Right drawer: retire the More fold — all sections list flat, collapsed by default

surfaces/gui/e2e/access-section.spec.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ test("no topbar opener; the Access header IS the ambient glance; expanding edits
 
   // The trust surface is ambient once More is unfolded: the collapsed header always shows
   // the summary — and no nudge text ever renders at rest (§23's rule carried over).
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click();
   const section = page.getByTestId("access-section");
   await expect(section.getByTestId("access-summary")).toHaveText("Browser, Slack +1 · 1 folder");
   await expect(section.getByText(/recommended/i)).toHaveCount(0);
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ test("+ Add a source: full catalog on focus, filter as you type → connect-in-c
 }) => {
   await page.goto("/");
   await page.getByText("Draft the launch note").first().click();
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click();
   await page.getByTestId("access-toggle").click();
 
   // Focusing the empty input shows the FULL catalog (FB-012) — every available connector
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ test("per-session mute round-trips; the summary follows", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto("/");
   await page.getByText("Draft the launch note").first().click();
 
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click();
   const section = page.getByTestId("access-section");
   await section.getByTestId("access-toggle").click();
   const body = page.getByRole("region", { name: "Session access" });

surfaces/gui/e2e/board.spec.ts

@@ -147,11 +147,10 @@ test("Add a note is a pure append — it lands in the timeline, state untouched"
   await expect(detail.getByRole("button", { name: "Mark done" })).toBeVisible();
 });
 
-test("journal folds behind More; expanding lists cases once a board exists", async ({ page }) => {
+test("journal section lists cases once a board exists", async ({ page }) => {
   await planTheWork(page);
   // Journal is not a primary section — it sits behind the quiet More row.
   await expect(page.getByTestId("rail-toggle-journal")).toHaveCount(0);
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click();
   await page.getByTestId("rail-toggle-journal").click();
   const journal = page.getByTestId("journal-list");
   await expect(journal).toBeVisible();

surfaces/gui/e2e/cloud-status-pending.spec.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { test } from "./fixtures";
 const openGmailPane = async (page: import("@playwright/test").Page) => {
   await page.goto("/");
   await page.getByText("Draft the launch note").first().click();
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click(); // Access folds behind More (17th pass)
   await page.getByTestId("access-toggle").click();
   await page.getByTestId("access-add-source").click();
   await page.getByTestId("access-add-gmail").click();

surfaces/gui/e2e/files-explorer.spec.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-// UX-037: Files — an explorer over the session's roots behind the More fold. Each root
-// opens in the artifact viewer (breadcrumb "Files"), whose folder listings click through
-// to subfolders and files. Artifacts stays the curated scratch-only surface beside it.
+// UX-037: Files — an explorer over the session's roots. Each root opens in the artifact
+// viewer (breadcrumb "Files"), whose folder listings click through to subfolders and
+// files. Artifacts stays the curated scratch-only surface beside it.
 import { expect } from "@playwright/test";
 import { test } from "./fixtures";
 
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ test("Files lists the session roots and browses into a file", async ({ page }) =
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Send" }).click();
   await expect(page.getByText(/Echo: hello/)).toBeVisible();
 
-  // Behind More, collapsed by default like every section.
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click();
+  // Collapsed by default like every section (the More fold is gone — owner 2026-08-20).
   await page.getByTestId("rail-toggle-files").click();
   const row = page.getByTestId("files-root-row").first();
   await expect(row).toContainText("scratch");

surfaces/gui/e2e/roots.spec.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ test("working directories: add folders with the read-only / read-write gate", as
   await page.getByText("Draft the launch note").first().click();
 
   // Expand the rail's Access section.
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click(); // Access folds behind More (17th pass)
   await page.getByTestId("access-toggle").click();
   const dirs = page.getByTestId("drawer-directories");
   await expect(dirs.getByText("Folders")).toBeVisible();

surfaces/gui/e2e/slack-directory.spec.ts

@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ test("channel typeahead: a NAME resolves to the workspace's id-address", async (
 }) => {
   await page.goto("/");
   await page.getByText("Draft the launch note").first().click();
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click(); // Access folds behind More (17th pass)
   await page.getByTestId("access-toggle").click();
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: /Channels · 0/ }).click();
 
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ test("channel typeahead: a NAME resolves to the workspace's id-address", async (
 test("channel typeahead: private and not-a-member states are honest", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto("/");
   await page.getByText("Draft the launch note").first().click();
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click(); // Access folds behind More (17th pass)
   await page.getByTestId("access-toggle").click();
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: /Channels · 0/ }).click();
 

surfaces/gui/e2e/sources-channels.spec.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ test("Slack channels drill-down: gating, add (auto-prefixed), remove", async ({
 
   // Open the pinned cowork session, then expand the rail's Access section.
   await page.getByText("Draft the launch note").first().click();
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click(); // Access folds behind More (17th pass)
   await page.getByTestId("access-toggle").click();
 
   const body = page.getByRole("region", { name: "Session access" });
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ test("Slack channels drill-down: gating, add (auto-prefixed), remove", async ({
 test("recent channels popover: opens on focus, filters, picks", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto("/");
   await page.getByText("Draft the launch note").first().click();
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click(); // Access folds behind More (17th pass)
   await page.getByTestId("access-toggle").click();
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: /Channels · 0/ }).click();
 
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@ test("channel add: link URLs resolve, bare #names are rejected with a hint", asy
 }) => {
   await page.goto("/");
   await page.getByText("Draft the launch note").first().click();
-  await page.getByTestId("rail-more-toggle").click(); // Access folds behind More (17th pass)
   await page.getByTestId("access-toggle").click();
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: /Channels · 0/ }).click();
 

surfaces/gui/src/components/RightRail.tsx

@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ interface Props {
   // Fires when a full artifact preview opens/closes, so the app can auto-collapse the left nav
   // to give the preview (PDF/webpage/sheet) more room (#3).
   onPreviewChange?: (open: boolean) => void;
-  // §32: the rail is the ONE session panel for every non-chat persona. Artifacts stays
-  // cowork-only (deliverables; code-family gets "Files" later — slot reserved); the Access
-  // section (the former Session-settings drawer) renders for all.
+  // §32: the rail is the ONE session panel for every persona. Artifacts (scratch-side
+  // deliverables), Files (all roots), and Access all render for every session (UX-036/037).
   showArtifacts?: boolean;
   personaId?: string;
   projectScoped?: boolean;
@@ -119,8 +118,6 @@ export function RightRail({
     team: false,
     files: false,
   });
-  // Journal + Access sit behind a quiet "More" row (three primary sections max).
-  const [moreOpen, setMoreOpen] = useState(false);
   const autoOpenedProgress = useRef(false);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isLead && running && todo.length > 0 && !autoOpenedProgress.current) {
@@ -135,16 +132,9 @@ export function RightRail({
     seenBoardKey.current = openBoardKey;
     setOpen((prev) => ({ ...prev, board: true }));
   }, [openBoardKey]);
-  // Access deep links (intro "Configure ›" etc.) must survive the More fold.
-  const seenAccessKey = useRef(openAccessKey);
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (openAccessKey === seenAccessKey.current) return;
-    seenAccessKey.current = openAccessKey;
-    setMoreOpen(true);
-  }, [openAccessKey]);
   const [artifacts, setArtifacts] = useState<ArtifactInfo[]>([]);
   // UX-037 Files: the session's roots (workspace/scratch/grants) — the entry points of
-  // the file explorer. Fetched lazily when the More fold opens.
+  // the file explorer.
   const [rootDirs, setRootDirs] = useState<RootInfo[]>([]);
   const [journal, setJournal] = useState<JournalCase[]>([]);
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState<ArtifactInfo | null>(null);
@@ -158,9 +148,9 @@ export function RightRail({
   }, [active, sessionId, refreshKey, showArtifacts]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!active || !moreOpen) return;
+    if (!active) return;
     getRoots(sessionId).then(setRootDirs).catch(() => setRootDirs([]));
-  }, [active, moreOpen, sessionId, refreshKey]);
+  }, [active, sessionId, refreshKey]);
 
   // Journal cases surface only when a board exists — same visibility rule as the
   // Board section, so plain sessions carry zero team chrome.
@@ -372,17 +362,10 @@ export function RightRail({
           </RailSection>
           )}
 
-          {/* Seventeenth pass: three primary sections max — Journal and Access fold
-              behind a quiet "More" row. Deep links (Access openKey) unfold it. */}
-          <button
-            className="rail-more-row"
-            data-testid="rail-more-toggle"
-            onClick={() => setMoreOpen((v) => !v)}
-          >
-            <Icon name={moreOpen ? "chevronDown" : "chevronRight"} size={13} className="rail-chev" />
-            <span>More</span>
-          </button>
-          {moreOpen && board?.space && journal.length > 0 && (
+          {/* The More fold is gone (owner call 2026-08-20): every section lists flat,
+              collapsed by default — with Files added, one extra click hid half the
+              drawer for no gain. */}
+          {board?.space && journal.length > 0 && (
             <RailSection
               title="Journal"
               count={String(journal.length)}
@@ -403,7 +386,7 @@ export function RightRail({
           {/* UX-037: Files — an explorer over the session's roots. Each root opens in
               the artifact viewer, whose folder listings already click through; the
               Artifacts section stays the curated scratch-only surface. */}
-          {moreOpen && rootDirs.length > 0 && (
+          {rootDirs.length > 0 && (
             <RailSection
               title="Files"
               count={String(rootDirs.length)}
@@ -447,10 +430,8 @@ export function RightRail({
           )}
 
           {/* §32: Access — the former Session-settings drawer, one section among peers.
-              key: its data ownership resets with the conversation, like the old row did.
-              Stays MOUNTED behind the More fold (hidden, not unmounted) so its openKey
-              deep links (intro "Configure ›", onboarding "Start working") keep firing. */}
-          <div style={moreOpen ? undefined : { display: "none" }}>
+              key: its data ownership resets with the conversation, like the old row did. */}
+          <div>
             <AccessSection
               key={sessionId}
               sessionId={sessionId}