diff --git a/frontend/src/App.css b/frontend/src/App.css
index da9c9d2..520b1cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.css
+++ b/frontend/src/App.css
@@ -1839,11 +1839,11 @@ body {
 }
 
 /* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
-   TOPICS BROWSE
+   TOPICS BROWSE — Card Grid Layout
    ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
 
 .topics-browse {
-  max-width: 56rem;
+  max-width: 64rem;
 }
 
 .topics-browse__title {
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@ body {
   font-family: inherit;
   color: var(--color-text-primary);
   background: var(--color-bg-input);
-  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
+  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
   transition: border-color 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s;
 }
 
@@ -1879,67 +1879,92 @@ body {
   box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--color-accent-focus);
 }
 
-/* ── Topics hierarchy ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+/* ── Card grid ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
-.topics-list {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.75rem;
+.topics-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
+  gap: 1rem;
 }
 
-.topic-category {
+.topic-card {
   background: var(--color-bg-surface);
   border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-border);
   border-radius: 0.5rem;
   overflow: hidden;
   box-shadow: 0 1px 3px var(--color-shadow);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
 }
 
-.topic-category__header {
+.topic-card__body {
+  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 0.375rem;
+}
+
+.topic-card__name {
+  font-size: 1.0625rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--color-text-primary);
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 0.625rem;
-  width: 100%;
-  padding: 0.875rem 1.25rem;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.topic-card__dot {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 0.5rem;
+  height: 0.5rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.topic-card__desc {
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  line-height: 1.45;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.topic-card__stats {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.375rem;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  margin-top: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.topic-card__stats-sep {
+  color: var(--color-border);
+}
+
+.topic-card__toggle {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  margin-top: 0.375rem;
+  padding: 0.25rem 0;
   border: none;
   background: none;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  text-align: left;
   font-family: inherit;
-  transition: background 0.15s;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--color-accent);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: color 0.15s;
 }
 
-.topic-category__header:hover {
-  background: var(--color-bg-surface-hover);
-}
-
-.topic-category__chevron {
-  font-size: 0.625rem;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  width: 0.75rem;
-}
-
-.topic-category__name {
-  font-size: 1rem;
-  font-weight: 700;
+.topic-card__toggle:hover {
   color: var(--color-text-primary);
 }
 
-.topic-category__desc {
-  font-size: 0.8125rem;
-  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
-  flex: 1;
-}
-
-.topic-category__count {
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  color: var(--color-text-muted);
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  margin-left: auto;
-}
-
-/* ── Sub-topics ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+/* ── Sub-topics inside card ───────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 
 .topic-subtopics {
   border-top: 1px solid var(--color-border);
@@ -1949,10 +1974,10 @@ body {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: space-between;
-  padding: 0.625rem 1.25rem 0.625rem 2.75rem;
+  padding: 0.5rem 1.25rem;
   text-decoration: none;
   color: inherit;
-  font-size: 0.875rem;
+  font-size: 0.8125rem;
   transition: background 0.1s;
 }
 
@@ -1974,7 +1999,7 @@ body {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 0.375rem;
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-size: 0.6875rem;
   color: var(--color-text-muted);
 }
 
@@ -2037,12 +2062,16 @@ body {
     font-size: 1.375rem;
   }
 
-  .topic-category__desc {
+  .topics-grid {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+
+  .topic-card__desc {
     display: none;
   }
 
   .topic-subtopic {
-    padding-left: 2rem;
+    padding-left: 1rem;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TopicsBrowse.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/TopicsBrowse.tsx
index a6addb0..501755a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TopicsBrowse.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TopicsBrowse.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 /**
  * Topics browse page (R008).
  *
- * Two-level hierarchy: 6 top-level categories with expandable/collapsible
- * sub-topics. Each sub-topic shows technique_count and creator_count.
- * Filter input narrows categories and sub-topics.
- * Click sub-topic → search results filtered to that topic.
+ * Responsive card grid layout with 7 top-level categories.
+ * Each card shows: category name, description, summary stats
+ * (sub-topic count + total technique count), and an expand/collapse
+ * toggle revealing sub-topics as links to search.
+ *
+ * Filter input narrows visible cards by category name + sub-topic names.
  */
 
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { fetchTopics, type TopicCategory } from "../api/public-client";
 
+/** Derive the badge CSS slug from a category name. */
+function catSlug(name: string): string {
+  return name.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, "-");
+}
+
 export default function TopicsBrowse() {
   const [categories, setCategories] = useState<TopicCategory[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@ export default function TopicsBrowse() {
   // Apply filter: show categories whose name or sub-topics match
   const lowerFilter = filter.toLowerCase();
   const filtered = filter
-    ? categories
+    ? (categories
         .map((cat) => {
           const catMatches = cat.name.toLowerCase().includes(lowerFilter);
           const matchingSubs = cat.sub_topics.filter((st) =>
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ export default function TopicsBrowse() {
           }
           return null;
         })
-        .filter(Boolean) as TopicCategory[]
+        .filter(Boolean) as TopicCategory[])
     : categories;
 
   if (loading) {
@@ -104,51 +111,76 @@ export default function TopicsBrowse() {
 
       {filtered.length === 0 ? (
         <div className="empty-state">
-          No topics matching "{filter}"
+          No topics matching &ldquo;{filter}&rdquo;
         </div>
       ) : (
-        <div className="topics-list">
-          {filtered.map((cat) => (
-            <div key={cat.name} className="topic-category">
-              <button
-                className="topic-category__header"
-                onClick={() => toggleCategory(cat.name)}
-                aria-expanded={expanded.has(cat.name)}
-              >
-                <span className="topic-category__chevron">
-                  {expanded.has(cat.name) ? "▼" : "▶"}
-                </span>
-                <span className="topic-category__name">{cat.name}</span>
-                <span className="topic-category__desc">{cat.description}</span>
-                <span className="topic-category__count">
-                  {cat.sub_topics.length} sub-topic{cat.sub_topics.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
-                </span>
-              </button>
+        <div className="topics-grid">
+          {filtered.map((cat) => {
+            const slug = catSlug(cat.name);
+            const isExpanded = expanded.has(cat.name);
+            const totalTechniques = cat.sub_topics.reduce(
+              (sum, st) => sum + st.technique_count,
+              0,
+            );
 
-              {expanded.has(cat.name) && (
-                <div className="topic-subtopics">
-                  {cat.sub_topics.map((st) => (
-                    <Link
-                      key={st.name}
-                      to={`/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(st.name)}&scope=topics`}
-                      className="topic-subtopic"
-                    >
-                      <span className="topic-subtopic__name">{st.name}</span>
-                      <span className="topic-subtopic__counts">
-                        <span className="topic-subtopic__count">
-                          {st.technique_count} technique{st.technique_count !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
-                        </span>
-                        <span className="topic-subtopic__separator">·</span>
-                        <span className="topic-subtopic__count">
-                          {st.creator_count} creator{st.creator_count !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
-                        </span>
-                      </span>
-                    </Link>
-                  ))}
+            return (
+              <div
+                key={cat.name}
+                className="topic-card"
+                style={{
+                  borderLeftColor: `var(--color-badge-cat-${slug}-text)`,
+                }}
+              >
+                <div className="topic-card__body">
+                  <h3 className="topic-card__name">
+                    <span
+                      className="topic-card__dot"
+                      style={{
+                        background: `var(--color-badge-cat-${slug}-text)`,
+                      }}
+                    />
+                    {cat.name}
+                  </h3>
+                  <p className="topic-card__desc">{cat.description}</p>
+                  <div className="topic-card__stats">
+                    <span>{cat.sub_topics.length} sub-topic{cat.sub_topics.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}</span>
+                    <span className="topic-card__stats-sep">·</span>
+                    <span>{totalTechniques} technique{totalTechniques !== 1 ? "s" : ""}</span>
+                  </div>
+                  <button
+                    className="topic-card__toggle"
+                    onClick={() => toggleCategory(cat.name)}
+                    aria-expanded={isExpanded}
+                  >
+                    {isExpanded ? "Hide sub-topics ▲" : "Show sub-topics ▼"}
+                  </button>
                 </div>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          ))}
+
+                {isExpanded && (
+                  <div className="topic-subtopics">
+                    {cat.sub_topics.map((st) => (
+                      <Link
+                        key={st.name}
+                        to={`/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(st.name)}&scope=topics`}
+                        className="topic-subtopic"
+                      >
+                        <span className="topic-subtopic__name">{st.name}</span>
+                        <span className="topic-subtopic__counts">
+                          <span className="topic-subtopic__count">
+                            {st.technique_count} technique{st.technique_count !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
+                          </span>
+                          <span className="topic-subtopic__separator">·</span>
+                          <span className="topic-subtopic__count">
+                            {st.creator_count} creator{st.creator_count !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
+                          </span>
+                        </span>
+                      </Link>
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            );
+          })}
         </div>
       )}
     </div>