diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/constants.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/constants.ts
index 83a4f1c531c9..9d5fd89476d3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/constants.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/constants.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export const ENUM_OPTIONS: Record<string, string[]> = {
   'code_execution.mode': ['project', 'strict'],
   'context.engine': ['compressor', 'default', 'custom'],
   'delegation.reasoning_effort': ['', 'minimal', 'low', 'medium', 'high', 'xhigh'],
-  'memory.provider': ['', 'builtin', 'hindsight', 'honcho'],
+  'memory.provider': ['', 'builtin', 'honcho', 'hindsight'],
   // Terminal execution backends — kept in sync with the dispatch ladder in
   // tools/terminal_tool.py::_create_environment (local/docker/singularity/
   // modal/daytona/ssh). Remote backends need extra env (image, tokens, host).
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/field-control.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/field-control.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..88819e60c59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/field-control.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '@/components/ui/select'
+import { Switch } from '@/components/ui/switch'
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea'
+import { Check } from '@/lib/icons'
+import type { MemoryProviderField } from '@/types/hermes'
+
+import { CONTROL_TEXT } from './constants'
+
+// Fade the placeholder well below set values so example text never reads as data.
+const FIELD_INPUT = `font-mono ${CONTROL_TEXT} placeholder:text-muted-foreground/45`
+
+/** Generic control for one declared provider field, dispatching on its kind.
+ *  Values are edited as strings; the backend coerces them to native types. */
+export function FieldControl({
+  field,
+  value,
+  onChange
+}: {
+  field: MemoryProviderField
+  value: string
+  onChange: (value: string) => void
+}) {
+  if (field.kind === 'bool') {
+    return <Switch checked={value === 'true'} onCheckedChange={checked => onChange(checked ? 'true' : 'false')} />
+  }
+
+  if (field.kind === 'number') {
+    return (
+      <Input
+        className={FIELD_INPUT}
+        inputMode="numeric"
+        onChange={event => onChange(event.target.value)}
+        placeholder={field.placeholder}
+        type="number"
+        value={value}
+      />
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (field.kind === 'json') {
+    return (
+      <Textarea
+        className={FIELD_INPUT}
+        onChange={event => onChange(event.target.value)}
+        placeholder={field.placeholder}
+        spellCheck={false}
+        value={value}
+      />
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (field.kind === 'select') {
+    return (
+      <Select onValueChange={onChange} value={value}>
+        <SelectTrigger className={CONTROL_TEXT}>
+          <SelectValue />
+        </SelectTrigger>
+        <SelectContent>
+          {field.options.map(option => (
+            <SelectItem key={option.value} value={option.value}>
+              {option.label}
+            </SelectItem>
+          ))}
+        </SelectContent>
+      </Select>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (field.kind === 'secret') {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+        <Input
+          className={`w-full ${FIELD_INPUT}`}
+          onChange={event => onChange(event.target.value)}
+          placeholder={field.is_set ? 'Leave blank to keep current value' : field.placeholder}
+          type="password"
+          value={value}
+        />
+        {field.is_set && (
+          <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 self-start font-mono text-[0.65rem] text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
+            <Check className="size-3 text-(--ui-accent-secondary)" />
+            set
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Input
+      className={FIELD_INPUT}
+      onChange={event => onChange(event.target.value)}
+      placeholder={field.placeholder}
+      value={value}
+    />
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/provider-config-modal.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/provider-config-modal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f34342bc26ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/provider-config-modal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogClose,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle
+} from '@/components/ui/dialog'
+import { saveMemoryProviderConfig } from '@/hermes'
+import { ExternalLink, Loader2, Save, SlidersHorizontal } from '@/lib/icons'
+import { notify, notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
+import type { MemoryProviderConfig, MemoryProviderField } from '@/types/hermes'
+
+import { FieldControl } from './field-control'
+import { ListRow } from './primitives'
+
+/** Seed every editable field (inline and modal-only). Secrets start blank —
+ *  their value is never returned and submitting blank keeps the stored one. */
+function seedAll(config: MemoryProviderConfig): Record<string, string> {
+  return Object.fromEntries(config.fields.map(field => [field.key, field.kind === 'secret' ? '' : field.value]))
+}
+
+/** Group fields in declared order, preserving first-seen group sequence. */
+function groupFields(fields: MemoryProviderField[]): [string, MemoryProviderField[]][] {
+  const groups: [string, MemoryProviderField[]][] = []
+  for (const field of fields) {
+    const name = field.group || 'Other'
+    const bucket = groups.find(([key]) => key === name)
+    if (bucket) {
+      bucket[1].push(field)
+    } else {
+      groups.push([name, [field]])
+    }
+  }
+  return groups
+}
+
+export function ProviderConfigModal({
+  config,
+  provider,
+  open,
+  onOpenChange,
+  onSaved
+}: {
+  config: MemoryProviderConfig
+  provider: string
+  open: boolean
+  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void
+  onSaved: () => Promise<void> | void
+}) {
+  const [values, setValues] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
+
+  // Reseed from the latest config each time the dialog opens so edits never
+  // start from a stale snapshot left over from a prior session.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open) {
+      setValues(seedAll(config))
+    }
+  }, [open, config])
+
+  const save = async () => {
+    setSaving(true)
+    try {
+      await saveMemoryProviderConfig(provider, values)
+      notify({ kind: 'success', title: `${config.label} saved`, message: 'Memory provider configuration updated.' })
+      await onSaved()
+      onOpenChange(false)
+    } catch (err) {
+      notifyError(err, `Failed to save ${config.label} settings`)
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog onOpenChange={onOpenChange} open={open}>
+      <DialogContent className="max-w-2xl dt-portal-scrollbar">
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle icon={SlidersHorizontal}>{config.label} — full configuration</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>
+            Every {config.label} option for the active profile. Blank fields fall back to the resolved host or
+            built-in default.
+          </DialogDescription>
+          {config.docs_url && (
+            <a
+              className="inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-1 text-[length:var(--conversation-caption-font-size)] text-(--ui-accent-secondary) underline-offset-4 transition-colors hover:underline"
+              href={config.docs_url}
+              onClick={event => {
+                event.preventDefault()
+                void window.hermesDesktop?.openExternal?.(config.docs_url)
+              }}
+              rel="noreferrer"
+              target="_blank"
+            >
+              {config.label} configuration reference
+              <ExternalLink className="size-3" />
+            </a>
+          )}
+        </DialogHeader>
+
+        <div className="min-w-0">
+          {groupFields(config.fields).map(([group, fields]) => (
+            <section className="mt-6 first:mt-2" key={group}>
+              <h3 className="border-b border-(--ui-accent-secondary)/30 pb-1.5 font-mono text-[0.68rem] uppercase tracking-wide text-(--ui-accent-secondary)">
+                {group}
+              </h3>
+              <div className="pl-1">
+                {fields.map(field => (
+                  <div className="border-b border-border/40 last:border-b-0" key={field.key}>
+                    <ListRow
+                      action={
+                        <FieldControl
+                          field={field}
+                          onChange={value => setValues(current => ({ ...current, [field.key]: value }))}
+                          value={values[field.key] ?? ''}
+                        />
+                      }
+                      description={field.description}
+                      title={field.label}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            </section>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        <DialogFooter>
+          <DialogClose asChild>
+            <Button size="sm" type="button" variant="ghost">
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+          </DialogClose>
+          <Button disabled={saving} onClick={() => void save()} size="sm">
+            {saving ? <Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin" /> : <Save />}
+            Save all
+          </Button>
+        </DialogFooter>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/provider-config-panel.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/provider-config-panel.tsx
index df610bb62a76..1042a043b820 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/provider-config-panel.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/provider-config-panel.tsx
@@ -2,82 +2,21 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { DisclosureCaret } from '@/components/ui/disclosure-caret'
-import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
-import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '@/components/ui/select'
 import { getMemoryProviderConfig, saveMemoryProviderConfig } from '@/hermes'
-import { Check, Loader2, Save } from '@/lib/icons'
+import { Loader2, Save, SlidersHorizontal } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { notify, notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
-import type { MemoryProviderConfig, MemoryProviderField } from '@/types/hermes'
+import type { MemoryProviderConfig } from '@/types/hermes'
 
-import { CONTROL_TEXT } from './constants'
-import { LoadingState, Pill } from './primitives'
+import { FieldControl } from './field-control'
+import { ListRow, LoadingState, Pill } from './primitives'
+import { ProviderConfigModal } from './provider-config-modal'
 
-/** Seed editable values from the schema: non-secret fields keep their current
- *  value, secret fields start blank (their value is never returned). */
+/** Seed editable values from the inline fields only, so saving the compact
+ *  panel never re-writes fields owned by the full-config editor. Secret fields
+ *  start blank (their value is never returned). */
 function seedValues(config: MemoryProviderConfig): Record<string, string> {
-  return Object.fromEntries(config.fields.map(field => [field.key, field.kind === 'secret' ? '' : field.value]))
-}
-
-function FieldControl({
-  field,
-  value,
-  onChange
-}: {
-  field: MemoryProviderField
-  value: string
-  onChange: (value: string) => void
-}) {
-  if (field.kind === 'select') {
-    const selected = field.options.find(option => option.value === value)
-
-    return (
-      <>
-        <Select onValueChange={onChange} value={value}>
-          <SelectTrigger className={CONTROL_TEXT}>
-            <SelectValue />
-          </SelectTrigger>
-          <SelectContent>
-            {field.options.map(option => (
-              <SelectItem key={option.value} value={option.value}>
-                {option.label}
-              </SelectItem>
-            ))}
-          </SelectContent>
-        </Select>
-        {(selected?.description || field.description) && (
-          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{selected?.description || field.description}</span>
-        )}
-      </>
-    )
-  }
-
-  if (field.kind === 'secret') {
-    return (
-      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
-        <Input
-          className="min-w-64 flex-1 font-mono"
-          onChange={event => onChange(event.target.value)}
-          placeholder={field.is_set ? 'Leave blank to keep current value' : field.placeholder}
-          type="password"
-          value={value}
-        />
-        {field.is_set && (
-          <Pill tone="primary">
-            <Check className="size-3" />
-            Set
-          </Pill>
-        )}
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <Input
-      className="font-mono"
-      onChange={event => onChange(event.target.value)}
-      placeholder={field.placeholder}
-      value={value}
-    />
+  return Object.fromEntries(
+    config.fields.filter(field => field.inline).map(field => [field.key, field.kind === 'secret' ? '' : field.value])
   )
 }
 
@@ -86,6 +25,7 @@ export function ProviderConfigPanel({ provider }: { provider: string }) {
   const [values, setValues] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(true)
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
+  const [showModal, setShowModal] = useState(false)
 
   const refresh = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
@@ -130,17 +70,19 @@ export function ProviderConfigPanel({ provider }: { provider: string }) {
     return <LoadingState label="Loading memory provider settings..." />
   }
 
+  const inlineFields = config.fields.filter(field => field.inline)
   const secretFields = config.fields.filter(field => field.kind === 'secret')
+  const hasFullConfig = config.fields.some(field => !field.inline)
 
   return (
-    <section className="py-3">
-      <button
-        aria-expanded={expanded}
-        className="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-lg bg-background/60 px-3 py-2 text-left hover:bg-accent/50"
-        onClick={() => setExpanded(open => !open)}
-        type="button"
-      >
-        <span className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+    <section className="py-1">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 py-2">
+        <button
+          aria-expanded={expanded}
+          className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-2 text-left"
+          onClick={() => setExpanded(open => !open)}
+          type="button"
+        >
           <DisclosureCaret open={expanded} />
           <span className="text-[length:var(--conversation-text-font-size)] font-medium text-foreground">
             {config.label} settings
@@ -148,26 +90,34 @@ export function ProviderConfigPanel({ provider }: { provider: string }) {
           {secretFields.map(field => (
             <Pill key={field.key}>{field.is_set ? `${field.label} set` : `${field.label} not set`}</Pill>
           ))}
-        </span>
-      </button>
+        </button>
+        {hasFullConfig && (
+          <Button onClick={() => setShowModal(true)} size="sm" type="button" variant="secondary">
+            <SlidersHorizontal className="size-3.5" />
+            Full config…
+          </Button>
+        )}
+      </div>
 
       {expanded && (
-        <div className="mt-3 grid gap-4 rounded-xl bg-background/60 p-4">
-          {config.fields.map(field => (
-            <label className="grid gap-1.5" key={field.key}>
-              <span className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">{field.label}</span>
-              <FieldControl
-                field={field}
-                onChange={value => setValues(current => ({ ...current, [field.key]: value }))}
-                value={values[field.key] ?? ''}
+        <div className="ml-1.5 border-l-2 border-(--ui-accent-secondary)/25 bg-(--ui-bg-card) pb-4 pl-4 pr-4">
+          {inlineFields.map(field => (
+            <div className="border-b border-border/40 last:border-b-0" key={field.key}>
+              <ListRow
+                action={
+                  <FieldControl
+                    field={field}
+                    onChange={value => setValues(current => ({ ...current, [field.key]: value }))}
+                    value={values[field.key] ?? ''}
+                  />
+                }
+                description={field.description}
+                title={field.label}
               />
-              {field.kind !== 'select' && field.description && (
-                <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{field.description}</span>
-              )}
-            </label>
+            </div>
           ))}
 
-          <div className="flex justify-end">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-end pt-3">
             <Button disabled={saving} onClick={() => void save()} size="sm">
               {saving ? <Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin" /> : <Save />}
               Save
@@ -175,6 +125,16 @@ export function ProviderConfigPanel({ provider }: { provider: string }) {
           </div>
         </div>
       )}
+
+      {hasFullConfig && (
+        <ProviderConfigModal
+          config={config}
+          onOpenChange={setShowModal}
+          onSaved={refresh}
+          open={showModal}
+          provider={provider}
+        />
+      )}
     </section>
   )
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts b/apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts
index d5506415caf2..55b9400078c7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/types/hermes.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export interface EnvVarInfo {
   url: null | string
 }
 
-export type MemoryProviderFieldKind = 'secret' | 'select' | 'text'
+export type MemoryProviderFieldKind = 'bool' | 'json' | 'number' | 'secret' | 'select' | 'text'
 
 export interface MemoryProviderFieldOption {
   description: string
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ export interface MemoryProviderFieldOption {
 
 export interface MemoryProviderField {
   description: string
+  group: string
+  inline: boolean
   is_set: boolean
   key: string
   kind: MemoryProviderFieldKind
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ export interface MemoryProviderField {
 }
 
 export interface MemoryProviderConfig {
+  docs_url: string
   fields: MemoryProviderField[]
   label: string
   name: string