diff --git a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/app-sidebar/app-sidebar.component.ts b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/app-sidebar/app-sidebar.component.ts
index e6c64fea4..7e066904d 100644
--- a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/app-sidebar/app-sidebar.component.ts
+++ b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/app-sidebar/app-sidebar.component.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ interface NavSectionGroup {
             role="group"
             [attr.aria-label]="group.label"
           >
-            @if (!effectiveCollapsed) {
+            @if (!effectiveCollapsed && group.id !== 'home') {
               <button
                 type="button"
                 class="sb-group__header"
@@ -626,10 +626,19 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
   private readonly pendingApprovalsBadgeLoading = signal(false);
 
   /**
-   * Navigation sections - canonical 5-group IA.
-   * Groups: Release Control, Security, Operations, Audit & Evidence, Setup & Admin.
+   * Navigation sections - canonical 7-group IA.
+   * Groups: Home (ungrouped), Release Control, Security, Policy, Operations, Audit & Evidence, Setup & Admin.
    */
   readonly navSections: NavSection[] = [
+    // ── Home (ungrouped) ───────────────────────────────────────────
+    {
+      id: 'dashboard',
+      label: 'Dashboard',
+      icon: 'home',
+      route: '/',
+      menuGroupId: 'home',
+      menuGroupLabel: '',
+    },
     // ── Group 1: Release Control ─────────────────────────────────────
     {
       id: 'deployments',
@@ -660,18 +669,7 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
         StellaOpsScopes.RELEASE_PUBLISH,
       ],
     },
-    {
-      id: 'versions',
-      label: 'Versions',
-      icon: 'layers',
-      route: '/releases/versions',
-      menuGroupId: 'release-control',
-      menuGroupLabel: 'Release Control',
-      requireAnyScope: [
-        StellaOpsScopes.RELEASE_READ,
-        StellaOpsScopes.RELEASE_WRITE,
-      ],
-    },
+    // Versions merged into Releases page as a tab
     // Approvals nav item removed — merged into Deployments page as a tab
     // ── Group 2: Security ────────────────────────────────────────────
     {
@@ -720,18 +718,7 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
       menuGroupLabel: 'Security',
       requireAnyScope: [StellaOpsScopes.SCANNER_READ],
     },
-    {
-      id: 'sec-reports',
-      label: 'Reports',
-      icon: 'book-open',
-      route: '/security/reports',
-      menuGroupId: 'security',
-      menuGroupLabel: 'Security',
-      requireAnyScope: [
-        StellaOpsScopes.SCANNER_READ,
-        StellaOpsScopes.FINDINGS_READ,
-      ],
-    },
+    // Reports merged into Security Posture (export actions moved inline)
     // ── Group 3: Operations ──────────────────────────────────────────
     {
       id: 'ops',
@@ -791,8 +778,8 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
       label: 'Environments',
       icon: 'globe',
       route: '/environments/regions',
-      menuGroupId: 'operations',
-      menuGroupLabel: 'Operations',
+      menuGroupId: 'release-control',
+      menuGroupLabel: 'Release Control',
       requireAnyScope: [
         StellaOpsScopes.ORCH_READ,
         StellaOpsScopes.ORCH_OPERATE,
@@ -800,13 +787,58 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
     },
     {
       id: 'ops-policy',
-      label: 'Policy',
+      label: 'Packs',
       icon: 'clipboard',
-      route: '/ops/policy',
-      menuGroupId: 'operations',
-      menuGroupLabel: 'Operations',
+      route: '/ops/policy/packs',
+      menuGroupId: 'policy',
+      menuGroupLabel: 'Policy',
       requireAnyScope: [StellaOpsScopes.POLICY_READ],
     },
+    {
+      id: 'ops-policy-governance',
+      label: 'Governance',
+      icon: 'shield',
+      route: '/ops/policy/governance',
+      menuGroupId: 'policy',
+      menuGroupLabel: 'Policy',
+      requireAnyScope: [StellaOpsScopes.POLICY_READ],
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'ops-policy-simulation',
+      label: 'Simulation',
+      icon: 'play',
+      route: '/ops/policy/simulation',
+      menuGroupId: 'policy',
+      menuGroupLabel: 'Policy',
+      requireAnyScope: [StellaOpsScopes.POLICY_SIMULATE],
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'ops-policy-vex',
+      label: 'VEX & Exceptions',
+      icon: 'file-text',
+      route: '/ops/policy/vex',
+      menuGroupId: 'policy',
+      menuGroupLabel: 'Policy',
+      requireAnyScope: [StellaOpsScopes.VEX_READ, StellaOpsScopes.EXCEPTION_READ],
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'ops-policy-gates',
+      label: 'Release Gates',
+      icon: 'check-square',
+      route: '/ops/policy/gates',
+      menuGroupId: 'policy',
+      menuGroupLabel: 'Policy',
+      requireAnyScope: [StellaOpsScopes.POLICY_READ],
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'ops-policy-audit',
+      label: 'Policy Audit',
+      icon: 'list',
+      route: '/ops/policy/audit',
+      menuGroupId: 'policy',
+      menuGroupLabel: 'Policy',
+      requireAnyScope: [StellaOpsScopes.POLICY_AUDIT],
+    },
     {
       id: 'ops-diagnostics',
       label: 'Diagnostics',
@@ -846,15 +878,7 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
       menuGroupLabel: 'Operations',
       requireAnyScope: [StellaOpsScopes.SIGNER_READ],
     },
-    {
-      id: 'ops-trust-analytics',
-      label: 'Trust Analytics',
-      icon: 'trending-up',
-      route: '/ops/operations/trust-analytics',
-      menuGroupId: 'operations',
-      menuGroupLabel: 'Operations',
-      requireAnyScope: [StellaOpsScopes.SIGNER_READ],
-    },
+    // Trust Analytics merged into Trust (Audit & Evidence group)
     // ── Group 4: Audit & Evidence ────────────────────────────────────
     {
       id: 'evidence-overview',
@@ -923,7 +947,7 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
       id: 'evidence-bundles',
       label: 'Bundles',
       icon: 'inbox',
-      route: '/triage/audit-bundles',
+      route: '/evidence/bundles',
       menuGroupId: 'audit-evidence',
       menuGroupLabel: 'Audit & Evidence',
       requireAnyScope: [
@@ -932,8 +956,8 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
       ],
     },
     {
-      id: 'evidence-trust-audit',
-      label: 'Trust Audit',
+      id: 'evidence-trust',
+      label: 'Trust',
       icon: 'shield-check',
       route: '/evidence/audit-log/trust',
       menuGroupId: 'audit-evidence',
@@ -1013,7 +1037,7 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
   /** Menu groups rendered in deterministic order for scanability */
   readonly displaySectionGroups = computed<NavSectionGroup[]>(() => {
     const orderedGroups = new Map<string, NavSectionGroup>();
-    const groupOrder = ['release-control', 'security', 'operations', 'audit-evidence', 'setup-admin', 'misc'];
+    const groupOrder = ['home', 'release-control', 'security', 'policy', 'operations', 'audit-evidence', 'setup-admin', 'misc'];
 
     for (const groupId of groupOrder) {
       orderedGroups.set(groupId, {
@@ -1126,10 +1150,14 @@ export class AppSidebarComponent implements AfterViewInit {
 
   private resolveMenuGroupLabel(groupId: string): string {
     switch (groupId) {
+      case 'home':
+        return '';
       case 'release-control':
         return 'Release Control';
       case 'security':
         return 'Security';
+      case 'policy':
+        return 'Policy';
       case 'operations':
         return 'Operations';
       case 'audit-evidence':