diff --git a/docs/modernization/debt.md b/docs/modernization/debt.md
index 4997bc69..219c9469 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/debt.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/debt.md
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ agent or engineer to remove them without reconstructing context from chat.
 
 ## Recent Reductions
 
+- 2026-06-15: `DEBT-0038` was narrowed again. The retained cloud download
+  progress-dialog creation path in `execute_cloud_download_thread()` now
+  routes through a focused helper in `src/legacy_cloud_services.cpp` instead
+  of living inline in the retained worker body; the remaining cloud bridge
+  debt stays concentrated in retained prompt/progress lifetime, OpenGL
+  context guarding, and the still-retained transfer-thread execution model.
 - 2026-06-15: `DEBT-0038` was narrowed again. The retained cloud download
   thread launch in `LegacyCloudServices::start_download()` now routes through
   a focused helper in `src/legacy_cloud_services.cpp` instead of living
diff --git a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
index 6f6f1eb4..2b0195d7 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/roadmap.md
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ The retained cloud download thread launch in
 helper in `src/legacy_cloud_services.cpp`, so the remaining cloud bridge debt
 is further concentrated on retained prompt/progress lifetime, OpenGL context
 guarding, and the still-retained transfer-thread execution model.
+The retained cloud download progress-dialog creation path in
+`execute_cloud_download_thread()` now also routes through a focused helper in
+`src/legacy_cloud_services.cpp`, so the remaining cloud bridge debt is
+further concentrated on retained prompt/progress lifetime, OpenGL context
+guarding, and the still-retained transfer-thread execution model.
 
 Recent 2026-06-13 retained preview reductions continue to narrow DEBT-0036:
 `NodeStrokePreview::draw_stroke_immediate()` now also routes
diff --git a/docs/modernization/tasks.md b/docs/modernization/tasks.md
index 6f3a0b91..5666e355 100644
--- a/docs/modernization/tasks.md
+++ b/docs/modernization/tasks.md
@@ -1053,6 +1053,40 @@ Completed Task Log:
 | Date | Task | Score | Validation | Commit |
 | --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
 | 2026-06-15 | ADP-027 | no score movement | `MSBuild.exe out\build\windows-msvc-default\panopainter_app.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Debug /p:Platform=x64`; `ctest --preset desktop-fast --build-config Debug -R "pp_app_core_document_cloud" --output-on-failure` | `88018f6c` |
+
+### ADP-028 - Extract Cloud Download Progress Dialog Helper
+
+Status: Done
+Score: no score movement
+Debt: `DEBT-0038`
+Scope: `src/legacy_cloud_services.cpp` only
+
+Goal:
+
+Reduce the inline retained cloud download progress-dialog surface by extracting
+the dialog creation path from `execute_cloud_download_thread()` into a
+focused helper while preserving current behavior.
+
+Done Checks:
+
+- The retained cloud download progress-dialog creation path no longer lives
+  inline in `execute_cloud_download_thread()`.
+- The retained cloud download progress-dialog creation path now routes
+  through a focused helper in `src/legacy_cloud_services.cpp`.
+- `DEBT-0038` and the roadmap note the reduced remaining cloud bridge
+  surface.
+
+Validation:
+
+```powershell
+& 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\MSBuild.exe' out\build\windows-msvc-default\panopainter_app.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Debug /p:Platform=x64
+ctest --preset desktop-fast --build-config Debug -R "pp_app_core_document_cloud" --output-on-failure
+```
+
+Completed Task Log:
+
+| Date | Task | Score | Validation | Commit |
+| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
 | 2026-06-15 | ADP-007 | +1 legacy adapter retirement | `ctest --preset desktop-fast --build-config Debug -R "pp_app_core_app_dialog\|pp_ui_core_node_lifetime\|pp_ui_core_overlay_lifetime" --output-on-failure`; `ctest --preset desktop-fast --build-config Debug -R "pp_app_core_main_toolbar" --output-on-failure`; `MSBuild.exe out\build\windows-msvc-default\tests\pp_app_core_main_toolbar_tests.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Debug /p:Platform=x64`; `MSBuild.exe out\build\windows-msvc-default\panopainter_app.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Debug /p:Platform=x64` | `8db859cb` |
 
 ### RND-001 - Make Pure Equirectangular Export The Primary Success Path
diff --git a/src/legacy_cloud_services.cpp b/src/legacy_cloud_services.cpp
index b639be6d..f1f042a5 100644
--- a/src/legacy_cloud_services.cpp
+++ b/src/legacy_cloud_services.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ void handle_cloud_upload_transfer_result(CURLcode err, const std::string& res)
     std::cout << "\n\nUPLOAD RESULT\n" << res << "\n\n\n";
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<NodeMessageBox> create_cloud_download_progress_dialog(App& app)
+{
+    return pp::panopainter::create_legacy_app_message_dialog(
+        app,
+        pp::app::plan_cloud_download_progress_prompt());
+}
+
 void execute_cloud_download_transfer(
     App& app,
     std::string url,
@@ -163,9 +170,7 @@ void execute_cloud_download_thread(
 {
     BT_SetTerminate();
 
-    auto m = pp::panopainter::create_legacy_app_message_dialog(
-        app,
-        pp::app::plan_cloud_download_progress_prompt());
+    auto m = create_cloud_download_progress_dialog(app);
     std::string url = "https://panopainter.com/cloud/cloud-dwl.php?file=" + request.selected_file;
     execute_cloud_download_transfer(app, url, request.selected_path, [m](float p) {
         const auto progress = pp::app::format_cloud_download_progress_message(p);