diff --git a/inspector/src/main.tsx b/inspector/src/main.tsx
index b42e5b4..a592349 100644
--- a/inspector/src/main.tsx
+++ b/inspector/src/main.tsx
@@ -281,6 +281,17 @@ function InspectionView({
   const terrainForces = useHuginnTerrainForces(HUGINN_ART.field);
   const record = inspection.records[selection.record];
   const catalogEntry = inspection.catalog[selection.catalog];
+  const expandedRawSelection = graphSelection?.kind === "node"
+    ? graphProjection.nodeSelections.get(graphSelection.nodeId)
+    : graphSelection?.kind === "edge"
+      ? graphProjection.edgeSelections.get(graphSelection.edgeId)
+      : undefined;
+  const expandedRecord = expandedRawSelection?.kind === "record"
+    ? inspection.records[expandedRawSelection.index]
+    : undefined;
+  const expandedCatalogEntry = expandedRawSelection?.kind === "catalog"
+    ? inspection.catalog[expandedRawSelection.index]
+    : undefined;
   const expandedNode = graphSelection?.kind === "node"
     ? {
         graphKey: graphSelection.graphKey,
@@ -289,9 +300,9 @@ function InspectionView({
         ariaLabel: "Selected CultCache node",
         content: (
           <ExpandedNodePanel
-            catalogEntry={catalogEntry}
+            catalogEntry={expandedCatalogEntry}
             inspection={inspection}
-            record={record}
+            record={expandedRecord}
             selection={selection}
           />
         ),
@@ -529,31 +540,38 @@ function ExpandedNodePanel({
   record: InspectedRecord | undefined;
   selection: Selection;
 }) {
+  const title = record?.key ?? catalogEntry?.schemaName ?? inspection.filePath;
   return (
     <article className="expanded-content">
       <div className="expanded-kicker">CultCache Node</div>
       <header className="expanded-header">
-        <h1>{record?.key ?? catalogEntry?.schemaName ?? inspection.filePath}</h1>
+        <h1>{title}</h1>
         <div className="expanded-chips">
           <span>{inspection.format}</span>
-          <span>{inspection.records.length} records</span>
-          <span>{inspection.catalog.length} schemas</span>
+          {record ? <span>{record.schemaName}</span> : <span>{inspection.records.length} records</span>}
+          {record ? <span>{record.payloadBytes} bytes</span> : <span>{inspection.catalog.length} schemas</span>}
         </div>
       </header>
       <section className="expanded-summary">
         {record ? (
           <>
-            <p>{record.schemaName} record stored at {record.storedAt} with {record.payloadBytes} payload bytes.</p>
+            <p>{record.schemaName} record stored at {record.storedAt}.</p>
             {record.payloadDecodeError ? <div className="error">{record.payloadDecodeError}</div> : null}
           </>
         ) : (
           <p>{inspection.filePath} contains a schema catalog and persisted MessagePack record set.</p>
         )}
       </section>
+      {record ? (
+        <section className="expanded-payload">
+          <h2>Payload</h2>
+          <RecordPayload record={record} />
+        </section>
+      ) : null}
       <section className="expanded-article">
         <div>
-          <h2>Record Payload</h2>
-          {record ? <RecordDetail record={record} /> : <div className="empty">Select a record node to inspect payload data.</div>}
+          <h2>Record Metadata</h2>
+          {record ? <RecordFacts record={record} /> : <div className="empty">Select a record node to inspect payload data.</div>}
         </div>
         <div>
           <h2>Schema Entry</h2>
@@ -608,19 +626,31 @@ function CatalogButton({
 function RecordDetail({ record }: { record: InspectedRecord }) {
   return (
     <>
-      <Facts rows={[
-        ["Key", record.key],
-        ["Schema", record.schemaName],
-        ["Schema ID", record.schemaId],
-        ["Stored", record.storedAt],
-        ["Payload", `${record.payloadBytes} bytes`],
-      ]} />
+      <RecordFacts record={record} />
       {record.payloadDecodeError ? <div className="error">{record.payloadDecodeError}</div> : null}
-      <pre>{JSON.stringify(record.payloadPreview, null, 2)}</pre>
+      <RecordPayload record={record} />
     </>
   );
 }
 
+function RecordFacts({ record }: { record: InspectedRecord }) {
+  return (
+    <Facts rows={[
+      ["Key", record.key],
+      ["Schema", record.schemaName],
+      ["Schema ID", record.schemaId],
+      ["Stored", record.storedAt],
+      ["Payload", `${record.payloadBytes} bytes`],
+    ]} />
+  );
+}
+
+function RecordPayload({ record }: { record: InspectedRecord }) {
+  return (
+    <pre className="payload-code">{JSON.stringify(record.payloadPreview, null, 2)}</pre>
+  );
+}
+
 function CatalogDetail({ entry }: { entry: InspectedCatalogEntry }) {
   return (
     <>
diff --git a/inspector/src/styles.css b/inspector/src/styles.css
index 6c84206..63ab049 100644
--- a/inspector/src/styles.css
+++ b/inspector/src/styles.css
@@ -578,6 +578,19 @@ pre {
   line-height: 1.55;
 }
 
+.expanded-payload {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 8px;
+  min-width: 0;
+  min-height: 0;
+}
+
+.expanded-payload h2 {
+  margin: 0;
+  color: #f8fdff;
+  font-size: 18px;
+}
+
 .expanded-article {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
@@ -600,46 +613,98 @@ pre {
 }
 
 .huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="summary"] .expanded-content {
-  display: flex;
+  display: grid;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 12px;
+  justify-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
   padding: 10px 14px;
+  text-align: center;
 }
 
 .huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="summary"] .expanded-kicker,
 .huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="summary"] .expanded-summary,
 .huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="summary"] .expanded-article,
-.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="summary"] .expanded-footer,
-.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="summary"] .expanded-chips {
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="summary"] .expanded-footer {
   display: none;
 }
 
 .huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="summary"] .expanded-header {
+  display: grid;
+  justify-items: center;
   min-width: 0;
 }
 
 .huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="summary"] .expanded-header h1 {
-  overflow: hidden;
+  max-width: 100%;
   font-size: 1.02rem;
+  text-align: center;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="summary"] .expanded-chips {
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="summary"] .expanded-payload {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 .huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] {
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
-.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .expanded-article {
-  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .expanded-content {
+  align-content: center;
+  justify-items: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+  padding: 18px 22px;
+  text-align: center;
 }
 
-.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .expanded-article > div:nth-child(2),
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .expanded-header {
+  justify-items: center;
+  max-width: min(640px, 100%);
+}
+
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .expanded-header h1 {
+  max-width: 100%;
+  font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 2.1vw, 1.7rem);
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .expanded-chips {
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .expanded-summary,
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .expanded-article,
 .huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .expanded-footer {
   display: none;
 }
 
-.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] pre {
-  max-height: 170px;
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .expanded-payload {
+  width: min(680px, 100%);
+  justify-items: center;
+}
+
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .expanded-payload h2 {
+  color: var(--cyan);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] .payload-code {
+  width: 100%;
+  max-height: min(280px, 44vh);
+  margin: 0;
+  text-align: left;
+}
+
+.huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="preview"] dl {
+  display: none;
 }
 
 .huginn-expanded-node[data-node-stage="article"] {