diff --git a/src/app/insights/page-client.tsx b/src/app/insights/page-client.tsx
index 439522754..772d30b99 100644
--- a/src/app/insights/page-client.tsx
+++ b/src/app/insights/page-client.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { QueryErrorCard } from "@/components/ui/query-error-card";
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { HeroStrip } from "@/components/insights/hero-strip";
+import { HealthScoreCard } from "@/components/insights/health-score-card";
 import { useInsightsAdvisorQuery } from "@/components/insights/use-insights-advisor";
 import { useAnalyticsQuery } from "@/lib/queries/use-analytics-query";
 import { useDashboardSnapshot } from "@/lib/queries/use-dashboard-snapshot";
@@ -474,36 +475,41 @@ export default function InsightsPageClient() {
       />
     ),
     "daily-briefing": flags.briefing ? (
-      <DailyBriefing
-        briefing={briefingPayload}
-        updatedAt={heroStripUpdatedAt}
-        loading={advisor.isLoading}
-        onRegenerate={advisor.regenerate}
-        regenerating={advisor.isRegenerating}
-        // v1.15.20 — the read path reports a 422 (no provider configured)
-        // as its own outcome; swap the futile regenerate CTA for a quiet
-        // Settings → AI hint instead of an eternal "preparing" loop.
-        noProvider={advisor.readOutcome === "no-provider"}
-        // v1.18.9 (#4) — a (stale) cached briefing is shown but no provider
-        // is connected, so it can never refresh. Pair the relative-age
-        // footer with a discreet connect-provider hint. Only fires when a
-        // briefing is actually rendered (the empty-state path owns the
-        // `noProvider` branch above).
-        noProviderStale={briefingPayload !== null && !advisor.hasProvider}
-        // v1.25 — the last generation attempt failed. On a held briefing this
-        // adds a discreet "couldn't refresh — retry" footer hint; on an empty
-        // card it swaps the generic empty state for an honest "couldn't
-        // generate" one. Suppressed when no provider is configured (that hint
-        // owns the surface and a retry would be futile).
-        generationFailed={advisor.generationFailed && advisor.hasProvider}
-        // v1.25.3 — failure class points the empty-state hint at the right
-        // lever (raise the response timeout vs re-check the provider).
-        generationFailureClass={advisor.generationFailureClass}
-        // v1.28.28 (#470) — the grounding gate stripped the last regenerated
-        // briefing; the card explains the omission instead of "no briefing
-        // yet" (which made the regenerate button read as doing nothing).
-        omittedReason={advisor.briefingOmittedReason}
-      />
+      <>
+        <DailyBriefing
+          briefing={briefingPayload}
+          updatedAt={heroStripUpdatedAt}
+          loading={advisor.isLoading}
+          onRegenerate={advisor.regenerate}
+          regenerating={advisor.isRegenerating}
+          // v1.15.20 — the read path reports a 422 (no provider configured)
+          // as its own outcome; swap the futile regenerate CTA for a quiet
+          // Settings → AI hint instead of an eternal "preparing" loop.
+          noProvider={advisor.readOutcome === "no-provider"}
+          // v1.18.9 (#4) — a (stale) cached briefing is shown but no provider
+          // is connected, so it can never refresh. Pair the relative-age
+          // footer with a discreet connect-provider hint. Only fires when a
+          // briefing is actually rendered (the empty-state path owns the
+          // `noProvider` branch above).
+          noProviderStale={briefingPayload !== null && !advisor.hasProvider}
+          // v1.25 — the last generation attempt failed. On a held briefing this
+          // adds a discreet "couldn't refresh — retry" footer hint; on an empty
+          // card it swaps the generic empty state for an honest "couldn't
+          // generate" one. Suppressed when no provider is configured (that hint
+          // owns the surface and a retry would be futile).
+          generationFailed={advisor.generationFailed && advisor.hasProvider}
+          // v1.25.3 — failure class points the empty-state hint at the right
+          // lever (raise the response timeout vs re-check the provider).
+          generationFailureClass={advisor.generationFailureClass}
+          // v1.28.28 (#470) — the grounding gate stripped the last regenerated
+          // briefing; the card explains the omission instead of "no briefing
+          // yet" (which made the regenerate button read as doing nothing).
+          omittedReason={advisor.briefingOmittedReason}
+        />
+        {analytics?.healthScore ? (
+          <HealthScoreCard report={analytics.healthScore} className="mt-6" />
+        ) : null}
+      </>
     ) : null,
     vitals: <VitalsDashboard batch={dashboardDerived} layout={layout} />,
     trends: (
diff --git a/src/components/daily/__tests__/today-hero.test.tsx b/src/components/daily/__tests__/today-hero.test.tsx
index 4ca384a0b..00ca9ccc4 100644
--- a/src/components/daily/__tests__/today-hero.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/daily/__tests__/today-hero.test.tsx
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ describe("<TodayHero>", () => {
             sourceMetric: "pulse",
             tone: "info",
             headline: "Pulse is settling lately",
-            nudge: null,
+            nudge: "",
             delta: null,
           },
         })}
diff --git a/src/components/insights/__tests__/hero-strip.test.tsx b/src/components/insights/__tests__/hero-strip.test.tsx
index 5f2a00bd1..c06d080d0 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/__tests__/hero-strip.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/__tests__/hero-strip.test.tsx
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ describe("<HeroStrip>", () => {
         healthScore={SCORE_REPORT}
       />,
     );
-    expect(html).toMatch(/data-slot="health-score-card"/);
+    expect(html).toMatch(/data-slot="health-score-card-compact"/);
     expect(html).toMatch(/data-band="green"/);
     expect(html).toContain(">86<");
   });
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ describe("<HeroStrip>", () => {
         healthScore={SCORE_REPORT}
       />,
     );
-    expect(html).toContain('data-slot="health-score-card"');
+    expect(html).toContain('data-slot="health-score-card-compact"');
     expect(html).not.toContain('data-slot="health-score-card-skeleton"');
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/insights/__tests__/insight-status-card.test.tsx b/src/components/insights/__tests__/insight-status-card.test.tsx
index d40928eb2..85ac75a17 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/__tests__/insight-status-card.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/__tests__/insight-status-card.test.tsx
@@ -183,11 +183,15 @@ describe("<InsightStatusCard>", () => {
     expect(empty).toContain("No assessment yet.");
     expect(populated).toContain('data-slot="insight-assessment"');
 
-    for (const html of [loading, preparing, noProvider, empty, populated]) {
+    for (const html of [loading, preparing, noProvider, empty]) {
       expect(html).toContain("gap-2");
       expect(html).toContain("py-3");
       expect(html).toContain("md:py-4");
     }
+    expect(populated).toContain("gap-1.5");
+    expect(populated).toContain("space-y-1.5");
+    expect(populated).toContain("py-3");
+    expect(populated).toContain("md:py-4");
     expect(populated).toContain("text-foreground");
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/insights/health-score-card.tsx b/src/components/insights/health-score-card.tsx
index a4e7b7ee1..ec642dc1e 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/health-score-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/health-score-card.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import type {
 } from "@/lib/analytics/score/types";
 import { useTranslations } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { ScoreRing } from "@/components/insights/derived/score-ring";
 
 const PILLAR_LABEL_KEY: Record<ScorePillarId, string> = {
   BLOOD_PRESSURE: "insights.healthScore.pillar.bloodPressure",
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ export interface HealthScoreCardProps {
     negative: string[];
   } | null;
   returnToBand?: { metricLabel: string; daysInside: number } | null;
+  /** Keep only the score face when the card is used above the fold. */
+  compact?: boolean;
   className?: string;
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ export function HealthScoreCard({
   report,
   tension,
   returnToBand,
+  compact = false,
   className,
 }: HealthScoreCardProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslations();
@@ -223,6 +227,36 @@ export function HealthScoreCard({
         ? 1 / eligibleCount
         : 0,
   }));
+  if (compact) {
+    return (
+      <div
+        data-slot="health-score-card-compact"
+        className={cn(
+          "border-border/70 bg-card/80 flex min-w-0 flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-xl border p-4",
+          className,
+        )}
+      >
+        <ScoreRing
+          score={composite.status === "ok" ? composite.value.score : null}
+          band={composite.status === "ok" ? composite.value.band : undefined}
+          size="md"
+          flat
+          label={t("insights.healthScore.label")}
+        />
+        {composite.status === "ok" ? (
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+            {t(`insights.healthScore.band.${composite.value.band}`)}
+          </p>
+        ) : (
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+            {t("insights.healthScore.insufficient", {
+              count: composite.coverage.presentInputs,
+            })}
+          </p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
   return (
     <div
       data-slot="health-score-card"
diff --git a/src/components/insights/hero-strip.tsx b/src/components/insights/hero-strip.tsx
index aebd44c72..b90df64ab 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/hero-strip.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/hero-strip.tsx
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ export function HeroStrip({
             report={healthScore}
             tension={tensionProp}
             returnToBand={returnToBandProp}
+            compact
             className="w-full md:shrink-0 md:grow-0 md:basis-[22rem] xl:basis-[26rem]"
           />
         )}
diff --git a/src/components/insights/insight-status-card.tsx b/src/components/insights/insight-status-card.tsx
index 6718a4178..82c9b2f11 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/insight-status-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/insight-status-card.tsx
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export function InsightStatusCard({
       // v1.12.2 — stable hook for the spine guard test, which asserts the
       // assessment is the LAST content block on every bespoke metric page.
       data-slot="insight-assessment"
-      // Compact card density (`gap-2 py-3 md:py-4`) — the sanctioned tight
+      // Compact card density (`gap-1.5 py-3 md:py-4`) — the sanctioned tight
       // tier, so the assessment shares one header→body rhythm with the
       // target summary, the read strip, and the stat strip on the same
       // spine. Earlier bespoke values (`gap-1.5` + `md:py-5`) predate the
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export function InsightStatusCard({
       // lands on every status variant so the gap is consistent across
       // states. (The one-time purple left accent stays dropped — the plain
       // card border carries enough separation.)
-      className="animate-insight-in gap-2 py-3 md:py-4"
+      className="animate-insight-in gap-1.5 py-3 md:py-4"
     >
       <CardHeader>
         {/* v1.11.5 — the top-right "cached" label was removed: it surfaced
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export function InsightStatusCard({
           }
         />
       </CardHeader>
-      <CardContent className="space-y-2">
+      <CardContent className="space-y-1.5">
         {/* v1.4.27 — defence-in-depth strip. Cached status text from
             pre-v1.4.27 rows can still carry literal `metric:<TYPE>`
             tokens the model embedded on the assumption a chart would
diff --git a/src/components/insights/metric-stat-strip.tsx b/src/components/insights/metric-stat-strip.tsx
index ab25b0c48..7b7d981a9 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/metric-stat-strip.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/metric-stat-strip.tsx
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function SeriesBlock({
       data-slot="metric-stat-series"
       data-series={dataKey}
       data-windowed={windowed ? "true" : undefined}
-      className="space-y-2"
+      className="space-y-1.5"
     >
       {seriesLabel ? (
         <TileHeader
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function SeriesBlock({
         />
       ) : null}
       {description ? (
-        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm leading-relaxed">
+        <p className="text-foreground text-sm leading-relaxed">
           {description}
         </p>
       ) : null}
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export function MetricStatStrip({
         data-multi-series="true"
         role="group"
         aria-label={groupLabel ?? t("insights.subPage.stats.label")}
-        className="gap-2 py-3 md:py-4"
+        className="gap-1.5 py-3 md:py-4"
       >
         <CardContent>
           <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-6 gap-y-4 md:grid-cols-2">
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ export function MetricStatStrip({
           ? `${t("insights.subPage.stats.label")} — ${seriesLabel}`
           : t("insights.subPage.stats.label")
       }
-      className="gap-2 py-3 md:py-4"
+      className="gap-1.5 py-3 md:py-4"
     >
       <CardContent>
         <SeriesBlock
diff --git a/src/components/insights/metric-target-summary.tsx b/src/components/insights/metric-target-summary.tsx
index 199711035..d8cd535b4 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/metric-target-summary.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/metric-target-summary.tsx
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ function TargetReferencePanel({
     <Card
       data-slot="metric-target-summary"
       data-target-type={target.type}
-      className="gap-2 py-3 md:py-4"
+      className="gap-1.5 py-3 md:py-4"
     >
       {/* Row 1: the canonical tile header — a single-word "Ziel" / "Target"
           heading (the range numbers live on the range bar below, so the
diff --git a/src/components/insights/prose-blocks.tsx b/src/components/insights/prose-blocks.tsx
index e362462e1..3010bfb15 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/prose-blocks.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/prose-blocks.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ import { InlineLearnLink } from "@/components/ui/learn-more-link";
 /** Default paragraph styling shared by every prose surface + the Coach
  *  streaming tail, so the streamed and settled renders line up exactly. */
 export const PROSE_PARAGRAPH_CLASS =
-  "leading-relaxed break-words [&:not(:first-child)]:mt-3";
+  // Keep consecutive narrative blocks visually connected. The previous
+  // 12px paragraph step made short assessments look like separate cards on
+  // mobile, especially directly below a status pill or tile heading.
+  "leading-relaxed break-words [&:not(:first-child)]:mt-2";
 
 /**
  * Split a trusted-as-text string into real paragraphs on blank lines.
diff --git a/src/components/insights/sub-page-shell.tsx b/src/components/insights/sub-page-shell.tsx
index e28476f46..475a5876a 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/sub-page-shell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/sub-page-shell.tsx
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ export function SubPageShell({
             </p>
           ) : null}
           {description && !explainerMetric ? (
-            <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm">{description}</p>
+            <p className="text-foreground text-sm">{description}</p>
           ) : null}
         </header>
         {/* v1.12.6 — the Min / Max / Median / Mittelwert stat strip LEADS