diff --git a/internal/handlers/fristenrechner.go b/internal/handlers/fristenrechner.go
index 95e0ca4..7b107af 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/fristenrechner.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/fristenrechner.go
@@ -9,10 +9,29 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Fristenrechner page handler: serves the static HTML. No DB dependency.
+//
+// Back-compat: the pre-split sidebar entry for "Verfahrensablauf" pointed at
+// /tools/fristenrechner?path=a. After the t-paliad-179 split, that landing is
+// owned by /tools/verfahrensablauf. A naked ?path=a (no Akte context — i.e.
+// no ?project=) is the bookmarked-legacy-entry case → 302 to the new route.
+// ?project=<uuid>&path=a is the Akte-mode internal wizard pathway and stays
+// on /tools/fristenrechner so the wizard state survives a refresh.
 func handleFristenrechnerPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	q := r.URL.Query()
+	if q.Get("path") == "a" && q.Get("project") == "" {
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/tools/verfahrensablauf", http.StatusFound)
+		return
+	}
 	http.ServeFile(w, r, "dist/fristenrechner.html")
 }
 
+// Verfahrensablauf page handler (t-paliad-179 Slice 1): the dedicated
+// abstract-browse surface for procedural shape. No DB dependency — the page
+// shell is static HTML; the calculator API still drives the timeline render.
+func handleVerfahrensablaufPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	http.ServeFile(w, r, "dist/verfahrensablauf.html")
+}
+
 // POST /api/tools/fristenrechner — calculate the UI timeline for a proceeding.
 //
 // Phase C: routes through FristenrechnerService which pulls rules from
diff --git a/internal/handlers/handlers.go b/internal/handlers/handlers.go
index db0eedd..14e512e 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ func Register(mux *http.ServeMux, client *auth.Client, giteaAPIToken string, svc
 	protected.HandleFunc("GET /tools/kostenrechner", handleKostenrechnerPage)
 	protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/tools/kostenrechner", handleKostenrechnerAPI)
 	protected.HandleFunc("GET /tools/fristenrechner", handleFristenrechnerPage)
+	protected.HandleFunc("GET /tools/verfahrensablauf", handleVerfahrensablaufPage)
 	protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/tools/fristenrechner", handleFristenrechnerAPI)
 	protected.HandleFunc("POST /api/tools/fristenrechner/calculate-rule", handleFristenrechnerCalculateRule)
 	protected.HandleFunc("GET /api/tools/proceeding-types", handleProceedingTypes)
diff --git a/internal/handlers/verfahrensablauf_test.go b/internal/handlers/verfahrensablauf_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21fd128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/handlers/verfahrensablauf_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// /tools/fristenrechner?path=a was the pre-split sidebar entry for the
+// "Verfahrensablauf" surface. After t-paliad-179 Slice 1 that intent
+// owns its own /tools/verfahrensablauf route — so a naked ?path=a hit
+// must 302 to the new URL to preserve bookmarked legacy links.
+//
+// The Akte-mode internal wizard pathway (?project=<uuid>&path=a) is
+// NOT a top-level entry — it's wizard state set by client-side
+// history.replaceState. That URL must keep serving the fristenrechner
+// shell so a mid-wizard refresh doesn't bounce away.
+func TestHandleFristenrechnerPage_LegacyPathARedirect(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name        string
+		path        string
+		wantStatus  int
+		wantLoc     string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "naked path=a → redirect",
+			path:       "/tools/fristenrechner?path=a",
+			wantStatus: http.StatusFound,
+			wantLoc:    "/tools/verfahrensablauf",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "path=a with project= → no redirect (Akte-mode wizard)",
+			path:       "/tools/fristenrechner?project=abc-123&path=a",
+			wantStatus: http.StatusOK,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "no path param → no redirect",
+			path:       "/tools/fristenrechner",
+			wantStatus: http.StatusOK,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "path=b → no redirect (Pathway B stays)",
+			path:       "/tools/fristenrechner?path=b",
+			wantStatus: http.StatusOK,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, tc.path, nil)
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			handleFristenrechnerPage(w, req)
+			if w.Code != tc.wantStatus {
+				// http.ServeFile may write 404 if dist/fristenrechner.html
+				// is missing under `go test` (CI runs without a frontend
+				// build). We only care that we did NOT redirect in those
+				// cases — collapse 200 and 404 into "not a redirect".
+				if tc.wantStatus == http.StatusOK && w.Code != http.StatusFound {
+					return
+				}
+				t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d", w.Code, tc.wantStatus)
+			}
+			if tc.wantLoc != "" {
+				if got := w.Header().Get("Location"); got != tc.wantLoc {
+					t.Fatalf("Location = %q, want %q", got, tc.wantLoc)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// The new /tools/verfahrensablauf route registers as a 1-liner page
+// handler that ServeFiles dist/verfahrensablauf.html. We assert the
+// handler does NOT redirect — if the dist artefact is missing under
+// `go test`, ServeFile may return 404, but it must never return a 3xx.
+func TestHandleVerfahrensablaufPage_NoRedirect(t *testing.T) {
+	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/tools/verfahrensablauf", nil)
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	handleVerfahrensablaufPage(w, req)
+	if w.Code >= 300 && w.Code < 400 {
+		t.Fatalf("verfahrensablauf must not redirect; got %d → %s",
+			w.Code, w.Header().Get("Location"))
+	}
+}