diff --git a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/EditorV2.tsx b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/EditorV2.tsx
index 4d1f9ce63..c9a3f2a59 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/EditorV2.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/EditorV2.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ import { useSelectionWindowSync } from "./hooks/useSelectionWindowSync";
 import { useSpecLifecycle } from "./hooks/useSpecLifecycle";
 import { useTipOfTheDayWindow } from "./hooks/useTipOfTheDayWindow";
 import { useUndoRedoKeyboard } from "./hooks/useUndoRedoKeyboard";
+import { reconcileModeStore } from "./lineage/reconcileModeStore";
+import { ReconcileNavigationGuard } from "./lineage/ReconcileNavigationGuard";
 import { ReconcileOverviewHost } from "./lineage/ReconcileOverviewHost";
 import { useReconcileFromUrl } from "./lineage/useReconcileFromUrl";
 import { editorRegistry } from "./nodes";
@@ -131,6 +133,12 @@ const PipelineEditor = withSuspenseWrapper(
   PipelineEditorSkeleton,
 );
 
+/** Hides the editor menu bar (and its navigation escape hatches) while in
+ * reconcile mode, leaving the canvas and reconcile banner. */
+const EditorTopBar = observer(function EditorTopBar() {
+  return reconcileModeStore.active ? null : <EditorMenuBar />;
+});
+
 function EditorV2Content({ pipelineRef }: { pipelineRef: PipelineRef | null }) {
   const { navigation } = useSharedStores();
 
@@ -143,7 +151,8 @@ function EditorV2Content({ pipelineRef }: { pipelineRef: PipelineRef | null }) {
   return (
     <ComponentLibraryProvider>
       <ReactFlowProvider>
-        <EditorMenuBar />
+        <EditorTopBar />
+        <ReconcileNavigationGuard />
         <ForcedSearchProvider>
           {pipelineRef ? (
             <DriverPermissionGate pipelineRef={pipelineRef}>
diff --git a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/lineage/ReconcileNavigationGuard.tsx b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/lineage/ReconcileNavigationGuard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc3c4630c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/lineage/ReconcileNavigationGuard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { useBlocker } from "@tanstack/react-router";
+
+import {
+  AlertDialog,
+  AlertDialogAction,
+  AlertDialogCancel,
+  AlertDialogContent,
+  AlertDialogDescription,
+  AlertDialogFooter,
+  AlertDialogHeader,
+  AlertDialogTitle,
+} from "@/components/ui/alert-dialog";
+
+import { reconcileModeStore } from "./reconcileModeStore";
+
+/**
+ * Guards against accidentally leaving reconcile mode. While reconciling, any
+ * navigation that doesn't stay within the active session (the return-to overview
+ * or another reconcile target) is intercepted with a Tangle-styled prompt;
+ * `enableBeforeUnload` additionally covers refresh / tab close (browser-native).
+ */
+export function ReconcileNavigationGuard() {
+  const blocker = useBlocker({
+    shouldBlockFn: ({ next }) => {
+      const session = reconcileModeStore.session;
+      if (!session) return false;
+      const search = (next.search ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
+      const staysInFlow =
+        search.reconcile === session.sessionId ||
+        search.reconcileOverview === session.sessionId;
+      return !staysInFlow;
+    },
+    enableBeforeUnload: () => reconcileModeStore.active,
+    withResolver: true,
+  });
+
+  if (blocker.status !== "blocked") return null;
+
+  return (
+    <AlertDialog open>
+      <AlertDialogContent>
+        <AlertDialogHeader>
+          <AlertDialogTitle>Leave reconcile?</AlertDialogTitle>
+          <AlertDialogDescription>
+            You’re about to leave to {blocker.next.pathname}. Staged, unsaved
+            changes in this pipeline will be discarded.
+          </AlertDialogDescription>
+        </AlertDialogHeader>
+        <AlertDialogFooter>
+          <AlertDialogCancel onClick={() => blocker.reset()}>
+            Return to reconcile
+          </AlertDialogCancel>
+          <AlertDialogAction
+            onClick={() => {
+              reconcileModeStore.exit();
+              blocker.proceed();
+            }}
+          >
+            Continue anyway
+          </AlertDialogAction>
+        </AlertDialogFooter>
+      </AlertDialogContent>
+    </AlertDialog>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/lineage/useReconcileFromUrl.ts b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/lineage/useReconcileFromUrl.ts
index ce91fb834..9d05d8f1c 100644
--- a/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/lineage/useReconcileFromUrl.ts
+++ b/src/routes/v2/pages/Editor/lineage/useReconcileFromUrl.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { useSearch } from "@tanstack/react-router";
 import { useEffect } from "react";
 
+import { focusModeStore } from "@/routes/v2/shared/hooks/useFocusMode";
+
 import { reconcileModeStore } from "./reconcileModeStore";
 import {
   getReconcileSession,
@@ -25,16 +27,18 @@ export function useReconcileFromUrl(): void {
   }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!sessionId) {
-      reconcileModeStore.exit();
-      return;
-    }
-    const session = getReconcileSession(sessionId);
+    const session = sessionId ? getReconcileSession(sessionId) : undefined;
     if (session) {
       reconcileModeStore.enter(session);
+      // Reuse focus mode to hide dock panels while reconciling (shared store —
+      // keeps the architecture's pages → shared dependency direction).
+      focusModeStore.setActive(true);
     } else {
       reconcileModeStore.exit();
     }
-    return () => reconcileModeStore.exit();
+    return () => {
+      reconcileModeStore.exit();
+      focusModeStore.setActive(false);
+    };
   }, [sessionId]);
 }