diff --git a/.changeset/focus-cash-register-reading.md b/.changeset/focus-cash-register-reading.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9999119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/focus-cash-register-reading.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@hledger-reports/web': patch
+---
+
+Focus cash registers on recent activity and balance, with compact money columns and read-only transaction details for every entry. Preserve mixed-unit amounts instead of hiding the account.
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/account-navigation.e2e.ts b/apps/web/e2e/account-navigation.e2e.ts
index 48b2226..0a66778 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/account-navigation.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/account-navigation.e2e.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ test('desktop account navigation preserves client routing and observes later sav
 
 	await accounts.getByRole('link', { name: /^Everyday checking\b/ }).click();
 	await expect(main.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Everyday checking', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
-	const registerStamp = main.locator('time');
+	// Investment registers still display the preparation timestamp used by this refresh check.
+	await accounts.getByRole('link', { name: /^Brokerage\b/ }).click();
+	await expect(main.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Brokerage', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+	const registerStamp = main.getByText(/^Prepared at /).locator('time');
 	await expect(registerStamp).toHaveAttribute('datetime', savedAt);
 
 	// Explicit work happens in another authenticated page, not in the page left open.
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ test('desktop account navigation preserves client routing and observes later sav
 		Object.assign(window, { accountNavigationToken: value });
 	}, token);
 	await main.getByRole('link', { name: 'Newest first', exact: true }).click();
-	await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/registers\/cash\/[a-z0-9]{8}\?order=desc$/);
+	await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/registers\/investments\/[a-z0-9]{8}\?order=desc$/);
 	await expect(registerStamp).toHaveAttribute('datetime', laterAt);
 	expect(await page.evaluate(() => Reflect.get(window, 'accountNavigationToken'))).toBe(token);
 
@@ -239,11 +242,11 @@ test('responsive Accounts supports phone, overlay drawer and desktop transitions
 
 	// The account drawer must not leave the register's existing dialog unusable.
 	const activity = page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Cash register activity', exact: true });
-	const opener = activity.getByRole('button', { name: 'Breakdown', exact: true }).first();
+	const opener = activity.getByRole('button', { name: /^View transaction details:/ }).first();
 	await opener.click();
-	const breakdown = page.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Transaction breakdown', exact: true });
-	await expect(breakdown).toBeVisible();
-	await breakdown.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close breakdown', exact: true }).click();
+	const details = page.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Transaction details', exact: true });
+	await expect(details).toBeVisible();
+	await details.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close transaction details', exact: true }).click();
 	await expect(opener).toBeFocused();
 
 	await trigger.click();
@@ -252,9 +255,9 @@ test('responsive Accounts supports phone, overlay drawer and desktop transitions
 	await expect(drawer).not.toBeVisible();
 	await expect(page.getByRole('complementary', { name: 'Accounts', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
 	// Real focus and scrolling detect stale modal inertness/scroll locks, not CSS classes.
-	const newest = page.locator('main').getByRole('link', { name: 'Newest first', exact: true });
-	await newest.focus();
-	await expect(newest).toBeFocused();
+	const dateOrder = page.locator('main').getByRole('link', { name: /^Date:/ });
+	await dateOrder.focus();
+	await expect(dateOrder).toBeFocused();
 	await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1440, height: 500 });
 	await page.evaluate(() => window.scrollTo(0, 0));
 	await page.mouse.move(200, 400);
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/cash-register.e2e.ts b/apps/web/e2e/cash-register.e2e.ts
index 5d78fec..61c1102 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/cash-register.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/cash-register.e2e.ts
@@ -1,31 +1,95 @@
-import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import {
+	expect,
+	test,
+	type Request as BrowserRequest,
+	type Response as BrowserResponse
+} from '@playwright/test';
 import { prepared } from './overview-fixture';
 
-test('Cash register opens saved activity and a transaction breakdown', async ({ page }) => {
+async function replayWithoutSession(response: BrowserResponse, origin: string) {
+	const request = response.request();
+	const headers = new Headers({ origin });
+	const contentType = request.headers()['content-type'];
+	if (contentType) headers.set('content-type', contentType);
+	const options: RequestInit = { method: request.method(), headers, redirect: 'error' };
+	if (request.method() !== 'GET' && request.method() !== 'HEAD') options.body = request.postData();
+	return fetch(response.url(), options);
+}
+
+test('Compact cash rows keep signed amounts and open details from the row', async ({ page }) => {
+	await page.setViewportSize({ width: 375, height: 812 });
+	await prepared(page);
+	await page.goto('/registers/cash');
+	await page
+		.locator('main')
+		.getByRole('link', { name: /^Everyday checking\b/ })
+		.click();
+	const activity = page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Cash register activity', exact: true });
+	const purchase = activity.locator('tbody tr').filter({ hasText: '2026-04-04' });
+	await expect(purchase.locator('time')).toHaveText('04/04/26', { useInnerText: true });
+	await expect(purchase.locator('time')).toHaveAttribute('datetime', '2026-04-04');
+	const amount = purchase.locator('[data-column="payment"]');
+	await expect(amount).toHaveText('-$1,400.00', { useInnerText: true });
+	await amount.click();
+	const dialog = page.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Transaction details', exact: true });
+	await expect(dialog.getByText('-1400.00 USD', { exact: true }).first()).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(dialog.getByText('9500.00 USD', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+	await dialog.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close transaction details', exact: true }).click();
+	await expect(purchase.getByRole('button', { name: /^View transaction details:/ })).toBeFocused();
+});
+
+test('Cash register opens recent saved activity and complete transaction details', async ({
+	page
+}) => {
 	await prepared(page);
 	await page
 		.getByRole('complementary', { name: 'Accounts', exact: true })
 		.getByRole('link', { name: 'Cash', exact: true })
 		.click();
 	await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/registers\/cash$/);
-	await page
+	const accountURL = await page
 		.locator('main')
 		.getByRole('link', { name: /^Everyday checking\b/ })
-		.click();
+		.getAttribute('href');
+	if (!accountURL) throw new Error('Missing saved cash account link.');
+	const reads: BrowserRequest[] = [];
+	page.on('request', (request) => {
+		if (request.resourceType() === 'fetch' || request.resourceType() === 'xhr') reads.push(request);
+	});
+	await page.goto(accountURL);
 	await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /^Everyday checking\b/, level: 1 })).toBeVisible();
 	const activity = page.getByRole('region', { name: 'Cash register activity', exact: true });
-	await expect(activity.locator('tbody tr').last().locator('td[data-column="balance"]')).toHaveText(
-		'8520.00 USD'
+	await expect(page.getByLabel('Ending recorded balance', { exact: true })).toContainText(
+		'$8,520.00'
 	);
+	await expect(
+		activity.locator('tbody tr').first().locator('td[data-column="balance"]')
+	).toHaveText('$8,520.00');
 
-	const opener = activity.getByRole('button', { name: 'Breakdown', exact: true }).first();
-	await opener.click();
-	const dialog = page.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Transaction breakdown', exact: true });
+	const purchase = activity.locator('tbody tr').filter({ hasText: '2026-04-04' });
+	await expect(purchase.locator('[data-column="payment"]')).toHaveText('-$1,400.00', {
+		useInnerText: true
+	});
+	const opener = purchase.getByRole('button', { name: /^View transaction details:/ });
+	await expect(opener).toBeEnabled();
+	expect(reads).toHaveLength(0);
+	const loaded = page.waitForResponse((response) => response.request().resourceType() === 'fetch');
+	await purchase.locator('td.date').click();
+	const response = await loaded;
+	expect(response.ok()).toBe(true);
+	expect(reads.map((request) => request.url())).toEqual([response.url()]);
+	const dialog = page.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Transaction details', exact: true });
 	await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
-	const splits = dialog.getByRole('table', { name: 'Split details', exact: true });
-	await expect(splits).toContainText('Brokerage');
-	await expect(splits.getByRole('cell', { name: '10.00 VTI', exact: true })).toBeVisible();
-	const close = dialog.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close breakdown', exact: true });
+	const postings = dialog.getByRole('region', { name: 'Posting lines', exact: true });
+	await expect(postings).toContainText('Brokerage');
+	await expect(postings.getByText('10.00 VTI', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(dialog.getByText('-1400.00 USD', { exact: true }).first()).toBeVisible();
+
+	// Replay the actual framework-generated read without its session, not a guessed API URL.
+	const anonymous = await replayWithoutSession(response, new URL(page.url()).origin);
+	expect(anonymous.status).toBe(401);
+	expect(anonymous.headers.get('cache-control')).toBe('no-store');
+	const close = dialog.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close transaction details', exact: true });
 	await expect(close).toBeFocused();
 	await page.mouse.click(1, 1);
 	await expect(dialog).toBeVisible();
@@ -37,4 +101,12 @@ test('Cash register opens saved activity and a transaction breakdown', async ({
 	await close.click();
 	await expect(dialog).not.toBeVisible();
 	await expect(opener).toBeFocused();
+
+	const salary = activity.getByRole('button', { name: /^View transaction details: Employer on/ });
+	await salary.click();
+	await expect(dialog.getByRole('region', { name: 'Posting lines' })).toContainText(
+		'income:salary'
+	);
+	await close.click();
+	await expect(salary).toBeFocused();
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/CashRegister.svelte b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/CashRegister.svelte
index 8a0c1d4..0ed269c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/CashRegister.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/CashRegister.svelte
@@ -1,186 +1,222 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { accountLabel, type AccountLabel } from '#lib/accounts.js';
+	import { formatAmount } from '#lib/amounts.js';
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import { beforeNavigate } from '$app/navigation';
 	import { resolve } from '$app/paths';
 	import type { ReportedAmount } from '@hledger-reports/hledger';
-	import type { CashBreakdown, CashRegisterData } from './data.js';
-	import TransactionBreakdown from './TransactionBreakdown.svelte';
+	import { isNegativeAmount, isPositiveAmount, isZeroAmount } from './amount-sign.js';
+	import type { CashRegisterData, CashTransactionRequest } from './data.js';
+	import { getCashTransaction } from './register.remote.js';
+	import TransactionDetails from './TransactionDetails.svelte';
 
 	let { data, labels = [] }: { data: CashRegisterData; labels?: readonly AccountLabel[] } =
 		$props();
+	let showUnits = $derived.by(() => {
+		const amounts = [
+			...(data.endingBalance ?? []),
+			...data.rows.flatMap((row) => [...row.change, ...row.balance])
+		];
+		const firstUnit = amounts[0]?.commodity;
+		return amounts.some((amount) => amount.commodity !== firstUnit);
+	});
 	let hydrated = $state(false);
 	let opener = $state<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null);
-	let selection = $state.raw<{ context: CashRegisterData; record: CashBreakdown } | null>(null);
-	// Invalidate synchronously with a replacement payload, before rendering its rows.
-	let selectedRecord = $derived(selection?.context === data ? selection.record : null);
-	let hasBreakdowns = $derived(data.rows.some((row) => row.breakdown !== null));
+	let request = $state.raw<{
+		context: CashRegisterData;
+		input: CashTransactionRequest;
+	} | null>(null);
+	// A replacement loader payload invalidates details before the new rows render.
+	let details = $derived(request?.context === data ? getCashTransaction(request.input) : null);
 
 	onMount(() => {
 		hydrated = true;
 	});
-	function openBreakdown(record: CashBreakdown, button: HTMLButtonElement) {
+	function openDetails(transactionIndex: number, button: HTMLButtonElement) {
 		opener = button;
-		selection = { context: data, record };
+		request = { context: data, input: { accountId: data.accountId, transactionIndex } };
 	}
-	function closeBreakdown() {
-		selection = null;
+	function closeDetails() {
+		request = null;
 	}
-	beforeNavigate(closeBreakdown);
+	function activateRow(event: MouseEvent, transactionIndex: number) {
+		if (!hydrated || event.defaultPrevented || event.button !== 0) return;
+		if (
+			event.target instanceof Element &&
+			event.target.closest('button, a, input, select, textarea, summary, [contenteditable]')
+		)
+			return;
+		if (window.getSelection()?.toString()) return;
+		const button = (event.currentTarget as HTMLTableRowElement).querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(
+			'button.payee'
+		);
+		if (button) openDetails(transactionIndex, button);
+	}
+	beforeNavigate(closeDetails);
 
 	function pageParameters(page: number) {
 		return new URLSearchParams({ order: data.order, page: String(page) }).toString();
 	}
 </script>
 
-{#snippet amount(value: ReportedAmount | null)}
-	{#if value}
-		<span class="quantity">{value.quantity}</span>
-		<span>{value.commodity === '' ? 'no commodity' : value.commodity}</span>
-	{:else}Not reported{/if}
+{#snippet amounts(values: ReportedAmount[])}
+	{#each values as value, index (index)}
+		{@const formatted = formatAmount(value)}
+		{@const unit = value.commodity || 'no commodity'}
+		<span class="quantity" class:negative={isNegativeAmount(value)}
+			>{formatted}{#if showUnits && !formatted.includes(unit)}<small class="unit">
+					{unit}</small
+				>{/if}</span
+		>
+	{/each}
 {/snippet}
 
-{#if data.unsupported}
-	<p>This account cannot be shown in the cash register.</p>
+{#if data.rowCount === 0}
+	<p>No recorded activity.</p>
 {:else}
-	<p><strong>Ending recorded balance:</strong> {@render amount(data.endingBalance)}</p>
-	<p>{data.rowCount} rows · Page {data.page} of {data.pageCount}</p>
-	<nav aria-label="Date order">
-		<span>Date:</span>
-		<a
-			href={resolve('/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]?order=asc', {
-				accountId: data.accountId
-			})}
-			aria-current={data.order === 'asc' ? 'true' : undefined}
-			onclick={closeBreakdown}>Oldest first</a
+	<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_noninteractive_tabindex (Keyboard users need to scroll the register horizontally.) -->
+	<div class="table-scroll" role="region" aria-label="Cash register activity" tabindex="0">
+		<table
+			class="report-table"
+			aria-label={`Transactions for ${accountLabel(data.accountName ?? 'Account', labels)}`}
 		>
-		<a
-			href={resolve('/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]?order=desc', {
-				accountId: data.accountId
-			})}
-			aria-current={data.order === 'desc' ? 'true' : undefined}
-			onclick={closeBreakdown}>Newest first</a
-		>
-	</nav>
-	{#if data.rowCount === 0}
-		<p>No recorded activity.</p>
-	{:else}
-		<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_noninteractive_tabindex (Keyboard users need to scroll the register horizontally.) -->
-		<div class="table-scroll" role="region" aria-label="Cash register activity" tabindex="0">
-			<table
-				class="report-table"
-				aria-label={`Transactions for ${accountLabel(data.accountName ?? 'Account', labels)}`}
-			>
-				<thead
-					><tr>
-						<th scope="col" aria-sort={data.order === 'asc' ? 'ascending' : 'descending'}>Date</th>
-						<th scope="col">Payee</th><th scope="col">Category</th><th scope="col">Notes</th>
-						<th scope="col" class="money">Payment</th><th scope="col" class="money">Deposit</th>
-						<th scope="col">Status</th><th scope="col" class="money">Balance</th><th scope="col"
-							>Details</th
+			<thead>
+				<tr>
+					<th
+						scope="col"
+						class="date"
+						aria-sort={data.order === 'asc' ? 'ascending' : 'descending'}
+					>
+						<a
+							href={resolve(
+								`/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]?order=${data.order === 'asc' ? 'desc' : 'asc'}`,
+								{ accountId: data.accountId }
+							)}
+							onclick={closeDetails}
+							aria-label={`Date: ${data.order === 'asc' ? 'oldest' : 'newest'} first; show ${data.order === 'asc' ? 'newest' : 'oldest'} first`}
+							>Date <span aria-hidden="true">{data.order === 'asc' ? '↑' : '↓'}</span></a
 						>
-					</tr></thead
-				>
-				<tbody>
-					{#each data.rows as row (row.index)}
-						<tr>
-							<td class="date">{row.date}</td>
-							<td><span class="single-line payee" title={row.payee}>{row.payee}</span></td>
-							<td data-column="category">
-								{#if row.categories.length === 0}—
-								{:else if row.categories.length === 1}
-									<span title={row.categories[0]}>{accountLabel(row.categories[0], labels)}</span>
-								{:else}Split ({row.categories.length} accounts){/if}
-							</td>
-							<td
-								><span class="single-line notes" title={row.notes.join('\n')}
-									>{row.notes.join(' · ')}</span
-								></td
+					</th>
+					<th scope="col" class="secondary">Status</th>
+					<th scope="col">Payee</th>
+					<th scope="col" class="secondary">Category/Transfer</th>
+					<th scope="col" class="money">
+						<span class="desktop-only">Payment</span><span class="mobile-only">Amount</span>
+					</th>
+					<th scope="col" class="money desktop-only">Deposit</th>
+					<th scope="col" class="money secondary">Balance</th>
+				</tr>
+			</thead>
+			<tbody>
+				{#each data.rows as row (row.index)}
+					{@const payments = row.change.filter(isNegativeAmount)}
+					{@const deposits = row.change.filter(isPositiveAmount)}
+					{@const zeroes = row.change.filter(isZeroAmount)}
+					<tr onclick={(event) => activateRow(event, row.index)}>
+						<td class="date">
+							<time datetime={row.date} title={row.date} aria-label={row.date}>
+								<span class="desktop-only">{row.date}</span><span class="mobile-only"
+									>{row.date.slice(5, 7)}/{row.date.slice(8, 10)}/{row.date.slice(2, 4)}</span
+								>
+							</time>
+						</td>
+						<td class="secondary status" data-column="status">
+							{#if row.statuses.length > 1}
+								<span
+									title={row.statuses.join(' / ')}
+									aria-label={`Mixed: ${row.statuses.join(' / ')}`}>Mixed</span
+								>
+							{:else}{row.statuses[0] ?? 'Not reported'}{/if}
+						</td>
+						<td class="payee-cell">
+							<button
+								class="payee"
+								type="button"
+								disabled={!hydrated}
+								aria-haspopup="dialog"
+								aria-label={`View transaction details: ${row.payee || 'Transaction'} on ${row.date}`}
+								onclick={(event) => {
+									if (hydrated && !event.defaultPrevented)
+										openDetails(row.index, event.currentTarget);
+								}}>{row.payee || 'Transaction'}</button
 							>
-							{#if row.direction === 'payment' || row.direction === 'deposit'}
-								<td class="money" data-column="payment"
-									>{#if row.direction === 'payment'}{@render amount(row.amount)}{/if}</td
-								>
-								<td class="money" data-column="deposit"
-									>{#if row.direction === 'deposit'}{@render amount(row.amount)}{/if}</td
-								>
-							{:else}
-								<td class="money" data-column="change" colspan="2"
-									>{#if row.direction === 'unchanged'}No change: {@render amount(
-											row.amount
-										)}{:else}Not reported{/if}</td
-								>
-							{/if}
-							<td data-column="status">{row.statuses.join(' / ')}</td>
-							<td class="money" data-column="balance">{@render amount(row.balance)}</td>
-							<td
-								>{#if row.breakdown}<button
-										class="ui-button ui-button--compact"
-										type="button"
-										disabled={!hydrated}
-										aria-haspopup="dialog"
-										onclick={(event) => {
-											if (row.breakdown) openBreakdown(row.breakdown, event.currentTarget);
-										}}>Breakdown</button
-									>{/if}</td
-							>
-						</tr>
-					{/each}
-				</tbody>
-			</table>
-		</div>
-		{#if hasBreakdowns}
-			<noscript><p>Breakdowns require JavaScript.</p></noscript>
-		{/if}
-	{/if}
-	<nav aria-label="Pagination">
-		{#if data.page > 1}
-			<a
-				href={resolve(`/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]?${pageParameters(1)}`, {
-					accountId: data.accountId
-				})}
-				onclick={closeBreakdown}>First</a
-			>
-			<a
-				href={resolve(`/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]?${pageParameters(data.page - 1)}`, {
-					accountId: data.accountId
-				})}
-				onclick={closeBreakdown}>Previous</a
-			>
-		{/if}
-		{#if data.pageCount !== null && data.page < data.pageCount}
-			<a
-				href={resolve(`/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]?${pageParameters(data.page + 1)}`, {
-					accountId: data.accountId
-				})}
-				onclick={closeBreakdown}>Next</a
-			>
-			<a
-				href={resolve(`/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]?${pageParameters(data.pageCount)}`, {
-					accountId: data.accountId
-				})}
-				onclick={closeBreakdown}>Last</a
-			>
-		{/if}
-	</nav>
+						</td>
+						<td class="secondary" data-column="category">
+							{#if row.categories.length === 0}Within account
+							{:else if row.categories.length === 1}
+								{accountLabel(row.categories[0], labels)}
+							{:else}Split{/if}
+						</td>
+						<td class="money movement" data-column="payment">
+							<span class="desktop-only">
+								{@render amounts(payments)}
+								{#if zeroes.length}<span class="neutral">No change: {@render amounts(zeroes)}</span>
+								{:else if !row.change.length}<span class="neutral">Not reported</span>{/if}
+							</span>
+							<span class="mobile-only">
+								{#if row.change.length}
+									{#if zeroes.length === row.change.length}<span class="neutral">No change</span
+										>{/if}
+									{@render amounts(row.change)}
+								{:else}<span class="neutral">Not reported</span>{/if}
+							</span>
+						</td>
+						<td class="money desktop-only" data-column="deposit">
+							{@render amounts(deposits)}
+						</td>
+						<td class="money secondary" data-column="balance">
+							{#if row.balance.length}{@render amounts(row.balance)}{:else}Not reported{/if}
+						</td>
+					</tr>
+				{/each}
+			</tbody>
+		</table>
+	</div>
+	<noscript><p>Transaction details require JavaScript.</p></noscript>
 {/if}
 
-<TransactionBreakdown
-	{labels}
-	selected={selectedRecord}
-	onClose={closeBreakdown}
-	returnFocus={opener}
-/>
+{#if data.rowCount !== null && data.rowCount > 0}
+	<footer>
+		<span>{data.rowCount} transactions · Page {data.page} of {data.pageCount}</span>
+		<nav aria-label="Pagination">
+			{#if data.page > 1}
+				<a
+					href={resolve(`/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]?${pageParameters(1)}`, {
+						accountId: data.accountId
+					})}
+					onclick={closeDetails}>First</a
+				>
+				<a
+					href={resolve(
+						`/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]?${pageParameters(data.page - 1)}`,
+						{ accountId: data.accountId }
+					)}
+					onclick={closeDetails}>Previous</a
+				>
+			{/if}
+			{#if data.pageCount !== null && data.page < data.pageCount}
+				<a
+					href={resolve(
+						`/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]?${pageParameters(data.page + 1)}`,
+						{ accountId: data.accountId }
+					)}
+					onclick={closeDetails}>Next</a
+				>
+				<a
+					href={resolve(
+						`/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]?${pageParameters(data.pageCount)}`,
+						{ accountId: data.accountId }
+					)}
+					onclick={closeDetails}>Last</a
+				>
+			{/if}
+		</nav>
+	</footer>
+{/if}
+
+<TransactionDetails {labels} query={details} onClose={closeDetails} returnFocus={opener} />
 
 <style>
-	nav {
-		display: flex;
-		flex-wrap: wrap;
-		gap: var(--space-small);
-	}
-	[aria-current='true'] {
-		font-weight: var(--font-weight-strong);
-	}
 	.table-scroll {
 		border: var(--border-width) solid var(--color-border);
 		border-radius: var(--radius-panel);
@@ -189,39 +225,132 @@
 	th,
 	td {
 		text-align: start;
-		vertical-align: middle;
-		padding: var(--space-compact) var(--space-tight);
-		white-space: nowrap;
+		vertical-align: top;
+		padding: var(--space-small) var(--space-tight);
 		border-bottom: var(--border-width) solid var(--color-border);
 	}
-	tbody tr {
-		/* Table row height is a minimum: larger text can still grow the row. */
-		height: 3rem;
-	}
 	th {
 		background: var(--color-background);
+		white-space: nowrap;
+		font-size: var(--font-small);
+	}
+	tbody tr {
+		cursor: pointer;
 	}
 	tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
 		background: var(--color-background);
 	}
-	.money {
-		text-align: end;
-		min-width: 10rem;
+	tbody tr:hover,
+	tbody tr:focus-within {
+		background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-accent) 7%, var(--color-background));
 	}
-	.single-line {
-		display: block;
+	tbody tr:last-child td {
+		border-bottom: 0;
+	}
+	.date {
 		white-space: nowrap;
-		overflow: hidden;
-		text-overflow: ellipsis;
+	}
+	.payee-cell {
+		min-width: 9rem;
+		max-width: 18rem;
 	}
 	.payee {
-		width: 14rem;
+		padding: 0;
+		border: 0;
+		background: none;
+		color: var(--color-text);
+		font: inherit;
+		text-align: start;
+		overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+		cursor: pointer;
+		text-decoration: none;
 	}
-	.notes {
-		width: 18rem;
+	.payee:disabled {
+		color: var(--color-text);
+		cursor: default;
+	}
+	.money {
+		text-align: end;
+		font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 	}
 	.quantity {
-		font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+		display: block;
 		white-space: nowrap;
 	}
+	.negative,
+	.negative .unit {
+		color: var(--color-negative);
+	}
+	.unit,
+	.neutral,
+	.status,
+	footer {
+		color: var(--color-muted);
+		font-size: var(--font-small);
+	}
+	.neutral > span {
+		display: block;
+	}
+	.mobile-only {
+		display: none;
+	}
+	footer,
+	nav {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-wrap: wrap;
+		align-items: center;
+		gap: var(--space-small);
+	}
+	footer {
+		justify-content: space-between;
+		padding-block: var(--space-small);
+	}
+	@media (max-width: 48rem) {
+		table,
+		thead,
+		tbody {
+			display: block;
+		}
+		tr {
+			display: grid;
+			grid-template-columns: max-content minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
+			column-gap: var(--space-tight);
+			padding: var(--space-small);
+			border-bottom: var(--border-width) solid var(--color-border);
+		}
+		tr:last-child {
+			border-bottom: 0;
+		}
+		th,
+		td {
+			padding: 0;
+			border: 0;
+			background: none;
+		}
+		.secondary,
+		.desktop-only {
+			display: none;
+		}
+		.mobile-only {
+			display: inline;
+		}
+		.payee-cell {
+			min-width: 0;
+			max-width: none;
+		}
+		.payee {
+			display: block;
+			width: 100%;
+			overflow: hidden;
+			white-space: nowrap;
+			text-overflow: ellipsis;
+		}
+		.money {
+			min-width: 0;
+		}
+		.quantity {
+			white-space: normal;
+			overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+		}
+	}
 </style>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/CashRegister.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/CashRegister.test.ts
index 046f792..e54f8bb 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/CashRegister.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/CashRegister.test.ts
@@ -1,42 +1,136 @@
 import { render } from 'svelte/server';
 import { expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
-import type { CashRegisterData } from './data.js';
+import type { CashRegisterData, CashRow } from './data.js';
+import { getCashTransaction } from './register.remote.js';
 import CashRegister from './CashRegister.svelte';
 
 vi.mock('$app/navigation', () => ({ beforeNavigate: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock('./register.remote.js', () => ({ getCashTransaction: vi.fn() }));
 
-it('preserves the native signed amount and supplied balances without rounding or recalculating', () => {
-	const data: CashRegisterData = {
+function register(rows: CashRow[]): CashRegisterData {
+	return {
 		configured: true,
 		readFailed: false,
 		accountId: 'abcd1234',
 		accountName: 'assets:bank',
 		access: 'ready',
 		preparedAt: '2026-05-01T12:34:56Z',
-		rows: [
-			{
-				index: 1,
-				date: '2026-01-02',
-				payee: 'Shop',
-				categories: ['expenses:food'],
-				notes: [],
-				amount: { quantity: '-9007199254740993.000000000000000001', commodity: 'USD' },
-				balance: { quantity: '9007199254740995.000000000000000003', commodity: 'USD' },
-				statuses: ['Cleared'],
-				direction: 'payment',
-				breakdown: null
-			}
-		],
-		rowCount: 1,
+		rows,
+		rowCount: rows.length,
 		page: 1,
 		pageCount: 1,
-		order: 'asc',
-		endingBalance: { quantity: '42.123456789012345678', commodity: 'USD' },
-		unsupported: false
+		order: 'desc',
+		endingBalance: [{ quantity: '-42.123456789012345678', commodity: 'USD' }]
 	};
+}
+
+function text(html: string) {
+	return html
+		.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, ' ')
+		.replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
+		.trim();
+}
+
+function column(html: string, name: string, view: 'desktop' | 'mobile' = 'desktop') {
+	const cell =
+		html.match(new RegExp(`<td[^>]*data-column="${name}"[^>]*>([\\s\\S]*?)</td>`))?.[1] ?? '';
+	const mobile = cell.search(/<span[^>]*class="mobile-only(?:\s[^"]*)?"[^>]*>/);
+	if (mobile < 0) return text(cell);
+	return text(view === 'mobile' ? cell.slice(mobile) : cell.slice(0, mobile));
+}
+
+it('keeps native movement signs and exact historical balances without changing the data', () => {
+	const data = register([
+		{
+			index: 1,
+			date: '2026-01-02',
+			payee: 'Shop',
+			categories: ['expenses:food', 'expenses:other'],
+			statuses: ['Cleared', 'Pending'],
+			change: [
+				{ quantity: '-9007199254740993.000000000000000001', commodity: 'USD' },
+				{ quantity: '7.123456789012345678', commodity: 'EUR' },
+				{ quantity: '-2.25', commodity: 'hours' }
+			],
+			balance: [
+				{ quantity: '-9007199254740995.000000000000000003', commodity: 'USD' },
+				{ quantity: '3.75', commodity: 'hours' }
+			]
+		}
+	]);
+	const original = structuredClone(data);
 	const { body } = render(CashRegister, { props: { data } });
-	const text = body.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, ' ').replace(/\s+/g, ' ');
-	expect(text).toContain('-9007199254740993.000000000000000001 USD');
-	expect(text).toContain('9007199254740995.000000000000000003 USD');
-	expect(text).toContain('42.123456789012345678 USD');
+	const payment = column(body, 'payment');
+	const deposit = column(body, 'deposit');
+	expect(payment).toContain('-$9,007,199,254,740,993.000000000000000001');
+	expect(payment).toContain('-2.25 hours');
+	expect(deposit).toContain('€7.123456789012345678');
+	expect(deposit).not.toContain('hours');
+	const mobile = column(body, 'payment', 'mobile');
+	expect(mobile).toContain('-$9,007,199,254,740,993.000000000000000001');
+	expect(mobile).toContain('€7.123456789012345678');
+	expect(mobile).toContain('-2.25 hours');
+	expect(body).toContain('datetime="2026-01-02"');
+	expect(column(body, 'balance')).toContain('-$9,007,199,254,740,995.000000000000000003');
+	expect(column(body, 'balance')).toContain('3.75 hours');
+	expect(data).toEqual(original);
+	expect(getCashTransaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+it('distinguishes native USD from a literal dollar commodity despite their shared display symbol', () => {
+	const data = register([
+		{
+			index: 1,
+			date: '2026-01-02',
+			payee: 'Distinct units',
+			categories: [],
+			statuses: [],
+			change: [
+				{ quantity: '1.23', commodity: 'USD' },
+				{ quantity: '4.56', commodity: '$' }
+			],
+			balance: []
+		}
+	]);
+	const { body } = render(CashRegister, { props: { data } });
+	for (const rendered of [column(body, 'deposit'), column(body, 'payment', 'mobile')]) {
+		expect(rendered).toContain('$1.23 USD');
+		expect(rendered).toContain('$4.56');
+		expect(rendered).not.toContain('$4.56 USD');
+	}
+});
+
+it('keeps zero change neutral and an empty change bag unreported, without fabricating balances', () => {
+	const data = register([
+		{
+			index: 1,
+			date: '2026-01-02',
+			payee: 'Zero',
+			categories: [],
+			statuses: ['Unmarked'],
+			change: [{ quantity: '-0.000', commodity: 'hours' }],
+			balance: []
+		},
+		{
+			index: 2,
+			date: '2026-01-01',
+			payee: 'Unavailable',
+			categories: [],
+			statuses: [],
+			change: [],
+			balance: []
+		}
+	]);
+	const { body } = render(CashRegister, { props: { data } });
+	const rows =
+		body.match(/<tbody[^>]*>([\s\S]*?)<\/tbody>/)?.[1]?.match(/<tr[^>]*>[\s\S]*?<\/tr>/g) ?? [];
+	expect(rows).toHaveLength(2);
+	const [zero, unavailable] = rows;
+	if (!zero || !unavailable) throw new Error('Expected both saved transaction rows.');
+	expect(column(zero, 'payment')).toContain('No change');
+	expect(column(zero, 'payment')).toContain('-0.000 hours');
+	expect(column(unavailable, 'payment')).toBe('Not reported');
+	expect(column(zero, 'balance')).toBe('Not reported');
+	expect(column(unavailable, 'balance')).toBe('Not reported');
+	expect(getCashTransaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/TransactionBreakdown.svelte b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/TransactionBreakdown.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index fbf2049..0000000
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/TransactionBreakdown.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-	import { accountLabel, type AccountLabel } from '#lib/accounts.js';
-	import DetailDialog from '#lib/DetailDialog.svelte';
-	import type { CashBreakdown } from './data.js';
-
-	let {
-		selected,
-		onClose,
-		returnFocus = null,
-		labels = []
-	}: {
-		selected: CashBreakdown | null;
-		onClose: () => void;
-		returnFocus?: HTMLElement | null;
-		labels?: readonly AccountLabel[];
-	} = $props();
-</script>
-
-<DetailDialog
-	open={selected !== null}
-	title={selected?.payee || 'Transaction breakdown'}
-	label="Transaction breakdown"
-	closeLabel="Close breakdown"
-	{onClose}
-	{returnFocus}
->
-	{#if selected}
-		<p class="context">
-			{selected.date} ·
-			{#if selected.direction === 'unreported' || !selected.amount}
-				Not reported
-			{:else}
-				{#if selected.direction === 'payment'}Payment:
-				{:else if selected.direction === 'deposit'}Deposit:
-				{:else}No change:{/if}
-				{selected.amount.quantity}
-				{selected.amount.commodity === '' ? 'no commodity' : selected.amount.commodity}
-			{/if}
-		</p>
-		{#if selected.notes.some((note) => note.trim().length > 0)}
-			<section aria-label="Notes">
-				<h3>Notes</h3>
-				{#each selected.notes as note, index (index)}
-					<p class="text register-note">{note}</p>
-				{/each}
-			</section>
-		{/if}
-		{#if selected.internalTransfer}<p>Transfer within this account</p>{/if}
-		<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_noninteractive_tabindex (Keyboard users need to scroll split details horizontally.) -->
-		<div class="table-scroll" role="region" aria-label="Split details" tabindex="0">
-			<table class="report-table" aria-label="Split details">
-				<thead>
-					<tr>
-						<th scope="col">{selected.internalTransfer ? 'Account' : 'Category'}</th>
-						<th scope="col" class="money">Amount</th>
-						<th scope="col">Notes</th>
-					</tr>
-				</thead>
-				<tbody>
-					{#each selected.lines as line, index (index)}
-						{@const label = accountLabel(line.account, labels)}
-						<tr class="split-line">
-							<td>
-								<span class="text">
-									{label}{#if label !== line.account}<small>{` (${line.account})`}</small>{/if}
-								</span>
-								{#if line.kind === 'VirtualPosting'}
-									<small class="badge">Virtual posting</small>
-								{:else if line.kind === 'BalancedVirtualPosting'}
-									<small class="badge">Balanced virtual posting</small>
-								{/if}
-							</td>
-							<td class="money">
-								{#if line.amounts.length}
-									<ul class="amounts">
-										{#each line.amounts as amount, amountIndex (amountIndex)}
-											<li>
-												{amount.quantity}
-												{amount.commodity === '' ? 'no commodity' : amount.commodity}
-											</li>
-										{/each}
-									</ul>
-								{:else}Not reported{/if}
-							</td>
-							<td class="text">{line.notes}</td>
-						</tr>
-					{/each}
-				</tbody>
-			</table>
-		</div>
-	{/if}
-</DetailDialog>
-
-<style>
-	h3 {
-		margin-block: var(--space-small);
-		font-size: inherit;
-	}
-	p {
-		margin-block: 1em;
-	}
-	.register-note {
-		margin-block: 0.25rem;
-	}
-	.context {
-		color: var(--color-muted);
-	}
-	.text {
-		white-space: pre-wrap;
-		overflow-wrap: anywhere;
-	}
-	table {
-		font-size: var(--font-small);
-	}
-	th,
-	td {
-		padding: var(--space-small);
-		text-align: left;
-		vertical-align: top;
-		border-bottom: var(--border-width) solid var(--color-border);
-	}
-	thead th {
-		white-space: nowrap;
-	}
-	.money {
-		white-space: nowrap;
-		text-align: right;
-		font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
-	}
-	.amounts {
-		list-style: none;
-		padding: 0;
-		margin: 0;
-	}
-	.badge {
-		display: block;
-		color: var(--color-muted);
-	}
-</style>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/TransactionDetails.svelte b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/TransactionDetails.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..546b810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/TransactionDetails.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { accountLabel, type AccountLabel } from '#lib/accounts.js';
+	import DetailDialog from '#lib/DetailDialog.svelte';
+	import type { RemoteQuery } from '$app/server';
+	import type { ReportedAmount } from '@hledger-reports/hledger';
+	import { isNegativeAmount } from './amount-sign.js';
+	import type { CashTransactionDetails } from './data.js';
+
+	let {
+		query,
+		onClose,
+		returnFocus = null,
+		labels = []
+	}: {
+		query: RemoteQuery<CashTransactionDetails> | null;
+		onClose: () => void;
+		returnFocus?: HTMLElement | null;
+		labels?: readonly AccountLabel[];
+	} = $props();
+
+	let selected = $derived(query?.ready ? query.current : null);
+
+	async function retry() {
+		try {
+			await query?.refresh();
+		} catch {
+			// The query exposes the failure through its error field.
+		}
+	}
+</script>
+
+{#snippet amounts(values: ReportedAmount[], accountAmounts = false)}
+	{#if values.length}
+		<ul class="amounts">
+			{#each values as amount, index (index)}
+				<li class:negative={accountAmounts && isNegativeAmount(amount)}>
+					{amount.quantity}
+					{amount.commodity || 'no commodity'}
+				</li>
+			{/each}
+		</ul>
+	{:else}Not reported{/if}
+{/snippet}
+
+<DetailDialog
+	open={query !== null}
+	title={selected?.payee || 'Transaction details'}
+	label="Transaction details"
+	closeLabel="Close transaction details"
+	{onClose}
+	{returnFocus}
+>
+	{#if query?.loading}
+		<p role="status">Loading transaction details…</p>
+	{:else if query?.error}
+		<p role="alert">Transaction details couldn't be read.</p>
+		<button class="ui-button ui-button--compact" type="button" onclick={retry}>Retry</button>
+	{:else if selected}
+		<dl class="metadata">
+			<div>
+				<dt>Account date</dt>
+				<dd>{selected.date}</dd>
+			</div>
+			{#if selected.transactionDate !== selected.date}
+				<div>
+					<dt>Transaction date</dt>
+					<dd>{selected.transactionDate}</dd>
+				</div>
+			{/if}
+			{#if selected.secondaryDate !== null && selected.secondaryDate !== selected.transactionDate}
+				<div>
+					<dt>Secondary date</dt>
+					<dd>{selected.secondaryDate}</dd>
+				</div>
+			{/if}
+			{#if selected.code}<div>
+					<dt>Reference</dt>
+					<dd class="text">{selected.code}</dd>
+				</div>{/if}
+			<div>
+				<dt>Status</dt>
+				<dd>{selected.statuses.join(' / ') || 'Not reported'}</dd>
+			</div>
+			<div>
+				<dt>Native change</dt>
+				<dd>{@render amounts(selected.change, true)}</dd>
+			</div>
+			<div>
+				<dt>Historical balance</dt>
+				<dd>{@render amounts(selected.balance, true)}</dd>
+			</div>
+		</dl>
+		{#if selected.description && selected.description !== selected.payee}
+			<p class="text">{selected.description}</p>
+		{/if}
+		{#if selected.notes.length}
+			<section aria-label="Transaction notes">
+				<h3>Notes</h3>
+				{#each selected.notes as note, index (index)}
+					<p class="text note">{note}</p>
+				{/each}
+			</section>
+		{/if}
+		<section aria-labelledby="cash-postings-heading">
+			<h3 id="cash-postings-heading">Posting lines</h3>
+			<ol class="postings">
+				{#each selected.lines as line, index (index)}
+					{@const label = accountLabel(line.account, labels)}
+					<li>
+						<div class="posting-header">
+							<div class="text">
+								<strong>{label}</strong>
+								{#if label !== line.account}<small class="account">{line.account}</small>{/if}
+								{#if line.selected}<small class="badge">Selected account</small>{/if}
+							</div>
+							<div class="money">{@render amounts(line.amounts)}</div>
+						</div>
+						<p class="posting-status">
+							Status: {line.status || 'Not reported'}
+							{#if line.kind === 'VirtualPosting'}
+								· Virtual posting
+							{:else if line.kind === 'BalancedVirtualPosting'}
+								· Balanced virtual posting{/if}
+						</p>
+						{#if line.notes}<p class="text note">{line.notes}</p>{/if}
+					</li>
+				{/each}
+			</ol>
+		</section>
+	{/if}
+</DetailDialog>
+
+<style>
+	h3 {
+		margin-block: var(--space-medium) var(--space-small);
+		font-size: inherit;
+	}
+	.metadata {
+		display: grid;
+		gap: var(--space-small);
+		margin-block: var(--space-medium);
+	}
+	.metadata > div {
+		display: grid;
+		grid-template-columns: minmax(7rem, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);
+		gap: var(--space-small);
+	}
+	dt,
+	.posting-status,
+	.account {
+		color: var(--color-muted);
+	}
+	dd {
+		margin: 0;
+	}
+	.text {
+		white-space: pre-wrap;
+		overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+	}
+	.note {
+		margin-block: var(--space-tight);
+	}
+	.amounts,
+	.postings {
+		list-style: none;
+		padding: 0;
+		margin: 0;
+	}
+	.amounts {
+		font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+		overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+	}
+	.postings > li {
+		padding-block: var(--space-small);
+		border-top: var(--border-width) solid var(--color-border);
+	}
+	.posting-header {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-wrap: wrap;
+		justify-content: space-between;
+		gap: var(--space-small);
+	}
+	.posting-header > .text {
+		flex: 1 1 12rem;
+	}
+	.money {
+		text-align: end;
+		margin-inline-start: auto;
+		max-width: 100%;
+	}
+	.posting-status {
+		font-size: var(--font-small);
+		margin-block: var(--space-tight) 0;
+	}
+	.negative {
+		color: var(--color-negative);
+	}
+	.badge,
+	.account {
+		display: block;
+	}
+	.badge {
+		color: var(--color-accent);
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/amount-sign.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/amount-sign.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..623a791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/amount-sign.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { ReportedAmount } from '@hledger-reports/hledger';
+
+export function isZeroAmount({ quantity }: ReportedAmount): boolean {
+	return !/[1-9]/.test(quantity);
+}
+
+export function isNegativeAmount(amount: ReportedAmount): boolean {
+	return !isZeroAmount(amount) && amount.quantity.startsWith('-');
+}
+
+export function isPositiveAmount(amount: ReportedAmount): boolean {
+	return !isZeroAmount(amount) && !amount.quantity.startsWith('-');
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/data.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/data.ts
index 7356655..4d43aa7 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/data.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/data.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,43 @@
 import type { ReportedAmount } from '@hledger-reports/hledger';
 import type { RegisterAccount } from '#lib/accounts.js';
 
-export type CashDirection = 'payment' | 'deposit' | 'unchanged' | 'unreported';
-
-export interface CashSplitLine {
-	account: string;
-	amounts: ReportedAmount[];
-	notes: string;
-	kind: string;
-}
-
-export interface CashBreakdown {
-	date: string;
-	payee: string;
-	notes: string[];
-	amount: ReportedAmount | null;
-	direction: CashDirection;
-	internalTransfer: boolean;
-	lines: CashSplitLine[];
-}
-
 export interface CashRow {
 	index: number;
 	date: string;
 	payee: string;
 	categories: string[];
-	notes: string[];
-	amount: ReportedAmount | null;
-	balance: ReportedAmount | null;
 	statuses: string[];
-	direction: CashDirection;
-	breakdown: CashBreakdown | null;
+	change: ReportedAmount[];
+	balance: ReportedAmount[];
+}
+
+export interface CashTransactionRequest {
+	accountId: string;
+	transactionIndex: number;
+}
+
+export interface CashPostingLine {
+	account: string;
+	selected: boolean;
+	amounts: ReportedAmount[];
+	notes: string;
+	kind: string;
+	status: string;
+}
+
+export interface CashTransactionDetails {
+	index: number;
+	date: string;
+	transactionDate: string;
+	secondaryDate: string | null;
+	code: string;
+	payee: string;
+	description: string;
+	notes: string[];
+	statuses: string[];
+	change: ReportedAmount[];
+	balance: ReportedAmount[];
+	lines: CashPostingLine[];
 }
 
 export interface CashRegisterData {
@@ -45,8 +52,7 @@ export interface CashRegisterData {
 	page: number;
 	pageCount: number | null;
 	order: 'asc' | 'desc';
-	endingBalance: ReportedAmount | null;
-	unsupported: boolean;
+	endingBalance: ReportedAmount[] | null;
 }
 
 export interface CashAccountsData {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/register.remote.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/register.remote.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a5a993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/register.remote.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { getRequestEvent, query } from '$app/server';
+import type { CashTransactionRequest } from './data.js';
+import { parseCashTransactionRequest } from './transaction-request.js';
+import { readCashTransaction } from '#lib/server/registers/read-cash.js';
+
+export const getCashTransaction = query('unchecked', async (input: CashTransactionRequest) => {
+	const request = parseCashTransactionRequest(input);
+	const { locals } = getRequestEvent();
+	return readCashTransaction(locals, request);
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/transaction-request.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/transaction-request.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fae5781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/transaction-request.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { parseCashTransactionRequest } from './transaction-request.js';
+
+it('accepts an account-scoped transaction detail request', () => {
+	const request = { accountId: 'abcd1234', transactionIndex: 7 };
+	expect(parseCashTransactionRequest(request)).toEqual(request);
+	expect(parseCashTransactionRequest(Object.assign(Object.create(null), request))).toEqual(request);
+});
+
+it.each([
+	null,
+	{ accountId: '../PRIVATE', transactionIndex: 7 },
+	{ accountId: 'abcd1234\n', transactionIndex: 7 },
+	Object.assign(Object.create({ inherited: true }), { accountId: 'abcd1234', transactionIndex: 7 }),
+	{ accountId: 'abcd1234', transactionIndex: 0 },
+	{ accountId: 'abcd1234', transactionIndex: 1.5 },
+	{ accountId: 'abcd1234', transactionIndex: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER + 1 },
+	{ accountId: 'abcd1234', transactionIndex: 7, source: 'PRIVATE' }
+])('rejects malformed detail input without exposing its values: %j', (input) => {
+	try {
+		parseCashTransactionRequest(input);
+		expect.unreachable();
+	} catch (error) {
+		expect(error).toMatchObject({ status: 400 });
+		expect(JSON.stringify(error)).not.toContain('PRIVATE');
+	}
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/transaction-request.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/transaction-request.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd4581c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/registers/cash/transaction-request.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import type { CashTransactionRequest } from './data.js';
+
+export function parseCashTransactionRequest(input: unknown): CashTransactionRequest {
+	if (!hasCashTransactionRequestShape(input)) {
+		error(400, 'A valid transaction request is required.');
+	}
+	const { accountId, transactionIndex } = input;
+	if (!isAccountId(accountId)) {
+		error(400, 'A valid account ID is required.');
+	}
+	if (!isNativeTransactionIndex(transactionIndex)) {
+		error(400, 'A valid transaction index is required.');
+	}
+	return { accountId, transactionIndex };
+}
+
+function hasCashTransactionRequestShape(
+	input: unknown
+): input is { accountId: unknown; transactionIndex: unknown } {
+	if (input === null || typeof input !== 'object' || Array.isArray(input)) return false;
+	const prototype = Object.getPrototypeOf(input);
+	if (prototype !== Object.prototype && prototype !== null) return false;
+	return (
+		Reflect.ownKeys(input).length === 2 &&
+		Object.hasOwn(input, 'accountId') &&
+		Object.hasOwn(input, 'transactionIndex')
+	);
+}
+
+function isAccountId(value: unknown): value is string {
+	return typeof value === 'string' && value.length === 8 && !/[^a-z0-9]/.test(value);
+}
+
+function isNativeTransactionIndex(value: unknown): value is number {
+	return typeof value === 'number' && Number.isSafeInteger(value) && value > 0;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/auth/gate.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/auth/gate.test.ts
index ff80c2e..ba43ac8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/auth/gate.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/auth/gate.test.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,46 @@ it('fails closed without configured resources', async () => {
 	expect(input.event.locals.auth).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
 
+it('rejects anonymous generated remote GETs without redirecting and adds private headers', async () => {
+	const input = setup(null);
+	Object.assign(input.event, { isRemoteRequest: true });
+	const response = await privateHeaders({ ...input, resolve: async () => requireSignIn(input) });
+	expect(response.status).toBe(401);
+	expect(response.headers.get('location')).toBeNull();
+	expect(response.headers.get('cache-control')).toBe('no-store');
+	expect(response.headers.get('referrer-policy')).toBe('strict-origin-when-cross-origin');
+	expect(response.headers.get('x-content-type-options')).toBe('nosniff');
+	expect(input.event.locals.auth).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+	expect(input.resolve).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+it('checks the configured host before authentication for generated remote requests', async () => {
+	const input = setup(null);
+	const url = new URL('https://attacker.test/resource');
+	input.event = { ...input.event, isRemoteRequest: true, url, request: new Request(url) };
+	const response = await privateHeaders({ ...input, resolve: async () => protectOrigin(input) });
+	expect(response.status).toBe(403);
+	expect(response.headers.get('cache-control')).toBe('no-store');
+	expect(response.headers.get('x-content-type-options')).toBe('nosniff');
+	expect(input.event.locals.auth).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	expect(input.resolve).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+it('keeps authenticated generated remote responses private', async () => {
+	const input = setup(null);
+	Object.assign(input.event, { isRemoteRequest: true });
+	vi.mocked(input.event.locals.auth).mockResolvedValue({
+		user: { name: 'Reader' },
+		expires: '2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z'
+	});
+	const response = await privateHeaders({ ...input, resolve: async () => requireSignIn(input) });
+	expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+	expect(response.headers.get('cache-control')).toBe('no-store');
+	expect(response.headers.get('referrer-policy')).toBe('strict-origin-when-cross-origin');
+	expect(response.headers.get('x-content-type-options')).toBe('nosniff');
+	expect(input.resolve).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+});
+
 it('passes a verified session without touching jobs or setting downstream headers twice', async () => {
 	const input = setup('/(protected)');
 	const session = { user: { name: 'Reader' }, expires: '2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z' };
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/auth/gate.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/auth/gate.ts
index 959a89f..8652f6a 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/auth/gate.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/auth/gate.ts
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ function isPublicRoute(id: string): boolean {
 	return id === '/(public)' || id.startsWith('/(public)/');
 }
 
-function needsApplicationOrigin(id: string | null): boolean {
+function needsApplicationOrigin(id: string | null, isRemoteRequest: boolean): boolean {
 	return (
-		id !== null &&
-		(!isPublicRoute(id) || id === '/(public)/(auth)' || id.startsWith('/(public)/(auth)/'))
+		isRemoteRequest ||
+		(id !== null &&
+			(!isPublicRoute(id) || id === '/(public)/(auth)' || id.startsWith('/(public)/(auth)/')))
 	);
 }
 
 export const privateHeaders: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
 	const response = await resolve(event);
-	if (!needsApplicationOrigin(event.route.id)) return response;
+	if (!needsApplicationOrigin(event.route.id, event.isRemoteRequest)) return response;
 	const headers = new Headers(response.headers);
 	headers.set('cache-control', 'no-store');
 	if (!headers.has('referrer-policy'))
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export const privateHeaders: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
 };
 
 export const protectOrigin: Handle = ({ event, resolve }) => {
-	if (!needsApplicationOrigin(event.route.id)) return resolve(event);
+	if (!needsApplicationOrigin(event.route.id, event.isRemoteRequest)) return resolve(event);
 	const application = event.locals.application;
 	if (!application)
 		return apiError(503, 'NOT_CONFIGURED', 'Application configuration is required.');
@@ -45,10 +46,10 @@ export const protectOrigin: Handle = ({ event, resolve }) => {
 
 export const requireSignIn: Handle = async ({ event, resolve }) => {
 	const id = event.route.id;
-	if (id === null || isPublicRoute(id)) return resolve(event);
+	if (!event.isRemoteRequest && (id === null || isPublicRoute(id))) return resolve(event);
 	event.locals.session = await event.locals.auth();
 	if (event.locals.session) return resolve(event);
-	const endpoint = id.startsWith('/(protected)/(endpoints)/');
+	const endpoint = event.isRemoteRequest || id?.startsWith('/(protected)/(endpoints)/');
 	if (event.request.method !== 'GET' || endpoint) {
 		return apiError(401, 'AUTH_REQUIRED', 'Sign in to continue.');
 	}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/cash.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/cash.test.ts
index 8708b33..a10d355 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/cash.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/cash.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import type { DetailedAmount, PreparedPosting, PreparedAccountRow } from '@hledger-reports/hledger';
-import { projectCashRegisterPage } from './cash';
+import { projectCashRegisterPage, projectCashTransaction } from './cash';
 import { accountPage } from './account-page.fixture';
 
 vi.mock('@hledger-reports/hledger', () => {
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ function row(): PreparedAccountRow {
 			note: 'native note',
 			comment: ' transaction note\n',
 			precedingComment: 'preceding comment',
-			tags: [
-				['project', 'one'],
-				['project', 'two']
-			],
+			tags: [['project', 'one']],
 			postings: [
 				posting('arbitrary:selected', { comment: ' bank note\n' }),
 				posting('expenses:Full category', { comment: 'counterpart comment' })
@@ -74,143 +71,118 @@ function row(): PreparedAccountRow {
 	};
 }
 
-it('projects native payee, account-relative date, exact raw amounts, full category and selected notes', () => {
+it('projects compact native summaries and complete details even for a simple transaction', () => {
 	const record = row();
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record], { endingBalance: record.balance }));
-	expect(result).toEqual({
-		unsupported: false,
-		endingBalance: { commodity: 'USD', quantity: '9007199254740993.000000000000000001' },
-		rows: [
-			{
-				index: 7,
-				date: '2026-05-03',
-				payee: 'Native payee',
-				categories: ['expenses:Full category'],
-				notes: ['native note', ' transaction note\n', ' bank note\n'],
-				amount: { commodity: 'USD', quantity: '-0.000000000000000001' },
-				balance: { commodity: 'USD', quantity: '9007199254740993.000000000000000001' },
-				statuses: ['Cleared'],
-				direction: 'payment',
-				breakdown: null
-			}
-		]
-	});
-});
-
-it.each([
-	{ description: 'Employer | January salary', note: 'January salary', notes: ['January salary'] },
-	{ description: 'Employer', note: 'Employer', notes: [] },
-	{ description: 'Employer |', note: '', notes: [] },
-	{ description: 'Employer | \t', note: ' \t', notes: [] }
-])('projects prepared notes without comments for $description', ({ description, note, notes }) => {
-	const record = row();
-	Object.assign(record.transaction, { description, payee: 'Employer', note, comment: '' });
-	for (const posting of record.transaction.postings) posting.comment = '';
-	const before = structuredClone(record);
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0];
-	expect(result.payee).toBe('Employer');
-	expect(result.notes).toEqual(notes);
-	expect(result.breakdown).toBeNull();
-	expect(record).toEqual(before);
-});
-
-it('keeps repeated comments and their whitespace alongside the prepared note in shared split notes', () => {
-	const record = row();
-	record.isSplit = true;
-	record.transaction.note = ' native note\n';
-	record.transaction.comment = 'Native payee';
-	record.transaction.postings[0].comment = ' native note\n';
-	const before = structuredClone(record);
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0];
-	expect(result.notes).toEqual([' native note\n', 'Native payee', ' native note\n']);
-	expect(result.breakdown?.notes).toBe(result.notes);
-	expect(result.breakdown?.lines[0].notes).toBe('counterpart comment');
-	expect(record).toEqual(before);
-});
-
-it.each([
-	['-0.000000000000000001', 'payment'],
-	['9007199254740993.000000000000000001', 'deposit'],
-	['0', 'unchanged'],
-	['-0.000', 'unchanged'],
-	['+0.000', 'unchanged'],
-	['+1.000', 'deposit']
-])('uses exact string sign for %s without altering the amount', (quantity, direction) => {
-	const record = row();
-	record.change = [amount(quantity)];
-	record.isSplit = true;
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0];
-	expect(result.direction).toBe(direction);
-	expect(result.amount?.quantity).toBe(quantity);
-	expect(result.breakdown?.direction).toBe(direction);
-	expect(result.breakdown?.amount).toEqual(result.amount);
-});
-
-it('keeps empty bags unreported and blank commodity a literal supported unit', () => {
-	const record = row();
-	record.change = [];
-	record.balance = [];
-	expect(projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record]))).toMatchObject({
-		endingBalance: null,
-		unsupported: false,
-		rows: [{ amount: null, balance: null, direction: 'unreported' }]
-	});
-	record.change = [amount('1', '')];
-	expect(projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record]))).toMatchObject({
-		endingBalance: null,
-		unsupported: false,
-		rows: [{ amount: { commodity: '', quantity: '1' } }]
-	});
-	expect(projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([]))).toEqual({
-		endingBalance: null,
-		unsupported: false,
-		rows: []
-	});
-});
-
-it('ignores counterpart units and preserves repeated-category and virtual postings in meaningful breakdowns', () => {
-	const record = row();
-	record.transaction.postings[1].amounts = [amount('75', 'SHARES'), amount('20', 'EUR')];
-	record.transaction.postings.push(
-		posting('expenses:Full category', {
-			kind: 'VirtualPosting',
-			amounts: [amount('25', '')],
-			tags: [['tag', 'value']]
-		})
+	const change = [{ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '-0.000000000000000001' }];
+	const balance = [{ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '9007199254740993.000000000000000001' }];
+	expect(projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record], { endingBalance: record.balance }))).toEqual(
+		{
+			endingBalance: balance,
+			rows: [
+				{
+					index: 7,
+					date: '2026-05-03',
+					payee: 'Native payee',
+					categories: ['expenses:Full category'],
+					statuses: ['Cleared'],
+					change,
+					balance
+				}
+			]
+		}
 	);
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record], { endingBalance: record.balance }));
-	expect(result.unsupported).toBe(false);
-	expect(result.rows[0].amount?.commodity).toBe('USD');
-	expect(result.endingBalance?.commodity).toBe('USD');
-	expect(result.rows[0].categories).toEqual(['expenses:Full category']);
-	expect(result.rows[0].breakdown).toEqual({
-		date: record.accountDate,
+	expect(projectCashTransaction(record)).toEqual({
+		index: 7,
+		date: '2026-05-03',
+		transactionDate: '2026-05-01',
+		secondaryDate: '2026-05-02',
+		code: 'REF',
 		payee: 'Native payee',
-		notes: result.rows[0].notes,
-		amount: result.rows[0].amount,
-		direction: 'payment',
-		internalTransfer: false,
+		description: 'Native payee | native note',
+		notes: ['native note', ' transaction note\n', ' bank note\n'],
+		statuses: ['Cleared'],
+		change,
+		balance,
 		lines: [
 			{
-				account: 'expenses:Full category',
-				notes: 'counterpart comment',
+				account: 'arbitrary:selected',
+				selected: true,
+				amounts: change,
+				notes: ' bank note\n',
 				kind: 'RealPosting',
-				amounts: [
-					{ commodity: 'SHARES', quantity: '75' },
-					{ commodity: 'EUR', quantity: '20' }
-				]
+				status: 'Cleared'
 			},
 			{
 				account: 'expenses:Full category',
-				notes: '',
-				kind: 'VirtualPosting',
-				amounts: [{ commodity: '', quantity: '25' }]
+				selected: false,
+				amounts: change,
+				notes: 'counterpart comment',
+				kind: 'RealPosting',
+				status: 'Cleared'
 			}
 		]
 	});
 });
 
-it('uses only native-selected indexes, keeping all actual statuses in native index order', () => {
+it('retains all history and mixed-sign, mixed-unit native bags without netting or a whole-account gate', () => {
+	const records = [row(), row(), row()];
+	const bag = [
+		amount('-0.000000000000000001'),
+		amount('+2.00', 'EUR'),
+		amount('0', ''),
+		amount('-0.000'),
+		amount('+0.000'),
+		amount('+2.00', 'EUR')
+	];
+	for (const [index, record] of records.entries()) {
+		record.transaction.index = [90, 10, 70][index];
+		record.accountDate = ['2026-05-03', '2026-05-02', '2026-05-01'][index];
+		record.change = bag;
+		record.balance = bag;
+	}
+	const ending = [amount('9007199254740993.123456789012345678'), ...bag];
+	const page = accountPage(records, {
+		hasMultipleAmounts: true,
+		hasMultipleCommodities: true,
+		endingBalance: ending
+	});
+	const before = structuredClone(page);
+	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(page);
+	const publicBag = bag.map(({ commodity, quantity }) => ({ commodity, quantity }));
+	expect(result.rows.map((record) => record.index)).toEqual([90, 10, 70]);
+	for (const [index, summary] of result.rows.entries()) {
+		expect(summary.change).toEqual(publicBag);
+		expect(summary.balance).toEqual(publicBag);
+		const details = projectCashTransaction(records[index]);
+		expect(details.change).toEqual(publicBag);
+		expect(details.balance).toEqual(publicBag);
+	}
+	expect(result.endingBalance).toEqual([
+		{ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '9007199254740993.123456789012345678' },
+		...publicBag
+	]);
+	expect(page).toEqual(before);
+});
+
+it('keeps prepared source notes, including repeated comments and whitespace, but excludes a duplicate payee note', () => {
+	const record = row();
+	record.transaction.note = record.transaction.payee;
+	expect(projectCashTransaction(record).notes).toEqual([' transaction note\n', ' bank note\n']);
+	record.transaction.note = ' native note\n';
+	record.transaction.comment = 'Native payee';
+	record.transaction.postings[0].comment = ' native note\n';
+	expect(projectCashTransaction(record).notes).toEqual([
+		' native note\n',
+		'Native payee',
+		' native note\n'
+	]);
+	record.transaction.note = ' \t';
+	record.transaction.comment = '';
+	record.transaction.postings[0].comment = '\n';
+	expect(projectCashTransaction(record).notes).toEqual([]);
+});
+
+it('uses only native-selected indexes for categories, notes and effective statuses', () => {
 	const record = row();
 	record.transaction.comment = ' \n';
 	record.transaction.postings = [
@@ -221,23 +193,58 @@ it('uses only native-selected indexes, keeping all actual statuses in native ind
 		posting('assets:bank:child', { effectiveStatus: 'Cleared', comment: 'third' })
 	];
 	record.accountPostingIndexes = [2, 0, 3, 4];
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0];
-	expect(result.statuses).toEqual(['Pending', 'Unmarked', 'Cleared']);
-	expect(result.notes).toEqual(['native note', 'second', 'first', 'third']);
-	expect(result.categories).toEqual(['arbitrary:selected']);
-	expect(result.breakdown?.notes).toEqual(result.notes);
-	expect(result.breakdown?.lines).toEqual([
-		{
-			account: 'arbitrary:selected',
-			amounts: [{ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '-0.000000000000000001' }],
-			notes: 'not selected',
-			kind: 'RealPosting'
-		}
+	const summary = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0];
+	const details = projectCashTransaction(record);
+	expect(summary.categories).toEqual(['arbitrary:selected']);
+	expect(summary.statuses).toEqual(['Pending', 'Unmarked', 'Cleared']);
+	expect(details.statuses).toEqual(summary.statuses);
+	expect(details.notes).toEqual(['native note', 'second', 'first', 'third']);
+	expect(details.lines.map((line) => [line.selected, line.status])).toEqual([
+		[true, 'Unmarked'],
+		[false, 'Cleared'],
+		[true, 'Pending'],
+		[true, 'Unmarked'],
+		[true, 'Cleared']
 	]);
-	expect(result.breakdown?.internalTransfer).toBe(false);
+	record.accountPostingIndexes = [];
+	expect(projectCashTransaction(record)).toMatchObject({
+		statuses: [],
+		notes: ['native note'],
+		lines: record.transaction.postings.map(() => ({ selected: false }))
+	});
 });
 
-it('shows internal-transfer account movements without summing selected postings', () => {
+it('deduplicates compact categories but retains every ordered split posting and signed amount', () => {
+	const record = row();
+	record.isSplit = true;
+	record.change = [amount('-100')];
+	record.transaction.postings[0].amounts = [amount('-100')];
+	record.transaction.postings[1].amounts = [amount('75')];
+	record.transaction.postings.push(
+		posting('expenses:Full category', { amounts: [amount('25')], comment: 'second allocation' }),
+		posting('memo:zero', { amounts: [amount('-0.000', '')], kind: 'VirtualPosting' }),
+		posting('memo:unreported', { amounts: [], kind: 'BalancedVirtualPosting' })
+	);
+	const summary = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0];
+	expect(summary.categories).toEqual(['expenses:Full category', 'memo:zero', 'memo:unreported']);
+	const details = projectCashTransaction(record);
+	expect(details.lines.map((line) => [line.account, line.selected, line.amounts])).toEqual([
+		['arbitrary:selected', true, [{ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '-100' }]],
+		['expenses:Full category', false, [{ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '75' }]],
+		['expenses:Full category', false, [{ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '25' }]],
+		['memo:zero', false, [{ commodity: '', quantity: '-0.000' }]],
+		['memo:unreported', false, []]
+	]);
+	expect(details.lines.map((line) => line.kind)).toEqual([
+		'RealPosting',
+		'RealPosting',
+		'RealPosting',
+		'VirtualPosting',
+		'BalancedVirtualPosting'
+	]);
+});
+
+it('retains internal-transfer postings in source order rather than summing selected amounts', () => {
 	const record = row();
 	record.accountPostingIndexes = [1, 0];
 	record.change = [amount('0.000')];
@@ -245,88 +252,42 @@ it('shows internal-transfer account movements without summing selected postings'
 		posting('assets:bank:checking', { amounts: [amount('-100')], comment: 'from checking' }),
 		posting('assets:bank:savings', { amounts: [amount('100')], comment: 'to savings' })
 	];
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0];
-	expect(result.categories).toEqual([]);
-	expect(result.breakdown).toEqual({
-		date: result.date,
-		payee: result.payee,
-		notes: ['native note', ' transaction note\n', 'to savings', 'from checking'],
-		amount: { commodity: 'USD', quantity: '0.000' },
-		direction: 'unchanged',
-		internalTransfer: true,
-		lines: [
-			{
-				account: 'assets:bank:checking',
-				amounts: [{ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '-100' }],
-				notes: 'from checking',
-				kind: 'RealPosting'
-			},
-			{
-				account: 'assets:bank:savings',
-				amounts: [{ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '100' }],
-				notes: 'to savings',
-				kind: 'RealPosting'
-			}
-		]
-	});
-	expect(result.breakdown?.notes).toEqual(result.notes);
-});
-
-it('uses native split even with one counterpart, and full ordered categories for distinct counterparts', () => {
-	const record = row();
-	record.isSplit = true;
-	expect(projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0].breakdown).not.toBeNull();
-	record.isSplit = false;
-	record.transaction.postings.push(
-		posting('another:category'),
-		posting('expenses:Full category'),
-		posting('another:category')
-	);
-	expect(projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0].categories).toEqual([
-		'expenses:Full category',
-		'another:category'
+	expect(projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0].categories).toEqual([]);
+	const details = projectCashTransaction(record);
+	expect(details.change).toEqual([{ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '0.000' }]);
+	expect(details.notes).toEqual([
+		'native note',
+		' transaction note\n',
+		'to savings',
+		'from checking'
+	]);
+	expect(details.lines.map((line) => [line.selected, line.amounts[0].quantity])).toEqual([
+		[true, '-100'],
+		[true, '100']
 	]);
 });
 
-it('preserves supplied descending-date row order', () => {
-	const records = ['2026-05-03', '2026-05-02', '2026-05-01'].map((date, index) => {
-		const record = row();
-		record.accountDate = date;
-		record.transaction.index = [90, 10, 70][index];
-		record.balance = [amount(String(index))];
-		return record;
+it('preserves empty bags without inferring change, balance or an ending balance from other values', () => {
+	const record = row();
+	record.change = [];
+	record.balance = [];
+	record.transaction.secondaryDate = null;
+	record.transaction.postings[0].amounts = [];
+	expect(projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record], { endingBalance: [] }))).toMatchObject({
+		endingBalance: [],
+		rows: [{ change: [], balance: [] }]
 	});
-	const page = accountPage(records);
-	const before = structuredClone(page);
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(page);
-	expect(result.rows.map((record) => record.index)).toEqual([90, 10, 70]);
-	expect(result.rows.map((record) => record.balance?.quantity)).toEqual(['0', '1', '2']);
-	expect(page).toEqual(before);
-});
-
-it('uses the summary ending balance even when it is off-page', () => {
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([row()], { endingBalance: [amount('7.00')] }));
-	expect(result).toMatchObject({
-		unsupported: false,
-		endingBalance: { commodity: 'USD', quantity: '7.00' },
-		rows: [{ balance: { commodity: 'USD', quantity: '9007199254740993.000000000000000001' } }]
+	expect(projectCashTransaction(record)).toMatchObject({
+		secondaryDate: null,
+		change: [],
+		balance: [],
+		lines: [{ amounts: [] }, { amounts: [expect.anything()] }]
 	});
+	expect(projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([]))).toEqual({ endingBalance: [], rows: [] });
 });
-
-it.each([{ hasMultipleAmounts: true }, { hasMultipleCommodities: true }])(
-	'rejects unsupported whole-account activity despite scalar visible rows: %j',
-	(summary) => {
-		expect(projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([row()], summary))).toEqual({
-			unsupported: true,
-			endingBalance: null,
-			rows: []
-		});
-	}
-);
 
-it('deep-whitelists every DTO field and nested amount without exposing tags or private metadata', () => {
+it('deep-whitelists summaries, details and every amount, excluding native private metadata', () => {
 	const record = row();
-	record.isSplit = true;
 	const privateAmount = Object.assign(amount(), {
 		cost: { kind: 'UnitCost' as const, amount: amount('999', 'PRIVATE-cost') },
 		costBasis: { amount: amount('888', 'PRIVATE-basis'), date: null, label: 'PRIVATE-label' },
@@ -337,29 +298,13 @@ it('deep-whitelists every DTO field and nested amount without exposing tags or p
 			digitGroups: null,
 			precision: null,
 			rounding: 'PRIVATE-rounding'
-		},
-		extraNestedMetadata: { file: '/PRIVATE/amount' }
+		}
 	});
 	record.change = [privateAmount];
 	record.balance = [privateAmount];
-	record.investment.securities = [
-		{
-			commodity: 'PRIVATE-security',
-			action: 'unknown',
-			change: [amount('1', 'PRIVATE-security')],
-			postingIndexes: [0],
-			prices: [amount('999', 'PRIVATE-price')],
-			transactedAmounts: [amount('999', 'PRIVATE-transacted')]
-		}
-	];
-	record.investment.cash.unclassifiedChange = [privateAmount];
-	record.investment.cash.unclassifiedBalance = [privateAmount];
-	Object.assign(record, { extraNestedMetadata: { file: '/PRIVATE/row' } });
-	Object.assign(record.transaction, { extraNestedMetadata: { file: '/PRIVATE/transaction' } });
-	Object.assign(record.transaction.tags[0], { extraNestedMetadata: '/PRIVATE/tag' });
-	Object.assign(record.transaction.tags, { extraNestedMetadata: '/PRIVATE/tags' });
+	record.transaction.tags = [['PRIVATE-transaction-tag', 'PRIVATE-value']];
 	for (const p of record.transaction.postings) {
-		p.amounts = [privateAmount];
+		p.amounts = [privateAmount, privateAmount];
 		p.transactedAmounts = [amount('999', 'PRIVATE-transacted')];
 		p.balanceAssertion = {
 			amount: privateAmount,
@@ -367,13 +312,9 @@ it('deep-whitelists every DTO field and nested amount without exposing tags or p
 			inclusive: true,
 			sourcePosition: { file: '/PRIVATE/assertion', line: 1, column: 2 }
 		};
+		p.tags = [['PRIVATE-posting-tag', 'PRIVATE-value']];
 		p.transactionIndex = 'PRIVATE-index';
-		p.tags = [['posting-tag', 'value']];
-		Object.assign(p.tags[0], { extraNestedMetadata: '/PRIVATE/posting-tag' });
-		Object.assign(p.amounts, { extraNestedMetadata: '/PRIVATE/amount-bag' });
-		Object.assign(p, { extraNestedMetadata: { file: '/PRIVATE/posting' } });
 	}
-	// Inject unknown metadata at every source object and array depth, not just DTO roots.
 	function inject(value: unknown) {
 		if (!value || typeof value !== 'object') return;
 		for (const child of Object.values(value)) inject(child);
@@ -382,173 +323,14 @@ it('deep-whitelists every DTO field and nested amount without exposing tags or p
 	inject(record);
 	const before = structuredClone(record);
 	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record], { endingBalance: [privateAmount] }));
-	expect(JSON.stringify(result)).not.toMatch(
-		/PRIVATE|sourcePosition|balanceAssertion|cost|style|extraNestedMetadata|transactionIndex|investment|transactedAmounts/
-	);
-	expect(result.rows[0].amount).toEqual({ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '-0.000000000000000001' });
-	expect(result.rows[0].breakdown).not.toHaveProperty('index');
-	expect(result.rows[0].breakdown).not.toHaveProperty('note');
-	expect(result.endingBalance).toEqual(result.rows[0].amount);
-	for (const line of result.rows[0].breakdown!.lines) {
-		expect(line.amounts).toEqual([result.rows[0].amount]);
-	}
-	const keys = (value: object) => Object.keys(value).sort();
-	expect(keys(result)).toEqual(['endingBalance', 'rows', 'unsupported']);
-	expect(keys(result.rows[0])).toEqual([
-		'amount',
-		'balance',
-		'breakdown',
-		'categories',
-		'date',
-		'direction',
-		'index',
-		'notes',
-		'payee',
-		'statuses'
-	]);
-	const breakdown = result.rows[0].breakdown!;
-	expect(keys(breakdown)).toEqual([
-		'amount',
-		'date',
-		'direction',
-		'internalTransfer',
-		'lines',
-		'notes',
-		'payee'
-	]);
-	for (const line of breakdown.lines) {
-		expect(keys(line)).toEqual(['account', 'amounts', 'kind', 'notes']);
-		for (const value of line.amounts) expect(keys(value)).toEqual(['commodity', 'quantity']);
-	}
-	for (const value of [
-		result.endingBalance,
-		result.rows[0].amount,
-		result.rows[0].balance,
-		breakdown.amount
-	]) {
-		expect(keys(value!)).toEqual(['commodity', 'quantity']);
-	}
-	expect(JSON.stringify(result)).not.toMatch(
-		/tags|privateProbe|secondaryDate|precedingComment|description|effectiveStatus/
+	const details = projectCashTransaction(record);
+	expect(JSON.stringify({ result, details })).not.toMatch(
+		/PRIVATE|sourcePosition|balanceAssertion|cost|style|privateProbe|transactionIndex|investment|transactedAmounts|tags|precedingComment/
 	);
+	const publicAmount = { commodity: 'USD', quantity: '-0.000000000000000001' };
+	expect(result.endingBalance).toEqual([publicAmount]);
+	expect(result.rows[0].change).toEqual([publicAmount]);
+	expect(details.balance).toEqual([publicAmount]);
+	for (const line of details.lines) expect(line.amounts).toEqual([publicAmount, publicAmount]);
 	expect(record).toEqual(before);
 });
-
-it('uses the register date and notes, leaving original dates and posting metadata private', () => {
-	const record = row();
-	record.isSplit = true;
-	Object.assign(record.transaction.postings[0], {
-		date: '2026-05-03',
-		secondaryDate: '2026-05-04',
-		status: 'Pending',
-		effectiveStatus: 'Pending'
-	});
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0];
-	expect(result.date).toBe('2026-05-03');
-	expect(result.statuses).toEqual(['Pending']);
-	expect(result.breakdown).toMatchObject({
-		date: result.date,
-		payee: result.payee,
-		notes: result.notes,
-		amount: result.amount,
-		direction: result.direction
-	});
-	expect(JSON.stringify(result.breakdown)).not.toMatch(
-		/2026-05-0[124]|status|effectiveStatus|secondaryDate|tags|code|description|precedingComment/
-	);
-});
-
-it('does not invent selection or a transaction-level row status when native selection is empty', () => {
-	const record = row();
-	record.accountPostingIndexes = [];
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0];
-	expect(result.statuses).toEqual([]);
-	expect(result.notes).toEqual(['native note', ' transaction note\n']);
-	expect(result.categories).toEqual(['arbitrary:selected', 'expenses:Full category']);
-	expect(result.breakdown?.lines.map((line) => line.account)).toEqual(result.categories);
-	expect(result.breakdown?.internalTransfer).toBe(false);
-});
-
-it('keeps a missing summary ending balance rather than inferring it from visible balances', () => {
-	expect(projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([row()], { endingBalance: [] }))).toMatchObject({
-		endingBalance: null,
-		unsupported: false,
-		rows: [{ balance: { quantity: '9007199254740993.000000000000000001' } }]
-	});
-});
-
-it('explains a 75/25 split with only two counterpart lines and full selected bank notes', () => {
-	const record = row();
-	record.change = [amount('-100')];
-	record.transaction.postings[0].amounts = [amount('-100')];
-	record.transaction.postings[1].amounts = [amount('75')];
-	record.transaction.postings.push(
-		posting('expenses:second', { amounts: [amount('25')], comment: 'second allocation' })
-	);
-	const before = structuredClone(record);
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0];
-	expect(result.breakdown).toEqual({
-		date: record.accountDate,
-		payee: 'Native payee',
-		notes: ['native note', ' transaction note\n', ' bank note\n'],
-		amount: { quantity: '-100', commodity: 'USD' },
-		direction: 'payment',
-		internalTransfer: false,
-		lines: [
-			{
-				account: 'expenses:Full category',
-				amounts: [{ quantity: '75', commodity: 'USD' }],
-				notes: 'counterpart comment',
-				kind: 'RealPosting'
-			},
-			{
-				account: 'expenses:second',
-				amounts: [{ quantity: '25', commodity: 'USD' }],
-				notes: 'second allocation',
-				kind: 'RealPosting'
-			}
-		]
-	});
-	expect(result.breakdown?.notes).toEqual(result.notes);
-	expect(record).toEqual(before);
-});
-
-it('does not infer a missing account change or line amount from reported counterpart quantities', () => {
-	const record = row();
-	record.change = [];
-	record.transaction.postings.push(
-		posting('memo:zero', { amounts: [amount('-0.000', '')], kind: 'VirtualPosting' }),
-		posting('memo:unreported', { amounts: [], kind: 'BalancedVirtualPosting' })
-	);
-	record.transaction.postings[1].amounts = [
-		amount('9007199254740993.123456789012345678', 'SHARES'),
-		amount('7.00', 'EUR')
-	];
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record])).rows[0];
-	expect(result.breakdown).toMatchObject({
-		amount: null,
-		direction: 'unreported',
-		lines: [
-			{
-				amounts: [
-					{ quantity: '9007199254740993.123456789012345678', commodity: 'SHARES' },
-					{ quantity: '7.00', commodity: 'EUR' }
-				]
-			},
-			{ amounts: [{ quantity: '-0.000', commodity: '' }], kind: 'VirtualPosting' },
-			{ amounts: [], kind: 'BalancedVirtualPosting' }
-		]
-	});
-});
-
-it('exposes no transaction or posting tags for an internal transfer', () => {
-	const record = row();
-	record.isSplit = true;
-	record.accountPostingIndexes = [0, 1];
-	record.transaction.tags = [['PRIVATE-transaction-tag', 'PRIVATE-value']];
-	for (const posting of record.transaction.postings)
-		posting.tags = [['PRIVATE-posting-tag', 'PRIVATE-value']];
-	const result = projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage([record]));
-	expect(result.rows[0].breakdown?.internalTransfer).toBe(true);
-	expect(JSON.stringify(result)).not.toMatch(/tags|PRIVATE/);
-});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/cash.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/cash.ts
index 028249a..3fe8b5f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/cash.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/cash.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import type { PreparedAccountRow, PreparedPosting, ReportedAmount } from '@hledger-reports/hledger';
 import type { AccountActivityPage } from '@hledger-reports/snapshots';
 import type {
-	CashBreakdown,
-	CashSplitLine,
+	CashPostingLine,
 	CashRegisterData,
-	CashRow
+	CashRow,
+	CashTransactionDetails
 } from '#lib/registers/cash/data.js';
 
 export const cashRegisterPageSize = 50;
@@ -14,73 +14,68 @@ function publicAmount({ commodity, quantity }: ReportedAmount): ReportedAmount {
 	return { commodity, quantity };
 }
 
-function direction(amount: ReportedAmount | null): CashRow['direction'] {
-	if (!amount) return 'unreported';
-	if (!/[1-9]/.test(amount.quantity)) return 'unchanged';
-	return amount.quantity.startsWith('-') ? 'payment' : 'deposit';
+function selectedPostings(row: PreparedAccountRow): PreparedPosting[] {
+	// Native qualification owns account membership, not names or otherAccounts.
+	return row.accountPostingIndexes.map((index) => row.transaction.postings[index]);
 }
 
-function publicSplitLine(posting: PreparedPosting): CashSplitLine {
-	return {
-		account: posting.account,
-		amounts: posting.amounts.map(publicAmount),
-		notes: posting.comment,
-		kind: posting.kind
-	};
+function selectedStatuses(row: PreparedAccountRow): string[] {
+	return [...new Set(selectedPostings(row).map((posting) => posting.effectiveStatus))];
 }
 
 function projectCashRow(row: PreparedAccountRow): CashRow {
-	const transaction = row.transaction;
-	// Native qualification owns account membership, not names or otherAccounts.
 	const selectedIndexes = new Set(row.accountPostingIndexes);
-	const selected = row.accountPostingIndexes.map((index) => transaction.postings[index]);
-	const counterparts = transaction.postings.filter((_, index) => !selectedIndexes.has(index));
-	const categories = [...new Set(counterparts.map((posting) => posting.account))];
+	const counterparts = row.transaction.postings.filter((_, index) => !selectedIndexes.has(index));
+	return {
+		index: row.transaction.index,
+		date: row.accountDate,
+		payee: row.transaction.payee,
+		categories: [...new Set(counterparts.map((posting) => posting.account))],
+		statuses: selectedStatuses(row),
+		change: row.change.map(publicAmount),
+		balance: row.balance.map(publicAmount)
+	};
+}
+
+export function projectCashTransaction(row: PreparedAccountRow): CashTransactionDetails {
+	const transaction = row.transaction;
+	const selectedIndexes = new Set(row.accountPostingIndexes);
 	// Without a separator, the prepared note repeats the payee rather than adding detail.
 	const notes = [
 		transaction.note === transaction.payee ? '' : transaction.note,
 		transaction.comment,
-		...selected.map((posting) => posting.comment)
+		...selectedPostings(row).map((posting) => posting.comment)
 	].filter((comment) => comment.trim().length > 0);
-	const statuses = [...new Set(selected.map((posting) => posting.effectiveStatus))];
-	const amount = row.change[0] ? publicAmount(row.change[0]) : null;
-	let breakdown: CashBreakdown | null = null;
-	if (row.isSplit || counterparts.length > 1 || selected.length > 1) {
-		breakdown = {
-			date: row.accountDate,
-			payee: transaction.payee,
-			notes,
-			amount,
-			direction: direction(amount),
-			internalTransfer: counterparts.length === 0,
-			// Keep source posting order, including repeated categories and internal movements.
-			lines: (counterparts.length ? counterparts : transaction.postings).map(publicSplitLine)
-		};
-	}
+	const lines: CashPostingLine[] = transaction.postings.map((posting, index) => ({
+		account: posting.account,
+		selected: selectedIndexes.has(index),
+		amounts: posting.amounts.map(publicAmount),
+		notes: posting.comment,
+		kind: posting.kind,
+		status: posting.effectiveStatus
+	}));
 	return {
 		index: transaction.index,
 		date: row.accountDate,
+		transactionDate: transaction.date,
+		secondaryDate: transaction.secondaryDate,
+		code: transaction.code,
 		payee: transaction.payee,
-		categories,
+		description: transaction.description,
 		notes,
-		amount,
-		balance: row.balance[0] ? publicAmount(row.balance[0]) : null,
-		statuses,
-		direction: direction(amount),
-		breakdown
+		statuses: selectedStatuses(row),
+		change: row.change.map(publicAmount),
+		balance: row.balance.map(publicAmount),
+		lines
 	};
 }
 
 export function projectCashRegisterPage({
 	rows,
 	summary
-}: AccountActivityPage): Pick<CashRegisterData, 'rows' | 'endingBalance' | 'unsupported'> {
-	if (summary.hasMultipleAmounts || summary.hasMultipleCommodities)
-		return { rows: [], endingBalance: null, unsupported: true };
-	const ending = summary.endingBalance[0];
+}: AccountActivityPage): Pick<CashRegisterData, 'rows' | 'endingBalance'> {
 	return {
 		rows: rows.map(projectCashRow),
-		endingBalance: ending ? publicAmount(ending) : null,
-		unsupported: false
+		endingBalance: summary.endingBalance.map(publicAmount)
 	};
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/read-cash.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/read-cash.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8872fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/read-cash.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import type { AccountConfig } from '@hledger-reports/config';
+import {
+	readAccountTransaction,
+	readReportPublication,
+	type ReportPublication
+} from '@hledger-reports/snapshots';
+import { beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import {
+	preparedAccountRows,
+	preparedOverview
+} from '../../../../../../packages/db/src/reports/data.fixture.js';
+import { testConfig } from '#lib/server/application.fixture.js';
+import { readCashTransaction } from './read-cash.js';
+
+vi.mock('@hledger-reports/snapshots', () => ({
+	readReportPublication: vi.fn(),
+	readAccountPage: vi.fn(),
+	readAccountTransaction: vi.fn()
+}));
+vi.mock('@hledger-reports/hledger', () => {
+	throw new Error('Browsing must not load the native runtime.');
+});
+
+const accountId = 'abcd1234';
+const name = 'assets:cash';
+const request = { accountId, transactionIndex: 7 };
+const publication: ReportPublication = {
+	journal: testConfig.journal,
+	directory: '/PRIVATE/latest-set',
+	accounts: [{ id: accountId, name, access: 'ready', rowCount: 1, summary: { status: 'undated' } }],
+	overview: preparedOverview()
+};
+const row = preparedAccountRows(1, 'Fictional payee', request.transactionIndex)[0];
+
+function locals(
+	accounts: AccountConfig[] = [{ account: name, register: 'cash' }]
+): Pick<App.Locals, 'application' | 'auth' | 'savedReports'> {
+	return {
+		application: {
+			config: { ...testConfig, accounts },
+			paths: { snapshotDirectory: '/PRIVATE/snapshots', jobsDirectory: '/PRIVATE/jobs' },
+			get jobsClient(): never {
+				throw new Error('Browsing must not access jobs.');
+			},
+			get auth(): never {
+				throw new Error('Use request authentication.');
+			}
+		},
+		auth: vi.fn(async () => ({
+			user: { name: 'Reader' },
+			expires: '2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z'
+		}))
+	};
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+	vi.resetAllMocks();
+	vi.mocked(readReportPublication).mockResolvedValue(publication);
+	vi.mocked(readAccountTransaction).mockResolvedValue(row);
+});
+
+it('reads the latest saved publication for each request and returns the public projection', async () => {
+	const result = await readCashTransaction(locals(), request);
+	expect(readReportPublication).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith('/PRIVATE/snapshots');
+	expect(readAccountTransaction).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(publication, accountId, 7);
+	expect(result).toMatchObject({
+		index: 7,
+		date: row.accountDate,
+		change: [{ commodity: '$', quantity: '-100.00' }]
+	});
+	expect(result.balance).toEqual([{ commodity: '$', quantity: '9007199254740993.123456789' }]);
+	expect(JSON.stringify(result)).not.toMatch(/PRIVATE|sourcePosition|balanceAssertion|directory/);
+
+	const latest = { ...publication, directory: '/PRIVATE/new-latest-set' };
+	vi.mocked(readReportPublication).mockResolvedValue(latest);
+	await readCashTransaction(locals(), request);
+	expect(readAccountTransaction).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(latest, accountId, 7);
+	expect(readReportPublication).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+});
+
+it('requires configuration and a session before accessing saved reports', async () => {
+	const unconfigured = locals();
+	unconfigured.application = null;
+	await expect(readCashTransaction(unconfigured, request)).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 503 });
+	expect(unconfigured.auth).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+	const anonymous = locals();
+	vi.mocked(anonymous.auth).mockResolvedValue(null);
+	await expect(readCashTransaction(anonymous, request)).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 401 });
+	expect(readReportPublication).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	expect(readAccountTransaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+it('rejects accounts outside the configured cash register and native-ready catalog', async () => {
+	await expect(
+		readCashTransaction(locals(), { ...request, accountId: 'unknown1' })
+	).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 404 });
+	await expect(
+		readCashTransaction(
+			locals([
+				{ account: name, register: 'investment' },
+				{ account: 'assets:other', register: 'cash' }
+			]),
+			request
+		)
+	).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 404 });
+	vi.mocked(readReportPublication).mockResolvedValue({
+		...publication,
+		accounts: [
+			{ id: accountId, name, access: 'ambiguous', rowCount: null, summary: { status: 'ambiguous' } }
+		]
+	});
+	await expect(readCashTransaction(locals(), request)).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 404 });
+	expect(readAccountTransaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+it('returns not found for an index without activity in the selected account', async () => {
+	vi.mocked(readAccountTransaction).mockResolvedValue(null);
+	await expect(
+		readCashTransaction(locals(), { ...request, transactionIndex: 999 })
+	).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 404 });
+	expect(readAccountTransaction).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(publication, accountId, 999);
+});
+
+it('fails safely when the saved publication is missing or belongs to another journal', async () => {
+	vi.mocked(readReportPublication).mockResolvedValue(null);
+	await expect(readCashTransaction(locals(), request)).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 503 });
+	vi.mocked(readReportPublication).mockResolvedValue({ ...publication, journal: '/PRIVATE/other' });
+	await expect(readCashTransaction(locals(), request)).rejects.toMatchObject({ status: 503 });
+	expect(readAccountTransaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+
+it('sanitizes saved-read failures without exposing private diagnostics', async () => {
+	const failure = new Error('PRIVATE /books/included.journal:12 database diagnostic');
+	vi.mocked(readReportPublication).mockRejectedValue(failure);
+	await expect(readCashTransaction(locals(), request)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+		status: 503,
+		body: { message: 'Prepared reports are unavailable.' }
+	});
+	vi.mocked(readReportPublication).mockResolvedValue(publication);
+	vi.mocked(readAccountTransaction).mockRejectedValue(failure);
+	await expect(readCashTransaction(locals(), request)).rejects.toMatchObject({
+		status: 503,
+		body: { message: 'Prepared transaction could not be read.' }
+	});
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/read-cash.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/read-cash.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4f9bda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/registers/read-cash.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import type { PreparedAccountRow } from '@hledger-reports/hledger';
+import {
+	readAccountPage,
+	readAccountTransaction,
+	type ReportPublication,
+	type StoredAccount
+} from '@hledger-reports/snapshots';
+import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import type {
+	CashRegisterData,
+	CashTransactionDetails,
+	CashTransactionRequest
+} from '#lib/registers/cash/data.js';
+import { readSavedReports } from '#lib/server/reports.js';
+import { registerMembers } from './accounts.js';
+import { cashRegisterPageSize, projectCashRegisterPage, projectCashTransaction } from './cash.js';
+
+type CashReadLocals = Pick<App.Locals, 'application' | 'auth' | 'savedReports'>;
+type CashAccountState =
+	| { status: 'unavailable'; readFailed: boolean }
+	| { status: 'available'; publication: ReportPublication; account: StoredAccount };
+type CashActivityData = Pick<
+	CashRegisterData,
+	'rowCount' | 'page' | 'pageCount' | 'rows' | 'endingBalance' | 'readFailed'
+>;
+
+async function requireCashRegisterAccess(locals: CashReadLocals): Promise<string[]> {
+	const { application } = locals;
+	if (!application) error(503, 'Application configuration is required.');
+	if (!(await locals.auth())) error(401, 'Sign in to continue.');
+	const members = registerMembers(application.config.accounts, 'cash');
+	if (members.length === 0) error(404, 'Register not configured.');
+	return members;
+}
+
+// Page and detail reads share account membership and the request's latest selection.
+export async function readCashAccount(
+	locals: CashReadLocals,
+	members: readonly string[],
+	accountId: string
+): Promise<CashAccountState> {
+	const { publication, readFailed } = await readSavedReports(locals);
+	if (readFailed || !publication) return { status: 'unavailable', readFailed };
+	const account = publication.accounts.find(
+		(entry) => entry.id === accountId && members.includes(entry.name)
+	);
+	if (!account) error(404, 'Account not found in the prepared reports.');
+	return { status: 'available', publication, account };
+}
+
+export async function readCashActivityPage(
+	publication: ReportPublication,
+	accountId: string,
+	{
+		rowCount,
+		order,
+		page
+	}: { rowCount: number; order: CashRegisterData['order']; page: number | null }
+): Promise<CashActivityData> {
+	const pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(rowCount / cashRegisterPageSize));
+	const selectedPage = page ?? (order === 'asc' ? pageCount : 1);
+	if (selectedPage > pageCount) error(404, 'Page not found in the prepared report.');
+	const activity: CashActivityData = {
+		rowCount,
+		page: selectedPage,
+		pageCount,
+		rows: [],
+		endingBalance: null,
+		readFailed: false
+	};
+	// A declared empty account needs no invented amounts or body read.
+	if (rowCount === 0) return { ...activity, endingBalance: [] };
+	try {
+		const accountPage = await readAccountPage(publication, accountId, {
+			order,
+			offset: (selectedPage - 1) * cashRegisterPageSize,
+			limit: cashRegisterPageSize
+		});
+		if (accountPage === null) throw new Error('Prepared account rows unavailable.');
+		return { ...activity, ...projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage) };
+	} catch {
+		// Saved-read failures never trigger preparation or repair.
+		return { ...activity, readFailed: true };
+	}
+}
+
+export async function readCashTransaction(
+	locals: CashReadLocals,
+	{ accountId, transactionIndex }: CashTransactionRequest
+): Promise<CashTransactionDetails> {
+	const members = await requireCashRegisterAccess(locals);
+	const state = await readCashAccount(locals, members, accountId);
+	if (state.status === 'unavailable') error(503, 'Prepared reports are unavailable.');
+	if (state.account.access !== 'ready') error(404, 'Account not found in the prepared reports.');
+
+	let row: PreparedAccountRow | null;
+	try {
+		row = await readAccountTransaction(state.publication, accountId, transactionIndex);
+	} catch {
+		error(503, 'Prepared transaction could not be read.');
+	}
+	if (!row) error(404, 'Transaction not found in the prepared reports.');
+	return projectCashTransaction(row);
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/server/reports.integration.test.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/server/reports.integration.test.ts
index 42ebfdf..7577912 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/server/reports.integration.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/server/reports.integration.test.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ it('pins selected pages and account summaries until the next request', async ()
 			params: { accountId: cashId },
 			parent: async () => layoutA,
 			setHeaders: () => {},
-			url: new URL(`http://localhost/registers/cash/${cashId}`)
+			url: new URL(`http://localhost/registers/cash/${cashId}?order=asc`)
 		} as unknown as Parameters<typeof loadCashAccount>[0]);
 		expect(cashPageA).toMatchObject({
 			preparedAt: overview.preparedAt,
@@ -205,11 +205,10 @@ it('pins selected pages and account summaries until the next request', async ()
 				{
 					index: 1,
 					payee: 'Market A',
-					balance: { commodity: '$', quantity: '9007199254740993.123456789' }
+					balance: [{ commodity: '$', quantity: '9007199254740993.123456789' }]
 				}
 			],
-			endingBalance: { commodity: '$', quantity: '8007199254740993.000000001' },
-			unsupported: false
+			endingBalance: [{ commodity: '$', quantity: '8007199254740993.000000001' }]
 		});
 		const investmentPageA = await loadInvestmentAccount({
 			locals,
@@ -258,14 +257,19 @@ it('pins selected pages and account summaries until the next request', async ()
 			params: { accountId: cashId },
 			parent: async () => layoutB,
 			setHeaders: () => {},
-			url: new URL(`http://localhost/registers/cash/${cashId}`)
+			url: new URL(`http://localhost/registers/cash/${cashId}?order=asc`)
 		} as unknown as Parameters<typeof loadCashAccount>[0]);
 		expect(cashPageB).toMatchObject({
 			preparedAt: preparedB,
 			readFailed: false,
-			rows: [],
-			endingBalance: null,
-			unsupported: true
+			rows: [
+				{
+					index: 1,
+					payee: 'Market B',
+					balance: [{ commodity: '$', quantity: '9007199254740994.123456789' }]
+				}
+			],
+			endingBalance: [{ commodity: '$', quantity: '8007199254740994.000000002' }]
 		});
 		const investmentPageB = await loadInvestmentAccount({
 			locals: freshLocals,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/styles/theme.css b/apps/web/src/lib/styles/theme.css
index 84391ce..963f5a3 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/styles/theme.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/styles/theme.css
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	--color-text: #202d2a;
 	--color-muted: #50615b;
 	--color-accent: #225e4b;
+	--color-negative: #b42318;
 	--color-border: #cbd4ce;
 	--color-border-strong: var(--color-muted);
 	--color-on-accent: #ffffff;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
 		--color-text: #edf5ee;
 		--color-muted: #acbfb1;
 		--color-accent: #8adbb4;
+		--color-negative: #fda29b;
 		--color-border: #3a5343;
 		--color-on-accent: #0b1310;
 		--color-chart-expense: #fdba74;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/+page.server.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/+page.server.ts
index 4a9b2c7..f0cac45 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/+page.server.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/+page.server.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { registerMembers } from '#lib/server/registers/accounts.js';
-import { readAccountPage } from '@hledger-reports/snapshots';
 import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import type { CashRegisterData } from '#lib/registers/cash/data.js';
-import { readSavedReports } from '#lib/server/reports.js';
-import { cashRegisterPageSize, projectCashRegisterPage } from '#lib/server/registers/cash.js';
+import { readCashAccount, readCashActivityPage } from '#lib/server/registers/read-cash.js';
 import type { PageServerLoad } from './$types';
 
 function parseRequest(
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ function parseRequest(
 		if (key !== 'order' && key !== 'page') error(400, 'Unsupported register parameter.');
 	}
 	const orders = parameters.getAll('order');
-	const order = orders[0] ?? 'asc';
+	const order = orders[0] ?? 'desc';
 	if (orders.length > 1 || (order !== 'asc' && order !== 'desc'))
 		error(400, 'A valid date order is required.');
 	const pages = parameters.getAll('page');
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ export const load = (async (event): Promise<CashRegisterData> => {
 	event.setHeaders({ 'cache-control': 'no-store' });
 	const { accountId, order, page } = parseRequest(event.params.accountId, event.url.searchParams);
 	const { application } = event.locals;
-	const data: CashRegisterData = {
+	const unavailable: CashRegisterData = {
 		configured: false,
 		readFailed: false,
 		accountId,
@@ -44,44 +42,30 @@ export const load = (async (event): Promise<CashRegisterData> => {
 		page: page ?? 1,
 		pageCount: null,
 		order,
-		endingBalance: null,
-		unsupported: false
+		endingBalance: null
 	};
-	if (!application) return data;
+	if (!application) return unavailable;
 	const members = registerMembers(application.config.accounts, 'cash');
 	if (members.length === 0) error(404, 'Register not configured.');
 	await event.parent();
-	const state = await readSavedReports(event.locals);
-	data.configured = true;
-	data.readFailed = state.readFailed;
-	// Pin one immutable publication; its journal and directory remain server-only.
-	const publication = state.publication;
-	if (!publication) return data;
-	const selected = publication.accounts.find((entry) => entry.id === accountId);
-	if (!selected || !members.includes(selected.name))
-		error(404, 'Account not found in the prepared reports.');
-	data.accountName = selected.name;
-	data.access = selected.access;
-	data.preparedAt = publication.overview.preparedAt;
-	if (selected.access === 'ambiguous') return data;
-	const rowCount = selected.rowCount!;
-	data.rowCount = rowCount;
-	data.pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(rowCount / cashRegisterPageSize));
-	data.page = page ?? (order === 'asc' ? data.pageCount : 1);
-	if (data.page > data.pageCount) error(404, 'Page not found in the prepared report.');
-	// A declared empty account needs no invented amounts or body read.
-	if (rowCount === 0) return data;
-	try {
-		const accountPage = await readAccountPage(publication, accountId, {
-			order,
-			offset: (data.page - 1) * cashRegisterPageSize,
-			limit: cashRegisterPageSize
-		});
-		if (accountPage === null) throw new Error('Prepared account rows unavailable.');
-		Object.assign(data, projectCashRegisterPage(accountPage));
-	} catch {
-		// Malformed/unavailable saved bodies are not a reason to run or repair reports.
-		data.readFailed = true;
-	}
-	return data;
+
+	const state = await readCashAccount(event.locals, members, accountId);
+	if (state.status === 'unavailable')
+		return { ...unavailable, configured: true, readFailed: state.readFailed };
+	const { publication, account } = state;
+	const available: CashRegisterData = {
+		...unavailable,
+		configured: true,
+		accountName: account.name,
+		access: account.access,
+		preparedAt: publication.overview.preparedAt
+	};
+	if (account.access === 'ambiguous') return available;
+
+	const activity = await readCashActivityPage(publication, accountId, {
+		rowCount: account.rowCount!,
+		order,
+		page
+	});
+	return { ...available, ...activity };
 }) satisfies PageServerLoad;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/+page.svelte b/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/+page.svelte
index 59d1df7..b412e80 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/+page.svelte
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/+page.svelte
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@
 	import { resolve } from '$app/paths';
 	import CashRegister from '#lib/registers/cash/CashRegister.svelte';
 	import { accountLabel } from '#lib/accounts.js';
+	import { formatAmount } from '#lib/amounts.js';
+	import { isNegativeAmount } from '#lib/registers/cash/amount-sign.js';
 	import type { PageData } from './$types';
 
 	let { data }: { data: PageData } = $props();
-	let displayName = $derived(
-		data.accountName === null ? 'Account' : accountLabel(data.accountName, data.accountLabels)
+	let showBalanceUnits = $derived(
+		new Set(data.endingBalance?.map((amount) => amount.commodity)).size > 1
 	);
+	let displayName = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (data.accountName === null) return 'Account';
+		const label = accountLabel(data.accountName, data.accountLabels);
+		return label === data.accountName ? (label.split(':').at(-1) ?? label) : label;
+	});
 </script>
 
 <svelte:head>
@@ -15,11 +22,24 @@
 	<meta name="description" content="Prepared account transactions." />
 </svelte:head>
 
-<main class="page page--wide" id="main" tabindex="-1">
+<main class="page page--wide cash-page" id="main" tabindex="-1">
 	<header>
 		<h1 class="page-title">{displayName}</h1>
-		{#if data.accountName !== null && displayName !== data.accountName}
-			<p>{data.accountName}</p>
+		{#if data.configured && !data.readFailed && data.access === 'ready'}
+			<div class="ending-balance" aria-label="Ending recorded balance">
+				<span class="balance-label">Ending recorded balance</span>
+				{#if data.endingBalance?.length}
+					{#each data.endingBalance as amount, index (index)}
+						{@const formatted = formatAmount(amount)}
+						{@const unit = amount.commodity || 'no commodity'}
+						<strong class:negative={isNegativeAmount(amount)}
+							>{formatted}{#if showBalanceUnits && !formatted.includes(unit)}<small>
+									{unit}</small
+								>{/if}</strong
+						>
+					{/each}
+				{:else}<span>Not reported</span>{/if}
+			</div>
 		{/if}
 	</header>
 	{#if !data.configured}
@@ -36,33 +56,47 @@
 				href={resolve('/(protected)/settings')}>Settings</a
 			>.
 		</p>
+	{:else if data.access === 'ambiguous'}
+		<p>
+			This account cannot be addressed uniquely by the native account selector. No account amounts
+			are shown.
+		</p>
+	{:else if data.access === 'ready'}
+		<CashRegister {data} labels={data.accountLabels} />
 	{:else}
-		{#if data.preparedAt}<p>
-				Prepared at <time datetime={data.preparedAt}>{data.preparedAt}</time>.
-			</p>{/if}
-		{#if data.access === 'ambiguous'}
-			<p>
-				This account cannot be addressed uniquely by the native account selector. No account amounts
-				are shown.
-			</p>
-		{:else if data.access === 'ready'}
-			<CashRegister {data} labels={data.accountLabels} />
-		{:else}
-			<p>
-				No prepared reports available. Prepare reports in <a href={resolve('/(protected)/settings')}
-					>Settings</a
-				>.
-			</p>
-		{/if}
+		<p>
+			No prepared reports available. Prepare reports in <a href={resolve('/(protected)/settings')}
+				>Settings</a
+			>.
+		</p>
 	{/if}
 </main>
 
 <style>
+	.cash-page {
+		padding-block: var(--space-medium);
+		gap: var(--space-small);
+	}
 	header {
 		display: flex;
-		flex-direction: column;
-		align-items: flex-start;
-		gap: var(--space-small);
+		flex-wrap: wrap;
+		align-items: baseline;
+		justify-content: space-between;
+		gap: var(--space-small) var(--space-medium);
 		overflow-wrap: anywhere;
 	}
+	.ending-balance {
+		display: flex;
+		flex-direction: column;
+		align-items: flex-end;
+		font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+		margin-inline-start: auto;
+	}
+	.negative {
+		color: var(--color-negative);
+	}
+	.balance-label {
+		font-size: var(--font-small);
+		color: var(--color-muted);
+	}
 </style>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/page.server.test.ts b/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/page.server.test.ts
index 1970e97..1011a29 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/page.server.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/(protected)/registers/cash/[accountId]/page.server.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import { load } from './+page.server.js';
 
 vi.mock('@hledger-reports/snapshots', () => ({
 	readReportPublication: vi.fn(),
-	readAccountPage: vi.fn()
+	readAccountPage: vi.fn(),
+	readAccountTransaction: vi.fn()
 }));
 vi.mock('#lib/server/registers/cash.js', () => ({
 	cashRegisterPageSize: 50,
@@ -52,8 +53,7 @@ const accountPage: AccountActivityPage = {
 };
 const projection: ReturnType<typeof projectCashRegisterPage> = {
 	rows: [],
-	endingBalance: { commodity: 'USD', quantity: '1.0001' },
-	unsupported: false
+	endingBalance: [{ commodity: 'USD', quantity: '1.0001' }]
 };
 function event(query = '', accounts: AccountConfig[] = [{ account: name, register: 'cash' }]) {
 	const application: ApplicationContext = {
@@ -117,6 +117,41 @@ it('loads a member from one pinned publication and delegates its requested page'
 	expect(projectCashRegisterPage).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(accountPage);
 	expect(request.setHeaders).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ 'cache-control': 'no-store' });
 });
+it('returns an unconfigured page without reading reports or parent data', async () => {
+	const request = event();
+	request.locals.application = null;
+	expect(await load(request)).toMatchObject({
+		configured: false,
+		readFailed: false,
+		accountName: null,
+		rows: [],
+		endingBalance: null
+	});
+	expect(request.parent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	expect(readReportPublication).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	expect(readAccountPage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
+it('distinguishes missing reports from failed reads without accessing activity', async () => {
+	vi.mocked(readReportPublication).mockResolvedValue(null);
+	expect(await load(event())).toMatchObject({
+		configured: true,
+		readFailed: false,
+		accountName: null,
+		rows: [],
+		endingBalance: null
+	});
+	vi.mocked(readReportPublication).mockRejectedValue(new Error('PRIVATE storage diagnostic'));
+	const failed = await load(event());
+	expect(failed).toMatchObject({
+		configured: true,
+		readFailed: true,
+		rows: [],
+		endingBalance: null
+	});
+	expect(JSON.stringify(failed)).not.toContain('PRIVATE');
+	expect(readAccountPage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	expect(projectCashRegisterPage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});
 it('returns a safe read failure when the saved body cannot be read', async () => {
 	vi.mocked(readAccountPage).mockRejectedValue(
 		new Error('PRIVATE /books/included.journal:12 database diagnostic')
@@ -133,24 +168,23 @@ it('returns a safe read failure when the saved body cannot be read', async () =>
 		preparedAt: publication.overview.preparedAt,
 		rowCount: 51,
 		pageCount: 2,
-		page: 2,
-		order: 'asc',
+		page: 1,
+		order: 'desc',
 		rows: [],
-		endingBalance: null,
-		unsupported: false
+		endingBalance: null
 	});
 	expect(readAccountPage).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(publication, id, {
-		order: 'asc',
-		offset: 50,
+		order: 'desc',
+		offset: 0,
 		limit: 50
 	});
 	expect(projectCashRegisterPage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	expect(queue).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
-it('defaults descending navigation to the first page', async () => {
+it('opens the newest recorded activity on the first descending page by default', async () => {
 	const firstPage = { ...accountPage, rows: preparedAccountRows(50) };
 	vi.mocked(readAccountPage).mockResolvedValue(firstPage);
-	await load(event('order=desc'));
+	await load(event());
 	expect(readAccountPage).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(publication, id, {
 		order: 'desc',
 		offset: 0,
@@ -158,8 +192,8 @@ it('defaults descending navigation to the first page', async () => {
 	});
 	expect(projectCashRegisterPage).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(firstPage);
 });
-it('defaults ascending navigation to the last page', async () => {
-	await load(event());
+it('opens the last page when ascending order is requested', async () => {
+	await load(event('order=asc'));
 	expect(readAccountPage).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(publication, id, {
 		order: 'asc',
 		offset: 50,
@@ -195,7 +229,7 @@ it('does not read or project ambiguous or empty account activity', async () => {
 		rowCount: 0,
 		page: 1,
 		pageCount: 1,
-		endingBalance: null
+		endingBalance: []
 	});
 	expect(readAccountPage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	expect(projectCashRegisterPage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/apps/web/vite.config.ts b/apps/web/vite.config.ts
index a31eba4..17a2b21 100644
--- a/apps/web/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/vite.config.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ command }) => {
 			sveltekit({
 				adapter: adapter(),
 				preprocess: vitePreprocess(),
+				experimental: { remoteFunctions: true },
 				compilerOptions: {
 					runes: ({ filename }) =>
 						filename.split(/[/\\]/).includes('node_modules') ? undefined : true
diff --git a/packages/db/src/reports/index.ts b/packages/db/src/reports/index.ts
index e22a9db..acc2664 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/reports/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/reports/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ export {
 	writeAccountActivitySummaries,
 	writeReportData,
 	readReportData,
-	readAccountActivityPage
+	readAccountActivityPage,
+	readAccountActivityDetail
 } from './queries.js';
 export type { AccountActivityPage, AccountActivityPageOptions } from './queries.js';
 export { AccountActivitySummaryBuilder } from './account-activity-summary.js';
diff --git a/packages/db/src/reports/queries.test.ts b/packages/db/src/reports/queries.test.ts
index c93d1e8..85d4298 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/reports/queries.test.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/reports/queries.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from '../index.js';
 import {
 	readAccountActivityPage,
+	readAccountActivityDetail,
 	readReportData,
 	writeAccountRows,
 	writeAccountActivitySummaries,
@@ -184,6 +185,25 @@ it('stores exact prepared payloads and native row order using the migrated schem
 		summary: summaries.get('assets:Cash')
 	});
 	expect(await readAccountActivityPage(reader, data.accounts[3], firstPage)).toBeNull();
+	expect(await readAccountActivityDetail(reader, data.accounts[1], rich.transaction.index)).toEqual(
+		rich
+	);
+	expect(
+		await readAccountActivityDetail(reader, data.accounts[1], nativeEnding.transaction.index)
+	).toEqual(nativeEnding);
+	expect(
+		await readAccountActivityDetail(reader, data.accounts[2], rich.transaction.index)
+	).toBeNull();
+	expect(
+		await readAccountActivityDetail(reader, data.accounts[1], otherRows[0].transaction.index)
+	).toBeNull();
+	expect(await readAccountActivityDetail(reader, data.accounts[1], 9999)).toBeNull();
+	expect(
+		await readAccountActivityDetail(reader, data.accounts[0], rich.transaction.index)
+	).toBeNull();
+	expect(
+		await readAccountActivityDetail(reader, data.accounts[3], rich.transaction.index)
+	).toBeNull();
 	await expect(
 		writeAccountRows(reader, 'assets:cash', rows.length, rows.slice(0, 1))
 	).rejects.toThrow();
@@ -244,6 +264,8 @@ it('shares one canonical transaction without embedding its body in account conte
 	const page = { order: 'asc', offset: 0, limit: 50 } as const;
 	expect((await readAccountActivityPage(database, account, page))?.rows).toEqual(rows);
 	expect((await readAccountActivityPage(database, other, page))?.rows).toEqual(otherRows);
+	expect(await readAccountActivityDetail(database, account, 1)).toEqual(rows[0]);
+	expect(await readAccountActivityDetail(database, other, 1)).toEqual(otherRows[0]);
 
 	// An account has one activity row per canonical transaction, not one per posting.
 	await expect(writeAccountRows(database, account.name, 1, rows)).rejects.toThrow();
@@ -315,6 +337,8 @@ it('reads date-ordered pages with native ties and exact account scope', async ()
 		await readAccountActivityPage(database, other, { order: 'asc', offset: 0, limit: 50 })
 	).toEqual({ rows: otherRows, summary: preparedActivitySummary(otherRows) });
 	const mismatchedAccount = { ...other, id: account.id };
+	await expect(readAccountActivityDetail(database, mismatchedAccount, 1)).rejects.toThrow();
+	await expect(readAccountActivityDetail(database, account, 0)).rejects.toThrow();
 	await expect(
 		readAccountActivityPage(database, mismatchedAccount, { order: 'asc', offset: 0, limit: 50 })
 	).rejects.toThrow();
@@ -330,6 +354,7 @@ it('reads date-ordered pages with native ties and exact account scope', async ()
 		.where('ordinal', '=', 0)
 		.execute();
 	await expect(readPage('desc', 50)).rejects.toThrow();
+	expect(await readAccountActivityDetail(database, account, rows[0].transaction.index)).toBeNull();
 });
 
 it('decodes only the requested page and rejects invalid posting references', async () => {
@@ -431,6 +456,9 @@ it('rejects selected missing or invalid canonical exports without decoding off-p
 		readAccountActivityPage(reader, account, { order: 'asc', offset, limit: 1 });
 	// The orphan still occupies its ordinal; a join must not shift later rows into the page.
 	expect(await readRow(3)).toEqual({ rows: rows.slice(3), summary: preparedActivitySummary(rows) });
+	expect(await readAccountActivityDetail(reader, account, 4)).toEqual(rows[3]);
+	await expect(readAccountActivityDetail(reader, account, 1)).rejects.toThrow();
+	await expect(readAccountActivityDetail(reader, account, 2)).rejects.toThrow();
 	await expect(readRow(0)).rejects.toThrow();
 	await expect(readRow(1)).rejects.toThrow();
 	await expect(readRow(2)).rejects.toThrow();
diff --git a/packages/db/src/reports/queries.ts b/packages/db/src/reports/queries.ts
index 3ade21c..cd05b73 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/reports/queries.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/reports/queries.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,68 @@ function decodeActivitySummary(
 	};
 }
 
+async function assertStoredAccount(
+	database: Kysely<ReportDatabase>,
+	account: StoredAccount
+): Promise<void> {
+	const stored = await database
+		.selectFrom('accounts')
+		.select(['id', 'name', 'access', 'row_count'])
+		.where('id', '=', account.id)
+		.executeTakeFirst();
+	if (
+		!stored ||
+		stored.id !== account.id ||
+		stored.name !== account.name ||
+		stored.access !== account.access ||
+		stored.row_count !== account.rowCount
+	)
+		throw new Error('Invalid account data.');
+}
+
+export async function readAccountActivityDetail(
+	database: Kysely<ReportDatabase>,
+	account: StoredAccount,
+	nativeIndex: number
+): Promise<PreparedAccountRow | null> {
+	if (!Number.isSafeInteger(nativeIndex) || nativeIndex <= 0)
+		throw new Error('Invalid account transaction.');
+	await assertStoredAccount(database, account);
+	if (account.access === 'ambiguous') {
+		if (account.rowCount !== null) throw new Error('Invalid account data.');
+		return null;
+	}
+	const rowCount = account.rowCount;
+	if (
+		account.access !== 'ready' ||
+		rowCount === null ||
+		!Number.isSafeInteger(rowCount) ||
+		rowCount < 0
+	)
+		throw new Error('Invalid account data.');
+	const record = await database
+		.selectFrom('account_activity')
+		.leftJoin(
+			'transactions',
+			'transactions.native_index',
+			'account_activity.native_transaction_index'
+		)
+		.select([
+			'account_activity.ordinal',
+			'account_activity.account_date',
+			'account_activity.native_transaction_index',
+			'account_activity.context_json',
+			'transactions.native_index as canonical_native_index',
+			'transactions.original_json',
+			'transactions.transacted_json'
+		])
+		.where('account_activity.account_name', '=', account.name)
+		.where('account_activity.native_transaction_index', '=', nativeIndex)
+		.limit(1)
+		.executeTakeFirst();
+	return record ? decodeAccountRow(record, rowCount) : null;
+}
+
 export async function readAccountActivityPage(
 	database: Kysely<ReportDatabase>,
 	account: StoredAccount,
@@ -233,19 +295,7 @@ export async function readAccountActivityPage(
 		limit > maxPageRows
 	)
 		throw new Error('Invalid account page.');
-	const stored = await database
-		.selectFrom('accounts')
-		.select(['id', 'name', 'access', 'row_count'])
-		.where('id', '=', account.id)
-		.executeTakeFirst();
-	if (
-		!stored ||
-		stored.id !== account.id ||
-		stored.name !== account.name ||
-		stored.access !== account.access ||
-		stored.row_count !== account.rowCount
-	)
-		throw new Error('Invalid account data.');
+	await assertStoredAccount(database, account);
 	const storedSummary = await database
 		.selectFrom('account_activity_summaries')
 		.selectAll()
diff --git a/packages/snapshots/src/index.ts b/packages/snapshots/src/index.ts
index 0cc5e27..d79600a 100644
--- a/packages/snapshots/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/snapshots/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ export {
 	createReportStage,
 	readOverview,
 	readReportPublication,
-	readAccountPage
+	readAccountPage,
+	readAccountTransaction
 } from './reports/publication.js';
 export type { ReportPublication, ReportStage } from './reports/publication.js';
 export type {
diff --git a/packages/snapshots/src/reports/publication.test.ts b/packages/snapshots/src/reports/publication.test.ts
index a458e4a..befc6f6 100644
--- a/packages/snapshots/src/reports/publication.test.ts
+++ b/packages/snapshots/src/reports/publication.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import {
 	createReportStage,
 	readAccountPage,
+	readAccountTransaction,
 	readOverview,
 	readReportPublication
 } from '../index.js';
@@ -187,6 +188,8 @@ it('commits and closes a complete private database before making its directory v
 		unclassifiedEndingCash: []
 	});
 	expect(secondPage?.summary).toEqual(firstPage?.summary);
+	expect(await readAccountTransaction(publication, account.id, 52)).toEqual(transactions[51]);
+	expect(await readAccountTransaction(publication, account.id, 9999)).toBeNull();
 	expect(await fs.readdir(publication.directory)).toEqual(['reports.sqlite']);
 	expect(await fs.readlink(join(snapshots, 'current'))).toBe(
 		`.sets/${basename(publication.directory)}`
@@ -311,6 +314,7 @@ it('distinguishes empty-ready accounts from ambiguous access without requiring e
 					}
 				: null
 		);
+		expect(await readAccountTransaction(publication, account.id, 1)).toBeNull();
 	}
 });
 
@@ -676,6 +680,8 @@ it('closes read-only connections on success and on catalog or overview validatio
 	});
 	expect(page?.rows).toEqual(rows());
 	expect(connectionClosures.shift()).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+	expect(await readAccountTransaction(publication, account.id, 1)).toEqual(rows()[0]);
+	expect(connectionClosures.shift()).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
 	const mismatched = {
 		...publication,
 		accounts: [{ ...account, name: 'not the persisted account' }]
@@ -684,6 +690,17 @@ it('closes read-only connections on success and on catalog or overview validatio
 		readAccountPage(mismatched, account.id, { order: 'asc', offset: 0, limit: 50 })
 	).rejects.toSatisfy(safeError('Unable to read account transactions'));
 	expect(connectionClosures.shift()).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+	await expect(readAccountTransaction(mismatched, account.id, 1)).rejects.toSatisfy(
+		safeError('Unable to read account transactions')
+	);
+	expect(connectionClosures.shift()).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+	vi.spyOn(reports, 'readAccountActivityDetail').mockRejectedValueOnce(
+		new Error(`${publication.directory}: private decoding failure`)
+	);
+	await expect(readAccountTransaction(publication, account.id, 1)).rejects.toSatisfy(
+		safeError('Unable to read account transactions')
+	);
+	expect(connectionClosures.shift()).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
 	const overview = fixture();
 	const incomplete = {
 		...overview,
@@ -715,6 +732,18 @@ it('rejects unsafe and uncatalogued account IDs before opening financial data',
 	await expect(
 		readAccountPage(publication, '00000000', { order: 'asc', offset: 0, limit: 50 })
 	).rejects.toSatisfy(safeError('Unable to read account transactions'));
+	await expect(readAccountTransaction(publication, '../escape', 1)).rejects.toSatisfy(
+		safeError('Unable to read account transactions')
+	);
+	await expect(readAccountTransaction(publication, '00000000', 1)).rejects.toSatisfy(
+		safeError('Unable to read account transactions')
+	);
+	await expect(readAccountTransaction(publication, 'cash0001', 0)).rejects.toSatisfy(
+		safeError('Unable to read account transactions')
+	);
+	await expect(readAccountTransaction(publication, 'cash0001', 1)).rejects.toSatisfy(
+		safeError('Unable to read account transactions')
+	);
 	expect(reader).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 });
 
@@ -802,6 +831,9 @@ it('rejects a symlink in place of the selected completed directory', async () =>
 			limit: 50
 		})
 	).rejects.toSatisfy(safeError('Unable to read account transactions'));
+	await expect(
+		readAccountTransaction(publication, publication.accounts[0].id, 1)
+	).rejects.toSatisfy(safeError('Unable to read account transactions'));
 });
 
 it('requires a journal identity before replacing a publication', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/snapshots/src/reports/publication.ts b/packages/snapshots/src/reports/publication.ts
index ad8f22c..80ab645 100644
--- a/packages/snapshots/src/reports/publication.ts
+++ b/packages/snapshots/src/reports/publication.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 	isAccountId,
 	isAccountSummary,
 	readAccountActivityPage,
+	readAccountActivityDetail,
 	readReportData,
 	storedSummary,
 	summaryMatchesDate,
@@ -115,6 +116,20 @@ export async function readOverview(snapshotDirectory: string): Promise<OverviewD
 	return (await readReportPublication(snapshotDirectory))?.overview ?? null;
 }
 
+function isCompletedSetDirectory(directory: string): boolean {
+	return setPattern.test(basename(directory)) && basename(dirname(directory)) === '.sets';
+}
+
+async function openPublicationDatabase(publication: ReportPublication): Promise<ReportConnection> {
+	const directory = publication.directory;
+	if (!isCompletedSetDirectory(directory)) throw new Error('Invalid publication directory.');
+	await privateDirectory(dirname(directory));
+	await privateDirectory(directory);
+	const database = await openReadOnlyReportDatabase(join(directory, databaseName));
+	if (!database) throw new Error('Publication database is unavailable.');
+	return database;
+}
+
 export async function readAccountPage(
 	publication: ReportPublication,
 	id: string,
@@ -124,13 +139,7 @@ export async function readAccountPage(
 		if (!isAccountId(id)) throw new Error();
 		const account = publication.accounts.find((entry) => entry.id === id);
 		if (!account) throw new Error();
-		const directory = publication.directory;
-		if (!setPattern.test(basename(directory)) || basename(dirname(directory)) !== '.sets')
-			throw new Error();
-		await privateDirectory(dirname(directory));
-		await privateDirectory(directory);
-		const database = await openReadOnlyReportDatabase(join(directory, databaseName));
-		if (!database) throw new Error();
+		const database = await openPublicationDatabase(publication);
 		try {
 			return await readAccountActivityPage(database, account, options);
 		} finally {
@@ -141,6 +150,27 @@ export async function readAccountPage(
 	}
 }
 
+export async function readAccountTransaction(
+	publication: ReportPublication,
+	id: string,
+	nativeIndex: number
+): Promise<PreparedAccountRow | null> {
+	try {
+		if (!isAccountId(id) || !Number.isSafeInteger(nativeIndex) || nativeIndex <= 0)
+			throw new Error();
+		const account = publication.accounts.find((entry) => entry.id === id);
+		if (!account) throw new Error();
+		const database = await openPublicationDatabase(publication);
+		try {
+			return await readAccountActivityDetail(database, account, nativeIndex);
+		} finally {
+			await database.destroy();
+		}
+	} catch {
+		throw new Error('Unable to read account transactions');
+	}
+}
+
 // Inspection alias only. Reselect after replacing it so a delayed older execution
 // repairs its own regression if another set completed while it was updating.
 async function updateCurrent(snapshotDirectory: string): Promise<void> {