diff --git a/.changeset/admin-root-settings.md b/.changeset/admin-root-settings.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f8c52a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/admin-root-settings.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+'@goto/web': minor
+'@goto/worker': minor
+'@goto/cli': minor
+---
+
+Use one `(root)` inventory row to reach Root details and remove redundant Root summary navigation. Expose root/fallback response settings and named-link settings, inheritance, schedules and tags without changing existing URLs.
+
+Count every tracked `/` request as a valid Root visit, independent of response status. Apply that meaning to legacy Root visits during report aggregation without rewriting raw rows. Details version 3 keeps totals, charts and browser/OS breakdowns consistent; older prepared details stay unavailable until normal report refresh. Invalid clicks remain limited to non-root traffic.
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/auth.e2e.ts b/apps/web/e2e/auth.e2e.ts
index d700eb8..7ad320e 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/auth.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/auth.e2e.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 		.getByRole('region', { name: 'Visits', exact: true })
 		.locator('.admin-stat-value');
 	await expect(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Domains', exact: true })).toContainText('2');
-	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('2');
+	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('3');
 	await expect(page.locator('.admin-cards .admin-stat-label')).toHaveText([
 		'Domains',
 		'Links',
@@ -57,18 +57,18 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 	await expect(chartTable).toBeVisible();
 	await expect(chartTable).toHaveAccessibleName('Visits');
 	await expect(chartTable.getByRole('columnheader')).toHaveText(['Period (UTC)', 'Visits']);
-	await expect(chartTable.getByRole('row', { name: 'Total 2', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(chartTable.getByRole('row', { name: 'Total 3', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
 	await expect(chartTable).not.toContainText('(partial)');
 	await expect(trend.getByRole('region', { name: 'Visit data', exact: true })).toHaveAttribute(
 		'tabindex',
 		'0'
 	);
 	await expect(graph).toBeVisible();
-	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by day\. Total: 2\./);
+	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by day\. Total: 3\./);
 	const domainLink = page.getByRole('link', { name: 'go.example.org', exact: true });
 	const domainRow = page.getByRole('listitem').filter({ has: domainLink });
 	const domainCounts = domainRow.locator('.admin-inventory-number');
-	await expect(domainCounts).toHaveText(['6', '1']);
+	await expect(domainCounts).toHaveText(['6', '2']);
 	await expect(domainRow.locator('.admin-inventory-label').first()).toHaveCSS(
 		'clip-path',
 		'inset(50%)'
@@ -87,33 +87,33 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 		'aria-pressed',
 		'true'
 	);
-	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('1');
-	await expect(domainCounts).toHaveText(['6', '0']);
-	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by day\. Total: 1\./);
+	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('2');
+	await expect(domainCounts).toHaveText(['6', '1']);
+	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by day\. Total: 2\./);
 	await timeframe.getByRole('button', { name: '3 months', exact: true }).click();
 	await expect(timeframe.getByRole('button', { name: '3 months', exact: true })).toHaveAttribute(
 		'aria-pressed',
 		'true'
 	);
-	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('3');
-	await expect(domainCounts).toHaveText(['6', '2']);
-	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by week\. Total: 3\./);
+	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('4');
+	await expect(domainCounts).toHaveText(['6', '3']);
+	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by week\. Total: 4\./);
 	await page.goBack();
 	await expect(timeframe.getByRole('button', { name: '7 days', exact: true })).toHaveAttribute(
 		'aria-pressed',
 		'true'
 	);
-	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('1');
-	await expect(domainCounts).toHaveText(['6', '0']);
-	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by day\. Total: 1\./);
+	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('2');
+	await expect(domainCounts).toHaveText(['6', '1']);
+	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by day\. Total: 2\./);
 	await page.goForward();
 	await expect(timeframe.getByRole('button', { name: '3 months', exact: true })).toHaveAttribute(
 		'aria-pressed',
 		'true'
 	);
-	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('3');
-	await expect(domainCounts).toHaveText(['6', '2']);
-	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by week\. Total: 3\./);
+	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('4');
+	await expect(domainCounts).toHaveText(['6', '3']);
+	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by week\. Total: 4\./);
 	page.off('request', recordSelectionRequest);
 	expect(selectionRequests).toEqual([]);
 	await page.reload();
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 		'aria-pressed',
 		'true'
 	);
-	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('3');
-	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by week\. Total: 3\./);
+	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('4');
+	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by week\. Total: 4\./);
 	expect(navigationWarnings).toEqual([]);
 	await domainLink.click();
 	await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Domain', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
@@ -144,24 +144,28 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 	await expect(overviewLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/admin?period=all');
 	await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Overview', exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
 	await expect(graph).toHaveAttribute('aria-busy', 'false');
-	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by week\. Total: 2\./);
+	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by week\. Total: 3\./);
 	await expect(timeframe.getByRole('button', { name: '3 months', exact: true })).toHaveAttribute(
 		'aria-pressed',
 		'true'
 	);
-	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('2');
+	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('3');
 	await expect(page.locator('.admin-cards .admin-stat-label')).toHaveText([
 		'Links',
 		'Visits',
-		'Invalid clicks',
-		'Base visits'
+		'Invalid clicks'
 	]);
 	await expect(
 		page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Invalid clicks', exact: true }).locator('.admin-stat-value')
 	).toHaveText('1');
 	const linksInventory = page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Links on go.example.org', exact: true });
 	const domainDetails = page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Domain details', exact: true });
-	const baseVisitsLink = page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Base visits', exact: true });
+	const rootRow = linksInventory.getByRole('listitem').filter({
+		has: page.getByRole('link', { name: '(root)', exact: true })
+	});
+	const rootLink = rootRow.getByRole('link', { name: '(root)', exact: true });
+	await expect(rootRow.locator('.admin-inventory-secondary')).toHaveText('[not found]');
+	await expect(rootRow.locator('.admin-inventory-state')).toHaveText('Active');
 	const columns = ['Path', 'Destination', 'State', 'Visits'];
 	await expect(linksInventory.locator('.admin-inventory-heading > span')).toHaveText(columns);
 	const retainedLink = linksInventory
@@ -180,18 +184,18 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 		.getByRole('listbox', { name: 'Timeframe', exact: true })
 		.getByRole('option', { name: '30 days', exact: true })
 		.click();
-	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('1');
+	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('2');
 	await expect(retainedVisits).toHaveText('0');
-	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by day\. Total: 1\./);
+	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by day\. Total: 2\./);
 	expect(
 		await linksInventory.evaluate((element) => element.scrollWidth <= element.clientWidth)
 	).toBe(true);
 	await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1280, height: 720 });
 	await timeframe.getByRole('button', { name: '3 months', exact: true }).click();
-	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('2');
+	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('3');
 	await expect(retainedVisits).toHaveText('1');
-	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by week\. Total: 2\./);
-	expect(await cardSizes()).toEqual(overviewCardSizes);
+	await expect(graph).toHaveAccessibleName(/^Visits by week\. Total: 3\./);
+	expect(await cardSizes()).toEqual(overviewCardSizes.slice(0, 3));
 	const historicalInvalid = linksInventory
 		.getByRole('listitem')
 		.filter({ has: page.getByRole('link', { name: '/a/b', exact: true }) });
@@ -199,29 +203,22 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 	await expect(
 		domainDetails.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Domain details', exact: true })
 	).toBeVisible();
-	await expect(domainDetails.locator('dt')).toHaveText([
-		'Domain',
-		'Base destination',
-		'Base status'
-	]);
+	await expect(domainDetails.locator('dt')).toHaveText(['Domain', 'Root', 'Fallback']);
 	await expect(domainDetails.locator('dd')).toHaveText([
 		'go.example.org',
-		'404 Not found',
-		'Fallback'
+		'Uses fallback',
+		'404 Not found'
 	]);
-	await expect(
-		page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Base visits', exact: true }).locator('.admin-stat-value')
-	).toHaveText('0');
+	await expect(rootRow.locator('.admin-inventory-number')).toHaveText('1');
+	await expect(domainDetails.getByRole('link', { name: 'Root', exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+	await expect(domainDetails.getByRole('link', { name: 'Fallback', exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
 	await expect(
 		linksInventory.getByText('https://example.org/first-domain', { exact: true })
 	).toBeVisible();
 	await expect(
 		linksInventory.getByRole('link', { name: 'https://example.org/first-domain', exact: true })
 	).toHaveCount(0);
-	await expect(baseVisitsLink).toHaveAttribute(
-		'href',
-		'/admin/domains/go.example.org/links?period=all'
-	);
+	await expect(rootLink).toHaveAttribute('href', '/admin/domains/go.example.org/links?period=all');
 
 	const linkDetails = page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Link details', exact: true });
 	const domainDetailsLink = linkDetails.getByRole('link', { name: 'go.example.org', exact: true });
@@ -233,7 +230,26 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 	await expect(
 		linkDetails.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Link details', exact: true })
 	).toBeVisible();
-	await expect(linkDetails.locator('dt')).toHaveText(['Domain', 'Path', 'Destination']);
+	await expect(linkDetails.locator('dt')).toHaveText([
+		'Domain',
+		'Path',
+		'Destination',
+		'HTTP status',
+		'Forward query',
+		'Starts',
+		'Expires',
+		'Tags'
+	]);
+	await expect(linkDetails.locator('time').first()).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(linkDetails.locator('time').first()).toHaveAttribute(
+		'datetime',
+		'2020-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+	);
+	await expect(linkDetails.locator('time').last()).toHaveAttribute(
+		'datetime',
+		'2100-01-01T00:00:00Z'
+	);
+	await expect(linkDetails.getByText('work, docs', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
 	await expect(linkDetails.locator('dd').nth(1)).toHaveText('/docs');
 	await expect(page.locator('.admin-cards .admin-stat-label')).toHaveText(['Visits', 'Status']);
 	await expect(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Status', exact: true })).toContainText('Active');
@@ -281,17 +297,27 @@ test('shared credentials protect admin pages and sign-out removes access', async
 	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('0');
 
 	await domainDetailsLink.click();
-	await baseVisitsLink.click();
+	await rootLink.click();
 	await expect(page).toHaveURL(`${appServer.origin}/admin/domains/go.example.org/links?period=all`);
-	await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Link', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
-	await expect(page).toHaveTitle('Link — go.example.org/ — Goto');
-	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('0');
-	await domainDetailsLink.click();
+	await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Root', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(page).toHaveTitle('Root — go.example.org — Goto');
+	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('1');
+	await expect(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Status', exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+	const rootDetails = page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Root details', exact: true });
+	await expect(rootDetails.locator('dd')).toHaveText([
+		'go.example.org',
+		'go.example.org/',
+		'Uses fallback'
+	]);
+	await expect(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Fallback', exact: true })).toContainText(
+		'404 Not found'
+	);
+	await rootDetails.getByRole('link', { name: 'go.example.org', exact: true }).click();
 	await expect(timeframe.getByRole('button', { name: '3 months', exact: true })).toHaveAttribute(
 		'aria-pressed',
 		'true'
 	);
-	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('2');
+	await expect(visitsValue).toHaveText('3');
 
 	await page
 		.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Administration', exact: true })
@@ -356,7 +382,12 @@ test.describe('analytics disabled', () => {
 		).toHaveText(['Path', 'Destination', 'State']);
 		await expect(
 			page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Domain details', exact: true }).locator('dt')
-		).toHaveText(['Domain', 'Base destination', 'Base status']);
+		).toHaveText(['Domain', 'Root', 'Fallback']);
+		await expect(
+			page
+				.getByRole('region', { name: 'Links on go.example.org', exact: true })
+				.getByRole('link', { name: '(root)', exact: true })
+		).toBeVisible();
 		await page.getByRole('link', { name: '/docs', exact: true }).click();
 		await expect(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Link details', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
 		await expect(page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Browsers', exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/server.js b/apps/web/e2e/server.js
index b493f27..d7094fb 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/server.js
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/server.js
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ const configuration = {
 				'/_app/version.json': { url: 'https://example.org/public-asset' },
 				'/a/b': { url: 'https://example.org/decoded' },
 				'/a%2Fb': { url: 'https://example.org/literal-percent' },
-				'/docs': { url: 'https://example.org/first-domain' },
+				'/docs': {
+					url: 'https://example.org/first-domain',
+					valid_from: '2020-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+					valid_until: '2100-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+					tags: ['work', 'docs']
+				},
 				'/healthz': { url: 'https://example.org/public-health' }
 			}
 		},
@@ -70,6 +75,7 @@ async function seedVisits() {
 				os: 'Linux'
 			},
 			{ domain: 'go.example.org', path: '/a/b', outcome: 'invalid' },
+			// Legacy Root classification exercises report normalization without rewriting raw visits.
 			{ domain: 'go.example.org', path: '/', outcome: 'invalid' },
 			{
 				domain: 'go.example.org',
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/visits.e2e.ts b/apps/web/e2e/visits.e2e.ts
index 1961da1..bdae74d 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/visits.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/visits.e2e.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ test('the compiled writer persists outcomes, isolates locks and drains visits be
 				)
 				.all('go.example.org', '/', '/missing')
 		).toEqual([
-			{ path: '/', outcome: 'invalid' },
+			{ path: '/', outcome: 'valid' },
 			{ path: '/missing', outcome: 'invalid' }
 		]);
 	} finally {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/LinkInventory.svelte b/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/LinkInventory.svelte
index 9af93c3..68a02f6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/LinkInventory.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/LinkInventory.svelte
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@
 				<a
 					class="admin-inventory-row admin-inventory-link"
 					href={`${link.href}?period=${timeframe}`}
-					aria-label={link.path}
+					aria-label={link.path === '/' ? '(root)' : link.path}
 				>
-					<span class="admin-inventory-primary"><code>{link.path}</code></span>
-					<span class="admin-inventory-secondary">{link.url ?? '404 Not found'}</span>
+					<span class="admin-inventory-primary"
+						><code>{link.path === '/' ? '(root)' : link.path}</code></span
+					>
+					<span class="admin-inventory-secondary">{link.url ?? '[not found]'}</span>
 					<span class="admin-inventory-state">
 						{#if link.state === 'active'}Active
 						{:else if link.state === 'disabled'}Disabled
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/format.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/format.test.ts
index 9aa3880..e92645d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/format.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/format.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
-import { formatUpdated, formatUpdatedCompact } from './format.js';
+import { formatUpdated, formatUpdatedCompact, formatUtc } from './format.js';
+
+test('formats detail timestamps in UTC with seconds', () => {
+	expect(formatUtc('2026-11-06T22:03:48Z')).toBe('Nov 6, 2026, 22:03:48 UTC');
+	expect(formatUtc('2026-11-06T17:03:48-05:00')).toBe('Nov 6, 2026, 22:03:48 UTC');
+});
 
 test('formats the snapshot update time in UTC', () => {
 	const updatedAt = Date.parse('2026-11-06T22:03:00Z');
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/format.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/format.ts
index 1733b12..ac2da32 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/format.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/components/admin/format.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
+const utcFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en', {
+	dateStyle: 'medium',
+	timeStyle: 'medium',
+	hourCycle: 'h23',
+	timeZone: 'UTC'
+});
+
 export function formatCount(value: number | null): string {
 	return value === null ? '—' : value.toLocaleString('en');
 }
 
+export function formatUtc(value: string): string {
+	return `${utcFormatter.format(new Date(value))} UTC`;
+}
+
 export function formatUpdated(value: number | null): string {
 	if (value === null) return '';
 	const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en', {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.test.ts
index 27177cc..e4ad0c8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.test.ts
@@ -315,20 +315,20 @@ describe('validity and fallback', () => {
 		expect(missing.visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/home', outcome: 'invalid' });
 	});
 
-	test('an unconfigured root uses the fallback response but remains an invalid base visit', () => {
+	test('a root request using fallback is still a valid Root visit', () => {
 		const domain = preparedDomain({}, fallback);
 		const { response, visit } = resolveRedirect(domain, host, '/?incoming=ignored', 'GET');
 
 		expect(response.status).toBe(302);
 		expect(response.headers.get('location')).toBe(fallbackUrl);
-		expect(visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/', outcome: 'invalid' });
+		expect(visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/', outcome: 'valid' });
 	});
 
-	test('an unconfigured root remains a base visit with an invalid outcome', () => {
+	test('a root request returning 404 is still a valid Root visit', () => {
 		const domain = preparedDomain();
 		const { response, visit } = resolveRedirect(domain, host, '/', 'GET');
 		expect(response.status).toBe(404);
-		expect(visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/', outcome: 'invalid' });
+		expect(visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/', outcome: 'valid' });
 	});
 
 	test('default fallback options preserve the URL without appending the incoming path or query', () => {
@@ -421,22 +421,22 @@ describe('query forwarding', () => {
 
 describe('direct self-loops', () => {
 	test.each([
-		['/', 'https://GO.EXAMPLE.TEST:443/?changed=one#fragment'],
-		['/%64ocs?incoming=one', 'https://go.example.test/docs?different=two'],
-		['/a%2Fb', 'https://go.example.test/a/b#fragment'],
-		['/docs', 'http://go.example.test:80/docs'],
-		['/docs', 'https:///go.example.test/docs']
-	])('runtime blocks a direct fallback loop: %s -> %s', (target, url) => {
+		['/', 'https://GO.EXAMPLE.TEST:443/?changed=one#fragment', 'valid'],
+		['/%64ocs?incoming=one', 'https://go.example.test/docs?different=two', 'invalid'],
+		['/a%2Fb', 'https://go.example.test/a/b#fragment', 'invalid'],
+		['/docs', 'http://go.example.test:80/docs', 'invalid'],
+		['/docs', 'https:///go.example.test/docs', 'invalid']
+	])('runtime blocks a direct fallback loop: %s -> %s', (target, url, expectedOutcome) => {
 		const domain = preparedDomain({}, preparedResponse({ url, forward_query: true }));
 		const { response, visit } = resolveRedirect(domain, host, target, 'GET');
 
 		expect(response.status).toBe(404);
-		expect(visit?.outcome).toBe('invalid');
+		expect(visit?.outcome).toBe(expectedOutcome);
 		expect(response.headers.has('location')).toBe(false);
 		expect(response.headers.get('cache-control')).toBe('no-store');
 	});
 
-	test('a direct root loop returns an invalid 404 without trying fallback', () => {
+	test('a Root loop is blocked with 404 without making the Root request invalid', () => {
 		const root = preparedResponse({
 			url: 'https://GO.EXAMPLE.TEST:443/?owned=old#section',
 			forward_query: true
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ describe('direct self-loops', () => {
 		expect(response.status).toBe(404);
 		expect(response.headers.has('location')).toBe(false);
 		expect(response.headers.get('cache-control')).toBe('no-store');
-		expect(visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/', outcome: 'invalid' });
+		expect(visit).toMatchObject({ path: '/', outcome: 'valid' });
 	});
 
 	test('a direct link loop returns an invalid 404 without trying fallback', () => {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.ts
index 2a4392f..015984e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/redirect.ts
@@ -91,13 +91,12 @@ function resolveVisitResponse(
 	target: ParsedTarget,
 	now: number
 ): ResolvedResponse {
+	const isRoot = target.path === '/';
 	let redirect = domain.fallback;
 	let outcome: VisitOutcome = 'invalid';
-	if (target.path === '/') {
-		if (domain.root !== null) {
-			redirect = domain.root;
-			outcome = 'valid';
-		}
+	if (isRoot) {
+		outcome = 'valid';
+		if (domain.root !== null) redirect = domain.root;
 	} else {
 		const link = findActiveLink(domain, target.path, now);
 		if (link) {
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ function resolveVisitResponse(
 
 	if (redirect === null) {
 		const response = emptyResponse(404);
-		return { response, outcome: 'invalid' };
+		return { response, outcome };
 	}
 
 	let destination = redirect.url;
@@ -116,7 +115,8 @@ function resolveVisitResponse(
 	const selfRedirect = isSelfRedirect(destination, host, target.path);
 	if (selfRedirect) {
 		const response = emptyResponse(404);
-		return { response, outcome: 'invalid' };
+		if (!isRoot) outcome = 'invalid';
+		return { response, outcome };
 	}
 
 	const response = redirectResponse(destination, redirect.status_code);
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/visit-reports.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/visit-reports.test.ts
index cc522c7..7db4b2c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/visit-reports.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/visit-reports.test.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test('reads prepared output and hides snapshots from a different retention polic
 	};
 	const days = visitDays(period);
 	const details: VisitDetails = {
-		version: 2,
+		version: 3,
 		scope: summary.scope,
 		period,
 		daily: days.map((day, index) => ({
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/+page.server.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/+page.server.ts
index 7cc9abd..adf44ef 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/+page.server.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { countBrowserOsVisitsByTimeframe } from '@goto/analytics';
-import {
-	availableVisitTimeframes,
-	countVisitWindows,
-	visitWindow,
-	type VisitTimeframe
-} from '@goto/analytics/daily';
+import { availableVisitTimeframes, countVisitWindows, visitWindow } from '@goto/analytics/daily';
 import { currentLinkState } from '#lib/server/link-state.js';
 import { readDomainDetails } from '#lib/server/visit-reports.js';
 import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
@@ -36,35 +31,32 @@ export const load = (async ({ locals, params }) => {
 		domainDetails ?? undefined,
 		windows
 	);
-	const baseCountsByTimeframe = countVisitWindows(detailsByPath.get('/')?.daily, windows);
-	const invalidClicksByTimeframe: Partial<Record<VisitTimeframe, number>> = {};
-	for (const { timeframe } of windows) {
-		const totals = countsByTimeframe[timeframe];
-		if (!totals) continue;
-		const base = baseCountsByTimeframe[timeframe];
-		if (!base) continue;
-		invalidClicksByTimeframe[timeframe] = totals.invalidVisits - base.invalidVisits;
-	}
-
+	let rootUrl: string | null = null;
+	if (prepared.root !== null) rootUrl = prepared.root.url;
+	else if (prepared.fallback !== null) rootUrl = prepared.fallback.url;
+	const rootCountsByTimeframe = countVisitWindows(detailsByPath.get('/')?.daily, windows);
+	const rootHref = linkHref(domain, '/');
 	const now = Date.now();
-	const links = Object.entries(prepared.links).map(([path, link]) => {
-		const daily = detailsByPath.get(path)?.daily;
-		const countsByTimeframe = countVisitWindows(daily, windows);
-		return {
-			path,
-			url: link.url,
-			state: currentLinkState(link, now),
-			countsByTimeframe,
-			href: linkHref(domain, path)
-		};
-	});
-	const hasRoot = prepared.root !== null;
-	let baseUrl: string | null = null;
-	if (prepared.root !== null) {
-		baseUrl = prepared.root.url;
-	} else if (prepared.fallback !== null) {
-		baseUrl = prepared.fallback.url;
-	}
+	const links = [
+		{
+			path: '/',
+			url: rootUrl,
+			state: 'active' as const,
+			countsByTimeframe: rootCountsByTimeframe,
+			href: rootHref
+		},
+		...Object.entries(prepared.links).map(([path, link]) => {
+			const daily = detailsByPath.get(path)?.daily;
+			const countsByTimeframe = countVisitWindows(daily, windows);
+			return {
+				path,
+				url: link.url,
+				state: currentLinkState(link, now),
+				countsByTimeframe,
+				href: linkHref(domain, path)
+			};
+		})
+	];
 	const asOf = domainDetails ? Date.parse(domainDetails.period.asOf) : null;
 	const chart = domainDetails ? { daily: domainDetails.daily, period: domainDetails.period } : null;
 	return {
@@ -73,18 +65,13 @@ export const load = (async ({ locals, params }) => {
 		collectionEnabled,
 		available: domainDetails !== null,
 		asOf,
-		linkCount: links.length,
+		linkCount: currentPaths.length,
 		timeframes,
 		countsByTimeframe,
 		browserOsVisitsByTimeframe,
-		invalidClicksByTimeframe,
 		chart,
-		base: {
-			url: baseUrl,
-			hasRoot,
-			countsByTimeframe: baseCountsByTimeframe,
-			href: linkHref(domain, '/')
-		},
+		root: prepared.root,
+		fallback: prepared.fallback,
 		links
 	};
 }) satisfies PageServerLoad;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/+page.svelte
index ffaa173..746d765 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/+page.svelte
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 		data.chart ? visitGranularity(timeframe, data.chart.period.retentionMonths) : 'day'
 	);
 	let visits = $derived(data.countsByTimeframe[timeframe]?.validVisits ?? null);
-	let baseVisits = $derived(data.base.countsByTimeframe[timeframe]?.validVisits ?? null);
-	let invalidClicks = $derived(data.invalidClicksByTimeframe[timeframe] ?? null);
+	let invalidClicks = $derived(data.countsByTimeframe[timeframe]?.invalidVisits ?? null);
 	let browserOsVisits = $derived(data.browserOsVisitsByTimeframe[timeframe] ?? null);
 </script>
 
@@ -47,13 +46,6 @@
 		{#if data.collectionEnabled}
 			<StatCard label="Visits" value={visits} />
 			<StatCard label="Invalid clicks" value={invalidClicks} />
-			<a
-				class="base-visits-link"
-				href={`${data.base.href}?period=${timeframe}`}
-				aria-label="Base visits"
-			>
-				<StatCard label="Base visits" value={baseVisits} />
-			</a>
 		{/if}
 	</div>
 	<section class="admin-info" aria-labelledby="domain-details-heading">
@@ -61,14 +53,17 @@
 		<dl>
 			<dt>Domain</dt>
 			<dd>{data.domain}</dd>
-			<dt>Base destination</dt>
+			<dt>Root</dt>
 			<dd>
-				{#if data.base.url}<a class="admin-destination" href={data.base.url}>{data.base.url}</a>
-				{:else}404 Not found{/if}
+				{#if data.root}
+					<a class="admin-destination" href={data.root.url}>{data.root.url}</a>
+				{:else}Uses fallback{/if}
 			</dd>
-			<dt>Base status</dt>
+			<dt>Fallback</dt>
 			<dd>
-				{#if data.base.hasRoot}Active{:else}Fallback{/if}
+				{#if data.fallback}
+					<a class="admin-destination" href={data.fallback.url}>{data.fallback.url}</a>
+				{:else}404 Not found{/if}
 			</dd>
 		</dl>
 	</section>
@@ -80,22 +75,11 @@
 	{/if}
 	<section>
 		<h2>Links</h2>
-		{#if data.links.length === 0}<p>No links configured.</p>
-		{:else}
-			<LinkInventory
-				label={`Links on ${data.domain}`}
-				links={data.links}
-				{timeframe}
-				collectionEnabled={data.collectionEnabled}
-			/>
-		{/if}
+		<LinkInventory
+			label={`Links on ${data.domain}`}
+			links={data.links}
+			{timeframe}
+			collectionEnabled={data.collectionEnabled}
+		/>
 	</section>
 </AdminPage>
-
-<style>
-	.base-visits-link {
-		color: inherit;
-		text-decoration: none;
-		border-radius: var(--radius-card);
-	}
-</style>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/+page.server.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/+page.server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44c8174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/+page.server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { countBrowserOsVisitsByTimeframe } from '@goto/analytics';
+import { availableVisitTimeframes, countVisitWindows, visitWindow } from '@goto/analytics/daily';
+import { readVisitDetails } from '#lib/server/visit-reports.js';
+import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
+
+export const load = (async ({ locals, params }) => {
+	const snapshot = locals.snapshot;
+	const domain = params.domain;
+	if (!Object.hasOwn(snapshot.domains, domain)) throw error(404, 'Domain not configured');
+	const prepared = snapshot.domains[domain]!;
+	const response = prepared.root;
+	const fallback = prepared.fallback;
+	const configuration = snapshot.configuration;
+	const retentionMonths = configuration.analytics.retention_months;
+	const collectionEnabled = retentionMonths !== 0;
+	const scope = { kind: 'link' as const, domain, path: '/' };
+	const details = collectionEnabled ? await readVisitDetails(configuration, scope) : null;
+	const timeframes = retentionMonths === 0 ? [] : availableVisitTimeframes(retentionMonths);
+	const windows = details
+		? timeframes.map((timeframe) => ({ timeframe, window: visitWindow(details.period, timeframe) }))
+		: [];
+	const countsByTimeframe = countVisitWindows(details?.daily, windows);
+	const browserOsVisitsByTimeframe = countBrowserOsVisitsByTimeframe(details ?? undefined, windows);
+	const asOf = details ? Date.parse(details.period.asOf) : null;
+	const chart = details ? { daily: details.daily, period: details.period } : null;
+
+	return {
+		domain,
+		domainHref: `/admin/domains/${encodeURIComponent(domain)}`,
+		response,
+		fallback,
+		fallbackSource: prepared.provenance.fallback,
+		retentionMonths,
+		collectionEnabled,
+		available: details !== null,
+		asOf,
+		timeframes,
+		countsByTimeframe,
+		browserOsVisitsByTimeframe,
+		chart
+	};
+}) satisfies PageServerLoad;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fb976b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { page } from '$app/state';
+	import { resolveVisitTimeframe, visitGranularity, visitWindow } from '@goto/analytics/daily';
+	import VisitsChart from '#lib/components/admin/VisitsChart.svelte';
+	import BrowserOsBreakdowns from '#lib/components/admin/BrowserOsBreakdowns.svelte';
+	import VisitTimeframes from '#lib/components/admin/VisitTimeframes.svelte';
+	import AdminPage from '#lib/components/admin/AdminPage.svelte';
+	import StatCard from '#lib/components/admin/StatCard.svelte';
+	import ReportNotice from '#lib/components/admin/ReportNotice.svelte';
+	import type { PageData } from './$types';
+	let { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
+
+	let currentUrl = $derived(page.shallow?.url ?? page.url);
+	let timeframe = $derived(
+		resolveVisitTimeframe(data.timeframes, currentUrl.searchParams.get('period'))
+	);
+	let window = $derived(data.chart ? visitWindow(data.chart.period, timeframe) : null);
+	let granularity = $derived(
+		data.chart ? visitGranularity(timeframe, data.chart.period.retentionMonths) : 'day'
+	);
+	let visits = $derived(data.countsByTimeframe[timeframe]?.validVisits ?? null);
+	let browserOsVisits = $derived(data.browserOsVisitsByTimeframe[timeframe] ?? null);
+</script>
+
+<AdminPage
+	siteTitle={data.title}
+	title="Root"
+	documentTitle={`Root — ${data.domain}`}
+	updatedAt={data.asOf}
+	overviewHref={`/admin?period=${timeframe}`}
+>
+	{#snippet actions()}
+		{#if data.available && data.timeframes.length > 0}
+			<VisitTimeframes
+				timeframes={data.timeframes}
+				retentionMonths={data.retentionMonths}
+				value={timeframe}
+			/>
+		{/if}
+	{/snippet}
+	<ReportNotice collectionEnabled={data.collectionEnabled} available={data.available} />
+	<div class="admin-cards">
+		{#if data.collectionEnabled}
+			<StatCard label="Visits" value={visits} />
+		{/if}
+	</div>
+	<section class="admin-info" aria-labelledby="root-details-heading">
+		<h2 id="root-details-heading">Root details</h2>
+		<dl>
+			<dt>Domain</dt>
+			<dd><a href={`${data.domainHref}?period=${timeframe}`}>{data.domain}</a></dd>
+			<dt>Address</dt>
+			<dd>{data.domain}/</dd>
+			<dt>Destination</dt>
+			<dd>
+				{#if data.response}
+					<a class="admin-destination" href={data.response.url}>
+						{data.response.url}
+					</a>
+				{:else}
+					<a href="#fallback">Uses fallback</a>
+				{/if}
+			</dd>
+			{#if data.response}
+				<dt>HTTP status</dt>
+				<dd>{data.response.status_code}</dd>
+				<dt>Forward query</dt>
+				<dd>{data.response.forward_query ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</dd>
+			{/if}
+		</dl>
+	</section>
+	<section id="fallback" class="admin-info" aria-labelledby="fallback-heading">
+		<h2 id="fallback-heading">Fallback</h2>
+		<dl>
+			<dt>Source</dt>
+			<dd>
+				{#if data.fallbackSource === 'domain'}Domain
+				{:else if data.fallbackSource === 'global'}Global
+				{:else}Default{/if}
+			</dd>
+			<dt>Destination</dt>
+			<dd>
+				{#if data.fallback}
+					<a class="admin-destination" href={data.fallback.url}>
+						{data.fallback.url}
+					</a>
+				{:else}404 Not found{/if}
+			</dd>
+			{#if data.fallback}
+				<dt>HTTP status</dt>
+				<dd>{data.fallback.status_code}</dd>
+				<dt>Forward query</dt>
+				<dd>{data.fallback.forward_query ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</dd>
+			{/if}
+		</dl>
+	</section>
+	{#if data.chart && window}
+		<VisitsChart daily={data.chart.daily} {window} {granularity} />
+	{/if}
+	{#if browserOsVisits && visits !== null}
+		<BrowserOsBreakdowns {browserOsVisits} totalVisits={visits} />
+	{/if}
+</AdminPage>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.server.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.server.ts
index 4ca0768..12e0e04 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.server.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { countBrowserOsVisitsByTimeframe } from '@goto/analytics';
 import { availableVisitTimeframes, countVisitWindows, visitWindow } from '@goto/analytics/daily';
-import { currentLinkState, type LinkState } from '#lib/server/link-state.js';
+import { currentLinkState } from '#lib/server/link-state.js';
 import { readVisitDetails } from '#lib/server/visit-reports.js';
 import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
 
@@ -12,26 +12,16 @@ export const load = (async ({ locals, params }) => {
 	const prepared = snapshot.domains[domain]!;
 	// Kit has decoded route parameters; preserve literal percent paths as-is.
 	const path = `/${params.path ?? ''}`;
-	if (path !== '/' && !Object.hasOwn(prepared.links, path)) throw error(404, 'Link not configured');
-	let url: string | null = null;
-	let state: LinkState | 'fallback';
-	if (path === '/') {
-		const root = prepared.root;
-		if (root !== null) {
-			url = root.url;
-			state = 'active';
-		} else {
-			state = 'fallback';
-		}
-	} else {
-		const link = prepared.links[path]!;
-		url = link.url;
-		state = currentLinkState(link, Date.now());
-	}
-	let fallback: string | 404 = 404;
-	if (prepared.fallback !== null) {
-		fallback = prepared.fallback.url;
-	}
+	if (!Object.hasOwn(prepared.links, path)) throw error(404, 'Link not configured');
+	const link = prepared.links[path]!;
+	const response = {
+		url: link.url,
+		status_code: link.status_code,
+		forward_query: link.forward_query
+	};
+	const state = currentLinkState(link, Date.now());
+	const validFrom = link.valid_from ?? null;
+	const validUntil = link.valid_until ?? null;
 	const configuration = snapshot.configuration;
 	const retentionMonths = configuration.analytics.retention_months;
 	const collectionEnabled = retentionMonths !== 0;
@@ -50,9 +40,12 @@ export const load = (async ({ locals, params }) => {
 		domain,
 		path,
 		domainHref: `/admin/domains/${encodeURIComponent(domain)}`,
-		url,
-		fallback,
+		response,
 		state,
+		validFrom,
+		validUntil,
+		tags: link.tags,
+		sources: link.provenance,
 		retentionMonths,
 		collectionEnabled,
 		available: details !== null,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.svelte
index ff4b504..7c8dc21 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/+page.svelte
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { page } from '$app/state';
 	import { resolveVisitTimeframe, visitGranularity, visitWindow } from '@goto/analytics/daily';
+	import type { SettingSource } from '@goto/config';
 	import VisitsChart from '#lib/components/admin/VisitsChart.svelte';
 	import BrowserOsBreakdowns from '#lib/components/admin/BrowserOsBreakdowns.svelte';
 	import VisitTimeframes from '#lib/components/admin/VisitTimeframes.svelte';
 	import AdminPage from '#lib/components/admin/AdminPage.svelte';
 	import StatCard from '#lib/components/admin/StatCard.svelte';
 	import ReportNotice from '#lib/components/admin/ReportNotice.svelte';
+	import { formatUtc } from '#lib/components/admin/format.js';
 	import type { PageData } from './$types';
 	let { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
 
@@ -22,6 +24,15 @@
 	let browserOsVisits = $derived(data.browserOsVisitsByTimeframe[timeframe] ?? null);
 </script>
 
+{#snippet sourceHint(source: SettingSource)}
+	<span class="source-hint">
+		{#if source === 'builtin'}Built-in
+		{:else if source === 'global'}Global defaults
+		{:else if source === 'domain'}Domain defaults
+		{:else}Link override{/if}
+	</span>
+{/snippet}
+
 <AdminPage
 	siteTitle={data.title}
 	title="Link"
@@ -51,8 +62,6 @@
 			<StatCard label="Status" value="Scheduled" />
 		{:else if data.state === 'expired'}
 			<StatCard label="Status" value="Expired" />
-		{:else}
-			<StatCard label="Status" value="Fallback" />
 		{/if}
 	</div>
 	<section class="admin-info" aria-labelledby="link-details-heading">
@@ -64,9 +73,36 @@
 			<dd>{data.path}</dd>
 			<dt>Destination</dt>
 			<dd>
-				{#if data.url}<a class="admin-destination" href={data.url}>{data.url}</a>
-				{:else if data.fallback === 404}404 Not found{:else}{data.fallback}{/if}
+				<a class="admin-destination" href={data.response.url}>
+					{data.response.url}
+				</a>
 			</dd>
+			<dt>HTTP status</dt>
+			<dd>
+				{data.response.status_code}
+				{@render sourceHint(data.sources.status_code)}
+			</dd>
+			<dt>Forward query</dt>
+			<dd>
+				{data.response.forward_query ? 'Yes' : 'No'}
+				{@render sourceHint(data.sources.forward_query)}
+			</dd>
+			{#if data.validFrom}
+				<dt>Starts</dt>
+				<dd>
+					<time datetime={data.validFrom}>{formatUtc(data.validFrom)}</time>
+				</dd>
+			{/if}
+			{#if data.validUntil}
+				<dt>Expires</dt>
+				<dd>
+					<time datetime={data.validUntil}>{formatUtc(data.validUntil)}</time>
+				</dd>
+			{/if}
+			{#if data.tags.length > 0}
+				<dt>Tags</dt>
+				<dd>{data.tags.join(', ')}</dd>
+			{/if}
 		</dl>
 	</section>
 	{#if data.chart && window}
@@ -76,3 +112,11 @@
 		<BrowserOsBreakdowns {browserOsVisits} totalVisits={visits} />
 	{/if}
 </AdminPage>
+
+<style>
+	.source-hint {
+		margin-inline-start: calc(var(--space-1) * 2);
+		color: var(--color-text-muted);
+		font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/page.server.test.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/page.server.test.ts
index 173d4b7..292a149 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/page.server.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/[...path]/page.server.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { validateConfig } from '@goto/config';
+import { validateConfig, type DomainConfiguration } from '@goto/config';
 import { createVisitPeriod, visitDays, type VisitDetails } from '@goto/analytics';
 import { beforeEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { prepareSnapshot } from '#lib/server/snapshot.js';
@@ -9,27 +9,43 @@ vi.mock('#lib/server/visit-reports.js', () => ({ readVisitDetails: vi.fn() }));
 beforeEach(() => vi.resetAllMocks());
 
 const domain = 'go.example.test';
-function request(path = '/docs', host = domain, retention_months = 3, rootUrl?: string) {
+const linkMetadata = {
+	response: { url: 'https://example.test/docs', status_code: 308, forward_query: true },
+	state: 'active',
+	validFrom: '2000-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+	validUntil: '2100-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+	tags: ['guides', 'reference'],
+	sources: { status_code: 'link', forward_query: 'domain' }
+};
+
+function request(path = '/docs', options: { host?: string; retentionMonths?: number } = {}) {
+	const domainConfiguration: Partial<DomainConfiguration> = {
+		link_defaults: { forward_query: true },
+		links: {
+			'/docs': {
+				url: 'https://example.test/docs',
+				status_code: 308,
+				enabled: true,
+				valid_from: '2000-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+				valid_until: '2100-01-01T00:00:00Z',
+				tags: ['guides', 'reference']
+			},
+			'/a/b': { url: 'https://example.test/nested', enabled: true, tags: [] },
+			'/a%2Fb': { url: 'https://example.test/percent', enabled: false, tags: [] }
+		}
+	};
 	const prepared = validateConfig(
 		{
 			auth: { credentials: { username: 'test', password: 'link-test-password' } },
-			analytics: { retention_months },
-			domains: {
-				[domain]: {
-					...(rootUrl ? { root: { url: rootUrl } } : {}),
-					links: {
-						'/docs': { url: 'https://example.test/docs' },
-						'/a/b': { url: 'https://example.test/nested' },
-						'/a%2Fb': { url: 'https://example.test/percent', enabled: false }
-					}
-				}
-			}
+			analytics: { retention_months: options.retentionMonths ?? 3 },
+			link_defaults: { status_code: 301 },
+			domains: { [domain]: domainConfiguration }
 		},
 		{ env: {} }
 	);
 	return {
 		locals: { snapshot: prepareSnapshot(prepared) },
-		params: { domain: host, path: path.slice(1) }
+		params: { domain: options.host ?? domain, path: path.slice(1) }
 	} as Parameters<typeof load>[0];
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +64,7 @@ const browserOsCounts = Object.entries(counts).map(([day, [validVisits, invalidV
 	invalidVisits
 }));
 const details: VisitDetails = {
-	version: 2,
+	version: 3,
 	scope: { kind: 'link', domain, path: '/docs' },
 	period,
 	daily: visitDays(period).map((day) => {
@@ -59,7 +75,7 @@ const details: VisitDetails = {
 	operatingSystems: browserOsCounts
 };
 
-test('projects only the requested link series and compact window counts and breakdowns', async () => {
+test('projects only requested link settings, series and compact window counts and breakdowns', async () => {
 	vi.mocked(readVisitDetails).mockResolvedValue(details);
 	const data = await load(request());
 	expect(readVisitDetails).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(expect.any(Object), {
@@ -71,9 +87,7 @@ test('projects only the requested link series and compact window counts and brea
 		domain,
 		path: '/docs',
 		domainHref: '/admin/domains/go.example.test',
-		url: 'https://example.test/docs',
-		fallback: 404,
-		state: 'active',
+		...linkMetadata,
 		retentionMonths: 3,
 		collectionEnabled: true,
 		available: true,
@@ -102,15 +116,21 @@ test('projects only the requested link series and compact window counts and brea
 	});
 });
 
-test('keeps decoded nested and literal-percent identities distinct and supports historical root traffic', async () => {
+test('keeps decoded nested and literal-percent identities distinct', async () => {
 	vi.mocked(readVisitDetails)
 		.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...details, scope: { kind: 'link', domain, path: '/a/b' } })
-		.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...details, scope: { kind: 'link', domain, path: '/a%2Fb' } })
-		.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...details, scope: { kind: 'link', domain, path: '/' } });
+		.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...details, scope: { kind: 'link', domain, path: '/a%2Fb' } });
 	const nested = await load(request('/a/b'));
 	const percent = await load(request('/a%2Fb'));
-	const root = await load(request('/'));
 	expect(nested.path).toBe('/a/b');
+	expect(nested).toMatchObject({
+		response: { url: 'https://example.test/nested', status_code: 301, forward_query: true },
+		state: 'active',
+		validFrom: null,
+		validUntil: null,
+		tags: [],
+		sources: { status_code: 'global', forward_query: 'domain' }
+	});
 	expect(percent.path).toBe('/a%2Fb');
 	expect(percent.state).toBe('disabled');
 	expect(percent.countsByTimeframe.all?.validVisits).toBe(15);
@@ -124,38 +144,14 @@ test('keeps decoded nested and literal-percent identities distinct and supports
 		domain,
 		path: '/a%2Fb'
 	});
-	expect(readVisitDetails).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, expect.any(Object), {
-		kind: 'link',
-		domain,
-		path: '/'
-	});
-	expect(root.path).toBe('/');
-	expect(root.state).toBe('fallback');
-	expect(root.url).toBeNull();
-	expect(root.fallback).toBe(404);
-	expect(root.countsByTimeframe.all?.validVisits).toBe(15);
-});
-
-test('shows the configured root response while preserving its historical analytics scope', async () => {
-	vi.mocked(readVisitDetails).mockResolvedValue({
-		...details,
-		scope: { kind: 'link', domain, path: '/' }
-	});
-	const data = await load(request('/', domain, 3, 'https://example.test/start'));
-	expect(readVisitDetails).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(expect.any(Object), {
-		kind: 'link',
-		domain,
-		path: '/'
-	});
-	expect(data.path).toBe('/');
-	expect(data.state).toBe('active');
-	expect(data.url).toBe('https://example.test/start');
-	expect(data.countsByTimeframe.all).toEqual({ validVisits: 15, invalidVisits: 5 });
 });
 
 test('rejects unknown scopes before reading and keeps unavailable counts absent', async () => {
-	await expect(load(request('/docs', 'unknown.test'))).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 404 });
+	await expect(load(request('/docs', { host: 'unknown.test' }))).rejects.toMatchObject({
+		status: 404
+	});
 	await expect(load(request('/not-configured'))).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 404 });
+	await expect(load(request('/'))).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 404 });
 	expect(readVisitDetails).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	vi.mocked(readVisitDetails).mockResolvedValue(null);
 	const data = await load(request());
@@ -164,12 +160,12 @@ test('rejects unknown scopes before reading and keeps unavailable counts absent'
 	expect(data.chart).toBeNull();
 	expect(data.asOf).toBeNull();
 	expect(data.countsByTimeframe).toEqual({});
-	expect(data.url).toBe('https://example.test/docs');
+	expect(data).toMatchObject(linkMetadata);
 	expect(data.retentionMonths).toBe(3);
 });
 
 test('disabled analytics skips the report read and leaves link details usable', async () => {
-	const data = await load(request('/docs', domain, 0));
+	const data = await load(request('/docs', { retentionMonths: 0 }));
 	expect(readVisitDetails).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	expect(data.collectionEnabled).toBe(false);
 	expect(data.browserOsVisitsByTimeframe).toEqual({});
@@ -178,6 +174,5 @@ test('disabled analytics skips the report read and leaves link details usable',
 	expect(data.timeframes).toEqual([]);
 	expect(data.chart).toBeNull();
 	expect(data.countsByTimeframe).toEqual({});
-	expect(data.url).toBe('https://example.test/docs');
-	expect(data.state).toBe('active');
+	expect(data).toMatchObject(linkMetadata);
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/page.server.test.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/page.server.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..095247e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/links/page.server.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import { validateConfig, type DomainConfiguration, type RedirectResponse } from '@goto/config';
+import { createVisitPeriod, visitDays, type VisitDetails } from '@goto/analytics';
+import { beforeEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { prepareSnapshot } from '#lib/server/snapshot.js';
+import { readVisitDetails } from '#lib/server/visit-reports.js';
+import { load } from './+page.server.js';
+
+vi.mock('#lib/server/visit-reports.js', () => ({ readVisitDetails: vi.fn() }));
+beforeEach(() => vi.resetAllMocks());
+
+const domain = 'go.example.test';
+const fallback: RedirectResponse = {
+	url: 'https://example.test/fallback',
+	status_code: 307,
+	forward_query: true
+};
+
+function request(options: { host?: string; root?: RedirectResponse } = {}) {
+	const domainConfiguration: Partial<DomainConfiguration> = {
+		fallback,
+		link_defaults: { forward_query: true },
+		links: {}
+	};
+	if (options.root) domainConfiguration.root = options.root;
+	const prepared = validateConfig(
+		{
+			auth: { credentials: { username: 'test', password: 'link-test-password' } },
+			analytics: { retention_months: 3 },
+			link_defaults: { status_code: 301 },
+			domains: { [domain]: domainConfiguration }
+		},
+		{ env: {} }
+	);
+	return {
+		locals: { snapshot: prepareSnapshot(prepared) },
+		params: { domain: options.host ?? domain }
+	} as Parameters<typeof load>[0];
+}
+
+const period = createVisitPeriod(3, Date.parse('2026-06-15T12:00:00.000Z'));
+const rootBrowserOsCounts = [
+	{ day: period.from.slice(0, 10), name: 'Other', validVisits: 7, invalidVisits: 0 }
+];
+const rootDetails: VisitDetails = {
+	version: 3,
+	period,
+	scope: { kind: 'link', domain, path: '/' },
+	daily: visitDays(period).map((day, index) => ({
+		...day,
+		validVisits: index === 0 ? 7 : 0,
+		invalidVisits: 0
+	})),
+	browsers: rootBrowserOsCounts,
+	operatingSystems: rootBrowserOsCounts
+};
+
+test('supports historical root traffic without a configured root', async () => {
+	vi.mocked(readVisitDetails).mockResolvedValue(rootDetails);
+	const data = await load(request());
+	expect(readVisitDetails).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(expect.any(Object), {
+		kind: 'link',
+		domain,
+		path: '/'
+	});
+	expect(data).toMatchObject({
+		domain,
+		domainHref: '/admin/domains/go.example.test',
+		response: null,
+		fallback,
+		fallbackSource: 'domain'
+	});
+	expect(data.countsByTimeframe.all?.validVisits).toBe(7);
+});
+
+test('keeps root HTTP settings independent of link defaults and fallback with historical analytics scope', async () => {
+	vi.mocked(readVisitDetails).mockResolvedValue(rootDetails);
+	const response: RedirectResponse = {
+		url: 'https://example.test/start',
+		status_code: 302,
+		forward_query: false
+	};
+	const data = await load(request({ root: response }));
+	expect(readVisitDetails).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(expect.any(Object), {
+		kind: 'link',
+		domain,
+		path: '/'
+	});
+	expect(data).toMatchObject({
+		response,
+		fallback,
+		fallbackSource: 'domain'
+	});
+	expect(data.countsByTimeframe.all).toEqual({ validVisits: 7, invalidVisits: 0 });
+});
+
+test('keeps absent root and default or global fallback metadata usable without analytics', async () => {
+	const prepared = validateConfig(
+		{
+			auth: { credentials: { username: 'test', password: 'link-test-password' } },
+			analytics: { retention_months: 0 },
+			domains: { [domain]: { links: {} } }
+		},
+		{ env: {} }
+	);
+	const event = {
+		locals: { snapshot: prepareSnapshot(prepared) },
+		params: { domain }
+	} as Parameters<typeof load>[0];
+	const root = await load(event);
+	expect(root).toMatchObject({
+		response: null,
+		fallback: null,
+		fallbackSource: 'builtin'
+	});
+	const global = validateConfig(
+		{
+			auth: { credentials: { username: 'test', password: 'link-test-password' } },
+			analytics: { retention_months: 0 },
+			fallback,
+			domains: { [domain]: { links: {} } }
+		},
+		{ env: {} }
+	);
+	event.locals.snapshot = prepareSnapshot(global);
+	const inherited = await load(event);
+	expect(inherited).toMatchObject({
+		response: null,
+		fallback,
+		fallbackSource: 'global'
+	});
+	expect(readVisitDetails).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+test('rejects unknown domains before reading root traffic', async () => {
+	await expect(load(request({ host: 'unknown.test' }))).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 404 });
+	expect(readVisitDetails).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/page.server.test.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/page.server.test.ts
index 63c31e3..b35d6c4 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/page.server.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/domains/[domain]/page.server.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { validateConfig } from '@goto/config';
+import { validateConfig, type DomainConfiguration, type RedirectResponse } from '@goto/config';
 import { createVisitPeriod, visitDays, type ReportScope, type VisitDetails } from '@goto/analytics';
 import { beforeEach, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { prepareSnapshot } from '#lib/server/snapshot.js';
@@ -11,20 +11,33 @@ beforeEach(() => vi.resetAllMocks());
 const domain = 'go.example.test';
 const period = createVisitPeriod(3, Date.parse('2026-06-15T12:00:00.000Z'));
 
-function request(host = domain, rootUrl?: string, retentionMonths = 3) {
-	const links: Record<string, { url: string; enabled?: boolean }> = {
+function request(
+	host = domain,
+	settings: {
+		root?: RedirectResponse;
+		fallback?: RedirectResponse;
+		globalFallback?: RedirectResponse;
+		retentionMonths?: number;
+		links?: Record<string, { url: string; enabled?: boolean }>;
+	} = {}
+) {
+	const links = settings.links ?? {
 		'/docs': { url: 'https://example.test/docs' },
 		'/a/b': { url: 'https://example.test/nested' },
 		'/a%2Fb': { url: 'https://example.test/percent', enabled: false }
 	};
-	const prepared = validateConfig(
-		{
-			auth: { credentials: { username: 'test', password: 'domain-test-password' } },
-			analytics: { retention_months: retentionMonths },
-			domains: { [domain]: { ...(rootUrl ? { root: { url: rootUrl } } : {}), links } }
-		},
-		{ env: {} }
-	);
+	const domainConfiguration: Pick<DomainConfiguration, 'root' | 'fallback'> & {
+		links: typeof links;
+	} = { links };
+	if (settings.root) domainConfiguration.root = settings.root;
+	if (settings.fallback) domainConfiguration.fallback = settings.fallback;
+	const configuration: Record<string, unknown> = {
+		auth: { credentials: { username: 'test', password: 'domain-test-password' } },
+		analytics: { retention_months: settings.retentionMonths ?? 3 },
+		domains: { [domain]: domainConfiguration }
+	};
+	if (settings.globalFallback) configuration.fallback = settings.globalFallback;
+	const prepared = validateConfig(configuration, { env: {} });
 	return {
 		locals: { snapshot: prepareSnapshot(prepared) },
 		params: { domain: host }
@@ -45,7 +58,7 @@ function details(scope: ReportScope, counts: Record<string, [number, number]>):
 			invalidVisits
 		}));
 	return {
-		version: 2,
+		version: 3,
 		scope,
 		period,
 		daily,
@@ -57,20 +70,20 @@ function details(scope: ReportScope, counts: Record<string, [number, number]>):
 const domainDetails = details(
 	{ kind: 'domain', domain },
 	{
-		'2026-03-15': [3, 2],
+		'2026-03-15': [4, 1],
 		'2026-05-16': [5, 4],
-		'2026-06-08': [2, 3],
-		'2026-06-09': [1, 2],
-		'2026-06-15': [4, 3]
+		'2026-06-08': [3, 2],
+		'2026-06-09': [2, 1],
+		'2026-06-15': [5, 2]
 	}
 );
-const baseDetails = details(
+const rootDetails = details(
 	{ kind: 'link', domain, path: '/' },
 	{
-		'2026-03-15': [3, 1],
-		'2026-06-08': [0, 1],
-		'2026-06-09': [0, 1],
-		'2026-06-15': [0, 1]
+		'2026-03-15': [4, 0],
+		'2026-06-08': [1, 0],
+		'2026-06-09': [1, 0],
+		'2026-06-15': [1, 0]
 	}
 );
 const docsDetails = details(
@@ -85,15 +98,15 @@ const emptyDetails = details({ kind: 'link', domain, path: '/a%2Fb' }, {});
 const report = {
 	domain: domainDetails,
 	links: [
-		{ path: '/', details: baseDetails },
+		{ path: '/', details: rootDetails },
 		{ path: '/docs', details: docsDetails },
 		{ path: '/a%2Fb', details: emptyDetails }
 	]
 };
-const baseCounts = {
-	'7d': { validVisits: 0, invalidVisits: 2 },
-	'30d': { validVisits: 0, invalidVisits: 3 },
-	all: { validVisits: 3, invalidVisits: 4 }
+const rootCounts = {
+	'7d': { validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 },
+	'30d': { validVisits: 3, invalidVisits: 0 },
+	all: { validVisits: 7, invalidVisits: 0 }
 };
 
 test('projects domain counts and browser/OS visits without exposing link series or dated browser/OS counts', async () => {
@@ -113,33 +126,35 @@ test('projects domain counts and browser/OS visits without exposing link series
 		linkCount: 3,
 		timeframes: ['7d', '30d', 'all'],
 		countsByTimeframe: {
-			'7d': { validVisits: 5, invalidVisits: 5 },
-			'30d': { validVisits: 7, invalidVisits: 8 },
-			all: { validVisits: 15, invalidVisits: 14 }
+			'7d': { validVisits: 7, invalidVisits: 3 },
+			'30d': { validVisits: 10, invalidVisits: 5 },
+			all: { validVisits: 19, invalidVisits: 10 }
 		},
 		browserOsVisitsByTimeframe: {
 			'7d': {
-				browsers: [{ name: 'Other', visits: 5 }],
-				operatingSystems: [{ name: 'Other', visits: 5 }]
-			},
-			'30d': {
 				browsers: [{ name: 'Other', visits: 7 }],
 				operatingSystems: [{ name: 'Other', visits: 7 }]
 			},
+			'30d': {
+				browsers: [{ name: 'Other', visits: 10 }],
+				operatingSystems: [{ name: 'Other', visits: 10 }]
+			},
 			all: {
-				browsers: [{ name: 'Other', visits: 15 }],
-				operatingSystems: [{ name: 'Other', visits: 15 }]
+				browsers: [{ name: 'Other', visits: 19 }],
+				operatingSystems: [{ name: 'Other', visits: 19 }]
 			}
 		},
-		invalidClicksByTimeframe: { '7d': 3, '30d': 5, all: 10 },
 		chart: { daily: domainDetails.daily, period },
-		base: {
-			url: null,
-			hasRoot: false,
-			countsByTimeframe: baseCounts,
-			href: '/admin/domains/go.example.test/links'
-		},
+		root: null,
+		fallback: null,
 		links: [
+			{
+				path: '/',
+				url: null,
+				state: 'active',
+				countsByTimeframe: rootCounts,
+				href: '/admin/domains/go.example.test/links'
+			},
 			{
 				path: '/docs',
 				url: 'https://example.test/docs',
@@ -173,53 +188,132 @@ test('projects domain counts and browser/OS visits without exposing link series
 	});
 });
 
-test('shows an active root destination without reclassifying retained outcomes or subtracting valid root traffic', async () => {
+test('keeps root and fallback responses separate and includes all normalized root history in valid domain visits', async () => {
 	vi.mocked(readDomainDetails).mockResolvedValue(report);
-	const data = await load(request(domain, 'https://example.test/start'));
-	expect(data.base.url).toBe('https://example.test/start');
-	expect(data.base.hasRoot).toBe(true);
-	expect(data.base.countsByTimeframe).toEqual(baseCounts);
-	expect(data.countsByTimeframe.all?.validVisits).toBe(15);
-	expect(data.invalidClicksByTimeframe.all).toBe(10);
+	const root: RedirectResponse = {
+		url: 'https://example.test/start',
+		status_code: 307,
+		forward_query: true
+	};
+	const fallback: RedirectResponse = {
+		url: 'https://example.test/missing',
+		status_code: 308,
+		forward_query: false
+	};
+	const data = await load(
+		request(domain, {
+			root,
+			fallback,
+			globalFallback: { url: 'https://example.test/global', status_code: 302, forward_query: true }
+		})
+	);
+	expect(data.root).toEqual(root);
+	expect(data.fallback).toEqual(fallback);
+	expect(data.links[0]).toEqual({
+		path: '/',
+		url: root.url,
+		state: 'active',
+		countsByTimeframe: rootCounts,
+		href: '/admin/domains/go.example.test/links'
+	});
+	expect(data.countsByTimeframe.all).toEqual({ validVisits: 19, invalidVisits: 10 });
 	expect(data.linkCount).toBe(3);
-	expect(data.links.map(({ path }) => path)).toEqual(['/docs', '/a/b', '/a%2Fb']);
+	expect(data.links.map(({ path }) => path)).toEqual(['/', '/docs', '/a/b', '/a%2Fb']);
 });
 
-test('missing base details leave base and non-base invalid counts unavailable, not zero', async () => {
+test('keeps root reachable through the domain fallback with no named links', async () => {
+	vi.mocked(readDomainDetails).mockResolvedValue(report);
+	const fallback: RedirectResponse = {
+		url: 'https://example.test/missing',
+		status_code: 302,
+		forward_query: false
+	};
+	const data = await load(request(domain, { fallback, links: {} }));
+	expect(readDomainDetails).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(expect.any(Object), domain, []);
+	expect(data.root).toBeNull();
+	expect(data.fallback).toEqual(fallback);
+	expect(data.linkCount).toBe(0);
+	expect(data.links).toEqual([
+		{
+			path: '/',
+			url: fallback.url,
+			state: 'active',
+			countsByTimeframe: rootCounts,
+			href: '/admin/domains/go.example.test/links'
+		}
+	]);
+	expect(data.countsByTimeframe.all).toEqual({ validVisits: 19, invalidVisits: 10 });
+});
+
+test('missing root details leave root visits unavailable without hiding non-root invalid counts', async () => {
 	vi.mocked(readDomainDetails).mockResolvedValue({
 		domain: domainDetails,
 		links: [{ path: '/docs', details: docsDetails }]
 	});
 	const data = await load(request());
 	expect(data.available).toBe(true);
-	expect(data.base.countsByTimeframe).toEqual({});
-	expect(data.invalidClicksByTimeframe).toEqual({});
-	expect(data.countsByTimeframe.all?.validVisits).toBe(15);
+	expect(data.links[0]).toEqual({
+		path: '/',
+		url: null,
+		state: 'active',
+		countsByTimeframe: {},
+		href: '/admin/domains/go.example.test/links'
+	});
+	expect(data.countsByTimeframe.all).toEqual({ validVisits: 19, invalidVisits: 10 });
 });
 
 test('rejects unknown domains before reading and keeps unavailable inventory usable', async () => {
 	await expect(load(request('unknown.test'))).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 404 });
 	expect(readDomainDetails).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	vi.mocked(readDomainDetails).mockResolvedValue(null);
-	const data = await load(request());
+	const fallback: RedirectResponse = {
+		url: 'https://example.test/global',
+		status_code: 307,
+		forward_query: true
+	};
+	const data = await load(request(domain, { globalFallback: fallback }));
+	expect(data.root).toBeNull();
+	expect(data.fallback).toEqual(fallback);
 	expect(data.available).toBe(false);
 	expect(data.browserOsVisitsByTimeframe).toEqual({});
 	expect(data.chart).toBeNull();
 	expect(data.countsByTimeframe).toEqual({});
-	expect(data.invalidClicksByTimeframe).toEqual({});
-	expect(data.links[0]?.countsByTimeframe).toEqual({});
+	expect(data.links[0]).toEqual({
+		path: '/',
+		url: fallback.url,
+		state: 'active',
+		countsByTimeframe: {},
+		href: '/admin/domains/go.example.test/links'
+	});
 	expect(data.linkCount).toBe(3);
 });
 
 test('disabled collection reads no reports and preserves current inventory', async () => {
-	const data = await load(request(domain, undefined, 0));
+	const root: RedirectResponse = {
+		url: 'https://example.test/start',
+		status_code: 301,
+		forward_query: true
+	};
+	const fallback: RedirectResponse = {
+		url: 'https://example.test/missing',
+		status_code: 302,
+		forward_query: false
+	};
+	const data = await load(request(domain, { root, fallback, retentionMonths: 0 }));
 	expect(readDomainDetails).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	expect(data.collectionEnabled).toBe(false);
 	expect(data.browserOsVisitsByTimeframe).toEqual({});
 	expect(data.timeframes).toEqual([]);
 	expect(data.chart).toBeNull();
 	expect(data.countsByTimeframe).toEqual({});
-	expect(data.invalidClicksByTimeframe).toEqual({});
-	expect(data.base.hasRoot).toBe(false);
+	expect(data.root).toEqual(root);
+	expect(data.fallback).toEqual(fallback);
+	expect(data.links[0]).toEqual({
+		path: '/',
+		url: root.url,
+		state: 'active',
+		countsByTimeframe: {},
+		href: '/admin/domains/go.example.test/links'
+	});
 	expect(data.linkCount).toBe(3);
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.svelte
index 27670f1..ea2c174 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/+page.svelte
@@ -4,21 +4,11 @@
 	import IconWarningCircle from 'virtual:icons/ph/warning-circle';
 	import IconSpinner from 'virtual:icons/ph/spinner';
 	import AdminPage from '#lib/components/admin/AdminPage.svelte';
+	import { formatUtc } from '#lib/components/admin/format.js';
 	import type { ActionData, PageData, SubmitFunction } from './$types';
 
 	let { data, form }: { data: PageData; form: ActionData | null } = $props();
 	let pending = $state(false);
-	const utcFormatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en', {
-		dateStyle: 'medium',
-		timeStyle: 'medium',
-		hourCycle: 'h23',
-		timeZone: 'UTC'
-	});
-
-	function formatUtc(value: string): string {
-		return `${utcFormatter.format(new Date(value))} UTC`;
-	}
-
 	const checkWorker: SubmitFunction = () => {
 		pending = true;
 		return async ({ update }) => {
@@ -41,11 +31,16 @@
 			<dd>{data.appUrl}</dd>
 			<dt>Authentication</dt>
 			<dd>{data.authMode === 'oidc' ? 'OIDC' : 'Shared credentials'}</dd>
-			<dt>Redirect status code</dt>
+		</dl>
+	</section>
+	<section class="admin-info" aria-labelledby="application-defaults-heading">
+		<h2 id="application-defaults-heading">Application defaults</h2>
+		<dl>
+			<dt>Status code</dt>
 			<dd>{data.redirectStatusCode}</dd>
-			<dt>Forward query</dt>
+			<dt>Query forwarding</dt>
 			<dd>{data.forwardQuery ? 'Yes' : 'No'}</dd>
-			<dt>Fallback destination</dt>
+			<dt>Fallback</dt>
 			<dd>{data.fallbackDestination === 404 ? '404 Not found' : data.fallbackDestination}</dd>
 		</dl>
 	</section>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/page.server.test.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/page.server.test.ts
index 9d8fa71..35e34bc 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/page.server.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/health/page.server.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function request(overrides: Record<string, unknown> = {}) {
 function emptyOverview(): VisitDetails {
 	const period = createVisitPeriod(3, Date.parse('2026-06-15T12:34:56.000Z'));
 	return {
-		version: 2,
+		version: 3,
 		scope: { kind: 'overview' },
 		period,
 		daily: visitDays(period).map((day) => ({ ...day, validVisits: 0, invalidVisits: 0 })),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/page.server.test.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/page.server.test.ts
index 40703b9..0b2b30d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/page.server.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(admin)/(auth)/admin/page.server.test.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function details(
 			invalidVisits
 		}));
 	return {
-		version: 2,
+		version: 3,
 		scope,
 		period,
 		daily,
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/services/build-visit-reports.test.ts b/apps/worker/src/services/build-visit-reports.test.ts
index 3b2f1f9..daa6f27 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/services/build-visit-reports.test.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/services/build-visit-reports.test.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ test('builds gap-free UTC daily details with zeros and partial calendar edges',
 					domain: null,
 					path: null,
 					day: '2026-05-31',
-					validVisits: 1,
-					invalidVisits: 4,
-					baseValidVisits: 0,
-					baseInvalidVisits: 2
+					validVisits: 3,
+					invalidVisits: 2,
+					baseValidVisits: 2,
+					baseInvalidVisits: 0
 				}
 			],
 			browsers: [
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ test('builds gap-free UTC daily details with zeros and partial calendar edges',
 					path: null,
 					day: '2026-05-31',
 					name: 'Firefox',
-					validVisits: 1,
-					invalidVisits: 4
+					validVisits: 3,
+					invalidVisits: 2
 				}
 			],
 			operatingSystems: [
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ test('builds gap-free UTC daily details with zeros and partial calendar edges',
 					path: null,
 					day: '2026-05-31',
 					name: 'Linux',
-					validVisits: 1,
-					invalidVisits: 4
+					validVisits: 3,
+					invalidVisits: 2
 				}
 			]
 		},
@@ -77,18 +77,18 @@ test('builds gap-free UTC daily details with zeros and partial calendar edges',
 		version: 1,
 		scope: { kind: 'overview' },
 		period,
-		totals: { validVisits: 3, invalidVisits: 5 },
-		base: { validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 2 },
+		totals: { validVisits: 5, invalidVisits: 3 },
+		base: { validVisits: 3, invalidVisits: 0 },
 		domains: []
 	});
-	expect(report?.details.version).toBe(2);
+	expect(report?.details.version).toBe(3);
 	expect(report?.details.browsers).toEqual([
 		{ day: '2026-02-28', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 1 },
-		{ day: '2026-05-31', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 4 }
+		{ day: '2026-05-31', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 3, invalidVisits: 2 }
 	]);
 	expect(report?.details.operatingSystems).toEqual([
 		{ day: '2026-02-28', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 1 },
-		{ day: '2026-05-31', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 4 }
+		{ day: '2026-05-31', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 3, invalidVisits: 2 }
 	]);
 	expect(report?.details.daily).toHaveLength(visitDays(period).length);
 	expect(report?.details.daily[0]).toEqual({
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ test('builds gap-free UTC daily details with zeros and partial calendar edges',
 		start: '2026-05-31T00:00:00.000Z',
 		end: '2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z',
 		partial: true,
-		validVisits: 1,
-		invalidVisits: 4
+		validVisits: 3,
+		invalidVisits: 2
 	});
 });
 
@@ -126,18 +126,18 @@ test('indexes explicit domain and link scopes, including empty links and root, w
 				{
 					...overview,
 					day: '2026-06-01',
-					validVisits: 8,
-					invalidVisits: 3,
-					baseValidVisits: 1,
-					baseInvalidVisits: 1
+					validVisits: 9,
+					invalidVisits: 2,
+					baseValidVisits: 2,
+					baseInvalidVisits: 0
 				},
 				{
 					...domain,
 					day: '2026-06-01',
-					validVisits: 4,
-					invalidVisits: 2,
-					baseValidVisits: 1,
-					baseInvalidVisits: 1
+					validVisits: 5,
+					invalidVisits: 1,
+					baseValidVisits: 2,
+					baseInvalidVisits: 0
 				},
 				{
 					...link,
@@ -150,27 +150,27 @@ test('indexes explicit domain and link scopes, including empty links and root, w
 				{
 					...root,
 					day: '2026-06-01',
-					validVisits: 1,
-					invalidVisits: 1,
-					baseValidVisits: 1,
-					baseInvalidVisits: 1
+					validVisits: 2,
+					invalidVisits: 0,
+					baseValidVisits: 2,
+					baseInvalidVisits: 0
 				}
 			],
 			browsers: [
-				{ ...overview, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Other', validVisits: 8, invalidVisits: 3 },
-				{ ...domain, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 4, invalidVisits: 2 },
+				{ ...overview, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Other', validVisits: 9, invalidVisits: 2 },
+				{ ...domain, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 5, invalidVisits: 1 },
 				{ ...link, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Chrome', validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 },
-				{ ...root, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 1 }
+				{ ...root, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 }
 			],
 			operatingSystems: [
-				{ ...overview, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Other', validVisits: 8, invalidVisits: 3 },
-				{ ...domain, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 4, invalidVisits: 2 },
+				{ ...overview, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Other', validVisits: 9, invalidVisits: 2 },
+				{ ...domain, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 5, invalidVisits: 1 },
 				{ ...link, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 },
-				{ ...root, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 1 }
+				{ ...root, day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 }
 			]
 		},
 		[
-			{ domain: 'go.example.test', paths: ['/docs', '/empty', '/'] },
+			{ domain: 'go.example.test', paths: ['/docs', '/empty'] },
 			{ domain: 'empty.example.test', paths: ['/docs'] }
 		],
 		period
@@ -192,22 +192,21 @@ test('indexes explicit domain and link scopes, including empty links and root, w
 		version: 1,
 		scope: { kind: 'domain', domain: 'go.example.test' },
 		period,
-		totals: { validVisits: 4, invalidVisits: 2 },
-		base: { validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 1 },
+		totals: { validVisits: 5, invalidVisits: 1 },
+		base: { validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 },
 		links: [
 			{ path: '/docs', totals: { validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 } },
-			{ path: '/empty', totals: { validVisits: 0, invalidVisits: 0 } },
-			{ path: '/', totals: { validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 1 } }
+			{ path: '/empty', totals: { validVisits: 0, invalidVisits: 0 } }
 		]
 	});
 	expect(overviewReport?.summary).toEqual({
 		version: 1,
 		scope: { kind: 'overview' },
 		period,
-		totals: { validVisits: 8, invalidVisits: 3 },
-		base: { validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 1 },
+		totals: { validVisits: 9, invalidVisits: 2 },
+		base: { validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 },
 		domains: [
-			{ domain: 'go.example.test', totals: { validVisits: 4, invalidVisits: 2 } },
+			{ domain: 'go.example.test', totals: { validVisits: 5, invalidVisits: 1 } },
 			{ domain: 'empty.example.test', totals: { validVisits: 0, invalidVisits: 0 } }
 		]
 	});
@@ -221,10 +220,21 @@ test('indexes explicit domain and link scopes, including empty links and root, w
 		{ day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Chrome', validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 }
 	]);
 	expect(domainReport?.details.browsers).toEqual([
-		{ day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 4, invalidVisits: 2 }
+		{ day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 5, invalidVisits: 1 }
+	]);
+	expect(base?.summary.totals).toEqual({ validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 });
+	expect(base?.details.daily.find(({ start }) => start === '2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z')).toEqual({
+		start: '2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+		end: '2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z',
+		partial: false,
+		validVisits: 2,
+		invalidVisits: 0
+	});
+	expect(base?.details.browsers).toEqual([
+		{ day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 }
 	]);
 	expect(base?.details.operatingSystems).toEqual([
-		{ day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 1 }
+		{ day: '2026-06-01', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 }
 	]);
 	expect(empty?.summary.totals).toEqual({ validVisits: 0, invalidVisits: 0 });
 	expect(empty?.details.daily).toEqual(
@@ -258,6 +268,7 @@ test('indexes explicit domain and link scopes, including empty links and root, w
 	);
 	expect(unconfiguredRoot?.summary.totals).toEqual({ validVisits: 0, invalidVisits: 0 });
 	for (const report of reports) {
+		expect(report.details.version).toBe(3);
 		expect(report.details.scope).toEqual(report.summary.scope);
 		expect(report.details.period).toEqual(period);
 	}
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/services/build-visit-reports.ts b/apps/worker/src/services/build-visit-reports.ts
index 4349826..1b0191c 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/services/build-visit-reports.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/services/build-visit-reports.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function buildDetails(
 	days: ReturnType<typeof visitDays>
 ): VisitDetails {
 	return {
-		version: 2,
+		version: 3,
 		scope,
 		period,
 		daily: buildDailyDetails(counts.daily, days),
diff --git a/apps/worker/src/services/prepare-visit-reports.test.ts b/apps/worker/src/services/prepare-visit-reports.test.ts
index 1869fc2..34d6520 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/services/prepare-visit-reports.test.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/services/prepare-visit-reports.test.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const visit: ClassifiedVisit = {
 const overview = { kind: 'overview' as const };
 const domain = { kind: 'domain' as const, domain: 'go.example.test' };
 const docs = { kind: 'link' as const, domain: 'go.example.test', path: '/docs' };
+const root = { ...docs, path: '/' };
 
 function sum(values: VisitTotals[]): VisitTotals {
 	return values.reduce(
@@ -69,10 +70,16 @@ test('publishes summary/detail pairs for all scopes, deletes expired history and
 			.execute();
 		await insertVisit(ctx.db, { ...visit, visited_at: cutoff });
 		await insertVisit(ctx.db, { ...visit, path: '/', outcome: 'invalid', visited_at: now - 2000 });
+		await insertVisit(ctx.db, {
+			...visit,
+			path: '/missing',
+			outcome: 'invalid',
+			visited_at: now - 1000
+		});
 		await prepareVisitReports(ctx, now);
 		const summary = await readVisitSummary(ctx.db, domain);
 		const details = await readVisitDetails(ctx.db, domain);
-		expect(summary?.totals).toEqual({ validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 1 });
+		expect(summary?.totals).toEqual({ validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 1 });
 		expect(summary?.scope).toEqual(domain);
 		expect(summary?.period.from).toBe('2026-02-28T12:00:00.000Z');
 		expect(summary?.period.asOf).toBe('2026-05-31T12:00:00.000Z');
@@ -83,17 +90,36 @@ test('publishes summary/detail pairs for all scopes, deletes expired history and
 			invalidVisits: 0
 		});
 		expect(sum(details!.daily)).toEqual(summary?.totals);
-		expect(details?.version).toBe(2);
+		expect(details?.version).toBe(3);
 		expect(details?.browsers).toEqual([
 			{ day: '2026-02-28', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 0 },
-			{ day: '2026-05-31', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 0, invalidVisits: 1 }
+			{ day: '2026-05-31', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 1 }
 		]);
 		expect(details?.operatingSystems).toEqual([
 			{ day: '2026-02-28', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 0 },
-			{ day: '2026-05-31', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 0, invalidVisits: 1 }
+			{ day: '2026-05-31', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 1 }
 		]);
 		expect(await ctx.db.selectFrom('analytics_reports').select('id').execute()).toHaveLength(4);
-		expect(await ctx.db.selectFrom('visits').select('id').execute()).toHaveLength(2);
+		expect(await ctx.db.selectFrom('visits').select('id').execute()).toHaveLength(3);
+		const rootDetails = await readVisitDetails(ctx.db, root);
+		expect((await readVisitSummary(ctx.db, root))?.totals).toEqual({
+			validVisits: 1,
+			invalidVisits: 0
+		});
+		expect(sum(rootDetails!.daily)).toEqual({ validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 0 });
+		expect(rootDetails?.browsers).toEqual([
+			{ day: '2026-05-31', name: 'Firefox', validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 0 }
+		]);
+		expect(rootDetails?.operatingSystems).toEqual([
+			{ day: '2026-05-31', name: 'Linux', validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 0 }
+		]);
+		expect(
+			await ctx.db
+				.selectFrom('visits')
+				.select(['path', 'outcome'])
+				.where('path', '=', '/')
+				.execute()
+		).toEqual([{ path: '/', outcome: 'invalid' }]);
 		await prepareVisitReports(ctx, now);
 		expect((await readVisitSummary(ctx.db, overview))?.totals).toEqual(summary?.totals);
 	} finally {
diff --git a/packages/analytics/src/decode.test.ts b/packages/analytics/src/decode.test.ts
index 3bb18ef..8278a31 100644
--- a/packages/analytics/src/decode.test.ts
+++ b/packages/analytics/src/decode.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const summary: OverviewSummary = {
 	domains: []
 };
 const details: VisitDetails = {
-	version: 2,
+	version: 3,
 	scope,
 	period,
 	daily: visitDays(period).map((day, index) => ({
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ test('readers decode their self-contained document independently', () => {
 	expect(parseVisitDetails(JSON.stringify(details), scope)).toEqual(details);
 });
 
+test('details reader rejects version 2 reports with legacy Root classification', () => {
+	expect(() => parseVisitDetails(JSON.stringify({ ...details, version: 2 }), scope)).toThrow(
+		'Invalid analytics report'
+	);
+});
+
 test('details reader can require the same reporting policy and window', () => {
 	expect(parseVisitDetails(JSON.stringify(details), scope, period)).toEqual(details);
 	const nextPeriod = createVisitPeriod(3, Date.UTC(2026, 3, 2, 12));
diff --git a/packages/analytics/src/encode.test.ts b/packages/analytics/src/encode.test.ts
index a99022e..16918f8 100644
--- a/packages/analytics/src/encode.test.ts
+++ b/packages/analytics/src/encode.test.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function report(
 	return {
 		summary,
 		details: {
-			version: 2,
+			version: 3,
 			scope,
 			period,
 			daily: visitDays(period).map((day, index) => ({
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ function report(
 }
 
 test('encodes each summary variant and explicit root without changing document shapes', () => {
-	const reports = [report(overview), report(domain), report(root, asOf, zeroVisitTotals())];
+	const reports = [
+		report(overview),
+		report(domain),
+		report(root, asOf, { validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 })
+	];
 	const rows = encodeVisitReports(reports);
 
 	for (const [index, prepared] of reports.entries()) {
diff --git a/packages/analytics/src/reports.ts b/packages/analytics/src/reports.ts
index 49b9384..15d5f0b 100644
--- a/packages/analytics/src/reports.ts
+++ b/packages/analytics/src/reports.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ const dailyBrowserOsCounts = Type.Object(
 
 export const VisitDetailsSchema = Type.Object(
 	{
-		version: Type.Literal(2),
+		version: Type.Literal(3),
 		scope: ReportScopeSchema,
 		period: ReportPeriodSchema,
 		daily: Type.Array(
diff --git a/packages/db/src/visit-reports/queries.test.ts b/packages/db/src/visit-reports/queries.test.ts
index 9bfaa23..95da1f8 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/visit-reports/queries.test.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/visit-reports/queries.test.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ async function seedVisits(): Promise<void> {
 		.execute();
 }
 
-test('aggregates explicit UTC scope identities, outcomes and root subsets', async () => {
+test('aggregates explicit UTC scopes with legacy Root outcomes normalized only in reports', async () => {
 	await seedVisits();
 	const result = await aggregateVisitReports(db, since, asOf, inventory);
 
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ test('aggregates explicit UTC scope identities, outcomes and root subsets', asyn
 				domain: null,
 				path: null,
 				day: '2026-02-01',
-				validVisits: 1,
-				invalidVisits: 4,
-				baseValidVisits: 1,
-				baseInvalidVisits: 2
+				validVisits: 3,
+				invalidVisits: 2,
+				baseValidVisits: 3,
+				baseInvalidVisits: 0
 			},
 			{
 				scopeKind: 'domain',
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ test('aggregates explicit UTC scope identities, outcomes and root subsets', asyn
 				domain,
 				path: null,
 				day: '2026-02-01',
-				validVisits: 1,
-				invalidVisits: 2,
-				baseValidVisits: 1,
-				baseInvalidVisits: 1
+				validVisits: 2,
+				invalidVisits: 1,
+				baseValidVisits: 2,
+				baseInvalidVisits: 0
 			},
 			{
 				scopeKind: 'link',
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ test('aggregates explicit UTC scope identities, outcomes and root subsets', asyn
 				domain,
 				path: '/',
 				day: '2026-02-01',
-				validVisits: 1,
-				invalidVisits: 1,
-				baseValidVisits: 1,
-				baseInvalidVisits: 1
+				validVisits: 2,
+				invalidVisits: 0,
+				baseValidVisits: 2,
+				baseInvalidVisits: 0
 			},
 			{
 				scopeKind: 'domain',
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ test('aggregates explicit UTC scope identities, outcomes and root subsets', asyn
 			path: null,
 			day: '2026-02-01',
 			name: 'Firefox',
-			validVisits: 0,
-			invalidVisits: 3
+			validVisits: 2,
+			invalidVisits: 1
 		},
 		{
 			scopeKind: 'overview',
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ test('aggregates explicit UTC scope identities, outcomes and root subsets', asyn
 			path: null,
 			day: '2026-02-01',
 			name: 'Linux',
-			validVisits: 0,
-			invalidVisits: 2
+			validVisits: 2,
+			invalidVisits: 0
 		},
 		{
 			scopeKind: 'overview',
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ test('aggregates explicit UTC scope identities, outcomes and root subsets', asyn
 			path: '/',
 			day: '2026-02-01',
 			name: 'Firefox',
-			validVisits: 0,
-			invalidVisits: 1
+			validVisits: 1,
+			invalidVisits: 0
 		},
 		{
 			scopeKind: 'link',
@@ -267,6 +267,54 @@ test('aggregates explicit UTC scope identities, outcomes and root subsets', asyn
 			invalidVisits: 0
 		}
 	]);
+	expect(result.browsers).toEqual(
+		expect.arrayContaining([
+			{
+				scopeKind: 'domain',
+				domain,
+				path: null,
+				day: '2026-02-01',
+				name: 'Firefox',
+				validVisits: 1,
+				invalidVisits: 0
+			}
+		])
+	);
+	expect(result.operatingSystems).toEqual(
+		expect.arrayContaining([
+			{
+				scopeKind: 'domain',
+				domain,
+				path: null,
+				day: '2026-02-01',
+				name: 'Linux',
+				validVisits: 1,
+				invalidVisits: 0
+			},
+			{
+				scopeKind: 'link',
+				domain,
+				path: '/',
+				day: '2026-02-01',
+				name: 'Linux',
+				validVisits: 1,
+				invalidVisits: 0
+			}
+		])
+	);
+	expect(
+		await db
+			.selectFrom('visits')
+			.select(['path', 'outcome'])
+			.where('outcome', '=', 'invalid')
+			.orderBy('visited_at')
+			.execute()
+	).toEqual([
+		{ path: '/', outcome: 'invalid' },
+		{ path: '/unconfigured', outcome: 'invalid' },
+		{ path: '/', outcome: 'invalid' },
+		{ path: '/docs', outcome: 'invalid' }
+	]);
 	expect(
 		result.operatingSystems.filter(
 			({ scopeKind, domain: rowDomain }) => scopeKind === 'link' && rowDomain === otherDomain
@@ -304,10 +352,10 @@ test('empty inventory keeps historical overview traffic but no domain or link sc
 			domain: null,
 			path: null,
 			day: '2026-02-01',
-			validVisits: 1,
-			invalidVisits: 4,
-			baseValidVisits: 1,
-			baseInvalidVisits: 2
+			validVisits: 3,
+			invalidVisits: 2,
+			baseValidVisits: 3,
+			baseInvalidVisits: 0
 		}
 	]);
 	expect(
diff --git a/packages/db/src/visit-reports/queries.ts b/packages/db/src/visit-reports/queries.ts
index 20be43d..35ac6f7 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/visit-reports/queries.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/visit-reports/queries.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ function scopedVisits(since: number, asOf: number, inventory: ReportInventory) {
 	const currentLink = linkRules.length === 0 ? sql`0` : sql.join(linkRules, sql` OR `);
 	return sql`
 		WITH retained_visits AS (
-			SELECT domain, path, outcome, visited_at, browser, os
+			SELECT domain, path, CASE WHEN path = '/' THEN 'valid' ELSE outcome END AS outcome,
+				visited_at, browser, os
 			FROM visits
 			WHERE visited_at >= ${since} AND visited_at < ${asOf}
 		), scoped_visits AS (
diff --git a/packages/db/src/visit-reports/storage.test.ts b/packages/db/src/visit-reports/storage.test.ts
index 8564ec4..deaa1f4 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/visit-reports/storage.test.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/visit-reports/storage.test.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function preparedReport(
 	return {
 		summary,
 		details: {
-			version: 2,
+			version: 3,
 			scope,
 			period,
 			daily: visitDays(period).map((day, index) => ({
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ test('reads summary and details for each explicit SQL scope including root', asy
 	const reports = [
 		preparedReport(overviewScope, asOf, { validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 1 }),
 		preparedReport(domainScope, asOf, { validVisits: 1, invalidVisits: 1 }),
-		preparedReport(rootScope)
+		preparedReport(rootScope, asOf, { validVisits: 2, invalidVisits: 0 })
 	];
 	await publishVisitReports(db, encodeVisitReports(reports));
 
diff --git a/scripts/seed-visits-data.js b/scripts/seed-visits-data.js
index aedaf73..1fae19d 100644
--- a/scripts/seed-visits-data.js
+++ b/scripts/seed-visits-data.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function requestPaths(links) {
 }
 
 function visitOutcome(prepared, path, visitedAt) {
-	if (path === '/') return prepared.root ? 'valid' : 'invalid';
+	if (path === '/') return 'valid';
 	const link = prepared.links[path];
 	if (!link || !link.enabled) return 'invalid';
 	if (link.valid_from !== undefined && visitedAt < Date.parse(link.valid_from)) return 'invalid';
diff --git a/scripts/seed-visits.test.js b/scripts/seed-visits.test.js
index e26156d..8367cd6 100644
--- a/scripts/seed-visits.test.js
+++ b/scripts/seed-visits.test.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ test('fixed inputs produce repeatable retained traffic with request-time outcome
 		assert(visit.user_agent.endsWith(' GotoSeed/42'));
 		assert.deepEqual(classifyUserAgent(visit.user_agent), { browser: visit.browser, os: visit.os });
 		if (visit.path === '/') {
-			assert.equal(visit.outcome, visit.domain === 'one.example.test' ? 'valid' : 'invalid');
+			assert.equal(visit.outcome, 'valid');
 		}
 		if (visit.path === '/future') assert.equal(visit.outcome, 'invalid');
 	}