diff --git a/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-feed-filter-bar.tsx b/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-feed-filter-bar.tsx
index 9ae97f74caa..158984b19d6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-feed-filter-bar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-feed-filter-bar.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export function HomeFeedFilterBar({
     categories.includes(c),
   );
 
-  if (presentCategories.length === 0) return null;
+  if (presentCategories.length <= 1) return null;
 
   return (
     <div className="flex items-center gap-[var(--app-spacing-sm)] overflow-x-auto">
diff --git a/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-feed-list.tsx b/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-feed-list.tsx
index 1f81d51dc07..c9088026dfa 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-feed-list.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-feed-list.tsx
@@ -36,15 +36,31 @@ export function HomeFeedList({
   const visible = items.filter((item) => item.status !== "dismissed");
   const eligible = excludeHighUrgency(visible);
   const presentCategories = getPresentCategories(eligible);
-  const filtered = filterByCategory(eligible, activeFilter);
+  const effectiveFilter =
+    activeFilter && presentCategories.includes(activeFilter)
+      ? activeFilter
+      : null;
+
+  // Reset stale activeFilter during render when its category disappears
+  // from the feed. Without this, the previously-selected filter would
+  // silently re-activate if the category later reappears (e.g. a new
+  // notification of that category arrives). React bails out when the
+  // next state equals the current, so this is safe and preferable to a
+  // synchronization Effect.
+  // https://react.dev/reference/react/useState#storing-information-from-previous-renders
+  if (activeFilter !== effectiveFilter) {
+    setActiveFilter(effectiveFilter);
+  }
+
+  const filtered = filterByCategory(eligible, effectiveFilter);
   const sorted = sortFeedItems(filtered);
   const grouped = groupByTime(sorted);
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col gap-[var(--app-spacing-lg)]">
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-[var(--app-spacing-sm)]">
       <HomeFeedFilterBar
         categories={presentCategories}
-        activeFilter={activeFilter}
+        activeFilter={effectiveFilter}
         onFilterChange={setActiveFilter}
       />
 
@@ -53,7 +69,7 @@ export function HomeFeedList({
           variant="body-medium-lighter"
           className="py-[var(--app-spacing-xl)] text-center text-[var(--content-disabled)]"
         >
-          {activeFilter
+          {effectiveFilter
             ? "No items match the selected filter."
             : "No items to show."}
         </Typography>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-page.tsx b/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-page.tsx
index 532edffb282..ad09693d705 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-page.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export function HomePage({
     return (
       <ResizablePanel
         storageKey="homeDetailPanelWidth"
-        defaultLeftWidth={600}
+        defaultLeftPercent={50}
         minLeftWidth={400}
         minRightWidth={320}
         left={
diff --git a/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-recap-row.tsx b/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-recap-row.tsx
index b8566286d4a..d7f0dbbc3de 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-recap-row.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-recap-row.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function HomeRecapRow({ item, onSelect, onDismiss }: HomeRecapRowProps) {
           <Icon width={12} height={12} style={{ color: style.strong }} />
         </span>
         {isUnread && (
-          <span className="absolute -right-0.5 -top-0.5 h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-[var(--system-mid-strong)]" />
+          <span className="absolute -left-0.5 -top-0.5 h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-[var(--system-mid-strong)]" />
         )}
       </span>
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-suggestion-pill-bar.tsx b/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-suggestion-pill-bar.tsx
index 290a4707e21..519a14ce773 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-suggestion-pill-bar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/domains/home/home-suggestion-pill-bar.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function HomeSuggestionPillBar({
                 style={{ width: 26, height: 26 }}
                 aria-hidden="true"
               >
-                <Icon className="size-[9px]" />
+                <Icon className="size-[18px]" />
               </span>
               <span className="text-body-small-default">
                 {suggestion.label}
diff --git a/packages/design-library/src/components/resizable-panel.tsx b/packages/design-library/src/components/resizable-panel.tsx
index dd115af9ca1..9c233d27cd8 100644
--- a/packages/design-library/src/components/resizable-panel.tsx
+++ b/packages/design-library/src/components/resizable-panel.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
+  useLayoutEffect,
   useRef,
   useState,
   type ComponentProps,
@@ -9,6 +10,27 @@ import {
 
 import { cn } from "../utils/cn.js";
 
+/**
+ * Read a persisted pixel width from localStorage, validating both shape
+ * and finiteness. Returns `null` for unset/malformed entries or when
+ * storage access throws (strict-privacy contexts, quota errors, SSR).
+ */
+function readStoredWidth(
+  storageKey: string | undefined,
+  minLeftWidth: number,
+): number | null {
+  if (!storageKey || typeof window === "undefined") return null;
+  try {
+    const stored = localStorage.getItem(storageKey);
+    if (stored == null) return null;
+    const parsed = Number(stored);
+    if (!Number.isFinite(parsed)) return null;
+    return Math.max(minLeftWidth, parsed);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 export interface ResizablePanelProps extends Omit<ComponentProps<"div">, "children"> {
   /** Content for the left pane. */
   left: ReactNode;
@@ -16,6 +38,8 @@ export interface ResizablePanelProps extends Omit<ComponentProps<"div">, "childr
   right: ReactNode;
   /** Initial width of the left pane in px (default 400). */
   defaultLeftWidth?: number;
+  /** Initial width of the left pane as a percentage of the container (0–100). Resolved via useLayoutEffect on mount. */
+  defaultLeftPercent?: number;
   /** Minimum left pane width in px (default 300). */
   minLeftWidth?: number;
   /** Minimum right pane width in px (default 300). */
@@ -36,6 +60,7 @@ export function ResizablePanel({
   left,
   right,
   defaultLeftWidth = 400,
+  defaultLeftPercent,
   minLeftWidth = 300,
   minRightWidth = 300,
   onWidthChange,
@@ -45,20 +70,9 @@ export function ResizablePanel({
 }: ResizablePanelProps) {
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
-  const [leftWidth, setLeftWidth] = useState<number>(() => {
-    if (storageKey) {
-      try {
-        const stored = localStorage.getItem(storageKey);
-        if (stored != null) {
-          const parsed = Number(stored);
-          if (Number.isFinite(parsed)) return Math.max(minLeftWidth, parsed);
-        }
-      } catch {
-        // localStorage access can throw under strict-privacy contexts.
-      }
-    }
-    return defaultLeftWidth;
-  });
+  const [leftWidth, setLeftWidth] = useState<number>(
+    () => readStoredWidth(storageKey, minLeftWidth) ?? defaultLeftWidth,
+  );
 
   const dragRef = useRef<{ startX: number; startWidth: number } | null>(null);
   const [isDragging, setIsDragging] = useState(false);
@@ -125,6 +139,19 @@ export function ResizablePanel({
     return () => window.removeEventListener("resize", onResize);
   }, [clamp]);
 
+  // Resolve percentage-based default on mount (before paint) when no valid
+  // persisted preference exists. Runs in useLayoutEffect so the resolved
+  // width is committed before the browser paints, preventing a single-frame
+  // flash of the `defaultLeftWidth` pixel fallback.
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (defaultLeftPercent == null) return;
+    if (readStoredWidth(storageKey, minLeftWidth) !== null) return;
+    const container = containerRef.current;
+    if (!container) return;
+    const target = (container.offsetWidth * defaultLeftPercent) / 100;
+    setLeftWidth(clamp(target));
+  }, [defaultLeftPercent, storageKey, minLeftWidth, clamp]);
+
   return (
     <div
       {...rest}