diff --git a/src/lib/ui/components/Navigation.svelte b/src/lib/ui/components/Navigation.svelte
index 2a0d3de..d014077 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/components/Navigation.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/components/Navigation.svelte
@@ -1,81 +1,61 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-    import { onMount, untrack } from 'svelte';
+    import { tick } from 'svelte';
     import { page } from '$app/stores';
     import type { UserRole } from '$lib/auth.js';
     import { navigationItemActive, navigationLocation, visibleNavigation } from '$lib/navigation.js';
 
-    let { role, open = $bindable(false) }: { role: UserRole; open?: boolean } = $props();
-    let collapsed = $state<Record<string, boolean>>({});
-    let drawer = $state<HTMLDialogElement>();
+    let { role, variant = 'primary' }: { role: UserRole; variant?: 'primary' | 'secondary' } = $props();
+    let navigation = $state<HTMLElement>();
     const groups = $derived(visibleNavigation(role));
     const location = $derived(navigationLocation($page.url.pathname, role));
-    const storageKey = 'electric-cherry:navigation';
 
-    function save() {
-        try { localStorage.setItem(storageKey, JSON.stringify(collapsed)); } catch { /* Navigation works without storage. */ }
-    }
-    function toggle(id: string) { collapsed = { ...collapsed, [id]: !collapsed[id] }; save(); }
+    // Keep the current section or page visible in horizontally scrolling rows.
     $effect(() => {
-        const path = $page.url.pathname;
-        const currentRole = role;
-        untrack(() => {
-            const current = navigationLocation(path, currentRole);
-            if (current) collapsed = { ...collapsed, [current.group.id]: false };
+        const current = location;
+        const node = navigation;
+        if (!current || !node) return;
+        let cancelled = false;
+        let observer: ResizeObserver | undefined;
+        void tick().then(() => {
+            if (cancelled) return;
+            const selected = node.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[aria-current]');
+            if (!selected) return;
+            const reveal = () => {
+                const bounds = node.getBoundingClientRect();
+                const target = selected.getBoundingClientRect();
+                if (target.left < bounds.left) node.scrollLeft -= bounds.left - target.left;
+                else if (target.right > bounds.right) node.scrollLeft += target.right - bounds.right;
+            };
+            reveal();
+            observer = new ResizeObserver(reveal);
+            observer.observe(node);
         });
-    });
-    $effect(() => {
-        if (open && drawer && !drawer.open) drawer.showModal();
-        else if (!open && drawer?.open) drawer.close();
-    });
-    onMount(() => {
-        try {
-            const saved = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(storageKey) ?? '{}');
-            if (saved && typeof saved === 'object') collapsed = Object.fromEntries(groups.map(group => [group.id, saved[group.id] === true]));
-        } catch { /* Ignore invalid or unavailable preferences. */ }
-        if (location) collapsed = { ...collapsed, [location.group.id]: false };
-        const desktop = matchMedia('(min-width: 1000px)');
-        const resized = () => { if (desktop.matches) open = false; };
-        desktop.addEventListener('change', resized);
-        return () => desktop.removeEventListener('change', resized);
+        return () => { cancelled = true; observer?.disconnect(); };
     });
 </script>
 
-{#snippet links(prefix: string)}
-    <nav aria-label="Primary">
+{#if variant === 'primary'}
+    <nav class="primary" aria-label="Primary" bind:this={navigation}>
         {#each groups as group (group.id)}
-            <section class:current={location?.group.id === group.id}>
-                <button class="group" aria-expanded={!collapsed[group.id]} aria-controls={`${prefix}-${group.id}`} onclick={() => toggle(group.id)}>
-                    {group.label}<span aria-hidden="true">{collapsed[group.id] ? '+' : '−'}</span>
-                </button>
-                <div id={`${prefix}-${group.id}`} hidden={collapsed[group.id]}>
-                    {#each group.items as item (item.href)}
-                        <a href={item.href} aria-current={navigationItemActive(item, $page.url.pathname) ? 'page' : undefined}>{item.label}</a>
-                    {/each}
-                </div>
-            </section>
+            <a href={group.items[0].href} aria-current={location?.group.id === group.id ? 'location' : undefined}>{group.label}</a>
         {/each}
     </nav>
-{/snippet}
-
-<aside class="sidebar">{@render links('desktop-navigation')}</aside>
-<dialog class="drawer" id="navigation-drawer" bind:this={drawer} aria-label="Navigation" onclose={() => open = false}
-    onclick={event => { if (event.target === drawer) { const box = drawer!.getBoundingClientRect(); if (event.clientX > box.right || event.clientX < box.left || event.clientY < box.top || event.clientY > box.bottom) open = false; } }}>
-    <div class="drawer-heading"><strong>Navigation</strong><button aria-label="Close navigation" onclick={() => open = false}>×</button></div>
-    {@render links('mobile-navigation')}
-</dialog>
+{:else if location}
+    <nav class="secondary" aria-label={`${location.group.label} pages`} bind:this={navigation}>
+        {#each location.group.items as item (item.href)}
+            <a href={item.href} aria-current={navigationItemActive(item, $page.url.pathname) ? 'page' : undefined}>{item.label}</a>
+        {/each}
+    </nav>
+{/if}
 
 <style>
-    .sidebar { position: fixed; inset: 60px auto 0 0; width: 232px; overflow-y: auto; overscroll-behavior: contain; background: var(--surface); border-right: 1px solid var(--border-subtle); padding: 16px 12px 32px; z-index: 15; }
-    nav { display: grid; gap: 12px; }
-    .group { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; width: 100%; padding: 8px 12px; color: var(--text-secondary); font: inherit; font-size: var(--text-xs); font-weight: 600; background: none; border: 0; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); cursor: pointer; }
-    .current .group { color: var(--text-primary); }
-    a { display: block; padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: var(--radius-sm); color: var(--text-secondary); text-decoration: none; font-size: var(--text-sm); line-height: 1.5; }
-    a:hover, .group:hover { background: var(--surface-raised); color: var(--text-primary); }
-    a[aria-current] { color: var(--accent-primary-hover); background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--accent-primary) 12%, var(--surface)); box-shadow: inset 3px 0 var(--accent-primary); }
-    .drawer { position: fixed; inset: 0 auto 0 0; margin: 0; width: min(320px, 90vw); height: 100dvh; max-height: 100dvh; border: 0; border-right: 1px solid var(--border-strong); border-radius: 0; padding: max(16px, env(safe-area-inset-top)) 16px max(24px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); color: var(--text-primary); background: var(--surface); }
-    .drawer::backdrop { background: #0008; }
-    .drawer-heading { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 16px; }
-    .drawer-heading button { width: 44px; height: 44px; border: 1px solid var(--border-strong); border-radius: var(--radius-sm); background: var(--surface-raised); color: inherit; font: inherit; font-size: 24px; cursor: pointer; }
-    .drawer a, .drawer .group { min-height: 44px; display: flex; align-items: center; }
-    @media (max-width: 999px) { .sidebar { display: none; } }
+    nav { display:flex; align-items:stretch; gap:4px; min-width:0; max-width:100%; overflow-x:auto; overscroll-behavior-x:contain; scrollbar-width:thin; }
+    a { display:flex; align-items:center; flex-shrink:0; min-height:44px; padding:10px 16px; border-bottom:2px solid transparent; color:var(--text-secondary); text-decoration:none; white-space:nowrap; font-size:var(--text-sm); font-weight:500; }
+    a:hover { color:var(--text-primary); background:var(--surface-raised); }
+    a:focus-visible { outline-offset:-3px; }
+    a[aria-current] { color:var(--accent-primary-hover); border-bottom-color:var(--accent-primary); }
+    .primary a { min-height:59px; }
+    .secondary { margin-bottom:var(--space-6); border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-subtle); }
+    @media (max-width:999px) { .primary a { min-height:48px; } }
+    @media (max-width:720px) { a { padding-inline:12px; } }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index fe12308..3a4161f 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     import { startFleetMonitor, hydrateFleet } from '$ui/stores/fleet.js';
     import { page } from '$app/stores';
     import Navigation from '$ui/components/Navigation.svelte';
-    import { navigationLocation, visibleNavigation } from '$lib/navigation.js';
+    import { visibleNavigation } from '$lib/navigation.js';
     import BrandMark from '$ui/components/BrandMark.svelte';
     import Confirmation from '$ui/components/Confirmation.svelte';
     import Dialog from '$ui/components/primitives/Dialog.svelte';
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@
     let { children, data }: Props = $props();
     const publicPage = $derived(['/login', '/setup'].includes($page.url.pathname));
     const sessionReady = $derived(!!data.user && !data.user.mustChangePassword && !publicPage);
-    let menuOpen = $state(false);
     let accountOpen = $state(false);
     let signingOut = $state(false);
     let signOutError = $state('');
     let helpOpen = $state(false);
-    let menuButton = $state<HTMLButtonElement>();
     let accountButton = $state<HTMLButtonElement>();
     const accountName = $derived(data.user?.displayName || data.user?.username || 'Account');
     const accountInitial = $derived(Array.from(accountName.trim())[0]?.toLocaleUpperCase() || '?');
@@ -38,20 +36,15 @@
     }
 
     function openHelp() {
-        if (menuOpen) { menuButton?.focus(); menuOpen = false; }
         helpOpen = true;
     }
 
     beforeNavigate(() => performance.mark('ec:navigation-start'));
     afterNavigate(() => { if (performance.getEntriesByName('ec:navigation-start').length) { performance.measure('ec:navigation', 'ec:navigation-start'); performance.clearMarks('ec:navigation-start'); } });
-    afterNavigate(() => { menuOpen = false; accountOpen = false; resolveConfirmation(false); });
+    afterNavigate(() => { accountOpen = false; resolveConfirmation(false); });
 
     function closeMenu(event: KeyboardEvent) {
         if (event.key === 'Escape' && accountOpen) { accountOpen = false; accountButton?.focus(); }
-        if (event.key === 'Escape' && menuOpen) {
-            menuOpen = false;
-            menuButton?.focus();
-        }
     }
 
     async function signOut() {
@@ -122,13 +115,12 @@
     // Non-Chromium browsers fall through to plain navigation.
     onNavigate(enableViewTransitions);
 
-    const location = $derived(navigationLocation($page.url.pathname, data.user?.role ?? 'viewer'));
     const shortcuts = $derived(visibleNavigation(data.user?.role ?? 'viewer').flatMap(group => group.items).filter(item => item.shortcut));
 </script>
 
 <svelte:window onkeydown={closeMenu} onclick={dismissAccount} />
 
-<div class="shell" class:with-navigation={sessionReady}>
+<div class="shell">
     <a class="skip-link" href="#main-content">Skip to content</a>
     {#if publicPage}
         <header class="auth-brand"><BrandMark size="md" /></header>
@@ -137,21 +129,14 @@
         <a class="brand-link" href={sessionReady ? '/' : '/account'} aria-label="Electric Cherry home">
             <BrandMark size="sm" />
         </a>
-        {#if sessionReady && location}<div class="location"><span>{location.group.label}</span><span aria-hidden="true"> / </span><strong>{location.item.label}</strong></div>{/if}
+        {#if sessionReady && data.user}<div class="primary-navigation"><Navigation role={data.user.role} /></div>{/if}
         <div class="header-actions">
-            {#if sessionReady}<button class="help-button" onclick={openHelp} aria-label="Keyboard shortcuts" title="Keyboard shortcuts (?)">?</button>{/if}
-            {#if sessionReady}<button class="menu-toggle" bind:this={menuButton} type="button"
-                aria-label={menuOpen ? 'Close menu' : 'Menu'} aria-expanded={menuOpen} aria-controls="navigation-drawer"
-                onclick={() => { menuOpen = !menuOpen; accountOpen = false; }}>
-                <span class="menu-label">{menuOpen ? 'Close' : 'Menu'}</span>
-                <span aria-hidden="true">{menuOpen ? '×' : '☰'}</span>
-            </button>{/if}
             {#if data.user}
                 <div class="account-menu">
                     <button bind:this={accountButton} class="account-button" type="button"
                         aria-label={`Account: ${accountName}`} title={accountName}
                         aria-expanded={accountOpen} aria-controls="account-links"
-                        onclick={() => { accountOpen = !accountOpen; menuOpen = false; }}>
+                        onclick={() => accountOpen = !accountOpen}>
                         <span aria-hidden="true">{accountInitial}</span>
                     </button>
                     {#if accountOpen}
@@ -167,9 +152,9 @@
             {/if}
         </div>
     </header>
-    {#if sessionReady && data.user}<Navigation role={data.user.role} bind:open={menuOpen} />{/if}
     {/if}
     <main id="main-content" tabindex="-1" class:auth-main={publicPage}>
+        {#if sessionReady && data.user}<Navigation role={data.user.role} variant="secondary" />{/if}
         {#if sessionReady && data.user?.role === 'viewer'}<aside class="viewer-note"><strong>Viewer access</strong><span>You can read fleet status and summaries. Operating servers or viewing raw configs, file changes, logs, and telemetry requires an operator account.</span></aside>{/if}
         {@render children()}
     </main>
@@ -221,24 +206,21 @@
     .shell { min-height: 100vh; }
     .auth-brand { display:flex; justify-content:center; padding:48px 20px 20px; }
     main { min-width:0; overflow-wrap:anywhere; padding:var(--space-6) var(--space-8) var(--space-16); max-width:1600px; margin:0 auto; view-transition-name:main; }
-    .with-navigation main { margin-left:232px; }
     main.auth-main { max-width:520px; padding-top:16px; }
     .viewer-note { display:flex; gap:8px 16px; flex-wrap:wrap; padding:14px 18px; margin-bottom:24px; border:1px solid var(--border-subtle); border-radius:var(--radius-md); background:var(--surface); font-size:var(--text-sm); color:var(--text-secondary); }
     .viewer-note strong { color:var(--text-primary); }
-    .app-header { position:sticky; top:0; z-index:20; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:24px; height:60px; padding:0 20px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-subtle); background:var(--surface); }
+    .app-header { position:sticky; top:0; z-index:20; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:24px; min-height:60px; padding:0 20px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-subtle); background:var(--surface); }
     .brand-link { flex-shrink:0; display:flex; align-items:center; text-decoration:none; }
-    .location { font-size:var(--text-sm); color:var(--text-secondary); min-width:0; }
-    .location strong { color:var(--text-primary); font-weight:500; }
+    .primary-navigation { flex:1; min-width:0; }
     .header-actions { display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px; margin-left:auto; }
     .account-menu { position:relative; }
-    .account-button,.help-button,.menu-toggle { display:inline-flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; min-width:44px; height:44px; padding:8px 12px; border:1px solid var(--border-strong); border-radius:var(--radius-md); background:var(--surface); color:var(--text-primary); font:inherit; cursor:pointer; }
+    .account-button { display:inline-flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; min-width:44px; height:44px; padding:8px 12px; border:1px solid var(--border-strong); border-radius:var(--radius-md); background:var(--surface); color:var(--text-primary); font:inherit; cursor:pointer; }
     .account-button { border-radius:50%; color:var(--accent-primary-hover); background:color-mix(in oklab,var(--accent-primary) 12%,var(--surface)); font-weight:600; }
     .account-links { position:absolute; right:0; top:calc(100% + 8px); width:220px; max-width:calc(100vw - 32px); max-height:calc(100dvh - 84px); overflow-y:auto; z-index:30; display:grid; padding:8px; background:var(--surface); border:1px solid var(--border-strong); border-radius:var(--radius-md); box-shadow:0 12px 32px #0005; }
     .account-name { padding:8px 12px 12px; margin-bottom:4px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-subtle); color:var(--text-secondary); font-size:var(--text-sm); overflow-wrap:anywhere; }
     .account-links a,.account-links button { text-align:left; padding:10px 12px; color:var(--text-primary); background:none; border:0; border-radius:var(--radius-sm); font:inherit; font-size:var(--text-sm); cursor:pointer; text-decoration:none; }
-    .account-links a:hover,.account-links button:hover,.help-button:hover,.menu-toggle:hover { background:var(--surface-raised); }
+    .account-links a:hover,.account-links button:hover { background:var(--surface-raised); }
     .account-links p { padding:0 12px; font-size:var(--text-xs); color:var(--state-danger); }
-    .menu-toggle { display:none; gap:8px; }
     .shortcuts { display:grid; gap:12px; margin:0; }
     .shortcuts > div { display:flex; gap:20px; align-items:center; }
     .shortcuts dt { min-width:55px; }
@@ -250,14 +232,12 @@
     :global(input),:global(select),:global(textarea),:global(button),:global(a) { scroll-margin-block:90px 100px; }
     :global(dialog) { max-height:calc(100dvh - 32px); overflow-y:auto; overscroll-behavior:contain; }
     @media (max-width:999px) {
-        .with-navigation main { margin-inline:auto; }
-        .menu-toggle { display:inline-flex; }
-        .location { display:none; }
+        .app-header { flex-wrap:wrap; gap:0 16px; padding-top:8px; }
+        .primary-navigation { order:3; flex-basis:100%; }
     }
     @media (max-width:720px) {
         .app-header { padding-inline:12px; gap:8px; }
         .brand-link :global(.mark-sm .word) { font-size:12px; letter-spacing:1px; }
-        .menu-label { display:none; }
         main { padding:var(--space-5) max(var(--space-4),env(safe-area-inset-right)) calc(var(--space-16) + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)) max(var(--space-4),env(safe-area-inset-left)); }
         :global(input:not([type='checkbox']):not([type='radio'])),:global(select),:global(textarea) { font-size:16px !important; min-height:44px; }
         :global(button),:global(.btn) { min-height:44px; }