diff --git a/ui/src/pages/accounts.tsx b/ui/src/pages/accounts.tsx
index 74d322a0..2e36ffe7 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/accounts.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/accounts.tsx
@@ -5,14 +5,87 @@
 
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { ArrowRight, Link2, Plus, Unlink, Users, Waves, Zap } from 'lucide-react';
+import { AlertTriangle, ArrowRight, Link2, Plus, Unlink, Users, Waves, Zap } from 'lucide-react';
 import { AccountsTable } from '@/components/account/accounts-table';
 import { CreateAuthProfileDialog } from '@/components/account/create-auth-profile-dialog';
+import { CopyButton } from '@/components/ui/copy-button';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
 import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from '@/components/ui/alert';
 import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { ScrollArea } from '@/components/ui/scroll-area';
 import { useAccounts } from '@/hooks/use-accounts';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+import type { LucideIcon } from 'lucide-react';
+
+type MetricTone = 'default' | 'shared' | 'deeper' | 'isolated';
+
+function MetricTile({
+  label,
+  value,
+  icon: Icon,
+  tone = 'default',
+}: {
+  label: string;
+  value: number;
+  icon: LucideIcon;
+  tone?: MetricTone;
+}) {
+  const toneClasses: Record<MetricTone, { border: string; icon: string }> = {
+    default: {
+      border: 'border-border',
+      icon: 'text-primary',
+    },
+    shared: {
+      border: 'border-emerald-300/60 dark:border-emerald-900/40',
+      icon: 'text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-400',
+    },
+    deeper: {
+      border: 'border-indigo-300/60 dark:border-indigo-900/40',
+      icon: 'text-indigo-700 dark:text-indigo-400',
+    },
+    isolated: {
+      border: 'border-blue-300/60 dark:border-blue-900/40',
+      icon: 'text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-400',
+    },
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className={cn('rounded-md border bg-card px-3 py-2.5', toneClasses[tone].border)}>
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
+        <span className="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">{label}</span>
+        <Icon className={cn('h-3.5 w-3.5', toneClasses[tone].icon)} />
+      </div>
+      <p className={cn('mt-1 text-xl font-mono font-semibold', toneClasses[tone].icon)}>{value}</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function StrategyCard({
+  title,
+  description,
+  variant,
+}: {
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  variant: 'auth' | 'pool';
+}) {
+  const variantClasses =
+    variant === 'auth'
+      ? 'border-emerald-300/70 bg-emerald-50/40 dark:border-emerald-900/40 dark:bg-emerald-900/10'
+      : 'border-blue-300/70 bg-blue-50/40 dark:border-blue-900/40 dark:bg-blue-900/10';
+  const titleClasses =
+    variant === 'auth'
+      ? 'text-emerald-800 dark:text-emerald-300'
+      : 'text-blue-800 dark:text-blue-300';
+
+  return (
+    <div className={cn('rounded-md border px-3 py-2.5', variantClasses)}>
+      <p className={cn('text-sm font-semibold', titleClasses)}>{title}</p>
+      <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{description}</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
 
 export function AccountsPage() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -26,169 +99,278 @@ export function AccountsPage() {
   const sharedStandardCount = data?.sharedStandardCount || 0;
   const deeperSharedCount = data?.deeperSharedCount || 0;
   const isolatedCount = data?.isolatedCount || 0;
+  const hasLegacyFollowUp = legacyContextCount > 0 || legacyContinuityCount > 0;
 
   return (
-    <div className="p-6 max-w-6xl mx-auto space-y-8">
-      <div className="rounded-xl border bg-gradient-to-br from-background via-background to-muted/40 p-5 sm:p-6">
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 lg:flex-row lg:items-start lg:justify-between">
-          <div className="space-y-2">
-            <Badge variant="outline">ccs auth Continuity</Badge>
-            <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold tracking-tight">Accounts</h1>
-            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground max-w-2xl">
-              This page manages
-              <code className="mx-1 rounded bg-muted px-1 py-0.5">ccs auth</code>
-              accounts only. Choose isolated, shared-standard, or shared-deeper continuity per
-              account.
-            </p>
+    <>
+      <div className="h-[calc(100vh-100px)] hidden lg:flex">
+        {/* Left rail */}
+        <div className="w-80 border-r flex flex-col bg-muted/30 shrink-0">
+          <div className="p-4 border-b bg-background space-y-3">
+            <div>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Users className="h-5 w-5 text-primary" />
+                <h1 className="font-semibold">Accounts</h1>
+              </div>
+              <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                Dedicated
+                <code className="mx-1 rounded bg-muted px-1 py-0.5">ccs auth</code>
+                continuity controls.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-2">
+              <Button onClick={() => setCreateDialogOpen(true)} size="sm" className="justify-start">
+                <Plus className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+                Create Account
+              </Button>
+              <Button
+                variant="outline"
+                size="sm"
+                className="justify-start"
+                onClick={() => navigate('/cliproxy')}
+              >
+                Open CLIProxy Claude Pool
+                <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4 ml-auto" />
+              </Button>
+            </div>
           </div>
 
-          <div className="flex flex-col items-stretch gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:items-center">
-            <Button onClick={() => setCreateDialogOpen(true)}>
-              <Plus className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
-              Create Account
-            </Button>
-            <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => navigate('/cliproxy')}>
-              Open CLIProxy Claude Pool
-              <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4 ml-2" />
-            </Button>
+          <ScrollArea className="flex-1">
+            <div className="p-3 space-y-4">
+              <section className="space-y-2">
+                <p className="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+                  Snapshot
+                </p>
+                <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+                  <MetricTile label="Total" value={authAccounts.length} icon={Users} />
+                  <MetricTile label="Shared" value={sharedCount} icon={Link2} tone="shared" />
+                  <MetricTile label="Deeper" value={deeperSharedCount} icon={Waves} tone="deeper" />
+                  <MetricTile
+                    label="Isolated"
+                    value={isolatedCount}
+                    icon={Unlink}
+                    tone="isolated"
+                  />
+                </div>
+              </section>
+
+              <section className="space-y-2">
+                <p className="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+                  Strategy Lanes
+                </p>
+                <StrategyCard
+                  variant="auth"
+                  title="Lane A: ccs auth continuity"
+                  description="Isolation-first accounts with explicit shared/deeper controls per profile."
+                />
+                <StrategyCard
+                  variant="pool"
+                  title="Lane B: CLIProxy Claude pool"
+                  description="OAuth pool routing for lower manual account switching."
+                />
+              </section>
+
+              {hasLegacyFollowUp && (
+                <section className="space-y-2">
+                  <p className="text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+                    Migration Follow-up
+                  </p>
+                  <div className="rounded-md border border-amber-500/50 bg-amber-500/10 p-3">
+                    <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
+                      <AlertTriangle className="h-4 w-4 mt-0.5 text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-400 shrink-0" />
+                      <div className="space-y-1 text-xs">
+                        {legacyContextCount > 0 && (
+                          <p className="text-amber-800 dark:text-amber-300">
+                            {legacyContextCount} account
+                            {legacyContextCount > 1 ? 's still need' : ' still needs'} first-time
+                            mode confirmation.
+                          </p>
+                        )}
+                        {legacyContinuityCount > 0 && (
+                          <p className="text-amber-800 dark:text-amber-300">
+                            {legacyContinuityCount} shared account
+                            {legacyContinuityCount > 1 ? 's remain' : ' remains'} on standard legacy
+                            continuity depth.
+                          </p>
+                        )}
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </div>
+                </section>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </ScrollArea>
+
+          <div className="p-3 border-t bg-background text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+              <span>Standard shared</span>
+              <span className="font-mono">{sharedStandardCount}</span>
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between mt-1">
+              <span>CLIProxy hidden</span>
+              <span className="font-mono">{cliproxyCount}</span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Main workspace */}
+        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 flex">
+          {/* Table column */}
+          <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 flex flex-col border-r bg-background">
+            <div className="px-5 py-4 border-b bg-background">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Badge variant="outline">ccs auth Workspace</Badge>
+                <Badge variant="secondary">History Sync Controls</Badge>
+              </div>
+              <h2 className="mt-2 text-xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Auth Accounts</h2>
+              <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                This table is intentionally scoped to
+                <code className="mx-1 rounded bg-muted px-1 py-0.5">ccs auth</code>
+                accounts. Edit each account for isolated, shared-standard, or shared-deeper
+                continuity behavior.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 p-5 overflow-auto">
+              {cliproxyCount > 0 && (
+                <Alert variant="info" className="mb-4">
+                  <Zap className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  <AlertTitle>CLIProxy pool accounts are managed in their own page</AlertTitle>
+                  <AlertDescription>
+                    {cliproxyCount} OAuth account{cliproxyCount > 1 ? 's are' : ' is'} available in
+                    CLIProxy. This table only covers local
+                    <code className="mx-1 rounded bg-muted px-1 py-0.5">ccs auth</code>
+                    profiles.
+                  </AlertDescription>
+                </Alert>
+              )}
+
+              <Card className="h-full flex flex-col">
+                <CardHeader className="pb-3">
+                  <CardTitle className="text-lg">Account Matrix</CardTitle>
+                  <CardDescription>
+                    Shared total: {sharedCount}. Update sync behavior from the pencil action in each
+                    row.
+                  </CardDescription>
+                </CardHeader>
+                <CardContent className="flex-1 min-h-0">
+                  {isLoading ? (
+                    <div className="text-muted-foreground">Loading accounts...</div>
+                  ) : (
+                    <AccountsTable data={authAccounts} defaultAccount={data?.default ?? null} />
+                  )}
+                </CardContent>
+              </Card>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Right guidance column */}
+          <div className="w-80 shrink-0 flex flex-col bg-muted/20">
+            <div className="p-4 border-b bg-background">
+              <h3 className="font-semibold">Continuity Guide</h3>
+              <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                Choose the lightest mode that solves your workflow.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+
+            <ScrollArea className="flex-1">
+              <div className="p-4 space-y-3">
+                <Card>
+                  <CardHeader className="pb-2">
+                    <CardTitle className="text-sm">Shared Standard</CardTitle>
+                    <CardDescription>Project workspace sync only.</CardDescription>
+                  </CardHeader>
+                  <CardContent className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    Best default when users need continuity but want minimal coupling.
+                  </CardContent>
+                </Card>
+
+                <Card>
+                  <CardHeader className="pb-2">
+                    <CardTitle className="text-sm">Shared Deeper (Advanced)</CardTitle>
+                    <CardDescription>
+                      Adds <code>session-env</code>, <code>file-history</code>,{' '}
+                      <code>shell-snapshots</code>, <code>todos</code>.
+                    </CardDescription>
+                  </CardHeader>
+                  <CardContent className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    Use only when cross-account continuity is worth stronger coupling.
+                  </CardContent>
+                </Card>
+
+                <Card>
+                  <CardHeader className="pb-2">
+                    <CardTitle className="text-sm">Quick Commands</CardTitle>
+                    <CardDescription>Copy and run in terminal.</CardDescription>
+                  </CardHeader>
+                  <CardContent className="space-y-2">
+                    <div className="rounded-md border bg-background px-2 py-2 font-mono text-[11px] flex items-start gap-2">
+                      <span className="flex-1 break-all">
+                        ccs auth create work --context-group sprint-a --deeper-continuity
+                      </span>
+                      <CopyButton
+                        value="ccs auth create work --context-group sprint-a --deeper-continuity"
+                        size="icon"
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="rounded-md border bg-background px-2 py-2 font-mono text-[11px] flex items-start gap-2">
+                      <span className="flex-1 break-all">ccs cliproxy auth claude</span>
+                      <CopyButton value="ccs cliproxy auth claude" size="icon" />
+                    </div>
+                  </CardContent>
+                </Card>
+              </div>
+            </ScrollArea>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div className="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-2">
-        <Card className="border-emerald-200/70 bg-emerald-50/40 dark:border-emerald-900/40 dark:bg-emerald-900/10">
-          <CardHeader className="pb-2">
-            <CardDescription className="text-emerald-800/90 dark:text-emerald-300">
-              Lane A: ccs auth continuity
-            </CardDescription>
-            <CardTitle className="text-lg text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300 flex items-center gap-2">
-              <Users className="w-5 h-5" />
-              Profile isolation + opt-in sync
-            </CardTitle>
-          </CardHeader>
-          <CardContent className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-            Use this when you want per-account control over isolated vs shared history behavior.
-          </CardContent>
-        </Card>
-
-        <Card className="border-blue-200/70 bg-blue-50/40 dark:border-blue-900/40 dark:bg-blue-900/10">
-          <CardHeader className="pb-2">
-            <CardDescription className="text-blue-800/90 dark:text-blue-300">
-              Lane B: CLIProxy Claude pool
-            </CardDescription>
-            <CardTitle className="text-lg text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-300 flex items-center gap-2">
-              <Zap className="w-5 h-5" />
-              OAuth pool and lower manual switching
-            </CardTitle>
-          </CardHeader>
-          <CardContent className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-            Use CLIProxy when you want pooled Claude OAuth accounts and easier account routing
-            behavior.
-          </CardContent>
-        </Card>
-      </div>
-
-      <div className="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-4">
+      {/* Mobile fallback */}
+      <div className="p-4 space-y-4 lg:hidden">
         <Card>
-          <CardHeader className="pb-2">
-            <CardDescription>Total Auth Accounts</CardDescription>
-            <CardTitle className="text-2xl font-mono flex items-center gap-2">
-              <Users className="w-5 h-5 text-primary" />
-              {authAccounts.length}
-            </CardTitle>
+          <CardHeader>
+            <CardTitle className="text-lg">Accounts</CardTitle>
+            <CardDescription>
+              Manage
+              <code className="mx-1 rounded bg-muted px-1 py-0.5">ccs auth</code>
+              continuity per account.
+            </CardDescription>
           </CardHeader>
+          <CardContent className="space-y-2">
+            <Button className="w-full" onClick={() => setCreateDialogOpen(true)}>
+              <Plus className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
+              Create Account
+            </Button>
+            <Button variant="outline" className="w-full" onClick={() => navigate('/cliproxy')}>
+              Open CLIProxy Claude Pool
+              <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4 ml-2" />
+            </Button>
+          </CardContent>
         </Card>
 
-        <Card className="border-emerald-200/70 bg-emerald-50/40 dark:border-emerald-900/40 dark:bg-emerald-900/10">
-          <CardHeader className="pb-2">
-            <CardDescription className="text-emerald-800/90 dark:text-emerald-300">
-              Shared Standard
-            </CardDescription>
-            <CardTitle className="text-2xl font-mono text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300 flex items-center gap-2">
-              <Link2 className="w-5 h-5" />
-              {sharedStandardCount}
-            </CardTitle>
-          </CardHeader>
-        </Card>
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-2">
+          <MetricTile label="Total" value={authAccounts.length} icon={Users} />
+          <MetricTile label="Shared" value={sharedCount} icon={Link2} tone="shared" />
+          <MetricTile label="Deeper" value={deeperSharedCount} icon={Waves} tone="deeper" />
+          <MetricTile label="Isolated" value={isolatedCount} icon={Unlink} tone="isolated" />
+        </div>
 
-        <Card className="border-indigo-200/70 bg-indigo-50/40 dark:border-indigo-900/40 dark:bg-indigo-900/10">
-          <CardHeader className="pb-2">
-            <CardDescription className="text-indigo-800/90 dark:text-indigo-300">
-              Shared Deeper
-            </CardDescription>
-            <CardTitle className="text-2xl font-mono text-indigo-700 dark:text-indigo-300 flex items-center gap-2">
-              <Waves className="w-5 h-5" />
-              {deeperSharedCount}
-            </CardTitle>
-          </CardHeader>
-        </Card>
-
-        <Card className="border-blue-200/70 bg-blue-50/40 dark:border-blue-900/40 dark:bg-blue-900/10">
-          <CardHeader className="pb-2">
-            <CardDescription className="text-blue-800/90 dark:text-blue-300">
-              Isolated
-            </CardDescription>
-            <CardTitle className="text-2xl font-mono text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-300 flex items-center gap-2">
-              <Unlink className="w-5 h-5" />
-              {isolatedCount}
-            </CardTitle>
+        <Card>
+          <CardHeader className="pb-3">
+            <CardTitle className="text-base">Account Matrix</CardTitle>
           </CardHeader>
+          <CardContent>
+            {isLoading ? (
+              <div className="text-muted-foreground">Loading accounts...</div>
+            ) : (
+              <AccountsTable data={authAccounts} defaultAccount={data?.default ?? null} />
+            )}
+          </CardContent>
         </Card>
       </div>
 
-      {cliproxyCount > 0 && (
-        <Alert variant="info">
-          <Zap className="h-4 w-4" />
-          <AlertTitle>CLIProxy accounts are intentionally excluded from this table</AlertTitle>
-          <AlertDescription>
-            {cliproxyCount} CLIProxy OAuth account{cliproxyCount > 1 ? 's are' : ' is'} available.
-            Manage them in <strong>CLIProxy Plus</strong> to enable account pool usage.
-          </AlertDescription>
-        </Alert>
-      )}
-
-      {legacyContextCount > 0 && (
-        <Alert variant="warning">
-          <Users className="h-4 w-4" />
-          <AlertTitle>Legacy accounts need first-time sync mode review</AlertTitle>
-          <AlertDescription>
-            {legacyContextCount} account{legacyContextCount > 1 ? 's were' : ' was'} onboarded
-            before explicit context controls. Use the pencil action to confirm isolated or shared
-            behavior.
-          </AlertDescription>
-        </Alert>
-      )}
-
-      {legacyContinuityCount > 0 && (
-        <Alert variant="warning">
-          <Waves className="h-4 w-4" />
-          <AlertTitle>Shared legacy accounts default to standard continuity</AlertTitle>
-          <AlertDescription>
-            {legacyContinuityCount} shared account
-            {legacyContinuityCount > 1 ? 's are' : ' is'} currently on legacy standard depth. Edit
-            and switch to deeper continuity only when you intentionally want broader history sync.
-          </AlertDescription>
-        </Alert>
-      )}
-
-      <Card>
-        <CardHeader className="pb-4">
-          <CardTitle className="text-lg">ccs auth Accounts</CardTitle>
-          <CardDescription>
-            Shared total: {sharedCount}. Create accounts here, then tune per-account sync mode and
-            continuity depth from the table.
-          </CardDescription>
-        </CardHeader>
-        <CardContent>
-          {isLoading ? (
-            <div className="text-muted-foreground">Loading accounts...</div>
-          ) : (
-            <AccountsTable data={authAccounts} defaultAccount={data?.default ?? null} />
-          )}
-        </CardContent>
-      </Card>
-
       <CreateAuthProfileDialog open={createDialogOpen} onClose={() => setCreateDialogOpen(false)} />
-    </div>
+    </>
   );
 }