diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/cron-jobs-section.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/cron-jobs-section.tsx
index b4b0feaf95a..aa70b93ac3a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/cron-jobs-section.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/cron-jobs-section.tsx
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ function CronJobSidebarRow({
 
   return (
     <div>
-      <ActionsContextMenu ariaLabel={c.actionsFor(label)} contentClassName="w-44" items={items}>
+      <ActionsContextMenu ariaLabel={c.actionsTitle} contentClassName="w-44" items={items}>
         <div className="group/cron relative grid min-h-[1.625rem] grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_auto] items-center rounded-md hover:bg-(--chrome-action-hover)">
           {/* Lead with the dot in the same w-3.5 cell + pl-2 the session rows use
               so the cron dots line up with the sessions above; the caret sits next
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/profile-switcher.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/profile-switcher.tsx
index e57fec12079..fc9b6326beb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/profile-switcher.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/profile-switcher.tsx
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ function ProfileSquare({
         {/* The rail sits at the very bottom, so pad off the chrome (esp. the
             statusbar) — Radix then flips the menu up instead of squishing it. */}
         <ContextMenuContent
-          aria-label={p.actionsFor(label)}
+          aria-label={p.actions}
           className="w-40"
           collisionPadding={{ bottom: 44, left: 8, right: 8, top: 8 }}
           // Menu close refocuses the trigger — which doubles as the popover
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ function ProfileSquare({
       </ContextMenu>
 
       <PopoverContent
-        aria-label={p.colorFor(label)}
+        aria-label={p.colorFor}
         className="w-auto p-2"
         collisionPadding={{ bottom: 44, left: 8, right: 8, top: 8 }}
         side="top"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx
index b0d11b54302..2ea793e90fa 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import { CopyButton } from '@/components/ui/copy-button'
 import {
   Dialog,
   DialogContent,
-  DialogDescription,
   DialogFooter,
   DialogHeader,
   DialogTitle
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ export function SessionActionsMenu({
     <>
       <ActionsMenu
         align={align}
-        ariaLabel={t.sidebar.row.actionsFor(actions.title)}
+        ariaLabel={t.sidebar.row.sessionActions}
         contentClassName="w-40"
         items={renderItems}
         sideOffset={sideOffset}
@@ -426,7 +425,7 @@ export function SessionContextMenu({ children, ...actions }: SessionContextMenuP
   return (
     <>
       <ActionsContextMenu
-        ariaLabel={t.sidebar.row.actionsFor(actions.title)}
+        ariaLabel={t.sidebar.row.sessionActions}
         contentClassName="w-40"
         items={renderItems}
       >
@@ -492,7 +491,6 @@ function RenameSessionDialog({ open, onOpenChange, sessionId, currentTitle, prof
       <DialogContent className="max-w-md">
         <DialogHeader>
           <DialogTitle>{r.renameTitle}</DialogTitle>
-          <DialogDescription>{r.renameDesc}</DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
         <Input
           autoFocus
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx
index e57a582b2f0..c2c80200473 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export function SidebarSessionRow({
               title={title}
             >
               <Button
-                aria-label={r.actionsFor(title)}
+                aria-label={r.sessionActions}
                 className="size-5 rounded-[4px] bg-transparent text-transparent transition-colors duration-100 hover:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) hover:text-foreground focus-visible:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) focus-visible:text-foreground focus-visible:ring-0 data-[state=open]:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) data-[state=open]:text-foreground group-hover:text-(--ui-text-tertiary) [&_svg]:size-3.5!"
                 size="icon"
                 variant="ghost"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/env-var-actions-menu.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/env-var-actions-menu.tsx
index fae6388733a..60350bc233e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/env-var-actions-menu.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/env-var-actions-menu.tsx
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export function EnvVarActionsMenu({ align = 'end', children, sideOffset = 6, ...
   return (
     <ActionsMenu
       align={align}
-      ariaLabel={copy.actionsFor(actions.label)}
+      ariaLabel={copy.actions}
       contentClassName="w-44"
       items={items}
       sideOffset={sideOffset}
@@ -158,23 +158,22 @@ export function EnvVarContextMenu({ children, ...actions }: EnvVarContextMenuPro
   const items = useEnvVarItems(actions)
 
   return (
-    <ActionsContextMenu ariaLabel={copy.actionsFor(actions.label)} contentClassName="w-44" items={items}>
+    <ActionsContextMenu ariaLabel={copy.actions} contentClassName="w-44" items={items}>
       {children}
     </ActionsContextMenu>
   )
 }
 
-interface EnvVarActionsTriggerProps extends Omit<React.ComponentProps<typeof Button>, 'size' | 'variant'> {
-  label: string
-}
-
-export function EnvVarActionsTrigger({ className, label, ...props }: EnvVarActionsTriggerProps) {
+export function EnvVarActionsTrigger({
+  className,
+  ...props
+}: Omit<React.ComponentProps<typeof Button>, 'size' | 'variant'>) {
   const { t } = useI18n()
   const copy = t.settings.envActions
 
   return (
     <Button
-      aria-label={copy.actionsFor(label)}
+      aria-label={copy.actions}
       className={cn('text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground', className)}
       size="icon-sm"
       variant="ghost"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx
index a85c18efad6..1e824c2cd2c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/toolset-config-panel.tsx
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function EnvVarField({ envVar, isSet, onSaved, onCleared }: EnvVarFieldProps) {
           </div>
           {!editing && (
             <EnvVarActionsMenu {...actionProps}>
-              <EnvVarActionsTrigger label={envVar.key} onClick={event => event.stopPropagation()} />
+              <EnvVarActionsTrigger onClick={event => event.stopPropagation()} />
             </EnvVarActionsMenu>
           )}
         </div>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
index 9329da40347..0f087a9dd72 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
       inputTitle: 'مطلوب إدخال',
       inputBody: 'ينتظر Hermes ردّك.',
       turnDoneTitle: 'أنهى Hermes',
-      turnDoneBody: 'الرد جاهز.',
+      turnDoneBody: '',
       turnErrorTitle: 'فشلت الجولة',
       backgroundDoneTitle: 'انتهت المهمة في الخلفية',
       backgroundFailedTitle: 'فشلت المهمة في الخلفية'
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
     search: 'بحث',
     searchTitle: 'البحث في الجلسات والعروض والإجراءات',
     swapSidebarSides: 'تبديل جانبي الأشرطة',
-    swapSidebarSidesTitle: 'تبديل موضعي شريط الجلسات ومستكشف الملفات',
     hideRightSidebar: 'إخفاء الشريط الأيمن',
     showRightSidebar: 'إظهار الشريط الأيمن',
     muteHaptics: 'كتم الاهتزازات',
@@ -319,7 +318,7 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
       intro:
         'إشعارات سطح المكتب الأصلية، منفصلة عن التنبيهات داخل التطبيق. هذه محلية على الجهاز — كل حاسوب يحتفظ بإعداداته الخاصة.',
       enableAll: 'تفعيل الإشعارات',
-      enableAllDesc: 'مفتاح رئيسي. أوقفه لإسكات كل الإشعارات أدناه.',
+      enableAllDesc: 'إيقافه يصمت كل الإشعارات أدناه.',
       focusedHint: 'تنبيهات الاكتمال تظهر فقط عندما يكون Hermes في الخلفية.',
       kinds: {
         approval: {
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
         },
         turnError: {
           label: 'فشل الدور',
-          description: 'انتهى دور بخطأ.'
+          description: 'أخطاء الأدوار في الخلفية.'
         },
         backgroundDone: {
           label: 'اكتملت مهمة الخلفية',
@@ -639,7 +638,7 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
       saving: 'جار الحفظ'
     },
     envActions: {
-      actionsFor: label => `إجراءات ${label}`,
+      actions: 'إجراءات',
       docs: 'الوثائق',
       hideValue: 'إخفاء القيمة',
       revealValue: 'إظهار القيمة',
@@ -1288,9 +1287,9 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
     showAllProfiles: 'إظهار كل الملفات الشخصية',
     switchToProfile: name => `التبديل إلى ${name}`,
     manageProfiles: 'إدارة الملفات الشخصية',
-    actionsFor: name => `إجراءات ${name}`,
+    actions: 'إجراءات',
     color: 'اللون',
-    colorFor: name => `لون ${name}`,
+    colorFor: 'اللون',
     setColor: color => `ضبط اللون ${color}`,
     autoColor: 'لون تلقائي',
     noProfiles: 'لا توجد ملفات شخصية',
@@ -1419,7 +1418,7 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
     showRuns: 'إظهار التشغيلات',
     hideRuns: 'إخفاء التشغيلات',
     runHistory: 'سجل التشغيل',
-    actionsFor: title => `إجراءات ${title}`,
+
     actionsTitle: 'الإجراءات',
     resume: 'استئناف',
     pause: 'إيقاف مؤقت',
@@ -1564,7 +1563,7 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
       primaryBadge: 'أساسي',
       removeFolder: 'إزالة',
       create: 'إنشاء',
-      menu: 'إجراءات المشروع',
+      menu: 'إجراءات',
       menuRename: 'إعادة تسمية',
       menuAppearance: 'المظهر',
       noColor: 'بلا لون',
@@ -1618,7 +1617,7 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
       archive: 'أرشفة',
       newWindow: 'فتح في نافذة جديدة',
       copyIdFailed: 'فشل نسخ المعرف',
-      actionsFor: title => `إجراءات ${title}`,
+
       sessionActions: 'إجراءات الجلسة',
       sessionRunning: 'الجلسة تعمل',
       needsInput: 'تحتاج إدخالا',
@@ -1634,7 +1633,7 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
       renamed: 'تمت إعادة التسمية',
       renameFailed: 'فشلت إعادة التسمية',
       renameTitle: 'إعادة تسمية الجلسة',
-      renameDesc: 'اختر اسما جديدا لهذه الجلسة.',
+      renameDesc: '',
       untitledPlaceholder: 'جلسة بلا عنوان',
       ageNow: 'الآن',
       ageDay: 'يوم',
@@ -2070,7 +2069,7 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
       gatewayConnecting: 'جار اتصال البوابة',
       gatewayOffline: 'البوابة غير متصلة',
       gatewayRestarting: 'جار إعادة التشغيل...',
-      gatewayTitle: 'حالة البوابة',
+      gatewayTitle: 'البوابة',
       agents: 'الوكلاء',
       closeAgents: 'إغلاق الوكلاء',
       openAgents: 'فتح الوكلاء',
@@ -2080,10 +2079,8 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
       cron: 'المهام',
       openCron: 'فتح المهام المجدولة',
       turnRunning: 'الدور يعمل',
-      currentTurnElapsed: 'وقت الدور الحالي',
       contextUsage: 'استخدام السياق',
       session: 'الجلسة',
-      runtimeSessionElapsed: 'وقت الجلسة',
       yoloOn: 'YOLO مفعل',
       yoloOff: 'YOLO معطل',
       modelNone: 'لا نموذج',
@@ -2105,7 +2102,7 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
     remotePickerTitle: 'اختر مجلدا بعيدا',
     remotePickerDescription: 'استعرض المجلدات على الخادم الخلفي المتصل.',
     remotePickerSelect: 'تحديد المجلد',
-    folderTip: cwd => `المجلد الحالي: ${cwd}`,
+    folderTip: cwd => cwd,
     openFolder: 'فتح مجلد',
     refreshTree: 'تحديث الشجرة',
     collapseAll: 'طي الكل',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
index 3f11f7b16db..0f9874df9f4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       inputTitle: 'Input needed',
       inputBody: 'Hermes is waiting for your response.',
       turnDoneTitle: 'Hermes finished',
-      turnDoneBody: 'The response is ready.',
+      turnDoneBody: '',
       turnErrorTitle: 'Turn failed',
       backgroundDoneTitle: 'Background task finished',
       backgroundFailedTitle: 'Background task failed',
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     search: 'Search',
     searchTitle: 'Search sessions, views, and actions',
     swapSidebarSides: 'Swap sidebar sides',
-    swapSidebarSidesTitle: 'Swap the sessions and file browser sides',
-    hideRightSidebar: 'Hide right sidebar',
+        hideRightSidebar: 'Hide right sidebar',
     showRightSidebar: 'Show right sidebar',
     muteHaptics: 'Mute haptics',
     unmuteHaptics: 'Unmute haptics',
@@ -351,7 +350,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     plugins: {
       title: 'Desktop plugins',
       blurb:
-        'UI extensions loaded into this app — bundled with the build, or dropped into the desktop-plugins folder (including ones Hermes writes). Disabling unloads a plugin live and survives restarts.',
+        'Bundled or dropped into the desktop-plugins folder. Disable to unload live.',
       count: n => `${n} installed`,
       openFolder: 'Open plugins folder',
       rescan: 'Rescan',
@@ -365,9 +364,9 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     notifications: {
       title: 'Notifications',
       intro:
-        'Native desktop notifications, separate from in-app toasts. These are device-local — each computer keeps its own settings.',
+        'OS notifications (not in-app toasts). Per device.',
       enableAll: 'Enable notifications',
-      enableAllDesc: 'Master switch. Turn this off to silence every notification below.',
+      enableAllDesc: 'Off silences every notification below.',
       focusedHint: 'Completion alerts only fire while Hermes is in the background.',
       kinds: {
         approval: {
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
         },
         turnError: {
           label: 'Turn failed',
-          description: 'A turn ended with an error.'
+          description: 'Background turn errors.'
         },
         backgroundDone: {
           label: 'Background task finished',
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     appearance: {
       title: 'Appearance',
       intro:
-        'These are desktop-only display preferences. Mode controls brightness; theme controls the accent palette and chat surface styling.',
+        'Desktop-only. Mode is brightness; theme is palette and chat chrome.',
       colorMode: 'Color Mode',
       colorModeDesc: 'Pick a fixed mode or let Hermes follow your system setting.',
       toolViewTitle: 'Tool Call Display',
@@ -573,7 +572,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       saving: 'Saving'
     },
     envActions: {
-      actionsFor: label => `Actions for ${label}`,
+      actions: 'Actions',
       manageInKeys: 'Manage in API Keys',
       docs: 'Docs',
       hideValue: 'Hide value',
@@ -589,7 +588,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       title: 'Gateway Connection',
       envOverride: 'env override',
       intro:
-        'Hermes Desktop starts its own local gateway by default. Use a remote gateway when you want this app to control an already-running Hermes backend on another machine or behind a trusted proxy. Pick a profile below to give it its own remote host.',
+        'Local by default. Use remote when this app should drive a Hermes backend elsewhere. Per-profile overrides below.',
       appliesTo: 'Applies to',
       allProfiles: 'All profiles',
       defaultConnection: 'Default connection for every profile that has no override of its own.',
@@ -1520,9 +1519,9 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     showAllProfiles: 'Show all profiles',
     switchToProfile: name => `Switch to ${name}`,
     manageProfiles: 'Manage profiles…',
-    actionsFor: name => `Actions for ${name}`,
+    actions: 'Actions',
     color: 'Color…',
-    colorFor: name => `Color for ${name}`,
+    colorFor: 'Color',
     setColor: color => `Set color ${color}`,
     autoColor: 'Auto',
     noProfiles: 'No profiles yet.',
@@ -1656,7 +1655,6 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     showRuns: 'Show runs',
     hideRuns: 'Hide runs',
     runHistory: 'Run history',
-    actionsFor: title => `Actions for ${title}`,
     actionsTitle: 'Cron job actions',
     resume: 'Resume cron',
     pause: 'Pause cron',
@@ -1823,7 +1821,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       primaryBadge: 'primary',
       removeFolder: 'Remove',
       create: 'Create',
-      menu: 'Project actions',
+      menu: 'Actions',
       menuRename: 'Rename',
       menuAppearance: 'Appearance',
       noColor: 'No color',
@@ -1885,7 +1883,6 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       openInNewTab: 'Open in new tab',
       openInSplit: 'Open in split',
       copyIdFailed: 'Could not copy session ID',
-      actionsFor: title => `Actions for ${title}`,
       sessionActions: 'Session actions',
       sessionRunning: 'Session running',
       needsInput: 'Needs your input',
@@ -1897,7 +1894,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       renamed: 'Renamed',
       renameFailed: 'Rename failed',
       renameTitle: 'Rename session',
-      renameDesc: 'Give this chat a memorable title. Leave empty to clear.',
+      renameDesc: 'Leave empty to clear.',
       untitledPlaceholder: 'Untitled session',
       untitledChat: id => `Chat ${id}`,
       ageNow: 'now',
@@ -2405,9 +2402,9 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       connectionSsh: host => `SSH: ${host}`,
       connectionRemote: host => `Remote: ${host}`,
       connectionCloud: host => `Cloud: ${host}`,
-      connectionCloudTooltip: host => `Connected to Hermes Cloud at ${host} · click to manage`,
-      connectionSshTooltip: host => `Connected over SSH to ${host} · click to manage`,
-      connectionRemoteTooltip: host => `Connected to remote backend ${host} · click to manage`,
+      connectionCloudTooltip: host => `Hermes Cloud · ${host}`,
+      connectionSshTooltip: host => `SSH · ${host}`,
+      connectionRemoteTooltip: host => `Remote · ${host}`,
       backendLabel: version => `backend v${version}`,
       commit: sha => `commit ${sha}`,
       branch: branch => `branch ${branch}`,
@@ -2422,7 +2419,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       gatewayConnecting: 'connecting',
       gatewayOffline: 'offline',
       gatewayRestarting: 'restarting…',
-      gatewayTitle: 'Hermes inference gateway status',
+      gatewayTitle: 'Gateway',
       customizeTitle: 'Show in status bar',
       hideStatusbar: 'Hide status bar',
       toggleApprovalMode: 'Approvals',
@@ -2447,8 +2444,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       starmap: 'Memory Graph',
       openStarmap: 'Open memory graph',
       turnRunning: 'Running',
-      currentTurnElapsed: 'Current turn elapsed',
-      contextUsage: 'Context usage',
+            contextUsage: 'Context usage',
       contextUsagePanel: {
         categories: {
           conversation: 'Conversation',
@@ -2466,11 +2462,9 @@ export const en: Translations = {
         title: 'Context Usage',
         tokenSummary: (used, max) => `${used} / ${max} Tokens`
       },
-      openContextUsage: 'Open context usage breakdown',
-      session: 'Session',
-      runtimeSessionElapsed: 'Runtime session elapsed',
-      yoloOn: 'YOLO on — auto-approving dangerous commands. Click to turn off. Shift+click toggles it globally.',
-      yoloOff: 'YOLO off — click to auto-approve dangerous commands. Shift+click toggles it globally.',
+            session: 'Session',
+            yoloOn: 'YOLO on — auto-approving dangerous commands. Shift+click toggles globally.',
+      yoloOff: 'YOLO off. Shift+click toggles globally.',
       modelNone: 'none',
       noModel: 'no model',
       switchModel: 'Switch model',
@@ -2491,7 +2485,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     remotePickerTitle: 'Choose remote folder',
     remotePickerDescription: 'Browse folders on the connected backend.',
     remotePickerSelect: 'Select folder',
-    folderTip: cwd => `${cwd} — click to change folder`,
+    folderTip: cwd => cwd,
     openFolder: 'Open folder',
     refreshTree: 'Refresh tree',
     collapseAll: 'Collapse all folders',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
index b64ce5dd80c..040d0b14aed 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       inputTitle: '入力が必要です',
       inputBody: 'Hermes が応答を待っています。',
       turnDoneTitle: 'Hermes が完了しました',
-      turnDoneBody: '応答の準備ができました。',
+      turnDoneBody: '',
       turnErrorTitle: 'ターンが失敗しました',
       backgroundDoneTitle: 'バックグラウンドタスクが完了しました',
       backgroundFailedTitle: 'バックグラウンドタスクが失敗しました',
@@ -195,8 +195,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
     search: '検索',
     searchTitle: 'セッション、ビュー、アクションを検索',
     swapSidebarSides: 'サイドバーの向きを切り替え',
-    swapSidebarSidesTitle: 'セッションとファイルブラウザーの位置を入れ替える',
-    hideRightSidebar: '右サイドバーを非表示',
+        hideRightSidebar: '右サイドバーを非表示',
     showRightSidebar: '右サイドバーを表示',
     muteHaptics: '触覚フィードバックをオフ',
     unmuteHaptics: '触覚フィードバックをオン',
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       title: '通知',
       intro: 'アプリ内トーストとは別の、ネイティブのデスクトップ通知です。設定は端末ごとに保存されます。',
       enableAll: '通知を有効にする',
-      enableAllDesc: 'マスタースイッチ。オフにすると以下のすべての通知を無効にします。',
+      enableAllDesc: 'オフで以下の通知をすべて無効にします。',
       focusedHint: '完了通知は Hermes がバックグラウンドにあるときのみ表示されます。',
       kinds: {
         approval: {
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
         },
         turnError: {
           label: 'ターン失敗',
-          description: 'ターンがエラーで終了しました。'
+          description: 'バックグラウンドのターンエラー。'
         },
         backgroundDone: {
           label: 'バックグラウンドタスク完了',
@@ -671,7 +670,8 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       saving: '保存中'
     },
     envActions: {
-      actionsFor: label => `${label} のアクション`,
+      actions: 'アクション',
+
       manageInKeys: 'API キーで管理',
       docs: 'ドキュメント',
       hideValue: '値を非表示',
@@ -1381,9 +1381,10 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
     showAllProfiles: 'すべてのプロファイルを表示',
     switchToProfile: name => `${name} に切り替え`,
     manageProfiles: 'プロファイルを管理…',
-    actionsFor: name => `${name} のアクション`,
+    actions: 'アクション',
+
     color: 'カラー…',
-    colorFor: name => `${name} のカラー`,
+    colorFor: 'カラー',
     setColor: color => `カラー ${color} に設定`,
     autoColor: '自動',
     noProfiles: 'プロファイルが見つかりません。',
@@ -1518,7 +1519,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
     showRuns: '実行履歴を表示',
     hideRuns: '実行履歴を隠す',
     runHistory: '実行履歴',
-    actionsFor: title => `${title} のアクション`,
+
     actionsTitle: 'Cron ジョブのアクション',
     resume: '再開',
     pause: '一時停止',
@@ -1686,7 +1687,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       primaryBadge: 'メイン',
       removeFolder: '削除',
       create: '作成',
-      menu: 'プロジェクト操作',
+      menu: 'アクション',
       menuRename: '名前を変更',
       menuAppearance: '外観',
       noColor: '色なし',
@@ -1743,7 +1744,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       archive: 'アーカイブ',
       newWindow: '新しいウィンドウ',
       copyIdFailed: 'セッション ID をコピーできませんでした',
-      actionsFor: title => `${title} のアクション`,
+
       sessionActions: 'セッションアクション',
       sessionRunning: 'セッション実行中',
       needsInput: '入力が必要です',
@@ -1755,7 +1756,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       renamed: '名前を変更しました',
       renameFailed: '名前の変更に失敗しました',
       renameTitle: 'セッションの名前を変更',
-      renameDesc: 'このチャットにわかりやすいタイトルをつけてください。空欄にするとクリアされます。',
+      renameDesc: '空欄にするとクリアされます。',
       untitledPlaceholder: '無題のセッション',
       untitledChat: id => `セッション ${id}`,
       ageNow: 'たった今',
@@ -2268,9 +2269,9 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       connectionSsh: host => `SSH: ${host}`,
       connectionRemote: host => `リモート: ${host}`,
       connectionCloud: host => `クラウド: ${host}`,
-      connectionCloudTooltip: host => `Hermes Cloud ${host} に接続中 · クリックして管理`,
-      connectionSshTooltip: host => `SSH 経由で ${host} に接続中 · クリックして管理`,
-      connectionRemoteTooltip: host => `リモートバックエンド ${host} に接続中 · クリックして管理`,
+      connectionCloudTooltip: host => `Hermes Cloud · ${host}`,
+      connectionSshTooltip: host => `SSH · ${host}`,
+      connectionRemoteTooltip: host => `Remote · ${host}`,
       backendLabel: version => `バックエンド v${version}`,
       commit: sha => `コミット ${sha}`,
       branch: branch => `ブランチ ${branch}`,
@@ -2285,7 +2286,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       gatewayConnecting: '接続中',
       gatewayOffline: 'オフライン',
       gatewayRestarting: '再起動中…',
-      gatewayTitle: 'Hermes 推論ゲートウェイのステータス',
+      gatewayTitle: 'ゲートウェイ',
       agents: 'エージェント',
       closeAgents: 'エージェントを閉じる',
       openAgents: 'エージェントを開く',
@@ -2297,8 +2298,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       starmap: 'メモリグラフ',
       openStarmap: 'メモリグラフを開く',
       turnRunning: '実行中',
-      currentTurnElapsed: '現在のターン経過時間',
-      contextUsage: 'コンテキスト使用状況',
+            contextUsage: 'コンテキスト使用状況',
       contextUsagePanel: {
         categories: {
           conversation: '会話',
@@ -2316,11 +2316,9 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
         title: 'コンテキスト使用状況',
         tokenSummary: (used, max) => `${used} / ${max} Tokens`
       },
-      openContextUsage: 'コンテキスト使用状況の内訳を開く',
-      session: 'セッション',
-      runtimeSessionElapsed: 'ランタイムセッション経過時間',
-      yoloOn: 'YOLO オン — 危険なコマンドを自動承認中。クリックでオフに。Shift+クリックで全体に切り替え。',
-      yoloOff: 'YOLO オフ — クリックで危険なコマンドを自動承認。Shift+クリックで全体に切り替え。',
+            session: 'セッション',
+            yoloOn: 'YOLO オン — 危険なコマンドを自動承認中。Shift+クリックで全体に切り替え。',
+      yoloOff: 'YOLO オフ。Shift+クリックで全体に切り替え。',
       modelNone: 'なし',
       noModel: 'モデルなし',
       switchModel: 'モデルを切り替え',
@@ -2341,7 +2339,7 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
     remotePickerTitle: 'リモートフォルダーを選択',
     remotePickerDescription: '接続中のバックエンド上のフォルダーを参照します。',
     remotePickerSelect: 'フォルダーを選択',
-    folderTip: cwd => `${cwd} — クリックしてフォルダーを変更`,
+    folderTip: cwd => cwd,
     openFolder: 'フォルダーを開く',
     refreshTree: 'ツリーを更新',
     collapseAll: 'すべてのフォルダーを折りたたむ',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
index 38791947676..3264f8dea48 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ export interface Translations {
     search: string
     searchTitle: string
     swapSidebarSides: string
-    swapSidebarSidesTitle: string
-    hideRightSidebar: string
+        hideRightSidebar: string
     showRightSidebar: string
     muteHaptics: string
     unmuteHaptics: string
@@ -476,7 +475,7 @@ export interface Translations {
       saving: string
     }
     envActions: {
-      actionsFor: (label: string) => string
+      actions: string
       manageInKeys: string
       docs: string
       hideValue: string
@@ -1268,9 +1267,9 @@ export interface Translations {
     showAllProfiles: string
     switchToProfile: (name: string) => string
     manageProfiles: string
-    actionsFor: (name: string) => string
+    actions: string
     color: string
-    colorFor: (name: string) => string
+    colorFor: string
     setColor: (color: string) => string
     autoColor: string
     noProfiles: string
@@ -1364,7 +1363,6 @@ export interface Translations {
     showRuns: string
     hideRuns: string
     runHistory: string
-    actionsFor: (title: string) => string
     actionsTitle: string
     resume: string
     pause: string
@@ -1585,7 +1583,6 @@ export interface Translations {
       openInNewTab: string
       openInSplit: string
       copyIdFailed: string
-      actionsFor: (title: string) => string
       sessionActions: string
       sessionRunning: string
       needsInput: string
@@ -2052,8 +2049,7 @@ export interface Translations {
       starmap: string
       openStarmap: string
       turnRunning: string
-      currentTurnElapsed: string
-      contextUsage: string
+            contextUsage: string
       contextUsagePanel: {
         categories: {
           conversation: string
@@ -2071,10 +2067,8 @@ export interface Translations {
         title: string
         tokenSummary: (used: string, max: string) => string
       }
-      openContextUsage: string
-      session: string
-      runtimeSessionElapsed: string
-      yoloOn: string
+            session: string
+            yoloOn: string
       yoloOff: string
       modelNone: string
       noModel: string
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
index ea15b1a2819..10f85b9940e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       inputTitle: '需要輸入',
       inputBody: 'Hermes 正在等待你的回應。',
       turnDoneTitle: 'Hermes 已完成',
-      turnDoneBody: '回覆已就緒。',
+      turnDoneBody: '',
       turnErrorTitle: '本輪失敗',
       backgroundDoneTitle: '背景工作已完成',
       backgroundFailedTitle: '背景工作失敗',
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
     search: '搜尋',
     searchTitle: '搜尋工作階段、檢視和動作',
     swapSidebarSides: '交換側邊欄位置',
-    swapSidebarSidesTitle: '交換工作階段欄和檔案瀏覽器的位置',
     hideRightSidebar: '隱藏右側邊欄',
     showRightSidebar: '顯示右側邊欄',
     muteHaptics: '靜音觸感回饋',
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       title: '通知',
       intro: '原生桌面通知，與應用程式內提示不同。設定會依裝置保存，每台電腦各自獨立。',
       enableAll: '啟用通知',
-      enableAllDesc: '總開關。關閉後會靜音下方所有通知。',
+      enableAllDesc: '關閉後靜音下方所有通知。',
       focusedHint: '完成提醒僅在 Hermes 位於背景時觸發。',
       kinds: {
         approval: {
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
         },
         turnError: {
           label: '本輪失敗',
-          description: '本輪以錯誤結束。'
+          description: '背景回合錯誤。'
         },
         backgroundDone: {
           label: '背景工作完成',
@@ -658,7 +657,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       saving: '儲存中'
     },
     envActions: {
-      actionsFor: label => `${label} 的動作`,
+      actions: '動作',
       manageInKeys: '在 API 金鑰中管理',
       docs: '文件',
       hideValue: '隱藏值',
@@ -1332,9 +1331,9 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
     showAllProfiles: '顯示全部設定檔',
     switchToProfile: name => `切換至 ${name}`,
     manageProfiles: '管理設定檔…',
-    actionsFor: name => `${name} 的動作`,
+    actions: '動作',
     color: '顏色…',
-    colorFor: name => `${name} 的顏色`,
+    colorFor: '顏色',
     setColor: color => `設定顏色 ${color}`,
     autoColor: '自動',
     noProfiles: '找不到設定檔。',
@@ -1467,7 +1466,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
     showRuns: '顯示執行記錄',
     hideRuns: '隱藏執行記錄',
     runHistory: '執行記錄',
-    actionsFor: title => `${title} 的動作`,
+
     actionsTitle: '排程工作動作',
     resume: '繼續',
     pause: '暫停',
@@ -1634,7 +1633,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       primaryBadge: '主要',
       removeFolder: '移除',
       create: '建立',
-      menu: '專案操作',
+      menu: '動作',
       menuRename: '重新命名',
       menuAppearance: '外觀',
       noColor: '無顏色',
@@ -1688,7 +1687,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       archive: '封存',
       newWindow: '新視窗',
       copyIdFailed: '無法複製工作階段 ID',
-      actionsFor: title => `${title} 的動作`,
+
       sessionActions: '工作階段動作',
       sessionRunning: '工作階段執行中',
       needsInput: '需要您的輸入',
@@ -1700,7 +1699,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       renamed: '已重新命名',
       renameFailed: '重新命名失敗',
       renameTitle: '重新命名工作階段',
-      renameDesc: '為此聊天取一個好記的標題。留空則清除。',
+      renameDesc: '留空則清除。',
       untitledPlaceholder: '未命名工作階段',
       untitledChat: id => `工作階段 ${id}`,
       ageNow: '剛才',
@@ -2194,9 +2193,9 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       connectionSsh: host => `SSH: ${host}`,
       connectionRemote: host => `遠端: ${host}`,
       connectionCloud: host => `雲端: ${host}`,
-      connectionCloudTooltip: host => `已連線到 Hermes Cloud ${host} · 點擊管理`,
-      connectionSshTooltip: host => `已透過 SSH 連線到 ${host} · 點擊管理`,
-      connectionRemoteTooltip: host => `已連線到遠端後端 ${host} · 點擊管理`,
+      connectionCloudTooltip: host => `Hermes Cloud · ${host}`,
+      connectionSshTooltip: host => `SSH · ${host}`,
+      connectionRemoteTooltip: host => `Remote · ${host}`,
       backendLabel: version => `後端 v${version}`,
       commit: sha => `提交 ${sha}`,
       branch: branch => `分支 ${branch}`,
@@ -2211,7 +2210,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       gatewayConnecting: '連線中',
       gatewayOffline: '離線',
       gatewayRestarting: '重新啟動中…',
-      gatewayTitle: 'Hermes 推論閘道狀態',
+      gatewayTitle: '閘道',
       agents: '代理',
       closeAgents: '關閉代理',
       openAgents: '開啟代理',
@@ -2223,7 +2222,6 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       starmap: '記憶圖譜',
       openStarmap: '開啟記憶圖譜',
       turnRunning: '執行中',
-      currentTurnElapsed: '目前回合已用時間',
       contextUsage: '上下文使用量',
       contextUsagePanel: {
         categories: {
@@ -2242,11 +2240,9 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
         title: '上下文使用量',
         tokenSummary: (used, max) => `${used} / ${max} Tokens`
       },
-      openContextUsage: '開啟上下文使用量明細',
       session: '工作階段',
-      runtimeSessionElapsed: '執行時工作階段已用時間',
-      yoloOn: 'YOLO 已開啟 — 自動核准危險指令。點擊關閉。Shift+點擊可全域切換。',
-      yoloOff: 'YOLO 已關閉 — 點擊自動核准危險指令。Shift+點擊可全域切換。',
+      yoloOn: 'YOLO 已開啟 — 自動核准危險指令。Shift+點擊可全域切換。',
+      yoloOff: 'YOLO 已關閉。Shift+點擊可全域切換。',
       modelNone: '無',
       noModel: '無模型',
       switchModel: '切換模型',
@@ -2267,7 +2263,7 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
     remotePickerTitle: '選擇遠端資料夾',
     remotePickerDescription: '瀏覽已連線後端上的資料夾。',
     remotePickerSelect: '選擇資料夾',
-    folderTip: cwd => `${cwd} — 點擊以變更資料夾`,
+    folderTip: cwd => cwd,
     openFolder: '開啟資料夾',
     refreshTree: '重新整理檔案樹',
     collapseAll: '收合所有資料夾',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
index f1998678fdb..6860eadc530 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       inputTitle: '需要输入',
       inputBody: 'Hermes 正在等待你的回应。',
       turnDoneTitle: 'Hermes 已完成',
-      turnDoneBody: '回复已就绪。',
+      turnDoneBody: '',
       turnErrorTitle: '本轮失败',
       backgroundDoneTitle: '后台任务已完成',
       backgroundFailedTitle: '后台任务失败',
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
     search: '搜索',
     searchTitle: '搜索会话、视图与操作',
     swapSidebarSides: '交换侧边栏位置',
-    swapSidebarSidesTitle: '交换会话栏和文件浏览器的位置',
     hideRightSidebar: '隐藏右侧栏',
     showRightSidebar: '显示右侧栏',
     muteHaptics: '关闭触感反馈',
@@ -357,7 +356,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       title: '通知',
       intro: '原生桌面通知，区别于应用内提示。设置按设备保存，每台电脑各自独立。',
       enableAll: '启用通知',
-      enableAllDesc: '总开关。关闭后将静音下方所有通知。',
+      enableAllDesc: '关闭后静音下方所有通知。',
       focusedHint: '完成提醒仅在 Hermes 处于后台时触发。',
       kinds: {
         approval: {
@@ -374,7 +373,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
         },
         turnError: {
           label: '本轮失败',
-          description: '本轮以错误结束。'
+          description: '后台回合错误。'
         },
         backgroundDone: {
           label: '后台任务完成',
@@ -779,7 +778,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       saving: '保存中'
     },
     envActions: {
-      actionsFor: label => `${label} 的操作`,
+      actions: '操作',
       manageInKeys: '在 API 密钥中管理',
       docs: '文档',
       hideValue: '隐藏值',
@@ -1711,9 +1710,9 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
     showAllProfiles: '显示全部配置档案',
     switchToProfile: name => `切换到 ${name}`,
     manageProfiles: '管理配置档案…',
-    actionsFor: name => `${name} 的操作`,
+    actions: '操作',
     color: '颜色…',
-    colorFor: name => `${name} 的颜色`,
+    colorFor: '颜色',
     setColor: color => `设置颜色 ${color}`,
     autoColor: '自动',
     noProfiles: '暂无配置档案。',
@@ -1846,7 +1845,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
     showRuns: '显示运行记录',
     hideRuns: '隐藏运行记录',
     runHistory: '运行记录',
-    actionsFor: title => `${title} 的操作`,
+
     actionsTitle: '定时任务操作',
     resume: '恢复定时任务',
     pause: '暂停定时任务',
@@ -2013,7 +2012,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       primaryBadge: '主',
       removeFolder: '移除',
       create: '创建',
-      menu: '项目操作',
+      menu: '操作',
       menuRename: '重命名',
       menuAppearance: '外观',
       noColor: '无颜色',
@@ -2073,7 +2072,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       openInNewTab: '在新标签页中打开',
       openInSplit: '在分屏中打开',
       copyIdFailed: '无法复制会话 ID',
-      actionsFor: title => `${title} 的操作`,
+
       sessionActions: '会话操作',
       sessionRunning: '会话运行中',
       needsInput: '需要你输入',
@@ -2085,7 +2084,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       renamed: '已重命名',
       renameFailed: '重命名失败',
       renameTitle: '重命名会话',
-      renameDesc: '给这个对话起一个好记的标题。留空则清除。',
+      renameDesc: '留空则清除。',
       untitledPlaceholder: '无标题会话',
       untitledChat: id => `会话 ${id}`,
       ageNow: '刚刚',
@@ -2581,9 +2580,9 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       connectionSsh: host => `SSH: ${host}`,
       connectionRemote: host => `远程: ${host}`,
       connectionCloud: host => `云端: ${host}`,
-      connectionCloudTooltip: host => `已连接到 Hermes Cloud ${host} · 点击管理`,
-      connectionSshTooltip: host => `已通过 SSH 连接到 ${host} · 点击管理`,
-      connectionRemoteTooltip: host => `已连接到远程后端 ${host} · 点击管理`,
+      connectionCloudTooltip: host => `Hermes Cloud · ${host}`,
+      connectionSshTooltip: host => `SSH · ${host}`,
+      connectionRemoteTooltip: host => `Remote · ${host}`,
       backendLabel: version => `后端 v${version}`,
       commit: sha => `提交 ${sha}`,
       branch: branch => `分支 ${branch}`,
@@ -2598,7 +2597,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       gatewayConnecting: '连接中',
       gatewayOffline: '离线',
       gatewayRestarting: '重启中…',
-      gatewayTitle: 'Hermes 推理网关状态',
+      gatewayTitle: '网关',
       customizeTitle: '在状态栏中显示',
       hideStatusbar: '隐藏状态栏',
       toggleApprovalMode: '审批',
@@ -2623,7 +2622,6 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       starmap: '记忆图谱',
       openStarmap: '打开记忆图谱',
       turnRunning: '运行中',
-      currentTurnElapsed: '当前回合已用时间',
       contextUsage: '上下文用量',
       contextUsagePanel: {
         categories: {
@@ -2642,11 +2640,9 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
         title: '上下文用量',
         tokenSummary: (used, max) => `${used} / ${max} Tokens`
       },
-      openContextUsage: '打开上下文用量明细',
       session: '会话',
-      runtimeSessionElapsed: '运行时会话已用时间',
-      yoloOn: 'YOLO 已开启 - 自动批准危险命令。点击关闭。Shift+点击可全局切换。',
-      yoloOff: 'YOLO 已关闭 - 点击自动批准危险命令。Shift+点击可全局切换。',
+      yoloOn: 'YOLO 已开启 — 自动批准危险命令。Shift+点击可全局切换。',
+      yoloOff: 'YOLO 已关闭。Shift+点击可全局切换。',
       modelNone: '无',
       noModel: '无模型',
       switchModel: '切换模型',
@@ -2667,7 +2663,7 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
     remotePickerTitle: '选择远程文件夹',
     remotePickerDescription: '浏览已连接后端上的文件夹。',
     remotePickerSelect: '选择文件夹',
-    folderTip: cwd => `${cwd} — 点击更改文件夹`,
+    folderTip: cwd => cwd,
     openFolder: '打开文件夹',
     refreshTree: '刷新文件树',
     collapseAll: '折叠所有文件夹',