diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cfc4211..a3814ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 ### Changed
+- **Conversation/log namespace migration.** Settings log state and About rendering helpers now use a private scope with
+  compatibility exports and a `window.TTVC.conversation` API.
 - **i18n namespace migration.** Language dictionaries and mutable language state now use a private scope with compatibility
   exports and a `window.TTVC.i18n` API.
 - **Audiobook-cast namespace migration.** Cast serialization, page stamping, and speaker normalization now use a private
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1d5543b..6241735 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.24.96
+1.24.97
diff --git a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
index 616ea5e..411be82 100644
--- a/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Done incrementally as global-scope ordered files (no ES-module change needed) 
 - ✅ Audiobook cast serialization and speaker normalization use a private scope with the existing cast namespace API.
 - ✅ SillyTavern character-card import/export helpers use a private scope with a namespace API.
 - ✅ i18n dictionaries and language state use a private scope with compatibility exports and a namespace API.
+- ✅ Conversation settings/log state and About helpers use a private scope with compatibility exports and a namespace API.
 - ✅ `static/css/resource-diagnostics.css` — isolated Performance/resource diagnostic panel styles.
 - ✅ `static/css/background-jobs.css` — isolated background-job history and retry-panel styles.
 - ✅ `static/css/voice-design.css` — isolated Voice Design form, samples, and preview-match styles.
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index 1056dd9..902d7e5 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">
   <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark">
   <meta name="theme-color" content="#2563EB">
-  <meta name="app-version" content="1.24.96">
+  <meta name="app-version" content="1.24.97">
   <link rel="manifest" href="/manifest.webmanifest">
   <link rel="icon" href="/static/icon.svg" type="image/svg+xml">
   <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/icon.svg">
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 
   <!-- ── Core styles (local — no CDN dependency for first paint) ────────── -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/vendor/mdi/materialdesignicons.min.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.24.96">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/resource-diagnostics.css?v=1.24.96">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/background-jobs.css?v=1.24.96">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/voice-design.css?v=1.24.96">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/rehearser.css?v=1.24.96">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/audiobook.css?v=1.24.96">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/style.css?v=1.24.97">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/resource-diagnostics.css?v=1.24.97">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/background-jobs.css?v=1.24.97">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/voice-design.css?v=1.24.97">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/rehearser.css?v=1.24.97">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/audiobook.css?v=1.24.97">
 
 
   <!-- ── Flag icons — non-blocking (loaded async, icons appear after JS) ── -->
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ window.toggleNavTree = function(treeId, chevronId) {
 </script>
 
 <!-- loader.js: fetches sections → loads JS modules → removes skeleton -->
-<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.24.96"></script>
+<script src="/static/loader.js?v=1.24.97"></script>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/static/js/conversation.js b/static/js/conversation.js
index 7d60c8f..d9d0f5c 100644
--- a/static/js/conversation.js
+++ b/static/js/conversation.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // ── Settings: Logs ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+(function (root) {
 
 let _logsLiveTimer = null;
 let _logsActiveLevel = '';
@@ -1289,3 +1290,12 @@ $('s-import-voices-file')?.addEventListener('change', async function () {
     try { if (localStorage.getItem(KEY) === '1') setCollapsed(true); } catch (_) {}
   })();
 })();
+
+Object.assign(root, { escLog, renderSettingsAbout });
+root.TTVC = root.TTVC || {};
+root.TTVC.conversation = root.TTVC.conversation || {};
+Object.assign(root.TTVC.conversation, {
+  loadSettingsLogs: root.loadSettingsLogs,
+  renderSettingsAbout,
+});
+})(window);