diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index b08aed0ee..053aef87c 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -676,12 +676,13 @@ summary::-webkit-details-marker {
     transparent 0%,
     color-mix(in srgb, var(--background) 8%, transparent) 38%,
     color-mix(in srgb, var(--background) 18%, transparent) 68%,
-    color-mix(in srgb, var(--background) 32%, transparent) 100%
+    color-mix(in srgb, var(--background) 32%, transparent) 88%,
+    color-mix(in srgb, var(--background) 42%, transparent) 100%
   );
   backdrop-filter: blur(2px) saturate(130%);
   -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(2px) saturate(130%);
-  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(0 0 0 / 20%) 0%, rgb(0 0 0 / 45%) 28%, black 60%, black 100%);
-  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(0 0 0 / 20%) 0%, rgb(0 0 0 / 45%) 28%, black 60%, black 100%);
+  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(0 0 0 / 20%) 0%, rgb(0 0 0 / 45%) 28%, black 55%, black 100%);
+  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(0 0 0 / 20%) 0%, rgb(0 0 0 / 45%) 28%, black 55%, black 100%);
 }
 
 .answer-footer-search-dock .answer-footer-search-backdrop::before,
@@ -702,8 +703,8 @@ summary::-webkit-details-marker {
 .answer-footer-search-dock .answer-footer-search-backdrop::after {
   backdrop-filter: blur(22px) saturate(140%);
   -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(22px) saturate(140%);
-  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, transparent 55%, black 72%, black 100%);
-  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, transparent 55%, black 72%, black 100%);
+  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, transparent 50%, black 68%, black 100%);
+  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, transparent 50%, black 68%, black 100%);
 }
 
 @supports not ((backdrop-filter: blur(1px)) or (-webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(1px))) {
@@ -1307,17 +1308,22 @@ summary::-webkit-details-marker {
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 639px) {
-  .dashboard-composer-edge.answer-footer-search-edge {
+  .edge-glass-header {
+    padding-left: max(0px, var(--safe-area-left));
+    padding-right: max(0px, var(--safe-area-right));
+  }
+
+  .dashboard-composer-edge.answer-footer-search-edge:not(.answer-footer-search-dock) {
     width: min(calc(100vw - 8px - var(--safe-area-left) - var(--safe-area-right)), 400px);
   }
 
-  .document-mobile-search-edge {
+  .document-mobile-search-edge:not(.answer-footer-search-dock) {
     left: max(0.375rem, var(--safe-area-left));
     right: max(0.375rem, var(--safe-area-right));
     bottom: max(0.5rem, calc(var(--safe-area-bottom) + 0.375rem));
   }
 
-  .document-mobile-search-edge.answer-footer-search-edge {
+  .document-mobile-search-edge.answer-footer-search-edge:not(.answer-footer-search-dock) {
     left: 50%;
     right: auto;
     bottom: max(0.45rem, calc(var(--safe-area-bottom) + 0.35rem));
@@ -1327,7 +1333,7 @@ summary::-webkit-details-marker {
 
   /* Compact search/result views: no chip row below the pill, so the pill
      itself hugs the bottom edge and the scrim shrinks to match. */
-  .document-mobile-search-edge.answer-footer-search-edge.document-mobile-search-compact {
+  .document-mobile-search-edge.answer-footer-search-edge.document-mobile-search-compact:not(.answer-footer-search-dock) {
     bottom: max(0.4rem, calc(var(--safe-area-bottom) + 0.3rem));
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/ClinicalDashboard.tsx b/src/components/ClinicalDashboard.tsx
index bb9622bf6..23d2dd77a 100644
--- a/src/components/ClinicalDashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ClinicalDashboard.tsx
@@ -4258,6 +4258,13 @@ export function ClinicalDashboard({
   const compactMobileBottomSearch = hasMobileBottomSearch && modeSearchSubmitted;
   const differentialsCompareAddonActive =
     searchMode === "differentials" && modeSearchSubmitted && Boolean(query.trim());
+  const mobileComposerReserve = !hasMobileBottomSearch
+    ? "0px"
+    : compactMobileBottomSearch
+      ? differentialsCompareAddonActive
+        ? "calc(8.75rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))"
+        : "calc(5rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))"
+      : "calc(5.25rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))";
   const renderDegradedNotice = () => (
     <UtilityDrawer
       icon={!isOnline ? WifiOff : AlertCircle}
@@ -4376,6 +4383,7 @@ export function ClinicalDashboard({
         {
           "--clinical-sidebar-width": sidebarCollapsed ? "5.25rem" : "20rem",
           "--clinical-sidebar-width-md": "5.25rem",
+          "--mobile-composer-reserve": mobileComposerReserve,
         } as CSSProperties
       }
     >
@@ -4482,6 +4490,7 @@ export function ClinicalDashboard({
           <div
             className={cn(
               "mx-auto max-w-7xl space-y-4 overflow-x-hidden px-3 py-4 sm:space-y-5 sm:px-4 sm:py-5 lg:px-8",
+              compactMobileModeHome && "max-sm:px-0",
               // Centred mode homes carry little content, so drop the large
               // mobile bottom padding (the fixed composer already has its own
               // reserved margin on <main>) to avoid a needless scrollbar.
@@ -4523,7 +4532,9 @@ export function ClinicalDashboard({
 
             <section
               className={cn(
-                "min-h-[calc(100dvh-12.5rem)] sm:min-h-[calc(100dvh-11rem)]",
+                compactMobileModeHome
+                  ? "max-sm:flex max-sm:min-h-0 max-sm:flex-1 max-sm:flex-col max-sm:justify-center"
+                  : "min-h-[calc(100dvh-12.5rem)] sm:min-h-[calc(100dvh-11rem)]",
                 centeredModeHome || (activeModeResultKind === "answer" && !answer && !loading)
                   ? // On tall phones the centred home leans slightly toward the
                     // bottom composer (matches the committed vertical-weighting
diff --git a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/favourites-home-page.tsx b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/favourites-home-page.tsx
index 1d23df348..0c2c94935 100644
--- a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/favourites-home-page.tsx
+++ b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/favourites-home-page.tsx
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ export function FavouritesHomePage({ query = "" }: FavouritesHomePageProps) {
   const filterQuery = queryOverride?.source === query ? queryOverride.value : query;
 
   return (
-    <main className="min-h-[calc(100dvh-4rem)] bg-[color:var(--background)] px-3 py-4 text-[color:var(--text)] sm:px-4 sm:py-5 lg:px-8">
-      <FavouritesHub
+    <main className="flex min-h-0 w-full flex-1 flex-col bg-[color:var(--background)] px-0 py-4 text-[color:var(--text)] max-sm:pt-[clamp(1.25rem,4vh,2.25rem)] sm:min-h-[calc(100dvh-4rem)] sm:px-4 sm:py-5 lg:px-8">
+      <div className="px-4 sm:px-0">
+        <FavouritesHub
         query={filterQuery}
         onClearQuery={() => {
           setQueryOverride({ source: query, value: "" });
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export function FavouritesHomePage({ query = "" }: FavouritesHomePageProps) {
         desktopComposerSlotId={modeHomeDesktopComposerSlotId}
         headingLevel={1}
       />
+      </div>
     </main>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/global-mockup-search-shell.tsx b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/global-mockup-search-shell.tsx
index 9cf2a52f1..235130a6c 100644
--- a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/global-mockup-search-shell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/global-mockup-search-shell.tsx
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@ function GlobalMockupSearchShellClient({
   const effectiveSidebarCollapsed = isDifferentialPresentationWorkflow ? true : sidebarCollapsed;
   const effectiveSidebarWidth = shouldShowDesktopSidebar ? (effectiveSidebarCollapsed ? "5.25rem" : "20rem") : "0px";
   const shouldShowSearchComposer = searchComposerVisible && !isDifferentialPresentationWorkflow;
+  const mobileComposerReserve = !shouldShowSearchComposer
+    ? "2rem"
+    : searchMode === "answer"
+      ? "calc(9rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))"
+      : useCompactBottomSearch
+        ? "calc(5.5rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))"
+        : "calc(9rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))";
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // Re-derive the mode and query from the URL, but only when the search string
@@ -312,7 +319,7 @@ function GlobalMockupSearchShellClient({
   return (
     <div
       className={cn(
-        "min-h-dvh bg-[color:var(--background)] text-[color:var(--text)]",
+        "min-h-dvh max-sm:h-dvh max-sm:overflow-hidden bg-[color:var(--background)] text-[color:var(--text)]",
         shouldShowDesktopSidebar && "md:grid md:grid-cols-[5.25rem_minmax(0,1fr)]",
         shouldShowDesktopSidebar && "motion-safe:transition-[grid-template-columns] motion-safe:duration-200 motion-safe:ease-out",
         shouldShowDesktopSidebar &&
@@ -322,6 +329,7 @@ function GlobalMockupSearchShellClient({
         {
           "--clinical-sidebar-width": effectiveSidebarWidth,
           "--clinical-sidebar-width-md": shouldShowDesktopSidebar ? "5.25rem" : "0px",
+          "--mobile-composer-reserve": mobileComposerReserve,
         } as CSSProperties
       }
     >
@@ -348,7 +356,7 @@ function GlobalMockupSearchShellClient({
         </div>
       ) : null}
 
-      <div className="flex min-h-dvh min-w-0 flex-col">
+      <div className="flex min-h-dvh min-w-0 flex-col max-sm:h-dvh max-sm:min-h-0 max-sm:overflow-hidden">
         {/* max-sm:contents lets the header's own `sticky top-0` engage against
             the document scroll on phones (a plain wrapper div otherwise caps
             its sticking range at its own height), which the phone
@@ -415,17 +423,16 @@ function GlobalMockupSearchShellClient({
           id="main-content"
           tabIndex={-1}
           className={cn(
-            // Phone: fill the space under the header exactly (the header is
-            // taller than the 4rem the calc assumed, which forced a phantom
-            // scrollbar on every standalone page). sm+ keeps the original calc.
-            "min-w-0 overflow-x-hidden focus:outline-none max-sm:flex-1 sm:min-h-[calc(100dvh-4rem)]",
+            // Phone: flex column fills the viewport under the header; composer
+            // clearance comes from --mobile-composer-reserve on the shell.
+            "min-w-0 overflow-x-hidden focus:outline-none max-sm:flex max-sm:min-h-0 max-sm:flex-1 max-sm:flex-col max-sm:pb-[var(--mobile-composer-reserve)] sm:min-h-[calc(100dvh-4rem)]",
             !shouldShowSearchComposer
-              ? "pb-8"
+              ? "sm:pb-8"
               : searchMode === "answer"
-                ? "pb-[calc(9rem+env(safe-area-inset-bottom))]"
+                ? "sm:pb-[calc(9rem+env(safe-area-inset-bottom))]"
                 : useCompactBottomSearch
-                  ? "pb-[calc(5.5rem+env(safe-area-inset-bottom))] sm:pb-8"
-                  : "pb-[calc(9rem+env(safe-area-inset-bottom))] sm:pb-8",
+                  ? "sm:pb-[calc(5.5rem+env(safe-area-inset-bottom))] sm:pb-8"
+                  : "sm:pb-[calc(9rem+env(safe-area-inset-bottom))] sm:pb-8",
           )}
         >
         <ClientHydrationBoundary
diff --git a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/master-search-header.tsx b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/master-search-header.tsx
index 113e7060f..f10fc58fa 100644
--- a/src/components/clinical-dashboard/master-search-header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/clinical-dashboard/master-search-header.tsx
@@ -1198,13 +1198,17 @@ export function MasterSearchHeader({
               ? "floating-composer-edge dashboard-composer-edge fixed z-40 mx-auto max-w-3xl lg:max-w-4xl"
               : usesMobileBottomStyle
                 ? cn(
-                    "document-mobile-search-edge universal-top-search-edge fixed z-40 mx-auto max-w-3xl sm:z-20 sm:w-full sm:px-4 sm:py-3 lg:max-w-4xl",
-                    // Hero-placement mode-homes (services/forms) portal the composer into
-                    // the hero from sm up. Hide the default (non-portaled) composer at sm+
-                    // so it never briefly flashes as an overlapping float over the hero
-                    // before the portal activates; the mobile fixed-bottom slot still shows
-                    // below sm. Other homes keep a sticky bar until the portal lifts it.
-                    isHeroDesktopComposer ? "sm:hidden" : "sm:sticky sm:top-[calc(4.75rem+env(safe-area-inset-top))]",
+                    usesPhoneFooterDock
+                      ? "document-mobile-search-edge universal-top-search-edge fixed z-40 w-full"
+                      : cn(
+                          "document-mobile-search-edge universal-top-search-edge fixed z-40 mx-auto max-w-3xl sm:z-20 sm:w-full sm:px-4 sm:py-3 lg:max-w-4xl",
+                          // Hero-placement mode-homes (services/forms) portal the composer into
+                          // the hero from sm up. Hide the default (non-portaled) composer at sm+
+                          // so it never briefly flashes as an overlapping float over the hero
+                          // before the portal activates; the mobile fixed-bottom slot still shows
+                          // below sm. Other homes keep a sticky bar until the portal lifts it.
+                          isHeroDesktopComposer ? "sm:hidden" : "sm:sticky sm:top-[calc(4.75rem+env(safe-area-inset-top))]",
+                        ),
                   )
                 : "universal-top-search-edge sticky top-[calc(4.75rem+env(safe-area-inset-top))] z-20 mx-auto box-border w-full px-3 py-3 sm:px-4",
           usesBottomComposerPlacement && "answer-footer-search-edge",
diff --git a/src/components/mode-home-template.tsx b/src/components/mode-home-template.tsx
index a42b0cbe0..a282bc518 100644
--- a/src/components/mode-home-template.tsx
+++ b/src/components/mode-home-template.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function ModeHomeHero({
 
   return (
     <section
-      className={cn("grid justify-items-center sm:gap-4", compact ? "gap-2" : "gap-3")}
+      className={cn("grid justify-items-center px-4 sm:gap-4 sm:px-0", compact ? "gap-2" : "gap-3")}
       aria-labelledby={`${testId ?? "mode-home"}-title`}
     >
       <span
@@ -129,14 +129,10 @@ export function ModeHomeMain({
     <main
       data-testid={testId}
       className={cn(
-        // Phone: content is vertically centred (not bottom-anchored) so the page
-        // no longer collapses all its slack into a void above the hero. The
-        // standalone shell (#main-content) already reserves 9rem of bottom
-        // padding for the fixed mobile composer, so this main only subtracts
-        // that space from its min-height instead of re-adding the padding —
-        // otherwise short homes scroll by exactly the duplicated reservation.
-        // From sm up the composer moves into the hero, so the reserve drops away.
-        "grid min-h-[calc(100dvh-13.75rem-env(safe-area-inset-bottom))] items-center justify-items-center bg-[color:var(--background)] px-4 pb-4 pt-[clamp(1.25rem,4vh,2.25rem)] text-[color:var(--text)] sm:min-h-[calc(100dvh-4rem)] sm:px-6 sm:pb-[clamp(1.75rem,5vh,3.25rem)] sm:pt-[clamp(1.75rem,5vh,3.25rem)] lg:px-8",
+        // Phone: stretch to fill the shell's flex column; the shell reserves
+        // composer clearance via --mobile-composer-reserve. Background is
+        // full-bleed; inner template content carries safe-area-aware inset.
+        "flex min-h-0 w-full flex-1 flex-col items-center justify-center bg-[color:var(--background)] px-0 pt-[clamp(1.25rem,4vh,2.25rem)] pb-4 text-[color:var(--text)] sm:min-h-[calc(100dvh-4rem)] sm:px-6 sm:pb-[clamp(1.75rem,5vh,3.25rem)] sm:pt-[clamp(1.75rem,5vh,3.25rem)] lg:px-8",
         className,
       )}
     >
@@ -228,20 +224,23 @@ export function ModeHomeTemplate({
     <div
       data-testid={testId}
       className={cn(
-        "mode-home-template mx-auto box-border flex w-full max-w-[64rem] flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3.5 px-0 text-center sm:gap-6 lg:gap-7",
+        "mode-home-template mx-auto box-border flex w-full max-w-none flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3.5 px-0 text-center sm:max-w-[64rem] sm:gap-6 lg:gap-7",
         className,
       )}
     >
       <ModeHomeHero testId={testId} title={title} subtitle={subtitle} icon={icon} headingLevel={headingLevel} compact />
 
       {desktopComposerSlotId ? (
-        <div id={desktopComposerSlotId} className="mode-home-composer-slot hidden w-full sm:[&:not(:empty)]:block" />
+        <div
+          id={desktopComposerSlotId}
+          className="mode-home-composer-slot hidden w-full px-4 sm:px-0 sm:[&:not(:empty)]:block"
+        />
       ) : null}
 
       {actions.length ? (
         <section
           aria-label={actionsLabel}
-          className="grid w-full max-w-3xl overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface)] shadow-[var(--shadow-card)] lg:max-w-none lg:grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fit,minmax(16rem,1fr))] lg:gap-5 lg:overflow-visible lg:rounded-none lg:border-0 lg:bg-transparent lg:shadow-none"
+          className="grid w-full max-w-none overflow-hidden rounded-none border-y border-[color:var(--border)] bg-[color:var(--surface)] shadow-[var(--shadow-card)] sm:max-w-3xl sm:rounded-xl sm:border sm:shadow-[var(--shadow-card)] lg:max-w-none lg:grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fit,minmax(16rem,1fr))] lg:gap-5 lg:overflow-visible lg:rounded-none lg:border-0 lg:bg-transparent lg:shadow-none"
         >
           {actions.map((action, index) => {
             const ActionIcon = action.icon;
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ export function ModeHomeTemplate({
       ) : null}
 
       {pills?.length ? (
-        <section className="grid w-full max-w-none self-stretch gap-3 border-t border-[color:var(--border)] pt-3 sm:gap-4 sm:pt-6">
+        <section className="grid w-full max-w-none self-stretch gap-3 border-t border-[color:var(--border)] px-4 pt-3 sm:gap-4 sm:px-0 sm:pt-6">
           {pillsTitle || pillsAction ? (
             <div
               className={cn(
@@ -341,7 +340,7 @@ export function ModeHomeTemplate({
         </section>
       ) : null}
 
-      {footer ? <div className="w-full">{footer}</div> : null}
+      {footer ? <div className="w-full px-4 sm:px-0">{footer}</div> : null}
     </div>
   );
 }