diff --git a/app/(dashboard)/plans/[id]/page.tsx b/app/(dashboard)/plans/[id]/page.tsx
index d0116d4..5411c9a 100644
--- a/app/(dashboard)/plans/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(dashboard)/plans/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -197,21 +197,13 @@ export default async function PlanDetailPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ id:
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {/* Long-form description, clamped with an expander */}
-      {plan.description && <PlanDescriptionCard description={plan.description} />}
-
-      {/* Linked design spec, rendered read-only from its source */}
-      {plan.specUrl && (
-        <SpecCard
-          specUrl={plan.specUrl}
-          markdown={await fetchSpecMarkdown(plan.specUrl, profile?.organizationId ?? null)}
-        />
-      )}
-
-      {/* Tasks front and center; delivery/impact/demand context one click away */}
-      <Tabs defaultValue="tasks">
+      {/* The spec is the work's anchor: description + linked design spec live in
+          a default Overview tab so they read properly and every tab's content
+          starts above the fold. */}
+      <Tabs defaultValue="overview">
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between flex-wrap gap-2">
           <TabsList className="bg-muted">
+            <TabsTrigger value="overview">Overview</TabsTrigger>
             <TabsTrigger value="tasks">Tasks ({plan.taskCount})</TabsTrigger>
             <TabsTrigger value="assets">Assets &amp; PRs ({plan.planAssets.length})</TabsTrigger>
             <TabsTrigger value="impact">Impact ({impactedAssets.length})</TabsTrigger>
@@ -220,6 +212,27 @@ export default async function PlanDetailPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{ id:
           <AddTaskDialog plan={plan} teamMembers={teamMembers} />
         </div>
 
+        <TabsContent value="overview" className="mt-4 space-y-6">
+          {/* Long-form description, clamped with an expander */}
+          {plan.description && <PlanDescriptionCard description={plan.description} />}
+
+          {/* Linked design spec, rendered read-only from its source */}
+          {plan.specUrl && (
+            <SpecCard
+              specUrl={plan.specUrl}
+              markdown={await fetchSpecMarkdown(plan.specUrl, profile?.organizationId ?? null)}
+            />
+          )}
+
+          {!plan.description && !plan.specUrl && (
+            <Card className="bg-card border-border">
+              <CardContent className="py-8 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                No description or linked spec yet — add one with Edit so the plan carries its own specification.
+              </CardContent>
+            </Card>
+          )}
+        </TabsContent>
+
         <TabsContent value="tasks" className="mt-4">
           <PlanTasksSection
             tasks={plan.tasks}
diff --git a/app/(dashboard)/releases/[id]/page.tsx b/app/(dashboard)/releases/[id]/page.tsx
index 35b6981..7422fd2 100644
--- a/app/(dashboard)/releases/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(dashboard)/releases/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -91,24 +91,36 @@ export default async function ReleaseDetailPage({ params }: { params: Promise<{
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      {release.description && (
-        <Card className="bg-card border-border">
-          <CardHeader className="pb-2">
-            <CardTitle className="text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground">Description</CardTitle>
-          </CardHeader>
-          <CardContent className="prose prose-sm dark:prose-invert max-w-none">
-            <ReactMarkdown remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}>{release.description}</ReactMarkdown>
-          </CardContent>
-        </Card>
-      )}
-
-      <Tabs defaultValue="assets">
+      {/* The description (the release notes) lives in a default Overview tab so
+          it reads properly and every tab's content starts above the fold. */}
+      <Tabs defaultValue="overview">
         <TabsList className="bg-muted">
+          <TabsTrigger value="overview">Overview</TabsTrigger>
           <TabsTrigger value="assets">Assets &amp; Versions ({release.assets.length})</TabsTrigger>
           <TabsTrigger value="plans">Plans ({release.plans.length})</TabsTrigger>
           <TabsTrigger value="work-items">Work Items ({release.workItems.length})</TabsTrigger>
         </TabsList>
 
+        <TabsContent value="overview" className="mt-4">
+          {release.description ? (
+            <Card className="bg-card border-border">
+              <CardHeader className="pb-2">
+                <CardTitle className="text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground">Description</CardTitle>
+              </CardHeader>
+              <CardContent className="prose prose-sm dark:prose-invert max-w-none">
+                <ReactMarkdown remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}>{release.description}</ReactMarkdown>
+              </CardContent>
+            </Card>
+          ) : (
+            <Card className="bg-card border-border">
+              <CardContent className="py-8 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                No description yet — it becomes the release notes. Write one, or derive it from the
+                delivered work items{config.ai.enabled && editable ? ' with Draft release notes' : ''}.
+              </CardContent>
+            </Card>
+          )}
+        </TabsContent>
+
         <TabsContent value="assets" className="mt-4">
           <ReleaseAssetsSection
             releaseId={release.id}
diff --git a/docs/app-spec.md b/docs/app-spec.md
index 088caea..d76fd5f 100644
--- a/docs/app-spec.md
+++ b/docs/app-spec.md
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ Header (type/health badges, current version chip from latest shipped release, re
 - **Record** (v0.4.4) — the asset's current-state register: a candidates banner ("N resolved features can join this asset's record" with one-click graduation), capabilities list (lineage chip from `originSummary`, verification freshness dot, expandable markdown, edit dialog, remove-with-reason dialog), derived **Known issues** (open bug/ux) and **Debt register** (open tech_debt) cards, and a struck-through **Previously** card for tombstoned capabilities.
 
 #### `/releases` & `/releases/[id]` — Releases (v0.4.1)
-List: status tabs (All / In Progress / Shipped), rows with asset+version chips, plan counts, derived work-item type dots; create side panel. Detail mirrors plan-detail layout:
+List: status tabs (All / In Progress / Shipped), rows with asset+version chips, plan counts, derived work-item type dots; create side panel. Detail mirrors plan-detail layout (v0.4.4: description moved into a default **Overview** tab — it is the release notes; empty state points at Draft release notes when AI is enabled):
 - **Assets & Versions** — one row per `release_assets` entry with inline version/note editing, per-asset PR chips rolled up from attached plans, and a suggestion banner for plan-targeted assets missing from the release
 - **Plans** — attach/detach (a "ships in" picker also exists on plan detail); **Work Items** — derived through attached plans, grouped Features / Bugs & UX / Tech Debt (the release-notes structure)
 - **Mark Shipped** confirm lists unversioned assets; shipped/abandoned releases render read-only. "Draft release notes" (flagged AI) opens an editable dialog; saving writes the description explicitly.
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ Client component (`PlansClient`) with:
 - **Link Milestone** (`plan-sync-dialog.tsx`): binds the plan to a GitHub milestone via an org connection; milestone issues mirror as read-only plan tasks (mixed with native tasks); Unlink converts mirrored tasks to native. Sync also refreshes `code_plan_assets.prStatus` for PR URLs in the connection's repo
 - Stats row: Overall Progress (% + progress bar + task count), Target Assets (count + names), Assignees (avatars)
 - Tags row
+- Tabs (v0.4.4: the long-form description + linked spec moved into a default **Overview** tab — the spec anchors the work, and every tab's content starts above the fold): **Overview** (clamped markdown description via `plan-description-card.tsx`, linked design spec via `SpecCard`, empty-state prompt when neither exists) / Tasks / Assets & PRs / Impact / Work Items
 - **Target Assets & PRs** (`plan-assets-section.tsx`): per-asset rows with branch, PR link, PR status badge; inline edit form; add/remove target assets → plan-asset actions
 - **Impact Analysis**: assets depending on the plan's targets (via `asset_dependencies`), with dependency path and health badges
 - **Linked Work Items**: items linked via `work_item_code_plans` with type/status badges
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 008cab1..a46d1f7 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ <h2>See it in action</h2>
       <button class="tour-tab" data-img="screenshots/asset-history.png" data-caption="Asset history — a version ladder of shipped releases, delivered plans, resolved work items, and design notes (user- or agent-authored).">Asset History</button>
       <button class="tour-tab" data-img="screenshots/releases.png" data-caption="Releases — group the plans that ship together, stamp per-asset versions, and track the ship lifecycle.">Releases</button>
       <button class="tour-tab" data-img="screenshots/release-detail.png" data-caption="A shipped release — per-asset version stamps, merged PR chips rolled up from attached plans, and derived release notes.">Release Detail</button>
-      <button class="tour-tab" data-img="screenshots/plan-detail.png" data-caption="A code plan — tasks, target assets, branch/PR delivery tracking, and the release it ships in.">Code Plan</button>
+      <button class="tour-tab" data-img="screenshots/plan-detail.png" data-caption="A code plan — progress, target assets, the release it ships in, and its specification up front in the Overview tab.">Code Plan</button>
       <button class="tour-tab" data-img="screenshots/work-items.png" data-caption="Work items — features, bugs, UX issues, and tech debt with severity, asset/area, and the plans that address them.">Work Items</button>
       <button class="tour-tab" data-img="screenshots/asset-dependencies.png" data-caption="Asset dependencies — both directions of the graph, feeding impact analysis when plans target an asset.">Dependencies</button>
     </div>
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