diff --git a/services/web-ui/public/visuals.jsx b/services/web-ui/public/visuals.jsx
index 5382aa6..9e8170d 100644
--- a/services/web-ui/public/visuals.jsx
+++ b/services/web-ui/public/visuals.jsx
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ function AssetThumb({ asset, size = 'md' }) {
     );
   }
 
-  // Live/recording assets: once the capture sidecar has published a poster
-  // thumbnail (first frame of the recording), show that static frame instead
-  // of the HLS "connecting…" player. Until the poster exists (the brief window
-  // before the first segment is grabbed), fall back to the live HLS preview.
   if (asset.status === 'live' && asset.id) {
     if (asset.thumbnail_s3_key || thumbUrl) {
       const altText = asset.name ? `Thumbnail for ${asset.name}` : 'Live recording thumbnail';
@@ -37,7 +33,6 @@ function AssetThumb({ asset, size = 'md' }) {
           {thumbUrl
             ? <img src={thumbUrl} alt={altText} style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover', display: 'block' }} />
             : <FauxFrame />}
-          {/* Keep the pulsing LIVE border so it still reads as recording */}
           <div style={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, border: '2px solid var(--live)', pointerEvents: 'none', borderRadius: 'inherit' }} />
         </div>
       );
@@ -45,6 +40,19 @@ function AssetThumb({ asset, size = 'md' }) {
     return <LiveThumb assetId={asset.id} aspect={aspect} />;
   }
 
+  if (asset.status === 'pending_migration') {
+    return (
+      <div className="asset-thumb" style={{ aspectRatio: aspect, position: 'relative', background: 'var(--bg-2)', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
+        <div style={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column',
+                      alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', gap: 6,
+                      color: 'var(--text-3)', fontSize: 11 }}>
+          <Icon name="upload" size={20} style={{ opacity: 0.5 }} />
+          <span>Awaiting migration</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   const altText = asset.name ? `Thumbnail for ${asset.name}` : 'Asset thumbnail';
   return (
     <div className="asset-thumb" style={{ background: 'var(--bg-2)', aspectRatio: aspect, overflow: 'hidden', position: 'relative' }}>
@@ -55,10 +63,6 @@ function AssetThumb({ asset, size = 'md' }) {
   );
 }
 
-// Muted inline HLS preview for a live/recording asset tile. Attaches hls.js
-// (or native HLS on Safari) to show the live feed inside the library card.
-// Shows a "connecting…" spinner while the manifest loads, falls back to a
-// placeholder with a record icon if hls.js is unavailable or playback fails.
 function LiveThumb({ assetId, aspect }) {
   const videoRef = React.useRef(null);
   const [ready, setReady] = React.useState(false);
@@ -129,7 +133,6 @@ function LiveThumb({ assetId, aspect }) {
         autoPlay
         style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%', objectFit: 'cover', display: 'block' }}
       />
-      {/* Pulsing red border while connecting or playing, matches LIVE badge colour */}
       <div style={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, border: '2px solid var(--live)', pointerEvents: 'none', borderRadius: 'inherit' }} />
       {!ready && !failed && (
         <div style={{ position: 'absolute', inset: 0, display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column',
@@ -232,6 +235,7 @@ function StatusDot({ status }) {
     done: { color: 'var(--success)', pulse: false },
     failed: { color: 'var(--danger)', pulse: false },
     stopped: { color: 'var(--text-4)', pulse: false },
+    pending_migration: { color: 'var(--warning)', pulse: false },
   };
   const s = map[status] || { color: 'var(--text-3)' };
   return <span className={'status-dot ' + (s.pulse ? 'pulse' : '')} style={{ background: s.color, boxShadow: '0 0 0 3px ' + s.color + '30' }} />;
@@ -250,19 +254,6 @@ function Elapsed({ seconds, live = false }) {
   return <span className="mono">{String(h).padStart(2,'0')}:{String(m).padStart(2,'0')}:{String(s).padStart(2,'0')}</span>;
 }
 
-// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-// ConfirmModal + useConfirm — in-page replacement for window.confirm().
-//
-// Usage in a component:
-//   const [confirm, confirmModal] = useConfirm();
-//   ...
-//   if (!(await confirm({ title: 'Delete user?', message: '…' }))) return;
-//   ...
-//   return (<>{confirmModal}  ...rest of UI... </>);
-//
-// confirm(opts) returns a Promise<boolean>. Options:
-//   title, message, confirmLabel (default 'Delete'), cancelLabel ('Cancel'),
-//   danger (default true → red confirm button).
 function ConfirmModal({ title, message, confirmLabel = 'Delete', cancelLabel = 'Cancel', danger = true, onConfirm, onCancel }) {
   React.useEffect(() => {
     const onKey = (e) => {
@@ -283,7 +274,7 @@ function ConfirmModal({ title, message, confirmLabel = 'Delete', cancelLabel = '
         <div className="modal-body">
           {typeof message === 'string'
             ? message.split('\n').map((line, i) => (
-                <div key={i} style={{ fontSize: 13, color: 'var(--text-2)', lineHeight: 1.5 }}>{line || ' '}</div>
+                <div key={i} style={{ fontSize: 13, color: 'var(--text-2)', lineHeight: 1.5 }}>{line || ' '}</div>
               ))
             : <div style={{ fontSize: 13, color: 'var(--text-2)', lineHeight: 1.5 }}>{message}</div>}
         </div>
@@ -297,7 +288,7 @@ function ConfirmModal({ title, message, confirmLabel = 'Delete', cancelLabel = '
 }
 
 function useConfirm() {
-  const [state, setState] = React.useState(null); // { opts, resolve } | null
+  const [state, setState] = React.useState(null);
 
   const confirm = React.useCallback((opts) => {
     return new Promise((resolve) => {