diff --git a/client/scenes/main.tscn b/client/scenes/main.tscn
index 5362fca82..30c3381b7 100644
--- a/client/scenes/main.tscn
+++ b/client/scenes/main.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=24 format=3 uid="uid://bswrmh7w8dbgm"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=26 format=3 uid="uid://bswrmh7w8dbgm"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/main.gd" id="1_main"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/rendering/world_renderer.gd" id="2_world"]
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://ui/settings_dialog.tscn" id="21_settings"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://scripts/ui/debug_overlay.gd" id="22_debug"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://ui/time_display.tscn" id="23_tdisplay"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://ui/examine_display.tscn" id="24_examine"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" path="res://ui/journal_panel.tscn" id="25_journal"]
 
 [node name="Game" type="Node2D"]
 script = ExtResource("1_main")
@@ -134,6 +136,15 @@ layer = 10
 ; D-061: Dialogue box — bottom screen, max 20% height, diegetic insert UI
 [node name="DialogueBox" parent="InsertOverlay" instance=ExtResource("15_dialogue")]
 
+; #151: Minimap — diegetic insert overlay, top-right, 160px circle (D-013, D-049 z-layer 6)
+[node name="Minimap" parent="InsertOverlay" instance=ExtResource("7_minimap")]
+
+; #174: Examine result — non-interactive observe text overlay, auto-dismisses 5s (D-061 adjacent)
+[node name="ExamineDisplay" parent="InsertOverlay" instance=ExtResource("24_examine")]
+
+; #264: Journal panel — knowledge graph review, toggle J key, read-only (D-041)
+[node name="JournalPanel" parent="InsertOverlay" instance=ExtResource("25_journal")]
+
 ; --- UI layer (CanvasLayer 20) ---
 ; HUD, monologue, cursor — always visible, not affected by fog or camera.
 [node name="UILayer" type="CanvasLayer" parent="."]
@@ -141,8 +152,6 @@ layer = 20
 
 [node name="HUD" parent="UILayer" instance=ExtResource("6_hud")]
 
-[node name="Minimap" parent="UILayer" instance=ExtResource("7_minimap")]
-
 [node name="MonologueDisplay" parent="UILayer" instance=ExtResource("8_monologue")]
 
 ; D-053: Stance indicator — top-right, color-coded
diff --git a/client/tests/test_ui_framework_sprint15.gd b/client/tests/test_ui_framework_sprint15.gd
index 0efb6929e..6b77cf4a9 100644
--- a/client/tests/test_ui_framework_sprint15.gd
+++ b/client/tests/test_ui_framework_sprint15.gd
@@ -110,13 +110,14 @@ func test_stance_indicator_exists_in_ui_layer() -> void:
 
 
 func test_minimap_placeholder_exists_in_ui_layer() -> void:
-	# D-013: Minimap/insert placeholder must be in UILayer (not implemented yet).
+	# D-013/D-049: Minimap is on InsertOverlay (z-layer 6), NOT UILayer.
+	# Sprint 18 #151 (Stig): moved from UILayer to InsertOverlay per D-049 spec.
 	var scene := load("res://scenes/main.tscn")
 	_instance = scene.instantiate()
 	auto_free(_instance)
 	add_child(_instance)
 
-	assert_that(_instance.get_node_or_null("UILayer/Minimap")).is_not_null()
+	assert_that(_instance.get_node_or_null("InsertOverlay/Minimap")).is_not_null()
 
 
 func test_hud_exists_in_ui_layer() -> void:
diff --git a/client/ui/minimap.gd b/client/ui/minimap.gd
index 327471267..0f27ee575 100644
--- a/client/ui/minimap.gd
+++ b/client/ui/minimap.gd
@@ -1,15 +1,172 @@
+class_name MinimapRenderer
 extends Control
 
-# Minimap — small viewport showing local area
-# Placeholder implementation for now
+## Minimap — diegetic neural insert overlay. D-013, D-049 z-layer 6.
+##
+## Player always centered. Fixed-north (no rotation per D-015).
+## Nearby POIs (within MINIMAP_RADIUS sim tiles): colored dot/shape at scaled position.
+## Distant POIs (beyond radius): directional arrow at circle border pointing toward POI.
+## Frame renders always — the insert is on even when no POIs are discovered.
+##
+## POI categories → shapes:
+##   danger / threat / hostile  → diamond (ENTITY_COLOR_HOSTILE, red)
+##   evidence / note / clue     → square  (ENTITY_COLOR_POI, amber)
+##   contact / npc / person     → circle  (ENTITY_COLOR_UNKNOWN, teal)
+##   location / place / venue   → circle  (INSERT_COLOR_TEXT, white-blue)
+##   (default)                  → circle  (INSERT_COLOR_TEXT)
 
-@onready var viewport_container: SubViewportContainer = $SubViewportContainer
+## Sim tiles visible within the minimap circle. POIs beyond this show as border arrows.
+const MINIMAP_RADIUS: float = 24.0
+
+# Visual parameters
+const FRAME_WIDTH: float = 1.2
+const PLAYER_DOT_RADIUS: float = 3.5
+const POI_DOT_RADIUS: float = 3.0
+const ARROW_HALF: float = 4.5
+const ARROW_LEN: float = 7.0
+const NORTH_TICK_LEN: float = 8.0
+const CARDINAL_TICK_LEN: float = 4.0
+
+# Colors — insert palette from Constants, tuned for the circular minimap frame
+const COLOR_BG: Color = Color(0.04, 0.07, 0.12, 0.82)
+const COLOR_FRAME: Color = Color(0.784, 0.816, 0.878, 0.55)   # INSERT_COLOR_TEXT at reduced alpha
+const COLOR_NORTH: Color = Color(0.784, 0.816, 0.878, 0.9)    # Brighter for N tick
+const COLOR_CARDINAL: Color = Color(0.784, 0.816, 0.878, 0.4)  # Dimmer E/S/W ticks
+const COLOR_PLAYER: Color = Constants.ENTITY_COLOR_PLAYER
+
+var _insert_active: bool = true
 
 func _ready() -> void:
-	print("Minimap: Initialized")
+	mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE
+	set_process(true)
 
-# Update minimap view (stub)
-func update_minimap(player_pos: Vector2, entities: Array) -> void:
-	# TODO: Render minimap view
-	# This will show a top-down view of the local area
-	pass
+func _process(_delta: float) -> void:
+	if _insert_active:
+		queue_redraw()
+
+## Called from main.gd when GameState.insert_active changes.
+## Hides the minimap overlay when the neural insert is inactive.
+func set_insert_active(active: bool) -> void:
+	_insert_active = active
+	visible = active
+
+func _draw() -> void:
+	var sz: Vector2 = get_rect().size
+	var center := sz / 2.0
+	# Outer radius: fill control with 1px edge padding
+	var outer_r: float = minf(sz.x, sz.y) / 2.0 - 1.0
+
+	# --- Background fill ---
+	draw_circle(center, outer_r, COLOR_BG)
+
+	# --- Frame ring ---
+	draw_arc(center, outer_r, 0.0, TAU, 64, COLOR_FRAME, FRAME_WIDTH, true)
+
+	# --- Cardinal ticks (N brighter, E/S/W dimmer) ---
+	_draw_cardinal_ticks(center, outer_r)
+
+	# --- Player dot at center ---
+	draw_circle(center, PLAYER_DOT_RADIUS, COLOR_PLAYER)
+	# Soft bloom ring
+	draw_arc(center, PLAYER_DOT_RADIUS + 1.5, 0.0, TAU, 32,
+		Color(COLOR_PLAYER.r, COLOR_PLAYER.g, COLOR_PLAYER.b, 0.22), 1.0, true)
+
+	# --- POIs ---
+	var pois: Array = GameState.discovered_pois
+	if pois.is_empty():
+		return
+
+	var px: float = GameState.player_position.x
+	var py: float = GameState.player_position.y
+	# Pixels per sim tile within the inner drawable area
+	var inner_r: float = outer_r - FRAME_WIDTH
+	var scale: float = inner_r / MINIMAP_RADIUS
+
+	for poi in pois:
+		if not poi is Dictionary:
+			continue
+		if not poi.has("x") or not poi.has("y"):
+			continue
+
+		var dx: float = float(poi.x) - px
+		var dy: float = float(poi.y) - py
+		var dist: float = sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy)
+		var category: String = poi.get("poi_category", "")
+		var color: Color = _category_color(category)
+
+		if dist < 0.01:
+			# POI at exact player position — draw at center offset slightly
+			_draw_poi_shape(center + Vector2(0.0, -POI_DOT_RADIUS - 2.0), color, category)
+		elif dist <= MINIMAP_RADIUS:
+			# Nearby: project to screen position within circle
+			var poi_screen := center + Vector2(dx, dy) * scale
+			# Hard-clamp to inner circle boundary (guards floating-point edge cases)
+			var rel := poi_screen - center
+			if rel.length() > inner_r - POI_DOT_RADIUS - 1.0:
+				poi_screen = center + rel.normalized() * (inner_r - POI_DOT_RADIUS - 1.0)
+			_draw_poi_shape(poi_screen, color, category)
+		else:
+			# Distant: arrow at border pointing toward POI direction
+			var dir := Vector2(dx, dy).normalized()
+			var arrow_tip := center + dir * (inner_r - 2.0)
+			_draw_border_arrow(arrow_tip, dir, color)
+
+
+func _draw_cardinal_ticks(center: Vector2, outer_r: float) -> void:
+	# North tick — longer, brighter, the fixed-north indicator
+	var n_dir := Vector2(0.0, -1.0)
+	draw_line(
+		center + n_dir * (outer_r - NORTH_TICK_LEN),
+		center + n_dir * outer_r,
+		COLOR_NORTH, FRAME_WIDTH + 0.5, true
+	)
+	# East (PI/2), South (PI), West (3PI/2) — shorter, dimmer
+	for angle in [PI / 2.0, PI, 3.0 * PI / 2.0]:
+		var dir := Vector2(cos(angle), sin(angle))
+		draw_line(
+			center + dir * (outer_r - CARDINAL_TICK_LEN),
+			center + dir * outer_r,
+			COLOR_CARDINAL, FRAME_WIDTH, true
+		)
+
+
+func _draw_poi_shape(pos: Vector2, color: Color, category: String) -> void:
+	match category.to_lower():
+		"danger", "threat", "hostile":
+			# Diamond for danger
+			var s: float = POI_DOT_RADIUS + 1.0
+			draw_polygon(
+				PackedVector2Array([
+					pos + Vector2(0.0, -s), pos + Vector2(s, 0.0),
+					pos + Vector2(0.0, s), pos + Vector2(-s, 0.0)
+				]),
+				PackedColorArray([color, color, color, color])
+			)
+		"evidence", "note", "clue":
+			# Square for evidence/clue
+			var s: float = POI_DOT_RADIUS - 0.5
+			draw_rect(Rect2(pos - Vector2(s, s), Vector2(s * 2.0, s * 2.0)), color)
+		_:
+			draw_circle(pos, POI_DOT_RADIUS, color)
+
+
+## Arrow tip at `tip`, pointing in `dir`. Arrow body extends ARROW_LEN back from tip.
+func _draw_border_arrow(tip: Vector2, dir: Vector2, color: Color) -> void:
+	var perp := Vector2(-dir.y, dir.x)
+	var base_center := tip - dir * ARROW_LEN
+	draw_polygon(
+		PackedVector2Array([tip, base_center - perp * ARROW_HALF, base_center + perp * ARROW_HALF]),
+		PackedColorArray([color, color, color])
+	)
+
+
+func _category_color(category: String) -> Color:
+	match category.to_lower():
+		"danger", "threat", "hostile":
+			return Constants.ENTITY_COLOR_HOSTILE   # #d45d5d — red
+		"evidence", "note", "clue":
+			return Constants.ENTITY_COLOR_POI       # #e8c547 — amber
+		"contact", "npc", "person":
+			return Constants.ENTITY_COLOR_UNKNOWN   # #4a9ebb — teal
+		_:
+			return Constants.INSERT_COLOR_TEXT      # #c8d0e0 — white-blue
diff --git a/client/ui/minimap.tscn b/client/ui/minimap.tscn
index 9ce330777..8e34b766b 100644
--- a/client/ui/minimap.tscn
+++ b/client/ui/minimap.tscn
@@ -2,33 +2,21 @@
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" path="res://ui/minimap.gd" id="1_minimap"]
 
-[node name="Minimap" type="Control"]
+; MinimapRenderer — diegetic neural insert overlay (D-013, D-049 z-layer 6).
+; 160x160px circle, top-right corner with 16px margin.
+; Rendered via _draw() — no SubViewport needed.
+; Positioned in InsertOverlay (CanvasLayer 10) by main.tscn.
+
+[node name="MinimapRenderer" type="Control"]
+custom_minimum_size = Vector2(160, 160)
 layout_mode = 3
 anchors_preset = 1
 anchor_left = 1.0
 anchor_right = 1.0
-offset_left = -200.0
-offset_bottom = 200.0
+offset_left = -176.0
+offset_top = 16.0
+offset_right = -16.0
+offset_bottom = 176.0
 grow_horizontal = 0
 mouse_filter = 2
 script = ExtResource("1_minimap")
-
-[node name="SubViewportContainer" type="SubViewportContainer" parent="."]
-layout_mode = 1
-anchors_preset = 15
-anchor_right = 1.0
-anchor_bottom = 1.0
-grow_horizontal = 2
-grow_vertical = 2
-
-[node name="SubViewport" type="SubViewport" parent="SubViewportContainer"]
-size = Vector2i(200, 200)
-render_target_update_mode = 4
-
-[node name="Background" type="ColorRect" parent="SubViewportContainer/SubViewport"]
-anchors_preset = 15
-anchor_right = 1.0
-anchor_bottom = 1.0
-grow_horizontal = 2
-grow_vertical = 2
-color = Color(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.7)