diff --git a/admin/src/App.tsx b/admin/src/App.tsx
index d733d3f..00f4ed2 100644
--- a/admin/src/App.tsx
+++ b/admin/src/App.tsx
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ import { Toaster, toast } from 'sonner'
 import { AppShell } from '@/components/app-shell'
 import { adminApi, ApiError } from '@/lib/api'
 import type { AdminSessionResponse } from '@/lib/types'
+import { CommentsPage } from '@/pages/comments-page'
 import { DashboardPage } from '@/pages/dashboard-page'
+import { FriendLinksPage } from '@/pages/friend-links-page'
 import { LoginPage } from '@/pages/login-page'
+import { PostsPage } from '@/pages/posts-page'
+import { ReviewsPage } from '@/pages/reviews-page'
 import { SiteSettingsPage } from '@/pages/site-settings-page'
 
 type SessionContextValue = {
@@ -146,6 +150,11 @@ function AppRoutes() {
       <Route element={<SessionGuard />}>
         <Route element={<ProtectedLayout />}>
           <Route index element={<DashboardPage />} />
+          <Route path="/posts" element={<PostsPage />} />
+          <Route path="/posts/:slug" element={<PostsPage />} />
+          <Route path="/comments" element={<CommentsPage />} />
+          <Route path="/friend-links" element={<FriendLinksPage />} />
+          <Route path="/reviews" element={<ReviewsPage />} />
           <Route path="/settings" element={<SiteSettingsPage />} />
         </Route>
       </Route>
diff --git a/admin/src/components/app-shell.tsx b/admin/src/components/app-shell.tsx
index b32edeb..681dcd5 100644
--- a/admin/src/components/app-shell.tsx
+++ b/admin/src/components/app-shell.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
-import { ExternalLink, LayoutDashboard, LogOut, Orbit, Settings, Sparkles } from 'lucide-react'
+import {
+  BookOpenText,
+  ExternalLink,
+  LayoutDashboard,
+  Link2,
+  LogOut,
+  MessageSquareText,
+  Orbit,
+  ScrollText,
+  Settings,
+  Sparkles,
+} from 'lucide-react'
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { NavLink } from 'react-router-dom'
 
@@ -14,6 +25,30 @@ const primaryNav = [
     description: 'Live operational dashboard',
     icon: LayoutDashboard,
   },
+  {
+    to: '/posts',
+    label: 'Posts',
+    description: 'Markdown content workspace',
+    icon: ScrollText,
+  },
+  {
+    to: '/comments',
+    label: 'Comments',
+    description: 'Moderation and paragraph replies',
+    icon: MessageSquareText,
+  },
+  {
+    to: '/friend-links',
+    label: 'Friend links',
+    description: 'Partner queue and reciprocity',
+    icon: Link2,
+  },
+  {
+    to: '/reviews',
+    label: 'Reviews',
+    description: 'Curated review library',
+    icon: BookOpenText,
+  },
   {
     to: '/settings',
     label: 'Site settings',
@@ -22,8 +57,6 @@ const primaryNav = [
   },
 ]
 
-const nextNav = ['Posts editor', 'Comments moderation', 'Friend links queue', 'Review library']
-
 export function AppShell({
   children,
   username,
@@ -51,8 +84,8 @@ export function AppShell({
                     Control room for the blog system
                   </h1>
                   <p className="text-sm leading-6 text-muted-foreground">
-                    A separate React workspace for operations, moderation, and AI-related site
-                    controls.
+                    A dedicated React workspace for publishing, moderation, operations, and
+                    AI-related site controls.
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -104,28 +137,25 @@ export function AppShell({
 
               <Separator />
 
-              <div className="space-y-3">
-                <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+              <div className="rounded-[1.7rem] border border-border/70 bg-background/65 p-5">
+                <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
                   <div>
                     <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-muted-foreground">
-                      Migration queue
+                      Workspace status
                     </p>
                     <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                      Legacy Tera screens that move here next.
+                      Core admin flows are now available in the standalone app.
                     </p>
                   </div>
-                  <Badge variant="outline">phase 1</Badge>
+                  <Badge variant="success">live</Badge>
                 </div>
-                <div className="space-y-2">
-                  {nextNav.map((item) => (
-                    <div
-                      key={item}
-                      className="flex items-center justify-between rounded-2xl border border-border/60 bg-background/60 px-4 py-3"
-                    >
-                      <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{item}</span>
-                      <Badge variant="secondary">next</Badge>
-                    </div>
-                  ))}
+                <div className="mt-4 grid gap-2">
+                  <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border/60 bg-card/70 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                    Public site and admin stay decoupled.
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border/60 bg-card/70 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                    Backend remains the shared auth and data layer.
+                  </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -148,6 +178,26 @@ export function AppShell({
                 </div>
               </div>
 
+              <div className="flex gap-2 overflow-x-auto lg:hidden">
+                {primaryNav.map((item) => (
+                  <NavLink
+                    key={item.to}
+                    to={item.to}
+                    end={item.to === '/'}
+                    className={({ isActive }) =>
+                      cn(
+                        'rounded-full border px-3 py-2 text-sm whitespace-nowrap transition-colors',
+                        isActive
+                          ? 'border-primary/30 bg-primary/10 text-primary'
+                          : 'border-border/70 bg-background/60 text-muted-foreground',
+                      )
+                    }
+                  >
+                    {item.label}
+                  </NavLink>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+
               <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
                 <Button variant="outline" asChild>
                   <a href="http://localhost:4321" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
diff --git a/admin/src/components/form-field.tsx b/admin/src/components/form-field.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cd2f18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/src/components/form-field.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+
+import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label'
+
+export function FormField({
+  label,
+  hint,
+  children,
+}: {
+  label: string
+  hint?: string
+  children: ReactNode
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-2">
+      <Label>{label}</Label>
+      {children}
+      {hint ? <p className="text-xs leading-5 text-muted-foreground">{hint}</p> : null}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/admin/src/components/ui/select.tsx b/admin/src/components/ui/select.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8dfc33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/src/components/ui/select.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import * as React from 'react'
+
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
+
+const Select = React.forwardRef<HTMLSelectElement, React.ComponentProps<'select'>>(
+  ({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+    <select
+      ref={ref}
+      className={cn(
+        'flex h-11 w-full rounded-xl border border-input bg-background/80 px-3 py-2 text-sm shadow-sm outline-none transition-colors focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring/70 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50',
+        className,
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  ),
+)
+Select.displayName = 'Select'
+
+export { Select }
diff --git a/admin/src/lib/admin-format.ts b/admin/src/lib/admin-format.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fced2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/src/lib/admin-format.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+export function formatDateTime(value: string | null | undefined) {
+  if (!value) {
+    return 'Not available'
+  }
+
+  const date = new Date(value)
+
+  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) {
+    return value
+  }
+
+  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
+    dateStyle: 'medium',
+    timeStyle: 'short',
+  }).format(date)
+}
+
+export function emptyToNull(value: string) {
+  const trimmed = value.trim()
+  return trimmed ? trimmed : null
+}
+
+export function linesToList(value: string) {
+  return value
+    .split('\n')
+    .map((item) => item.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean)
+}
+
+export function csvToList(value: string) {
+  return value
+    .split(',')
+    .map((item) => item.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean)
+}
+
+export function postTagsToList(value: unknown) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return []
+  }
+
+  return value
+    .map((item) => (typeof item === 'string' ? item.trim() : ''))
+    .filter(Boolean)
+}
+
+export function reviewTagsToList(value: string | null | undefined) {
+  if (!value) {
+    return []
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(value) as unknown
+    if (Array.isArray(parsed)) {
+      return parsed
+        .map((item) => (typeof item === 'string' ? item.trim() : ''))
+        .filter(Boolean)
+    }
+  } catch {
+    return csvToList(value)
+  }
+
+  return []
+}
diff --git a/admin/src/lib/api.ts b/admin/src/lib/api.ts
index 865b245..f1c3b41 100644
--- a/admin/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/admin/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,22 @@ import type {
   AdminDashboardResponse,
   AdminSessionResponse,
   AdminSiteSettingsResponse,
+  CommentListQuery,
+  CommentRecord,
+  CreatePostPayload,
+  CreateReviewPayload,
+  FriendLinkListQuery,
+  FriendLinkPayload,
+  FriendLinkRecord,
+  MarkdownDeleteResponse,
+  MarkdownDocumentResponse,
+  PostListQuery,
+  PostRecord,
+  ReviewRecord,
   SiteSettingsPayload,
+  UpdateCommentPayload,
+  UpdatePostPayload,
+  UpdateReviewPayload,
 } from '@/lib/types'
 
 const API_BASE = import.meta.env.VITE_API_BASE?.trim() || ''
@@ -33,6 +48,30 @@ async function readErrorMessage(response: Response) {
   }
 }
 
+function appendQueryParams(path: string, params?: Record<string, unknown>) {
+  if (!params) {
+    return path
+  }
+
+  const searchParams = new URLSearchParams()
+
+  Object.entries(params).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+    if (value === undefined || value === null || value === '') {
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (typeof value === 'boolean') {
+      searchParams.set(key, String(value))
+      return
+    }
+
+    searchParams.set(key, String(value))
+  })
+
+  const queryString = searchParams.toString()
+  return queryString ? `${path}?${queryString}` : path
+}
+
 async function request<T>(path: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<T> {
   const headers = new Headers(init?.headers)
 
@@ -84,4 +123,127 @@ export const adminApi = {
     request<AdminAiReindexResponse>('/api/admin/ai/reindex', {
       method: 'POST',
     }),
+  listPosts: (query?: PostListQuery) =>
+    request<PostRecord[]>(
+      appendQueryParams('/api/posts', {
+        slug: query?.slug,
+        category: query?.category,
+        tag: query?.tag,
+        search: query?.search,
+        type: query?.postType,
+        pinned: query?.pinned,
+      }),
+    ),
+  getPostBySlug: (slug: string) => request<PostRecord>(`/api/posts/slug/${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`),
+  createPost: (payload: CreatePostPayload) =>
+    request<MarkdownDocumentResponse>('/api/posts/markdown', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        title: payload.title,
+        slug: payload.slug,
+        description: payload.description,
+        content: payload.content,
+        category: payload.category,
+        tags: payload.tags,
+        post_type: payload.postType,
+        image: payload.image,
+        pinned: payload.pinned,
+        published: payload.published,
+      }),
+    }),
+  updatePost: (id: number, payload: UpdatePostPayload) =>
+    request<PostRecord>(`/api/posts/${id}`, {
+      method: 'PATCH',
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        title: payload.title,
+        slug: payload.slug,
+        description: payload.description,
+        content: payload.content,
+        category: payload.category,
+        tags: payload.tags,
+        post_type: payload.postType,
+        image: payload.image,
+        pinned: payload.pinned,
+      }),
+    }),
+  getPostMarkdown: (slug: string) =>
+    request<MarkdownDocumentResponse>(`/api/posts/slug/${encodeURIComponent(slug)}/markdown`),
+  updatePostMarkdown: (slug: string, markdown: string) =>
+    request<MarkdownDocumentResponse>(`/api/posts/slug/${encodeURIComponent(slug)}/markdown`, {
+      method: 'PATCH',
+      body: JSON.stringify({ markdown }),
+    }),
+  deletePost: (slug: string) =>
+    request<MarkdownDeleteResponse>(`/api/posts/slug/${encodeURIComponent(slug)}/markdown`, {
+      method: 'DELETE',
+    }),
+  listComments: (query?: CommentListQuery) =>
+    request<CommentRecord[]>(
+      appendQueryParams('/api/comments', {
+        post_id: query?.postId,
+        post_slug: query?.postSlug,
+        scope: query?.scope,
+        paragraph_key: query?.paragraphKey,
+        approved: query?.approved,
+      }),
+    ),
+  updateComment: (id: number, payload: UpdateCommentPayload) =>
+    request<CommentRecord>(`/api/comments/${id}`, {
+      method: 'PATCH',
+      body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+    }),
+  deleteComment: (id: number) =>
+    request<void>(`/api/comments/${id}`, {
+      method: 'DELETE',
+    }),
+  listFriendLinks: (query?: FriendLinkListQuery) =>
+    request<FriendLinkRecord[]>(
+      appendQueryParams('/api/friend_links', {
+        status: query?.status,
+        category: query?.category,
+      }),
+    ),
+  createFriendLink: (payload: FriendLinkPayload) =>
+    request<FriendLinkRecord>('/api/friend_links', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        siteName: payload.siteName,
+        siteUrl: payload.siteUrl,
+        avatarUrl: payload.avatarUrl,
+        description: payload.description,
+        category: payload.category,
+        status: payload.status,
+      }),
+    }),
+  updateFriendLink: (id: number, payload: FriendLinkPayload) =>
+    request<FriendLinkRecord>(`/api/friend_links/${id}`, {
+      method: 'PATCH',
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        site_name: payload.siteName,
+        site_url: payload.siteUrl,
+        avatar_url: payload.avatarUrl,
+        description: payload.description,
+        category: payload.category,
+        status: payload.status,
+      }),
+    }),
+  deleteFriendLink: (id: number) =>
+    request<void>(`/api/friend_links/${id}`, {
+      method: 'DELETE',
+    }),
+  listReviews: () => request<ReviewRecord[]>('/api/reviews'),
+  createReview: (payload: CreateReviewPayload) =>
+    request<ReviewRecord>('/api/reviews', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+    }),
+  updateReview: (id: number, payload: UpdateReviewPayload) =>
+    request<ReviewRecord>(`/api/reviews/${id}`, {
+      method: 'PUT',
+      body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+    }),
+  deleteReview: (id: number) =>
+    request<void>(`/api/reviews/${id}`, {
+      method: 'DELETE',
+    }),
 }
diff --git a/admin/src/lib/types.ts b/admin/src/lib/types.ts
index 7ca341e..868f735 100644
--- a/admin/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/admin/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -135,3 +135,166 @@ export interface AdminAiReindexResponse {
   indexed_chunks: number
   last_indexed_at: string | null
 }
+
+export interface PostRecord {
+  created_at: string
+  updated_at: string
+  id: number
+  title: string | null
+  slug: string
+  description: string | null
+  content: string | null
+  category: string | null
+  tags: unknown
+  post_type: string | null
+  image: string | null
+  pinned: boolean | null
+}
+
+export interface PostListQuery {
+  slug?: string
+  category?: string
+  tag?: string
+  search?: string
+  postType?: string
+  pinned?: boolean
+}
+
+export interface CreatePostPayload {
+  title: string
+  slug?: string | null
+  description?: string | null
+  content?: string | null
+  category?: string | null
+  tags?: string[]
+  postType?: string | null
+  image?: string | null
+  pinned?: boolean
+  published?: boolean
+}
+
+export interface UpdatePostPayload {
+  title?: string | null
+  slug: string
+  description?: string | null
+  content?: string | null
+  category?: string | null
+  tags?: unknown
+  postType?: string | null
+  image?: string | null
+  pinned?: boolean | null
+}
+
+export interface MarkdownDocumentResponse {
+  slug: string
+  path: string
+  markdown: string
+}
+
+export interface MarkdownDeleteResponse {
+  slug: string
+  deleted: boolean
+}
+
+export interface CommentRecord {
+  created_at: string
+  updated_at: string
+  id: number
+  post_id: string | null
+  post_slug: string | null
+  author: string | null
+  email: string | null
+  avatar: string | null
+  content: string | null
+  scope: string
+  paragraph_key: string | null
+  paragraph_excerpt: string | null
+  reply_to: string | null
+  reply_to_comment_id: number | null
+  approved: boolean | null
+}
+
+export interface CommentListQuery {
+  postId?: string
+  postSlug?: string
+  scope?: string
+  paragraphKey?: string
+  approved?: boolean
+}
+
+export interface UpdateCommentPayload {
+  post_id?: string | null
+  post_slug?: string | null
+  author?: string | null
+  email?: string | null
+  avatar?: string | null
+  content?: string | null
+  reply_to?: string | null
+  reply_to_comment_id?: number | null
+  scope?: string | null
+  paragraph_key?: string | null
+  paragraph_excerpt?: string | null
+  approved?: boolean
+}
+
+export interface FriendLinkRecord {
+  created_at: string
+  updated_at: string
+  id: number
+  site_name: string | null
+  site_url: string
+  avatar_url: string | null
+  description: string | null
+  category: string | null
+  status: string | null
+}
+
+export interface FriendLinkListQuery {
+  status?: string
+  category?: string
+}
+
+export interface FriendLinkPayload {
+  siteName?: string | null
+  siteUrl: string
+  avatarUrl?: string | null
+  description?: string | null
+  category?: string | null
+  status?: string | null
+}
+
+export interface ReviewRecord {
+  id: number
+  title: string | null
+  review_type: string | null
+  rating: number | null
+  review_date: string | null
+  status: string | null
+  description: string | null
+  tags: string | null
+  cover: string | null
+  created_at: string
+  updated_at: string
+}
+
+export interface CreateReviewPayload {
+  title: string
+  review_type: string
+  rating: number
+  review_date: string
+  status: string
+  description: string
+  tags: string[]
+  cover: string
+}
+
+export interface UpdateReviewPayload {
+  title?: string
+  review_type?: string
+  rating?: number
+  review_date?: string
+  status?: string
+  description?: string
+  tags?: string[]
+  cover?: string
+}
diff --git a/admin/src/pages/comments-page.tsx b/admin/src/pages/comments-page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51d3877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/src/pages/comments-page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+import { CheckCheck, MessageSquareText, RefreshCcw, Trash2, XCircle } from 'lucide-react'
+import { startTransition, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { toast } from 'sonner'
+
+import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card'
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
+import { Select } from '@/components/ui/select'
+import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
+import {
+  Table,
+  TableBody,
+  TableCell,
+  TableHead,
+  TableHeader,
+  TableRow,
+} from '@/components/ui/table'
+import { adminApi, ApiError } from '@/lib/api'
+import { formatDateTime } from '@/lib/admin-format'
+import type { CommentRecord } from '@/lib/types'
+
+function moderationBadgeVariant(approved: boolean | null) {
+  if (approved) {
+    return 'success' as const
+  }
+
+  return 'warning' as const
+}
+
+export function CommentsPage() {
+  const [comments, setComments] = useState<CommentRecord[]>([])
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
+  const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false)
+  const [actingId, setActingId] = useState<number | null>(null)
+  const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('')
+  const [approvalFilter, setApprovalFilter] = useState('pending')
+  const [scopeFilter, setScopeFilter] = useState('all')
+
+  const loadComments = useCallback(async (showToast = false) => {
+    try {
+      if (showToast) {
+        setRefreshing(true)
+      }
+
+      const next = await adminApi.listComments()
+      startTransition(() => {
+        setComments(next)
+      })
+
+      if (showToast) {
+        toast.success('Comments refreshed.')
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof ApiError && error.status === 401) {
+        return
+      }
+      toast.error(error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to load comments.')
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+      setRefreshing(false)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void loadComments(false)
+  }, [loadComments])
+
+  const filteredComments = useMemo(() => {
+    return comments.filter((comment) => {
+      const matchesSearch =
+        !searchTerm ||
+        [
+          comment.author ?? '',
+          comment.post_slug ?? '',
+          comment.content ?? '',
+          comment.paragraph_excerpt ?? '',
+          comment.paragraph_key ?? '',
+        ]
+          .join('\n')
+          .toLowerCase()
+          .includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase())
+
+      const matchesApproval =
+        approvalFilter === 'all' ||
+        (approvalFilter === 'approved' && Boolean(comment.approved)) ||
+        (approvalFilter === 'pending' && !comment.approved)
+
+      const matchesScope = scopeFilter === 'all' || comment.scope === scopeFilter
+
+      return matchesSearch && matchesApproval && matchesScope
+    })
+  }, [approvalFilter, comments, scopeFilter, searchTerm])
+
+  const pendingCount = useMemo(
+    () => comments.filter((comment) => !comment.approved).length,
+    [comments],
+  )
+
+  const paragraphCount = useMemo(
+    () => comments.filter((comment) => comment.scope === 'paragraph').length,
+    [comments],
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 xl:flex-row xl:items-end xl:justify-between">
+        <div className="space-y-3">
+          <Badge variant="secondary">Comments</Badge>
+          <div>
+            <h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Moderation queue</h2>
+            <p className="mt-2 max-w-3xl text-sm leading-7 text-muted-foreground">
+              Review article comments and paragraph-specific responses from one place, with fast
+              approval controls for the public discussion layer.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <Button variant="secondary" onClick={() => void loadComments(true)} disabled={refreshing}>
+          <RefreshCcw className="h-4 w-4" />
+          {refreshing ? 'Refreshing...' : 'Refresh'}
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-3">
+        <Card className="bg-gradient-to-br from-card via-card to-background/70">
+          <CardContent className="pt-6">
+            <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-muted-foreground">Pending</p>
+            <div className="mt-3 text-3xl font-semibold">{pendingCount}</div>
+            <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Needs moderation attention.</p>
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+        <Card className="bg-gradient-to-br from-card via-card to-background/70">
+          <CardContent className="pt-6">
+            <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-muted-foreground">
+              Paragraph replies
+            </p>
+            <div className="mt-3 text-3xl font-semibold">{paragraphCount}</div>
+            <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Scoped to paragraph anchors.</p>
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+        <Card className="bg-gradient-to-br from-card via-card to-background/70">
+          <CardContent className="pt-6">
+            <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-muted-foreground">Total</p>
+            <div className="mt-3 text-3xl font-semibold">{comments.length}</div>
+            <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Everything currently stored.</p>
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+      </div>
+
+      <Card>
+        <CardHeader>
+          <CardTitle>Comment list</CardTitle>
+          <CardDescription>
+            Filter the queue, then approve, hide, or remove entries without leaving the page.
+          </CardDescription>
+        </CardHeader>
+        <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+          <div className="grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-[1.2fr_0.6fr_0.6fr]">
+            <Input
+              placeholder="Search by author, post slug, content, or paragraph key"
+              value={searchTerm}
+              onChange={(event) => setSearchTerm(event.target.value)}
+            />
+            <Select
+              value={approvalFilter}
+              onChange={(event) => setApprovalFilter(event.target.value)}
+            >
+              <option value="all">All approval states</option>
+              <option value="pending">Pending only</option>
+              <option value="approved">Approved only</option>
+            </Select>
+            <Select value={scopeFilter} onChange={(event) => setScopeFilter(event.target.value)}>
+              <option value="all">All scopes</option>
+              <option value="article">Article</option>
+              <option value="paragraph">Paragraph</option>
+            </Select>
+          </div>
+
+          {loading ? (
+            <Skeleton className="h-[680px] rounded-3xl" />
+          ) : (
+            <Table>
+              <TableHeader>
+                <TableRow>
+                  <TableHead>Comment</TableHead>
+                  <TableHead>Status</TableHead>
+                  <TableHead>Context</TableHead>
+                  <TableHead>Actions</TableHead>
+                </TableRow>
+              </TableHeader>
+              <TableBody>
+                {filteredComments.map((comment) => (
+                  <TableRow key={comment.id}>
+                    <TableCell>
+                      <div className="space-y-2">
+                        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+                          <span className="font-medium">{comment.author ?? 'Anonymous'}</span>
+                          <Badge variant="outline">{comment.scope}</Badge>
+                          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                            {formatDateTime(comment.created_at)}
+                          </span>
+                        </div>
+                        <p className="text-sm leading-6 text-muted-foreground">
+                          {comment.content ?? 'No content provided.'}
+                        </p>
+                        {comment.scope === 'paragraph' ? (
+                          <div className="rounded-2xl border border-border/70 bg-background/60 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                            <p className="font-mono">{comment.paragraph_key ?? 'missing-key'}</p>
+                            <p className="mt-1">
+                              {comment.paragraph_excerpt ?? 'No paragraph excerpt stored.'}
+                            </p>
+                          </div>
+                        ) : null}
+                      </div>
+                    </TableCell>
+                    <TableCell>
+                      <Badge variant={moderationBadgeVariant(comment.approved)}>
+                        {comment.approved ? 'Approved' : 'Pending'}
+                      </Badge>
+                    </TableCell>
+                    <TableCell>
+                      <div className="space-y-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                        <p className="font-mono text-xs">{comment.post_slug ?? 'unknown-post'}</p>
+                        {comment.reply_to_comment_id ? (
+                          <p>Replying to #{comment.reply_to_comment_id}</p>
+                        ) : (
+                          <p>Top-level comment</p>
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+                    </TableCell>
+                    <TableCell>
+                      <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                        <Button
+                          size="sm"
+                          variant="outline"
+                          disabled={actingId === comment.id || Boolean(comment.approved)}
+                          onClick={async () => {
+                            try {
+                              setActingId(comment.id)
+                              await adminApi.updateComment(comment.id, { approved: true })
+                              toast.success('Comment approved.')
+                              await loadComments(false)
+                            } catch (error) {
+                              toast.error(
+                                error instanceof ApiError
+                                  ? error.message
+                                  : 'Unable to approve comment.',
+                              )
+                            } finally {
+                              setActingId(null)
+                            }
+                          }}
+                        >
+                          <CheckCheck className="h-4 w-4" />
+                          Approve
+                        </Button>
+                        <Button
+                          size="sm"
+                          variant="ghost"
+                          disabled={actingId === comment.id || !comment.approved}
+                          onClick={async () => {
+                            try {
+                              setActingId(comment.id)
+                              await adminApi.updateComment(comment.id, { approved: false })
+                              toast.success('Comment moved back to pending.')
+                              await loadComments(false)
+                            } catch (error) {
+                              toast.error(
+                                error instanceof ApiError
+                                  ? error.message
+                                  : 'Unable to update comment.',
+                              )
+                            } finally {
+                              setActingId(null)
+                            }
+                          }}
+                        >
+                          <XCircle className="h-4 w-4" />
+                          Hide
+                        </Button>
+                        <Button
+                          size="sm"
+                          variant="danger"
+                          disabled={actingId === comment.id}
+                          onClick={async () => {
+                            if (!window.confirm('Delete this comment permanently?')) {
+                              return
+                            }
+
+                            try {
+                              setActingId(comment.id)
+                              await adminApi.deleteComment(comment.id)
+                              toast.success('Comment deleted.')
+                              await loadComments(false)
+                            } catch (error) {
+                              toast.error(
+                                error instanceof ApiError
+                                  ? error.message
+                                  : 'Unable to delete comment.',
+                              )
+                            } finally {
+                              setActingId(null)
+                            }
+                          }}
+                        >
+                          <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+                          Delete
+                        </Button>
+                      </div>
+                    </TableCell>
+                  </TableRow>
+                ))}
+                {!filteredComments.length ? (
+                  <TableRow>
+                    <TableCell colSpan={4} className="py-12 text-center">
+                      <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 text-muted-foreground">
+                        <MessageSquareText className="h-8 w-8" />
+                        <p>No comments match the current moderation filters.</p>
+                      </div>
+                    </TableCell>
+                  </TableRow>
+                ) : null}
+              </TableBody>
+            </Table>
+          )}
+        </CardContent>
+      </Card>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/admin/src/pages/dashboard-page.tsx b/admin/src/pages/dashboard-page.tsx
index 7e22ad6..2828711 100644
--- a/admin/src/pages/dashboard-page.tsx
+++ b/admin/src/pages/dashboard-page.tsx
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
           <div>
             <h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Operations overview</h2>
             <p className="mt-2 max-w-3xl text-sm leading-7 text-muted-foreground">
-              This screen pulls the operational signals the old Tera dashboard used to summarize,
-              but now from a standalone React app ready for gradual module migration.
+              This screen brings the most important publishing, moderation, and AI signals into the
+              new standalone admin so the day-to-day control loop stays in one place.
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/admin/src/pages/friend-links-page.tsx b/admin/src/pages/friend-links-page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb28a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/src/pages/friend-links-page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,411 @@
+import { ExternalLink, Link2, RefreshCcw, Save, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react'
+import { startTransition, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { toast } from 'sonner'
+
+import { FormField } from '@/components/form-field'
+import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card'
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
+import { Select } from '@/components/ui/select'
+import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea'
+import { adminApi, ApiError } from '@/lib/api'
+import { emptyToNull, formatDateTime } from '@/lib/admin-format'
+import type { FriendLinkPayload, FriendLinkRecord } from '@/lib/types'
+
+type FriendLinkFormState = {
+  siteName: string
+  siteUrl: string
+  avatarUrl: string
+  description: string
+  category: string
+  status: string
+}
+
+const defaultFriendLinkForm: FriendLinkFormState = {
+  siteName: '',
+  siteUrl: '',
+  avatarUrl: '',
+  description: '',
+  category: '',
+  status: 'pending',
+}
+
+function toFormState(link: FriendLinkRecord): FriendLinkFormState {
+  return {
+    siteName: link.site_name ?? '',
+    siteUrl: link.site_url,
+    avatarUrl: link.avatar_url ?? '',
+    description: link.description ?? '',
+    category: link.category ?? '',
+    status: link.status ?? 'pending',
+  }
+}
+
+function toPayload(form: FriendLinkFormState): FriendLinkPayload {
+  return {
+    siteName: emptyToNull(form.siteName),
+    siteUrl: form.siteUrl.trim(),
+    avatarUrl: emptyToNull(form.avatarUrl),
+    description: emptyToNull(form.description),
+    category: emptyToNull(form.category),
+    status: emptyToNull(form.status) ?? 'pending',
+  }
+}
+
+function statusBadgeVariant(status: string | null) {
+  switch (status) {
+    case 'approved':
+      return 'success' as const
+    case 'rejected':
+      return 'danger' as const
+    default:
+      return 'warning' as const
+  }
+}
+
+export function FriendLinksPage() {
+  const [links, setLinks] = useState<FriendLinkRecord[]>([])
+  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<number | null>(null)
+  const [form, setForm] = useState<FriendLinkFormState>(defaultFriendLinkForm)
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
+  const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false)
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
+  const [deleting, setDeleting] = useState(false)
+  const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('')
+  const [statusFilter, setStatusFilter] = useState('all')
+
+  const loadLinks = useCallback(async (showToast = false) => {
+    try {
+      if (showToast) {
+        setRefreshing(true)
+      }
+
+      const next = await adminApi.listFriendLinks()
+      startTransition(() => {
+        setLinks(next)
+      })
+
+      if (showToast) {
+        toast.success('Friend links refreshed.')
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof ApiError && error.status === 401) {
+        return
+      }
+      toast.error(error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to load friend links.')
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+      setRefreshing(false)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void loadLinks(false)
+  }, [loadLinks])
+
+  const filteredLinks = useMemo(() => {
+    return links.filter((link) => {
+      const matchesSearch =
+        !searchTerm ||
+        [
+          link.site_name ?? '',
+          link.site_url,
+          link.category ?? '',
+          link.description ?? '',
+          link.status ?? '',
+        ]
+          .join('\n')
+          .toLowerCase()
+          .includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase())
+
+      const matchesStatus = statusFilter === 'all' || (link.status ?? 'pending') === statusFilter
+
+      return matchesSearch && matchesStatus
+    })
+  }, [links, searchTerm, statusFilter])
+
+  const selectedLink = useMemo(
+    () => links.find((link) => link.id === selectedId) ?? null,
+    [links, selectedId],
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 xl:flex-row xl:items-end xl:justify-between">
+        <div className="space-y-3">
+          <Badge variant="secondary">Friend links</Badge>
+          <div>
+            <h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Partner site queue</h2>
+            <p className="mt-2 max-w-3xl text-sm leading-7 text-muted-foreground">
+              Review inbound link exchanges, keep metadata accurate, and move requests through
+              pending, approved, or rejected states in one dedicated workspace.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+          <Button
+            variant="outline"
+            onClick={() => {
+              setSelectedId(null)
+              setForm(defaultFriendLinkForm)
+            }}
+          >
+            New link
+          </Button>
+          <Button variant="secondary" onClick={() => void loadLinks(true)} disabled={refreshing}>
+            <RefreshCcw className="h-4 w-4" />
+            {refreshing ? 'Refreshing...' : 'Refresh'}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid gap-6 xl:grid-cols-[0.92fr_1.08fr]">
+        <Card>
+          <CardHeader>
+            <CardTitle>Link inventory</CardTitle>
+            <CardDescription>
+              Pick an item to edit it, or start a new record from the right-hand form.
+            </CardDescription>
+          </CardHeader>
+          <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+            <div className="grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-[1.2fr_0.6fr]">
+              <Input
+                placeholder="Search by site name, URL, category, or notes"
+                value={searchTerm}
+                onChange={(event) => setSearchTerm(event.target.value)}
+              />
+              <Select
+                value={statusFilter}
+                onChange={(event) => setStatusFilter(event.target.value)}
+              >
+                <option value="all">All statuses</option>
+                <option value="pending">Pending</option>
+                <option value="approved">Approved</option>
+                <option value="rejected">Rejected</option>
+              </Select>
+            </div>
+
+            {loading ? (
+              <Skeleton className="h-[620px] rounded-3xl" />
+            ) : (
+              <div className="space-y-3">
+                {filteredLinks.map((link) => (
+                  <button
+                    key={link.id}
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      setSelectedId(link.id)
+                      setForm(toFormState(link))
+                    }}
+                    className={`w-full rounded-3xl border px-4 py-4 text-left transition ${
+                      selectedId === link.id
+                        ? 'border-primary/30 bg-primary/10 shadow-[0_12px_30px_rgba(37,99,235,0.12)]'
+                        : 'border-border/70 bg-background/60 hover:border-border'
+                    }`}
+                  >
+                    <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+                      <div className="min-w-0 space-y-1">
+                        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+                          <span className="font-medium">{link.site_name ?? 'Untitled partner'}</span>
+                          <Badge variant={statusBadgeVariant(link.status)}>
+                            {link.status ?? 'pending'}
+                          </Badge>
+                        </div>
+                        <p className="truncate text-sm text-muted-foreground">{link.site_url}</p>
+                        <p className="line-clamp-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                          {link.description ?? 'No description yet.'}
+                        </p>
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="text-right text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                        <p>{link.category ?? 'uncategorized'}</p>
+                        <p className="mt-1">{formatDateTime(link.created_at)}</p>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </button>
+                ))}
+
+                {!filteredLinks.length ? (
+                  <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 rounded-3xl border border-dashed border-border/70 px-6 py-14 text-center text-muted-foreground">
+                    <Link2 className="h-8 w-8" />
+                    <p>No friend links match the current filters.</p>
+                  </div>
+                ) : null}
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+
+        <Card>
+          <CardHeader className="flex flex-col gap-4 xl:flex-row xl:items-start xl:justify-between">
+            <div>
+              <CardTitle>{selectedLink ? 'Edit friend link' : 'Create friend link'}</CardTitle>
+              <CardDescription>
+                Capture the reciprocal URL, classification, and moderation status the public link
+                page depends on.
+              </CardDescription>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+              {selectedLink ? (
+                <Button variant="outline" asChild>
+                  <a href={selectedLink.site_url} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
+                    <ExternalLink className="h-4 w-4" />
+                    Visit site
+                  </a>
+                </Button>
+              ) : null}
+              <Button
+                onClick={async () => {
+                  if (!form.siteUrl.trim()) {
+                    toast.error('Site URL is required.')
+                    return
+                  }
+
+                  try {
+                    setSaving(true)
+                    const payload = toPayload(form)
+                    if (selectedLink) {
+                      const updated = await adminApi.updateFriendLink(selectedLink.id, payload)
+                      startTransition(() => {
+                        setSelectedId(updated.id)
+                        setForm(toFormState(updated))
+                      })
+                      toast.success('Friend link updated.')
+                    } else {
+                      const created = await adminApi.createFriendLink(payload)
+                      startTransition(() => {
+                        setSelectedId(created.id)
+                        setForm(toFormState(created))
+                      })
+                      toast.success('Friend link created.')
+                    }
+                    await loadLinks(false)
+                  } catch (error) {
+                    toast.error(
+                      error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to save friend link.',
+                    )
+                  } finally {
+                    setSaving(false)
+                  }
+                }}
+                disabled={saving}
+              >
+                <Save className="h-4 w-4" />
+                {saving ? 'Saving...' : selectedLink ? 'Save changes' : 'Create link'}
+              </Button>
+              {selectedLink ? (
+                <Button
+                  variant="danger"
+                  disabled={deleting}
+                  onClick={async () => {
+                    if (!window.confirm('Delete this friend link?')) {
+                      return
+                    }
+
+                    try {
+                      setDeleting(true)
+                      await adminApi.deleteFriendLink(selectedLink.id)
+                      toast.success('Friend link deleted.')
+                      setSelectedId(null)
+                      setForm(defaultFriendLinkForm)
+                      await loadLinks(false)
+                    } catch (error) {
+                      toast.error(
+                        error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to delete friend link.',
+                      )
+                    } finally {
+                      setDeleting(false)
+                    }
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  {deleting ? 'Deleting...' : 'Delete'}
+                </Button>
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
+          </CardHeader>
+          <CardContent className="space-y-5">
+            {selectedLink ? (
+              <div className="rounded-3xl border border-border/70 bg-background/60 p-5">
+                <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+                  <div>
+                    <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">
+                      Selected record
+                    </p>
+                    <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                      Created {formatDateTime(selectedLink.created_at)}
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                  <Badge variant={statusBadgeVariant(selectedLink.status)}>
+                    {selectedLink.status ?? 'pending'}
+                  </Badge>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ) : null}
+
+            <div className="grid gap-5 lg:grid-cols-2">
+              <FormField label="Site name">
+                <Input
+                  value={form.siteName}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setForm((current) => ({ ...current, siteName: event.target.value }))
+                  }
+                />
+              </FormField>
+              <FormField label="Site URL">
+                <Input
+                  value={form.siteUrl}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setForm((current) => ({ ...current, siteUrl: event.target.value }))
+                  }
+                />
+              </FormField>
+              <FormField label="Avatar URL">
+                <Input
+                  value={form.avatarUrl}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setForm((current) => ({ ...current, avatarUrl: event.target.value }))
+                  }
+                />
+              </FormField>
+              <FormField label="Category">
+                <Input
+                  value={form.category}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setForm((current) => ({ ...current, category: event.target.value }))
+                  }
+                />
+              </FormField>
+              <div className="lg:col-span-2">
+                <FormField label="Status">
+                  <Select
+                    value={form.status}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setForm((current) => ({ ...current, status: event.target.value }))
+                    }
+                  >
+                    <option value="pending">Pending</option>
+                    <option value="approved">Approved</option>
+                    <option value="rejected">Rejected</option>
+                  </Select>
+                </FormField>
+              </div>
+              <div className="lg:col-span-2">
+                <FormField label="Description">
+                  <Textarea
+                    value={form.description}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setForm((current) => ({ ...current, description: event.target.value }))
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/admin/src/pages/posts-page.tsx b/admin/src/pages/posts-page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a62ba63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/src/pages/posts-page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,687 @@
+import {
+  ExternalLink,
+  FilePlus2,
+  PencilLine,
+  RefreshCcw,
+  Save,
+  Trash2,
+} from 'lucide-react'
+import { startTransition, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { toast } from 'sonner'
+
+import { FormField } from '@/components/form-field'
+import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card'
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
+import { Select } from '@/components/ui/select'
+import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
+import {
+  Table,
+  TableBody,
+  TableCell,
+  TableHead,
+  TableHeader,
+  TableRow,
+} from '@/components/ui/table'
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea'
+import { adminApi, ApiError } from '@/lib/api'
+import { emptyToNull, formatDateTime, postTagsToList } from '@/lib/admin-format'
+import type { CreatePostPayload, PostRecord } from '@/lib/types'
+
+type PostFormState = {
+  id: number
+  title: string
+  slug: string
+  description: string
+  category: string
+  postType: string
+  image: string
+  pinned: boolean
+  tags: string
+  markdown: string
+  path: string
+  createdAt: string
+  updatedAt: string
+}
+
+type CreatePostFormState = {
+  title: string
+  slug: string
+  description: string
+  category: string
+  postType: string
+  image: string
+  pinned: boolean
+  tags: string
+  markdown: string
+}
+
+const defaultCreateForm: CreatePostFormState = {
+  title: '',
+  slug: '',
+  description: '',
+  category: '',
+  postType: 'article',
+  image: '',
+  pinned: false,
+  tags: '',
+  markdown: '# Untitled post\n',
+}
+
+function buildEditorState(post: PostRecord, markdown: string, path: string): PostFormState {
+  return {
+    id: post.id,
+    title: post.title ?? '',
+    slug: post.slug,
+    description: post.description ?? '',
+    category: post.category ?? '',
+    postType: post.post_type ?? 'article',
+    image: post.image ?? '',
+    pinned: Boolean(post.pinned),
+    tags: postTagsToList(post.tags).join(', '),
+    markdown,
+    path,
+    createdAt: post.created_at,
+    updatedAt: post.updated_at,
+  }
+}
+
+function buildCreatePayload(form: CreatePostFormState): CreatePostPayload {
+  return {
+    title: form.title.trim(),
+    slug: emptyToNull(form.slug),
+    description: emptyToNull(form.description),
+    content: form.markdown,
+    category: emptyToNull(form.category),
+    tags: form.tags
+      .split(',')
+      .map((item) => item.trim())
+      .filter(Boolean),
+    postType: emptyToNull(form.postType) ?? 'article',
+    image: emptyToNull(form.image),
+    pinned: form.pinned,
+    published: true,
+  }
+}
+
+export function PostsPage() {
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
+  const { slug } = useParams()
+  const [posts, setPosts] = useState<PostRecord[]>([])
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
+  const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false)
+  const [editorLoading, setEditorLoading] = useState(false)
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
+  const [creating, setCreating] = useState(false)
+  const [deleting, setDeleting] = useState(false)
+  const [editor, setEditor] = useState<PostFormState | null>(null)
+  const [createForm, setCreateForm] = useState<CreatePostFormState>(defaultCreateForm)
+  const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('')
+  const [typeFilter, setTypeFilter] = useState('all')
+  const [pinnedFilter, setPinnedFilter] = useState('all')
+
+  const loadPosts = useCallback(async (showToast = false) => {
+    try {
+      if (showToast) {
+        setRefreshing(true)
+      }
+
+      const next = await adminApi.listPosts()
+      startTransition(() => {
+        setPosts(next)
+      })
+
+      if (showToast) {
+        toast.success('Posts refreshed.')
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof ApiError && error.status === 401) {
+        return
+      }
+      toast.error(error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to load posts.')
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+      setRefreshing(false)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  const loadEditor = useCallback(
+    async (nextSlug: string) => {
+      try {
+        setEditorLoading(true)
+        const [post, markdown] = await Promise.all([
+          adminApi.getPostBySlug(nextSlug),
+          adminApi.getPostMarkdown(nextSlug),
+        ])
+        startTransition(() => {
+          setEditor(buildEditorState(post, markdown.markdown, markdown.path))
+        })
+      } catch (error) {
+        toast.error(error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to open this post.')
+        navigate('/posts', { replace: true })
+      } finally {
+        setEditorLoading(false)
+      }
+    },
+    [navigate],
+  )
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void loadPosts(false)
+  }, [loadPosts])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!slug) {
+      setEditor(null)
+      return
+    }
+
+    void loadEditor(slug)
+  }, [loadEditor, slug])
+
+  const filteredPosts = useMemo(() => {
+    return posts.filter((post) => {
+      const matchesSearch =
+        !searchTerm ||
+        [
+          post.title ?? '',
+          post.slug,
+          post.category ?? '',
+          post.description ?? '',
+          post.post_type ?? '',
+        ]
+          .join('\n')
+          .toLowerCase()
+          .includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase())
+
+      const matchesType = typeFilter === 'all' || (post.post_type ?? 'article') === typeFilter
+      const pinnedValue = Boolean(post.pinned)
+      const matchesPinned =
+        pinnedFilter === 'all' ||
+        (pinnedFilter === 'pinned' && pinnedValue) ||
+        (pinnedFilter === 'regular' && !pinnedValue)
+
+      return matchesSearch && matchesType && matchesPinned
+    })
+  }, [pinnedFilter, posts, searchTerm, typeFilter])
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 xl:flex-row xl:items-end xl:justify-between">
+        <div className="space-y-3">
+          <Badge variant="secondary">Posts</Badge>
+          <div>
+            <h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Content library</h2>
+            <p className="mt-2 max-w-3xl text-sm leading-7 text-muted-foreground">
+              Create Markdown-backed articles, keep metadata tidy, and edit the public content
+              store without falling back to the legacy template admin.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+          <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => navigate('/posts')}>
+            <FilePlus2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+            New draft
+          </Button>
+          <Button variant="secondary" onClick={() => void loadPosts(true)} disabled={refreshing}>
+            <RefreshCcw className="h-4 w-4" />
+            {refreshing ? 'Refreshing...' : 'Refresh'}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid gap-6 xl:grid-cols-[0.96fr_1.04fr]">
+        <Card>
+          <CardHeader>
+            <CardTitle>All posts</CardTitle>
+            <CardDescription>
+              Filter the content set locally, then jump straight into the selected entry.
+            </CardDescription>
+          </CardHeader>
+          <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+            <div className="grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-[1.2fr_0.6fr_0.6fr]">
+              <Input
+                placeholder="Search by title, slug, category, or copy"
+                value={searchTerm}
+                onChange={(event) => setSearchTerm(event.target.value)}
+              />
+              <Select value={typeFilter} onChange={(event) => setTypeFilter(event.target.value)}>
+                <option value="all">All types</option>
+                <option value="article">Article</option>
+                <option value="note">Note</option>
+                <option value="page">Page</option>
+                <option value="snippet">Snippet</option>
+              </Select>
+              <Select
+                value={pinnedFilter}
+                onChange={(event) => setPinnedFilter(event.target.value)}
+              >
+                <option value="all">All pins</option>
+                <option value="pinned">Pinned only</option>
+                <option value="regular">Regular only</option>
+              </Select>
+            </div>
+
+            {loading ? (
+              <Skeleton className="h-[620px] rounded-3xl" />
+            ) : (
+              <Table>
+                <TableHeader>
+                  <TableRow>
+                    <TableHead>Title</TableHead>
+                    <TableHead>Type</TableHead>
+                    <TableHead>Updated</TableHead>
+                  </TableRow>
+                </TableHeader>
+                <TableBody>
+                  {filteredPosts.map((post) => (
+                    <TableRow
+                      key={post.id}
+                      className={post.slug === slug ? 'bg-accent/50' : undefined}
+                    >
+                      <TableCell>
+                        <button
+                          type="button"
+                          className="w-full text-left"
+                          onClick={() => navigate(`/posts/${post.slug}`)}
+                        >
+                          <div className="space-y-1">
+                            <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+                              <span className="font-medium">{post.title ?? 'Untitled post'}</span>
+                              {post.pinned ? <Badge variant="success">Pinned</Badge> : null}
+                            </div>
+                            <p className="font-mono text-xs text-muted-foreground">{post.slug}</p>
+                            <p className="line-clamp-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                              {post.description ?? 'No description yet.'}
+                            </p>
+                          </div>
+                        </button>
+                      </TableCell>
+                      <TableCell className="uppercase text-muted-foreground">
+                        {post.post_type ?? 'article'}
+                      </TableCell>
+                      <TableCell className="text-muted-foreground">
+                        {formatDateTime(post.updated_at)}
+                      </TableCell>
+                    </TableRow>
+                  ))}
+                  {!filteredPosts.length ? (
+                    <TableRow>
+                      <TableCell colSpan={3} className="py-12 text-center text-muted-foreground">
+                        No posts match the current filters.
+                      </TableCell>
+                    </TableRow>
+                  ) : null}
+                </TableBody>
+              </Table>
+            )}
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+
+        {editorLoading ? (
+          <Skeleton className="h-[720px] rounded-3xl" />
+        ) : editor ? (
+          <Card>
+            <CardHeader className="flex flex-col gap-4 xl:flex-row xl:items-start xl:justify-between">
+              <div>
+                <CardTitle>Edit post</CardTitle>
+                <CardDescription>
+                  Keep the metadata in sync with the Markdown document already powering the public
+                  article page.
+                </CardDescription>
+              </div>
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+                <Button variant="outline" asChild>
+                  <a
+                    href={`http://localhost:4321/articles/${editor.slug}`}
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noreferrer"
+                  >
+                    <ExternalLink className="h-4 w-4" />
+                    Open article
+                  </a>
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  onClick={async () => {
+                    if (!editor.title.trim()) {
+                      toast.error('Title is required before saving.')
+                      return
+                    }
+
+                    try {
+                      setSaving(true)
+                      const updatedPost = await adminApi.updatePost(editor.id, {
+                        title: editor.title.trim(),
+                        slug: editor.slug,
+                        description: emptyToNull(editor.description),
+                        category: emptyToNull(editor.category),
+                        tags: editor.tags
+                          .split(',')
+                          .map((item) => item.trim())
+                          .filter(Boolean),
+                        postType: emptyToNull(editor.postType) ?? 'article',
+                        image: emptyToNull(editor.image),
+                        pinned: editor.pinned,
+                      })
+                      const updatedMarkdown = await adminApi.updatePostMarkdown(
+                        editor.slug,
+                        editor.markdown,
+                      )
+
+                      startTransition(() => {
+                        setEditor(
+                          buildEditorState(
+                            updatedPost,
+                            updatedMarkdown.markdown,
+                            updatedMarkdown.path,
+                          ),
+                        )
+                      })
+                      await loadPosts(false)
+                      toast.success('Post saved.')
+                    } catch (error) {
+                      toast.error(error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to save post.')
+                    } finally {
+                      setSaving(false)
+                    }
+                  }}
+                  disabled={saving}
+                >
+                  <Save className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  {saving ? 'Saving...' : 'Save post'}
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  variant="danger"
+                  onClick={async () => {
+                    if (!window.confirm(`Delete "${editor.title || editor.slug}"?`)) {
+                      return
+                    }
+
+                    try {
+                      setDeleting(true)
+                      await adminApi.deletePost(editor.slug)
+                      toast.success('Post deleted.')
+                      await loadPosts(false)
+                      navigate('/posts', { replace: true })
+                    } catch (error) {
+                      toast.error(
+                        error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to delete post.',
+                      )
+                    } finally {
+                      setDeleting(false)
+                    }
+                  }}
+                  disabled={deleting}
+                >
+                  <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  {deleting ? 'Deleting...' : 'Delete'}
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+            </CardHeader>
+            <CardContent className="space-y-6">
+              <div className="grid gap-4 rounded-3xl border border-border/70 bg-background/60 p-5 sm:grid-cols-2">
+                <div>
+                  <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">
+                    Markdown file
+                  </p>
+                  <p className="mt-2 font-mono text-sm text-muted-foreground">{editor.path}</p>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">
+                    Created
+                  </p>
+                  <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                    {formatDateTime(editor.createdAt)}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <div className="grid gap-5 lg:grid-cols-2">
+                <FormField label="Title">
+                  <Input
+                    value={editor.title}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setEditor((current) =>
+                        current ? { ...current, title: event.target.value } : current,
+                      )
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+                <FormField label="Slug" hint="Slug changes stay disabled to avoid Markdown path drift.">
+                  <Input value={editor.slug} disabled />
+                </FormField>
+                <FormField label="Category">
+                  <Input
+                    value={editor.category}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setEditor((current) =>
+                        current ? { ...current, category: event.target.value } : current,
+                      )
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+                <FormField label="Post type">
+                  <Select
+                    value={editor.postType}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setEditor((current) =>
+                        current ? { ...current, postType: event.target.value } : current,
+                      )
+                    }
+                  >
+                    <option value="article">Article</option>
+                    <option value="note">Note</option>
+                    <option value="page">Page</option>
+                    <option value="snippet">Snippet</option>
+                  </Select>
+                </FormField>
+                <FormField label="Cover image URL">
+                  <Input
+                    value={editor.image}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setEditor((current) =>
+                        current ? { ...current, image: event.target.value } : current,
+                      )
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+                <FormField label="Tags" hint="Comma-separated tag names.">
+                  <Input
+                    value={editor.tags}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setEditor((current) =>
+                        current ? { ...current, tags: event.target.value } : current,
+                      )
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+                <div className="lg:col-span-2">
+                  <FormField label="Description">
+                    <Textarea
+                      value={editor.description}
+                      onChange={(event) =>
+                        setEditor((current) =>
+                          current ? { ...current, description: event.target.value } : current,
+                        )
+                      }
+                    />
+                  </FormField>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <label className="flex items-start gap-3 rounded-2xl border border-border/70 bg-background/60 p-4">
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  checked={editor.pinned}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setEditor((current) =>
+                      current ? { ...current, pinned: event.target.checked } : current,
+                    )
+                  }
+                  className="mt-1 h-4 w-4 rounded border-input text-primary focus:ring-ring"
+                />
+                <div>
+                  <div className="font-medium">Pin this post</div>
+                  <p className="mt-1 text-sm leading-6 text-muted-foreground">
+                    Pinned content gets elevated placement on the public site.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </label>
+
+              <FormField label="Markdown body">
+                <Textarea
+                  className="min-h-[420px] font-mono text-[13px] leading-6"
+                  value={editor.markdown}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setEditor((current) =>
+                      current ? { ...current, markdown: event.target.value } : current,
+                    )
+                  }
+                />
+              </FormField>
+            </CardContent>
+          </Card>
+        ) : (
+          <Card>
+            <CardHeader className="flex flex-col gap-4 xl:flex-row xl:items-start xl:justify-between">
+              <div>
+                <CardTitle>Create a new post</CardTitle>
+                <CardDescription>
+                  New drafts are written to the Markdown content store first, then surfaced through
+                  the same API the public site already uses.
+                </CardDescription>
+              </div>
+              <Button
+                onClick={async () => {
+                  if (!createForm.title.trim()) {
+                    toast.error('Title is required to create a post.')
+                    return
+                  }
+
+                  try {
+                    setCreating(true)
+                    const created = await adminApi.createPost(buildCreatePayload(createForm))
+                    toast.success('Draft created.')
+                    setCreateForm(defaultCreateForm)
+                    await loadPosts(false)
+                    navigate(`/posts/${created.slug}`)
+                  } catch (error) {
+                    toast.error(
+                      error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to create draft.',
+                    )
+                  } finally {
+                    setCreating(false)
+                  }
+                }}
+                disabled={creating}
+              >
+                <PencilLine className="h-4 w-4" />
+                {creating ? 'Creating...' : 'Create draft'}
+              </Button>
+            </CardHeader>
+            <CardContent className="space-y-6">
+              <div className="grid gap-5 lg:grid-cols-2">
+                <FormField label="Title">
+                  <Input
+                    value={createForm.title}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setCreateForm((current) => ({ ...current, title: event.target.value }))
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+                <FormField label="Slug" hint="Leave empty to auto-generate from the title.">
+                  <Input
+                    value={createForm.slug}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setCreateForm((current) => ({ ...current, slug: event.target.value }))
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+                <FormField label="Category">
+                  <Input
+                    value={createForm.category}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setCreateForm((current) => ({ ...current, category: event.target.value }))
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+                <FormField label="Post type">
+                  <Select
+                    value={createForm.postType}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setCreateForm((current) => ({ ...current, postType: event.target.value }))
+                    }
+                  >
+                    <option value="article">Article</option>
+                    <option value="note">Note</option>
+                    <option value="page">Page</option>
+                    <option value="snippet">Snippet</option>
+                  </Select>
+                </FormField>
+                <FormField label="Cover image URL">
+                  <Input
+                    value={createForm.image}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setCreateForm((current) => ({ ...current, image: event.target.value }))
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+                <FormField label="Tags" hint="Comma-separated tag names.">
+                  <Input
+                    value={createForm.tags}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setCreateForm((current) => ({ ...current, tags: event.target.value }))
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+                <div className="lg:col-span-2">
+                  <FormField label="Description">
+                    <Textarea
+                      value={createForm.description}
+                      onChange={(event) =>
+                        setCreateForm((current) => ({
+                          ...current,
+                          description: event.target.value,
+                        }))
+                      }
+                    />
+                  </FormField>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <label className="flex items-start gap-3 rounded-2xl border border-border/70 bg-background/60 p-4">
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  checked={createForm.pinned}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setCreateForm((current) => ({ ...current, pinned: event.target.checked }))
+                  }
+                  className="mt-1 h-4 w-4 rounded border-input text-primary focus:ring-ring"
+                />
+                <div>
+                  <div className="font-medium">Start as pinned</div>
+                  <p className="mt-1 text-sm leading-6 text-muted-foreground">
+                    Use this when the draft should surface prominently as soon as it is published.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </label>
+
+              <FormField label="Initial Markdown">
+                <Textarea
+                  className="min-h-[420px] font-mono text-[13px] leading-6"
+                  value={createForm.markdown}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setCreateForm((current) => ({ ...current, markdown: event.target.value }))
+                  }
+                />
+              </FormField>
+            </CardContent>
+          </Card>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/admin/src/pages/reviews-page.tsx b/admin/src/pages/reviews-page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75cec95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/src/pages/reviews-page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,444 @@
+import { BookOpenText, RefreshCcw, Save, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react'
+import { startTransition, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { toast } from 'sonner'
+
+import { FormField } from '@/components/form-field'
+import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card'
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
+import { Select } from '@/components/ui/select'
+import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea'
+import { adminApi, ApiError } from '@/lib/api'
+import { csvToList, formatDateTime, reviewTagsToList } from '@/lib/admin-format'
+import type { CreateReviewPayload, ReviewRecord, UpdateReviewPayload } from '@/lib/types'
+
+type ReviewFormState = {
+  title: string
+  reviewType: string
+  rating: string
+  reviewDate: string
+  status: string
+  description: string
+  tags: string
+  cover: string
+}
+
+const defaultReviewForm: ReviewFormState = {
+  title: '',
+  reviewType: 'book',
+  rating: '4',
+  reviewDate: '',
+  status: 'published',
+  description: '',
+  tags: '',
+  cover: '',
+}
+
+function toFormState(review: ReviewRecord): ReviewFormState {
+  return {
+    title: review.title ?? '',
+    reviewType: review.review_type ?? 'book',
+    rating: String(review.rating ?? 4),
+    reviewDate: review.review_date ?? '',
+    status: review.status ?? 'published',
+    description: review.description ?? '',
+    tags: reviewTagsToList(review.tags).join(', '),
+    cover: review.cover ?? '',
+  }
+}
+
+function toCreatePayload(form: ReviewFormState): CreateReviewPayload {
+  return {
+    title: form.title.trim(),
+    review_type: form.reviewType,
+    rating: Number(form.rating),
+    review_date: form.reviewDate,
+    status: form.status,
+    description: form.description.trim(),
+    tags: csvToList(form.tags),
+    cover: form.cover.trim(),
+  }
+}
+
+function toUpdatePayload(form: ReviewFormState): UpdateReviewPayload {
+  return {
+    title: form.title.trim(),
+    review_type: form.reviewType,
+    rating: Number(form.rating),
+    review_date: form.reviewDate,
+    status: form.status,
+    description: form.description.trim(),
+    tags: csvToList(form.tags),
+    cover: form.cover.trim(),
+  }
+}
+
+export function ReviewsPage() {
+  const [reviews, setReviews] = useState<ReviewRecord[]>([])
+  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<number | null>(null)
+  const [form, setForm] = useState<ReviewFormState>(defaultReviewForm)
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
+  const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false)
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
+  const [deleting, setDeleting] = useState(false)
+  const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState('')
+  const [statusFilter, setStatusFilter] = useState('all')
+
+  const loadReviews = useCallback(async (showToast = false) => {
+    try {
+      if (showToast) {
+        setRefreshing(true)
+      }
+
+      const next = await adminApi.listReviews()
+      startTransition(() => {
+        setReviews(next)
+      })
+
+      if (showToast) {
+        toast.success('Reviews refreshed.')
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (error instanceof ApiError && error.status === 401) {
+        return
+      }
+      toast.error(error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to load reviews.')
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+      setRefreshing(false)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void loadReviews(false)
+  }, [loadReviews])
+
+  const filteredReviews = useMemo(() => {
+    return reviews.filter((review) => {
+      const matchesSearch =
+        !searchTerm ||
+        [
+          review.title ?? '',
+          review.review_type ?? '',
+          review.description ?? '',
+          review.tags ?? '',
+          review.status ?? '',
+        ]
+          .join('\n')
+          .toLowerCase()
+          .includes(searchTerm.toLowerCase())
+
+      const matchesStatus =
+        statusFilter === 'all' || (review.status ?? 'published') === statusFilter
+
+      return matchesSearch && matchesStatus
+    })
+  }, [reviews, searchTerm, statusFilter])
+
+  const selectedReview = useMemo(
+    () => reviews.find((review) => review.id === selectedId) ?? null,
+    [reviews, selectedId],
+  )
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 xl:flex-row xl:items-end xl:justify-between">
+        <div className="space-y-3">
+          <Badge variant="secondary">Reviews</Badge>
+          <div>
+            <h2 className="text-3xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Review library</h2>
+            <p className="mt-2 max-w-3xl text-sm leading-7 text-muted-foreground">
+              Manage the review catalog that powers the public review index, including score,
+              medium, cover art, and publication state.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+          <Button
+            variant="outline"
+            onClick={() => {
+              setSelectedId(null)
+              setForm(defaultReviewForm)
+            }}
+          >
+            New review
+          </Button>
+          <Button variant="secondary" onClick={() => void loadReviews(true)} disabled={refreshing}>
+            <RefreshCcw className="h-4 w-4" />
+            {refreshing ? 'Refreshing...' : 'Refresh'}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid gap-6 xl:grid-cols-[0.92fr_1.08fr]">
+        <Card>
+          <CardHeader>
+            <CardTitle>Review list</CardTitle>
+            <CardDescription>
+              Select an existing review to edit it, or start a new entry from the editor.
+            </CardDescription>
+          </CardHeader>
+          <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+            <div className="grid gap-3 lg:grid-cols-[1.2fr_0.6fr]">
+              <Input
+                placeholder="Search by title, medium, description, tags, or status"
+                value={searchTerm}
+                onChange={(event) => setSearchTerm(event.target.value)}
+              />
+              <Select
+                value={statusFilter}
+                onChange={(event) => setStatusFilter(event.target.value)}
+              >
+                <option value="all">All statuses</option>
+                <option value="published">Published</option>
+                <option value="draft">Draft</option>
+                <option value="archived">Archived</option>
+              </Select>
+            </div>
+
+            {loading ? (
+              <Skeleton className="h-[620px] rounded-3xl" />
+            ) : (
+              <div className="space-y-3">
+                {filteredReviews.map((review) => (
+                  <button
+                    key={review.id}
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      setSelectedId(review.id)
+                      setForm(toFormState(review))
+                    }}
+                    className={`w-full rounded-3xl border px-4 py-4 text-left transition ${
+                      selectedId === review.id
+                        ? 'border-primary/30 bg-primary/10 shadow-[0_12px_30px_rgba(37,99,235,0.12)]'
+                        : 'border-border/70 bg-background/60 hover:border-border'
+                    }`}
+                  >
+                    <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
+                      <div className="min-w-0 space-y-1">
+                        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+                          <span className="font-medium">{review.title ?? 'Untitled review'}</span>
+                          <Badge variant="outline">{review.review_type ?? 'unknown'}</Badge>
+                        </div>
+                        <p className="line-clamp-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                          {review.description ?? 'No description yet.'}
+                        </p>
+                        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                          {reviewTagsToList(review.tags).join(', ') || 'No tags'}
+                        </p>
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="text-right">
+                        <div className="text-xl font-semibold">{review.rating ?? 0}/5</div>
+                        <p className="mt-1 text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">
+                          {review.status ?? 'published'}
+                        </p>
+                        <p className="mt-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                          {formatDateTime(review.created_at)}
+                        </p>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </button>
+                ))}
+
+                {!filteredReviews.length ? (
+                  <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3 rounded-3xl border border-dashed border-border/70 px-6 py-14 text-center text-muted-foreground">
+                    <BookOpenText className="h-8 w-8" />
+                    <p>No reviews match the current filters.</p>
+                  </div>
+                ) : null}
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+
+        <Card>
+          <CardHeader className="flex flex-col gap-4 xl:flex-row xl:items-start xl:justify-between">
+            <div>
+              <CardTitle>{selectedReview ? 'Edit review' : 'Create review'}</CardTitle>
+              <CardDescription>
+                Control the presentation fields the public reviews page reads directly from the
+                backend.
+              </CardDescription>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+              <Button
+                onClick={async () => {
+                  if (!form.title.trim()) {
+                    toast.error('Title is required.')
+                    return
+                  }
+
+                  if (!form.reviewDate) {
+                    toast.error('Review date is required.')
+                    return
+                  }
+
+                  try {
+                    setSaving(true)
+                    if (selectedReview) {
+                      const updated = await adminApi.updateReview(
+                        selectedReview.id,
+                        toUpdatePayload(form),
+                      )
+                      startTransition(() => {
+                        setSelectedId(updated.id)
+                        setForm(toFormState(updated))
+                      })
+                      toast.success('Review updated.')
+                    } else {
+                      const created = await adminApi.createReview(toCreatePayload(form))
+                      startTransition(() => {
+                        setSelectedId(created.id)
+                        setForm(toFormState(created))
+                      })
+                      toast.success('Review created.')
+                    }
+                    await loadReviews(false)
+                  } catch (error) {
+                    toast.error(error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to save review.')
+                  } finally {
+                    setSaving(false)
+                  }
+                }}
+                disabled={saving}
+              >
+                <Save className="h-4 w-4" />
+                {saving ? 'Saving...' : selectedReview ? 'Save changes' : 'Create review'}
+              </Button>
+              {selectedReview ? (
+                <Button
+                  variant="danger"
+                  disabled={deleting}
+                  onClick={async () => {
+                    if (!window.confirm('Delete this review?')) {
+                      return
+                    }
+
+                    try {
+                      setDeleting(true)
+                      await adminApi.deleteReview(selectedReview.id)
+                      toast.success('Review deleted.')
+                      setSelectedId(null)
+                      setForm(defaultReviewForm)
+                      await loadReviews(false)
+                    } catch (error) {
+                      toast.error(
+                        error instanceof ApiError ? error.message : 'Unable to delete review.',
+                      )
+                    } finally {
+                      setDeleting(false)
+                    }
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <Trash2 className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  {deleting ? 'Deleting...' : 'Delete'}
+                </Button>
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
+          </CardHeader>
+          <CardContent className="space-y-5">
+            {selectedReview ? (
+              <div className="rounded-3xl border border-border/70 bg-background/60 p-5">
+                <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground">
+                  Selected record
+                </p>
+                <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                  Created {formatDateTime(selectedReview.created_at)}
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            ) : null}
+
+            <div className="grid gap-5 lg:grid-cols-2">
+              <FormField label="Title">
+                <Input
+                  value={form.title}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setForm((current) => ({ ...current, title: event.target.value }))
+                  }
+                />
+              </FormField>
+              <FormField label="Review type">
+                <Select
+                  value={form.reviewType}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setForm((current) => ({ ...current, reviewType: event.target.value }))
+                  }
+                >
+                  <option value="book">Book</option>
+                  <option value="movie">Movie</option>
+                  <option value="game">Game</option>
+                  <option value="anime">Anime</option>
+                  <option value="music">Music</option>
+                </Select>
+              </FormField>
+              <FormField label="Rating">
+                <Input
+                  type="number"
+                  min="1"
+                  max="5"
+                  step="1"
+                  value={form.rating}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setForm((current) => ({ ...current, rating: event.target.value }))
+                  }
+                />
+              </FormField>
+              <FormField label="Review date">
+                <Input
+                  type="date"
+                  value={form.reviewDate}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setForm((current) => ({ ...current, reviewDate: event.target.value }))
+                  }
+                />
+              </FormField>
+              <FormField label="Status">
+                <Select
+                  value={form.status}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setForm((current) => ({ ...current, status: event.target.value }))
+                  }
+                >
+                  <option value="published">Published</option>
+                  <option value="draft">Draft</option>
+                  <option value="archived">Archived</option>
+                </Select>
+              </FormField>
+              <FormField label="Cover URL">
+                <Input
+                  value={form.cover}
+                  onChange={(event) =>
+                    setForm((current) => ({ ...current, cover: event.target.value }))
+                  }
+                />
+              </FormField>
+              <div className="lg:col-span-2">
+                <FormField label="Tags" hint="Comma-separated tag names.">
+                  <Input
+                    value={form.tags}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setForm((current) => ({ ...current, tags: event.target.value }))
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+              </div>
+              <div className="lg:col-span-2">
+                <FormField label="Description">
+                  <Textarea
+                    value={form.description}
+                    onChange={(event) =>
+                      setForm((current) => ({ ...current, description: event.target.value }))
+                    }
+                  />
+                </FormField>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </CardContent>
+        </Card>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/admin/src/pages/site-settings-page.tsx b/admin/src/pages/site-settings-page.tsx
index e9d00d0..75e0ce8 100644
--- a/admin/src/pages/site-settings-page.tsx
+++ b/admin/src/pages/site-settings-page.tsx
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ export function SiteSettingsPage() {
               Brand, profile, and AI controls
             </h2>
             <p className="mt-2 max-w-3xl text-sm leading-7 text-muted-foreground">
-              This page is the first fully migrated settings screen. It replaces the old template
-              form with a real app surface while still talking to the same backend data model.
+              This page keeps the public brand, owner profile, and AI configuration aligned with
+              the same backend data model the site already depends on.
             </p>
           </div>
         </div>