diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/AskAnswerCard.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/AskAnswerCard.svelte
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-<!--
-  AskAnswerCard.svelte — 검색 결과 페이지 상단 AI 답변 카드 (컴팩트).
-
-  /ask 페이지의 AskAnswer.svelte와 달리, 검색 결과를 가리지 않는
-  보조 영역으로 설계. 출처 목록 클릭이 must-have, 본문 [n] 클릭은 nice-to-have.
--->
-<script lang="ts">
-  import Badge from '$lib/components/ui/Badge.svelte';
-  import Skeleton from '$lib/components/ui/Skeleton.svelte';
-  import { Sparkles, X, FileText } from 'lucide-svelte';
-  import type { AskResponse, Confidence } from '$lib/types/ask';
-
-  interface Props {
-    data: AskResponse | null;
-    loading: boolean;
-    error: boolean;
-    onCitationClick: (docId: number) => void;
-    onDismiss: () => void;
-  }
-
-  let { data, loading, error, onCitationClick, onDismiss }: Props = $props();
-
-  // [n] 파싱 (AskAnswer.svelte에서 가져옴)
-  type Token =
-    | { type: 'text'; value: string }
-    | { type: 'cite'; n: number; raw: string };
-
-  function splitAnswer(text: string): Token[] {
-    return text
-      .split(/(\[\d+\])/g)
-      .filter(Boolean)
-      .map((tok): Token => {
-        const m = tok.match(/^\[(\d+)\]$/);
-        return m
-          ? { type: 'cite', n: Number(m[1]), raw: tok }
-          : { type: 'text', value: tok };
-      });
-  }
-
-  function confidenceTone(c: Confidence | null): 'success' | 'warning' | 'error' | 'neutral' {
-    if (c === 'high') return 'success';
-    if (c === 'medium') return 'warning';
-    if (c === 'low') return 'error';
-    return 'neutral';
-  }
-
-  function confidenceLabel(c: Confidence | null): string {
-    if (c === 'high') return '높음';
-    if (c === 'medium') return '중간';
-    if (c === 'low') return '낮음';
-    return '';
-  }
-
-  let tokens = $derived(data?.ai_answer ? splitAnswer(data.ai_answer) : []);
-
-  // 출처 중복 제거 (같은 doc_id)
-  let uniqueCitations = $derived.by(() => {
-    if (!data?.citations?.length) return [];
-    const seen = new Set<number>();
-    return data.citations.filter((c) => {
-      if (seen.has(c.doc_id)) return false;
-      seen.add(c.doc_id);
-      return true;
-    });
-  });
-</script>
-
-<div class="bg-surface border border-default rounded-card p-4">
-  <!-- 헤더 -->
-  <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 mb-2">
-    <div class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-      <Sparkles size={12} class="text-accent" />
-      <span class="text-[10px] font-semibold tracking-wider uppercase text-dim">
-        내 자료 기준 답변
-      </span>
-      {#if data?.confidence}
-        <Badge tone={confidenceTone(data.confidence)} size="sm">
-          신뢰도 {confidenceLabel(data.confidence)}
-        </Badge>
-      {/if}
-      {#if data?.completeness === 'partial'}
-        <Badge tone="warning" size="sm">일부 답변</Badge>
-      {/if}
-    </div>
-    <button
-      type="button"
-      onclick={onDismiss}
-      class="p-0.5 rounded text-dim hover:text-text transition-colors"
-      aria-label="답변 카드 접기"
-    >
-      <X size={14} />
-    </button>
-  </div>
-
-  <!-- 본문 -->
-  {#if loading}
-    <div class="space-y-2">
-      <Skeleton w="w-full" h="h-3" />
-      <Skeleton w="w-4/5" h="h-3" />
-    </div>
-    <p class="mt-3 text-[10px] text-dim flex items-center gap-1.5">
-      <span class="inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 rounded-full border-2 border-dim border-t-accent animate-spin"></span>
-      근거 기반 답변 생성 중…
-    </p>
-  {:else if error}
-    <p class="text-xs text-dim">답변을 가져오지 못했습니다.</p>
-  {:else if data?.ai_answer}
-    <!-- 답변 텍스트 -->
-    <div class="text-sm leading-6 text-text">
-      {#each tokens as tok}
-        {#if tok.type === 'cite'}
-          {@const citation = data?.citations?.find((c) => c.n === tok.n)}
-          {#if citation}
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              class="inline text-accent font-semibold hover:underline px-0.5"
-              onclick={() => onCitationClick(citation.doc_id)}
-              title={citation.title || `문서 #${citation.doc_id}`}
-            >
-              {tok.raw}
-            </button>
-          {:else}
-            <span class="text-dim">{tok.raw}</span>
-          {/if}
-        {:else}
-          <span>{tok.value}</span>
-        {/if}
-      {/each}
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- partial: 누락 측면 -->
-    {#if data.completeness === 'partial' && data.missing_aspects?.length}
-      <p class="mt-2 text-[10px] text-dim">
-        다루지 못한 부분: {data.missing_aspects.join(', ')}
-      </p>
-    {/if}
-
-    <!-- 출처 목록 (must-have) -->
-    {#if uniqueCitations.length > 0}
-      <div class="mt-3 pt-2 border-t border-default">
-        <p class="text-[10px] font-medium text-dim mb-1.5">출처</p>
-        <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
-          {#each uniqueCitations as citation}
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              onclick={() => onCitationClick(citation.doc_id)}
-              class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded bg-surface text-text border border-default hover:border-accent hover:text-accent transition-colors"
-              title={citation.span_text}
-            >
-              <FileText size={10} />
-              <span class="max-w-[200px] truncate">
-                {citation.title || `문서 #${citation.doc_id}`}
-              </span>
-            </button>
-          {/each}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    {/if}
-  {/if}
-</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ask/AskAnswer.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ask/AskAnswer.svelte
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-<!--
-  AskAnswer.svelte — /ask 페이지 상단 패널.
-
-  Answer 본문 + clickable [n] citations + 신뢰도/상태 Badge.
-  status != completed 또는 refused=true → warning empty state +
-  no_results_reason + "검색 결과 확인하기" 역링크.
--->
-<script lang="ts">
-  import Badge from '$lib/components/ui/Badge.svelte';
-  import Button from '$lib/components/ui/Button.svelte';
-  import EmptyState from '$lib/components/ui/EmptyState.svelte';
-  import Skeleton from '$lib/components/ui/Skeleton.svelte';
-  import { AlertTriangle, Sparkles } from 'lucide-svelte';
-  import type { AskResponse, Confidence, SynthesisStatus } from '$lib/types/ask';
-
-  interface Props {
-    data: AskResponse | null;
-    loading: boolean;
-    onCitationClick: (n: number) => void;
-  }
-
-  let { data, loading, onCitationClick }: Props = $props();
-
-  type Token =
-    | { type: 'text'; value: string }
-    | { type: 'cite'; n: number; raw: string };
-
-  function splitAnswer(text: string): Token[] {
-    return text
-      .split(/(\[\d+\])/g)
-      .filter(Boolean)
-      .map((tok): Token => {
-        const m = tok.match(/^\[(\d+)\]$/);
-        return m
-          ? { type: 'cite', n: Number(m[1]), raw: tok }
-          : { type: 'text', value: tok };
-      });
-  }
-
-  function confidenceTone(
-    c: Confidence | null,
-  ): 'success' | 'warning' | 'error' | 'neutral' {
-    if (c === 'high') return 'success';
-    if (c === 'medium') return 'warning';
-    if (c === 'low') return 'error';
-    return 'neutral';
-  }
-
-  function confidenceLabel(c: Confidence | null): string {
-    if (c === 'high') return '높음';
-    if (c === 'medium') return '중간';
-    if (c === 'low') return '낮음';
-    return '없음';
-  }
-
-  const STATUS_LABEL: Record<SynthesisStatus, string> = {
-    completed: '답변 완료',
-    timeout: '답변 지연',
-    skipped: '답변 생략',
-    no_evidence: '근거 없음',
-    parse_failed: '형식 오류',
-    llm_error: 'AI 오류',
-    backend_unavailable: 'Backend 비가용',
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * backend chip label — `backend_requested` 가 명시 opt-in 인 경우만 표시.
-   * 미지정 (null/undefined) default 호출은 chip 없음 (시각 noise 회피).
-   */
-  function backendChipLabel(backend: string | null | undefined): string | null {
-    if (!backend) return null;
-    if (backend === 'qwen-macbook') return 'Qwen 27B (MacBook)';
-    if (backend === 'gemma-macmini') return 'Gemma 26B (Mac mini)';
-    return backend;
-  }
-
-  let tokens = $derived(data?.ai_answer ? splitAnswer(data.ai_answer) : []);
-  let showFullAnswer = $derived(
-    !!data && !!data.ai_answer && data.completeness === 'full'
-    && data.synthesis_status === 'completed' && !data.refused,
-  );
-  let showPartial = $derived(
-    !!data && data.completeness === 'partial' && !data.refused,
-  );
-  let showWarning = $derived(!!data && !showFullAnswer && !showPartial);
-</script>
-
-<section class="bg-surface border border-default rounded-card p-5">
-  <!-- 헤더 -->
-  <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-3 mb-4">
-    <div>
-      <p class="text-[10px] font-semibold tracking-wider uppercase text-dim flex items-center gap-1.5">
-        <Sparkles size={12} /> AI Answer
-      </p>
-      <h2 class="mt-1 text-base font-semibold text-text">근거 기반 답변</h2>
-    </div>
-
-    {#if data && !loading}
-      <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
-        <Badge tone={confidenceTone(data.confidence)} size="sm">
-          신뢰도 {confidenceLabel(data.confidence)}
-        </Badge>
-        {#if backendChipLabel(data.backend_requested)}
-          <span title={`backend_requested=${data.backend_requested} / backend_used=${data.backend_used ?? 'null'}`}>
-            <Badge tone="neutral" size="sm">
-              {backendChipLabel(data.backend_requested)}
-            </Badge>
-          </span>
-        {/if}
-        <Badge tone="neutral" size="sm">
-          {STATUS_LABEL[data.synthesis_status]}
-        </Badge>
-        {#if data.synthesis_ms > 0}
-          <Badge tone="neutral" size="sm">
-            {Math.round(data.synthesis_ms)}ms
-          </Badge>
-        {/if}
-      </div>
-    {/if}
-  </div>
-
-  <!-- 본문 -->
-  {#if loading}
-    <div class="space-y-3">
-      <Skeleton w="w-3/4" h="h-4" />
-      <Skeleton w="w-full" h="h-4" />
-      <Skeleton w="w-5/6" h="h-4" />
-      <p class="mt-4 text-xs text-dim flex items-center gap-2">
-        <span class="inline-block w-3 h-3 rounded-full border-2 border-dim border-t-accent animate-spin"></span>
-        근거 기반 답변 생성 중… 약 15초 소요
-      </p>
-    </div>
-  {:else if showFullAnswer && data}
-    <div class="text-sm leading-7 text-text">
-      {#each tokens as tok}
-        {#if tok.type === 'cite'}
-          <button
-            type="button"
-            class="inline-block align-baseline text-accent font-semibold hover:underline focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent-ring rounded px-0.5"
-            onclick={() => onCitationClick(tok.n)}
-            aria-label={`인용 ${tok.n}번 보기`}
-          >
-            {tok.raw}
-          </button>
-        {:else}
-          <span>{tok.value}</span>
-        {/if}
-      {/each}
-    </div>
-  {:else if showPartial && data}
-    <!-- Phase 3.5a: question-aligned partial structure -->
-    <div>
-      <Badge tone="warning" size="sm">일부 답변</Badge>
-
-      {#if data.ai_answer}
-        <div class="mt-3 text-sm leading-7 text-text">
-          {#each tokens as tok}
-            {#if tok.type === 'cite'}
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                class="inline-block align-baseline text-accent font-semibold hover:underline rounded px-0.5"
-                onclick={() => onCitationClick(tok.n)}
-              >{tok.raw}</button>
-            {:else}
-              <span>{tok.value}</span>
-            {/if}
-          {/each}
-        </div>
-      {:else if data.confirmed_items?.length}
-        <div class="mt-3">
-          <h4 class="text-xs font-semibold text-dim uppercase tracking-wider">✓ 답변 가능</h4>
-          <ul class="mt-2 space-y-2">
-            {#each data.confirmed_items as item}
-              <li class="text-sm text-text">
-                <strong class="text-accent">{item.aspect}:</strong>
-                <span>{item.text}</span>
-                {#each item.citations as n}
-                  <button
-                    type="button"
-                    class="text-accent font-semibold hover:underline px-0.5"
-                    onclick={() => onCitationClick(n)}
-                  >[{n}]</button>
-                {/each}
-              </li>
-            {/each}
-          </ul>
-        </div>
-      {/if}
-
-      {#if data.missing_aspects?.length}
-        <div class="mt-4 border-t border-default pt-3">
-          <h4 class="text-xs font-semibold text-dim uppercase tracking-wider">✗ 답변 불가</h4>
-          <ul class="mt-2 space-y-1">
-            {#each data.missing_aspects as aspect}
-              <li class="text-sm text-dim">{aspect} <span class="text-[10px]">(근거 없음)</span></li>
-            {/each}
-          </ul>
-        </div>
-      {/if}
-
-      <div class="mt-4">
-        <Button
-          variant="secondary"
-          size="sm"
-          href={`/documents?q=${encodeURIComponent(data.query)}`}
-        >
-          검색 결과 확인하기
-        </Button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  {:else if showWarning && data}
-    <EmptyState
-      icon={AlertTriangle}
-      title={data.refused && data.no_results_reason
-        ? data.no_results_reason
-        : (data.no_results_reason ?? '관련 근거를 찾지 못했습니다.')}
-      description="검색 결과를 직접 확인해 보세요."
-    >
-      <Button
-        variant="secondary"
-        size="sm"
-        href={`/documents?q=${encodeURIComponent(data.query)}`}
-      >
-        검색 결과 확인하기
-      </Button>
-    </EmptyState>
-  {/if}
-</section>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ask/AskEvidence.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ask/AskEvidence.svelte
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-<!--
-  AskEvidence.svelte — /ask 페이지 우측 sticky 패널.
-
-  ⚠ 영구 룰 (Phase 3.4 plan):
-    `citation.full_snippet` 은 UI 에 직접 렌더 금지. debug 모드(`?debug=1`)
-    에서 hover tooltip 으로만 조건부 노출 가능.
-
-    이 규칙이 깨지면 backend span-precision UX 가치가 사라진다. 코드 리뷰에서
-    반드시 reject. span_text 만 본문으로 노출한다.
--->
-<script lang="ts">
-  import Badge from '$lib/components/ui/Badge.svelte';
-  import EmptyState from '$lib/components/ui/EmptyState.svelte';
-  import Skeleton from '$lib/components/ui/Skeleton.svelte';
-  import { BookOpen } from 'lucide-svelte';
-  import type { AskResponse } from '$lib/types/ask';
-
-  interface Props {
-    data: AskResponse | null;
-    loading: boolean;
-    activeCitation: number | null;
-    registerCitation: (n: number, node: HTMLElement) => { destroy: () => void };
-  }
-
-  let { data, loading, activeCitation, registerCitation }: Props = $props();
-
-  let citations = $derived(data?.citations ?? []);
-</script>
-
-<section class="bg-surface border border-default rounded-card p-5">
-  <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-3 mb-4">
-    <div>
-      <p class="text-[10px] font-semibold tracking-wider uppercase text-dim flex items-center gap-1.5">
-        <BookOpen size={12} /> Evidence Highlights
-      </p>
-      <h3 class="mt-1 text-sm font-semibold text-text">인용 근거</h3>
-    </div>
-    {#if data && !loading}
-      <Badge tone="neutral" size="sm">{citations.length}개</Badge>
-    {/if}
-  </div>
-
-  {#if loading}
-    <div class="space-y-3">
-      {#each Array(2) as _}
-        <div class="border border-default rounded-card p-4 space-y-2">
-          <Skeleton w="w-24" h="h-3" />
-          <Skeleton w="w-full" h="h-3" />
-          <Skeleton w="w-5/6" h="h-3" />
-          <Skeleton w="w-3/4" h="h-3" />
-        </div>
-      {/each}
-    </div>
-  {:else if citations.length === 0}
-    <EmptyState title="표시할 근거가 없습니다." class="py-6" />
-  {:else}
-    <div class="space-y-3">
-      {#each citations as citation (citation.n)}
-        {@const isActive = activeCitation === citation.n}
-        <article
-          class="border rounded-card p-4 transition-colors {isActive
-            ? 'border-accent ring-2 ring-accent/20 bg-accent/5'
-            : 'border-default'}"
-          use:registerCitation={citation.n}
-        >
-          <div class="flex items-start gap-2">
-            <span class="text-accent font-bold text-sm shrink-0">[{citation.n}]</span>
-            <div class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-              <strong class="block text-sm text-text truncate">
-                {citation.title ?? `문서 ${citation.doc_id}`}
-              </strong>
-              {#if citation.section_title}
-                <p class="mt-0.5 text-xs text-dim truncate">{citation.section_title}</p>
-              {/if}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-
-          <!-- ⚠ span_text 만 렌더. full_snippet 금지 -->
-          <p class="mt-3 text-sm leading-relaxed text-text whitespace-pre-wrap">
-            {citation.span_text}
-          </p>
-
-          <div class="mt-3 flex gap-2 text-[10px] text-dim">
-            <span>relevance {citation.relevance.toFixed(2)}</span>
-            <span>rerank {citation.rerank_score.toFixed(2)}</span>
-          </div>
-        </article>
-      {/each}
-    </div>
-  {/if}
-</section>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ask/AskResults.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ask/AskResults.svelte
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-<!--
-  AskResults.svelte — /ask 페이지 하단 패널.
-
-  검색 결과 리스트. DocumentCard 재사용 X — SearchResult 필드 셋이 달라서
-  의존성 리스크 회피. inline 간단 카드로 title/score/snippet/section_title 표시.
-  클릭 시 `/documents/{id}` 로 이동.
--->
-<script lang="ts">
-  import Badge from '$lib/components/ui/Badge.svelte';
-  import EmptyState from '$lib/components/ui/EmptyState.svelte';
-  import Skeleton from '$lib/components/ui/Skeleton.svelte';
-  import { FileText } from 'lucide-svelte';
-  import type { AskResponse } from '$lib/types/ask';
-
-  interface Props {
-    data: AskResponse | null;
-    loading: boolean;
-  }
-
-  let { data, loading }: Props = $props();
-
-  let results = $derived(data?.results ?? []);
-</script>
-
-<section class="bg-surface border border-default rounded-card p-5">
-  <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-3 mb-4">
-    <div>
-      <p class="text-[10px] font-semibold tracking-wider uppercase text-dim flex items-center gap-1.5">
-        <FileText size={12} /> Search Results
-      </p>
-      <h3 class="mt-1 text-sm font-semibold text-text">검색 결과</h3>
-    </div>
-    {#if data && !loading}
-      <Badge tone="neutral" size="sm">{data.total}개</Badge>
-    {/if}
-  </div>
-
-  {#if loading}
-    <div class="space-y-3">
-      {#each Array(5) as _}
-        <div class="border border-default rounded-card p-4 space-y-2">
-          <Skeleton w="w-2/3" h="h-4" />
-          <Skeleton w="w-full" h="h-3" />
-          <Skeleton w="w-4/5" h="h-3" />
-        </div>
-      {/each}
-    </div>
-  {:else if results.length === 0}
-    <EmptyState title="검색 결과가 없습니다." class="py-6" />
-  {:else}
-    <div class="space-y-3">
-      {#each results as result (result.id)}
-        <a
-          href={`/documents/${result.id}`}
-          class="block border border-default rounded-card p-4 hover:border-accent hover:bg-surface-hover transition-colors"
-        >
-          <div class="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
-            <strong class="text-sm text-text flex-1 min-w-0 truncate">
-              {result.title ?? `문서 ${result.id}`}
-            </strong>
-            <div class="flex gap-1.5 text-[10px] text-dim shrink-0">
-              <span>score {result.score.toFixed(2)}</span>
-              {#if result.rerank_score != null}
-                <span>rerank {result.rerank_score.toFixed(2)}</span>
-              {/if}
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          {#if result.section_title}
-            <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-dim truncate">{result.section_title}</p>
-          {/if}
-          {#if result.snippet}
-            <p class="mt-2 text-xs text-dim line-clamp-2">{result.snippet}</p>
-          {/if}
-        </a>
-      {/each}
-    </div>
-  {/if}
-</section>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/types/ask.ts b/frontend/src/lib/types/ask.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 826d976..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/lib/types/ask.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Phase 3.4: `/api/search/ask` 응답 타입.
- *
- * Backend Pydantic 모델 (`app/api/search.py::AskResponse`) 과 1:1 매칭.
- * 필드 변경 시 양쪽 동시 수정 필수.
- */
-
-export type SynthesisStatus =
-  | 'completed'
-  | 'timeout'
-  | 'skipped'
-  | 'no_evidence'
-  | 'parse_failed'
-  | 'llm_error'
-  | 'backend_unavailable';
-
-export type Confidence = 'high' | 'medium' | 'low';
-
-export interface Citation {
-  n: number;
-  chunk_id: number | null;
-  doc_id: number;
-  title: string | null;
-  section_title: string | null;
-  /** LLM이 추출한 50~300자 핵심 span. UI에서 이것만 노출. */
-  span_text: string;
-  /**
-   * 원본 800자 window.
-   *
-   * ⚠ UI 기본 경로에서 절대 렌더 금지. debug 모드에서 hover tooltip 용도로만
-   * 조건부 노출 가능. full_snippet을 보여주면 backend span-precision UX
-   * 가치가 사라진다 (plan §Evidence 표시 규칙).
-   */
-  full_snippet: string;
-  relevance: number;
-  rerank_score: number;
-}
-
-export interface SearchResult {
-  id: number;
-  title: string | null;
-  ai_domain: string | null;
-  ai_summary: string | null;
-  file_format: string;
-  score: number;
-  snippet: string | null;
-  match_reason: string | null;
-  chunk_id: number | null;
-  chunk_index: number | null;
-  section_title: string | null;
-  rerank_score: number | null;
-}
-
-export type Completeness = 'full' | 'partial' | 'insufficient';
-
-export interface ConfirmedItem {
-  aspect: string;
-  text: string;
-  citations: number[];
-}
-
-export interface AskResponse {
-  results: SearchResult[];
-  ai_answer: string | null;
-  citations: Citation[];
-  synthesis_status: SynthesisStatus;
-  synthesis_ms: number;
-  confidence: Confidence | null;
-  refused: boolean;
-  no_results_reason: string | null;
-  query: string;
-  total: number;
-  /** Phase 3.5a */
-  completeness: Completeness;
-  covered_aspects: string[] | null;
-  missing_aspects: string[] | null;
-  confirmed_items: ConfirmedItem[] | null;
-  /**
-   * PR-MacBook-RAG-Backend-1: backend dispatcher metadata.
-   * backend 미지정 호출은 둘 다 null (기존 호출자 호환). 명시 opt-in 시만 채워짐.
-   */
-  backend_requested?: string | null;
-  backend_used?: string | null;
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils/isQuestion.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils/isQuestion.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index dc928ce..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/lib/utils/isQuestion.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * 검색 쿼리가 "질문형"인지 판별 (규칙 기반).
- * true이면 검색 결과 페이지에서 /api/search/ask 병렬 호출.
- *
- * false positive: /ask가 refused=true 반환하면 카드 숨김 → 무해.
- * false negative: 기존 검색 결과만 표시 → 무해.
- */
-export function isQuestion(q: string): boolean {
-  const trimmed = q.trim();
-  if (trimmed.length === 0) return false;
-
-  // 1. ?로 끝나면 단일 단어라도 허용 (왜?, 절차?)
-  if (trimmed.endsWith('?')) return true;
-
-  // ? 없으면 단일 단어 / 4자 미만 제외 (키워드 보호)
-  if (trimmed.length < 4) return false;
-  if (trimmed.split(/\s+/).length < 2) return false;
-
-  // 2. 한국어 질문 어미
-  const KO_ENDINGS = [
-    '인가요', '인가', '인지', '있나요', '있나',
-    '할까요', '할까', '될까요', '될까',
-    '뭐야', '뭔가', '뭘까', '뭔지', '뭐지', '뭐죠',
-    '는지', '은지', '일까',
-    '어때', '어떤가',
-    '됩니까', '합니까', '입니까', '나요', '까요',
-    '주세요', '알려줘', '설명해', '비교해',
-  ];
-  for (const ending of KO_ENDINGS) {
-    if (trimmed.endsWith(ending)) return true;
-  }
-
-  // 3. 한국어 질문 시작어
-  const KO_STARTS = [
-    '어떻게', '왜', '무엇', '무슨', '뭐가', '누가',
-    '어디', '언제', '몇', '얼마나', '어떤', '어느',
-  ];
-  for (const start of KO_STARTS) {
-    if (trimmed.startsWith(start)) return true;
-  }
-
-  // 4. 영어 질문 시작어 (대소문자 무시)
-  const EN_STARTS = [
-    'what', 'how', 'why', 'when', 'where', 'who', 'which',
-    'is', 'are', 'do', 'does', 'can', 'could', 'should', 'would',
-    'explain', 'describe', 'compare', 'tell me',
-  ];
-  const lower = trimmed.toLowerCase();
-  for (const start of EN_STARTS) {
-    if (lower.startsWith(start + ' ')) return true;
-  }
-
-  // 5. 의미 패턴 (끝 단어)
-  const SEMANTIC_ENDINGS = ['차이', '비교', '설명', '요약', '정리', '방법', '절차'];
-  const lastWord = trimmed.split(/\s+/).pop() || '';
-  for (const pat of SEMANTIC_ENDINGS) {
-    if (lastWord === pat || lastWord.endsWith(pat)) return true;
-  }
-
-  return false;
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/ask/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/ask/+page.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index e0a67e8..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/routes/ask/+page.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,305 +0,0 @@
-<!--
-  /ask — Phase 3.4 Ask Pipeline Frontend.
-
-  URL-driven: `/ask?q=<encoded>[&backend=<alias>]` 가 진입점.
-  $effect 로 (q, backend) 변화 감지 → `/api/search/ask` 호출 →
-  3-panel 렌더 (Answer / Evidence / Results).
-
-  중복 호출 방지: lastKey (q+backend) 가드.
-
-  Backend selector (PR-3 of DS AI routing policy, 2026-05-23,
-  [[document-server-ai-routing-policy]]) — PR-DocSrv-Web-Ask-Selector-1 확장:
-    - `auto` (기본, URL param 없음 → router 의 rule + LLM triage)
-    - `mac-mini-default` (명시, Mac mini gemma-4-26b)
-    - `qwen-macbook` (명시, M5 Max Qwen3.6-27B; "This device" 토글 on 시만)
-    - `claude-cloud` (명시, 503 scaffold; VITE_ENABLE_CLOUD_BACKEND_DEV=true 시만)
-    - "This device" 토글: localStorage `ds_device_self_label = 'macbook-m5-max' | null`.
-      source IP 의존 0 (PR-0 round 2 발견: caddy 2-hop + X-Forwarded-For 미설정 →
-      DS 가 보는 source IP = LAN gateway, 신뢰 불가).
-    - 503 + error_reason ∈ {macbook_unavailable, provider_not_configured, router_*}
-      시 자동 fallback 금지. UI 가 친절한 메시지 + "Mac mini default 로 재요청" 버튼.
-    - legacy URL `?backend=default|gemma-macmini` 는 그대로 받아서 mac-mini-default 와 동등 처리.
--->
-<script lang="ts">
-  import { page } from '$app/stores';
-  import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
-  import { api, type ApiError } from '$lib/api';
-  import { addToast } from '$lib/stores/toast';
-  import EmptyState from '$lib/components/ui/EmptyState.svelte';
-  import Button from '$lib/components/ui/Button.svelte';
-  import AskAnswer from '$lib/components/ask/AskAnswer.svelte';
-  import AskEvidence from '$lib/components/ask/AskEvidence.svelte';
-  import AskResults from '$lib/components/ask/AskResults.svelte';
-  import { Sparkles, Search, AlertCircle } from 'lucide-svelte';
-  import type { AskResponse } from '$lib/types/ask';
-
-  type BackendChoice = 'auto' | 'mac-mini-default' | 'qwen-macbook' | 'claude-cloud';
-
-  function parseBackend(raw: string | null): BackendChoice {
-    if (raw === 'qwen-macbook') return 'qwen-macbook';
-    if (raw === 'mac-mini-default') return 'mac-mini-default';
-    if (raw === 'claude-cloud') return 'claude-cloud';
-    // legacy aliases (?backend=default | gemma-macmini) → mac-mini-default 와 동등
-    if (raw === 'default' || raw === 'gemma-macmini') return 'mac-mini-default';
-    return 'auto';
-  }
-
-  // Build-time feature flag — Claude Cloud UI 노출 여부 (default false).
-  // VITE_ENABLE_CLOUD_BACKEND_DEV=true npm run build 시만 활성. 운영 토글 X
-  // (build-time 한계). DS runtime feature flag API migrate 는 후속 PR.
-  const CLOUD_DEV_ENABLED = import.meta.env.VITE_ENABLE_CLOUD_BACKEND_DEV === 'true';
-  const DEVICE_LABEL_KEY = 'ds_device_self_label';
-  const DEVICE_LABEL_M5_MAX = 'macbook-m5-max';
-
-  // ── state ───────────────────────────────────────────
-  let queryInput = $state('');
-  let selectedBackend = $state<BackendChoice>('auto');
-  let data = $state<AskResponse | null>(null);
-  let loading = $state(false);
-  let backendUnavailable = $state(false);
-  let backendUnavailableMessage = $state('');
-  // "I am on MacBook M5 Max" 토글. mount 시 localStorage 에서 복원.
-  let isMacBookM5Max = $state(false);
-
-  $effect(() => {
-    if (typeof window === 'undefined') return;
-    const stored = window.localStorage.getItem(DEVICE_LABEL_KEY);
-    isMacBookM5Max = stored === DEVICE_LABEL_M5_MAX;
-  });
-
-  function toggleMacBookM5Max() {
-    isMacBookM5Max = !isMacBookM5Max;
-    if (typeof window === 'undefined') return;
-    if (isMacBookM5Max) {
-      window.localStorage.setItem(DEVICE_LABEL_KEY, DEVICE_LABEL_M5_MAX);
-    } else {
-      window.localStorage.removeItem(DEVICE_LABEL_KEY);
-      // 토글 off 시 qwen-macbook 선택돼 있었으면 auto 로 복귀 (선택권 박탈 X 명시 신호).
-      if (selectedBackend === 'qwen-macbook') {
-        selectedBackend = 'auto';
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  // 중복 호출 방지 가드 (hydration + reactive trigger 이중 발동 방지)
-  let lastKey = '';
-
-  // citation scroll 연동: Answer 가 [n] 클릭 → Evidence 카드로 이동 + highlight
-  const citationNodes = new Map<number, HTMLElement>();
-  let activeCitation = $state<number | null>(null);
-
-  function registerCitation(n: number, node: HTMLElement) {
-    citationNodes.set(n, node);
-    return {
-      destroy() {
-        citationNodes.delete(n);
-      },
-    };
-  }
-
-  function scrollToCitation(n: number) {
-    activeCitation = n;
-    const node = citationNodes.get(n);
-    node?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' });
-  }
-
-  // ── URL 빌더: backend !== 'auto' 일 때만 param 추가 ─────
-  function buildAskUrl(q: string, backend: BackendChoice): string {
-    const params = new URLSearchParams({ q });
-    if (backend !== 'auto') params.set('backend', backend);
-    return `/ask?${params.toString()}`;
-  }
-
-  // ── submit (URL-driven, back 자동) ──────────────────
-  function submit() {
-    const q = queryInput.trim();
-    if (!q) return;
-    goto(buildAskUrl(q, selectedBackend));
-  }
-
-  function handleKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-    if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.isComposing) {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      submit();
-    }
-  }
-
-  // 503 후 "Mac mini default 로 재요청" — auto 로 reset (param 명시 제거).
-  function retryWithMacMiniDefault() {
-    const q = $page.url.searchParams.get('q') ?? queryInput.trim();
-    if (!q) return;
-    goto(`/ask?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`);
-  }
-
-  // PR-3 of routing policy — error_reason → 친절 메시지 매핑.
-  // silent fallback 금지 ([[feedback_no_silent_fallback_explicit_opt_in]]):
-  // 모든 503 case 는 명시 표시, 다른 backend 자동 재호출 X.
-  function friendlyErrorMessage(reason: string | undefined, detail: string): string {
-    switch (reason) {
-      case 'macbook_unavailable':
-        return 'MacBook M5 Max 가 응답하지 않습니다. 깨우거나 (launchctl start) Mac mini default 로 다시 요청하세요.';
-      case 'provider_not_configured':
-        return 'Claude Cloud 백엔드는 아직 구성되지 않았습니다 (2026-06-15 이후 별 PR 활성화 예정).';
-      default:
-        if (reason && reason.startsWith('router_')) {
-          return `라우터 호출 실패 (${reason}). Mac mini default 로 다시 요청하거나 잠시 후 재시도하세요.`;
-        }
-        if (reason && reason.startsWith('upstream_')) {
-          return `Upstream backend 가 응답하지 않습니다 (${reason}). 잠시 후 재시도하세요.`;
-        }
-        return detail || '답변 생성 실패';
-    }
-  }
-
-  // ── API 호출 ───────────────────────────────────────
-  async function runAsk(q: string, backend: BackendChoice) {
-    loading = true;
-    activeCitation = null;
-    backendUnavailable = false;
-    backendUnavailableMessage = '';
-    const path = backend !== 'auto'
-      ? `/search/ask?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}&backend=${encodeURIComponent(backend)}&limit=10`
-      : `/search/ask?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}&limit=10`;
-    try {
-      data = await api<AskResponse>(path);
-    } catch (err) {
-      const apiErr = err as ApiError;
-      if (apiErr.status === 503) {
-        backendUnavailable = true;
-        backendUnavailableMessage = friendlyErrorMessage(apiErr.errorReason, apiErr.detail);
-        data = null;
-      } else {
-        addToast('error', apiErr.detail || '답변 생성 실패');
-        data = null;
-      }
-    } finally {
-      loading = false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // ── URL → runAsk (중복 가드) ────────────────────────
-  $effect(() => {
-    const q = $page.url.searchParams.get('q') ?? '';
-    const backend = parseBackend($page.url.searchParams.get('backend'));
-    queryInput = q;
-    selectedBackend = backend;
-    if (!q) {
-      data = null;
-      loading = false;
-      backendUnavailable = false;
-      lastKey = '';
-      return;
-    }
-    const key = `${q}|${backend}`;
-    if (key === lastKey) return;
-    lastKey = key;
-    runAsk(q, backend);
-  });
-</script>
-
-<svelte:head>
-  <title>질문 - PKM</title>
-</svelte:head>
-
-<div class="h-full overflow-auto">
-  <!-- 상단 검색바 (sticky) -->
-  <div class="sticky top-0 z-10 bg-bg/80 backdrop-blur border-b border-default px-4 py-3">
-    <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 max-w-[1680px] mx-auto">
-      <div class="relative flex-1 min-w-0">
-        <Search
-          size={14}
-          class="absolute left-3 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 text-dim pointer-events-none"
-        />
-        <input
-          data-search-input
-          type="text"
-          bind:value={queryInput}
-          onkeydown={handleKeydown}
-          placeholder="질문을 입력하세요 (/ 키로 포커스)"
-          class="w-full pl-9 pr-3 py-2 bg-surface border border-default rounded-lg text-text text-sm focus:border-accent outline-none"
-        />
-      </div>
-      <label
-        class="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-dim cursor-pointer select-none"
-        title="이 디바이스가 MacBook M5 Max 인 경우 체크 — This device (qwen-macbook) 옵션 활성화됩니다. localStorage 저장."
-      >
-        <input
-          type="checkbox"
-          checked={isMacBookM5Max}
-          onchange={toggleMacBookM5Max}
-          class="accent-accent"
-        />
-        <span>This is M5 Max</span>
-      </label>
-      <select
-        bind:value={selectedBackend}
-        title="Backend 선택 — silent fallback 0 정책 (선택한 backend 만 시도, 실패 시 503)."
-        class="py-2 px-2 bg-surface border border-default rounded-lg text-text text-xs focus:border-accent outline-none min-w-0 max-w-[42vw] truncate"
-      >
-        <option value="auto">Auto (router)</option>
-        <option value="mac-mini-default">Mac mini (default)</option>
-        <option
-          value="qwen-macbook"
-          disabled={!isMacBookM5Max}
-          title={isMacBookM5Max
-            ? 'MacBook M5 Max Qwen3.6-27B (직접 호출)'
-            : 'Check "This is M5 Max" toggle to enable'}
-        >
-          {isMacBookM5Max ? 'This device (Qwen MacBook)' : 'This device (unavailable)'}
-        </option>
-        <option
-          value="claude-cloud"
-          disabled={!CLOUD_DEV_ENABLED}
-          title={CLOUD_DEV_ENABLED
-            ? 'Claude Cloud (dev mode — returns 503 until activation PR)'
-            : 'Cloud backend not configured yet'}
-        >
-          Claude Cloud {CLOUD_DEV_ENABLED ? '(dev)' : '(unavailable)'}
-        </option>
-      </select>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-  <!-- 본문 -->
-  <div class="max-w-[1680px] mx-auto p-4">
-    {#if backendUnavailable}
-      <div class="py-16">
-        <EmptyState
-          icon={AlertCircle}
-          title="Backend 가 응답하지 않습니다"
-          description={backendUnavailableMessage}
-        >
-          <Button variant="primary" size="sm" onclick={retryWithMacMiniDefault}>
-            Mac mini (default) 로 재요청
-          </Button>
-        </EmptyState>
-      </div>
-    {:else if !queryInput && !loading && !data}
-      <div class="py-16">
-        <EmptyState
-          icon={Sparkles}
-          title="근거 기반 답변을 받아보세요"
-          description="질문을 입력하면 문서에서 근거를 찾아 인용 기반 답변을 생성합니다."
-        />
-      </div>
-    {:else}
-      <div class="grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-[1.2fr_0.9fr] items-start">
-        <!-- 좌: Answer + Results -->
-        <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 min-w-0">
-          <AskAnswer {data} {loading} onCitationClick={scrollToCitation} />
-          <AskResults {data} {loading} />
-        </div>
-
-        <!-- 우: Evidence (lg 이상 sticky) -->
-        <div class="lg:sticky lg:top-20 lg:self-start min-w-0">
-          <AskEvidence
-            {data}
-            {loading}
-            {activeCitation}
-            {registerCitation}
-          />
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    {/if}
-  </div>
-</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/documents/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/documents/+page.svelte
index 606df39..bcdb676 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/documents/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/documents/+page.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
   import { api } from '$lib/api';
   import { addToast } from '$lib/stores/toast';
-  import { X, Plus, Trash2, Tag, FolderTree, Sparkles, ArrowUpDown } from 'lucide-svelte';
+  import { X, Plus, Trash2, Tag, FolderTree, ArrowUpDown } from 'lucide-svelte';
   import MarkdownStatusBadge from '$lib/components/MarkdownStatusBadge.svelte';
   import { isMdStatusVisible } from '$lib/utils/mdStatus';
   import UploadDropzone from '$lib/components/UploadDropzone.svelte';
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
   import { useIsXl } from '$lib/composables/useMedia.svelte';
   import { useListKeyboardNav } from '$lib/composables/useListKeyboardNav.svelte';
   import { pLimit } from '$lib/utils/pLimit';
-  import { isQuestion } from '$lib/utils/isQuestion';
   import { domainBgClass, domainLabel } from '$lib/utils/domainSlug';
-  import AskAnswerCard from '$lib/components/AskAnswerCard.svelte';
 
   const FORMATS = ['pdf', 'hwp', 'hwpx', 'md', 'docx', 'xlsx', 'png', 'jpg'];
 
@@ -48,30 +46,6 @@
   let searchResults = $state(null);
   let selectedDoc = $state(null);
 
-  // 이드 답변 상태 (질문형 검색)
-  let askData = $state(null);
-  let askLoading = $state(false);
-  let askError = $state(false);
-  let askDismissed = $state(false);
-
-  async function askSearch(q) {
-    askLoading = true; askError = false; askData = null;
-    try {
-      askData = await api(`/search/ask?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}&limit=10`);
-    } catch {
-      askError = true; askData = null;
-    } finally {
-      askLoading = false;
-    }
-  }
-
-  let showAskCard = $derived(
-    !askDismissed && (
-      askLoading ||
-      (askData && !askData.refused && askData.ai_answer && askData.synthesis_status === 'completed')
-    )
-  );
-
   // 인스펙터(우측) 토글 — xl+ inline, < xl Drawer.
   const isXl = useIsXl();
   let inspectorOpen = $state(
@@ -145,7 +119,6 @@
     selectedDoc = null;
     selectedIds = new Set();
     kbIndex = 0;
-    askData = null; askLoading = false; askError = false; askDismissed = false;
     if (ui.isDrawerOpen('meta')) ui.closeDrawer();
     if (urlQ) doSearch(urlQ, urlMode);
     else loadDocuments();
@@ -191,7 +164,6 @@
 
   async function doSearch(q, mode) {
     loading = true;
-    if (isQuestion(q)) askSearch(q);
     try {
       const data = await api(`/search/?q=${encodeURIComponent(q)}&mode=${mode}&limit=50`);
       searchResults = data.results;
@@ -406,13 +378,6 @@
         <option value="trgm">부분매칭</option>
         <option value="vector">의미검색</option>
       </select>
-      {#if searchQuery.trim()}
-        <a
-          href={`/ask?q=${encodeURIComponent(searchQuery.trim())}`}
-          class="flex items-center px-2 py-1.5 rounded-lg border border-default text-dim hover:text-accent hover:border-accent transition-colors"
-          title="이 쿼리로 AI 답변"
-        ><Sparkles size={14} /></a>
-      {/if}
     </div>
 
     <!-- 필터 칩 row -->
@@ -483,19 +448,6 @@
       {/if}
     </div>
 
-    <!-- AI 답변 (질문형 검색) — 목록 상단 고정, 아래로 목록 스크롤 -->
-    {#if showAskCard}
-      <div class="px-3 py-2 shrink-0 border-b border-default max-h-[55vh] overflow-y-auto">
-        <AskAnswerCard
-          data={askData}
-          loading={askLoading}
-          error={askError}
-          onCitationClick={(docId) => goto(`/documents/${docId}`)}
-          onDismiss={() => { askDismissed = true; }}
-        />
-      </div>
-    {/if}
-
     <!-- 선택 toolbar -->
     {#if selectionCount > 0}
       <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 shrink-0 bg-accent/10 border-y border-accent/30">