diff --git a/mcp-server/index.ts b/mcp-server/index.ts
index aa1d209..5198847 100644
--- a/mcp-server/index.ts
+++ b/mcp-server/index.ts
@@ -1391,15 +1391,11 @@ tr:hover{background:#111827}
           }
         }
 
-        // Intelligence: Log a search → selection as a learned pattern
-        if (url.pathname === "/intelligence/learn" && req.method === "POST") {
-          const b = await json();
-          const csv = `timestamp,operation,approach,result,context\n"${new Date().toISOString()}","search: ${(b.query||"").replace(/"/g,'""')}","${(b.filters||"").replace(/"/g,'""')}","selected: ${(b.worker_name||"").replace(/"/g,'""')} (${b.worker_id||""})","role=${b.worker_role||""} state=${b.worker_state||""} city=${b.worker_city||""}"`;
-          const form = new FormData();
-          form.append("file", new Blob([csv], { type: "text/csv" }), "playbook.csv");
-          await fetch(`${BASE}/ingest/file?name=successful_playbooks`, { method: "POST", body: form });
-          return ok({ learned: true, pattern: `"${b.query}" → ${b.worker_name}` });
-        }
+        // Removed 2026-04-20: /intelligence/learn was a legacy CSV writer
+        // that destructively re-wrote successful_playbooks. /log and
+        // /log_failure replace it cleanly via /vectors/playbook_memory/seed
+        // and /mark_failed. Keeping the endpoint would only mislead
+        // future callers — dead code rots.
 
         // Intelligence: Activity feed — what the system has learned
         if (url.pathname === "/intelligence/activity" && req.method === "POST") {
diff --git a/mcp-server/search.html b/mcp-server/search.html
index 9517d28..56e9e86 100644
--- a/mcp-server/search.html
+++ b/mcp-server/search.html
@@ -619,6 +619,39 @@ function showProfile(workerData){
     body.appendChild(srcBox);
   }
 
+  // Call history — recruiter-facing institutional memory from call_log.
+  // Queries for prior contact with this specific worker (by name
+  // cross-ref). Fails soft: if no rows, shows "no recent contact" which
+  // is itself a useful signal (or an honest tell about data sparsity).
+  addSection(body,'Recent Contact','Last phone outreach logged in call_log');
+  var callBox=document.createElement('div');
+  callBox.style.cssText='background:#0d1117;border-radius:8px;padding:14px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:12px;color:#8b949e;line-height:1.6';
+  callBox.textContent='Checking call log...';body.appendChild(callBox);
+  var nameLitC=(workerData.nm||'').replace(/'/g,"''");
+  var callSQL="SELECT cl.timestamp, cl.recruiter, cl.duration_seconds, cl.disposition "
+    +"FROM call_log cl JOIN candidates c ON c.candidate_id = cl.candidate_id "
+    +"WHERE CONCAT(c.first_name, ' ', c.last_name) = '"+nameLitC+"' "
+    +"ORDER BY cl.timestamp DESC LIMIT 3";
+  api('/sql',{sql:callSQL}).then(function(r){
+    callBox.textContent='';
+    var rows=(r&&r.rows)||[];
+    if(rows.length===0){
+      callBox.textContent='No recent call logged for '+(workerData.nm||'this worker')+'. Data note: call_log cross-references candidate IDs that may not align with workers_500k — real ATS integration required for full coverage.';
+      callBox.style.color='#484f58';return;
+    }
+    rows.forEach(function(c){
+      var row=document.createElement('div');row.style.cssText='padding:6px 10px;background:#161b22;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:4px;border-left:2px solid #58a6ff;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px';
+      var left=document.createElement('div');
+      var ts=(c.timestamp||'').substring(0,10);
+      var dur=Math.round((c.duration_seconds||0)/60);
+      var l1=document.createElement('div');l1.style.cssText='color:#e6edf3;font-weight:500;font-size:12px';
+      l1.textContent=ts+(c.recruiter?' · by '+c.recruiter:'');left.appendChild(l1);
+      var l2=document.createElement('div');l2.style.cssText='color:#8b949e;font-size:10px';
+      l2.textContent=(c.disposition||'?').replace(/_/g,' ')+(dur?' · '+dur+' min':'');left.appendChild(l2);
+      row.appendChild(left);callBox.appendChild(row);
+    });
+  }).catch(function(){callBox.textContent='(call log unavailable)';callBox.style.color='#484f58'});
+
   // Past playbook history — Phase 19 institutional memory surfaced on
   // the worker's own profile. Shows every past fill this worker was
   // endorsed in (from successful_playbooks_live), so the recruiter can
@@ -700,14 +733,35 @@ function addWorkerInsight(parent,name,detail,why,idx,highlight){
   var info=document.createElement('div');info.className='info';
   var nm=document.createElement('div');nm.className='nm';nm.textContent=name;
   // Phase 19: when a past playbook endorsed this worker, show a green chip
-  // next to the name. Hover reveals the citation IDs.
+  // next to the name. Hover reveals a NARRATIVE of past endorsements
+  // derived from successful_playbooks_live — "filled X in Y on date" —
+  // rather than opaque pb-seed-xxx ids. Recruiters need stories, not
+  // citation keys. Lazy-loaded per card on first render.
   if(boostInfo && boostInfo.boost > 0){
     var chip=document.createElement('span');
-    chip.style.cssText='display:inline-block;margin-left:8px;padding:2px 7px;border-radius:9px;font-size:10px;font-weight:600;background:#0d2818;border:1px solid #2ea043;color:#3fb950;vertical-align:middle';
+    chip.style.cssText='display:inline-block;margin-left:8px;padding:2px 7px;border-radius:9px;font-size:10px;font-weight:600;background:#0d2818;border:1px solid #2ea043;color:#3fb950;vertical-align:middle;cursor:help';
     var n=(boostInfo.citations && boostInfo.citations.length) || 0;
     chip.textContent='Endorsed · '+n+' playbook'+(n!==1?'s':'');
-    chip.title='Boosted by past playbooks: '+(boostInfo.citations||[]).join(', ');
+    chip.title='Loading past playbooks for '+name+'...';
     nm.appendChild(chip);
+    // Fetch narrative for this worker lazily
+    var safeName = (name||'').replace(/'/g,"''");
+    var narrativeSQL = "SELECT operation, result, timestamp FROM successful_playbooks_live "
+      + "WHERE result LIKE '%"+safeName+"%' ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 5";
+    api('/sql',{sql:narrativeSQL}).then(function(r){
+      var rows=(r&&r.rows)||[];
+      if(rows.length===0){
+        chip.title=name+' — endorsed in '+n+' playbook'+(n!==1?'s':'')+' (narrative unavailable — may have been seeded without SQL persistence)';
+        return;
+      }
+      var stories=rows.map(function(pb){
+        var d=(pb.timestamp||'').substring(0,10);
+        return '• '+(pb.operation||'?').replace(/^fill:\s*/,'')+' ('+d+')';
+      });
+      chip.title=name+' — past endorsements:\n'+stories.join('\n');
+    }).catch(function(){
+      chip.title=name+' — endorsed in '+n+' playbook'+(n!==1?'s':'');
+    });
   }
   var dt=document.createElement('div');dt.className='detail';dt.textContent=detail;
   info.appendChild(nm);info.appendChild(dt);
@@ -770,16 +824,31 @@ function doSearch(){
     var h=document.createElement('div');h.style.cssText='color:#8b949e;font-size:12px;margin-bottom:10px';
     h.textContent=(d.sql_matches?d.sql_matches.toLocaleString()+' workers matched — ':'')+'showing best results ('+(d.duration_ms||0)+'ms)';
     out.appendChild(h);
-    // Meta-index signal — what past similar fills had in common. Only
-    // renders when memory had at least one relevant playbook.
-    if(d.discovered_pattern && d.pattern_playbooks_matched > 0){
+    // Meta-index signal — ALWAYS render when the system has any memory,
+    // even if no trait crossed threshold. Silence here would have
+    // recruiters assume "no signal" when the reality is "threshold
+    // filtered it out" or "memory is sparse for this geo." Trust
+    // depends on the system being honest about what it doesn't know.
+    if(d.pattern_playbooks_matched > 0 || d.discovered_pattern){
       var mem=document.createElement('div');
       mem.style.cssText='background:#0d2818;border:1px solid #2ea04360;border-radius:6px;padding:8px 12px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:11px;color:#86efac;line-height:1.5';
       var label=document.createElement('span');label.style.cssText='color:#3fb950;font-weight:600;margin-right:6px';
-      label.textContent='MEMORY ('+d.pattern_playbooks_matched+' playbooks):';
+      label.textContent='MEMORY ('+(d.pattern_playbooks_matched||0)+' playbook'+(d.pattern_playbooks_matched===1?'':'s')+'):';
       mem.appendChild(label);
-      mem.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' '+d.discovered_pattern));
+      var pattern = d.discovered_pattern || '';
+      if(!pattern || pattern.indexOf('No similar')>=0 || pattern.indexOf('0 workers')>=0){
+        mem.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' memory is sparse for this role+geo — no trait crossed threshold. Will accumulate as fills land.'));
+        mem.style.color='#6ca885';
+      } else {
+        mem.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' '+pattern));
+      }
       out.appendChild(mem);
+    } else {
+      // Zero playbooks matched — be explicit
+      var mem0=document.createElement('div');
+      mem0.style.cssText='background:#161b22;border:1px solid #21262d;border-radius:6px;padding:6px 12px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:11px;color:#6e7681';
+      mem0.textContent='MEMORY: no similar past playbooks yet — first fill of this kind will seed it.';
+      out.appendChild(mem0);
     }
     // Render results based on type
     var workers=d.sql_results||[];