diff --git a/frontend/src/components/common/Footer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/common/Footer.tsx
index 04e0e2b..047953c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/common/Footer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/common/Footer.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Link from 'next/link'
+import { explorerPublicApiLinks } from '@/data/explorerOperations'
 
 const footerLinkClass =
   'text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400 hover:text-primary-600 dark:hover:text-primary-400 transition-colors'
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ export default function Footer() {
   return (
     <footer className="mt-auto border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 bg-white/90 dark:bg-gray-900/90 backdrop-blur">
       <div className="container mx-auto px-4 py-6 sm:py-8">
-        <div className="grid gap-4 sm:gap-6 md:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1.5fr)_minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(0,1fr)]">
+        <div className="grid gap-4 sm:gap-6 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-4">
           <div className="space-y-3 rounded-xl border border-gray-200 bg-gray-50/80 p-4 dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-900/40 md:border-0 md:bg-transparent md:p-0">
             <div className="text-base font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white sm:text-lg">
               DBIS Explorer
@@ -46,6 +47,26 @@ export default function Footer() {
             </ul>
           </div>
 
+
+          <div className="rounded-xl border border-gray-200 bg-gray-50/80 p-4 dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-900/40 md:border-0 md:bg-transparent md:p-0">
+            <div className="mb-3 text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+              Public APIs
+            </div>
+            <ul className="space-y-3 text-sm">
+              {explorerPublicApiLinks.map((link) => (
+                <li key={link.href}>
+                  <a className={footerLinkClass} href={link.href} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+                    {link.label}
+                  </a>
+                  <p className="mt-0.5 text-xs leading-5 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-500">{link.description}</p>
+                </li>
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+            <p className="mt-3 text-xs leading-5 text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-500">
+              Read-only JSON endpoints on the public explorer domain. No API key required.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
           <div className="rounded-xl border border-gray-200 bg-gray-50/80 p-4 dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-900/40 md:border-0 md:bg-transparent md:p-0">
             <div className="mb-3 text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
               Contact
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/explorer/BridgeMonitoringPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/explorer/BridgeMonitoringPage.tsx
index 4dbc8cf..36db3bf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/explorer/BridgeMonitoringPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/explorer/BridgeMonitoringPage.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import { resolveEffectiveFreshness } from '@/utils/explorerFreshness'
 import { bridgeRoutesApi, normalizeBridgeRouteEntries, type BridgeRoutesResponse } from '@/services/api/bridgeRoutes'
 import { createVisibilityAwarePoller } from '@/utils/visibilityRefresh'
 import { HOME_DASHBOARD_REFRESH_MS } from '@/utils/featuredTokens'
+import OperationsSurfaceNav from './OperationsSurfaceNav'
+import OperationsActionGrid from './OperationsActionGrid'
 
 type FeedState = 'connecting' | 'live' | 'fallback'
 
@@ -327,6 +329,8 @@ export default function BridgeMonitoringPage({
         </Card>
       ) : null}
 
+      <OperationsSurfaceNav />
+
       <div className="mb-6">
         <ActivityContextPanel context={activityContext} title="Bridge Freshness Context" />
         <FreshnessTrustNote
@@ -493,27 +497,7 @@ export default function BridgeMonitoringPage({
         </Card>
       ) : null}
 
-      <div className="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-2">
-        {page.actions.map((action) => (
-          <Card key={`${action.title}-${action.href}`} className="border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
-            <div className="flex h-full flex-col">
-              <div className="text-base font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">
-                {action.title}
-              </div>
-              <p className="mt-2 flex-1 text-sm leading-6 text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
-                {action.description}
-              </p>
-              <div className="mt-4">
-                <ActionLink
-                  href={action.href}
-                  label={action.label}
-                  external={'external' in action ? action.external : undefined}
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </Card>
-        ))}
-      </div>
+      <OperationsActionGrid actions={page.actions} />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/explorer/LiquidityOperationsPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/explorer/LiquidityOperationsPage.tsx
index b4dee5f..f5285dc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/explorer/LiquidityOperationsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/explorer/LiquidityOperationsPage.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import FreshnessTrustNote from '@/components/common/FreshnessTrustNote'
 import MarketEvidenceNote from '@/components/common/MarketEvidenceNote'
 import SubsystemPosturePanel from '@/components/common/SubsystemPosturePanel'
 import TokenListSurfaceNote from '@/components/common/TokenListSurfaceNote'
+import OperationsSurfaceNav from './OperationsSurfaceNav'
 import { resolveEffectiveFreshness } from '@/utils/explorerFreshness'
 import {
   formatCurrency,
@@ -278,6 +279,8 @@ export default function LiquidityOperationsPage({
         <TokenListSurfaceNote className="mt-3 text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400" />
       </div>
 
+      <OperationsSurfaceNav />
+
       {loadingError ? (
         <Card className="mb-6 border border-red-200 bg-red-50/70 dark:border-red-900/50 dark:bg-red-950/20">
           <p className="text-sm leading-6 text-red-900 dark:text-red-100">{loadingError}</p>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsActionGrid.tsx b/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsActionGrid.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f250d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsActionGrid.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import Link from 'next/link'
+import { Card } from '@/libs/frontend-ui-primitives'
+import type { ExplorerFeatureAction } from '@/data/explorerOperations'
+
+export function OperationsActionLink({ action }: { action: ExplorerFeatureAction }) {
+  const className = 'inline-flex items-center text-sm font-semibold text-primary-600 hover:underline'
+  const label = `${action.label} ->`
+
+  if (action.external) {
+    return (
+      <a href={action.href} className={className} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+        {label}
+      </a>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Link href={action.href} className={className}>
+      {label}
+    </Link>
+  )
+}
+
+function ActionCard({ action }: { action: ExplorerFeatureAction }) {
+  return (
+    <Card className="border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
+      <div className="flex h-full flex-col">
+        <div className="text-base font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">{action.title}</div>
+        <p className="mt-2 flex-1 text-sm leading-6 text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">{action.description}</p>
+        <div className="mt-4">
+          <OperationsActionLink action={action} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </Card>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function OperationsActionGrid({
+  actions,
+  title = 'Quick actions',
+}: {
+  actions: ExplorerFeatureAction[]
+  title?: string
+}) {
+  if (actions.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <details className="group mb-6 rounded-2xl border border-gray-200 bg-gray-50/80 dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-900/40 md:hidden">
+        <summary className="cursor-pointer list-none px-4 py-3 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white [&::-webkit-details-marker]:hidden">
+          <span className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+            {title}
+            <span className="text-xs font-normal uppercase tracking-wide text-gray-500">
+              {actions.length} links · <span className="group-open:hidden">Show</span>
+              <span className="hidden group-open:inline">Hide</span>
+            </span>
+          </span>
+        </summary>
+        <div className="space-y-3 border-t border-gray-200 px-3 py-3 dark:border-gray-800">
+          {actions.map((action) => (
+            <ActionCard key={`${action.title}-${action.href}`} action={action} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </details>
+
+      <div className="hidden gap-4 md:grid lg:grid-cols-2">
+        {actions.map((action) => (
+          <ActionCard key={`${action.title}-${action.href}`} action={action} />
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsHubPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsHubPage.tsx
index 131ae48..7a2899d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsHubPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsHubPage.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import ActivityContextPanel from '@/components/common/ActivityContextPanel'
 import FreshnessTrustNote from '@/components/common/FreshnessTrustNote'
 import SubsystemPosturePanel from '@/components/common/SubsystemPosturePanel'
 import TokenListSurfaceNote from '@/components/common/TokenListSurfaceNote'
+import OperationsSurfaceNav from '@/components/explorer/OperationsSurfaceNav'
+import OperationsActionGrid from '@/components/explorer/OperationsActionGrid'
 import { resolveEffectiveFreshness } from '@/utils/explorerFreshness'
 import { statsApi, type ExplorerStats } from '@/services/api/stats'
 
@@ -192,6 +194,8 @@ export default function OperationsHubPage({
         </Card>
       ) : null}
 
+      <OperationsSurfaceNav />
+
       {loadingError ? (
         <Card className="mb-6 border border-red-200 bg-red-50/70 dark:border-red-900/50 dark:bg-red-950/20">
           <p className="text-sm leading-6 text-red-900 dark:text-red-100">{loadingError}</p>
@@ -338,27 +342,7 @@ export default function OperationsHubPage({
         </Card>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-2">
-        {page.actions.map((action) => (
-          <Card key={`${action.title}-${action.href}`} className="border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
-            <div className="flex h-full flex-col">
-              <div className="text-base font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">
-                {action.title}
-              </div>
-              <p className="mt-2 flex-1 text-sm leading-6 text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
-                {action.description}
-              </p>
-              <div className="mt-4">
-                <ActionLink
-                  href={action.href}
-                  label={action.label}
-                  external={'external' in action ? action.external : undefined}
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </Card>
-        ))}
-      </div>
+      <OperationsActionGrid actions={page.actions} />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsPageShell.tsx b/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsPageShell.tsx
index aa00091..c022e8d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsPageShell.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsPageShell.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,11 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
-import Link from 'next/link'
 import { Card } from '@/libs/frontend-ui-primitives'
-import type { ExplorerFeatureAction, ExplorerFeaturePage } from '@/data/explorerOperations'
+import type { ExplorerFeaturePage } from '@/data/explorerOperations'
+import OperationsSurfaceNav from './OperationsSurfaceNav'
+import OperationsActionGrid from './OperationsActionGrid'
 
 export type StatusTone = 'normal' | 'warning' | 'danger'
 
-function ActionLink({ action }: { action: ExplorerFeatureAction }) {
-  const className = 'inline-flex items-center text-sm font-semibold text-primary-600 hover:underline'
-  const label = `${action.label} ->`
-
-  if (action.external) {
-    return (
-      <a href={action.href} className={className} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-        {label}
-      </a>
-    )
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <Link href={action.href} className={className}>
-      {label}
-    </Link>
-  )
-}
-
 export function relativeAge(isoString?: string): string {
   if (!isoString) return 'Unknown'
   const parsed = Date.parse(isoString)
@@ -126,23 +108,11 @@ export default function OperationsPageShell({
         </Card>
       ) : null}
 
+      <OperationsSurfaceNav />
+
       {children}
 
-      <div className="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-2">
-        {page.actions.map((action) => (
-          <Card key={`${action.title}-${action.href}`} className="border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
-            <div className="flex h-full flex-col">
-              <div className="text-base font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">{action.title}</div>
-              <p className="mt-2 flex-1 text-sm leading-6 text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
-                {action.description}
-              </p>
-              <div className="mt-4">
-                <ActionLink action={action} />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </Card>
-        ))}
-      </div>
+      <OperationsActionGrid actions={page.actions} />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsSurfaceNav.tsx b/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsSurfaceNav.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..162c64b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/explorer/OperationsSurfaceNav.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+'use client'
+
+import Link from 'next/link'
+import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
+import clsx from 'clsx'
+import { explorerOperationsSurfaces } from '@/data/explorerOperations'
+
+function normalizePath(path: string): string {
+  if (path.length > 1 && path.endsWith('/')) {
+    return path.slice(0, -1)
+  }
+  return path
+}
+
+export default function OperationsSurfaceNav({ className }: { className?: string }) {
+  const router = useRouter()
+  const currentPath = normalizePath(router.pathname)
+
+  return (
+    <nav aria-label="Operations surfaces" className={clsx('mb-6', className)}>
+      <details className="group rounded-2xl border border-gray-200 bg-gray-50/80 dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-900/40 md:hidden">
+        <summary className="cursor-pointer list-none px-4 py-3 text-sm font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white [&::-webkit-details-marker]:hidden">
+          <span className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+            Jump to operations surface
+            <span className="text-xs font-normal uppercase tracking-wide text-gray-500 group-open:hidden">Show</span>
+            <span className="hidden text-xs font-normal uppercase tracking-wide text-gray-500 group-open:inline">Hide</span>
+          </span>
+        </summary>
+        <ul className="space-y-1 border-t border-gray-200 px-2 py-2 dark:border-gray-800">
+          {explorerOperationsSurfaces.map((surface) => {
+            const active = currentPath === surface.href
+            return (
+              <li key={surface.href}>
+                <Link
+                  href={surface.href}
+                  className={clsx(
+                    'block rounded-xl px-3 py-2 transition',
+                    active
+                      ? 'bg-primary-50 text-primary-700 dark:bg-primary-950/40 dark:text-primary-200'
+                      : 'text-gray-700 hover:bg-white dark:text-gray-300 dark:hover:bg-gray-950/60',
+                  )}
+                >
+                  <div className="text-sm font-semibold">{surface.label}</div>
+                  <div className="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">{surface.description}</div>
+                </Link>
+              </li>
+            )
+          })}
+        </ul>
+      </details>
+
+      <div className="hidden md:block">
+        <div className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.2em] text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+          Operations surfaces
+        </div>
+        <div className="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+          {explorerOperationsSurfaces.map((surface) => {
+            const active = currentPath === surface.href
+            return (
+              <Link
+                key={surface.href}
+                href={surface.href}
+                title={surface.description}
+                className={clsx(
+                  'rounded-full border px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium transition',
+                  active
+                    ? 'border-primary-500 bg-primary-50 text-primary-700 dark:border-primary-400 dark:bg-primary-950/40 dark:text-primary-200'
+                    : 'border-gray-200 text-gray-700 hover:border-primary-300 hover:text-primary-600 dark:border-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 dark:hover:border-primary-500 dark:hover:text-primary-300',
+                )}
+              >
+                {surface.label}
+              </Link>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </nav>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/explorer/PoolsOperationsPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/explorer/PoolsOperationsPage.tsx
index 34a4595..002093b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/explorer/PoolsOperationsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/explorer/PoolsOperationsPage.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Card } from '@/libs/frontend-ui-primitives'
 import { type TokenListResponse } from '@/services/api/config'
 import { tokensApi } from '@/services/api/tokens'
 import TokenListSurfaceNote from '@/components/common/TokenListSurfaceNote'
+import OperationsSurfaceNav from './OperationsSurfaceNav'
 import {
   aggregateLiquidityPools,
   getRouteBackedPoolAddresses,
@@ -105,6 +106,8 @@ export default function PoolsOperationsPage() {
         <TokenListSurfaceNote className="mt-3 text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400" />
       </div>
 
+      <OperationsSurfaceNav />
+
       {loadingError ? (
         <Card className="mb-6 border border-red-200 bg-red-50/70 dark:border-red-900/50 dark:bg-red-950/20">
           <p className="text-sm leading-6 text-red-900 dark:text-red-100">{loadingError}</p>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/explorer/RoutesMonitoringPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/explorer/RoutesMonitoringPage.tsx
index c9653dd..45b36dd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/explorer/RoutesMonitoringPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/explorer/RoutesMonitoringPage.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import ActivityContextPanel from '@/components/common/ActivityContextPanel'
 import FreshnessTrustNote from '@/components/common/FreshnessTrustNote'
 import SubsystemPosturePanel from '@/components/common/SubsystemPosturePanel'
 import { resolveEffectiveFreshness } from '@/utils/explorerFreshness'
+import OperationsSurfaceNav from './OperationsSurfaceNav'
+import OperationsActionGrid from './OperationsActionGrid'
 
 interface RoutesMonitoringPageProps {
   initialRouteMatrix?: RouteMatrixResponse | null
@@ -224,6 +226,8 @@ export default function RoutesMonitoringPage({
         </Card>
       ) : null}
 
+      <OperationsSurfaceNav />
+
       {loadingError ? (
         <Card className="mb-6 border border-red-200 bg-red-50/70 dark:border-red-900/50 dark:bg-red-950/20">
           <p className="text-sm leading-6 text-red-900 dark:text-red-100">{loadingError}</p>
@@ -438,27 +442,7 @@ export default function RoutesMonitoringPage({
         </Card>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-2">
-        {page.actions.map((action) => (
-          <Card key={`${action.title}-${action.href}`} className="border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
-            <div className="flex h-full flex-col">
-              <div className="text-base font-semibold text-gray-900 dark:text-white">
-                {action.title}
-              </div>
-              <p className="mt-2 flex-1 text-sm leading-6 text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
-                {action.description}
-              </p>
-              <div className="mt-4">
-                <ActionLink
-                  href={action.href}
-                  label={action.label}
-                  external={Boolean((action as { external?: boolean }).external)}
-                />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </Card>
-        ))}
-      </div>
+      <OperationsActionGrid actions={page.actions} />
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/data/explorerOperations.ts b/frontend/src/data/explorerOperations.ts
index 9706aa9..02bf44e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/data/explorerOperations.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/data/explorerOperations.ts
@@ -296,3 +296,65 @@ export const explorerFeaturePages = {
     ],
   },
 } as const satisfies Record<string, ExplorerFeaturePage>
+
+export interface ExplorerOperationsSurface {
+  href: string
+  label: string
+  description: string
+}
+
+export const explorerOperationsSurfaces: ExplorerOperationsSurface[] = [
+  {
+    href: '/operations',
+    label: 'Operations hub',
+    description: 'Consolidated monitoring, config, and route inventory.',
+  },
+  {
+    href: '/bridge',
+    label: 'Bridge',
+    description: 'Relay lanes, mission-control feed, and CCIP routes.',
+  },
+  {
+    href: '/routes',
+    label: 'Routes',
+    description: 'Live route matrix and execution paths.',
+  },
+  {
+    href: '/liquidity',
+    label: 'Liquidity',
+    description: 'PMM access points and planner capabilities.',
+  },
+  {
+    href: '/pools',
+    label: 'Pools',
+    description: 'Mission-control pool inventory snapshot.',
+  },
+  {
+    href: '/system',
+    label: 'System',
+    description: 'Networks, RPC methods, and topology inventory.',
+  },
+]
+
+export const explorerPublicApiLinks = [
+  {
+    href: '/api/v2/stats',
+    label: 'Blockscout stats',
+    description: 'Chain head, gas, and indexer summary.',
+  },
+  {
+    href: '/explorer-api/v1/track1/bridge/status',
+    label: 'Bridge status JSON',
+    description: 'Mission-control relay posture snapshot.',
+  },
+  {
+    href: '/token-aggregation/api/v1/routes/matrix?includeNonLive=true',
+    label: 'Route matrix',
+    description: 'Token-aggregation live and planned routes.',
+  },
+  {
+    href: '/api/config/networks',
+    label: 'Wallet networks',
+    description: 'Published chain metadata for wallet onboarding.',
+  },
+] as const
diff --git a/scripts/e2e-sprint-smoke.spec.ts b/scripts/e2e-sprint-smoke.spec.ts
index 5fe1bdc..6f91666 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e-sprint-smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/scripts/e2e-sprint-smoke.spec.ts
@@ -37,4 +37,17 @@ test.describe('Explorer sprint smoke', () => {
     await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /Bridge & Relay Monitoring/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 })
     await expect(page.getByText(/CCIP route catalog/i).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 })
   })
+
+  test('operations hub shows surface navigation', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 720 })
+    await page.goto(`${EXPLORER_URL}/operations`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 30000 })
+    await expect(page.getByRole('navigation', { name: /Operations surfaces/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
+    await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: /Bridge/i }).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
+  })
+
+  test('footer lists public API endpoints', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(`${EXPLORER_URL}/`, { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded', timeout: 20000 })
+    await expect(page.getByRole('contentinfo').getByText(/Public APIs/i)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
+    await expect(page.getByRole('contentinfo').getByRole('link', { name: /Blockscout stats/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 })
+  })
 })