diff --git a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/components/layout/AppLayout.vue b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/components/layout/AppLayout.vue
index f6dc105b..5157e356 100644
--- a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/components/layout/AppLayout.vue
+++ b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/components/layout/AppLayout.vue
@@ -127,6 +127,83 @@ function notifIcon(type: string) {
   return 'info-circle';
 }
 
+// ── Bell dropdown: merge server-backed inbox + transient toasts ───────────────
+// The badge counts persistent notifications (release reviews/approvals, polled
+// as a count) plus transient session toasts. The dropdown must therefore render
+// both — otherwise a release-review notification lights the badge but the
+// dropdown opens to "no notifications".
+
+function persistentNotifTitle(type: string, payload: Record<string, unknown>) {
+  const title = (payload.title as string) ?? '';
+  if (type === 'release_review_requested')
+    return t('notifications.types.releaseReviewRequested', { title });
+  if (type === 'release_approved') return t('notifications.types.releaseApproved', { title });
+  if (type === 'release_rejected') return t('notifications.types.releaseRejected', { title });
+  return type;
+}
+
+function persistentNotifIcon(type: string) {
+  if (type === 'release_approved') return 'check-circle';
+  if (type === 'release_rejected') return 'close-circle';
+  if (type === 'release_review_requested') return 'notification';
+  return 'info-circle';
+}
+
+interface BellItem {
+  id: string;
+  icon: string;
+  iconType: string;
+  title: string;
+  message?: string;
+  time: Date;
+  read: boolean;
+  onClick?: () => void;
+}
+
+const bellItems = computed<BellItem[]>(() => {
+  const persistent: BellItem[] = persistentNotifStore.notifications.map((n) => ({
+    id: `p:${n.id}`,
+    icon: persistentNotifIcon(n.type),
+    iconType:
+      n.type === 'release_approved' ? 'success' : n.type === 'release_rejected' ? 'error' : 'info',
+    title: persistentNotifTitle(n.type, n.payload),
+    time: new Date(n.created_at),
+    read: !!n.read_at,
+    onClick: () => {
+      const pid = n.payload.project_id as string | undefined;
+      if (!n.ref_id || !pid || !currentOrgId.value) return;
+      notifOpen.value = false;
+      if (!n.read_at) void persistentNotifStore.markRead(currentOrgId.value, n.id);
+      navigate(`/orgs/${currentOrgId.value}/projects/${pid}/releases`);
+    },
+  }));
+  const transient: BellItem[] = notifStore.notifications.map((n) => ({
+    id: `t:${n.id}`,
+    icon: notifIcon(n.type),
+    iconType: n.type,
+    title: n.title,
+    message: n.message,
+    time: n.timestamp,
+    read: n.read,
+  }));
+  return [...persistent, ...transient].sort((a, b) => b.time.getTime() - a.time.getTime());
+});
+
+const bellUnread = computed(() => persistentNotifStore.unreadCount + notifStore.unreadCount);
+
+function toggleNotif() {
+  notifOpen.value = !notifOpen.value;
+  // Populate the server-backed list on open (polling only keeps the count).
+  if (notifOpen.value && currentOrgId.value) {
+    void persistentNotifStore.fetchNotifications(currentOrgId.value, false).catch(() => {});
+  }
+}
+
+async function handleBellMarkAllRead() {
+  notifStore.markAllRead();
+  if (currentOrgId.value) await persistentNotifStore.markAllRead(currentOrgId.value);
+}
+
 // ── Page info ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 const pageInfo = computed(() => {
@@ -617,20 +694,13 @@ async function handleCreateOrg() {
               class="topbar-pill topbar-pill--icon"
               :class="{
                 'is-open': notifOpen,
-                'has-unread': persistentNotifStore.unreadCount > 0 || notifStore.unreadCount > 0,
+                'has-unread': bellUnread > 0,
               }"
-              @click="notifOpen = !notifOpen"
+              @click="toggleNotif()"
             >
               <t-icon name="notification" size="16px" />
-              <span
-                v-if="persistentNotifStore.unreadCount > 0 || notifStore.unreadCount > 0"
-                class="notif-badge"
-              >
-                {{
-                  persistentNotifStore.unreadCount + notifStore.unreadCount > 99
-                    ? '99+'
-                    : persistentNotifStore.unreadCount + notifStore.unreadCount
-                }}
+              <span v-if="bellUnread > 0" class="notif-badge">
+                {{ bellUnread > 99 ? '99+' : bellUnread }}
               </span>
             </button>
 
@@ -638,33 +708,34 @@ async function handleCreateOrg() {
               <div class="topbar-dropdown__header">
                 <span>{{ t('shell.notifications') }}</span>
                 <button
-                  v-if="notifStore.unreadCount > 0"
+                  v-if="bellUnread > 0"
                   class="notif-mark-read"
-                  @click="notifStore.markAllRead()"
+                  @click="handleBellMarkAllRead()"
                 >
                   {{ t('shell.markAllRead') }}
                 </button>
               </div>
 
-              <div v-if="notifStore.notifications.length === 0" class="notif-empty">
+              <div v-if="bellItems.length === 0" class="notif-empty">
                 <t-icon name="notification" size="24px" style="opacity: 0.25" />
                 <span>{{ t('shell.noNotifications') }}</span>
               </div>
 
               <div v-else class="notif-list">
                 <div
-                  v-for="n in notifStore.notifications"
+                  v-for="n in bellItems"
                   :key="n.id"
                   class="notif-item"
-                  :class="{ 'notif-item--unread': !n.read }"
+                  :class="{ 'notif-item--unread': !n.read, 'notif-item--clickable': !!n.onClick }"
+                  @click="n.onClick?.()"
                 >
-                  <span class="notif-icon" :class="`notif-icon--${n.type}`">
-                    <t-icon :name="notifIcon(n.type)" size="14px" />
+                  <span class="notif-icon" :class="`notif-icon--${n.iconType}`">
+                    <t-icon :name="n.icon" size="14px" />
                   </span>
                   <div class="notif-content">
                     <div class="notif-title">{{ n.title }}</div>
                     <div v-if="n.message" class="notif-message">{{ n.message }}</div>
-                    <div class="notif-time">{{ formatNotifTime(n.timestamp) }}</div>
+                    <div class="notif-time">{{ formatNotifTime(n.time) }}</div>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -1359,6 +1430,10 @@ async function handleCreateOrg() {
   background: var(--ordo-bg-selected);
 }
 
+.notif-item--clickable {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 .notif-icon {
   width: 26px;
   height: 26px;
diff --git a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index d20e4705..f8e232e3 100644
--- a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ export default {
     emptyTitle: 'No execution data yet',
     emptyHint:
       'Once your connected engine runs traffic it will appear here. This needs the engine to reach the platform over NATS.',
+    errorTitle: "Couldn't load analytics",
   },
   integrate: {
     title: 'Integrate',
@@ -1215,6 +1216,8 @@ export default {
     title: 'Notifications',
     markAllRead: 'Mark all read',
     empty: 'No notifications',
+    error: 'Failed to load notifications',
+    retry: 'Retry',
     unreadOnly: 'Unread only',
     viewInbox: 'View inbox',
     types: {
diff --git a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 8e7aabd5..18318bcd 100644
--- a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ export default {
     ruleset: '规则集',
     emptyTitle: '暂无执行数据',
     emptyHint: '已连接的引擎开始有流量后，数据会显示在这里。需要引擎能通过 NATS 连到平台。',
+    errorTitle: '分析数据加载失败',
   },
   integrate: {
     title: '接入',
@@ -1182,6 +1183,8 @@ export default {
     title: '通知',
     markAllRead: '全部标为已读',
     empty: '暂无通知',
+    error: '通知加载失败',
+    retry: '重试',
     unreadOnly: '仅显示未读',
     viewInbox: '查看收件箱',
     types: {
diff --git a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index 2c86ca68..bdcf1530 100644
--- a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ export default {
     ruleset: '規則集',
     emptyTitle: '暫無執行資料',
     emptyHint: '已連接的引擎開始有流量後，資料會顯示在這裡。需要引擎能透過 NATS 連到平台。',
+    errorTitle: '分析資料載入失敗',
   },
   integrate: {
     title: '接入',
@@ -1182,6 +1183,8 @@ export default {
     title: '通知',
     markAllRead: '全部標為已讀',
     empty: '暫無通知',
+    error: '通知載入失敗',
+    retry: '重試',
     unreadOnly: '僅顯示未讀',
     viewInbox: '查看收件箱',
     types: {
diff --git a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/stores/persistentNotifications.ts b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/stores/persistentNotifications.ts
index f092efca..93e00296 100644
--- a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/stores/persistentNotifications.ts
+++ b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/stores/persistentNotifications.ts
@@ -21,19 +21,18 @@ export const usePersistentNotificationStore = defineStore('persistentNotificatio
     }
   }
 
+  // Surfaces errors to the caller (throws) so a failed load can render an error
+  // state instead of silently looking like an empty inbox. Background callers
+  // that don't care (e.g. the bell peek) should catch and ignore.
   async function fetchNotifications(orgId: string, unreadOnly = false) {
     if (!auth.token || !orgId) return;
-    try {
-      notifications.value = await notificationApi.list(auth.token, orgId, {
-        unread_only: unreadOnly,
-        limit: 50,
-      });
-      unreadCount.value = unreadOnly
-        ? notifications.value.length
-        : notifications.value.filter((n) => !n.read_at).length;
-    } catch {
-      // ignore
-    }
+    notifications.value = await notificationApi.list(auth.token, orgId, {
+      unread_only: unreadOnly,
+      limit: 50,
+    });
+    unreadCount.value = unreadOnly
+      ? notifications.value.length
+      : notifications.value.filter((n) => !n.read_at).length;
   }
 
   async function markRead(orgId: string, notifId: string) {
diff --git a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/auth/LoginView.vue b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/auth/LoginView.vue
index e40ecdbe..88352757 100644
--- a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/auth/LoginView.vue
+++ b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/auth/LoginView.vue
@@ -113,12 +113,7 @@ async function handleLogin() {
         </div>
 
         <div class="field">
-          <div class="field-label-row">
-            <label class="field-label">{{ t('auth.passwordLabel') }}</label>
-            <router-link to="/forgot-password" class="forgot-link">{{
-              t('auth.forgotPassword')
-            }}</router-link>
-          </div>
+          <label class="field-label">{{ t('auth.passwordLabel') }}</label>
           <t-input
             v-model="password"
             :placeholder="t('auth.passwordPlaceholder')"
@@ -323,23 +318,6 @@ async function handleLogin() {
   color: #374151;
 }
 
-.field-label-row {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-}
-
-.forgot-link {
-  font-size: 12px;
-  color: var(--ordo-accent);
-  text-decoration: none;
-  font-weight: 500;
-}
-
-.forgot-link:hover {
-  text-decoration: underline;
-}
-
 .submit-btn {
   margin-top: 6px;
 }
diff --git a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/notifications/NotificationsView.vue b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/notifications/NotificationsView.vue
index 3e6eba4c..04fc642d 100644
--- a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/notifications/NotificationsView.vue
+++ b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/notifications/NotificationsView.vue
@@ -1,28 +1,40 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
-import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import { usePersistentNotificationStore } from '@/stores/persistentNotifications';
 import { useOrgStore } from '@/stores/org';
 
 const { t } = useI18n();
+const route = useRoute();
 const router = useRouter();
 const orgStore = useOrgStore();
 const store = usePersistentNotificationStore();
 
-const orgId = computed(() => orgStore.currentOrg?.id ?? '');
+// Prefer the URL's org so a deep link / hard reload loads the right inbox even
+// before the shell has settled on a current org.
+const orgId = computed(
+  () => (route.params.orgId as string | undefined) || orgStore.currentOrg?.id || ''
+);
 const unreadOnly = ref(false);
 const loading = ref(false);
+const error = ref<string | null>(null);
 
-onMounted(async () => {
+async function load() {
   if (!orgId.value) return;
   loading.value = true;
+  error.value = null;
   try {
     await store.fetchNotifications(orgId.value, false);
+  } catch (e) {
+    // Surface the failure instead of rendering it as an empty inbox.
+    error.value = e instanceof Error ? e.message : t('notifications.error');
   } finally {
     loading.value = false;
   }
-});
+}
+
+onMounted(load);
 
 const filtered = computed(() =>
   unreadOnly.value ? store.notifications.filter((n) => !n.read_at) : store.notifications
@@ -97,6 +109,14 @@ function navigateToRelease(n: { ref_id?: string; payload: Record<string, unknown
       <t-loading />
     </div>
 
+    <div v-else-if="error" class="notifications-empty">
+      <t-icon name="error-circle" size="48px" style="opacity: 0.3" />
+      <p>{{ error }}</p>
+      <t-button theme="default" variant="outline" size="small" @click="load">
+        {{ t('notifications.retry') }}
+      </t-button>
+    </div>
+
     <div v-else-if="filtered.length === 0" class="notifications-empty">
       <t-icon name="notification" size="48px" style="opacity: 0.2" />
       <p>{{ t('notifications.empty') }}</p>
diff --git a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/project/AnalyticsView.vue b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/project/AnalyticsView.vue
index 635b517e..fc40d5ad 100644
--- a/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/project/AnalyticsView.vue
+++ b/ordo-editor/apps/studio/src/views/project/AnalyticsView.vue
@@ -207,8 +207,17 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
       </t-card>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- Error state — a failed load must not masquerade as "no traffic yet" -->
+    <t-card v-if="!analytics.loading && analytics.error" class="empty" :bordered="true">
+      <p class="empty-title">{{ t('analytics.errorTitle') }}</p>
+      <p class="empty-hint">{{ analytics.error }}</p>
+      <t-button class="empty-action" theme="default" variant="outline" @click="reload">
+        {{ t('analytics.refresh') }}
+      </t-button>
+    </t-card>
+
     <!-- Empty state -->
-    <t-card v-if="!analytics.loading && !hasData" class="empty" :bordered="true">
+    <t-card v-else-if="!analytics.loading && !hasData" class="empty" :bordered="true">
       <p class="empty-title">{{ t('analytics.emptyTitle') }}</p>
       <p class="empty-hint">{{ t('analytics.emptyHint') }}</p>
     </t-card>
@@ -323,6 +332,9 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   color: var(--td-text-color-secondary);
   margin: 0;
 }
+.empty-action {
+  margin-top: 16px;
+}
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
   .stat-row {
     grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);