diff --git a/vue/src/components/AppNav.vue b/vue/src/components/AppNav.vue
index ab1dec3..2348f6b 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/AppNav.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/AppNav.vue
@@ -1,21 +1,86 @@
 <script setup>
-import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
 import { RouterLink, useRouter, useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 import { useFeeds, logout as logoutSession } from '@/composables/useFeeds'
 import Modal from './modal/AddUrl.vue'
 
 const router = useRouter()
 const route = useRoute()
-const { sync, showModal, viewMode, toggleViewMode, layout, toggleLayout, markAllRead, feeds } = useFeeds()
+const { sync, showModal, viewMode, toggleViewMode, layout, toggleLayout, markAllRead, feeds, lastProgrammaticScroll } = useFeeds()
 
 const headerRef = ref(null)
 
+// Scroll-driven show/hide: the header slides out of view on scroll-down and
+// back in on scroll-up. This is show/hide via `transform` (not the old
+// resize behaviour) — the header is position:fixed, so translating it never
+// reflows content, and the app's programmatic scrolls resolve to sensible
+// states: scrollTo(0, 0) lands near the top → shown; the list-view
+// read-correction scrollBy moves only a few px → stays under the threshold.
+const hidden = ref(false)
+const REVEAL_THRESHOLD = 12 // px of accumulated travel before toggling
+// When the feed list mutates itself (read-correction scrollBy + array-splice
+// scroll anchoring) the page jumps *upward* without user intent. For this long
+// after such a jump we gate only the reveal direction, so the jump can't pop
+// the header back into view mid-read. Hiding stays allowed the whole time
+// (the jump never scrolls down), so scrolling down still hides normally even
+// while articles are being marked read. See lastProgrammaticScroll in useFeeds.
+const PROGRAMMATIC_SUPPRESS_MS = 300
+let lastY = 0
+let accumulated = 0
+
+function onScroll() {
+  const y = Math.max(0, window.scrollY)
+  const headerH = headerRef.value?.offsetHeight ?? 0
+
+  // Always reveal near the very top, and keep it visible while the menu is
+  // open (the dropdown is anchored to the header, so hiding it would slide the
+  // open menu off-screen).
+  if (y <= headerH || menuOpen.value) {
+    hidden.value = false
+    accumulated = 0
+    lastY = y
+    return
+  }
+
+  const delta = y - lastY
+  lastY = y
+  // Reset the accumulator whenever direction flips, so the threshold is
+  // measured from the last turning point (not from page load).
+  if ((delta > 0) !== (accumulated > 0)) accumulated = 0
+  accumulated += delta
+
+  // Hiding (scroll-down) is always allowed. Revealing (scroll-up) is gated for
+  // a short window after a programmatic list update, whose induced jump is
+  // upward and would otherwise pop the header back into view mid-read. A
+  // genuine scroll-up reveals once the window has elapsed.
+  const afterProgrammatic = performance.now() - lastProgrammaticScroll.value < PROGRAMMATIC_SUPPRESS_MS
+  if (accumulated > REVEAL_THRESHOLD) hidden.value = true // scrolling down
+  else if (accumulated < -REVEAL_THRESHOLD && !afterProgrammatic) hidden.value = false // scrolling up
+}
+
+let ticking = false
+function onScrollRaf() {
+  if (ticking) return
+  ticking = true
+  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+    onScroll()
+    ticking = false
+  })
+}
+
 onMounted(() => {
   // Drives #app's padding-top / RssFeeds' scroll-margin-top so content below
   // the fixed header isn't hidden behind it at scroll position 0. The header is
   // a fixed size, so this is measured once on mount and never changes.
   const h = headerRef.value?.getBoundingClientRect().height ?? 0
   document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--app-nav-height', `${h}px`)
+
+  lastY = Math.max(0, window.scrollY)
+  window.addEventListener('scroll', onScrollRaf, { passive: true })
+})
+
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  window.removeEventListener('scroll', onScrollRaf)
 })
 
 const onFeedsPage = computed(() => route.path === '/feeds')
@@ -65,7 +130,7 @@ function handleToggleLayout() {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <header ref="headerRef" class="app-nav">
+  <header ref="headerRef" class="app-nav" :class="{ 'app-nav--hidden': hidden }">
     <div class="app-nav__wrapper">
       <span class="app-nav__title">RSS Reader<span v-if="unreadCount" class="app-nav__unread"> ({{ unreadCount }})</span></span>
       <button
@@ -127,6 +192,12 @@ function handleToggleLayout() {
   z-index: 20;
   background: var(--color-background);
   box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+  transition: transform 0.25s ease;
+  will-change: transform;
+}
+
+.app-nav--hidden {
+  transform: translateY(-100%);
 }
 
 .app-nav__wrapper {
diff --git a/vue/src/components/__tests__/AppNav.spec.js b/vue/src/components/__tests__/AppNav.spec.js
index 66f4437..1d98028 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/__tests__/AppNav.spec.js
+++ b/vue/src/components/__tests__/AppNav.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest'
 import { mount, flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { nextTick } from 'vue'
 import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from 'vue-router'
 import axios from 'axios'
 import AppNav from '../AppNav.vue'
@@ -210,6 +211,109 @@ describe('AppNav', () => {
     expect(wrapper.find('.app-nav__unread').exists()).toBe(false)
   })
 
+  describe('scroll-driven show/hide', () => {
+    // The scroll handler is rAF-throttled; run rAF synchronously so a single
+    // dispatched scroll event resolves before we assert. Per the CLAUDE.md
+    // Vitest gotcha, avoid bare fake timers here — they'd clobber this stub.
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      // Reset scroll position so each mount's lastY baseline starts at 0.
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'scrollY', { value: 0, configurable: true, writable: true })
+      vi.stubGlobal('requestAnimationFrame', (cb) => { cb(); return 0 })
+      // offsetHeight is 0 in jsdom; give the header a real height so the
+      // "near the top" guard (scrollY <= headerH) has something to compare to.
+      vi.spyOn(HTMLElement.prototype, 'offsetHeight', 'get').mockReturnValue(50)
+    })
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+      vi.restoreAllMocks()
+    })
+
+    function scrollTo(y) {
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'scrollY', { value: y, configurable: true, writable: true })
+      window.dispatchEvent(new Event('scroll'))
+    }
+
+    it('hides the header when scrolling down past the threshold', async () => {
+      const wrapper = mountNav()
+      scrollTo(200)
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(wrapper.find('header').classes()).toContain('app-nav--hidden')
+    })
+
+    it('reveals the header again when scrolling back up past the threshold', async () => {
+      const wrapper = mountNav()
+      scrollTo(200)
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(wrapper.find('header').classes()).toContain('app-nav--hidden')
+
+      scrollTo(150)
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(wrapper.find('header').classes()).not.toContain('app-nav--hidden')
+    })
+
+    it('always shows the header near the top of the page', async () => {
+      const wrapper = mountNav()
+      scrollTo(400)
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(wrapper.find('header').classes()).toContain('app-nav--hidden')
+
+      // Back within the header's own height of the top → always revealed.
+      scrollTo(10)
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(wrapper.find('header').classes()).not.toContain('app-nav--hidden')
+    })
+
+    it('does not let a programmatic upward jump reveal the header mid-read', async () => {
+      const { markProgrammaticScroll } = useFeeds()
+      const nowSpy = vi.spyOn(performance, 'now').mockReturnValue(1000)
+      const wrapper = mountNav()
+
+      // Hide it first via a normal scroll-down (no programmatic flag active).
+      scrollTo(400)
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(wrapper.find('header').classes()).toContain('app-nav--hidden')
+
+      // A read-correction flags a programmatic scroll, then the page jumps
+      // upward. Within the window that upward jump must NOT reveal the header.
+      markProgrammaticScroll() // records lastProgrammaticScroll = 1000
+      nowSpy.mockReturnValue(1100) // 100ms later — inside the 300ms window
+      scrollTo(200)
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(wrapper.find('header').classes()).toContain('app-nav--hidden')
+
+      // Still allows hiding on scroll-down even while the flag is active.
+      scrollTo(500)
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(wrapper.find('header').classes()).toContain('app-nav--hidden')
+
+      // Once the window elapses, a genuine scroll-up reveals it again.
+      nowSpy.mockReturnValue(1500) // 500ms after the flag — outside the window
+      scrollTo(450)
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(wrapper.find('header').classes()).not.toContain('app-nav--hidden')
+    })
+
+    it('does not toggle on sub-threshold jitter', async () => {
+      const wrapper = mountNav()
+      // Start well below the top so the "near the top" guard doesn't apply.
+      scrollTo(300)
+      await nextTick()
+      // Reveal first so we're testing that small moves don't hide it.
+      scrollTo(260)
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(wrapper.find('header').classes()).not.toContain('app-nav--hidden')
+
+      scrollTo(268) // +8px, under the 12px threshold
+      await nextTick()
+
+      expect(wrapper.find('header').classes()).not.toContain('app-nav--hidden')
+    })
+  })
+
   it('does not mark articles as read when the confirmation is dismissed', async () => {
     const { feeds } = useFeeds()
     feeds.value = [
diff --git a/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js b/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
index 5ecf050..256a06f 100644
--- a/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
+++ b/vue/src/composables/useFeeds.js
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ const layout = ref(localStorage.getItem('layout') || 'list') // 'list' | 'cards'
 let observer; // Declare observer outside the setup function
 let initialLoad = false
 
+// Timestamp (performance.now()) of the most recent programmatic scroll / list
+// mutation that moves the page without user intent — currently the list-view
+// read-correction below. AppNav's auto-hide handler resyncs its scroll baseline
+// (instead of treating the induced jump as a user scroll) for a short window
+// after this, so removing read articles can't pop the header in/out mid-read.
+const lastProgrammaticScroll = ref(0)
+function markProgrammaticScroll() {
+  lastProgrammaticScroll.value = performance.now()
+}
+
 export function authHeaders() {
   return {
     headers: {
@@ -247,6 +257,9 @@ function handleIntersection(entries, topbarHeight = 0) {
     observer = null
   }
 
+  // Both the array splice (via scroll anchoring) and the scrollBy correction
+  // below move the page — flag it so AppNav's header auto-hide ignores the jump.
+  markProgrammaticScroll()
   const readIds = new Set(readFeeds.map(feed => feed.id))
   feeds.value = feeds.value.filter(feed => !readIds.has(feed.id))
 
@@ -265,6 +278,7 @@ function handleIntersection(entries, topbarHeight = 0) {
     if (first) {
       const top = first.getBoundingClientRect().top
       if (top < topbarHeight) {
+        markProgrammaticScroll()
         window.scrollBy(0, top - topbarHeight)
       }
     }
@@ -389,5 +403,7 @@ export function useFeeds() {
     disconnectObserver,
     setInitialLoad,
     handleIntersection,
+    lastProgrammaticScroll,
+    markProgrammaticScroll,
   }
 }
diff --git a/vue/src/router/index.js b/vue/src/router/index.js
index 8e0aefd..47e9f7e 100644
--- a/vue/src/router/index.js
+++ b/vue/src/router/index.js
@@ -31,23 +31,13 @@ const router = createRouter({
 
   ]
 })
-router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
-  if (to.meta.requiresAuth) {
-    let isAuthenticated = false;
-    if (localStorage.getItem("user-token") != null){
-      isAuthenticated = true;
-    }
-
-    if (!isAuthenticated) {
-      // Redirect to the login page
-      next('/login');
-    } else {
-      // Proceed to the protected route
-      next();
-    }
-  } else {
-    // For routes that don't require authentication, proceed without checking
-    next();
+router.beforeEach((to) => {
+  const isAuthenticated = localStorage.getItem("user-token") != null;
+  // Redirect unauthenticated users hitting a protected route to login;
+  // returning a value (instead of the deprecated next() callback) is the
+  // modern vue-router guard API. Returning nothing lets navigation proceed.
+  if (to.meta.requiresAuth && !isAuthenticated) {
+    return '/login';
   }
 });
 export default router