diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/MetricsSnapshotHourlyCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/MetricsSnapshotHourlyCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf68cb67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/MetricsSnapshotHourlyCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+/**
+ * Collect hourly metric snapshots for artworks.
+ *
+ * Runs on cron every hour. Inserts a row per artwork into
+ * artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly with the current totals.
+ * Deltas are computed by the heat recalculation command.
+ *
+ * Usage:  php artisan nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly
+ *         php artisan nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly --days=30 --chunk=500 --dry-run
+ */
+class MetricsSnapshotHourlyCommand extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly
+                            {--days=60 : Only snapshot artworks created within this many days}
+                            {--chunk=1000 : Chunk size for DB queries}
+                            {--dry-run : Log what would be written without persisting}';
+
+    protected $description = 'Collect hourly metric snapshots for rising/heat calculation';
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $days     = (int) $this->option('days');
+        $chunk    = (int) $this->option('chunk');
+        $dryRun   = (bool) $this->option('dry-run');
+        $bucketHour = now()->startOfHour();
+
+        $this->info("[nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly] bucket={$bucketHour->toDateTimeString()} days={$days} chunk={$chunk}" . ($dryRun ? ' (dry-run)' : ''));
+
+        $snapshotCount = 0;
+        $skipCount     = 0;
+
+        // Query artworks eligible for snapshotting:
+        // - created within $days OR has a ranking_score above 0
+        // First collect eligible IDs, then process in chunks
+        $eligibleIds = DB::table('artworks')
+            ->leftJoin('artwork_stats as s', 's.artwork_id', '=', 'artworks.id')
+            ->where(function ($q) use ($days) {
+                $q->where('artworks.created_at', '>=', now()->subDays($days))
+                  ->orWhere(function ($q2) {
+                      $q2->whereNotNull('s.ranking_score')
+                          ->where('s.ranking_score', '>', 0);
+                  });
+            })
+            ->whereNull('artworks.deleted_at')
+            ->where('artworks.is_approved', true)
+            ->pluck('artworks.id');
+
+        if ($eligibleIds->isEmpty()) {
+            $this->info('No eligible artworks found.');
+            return self::SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($eligibleIds->chunk($chunk) as $chunkIds) {
+            $artworkIds = $chunkIds->values()->all();
+
+            $stats = DB::table('artwork_stats')
+                ->whereIn('artwork_id', $artworkIds)
+                ->get()
+                ->keyBy('artwork_id');
+
+            $rows = [];
+            foreach ($artworkIds as $artworkId) {
+                $stat = $stats->get($artworkId);
+
+                $rows[] = [
+                    'artwork_id'       => $artworkId,
+                    'bucket_hour'      => $bucketHour,
+                    'views_count'      => (int) ($stat?->views ?? 0),
+                    'downloads_count'  => (int) ($stat?->downloads ?? 0),
+                    'favourites_count' => (int) ($stat?->favorites ?? 0),
+                    'comments_count'   => (int) ($stat?->comments_count ?? 0),
+                    'shares_count'     => (int) ($stat?->shares_count ?? 0),
+                    'created_at'       => now(),
+                ];
+            }
+
+            if ($dryRun) {
+                $snapshotCount += count($rows);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!empty($rows)) {
+                // Upsert: if (artwork_id, bucket_hour) already exists, update totals
+                DB::table('artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly')->upsert(
+                    $rows,
+                    ['artwork_id', 'bucket_hour'],
+                    ['views_count', 'downloads_count', 'favourites_count', 'comments_count', 'shares_count']
+                );
+
+                $snapshotCount += count($rows);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->info("Snapshots written: {$snapshotCount} | Skipped: {$skipCount}");
+
+        Log::info('[nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly] completed', [
+            'bucket'    => $bucketHour->toDateTimeString(),
+            'written'   => $snapshotCount,
+            'skipped'   => $skipCount,
+            'dry_run'   => $dryRun,
+        ]);
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/PruneMetricSnapshotsCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/PruneMetricSnapshotsCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fedb4036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/PruneMetricSnapshotsCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+/**
+ * Prune old hourly metric snapshots to prevent unbounded table growth.
+ *
+ * Usage:  php artisan nova:prune-metric-snapshots
+ *         php artisan nova:prune-metric-snapshots --keep-days=7
+ */
+class PruneMetricSnapshotsCommand extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'nova:prune-metric-snapshots
+                            {--keep-days=7 : Keep snapshots for this many days}';
+
+    protected $description = 'Delete old hourly metric snapshots beyond the retention window';
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $keepDays = (int) $this->option('keep-days');
+        $cutoff   = now()->subDays($keepDays);
+
+        $deleted = DB::table('artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly')
+            ->where('bucket_hour', '<', $cutoff)
+            ->delete();
+
+        $this->info("Pruned {$deleted} snapshot rows older than {$keepDays} days.");
+
+        Log::info('[nova:prune-metric-snapshots] completed', [
+            'deleted'   => $deleted,
+            'keep_days' => $keepDays,
+        ]);
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/RecalculateHeatCommand.php b/app/Console/Commands/RecalculateHeatCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e34342f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/RecalculateHeatCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+/**
+ * Recalculate heat_score for artworks based on hourly metric snapshots.
+ *
+ * Runs every 10–15 minutes via scheduler.
+ *
+ * Formula:
+ *   raw_heat = views_delta*1 + downloads_delta*3 + favourites_delta*6
+ *              + comments_delta*8 + shares_delta*12
+ *
+ *   age_factor = 1 / (1 + hours_since_upload / 24)
+ *
+ *   heat_score = raw_heat * age_factor
+ *
+ * Usage:  php artisan nova:recalculate-heat
+ *         php artisan nova:recalculate-heat --days=60 --chunk=1000 --dry-run
+ */
+class RecalculateHeatCommand extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'nova:recalculate-heat
+                            {--days=60 : Only process artworks created within this many days}
+                            {--chunk=1000 : Chunk size for DB queries}
+                            {--dry-run : Compute scores without writing to DB}';
+
+    protected $description = 'Recalculate heat/momentum scores for the Rising engine';
+
+    /** Delta weights per the spec */
+    private const WEIGHTS = [
+        'views'      => 1,
+        'downloads'  => 3,
+        'favourites' => 6,
+        'comments'   => 8,
+        'shares'     => 12,
+    ];
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $days       = (int) $this->option('days');
+        $chunk      = (int) $this->option('chunk');
+        $dryRun     = (bool) $this->option('dry-run');
+        $now        = now();
+        $currentHour = $now->copy()->startOfHour();
+        $prevHour    = $currentHour->copy()->subHour();
+
+        $this->info("[nova:recalculate-heat] current_hour={$currentHour->toDateTimeString()} prev_hour={$prevHour->toDateTimeString()} days={$days}" . ($dryRun ? ' (dry-run)' : ''));
+
+        $updatedCount = 0;
+        $skippedCount = 0;
+
+        // Process in chunks using artwork IDs that have at least one snapshot in the two hours
+        $artworkIds = DB::table('artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly')
+            ->whereIn('bucket_hour', [$currentHour, $prevHour])
+            ->distinct()
+            ->pluck('artwork_id');
+
+        if ($artworkIds->isEmpty()) {
+            $this->warn('No snapshots found for the current or previous hour. Run nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly first.');
+            return self::SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        // Load all snapshots for the two hours in bulk
+        $snapshots = DB::table('artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly')
+            ->whereIn('bucket_hour', [$currentHour, $prevHour])
+            ->whereIn('artwork_id', $artworkIds)
+            ->get()
+            ->groupBy('artwork_id');
+
+        // Load artwork published_at dates for age factor (use published_at, fall back to created_at)
+        $artworkDates = DB::table('artworks')
+            ->whereIn('id', $artworkIds)
+            ->whereNull('deleted_at')
+            ->where('is_approved', true)
+            ->select('id', 'published_at', 'created_at')
+            ->get()
+            ->mapWithKeys(fn ($row) => [
+                $row->id => \Carbon\Carbon::parse($row->published_at ?? $row->created_at),
+            ]);
+
+        // Process in chunks
+        foreach ($artworkIds->chunk($chunk) as $chunkIds) {
+            $upsertRows = [];
+
+            foreach ($chunkIds as $artworkId) {
+                $createdAt = $artworkDates->get($artworkId);
+                if (!$createdAt) {
+                    $skippedCount++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $artworkSnapshots = $snapshots->get($artworkId);
+                if (!$artworkSnapshots || $artworkSnapshots->isEmpty()) {
+                    $skippedCount++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $currentSnapshot = $artworkSnapshots->firstWhere('bucket_hour', $currentHour->toDateTimeString());
+                $prevSnapshot    = $artworkSnapshots->firstWhere('bucket_hour', $prevHour->toDateTimeString());
+
+                // If we only have one snapshot, use it as current with zero deltas
+                if (!$currentSnapshot && !$prevSnapshot) {
+                    $skippedCount++;
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Calculate deltas
+                $viewsDelta      = max(0, (int) ($currentSnapshot?->views_count ?? 0)      - (int) ($prevSnapshot?->views_count ?? 0));
+                $downloadsDelta  = max(0, (int) ($currentSnapshot?->downloads_count ?? 0)  - (int) ($prevSnapshot?->downloads_count ?? 0));
+                $favouritesDelta = max(0, (int) ($currentSnapshot?->favourites_count ?? 0) - (int) ($prevSnapshot?->favourites_count ?? 0));
+                $commentsDelta   = max(0, (int) ($currentSnapshot?->comments_count ?? 0)   - (int) ($prevSnapshot?->comments_count ?? 0));
+                $sharesDelta     = max(0, (int) ($currentSnapshot?->shares_count ?? 0)     - (int) ($prevSnapshot?->shares_count ?? 0));
+
+                // Raw heat
+                $rawHeat = ($viewsDelta * self::WEIGHTS['views'])
+                         + ($downloadsDelta * self::WEIGHTS['downloads'])
+                         + ($favouritesDelta * self::WEIGHTS['favourites'])
+                         + ($commentsDelta * self::WEIGHTS['comments'])
+                         + ($sharesDelta * self::WEIGHTS['shares']);
+
+                // Age factor: favors newer works
+                $hoursSinceUpload = abs($now->floatDiffInHours($createdAt));
+                $ageFactor = 1.0 / (1.0 + ($hoursSinceUpload / 24.0));
+
+                // Final heat score
+                $heatScore = max(0, $rawHeat * $ageFactor);
+
+                $upsertRows[] = [
+                    'artwork_id'           => $artworkId,
+                    'heat_score'           => round($heatScore, 4),
+                    'heat_score_updated_at' => $now,
+                    'views_1h'             => $viewsDelta,
+                    'downloads_1h'         => $downloadsDelta,
+                    'favourites_1h'        => $favouritesDelta,
+                    'comments_1h'          => $commentsDelta,
+                    'shares_1h'            => $sharesDelta,
+                ];
+
+                $updatedCount++;
+            }
+
+            if (!$dryRun && !empty($upsertRows)) {
+                DB::table('artwork_stats')->upsert(
+                    $upsertRows,
+                    ['artwork_id'],
+                    ['heat_score', 'heat_score_updated_at', 'views_1h', 'downloads_1h', 'favourites_1h', 'comments_1h', 'shares_1h']
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->info("Heat scores updated: {$updatedCount} | Skipped: {$skippedCount}");
+
+        Log::info('[nova:recalculate-heat] completed', [
+            'updated'  => $updatedCount,
+            'skipped'  => $skippedCount,
+            'dry_run'  => $dryRun,
+        ]);
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Console/Kernel.php b/app/Console/Kernel.php
index ef97a632..a2f8e68d 100644
--- a/app/Console/Kernel.php
+++ b/app/Console/Kernel.php
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ use App\Console\Commands\AiTagArtworksCommand;
 use App\Console\Commands\CompareFeedAbCommand;
 use App\Console\Commands\RecalculateTrendingCommand;
 use App\Console\Commands\RecalculateRankingsCommand;
+use App\Console\Commands\MetricsSnapshotHourlyCommand;
+use App\Console\Commands\RecalculateHeatCommand;
 use App\Jobs\RankComputeArtworkScoresJob;
 use App\Jobs\RankBuildListsJob;
 use App\Uploads\Commands\CleanupUploadsCommand;
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
         \App\Console\Commands\MigrateFollows::class,
         RecalculateTrendingCommand::class,
         RecalculateRankingsCommand::class,
+        MetricsSnapshotHourlyCommand::class,
+        RecalculateHeatCommand::class,
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -68,6 +72,23 @@ class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
             ->name('ranking-v2')
             ->withoutOverlapping()
             ->runInBackground();
+
+        // ── Rising Engine (Heat / Momentum) ─────────────────────────────────
+        // Step 1: snapshot metric totals every hour at :00
+        $schedule->command('nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly')
+            ->hourly()
+            ->name('metrics-snapshot-hourly')
+            ->withoutOverlapping()
+            ->runInBackground();
+        // Step 2: recalculate heat scores every 15 minutes
+        $schedule->command('nova:recalculate-heat')
+            ->everyFifteenMinutes()
+            ->name('recalculate-heat')
+            ->withoutOverlapping()
+            ->runInBackground();
+        // Step 3: prune old snapshots daily at 04:00
+        $schedule->command('nova:prune-metric-snapshots --keep-days=7')
+            ->dailyAt('04:00');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SimilarArtworksController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SimilarArtworksController.php
index a76d765c..fd3df539 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SimilarArtworksController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SimilarArtworksController.php
@@ -7,29 +7,33 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Models\Artwork;
 use App\Services\ArtworkSearchService;
+use App\Services\Recommendations\HybridSimilarArtworksService;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 /**
  * GET /api/art/{id}/similar
  *
- * Returns up to 12 similar artworks based on:
- *   1. Tag overlap (primary signal)
- *   2. Same category
- *   3. Similar orientation
+ * Returns up to 12 similar artworks using the hybrid recommender (precomputed lists)
+ * with a Meilisearch-based fallback if no precomputed data exists.
  *
- * Uses Meilisearch via ArtworkSearchService for fast retrieval.
- * Current artwork and its creator are excluded from results.
+ * Query params:
+ *   ?type=similar (default) | visual | tags | behavior
+ *
+ * Priority (default):
+ *   1. Hybrid precomputed (tag + behavior + optional vector)
+ *   2. Meilisearch tag-overlap fallback (legacy)
  */
 final class SimilarArtworksController extends Controller
 {
-    private const LIMIT     = 12;
-    /** Spec §5: cache similar artworks 30–60 min; using config with 30 min default. */
-    private const CACHE_TTL = 1800; // 30 minutes
+    private const LIMIT = 12;
 
-    public function __construct(private readonly ArtworkSearchService $search) {}
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly ArtworkSearchService $search,
+        private readonly HybridSimilarArtworksService $hybridService,
+    ) {}
 
-    public function __invoke(int $id): JsonResponse
+    public function __invoke(Request $request, int $id): JsonResponse
     {
         $artwork = Artwork::public()
             ->published()
@@ -40,22 +44,64 @@ final class SimilarArtworksController extends Controller
             return response()->json(['error' => 'Artwork not found'], 404);
         }
 
-        $cacheKey = "api.similar.{$artwork->id}";
+        $type = $request->query('type');
+        $validTypes = ['similar', 'visual', 'tags', 'behavior'];
+        if ($type !== null && ! in_array($type, $validTypes, true)) {
+            $type = null; // ignore invalid, fall through to default
+        }
 
-        $items = Cache::remember($cacheKey, self::CACHE_TTL, function () use ($artwork) {
-            return $this->findSimilar($artwork);
-        });
+        // Service handles its own caching (6h TTL), no extra controller-level cache
+        $hybridResults = $this->hybridService->forArtwork($artwork->id, self::LIMIT, $type);
+
+        if ($hybridResults->isNotEmpty()) {
+            // Eager-load relations needed for formatting
+            $ids = $hybridResults->pluck('id')->all();
+            $loaded = Artwork::query()
+                ->whereIn('id', $ids)
+                ->with(['tags:id,slug', 'stats', 'user:id,name', 'user.profile:user_id,avatar_hash'])
+                ->get()
+                ->keyBy('id');
+
+            $items = $hybridResults->values()->map(function (Artwork $a) use ($loaded) {
+                $full = $loaded->get($a->id) ?? $a;
+                return $this->formatArtwork($full);
+            })->all();
+
+            return response()->json(['data' => $items]);
+        }
+
+        // Fall back to Meilisearch tag-overlap search
+        $items = $this->findSimilarViaSearch($artwork);
 
         return response()->json(['data' => $items]);
     }
 
-    private function findSimilar(Artwork $artwork): array
+    private function formatArtwork(Artwork $artwork): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'id'            => $artwork->id,
+            'title'         => $artwork->title,
+            'slug'          => $artwork->slug,
+            'thumb'         => $artwork->thumbUrl('md'),
+            'url'           => '/art/' . $artwork->id . '/' . $artwork->slug,
+            'author'        => $artwork->user?->name ?? 'Artist',
+            'author_avatar' => $artwork->user?->profile?->avatar_url,
+            'author_id'     => $artwork->user_id,
+            'orientation'   => $this->orientation($artwork),
+            'width'         => $artwork->width,
+            'height'        => $artwork->height,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Legacy Meilisearch-based similar artworks (fallback).
+     */
+    private function findSimilarViaSearch(Artwork $artwork): array
     {
         $tagSlugs      = $artwork->tags->pluck('slug')->values()->all();
         $categorySlugs = $artwork->categories->pluck('slug')->values()->all();
         $srcOrientation = $this->orientation($artwork);
 
-        // Build Meilisearch filter: exclude self and same creator
         $filterParts = [
             'is_public = true',
             'is_approved = true',
@@ -63,7 +109,6 @@ final class SimilarArtworksController extends Controller
             'author_id != ' . $artwork->user_id,
         ];
 
-        // Priority 1: tag overlap (OR match across tags)
         if ($tagSlugs !== []) {
             $tagFilter = implode(' OR ', array_map(
                 fn (string $t): string => 'tags = "' . addslashes($t) . '"',
@@ -71,7 +116,6 @@ final class SimilarArtworksController extends Controller
             ));
             $filterParts[] = '(' . $tagFilter . ')';
         } elseif ($categorySlugs !== []) {
-            // Fallback to category if no tags
             $catFilter = implode(' OR ', array_map(
                 fn (string $c): string => 'category = "' . addslashes($c) . '"',
                 $categorySlugs
@@ -79,7 +123,6 @@ final class SimilarArtworksController extends Controller
             $filterParts[] = '(' . $catFilter . ')';
         }
 
-        // ── Fetch 200-candidate pool from Meilisearch ─────────────────────────
         $results = Artwork::search('')
             ->options([
                 'filter' => implode(' AND ', $filterParts),
@@ -90,9 +133,6 @@ final class SimilarArtworksController extends Controller
         $collection = $results->getCollection();
         $collection->load(['tags:id,slug', 'stats', 'user:id,name', 'user.profile:user_id,avatar_hash']);
 
-        // ── PHP reranking ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-        // Weights: tag_overlap ×0.60, orientation_bonus +0.10, resolution_bonus
-        // +0.05, popularity (log-views) ≤0.15, freshness (exp decay) ×0.10
         $srcTagSet = array_flip($tagSlugs);
         $srcW      = (int) ($artwork->width  ?? 0);
         $srcH      = (int) ($artwork->height ?? 0);
@@ -103,15 +143,12 @@ final class SimilarArtworksController extends Controller
             $cTagSlugs  = $candidate->tags->pluck('slug')->all();
             $cTagSet    = array_flip($cTagSlugs);
 
-            // Tag overlap (Sørensen–Dice-like)
             $common     = count(array_intersect_key($srcTagSet, $cTagSet));
             $total      = max(1, count($srcTagSet) + count($cTagSet) - $common);
             $tagOverlap = $common / $total;
 
-            // Orientation bonus
             $orientBonus = $this->orientation($candidate) === $srcOrientation ? 0.10 : 0.0;
 
-            // Resolution proximity bonus (both axes within 25 %)
             $cW = (int) ($candidate->width  ?? 0);
             $cH = (int) ($candidate->height ?? 0);
             $resBonus = ($srcW > 0 && $srcH > 0 && $cW > 0 && $cH > 0
@@ -119,11 +156,9 @@ final class SimilarArtworksController extends Controller
                 && abs($cH - $srcH) / $srcH <= 0.25
             ) ? 0.05 : 0.0;
 
-            // Popularity boost (log-normalised views, capped at 0.15)
             $views      = max(0, (int) ($candidate->stats?->views ?? 0));
             $popularity = min(0.15, log(1 + $views) / 13.0);
 
-            // Freshness boost (exp decay, 60-day half-life, weight 0.10)
             $publishedAt = $candidate->published_at ?? $candidate->created_at ?? now();
             $ageDays     = max(0.0, (float) $publishedAt->diffInSeconds(now()) / 86400);
             $freshness   = exp(-$ageDays / 60.0) * 0.10;
@@ -140,20 +175,10 @@ final class SimilarArtworksController extends Controller
         usort($scored, fn ($a, $b) => $b['score'] <=> $a['score']);
 
         return array_values(
-            array_map(fn (array $item): array => [
-                'id'          => $item['artwork']->id,
-                'title'       => $item['artwork']->title,
-                'slug'        => $item['artwork']->slug,
-                'thumb'       => $item['artwork']->thumbUrl('md'),
-                'url'         => '/art/' . $item['artwork']->id . '/' . $item['artwork']->slug,
-                'author'      => $item['artwork']->user?->name ?? 'Artist',
-                'author_avatar' => $item['artwork']->user?->profile?->avatar_url,
-                'author_id'   => $item['artwork']->user_id,
-                'orientation' => $this->orientation($item['artwork']),
-                'width'       => $item['artwork']->width,
-                'height'      => $item['artwork']->height,
-                'score'       => round((float) $item['score'], 5),
-            ], array_slice($scored, 0, self::LIMIT))
+            array_map(fn (array $item): array => array_merge(
+                $this->formatArtwork($item['artwork']),
+                ['score' => round((float) $item['score'], 5)]
+            ), array_slice($scored, 0, self::LIMIT))
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ArtworkController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ArtworkController.php
index b301205a..76b79521 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ArtworkController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ArtworkController.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Http\Requests\ArtworkIndexRequest;
 use App\Models\Artwork;
 use App\Models\Category;
-use App\Services\Recommendations\SimilarArtworksService;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\View\View;
 
@@ -97,84 +96,12 @@ class ArtworkController extends Controller
             abort(404);
         }
 
-        $foundArtwork->loadMissing(['categories.contentType', 'user']);
-
-        $defaultAlgoVersion = (string) config('recommendations.embedding.algo_version', 'clip-cosine-v1');
-        $selectedAlgoVersion = $this->selectAlgoVersionForRequest($request, $defaultAlgoVersion);
-
-        $similarService = app(SimilarArtworksService::class);
-        $similarArtworks = $similarService->forArtwork((int) $foundArtwork->id, 12, $selectedAlgoVersion);
-
-        if ($similarArtworks->isEmpty() && $selectedAlgoVersion !== $defaultAlgoVersion) {
-            $similarArtworks = $similarService->forArtwork((int) $foundArtwork->id, 12, $defaultAlgoVersion);
-            $selectedAlgoVersion = $defaultAlgoVersion;
-        }
-
-        $similarArtworks->each(static function (Artwork $item): void {
-            $item->loadMissing(['categories.contentType', 'user']);
-        });
-
-        $similarItems = $similarArtworks
-            ->map(function (Artwork $item): ?array {
-                $category = $item->categories->first();
-                $contentType = $category?->contentType;
-
-                if (! $category || ! $contentType || empty($item->slug)) {
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                return [
-                    'id' => (int) $item->id,
-                    'title' => html_entity_decode((string) $item->title, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8'),
-                    'author' => html_entity_decode((string) optional($item->user)->name, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8'),
-                    'thumb' => (string) ($item->thumb_url ?? $item->thumb ?? '/gfx/sb_join.jpg'),
-                    'thumb_srcset' => (string) ($item->thumb_srcset ?? ''),
-                    'url' => route('artworks.show', [
-                        'contentTypeSlug' => (string) $contentType->slug,
-                        'categoryPath' => (string) $category->slug,
-                        'artwork' => (string) $item->slug,
-                    ]),
-                ];
-            })
-            ->filter()
-            ->values();
-
-        return view('artworks.show', [
-            'artwork' => $foundArtwork,
-            'similarItems' => $similarItems,
-            'similarAlgoVersion' => $selectedAlgoVersion,
-        ]);
-    }
-
-    private function selectAlgoVersionForRequest(Request $request, string $default): string
-    {
-        $configured = (array) config('recommendations.ab.algo_versions', []);
-        $versions = array_values(array_filter(array_map(static fn ($value): string => trim((string) $value), $configured)));
-
-        if ($versions === []) {
-            return $default;
-        }
-
-        if (! in_array($default, $versions, true)) {
-            array_unshift($versions, $default);
-            $versions = array_values(array_unique($versions));
-        }
-
-        $forced = trim((string) $request->query('algo_version', ''));
-        if ($forced !== '' && in_array($forced, $versions, true)) {
-            return $forced;
-        }
-
-        if (count($versions) === 1) {
-            return $versions[0];
-        }
-
-        $visitorKey = $request->user()?->id
-            ? 'u:' . (string) $request->user()->id
-            : 's:' . (string) $request->session()->getId();
-
-        $bucket = abs(crc32($visitorKey)) % count($versions);
-
-        return $versions[$bucket] ?? $default;
+        // Delegate to the canonical ArtworkPageController which builds all
+        // required view data ($meta, thumbnails, related items, comments, etc.)
+        return app(\App\Http\Controllers\Web\ArtworkPageController::class)->show(
+            $request,
+            (int) $foundArtwork->id,
+            $foundArtwork->slug,
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Legacy/LatestCommentsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Legacy/LatestCommentsController.php
index 1c883ad1..7ad9f11e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Legacy/LatestCommentsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Legacy/LatestCommentsController.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class LatestCommentsController extends Controller
             $user = $c->user;
 
             $present = $art ? \App\Services\ThumbnailPresenter::present($art, 'md') : null;
-            $thumb = $present ? ($present['url']) : '/gfx/sb_join.jpg';
+            $thumb = $present ? ($present['url']) : 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp';
 
             return (object) [
                 'comment_id' => $c->getKey(),
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Legacy/TodayDownloadsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Legacy/TodayDownloadsController.php
index d8bf8c2b..a5da43b8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Legacy/TodayDownloadsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Legacy/TodayDownloadsController.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class TodayDownloadsController extends Controller
             $ext = pathinfo($picture ?? '', PATHINFO_EXTENSION) ?: 'jpg';
             $encoded = null; // legacy encoding unavailable; leave null
             $present = $art ? \App\Services\ThumbnailPresenter::present($art, 'md') : null;
-            $thumb = $present ? $present['url'] : '/gfx/sb_join.jpg';
+            $thumb = $present ? $present['url'] : 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp';
             $categoryId = $art->categories->first()->id ?? null;
 
             return (object) [
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/LegacyController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/LegacyController.php
index 68d4b1bc..b1b68a9c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/LegacyController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/LegacyController.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class LegacyController extends Controller
                 (object) [
                     'id' => 0,
                     'name' => 'Sample Artwork',
-                    'picture' => 'gfx/sb_join.jpg',
+                    'picture' => 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp',
                     'category' => null,
                     'datum' => now(),
                     'category_name' => 'Photography',
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class LegacyController extends Controller
             $featured = (object) [
                 'id' => 0,
                 'name' => 'Featured Artwork',
-                'picture' => '/gfx/sb_join.jpg',
+                'picture' => 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp',
                 'uname' => 'Skinbase',
             ];
         }
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class LegacyController extends Controller
             $memberFeatured = (object) [
                 'id' => 0,
                 'name' => 'Members Pick',
-                'picture' => '/gfx/sb_join.jpg',
+                'picture' => 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp',
                 'uname' => 'Skinbase',
                 'votes' => 0,
             ];
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ class LegacyController extends Controller
                 [
                     'id' => 1,
                     'name' => 'Sample Artwork',
-                    'picture' => 'gfx/sb_join.jpg',
+                    'picture' => 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp',
                     'uname' => 'Skinbase',
                     'category_name' => 'Photography',
                 ],
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Studio/StudioArtworksApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Studio/StudioArtworksApiController.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f6db964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Studio/StudioArtworksApiController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,349 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Studio;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Services\Studio\StudioArtworkQueryService;
+use App\Services\Studio\StudioBulkActionService;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Validator;
+
+/**
+ * JSON API endpoints for the Studio artwork manager.
+ */
+final class StudioArtworksApiController extends Controller
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly StudioArtworkQueryService $queryService,
+        private readonly StudioBulkActionService $bulkService,
+    ) {}
+
+    /**
+     * GET /api/studio/artworks
+     * List artworks with search, filter, sort, pagination.
+     */
+    public function index(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $userId = $request->user()->id;
+
+        $filters = $request->only([
+            'q', 'status', 'category', 'tags', 'date_from', 'date_to',
+            'performance', 'sort',
+        ]);
+
+        $perPage = (int) $request->get('per_page', 24);
+        $perPage = min(max($perPage, 12), 100);
+
+        $paginator = $this->queryService->list($userId, $filters, $perPage);
+
+        // Transform the paginator items to a clean DTO
+        $items = collect($paginator->items())->map(fn ($artwork) => $this->transformArtwork($artwork));
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'data' => $items,
+            'meta' => [
+                'current_page' => $paginator->currentPage(),
+                'last_page'    => $paginator->lastPage(),
+                'per_page'     => $paginator->perPage(),
+                'total'        => $paginator->total(),
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * POST /api/studio/artworks/bulk
+     * Execute bulk operations.
+     */
+    public function bulk(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
+            'action'      => 'required|string|in:publish,unpublish,archive,unarchive,delete,change_category,add_tags,remove_tags',
+            'artwork_ids' => 'required|array|min:1|max:200',
+            'artwork_ids.*' => 'integer',
+            'params'      => 'sometimes|array',
+            'params.category_id' => 'sometimes|integer|exists:categories,id',
+            'params.tag_ids'     => 'sometimes|array',
+            'params.tag_ids.*'   => 'integer|exists:tags,id',
+            'confirm'     => 'required_if:action,delete|string',
+        ]);
+
+        if ($validator->fails()) {
+            return response()->json(['errors' => $validator->errors()], 422);
+        }
+
+        $data = $validator->validated();
+
+        // Require explicit DELETE confirmation
+        if ($data['action'] === 'delete' && ($data['confirm'] ?? '') !== 'DELETE') {
+            return response()->json([
+                'errors' => ['confirm' => ['You must type DELETE to confirm permanent deletion.']],
+            ], 422);
+        }
+
+        $result = $this->bulkService->execute(
+            $request->user()->id,
+            $data['action'],
+            $data['artwork_ids'],
+            $data['params'] ?? [],
+        );
+
+        $statusCode = $result['failed'] > 0 && $result['success'] === 0 ? 422 : 200;
+
+        return response()->json($result, $statusCode);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * PUT /api/studio/artworks/{id}
+     * Update artwork details (title, description, visibility).
+     */
+    public function update(Request $request, int $id): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $artwork = $request->user()->artworks()->findOrFail($id);
+
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'title'       => 'sometimes|string|max:255',
+            'description' => 'sometimes|nullable|string|max:5000',
+            'is_public'   => 'sometimes|boolean',
+            'category_id' => 'sometimes|nullable|integer|exists:categories,id',
+            'tags'        => 'sometimes|array|max:15',
+            'tags.*'      => 'string|max:64',
+        ]);
+
+        if (isset($validated['is_public'])) {
+            if ($validated['is_public'] && !$artwork->is_public) {
+                $validated['published_at'] = $artwork->published_at ?? now();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Extract tags and category before updating core fields
+        $tags = $validated['tags'] ?? null;
+        $categoryId = $validated['category_id'] ?? null;
+        unset($validated['tags'], $validated['category_id']);
+
+        $artwork->update($validated);
+
+        // Sync category
+        if ($categoryId !== null) {
+            $artwork->categories()->sync([(int) $categoryId]);
+        }
+
+        // Sync tags (by slug/name)
+        if ($tags !== null) {
+            $tagIds = [];
+            foreach ($tags as $tagSlug) {
+                $tag = \App\Models\Tag::firstOrCreate(
+                    ['slug' => \Illuminate\Support\Str::slug($tagSlug)],
+                    ['name' => $tagSlug, 'is_active' => true, 'usage_count' => 0]
+                );
+                $tagIds[$tag->id] = ['source' => 'studio_edit', 'confidence' => 1.0];
+            }
+            $artwork->tags()->sync($tagIds);
+        }
+
+        // Reindex in Meilisearch
+        try {
+            $artwork->searchable();
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            // Meilisearch may be unavailable
+        }
+
+        // Reload relationships for response
+        $artwork->load(['categories.contentType', 'tags']);
+        $primaryCategory = $artwork->categories->first();
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'success' => true,
+            'artwork' => [
+                'id'              => $artwork->id,
+                'title'           => $artwork->title,
+                'description'     => $artwork->description,
+                'is_public'       => (bool) $artwork->is_public,
+                'slug'            => $artwork->slug,
+                'content_type_id' => $primaryCategory?->contentType?->id,
+                'category_id'     => $primaryCategory?->id,
+                'tags'            => $artwork->tags->map(fn ($t) => ['id' => $t->id, 'name' => $t->name, 'slug' => $t->slug])->values()->all(),
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * POST /api/studio/artworks/{id}/toggle
+     * Toggle publish/unpublish/archive for a single artwork.
+     */
+    public function toggle(Request $request, int $id): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
+            'action' => 'required|string|in:publish,unpublish,archive,unarchive',
+        ]);
+
+        if ($validator->fails()) {
+            return response()->json(['errors' => $validator->errors()], 422);
+        }
+
+        $result = $this->bulkService->execute(
+            $request->user()->id,
+            $validator->validated()['action'],
+            [$id],
+        );
+
+        if ($result['success'] === 0) {
+            return response()->json(['error' => 'Action failed', 'details' => $result['errors']], 404);
+        }
+
+        return response()->json(['success' => true]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * GET /api/studio/artworks/{id}/analytics
+     * Analytics data for a single artwork.
+     */
+    public function analytics(Request $request, int $id): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $artwork = $request->user()->artworks()
+            ->with(['stats', 'awardStat'])
+            ->findOrFail($id);
+
+        $stats = $artwork->stats;
+
+        return response()->json([
+            'artwork' => [
+                'id'    => $artwork->id,
+                'title' => $artwork->title,
+                'slug'  => $artwork->slug,
+            ],
+            'analytics' => [
+                'views'               => (int) ($stats?->views ?? 0),
+                'favourites'          => (int) ($stats?->favorites ?? 0),
+                'shares'              => (int) ($stats?->shares_count ?? 0),
+                'comments'            => (int) ($stats?->comments_count ?? 0),
+                'downloads'           => (int) ($stats?->downloads ?? 0),
+                'ranking_score'       => (float) ($stats?->ranking_score ?? 0),
+                'heat_score'          => (float) ($stats?->heat_score ?? 0),
+                'engagement_velocity' => (float) ($stats?->engagement_velocity ?? 0),
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    private function transformArtwork($artwork): array
+    {
+        $stats = $artwork->stats ?? null;
+
+        return [
+            'id'              => $artwork->id,
+            'title'           => $artwork->title,
+            'slug'            => $artwork->slug,
+            'thumb_url'       => $artwork->thumbUrl('md') ?? '/images/placeholder.jpg',
+            'is_public'       => (bool) $artwork->is_public,
+            'is_approved'     => (bool) $artwork->is_approved,
+            'published_at'    => $artwork->published_at?->toIso8601String(),
+            'created_at'      => $artwork->created_at?->toIso8601String(),
+            'deleted_at'      => $artwork->deleted_at?->toIso8601String(),
+            'category'        => $artwork->categories->first()?->name,
+            'category_slug'   => $artwork->categories->first()?->slug,
+            'tags'            => $artwork->tags->pluck('slug')->values()->all(),
+            'views'           => (int) ($stats?->views ?? 0),
+            'favourites'      => (int) ($stats?->favorites ?? 0),
+            'shares'          => (int) ($stats?->shares_count ?? 0),
+            'comments'        => (int) ($stats?->comments_count ?? 0),
+            'downloads'       => (int) ($stats?->downloads ?? 0),
+            'ranking_score'   => (float) ($stats?->ranking_score ?? 0),
+            'heat_score'      => (float) ($stats?->heat_score ?? 0),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * GET /api/studio/tags/search?q=...
+     * Search active tags by name for the bulk tag picker.
+     */
+    public function searchTags(Request $request): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $query = trim((string) $request->input('q'));
+
+        $tags = \App\Models\Tag::query()
+            ->where('is_active', true)
+            ->when($query !== '', fn ($q) => $q->where('name', 'LIKE', "%{$query}%"))
+            ->orderByDesc('usage_count')
+            ->limit(30)
+            ->get(['id', 'name', 'slug', 'usage_count']);
+
+        return response()->json($tags);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * POST /api/studio/artworks/{id}/replace-file
+     * Replace the artwork's primary image file and regenerate derivatives.
+     */
+    public function replaceFile(Request $request, int $id): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $artwork = $request->user()->artworks()->findOrFail($id);
+
+        $request->validate([
+            'file' => 'required|file|mimes:jpeg,jpg,png,webp|max:51200', // 50MB
+        ]);
+
+        $file = $request->file('file');
+        $tempPath = $file->getRealPath();
+
+        // Compute SHA-256 hash
+        $hash = hash_file('sha256', $tempPath);
+
+        try {
+            $derivatives = app(\App\Services\Uploads\UploadDerivativesService::class);
+            $storage = app(\App\Services\Uploads\UploadStorageService::class);
+            $artworkFiles = app(\App\Repositories\Uploads\ArtworkFileRepository::class);
+
+            // Store original
+            $originalPath = $derivatives->storeOriginal($tempPath, $hash);
+            $originalRelative = $storage->sectionRelativePath('originals', $hash, 'orig.webp');
+            $artworkFiles->upsert($artwork->id, 'orig', $originalRelative, 'image/webp', (int) filesize($originalPath));
+
+            // Generate public derivatives
+            $publicAbsolute = $derivatives->generatePublicDerivatives($tempPath, $hash);
+            foreach ($publicAbsolute as $variant => $absolutePath) {
+                $filename = $variant . '.webp';
+                $relativePath = $storage->publicRelativePath($hash, $filename);
+                $artworkFiles->upsert($artwork->id, $variant, $relativePath, 'image/webp', (int) filesize($absolutePath));
+            }
+
+            // Get dimensions
+            $dimensions = @getimagesize($tempPath);
+            $width = is_array($dimensions) && isset($dimensions[0]) ? (int) $dimensions[0] : $artwork->width;
+            $height = is_array($dimensions) && isset($dimensions[1]) ? (int) $dimensions[1] : $artwork->height;
+
+            // Update artwork record
+            $artwork->update([
+                'file_name' => 'orig.webp',
+                'file_path' => '',
+                'file_size' => (int) filesize($originalPath),
+                'mime_type' => 'image/webp',
+                'hash'      => $hash,
+                'file_ext'  => 'webp',
+                'thumb_ext' => 'webp',
+                'width'     => max(1, $width),
+                'height'    => max(1, $height),
+            ]);
+
+            // Reindex
+            try {
+                $artwork->searchable();
+            } catch (\Throwable) {}
+
+            return response()->json([
+                'success'   => true,
+                'thumb_url' => $artwork->thumbUrl('md'),
+                'thumb_url_lg' => $artwork->thumbUrl('lg'),
+                'width'     => $artwork->width,
+                'height'    => $artwork->height,
+                'file_size' => $artwork->file_size,
+            ]);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            return response()->json([
+                'success' => false,
+                'error'   => 'File processing failed: ' . $e->getMessage(),
+            ], 500);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Studio/StudioController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Studio/StudioController.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa5ebc74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Studio/StudioController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Studio;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Models\Category;
+use App\Models\ContentType;
+use App\Services\Studio\StudioMetricsService;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Inertia\Inertia;
+use Inertia\Response;
+
+/**
+ * Serves Studio Inertia pages for authenticated creators.
+ */
+final class StudioController extends Controller
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly StudioMetricsService $metrics,
+    ) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Studio Overview Dashboard (/studio)
+     */
+    public function index(Request $request): Response
+    {
+        $userId = $request->user()->id;
+
+        return Inertia::render('Studio/StudioDashboard', [
+            'kpis'           => $this->metrics->getDashboardKpis($userId),
+            'topPerformers'  => $this->metrics->getTopPerformers($userId, 6),
+            'recentComments' => $this->metrics->getRecentComments($userId, 5),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Artwork Manager (/studio/artworks)
+     */
+    public function artworks(Request $request): Response
+    {
+        return Inertia::render('Studio/StudioArtworks', [
+            'categories' => $this->getCategories(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Drafts (/studio/artworks/drafts)
+     */
+    public function drafts(Request $request): Response
+    {
+        return Inertia::render('Studio/StudioDrafts', [
+            'categories' => $this->getCategories(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Archived (/studio/artworks/archived)
+     */
+    public function archived(Request $request): Response
+    {
+        return Inertia::render('Studio/StudioArchived', [
+            'categories' => $this->getCategories(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Edit artwork (/studio/artworks/:id/edit)
+     */
+    public function edit(Request $request, int $id): Response
+    {
+        $artwork = $request->user()->artworks()
+            ->with(['stats', 'categories.contentType', 'tags'])
+            ->findOrFail($id);
+
+        $primaryCategory = $artwork->categories->first();
+
+        return Inertia::render('Studio/StudioArtworkEdit', [
+            'artwork'    => [
+                'id'              => $artwork->id,
+                'title'           => $artwork->title,
+                'slug'            => $artwork->slug,
+                'description'     => $artwork->description,
+                'is_public'       => (bool) $artwork->is_public,
+                'is_approved'     => (bool) $artwork->is_approved,
+                'thumb_url'       => $artwork->thumbUrl('md'),
+                'thumb_url_lg'    => $artwork->thumbUrl('lg'),
+                'file_name'       => $artwork->file_name,
+                'file_size'       => $artwork->file_size,
+                'width'           => $artwork->width,
+                'height'          => $artwork->height,
+                'mime_type'       => $artwork->mime_type,
+                'content_type_id' => $primaryCategory?->contentType?->id,
+                'category_id'     => $primaryCategory?->id,
+                'parent_category_id' => $primaryCategory?->parent_id ? $primaryCategory->parent_id : $primaryCategory?->id,
+                'sub_category_id'    => $primaryCategory?->parent_id ? $primaryCategory->id : null,
+                'categories'      => $artwork->categories->map(fn ($c) => ['id' => $c->id, 'name' => $c->name, 'slug' => $c->slug])->values()->all(),
+                'tags'            => $artwork->tags->map(fn ($t) => ['id' => $t->id, 'name' => $t->name, 'slug' => $t->slug])->values()->all(),
+            ],
+            'contentTypes' => $this->getCategories(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Analytics v1 (/studio/artworks/:id/analytics)
+     */
+    public function analytics(Request $request, int $id): Response
+    {
+        $artwork = $request->user()->artworks()
+            ->with(['stats', 'awardStat'])
+            ->findOrFail($id);
+
+        $stats = $artwork->stats;
+
+        return Inertia::render('Studio/StudioArtworkAnalytics', [
+            'artwork' => [
+                'id'            => $artwork->id,
+                'title'         => $artwork->title,
+                'slug'          => $artwork->slug,
+                'thumb_url'     => $artwork->thumbUrl('md'),
+            ],
+            'analytics' => [
+                'views'           => (int) ($stats?->views ?? 0),
+                'favourites'      => (int) ($stats?->favorites ?? 0),
+                'shares'          => (int) ($stats?->shares_count ?? 0),
+                'comments'        => (int) ($stats?->comments_count ?? 0),
+                'downloads'       => (int) ($stats?->downloads ?? 0),
+                'ranking_score'   => (float) ($stats?->ranking_score ?? 0),
+                'heat_score'      => (float) ($stats?->heat_score ?? 0),
+                'engagement_velocity' => (float) ($stats?->engagement_velocity ?? 0),
+            ],
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Studio-wide Analytics (/studio/analytics)
+     */
+    public function analyticsOverview(Request $request): Response
+    {
+        $userId = $request->user()->id;
+        $data = $this->metrics->getAnalyticsOverview($userId);
+
+        return Inertia::render('Studio/StudioAnalytics', [
+            'totals'           => $data['totals'],
+            'topArtworks'      => $data['top_artworks'],
+            'contentBreakdown' => $data['content_breakdown'],
+            'recentComments'   => $this->metrics->getRecentComments($userId, 8),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    private function getCategories(): array
+    {
+        return ContentType::with(['rootCategories.children'])->get()->map(function ($ct) {
+            return [
+                'id'   => $ct->id,
+                'name' => $ct->name,
+                'slug' => $ct->slug,
+                'categories' => $ct->rootCategories->map(function ($c) {
+                    return [
+                        'id'       => $c->id,
+                        'name'     => $c->name,
+                        'slug'     => $c->slug,
+                        'children' => $c->children->map(fn ($ch) => [
+                            'id'   => $ch->id,
+                            'name' => $ch->name,
+                            'slug' => $ch->slug,
+                        ])->values()->all(),
+                    ];
+                })->values()->all(),
+            ];
+        })->values()->all();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/User/TodayDownloadsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/User/TodayDownloadsController.php
index 95989d2c..25f34f17 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/User/TodayDownloadsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/User/TodayDownloadsController.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class TodayDownloadsController extends Controller
             $ext = pathinfo($picture ?? '', PATHINFO_EXTENSION) ?: 'jpg';
             $encoded = null;
             $present = $art ? \App\Services\ThumbnailPresenter::present($art, 'md') : null;
-            $thumb = $present ? $present['url'] : '/gfx/sb_join.jpg';
+            $thumb = $present ? $present['url'] : 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp';
             $categoryId = $art->categories->first()->id ?? null;
 
             return (object) [
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/User/TodayInHistoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/User/TodayInHistoryController.php
index 04eeb4e5..74b8408a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/User/TodayInHistoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/User/TodayInHistoryController.php
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ class TodayInHistoryController extends Controller
                 /** @var ?Artwork $art */
                 $art = $modelsById->get($row->id);
                 if ($art) {
-                    $row->thumb_url = $art->thumbUrl('md') ?? '/gfx/sb_join.jpg';
+                    $row->thumb_url = $art->thumbUrl('md') ?? 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp';
                     $row->art_url   = '/art/' . $art->id . '/' . $art->slug;
                     $row->name      = $art->title ?: ($row->name ?? 'Untitled');
                 } else {
-                    $row->thumb_url = '/gfx/sb_join.jpg';
+                    $row->thumb_url = 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp';
                     $row->art_url   = '/art/' . $row->id;
                     $row->name      = $row->name ?? 'Untitled';
                 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Web/DiscoverController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Web/DiscoverController.php
index 2d55365b..12755507 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Web/DiscoverController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Web/DiscoverController.php
@@ -49,6 +49,23 @@ final class DiscoverController extends Controller
         ]);
     }
 
+    // ─── /discover/rising ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    public function rising(Request $request)
+    {
+        $perPage  = 24;
+        $results  = $this->searchService->discoverRising($perPage);
+        $this->hydrateDiscoverSearchResults($results);
+
+        return view('web.discover.index', [
+            'artworks'    => $results,
+            'page_title'  => 'Rising Now',
+            'section'     => 'rising',
+            'description' => 'Fastest growing artworks right now.',
+            'icon'        => 'fa-rocket',
+        ]);
+    }
+
     // ─── /discover/fresh ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     public function fresh(Request $request)
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php b/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php
index 179df07b..2f273470 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ final class HandleInertiaRequests extends Middleware
 {
     protected $rootView = 'upload';
 
+    /**
+     * Select the root Blade view based on route prefix.
+     */
+    public function rootView(Request $request): string
+    {
+        if (str_starts_with($request->path(), 'studio')) {
+            return 'studio';
+        }
+
+        return $this->rootView;
+    }
+
     public function version(Request $request): ?string
     {
         return parent::version($request);
diff --git a/app/Jobs/RecBuildItemPairsFromFavouritesJob.php b/app/Jobs/RecBuildItemPairsFromFavouritesJob.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47a33617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Jobs/RecBuildItemPairsFromFavouritesJob.php
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+/**
+ * Build item-item co-occurrence pairs from user favourites.
+ *
+ * Spec §7.1 — runs hourly or every few hours.
+ * For each user: take last N favourites, create pairs, increment weights.
+ *
+ * Safety: limits per-user pairs to avoid O(n²) explosion.
+ */
+final class RecBuildItemPairsFromFavouritesJob implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public int $tries   = 2;
+    public int $timeout = 600;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly int $userBatchSize = 500,
+    ) {
+        $queue = (string) config('recommendations.queue', 'default');
+        if ($queue !== '') {
+            $this->onQueue($queue);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $favCap = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.user_favourites_cap', 50);
+
+        // ── Pre-compute per-artwork total favourite counts for cosine normalization ──
+        $this->artworkLikeCounts = DB::table('artwork_favourites')
+            ->select('artwork_id', DB::raw('COUNT(*) as cnt'))
+            ->groupBy('artwork_id')
+            ->pluck('cnt', 'artwork_id')
+            ->all();
+
+        // ── Accumulate co-occurrence counts across all users ──
+        $coOccurrenceCounts = [];
+
+        DB::table('artwork_favourites')
+            ->select('user_id')
+            ->groupBy('user_id')
+            ->orderBy('user_id')
+            ->chunk($this->userBatchSize, function ($userRows) use ($favCap, &$coOccurrenceCounts) {
+                foreach ($userRows as $row) {
+                    $pairs = $this->pairsForUser((int) $row->user_id, $favCap);
+                    foreach ($pairs as $pair) {
+                        $key = $pair[0] . ':' . $pair[1];
+                        $coOccurrenceCounts[$key] = ($coOccurrenceCounts[$key] ?? 0) + 1;
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+        // ── Normalize to cosine-like scores and flush ──
+        $normalized = [];
+        foreach ($coOccurrenceCounts as $key => $count) {
+            [$a, $b] = explode(':', $key);
+            $likesA = $this->artworkLikeCounts[(int) $a] ?? 1;
+            $likesB = $this->artworkLikeCounts[(int) $b] ?? 1;
+            $normalized[$key] = $count / sqrt($likesA * $likesB);
+        }
+
+        $this->flushPairs($normalized);
+    }
+
+    /** @var array<int, int> artwork_id => total favourite count */
+    private array $artworkLikeCounts = [];
+
+    /**
+     * Collect pairs from a single user's last N favourites.
+     *
+     * @return list<array{0: int, 1: int}>
+     */
+    public function pairsForUser(int $userId, int $cap): array
+    {
+        $artworkIds = DB::table('artwork_favourites')
+            ->where('user_id', $userId)
+            ->orderByDesc('created_at')
+            ->limit($cap)
+            ->pluck('artwork_id')
+            ->map(fn ($id) => (int) $id)
+            ->all();
+
+        $count = count($artworkIds);
+        if ($count < 2) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $pairs = [];
+        // Cap max pairs per user to avoid explosion: C(50,2) = 1225 worst case = acceptable
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $count - 1; $i++) {
+            for ($j = $i + 1; $j < $count; $j++) {
+                $a = min($artworkIds[$i], $artworkIds[$j]);
+                $b = max($artworkIds[$i], $artworkIds[$j]);
+                $pairs[] = [$a, $b];
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $pairs;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Upsert normalized pair weights into rec_item_pairs.
+     *
+     * Uses Laravel's DB-agnostic upsert (works on MySQL, Postgres, SQLite).
+     *
+     * @param array<string, float> $upserts key = "a:b", value = cosine-normalized weight
+     */
+    private function flushPairs(array $upserts): void
+    {
+        if ($upserts === []) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $now = now();
+
+        foreach (array_chunk($upserts, 500, preserve_keys: true) as $chunk) {
+            $rows = [];
+            foreach ($chunk as $key => $weight) {
+                [$a, $b] = explode(':', $key);
+                $rows[] = [
+                    'a_artwork_id' => (int) $a,
+                    'b_artwork_id' => (int) $b,
+                    'weight'       => $weight,
+                    'updated_at'   => $now,
+                ];
+            }
+
+            DB::table('rec_item_pairs')->upsert(
+                $rows,
+                ['a_artwork_id', 'b_artwork_id'],
+                ['weight', 'updated_at'],
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Jobs/RecComputeSimilarByBehaviorJob.php b/app/Jobs/RecComputeSimilarByBehaviorJob.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0bdd3e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Jobs/RecComputeSimilarByBehaviorJob.php
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Models\RecArtworkRec;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+/**
+ * Compute behavior-based (co-like) similarity from precomputed item pairs.
+ *
+ * Spec §7.3 — runs nightly.
+ * For each artwork: read top pairs from rec_item_pairs, store top N.
+ */
+final class RecComputeSimilarByBehaviorJob implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public int $tries   = 2;
+    public int $timeout = 600;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly ?int $artworkId = null,
+        private readonly int  $batchSize = 200,
+    ) {
+        $queue = (string) config('recommendations.queue', 'default');
+        if ($queue !== '') {
+            $this->onQueue($queue);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $modelVersion  = (string) config('recommendations.similarity.model_version', 'sim_v1');
+        $resultLimit   = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.result_limit', 30);
+        $maxPerAuthor  = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.max_per_author', 2);
+
+        $query = Artwork::query()->public()->published()->select('id', 'user_id');
+
+        if ($this->artworkId !== null) {
+            $query->where('id', $this->artworkId);
+        }
+
+        $query->chunkById($this->batchSize, function ($artworks) use ($modelVersion, $resultLimit, $maxPerAuthor) {
+            foreach ($artworks as $artwork) {
+                $this->processArtwork($artwork, $modelVersion, $resultLimit, $maxPerAuthor);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private function processArtwork(
+        Artwork $artwork,
+        string $modelVersion,
+        int $resultLimit,
+        int $maxPerAuthor,
+    ): void {
+        // Fetch top co-occurring artworks (bi-directional)
+        $candidates = DB::table('rec_item_pairs')
+            ->where('a_artwork_id', $artwork->id)
+            ->select(DB::raw('b_artwork_id AS related_id'), 'weight')
+            ->union(
+                DB::table('rec_item_pairs')
+                    ->where('b_artwork_id', $artwork->id)
+                    ->select(DB::raw('a_artwork_id AS related_id'), 'weight')
+            )
+            ->orderByDesc('weight')
+            ->limit($resultLimit * 3)
+            ->get();
+
+        if ($candidates->isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $relatedIds = $candidates->pluck('related_id')->map(fn ($id) => (int) $id)->all();
+
+        // Fetch author info for diversity filtering
+        $authorMap = DB::table('artworks')
+            ->whereIn('id', $relatedIds)
+            ->where('is_public', true)
+            ->where('is_approved', true)
+            ->whereNotNull('published_at')
+            ->where('published_at', '<=', now())
+            ->whereNull('deleted_at')
+            ->pluck('user_id', 'id')
+            ->all();
+
+        // Apply diversity cap
+        $authorCounts = [];
+        $final = [];
+        foreach ($candidates as $cand) {
+            $relatedId = (int) $cand->related_id;
+            if (! isset($authorMap[$relatedId])) {
+                continue; // not public/published
+            }
+            $authorId = (int) $authorMap[$relatedId];
+            $authorCounts[$authorId] = ($authorCounts[$authorId] ?? 0) + 1;
+            if ($authorCounts[$authorId] > $maxPerAuthor) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $final[] = $relatedId;
+            if (count($final) >= $resultLimit) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($final === []) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        RecArtworkRec::query()->updateOrCreate(
+            [
+                'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+                'rec_type'      => 'similar_behavior',
+                'model_version' => $modelVersion,
+            ],
+            [
+                'recs'        => $final,
+                'computed_at' => now(),
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Jobs/RecComputeSimilarByTagsJob.php b/app/Jobs/RecComputeSimilarByTagsJob.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c6e9012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Jobs/RecComputeSimilarByTagsJob.php
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Models\RecArtworkRec;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+/**
+ * Compute tag-based (+ category boost) similarity for artworks.
+ *
+ * Spec §7.2 — runs nightly + on-demand.
+ * For each artwork: find candidates by shared tags/category, score with IDF-weighted
+ * tag overlap, apply diversity, store top N.
+ */
+final class RecComputeSimilarByTagsJob implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public int $tries   = 2;
+    public int $timeout = 600;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly ?int $artworkId = null,
+        private readonly int  $batchSize = 200,
+    ) {
+        $queue = (string) config('recommendations.queue', 'default');
+        if ($queue !== '') {
+            $this->onQueue($queue);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $modelVersion = (string) config('recommendations.similarity.model_version', 'sim_v1');
+        $candidatePool = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.candidate_pool', 100);
+        $maxPerAuthor  = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.max_per_author', 2);
+        $resultLimit   = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.result_limit', 30);
+
+        // ── Tag IDF weights (global) ───────────────────────────────────────────
+        $tagFreqs = DB::table('artwork_tag')
+            ->select('tag_id', DB::raw('COUNT(*) as cnt'))
+            ->groupBy('tag_id')
+            ->pluck('cnt', 'tag_id')
+            ->all();
+
+        $query = Artwork::query()->public()->published()->select('id', 'user_id');
+
+        if ($this->artworkId !== null) {
+            $query->where('id', $this->artworkId);
+        }
+
+        $query->chunkById($this->batchSize, function ($artworks) use (
+            $tagFreqs, $modelVersion, $candidatePool, $maxPerAuthor, $resultLimit
+        ) {
+            foreach ($artworks as $artwork) {
+                $this->processArtwork($artwork, $tagFreqs, $modelVersion, $candidatePool, $maxPerAuthor, $resultLimit);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private function processArtwork(
+        Artwork $artwork,
+        array $tagFreqs,
+        string $modelVersion,
+        int $candidatePool,
+        int $maxPerAuthor,
+        int $resultLimit,
+    ): void {
+        // Get source artwork's tags and categories
+        $srcTagIds = DB::table('artwork_tag')
+            ->where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)
+            ->pluck('tag_id')
+            ->all();
+
+        $srcCatIds = DB::table('artwork_category')
+            ->where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)
+            ->pluck('category_id')
+            ->all();
+
+        // Source content_type_ids (via categories)
+        $srcContentTypeIds = $srcCatIds !== []
+            ? DB::table('categories')
+                ->whereIn('id', $srcCatIds)
+                ->whereNotNull('content_type_id')
+                ->pluck('content_type_id')
+                ->unique()
+                ->all()
+            : [];
+
+        if ($srcTagIds === [] && $srcCatIds === []) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // ── Find candidates that share at least one tag ────────────────────────
+        $candidateQuery = DB::table('artwork_tag')
+            ->join('artworks', 'artworks.id', '=', 'artwork_tag.artwork_id')
+            ->whereIn('artwork_tag.tag_id', $srcTagIds)
+            ->where('artwork_tag.artwork_id', '!=', $artwork->id)
+            ->where('artworks.is_public', true)
+            ->where('artworks.is_approved', true)
+            ->whereNotNull('artworks.published_at')
+            ->where('artworks.published_at', '<=', now())
+            ->whereNull('artworks.deleted_at')
+            ->select('artwork_tag.artwork_id', 'artworks.user_id')
+            ->groupBy('artwork_tag.artwork_id', 'artworks.user_id')
+            ->orderByRaw('COUNT(*) DESC')
+            ->limit($candidatePool * 3); // over-fetch before scoring
+
+        $candidates = $candidateQuery->get();
+
+        if ($candidates->isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Gather tags for all candidates in one query
+        $candidateIds = $candidates->pluck('artwork_id')->all();
+        $candidateTagMap = DB::table('artwork_tag')
+            ->whereIn('artwork_id', $candidateIds)
+            ->select('artwork_id', 'tag_id')
+            ->get()
+            ->groupBy('artwork_id');
+
+        $candidateCatMap = DB::table('artwork_category')
+            ->whereIn('artwork_id', $candidateIds)
+            ->select('artwork_id', 'category_id')
+            ->get()
+            ->groupBy('artwork_id');
+
+        // Build content_type_id lookup for candidates (via categories table)
+        $allCandidateCatIds = $candidateCatMap->flatten(1)->pluck('category_id')->unique()->all();
+        $catContentTypeMap = $allCandidateCatIds !== []
+            ? DB::table('categories')
+                ->whereIn('id', $allCandidateCatIds)
+                ->whereNotNull('content_type_id')
+                ->pluck('content_type_id', 'id')
+                ->all()
+            : [];
+        $srcContentTypeSet = array_flip($srcContentTypeIds);
+
+        $srcTagSet = array_flip($srcTagIds);
+        $srcCatSet = array_flip($srcCatIds);
+
+        // ── Score each candidate ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+        $scored = [];
+        foreach ($candidates as $cand) {
+            $cTagIds = $candidateTagMap->get($cand->artwork_id, collect())->pluck('tag_id')->all();
+            $cCatIds = $candidateCatMap->get($cand->artwork_id, collect())->pluck('category_id')->all();
+
+            // IDF-weighted tag overlap (spec §5.1)
+            $tagScore = 0.0;
+            foreach ($cTagIds as $tagId) {
+                if (isset($srcTagSet[$tagId])) {
+                    $freq = $tagFreqs[$tagId] ?? 1;
+                    $tagScore += 1.0 / log(2 + $freq);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Category match bonus
+            $catScore = 0.0;
+            foreach ($cCatIds as $catId) {
+                if (isset($srcCatSet[$catId])) {
+                    $catScore = 1.0;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Content type match bonus (spec §5.1)
+            $ctScore = 0.0;
+            foreach ($cCatIds as $catId) {
+                $ctId = $catContentTypeMap[$catId] ?? null;
+                if ($ctId !== null && isset($srcContentTypeSet[$ctId])) {
+                    $ctScore = 1.0;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            $scored[] = [
+                'artwork_id' => (int) $cand->artwork_id,
+                'user_id'    => (int) $cand->user_id,
+                'tag_score'  => $tagScore,
+                'cat_score'  => $catScore,
+                'score'      => $tagScore + $catScore * 0.1 + $ctScore * 0.05,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        // Sort by score descending
+        usort($scored, fn (array $a, array $b) => $b['score'] <=> $a['score']);
+
+        // ── Apply diversity (max per author) ───────────────────────────────────
+        $authorCounts = [];
+        $final = [];
+        foreach ($scored as $item) {
+            $authorId = $item['user_id'];
+            $authorCounts[$authorId] = ($authorCounts[$authorId] ?? 0) + 1;
+            if ($authorCounts[$authorId] > $maxPerAuthor) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $final[] = $item['artwork_id'];
+            if (count($final) >= $resultLimit) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ── Persist ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        RecArtworkRec::query()->updateOrCreate(
+            [
+                'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+                'rec_type'      => 'similar_tags',
+                'model_version' => $modelVersion,
+            ],
+            [
+                'recs'        => $final,
+                'computed_at' => now(),
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Jobs/RecComputeSimilarHybridJob.php b/app/Jobs/RecComputeSimilarHybridJob.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9dd9e19d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Jobs/RecComputeSimilarHybridJob.php
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Models\RecArtworkRec;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+/**
+ * Compute hybrid similarity by blending tag, behavior, and optionally visual scores.
+ *
+ * Spec §7.4 — runs nightly.
+ * Merges candidates from tag + behavior + vector lists, applies hybrid blend weights,
+ * enforces diversity, stores top 30.
+ */
+final class RecComputeSimilarHybridJob implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    public int $tries   = 2;
+    public int $timeout = 900;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly ?int $artworkId = null,
+        private readonly int  $batchSize = 200,
+    ) {
+        $queue = (string) config('recommendations.queue', 'default');
+        if ($queue !== '') {
+            $this->onQueue($queue);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        $modelVersion   = (string) config('recommendations.similarity.model_version', 'sim_v1');
+        $vectorEnabled  = (bool) config('recommendations.similarity.vector_enabled', false);
+        $resultLimit    = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.result_limit', 30);
+        $maxPerAuthor   = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.max_per_author', 2);
+        $minCatsTop12   = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.min_categories_top12', 2);
+
+        $weights = $vectorEnabled
+            ? (array) config('recommendations.similarity.weights_with_vector')
+            : (array) config('recommendations.similarity.weights_without_vector');
+
+        $query = Artwork::query()->public()->published()->select('id', 'user_id');
+
+        if ($this->artworkId !== null) {
+            $query->where('id', $this->artworkId);
+        }
+
+        $query->chunkById($this->batchSize, function ($artworks) use (
+            $modelVersion, $vectorEnabled, $resultLimit, $maxPerAuthor, $minCatsTop12, $weights
+        ) {
+            foreach ($artworks as $artwork) {
+                try {
+                    $this->processArtwork(
+                        $artwork, $modelVersion, $vectorEnabled, $resultLimit,
+                        $maxPerAuthor, $minCatsTop12, $weights
+                    );
+                } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                    Log::warning("[RecComputeSimilarHybrid] Failed for artwork {$artwork->id}: {$e->getMessage()}");
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private function processArtwork(
+        Artwork $artwork,
+        string $modelVersion,
+        bool $vectorEnabled,
+        int $resultLimit,
+        int $maxPerAuthor,
+        int $minCatsTop12,
+        array $weights,
+    ): void {
+        // ── Collect sub-lists ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+        $tagRec = RecArtworkRec::query()
+            ->where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)
+            ->where('rec_type', 'similar_tags')
+            ->where('model_version', $modelVersion)
+            ->first();
+
+        $behRec = RecArtworkRec::query()
+            ->where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)
+            ->where('rec_type', 'similar_behavior')
+            ->where('model_version', $modelVersion)
+            ->first();
+
+        $tagIds = $tagRec ? ($tagRec->recs ?? []) : [];
+        $behIds = $behRec ? ($behRec->recs ?? []) : [];
+
+        $vecIds = [];
+        $vecScores = [];
+        if ($vectorEnabled) {
+            $vecRec = RecArtworkRec::query()
+                ->where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)
+                ->where('rec_type', 'similar_visual')
+                ->where('model_version', $modelVersion)
+                ->first();
+            if ($vecRec) {
+                $vecIds = $vecRec->recs ?? [];
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Merge all candidate IDs
+        $allIds = array_values(array_unique(array_merge($tagIds, $behIds, $vecIds)));
+
+        if ($allIds === []) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // ── Build normalized score maps ────────────────────────────────────────
+        $tagScoreMap = $this->rankToScore($tagIds);
+        $behScoreMap = $this->rankToScore($behIds);
+        $vecScoreMap = $this->rankToScore($vecIds);
+
+        // Fetch artwork metadata for category + author diversity
+        $metaRows = DB::table('artworks')
+            ->whereIn('id', $allIds)
+            ->where('is_public', true)
+            ->where('is_approved', true)
+            ->whereNotNull('published_at')
+            ->where('published_at', '<=', now())
+            ->whereNull('deleted_at')
+            ->select('id', 'user_id')
+            ->get()
+            ->keyBy('id');
+
+        $catMap = DB::table('artwork_category')
+            ->whereIn('artwork_id', $allIds)
+            ->select('artwork_id', 'category_id')
+            ->get()
+            ->groupBy('artwork_id');
+
+        // Source artwork categories
+        $srcCatIds = DB::table('artwork_category')
+            ->where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)
+            ->pluck('category_id')
+            ->all();
+        $srcCatSet = array_flip($srcCatIds);
+
+        // ── Compute hybrid score ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+        $scored = [];
+        foreach ($allIds as $candidateId) {
+            if (! $metaRows->has($candidateId)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $meta = $metaRows->get($candidateId);
+            $candidateCats = $catMap->get($candidateId, collect())->pluck('category_id')->all();
+
+            // Category overlap
+            $catScore = 0.0;
+            foreach ($candidateCats as $catId) {
+                if (isset($srcCatSet[$catId])) {
+                    $catScore = 1.0;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            $tagS = $tagScoreMap[$candidateId] ?? 0.0;
+            $behS = $behScoreMap[$candidateId] ?? 0.0;
+            $vecS = $vecScoreMap[$candidateId] ?? 0.0;
+
+            if ($vectorEnabled) {
+                $score = ($weights['visual'] ?? 0.45) * $vecS
+                       + ($weights['tag'] ?? 0.25) * $tagS
+                       + ($weights['behavior'] ?? 0.20) * $behS
+                       + ($weights['category'] ?? 0.10) * $catScore;
+            } else {
+                $score = ($weights['tag'] ?? 0.55) * $tagS
+                       + ($weights['behavior'] ?? 0.35) * $behS
+                       + ($weights['category'] ?? 0.10) * $catScore;
+            }
+
+            $scored[] = [
+                'artwork_id' => $candidateId,
+                'user_id'    => (int) $meta->user_id,
+                'cat_ids'    => $candidateCats,
+                'score'      => $score,
+            ];
+        }
+
+        usort($scored, fn (array $a, array $b) => $b['score'] <=> $a['score']);
+
+        // ── Diversity enforcement ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+        $authorCounts = [];
+        $final = [];
+        $catsInTop12 = [];
+
+        foreach ($scored as $item) {
+            $authorId = $item['user_id'];
+            $authorCounts[$authorId] = ($authorCounts[$authorId] ?? 0) + 1;
+
+            if ($authorCounts[$authorId] > $maxPerAuthor) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $final[] = $item;
+
+            if (count($final) <= 12) {
+                foreach ($item['cat_ids'] as $cId) {
+                    $catsInTop12[$cId] = true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (count($final) >= $resultLimit) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ── Min-categories enforcement in top 12 (spec §6) ────────────────────
+        if (count($catsInTop12) < $minCatsTop12 && count($final) >= 12) {
+            // Find items beyond the initial selection that introduce a new category
+            $usedIds = array_flip(array_column($final, 'artwork_id'));
+            $promotable = [];
+            foreach ($scored as $item) {
+                if (isset($usedIds[$item['artwork_id']])) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                $newCats = array_diff($item['cat_ids'], array_keys($catsInTop12));
+                if ($newCats !== []) {
+                    $promotable[] = $item;
+                    if (count($promotable) >= ($minCatsTop12 - count($catsInTop12))) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            // Inject promoted items at position 12 (end of visible top block)
+            if ($promotable !== []) {
+                $top = array_slice($final, 0, 11);
+                $rest = array_slice($final, 11);
+                $final = array_merge($top, $promotable, $rest);
+                $final = array_slice($final, 0, $resultLimit);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $finalIds = array_column($final, 'artwork_id');
+
+        if ($finalIds === []) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        RecArtworkRec::query()->updateOrCreate(
+            [
+                'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+                'rec_type'      => 'similar_hybrid',
+                'model_version' => $modelVersion,
+            ],
+            [
+                'recs'        => $finalIds,
+                'computed_at' => now(),
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert a ranked list of IDs into a score map (1.0 at rank 0, decaying).
+     *
+     * @param  list<int>  $ids
+     * @return array<int, float>
+     */
+    private function rankToScore(array $ids): array
+    {
+        $map = [];
+        $total = count($ids);
+        if ($total === 0) {
+            return $map;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($ids as $rank => $id) {
+            // Linear decay from 1.0 → ~0.0
+            $map[(int) $id] = 1.0 - ($rank / max(1, $total));
+        }
+
+        return $map;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/Artwork.php b/app/Models/Artwork.php
index 13229bcc..20bf16fe 100644
--- a/app/Models/Artwork.php
+++ b/app/Models/Artwork.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Artwork extends Model
 	 */
 	public function getThumbAttribute(): string
 	{
-		return $this->thumbUrl('md') ?? '/gfx/sb_join.jpg';
+		return $this->thumbUrl('md') ?? 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp';
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ class Artwork extends Model
 			'engagement_velocity'   => (float) ($stat?->engagement_velocity    ?? 0),
 			'shares_count'          => (int)   ($stat?->shares_count           ?? 0),
 			'comments_count'        => (int)   ($stat?->comments_count         ?? 0),
+			// ── Rising / Heat fields ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+			'heat_score'            => (float) ($stat?->heat_score             ?? 0),
 			'awards' => [
 				'gold'   => $awardStat?->gold_count   ?? 0,
 				'silver' => $awardStat?->silver_count ?? 0,
diff --git a/app/Models/ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly.php b/app/Models/ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb70a4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+
+/**
+ * App\Models\ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly
+ *
+ * Stores hourly totals for artwork metrics. Deltas are computed by
+ * subtracting the previous hour's snapshot from the current one.
+ *
+ * @property int $id
+ * @property int $artwork_id
+ * @property \Illuminate\Support\Carbon $bucket_hour
+ * @property int $views_count
+ * @property int $downloads_count
+ * @property int $favourites_count
+ * @property int $comments_count
+ * @property int $shares_count
+ * @property \Illuminate\Support\Carbon $created_at
+ */
+class ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly extends Model
+{
+    protected $table = 'artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly';
+
+    public $timestamps = false;
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'artwork_id',
+        'bucket_hour',
+        'views_count',
+        'downloads_count',
+        'favourites_count',
+        'comments_count',
+        'shares_count',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'bucket_hour'      => 'datetime',
+        'views_count'      => 'integer',
+        'downloads_count'  => 'integer',
+        'favourites_count' => 'integer',
+        'comments_count'   => 'integer',
+        'shares_count'     => 'integer',
+    ];
+
+    public function artwork(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Artwork::class, 'artwork_id');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/ArtworkStats.php b/app/Models/ArtworkStats.php
index a093a314..3fd289e7 100644
--- a/app/Models/ArtworkStats.php
+++ b/app/Models/ArtworkStats.php
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ class ArtworkStats extends Model
 		'shares_24h',
 		'comments_24h',
 		'favourites_24h',
+		// Rising / Heat columns
+		'heat_score',
+		'heat_score_updated_at',
+		'views_1h',
+		'favourites_1h',
+		'comments_1h',
+		'shares_1h',
+		'downloads_1h',
 	];
 
 	public function artwork(): BelongsTo
diff --git a/app/Models/RecArtworkRec.php b/app/Models/RecArtworkRec.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38d1de40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/RecArtworkRec.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+
+/**
+ * Precomputed recommendation list for an artwork.
+ *
+ * @property int         $id
+ * @property int         $artwork_id
+ * @property string      $rec_type       similar_hybrid|similar_visual|similar_tags|similar_behavior
+ * @property array       $recs           Ordered array of artwork IDs
+ * @property string      $model_version  e.g. "sim_v1"
+ * @property \Carbon\Carbon $computed_at
+ * @property \Carbon\Carbon $created_at
+ * @property \Carbon\Carbon $updated_at
+ *
+ * @property-read Artwork $artwork
+ */
+final class RecArtworkRec extends Model
+{
+    protected $table = 'rec_artwork_recs';
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'artwork_id',
+        'rec_type',
+        'recs',
+        'model_version',
+        'computed_at',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'artwork_id'  => 'integer',
+        'recs'        => 'array',
+        'computed_at' => 'datetime',
+    ];
+
+    // ── Relations ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    public function artwork(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Artwork::class, 'artwork_id');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/RecEvent.php b/app/Models/RecEvent.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69c49119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/RecEvent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+
+/**
+ * Recommendation event log entry.
+ *
+ * @property int              $id
+ * @property int|null         $user_id
+ * @property string|null      $session_id
+ * @property string           $event_type   view|favourite|download
+ * @property int              $artwork_id
+ * @property \Carbon\Carbon   $created_at
+ *
+ * @property-read User|null   $user
+ * @property-read Artwork     $artwork
+ */
+final class RecEvent extends Model
+{
+    protected $table = 'rec_events';
+
+    public $timestamps = false;
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'user_id',
+        'session_id',
+        'event_type',
+        'artwork_id',
+        'created_at',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'user_id'    => 'integer',
+        'artwork_id' => 'integer',
+        'created_at' => 'datetime',
+    ];
+
+    // ── Relations ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    public function user(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+
+    public function artwork(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Artwork::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/RecItemPair.php b/app/Models/RecItemPair.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0872f57a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/RecItemPair.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;
+
+/**
+ * Item-item co-occurrence pair for behavior-based similarity.
+ *
+ * @property int         $a_artwork_id
+ * @property int         $b_artwork_id
+ * @property float       $weight
+ * @property \Carbon\Carbon $updated_at
+ *
+ * @property-read Artwork $artworkA
+ * @property-read Artwork $artworkB
+ */
+final class RecItemPair extends Model
+{
+    protected $table = 'rec_item_pairs';
+
+    public $incrementing = false;
+
+    public $timestamps = false;
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'a_artwork_id',
+        'b_artwork_id',
+        'weight',
+        'updated_at',
+    ];
+
+    protected $casts = [
+        'a_artwork_id' => 'integer',
+        'b_artwork_id' => 'integer',
+        'weight'       => 'double',
+        'updated_at'   => 'datetime',
+    ];
+
+    // ── Relations ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    public function artworkA(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Artwork::class, 'a_artwork_id');
+    }
+
+    public function artworkB(): BelongsTo
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Artwork::class, 'b_artwork_id');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Observers/ArtworkFavouriteObserver.php b/app/Observers/ArtworkFavouriteObserver.php
index 1d862478..29dabff5 100644
--- a/app/Observers/ArtworkFavouriteObserver.php
+++ b/app/Observers/ArtworkFavouriteObserver.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace App\Observers;
 
+use App\Jobs\RecComputeSimilarByBehaviorJob;
+use App\Jobs\RecComputeSimilarHybridJob;
 use App\Models\ArtworkFavourite;
 use App\Services\UserStatsService;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@ class ArtworkFavouriteObserver
         if ($creatorId) {
             $this->userStats->incrementFavoritesReceived($creatorId);
         }
+
+        // §7.5 On-demand: recompute behavior similarity when artwork reaches threshold
+        $this->maybeRecomputeBehavior($favourite->artwork_id);
     }
 
     public function deleted(ArtworkFavourite $favourite): void
@@ -42,4 +47,22 @@ class ArtworkFavouriteObserver
 
         return $id !== null ? (int) $id : null;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Dispatch on-demand behavior recomputation when an artwork crosses a
+     * favourites threshold (5, 10, 25, 50 …).
+     */
+    private function maybeRecomputeBehavior(int $artworkId): void
+    {
+        $count = (int) DB::table('artwork_favourites')
+            ->where('artwork_id', $artworkId)
+            ->count();
+
+        $thresholds = [5, 10, 25, 50, 100];
+
+        if (in_array($count, $thresholds, true)) {
+            RecComputeSimilarByBehaviorJob::dispatch($artworkId)->delay(now()->addSeconds(30));
+            RecComputeSimilarHybridJob::dispatch($artworkId)->delay(now()->addMinute());
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Observers/ArtworkObserver.php b/app/Observers/ArtworkObserver.php
index 8d75d41a..067086f2 100644
--- a/app/Observers/ArtworkObserver.php
+++ b/app/Observers/ArtworkObserver.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace App\Observers;
 
 use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Jobs\RecComputeSimilarByTagsJob;
+use App\Jobs\RecComputeSimilarHybridJob;
 use App\Services\ArtworkSearchIndexer;
 use App\Services\UserStatsService;
 
@@ -39,6 +41,14 @@ class ArtworkObserver
         }
 
         $this->indexer->update($artwork);
+
+        // §7.5 On-demand: recompute similarity when tags/categories could have changed.
+        // The pivot sync happens outside this observer, so we dispatch on every
+        // meaningful update and let the job be idempotent (cheap if nothing changed).
+        if ($artwork->is_public && $artwork->published_at) {
+            RecComputeSimilarByTagsJob::dispatch($artwork->id)->delay(now()->addSeconds(30));
+            RecComputeSimilarHybridJob::dispatch($artwork->id)->delay(now()->addMinutes(1));
+        }
     }
 
     /** Soft delete — remove from search and decrement uploads_count. */
diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index c9586825..e3c15758 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         $this->app->singleton(UploadDraftServiceInterface::class, function ($app) {
             return new UploadDraftService($app->make('filesystem'));
         });
+
+        // Bind vector adapter interface for similarity system (resolves via factory)
+        $this->app->bind(
+            \App\Services\Recommendations\VectorSimilarity\VectorAdapterInterface::class,
+            fn () => \App\Services\Recommendations\VectorSimilarity\VectorAdapterFactory::make(),
+        );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Services/ArtworkSearchService.php b/app/Services/ArtworkSearchService.php
index 737355b5..bc224802 100644
--- a/app/Services/ArtworkSearchService.php
+++ b/app/Services/ArtworkSearchService.php
@@ -269,6 +269,27 @@ final class ArtworkSearchService
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Rising: sorted by heat_score (recalculated every 15 min).
+     *
+     * Surfaces artworks with rapid recent engagement growth.
+     * Restricts to last 30 days, sorted by heat_score DESC.
+     */
+    public function discoverRising(int $perPage = 24): LengthAwarePaginator
+    {
+        $page   = (int) request()->get('page', 1);
+        $cutoff = now()->subDays(30)->toDateString();
+
+        return Cache::remember("discover.rising.{$page}", 120, function () use ($perPage, $cutoff) {
+            return Artwork::search('')
+                ->options([
+                    'filter' => self::BASE_FILTER . ' AND created_at >= "' . $cutoff . '"',
+                    'sort'   => ['heat_score:desc', 'engagement_velocity:desc', 'created_at:desc'],
+                ])
+                ->paginate($perPage);
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Fresh: newest uploads first.
      */
diff --git a/app/Services/HomepageService.php b/app/Services/HomepageService.php
index e775bf31..db827bc5 100644
--- a/app/Services/HomepageService.php
+++ b/app/Services/HomepageService.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ final class HomepageService
     {
         return [
             'hero'     => $this->getHeroArtwork(),
+            'rising'   => $this->getRising(),
             'trending' => $this->getTrending(),
             'fresh'    => $this->getFreshUploads(),
             'tags'     => $this->getPopularTags(),
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ final class HomepageService
             'hero'                => $this->getHeroArtwork(),
             'for_you'             => $this->getForYouPreview($user),
             'from_following'      => $this->getFollowingFeed($user, $prefs),
+            'rising'              => $this->getRising(),
             'trending'            => $this->getTrending(),
             'fresh'               => $this->getFreshUploads(),
             'by_tags'             => $this->getByTags($prefs['top_tags'] ?? []),
@@ -132,6 +134,65 @@ final class HomepageService
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Rising Now: up to 10 artworks sorted by heat_score (updated every 15 min).
+     *
+     * Surfaces artworks with the fastest recent engagement growth.
+     * Falls back to DB ORDER BY heat_score if Meilisearch is unavailable.
+     */
+    public function getRising(int $limit = 10): array
+    {
+        $cutoff = now()->subDays(30)->toDateString();
+
+        return Cache::remember("homepage.rising.{$limit}", 120, function () use ($limit, $cutoff): array {
+            try {
+                $results = Artwork::search('')
+                    ->options([
+                        'filter' => 'is_public = true AND is_approved = true AND created_at >= "' . $cutoff . '"',
+                        'sort'   => ['heat_score:desc', 'engagement_velocity:desc', 'created_at:desc'],
+                    ])
+                    ->paginate($limit, 'page', 1);
+
+                $results->getCollection()->load(['user:id,name,username', 'user.profile:user_id,avatar_hash']);
+
+                if ($results->isEmpty()) {
+                    return $this->getRisingFromDb($limit);
+                }
+
+                return $results->getCollection()
+                    ->map(fn ($a) => $this->serializeArtwork($a))
+                    ->values()
+                    ->all();
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                Log::warning('HomepageService::getRising Meilisearch unavailable, DB fallback', [
+                    'error' => $e->getMessage(),
+                ]);
+
+                return $this->getRisingFromDb($limit);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * DB-only fallback for rising (Meilisearch unavailable).
+     */
+    private function getRisingFromDb(int $limit): array
+    {
+        return Artwork::public()
+            ->published()
+            ->with(['user:id,name,username', 'user.profile:user_id,avatar_hash'])
+            ->leftJoin('artwork_stats', 'artwork_stats.artwork_id', '=', 'artworks.id')
+            ->select('artworks.*')
+            ->where('artworks.published_at', '>=', now()->subDays(30))
+            ->orderByDesc('artwork_stats.heat_score')
+            ->orderByDesc('artwork_stats.engagement_velocity')
+            ->limit($limit)
+            ->get()
+            ->map(fn ($a) => $this->serializeArtwork($a))
+            ->values()
+            ->all();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Trending: up to 12 artworks sorted by Ranking V2 `ranking_score`.
      *
diff --git a/app/Services/LegacyService.php b/app/Services/LegacyService.php
index 7916864f..18a0e4a9 100644
--- a/app/Services/LegacyService.php
+++ b/app/Services/LegacyService.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class LegacyService
             $featured = (object) [
                 'id' => 0,
                 'name' => 'Featured Artwork',
-                'picture' => '/gfx/sb_join.jpg',
+                'picture' => 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp',
                 'uname' => 'Skinbase',
             ];
         }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class LegacyService
             $memberFeatured = (object) [
                 'id' => 0,
                 'name' => 'Members Pick',
-                'picture' => '/gfx/sb_join.jpg',
+                'picture' => 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp',
                 'uname' => 'Skinbase',
                 'votes' => 0,
             ];
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class LegacyService
                 [
                     'id' => 1,
                     'name' => 'Sample Artwork',
-                    'picture' => 'gfx/sb_join.jpg',
+                    'picture' => 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp',
                     'uname' => 'Skinbase',
                     'category_name' => 'Photography',
                 ],
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class LegacyService
                     } else {
                         $row->ext = null;
                         $row->encoded = null;
-                        $row->thumb_url = '/gfx/sb_join.jpg';
+                        $row->thumb_url = 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp';
                         $row->thumb_srcset = null;
                     }
 
diff --git a/app/Services/Recommendations/HybridSimilarArtworksService.php b/app/Services/Recommendations/HybridSimilarArtworksService.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d217be2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Recommendations/HybridSimilarArtworksService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Services\Recommendations;
+
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Models\RecArtworkRec;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+/**
+ * Runtime service for the Similar Artworks hybrid recommender (spec §8).
+ *
+ * Flow:
+ *   1. Try precomputed similar_hybrid list
+ *   2. Else similar_visual (if enabled)
+ *   3. Else similar_tags
+ *   4. Else similar_behavior
+ *   5. Else trending fallback in the same category/content_type
+ *
+ * Lists are cached in Redis/cache with a configurable TTL.
+ * Hydration fetches artworks in one query, preserving stored order.
+ * An author-cap diversity filter is applied at runtime as a final check.
+ */
+final class HybridSimilarArtworksService
+{
+    private const FALLBACK_ORDER = [
+        'similar_hybrid',
+        'similar_visual',
+        'similar_tags',
+        'similar_behavior',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Get similar artworks for the given artwork.
+     *
+     * @param  string|null  $type  null|'similar'='hybrid fallback', 'visual', 'tags', 'behavior'
+     * @return Collection<int, Artwork>
+     */
+    public function forArtwork(int $artworkId, int $limit = 12, ?string $type = null): Collection
+    {
+        $modelVersion = (string) config('recommendations.similarity.model_version', 'sim_v1');
+        $cacheTtl     = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.cache_ttl', 6 * 3600);
+        $maxPerAuthor = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.max_per_author', 2);
+        $vectorEnabled = (bool) config('recommendations.similarity.vector_enabled', false);
+
+        $typeSuffix = $type && $type !== 'similar' ? ":{$type}" : '';
+        $cacheKey = "rec:artwork:{$artworkId}:similar:{$modelVersion}{$typeSuffix}";
+
+        $ids = Cache::remember($cacheKey, $cacheTtl, function () use (
+            $artworkId, $modelVersion, $vectorEnabled, $type
+        ): array {
+            return $this->resolveIds($artworkId, $modelVersion, $vectorEnabled, $type);
+        });
+
+        if ($ids === []) {
+            return collect();
+        }
+
+        // Take requested limit + buffer for author-diversity filtering
+        $idSlice = array_slice($ids, 0, $limit * 3);
+
+        $artworks = Artwork::query()
+            ->whereIn('id', $idSlice)
+            ->public()
+            ->published()
+            ->get()
+            ->keyBy('id');
+
+        // Preserve precomputed order + apply author cap
+        $authorCounts = [];
+        $result = [];
+
+        foreach ($idSlice as $id) {
+            /** @var Artwork|null $artwork */
+            $artwork = $artworks->get($id);
+            if (! $artwork) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $authorId = $artwork->user_id;
+            $authorCounts[$authorId] = ($authorCounts[$authorId] ?? 0) + 1;
+            if ($authorCounts[$authorId] > $maxPerAuthor) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $result[] = $artwork;
+            if (count($result) >= $limit) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return collect($result);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the precomputed ID list, falling through rec types.
+     *
+     * @return list<int>
+     */
+    private function resolveIds(int $artworkId, string $modelVersion, bool $vectorEnabled, ?string $type = null): array
+    {
+        // If a specific type was requested, try only that type + trending fallback
+        if ($type && $type !== 'similar') {
+            $recType = match ($type) {
+                'visual'   => 'similar_visual',
+                'tags'     => 'similar_tags',
+                'behavior' => 'similar_behavior',
+                default    => null,
+            };
+
+            if ($recType) {
+                $rec = RecArtworkRec::query()
+                    ->where('artwork_id', $artworkId)
+                    ->where('rec_type', $recType)
+                    ->where('model_version', $modelVersion)
+                    ->first();
+
+                if ($rec && is_array($rec->recs) && $rec->recs !== []) {
+                    return array_map('intval', $rec->recs);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return $this->trendingFallback($artworkId);
+        }
+
+        // Default: hybrid fallback chain
+        $tryTypes = $vectorEnabled
+            ? self::FALLBACK_ORDER
+            : array_filter(self::FALLBACK_ORDER, fn (string $t) => $t !== 'similar_visual');
+
+        foreach ($tryTypes as $recType) {
+            $rec = RecArtworkRec::query()
+                ->where('artwork_id', $artworkId)
+                ->where('rec_type', $recType)
+                ->where('model_version', $modelVersion)
+                ->first();
+
+            if ($rec && is_array($rec->recs) && $rec->recs !== []) {
+                return array_map('intval', $rec->recs);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // ── Trending fallback (category-scoped) ────────────────────────────────
+        return $this->trendingFallback($artworkId);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Trending fallback: fetch recent popular artworks in the same category.
+     *
+     * @return list<int>
+     */
+    private function trendingFallback(int $artworkId): array
+    {
+        $catIds = DB::table('artwork_category')
+            ->where('artwork_id', $artworkId)
+            ->pluck('category_id')
+            ->all();
+
+        $query = Artwork::query()
+            ->public()
+            ->published()
+            ->where('id', '!=', $artworkId);
+
+        if ($catIds !== []) {
+            $query->whereHas('categories', function ($q) use ($catIds) {
+                $q->whereIn('categories.id', $catIds);
+            });
+        }
+
+        return $query
+            ->orderByDesc('published_at')
+            ->limit(30)
+            ->pluck('id')
+            ->map(fn ($id) => (int) $id)
+            ->all();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/PgvectorAdapter.php b/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/PgvectorAdapter.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d40bea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/PgvectorAdapter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Services\Recommendations\VectorSimilarity;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+/**
+ * pgvector adapter — uses the artwork_embeddings table with cosine similarity.
+ *
+ * Requires PostgreSQL with the pgvector extension installed.
+ * Schema: artwork_embeddings (artwork_id PK, model, dims, embedding vector(N), ...)
+ *
+ * Spec §9 Option A.
+ */
+final class PgvectorAdapter implements VectorAdapterInterface
+{
+    public function querySimilar(int $artworkId, int $topK = 100): array
+    {
+        // Fetch reference embedding
+        $ref = DB::table('artwork_embeddings')
+            ->where('artwork_id', $artworkId)
+            ->select('embedding_json')
+            ->first();
+
+        if (! $ref || ! $ref->embedding_json) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $embedding = json_decode($ref->embedding_json, true);
+        if (! is_array($embedding) || $embedding === []) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        // pgvector cosine distance operator: <=>
+        // Score = 1 - distance  (higher = more similar)
+        $vecLiteral = '[' . implode(',', array_map('floatval', $embedding)) . ']';
+
+        try {
+            $rows = DB::select(
+                "SELECT artwork_id, 1 - (embedding_json::vector <=> ?::vector) AS score
+                 FROM artwork_embeddings
+                 WHERE artwork_id != ?
+                 ORDER BY embedding_json::vector <=> ?::vector
+                 LIMIT ?",
+                [$vecLiteral, $artworkId, $vecLiteral, $topK]
+            );
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            Log::warning("[PgvectorAdapter] Query failed: {$e->getMessage()}");
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        return array_map(fn ($row) => [
+            'artwork_id' => (int) $row->artwork_id,
+            'score'      => (float) $row->score,
+        ], $rows);
+    }
+
+    public function upsertEmbedding(int $artworkId, array $embedding, array $metadata = []): void
+    {
+        $json = json_encode($embedding);
+
+        DB::table('artwork_embeddings')->updateOrInsert(
+            ['artwork_id' => $artworkId],
+            [
+                'embedding_json' => $json,
+                'model'          => $metadata['model'] ?? 'clip',
+                'model_version'  => $metadata['model_version'] ?? 'v1',
+                'dim'            => count($embedding),
+                'is_normalized'  => $metadata['is_normalized'] ?? true,
+                'generated_at'   => now(),
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function deleteEmbedding(int $artworkId): void
+    {
+        DB::table('artwork_embeddings')
+            ->where('artwork_id', $artworkId)
+            ->delete();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/PineconeAdapter.php b/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/PineconeAdapter.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cefb311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/PineconeAdapter.php
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Services\Recommendations\VectorSimilarity;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+/**
+ * Managed vector DB adapter (Pinecone-style REST API).
+ *
+ * Spec §9 Option B.
+ *
+ * Configuration:
+ *   recommendations.similarity.pinecone.api_key
+ *   recommendations.similarity.pinecone.index_host
+ *   recommendations.similarity.pinecone.index_name
+ *   recommendations.similarity.pinecone.namespace
+ *   recommendations.similarity.pinecone.top_k
+ */
+final class PineconeAdapter implements VectorAdapterInterface
+{
+    private function apiKey(): string
+    {
+        return (string) config('recommendations.similarity.pinecone.api_key', '');
+    }
+
+    private function host(): string
+    {
+        return rtrim((string) config('recommendations.similarity.pinecone.index_host', ''), '/');
+    }
+
+    private function namespace(): string
+    {
+        return (string) config('recommendations.similarity.pinecone.namespace', '');
+    }
+
+    public function querySimilar(int $artworkId, int $topK = 100): array
+    {
+        $configTopK = (int) config('recommendations.similarity.pinecone.top_k', 100);
+        $effectiveTopK = min($topK, $configTopK);
+
+        $vectorId = "artwork:{$artworkId}";
+
+        try {
+            $response = Http::withHeaders([
+                'Api-Key'      => $this->apiKey(),
+                'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
+            ])->timeout(10)->post("{$this->host()}/query", array_filter([
+                'id'              => $vectorId,
+                'topK'            => $effectiveTopK + 1, // +1 to exclude self
+                'includeMetadata' => true,
+                'namespace'       => $this->namespace() ?: null,
+                'filter'          => [
+                    'is_active' => ['$eq' => true],
+                ],
+            ]));
+
+            if (! $response->successful()) {
+                Log::warning("[PineconeAdapter] Query failed: HTTP {$response->status()}");
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            $matches = $response->json('matches', []);
+
+            $results = [];
+            foreach ($matches as $match) {
+                $matchId = $match['id'] ?? '';
+                // Extract artwork ID from "artwork:123" format
+                if (! str_starts_with($matchId, 'artwork:')) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                $matchArtworkId = (int) substr($matchId, 8);
+                if ($matchArtworkId === $artworkId) {
+                    continue; // skip self
+                }
+
+                $results[] = [
+                    'artwork_id' => $matchArtworkId,
+                    'score'      => (float) ($match['score'] ?? 0.0),
+                ];
+            }
+
+            return $results;
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            Log::warning("[PineconeAdapter] Query exception: {$e->getMessage()}");
+            return [];
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function upsertEmbedding(int $artworkId, array $embedding, array $metadata = []): void
+    {
+        $vectorId = "artwork:{$artworkId}";
+
+        // Spec §9B: metadata should include category_id, content_type, author_id, is_active, nsfw
+        $pineconeMetadata = array_merge([
+            'is_active'    => true,
+            'category_id'  => $metadata['category_id'] ?? null,
+            'content_type' => $metadata['content_type'] ?? null,
+            'author_id'    => $metadata['author_id'] ?? null,
+            'nsfw'         => $metadata['nsfw'] ?? false,
+        ], array_diff_key($metadata, array_flip([
+            'category_id', 'content_type', 'author_id', 'nsfw', 'is_active',
+        ])));
+
+        // Remove null values (Pinecone doesn't accept nulls in metadata)
+        $pineconeMetadata = array_filter($pineconeMetadata, fn ($v) => $v !== null);
+
+        try {
+            $response = Http::withHeaders([
+                'Api-Key'      => $this->apiKey(),
+                'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
+            ])->timeout(10)->post("{$this->host()}/vectors/upsert", array_filter([
+                'vectors'   => [
+                    [
+                        'id'       => $vectorId,
+                        'values'   => array_map('floatval', $embedding),
+                        'metadata' => $pineconeMetadata,
+                    ],
+                ],
+                'namespace' => $this->namespace() ?: null,
+            ]));
+
+            if (! $response->successful()) {
+                Log::warning("[PineconeAdapter] Upsert failed for artwork {$artworkId}: HTTP {$response->status()}");
+            }
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            Log::warning("[PineconeAdapter] Upsert exception for artwork {$artworkId}: {$e->getMessage()}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function deleteEmbedding(int $artworkId): void
+    {
+        $vectorId = "artwork:{$artworkId}";
+
+        try {
+            Http::withHeaders([
+                'Api-Key'      => $this->apiKey(),
+                'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
+            ])->timeout(10)->post("{$this->host()}/vectors/delete", array_filter([
+                'ids'       => [$vectorId],
+                'namespace' => $this->namespace() ?: null,
+            ]));
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            Log::warning("[PineconeAdapter] Delete exception for artwork {$artworkId}: {$e->getMessage()}");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/VectorAdapterFactory.php b/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/VectorAdapterFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e56d94c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/VectorAdapterFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Services\Recommendations\VectorSimilarity;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+/**
+ * Factory to resolve the configured VectorAdapterInterface implementation.
+ */
+final class VectorAdapterFactory
+{
+    /**
+     * @return VectorAdapterInterface|null  null when vector similarity is disabled
+     */
+    public static function make(): ?VectorAdapterInterface
+    {
+        if (! (bool) config('recommendations.similarity.vector_enabled', false)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $adapter = (string) config('recommendations.similarity.vector_adapter', 'pgvector');
+
+        return match ($adapter) {
+            'pgvector'  => new PgvectorAdapter(),
+            'pinecone'  => new PineconeAdapter(),
+            default     => self::fallback($adapter),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static function fallback(string $adapter): PgvectorAdapter
+    {
+        Log::warning("[VectorAdapterFactory] Unknown adapter '{$adapter}', falling back to pgvector.");
+        return new PgvectorAdapter();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/VectorAdapterInterface.php b/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/VectorAdapterInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17405765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Recommendations/VectorSimilarity/VectorAdapterInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Services\Recommendations\VectorSimilarity;
+
+/**
+ * Contract for vector-similarity adapters (pgvector, Pinecone, etc.).
+ *
+ * Each adapter can query nearest-neighbor artworks for a given artwork ID
+ * and return an ordered list of (artwork_id, score) pairs.
+ */
+interface VectorAdapterInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Find the most visually similar artworks.
+     *
+     * @param  int  $artworkId  Source artwork
+     * @param  int  $topK       Max neighbors to return
+     * @return list<array{artwork_id: int, score: float}>  Ordered by score descending
+     */
+    public function querySimilar(int $artworkId, int $topK = 100): array;
+
+    /**
+     * Upsert an artwork embedding into the vector store.
+     *
+     * @param  int    $artworkId
+     * @param  array  $embedding  Raw float vector
+     * @param  array  $metadata   Optional metadata (category, author, etc.)
+     */
+    public function upsertEmbedding(int $artworkId, array $embedding, array $metadata = []): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Delete an artwork embedding from the vector store.
+     */
+    public function deleteEmbedding(int $artworkId): void;
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/Studio/StudioArtworkQueryService.php b/app/Services/Studio/StudioArtworkQueryService.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e87139d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Studio/StudioArtworkQueryService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Services\Studio;
+
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+/**
+ * Handles artwork listing queries for Studio, using Meilisearch with DB fallback.
+ */
+final class StudioArtworkQueryService
+{
+    /**
+     * List artworks for a creator with search, filter, and sort via Meilisearch.
+     *
+     * Supported $filters keys:
+     *   q           string  — free-text search
+     *   status      string  — published|draft|archived
+     *   category    string  — category slug
+     *   tags        array   — tag slugs
+     *   date_from   string  — Y-m-d
+     *   date_to     string  — Y-m-d
+     *   performance string  — rising|top|low
+     *   sort        string  — created_at:desc (default), ranking_score:desc, heat_score:desc, etc.
+     */
+    public function list(int $userId, array $filters = [], int $perPage = 24): LengthAwarePaginator
+    {
+        // Skip Meilisearch when driver is null (e.g. in tests)
+        $driver = config('scout.driver');
+        if (empty($driver) || $driver === 'null') {
+            return $this->listViaDatabase($userId, $filters, $perPage);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            return $this->listViaMeilisearch($userId, $filters, $perPage);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            Log::warning('Studio: Meilisearch unavailable, falling back to DB', [
+                'error' => $e->getMessage(),
+            ]);
+            return $this->listViaDatabase($userId, $filters, $perPage);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function listViaMeilisearch(int $userId, array $filters, int $perPage): LengthAwarePaginator
+    {
+        $q = $filters['q'] ?? '';
+        $filterParts = ["author_id = {$userId}"];
+        $sort = [];
+
+        // Status filter
+        $status = $filters['status'] ?? null;
+        if ($status === 'published') {
+            $filterParts[] = 'is_public = true AND is_approved = true';
+        } elseif ($status === 'draft') {
+            $filterParts[] = 'is_public = false';
+        }
+        // archived handled at DB level since Meili doesn't see soft-deleted
+
+        // Category filter
+        if (!empty($filters['category'])) {
+            $filterParts[] = 'category = "' . addslashes((string) $filters['category']) . '"';
+        }
+
+        // Tag filter
+        if (!empty($filters['tags'])) {
+            foreach ((array) $filters['tags'] as $tag) {
+                $filterParts[] = 'tags = "' . addslashes((string) $tag) . '"';
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Date range
+        if (!empty($filters['date_from'])) {
+            $filterParts[] = 'created_at >= "' . $filters['date_from'] . '"';
+        }
+        if (!empty($filters['date_to'])) {
+            $filterParts[] = 'created_at <= "' . $filters['date_to'] . '"';
+        }
+
+        // Performance quick filters
+        if (!empty($filters['performance'])) {
+            match ($filters['performance']) {
+                'rising' => $filterParts[] = 'heat_score > 5',
+                'top'    => $filterParts[] = 'ranking_score > 50',
+                'low'    => $filterParts[] = 'views < 10',
+                default  => null,
+            };
+        }
+
+        // Sort
+        $sortParam = $filters['sort'] ?? 'created_at:desc';
+        $validSortFields = [
+            'created_at', 'ranking_score', 'heat_score',
+            'views', 'likes', 'shares_count',
+            'downloads', 'comments_count', 'favorites_count',
+        ];
+        $parts = explode(':', $sortParam);
+        if (count($parts) === 2 && in_array($parts[0], $validSortFields, true)) {
+            $sort[] = $parts[0] . ':' . ($parts[1] === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc');
+        }
+
+        $options = ['filter' => implode(' AND ', $filterParts)];
+        if ($sort !== []) {
+            $options['sort'] = $sort;
+        }
+
+        return Artwork::search($q ?: '')
+            ->options($options)
+            ->query(fn (Builder $query) => $query
+                ->with(['stats', 'categories', 'tags'])
+                ->withCount(['comments', 'downloads'])
+            )
+            ->paginate($perPage);
+    }
+
+    private function listViaDatabase(int $userId, array $filters, int $perPage): LengthAwarePaginator
+    {
+        $query = Artwork::where('user_id', $userId)
+            ->with(['stats', 'categories', 'tags'])
+            ->withCount(['comments', 'downloads']);
+
+        $status = $filters['status'] ?? null;
+        if ($status === 'published') {
+            $query->where('is_public', true)->where('is_approved', true);
+        } elseif ($status === 'draft') {
+            $query->where('is_public', false);
+        } elseif ($status === 'archived') {
+            $query->onlyTrashed();
+        } else {
+            // Show all except archived by default
+            $query->whereNull('deleted_at');
+        }
+
+        // Free-text search
+        if (!empty($filters['q'])) {
+            $q = $filters['q'];
+            $query->where(function (Builder $w) use ($q) {
+                $w->where('title', 'LIKE', "%{$q}%")
+                    ->orWhereHas('tags', fn (Builder $t) => $t->where('slug', 'LIKE', "%{$q}%"));
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Category
+        if (!empty($filters['category'])) {
+            $query->whereHas('categories', fn (Builder $c) => $c->where('slug', $filters['category']));
+        }
+
+        // Tags
+        if (!empty($filters['tags'])) {
+            foreach ((array) $filters['tags'] as $tag) {
+                $query->whereHas('tags', fn (Builder $t) => $t->where('slug', $tag));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Date range
+        if (!empty($filters['date_from'])) {
+            $query->where('created_at', '>=', $filters['date_from']);
+        }
+        if (!empty($filters['date_to'])) {
+            $query->where('created_at', '<=', $filters['date_to']);
+        }
+
+        // Performance
+        if (!empty($filters['performance'])) {
+            $query->whereHas('stats', function (Builder $s) use ($filters) {
+                match ($filters['performance']) {
+                    'rising' => $s->where('heat_score', '>', 5),
+                    'top'    => $s->where('ranking_score', '>', 50),
+                    'low'    => $s->where('views', '<', 10),
+                    default  => null,
+                };
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Sort
+        $sortParam = $filters['sort'] ?? 'created_at:desc';
+        $parts = explode(':', $sortParam);
+        $sortField = $parts[0] ?? 'created_at';
+        $sortDir = ($parts[1] ?? 'desc') === 'asc' ? 'asc' : 'desc';
+
+        $dbSortMap = [
+            'created_at'      => 'artworks.created_at',
+            'ranking_score'   => 'ranking_score',
+            'heat_score'      => 'heat_score',
+            'views'           => 'views',
+            'likes'           => 'favorites',
+            'shares_count'    => 'shares_count',
+            'downloads'       => 'downloads',
+            'comments_count'  => 'comments_count',
+            'favorites_count' => 'favorites',
+        ];
+
+        $statsSortFields = ['ranking_score', 'heat_score', 'views', 'likes', 'shares_count', 'downloads', 'comments_count', 'favorites_count'];
+
+        if (in_array($sortField, $statsSortFields, true)) {
+            $dbCol = $dbSortMap[$sortField] ?? $sortField;
+            $query->leftJoin('artwork_stats', 'artworks.id', '=', 'artwork_stats.artwork_id')
+                ->orderBy("artwork_stats.{$dbCol}", $sortDir)
+                ->select('artworks.*');
+        } else {
+            $query->orderBy($dbSortMap[$sortField] ?? 'artworks.created_at', $sortDir);
+        }
+
+        return $query->paginate($perPage);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/Studio/StudioBulkActionService.php b/app/Services/Studio/StudioBulkActionService.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a3ec619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Studio/StudioBulkActionService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Services\Studio;
+
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Models\Tag;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
+
+/**
+ * Handles bulk operations on artworks for the Studio module.
+ */
+final class StudioBulkActionService
+{
+    /**
+     * Execute a bulk action on the given artwork IDs, enforcing ownership.
+     *
+     * @param  int    $userId     The authenticated user ID
+     * @param  string $action     publish|unpublish|archive|unarchive|delete|change_category|add_tags|remove_tags
+     * @param  array  $artworkIds Array of artwork IDs
+     * @param  array  $params     Extra params (category_id, tag_ids)
+     * @return array{success: int, failed: int, errors: array}
+     */
+    public function execute(int $userId, string $action, array $artworkIds, array $params = []): array
+    {
+        $result = ['success' => 0, 'failed' => 0, 'errors' => []];
+
+        // Validate ownership — fetch only artworks belonging to this user
+        $query = Artwork::where('user_id', $userId);
+        if ($action === 'unarchive') {
+            $query->onlyTrashed();
+        }
+        $artworks = $query->whereIn('id', $artworkIds)->get();
+
+        $foundIds = $artworks->pluck('id')->all();
+        $missingIds = array_diff($artworkIds, $foundIds);
+        foreach ($missingIds as $id) {
+            $result['failed']++;
+            $result['errors'][] = "Artwork #{$id}: not found or not owned by you";
+        }
+
+        if ($artworks->isEmpty()) {
+            return $result;
+        }
+
+        DB::beginTransaction();
+
+        try {
+            foreach ($artworks as $artwork) {
+                $this->applyAction($artwork, $action, $params);
+                $result['success']++;
+            }
+
+            DB::commit();
+
+            // Reindex affected artworks in Meilisearch
+            $this->reindexArtworks($artworks);
+
+            Log::info('Studio bulk action completed', [
+                'user_id'  => $userId,
+                'action'   => $action,
+                'count'    => $result['success'],
+                'ids'      => $foundIds,
+            ]);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            DB::rollBack();
+            $result['failed'] += $result['success'];
+            $result['success'] = 0;
+            $result['errors'][] = 'Transaction failed: ' . $e->getMessage();
+
+            Log::error('Studio bulk action failed', [
+                'user_id' => $userId,
+                'action'  => $action,
+                'error'   => $e->getMessage(),
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    private function applyAction(Artwork $artwork, string $action, array $params): void
+    {
+        match ($action) {
+            'publish' => $this->publish($artwork),
+            'unpublish' => $this->unpublish($artwork),
+            'archive' => $artwork->delete(), // Soft delete
+            'unarchive' => $artwork->restore(),
+            'delete' => $artwork->forceDelete(),
+            'change_category' => $this->changeCategory($artwork, $params),
+            'add_tags' => $this->addTags($artwork, $params),
+            'remove_tags' => $this->removeTags($artwork, $params),
+            default => throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Unknown action: {$action}"),
+        };
+    }
+
+    private function publish(Artwork $artwork): void
+    {
+        $artwork->update([
+            'is_public'    => true,
+            'published_at' => $artwork->published_at ?? now(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    private function unpublish(Artwork $artwork): void
+    {
+        $artwork->update(['is_public' => false]);
+    }
+
+    private function changeCategory(Artwork $artwork, array $params): void
+    {
+        if (empty($params['category_id'])) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('category_id required for change_category');
+        }
+
+        $artwork->categories()->sync([(int) $params['category_id']]);
+    }
+
+    private function addTags(Artwork $artwork, array $params): void
+    {
+        if (empty($params['tag_ids'])) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('tag_ids required for add_tags');
+        }
+
+        $pivotData = [];
+        foreach ((array) $params['tag_ids'] as $tagId) {
+            $pivotData[(int) $tagId] = ['source' => 'studio_bulk', 'confidence' => 1.0];
+        }
+
+        $artwork->tags()->syncWithoutDetaching($pivotData);
+
+        // Increment usage counts
+        Tag::whereIn('id', array_keys($pivotData))
+            ->increment('usage_count');
+    }
+
+    private function removeTags(Artwork $artwork, array $params): void
+    {
+        if (empty($params['tag_ids'])) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException('tag_ids required for remove_tags');
+        }
+
+        $tagIds = array_map('intval', (array) $params['tag_ids']);
+        $artwork->tags()->detach($tagIds);
+
+        Tag::whereIn('id', $tagIds)
+            ->where('usage_count', '>', 0)
+            ->decrement('usage_count');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Trigger Meilisearch reindex for the given artworks.
+     */
+    private function reindexArtworks(\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection $artworks): void
+    {
+        try {
+            $artworks->each->searchable();
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            Log::warning('Studio: Failed to reindex artworks after bulk action', [
+                'error' => $e->getMessage(),
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/Studio/StudioMetricsService.php b/app/Services/Studio/StudioMetricsService.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1e529ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Studio/StudioMetricsService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Services\Studio;
+
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Models\ArtworkStats;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+/**
+ * Provides dashboard KPI data for the Studio overview page.
+ */
+final class StudioMetricsService
+{
+    private const CACHE_TTL = 300; // 5 minutes
+
+    /**
+     * Get dashboard KPI metrics for a creator.
+     *
+     * @return array{total_artworks: int, views_30d: int, favourites_30d: int, shares_30d: int, followers: int}
+     */
+    public function getDashboardKpis(int $userId): array
+    {
+        $cacheKey = "studio.kpi.{$userId}";
+
+        return Cache::remember($cacheKey, self::CACHE_TTL, function () use ($userId) {
+            $totalArtworks = Artwork::where('user_id', $userId)
+                ->whereNull('deleted_at')
+                ->count();
+
+            // Aggregate stats from artwork_stats for this user's artworks
+            $statsAgg = DB::table('artwork_stats')
+                ->join('artworks', 'artworks.id', '=', 'artwork_stats.artwork_id')
+                ->where('artworks.user_id', $userId)
+                ->whereNull('artworks.deleted_at')
+                ->selectRaw('
+                    COALESCE(SUM(artwork_stats.views), 0) as total_views,
+                    COALESCE(SUM(artwork_stats.favorites), 0) as total_favourites,
+                    COALESCE(SUM(artwork_stats.shares_count), 0) as total_shares
+                ')
+                ->first();
+
+            // Views in last 30 days from hourly snapshots if available, fallback to totals
+            $views30d = 0;
+            try {
+                if (\Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema::hasTable('artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly')) {
+                    $views30d = (int) DB::table('artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly')
+                        ->join('artworks', 'artworks.id', '=', 'artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly.artwork_id')
+                        ->where('artworks.user_id', $userId)
+                        ->where('artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly.bucket_hour', '>=', now()->subDays(30))
+                        ->sum('artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly.views_count');
+                }
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                // Table or column doesn't exist — fall back to totals
+            }
+
+            if ($views30d === 0) {
+                $views30d = (int) ($statsAgg->total_views ?? 0);
+            }
+
+            $followers = DB::table('user_followers')
+                ->where('user_id', $userId)
+                ->count();
+
+            return [
+                'total_artworks' => $totalArtworks,
+                'views_30d'      => $views30d,
+                'favourites_30d' => (int) ($statsAgg->total_favourites ?? 0),
+                'shares_30d'     => (int) ($statsAgg->total_shares ?? 0),
+                'followers'      => $followers,
+            ];
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get top performing artworks for a creator in the last 7 days.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection
+     */
+    public function getTopPerformers(int $userId, int $limit = 6): \Illuminate\Support\Collection
+    {
+        $cacheKey = "studio.top_performers.{$userId}";
+
+        return Cache::remember($cacheKey, self::CACHE_TTL, function () use ($userId, $limit) {
+            return Artwork::where('user_id', $userId)
+                ->whereNull('deleted_at')
+                ->where('is_public', true)
+                ->with(['stats', 'tags'])
+                ->whereHas('stats')
+                ->orderByDesc(
+                    ArtworkStats::select('heat_score')
+                        ->whereColumn('artwork_stats.artwork_id', 'artworks.id')
+                        ->limit(1)
+                )
+                ->limit($limit)
+                ->get()
+                ->map(fn (Artwork $art) => [
+                    'id'              => $art->id,
+                    'title'           => $art->title,
+                    'slug'            => $art->slug,
+                    'thumb_url'       => $art->thumbUrl('md'),
+                    'favourites'      => (int) ($art->stats?->favorites ?? 0),
+                    'shares'          => (int) ($art->stats?->shares_count ?? 0),
+                    'heat_score'      => (float) ($art->stats?->heat_score ?? 0),
+                    'ranking_score'   => (float) ($art->stats?->ranking_score ?? 0),
+                ]);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get recent comments on a creator's artworks.
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Support\Collection
+     */
+    public function getRecentComments(int $userId, int $limit = 5): \Illuminate\Support\Collection
+    {
+        return DB::table('artwork_comments')
+            ->join('artworks', 'artworks.id', '=', 'artwork_comments.artwork_id')
+            ->join('users', 'users.id', '=', 'artwork_comments.user_id')
+            ->where('artworks.user_id', $userId)
+            ->whereNull('artwork_comments.deleted_at')
+            ->orderByDesc('artwork_comments.created_at')
+            ->limit($limit)
+            ->select([
+                'artwork_comments.id',
+                'artwork_comments.content as body',
+                'artwork_comments.created_at',
+                'users.name as author_name',
+                'users.username as author_username',
+                'artworks.title as artwork_title',
+                'artworks.slug as artwork_slug',
+            ])
+            ->get();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Aggregate analytics across all artworks for the Studio Analytics page.
+     *
+     * @return array{totals: array, top_artworks: array, content_breakdown: array}
+     */
+    public function getAnalyticsOverview(int $userId): array
+    {
+        $cacheKey = "studio.analytics_overview.{$userId}";
+
+        return Cache::remember($cacheKey, self::CACHE_TTL, function () use ($userId) {
+            // Totals
+            $totals = DB::table('artwork_stats')
+                ->join('artworks', 'artworks.id', '=', 'artwork_stats.artwork_id')
+                ->where('artworks.user_id', $userId)
+                ->whereNull('artworks.deleted_at')
+                ->selectRaw('
+                    COALESCE(SUM(artwork_stats.views), 0) as views,
+                    COALESCE(SUM(artwork_stats.favorites), 0) as favourites,
+                    COALESCE(SUM(artwork_stats.shares_count), 0) as shares,
+                    COALESCE(SUM(artwork_stats.downloads), 0) as downloads,
+                    COALESCE(SUM(artwork_stats.comments_count), 0) as comments,
+                    COALESCE(AVG(artwork_stats.ranking_score), 0) as avg_ranking,
+                    COALESCE(AVG(artwork_stats.heat_score), 0) as avg_heat
+                ')
+                ->first();
+
+            // Top 10 artworks by ranking score
+            $topArtworks = Artwork::where('user_id', $userId)
+                ->whereNull('deleted_at')
+                ->where('is_public', true)
+                ->with(['stats'])
+                ->whereHas('stats')
+                ->orderByDesc(
+                    ArtworkStats::select('ranking_score')
+                        ->whereColumn('artwork_stats.artwork_id', 'artworks.id')
+                        ->limit(1)
+                )
+                ->limit(10)
+                ->get()
+                ->map(fn (Artwork $art) => [
+                    'id'            => $art->id,
+                    'title'         => $art->title,
+                    'slug'          => $art->slug,
+                    'thumb_url'     => $art->thumbUrl('sq'),
+                    'views'         => (int) ($art->stats?->views ?? 0),
+                    'favourites'    => (int) ($art->stats?->favorites ?? 0),
+                    'shares'        => (int) ($art->stats?->shares_count ?? 0),
+                    'downloads'     => (int) ($art->stats?->downloads ?? 0),
+                    'comments'      => (int) ($art->stats?->comments_count ?? 0),
+                    'ranking_score' => (float) ($art->stats?->ranking_score ?? 0),
+                    'heat_score'    => (float) ($art->stats?->heat_score ?? 0),
+                ]);
+
+            // Content type breakdown
+            $contentBreakdown = DB::table('artworks')
+                ->join('artwork_category', 'artwork_category.artwork_id', '=', 'artworks.id')
+                ->join('categories', 'categories.id', '=', 'artwork_category.category_id')
+                ->join('content_types', 'content_types.id', '=', 'categories.content_type_id')
+                ->where('artworks.user_id', $userId)
+                ->whereNull('artworks.deleted_at')
+                ->groupBy('content_types.id', 'content_types.name', 'content_types.slug')
+                ->select([
+                    'content_types.name',
+                    'content_types.slug',
+                    DB::raw('COUNT(DISTINCT artworks.id) as count'),
+                ])
+                ->orderByDesc('count')
+                ->get()
+                ->map(fn ($row) => [
+                    'name'  => $row->name,
+                    'slug'  => $row->slug,
+                    'count' => (int) $row->count,
+                ])
+                ->values()
+                ->all();
+
+            return [
+                'totals'            => [
+                    'views'       => (int) ($totals->views ?? 0),
+                    'favourites'  => (int) ($totals->favourites ?? 0),
+                    'shares'      => (int) ($totals->shares ?? 0),
+                    'downloads'   => (int) ($totals->downloads ?? 0),
+                    'comments'    => (int) ($totals->comments ?? 0),
+                    'avg_ranking' => round((float) ($totals->avg_ranking ?? 0), 1),
+                    'avg_heat'    => round((float) ($totals->avg_heat ?? 0), 1),
+                ],
+                'top_artworks'      => $topArtworks->values()->all(),
+                'content_breakdown' => $contentBreakdown,
+            ];
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/TagService.php b/app/Services/TagService.php
index b3d10191..405a3e4c 100644
--- a/app/Services/TagService.php
+++ b/app/Services/TagService.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace App\Services;
 
 use App\Jobs\IndexArtworkJob;
+use App\Jobs\RecComputeSimilarByTagsJob;
+use App\Jobs\RecComputeSimilarHybridJob;
 use App\Models\Artwork;
 use App\Models\Tag;
 use App\Services\TagNormalizer;
@@ -346,5 +348,12 @@ final class TagService
     private function queueReindex(Artwork $artwork): void
     {
         IndexArtworkJob::dispatch($artwork->id);
+
+        // §7.5 On-demand: recompute tag/hybrid similarity when tags change.
+        // Pivot syncs don't trigger the Artwork "updated" event, so we dispatch here.
+        if ($artwork->is_public && $artwork->published_at) {
+            RecComputeSimilarByTagsJob::dispatch($artwork->id)->delay(now()->addSeconds(30));
+            RecComputeSimilarHybridJob::dispatch($artwork->id)->delay(now()->addMinute());
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/config/features.php b/config/features.php
index 103810c7..00611cf2 100644
--- a/config/features.php
+++ b/config/features.php
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 return [
     'uploads_v2' => (bool) env('SKINBASE_UPLOADS_V2', true),
+    'similarity_vector' => (bool) env('SIMILARITY_VECTOR_ENABLED', false),
 ];
diff --git a/config/recommendations.php b/config/recommendations.php
index 430386ee..4c5d3b48 100644
--- a/config/recommendations.php
+++ b/config/recommendations.php
@@ -89,4 +89,47 @@ return [
             explode(',', (string) env('RECOMMENDATIONS_AB_ALGO_VERSIONS', env('RECOMMENDATIONS_ALGO_VERSION', 'clip-cosine-v1')))
         ))),
     ],
+
+    // ─── Similar Artworks (hybrid recommender) ─────────────────────────────────
+    'similarity' => [
+        'model_version' => env('SIMILARITY_MODEL_VERSION', 'sim_v1'),
+
+        // Vector DB integration (behind feature flag)
+        'vector_enabled' => (bool) env('SIMILARITY_VECTOR_ENABLED', false),
+        'vector_adapter' => env('SIMILARITY_VECTOR_ADAPTER', 'pgvector'), // pgvector | pinecone
+
+        // Hybrid blend weights (spec §5.4)
+        'weights_with_vector' => [
+            'visual'   => (float) env('SIM_W_VISUAL',   0.45),
+            'tag'      => (float) env('SIM_W_TAG_VEC',  0.25),
+            'behavior' => (float) env('SIM_W_BEH_VEC',  0.20),
+            'category' => (float) env('SIM_W_CAT_VEC',  0.10),
+        ],
+        'weights_without_vector' => [
+            'tag'      => (float) env('SIM_W_TAG',      0.55),
+            'behavior' => (float) env('SIM_W_BEH',      0.35),
+            'category' => (float) env('SIM_W_CAT',      0.10),
+        ],
+
+        // Diversity caps (spec §6)
+        'max_per_author'      => (int) env('SIM_MAX_PER_AUTHOR', 2),
+        'result_limit'        => (int) env('SIM_RESULT_LIMIT', 30),
+        'candidate_pool'      => (int) env('SIM_CANDIDATE_POOL', 100),
+        'min_categories_top12' => (int) env('SIM_MIN_CATS_TOP12', 2),
+
+        // Behavior pair building
+        'user_favourites_cap' => (int) env('SIM_USER_FAV_CAP', 50),
+
+        // Cache TTL for precomputed lists (sec)
+        'cache_ttl'           => (int) env('SIM_CACHE_TTL', 6 * 3600),
+
+        // Pinecone adapter settings
+        'pinecone' => [
+            'api_key'    => env('PINECONE_API_KEY'),
+            'index_host' => env('PINECONE_INDEX_HOST'),
+            'index_name' => env('PINECONE_INDEX_NAME', 'skinbase-artworks'),
+            'namespace'  => env('PINECONE_NAMESPACE', ''),
+            'top_k'      => (int) env('PINECONE_TOP_K', 100),
+        ],
+    ],
 ];
diff --git a/config/scout.php b/config/scout.php
index 0e3e1230..23103f06 100644
--- a/config/scout.php
+++ b/config/scout.php
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ return [
                     'description',
                 ],
                 'filterableAttributes' => [
+                    'id',
                     'tags',
                     'category',
                     'content_type',
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ return [
                     'shares_count',
                     'engagement_velocity',
                     'comments_count',
+                    'heat_score',
                 ],
                 'rankingRules' => [
                     'words',
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_02_28_200000_create_artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_02_28_200000_create_artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bfa0dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_02_28_200000_create_artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->bigIncrements('id');
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('artwork_id');
+            $table->dateTime('bucket_hour')->comment('Hour-precision bucket, e.g. 2026-02-28 14:00:00');
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('views_count')->default(0);
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('downloads_count')->default(0);
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('favourites_count')->default(0);
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('comments_count')->default(0);
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('shares_count')->default(0);
+            $table->timestamp('created_at')->useCurrent();
+
+            $table->unique(['artwork_id', 'bucket_hour'], 'uq_artwork_bucket');
+            $table->index('bucket_hour', 'idx_bucket_hour');
+            $table->index(['artwork_id', 'bucket_hour'], 'idx_artwork_bucket');
+
+            $table->foreign('artwork_id')
+                ->references('id')
+                ->on('artworks')
+                ->cascadeOnDelete();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('artwork_metric_snapshots_hourly');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_02_28_200001_add_heat_score_columns_to_artwork_stats.php b/database/migrations/2026_02_28_200001_add_heat_score_columns_to_artwork_stats.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c4a153d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_02_28_200001_add_heat_score_columns_to_artwork_stats.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('artwork_stats', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->double('heat_score')->default(0)->after('engagement_velocity');
+            $table->timestamp('heat_score_updated_at')->nullable()->after('heat_score');
+            $table->unsignedInteger('views_1h')->default(0)->after('heat_score_updated_at');
+            $table->unsignedInteger('favourites_1h')->default(0)->after('views_1h');
+            $table->unsignedInteger('comments_1h')->default(0)->after('favourites_1h');
+            $table->unsignedInteger('shares_1h')->default(0)->after('comments_1h');
+            $table->unsignedInteger('downloads_1h')->default(0)->after('shares_1h');
+
+            $table->index('heat_score', 'idx_artwork_stats_heat_score');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('artwork_stats', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropIndex('idx_artwork_stats_heat_score');
+            $table->dropColumn([
+                'heat_score',
+                'heat_score_updated_at',
+                'views_1h',
+                'favourites_1h',
+                'comments_1h',
+                'shares_1h',
+                'downloads_1h',
+            ]);
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_02_28_300000_create_rec_artwork_recs_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_02_28_300000_create_rec_artwork_recs_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0009b0b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_02_28_300000_create_rec_artwork_recs_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('rec_artwork_recs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('artwork_id');
+            $table->string('rec_type', 40); // similar_hybrid, similar_visual, similar_tags, similar_behavior
+            $table->json('recs');            // ordered array of artwork_ids
+            $table->string('model_version', 30)->default('sim_v1');
+            $table->dateTime('computed_at');
+            $table->timestamps();
+
+            $table->unique(['artwork_id', 'rec_type', 'model_version']);
+            $table->index(['artwork_id', 'rec_type']);
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('rec_artwork_recs');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_02_28_300001_create_rec_item_pairs_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_02_28_300001_create_rec_item_pairs_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ac4b2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_02_28_300001_create_rec_item_pairs_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('rec_item_pairs', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('a_artwork_id');
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('b_artwork_id');
+            $table->double('weight')->default(0);
+            $table->dateTime('updated_at');
+
+            $table->unique(['a_artwork_id', 'b_artwork_id']);
+            $table->index(['a_artwork_id', 'weight']);
+            $table->index('b_artwork_id');
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('rec_item_pairs');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_02_28_300002_create_rec_events_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_02_28_300002_create_rec_events_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8200d646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_02_28_300002_create_rec_events_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('rec_events', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('user_id')->nullable();
+            $table->string('session_id', 80)->nullable();
+            $table->string('event_type', 20); // view, favourite, download
+            $table->unsignedBigInteger('artwork_id');
+            $table->timestamp('created_at')->useCurrent();
+
+            $table->index(['artwork_id', 'created_at']);
+            $table->index(['user_id', 'created_at']);
+            $table->index(['session_id', 'created_at']);
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('rec_events');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Home/HomePage.jsx b/resources/js/Pages/Home/HomePage.jsx
index c7c52323..78289bc3 100644
--- a/resources/js/Pages/Home/HomePage.jsx
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Home/HomePage.jsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const HomeTrendingForYou  = lazy(() => import('./HomeTrendingForYou'))
 const HomeBecauseYouLike  = lazy(() => import('./HomeBecauseYouLike'))
 const HomeSuggestedCreators = lazy(() => import('./HomeSuggestedCreators'))
 const HomeTrending        = lazy(() => import('./HomeTrending'))
+const HomeRising          = lazy(() => import('./HomeRising'))
 const HomeFresh           = lazy(() => import('./HomeFresh'))
 const HomeCategories      = lazy(() => import('./HomeCategories'))
 const HomeTags            = lazy(() => import('./HomeTags'))
@@ -25,12 +26,15 @@ function SectionFallback() {
 }
 
 function GuestHomePage(props) {
-  const { hero, trending, fresh, tags, creators, news } = props
+  const { hero, rising, trending, fresh, tags, creators, news } = props
 
   return (
     <>
       {/* 1. Hero */}
       <HomeHero artwork={hero} isLoggedIn={false} />
+      <Suspense fallback={<SectionFallback />}>
+        <HomeRising items={rising} />
+      </Suspense>
       <Suspense fallback={<SectionFallback />}>
         <HomeTrending items={trending} />
       </Suspense>
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ function AuthHomePage(props) {
     user_data,
     hero,
     from_following,
+    rising,
     trending,
     fresh,
     by_tags,
@@ -104,6 +109,11 @@ function AuthHomePage(props) {
         <HomeTrendingForYou items={by_tags} preferences={preferences} />
       </Suspense>
 
+      {/* Rising Now */}
+      <Suspense fallback={<SectionFallback />}>
+        <HomeRising items={rising} />
+      </Suspense>
+
       {/* 2. Global Trending Now */}
       <Suspense fallback={<SectionFallback />}>
         <HomeTrending items={trending} />
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Home/HomeRising.jsx b/resources/js/Pages/Home/HomeRising.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dff8f777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Home/HomeRising.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+const FALLBACK     = 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp'
+const AVATAR_FALLBACK = 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/avatar_default.webp'
+
+function ArtCard({ item }) {
+  const username = item.author_username ? `@${item.author_username}` : null
+
+  return (
+    <article className="min-w-[72%] snap-start sm:min-w-[44%] lg:min-w-0">
+      <a
+        href={item.url}
+        className="group relative block overflow-hidden rounded-2xl ring-1 ring-white/5 bg-black/20 shadow-lg shadow-black/40 transition-all duration-200 ease-out hover:-translate-y-0.5 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-sky-300/70"
+      >
+        <div className="relative aspect-video overflow-hidden bg-neutral-900">
+          {/* Gloss sheen */}
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-br from-white/10 via-white/5 to-transparent pointer-events-none z-10" />
+
+          <img
+            src={item.thumb || FALLBACK}
+            alt={item.title}
+            className="h-full w-full object-cover transition-[transform,filter] duration-300 ease-out group-hover:scale-[1.04]"
+            loading="lazy"
+            decoding="async"
+            onError={(e) => { e.currentTarget.src = FALLBACK }}
+          />
+
+          {/* Rising badge */}
+          <div className="absolute left-3 top-3 z-30">
+            <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md bg-emerald-500/80 px-2 py-1 text-[11px] font-bold text-white ring-1 ring-white/10 backdrop-blur-sm">
+              <svg className="w-3 h-3" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth={2.5}>
+                <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" d="M13 7h8m0 0v8m0-8l-8 8-4-4-6 6" />
+              </svg>
+              Rising
+            </span>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Top-right View badge */}
+          <div className="absolute right-3 top-3 z-30 flex items-center gap-2 opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200 group-hover:opacity-100">
+            <span className="inline-flex items-center rounded-md bg-black/60 px-2 py-1 text-[11px] font-medium text-white ring-1 ring-white/10">View</span>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Bottom info overlay */}
+          <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-20 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/80 via-black/40 to-transparent p-3 backdrop-blur-[2px] opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-200 md:opacity-0 md:group-hover:opacity-100 md:group-focus-visible:opacity-100">
+            <div className="truncate text-sm font-semibold text-white">{item.title}</div>
+            <div className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-white/80">
+              <img
+                src={item.author_avatar || AVATAR_FALLBACK}
+                alt={item.author}
+                className="w-6 h-6 rounded-full object-cover shrink-0"
+                onError={(e) => { e.currentTarget.src = AVATAR_FALLBACK }}
+              />
+              <span className="truncate">{item.author}</span>
+              {username && <span className="text-white/50 shrink-0">{username}</span>}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <span className="sr-only">{item.title} by {item.author}</span>
+      </a>
+    </article>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function HomeRising({ items }) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(items) || items.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section className="mt-14 px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+      <div className="mb-5 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <h2 className="text-xl font-bold text-white flex items-center gap-2">
+          <span className="text-emerald-400">🚀</span> Rising Now
+        </h2>
+        <a href="/discover/rising" className="text-sm text-nova-300 hover:text-white transition">
+          See all →
+        </a>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex snap-x snap-mandatory gap-4 overflow-x-auto pb-3 lg:grid lg:grid-cols-5 lg:overflow-visible">
+        {items.slice(0, Math.floor(items.length / 5) * 5 || items.length).map((item) => (
+          <ArtCard key={item.id} item={item} />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioAnalytics.jsx b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioAnalytics.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a06178b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioAnalytics.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { usePage, Link } from '@inertiajs/react'
+import StudioLayout from '../../Layouts/StudioLayout'
+
+const kpiItems = [
+  { key: 'views',      label: 'Total Views',      icon: 'fa-eye',          color: 'text-emerald-400', bg: 'bg-emerald-500/10' },
+  { key: 'favourites', label: 'Total Favourites',  icon: 'fa-heart',       color: 'text-pink-400',    bg: 'bg-pink-500/10' },
+  { key: 'shares',     label: 'Total Shares',      icon: 'fa-share-nodes', color: 'text-amber-400',   bg: 'bg-amber-500/10' },
+  { key: 'downloads',  label: 'Total Downloads',   icon: 'fa-download',    color: 'text-purple-400',  bg: 'bg-purple-500/10' },
+  { key: 'comments',   label: 'Total Comments',    icon: 'fa-comment',     color: 'text-blue-400',    bg: 'bg-blue-500/10' },
+]
+
+const performanceItems = [
+  { key: 'avg_ranking', label: 'Avg Ranking Score', icon: 'fa-trophy', color: 'text-yellow-400', bg: 'bg-yellow-500/10' },
+  { key: 'avg_heat',    label: 'Avg Heat Score',    icon: 'fa-fire',   color: 'text-orange-400', bg: 'bg-orange-500/10' },
+]
+
+const contentTypeIcons = {
+  skins: 'fa-layer-group',
+  wallpapers: 'fa-desktop',
+  photography: 'fa-camera',
+  other: 'fa-folder-open',
+  members: 'fa-users',
+}
+
+const contentTypeColors = {
+  skins: 'text-emerald-400 bg-emerald-500/10',
+  wallpapers: 'text-blue-400 bg-blue-500/10',
+  photography: 'text-amber-400 bg-amber-500/10',
+  other: 'text-slate-400 bg-slate-500/10',
+  members: 'text-purple-400 bg-purple-500/10',
+}
+
+export default function StudioAnalytics() {
+  const { props } = usePage()
+  const { totals, topArtworks, contentBreakdown, recentComments } = props
+
+  const totalArtworksCount = (contentBreakdown || []).reduce((sum, ct) => sum + ct.count, 0)
+
+  return (
+    <StudioLayout title="Analytics">
+      {/* KPI Cards */}
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-5 gap-4 mb-8">
+        {kpiItems.map((item) => (
+          <div key={item.key} className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-5 hover:border-white/20 transition-all">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-3">
+              <div className={`w-10 h-10 rounded-xl ${item.bg} flex items-center justify-center ${item.color}`}>
+                <i className={`fa-solid ${item.icon}`} />
+              </div>
+              <span className="text-[11px] font-medium text-slate-400 uppercase tracking-wider leading-tight">{item.label}</span>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-3xl font-bold text-white tabular-nums">
+              {(totals?.[item.key] ?? 0).toLocaleString()}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Performance Averages */}
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-4 mb-8">
+        {performanceItems.map((item) => (
+          <div key={item.key} className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-5 hover:border-white/20 transition-all">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-3">
+              <div className={`w-10 h-10 rounded-xl ${item.bg} flex items-center justify-center ${item.color}`}>
+                <i className={`fa-solid ${item.icon} text-lg`} />
+              </div>
+              <span className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 uppercase tracking-wider">{item.label}</span>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-3xl font-bold text-white tabular-nums">
+              {(totals?.[item.key] ?? 0).toFixed(1)}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6 mb-8">
+        {/* Content Breakdown */}
+        <div className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6">
+          <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white mb-4">
+            <i className="fa-solid fa-chart-pie text-slate-500 mr-2" />
+            Content Breakdown
+          </h3>
+          {contentBreakdown?.length > 0 ? (
+            <div className="space-y-3">
+              {contentBreakdown.map((ct) => {
+                const pct = totalArtworksCount > 0 ? Math.round((ct.count / totalArtworksCount) * 100) : 0
+                const iconClass = contentTypeIcons[ct.slug] || 'fa-folder'
+                const colorClass = contentTypeColors[ct.slug] || 'text-slate-400 bg-slate-500/10'
+                const [textColor, bgColor] = colorClass.split(' ')
+                return (
+                  <div key={ct.slug} className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                    <div className={`w-8 h-8 rounded-lg ${bgColor} flex items-center justify-center ${textColor} flex-shrink-0`}>
+                      <i className={`fa-solid ${iconClass} text-xs`} />
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+                      <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-1">
+                        <span className="text-sm text-white">{ct.name}</span>
+                        <span className="text-xs text-slate-400 tabular-nums">{ct.count}</span>
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="h-1.5 rounded-full bg-white/5 overflow-hidden">
+                        <div
+                          className={`h-full rounded-full ${bgColor.replace('/10', '/40')}`}
+                          style={{ width: `${pct}%` }}
+                        />
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                )
+              })}
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <p className="text-sm text-slate-500 text-center py-6">No artworks categorised yet</p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Recent Comments */}
+        <div className="lg:col-span-2 bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6">
+          <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white mb-4">
+            <i className="fa-solid fa-comments text-slate-500 mr-2" />
+            Recent Comments
+          </h3>
+          {recentComments?.length > 0 ? (
+            <div className="space-y-0 divide-y divide-white/5">
+              {recentComments.map((c) => (
+                <div key={c.id} className="flex items-start gap-3 py-3 first:pt-0 last:pb-0">
+                  <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-white/5 flex items-center justify-center text-xs text-slate-500 flex-shrink-0">
+                    <i className="fa-solid fa-user" />
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                    <p className="text-sm text-white">
+                      <span className="font-medium text-accent">{c.author_name}</span>
+                      {' '}on{' '}
+                      <span className="text-slate-300">{c.artwork_title}</span>
+                    </p>
+                    <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 mt-0.5 line-clamp-2">{c.body}</p>
+                    <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-600 mt-1">{new Date(c.created_at).toLocaleDateString()}</p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <p className="text-sm text-slate-500 text-center py-6">No comments yet</p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Top Performers Table */}
+      <div className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6">
+        <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white mb-4">
+          <i className="fa-solid fa-ranking-star text-slate-500 mr-2" />
+          Top 10 Artworks
+        </h3>
+        {topArtworks?.length > 0 ? (
+          <div className="overflow-x-auto sb-scrollbar">
+            <table className="w-full text-sm">
+              <thead>
+                <tr className="text-left text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-500 border-b border-white/5">
+                  <th className="pb-3 pr-4">#</th>
+                  <th className="pb-3 pr-4">Artwork</th>
+                  <th className="pb-3 pr-4 text-right">Views</th>
+                  <th className="pb-3 pr-4 text-right">Favs</th>
+                  <th className="pb-3 pr-4 text-right">Shares</th>
+                  <th className="pb-3 pr-4 text-right">Downloads</th>
+                  <th className="pb-3 pr-4 text-right">Ranking</th>
+                  <th className="pb-3 text-right">Heat</th>
+                </tr>
+              </thead>
+              <tbody className="divide-y divide-white/5">
+                {topArtworks.map((art, i) => (
+                  <tr key={art.id} className="hover:bg-white/[0.02] transition-colors">
+                    <td className="py-3 pr-4 text-slate-500 tabular-nums">{i + 1}</td>
+                    <td className="py-3 pr-4">
+                      <Link
+                        href={`/studio/artworks/${art.id}/analytics`}
+                        className="flex items-center gap-3 group"
+                      >
+                        {art.thumb_url && (
+                          <img
+                            src={art.thumb_url}
+                            alt={art.title}
+                            className="w-9 h-9 rounded-lg object-cover bg-nova-800 flex-shrink-0 group-hover:ring-2 ring-accent/50 transition-all"
+                          />
+                        )}
+                        <span className="text-white font-medium truncate max-w-[200px] group-hover:text-accent transition-colors">
+                          {art.title}
+                        </span>
+                      </Link>
+                    </td>
+                    <td className="py-3 pr-4 text-right text-slate-300 tabular-nums">{art.views.toLocaleString()}</td>
+                    <td className="py-3 pr-4 text-right text-slate-300 tabular-nums">{art.favourites.toLocaleString()}</td>
+                    <td className="py-3 pr-4 text-right text-slate-300 tabular-nums">{art.shares.toLocaleString()}</td>
+                    <td className="py-3 pr-4 text-right text-slate-300 tabular-nums">{art.downloads.toLocaleString()}</td>
+                    <td className="py-3 pr-4 text-right text-yellow-400 tabular-nums font-medium">{art.ranking_score.toFixed(1)}</td>
+                    <td className="py-3 text-right tabular-nums">
+                      <span className={`font-medium ${art.heat_score > 5 ? 'text-orange-400' : 'text-slate-400'}`}>
+                        {art.heat_score.toFixed(1)}
+                      </span>
+                      {art.heat_score > 5 && (
+                        <i className="fa-solid fa-fire text-orange-400 ml-1 text-[10px]" />
+                      )}
+                    </td>
+                  </tr>
+                ))}
+              </tbody>
+            </table>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <p className="text-sm text-slate-500 text-center py-8">No published artworks with stats yet</p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </StudioLayout>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArchived.jsx b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArchived.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d036102
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+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArchived.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { usePage } from '@inertiajs/react'
+import StudioLayout from '../../Layouts/StudioLayout'
+import StudioToolbar from '../../Components/Studio/StudioToolbar'
+import StudioGridCard from '../../Components/Studio/StudioGridCard'
+import StudioTable from '../../Components/Studio/StudioTable'
+import BulkActionsBar from '../../Components/Studio/BulkActionsBar'
+import BulkTagModal from '../../Components/Studio/BulkTagModal'
+import BulkCategoryModal from '../../Components/Studio/BulkCategoryModal'
+import ConfirmDangerModal from '../../Components/Studio/ConfirmDangerModal'
+
+function getCsrfToken() {
+  return document.querySelector('meta[name="csrf-token"]')?.getAttribute('content') || ''
+}
+
+export default function StudioArchived() {
+  const { props } = usePage()
+  const { categories } = props
+
+  const [viewMode, setViewMode] = React.useState(() => localStorage.getItem('studio_view_mode') || 'grid')
+  const [artworks, setArtworks] = React.useState([])
+  const [meta, setMeta] = React.useState({ current_page: 1, last_page: 1, per_page: 24, total: 0 })
+  const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(true)
+  const [search, setSearch] = React.useState('')
+  const [sort, setSort] = React.useState('created_at:desc')
+  const [selectedIds, setSelectedIds] = React.useState([])
+  const [deleteModal, setDeleteModal] = React.useState({ open: false, ids: [] })
+  const [tagModal, setTagModal] = React.useState({ open: false, mode: 'add' })
+  const [categoryModal, setCategoryModal] = React.useState({ open: false })
+  const searchTimer = React.useRef(null)
+  const perPage = viewMode === 'list' ? 50 : 24
+
+  const fetchArtworks = React.useCallback(async (page = 1) => {
+    setLoading(true)
+    try {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams()
+      params.set('page', page)
+      params.set('per_page', perPage)
+      params.set('sort', sort)
+      params.set('status', 'archived')
+      if (search) params.set('q', search)
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/studio/artworks?${params.toString()}`, {
+        headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+      })
+      const data = await res.json()
+      setArtworks(data.data || [])
+      setMeta(data.meta || meta)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Failed to fetch:', err)
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+    }
+  }, [search, sort, perPage])
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    clearTimeout(searchTimer.current)
+    searchTimer.current = setTimeout(() => fetchArtworks(1), 300)
+    return () => clearTimeout(searchTimer.current)
+  }, [fetchArtworks])
+
+  const handleViewModeChange = (mode) => {
+    setViewMode(mode)
+    localStorage.setItem('studio_view_mode', mode)
+  }
+  const toggleSelect = (id) => setSelectedIds((p) => p.includes(id) ? p.filter((i) => i !== id) : [...p, id])
+  const selectAll = () => {
+    const ids = artworks.map((a) => a.id)
+    setSelectedIds(ids.every((id) => selectedIds.includes(id)) ? [] : ids)
+  }
+
+  const handleAction = async (action, artwork) => {
+    if (action === 'edit') { window.location.href = `/studio/artworks/${artwork.id}/edit`; return }
+    if (action === 'delete') { setDeleteModal({ open: true, ids: [artwork.id] }); return }
+    try {
+      await fetch(`/api/studio/artworks/${artwork.id}/toggle`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action }),
+      })
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) { console.error(err) }
+  }
+
+  const executeBulk = async (action) => {
+    if (action === 'delete') { setDeleteModal({ open: true, ids: [...selectedIds] }); return }
+    if (action === 'add_tags') { setTagModal({ open: true, mode: 'add' }); return }
+    if (action === 'remove_tags') { setTagModal({ open: true, mode: 'remove' }); return }
+    if (action === 'change_category') { setCategoryModal({ open: true }); return }
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action, artwork_ids: selectedIds, params: {} }),
+      })
+      setSelectedIds([])
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) { console.error(err) }
+  }
+
+  const confirmBulkTags = async (tagIds) => {
+    const action = tagModal.mode === 'add' ? 'add_tags' : 'remove_tags'
+    setTagModal({ open: false, mode: 'add' })
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action, artwork_ids: selectedIds, params: { tag_ids: tagIds } }),
+      })
+      setSelectedIds([])
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) { console.error(err) }
+  }
+
+  const confirmBulkCategory = async (categoryId) => {
+    setCategoryModal({ open: false })
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action: 'change_category', artwork_ids: selectedIds, params: { category_id: categoryId } }),
+      })
+      setSelectedIds([])
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) { console.error(err) }
+  }
+
+  const confirmDelete = async () => {
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action: 'delete', artwork_ids: deleteModal.ids, confirm: 'DELETE' }),
+      })
+      setDeleteModal({ open: false, ids: [] })
+      setSelectedIds((p) => p.filter((id) => !deleteModal.ids.includes(id)))
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) { console.error(err) }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <StudioLayout title="Archived">
+      <StudioToolbar
+        search={search}
+        onSearchChange={setSearch}
+        sort={sort}
+        onSortChange={setSort}
+        viewMode={viewMode}
+        onViewModeChange={handleViewModeChange}
+        onFilterToggle={() => {}}
+        selectedCount={selectedIds.length}
+      />
+
+      {loading && (
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-12">
+          <div className="w-8 h-8 border-2 border-accent/30 border-t-accent rounded-full animate-spin" />
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {!loading && viewMode === 'grid' && (
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 xl:grid-cols-5 gap-4">
+          {artworks.map((art) => (
+            <StudioGridCard key={art.id} artwork={art} selected={selectedIds.includes(art.id)} onSelect={toggleSelect} onAction={handleAction} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {!loading && viewMode === 'list' && (
+        <StudioTable artworks={artworks} selectedIds={selectedIds} onSelect={toggleSelect} onSelectAll={selectAll} onAction={handleAction} onSort={setSort} currentSort={sort} />
+      )}
+
+      {!loading && artworks.length === 0 && (
+        <div className="text-center py-16">
+          <i className="fa-solid fa-box-archive text-4xl text-slate-600 mb-4" />
+          <p className="text-slate-500 text-sm">No archived artworks</p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {meta.last_page > 1 && (
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 mt-6">
+          {Array.from({ length: meta.last_page }, (_, i) => i + 1)
+            .filter((p) => p === 1 || p === meta.last_page || Math.abs(p - meta.current_page) <= 2)
+            .map((page, idx, arr) => (
+              <React.Fragment key={page}>
+                {idx > 0 && arr[idx - 1] !== page - 1 && <span className="text-slate-600 text-sm">…</span>}
+                <button onClick={() => fetchArtworks(page)} className={`w-9 h-9 rounded-xl text-sm font-medium transition-all ${page === meta.current_page ? 'bg-accent text-white' : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/5'}`}>{page}</button>
+              </React.Fragment>
+            ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <BulkActionsBar count={selectedIds.length} onExecute={executeBulk} onClearSelection={() => setSelectedIds([])} />
+      <ConfirmDangerModal open={deleteModal.open} onClose={() => setDeleteModal({ open: false, ids: [] })} onConfirm={confirmDelete} title="Permanently delete?" message={`Delete ${deleteModal.ids.length} artwork(s) permanently?`} />
+      <BulkTagModal open={tagModal.open} mode={tagModal.mode} onClose={() => setTagModal({ open: false, mode: 'add' })} onConfirm={confirmBulkTags} />
+      <BulkCategoryModal open={categoryModal.open} categories={categories} onClose={() => setCategoryModal({ open: false })} onConfirm={confirmBulkCategory} />
+    </StudioLayout>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArtworkAnalytics.jsx b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArtworkAnalytics.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a432322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArtworkAnalytics.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { usePage, Link } from '@inertiajs/react'
+import StudioLayout from '../../Layouts/StudioLayout'
+
+const kpiItems = [
+  { key: 'views',      label: 'Views',      icon: 'fa-eye',          color: 'text-emerald-400' },
+  { key: 'favourites', label: 'Favourites',  icon: 'fa-heart',       color: 'text-pink-400' },
+  { key: 'shares',     label: 'Shares',      icon: 'fa-share-nodes', color: 'text-amber-400' },
+  { key: 'comments',   label: 'Comments',    icon: 'fa-comment',     color: 'text-blue-400' },
+  { key: 'downloads',  label: 'Downloads',   icon: 'fa-download',    color: 'text-purple-400' },
+]
+
+const metricCards = [
+  { key: 'ranking_score',       label: 'Ranking Score',       icon: 'fa-trophy',        color: 'text-yellow-400' },
+  { key: 'heat_score',          label: 'Heat Score',          icon: 'fa-fire',          color: 'text-orange-400' },
+  { key: 'engagement_velocity', label: 'Engagement Velocity', icon: 'fa-bolt',          color: 'text-cyan-400' },
+]
+
+export default function StudioArtworkAnalytics() {
+  const { props } = usePage()
+  const { artwork, analytics } = props
+
+  return (
+    <StudioLayout title={`Analytics: ${artwork?.title || 'Artwork'}`}>
+      {/* Back link */}
+      <Link
+        href="/studio/artworks"
+        className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-slate-400 hover:text-white mb-6 transition-colors"
+      >
+        <i className="fa-solid fa-arrow-left" />
+        Back to Artworks
+      </Link>
+
+      {/* Artwork header */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-4 mb-8 bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-4">
+        {artwork?.thumb_url && (
+          <img
+            src={artwork.thumb_url}
+            alt={artwork.title}
+            className="w-20 h-20 rounded-xl object-cover bg-nova-800"
+          />
+        )}
+        <div>
+          <h2 className="text-lg font-bold text-white">{artwork?.title}</h2>
+          <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 mt-1">/{artwork?.slug}</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* KPI row */}
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-5 gap-4 mb-8">
+        {kpiItems.map((item) => (
+          <div key={item.key} className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-5">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-2">
+              <i className={`fa-solid ${item.icon} ${item.color}`} />
+              <span className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 uppercase tracking-wider">{item.label}</span>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-2xl font-bold text-white tabular-nums">
+              {(analytics?.[item.key] ?? 0).toLocaleString()}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Performance metrics */}
+      <h3 className="text-base font-bold text-white mb-4">Performance Metrics</h3>
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-4 mb-8">
+        {metricCards.map((item) => (
+          <div key={item.key} className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-5">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3">
+              <div className={`w-10 h-10 rounded-xl bg-white/5 flex items-center justify-center ${item.color}`}>
+                <i className={`fa-solid ${item.icon} text-lg`} />
+              </div>
+              <span className="text-sm font-medium text-slate-300">{item.label}</span>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-3xl font-bold text-white tabular-nums">
+              {(analytics?.[item.key] ?? 0).toFixed(1)}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Placeholder sections for future features */}
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
+        <div className="bg-nova-900/40 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6">
+          <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white mb-3">
+            <i className="fa-solid fa-chart-line mr-2 text-slate-500" />
+            Traffic Sources
+          </h4>
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
+            <div className="text-center">
+              <i className="fa-solid fa-chart-pie text-3xl text-slate-700 mb-3" />
+              <p className="text-xs text-slate-500">Coming soon</p>
+              <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-600 mt-1">Traffic source tracking is on the roadmap</p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="bg-nova-900/40 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6">
+          <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white mb-3">
+            <i className="fa-solid fa-share-from-square mr-2 text-slate-500" />
+            Shares by Platform
+          </h4>
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
+            <div className="text-center">
+              <i className="fa-solid fa-share-nodes text-3xl text-slate-700 mb-3" />
+              <p className="text-xs text-slate-500">Coming soon</p>
+              <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-600 mt-1">Platform-level share tracking coming in v2</p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="bg-nova-900/40 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6 lg:col-span-2">
+          <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white mb-3">
+            <i className="fa-solid fa-trophy mr-2 text-slate-500" />
+            Ranking History
+          </h4>
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-8">
+            <div className="text-center">
+              <i className="fa-solid fa-chart-area text-3xl text-slate-700 mb-3" />
+              <p className="text-xs text-slate-500">Coming soon</p>
+              <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-600 mt-1">Historical ranking data will be tracked in a future update</p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </StudioLayout>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArtworkEdit.jsx b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArtworkEdit.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ffb7360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArtworkEdit.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,455 @@
+import React, { useState, useMemo, useRef, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
+import { usePage, Link } from '@inertiajs/react'
+import StudioLayout from '../../Layouts/StudioLayout'
+
+function getCsrfToken() {
+  return document.querySelector('meta[name="csrf-token"]')?.getAttribute('content') || ''
+}
+
+function formatBytes(bytes) {
+  if (!bytes) return '—'
+  if (bytes < 1024) return bytes + ' B'
+  if (bytes < 1048576) return (bytes / 1024).toFixed(1) + ' KB'
+  return (bytes / 1048576).toFixed(1) + ' MB'
+}
+
+function getContentTypeVisualKey(slug) {
+  const map = { skins: 'skins', wallpapers: 'wallpapers', photography: 'photography', other: 'other', members: 'members' }
+  return map[slug] || 'other'
+}
+
+function buildCategoryTree(contentTypes) {
+  return (contentTypes || []).map((ct) => ({
+    ...ct,
+    rootCategories: (ct.root_categories || []).map((rc) => ({
+      ...rc,
+      children: rc.children || [],
+    })),
+  }))
+}
+
+export default function StudioArtworkEdit() {
+  const { props } = usePage()
+  const { artwork, contentTypes: rawContentTypes } = props
+
+  const contentTypes = useMemo(() => buildCategoryTree(rawContentTypes || []), [rawContentTypes])
+
+  // --- State ---
+  const [contentTypeId, setContentTypeId] = useState(artwork?.content_type_id || null)
+  const [categoryId, setCategoryId] = useState(artwork?.parent_category_id || null)
+  const [subCategoryId, setSubCategoryId] = useState(artwork?.sub_category_id || null)
+  const [title, setTitle] = useState(artwork?.title || '')
+  const [description, setDescription] = useState(artwork?.description || '')
+  const [tags, setTags] = useState(() => (artwork?.tags || []).map((t) => ({ id: t.id, name: t.name, slug: t.slug || t.name })))
+  const [isPublic, setIsPublic] = useState(artwork?.is_public ?? true)
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
+  const [saved, setSaved] = useState(false)
+  const [errors, setErrors] = useState({})
+
+  // Tag picker state
+  const [tagQuery, setTagQuery] = useState('')
+  const [tagResults, setTagResults] = useState([])
+  const [tagLoading, setTagLoading] = useState(false)
+  const tagInputRef = useRef(null)
+  const tagSearchTimer = useRef(null)
+
+  // File replace state
+  const fileInputRef = useRef(null)
+  const [replacing, setReplacing] = useState(false)
+  const [thumbUrl, setThumbUrl] = useState(artwork?.thumb_url_lg || artwork?.thumb_url || null)
+  const [fileMeta, setFileMeta] = useState({
+    name: artwork?.file_name || '—',
+    size: artwork?.file_size || 0,
+    width: artwork?.width || 0,
+    height: artwork?.height || 0,
+  })
+
+  // --- Tag search ---
+  const searchTags = useCallback(async (q) => {
+    setTagLoading(true)
+    try {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams()
+      if (q) params.set('q', q)
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/studio/tags/search?${params.toString()}`, {
+        headers: { Accept: 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+      })
+      const data = await res.json()
+      setTagResults(data || [])
+    } catch {
+      setTagResults([])
+    } finally {
+      setTagLoading(false)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    clearTimeout(tagSearchTimer.current)
+    tagSearchTimer.current = setTimeout(() => searchTags(tagQuery), 250)
+    return () => clearTimeout(tagSearchTimer.current)
+  }, [tagQuery, searchTags])
+
+  const toggleTag = (tag) => {
+    setTags((prev) => {
+      const exists = prev.find((t) => t.id === tag.id)
+      return exists ? prev.filter((t) => t.id !== tag.id) : [...prev, { id: tag.id, name: tag.name, slug: tag.slug }]
+    })
+  }
+
+  const removeTag = (id) => {
+    setTags((prev) => prev.filter((t) => t.id !== id))
+  }
+
+  // --- Derived data ---
+  const selectedCT = contentTypes.find((ct) => ct.id === contentTypeId) || null
+  const rootCategories = selectedCT?.rootCategories || []
+  const selectedRoot = rootCategories.find((c) => c.id === categoryId) || null
+  const subCategories = selectedRoot?.children || []
+
+  // --- Handlers ---
+  const handleContentTypeChange = (id) => {
+    setContentTypeId(id)
+    setCategoryId(null)
+    setSubCategoryId(null)
+  }
+
+  const handleCategoryChange = (id) => {
+    setCategoryId(id)
+    setSubCategoryId(null)
+  }
+
+  const handleSave = async () => {
+    setSaving(true)
+    setSaved(false)
+    setErrors({})
+    try {
+      const payload = {
+        title,
+        description,
+        is_public: isPublic,
+        category_id: subCategoryId || categoryId || null,
+        tags: tags.map((t) => t.slug || t.name),
+      }
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/studio/artworks/${artwork.id}`, {
+        method: 'PUT',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', Accept: 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+      })
+      if (res.ok) {
+        setSaved(true)
+        setTimeout(() => setSaved(false), 3000)
+      } else {
+        const data = await res.json()
+        if (data.errors) setErrors(data.errors)
+        console.error('Save failed:', data)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Save failed:', err)
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  const handleFileReplace = async (e) => {
+    const file = e.target.files?.[0]
+    if (!file) return
+    setReplacing(true)
+    try {
+      const fd = new FormData()
+      fd.append('file', file)
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/studio/artworks/${artwork.id}/replace-file`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { Accept: 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: fd,
+      })
+      const data = await res.json()
+      if (res.ok && data.thumb_url) {
+        setThumbUrl(data.thumb_url)
+        setFileMeta({ name: file.name, size: file.size, width: data.width || 0, height: data.height || 0 })
+      } else {
+        console.error('File replace failed:', data)
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('File replace failed:', err)
+    } finally {
+      setReplacing(false)
+      if (fileInputRef.current) fileInputRef.current.value = ''
+    }
+  }
+
+  // --- Render ---
+  return (
+    <StudioLayout title="Edit Artwork">
+      <Link
+        href="/studio/artworks"
+        className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-slate-400 hover:text-white mb-6 transition-colors"
+      >
+        <i className="fa-solid fa-arrow-left" />
+        Back to Artworks
+      </Link>
+
+      <div className="max-w-3xl space-y-8">
+        {/* ── Uploaded Asset ── */}
+        <section className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6">
+          <h3 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400 mb-4">Uploaded Asset</h3>
+          <div className="flex items-start gap-5">
+            {thumbUrl ? (
+              <img src={thumbUrl} alt={title} className="w-32 h-32 rounded-xl object-cover bg-nova-800 flex-shrink-0" />
+            ) : (
+              <div className="w-32 h-32 rounded-xl bg-nova-800 flex items-center justify-center text-slate-600 flex-shrink-0">
+                <i className="fa-solid fa-image text-2xl" />
+              </div>
+            )}
+            <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 space-y-1">
+              <p className="text-sm text-white font-medium truncate">{fileMeta.name}</p>
+              <p className="text-xs text-slate-400">{formatBytes(fileMeta.size)}</p>
+              {fileMeta.width > 0 && (
+                <p className="text-xs text-slate-400">{fileMeta.width} × {fileMeta.height} px</p>
+              )}
+              <input ref={fileInputRef} type="file" accept="image/*" className="hidden" onChange={handleFileReplace} />
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => fileInputRef.current?.click()}
+                disabled={replacing}
+                className="mt-2 inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-accent hover:text-accent/80 transition-colors disabled:opacity-50"
+              >
+                <i className={replacing ? 'fa-solid fa-spinner fa-spin' : 'fa-solid fa-arrow-up-from-bracket'} />
+                {replacing ? 'Replacing…' : 'Replace file'}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        {/* ── Content Type ── */}
+        <section className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6">
+          <h3 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400 mb-4">Content Type</h3>
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-5 gap-3">
+            {contentTypes.map((ct) => {
+              const active = ct.id === contentTypeId
+              const vk = getContentTypeVisualKey(ct.slug)
+              return (
+                <button
+                  key={ct.id}
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => handleContentTypeChange(ct.id)}
+                  className={`relative flex flex-col items-center gap-2 rounded-xl border-2 p-4 transition-all cursor-pointer
+                    ${active ? 'border-emerald-400/70 bg-emerald-400/15 shadow-lg shadow-emerald-400/10' : 'border-white/10 bg-white/5 hover:border-white/20'}`}
+                >
+                  <img src={`/gfx/mascot_${vk}.webp`} alt={ct.name} className="w-14 h-14 object-contain" />
+                  <span className={`text-xs font-semibold ${active ? 'text-emerald-300' : 'text-slate-300'}`}>{ct.name}</span>
+                  {active && (
+                    <span className="absolute top-1.5 right-1.5 w-5 h-5 rounded-full bg-emerald-500 flex items-center justify-center">
+                      <i className="fa-solid fa-check text-[10px] text-white" />
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </button>
+              )
+            })}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        {/* ── Category ── */}
+        {rootCategories.length > 0 && (
+          <section className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6 space-y-5">
+            <div>
+              <h3 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400 mb-3">Category</h3>
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                {rootCategories.map((cat) => {
+                  const active = cat.id === categoryId
+                  return (
+                    <button
+                      key={cat.id}
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={() => handleCategoryChange(cat.id)}
+                      className={`px-4 py-2 rounded-full text-sm font-medium border transition-all cursor-pointer
+                        ${active ? 'border-purple-600/90 bg-purple-700/35 text-purple-200' : 'border-white/10 bg-white/5 text-slate-300 hover:border-white/20'}`}
+                    >
+                      {cat.name}
+                    </button>
+                  )
+                })}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Subcategory */}
+            {subCategories.length > 0 && (
+              <div>
+                <h3 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400 mb-3">Subcategory</h3>
+                <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                  {subCategories.map((sub) => {
+                    const active = sub.id === subCategoryId
+                    return (
+                      <button
+                        key={sub.id}
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => setSubCategoryId(active ? null : sub.id)}
+                        className={`px-4 py-2 rounded-full text-sm font-medium border transition-all cursor-pointer
+                          ${active ? 'border-cyan-600/90 bg-cyan-700/35 text-cyan-200' : 'border-white/10 bg-white/5 text-slate-300 hover:border-white/20'}`}
+                      >
+                        {sub.name}
+                      </button>
+                    )
+                  })}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </section>
+        )}
+
+        {/* ── Basics ── */}
+        <section className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6 space-y-5">
+          <h3 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400 mb-1">Basics</h3>
+
+          <div>
+            <label className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 mb-1.5 block">Title</label>
+            <input
+              type="text"
+              value={title}
+              onChange={(e) => setTitle(e.target.value)}
+              maxLength={120}
+              className="w-full px-4 py-3 rounded-xl bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50"
+            />
+            {errors.title && <p className="text-xs text-red-400 mt-1">{errors.title[0]}</p>}
+          </div>
+
+          <div>
+            <label className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 mb-1.5 block">Description</label>
+            <textarea
+              value={description}
+              onChange={(e) => setDescription(e.target.value)}
+              rows={5}
+              className="w-full px-4 py-3 rounded-xl bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50 resize-y"
+            />
+            {errors.description && <p className="text-xs text-red-400 mt-1">{errors.description[0]}</p>}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        {/* ── Tags ── */}
+        <section className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6 space-y-4">
+          <h3 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400">Tags</h3>
+
+          {/* Search input */}
+          <div className="relative">
+            <i className="fa-solid fa-magnifying-glass absolute left-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-slate-500 text-sm pointer-events-none" />
+            <input
+              ref={tagInputRef}
+              type="text"
+              value={tagQuery}
+              onChange={(e) => setTagQuery(e.target.value)}
+              className="w-full py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50"
+              style={{ paddingLeft: '2.5rem' }}
+              placeholder="Search tags…"
+            />
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Selected tag chips */}
+          {tags.length > 0 && (
+            <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+              {tags.map((tag) => (
+                <span
+                  key={tag.id}
+                  className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-lg text-xs font-medium bg-accent/20 text-accent"
+                >
+                  {tag.name}
+                  <button
+                    onClick={() => removeTag(tag.id)}
+                    className="ml-0.5 w-4 h-4 rounded-full hover:bg-white/10 flex items-center justify-center"
+                  >
+                    <i className="fa-solid fa-xmark text-[10px]" />
+                  </button>
+                </span>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Results list */}
+          <div className="max-h-48 overflow-y-auto sb-scrollbar space-y-0.5 rounded-xl bg-white/[0.02] border border-white/5 p-1">
+            {tagLoading && (
+              <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-4">
+                <div className="w-5 h-5 border-2 border-accent/30 border-t-accent rounded-full animate-spin" />
+              </div>
+            )}
+
+            {!tagLoading && tagResults.length === 0 && (
+              <p className="text-center text-sm text-slate-500 py-4">
+                {tagQuery ? 'No tags found' : 'Type to search tags'}
+              </p>
+            )}
+
+            {!tagLoading &&
+              tagResults.map((tag) => {
+                const isSelected = tags.some((t) => t.id === tag.id)
+                return (
+                  <button
+                    key={tag.id}
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => toggleTag(tag)}
+                    className={`w-full flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm transition-all ${
+                      isSelected
+                        ? 'bg-accent/10 text-accent'
+                        : 'text-slate-300 hover:bg-white/5 hover:text-white'
+                    }`}
+                  >
+                    <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                      <i
+                        className={`fa-${isSelected ? 'solid fa-circle-check' : 'regular fa-circle'} text-xs ${
+                          isSelected ? 'text-accent' : 'text-slate-500'
+                        }`}
+                      />
+                      {tag.name}
+                    </span>
+                    <span className="text-xs text-slate-500">{tag.usage_count?.toLocaleString() ?? 0} uses</span>
+                  </button>
+                )
+              })}
+          </div>
+
+          <p className="text-xs text-slate-500">{tags.length}/15 tags selected</p>
+          {errors.tags && <p className="text-xs text-red-400">{errors.tags[0]}</p>}
+        </section>
+
+        {/* ── Visibility ── */}
+        <section className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-6">
+          <h3 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-slate-400 mb-4">Visibility</h3>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-6">
+            <label className="flex items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer">
+              <input type="radio" checked={isPublic} onChange={() => setIsPublic(true)} className="text-accent focus:ring-accent/50" />
+              <span className="text-sm text-white">Published</span>
+            </label>
+            <label className="flex items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer">
+              <input type="radio" checked={!isPublic} onChange={() => setIsPublic(false)} className="text-accent focus:ring-accent/50" />
+              <span className="text-sm text-white">Draft</span>
+            </label>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        {/* ── Actions ── */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <button
+            onClick={handleSave}
+            disabled={saving}
+            className="px-6 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-accent hover:bg-accent/90 text-white font-semibold text-sm transition-all shadow-lg shadow-accent/25 disabled:opacity-50"
+          >
+            {saving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save changes'}
+          </button>
+
+          {saved && (
+            <span className="text-sm text-emerald-400 flex items-center gap-1">
+              <i className="fa-solid fa-check" /> Saved
+            </span>
+          )}
+
+          <Link
+            href={`/studio/artworks/${artwork?.id}/analytics`}
+            className="ml-auto px-4 py-2.5 rounded-xl border border-white/10 text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/5 text-sm transition-all"
+          >
+            <i className="fa-solid fa-chart-line mr-2" />
+            Analytics
+          </Link>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </StudioLayout>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArtworks.jsx b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArtworks.jsx
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioArtworks.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,341 @@
+import React, { useState, useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+import { usePage } from '@inertiajs/react'
+import StudioLayout from '../../Layouts/StudioLayout'
+import StudioToolbar from '../../Components/Studio/StudioToolbar'
+import StudioFilters from '../../Components/Studio/StudioFilters'
+import StudioGridCard from '../../Components/Studio/StudioGridCard'
+import StudioTable from '../../Components/Studio/StudioTable'
+import BulkActionsBar from '../../Components/Studio/BulkActionsBar'
+import BulkTagModal from '../../Components/Studio/BulkTagModal'
+import BulkCategoryModal from '../../Components/Studio/BulkCategoryModal'
+import ConfirmDangerModal from '../../Components/Studio/ConfirmDangerModal'
+
+const VIEW_MODE_KEY = 'studio_view_mode'
+
+function getCsrfToken() {
+  return document.querySelector('meta[name="csrf-token"]')?.getAttribute('content') || ''
+}
+
+export default function StudioArtworks() {
+  const { props } = usePage()
+  const { categories } = props
+
+  // State
+  const [viewMode, setViewMode] = useState(() => localStorage.getItem(VIEW_MODE_KEY) || 'grid')
+  const [artworks, setArtworks] = useState([])
+  const [meta, setMeta] = useState({ current_page: 1, last_page: 1, per_page: 24, total: 0 })
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState('')
+  const [sort, setSort] = useState('created_at:desc')
+  const [filtersOpen, setFiltersOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [filters, setFilters] = useState({ status: '', category: '', performance: '', date_from: '', date_to: '', tags: [] })
+  const [selectedIds, setSelectedIds] = useState([])
+  const [deleteModal, setDeleteModal] = useState({ open: false, ids: [] })
+  const [tagModal, setTagModal] = useState({ open: false, mode: 'add' })
+  const [categoryModal, setCategoryModal] = useState({ open: false })
+  const searchTimer = useRef(null)
+
+  const perPage = viewMode === 'list' ? 50 : 24
+
+  // Fetch artworks from API
+  const fetchArtworks = useCallback(async (page = 1) => {
+    setLoading(true)
+    try {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams()
+      params.set('page', page)
+      params.set('per_page', perPage)
+      params.set('sort', sort)
+      if (search) params.set('q', search)
+      if (filters.status) params.set('status', filters.status)
+      if (filters.category) params.set('category', filters.category)
+      if (filters.performance) params.set('performance', filters.performance)
+      if (filters.date_from) params.set('date_from', filters.date_from)
+      if (filters.date_to) params.set('date_to', filters.date_to)
+
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/studio/artworks?${params.toString()}`, {
+        headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+      })
+      const data = await res.json()
+      setArtworks(data.data || [])
+      setMeta(data.meta || meta)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Failed to fetch artworks:', err)
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+    }
+  }, [search, sort, filters, perPage])
+
+  // Debounced search
+  useEffect(() => {
+    clearTimeout(searchTimer.current)
+    searchTimer.current = setTimeout(() => fetchArtworks(1), 300)
+    return () => clearTimeout(searchTimer.current)
+  }, [fetchArtworks])
+
+  // Persist view mode
+  const handleViewModeChange = (mode) => {
+    setViewMode(mode)
+    localStorage.setItem(VIEW_MODE_KEY, mode)
+  }
+
+  // Selection
+  const toggleSelect = (id) => {
+    setSelectedIds((prev) => prev.includes(id) ? prev.filter((i) => i !== id) : [...prev, id])
+  }
+  const selectAll = () => {
+    const allIds = artworks.map((a) => a.id)
+    const allSelected = allIds.every((id) => selectedIds.includes(id))
+    setSelectedIds(allSelected ? [] : allIds)
+  }
+  const clearSelection = () => setSelectedIds([])
+
+  // Actions
+  const handleAction = async (action, artwork) => {
+    if (action === 'edit') {
+      window.location.href = `/studio/artworks/${artwork.id}/edit`
+      return
+    }
+    if (action === 'delete') {
+      setDeleteModal({ open: true, ids: [artwork.id] })
+      return
+    }
+    // Toggle actions
+    try {
+      await fetch(`/api/studio/artworks/${artwork.id}/toggle`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action }),
+      })
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Action failed:', err)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Bulk action execution
+  const executeBulk = async (action) => {
+    if (action === 'delete') {
+      setDeleteModal({ open: true, ids: [...selectedIds] })
+      return
+    }
+    if (action === 'add_tags') { setTagModal({ open: true, mode: 'add' }); return }
+    if (action === 'remove_tags') { setTagModal({ open: true, mode: 'remove' }); return }
+    if (action === 'change_category') { setCategoryModal({ open: true }); return }
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action, artwork_ids: selectedIds, params: {} }),
+      })
+      clearSelection()
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Bulk action failed:', err)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Confirm bulk tag action
+  const confirmBulkTags = async (tagIds) => {
+    const action = tagModal.mode === 'add' ? 'add_tags' : 'remove_tags'
+    setTagModal({ open: false, mode: 'add' })
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action, artwork_ids: selectedIds, params: { tag_ids: tagIds } }),
+      })
+      clearSelection()
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Bulk tag action failed:', err)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Confirm bulk category change
+  const confirmBulkCategory = async (categoryId) => {
+    setCategoryModal({ open: false })
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action: 'change_category', artwork_ids: selectedIds, params: { category_id: categoryId } }),
+      })
+      clearSelection()
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Bulk category action failed:', err)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Confirm delete
+  const confirmDelete = async () => {
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action: 'delete', artwork_ids: deleteModal.ids, confirm: 'DELETE' }),
+      })
+      setDeleteModal({ open: false, ids: [] })
+      setSelectedIds((prev) => prev.filter((id) => !deleteModal.ids.includes(id)))
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Delete failed:', err)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <StudioLayout title="Artworks">
+      {/* Toolbar */}
+      <StudioToolbar
+        search={search}
+        onSearchChange={setSearch}
+        sort={sort}
+        onSortChange={setSort}
+        viewMode={viewMode}
+        onViewModeChange={handleViewModeChange}
+        onFilterToggle={() => setFiltersOpen(!filtersOpen)}
+        selectedCount={selectedIds.length}
+      />
+
+      <div className="flex gap-4">
+        {/* Filters sidebar (desktop) */}
+        <div className="hidden lg:block">
+          <StudioFilters
+            open={filtersOpen}
+            onClose={() => setFiltersOpen(false)}
+            filters={filters}
+            onFilterChange={setFilters}
+            categories={categories}
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Mobile filter drawer */}
+        <div className="lg:hidden">
+          <StudioFilters
+            open={filtersOpen}
+            onClose={() => setFiltersOpen(false)}
+            filters={filters}
+            onFilterChange={setFilters}
+            categories={categories}
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Content */}
+        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+          {/* Loading */}
+          {loading && (
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-12">
+              <div className="w-8 h-8 border-2 border-accent/30 border-t-accent rounded-full animate-spin" />
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Grid view */}
+          {!loading && viewMode === 'grid' && (
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 xl:grid-cols-5 gap-4">
+              {artworks.map((art) => (
+                <StudioGridCard
+                  key={art.id}
+                  artwork={art}
+                  selected={selectedIds.includes(art.id)}
+                  onSelect={toggleSelect}
+                  onAction={handleAction}
+                />
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {/* List view */}
+          {!loading && viewMode === 'list' && (
+            <StudioTable
+              artworks={artworks}
+              selectedIds={selectedIds}
+              onSelect={toggleSelect}
+              onSelectAll={selectAll}
+              onAction={handleAction}
+              onSort={setSort}
+              currentSort={sort}
+            />
+          )}
+
+          {/* Empty state */}
+          {!loading && artworks.length === 0 && (
+            <div className="text-center py-16">
+              <i className="fa-solid fa-images text-4xl text-slate-600 mb-4" />
+              <p className="text-slate-500 text-sm">No artworks match your criteria</p>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Pagination */}
+          {meta.last_page > 1 && (
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 mt-6">
+              {Array.from({ length: meta.last_page }, (_, i) => i + 1)
+                .filter((p) => p === 1 || p === meta.last_page || Math.abs(p - meta.current_page) <= 2)
+                .map((page, idx, arr) => (
+                  <React.Fragment key={page}>
+                    {idx > 0 && arr[idx - 1] !== page - 1 && (
+                      <span className="text-slate-600 text-sm">…</span>
+                    )}
+                    <button
+                      onClick={() => fetchArtworks(page)}
+                      className={`w-9 h-9 rounded-xl text-sm font-medium transition-all ${
+                        page === meta.current_page
+                          ? 'bg-accent text-white'
+                          : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/5'
+                      }`}
+                    >
+                      {page}
+                    </button>
+                  </React.Fragment>
+                ))}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Total count */}
+          {!loading && meta.total > 0 && (
+            <p className="text-center text-xs text-slate-600 mt-3">
+              {meta.total.toLocaleString()} artwork{meta.total !== 1 ? 's' : ''} total
+            </p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Bulk actions bar */}
+      <BulkActionsBar
+        count={selectedIds.length}
+        onExecute={executeBulk}
+        onClearSelection={clearSelection}
+      />
+
+      {/* Delete confirmation modal */}
+      <ConfirmDangerModal
+        open={deleteModal.open}
+        onClose={() => setDeleteModal({ open: false, ids: [] })}
+        onConfirm={confirmDelete}
+        title="Permanently delete artworks?"
+        message={`This will permanently delete ${deleteModal.ids.length} artwork${deleteModal.ids.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''}. This action cannot be undone.`}
+      />
+
+      {/* Bulk tag modal */}
+      <BulkTagModal
+        open={tagModal.open}
+        mode={tagModal.mode}
+        onClose={() => setTagModal({ open: false, mode: 'add' })}
+        onConfirm={confirmBulkTags}
+      />
+
+      {/* Bulk category modal */}
+      <BulkCategoryModal
+        open={categoryModal.open}
+        categories={categories}
+        onClose={() => setCategoryModal({ open: false })}
+        onConfirm={confirmBulkCategory}
+      />
+    </StudioLayout>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioDashboard.jsx b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioDashboard.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d30f2c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioDashboard.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { usePage, Link } from '@inertiajs/react'
+import StudioLayout from '../../Layouts/StudioLayout'
+
+const kpiConfig = [
+  { key: 'total_artworks', label: 'Total Artworks', icon: 'fa-images',       color: 'text-blue-400',   link: '/studio/artworks' },
+  { key: 'views_30d',      label: 'Views (30d)',    icon: 'fa-eye',          color: 'text-emerald-400', link: null },
+  { key: 'favourites_30d', label: 'Favourites (30d)', icon: 'fa-heart',     color: 'text-pink-400',    link: null },
+  { key: 'shares_30d',     label: 'Shares (30d)',   icon: 'fa-share-nodes', color: 'text-amber-400',   link: null },
+  { key: 'followers',      label: 'Followers',      icon: 'fa-user-group',  color: 'text-purple-400',  link: null },
+]
+
+function KpiCard({ config, value }) {
+  const content = (
+    <div className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-5 hover:border-white/20 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-accent/5 transition-all duration-300 cursor-pointer group">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mb-3">
+        <div className={`w-10 h-10 rounded-xl bg-white/5 flex items-center justify-center ${config.color} group-hover:scale-110 transition-transform`}>
+          <i className={`fa-solid ${config.icon}`} />
+        </div>
+        <span className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 uppercase tracking-wider">{config.label}</span>
+      </div>
+      <p className="text-3xl font-bold text-white tabular-nums">
+        {typeof value === 'number' ? value.toLocaleString() : value}
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  )
+
+  if (config.link) {
+    return <Link href={config.link}>{content}</Link>
+  }
+  return content
+}
+
+function TopPerformerCard({ artwork }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-4 hover:border-white/20 hover:shadow-lg hover:shadow-accent/5 transition-all duration-300 group">
+      <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+        {artwork.thumb_url && (
+          <img
+            src={artwork.thumb_url}
+            alt={artwork.title}
+            className="w-16 h-16 rounded-xl object-cover bg-nova-800 flex-shrink-0 group-hover:scale-105 transition-transform"
+            loading="lazy"
+          />
+        )}
+        <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+          <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white truncate" title={artwork.title}>
+            {artwork.title}
+          </h4>
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3 mt-1.5">
+            <span className="text-xs text-slate-400">
+              ❤️ {artwork.favourites?.toLocaleString()}
+            </span>
+            <span className="text-xs text-slate-400">
+              🔗 {artwork.shares?.toLocaleString()}
+            </span>
+          </div>
+          {artwork.heat_score > 5 && (
+            <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 mt-2 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md text-[10px] font-medium bg-orange-500/20 text-orange-400 border border-orange-500/30">
+              <i className="fa-solid fa-fire" /> Rising
+            </span>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function RecentComment({ comment }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-start gap-3 py-3 border-b border-white/5 last:border-0">
+      <div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-white/10 flex items-center justify-center text-xs text-slate-400 flex-shrink-0">
+        <i className="fa-solid fa-comment" />
+      </div>
+      <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+        <p className="text-sm text-white">
+          <span className="font-medium text-accent">{comment.author_name}</span>
+          {' '}on{' '}
+          <span className="text-slate-300">{comment.artwork_title}</span>
+        </p>
+        <p className="text-xs text-slate-500 mt-0.5 line-clamp-2">{comment.body}</p>
+        <p className="text-[10px] text-slate-600 mt-1">
+          {new Date(comment.created_at).toLocaleDateString()}
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function StudioDashboard() {
+  const { props } = usePage()
+  const { kpis, topPerformers, recentComments } = props
+
+  return (
+    <StudioLayout title="Studio Overview">
+      {/* KPI Cards */}
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-5 gap-4 mb-8">
+        {kpiConfig.map((config) => (
+          <KpiCard key={config.key} config={config} value={kpis?.[config.key] ?? 0} />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Top Performers */}
+      <div className="mb-8">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+          <h2 className="text-lg font-bold text-white">Your Top Performers</h2>
+          <span className="text-xs text-slate-500">Last 7 days</span>
+        </div>
+        {topPerformers?.length > 0 ? (
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-4">
+            {topPerformers.map((art) => (
+              <TopPerformerCard key={art.id} artwork={art} />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="bg-nova-900/40 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-8 text-center">
+            <p className="text-slate-500 text-sm">No artworks yet. Upload your first creation!</p>
+            <Link
+              href="/upload"
+              className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 mt-4 px-5 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-accent hover:bg-accent/90 text-white text-sm font-semibold transition-all shadow-lg shadow-accent/25"
+            >
+              <i className="fa-solid fa-cloud-arrow-up" /> Upload
+            </Link>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Recent Comments */}
+      <div>
+        <h2 className="text-lg font-bold text-white mb-4">Recent Comments</h2>
+        <div className="bg-nova-900/40 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl p-4">
+          {recentComments?.length > 0 ? (
+            recentComments.map((c) => <RecentComment key={c.id} comment={c} />)
+          ) : (
+            <p className="text-slate-500 text-sm text-center py-4">No comments yet</p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </StudioLayout>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioDrafts.jsx b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioDrafts.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ca54665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Studio/StudioDrafts.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { usePage } from '@inertiajs/react'
+import StudioLayout from '../../Layouts/StudioLayout'
+import StudioToolbar from '../../Components/Studio/StudioToolbar'
+import StudioGridCard from '../../Components/Studio/StudioGridCard'
+import StudioTable from '../../Components/Studio/StudioTable'
+import BulkActionsBar from '../../Components/Studio/BulkActionsBar'
+import BulkTagModal from '../../Components/Studio/BulkTagModal'
+import BulkCategoryModal from '../../Components/Studio/BulkCategoryModal'
+import ConfirmDangerModal from '../../Components/Studio/ConfirmDangerModal'
+
+function getCsrfToken() {
+  return document.querySelector('meta[name="csrf-token"]')?.getAttribute('content') || ''
+}
+
+export default function StudioDrafts() {
+  const { props } = usePage()
+  const { categories } = props
+
+  const [viewMode, setViewMode] = React.useState(() => localStorage.getItem('studio_view_mode') || 'grid')
+  const [artworks, setArtworks] = React.useState([])
+  const [meta, setMeta] = React.useState({ current_page: 1, last_page: 1, per_page: 24, total: 0 })
+  const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(true)
+  const [search, setSearch] = React.useState('')
+  const [sort, setSort] = React.useState('created_at:desc')
+  const [selectedIds, setSelectedIds] = React.useState([])
+  const [deleteModal, setDeleteModal] = React.useState({ open: false, ids: [] })
+  const [tagModal, setTagModal] = React.useState({ open: false, mode: 'add' })
+  const [categoryModal, setCategoryModal] = React.useState({ open: false })
+  const searchTimer = React.useRef(null)
+  const perPage = viewMode === 'list' ? 50 : 24
+
+  function getCsrfToken() {
+    return document.querySelector('meta[name="csrf-token"]')?.getAttribute('content') || ''
+  }
+
+  const fetchArtworks = React.useCallback(async (page = 1) => {
+    setLoading(true)
+    try {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams()
+      params.set('page', page)
+      params.set('per_page', perPage)
+      params.set('sort', sort)
+      params.set('status', 'draft')
+      if (search) params.set('q', search)
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/studio/artworks?${params.toString()}`, {
+        headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+      })
+      const data = await res.json()
+      setArtworks(data.data || [])
+      setMeta(data.meta || meta)
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error('Failed to fetch:', err)
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+    }
+  }, [search, sort, perPage])
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    clearTimeout(searchTimer.current)
+    searchTimer.current = setTimeout(() => fetchArtworks(1), 300)
+    return () => clearTimeout(searchTimer.current)
+  }, [fetchArtworks])
+
+  const handleViewModeChange = (mode) => {
+    setViewMode(mode)
+    localStorage.setItem('studio_view_mode', mode)
+  }
+
+  const toggleSelect = (id) => setSelectedIds((p) => p.includes(id) ? p.filter((i) => i !== id) : [...p, id])
+  const selectAll = () => {
+    const ids = artworks.map((a) => a.id)
+    setSelectedIds(ids.every((id) => selectedIds.includes(id)) ? [] : ids)
+  }
+
+  const handleAction = async (action, artwork) => {
+    if (action === 'edit') { window.location.href = `/studio/artworks/${artwork.id}/edit`; return }
+    if (action === 'delete') { setDeleteModal({ open: true, ids: [artwork.id] }); return }
+    try {
+      await fetch(`/api/studio/artworks/${artwork.id}/toggle`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action }),
+      })
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) { console.error(err) }
+  }
+
+  const executeBulk = async (action) => {
+    if (action === 'delete') { setDeleteModal({ open: true, ids: [...selectedIds] }); return }
+    if (action === 'add_tags') { setTagModal({ open: true, mode: 'add' }); return }
+    if (action === 'remove_tags') { setTagModal({ open: true, mode: 'remove' }); return }
+    if (action === 'change_category') { setCategoryModal({ open: true }); return }
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action, artwork_ids: selectedIds, params: {} }),
+      })
+      setSelectedIds([])
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) { console.error(err) }
+  }
+
+  const confirmBulkTags = async (tagIds) => {
+    const action = tagModal.mode === 'add' ? 'add_tags' : 'remove_tags'
+    setTagModal({ open: false, mode: 'add' })
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action, artwork_ids: selectedIds, params: { tag_ids: tagIds } }),
+      })
+      setSelectedIds([])
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) { console.error(err) }
+  }
+
+  const confirmBulkCategory = async (categoryId) => {
+    setCategoryModal({ open: false })
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action: 'change_category', artwork_ids: selectedIds, params: { category_id: categoryId } }),
+      })
+      setSelectedIds([])
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) { console.error(err) }
+  }
+
+  const confirmDelete = async () => {
+    try {
+      await fetch('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': getCsrfToken() },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ action: 'delete', artwork_ids: deleteModal.ids, confirm: 'DELETE' }),
+      })
+      setDeleteModal({ open: false, ids: [] })
+      setSelectedIds((p) => p.filter((id) => !deleteModal.ids.includes(id)))
+      fetchArtworks(meta.current_page)
+    } catch (err) { console.error(err) }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <StudioLayout title="Drafts">
+      <StudioToolbar
+        search={search}
+        onSearchChange={setSearch}
+        sort={sort}
+        onSortChange={setSort}
+        viewMode={viewMode}
+        onViewModeChange={handleViewModeChange}
+        onFilterToggle={() => {}}
+        selectedCount={selectedIds.length}
+      />
+
+      {loading && (
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-12">
+          <div className="w-8 h-8 border-2 border-accent/30 border-t-accent rounded-full animate-spin" />
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {!loading && viewMode === 'grid' && (
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 xl:grid-cols-5 gap-4">
+          {artworks.map((art) => (
+            <StudioGridCard key={art.id} artwork={art} selected={selectedIds.includes(art.id)} onSelect={toggleSelect} onAction={handleAction} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {!loading && viewMode === 'list' && (
+        <StudioTable artworks={artworks} selectedIds={selectedIds} onSelect={toggleSelect} onSelectAll={selectAll} onAction={handleAction} onSort={setSort} currentSort={sort} />
+      )}
+
+      {!loading && artworks.length === 0 && (
+        <div className="text-center py-16">
+          <i className="fa-solid fa-file-pen text-4xl text-slate-600 mb-4" />
+          <p className="text-slate-500 text-sm">No draft artworks</p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {meta.last_page > 1 && (
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 mt-6">
+          {Array.from({ length: meta.last_page }, (_, i) => i + 1)
+            .filter((p) => p === 1 || p === meta.last_page || Math.abs(p - meta.current_page) <= 2)
+            .map((page, idx, arr) => (
+              <React.Fragment key={page}>
+                {idx > 0 && arr[idx - 1] !== page - 1 && <span className="text-slate-600 text-sm">…</span>}
+                <button onClick={() => fetchArtworks(page)} className={`w-9 h-9 rounded-xl text-sm font-medium transition-all ${page === meta.current_page ? 'bg-accent text-white' : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/5'}`}>{page}</button>
+              </React.Fragment>
+            ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <BulkActionsBar count={selectedIds.length} onExecute={executeBulk} onClearSelection={() => setSelectedIds([])} />
+      <ConfirmDangerModal open={deleteModal.open} onClose={() => setDeleteModal({ open: false, ids: [] })} onConfirm={confirmDelete} title="Permanently delete?" message={`Delete ${deleteModal.ids.length} artwork(s) permanently?`} />
+      <BulkTagModal open={tagModal.open} mode={tagModal.mode} onClose={() => setTagModal({ open: false, mode: 'add' })} onConfirm={confirmBulkTags} />
+      <BulkCategoryModal open={categoryModal.open} categories={categories} onClose={() => setCategoryModal({ open: false })} onConfirm={confirmBulkCategory} />
+    </StudioLayout>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Badges/RisingBadge.jsx b/resources/js/components/Badges/RisingBadge.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3206e459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Badges/RisingBadge.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+export default function RisingBadge({ heatScore, rankingScore }) {
+  if (!heatScore && !rankingScore) return null
+
+  const isRising = heatScore > 5
+  const isTrending = rankingScore > 50
+
+  if (!isRising && !isTrending) return null
+
+  return (
+    <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
+      {isRising && (
+        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md text-xs font-medium bg-orange-500/20 text-orange-400 border border-orange-500/30">
+          <i className="fa-solid fa-fire text-[10px]" />
+          Rising
+        </span>
+      )}
+      {isTrending && (
+        <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md text-xs font-medium bg-purple-500/20 text-purple-400 border border-purple-500/30">
+          <i className="fa-solid fa-arrow-trend-up text-[10px]" />
+          Trending
+        </span>
+      )}
+    </span>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Badges/StatusBadge.jsx b/resources/js/components/Badges/StatusBadge.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b1cc9ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Badges/StatusBadge.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+const statusConfig = {
+  published: { label: 'Published', className: 'bg-emerald-500/20 text-emerald-400 border-emerald-500/30' },
+  draft:     { label: 'Draft',     className: 'bg-amber-500/20 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/30' },
+  archived:  { label: 'Archived',  className: 'bg-slate-500/20 text-slate-400 border-slate-500/30' },
+  scheduled: { label: 'Scheduled', className: 'bg-blue-500/20 text-blue-400 border-blue-500/30' },
+}
+
+export default function StatusBadge({ status }) {
+  const config = statusConfig[status] || statusConfig.draft
+
+  return (
+    <span className={`inline-flex items-center px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md text-xs font-medium border ${config.className}`}>
+      {config.label}
+    </span>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Studio/BulkActionsBar.jsx b/resources/js/components/Studio/BulkActionsBar.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0445ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Studio/BulkActionsBar.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react'
+
+const actions = [
+  { value: 'publish',         label: 'Publish',          icon: 'fa-eye',          danger: false },
+  { value: 'unpublish',       label: 'Unpublish (draft)', icon: 'fa-eye-slash',   danger: false },
+  { value: 'archive',         label: 'Archive',          icon: 'fa-box-archive',  danger: false },
+  { value: 'unarchive',       label: 'Unarchive',        icon: 'fa-rotate-left',  danger: false },
+  { value: 'delete',          label: 'Delete',           icon: 'fa-trash',        danger: true },
+  { value: 'change_category', label: 'Change category',  icon: 'fa-folder',       danger: false },
+  { value: 'add_tags',        label: 'Add tags',         icon: 'fa-tag',          danger: false },
+  { value: 'remove_tags',     label: 'Remove tags',      icon: 'fa-tags',         danger: false },
+]
+
+export default function BulkActionsBar({ count, onExecute, onClearSelection }) {
+  const [action, setAction] = useState('')
+
+  if (count === 0) return null
+
+  const handleExecute = () => {
+    if (!action) return
+    onExecute(action)
+    setAction('')
+  }
+
+  const selectedAction = actions.find((a) => a.value === action)
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-50 bg-nova-900/95 backdrop-blur-xl border-t border-white/10 px-4 py-3 shadow-xl shadow-black/20">
+      <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <span className="inline-flex items-center justify-center w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-accent/20 text-accent text-sm font-bold">
+            {count}
+          </span>
+          <span className="text-sm text-slate-300">
+            {count === 1 ? 'artwork' : 'artworks'} selected
+          </span>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+          <select
+            value={action}
+            onChange={(e) => setAction(e.target.value)}
+            className="px-3 py-2 rounded-xl bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50 min-w-[180px]"
+          >
+            <option value="" className="bg-nova-900">Choose action…</option>
+            {actions.map((a) => (
+              <option key={a.value} value={a.value} className="bg-nova-900">
+                {a.label}
+              </option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+
+          <button
+            onClick={handleExecute}
+            disabled={!action}
+            className={`px-5 py-2 rounded-xl text-sm font-semibold transition-all ${
+              action
+                ? selectedAction?.danger
+                  ? 'bg-red-600 hover:bg-red-700 text-white'
+                  : 'bg-accent hover:bg-accent/90 text-white'
+                : 'bg-white/5 text-slate-500 cursor-not-allowed'
+            }`}
+          >
+            Apply
+          </button>
+
+          <button
+            onClick={onClearSelection}
+            className="px-4 py-2 rounded-xl text-sm text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/5 transition-all"
+          >
+            Clear
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Studio/BulkCategoryModal.jsx b/resources/js/components/Studio/BulkCategoryModal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d2c26fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Studio/BulkCategoryModal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+
+/**
+ * Modal for choosing a category in bulk.
+ *
+ * Props:
+ *  - open: boolean
+ *  - categories: array of content types with nested categories
+ *  - onClose: () => void
+ *  - onConfirm: (categoryId: number) => void
+ */
+export default function BulkCategoryModal({ open, categories = [], onClose, onConfirm }) {
+  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState('')
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open) setSelectedId('')
+  }, [open])
+
+  const handleConfirm = () => {
+    if (!selectedId) return
+    onConfirm(Number(selectedId))
+  }
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (e) => {
+    if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose()
+    if (e.key === 'Enter' && selectedId) handleConfirm()
+  }
+
+  if (!open) return null
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[60] flex items-center justify-center p-4" onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}>
+      {/* Backdrop */}
+      <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/70 backdrop-blur-sm" onClick={onClose} />
+
+      {/* Modal */}
+      <div className="relative w-full max-w-md bg-nova-900 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl shadow-2xl p-6 space-y-4">
+        {/* Header */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-accent/20 flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0">
+            <i className="fa-solid fa-folder text-accent" />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <h3 className="text-lg font-bold text-white">Change category</h3>
+            <p className="text-sm text-slate-400">Choose a category to assign to the selected artworks.</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Category select */}
+        <div>
+          <label className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 mb-1.5 block">Category</label>
+          <select
+            value={selectedId}
+            onChange={(e) => setSelectedId(e.target.value)}
+            className="w-full px-3 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50"
+          >
+            <option value="" className="bg-nova-900">Select a category…</option>
+            {categories.map((ct) => (
+              <optgroup key={ct.id} label={ct.name}>
+                {ct.categories?.map((cat) => (
+                  <React.Fragment key={cat.id}>
+                    <option value={cat.id} className="bg-nova-900">{cat.name}</option>
+                    {cat.children?.map((ch) => (
+                      <option key={ch.id} value={ch.id} className="bg-nova-900">&nbsp;&nbsp;{ch.name}</option>
+                    ))}
+                  </React.Fragment>
+                ))}
+              </optgroup>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Actions */}
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-2 pt-2">
+          <button
+            onClick={onClose}
+            className="px-4 py-2 rounded-xl text-sm text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/5 transition-all"
+          >
+            Cancel
+          </button>
+          <button
+            onClick={handleConfirm}
+            disabled={!selectedId}
+            className={`px-5 py-2 rounded-xl text-sm font-semibold transition-all ${
+              selectedId
+                ? 'bg-accent hover:bg-accent/90 text-white'
+                : 'bg-white/5 text-slate-500 cursor-not-allowed'
+            }`}
+          >
+            Apply category
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Studio/BulkTagModal.jsx b/resources/js/components/Studio/BulkTagModal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59b0e07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Studio/BulkTagModal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react'
+
+/**
+ * Modal for picking tags to add/remove in bulk.
+ *
+ * Props:
+ *  - open: boolean
+ *  - mode: 'add' | 'remove'
+ *  - onClose: () => void
+ *  - onConfirm: (tagIds: number[]) => void
+ */
+export default function BulkTagModal({ open, mode = 'add', onClose, onConfirm }) {
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
+  const [results, setResults] = useState([])
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState([]) // { id, name }
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
+  const inputRef = useRef(null)
+  const searchTimer = useRef(null)
+
+  // Focus input when modal opens
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open) {
+      setQuery('')
+      setResults([])
+      setSelected([])
+      setTimeout(() => inputRef.current?.focus(), 100)
+    }
+  }, [open])
+
+  // Debounced tag search
+  const searchTags = useCallback(async (q) => {
+    setLoading(true)
+    try {
+      const csrfToken = document.querySelector('meta[name="csrf-token"]')?.getAttribute('content') || ''
+      const params = new URLSearchParams()
+      if (q) params.set('q', q)
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/studio/tags/search?${params.toString()}`, {
+        headers: { Accept: 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': csrfToken },
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+      })
+      const data = await res.json()
+      setResults(data || [])
+    } catch {
+      setResults([])
+    } finally {
+      setLoading(false)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return
+    clearTimeout(searchTimer.current)
+    searchTimer.current = setTimeout(() => searchTags(query), 250)
+    return () => clearTimeout(searchTimer.current)
+  }, [query, open, searchTags])
+
+  const toggleTag = (tag) => {
+    setSelected((prev) => {
+      const exists = prev.find((t) => t.id === tag.id)
+      return exists ? prev.filter((t) => t.id !== tag.id) : [...prev, { id: tag.id, name: tag.name }]
+    })
+  }
+
+  const removeSelected = (id) => {
+    setSelected((prev) => prev.filter((t) => t.id !== id))
+  }
+
+  const handleConfirm = () => {
+    if (selected.length === 0) return
+    onConfirm(selected.map((t) => t.id))
+  }
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (e) => {
+    if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose()
+  }
+
+  if (!open) return null
+
+  const isAdd = mode === 'add'
+  const title = isAdd ? 'Add tags' : 'Remove tags'
+  const accentColor = isAdd ? 'accent' : 'amber-500'
+  const icon = isAdd ? 'fa-tag' : 'fa-tags'
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[60] flex items-center justify-center p-4" onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}>
+      {/* Backdrop */}
+      <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/70 backdrop-blur-sm" onClick={onClose} />
+
+      {/* Modal */}
+      <div className="relative w-full max-w-lg bg-nova-900 border border-white/10 rounded-2xl shadow-2xl p-6 space-y-4">
+        {/* Header */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <div className={`w-10 h-10 rounded-full ${isAdd ? 'bg-accent/20' : 'bg-amber-500/20'} flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0`}>
+            <i className={`fa-solid ${icon} ${isAdd ? 'text-accent' : 'text-amber-400'}`} />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <h3 className="text-lg font-bold text-white">{title}</h3>
+            <p className="text-sm text-slate-400">
+              {isAdd ? 'Search and select tags to add to the selected artworks.' : 'Search and select tags to remove from the selected artworks.'}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Search input */}
+        <div className="relative">
+          <i className="fa-solid fa-magnifying-glass absolute left-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-slate-500 text-sm pointer-events-none" />
+          <input
+            ref={inputRef}
+            type="text"
+            value={query}
+            onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+            className="w-full py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50"
+            style={{ paddingLeft: '2.5rem' }}
+            placeholder="Search tags…"
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Selected tags chips */}
+        {selected.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
+            {selected.map((tag) => (
+              <span
+                key={tag.id}
+                className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-lg text-xs font-medium ${
+                  isAdd ? 'bg-accent/20 text-accent' : 'bg-amber-500/20 text-amber-300'
+                }`}
+              >
+                {tag.name}
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => removeSelected(tag.id)}
+                  className="ml-0.5 w-4 h-4 rounded-full hover:bg-white/10 flex items-center justify-center"
+                >
+                  <i className="fa-solid fa-xmark text-[10px]" />
+                </button>
+              </span>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+
+        {/* Results list */}
+        <div className="max-h-48 overflow-y-auto space-y-0.5 rounded-xl bg-white/[0.02] border border-white/5 p-1">
+          {loading && (
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-4">
+              <div className="w-5 h-5 border-2 border-accent/30 border-t-accent rounded-full animate-spin" />
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {!loading && results.length === 0 && (
+            <p className="text-center text-sm text-slate-500 py-4">
+              {query ? 'No tags found' : 'Type to search tags'}
+            </p>
+          )}
+
+          {!loading &&
+            results.map((tag) => {
+              const isSelected = selected.some((t) => t.id === tag.id)
+              return (
+                <button
+                  key={tag.id}
+                  onClick={() => toggleTag(tag)}
+                  className={`w-full flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm transition-all ${
+                    isSelected
+                      ? isAdd
+                        ? 'bg-accent/10 text-accent'
+                        : 'bg-amber-500/10 text-amber-300'
+                      : 'text-slate-300 hover:bg-white/5 hover:text-white'
+                  }`}
+                >
+                  <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <i
+                      className={`fa-${isSelected ? 'solid fa-circle-check' : 'regular fa-circle'} text-xs ${
+                        isSelected ? (isAdd ? 'text-accent' : 'text-amber-400') : 'text-slate-500'
+                      }`}
+                    />
+                    {tag.name}
+                  </span>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-slate-500">{tag.usage_count?.toLocaleString() ?? 0} uses</span>
+                </button>
+              )
+            })}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Actions */}
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-2 pt-2">
+          <button
+            onClick={onClose}
+            className="px-4 py-2 rounded-xl text-sm text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/5 transition-all"
+          >
+            Cancel
+          </button>
+          <button
+            onClick={handleConfirm}
+            disabled={selected.length === 0}
+            className={`px-5 py-2 rounded-xl text-sm font-semibold transition-all ${
+              selected.length > 0
+                ? isAdd
+                  ? 'bg-accent hover:bg-accent/90 text-white'
+                  : 'bg-amber-600 hover:bg-amber-700 text-white'
+                : 'bg-white/5 text-slate-500 cursor-not-allowed'
+            }`}
+          >
+            {isAdd ? 'Add' : 'Remove'} {selected.length > 0 ? `${selected.length} tag${selected.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''}` : 'tags'}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Studio/ConfirmDangerModal.jsx b/resources/js/components/Studio/ConfirmDangerModal.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc0ed458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Studio/ConfirmDangerModal.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react'
+
+export default function ConfirmDangerModal({ open, onClose, onConfirm, title, message, confirmText = 'DELETE' }) {
+  const [input, setInput] = useState('')
+  const inputRef = useRef(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open) {
+      setInput('')
+      setTimeout(() => inputRef.current?.focus(), 100)
+    }
+  }, [open])
+
+  if (!open) return null
+
+  const canConfirm = input === confirmText
+
+  const handleKeyDown = (e) => {
+    if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose()
+    if (e.key === 'Enter' && canConfirm) onConfirm()
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="fixed inset-0 z-[60] flex items-center justify-center p-4" onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}>
+      {/* Backdrop */}
+      <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-black/70 backdrop-blur-sm" onClick={onClose} />
+
+      {/* Modal */}
+      <div className="relative w-full max-w-md bg-nova-900 border border-red-500/30 rounded-2xl shadow-2xl shadow-red-500/10 p-6 space-y-4">
+        <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+          <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-full bg-red-500/20 flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0">
+            <i className="fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation text-red-400" />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <h3 className="text-lg font-bold text-white">{title}</h3>
+            <p className="text-sm text-slate-400 mt-1">{message}</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div>
+          <label className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 mb-1.5 block">
+            Type <span className="text-red-400 font-mono">{confirmText}</span> to confirm
+          </label>
+          <input
+            ref={inputRef}
+            type="text"
+            value={input}
+            onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}
+            className="w-full px-3 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-red-500/50 font-mono"
+            placeholder={confirmText}
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-2 pt-2">
+          <button
+            onClick={onClose}
+            className="px-4 py-2 rounded-xl text-sm text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/5 transition-all"
+          >
+            Cancel
+          </button>
+          <button
+            onClick={onConfirm}
+            disabled={!canConfirm}
+            className={`px-5 py-2 rounded-xl text-sm font-semibold transition-all ${
+              canConfirm
+                ? 'bg-red-600 hover:bg-red-700 text-white'
+                : 'bg-white/5 text-slate-500 cursor-not-allowed'
+            }`}
+          >
+            Delete permanently
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioFilters.jsx b/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioFilters.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a2c0b49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioFilters.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+const statusOptions = [
+  { value: '', label: 'All statuses' },
+  { value: 'published', label: 'Published' },
+  { value: 'draft', label: 'Draft' },
+  { value: 'archived', label: 'Archived' },
+]
+
+const performanceOptions = [
+  { value: '', label: 'All performance' },
+  { value: 'rising', label: 'Rising (hot)' },
+  { value: 'top', label: 'Top performers' },
+  { value: 'low', label: 'Low performers' },
+]
+
+export default function StudioFilters({
+  open,
+  onClose,
+  filters,
+  onFilterChange,
+  categories = [],
+}) {
+  if (!open) return null
+
+  const handleChange = (key, value) => {
+    onFilterChange({ ...filters, [key]: value })
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {/* Mobile backdrop */}
+      <div className="lg:hidden fixed inset-0 z-40 bg-black/50 backdrop-blur-sm" onClick={onClose} />
+
+      {/* Filter panel */}
+      <div className="fixed lg:relative inset-y-0 left-0 z-50 lg:z-auto w-72 lg:w-64 bg-nova-900 lg:bg-nova-900/40 border-r lg:border border-white/10 lg:rounded-2xl p-5 space-y-5 overflow-y-auto lg:static lg:mb-4">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between lg:hidden">
+          <h3 className="text-base font-semibold text-white">Filters</h3>
+          <button onClick={onClose} className="text-slate-400 hover:text-white" aria-label="Close filters">
+            <i className="fa-solid fa-xmark text-lg" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+
+        <h3 className="hidden lg:block text-sm font-semibold text-slate-400 uppercase tracking-wider">Filters</h3>
+
+        {/* Status */}
+        <div>
+          <label className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 mb-1.5 block">Status</label>
+          <select
+            value={filters.status || ''}
+            onChange={(e) => handleChange('status', e.target.value)}
+            className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-lg bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50"
+          >
+            {statusOptions.map((o) => (
+              <option key={o.value} value={o.value} className="bg-nova-900">{o.label}</option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Category */}
+        <div>
+          <label className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 mb-1.5 block">Category</label>
+          <select
+            value={filters.category || ''}
+            onChange={(e) => handleChange('category', e.target.value)}
+            className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-lg bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50"
+          >
+            <option value="" className="bg-nova-900">All categories</option>
+            {categories.map((ct) => (
+              <optgroup key={ct.id} label={ct.name}>
+                {ct.categories?.map((cat) => (
+                  <React.Fragment key={cat.id}>
+                    <option value={cat.slug} className="bg-nova-900">{cat.name}</option>
+                    {cat.children?.map((ch) => (
+                      <option key={ch.id} value={ch.slug} className="bg-nova-900">&nbsp;&nbsp;{ch.name}</option>
+                    ))}
+                  </React.Fragment>
+                ))}
+              </optgroup>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Performance */}
+        <div>
+          <label className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 mb-1.5 block">Performance</label>
+          <select
+            value={filters.performance || ''}
+            onChange={(e) => handleChange('performance', e.target.value)}
+            className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-lg bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50"
+          >
+            {performanceOptions.map((o) => (
+              <option key={o.value} value={o.value} className="bg-nova-900">{o.label}</option>
+            ))}
+          </select>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Date range */}
+        <div>
+          <label className="text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 mb-1.5 block">Date range</label>
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+            <input
+              type="date"
+              value={filters.date_from || ''}
+              onChange={(e) => handleChange('date_from', e.target.value)}
+              className="px-2 py-2 rounded-lg bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-xs focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50"
+            />
+            <input
+              type="date"
+              value={filters.date_to || ''}
+              onChange={(e) => handleChange('date_to', e.target.value)}
+              className="px-2 py-2 rounded-lg bg-white/5 border border-white/10 text-white text-xs focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50"
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Clear */}
+        <button
+          onClick={() => onFilterChange({ status: '', category: '', performance: '', date_from: '', date_to: '', tags: [] })}
+          className="w-full text-center text-xs text-slate-500 hover:text-white transition-colors py-2"
+        >
+          Clear all filters
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioGridCard.jsx b/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioGridCard.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..896e2bb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioGridCard.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import StatusBadge from '../Badges/StatusBadge'
+import RisingBadge from '../Badges/RisingBadge'
+
+function getStatus(art) {
+  if (art.deleted_at) return 'archived'
+  if (!art.is_public) return 'draft'
+  return 'published'
+}
+
+function statItem(icon, value) {
+  return (
+    <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-slate-400">
+      <span>{icon}</span>
+      <span>{typeof value === 'number' ? value.toLocaleString() : value}</span>
+    </span>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function StudioGridCard({ artwork, selected, onSelect, onAction }) {
+  const status = getStatus(artwork)
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={`group relative bg-nova-900/60 border rounded-2xl overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:shadow-xl hover:shadow-accent/5 ${
+        selected ? 'border-accent/60 ring-2 ring-accent/20' : 'border-white/10 hover:border-white/20'
+      }`}
+    >
+      {/* Selection checkbox */}
+      <label className="absolute top-3 left-3 z-10 cursor-pointer">
+        <input
+          type="checkbox"
+          checked={selected}
+          onChange={() => onSelect(artwork.id)}
+          className="w-4 h-4 rounded-sm bg-transparent border border-white/20 accent-accent focus:ring-accent/50 cursor-pointer"
+        />
+      </label>
+
+      {/* Thumbnail */}
+      <div className="relative aspect-[4/3] bg-nova-800 overflow-hidden">
+        <img
+          src={artwork.thumb_url}
+          alt={artwork.title}
+          className="w-full h-full object-cover transition-transform duration-500 group-hover:scale-105"
+          loading="lazy"
+        />
+
+        {/* Hover actions */}
+        <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/60 via-transparent to-transparent opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-300">
+          <div className="absolute bottom-3 right-3 flex gap-1.5">
+            <ActionBtn icon="fa-eye" title="View public" onClick={() => window.open(`/artworks/${artwork.slug}`, '_blank')} />
+            <ActionBtn icon="fa-pen" title="Edit" onClick={() => onAction('edit', artwork)} />
+            {status !== 'archived' ? (
+              <ActionBtn icon="fa-box-archive" title="Archive" onClick={() => onAction('archive', artwork)} />
+            ) : (
+              <ActionBtn icon="fa-rotate-left" title="Unarchive" onClick={() => onAction('unarchive', artwork)} />
+            )}
+            <ActionBtn icon="fa-trash" title="Delete" onClick={() => onAction('delete', artwork)} danger />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Info */}
+      <div className="p-3 space-y-2">
+        <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white truncate" title={artwork.title}>
+          {artwork.title}
+        </h3>
+
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
+          <StatusBadge status={status} />
+          <RisingBadge heatScore={artwork.heat_score} rankingScore={artwork.ranking_score} />
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3">
+          {statItem('👁', artwork.views)}
+          {statItem('❤️', artwork.favourites)}
+          {statItem('🔗', artwork.shares)}
+          {statItem('💬', artwork.comments)}
+          {statItem('⬇', artwork.downloads)}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+function ActionBtn({ icon, title, onClick, danger }) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); onClick() }}
+      title={title}
+      className={`w-8 h-8 rounded-lg flex items-center justify-center text-sm transition-all backdrop-blur-sm ${
+        danger
+          ? 'bg-red-500/20 text-red-400 hover:bg-red-500/40'
+          : 'bg-white/10 text-white hover:bg-white/20'
+      }`}
+      aria-label={title}
+    >
+      <i className={`fa-solid ${icon}`} />
+    </button>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioTable.jsx b/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioTable.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3f86c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioTable.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import StatusBadge from '../Badges/StatusBadge'
+import RisingBadge from '../Badges/RisingBadge'
+
+function getStatus(art) {
+  if (art.deleted_at) return 'archived'
+  if (!art.is_public) return 'draft'
+  return 'published'
+}
+
+export default function StudioTable({ artworks, selectedIds, onSelect, onSelectAll, onAction, onSort, currentSort }) {
+  const allSelected = artworks.length > 0 && artworks.every((a) => selectedIds.includes(a.id))
+
+  const columns = [
+    { key: 'title',          label: 'Title',     sortable: false },
+    { key: 'status',         label: 'Status',    sortable: false },
+    { key: 'category',       label: 'Category',  sortable: false },
+    { key: 'created_at',     label: 'Created',   sortable: true, sort: 'created_at' },
+    { key: 'views',          label: 'Views',     sortable: true, sort: 'views' },
+    { key: 'favourites',     label: 'Favs',      sortable: true, sort: 'favorites_count' },
+    { key: 'shares',         label: 'Shares',    sortable: true, sort: 'shares_count' },
+    { key: 'comments',       label: 'Comments',  sortable: true, sort: 'comments_count' },
+    { key: 'downloads',      label: 'Downloads', sortable: true, sort: 'downloads' },
+    { key: 'ranking_score',  label: 'Rank',      sortable: true, sort: 'ranking_score' },
+    { key: 'heat_score',     label: 'Heat',      sortable: true, sort: 'heat_score' },
+  ]
+
+  const handleSort = (col) => {
+    if (!col.sortable) return
+    const field = col.sort
+    const [currentField, currentDir] = (currentSort || '').split(':')
+    const dir = currentField === field && currentDir === 'desc' ? 'asc' : 'desc'
+    onSort(`${field}:${dir}`)
+  }
+
+  const getSortIcon = (col) => {
+    if (!col.sortable) return null
+    const [currentField, currentDir] = (currentSort || '').split(':')
+    if (currentField !== col.sort) return <i className="fa-solid fa-sort text-slate-600 ml-1 text-[10px]" />
+    return <i className={`fa-solid fa-sort-${currentDir === 'asc' ? 'up' : 'down'} text-accent ml-1 text-[10px]`} />
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="overflow-x-auto rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-nova-900/40">
+      <table className="w-full text-sm text-left">
+        <thead className="sticky top-0 z-10 bg-nova-900/90 backdrop-blur-sm border-b border-white/10">
+          <tr>
+            <th className="p-3 w-10">
+              <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                checked={allSelected}
+                onChange={onSelectAll}
+                className="w-4 h-4 rounded-sm bg-transparent border border-white/20 accent-accent focus:ring-accent/50 cursor-pointer"
+              />
+            </th>
+            <th className="p-3 w-12"></th>
+            {columns.map((col) => (
+              <th
+                key={col.key}
+                className={`p-3 text-xs font-semibold text-slate-400 uppercase tracking-wider whitespace-nowrap ${col.sortable ? 'cursor-pointer hover:text-white select-none' : ''}`}
+                onClick={() => handleSort(col)}
+              >
+                {col.label}
+                {getSortIcon(col)}
+              </th>
+            ))}
+            <th className="p-3 w-20 text-xs font-semibold text-slate-400 uppercase tracking-wider">Actions</th>
+          </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody className="divide-y divide-white/5">
+          {artworks.map((art) => (
+            <tr
+              key={art.id}
+              className={`transition-colors ${selectedIds.includes(art.id) ? 'bg-accent/5' : 'hover:bg-white/[0.02]'}`}
+            >
+              <td className="p-3">
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  checked={selectedIds.includes(art.id)}
+                  onChange={() => onSelect(art.id)}
+                  className="w-4 h-4 rounded-sm bg-transparent border border-white/20 accent-accent focus:ring-accent/50 cursor-pointer"
+                />
+              </td>
+              <td className="p-3">
+                <img
+                  src={art.thumb_url}
+                  alt=""
+                  className="w-10 h-10 rounded-lg object-cover bg-nova-800"
+                  loading="lazy"
+                />
+              </td>
+              <td className="p-3">
+                <span className="text-white font-medium truncate block max-w-[200px]" title={art.title}>{art.title}</span>
+              </td>
+              <td className="p-3"><StatusBadge status={getStatus(art)} /></td>
+              <td className="p-3 text-slate-400">{art.category || '—'}</td>
+              <td className="p-3 text-slate-400 whitespace-nowrap">{art.created_at ? new Date(art.created_at).toLocaleDateString() : '—'}</td>
+              <td className="p-3 text-slate-300 tabular-nums">{art.views.toLocaleString()}</td>
+              <td className="p-3 text-slate-300 tabular-nums">{art.favourites.toLocaleString()}</td>
+              <td className="p-3 text-slate-300 tabular-nums">{art.shares.toLocaleString()}</td>
+              <td className="p-3 text-slate-300 tabular-nums">{art.comments.toLocaleString()}</td>
+              <td className="p-3 text-slate-300 tabular-nums">{art.downloads.toLocaleString()}</td>
+              <td className="p-3">
+                <RisingBadge heatScore={0} rankingScore={art.ranking_score} />
+                <span className="text-slate-400 text-xs">{art.ranking_score.toFixed(1)}</span>
+              </td>
+              <td className="p-3">
+                <RisingBadge heatScore={art.heat_score} rankingScore={0} />
+                <span className="text-slate-400 text-xs">{art.heat_score.toFixed(1)}</span>
+              </td>
+              <td className="p-3">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                  <button
+                    onClick={() => onAction('edit', art)}
+                    className="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg flex items-center justify-center text-xs text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/10 transition-all"
+                    title="Edit"
+                    aria-label={`Edit ${art.title}`}
+                  >
+                    <i className="fa-solid fa-pen" />
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    onClick={() => onAction('delete', art)}
+                    className="w-7 h-7 rounded-lg flex items-center justify-center text-xs text-red-400 hover:text-red-300 hover:bg-red-500/10 transition-all"
+                    title="Delete"
+                    aria-label={`Delete ${art.title}`}
+                  >
+                    <i className="fa-solid fa-trash" />
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+          ))}
+          {artworks.length === 0 && (
+            <tr>
+              <td colSpan={14} className="p-12 text-center text-slate-500">
+                No artworks found
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+          )}
+        </tbody>
+      </table>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioToolbar.jsx b/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioToolbar.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9f6da56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/components/Studio/StudioToolbar.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+const sortOptions = [
+  { value: 'created_at:desc',      label: 'Latest' },
+  { value: 'ranking_score:desc',   label: 'Trending' },
+  { value: 'heat_score:desc',      label: 'Rising' },
+  { value: 'views:desc',           label: 'Most viewed' },
+  { value: 'favorites_count:desc', label: 'Most favourited' },
+  { value: 'shares_count:desc',    label: 'Most shared' },
+  { value: 'downloads:desc',       label: 'Most downloaded' },
+]
+
+export default function StudioToolbar({
+  search,
+  onSearchChange,
+  sort,
+  onSortChange,
+  viewMode,
+  onViewModeChange,
+  onFilterToggle,
+  selectedCount,
+  onUpload,
+}) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3 mb-4">
+      {/* Search */}
+      <div className="relative flex-1 min-w-[200px] max-w-md">
+        <i className="fa-solid fa-magnifying-glass absolute left-3.5 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-slate-500 text-sm pointer-events-none" />
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          value={search}
+          onChange={(e) => onSearchChange(e.target.value)}
+          placeholder="Search title or tags…"
+          style={{ paddingLeft: '3rem' }}
+          className="w-full pr-4 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 text-white placeholder-slate-500 text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50 focus:border-accent/50 transition-all"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Sort */}
+      <select
+        value={sort}
+        onChange={(e) => onSortChange(e.target.value)}
+        className="px-3 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 text-white text-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-accent/50 appearance-none cursor-pointer min-w-[160px]"
+      >
+        {sortOptions.map((opt) => (
+          <option key={opt.value} value={opt.value} className="bg-nova-900 text-white">
+            {opt.label}
+          </option>
+        ))}
+      </select>
+
+      {/* Filter toggle */}
+      <button
+        onClick={onFilterToggle}
+        className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2.5 rounded-xl border border-white/10 text-slate-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-white/5 text-sm transition-all"
+        aria-label="Toggle filters"
+      >
+        <i className="fa-solid fa-filter" />
+        <span className="hidden sm:inline">Filters</span>
+      </button>
+
+      {/* View toggle */}
+      <div className="flex items-center bg-nova-900/60 border border-white/10 rounded-xl overflow-hidden">
+        <button
+          onClick={() => onViewModeChange('grid')}
+          className={`px-3 py-2.5 text-sm transition-all ${viewMode === 'grid' ? 'bg-accent/20 text-accent' : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-white'}`}
+          aria-label="Grid view"
+        >
+          <i className="fa-solid fa-table-cells" />
+        </button>
+        <button
+          onClick={() => onViewModeChange('list')}
+          className={`px-3 py-2.5 text-sm transition-all ${viewMode === 'list' ? 'bg-accent/20 text-accent' : 'text-slate-400 hover:text-white'}`}
+          aria-label="List view"
+        >
+          <i className="fa-solid fa-list" />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Upload */}
+      <a
+        href="/upload"
+        className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-2.5 rounded-xl bg-accent hover:bg-accent/90 text-white font-semibold text-sm transition-all shadow-lg shadow-accent/25"
+      >
+        <i className="fa-solid fa-cloud-arrow-up" />
+        <span className="hidden sm:inline">Upload</span>
+      </a>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/components/Topbar.jsx b/resources/js/components/Topbar.jsx
index 943a43fc..b1316cc7 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/Topbar.jsx
+++ b/resources/js/components/Topbar.jsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export default function Topbar({ user = null }) {
                   </a>
                   <div className="border-t border-neutral-700" />
                   <a href={user.uploadUrl} className="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5">Upload</a>
+                  <a href="/studio/artworks" className="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5">Studio</a>
                   <a href="/dashboard" className="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5">Dashboard</a>
                   <div className="border-t border-neutral-700" />
                   <a href="/logout" className="block px-4 py-2 text-sm text-red-400 hover:bg-white/5"
diff --git a/resources/js/studio.jsx b/resources/js/studio.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3fbab71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/studio.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import './bootstrap'
+import React from 'react'
+import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client'
+import { createInertiaApp } from '@inertiajs/react'
+
+// Eagerly import all Studio pages
+import StudioDashboard from './Pages/Studio/StudioDashboard'
+import StudioArtworks from './Pages/Studio/StudioArtworks'
+import StudioDrafts from './Pages/Studio/StudioDrafts'
+import StudioArchived from './Pages/Studio/StudioArchived'
+import StudioArtworkAnalytics from './Pages/Studio/StudioArtworkAnalytics'
+import StudioArtworkEdit from './Pages/Studio/StudioArtworkEdit'
+import StudioAnalytics from './Pages/Studio/StudioAnalytics'
+
+const pages = {
+  'Studio/StudioDashboard': StudioDashboard,
+  'Studio/StudioArtworks': StudioArtworks,
+  'Studio/StudioDrafts': StudioDrafts,
+  'Studio/StudioArchived': StudioArchived,
+  'Studio/StudioArtworkAnalytics': StudioArtworkAnalytics,
+  'Studio/StudioArtworkEdit': StudioArtworkEdit,
+  'Studio/StudioAnalytics': StudioAnalytics,
+}
+
+createInertiaApp({
+  resolve: (name) => pages[name],
+  setup({ el, App, props }) {
+    const root = createRoot(el)
+    root.render(<App {...props} />)
+  },
+})
diff --git a/resources/scss/nova.scss b/resources/scss/nova.scss
index 72ea6d73..9e802524 100644
--- a/resources/scss/nova.scss
+++ b/resources/scss/nova.scss
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@
 .shadow-sb { box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.45) !important; }
 
 /* Scrollbar helpers used in preview */
-.sb-scrollbar::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 10px; height: 10px; }
-.sb-scrollbar::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border-radius: 999px; }
-.sb-scrollbar::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: rgba(0,0,0,.15); }
+.sb-scrollbar::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 6px; height: 6px; }
+.sb-scrollbar::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: rgba(255,255,255,.12); border-radius: 999px; transition: background .2s; }
+.sb-scrollbar::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.25); }
+.sb-scrollbar::-webkit-scrollbar-track { background: transparent; }
+.sb-scrollbar { scrollbar-width: thin; scrollbar-color: rgba(255,255,255,.12) transparent; }
 
 /* Ensure header and dropdowns are not clipped and render above page content */
 header {
diff --git a/resources/views/_legacy/_toolbar.blade.php b/resources/views/_legacy/_toolbar.blade.php
index 63dd98f8..6659022a 100644
--- a/resources/views/_legacy/_toolbar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/_legacy/_toolbar.blade.php
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
                         </a>
                         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                             <li><a href="/upload"><i class="fa fa-upload"></i> Upload</a></li>
+                            <li><a href="/studio/artworks"><i class="fa fa-palette"></i> Studio</a></li>
                             <li><a href="{{ route('dashboard.artworks.index') }}"><i class="fa fa-cloud"></i> Edit Artworks</a></li>
                             <li role="presentation" class="divider"></li>
                             <li><a href="/statistics"><i class="fa fa-cog"></i> Statistics</a></li>
diff --git a/resources/views/_legacy/latest-artworks.blade.php b/resources/views/_legacy/latest-artworks.blade.php
index 462b7144..c12e2825 100644
--- a/resources/views/_legacy/latest-artworks.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/_legacy/latest-artworks.blade.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                                 <div class="ribbon gid_{{ $art->gid_num ?? 0 }}" title="{{ $art->category_name }}"><span>{{ $art->category_name }}</span></div>
                             @endif
                             <a href="/art/{{ $art->id }}/{{ Str::slug($art->name ?? '') }}" class="thumb-link" title="{{ $art->name }}">
-                                <img src="{{ $art->thumb_url ?? '/gfx/sb_join.jpg' }}" @if(!empty($art->thumb_srcset)) srcset="{{ $art->thumb_srcset }}" @endif alt="{{ $art->name }}" class="img-responsive" loading="lazy" decoding="async">
+                                <img src="{{ $art->thumb_url ?? 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp' }}" @if(!empty($art->thumb_srcset)) srcset="{{ $art->thumb_srcset }}" @endif alt="{{ $art->name }}" class="img-responsive" loading="lazy" decoding="async">
                             </a>
                             <div class="thumb-meta">
                                 <div class="thumb-title">{{ $art->name }}</div>
diff --git a/resources/views/_legacy/statistics.blade.php b/resources/views/_legacy/statistics.blade.php
index ba6bb3be..d428acd1 100644
--- a/resources/views/_legacy/statistics.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/_legacy/statistics.blade.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                             <td class="text-center">
                                 <a href="/art/{{ (int) $art->id }}" title="View">
                                     <img
-                                        src="{{ $art->thumb_url ?? '/gfx/sb_join.jpg' }}"
+                                        src="{{ $art->thumb_url ?? 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp' }}"
                                         @if(!empty($art->thumb_srcset)) srcset="{{ $art->thumb_srcset }}" @endif
                                         alt="{{ $art->name ?? '' }}"
                                         class="img-thumbnail"
diff --git a/resources/views/_legacy/today-in-history.blade.php b/resources/views/_legacy/today-in-history.blade.php
index 1fe86e03..959fb67a 100644
--- a/resources/views/_legacy/today-in-history.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/_legacy/today-in-history.blade.php
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
                 <a href="{{ $ar->art_url ?? ('/art/' . $ar->id) }}"
                    class="group relative block overflow-hidden rounded-xl ring-1 ring-white/5 bg-black/20 shadow-md transition-all duration-200 hover:-translate-y-0.5">
                     <div class="relative aspect-square overflow-hidden bg-neutral-900">
-                        <img src="{{ $ar->thumb_url ?? '/gfx/sb_join.jpg' }}"
+                        <img src="{{ $ar->thumb_url ?? 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp' }}"
                              alt="{{ $ar->name ?? '' }}"
                              loading="lazy"
                              decoding="async"
                              class="h-full w-full object-cover transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:scale-[1.06]"
-                             onerror="this.src='/gfx/sb_join.jpg'">
+                             onerror="this.src='https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp'">
                         {{-- Title overlay on hover --}}
                         <div class="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black/80 via-black/40 to-transparent px-2 py-2
                                     opacity-0 transition-opacity duration-200 group-hover:opacity-100">
diff --git a/resources/views/artworks/show.blade.php b/resources/views/artworks/show.blade.php
index 2d7e676c..402217b8 100644
--- a/resources/views/artworks/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/artworks/show.blade.php
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
         $imageObject = [
             '@context' => 'https://schema.org',
             '@type' => 'ImageObject',
-            'name' => html_entity_decode((string) $artwork->title, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8'),
-            'description' => html_entity_decode((string) ($artwork->description ?? ''), ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8'),
+            'name' => (string) $artwork->title,
+            'description' => (string) ($artwork->description ?? ''),
             'url' => $meta['canonical'],
             'contentUrl' => $meta['og_image'] ?? null,
             'thumbnailUrl' => $presentMd['url'] ?? ($meta['og_image'] ?? null),
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
         $creativeWork = [
             '@context' => 'https://schema.org',
             '@type' => 'CreativeWork',
-            'name' => html_entity_decode((string) $artwork->title, ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8'),
-            'description' => html_entity_decode((string) ($artwork->description ?? ''), ENT_QUOTES | ENT_HTML5, 'UTF-8'),
+            'name' => (string) $artwork->title,
+            'description' => (string) ($artwork->description ?? ''),
             'url' => $meta['canonical'],
             'author' => $authorName ? ['@type' => 'Person', 'name' => $authorName] : null,
             'datePublished' => optional($artwork->published_at)->toAtomString(),
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard/gallery.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard/gallery.blade.php
index 5cc1e540..d214d23a 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard/gallery.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard/gallery.blade.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 @foreach($artworks as $art)
                     <div class="bg-panel p-3 rounded">
                         <a href="/art/{{ $art->id }}/{{ Illuminate\Support\Str::slug($art->title ?? 'art') }}">
-                            <img src="{{ $art->thumbUrl('md') ?? '/gfx/sb_join.jpg' }}" alt="{{ $art->title }}" class="w-full h-36 object-cover rounded" />
+                            <img src="{{ $art->thumbUrl('md') ?? 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp' }}" alt="{{ $art->title }}" class="w-full h-36 object-cover rounded" />
                         </a>
                         <div class="mt-2 text-sm">
                             <a class="font-medium" href="/art/{{ $art->id }}/{{ Illuminate\Support\Str::slug($art->title ?? 'art') }}">{{ $art->title }}</a>
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/nova/toolbar.blade.php b/resources/views/layouts/nova/toolbar.blade.php
index f5dac5fd..dca405eb 100644
--- a/resources/views/layouts/nova/toolbar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/layouts/nova/toolbar.blade.php
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
                     <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/discover/trending">
                         <i class="fa-solid fa-fire w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>Trending
                     </a>
+                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/discover/rising">
+                        <i class="fa-solid fa-rocket w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>Rising
+                    </a>
                     <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/discover/fresh">
                         <i class="fa-solid fa-bolt w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>Fresh
                     </a>
@@ -216,74 +219,37 @@
                     @php
                         $toolbarUsername = strtolower((string) (Auth::user()->username ?? ''));
                         $routeUpload          = Route::has('upload') ? route('upload') : '/upload';
-                        $routeDashboardGallery   = Route::has('dashboard.gallery') ? route('dashboard.gallery') : '/dashboard/gallery';
-                        $routeDashboardArtworks  = Route::has('dashboard.artworks.index') ? route('dashboard.artworks.index') : (Route::has('dashboard.artworks') ? route('dashboard.artworks') : '/dashboard/artworks');
-                        $routeDashboardStats     = Route::has('legacy.statistics') ? route('legacy.statistics') : '/statistics';
                         $routeDashboardFavorites = Route::has('dashboard.favorites') ? route('dashboard.favorites') : '/dashboard/favorites';
-                        $routeDashboardAwards    = Route::has('dashboard.awards') ? route('dashboard.awards') : '/dashboard/awards';
-                        $routeDashboardFollowers = Route::has('dashboard.followers') ? route('dashboard.followers') : '/dashboard/followers';
-                        $routeDashboardFollowing = Route::has('dashboard.following') ? route('dashboard.following') : '/dashboard/following';
-                        $routeDashboardComments  = Route::has('dashboard.comments') ? route('dashboard.comments') : '/dashboard/comments';
-                        $routeDashboardProfile   = Route::has('dashboard.profile') ? route('dashboard.profile') : '/dashboard/profile';
                         $routeEditProfile        = Route::has('settings') ? route('settings') : '/settings';
                         $routePublicProfile      = Route::has('profile.show') ? route('profile.show', ['username' => $toolbarUsername]) : '/@'.$toolbarUsername;
                     @endphp
 
-                    {{-- My Content --}}
-                    <div class="px-4 pt-3 pb-1 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-sb-muted">My Content</div>
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeUpload }}">
+                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeUpload }}">
                         <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-upload text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
                         Upload
                     </a>
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardGallery }}">
-                        <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-image text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                        My Gallery
+                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/studio/artworks">
+                        <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-palette text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
+                        Studio
                     </a>
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardFavorites }}">
+                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardFavorites }}">
                         <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-heart text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
                         My Favorites
                     </a>
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardAwards }}">
-                        <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-trophy text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                        My Awards
-                    </a>
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardStats }}">
-                        <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-chart-line text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                        Statistics
-                    </a>
 
-                    {{-- Community --}}
-                    <div class="px-4 pt-3 pb-1 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-sb-muted">Community</div>
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardFollowers }}">
-                        <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-user-group text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                        Followers
-                    </a>
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardFollowing }}">
-                        <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-user-plus text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                        Following
-                    </a>
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardComments }}">
-                        <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-comments text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                        My Activity
-                    </a>
+                    <div class="border-t border-panel my-1"></div>
 
-                    {{-- Account --}}
-                    <div class="px-4 pt-3 pb-1 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-sb-muted">Account</div>
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routePublicProfile }}">
+                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routePublicProfile }}">
                         <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-eye text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
                         View Profile
                     </a>
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeEditProfile }}">
-                        <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-pen text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                        Edit Profile
-                    </a>
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardProfile }}">
+                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeEditProfile }}">
                         <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-cog text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
                         Settings
                     </a>
 
                     @if(in_array(strtolower((string) (Auth::user()->role ?? '')), ['admin', 'moderator'], true))
-                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ route('admin.usernames.moderation') }}">
+                    <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2.5 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ route('admin.usernames.moderation') }}">
                         <span class="w-6 h-6 rounded-md bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"><i class="fa-solid fa-user-shield text-xs text-sb-muted"></i></span>
                         Moderation
                     </a>
@@ -323,6 +289,7 @@
 
         <div class="pt-1 pb-1 px-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-sb-muted">Discover</div>
         <a class="flex items-center gap-3 py-2.5 px-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" href="/discover/trending"><i class="fa-solid fa-fire w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>Trending</a>
+        <a class="flex items-center gap-3 py-2.5 px-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" href="/discover/rising"><i class="fa-solid fa-rocket w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>Rising</a>
         <a class="flex items-center gap-3 py-2.5 px-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" href="/discover/fresh"><i class="fa-solid fa-bolt w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>Fresh</a>
         <a class="flex items-center gap-3 py-2.5 px-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" href="/discover/top-rated"><i class="fa-solid fa-medal w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>Top Rated</a>
         <a class="flex items-center gap-3 py-2.5 px-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" href="/discover/most-downloaded"><i class="fa-solid fa-download w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>Most Downloaded</a>
@@ -367,16 +334,16 @@
             $mobileProfile = Route::has('profile.show') ? route('profile.show', ['username' => $mobileUsername]) : '/@'.$mobileUsername;
         @endphp
         <div class="pt-1 pb-1 px-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-sb-muted">My Account</div>
+        <a class="flex items-center gap-3 py-2.5 px-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" href="/studio/artworks">
+            <i class="fa-solid fa-palette w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>Studio
+        </a>
+        <a class="flex items-center gap-3 py-2.5 px-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ Route::has('dashboard.favorites') ? route('dashboard.favorites') : '/dashboard/favorites' }}">
+            <i class="fa-solid fa-heart w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>My Favorites
+        </a>
         <a class="flex items-center gap-3 py-2.5 px-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $mobileProfile }}">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-user w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>View Profile
         </a>
-        <a class="flex items-center gap-3 py-2.5 px-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ route('dashboard.awards') }}">
-            <i class="fa-solid fa-trophy w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>My Awards
-        </a>
         <a class="flex items-center gap-3 py-2.5 px-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ Route::has('settings') ? route('settings') : '/settings' }}">
-            <i class="fa-solid fa-pen w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>Edit Profile
-        </a>
-        <a class="flex items-center gap-3 py-2.5 px-3 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ route('dashboard.profile') }}">
             <i class="fa-solid fa-cog w-4 text-center text-sb-muted"></i>Settings
         </a>
         @if(in_array(strtolower((string) (Auth::user()->role ?? '')), ['admin', 'moderator'], true))
diff --git a/resources/views/layouts/nova/toolbar.blade.php.bak b/resources/views/layouts/nova/toolbar.blade.php.bak
deleted file mode 100644
index a02ec1f4..00000000
--- a/resources/views/layouts/nova/toolbar.blade.php.bak
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,271 +0,0 @@
-<header class="fixed inset-x-0 top-0 z-50 h-16 bg-nova border-b border-panel">
-    <div class="mx-auto w-full h-full px-4 flex items-center gap-3">
-        <!-- Mobile hamburger -->
-        <button id="btnSidebar"
-            class="md:hidden inline-flex items-center justify-center w-10 h-10 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5">
-            <!-- bars -->
-            <svg class="w-5 h-5" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
-                <path d="M4 6h16M4 12h16M4 18h16" />
-            </svg>
-        </button>
-
-        <!-- Logo -->
-        <a href="/" class="flex items-center gap-2 pr-2">
-            <img src="/gfx/sb_logo.png" alt="Skinbase.org" class="h-8 w-auto rounded-sm shadow-sm object-contain">
-            <span class="sr-only">Skinbase.org</span>
-        </a>
-
-        <!-- Left nav -->
-        <nav class="hidden lg:flex items-center gap-4 text-sm text-soft">
-
-            <div class="relative">
-                <button class="hover:text-white inline-flex items-center gap-1" data-dd="browse">
-                    Browse
-                    <svg class="w-4 h-4 opacity-70" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"><path d="M6 9l6 6 6-6" /></svg>
-                </button>
-                <div id="dd-browse" class="hidden absolute left-0 mt-2 w-64 rounded-lg bg-panel border border-panel shadow-sb overflow-visible">
-                    <div class="rounded-lg overflow-hidden">
-                        <div class="px-4 dd-section">Views</div>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/forum"><i class="fa-solid fa-comments mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Forum</a>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/chat"><i class="fa-solid fa-message mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Chat</a>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/sections"><i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Browse Sections</a>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/uploads/latest"><i class="fa-solid fa-cloud-arrow-up mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Latest Uploads</a>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/uploads/daily"><i class="fa-solid fa-calendar-day mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Daily Uploads</a>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/today-in-history"><i class="fa-solid fa-calendar mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Today In History</a>
-
-                        <div class="px-4 dd-section">Authors</div>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/interviews"><i class="fa-solid fa-microphone mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Interviews</a>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/members/photos"><i class="fa-solid fa-camera mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Members Photos</a>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/authors/top"><i class="fa-solid fa-star mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Top Authors</a>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/comments/latest"><i class="fa-solid fa-comments mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Latest Comments</a>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/comments/monthly"><i class="fa-solid fa-chart-line mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Monthly Commented</a>
-
-                        <div class="px-4 dd-section">Statistics</div>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/downloads/today"><i class="fa-solid fa-download mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Todays Downloads</a>
-                        <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/favourites/top"><i class="fa-solid fa-heart mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Top Favourites</a>
-                    </div> <!-- end .rounded-lg -->
-                </div> <!-- end .dd-browse -->
-            </div> <!-- end .relative -->
-
-            <div class="relative">
-                <button class="hover:text-white inline-flex items-center gap-1" data-dd="cats">
-                    Explore
-                    <svg class="w-4 h-4 opacity-70" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"
-                        stroke-width="2">
-                        <path d="M6 9l6 6 6-6" />
-                    </svg>
-                </button>
-                <div id="dd-cats"
-                    class="hidden absolute left-0 mt-2 w-64 rounded-lg bg-panel border border-panel shadow-sb overflow-hidden">
-                    <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/browse"><i class="fa-solid fa-border-all mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>All Artworks</a>
-                    <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/photography"><i class="fa-solid fa-camera mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Photography</a>
-                    <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/wallpapers"><i class="fa-solid fa-desktop mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Wallpapers</a>
-                    <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/skins"><i class="fa-solid fa-layer-group mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Skins</a>
-                    <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/other"><i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Other</a>
-                    <a class="block px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="/featured-artworks"><i class="fa-solid fa-star mr-3 text-sb-muted"></i>Featured Artwork</a>
-
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </nav>
-
-        <!-- Search -->
-        <div class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center">
-            <div class="w-full max-w-lg">
-                <div id="topbar-search-root"></div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-
-        @auth
-            <!-- Right icon counters (authenticated users) -->
-            <div class="hidden md:flex items-center gap-3 text-soft">
-                <button class="relative w-10 h-10 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5">
-                    <svg class="w-5 h-5 mx-auto" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"
-                        stroke-width="2">
-                        <path d="M12 5v14M5 12h14" />
-                    </svg>
-                </button>
-
-                <button class="relative w-10 h-10 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5">
-                    <svg class="w-5 h-5 mx-auto" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"
-                        stroke-width="2">
-                        <path d="M12 21s-7-4.4-9-9a5.5 5.5 0 0 1 9-6 5.5 5.5 0 0 1 9 6c-2 4.6-9 9-9 9z" />
-                    </svg>
-                    <span
-                        class="absolute -bottom-1 right-0 text-[11px] tabular-nums px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-red-700/70 text-white border border-sb-line">{{ $uploadCount ?? 0 }}</span>
-                </button>
-
-                <button class="relative w-10 h-10 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5">
-                    <svg class="w-5 h-5 mx-auto" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"
-                        stroke-width="2">
-                        <path d="M4 4h16v14H5.2L4 19.2V4z" />
-                        <path d="M4 6l8 6 8-6" />
-                    </svg>
-                    <span
-                        class="absolute -bottom-1 right-0 text-[11px] tabular-nums px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-red-700/70 text-white border border-sb-line">{{ $favCount ?? 0 }}</span>
-                </button>
-
-                <button class="relative w-10 h-10 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5">
-                    <svg class="w-5 h-5 mx-auto" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"
-                        stroke-width="2">
-                        <path d="M18 8a6 6 0 10-12 0c0 7-3 7-3 7h18s-3 0-3-7" />
-                        <path d="M13.7 21a2 2 0 01-3.4 0" />
-                    </svg>
-                    <span
-                        class="absolute -bottom-1 right-0 text-[11px] tabular-nums px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-red-700/70 text-white border border-sb-line">{{ $msgCount ?? 0 }}</span>
-                </button>
-
-                <!-- User dropdown -->
-                <div class="relative">
-                    <button class="flex items-center gap-2 pl-2 pr-3 h-10 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/5" data-dd="user">
-                        @php
-                            $toolbarUserId = (int) ($userId ?? Auth::id() ?? 0);
-                            $toolbarAvatarHash = $avatarHash ?? optional(Auth::user())->profile->avatar_hash ?? null;
-                        @endphp
-                        <img class="w-7 h-7 rounded-full object-cover ring-1 ring-white/10"
-                            src="{{ \App\Support\AvatarUrl::forUser($toolbarUserId, $toolbarAvatarHash, 64) }}"
-                            alt="{{ $displayName ?? 'User' }}" />
-                        <span class="text-sm text-white/90">{{ $displayName ?? 'User' }}</span>
-                        <svg class="w-4 h-4 opacity-70" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor"
-                            stroke-width="2">
-                            <path d="M6 9l6 6 6-6" />
-                        </svg>
-                    </button>
-
-                    <div id="dd-user"
-                        class="hidden absolute right-0 mt-2 w-64 rounded-lg bg-panel border border-panel shadow-sb overflow-hidden">
-
-                        @php
-                            $toolbarUsername = strtolower((string) (Auth::user()->username ?? ''));
-                            $routeDashboardUpload = Route::has('dashboard.upload') ? route('dashboard.upload') : route('upload');
-                            $routeDashboardGallery = Route::has('dashboard.gallery') ? route('dashboard.gallery') : '/dashboard/gallery';
-                            $routeDashboardArtworks = Route::has('dashboard.artworks') ? route('dashboard.artworks') : (Route::has('dashboard.artworks.index') ? route('dashboard.artworks.index') : '/dashboard/artworks');
-                            $routeDashboardStats = Route::has('dashboard.stats') ? route('dashboard.stats') : (Route::has('legacy.statistics') ? route('legacy.statistics') : '/dashboard/stats');
-                            $routeDashboardFollowers = Route::has('dashboard.followers') ? route('dashboard.followers') : '/dashboard/followers';
-                            $routeDashboardFollowing = Route::has('dashboard.following') ? route('dashboard.following') : '/dashboard/following';
-                            $routeDashboardComments = Route::has('dashboard.comments') ? route('dashboard.comments') : '/dashboard/comments';
-                            $routeDashboardFavorites = Route::has('dashboard.favorites') ? route('dashboard.favorites') : '/dashboard/favorites';
-                            $routeDashboardProfile = Route::has('dashboard.profile') ? route('dashboard.profile') : (Route::has('profile.edit') ? route('profile.edit') : '/dashboard/profile');
-                            $routePublicProfile = Route::has('profile.show') ? route('profile.show', ['username' => $toolbarUsername]) : '/@'.$toolbarUsername;
-                        @endphp
-
-                        <div class="px-4 dd-section">My Account</div>
-
-                        <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardUpload }}">
-                            <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                    class="fa-solid fa-upload text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                            Upload
-                        </a>
-                        <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardGallery }}">
-                            <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                    class="fa-solid fa-image text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                            My Gallery
-                        </a>
-                        <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardArtworks }}">
-                            <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                    class="fa-solid fa-pencil text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                            Edit Artworks
-                        </a>
-                        <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardStats }}">
-                            <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                    class="fa-solid fa-chart-line text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                            Statistics
-                        </a>
-
-
-                        <div class="px-4 dd-section">Community</div>
-            <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardFollowers }}">
-                            <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                    class="fa-solid fa-user-group text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                            Followers
-                        </a>
-            <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardFollowing }}">
-                            <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                    class="fa-solid fa-user-plus text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                            Following
-                        </a>
-            <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardComments }}">
-                            <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                    class="fa-solid fa-comments text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                            Comments
-                        </a>
-            <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardFavorites }}">
-                            <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                    class="fa-solid fa-heart text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                            Favourites
-                        </a>
-
-
-                        <div class="px-4 dd-section">Community</div>
-            <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routePublicProfile }}">
-                            <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                    class="fa-solid fa-eye text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                            View My Profile
-                        </a>
-            <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ $routeDashboardProfile }}">
-                            <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                    class="fa-solid fa-cog text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                            Edit Profile
-                        </a>
-
-                        <div class="px-4 dd-section">System</div>
-                        @if(in_array(strtolower((string) (Auth::user()->role ?? '')), ['admin', 'moderator'], true))
-                            <a class="flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5" href="{{ route('admin.usernames.moderation') }}">
-                                <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                        class="fa-solid fa-user-shield text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                                Username Moderation
-                            </a>
-                        @endif
-                        <form method="POST" action="{{ route('logout') }}">
-                            @csrf
-                            <button type="submit" class="w-full text-left flex items-center gap-3 px-4 py-2 text-sm hover:bg-white/5">
-                                <span class="w-8 h-8 rounded-lg bg-white/5 inline-flex items-center justify-center mr-3"><i
-                                        class="fa-solid fa-sign-out text-sb-muted"></i></span>
-                                Logout
-                            </button>
-                        </form>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        @else
-            <!-- Guest: show simple Join / Sign in links -->
-            <div class="hidden md:flex items-center gap-3">
-                <a href="/register"
-                    class="px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm text-sb-muted hover:text-white hover:bg-white/5">Join</a>
-                <a href="/login"
-                    class="px-3 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm text-sb-muted hover:text-white hover:bg-white/5">Sign in</a>
-            </div>
-        @endauth
-    </div>
-</header>
-
-<!-- MOBILE MENU -->
-<div class="hidden fixed top-16 left-0 right-0 bg-neutral-950 border-b border-neutral-800 p-4" id="mobileMenu">
-    <div class="space-y-2">
-        @guest
-            <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="/signup">Join</a>
-            <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="/login">Sign in</a>
-        @endguest
-        <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="/browse">All Artworks</a>
-        <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="/photography">Photography</a>
-        <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="/wallpapers">Wallpapers</a>
-        <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="/skins">Skins</a>
-        <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="/other">Other</a>
-        <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="/featured-artworks">Featured</a>
-        <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="/forum">Forum</a>
-        @auth
-            @php
-                $toolbarMobileUsername = strtolower((string) (Auth::user()->username ?? ''));
-                $toolbarMobileProfile = Route::has('profile.show') ? route('profile.show', ['username' => $toolbarMobileUsername]) : '/@'.$toolbarMobileUsername;
-            @endphp
-            <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="{{ $toolbarMobileProfile }}">Profile</a>
-        @else
-            <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="/profile">Profile</a>
-        @endauth
-        @auth
-            @if(in_array(strtolower((string) (Auth::user()->role ?? '')), ['admin', 'moderator'], true))
-                <a class="block py-2 border-b border-neutral-900" href="{{ route('admin.usernames.moderation') }}">Username Moderation</a>
-            @endif
-        @endauth
-        <a class="block py-2" href="/settings">Settings</a>
-    </div>
-</div>
diff --git a/resources/views/studio.blade.php b/resources/views/studio.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1cf125c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/studio.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+@extends('layouts.nova')
+
+@push('head')
+    <meta name="csrf-token" content="{{ csrf_token() }}" />
+    @vite(['resources/js/studio.jsx'])
+    <style>
+        body.page-studio main { padding-top: 4rem; }
+    </style>
+    <script>
+        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
+            document.body.classList.add('page-studio')
+        })
+    </script>
+@endpush
+
+@section('content')
+    @inertia
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/web/discover/index.blade.php b/resources/views/web/discover/index.blade.php
index d797f468..d093cc55 100644
--- a/resources/views/web/discover/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/web/discover/index.blade.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
             @php
                 $sections = [
                     'trending'        => ['label' => 'Trending',        'icon' => 'fa-fire'],
+                    'rising'          => ['label' => 'Rising',          'icon' => 'fa-rocket'],
                     'fresh'           => ['label' => 'Fresh',           'icon' => 'fa-bolt'],
                     'top-rated'       => ['label' => 'Top Rated',       'icon' => 'fa-medal'],
                     'most-downloaded' => ['label' => 'Most Downloaded', 'icon' => 'fa-download'],
diff --git a/resources/views/web/featured-artworks.blade.php b/resources/views/web/featured-artworks.blade.php
index 658200bb..b9cec9e7 100644
--- a/resources/views/web/featured-artworks.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/web/featured-artworks.blade.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                 @php
                     $card = (object) [
                         'url' => url('/art/' . ($art->id ?? '') . '/' . \Illuminate\Support\Str::slug($art->name ?? '')),
-                        'thumb' => $art->thumb_url ?? '/gfx/sb_join.jpg',
+                        'thumb' => $art->thumb_url ?? 'https://files.skinbase.org/default/missing_md.webp',
                         'thumb_srcset' => $art->thumb_srcset ?? null,
                         'name' => $art->name ?? '',
                         'uname' => $art->uname ?? 'Unknown',
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index b15af3c4..f2ba92b8 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ Route::prefix('rank')->name('api.rank.')->middleware(['throttle:60,1'])->group(f
  * GET /api/v1/artworks/{slug}
  * GET /api/v1/categories/{slug}/artworks
  */
+
+// ── Studio Pro API (authenticated) ─────────────────────────────────────────────
+Route::middleware(['web', 'auth'])->prefix('studio')->name('api.studio.')->group(function () {
+    Route::get('artworks',               [\App\Http\Controllers\Studio\StudioArtworksApiController::class, 'index'])->name('artworks.index');
+    Route::post('artworks/bulk',         [\App\Http\Controllers\Studio\StudioArtworksApiController::class, 'bulk'])->name('artworks.bulk');
+    Route::put('artworks/{id}',           [\App\Http\Controllers\Studio\StudioArtworksApiController::class, 'update'])->whereNumber('id')->name('artworks.update');
+    Route::post('artworks/{id}/toggle',  [\App\Http\Controllers\Studio\StudioArtworksApiController::class, 'toggle'])->whereNumber('id')->name('artworks.toggle');
+    Route::get('artworks/{id}/analytics', [\App\Http\Controllers\Studio\StudioArtworksApiController::class, 'analytics'])->whereNumber('id')->name('artworks.analytics');
+    Route::post('artworks/{id}/replace-file', [\App\Http\Controllers\Studio\StudioArtworksApiController::class, 'replaceFile'])->whereNumber('id')->name('artworks.replaceFile');
+    Route::get('tags/search',            [\App\Http\Controllers\Studio\StudioArtworksApiController::class, 'searchTags'])->name('tags.search');
+});
+
 Route::prefix('v1')->name('api.v1.')->group(function () {
     // Public browse feed (authoritative tables only)
     Route::get('browse', [\App\Http\Controllers\Api\BrowseController::class, 'index'])
diff --git a/routes/console.php b/routes/console.php
index 8667d66d..9c3716ea 100644
--- a/routes/console.php
+++ b/routes/console.php
@@ -64,6 +64,29 @@ Schedule::command('skinbase:prune-view-events --days=90')
     ->name('prune-view-events')
     ->withoutOverlapping();
 
+// ── Similar Artworks (Hybrid Recommender) ──────────────────────────────────────
+// Build co-occurrence pairs from favourites every 4 hours.
+Schedule::job(new \App\Jobs\RecBuildItemPairsFromFavouritesJob())
+    ->everyFourHours()
+    ->name('rec-build-item-pairs')
+    ->withoutOverlapping();
+
+// Nightly: recompute tag, behavior, and hybrid similarity lists.
+Schedule::job(new \App\Jobs\RecComputeSimilarByTagsJob())
+    ->dailyAt('02:00')
+    ->name('rec-compute-tags')
+    ->withoutOverlapping();
+
+Schedule::job(new \App\Jobs\RecComputeSimilarByBehaviorJob())
+    ->dailyAt('02:15')
+    ->name('rec-compute-behavior')
+    ->withoutOverlapping();
+
+Schedule::job(new \App\Jobs\RecComputeSimilarHybridJob())
+    ->dailyAt('02:30')
+    ->name('rec-compute-hybrid')
+    ->withoutOverlapping();
+
 // ── Ranking Engine V2 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 // Recalculate ranking_score + engagement_velocity every 30 minutes.
 // Also syncs V2 scores to rank_artwork_scores so list builds benefit.
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 562b84d7..c4502934 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ use Inertia\Inertia;
 // ── DISCOVER routes (/discover/*) ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 Route::prefix('discover')->name('discover.')->group(function () {
     Route::get('/trending',        [DiscoverController::class, 'trending'])->name('trending');
+    Route::get('/rising',          [DiscoverController::class, 'rising'])->name('rising');
     Route::get('/fresh',           [DiscoverController::class, 'fresh'])->name('fresh');
     Route::get('/top-rated',       [DiscoverController::class, 'topRated'])->name('top-rated');
     Route::get('/most-downloaded', [DiscoverController::class, 'mostDownloaded'])->name('most-downloaded');
@@ -236,6 +237,18 @@ Route::middleware(['auth', \App\Http\Middleware\NoIndexDashboard::class])->prefi
     Route::get('/awards', [\App\Http\Controllers\Dashboard\DashboardAwardsController::class, 'index'])->name('awards');
 });
 
+// ── Studio Pro (Creator Artwork Manager) ────────────────────────────────────
+use App\Http\Controllers\Studio\StudioController;
+Route::middleware(['auth', 'ensure.onboarding.complete'])->prefix('studio')->name('studio.')->group(function () {
+    Route::get('/',                          [StudioController::class, 'index'])->name('index');
+    Route::get('/artworks',                  [StudioController::class, 'artworks'])->name('artworks');
+    Route::get('/artworks/drafts',           [StudioController::class, 'drafts'])->name('drafts');
+    Route::get('/artworks/archived',         [StudioController::class, 'archived'])->name('archived');
+    Route::get('/artworks/{id}/edit',        [StudioController::class, 'edit'])->whereNumber('id')->name('artworks.edit');
+    Route::get('/artworks/{id}/analytics',   [StudioController::class, 'analytics'])->whereNumber('id')->name('artworks.analytics');
+    Route::get('/analytics',                 [StudioController::class, 'analyticsOverview'])->name('analytics');
+});
+
 Route::middleware(['auth', 'normalize.username', 'ensure.onboarding.complete'])->group(function () {
     // Redirect legacy `/profile` edit path to canonical dashboard profile route.
     Route::get('/profile', function () {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/DiscoverRisingTest.php b/tests/Feature/DiscoverRisingTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0432c13c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/DiscoverRisingTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Services\ArtworkService;
+use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    $this->artworksMock = Mockery::mock(ArtworkService::class);
+    $this->artworksMock->shouldReceive('getFeaturedArtworks')
+        ->andReturn(new LengthAwarePaginator(collect(), 0, 20, 1))
+        ->byDefault();
+    $this->artworksMock->shouldReceive('getLatestArtworks')
+        ->andReturn(collect())
+        ->byDefault();
+    $this->app->instance(ArtworkService::class, $this->artworksMock);
+});
+
+it('GET /discover/rising returns 200', function () {
+    $this->get('/discover/rising')
+        ->assertStatus(200);
+});
+
+it('/discover/rising page contains Rising Now heading', function () {
+    $this->get('/discover/rising')
+        ->assertStatus(200)
+        ->assertSee('Rising Now', false);
+});
+
+it('/discover/rising page includes the rising section pill as active', function () {
+    $this->get('/discover/rising')
+        ->assertStatus(200)
+        ->assertSee('bg-sky-600', false);
+});
+
+it('GET /discover/trending still returns 200', function () {
+    $this->get('/discover/trending')
+        ->assertStatus(200);
+});
+
+it('home page still renders with rising section data', function () {
+    $this->get('/')
+        ->assertStatus(200);
+});
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Recommendations/SimilarArtworksHybridTest.php b/tests/Feature/Recommendations/SimilarArtworksHybridTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43d85685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Recommendations/SimilarArtworksHybridTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,430 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use App\Jobs\RecBuildItemPairsFromFavouritesJob;
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Models\ArtworkFavourite;
+use App\Models\Category;
+use App\Models\RecArtworkRec;
+use App\Models\RecItemPair;
+use App\Models\Tag;
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Services\Recommendations\HybridSimilarArtworksService;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    config(['scout.driver' => 'null']);
+    Cache::flush();
+});
+
+// ─── Helper ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function createPublicArtwork(array $attrs = []): Artwork
+{
+    return Artwork::withoutEvents(function () use ($attrs) {
+        return Artwork::factory()->create(array_merge([
+            'is_public'    => true,
+            'is_approved'  => true,
+            'published_at' => now()->subHour(),
+        ], $attrs));
+    });
+}
+
+// ─── API returns fallback if precomputed list is missing ───────────────────────
+
+it('returns fallback results when no precomputed similar list exists', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+
+    // Create some other artworks so the trending fallback can find them
+    $other1 = createPublicArtwork(['published_at' => now()->subMinutes(10)]);
+    $other2 = createPublicArtwork(['published_at' => now()->subMinutes(20)]);
+
+    $service = app(HybridSimilarArtworksService::class);
+    $result  = $service->forArtwork($artwork->id, 12);
+
+    // Should still return artworks via trending fallback, not an empty set
+    expect($result)->toBeInstanceOf(\Illuminate\Support\Collection::class)
+        ->and($result)->not->toBeEmpty();
+});
+
+it('returns empty collection for non-existent artwork', function () {
+    $service = app(HybridSimilarArtworksService::class);
+    $result  = $service->forArtwork(999999, 12);
+
+    expect($result)->toBeEmpty();
+});
+
+it('returns similar_tags list when hybrid is missing', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+    $similar1 = createPublicArtwork();
+    $similar2 = createPublicArtwork();
+
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_tags',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => [$similar1->id, $similar2->id],
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $service = app(HybridSimilarArtworksService::class);
+    $result  = $service->forArtwork($artwork->id, 12);
+
+    expect($result)->toHaveCount(2)
+        ->and($result->pluck('id')->all())->toEqual([$similar1->id, $similar2->id]);
+});
+
+// ─── Ordering is preserved ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+it('preserves precomputed ordering exactly', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+    $a = createPublicArtwork();
+    $b = createPublicArtwork();
+    $c = createPublicArtwork();
+    $d = createPublicArtwork();
+
+    // Deliberate non-sequential order
+    $orderedIds = [$c->id, $a->id, $d->id, $b->id];
+
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_hybrid',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => $orderedIds,
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $service = app(HybridSimilarArtworksService::class);
+    $result  = $service->forArtwork($artwork->id, 12);
+
+    expect($result->pluck('id')->all())->toEqual($orderedIds);
+});
+
+it('falls through from hybrid to tags preserving order', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+    $a = createPublicArtwork();
+    $b = createPublicArtwork();
+
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_tags',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => [$b->id, $a->id],
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $service = app(HybridSimilarArtworksService::class);
+    $result  = $service->forArtwork($artwork->id, 12);
+
+    expect($result->pluck('id')->all())->toEqual([$b->id, $a->id]);
+});
+
+// ─── Diversity cap (max per author) is enforced ────────────────────────────────
+
+it('enforces author diversity cap at runtime', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+
+    // One author with 4 artworks
+    $author = User::factory()->create();
+    $sameAuthor1 = createPublicArtwork(['user_id' => $author->id]);
+    $sameAuthor2 = createPublicArtwork(['user_id' => $author->id]);
+    $sameAuthor3 = createPublicArtwork(['user_id' => $author->id]);
+    $sameAuthor4 = createPublicArtwork(['user_id' => $author->id]);
+
+    // Another author with 1 artwork
+    $otherAuthor = User::factory()->create();
+    $diffAuthor = createPublicArtwork(['user_id' => $otherAuthor->id]);
+
+    // Put all 5 in the precomputed list — same author dominates
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_hybrid',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => [
+            $sameAuthor1->id,
+            $sameAuthor2->id,
+            $sameAuthor3->id,
+            $sameAuthor4->id,
+            $diffAuthor->id,
+        ],
+        'computed_at' => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    config(['recommendations.similarity.max_per_author' => 2]);
+
+    $service = app(HybridSimilarArtworksService::class);
+    $result  = $service->forArtwork($artwork->id, 12);
+
+    // Max 2 from same author, 1 from different author = 3 total
+    $resultByAuthor = $result->groupBy('user_id');
+    foreach ($resultByAuthor as $authorId => $artworks) {
+        expect($artworks->count())->toBeLessThanOrEqual(2);
+    }
+    expect($result)->toHaveCount(3);
+});
+
+// ─── Pair building doesn't explode per user ────────────────────────────────────
+
+it('caps pairs per user to avoid combinatorial explosion', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+    // Create exactly 5 artworks with favourites (bypass observers to avoid SQLite GREATEST issue)
+    $artworks = [];
+    for ($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
+        $art = createPublicArtwork();
+        $artworks[] = $art;
+        DB::table('artwork_favourites')->insert([
+            'user_id'    => $user->id,
+            'artwork_id' => $art->id,
+            'created_at' => now()->subMinutes($i),
+            'updated_at' => now()->subMinutes($i),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    $job = new RecBuildItemPairsFromFavouritesJob();
+    $pairs = $job->pairsForUser($user->id, 5);
+
+    // C(5,2) = 10 pairs max
+    expect($pairs)->toHaveCount(10);
+
+    // Verify each pair is ordered (a < b)
+    foreach ($pairs as [$a, $b]) {
+        expect($a)->toBeLessThan($b);
+    }
+});
+
+it('respects the favourites cap for pair generation', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+
+    // Create 10 favourites (bypass observers)
+    for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
+        $art = createPublicArtwork();
+        DB::table('artwork_favourites')->insert([
+            'user_id'    => $user->id,
+            'artwork_id' => $art->id,
+            'created_at' => now()->subMinutes($i),
+            'updated_at' => now()->subMinutes($i),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    // Cap at 3 → C(3,2) = 3 pairs
+    $job = new RecBuildItemPairsFromFavouritesJob();
+    $pairs = $job->pairsForUser($user->id, 3);
+
+    expect($pairs)->toHaveCount(3);
+});
+
+it('returns empty pairs for user with only one favourite', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+    $art = createPublicArtwork();
+    DB::table('artwork_favourites')->insert([
+        'user_id'    => $user->id,
+        'artwork_id' => $art->id,
+        'created_at' => now(),
+        'updated_at' => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $job = new RecBuildItemPairsFromFavouritesJob();
+    $pairs = $job->pairsForUser($user->id, 50);
+
+    expect($pairs)->toBeEmpty();
+});
+
+// ─── API endpoint integration ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+it('returns JSON response from API endpoint with precomputed data', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+    $similar = createPublicArtwork();
+
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_hybrid',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => [$similar->id],
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $response = $this->getJson("/api/art/{$artwork->id}/similar");
+
+    $response->assertOk()
+        ->assertJsonStructure(['data'])
+        ->assertJsonCount(1, 'data');
+});
+
+it('returns 404 for non-existent artwork in API', function () {
+    $response = $this->getJson('/api/art/999999/similar');
+
+    $response->assertNotFound();
+});
+
+// ─── RecArtworkRec model ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+it('stores and retrieves rec list with correct types', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+    $ids = [10, 20, 30];
+
+    $rec = RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_hybrid',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => $ids,
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $fresh = RecArtworkRec::find($rec->id);
+    expect($fresh->recs)->toBeArray()
+        ->and($fresh->recs)->toEqual($ids)
+        ->and($fresh->artwork_id)->toBe($artwork->id);
+});
+
+// ─── Fallback priority ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+it('chooses similar_behavior when tags and hybrid are missing', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+    $beh1 = createPublicArtwork();
+    $beh2 = createPublicArtwork();
+
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_behavior',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => [$beh1->id, $beh2->id],
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $service = app(HybridSimilarArtworksService::class);
+    $result  = $service->forArtwork($artwork->id, 12);
+
+    expect($result->pluck('id')->all())->toEqual([$beh1->id, $beh2->id]);
+});
+
+it('filters out unpublished artworks from precomputed list', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+    $published = createPublicArtwork();
+    $unpublished = Artwork::withoutEvents(function () {
+        return Artwork::factory()->unpublished()->create();
+    });
+
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_hybrid',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => [$unpublished->id, $published->id],
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $service = app(HybridSimilarArtworksService::class);
+    $result  = $service->forArtwork($artwork->id, 12);
+
+    expect($result->pluck('id')->all())->toEqual([$published->id]);
+});
+
+// ─── Type query param support (spec §8) ────────────────────────────────────────
+
+it('returns specific rec type when ?type=tags is passed', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+    $tagSimilar = createPublicArtwork();
+    $behSimilar = createPublicArtwork();
+
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_tags',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => [$tagSimilar->id],
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_behavior',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => [$behSimilar->id],
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $service = app(HybridSimilarArtworksService::class);
+    $result  = $service->forArtwork($artwork->id, 12, 'tags');
+
+    expect($result->pluck('id')->all())->toEqual([$tagSimilar->id]);
+});
+
+it('returns behavior list when ?type=behavior is passed', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+    $behSimilar = createPublicArtwork();
+    $tagSimilar = createPublicArtwork();
+
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_tags',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => [$tagSimilar->id],
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_behavior',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => [$behSimilar->id],
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $service = app(HybridSimilarArtworksService::class);
+    $result  = $service->forArtwork($artwork->id, 12, 'behavior');
+
+    expect($result->pluck('id')->all())->toEqual([$behSimilar->id]);
+});
+
+it('passes type query param from API endpoint', function () {
+    $artwork = createPublicArtwork();
+    $tagSimilar = createPublicArtwork();
+
+    RecArtworkRec::create([
+        'artwork_id'    => $artwork->id,
+        'rec_type'      => 'similar_tags',
+        'model_version' => 'sim_v1',
+        'recs'          => [$tagSimilar->id],
+        'computed_at'   => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $response = $this->getJson("/api/art/{$artwork->id}/similar?type=tags");
+
+    $response->assertOk()
+        ->assertJsonCount(1, 'data');
+});
+
+// ─── Cosine normalized pair weights ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+it('produces cosine-normalized weights in pair builder', function () {
+    // User A: likes artwork 1, 2
+    $userA = User::factory()->create();
+    $art1 = createPublicArtwork();
+    $art2 = createPublicArtwork();
+    DB::table('artwork_favourites')->insert([
+        ['user_id' => $userA->id, 'artwork_id' => $art1->id, 'created_at' => now(), 'updated_at' => now()],
+        ['user_id' => $userA->id, 'artwork_id' => $art2->id, 'created_at' => now(), 'updated_at' => now()],
+    ]);
+
+    // User B: also likes artwork 1, 2
+    $userB = User::factory()->create();
+    DB::table('artwork_favourites')->insert([
+        ['user_id' => $userB->id, 'artwork_id' => $art1->id, 'created_at' => now(), 'updated_at' => now()],
+        ['user_id' => $userB->id, 'artwork_id' => $art2->id, 'created_at' => now(), 'updated_at' => now()],
+    ]);
+
+    $job = new RecBuildItemPairsFromFavouritesJob();
+    $job->handle();
+
+    $pair = RecItemPair::query()
+        ->where('a_artwork_id', min($art1->id, $art2->id))
+        ->where('b_artwork_id', max($art1->id, $art2->id))
+        ->first();
+
+    expect($pair)->not->toBeNull();
+    // co_like = 2 (both users liked both), likes_A = 2, likes_B = 2
+    // S_beh = 2 / sqrt(2 * 2) = 2 / 2 = 1.0
+    expect($pair->weight)->toBe(1.0);
+});
diff --git a/tests/Feature/RisingEngineTest.php b/tests/Feature/RisingEngineTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2dfb9a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/RisingEngineTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Models\ArtworkStats;
+use App\Models\ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+
+/**
+ * Helper: create an artwork row without triggering observers (avoids GREATEST() SQLite issue).
+ */
+function createArtworkWithoutObserver(array $attrs = []): Artwork
+{
+    return Artwork::withoutEvents(function () use ($attrs) {
+        return Artwork::factory()->create($attrs);
+    });
+}
+
+// ─── Snapshot Collection Command ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+it('nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly runs without errors', function () {
+    $this->artisan('nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly --dry-run')
+        ->assertSuccessful();
+});
+
+it('creates snapshot rows for eligible artworks', function () {
+    $artwork = createArtworkWithoutObserver([
+        'is_approved' => true,
+        'is_public'   => true,
+        'published_at' => now()->subDay(),
+    ]);
+
+    ArtworkStats::upsert([
+        [
+            'artwork_id'  => $artwork->id,
+            'views'       => 100,
+            'downloads'   => 10,
+            'favorites'   => 5,
+            'comments_count' => 2,
+            'shares_count'   => 1,
+        ],
+    ], ['artwork_id']);
+
+    $this->artisan('nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly')
+        ->assertSuccessful();
+
+    $snapshot = ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)->first();
+    expect($snapshot)->not->toBeNull();
+    expect((int) $snapshot->views_count)->toBe(100);
+    expect((int) $snapshot->downloads_count)->toBe(10);
+    expect((int) $snapshot->favourites_count)->toBe(5);
+});
+
+it('upserts on duplicate bucket_hour', function () {
+    $artwork = createArtworkWithoutObserver([
+        'is_approved' => true,
+        'is_public'   => true,
+        'published_at' => now()->subDay(),
+    ]);
+
+    ArtworkStats::upsert([
+        [
+            'artwork_id' => $artwork->id,
+            'views'      => 50,
+            'downloads'  => 5,
+            'favorites'  => 2,
+        ],
+    ], ['artwork_id']);
+
+    // Run twice — should not throw
+    $this->artisan('nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly')->assertSuccessful();
+
+    // Update stats and run again
+    ArtworkStats::where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)->update(['views' => 75]);
+    $this->artisan('nova:metrics-snapshot-hourly')->assertSuccessful();
+
+    $count = ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)->count();
+    expect($count)->toBe(1); // upserted, not duplicated
+
+    $snapshot = ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)->first();
+    expect((int) $snapshot->views_count)->toBe(75);
+});
+
+// ─── Heat Recalculation Command ────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+it('nova:recalculate-heat runs without errors', function () {
+    $this->artisan('nova:recalculate-heat --dry-run')
+        ->assertSuccessful();
+});
+
+it('computes heat_score from snapshot deltas', function () {
+    $artwork = createArtworkWithoutObserver([
+        'is_approved' => true,
+        'is_public'   => true,
+        'published_at' => now()->subHours(2),
+    ]);
+
+    ArtworkStats::upsert([
+        ['artwork_id' => $artwork->id, 'views' => 0, 'downloads' => 0, 'favorites' => 0],
+    ], ['artwork_id']);
+
+    $prevHour    = now()->startOfHour()->subHour();
+    $currentHour = now()->startOfHour();
+
+    // Previous hour snapshot
+    ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::create([
+        'artwork_id'       => $artwork->id,
+        'bucket_hour'      => $prevHour,
+        'views_count'      => 10,
+        'downloads_count'  => 2,
+        'favourites_count' => 1,
+        'comments_count'   => 0,
+        'shares_count'     => 0,
+    ]);
+
+    // Current hour snapshot (engagement grew)
+    ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::create([
+        'artwork_id'       => $artwork->id,
+        'bucket_hour'      => $currentHour,
+        'views_count'      => 30,
+        'downloads_count'  => 5,
+        'favourites_count' => 4,
+        'comments_count'   => 2,
+        'shares_count'     => 1,
+    ]);
+
+    $this->artisan('nova:recalculate-heat')
+        ->assertSuccessful();
+
+    $stat = ArtworkStats::where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)->first();
+    expect((float) $stat->heat_score)->toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    // Verify delta values cached on stats
+    expect((int) $stat->views_1h)->toBe(20);       // 30 - 10
+    expect((int) $stat->downloads_1h)->toBe(3);     // 5 - 2
+    expect((int) $stat->favourites_1h)->toBe(3);    // 4 - 1
+    expect((int) $stat->comments_1h)->toBe(2);      // 2 - 0
+    expect((int) $stat->shares_1h)->toBe(1);        // 1 - 0
+});
+
+it('handles negative deltas gracefully by clamping to zero', function () {
+    $artwork = createArtworkWithoutObserver([
+        'is_approved' => true,
+        'is_public'   => true,
+        'published_at' => now()->subHour(),
+    ]);
+
+    ArtworkStats::upsert([
+        ['artwork_id' => $artwork->id, 'views' => 0, 'downloads' => 0, 'favorites' => 0],
+    ], ['artwork_id']);
+
+    $prevHour    = now()->startOfHour()->subHour();
+    $currentHour = now()->startOfHour();
+
+    // Simulate counter reset: current < previous
+    ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::create([
+        'artwork_id'       => $artwork->id,
+        'bucket_hour'      => $prevHour,
+        'views_count'      => 100,
+        'downloads_count'  => 50,
+        'favourites_count' => 20,
+        'comments_count'   => 10,
+        'shares_count'     => 5,
+    ]);
+
+    ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::create([
+        'artwork_id'       => $artwork->id,
+        'bucket_hour'      => $currentHour,
+        'views_count'      => 50,  // < prev
+        'downloads_count'  => 30,  // < prev
+        'favourites_count' => 10,  // < prev
+        'comments_count'   => 5,   // < prev
+        'shares_count'     => 2,   // < prev
+    ]);
+
+    $this->artisan('nova:recalculate-heat')
+        ->assertSuccessful();
+
+    $stat = ArtworkStats::where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)->first();
+    expect((float) $stat->heat_score)->toBe(0.0); // all deltas negative → clamped to 0
+    expect((int) $stat->views_1h)->toBe(0);
+    expect((int) $stat->downloads_1h)->toBe(0);
+});
+
+// ─── Pruning Command ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+it('nova:prune-metric-snapshots removes old data', function () {
+    $artwork = createArtworkWithoutObserver([
+        'is_approved' => true,
+        'is_public'   => true,
+        'published_at' => now()->subDays(30),
+    ]);
+
+    // Old snapshot (10 days ago)
+    ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::create([
+        'artwork_id'       => $artwork->id,
+        'bucket_hour'      => now()->subDays(10)->startOfHour(),
+        'views_count'      => 50,
+        'downloads_count'  => 5,
+        'favourites_count' => 2,
+        'comments_count'   => 0,
+        'shares_count'     => 0,
+    ]);
+
+    // Recent snapshot (1 hour ago)
+    ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::create([
+        'artwork_id'       => $artwork->id,
+        'bucket_hour'      => now()->subHour()->startOfHour(),
+        'views_count'      => 100,
+        'downloads_count'  => 10,
+        'favourites_count' => 5,
+        'comments_count'   => 1,
+        'shares_count'     => 0,
+    ]);
+
+    $this->artisan('nova:prune-metric-snapshots --keep-days=7')
+        ->assertSuccessful();
+
+    $remaining = ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::where('artwork_id', $artwork->id)->count();
+    expect($remaining)->toBe(1); // only the recent one survives
+});
+
+// ─── Heat Formula Unit Check ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+it('heat formula applies age factor correctly', function () {
+    // Newer artwork should get higher heat than older one with same deltas
+    $newArtwork = createArtworkWithoutObserver([
+        'is_approved' => true,
+        'is_public'   => true,
+        'published_at' => now()->subHours(1),
+        'created_at'   => now()->subHours(1),
+    ]);
+
+    $oldArtwork = createArtworkWithoutObserver([
+        'is_approved' => true,
+        'is_public'   => true,
+        'published_at' => now()->subDays(30),
+        'created_at'   => now()->subDays(30),
+    ]);
+
+    $prevHour    = now()->startOfHour()->subHour();
+    $currentHour = now()->startOfHour();
+
+    foreach ([$newArtwork, $oldArtwork] as $art) {
+        ArtworkStats::upsert([
+            ['artwork_id' => $art->id, 'views' => 0, 'downloads' => 0, 'favorites' => 0],
+        ], ['artwork_id']);
+
+        ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::create([
+            'artwork_id'       => $art->id,
+            'bucket_hour'      => $prevHour,
+            'views_count'      => 0,
+            'downloads_count'  => 0,
+            'favourites_count' => 0,
+            'comments_count'   => 0,
+            'shares_count'     => 0,
+        ]);
+
+        ArtworkMetricSnapshotHourly::create([
+            'artwork_id'       => $art->id,
+            'bucket_hour'      => $currentHour,
+            'views_count'      => 100,
+            'downloads_count'  => 10,
+            'favourites_count' => 5,
+            'comments_count'   => 3,
+            'shares_count'     => 2,
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    $this->artisan('nova:recalculate-heat')->assertSuccessful();
+
+    $newStat = ArtworkStats::where('artwork_id', $newArtwork->id)->first();
+    $oldStat = ArtworkStats::where('artwork_id', $oldArtwork->id)->first();
+
+    expect((float) $newStat->heat_score)->toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect((float) $oldStat->heat_score)->toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    // Newer artwork should have higher heat score due to age factor
+    expect((float) $newStat->heat_score)->toBeGreaterThan((float) $oldStat->heat_score);
+});
diff --git a/tests/Feature/StudioTest.php b/tests/Feature/StudioTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d92912c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/StudioTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Models\Artwork;
+use App\Models\ArtworkStats;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+/**
+ * Helper: create an artwork without triggering observers (avoids GREATEST() SQLite issue).
+ */
+function studioArtwork(array $attrs = []): Artwork
+{
+    return Artwork::withoutEvents(fn () => Artwork::factory()->create($attrs));
+}
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    // Register GREATEST() polyfill for SQLite (used by observers on user_statistics)
+    if (DB::connection()->getDriverName() === 'sqlite') {
+        DB::connection()->getPdo()->sqliteCreateFunction('GREATEST', function (...$args) {
+            return max($args);
+        }, -1);
+    }
+
+    $this->user = User::factory()->create();
+    $this->actingAs($this->user);
+});
+
+// ── Route Auth Tests ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('studio routes require authentication', function () {
+    auth()->logout();
+
+    $routes = [
+        '/studio',
+        '/studio/artworks',
+        '/studio/artworks/drafts',
+        '/studio/artworks/archived',
+    ];
+
+    foreach ($routes as $route) {
+        $this->get($route)->assertRedirect('/login');
+    }
+});
+
+test('studio dashboard loads for authenticated user', function () {
+    $this->get('/studio')
+        ->assertStatus(200);
+});
+
+test('studio artworks page loads', function () {
+    $this->get('/studio/artworks')
+        ->assertStatus(200);
+});
+
+test('studio drafts page loads', function () {
+    $this->get('/studio/artworks/drafts')
+        ->assertStatus(200);
+});
+
+test('studio archived page loads', function () {
+    $this->get('/studio/artworks/archived')
+        ->assertStatus(200);
+});
+
+// ── API Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('studio api requires authentication', function () {
+    auth()->logout();
+
+    $this->getJson('/api/studio/artworks')
+        ->assertStatus(401);
+});
+
+test('studio api returns artworks for authenticated user', function () {
+    // Create artworks for this user
+    $artwork = studioArtwork([
+        'user_id'   => $this->user->id,
+        'is_public' => true,
+        'is_approved' => true,
+    ]);
+
+    ArtworkStats::create([
+        'artwork_id' => $artwork->id,
+        'views'      => 100,
+        'downloads'  => 10,
+        'favorites'  => 5,
+    ]);
+
+    $this->getJson('/api/studio/artworks')
+        ->assertStatus(200)
+        ->assertJsonStructure([
+            'data' => [['id', 'title', 'slug', 'views', 'favourites']],
+            'meta' => ['current_page', 'last_page', 'per_page', 'total'],
+        ]);
+});
+
+test('studio api does not return other users artworks', function () {
+    $otherUser = User::factory()->create();
+    studioArtwork([
+        'user_id'   => $otherUser->id,
+        'is_public' => true,
+        'is_approved' => true,
+    ]);
+
+    $this->getJson('/api/studio/artworks')
+        ->assertStatus(200)
+        ->assertJsonCount(0, 'data');
+});
+
+// ── Bulk Action Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('bulk archive works on owned artworks', function () {
+    $artwork = studioArtwork([
+        'user_id'   => $this->user->id,
+        'is_public' => true,
+    ]);
+
+    $this->postJson('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', [
+        'action'      => 'archive',
+        'artwork_ids' => [$artwork->id],
+    ])
+        ->assertStatus(200)
+        ->assertJsonPath('success', 1);
+
+    expect($artwork->fresh()->trashed())->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+test('bulk delete requires confirmation', function () {
+    $artwork = studioArtwork(['user_id' => $this->user->id]);
+
+    $this->postJson('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', [
+        'action'      => 'delete',
+        'artwork_ids' => [$artwork->id],
+    ])
+        ->assertStatus(422);
+});
+
+test('bulk delete with confirmation works', function () {
+    $artwork = studioArtwork(['user_id' => $this->user->id]);
+
+    $this->postJson('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', [
+        'action'      => 'delete',
+        'artwork_ids' => [$artwork->id],
+        'confirm'     => 'DELETE',
+    ])
+        ->assertStatus(200)
+        ->assertJsonPath('success', 1);
+});
+
+test('bulk publish on owned artworks', function () {
+    $artwork = studioArtwork([
+        'user_id'   => $this->user->id,
+        'is_public' => false,
+    ]);
+
+    $this->postJson('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', [
+        'action'      => 'publish',
+        'artwork_ids' => [$artwork->id],
+    ])
+        ->assertStatus(200)
+        ->assertJsonPath('success', 1);
+
+    expect($artwork->fresh()->is_public)->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+test('bulk action cannot modify other users artworks', function () {
+    $otherUser = User::factory()->create();
+    $artwork = studioArtwork(['user_id' => $otherUser->id]);
+
+    $this->postJson('/api/studio/artworks/bulk', [
+        'action'      => 'archive',
+        'artwork_ids' => [$artwork->id],
+    ])
+        ->assertStatus(422)
+        ->assertJsonPath('success', 0)
+        ->assertJsonPath('failed', 1);
+});
+
+// ── Toggle Tests ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('toggle publish on single artwork', function () {
+    $artwork = studioArtwork([
+        'user_id'   => $this->user->id,
+        'is_public' => false,
+    ]);
+
+    $this->postJson("/api/studio/artworks/{$artwork->id}/toggle", [
+        'action' => 'publish',
+    ])
+        ->assertStatus(200)
+        ->assertJsonPath('success', true);
+
+    expect($artwork->fresh()->is_public)->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+test('toggle on non-owned artwork returns 404', function () {
+    $otherUser = User::factory()->create();
+    $artwork = studioArtwork(['user_id' => $otherUser->id]);
+
+    $this->postJson("/api/studio/artworks/{$artwork->id}/toggle", [
+        'action' => 'archive',
+    ])
+        ->assertStatus(404);
+});
+
+// ── Analytics API Tests ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+test('analytics api returns artwork stats', function () {
+    $artwork = studioArtwork(['user_id' => $this->user->id]);
+    ArtworkStats::create([
+        'artwork_id'     => $artwork->id,
+        'views'          => 500,
+        'downloads'      => 20,
+        'favorites'      => 30,
+        'shares_count'   => 10,
+        'comments_count' => 5,
+        'ranking_score'  => 42.5,
+        'heat_score'     => 8.3,
+    ]);
+
+    $this->getJson("/api/studio/artworks/{$artwork->id}/analytics")
+        ->assertStatus(200)
+        ->assertJsonStructure([
+            'artwork' => ['id', 'title', 'slug'],
+            'analytics' => ['views', 'favourites', 'shares', 'comments', 'downloads', 'ranking_score', 'heat_score'],
+        ]);
+});
+
+test('analytics api denies access to other users artwork', function () {
+    $otherUser = User::factory()->create();
+    $artwork = studioArtwork(['user_id' => $otherUser->id]);
+
+    $this->getJson("/api/studio/artworks/{$artwork->id}/analytics")
+        ->assertStatus(404);
+});
+
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 40035e6c..f515624a 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -15,14 +15,46 @@ export default defineConfig({
                 'resources/js/entry-masonry-gallery.jsx',
                 'resources/js/entry-pill-carousel.jsx',
                 'resources/js/upload.jsx',
+                'resources/js/studio.jsx',
                 'resources/js/Pages/ArtworkPage.jsx',
                 'resources/js/Pages/Home/HomePage.jsx',
                 'resources/js/Pages/Community/LatestCommentsPage.jsx',
                 'resources/js/Pages/Messages/Index.jsx',
             ],
-            refresh: true,
+            // Only watch Blade templates & routes for full-reload triggers
+            // (instead of `true` which watches the entire project tree)
+            refresh: [
+                'resources/views/**',
+                'routes/**',
+            ],
         }),
     ],
+
+    server: {
+        watch: {
+            // Exclude heavy dirs from the filesystem watcher to cut memory
+            ignored: [
+                '**/node_modules/**',
+                '**/vendor/**',
+                '**/storage/**',
+                '**/public/build/**',
+                '**/.git/**',
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+
+    // Pre-bundle heavy deps so Vite doesn't re-analyse them on every HMR update
+    optimizeDeps: {
+        include: [
+            'react',
+            'react-dom',
+            'react/jsx-runtime',
+            'react/jsx-dev-runtime',
+            '@inertiajs/react',
+            'framer-motion',
+        ],
+    },
+
     test: {
         environment: 'jsdom',
         globals: true,