diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/CommandsEditor/CommandsEditor.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/CommandsEditor/CommandsEditor.tsx
index 49498d2d63e..714a88af282 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/CommandsEditor/CommandsEditor.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/CommandsEditor/CommandsEditor.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function CommandsEditor({
 						onChange={(e) => handleCommandChange(index, e.target.value)}
 						onKeyDown={(e) => handleCommandKeyDown(e, index)}
 						onBlur={onBlur}
-						className="h-7 px-2 text-sm font-mono flex-1"
+						className="h-7 px-2 text-sm font-mono flex-1 min-w-0"
 						placeholder={placeholder}
 					/>
 					{commands.length > 1 && (
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/PresetRow/PresetRow.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/PresetRow/PresetRow.tsx
index 13d1582db9e..e482da99212 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/PresetRow/PresetRow.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/PresetRow/PresetRow.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function PresetCell({
 			value={value as string}
 			onChange={(e) => onChange(rowIndex, column.key, e.target.value)}
 			onBlur={() => onBlur(rowIndex, column.key)}
-			className={`h-8 px-2 text-sm w-full ${column.mono ? "font-mono" : ""}`}
+			className={`h-8 px-2 text-sm w-full min-w-0 truncate ${column.mono ? "font-mono" : ""}`}
 			placeholder={column.placeholder}
 		/>
 	);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/PresetsSettings.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/PresetsSettings.tsx
index cafe50dc0e4..c9255ab1103 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/PresetsSettings.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/PresetsSettings.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Button } from "@superset/ui/button";
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { HiOutlinePlus } from "react-icons/hi2";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { HiOutlineCheck, HiOutlinePlus } from "react-icons/hi2";
+import { LuSparkles } from "react-icons/lu";
 import { usePresets } from "renderer/react-query/presets";
 import { PresetRow } from "./PresetRow";
 import {
@@ -9,6 +10,39 @@ import {
 	type TerminalPreset,
 } from "./types";
 
+interface PresetTemplate {
+	name: string;
+	description: string;
+	preset: {
+		name: string;
+		cwd: string;
+		commands: string[];
+	};
+}
+
+const PRESET_TEMPLATES: PresetTemplate[] = [
+	{
+		name: "Codex (Danger Mode)",
+		description: "OpenAI Codex with full sandbox access and high reasoning",
+		preset: {
+			name: "Codex Danger",
+			cwd: "",
+			commands: [
+				'codex -c model_reasoning_effort="high" --ask-for-approval never --sandbox danger-full-access -c model_reasoning_summary="detailed" -c model_supports_reasoning_summaries=true',
+			],
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		name: "Claude (Danger Mode)",
+		description: "Claude Code with permissions auto-approved",
+		preset: {
+			name: "Claude Danger",
+			cwd: "",
+			commands: ["claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"],
+		},
+	},
+];
+
 export function PresetsSettings() {
 	const {
 		presets: serverPresets,
@@ -24,6 +58,14 @@ export function PresetsSettings() {
 		setLocalPresets(serverPresets);
 	}, [serverPresets]);
 
+	const existingPresetNames = useMemo(
+		() => new Set(serverPresets.map((p) => p.name)),
+		[serverPresets],
+	);
+
+	const isTemplateAdded = (template: PresetTemplate) =>
+		existingPresetNames.has(template.preset.name);
+
 	const handleCellChange = (
 		rowIndex: number,
 		column: PresetColumnKey,
@@ -75,6 +117,11 @@ export function PresetsSettings() {
 		});
 	};
 
+	const handleAddTemplate = (template: PresetTemplate) => {
+		if (isTemplateAdded(template)) return;
+		createPreset.mutate(template.preset);
+	};
+
 	const handleDeleteRow = (rowIndex: number) => {
 		const preset = localPresets[rowIndex];
 		if (!preset) return;
@@ -108,10 +155,38 @@ export function PresetsSettings() {
 						Add Preset
 					</Button>
 				</div>
-				<p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-					Create and manage terminal presets for quick terminal creation. Press
-					Enter to add a new command.
+				<p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-4">
+					Presets let you quickly launch terminals with pre-configured commands.
+					Create a preset below, then use it from the "New Terminal" dropdown in
+					any workspace.
 				</p>
+
+				<div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+					<span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mr-1 self-center">
+						Quick add:
+					</span>
+					{PRESET_TEMPLATES.map((template) => {
+						const alreadyAdded = isTemplateAdded(template);
+						return (
+							<Button
+								key={template.name}
+								variant="outline"
+								size="sm"
+								className="gap-1.5 text-xs h-7"
+								onClick={() => handleAddTemplate(template)}
+								title={alreadyAdded ? "Already added" : template.description}
+								disabled={alreadyAdded || createPreset.isPending}
+							>
+								{alreadyAdded ? (
+									<HiOutlineCheck className="h-3 w-3" />
+								) : (
+									<LuSparkles className="h-3 w-3" />
+								)}
+								{template.name}
+							</Button>
+						);
+					})}
+				</div>
 			</div>
 
 			<div className="rounded-lg border border-border overflow-hidden">
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/types.ts b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/types.ts
index beee54db800..de733981492 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/types.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/SettingsView/PresetsSettings/types.ts
@@ -12,18 +12,17 @@ export interface PresetColumnConfig {
 }
 
 export const PRESET_COLUMNS: PresetColumnConfig[] = [
-	{ key: "name", label: "Name", placeholder: "Preset name (i.e. Dev Server)" },
+	{ key: "name", label: "Name", placeholder: "e.g. Dev Server" },
 	{
 		key: "cwd",
 		label: "CWD",
-		placeholder: "Working directory (i.e. ./src). Defaults to workspace root",
+		placeholder: "e.g. ./src (optional)",
 		mono: true,
 	},
 	{
 		key: "commands",
 		label: "Commands",
-		placeholder:
-			"Commands to run at startup (i.e. npm run dev). Enter to add more commands.",
+		placeholder: "e.g. npm run dev",
 		mono: true,
 	},
 ];