diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.html b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.html
index e998e496..d62c4a9c 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.html
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.html
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
          dashboard all link back to the landing page rather than to each
          other — H0M3 is the single navigation hub. -->
     <a class="dash-home-back" href="/" title="back to the H0M3 menu">← home</a>
-    <!-- Hive identity line: swarm/hive label. Hidden until JS populates
-         it from /api/state (hive_name + swarm_name). Falls back to
-         hostname when only the domain is configured. -->
-    <p class="banner-thin" id="hive-identity" hidden></p>
     <nav class="tabbar" id="tabbar" role="tablist">
       <a class="tab" id="tab-swarm" href="#swarm" role="tab"
          aria-controls="tab-pane-swarm"
@@ -73,14 +69,8 @@
         <span class="tab-label">◆ ST4TS ◆</span>
       </a>
 
-      <!-- P33RS: peer hive navigation links. Hidden until at least one
-           peer is configured in `services.hyperhive.peers`. -->
-      <a class="tab" id="tab-peers" href="#peers" role="tab"
-         aria-controls="tab-pane-peers"
-         data-tab="peers" hidden>
-        <span class="tab-label">◆ P33RS ◆</span>
-        <span class="tab-count" id="tab-count-peers" hidden></span>
-      </a>
+      <!-- (Peer hives are no longer a tab — they render as a headline
+           under SW4RM. See tab-pane-swarm.) -->
 
       <!-- FL0W, L0GS, and M4TR1X are separate pages reachable from the
            H0M3 hub (served at /), not from the dashboard tab strip — the
@@ -122,9 +112,21 @@
          — the tab label SW4RM already says it. -->
     <section class="tab-pane" id="tab-pane-swarm"
              role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-swarm">
+      <!-- Swarm / hive identity headline. Populated by refreshState from
+           hive_name + swarm_name; stays hidden when neither is set. -->
+      <h2 id="swarm-identity" hidden></h2>
       <div id="containers-section">
         <p class="meta">loading…</p>
       </div>
+      <!-- Peer hives (federated swarms). The headline block is hidden
+           entirely when nothing is federated; renderPeerHives then drops
+           a quiet "no peer hives configured" note into #peers-section. -->
+      <div id="peers-block" hidden>
+        <h2>◆ P33R H1V3S ◆</h2>
+        <div class="divider">══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════</div>
+        <p class="meta">peer hives in this swarm. click a card to open that hive's dashboard.</p>
+      </div>
+      <div id="peers-section"></div>
     </section>
 
     <!-- Y3R C4LL: things blocked on operator decision. Approvals +
@@ -221,18 +223,6 @@
       </div>
     </section>
 
-    <!-- P33RS: peer hive link cards. Rendered from state.peer_hives;
-         hidden when the list is empty. -->
-    <section class="tab-pane" id="tab-pane-peers"
-             role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="tab-peers">
-      <h2>◆ P33R H1V3S ◆</h2>
-      <div class="divider">══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════</div>
-      <p class="meta">peer hives in this swarm. click a card to open that hive's dashboard.</p>
-      <div id="peers-section">
-        <p class="meta">loading…</p>
-      </div>
-    </section>
-
     <!-- SCH3DUL3S: scheduled prompts. Creation + edit are folded
          into the same table — empty bottom row is the create form
          (fill cells, click ＋), inline-edit-row expands on the `✎`
diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
index b364989f..ca53f56d 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
@@ -2141,13 +2141,18 @@ window.marked = marked;
     selectBase('applied');
   }
 
-  // P33RS tab: render peer hive link cards from state.peer_hives.
-  // Called on every state refresh; hides the tab when the list is empty.
+  // Peer hives: render link cards as a headline section under SW4RM
+  // (state.peer_hives). Called on every state refresh. When nothing is
+  // federated, the "P33R H1V3S" headline block is hidden entirely and a
+  // quiet grey note replaces the cards.
   function renderPeerHives(peers) {
+    const block = $('peers-block');
     const root = $('peers-section');
     if (!root) return;
     root.replaceChildren();
-    if (!peers || !peers.length) {
+    const hasPeers = Array.isArray(peers) && peers.length > 0;
+    if (block) block.hidden = !hasPeers;
+    if (!hasPeers) {
       root.append(el('p', { class: 'empty' }, 'no peer hives configured'));
       return;
     }
@@ -3897,20 +3902,19 @@ window.marked = marked;
       // synchronous read (e.g. the compose autocomplete pulls agent
       // names from here instead of refetching on every keystroke).
       window.__hyperhive_state = s;
-      // Gate the P33RS tab — hidden when no peers are configured.
-      const peersTab = $('tab-peers');
-      const peers = s.peer_hives || [];
-      if (peersTab) peersTab.hidden = peers.length === 0;
-      renderPeerHives(peers);
+      // Peer hives render as a headline section under SW4RM (no longer
+      // a tab); renderPeerHives shows/hides its own headline block.
+      renderPeerHives(s.peer_hives || []);
       renderServerWarnings(s.server_warnings);
       // (The M4TR1X surface is reachable from the H0M3 hub now, not the
       // dashboard tab strip — home.js gates its tile on matrix_gui_enabled.)
-      // Hive identity: update the chrome banner + page title once the
+      // Hive identity: render the swarm/hive name as a headline at the
+      // top of the SW4RM pane + update the page title once the
       // server-side display names are known. `hive_name` / `swarm_name`
       // come from HYPERHIVE_HIVE_NAME / HYPERHIVE_SWARM_NAME env vars
       // (set by services.hyperhive.{hiveName,swarmName} nix options).
-      // When unset we fall back gracefully — no chrome change.
-      const hiveId = $('hive-identity');
+      // When unset we fall back gracefully — the headline stays hidden.
+      const hiveId = $('swarm-identity');
       if (hiveId) {
         const hive = s.hive_name;
         const swarm = s.swarm_name;
@@ -4053,7 +4057,7 @@ window.marked = marked;
   // (`/flow.html`) reached via the tab-strip link. Tab routing only
   // applies when the tab DOM is present (e.g. not on the flow page
   // itself, where these elements don't exist and the loop no-ops).
-  const TABS = ['swarm', 'call', 'system', 'permissions', 'schedules', 'stats', 'peers', 'settings'];
+  const TABS = ['swarm', 'call', 'system', 'permissions', 'schedules', 'stats', 'settings'];
   function activateTab(name) {
     const target = TABS.includes(name) ? name : TABS[0];
     for (const t of TABS) {