diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/memory/field-control.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/memory/field-control.tsx
index 5c4a2a905fe5..336fc8d1725b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/memory/field-control.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/memory/field-control.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ 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 = `border-(--ui-stroke-secondary) bg-background font-mono ${CONTROL_TEXT} placeholder:text-muted-foreground/45`
+const FIELD_INPUT = `font-mono ${CONTROL_TEXT} placeholder:text-muted-foreground/45`
 
 // Field label with an optional info tooltip, shared by the panel and modal rows.
 export function FieldTitle({ field }: { field: MemoryProviderField }) {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function FieldTitle({ field }: { field: MemoryProviderField }) {
   return (
     <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
       {field.label}
-      <Tip label={field.info}>
+      <Tip className="max-w-60 font-normal leading-snug whitespace-normal" label={field.info}>
         <Info aria-label={`About ${field.label}`} className="size-3.5 text-muted-foreground/70" />
       </Tip>
     </span>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/memory/provider-config-panel.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/memory/provider-config-panel.tsx
index 01d6e3d8ac6a..be966e761e53 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/memory/provider-config-panel.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/memory/provider-config-panel.tsx
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export function ProviderConfigPanel({ provider }: { provider: string }) {
       </div>
 
       {expanded && (
-        <div className="ml-1.5 border-l-2 border-(--ui-accent-secondary)/25 bg-(--ui-bg-quinary) pb-4 pl-4 pr-4">
+        <div className="ml-1.5 border-l-2 border-(--ui-accent-secondary)/25 pb-4 pl-4 pr-4">
           {inlineFields.map(field => (
             <div className="border-b border-border/40 last:border-b-0" key={field.key}>
               <ListRow