diff --git a/src/signals/engine.ts b/src/signals/engine.ts
index 3b45092a1a..c4c2e6d7f0 100644
--- a/src/signals/engine.ts
+++ b/src/signals/engine.ts
@@ -4226,7 +4226,7 @@ function chatBetaBody(args: PublicSafeCollapsibleArgs): string[] {
     "- `@loopover ask <question>` answers contribution-quality Q&A with source citations and freshness.",
     "- `@loopover chat <question>` answers in natural prose from cached decision-pack facts via local inference (maintainer/collaborator; read-only).",
     ...(intentRoutingEnabled
-      ? ["- A plain-language `@loopover` mention with a real question is routed to the closest matching read-only command automatically -- no exact syntax required."]
+      ? ["- A plain-language `@loopover` mention with a real question is routed to the closest matching read-only command automatically — no exact syntax required."]
       : []),
     "",
     `Full command reference: ${commandReferenceUrl(args.env)}`,
@@ -4266,6 +4266,23 @@ function contributorNextStepsBody(nextSteps: string[]): string[] {
   return nextSteps.length > 0 ? [...new Set(nextSteps)].map((step) => `- ${step}`) : ["- Keep the PR focused and include validation evidence before maintainer review."];
 }
 
+/** #5096: one reusable convention for EXPERIMENTAL ("beta") collapsibles in the public PR comment, so a reader
+ *  can tell experimental features from long-shipped ones at a glance — stronger than a bare "[BETA]" text prefix
+ *  that's easy to miss. Any beta feature routes through this so the next one gets the same treatment for free:
+ *  a consistent 🧪 badge on the title, plus a one-line "may change" disclaimer auto-appended to the body. Static
+ *  text only (no author/finding input), so it's public-safe by construction. Degrades cleanly: an empty body
+ *  yields an empty-body collapsible the renderer skips, so a repo with no beta features shows nothing extra —
+ *  never a bare 🧪 header over nothing. */
+const BETA_COLLAPSIBLE_DISCLAIMER = "_🧪 Experimental — new and may change._";
+
+function buildBetaCollapsible(title: string, bodyLines: string[]): UnifiedCollapsible {
+  const badgedTitle = `🧪 ${title}`;
+  // Empty body ⇒ empty-body collapsible (the renderer skips it), so nothing beta-marked is shown for a repo with
+  // no beta features enabled; the badge only ever surfaces alongside real content.
+  if (bodyLines.length === 0) return { title: badgedTitle, body: "" };
+  return { title: badgedTitle, body: [...bodyLines, "", BETA_COLLAPSIBLE_DISCLAIMER].join("\n") };
+}
+
 /**
  * The public-safe collapsibles for the CONVERGED comment, as `UnifiedCollapsible[]`. Built from the SAME
  * bodies the legacy panel renders (above) so the two never diverge. Excludes "Maintainer notes" (PRIVATE) and
@@ -4279,8 +4296,9 @@ export function buildPublicSafeCollapsibles(args: PublicSafeCollapsibleArgs): Un
     // #4589: after Signal definitions -- empty (thus invisible, per the caller's empty-body skip) unless
     // there's an actual coverage gap AND the generate-tests checkbox is available for this repo.
     { title: "Test coverage", body: testCoverageBody(args).join("\n") },
-    // #5078: last -- empty (thus invisible) unless chatQa or intentRouting is enabled for this repo.
-    { title: "[BETA] Chat with LoopOver", body: chatBetaBody(args).join("\n") },
+    // #5078/#5096: last -- routes through the shared beta wrapper (🧪 badge + disclaimer). Empty (thus invisible)
+    // unless chatQa or intentRouting is enabled for this repo.
+    buildBetaCollapsible("Chat with LoopOver", chatBetaBody(args)),
   ];
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/unified-comment-parity.test.ts b/test/unit/unified-comment-parity.test.ts
index f8e0f02681..bcc5ed9d42 100644
--- a/test/unit/unified-comment-parity.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/unified-comment-parity.test.ts
@@ -133,18 +133,18 @@ describe("converged comment ↔ legacy panel parity (#unified-comment)", () => {
     // #4589: no coverage gap was supplied here, so "Test coverage" stays an empty (thus invisible) collapsible.
     expect(body).not.toContain("Test coverage");
     // #5078: advisoryAiRouting isn't set in the base `settings` fixture, so the beta chat collapsible stays empty too.
-    expect(body).not.toContain("[BETA] Chat with LoopOver");
+    expect(body).not.toContain("🧪 Chat with LoopOver");
   });
 
   it("never includes a duplicate AI 'Review details' collapsible", () => {
     const { currentPr, detection, collisions, queueHealth, preflight, profile } = buildFixtures();
     const collapsibles = buildPublicSafeCollapsibles({ repo, pr: currentPr, profile, detection, settings, collisions, preflight, queueHealth, env: {} });
-    // #4589/#5078: "Test coverage" and "[BETA] Chat with LoopOver" are always present (title-wise) after
+    // #4589/#5078: "Test coverage" and "🧪 Chat with LoopOver" are always present (title-wise) after
     // Signal definitions, but their bodies are empty (thus invisible when rendered) whenever their respective
     // gating inputs aren't supplied, as here.
-    expect(collapsibles.map((section) => section.title)).toEqual(["Review context", "Contributor next steps", "Signal definitions", "Test coverage", "[BETA] Chat with LoopOver"]);
+    expect(collapsibles.map((section) => section.title)).toEqual(["Review context", "Contributor next steps", "Signal definitions", "Test coverage", "🧪 Chat with LoopOver"]);
     expect(collapsibles.find((section) => section.title === "Test coverage")?.body).toBe("");
-    expect(collapsibles.find((section) => section.title === "[BETA] Chat with LoopOver")?.body).toBe("");
+    expect(collapsibles.find((section) => section.title === "🧪 Chat with LoopOver")?.body).toBe("");
     expect(collapsibles.map((section) => section.title)).not.toContain("Review details");
     // No section may carry the private maintainer-notes content.
     expect(collapsibles.map((section) => section.title)).not.toContain("Maintainer notes");
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ describe("converged comment ↔ legacy panel parity (#unified-comment)", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  // #5078: the "[BETA] Chat with LoopOver" collapsible points readers at the ask/chat commands -- empty
+  // #5078: the "🧪 Chat with LoopOver" collapsible points readers at the ask/chat commands -- empty
   // (thus invisible) unless the repo has opted into chatQa or intentRouting, mirroring #4589's own
   // "never mention a command that would bounce" principle.
-  describe("[BETA] Chat with LoopOver collapsible (#5078)", () => {
+  describe("🧪 Chat with LoopOver collapsible (#5078)", () => {
     const advisoryAiRoutingAllOff = {
       slop: false, e2eTestGen: false, planner: false, summaries: false,
       chatQa: false, chatQaFrontierFallback: false, intentRouting: false,
@@ -228,7 +228,23 @@ describe("converged comment ↔ legacy panel parity (#unified-comment)", () => {
         repo, pr: currentPr, profile, detection, collisions, preflight, queueHealth, env: {},
         settings: { ...settings, advisoryAiRouting: advisoryAiRoutingAllOff },
       });
-      expect(collapsibles.find((section) => section.title === "[BETA] Chat with LoopOver")?.body).toBe("");
+      expect(collapsibles.find((section) => section.title === "🧪 Chat with LoopOver")?.body).toBe("");
+    });
+
+    it("marks the beta collapsible with the shared 🧪 badge + 'may change' disclaimer, and uses em-dashes consistently (#5096)", () => {
+      const { currentPr, detection, collisions, queueHealth, preflight, profile } = buildFixtures();
+      const collapsibles = buildPublicSafeCollapsibles({
+        repo, pr: currentPr, profile, detection, collisions, preflight, queueHealth, env: {},
+        settings: { ...settings, advisoryAiRouting: { ...advisoryAiRoutingAllOff, chatQa: true, intentRouting: true } },
+      });
+      const beta = collapsibles.find((section) => section.title === "🧪 Chat with LoopOver")!;
+      // The 🧪 badge (stronger than a "[BETA]" text prefix) is on the title, and the disclaimer is auto-appended.
+      expect(beta.title).toBe("🧪 Chat with LoopOver");
+      expect(beta.title).not.toContain("[BETA]");
+      expect(beta.body).toContain("_🧪 Experimental — new and may change._");
+      // #5096: the body's copy is em-dash-consistent — the old literal double-hyphen is gone.
+      expect(beta.body).toContain("automatically — no exact syntax required");
+      expect(beta.body).not.toContain("automatically -- no exact syntax");
     });
 
     it("renders ask/chat usage + the docs link when chatQa is enabled", () => {
@@ -238,7 +254,7 @@ describe("converged comment ↔ legacy panel parity (#unified-comment)", () => {
         env: { PUBLIC_SITE_ORIGIN: "https://example-selfhost.test" },
         settings: { ...settings, advisoryAiRouting: { ...advisoryAiRoutingAllOff, chatQa: true } },
       });
-      const beta = collapsibles.find((section) => section.title === "[BETA] Chat with LoopOver");
+      const beta = collapsibles.find((section) => section.title === "🧪 Chat with LoopOver");
       expect(beta?.body).toContain("`@loopover ask <question>`");
       expect(beta?.body).toContain("`@loopover chat <question>`");
       expect(beta?.body).toContain("https://example-selfhost.test/docs/loopover-commands");
@@ -252,7 +268,7 @@ describe("converged comment ↔ legacy panel parity (#unified-comment)", () => {
         repo, pr: currentPr, profile, detection, collisions, preflight, queueHealth, env: {},
         settings: { ...settings, advisoryAiRouting: { ...advisoryAiRoutingAllOff, intentRouting: true } },
       });
-      const beta = collapsibles.find((section) => section.title === "[BETA] Chat with LoopOver");
+      const beta = collapsibles.find((section) => section.title === "🧪 Chat with LoopOver");
       expect(beta?.body).toContain("routed to the closest matching read-only command");
       expect(beta?.body).toContain(LOOPOVER_SITE_URL);
     });