diff --git a/.fallowrc.jsonc b/.fallowrc.jsonc
index de8373d2e..bb5010e28 100644
--- a/.fallowrc.jsonc
+++ b/.fallowrc.jsonc
@@ -455,6 +455,10 @@
     // require intrusive middleware changes beyond this PR's scope.
     "minLines": 6,
     "ignore": [
+      // FileTree.tsx / LeftSidebar.tsx: pre-existing 8-line structural clone
+      // (shared sidebar node shape); surfaced by the UX-sweep line shifts.
+      "packages/studio/src/components/editor/FileTree.tsx",
+      "packages/studio/src/components/sidebar/LeftSidebar.tsx",
       // AWS Lambda and GCP Cloud Run deliberately mirror the same distributed
       // rendering lifecycle while retaining provider-specific SDK, storage, and
       // retry semantics. The Plan v2 AWS adapter extends that existing symmetry;
@@ -870,6 +874,10 @@
       "packages/studio/src/components/editor/BlockParamsPanel.tsx",
       "packages/studio/src/components/editor/DomEditOverlay.tsx",
       "packages/studio/src/components/editor/FileTree.tsx",
+      // ColorGradingControls: main's 374-line render function (LUT + vignette/grain
+      // detail panels), reconciled against this PR's LUT import spinner/error graft
+      // during rebase. Pre-existing complexity; line-shift re-flags it.
+      "packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelColorGradingControls.tsx",
       "packages/studio/src/components/editor/FileTreeNodes.tsx",
       "packages/studio/src/components/editor/LayersPanel.tsx",
       "packages/studio/src/components/editor/MotionPathNode.tsx",
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/AnimationCard.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/AnimationCard.tsx
index 97e4a4f5b..ab63d389e 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/AnimationCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/AnimationCard.tsx
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ export const AnimationCard = memo(function AnimationCard({
       <button
         type="button"
         onClick={() => setExpanded((v) => !v)}
-        className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 py-1.5"
+        aria-expanded={expanded}
+        className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 py-1.5 active:scale-[0.99]"
       >
         <span
           className="rounded bg-panel-accent/10 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-semibold text-panel-accent"
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/AnimationCardParts.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/AnimationCardParts.tsx
index 8c33f68e8..04efe5520 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/AnimationCardParts.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/AnimationCardParts.tsx
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ function RemoveButton({ onClick, title }: { onClick: () => void; title: string }
     <button
       type="button"
       onClick={onClick}
-      className="flex-shrink-0 rounded p-0.5 text-neutral-600 transition-colors hover:bg-neutral-800 hover:text-red-400"
+      className="relative flex-shrink-0 rounded p-1.5 text-neutral-600 transition-colors hover:bg-neutral-800 hover:text-red-400 active:scale-[0.95]"
       title={title}
+      aria-label={title}
     >
       <svg
         width="12"
@@ -87,13 +88,15 @@ export function PropertyRow({
           </span>
           <button
             type="button"
+            role="switch"
+            aria-checked={isVisible}
             onClick={() => onCommit(isVisible ? "hidden" : "visible")}
-            className="flex-shrink-0 rounded-full transition-all duration-150 relative"
+            className="flex-shrink-0 rounded-full transition-colors duration-200 relative"
             style={{ width: 28, height: 16, background: isVisible ? P.accent : P.borderInput }}
             title={isVisible ? "Visible — click to hide" : "Hidden — click to show"}
           >
             <span
-              className="absolute top-[2px] left-0 rounded-full transition-transform duration-150"
+              className="absolute top-[2px] left-0 rounded-full transition-transform duration-200"
               style={{
                 width: 12,
                 height: 12,
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/ArcPathControls.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/ArcPathControls.tsx
index 481efc932..df6aac0d3 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/ArcPathControls.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/ArcPathControls.tsx
@@ -45,14 +45,17 @@ export const ArcPathControls = memo(function ArcPathControls({
         <span className={LABEL}>Arc Motion</span>
         <button
           type="button"
+          role="switch"
+          aria-checked={Boolean(arcPath.enabled)}
+          aria-label="Arc motion"
           onClick={handleToggle}
           disabled={disabled}
-          className="relative rounded-full transition-all duration-150"
+          className="relative rounded-full transition-colors duration-200"
           style={{ width: 28, height: 16, background: arcPath.enabled ? P.accent : P.borderInput }}
           title={arcPath.enabled ? "Disable arc motion" : "Enable arc motion"}
         >
           <span
-            className="absolute top-[2px] left-0 rounded-full transition-transform duration-150"
+            className="absolute top-[2px] left-0 rounded-full transition-transform duration-200"
             style={{
               width: 12,
               height: 12,
@@ -69,9 +72,12 @@ export const ArcPathControls = memo(function ArcPathControls({
             <span className={LABEL}>Auto-Rotate</span>
             <button
               type="button"
+              role="switch"
+              aria-checked={Boolean(arcPath.autoRotate)}
+              aria-label="Auto-rotate along path"
               onClick={handleAutoRotate}
               disabled={disabled}
-              className="relative rounded-full transition-all duration-150"
+              className="relative rounded-full transition-colors duration-200"
               style={{
                 width: 28,
                 height: 16,
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ export const ArcPathControls = memo(function ArcPathControls({
               }
             >
               <span
-                className="absolute top-[2px] left-0 rounded-full transition-transform duration-150"
+                className="absolute top-[2px] left-0 rounded-full transition-transform duration-200"
                 style={{
                   width: 12,
                   height: 12,
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/BlockParamsPanel.test.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/BlockParamsPanel.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3874d873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/BlockParamsPanel.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { BlockParam } from "@hyperframes/core/registry";
+import { FileManagerProvider } from "../../contexts/FileManagerContext";
+import type { useFileManager } from "../../hooks/useFileManager";
+import { StudioPlaybackProvider, type StudioPlaybackValue } from "../../contexts/StudioContext";
+import { BlockParamsPanel } from "./BlockParamsPanel";
+
+(globalThis as unknown as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+vi.useFakeTimers();
+
+const PARAMS: BlockParam[] = [
+  { key: "--bg-color", label: "Background", type: "color", default: "#0c0c0c" },
+  { key: "--text-color", label: "Text color", type: "color", default: "#fafafa" },
+];
+
+const playbackValue: StudioPlaybackValue = {
+  captionEditMode: false,
+  compositionLoading: false,
+  refreshKey: 0,
+  setRefreshKey: vi.fn(),
+  timelineElements: [],
+  isPlaying: false,
+  refreshPreviewDocumentVersion: vi.fn(),
+};
+
+function makeFileManager(content: { value: string }) {
+  const readProjectFile = vi.fn(async () => content.value);
+  const writeProjectFile = vi.fn(async (_path: string, next: string) => {
+    content.value = next;
+  });
+  // The panel only touches read/writeProjectFile; the rest of the context
+  // surface is irrelevant to these tests.
+  const value = { readProjectFile, writeProjectFile } as unknown as ReturnType<
+    typeof useFileManager
+  >;
+  return { value, readProjectFile, writeProjectFile };
+}
+
+let root: Root | null = null;
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  act(() => root?.unmount());
+  root = null;
+  document.body.innerHTML = "";
+  vi.clearAllTimers();
+});
+
+function renderPanel(fileManager: ReturnType<typeof makeFileManager>["value"]) {
+  const host = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.append(host);
+  root = createRoot(host);
+  act(() => {
+    root?.render(
+      <StudioPlaybackProvider value={playbackValue}>
+        <FileManagerProvider value={fileManager}>
+          <BlockParamsPanel
+            blockName="vfx-demo"
+            blockTitle="VFX Demo"
+            params={PARAMS}
+            compositionPath="compositions/vfx-demo.html"
+            onClose={vi.fn()}
+          />
+        </FileManagerProvider>
+      </StudioPlaybackProvider>,
+    );
+  });
+}
+
+function changeParam(label: string, next: string) {
+  const input = document.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(`input[aria-label="${label} value"]`);
+  if (!input) throw new Error(`no input for ${label}`);
+  act(() => {
+    const setter = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(HTMLInputElement.prototype, "value")?.set;
+    setter?.call(input, next);
+    input.dispatchEvent(new Event("input", { bubbles: true }));
+  });
+}
+
+async function flushCommit() {
+  await act(async () => {
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(350);
+    // Drain the read → guard → write promise chain.
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+  });
+}
+
+describe("BlockParamsPanel commit safety", () => {
+  it("refuses a multi-occurrence value and never mutates the unrelated sibling", async () => {
+    // The param's default (#0c0c0c) also appears on an UNRELATED element. The
+    // panel has no way to tell which occurrence belongs to the param, so it
+    // must refuse rather than risk rewriting `.unrelated`. Nothing is written.
+    const content = {
+      value: ".block { background: #0c0c0c; } .unrelated { border-color: #0c0c0c; }",
+    };
+    const before = content.value;
+    const fm = makeFileManager(content);
+    renderPanel(fm.value);
+
+    changeParam("Background", "#123456");
+    await flushCommit();
+
+    expect(fm.writeProjectFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(content.value).toBe(before); // both occurrences untouched
+    expect(content.value).toContain(".unrelated { border-color: #0c0c0c; }");
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("appears 2×");
+  });
+
+  it("writes a unique occurrence with token boundaries (no substring corruption)", async () => {
+    // #0c0c0c is unique here — the 8-digit #0c0c0cff must NOT match (token
+    // boundary), so exactly one occurrence rewrites and the hex8 is preserved.
+    const content = {
+      value: ".a { background: #0c0c0c; } .c { color: #0c0c0cff; }",
+    };
+    const fm = makeFileManager(content);
+    renderPanel(fm.value);
+
+    changeParam("Background", "#123456");
+    await flushCommit();
+
+    expect(fm.writeProjectFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(content.value).toBe(".a { background: #123456; } .c { color: #0c0c0cff; }");
+  });
+
+  it("refuses once a previously-unique value later collides with unrelated content", async () => {
+    const content = {
+      value: ".a { background: #0c0c0c; } .b { color: #fafafa; }",
+    };
+    const fm = makeFileManager(content);
+    renderPanel(fm.value);
+
+    // #0c0c0c is unique → first commit writes; now #fafafa appears 2×.
+    changeParam("Background", "#fafafa");
+    await flushCommit();
+    expect(content.value).toBe(".a { background: #fafafa; } .b { color: #fafafa; }");
+
+    // Next edit's current value (#fafafa) now matches 2× → refuse.
+    changeParam("Background", "#ff0000");
+    await flushCommit();
+
+    expect(fm.writeProjectFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); // no second write
+    expect(content.value).toBe(".a { background: #fafafa; } .b { color: #fafafa; }");
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("appears 2×");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a pending commit for one param when another param is edited", async () => {
+    const content = {
+      value: ".a { background: #0c0c0c; } .b { color: #fafafa; }",
+    };
+    const fm = makeFileManager(content);
+    renderPanel(fm.value);
+
+    // Edit both params back-to-back within the 300ms debounce window: the
+    // second edit must not cancel the first param's pending commit.
+    changeParam("Background", "#111111");
+    changeParam("Text color", "#222222");
+    await flushCommit();
+    await flushCommit();
+
+    expect(content.value).toContain("#111111");
+    expect(content.value).toContain("#222222");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/BlockParamsPanel.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/BlockParamsPanel.tsx
index 522444b65..ff5ae0452 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/BlockParamsPanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/BlockParamsPanel.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-import { memo, useState, useCallback } from "react";
+import { memo, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import type { BlockParam } from "@hyperframes/core/registry";
+import { useFileManagerContextOptional } from "../../contexts/FileManagerContext";
+import { useStudioPlaybackContext } from "../../contexts/StudioContext";
+import { trackBlockParamCommit } from "../../telemetry/events";
 
 interface BlockParamsPanelProps {
   blockName: string;
@@ -9,12 +12,17 @@ interface BlockParamsPanelProps {
   onClose: () => void;
 }
 
+type CommitState = { tone: "idle" | "saving" | "saved" | "error"; message?: string };
+
 export const BlockParamsPanel = memo(function BlockParamsPanel({
+  blockName,
   blockTitle,
   params,
-  compositionPath: _compositionPath,
+  compositionPath,
   onClose,
 }: BlockParamsPanelProps) {
+  const fileManager = useFileManagerContextOptional();
+  const { setRefreshKey } = useStudioPlaybackContext();
   const [values, setValues] = useState<Record<string, string>>(() => {
     const initial: Record<string, string> = {};
     for (const p of params) {
@@ -22,10 +30,107 @@ export const BlockParamsPanel = memo(function BlockParamsPanel({
     }
     return initial;
   });
+  // Last value actually written to the block file per param — the literal we
+  // substitute when the next commit rewrites the file.
+  const appliedRef = useRef<Record<string, string>>(
+    Object.fromEntries(params.map((p) => [p.key, p.default])),
+  );
+  const [commitState, setCommitState] = useState<CommitState>({ tone: "idle" });
+  // Per-param debounce timers: a single shared timer would let a second
+  // param's edit silently cancel the first param's pending commit.
+  const commitTimersRef = useRef<Map<string, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>>(new Map());
 
-  const handleChange = useCallback((key: string, value: string) => {
-    setValues((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: value }));
-  }, []);
+  const commitParamNow = useCallback(
+    async (key: string, nextValue: string) => {
+      if (!fileManager) return;
+      const previous = appliedRef.current[key];
+      if (previous === undefined || previous === nextValue || !nextValue.trim()) return;
+      setCommitState({ tone: "saving" });
+      try {
+        const content = await fileManager.readProjectFile(compositionPath);
+        // Token-boundary match so "#0c0c0c" never rewrites part of "#0c0c0cff".
+        const matcher = new RegExp(
+          `(?<![-\\w#])${previous.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&")}(?![-\\w])`,
+          "g",
+        );
+        const matches = content.match(matcher)?.length ?? 0;
+        if (matches === 0) {
+          setCommitState({
+            tone: "error",
+            message: `Couldn't find the current value in ${compositionPath} — it may have been edited by hand.`,
+          });
+          trackBlockParamCommit({ tone: "error", blockName, key });
+          return;
+        }
+        // The panel maps a param to a bare literal, with no per-occurrence
+        // binding metadata. At the string level it cannot tell "both of these
+        // belong to this param" from "one is unrelated adjacent content" (a
+        // sibling block, a decoration, a comment). A blind replace of a literal
+        // that appears more than once could silently mutate that unrelated
+        // content — so refuse and tell the user to disambiguate by hand. Only a
+        // unique single occurrence is safe to rewrite automatically.
+        if (matches > 1) {
+          setCommitState({
+            tone: "error",
+            message: `"${previous}" appears ${matches}× in ${compositionPath} — the panel can't tell which one belongs to this parameter, so it won't risk changing unrelated content. Edit the file directly to disambiguate.`,
+          });
+          trackBlockParamCommit({ tone: "error", blockName, key });
+          return;
+        }
+        await fileManager.writeProjectFile(compositionPath, content.replace(matcher, nextValue));
+        appliedRef.current[key] = nextValue;
+        setCommitState({ tone: "saved" });
+        trackBlockParamCommit({ tone: "saved", blockName, key });
+        setRefreshKey((k) => k + 1);
+      } catch {
+        setCommitState({ tone: "error", message: "Couldn't save the block file. Retry?" });
+        trackBlockParamCommit({ tone: "error", blockName, key });
+      }
+    },
+    [fileManager, compositionPath, setRefreshKey, blockName],
+  );
+
+  // Commits are serialized: two params committing concurrently would each
+  // read-modify-write the same file and the second write would drop the first.
+  const commitChainRef = useRef<Promise<void>>(Promise.resolve());
+  const commitParam = useCallback(
+    (key: string, nextValue: string) => {
+      const run = commitChainRef.current.then(() => commitParamNow(key, nextValue));
+      commitChainRef.current = run.catch(() => undefined);
+      return run;
+    },
+    [commitParamNow],
+  );
+
+  const handleChange = useCallback(
+    (key: string, value: string) => {
+      setValues((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: value }));
+      const timers = commitTimersRef.current;
+      const existing = timers.get(key);
+      if (existing) clearTimeout(existing);
+      timers.set(
+        key,
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          timers.delete(key);
+          void commitParam(key, value);
+        }, 300),
+      );
+    },
+    [commitParam],
+  );
+
+  // Flush (not discard) pending commits on unmount so closing the panel
+  // within the debounce window doesn't silently drop the last edit.
+  const flushRef = useRef<() => void>(() => {});
+  flushRef.current = () => {
+    for (const [key, timer] of commitTimersRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      const value = values[key];
+      if (value !== undefined) void commitParam(key, value);
+    }
+    commitTimersRef.current.clear();
+  };
+  useEffect(() => () => flushRef.current(), []);
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
@@ -34,7 +139,8 @@ export const BlockParamsPanel = memo(function BlockParamsPanel({
         <button
           type="button"
           onClick={onClose}
-          className="text-neutral-500 hover:text-neutral-300 transition-colors"
+          aria-label="Close block parameters"
+          className="p-1.5 -m-1 text-neutral-500 hover:text-neutral-300 active:scale-[0.97] transition-colors"
         >
           <svg
             width="14"
@@ -56,14 +162,38 @@ export const BlockParamsPanel = memo(function BlockParamsPanel({
         <div className="text-[9px] font-medium text-neutral-500 uppercase tracking-wider">
           Parameters
         </div>
+        {params.length === 0 && (
+          <div className="text-[10px] text-neutral-500">This block has no editable parameters.</div>
+        )}
+        {!fileManager && params.length > 0 && (
+          <div className="text-[10px] text-amber-400/90">
+            Block params can't be edited here — no project file access.
+          </div>
+        )}
         {params.map((param) => (
           <ParamControl
             key={param.key}
             param={param}
             value={values[param.key] ?? param.default}
+            disabled={!fileManager}
             onChange={(v) => handleChange(param.key, v)}
           />
         ))}
+        {commitState.tone === "saving" && (
+          <div className="text-[10px] text-neutral-500" role="status">
+            Saving…
+          </div>
+        )}
+        {commitState.tone === "saved" && (
+          <div className="text-[10px] text-emerald-500/90" role="status">
+            Saved to {compositionPath}
+          </div>
+        )}
+        {commitState.tone === "error" && (
+          <div className="text-[10px] text-red-400" role="alert">
+            {commitState.message}
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
@@ -72,10 +202,12 @@ export const BlockParamsPanel = memo(function BlockParamsPanel({
 function ParamControl({
   param,
   value,
+  disabled,
   onChange,
 }: {
   param: BlockParam;
   value: string;
+  disabled?: boolean;
   onChange: (value: string) => void;
 }) {
   return (
@@ -87,14 +219,18 @@ function ParamControl({
           <input
             type="color"
             value={value}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            aria-label={`${param.label} color`}
             onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
-            className="w-7 h-7 rounded border border-neutral-700 bg-transparent cursor-pointer"
+            className="w-7 h-7 rounded border border-neutral-700 bg-transparent cursor-pointer disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
           />
           <input
             type="text"
             value={value}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            aria-label={`${param.label} value`}
             onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
-            className="flex-1 bg-neutral-900 border border-neutral-800 rounded px-2 py-1 text-[10px] text-neutral-200 font-mono focus:outline-none focus:border-neutral-700"
+            className="flex-1 bg-neutral-900 border border-neutral-800 rounded px-2 py-1 text-[10px] text-neutral-200 font-mono focus:outline-none focus:border-neutral-700 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
           />
         </div>
       )}
@@ -107,8 +243,10 @@ function ParamControl({
             max={param.max ?? 100}
             step={param.step ?? 1}
             value={value}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            aria-label={param.label}
             onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
-            className="flex-1"
+            className="flex-1 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
           />
           <span className="text-[10px] text-neutral-400 w-8 text-right tabular-nums">{value}</span>
         </div>
@@ -118,16 +256,20 @@ function ParamControl({
         <input
           type="text"
           value={value}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          aria-label={param.label}
           onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
-          className="w-full bg-neutral-900 border border-neutral-800 rounded px-2 py-1 text-[10px] text-neutral-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-neutral-700"
+          className="w-full bg-neutral-900 border border-neutral-800 rounded px-2 py-1 text-[10px] text-neutral-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-neutral-700 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
         />
       )}
 
       {param.type === "select" && param.options && (
         <select
           value={value}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          aria-label={param.label}
           onChange={(e) => onChange(e.target.value)}
-          className="w-full bg-neutral-900 border border-neutral-800 rounded px-2 py-1 text-[10px] text-neutral-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-neutral-700"
+          className="w-full bg-neutral-900 border border-neutral-800 rounded px-2 py-1 text-[10px] text-neutral-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-neutral-700 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
         >
           {param.options.map((opt) => (
             <option key={opt.value} value={opt.value}>
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/BorderRadiusEditor.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/BorderRadiusEditor.tsx
index c4f697a5f..7227d6682 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/BorderRadiusEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/BorderRadiusEditor.tsx
@@ -79,34 +79,15 @@ export function BorderRadiusEditor({
             stroke="rgba(255,255,255,0.24)"
             strokeWidth={1.5}
           />
-          <circle
-            cx={sTL}
-            cy={sTL}
-            r={3}
-            fill={linked ? "#3b82f6" : "#a78bfa"}
-            className="cursor-pointer"
-          />
-          <circle
-            cx={PREVIEW_W - sTR}
-            cy={sTR}
-            r={3}
-            fill={linked ? "#3b82f6" : "#a78bfa"}
-            className="cursor-pointer"
-          />
+          <circle cx={sTL} cy={sTL} r={3} fill={linked ? "#3b82f6" : "#a78bfa"} />
+          <circle cx={PREVIEW_W - sTR} cy={sTR} r={3} fill={linked ? "#3b82f6" : "#a78bfa"} />
           <circle
             cx={PREVIEW_W - sBR}
             cy={PREVIEW_H - sBR}
             r={3}
             fill={linked ? "#3b82f6" : "#a78bfa"}
-            className="cursor-pointer"
-          />
-          <circle
-            cx={sBL}
-            cy={PREVIEW_H - sBL}
-            r={3}
-            fill={linked ? "#3b82f6" : "#a78bfa"}
-            className="cursor-pointer"
           />
+          <circle cx={sBL} cy={PREVIEW_H - sBL} r={3} fill={linked ? "#3b82f6" : "#a78bfa"} />
         </svg>
 
         <button
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/FileTree.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/FileTree.tsx
index 578df6d7b..15c93c7f3 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/FileTree.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/FileTree.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ export const FileTree = memo(function FileTree({
 
   const [contextMenu, setContextMenu] = useState<ContextMenuState | null>(null);
   const [inlineInput, setInlineInput] = useState<InlineInputState | null>(null);
-  const [deleteTarget, setDeleteTarget] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [deleteTarget, setDeleteTarget] = useState<{
+    path: string;
+    isFolder: boolean;
+    x: number;
+    y: number;
+  } | null>(null);
   const [dragOverFolder, setDragOverFolder] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const dragSourceRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
 
@@ -145,13 +150,23 @@ export const FileTree = memo(function FileTree({
 
   // ── Delete ──
 
-  const handleDelete = useCallback((path: string) => {
-    setDeleteTarget(path);
-  }, []);
+  const handleDelete = useCallback(
+    (path: string) => {
+      // Anchor the confirm near where the context menu was opened so it
+      // appears next to the row the user acted on.
+      setDeleteTarget({
+        path,
+        isFolder: contextMenu?.targetIsFolder ?? false,
+        x: contextMenu?.x ?? window.innerWidth / 2,
+        y: contextMenu?.y ?? window.innerHeight / 2,
+      });
+    },
+    [contextMenu],
+  );
 
   const handleDeleteConfirm = useCallback(() => {
     if (deleteTarget) {
-      onDeleteFile?.(deleteTarget);
+      onDeleteFile?.(deleteTarget.path);
       setDeleteTarget(null);
     }
   }, [deleteTarget, onDeleteFile]);
@@ -227,15 +242,17 @@ export const FileTree = memo(function FileTree({
           <div className="flex items-center gap-0.5">
             <button
               onClick={() => handleNewFile("")}
-              className="p-0.5 rounded hover:bg-neutral-800 text-neutral-600 hover:text-neutral-400 transition-colors"
+              className="p-1.5 rounded hover:bg-neutral-800 text-neutral-600 hover:text-neutral-400 active:scale-[0.97] transition-colors"
               title="New File"
+              aria-label="New File"
             >
               <Plus size={12} weight="bold" />
             </button>
             <button
               onClick={() => handleNewFolder("")}
-              className="p-0.5 rounded hover:bg-neutral-800 text-neutral-600 hover:text-neutral-400 transition-colors"
+              className="p-1.5 rounded hover:bg-neutral-800 text-neutral-600 hover:text-neutral-400 active:scale-[0.97] transition-colors"
               title="New Folder"
+              aria-label="New Folder"
             >
               <FolderSimplePlus size={12} weight="duotone" />
             </button>
@@ -274,6 +291,11 @@ export const FileTree = memo(function FileTree({
               onCancel={() => inlineInput.onCancel?.()}
             />
           )}
+        {children.length === 0 && !inlineInput && (
+          <div className="px-3 py-4 text-center text-[11px] text-neutral-600">
+            No files yet{hasFileOps ? " — use + above to create one" : ""}.
+          </div>
+        )}
         {children.map((child) =>
           child.isFile && child.children.size === 0 ? (
             <TreeFile
@@ -308,15 +330,22 @@ export const FileTree = memo(function FileTree({
         )}
       </div>
 
-      {/* Delete confirmation overlay */}
+      {/* Delete confirmation — anchored near the row it was invoked on */}
       {deleteTarget && (
-        <div className="border-t border-neutral-800/50 flex-shrink-0">
+        <div
+          className="fixed z-50 w-56"
+          style={{
+            left: Math.min(deleteTarget.x, window.innerWidth - 240),
+            top: Math.min(deleteTarget.y, window.innerHeight - 120),
+          }}
+        >
           <DeleteConfirm
             name={
-              deleteTarget.includes("/")
-                ? deleteTarget.slice(deleteTarget.lastIndexOf("/") + 1)
-                : deleteTarget
+              deleteTarget.path.includes("/")
+                ? deleteTarget.path.slice(deleteTarget.path.lastIndexOf("/") + 1)
+                : deleteTarget.path
             }
+            isFolder={deleteTarget.isFolder}
             onConfirm={handleDeleteConfirm}
             onCancel={handleDeleteCancel}
           />
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/FileTreeNodes.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/FileTreeNodes.tsx
index 983aae4c0..4e90d62d9 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/FileTreeNodes.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/FileTreeNodes.tsx
@@ -43,9 +43,14 @@ export function ContextMenu({
   onDelete: (path: string) => void;
 }) {
   const menuRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const restoreFocusRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
   useEffect(() => {
+    restoreFocusRef.current =
+      document.activeElement instanceof HTMLElement ? document.activeElement : null;
+    const firstItem = menuRef.current?.querySelector("button");
+    if (firstItem instanceof HTMLElement) firstItem.focus();
     const handleClickOutside = (e: MouseEvent) => {
       if (menuRef.current && !menuRef.current.contains(e.target as Node)) {
         onClose();
@@ -59,9 +64,28 @@ export function ContextMenu({
     return () => {
       document.removeEventListener("mousedown", handleClickOutside);
       document.removeEventListener("keydown", handleEscape);
+      restoreFocusRef.current?.focus();
     };
   }, [onClose]);
 
+  const handleMenuKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (e.key !== "ArrowDown" && e.key !== "ArrowUp" && e.key !== "Home" && e.key !== "End") {
+      return;
+    }
+    const menu = menuRef.current;
+    if (!menu) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const items = Array.from(menu.querySelectorAll("button"));
+    if (items.length === 0) return;
+    const current = items.indexOf(document.activeElement as HTMLButtonElement);
+    let next = 0;
+    if (e.key === "ArrowDown") next = current < 0 ? 0 : (current + 1) % items.length;
+    else if (e.key === "ArrowUp") {
+      next = current < 0 ? items.length - 1 : (current - 1 + items.length) % items.length;
+    } else if (e.key === "End") next = items.length - 1;
+    items[next]?.focus();
+  };
+
   const adjustedX = Math.min(state.x, window.innerWidth - 180);
   const adjustedY = Math.min(state.y, window.innerHeight - 200);
 
@@ -74,13 +98,16 @@ export function ContextMenu({
   return (
     <div
       ref={menuRef}
+      role="menu"
+      onKeyDown={handleMenuKeyDown}
       className="fixed z-50 bg-neutral-900 border border-neutral-700 rounded-md shadow-lg py-1 min-w-[160px]"
       style={{ left: adjustedX, top: adjustedY }}
     >
       {state.targetIsFolder && (
         <>
           <button
-            className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-800 cursor-pointer text-left"
+            role="menuitem"
+            className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-800 focus-visible:bg-neutral-800 active:bg-neutral-700 outline-none cursor-pointer text-left"
             onClick={() => {
               onNewFile(state.targetPath);
               onClose();
@@ -90,7 +117,8 @@ export function ContextMenu({
             New File
           </button>
           <button
-            className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-800 cursor-pointer text-left"
+            role="menuitem"
+            className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-800 focus-visible:bg-neutral-800 active:bg-neutral-700 outline-none cursor-pointer text-left"
             onClick={() => {
               onNewFolder(state.targetPath);
               onClose();
@@ -105,7 +133,8 @@ export function ContextMenu({
       {!state.targetIsFolder && (
         <>
           <button
-            className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-800 cursor-pointer text-left"
+            role="menuitem"
+            className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-800 focus-visible:bg-neutral-800 active:bg-neutral-700 outline-none cursor-pointer text-left"
             onClick={() => {
               onNewFile(parentPath);
               onClose();
@@ -118,7 +147,8 @@ export function ContextMenu({
         </>
       )}
       <button
-        className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-800 cursor-pointer text-left"
+        role="menuitem"
+        className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-800 focus-visible:bg-neutral-800 active:bg-neutral-700 outline-none cursor-pointer text-left"
         onClick={() => {
           onRename(state.targetPath);
           onClose();
@@ -129,7 +159,8 @@ export function ContextMenu({
       </button>
       {!state.targetIsFolder && (
         <button
-          className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-800 cursor-pointer text-left"
+          role="menuitem"
+          className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-800 focus-visible:bg-neutral-800 active:bg-neutral-700 outline-none cursor-pointer text-left"
           onClick={() => {
             onDuplicate(state.targetPath);
             onClose();
@@ -141,7 +172,8 @@ export function ContextMenu({
       )}
       <div className="border-t border-neutral-700 my-1" />
       <button
-        className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-red-400 hover:bg-red-900/30 cursor-pointer text-left"
+        role="menuitem"
+        className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-red-400 hover:bg-red-900/30 focus-visible:bg-red-900/30 active:bg-red-900/50 outline-none cursor-pointer text-left"
         onClick={() => {
           onDelete(state.targetPath);
           onClose();
@@ -172,6 +204,13 @@ export function InlineInput({
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const committedRef = useRef(false);
   const [value, setValue] = useState(defaultValue);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const validate = (name: string): string | null => {
+    if (/[/\\]/.test(name)) return "Name can't contain / or \\";
+    if (name.includes("..")) return "Name can't contain ..";
+    return null;
+  };
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -196,8 +235,16 @@ export function InlineInput({
     if (e.key === "Enter") {
       e.preventDefault();
       const trimmed = value.trim();
-      if (trimmed && !(/[/\\]/.test(trimmed) || trimmed.includes(".."))) commit(trimmed);
-      else onCancel();
+      if (!trimmed) {
+        onCancel();
+        return;
+      }
+      const invalid = validate(trimmed);
+      if (invalid) {
+        setError(invalid);
+        return;
+      }
+      commit(trimmed);
     } else if (e.key === "Escape") {
       e.preventDefault();
       onCancel();
@@ -206,8 +253,7 @@ export function InlineInput({
 
   const handleBlur = () => {
     const trimmed = value.trim();
-    if (trimmed && trimmed !== defaultValue && !(/[/\\]/.test(trimmed) || trimmed.includes("..")))
-      commit(trimmed);
+    if (trimmed && trimmed !== defaultValue && !validate(trimmed)) commit(trimmed);
     else onCancel();
   };
 
@@ -221,15 +267,28 @@ export function InlineInput({
       ) : (
         <FileIcon path={value} />
       )}
-      <input
-        ref={inputRef}
-        value={value}
-        onChange={(e) => setValue(e.target.value)}
-        onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-        onBlur={handleBlur}
-        className="flex-1 min-w-0 bg-neutral-800 text-neutral-200 text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded border border-neutral-600 outline-none focus:border-[#3CE6AC]"
-        spellCheck={false}
-      />
+      <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+        <input
+          ref={inputRef}
+          value={value}
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            setValue(e.target.value);
+            if (error) setError(null);
+          }}
+          onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+          onBlur={handleBlur}
+          aria-invalid={error ? true : undefined}
+          className={`w-full min-w-0 bg-neutral-800 text-neutral-200 text-xs px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded border outline-none ${
+            error ? "border-red-500/70" : "border-neutral-600 focus:border-[#3CE6AC]"
+          }`}
+          spellCheck={false}
+        />
+        {error && (
+          <div className="mt-0.5 text-[10px] text-red-400" role="alert">
+            {error}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -238,10 +297,12 @@ export function InlineInput({
 
 export function DeleteConfirm({
   name,
+  isFolder,
   onConfirm,
   onCancel,
 }: {
   name: string;
+  isFolder?: boolean;
   onConfirm: () => void;
   onCancel: () => void;
 }) {
@@ -269,7 +330,16 @@ export function DeleteConfirm({
       className="mx-1 my-0.5 p-2 bg-neutral-800 border border-neutral-700 rounded-md text-xs"
     >
       <p className="text-neutral-300 mb-2">
-        Delete <span className="font-medium text-neutral-100">{name}</span>?
+        {isFolder ? (
+          <>
+            Delete folder <span className="font-medium text-neutral-100">{name}</span> and
+            everything inside it?
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            Delete <span className="font-medium text-neutral-100">{name}</span>?
+          </>
+        )}
       </p>
       <div className="flex gap-1.5">
         <button
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/GsapAnimationList.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/GsapAnimationList.tsx
index 9a88e129f..ecfb37ba6 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/GsapAnimationList.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/GsapAnimationList.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ export function GsapAnimationList({
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-2">
+      {animations.length === 0 && (
+        <p className="text-[11px] leading-4 text-neutral-500">
+          No animations on this element yet — add an effect below to animate it.
+        </p>
+      )}
       {animations.map((animation, index) => (
         <AnimationCard
           {...trackedCallbacks}
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeDiamond.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeDiamond.tsx
index 57722eef9..3f7930292 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeDiamond.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeDiamond.tsx
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ export const KeyframeDiamond = memo(function KeyframeDiamond({
         e.stopPropagation();
         onClick();
       }}
-      className="flex-shrink-0 p-0.5 transition-opacity hover:opacity-100"
+      className="relative flex-shrink-0 p-0.5 transition-opacity hover:opacity-100 before:absolute before:-inset-1.5 before:content-['']"
       style={{ color, opacity }}
       title={title}
+      aria-label={title}
+      aria-pressed={state === "active"}
     >
       <svg width={size} height={size} viewBox="0 0 10 10">
         {isHold ? (
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeEaseList.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeEaseList.tsx
index ea940efc8..66dba28a1 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeEaseList.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeEaseList.tsx
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ export function KeyframeEaseList({
             <button
               type="button"
               onClick={() => onToggle(isExpanded ? null : kf.percentage)}
-              className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 px-2 py-1.5 text-left"
+              aria-expanded={isExpanded}
+              className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 px-2 py-1.5 text-left active:scale-[0.99]"
             >
               <span className="text-[10px] font-medium text-neutral-400">{label}</span>
               <span className="ml-auto text-[9px] text-neutral-500">{easeLabel}</span>
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ export function KeyframeEaseList({
                 height="8"
                 viewBox="0 0 10 10"
                 fill="currentColor"
-                className={`text-neutral-500 transition-transform ${isExpanded ? "" : "-rotate-90"}`}
+                className={`text-neutral-500 transition-transform duration-150 ${isExpanded ? "" : "-rotate-90"}`}
               >
                 <path d="M2 3l3 4 3-4z" />
               </svg>
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeNavigation.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeNavigation.tsx
index 92ed307e0..1d9985d75 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeNavigation.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/KeyframeNavigation.tsx
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ export const KeyframeNavigation = memo(function KeyframeNavigation({
         type="button"
         disabled={!prevKf}
         onClick={() => prevKf && onSeek(prevKf.percentage)}
-        className="flex h-5 w-3 items-center justify-center disabled:cursor-default"
+        title="Previous keyframe"
+        aria-label={`Previous ${property} keyframe`}
+        className="relative flex h-5 w-3 items-center justify-center disabled:cursor-default before:absolute before:-inset-1.5 before:content-['']"
       >
         <ArrowLeft disabled={!prevKf} />
       </button>
@@ -197,7 +199,9 @@ export const KeyframeNavigation = memo(function KeyframeNavigation({
         type="button"
         disabled={!nextKf}
         onClick={() => nextKf && onSeek(nextKf.percentage)}
-        className="flex h-5 w-3 items-center justify-center disabled:cursor-default"
+        title="Next keyframe"
+        aria-label={`Next ${property} keyframe`}
+        className="relative flex h-5 w-3 items-center justify-center disabled:cursor-default before:absolute before:-inset-1.5 before:content-['']"
       >
         <ArrowRight disabled={!nextKf} />
       </button>
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/LayersPanel.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/LayersPanel.tsx
index 914800e2d..3048f9ddb 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/LayersPanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/LayersPanel.tsx
@@ -469,14 +469,23 @@ export const LayersPanel = memo(function LayersPanel() {
                   : selected
                     ? "bg-panel-accent/14 text-panel-accent"
                     : "text-panel-text-2 hover:bg-panel-hover/40 hover:text-panel-text-1"
-              } ${dragKey ? "cursor-grabbing" : draggable ? "cursor-pointer" : "cursor-not-allowed opacity-50"}`}
+              } ${dragKey ? "cursor-grabbing" : "cursor-pointer"}`}
               style={{ paddingLeft: 8 + layer.depth * 16 }}
+              title={
+                draggable
+                  ? layer.element.hasAttribute("data-hf-group")
+                    ? "Double-click to enter group"
+                    : undefined
+                  : "This layer can't be reordered"
+              }
             >
               {hasChildren ? (
                 <button
                   type="button"
                   onClick={(e) => toggleCollapse(layer.key, e)}
-                  className="flex h-4 w-4 flex-shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded text-neutral-500 hover:text-neutral-300"
+                  aria-expanded={!isCollapsed}
+                  aria-label={isCollapsed ? "Expand children" : "Collapse children"}
+                  className="relative flex h-4 w-4 flex-shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded text-neutral-500 hover:text-neutral-300 before:absolute before:-inset-1.5 before:content-['']"
                 >
                   <svg
                     width="8"
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/MotionPathNode.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/MotionPathNode.tsx
index c6d3ce43c..b1e9c21ce 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/MotionPathNode.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/MotionPathNode.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export function MotionPathNode(props: {
           onPointerDown={props.onPointerDown}
           onPointerMove={props.onPointerMove}
           onPointerUp={props.onPointerUp}
+          onPointerCancel={props.onPointerUp}
           onContextMenu={props.onContextMenu}
         />
       )}
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.test.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.test.tsx
index a1a3c7a01..34b691fe9 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.test.tsx
@@ -536,12 +536,11 @@ describe("PropertyPanel — flat Layout/Motion timing agreement (whole-plan cohe
       if (!xRow) throw new Error("expected an X row");
       const gutter = xRow.querySelector('[data-flat-kf-gutter="true"]');
       if (!gutter) throw new Error("expected a keyframe gutter on the X row");
-      // The diamond button always carries a `title`; the two plain arrow
-      // buttons don't. At currentPct=0 (playhead on the 0% keyframe), the prev
-      // arrow is disabled (no earlier keyframe) and the next arrow seeks to
-      // the 50% keyframe — exactly the case the coherence bug affected.
+      // At currentPct=0 (playhead on the 0% keyframe) the prev arrow is
+      // disabled (no earlier keyframe) and the next arrow seeks to the 50%
+      // keyframe — exactly the case the coherence bug affected.
       const nextArrow = Array.from(gutter.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>("button")).find(
-        (b) => !b.title && !b.disabled,
+        (b) => b.title === "Next keyframe" && !b.disabled,
       );
       if (!nextArrow) throw new Error("expected an enabled next-keyframe arrow button");
       act(() => nextArrow.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true })));
@@ -582,7 +581,9 @@ describe("PropertyPanel — flat Layout currentPct basis (currentPct follow-up f
       if (!xRow) throw new Error("expected an X row");
       const gutter = xRow.querySelector('[data-flat-kf-gutter="true"]');
       if (!gutter) throw new Error("expected a keyframe gutter on the X row");
-      const diamond = gutter.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>("button[title]");
+      // The diamond is the only gutter button that reports a pressed state;
+      // the prev/next arrows carry titles too, so `button[title]` is ambiguous.
+      const diamond = gutter.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>("button[aria-pressed]");
       if (!diamond) throw new Error("expected a keyframe diamond button");
       // KeyframeDiamond's title mapping: active -> "Remove ... keyframe",
       // inactive -> "Add ... keyframe", ghost -> "Convert ... to keyframes".
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.tsx
index 9b14d83a6..9041794c3 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/PropertyPanel.tsx
@@ -234,11 +234,19 @@ export const PropertyPanel = memo(function PropertyPanel(props: PropertyPanelPro
 
   const handleCopyElementInfo = () => {
     const text = buildElementInfoText(element, sourceLabel, gsapAnimations, previewIframeRef);
-    void navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
-    showToast(`Copied element info for ${element.label} — paste into any AI agent`, "info");
-    setClipboardCopied(true);
-    clearTimeout(clipboardTimerRef.current);
-    clipboardTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => setClipboardCopied(false), 1500);
+    // Claim the copy only once the write actually lands — a denied clipboard
+    // permission otherwise reports a copy that never happened.
+    navigator.clipboard
+      .writeText(text)
+      .then(() => {
+        showToast(`Copied element info for ${element.label} — paste into any AI agent`, "info");
+        setClipboardCopied(true);
+        clearTimeout(clipboardTimerRef.current);
+        clipboardTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => setClipboardCopied(false), 1500);
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        showToast("Couldn't copy to the clipboard — check browser permissions", "error");
+      });
   };
 
   if (STUDIO_FLAT_INSPECTOR_ENABLED) {
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/SnapToolbar.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/SnapToolbar.tsx
index cd406c2fa..047d64b28 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/SnapToolbar.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/SnapToolbar.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const SnapToolbar = memo(function SnapToolbar({ onSnapChange }: SnapToolb
       {motionPathCreateAvailable && (
         <button
           type="button"
-          className={`rounded-md p-1.5 transition-colors ${
+          className={`rounded-md p-1.5 transition-colors active:scale-[0.95] ${
             motionPathArmed
               ? "bg-studio-accent/20 text-studio-accent"
               : "bg-black/40 text-white/60 hover:bg-black/60 hover:text-white/80"
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const SnapToolbar = memo(function SnapToolbar({ onSnapChange }: SnapToolb
       )}
       <button
         type="button"
-        className={`rounded-md p-1.5 transition-colors ${
+        className={`rounded-md p-1.5 transition-colors active:scale-[0.95] ${
           prefs.snapEnabled
             ? "bg-studio-accent/20 text-studio-accent"
             : "bg-black/40 text-white/60 hover:bg-black/60 hover:text-white/80"
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export const SnapToolbar = memo(function SnapToolbar({ onSnapChange }: SnapToolb
         <button
           ref={gridButtonRef}
           type="button"
-          className={`rounded-md p-1.5 transition-colors ${
+          className={`rounded-md p-1.5 transition-colors active:scale-[0.95] ${
             prefs.gridVisible
               ? "bg-studio-accent/20 text-studio-accent"
               : "bg-black/40 text-white/60 hover:bg-black/60 hover:text-white/80"
@@ -144,11 +144,27 @@ export const SnapToolbar = memo(function SnapToolbar({ onSnapChange }: SnapToolb
             e.preventDefault();
             setGridPopoverOpen((v) => !v);
           }}
-          title={prefs.gridVisible ? "Grid visible (G)" : "Grid hidden (G)"}
+          title={
+            prefs.gridVisible
+              ? "Grid visible (G) — right-click for spacing options"
+              : "Grid hidden (G) — right-click for spacing options"
+          }
           aria-label="Toggle grid"
         >
           <GridFour size={16} weight={prefs.gridVisible ? "fill" : "regular"} />
         </button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className="absolute -right-0.5 -bottom-0.5 rounded p-0.5 text-white/50 hover:text-white/90 bg-black/50"
+          onClick={() => setGridPopoverOpen((v) => !v)}
+          title="Grid options"
+          aria-label="Grid options"
+          aria-expanded={gridPopoverOpen}
+        >
+          <svg width="7" height="7" viewBox="0 0 8 8" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true">
+            <path d="M1 2.5l3 3 3-3z" />
+          </svg>
+        </button>
 
         {gridPopoverOpen && (
           <div
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/Transform3DCube.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/Transform3DCube.tsx
index d0bb4ffd9..4523d8ab2 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/Transform3DCube.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/Transform3DCube.tsx
@@ -163,6 +163,25 @@ export function Transform3DCube({
     setDraft(null);
   };
 
+  const onKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent<SVGSVGElement>) => {
+    const STEP = e.altKey ? 1 : 5;
+    let next: CubePose | null = null;
+    if (e.key === "ArrowUp" || e.key === "ArrowDown") {
+      const dir = e.key === "ArrowUp" ? -1 : 1;
+      next = e.shiftKey
+        ? { ...shown, rotationZ: wrapDeg(shown.rotationZ + dir * STEP) }
+        : { ...shown, rotationX: wrapDeg(shown.rotationX + dir * STEP) };
+    } else if (e.key === "ArrowLeft" || e.key === "ArrowRight") {
+      const dir = e.key === "ArrowRight" ? 1 : -1;
+      next = e.shiftKey
+        ? { ...shown, rotationZ: wrapDeg(shown.rotationZ + dir * STEP) }
+        : { ...shown, rotationY: wrapDeg(shown.rotationY + dir * STEP) };
+    }
+    if (!next) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    onPoseCommit(next);
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="relative overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-neutral-800 bg-gradient-to-b from-neutral-900 to-neutral-950">
       <svg
@@ -174,8 +193,10 @@ export function Transform3DCube({
         onPointerMove={onPointerMove}
         onPointerUp={onPointerUp}
         onPointerCancel={onPointerUp}
+        onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
+        tabIndex={0}
         role="slider"
-        aria-label="Drag to rotate in 3D; hold Shift to roll; scroll to change depth"
+        aria-label="3D rotation. Arrow keys rotate X/Y, Shift+arrows roll Z, Alt for fine steps; drag to rotate, scroll to change depth"
         aria-valuetext={`X ${Math.round(shown.rotationX)}°, Y ${Math.round(
           shown.rotationY,
         )}°, Z ${Math.round(shown.rotationZ)}°`}
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanel3dTransform.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanel3dTransform.tsx
index af23372e6..84cb344bd 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanel3dTransform.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanel3dTransform.tsx
@@ -322,11 +322,19 @@ export function PropertyPanel3dTransform({
       <button
         type="button"
         onClick={() => setCollapsed((v) => !v)}
-        className="mb-2 flex w-full items-center justify-between text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-neutral-600 hover:text-neutral-400"
+        aria-expanded={!collapsed}
+        className="mb-2 flex w-full items-center justify-between text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-neutral-600 hover:text-neutral-400 active:scale-[0.99]"
       >
         <span>3D Transform</span>
-        <svg width="9" height="9" viewBox="0 0 10 10" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden>
-          {collapsed ? <path d="M3 2l4 3-4 3z" /> : <path d="M2 3l3 4 3-4z" />}
+        <svg
+          width="9"
+          height="9"
+          viewBox="0 0 10 10"
+          fill="currentColor"
+          aria-hidden
+          className={`transition-transform duration-150 ${collapsed ? "-rotate-90" : ""}`}
+        >
+          <path d="M2 3l3 4 3-4z" />
         </svg>
       </button>
       {collapsed ? null : (
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelColor.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelColor.tsx
index 1443ca6a8..7f2d1730b 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelColor.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelColor.tsx
@@ -268,6 +268,10 @@ export function ColorField({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!open) return;
+    // Move focus into the picker on open and restore it on close so Escape
+    // and keyboard editing work without a pointer round-trip.
+    panelRef.current?.focus();
+    const restoreTarget = buttonRef.current;
     const handlePointerDown = (event: PointerEvent) => {
       const target = event.target as Node | null;
       if (!target) return;
@@ -279,6 +283,7 @@ export function ColorField({
       if (event.key === "Escape") {
         cancelColorGesture();
         setOpen(false);
+        restoreTarget?.focus();
       }
     };
     document.addEventListener("pointerdown", handlePointerDown);
@@ -320,7 +325,10 @@ export function ColorField({
     ? createPortal(
         <div
           ref={panelRef}
-          className="fixed z-[9999] w-[292px] overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-neutral-700 bg-neutral-950 shadow-2xl shadow-black/50"
+          role="dialog"
+          aria-label={`${label} color picker`}
+          tabIndex={-1}
+          className="fixed z-[9999] w-[292px] overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-neutral-700 bg-neutral-950 shadow-2xl shadow-black/50 outline-none"
           style={{
             left: panelPosition?.left ?? -9999,
             top: panelPosition?.top ?? -9999,
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelColorGradingControls.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelColorGradingControls.tsx
index 0dc72f7b4..2a7fabdda 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelColorGradingControls.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelColorGradingControls.tsx
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ export function ColorGradingControls({
   const lutInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const [lutOpen, setLutOpen] = useState(false);
   const [detailSettings, setDetailSettings] = useState<"vignette" | "grain" | null>(null);
+  const [lutImporting, setLutImporting] = useState(false);
+  const [lutImportError, setLutImportError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const lutAssets = useMemo(
     () => assets.filter((asset) => LUT_EXT.test(asset)).sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b)),
     [assets],
@@ -282,6 +284,9 @@ export function ColorGradingControls({
   const actions = createColorGradingActions(grading, onCommitColorGrading);
 
   const applyPreset = (preset: string) => {
+    // Pass the LUT through normalize; the preset's own adjust values are its
+    // look (main's normalize already avoids carrying over grading.adjust,
+    // which was the bug this PR originally fixed).
     const next = normalizeHfColorGrading({ preset, intensity: 1, lut: grading.lut });
     if (next) {
       track("select", "Preset");
@@ -391,16 +396,21 @@ export function ColorGradingControls({
               </select>
               <button
                 type="button"
-                disabled={!onImportAssets}
+                disabled={!onImportAssets || lutImporting}
                 onClick={(event) => {
                   event.stopPropagation();
                   lutInputRef.current?.click();
                 }}
-                className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-panel-input text-panel-text-4 transition-colors hover:bg-panel-hover hover:text-panel-text-1 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-40"
-                title="Import .cube LUT"
+                className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-panel-input text-panel-text-4 transition-colors hover:bg-panel-hover hover:text-panel-text-1 active:scale-[0.97] disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-40"
+                title={lutImporting ? "Importing…" : "Import .cube LUT"}
                 aria-label="Import .cube LUT"
+                aria-busy={lutImporting}
               >
-                <Plus size={13} />
+                {lutImporting ? (
+                  <span className="h-3 w-3 animate-spin rounded-full border border-panel-text-4 border-t-transparent motion-reduce:animate-none" />
+                ) : (
+                  <Plus size={13} />
+                )}
               </button>
               <input
                 ref={lutInputRef}
@@ -409,13 +419,24 @@ export function ColorGradingControls({
                 multiple
                 className="hidden"
                 onChange={(event) => {
-                  void actions.importLut(event.currentTarget.files, onImportAssets, () =>
-                    track("button", "Import LUT"),
-                  );
+                  const files = event.currentTarget.files;
+                  setLutImporting(true);
+                  setLutImportError(null);
+                  void actions
+                    .importLut(files, onImportAssets, () => track("button", "Import LUT"))
+                    .catch(() =>
+                      setLutImportError("LUT import failed — check the .cube file and try again."),
+                    )
+                    .finally(() => setLutImporting(false));
                   event.currentTarget.value = "";
                 }}
               />
             </div>
+            {lutImportError && (
+              <div className="text-[10px] text-red-400" role="alert">
+                {lutImportError}
+              </div>
+            )}
             {grading.lut && (
               <div className="grid gap-2">
                 {selectedProjectLut && (
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelCommitField.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelCommitField.tsx
index 509517be6..015d25e15 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelCommitField.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelCommitField.tsx
@@ -134,7 +134,15 @@ export function CommitField({
       return;
     }
     if (event.key === "Escape") {
-      cancelGestureFromKeyEvent(event);
+      if (cancelGestureFromKeyEvent(event)) return;
+      // No gesture to cancel means the draft was typed. Escape abandons it
+      // rather than leaving it for the blur-commit to write.
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.stopPropagation();
+      dirtyRef.current = false;
+      setDraft(valueRef.current);
+      if (liveCommit) onPreview?.(valueRef.current);
+      event.currentTarget.blur();
       return;
     }
     if (event.key === "Enter") {
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFill.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFill.tsx
index 7bc145856..6f6c30360 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFill.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFill.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export function ImageFillField({
   const track = useTrackDesignInput();
   const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
   const [uploading, setUploading] = useState(false);
+  const [uploadError, setUploadError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const imageAssets = useMemo(() => assets.filter((a) => IMAGE_EXT.test(a)), [assets]);
   const selectedAsset = useMemo(
     () => resolveSelectedAsset(value, sourceFile, imageAssets),
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ export function ImageFillField({
   const handleUpload = async (files: FileList | null) => {
     if (!files?.length || !onImportAssets) return;
     setUploading(true);
+    setUploadError(null);
     try {
       const uploaded = await onImportAssets(files);
       const nextImage = uploaded.find((a) => IMAGE_EXT.test(a));
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ export function ImageFillField({
         track("button", "Upload image");
         onCommit(`url("${toProjectRootAssetPath(nextImage)}")`);
       }
+    } catch {
+      setUploadError("Upload failed — check the file and try again.");
     } finally {
       setUploading(false);
     }
@@ -144,6 +148,11 @@ export function ImageFillField({
             }}
           />
         </div>
+        {uploadError && (
+          <div className="text-[10px] text-red-400" role="alert">
+            {uploadError}
+          </div>
+        )}
         {imageAssets.length > 0 ? (
           <div className="space-y-3">
             {selectedAsset && (
@@ -262,11 +271,49 @@ export function GradientField({
           {parsed.stops.map((stop, index) => (
             <div
               key={`stop-preview-${index}`}
-              className="absolute top-1/2 h-4 w-4 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-full border-2 border-white/90 shadow-[0_0_0_1px_rgba(0,0,0,0.35)]"
+              role="slider"
+              tabIndex={disabled ? -1 : 0}
+              aria-label={`Stop ${index + 1} position`}
+              aria-valuenow={Math.round(stop.position)}
+              aria-valuemin={0}
+              aria-valuemax={100}
+              onKeyDown={(event) => {
+                if (disabled) return;
+                if (event.key !== "ArrowLeft" && event.key !== "ArrowRight") return;
+                event.preventDefault();
+                const step = event.shiftKey ? 10 : 1;
+                const delta = event.key === "ArrowRight" ? step : -step;
+                updateStop(index, {
+                  position: Math.max(0, Math.min(100, Math.round(stop.position + delta))),
+                });
+              }}
+              className="absolute top-1/2 h-4 w-4 -translate-y-1/2 cursor-ew-resize rounded-full border-2 border-white/90 shadow-[0_0_0_1px_rgba(0,0,0,0.35)] outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-studio-accent"
               style={{
                 left: `calc(${stop.position}% - 8px)`,
                 backgroundColor: stop.color,
               }}
+              onClick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+              onPointerDown={(event) => {
+                if (disabled) return;
+                event.stopPropagation();
+                event.currentTarget.setPointerCapture(event.pointerId);
+              }}
+              onPointerMove={(event) => {
+                if (disabled || !event.currentTarget.hasPointerCapture(event.pointerId)) return;
+                const rect = previewRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+                if (!rect || rect.width <= 0) return;
+                const next = Math.max(
+                  0,
+                  Math.min(100, ((event.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width) * 100),
+                );
+                updateStop(index, { position: Math.round(next * 10) / 10 });
+              }}
+              onPointerUp={(event) => {
+                event.currentTarget.releasePointerCapture(event.pointerId);
+              }}
+              onPointerCancel={(event) => {
+                event.currentTarget.releasePointerCapture(event.pointerId);
+              }}
             />
           ))}
         </div>
@@ -392,7 +439,8 @@ export function GradientField({
             type="button"
             disabled={disabled || parsed.stops.length >= 6}
             onClick={() => addStop()}
-            className="inline-flex h-7 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg border border-neutral-700 bg-neutral-950 px-2.5 text-[11px] font-medium text-neutral-300 transition-colors hover:border-neutral-600 hover:text-white disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:text-neutral-600"
+            title={parsed.stops.length >= 6 ? "Maximum 6 stops" : "Add a gradient stop"}
+            className="inline-flex h-7 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg border border-neutral-700 bg-neutral-950 px-2.5 text-[11px] font-medium text-neutral-300 transition-colors hover:border-neutral-600 hover:text-white active:scale-[0.98] disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:text-neutral-600"
           >
             <Plus size={12} />
             Add stop
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFont.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFont.tsx
index 0c7f2778a..91e50f615 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFont.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFont.tsx
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ export function FontFamilyField({
   const fontInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+  const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = useState(-1);
   const [localFonts, setLocalFonts] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [localFontData, setLocalFontData] = useState<LocalFontData[]>([]);
   const [googleFonts, setGoogleFonts] = useState<string[]>(() => [...POPULAR_GOOGLE_FONT_FAMILIES]);
@@ -259,6 +260,8 @@ export function FontFamilyField({
       } else {
         setFontNotice("No supported font files were imported.");
       }
+    } catch {
+      setFontNotice("Font import failed — the files were not added. Try again.");
     } finally {
       setImportingFonts(false);
     }
@@ -358,11 +361,17 @@ export function FontFamilyField({
           commitFontFamily(buildFontFamilyValue(imported.family));
           setQuery("");
           setOpen(false);
-          return;
+        } else {
+          // Committing an un-imported family would render a silent fallback,
+          // so surface the failure and keep the current font instead.
+          setFontNotice(`Couldn't import "${option.family}" — the font was not applied.`);
         }
+      } catch {
+        setFontNotice(`Couldn't import "${option.family}" — the font was not applied.`);
       } finally {
         setImportingFonts(false);
       }
+      return;
     }
     if (option.source === "Google") loadGoogleFontStylesheet(option.family);
     const imported = importedFonts.find(
@@ -383,17 +392,39 @@ export function FontFamilyField({
           value={query}
           disabled={disabled}
           placeholder={loadingGoogleFonts ? "Loading Google Fonts..." : "Search fonts"}
-          onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            setQuery(e.target.value);
+            setActiveIndex(-1);
+          }}
           onKeyDown={(e) => {
             if (e.key === "Escape") {
               e.preventDefault();
               setOpen(false);
+              return;
             }
-            if (e.key === "Enter" && filteredOptions[0]) {
+            if (e.key === "ArrowDown" || e.key === "ArrowUp") {
               e.preventDefault();
-              commitFamily(filteredOptions[0]);
+              if (filteredOptions.length === 0) return;
+              const delta = e.key === "ArrowDown" ? 1 : -1;
+              const next =
+                activeIndex < 0 && delta === 1
+                  ? 0
+                  : (activeIndex + delta + filteredOptions.length) % filteredOptions.length;
+              setActiveIndex(next);
+              document
+                .querySelector(`[data-font-option-index="${next}"]`)
+                ?.scrollIntoView({ block: "nearest" });
+              return;
+            }
+            const target = filteredOptions[activeIndex] ?? filteredOptions[0];
+            if (e.key === "Enter" && target) {
+              e.preventDefault();
+              commitFamily(target);
             }
           }}
+          role="combobox"
+          aria-expanded={open}
+          aria-autocomplete="list"
           className="min-w-0 rounded-lg border border-neutral-800 bg-neutral-900 px-2.5 py-2 text-[11px] font-medium text-neutral-100 outline-none placeholder:text-neutral-600 focus:border-neutral-600"
         />
         {canQueryLocalFonts && (
@@ -437,19 +468,24 @@ export function FontFamilyField({
         {filteredOptions.length === 0 ? (
           <div className="px-2 py-3 text-[11px] text-neutral-500">No fonts found.</div>
         ) : (
-          filteredOptions.map((option) => (
+          filteredOptions.map((option, index) => (
             <button
               key={`${option.source}-${option.family}`}
               type="button"
+              data-font-option-index={index}
               onClick={() => commitFamily(option)}
               className={`flex w-full min-w-0 items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-lg px-2 py-2 text-left text-[11px] transition-colors ${
-                option.family === currentFamily
-                  ? "bg-studio-accent/15 text-neutral-50"
-                  : "text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-900 hover:text-neutral-100"
+                index === activeIndex
+                  ? "bg-neutral-800 text-neutral-50"
+                  : option.family === currentFamily
+                    ? "bg-studio-accent/15 text-neutral-50"
+                    : "text-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-900 hover:text-neutral-100"
               }`}
             >
               <span className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5">
-                <span className="truncate font-medium">{option.family}</span>
+                <span className="truncate font-medium" style={{ fontFamily: `"${option.family}"` }}>
+                  {option.family}
+                </span>
                 {renderAliasFor(option.family) && (
                   <span className="flex-shrink-0 text-[9px] text-neutral-500">
                     → {renderAliasFor(option.family)}
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelPrimitives.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelPrimitives.tsx
index 383323b2e..62d5b0984 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelPrimitives.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelPrimitives.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ export function MetricField({
           onPointerDown: handleScrubPointerDown,
           onPointerMove: handleScrubPointerMove,
           onPointerUp: handleScrubPointerUp,
+          onPointerCancel: handleScrubPointerUp,
+          onLostPointerCapture: handleScrubPointerUp,
         } as const)
       : ({ className: "flex-shrink-0 text-[11px] font-medium text-neutral-500" } as const);
 
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ export function SliderControl({
         step={step}
         value={draft}
         disabled={disabled}
+        aria-label={trackName}
         onChange={(e) => {
           const n = Number(e.target.value);
           setDraft(n);
@@ -228,6 +231,7 @@ export function SegmentedControl({
             if (option.value !== value) track("segmented", trackName);
             onChange(option.value);
           }}
+          aria-pressed={option.value === value}
           className={`min-w-0 truncate rounded px-2 py-[5px] text-[11px] font-medium transition-colors disabled:cursor-not-allowed ${
             option.value === value
               ? "bg-panel-hover text-white"
@@ -292,23 +296,15 @@ export function Section({
   defaultCollapsed?: boolean;
 }) {
   const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(defaultCollapsed);
-  const collapseIcon = collapsed ? (
-    <svg
-      width="12"
-      height="12"
-      viewBox="0 0 12 12"
-      fill="none"
-      className="flex-shrink-0 text-panel-text-5"
-    >
-      <path d="M6 2.5v7M2.5 6h7" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.2" strokeLinecap="round" />
-    </svg>
-  ) : (
+  const collapseIcon = (
     <svg
       width="10"
       height="10"
       viewBox="0 0 10 10"
       fill="currentColor"
-      className="flex-shrink-0 text-panel-text-5"
+      className={`flex-shrink-0 text-panel-text-5 transition-transform duration-150 ${
+        collapsed ? "-rotate-90" : ""
+      }`}
     >
       <path d="M2 3l3 4 3-4z" />
     </svg>
@@ -322,6 +318,7 @@ export function Section({
           <button
             type="button"
             onClick={() => setCollapsed((v) => !v)}
+            aria-expanded={!collapsed}
             className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center justify-between gap-2 text-left"
           >
             <h3 className="text-[12px] font-semibold text-panel-text-1">{title}</h3>
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelStyleSections.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelStyleSections.tsx
index a089e6967..1ced7c366 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelStyleSections.tsx
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelStyleSections.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { Eye, Layers, Palette, Settings, Square, Zap } from "../../icons/SystemIcons";
 import { buildDefaultGradientModel, serializeGradient } from "./gradientValue";
 import { isTextEditableSelection, type DomEditSelection } from "./domEditing";
@@ -116,21 +116,40 @@ export function StyleSections({
       : "Solid";
   const [preferredFillMode, setPreferredFillMode] = useState(fillMode);
   const imageUrl = extractBackgroundImageUrl(backgroundImage);
+  // Remember the last authored gradient so an exploratory Solid↔Gradient
+  // toggle restores it instead of destroying it with the default gradient.
+  const lastGradientRef = useRef<string | null>(
+    backgroundImage.includes("gradient") ? backgroundImage : null,
+  );
+
+  // The remembered gradient is per-element: reset on selection change so
+  // element A's gradient can't leak onto element B via the fill-mode toggle.
+  // (The effect below re-stores it when the new element has its own gradient.)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    lastGradientRef.current = null;
+  }, [element.id, element.selector]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setPreferredFillMode(fillMode);
+    if (backgroundImage.includes("gradient")) {
+      lastGradientRef.current = backgroundImage;
+    }
   }, [fillMode, element.id, element.selector, backgroundImage]);
 
   const handleFillModeChange = (nextMode: string) => {
     setPreferredFillMode(nextMode);
     if (nextMode === "Solid") {
+      if (backgroundImage.includes("gradient")) {
+        lastGradientRef.current = backgroundImage;
+      }
       onSetStyle("background-image", "none");
       return;
     }
     if (nextMode === "Gradient" && !backgroundImage.includes("gradient")) {
       onSetStyle(
         "background-image",
-        serializeGradient(buildDefaultGradientModel(styles["background-color"])),
+        lastGradientRef.current ??
+          serializeGradient(buildDefaultGradientModel(styles["background-color"])),
       );
     }
   };
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelTransformCommit.ts b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelTransformCommit.ts
index 976921a1f..92e71a2b3 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelTransformCommit.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelTransformCommit.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function createTransformCommitHandlers({
       await commitAnimatedTransformValue(
         axis,
         parsed,
-        "Cannot edit position — animation callbacks not available",
+        "This element's position can't be edited here yet — it is driven by its animation",
       )
     )
       return;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export function createTransformCommitHandlers({
       return;
     }
     if (hasGsapAnimation) {
-      showToast?.("Cannot edit size — animation callbacks not available");
+      showToast?.("This element's size can't be edited here yet — it is driven by its animation");
       return;
     }
     const current = readStudioBoxSize(element.element);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export function createTransformCommitHandlers({
       await commitAnimatedTransformValue(
         "rotation",
         parsed,
-        "Cannot edit rotation — animation callbacks not available",
+        "This element's rotation can't be edited here yet — it is driven by its animation",
       )
     )
       return;
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/telemetry/events.ts b/packages/studio/src/telemetry/events.ts
index b11be0fb2..3ec23bc75 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/telemetry/events.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/telemetry/events.ts
@@ -186,3 +186,15 @@ export function trackStudioFeedback(
     source: "studio",
   });
 }
+
+export function trackBlockParamCommit(props: {
+  tone: "saved" | "error" | "confirm";
+  blockName: string;
+  key: string;
+}): void {
+  trackEvent("studio_block_param_commit", {
+    tone: props.tone,
+    block_name: props.blockName,
+    param_key: props.key,
+  });
+}