diff --git a/ui/src/components/cliproxy/routing-guidance-card.tsx b/ui/src/components/cliproxy/routing-guidance-card.tsx
index d3d330bf..1fb1eac9 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/cliproxy/routing-guidance-card.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/cliproxy/routing-guidance-card.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
-import { ArrowRightLeft, ChevronDown, ChevronUp } from 'lucide-react';
+import { ArrowRightLeft, ChevronDown, ChevronUp, RefreshCw } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import type { CliproxyRoutingState, RoutingStrategy } from '@/lib/api-client';
@@ -43,88 +43,48 @@ export function RoutingGuidanceCard({
   const detailToggleLabel = detailsOpen ? 'Hide details' : 'Show details';
 
   if (compact) {
-    const statusLine = selected === 'fill-first' ? 'One account first' : 'Balanced usage';
+    const handleApply = (s: RoutingStrategy) => {
+      setSelected(s);
+      if (s !== currentStrategy) {
+        onApply(s);
+      }
+    };
 
     return (
-      <section className={cn('border-t border-border/60 pt-3', className)}>
-        <div className="space-y-2.5 rounded-xl border border-border/70 bg-background/90 p-2.5">
-          <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-2">
-            <div className="flex min-w-0 items-start gap-2">
-              <div className="inline-flex h-6 w-6 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-md bg-muted/80 text-primary transition-transform duration-200 hover:scale-105">
-                <ArrowRightLeft className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-              </div>
-              <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
-                  <span className="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-muted-foreground">
-                    Routing
-                  </span>
-                  <Badge variant="outline" className="h-5 px-1.5 text-[10px]">
-                    {currentStrategy}
-                  </Badge>
-                </div>
-                <p className="mt-1 text-[11px] leading-4 text-muted-foreground">{statusLine}</p>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
-            {!state?.reachable ? (
-              <Badge variant="secondary" className="h-5 px-1.5 text-[10px]">
-                Saved default
-              </Badge>
-            ) : null}
-          </div>
-
-          <div className="relative grid grid-cols-2 gap-1 rounded-xl border border-border/70 bg-muted/30 p-1">
-            <div
-              className={cn(
-                'absolute inset-y-1 left-1 w-[calc(50%-0.375rem)] rounded-lg bg-background shadow-[0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,0.9)_inset,0_6px_16px_rgba(15,23,42,0.06)] transition-transform duration-300 ease-out',
-                selected === 'fill-first' ? 'translate-x-[calc(100%+0.25rem)]' : 'translate-x-0'
-              )}
-            />
-            {(
-              Object.entries(STRATEGY_COPY) as Array<
-                [RoutingStrategy, { title: string; description: string }]
-              >
-            ).map(([strategy, copy]) => {
-              const active = selected === strategy;
-              return (
-                <button
-                  key={strategy}
-                  type="button"
-                  className={cn(
-                    'relative z-10 rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-[11px] font-medium transition-colors duration-200 active:scale-[0.98]',
-                    active ? 'text-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground'
-                  )}
-                  onClick={() => setSelected(strategy)}
-                  disabled={isLoading || isSaving || !!error}
-                  title={copy.description}
-                >
-                  {copy.title}
-                </button>
-              );
-            })}
-          </div>
-
-          <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
-            <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-muted-foreground">
-              <span>Proxy-wide</span>
-              {state?.source === 'config' ? (
-                <>
-                  <span className="text-border">•</span>
-                  <span>Local</span>
-                </>
-              ) : null}
-            </div>
-            <Button
-              size="sm"
-              className="h-7 px-2.5 text-[11px] transition-transform duration-200 hover:-translate-y-px active:translate-y-0"
-              onClick={() => onApply(selected)}
-              disabled={saveDisabled || !!error}
-            >
-              {isSaving ? 'Saving...' : 'Apply'}
-            </Button>
-          </div>
+      <div className={cn('flex items-center justify-between', className)}>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+          <ArrowRightLeft className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+          <span>Routing</span>
+          {isSaving && <RefreshCw className="ml-0.5 h-3 w-3 shrink-0 animate-spin opacity-50" />}
         </div>
-      </section>
+
+        <div className="flex items-center rounded-md border border-border/50 bg-muted/40 p-0.5">
+          {(
+            Object.entries(STRATEGY_COPY) as Array<
+              [RoutingStrategy, { title: string; description: string }]
+            >
+          ).map(([strategy, copy]) => {
+            const active = selected === strategy;
+            return (
+              <button
+                key={strategy}
+                type="button"
+                className={cn(
+                  'relative z-10 rounded-[4px] px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium transition-all duration-200',
+                  active
+                    ? 'bg-background text-foreground shadow-[0_1px_2px_rgba(0,0,0,0.06)] ring-1 ring-black/5 dark:ring-white/10'
+                    : 'text-muted-foreground hover:bg-black/5 hover:text-foreground dark:hover:bg-white/5'
+                )}
+                onClick={() => handleApply(strategy)}
+                disabled={isLoading || isSaving || !!error}
+                title={copy.description}
+              >
+                {copy.title}
+              </button>
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </div>
     );
   }