diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/css/apps.css b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/css/apps.css
index 53b7504..394fde8 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/css/apps.css
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/css/apps.css
@@ -271,6 +271,14 @@
   cursor: default;
 }
 
+/* Registry "Add" detail modal bits (openRegistryDetails). */
+.mkt-detail-about { color: var(--text-secondary); line-height: 1.55; margin: 0; }
+.mkt-detail-cmd {
+  display: block; font-size: 0.82rem; padding: 8px 10px; border-radius: 8px;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); border: 1px solid var(--border-color); overflow-x: auto; white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.mkt-detail-link { font-weight: 600; }
+
 /* Clickable tags (category / installed-status) — jump to that filter view */
 .app-tag.clickable {
   cursor: pointer;
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/apps-grid.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/apps-grid.js
index 3976b83..4502f78 100644
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/apps-grid.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/apps-grid.js
@@ -232,14 +232,17 @@ Object.assign(AppsManager.prototype, {
       }
     }
 
-    // Registry cards: an "Available" pill + official trust badge instead of
-    // the install-state pill; the top area is not clickable (no detail page).
+    // Registry cards: a single "Available" status pill (the richer detail —
+    // publisher, trust, version, the marketplace link — lives in the Add modal,
+    // so the card stays clean). Clicking the card top OR Add opens that modal.
     const statusTag = isRegistry
-      ? `<span class="app-tag available-tag">Available</span>${app.trust === 'official' ? `<span class="app-tag trust-badge" title="Published and signed by ${app.publisher || 'LibrePortal'}">Official</span>` : ''}`
+      ? `<span class="app-tag available-tag">Available</span>`
       : `<span class="app-tag clickable ${app.installed ? 'installed-tag' : 'not-installed-tag'}" onclick="event.stopPropagation(); appsManager.switchCategory('${app.installed ? 'installed' : 'all'}')">${status}</span>`;
-    const topAttrs = isRegistry ? '' : `style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="appsManager.showAppDetail('${appName}')"`;
+    const topAttrs = isRegistry
+      ? `style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="appsManager.openRegistryDetails('${app.slug}')"`
+      : `style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="appsManager.showAppDetail('${appName}')"`;
     const actionButton = isRegistry
-      ? `<button class="add-btn" onclick="appsManager.addRegistryApp('${app.slug}', this)">Add</button>`
+      ? `<button class="add-btn" onclick="event.stopPropagation(); appsManager.openRegistryDetails('${app.slug}')">Add</button>`
       : `<button class="${app.installed ? 'manage-btn' : 'install-btn'}" onclick="appsManager.showAppDetailWithConfig('${appName}')">
           ${app.installed ? 'Manage' : 'Install'}
         </button>`;
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ Object.assign(AppsManager.prototype, {
           <img src="${icon}" alt="${app.name}" onerror="this.src='/core/icons/apps/default.svg'"/>
         </div>
         <div class="app-card-content">
-          <div class="app-card-title" ${isRegistry ? '' : 'style="cursor: pointer;"'}>${app.name.split(' - ')[0].trim()}</div>
+          <div class="app-card-title" style="cursor: pointer;">${app.name.split(' - ')[0].trim()}</div>
           <div class="app-card-tags">
             ${descriptionTag}
             ${categoryTag}
diff --git a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/apps-manager.js b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/apps-manager.js
index 8e9809b..5dbe6ab 100755
--- a/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/apps-manager.js
+++ b/containers/libreportal/frontend/components/apps/core/js/apps-manager.js
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ class AppsManager {
         const regRes = await fetch('/data/apps/generated/registry_catalog.json', { cache: 'no-store' });
         if (regRes.ok) {
           const reg = await regRes.json();
+          // Stash the catalog source (base URL + channel) so the Add modal can
+          // link to the app's full page on the marketplace it came from.
+          window.registryCatalogSource = reg.source || null;
           const localSlugs = new Set(filteredApps.map(a => (a.command || '').split(' ').pop()));
           const registryApps = (reg.apps || [])
             .filter(e => e && e.app && !e.defined && !e.installed && !localSlugs.has(e.app))
@@ -292,6 +295,7 @@ class AppsManager {
               registry: true,
               artifactId: e.id,
               slug: e.app,
+              version: e.version || 1,
               trust: e.trust || 'official',
               publisher: e.publisher || '',
               icon: e.icon || '/core/icons/apps/default.svg',
@@ -1201,18 +1205,73 @@ class AppsManager {
 
 
 
-  // Registry catalog "Add" — dispatch the app_add task that verifies the
-  // signed bundle and drops the definition in (mutations via tasks, as ever).
-  addRegistryApp(slug, btn = null) {
+  // Registry catalog "Add" — the elegant path: open a detail modal (full
+  // description, publisher, trust, version, a link to the app's page on the
+  // marketplace it came from) with the actual add as the confirm. Keeps the
+  // grid card clean and gives a beat to review a community app before pulling
+  // it in. The card carries the registry fields (loadApps mapping).
+  openRegistryDetails(slug) {
+    if (!/^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_]{0,31}$/.test(String(slug || ''))) return;
+    const a = (window.apps || []).find(x => x.registry && x.slug === slug);
+    if (!a) { this.addRegistryApp(slug); return; }   // data missing — fall back to a plain add
+    if (typeof window.openEoModal !== 'function') { this.addRegistryApp(slug); return; }
+
+    const official = a.trust === 'official';
+    const badges = (typeof window.eoBadgeRow === 'function') ? window.eoBadgeRow([
+      { icon: '🏷️', label: a.category || 'app', variant: 'info' },
+      { icon: official ? '✓' : '•', label: official ? `Official — signed by ${a.publisher || 'LibrePortal'}` : `Community — ${a.publisher || 'unverified'}`, variant: official ? 'success' : 'warning' },
+      { icon: '⑆', label: `v${a.version || 1}`, variant: 'purple' },
+    ]) : '';
+    const sec = (typeof window.eoSection === 'function') ? window.eoSection : (t, c) => `<div><strong>${t}</strong>${c}</div>`;
+    const longDesc = a.longDescription || a.description || 'No description provided.';
+
+    // Link to the app's full page on the marketplace it came from, when the
+    // catalog told us its source base (host that serves the browse site).
+    const src = window.registryCatalogSource;
+    let linkHtml = '';
+    if (src && src.base && /^https?:\/\//.test(src.base)) {
+      const url = `${src.base.replace(/\/+$/, '')}/#${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`;
+      linkHtml = sec('Marketplace', `<a href="${this._esc(url)}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="mkt-detail-link">View full page on the marketplace ↗</a>`);
+    }
+
+    const body = [
+      badges,
+      sec('About', `<p class="mkt-detail-about">${this._esc(longDesc)}</p>`),
+      linkHtml,
+      sec('Adds', `<code class="mkt-detail-cmd">libreportal app add ${this._esc(slug)}</code>`),
+    ].filter(Boolean);
+
+    window.openEoModal({
+      id: 'registry-add-modal',
+      size: 'md',
+      icon: a.icon || '/core/icons/apps/default.svg',
+      eyebrow: official ? 'Official app' : 'Community app',
+      title: (a.name || slug).split(' - ')[0].trim(),
+      desc: a.description || '',
+      body,
+      actions: [
+        { label: 'Add to my apps', variant: 'primary', onClick: (m) => { m.close(); this.addRegistryApp(slug); } },
+        { label: 'Cancel', variant: 'ghost', onClick: (m) => m.close() },
+      ],
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Dispatch the app_add task that verifies the signed bundle and drops the
+  // definition in (mutations via tasks, as ever). Called from the Add modal's
+  // confirm (and as a fallback when the modal can't open).
+  addRegistryApp(slug) {
     if (!/^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_]{0,31}$/.test(String(slug || ''))) return;
     if (!window.tasksManager?.router) {
       window.notifications?.error?.('Task system not ready — try again in a moment.');
       return;
     }
-    if (btn) { btn.disabled = true; btn.textContent = 'Adding…'; }
     window.tasksManager.router.routeAction('app_add', { slug });
   }
 
+  _esc(s) {
+    return String(s == null ? '' : s).replace(/[&<>"']/g, c => ({ '&': '&amp;', '<': '&lt;', '>': '&gt;', '"': '&quot;', "'": '&#39;' }[c]));
+  }
+
   async installApp(appName) {
     const installedApp = (window.apps || []).find(a =>
       (a.command || '').endsWith(` ${appName}`) || a.name === appName
diff --git a/containers/marketplace/resources/site/index.html b/containers/marketplace/resources/site/index.html
index 1b53c7b..ec1b862 100644
--- a/containers/marketplace/resources/site/index.html
+++ b/containers/marketplace/resources/site/index.html
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@
   .app-card-actions button.copied { background: var(--status-success); border-color: var(--status-success); }
   .app-card-actions button.installed-btn { background: transparent; border-color: var(--border-color); color: var(--text-secondary); cursor: default; }
 
+  .focusbar {
+    display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin: 16px 22px 0; padding: 10px 16px;
+    background: rgba(99,102,241,0.14); border: 1px solid rgba(99,102,241,0.4); border-radius: 12px; font-size: 0.9rem;
+  }
+  .focusbar button { background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--border-color); color: var(--text-primary); padding: 5px 12px; border-radius: 8px; cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.85rem; }
+  .focusbar button:hover { background: rgba(var(--text-rgb),0.08); }
   .empty, .footnote { color: var(--text-muted); }
   .empty { text-align: center; padding: 48px 20px; margin: 22px; border: 1px dashed var(--border-color); border-radius: 12px; }
   .footnote { margin: 4px 22px 40px; font-size: 0.85rem; line-height: 1.6; }
@@ -172,6 +178,7 @@
 
     <div class="main-content">
       <div class="status-strip" id="status"></div>
+      <div class="focusbar" id="focusbar" hidden></div>
       <div class="apps-section" id="grid"></div>
       <div class="empty" id="empty" hidden>Nothing published on this channel yet.</div>
       <p class="footnote">
@@ -188,7 +195,11 @@
 (function () {
   'use strict';
   var CHANNELS = ['stable', 'edge'];
-  var state = { apps: [], cat: 'all', q: '' };
+  function readFocus() {
+    var h = (window.location.hash || '').replace(/^#/, '');
+    return /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_]{0,31}$/.test(h) ? h : '';
+  }
+  var state = { apps: [], cat: 'all', q: '', focus: readFocus() };
   var grid = document.getElementById('grid');
   var cats = document.getElementById('cats');
   var empty = document.getElementById('empty');
@@ -254,15 +265,31 @@
 
   function render() {
     var q = state.q.toLowerCase();
+    var focus = state.focus;   // #<slug> deep-link → show just that app
     var shown = state.apps.filter(function (a) {
+      if (focus) return a.slug === focus;
       if (state.cat !== 'all' && a.category !== state.cat) return false;
       if (q && (a.title + ' ' + a.description + ' ' + a.long_description + ' ' + a.slug).toLowerCase().indexOf(q) < 0) return false;
       return true;
     });
+    var fb = document.getElementById('focusbar');
+    if (focus) {
+      var one = state.apps.filter(function (a) { return a.slug === focus; })[0];
+      fb.innerHTML = '<span>Linked from the marketplace: <strong>' + esc(one ? one.title : focus) + '</strong></span>' +
+        '<button id="showall">← Show all apps</button>';
+      fb.hidden = false;
+    } else { fb.hidden = true; fb.innerHTML = ''; }
     grid.innerHTML = shown.map(card).join('');
     grid.style.display = shown.length ? '' : 'none';
     empty.hidden = shown.length > 0;
-    if (state.q || state.cat !== 'all') { empty.textContent = 'Nothing matches your filter.'; }
+    if (focus && !shown.length) empty.textContent = 'That app isn’t on this channel.';
+    else if (state.q || state.cat !== 'all') empty.textContent = 'Nothing matches your filter.';
+  }
+
+  function clearFocus() {
+    if (!state.focus) return;
+    state.focus = '';
+    if (window.location.hash) { try { history.replaceState(null, '', window.location.pathname + window.location.search); } catch (_) { window.location.hash = ''; } }
   }
 
   function setStatus(idx, ch, signed) {
@@ -308,8 +335,12 @@
 
   cats.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
     var el = e.target.closest('[data-cat]'); if (!el) return;
-    state.cat = el.getAttribute('data-cat'); renderCats(); render();
+    clearFocus(); state.cat = el.getAttribute('data-cat'); renderCats(); render();
   });
+  document.getElementById('focusbar').addEventListener('click', function (e) {
+    if (e.target.closest('#showall')) { clearFocus(); render(); }
+  });
+  window.addEventListener('hashchange', function () { state.focus = readFocus(); render(); });
   grid.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
     var b = e.target.closest('button[data-slug]'); if (!b) return;
     var txt = 'libreportal app add ' + b.getAttribute('data-slug');
@@ -317,7 +348,7 @@
     if (navigator.clipboard) navigator.clipboard.writeText(txt).then(done, function () { b.textContent = txt; });
     else done();
   });
-  document.getElementById('q').addEventListener('input', function (e) { state.q = e.target.value; render(); });
+  document.getElementById('q').addEventListener('input', function (e) { clearFocus(); state.q = e.target.value; render(); });
 
   load();
 })();
diff --git a/scripts/webui/data/generators/apps/webui_registry_scan.sh b/scripts/webui/data/generators/apps/webui_registry_scan.sh
index ca2c7c0..bf3edd1 100644
--- a/scripts/webui/data/generators/apps/webui_registry_scan.sh
+++ b/scripts/webui/data/generators/apps/webui_registry_scan.sh
@@ -92,10 +92,12 @@ webuiRegistryCatalogScan() {
     local tmp; tmp="$(mktemp)"
     printf '%s' "$index" | jq \
         --arg now "$now" --arg signed "$signed" --arg serial "${serial:-0}" \
+        --arg src_base "$base" --arg src_channel "$(lpReleaseChannel)" \
         --argjson defined "$defined" --argjson installed "$installed" --argjson icons "$icons_map" '
         { generated_at: $now,
           signed: ($signed=="true"),
           serial: ($serial|tonumber? // 0),
+          source: { base: $src_base, channel: $src_channel },
           apps: [ .artifacts[]? | select(.type=="app" and .payload.kind=="bundle")
             | (.applies_when.app // "") as $slug | select($slug != "")
             | { id,