apps/api/src/public/public.controller.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Controller, Get, Param, Req, Res } from '@nestjs/common';
+import type { PageCommentsView } from '@dorfteich/shared';
 import type { Response } from 'express';
 
 import { AuthedRequest, Public } from '../auth/auth.guard';
@@ -24,6 +25,16 @@ export class PublicController {
     return this.publicPages.content(request.user ?? null, pondSlug, pageSlug);
   }
 
+  @Get(':pondSlug/:pageSlug/comments')
+  @Public()
+  async comments(
+    @Param('pondSlug') pondSlug: string,
+    @Param('pageSlug') pageSlug: string,
+    @Req() request: AuthedRequest,
+  ): Promise<PageCommentsView> {
+    return this.publicPages.comments(request.user ?? null, pondSlug, pageSlug);
+  }
+
   @Get(':pondSlug/:pageSlug')
   @Public()
   async html(

apps/api/src/public/public.e2e.db.test.ts

@@ -115,12 +115,36 @@ describe.skipIf(!hasTestDb)('public read access (e2e, issue #56)', () => {
     await api().get(`/api/v1/public/${pondSlug}/does-not-exist`).expect(404);
   });
 
-  it('404s both endpoints once the public grant is removed', async () => {
+  it('serves a page’s comments read-only to an anonymous visitor (issue #133)', async () => {
+    const page = await prisma.page.findFirstOrThrow({ where: { pondId, slug: pageSlug } });
+    const root = await prisma.comment.create({
+      data: { pageId: page.id, authorId: ownerId, body: 'A public remark' },
+    });
+    await prisma.comment.create({
+      data: { pageId: page.id, parentId: root.id, authorId: ownerId, body: 'A public reply' },
+    });
+
+    const res = await api().get(`/api/v1/public/${pondSlug}/${pageSlug}/comments`).expect(200);
+    const body = res.body as {
+      threads: { root: { body: string }; replies: { body: string }[] }[];
+      openCount: number;
+    };
+    expect(body.openCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(body.threads).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(body.threads[0].root.body).toBe('A public remark');
+    expect(body.threads[0].replies.map((r) => r.body)).toEqual(['A public reply']);
+
+    // A non-public page never reveals its comments either.
+    await api().get(`/api/v1/public/${privatePondSlug}/${privatePageSlug}/comments`).expect(404);
+  });
+
+  it('404s all public endpoints once the public grant is removed', async () => {
     await prisma.roleGrant.delete({ where: { id: publicGrantId } });
     // The API route invalidates on its own mutations; this test deletes
     // directly, so drop the cached pond context to mirror that (issue #39).
     app.get(PondPermissionCache).invalidate(pondId);
     await api().get(`/api/v1/public/${pondSlug}/${pageSlug}`).expect(404);
     await api().get(`/api/v1/public/${pondSlug}/${pageSlug}/content`).expect(404);
+    await api().get(`/api/v1/public/${pondSlug}/${pageSlug}/comments`).expect(404);
   });
 });

apps/api/src/public/public.module.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 
+import { CommentsModule } from '../comments/comments.module';
 import { PluginsModule } from '../plugins/plugins.module';
 
 import { PublicController } from './public.controller';
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ import { PublicService } from './public.service';
  * marks `GET /media/:fileId` public too.
  */
 @Module({
-  imports: [PluginsModule],
+  imports: [PluginsModule, CommentsModule],
   controllers: [PublicController],
   providers: [PublicService],
 })

apps/api/src/public/public.service.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { Injectable, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
+import type { PageCommentsView } from '@dorfteich/shared';
 import { Pond, User } from '@prisma/client';
 
+import { CommentsService } from '../comments/comments.service';
 import { PermissionService } from '../permissions/permission.service';
 import { PluginFallbackRenderer } from '../plugins/plugin-fallback-renderer';
 import { PrismaService } from '../prisma/prisma.service';
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ export class PublicService {
     private readonly permissions: PermissionService,
     private readonly fallbacks: PluginFallbackRenderer,
     private readonly settings: InstanceSettingsService,
+    private readonly commentsService: CommentsService,
   ) {}
 
   private async resolve(
@@ -77,6 +80,18 @@ export class PublicService {
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The page's comments for the anonymous public view (issue #133), read-only.
+   * `resolve()` enforces (possibly anonymous) read access — a non-public page
+   * 404s here too, so comments never leak. `list` builds the same
+   * `PageCommentsView` the authenticated endpoint returns; the SPA renders it
+   * without any composer or action controls.
+   */
+  async comments(user: User | null, pondSlug: string, pageSlug: string): Promise<PageCommentsView> {
+    const { page } = await this.resolve(user, pondSlug, pageSlug);
+    return this.commentsService.list(page.id, 'all');
+  }
+
   /** A complete, self-contained HTML document for crawlers / PDF export. */
   async html(
     user: User | null,

apps/web/e2e/comments.spec.ts

@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import { contextForUser } from './helpers';
 const BASE_URL = process.env.E2E_BASE_URL ?? 'http://localhost:5173';
 
 /**
- * Comments UI (issue #92): the full two-user lifecycle in the panel,
- * resolve/unresolve with the collapsed section, the permission variant
- * (composer hidden with a hint), and the localStorage unread badge.
- * The pack provisions its own page and grant, so it is repeatable.
+ * Comments UI (issues #92, #133): the discussion is a fixed inline section in
+ * the read view (no toggle), between the backlinks and the local graph. The
+ * pack drives the full two-user lifecycle, resolve/unresolve with the collapsed
+ * section, and the permission variant (composer hidden with a hint). It
+ * provisions its own page and grant, so it is repeatable.
  */
 
 let pondId: string;
@@ -52,23 +53,21 @@ test.afterAll(async ({ browser }) => {
 });
 
 test('two users run the full comment lifecycle with resolve/unresolve', async ({ browser }) => {
-  // The reader starts the thread.
+  // The reader starts the thread — the section is inline in the read view.
   const reader = await contextForUser(browser, BASE_URL, 'fixture-editor');
   const readerPage = await reader.newPage();
   await readerPage.goto(pageUrl);
-  await readerPage.locator('.editor-shell__comments-toggle').click();
-  const readerPanel = readerPage.locator('.comments-panel');
+  const readerPanel = readerPage.locator('.comments-section');
   await readerPanel.locator('.comments-composer textarea').fill('Is this **final**?');
   await readerPanel.locator('.comments-composer button[type="submit"]').click();
   await expect(readerPanel.locator('.comment__body strong')).toHaveText('final');
 
-  // The owner sees the unread badge, replies, and resolves the thread.
+  // The owner opens the page and sees the thread inline, replies, resolves.
   const owner = await contextForUser(browser, BASE_URL, 'fixture-user');
   const ownerPage = await owner.newPage();
   await ownerPage.goto(pageUrl);
-  await expect(ownerPage.locator('.comments-unread-badge')).toBeVisible();
-  await ownerPage.locator('.editor-shell__comments-toggle').click();
-  const ownerPanel = ownerPage.locator('.comments-panel');
+  const ownerPanel = ownerPage.locator('.comments-section');
+  await expect(ownerPanel.locator('.comment__body strong')).toHaveText('final');
   await ownerPanel
     .locator('.comments-thread .comments-link-button', { hasText: /reply|antwort/i })
     .click();
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ test('two users run the full comment lifecycle with resolve/unresolve', async ({
     .locator('.comment__actions .comments-link-button', { hasText: /resolve|erledig/i })
     .first()
     .click();
-  const resolvedSection = ownerPanel.locator('.comments-panel__resolved');
+  const resolvedSection = ownerPanel.locator('.comments-section__resolved');
   await expect(resolvedSection).toBeVisible();
   await expect(resolvedSection.locator('details, summary').first()).toBeVisible();
   // Collapsed: the thread body is hidden until the section is opened.
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ test('two users run the full comment lifecycle with resolve/unresolve', async ({
 
   // Unresolve restores it to the open list.
   await resolvedSection.locator('.comments-link-button', { hasText: /reopen|öffnen/i }).click();
-  await expect(ownerPanel.locator('.comments-panel__resolved')).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(ownerPanel.locator('.comments-section__resolved')).toHaveCount(0);
   await expect(ownerPanel.locator('.comments-thread .comment__body strong')).toBeVisible();
 
   // Author edits and deletes own reply.
@@ -108,9 +107,8 @@ test('two users run the full comment lifecycle with resolve/unresolve', async ({
 
   // Cleanup: the reader deletes their own (now reply-free) root.
   await readerPage.reload();
-  await readerPage.locator('.editor-shell__comments-toggle').click();
   await readerPanel.locator('.comments-link-button', { hasText: /delete|löschen/i }).click();
-  await expect(readerPanel.locator('.comments-panel__empty')).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(readerPanel.locator('.comments-section__empty')).toBeVisible();
 
   await reader.close();
   await owner.close();
@@ -127,9 +125,8 @@ test('the composer hides with a hint when the policy bars readers', async ({ bro
   const reader = await contextForUser(browser, BASE_URL, 'fixture-editor');
   const page = await reader.newPage();
   await page.goto(pageUrl);
-  await page.locator('.editor-shell__comments-toggle').click();
-  const panel = page.locator('.comments-panel');
-  await expect(panel.locator('.comments-panel__policy-hint')).toBeVisible();
+  const panel = page.locator('.comments-section');
+  await expect(panel.locator('.comments-section__policy-hint')).toBeVisible();
   await expect(panel.locator('.comments-composer')).toHaveCount(0);
   await reader.close();
 

apps/web/src/comments/CommentsSection.tsx

@@ -1,35 +1,36 @@
-import type { CommentThreadView, CommentView } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import type { PageCommentsView, CommentThreadView, CommentView } from '@dorfteich/shared';
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 
 import { useAuth } from '../auth/auth-context';
 import { FormError } from '../components/forms';
-import { apiDelete, apiPatch, apiPost } from '../lib/api';
+import { apiDelete, apiGet, apiPatch, apiPost } from '../lib/api';
 
 import { markCommentsSeen, useComments, useInvalidateComments } from './use-comments';
 
 /**
- * The page's discussion panel (issue #92): threaded comments with a
- * Markdown composer, edit/delete for authors, resolve with a collapsed
- * resolved section, and the permission-aware composer (hidden with a hint
- * when the pond's policy bars the viewer).
+ * The page's discussion (issue #92), rendered inline in the read view between
+ * the backlinks and the local graph (issue #133): threaded comments with a
+ * Markdown composer, edit/delete for authors, and resolve with a collapsed
+ * resolved section. The composer is hidden with a hint when the pond's policy
+ * bars the viewer. Replaces the former slide-in panel.
  */
-export function CommentsPanel({
+export function CommentsSection({
   pageId,
   mayComment,
-  onClose,
 }: {
   pageId: string;
-  /** Resolved by the caller from the pond's commentPolicy + collab mode. */
+  /** Resolved by the caller from the pond's commentPolicy + write access. */
   mayComment: boolean;
-  onClose: () => void;
 }): React.JSX.Element {
   const { t } = useTranslation('comments');
   const comments = useComments(pageId);
   const refresh = useInvalidateComments(pageId);
   const [error, setError] = useState<unknown>(null);
 
-  // Opening the panel is "visiting" the discussion: the unread badge resets.
+  // Seeing the inline section is "visiting" the discussion: the unread notion
+  // (used by comment notifications) resets while it is on screen.
   useEffect(() => {
     markCommentsSeen(pageId);
     return () => markCommentsSeen(pageId);
@@ -45,22 +46,15 @@ export function CommentsPanel({
     }
   };
 
-  const view = comments.data;
-  const open = (view?.threads ?? []).filter((thread) => !thread.resolved);
-  const resolved = (view?.threads ?? []).filter((thread) => thread.resolved);
-
   return (
-    <section className="comments-panel" aria-label={t('title')}>
-      <div className="comments-panel__header">
+    <section id="comments" className="comments-section" aria-label={t('title')}>
+      <div className="comments-section__header">
         <h2>
           {t('title')}
-          {view && view.openCount > 0 && (
-            <span className="comments-panel__count">{view.openCount}</span>
+          {comments.data && comments.data.openCount > 0 && (
+            <span className="comments-section__count">{comments.data.openCount}</span>
           )}
         </h2>
-        <button type="button" className="button" onClick={onClose}>
-          {t('close')}
-        </button>
       </div>
       <FormError error={error} />
 
@@ -71,14 +65,82 @@ export function CommentsPanel({
           onSubmit={(body) => run(() => apiPost(`/pages/${pageId}/comments`, { body }))}
         />
       ) : (
-        <p className="comments-panel__policy-hint">{t('composer.editorsOnly')}</p>
+        <p className="comments-section__policy-hint">{t('composer.editorsOnly')}</p>
       )}
 
+      <CommentThreads
+        view={comments.data}
+        pageId={pageId}
+        mayComment={mayComment}
+        run={run}
+        readOnly={false}
+      />
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Read-only comments for the anonymous public view (issue #133): fetched from
+ * the public endpoint (no auth, no composer, no action controls). The section
+ * is omitted entirely when the page has no comments, so public pages stay clean.
+ */
+export function PublicComments({
+  pondSlug,
+  pageSlug,
+}: {
+  pondSlug: string;
+  pageSlug: string;
+}): React.JSX.Element | null {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('comments');
+  const query = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['public-comments', pondSlug, pageSlug],
+    queryFn: () => apiGet<PageCommentsView>(`/public/${pondSlug}/${pageSlug}/comments`),
+    enabled: Boolean(pondSlug && pageSlug),
+    retry: false,
+  });
+
+  const view = query.data;
+  if (!view || view.threads.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <section className="comments-section comments-section--readonly" aria-label={t('title')}>
+      <div className="comments-section__header">
+        <h2>
+          {t('title')}
+          {view.openCount > 0 && <span className="comments-section__count">{view.openCount}</span>}
+        </h2>
+      </div>
+      <CommentThreads view={view} pageId="" mayComment={false} run={noop} readOnly />
+    </section>
+  );
+}
+
+const noop = async (): Promise<void> => {};
+
+function CommentThreads({
+  view,
+  pageId,
+  mayComment,
+  run,
+  readOnly,
+}: {
+  view: PageCommentsView | undefined;
+  pageId: string;
+  mayComment: boolean;
+  run: (action: () => Promise<unknown>) => Promise<void>;
+  readOnly: boolean;
+}): React.JSX.Element {
+  const { t } = useTranslation('comments');
+  const open = (view?.threads ?? []).filter((thread) => !thread.resolved);
+  const resolved = (view?.threads ?? []).filter((thread) => thread.resolved);
+
+  return (
+    <>
       {view && open.length === 0 && resolved.length === 0 && (
-        <p className="comments-panel__empty">{t('empty')}</p>
+        <p className="comments-section__empty">{t('empty')}</p>
       )}
 
-      <ul className="comments-panel__threads">
+      <ul className="comments-section__threads">
         {open.map((thread) => (
           <Thread
             key={thread.root.id}
@@ -86,14 +148,15 @@ export function CommentsPanel({
             pageId={pageId}
             mayComment={mayComment}
             run={run}
+            readOnly={readOnly}
           />
         ))}
       </ul>
 
       {resolved.length > 0 && (
-        <details className="comments-panel__resolved">
+        <details className="comments-section__resolved">
           <summary>{t('resolvedSection', { count: resolved.length })}</summary>
-          <ul className="comments-panel__threads">
+          <ul className="comments-section__threads">
             {resolved.map((thread) => (
               <Thread
                 key={thread.root.id}
@@ -101,12 +164,13 @@ export function CommentsPanel({
                 pageId={pageId}
                 mayComment={mayComment}
                 run={run}
+                readOnly={readOnly}
               />
             ))}
           </ul>
         </details>
       )}
-    </section>
+    </>
   );
 }
 
@@ -115,26 +179,42 @@ function Thread({
   pageId,
   mayComment,
   run,
+  readOnly,
 }: {
   thread: CommentThreadView;
   pageId: string;
   mayComment: boolean;
   run: (action: () => Promise<unknown>) => Promise<void>;
+  readOnly: boolean;
 }): React.JSX.Element {
   const { t } = useTranslation('comments');
   const [replying, setReplying] = useState(false);
 
   return (
     <li className={`comments-thread${thread.resolved ? ' comments-thread--resolved' : ''}`}>
-      <CommentItem comment={thread.root} run={run} isRoot resolved={thread.resolved} />
+      <CommentItem
+        comment={thread.root}
+        run={run}
+        isRoot
+        resolved={thread.resolved}
+        mayComment={mayComment}
+        readOnly={readOnly}
+      />
       <ul className="comments-thread__replies">
         {thread.replies.map((reply) => (
           <li key={reply.id}>
-            <CommentItem comment={reply} run={run} isRoot={false} resolved={thread.resolved} />
+            <CommentItem
+              comment={reply}
+              run={run}
+              isRoot={false}
+              resolved={thread.resolved}
+              mayComment={mayComment}
+              readOnly={readOnly}
+            />
           </li>
         ))}
       </ul>
-      {mayComment && !thread.resolved && (
+      {!readOnly && mayComment && !thread.resolved && (
         <div className="comments-thread__actions">
           {replying ? (
             <Composer
@@ -169,11 +249,15 @@ function CommentItem({
   run,
   isRoot,
   resolved,
+  mayComment,
+  readOnly,
 }: {
   comment: CommentView;
   run: (action: () => Promise<unknown>) => Promise<void>;
   isRoot: boolean;
   resolved: boolean;
+  mayComment: boolean;
+  readOnly: boolean;
 }): React.JSX.Element {
   const { t, i18n } = useTranslation('comments');
   const { user } = useAuth();
@@ -205,10 +289,15 @@ function CommentItem({
         // Server-sanitized render (shared pipeline, issue #91) — safe by contract.
         <div className="comment__body" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: comment.html }} />
       )}
+      {!readOnly && (
         <footer className="comment__actions">
           {own && !editing && (
             <>
-            <button type="button" className="comments-link-button" onClick={() => setEditing(true)}>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="comments-link-button"
+                onClick={() => setEditing(true)}
+              >
                 {t('edit.open')}
               </button>
               <button
@@ -221,6 +310,7 @@ function CommentItem({
             </>
           )}
           {isRoot &&
+            mayComment &&
             (resolved ? (
               <button
                 type="button"
@@ -239,6 +329,7 @@ function CommentItem({
               </button>
             ))}
         </footer>
+      )}
     </article>
   );
 }

apps/web/src/pages/PageActions.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   Ellipsis,
   FolderInput,
   History,
-  MessageSquare,
   Paperclip,
   Pencil,
   Save,
@@ -35,9 +34,6 @@ interface PageActionsProps {
   pondSlug: string;
   mode: 'view' | 'edit';
   onToggleMode: () => void;
-  unread: number;
-  showComments: boolean;
-  onToggleComments: () => void;
   showAttachments: boolean;
   onToggleAttachments: () => void;
   hasTools: boolean;
@@ -68,20 +64,6 @@ export function PageActions(props: PageActionsProps): React.JSX.Element {
       </IconButton>
       {props.mode === 'edit' && <SaveVersionButton pageId={props.pageId} />}
       <WatchToggle targetType="page" targetId={props.pageId} variant="icon" />
-      <IconButton
-        className="editor-shell__comments-toggle"
-        label={
-          props.unread > 0
-            ? `${t('comments:toggle')} — ${t('comments:unread', { count: props.unread })}`
-            : t('comments:toggle')
-        }
-        active={props.showComments}
-        aria-expanded={props.showComments}
-        onClick={props.onToggleComments}
-      >
-        <MessageSquare aria-hidden />
-        {props.unread > 0 && <span className="comments-unread-badge">{props.unread}</span>}
-      </IconButton>
       <IconButton
         className="editor-shell__attachments-toggle"
         label={t('files:title')}

apps/web/src/pages/PageEditorPage.tsx

@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import { Link, useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import * as Y from 'yjs';
 
 import { useAuth } from '../auth/auth-context';
-import { CommentsPanel } from '../comments/CommentsPanel';
-import { unreadCount, useComments } from '../comments/use-comments';
+import { CommentsSection } from '../comments/CommentsSection';
 import { FormError } from '../components/forms';
 import { useToast } from '../components/Toast';
 import { AccessRevokedDialog } from '../editor/AccessRevokedDialog';
@@ -128,22 +127,20 @@ function PageEditor({
   page,
   mode,
   pondSlug,
-  commentPolicy,
   showAttachments,
-  showComments,
   showPageTools,
   onCloseAttachments,
-  onCloseComments,
+  onWriteAccess,
 }: {
   page: ResolvedPage;
   mode: Mode;
   pondSlug: string;
-  commentPolicy: 'readers' | 'editors';
   showAttachments: boolean;
-  showComments: boolean;
   showPageTools: boolean;
   onCloseAttachments: () => void;
-  onCloseComments: () => void;
+  /** Reports write access up so the outer page can render the inline
+   * comments composer (issue #133); the collab mode lives with the provider. */
+  onWriteAccess: (canWrite: boolean) => void;
 }): React.JSX.Element {
   const { t } = useTranslation('editor');
   const { user } = useAuth();
@@ -170,10 +167,12 @@ function PageEditor({
 
   const collab = useCollabProvider(ydoc, page.id);
   const readOnly = collab.mode === 'ro';
-  // `readers` = everyone who can see the page; `editors` = the collab token
-  // explicitly granted rw (while it is still null, stay conservative — the
-  // composer appears once the mode resolves).
-  const mayComment = commentPolicy === 'readers' || collab.mode === 'rw';
+  // The collab token's rw grant is the authoritative write signal; report it up
+  // so the outer page can decide whether to show the inline comment composer
+  // (issue #133). `readers`-policy ponds let anyone comment regardless.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    onWriteAccess(collab.mode === 'rw');
+  }, [collab.mode, onWriteAccess]);
   // A revoked page can no longer be edited (issue #39); the content stays
   // visible for export via the dialog below.
   const canEdit = mode === 'edit' && !readOnly && !collab.accessRevoked;
@@ -276,9 +275,6 @@ function PageEditor({
               onClose={onCloseAttachments}
             />
           )}
-          {showComments && (
-            <CommentsPanel pageId={page.id} mayComment={mayComment} onClose={onCloseComments} />
-          )}
           {/* The connection status renders as an icon in the content footer
               (left half); the localized text stays for screen readers and as
               the hover tooltip. */}
@@ -340,12 +336,10 @@ export function PageEditorPage(): React.JSX.Element {
   const [showHistory, setShowHistory] = useState(false);
   const [showLabels, setShowLabels] = useState(false);
   const [showAttachments, setShowAttachments] = useState(false);
-  // Deep link from a comment notification (issue #94): ?comments=1 opens
-  // the panel immediately.
-  const [showComments, setShowComments] = useState(
-    () => new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('comments') === '1',
-  );
   const [showPageTools, setShowPageTools] = useState(false);
+  // Write access reported up by the editor's collab provider, so the outer page
+  // can decide whether to show the inline comment composer (issue #133).
+  const [canWrite, setCanWrite] = useState(false);
   const actionsSlot = usePageActionsSlot();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const showToast = useToast();
@@ -460,12 +454,26 @@ export function PageEditorPage(): React.JSX.Element {
     return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
   }, [pageId, user, mode, queryClient, t, showToast]);
 
-  // TopBar action data (issue #101): the comments badge and the plugin
-  // page-tools visibility live next to the icons, not inside the editor.
-  const comments = useComments(resolved?.id);
-  const unread = showComments || !resolved ? 0 : unreadCount(comments.data, resolved.id, user?.id);
+  // TopBar action data (issue #101): the plugin page-tools visibility lives
+  // next to the icons, not inside the editor.
   const pagePlugins = usePondPlugins(resolved?.pondId);
 
+  // Comments are shown inline in the read view (issue #133). `readers`-policy
+  // ponds let any reader comment; `editors` require the collab rw grant the
+  // editor reports up via onWriteAccess.
+  const mayComment = (pond.data?.settings.commentPolicy ?? 'readers') === 'readers' || canWrite;
+
+  // Deep link from a comment notification (issue #94): ?comments=1 scrolls to
+  // the inline discussion once it has mounted in read mode.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (mode !== 'view') return;
+    if (new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('comments') !== '1') return;
+    const timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      document.getElementById('comments')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'start' });
+    }, 200);
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(timer);
+  }, [mode, resolved?.id]);
+
   async function saveTitle(): Promise<void> {
     if (!resolved || title === resolved.title) return;
     await apiPatch(`/pages/${resolved.id}`, { title });
@@ -506,9 +514,6 @@ export function PageEditorPage(): React.JSX.Element {
             pondSlug={pondSlug}
             mode={mode}
             onToggleMode={() => setMode(mode === 'edit' ? 'view' : 'edit')}
-            unread={unread}
-            showComments={showComments}
-            onToggleComments={() => setShowComments((open) => !open)}
             showAttachments={showAttachments}
             onToggleAttachments={() => setShowAttachments((open) => !open)}
             hasTools={hasPageTools(pagePlugins.data)}
@@ -543,12 +548,10 @@ export function PageEditorPage(): React.JSX.Element {
             page={resolved}
             mode={mode}
             pondSlug={pondSlug}
-            commentPolicy={pond.data?.settings.commentPolicy ?? 'readers'}
             showAttachments={showAttachments}
-            showComments={showComments}
             showPageTools={showPageTools}
             onCloseAttachments={() => setShowAttachments(false)}
-            onCloseComments={() => setShowComments(false)}
+            onWriteAccess={setCanWrite}
           />
           {/* Side panels stack vertically in one column (M10 follow-up). */}
           {(showLabels || showHistory) && (
@@ -568,8 +571,10 @@ export function PageEditorPage(): React.JSX.Element {
           )}
         </div>
         {/* "Linked from" appears below the content in read mode (issue #48);
-            the local neighborhood graph joins it there (issue #113). */}
+            the inline discussion (issue #133) and the local neighborhood graph
+            (issue #113) follow it, in that order. */}
         {mode === 'view' && <BacklinksPanel pageId={resolved.id} pondSlug={pondSlug} />}
+        {mode === 'view' && <CommentsSection pageId={resolved.id} mayComment={mayComment} />}
         {mode === 'view' && (
           <LocalGraphPanel pageId={resolved.id} pondId={resolved.pondId} pondSlug={pondSlug} />
         )}

apps/web/src/pages/PublicPageView.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 
+import { PublicComments } from '../comments/CommentsSection';
 import { ApiError, apiGet } from '../lib/api';
 import { countWords, htmlToText } from '../lib/word-count';
 import { NotFoundPage } from './NotFoundPage';
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ export function PublicPageView(): React.JSX.Element {
       {/* The HTML comes from the server's content cache (issue #24), derived
           from the sanitized editor schema — safe to render. */}
       <div className="public-page__body" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: page.html }} />
+      {/* Existing comments, read-only for anonymous visitors (issue #133). */}
+      <PublicComments pondSlug={pondSlug} pageSlug={pageSlug} />
     </article>
   );
 }

apps/web/src/styles/base.css

@@ -522,15 +522,6 @@ button {
   gap: var(--space-1);
 }
 
-.icon-button .comments-unread-badge {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: -4px;
-  right: -6px;
-  margin-left: 0;
-  line-height: 1.1rem;
-  padding: 0 0.3rem;
-}
-
 .page-actions__more {
   position: relative;
 }
@@ -3346,8 +3337,8 @@ ul[data-type='task_list'] li > div > p:last-child {
   margin-top: var(--space-3);
 }
 
-/* Comments panel (issue #92) */
-.comments-panel {
+/* Inline comments section, read view (issues #92, #133) */
+.comments-section {
   border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #cbd5e1);
   border-radius: 8px;
   padding: var(--space-3);
@@ -3355,19 +3346,19 @@ ul[data-type='task_list'] li > div > p:last-child {
   background: var(--color-surface, #fff);
 }
 
-.comments-panel__header {
+.comments-section__header {
   display: flex;
   justify-content: space-between;
   align-items: center;
   margin-bottom: var(--space-2);
 }
 
-.comments-panel__header h2 {
+.comments-section__header h2 {
   margin: 0;
   font-size: 1.1rem;
 }
 
-.comments-panel__count {
+.comments-section__count {
   margin-left: var(--space-2);
   font-size: 0.8125rem;
   background: var(--color-surface-muted, #e2e8f0);
@@ -3375,12 +3366,12 @@ ul[data-type='task_list'] li > div > p:last-child {
   padding: 0.05rem 0.5rem;
 }
 
-.comments-panel__policy-hint,
-.comments-panel__empty {
+.comments-section__policy-hint,
+.comments-section__empty {
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
 }
 
-.comments-panel__threads {
+.comments-section__threads {
   list-style: none;
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
@@ -3389,16 +3380,16 @@ ul[data-type='task_list'] li > div > p:last-child {
   gap: var(--space-3);
 }
 
-.comments-panel__resolved {
+.comments-section__resolved {
   margin-top: var(--space-3);
 }
 
-.comments-panel__resolved > summary {
+.comments-section__resolved > summary {
   cursor: pointer;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
 }
 
-.comments-panel__resolved > .comments-panel__threads {
+.comments-section__resolved > .comments-section__threads {
   margin-top: var(--space-2);
 }
 
@@ -3471,15 +3462,6 @@ ul[data-type='task_list'] li > div > p:last-child {
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
 }
 
-.comments-unread-badge {
-  margin-left: var(--space-1);
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  background: var(--color-primary, #2f6f4f);
-  color: #fff;
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  padding: 0.05rem 0.45rem;
-}
-
 .comment-policy__label {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;