diff --git a/web-ui/src/components/app-shell.tsx b/web-ui/src/components/app-shell.tsx
index fd98e9d..63c41ed 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/components/app-shell.tsx
+++ b/web-ui/src/components/app-shell.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import type { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { Fragment, type ReactNode } from "react";
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation";
 import { ChevronDown, Settings } from "lucide-react";
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { usePendingApprovals } from "@/lib/api/chair";
  * Ezer Mishpati navigation shell — two-row header.
  *
  * Row 1 (brand): logo + dynamic context subtitle · global search · agent boards
- * Row 2 (nav):   work group · knowledge group · admin dropdown
+ * Row 2 (nav):   work links · knowledge dropdowns (פסיקה/סגנון) · admin dropdown
  *
  * Editorial/judicial aesthetic preserved:
  *   - Navy background with a gold hairline rule (border-b-3)
@@ -33,29 +33,39 @@ import { usePendingApprovals } from "@/lib/api/chair";
  *     sighted users see where they are.
  */
 
-type NavItem = { href: string; label: string };
-type NavGroup = { id: string; items: NavItem[] };
+// `groupLabel`, when present, renders a separator + sub-heading inside a
+// dropdown *before* this item — used to set off secondary tools.
+type NavItem = { href: string; label: string; groupLabel?: string };
+type NavMenuDef = { id: string; label: string; items: NavItem[] };
 
-const NAV_GROUPS: NavGroup[] = [
+// Work cluster — direct links, the daily hubs.
+const WORK_LINKS: NavItem[] = [
+  { href: "/",          label: "בית"          },
+  { href: "/approvals", label: "מרכז אישורים" },
+  { href: "/feedback",  label: "הערות יו״ר"   },
+  { href: "/archive",   label: "ארכיון"       },
+];
+
+// Knowledge cluster — grouped under dropdowns so the bar stays scannable.
+// All routes are preserved; only their placement in the nav changes.
+const KNOWLEDGE_MENUS: NavMenuDef[] = [
   {
-    id: "work",
+    id: "precedents",
+    label: "פסיקה",
     items: [
-      { href: "/",          label: "בית"          },
-      { href: "/approvals", label: "מרכז אישורים" },
-      { href: "/feedback",  label: "הערות יו״ר"   },
-      { href: "/archive",   label: "ארכיון"       },
+      { href: "/precedents",         label: "ספריית פסיקה" },
+      { href: "/digests",            label: "יומונים"     },
+      { href: "/missing-precedents", label: "פסיקה חסרה"  },
+      { href: "/graph",              label: "מפת הקורפוס", groupLabel: "ניתוח וכיול" },
+      { href: "/goldset",            label: "מדגם-זהב"    },
     ],
   },
   {
-    id: "knowledge",
+    id: "style",
+    label: "סגנון",
     items: [
-      { href: "/precedents",          label: "ספריית פסיקה" },
-      { href: "/graph",               label: "מפת הקורפוס"  },
-      { href: "/digests",             label: "יומונים"     },
-      { href: "/missing-precedents",  label: "פסיקה חסרה"  },
-      { href: "/goldset",             label: "מדגם-זהב"    },
-      { href: "/training",            label: "אימון סגנון" },
-      { href: "/methodology",         label: "מתודולוגיה"  },
+      { href: "/training",    label: "אימון סגנון" },
+      { href: "/methodology", label: "מתודולוגיה"  },
     ],
   },
 ];
@@ -162,21 +172,17 @@ export function AppShell({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         {/* ─── Row 2 — section nav ─── */}
         <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-10 pt-1 pb-[18px]">
           <nav className="flex items-center gap-3" aria-label="ניווט ראשי">
-            {NAV_GROUPS.map((group, idx) => (
-              <div key={group.id} className="flex items-center">
-                {idx > 0 && (
-                  <span
-                    className="mx-2 h-4 w-px bg-parchment/20"
-                    aria-hidden="true"
-                  />
-                )}
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
-                  {group.items.map((item) => (
-                    <NavLink key={item.href} item={item} active={isActive(pathname, item.href)} />
-                  ))}
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            ))}
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+              {WORK_LINKS.map((item) => (
+                <NavLink key={item.href} item={item} active={isActive(pathname, item.href)} />
+              ))}
+            </div>
+            <span className="mx-2 h-4 w-px bg-parchment/20" aria-hidden="true" />
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+              {KNOWLEDGE_MENUS.map((menu) => (
+                <NavMenu key={menu.id} menu={menu} pathname={pathname} />
+              ))}
+            </div>
           </nav>
 
           <DropdownMenu>
@@ -249,7 +255,6 @@ function NavLink({ item, active }: { item: NavItem; active: boolean }) {
       `}
     >
       <span>{item.label}</span>
-      {item.href === "/missing-precedents" ? <MissingPrecedentsBadge /> : null}
       {item.href === "/approvals" ? <ApprovalsBadge /> : null}
       {active && (
         <span
@@ -261,6 +266,69 @@ function NavLink({ item, active }: { item: NavItem; active: boolean }) {
   );
 }
 
+/* Knowledge-cluster dropdown (פסיקה / סגנון). The trigger mirrors the admin
+ * dropdown styling and lights up — gold underline included — when any child
+ * route is active, so the active section reads even while the menu is closed.
+ * The "פסיקה חסרה" open-count badge surfaces on the trigger too, so the
+ * pending count stays visible without opening the menu. */
+function NavMenu({ menu, pathname }: { menu: NavMenuDef; pathname: string }) {
+  const menuActive = menu.items.some((i) => isActive(pathname, i.href));
+  const hasMissingPrecedents = menu.items.some((i) => i.href === "/missing-precedents");
+  return (
+    <DropdownMenu>
+      <DropdownMenuTrigger
+        className={`
+          relative flex items-center gap-1 px-3 py-1.5 rounded text-sm
+          transition-colors outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-gold/60
+          ${menuActive
+            ? "text-parchment font-semibold bg-navy-soft/80"
+            : "text-parchment/80 hover:text-parchment hover:bg-navy-soft/60"}
+          data-[state=open]:bg-navy-soft/80 data-[state=open]:text-parchment
+        `}
+        aria-label={`${menu.label} — תפריט`}
+      >
+        <span>{menu.label}</span>
+        {hasMissingPrecedents ? <MissingPrecedentsBadge /> : null}
+        <ChevronDown className="size-3" aria-hidden="true" />
+        {menuActive && (
+          <span
+            className="absolute -bottom-[19px] inset-x-2 h-[2px] bg-gold"
+            aria-hidden="true"
+          />
+        )}
+      </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+
+      <DropdownMenuContent align="end" sideOffset={10} className="min-w-[200px]">
+        {menu.items.map((item) => {
+          const active = isActive(pathname, item.href);
+          return (
+            <Fragment key={item.href}>
+              {item.groupLabel && (
+                <>
+                  <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+                  <DropdownMenuLabel className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    {item.groupLabel}
+                  </DropdownMenuLabel>
+                </>
+              )}
+              <DropdownMenuItem asChild>
+                <Link
+                  href={item.href}
+                  aria-current={active ? "page" : undefined}
+                  className={`flex items-center cursor-pointer ${active ? "font-semibold" : ""}`}
+                >
+                  <span>{item.label}</span>
+                  {item.href === "/missing-precedents" ? <MissingPrecedentsBadge /> : null}
+                </Link>
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+            </Fragment>
+          );
+        })}
+      </DropdownMenuContent>
+    </DropdownMenu>
+  );
+}
+
 /* Total pending-approvals badge next to "מרכז אישורים" — Dafna's outstanding
  * human-gate items (halachot + missing precedents + feedback + qa_failed).
  * Renders only when >0 so the nav stays quiet when everything is cleared. */