diff --git a/web/app.js b/web/app.js
index e850a03..89acec0 100644
--- a/web/app.js
+++ b/web/app.js
@@ -685,14 +685,14 @@
 
     pane.classList.add('visible');
 
-    if (state.view === 'stream' || !e.card_type) {
+    if (state.peekMode === 'edit') {
+      pane.innerHTML = renderEditMode(e);
+    } else if (state.view === 'stream' || !e.card_type) {
       pane.innerHTML = renderStreamPeek(e);
     } else if (state.peekMode === 'run') {
       pane.innerHTML = renderRunMode(e);
     } else if (state.peekMode === 'fill') {
       pane.innerHTML = renderFillMode(e);
-    } else if (state.peekMode === 'edit') {
-      pane.innerHTML = renderEditMode(e);
     } else {
       pane.innerHTML = renderCardPeek(e);
     }
@@ -739,9 +739,10 @@
     const tags = (e.tags || []).map(t => `<span class="detail-tag">#${t}</span>`).join('');
 
     let actions = '';
+    actions += `<button class="action-btn" onclick="nibApp.enterMode('edit')">edit <kbd>e</kbd></button>`;
     if (!e.card_type) {
-      actions += `<button class="action-btn primary" onclick="nibApp.showPromote('${e.id}')">promote →</button>`;
       actions += `<button class="action-btn" onclick="nibApp.showAbsorb('${e.id}')">absorb <kbd>a</kbd></button>`;
+      actions += `<button class="action-btn primary" onclick="nibApp.showPromote('${e.id}')">promote →</button>`;
     }
     if (e.card_type) {
       actions += `<button class="action-btn danger" onclick="nibApp.demoteEntity('${e.id}')">demote</button>`;
@@ -1460,11 +1461,7 @@
         if (sel && sel.card_type && state.view === 'cards') nibApp.enterMode('fill');
         break;
       case 'e':
-        if (sel && sel.card_type && state.view === 'cards') {
-          nibApp.enterMode('edit');
-        } else {
-          startEditBody();
-        }
+        if (sel) nibApp.enterMode('edit');
         break;
       case 'd': {
         const now = Date.now();