diff --git a/CHANGELOG.d/2.3.0-focus-ask-after-priya-related.md b/CHANGELOG.d/2.3.0-focus-ask-after-priya-related.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf2c4f350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.d/2.3.0-focus-ask-after-priya-related.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# 2.3.0 Focus Ask after Priya related
+
+Open Public post from the landed Demo Corp members and the Ask heading
+takes focus after Priya Nair related nodes are current. Home list
+opens do not.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c9406593..d5268ae32 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ All notable changes to this project are documented here. Format follows
 [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/); versioning follows
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.3.0] - 2026-08-17
+
+### Added
+
+- Opening Public post from the landed Demo Corp members now focuses
+  the Ask heading after Priya Nair related nodes are current. Home
+  list opens do not steal that focus. No TEPP theta is invented. No
+  cutoff body is invented (ADR 0016).
+
 ## [2.2.0] - 2026-08-17
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index c60b3e502..c69ccd443 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.2.0",
+  "version": "2.3.0",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.test.tsx b/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
index 10c16e9e9..b5fb24455 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -1483,6 +1483,7 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
     expect(screen.getAllByLabelText("A-100 lineage").length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
     expect(screen.getAllByLabelText("Open post: Pricing renegotiation follow-up").length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
     expect(document.getElementById("post-event-lineage")).not.toHaveFocus();
+    expect(document.getElementById("post-ask")).not.toHaveFocus();
     expect(
       screen.queryByRole("status", { name: "Event Lineage next action" }),
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -2308,7 +2309,6 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
       expect(
         screen.getAllByRole("heading", { name: "Event Lineage" }).length,
       ).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
-      expect(document.getElementById("post-event-lineage")).toHaveFocus();
       const popup = document.querySelector(".popup-panel");
       expect(popup).not.toBeNull();
       const currentNode = within(popup as HTMLElement).getByLabelText("Open post: Public post");
@@ -2379,6 +2379,7 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
       expect(askNext.compareDocumentPosition(affiliate) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING).not.toBe(
         0,
       );
+      await waitFor(() => expect(document.getElementById("post-ask")).toHaveFocus());
     } finally {
       HTMLElement.prototype.scrollIntoView = originalScrollIntoView;
     }
@@ -2642,7 +2643,6 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("Constructive stance: 2")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getAllByText(/Ada West/).length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     expect(screen.getAllByLabelText("A-100 lineage").length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
-    expect(document.getElementById("post-event-lineage")).toHaveFocus();
     expect(screen.getByRole("status", { name: "Event Lineage next action" })).toHaveTextContent(
       "Public post is current in Event Lineage. Read Keyman and evaluation next.",
     );
@@ -2657,6 +2657,7 @@ describe("App, authenticated", () => {
     expect(await screen.findByRole("status", { name: "Ask next action" })).toHaveTextContent(
       "Related nodes for Priya Nair are current. Ask about this lineage next.",
     );
+    await waitFor(() => expect(document.getElementById("post-ask")).toHaveFocus());
   });
 
   it("lets post_admin rebuild the period report", async () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 0c32b3ef5..f2bc19098 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -684,6 +684,15 @@ function KeymanPanel({
     };
   }, [accessToken, landFirstRelated, related]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!landFirstRelated || !landedRelatedName || landedRelated === null) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const heading = document.getElementById("post-ask");
+    heading?.focus();
+    heading?.scrollIntoView?.({ block: "nearest" });
+  }, [landFirstRelated, landedRelatedName, landedRelated]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!focusPerson) return;
     const requestId = ++relatedRequest.current;
diff --git a/lineageweave/__init__.py b/lineageweave/__init__.py
index d6f62810d..7cc0d8636 100644
--- a/lineageweave/__init__.py
+++ b/lineageweave/__init__.py
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@
     "sentence_excerpts",
 ]
 
-__version__ = "2.2.0"
+__version__ = "2.3.0"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 07ad08f65..4ae85b35a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "lineageweave"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 description = "Reconstructs git-branch-style lineage DAGs from scattered short records using multi-channel score fusion and LLM adjudication."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "MIT" }
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index c75f5984b..517e10894 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lineageweave"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "certifi" },