diff --git a/hive-c0re/assets/app.js b/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
index 2da6459..0a7a52b 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
+++ b/hive-c0re/assets/app.js
@@ -300,7 +300,10 @@
   // operator expands; refresh re-fetches; unit toggle switches
   // between the harness service and the full machine journal.
   function buildJournalDetails(containerName, defaultUnit) {
-    const details = el('details', { class: 'journal' });
+    const details = el('details', {
+      class: 'journal',
+      'data-restore-key': 'journal:' + containerName,
+    });
     const summary = el('summary', {}, '↳ logs · ' + containerName);
     const body = el('div', { class: 'journal-body' });
     const controls = el('div', { class: 'journal-controls' });
@@ -576,7 +579,9 @@
       );
       li.append(row);
       if (a.diff_html) {
-        const details = el('details');
+        const details = el('details', {
+          'data-restore-key': 'approval-diff:' + a.id,
+        });
         details.append(el('summary', {}, 'diff vs applied'));
         // diff_html is pre-rendered server-side (per-line class spans inside
         // a <pre>); inject as innerHTML.
@@ -601,6 +606,34 @@
     'inbox-section',
     'approvals-section',
   ];
+  // <details> sections that should survive a refresh need a stable
+  // `data-restore-key` attribute. snapshotOpenDetails walks managed
+  // sections and records which keys are currently open; restoreOpenDetails
+  // re-applies after the render. The `toggle` event fires on
+  // programmatic open changes too, so any onload-fetch wired up via
+  // a toggle listener (e.g. journald) re-fires cleanly.
+  function snapshotOpenDetails() {
+    const open = new Set();
+    for (const id of MANAGED_SECTION_IDS) {
+      const sect = document.getElementById(id);
+      if (!sect) continue;
+      for (const d of sect.querySelectorAll('details[data-restore-key]')) {
+        if (d.open) open.add(d.dataset.restoreKey);
+      }
+    }
+    return open;
+  }
+  function restoreOpenDetails(open) {
+    if (!open.size) return;
+    for (const id of MANAGED_SECTION_IDS) {
+      const sect = document.getElementById(id);
+      if (!sect) continue;
+      for (const d of sect.querySelectorAll('details[data-restore-key]')) {
+        if (open.has(d.dataset.restoreKey)) d.open = true;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   function operatorIsTyping() {
     const el_ = document.activeElement;
     if (!el_ || el_ === document.body) return false;
@@ -624,11 +657,13 @@
       const resp = await fetch('/api/state');
       if (!resp.ok) throw new Error('http ' + resp.status);
       const s = await resp.json();
+      const openDetails = snapshotOpenDetails();
       renderContainers(s);
       renderTombstones(s);
       renderQuestions(s);
       renderInbox(s);
       renderApprovals(s);
+      restoreOpenDetails(openDetails);
       notifyDeltas(s);
       // Auto-refresh: fast (2s) while a spawn or a per-container
       // action is in flight, otherwise heartbeat (5s) so newly-queued