diff --git a/frontend/conversation.js b/frontend/conversation.js
index 56ad7e5..beff6c9 100644
--- a/frontend/conversation.js
+++ b/frontend/conversation.js
@@ -81,4 +81,37 @@ function createConversationPager({ loadPage }) {
   };
 }
 
+function renderConversationComment(comment, controller, escapeHtml, formatTime, renderMarkdown) {
+  const actions = controller?.actionHtml?.(comment) || '';
+  return '<div class="issue-comment" data-comment-id="' + Number(comment.id || 0) + '"><div class="small">' +
+    escapeHtml(comment.author || 'Unknown author') +
+    (comment.created_at ? ' · ' + escapeHtml(formatTime(comment.created_at)) : '') +
+    '</div>' + actions + '<div class="issue-sheet-content markdown-content">' +
+    renderMarkdown(comment.body || 'No comment body provided.') + '</div></div>';
+}
+
+function createConversationRenderers({qs,renderComment,updateReadPosition,getSelectedUpdate}) {
+  function status(kind, comments, total) {
+    qs('#' + kind + '-conversation-status').textContent = comments.length ?
+      comments.length + ' of ' + Math.max(total || 0, comments.length) + ' messages loaded.' : 'No comments yet.';
+  }
+  function paint(kind, state, controller) {
+    const comments = state?.comments || [];
+    qs('#' + kind + '-comments').innerHTML = comments.length ? comments.map(comment =>
+      kind === 'pull' ? '<div class="pull-comment-card">' + renderComment(comment,controller) + '</div>' :
+        renderComment(comment,controller)).join('') : '<div class="muted">No comments yet.</div>';
+    qs('#load-older-' + kind + '-comments').hidden = !Number.isInteger(state?.older_page);
+    status(kind,comments,state?.total);
+    if (kind === 'update') {
+      const newest = qs('#update-comments .issue-comment:last-child');
+      updateReadPosition.ready(String(getSelectedUpdate()?.notification_id || ''),newest);
+    }
+  }
+  return {
+    paintIssueConversation:(state,controller)=>paint('issue',state,controller),
+    paintPullConversation:(state,controller)=>paint('pull',state,controller),
+    paintUpdateConversation:(state,controller)=>paint('update',state,controller),
+  };
+}
+
 if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) module.exports = createConversationPager;
diff --git a/frontend/dashboard.js b/frontend/dashboard.js
index bf6ab29..5721d4b 100644
--- a/frontend/dashboard.js
+++ b/frontend/dashboard.js
@@ -4097,46 +4097,17 @@
     toggle?.focus();
   }
 
-  function renderIssueComment(comment, controller = commentActions) {
-    const actions = controller?.actionHtml?.(comment) || '';
-    return '<div class="issue-comment" data-comment-id="' + Number(comment.id || 0) + '"><div class="small">' +
-      escapeHtml(comment.author || 'Unknown author') +
-      (comment.created_at ? ' · ' + escapeHtml(fmt(comment.created_at)) : '') +
-      '</div>' + actions + '<div class="issue-sheet-content markdown-content">' +
-      renderMarkdown(comment.body || 'No comment body provided.') + '</div></div>';
-  }
-
-  function paintIssueConversation(state, controller) {
-    const comments = state?.comments || [];
-    qs('#issue-comments').innerHTML = comments.length ?
-      comments.map(comment => renderIssueComment(comment, controller)).join('') : '<div class="muted">No comments yet.</div>';
-    qs('#load-older-issue-comments').hidden = !Number.isInteger(state?.older_page);
-    qs('#issue-conversation-status').textContent = comments.length ?
-      comments.length + ' of ' + Math.max(state.total || 0, comments.length) + ' messages loaded.' : 'No comments yet.';
-  }
-
-  function paintUpdateConversation(state, controller) {
-    const comments = state?.comments || [];
-    qs('#update-comments').innerHTML = comments.length ?
-      comments.map(comment => renderIssueComment(comment, controller)).join('') : '<div class="muted">No comments yet.</div>';
-    qs('#load-older-update-comments').hidden = !Number.isInteger(state?.older_page);
-    qs('#update-conversation-status').textContent = comments.length ?
-      comments.length + ' of ' + Math.max(state.total || 0, comments.length) + ' messages loaded.' : 'No comments yet.';
-    const newest = qs('#update-comments .issue-comment:last-child');
-    updateReadPosition.ready(String(selectedUpdate?.notification_id || ''), newest);
-  }
-
-  function paintPullConversation(state, controller) {
-    const comments = state?.comments || [];
-    qs('#pull-comments').innerHTML = comments.length ? comments.map(comment =>
-      '<div class="pull-comment-card">' + renderIssueComment(comment, controller) + '</div>'
-    ).join('') : '<div class="muted">No comments yet.</div>';
-    qs('#load-older-pull-comments').hidden = !Number.isInteger(state?.older_page);
-    qs('#pull-conversation-status').textContent = comments.length ?
-      comments.length + ' of ' + Math.max(state.total || 0, comments.length) + ' messages loaded.' : 'No comments yet.';
-  }
+  const {paintIssueConversation,paintPullConversation,paintUpdateConversation}=createConversationRenderers({
+    qs,renderComment:(comment,controller)=>renderConversationComment(
+      comment,controller,escapeHtml,fmt,renderMarkdown),
+    updateReadPosition,getSelectedUpdate:()=>selectedUpdate,
+  });
 
   function commentSurface(selector) {
+    if (selector === '#search-preview-comments') return {
+      context:{kind:searchPreviewDetail.kind,item:searchPreviewDetail}, pager:searchPreview.commentPager(),
+      render:state=>showSearchConversationWithActions(state), status:qs('#search-preview-conversation-status'),
+    };
     if (selector === '#issue-comments') return {
       context:{kind:'issue',item:selectedIssue}, pager:issueConversation,
       render:renderIssueConversation, status:qs('#issue-sheet-status'),
@@ -5664,8 +5635,14 @@
     commandSearch.setScope(scope);
   }
   let searchPreviewDetail = null;
-  const renderSearchConversation = conversation =>
-    renderSearchPreviewConversation(conversation, document, escapeHtml, fmt, renderMarkdown);
+  const showSearchConversationWithActions = createSearchPreviewConversationActions({
+    hydrator:actionHydrator, rootNode:qs('#search-preview-comments'),
+    retry:qs('#retry-search-preview-comment-actions'),
+    paint:(conversation,controller)=>renderSearchPreviewConversation(
+      conversation,document,escapeHtml,fmt,renderMarkdown,controller),
+    wire:controller=>wireCommentActions('#search-preview-comments',controller),
+  });
+  const renderSearchConversation = conversation => { void showSearchConversationWithActions(conversation); };
   function renderSearchPreview(state) {
     followingQueue.preview(state);
     const sheet = qs('#search-preview');
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index c903f29..efc1207 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -901,6 +901,7 @@
       <div id="search-preview-comments"></div>
       <div id="search-preview-conversation-status" class="small" aria-live="polite"></div>
       <button id="retry-search-preview-conversation" type="button" hidden>Retry conversation</button>
+      <button class="conversation-actions-retry" id="retry-search-preview-comment-actions" type="button" hidden>Retry comment tools</button>
       <button id="load-older-search-preview-comments" type="button" hidden>Load older messages</button>
     </section>
     <section id="search-preview-review" class="search-preview-review" aria-labelledby="search-preview-review-title" hidden>
diff --git a/frontend/search-preview.js b/frontend/search-preview.js
index 291dba3..622fea6 100644
--- a/frontend/search-preview.js
+++ b/frontend/search-preview.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
         body:JSON.stringify({body}),
       }),
     });
-    root.renderSearchPreviewConversation = (conversation, document, escapeHtml, formatTime, renderMarkdown) => {
+    root.renderSearchPreviewConversation = (conversation, document, escapeHtml, formatTime, renderMarkdown, actions) => {
       const comments = document.querySelector('#search-preview-comments');
       const status = document.querySelector('#search-preview-conversation-status');
       const retry = document.querySelector('#retry-search-preview-conversation');
@@ -162,11 +162,12 @@
         new Date(comment.created_at).getTime() > new Date(conversation.reviewedAt).getTime());
       const newCount = (conversation.comments || []).filter(isNew).length;
       comments.innerHTML = (conversation.comments || []).map(comment =>
-        '<article class="search-preview-comment' + (isNew(comment) ? ' new-since-review' : '') +
+        '<article class="search-preview-comment issue-comment' + (isNew(comment) ? ' new-since-review' : '') +
         '" data-comment-id="' + Number(comment.id || 0) + '">' +
         '<div class="small">' + escapeHtml(comment.author || 'Unknown author') +
         (comment.created_at ? ' · ' + escapeHtml(formatTime(comment.created_at)) : '') +
         (isNew(comment) ? ' · <strong>New since last review</strong>' : '') + '</div>' +
+        (actions?.actionHtml?.(comment) || '') +
         '<div class="markdown-content">' + renderMarkdown(comment.body || '') + '</div></article>'
       ).join('');
       retry.hidden = conversation.status !== 'error';
@@ -181,6 +182,19 @@
         (conversation.comments.length === 1 ? ' message' : ' messages') +
         (newCount ? ' · ' + newCount + ' new since last review' : '') + '.';
     };
+    root.createSearchPreviewConversationActions = ({hydrator,rootNode,retry,paint,wire}) => {
+      let latest = null;
+      const show = conversation => {
+        latest = conversation;
+        if (!conversation) {
+          paint(null, null);
+          return Promise.resolve(false);
+        }
+        return hydrator.show({root:rootNode,state:conversation,paint,retry,wire});
+      };
+      retry.addEventListener('click', () => { if (latest) void show(latest); });
+      return show;
+    };
     root.renderSearchPreviewReply = (state, detail, preview, document) => {
       const section = document.querySelector('.search-preview-reply');
       const input = document.querySelector('#search-preview-reply');
@@ -417,7 +431,27 @@
       }
     }
 
+    const conversationPager = {
+      snapshot() {
+        return {...(conversation || {}), comments:(conversation?.comments || []).map(comment => ({...comment}))};
+      },
+      replace(comment) {
+        if (!comment || !Number.isInteger(comment.id) || !conversation) return conversationPager.snapshot();
+        conversation = {...conversation, comments:(conversation.comments || []).map(existing =>
+          existing.id === comment.id ? {...comment} : existing)};
+        publish({status:'ready', item:current, detail:current, conversation});
+        return conversationPager.snapshot();
+      },
+      remove(commentId) {
+        if (!conversation) return conversationPager.snapshot();
+        conversation = {...conversation, comments:(conversation.comments || []).filter(comment => comment.id !== commentId)};
+        publish({status:'ready', item:current, detail:current, conversation});
+        return conversationPager.snapshot();
+      },
+    };
+
     const api = {
+      commentPager() { return conversationPager; },
       hasReplyAttachments() {
         return Boolean(hasAttachments?.());
       },
diff --git a/src/frontend_bundle.py b/src/frontend_bundle.py
index a2074f0..8e409ee 100644
--- a/src/frontend_bundle.py
+++ b/src/frontend_bundle.py
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ FEATURE_SOURCES = {
     "security-center": ("static/security-center.js",),
     "planning": (
         "static/plan-today.js", "static/plan-today-readiness.js",
-        "static/plan-today-preview.js", "static/today-rollover.js", "static/today-readiness.js", "static/following.js",
+        "static/plan-today-preview.js", "static/today-rollover.js", "static/today-readiness.js", "static/following.js", "static/search-preview.js",
         "static/tomorrow-plan.js", "static/week-calendar.js", "static/week-calendar-import.js", "static/week-plan.js", "static/today-week-reschedule.js", "static/search-week-plan.js", "static/search-batch-plan.js", "static/agenda-session-launcher.js", "static/mobile-plan-today-nav.js",
     ),
     "today-timer": (
         "static/mobile-app-badge.js", "static/conversation.js", "static/widgets.js", "static/voice-transcript-store.js", "static/voice-conversation-capture.js", "static/mobile-launch.js", "static/mobile-insights.js", "static/mobile-app-shortcuts.js", "static/mobile-find-work-nav.js", "static/mobile-pull-refresh.js", "static/live-data-status.js", "static/mobile-composer-viewport.js",
-        "static/today-completion.js", "static/card-planning.js", "static/work-detail-position.js", "static/work-route.js", "static/commands.js", "static/saved-searches.js", "static/task-overlay-history.js", "static/search-preview.js", "static/mobile-search-preview-nav.js", "static/search-reply-draft-store.js", "static/conversation-reply-draft-store.js", "static/conversation-photo-drafts.js", "static/search-defer.js", "static/mobile-search-viewport.js", "static/agenda-replan.js", "static/agenda-calendar.js", "static/my-work.js", "static/protect-today.js", "static/mobile-today-command-bar.js", "static/mobile-task-dock.js", "static/mobile-first-task.js", "static/mobile-work-entry.js", "static/mobile-queue-launcher.js", "static/mobile-delivery-recovery.js", "static/mobile-start-day.js", "static/update-triage-session.js", "static/update-review-handoff.js", "static/update-triage-launcher.js", "static/update-triage-gesture.js", "static/notification-undo.js", "static/today-timer.js", "static/today-break.js", "static/today-progress.js", "static/today-lock-screen.js", "static/today-session-sync.js", "static/today-recap.js", "static/today-wrap-up.js", "static/today-summary.js", "static/today-handoff.js",
+        "static/today-completion.js", "static/card-planning.js", "static/work-detail-position.js", "static/work-route.js", "static/commands.js", "static/saved-searches.js", "static/task-overlay-history.js", "static/mobile-search-preview-nav.js", "static/search-reply-draft-store.js", "static/conversation-reply-draft-store.js", "static/conversation-photo-drafts.js", "static/search-defer.js", "static/mobile-search-viewport.js", "static/agenda-replan.js", "static/agenda-calendar.js", "static/my-work.js", "static/protect-today.js", "static/mobile-today-command-bar.js", "static/mobile-task-dock.js", "static/mobile-first-task.js", "static/mobile-work-entry.js", "static/mobile-queue-launcher.js", "static/mobile-delivery-recovery.js", "static/mobile-start-day.js", "static/update-triage-session.js", "static/update-review-handoff.js", "static/update-triage-launcher.js", "static/update-triage-gesture.js", "static/notification-undo.js", "static/today-timer.js", "static/today-break.js", "static/today-progress.js", "static/today-lock-screen.js", "static/today-session-sync.js", "static/today-recap.js", "static/today-wrap-up.js", "static/today-summary.js", "static/today-handoff.js",
         "static/later-work.js", "static/detail-defer.js", "static/later-picker.js", "static/drafts.js", "static/unfiled-captures.js", "static/unfiled-draft-sync.js",
         "static/assign-and-start.js", "static/filed-claim.js", "static/queue-today.js", "static/create-and-start.js",
         "static/draft-filing-session.js", "static/draft-capacity-dialog.js", "static/work-selection.js",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_mobile_comment_reactions_release.py b/tests/e2e/test_mobile_comment_reactions_release.py
index b48600b..6892d5b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_mobile_comment_reactions_release.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_mobile_comment_reactions_release.py
@@ -75,3 +75,41 @@ def test_comment_reactions_are_touch_safe_and_focus_preserving_at_320px():
             ["api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/issues/7/comments/91/reactions/heart", "PUT"],
         ]
         browser.close()
+
+
+def test_search_following_conversation_actions_are_touch_safe_at_320px():
+    with sync_playwright() as playwright:
+        browser = playwright.chromium.launch(headless=True)
+        page = browser.new_page(viewport={"width": 320, "height": 568})
+        page.set_content(
+            '<main><section id="search-preview-conversation" class="search-preview-conversation">'
+            '<div id="search-preview-comments"></div>'
+            '<div id="search-preview-conversation-status"></div>'
+            '<button id="retry-search-preview-conversation" hidden></button>'
+            '<button id="load-older-search-preview-comments" hidden></button>'
+            '</section></main>'
+        )
+        page.add_style_tag(path=FRONTEND / "dashboard.css")
+        page.add_script_tag(path=FRONTEND / "search-preview.js")
+        page.add_script_tag(path=FRONTEND / "comment-actions.js")
+        page.evaluate(
+            """
+            const actions=createCommentActions({fetchJson:async()=>({}),getLogin:()=> 'timmy'});
+            renderSearchPreviewConversation({status:'ready',comments:[
+              {id:41,author:'timmy',body:'Correct this from Following'},
+              {id:42,author:'alexander',body:'React without leaving Search'},
+            ]},document,value=>String(value),value=>String(value),value=>String(value),actions);
+            """
+        )
+
+        expect(page.locator(".search-preview-comment.issue-comment")).to_have_count(2)
+        expect(page.get_by_role("button", name="Edit")).to_have_count(1)
+        expect(page.get_by_role("button", name="Delete")).to_have_count(1)
+        expect(page.get_by_role("button", name="React to this comment")).to_have_count(2)
+        for control in page.locator("[data-comment-action], [data-comment-reactions-open]").all():
+            box = control.bounding_box()
+            assert box is not None and box["height"] >= 44
+        assert page.evaluate(
+            "document.documentElement.scrollWidth > document.documentElement.clientWidth"
+        ) is False
+        browser.close()
diff --git a/tests/test_conversation_action_hydrator.py b/tests/test_conversation_action_hydrator.py
index 688173c..6c4f21e 100644
--- a/tests/test_conversation_action_hydrator.py
+++ b/tests/test_conversation_action_hydrator.py
@@ -133,3 +133,75 @@ def test_comment_action_retry_is_a_phone_sized_inline_control():
     rule = css.split(".conversation-actions-retry", 1)[1].split("}", 1)[0]
     assert "min-height:44px" in rule
     assert "max-width:100%" in rule
+
+
+def test_search_and_following_preview_hydrates_owned_comment_actions_lazily():
+    preview = FRONTEND / "search-preview.js"
+    script = f"""
+require({json.dumps(str(preview))});
+const nodes = {{
+  '#search-preview-comments': {{innerHTML:'',textContent:''}},
+  '#search-preview-conversation-status': {{textContent:''}},
+  '#retry-search-preview-conversation': {{hidden:true}},
+  '#load-older-search-preview-comments': {{hidden:true,disabled:false}},
+}};
+const document = {{querySelector: selector => nodes[selector]}};
+const actions = {{actionHtml: comment => comment.author === 'timmy'
+  ? '<button data-comment-action="edit">Edit</button><button data-comment-reactions-open>React</button>'
+  : '<button data-comment-reactions-open>React</button>'}};
+renderSearchPreviewConversation({{
+  status:'ready', reviewedAt:'2026-08-25T08:00:00Z',
+  comments:[
+    {{id:41,author:'timmy',body:'Mine',created_at:'2026-08-25T09:00:00Z'}},
+    {{id:42,author:'alexander',body:'Theirs',created_at:'2026-08-25T07:00:00Z'}},
+  ],
+}}, document, String, String, String, actions);
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{html:nodes['#search-preview-comments'].innerHTML}}));
+"""
+    output = run_node(script)["html"]
+
+    assert output.count('class="search-preview-comment issue-comment') == 2
+    assert output.count("data-comment-reactions-open") == 2
+    assert output.count('data-comment-action="edit"') == 1
+    assert 'data-comment-id="41"' in output
+    assert "new-since-review" in output
+
+    html = (FRONTEND / "index.html").read_text()
+    javascript = (FRONTEND / "dashboard.js").read_text()
+    assert 'id="retry-search-preview-comment-actions"' in html
+    assert "showSearchConversationWithActions" in javascript
+    assert "context:{kind:searchPreviewDetail.kind,item:searchPreviewDetail}" in javascript
+
+
+def test_search_preview_comment_pager_updates_exact_visible_comment_in_place():
+    preview = FRONTEND / "search-preview.js"
+    script = f"""
+const createSearchPreview = require({json.dumps(str(preview))});
+(async () => {{
+  const states=[];
+  const controller=createSearchPreview({{
+    fetchJson:async item=>({{...item,title:'Visible'}}),
+    fetchConversation:async()=>({{comments:[
+      {{id:41,author:'timmy',body:'Old'}},{{id:42,author:'alexander',body:'Keep'}},
+    ],older_page:null}}),
+    mutate:async()=>({{}}), onState:state=>states.push(state),
+  }});
+  await controller.open({{repository:'stackchain/api',number:9,kind:'pull'}});
+  await new Promise(resolve=>setTimeout(resolve,0));
+  const pager=controller.commentPager();
+  pager.replace({{id:41,author:'timmy',body:'Corrected'}});
+  const replaced=pager.snapshot().comments;
+  pager.remove(41);
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{
+    replaced:replaced.map(comment=>[comment.id,comment.body]),
+    remaining:pager.snapshot().comments.map(comment=>comment.id),
+    published:states.at(-1).conversation.comments.map(comment=>comment.id),
+  }}));
+}})().catch(error=>{{console.error(error);process.exit(1);}});
+"""
+
+    assert run_node(script) == {
+        "replaced": [[41, "Corrected"], [42, "Keep"]],
+        "remaining": [42],
+        "published": [42],
+    }
diff --git a/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py b/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py
index 7ef6a73..d5a0328 100644
--- a/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py
+++ b/tests/test_markdown_renderer.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def test_markdown_renderer_allows_only_safe_links_and_keeps_html_inert():
 
 
 def test_all_read_only_work_bodies_use_the_shared_markdown_renderer():
-    dashboard = (FRONTEND / "dashboard.js").read_text()
+    dashboard = (FRONTEND / "dashboard.js").read_text() + (FRONTEND / "conversation.js").read_text()
 
     expected_paths = (
         "renderMarkdown(comment.body || 'No comment body provided.')",
diff --git a/tests/test_update_read_position.py b/tests/test_update_read_position.py
index 98bded8..94d627d 100644
--- a/tests/test_update_read_position.py
+++ b/tests/test_update_read_position.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ async def test_dashboard_mounts_mobile_new_activity_positioning_flow():
     assert '<script src="static/update-read-position.js"></script>' in html
     assert 'id="jump-update-new-activity"' in html
     assert "updateReadPosition.open(String(item.notification_id))" in html
-    assert "updateReadPosition.ready(String(selectedUpdate?.notification_id || ''), newest)" in html
+    source = html + (POSITIONER.parent / "conversation.js").read_text()
+    assert "updateReadPosition.ready(String(getSelectedUpdate()?.notification_id || ''),newest)" in source
     assert ".update-new-activity" in html
     assert "BASE + 'static/update-read-position.js'" in (POSITIONER.parent / "service-worker.js").read_text()