diff --git a/neode-ui/src/components/federation/NetworkMap3D.vue b/neode-ui/src/components/federation/NetworkMap3D.vue
index d6db03b5..d6700ce1 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/components/federation/NetworkMap3D.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/components/federation/NetworkMap3D.vue
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@
       <span class="node-map-legend-item"><span class="node-map-dot" :style="{ background: motionTokens.color.observer }"></span>Observer</span>
       <span class="node-map-legend-item"><span class="node-map-dot" :style="{ background: motionTokens.color.untrusted }"></span>Untrusted</span>
     </div>
+    <!-- 2D/3D projection toggle — tweens the camera between the flat radial
+         layout and the depth view -->
+    <div class="node-map-mode-toggle" role="group" aria-label="Map projection">
+      <button
+        v-for="m in (['2d', '3d'] as const)"
+        :key="m"
+        class="node-map-mode-btn"
+        :class="{ 'node-map-mode-btn-active': viewMode === m }"
+        :aria-pressed="viewMode === m"
+        @click="setMode(m)"
+      >{{ m.toUpperCase() }}</button>
+    </div>
+
     <div v-if="peerCount === 0" class="node-map-empty">
       <p class="node-map-empty-title">No peers yet</p>
       <p class="node-map-empty-sub">Invite a peer or discover nodes to grow your federation</p>
@@ -62,12 +75,21 @@ const SVG_NS = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 const cam = {
   rotY: -1.1, // intro starts swung around; settles to 0
-  tilt: -0.5, // fixed downward tilt so the orbit reads as a plane
+  tilt: -0.5, // downward tilt; tweened between the 2D and 3D projections
+  persp: 3.2, // perspective strength; large = near-orthographic (flat 2D)
   zoom: 0.82, // intro dollies in to 1
   spin: 0, // rad/s — only ever non-zero from drag inertia; the scene does not
            // idle-orbit (nodes hold position so the map stays readable)
 }
 
+/** The two projections the top-right toggle tweens between: '2d' is the
+ *  original flat radial map (top-down, orthographic); '3d' is the depth view. */
+const MODES = {
+  '2d': { tilt: -1.45, persp: 18 },
+  '3d': { tilt: -0.5, persp: 3.2 },
+} as const
+type MapMode = keyof typeof MODES
+
 /** One dot on a node's point-cloud sphere, in unit-sphere local coords. */
 interface GlobeDot {
   el: SVGCircleElement
@@ -104,16 +126,17 @@ let ringsLayer: SVGGElement | null = null
 
 let width = 0
 let height = 0
-let unit = 1
-let centerY = 0
+/** Scene scale + vertical centring — tweened alongside cam.tilt/persp during
+ *  a 2D/3D toggle so the layout re-fits as it folds. */
+const fit = { unit: 1, centerY: 0 }
 let elapsed = 0
 let frame = 0
 let selfDots: GlobeDot[] = []
 let selfRadiusPx = 15
+let modeTween: gsap.core.Tween[] = []
+let modeInitialized = false
 
-/** Perspective strength — measure() sets it per form factor: 3.2 gives the
- *  desktop scene real depth; a large value is near-orthographic (flat). */
-let persp = 3.2
+const viewMode = ref<MapMode>('3d')
 let resizeObserver: ResizeObserver | null = null
 let intro: gsap.core.Timeline | null = null
 let spinTween: gsap.core.Tween | null = null
@@ -157,10 +180,10 @@ function project(x: number, y: number, z: number) {
   const ct = Math.cos(cam.tilt), st = Math.sin(cam.tilt)
   const y2 = y * ct - z1 * st
   const z2 = y * st + z1 * ct
-  const s = persp / (persp + z2)
+  const s = cam.persp / (cam.persp + z2)
   return {
-    x: width / 2 + x1 * unit * s * cam.zoom,
-    y: centerY + y2 * unit * s * cam.zoom,
+    x: width / 2 + x1 * fit.unit * s * cam.zoom,
+    y: fit.centerY + y2 * fit.unit * s * cam.zoom,
     s,
     z: z2,
   }
@@ -511,12 +534,21 @@ let dragDistance = 0
 
 function onPointerDown(e: PointerEvent) {
   if (staticMode) return
+  // Reset BEFORE the toggle early-return: a stale post-drag distance would
+  // otherwise make onClickCapture swallow toggle taps forever ("stuck" toggle)
+  dragDistance = 0
+  // Never hijack the projection toggle's taps
+  if ((e.target as Element | null)?.closest?.('.node-map-mode-toggle')) return
   dragging = true
   lastX = e.clientX
   dragVel = 0
   dragDistance = 0
   spinTween?.kill()
-  containerRef.value?.setPointerCapture(e.pointerId)
+  // Deliberately NO setPointerCapture: capture retargets pointerup to the
+  // container, which suppresses the browser's click synthesis on child
+  // elements — it silently killed node taps and the 2D/3D toggle. Drag
+  // continuity outside the container comes from window-level move/up
+  // listeners instead.
 }
 
 function onPointerMove(e: PointerEvent) {
@@ -534,13 +566,14 @@ function onClickCapture(e: MouseEvent) {
   if (dragDistance > 6) {
     e.stopPropagation()
     e.preventDefault()
+    // One-shot: only the click synthesized from THIS drag is swallowed
+    dragDistance = 0
   }
 }
 
-function onPointerUp(e: PointerEvent) {
+function onPointerUp(_e: PointerEvent) {
   if (!dragging) return
   dragging = false
-  try { containerRef.value?.releasePointerCapture(e.pointerId) } catch { /* already released */ }
   // Inertia: carry the fling velocity, then settle to a full stop — the
   // scene never idle-orbits on its own.
   cam.spin = Math.max(-3, Math.min(3, dragVel))
@@ -549,28 +582,15 @@ function onPointerUp(e: PointerEvent) {
 
 /* ----------------------------- lifecycle --------------------------- */
 
-function measure() {
-  const c = containerRef.value
-  if (!c) return
-  width = c.clientWidth
-  height = c.clientHeight
-  svgRef.value?.setAttribute('viewBox', `0 0 ${width} ${height}`)
-
-  // Portrait (phone/companion): go near top-down and near-orthographic so
-  // the map reads like the old 2D radial view — rings become circles, no
-  // perspective squash, maximum label spread. Desktop keeps the 3D depth.
-  const portrait = height > width
-  cam.tilt = portrait ? -1.35 : -0.5
-  persp = portrait ? 16 : 3.2
-
-  // Auto-fit: sample the outermost orbit through the real camera math
-  // (rotation-invariant — a ring about the Y axis projects identically at any
-  // rotY) to get the scene's true projected bounds, then scale to fill the
-  // container and centre vertically in the space between the overlays. This
-  // is what makes the map fill a phone, the companion, and a desktop panel
-  // equally well instead of assuming one aspect ratio.
+/** Auto-fit for a given projection: sample the outermost orbit through the
+ *  camera math (rotation-invariant — a ring about the Y axis projects
+ *  identically at any rotY) to get the scene's true projected bounds, then
+ *  scale to fill the container and centre vertically between the overlays.
+ *  Pure with respect to tilt/persp so a mode toggle can compute its target
+ *  fit and tween towards it. */
+function computeFit(tilt: number, perspVal: number): { unit: number; centerY: number } {
   const maxRing = ringPaths.length ? Math.max(...ringPaths.map(r => r.radius)) : 1
-  const ct = Math.cos(cam.tilt), st = Math.sin(cam.tilt)
+  const ct = Math.cos(tilt), st = Math.sin(tilt)
   let maxAbsX = 0
   let yMin = Infinity
   let yMax = -Infinity
@@ -581,22 +601,68 @@ function measure() {
     for (const y of [-0.2, 0.2]) { // covers yJitter + sway/bob amplitude
       const y2 = y * ct - z * st
       const z2 = y * st + z * ct
-      const s = persp / (persp + z2)
+      const s = perspVal / (perspVal + z2)
       maxAbsX = Math.max(maxAbsX, Math.abs(x * s))
       yMin = Math.min(yMin, y2 * s)
       yMax = Math.max(yMax, y2 * s)
     }
   }
   const marginX = 46 // node radius + label half-width clearance
-  const marginTop = 54 // legend chip
+  const marginTop = 54 // legend / toggle chips
   const marginBottom = 66 // hint line + node label below the front edge
   const bandH = Math.max(80, height - marginTop - marginBottom)
   const unitX = (width / 2 - marginX) / maxAbsX
   const unitY = bandH / Math.max(yMax - yMin, 0.001)
-  unit = Math.max(20, Math.min(unitX, unitY))
+  const u = Math.max(20, Math.min(unitX, unitY))
   // Place the projected ellipse's midpoint at the centre of the available band
-  centerY = marginTop + bandH / 2 - ((yMax + yMin) / 2) * unit
-  render()
+  return { unit: u, centerY: marginTop + bandH / 2 - ((yMax + yMin) / 2) * u }
+}
+
+/** Snap (or tween, via setMode) the camera + fit to the given mode. */
+function applyMode(mode: MapMode, animate: boolean) {
+  const target = MODES[mode]
+  const targetFit = computeFit(target.tilt, target.persp)
+  for (const t of modeTween) t.kill()
+  modeTween = []
+  if (animate && !staticMode) {
+    const opts = { duration: 0.9, ease: motionTokens.ease.inOut }
+    modeTween.push(
+      gsap.to(cam, { tilt: target.tilt, persp: target.persp, ...opts }),
+      gsap.to(fit, { ...targetFit, ...opts }),
+    )
+  } else {
+    cam.tilt = target.tilt
+    cam.persp = target.persp
+    fit.unit = targetFit.unit
+    fit.centerY = targetFit.centerY
+    render()
+  }
+}
+
+function setMode(mode: MapMode) {
+  if (viewMode.value === mode) return
+  viewMode.value = mode
+  try { localStorage.setItem('federation-map-projection', mode) } catch { /* private mode */ }
+  applyMode(mode, true)
+}
+
+function measure() {
+  const c = containerRef.value
+  if (!c) return
+  width = c.clientWidth
+  height = c.clientHeight
+  svgRef.value?.setAttribute('viewBox', `0 0 ${width} ${height}`)
+
+  // First measurement decides the default projection: saved preference wins,
+  // otherwise portrait containers (phone/companion) open in the flat 2D view.
+  if (!modeInitialized) {
+    modeInitialized = true
+    let saved: string | null = null
+    try { saved = localStorage.getItem('federation-map-projection') } catch { /* private mode */ }
+    viewMode.value = saved === '2d' || saved === '3d' ? saved : (height > width ? '2d' : '3d')
+  }
+  // Resize: snap to the current mode's fit (no tween — tracks the drag)
+  applyMode(viewMode.value, false)
 }
 
 const graphSignature = computed(() => JSON.stringify({
@@ -633,10 +699,11 @@ onMounted(() => {
   if (containerRef.value) {
     resizeObserver.observe(containerRef.value)
     containerRef.value.addEventListener('pointerdown', onPointerDown)
-    containerRef.value.addEventListener('pointermove', onPointerMove)
-    containerRef.value.addEventListener('pointerup', onPointerUp)
-    containerRef.value.addEventListener('pointercancel', onPointerUp)
     containerRef.value.addEventListener('click', onClickCapture, true)
+    // Window-level so a drag that leaves the container keeps tracking
+    window.addEventListener('pointermove', onPointerMove)
+    window.addEventListener('pointerup', onPointerUp)
+    window.addEventListener('pointercancel', onPointerUp)
   }
 })
 
@@ -644,7 +711,11 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   detachTicker()
   intro?.kill()
   spinTween?.kill()
+  for (const t of modeTween) t.kill()
   resizeObserver?.disconnect()
+  window.removeEventListener('pointermove', onPointerMove)
+  window.removeEventListener('pointerup', onPointerUp)
+  window.removeEventListener('pointercancel', onPointerUp)
 })
 
 // KeepAlive-aware: pause the 60fps loop while the tab is cached, resume on return
@@ -712,6 +783,38 @@ watch(graphSignature, () => rebuild(false))
   border-radius: 9999px;
   display: inline-block;
 }
+.node-map-mode-toggle {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 12px;
+  right: 12px;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 2px;
+  padding: 3px;
+  border-radius: 9999px;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+}
+.node-map-mode-btn {
+  /* min-height !important: the global ≤767px 44px touch-target rule would
+     deform this deliberately-compact control */
+  min-height: 0 !important;
+  padding: 3px 10px;
+  border-radius: 9999px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+  transition: color 0.2s ease, background-color 0.2s ease;
+}
+.node-map-mode-btn:hover {
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
+}
+.node-map-mode-btn-active {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
+  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95);
+}
 .node-map-hint {
   position: absolute;
   bottom: 10px;
@@ -760,16 +863,9 @@ watch(graphSignature, () => rebuild(false))
 <!-- Unscoped on purpose: the SVG labels are created with createElementNS at
      runtime, so Vue's scoped-style data attributes never land on them. -->
 <style>
-/* Dark halo behind node labels — keeps them legible over dots and links */
-.node-map-stage text.nm-label {
-  paint-order: stroke;
-  stroke: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
-  stroke-width: 2.5px;
-  stroke-linejoin: round;
-}
 @media (max-width: 767px) {
   .node-map-stage text.nm-label {
-    font-size: 12.5px;
+    font-size: 10px;
   }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/style.css b/neode-ui/src/style.css
index 9a47a6f4..a157d184 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/style.css
+++ b/neode-ui/src/style.css
@@ -3187,3 +3187,12 @@ select::-ms-expand {
     padding-bottom: calc(var(--mobile-tab-bar-height, 88px) + var(--safe-area-bottom, env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px)) + var(--audio-player-height, 0px) + 12px);
   }
 }
+
+/* Pages with the floating mobile back button (.mobile-scroll-pad-back) keep
+   its full clearance under the filled map so the stage never slides beneath
+   the button. */
+@media (max-width: 920px) {
+  .dashboard-scroll-panel.mobile-scroll-pad-back:has(.node-map-stage) {
+    padding-bottom: calc(var(--mobile-tab-bar-height, 88px) + var(--safe-area-bottom, env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px)) + var(--audio-player-height, 0px) + 64px);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/Federation.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/Federation.vue
index bdf8f29a..e69793af 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/Federation.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/Federation.vue
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
       </button>
     </div>
 
+    <!-- Mobile DID card: below the tabs per UX; hidden on the map tab where
+         vertical space belongs to the map (desktop keeps the header card) -->
+    <DidCardMobile
+      v-if="!mapActive"
+      :self-did="selfDid"
+      :server-name="appStore.serverName"
+      @rotate="showRotateModal = true"
+    />
+
     <!-- Network Map View — fills all remaining height to the bottom edge -->
     <div v-if="mapActive" class="flex-1 min-h-0">
       <NetworkMap3D :nodes="mapNodes" :links="mapLinks" @select="onMapSelect" />
@@ -250,6 +259,7 @@ import { useAppStore } from '@/stores/app'
 import { useSyncStore } from '@/stores/sync'
 import NetworkMap3D from '@/components/federation/NetworkMap3D.vue'
 import FederationHeader from './federation/FederationHeader.vue'
+import DidCardMobile from './federation/DidCardMobile.vue'
 import RotateDidModal from './federation/RotateDidModal.vue'
 import QuickActions from './federation/QuickActions.vue'
 import NodeList from './federation/NodeList.vue'
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/federation/DidCardMobile.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/federation/DidCardMobile.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ef9fa1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/federation/DidCardMobile.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<template>
+  <!-- Mobile-only DID copy/rotate card. Lives BELOW the view tabs in
+       Federation.vue (not in the header) and is hidden by the parent on the
+       Network Map tab, where vertical space belongs to the map. -->
+  <div v-if="selfDid" class="md:hidden glass-card px-4 py-3 mb-6 flex items-center gap-3">
+    <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
+      <p class="text-[10px] text-white/40 mb-0.5">{{ serverName }}</p>
+      <p class="text-xs text-white/80 font-mono truncate cursor-pointer" :title="selfDid" @click="handleCopy">{{ didCopied ? 'Copied!' : shortDidDisplay }}</p>
+    </div>
+    <button @click="handleCopy" class="glass-button px-2.5 py-1 rounded text-[10px]">{{ didCopied ? 'Copied!' : 'Copy' }}</button>
+    <button @click="$emit('rotate')" class="glass-button px-2.5 py-1 rounded text-[10px] text-orange-300">Rotate</button>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
+import { shortDid } from './utils'
+import { safeClipboardWrite } from '../web5/utils'
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  selfDid: string
+  serverName: string
+}>()
+
+defineEmits<{
+  rotate: []
+}>()
+
+const didCopied = ref(false)
+const shortDidDisplay = computed(() => shortDid(props.selfDid))
+
+function handleCopy() {
+  if (props.selfDid) {
+    safeClipboardWrite(props.selfDid)
+    didCopied.value = true
+    setTimeout(() => { didCopied.value = false }, 2000)
+  }
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/federation/FederationHeader.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/federation/FederationHeader.vue
index d6669b4a..fbc1073a 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/federation/FederationHeader.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/federation/FederationHeader.vue
@@ -18,15 +18,8 @@
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <!-- Mobile: DID below title -->
-    <div v-if="selfDid" class="md:hidden glass-card px-4 py-3 mt-3 flex items-center gap-3">
-      <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
-        <p class="text-[10px] text-white/40 mb-0.5">{{ serverName }}</p>
-        <p class="text-xs text-white/80 font-mono truncate cursor-pointer" :title="selfDid" @click="handleCopy">{{ didCopied ? 'Copied!' : shortDidDisplay }}</p>
-      </div>
-      <button @click="handleCopy" class="glass-button px-2.5 py-1 rounded text-[10px]">{{ didCopied ? 'Copied!' : 'Copy' }}</button>
-      <button @click="$emit('rotate')" class="glass-button px-2.5 py-1 rounded text-[10px] text-orange-300">Rotate</button>
-    </div>
+    <!-- Mobile DID card moved to DidCardMobile.vue, rendered by
+         Federation.vue below the view tabs (hidden on the map tab). -->
   </div>
 </template>