diff --git a/lyra/web/static/index.html b/lyra/web/static/index.html
index 7c3242d..adb28de 100644
--- a/lyra/web/static/index.html
+++ b/lyra/web/static/index.html
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@
       <a class="tab active" href="/" aria-current="page"><span class="ti">💬</span><span class="tl">Chat</span></a>
       <a class="tab" href="/session"><span class="ti">🎬</span><span class="tl">Session</span></a>
       <a class="tab" href="/hands"><span class="ti">🃏</span><span class="tl">Hands</span></a>
-      <a class="tab" href="/self"><span class="ti">🧠</span><span class="tl">Mind</span></a>
+      <a class="tab tab-mind" href="/self"><span class="ti">🧠</span><span class="tl">Mind</span></a>
+      <button class="tab tab-rec" id="recordTab" type="button"><span class="ti">➕</span><span class="tl">Record</span></button>
       <button class="tab" id="moreTab" type="button"><span class="ti">⋯</span><span class="tl">More</span></button>
     </nav>
   </div>
@@ -1251,17 +1252,12 @@
   <script src="/recorder.js"></script>
   <script>
     (function () {
-      var btn = document.createElement("button");
-      btn.id = "recLaunch";
-      btn.textContent = "＋ Hand";
-      btn.title = "Record a hand";
-      document.body.appendChild(btn);
       var overlay = document.getElementById("recorderOverlay");
+      var recordTab = document.getElementById("recordTab");
       function close() { overlay.classList.remove("open"); overlay.innerHTML = ""; }
-      btn.addEventListener("click", function () {
+      if (recordTab) recordTab.addEventListener("click", function () {
         overlay.innerHTML = "";
         overlay.classList.add("open");
-        var sid = window.currentSession;
         window.Recorder.mount(overlay, {
           onClose: close,
           onSave: function (id) { close(); window.open("/hand/" + id, "_blank"); }
diff --git a/lyra/web/static/recorder.css b/lyra/web/static/recorder.css
index 9caf9e3..5b0991d 100644
--- a/lyra/web/static/recorder.css
+++ b/lyra/web/static/recorder.css
@@ -123,12 +123,9 @@
 .rec-pk-foot { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; margin-top: 12px; }
 .rec-pk-foot button { background: var(--bg-dark, #070707); color: var(--text-fade, #8a8a8a); border: 1px solid var(--border, #2a1d12); border-radius: 8px; padding: 9px 14px; font-size: .85rem; }
 
-/* floating launcher (V1) */
-#recLaunch {
-  position: fixed; right: 16px; bottom: 84px; z-index: 900;
-  background: var(--accent, #ff7a00); color: #111; border: none;
-  border-radius: 22px; padding: 11px 16px; font-weight: 700; font-size: .9rem;
-  font-family: var(--font-console, ui-monospace, monospace);
-  box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
-}
-body.kb #recLaunch { display: none; }   /* hide when the keyboard is up */
+/* The Record tab swaps in for Mind in the bottom bar, but only in poker (cash) mode.
+   body.cash-mode is toggled on mode change in index.html. */
+#tabbar .tab-rec { display: none; }
+body.cash-mode #tabbar .tab-rec { display: flex; }
+body.cash-mode #tabbar .tab-mind { display: none; }
+#tabbar .tab-rec .ti { color: var(--accent, #ff7a00); filter: none; }