diff --git a/ui-tui/src/banner.ts b/ui-tui/src/banner.ts
index 80da8f43d70..748e5a452bc 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/banner.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/banner.ts
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ const colorize = (art: string[], gradient: readonly number[], c: ThemeColors): L
   return art.map((text, i) => [p[gradient[i]!] ?? c.muted, text])
 }
 
-export const LOGO_WIDTH = 98
-export const CADUCEUS_WIDTH = 30
+export const LOGO_WIDTH = Math.max(...LOGO_ART.map(line => line.length))
+export const CADUCEUS_WIDTH = Math.max(...CADUCEUS_ART.map(line => line.length))
 
 export const logo = (c: ThemeColors, customLogo?: string): Line[] =>
   customLogo ? parseRichMarkup(customLogo) : colorize(LOGO_ART, LOGO_GRADIENT, c)
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx b/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx
index 2e35c75c307..8b69b9e4425 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/src/components/appLayout.tsx
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ const TranscriptPane = memo(function TranscriptPane({
 
               {row.msg.kind === 'intro' ? (
                 <Box flexDirection="column" paddingTop={1}>
-                  <Banner t={ui.theme} />
+                  <Banner maxWidth={Math.max(1, composer.cols - 2)} t={ui.theme} />
 
-                  {row.msg.info && <SessionPanel info={row.msg.info} sid={ui.sid} t={ui.theme} />}
+                  {row.msg.info && <SessionPanel info={row.msg.info} maxWidth={Math.max(1, composer.cols - 2)} sid={ui.sid} t={ui.theme} />}
                 </Box>
               ) : row.msg.kind === 'panel' && row.msg.panelData ? (
                 <Panel sections={row.msg.panelData.sections} t={ui.theme} title={row.msg.panelData.title} />
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/components/branding.tsx b/ui-tui/src/components/branding.tsx
index b7590f695e8..4f2bbb5eae5 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/components/branding.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/src/components/branding.tsx
@@ -29,31 +29,92 @@ function InlineLoader({ label, t }: { label: string; t: Theme }) {
 
 export function ArtLines({ lines }: { lines: [string, string][] }) {
   return (
-    <>
+    <Box flexDirection="column" height={lines.length} opaque width={artWidth(lines)}>
       {lines.map(([c, text], i) => (
-        <Text color={c} key={i}>
+        <Text color={c} key={i} wrap="truncate-end">
           {text}
         </Text>
       ))}
-    </>
+    </Box>
   )
 }
 
-export function Banner({ t }: { t: Theme }) {
-  const cols = useStdout().stdout?.columns ?? 80
+// Responsive Banner: full art → compact rule → text → hidden.
+//
+// Terminals can't scale glyphs, so "responsive" means picking a layout that
+// fits the available columns. Thresholds are picked so each tier reads
+// comfortably without forcing wrap or truncation drift on box-drawing edges.
+const TAG_FULL = 'Nous Research · Messenger of the Digital Gods'
+const TAG_MID = 'Messenger of the Digital Gods'
+const TAG_TINY = 'Nous Research'
+const HIDE_BELOW = 34
+const COMPACT_FROM = 58
+
+const clip = (s: string, w: number) =>
+  w <= 0 ? '' : s.length > w ? `${s.slice(0, Math.max(0, w - 1))}…` : s
+
+const centerIn = (s: string, w: number) => {
+  const f = clip(s, w)
+  const slack = Math.max(0, w - f.length)
+  const left = slack >> 1
+
+  return `${' '.repeat(left)}${f}${' '.repeat(slack - left)}`
+}
+
+const ruleIn = (label: string, w: number) => {
+  const f = clip(label, Math.max(1, w - 4))
+  const slack = Math.max(0, w - f.length - 2)
+  const left = slack >> 1
+
+  return `${'─'.repeat(left)} ${f} ${'─'.repeat(slack - left)}`
+}
+
+function CompactBanner({ cols, t }: { cols: number; t: Theme }) {
+  // -4 keeps a margin so exact-edge rows don't trip terminal pending-wrap.
+  const w = Math.max(28, cols - 4)
+
+  return (
+    <Box flexDirection="column" height={3} marginBottom={1} opaque width={w}>
+      <Text bold color={t.color.primary}>{ruleIn(t.brand.name, w)}</Text>
+      <Text color={t.color.muted}>{centerIn(TAG_FULL, w)}</Text>
+      <Text color={t.color.primary}>{'─'.repeat(w)}</Text>
+    </Box>
+  )
+}
+
+export function Banner({ maxWidth, t }: { maxWidth?: number; t: Theme }) {
+  const term = useStdout().stdout?.columns ?? 80
+  const cols = Math.max(1, Math.min(term, maxWidth ?? term))
+
+  if (cols < HIDE_BELOW) {
+    return null
+  }
+
   const logoLines = logo(t.color, t.bannerLogo || undefined)
+  const logoW = t.bannerLogo ? artWidth(logoLines) : LOGO_WIDTH
+
+  if (cols >= logoW + 2) {
+    return (
+      <Box flexDirection="column" marginBottom={1}>
+        <ArtLines lines={logoLines} />
+        <Text color={t.color.muted} wrap="truncate-end">
+          {t.brand.icon} {TAG_FULL}
+        </Text>
+      </Box>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (cols >= COMPACT_FROM) {
+    return <CompactBanner cols={cols} t={t} />
+  }
+
+  const name = cols >= 52 ? t.brand.name : (t.brand.name.split(' ')[0] ?? t.brand.name)
+  const tag = cols >= 64 ? TAG_FULL : cols >= 46 ? TAG_MID : TAG_TINY
 
   return (
     <Box flexDirection="column" marginBottom={1}>
-      {cols >= (t.bannerLogo ? artWidth(logoLines) : LOGO_WIDTH) ? (
-        <ArtLines lines={logoLines} />
-      ) : (
-        <Text bold color={t.color.primary}>
-          {t.brand.icon} NOUS HERMES
-        </Text>
-      )}
-
-      <Text color={t.color.muted}>{t.brand.icon} Nous Research · Messenger of the Digital Gods</Text>
+      <Text bold color={t.color.primary} wrap="truncate-end">{t.brand.icon} {name}</Text>
+      <Text color={t.color.muted} wrap="truncate-end">{t.brand.icon} {tag}</Text>
     </Box>
   )
 }
@@ -96,8 +157,9 @@ function CollapseToggle({
 const SKILLS_MAX = 8
 const TOOLSETS_MAX = 8
 
-export function SessionPanel({ info, sid, t }: SessionPanelProps) {
-  const cols = useStdout().stdout?.columns ?? 100
+export function SessionPanel({ info, maxWidth, sid, t }: SessionPanelProps) {
+  const term = useStdout().stdout?.columns ?? 100
+  const cols = Math.max(20, Math.min(term, maxWidth ?? term))
   const heroLines = caduceus(t.color, t.bannerHero || undefined)
   const leftW = Math.min((artWidth(heroLines) || CADUCEUS_WIDTH) + 4, Math.floor(cols * 0.4))
   const wide = cols >= 90 && leftW + 40 < cols
@@ -241,13 +303,33 @@ export function SessionPanel({ info, sid, t }: SessionPanelProps) {
       )}
 
       <Box flexDirection="column" width={w}>
-        <Box justifyContent="center" marginBottom={1}>
-          <Text bold color={t.color.primary}>
-            {t.brand.name}
-            {info.version ? ` v${info.version}` : ''}
-            {info.release_date ? ` (${info.release_date})` : ''}
-          </Text>
-        </Box>
+        {wide ? (
+          <Box justifyContent="center" marginBottom={1}>
+            <Text bold color={t.color.primary}>
+              {t.brand.name}
+              {info.version ? ` v${info.version}` : ''}
+              {info.release_date ? ` (${info.release_date})` : ''}
+            </Text>
+          </Box>
+        ) : (
+          // Narrow layout hides the hero column; surface model/cwd/session
+          // here so they aren't lost.
+          <Box flexDirection="column" marginBottom={1}>
+            <Text color={t.color.accent} wrap="truncate-end">
+              {info.model.split('/').pop()}
+              <Text color={t.color.muted}> · Nous Research</Text>
+            </Text>
+            <Text color={t.color.muted} wrap="truncate-end">
+              {info.cwd || process.cwd()}
+            </Text>
+            {sid && (
+              <Text wrap="truncate-end">
+                <Text color={t.color.sessionLabel}>Session: </Text>
+                <Text color={t.color.sessionBorder}>{sid}</Text>
+              </Text>
+            )}
+          </Box>
+        )}
 
         {/* ── Tools (expanded by default) ── */}
         <Box flexDirection="column" marginTop={1}>
@@ -378,6 +460,7 @@ interface PanelProps {
 
 interface SessionPanelProps {
   info: SessionInfo
+  maxWidth?: number
   sid?: string | null
   t: Theme
 }