From c93b245298e2d1bb6e9a0874c1a4deaafceda728 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: swithek <52840391+swithek@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 19:18:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] overhaul hook menus

---
 web/app/assets/css/main.css                   |  36 +-
 .../components/editor/IconStack.nuxt.test.ts  |   6 +-
 web/app/components/editor/IconStack.vue       |  10 +-
 .../components/editor/NameEditor.nuxt.test.ts |  55 +-
 web/app/components/editor/NameEditor.vue      |  40 +-
 .../drag-handle/BlockHandle.nuxt.test.ts      |  47 +-
 .../editor/drag-handle/BlockHandle.vue        |  14 +-
 .../drag-handle/menu-options/CoreMenu.vue     |   3 +-
 .../menu-options/DefaultOptions.vue           |   3 +-
 .../menu-options/MetricBlockMenu.vue          |   3 +-
 .../drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocMenu.vue |   3 +-
 .../SplitDocParameterListItemMenu.vue         |   3 +-
 .../SplitDocParameterListMenu.vue             |   3 +-
 .../menu-options/SplitDocRightSideMenu.vue    |   3 +-
 .../drag-handle/menu-options/test-helpers.ts  |   3 +-
 .../hooks/BlockHookDiffMarkers.nuxt.test.ts   |  27 +-
 .../editor/hooks/BlockHookDiffMarkers.vue     |  18 +-
 .../editor/hooks/HookConfigPanel.nuxt.test.ts | 276 ++++++
 .../editor/hooks/HookConfigPanel.vue          | 143 +++
 .../editor/hooks/HookDiffMarker.nuxt.test.ts  |   4 +-
 .../editor/hooks/HookDiffMarker.vue           |  10 +-
 .../editor/hooks/HookExplanation.nuxt.test.ts |  60 --
 .../editor/hooks/HookExplanation.vue          |  29 -
 .../HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts               |  10 +-
 .../{url-watcher => }/HookInputField.vue      |   4 +-
 .../editor/hooks/HookMenuContent.nuxt.test.ts | 319 ++++--
 .../editor/hooks/HookMenuContent.vue          | 181 ++--
 .../editor/hooks/HookMenuFooter.nuxt.test.ts  | 131 +++
 .../editor/hooks/HookMenuFooter.vue           |  91 ++
 .../editor/hooks/HookMenuHeader.nuxt.test.ts  | 168 ++++
 .../editor/hooks/HookMenuHeader.vue           | 104 ++
 .../editor/hooks/HookNotice.nuxt.test.ts      | 150 +++
 .../components/editor/hooks/HookNotice.vue    |  82 ++
 .../editor/hooks/HookNoticeValue.nuxt.test.ts |  30 +
 .../editor/hooks/HookNoticeValue.vue          |  14 +
 .../hooks/HookReadonlyField.nuxt.test.ts      |  86 +-
 .../editor/hooks/HookReadonlyField.vue        |  32 +-
 .../editor/hooks/HookSubTrigger.nuxt.test.ts  | 111 ++-
 .../editor/hooks/HookSubTrigger.vue           |  67 +-
 .../ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts                   | 400 ++++----
 .../container-image-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue    | 395 +++-----
 .../HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts               |  83 --
 .../HookInputField.vue                        |  27 -
 .../github-tracking/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts   | 492 ++++++----
 .../hooks/github-tracking/ConfigMenu.vue      | 922 ++++++++----------
 .../editor/hooks/hook-actions.nuxt.test.ts    | 249 +++++
 .../components/editor/hooks/hook-actions.ts   | 131 +++
 .../editor/hooks/hook-decorator.test.ts       |  57 ++
 .../components/editor/hooks/hook-decorator.ts |  66 +-
 .../components/editor/hooks/hook-menu.test.ts |  31 +
 web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-menu.ts  |  33 +
 .../editor/hooks/hook-status.test.ts          | 127 +++
 .../components/editor/hooks/hook-status.ts    |  71 ++
 .../ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts                   | 646 ++++++++----
 .../hooks/scheduled-reminder/ConfigMenu.vue   | 556 ++++++-----
 .../components/editor/hooks/test-helpers.ts   |  60 +-
 .../hooks/url-watcher/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts | 368 ++++---
 .../editor/hooks/url-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue   | 394 +++-----
 web/app/utils/url.test.ts                     |  23 +
 web/app/utils/url.ts                          |   4 +
 web/eslint.config.mjs                         |   4 +-
 web/i18n/locales/en/editor.json               | 130 ++-
 62 files changed, 5126 insertions(+), 2522 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookConfigPanel.nuxt.test.ts
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookConfigPanel.vue
 delete mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookExplanation.nuxt.test.ts
 delete mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookExplanation.vue
 rename web/app/components/editor/hooks/{url-watcher => }/HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts (88%)
 rename web/app/components/editor/hooks/{url-watcher => }/HookInputField.vue (91%)
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuFooter.nuxt.test.ts
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuFooter.vue
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuHeader.nuxt.test.ts
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuHeader.vue
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNotice.nuxt.test.ts
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNotice.vue
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNoticeValue.nuxt.test.ts
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNoticeValue.vue
 delete mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts
 delete mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/HookInputField.vue
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-actions.nuxt.test.ts
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-actions.ts
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-menu.test.ts
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-menu.ts
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-status.test.ts
 create mode 100644 web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-status.ts

diff --git a/web/app/assets/css/main.css b/web/app/assets/css/main.css
index 77208997..687f555f 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/web/app/assets/css/main.css
@@ -36,14 +36,17 @@
 	--radius: 0.35rem;
 
 	--status-info: oklch(0.5309 0.1628 244.25);
+	--status-info-foreground: oklch(0.42 0.13 244.25);
 	--status-success: oklch(0.6371 0.1749 146.7);
+	--status-success-foreground: oklch(0.42 0.13 146.7);
 	--status-warning: oklch(0.7074 0.1455 95.22);
+	--status-warning-foreground: oklch(0.45 0.095 85);
 	--status-error: oklch(0.577 0.245 27.325);
 
 	--drag-target: oklch(0.8985 0.0419 244.63);
-	--hook-decoration: oklch(67.323% 0.14096 75.998);
-	--hook-status-fresh: oklch(0.6 0.118 184.704);
-	--hook-status-stale: oklch(67.323% 0.14096 75.998);
+	--hook-status-fresh: var(--status-success);
+	--hook-status-triggered: var(--status-info);
+	--hook-status-needs-attention: var(--status-warning);
 	--comment-highlight: oklch(0.8633 0.1764 89.91);
 
 	--http-method-get: oklch(0.5002 0.1962 259.56);
@@ -213,9 +216,12 @@
 	--ring: oklch(0.439 0 0);
 
 	--drag-target: oklch(0.6603 0.1406 244.63 / 35.99%);
-	--hook-decoration: oklch(68.662% 0.1396 91.469);
-	--hook-status-fresh: oklch(0.696 0.17 162.48);
-	--hook-status-stale: oklch(68.662% 0.1396 91.469);
+	--status-info-foreground: oklch(0.8 0.1 244.25);
+	--status-success-foreground: oklch(0.82 0.15 146.7);
+	--status-warning-foreground: oklch(0.85 0.13 95.22);
+	--hook-status-fresh: var(--status-success);
+	--hook-status-triggered: var(--status-info);
+	--hook-status-needs-attention: var(--status-warning);
 
 	--http-method-get: oklch(0.6773 0.1637 247.59);
 	--http-method-post: oklch(0.6613 0.1999 140.25);
@@ -320,14 +326,17 @@
 	--radius-xl: calc(var(--radius) + 4px);
 
 	--color-status-info: var(--status-info);
+	--color-status-info-foreground: var(--status-info-foreground);
 	--color-status-success: var(--status-success);
+	--color-status-success-foreground: var(--status-success-foreground);
 	--color-status-warning: var(--status-warning);
+	--color-status-warning-foreground: var(--status-warning-foreground);
 	--color-status-error: var(--status-error);
 
 	--color-drag-target: var(--drag-target);
-	--color-hook-decoration: var(--hook-decoration);
 	--color-hook-status-fresh: var(--hook-status-fresh);
-	--color-hook-status-stale: var(--hook-status-stale);
+	--color-hook-status-triggered: var(--hook-status-triggered);
+	--color-hook-status-needs-attention: var(--hook-status-needs-attention);
 	--color-comment-highlight: var(--comment-highlight);
 
 	--color-http-method-get: var(--http-method-get);
@@ -659,6 +668,17 @@
 	@apply pointer-events-none;
 }
 
+/* the hook bar decoration and the hook icon of a block that has a triggered
+   hook and one that needs attention. They are striped in both status
+   colours. */
+@utility bg-hook-status-mixed {
+	background-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
+		-45deg,
+		var(--hook-status-triggered) 0 0.25rem,
+		var(--hook-status-needs-attention) 0.25rem 0.5rem
+	);
+}
+
 .diff-added {
 	@apply bg-diff-added;
 }
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/IconStack.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/IconStack.nuxt.test.ts
index b7257b86..bb2fd666 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/IconStack.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/IconStack.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -105,16 +105,16 @@ describe("<IconStack>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		expect(renderedIconNames(wrapper)).toEqual(["lucide:check"])
 	})
 
-	it("puts stale hooks first", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("puts triggered hooks first", async ({ expect }) => {
 		const wrapper = await mountStack({
 			icons: [
 				person("Fresh", { icon: "lucide:bell" }),
-				person("Stale", { icon: "lucide:bell", staleHook: true }),
+				person("Triggered", { icon: "lucide:bell", triggeredHook: true }),
 			],
 		})
 
 		expect(avatarLabels(wrapper).at(0)).toBe("")
-		expect(wrapper.findAll("[data-hook-stale]")).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(wrapper.findAll("[data-hook-triggered]")).toHaveLength(1)
 	})
 
 	it("orders hooks of equal freshness by when they last ran", async ({
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/IconStack.vue b/web/app/components/editor/IconStack.vue
index dd27c798..95689a0c 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/IconStack.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/IconStack.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export interface IconMetadata {
 	url?: string
 	icon?: string
 	approved?: boolean
-	staleHook?: boolean
+	triggeredHook?: boolean
 	hookUpdatedAt?: Date | string
 }
 
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ const visible = computed(() => {
 	const icons = props.icons
 	return icons
 		.sort((a, b) => {
-			if (a.staleHook && !b.staleHook) {
+			if (a.triggeredHook && !b.triggeredHook) {
 				return -1
-			} else if (!a.staleHook && b.staleHook) {
+			} else if (!a.triggeredHook && b.triggeredHook) {
 				return 1
 			}
 
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ const extra = computed(() => Math.max(0, props.icons.length - 3))
 								<ShadcnUiAvatarFallback v-if="im.icon">
 									<Icon
 										:name="im.icon"
-										:data-hook-stale="im.staleHook ? 'stale' : undefined"
+										:data-hook-triggered="
+											im.triggeredHook ? 'triggered' : undefined
+										"
 										class="size-3.5"
 									/>
 								</ShadcnUiAvatarFallback>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/NameEditor.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/NameEditor.nuxt.test.ts
index 65669f79..ad57f08a 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/NameEditor.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/NameEditor.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import NameEditor from "./NameEditor.vue"
 import IconPicker from "./IconPicker.vue"
 import DiffTitle from "./diff/DiffTitle.vue"
 import HookDiffMarker from "./hooks/HookDiffMarker.vue"
+import { HOOK_BAR_STATUS_CLASS } from "./hooks/hook-status"
 import ReviewerList from "./ReviewerList.vue"
 import {
 	clearQueryCache,
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ const TARGET_BRANCH_ID = makeXid("branchb")
 const ME = makeXid("usme")
 
 const REVIEWABLE_ACTION_DELAY_MS = 300
+// the stored state of a website hook whose last check failed
+const FAILED_STATE: DocumentHookStateURLWatcher = { status: "unreachable_url" }
 
 interface Branch {
 	ydoc: Y.Doc
@@ -323,9 +326,11 @@ describe("<NameEditor>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		expect(
 			wrapper.find("[data-hook-status]").attributes("data-hook-status"),
 		).toBe("fresh")
-		expect(wrapper.find(".bg-hook-decoration").attributes("style")).toContain(
-			"display: none",
-		)
+		expect(
+			Object.values(HOOK_BAR_STATUS_CLASS).some((c) =>
+				wrapper.find(`.${c}`).exists(),
+			),
+		).toBe(false)
 	})
 
 	it("reaches into both page margins for the hook handle's hover", async ({
@@ -592,12 +597,52 @@ describe("<NameEditor>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 
 		expect(
 			wrapper.find("[data-hook-status]").attributes("data-hook-status"),
-		).toBe("stale")
+		).toBe("triggered")
 		expect(
-			wrapper.find(".bg-hook-decoration").attributes("style"),
+			wrapper.find(".bg-hook-status-triggered").attributes("style"),
 		).toBeUndefined()
 	})
 
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "colours the page's hook icon and bar as a warning when a hook's check failed",
+			input: () => [{ ...pageHook("a.test"), state: FAILED_STATE }],
+			expected: {
+				status: "needs-attention",
+				bar: "bg-hook-status-needs-attention",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "stripes the page's hook icon and bar when one hook triggered and another failed",
+			input: () => [
+				{ ...pageHook("a.test"), score: "0" },
+				{ ...pageHook("b.test"), state: FAILED_STATE },
+			],
+			expected: { status: "mixed", bar: "bg-hook-status-mixed" },
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ignores the hooks of blocks when it colours the page's hook icon and bar",
+			input: () => [
+				{ ...pageHook("a.test"), score: "0" },
+				{ ...pageHook("b.test"), blockId: "block-1", state: FAILED_STATE },
+			],
+			expected: { status: "triggered", bar: "bg-hook-status-triggered" },
+		},
+	])("$name", async ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountEditor({ activeBranchHooks: input() })
+		const bar = wrapper.get(`.${expected.bar}`)
+
+		expect(
+			wrapper.find("[data-hook-status]").attributes("data-hook-status"),
+		).toBe(expected.status)
+		expect(bar.attributes("style")).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(
+			bar
+				.classes()
+				.filter((c) => Object.values(HOOK_BAR_STATUS_CLASS).includes(c)),
+		).toEqual([expected.bar])
+	})
+
 	it("offers no review actions while the branch has none", async ({
 		expect,
 	}) => {
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/NameEditor.vue b/web/app/components/editor/NameEditor.vue
index ece2a139..1b479734 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/NameEditor.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/NameEditor.vue
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ import DocumentTagList from "./DocumentTagList.vue"
 import ReviewerList from "./ReviewerList.vue"
 import HookDiffMarker from "./hooks/HookDiffMarker.vue"
 import { blockChangeCount, diffHooks } from "./hooks/hook-diff"
+import {
+	HOOK_BAR_STATUS_CLASS,
+	HOOK_ICON_STATUS_CLASS,
+	hookGroupStatus,
+} from "./hooks/hook-status"
 import { showToastMessage } from "../toast"
 import {
 	DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_OVERLAY_PADDING,
@@ -88,14 +93,15 @@ const showTitleDiff = computed(
 
 // a page with no hooks of its own has no status to show, which leaves the
 // handle its neutral colour rather than tinting it as healthy
-const hookStatus = computed(() => {
-	const hooks = props.activeBranchHooks.filter((h) => h.blockId === null)
-	if (!hooks.length) {
-		return null
-	}
-
-	return hooks.some((h) => Number(h.score) === 0) ? "stale" : "fresh"
-})
+const hookStatus = computed(() =>
+	hookGroupStatus(props.activeBranchHooks.filter((h) => h.blockId === null)),
+)
+// the bar beside the title takes the same status as the hook icon
+const hookBarClass = computed(() =>
+	hookStatus.value && hookStatus.value !== "fresh"
+		? HOOK_BAR_STATUS_CLASS[hookStatus.value]
+		: null,
+)
 const hookMenuOpen = ref(false)
 const rootElem = useTemplateRef<HTMLElement>("name-editor-root")
 const nameLineElem = useTemplateRef<HTMLElement>("name-line")
@@ -408,8 +414,13 @@ async function executeReviewableAction() {
 		class="relative mt-[0.8rem] mb-2 w-[calc(100%-2.5rem)] lg:mt-8 lg:mb-5 lg:w-[calc(100%-6.25rem)]"
 	>
 		<div
-			v-show="hookStatus === 'stale'"
-			class="pointer-events-none absolute top-1/2 -left-5 h-full w-1.25 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-r-lg bg-hook-decoration in-data-compact-view:rounded-full lg:-left-12.5 lg:h-[calc(100%+2rem)]"
+			v-show="hookBarClass"
+			:class="
+				cn(
+					'pointer-events-none absolute top-1/2 -left-5 h-full w-1.25 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-r-lg in-data-compact-view:rounded-full lg:-left-12.5 lg:h-[calc(100%+2rem)]',
+					hookBarClass,
+				)
+			"
 		/>
 		<!--
 			the line reaches into the page margins on both sides, so hovering
@@ -460,7 +471,7 @@ async function executeReviewableAction() {
 									title takes the same handle at the same width there and
 									keeps the hook button where the block ones do. The
 									dots take the block handles' backdrop too, since they
-									sit over the page's stale hook bar
+									sit over the page's triggered hook bar
 								-->
 								<span
 									class="relative h-5 w-3 overflow-hidden rounded-sm bg-background-translucent lg:hidden"
@@ -473,7 +484,12 @@ async function executeReviewableAction() {
 								<Icon
 									name="mingcute:leaf-line"
 									:data-hook-status="hookStatus"
-									class="mt-0.25 hidden size-4.5 data-[hook-status=fresh]:text-hook-status-fresh data-[hook-status=stale]:text-hook-status-stale lg:block"
+									:class="
+										cn(
+											'mt-0.25 hidden size-4.5 lg:block',
+											HOOK_ICON_STATUS_CLASS,
+										)
+									"
 								/>
 							</span>
 							<span class="sr-only">
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/BlockHandle.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/BlockHandle.nuxt.test.ts
index 0621d629..8a5eb92d 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/BlockHandle.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/BlockHandle.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,20 @@ import {
 const MENU_CLOSE_ANIMATION_MS = 150
 
 function hook(blockId: string, score: number): DocumentHook {
-	return { blockId: blockId, score: score } as unknown as DocumentHook
+	return {
+		blockId: blockId,
+		score: score,
+		state: { status: "active" },
+	} as unknown as DocumentHook
+}
+
+// a hook whose last check failed
+function failedHook(blockId: string): DocumentHook {
+	return {
+		blockId: blockId,
+		score: 0,
+		state: { status: "unreachable_url" },
+	} as unknown as DocumentHook
 }
 
 // the editor the handle reads the hovered node through
@@ -176,7 +189,7 @@ describe("<BlockHandle>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		).toBe("fresh")
 	})
 
-	it("marks the hook icon stale when a hook has run out", async ({
+	it("marks the hook icon triggered when a hook has run out", async ({
 		expect,
 	}) => {
 		const wrapper = await mountHandle({
@@ -187,7 +200,35 @@ describe("<BlockHandle>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 
 		expect(
 			wrapper.get(".i-mingcute\\:leaf-line").attributes("data-hook-status"),
-		).toBe("stale")
+		).toBe("triggered")
+	})
+
+	it("marks the hook icon as needing attention when a hook's check failed", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountHandle({
+			activeBranchHooks: [hook("block-1", 1), failedHook("block-1")],
+		})
+		hoverNode(wrapper, 10)
+		await nextTick()
+
+		expect(
+			wrapper.get(".i-mingcute\\:leaf-line").attributes("data-hook-status"),
+		).toBe("needs-attention")
+	})
+
+	it("marks the hook icon mixed when one hook triggered and another failed", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountHandle({
+			activeBranchHooks: [hook("block-1", 0), failedHook("block-1")],
+		})
+		hoverNode(wrapper, 10)
+		await nextTick()
+
+		expect(
+			wrapper.get(".i-mingcute\\:leaf-line").attributes("data-hook-status"),
+		).toBe("mixed")
 	})
 
 	it("ignores hooks belonging to other blocks", async ({ expect }) => {
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/BlockHandle.vue b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/BlockHandle.vue
index f39fa80f..733cc164 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/BlockHandle.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/BlockHandle.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { Node } from "@tiptap/pm/model"
 import type { HocuspocusProvider } from "@hocuspocus/provider"
 import { cn } from "~/lib/utils"
 import HookMenuContent from "../hooks/HookMenuContent.vue"
+import { HOOK_ICON_STATUS_CLASS, hookGroupStatus } from "../hooks/hook-status"
 import CoreMenu from "./menu-options/CoreMenu.vue"
 import { useHighlightOverlay } from "../highlight-overlay"
 
@@ -63,11 +64,7 @@ const hoveredMetadata = computed(() => {
 		nodePos: hoveredNodePos.value,
 		nodeId: nodeId,
 		nodeHooks: hooks.length ? hooks : null,
-		nodeHookStatus: hooks.length
-			? hooks.some((h) => Number(h.score) === 0)
-				? ("stale" as const)
-				: ("fresh" as const)
-			: null,
+		nodeHookStatus: hookGroupStatus(hooks),
 	}
 })
 const compactHandles = computed(() => {
@@ -229,12 +226,7 @@ function dragEnd() {
 						<Icon
 							:data-hook-status="hoveredMetadata?.nodeHookStatus"
 							name="mingcute:leaf-line"
-							:class="
-								cn(
-									'mt-0.25 size-4.5',
-									'data-[hook-status=fresh]:text-hook-status-fresh data-[hook-status=stale]:text-hook-status-stale',
-								)
-							"
+							:class="cn('mt-0.25 size-4.5', HOOK_ICON_STATUS_CLASS)"
 						/>
 					</div>
 					<span class="sr-only">
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/CoreMenu.vue b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/CoreMenu.vue
index 65ea84fc..925343e6 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/CoreMenu.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/CoreMenu.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { HookGroupStatus } from "../../hooks/hook-status"
 import type { Node } from "@tiptap/pm/model"
 import type { Editor } from "@tiptap/vue-3"
 import type { JSONContent } from "@tiptap/core"
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 		nodePos: number
 		nodeId: string
 		nodeHooks: DocumentHook[] | null
-		nodeHookStatus: "stale" | "fresh" | null
+		nodeHookStatus: HookGroupStatus | null
 	} | null
 }>()
 const emit = defineEmits<{
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/DefaultOptions.vue b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/DefaultOptions.vue
index 39903b0f..85ab1077 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/DefaultOptions.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/DefaultOptions.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { HookGroupStatus } from "../../hooks/hook-status"
 import type { JSONContent } from "@tiptap/core"
 import type { Node } from "@tiptap/pm/model"
 import type { Editor } from "@tiptap/vue-3"
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 		nodePos: number
 		nodeId: string
 		nodeHooks: DocumentHook[] | null
-		nodeHookStatus: "stale" | "fresh" | null
+		nodeHookStatus: HookGroupStatus | null
 	} | null
 }>()
 
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/MetricBlockMenu.vue b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/MetricBlockMenu.vue
index 6a716496..1be303c5 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/MetricBlockMenu.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/MetricBlockMenu.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { HookGroupStatus } from "../../hooks/hook-status"
 import type { Node } from "@tiptap/pm/model"
 import type { Editor } from "@tiptap/vue-3"
 import { MetricBlockWidth } from "../../blocks/metrics/utils"
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 		nodePos: number
 		nodeId: string
 		nodeHooks: DocumentHook[] | null
-		nodeHookStatus: "stale" | "fresh" | null
+		nodeHookStatus: HookGroupStatus | null
 	} | null
 }>()
 
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocMenu.vue b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocMenu.vue
index 0e466c92..c53a11db 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocMenu.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocMenu.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { HookGroupStatus } from "../../hooks/hook-status"
 import type { Node } from "@tiptap/pm/model"
 import type { Editor } from "@tiptap/vue-3"
 import { SplitDocumentationLeftSide } from "../../blocks/split-documentation"
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 		nodePos: number
 		nodeId: string
 		nodeHooks: DocumentHook[] | null
-		nodeHookStatus: "stale" | "fresh" | null
+		nodeHookStatus: HookGroupStatus | null
 	} | null
 }>()
 
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocParameterListItemMenu.vue b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocParameterListItemMenu.vue
index 29e914a7..1416fed2 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocParameterListItemMenu.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocParameterListItemMenu.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { HookGroupStatus } from "../../hooks/hook-status"
 import type { Node } from "@tiptap/pm/model"
 import type { Editor } from "@tiptap/vue-3"
 
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 		nodePos: number
 		nodeId: string
 		nodeHooks: DocumentHook[] | null
-		nodeHookStatus: "stale" | "fresh" | null
+		nodeHookStatus: HookGroupStatus | null
 	} | null
 }>()
 
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocParameterListMenu.vue b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocParameterListMenu.vue
index 86a64277..4405428e 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocParameterListMenu.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocParameterListMenu.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { HookGroupStatus } from "../../hooks/hook-status"
 import type { Node } from "@tiptap/pm/model"
 import type { Editor } from "@tiptap/vue-3"
 
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 		nodePos: number
 		nodeId: string
 		nodeHooks: DocumentHook[] | null
-		nodeHookStatus: "stale" | "fresh" | null
+		nodeHookStatus: HookGroupStatus | null
 	} | null
 }>()
 
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocRightSideMenu.vue b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocRightSideMenu.vue
index bb6382e9..dd23bb34 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocRightSideMenu.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/SplitDocRightSideMenu.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
+import type { HookGroupStatus } from "../../hooks/hook-status"
 import type { Node } from "@tiptap/pm/model"
 import type { Editor } from "@tiptap/vue-3"
 import type { RightSideBlockType } from "../../blocks/split-documentation"
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 		nodePos: number
 		nodeId: string
 		nodeHooks: DocumentHook[] | null
-		nodeHookStatus: "stale" | "fresh" | null
+		nodeHookStatus: HookGroupStatus | null
 	} | null
 }>()
 
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/test-helpers.ts b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/test-helpers.ts
index db57fa34..cd4fc981 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/drag-handle/menu-options/test-helpers.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { HookGroupStatus } from "../../hooks/hook-status"
 // shared helpers for the drag-handle menu option suites. Test-only: the
 // app/**/test-helpers.ts coverage exclude keeps this out of the
 // denominator, and nothing here is imported by app code.
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ export interface HoveredBlock {
 	nodePos: number
 	nodeId: string
 	nodeHooks: DocumentHook[] | null
-	nodeHookStatus: "stale" | "fresh" | null
+	nodeHookStatus: HookGroupStatus | null
 }
 
 // the block the drag handle is pointing at, reduced to what the option
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/BlockHookDiffMarkers.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/BlockHookDiffMarkers.nuxt.test.ts
index 67dbb2bd..61dfca07 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/BlockHookDiffMarkers.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/BlockHookDiffMarkers.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ describe("<BlockHookDiffMarkers>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 	})
 
 	it.for([
-		{ name: "stale for a triggered hook", score: "0", expected: "stale" },
+		{
+			name: "triggered for a triggered hook",
+			score: "0",
+			expected: "triggered",
+		},
 		{ name: "neutral for removed hooks alone", score: null, expected: null },
 	])("colours the hook icon $name", async ({ score, expected }, { expect }) => {
 		const { editor } = fakeEditor([
@@ -117,6 +121,27 @@ describe("<BlockHookDiffMarkers>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		)
 	})
 
+	it("colours the hook icon as the hook button would be for a failed check", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const { editor } = fakeEditor([
+			{ uid: "block-1", rect: new DOMRect(50, 100, 600, 40) },
+		])
+
+		const wrapper = await mountMarkers(editor, {
+			activeBranchHooks: [
+				{
+					...urlHook("block-1", "https://new.test"),
+					state: { status: "unreachable_url" },
+				},
+			],
+		})
+
+		expect(wrapper.getComponent(HookDiffMarker).props("hookStatus")).toBe(
+			"needs-attention",
+		)
+	})
+
 	it("centres the marker on a block whose handle is centred", async ({
 		expect,
 	}) => {
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/BlockHookDiffMarkers.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/BlockHookDiffMarkers.vue
index dbb48b8a..2fc2915d 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/BlockHookDiffMarkers.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/BlockHookDiffMarkers.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import type { Editor } from "@tiptap/core"
 import HookDiffMarker from "./HookDiffMarker.vue"
 import { blockChangeCount, diffHooks, type HookChangeCount } from "./hook-diff"
+import { hookGroupStatus, type HookGroupStatus } from "./hook-status"
 import { handlePositionByNodeType } from "../drag-handle/config"
 
 // the height of the hook button on a wide screen. A block whose handle is
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ const HANDLE_HEIGHT_REM = 1.375
 interface MarkerPlacement {
 	blockId: string
 	count: HookChangeCount
-	hookStatus: "fresh" | "stale" | null
+	hookStatus: HookGroupStatus | null
 	top: number
 	right: number
 }
@@ -104,23 +105,16 @@ function placeMarkers() {
 			{
 				blockId: block.id,
 				count: block.count,
-				hookStatus: hookStatus(block.id),
+				// the marker's hook icon is coloured as the hook button would be
+				hookStatus: hookGroupStatus(
+					props.activeBranchHooks.filter((h) => h.blockId === block.id),
+				),
 				top: Math.round(top - rootRect.top),
 				right: Math.round(rootRect.width - anchor),
 			},
 		]
 	})
 }
-
-// hookStatus colours the marker's hook icon as the hook button would be
-function hookStatus(blockId: string): "fresh" | "stale" | null {
-	const hooks = props.activeBranchHooks.filter((h) => h.blockId === blockId)
-	if (!hooks.length) {
-		return null
-	}
-
-	return hooks.some((h) => Number(h.score) === 0) ? "stale" : "fresh"
-}
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookConfigPanel.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookConfigPanel.nuxt.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48d2232a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookConfigPanel.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, it, vi } from "vitest"
+import HookConfigPanel from "./HookConfigPanel.vue"
+import {
+	hookNotice,
+	iconNames,
+	makeHook,
+	menuButton,
+	menuText,
+	mountHookMenu,
+	openHookSubMenu,
+} from "./test-helpers"
+import { DiffStatus } from "../diff/position-map"
+import { clearTeleportedOverlays, t } from "~/components/test-helpers"
+
+const TITLE = "Website Changes"
+const NOTICE = "Maintainers are notified"
+const FIELD = "the field"
+const SUBTITLE = "oxynote.test"
+const DETAIL = "unreachable"
+
+// the editor store and the teleported menu bodies are shared, so these
+// tests cannot interleave
+describe("<HookConfigPanel>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		clearTeleportedOverlays()
+		useEditorStore().setReviewableDiffActive(false)
+		useEditorStore().setActiveBranchProtected(false)
+		useEditorMeta().setEditable(true)
+	})
+
+	it("opens its notice, fields and confirm button from its row", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		await mountPanel()
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent).toContain(NOTICE)
+		expect(
+			document.body.querySelector(`input[placeholder='${FIELD}']`),
+		).not.toBeNull()
+		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).disabled).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it("passes its subtitle's detail on to its row", async ({ expect }) => {
+		await mountPanel()
+
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.subtext-detail", {
+				subtext: SUBTITLE,
+				detail: DETAIL,
+			}),
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("confirms a new hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const onSubmit = vi.fn()
+		await mountPanel({ onSubmit: onSubmit })
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
+
+		expect(onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+	})
+
+	it("updates an existing hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const onSubmit = vi.fn()
+		const onDelete = vi.fn()
+		await mountPanel({
+			hook: makeHook(),
+			onSubmit: onSubmit,
+			onDelete: onDelete,
+		})
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).click()
+
+		expect(onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		expect(onDelete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+	})
+
+	it("deletes an existing hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const onSubmit = vi.fn()
+		const onDelete = vi.fn()
+		await mountPanel({
+			hook: makeHook(),
+			onSubmit: onSubmit,
+			onDelete: onDelete,
+		})
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.delete")).click()
+
+		expect(onDelete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		expect(onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+	})
+
+	it("tells a reader in reading mode how to change the hook", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		useEditorMeta().setEditable(false)
+		await mountPanel({ hook: makeHook() })
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.read-only-mode"))
+		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.update"))
+		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.delete"))
+	})
+
+	it("sends a reader on a protected branch to the draft branch", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		useEditorStore().setActiveBranchProtected(true)
+		await mountPanel({ hook: makeHook() })
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.read-only-protected"))
+		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.update"))
+	})
+
+	it("says how to edit while the diff is shown", async ({ expect }) => {
+		useEditorStore().setReviewableDiffActive(true)
+		await mountPanel({ hook: makeHook() })
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		expect(collapsed(menuText())).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.showing-changes", {
+				toggle: t("editor.name-editor.review-workflow.show-diff"),
+			}),
+		)
+		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.update"))
+	})
+
+	it.for<{
+		name: string
+		input: Partial<DocumentHook>
+		expected: { status: string; icon: string }
+	}>([
+		{
+			name: "a fresh hook plainly",
+			input: { score: "100", state: { status: "active" } },
+			expected: { status: "fresh", icon: "mingcute:earth-2-line" },
+		},
+		{
+			name: "a triggered hook in its colour",
+			input: { score: "0", state: { status: "active" } },
+			expected: { status: "triggered", icon: "mingcute:earth-2-line" },
+		},
+		{
+			name: "a failed check as a warning",
+			input: { score: "100", state: { status: "unreachable_url" } },
+			expected: { status: "needs-attention", icon: "mingcute:alert-fill" },
+		},
+	])("shows $name", async ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+		await mountPanel({ hook: makeHook(input) })
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe(expected.status)
+		expect(iconNames(hookNotice())).toEqual([expected.icon])
+	})
+
+	it("shows a setup notice plainly over a triggered hook", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		await mountPanel({
+			hook: makeHook({ score: "0" }),
+			noticeStatus: "fresh",
+			noticeIcon: "mingcute:information-fill",
+		})
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("fresh")
+		expect(iconNames(hookNotice())).toEqual(["mingcute:information-fill"])
+	})
+
+	it("dismisses a triggered hook from its notice", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const onAcknowledge = vi.fn()
+		await mountPanel({
+			hook: makeHook({ score: "0" }),
+			acknowledgeLabel: t("editor.hooks.reset"),
+			onAcknowledge: onAcknowledge,
+		})
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		const button = menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
+		button.click()
+
+		expect(onAcknowledge).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		expect(hookNotice().contains(button)).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it("lets a read-only reader dismiss a triggered hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		useEditorMeta().setEditable(false)
+		const onAcknowledge = vi.fn()
+		await mountPanel({
+			hook: makeHook({ score: "0" }),
+			acknowledgeLabel: t("editor.hooks.reset"),
+			onAcknowledge: onAcknowledge,
+		})
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset")).click()
+
+		expect(onAcknowledge).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+	})
+
+	it("leaves the dismissal out of the diff and says how to get it back", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		useEditorStore().setReviewableDiffActive(true)
+		await mountPanel({
+			hook: makeHook({ score: "0" }),
+			diff: {
+				status: DiffStatus.Unchanged,
+				targetHook: null,
+				signColumn: false,
+			},
+			acknowledgeLabel: t("editor.hooks.reset"),
+		})
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
+		expect(collapsed(hookNotice().textContent)).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.dismiss-in-diff", {
+				toggle: t("editor.name-editor.review-workflow.show-diff"),
+			}),
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("says a removed hook was removed instead of what it does", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		useEditorStore().setReviewableDiffActive(true)
+		await mountPanel({
+			hook: makeHook({ score: "0" }),
+			diff: { status: DiffStatus.Removed, targetHook: null, signColumn: false },
+		})
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(TITLE)
+
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(t("editor.hooks.removed"))
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("fresh")
+	})
+})
+
+function mountPanel(props: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
+	return mountHookMenu(
+		defineComponent(
+			() => () =>
+				h(
+					HookConfigPanel,
+					{ icon: "mingcute:earth-2-line", ...props },
+					{
+						title: () => TITLE,
+						subtitle: () => SUBTITLE,
+						"subtitle-detail": () => DETAIL,
+						notice: () => NOTICE,
+						default: () => h("input", { placeholder: FIELD }),
+					},
+				),
+		),
+		{},
+	)
+}
+
+// a bold part sits on lines of its own in the template, which leaves
+// spaces around it in the text
+function collapsed(text: string): string {
+	return text.replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookConfigPanel.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookConfigPanel.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8cf651dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookConfigPanel.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { cn } from "~/lib/utils"
+import HookMenuFooter from "./HookMenuFooter.vue"
+import HookNotice from "./HookNotice.vue"
+import HookSubTrigger from "./HookSubTrigger.vue"
+import { DiffStatus } from "../diff/position-map"
+import type { HookDiffContext } from "./hook-diff"
+import { HOOK_SUBMENU_WIDTH_CLASS } from "./hook-menu"
+import { hookStatus, type HookStatus } from "./hook-status"
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+	hook?: DocumentHook | null // null/undefined means creating new
+	// set only while the diff is shown
+	diff?: HookDiffContext | null
+	// the type's icon, on the row and on the notice
+	icon: string
+	// set when the notice tells about setup, like a missing github
+	// connection, rather than about the hook
+	noticeStatus?: HookStatus
+	noticeIcon?: string
+	// the button that dismisses a triggered hook, left out when the type
+	// has no way to
+	acknowledgeLabel?: string
+	submitLabel?: string
+	submitIcon?: string
+	submitDisabled?: boolean
+}>()
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+	(e: "submit" | "delete" | "acknowledge"): void
+}>()
+const open = defineModel<boolean>("open", { default: false })
+
+const editorStore = useEditorStore()
+const { isEditable } = useEditorMeta()
+
+const status = computed(() => (props.hook ? hookStatus(props.hook) : null))
+const isRemoved = computed(() => props.diff?.status === DiffStatus.Removed)
+const mode = computed(() => {
+	if (editorStore.reviewableDiffActive) {
+		return "diff"
+	}
+
+	if (!isEditable.value) {
+		return "read-only"
+	}
+
+	return props.hook ? "edit" : "create"
+})
+const shownNoticeStatus = computed<HookStatus>(() => {
+	if (isRemoved.value) {
+		return "fresh"
+	}
+
+	return props.noticeStatus ?? status.value ?? "fresh"
+})
+const shownNoticeIcon = computed(() =>
+	shownNoticeStatus.value === "needs-attention"
+		? "mingcute:alert-fill"
+		: (props.noticeIcon ?? props.icon),
+)
+// the diff shows two branches at once, so a hook is dismissed only once it
+// is off
+const canAcknowledge = computed(
+	() => !!props.acknowledgeLabel && mode.value !== "diff",
+)
+const showsDismissHint = computed(
+	() =>
+		mode.value === "diff" && status.value === "triggered" && !isRemoved.value,
+)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub v-model:open="open">
+		<HookSubTrigger
+			:hook="props.hook"
+			:diff="props.diff"
+			:status="status"
+			:icon="props.icon"
+		>
+			<template #title>
+				<slot name="title" />
+			</template>
+			<template v-if="$slots.subtitle" #subtitle>
+				<slot name="subtitle" />
+			</template>
+			<template v-if="$slots['subtitle-detail']" #subtitle-detail>
+				<slot name="subtitle-detail" />
+			</template>
+		</HookSubTrigger>
+		<!--
+			a select inside turns pointer events off, and the sub menu then
+			closes along with the select. So the content keeps them on
+		-->
+		<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent
+			side="right"
+			align="start"
+			loop
+			:collision-padding="8"
+			class="pointer-events-auto!"
+		>
+			<div :class="cn('flex flex-col', HOOK_SUBMENU_WIDTH_CLASS)">
+				<div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5">
+					<HookNotice
+						:status="shownNoticeStatus"
+						:icon="shownNoticeIcon"
+						:action-label="canAcknowledge ? props.acknowledgeLabel : undefined"
+						@action="emit('acknowledge')"
+					>
+						<template v-if="isRemoved">
+							{{ $t("editor.hooks.removed") }}
+						</template>
+						<template v-else>
+							<slot name="notice" />
+							<i18n-t
+								v-if="showsDismissHint"
+								scope="global"
+								keypath="editor.hooks.dismiss-in-diff"
+								tag="p"
+								class="mt-1"
+							>
+								<template #toggle>
+									<span class="font-semibold">
+										{{ $t("editor.name-editor.review-workflow.show-diff") }}
+									</span>
+								</template>
+							</i18n-t>
+						</template>
+					</HookNotice>
+					<slot />
+				</div>
+				<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
+				<HookMenuFooter
+					:mode="mode"
+					:submit-label="props.submitLabel"
+					:submit-icon="props.submitIcon"
+					:submit-disabled="props.submitDisabled"
+					@submit="emit('submit')"
+					@delete="emit('delete')"
+				/>
+			</div>
+		</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent>
+	</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub>
+</template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookDiffMarker.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookDiffMarker.nuxt.test.ts
index 80c21e4a..ac7bf7b9 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookDiffMarker.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookDiffMarker.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe("<HookDiffMarker>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 	})
 
 	it("shows the hook icon in the hook's colour at rest", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountMarker({ hookStatus: "stale" })
+		const wrapper = await mountMarker({ hookStatus: "triggered" })
 
 		expect(hookIconSlot(wrapper).classes()).toContain("h-3.75")
 		expect(hookIconSlot(wrapper).classes()).not.toContain("h-0")
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe("<HookDiffMarker>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			hookIconSlot(wrapper)
 				.get(".i-mingcute\\:leaf-line")
 				.attributes("data-hook-status"),
-		).toBe("stale")
+		).toBe("triggered")
 		expect(wrapper.classes()).not.toContain("translate-y-5.5")
 	})
 
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookDiffMarker.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookDiffMarker.vue
index a323579d..3e8d563c 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookDiffMarker.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookDiffMarker.vue
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 import { cn } from "~/lib/utils"
 import DiffCountPill from "../diff/DiffCountPill.vue"
 import type { HookChangeCount } from "./hook-diff"
+import { HOOK_ICON_STATUS_CLASS, type HookGroupStatus } from "./hook-status"
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	count: HookChangeCount
 	// the hook icon takes the colour the hook button would have
-	hookStatus: "fresh" | "stale" | null
+	hookStatus: HookGroupStatus | null
 	// the handle shows in the marker's spot, so the marker moves below it
 	lifted: boolean
 }>()
@@ -55,7 +56,12 @@ const showHookIcon = computed(() => !props.lifted || !isMinWidth1024px.value)
 				<Icon
 					name="mingcute:leaf-line"
 					:data-hook-status="props.hookStatus"
-					class="mt-0.75 size-2.5 shrink-0 text-foreground/50 data-[hook-status=fresh]:text-hook-status-fresh data-[hook-status=stale]:text-hook-status-stale lg:size-3"
+					:class="
+						cn(
+							'mt-0.75 size-2.5 shrink-0 text-foreground/50 lg:size-3',
+							HOOK_ICON_STATUS_CLASS,
+						)
+					"
 				/>
 			</span>
 		</DiffCountPill>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookExplanation.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookExplanation.nuxt.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index fe4a521d..00000000
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookExplanation.nuxt.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-import { mountSuspended } from "@nuxt/test-utils/runtime"
-import { describe, it } from "vitest"
-import HookExplanation from "./HookExplanation.vue"
-import { t } from "~/components/test-helpers"
-
-describe("<HookExplanation>", () => {
-	it.for([
-		{
-			name: "what a waiting block hook will do",
-			triggered: false,
-			nodeId: "block-1",
-			key: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.existing-item-block-explanation",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "what a waiting page hook will do",
-			triggered: false,
-			nodeId: null,
-			key: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.existing-item-full-document-explanation",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "what a triggered block hook did",
-			triggered: true,
-			nodeId: "block-1",
-			key: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.triggered-item-block-explanation",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "what a triggered page hook did",
-			triggered: true,
-			nodeId: null,
-			key: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.triggered-item-full-document-explanation",
-		},
-	])("says $name", async ({ triggered, nodeId, key }, { expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookExplanation, {
-			props: {
-				type: DocumentHookType.URLWatcher,
-				triggered: triggered,
-				nodeId: nodeId,
-			},
-		})
-
-		expect(wrapper.text()).toBe(t(key))
-	})
-
-	it("fills the message's value from its slot", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookExplanation, {
-			props: {
-				type: DocumentHookType.ScheduledReminder,
-				triggered: false,
-				nodeId: "block-1",
-			},
-			slots: { value: () => "Oct 15, 2026" },
-		})
-
-		expect(wrapper.text()).toBe(
-			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.existing-item-block-explanation", {
-				value: "Oct 15, 2026",
-			}),
-		)
-	})
-})
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookExplanation.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookExplanation.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 545de75d..00000000
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookExplanation.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts" setup>
-const props = defineProps<{
-	// the hook's messages sit under its type in editor.hooks
-	type: DocumentHookType
-	// a triggered hook says what it did, one still waiting what it will do
-	triggered: boolean
-	nodeId: string | null // null means global
-}>()
-
-const keypath = computed(
-	() =>
-		`editor.hooks.${props.type}.${props.triggered ? "triggered" : "existing"}-item-${props.nodeId ? "block" : "full-document"}-explanation`,
-)
-</script>
-
-<template>
-	<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 px-0.75 pb-0.75 text-2sm">
-		<i18n-t
-			scope="global"
-			:keypath="keypath"
-			tag="div"
-			class="w-full text-center text-xs break-words text-muted-foreground"
-		>
-			<template #value>
-				<slot name="value" />
-			</template>
-		</i18n-t>
-	</div>
-</template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts
rename to web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts
index a936401d..659e471d 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function mountField(props: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
 	})
 }
 
-describe("<URLWatcherHookInputField>", () => {
+describe("<HookInputField>", () => {
 	it("labels the field", async ({ expect }) => {
 		const wrapper = await mountField()
 
@@ -71,9 +71,15 @@ describe("<URLWatcherHookInputField>", () => {
 		expect(wrapper.get("input").classes()).not.toContain("text-2sm")
 	})
 
-	it("asks the browser to validate the url", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("is a plain text field by default", async ({ expect }) => {
 		const wrapper = await mountField()
 
+		expect(wrapper.get("input").attributes("type")).toBe("text")
+	})
+
+	it("takes the input type the host asks for", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountField({ type: "url" })
+
 		expect(wrapper.get("input").attributes("type")).toBe("url")
 	})
 })
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/HookInputField.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookInputField.vue
similarity index 91%
rename from web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/HookInputField.vue
rename to web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookInputField.vue
index fceede8a..cd5948b9 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/HookInputField.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookInputField.vue
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ const props = withDefaults(
 		disabled?: boolean
 		placeholder: string
 		inputClass?: string
+		type?: string
 	}>(),
 	{
 		inputClass: "text-2sm md:text-2sm px-2 h-[1.775rem]",
+		type: "text",
 	},
 )
 const value = defineModel<string | undefined>()
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ const value = defineModel<string | undefined>()
 		<ShadcnUiInput
 			v-model="value"
 			:class="props.inputClass"
-			type="url"
+			:type="props.type"
 			:placeholder="props.placeholder"
 			:disabled="props.disabled"
 			disable-focus-effect
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuContent.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuContent.nuxt.test.ts
index 224967c8..eeddca35 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuContent.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuContent.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it, vi } from "vitest"
 import HookMenuContent from "./HookMenuContent.vue"
 import {
 	makeHook,
+	menuButton,
 	menuText,
 	mountHookMenu,
 	openHookSubMenu,
+	typeInMenu,
 } from "./test-helpers"
 import {
 	clearQueryCache,
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import {
 	clearTeleportedOverlays,
 	seedCapabilities,
+	settleMutations,
 	t,
 	WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS,
 } from "~/components/test-helpers"
@@ -48,6 +51,16 @@ function urlWatcher(overrides: Partial<DocumentHook> = {}) {
 	})
 }
 
+function githubHook(overrides: Partial<DocumentHook> = {}) {
+	return makeHook({
+		id: "github-1",
+		type: DocumentHookType.GitHubTracking,
+		settings: { repository: "runbooks", branch: "main", paths: ["a.md"] },
+		state: { pathsChecksums: {}, status: "active" },
+		...overrides,
+	})
+}
+
 function mockGitHub(configured: boolean) {
 	seedCapabilities({ github: configured })
 	mockEndpoint("GET", "/api/github", () => ({
@@ -74,20 +87,24 @@ describe("<HookMenuContent>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		useEditorStore().updateActiveDocumentId(DOCUMENT_ID)
 		useEditorStore().updateActiveBranchId(BRANCH_ID)
 		useEditorStore().setReviewableDiffActive(false)
+		useEditorStore().setActiveBranchProtected(false)
 		useEditorMeta().setEditable(true)
 	})
 
 	afterEach(disposeMockEndpoints)
 
-	it("offers to add a hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("titles the menu and offers to add a hook", async ({ expect }) => {
 		mockGitHub(true)
 
 		await mountContent()
 
+		expect(headerText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.title"))
 		expect(menuText()).toContain(t(ADD_NEW))
 	})
 
-	it("offers every hook type once github is available", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("offers every hook type and what it watches once github is available", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
 		mockGitHub(true)
 		await mountContent()
 
@@ -96,11 +113,15 @@ describe("<HookMenuContent>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
 			expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.title"))
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.title"))
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.title"))
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(
-			t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.title"),
-		)
+		for (const type of [
+			"scheduled-reminder",
+			"github-tracking",
+			"url-watcher",
+			"container-image-watcher",
+		]) {
+			expect(menuText()).toContain(t(`editor.hooks.${type}.title`))
+			expect(menuText()).toContain(t(`editor.hooks.${type}.description`))
+		}
 	})
 
 	it("leaves github out when the server has no integration", async ({
@@ -133,13 +154,77 @@ describe("<HookMenuContent>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.title"))
 	})
 
+	it("closes the type picker once a hook is created", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockGitHub(true)
+		const calls = mockEndpoint(
+			"POST",
+			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`,
+			() => ({ id: makeXid("hook") }),
+		)
+		await mountContent()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(ADD_NEW))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.title"))
+		await typeInMenu("oxynote.test")
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
+		await settleMutations()
+
+		expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.description"))
+	})
+
+	it("passes on the type picker's call for the github settings", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		mockGitHub(true)
+		const wrapper = await mountContent()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(ADD_NEW))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.title"))
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(menuText()).toContain(
+				t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.not-connected.placeholder"),
+			)
+		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+
+		menuButton(
+			t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.not-connected.placeholder"),
+		).click()
+		await nextTick()
+
+		expect(
+			wrapper.findComponent(HookMenuContent).emitted("open-settings"),
+		).toEqual([["github"]])
+	})
+
+	it("passes on a github hook's call for the settings", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockGitHub(true)
+		const wrapper = await mountContent({ activeBranchHooks: [githubHook()] })
+		await openHookSubMenu(t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.title"))
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(menuText()).toContain(
+				t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.not-connected.placeholder"),
+			)
+		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+
+		menuButton(
+			t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.not-connected.placeholder"),
+		).click()
+		await nextTick()
+
+		expect(
+			wrapper.findComponent(HookMenuContent).emitted("open-settings"),
+		).toEqual([["github"]])
+	})
+
 	it("lists the hooks already on the block", async ({ expect }) => {
 		mockGitHub(true)
 
 		await mountContent({ activeBranchHooks: [reminder(), urlWatcher()] })
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("Remind on")
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("Watching oxynote.test")
+		const rows = hookRows().map((row) => row.textContent)
+		expect(rows[0]).toContain(t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.title"))
+		expect(rows[1]).toContain(t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.title"))
+		expect(rows[1]).toContain("oxynote.test")
 	})
 
 	it("leaves out hooks belonging to another block", async ({ expect }) => {
@@ -149,92 +234,152 @@ describe("<HookMenuContent>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			activeBranchHooks: [urlWatcher({ blockId: "block-2" })],
 		})
 
-		expect(menuText()).not.toContain("Watching oxynote.test")
+		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.title"))
 	})
 
-	it("puts the hooks that have fired above the active ones", async ({
-		expect,
-	}) => {
+	it("lists the hooks in the order they were made", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockGitHub(true)
+
+		await mountContent({
+			activeBranchHooks: [
+				urlWatcher({
+					id: "url-second",
+					settings: { url: "https://second.test" },
+					createdAt: new Date("2026-02-01T00:00:00Z"),
+				}),
+				urlWatcher({
+					id: "url-first",
+					settings: { url: "https://first.test" },
+					createdAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"),
+				}),
+			],
+		})
+
+		const rows = hookRows().map((row) => row.textContent)
+		expect(rows[0]).toContain("first.test")
+		expect(rows[1]).toContain("second.test")
+	})
+
+	it("lists hooks made at the same moment by their id", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockGitHub(true)
+
+		await mountContent({
+			activeBranchHooks: [
+				urlWatcher({ id: "url-b", settings: { url: "https://b.test" } }),
+				urlWatcher({ id: "url-a", settings: { url: "https://a.test" } }),
+			],
+		})
+
+		const rows = hookRows().map((row) => row.textContent)
+		expect(rows[0]).toContain("a.test")
+		expect(rows[1]).toContain("b.test")
+	})
+
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "a hook that was updated last",
+			input: { updatedAt: new Date("2026-03-01T00:00:00Z") },
+		},
+		{ name: "a triggered hook", input: { score: "0" } },
+		{
+			name: "a hook that needs attention",
+			input: { score: "0", state: { status: "unreachable_url" as const } },
+		},
+	])("keeps $name in its place", async ({ input }, { expect }) => {
+		mockGitHub(true)
+
+		await mountContent({
+			activeBranchHooks: [
+				urlWatcher({
+					id: "url-first",
+					settings: { url: "https://first.test" },
+					createdAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"),
+					updatedAt: new Date("2026-02-01T00:00:00Z"),
+					...input,
+				}),
+				urlWatcher({
+					id: "url-second",
+					settings: { url: "https://second.test" },
+					createdAt: new Date("2026-01-02T00:00:00Z"),
+					updatedAt: new Date("2026-01-02T00:00:00Z"),
+				}),
+			],
+		})
+
+		const rows = hookRows().map((row) => row.textContent)
+		expect(rows[0]).toContain("first.test")
+		expect(rows[1]).toContain("second.test")
+	})
+
+	it("says all is fresh while no hook needs a look", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockGitHub(true)
+
+		await mountContent({ activeBranchHooks: [reminder(), urlWatcher()] })
+
+		expect(headerText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.status.fresh"))
+	})
+
+	it("counts the triggered hooks in its header", async ({ expect }) => {
 		mockGitHub(true)
 
 		await mountContent({
 			activeBranchHooks: [reminder(), urlWatcher({ score: "0" })],
 		})
 
-		const labels = Array.from(
-			document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>("[role^='menuitem']"),
-		).map((item) => item.textContent)
-
-		expect(labels[0]).toContain("Changes in oxynote.test")
-		expect(labels[1]).toContain("Remind on")
+		expect(headerText()).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.status.triggered", { count: 1 }),
+		)
 	})
 
-	it("orders hooks of the same kind by when they last ran", async ({
-		expect,
-	}) => {
-		mockGitHub(true)
-
-		await mountContent({
-			activeBranchHooks: [
-				urlWatcher({
-					id: "url-newer",
-					settings: { url: "https://newer.test" },
-					updatedAt: new Date("2026-02-01T00:00:00Z"),
-				}),
-				urlWatcher({
-					id: "url-older",
-					settings: { url: "https://older.test" },
-					updatedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"),
-				}),
-			],
-		})
-
-		const labels = Array.from(
-			document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>("[role^='menuitem']"),
-		).map((item) => item.textContent)
-
-		expect(labels[0]).toContain("older.test")
-		expect(labels[1]).toContain("newer.test")
-	})
-
-	it("shows only the add action for a block with no hooks", async ({
-		expect,
-	}) => {
+	it("explains an empty block and offers to add a hook", async ({ expect }) => {
 		mockGitHub(true)
 
 		await mountContent()
 
-		expect(document.body.querySelectorAll("[role^='menuitem']")).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.empty-block"))
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.empty-block-description"))
+		expect(hookRows()).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(hookRows()[0]?.textContent).toContain(t(ADD_NEW))
 	})
 
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "block",
+			nodeId: "block-1",
+			title: "editor.hooks.empty-block",
+			description: "editor.hooks.empty-block-description",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "page",
+			nodeId: null,
+			title: "editor.hooks.empty-document",
+			description: "editor.hooks.empty-document-description",
+		},
+	])(
+		"explains a $name without hooks on a read only page",
+		async ({ nodeId, title, description }, { expect }) => {
+			mockGitHub(true)
+			useEditorMeta().setEditable(false)
+
+			await mountContent({ nodeId: nodeId })
+
+			expect(menuText()).toContain(t(title))
+			expect(menuText()).toContain(t(description))
+			expect(hookRows()).toHaveLength(0)
+		},
+	)
+
 	it("offers no add action on a read only page", async ({ expect }) => {
 		mockGitHub(true)
 		useEditorMeta().setEditable(false)
 
 		await mountContent({ activeBranchHooks: [urlWatcher()] })
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("Watching oxynote.test")
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.title"))
 		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t(ADD_NEW))
+		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.empty-block"))
 	})
 
-	it.for([
-		{ name: "block", nodeId: "block-1", key: "editor.hooks.empty-block" },
-		{ name: "page", nodeId: null, key: "editor.hooks.empty-document" },
-	])(
-		"says a $name has no hooks on a read only page",
-		async ({ nodeId, key }, { expect }) => {
-			mockGitHub(true)
-			useEditorMeta().setEditable(false)
-
-			await mountContent({ nodeId: nodeId })
-
-			expect(menuText()).toContain(t(key))
-			expect(document.body.querySelectorAll("[role^='menuitem']")).toHaveLength(
-				0,
-			)
-		},
-	)
-
 	it("lists the active hooks alone while the diff is off", async ({
 		expect,
 	}) => {
@@ -242,7 +387,7 @@ describe("<HookMenuContent>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 
 		await mountContent({ targetBranchHooks: [urlWatcher()] })
 
-		expect(menuText()).not.toContain("Watching oxynote.test")
+		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.title"))
 		expect(menuText()).toContain(t(ADD_NEW))
 	})
 
@@ -252,10 +397,15 @@ describe("<HookMenuContent>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			useEditorStore().setReviewableDiffActive(true)
 		})
 
-		it("offers no add action", async ({ expect }) => {
+		it("offers no add action and says how to edit", async ({ expect }) => {
 			await mountContent({ activeBranchHooks: [urlWatcher()] })
 
 			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t(ADD_NEW))
+			expect(menuText().replace(/\s+/g, " ")).toContain(
+				t("editor.hooks.showing-changes", {
+					toggle: t("editor.name-editor.review-workflow.show-diff"),
+				}),
+			)
 		})
 
 		it("lists a hook the active branch added", async ({ expect }) => {
@@ -265,7 +415,7 @@ describe("<HookMenuContent>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			})
 
 			const row = hookRows()[0]
-			expect(row?.textContent).toContain("Watching oxynote.test")
+			expect(row?.textContent).toContain(t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.title"))
 			expect(row?.textContent).toContain(t("editor.hooks.diff.added"))
 			expect(row?.classList).toContain("bg-diff-added/30")
 		})
@@ -277,11 +427,25 @@ describe("<HookMenuContent>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			})
 
 			const row = hookRows()[0]
-			expect(row?.textContent).toContain("Watching oxynote.test")
+			expect(row?.textContent).toContain(t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.title"))
 			expect(row?.textContent).toContain(t("editor.hooks.diff.removed"))
 			expect(row?.classList).toContain("bg-diff-removed/30")
 		})
 
+		it("leaves a removed hook out of the header's count", async ({
+			expect,
+		}) => {
+			await mountContent({
+				activeBranchHooks: [reminder()],
+				targetBranchHooks: [reminder(), urlWatcher({ score: "0" })],
+			})
+
+			expect(headerText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.status.fresh"))
+			expect(headerText()).not.toContain(
+				t("editor.hooks.status.triggered", { count: 1 }),
+			)
+		})
+
 		it("counts the changed settings of a modified hook", async ({ expect }) => {
 			await mountContent({
 				activeBranchHooks: [urlWatcher()],
@@ -349,3 +513,10 @@ function hookRows(): HTMLElement[] {
 		document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>("[role^='menuitem']"),
 	)
 }
+
+function headerText(): string {
+	return (
+		document.body.querySelector("[data-slot='dropdown-menu-label']")
+			?.textContent ?? ""
+	)
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuContent.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuContent.vue
index 418da628..52e5d504 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuContent.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuContent.vue
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ import GitHubTrackingConfigMenu from "./github-tracking/ConfigMenu.vue"
 import ScheduledReminderConfigMenu from "./scheduled-reminder/ConfigMenu.vue"
 import URLWatcherConfigMenu from "./url-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue"
 import ContainerImageWatcherConfigMenu from "./container-image-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue"
+import HookMenuFooter from "./HookMenuFooter.vue"
+import HookMenuHeader from "./HookMenuHeader.vue"
 import { compareAsc } from "date-fns"
 import { DiffStatus } from "../diff/position-map"
 import { diffHooks, type HookDiffEntry } from "./hook-diff"
+import { HOOK_MENU_WIDTH_CLASS, HOOK_SUBMENU_WIDTH_CLASS } from "./hook-menu"
+import { hookStatus } from "./hook-status"
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	activeBranchHooks: DocumentHook[]
@@ -55,30 +59,28 @@ const entries = computed<HookDiffEntry[]>(() => {
 		targetHooks.filter((h) => h.blockId === props.nodeId),
 	)
 })
-
-const matchingActiveHooks = computed(() =>
-	listedHooks(entries.value.filter((e) => Number(e.hook.score) !== 0)),
-)
-const matchingTriggeredHooks = computed(() =>
-	listedHooks(entries.value.filter((e) => Number(e.hook.score) === 0)),
+// a removed hook is gone from the branch, so it adds nothing to its status
+const statuses = computed(() =>
+	entries.value
+		.filter((e) => e.status !== DiffStatus.Removed)
+		.map((e) => hookStatus(e.hook)),
 )
 
-function listedHooks(matching: HookDiffEntry[]) {
-	return matching
-		.sort((a, b) =>
-			compareAsc(
-				a.hook.updatedAt ?? new Date(0),
-				b.hook.updatedAt ?? new Date(0),
-			),
+// rows keep the order their hooks were made in, and hooks made at the same
+// moment go by id. Neither changes later, so a row never moves.
+const listed = computed(() =>
+	[...entries.value]
+		.sort(
+			(a, b) =>
+				compareAsc(a.hook.createdAt, b.hook.createdAt) ||
+				a.hook.id.localeCompare(b.hook.id),
 		)
-		.map((e) => {
-			return {
-				id: e.hook.id,
-				comp: hookComponent(e.hook.type),
-				props: hookProps(e),
-			}
-		})
-}
+		.map((e) => ({
+			id: e.hook.id,
+			comp: hookComponent(e.hook.type),
+			props: hookProps(e),
+		})),
+)
 
 function hookComponent(type: DocumentHookType): Component | null {
 	switch (type) {
@@ -120,65 +122,86 @@ function hookProps(entry: HookDiffEntry): ComputedRef<Record<string, unknown>> {
 }
 </script>
 <template>
-	<div class="max-w-[18rem]">
-		<template v-if="matchingTriggeredHooks.length">
-			<component
-				:is="h.comp"
-				v-for="h in matchingTriggeredHooks"
-				:key="h.id"
-				v-bind="h.props.value"
-			/>
-			<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator
-				v-if="matchingActiveHooks.length || !isReadOnlyOrDiff"
-			/>
+	<div :class="HOOK_MENU_WIDTH_CLASS">
+		<HookMenuHeader :statuses="statuses" />
+		<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
+		<component
+			:is="h.comp"
+			v-for="h in listed"
+			:key="h.id"
+			v-bind="h.props.value"
+		/>
+		<ShadcnUiEmpty v-if="!entries.length" class="gap-0 p-3 md:p-3">
+			<ShadcnUiEmptyHeader class="gap-1">
+				<ShadcnUiEmptyMedia class="mb-1">
+					<Icon
+						name="mingcute:leaf-line"
+						class="size-5 text-muted-foreground"
+					/>
+				</ShadcnUiEmptyMedia>
+				<ShadcnUiEmptyTitle class="text-2sm">
+					{{
+						props.nodeId
+							? $t("editor.hooks.empty-block")
+							: $t("editor.hooks.empty-document")
+					}}
+				</ShadcnUiEmptyTitle>
+				<!--
+					the description ignores a class passed to it. So the text
+					takes its size from a child
+				-->
+				<ShadcnUiEmptyDescription>
+					<span class="block text-xs leading-4">
+						{{
+							props.nodeId
+								? $t("editor.hooks.empty-block-description")
+								: $t("editor.hooks.empty-document-description")
+						}}
+					</span>
+				</ShadcnUiEmptyDescription>
+			</ShadcnUiEmptyHeader>
+		</ShadcnUiEmpty>
+		<template v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff">
+			<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
+			<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub v-model:open="isSubOpen">
+				<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubTrigger>
+					<Icon name="mingcute:leaf-line" class="shrink-0" />
+					<span>
+						{{ $t("editor.hooks.add-new") }}
+					</span>
+				</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubTrigger>
+				<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent
+					side="right"
+					align="start"
+					loop
+					:collision-padding="8"
+					:class="HOOK_SUBMENU_WIDTH_CLASS"
+				>
+					<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu
+						:node-id="nodeId"
+						@force-close="isSubOpen = false"
+					/>
+					<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu
+						v-if="gitHubConfigured"
+						:node-id="nodeId"
+						@force-close="isSubOpen = false"
+						@open-settings="(target: 'github') => emit('open-settings', target)"
+					/>
+					<URLWatcherConfigMenu
+						v-if="isChangeDetectionEnabled"
+						:node-id="nodeId"
+						@force-close="isSubOpen = false"
+					/>
+					<ContainerImageWatcherConfigMenu
+						:node-id="nodeId"
+						@force-close="isSubOpen = false"
+					/>
+				</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent>
+			</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub>
 		</template>
-		<template v-if="matchingActiveHooks.length">
-			<component
-				:is="h.comp"
-				v-for="h in matchingActiveHooks"
-				:key="h.id"
-				v-bind="h.props.value"
-			/>
-			<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff" />
+		<template v-else-if="editorStore.reviewableDiffActive">
+			<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
+			<HookMenuFooter mode="diff" />
 		</template>
-		<div
-			v-if="isReadOnlyOrDiff && !entries.length"
-			class="px-2 py-1.25 text-xs text-muted-foreground"
-		>
-			{{
-				props.nodeId
-					? $t("editor.hooks.empty-block")
-					: $t("editor.hooks.empty-document")
-			}}
-		</div>
-		<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff" v-model:open="isSubOpen">
-			<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubTrigger>
-				<Icon name="mingcute:leaf-line" class="shrink-0" />
-				<span>
-					{{ $t("editor.hooks.add-new") }}
-				</span>
-			</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubTrigger>
-			<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent side="right" align="start" loop>
-				<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu
-					:node-id="nodeId"
-					@force-close="isSubOpen = false"
-				/>
-				<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu
-					v-if="gitHubConfigured"
-					:node-id="nodeId"
-					@force-close="isSubOpen = false"
-					@open-settings="(target: 'github') => emit('open-settings', target)"
-				/>
-				<URLWatcherConfigMenu
-					v-if="isChangeDetectionEnabled"
-					:node-id="nodeId"
-					@force-close="isSubOpen = false"
-				/>
-				<ContainerImageWatcherConfigMenu
-					:node-id="nodeId"
-					@force-close="isSubOpen = false"
-				/>
-			</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent>
-		</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub>
 	</div>
 </template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuFooter.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuFooter.nuxt.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb5e231f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuFooter.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { mountSuspended } from "@nuxt/test-utils/runtime"
+import { beforeEach, describe, it } from "vitest"
+import HookMenuFooter from "./HookMenuFooter.vue"
+import {
+	findButtonByText,
+	renderedIconNames,
+	t,
+} from "~/components/test-helpers"
+
+// the editor store is shared, so these tests cannot interleave
+describe("<HookMenuFooter>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		useEditorStore().setActiveBranchProtected(false)
+	})
+
+	it("confirms a new hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookMenuFooter, {
+			props: { mode: "create" },
+		})
+
+		await findButtonByText(wrapper, t("editor.hooks.create")).trigger("click")
+
+		expect(wrapper.emitted("submit")).toEqual([[]])
+		expect(wrapper.emitted("delete")).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(wrapper.findAll("button")).toHaveLength(1)
+	})
+
+	it("keeps the confirm button disabled while the host says so", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookMenuFooter, {
+			props: { mode: "create", submitDisabled: true },
+		})
+
+		expect(
+			findButtonByText(wrapper, t("editor.hooks.create")).attributes(
+				"disabled",
+			),
+		).toBeDefined()
+	})
+
+	it("updates an existing hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookMenuFooter, {
+			props: { mode: "edit" },
+		})
+
+		await findButtonByText(wrapper, t("editor.hooks.update")).trigger("click")
+
+		expect(wrapper.emitted("submit")).toEqual([[]])
+		expect(wrapper.emitted("delete")).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(renderedIconNames(wrapper)).toEqual([
+			"mingcute:save-2-line",
+			"mingcute:delete-2-line",
+		])
+	})
+
+	it("deletes an existing hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookMenuFooter, {
+			props: { mode: "edit" },
+		})
+
+		await findButtonByText(wrapper, t("editor.hooks.delete")).trigger("click")
+
+		expect(wrapper.emitted("delete")).toEqual([[]])
+		expect(wrapper.emitted("submit")).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it("saves under the label and icon it is given", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookMenuFooter, {
+			props: {
+				mode: "edit",
+				submitLabel: t("editor.hooks.renew"),
+				submitIcon: "mingcute:check-fill",
+			},
+		})
+
+		expect(findButtonByText(wrapper, t("editor.hooks.renew")).exists()).toBe(
+			true,
+		)
+		expect(renderedIconNames(wrapper)).toEqual([
+			"mingcute:check-fill",
+			"mingcute:delete-2-line",
+		])
+		expect(wrapper.text()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.update"))
+	})
+
+	it("tells a reader in reading mode how to change the hook", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookMenuFooter, {
+			props: { mode: "read-only" },
+		})
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toBe(t("editor.hooks.read-only-mode"))
+		expect(renderedIconNames(wrapper)).toEqual(["mingcute:lock-line"])
+		expect(wrapper.findAll("button")).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it("sends a reader on a protected branch to the draft branch", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		useEditorStore().setActiveBranchProtected(true)
+
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookMenuFooter, {
+			props: { mode: "read-only" },
+		})
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toBe(t("editor.hooks.read-only-protected"))
+		expect(wrapper.findAll("button")).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it("tells how to leave the diff to edit", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookMenuFooter, {
+			props: { mode: "diff" },
+		})
+
+		const toggle = t("editor.name-editor.review-workflow.show-diff")
+		expect(collapsed(wrapper.text())).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.showing-changes", { toggle: toggle }),
+		)
+		expect(wrapper.get(".font-semibold").text()).toBe(toggle)
+		expect(renderedIconNames(wrapper)).toEqual(["mingcute:git-compare-line"])
+		expect(wrapper.findAll("button")).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+})
+
+// the bold part sits on lines of its own in the template, which leaves
+// spaces around it in the text
+function collapsed(text: string): string {
+	return text.replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuFooter.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuFooter.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48ebe975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuFooter.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+const props = withDefaults(
+	defineProps<{
+		mode: "create" | "edit" | "read-only" | "diff"
+		// replaces the default label of the button that saves an existing hook
+		submitLabel?: string
+		submitIcon?: string
+		submitDisabled?: boolean
+	}>(),
+	{
+		submitLabel: undefined,
+		submitIcon: "mingcute:save-2-line",
+	},
+)
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+	(e: "submit" | "delete"): void
+}>()
+
+const { isBranchProtected } = useEditorMeta()
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<div v-if="props.mode === 'create'" class="px-2 py-1.5">
+		<ShadcnUiButton
+			class="w-full gap-1"
+			size="2sm"
+			:disabled="props.submitDisabled"
+			@click.stop="emit('submit')"
+		>
+			<Icon name="mingcute:check-fill" />
+			{{ $t("editor.hooks.create") }}
+		</ShadcnUiButton>
+	</div>
+	<div v-else-if="props.mode === 'edit'" class="flex gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5">
+		<ShadcnUiButton
+			class="flex-1 gap-1"
+			size="2sm"
+			:disabled="props.submitDisabled"
+			@click.stop="emit('submit')"
+		>
+			<Icon :name="props.submitIcon" />
+			{{ props.submitLabel ?? $t("editor.hooks.update") }}
+		</ShadcnUiButton>
+		<ShadcnUiButton
+			class="flex-1 gap-1"
+			variant="secondary"
+			size="2sm"
+			@click.stop="emit('delete')"
+		>
+			<Icon name="mingcute:delete-2-line" />
+			{{ $t("editor.hooks.delete") }}
+		</ShadcnUiButton>
+	</div>
+	<div
+		v-else
+		class="flex items-start gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-xs leading-4.5 text-muted-foreground"
+	>
+		<Icon
+			:name="
+				props.mode === 'read-only'
+					? 'mingcute:lock-line'
+					: 'mingcute:git-compare-line'
+			"
+			class="mt-0.5 size-3.5 shrink-0"
+		/>
+		<!--
+			the line wraps to the menu's width. Without a width of its own, it
+			would stretch the menu instead
+		-->
+		<span v-if="props.mode === 'read-only'" class="w-0 flex-1">
+			{{
+				isBranchProtected
+					? $t("editor.hooks.read-only-protected")
+					: $t("editor.hooks.read-only-mode")
+			}}
+		</span>
+		<i18n-t
+			v-else
+			scope="global"
+			keypath="editor.hooks.showing-changes"
+			tag="span"
+			class="w-0 flex-1"
+		>
+			<template #toggle>
+				<span class="font-semibold">
+					{{ $t("editor.name-editor.review-workflow.show-diff") }}
+				</span>
+			</template>
+		</i18n-t>
+	</div>
+</template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuHeader.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuHeader.nuxt.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4009efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuHeader.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, it } from "vitest"
+import HookMenuHeader from "./HookMenuHeader.vue"
+import type { HookStatus } from "./hook-status"
+import { mountHookMenu } from "./test-helpers"
+import { clearTeleportedOverlays, t } from "~/components/test-helpers"
+
+// the teleported menu bodies are shared, so these tests cannot interleave
+describe("<HookMenuHeader>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		clearTeleportedOverlays()
+	})
+
+	it("shows only the title while there are no hooks", async ({ expect }) => {
+		await mountHookMenu(HookMenuHeader, { statuses: [] })
+
+		expect(header().textContent.trim()).toBe(t("editor.hooks.title"))
+		expect(pills()).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it("says all is quiet in the fresh colour when no hook needs a look", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		await mountHookMenu(HookMenuHeader, { statuses: ["fresh", "fresh"] })
+
+		expect(pills().map((pill) => pill.textContent.trim())).toEqual([
+			t("editor.hooks.status.fresh"),
+		])
+		expect(pillColours()).toEqual([
+			["bg-hook-status-fresh/15", "text-status-success-foreground"],
+		])
+	})
+
+	it.for<{
+		name: string
+		input: HookStatus[]
+		expected: { label: () => string; colours: string[] }
+	}>([
+		{
+			name: "triggered hooks",
+			input: ["triggered", "fresh", "triggered"],
+			expected: {
+				label: () => t("editor.hooks.status.triggered", { count: 2 }),
+				colours: ["bg-hook-status-triggered/15", "text-status-info-foreground"],
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "one hook that needs attention",
+			input: ["needs-attention", "fresh"],
+			expected: {
+				label: () => t("editor.hooks.status.needs-attention.one", { count: 1 }),
+				colours: [
+					"bg-hook-status-needs-attention/25",
+					"text-status-warning-foreground",
+				],
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "several hooks that need attention",
+			input: ["needs-attention", "needs-attention"],
+			expected: {
+				label: () =>
+					t("editor.hooks.status.needs-attention.other", { count: 2 }),
+				colours: [
+					"bg-hook-status-needs-attention/25",
+					"text-status-warning-foreground",
+				],
+			},
+		},
+	])(
+		"counts $name in words on its colour",
+		async ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+			await mountHookMenu(HookMenuHeader, { statuses: input })
+
+			expect(pills().map((pill) => pill.textContent.trim())).toEqual([
+				expected.label(),
+			])
+			expect(pillColours()).toEqual([expected.colours])
+		},
+	)
+
+	it("shows both counts without words when both kinds are there", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		await mountHookMenu(HookMenuHeader, {
+			statuses: ["triggered", "needs-attention", "triggered"],
+		})
+
+		const shown = pills()
+		expect(shown).toHaveLength(2)
+		expect(
+			shown.map(
+				(pill) =>
+					pill.querySelector("[aria-hidden='true']:not(.rounded-full)")
+						?.textContent,
+			),
+		).toEqual(["1", "2"])
+		expect(
+			shown.map((pill) => pill.querySelector(".sr-only")?.textContent),
+		).toEqual([
+			t("editor.hooks.status.needs-attention.one", { count: 1 }),
+			t("editor.hooks.status.triggered", { count: 2 }),
+		])
+		expect(
+			shown.map((pill) => pill.getAttribute("data-slot") === "tooltip-trigger"),
+		).toEqual([true, true])
+		expect(pillColours()).toEqual([
+			["bg-hook-status-needs-attention/25", "text-status-warning-foreground"],
+			["bg-hook-status-triggered/15", "text-status-info-foreground"],
+		])
+		expect(dotColours()).toEqual([
+			["bg-hook-status-needs-attention"],
+			["bg-hook-status-triggered"],
+		])
+	})
+
+	it("names a count in words in its tooltip", async ({ expect }) => {
+		await mountHookMenu(HookMenuHeader, {
+			statuses: ["triggered", "needs-attention"],
+		})
+		const [pill] = pills()
+
+		pill?.dispatchEvent(new FocusEvent("focus"))
+		await nextTick()
+
+		const id = pill?.getAttribute("aria-describedby")
+		expect(id && document.getElementById(id)?.textContent.trim()).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.status.needs-attention.one", { count: 1 }),
+		)
+	})
+})
+
+// the header is teleported with the menu, out of the wrapper's reach
+function header(): HTMLElement {
+	const label = document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>(
+		"[data-slot='dropdown-menu-label']",
+	)
+	if (!label) {
+		throw new Error("no menu header is rendered")
+	}
+
+	return label
+}
+
+// the pills sit beside the title, which is the one child that is not
+// rounded
+function pills(): HTMLElement[] {
+	return Array.from(header().children).filter((child): child is HTMLElement =>
+		child.classList.contains("rounded-full"),
+	)
+}
+
+// the ground and text colour each pill takes from its status
+function pillColours(): string[][] {
+	return pills().map((pill) =>
+		Array.from(pill.classList).filter(
+			(c) => c.startsWith("bg-") || c.startsWith("text-status"),
+		),
+	)
+}
+
+// the colour of the dot a pill shows in place of its words
+function dotColours(): string[][] {
+	return pills().map((pill) =>
+		Array.from(pill.querySelector(".size-1\\.5")?.classList ?? []).filter((c) =>
+			c.startsWith("bg-"),
+		),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuHeader.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuHeader.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..946bb8ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookMenuHeader.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { cn } from "~/lib/utils"
+import {
+	HOOK_STATUS_DOT_CLASS,
+	HOOK_STATUS_PILL_CLASS,
+	type HookStatus,
+} from "./hook-status"
+
+const PILL_CLASS =
+	"flex shrink-0 items-center rounded-full px-2 py-px text-xs font-semibold select-none"
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+	// one for each hook the menu lists
+	statuses: HookStatus[]
+}>()
+
+const { t } = useI18n({ useScope: "global" })
+
+// a pill for each status some hook is in, apart from fresh
+const pills = computed(() => {
+	const needsAttention = props.statuses.filter(
+		(status) => status === "needs-attention",
+	).length
+	const triggered = props.statuses.filter(
+		(status) => status === "triggered",
+	).length
+
+	return [
+		{
+			status: "needs-attention" as const,
+			count: needsAttention,
+			label:
+				needsAttention === 1
+					? t("editor.hooks.status.needs-attention.one", {
+							count: needsAttention,
+						})
+					: t("editor.hooks.status.needs-attention.other", {
+							count: needsAttention,
+						}),
+		},
+		{
+			status: "triggered" as const,
+			count: triggered,
+			label: t("editor.hooks.status.triggered", { count: triggered }),
+		},
+	].filter((pill) => pill.count > 0)
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuLabel
+		class="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-2sm font-semibold text-muted-foreground"
+	>
+		<span class="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate">
+			{{ $t("editor.hooks.title") }}
+		</span>
+		<!--
+			two pills only fit beside the title without their words, so each
+			shows a dot and its count, and its tooltip gives the words back
+		-->
+		<template v-if="pills.length > 1">
+			<ShadcnUiTooltip v-for="pill in pills" :key="pill.status">
+				<ShadcnUiTooltipTrigger as-child>
+					<span
+						:class="
+							cn(
+								PILL_CLASS,
+								'gap-1.25 pl-1.75',
+								HOOK_STATUS_PILL_CLASS[pill.status],
+							)
+						"
+					>
+						<span
+							aria-hidden="true"
+							:class="
+								cn(
+									'size-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full',
+									HOOK_STATUS_DOT_CLASS[pill.status],
+								)
+							"
+						/>
+						<span aria-hidden="true">{{ pill.count }}</span>
+						<span class="sr-only">{{ pill.label }}</span>
+					</span>
+				</ShadcnUiTooltipTrigger>
+				<ShadcnUiTooltipContent>
+					{{ pill.label }}
+				</ShadcnUiTooltipContent>
+			</ShadcnUiTooltip>
+		</template>
+		<span
+			v-else-if="pills[0]"
+			:class="cn(PILL_CLASS, HOOK_STATUS_PILL_CLASS[pills[0].status])"
+		>
+			{{ pills[0].label }}
+		</span>
+		<span
+			v-else-if="props.statuses.length"
+			:class="cn(PILL_CLASS, HOOK_STATUS_PILL_CLASS.fresh)"
+		>
+			{{ $t("editor.hooks.status.fresh") }}
+		</span>
+	</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuLabel>
+</template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNotice.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNotice.nuxt.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56f658e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNotice.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import { mountSuspended } from "@nuxt/test-utils/runtime"
+import { describe, it } from "vitest"
+import HookNotice from "./HookNotice.vue"
+import type { HookStatus } from "./hook-status"
+import { renderedIconNames } from "~/components/test-helpers"
+
+const ACTION = "Dismiss"
+
+describe("<HookNotice>", () => {
+	it.for<{
+		name: string
+		input: HookStatus
+		expected: { box: string[]; icon: string }
+	}>([
+		{
+			name: "fresh",
+			input: "fresh",
+			expected: {
+				box: ["bg-muted", "text-muted-foreground"],
+				icon: "text-muted-foreground",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "triggered",
+			input: "triggered",
+			expected: {
+				box: ["bg-hook-status-triggered/10", "text-status-info-foreground"],
+				icon: "text-hook-status-triggered",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "needs-attention",
+			input: "needs-attention",
+			expected: {
+				box: [
+					"bg-hook-status-needs-attention/15",
+					"text-status-warning-foreground",
+				],
+				icon: "text-hook-status-needs-attention",
+			},
+		},
+	])(
+		"colours a $name notice, its text and its icon",
+		async ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+			const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookNotice, {
+				props: { status: input, icon: "mingcute:earth-2-line" },
+				slots: { default: () => "Maintainers are notified" },
+			})
+
+			expect(wrapper.text()).toBe("Maintainers are notified")
+			expect(wrapper.classes()).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(expected.box))
+			expect(renderedIconNames(wrapper)).toEqual(["mingcute:earth-2-line"])
+			expect(wrapper.get(".iconify").classes()).toContain(expected.icon)
+			expect(wrapper.find("button").exists()).toBe(false)
+		},
+	)
+
+	it("puts its action along the bottom edge, in the notice's colour", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookNotice, {
+			props: {
+				status: "triggered",
+				icon: "mingcute:earth-2-line",
+				actionLabel: ACTION,
+			},
+			slots: { default: () => "The page changed" },
+		})
+
+		const [message, action] = Array.from(
+			(wrapper.element as HTMLElement).children,
+		)
+		expect(message?.textContent).toContain("The page changed")
+		expect(message?.querySelector("button")).toBeNull()
+		expect(action?.tagName).toBe("BUTTON")
+		expect(action?.textContent.trim()).toBe(ACTION)
+		expect(Array.from(action?.classList ?? [])).toEqual(
+			expect.arrayContaining([
+				"w-full",
+				"border-t",
+				"rounded-none",
+				"text-status-info-foreground",
+			]),
+		)
+	})
+
+	it.for<{ name: string; input: HookStatus; expected: string[] }>([
+		{
+			name: "fresh",
+			input: "fresh",
+			expected: [
+				"bg-accent/40",
+				"[&:not(:disabled):hover:not(:active)]:bg-accent/70",
+				"[&:not(:disabled):active]:bg-accent",
+			],
+		},
+		{
+			name: "triggered",
+			input: "triggered",
+			expected: [
+				"bg-hook-status-triggered/5",
+				"[&:not(:disabled):hover:not(:active)]:bg-hook-status-triggered/15",
+				"[&:not(:disabled):active]:bg-hook-status-triggered/25",
+			],
+		},
+		{
+			name: "needs-attention",
+			input: "needs-attention",
+			expected: [
+				"bg-hook-status-needs-attention/5",
+				"[&:not(:disabled):hover:not(:active)]:bg-hook-status-needs-attention/15",
+				"[&:not(:disabled):active]:bg-hook-status-needs-attention/30",
+			],
+		},
+	])(
+		"deepens the action of a $name notice on hover, and again while pressed",
+		async ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+			const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookNotice, {
+				props: {
+					status: input,
+					icon: "mingcute:earth-2-line",
+					actionLabel: ACTION,
+				},
+				slots: { default: () => "The page changed" },
+			})
+
+			expect(
+				wrapper
+					.get("button")
+					.classes()
+					.filter((c) => c.includes("bg-")),
+			).toEqual(expected)
+		},
+	)
+
+	it("reports a click on its action", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookNotice, {
+			props: {
+				status: "triggered",
+				icon: "mingcute:earth-2-line",
+				actionLabel: ACTION,
+			},
+			slots: { default: () => "The page changed" },
+		})
+
+		await wrapper.get("button").trigger("click")
+
+		expect(wrapper.emitted("action")).toEqual([[]])
+	})
+})
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNotice.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNotice.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bea6ea14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNotice.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { cn } from "~/lib/utils"
+import type { HookStatus } from "./hook-status"
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+	status: HookStatus
+	icon: string
+	// the label of the button along the notice's bottom edge, which is left
+	// out without one
+	actionLabel?: string
+}>()
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+	(e: "action"): void
+}>()
+
+const STATUS_CLASSES: Record<
+	HookStatus,
+	{ box: string; icon: string; action: string }
+> = {
+	fresh: {
+		box: "bg-muted text-muted-foreground",
+		icon: "text-muted-foreground",
+		action:
+			"border-border bg-accent/40 text-foreground [&:not(:disabled):hover:not(:active)]:bg-accent/70 [&:not(:disabled):active]:bg-accent",
+	},
+	triggered: {
+		box: "bg-hook-status-triggered/10 text-status-info-foreground",
+		icon: "text-hook-status-triggered",
+		action:
+			"border-hook-status-triggered/20 bg-hook-status-triggered/5 text-status-info-foreground [&:not(:disabled):hover:not(:active)]:bg-hook-status-triggered/15 [&:not(:disabled):active]:bg-hook-status-triggered/25",
+	},
+	"needs-attention": {
+		box: "bg-hook-status-needs-attention/15 text-status-warning-foreground",
+		icon: "text-hook-status-needs-attention",
+		action:
+			"border-hook-status-needs-attention/30 bg-hook-status-needs-attention/5 text-status-warning-foreground [&:not(:disabled):hover:not(:active)]:bg-hook-status-needs-attention/15 [&:not(:disabled):active]:bg-hook-status-needs-attention/30",
+	},
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<div
+		:data-hook-status="props.status"
+		:class="
+			cn(
+				'flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-md text-xs leading-4.5',
+				STATUS_CLASSES[props.status].box,
+			)
+		"
+	>
+		<div class="flex items-start gap-2 px-2 py-1.5">
+			<Icon
+				:name="props.icon"
+				:class="
+					cn('mt-0.5 size-3.5 shrink-0', STATUS_CLASSES[props.status].icon)
+				"
+			/>
+			<!--
+				the message wraps to the menu's width. Without a width of its
+				own, a long sentence would stretch the menu instead
+			-->
+			<div class="w-0 flex-1 break-words">
+				<slot />
+			</div>
+		</div>
+		<ShadcnUiButton
+			v-if="props.actionLabel"
+			variant="outline-no-effect"
+			size="custom"
+			:class="
+				cn(
+					'h-7.5 w-full gap-1.5 rounded-none border-0 border-t text-xs font-bold shadow-none',
+					STATUS_CLASSES[props.status].action,
+				)
+			"
+			@click.stop="emit('action')"
+		>
+			<Icon name="mingcute:check-fill" class="size-3" />
+			{{ props.actionLabel }}
+		</ShadcnUiButton>
+	</div>
+</template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNoticeValue.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNoticeValue.nuxt.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89d1e35f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNoticeValue.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { mountSuspended } from "@nuxt/test-utils/runtime"
+import { describe, it } from "vitest"
+import HookNoticeValue from "./HookNoticeValue.vue"
+
+describe("<HookNoticeValue>", () => {
+	it("shows a value in bold", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookNoticeValue, {
+			props: { value: "oxynote.test", fallback: "the page" },
+		})
+
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toBe("oxynote.test")
+		expect(wrapper.find(".font-semibold").text()).toBe("oxynote.test")
+	})
+
+	it.for([
+		{ name: "missing", input: undefined },
+		{ name: "null", input: null },
+		{ name: "empty", input: "" },
+	])(
+		"shows the fallback plainly while the value is $name",
+		async ({ input }, { expect }) => {
+			const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookNoticeValue, {
+				props: { value: input, fallback: "the page" },
+			})
+
+			expect(wrapper.text()).toBe("the page")
+			expect(wrapper.find(".font-semibold").exists()).toBe(false)
+		},
+	)
+})
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNoticeValue.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNoticeValue.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9747e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookNoticeValue.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+const props = defineProps<{
+	// left out while the hook has nothing to name yet
+	value?: string | null
+	// what the sentence says in the value's place until then
+	fallback?: string
+}>()
+</script>
+<template>
+	<span v-if="props.value" class="font-semibold text-foreground">
+		{{ props.value }}
+	</span>
+	<template v-else>{{ props.fallback }}</template>
+</template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookReadonlyField.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookReadonlyField.nuxt.test.ts
index ba0b98c8..2a4a4f9a 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookReadonlyField.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookReadonlyField.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -3,39 +3,87 @@ import { describe, it } from "vitest"
 import HookReadonlyField from "./HookReadonlyField.vue"
 import { DiffStatus } from "../diff/position-map"
 
+const ROWS = [
+	{ value: "https://new.test", status: DiffStatus.Added },
+	{ value: "https://old.test", status: DiffStatus.Removed },
+	{ value: "https://same.test", status: DiffStatus.Unchanged },
+]
+
 describe("<HookReadonlyField>", () => {
 	it("shows each value read only under the label", async ({ expect }) => {
 		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookReadonlyField, {
-			props: {
-				label: "Link",
-				rows: [
-					{ value: "https://new.test", status: DiffStatus.Added },
-					{ value: "https://old.test", status: DiffStatus.Removed },
-					{ value: "https://same.test", status: DiffStatus.Unchanged },
-				],
-			},
+			props: { label: "Link", rows: ROWS },
 		})
 
-		const inputs = wrapper.findAll("input")
+		const fields = wrapper.findAll("[role='textbox']")
 		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain("Link")
-		expect(inputs.map((input) => input.element.value)).toEqual([
+		expect(fields.map((field) => field.text())).toEqual([
 			"https://new.test",
 			"https://old.test",
 			"https://same.test",
 		])
-		expect(inputs.map((input) => input.attributes("readonly"))).toEqual([
-			"",
-			"",
-			"",
+		expect(fields.map((field) => field.attributes("aria-readonly"))).toEqual([
+			"true",
+			"true",
+			"true",
 		])
-		expect(inputs.map((input) => input.attributes("aria-label"))).toEqual([
+		expect(fields.map((field) => field.attributes("aria-label"))).toEqual([
 			"Link",
 			"Link",
 			"Link",
 		])
-		expect(inputs[0]?.classes()).toContain("bg-diff-field-added")
-		expect(inputs[1]?.classes()).toContain("bg-diff-field-removed")
-		expect(inputs[2]?.classes()).not.toContain("bg-diff-field-added")
-		expect(inputs[2]?.classes()).not.toContain("bg-diff-field-removed")
+		expect(fields[0]?.classes()).toContain("bg-diff-field-added")
+		expect(fields[1]?.classes()).toContain("bg-diff-field-removed")
+		expect(fields[2]?.classes()).not.toContain("bg-diff-field-added")
+		expect(fields[2]?.classes()).not.toContain("bg-diff-field-removed")
+	})
+
+	it("strikes through only the values the branch dropped", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookReadonlyField, {
+			props: { label: "Link", rows: ROWS },
+		})
+
+		expect(
+			wrapper
+				.findAll("[role='textbox']")
+				.map((field) => field.classes("line-through")),
+		).toEqual([false, true, false])
+	})
+
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "green when the hook was added",
+			input: DiffStatus.Added,
+			expected: "bg-diff-field-added",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "red when the hook was removed",
+			input: DiffStatus.Removed,
+			expected: "bg-diff-field-removed",
+		},
+	])("marks every value $name", async ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookReadonlyField, {
+			props: { label: "Link", rows: ROWS, diffStatus: input },
+		})
+
+		expect(
+			wrapper
+				.findAll("[role='textbox']")
+				.map((field) => field.classes(expected)),
+		).toEqual([true, true, true])
+	})
+
+	it("keeps the marks of each value in a modified hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountSuspended(HookReadonlyField, {
+			props: { label: "Link", rows: ROWS, diffStatus: DiffStatus.Modified },
+		})
+
+		const fields = wrapper.findAll("[role='textbox']")
+		expect(fields[0]?.classes()).toContain("bg-diff-field-added")
+		expect(fields[1]?.classes()).toContain("bg-diff-field-removed")
+		expect(fields[2]?.classes()).not.toContain("bg-diff-field-added")
+		expect(fields[2]?.classes()).not.toContain("bg-diff-field-removed")
 	})
 })
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookReadonlyField.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookReadonlyField.vue
index d0084e04..74ae54f9 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookReadonlyField.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookReadonlyField.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@ import type { HookFieldRow } from "./hook-diff"
 const props = defineProps<{
 	label: string
 	rows: HookFieldRow[]
+	// the diff status of the whole hook. A hook added or removed marks
+	// every value its own way
+	diffStatus?: DiffStatus | null
 }>()
+
+const shownRows = computed(() => {
+	const status = props.diffStatus
+	if (status !== DiffStatus.Added && status !== DiffStatus.Removed) {
+		return props.rows
+	}
+
+	return props.rows.map((row) => ({ value: row.value, status: status }))
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -14,21 +26,23 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 		<div class="text-left text-2sm font-medium text-foreground">
 			{{ props.label }}
 		</div>
-		<ShadcnUiInput
-			v-for="(row, index) in props.rows"
+		<div
+			v-for="(row, index) in shownRows"
 			:key="index"
-			:model-value="row.value"
+			role="textbox"
+			aria-readonly="true"
+			tabindex="0"
 			:aria-label="props.label"
-			transparent-disable
-			disable-focus-effect
-			disable-destructive-effect
 			:class="
 				cn(
-					'h-[1.775rem] px-2 text-2sm md:text-2sm',
+					'flex min-h-[1.775rem] items-center rounded-md border border-input px-2 py-1 text-2sm',
 					row.status === DiffStatus.Added && 'bg-diff-field-added',
-					row.status === DiffStatus.Removed && 'bg-diff-field-removed',
+					row.status === DiffStatus.Removed &&
+						'bg-diff-field-removed text-muted-foreground line-through',
 				)
 			"
-		/>
+		>
+			<span class="min-w-0 break-words">{{ row.value }}</span>
+		</div>
 	</div>
 </template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookSubTrigger.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookSubTrigger.nuxt.test.ts
index a25e82b8..34c793b0 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookSubTrigger.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookSubTrigger.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,97 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, it } from "vitest"
 import HookSubTrigger from "./HookSubTrigger.vue"
-import { makeHook, mountHookMenu } from "./test-helpers"
+import { iconNames, makeHook, mountHookMenu } from "./test-helpers"
 import type { HookDiffContext } from "./hook-diff"
+import type { HookStatus } from "./hook-status"
 import { DiffStatus } from "../diff/position-map"
 import { DropdownMenuSub } from "~/components/shadcn/ui/dropdown-menu"
 import { clearTeleportedOverlays, t } from "~/components/test-helpers"
 
+const TITLE = "Website Changes"
+const SUBTITLE = "oxynote.test/docs"
+const DETAIL = "unreachable"
+
 // the teleported menu bodies are shared, so these tests cannot interleave
 describe("<HookSubTrigger>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 	beforeEach(() => {
 		clearTeleportedOverlays()
 	})
 
-	it("shows the row plainly outside the diff", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("shows the icon, title and subtitle plainly outside the diff", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
 		await mountTrigger({})
 
 		const row = triggerRow()
-		expect(row.textContent).toContain("Watching oxynote.test")
+		expect(row.textContent).toContain(TITLE)
+		expect(row.textContent).toContain(SUBTITLE)
+		expect(iconNames(row)).toEqual([
+			"mingcute:earth-2-line",
+			"lucide:chevron-right",
+		])
 		expect(signColumn(row)).toBeNull()
+		expect(statusDot(row)).toBeNull()
 	})
 
+	it("joins a subtitle's detail to it after a dot", async ({ expect }) => {
+		await mountTrigger({}, { detail: DETAIL })
+
+		expect(triggerRow().textContent).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.subtext-detail", { subtext: SUBTITLE, detail: DETAIL }),
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("adds no dot to a subtitle without a detail", async ({ expect }) => {
+		await mountTrigger({})
+
+		expect(triggerRow().textContent.trim()).toBe(`${TITLE}${SUBTITLE}`)
+	})
+
+	it("leaves out the subtitle line when there is none", async ({ expect }) => {
+		await mountTrigger({}, { subtitle: false })
+
+		expect(triggerRow().textContent.trim()).toBe(TITLE)
+	})
+
+	it.for<{
+		name: string
+		input: HookStatus
+		expected: { dot: string; label: string | null }
+	}>([
+		{
+			name: "fresh",
+			input: "fresh",
+			expected: { dot: "bg-hook-status-fresh", label: null },
+		},
+		{
+			name: "triggered",
+			input: "triggered",
+			expected: {
+				dot: "bg-hook-status-triggered",
+				label: "editor.hooks.row-status.triggered",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "needs-attention",
+			input: "needs-attention",
+			expected: {
+				dot: "bg-hook-status-needs-attention",
+				label: "editor.hooks.row-status.needs-attention",
+			},
+		},
+	])(
+		"marks a $name hook with its dot",
+		async ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+			await mountTrigger({ status: input })
+
+			const row = triggerRow()
+			expect(statusDot(row)?.classList).toContain(expected.dot)
+			expect(row.querySelector(".sr-only")?.textContent.trim() ?? null).toBe(
+				expected.label ? t(expected.label) : null,
+			)
+		},
+	)
+
 	it.for([
 		{
 			status: DiffStatus.Added,
@@ -67,12 +139,12 @@ describe("<HookSubTrigger>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		},
 	)
 
-	it("strikes through the name of a removed hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("strikes through the title of a removed hook", async ({ expect }) => {
 		await mountTrigger({ diff: diffOf(DiffStatus.Removed) })
 
-		expect(triggerRow().querySelector(".line-through")?.textContent).toContain(
-			"Watching oxynote.test",
-		)
+		const struck = triggerRow().querySelector(".line-through")
+		expect(struck?.textContent).toContain(TITLE)
+		expect(struck?.textContent).not.toContain(SUBTITLE)
 	})
 
 	it("counts the changes of a modified hook", async ({ expect }) => {
@@ -113,15 +185,28 @@ describe("<HookSubTrigger>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 	})
 })
 
-function mountTrigger(props: Record<string, unknown>) {
+function mountTrigger(
+	props: Record<string, unknown>,
+	options: { subtitle?: boolean; detail?: string } = {},
+) {
 	return mountHookMenu(
 		defineComponent(
 			() => () =>
 				h(DropdownMenuSub, null, {
 					default: () =>
-						h(HookSubTrigger, props, {
-							default: () => h("span", "Watching oxynote.test"),
-						}),
+						h(
+							HookSubTrigger,
+							{ icon: "mingcute:earth-2-line", ...props },
+							{
+								title: () => TITLE,
+								...(options.subtitle !== false && {
+									subtitle: () => SUBTITLE,
+								}),
+								...(options.detail && {
+									"subtitle-detail": () => options.detail,
+								}),
+							},
+						),
 				}),
 		),
 		{},
@@ -144,6 +229,10 @@ function signColumn(row: HTMLElement): Element | null {
 	return row.querySelector(".w-2")
 }
 
+function statusDot(row: HTMLElement): Element | null {
+	return row.querySelector(".size-1\\.75.rounded-full")
+}
+
 function diffOf(status: DiffStatus, signColumn = false): HookDiffContext {
 	return { status: status, targetHook: null, signColumn: signColumn }
 }
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookSubTrigger.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookSubTrigger.vue
index c2431841..d65f8cef 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookSubTrigger.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/HookSubTrigger.vue
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ import { cn } from "~/lib/utils"
 import DiffCountPill from "../diff/DiffCountPill.vue"
 import { DiffStatus } from "../diff/position-map"
 import { hookChangeCount, type HookDiffContext } from "./hook-diff"
+import { HOOK_STATUS_DOT_CLASS, type HookStatus } from "./hook-status"
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	hook?: DocumentHook | null
 	// set only while the diff is shown
 	diff?: HookDiffContext | null
+	// null on a row that offers a new hook
+	status?: HookStatus | null
+	icon: string
 }>()
 
 const diffStatus = computed(() => props.diff?.status ?? null)
@@ -19,9 +23,7 @@ const count = computed(() =>
 
 const rowClass = computed(() =>
 	cn(
-		// the label's line is taller than the menu's text, so truncating it
-		// does not clip the descenders. The row's padding gives that back
-		"py-1",
+		"gap-2.5 py-1.5",
 		// a tinted row deepens its own tint on hover, rather than taking the
 		// grey the other rows use
 		diffStatus.value === DiffStatus.Added &&
@@ -53,15 +55,56 @@ const rowClass = computed(() =>
 				{{ $t("editor.hooks.diff.removed-sign") }}
 			</template>
 		</span>
-		<span
-			:class="
-				cn(
-					'flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-1.5 leading-4.25',
-					diffStatus === DiffStatus.Removed && 'line-through',
-				)
-			"
-		>
-			<slot />
+		<Icon :name="props.icon" class="size-3.75 shrink-0" />
+		<span class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col">
+			<span class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 leading-4.25 font-medium">
+				<span
+					:class="
+						cn(
+							'truncate',
+							diffStatus === DiffStatus.Removed &&
+								'text-muted-foreground line-through',
+						)
+					"
+				>
+					<slot name="title" />
+				</span>
+				<span
+					v-if="props.status"
+					aria-hidden="true"
+					:class="
+						cn(
+							'size-1.75 shrink-0 rounded-full',
+							HOOK_STATUS_DOT_CLASS[props.status],
+						)
+					"
+				/>
+			</span>
+			<span
+				v-if="$slots.subtitle"
+				class="text-xs leading-4 break-words text-muted-foreground"
+			>
+				<i18n-t
+					v-if="$slots['subtitle-detail']"
+					scope="global"
+					keypath="editor.hooks.subtext-detail"
+					tag="span"
+				>
+					<template #subtext>
+						<slot name="subtitle" />
+					</template>
+					<template #detail>
+						<slot name="subtitle-detail" />
+					</template>
+				</i18n-t>
+				<slot v-else name="subtitle" />
+			</span>
+		</span>
+		<span v-if="props.status === 'triggered'" class="sr-only">
+			{{ $t("editor.hooks.row-status.triggered") }}
+		</span>
+		<span v-else-if="props.status === 'needs-attention'" class="sr-only">
+			{{ $t("editor.hooks.row-status.needs-attention") }}
 		</span>
 		<span v-if="diffStatus === DiffStatus.Added" class="sr-only">
 			{{ $t("editor.hooks.diff.added") }}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
index ce5083b1..745318be 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ import { setResponseStatus } from "h3"
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it, vi } from "vitest"
 import { toast } from "vue-sonner"
 import ConfigMenu from "./ConfigMenu.vue"
+import HookConfigPanel from "../HookConfigPanel.vue"
 import { DiffStatus } from "../../diff/position-map"
 import {
+	hookNotice,
 	makeHook,
 	menuButton,
+	menuButtonLabels,
 	menuText,
 	mountHookMenu,
 	openHookSubMenu,
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 } from "~/composables/api/test-helpers"
 import {
 	clearTeleportedOverlays,
+	emitFrom,
 	settleMutations,
 	t,
 	WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS,
@@ -32,8 +36,10 @@ vi.mock("vue-sonner", () => ({
 const DOCUMENT_ID = makeXid("doc")
 const BRANCH_ID = makeXid("branch")
 const HOOK_ID = makeXid("hook")
+const HOOK_PATH = `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`
 
-const NEW_HOOK_LABEL = "editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.title"
+const TITLE = "editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.title"
+const IMAGE = "postgres:16.4-alpine"
 
 function imageHook(overrides: Partial<DocumentHook> = {}) {
 	return makeHook({
@@ -41,9 +47,8 @@ function imageHook(overrides: Partial<DocumentHook> = {}) {
 		type: DocumentHookType.ContainerImageWatcher,
 		documentId: DOCUMENT_ID,
 		branchId: BRANCH_ID,
-		settings: {
-			image: t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-placeholder"),
-		},
+		settings: { image: IMAGE },
+		state: { digest: "sha256:old", status: "active" },
 		...overrides,
 	})
 }
@@ -62,27 +67,38 @@ describe("<ContainerImageWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		useEditorStore().updateActiveDocumentId(DOCUMENT_ID)
 		useEditorStore().updateActiveBranchId(BRANCH_ID)
 		useEditorStore().setReviewableDiffActive(false)
+		useEditorStore().setActiveBranchProtected(false)
 		useEditorMeta().setEditable(true)
 	})
 
 	afterEach(disposeMockEndpoints)
 
-	it("offers to start watching a website", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("offers to start watching an image", async ({ expect }) => {
 		await mountMenu()
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(t(TITLE))
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.description"),
+		)
 	})
 
 	it("names the image an active hook watches", async ({ expect }) => {
 		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(IMAGE)
 	})
 
-	it("reports a hook that has already fired", async ({ expect }) => {
-		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook({ score: "0" }) })
+	it("says the image of a failing hook is unreachable", async ({ expect }) => {
+		await mountMenu({
+			hook: imageHook({
+				state: { digest: "sha256:old", status: "unauthorized" },
+			}),
+		})
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("Updates in postgres:16.4-alpine")
+		const detail = t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.detail-unreachable")
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.subtext-detail", { subtext: IMAGE, detail: detail }),
+		)
 	})
 
 	it("prefills the image reference of the hook it edits", async ({
@@ -90,29 +106,62 @@ describe("<ContainerImageWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 	}) => {
 		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
 
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		expect(document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("input")?.value).toBe(
-			t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-placeholder"),
+			IMAGE,
 		)
 	})
 
-	it("explains what an active block hook will do", async ({ expect }) => {
-		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "block",
+			nodeId: "block-1",
+			key: "editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.fresh-notice",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "page",
+			nodeId: null,
+			key: "editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.fresh-notice",
+		},
+	])(
+		"explains what a $name hook will do",
+		async ({ nodeId, key }, { expect }) => {
+			await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook(), nodeId: nodeId })
 
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("the block will be highlighted")
-	})
+			expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("fresh")
+			expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(t(key, { image: IMAGE }))
+		},
+	)
 
-	it("explains what an active document-wide hook will do", async ({
+	it("names the image in its notice as the reader types it", async ({
 		expect,
 	}) => {
-		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook(), nodeId: null })
+		await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
+		await typeInMenu("redis:7")
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("the relevant sections will be highlighted")
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.new-notice", {
+				image: "redis:7",
+			}),
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("names no image in its notice before one is typed", async ({ expect }) => {
+		await mountMenu()
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.new-notice", {
+				image: t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-fallback"),
+			}),
+		)
+		expect(hookNotice().querySelector(".font-semibold")).toBeNull()
 	})
 
 	it("warns about an image it cannot reach", async ({ expect }) => {
@@ -122,16 +171,19 @@ describe("<ContainerImageWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			}),
 		})
 
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("cannot be reached")
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("needs-attention")
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.unreachable-image"),
+		)
 	})
 
 	it("keeps the create button out of reach until an image is typed", async ({
 		expect,
 	}) => {
 		await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).disabled).toBe(true)
 	})
@@ -143,7 +195,7 @@ describe("<ContainerImageWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
 		)
 		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 		await typeInMenu("redis:7")
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
@@ -163,172 +215,128 @@ describe("<ContainerImageWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		).toHaveLength(1)
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be created", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("starts empty again once a hook is created", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockEndpoint("POST", `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`, () => ({
+			id: HOOK_ID,
+		}))
+		await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		await typeInMenu("redis:7")
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
+		await settleMutations()
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		expect(document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("input")?.value).toBe(
+			"",
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("keeps the typed image when the hook cannot be created", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
 		mockEndpoint("POST", `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`, (_c, event) => {
 			setResponseStatus(event, 500)
 
 			return { message: "boom" }
 		})
 		await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 		await typeInMenu("redis:7")
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
-
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
 			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
 
-	it("updates the image an existing hook watches", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		expect(document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("input")?.value).toBe(
+			"redis:7",
 		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
-		await typeInMenu("redis:8")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-		expect(calls[0]?.body).toEqual({
-			settings: { image: "redis:8" },
-		})
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be updated", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			(_c, event) => {
-				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
-
-				return { message: "boom" }
-			},
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
-		await typeInMenu("redis:8")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
-	it("deletes the hook", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"DELETE",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			() => null,
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.delete")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be deleted", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockEndpoint(
-			"DELETE",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			(_c, event) => {
-				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
-
-				return { message: "boom" }
-			},
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.delete")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
-	it("offers to approve a hook that has fired", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}/reset`,
-			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook({ score: "0" }) })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Updates in postgres:16.4-alpine")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be approved", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}/reset`,
-			(_c, event) => {
-				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
-
-				return { message: "boom" }
-			},
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook({ score: "0" }) })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Updates in postgres:16.4-alpine")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
-	it("offers no approval for a hook that has not fired", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("keeps the update button out of reach until the image changes", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
 		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
 
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
+		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).disabled).toBe(true)
 	})
 
-	it("creates nothing while no page is open", async ({ expect }) => {
-		useEditorStore().updateActiveDocumentId(null)
+	it("sends nothing while no image is typed", async ({ expect }) => {
 		const calls = mockEndpoint(
 			"POST",
 			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`,
 			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
 		)
-		await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
-		await typeInMenu("redis:7")
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
+		emitFrom(wrapper, HookConfigPanel, "submit")
 		await settleMutations()
 
 		expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
+		expect(
+			wrapper.findComponent(ConfigMenu).emitted("force-close"),
+		).toBeUndefined()
 	})
 
-	it("says what a triggered hook did while editing too", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("updates the image an existing hook watches", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, () => ({ id: HOOK_ID }))
+		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		await typeInMenu("postgres:17")
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).click()
+
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+		expect(calls[0]?.body).toEqual({ settings: { image: "postgres:17" } })
+	})
+
+	it("deletes the hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("DELETE", HOOK_PATH, () => null)
+		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.delete")).click()
+
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+	})
+
+	it("dismisses a triggered hook from its notice", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", `${HOOK_PATH}/reset`, () => ({
+			id: HOOK_ID,
+		}))
 		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook({ score: "0" }) })
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		await openHookSubMenu("Updates in postgres:16.4-alpine")
-
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(
-			t(
-				"editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.triggered-item-block-explanation",
-			),
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("triggered")
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.triggered-notice", {
+				image: IMAGE,
+			}),
 		)
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset")).click()
+
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+	})
+
+	it("offers no dismissal for a hook that has not triggered", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
 	})
 
 	describe("when the page is read only", { concurrent: false }, () => {
@@ -339,32 +347,47 @@ describe("<ContainerImageWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		it("shows the image without a way to change it", async ({ expect }) => {
 			await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook() })
 
-			await openHookSubMenu("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-			expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([["postgres:16.4-alpine", "unchanged"]])
-			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.update"))
-			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.delete"))
+			expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([[IMAGE, "unchanged"]])
+			expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.read-only-mode"))
+			expect(menuButtonLabels()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.update"))
+			expect(menuButtonLabels()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.delete"))
+		})
+
+		it("still dismisses a triggered hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+			const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", `${HOOK_PATH}/reset`, () => ({
+				id: HOOK_ID,
+			}))
+			await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook({ score: "0" }) })
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset")).click()
+
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+			}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
 		})
 
 		it.for([
 			{
 				name: "a block",
 				nodeId: "block-1",
-				key: "editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.triggered-item-block-explanation",
+				key: "editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.triggered-notice",
 			},
 			{
 				name: "the page",
 				nodeId: null,
-				key: "editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.triggered-item-full-document-explanation",
+				key: "editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.triggered-notice",
 			},
 		])(
 			"says what a triggered hook on $name did",
 			async ({ nodeId, key }, { expect }) => {
 				await mountMenu({ hook: imageHook({ score: "0" }), nodeId: nodeId })
 
-				await openHookSubMenu("Updates in postgres:16.4-alpine")
+				await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-				expect(menuText()).toContain(t(key))
+				expect(hookNotice().textContent).toContain(t(key, { image: IMAGE }))
 			},
 		)
 	})
@@ -379,23 +402,54 @@ describe("<ContainerImageWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 				hook: imageHook(),
 				diff: {
 					status: DiffStatus.Modified,
-					targetHook: imageHook({ settings: { image: "redis:7" } }),
+					targetHook: imageHook({ settings: { image: "postgres:15" } }),
 					signColumn: false,
 				},
 			})
 
-			await openHookSubMenu("Watching postgres:16.4-alpine")
-
 			expect(menuText()).toContain(
-				t(
-					"editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.existing-item-block-explanation",
-				),
+				t("editor.hooks.value-change", { old: "postgres:15", new: IMAGE }),
 			)
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
 			expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([
-				["postgres:16.4-alpine", "added"],
-				["redis:7", "removed"],
+				[IMAGE, "added"],
+				["postgres:15", "removed"],
 			])
-			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.update"))
+			expect(menuButtonLabels()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.update"))
+		})
+
+		it.for([
+			{ name: "added", status: DiffStatus.Added },
+			{ name: "removed", status: DiffStatus.Removed },
+		])(
+			"marks every field of an $name hook",
+			async ({ status, name }, { expect }) => {
+				await mountMenu({
+					hook: imageHook(),
+					diff: { status: status, targetHook: null, signColumn: true },
+				})
+
+				await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+				expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([[IMAGE, name]])
+			},
+		)
+
+		it("keeps a triggered hook from being dismissed", async ({ expect }) => {
+			await mountMenu({
+				hook: imageHook({ score: "0" }),
+				diff: {
+					status: DiffStatus.Unchanged,
+					targetHook: null,
+					signColumn: false,
+				},
+			})
+
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("triggered")
+			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
 		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue
index 9ee8cb02..acfba62b 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { showToastMessage } from "~/components/toast"
-import HookInputField from "./HookInputField.vue"
+import HookConfigPanel from "../HookConfigPanel.vue"
+import HookInputField from "../HookInputField.vue"
+import HookNoticeValue from "../HookNoticeValue.vue"
 import HookReadonlyField from "../HookReadonlyField.vue"
-import HookSubTrigger from "../HookSubTrigger.vue"
-import HookExplanation from "../HookExplanation.vue"
+import { DiffStatus } from "../../diff/position-map"
+import { useHookActions } from "../hook-actions"
 import { scalarFieldRows, type HookDiffContext } from "../hook-diff"
+import { hookNoticeKeypath, type HookSubtitle } from "../hook-menu"
+import { hookStatus } from "../hook-status"
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	hook?: DocumentHook | null | undefined // null/undefined means creating new
@@ -17,286 +20,176 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 }>()
 
 const { t } = useI18n({ useScope: "global" })
-const hookData = computed(() => {
-	if (!props.hook) {
-		return null
-	}
-
-	return {
-		score: Number(props.hook.score),
-		state: props.hook.state as DocumentHookStateContainerImageWatcher,
-		settings: props.hook.settings as DocumentHookSettingsContainerImageWatcher,
-	}
+const { isReadOnlyOrDiff } = useEditorMeta()
+const actions = useHookActions({
+	type: DocumentHookType.ContainerImageWatcher,
+	nodeId: () => props.nodeId,
+	hook: () => props.hook,
+	close: close,
 })
 
-const documentHookAPI = useDocumentHookAPI()
-const editorStore = useEditorStore()
-const { isReadOnlyOrDiff } = useEditorMeta()
-const targetSettings = computed(
+const activeBranchSettings = computed(
+	() =>
+		props.hook?.settings as
+			DocumentHookSettingsContainerImageWatcher | undefined,
+)
+const targetBranchSettings = computed(
 	() =>
 		props.diff?.targetHook?.settings as
 			DocumentHookSettingsContainerImageWatcher | undefined,
 )
-const confirmedImage = ref<string | undefined>(
-	hookData.value ? hookData.value.settings.image : undefined,
+const state = computed(
+	() => props.hook?.state as DocumentHookStateContainerImageWatcher | undefined,
 )
-const selectedImage = ref<string | undefined>(confirmedImage.value)
-
+const status = computed(() => (props.hook ? hookStatus(props.hook) : null))
+const selectedImage = ref<string | undefined>(activeBranchSettings.value?.image)
 const isSubOpen = ref(false)
-
-async function upsertHook() {
-	if (
+const isUnchanged = computed(
+	() =>
 		!selectedImage.value ||
-		!editorStore.activeDocumentId ||
-		!editorStore.activeBranchId
-	) {
-		return
+		selectedImage.value === activeBranchSettings.value?.image,
+)
+const failure = computed(() =>
+	state.value ? checkFailure(state.value.status) : null,
+)
+const subtitle = computed<HookSubtitle>(() => {
+	if (!activeBranchSettings.value) {
+		return { text: t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.description") }
 	}
 
-	isSubOpen.value = false
-	emit("force-close")
-
-	if (!props.hook) {
-		try {
-			await documentHookAPI.createDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-				docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-				req: {
-					type: DocumentHookType.ContainerImageWatcher,
-					branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-					blockId: props.nodeId,
-					settings: {
-						image: selectedImage.value,
-					},
-				},
-			})
-		} catch {
-			showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.create-failed"))
-			return
+	const activeBranchImage = activeBranchSettings.value.image
+	const targetBranchImage = targetBranchSettings.value?.image
+	if (
+		props.diff?.status === DiffStatus.Modified &&
+		targetBranchImage &&
+		targetBranchImage !== activeBranchImage
+	) {
+		return {
+			text: t("editor.hooks.value-change", {
+				old: targetBranchImage,
+				new: activeBranchImage,
+			}),
 		}
+	}
 
-		confirmedImage.value = selectedImage.value
+	return { text: activeBranchImage, detail: failure.value?.detail }
+})
+// the notice names the image as it is typed, and the stored one where it
+// cannot be changed
+const noticeImage = computed(() =>
+	isReadOnlyOrDiff.value
+		? activeBranchSettings.value?.image
+		: selectedImage.value,
+)
 
-		// since "create new" is reused, reset the state
+async function submit() {
+	if (!selectedImage.value) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	const next = { image: selectedImage.value }
+	if (props.hook) {
+		await actions.update(next)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// the same form creates the next hook, so it is emptied once a hook is
+	// created
+	if (await actions.create(next)) {
 		selectedImage.value = undefined
-
-		return
 	}
-
-	try {
-		await documentHookAPI.updateDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-			docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-			branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-			hookId: props.hook.id,
-			req: {
-				settings: {
-					image: selectedImage.value,
-				},
-			},
-		})
-	} catch {
-		showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.update-failed"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	confirmedImage.value = selectedImage.value
 }
 
-async function deleteHook() {
-	if (
-		!props.hook ||
-		!editorStore.activeDocumentId ||
-		!editorStore.activeBranchId
-	) {
-		return
+// checkFailure says what the row and the notice show for a failed check,
+// and is null while the check works. It has a case for every status and no
+// default, so a status added later fails to compile until it is handled.
+function checkFailure(
+	checkStatus: DocumentHookStateContainerImageWatcher["status"],
+): { detail: string; notice: string } | null {
+	switch (checkStatus) {
+		case "active":
+			return null
+		case "unauthorized":
+			return {
+				detail: t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.detail-unreachable"),
+				notice: t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.unreachable-image"),
+			}
 	}
-
-	isSubOpen.value = false
-	emit("force-close")
-
-	try {
-		await documentHookAPI.deleteDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-			docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-			branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-			hookId: props.hook.id,
-		})
-	} catch {
-		showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.delete-failed"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	selectedImage.value = undefined
 }
 
-async function resetHook() {
-	if (
-		!props.hook ||
-		!editorStore.activeDocumentId ||
-		!editorStore.activeBranchId
-	) {
-		return
-	}
-
+function close() {
 	isSubOpen.value = false
 	emit("force-close")
-
-	try {
-		await documentHookAPI.resetDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-			docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-			branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-			hookId: props.hook.id,
-		})
-	} catch {
-		showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.reset-failed"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	selectedImage.value = undefined
 }
 </script>
 <template>
-	<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub v-model:open="isSubOpen">
-		<HookSubTrigger :hook="props.hook" :diff="props.diff">
-			<div class="relative h-[0.8125rem] w-[0.8125rem] shrink-0">
-				<Icon
-					name="simple-icons:docker"
-					class="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 size-3.75 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
-				/>
-			</div>
-			<span v-if="!hookData">
-				{{ $t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.title") }}
-			</span>
-			<i18n-t
-				v-else-if="Number(hookData.score) !== 0"
-				scope="global"
-				keypath="editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.existing-item"
-				tag="span"
-				class="truncate"
-			>
-				<template #image>
-					{{ confirmedImage || "" }}
-				</template>
-			</i18n-t>
+	<HookConfigPanel
+		v-model:open="isSubOpen"
+		:hook="props.hook"
+		:diff="props.diff"
+		icon="simple-icons:docker"
+		:acknowledge-label="
+			status === 'triggered' ? $t('editor.hooks.reset') : undefined
+		"
+		:submit-disabled="isUnchanged"
+		@submit="submit"
+		@delete="actions.remove"
+		@acknowledge="actions.reset"
+	>
+		<template #title>
+			{{ $t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.title") }}
+		</template>
+		<template #subtitle>
+			{{ subtitle.text }}
+		</template>
+		<template v-if="subtitle.detail" #subtitle-detail>
+			{{ subtitle.detail }}
+		</template>
+		<template #notice>
+			<template v-if="failure">
+				{{ failure.notice }}
+			</template>
 			<i18n-t
 				v-else
 				scope="global"
-				keypath="editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.triggered-item"
+				:keypath="
+					hookNoticeKeypath(DocumentHookType.ContainerImageWatcher, status)
+				"
 				tag="span"
-				class="truncate"
 			>
 				<template #image>
-					{{ confirmedImage || "" }}
+					<HookNoticeValue
+						:value="noticeImage"
+						:fallback="
+							$t('editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-fallback')
+						"
+					/>
 				</template>
 			</i18n-t>
-		</HookSubTrigger>
-		<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent
-			side="right"
-			align="start"
-			loop
-			:class="[
-				'pointer-events-auto!' /* for some reason ShadcnUiSelect disables pointer events, which closes the whole sub menu when the select is closed, so we must override this */,
-			]"
+		</template>
+		<HookReadonlyField
+			v-if="isReadOnlyOrDiff && activeBranchSettings"
+			:label="$t('editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-label')"
+			:rows="
+				scalarFieldRows(
+					activeBranchSettings.image,
+					targetBranchSettings?.image ?? null,
+				)
+			"
+			:diff-status="props.diff?.status"
+		/>
+		<HookInputField
+			v-else
+			v-model="selectedImage"
+			:placeholder="
+				$t('editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-placeholder')
+			"
 		>
-			<div class="flex w-[14rem] flex-col">
-				<template v-if="hookData?.state.status === 'unauthorized'">
-					<i18n-t
-						scope="global"
-						keypath="editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.unreachable-image"
-						tag="div"
-						class="px-0.75 pb-0.75 text-center text-2sm"
-					>
-						<template #icon>
-							<Icon
-								name="mingcute:alert-fill"
-								class="mr-0.5 inline-block -translate-y-px align-middle text-status-warning"
-							/>
-						</template>
-					</i18n-t>
-					<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
-				</template>
-				<template v-if="hookData && hookData.state.status === 'active'">
-					<HookExplanation
-						:type="DocumentHookType.ContainerImageWatcher"
-						:triggered="hookData.score === 0"
-						:node-id="props.nodeId"
-					/>
-					<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
-				</template>
-				<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 px-0.75 pb-0.75">
-					<HookReadonlyField
-						v-if="isReadOnlyOrDiff && hookData"
-						:label="
-							$t('editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-label')
-						"
-						:rows="
-							scalarFieldRows(
-								hookData.settings.image,
-								targetSettings?.image ?? null,
-							)
-						"
-					/>
-					<HookInputField
-						v-else
-						v-model="selectedImage"
-						:placeholder="
-							$t('editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-placeholder')
-						"
-					>
-						<template #label>
-							<span>
-								{{
-									$t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-label")
-								}}
-							</span>
-						</template>
-					</HookInputField>
-				</div>
-				<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff" />
-				<div v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff" class="p-0.75">
-					<div v-if="hookData" class="flex flex-col gap-1">
-						<div class="flex gap-1">
-							<ShadcnUiButton
-								class="flex-1 gap-1"
-								:variant="hookData?.score === 0 ? 'outline' : 'default'"
-								size="2sm"
-								:disabled="!selectedImage || selectedImage === confirmedImage"
-								@click.stop="upsertHook"
-							>
-								<Icon name="mingcute:save-2-line" />
-								{{ $t("editor.hooks.update") }}
-							</ShadcnUiButton>
-							<ShadcnUiButton
-								class="flex-1 gap-1"
-								variant="secondary"
-								size="2sm"
-								@click.stop="deleteHook"
-							>
-								<Icon name="mingcute:delete-2-line" />
-								{{ $t("editor.hooks.delete") }}
-							</ShadcnUiButton>
-						</div>
-						<ShadcnUiButton
-							v-if="hookData.score === 0"
-							class="gap-1"
-							size="2sm"
-							@click.stop="resetHook"
-						>
-							<Icon name="mingcute:check-fill" />
-							{{ $t("editor.hooks.reset") }}
-						</ShadcnUiButton>
-					</div>
-					<template v-else>
-						<ShadcnUiButton
-							class="w-full gap-1"
-							size="2sm"
-							:disabled="!selectedImage || selectedImage === confirmedImage"
-							@click.stop="upsertHook"
-						>
-							<Icon name="mingcute:check-fill" />
-							{{ $t("editor.hooks.create") }}
-						</ShadcnUiButton>
-					</template>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-		</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent>
-	</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub>
+			<template #label>
+				<span>
+					{{ $t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-label") }}
+				</span>
+			</template>
+		</HookInputField>
+	</HookConfigPanel>
 </template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a663f06..00000000
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/HookInputField.nuxt.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-import { mountSuspended } from "@nuxt/test-utils/runtime"
-import { describe, it } from "vitest"
-import HookInputField from "./HookInputField.vue"
-import { t } from "~/components/test-helpers"
-
-function mountField(props: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
-	return mountSuspended(HookInputField, {
-		props: {
-			placeholder: t(
-				"editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-placeholder",
-			),
-			...props,
-		},
-		slots: {
-			label: () => t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-label"),
-		},
-	})
-}
-
-describe("<ContainerImageWatcherHookInputField>", () => {
-	it("labels the field", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountField()
-
-		expect(wrapper.text()).toBe(
-			t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-label"),
-		)
-	})
-
-	it("prompts with the placeholder it was given", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountField()
-
-		expect(wrapper.get("input").attributes("placeholder")).toBe(
-			t("editor.hooks.container-image-watcher.image-input-placeholder"),
-		)
-	})
-
-	it("shows the value it was given", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountField({ modelValue: "redis:7" })
-
-		expect((wrapper.get("input").element as HTMLInputElement).value).toBe(
-			"redis:7",
-		)
-	})
-
-	it("reports what the reader typed", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountField()
-
-		await wrapper.get("input").setValue("redis:7")
-
-		expect(wrapper.emitted("update:modelValue")).toEqual([["redis:7"]])
-	})
-
-	it("stays editable by default", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountField()
-
-		expect(wrapper.get("input").attributes("disabled")).toBeUndefined()
-	})
-
-	it("locks the field when the host asks it to", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountField({ disabled: true })
-
-		expect(wrapper.get("input").attributes("disabled")).toBeDefined()
-	})
-
-	it("sizes itself for a menu by default", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountField()
-
-		expect(wrapper.get("input").classes()).toContain("text-2sm")
-	})
-
-	it("takes the sizing the host asks for", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountField({ inputClass: "h-10 text-base" })
-
-		expect(wrapper.get("input").classes()).toContain("h-10")
-		expect(wrapper.get("input").classes()).not.toContain("text-2sm")
-	})
-
-	it("takes any text as an image reference", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const wrapper = await mountField()
-
-		expect(wrapper.get("input").attributes("type")).toBeUndefined()
-	})
-})
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/HookInputField.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/HookInputField.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 882aa667..00000000
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/container-image-watcher/HookInputField.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
-const props = withDefaults(
-	defineProps<{
-		disabled?: boolean
-		placeholder: string
-		inputClass?: string
-	}>(),
-	{
-		inputClass: "text-2sm md:text-2sm px-2 h-[1.775rem]",
-	},
-)
-const value = defineModel<string | undefined>()
-</script>
-<template>
-	<div class="mt-0.5 flex flex-col">
-		<div class="mb-1 text-left text-2sm font-medium text-foreground">
-			<slot name="label" />
-		</div>
-		<ShadcnUiInput
-			v-model="value"
-			:class="props.inputClass"
-			:placeholder="props.placeholder"
-			:disabled="props.disabled"
-			disable-focus-effect
-		/>
-	</div>
-</template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/github-tracking/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/github-tracking/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
index 3b5f1dea..24bcc477 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/github-tracking/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/github-tracking/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ import type { VueWrapper } from "@vue/test-utils"
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it, vi } from "vitest"
 import { toast } from "vue-sonner"
 import ConfigMenu from "./ConfigMenu.vue"
+import HookConfigPanel from "../HookConfigPanel.vue"
 import { DiffStatus } from "../../diff/position-map"
 import FileSelectInput from "./FileSelectInput.vue"
 import {
+	hookNotice,
+	iconNames,
 	makeHook,
 	menuButton,
+	menuButtonLabels,
 	menuText,
 	mountHookMenu,
 	openHookSubMenu,
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 	clearTeleportedOverlays,
 	emitFrom,
 	emitFromNth,
+	settleMutations,
 	t,
 	WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS,
 } from "~/components/test-helpers"
@@ -35,8 +40,9 @@ vi.mock("vue-sonner", () => ({
 const DOCUMENT_ID = makeXid("doc")
 const BRANCH_ID = makeXid("branch")
 const HOOK_ID = makeXid("hook")
+const HOOK_PATH = `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`
 
-const NEW_HOOK_LABEL = "editor.hooks.github-tracking.title"
+const TITLE = "editor.hooks.github-tracking.title"
 const REPOSITORY = "runbooks"
 
 function githubHook(overrides: Partial<DocumentHook> = {}) {
@@ -55,6 +61,12 @@ function githubHook(overrides: Partial<DocumentHook> = {}) {
 	})
 }
 
+function failingGithubHook(
+	status: "missing_installation" | "missing_repository" | "missing_branch",
+) {
+	return githubHook({ state: { pathsChecksums: {}, status: status } })
+}
+
 function mockGitHub(
 	options: { connected?: boolean; repositories?: string[] } = {},
 ) {
@@ -107,6 +119,7 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		useEditorStore().updateActiveDocumentId(DOCUMENT_ID)
 		useEditorStore().updateActiveBranchId(BRANCH_ID)
 		useEditorStore().setReviewableDiffActive(false)
+		useEditorStore().setActiveBranchProtected(false)
 		useEditorMeta().setEditable(true)
 	})
 
@@ -117,34 +130,77 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 
 		await mountMenu()
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(t(TITLE))
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.description"))
 	})
 
-	it("names the repository an active hook watches", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("names the repository, branch and file count an active hook watches", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
 		mockGitHub()
 
 		await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook() })
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(`Watching ${REPOSITORY}`)
+		const detail = t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.file-count.one")
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.subtext-detail", {
+				subtext: t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.subtext", {
+					repository: REPOSITORY,
+					branch: "main",
+				}),
+				detail: detail,
+			}),
+		)
 	})
 
-	it("reports a hook that has already fired", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockGitHub()
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "a missing installation",
+			status: "missing_installation" as const,
+			problem: "editor.hooks.github-tracking.problems.missing-installation",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "a missing repository",
+			status: "missing_repository" as const,
+			problem: "editor.hooks.github-tracking.problems.missing-repository",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "a missing branch",
+			status: "missing_branch" as const,
+			problem: "editor.hooks.github-tracking.problems.missing-branch",
+		},
+	])(
+		"names $name on the hook's row",
+		async ({ status, problem }, { expect }) => {
+			mockGitHub()
 
-		await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook({ score: "0" }) })
+			await mountMenu({ hook: failingGithubHook(status) })
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(`Changes in ${REPOSITORY}`)
-	})
+			expect(menuText()).toContain(
+				t("editor.hooks.subtext-detail", {
+					subtext: t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.subtext", {
+						repository: REPOSITORY,
+						branch: "main",
+					}),
+					detail: t(problem),
+				}),
+			)
+		},
+	)
 
 	it("asks the reader to connect github first", async ({ expect }) => {
 		mockGitHub({ connected: false })
 		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
 
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(menuText()).toContain("connect your GitHub organization")
+			expect(hookNotice().textContent).toContain(
+				"connect your GitHub organization",
+			)
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("fresh")
+		expect(iconNames(hookNotice())).toEqual(["mingcute:information-fill"])
 		menuButton(
 			t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.not-connected.placeholder"),
 		).click()
@@ -155,74 +211,128 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		])
 	})
 
+	it("warns that a hook lost its github connection", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockGitHub()
+		await mountMenu({ hook: failingGithubHook("missing_installation") })
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("needs-attention")
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent).toContain(
+			"connect your GitHub organization",
+		)
+		expect(iconNames(hookNotice())).toEqual(["mingcute:alert-fill"])
+	})
+
 	it("says so when the connected account has no repositories", async ({
 		expect,
 	}) => {
 		mockGitHub({ repositories: [] })
 		await mountMenu()
 
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(menuText()).toContain("no accessible repositories")
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
-	it("warns about a repository it can no longer reach", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockGitHub()
-		await mountMenu({
-			hook: githubHook({
-				state: { pathsChecksums: {}, status: "missing_repository" },
-			}),
-		})
-
-		await openHookSubMenu(`Watching ${REPOSITORY}`)
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(menuText()).toContain(
-				"The selected GitHub repository cannot be accessed",
+			expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+				t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.no-repositories"),
 			)
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("fresh")
 	})
 
-	it("warns about a branch it can no longer reach", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockGitHub()
-		await mountMenu({
-			hook: githubHook({
-				state: { pathsChecksums: {}, status: "missing_branch" },
-			}),
-		})
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "a repository",
+			status: "missing_repository" as const,
+			key: "editor.hooks.github-tracking.missing-target-repository",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "a branch",
+			status: "missing_branch" as const,
+			key: "editor.hooks.github-tracking.missing-target-branch",
+		},
+	])(
+		"warns about $name it can no longer reach",
+		async ({ status, key }, { expect }) => {
+			mockGitHub()
+			await mountMenu({ hook: failingGithubHook(status) })
 
-		await openHookSubMenu(`Watching ${REPOSITORY}`)
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(menuText()).toContain(
-				"The selected GitHub branch cannot be accessed",
-			)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(t(key))
+			}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+			expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("needs-attention")
+		},
+	)
 
-	it("explains what an active block hook will do", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockGitHub()
-		await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook() })
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "block",
+			nodeId: "block-1",
+			key: "editor.hooks.github-tracking.fresh-notice",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "page",
+			nodeId: null,
+			key: "editor.hooks.github-tracking.fresh-notice",
+		},
+	])(
+		"explains what a $name hook will do",
+		async ({ nodeId, key }, { expect }) => {
+			mockGitHub()
+			await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook(), nodeId: nodeId })
 
-		await openHookSubMenu(`Watching ${REPOSITORY}`)
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(menuText()).toContain("the block will be highlighted")
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+					t(key, { files: "docs/readme.md", branch: "main" }),
+				)
+			}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+			expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("fresh")
+		},
+	)
 
-	it("explains what an active document-wide hook will do", async ({
+	it("names nothing in its notice before anything is picked", async ({
 		expect,
 	}) => {
 		mockGitHub()
-		await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook(), nodeId: null })
+		await mountMenu()
 
-		await openHookSubMenu(`Watching ${REPOSITORY}`)
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(menuText()).toContain("the relevant sections will be highlighted")
+			expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+				t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.new-notice", {
+					files: t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.files-fallback"),
+					branch: t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-fallback"),
+				}),
+			)
+		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+		expect(hookNotice().querySelector(".font-semibold")).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it("counts the picked files in its notice once there are many", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		mockGitHub()
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		await pickRepository(wrapper, REPOSITORY)
+		await pickBranch(wrapper, "next")
+
+		await pickPaths(wrapper, ["a.md", "b.md", "c.md"])
+
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+				t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.new-notice", {
+					files: t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.file-count.other", {
+						count: 3,
+					}),
+					branch: "next",
+				}),
+			)
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
 	})
 
@@ -231,7 +341,7 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 	}) => {
 		mockGitHub()
 		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		await pickRepository(wrapper, REPOSITORY)
 		await pickBranch(wrapper, "main")
@@ -249,7 +359,7 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
 		)
 		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 		await pickRepository(wrapper, REPOSITORY)
 		await pickBranch(wrapper, "main")
 		await pickPaths(wrapper, ["docs/readme.md"])
@@ -274,7 +384,30 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		).toHaveLength(1)
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be created", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("starts empty again once a hook is created", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockGitHub()
+		mockEndpoint("POST", `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`, () => ({
+			id: HOOK_ID,
+		}))
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		await pickRepository(wrapper, REPOSITORY)
+		await pickBranch(wrapper, "main")
+		await pickPaths(wrapper, ["docs/readme.md"])
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
+		await settleMutations()
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		const [repositorySelect, branchSelect] = wrapper.findAllComponents(Select)
+		expect(repositorySelect?.props("modelValue")).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(branchSelect?.props("modelValue")).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(
+			wrapper.findComponent(FileSelectInput).props("modelValue"),
+		).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it("keeps the picks when the hook cannot be created", async ({ expect }) => {
 		mockGitHub()
 		mockEndpoint("POST", `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`, (_c, event) => {
 			setResponseStatus(event, 500)
@@ -282,27 +415,59 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			return { message: "boom" }
 		})
 		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 		await pickRepository(wrapper, REPOSITORY)
 		await pickBranch(wrapper, "main")
 		await pickPaths(wrapper, ["docs/readme.md"])
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
-
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
 			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		const [repositorySelect, branchSelect] = wrapper.findAllComponents(Select)
+		expect(repositorySelect?.props("modelValue")).toBe(REPOSITORY)
+		expect(branchSelect?.props("modelValue")).toBe("main")
+	})
+
+	it("keeps the update button out of reach until a pick changes", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		mockGitHub()
+		await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook() })
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).disabled).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it("sends nothing while no files are picked", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint(
+			"POST",
+			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`,
+			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
+		)
+		mockGitHub()
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		await pickRepository(wrapper, REPOSITORY)
+		await pickBranch(wrapper, "main")
+
+		emitFrom(wrapper, HookConfigPanel, "submit")
+		await settleMutations()
+
+		expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
+		expect(
+			wrapper.findComponent(ConfigMenu).emitted("force-close"),
+		).toBeUndefined()
 	})
 
 	it("updates what an existing hook watches", async ({ expect }) => {
 		mockGitHub()
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
-		)
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, () => ({ id: HOOK_ID }))
 		const wrapper = await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu(`Watching ${REPOSITORY}`)
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 		await pickBranch(wrapper, "next")
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).click()
@@ -319,37 +484,11 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		})
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be updated", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockGitHub()
-		mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			(_c, event) => {
-				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
-
-				return { message: "boom" }
-			},
-		)
-		const wrapper = await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu(`Watching ${REPOSITORY}`)
-		await pickBranch(wrapper, "next")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
 	it("deletes the hook", async ({ expect }) => {
 		mockGitHub()
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"DELETE",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			() => null,
-		)
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("DELETE", HOOK_PATH, () => null)
 		await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu(`Watching ${REPOSITORY}`)
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.delete")).click()
 
@@ -358,37 +497,22 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be deleted", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("dismisses a triggered hook from its notice", async ({ expect }) => {
 		mockGitHub()
-		mockEndpoint(
-			"DELETE",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			(_c, event) => {
-				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
-
-				return { message: "boom" }
-			},
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu(`Watching ${REPOSITORY}`)
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.delete")).click()
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", `${HOOK_PATH}/reset`, () => ({
+			id: HOOK_ID,
+		}))
+		await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook({ score: "0" }) })
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+			expect(hookNotice().textContent).toContain(
+				t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.triggered-notice", {
+					branch: "main",
+				}),
+			)
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
-	it("offers to approve a hook that has fired", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockGitHub()
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}/reset`,
-			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook({ score: "0" }) })
-		await openHookSubMenu(`Changes in ${REPOSITORY}`)
-
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("triggered")
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset")).click()
 
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
@@ -396,57 +520,20 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be approved", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("offers no dismissal while the hook cannot check its files", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
 		mockGitHub()
-		mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}/reset`,
-			(_c, event) => {
-				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
+		await mountMenu({
+			hook: githubHook({
+				score: "0",
+				state: { pathsChecksums: {}, status: "missing_branch" },
+			}),
+		})
 
-				return { message: "boom" }
-			},
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook({ score: "0" }) })
-		await openHookSubMenu(`Changes in ${REPOSITORY}`)
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
-	it("creates nothing while no page is open", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockGitHub()
-		useEditorStore().updateActiveDocumentId(null)
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"POST",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`,
-			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
-		)
-		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
-		await pickRepository(wrapper, REPOSITORY)
-		await pickBranch(wrapper, "main")
-		await pickPaths(wrapper, ["docs/readme.md"])
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
-		await nextTick()
-
-		expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
-	})
-
-	it("says what a triggered hook did while editing too", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockGitHub()
-		await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook({ score: "0" }) })
-
-		await openHookSubMenu(`Changes in ${REPOSITORY}`)
-
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(
-			t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.triggered-item-block-explanation"),
-		)
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
+		expect(menuButtonLabels()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
 	})
 
 	describe("when the page is read only", { concurrent: false }, () => {
@@ -460,31 +547,50 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			mockGitHub({ connected: false })
 			await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook() })
 
-			await openHookSubMenu(`Watching ${REPOSITORY}`)
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 			expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([
 				[REPOSITORY, "unchanged"],
 				["main", "unchanged"],
 				["docs/readme.md", "unchanged"],
 			])
-			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.update"))
-			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.delete"))
-			// the setup banner is for someone who can connect github
-			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(
-				t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.not-connected.placeholder"),
+			expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.read-only-mode"))
+			expect(menuButtonLabels()).toEqual([])
+			// connecting github is setup for an editor, so a working hook
+			// says what it will do instead
+			expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+				t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.fresh-notice", {
+					files: "docs/readme.md",
+					branch: "main",
+				}),
 			)
 		})
 
+		it("still dismisses a triggered hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+			mockGitHub()
+			const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", `${HOOK_PATH}/reset`, () => ({
+				id: HOOK_ID,
+			}))
+			await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook({ score: "0" }) })
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset")).click()
+
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+			}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+		})
+
 		it.for([
 			{
 				name: "a block",
 				nodeId: "block-1",
-				key: "editor.hooks.github-tracking.triggered-item-block-explanation",
+				key: "editor.hooks.github-tracking.triggered-notice",
 			},
 			{
 				name: "the page",
 				nodeId: null,
-				key: "editor.hooks.github-tracking.triggered-item-full-document-explanation",
+				key: "editor.hooks.github-tracking.triggered-notice",
 			},
 		])(
 			"says what a triggered hook on $name did",
@@ -492,9 +598,9 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 				mockGitHub()
 				await mountMenu({ hook: githubHook({ score: "0" }), nodeId: nodeId })
 
-				await openHookSubMenu(`Changes in ${REPOSITORY}`)
+				await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-				expect(menuText()).toContain(t(key))
+				expect(hookNotice().textContent).toContain(t(key, { branch: "main" }))
 			},
 		)
 	})
@@ -521,11 +627,8 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 				},
 			})
 
-			await openHookSubMenu(`Watching ${REPOSITORY}`)
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-			expect(menuText()).toContain(
-				t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.existing-item-block-explanation"),
-			)
 			expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([
 				[REPOSITORY, "unchanged"],
 				["main", "added"],
@@ -533,6 +636,29 @@ describe("<GitHubTrackingConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 				["docs/readme.md", "unchanged"],
 				["docs/old.md", "removed"],
 			])
+			expect(menuButtonLabels()).toEqual([])
 		})
+
+		it.for([
+			{ name: "added", status: DiffStatus.Added },
+			{ name: "removed", status: DiffStatus.Removed },
+		])(
+			"marks every field of an $name hook",
+			async ({ status, name }, { expect }) => {
+				mockGitHub()
+				await mountMenu({
+					hook: githubHook(),
+					diff: { status: status, targetHook: null, signColumn: true },
+				})
+
+				await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+				expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([
+					[REPOSITORY, name],
+					["main", name],
+					["docs/readme.md", name],
+				])
+			},
+		)
 	})
 })
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/github-tracking/ConfigMenu.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/github-tracking/ConfigMenu.vue
index 3901e6bf..8a74878c 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/github-tracking/ConfigMenu.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/github-tracking/ConfigMenu.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { showToastMessage } from "~/components/toast"
 import FileSelectInput from "./FileSelectInput.vue"
 import { cn } from "~/lib/utils"
+import HookConfigPanel from "../HookConfigPanel.vue"
+import HookNoticeValue from "../HookNoticeValue.vue"
 import HookReadonlyField from "../HookReadonlyField.vue"
-import HookSubTrigger from "../HookSubTrigger.vue"
-import HookExplanation from "../HookExplanation.vue"
+import { useHookActions } from "../hook-actions"
 import {
 	listFieldRows,
 	scalarFieldRows,
 	type HookDiffContext,
 } from "../hook-diff"
+import { hookNoticeKeypath, type HookSubtitle } from "../hook-menu"
+import { hookStatus, type HookStatus } from "../hook-status"
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	hook?: DocumentHook | null | undefined // null/undefined means creating new
@@ -22,62 +24,122 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 	(e: "open-settings", target: "github"): void
 }>()
 
-const editorStore = useEditorStore()
-const { isReadOnlyOrDiff } = useEditorMeta()
-const targetSettings = computed(
-	() =>
-		props.diff?.targetHook?.settings as
-			DocumentHookSettingsGitHubTracking | undefined,
-)
-const hookData = computed(() => {
-	if (!props.hook) {
-		return null
-	}
-
-	return {
-		score: Number(props.hook.score),
-		state: props.hook.state as DocumentHookStateGitHubTracking,
-		settings: props.hook.settings as DocumentHookSettingsGitHubTracking,
-	}
-})
-const documentHookAPI = useDocumentHookAPI()
-const { fetchGitHubConnectionStatus } = useGitHubAPI()
 const { t } = useI18n({ useScope: "global" })
-const confirmedRepository = ref<string | undefined>(
-	hookData.value ? hookData.value.settings.repository : undefined,
-)
-const selectedRepository = ref<string | undefined>(confirmedRepository.value)
-const confirmedBranch = ref<string | undefined>(
-	hookData.value ? hookData.value.settings.branch : undefined,
-)
-const selectedBranch = ref<string | undefined>(confirmedBranch.value)
-const confirmedPaths = ref<string[] | undefined>(
-	hookData.value ? hookData.value.settings.paths : undefined,
-)
-const selectedPaths = ref<string[] | undefined>(confirmedPaths.value)
-const invalidData = computed(() => {
-	return (
-		!selectedRepository.value ||
-		!selectedBranch.value ||
-		!selectedPaths.value?.length ||
-		(selectedRepository.value === confirmedRepository.value &&
-			selectedBranch.value === confirmedBranch.value &&
-			arraysEqual(selectedPaths.value, confirmedPaths.value))
-	)
+const { isReadOnlyOrDiff } = useEditorMeta()
+const actions = useHookActions({
+	type: DocumentHookType.GitHubTracking,
+	nodeId: () => props.nodeId,
+	hook: () => props.hook,
+	close: close,
 })
 const {
+	fetchGitHubConnectionStatus,
 	fetchGitHubRepositories,
 	useFetchGitHubBranchesByRepositoryName,
 	useFetchGitHubFileTreeByRepositoryNameAndBranch,
 } = useGitHubAPI()
+
+const activeBranchSettings = computed(
+	() => props.hook?.settings as DocumentHookSettingsGitHubTracking | undefined,
+)
+const targetBranchSettings = computed(
+	() =>
+		props.diff?.targetHook?.settings as
+			DocumentHookSettingsGitHubTracking | undefined,
+)
+const state = computed(
+	() => props.hook?.state as DocumentHookStateGitHubTracking | undefined,
+)
+const status = computed(() => (props.hook ? hookStatus(props.hook) : null))
+const selectedRepository = ref<string | undefined>(
+	activeBranchSettings.value?.repository,
+)
+const selectedBranch = ref<string | undefined>(
+	activeBranchSettings.value?.branch,
+)
+const selectedPaths = ref<string[] | undefined>(
+	activeBranchSettings.value?.paths,
+)
 const fetchGitHubBranches =
 	useFetchGitHubBranchesByRepositoryName(selectedRepository)
 const fetchGitHubPaths = useFetchGitHubFileTreeByRepositoryNameAndBranch(
 	selectedRepository,
 	selectedBranch,
 )
-
 const isSubOpen = ref(false)
+const invalidData = computed(() => {
+	return (
+		!selectedRepository.value ||
+		!selectedBranch.value ||
+		!selectedPaths.value?.length ||
+		(selectedRepository.value === activeBranchSettings.value?.repository &&
+			selectedBranch.value === activeBranchSettings.value.branch &&
+			arraysEqual(selectedPaths.value, activeBranchSettings.value.paths))
+	)
+})
+const failure = computed(() =>
+	state.value ? checkFailure(state.value.status) : null,
+)
+// the setup an editor still has to do comes first, then what the last
+// check found
+const notice = computed(() => {
+	if (
+		failure.value?.notice === "not-connected" ||
+		(!isReadOnlyOrDiff.value &&
+			!fetchGitHubConnectionStatus.data.value?.connected)
+	) {
+		return "not-connected"
+	}
+
+	if (
+		!isReadOnlyOrDiff.value &&
+		!fetchGitHubRepositories.state.value.data?.length
+	) {
+		return "no-repositories"
+	}
+
+	return failure.value?.notice ?? "summary"
+})
+// setup is not the hook's own state, so it shows plain unless the last
+// check failed over it
+const noticeStatus = computed<HookStatus | undefined>(() =>
+	(notice.value === "not-connected" || notice.value === "no-repositories") &&
+	status.value !== "needs-attention"
+		? "fresh"
+		: undefined,
+)
+const subtitle = computed<HookSubtitle>(() => {
+	if (!activeBranchSettings.value) {
+		return { text: t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.description") }
+	}
+
+	return {
+		text: t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.subtext", {
+			repository: activeBranchSettings.value.repository,
+			branch: activeBranchSettings.value.branch,
+		}),
+		detail:
+			failure.value?.detail ??
+			fileCount(activeBranchSettings.value.paths.length),
+	}
+})
+// the notice names the picks as they are made, and the stored ones where
+// they cannot be changed
+const noticeFiles = computed(() => {
+	const paths = isReadOnlyOrDiff.value
+		? activeBranchSettings.value?.paths
+		: selectedPaths.value
+	if (!paths?.length) {
+		return null
+	}
+
+	return paths.length > 2 ? fileCount(paths.length) : paths.join(", ")
+})
+const noticeBranch = computed(() =>
+	isReadOnlyOrDiff.value
+		? activeBranchSettings.value?.branch
+		: selectedBranch.value,
+)
 
 onMounted(async () => {
 	await Promise.all([
@@ -86,518 +148,338 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 	])
 })
 
-async function upsertHook() {
-	if (
-		invalidData.value ||
-		!editorStore.activeDocumentId ||
-		!editorStore.activeBranchId
-	) {
-		return
-	}
-
-	isSubOpen.value = false
-	emit("force-close")
-
+async function submit() {
 	const repository = selectedRepository.value
 	const branch = selectedBranch.value
 	const paths = selectedPaths.value
-
-	if (!repository || !branch || !paths) {
+	if (invalidData.value || !repository || !branch || !paths) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if (!props.hook) {
-		try {
-			await documentHookAPI.createDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-				docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-				req: {
-					type: DocumentHookType.GitHubTracking,
-					branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-					blockId: props.nodeId,
-					settings: {
-						repository,
-						branch,
-						paths,
-					},
-				},
-			})
-		} catch {
-			showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.create-failed"))
-			return
-		}
+	const next = { repository: repository, branch: branch, paths: paths }
+	if (props.hook) {
+		await actions.update(next)
+		return
+	}
 
-		confirmedRepository.value = selectedRepository.value
-		confirmedBranch.value = selectedBranch.value
-		confirmedPaths.value = selectedPaths.value
-
-		// since "create new" is reused, reset the state
+	// the same form creates the next hook, so it is emptied once a hook is
+	// created
+	if (await actions.create(next)) {
 		selectedRepository.value = undefined
 		selectedBranch.value = undefined
 		selectedPaths.value = undefined
-
-		return
 	}
-
-	try {
-		await documentHookAPI.updateDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-			docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-			branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-			hookId: props.hook.id,
-			req: {
-				settings: {
-					repository,
-					branch,
-					paths,
-				},
-			},
-		})
-	} catch {
-		showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.update-failed"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	confirmedRepository.value = selectedRepository.value
-	confirmedBranch.value = selectedBranch.value
-	confirmedPaths.value = selectedPaths.value
 }
 
-async function deleteHook() {
-	if (
-		!props.hook ||
-		!editorStore.activeDocumentId ||
-		!editorStore.activeBranchId
-	) {
-		return
-	}
-
-	isSubOpen.value = false
-	emit("force-close")
-
-	try {
-		await documentHookAPI.deleteDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-			docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-			branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-			hookId: props.hook.id,
-		})
-	} catch {
-		showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.delete-failed"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	selectedRepository.value = undefined
-	selectedBranch.value = undefined
-	selectedPaths.value = undefined
+function fileCount(count: number): string {
+	return count === 1
+		? t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.file-count.one")
+		: t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.file-count.other", { count: count })
 }
 
-async function resetHook() {
-	if (
-		!props.hook ||
-		!editorStore.activeDocumentId ||
-		!editorStore.activeBranchId
-	) {
-		return
+// checkFailure says what the row and the notice show for a failed check,
+// and is null while the check works. It has a case for every status and no
+// default, so a status added later fails to compile until it is handled.
+function checkFailure(checkStatus: DocumentHookStateGitHubTracking["status"]): {
+	detail: string
+	notice: "not-connected" | "missing-repository" | "missing-branch"
+} | null {
+	switch (checkStatus) {
+		case "active":
+			return null
+		case "missing_installation":
+			return {
+				detail: t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.problems.missing-installation"),
+				notice: "not-connected",
+			}
+		case "missing_repository":
+			return {
+				detail: t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.problems.missing-repository"),
+				notice: "missing-repository",
+			}
+		case "missing_branch":
+			return {
+				detail: t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.problems.missing-branch"),
+				notice: "missing-branch",
+			}
 	}
+}
 
+function close() {
 	isSubOpen.value = false
 	emit("force-close")
-
-	try {
-		await documentHookAPI.resetDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-			docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-			branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-			hookId: props.hook.id,
-		})
-	} catch {
-		showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.reset-failed"))
-		return
-	}
 }
 </script>
+
 <template>
-	<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub v-model:open="isSubOpen">
-		<HookSubTrigger :hook="props.hook" :diff="props.diff">
-			<Icon name="simple-icons:github" class="shrink-0" />
-			<span v-if="!hookData">
-				{{ $t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.title") }}
-			</span>
+	<HookConfigPanel
+		v-model:open="isSubOpen"
+		:hook="props.hook"
+		:diff="props.diff"
+		icon="simple-icons:github"
+		:notice-status="noticeStatus"
+		:notice-icon="noticeStatus ? 'mingcute:information-fill' : undefined"
+		:acknowledge-label="
+			status === 'triggered' && state?.status === 'active'
+				? $t('editor.hooks.reset')
+				: undefined
+		"
+		:submit-disabled="invalidData"
+		@submit="submit"
+		@delete="actions.remove"
+		@acknowledge="actions.reset"
+	>
+		<template #title>
+			{{ $t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.title") }}
+		</template>
+		<template #subtitle>
+			{{ subtitle.text }}
+		</template>
+		<template v-if="subtitle.detail" #subtitle-detail>
+			{{ subtitle.detail }}
+		</template>
+		<template #notice>
 			<i18n-t
-				v-else-if="Number(hookData.score) !== 0"
+				v-if="notice === 'not-connected'"
 				scope="global"
-				keypath="editor.hooks.github-tracking.existing-item"
+				keypath="editor.hooks.github-tracking.not-connected.main"
 				tag="span"
-				class="truncate"
 			>
-				<template #repository>
-					{{ confirmedRepository }}
+				<template #placeholder>
+					<ShadcnUiButton
+						type="button"
+						variant="link"
+						size="custom"
+						class="h-fit p-0 text-xs"
+						@click="emit('open-settings', 'github')"
+					>
+						{{ $t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.not-connected.placeholder") }}
+					</ShadcnUiButton>
 				</template>
 			</i18n-t>
+			<template v-else-if="notice === 'no-repositories'">
+				{{ $t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.no-repositories") }}
+			</template>
+			<template v-else-if="notice === 'missing-repository'">
+				{{ $t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.missing-target-repository") }}
+			</template>
+			<template v-else-if="notice === 'missing-branch'">
+				{{ $t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.missing-target-branch") }}
+			</template>
 			<i18n-t
 				v-else
 				scope="global"
-				keypath="editor.hooks.github-tracking.triggered-item"
+				:keypath="hookNoticeKeypath(DocumentHookType.GitHubTracking, status)"
 				tag="span"
-				class="truncate"
 			>
-				<template #repository>
-					{{ confirmedRepository }}
+				<template #files>
+					<HookNoticeValue
+						:value="noticeFiles"
+						:fallback="$t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.files-fallback')"
+					/>
+				</template>
+				<template #branch>
+					<HookNoticeValue
+						:value="noticeBranch"
+						:fallback="$t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-fallback')"
+					/>
 				</template>
 			</i18n-t>
-		</HookSubTrigger>
-		<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent
-			side="right"
-			align="start"
-			loop
-			:class="[
-				'pointer-events-auto!' /* for some reason ShadcnUiSelect disables pointer events, which closes the whole sub menu when the select is closed, so we must override this */,
-			]"
+		</template>
+		<div
+			v-if="isReadOnlyOrDiff && activeBranchSettings"
+			class="flex flex-col gap-1"
 		>
-			<div class="flex w-[14rem] flex-col">
-				<!-- the setup banners tell an editor what to connect -->
-				<template
-					v-if="
-						!isReadOnlyOrDiff &&
-						(!fetchGitHubConnectionStatus.data.value?.connected ||
-							hookData?.state.status === 'missing_installation')
-					"
-				>
-					<i18n-t
-						scope="global"
-						keypath="editor.hooks.github-tracking.not-connected.main"
-						tag="div"
-						class="px-0.75 pb-0.75 text-center text-2sm"
-					>
-						<template #icon>
-							<Icon
-								name="mingcute:information-fill"
-								class="mr-0.5 inline-block -translate-y-px align-middle text-status-info"
-							/>
-						</template>
-						<template #placeholder>
-							<ShadcnUiButton
-								type="button"
-								variant="link"
-								size="custom"
-								class="h-fit p-0 text-2sm"
-								@click="emit('open-settings', 'github')"
-							>
-								{{
-									$t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.not-connected.placeholder")
-								}}
-							</ShadcnUiButton>
-						</template>
-					</i18n-t>
-					<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
-				</template>
-				<template
-					v-else-if="
-						!isReadOnlyOrDiff &&
-						!fetchGitHubRepositories.state.value.data?.length
-					"
-				>
-					<i18n-t
-						scope="global"
-						keypath="editor.hooks.github-tracking.no-repositories"
-						tag="div"
-						class="px-0.75 pb-0.75 text-center text-2sm"
-					>
-						<template #icon>
-							<Icon
-								name="mingcute:information-fill"
-								class="mr-0.5 inline-block -translate-y-px align-middle text-status-info"
-							/>
-						</template>
-					</i18n-t>
-					<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
-				</template>
-				<template v-else-if="hookData?.state.status === 'missing_repository'">
-					<i18n-t
-						scope="global"
-						keypath="editor.hooks.github-tracking.missing-target-repository"
-						tag="div"
-						class="px-0.75 pb-0.75 text-center text-2sm"
-					>
-						<template #icon>
-							<Icon
-								name="mingcute:alert-fill"
-								class="mr-0.5 inline-block -translate-y-px align-middle text-status-warning"
-							/>
-						</template>
-					</i18n-t>
-					<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
-				</template>
-				<template v-else-if="hookData?.state.status === 'missing_branch'">
-					<i18n-t
-						scope="global"
-						keypath="editor.hooks.github-tracking.missing-target-branch"
-						tag="div"
-						class="px-0.75 pb-0.75 text-center text-2sm"
-					>
-						<template #icon>
-							<Icon
-								name="mingcute:alert-fill"
-								class="mr-0.5 inline-block -translate-y-px align-middle text-status-warning"
-							/>
-						</template>
-					</i18n-t>
-					<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
-				</template>
-				<div
-					:class="
-						cn(
-							'flex flex-col opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-200',
-							!isReadOnlyOrDiff &&
-								(!fetchGitHubConnectionStatus.data.value?.connected ||
-									hookData?.state.status === 'missing_installation') &&
-								'pointer-events-none opacity-60',
-						)
-					"
-				>
-					<template v-if="hookData && hookData.state.status === 'active'">
-						<HookExplanation
-							:type="DocumentHookType.GitHubTracking"
-							:triggered="hookData.score === 0"
-							:node-id="props.nodeId"
-						/>
-						<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
-					</template>
-					<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 px-0.75 pb-0.75">
-						<template v-if="isReadOnlyOrDiff && hookData">
-							<HookReadonlyField
-								:label="
-									$t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.repository-select-label')
-								"
-								:rows="
-									scalarFieldRows(
-										hookData.settings.repository,
-										targetSettings?.repository ?? null,
+			<HookReadonlyField
+				:label="$t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.repository-select-label')"
+				:rows="
+					scalarFieldRows(
+						activeBranchSettings.repository,
+						targetBranchSettings?.repository ?? null,
+					)
+				"
+				:diff-status="props.diff?.status"
+			/>
+			<HookReadonlyField
+				:label="$t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-select-label')"
+				:rows="
+					scalarFieldRows(
+						activeBranchSettings.branch,
+						targetBranchSettings?.branch ?? null,
+					)
+				"
+				:diff-status="props.diff?.status"
+			/>
+			<HookReadonlyField
+				:label="$t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-label')"
+				:rows="
+					listFieldRows(
+						activeBranchSettings.paths,
+						targetBranchSettings?.paths ?? null,
+					)
+				"
+				:diff-status="props.diff?.status"
+			/>
+		</div>
+		<div
+			v-else
+			:class="
+				cn(
+					'flex flex-col gap-1 opacity-100 transition-opacity duration-200',
+					(!fetchGitHubConnectionStatus.data.value?.connected ||
+						state?.status === 'missing_installation') &&
+						'pointer-events-none opacity-60',
+				)
+			"
+		>
+			<ShadcnUiSelect
+				v-model="selectedRepository"
+				:disabled="
+					!fetchGitHubConnectionStatus.data.value?.connected ||
+					fetchGitHubRepositories.isLoading.value ||
+					fetchGitHubRepositories.state.value.data?.length === 0 ||
+					(!!state &&
+						state.status !== 'active' &&
+						state.status !== 'missing_repository' &&
+						state.status !== 'missing_branch')
+				"
+			>
+				<ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
+					<span class="text-2sm">
+						{{ $t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.repository-select-label") }}
+					</span>
+				</ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
+				<ShadcnUiSelectTrigger class="w-full" size="custom">
+					<ShadcnUiSelectValue
+						class="text-2sm"
+						:placeholder="
+							fetchGitHubRepositories.isLoading.value
+								? $t(
+										'editor.hooks.github-tracking.repository-select-loading-placeholder',
 									)
-								"
-							/>
-							<HookReadonlyField
-								:label="$t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-select-label')"
-								:rows="
-									scalarFieldRows(
-										hookData.settings.branch,
-										targetSettings?.branch ?? null,
+								: $t(
+										'editor.hooks.github-tracking.repository-select-placeholder',
 									)
-								"
-							/>
-							<HookReadonlyField
-								:label="$t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-label')"
-								:rows="
-									listFieldRows(
-										hookData.settings.paths,
-										targetSettings?.paths ?? null,
-									)
-								"
-							/>
-						</template>
-						<ShadcnUiSelect
-							v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff"
-							v-model="selectedRepository"
-							:disabled="
-								!fetchGitHubConnectionStatus.data.value?.connected ||
-								fetchGitHubRepositories.isLoading.value ||
-								fetchGitHubRepositories.state.value.data?.length === 0 ||
-								(!!hookData &&
-									hookData.state.status !== 'active' &&
-									hookData.state.status !== 'missing_repository' &&
-									hookData.state.status !== 'missing_branch')
-							"
-						>
-							<ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
-								<span class="text-2sm">
-									{{
-										$t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.repository-select-label")
-									}}
-								</span>
-							</ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
-							<ShadcnUiSelectTrigger class="w-full" size="custom">
-								<ShadcnUiSelectValue
-									class="text-2sm"
-									:placeholder="
-										fetchGitHubRepositories.isLoading.value
-											? $t(
-													'editor.hooks.github-tracking.repository-select-loading-placeholder',
-												)
-											: $t(
-													'editor.hooks.github-tracking.repository-select-placeholder',
-												)
-									"
-								/>
-							</ShadcnUiSelectTrigger>
-							<ShadcnUiSelectContent
-								class="max-h-[40dvh] max-w-[15rem]"
-								side="bottom"
-								align="start"
-								body-lock
-							>
-								<ShadcnUiSelectItem
-									v-for="item in fetchGitHubRepositories.state.value.data"
-									:key="item.name"
-									:value="item.name"
-									class="text-2sm"
-								>
-									<div class="flex-1 truncate">
-										{{ item.name }}
-									</div>
-								</ShadcnUiSelectItem>
-							</ShadcnUiSelectContent>
-						</ShadcnUiSelect>
-						<ShadcnUiSelect
-							v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff"
-							v-model="selectedBranch"
-							:disabled="
-								!selectedRepository ||
-								fetchGitHubBranches.isLoading.value ||
-								(!!hookData &&
-									hookData.state.status !== 'active' &&
-									hookData.state.status !== 'missing_branch')
-							"
-						>
-							<ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
-								<span class="text-2sm">
-									{{ $t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-select-label") }}
-								</span>
-							</ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
-							<ShadcnUiSelectTrigger class="w-full" size="custom">
-								<ShadcnUiSelectValue
-									class="text-2sm"
-									:placeholder="
-										!selectedRepository
-											? $t(
-													'editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-select-repository-placeholder',
-												)
-											: fetchGitHubBranches.isLoading.value
-												? $t(
-														'editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-select-loading-placeholder',
-													)
-												: $t(
-														'editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-select-placeholder',
-													)
-									"
-								/>
-							</ShadcnUiSelectTrigger>
-							<ShadcnUiSelectContent
-								class="max-h-[40dvh] max-w-[15rem]"
-								side="bottom"
-								align="start"
-							>
-								<ShadcnUiSelectItem
-									v-for="branch in fetchGitHubBranches.state.value.data"
-									:key="branch"
-									:value="branch"
-									class="text-2sm"
-								>
-									<div class="flex-1 truncate">
-										{{ branch }}
-									</div>
-								</ShadcnUiSelectItem>
-							</ShadcnUiSelectContent>
-						</ShadcnUiSelect>
-						<FileSelectInput
-							v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff"
-							v-model="selectedPaths"
-							class="w-full"
-							:disabled="
-								!selectedRepository ||
-								!selectedBranch ||
-								fetchGitHubPaths.isLoading.value ||
-								(!!hookData && hookData.state.status !== 'active')
-							"
-							:options="fetchGitHubPaths.state.value.data || []"
-							:placeholder="
-								!selectedRepository
-									? $t(
-											'editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-repository-placeholder',
-										)
-									: !selectedBranch
-										? $t(
-												'editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-branch-placeholder',
-											)
-										: fetchGitHubPaths.isLoading.value
-											? $t(
-													'editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-loading-placeholder',
-												)
-											: $t(
-													'editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-placeholder',
-												)
-							"
-							:empty-folder-placeholder="
-								$t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.empty-folder-placeholder')
-							"
-						>
-							<template #label>
-								<span>
-									{{ $t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-label") }}
-								</span>
-							</template>
-							<template #selection-text="{ count }">
-								<i18n-t
-									v-if="count > 1"
-									scope="global"
-									keypath="editor.hooks.github-tracking.selection-text.other"
-									tag="span"
-								>
-									<template #count>{{ count }}</template>
-								</i18n-t>
-								<i18n-t
-									v-if="count === 1"
-									scope="global"
-									keypath="editor.hooks.github-tracking.selection-text.one"
-									tag="span"
-								/>
-							</template>
-						</FileSelectInput>
-					</div>
-					<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff" />
-				</div>
-				<div v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff" class="p-0.75">
-					<div v-if="hookData" class="flex flex-col gap-1">
-						<div class="flex gap-1">
-							<ShadcnUiButton
-								class="flex-1 gap-1"
-								:variant="hookData?.score === 0 ? 'outline' : 'default'"
-								size="2sm"
-								:disabled="invalidData"
-								@click.stop="upsertHook"
-							>
-								<Icon name="mingcute:save-2-line" />
-								{{ $t("editor.hooks.update") }}
-							</ShadcnUiButton>
-							<ShadcnUiButton
-								class="flex-1 gap-1"
-								variant="secondary"
-								size="2sm"
-								@click.stop="deleteHook"
-							>
-								<Icon name="mingcute:delete-2-line" />
-								{{ $t("editor.hooks.delete") }}
-							</ShadcnUiButton>
+						"
+					/>
+				</ShadcnUiSelectTrigger>
+				<ShadcnUiSelectContent
+					class="max-h-[40dvh] max-w-[15rem]"
+					side="bottom"
+					align="start"
+					body-lock
+				>
+					<ShadcnUiSelectItem
+						v-for="item in fetchGitHubRepositories.state.value.data"
+						:key="item.name"
+						:value="item.name"
+						class="text-2sm"
+					>
+						<div class="flex-1 truncate">
+							{{ item.name }}
 						</div>
-						<ShadcnUiButton
-							v-if="hookData?.score === 0 && hookData.state.status === 'active'"
-							class="gap-1"
-							size="2sm"
-							@click.stop="resetHook"
-						>
-							<Icon name="mingcute:check-fill" />
-							{{ $t("editor.hooks.reset") }}
-						</ShadcnUiButton>
-					</div>
-					<template v-else>
-						<ShadcnUiButton
-							class="w-full gap-1"
-							size="2sm"
-							:disabled="invalidData"
-							@click.stop="upsertHook"
-						>
-							<Icon name="mingcute:check-fill" />
-							{{ $t("editor.hooks.create") }}
-						</ShadcnUiButton>
-					</template>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-		</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent>
-	</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub>
+					</ShadcnUiSelectItem>
+				</ShadcnUiSelectContent>
+			</ShadcnUiSelect>
+			<ShadcnUiSelect
+				v-model="selectedBranch"
+				:disabled="
+					!selectedRepository ||
+					fetchGitHubBranches.isLoading.value ||
+					(!!state &&
+						state.status !== 'active' &&
+						state.status !== 'missing_branch')
+				"
+			>
+				<ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
+					<span class="text-2sm">
+						{{ $t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-select-label") }}
+					</span>
+				</ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
+				<ShadcnUiSelectTrigger class="w-full" size="custom">
+					<ShadcnUiSelectValue
+						class="text-2sm"
+						:placeholder="
+							!selectedRepository
+								? $t(
+										'editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-select-repository-placeholder',
+									)
+								: fetchGitHubBranches.isLoading.value
+									? $t(
+											'editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-select-loading-placeholder',
+										)
+									: $t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.branch-select-placeholder')
+						"
+					/>
+				</ShadcnUiSelectTrigger>
+				<ShadcnUiSelectContent
+					class="max-h-[40dvh] max-w-[15rem]"
+					side="bottom"
+					align="start"
+				>
+					<ShadcnUiSelectItem
+						v-for="branch in fetchGitHubBranches.state.value.data"
+						:key="branch"
+						:value="branch"
+						class="text-2sm"
+					>
+						<div class="flex-1 truncate">
+							{{ branch }}
+						</div>
+					</ShadcnUiSelectItem>
+				</ShadcnUiSelectContent>
+			</ShadcnUiSelect>
+			<FileSelectInput
+				v-model="selectedPaths"
+				class="w-full"
+				:disabled="
+					!selectedRepository ||
+					!selectedBranch ||
+					fetchGitHubPaths.isLoading.value ||
+					(!!state && state.status !== 'active')
+				"
+				:options="fetchGitHubPaths.state.value.data || []"
+				:placeholder="
+					!selectedRepository
+						? $t(
+								'editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-repository-placeholder',
+							)
+						: !selectedBranch
+							? $t(
+									'editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-branch-placeholder',
+								)
+							: fetchGitHubPaths.isLoading.value
+								? $t(
+										'editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-loading-placeholder',
+									)
+								: $t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-placeholder')
+				"
+				:empty-folder-placeholder="
+					$t('editor.hooks.github-tracking.empty-folder-placeholder')
+				"
+			>
+				<template #label>
+					<span>
+						{{ $t("editor.hooks.github-tracking.path-select-label") }}
+					</span>
+				</template>
+				<template #selection-text="{ count }">
+					<i18n-t
+						v-if="count > 1"
+						scope="global"
+						keypath="editor.hooks.github-tracking.selection-text.other"
+						tag="span"
+					>
+						<template #count>{{ count }}</template>
+					</i18n-t>
+					<i18n-t
+						v-if="count === 1"
+						scope="global"
+						keypath="editor.hooks.github-tracking.selection-text.one"
+						tag="span"
+					/>
+				</template>
+			</FileSelectInput>
+		</div>
+	</HookConfigPanel>
 </template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-actions.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-actions.nuxt.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..535037ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-actions.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+import { setResponseStatus, type H3Event } from "h3"
+import { mountSuspended } from "@nuxt/test-utils/runtime"
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it, vi } from "vitest"
+import { toast } from "vue-sonner"
+import { useHookActions } from "./hook-actions"
+import { makeHook } from "./test-helpers"
+import {
+	clearQueryCache,
+	disposeMockEndpoints,
+	makeXid,
+	mockEndpoint,
+	type RecordedCall,
+} from "~/composables/api/test-helpers"
+import { raisedToasts, t, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS } from "~/components/test-helpers"
+
+vi.mock("vue-sonner", () => ({
+	toast: { custom: vi.fn(), dismiss: vi.fn() },
+}))
+
+const DOCUMENT_ID = makeXid("doc")
+const BRANCH_ID = makeXid("branch")
+const HOOK_ID = makeXid("hook")
+const HOOK_PATH = `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`
+const SETTINGS = { url: "https://oxynote.test" }
+
+// the editor store, the query cache and the mocked toast module are all
+// shared, so these tests cannot interleave
+describe("useHookActions", { concurrent: false }, () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		clearQueryCache()
+		vi.mocked(toast.custom).mockReset()
+		useEditorStore().updateActiveDocumentId(DOCUMENT_ID)
+		useEditorStore().updateActiveBranchId(BRANCH_ID)
+	})
+
+	afterEach(disposeMockEndpoints)
+
+	it("creates a hook on the open block after closing the menu", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint(
+			"POST",
+			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`,
+			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
+		)
+		const { actions, close } = await mountActions(null)
+
+		const done = await actions.create(SETTINGS)
+
+		expect(done).toBe(true)
+		expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(calls[0]?.body).toEqual({
+			type: DocumentHookType.URLWatcher,
+			branchId: BRANCH_ID,
+			blockId: "block-1",
+			settings: SETTINGS,
+		})
+		expect(raisedToasts()).toEqual([])
+	})
+
+	it("creates nothing while no page is open", async ({ expect }) => {
+		useEditorStore().updateActiveDocumentId(null)
+		const calls = mockEndpoint(
+			"POST",
+			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`,
+			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
+		)
+		const { actions, close } = await mountActions(null)
+
+		const done = await actions.create(SETTINGS)
+
+		expect(done).toBe(false)
+		expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+		expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it("says so when the hook cannot be created", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockEndpoint("POST", `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`, failing)
+		const { actions } = await mountActions(null)
+
+		const done = await actions.create(SETTINGS)
+
+		expect(done).toBe(false)
+		expect(raisedToasts()).toMatchObject([
+			{ type: "error", title: t("editor.hooks.errors.create-failed") },
+		])
+	})
+
+	it("updates the hook's settings after closing the menu", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, () => ({ id: HOOK_ID }))
+		const { actions, close } = await mountActions()
+
+		const done = await actions.update(SETTINGS)
+
+		expect(done).toBe(true)
+		expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+		expect(calls[0]?.body).toEqual({ settings: SETTINGS })
+	})
+
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "an update",
+			input: false,
+			expected: "editor.hooks.errors.update-failed",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "a renewal",
+			input: true,
+			expected: "editor.hooks.errors.renew-failed",
+		},
+	])("says so when $name fails", async ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+		mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, failing)
+		const { actions } = await mountActions()
+
+		const done = await actions.update(SETTINGS, input)
+
+		expect(done).toBe(false)
+		expect(raisedToasts()).toMatchObject([
+			{ type: "error", title: t(expected) },
+		])
+	})
+
+	it("updates nothing without a hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, () => ({ id: HOOK_ID }))
+		const { actions, close } = await mountActions(null)
+
+		const done = await actions.update(SETTINGS)
+
+		expect(done).toBe(false)
+		expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+		expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it("deletes the hook after closing the menu", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("DELETE", HOOK_PATH, () => null)
+		const { actions, close } = await mountActions()
+
+		const done = await actions.remove()
+
+		expect(done).toBe(true)
+		expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+	})
+
+	it("says so when the hook cannot be deleted", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockEndpoint("DELETE", HOOK_PATH, failing)
+		const { actions } = await mountActions()
+
+		const done = await actions.remove()
+
+		expect(done).toBe(false)
+		expect(raisedToasts()).toMatchObject([
+			{ type: "error", title: t("editor.hooks.errors.delete-failed") },
+		])
+	})
+
+	it("deletes nothing without a hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("DELETE", HOOK_PATH, () => null)
+		const { actions, close } = await mountActions(null)
+
+		const done = await actions.remove()
+
+		expect(done).toBe(false)
+		expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+		expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+
+	it("resets the hook after closing the menu", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", `${HOOK_PATH}/reset`, () => ({
+			id: HOOK_ID,
+		}))
+		const { actions, close } = await mountActions()
+
+		const done = await actions.reset()
+
+		expect(done).toBe(true)
+		expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+	})
+
+	it("says so when the hook cannot be reset", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockEndpoint("PUT", `${HOOK_PATH}/reset`, failing)
+		const { actions } = await mountActions()
+
+		const done = await actions.reset()
+
+		expect(done).toBe(false)
+		expect(raisedToasts()).toMatchObject([
+			{ type: "error", title: t("editor.hooks.errors.reset-failed") },
+		])
+	})
+
+	it("resets nothing without a hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", `${HOOK_PATH}/reset`, () => ({
+			id: HOOK_ID,
+		}))
+		const { actions, close } = await mountActions(null)
+
+		const done = await actions.reset()
+
+		expect(done).toBe(false)
+		expect(close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+		expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
+	})
+})
+
+// the composable reads i18n, the editor store and the api through a
+// component instance, so each test mounts a small host
+async function mountActions(
+	hook: DocumentHook | null = makeHook({
+		id: HOOK_ID,
+		documentId: DOCUMENT_ID,
+		branchId: BRANCH_ID,
+	}),
+) {
+	const close = vi.fn()
+	const host: { actions?: ReturnType<typeof useHookActions> } = {}
+	await mountSuspended(
+		defineComponent({
+			setup() {
+				host.actions = useHookActions({
+					type: DocumentHookType.URLWatcher,
+					nodeId: () => "block-1",
+					hook: () => hook,
+					close: close,
+				})
+
+				return () => h("div")
+			},
+		}),
+	)
+	if (!host.actions) {
+		throw new Error("the host did not set up the actions")
+	}
+
+	return { actions: host.actions, close: close }
+}
+
+function failing(_call: RecordedCall, event: H3Event) {
+	setResponseStatus(event, 500)
+
+	return { message: "boom" }
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-actions.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddefcf91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { showToastMessage } from "~/components/toast"
+
+// useHookActions sends the requests a hook's menu makes. Each one closes
+// the menu before it goes out, raises a toast when it fails, and resolves
+// to whether it went through.
+export function useHookActions(options: {
+	type: DocumentHookType
+	nodeId: () => string | null
+	hook: () => DocumentHook | null | undefined
+	close: () => void
+}) {
+	const { t } = useI18n({ useScope: "global" })
+	const editorStore = useEditorStore()
+	const documentHookAPI = useDocumentHookAPI()
+
+	async function create(settings: DocumentHookSettings): Promise<boolean> {
+		const docId = editorStore.activeDocumentId
+		const branchId = editorStore.activeBranchId
+
+		if (!docId || !branchId) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		options.close()
+
+		try {
+			await documentHookAPI.createDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
+				docId: docId,
+				req: {
+					type: options.type,
+					branchId: branchId,
+					blockId: options.nodeId(),
+					settings: settings,
+				},
+			})
+		} catch {
+			showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.create-failed"))
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// a renewal is an update that moves a reminder's date, and its toast
+	// says so
+	async function update(
+		settings: DocumentHookSettings,
+		renewal = false,
+	): Promise<boolean> {
+		const hook = options.hook()
+		const docId = editorStore.activeDocumentId
+		const branchId = editorStore.activeBranchId
+
+		if (!hook || !docId || !branchId) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		options.close()
+
+		try {
+			await documentHookAPI.updateDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
+				docId: docId,
+				branchId: branchId,
+				hookId: hook.id,
+				req: { settings: settings },
+			})
+		} catch {
+			showToastMessage(
+				"error",
+				renewal
+					? t("editor.hooks.errors.renew-failed")
+					: t("editor.hooks.errors.update-failed"),
+			)
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return true
+	}
+
+	async function remove(): Promise<boolean> {
+		const hook = options.hook()
+		const docId = editorStore.activeDocumentId
+		const branchId = editorStore.activeBranchId
+
+		if (!hook || !docId || !branchId) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		options.close()
+
+		try {
+			await documentHookAPI.deleteDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
+				docId: docId,
+				branchId: branchId,
+				hookId: hook.id,
+			})
+		} catch {
+			showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.delete-failed"))
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return true
+	}
+
+	async function reset(): Promise<boolean> {
+		const hook = options.hook()
+		const docId = editorStore.activeDocumentId
+		const branchId = editorStore.activeBranchId
+
+		if (!hook || !docId || !branchId) {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		options.close()
+
+		try {
+			await documentHookAPI.resetDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
+				docId: docId,
+				branchId: branchId,
+				hookId: hook.id,
+			})
+		} catch {
+			showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.reset-failed"))
+			return false
+		}
+
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return { create, update, remove, reset }
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-decorator.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-decorator.test.ts
index b23c3903..41d57fbb 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-decorator.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-decorator.test.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ function metricBlock(uid: string | null, str: string): PMNode {
 	return schema.nodes[METRIC_BLOCK_NAME].create({ uid }, schema.text(str))
 }
 
+// a website hook whose last check failed
+function failedHook(blockId: string): DocumentHook {
+	return {
+		...hook(blockId, "100"),
+		type: DocumentHookType.URLWatcher,
+		settings: { url: "https://example.com" },
+		state: { lastCheckedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z", status: "unreachable_url" },
+	}
+}
+
 function hook(blockId: string | null, score = "0"): DocumentHook {
 	return {
 		id: `hook-${blockId ?? "none"}`,
@@ -138,6 +148,23 @@ function decorationShape(
 		.sort((a, b) => a[0] - b[0] || a[1] - b[1])
 }
 
+// the status each bar shows, read off its widget key
+function barStatuses(plugin: Plugin, state: EditorState): string[] {
+	const decorations = plugin.props.decorations?.call(plugin, state)
+
+	if (!decorations) {
+		return []
+	}
+
+	return (decorations as DecorationSet)
+		.find()
+		.sort((a, b) => a.from - b.from)
+		.flatMap((deco) => {
+			const spec = deco.spec as { key?: string }
+			return spec.key ? [spec.key.replace(/^hook-decoration-\d+-/, "")] : []
+		})
+}
+
 describe("HookDecorator", () => {
 	it("decorates a matching block with a node decoration and an inner widget", ({
 		expect,
@@ -191,6 +218,36 @@ describe("HookDecorator", () => {
 		expect(decorationShape(plugin, state)).toEqual(expected)
 	})
 
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "marks a block with a triggered hook as triggered",
+			hooks: () => [hook("u1"), hook("u1", "100")],
+			expected: ["triggered"],
+		},
+		{
+			name: "marks a block whose hook failed its check as needing attention",
+			hooks: () => [failedHook("u1")],
+			expected: ["needs-attention"],
+		},
+		{
+			name: "marks a block with a trigger and a failed check as mixed",
+			hooks: () => [hook("u1"), failedHook("u1")],
+			expected: ["mixed"],
+		},
+		{
+			name: "keeps the kinds of two blocks apart",
+			hooks: () => [hook("u1"), failedHook("u2")],
+			expected: ["triggered", "needs-attention"],
+		},
+	])("$name", ({ hooks, expected }, { expect }) => {
+		const { plugin, state } = makeState(
+			docOf(para("u1", "hi"), para("u2", "yo")),
+			hooks,
+		)
+
+		expect(barStatuses(plugin, state)).toEqual(expected)
+	})
+
 	it("never decorates a block whose uid is empty", ({ expect }) => {
 		const { plugin, state } = makeState(docOf(para("", "hi")), () => [hook("")])
 
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-decorator.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-decorator.ts
index a400452e..40cecf28 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-decorator.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-decorator.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import {
 	IMAGE_BLOCK_NAME,
 	METRIC_BLOCK_NAME,
 } from "../blocks/node-names"
+import {
+	HOOK_BAR_STATUS_CLASS,
+	hookGroupStatus,
+	type HookGroupStatus,
+} from "./hook-status"
 
 /** block types that use node views and need the decoration widget placed
  * outside the node (at `pos`) rather than inside (at `pos + 1`) */
@@ -34,14 +39,36 @@ interface Options {
 	getHooks: () => DocumentHook[]
 }
 
+type BarStatus = Exclude<HookGroupStatus, "fresh">
+
 const key = new PluginKey("hook-decorator")
 
-function toAvailableIDs(hooks: DocumentHook[]): Set<string> {
-	return new Set(
-		hooks
-			.filter((h) => h.blockId !== null && Number(h.score) === 0)
-			.map((h) => String(h.blockId)),
-	)
+// barStatusByBlock sums up the hooks of each block into what its bar
+// shows. A block whose hooks are all fresh is left out.
+function barStatusByBlock(hooks: DocumentHook[]): Map<string, BarStatus> {
+	const hooksByBlock = new Map<string, DocumentHook[]>()
+
+	for (const hook of hooks) {
+		if (hook.blockId === null) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		hooksByBlock.set(hook.blockId, [
+			...(hooksByBlock.get(hook.blockId) ?? []),
+			hook,
+		])
+	}
+
+	const statuses = new Map<string, BarStatus>()
+
+	for (const [blockId, blockHooks] of hooksByBlock) {
+		const status = hookGroupStatus(blockHooks)
+		if (status && status !== "fresh") {
+			statuses.set(blockId, status)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return statuses
 }
 
 const HOOK_DECORATION_ATTR = "data-hook-decoration"
@@ -56,7 +83,7 @@ interface HookDecorationElement extends HTMLElement {
 function buildDecorations(
 	doc: PMNode,
 	opt: Options,
-	ids: Set<string>,
+	statuses: Map<string, BarStatus>,
 ): DecorationSet {
 	const decorations: Decoration[] = []
 
@@ -67,8 +94,8 @@ function buildDecorations(
 
 		const val = node.attrs[opt.attributeName] as string | null | undefined
 		const hasAttr = val != null && val !== ""
-
-		if (!hasAttr || !ids.has(val)) {
+		const status = hasAttr ? statuses.get(val) : undefined
+		if (!status) {
 			return true
 		}
 
@@ -145,7 +172,8 @@ function buildDecorations(
 
 					el.className = cn(
 						"pointer-events-none absolute top-0",
-						"w-1.25 bg-hook-decoration block rounded-r-lg",
+						"block w-1.25 rounded-r-lg",
+						HOOK_BAR_STATUS_CLASS[status],
 						// the bar hugs the page edge in full view; in compact view the
 						// column floats, so it becomes a pill
 						"in-data-compact-view:rounded-full",
@@ -156,7 +184,9 @@ function buildDecorations(
 				},
 				{
 					side: -1,
-					key: `hook-decoration-${pos}`,
+					// the key carries the status, so a bar whose status changes
+					// is drawn again
+					key: `hook-decoration-${pos}-${status}`,
 					ignoreSelection: true,
 				},
 			),
@@ -200,10 +230,10 @@ export const HookDecorator = Extension.create<Partial<Options>>({
 				key,
 				state: {
 					init: (_cfg, { doc }) => {
-						const ids = toAvailableIDs(opt.getHooks())
+						const statuses = barStatusByBlock(opt.getHooks())
 						return {
-							ids,
-							decos: buildDecorations(doc, opt, ids),
+							statuses,
+							decos: buildDecorations(doc, opt, statuses),
 						}
 					},
 					apply(tr, old, _oldState, newState) {
@@ -211,15 +241,15 @@ export const HookDecorator = Extension.create<Partial<Options>>({
 							{ hooksChanged?: boolean } | undefined
 
 						if (tr.docChanged || meta?.hooksChanged) {
-							const ids = toAvailableIDs(opt.getHooks())
+							const statuses = barStatusByBlock(opt.getHooks())
 							return {
-								ids,
-								decos: buildDecorations(newState.doc, opt, ids),
+								statuses,
+								decos: buildDecorations(newState.doc, opt, statuses),
 							}
 						}
 
 						return {
-							ids: old.ids,
+							statuses: old.statuses,
 							decos: old.decos.map(tr.mapping, tr.doc),
 						}
 					},
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-menu.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-menu.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..abfbf025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-menu.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { describe, it } from "vitest"
+import { hookNoticeKeypath } from "./hook-menu"
+import type { HookStatus } from "./hook-status"
+import { DocumentHookType } from "~/utils/api/document"
+
+describe("hookNoticeKeypath", () => {
+	it.for<{ name: string; input: HookStatus | null; expected: string }>([
+		{
+			name: "says what a hook that is still being made does",
+			input: null,
+			expected: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.new-notice",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "says what a waiting hook will do",
+			input: "fresh",
+			expected: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.fresh-notice",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "says what a triggered hook did",
+			input: "triggered",
+			expected: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.triggered-notice",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "says what a hook that needs attention will do",
+			input: "needs-attention",
+			expected: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.fresh-notice",
+		},
+	])("$name", ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+		expect(hookNoticeKeypath(DocumentHookType.URLWatcher, input)).toBe(expected)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-menu.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-menu.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b9e6201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-menu.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import type { HookStatus } from "./hook-status"
+
+// HookSubtitle is the second line of a hook's row. The detail follows the
+// text after a dot, like a status or how far off a date is.
+export interface HookSubtitle {
+	text: string
+	detail?: string
+}
+
+// the list of hooks keeps to this width. The floor leaves a two line row
+// room to breathe, and the cap fits a phone 22.5rem wide
+export const HOOK_MENU_WIDTH_CLASS =
+	"min-w-[min(17rem,calc(100dvw-1.5rem))] max-w-[min(20rem,calc(100dvw-1.5rem))]"
+
+// the type picker and the forms hold less, so their floor is lower
+export const HOOK_SUBMENU_WIDTH_CLASS =
+	"min-w-[min(15rem,calc(100dvw-1.5rem))] max-w-[min(20rem,calc(100dvw-1.5rem))]"
+
+// hookNoticeKeypath picks the message of a hook's notice. A hook that is
+// still being made says what it does, a triggered one what it did, and any
+// other what it will do. The status is null until the hook exists.
+export function hookNoticeKeypath(
+	type: DocumentHookType,
+	status: HookStatus | null,
+): string {
+	if (!status) {
+		return `editor.hooks.${type}.new-notice`
+	}
+
+	return status === "triggered"
+		? `editor.hooks.${type}.triggered-notice`
+		: `editor.hooks.${type}.fresh-notice`
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-status.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-status.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28de6761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-status.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+import { describe, it } from "vitest"
+import { hookGroupStatus, hookStatus } from "./hook-status"
+import {
+	DocumentHookType,
+	type DocumentHook,
+	type DocumentHookState,
+} from "~/utils/api/document"
+
+const FRESH = { score: "100", state: { status: "active" } }
+const TRIGGERED = { score: "0", state: { status: "active" } }
+const FAILED = { score: "100", state: { status: "unreachable_url" } }
+
+describe("hookStatus", () => {
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "shows a waiting hook as fresh",
+			input: { score: "100", state: { status: "active" } },
+			expected: "fresh",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "shows a reminder, which stores no status, as fresh",
+			input: { score: "40", state: { lastActiveAt: "2026-01-01" } },
+			expected: "fresh",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "shows a hook at score 0 as triggered",
+			input: { score: "0", state: { status: "active" } },
+			expected: "triggered",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "shows an unreachable website as needing attention",
+			input: { score: "100", state: { status: "unreachable_url" } },
+			expected: "needs-attention",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "shows an unreachable image as needing attention",
+			input: { score: "100", state: { status: "unauthorized", digest: "" } },
+			expected: "needs-attention",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "shows a missing github installation as needing attention",
+			input: {
+				score: "100",
+				state: { status: "missing_installation", pathsChecksums: {} },
+			},
+			expected: "needs-attention",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "shows a missing repository as needing attention",
+			input: {
+				score: "100",
+				state: { status: "missing_repository", pathsChecksums: {} },
+			},
+			expected: "needs-attention",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "shows a missing branch as needing attention",
+			input: {
+				score: "100",
+				state: { status: "missing_branch", pathsChecksums: {} },
+			},
+			expected: "needs-attention",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "puts a failed check before a trigger",
+			input: { score: "0", state: { status: "unreachable_url" } },
+			expected: "needs-attention",
+		},
+	])("$name", ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+		expect(hookStatus(makeHook(input))).toBe(expected)
+	})
+})
+
+describe("hookGroupStatus", () => {
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "has no status without hooks",
+			input: [],
+			expected: null,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "is fresh while every hook is",
+			input: [FRESH, FRESH],
+			expected: "fresh",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "is triggered once one hook is",
+			input: [FRESH, TRIGGERED],
+			expected: "triggered",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "needs attention once a check failed",
+			input: [FRESH, FAILED],
+			expected: "needs-attention",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "counts a failed check that also scored 0 as the failure alone",
+			input: [{ score: "0", state: { status: "unreachable_url" } }],
+			expected: "needs-attention",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "is mixed with a trigger next to a failed check",
+			input: [FAILED, FRESH, TRIGGERED],
+			expected: "mixed",
+		},
+	])("$name", ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+		expect(hookGroupStatus(input.map(makeHook))).toBe(expected)
+	})
+})
+
+function makeHook(input: {
+	score: string
+	state: Record<string, unknown>
+}): DocumentHook {
+	return {
+		id: "hook-1",
+		type: DocumentHookType.URLWatcher,
+		documentId: "doc-1",
+		organizationId: "org-1",
+		branchId: "branch-1",
+		blockId: null,
+		settings: { url: "https://example.com" },
+		state: input.state as unknown as DocumentHookState,
+		score: input.score,
+		createdAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-status.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6de8e85a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/hook-status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// HookStatus is how a hook shows in its menu: fresh while it waits,
+// triggered once it went off, and needs-attention while the last check of
+// what it watches failed.
+export type HookStatus = "fresh" | "triggered" | "needs-attention"
+
+export const HOOK_STATUS_DOT_CLASS: Record<HookStatus, string> = {
+	fresh: "bg-hook-status-fresh",
+	triggered: "bg-hook-status-triggered",
+	"needs-attention": "bg-hook-status-needs-attention",
+}
+
+// a pill tints its ground with the status colour and darkens its text
+export const HOOK_STATUS_PILL_CLASS: Record<HookStatus, string> = {
+	fresh: "bg-hook-status-fresh/15 text-status-success-foreground",
+	triggered: "bg-hook-status-triggered/15 text-status-info-foreground",
+	"needs-attention":
+		"bg-hook-status-needs-attention/25 text-status-warning-foreground",
+}
+
+// HookGroupStatus sums up the hooks of one block, or the page's own. It is
+// mixed when one hook is triggered and another needs attention.
+export type HookGroupStatus = HookStatus | "mixed"
+
+// the hook icon takes the colour of the status in its data-hook-status. An
+// icon is drawn through a mask, so the stripes of a mixed status show on
+// it as they do on the bar.
+export const HOOK_ICON_STATUS_CLASS =
+	"data-[hook-status=fresh]:text-hook-status-fresh data-[hook-status=triggered]:text-hook-status-triggered data-[hook-status=needs-attention]:text-hook-status-needs-attention data-[hook-status=mixed]:bg-hook-status-mixed"
+
+// the bar beside a block or the page title. Fresh hooks get none.
+export const HOOK_BAR_STATUS_CLASS: Record<
+	Exclude<HookGroupStatus, "fresh">,
+	string
+> = {
+	triggered: "bg-hook-status-triggered",
+	"needs-attention": "bg-hook-status-needs-attention",
+	mixed: "bg-hook-status-mixed",
+}
+
+// hookStatus puts a failed check first. A hook that cannot check what it
+// watches needs fixing before its trigger means anything. A stored status
+// is "active" or the reason the last check failed, and a reminder stores
+// none.
+export function hookStatus(hook: DocumentHook): HookStatus {
+	if ("status" in hook.state && hook.state.status !== "active") {
+		return "needs-attention"
+	}
+
+	return Number(hook.score) === 0 ? "triggered" : "fresh"
+}
+
+// hookGroupStatus is null without hooks, so that nothing is coloured as
+// healthy where there is nothing to watch.
+export function hookGroupStatus(hooks: DocumentHook[]): HookGroupStatus | null {
+	if (!hooks.length) {
+		return null
+	}
+
+	const statuses = hooks.map(hookStatus)
+	const triggered = statuses.includes("triggered")
+	const needsAttention = statuses.includes("needs-attention")
+	if (triggered && needsAttention) {
+		return "mixed"
+	}
+
+	if (triggered) {
+		return "triggered"
+	}
+
+	return needsAttention ? "needs-attention" : "fresh"
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/scheduled-reminder/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/scheduled-reminder/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
index 4b10dbb9..16a9fc68 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/scheduled-reminder/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/scheduled-reminder/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import { setResponseStatus } from "h3"
+import { CalendarDate } from "@internationalized/date"
 import type { VueWrapper } from "@vue/test-utils"
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it, vi } from "vitest"
 import { toast } from "vue-sonner"
 import ConfigMenu from "./ConfigMenu.vue"
+import HookConfigPanel from "../HookConfigPanel.vue"
 import { DiffStatus } from "../../diff/position-map"
 import {
+	hookNotice,
 	makeHook,
 	menuButton,
+	menuButtonLabels,
 	menuText,
 	mountHookMenu,
 	openHookSubMenu,
@@ -15,7 +19,6 @@ import {
 import {
 	clearQueryCache,
 	disposeMockEndpoints,
-	ANY_STRING,
 	makeXid,
 	mockEndpoint,
 	runInApp,
@@ -23,9 +26,12 @@ import {
 import {
 	clearTeleportedOverlays,
 	emitFrom,
+	raisedToasts,
+	settleMutations,
 	t,
 	WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS,
 } from "~/components/test-helpers"
+import CalendarInput from "~/components/CalendarInput.vue"
 import { Select } from "~/components/shadcn/ui/select"
 
 vi.mock("vue-sonner", () => ({
@@ -35,9 +41,12 @@ vi.mock("vue-sonner", () => ({
 const DOCUMENT_ID = makeXid("doc")
 const BRANCH_ID = makeXid("branch")
 const HOOK_ID = makeXid("hook")
+const HOOK_PATH = `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`
 
-const NEW_HOOK_LABEL = "editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.title"
+const TITLE = "editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.title"
+const NOW = new Date("2026-08-29T10:00:00Z")
 const SCHEDULE = new Date("2026-09-01T10:00:00Z")
+const DAY_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
 
 function reminderHook(overrides: Partial<DocumentHook> = {}) {
 	return makeHook({
@@ -46,7 +55,14 @@ function reminderHook(overrides: Partial<DocumentHook> = {}) {
 		documentId: DOCUMENT_ID,
 		branchId: BRANCH_ID,
 		settings: { scale: "linear", duration: "24h", schedule: SCHEDULE },
-		state: { status: "active" },
+		state: { lastActiveAt: NOW },
+		...overrides,
+	})
+}
+
+function customReminderHook(overrides: Partial<DocumentHook> = {}) {
+	return reminderHook({
+		settings: { scale: "linear", duration: "custom", schedule: SCHEDULE },
 		...overrides,
 	})
 }
@@ -60,45 +76,64 @@ async function pickDuration(wrapper: VueWrapper, duration: string) {
 	await nextTick()
 }
 
-// the editor store, the query cache, the mocked toast module and the
-// teleported menu bodies are all shared, so these tests cannot interleave
+async function pickDate(wrapper: VueWrapper, date: CalendarDate) {
+	emitFrom(wrapper, CalendarInput, "update:modelValue", date)
+	await nextTick()
+}
+
+// the editor store, the query cache, the mocked toast module, the faked
+// clock and the teleported menu bodies are all shared, so these tests
+// cannot interleave
 describe("<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 	beforeEach(() => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers({ toFake: ["Date"] })
+		vi.setSystemTime(NOW)
 		clearTeleportedOverlays()
 		clearQueryCache()
 		vi.mocked(toast.custom).mockReset()
 		useEditorStore().updateActiveDocumentId(DOCUMENT_ID)
 		useEditorStore().updateActiveBranchId(BRANCH_ID)
 		useEditorStore().setReviewableDiffActive(false)
+		useEditorStore().setActiveBranchProtected(false)
 		useEditorMeta().setEditable(true)
 	})
 
-	afterEach(disposeMockEndpoints)
+	afterEach(() => {
+		vi.useRealTimers()
+		disposeMockEndpoints()
+	})
 
 	it("offers to schedule a reminder", async ({ expect }) => {
 		await mountMenu()
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(t(TITLE))
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.description"),
+		)
 	})
 
-	it("names the date and time an active reminder will fire on", async ({
-		expect,
-	}) => {
+	it("says when a waiting reminder goes out", async ({ expect }) => {
 		await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook() })
 
 		expect(menuText()).toContain(
-			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.existing-item", {
-				value: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE),
+			t("editor.hooks.subtext-detail", {
+				subtext: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE),
+				detail: "in 3 days",
 			}),
 		)
 	})
 
-	it("reports when a triggered reminder went out", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("says how long ago a triggered reminder went out", async ({ expect }) => {
+		vi.setSystemTime(new Date(SCHEDULE.getTime() + DAY_MS))
+
 		await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook({ score: "0" }) })
 
 		expect(menuText()).toContain(
-			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.triggered-item", {
-				value: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE),
+			t("editor.hooks.subtext-detail", {
+				subtext: t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.subtext-triggered", {
+					date: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE),
+				}),
+				detail: "1 day ago",
 			}),
 		)
 	})
@@ -106,7 +141,7 @@ describe("<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 	it("offers the preset durations", async ({ expect }) => {
 		await mountMenu()
 
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		expect(menuText()).toContain(
 			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-label"),
@@ -120,7 +155,7 @@ describe("<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		expect,
 	}) => {
 		await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).disabled).toBe(true)
 	})
@@ -134,7 +169,7 @@ describe("<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
 		)
 		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 		await pickDuration(wrapper, "24h")
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
@@ -146,18 +181,37 @@ describe("<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			type: DocumentHookType.ScheduledReminder,
 			branchId: BRANCH_ID,
 			blockId: "block-1",
-			settings: { scale: "linear", duration: "24h", schedule: ANY_STRING },
+			settings: {
+				scale: "linear",
+				duration: "24h",
+				schedule: new Date(NOW.getTime() + DAY_MS).toISOString(),
+			},
 		})
 		expect(
 			wrapper.findComponent(ConfigMenu).emitted("force-close"),
 		).toHaveLength(1)
 	})
 
+	it("starts empty again once a reminder is created", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockEndpoint("POST", `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`, () => ({
+			id: HOOK_ID,
+		}))
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		await pickDuration(wrapper, "24h")
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
+		await settleMutations()
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(Select).props("modelValue")).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
 	it("asks for a date when the reader picks a custom duration", async ({
 		expect,
 	}) => {
 		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		await pickDuration(wrapper, "custom")
 
@@ -167,59 +221,221 @@ describe("<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).disabled).toBe(true)
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the reminder cannot be created", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockEndpoint("POST", `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`, (_c, event) => {
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "block",
+			nodeId: "block-1",
+			key: "editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.fresh-notice",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "page",
+			nodeId: null,
+			key: "editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.fresh-notice",
+		},
+	])(
+		"says when a waiting $name reminder goes out",
+		async ({ nodeId, key }, { expect }) => {
+			await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook(), nodeId: nodeId })
+
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("fresh")
+			expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+				t(key, {
+					when: t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.when-on-date", {
+						date: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE),
+					}),
+				}),
+			)
+		},
+	)
+
+	it("names the picked preset in its notice", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		await pickDuration(wrapper, "72h")
+
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.new-notice", {
+				when: t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.when-options.72h"),
+			}),
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("asks for a date in its notice until one is picked", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		await pickDuration(wrapper, "custom")
+
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.new-notice", {
+				when: t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.when-unset"),
+			}),
+		)
+		expect(hookNotice().querySelector(".font-semibold")).toBeNull()
+	})
+
+	it("names the picked date in its notice", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		await pickDuration(wrapper, "custom")
+
+		await pickDate(wrapper, new CalendarDate(2026, 9, 10))
+
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.new-notice", {
+				when: t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.when-on-date", {
+					date: formatLong(new Date(2026, 8, 10)),
+				}),
+			}),
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("starts a waiting reminder on its own preset", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook() })
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(Select).props("modelValue")).toBe("24h")
+		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).disabled).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it("starts a waiting custom reminder on its date", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu({ hook: customReminderHook() })
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(Select).props("modelValue")).toBe("custom")
+		// the input is generic, which find by component cannot type
+		expect(
+			String(
+				wrapper.findComponent({ name: "CalendarInput" }).props("modelValue"),
+			),
+		).toBe(String(dateToCalendarDate(SCHEDULE)))
+		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).disabled).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it("sends nothing while no duration is picked", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint(
+			"POST",
+			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`,
+			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
+		)
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		emitFrom(wrapper, HookConfigPanel, "submit")
+		await settleMutations()
+
+		expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
+		expect(
+			wrapper.findComponent(ConfigMenu).emitted("force-close"),
+		).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it("keeps the update button out of reach until a custom date is picked", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook() })
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		await pickDuration(wrapper, "custom")
+
+		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).disabled).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it("updates a waiting reminder once another duration is picked", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, () => ({ id: HOOK_ID }))
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook() })
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		await pickDuration(wrapper, "72h")
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).click()
+
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+		expect(calls[0]?.body).toEqual({
+			settings: {
+				scale: "linear",
+				duration: "72h",
+				schedule: new Date(NOW.getTime() + 3 * DAY_MS).toISOString(),
+			},
+		})
+	})
+
+	it("calls a failed change to a waiting reminder an update", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, (_c, event) => {
 			setResponseStatus(event, 500)
 
 			return { message: "boom" }
 		})
-		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
-		await pickDuration(wrapper, "24h")
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook() })
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		await pickDuration(wrapper, "72h")
 
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).click()
 
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+			expect(raisedToasts()).toMatchObject([
+				{ type: "error", title: t("editor.hooks.errors.update-failed") },
+			])
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
 	})
 
-	it("explains what an active block reminder will do", async ({ expect }) => {
-		await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook() })
-
-		await openHookSubMenu("Remind on")
-
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("the block will be highlighted")
-	})
-
-	it("explains what an active document-wide reminder will do", async ({
-		expect,
-	}) => {
-		await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook(), nodeId: null })
-
-		await openHookSubMenu("Remind on")
-
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("the relevant sections will be highlighted")
-	})
-
-	it("offers no renewal for a reminder that has not fired", async ({
-		expect,
-	}) => {
-		await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook() })
-
-		await openHookSubMenu("Remind on")
-
-		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.renew"))
-	})
-
-	it("renews a reminder that has fired", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
-		)
+	it("asks for a new pick on a triggered reminder", async ({ expect }) => {
 		const wrapper = await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook({ score: "0" }) })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Reminded on")
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-label-triggered"),
+		)
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(Select).props("modelValue")).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.renew")).disabled).toBe(true)
+		expect(menuButtonLabels()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
+	})
+
+	it("asks for a new pick once a reminder triggers", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const props = reactive<Record<string, unknown>>({
+			nodeId: "block-1",
+			hook: reminderHook(),
+		})
+		const wrapper = await mountHookMenu(ConfigMenu, props)
+
+		props.hook = reminderHook({ score: "0" })
+		await nextTick()
+
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(Select).exists()).toBe(false)
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		expect(wrapper.findComponent(Select).props("modelValue")).toBeUndefined()
+	})
+
+	it("tells when a triggered reminder went out", async ({ expect }) => {
+		await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook({ score: "0" }) })
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("triggered")
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.triggered-notice", {
+				date: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE),
+			}),
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("renews a triggered reminder", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, () => ({ id: HOOK_ID }))
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook({ score: "0" }) })
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 		await pickDuration(wrapper, "72h")
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.renew")).click()
@@ -228,39 +444,39 @@ describe("<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
 		expect(calls[0]?.body).toEqual({
-			settings: { scale: "linear", duration: "72h", schedule: ANY_STRING },
+			settings: {
+				scale: "linear",
+				duration: "72h",
+				schedule: new Date(NOW.getTime() + 3 * DAY_MS).toISOString(),
+			},
 		})
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the reminder cannot be renewed", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			(_c, event) => {
-				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
+	it("calls a failed change to a triggered reminder a renewal", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, (_c, event) => {
+			setResponseStatus(event, 500)
 
-				return { message: "boom" }
-			},
-		)
+			return { message: "boom" }
+		})
 		const wrapper = await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook({ score: "0" }) })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Reminded on")
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 		await pickDuration(wrapper, "72h")
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.renew")).click()
 
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+			expect(raisedToasts()).toMatchObject([
+				{ type: "error", title: t("editor.hooks.errors.renew-failed") },
+			])
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
 	})
 
 	it("deletes the reminder", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"DELETE",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			() => null,
-		)
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("DELETE", HOOK_PATH, () => null)
 		await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Remind on")
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.delete")).click()
 
@@ -269,127 +485,132 @@ describe("<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the reminder cannot be deleted", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockEndpoint(
-			"DELETE",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			(_c, event) => {
-				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
-
-				return { message: "boom" }
-			},
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Remind on")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.delete")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
-	it("creates nothing while no page is open", async ({ expect }) => {
-		useEditorStore().updateActiveDocumentId(null)
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"POST",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`,
-			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
-		)
-		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
-		await pickDuration(wrapper, "24h")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
-		await nextTick()
-
-		expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
-	})
-
-	it("tells the date and time an upcoming reminder goes out", async ({
-		expect,
-	}) => {
-		await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook() })
-
-		await openHookSubMenu("Remind on")
-
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(
-			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.existing-item-block-explanation", {
-				value: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE),
-			}),
-		)
-	})
-
-	it("tells when a triggered reminder went out while offering to renew it", async ({
-		expect,
-	}) => {
-		await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook({ score: "0" }) })
-
-		await openHookSubMenu("Reminded on")
-
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(
-			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.triggered-item-block-explanation", {
-				value: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE),
-			}),
-		)
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(
-			t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-label-triggered"),
-		)
-	})
-
 	describe("when the page is read only", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		beforeEach(() => {
 			useEditorMeta().setEditable(false)
 		})
 
+		it("shows a waiting reminder's preset without a way to change it", async ({
+			expect,
+		}) => {
+			const wrapper = await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook() })
+
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([
+				[presetValue("24h", SCHEDULE), "unchanged"],
+			])
+			expect(wrapper.findComponent(Select).exists()).toBe(false)
+			expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.read-only-mode"))
+			expect(menuButtonLabels()).toEqual([])
+		})
+
+		it("shows a custom reminder's date", async ({ expect }) => {
+			await mountMenu({ hook: customReminderHook() })
+
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([
+				[
+					t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.field-value-custom", {
+						date: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE),
+					}),
+					"unchanged",
+				],
+			])
+		})
+
+		it("renews a triggered reminder by its own preset", async ({ expect }) => {
+			const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, () => ({ id: HOOK_ID }))
+			await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook({ score: "0" }) })
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			menuButton(
+				t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.remind-again-options.24h"),
+			).click()
+
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+			}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+			expect(calls[0]?.body).toEqual({
+				settings: {
+					scale: "linear",
+					duration: "24h",
+					schedule: new Date(NOW.getTime() + DAY_MS).toISOString(),
+				},
+			})
+		})
+
+		it("calls a failed renewal by preset a renewal", async ({ expect }) => {
+			mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, (_c, event) => {
+				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
+
+				return { message: "boom" }
+			})
+			await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook({ score: "0" }) })
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			menuButton(
+				t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.remind-again-options.24h"),
+			).click()
+
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(raisedToasts()).toMatchObject([
+					{ type: "error", title: t("editor.hooks.errors.renew-failed") },
+				])
+			}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+		})
+
+		it("renews nothing for a reminder without a preset", async ({ expect }) => {
+			const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, () => ({ id: HOOK_ID }))
+			const wrapper = await mountMenu({
+				hook: customReminderHook({ score: "0" }),
+			})
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			emitFrom(wrapper, HookConfigPanel, "acknowledge")
+			await settleMutations()
+
+			expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
+		})
+
+		it("says a triggered custom reminder will not repeat", async ({
+			expect,
+		}) => {
+			await mountMenu({ hook: customReminderHook({ score: "0" }) })
+
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			expect(hookNotice().textContent).toContain(
+				t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.one-off-note"),
+			)
+			expect(menuButtonLabels()).toEqual([])
+		})
+
 		it.for([
 			{
-				name: "an upcoming reminder on a block",
-				score: "100",
+				name: "a block",
 				nodeId: "block-1",
-				label: "Remind on",
-				key: "editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.existing-item-block-explanation",
+				key: "editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.triggered-notice",
 			},
 			{
-				name: "an upcoming reminder on the page",
-				score: "100",
+				name: "the page",
 				nodeId: null,
-				label: "Remind on",
-				key: "editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.existing-item-full-document-explanation",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "a triggered reminder on a block",
-				score: "0",
-				nodeId: "block-1",
-				label: "Reminded on",
-				key: "editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.triggered-item-block-explanation",
-			},
-			{
-				name: "a triggered reminder on the page",
-				score: "0",
-				nodeId: null,
-				label: "Reminded on",
-				key: "editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.triggered-item-full-document-explanation",
+				key: "editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.triggered-notice",
 			},
 		])(
-			"explains $name without a way to change it",
-			async ({ score, nodeId, label, key }, { expect }) => {
-				await mountMenu({
-					hook: reminderHook({ score: score }),
-					nodeId: nodeId,
-				})
+			"says when a triggered reminder on $name went out",
+			async ({ nodeId, key }, { expect }) => {
+				await mountMenu({ hook: reminderHook({ score: "0" }), nodeId: nodeId })
 
-				await openHookSubMenu(label)
+				await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-				expect(menuText()).toContain(
-					t(key, { value: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE) }),
+				expect(hookNotice().textContent).toContain(
+					t(key, { date: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE) }),
 				)
-				expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([])
-				expect(menuText()).not.toContain(
-					t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-label-triggered"),
+				expect(hookNotice().textContent).not.toContain(
+					t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.one-off-note"),
 				)
-				expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.renew"))
-				expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.delete"))
 			},
 		)
 	})
@@ -416,17 +637,47 @@ describe("<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 				},
 			})
 
-			await openHookSubMenu("Remind on")
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-			expect(menuText()).toContain(
-				t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.existing-item-block-explanation", {
-					value: formatSchedule(SCHEDULE),
-				}),
-			)
 			expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([
-				[formatSchedule(SCHEDULE), "added"],
-				[formatSchedule(oldSchedule), "removed"],
+				[presetValue("24h", SCHEDULE), "added"],
+				[presetValue("24h", oldSchedule), "removed"],
 			])
+			expect(menuButtonLabels()).toEqual([])
+		})
+
+		it.for([
+			{ name: "added", status: DiffStatus.Added },
+			{ name: "removed", status: DiffStatus.Removed },
+		])(
+			"marks every field of an $name reminder",
+			async ({ status, name }, { expect }) => {
+				await mountMenu({
+					hook: reminderHook(),
+					diff: { status: status, targetHook: null, signColumn: true },
+				})
+
+				await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+				expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([[presetValue("24h", SCHEDULE), name]])
+			},
+		)
+
+		it("keeps a triggered reminder from being renewed", async ({ expect }) => {
+			useEditorMeta().setEditable(false)
+			await mountMenu({
+				hook: reminderHook({ score: "0" }),
+				diff: {
+					status: DiffStatus.Unchanged,
+					targetHook: null,
+					signColumn: false,
+				},
+			})
+
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("triggered")
+			expect(menuButtonLabels()).toEqual([])
 		})
 	})
 })
@@ -434,3 +685,14 @@ describe("<ScheduledReminderConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 function formatSchedule(date: Date): string {
 	return runInApp(() => useNuxtApp().$i18n.d(date, "short-with-time"))
 }
+
+function formatLong(date: Date): string {
+	return runInApp(() => useNuxtApp().$i18n.d(date, "long"))
+}
+
+function presetValue(duration: string, date: Date): string {
+	return t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.field-value", {
+		duration: t(`editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-options.${duration}`),
+		date: formatSchedule(date),
+	})
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/scheduled-reminder/ConfigMenu.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/scheduled-reminder/ConfigMenu.vue
index e6703d08..0447ea80 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/scheduled-reminder/ConfigMenu.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/scheduled-reminder/ConfigMenu.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { type DateValue, getLocalTimeZone } from "@internationalized/date"
+import { formatDistanceToNowStrict } from "date-fns"
 import { presetDurations } from "./durations"
-import { showToastMessage } from "~/components/toast"
+import HookConfigPanel from "../HookConfigPanel.vue"
+import HookNoticeValue from "../HookNoticeValue.vue"
 import HookReadonlyField from "../HookReadonlyField.vue"
-import HookSubTrigger from "../HookSubTrigger.vue"
-import HookExplanation from "../HookExplanation.vue"
+import { useHookActions } from "../hook-actions"
 import { scalarFieldRows, type HookDiffContext } from "../hook-diff"
+import { hookNoticeKeypath, type HookSubtitle } from "../hook-menu"
+import { hookStatus } from "../hook-status"
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	hook?: DocumentHook | null | undefined // null/undefined means creating new
@@ -17,307 +20,320 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 	(e: "force-close"): void
 }>()
 
-const hookData = computed(() => {
-	if (!props.hook) {
-		return null
-	}
-
-	return {
-		score: Number(props.hook.score),
-		state: props.hook.state as DocumentHookStateScheduledReminder,
-		settings: props.hook.settings as DocumentHookSettingsScheduledReminder,
-	}
+const { t, d, locale } = useI18n({ useScope: "global" })
+const { isEditable, isReadOnlyOrDiff } = useEditorMeta()
+const actions = useHookActions({
+	type: DocumentHookType.ScheduledReminder,
+	nodeId: () => props.nodeId,
+	hook: () => props.hook,
+	close: close,
 })
-const { t } = useI18n({ useScope: "global" })
-const editorStore = useEditorStore()
-const documentHookAPI = useDocumentHookAPI()
-const { isReadOnlyOrDiff } = useEditorMeta()
-const targetSettings = computed(
+
+const activeBranchSettings = computed(
+	() =>
+		props.hook?.settings as DocumentHookSettingsScheduledReminder | undefined,
+)
+const targetBranchSettings = computed(
 	() =>
 		props.diff?.targetHook?.settings as
 			DocumentHookSettingsScheduledReminder | undefined,
 )
-const selectedDuration = ref<string | undefined>(undefined)
-const selectedSchedule = ref<DateValue | undefined>(undefined)
-const confirmedSchedule = ref<DateValue | undefined>(
-	hookData.value
-		? dateToCalendarDate(hookData.value.settings.schedule)
+const status = computed(() => (props.hook ? hookStatus(props.hook) : null))
+const isTriggered = computed(() => status.value === "triggered")
+const storedPreset = computed(() => presetOf(activeBranchSettings.value))
+const selectedDuration = ref<string | undefined>(initialDuration())
+const selectedSchedule = ref<DateValue | undefined>(initialSchedule())
+const isSubOpen = ref(false)
+const isComplete = computed(
+	() =>
+		!!selectedDuration.value &&
+		(selectedDuration.value !== "custom" || !!selectedSchedule.value),
+)
+// a waiting reminder starts on its own setting, so it saves once that
+// changes
+const isChanged = computed(() => {
+	if (!isComplete.value || !activeBranchSettings.value) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if (selectedDuration.value !== "custom") {
+		return selectedDuration.value !== storedPreset.value
+	}
+
+	return (
+		storedPreset.value !== null ||
+		selectedSchedule.value?.toString() !==
+			dateToCalendarDate(activeBranchSettings.value.schedule).toString()
+	)
+})
+const submitDisabled = computed(() =>
+	props.hook && !isTriggered.value ? !isChanged.value : !isComplete.value,
+)
+const subtitle = computed<HookSubtitle>(() => {
+	if (!activeBranchSettings.value) {
+		return { text: t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.description") }
+	}
+
+	const schedule = new Date(activeBranchSettings.value.schedule)
+	const date = d(schedule, "short-with-time")
+
+	return {
+		text: isTriggered.value
+			? t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.subtext-triggered", { date: date })
+			: date,
+		detail: formatDistanceToNowStrict(schedule, {
+			addSuffix: true,
+			locale: convertDateFnsLocale(locale.value),
+		}),
+	}
+})
+// the notice follows the pick while one is being made, and the stored
+// date otherwise. It is null until there is either
+const noticeWhen = computed(() => {
+	const picking = !isReadOnlyOrDiff.value && (!props.hook || isChanged.value)
+	if (picking && selectedDuration.value === "custom") {
+		return selectedSchedule.value
+			? t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.when-on-date", {
+					date: d(selectedSchedule.value.toDate(getLocalTimeZone()), "long"),
+				})
+			: null
+	}
+
+	if (picking && selectedDuration.value) {
+		return t(
+			`editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.when-options.${selectedDuration.value}`,
+		)
+	}
+
+	if (activeBranchSettings.value) {
+		return t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.when-on-date", {
+			date: d(new Date(activeBranchSettings.value.schedule), "short-with-time"),
+		})
+	}
+
+	return null
+})
+// a reader who cannot pick a new date renews a triggered reminder by its
+// own preset. A custom date has no preset to renew by
+const remindAgainLabel = computed(() =>
+	isTriggered.value && storedPreset.value && !isEditable.value
+		? t(
+				`editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.remind-again-options.${storedPreset.value}`,
+			)
 		: undefined,
 )
-const isSubOpen = ref(false)
 
-async function upsertHook() {
-	if (
-		!selectedDuration.value ||
-		!editorStore.activeDocumentId ||
-		!editorStore.activeBranchId
-	) {
+// a reminder that triggers while its menu exists asks for a new pick
+watch(isTriggered, () => {
+	selectedDuration.value = initialDuration()
+	selectedSchedule.value = initialSchedule()
+})
+
+async function submit() {
+	const duration = selectedDuration.value
+	if (!duration || !isComplete.value) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	const newSchedule =
-		selectedDuration.value === "custom" && selectedSchedule.value
-			? selectedSchedule.value.toDate(getLocalTimeZone())
-			: addDurationToDate(new Date(), selectedDuration.value)
+	const next = {
+		scale: "linear" as const,
+		duration: duration,
+		schedule:
+			duration === "custom" && selectedSchedule.value
+				? selectedSchedule.value.toDate(getLocalTimeZone())
+				: addDurationToDate(new Date(), duration),
+	}
+	if (props.hook) {
+		await actions.update(next, isTriggered.value)
+		return
+	}
 
-	isSubOpen.value = false
-	emit("force-close")
-
-	if (!props.hook) {
-		try {
-			await documentHookAPI.createDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-				docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-				req: {
-					type: DocumentHookType.ScheduledReminder,
-					branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-					blockId: props.nodeId,
-					settings: {
-						scale: "linear",
-						duration: selectedDuration.value,
-						schedule: newSchedule,
-					},
-				},
-			})
-		} catch {
-			showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.create-failed"))
-			return
-		}
-
-		confirmedSchedule.value = dateToCalendarDate(newSchedule)
-
-		// since "create new" is reused, reset the state
+	// the same form creates the next hook, so it is emptied once a hook is
+	// created
+	if (await actions.create(next)) {
 		selectedDuration.value = undefined
 		selectedSchedule.value = undefined
-
-		return
 	}
-
-	try {
-		await documentHookAPI.updateDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-			docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-			branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-			hookId: props.hook.id,
-			req: {
-				settings: {
-					scale: "linear",
-					duration: selectedDuration.value,
-					schedule: newSchedule,
-				},
-			},
-		})
-	} catch {
-		showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.renew-failed"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	confirmedSchedule.value = dateToCalendarDate(newSchedule)
 }
 
-async function deleteHook() {
-	if (
-		!props.hook ||
-		!editorStore.activeDocumentId ||
-		!editorStore.activeBranchId
-	) {
+async function remindAgain() {
+	const preset = storedPreset.value
+	if (!preset) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	await actions.update(
+		{
+			scale: "linear",
+			duration: preset,
+			schedule: addDurationToDate(new Date(), preset),
+		},
+		true,
+	)
+}
+
+// a waiting reminder shows its own setting. A new or triggered one waits
+// for a pick
+function initialDuration(): string | undefined {
+	if (!activeBranchSettings.value || isTriggered.value) {
+		return undefined
+	}
+
+	return storedPreset.value ?? "custom"
+}
+
+function initialSchedule(): DateValue | undefined {
+	if (!activeBranchSettings.value || isTriggered.value || storedPreset.value) {
+		return undefined
+	}
+
+	return dateToCalendarDate(activeBranchSettings.value.schedule)
+}
+
+function presetOf(
+	reminder: DocumentHookSettingsScheduledReminder | undefined,
+): string | null {
+	return reminder?.duration && reminder.duration !== "custom"
+		? reminder.duration
+		: null
+}
+
+function fieldValue(reminder: DocumentHookSettingsScheduledReminder): string {
+	const date = d(new Date(reminder.schedule), "short-with-time")
+	const preset = presetOf(reminder)
+
+	return preset
+		? t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.field-value", {
+				duration: t(
+					`editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-options.${preset}`,
+				),
+				date: date,
+			})
+		: t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.field-value-custom", { date: date })
+}
+
+function close() {
 	isSubOpen.value = false
 	emit("force-close")
-
-	try {
-		await documentHookAPI.deleteDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-			docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-			branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-			hookId: props.hook.id,
-		})
-	} catch {
-		showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.delete-failed"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	selectedDuration.value = undefined
-	selectedSchedule.value = undefined
-	confirmedSchedule.value = undefined
 }
 </script>
+
 <template>
-	<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub v-model:open="isSubOpen">
-		<HookSubTrigger :hook="props.hook" :diff="props.diff">
-			<div class="relative h-[0.8125rem] w-[0.8125rem] shrink-0">
-				<Icon
-					class="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 size-3.75 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
-					:name="
-						!hookData || hookData.score !== 0
-							? 'lucide:timer'
-							: 'lucide:timer-reset'
+	<HookConfigPanel
+		v-model:open="isSubOpen"
+		:hook="props.hook"
+		:diff="props.diff"
+		icon="lucide:timer"
+		:acknowledge-label="remindAgainLabel"
+		:submit-label="isTriggered ? $t('editor.hooks.renew') : undefined"
+		:submit-icon="isTriggered ? 'mingcute:check-fill' : undefined"
+		:submit-disabled="submitDisabled"
+		@submit="submit"
+		@delete="actions.remove"
+		@acknowledge="remindAgain"
+	>
+		<template #title>
+			{{ $t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.title") }}
+		</template>
+		<template #subtitle>
+			{{ subtitle.text }}
+		</template>
+		<template v-if="subtitle.detail" #subtitle-detail>
+			{{ subtitle.detail }}
+		</template>
+		<template #notice>
+			<template v-if="isTriggered && activeBranchSettings">
+				<i18n-t
+					scope="global"
+					:keypath="
+						hookNoticeKeypath(DocumentHookType.ScheduledReminder, status)
 					"
-				/>
-			</div>
-			<span v-if="!hookData">
-				{{ $t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.title") }}
-			</span>
-			<i18n-t
-				v-else-if="Number(hookData.score) !== 0"
-				scope="global"
-				keypath="editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.existing-item"
-				tag="span"
-				class="truncate"
-			>
-				<template #value>
-					{{ $d(new Date(hookData.settings.schedule), "short-with-time") }}
-				</template>
-			</i18n-t>
+					tag="span"
+				>
+					<template #date>
+						<HookNoticeValue
+							:value="
+								$d(new Date(activeBranchSettings.schedule), 'short-with-time')
+							"
+						/>
+					</template>
+				</i18n-t>
+				<p v-if="isReadOnlyOrDiff && !storedPreset" class="mt-1">
+					{{ $t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.one-off-note") }}
+				</p>
+			</template>
 			<i18n-t
 				v-else
 				scope="global"
-				keypath="editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.triggered-item"
+				:keypath="hookNoticeKeypath(DocumentHookType.ScheduledReminder, status)"
 				tag="span"
-				class="truncate"
 			>
-				<template #value>
-					{{ $d(new Date(hookData.settings.schedule), "short-with-time") }}
+				<template #when>
+					<HookNoticeValue
+						:value="noticeWhen"
+						:fallback="$t('editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.when-unset')"
+					/>
 				</template>
 			</i18n-t>
-		</HookSubTrigger>
-		<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent
-			side="right"
-			align="start"
-			loop
-			:class="[
-				'pointer-events-auto!' /* for some reason ShadcnUiSelect disables pointer events, which closes the whole sub menu when the select is closed, so we must override this */,
-			]"
-		>
-			<div class="flex w-[12rem] flex-col">
-				<template v-if="hookData">
-					<HookExplanation
-						:type="DocumentHookType.ScheduledReminder"
-						:triggered="hookData.score === 0"
-						:node-id="props.nodeId"
-					>
-						<template #value>
-							{{ $d(new Date(hookData.settings.schedule), "short-with-time") }}
-						</template>
-					</HookExplanation>
-					<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator
-						v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff && hookData.score === 0"
-					/>
-				</template>
-				<div
-					v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff && (!hookData || hookData.score === 0)"
-					class="flex flex-col gap-1 px-0.75 pb-0.75"
-				>
-					<ShadcnUiSelect v-model="selectedDuration">
-						<ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
-							<span class="text-2sm">
-								{{
-									!hookData || hookData.score !== 0
-										? $t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-label")
-										: $t(
-												"editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-label-triggered",
-											)
-								}}
-							</span>
-						</ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
-						<ShadcnUiSelectTrigger class="w-full" size="custom">
-							<ShadcnUiSelectValue
-								class="text-2sm"
-								:placeholder="
-									$t(`editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.select-placeholder`)
-								"
-							/>
-						</ShadcnUiSelectTrigger>
-						<ShadcnUiSelectContent
-							class="max-h-[40dvh]"
-							side="bottom"
-							align="start"
-						>
-							<ShadcnUiSelectItem
-								v-for="durationKey in presetDurations"
-								:key="durationKey"
-								:value="durationKey"
-								class="text-2sm"
-							>
-								{{
-									$t(
-										`editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-options.${durationKey}`,
-									)
-								}}
-							</ShadcnUiSelectItem>
-						</ShadcnUiSelectContent>
-					</ShadcnUiSelect>
-					<CalendarInput
-						v-if="selectedDuration === 'custom'"
-						v-model="selectedSchedule"
+		</template>
+		<HookReadonlyField
+			v-if="isReadOnlyOrDiff && activeBranchSettings"
+			:label="$t('editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-label')"
+			:rows="
+				scalarFieldRows(
+					fieldValue(activeBranchSettings),
+					targetBranchSettings ? fieldValue(targetBranchSettings) : null,
+				)
+			"
+			:diff-status="props.diff?.status"
+		/>
+		<div v-else class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+			<ShadcnUiSelect v-model="selectedDuration">
+				<ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
+					<span class="text-2sm">
+						{{
+							isTriggered
+								? $t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-label-triggered")
+								: $t("editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-label")
+						}}
+					</span>
+				</ShadcnUiSelectLabel>
+				<ShadcnUiSelectTrigger class="w-full" size="custom">
+					<ShadcnUiSelectValue
+						class="text-2sm"
 						:placeholder="
-							$t('editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.calendar-placeholder')
+							$t('editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.select-placeholder')
 						"
-						class="w-full"
-						available-from-tomorrow
 					/>
-				</div>
-				<!--
-					the diff compares the dates as fields. The time shows too, so a
-					reminder moved within a day differs
-				-->
-				<template v-if="props.diff && hookData">
-					<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
-					<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 px-0.75 pb-0.75">
-						<HookReadonlyField
-							:label="$t('editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.schedule-label')"
-							:rows="
-								scalarFieldRows(
-									$d(new Date(hookData.settings.schedule), 'short-with-time'),
-									targetSettings
-										? $d(new Date(targetSettings.schedule), 'short-with-time')
-										: null,
-								)
-							"
-						/>
-					</div>
-				</template>
-				<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff" />
-				<div v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff" class="p-0.75">
-					<div v-if="hookData" class="flex gap-1">
-						<ShadcnUiButton
-							v-if="hookData.score === 0"
-							class="flex-1 gap-1"
-							size="2sm"
-							:disabled="
-								!selectedDuration ||
-								(selectedDuration === 'custom' && !selectedSchedule)
-							"
-							@click.stop="upsertHook"
-						>
-							<Icon name="mingcute:check-fill" />
-							{{ $t("editor.hooks.renew") }}
-						</ShadcnUiButton>
-						<ShadcnUiButton
-							class="flex-1 gap-1"
-							variant="secondary"
-							size="2sm"
-							@click.stop="deleteHook"
-						>
-							<Icon name="mingcute:delete-2-line" />
-							{{ $t("editor.hooks.delete") }}
-						</ShadcnUiButton>
-					</div>
-					<template v-else>
-						<ShadcnUiButton
-							class="w-full gap-1"
-							size="2sm"
-							:disabled="
-								!selectedDuration ||
-								(selectedDuration === 'custom' && !selectedSchedule)
-							"
-							@click.stop="upsertHook"
-						>
-							<Icon name="mingcute:check-fill" />
-							{{ $t("editor.hooks.create") }}
-						</ShadcnUiButton>
-					</template>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-		</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent>
-	</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub>
+				</ShadcnUiSelectTrigger>
+				<ShadcnUiSelectContent
+					class="max-h-[40dvh]"
+					side="bottom"
+					align="start"
+				>
+					<ShadcnUiSelectItem
+						v-for="durationKey in presetDurations"
+						:key="durationKey"
+						:value="durationKey"
+						class="text-2sm"
+					>
+						{{
+							$t(
+								`editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.duration-options.${durationKey}`,
+							)
+						}}
+					</ShadcnUiSelectItem>
+				</ShadcnUiSelectContent>
+			</ShadcnUiSelect>
+			<CalendarInput
+				v-if="selectedDuration === 'custom'"
+				v-model="selectedSchedule"
+				:placeholder="
+					$t('editor.hooks.scheduled-reminder.calendar-placeholder')
+				"
+				class="w-full"
+				available-from-tomorrow
+			/>
+		</div>
+	</HookConfigPanel>
 </template>
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/test-helpers.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/test-helpers.ts
index 536afc78..2de69f4f 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/test-helpers.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 	DropdownMenu,
 	DropdownMenuContent,
 } from "~/components/shadcn/ui/dropdown-menu"
+import { TooltipProvider } from "~/components/shadcn/ui/tooltip"
 
 // eslint's ts program resolves .vue imports as error typed, so a
 // component handed to mountHookMenu looks unsafe to it while vue-tsc
@@ -29,18 +30,25 @@ export function makeHook(overrides: Partial<DocumentHook> = {}): DocumentHook {
 }
 
 // the hook menus render a dropdown sub-menu, which reka-ui only lets
-// mount inside an open menu — and teleports into <body> from there
+// mount inside an open menu — and teleports into <body> from there. The
+// menu header's tooltips need the provider the page installs
 export function mountHookMenu(
 	component: TestComponent,
 	props: Record<string, unknown>,
 ) {
-	return mountSuspended(DropdownMenu, {
-		props: { open: true },
+	return mountSuspended(TooltipProvider, {
 		slots: {
 			default: () =>
-				h(DropdownMenuContent, null, {
-					default: () => h(component, props),
-				}),
+				h(
+					DropdownMenu,
+					{ open: true },
+					{
+						default: () =>
+							h(DropdownMenuContent, null, {
+								default: () => h(component, props),
+							}),
+					},
+				),
 		},
 	})
 }
@@ -94,13 +102,43 @@ export function readonlyFields(): [
 	"added" | "removed" | "unchanged",
 ][] {
 	return Array.from(
-		document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLInputElement>("input[readonly]"),
-	).map((input) => [
-		input.value,
-		input.classList.contains("bg-diff-field-added")
+		document.body.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
+			"[role='textbox'][aria-readonly='true']",
+		),
+	).map((field) => [
+		field.textContent.trim(),
+		field.classList.contains("bg-diff-field-added")
 			? "added"
-			: input.classList.contains("bg-diff-field-removed")
+			: field.classList.contains("bg-diff-field-removed")
 				? "removed"
 				: "unchanged",
 	])
 }
+
+// @nuxt/icon's css mode renders an icon as <span class="iconify i-<name>">,
+// so the class is the only trace of which icon a menu picked
+export function iconNames(root: Element): string[] {
+	return Array.from(root.querySelectorAll(".iconify")).flatMap((icon) => {
+		const name = Array.from(icon.classList).find((c) => c.startsWith("i-"))
+
+		return name ? [name.slice("i-".length)] : []
+	})
+}
+
+// the notice of the open hook menu, with the status its tint shows
+export function hookNotice(): HTMLElement {
+	const notice = document.body.querySelector<HTMLElement>("[data-hook-status]")
+	if (!notice) {
+		throw new Error("no hook notice is rendered")
+	}
+
+	return notice
+}
+
+// the labels of every button in the menu bodies, for when a label also
+// shows up in other text
+export function menuButtonLabels(): string[] {
+	return Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll("button")).map((button) =>
+		button.textContent.trim(),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
index abd55f5a..6c254e10 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/ConfigMenu.nuxt.test.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import { setResponseStatus } from "h3"
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it, vi } from "vitest"
 import { toast } from "vue-sonner"
 import ConfigMenu from "./ConfigMenu.vue"
+import HookConfigPanel from "../HookConfigPanel.vue"
 import { DiffStatus } from "../../diff/position-map"
 import {
+	hookNotice,
 	makeHook,
 	menuButton,
 	menuText,
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ import {
 } from "~/composables/api/test-helpers"
 import {
 	clearTeleportedOverlays,
+	emitFrom,
 	settleMutations,
 	t,
 	WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS,
@@ -32,8 +35,10 @@ vi.mock("vue-sonner", () => ({
 const DOCUMENT_ID = makeXid("doc")
 const BRANCH_ID = makeXid("branch")
 const HOOK_ID = makeXid("hook")
+const HOOK_PATH = `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`
 
-const NEW_HOOK_LABEL = "editor.hooks.url-watcher.title"
+const TITLE = "editor.hooks.url-watcher.title"
+const SHOWN_URL = "oxynote.test/docs"
 
 function urlHook(overrides: Partial<DocumentHook> = {}) {
 	return makeHook({
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ describe("<URLWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		useEditorStore().updateActiveDocumentId(DOCUMENT_ID)
 		useEditorStore().updateActiveBranchId(BRANCH_ID)
 		useEditorStore().setReviewableDiffActive(false)
+		useEditorStore().setActiveBranchProtected(false)
 		useEditorMeta().setEditable(true)
 	})
 
@@ -68,47 +74,99 @@ describe("<URLWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 	it("offers to start watching a website", async ({ expect }) => {
 		await mountMenu()
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(t(TITLE))
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.description"))
 	})
 
-	it("names the site an active hook watches", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("names the page an active hook watches", async ({ expect }) => {
 		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook() })
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("Watching oxynote.test")
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(SHOWN_URL)
+		expect(menuText()).not.toContain("https://")
 	})
 
-	it("reports a hook that has already fired", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("says the page of a triggered hook changed", async ({ expect }) => {
 		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook({ score: "0" }) })
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("Changes in oxynote.test")
+		const detail = t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.detail-triggered")
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.subtext-detail", { subtext: SHOWN_URL, detail: detail }),
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("says the page of a failing hook is unreachable", async ({ expect }) => {
+		await mountMenu({
+			hook: urlHook({ state: { status: "unreachable_url" } }),
+		})
+
+		const detail = t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.detail-unreachable")
+		expect(menuText()).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.subtext-detail", { subtext: SHOWN_URL, detail: detail }),
+		)
 	})
 
 	it("prefills the address of the hook it edits", async ({ expect }) => {
 		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook() })
 
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching oxynote.test")
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		expect(document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("input")?.value).toBe(
 			"https://oxynote.test/docs",
 		)
 	})
 
-	it("explains what an active block hook will do", async ({ expect }) => {
-		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook() })
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "block",
+			nodeId: "block-1",
+			key: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.fresh-notice",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "page",
+			nodeId: null,
+			key: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.fresh-notice",
+		},
+	])(
+		"explains what a $name hook will do",
+		async ({ nodeId, key }, { expect }) => {
+			await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook(), nodeId: nodeId })
 
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching oxynote.test")
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("the block will be highlighted")
-	})
+			expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("fresh")
+			expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(t(key, { url: SHOWN_URL }))
+		},
+	)
 
-	it("explains what an active document-wide hook will do", async ({
+	it("names the page in its notice as the reader types it", async ({
 		expect,
 	}) => {
-		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook(), nodeId: null })
+		await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching oxynote.test")
+		await typeInMenu("https://oxynote.test/guide/")
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("the relevant sections will be highlighted")
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.new-notice", {
+				url: "oxynote.test/guide",
+			}),
+		)
+		expect(hookNotice().querySelector(".font-semibold")?.textContent).toBe(
+			"oxynote.test/guide",
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("names no page in its notice before one is typed", async ({ expect }) => {
+		await mountMenu()
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.new-notice", {
+				url: t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.url-fallback"),
+			}),
+		)
+		expect(hookNotice().querySelector(".font-semibold")).toBeNull()
 	})
 
 	it("warns about a site it cannot reach", async ({ expect }) => {
@@ -116,16 +174,19 @@ describe("<URLWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			hook: urlHook({ state: { status: "unreachable_url" } }),
 		})
 
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching oxynote.test")
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-		expect(menuText()).toContain("cannot be reached")
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("needs-attention")
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(
+			t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.unreachable-url"),
+		)
 	})
 
 	it("keeps the create button out of reach until an address is typed", async ({
 		expect,
 	}) => {
 		await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).disabled).toBe(true)
 	})
@@ -137,7 +198,7 @@ describe("<URLWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
 		)
 		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 		await typeInMenu("oxynote.test/docs")
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
@@ -157,32 +218,79 @@ describe("<URLWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		).toHaveLength(1)
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be created", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("starts empty again once a hook is created", async ({ expect }) => {
+		mockEndpoint("POST", `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`, () => ({
+			id: HOOK_ID,
+		}))
+		await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		await typeInMenu("oxynote.test/docs")
+
+		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
+		await settleMutations()
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		expect(document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("input")?.value).toBe(
+			"",
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("keeps the typed address when the hook cannot be created", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
 		mockEndpoint("POST", `/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`, (_c, event) => {
 			setResponseStatus(event, 500)
 
 			return { message: "boom" }
 		})
 		await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 		await typeInMenu("oxynote.test/docs")
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
-
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
 			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		expect(document.body.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>("input")?.value).toBe(
+			"oxynote.test/docs",
+		)
+	})
+
+	it("keeps the update button out of reach until the address changes", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
+		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook() })
+
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		expect(menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).disabled).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it("sends nothing while no address is typed", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint(
+			"POST",
+			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`,
+			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
+		)
+		const wrapper = await mountMenu()
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+		emitFrom(wrapper, HookConfigPanel, "submit")
+		await settleMutations()
+
+		expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
+		expect(
+			wrapper.findComponent(ConfigMenu).emitted("force-close"),
+		).toBeUndefined()
 	})
 
 	it("updates the address an existing hook watches", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
-		)
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", HOOK_PATH, () => ({ id: HOOK_ID }))
 		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching oxynote.test")
-		await typeInMenu("https://other.test")
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+		await typeInMenu("other.test")
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).click()
 
@@ -194,35 +302,10 @@ describe("<URLWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		})
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be updated", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			(_c, event) => {
-				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
-
-				return { message: "boom" }
-			},
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching oxynote.test")
-		await typeInMenu("https://other.test")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.update")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
 	it("deletes the hook", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"DELETE",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			() => null,
-		)
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("DELETE", HOOK_PATH, () => null)
 		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching oxynote.test")
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.delete")).click()
 
@@ -231,35 +314,17 @@ describe("<URLWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be deleted", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockEndpoint(
-			"DELETE",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}`,
-			(_c, event) => {
-				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
-
-				return { message: "boom" }
-			},
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook() })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching oxynote.test")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.delete")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
-	it("offers to approve a hook that has fired", async ({ expect }) => {
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}/reset`,
-			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
-		)
+	it("dismisses a triggered hook from its notice", async ({ expect }) => {
+		const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", `${HOOK_PATH}/reset`, () => ({
+			id: HOOK_ID,
+		}))
 		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook({ score: "0" }) })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Changes in oxynote.test")
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
+		expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("triggered")
+		expect(hookNotice().textContent).toContain(
+			t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.triggered-notice", { url: SHOWN_URL }),
+		)
 		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset")).click()
 
 		await vi.waitFor(() => {
@@ -267,98 +332,67 @@ describe("<URLWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
 	})
 
-	it("warns when the hook cannot be approved", async ({ expect }) => {
-		mockEndpoint(
-			"PUT",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks/${HOOK_ID}/reset`,
-			(_c, event) => {
-				setResponseStatus(event, 500)
-
-				return { message: "boom" }
-			},
-		)
-		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook({ score: "0" }) })
-		await openHookSubMenu("Changes in oxynote.test")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset")).click()
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(toast.custom).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-		}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
-	})
-
-	it("offers no approval for a hook that has not fired", async ({ expect }) => {
+	it("offers no dismissal for a hook that has not triggered", async ({
+		expect,
+	}) => {
 		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook() })
 
-		await openHookSubMenu("Watching oxynote.test")
+		await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 		expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
 	})
 
-	it("creates nothing while no page is open", async ({ expect }) => {
-		useEditorStore().updateActiveDocumentId(null)
-		const calls = mockEndpoint(
-			"POST",
-			`/api/documents/${DOCUMENT_ID}/hooks`,
-			() => ({ id: HOOK_ID }),
-		)
-		await mountMenu()
-		await openHookSubMenu(t(NEW_HOOK_LABEL))
-		await typeInMenu("oxynote.test")
-
-		menuButton(t("editor.hooks.create")).click()
-		await settleMutations()
-
-		expect(calls).toHaveLength(0)
-	})
-
-	it("says what a triggered hook did while editing too", async ({ expect }) => {
-		await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook({ score: "0" }) })
-
-		await openHookSubMenu("Changes in oxynote.test")
-
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(
-			t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.triggered-item-block-explanation"),
-		)
-		expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
-	})
-
 	describe("when the page is read only", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 		beforeEach(() => {
 			useEditorMeta().setEditable(false)
 		})
 
-		it("shows the url without a way to change it", async ({ expect }) => {
+		it("shows the address without a way to change it", async ({ expect }) => {
 			await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook() })
 
-			await openHookSubMenu("Watching oxynote.test")
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
 			expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([
 				["https://oxynote.test/docs", "unchanged"],
 			])
+			expect(menuText()).toContain(t("editor.hooks.read-only-mode"))
 			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.update"))
 			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.delete"))
 		})
 
+		it("still dismisses a triggered hook", async ({ expect }) => {
+			const calls = mockEndpoint("PUT", `${HOOK_PATH}/reset`, () => ({
+				id: HOOK_ID,
+			}))
+			await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook({ score: "0" }) })
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			menuButton(t("editor.hooks.reset")).click()
+
+			await vi.waitFor(() => {
+				expect(calls).toHaveLength(1)
+			}, WAIT_FOR_OPTIONS)
+		})
+
 		it.for([
 			{
 				name: "a block",
 				nodeId: "block-1",
-				key: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.triggered-item-block-explanation",
+				key: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.triggered-notice",
 			},
 			{
 				name: "the page",
 				nodeId: null,
-				key: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.triggered-item-full-document-explanation",
+				key: "editor.hooks.url-watcher.triggered-notice",
 			},
 		])(
 			"says what a triggered hook on $name did",
 			async ({ nodeId, key }, { expect }) => {
 				await mountMenu({ hook: urlHook({ score: "0" }), nodeId: nodeId })
 
-				await openHookSubMenu("Changes in oxynote.test")
+				await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
 
-				expect(menuText()).toContain(t(key))
+				expect(hookNotice().textContent).toContain(t(key, { url: SHOWN_URL }))
 			},
 		)
 	})
@@ -378,16 +412,64 @@ describe("<URLWatcherConfigMenu>", { concurrent: false }, () => {
 				},
 			})
 
-			await openHookSubMenu("Watching oxynote.test")
-
 			expect(menuText()).toContain(
-				t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.existing-item-block-explanation"),
+				t("editor.hooks.value-change", { old: "old.test", new: SHOWN_URL }),
 			)
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
 			expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([
 				["https://oxynote.test/docs", "added"],
 				["https://old.test", "removed"],
 			])
 			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.update"))
 		})
+
+		it.for([
+			{ name: "added", status: DiffStatus.Added },
+			{ name: "removed", status: DiffStatus.Removed },
+		])(
+			"marks every field of an $name hook",
+			async ({ status, name }, { expect }) => {
+				await mountMenu({
+					hook: urlHook(),
+					diff: { status: status, targetHook: null, signColumn: true },
+				})
+
+				await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+				expect(readonlyFields()).toEqual([["https://oxynote.test/docs", name]])
+			},
+		)
+
+		it("says a removed hook was removed", async ({ expect }) => {
+			await mountMenu({
+				hook: urlHook(),
+				diff: {
+					status: DiffStatus.Removed,
+					targetHook: null,
+					signColumn: true,
+				},
+			})
+
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			expect(hookNotice().textContent.trim()).toBe(t("editor.hooks.removed"))
+		})
+
+		it("keeps a triggered hook from being dismissed", async ({ expect }) => {
+			await mountMenu({
+				hook: urlHook({ score: "0" }),
+				diff: {
+					status: DiffStatus.Unchanged,
+					targetHook: null,
+					signColumn: false,
+				},
+			})
+
+			await openHookSubMenu(t(TITLE))
+
+			expect(hookNotice().dataset.hookStatus).toBe("triggered")
+			expect(menuText()).not.toContain(t("editor.hooks.reset"))
+		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue
index 6f53e86c..a07c3ebe 100644
--- a/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue
+++ b/web/app/components/editor/hooks/url-watcher/ConfigMenu.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { showToastMessage } from "~/components/toast"
-import HookInputField from "./HookInputField.vue"
+import HookConfigPanel from "../HookConfigPanel.vue"
+import HookInputField from "../HookInputField.vue"
+import HookNoticeValue from "../HookNoticeValue.vue"
 import HookReadonlyField from "../HookReadonlyField.vue"
-import HookSubTrigger from "../HookSubTrigger.vue"
-import HookExplanation from "../HookExplanation.vue"
+import { DiffStatus } from "../../diff/position-map"
+import { useHookActions } from "../hook-actions"
 import { scalarFieldRows, type HookDiffContext } from "../hook-diff"
+import { hookNoticeKeypath, type HookSubtitle } from "../hook-menu"
+import { hookStatus } from "../hook-status"
 
 const props = defineProps<{
 	hook?: DocumentHook | null | undefined // null/undefined means creating new
@@ -16,281 +19,180 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 	(e: "force-close"): void
 }>()
 
-const editorStore = useEditorStore()
+const { t } = useI18n({ useScope: "global" })
 const { isReadOnlyOrDiff } = useEditorMeta()
-const targetSettings = computed(
+const actions = useHookActions({
+	type: DocumentHookType.URLWatcher,
+	nodeId: () => props.nodeId,
+	hook: () => props.hook,
+	close: close,
+})
+
+const activeBranchSettings = computed(
+	() => props.hook?.settings as DocumentHookSettingsURLWatcher | undefined,
+)
+const targetBranchSettings = computed(
 	() =>
 		props.diff?.targetHook?.settings as
 			DocumentHookSettingsURLWatcher | undefined,
 )
-const { t } = useI18n({ useScope: "global" })
-const hookData = computed(() => {
-	if (!props.hook) {
-		return null
+const state = computed(
+	() => props.hook?.state as DocumentHookStateURLWatcher | undefined,
+)
+const status = computed(() => (props.hook ? hookStatus(props.hook) : null))
+const selectedURL = ref<string | undefined>(activeBranchSettings.value?.url)
+const isSubOpen = ref(false)
+const isUnchanged = computed(
+	() =>
+		!selectedURL.value ||
+		ensureHttps(selectedURL.value) === activeBranchSettings.value?.url,
+)
+const failure = computed(() =>
+	state.value ? checkFailure(state.value.status) : null,
+)
+const subtitle = computed<HookSubtitle>(() => {
+	if (!activeBranchSettings.value) {
+		return { text: t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.description") }
 	}
 
-	return {
-		score: Number(props.hook.score),
-		state: props.hook.state as DocumentHookStateURLWatcher,
-		settings: props.hook.settings as DocumentHookSettingsURLWatcher,
+	const activeBranchURL = displayURL(activeBranchSettings.value.url)
+	const targetBranchURL = targetBranchSettings.value?.url
+	if (
+		props.diff?.status === DiffStatus.Modified &&
+		targetBranchURL &&
+		targetBranchURL !== activeBranchSettings.value.url
+	) {
+		return {
+			text: t("editor.hooks.value-change", {
+				old: displayURL(targetBranchURL),
+				new: activeBranchURL,
+			}),
+		}
 	}
+
+	if (failure.value) {
+		return { text: activeBranchURL, detail: failure.value.detail }
+	}
+
+	return status.value === "triggered"
+		? {
+				text: activeBranchURL,
+				detail: t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.detail-triggered"),
+			}
+		: { text: activeBranchURL }
+})
+// the notice names the page as it is typed, and the stored one where it
+// cannot be changed
+const noticeURL = computed(() => {
+	const url = isReadOnlyOrDiff.value
+		? activeBranchSettings.value?.url
+		: selectedURL.value
+	return url ? displayURL(url) : null
 })
 
-const documentHookAPI = useDocumentHookAPI()
-const confirmedURL = ref<string | undefined>(
-	hookData.value ? hookData.value.settings.url : undefined,
-)
-const selectedURL = ref<string | undefined>(confirmedURL.value)
-
-const isSubOpen = ref(false)
-
-async function upsertHook() {
-	if (
-		!selectedURL.value ||
-		!editorStore.activeDocumentId ||
-		!editorStore.activeBranchId
-	) {
+async function submit() {
+	if (!selectedURL.value) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	isSubOpen.value = false
-	emit("force-close")
+	const next = { url: ensureHttps(selectedURL.value) }
+	if (props.hook) {
+		await actions.update(next)
+		return
+	}
 
-	if (!props.hook) {
-		try {
-			await documentHookAPI.createDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-				docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-				req: {
-					type: DocumentHookType.URLWatcher,
-					branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-					blockId: props.nodeId,
-					settings: {
-						url: ensureHttps(selectedURL.value),
-					},
-				},
-			})
-		} catch {
-			showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.create-failed"))
-			return
-		}
-
-		confirmedURL.value = selectedURL.value
-
-		// since "create new" is reused, reset the state
+	// the same form creates the next hook, so it is emptied once a hook is
+	// created
+	if (await actions.create(next)) {
 		selectedURL.value = undefined
-
-		return
 	}
-
-	try {
-		await documentHookAPI.updateDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-			docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-			branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-			hookId: props.hook.id,
-			req: {
-				settings: {
-					url: ensureHttps(selectedURL.value),
-				},
-			},
-		})
-	} catch {
-		showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.update-failed"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	confirmedURL.value = selectedURL.value
 }
 
-async function deleteHook() {
-	if (
-		!props.hook ||
-		!editorStore.activeDocumentId ||
-		!editorStore.activeBranchId
-	) {
-		return
+// checkFailure says what the row and the notice show for a failed check,
+// and is null while the check works. It has a case for every status and no
+// default, so a status added later fails to compile until it is handled.
+function checkFailure(
+	checkStatus: DocumentHookStateURLWatcher["status"],
+): { detail: string; notice: string } | null {
+	switch (checkStatus) {
+		case "active":
+			return null
+		case "unreachable_url":
+			return {
+				detail: t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.detail-unreachable"),
+				notice: t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.unreachable-url"),
+			}
 	}
-
-	isSubOpen.value = false
-	emit("force-close")
-
-	try {
-		await documentHookAPI.deleteDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-			docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-			branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-			hookId: props.hook.id,
-		})
-	} catch {
-		showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.delete-failed"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	selectedURL.value = undefined
 }
 
-async function resetHook() {
-	if (
-		!props.hook ||
-		!editorStore.activeDocumentId ||
-		!editorStore.activeBranchId
-	) {
-		return
-	}
-
+function close() {
 	isSubOpen.value = false
 	emit("force-close")
-
-	try {
-		await documentHookAPI.resetDocumentHookByDocID.mutateAsync({
-			docId: editorStore.activeDocumentId,
-			branchId: editorStore.activeBranchId,
-			hookId: props.hook.id,
-		})
-	} catch {
-		showToastMessage("error", t("editor.hooks.errors.reset-failed"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	selectedURL.value = undefined
 }
 </script>
 <template>
-	<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub v-model:open="isSubOpen">
-		<HookSubTrigger :hook="props.hook" :diff="props.diff">
-			<div class="relative h-[0.8125rem] w-[0.8125rem] shrink-0">
-				<Icon
-					name="mingcute:earth-2-line"
-					class="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 size-3.75 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
-				/>
-			</div>
-			<span v-if="!hookData">
-				{{ $t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.title") }}
-			</span>
-			<i18n-t
-				v-else-if="Number(hookData.score) !== 0"
-				scope="global"
-				keypath="editor.hooks.url-watcher.existing-item"
-				tag="span"
-				class="truncate"
-			>
-				<template #url>
-					{{ extractDomain(confirmedURL || "") }}
-				</template>
-			</i18n-t>
+	<HookConfigPanel
+		v-model:open="isSubOpen"
+		:hook="props.hook"
+		:diff="props.diff"
+		icon="mingcute:earth-2-line"
+		:acknowledge-label="
+			status === 'triggered' ? $t('editor.hooks.reset') : undefined
+		"
+		:submit-disabled="isUnchanged"
+		@submit="submit"
+		@delete="actions.remove"
+		@acknowledge="actions.reset"
+	>
+		<template #title>
+			{{ $t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.title") }}
+		</template>
+		<template #subtitle>
+			{{ subtitle.text }}
+		</template>
+		<template v-if="subtitle.detail" #subtitle-detail>
+			{{ subtitle.detail }}
+		</template>
+		<template #notice>
+			<template v-if="failure">
+				{{ failure.notice }}
+			</template>
 			<i18n-t
 				v-else
 				scope="global"
-				keypath="editor.hooks.url-watcher.triggered-item"
+				:keypath="hookNoticeKeypath(DocumentHookType.URLWatcher, status)"
 				tag="span"
-				class="truncate"
 			>
 				<template #url>
-					{{ extractDomain(confirmedURL || "") }}
+					<HookNoticeValue
+						:value="noticeURL"
+						:fallback="$t('editor.hooks.url-watcher.url-fallback')"
+					/>
 				</template>
 			</i18n-t>
-		</HookSubTrigger>
-		<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent
-			side="right"
-			align="start"
-			loop
-			:class="[
-				'pointer-events-auto!' /* for some reason ShadcnUiSelect disables pointer events, which closes the whole sub menu when the select is closed, so we must override this */,
-			]"
+		</template>
+		<HookReadonlyField
+			v-if="isReadOnlyOrDiff && activeBranchSettings"
+			:label="$t('editor.hooks.url-watcher.url-input-label')"
+			:rows="
+				scalarFieldRows(
+					activeBranchSettings.url,
+					targetBranchSettings?.url ?? null,
+				)
+			"
+			:diff-status="props.diff?.status"
+		/>
+		<HookInputField
+			v-else
+			v-model="selectedURL"
+			type="url"
+			:placeholder="$t('editor.hooks.url-watcher.url-input-placeholder')"
 		>
-			<div class="flex w-[14rem] flex-col">
-				<template v-if="hookData?.state.status === 'unreachable_url'">
-					<i18n-t
-						scope="global"
-						keypath="editor.hooks.url-watcher.unreachable-url"
-						tag="div"
-						class="px-0.75 pb-0.75 text-center text-2sm"
-					>
-						<template #icon>
-							<Icon
-								name="mingcute:alert-fill"
-								class="mr-0.5 inline-block -translate-y-px align-middle text-status-warning"
-							/>
-						</template>
-					</i18n-t>
-					<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
-				</template>
-				<template v-if="hookData && hookData.state.status === 'active'">
-					<HookExplanation
-						:type="DocumentHookType.URLWatcher"
-						:triggered="hookData.score === 0"
-						:node-id="props.nodeId"
-					/>
-					<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator />
-				</template>
-				<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 px-0.75 pb-0.75">
-					<HookReadonlyField
-						v-if="isReadOnlyOrDiff && hookData"
-						:label="$t('editor.hooks.url-watcher.url-input-label')"
-						:rows="
-							scalarFieldRows(
-								hookData.settings.url,
-								targetSettings?.url ?? null,
-							)
-						"
-					/>
-					<HookInputField
-						v-else
-						v-model="selectedURL"
-						:placeholder="$t('editor.hooks.url-watcher.url-input-placeholder')"
-					>
-						<template #label>
-							<span>
-								{{ $t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.url-input-label") }}
-							</span>
-						</template>
-					</HookInputField>
-				</div>
-				<ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSeparator v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff" />
-				<div v-if="!isReadOnlyOrDiff" class="p-0.75">
-					<div v-if="hookData" class="flex flex-col gap-1">
-						<div class="flex gap-1">
-							<ShadcnUiButton
-								class="flex-1 gap-1"
-								:variant="hookData?.score === 0 ? 'outline' : 'default'"
-								size="2sm"
-								:disabled="!selectedURL || selectedURL === confirmedURL"
-								@click.stop="upsertHook"
-							>
-								<Icon name="mingcute:save-2-line" />
-								{{ $t("editor.hooks.update") }}
-							</ShadcnUiButton>
-							<ShadcnUiButton
-								class="flex-1 gap-1"
-								variant="secondary"
-								size="2sm"
-								@click.stop="deleteHook"
-							>
-								<Icon name="mingcute:delete-2-line" />
-								{{ $t("editor.hooks.delete") }}
-							</ShadcnUiButton>
-						</div>
-						<ShadcnUiButton
-							v-if="hookData.score === 0"
-							class="gap-1"
-							size="2sm"
-							@click.stop="resetHook"
-						>
-							<Icon name="mingcute:check-fill" />
-							{{ $t("editor.hooks.reset") }}
-						</ShadcnUiButton>
-					</div>
-					<template v-else>
-						<ShadcnUiButton
-							class="w-full gap-1"
-							size="2sm"
-							:disabled="!selectedURL || selectedURL === confirmedURL"
-							@click.stop="upsertHook"
-						>
-							<Icon name="mingcute:check-fill" />
-							{{ $t("editor.hooks.create") }}
-						</ShadcnUiButton>
-					</template>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-		</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSubContent>
-	</ShadcnUiDropdownMenuSub>
+			<template #label>
+				<span>
+					{{ $t("editor.hooks.url-watcher.url-input-label") }}
+				</span>
+			</template>
+		</HookInputField>
+	</HookConfigPanel>
 </template>
diff --git a/web/app/utils/url.test.ts b/web/app/utils/url.test.ts
index 9fa7f555..f3259468 100644
--- a/web/app/utils/url.test.ts
+++ b/web/app/utils/url.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
 	addDeletionSuccessStatusToUrl,
 	createNameSlug,
 	createNameSlugWithId,
+	displayURL,
 	ensureHttps,
 	equalNameSlugs,
 	extractDocInfoFromSlug,
@@ -190,6 +191,28 @@ describe("extractDomain", () => {
 	})
 })
 
+describe("displayURL", () => {
+	it.for([
+		{
+			name: "drops the scheme and keeps the path",
+			input: "https://docs.example.com/guide?x=1",
+			expected: "docs.example.com/guide?x=1",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "drops a trailing slash",
+			input: "HTTP://example.com/",
+			expected: "example.com",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "keeps a url without a scheme as it is",
+			input: "example.com/guide",
+			expected: "example.com/guide",
+		},
+	])("$name", ({ input, expected }, { expect }) => {
+		expect(displayURL(input)).toBe(expected)
+	})
+})
+
 describe("addDeletionSuccessStatusToUrl", () => {
 	it("appends the deletion status parameter", ({ expect }) => {
 		expect(addDeletionSuccessStatusToUrl("https://app.test/docs")).toBe(
diff --git a/web/app/utils/url.ts b/web/app/utils/url.ts
index 6d888c93..436d680f 100644
--- a/web/app/utils/url.ts
+++ b/web/app/utils/url.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ export function extractDomain(url: string): string {
 	}
 }
 
+export function displayURL(url: string): string {
+	return url.replace(/^https?:\/\//i, "").replace(/\/$/, "")
+}
+
 export function addDeletionSuccessStatusToUrl(url: string): string {
 	const urlObj = new URL(url)
 	urlObj.searchParams.set("deletion", "success")
diff --git a/web/eslint.config.mjs b/web/eslint.config.mjs
index 54d06725..dbfa55ea 100644
--- a/web/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/web/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ export default withNuxt([
 					// never reported unused.
 					ignores: [
 						// dynamically built keys: t(`ns.${x}`)
-						"/^editor\\.hooks\\.[a-z-]+\\.(existing|triggered)-item-(block|full-document)-explanation$/",
-						"/^editor\\.hooks\\.scheduled-reminder\\.duration-options\\./",
+						"/^editor\\.hooks\\.[a-z-]+\\.(new|fresh|triggered)-notice$/",
+						"/^editor\\.hooks\\.scheduled-reminder\\.(duration|when|remind-again)-options\\./",
 						"/^editor\\.metrics\\.config\\.modal-title-diff-/",
 						"/^editor\\.metrics\\.config\\.query-placeholder\\./",
 						"/^editor\\.metrics\\.config\\.refresh-interval-options(-short)?\\./",
diff --git a/web/i18n/locales/en/editor.json b/web/i18n/locales/en/editor.json
index 883096b8..07791bf0 100644
--- a/web/i18n/locales/en/editor.json
+++ b/web/i18n/locales/en/editor.json
@@ -341,9 +341,24 @@
 			"delete": "Delete Link"
 		},
 		"hooks": {
-			"add-new": "New freshness hook",
-			"empty-block": "This block has no freshness hooks",
-			"empty-document": "There are no page-wide freshness hooks",
+			"title": "Freshness Hooks",
+			"status": {
+				"fresh": "All quiet",
+				"triggered": "{count} triggered",
+				"needs-attention": {
+					"one": "{count} needs attention",
+					"other": "{count} need attention"
+				}
+			},
+			"row-status": {
+				"triggered": "triggered",
+				"needs-attention": "needs attention"
+			},
+			"empty-block": "No hooks on this block",
+			"empty-document": "No hooks on this page",
+			"empty-block-description": "A hook reminds maintainers to re-check this block when something it depends on changes.",
+			"empty-document-description": "A hook reminds maintainers to re-check this page when something it depends on changes.",
+			"add-new": "Add Hook",
 			"diff": {
 				"added": "added",
 				"removed": "removed",
@@ -354,27 +369,37 @@
 			"update": "Update",
 			"renew": "Renew",
 			"delete": "Delete",
-			"reset": "Approve & Continue",
+			"reset": "Got It, Keep Watching",
+			"removed": "This hook was removed.",
+			"dismiss-in-diff": "To dismiss it, turn off {toggle}.",
+			"read-only-protected": "Read-only · change this hook on the draft branch and merge it here",
+			"read-only-mode": "Read-only · switch to edit mode to change this hook",
+			"showing-changes": "Showing changes · turn off {toggle} to edit",
+			"value-change": "{old} → {new}",
+			"subtext-detail": "{subtext} · {detail}",
 			"errors": {
 				"create-failed": "Failed to create the hook. Please try again.",
 				"update-failed": "Failed to update the hook. Please try again.",
 				"delete-failed": "Failed to delete the hook. Please try again.",
-				"reset-failed": "Failed to approve the hook. Please try again.",
+				"reset-failed": "Failed to reset the hook. Please try again.",
 				"renew-failed": "Failed to renew the hook. Please try again."
 			},
 			"scheduled-reminder": {
 				"title": "Scheduled Reminder",
+				"description": "Nudge maintainers on a date",
 				"select-placeholder": "Choose when",
 				"calendar-placeholder": "Pick a date",
 				"duration-label": "Remind",
 				"duration-label-triggered": "Remind again",
-				"schedule-label": "Reminder Date",
-				"existing-item": "Remind on {value}",
-				"triggered-item": "Reminded on {value}",
-				"existing-item-block-explanation": "A reminder will be sent on {value} to the maintainers of the page and the block will be highlighted.",
-				"existing-item-full-document-explanation": "A reminder will be sent on {value} to the maintainers of the page and the relevant sections will be highlighted.",
-				"triggered-item-block-explanation": "A reminder was sent on {value} to the maintainers of the page and the block was highlighted.",
-				"triggered-item-full-document-explanation": "A reminder was sent on {value} to the maintainers of the page and the relevant sections were highlighted.",
+				"subtext-triggered": "Triggered on {date}",
+				"new-notice": "Maintainers get a reminder {when}.",
+				"fresh-notice": "Maintainers will get a reminder {when}.",
+				"triggered-notice": "A reminder was sent on {date}.",
+				"one-off-note": "This was a one-off custom date, so it will not repeat.",
+				"when-on-date": "on {date}",
+				"when-unset": "on the date you choose",
+				"field-value": "{duration} · {date}",
+				"field-value-custom": "On {date}",
 				"duration-options": {
 					"0": "Instant (dev)",
 					"1m": "In 1 minute (dev)",
@@ -386,23 +411,55 @@
 					"2160h": "In 3 months",
 					"4320h": "In 6 months",
 					"custom": "On a custom date"
+				},
+				"when-options": {
+					"0": "right away",
+					"1m": "in 1 minute",
+					"24h": "in 1 day",
+					"72h": "in 3 days",
+					"168h": "in 1 week",
+					"336h": "in 2 weeks",
+					"720h": "in 1 month",
+					"2160h": "in 3 months",
+					"4320h": "in 6 months"
+				},
+				"remind-again-options": {
+					"0": "Got It, Remind Again Right Away",
+					"1m": "Got It, Remind Again in 1 Minute",
+					"24h": "Got It, Remind Again in 1 Day",
+					"72h": "Got It, Remind Again in 3 Days",
+					"168h": "Got It, Remind Again in 1 Week",
+					"336h": "Got It, Remind Again in 2 Weeks",
+					"720h": "Got It, Remind Again in 1 Month",
+					"2160h": "Got It, Remind Again in 3 Months",
+					"4320h": "Got It, Remind Again in 6 Months"
 				}
 			},
 			"github-tracking": {
 				"title": "GitHub Commits",
-				"existing-item": "Watching {repository}",
-				"triggered-item": "Changes in {repository}",
-				"existing-item-block-explanation": "When the selected GitHub repository changes, a reminder will be sent to the maintainers of the page and the block will be highlighted.",
-				"existing-item-full-document-explanation": "When the selected GitHub repository changes, a reminder will be sent to the maintainers of the page and the relevant sections will be highlighted.",
-				"triggered-item-block-explanation": "The selected GitHub repository changed, so a reminder was sent to the maintainers of the page and the block was highlighted.",
-				"triggered-item-full-document-explanation": "The selected GitHub repository changed, so a reminder was sent to the maintainers of the page and the relevant sections were highlighted.",
+				"description": "Watch files in a repo",
+				"subtext": "{repository} · {branch}",
+				"problems": {
+					"missing-installation": "GitHub not connected",
+					"missing-repository": "repository inaccessible",
+					"missing-branch": "branch inaccessible"
+				},
+				"file-count": {
+					"one": "1 file",
+					"other": "{count} files"
+				},
+				"new-notice": "Maintainers are notified of changes to {files} on {branch}.",
+				"fresh-notice": "Maintainers will be notified of changes to {files} on {branch}.",
+				"triggered-notice": "The watched files changed on {branch}, so maintainers were notified.",
+				"files-fallback": "the selected files",
+				"branch-fallback": "the selected branch",
 				"not-connected": {
-					"main": "{icon}To use this hook, connect your GitHub organization or personal account in the {placeholder}.",
+					"main": "To use this hook, connect your GitHub organization or personal account in the {placeholder}.",
 					"placeholder": "settings"
 				},
-				"no-repositories": "{icon}You have no accessible repositories in the connected GitHub organization or personal account.",
-				"missing-target-repository": "{icon}The selected GitHub repository cannot be accessed.",
-				"missing-target-branch": "{icon}The selected GitHub branch cannot be accessed.",
+				"no-repositories": "You have no accessible repositories in the connected GitHub organization or personal account.",
+				"missing-target-repository": "The selected GitHub repository cannot be accessed.",
+				"missing-target-branch": "The selected GitHub branch cannot be accessed.",
 				"repository-select-label": "Repository",
 				"repository-select-placeholder": "Select repository",
 				"repository-select-loading-placeholder": "Loading...",
@@ -423,25 +480,26 @@
 			},
 			"url-watcher": {
 				"title": "Website Changes",
-				"existing-item": "Watching {url}",
-				"triggered-item": "Changes in {url}",
-				"existing-item-block-explanation": "When the selected website changes, a reminder will be sent to the maintainers of the page and the block will be highlighted.",
-				"existing-item-full-document-explanation": "When the selected website changes, a reminder will be sent to the maintainers of the page and the relevant sections will be highlighted.",
-				"triggered-item-block-explanation": "The selected website changed, so a reminder was sent to the maintainers of the page and the block was highlighted.",
-				"triggered-item-full-document-explanation": "The selected website changed, so a reminder was sent to the maintainers of the page and the relevant sections were highlighted.",
-				"unreachable-url": "{icon}The selected website cannot be reached. They may be temporarily down, no longer exist, or have anti-scraping measures in place.",
+				"description": "Watch a webpage for changes",
+				"detail-triggered": "webpage changed",
+				"detail-unreachable": "unreachable",
+				"new-notice": "Maintainers are notified when {url} changes.",
+				"fresh-notice": "Maintainers will be notified when {url} changes.",
+				"triggered-notice": "{url} changed, so maintainers were notified.",
+				"url-fallback": "the webpage",
+				"unreachable-url": "The selected webpage cannot be reached. They may be temporarily down, no longer exist, or have anti-scraping measures in place.",
 				"url-input-label": "Link to Website",
 				"url-input-placeholder": "https://example.com"
 			},
 			"container-image-watcher": {
 				"title": "Docker Image Updates",
-				"existing-item": "Watching {image}",
-				"triggered-item": "Updates in {image}",
-				"existing-item-block-explanation": "When the selected Docker image changes, a reminder will be sent to the maintainers of the page and the block will be highlighted.",
-				"existing-item-full-document-explanation": "When the selected Docker image changes, a reminder will be sent to the maintainers of the page and the relevant sections will be highlighted.",
-				"triggered-item-block-explanation": "The selected Docker image changed, so a reminder was sent to the maintainers of the page and the block was highlighted.",
-				"triggered-item-full-document-explanation": "The selected Docker image changed, so a reminder was sent to the maintainers of the page and the relevant sections were highlighted.",
-				"unreachable-image": "{icon}The selected Docker image cannot be reached. They may be temporarily down, no longer exist, or have authentication.",
+				"description": "Watch an image:tag",
+				"detail-unreachable": "unreachable",
+				"new-notice": "Maintainers are notified when {image} is updated.",
+				"fresh-notice": "Maintainers will be notified when {image} is updated.",
+				"triggered-notice": "{image} was updated, so maintainers were notified.",
+				"image-fallback": "the image",
+				"unreachable-image": "The selected Docker image cannot be reached. They may be temporarily down, no longer exist, or have authentication.",
 				"image-input-label": "Image Reference",
 				"image-input-placeholder": "postgres:16.4-alpine"
 			}