diff --git a/src/components/layout/AppSidebar.vue b/src/components/layout/AppSidebar.vue
index 3268557..2b2e379 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/AppSidebar.vue
+++ b/src/components/layout/AppSidebar.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const showProDots = computed(() => !entitlementStore.isLocalUltimate)
 
 const menuItems = [
   { id: 'connections', label: 'Connections', icon: 'dns', path: '/connections' },
-  { id: 'queries', label: 'Queries', icon: 'code', path: '/queries', gated: true },
+  // free page — only the ER-diagram action inside it is Ultimate-gated
+  { id: 'queries', label: 'Queries', icon: 'code', path: '/queries' },
   { id: 'data-studio', label: 'Data Studio', icon: 'smart_toy', path: '/data-studio', gated: true },
   { id: 'history', label: 'History', icon: 'history', path: '/history' },
   { id: 'github', label: 'GitHub', icon: 'github', path: '' },
diff --git a/src/components/upgrade/FeaturePoster/McpPoster.vue b/src/components/upgrade/FeaturePoster/McpPoster.vue
index 0de6f23..ab53045 100644
--- a/src/components/upgrade/FeaturePoster/McpPoster.vue
+++ b/src/components/upgrade/FeaturePoster/McpPoster.vue
@@ -324,4 +324,27 @@ const tools = [
   justify-content: center;
   padding: 18px 0 20px;
 }
+
+.poster__lock {
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 24px;
+  bottom: 24px;
+  z-index: 2;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+  padding: 5px 13px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  border: 1px solid hsl(var(--primary) / 0.4);
+  background-color: hsl(var(--background) / 0.75);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+  font-size: 11.5px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: hsl(var(--primary));
+}
+
+.poster__lock-icon {
+  width: 12px;
+  height: 12px;
+}
 </style>