diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-action.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-action.svelte
index 357091e4d..4295ec432 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-action.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-action.svelte
@@ -1,17 +1,56 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	/**
-	 * Eidos `<AlertDialog.Action>` — destructive / primary confirmation
-	 * button. Pass-through over soma's `<AlertDialog.Action>`. Visual
-	 * treatment lives in `alert-dialog.css` (solid button, defaults to
-	 * the dialog's `intent` color so a `risk`-flagged dialog gets a red
-	 * Action automatically).
+	 * Eidos `<AlertDialog.Action>` — primary / destructive confirmation
+	 * button. Renders an eidos `<Button>` via soma's `child` snippet. The
+	 * parent dialog's doctrinal intent (neutral · risk · threat) is
+	 * resolved by soma and passed into the snippet; we forward it to
+	 * Button so a `risk`-flagged AlertDialog automatically paints a red
+	 * Action without needing a CSS ancestor cascade.
+	 *
+	 * Defaults: `variant='solid'`, `intent` from the parent dialog. The
+	 * consumer can still override by passing `intent` explicitly on
+	 * AlertDialog.Action.
+	 *
+	 * Composition escape: pass your own `child` snippet to bypass Button
+	 * entirely.
 	 */
 	import * as AlertDialog from '$soma/components/alert-dialog';
+	import { Button } from '$uix/eidos/components/button';
 	import type { AlertDialogActionProps } from './types';
 
-	let { children, ...rest }: AlertDialogActionProps = $props();
+	let {
+		children,
+		child: outerChild,
+		variant = 'solid',
+		size = 'md',
+		rounded,
+		intent: intentOverride,
+		color,
+		iconOnly,
+		icon,
+		endIcon,
+		...rest
+	}: AlertDialogActionProps = $props();
 </script>
 
 <AlertDialog.Action {...rest}>
-	{@render children?.()}
+	{#snippet child({ props, intent: dialogIntent })}
+		{#if outerChild}
+			{@render outerChild({ props, intent: dialogIntent })}
+		{:else}
+			<Button
+				{...props}
+				{variant}
+				{size}
+				{rounded}
+				intent={intentOverride ?? dialogIntent}
+				{color}
+				{iconOnly}
+				{icon}
+				{endIcon}
+			>
+				{@render children?.()}
+			</Button>
+		{/if}
+	{/snippet}
 </AlertDialog.Action>
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-cancel.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-cancel.svelte
index 78f8a830c..19f3240c3 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-cancel.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-cancel.svelte
@@ -6,16 +6,50 @@
 	 * confirmations). Render `Cancel` BEFORE `Action` in DOM order so
 	 * the focus scope lands here first.
 	 *
-	 * Pass-through over soma's `<AlertDialog.Cancel>`. Visual treatment:
-	 * outline button, always neutral palette so it visually contrasts
-	 * with the (potentially destructive) Action.
+	 * Renders an eidos `<Button>` via soma's `child` snippet. Defaults:
+	 * `variant='outline'`, `intent='neutral'` — stays neutral regardless
+	 * of the dialog's intent so it visually contrasts with the (potentially
+	 * destructive) Action.
+	 *
+	 * Composition escape: pass your own `child` snippet to bypass Button.
 	 */
 	import * as AlertDialog from '$soma/components/alert-dialog';
+	import { Button } from '$uix/eidos/components/button';
 	import type { AlertDialogCancelProps } from './types';
 
-	let { children, ...rest }: AlertDialogCancelProps = $props();
+	let {
+		children,
+		child: outerChild,
+		variant = 'outline',
+		size = 'md',
+		rounded,
+		intent = 'neutral',
+		color = 'neutral',
+		iconOnly,
+		icon,
+		endIcon,
+		...rest
+	}: AlertDialogCancelProps = $props();
 </script>
 
 <AlertDialog.Cancel {...rest}>
-	{@render children?.()}
+	{#snippet child({ props })}
+		{#if outerChild}
+			{@render outerChild({ props })}
+		{:else}
+			<Button
+				{...props}
+				{variant}
+				{size}
+				{rounded}
+				{intent}
+				{color}
+				{iconOnly}
+				{icon}
+				{endIcon}
+			>
+				{@render children?.()}
+			</Button>
+		{/if}
+	{/snippet}
 </AlertDialog.Cancel>
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog.css b/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog.css
index cd8805648..96d9ede64 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog.css
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog.css
@@ -1,134 +1,21 @@
 /*
- * AlertDialog recipe — Action + Cancel buttons only.
+ * AlertDialog recipe — Action + Cancel buttons.
  *
  * The dialog chrome (overlay, content panel, header, title, etc.) is
  * painted by `dialog.css`. Soma's AlertDialog re-uses the Dialog runtime
  * (variant='alertdialog', modal=true), so the same `data-dialog-*`
  * markers reach the DOM and the same recipe applies.
  *
- * What's alert-dialog-specific:
+ * Action + Cancel now render as eidos `<Button>` components internally
+ * (see `alert-dialog-action.svelte` / `alert-dialog-cancel.svelte`) —
+ * chrome (focus ring, padding, border, hover, size, colour intent) all
+ * comes from `button.css`. The dialog's doctrinal intent
+ * (neutral · risk · threat) is read by the Action wrapper from the
+ * DialogProvider and forwarded to Button via the `intent` prop, so a
+ * `risk`-flagged AlertDialog automatically paints a red Action without
+ * a CSS ancestor cascade.
  *
- *   [data-alert-dialog-action]  → primary / destructive confirmation
- *   [data-alert-dialog-cancel]  → secondary / safe escape
- *
- * The buttons consume the Toggle palette tokens (--toggle-*) like
- * <Toggle> and <ToggleGroup.Item> — same "interactive button" visual
- * vocabulary throughout the system.
- *
- * Intent propagation: the Dialog content carries
- * `data-color="risk|threat|…"` (resolved from the AlertDialog's
- * `intent` prop). Selectors below pick the destructive palette only
- * when the dialog is flagged as such, so a `neutral` confirm dialog
- * stays primary-colored instead of red.
- */
-
-[data-alert-dialog-action],
-[data-alert-dialog-cancel] {
-	--_toggle-height: var(--toggle-height-md);
-	--_toggle-padding-inline: var(--toggle-px-md);
-	--_toggle-radius: var(--toggle-radius-md);
-	display: inline-flex;
-	align-items: center;
-	justify-content: center;
-	min-height: var(--_toggle-height);
-	padding-inline: var(--_toggle-padding-inline);
-	border: var(--toggle-border-width) solid transparent;
-	border-radius: var(--_toggle-radius);
-	font-family: var(--toggle-font-family);
-	font-size: var(--toggle-font-size-md);
-	font-weight: var(--toggle-font-weight-md);
-	line-height: var(--toggle-line-height);
-	white-space: nowrap;
-	cursor: pointer;
-	transition:
-		background var(--toggle-transition-duration) var(--toggle-transition-ease),
-		border-color var(--toggle-transition-duration) var(--toggle-transition-ease),
-		color var(--toggle-transition-duration) var(--toggle-transition-ease);
-}
-
-[data-alert-dialog-action]:focus-visible,
-[data-alert-dialog-cancel]:focus-visible {
-	outline: none;
-	box-shadow: var(--focus-ring);
-}
-
-/* ── Action — primary / destructive confirmation ─────────────────── */
-/*
- * Defaults to the dialog's intent palette: a `risk`-flagged
- * AlertDialog renders a red Action automatically because
- * `[data-dialog-content][data-color='risk']` cascades the risk palette
- * to its descendants. The selectors below pin the Action to a SOLID
- * variant of whichever palette is active.
- */
-
-[data-alert-dialog-action] {
-	background: var(--toggle-color-primary-solid);
-	color: var(--toggle-color-primary-contrast);
-	border-color: var(--toggle-color-primary-solid);
-}
-
-[data-alert-dialog-action]:hover:not([data-disabled]) {
-	background: var(--toggle-color-primary-solid-hover);
-	border-color: var(--toggle-color-primary-solid-hover);
-}
-
-/* When the dialog itself signals a destructive intent, Action picks
- * the matching palette. Looking at the closest ancestor with the
- * `data-color` projected by the morfo (lives on `data-dialog-content`). */
-
-[data-dialog-content][data-color='risk'] [data-alert-dialog-action] {
-	background: var(--toggle-color-risk-solid);
-	border-color: var(--toggle-color-risk-solid);
-	color: var(--toggle-color-risk-contrast);
-}
-
-[data-dialog-content][data-color='risk'] [data-alert-dialog-action]:hover:not([data-disabled]) {
-	background: var(--toggle-color-risk-solid-hover);
-	border-color: var(--toggle-color-risk-solid-hover);
-}
-
-[data-dialog-content][data-color='threat'] [data-alert-dialog-action] {
-	background: var(--toggle-color-threat-solid);
-	border-color: var(--toggle-color-threat-solid);
-	color: var(--toggle-color-threat-contrast);
-}
-
-[data-dialog-content][data-color='threat'] [data-alert-dialog-action]:hover:not([data-disabled]) {
-	background: var(--toggle-color-threat-solid-hover);
-	border-color: var(--toggle-color-threat-solid-hover);
-}
-
-[data-dialog-content][data-color='affirm'] [data-alert-dialog-action] {
-	background: var(--toggle-color-affirm-solid);
-	border-color: var(--toggle-color-affirm-solid);
-	color: var(--toggle-color-affirm-contrast);
-}
-
-[data-dialog-content][data-color='affirm'] [data-alert-dialog-action]:hover:not([data-disabled]) {
-	background: var(--toggle-color-affirm-solid-hover);
-	border-color: var(--toggle-color-affirm-solid-hover);
-}
-
-/* ── Cancel — secondary / safe escape ─────────────────────────────── */
-/*
- * Stays neutral-outlined regardless of the dialog's intent. The
+ * Cancel stays neutral/outline regardless of the dialog's intent — the
  * contrast between a colored Action and a neutral Cancel is the
  * canonical visual cue for "this is the safe choice".
  */
-
-[data-alert-dialog-cancel] {
-	background: var(--toggle-color-neutral-track);
-	color: var(--color-content-primary);
-	border-color: var(--toggle-color-neutral-border);
-}
-
-[data-alert-dialog-cancel]:hover:not([data-disabled]) {
-	background: var(--toggle-color-neutral-hover);
-	border-color: var(--toggle-color-neutral-border);
-}
-
-[data-alert-dialog-action][data-disabled],
-[data-alert-dialog-cancel][data-disabled] {
-	cursor: default;
-	opacity: var(--toggle-disabled-opacity, 0.55);
-}
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/types.ts b/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/types.ts
index b644e4dd3..050c57cc9 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/types.ts
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/alert-dialog/types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ import type {
 	ActionProps,
 	CancelProps
 } from '$soma/components/alert-dialog';
+import type {
+	ButtonVariant,
+	ButtonSize,
+	ButtonRounded,
+	ButtonProps as EidosButtonProps
+} from '$uix/eidos/components/button';
+import type { ControlVariant, ResponsiveProp } from '$uix/eidos/lib/types';
 
 /**
  * Eidos `<AlertDialog>` — visual wrapper over `soma/alert-dialog`. A
@@ -33,8 +40,63 @@ import type {
  */
 
 export type AlertDialogProps = ProviderProps;
-export type AlertDialogActionProps = ActionProps;
-export type AlertDialogCancelProps = CancelProps;
+
+/**
+ * Action button. Renders an eidos `<Button>` internally. Visual props
+ * are forwarded; `variant` defaults to `'solid'` (primary CTA) and
+ * `intent` defaults to the parent dialog's intent (so a risk-flagged
+ * AlertDialog paints a red Action automatically). The `variant` set is
+ * the full ButtonVariant since Action is the primary call-to-action of
+ * a destructive confirmation flow.
+ */
+export type AlertDialogActionProps = ActionProps & {
+	/** Button visual variant. @default 'solid' */
+	variant?: ButtonVariant;
+	/** Button size scale. @default 'md' */
+	size?: ResponsiveProp<ButtonSize>;
+	/** Button corner radius. */
+	rounded?: ResponsiveProp<ButtonRounded>;
+	/**
+	 * Evaluative intent forwarded to Button. When omitted, inherits the
+	 * parent AlertDialog's `intent` (neutral · risk · threat).
+	 */
+	intent?: EidosButtonProps['intent'];
+	/** Hierarchical color override (only applies under intent='neutral'). */
+	color?: EidosButtonProps['color'];
+	/** Square aspect with sr-only label; use `icon` for the visible glyph. */
+	iconOnly?: boolean;
+	/** Leading icon snippet, visible even when iconOnly is on. */
+	icon?: EidosButtonProps['icon'];
+	/** Trailing icon snippet; collapsed when iconOnly is on. */
+	endIcon?: EidosButtonProps['endIcon'];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Cancel button. Stays neutral/outline regardless of the dialog's intent
+ * so it visually contrasts with the (potentially destructive) Action.
+ * `variant` is narrowed to ControlVariant per DEMO_AUTHORING_GUIDE §12.7
+ * (canonical 3-variant set for form-control surfaces).
+ */
+export type AlertDialogCancelVariant = Extract<ButtonVariant, ControlVariant>;
+
+export type AlertDialogCancelProps = CancelProps & {
+	/** Button visual variant. @default 'outline' */
+	variant?: AlertDialogCancelVariant;
+	/** Button size scale. @default 'md' */
+	size?: ResponsiveProp<ButtonSize>;
+	/** Button corner radius. */
+	rounded?: ResponsiveProp<ButtonRounded>;
+	/** Evaluative intent forwarded to Button. @default 'neutral' */
+	intent?: EidosButtonProps['intent'];
+	/** Hierarchical color override (only applies under intent='neutral'). */
+	color?: EidosButtonProps['color'];
+	/** Square aspect with sr-only label; use `icon` for the visible glyph. */
+	iconOnly?: boolean;
+	/** Leading icon snippet, visible even when iconOnly is on. */
+	icon?: EidosButtonProps['icon'];
+	/** Trailing icon snippet; collapsed when iconOnly is on. */
+	endIcon?: EidosButtonProps['endIcon'];
+};
 
 // Trigger / Overlay / Content / Title / Description re-use Dialog's
 // eidos wrappers — same recipe applies because soma's AlertDialog
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-provider.svelte.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-provider.svelte.ts
index 92c49d200..7d31aff96 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-provider.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/alert-dialog-provider.svelte.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ export class AlertDialogActionProvider {
 		() => this.opts.ariaLabel.current || this.soma.langs.ts(ALERT_DIALOG_LANGS.ACTION)
 	);
 
+	/**
+	 * Resolved doctrinal intent of the parent AlertDialog. Exposed so the
+	 * eidos `<AlertDialog.Action>` wrapper can forward it to its inner
+	 * `<Button>` — a `risk`-flagged dialog produces a red Action automatically
+	 * without needing a CSS ancestor cascade.
+	 */
+	readonly dialogIntent = $derived.by(
+		() => this.dialog.opts.intent.current ?? 'neutral'
+	);
+
 	readonly onclick = (_e: SomaMouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
 		this.dialog.handleClose();
 	};
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/components/alert-dialog-action.svelte b/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/components/alert-dialog-action.svelte
index 0e0b35810..6c5618e39 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/components/alert-dialog-action.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/components/alert-dialog-action.svelte
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 </script>
 
 {#if child}
-	{@render child({ props: mergedProps })}
+	{@render child({ props: mergedProps, intent: state.dialogIntent })}
 {:else}
 	<button {...mergedProps}>
 		{@render children?.()}
diff --git a/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/types.ts b/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/types.ts
index ee3b48ced..260ff9fe1 100644
--- a/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/types.ts
+++ b/src/uix/soma/components/alert-dialog/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
-import type { WithChild, Without, OnChangeFn } from '../../types';
+import type { WithChild, WithChildNoChildrenSnippetProps, Without, OnChangeFn } from '../../types';
 import type { PrimitiveButtonAttributes } from '../../types';
 
 // ── Root provider ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -55,11 +55,22 @@ export type AlertDialogProps = {
  * runs first. To prevent close, avoid `AlertDialog.Action` and wire a custom
  * button that only calls the Provider's close when the business logic allows.
  */
-export type AlertDialogActionProps = WithChild<{
-	id?: string;
-	/** Accessible name — overrides the default `'Confirm'` label. */
-	'aria-label'?: string;
-}> &
+export type AlertDialogActionProps = WithChildNoChildrenSnippetProps<
+	{
+		id?: string;
+		/** Accessible name — overrides the default `'Confirm'` label. */
+		'aria-label'?: string;
+	},
+	{
+		/**
+		 * Doctrinal intent of the parent AlertDialog, resolved and forwarded
+		 * to the `child` snippet so consumers (e.g. eidos `<Button>`) can
+		 * paint the destructive palette automatically. Only typed on `child`
+		 * — plain `children` stays a regular Snippet.
+		 */
+		intent: 'neutral' | 'risk' | 'threat';
+	}
+> &
 	Without<PrimitiveButtonAttributes, { 'aria-label'?: string }>;
 
 // ── Cancel button (secondary / dismiss) ────────────────────────────────────