diff --git a/docs/modernization/debt.md b/docs/modernization/debt.md
index 392b8048..3d9f7c41 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/debt.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/debt.md
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ agent or engineer to remove them without reconstructing context from chat.
   prompt; the remaining document-open bridge debt stays concentrated in
   unsaved-project prompts, project-open execution, layer refresh, title
   updates, and retained history services.
+- 2026-06-15: `DEBT-0039` was narrowed again. The retained document-browse
+  button wiring in `App::dialog_browse()` now routes through a focused helper
+  in `src/app_dialogs.cpp` instead of living inline in the retained browse
+  dialog method; the remaining document-open bridge debt stays concentrated in
+  unsaved-project prompts, project-open execution, layer refresh, title
+  updates, and retained history services.
 - 2026-06-15: `DEBT-0038` was narrowed again. The retained cloud downloaded-
   project open camera reset and layer-clear setup in
   `execute_legacy_downloaded_project_open()` now routes through a focused
diff --git a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
index 46787caa..7a580e73 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
@@ -1391,6 +1391,10 @@ The retained ABR/PPBR import prompt wiring in `src/legacy_document_open_services
 now also routes through a focused helper, so the remaining document-open bridge
 debt is further concentrated on unsaved-project prompts, project-open
 execution, layer refresh, title updates, and retained history services.
+The retained document-browse button wiring in `App::dialog_browse()` now also
+routes through a focused helper, so the remaining document-open bridge debt is
+further concentrated on unsaved-project prompts, project-open execution, layer
+refresh, title updates, and retained history services.
 `App::request_close`, `App::save_document`, and
 `App::continue_document_workflow_after_optional_save` now route through
 app-core document-session executors and `src/legacy_document_session_services.*`,
diff --git a/docs/modernization/tasks.md b/docs/modernization/tasks.md
index 3910160c..4bdbe486 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/tasks.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/tasks.md
@@ -1631,6 +1631,42 @@ Completed Task Log:
 | --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
 | 2026-06-15 | ADP-043 | no score movement | `powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\\automation\\quiet-validate.ps1 -BuildTargets pano_cli,pp_app_core_document_session_tests -TestRegex "pp_app_core_document_session|pano_cli_plan_document_session_prompt"` | `ffda49ad` |
 
+### ADP-044 - Extract Document-Browse Dialog Helper
+
+Status: Done
+Score: no score movement
+Debt: `DEBT-0039`
+Scope: `src/app_dialogs.cpp` only
+
+Closeout: `294d9ce7`
+
+Goal:
+
+Reduce the inline retained Browse dialog surface by extracting the
+button-handling logic from `App::dialog_browse()` into a focused helper while
+preserving current behavior.
+
+Done Checks:
+
+- The retained Browse dialog wiring no longer lives inline in
+  `App::dialog_browse()`.
+- The retained Browse dialog path now routes through a focused helper in
+  `src/app_dialogs.cpp`.
+- `DEBT-0039` and the roadmap note the reduced remaining document-open bridge
+  surface.
+
+Validation:
+
+```powershell
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\\automation\\quiet-validate.ps1 -BuildTargets pano_cli -TestRegex "pp_app_core_document_session|pano_cli_plan_document_session_prompt"
+```
+
+Completed Task Log:
+
+| Date | Task | Score | Validation | Commit |
+| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
+| 2026-06-15 | ADP-044 | no score movement | `powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\\automation\\quiet-validate.ps1 -BuildTargets pano_cli -TestRegex "pp_app_core_document_session|pano_cli_plan_document_session_prompt"` | `294d9ce7` |
+
 ### RND-001 - Make Pure Equirectangular Export The Primary Success Path
 
 Status: Done