle:
 | `dispose()`                          | Marks the store destroyed; subsequent `persist()` calls are no-ops so a fast game-switch does not write stale state into the next id. |
 
 Mutations made before `init` resolves are silently ignored — the
-layout always awaits `init` through `Promise.all([...])` next to
+shell always awaits `init` through `Promise.all([...])` next to
 `gameState.init` before exposing the store.
 
-Layout integration mirrors `GameStateStore`:
+Shell integration mirrors `GameStateStore`:
 
-- One instance per game, created in
-  [`../frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte`](../frontend/src/routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte).
+- One instance per game, created in the in-game shell
+  [`../frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte`](../frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte).
 - Exposed through the `ORDER_DRAFT_CONTEXT_KEY` Svelte context.
-- Disposed in the layout's `onDestroy`.
+- Disposed in the shell's `onDestroy`.
 
 The order tab and the planet inspector both consume the store via
 `getContext(ORDER_DRAFT_CONTEXT_KEY)` to push new commands.
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ snapshot (history mode is the planned reader).
 
 `OrderDraftStore` records `needsServerHydration = true` when no
 cache row exists for the active game (fresh install, cleared
-storage, switching device). After the layout boot resolves both
+storage, switching device). After the shell boot resolves both
 `gameState.init` and `orderDraft.init`, it calls
 `orderDraft.hydrateFromServer({ client, turn })` which issues
 `user.games.order.get` against the gateway. A `found = false`
@@ -294,14 +294,12 @@ report as it was. The Order tab is hidden when history mode is active
 — the player is browsing an immutable snapshot, and composing commands
 against it would be confusing.
 
-The layout owns the `historyMode` flag and passes it to:
+The in-game shell owns the `historyMode` flag and passes it to:
 
 - `Sidebar` as `historyMode`. The sidebar forwards it to its
   `TabBar` as `hideOrder`. The Order entry is filtered out of the
-  tab list when true. If a `?sidebar=order` URL seed lands while
-  the flag is true, the sidebar falls back to `inspector`. If the
-  active tab is `order` when the flag flips on, an effect resets
-  it to `inspector`.
+  tab list when true. If the active tab is `order` when the flag
+  flips on, an effect resets it to `inspector`.
 - `BottomTabs` as `hideOrder`. The mobile bottom-tab `Order`
   button is suppressed when true.
 
diff --git a/ui/docs/pwa-strategy.md b/ui/docs/pwa-strategy.md
index acd14b3..0ece7fc 100644
--- a/ui/docs/pwa-strategy.md
+++ b/ui/docs/pwa-strategy.md
@@ -4,12 +4,21 @@ The web client is an installable, offline-tolerant PWA. It uses
 SvelteKit's native service worker (no Workbox) so there is no extra
 build dependency and the cache logic stays explicit.
 
+The single-URL app-shell (see [`navigation.md`](navigation.md)) makes
+the offline story simpler: the whole game UI lives at one route
+(`${base}/`, i.e. `/game/` under the single-origin deployment), so
+there is exactly one navigation target to precache and fall back to —
+no per-screen routes to enumerate. The service-worker scope and the
+manifest are unchanged by that refactor; both were already base-aware
+(the SW keys everything off `$service-worker`'s `base`, and the
+manifest uses relative `./` `start_url` / `scope`).
+
 ## Pieces
 
 - [`src/service-worker.ts`](../frontend/src/service-worker.ts) — the
   worker. SvelteKit registers it automatically in the production build.
-  It precaches the app shell (`/`), the build artefacts (JS/CSS +
-  `core.wasm`), and the static files under a **version-keyed** cache
+  It precaches the app shell (`${base}/`), the build artefacts (JS/CSS
+  + `core.wasm`), and the static files under a **version-keyed** cache
   (`galaxy-cache-<version>`, `version` from `$service-worker`). On
   `activate` it deletes every other cache, so a new deploy never serves
   stale code. Strategy: cache-first for the version-keyed build/files;
@@ -17,7 +26,8 @@ build dependency and the cache logic stays explicit.
   shell answers navigations when fully offline. The gateway (cross-
   origin) is never intercepted — it is always live network.
 - [`static/manifest.webmanifest`](../frontend/static/manifest.webmanifest)
-  — name, `standalone` display, `start_url`/`scope` `/`, dark
+  — name, `standalone` display, relative `./` `start_url`/`scope` (so
+  it resolves under whatever `base` the build is deployed at), dark
   `theme_color`/`background_color`, and the icon set.
 - [`static/icons/`](../frontend/static/icons/) — `192`/`512` (`any`),
   a `512` `maskable`, and a `180` apple-touch icon. They are placeholder
diff --git a/ui/docs/report-view.md b/ui/docs/report-view.md
index fbc682e..da4f074 100644
--- a/ui/docs/report-view.md
+++ b/ui/docs/report-view.md
@@ -107,36 +107,23 @@ visible area so that scrolling down advances the highlight
 naturally. The observer is created on mount and torn down on
 unmount.
 
-The in-game shell layout (`routes/games/[id]/+layout.svelte`)
+The in-game shell (`lib/game/game-shell.svelte`)
 expands `<main class="active-view-host">` to fit content rather
 than constraining it, so the document body is the actual scroll
 container — not the host. The IntersectionObserver root is `null`
 to match.
 
-## Scroll save / restore
+## Scroll position
 
-`routes/games/[id]/report/+page.svelte` exports a SvelteKit
-`Snapshot<{ scrollY: number }>`:
-
-- `capture()` reads `window.scrollY` when SvelteKit's
-  `beforeNavigate` cycle runs.
-- `restore(value)` schedules a short
-  `requestAnimationFrame` poll that waits for
-  `document.documentElement.scrollHeight` to grow tall enough to
-  honour the saved offset, then calls `window.scrollTo(0, value)`.
-  The poll caps at ~60 frames (≈ 1 second) so a never-tall-enough
-  body never pins a frame loop.
-
-The capture / restore pair is keyed by route, so:
-- Forward navigation from `/report` to `/map` lands `/map` at
-  scrollY 0 (no snapshot for `/map` to restore from).
-- History-back from `/map` to `/report` restores the previously
-  captured scrollY — the user returns to the same section.
-
-The Snapshot API does not capture the active sidebar slug; the
-IntersectionObserver re-derives it from the restored scroll
-position on the next animation frame, which keeps the TOC
-highlight consistent without a second source of truth.
+The report is the `report` active view; switching to another view is
+an in-memory `activeView` state change, not a navigation, and the
+report component is remounted when the user returns to it. The
+single-URL app-shell therefore does not carry SvelteKit's route-keyed
+`Snapshot` scroll save/restore — that mechanism was tied to the old
+`/games/:id/report` route and was removed with it. A re-entered report
+opens at the top; the IntersectionObserver re-derives the active TOC
+slug from the scroll position on the next animation frame, so the
+highlight stays consistent without a separate source of truth.
 
 ## i18n namespace
 
@@ -169,10 +156,13 @@ couple them silently.
   / IntersectionObserver are out of scope.
 - **Playwright** — `tests/e2e/report-sections.spec.ts` exercises
   the full integration: every TOC anchor lands its section in
-  view, the snapshot mechanism preserves `window.scrollY` on
-  history navigation, the back-to-map button reaches `/map`, the
-  mobile `<select>` scrolls to the chosen section on a narrow
-  viewport.
+  view, the back-to-map button switches to the map view
+  (`activeView.select("map")`), and the mobile `<select>` scrolls
+  to the chosen section on a narrow viewport. The spec drives the
+  app-shell through `window.__galaxyNav` (the dev-only nav surface)
+  instead of `page.goto` per-view URLs. The old "scroll position
+  survives a `/map` round-trip via SvelteKit `Snapshot`" case was
+  dropped — see the [scroll position](#scroll-position) note.
 
 Test IDs follow the pattern `report-section-<slug>` for section
 roots, `report-toc-<slug>` for TOC anchors, and per-section row
diff --git a/ui/docs/storage.md b/ui/docs/storage.md
index 8180a0e..58969ac 100644
--- a/ui/docs/storage.md
+++ b/ui/docs/storage.md
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ Thin orchestration layer over `KeyStore` + `Cache`:
   push-event-driven revocation path.
 
 A `null` `deviceSessionId` is the signal that the session is
-unauthenticated — the root layout routes such users to `/login`.
+unauthenticated — `session.status` settles to `anonymous` and the
+dispatcher renders the login screen (the app-shell stays at `/game/`).
 
 ## Test layout
 
diff --git a/ui/docs/testing.md b/ui/docs/testing.md
index 824db36..5ae8612 100644
--- a/ui/docs/testing.md
+++ b/ui/docs/testing.md
@@ -128,9 +128,10 @@ report" affordance (`import.meta.env.DEV`). The flow is:
 
 2. Run the UI dev server (`pnpm -C ui/frontend dev`), open the lobby,
    and use the "Load JSON…" file picker in the **Synthetic test
-   reports (DEV)** section. The page navigates to
-   `/games/synthetic-<uuid>/map` with the report wired into the
-   in-game shell.
+   reports (DEV)** section. The lobby enters a `synthetic-<uuid>` game
+   on the map view (`activeView.reset()` + `appScreen.go("game", {
+   gameId })`) with the report wired into the in-game shell. The
+   app-shell URL stays `/game/` — see [`navigation.md`](navigation.md).
 
 In synthetic mode:
 
@@ -139,16 +140,16 @@ In synthetic mode:
 - Composing orders works locally (overlay applies through
   `applyOrderOverlay` as usual), but **nothing is sent to the
   gateway** — `OrderDraftStore.scheduleSync` short-circuits because
-  the synthetic id is not a UUID and the layout deliberately does
-  not bind a `GalaxyClient` for this game.
+  the synthetic id is not a UUID and the in-game shell deliberately
+  does not bind a `GalaxyClient` for this game.
 - The order draft is persisted into the platform `Cache` under the
   same `order-drafts` namespace as real games, keyed by the
   synthetic id, so navigating back into the same synthetic session
   restores the draft. The cache is cleared with
   `__galaxyDebug.clearOrderDraft(gameId)` (DEV debug surface).
-- A page reload loses the in-memory report registry; opening the
-  same synthetic id afterwards redirects to /lobby. Re-load the JSON
-  to reseed.
+- A page reload loses the in-memory report registry; a restored
+  synthetic game whose report is gone falls back to the lobby
+  (`appScreen.go("lobby")`). Re-load the JSON to reseed.
 
 The synthetic-report parity rule requires every change that extends
 `decodeReport` to also extend the legacy parser in lockstep, or to
diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/session-store.svelte.ts b/ui/frontend/src/lib/session-store.svelte.ts
index db264e4..ba4ff1c 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/session-store.svelte.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/session-store.svelte.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 // asynchronously; the watcher in `lib/revocation-watcher.ts` calls
 // it without user interaction. The post-condition is the same as
 // `signOut("user")` — keypair regenerated, session id wiped,
-// status returned to `anonymous` — so the layout's existing
-// `anonymous → /login` redirect handles both reasons uniformly.
+// status returned to `anonymous` — so the dispatcher's state-based
+// auth gate renders the login screen for both reasons uniformly.
 
 import type {
 	Cache,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class SessionStore {
 	 * revoked public key, and returns the status to `anonymous`. The
 	 * `reason` is recorded in console output for telemetry but does
 	 * not change the post-state — both user-driven logout and
-	 * gateway-driven revocation land the user back on `/login`.
+	 * gateway-driven revocation return the user to the login screen.
 	 */
 	async signOut(reason: "user" | "revoked"): Promise<void> {
 		if (this.keyStore === null || this.cache === null) {
diff --git a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/report-sections.spec.ts b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/report-sections.spec.ts
index cc533cf..b66b816 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/report-sections.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/frontend/tests/e2e/report-sections.spec.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
 //   1. Every TOC anchor click scrolls the matching section into view
 //      and the section is present in the DOM with at least one row
 //      (or its empty-state copy when it is intentionally empty).
-//   2. Snapshot save/restore on the active-view-host scroll
-//      container survives a /map navigation round-trip.
-//   3. The "back to map" button navigates to the map URL.
-//   4. The mobile <select> fallback scrolls a section into view on
+//   2. The "back to map" button switches to the map view.
+//   3. The mobile <select> fallback scrolls a section into view on
 //      a narrow viewport.
 
 import { fromJson, type JsonValue } from "@bufbuild/protobuf";
-- 
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From c1672224a6f500019da9c5929f4da92bf66ed93a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilia Denisov <evilcart@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 21:40:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 7/8] fix(ui): pin the mobile game shell to the viewport
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

The app-shell migration surfaced a mobile-only e2e failure: taps on the
bottom-tab bar, the map-toggles menu, and the planet sheet were
intercepted by sibling elements despite the targets being on top.

Root cause: `.game-shell` used `min-height: 100vh`, so sub-pixel content
overflowed the viewport and made the document scrollable. On mobile that
scroll toggles the browser's dynamic toolbar, which resizes the viewport
and every `position: fixed` overlay (their sizes derive from `100vh`)
mid-gesture — defeating Playwright's actionability hit-test, and making
the real controls jittery to tap.

Pin the shell with `position: fixed; inset: 0` on the mobile breakpoint
so it leaves document flow: the document can no longer scroll, the
toolbar stays put, the viewport and overlays stay stable, and the
active-view area remains the single internal scroll region. Desktop is
unchanged (the rule is scoped to max-width: 767.98px).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte b/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
index 5e1da80..5456864 100644
--- a/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
+++ b/ui/frontend/src/lib/game/game-shell.svelte
@@ -671,6 +671,22 @@ return to the lobby still disposes the stores via `onDestroy`.
 		overflow-y: auto;
 	}
 	@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
+		/*
+		Pin the shell to the viewport on mobile and take it out of
+		document flow. With `min-height: 100vh` the shell can overflow
+		the viewport by a few sub-pixels, which makes the document
+		scrollable; scrolling then toggles the mobile browser's dynamic
+		toolbar, resizing the viewport and the `position: fixed` overlays
+		(map-toggles menu, bottom-tab drawer, planet sheet) mid-gesture.
+		`position: fixed; inset: 0` keeps the viewport — and those
+		overlays — stable, leaving the active-view area as the single
+		internal scroll region.
+		*/
+		.game-shell {
+			position: fixed;
+			inset: 0;
+			min-height: 0;
+		}
 		.body {
 			padding-bottom: 3.25rem;
 		}
-- 
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From 1dadf08672a0c3ee99f6bdfac453b7ecb3b3c73b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilia Denisov <evilcart@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 22:14:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] docs(ui): clarify lobby re-enter starts at the map, only
 refresh restores

The single-URL restore replays the saved screen/view on an in-place
refresh only. Re-entering a game from the lobby resets activeView to the
map (lobby calls activeView.reset() before appScreen.go("game")), and
browser Back / the return-to-lobby control exit to the lobby. Spell this
out so the refresh-restore is not mistaken for a per-re-enter restore.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 ui/docs/navigation.md | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/ui/docs/navigation.md b/ui/docs/navigation.md
index 2c0d590..a8bd24e 100644
--- a/ui/docs/navigation.md
+++ b/ui/docs/navigation.md
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@ label `game.shell.menu.return_to_lobby`); it calls
 `appScreen` / `activeView` persist a snapshot (screen, game id, view +
 sub-params) to `sessionStorage` (`galaxy-app-nav`) on every mutation
 and read it back once at construction, so a refresh restores the last
-screen and view. On a full load the dispatcher records the restored
+screen and view. Re-entering a game from the lobby is not a restore: the
+lobby resets `activeView` to the map before `appScreen.go("game")`, so
+only an in-place refresh replays the saved view — browser Back and the
+in-game return-to-lobby control both exit to the lobby. On a full load
+the dispatcher records the restored
 game id (`appScreen.restoredGameId`); the game shell's boot path then
 validates it against the player's game list. `GameStateStore.init`
 looks the game up through `listMyGames` / `findGame`, and if the game
-- 
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