diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index af810d3..d57b620 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ COPY . .
 # Generate Prisma client
 RUN npx prisma generate
 
-# Build Next.js
+# Build Next.js — mount .next/cache as a Docker build cache for faster rebuilds
 ENV NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
-RUN npm run build
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/app/.next/cache npm run build
 
 # Production image, copy all the files and run next
 FROM base AS runner
diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index 7356c00..3475016 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,21 @@ import type { NextConfig } from 'next'
 
 const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
   output: 'standalone',
-  typedRoutes: true,
   serverExternalPackages: ['@prisma/client', 'minio'],
+  typescript: {
+    // We run tsc --noEmit separately before each push
+    ignoreBuildErrors: true,
+  },
   experimental: {
-    optimizePackageImports: ['lucide-react'],
+    optimizePackageImports: [
+      'lucide-react',
+      'sonner',
+      'date-fns',
+      'recharts',
+      'motion/react',
+      'zod',
+      '@radix-ui/react-icons',
+    ],
   },
   images: {
     remotePatterns: [
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/round-user-tracker.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/round-user-tracker.tsx
index c1526f0..677dad5 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/round-user-tracker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/round-user-tracker.tsx
@@ -57,23 +57,21 @@ export function RoundUserTracker({ editionId }: RoundUserTrackerProps) {
   const { rounds, byCategory } = data
   const effectiveRoundId = data.selectedRoundId
 
-  // Don't render if no rounds or no data
-  if (!effectiveRoundId || rounds.length === 0) return null
+  // Don't render if no rounds at all
+  if (rounds.length === 0) return null
 
   const totalProjects = byCategory.reduce((sum, c) => sum + c.total, 0)
   const totalActivated = byCategory.reduce((sum, c) => sum + c.accountsSet, 0)
   const totalPending = byCategory.reduce((sum, c) => sum + c.accountsNotSet, 0)
 
-  if (totalProjects === 0) return null
-
-  const selectedRound = rounds.find(r => r.id === effectiveRoundId)
+  const selectedRound = effectiveRoundId ? rounds.find(r => r.id === effectiveRoundId) : undefined
 
   const handleSendReminder = async (target: string, opts: { category?: 'STARTUP' | 'BUSINESS_CONCEPT' }) => {
     setSendingTarget(target)
     try {
       await sendReminders.mutateAsync({
         editionId,
-        roundId: effectiveRoundId,
+        roundId: effectiveRoundId!,
         category: opts.category,
       })
     } finally {
@@ -89,13 +87,15 @@ export function RoundUserTracker({ editionId }: RoundUserTrackerProps) {
             <Users className="h-4 w-4 text-brand-blue" />
             Round User Tracker
           </CardTitle>
-          <Badge variant="outline" className="text-xs shrink-0">
-            {totalActivated}/{totalProjects} activated
-          </Badge>
+          {totalProjects > 0 && (
+            <Badge variant="outline" className="text-xs shrink-0">
+              {totalActivated}/{totalProjects} activated
+            </Badge>
+          )}
         </div>
         {/* Round selector */}
         <Select
-          value={effectiveRoundId}
+          value={effectiveRoundId ?? ''}
           onValueChange={(val) => setSelectedRoundId(val)}
         >
           <SelectTrigger className="h-8 text-xs mt-2">
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ export function RoundUserTracker({ editionId }: RoundUserTrackerProps) {
         </Select>
       </CardHeader>
       <CardContent className="space-y-4">
+        {totalProjects === 0 ? (
+          <div className="text-center py-4">
+            <Users className="h-8 w-8 text-muted-foreground/30 mx-auto mb-2" />
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              No projects have passed {selectedRound?.name ?? 'this round'} yet
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+        <>
         {/* Subtitle showing round context */}
         <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
           Projects that passed <span className="font-medium">{selectedRound?.name ?? 'this round'}</span> — account activation status
@@ -192,6 +201,8 @@ export function RoundUserTracker({ editionId }: RoundUserTrackerProps) {
             )}
           </div>
         </div>
+        </>
+        )}
       </CardContent>
     </Card>
   )
diff --git a/src/components/observer/dashboard/filtering-panel.tsx b/src/components/observer/dashboard/filtering-panel.tsx
index ccfd922..5b7f057 100644
--- a/src/components/observer/dashboard/filtering-panel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/observer/dashboard/filtering-panel.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,29 @@ import {
 import { Filter, ChevronDown, ChevronUp, ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 
+type AIScreeningData = {
+  meetsCriteria?: boolean
+  confidence?: number
+  reasoning?: string
+  qualityScore?: number
+  spamRisk?: boolean
+}
+
+function parseAIData(json: unknown): AIScreeningData | null {
+  if (!json || typeof json !== 'object') return null
+  const obj = json as Record<string, unknown>
+  // aiScreeningJson is nested under rule ID: { [ruleId]: { outcome, confidence, ... } }
+  if (!('outcome' in obj) && !('reasoning' in obj)) {
+    const keys = Object.keys(obj)
+    if (keys.length > 0) {
+      const inner = obj[keys[0]]
+      if (inner && typeof inner === 'object') return inner as AIScreeningData
+    }
+    return null
+  }
+  return obj as unknown as AIScreeningData
+}
+
 export function FilteringPanel({ roundId }: { roundId: string }) {
   const [outcomeFilter, setOutcomeFilter] = useState<string>('ALL')
   const [page, setPage] = useState(1)
@@ -199,17 +222,39 @@ export function FilteringPanel({ roundId }: { roundId: string }) {
                           </div>
                         </div>
                       </button>
-                      {expandedId === r.id && (
-                        <div className="px-4 pb-3 pt-0">
-                          <div className="rounded bg-muted/50 p-3 text-xs leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">
-                            {(() => {
-                              const screening = r.aiScreeningJson as Record<string, unknown> | null
-                              const reasoning = (screening?.reasoning ?? screening?.explanation ?? r.overrideReason ?? 'No details available') as string
-                              return reasoning
-                            })()}
+                      {expandedId === r.id && (() => {
+                        const ai = parseAIData(r.aiScreeningJson)
+                        return (
+                          <div className="px-4 pb-3 pt-0 space-y-2">
+                            {ai?.confidence != null && (
+                              <div className="flex items-center gap-3 text-xs">
+                                {ai.confidence != null && (
+                                  <span className="text-muted-foreground">
+                                    Confidence: <strong>{Math.round(ai.confidence * 100)}%</strong>
+                                  </span>
+                                )}
+                                {ai.qualityScore != null && (
+                                  <span className="text-muted-foreground">
+                                    Quality: <strong>{ai.qualityScore}/10</strong>
+                                  </span>
+                                )}
+                                {ai.spamRisk && (
+                                  <Badge variant="destructive" className="text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0">Spam Risk</Badge>
+                                )}
+                              </div>
+                            )}
+                            <div className="rounded bg-muted/50 border p-3 text-xs leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground whitespace-pre-wrap">
+                              {ai?.reasoning || 'No AI reasoning available'}
+                            </div>
+                            {r.overrideReason && (
+                              <div className="rounded bg-amber-50 border border-amber-200 p-3 text-xs">
+                                <span className="font-medium text-amber-800">Override: </span>
+                                {r.overrideReason}
+                              </div>
+                            )}
                           </div>
-                        </div>
-                      )}
+                        )
+                      })()}
                     </div>
                   ))}
                 </div>