diff --git a/src/app/[lang]/search-button.tsx b/src/app/[lang]/search-button.tsx
index ece6f665..48697260 100644
--- a/src/app/[lang]/search-button.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[lang]/search-button.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ export function SearchButton({ label }: { label: string }) {
     return (
         <button
             type="button"
-            aria-label={label}
             data-command-palette-trigger
             className="group relative inline-flex min-h-12 w-full max-w-xl items-center gap-3 overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-border/70 bg-card/80 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground shadow-xl shadow-black/10 backdrop-blur-md transition-[transform,border-color,background-color,color,box-shadow] duration-300 hover:-translate-y-0.5 hover:border-primary/45 hover:bg-card hover:text-foreground hover:shadow-2xl hover:shadow-cyan-500/10 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary/45 dark:shadow-black/35"
         >
diff --git a/src/app/[lang]/trust-center/page.tsx b/src/app/[lang]/trust-center/page.tsx
index 2e73dc49..cc1f5ac1 100644
--- a/src/app/[lang]/trust-center/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/[lang]/trust-center/page.tsx
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ function TrustPill({
     icon,
     title,
     description,
+    titleAs = "h3",
 }: {
     icon: React.ReactNode
     title: string
     description: string
+    titleAs?: "h2" | "h3"
 }) {
+    const Title = titleAs
+
     return (
         <article className="rounded-lg border border-border/70 bg-background/55 p-4">
             <div className="flex gap-3">
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ function TrustPill({
                     {icon}
                 </span>
                 <div>
-                    <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold">{title}</h3>
+                    <Title className="text-sm font-semibold">{title}</Title>
                     <p className="mt-1.5 text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">{description}</p>
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -201,16 +205,19 @@ export default async function TrustCenterPage({
                     icon={<ShieldCheck className="h-5 w-5" />}
                     title={p.trust_center_summary_local_title}
                     description={p.trust_center_summary_local_desc}
+                    titleAs="h2"
                 />
                 <TrustPill
                     icon={<Network className="h-5 w-5" />}
                     title={p.trust_center_summary_network_title}
                     description={p.trust_center_summary_network_desc}
+                    titleAs="h2"
                 />
                 <TrustPill
                     icon={<LockKeyhole className="h-5 w-5" />}
                     title={p.trust_center_summary_security_title}
                     description={p.trust_center_summary_security_desc}
+                    titleAs="h2"
                 />
             </section>
 
diff --git a/src/components/layout/footer-content.tsx b/src/components/layout/footer-content.tsx
index ee5f4eb2..bb81cb1f 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/footer-content.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/footer-content.tsx
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ export function FooterContent({
                     </div>
 
                     <nav className="md:col-span-4" aria-label={navigationLabel}>
-                        <h4 className="mb-3 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-muted-foreground">
+                        <p className="mb-3 text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.16em] text-muted-foreground">
                             {navigationLabel}
-                        </h4>
+                        </p>
                         <ul className="space-y-1">
                             {pageLinks.map((page) => (
                                 <li key={page.key}>
diff --git a/src/features/tool-discovery/all-tools-discovery.tsx b/src/features/tool-discovery/all-tools-discovery.tsx
index 52049c5f..91951a17 100644
--- a/src/features/tool-discovery/all-tools-discovery.tsx
+++ b/src/features/tool-discovery/all-tools-discovery.tsx
@@ -1130,7 +1130,6 @@ export function AllToolsDiscovery({
                                         <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
                                             <Link
                                                 href={`/${locale}/${tool.slug}`}
-                                                aria-label={tool.title}
                                                 className="min-w-0 flex-1 rounded-md focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary/45"
                                             >
                                                 <ToolCardBadges capabilityLabels={capabilityLabels} tool={tool} />
diff --git a/src/features/tool-shell/tool-action-bar.tsx b/src/features/tool-shell/tool-action-bar.tsx
index 7db843c5..674f3463 100644
--- a/src/features/tool-shell/tool-action-bar.tsx
+++ b/src/features/tool-shell/tool-action-bar.tsx
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export function ToolActionBar({
                         ? "pending"
                         : lastActionStatus[action.id] || "idle"
                 const variantClass = isDestructive
-                    ? "border border-destructive/35 bg-background text-destructive shadow-xs hover:bg-destructive/10 dark:bg-input/30"
+                    ? "border border-destructive/35 bg-background text-destructive shadow-xs hover:bg-destructive/10 dark:border-red-400/45 dark:bg-red-950/25 dark:text-red-200 dark:hover:bg-red-950/45"
                     : ACTION_VARIANT_CLASS[action.variant ?? "outline"]
 
                 if (action.href) {
diff --git a/tests/component/all-tools-discovery.test.tsx b/tests/component/all-tools-discovery.test.tsx
index 2bcd6ab4..803736e5 100644
--- a/tests/component/all-tools-discovery.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/component/all-tools-discovery.test.tsx
@@ -318,7 +318,10 @@ describe("AllToolsDiscovery", () => {
     it("keeps tool cards compact with only key badges", () => {
         renderDiscovery()
 
-        const card = screen.getByRole("link", { name: "JSON Formatter" })
+        const card = screen.getAllByRole("link", { name: /JSON Formatter/ })
+            .find((link) => link.getAttribute("href") === "/en/json-formatter")
+
+        if (!card) throw new Error("JSON Formatter card link was not found")
         expect(card.closest("article")).toContainElement(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Add to favorites: JSON Formatter" }))
         const badges = within(card).getAllByText(/Data formats|Browser-local|File input|Offline capable|Pipeline ready/)
         expect(badges.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(3)
diff --git a/tests/guards/lighthouse-a11y-followups.test.ts b/tests/guards/lighthouse-a11y-followups.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1466680f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/guards/lighthouse-a11y-followups.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import fs from "node:fs"
+import path from "node:path"
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest"
+
+const ROOT = process.cwd()
+
+function read(relativePath: string) {
+    return fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, relativePath), "utf8")
+}
+
+describe("Lighthouse accessibility follow-ups", () => {
+    it("keeps visible command and tool-card labels aligned with accessible names", () => {
+        const homeSearchButton = read("src/app/[lang]/search-button.tsx")
+        const allToolsDiscovery = read("src/features/tool-discovery/all-tools-discovery.tsx")
+
+        expect(homeSearchButton).toContain("data-command-palette-trigger")
+        expect(homeSearchButton).not.toContain("aria-label={label}")
+        expect(allToolsDiscovery).toContain("<ToolCardBadges capabilityLabels={capabilityLabels} tool={tool} />")
+        expect(allToolsDiscovery).not.toContain("aria-label={tool.title}")
+    })
+
+    it("keeps non-section labels out of heading order and preserves Trust Center heading sequence", () => {
+        const footer = read("src/components/layout/footer-content.tsx")
+        const trustCenter = read("src/app/[lang]/trust-center/page.tsx")
+
+        expect(footer).toContain("<nav className=\"md:col-span-4\" aria-label={navigationLabel}>")
+        expect(footer).not.toContain("<h4 className=\"mb-3")
+        expect(trustCenter).toContain('titleAs="h2"')
+        expect(trustCenter).toContain('titleAs?: "h2" | "h3"')
+    })
+
+    it("keeps destructive tool actions contrast-safe in dark mode", () => {
+        const actionBar = read("src/features/tool-shell/tool-action-bar.tsx")
+
+        expect(actionBar).toContain("dark:text-red-200")
+        expect(actionBar).toContain("dark:bg-red-950/25")
+        expect(actionBar).not.toContain("bg-background text-destructive shadow-xs hover:bg-destructive/10 dark:bg-input/30")
+    })
+})