diff --git a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/AdminConsoleFeedbackTab.tsx b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/AdminConsoleFeedbackTab.tsx
index 2ff1292dbd..a0e88f7022 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/AdminConsoleFeedbackTab.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/AdminConsoleFeedbackTab.tsx
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export function FeedbackTab({
             >
               <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-0.5">
                 <span className="block font-medium line-clamp-2">{text}</span>
-                {status && status !== "new" && (
+                {status !== "new" && (
                   <Badge className="shrink-0" variant="secondary">
                     {status}
                   </Badge>
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ function FeedbackStatusControl({
   onStatusChanged,
 }: {
   feedbackId: string;
-  currentStatus: AdminFeedbackStatus | null | undefined;
+  currentStatus: AdminFeedbackStatus | null;
   origin: string;
   onStatusChanged: (newStatus: AdminFeedbackStatus) => void;
 }) {
@@ -391,9 +391,9 @@ export function FeedbackDetail({
   onBack: () => void;
 }) {
   // Local status state: initialized from server, updated on PATCH.
-  const [localStatus, setLocalStatus] = useState<
-    AdminFeedbackStatus | null | undefined
-  >(undefined);
+  const [localStatus, setLocalStatus] = useState<AdminFeedbackStatus | null>(
+    null,
+  );
 
   const detailState: AsyncState<AdminFeedbackDto> = useAsyncLoad(
     () => getAdminFeedback(origin, feedbackId),
@@ -402,16 +402,12 @@ export function FeedbackDetail({
   );
 
   // Sync localStatus from server data on load (but not on every re-render).
+  // `status` is a required wire field — read it directly, never default a
+  // missing value to "new" (that would misreport a reviewed/archived entry).
   // biome-ignore lint/correctness/useExhaustiveDependencies: intentional — sync once when data arrives
   useEffect(() => {
     if (detailState.status === "ok") {
-      setLocalStatus(
-        (
-          detailState.data as AdminFeedbackDto & {
-            status?: AdminFeedbackStatus;
-          }
-        ).status ?? "new",
-      );
+      setLocalStatus(detailState.data.status);
     }
   }, [detailState.status === "ok"]);
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/AdminConsolePanel.tsx b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/AdminConsolePanel.tsx
index 6695852dab..d28b759ad0 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/AdminConsolePanel.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/AdminConsolePanel.tsx
@@ -591,15 +591,14 @@ function ReportsTab({
         const isProcessing = status === "processing";
         return (
           <li key={id}>
+            {/* Processing rows stay navigable: the enforcement state (progress,
+                retry, cancel) lives inside the detail view, so disabling the row
+                would hide exactly the controls an operator needs while an action
+                is pending. Detail suppresses only the resolve form for a
+                non-open report. */}
             <button
-              className={cn(
-                "w-full rounded-md border border-border/60 px-3 py-2.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-muted/40 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring",
-                isProcessing && "opacity-60 cursor-default",
-              )}
-              disabled={isProcessing}
-              onClick={() => {
-                if (!isProcessing) setSelectedId(id);
-              }}
+              className="w-full rounded-md border border-border/60 px-3 py-2.5 text-left text-sm hover:bg-muted/40 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring"
+              onClick={() => setSelectedId(id)}
               type="button"
             >
               <span className="block font-medium">{summary}</span>
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/adminConsolePanel.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/adminConsolePanel.test.mjs
index d70c2608a8..b96c0e2041 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/adminConsolePanel.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/adminConsolePanel.test.mjs
@@ -1161,73 +1161,6 @@ test("probe-no-role: disabled-mode panel renders without role badge", async () =
   await unmount();
 });
 
-// ── processing report not actionable ─────────────────────────────────────
-
-test("processing-report-not-actionable: processing report is disabled in list", async () => {
-  // Verifies that a report with status=processing is rendered as disabled/non-clickable.
-  //
-  // Mutation evidence: remove the disabled/isProcessing branch from ReportsTab →
-  // the button is enabled → test goes red.
-
-  const origin = "https://admin.example.com";
-  const pubkey = "f5".repeat(32);
-
-  const processingReport = {
-    id: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000010",
-    communityId: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002",
-    communityHost: "relay.example.com",
-    reportEventId: "aabb",
-    reporterPubkey: "ccdd",
-    targetKind: "event",
-    target: "eeff",
-    reportType: "spam",
-    status: "processing",
-    createdAt: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
-  };
-
-  setIpcHandler("admin_list_reports", () =>
-    Promise.resolve([processingReport]),
-  );
-  setIpcHandler("admin_list_feedback", () => Promise.resolve([]));
-
-  const { container, doRender, unmount } = mountPanel({ origin, pubkey });
-  await doRender();
-  await settle(30);
-
-  // The report button must exist but be disabled.
-  const buttons = container.querySelectorAll("button");
-  let reportButton = null;
-  for (const btn of buttons) {
-    const testid = btn.getAttribute("data-testid") ?? "";
-    if (testid.startsWith("admin-tab")) continue;
-    // The report row button in the list.
-    if (
-      btn.textContent?.includes("spam") ||
-      btn.textContent?.includes("processing")
-    ) {
-      reportButton = btn;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // A processing report row must render as a disabled button (non-actionable).
-  if (reportButton != null) {
-    assert.ok(
-      reportButton.disabled,
-      `processing report button must be disabled; got enabled`,
-    );
-  }
-
-  // The container should show "processing" text.
-  const text = container.textContent ?? "";
-  assert.ok(
-    text.includes("processing"),
-    `processing status must be visible; got: ${text.slice(0, 300)}`,
-  );
-
-  await unmount();
-});
-
 // ── action matrix: allowedActionsForTargetKind ────────────────────────────
 
 // Note: allowedActionsForTargetKind is a pure function tested inline via the
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/adminConsolePanelEvents.jsdom-test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/adminConsolePanelEvents.jsdom-test.mjs
index 749e9ee2fe..7632f1cb3c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/adminConsolePanelEvents.jsdom-test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/adminConsolePanelEvents.jsdom-test.mjs
@@ -1145,6 +1145,101 @@ test("report-detail-renders-structured-fields: ReportDetail shows field layout,
   await unmount();
 });
 
+test("processing-report-navigable-suppresses-resolve-form: a processing report opens into detail, shows enforcement state, and hides the resolve form", async () => {
+  // Thufir finding 4: processing rows must stay navigable. The enforcement
+  // state (progress/retry/cancel) lives inside the detail view, so disabling
+  // the row hides exactly the UI an operator needs while an action is pending.
+  // "Not actionable" means suppress the resolve form, not block navigation.
+  //
+  // Mutation evidence: re-add `disabled={isProcessing}` to the ReportsTab row →
+  // the click never opens detail, report-detail-fields never renders → red.
+  // Drop the `isOpen` gate on ResolveReportForm → the resolve form renders for
+  // a processing report → the resolve-form-absent assertion goes red.
+
+  const origin = "https://admin.example.com";
+  const pubkey = "f5".repeat(32);
+
+  const processingItem = {
+    id: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000010",
+    communityId: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002",
+    communityHost: "relay.example.com",
+    reportEventId: "aabb",
+    reporterPubkey: "ccdd",
+    targetKind: "event",
+    target: "eeff",
+    reportType: "spam",
+    status: "processing",
+    createdAt: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+  };
+  const processingDetail = {
+    ...processingItem,
+    channelId: null,
+    note: null,
+    resolvedBy: null,
+    resolvedAt: null,
+    actionId: null,
+    activeAction: {
+      id: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000e1",
+      reportId: processingItem.id,
+      action: "ban",
+      status: "enforcing",
+      requestId: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000e2",
+      expirationSecs: null,
+      reason: null,
+      createdAt: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+      updatedAt: "2024-01-01T00:00:01Z",
+    },
+    message: null,
+  };
+
+  setIpcHandler("admin_list_reports", () => Promise.resolve([processingItem]));
+  setIpcHandler("admin_get_report", () => Promise.resolve(processingDetail));
+  setIpcHandler("admin_list_feedback", () => Promise.resolve([]));
+
+  const { container, doRender, unmount } = mountPanel({ origin, pubkey });
+  await doRender();
+  await settle(30);
+
+  // The processing row must be a navigable (non-disabled) button.
+  const rowButtons = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("button")).filter(
+    (btn) => !(btn.getAttribute("data-testid") ?? "").startsWith("admin-tab"),
+  );
+  const processingRow = rowButtons.find((btn) =>
+    btn.textContent?.includes("spam"),
+  );
+  assert.ok(processingRow, "processing report row must be present");
+  assert.ok(
+    !processingRow.disabled,
+    "processing report row must stay navigable (not disabled)",
+  );
+
+  // Navigate into the detail.
+  await act(async () => {
+    fireEvent.click(processingRow);
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 30));
+  });
+  await settle(30);
+
+  // Detail renders (navigation succeeded).
+  assert.ok(
+    container.querySelector("[data-testid='report-detail-fields']"),
+    "report-detail-fields must render after navigating into a processing report",
+  );
+  // Enforcement state block is shown for a processing report with an action.
+  assert.ok(
+    container.querySelector("[data-testid='enforcement-state-block']"),
+    "enforcement-state-block must render for a processing report",
+  );
+  // The resolve form must be suppressed for a non-open (processing) report.
+  assert.equal(
+    container.querySelector("[data-testid='resolve-report-form']"),
+    null,
+    "resolve form must NOT render for a processing report",
+  );
+
+  await unmount();
+});
+
 test("feedback-detail-renders-structured-fields: FeedbackDetail shows field layout, not raw JSON", async () => {
   // Verifies item 3: the feedback detail view renders data-testid='feedback-detail-fields'.
   // Lives here (jsdom) because tab switching and item navigation require fireEvent.click.
@@ -1163,6 +1258,7 @@ test("feedback-detail-renders-structured-fields: FeedbackDetail shows field layo
     submitterPubkey: "submitter001pubkey",
     category: "bug",
     bodySummary: "App crashes on startup",
+    status: "new",
     receivedAt: "2024-05-01T09:00:05Z",
   };
 
@@ -1175,6 +1271,7 @@ test("feedback-detail-renders-structured-fields: FeedbackDetail shows field layo
     submitterPubkey: "submitter001pubkey",
     category: "bug",
     body: "App crashes on startup — full detail body text",
+    status: "new",
     tags: [],
     eventCreatedAt: "2024-05-01T09:00:00Z",
     receivedAt: "2024-05-01T09:00:05Z",
@@ -1795,6 +1892,7 @@ test("feedback-grouped-by-community: multi-community feedback renders per-commun
       submitterPubkey: "sub1",
       category: "bug",
       bodySummary: "Alpha feedback body",
+      status: "new",
       receivedAt: "2024-06-01T09:00:00Z",
     },
     {
@@ -1804,6 +1902,7 @@ test("feedback-grouped-by-community: multi-community feedback renders per-commun
       submitterPubkey: "sub2",
       category: "idea",
       bodySummary: "Beta feedback body",
+      status: "new",
       receivedAt: "2024-06-02T09:00:00Z",
     },
   ];
@@ -1838,6 +1937,112 @@ test("feedback-grouped-by-community: multi-community feedback renders per-commun
   await unmount();
 });
 
+test("feedback-status-honest: a reviewed detail reports reviewed, never defaulting to new", async () => {
+  // Thufir finding 5 (desktop half): `status` is a required wire field. A
+  // reviewed/archived entry must render its real status after reload, not be
+  // silently presented as "new". The status control must also initialize its
+  // selected state from the server value.
+  //
+  // Mutation evidence: reinstate `detailState.data.status ?? "new"` in
+  // FeedbackDetail → a reviewed entry would still show, but re-adding the
+  // absent-defaulting cast and feeding an entry with no status would present
+  // it as new; here we assert the reviewed value round-trips and its button
+  // is the active (default-variant) one.
+
+  const origin = "https://admin.example.com";
+  const pubkey = "d5".repeat(32);
+
+  const reviewedSummary = {
+    id: "00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000d5",
+    communityId: "comm-1",
+    communityHost: "alpha.example.com",
+    submitterPubkey: "sub-reviewed",
+    category: "bug",
+    bodySummary: "Already-triaged feedback",
+    status: "reviewed",
+    receivedAt: "2024-06-01T09:00:00Z",
+  };
+  const reviewedDetail = {
+    id: reviewedSummary.id,
+    communityId: reviewedSummary.communityId,
+    communityHost: reviewedSummary.communityHost,
+    eventId: "revevent",
+    submitterPubkey: reviewedSummary.submitterPubkey,
+    category: "bug",
+    body: "Already-triaged feedback full body",
+    status: "reviewed",
+    tags: [],
+    eventCreatedAt: "2024-06-01T09:00:00Z",
+    receivedAt: "2024-06-01T09:00:00Z",
+  };
+
+  setIpcHandler("admin_list_reports", () => Promise.resolve([]));
+  setIpcHandler("admin_list_feedback", () =>
+    Promise.resolve([reviewedSummary]),
+  );
+  setIpcHandler("admin_get_feedback", () => Promise.resolve(reviewedDetail));
+
+  const { container, doRender, unmount } = mountPanel({ origin, pubkey });
+  await doRender();
+  await settle(30);
+
+  // Switch to the Feedback tab.
+  const feedbackTab = container.querySelector(
+    "[data-testid='admin-tab-feedback']",
+  );
+  assert.ok(feedbackTab, "Feedback tab must be present");
+  await act(async () => {
+    fireEvent.click(feedbackTab);
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 30));
+  });
+  await settle(30);
+
+  // List row shows the "reviewed" badge (status !== "new").
+  const listText = container.textContent ?? "";
+  assert.ok(
+    listText.includes("reviewed"),
+    `list row must show the reviewed badge; got: ${listText.slice(0, 400)}`,
+  );
+
+  // Navigate into the feedback detail.
+  const listRow = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("button")).find(
+    (btn) =>
+      !(btn.getAttribute("data-testid") ?? "").startsWith("admin-tab") &&
+      btn.textContent?.includes("Already-triaged feedback"),
+  );
+  assert.ok(listRow, "feedback list row must be present");
+  await act(async () => {
+    fireEvent.click(listRow);
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 30));
+  });
+  await settle(30);
+
+  // The status control initializes from the server value: the "reviewed"
+  // button is the active (default-variant) selection, not "new".
+  const control = container.querySelector(
+    "[data-testid='feedback-status-control']",
+  );
+  assert.ok(control, "feedback status control must render");
+  const reviewedBtn = container.querySelector(
+    "[data-testid='feedback-status-btn-reviewed']",
+  );
+  const newBtn = container.querySelector(
+    "[data-testid='feedback-status-btn-new']",
+  );
+  assert.ok(reviewedBtn && newBtn, "status buttons must render");
+  // The active status is styled with a ring highlight (see FeedbackStatusControl).
+  assert.ok(
+    (reviewedBtn.className ?? "").includes("ring-2"),
+    `the reviewed button must be marked active; got className: ${reviewedBtn.className}`,
+  );
+  assert.ok(
+    !(newBtn.className ?? "").includes("ring-2"),
+    `the new button must NOT be active for a reviewed entry; got className: ${newBtn.className}`,
+  );
+
+  await unmount();
+});
+
 // ── reopen ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 /**
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/api.ts b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/api.ts
index 550fc419e4..f60da3e93d 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/api.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/api.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ export type AdminFeedbackDto = {
   submitterPubkey: string;
   category?: string | null;
   body: string;
+  /** Triage status: `"new"` | `"reviewed"` | `"archived"`. Always present. */
+  status: AdminFeedbackStatus;
   /** Full source tags — consumed as imeta attachment metadata. */
   tags: unknown;
   eventCreatedAt: string;
@@ -188,8 +190,8 @@ export type AdminFeedbackSummaryDto = {
   submitterPubkey: string;
   category?: string | null;
   bodySummary: string;
-  /** Feedback triage status: `"new"` | `"reviewed"` | `"archived"`. */
-  status?: AdminFeedbackStatus | null;
+  /** Triage status: `"new"` | `"reviewed"` | `"archived"`. Always present. */
+  status: AdminFeedbackStatus;
   receivedAt: string;
 };
 
@@ -349,13 +351,21 @@ export async function reopenAdminReport(
 
 export type AdminFeedbackStatus = "new" | "reviewed" | "archived";
 
+/**
+ * The PATCH /api/admin/v1/feedback/{id} response — the relay echoes only the
+ * updated `status`, not a full feedback record.
+ */
+export type AdminFeedbackStatusResult = {
+  status: AdminFeedbackStatus;
+};
+
 /** Update feedback status — PATCH /api/admin/v1/feedback/{id}. */
 export async function patchAdminFeedback(
   origin: string,
   id: string,
   status: AdminFeedbackStatus,
-): Promise<AdminFeedbackSummaryDto> {
-  return invokeTauri<AdminFeedbackSummaryDto>("admin_patch_feedback", {
+): Promise<AdminFeedbackStatusResult> {
+  return invokeTauri<AdminFeedbackStatusResult>("admin_patch_feedback", {
     origin,
     id,
     body: { status },
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/hooks.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/hooks.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d6e821526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/hooks.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * Unit tests for the Moderation nav resolver's cache key.
+ *
+ * The resolver's verdict depends on NIP-11 discovery, which is relay-specific.
+ * The cache key MUST therefore include the connected relay origin so a
+ * workspace switch busts the cached verdict instead of serving the previous
+ * relay's answer for up to `staleTime`.
+ */
+
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import test from "node:test";
+
+import { moderationNavResolutionQueryKey } from "./hooks.ts";
+
+test("query-key-scoped-to-relay: switching relay origin yields a distinct cache key", () => {
+  const pubkey = "a".repeat(64);
+  const keyA = moderationNavResolutionQueryKey(
+    pubkey,
+    "https://relay-a.example",
+  );
+  const keyB = moderationNavResolutionQueryKey(
+    pubkey,
+    "https://relay-b.example",
+  );
+  assert.notDeepEqual(
+    keyA,
+    keyB,
+    "same pubkey on a different relay must not reuse the cached verdict",
+  );
+});
+
+test("query-key-stable-per-relay: same pubkey and relay yields an equal key", () => {
+  const pubkey = "b".repeat(64);
+  const origin = "https://relay.example";
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    moderationNavResolutionQueryKey(pubkey, origin),
+    moderationNavResolutionQueryKey(pubkey, origin),
+    "a stable identity+relay pair must hit the same cache entry",
+  );
+});
+
+test("query-key-distinguishes-unresolved-relay: a null origin is its own key dimension", () => {
+  const pubkey = "c".repeat(64);
+  assert.notDeepEqual(
+    moderationNavResolutionQueryKey(pubkey, null),
+    moderationNavResolutionQueryKey(pubkey, "https://relay.example"),
+    "an unresolved relay must not share a cache entry with a resolved one",
+  );
+});
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/hooks.ts b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/hooks.ts
index 3ecdfd11ae..9e5b479ab4 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/admin-console/hooks.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/admin-console/hooks.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
 import { useIdentityQuery } from "@/shared/api/hooks";
+import { useRelayOrigin } from "@/shared/lib/useRelayOrigin";
 import { discoverAdminOrigin, getAdminOrigin, probeAdminOrigin } from "./api";
 import type { ModerationNavResolution } from "./nav";
 
-export const moderationNavResolutionQueryKey = (pubkeyHex: string) =>
-  ["moderationNavResolution", pubkeyHex] as const;
+export const moderationNavResolutionQueryKey = (
+  pubkeyHex: string,
+  relayOrigin: string | null,
+) => ["moderationNavResolution", pubkeyHex, relayOrigin] as const;
 
 /**
  * Resolve the origin + probe state that decide whether the Moderation nav
@@ -15,19 +18,24 @@ export const moderationNavResolutionQueryKey = (pubkeyHex: string) =>
  * when it advertises an origin, probed so the gate can distinguish an
  * authorized relay from a definitive non-admin verdict.
  *
- * Keyed by pubkey so an identity switch re-resolves. Errors from the probe
- * resolve to a `"error"` outcome rather than rejecting — a transport flake
- * must keep the entry visible, not make the whole query fail.
+ * Keyed by pubkey **and the connected relay origin**: NIP-11 discovery is
+ * relay-dependent, so a pubkey-only key would serve the previous relay's
+ * verdict for up to `staleTime` after a workspace switch. Gating `enabled`
+ * on the relay origin also defers resolution until the relay identity is
+ * known, so no verdict is computed against an unresolved relay. Errors from
+ * the probe resolve to a `"error"` outcome rather than rejecting — a
+ * transport flake must keep the entry visible, not make the whole query fail.
  */
 export function useModerationNavResolution():
   | ModerationNavResolution
   | undefined {
   const { data: identity } = useIdentityQuery();
   const pubkeyHex = identity?.pubkey ?? "";
+  const relayOrigin = useRelayOrigin();
 
   const query = useQuery({
-    enabled: pubkeyHex.length > 0,
-    queryKey: moderationNavResolutionQueryKey(pubkeyHex),
+    enabled: pubkeyHex.length > 0 && relayOrigin != null,
+    queryKey: moderationNavResolutionQueryKey(pubkeyHex, relayOrigin),
     staleTime: 60_000,
     queryFn: async (): Promise<ModerationNavResolution> => {
       const saved = await getAdminOrigin(pubkeyHex);
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/SettingsView.tsx b/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/SettingsView.tsx
index 1b4a664179..b3ce0585b9 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -171,10 +171,18 @@ export function SettingsView({
   }, []);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
+    // Defer section normalization while a direct link (`?section=moderation`)
+    // targets the Moderation entry and its visibility is still unresolved.
+    // That entry's visibility depends on an async origin+probe resolver
+    // (`moderationNav` is `undefined` until it resolves); redirecting first
+    // would bounce a valid direct link before the probe can authorize.
+    if (section === "moderation" && moderationNav === undefined) {
+      return;
+    }
     if (!visibleSections.some((entry) => entry.value === section)) {
       onSectionChange(visibleSections[0]?.value ?? "appearance");
     }
-  }, [onSectionChange, section, visibleSections]);
+  }, [moderationNav, onSectionChange, section, visibleSections]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!isMobile && !sidebarOpen) {