diff --git a/packages/compass-viewer/src/graph/CompassGraph.tsx b/packages/compass-viewer/src/graph/CompassGraph.tsx
index f8483ea..f975c33 100644
--- a/packages/compass-viewer/src/graph/CompassGraph.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-viewer/src/graph/CompassGraph.tsx
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ function CompassGraphView({
   hostRef.current = host;
   const selected = model.nodes.find((node) => node.id === state.focusedNodeId);
   const hovered = hover ? model.nodes.find((node) => node.id === hover.nodeId) : undefined;
+  const hoveredActivation = hovered
+    ? graphNodeActivation(model, hovered, detailCommunityId)
+    : undefined;
   const comparisonMode = model.nodes.some((node) => node.change !== undefined)
     || model.edges.some((edge) => edge.change !== undefined);
   const changeCounts = useMemo(() => {
@@ -301,7 +304,13 @@ function CompassGraphView({
               </span>
             </div>
           )}
-          {hover && hovered && <NodeHoverCard node={hovered} hover={hover} />}
+          {hover && hovered && hoveredActivation && (
+            <NodeHoverCard
+              node={hovered}
+              hover={hover}
+              activation={hoveredActivation}
+            />
+          )}
         </main>
         {!inspectorLayout.collapsed && (
           <InspectorResizeHandle
diff --git a/packages/compass-viewer/src/graph/NodeHoverCard.test.tsx b/packages/compass-viewer/src/graph/NodeHoverCard.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20ba429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compass-viewer/src/graph/NodeHoverCard.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import type { GraphNode } from "../contracts/graph";
+import { NodeHoverCard } from "./NodeHoverCard";
+
+const node: GraphNode = {
+  id: "node-1",
+  label: "requestHandler",
+  kind: "function",
+  community: 3,
+  source: {
+    file: "src/request.ts",
+    startLine: 12,
+    endLine: 18
+  }
+};
+
+const hover = { nodeId: node.id, x: 100, y: 80 };
+
+describe("NodeHoverCard", () => {
+  it("hints that an aggregated community opens its subgraph", () => {
+    const markup = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <NodeHoverCard
+        node={{ ...node, memberCount: 24 }}
+        hover={hover}
+        activation={{ type: "community", communityId: 3 }}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(markup).toContain("Double-click");
+    expect(markup).toContain("to open community subgraph");
+  });
+
+  it("hints that a concrete node opens its source code", () => {
+    const markup = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <NodeHoverCard
+        node={node}
+        hover={hover}
+        activation={{ type: "source", source: node.source! }}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(markup).toContain("Double-click");
+    expect(markup).toContain("to open source code");
+  });
+
+  it("does not show an action hint for non-navigable nodes", () => {
+    const markup = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <NodeHoverCard
+        node={{ ...node, source: undefined }}
+        hover={hover}
+        activation={{ type: "none" }}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(markup).not.toContain("Double-click");
+    expect(markup).not.toContain("compass-hover-hint");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/compass-viewer/src/graph/NodeHoverCard.tsx b/packages/compass-viewer/src/graph/NodeHoverCard.tsx
index 19cb2f7..c695a0a 100644
--- a/packages/compass-viewer/src/graph/NodeHoverCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-viewer/src/graph/NodeHoverCard.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import { FileCode2Icon, NetworkIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import type { CSSProperties } from "react";
 import type { GraphNode } from "../contracts/graph";
+import type { GraphNodeActivation } from "./nodeActivation";
 
 export type GraphHover = {
   nodeId: string;
@@ -16,10 +18,12 @@ function sourceRange(node: GraphNode): string | undefined {
 
 export function NodeHoverCard({
   node,
-  hover
+  hover,
+  activation
 }: {
   node: GraphNode;
   hover: GraphHover;
+  activation: GraphNodeActivation;
 }) {
   const style = {
     "--compass-hover-x": `${hover.x + 18}px`,
@@ -40,12 +44,7 @@ export function NodeHoverCard({
         </span>
       )}
       {node.memberCount !== undefined ? (
-        <>
-          <p>{node.memberCount.toLocaleString()} symbols</p>
-          {node.change && node.change !== "unchanged" && (
-            <p className="compass-hover-hint">Select to inspect exact changes</p>
-          )}
-        </>
+        <p>{node.memberCount.toLocaleString()} symbols</p>
       ) : (
         <>
           {node.language && <p>Language: {node.language}</p>}
@@ -54,6 +53,19 @@ export function NodeHoverCard({
           {node.signature && <code>{node.signature}</code>}
         </>
       )}
+      {activation.type !== "none" && (
+        <p className="compass-hover-hint">
+          {activation.type === "community"
+            ? <NetworkIcon aria-hidden="true" />
+            : <FileCode2Icon aria-hidden="true" />}
+          <span>
+            <strong>Double-click</strong>{" "}
+            {activation.type === "community"
+              ? "to open community subgraph"
+              : "to open source code"}
+          </span>
+        </p>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/compass-viewer/src/theme.css b/packages/compass-viewer/src/theme.css
index 246f31d..883cd92 100644
--- a/packages/compass-viewer/src/theme.css
+++ b/packages/compass-viewer/src/theme.css
@@ -1479,8 +1479,25 @@ button:not(:disabled),
 }
 
 .compass-hover-hint {
+  display: flex !important;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 7px;
+  margin-top: 2px;
+  padding-top: 9px;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--compass-line);
   color: var(--vscode-textLink-foreground, var(--compass-focus));
-  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 11px;
+}
+
+.compass-hover-hint svg {
+  width: 14px;
+  height: 14px;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.compass-hover-hint strong {
+  color: var(--vscode-editorHoverWidget-foreground, var(--foreground));
+  font-weight: 650;
 }
 
 .compass-section-heading,