diff --git a/services/frontend/src/components/TermGlossary.tsx b/services/frontend/src/components/TermGlossary.tsx
index 0b1abc68..7fa0352e 100644
--- a/services/frontend/src/components/TermGlossary.tsx
+++ b/services/frontend/src/components/TermGlossary.tsx
@@ -1,71 +1,130 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { Globe } from "lucide-react";
+import { ChevronDown, Globe } from "lucide-react";
+import { useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { GlassPanel } from "@/components/primitives";
 import { SectionHeader } from "@/components/shared";
+import { useStaggerReveal } from "@/hooks/use-gsap-animation";
 import { downloadCsv } from "@/lib/csv";
 import { formatRelativeTime } from "@/lib/format";
 import type { GlossaryRow } from "@/lib/types";
 
-export function TermGlossary({ terms }: { terms: GlossaryRow[] }) {
+function GlossaryEntry({ t }: { t: GlossaryRow }) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const bodyRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
   return (
-    <GlassPanel className="lg:col-span-3">
-      <SectionHeader
-        eyebrow="knowledge"
-        title="Term Knowledge Base"
-        action={
-          terms.length > 0 ? (
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              onClick={() =>
-                downloadCsv(
-                  "glossary.csv",
-                  terms.map((t) => ({
-                    term: t.term,
-                    definition: t.definition,
-                    source: t.source_url,
-                    resolved: t.resolved_at,
-                    hits: t.hit_count,
-                  })),
-                )
-              }
-              className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-ink-soft hover:text-ink"
-            >
-              CSV
-            </button>
-          ) : null
-        }
-      />
-      {terms.length === 0 ? (
-        <p className="py-6 text-center text-xs text-ink-faint">
-          No term resolutions cached yet.
-        </p>
-      ) : (
-        <div className="space-y-3">
-          {terms.map((t) => (
-            <div key={t.term} className="text-sm">
-              <div className="flex flex-wrap items-baseline justify-between gap-2">
-                <span className="font-medium text-ink">{t.term}</span>
-                <span className="text-xs text-ink-faint">
-                  {t.hit_count} uses · {formatRelativeTime(t.resolved_at)}
-                </span>
-              </div>
-              <p className="mt-1 text-ink-faint">{t.definition}</p>
-              {t.source_url && (
-                <a
-                  href={t.source_url}
-                  target="_blank"
-                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
-                  className="mt-0.5 text-xs text-ink-soft hover:text-ink"
-                >
-                  <Globe className="mr-1 inline size-3" />
-                  {t.source_url}
-                </a>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          ))}
+    <div className="glossary-entry overflow-hidden rounded-md border border-hairline bg-surface/30">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() => setOpen((v) => !v)}
+        className="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-3 px-3 py-2.5 text-left transition-colors hover:bg-surface/50"
+        aria-expanded={open}
+      >
+        <span className="flex min-w-0 items-baseline gap-2">
+          <span className="truncate font-medium text-ink">{t.term}</span>
+          <span className="mono shrink-0 text-[10px] text-ink-faint">
+            {t.hit_count} uses
+          </span>
+        </span>
+        <span className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2 font-mono text-[10px] text-ink-faint">
+          {formatRelativeTime(t.resolved_at)}
+          <ChevronDown
+            className={`size-3.5 transition-transform duration-200 ${open ? "rotate-180" : ""}`}
+          />
+        </span>
+      </button>
+      <div
+        ref={bodyRef}
+        className="grid transition-[grid-template-rows] duration-300 ease-out"
+        style={{ gridTemplateRows: open ? "1fr" : "0fr" }}
+      >
+        <div className="overflow-hidden">
+          <div className="border-t border-hairline px-3 py-2.5 text-sm">
+            <p className="text-ink-faint">{t.definition}</p>
+            {t.source_url && (
+              <a
+                href={t.source_url}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                className="mt-1.5 inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-ink-soft hover:text-ink"
+              >
+                <Globe className="size-3" />
+                {t.source_url}
+              </a>
+            )}
+          </div>
         </div>
-      )}
-    </GlassPanel>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export function TermGlossary({ terms }: { terms: GlossaryRow[] }) {
+  const listRef = useStaggerReveal<HTMLDivElement>(".glossary-entry", {
+    stagger: 0.035,
+    y: 10,
+    dependencies: [terms],
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-4">
+      {/* Tactical HUD Header Bar */}
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-hairline pb-3">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <div className="relative flex size-3 items-center justify-center">
+            <span className="absolute inline-flex size-full animate-ping rounded-full bg-signal opacity-75" />
+            <span className="relative inline-flex size-2 rounded-full bg-signal" />
+          </div>
+          <h1 className="font-mono text-xs font-semibold tracking-widest text-ink uppercase">
+            TERM GLOSSARY · KB_INDEX
+          </h1>
+        </div>
+        <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-sm bg-surface px-2 py-0.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-soft">
+          <span className="text-ink-faint">TERMS:</span>
+          <span className="font-bold text-signal">{terms.length}</span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <GlassPanel className="lg:col-span-3">
+        <SectionHeader
+          eyebrow="knowledge"
+          title="Term Knowledge Base"
+          action={
+            terms.length > 0 ? (
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() =>
+                  downloadCsv(
+                    "glossary.csv",
+                    terms.map((t) => ({
+                      term: t.term,
+                      definition: t.definition,
+                      source: t.source_url,
+                      resolved: t.resolved_at,
+                      hits: t.hit_count,
+                    })),
+                  )
+                }
+                className="flex items-center gap-1.5 font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-soft hover:text-ink"
+              >
+                EXPORT_CSV
+              </button>
+            ) : null
+          }
+        />
+        {terms.length === 0 ? (
+          <p className="py-6 text-center font-mono text-xs text-ink-faint">
+            NO TERM RESOLUTIONS CACHED YET
+          </p>
+        ) : (
+          <div ref={listRef} className="space-y-2">
+            {terms.map((t) => (
+              <GlossaryEntry key={t.term} t={t} />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </GlassPanel>
+    </div>
   );
 }