feat(viewer): add Vue-based HUD, ops strip, and history window

2026-03-19 13:49:56 -04:00
parent 710addf1f5
commit 3ca568c05d
36 changed files with 2648 additions and 1017 deletions
--- a/apps/viewer/package-lock.json
+++ b/apps/viewer/package-lock.json
--- a/apps/viewer/package.json
+++ b/apps/viewer/package.json
@@ -5,15 +5,21 @@
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "vite",
-    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json && vite build",
+    "build": "vue-tsc -p tsconfig.json --noEmit && vite build",
    "preview": "vite preview"
  },
  "dependencies": {
-    "three": "^0.179.1"
+    "pinia": "^3.0.3",
+    "three": "^0.179.1",
+    "vue": "^3.5.21"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
+    "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.2.2",
    "@types/three": "^0.183.1",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^6.0.1",
+    "tailwindcss": "^4.2.2",
    "typescript": "^5.9.2",
-    "vite": "^7.1.3"
+    "vite": "^7.1.3",
+    "vue-tsc": "^3.0.7"
  }
 }
--- a/apps/viewer/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/App.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
+import { nextTick, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref } from "vue";
+import { GameViewer } from "./GameViewer";
+import CollapsibleHudPanel from "./components/CollapsibleHudPanel.vue";
+import HtmlInfoPanel from "./components/HtmlInfoPanel.vue";
+import ViewerHistoryLayer from "./components/ViewerHistoryLayer.vue";
+import ViewerOpsStrip from "./components/ViewerOpsStrip.vue";
+import { createViewerHudState } from "./viewerHudState";
+import { useViewerSelectionStore } from "./ui/stores/viewerSelection";
+import type { Selectable } from "./viewerTypes";
+
+const canvasHostEl = ref<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+const opsStripHostEl = ref<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+const historyLayerHostEl = ref<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+const marqueeEl = ref<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+const hoverLabelEl = ref<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+const hoverConnectorLineEl = ref<SVGLineElement | null>(null);
+
+const hudState = createViewerHudState();
+const selectionStore = useViewerSelectionStore();
+const { selectedEntityId, selectedEntityLabel } = storeToRefs(selectionStore);
+let viewer: GameViewer | undefined;
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  await nextTick();
+  if (
+    !canvasHostEl.value
+    || !opsStripHostEl.value
+    || !historyLayerHostEl.value
+    || !marqueeEl.value
+    || !hoverLabelEl.value
+    || !hoverConnectorLineEl.value
+  ) {
+    throw new Error("Viewer HUD mount failed");
+  }
+
+  viewer = new GameViewer(canvasHostEl.value, {
+    state: hudState,
+    selectionStore,
+    opsStripEl: opsStripHostEl.value,
+    historyLayerEl: historyLayerHostEl.value,
+    marqueeEl: marqueeEl.value,
+    hoverLabelEl: hoverLabelEl.value,
+    hoverConnectorLineEl: hoverConnectorLineEl.value,
+  });
+  void viewer.start();
+});
+
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+  viewer?.dispose();
+});
+
+function onHistoryWindowResize(id: string, width: number, height: number) {
+  const windowState = hudState.historyWindows.find((entry) => entry.id === id);
+  if (!windowState) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  windowState.width = width;
+  windowState.height = height;
+}
+
+function onOpenHistory(selection: Selectable) {
+  viewer?.openHistoryWindow(selection);
+}
+
+function onFocusSelection(selection: Selectable, cameraMode?: "follow" | "tactical") {
+  viewer?.focusSelection(selection, cameraMode);
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="viewer-app">
+    <div
+      ref="canvasHostEl"
+      class="viewer-canvas-host"
+    />
+    <div class="pointer-events-none fixed inset-0">
+      <div class="absolute left-5 top-5 flex w-[min(360px,calc(100vw-40px))] flex-col gap-4 max-[760px]:right-5 max-[760px]:w-auto">
+        <CollapsibleHudPanel
+          v-model:collapsed="hudState.gamePanel.collapsed"
+          class-name="topbar"
+          panel-name="game"
+          title="Game"
+          :summary="hudState.gamePanel.summary"
+          :body-text="hudState.gamePanel.bodyText"
+        />
+        <CollapsibleHudPanel
+          v-model:collapsed="hudState.networkPanel.collapsed"
+          class-name="network-panel"
+          panel-name="network"
+          title="Network"
+          :summary="hudState.networkPanel.summary"
+          :body-text="hudState.networkPanel.bodyText"
+        />
+        <CollapsibleHudPanel
+          v-model:collapsed="hudState.performancePanel.collapsed"
+          class-name="performance-panel"
+          panel-name="performance"
+          title="Performance"
+          :summary="hudState.performancePanel.summary"
+          :body-text="hudState.performancePanel.bodyText"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      <div class="absolute right-5 top-5 flex w-[min(380px,calc(100vw-40px))] flex-col gap-4 max-[760px]:bottom-[148px] max-[760px]:left-5 max-[760px]:right-5 max-[760px]:top-auto max-[760px]:max-h-[38vh] max-[760px]:w-auto max-[760px]:overflow-auto">
+        <HtmlInfoPanel
+          class-name="system-panel-section"
+          title="System"
+          :subtitle="hudState.systemPanel.title"
+          :body-html="hudState.systemPanel.bodyHtml"
+          :hidden="hudState.systemPanel.hidden"
+          subtitle-class="system-title"
+          body-class="system-body"
+        />
+        <HtmlInfoPanel
+          class-name="detail-panel-section"
+          title="Focus"
+          :subtitle="hudState.detailPanel.title"
+          :body-html="hudState.detailPanel.bodyHtml"
+          :hidden="hudState.detailPanel.hidden"
+          subtitle-class="detail-title"
+          body-class="detail-body"
+        />
+        <div
+          class="pointer-events-auto rounded-xl bg-[rgba(255,116,88,0.14)] px-3.5 py-3 text-[#ffd8cf]"
+          :hidden="hudState.error.hidden"
+        >
+          {{ hudState.error.message }}
+        </div>
+        <button
+          v-if="selectedEntityId"
+          type="button"
+          class="selection-action-button pointer-events-auto self-end rounded-full border border-white/10 bg-white/5 px-3.5 py-2.5 text-sm text-[color:var(--viewer-text)] transition hover:bg-white/10"
+          @click="selectionStore.clearSelection('ui')"
+        >
+          Clear {{ selectedEntityLabel ?? "Selection" }}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div ref="historyLayerHostEl">
+        <ViewerHistoryLayer
+          :windows="hudState.historyWindows"
+          @resize="onHistoryWindowResize"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      <div ref="opsStripHostEl">
+        <ViewerOpsStrip
+          :state="hudState.opsStrip"
+          @history="onOpenHistory"
+          @focus="onFocusSelection"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      <div
+        ref="marqueeEl"
+        class="marquee-box"
+        :style="{
+          display: hudState.marquee.visible ? 'block' : 'none',
+          left: `${hudState.marquee.x}px`,
+          top: `${hudState.marquee.y}px`,
+          width: `${hudState.marquee.width}px`,
+          height: `${hudState.marquee.height}px`,
+        }"
+      />
+
+      <svg
+        class="hover-connector-svg"
+        aria-hidden="true"
+      >
+        <line
+          ref="hoverConnectorLineEl"
+          class="hover-connector-line"
+          :x1="hudState.hoverLabel.x1"
+          :y1="hudState.hoverLabel.y1"
+          :x2="hudState.hoverLabel.x2"
+          :y2="hudState.hoverLabel.y2"
+          :hidden="hudState.hoverLabel.connectorHidden"
+        />
+      </svg>
+
+      <div
+        ref="hoverLabelEl"
+        class="hover-label"
+        :hidden="hudState.hoverLabel.hidden"
+        :style="{
+          left: `${hudState.hoverLabel.x}px`,
+          top: `${hudState.hoverLabel.y}px`,
+        }"
+      >
+        {{ hudState.hoverLabel.text }}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
--- a/apps/viewer/src/GameViewer.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/GameViewer.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
+import type { ViewerHudBindings } from "./viewerHudState";
+import type { Selectable, CameraMode } from "./viewerTypes";
 import { ViewerAppController } from "./ViewerAppController";

 export class GameViewer {
  private readonly controller: ViewerAppController;

-  constructor(container: HTMLElement) {
-    this.controller = new ViewerAppController(container);
+  constructor(container: HTMLElement, hud: ViewerHudBindings) {
+    this.controller = new ViewerAppController(container, hud);
  }

  async start() {
    await this.controller.start();
  }
+
+  focusSelection(selection: Selectable, cameraMode?: CameraMode) {
+    this.controller.focusSelection(selection, cameraMode);
+  }
+
+  openHistoryWindow(selection: Selectable) {
+    this.controller.openHistoryWindow(selection);
+  }
+
+  dispose() {
+    this.controller.dispose();
+  }
 }
--- a/apps/viewer/src/ViewerAppController.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/ViewerAppController.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
  MIN_CAMERA_DISTANCE,
  NAV_DISTANCE,
 } from "./viewerConstants";
-import { createViewerHud } from "./viewerHud";
 import { updatePanFromKeyboard } from "./viewerCamera";
 import { setShellReticleOpacity } from "./viewerControls";
 import { renderFrame, resizeViewer, stepCamera } from "./viewerRenderLoop";
@@ -21,16 +20,21 @@ import { ViewerNavigationController } from "./viewerNavigationController";
 import { ViewerSceneDataController } from "./viewerSceneDataController";
 import { ViewerPresentationController } from "./viewerPresentationController";
 import { createViewerControllers, wireViewerEvents } from "./viewerControllerFactory";
+import { createViewerRenderer } from "./runtime/rendering/createViewerRenderer";
+import { disposeSceneResources } from "./runtime/rendering/disposeThreeResources";
+import { ViewerRenderSurface } from "./runtime/rendering/ViewerRenderSurface";
 import { toDisplayLocalPosition, getSystemCameraFocus } from "./viewerCamera";
 import { UniverseLayer } from "./viewerUniverseLayer";
 import { GalaxyLayer } from "./viewerGalaxyLayer";
 import { SystemLayer } from "./viewerSystemLayer";
 import { LocalLayer } from "./viewerLocalLayer";
+import type { HistoryWindowState, ViewerHudBindings, ViewerHudState } from "./viewerHudState";
+import { describeSelectable } from "./viewerSelection";
+import { entityIdToSelectable, selectionToEntityId, type ViewerSelectionStore } from "./ui/stores/viewerSelection";
 import type { FactionSnapshot } from "./contracts";
 import type {
  CameraMode,
  DragMode,
-  HistoryWindowState,
  NetworkStats,
  PerformanceStats,
  Selectable,
@@ -41,7 +45,8 @@ import type {

 export class ViewerAppController {
  private readonly container: HTMLElement;
-  private readonly renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({ antialias: true });
+  private readonly renderer = createViewerRenderer();
+  private readonly renderSurface: ViewerRenderSurface;

  // ── Three independent rendering layers ───────────────────────────────────
  readonly universeLayer = new UniverseLayer();
@@ -61,23 +66,9 @@ export class ViewerAppController {
  private readonly cameraOffset = new THREE.Vector3();
  private readonly keyState = new Set<string>();

-  private readonly gamePanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-
-  private readonly statusEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  private readonly gameSummaryEl: HTMLSpanElement;
-  private readonly systemPanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  private readonly systemTitleEl: HTMLHeadingElement;
-  private readonly systemBodyEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  private readonly detailTitleEl: HTMLHeadingElement;
-  private readonly detailBodyEl: HTMLDivElement;
+  readonly hudState: ViewerHudState;
+  readonly selectionStore: ViewerSelectionStore;
  private readonly opsStripEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  private readonly networkSectionEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  private readonly networkSummaryEl: HTMLSpanElement;
-  private readonly networkPanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  private readonly performanceSectionEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  private readonly performanceSummaryEl: HTMLSpanElement;
-  private readonly performancePanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  private readonly errorEl: HTMLDivElement;
  private readonly historyLayerEl: HTMLDivElement;
  private readonly marqueeEl: HTMLDivElement;
  private readonly hoverLabelEl: HTMLDivElement;
@@ -124,30 +115,14 @@ export class ViewerAppController {
  private readonly navigationController: ViewerNavigationController;
  private readonly sceneDataController: ViewerSceneDataController;
  private readonly presentationController: ViewerPresentationController;
+  private readonly disposeEventBindings: () => void;
+  private readonly unsubscribeSelectionStore: () => void;

-  constructor(container: HTMLElement) {
+  constructor(container: HTMLElement, hud: ViewerHudBindings) {
    this.container = container;
-    this.renderer.setPixelRatio(Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio, 2));
-    this.renderer.outputColorSpace = THREE.SRGBColorSpace;
-
-
-    const hud = createViewerHud(document);
-    this.gamePanelEl = hud.gamePanelEl;
-    this.statusEl = hud.statusEl;
-    this.gameSummaryEl = hud.gameSummaryEl;
-    this.networkSectionEl = hud.networkSectionEl;
-    this.systemPanelEl = hud.systemPanelEl;
-    this.systemTitleEl = hud.systemTitleEl;
-    this.systemBodyEl = hud.systemBodyEl;
-    this.detailTitleEl = hud.detailTitleEl;
-    this.detailBodyEl = hud.detailBodyEl;
+    this.hudState = hud.state;
+    this.selectionStore = hud.selectionStore;
    this.opsStripEl = hud.opsStripEl;
-    this.networkSummaryEl = hud.networkSummaryEl;
-    this.networkPanelEl = hud.networkPanelEl;
-    this.performanceSectionEl = hud.performanceSectionEl;
-    this.performanceSummaryEl = hud.performanceSummaryEl;
-    this.performancePanelEl = hud.performancePanelEl;
-    this.errorEl = hud.errorEl;
    this.historyLayerEl = hud.historyLayerEl;
    this.marqueeEl = hud.marqueeEl;
    this.hoverLabelEl = hud.hoverLabelEl;
@@ -160,33 +135,51 @@ export class ViewerAppController {
      interactionController: this.interactionController,
    } = createViewerControllers(this));
    this.presentationController.initializeAmbience();
-
-    this.container.append(this.renderer.domElement, hud.root);
-    this.initializePanelToggles();
-    wireViewerEvents(this);
-    this.onResize();
+    this.unsubscribeSelectionStore = this.selectionStore.$subscribe((_mutation, state) => {
+      this.syncSelectionFromStore(state.selectedEntityKind, state.selectedEntityId);
+    });
+    this.renderSurface = new ViewerRenderSurface({
+      container: this.container,
+      renderer: this.renderer,
+      onFrame: () => this.render(),
+      onResize: (width, height) => this.onResize(width, height),
+    });
+    this.disposeEventBindings = wireViewerEvents(this);
    this.updateCamera(0);
  }

-  private initializePanelToggles() {
-    for (const panel of [this.gamePanelEl, this.networkSectionEl, this.performanceSectionEl]) {
-      const toggle = panel.querySelector(".panel-toggle");
-      if (!(toggle instanceof HTMLButtonElement)) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      toggle.addEventListener("click", () => {
-        const collapsed = panel.classList.toggle("is-collapsed");
-        toggle.textContent = collapsed ? "+" : "-";
-        toggle.setAttribute("aria-expanded", collapsed ? "false" : "true");
-        toggle.setAttribute("aria-label", `${collapsed ? "Expand" : "Collapse"} ${panel.dataset.panelName ?? "panel"}`);
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
  async start() {
+    this.selectionStore.clearSelection();
    await this.worldLifecycle.bootstrapWorld();
-    this.renderer.setAnimationLoop(() => this.render());
+    this.renderSurface.start();
+  }
+
+  dispose() {
+    this.disposeEventBindings();
+    this.unsubscribeSelectionStore();
+    this.stream?.close();
+    this.renderSurface.dispose();
+    disposeSceneResources(this.universeLayer.scene);
+    disposeSceneResources(this.galaxyLayer.scene);
+    disposeSceneResources(this.systemLayer.scene);
+    disposeSceneResources(this.localLayer.scene);
+  }
+
+  focusSelection(selection: Selectable, cameraMode?: CameraMode) {
+    this.applySelectedItems([selection], "ui");
+    this.navigationController.focusOnSelection(selection);
+    if (cameraMode) {
+      this.interactionController.toggleCameraMode(cameraMode);
+      if (selection.kind === "ship" && cameraMode === "follow") {
+        this.desiredDistance = 0.00018;
+      }
+    }
+    this.updatePanels();
+    this.updateGamePanel("Live");
+  }
+
+  openHistoryWindow(selection: Selectable) {
+    this.interactionController.openHistoryWindow(selection);
  }

  private refreshStreamScopeIfNeeded() {
@@ -214,6 +207,32 @@ export class ViewerAppController {
    this.worldLifecycle.updatePanels();
  }

+  private applySelectedItems(items: Selectable[], source: "viewer" | "ui") {
+    this.selectedItems = items;
+    if (items.length === 1) {
+      const selection = items[0];
+      this.selectionStore.selectSelection({
+        id: selectionToEntityId(selection),
+        kind: selection.kind,
+        label: describeSelectable(this.world, selection),
+      }, source);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.selectionStore.clearSelection(source);
+  }
+
+  private syncSelectionFromStore(
+    kind: Selectable["kind"] | null,
+    entityId: string | null,
+  ) {
+    const selection = entityIdToSelectable(kind, entityId);
+    this.selectedItems = selection ? [selection] : [];
+    this.navigationController.syncFollowStateFromSelection();
+    this.updatePanels();
+    this.updateGamePanel("Live");
+  }
+
  private render() {
    renderFrame({
      clock: this.clock,
@@ -324,14 +343,15 @@ export class ViewerAppController {
    return resolveFocusedCelestialId(this.world, this.selectedItems);
  }

-  private onResize = () => {
+  private onResize(width: number, height: number) {
    resizeViewer({
-      renderer: this.renderer,
      galaxyLayer: this.galaxyLayer,
      systemLayer: this.systemLayer,
      localLayer: this.localLayer,
+      width,
+      height,
    });
-  };
+  }

  private setShellReticleOpacity(sprite: SystemVisual["shellReticle"], opacity: number) {
    setShellReticleOpacity(sprite, opacity);
--- a/apps/viewer/src/components/CollapsibleHudPanel.vue
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/components/CollapsibleHudPanel.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const collapsed = defineModel<boolean>("collapsed", { required: true });
+
+defineProps<{
+  title: string;
+  summary: string;
+  bodyText: string;
+  className?: string;
+  panelName: string;
+}>();
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <section :class="[
+    'pointer-events-auto rounded-3xl border border-(--viewer-panel-border) bg-(--viewer-panel) p-4 text-(--viewer-text) shadow-[0_18px_54px_rgba(0,0,0,0.35)] backdrop-blur-xl',
+    'collapsible-panel',
+    className,
+    collapsed && 'is-collapsed',
+  ]" :data-panel-name="panelName">
+    <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+      <h2 class="m-0 text-[0.64rem] leading-none tracking-[0.16em] text-(--viewer-accent) uppercase">
+        {{ title }}
+      </h2>
+      <div class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2.5">
+        <span class="panel-summary hud-mono hidden text-right text-[0.72rem] leading-none text-(--viewer-muted)">
+          {{ summary }}
+        </span>
+        <button type="button"
+          class="h-7 w-7 cursor-pointer rounded-full border border-white/10 bg-white/5 text-sm text-(--viewer-text) transition hover:bg-white/10"
+          :aria-expanded="!collapsed" :aria-label="`${collapsed ? 'Expand' : 'Collapse'} ${title} panel`"
+          @click="collapsed = !collapsed">
+          {{ collapsed ? "+" : "-" }}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div :class="`${panelName}-body hud-mono mt-3.5 text-[0.8rem] leading-6 text-(--viewer-muted) whitespace-pre-wrap`">
+      {{ bodyText }}
+    </div>
+  </section>
+</template>
--- a/apps/viewer/src/components/HtmlInfoPanel.vue
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/components/HtmlInfoPanel.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+defineProps<{
+  title: string;
+  subtitle: string;
+  bodyHtml: string;
+  hidden?: boolean;
+  className?: string;
+  subtitleClass?: string;
+  bodyClass?: string;
+}>();
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <aside v-if="!hidden" :class="[
+    'pointer-events-auto rounded-3xl border border-(--viewer-panel-border) bg-(--viewer-panel) p-4 text-(--viewer-text) shadow-[0_18px_54px_rgba(0,0,0,0.35)] backdrop-blur-xl',
+    'info-panel',
+    className,
+  ]">
+    <h2 class="m-0 text-[0.72rem] tracking-[0.16em] text-(--viewer-accent) uppercase">
+      {{ title }}
+    </h2>
+    <h3 :class="subtitleClass">{{ subtitle }}</h3>
+    <div :class="bodyClass" v-html="bodyHtml" />
+  </aside>
+</template>
--- a/apps/viewer/src/components/ViewerHistoryLayer.vue
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/components/ViewerHistoryLayer.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { nextTick, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, useTemplateRef, watch } from "vue";
+import type { HistoryWindowState } from "../viewerHudState";
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  windows: HistoryWindowState[];
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  resize: [id: string, width: number, height: number];
+}>();
+
+const windowRefs = useTemplateRef<HTMLElement[]>("historyWindows");
+let resizeObserver: ResizeObserver | undefined;
+
+onMounted(() => {
+  resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      const id = (entry.target as HTMLElement).dataset.historyWindowId;
+      if (!id) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      emit("resize", id, entry.contentRect.width, entry.contentRect.height);
+    }
+  });
+
+  for (const element of windowRefs.value ?? []) {
+    resizeObserver.observe(element);
+  }
+});
+
+watch(
+  () => props.windows.map((windowState) => `${windowState.id}:${windowState.width}:${windowState.height}`).join("|"),
+  async () => {
+    await nextTick();
+    resizeObserver?.disconnect();
+    for (const element of windowRefs.value ?? []) {
+      resizeObserver?.observe(element);
+    }
+  },
+);
+
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+  resizeObserver?.disconnect();
+});
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="history-layer">
+    <aside
+      v-for="windowState in props.windows"
+      :key="windowState.id"
+      ref="historyWindows"
+      class="history-window"
+      :data-history-window-id="windowState.id"
+      :style="{
+        left: `${windowState.x}px`,
+        top: `${windowState.y}px`,
+        width: `${windowState.width}px`,
+        height: `${windowState.height}px`,
+        zIndex: windowState.zIndex.toString(),
+      }"
+    >
+      <div class="history-window-header">
+        <h2 class="history-window-title">{{ windowState.title }}</h2>
+        <div class="history-window-actions">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            class="history-window-copy"
+          >
+            {{ windowState.copyLabel }}
+          </button>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            class="history-window-close"
+          >
+            Close
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        class="history-window-body"
+        v-html="windowState.bodyHtml"
+      />
+    </aside>
+  </div>
+</template>
--- a/apps/viewer/src/components/ViewerOpsStrip.vue
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/components/ViewerOpsStrip.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { storeToRefs } from "pinia";
+import type { OpsStripState } from "../viewerHudState";
+import { useViewerSelectionStore } from "../ui/stores/viewerSelection";
+import type { Selectable } from "../viewerTypes";
+
+defineProps<{
+  state: OpsStripState;
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  history: [selection: Selectable];
+  focus: [selection: Selectable, cameraMode?: "follow" | "tactical"];
+}>();
+
+const selectionStore = useViewerSelectionStore();
+const { selectedEntityId, selectedEntityKind } = storeToRefs(selectionStore);
+
+function isSelected(kind: Selectable["kind"], id: string) {
+  return selectedEntityKind.value === kind && selectedEntityId.value === id;
+}
+
+function onStationClick(id: string, label: string) {
+  selectionStore.selectSelection({ id, kind: "station", label }, "ui");
+}
+
+function onStationDoubleClick(id: string, label: string) {
+  selectionStore.selectSelection({ id, kind: "station", label }, "ui");
+  emit("focus", { kind: "station", id }, "tactical");
+}
+
+function onShipClick(id: string, label: string) {
+  selectionStore.selectSelection({ id, kind: "ship", label }, "ui");
+}
+
+function onShipDoubleClick(id: string, label: string) {
+  selectionStore.selectSelection({ id, kind: "ship", label }, "ui");
+  emit("focus", { kind: "ship", id }, "follow");
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <section class="ops-strip">
+    <article
+      v-for="faction in state.factions"
+      :key="faction.id"
+      class="ship-card faction-card"
+      :data-faction-id="faction.id"
+    >
+      <div class="ship-card-header">
+        <h3>{{ faction.label }}</h3>
+        <span class="ship-card-badge">faction</span>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        v-if="faction.stateLines.length > 0"
+        class="ship-card-ai"
+      >
+        <p class="ship-card-section-title">GOAP State</p>
+        <p
+          v-for="line in faction.stateLines"
+          :key="line"
+        >
+          {{ line }}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+      <div
+        v-if="faction.priorities.length > 0"
+        class="ship-card-ai"
+      >
+        <p class="ship-card-section-title">Priorities</p>
+        <p
+          v-for="priority in faction.priorities"
+          :key="`${faction.id}-${priority.label}`"
+          class="ship-card-split-line"
+        >
+          <span>{{ priority.label }}</span>
+          <span>{{ priority.value }}</span>
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </article>
+
+    <article
+      v-for="station in state.stations"
+      :key="station.id"
+      :class="['ship-card', 'station-card', isSelected('station', station.id) && 'is-selected']"
+      :data-station-id="station.id"
+      @click="onStationClick(station.id, station.label)"
+      @dblclick="onStationDoubleClick(station.id, station.label)"
+    >
+      <div class="ship-card-header">
+        <h3>{{ station.label }}</h3>
+        <span class="ship-card-badge">{{ station.badge }}</span>
+      </div>
+      <p
+        v-for="line in station.lines"
+        :key="`${station.id}-${line}`"
+      >
+        {{ line }}
+      </p>
+      <div
+        v-if="station.processes.length > 0"
+        class="ship-card-ai"
+      >
+        <div
+          v-for="process in station.processes"
+          :key="`${station.id}-${process.label}`"
+          class="ship-action-progress"
+        >
+          <div class="ship-action-progress-label">
+            <span>{{ process.label }}</span>
+            <span>{{ process.valueLabel }}</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="ship-action-progress-track">
+            <div
+              class="ship-action-progress-fill"
+              :style="{ width: `${process.progress}%` }"
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </article>
+
+    <article
+      v-for="ship in state.ships"
+      :key="ship.id"
+      :class="['ship-card', isSelected('ship', ship.id) && 'is-selected', ship.followed && 'is-followed']"
+      :data-ship-id="ship.id"
+      @click="onShipClick(ship.id, ship.label)"
+      @dblclick="onShipDoubleClick(ship.id, ship.label)"
+    >
+      <div class="ship-card-header">
+        <h3>{{ ship.label }}</h3>
+        <div class="ship-card-meta">
+          <span class="ship-card-badge">{{ ship.badge }}</span>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            class="ship-card-history-button"
+            :data-history-ship-id="ship.id"
+            :aria-label="`Open history for ${ship.label}`"
+            title="Open history"
+            @click.stop="emit('history', { kind: 'ship', id: ship.id })"
+          >
+            &#128340;
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <p
+        v-for="line in ship.locationLines"
+        :key="`${ship.id}-${line}`"
+      >
+        {{ line }}
+      </p>
+      <p
+        v-for="line in ship.lines"
+        :key="`${ship.id}-${line}`"
+      >
+        {{ line }}
+      </p>
+      <div
+        v-if="ship.action"
+        class="ship-action-progress"
+      >
+        <div class="ship-action-progress-label">
+          <span>{{ ship.action.label }}</span>
+          <span>{{ ship.action.valueLabel }}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div class="ship-action-progress-track">
+          <div
+            class="ship-action-progress-fill"
+            :style="{ width: `${ship.action.progress}%` }"
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="ship-card-ai">
+        <p
+          v-for="line in ship.aiLines"
+          :key="`${ship.id}-${line}`"
+        >
+          {{ line }}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </article>
+  </section>
+</template>
--- a/apps/viewer/src/env.d.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/env.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/// <reference types="vite/client" />
+
+declare module "*.vue" {
+  import type { DefineComponent } from "vue";
+
+  const component: DefineComponent<Record<string, never>, Record<string, never>, unknown>;
+  export default component;
+}
--- a/apps/viewer/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-import "./style.css";
-import { GameViewer } from "./GameViewer";
+import "./styles/index.css";
+import { createApp } from "vue";
+import App from "./App.vue";
+import { viewerPinia } from "./ui/stores/pinia";

 const root = document.querySelector<HTMLDivElement>("#app");

@@ -7,5 +9,6 @@ if (!root) {
  throw new Error("Missing #app root element");
 }

-const viewer = new GameViewer(root);
-void viewer.start();
+createApp(App)
+  .use(viewerPinia)
+  .mount(root);
--- a/apps/viewer/src/runtime/rendering/ViewerRenderSurface.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/runtime/rendering/ViewerRenderSurface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import * as THREE from "three";
+
+interface ViewerRenderSurfaceOptions {
+  container: HTMLElement;
+  renderer: THREE.WebGLRenderer;
+  onFrame: () => void;
+  onResize: (width: number, height: number) => void;
+}
+
+export class ViewerRenderSurface {
+  private readonly container: HTMLElement;
+  readonly renderer: THREE.WebGLRenderer;
+  private readonly onFrame: () => void;
+  private readonly onResizeCallback: (width: number, height: number) => void;
+  private readonly resizeListener = () => this.resize();
+
+  constructor(options: ViewerRenderSurfaceOptions) {
+    this.container = options.container;
+    this.renderer = options.renderer;
+    this.onFrame = options.onFrame;
+    this.onResizeCallback = options.onResize;
+    this.container.append(this.renderer.domElement);
+    window.addEventListener("resize", this.resizeListener);
+    this.resize();
+  }
+
+  get domElement() {
+    return this.renderer.domElement;
+  }
+
+  start() {
+    this.renderer.setAnimationLoop(this.onFrame);
+  }
+
+  stop() {
+    this.renderer.setAnimationLoop(null);
+  }
+
+  resize() {
+    const width = this.container.clientWidth || window.innerWidth;
+    const height = this.container.clientHeight || window.innerHeight;
+    this.renderer.setSize(width, height, false);
+    this.onResizeCallback(width, height);
+  }
+
+  dispose() {
+    this.stop();
+    window.removeEventListener("resize", this.resizeListener);
+    this.renderer.dispose();
+    this.renderer.domElement.remove();
+  }
+}
--- a/apps/viewer/src/runtime/rendering/createViewerRenderer.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/runtime/rendering/createViewerRenderer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import * as THREE from "three";
+
+export function createViewerRenderer() {
+  const renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({ antialias: true });
+  renderer.setPixelRatio(Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio, 2));
+  renderer.outputColorSpace = THREE.SRGBColorSpace;
+  renderer.setClearColor(0x040912, 1);
+  return renderer;
+}
--- a/apps/viewer/src/runtime/rendering/disposeThreeResources.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/runtime/rendering/disposeThreeResources.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import * as THREE from "three";
+
+function disposeMaterialTextures(material: THREE.Material, disposedTextures: Set<THREE.Texture>) {
+  for (const value of Object.values(material)) {
+    if (value instanceof THREE.Texture && !disposedTextures.has(value)) {
+      disposedTextures.add(value);
+      value.dispose();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function disposeSceneResources(root: THREE.Object3D) {
+  const disposedGeometries = new Set<THREE.BufferGeometry>();
+  const disposedMaterials = new Set<THREE.Material>();
+  const disposedTextures = new Set<THREE.Texture>();
+
+  root.traverse((object) => {
+    const mesh = object as THREE.Mesh;
+    const geometry = mesh.geometry;
+    if (geometry instanceof THREE.BufferGeometry && !disposedGeometries.has(geometry)) {
+      disposedGeometries.add(geometry);
+      geometry.dispose();
+    }
+
+    const material = mesh.material;
+    const materials = Array.isArray(material) ? material : material ? [material] : [];
+    for (const candidate of materials) {
+      if (candidate instanceof THREE.Material && !disposedMaterials.has(candidate)) {
+        disposedMaterials.add(candidate);
+        disposeMaterialTextures(candidate, disposedTextures);
+        candidate.dispose();
+      }
+    }
+  });
+}
--- a/apps/viewer/src/styles/index.css
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/styles/index.css
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@import "tailwindcss";
+@import "./viewer.css";
--- a/apps/viewer/src/styles/viewer.css
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/styles/viewer.css
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 :root {
  color-scheme: dark;
  font-family: "Space Grotesk", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
-  --bg: #050812;
-  --panel: rgba(9, 18, 34, 0.78);
-  --panel-border: rgba(132, 196, 255, 0.18);
-  --text: #eaf4ff;
-  --muted: #98adc4;
-  --accent: #7fd6ff;
-  --warning: #ffbf69;
+  --viewer-panel: rgba(9, 18, 34, 0.78);
+  --viewer-panel-border: rgba(132, 196, 255, 0.18);
+  --viewer-text: #eaf4ff;
+  --viewer-muted: #98adc4;
+  --viewer-accent: #7fd6ff;
+  --viewer-warning: #ffbf69;
 }

 * {
@@ -27,39 +26,95 @@ body,
    linear-gradient(180deg, #03060d 0%, #060c18 100%);
 }

+body {
+  color: var(--viewer-text);
+}
+
 canvas {
  display: block;
 }

-.viewer-shell {
-  position: fixed;
-  inset: 0;
-  pointer-events: none;
+.viewer-app,
+.viewer-canvas-host {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
 }

-.left-panel-stack {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 20px;
-  left: 20px;
-  width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 40px));
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 16px;
+.panel-summary,
+.hud-mono,
+.system-body,
+.detail-body,
+.ship-card p,
+.history,
+.history-window-body,
+.hover-label {
+  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
 }

-.right-panel-stack {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 20px;
-  right: 20px;
-  width: min(380px, calc(100vw - 40px));
+.collapsible-panel.is-collapsed .game-body,
+.collapsible-panel.is-collapsed .network-body,
+.collapsible-panel.is-collapsed .performance-body {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.collapsible-panel.is-collapsed .panel-summary {
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+
+.system-title,
+.detail-title {
+  margin: 12px 0 0;
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+}
+
+.system-body,
+.detail-body {
+  margin-top: 12px;
+  color: var(--viewer-muted);
+  line-height: 1.55;
+}
+
+.system-body p,
+.detail-body p {
+  margin: 0 0 12px;
+}
+
+.detail-progress,
+.ship-action-progress {
+  margin: 0 0 3px;
+}
+
+.detail-progress-label,
+.ship-action-progress-label {
  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 16px;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 10px;
+  margin-bottom: 6px;
+  color: var(--viewer-muted);
+  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  line-height: 1;
+}
+
+.detail-progress-track,
+.ship-action-progress-track {
+  height: 6px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  background: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.12);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.14);
+}
+
+.detail-progress-fill,
+.ship-action-progress-fill {
+  height: 100%;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.72), rgba(255, 191, 105, 0.9));
 }

 .marquee-box {
  position: absolute;
-  display: none;
  border: 1px solid rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.72);
  background: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.14);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
@@ -91,7 +146,6 @@ canvas {
  background: rgba(7, 15, 28, 0.88);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 88, 72, 0.5);
  color: #fff2ef;
-  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  white-space: pre-line;
@@ -102,235 +156,6 @@ canvas {
  display: none;
 }

-.topbar,
-.info-panel,
-.network-panel,
-.performance-panel,
-.ops-strip {
-  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
-  background: var(--panel);
-  border: 1px solid var(--panel-border);
-  box-shadow: 0 18px 54px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
-}
-
-.topbar {
-  border-radius: 22px;
-  padding: 14px 16px;
-  pointer-events: auto;
-}
-
-.eyebrow {
-  margin: 0 0 6px;
-  color: var(--accent);
-  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
-  font-size: 0.72rem;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-}
-
-.topbar h1,
-.topbar h2,
-.info-panel h2,
-.info-panel h3,
-.ship-card h3 {
-  margin: 0;
-}
-
-.topbar {
-  display: block;
-  align-items: start;
-}
-
-.topbar h2 {
-  color: var(--accent);
-  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
-  font-size: 0.64rem;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  line-height: 1;
-}
-
-.panel-heading {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 12px;
-}
-
-.panel-heading-meta {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 10px;
-  min-width: 0;
-}
-
-.panel-summary {
-  display: none;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
-  font-size: 0.72rem;
-  line-height: 1;
-  text-align: right;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-}
-
-.panel-toggle {
-  border: 1px solid rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.2);
-  background: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.08);
-  color: var(--text);
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  width: 28px;
-  height: 28px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font: inherit;
-}
-
-.panel-toggle:hover {
-  background: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.16);
-}
-
-.topbar-body {
-  margin-top: 14px;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  line-height: 1.6;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-}
-
-.info-panel {
-  border-radius: 24px;
-  padding: 16px;
-  color: var(--text);
-  pointer-events: auto;
-  overflow: auto;
-}
-
-.network-panel {
-  border-radius: 24px;
-  padding: 14px 16px;
-  color: var(--text);
-  pointer-events: auto;
-}
-
-.performance-panel {
-  width: min(360px, calc(100vw - 40px));
-  border-radius: 24px;
-  padding: 14px 16px;
-  color: var(--text);
-  pointer-events: auto;
-}
-
-.info-panel h2 {
-  color: var(--accent);
-  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
-  font-size: 0.72rem;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-}
-
-.network-panel h2,
-.performance-panel h2 {
-  margin: 0;
-  color: var(--accent);
-  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
-  font-size: 0.64rem;
-  line-height: 1;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-}
-
-.network-body,
-.performance-body {
-  margin-top: 14px;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
-  font-size: 0.8rem;
-  line-height: 1.6;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-}
-
-.collapsible-panel.is-collapsed .topbar-body,
-.collapsible-panel.is-collapsed .network-body,
-.collapsible-panel.is-collapsed .performance-body {
-  display: none;
-}
-
-.collapsible-panel.is-collapsed .panel-summary {
-  display: inline-block;
-}
-
-.collapsible-panel.is-collapsed {
-  padding-bottom: 12px;
-}
-
-.detail-title {
-  margin-top: 12px;
-  font-size: 1.05rem;
-}
-
-.system-title {
-  margin-top: 12px;
-  font-size: 1.05rem;
-}
-
-.system-body,
-.detail-body {
-  margin-top: 12px;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  line-height: 1.55;
-}
-
-.system-body p,
-.detail-body p {
-  margin: 0 0 12px;
-}
-
-.detail-progress,
-.ship-action-progress {
-  margin: 0 0 3px;
-}
-
-.detail-progress-label,
-.ship-action-progress-label {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  gap: 10px;
-  margin-bottom: 6px;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
-  font-size: 0.72rem;
-  line-height: 1;
-}
-
-.module-item {
-  display: block;
-  padding-left: 1em;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
-  font-size: 0.72rem;
-  line-height: 1.5;
-}
-
-.detail-progress-track,
-.ship-action-progress-track {
-  height: 6px;
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  background: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.12);
-  border: 1px solid rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.14);
-}
-
-.detail-progress-fill,
-.ship-action-progress-fill {
-  height: 100%;
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.72), rgba(255, 191, 105, 0.9));
-}
-
-.history {
-  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
-  font-size: 0.78rem;
-  line-height: 1.6;
-}
-
 .history-window {
  position: absolute;
  right: auto;
@@ -353,10 +178,6 @@ canvas {
  resize: both;
 }

-.history-window[hidden] {
-  display: none;
-}
-
 .history-window-header {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
@@ -369,41 +190,16 @@ canvas {

 .history-window-title {
  margin: 0;
-  color: var(--accent);
+  color: var(--viewer-accent);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
 }

-.history-window-close,
-.ship-card-history-button {
-  border: 1px solid rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.22);
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  background: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.08);
-  color: var(--text);
-  font: inherit;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.history-window-actions {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 8px;
-}
-
-.history-window-close {
-  padding: 8px 12px;
-}
-
-.history-window-copy {
-  padding: 8px 12px;
-}
-
 .history-window-body {
  overflow: auto;
  padding: 16px;
-  color: var(--text);
-  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
+  color: var(--viewer-text);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  white-space: pre-wrap;
@@ -411,34 +207,10 @@ canvas {
  cursor: text;
 }

-.error-strip {
-  border-radius: 14px;
-  padding: 12px 14px;
-  background: rgba(255, 116, 88, 0.14);
-  color: #ffd8cf;
-  pointer-events: auto;
-}
-
-.right-panel-stack .error-strip {
-  margin-top: -4px;
-}
-
-.system-panel-section[hidden] {
-  display: none;
-}
-
-.detail-panel-section[hidden] {
-  display: none;
-}
-
-.error-strip[hidden] {
-  display: none;
-}
-
-.history-layer {
-  position: absolute;
-  inset: 0;
-  pointer-events: none;
+.history-window-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
 }

 .ops-strip {
@@ -448,8 +220,6 @@ canvas {
  bottom: 0;
  width: 50vw;
  min-height: 128px;
-  border-radius: 0;
-  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 0;
@@ -461,7 +231,6 @@ canvas {
 }

 .ship-card {
-  border-radius: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.14);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.1);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10, 20, 36, 0.96), rgba(6, 12, 22, 0.98));
@@ -471,7 +240,7 @@ canvas {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
-  color: var(--text);
+  color: var(--viewer-text);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform 140ms ease, border-color 140ms ease, box-shadow 140ms ease, background 140ms ease;
 }
@@ -499,11 +268,26 @@ canvas {
 }

 .ship-card h3 {
+  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
 }

+.ship-card p {
+  margin: 2px 0 0;
+  color: var(--viewer-muted);
+  line-height: 1.35;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  white-space: pre-line;
+}
+
+.ship-card-header + p {
+  font-size: 0.62rem;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
 .ship-card-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
@@ -515,30 +299,12 @@ canvas {
  padding: 3px 8px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.12);
-  color: var(--accent);
+  color: var(--viewer-accent);
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
 }

-.ship-card p {
-  margin: 2px 0 0;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  line-height: 1.35;
-  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", "SFMono-Regular", monospace;
-  font-size: 0.72rem;
-}
-
-.ship-card-header+p {
-  font-size: 0.62rem;
-  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-}
-
-.ship-action-progress {
-  margin-top: 2px;
-}
-
 .ship-card-ai {
  margin-top: 2px;
  padding-top: 6px;
@@ -547,11 +313,22 @@ canvas {

 .ship-card-section-title {
  margin: 0;
-  color: var(--accent);
+  color: var(--viewer-accent);
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
 }

+.ship-card-history-button,
+.history-window-copy,
+.history-window-close {
+  border: 1px solid rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.22);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  background: rgba(127, 214, 255, 0.08);
+  color: var(--viewer-text);
+  font: inherit;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 .ship-card-history-button {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
@@ -564,6 +341,11 @@ canvas {
  line-height: 1;
 }

+.history-window-copy,
+.history-window-close {
+  padding: 8px 12px;
+}
+
 .faction-card {
  border-top-color: rgba(180, 130, 255, 0.3);
  cursor: default;
@@ -582,11 +364,14 @@ canvas {
  border-color: rgba(127, 255, 180, 0.5);
 }

-.swatch {
-  width: 14px;
-  height: 48px;
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  flex: none;
+.ship-card-split-line {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 12px;
+}
+
+.selection-action-button {
+  pointer-events: auto;
 }

@media (max-width: 1080px) {
@@ -596,53 +381,8 @@ canvas {
 }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
-  .left-panel-stack {
-    right: 20px;
-    width: auto;
-  }
-
-  .right-panel-stack {
-    left: 20px;
-    right: 20px;
-    top: auto;
-    width: auto;
-    bottom: 148px;
-    max-height: 38vh;
-    overflow: auto;
-  }
-
-  .info-panel {
-    max-height: none;
-    overflow: visible;
-  }
-
-  .system-panel-section,
-  .detail-panel-section,
-  .error-strip {
-    width: auto;
-  }
-
-  .network-panel {
-    width: auto;
-  }
-
-  .performance-panel {
-    width: auto;
-  }
-
  .ops-strip {
-    left: 0;
-    right: 0;
-    bottom: 0;
-    width: 50vw;
+    width: 100vw;
    min-height: 120px;
  }
-
-  .history-window {
-    left: 20px;
-    right: 20px;
-    width: auto;
-    max-width: calc(100vw - 40px);
-    max-height: calc(100vh - 40px);
-  }
 }
--- a/apps/viewer/src/ui/stores/pinia.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/ui/stores/pinia.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { createPinia } from "pinia";
+
+export const viewerPinia = createPinia();
--- a/apps/viewer/src/ui/stores/viewerSelection.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/ui/stores/viewerSelection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { defineStore } from "pinia";
+import type { Selectable } from "../../viewerTypes";
+
+export type ViewerSelectionSource = "viewer" | "ui" | null;
+
+export interface ViewerSelectionSummary {
+  id: string;
+  kind: Selectable["kind"];
+  label?: string | null;
+}
+
+export function selectionToEntityId(selection: Selectable): string {
+  switch (selection.kind) {
+    case "planet":
+      return `${selection.systemId}:${selection.planetIndex}`;
+    case "moon":
+      return `${selection.systemId}:${selection.planetIndex}:${selection.moonIndex}`;
+    default:
+      return selection.id;
+  }
+}
+
+export function entityIdToSelectable(
+  kind: Selectable["kind"] | null,
+  entityId: string | null,
+): Selectable | null {
+  if (!kind || !entityId) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (kind === "planet") {
+    const [systemId, planetIndex] = entityId.split(":");
+    if (!systemId || planetIndex == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      kind,
+      systemId,
+      planetIndex: Number(planetIndex),
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (kind === "moon") {
+    const [systemId, planetIndex, moonIndex] = entityId.split(":");
+    if (!systemId || planetIndex == null || moonIndex == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      kind,
+      systemId,
+      planetIndex: Number(planetIndex),
+      moonIndex: Number(moonIndex),
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    kind,
+    id: entityId,
+  } as Selectable;
+}
+
+export const useViewerSelectionStore = defineStore("viewerSelection", {
+  state: () => ({
+    selectedEntityId: null as string | null,
+    selectedEntityKind: null as Selectable["kind"] | null,
+    selectedEntityLabel: null as string | null,
+    hoveredEntityId: null as string | null,
+    inspectedEntityId: null as string | null,
+    selectionSource: null as ViewerSelectionSource,
+  }),
+  actions: {
+    selectEntity(id: string | null, source: ViewerSelectionSource = null) {
+      this.selectedEntityId = id;
+      this.selectionSource = source;
+      if (id == null) {
+        this.selectedEntityKind = null;
+        this.selectedEntityLabel = null;
+      }
+    },
+    selectSelection(selection: ViewerSelectionSummary | null, source: ViewerSelectionSource = null) {
+      if (!selection) {
+        this.clearSelection(source);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this.selectedEntityId = selection.id;
+      this.selectedEntityKind = selection.kind;
+      this.selectedEntityLabel = selection.label ?? null;
+      this.selectionSource = source;
+    },
+    clearSelection(source: ViewerSelectionSource = null) {
+      this.selectedEntityId = null;
+      this.selectedEntityKind = null;
+      this.selectedEntityLabel = null;
+      this.selectionSource = source;
+    },
+    hoverEntity(id: string | null) {
+      this.hoveredEntityId = id;
+    },
+    inspectEntity(id: string | null) {
+      this.inspectedEntityId = id;
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+export type ViewerSelectionStore = ReturnType<typeof useViewerSelectionStore>;
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerControllerFactory.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerControllerFactory.ts
@@ -79,21 +79,13 @@ export function createViewerControllers(host: any) {

  const presentationController = new ViewerPresentationController({
    renderer: host.renderer,
+    hudState: host.hudState,
    galaxyScene: host.galaxyLayer.scene,
    galaxyCamera: host.galaxyLayer.camera,
    systemCamera: host.systemLayer.camera,
    galaxyAnchor: host.galaxyAnchor,
    systemAnchor: host.systemAnchor,
    ambienceGroup: host.universeLayer.ambienceGroup,
-    gameSummaryEl: host.gameSummaryEl,
-    networkSummaryEl: host.networkSummaryEl,
-    performanceSummaryEl: host.performanceSummaryEl,
-    statusEl: host.statusEl,
-    networkPanelEl: host.networkPanelEl,
-    performancePanelEl: host.performancePanelEl,
-    systemPanelEl: host.systemPanelEl,
-    systemTitleEl: host.systemTitleEl,
-    systemBodyEl: host.systemBodyEl,
    networkStats: host.networkStats,
    performanceStats: host.performanceStats,
    getWorld: () => host.world,
@@ -137,10 +129,7 @@ export function createViewerControllers(host: any) {
    getCameraTargetShipId: () => host.cameraTargetShipId,
    getNetworkStats: () => host.networkStats,
    getSystemSummaryVisuals: () => new Map(),
-    errorEl: host.errorEl,
-    opsStripEl: host.opsStripEl,
-    detailTitleEl: host.detailTitleEl,
-    detailBodyEl: host.detailBodyEl,
+    hudState: host.hudState,
    worldLabel: () => host.world?.label ?? "",
    rebuildSystems: (systems) => sceneDataController.rebuildSystems(systems),
    syncCelestials: (celestials) => sceneDataController.syncCelestials(celestials),
@@ -166,7 +155,6 @@ export function createViewerControllers(host: any) {
  });

  const historyController = new ViewerHistoryWindowController({
-    historyLayerEl: host.historyLayerEl,
    historyWindows: host.historyWindows,
    getWorld: () => host.world,
    getHistoryWindowCounter: () => host.historyWindowCounter,
@@ -200,13 +188,14 @@ export function createViewerControllers(host: any) {
    hoverLabelEl: host.hoverLabelEl,
    hoverConnectorLineEl: host.hoverConnectorLineEl,
    marqueeEl: host.marqueeEl,
+    hudState: host.hudState,
    keyState: host.keyState,
    getWorld: () => host.world,
    getActiveSystemId: () => host.activeSystemId,
    getPovLevel: () => host.povLevel,
    getSelectedItems: () => host.selectedItems,
    setSelectedItems: (items) => {
-      host.selectedItems = items;
+      host.applySelectedItems(items, "viewer");
    },
    getDragMode: () => host.dragMode,
    setDragMode: (mode) => {
@@ -268,20 +257,33 @@ export function createViewerControllers(host: any) {
 }

 export function wireViewerEvents(host: any) {
-  host.renderer.domElement.addEventListener("pointerdown", host.interactionController.onPointerDown);
-  host.renderer.domElement.addEventListener("pointermove", host.interactionController.onPointerMove);
-  host.renderer.domElement.addEventListener("pointerup", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
-  host.renderer.domElement.addEventListener("pointerleave", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
-  host.renderer.domElement.addEventListener("click", host.interactionController.onClick);
-  host.renderer.domElement.addEventListener("dblclick", host.interactionController.onDoubleClick);
-  host.renderer.domElement.addEventListener("wheel", host.interactionController.onWheel, { passive: false });
-  host.opsStripEl.addEventListener("click", host.interactionController.onOpsStripClick);
-  host.opsStripEl.addEventListener("dblclick", host.interactionController.onOpsStripDoubleClick);
+  const canvas = host.renderer.domElement;
+  canvas.addEventListener("pointerdown", host.interactionController.onPointerDown);
+  canvas.addEventListener("pointermove", host.interactionController.onPointerMove);
+  canvas.addEventListener("pointerup", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
+  canvas.addEventListener("pointerleave", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
+  canvas.addEventListener("click", host.interactionController.onClick);
+  canvas.addEventListener("dblclick", host.interactionController.onDoubleClick);
+  canvas.addEventListener("wheel", host.interactionController.onWheel, { passive: false });
  host.historyLayerEl.addEventListener("click", host.interactionController.onHistoryLayerClick);
  host.historyLayerEl.addEventListener("pointerdown", host.interactionController.onHistoryLayerPointerDown);
  window.addEventListener("pointermove", host.interactionController.onHistoryWindowPointerMove);
  window.addEventListener("pointerup", host.interactionController.onHistoryWindowPointerUp);
  window.addEventListener("keydown", host.interactionController.onKeyDown);
  window.addEventListener("keyup", host.interactionController.onKeyUp);
-  window.addEventListener("resize", host.onResize);
+  return () => {
+    canvas.removeEventListener("pointerdown", host.interactionController.onPointerDown);
+    canvas.removeEventListener("pointermove", host.interactionController.onPointerMove);
+    canvas.removeEventListener("pointerup", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
+    canvas.removeEventListener("pointerleave", host.interactionController.onPointerUp);
+    canvas.removeEventListener("click", host.interactionController.onClick);
+    canvas.removeEventListener("dblclick", host.interactionController.onDoubleClick);
+    canvas.removeEventListener("wheel", host.interactionController.onWheel);
+    host.historyLayerEl.removeEventListener("click", host.interactionController.onHistoryLayerClick);
+    host.historyLayerEl.removeEventListener("pointerdown", host.interactionController.onHistoryLayerPointerDown);
+    window.removeEventListener("pointermove", host.interactionController.onHistoryWindowPointerMove);
+    window.removeEventListener("pointerup", host.interactionController.onHistoryWindowPointerUp);
+    window.removeEventListener("keydown", host.interactionController.onKeyDown);
+    window.removeEventListener("keyup", host.interactionController.onKeyUp);
+  };
 }
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerHistory.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerHistory.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,23 @@
-import type { HistoryWindowState, Selectable, WorldState } from "./viewerTypes";
+import type { HistoryWindowState } from "./viewerHudState";
+import type { Selectable, WorldState } from "./viewerTypes";

 export function createHistoryWindowState(
-  documentRef: Document,
  target: Selectable,
  historyWindowsCount: number,
  historyWindowCounter: number,
 ): HistoryWindowState {
-  const id = `history-${historyWindowCounter}`;
-  const root = documentRef.createElement("aside");
-  root.className = "history-window";
-  root.dataset.historyWindowId = id;
-  root.innerHTML = `
-    <div class="history-window-header">
-      <h2 class="history-window-title">History</h2>
-      <div class="history-window-actions">
-        <button type="button" class="history-window-copy">Copy</button>
-        <button type="button" class="history-window-close">Close</button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="history-window-body">No history selected.</div>
-  `;
-
-  root.style.width = `${Math.min(520, window.innerWidth - 40)}px`;
-  root.style.height = `${Math.min(360, Math.max(240, window.innerHeight * 0.42))}px`;
-  root.style.left = `${Math.max(20, 20 + ((historyWindowsCount * 28) % Math.max(40, window.innerWidth - 580)))}px`;
-  root.style.top = `${Math.max(20, 20 + ((historyWindowsCount * 28) % Math.max(40, window.innerHeight - 420)))}px`;
-
  return {
-    id,
+    id: `history-${historyWindowCounter}`,
    target,
-    root,
-    titleEl: root.querySelector(".history-window-title") as HTMLHeadingElement,
-    bodyEl: root.querySelector(".history-window-body") as HTMLDivElement,
-    copyButtonEl: root.querySelector(".history-window-copy") as HTMLButtonElement,
+    title: "History",
+    bodyHtml: "No history selected.",
    text: "",
+    copyLabel: "Copy",
+    width: Math.min(520, window.innerWidth - 40),
+    height: Math.min(360, Math.max(240, window.innerHeight * 0.42)),
+    x: Math.max(20, 20 + ((historyWindowsCount * 28) % Math.max(40, window.innerWidth - 580))),
+    y: Math.max(20, 20 + ((historyWindowsCount * 28) % Math.max(40, window.innerHeight - 420))),
+    zIndex: 1,
  };
 }

@@ -48,9 +32,9 @@ export function refreshHistoryWindow(
      return false;
    }

-    windowState.titleEl.textContent = `${ship.label} History`;
+    windowState.title = `${ship.label} History`;
    windowState.text = ship.history.length > 0 ? ship.history.join("\n") : "No history yet.";
-    windowState.bodyEl.innerHTML = windowState.text.replaceAll("\n", "<br>");
+    windowState.bodyHtml = windowState.text.replaceAll("\n", "<br>");
    return true;
  }

@@ -60,9 +44,9 @@ export function refreshHistoryWindow(
      return false;
    }

-    windowState.titleEl.textContent = `${station.label} History`;
+    windowState.title = `${station.label} History`;
    windowState.text = renderRecentEvents("station", station.id).replaceAll("<br>", "\n") || "No history yet.";
-    windowState.bodyEl.innerHTML = windowState.text.replaceAll("\n", "<br>");
+    windowState.bodyHtml = windowState.text.replaceAll("\n", "<br>");
    return true;
  }

--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerHistoryManager.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerHistoryManager.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import { createHistoryWindowState, refreshHistoryWindow } from "./viewerHistory";
-import type { HistoryWindowState, Selectable, WorldState } from "./viewerTypes";
+import type { HistoryWindowState } from "./viewerHudState";
+import type { Selectable, WorldState } from "./viewerTypes";

 export function openHistoryWindow(
  historyWindows: HistoryWindowState[],
-  historyLayerEl: HTMLDivElement,
  target: Selectable,
  nextCounter: number,
  bringToFront: (windowState: HistoryWindowState) => void,
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ export function openHistoryWindow(
    return nextCounter;
  }

-  const windowState = createHistoryWindowState(document, target, historyWindows.length, nextCounter);
+  const windowState = createHistoryWindowState(target, historyWindows.length, nextCounter);
  historyWindows.push(windowState);
-  historyLayerEl.append(windowState.root);
  bringToFront(windowState);
  refreshWindows();
  return nextCounter;
@@ -56,8 +55,7 @@ export function destroyHistoryWindow(
    };
  }

-  const [removed] = historyWindows.splice(index, 1);
-  removed.root.remove();
+  historyWindows.splice(index, 1);
  if (historyWindowDragId === id) {
    return {
      historyWindowDragId: undefined,
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ export function destroyHistoryWindow(
 }

 export function bringHistoryWindowToFront(windowState: HistoryWindowState, nextZIndex: number) {
-  windowState.root.style.zIndex = `${nextZIndex}`;
+  windowState.zIndex = nextZIndex;
 }

 export function beginHistoryWindowDrag(
@@ -91,9 +89,7 @@ export function beginHistoryWindowDrag(
    };
  }

-  const bounds = windowState.root.getBoundingClientRect();
-  historyWindowDragOffset.set(clientX - bounds.left, clientY - bounds.top);
-  windowState.root.setPointerCapture?.(pointerId);
+  historyWindowDragOffset.set(clientX - windowState.x, clientY - windowState.y);
  return {
    historyWindowDragId: windowId,
    historyWindowDragPointerId: pointerId,
@@ -118,16 +114,12 @@ export function updateHistoryWindowDrag(
    return;
  }

-  const width = windowState.root.offsetWidth;
-  const height = windowState.root.offsetHeight;
-  const left = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(clientX - historyWindowDragOffset.x, 20, window.innerWidth - width - 20);
-  const top = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(clientY - historyWindowDragOffset.y, 20, window.innerHeight - height - 20);
-  windowState.root.style.left = `${left}px`;
-  windowState.root.style.top = `${top}px`;
+  windowState.x = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(clientX - historyWindowDragOffset.x, 20, window.innerWidth - windowState.width - 20);
+  windowState.y = THREE.MathUtils.clamp(clientY - historyWindowDragOffset.y, 20, window.innerHeight - windowState.height - 20);
 }

 export function endHistoryWindowDrag(
-  historyWindows: HistoryWindowState[],
+  _historyWindows: HistoryWindowState[],
  historyWindowDragId: string | undefined,
  historyWindowDragPointerId: number | undefined,
  pointerId: number,
@@ -139,8 +131,6 @@ export function endHistoryWindowDrag(
    };
  }

-  const windowState = historyWindows.find((candidate) => candidate.id === historyWindowDragId);
-  windowState?.root.releasePointerCapture?.(pointerId);
  return {
    historyWindowDragId: undefined,
    historyWindowDragPointerId: undefined,
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerHistoryWindowController.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerHistoryWindowController.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ import {
  refreshHistoryWindows,
  updateHistoryWindowDrag,
 } from "./viewerHistoryManager";
-import type { HistoryWindowState, Selectable, WorldState } from "./viewerTypes";
+import type { HistoryWindowState } from "./viewerHudState";
+import type { Selectable, WorldState } from "./viewerTypes";

 export interface ViewerHistoryWindowContext {
-  historyLayerEl: HTMLDivElement;
  historyWindows: HistoryWindowState[];
  getWorld: () => WorldState | undefined;
  getHistoryWindowCounter: () => number;
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ export class ViewerHistoryWindowController {
  openHistoryWindow(target: Selectable) {
    const nextCounter = openHistoryWindow(
      this.context.historyWindows,
-      this.context.historyLayerEl,
      target,
      this.context.getHistoryWindowCounter() + 1,
      (windowState) => this.bringHistoryWindowToFront(windowState),
@@ -155,14 +154,14 @@ export class ViewerHistoryWindowController {

    try {
      await copyTextToClipboard(windowState.text);
-      windowState.copyButtonEl.textContent = "Copied";
+      windowState.copyLabel = "Copied";
      window.setTimeout(() => {
-        windowState.copyButtonEl.textContent = "Copy";
+        windowState.copyLabel = "Copy";
      }, 1200);
    } catch {
-      windowState.copyButtonEl.textContent = "Failed";
+      windowState.copyLabel = "Failed";
      window.setTimeout(() => {
-        windowState.copyButtonEl.textContent = "Copy";
+        windowState.copyLabel = "Copy";
      }, 1200);
    }
  }
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerHud.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerHud.ts
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-export interface ViewerHudElements {
-  root: HTMLDivElement;
-  gamePanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  statusEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  gameSummaryEl: HTMLSpanElement;
-  networkSectionEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  systemPanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  systemTitleEl: HTMLHeadingElement;
-  systemBodyEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  detailTitleEl: HTMLHeadingElement;
-  detailBodyEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  opsStripEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  networkSummaryEl: HTMLSpanElement;
-  networkPanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  performanceSectionEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  performanceSummaryEl: HTMLSpanElement;
-  performancePanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  errorEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  historyLayerEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  marqueeEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  hoverLabelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  hoverConnectorLineEl: SVGLineElement;
-}
-
-export function createViewerHud(documentRef: Document): ViewerHudElements {
-  const root = documentRef.createElement("div");
-  root.className = "viewer-shell";
-  root.innerHTML = `
-    <div class="left-panel-stack">
-      <header class="topbar collapsible-panel is-collapsed" data-panel-name="game">
-        <div class="panel-heading">
-          <h2>Game</h2>
-          <div class="panel-heading-meta">
-            <span class="panel-summary game-summary">Bootstrapping</span>
-            <button type="button" class="panel-toggle" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Expand Game panel">+</button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="topbar-body">Bootstrapping</div>
-      </header>
-      <aside class="network-panel collapsible-panel is-collapsed" data-panel-name="network">
-        <div class="panel-heading">
-          <h2>Network</h2>
-          <div class="panel-heading-meta">
-            <span class="panel-summary network-summary">Waiting</span>
-            <button type="button" class="panel-toggle" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Expand Network panel">+</button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="network-body">Waiting for snapshot.</div>
-      </aside>
-      <aside class="performance-panel collapsible-panel is-collapsed" data-panel-name="performance">
-        <div class="panel-heading">
-          <h2>Performance</h2>
-          <div class="panel-heading-meta">
-            <span class="panel-summary performance-summary">Waiting</span>
-            <button type="button" class="panel-toggle" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Expand Performance panel">+</button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="performance-body">Waiting for frame samples.</div>
-      </aside>
-    </div>
-    <div class="right-panel-stack">
-      <aside class="info-panel system-panel-section">
-        <h2>System</h2>
-        <h3 class="system-title">Deep Space</h3>
-        <div class="system-body">Waiting for the authoritative snapshot.</div>
-      </aside>
-      <aside class="info-panel detail-panel-section">
-        <h2>Focus</h2>
-        <h3 class="detail-title">Nothing selected</h3>
-        <div class="detail-body">Waiting for the authoritative snapshot.</div>
-      </aside>
-      <div class="error-strip" hidden></div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="history-layer"></div>
-    <section class="ops-strip"></section>
-    <div class="marquee-box"></div>
-    <svg class="hover-connector-svg" aria-hidden="true">
-      <line class="hover-connector-line" x1="0" y1="0" x2="0" y2="0" hidden></line>
-    </svg>
-    <div class="hover-label" hidden></div>
-  `;
-
-  return {
-    root,
-    gamePanelEl: root.querySelector(".topbar") as HTMLDivElement,
-    statusEl: root.querySelector(".topbar-body") as HTMLDivElement,
-    gameSummaryEl: root.querySelector(".game-summary") as HTMLSpanElement,
-    networkSectionEl: root.querySelector(".network-panel") as HTMLDivElement,
-    systemPanelEl: root.querySelector(".system-panel-section") as HTMLDivElement,
-    systemTitleEl: root.querySelector(".system-title") as HTMLHeadingElement,
-    systemBodyEl: root.querySelector(".system-body") as HTMLDivElement,
-    detailTitleEl: root.querySelector(".detail-title") as HTMLHeadingElement,
-    detailBodyEl: root.querySelector(".detail-body") as HTMLDivElement,
-    opsStripEl: root.querySelector(".ops-strip") as HTMLDivElement,
-    networkSummaryEl: root.querySelector(".network-summary") as HTMLSpanElement,
-    networkPanelEl: root.querySelector(".network-body") as HTMLDivElement,
-    performanceSectionEl: root.querySelector(".performance-panel") as HTMLDivElement,
-    performanceSummaryEl: root.querySelector(".performance-summary") as HTMLSpanElement,
-    performancePanelEl: root.querySelector(".performance-body") as HTMLDivElement,
-    errorEl: root.querySelector(".error-strip") as HTMLDivElement,
-    historyLayerEl: root.querySelector(".history-layer") as HTMLDivElement,
-    marqueeEl: root.querySelector(".marquee-box") as HTMLDivElement,
-    hoverLabelEl: root.querySelector(".hover-label") as HTMLDivElement,
-    hoverConnectorLineEl: root.querySelector(".hover-connector-line") as unknown as SVGLineElement,
-  };
-}
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerHudState.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerHudState.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+import { reactive } from "vue";
+import type { ViewerSelectionStore } from "./ui/stores/viewerSelection";
+import type { Selectable } from "./viewerTypes";
+
+export interface HudPanelState {
+  collapsed: boolean;
+  summary: string;
+  bodyText: string;
+}
+
+export interface HudHtmlPanelState {
+  hidden: boolean;
+  title: string;
+  bodyHtml: string;
+}
+
+export interface HudErrorState {
+  hidden: boolean;
+  message: string;
+}
+
+export interface HudProgressBar {
+  label: string;
+  valueLabel: string;
+  progress: number;
+}
+
+export interface OpsFactionCardState {
+  kind: "faction";
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  stateLines: string[];
+  priorities: { label: string; value: string }[];
+}
+
+export interface OpsStationCardState {
+  kind: "station";
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  badge: string;
+  selected: boolean;
+  lines: string[];
+  processes: HudProgressBar[];
+}
+
+export interface OpsShipCardState {
+  kind: "ship";
+  id: string;
+  label: string;
+  badge: string;
+  selected: boolean;
+  followed: boolean;
+  locationLines: string[];
+  lines: string[];
+  action?: HudProgressBar;
+  aiLines: string[];
+}
+
+export interface OpsStripState {
+  factions: OpsFactionCardState[];
+  stations: OpsStationCardState[];
+  ships: OpsShipCardState[];
+}
+
+export interface HistoryWindowState {
+  id: string;
+  target: Selectable;
+  title: string;
+  bodyHtml: string;
+  text: string;
+  copyLabel: string;
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+  zIndex: number;
+}
+
+export interface HoverLabelState {
+  hidden: boolean;
+  text: string;
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  connectorHidden: boolean;
+  x1: number;
+  y1: number;
+  x2: number;
+  y2: number;
+}
+
+export interface MarqueeState {
+  visible: boolean;
+  x: number;
+  y: number;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
+}
+
+export interface ViewerHudState {
+  gamePanel: HudPanelState;
+  networkPanel: HudPanelState;
+  performancePanel: HudPanelState;
+  systemPanel: HudHtmlPanelState;
+  detailPanel: HudHtmlPanelState;
+  error: HudErrorState;
+  opsStrip: OpsStripState;
+  historyWindows: HistoryWindowState[];
+  hoverLabel: HoverLabelState;
+  marquee: MarqueeState;
+}
+
+export interface ViewerHudBindings {
+  state: ViewerHudState;
+  selectionStore: ViewerSelectionStore;
+  opsStripEl: HTMLDivElement;
+  historyLayerEl: HTMLDivElement;
+  marqueeEl: HTMLDivElement;
+  hoverLabelEl: HTMLDivElement;
+  hoverConnectorLineEl: SVGLineElement;
+}
+
+export function createViewerHudState(): ViewerHudState {
+  return reactive({
+    gamePanel: {
+      collapsed: true,
+      summary: "Bootstrapping",
+      bodyText: "Bootstrapping",
+    },
+    networkPanel: {
+      collapsed: true,
+      summary: "Waiting",
+      bodyText: "Waiting for snapshot.",
+    },
+    performancePanel: {
+      collapsed: true,
+      summary: "Waiting",
+      bodyText: "Waiting for frame samples.",
+    },
+    systemPanel: {
+      hidden: false,
+      title: "Deep Space",
+      bodyHtml: "Waiting for the authoritative snapshot.",
+    },
+    detailPanel: {
+      hidden: false,
+      title: "Nothing selected",
+      bodyHtml: "Waiting for the authoritative snapshot.",
+    },
+    error: {
+      hidden: true,
+      message: "",
+    },
+    opsStrip: {
+      factions: [],
+      stations: [],
+      ships: [],
+    },
+    historyWindows: [],
+    hoverLabel: {
+      hidden: true,
+      text: "",
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      connectorHidden: true,
+      x1: 0,
+      y1: 0,
+      x2: 0,
+      y2: 0,
+    },
+    marquee: {
+      visible: false,
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      width: 0,
+      height: 0,
+    },
+  });
+}
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerInteraction.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerInteraction.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as THREE from "three";
 import { describeHoverLabel, getSelectionGroup } from "./viewerSelection";
 import { ACTIVE_SYSTEM_DETAIL_SCALE } from "./viewerConstants";
 import { DISPLAY_UNITS_PER_KILOMETER, DISPLAY_UNITS_PER_LIGHT_YEAR, KILOMETERS_PER_AU, formatAdaptiveDistanceFromKilometers, formatSystemDistance } from "./viewerMath";
+import type { HoverLabelState, MarqueeState } from "./viewerHudState";
 import type { Selectable, SelectionGroup, WorldState, PovLevel } from "./viewerTypes";

 export interface HoverPickResult {
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ export function pickSelectableHitAtClientPosition(

 export function updateHoverLabel(params: {
  dragMode?: string;
+  hoverState: HoverLabelState;
  hoverLabelEl: HTMLDivElement;
  hoverConnectorLineEl: SVGLineElement;
  hoverPick: HoverPickResult | undefined;
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ export function updateHoverLabel(params: {
 }) {
  const {
    dragMode,
+    hoverState,
    hoverLabelEl,
    hoverConnectorLineEl,
    hoverPick,
@@ -87,6 +90,8 @@ export function updateHoverLabel(params: {
  } = params;

  if (dragMode || !hoverPick) {
+    hoverState.hidden = true;
+    hoverState.connectorHidden = true;
    hoverLabelEl.hidden = true;
    hoverConnectorLineEl.setAttribute("hidden", "");
    return;
@@ -95,6 +100,8 @@ export function updateHoverLabel(params: {
  const { selection, object, camera } = hoverPick;
  const label = describeHoverLabel(world, selection);
  if (!label) {
+    hoverState.hidden = true;
+    hoverState.connectorHidden = true;
    hoverLabelEl.hidden = true;
    hoverConnectorLineEl.setAttribute("hidden", "");
    return;
@@ -102,18 +109,27 @@ export function updateHoverLabel(params: {

  const distance = formatHoverDistance(camera, object, selection, povLevel, activeSystemId);

+  hoverState.hidden = false;
+  hoverState.text = `${label}\n${distance}`;
+  hoverState.x = point.x + 44;
+  hoverState.y = point.y - 90;
  hoverLabelEl.hidden = false;
-  hoverLabelEl.textContent = `${label}\n${distance}`;
-  hoverLabelEl.style.left = `${point.x + 44}px`;
-  hoverLabelEl.style.top = `${point.y - 90}px`;
+  hoverLabelEl.textContent = hoverState.text;
+  hoverLabelEl.style.left = `${hoverState.x}px`;
+  hoverLabelEl.style.top = `${hoverState.y}px`;

  const rect = hoverLabelEl.getBoundingClientRect();
  const svgRect = (hoverConnectorLineEl.ownerSVGElement as SVGSVGElement).getBoundingClientRect();
+  hoverState.connectorHidden = false;
+  hoverState.x1 = point.x;
+  hoverState.y1 = point.y;
+  hoverState.x2 = rect.left - svgRect.left;
+  hoverState.y2 = rect.top - svgRect.top + rect.height / 2;
  hoverConnectorLineEl.removeAttribute("hidden");
-  hoverConnectorLineEl.setAttribute("x1", String(point.x));
-  hoverConnectorLineEl.setAttribute("y1", String(point.y));
-  hoverConnectorLineEl.setAttribute("x2", String(rect.left - svgRect.left));
-  hoverConnectorLineEl.setAttribute("y2", String(rect.top - svgRect.top + rect.height / 2));
+  hoverConnectorLineEl.setAttribute("x1", String(hoverState.x1));
+  hoverConnectorLineEl.setAttribute("y1", String(hoverState.y1));
+  hoverConnectorLineEl.setAttribute("x2", String(hoverState.x2));
+  hoverConnectorLineEl.setAttribute("y2", String(hoverState.y2));
 }

 function formatHoverDistance(
@@ -150,6 +166,7 @@ function formatHoverDistance(
 }

 export function updateMarqueeBox(
+  marqueeState: MarqueeState,
  marqueeEl: HTMLDivElement,
  dragStart: THREE.Vector2,
  dragLast: THREE.Vector2,
@@ -158,13 +175,21 @@ export function updateMarqueeBox(
  const minY = Math.min(dragStart.y, dragLast.y);
  const maxX = Math.max(dragStart.x, dragLast.x);
  const maxY = Math.max(dragStart.y, dragLast.y);
+  marqueeState.visible = true;
+  marqueeState.x = minX;
+  marqueeState.y = minY;
+  marqueeState.width = maxX - minX;
+  marqueeState.height = maxY - minY;
  marqueeEl.style.left = `${minX}px`;
  marqueeEl.style.top = `${minY}px`;
  marqueeEl.style.width = `${maxX - minX}px`;
  marqueeEl.style.height = `${maxY - minY}px`;
 }

-export function hideMarqueeBox(marqueeEl: HTMLDivElement) {
+export function hideMarqueeBox(marqueeState: MarqueeState, marqueeEl: HTMLDivElement) {
+  marqueeState.visible = false;
+  marqueeState.width = 0;
+  marqueeState.height = 0;
  marqueeEl.style.display = "none";
  marqueeEl.style.width = "0";
  marqueeEl.style.height = "0";
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerInteractionController.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerInteractionController.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from "./viewerControls";
 import { NAV_DISTANCE, NAV_DISTANCE_PLANET_ORBIT, NAV_DISTANCE_SHIP_HULL } from "./viewerConstants";
 import { ViewerHistoryWindowController } from "./viewerHistoryWindowController";
+import type { ViewerHudState } from "./viewerHudState";
 import type {
  CameraMode,
  DragMode,
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export interface ViewerInteractionContext {
  hoverLabelEl: HTMLDivElement;
  hoverConnectorLineEl: SVGLineElement;
  marqueeEl: HTMLDivElement;
+  hudState: ViewerHudState;
  keyState: Set<string>;
  getWorld: () => WorldState | undefined;
  getActiveSystemId: () => string | undefined;
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ export class ViewerInteractionController {
    if (!this.context.getMarqueeActive() && dragDistance > 8) {
      this.context.setMarqueeActive(true);
      this.context.setSuppressClickSelection(true);
+      this.context.hudState.marquee.visible = true;
      this.context.marqueeEl.style.display = "block";
    }

@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ export class ViewerInteractionController {
    }

    this.context.dragLast.copy(point);
-    updateMarqueeBox(this.context.marqueeEl, this.context.dragStart, this.context.dragLast);
+    updateMarqueeBox(this.context.hudState.marquee, this.context.marqueeEl, this.context.dragStart, this.context.dragLast);
  };

  readonly onPointerUp = (event: PointerEvent) => {
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ export class ViewerInteractionController {

    if (this.context.getDragMode() === "marquee" && this.context.getMarqueeActive()) {
      this.completeMarqueeSelection();
-      hideMarqueeBox(this.context.marqueeEl);
+      hideMarqueeBox(this.context.hudState.marquee, this.context.marqueeEl);
    }

    this.context.setDragMode(undefined);
@@ -285,6 +288,7 @@ export class ViewerInteractionController {
  updateHoverLabel(event: PointerEvent) {
    updateHoverLabel({
      dragMode: this.context.getDragMode(),
+      hoverState: this.context.hudState.hoverLabel,
      hoverLabelEl: this.context.hoverLabelEl,
      hoverConnectorLineEl: this.context.hoverConnectorLineEl,
      hoverPick: this.pickSelectableHitAtClientPosition(event.clientX, event.clientY),
@@ -299,6 +303,10 @@ export class ViewerInteractionController {
    this.context.historyController.refreshHistoryWindows();
  }

+  openHistoryWindow(selection: Selectable) {
+    this.context.historyController.openHistoryWindow(selection);
+  }
+
  toggleCameraMode(forceMode?: CameraMode) {
    const nextState = toggleCameraMode({
      cameraMode: this.context.getCameraMode(),
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerOpsStrip.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerOpsStrip.ts
@@ -1,154 +1,131 @@
 import type { StationSnapshot } from "./contractsInfrastructure";
 import type { FactionSnapshot } from "./contractsFactions";
-import { inventoryAmount } from "./viewerMath";
+import type {
+  HudProgressBar,
+  OpsFactionCardState,
+  OpsShipCardState,
+  OpsStationCardState,
+  OpsStripState,
+} from "./viewerHudState";
 import { describeShipCurrentAction, describeShipLocation, describeShipObjective, describeShipState } from "./viewerSelection";
 import type { CameraMode, Selectable, WorldState, PovLevel } from "./viewerTypes";

-function renderFactionCard(faction: FactionSnapshot): string {
+function buildFactionCard(faction: FactionSnapshot): OpsFactionCardState {
  const state = faction.goapState;
-  const priorities = faction.goapPriorities;
-
-  return `
-    <article class="ship-card faction-card" data-faction-id="${faction.id}">
-      <div class="ship-card-header">
-        <h3>${faction.label}</h3>
-        <span class="ship-card-badge">faction</span>
-      </div>
-      ${state ? `
-        <div class="ship-card-ai">
-          <p class="ship-card-section-title">GOAP State</p>
-          <p>Military ${state.militaryShipCount} · Miners ${state.minerShipCount}</p>
-          <p>Transport ${state.transportShipCount} · Constructors ${state.constructorShipCount}</p>
-          <p>Systems ${state.controlledSystemCount} / ${state.targetSystemCount}</p>
-          <p>Factory ${state.hasShipFactory ? "yes" : "no"} · Ore ${state.oreStockpile.toFixed(0)}</p>
-        </div>
-      ` : ""}
-      ${priorities && priorities.length > 0 ? `
-        <div class="ship-card-ai">
-          <p class="ship-card-section-title">Priorities</p>
-          ${priorities.map(p => `<p>${p.goalName} <span style="float:right">${p.priority.toFixed(0)}</span></p>`).join("")}
-        </div>
-      ` : ""}
-    </article>
-  `;
+  return {
+    kind: "faction",
+    id: faction.id,
+    label: faction.label,
+    stateLines: state ? [
+      `Military ${state.militaryShipCount} · Miners ${state.minerShipCount}`,
+      `Transport ${state.transportShipCount} · Constructors ${state.constructorShipCount}`,
+      `Systems ${state.controlledSystemCount} / ${state.targetSystemCount}`,
+      `Factory ${state.hasShipFactory ? "yes" : "no"} · Ore ${state.oreStockpile.toFixed(0)}`,
+    ] : [],
+    priorities: (faction.goapPriorities ?? []).map((entry) => ({
+      label: entry.goalName,
+      value: entry.priority.toFixed(0),
+    })),
+  };
 }

-function renderStationCard(station: StationSnapshot, isSelected: boolean): string {
-  const cargo = station.inventory.reduce((sum, e) => sum + e.amount, 0);
-  const processes = station.currentProcesses;
-
-  return `
-    <article class="ship-card station-card${isSelected ? " is-selected" : ""}" data-station-id="${station.id}">
-      <div class="ship-card-header">
-        <h3>${station.label}</h3>
-        <span class="ship-card-badge">${station.category}</span>
-      </div>
-      <p>${station.systemId}</p>
-      <p>Docked ${station.dockedShips} / ${station.dockingPads}</p>
-      <p>Cargo ${cargo.toFixed(0)} · Pop ${station.population.toFixed(0)}</p>
-      <p>Modules ${station.installedModules.length}</p>
-      ${processes.length > 0 ? `
-        <div class="ship-card-ai">
-          ${processes.map(p => `
-            <div class="ship-action-progress">
-              <div class="ship-action-progress-label">
-                <span>${p.label}</span>
-                <span>${Math.round(p.progress * 100)}%</span>
-              </div>
-              <div class="ship-action-progress-track">
-                <div class="ship-action-progress-fill" style="width: ${(p.progress * 100).toFixed(1)}%"></div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          `).join("")}
-        </div>
-      ` : ""}
-    </article>
-  `;
+function buildProgressBar(label: string, progress: number): HudProgressBar {
+  return {
+    label,
+    valueLabel: `${Math.round(progress * 100)}%`,
+    progress: Number((progress * 100).toFixed(1)),
+  };
 }

-export function renderOpsStrip(
+function buildStationCard(station: StationSnapshot, isSelected: boolean): OpsStationCardState {
+  const cargo = station.inventory.reduce((sum, entry) => sum + entry.amount, 0);
+  return {
+    kind: "station",
+    id: station.id,
+    label: station.label,
+    badge: station.category,
+    selected: isSelected,
+    lines: [
+      station.systemId,
+      `Docked ${station.dockedShips} / ${station.dockingPads}`,
+      `Cargo ${cargo.toFixed(0)} · Pop ${station.population.toFixed(0)}`,
+      `Modules ${station.installedModules.length}`,
+    ],
+    processes: station.currentProcesses.map((process) => buildProgressBar(process.label, process.progress)),
+  };
+}
+
+function buildShipCard(
+  world: WorldState,
+  ship: WorldState["ships"] extends Map<string, infer Ship> ? Ship : never,
+  isSelected: boolean,
+  isFollowed: boolean,
+): OpsShipCardState {
+  const cargo = ship.inventory.reduce((sum, entry) => sum + entry.amount, 0);
+  const shipLocation = describeShipLocation(world, ship);
+  const shipState = describeShipState(world, ship);
+  const shipAction = describeShipCurrentAction(ship);
+
+  return {
+    kind: "ship",
+    id: ship.id,
+    label: ship.label,
+    badge: ship.class,
+    selected: isSelected,
+    followed: isFollowed,
+    locationLines: [shipLocation.system, ...(shipLocation.local ? [shipLocation.local] : [])],
+    lines: [
+      `Cargo ${cargo.toFixed(0)}`,
+      `State ${shipState}`,
+    ],
+    action: shipAction ? buildProgressBar(shipAction.label, shipAction.progress) : undefined,
+    aiLines: [
+      ...(ship.commanderObjective ? [`Objective ${describeShipObjective(ship.commanderObjective)}`] : []),
+      `Behavior ${ship.defaultBehaviorKind}${ship.behaviorPhase ? ` · ${ship.behaviorPhase}` : ""}`,
+      `Task ${ship.controllerTaskKind}`,
+    ],
+  };
+}
+
+export function buildOpsStripState(
  world: WorldState | undefined,
  selectedItems: Selectable[],
  cameraMode: CameraMode,
  cameraTargetShipId?: string,
  povLevel?: PovLevel,
  activeSystemId?: string,
-) {
+): OpsStripState {
  if (!world) {
-    return "";
+    return {
+      factions: [],
+      stations: [],
+      ships: [],
+    };
  }

  const isSystemFiltered = povLevel !== "galaxy" && activeSystemId != null;

-  const factionCards = [...world.factions.values()]
-    .sort((a, b) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label))
-    .map(renderFactionCard)
-    .join("");
+  const factions = [...world.factions.values()]
+    .sort((left, right) => left.label.localeCompare(right.label))
+    .map(buildFactionCard);

-  const stationCards = [...world.stations.values()]
+  const stations = [...world.stations.values()]
    .filter((station) => !isSystemFiltered || station.systemId === activeSystemId)
-    .sort((a, b) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label))
-    .map((station) => {
-      const isSelected = selectedItems.length === 1
-        && selectedItems[0].kind === "station"
-        && selectedItems[0].id === station.id;
-      return renderStationCard(station, isSelected);
-    })
-    .join("");
+    .sort((left, right) => left.label.localeCompare(right.label))
+    .map((station) => buildStationCard(
+      station,
+      selectedItems.length === 1 && selectedItems[0].kind === "station" && selectedItems[0].id === station.id,
+    ));

  const ships = [...world.ships.values()]
    .filter((ship) => !isSystemFiltered || ship.systemId === activeSystemId)
-    .sort((a, b) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label));
+    .sort((left, right) => left.label.localeCompare(right.label))
+    .map((ship) => buildShipCard(
+      world,
+      ship,
+      selectedItems.length === 1 && selectedItems[0].kind === "ship" && selectedItems[0].id === ship.id,
+      cameraMode === "follow" && cameraTargetShipId === ship.id,
+    ));

-  const shipCards = ships
-    .map((ship) => {
-      const cargo = ship.inventory.reduce((sum, e) => sum + e.amount, 0);
-      const shipLocation = describeShipLocation(world, ship);
-      const shipState = describeShipState(world, ship);
-      const shipAction = describeShipCurrentAction(ship);
-      const isSelected = selectedItems.length === 1
-        && selectedItems[0].kind === "ship"
-        && selectedItems[0].id === ship.id;
-      const isFollowed = cameraMode === "follow" && cameraTargetShipId === ship.id;
-
-      return `
-        <article class="ship-card${isSelected ? " is-selected" : ""}${isFollowed ? " is-followed" : ""}" data-ship-id="${ship.id}">
-          <div class="ship-card-header">
-            <h3>${ship.label}</h3>
-            <div class="ship-card-meta">
-              <span class="ship-card-badge">${ship.class}</span>
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                class="ship-card-history-button"
-                data-history-ship-id="${ship.id}"
-                aria-label="Open history for ${ship.label}"
-                title="Open history"
-              >&#128340;</button>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <p>${shipLocation.system}${shipLocation.local ? `<br>${shipLocation.local}` : ""}</p>
-          <p>Cargo ${cargo.toFixed(0)}</p>
-          <p>State ${shipState}</p>
-          ${shipAction ? `
-            <div class="ship-action-progress">
-              <div class="ship-action-progress-label">
-                <span>${shipAction.label}</span>
-                <span>${Math.round(shipAction.progress * 100)}%</span>
-              </div>
-              <div class="ship-action-progress-track">
-                <div class="ship-action-progress-fill" style="width: ${(shipAction.progress * 100).toFixed(1)}%"></div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          ` : ""}
-          <div class="ship-card-ai">
-            ${ship.commanderObjective ? `<p>Objective ${describeShipObjective(ship.commanderObjective)}</p>` : ""}
-            <p>Behavior ${ship.defaultBehaviorKind}${ship.behaviorPhase ? ` · ${ship.behaviorPhase}` : ""}</p>
-            <p>Task ${ship.controllerTaskKind}</p>
-          </div>
-        </article>
-      `;
-    })
-    .join("");
-
-  return factionCards + stationCards + shipCards;
+  return { factions, stations, ships };
 }
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerPanels.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerPanels.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const itemTransportById = new Map<string, string>(
 import { describeCelestialPathWithinSystem, describeOrbitalParent, describeSelectable, describeShipBehavior, describeShipCurrentAction, describeShipOrder, describeShipState, getSelectionGroup, renderSystemDetails } from "./viewerSelection";
 import type {
  CameraMode,
-  HistoryWindowState,
  NodeVisual,
  OrbitalAnchor,
  Selectable,
@@ -39,9 +38,6 @@ interface DetailPanelParams {
 interface SystemPanelParams {
  world: WorldState;
  activeSystemId?: string;
-  systemTitleEl: HTMLHeadingElement;
-  systemBodyEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  systemPanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
  cameraMode: CameraMode;
  cameraTargetShipId?: string;
 }
@@ -70,7 +66,15 @@ function formatModuleListWithConstruction(
  world: WorldState,
  stationId: string,
  installedModules: string[],
-  currentProcesses: { lane: string; label: string; progress: number; timeRemainingSeconds: number }[],
+  currentProcesses: {
+    lane: string;
+    label: string;
+    progress: number;
+    timeRemainingSeconds: number;
+    cycleSeconds: number;
+    inputs: { itemId: string; amount: number }[];
+    outputs: { itemId: string; amount: number }[];
+  }[],
 ): string {
  const processByModule = new Map<string, { label: string; progress: number; timeRemainingSeconds: number; cycleSeconds: number; inputs: { itemId: string; amount: number }[]; outputs: { itemId: string; amount: number }[] }[]>();
  for (const process of currentProcesses) {
@@ -175,11 +179,7 @@ function renderSystemOwnership(world: WorldState, systemId: string): string {
    .join("<br>");
 }

-export function updateDetailPanel(
-  detailTitleEl: HTMLHeadingElement,
-  detailBodyEl: HTMLDivElement,
-  params: DetailPanelParams,
-) {
+export function buildDetailPanelState(params: DetailPanelParams) {
  const {
    world,
    selectedItems,
@@ -191,8 +191,9 @@ export function updateDetailPanel(
  } = params;

  if (selectedItems.length === 0) {
-    detailTitleEl.textContent = worldLabel;
-    detailBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+    return {
+      title: worldLabel,
+      bodyHtml: `
        Zoom ${povLevel}<br>
        Systems ${world.systems.size}<br>
        Celestials ${world.celestials.size}<br>
@@ -201,25 +202,26 @@ export function updateDetailPanel(
        Construction ${world.constructionSites.size}<br>
        Ships ${world.ships.size}<br>
        Recent events ${world.recentEvents.length}
-    `;
-    return;
+      `,
+    };
  }

  if (selectedItems.length > 1) {
    const group = getSelectionGroup(selectedItems[0]);
-    detailTitleEl.textContent = `${selectedItems.length} selected`;
-    detailBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+    return {
+      title: `${selectedItems.length} selected`,
+      bodyHtml: `
        Type ${group}<br>
        ${selectedItems.slice(0, 8).map((item) => describeSelectable(world, item)).join("<br>")}
-    `;
-    return;
+      `,
+    };
  }

  const selected = selectedItems[0];
  if (selected.kind === "ship") {
    const ship = world.ships.get(selected.id);
    if (!ship) {
-      return;
+      return { title: "Missing ship", bodyHtml: "" };
    }
    const parent = describeSelectionParent(selected);
    const cargoUsed = ship.inventory.reduce((sum, e) => sum + e.amount, 0);
@@ -227,8 +229,9 @@ export function updateDetailPanel(
    const shipBehavior = describeShipBehavior(ship);
    const shipOrder = describeShipOrder(ship);
    const shipAction = describeShipCurrentAction(ship);
-    detailTitleEl.textContent = ship.label;
-    detailBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+    return {
+      title: ship.label,
+      bodyHtml: `
        <p>Parent ${parent}</p>
        <p>Behavior ${shipBehavior}</p>
        <p>State ${shipState}</p>
@@ -249,14 +252,14 @@ export function updateDetailPanel(
        <p>Inventory ${formatInventory(ship.inventory)}</p>
        <p>Speed ${formatShipSpeed(ship)}</p>
        <p>Camera ${cameraMode === "follow" && cameraTargetShipId === ship.id ? "camera-follow" : "tactical"}<br>Press C to toggle follow</p>
-    `;
-    return;
+      `,
+    };
  }

  if (selected.kind === "station") {
    const station = world.stations.get(selected.id);
    if (!station) {
-      return;
+      return { title: "Missing station", bodyHtml: "" };
    }
    const parent = describeSelectionParent(selected);
    const moduleList = formatModuleListWithConstruction(world, station.id, station.installedModules, station.currentProcesses);
@@ -264,8 +267,9 @@ export function updateDetailPanel(
      ? station.dockedShipIds.map((shipId) => world.ships.get(shipId)?.label ?? shipId).join("<br>")
      : "none";
    const stationStorage = formatStorageWithInventory(station.storageUsage, station.inventory);
-    detailTitleEl.textContent = station.label;
-    detailBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+    return {
+      title: station.label,
+      bodyHtml: `
        <p>${station.category} · ${station.systemId}</p>
        <p>Parent ${parent}</p>
        <p>Docked ${station.dockedShips} / ${station.dockingPads}
@@ -273,21 +277,22 @@ export function updateDetailPanel(
        ${dockedShipLabels}</p>
        <p>Modules ${moduleList}</p>
        <p>Storage ${stationStorage}</p>
-    `;
-    return;
+      `,
+    };
  }

  if (selected.kind === "node") {
    const node = world.nodes.get(selected.id);
    if (!node) {
-      return;
+      return { title: "Missing node", bodyHtml: "" };
    }
    const parent = describeSelectionParent(selected);
    const nodeLevel = node.maxOre > 0
      ? Math.max(0, Math.min(node.oreRemaining / node.maxOre, 1))
      : 0;
-    detailTitleEl.textContent = `Node ${node.id}`;
-    detailBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+    return {
+      title: `Node ${node.id}`,
+      bodyHtml: `
        <p>${node.systemId}</p>
        <p>Parent ${parent}</p>
        <p>Source ${node.sourceKind}<br>Resource ${node.itemId}</p>
@@ -301,73 +306,77 @@ export function updateDetailPanel(
          </div>
        </div>
        <p>Stock ${node.oreRemaining.toFixed(0)} / ${node.maxOre.toFixed(0)}</p>
-    `;
-    return;
+      `,
+    };
  }

  if (selected.kind === "celestial") {
    const celestial = world.celestials.get(selected.id);
    if (!celestial) {
-      return;
+      return { title: "Missing celestial", bodyHtml: "" };
    }
-    detailTitleEl.textContent = `${celestial.kind} celestial`;
-    detailBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+    return {
+      title: `${celestial.kind} celestial`,
+      bodyHtml: `
        <p>${celestial.systemId}</p>
        <p>Parent ${celestial.parentNodeId ?? "none"}<br>Orbit ref ${celestial.orbitReferenceId ?? "none"}</p>
        <p>Occupying structure ${celestial.occupyingStructureId ?? "none"}</p>
        <p>Local space radius ${celestial.localSpaceRadius.toFixed(0)} km</p>
-    `;
-    return;
+      `,
+    };
  }

  if (selected.kind === "claim") {
    const claim = world.claims.get(selected.id);
    if (!claim) {
-      return;
+      return { title: "Missing claim", bodyHtml: "" };
    }
-    detailTitleEl.textContent = `Claim ${claim.id}`;
-    detailBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+    return {
+      title: `Claim ${claim.id}`,
+      bodyHtml: `
        <p>${claim.systemId}</p>
        <p>Celestial ${claim.celestialId}</p>
        <p>State ${claim.state}<br>Health ${claim.health.toFixed(0)}</p>
        <p>Activates ${new Date(claim.activatesAtUtc).toLocaleTimeString()}</p>
-    `;
-    return;
+      `,
+    };
  }

  if (selected.kind === "construction-site") {
    const site = world.constructionSites.get(selected.id);
    if (!site) {
-      return;
+      return { title: "Missing construction", bodyHtml: "" };
    }
    const orderCount = [...world.marketOrders.values()].filter((order) => order.constructionSiteId === site.id).length;
-    detailTitleEl.textContent = `Construction ${site.id}`;
-    detailBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+    return {
+      title: `Construction ${site.id}`,
+      bodyHtml: `
        <p>${site.systemId}</p>
        <p>Celestial ${site.celestialId}</p>
        <p>${site.targetKind} ${site.targetDefinitionId}</p>
        <p>State ${site.state}<br>Progress ${(site.progress * 100).toFixed(0)}%</p>
        <p>Orders ${orderCount}<br>Assigned constructors ${site.assignedConstructorShipIds.length}</p>
-    `;
-    return;
+      `,
+    };
  }

  if (selected.kind === "planet") {
    const system = world.systems.get(selected.systemId);
    const planet = system?.planets[selected.planetIndex];
    if (!system || !planet) {
-      return;
+      return { title: "Missing planet", bodyHtml: "" };
    }
    const parent = describeSelectionParent(selected);
-    detailTitleEl.textContent = planet.label;
-    detailBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+    return {
+      title: planet.label,
+      bodyHtml: `
        <p>${system.label}</p>
        <p>Parent ${parent}</p>
        <p>${planet.planetType} · ${planet.shape} · Moons ${planet.moons.length}</p>
        <p>Orbit ${formatSystemDistance(planet.orbitRadius)}<br>Speed ${planet.orbitSpeed.toFixed(3)}<br>Ecc ${planet.orbitEccentricity.toFixed(3)}<br>Inc ${planet.orbitInclination.toFixed(1)}°</p>
        <p>Phase ${planet.orbitPhaseAtEpoch.toFixed(1)}°</p>
-    `;
-    return;
+      `,
+    };
  }

  if (selected.kind === "moon") {
@@ -375,51 +384,57 @@ export function updateDetailPanel(
    const planet = system?.planets[selected.planetIndex];
    const moon = planet?.moons[selected.moonIndex];
    if (moon) {
-      detailTitleEl.textContent = moon.label;
-      detailBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+      return {
+        title: moon.label,
+        bodyHtml: `
          <p>${system?.label ?? selected.systemId} / ${planet?.label ?? `planet ${selected.planetIndex + 1}`}</p>
          <p>Orbit ${formatSystemDistance(moon.orbitRadius)}<br>Inc ${moon.orbitInclination.toFixed(1)}°</p>
-      `;
+        `,
+      };
    }
-    return;
+    return { title: "Moon", bodyHtml: "" };
  }

  const system = world.systems.get(selected.id);
  if (!system) {
-    return;
+    return {
+      title: "Unknown selection",
+      bodyHtml: "",
+    };
  }

-  detailTitleEl.textContent = system.label;
-  detailBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+  return {
+    title: system.label,
+    bodyHtml: `
      <p>Parent galaxy</p>
      ${renderSystemDetails(world, system, false, cameraMode, cameraTargetShipId)}
-  `;
+    `,
+  };
 }

-export function updateSystemPanel(params: SystemPanelParams) {
+export function buildSystemPanelState(params: SystemPanelParams) {
  const {
    world,
    activeSystemId,
-    systemTitleEl,
-    systemBodyEl,
-    systemPanelEl,
-    cameraMode,
-    cameraTargetShipId,
  } = params;

  const activeSystem = activeSystemId ? world.systems.get(activeSystemId) : undefined;
-  systemPanelEl.hidden = !activeSystem;

  if (!activeSystem) {
-    systemTitleEl.textContent = "Deep Space";
-    systemBodyEl.innerHTML = "";
-    return;
+    return {
+      hidden: true,
+      title: "Deep Space",
+      bodyHtml: "",
+    };
  }

-  systemTitleEl.textContent = activeSystem.label;
-  systemBodyEl.innerHTML = `
+  return {
+    hidden: false,
+    title: activeSystem.label,
+    bodyHtml: `
      <p>${renderSystemOwnership(world, activeSystem.id)}</p>
-  `;
+    `,
+  };
 }

 export function describeSelectionParent(
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerPresentationController.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerPresentationController.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,27 @@
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import {
-  updateNetworkPanel as renderNetworkPanel,
+  describeNetworkPanel,
+  describePerformancePanel,
  recordPerformanceStats,
  summarizeNetworkStats,
  summarizePerformanceStats,
-  updatePerformancePanel as renderPerformancePanel,
 } from "./viewerTelemetry";
 import { updatePlanetPresentation } from "./viewerPresentation";
-import { renderRecentEvents, updateGameStatus, updateSystemSummaries, updateWorldPresentation } from "./viewerWorldPresentation";
-import { updateSystemPanel } from "./viewerPanels";
+import { buildSystemPanelState } from "./viewerPanels";
+import { describeGameStatus, renderRecentEvents, updateSystemSummaries, updateWorldPresentation } from "./viewerWorldPresentation";
 import { createBackdropStars, createNebulaClouds, createNebulaTexture } from "./viewerSceneFactory";
+import type { ViewerHudState } from "./viewerHudState";
 import type { Selectable } from "./viewerTypes";

 export interface ViewerPresentationContext {
  renderer: THREE.WebGLRenderer;
+  hudState: ViewerHudState;
  galaxyScene: THREE.Scene;
  galaxyCamera: THREE.PerspectiveCamera;
  systemCamera: THREE.PerspectiveCamera;
  galaxyAnchor: THREE.Vector3;
  systemAnchor: THREE.Vector3;
  ambienceGroup: THREE.Group;
-  gameSummaryEl: HTMLSpanElement;
-  networkSummaryEl: HTMLSpanElement;
-  performanceSummaryEl: HTMLSpanElement;
-  statusEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  networkPanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  performancePanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  systemPanelEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  systemTitleEl: HTMLHeadingElement;
-  systemBodyEl: HTMLDivElement;
  networkStats: any;
  performanceStats: any;
  getWorld: () => any;
@@ -61,7 +54,6 @@ export class ViewerPresentationController {
  }

  applyZoomPresentation() {
-    const activeSystemId = this.context.getActiveSystemId();
    const povLevel = this.context.getPovLevel();

    this.context.galaxyScene.fog = new THREE.FogExp2(0x040912, 0.000035);
@@ -73,8 +65,8 @@ export class ViewerPresentationController {
  }

  updateNetworkPanel() {
-    renderNetworkPanel(this.context.networkPanelEl, this.context.networkStats);
-    this.context.networkSummaryEl.textContent = summarizeNetworkStats(this.context.networkStats);
+    this.context.hudState.networkPanel.bodyText = describeNetworkPanel(this.context.networkStats);
+    this.context.hudState.networkPanel.summary = summarizeNetworkStats(this.context.networkStats);
  }

  recordPerformanceStats(frameMs: number) {
@@ -82,8 +74,11 @@ export class ViewerPresentationController {
  }

  updatePerformancePanel() {
-    renderPerformancePanel(this.context.performancePanelEl, this.context.performanceStats, this.context.renderer);
-    this.context.performanceSummaryEl.textContent = summarizePerformanceStats(this.context.performanceStats);
+    const bodyText = describePerformancePanel(this.context.performanceStats, this.context.renderer);
+    if (bodyText) {
+      this.context.hudState.performancePanel.bodyText = bodyText;
+    }
+    this.context.hudState.performancePanel.summary = summarizePerformanceStats(this.context.performanceStats);
  }

  updateShipPresentation() {
@@ -109,9 +104,7 @@ export class ViewerPresentationController {
  }

  updateGamePanel(mode: string) {
-    updateGameStatus({
-      statusEl: this.context.statusEl,
-      summaryEl: this.context.gameSummaryEl,
+    const state = describeGameStatus({
      world: this.context.getWorld(),
      activeSystemId: this.context.getActiveSystemId(),
      cameraMode: this.context.getCameraMode(),
@@ -121,6 +114,8 @@ export class ViewerPresentationController {
      galaxyAnchor: this.context.galaxyAnchor,
      systemAnchor: this.context.systemAnchor,
    });
+    this.context.hudState.gamePanel.bodyText = state.bodyText;
+    this.context.hudState.gamePanel.summary = state.summaryText;
  }

  updateSystemPanel() {
@@ -129,15 +124,15 @@ export class ViewerPresentationController {
      return;
    }

-    updateSystemPanel({
+    const state = buildSystemPanelState({
      world,
      activeSystemId: this.context.getActiveSystemId(),
-      systemTitleEl: this.context.systemTitleEl,
-      systemBodyEl: this.context.systemBodyEl,
-      systemPanelEl: this.context.systemPanelEl,
      cameraMode: this.context.getCameraMode(),
      cameraTargetShipId: this.context.getCameraTargetShipId(),
    });
+    this.context.hudState.systemPanel.hidden = state.hidden;
+    this.context.hudState.systemPanel.title = state.title;
+    this.context.hudState.systemPanel.bodyHtml = state.bodyHtml;
  }

  screenPointFromClient(clientX: number, clientY: number) {
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerRenderLoop.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerRenderLoop.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ export interface RenderFrameParams {
 }

 export interface ResizeParams {
-  renderer: THREE.WebGLRenderer;
  galaxyLayer: GalaxyLayer;
  systemLayer: SystemLayer;
  localLayer: LocalLayer;
+  width: number;
+  height: number;
 }

 export interface CameraStepParams {
@@ -72,12 +73,10 @@ export function renderFrame(params: RenderFrameParams) {
 }

 export function resizeViewer(params: ResizeParams) {
-  const width = window.innerWidth;
-  const height = window.innerHeight;
-  params.galaxyLayer.onResize(width / height);
-  params.systemLayer.onResize(width / height);
-  params.localLayer.onResize(width / height);
-  params.renderer.setSize(width, height);
+  const aspect = params.width / params.height;
+  params.galaxyLayer.onResize(aspect);
+  params.systemLayer.onResize(aspect);
+  params.localLayer.onResize(aspect);
 }

 export function stepCamera(params: CameraStepParams) {
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerTelemetry.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerTelemetry.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import type {
 } from "./viewerTypes";

 export function updateNetworkPanel(networkPanelEl: HTMLDivElement, networkStats: NetworkStats) {
+  networkPanelEl.textContent = describeNetworkPanel(networkStats);
+}
+
+export function describeNetworkPanel(networkStats: NetworkStats) {
  const now = performance.now();
  const uptimeSeconds = networkStats.streamOpenedAtMs
    ? (now - networkStats.streamOpenedAtMs) / 1000
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ export function updateNetworkPanel(networkPanelEl: HTMLDivElement, networkStats:
    ? ((now - networkStats.lastDeltaAtMs) / 1000).toFixed(1)
    : "n/a";

-  networkPanelEl.textContent = [
+  return [
    `snapshot:    ${formatBytes(networkStats.snapshotBytes)}`,
    `stream:      ${networkStats.streamConnected ? "live" : "offline"}`,
    `deltas:      ${networkStats.deltasReceived}`,
@@ -59,13 +63,23 @@ export function updatePerformancePanel(
  performancePanelEl: HTMLDivElement,
  performanceStats: PerformanceStats,
  renderer: THREE.WebGLRenderer,
+) {
+  const text = describePerformancePanel(performanceStats, renderer);
+  if (text) {
+    performancePanelEl.textContent = text;
+  }
+}
+
+export function describePerformancePanel(
+  performanceStats: PerformanceStats,
+  renderer: THREE.WebGLRenderer,
 ) {
  const now = performance.now();
  if (
    performanceStats.lastPanelUpdateAtMs > 0 &&
    now - performanceStats.lastPanelUpdateAtMs < 250
  ) {
-    return;
+    return undefined;
  }

  const samples = performanceStats.frameSamples;
@@ -84,7 +98,8 @@ export function updatePerformancePanel(
  const recentLowFps = averageFrameMs > 0 ? 1000 / Math.max(worstFrameMs, averageFrameMs) : 0;
  const renderInfo = renderer.info;

-  performancePanelEl.textContent = [
+  performanceStats.lastPanelUpdateAtMs = now;
+  return [
    `fps:         ${fps.toFixed(1)}`,
    `frame avg:   ${averageFrameMs.toFixed(2)} ms`,
    `frame last:  ${performanceStats.lastFrameMs.toFixed(2)} ms`,
@@ -98,7 +113,6 @@ export function updatePerformancePanel(
    `textures:    ${renderInfo.memory.textures}`,
    `pixel ratio: ${renderer.getPixelRatio().toFixed(2)}`,
  ].join("\n");
-  performanceStats.lastPanelUpdateAtMs = now;
 }

 export function summarizePerformanceStats(performanceStats: PerformanceStats): string {
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerTypes.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerTypes.ts
@@ -183,13 +183,3 @@ export interface PerformanceStats {
  lastFrameMs: number;
  lastPanelUpdateAtMs: number;
 }
-
-export interface HistoryWindowState {
-  id: string;
-  target: Selectable;
-  root: HTMLElement;
-  titleEl: HTMLHeadingElement;
-  bodyEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  copyButtonEl: HTMLButtonElement;
-  text: string;
-}
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerWorldLifecycle.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerWorldLifecycle.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { fetchWorldSnapshot, openWorldStream } from "./api";
-import { renderOpsStrip } from "./viewerOpsStrip";
-import { updateDetailPanel } from "./viewerPanels";
+import type { ViewerHudState } from "./viewerHudState";
+import { buildOpsStripState } from "./viewerOpsStrip";
+import { buildDetailPanelState } from "./viewerPanels";
 import { applyDeltaToWorld, cloneFactions, createWorldState, recordDeltaStats } from "./viewerState";
 import type {
  CelestialDelta,
@@ -46,10 +47,7 @@ export interface ViewerWorldLifecycleContext {
  getCameraTargetShipId: () => string | undefined;
  getNetworkStats: () => NetworkStats;
  getSystemSummaryVisuals: () => Map<string, unknown>;
-  errorEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  opsStripEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  detailTitleEl: HTMLHeadingElement;
-  detailBodyEl: HTMLDivElement;
+  hudState: ViewerHudState;
  worldLabel: () => string;
  rebuildSystems: (systems: SystemSnapshot[]) => void;
  syncCelestials: (celestials: CelestialSnapshot[]) => void;
@@ -83,14 +81,15 @@ export class ViewerWorldLifecycle {
      this.context.setWorld(createWorldState(snapshot));
      this.context.getNetworkStats().snapshotBytes = new Blob([JSON.stringify(snapshot)]).size;
      this.context.updateGamePanel("Bootstrapped");
-      this.context.errorEl.hidden = true;
+      this.context.hudState.error.hidden = true;
+      this.context.hudState.error.message = "";
      this.applySnapshot(snapshot);
      this.openDeltaStream(snapshot.sequence);
      this.updatePanels();
    } catch (error) {
      this.context.updateGamePanel("Backend offline");
-      this.context.errorEl.hidden = false;
-      this.context.errorEl.textContent = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unable to bootstrap the backend snapshot.";
+      this.context.hudState.error.hidden = false;
+      this.context.hudState.error.message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unable to bootstrap the backend snapshot.";
    }
  }

@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ export class ViewerWorldLifecycle {
  }

  rebuildFactions(_factions: FactionSnapshot[]) {
-    this.context.opsStripEl.innerHTML = renderOpsStrip(
+    this.context.hudState.opsStrip = buildOpsStripState(
      this.context.getWorld(),
      this.context.getSelectedItems(),
      this.context.getCameraMode(),
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ export class ViewerWorldLifecycle {
    this.context.refreshHistoryWindows();
    this.context.updateSystemPanel();
    this.refreshStreamScopeIfNeeded();
-    updateDetailPanel(this.context.detailTitleEl, this.context.detailBodyEl, {
+    const detailState = buildDetailPanelState({
      world,
      selectedItems: this.context.getSelectedItems(),
      povLevel: this.context.getPovLevel(),
@@ -216,6 +215,9 @@ export class ViewerWorldLifecycle {
      worldLabel: this.context.worldLabel(),
      describeSelectionParent: this.context.describeSelectionParent,
    });
+    this.context.hudState.detailPanel.hidden = false;
+    this.context.hudState.detailPanel.title = detailState.title;
+    this.context.hudState.detailPanel.bodyHtml = detailState.bodyHtml;
  }

  private getPreferredStreamScope() {
--- a/apps/viewer/src/viewerWorldPresentation.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/src/viewerWorldPresentation.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ export interface WorldPresentationContext extends WorldOrbitalContext {
 }

 export interface GameStatusParams {
-  statusEl: HTMLDivElement;
-  summaryEl?: HTMLSpanElement;
  world?: WorldState;
  activeSystemId?: string;
  cameraMode: CameraMode;
@@ -269,8 +267,8 @@ function fmtVec(v: THREE.Vector3, digits: number) {
  return `${v.x.toFixed(digits)} ${v.y.toFixed(digits)} ${v.z.toFixed(digits)}`;
 }

-export function updateGameStatus(params: GameStatusParams) {
-  const { statusEl, summaryEl, world, activeSystemId, cameraMode, povLevel, selectedItems, mode, galaxyAnchor, systemAnchor } = params;
+export function describeGameStatus(params: GameStatusParams) {
+  const { world, activeSystemId, cameraMode, povLevel, selectedItems, mode, galaxyAnchor, systemAnchor } = params;
  const sequence = world?.sequence ?? 0;
  const generatedAt = world?.generatedAtUtc
    ? new Date(world.generatedAtUtc).toLocaleTimeString()
@@ -296,7 +294,8 @@ export function updateGameStatus(params: GameStatusParams) {
    ? `loc pos:    ${fmtVec(systemAnchor.clone().sub(toThreeVector(celestialAnchor)), 0)} km`
    : "";

-  statusEl.textContent = [
+  return {
+    bodyText: [
      `mode:       ${mode}`,
      `camera:     ${cameraModeLabel}`,
      `zoom:       ${displayPovLevel}`,
@@ -306,9 +305,16 @@ export function updateGameStatus(params: GameStatusParams) {
      locPos,
      `sequence:   ${sequence}`,
      `snapshot:   ${generatedAt}`,
-  ].filter(Boolean).join("\n");
-  if (summaryEl) {
-    summaryEl.textContent = `${mode} | ${displayPovLevel} | ${activeSpace}`;
+    ].filter(Boolean).join("\n"),
+    summaryText: `${mode} | ${displayPovLevel} | ${activeSpace}`,
+  };
+}
+
+export function updateGameStatus(params: GameStatusParams & { statusEl: HTMLDivElement; summaryEl?: HTMLSpanElement }) {
+  const state = describeGameStatus(params);
+  params.statusEl.textContent = state.bodyText;
+  if (params.summaryEl) {
+    params.summaryEl.textContent = state.summaryText;
  }
 }

--- a/apps/viewer/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/viewer/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
    "strict": true,
    "noEmit": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true,
-    "skipLibCheck": true
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "types": ["vite/client"]
  },
  "include": ["src", "vite.config.ts"]
 }
--- a/apps/viewer/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/viewer/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+import tailwindcss from "@tailwindcss/vite";
+import vue from "@vitejs/plugin-vue";
 import { defineConfig } from "vite";

 const root = new URL(".", import.meta.url).pathname;

 export default defineConfig({
+  plugins: [tailwindcss(), vue()],
  root,
  server: {
    host: true,