diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/IdentityStore.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/IdentityStore.swift
index 4277b5f..4203cd1 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/IdentityStore.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/IdentityStore.swift
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import Foundation
 import Security
 import NucleicProtocol
+#if canImport(UIKit)
+import UIKit
+#endif
 
 /// What the phone pins about its Mac at pairing (SYNC §4.2): the host's static key (for IK
 /// reconnect), a display name, and the transport + connection hint from the QR — LAN
@@ -42,11 +45,22 @@ enum IdentityStore {
     static func deviceID() -> String {
         let defaults = UserDefaults.standard
         if let existing = defaults.string(forKey: deviceIDKey) { return existing }
-        let id = "iphone-" + UUID().uuidString.prefix(8).lowercased()
+        let id = deviceIDPrefix + UUID().uuidString.prefix(8).lowercased()
         defaults.set(id, forKey: deviceIDKey)
         return id
     }
 
+    /// Idiom-tagged prefix so the host lists a paired device with the right kind/icon
+    /// (`ipad-…` vs `iphone-…`). Only stamps *freshly generated* ids — an existing install
+    /// keeps whatever id it already persisted, so upgrading a phone never changes its identity.
+    private static var deviceIDPrefix: String {
+        #if canImport(UIKit)
+        return UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .pad ? "ipad-" : "iphone-"
+        #else
+        return "iphone-"
+        #endif
+    }
+
     static func loadPairedHost() -> PairedHost? {
         guard let data = UserDefaults.standard.data(forKey: pairedHostKey) else { return nil }
         return try? JSONDecoder().decode(PairedHost.self, from: data)
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
index 095c6eb..142895a 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
@@ -295,6 +295,17 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
             +  if (!token) throw new AuthError("missing bearer token")
                return verify(token)
              }
+            diff --git a/auth/session.ts b/auth/session.ts
+            new file mode 100644
+            --- /dev/null
+            +++ b/auth/session.ts
+            @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+            +export interface Session {
+            +  userId: string
+            +  issuedAt: number
+            +}
+            +
+            +export const SESSION_TTL = 3600
             """)
     }
 
@@ -618,6 +629,12 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
             AgentEvent(sessionID: sessionID, seq: seq, at: Date(), backend: .claudeCode,
                        nativeType: nil, kind: kind)
         }
+        // A realistic `git commit` (heredoc message) so the transcript's structured commit card
+        // is exercisable offline: expand the Bash call to see the subject + Markdown body.
+        let demoCommitCommand = "git commit -F - <<'EOF'\nfix: harden auth middleware\n\nRequire a Bearer token and reject a missing or blank one.\n\n- extract `requireSession`\n- add a `Bearer` prefix check\nEOF"
+        // A multi-step, destructive shell pipeline so the transcript's step list (with the delete
+        // flagged in red) is exercisable offline: expand the Bash call to see the breakdown.
+        let demoCleanupCommand = "cd ~/code/nucleic && rm -rf .worktrees/auth-old && git worktree prune && git branch -D nucleic/auth-old"
         openEvents = [
             event(1, .sessionStarted(SessionStarted(
                 backendSessionID: "demo", model: "claude-opus-4-8[1m]", cwd: "~/code/nucleic", toolNames: []))),
@@ -633,8 +650,14 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
             event(11, .toolCallStarted(ToolCall(toolCallID: "t3", name: "Task", input: ["description": "Audit other call sites", "prompt": "Find every caller of the old auth API."]))),
             event(12, .toolCallCompleted(ToolCall(toolCallID: "t3", name: "Task", input: ["description": "Audit other call sites"]))),
             event(13, .toolResult(ToolResult(toolCallID: "t3", content: "Checked 7 files; 1 stale caller updated.", isError: false))),
-            event(14, .usage(Usage(inputTokens: 84_300, outputTokens: 2_140, costUSD: 0.0421, contextInputTokens: 84_300))),
-            event(15, .runFinished(RunFinished(outcome: .completed, finalText: "Done."))),
+            event(14, .toolCallStarted(ToolCall(toolCallID: "t4", name: "Bash", input: ["command": .string(demoCommitCommand)]))),
+            event(15, .toolCallCompleted(ToolCall(toolCallID: "t4", name: "Bash", input: ["command": .string(demoCommitCommand)]))),
+            event(16, .toolResult(ToolResult(toolCallID: "t4", content: "[nucleic/auth-refactor 1a2b3c4] fix: harden auth middleware\n 2 files changed, 312 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)", isError: false))),
+            event(17, .toolCallStarted(ToolCall(toolCallID: "t5", name: "Bash", input: ["command": .string(demoCleanupCommand)]))),
+            event(18, .toolCallCompleted(ToolCall(toolCallID: "t5", name: "Bash", input: ["command": .string(demoCleanupCommand)]))),
+            event(19, .toolResult(ToolResult(toolCallID: "t5", content: "Removed 1 worktree; deleted branch nucleic/auth-old.", isError: false))),
+            event(20, .usage(Usage(inputTokens: 84_300, outputTokens: 2_140, costUSD: 0.0421, contextInputTokens: 84_300))),
+            event(21, .runFinished(RunFinished(outcome: .completed, finalText: "Done."))),
         ]
         // If this session is blocked on a human, surface a real approval card so the
         // Allow/Deny loop is exercisable in the demo (the seeded `a1` session).
@@ -653,11 +676,17 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
         ApprovalID(rawValue: "demo-appr-\(sessionID.rawValue)")
     }
 
-    func closeOpen() {
-        if let id = openSessionID {
-            send(.unsubscribe(id))
-            markOpened(id)  // everything up to now has been seen
-        }
+    /// Close a session's live subscription. `id` names *which* session is closing — the detail
+    /// view passes its own. On iPad's split view, switching session A→B can mount B (which calls
+    /// `open(B)`, setting `openSessionID = B`) *before* A's detail disappears; so we always
+    /// unsubscribe the named session but only tear down the shared open-state when it still
+    /// belongs to that session — otherwise we'd wipe B's freshly-loaded transcript. Called with
+    /// no argument it closes whatever is currently open (the iPhone push/pop path, unchanged).
+    func closeOpen(_ id: SessionID? = nil) {
+        guard let target = id ?? openSessionID else { return }
+        send(.unsubscribe(target))
+        markOpened(target)  // everything up to now has been seen
+        guard openSessionID == target else { return }
         openSessionID = nil
         openEvents = []
         openApprovals = []
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemoteApp.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemoteApp.swift
index 7a5fc6f..267c7c1 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemoteApp.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemoteApp.swift
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ struct NucleicRemoteApp: App {
 
 struct RootView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var store: RemoteStore
-    // Initial tab; overridable via NUCLEIC_TAB for offline UI previews.
-    @State private var tab = Int(ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["NUCLEIC_TAB"] ?? "") ?? 0
     // Appearance preferences — same storage keys and semantics as the Mac's Settings →
     // Appearance, so both devices honor the same choices.
     @AppStorage(AppAppearance.storageKey) private var appearanceRaw = AppAppearance.system.rawValue
@@ -52,30 +50,15 @@ struct RootView: View {
             DemoBanner()
             Group {
                 if store.isPaired {
-                    TabView(selection: $tab) {
-                        HomeView()
-                            .tabItem { Label("Home", systemImage: "house") }.tag(0)
-                        SessionsView()
-                            .tabItem { Label("Sessions", systemImage: "square.stack.3d.up") }
-                            .badge(store.needsYouCount).tag(1)
-                        ProjectsView()
-                            .tabItem { Label("Projects", systemImage: "folder") }.tag(2)
-                        TodosView()
-                            .tabItem { Label("To-dos", systemImage: "checklist") }.tag(3)
-                        SettingsView()
-                            .tabItem { Label("Settings", systemImage: "gearshape") }.tag(4)
-                    }
+                    // Width-adaptive shell: the iPhone's TabView on compact width, the Mac's
+                    // sidebar+detail split on a regular-width iPad (see AdaptiveRootView).
+                    AdaptiveRootView()
                 } else {
                     PairingIntroView()
                 }
             }
         }
         .overlay(alignment: .bottom) { ErrorBubble() }
-        // A notification tap routes to its session: jump to the Sessions tab, where
-        // `SessionsView` consumes `pendingRoute` and pushes the detail.
-        .onChange(of: store.pendingRoute) { _, route in
-            if route != nil { tab = 1 }
-        }
         .tint(Palette.accent)
         .preferredColorScheme((AppAppearance(rawValue: appearanceRaw) ?? .system).colorScheme)
         .dynamicTypeSize((AppTextSize(rawValue: textSizeRaw) ?? .medium).dynamicTypeSize)
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/AdaptiveRootView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/AdaptiveRootView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..653c521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/AdaptiveRootView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+import SwiftUI
+import NucleicProtocol
+
+/// Chooses the navigation shell by width so one universal binary serves both idioms:
+///   • **compact** (iPhone, and iPad in Slide Over / narrow split) → the five-tab `TabView`.
+///   • **regular** (iPad full-screen / Stage Manager) → the Mac's sidebar + detail split.
+///
+/// Both render the SAME `RemoteStore` projection — the iPad is a third renderer of the one host
+/// authority (UX_MACOS §8), not a fork. The store holds all real state, so a size-class flip
+/// (e.g. resizing a Stage Manager window) only swaps chrome; sessions, connection, and the open
+/// transcript survive it.
+struct AdaptiveRootView: View {
+    @Environment(\.horizontalSizeClass) private var sizeClass
+
+    var body: some View {
+        if sizeClass == .regular {
+            SplitRootView()
+        } else {
+            CompactRootView()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Compact (iPhone / narrow multitasking)
+
+/// The original iPhone shell, relocated verbatim from `RootView`: a five-tab `TabView`. A
+/// notification tap routes to the Sessions tab, where `SessionsView` consumes `pendingRoute`
+/// and pushes the detail.
+struct CompactRootView: View {
+    @EnvironmentObject var store: RemoteStore
+    // Initial tab; overridable via NUCLEIC_TAB for offline UI previews.
+    @State private var tab = Int(ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["NUCLEIC_TAB"] ?? "") ?? 0
+
+    var body: some View {
+        TabView(selection: $tab) {
+            HomeView()
+                .tabItem { Label("Home", systemImage: "house") }.tag(0)
+            SessionsView()
+                .tabItem { Label("Sessions", systemImage: "square.stack.3d.up") }
+                .badge(store.needsYouCount).tag(1)
+            ProjectsView()
+                .tabItem { Label("Projects", systemImage: "folder") }.tag(2)
+            TodosView()
+                .tabItem { Label("To-dos", systemImage: "checklist") }.tag(3)
+            SettingsView()
+                .tabItem { Label("Settings", systemImage: "gearshape") }.tag(4)
+        }
+        // A notification tap routes to its session by jumping to the Sessions tab.
+        .onChange(of: store.pendingRoute) { _, route in
+            if route != nil { tab = 1 }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Regular (iPad sidebar + detail)
+
+/// What the sidebar can select. Mirrors the Mac sidebar: a few global destinations plus the
+/// live sessions themselves (grouped by project). Projects are reached through the `projects`
+/// destination (`ProjectsView`), which also hosts the scoped "start a chat here" composer.
+enum SidebarItem: Hashable {
+    case home
+    case projects
+    case todos
+    case settings
+    case session(SessionID)
+}
+
+/// The Mac's information architecture on iPad: a two-column `NavigationSplitView` whose leading
+/// column carries the destinations + the project→session tree, and whose detail is the selected
+/// session (or a destination view). Selection lives here and binds the same `openSessionID`
+/// lifecycle the iPhone push/pop path uses — the detail is keyed by session id so switching one
+/// session for another fires `open`/`closeOpen` exactly as a push/pop would.
+struct SplitRootView: View {
+    @EnvironmentObject var store: RemoteStore
+    @State private var selection: SidebarItem? = .home
+    @State private var columnVisibility: NavigationSplitViewVisibility = .all
+
+    var body: some View {
+        NavigationSplitView(columnVisibility: $columnVisibility) {
+            SplitSidebar(selection: $selection)
+        } detail: {
+            SplitDetail(selection: selection)
+        }
+        .navigationSplitViewStyle(.balanced)
+        // Notification tap → select its session directly (the regular-width analogue of the
+        // compact path's jump-to-Sessions-tab). Then clear the request so it isn't re-consumed.
+        .onChange(of: store.pendingRoute) { _, route in
+            guard let route else { return }
+            selection = .session(route)
+            store.pendingRoute = nil
+        }
+        .onAppear {
+            // Offline UI previews (NUCLEIC_DEMO): open straight into one session.
+            if let raw = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["NUCLEIC_DEMO_SESSION"], !raw.isEmpty {
+                selection = .session(SessionID(rawValue: raw))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The leading column: global destinations, then the live sessions grouped under their projects
+/// (attention-first within each group), mirroring the Mac sidebar tree. The persistent
+/// connection status sits in the footer — one home for it, versus the phone's per-tab inset.
+private struct SplitSidebar: View {
+    @EnvironmentObject var store: RemoteStore
+    @Binding var selection: SidebarItem?
+
+    /// Live sessions grouped under their project (dashboard order), with anything whose project
+    /// isn't in the dashboard collected into a trailing "Other" group. Attention-first sort.
+    private var projectGroups: [(name: String, rows: [WireSessionSummary])] {
+        let live = store.liveSessions.sorted {
+            let a = StatusStyle.sortRank($0), b = StatusStyle.sortRank($1)
+            return a == b ? $0.updatedAt > $1.updatedAt : a < b
+        }
+        var groups: [(name: String, rows: [WireSessionSummary])] = []
+        var placed = Set<SessionID>()
+        for project in store.dashboard.projects {
+            let rows = live.filter { $0.projectID == project.id.rawValue }
+            guard !rows.isEmpty else { continue }
+            groups.append((project.name, rows))
+            rows.forEach { placed.insert($0.sessionID) }
+        }
+        let orphans = live.filter { !placed.contains($0.sessionID) }
+        if !orphans.isEmpty { groups.append(("Other", orphans)) }
+        return groups
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        List(selection: $selection) {
+            Section {
+                Label("Home", systemImage: "house").tag(SidebarItem.home)
+                Label("Projects", systemImage: "folder").tag(SidebarItem.projects)
+                Label("To-dos", systemImage: "checklist").tag(SidebarItem.todos)
+                Label("Settings", systemImage: "gearshape").tag(SidebarItem.settings)
+            }
+            if projectGroups.isEmpty {
+                Section("Sessions") {
+                    Text(store.connectivity.isLive
+                        ? "Start a session from Home or the Mac to see it here."
+                        : "Waiting to connect to \(store.hostName)…")
+                        .font(.callout).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+            } else {
+                ForEach(projectGroups, id: \.name) { group in
+                    Section(group.name) {
+                        ForEach(group.rows, id: \.sessionID) { summary in
+                            SessionRow(summary: summary, showProjectName: false)
+                                .tag(SidebarItem.session(summary.sessionID))
+                                .listRowBackground(SessionRowWash(summary: summary))
+                                .swipeActions(edge: .leading) {
+                                    Button {
+                                        store.setFavorite(summary.sessionID, !summary.favorite)
+                                    } label: {
+                                        Label("Favorite", systemImage: summary.favorite ? "star.slash" : "star.fill")
+                                    }.tint(.yellow)
+                                }
+                                .swipeActions(edge: .trailing) {
+                                    Button(role: .destructive) {
+                                        store.deleteSession(summary.sessionID)
+                                    } label: { Label("Delete", systemImage: "trash") }
+                                    Button {
+                                        store.setArchived(summary.sessionID, !summary.archived)
+                                    } label: {
+                                        Label(summary.archived ? "Unarchive" : "Archive",
+                                              systemImage: summary.archived ? "tray.and.arrow.up" : "archivebox")
+                                    }.tint(.gray)
+                                }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .listStyle(.sidebar)
+        .navigationTitle(store.hostName.isEmpty ? "Nucleic" : store.hostName)
+        .toolbar {
+            ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
+                Button { store.refreshSessions() } label: {
+                    Image(systemName: "arrow.clockwise")
+                }
+                .help("Refresh")
+            }
+        }
+        .safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom) {
+            ConnectionChip().padding(.bottom, 10)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The detail column. A selected session reuses the existing `SessionDetailView` unchanged
+/// (it owns its own subscribe/unsubscribe on appear/disappear); it's keyed `.id(sessionID)` so
+/// switching sessions remounts and drives that lifecycle. The destination views already embed
+/// their own `NavigationStack`, so they're shown directly.
+private struct SplitDetail: View {
+    let selection: SidebarItem?
+
+    var body: some View {
+        switch selection {
+        case .home, .none:
+            HomeView()
+        case .projects:
+            ProjectsView()
+        case .todos:
+            TodosView()
+        case .settings:
+            SettingsView()
+        case .session(let id):
+            NavigationStack {
+                SessionDetailView(sessionID: id)
+            }
+            .id(id)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/ApprovalCardView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/ApprovalCardView.swift
index 76edfbf..0926b72 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/ApprovalCardView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/ApprovalCardView.swift
@@ -33,13 +33,17 @@ struct ApprovalCardView: View {
                     .background(approval.risk.color.opacity(0.2), in: Capsule())
                     .foregroundStyle(approval.risk.color)
             }
-            // A host_exec gate escapes the sandbox onto the macOS host, so lay out what it's
-            // about to run — the inferred purpose and the program/actions/flags, parsed from the
-            // command itself (never from the agent) — then the exact command beneath it. Every
+            // A git commit reads as a structured commit card (subject + Markdown body) so you can
+            // see exactly what you're granting; the literal command stays under "Show command".
+            // Otherwise a host_exec gate lays out its parsed breakdown + exact command, and every
             // other tool shows its untruncated detail in a single scrollable box.
-            if approval.toolName == HostCommandSummary.hostExecToolName,
-               let command = approval.input["command"]?.stringValue,
-               let parsed = HostCommandSummary.summary(for: command) {
+            if let command = approval.input["command"]?.stringValue,
+               let commit = GitCommitSummary.parse(command) {
+                GitCommitCard(commit: commit, rawCommand: command)
+            } else if let command = approval.input["command"]?.stringValue,
+                      let parsed = HostCommandSummary.summary(for: command),
+                      approval.toolName == HostCommandSummary.hostExecToolName
+                        || parsed.invocations.count > 1 || parsed.isDestructive {
                 HostCommandBreakdown(summary: parsed)
                 Text("Exact command").font(.caption2.weight(.semibold)).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                 ApprovalDetailBox(text: command)
@@ -66,6 +70,9 @@ struct ApprovalCardView: View {
                     Text("Deny").frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
                 }
                 .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+                // Hardware-keyboard shortcuts for the defining interaction: Esc denies, Return
+                // allows (the approval bar replaces the composer, so Return is unclaimed here).
+                .keyboardShortcut(.cancelAction)
 
                 Button {
                     store.respond(approval, .allow())
@@ -74,6 +81,7 @@ struct ApprovalCardView: View {
                 }
                 .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
                 .disabled(!allowEnabled)
+                .keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
             }
 
             // A destructive action (rm, force-push, reset --hard, …) offers no remembered
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
index 8d8d5f0..89b2157 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Composer.swift
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct StartChatComposer: View {
                     Image(systemName: "arrow.up.circle.fill").font(.title)
                 }
                 .disabled(selected == nil || draft.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty || !store.canControl)
+                .keyboardShortcut(.return, modifiers: .command)
             }
             if !store.canControl {
                 Text("This device is view-only.").font(.caption2).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/HomeView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/HomeView.swift
index 28f6941..f1bd9c7 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/HomeView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/HomeView.swift
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ struct HomeView: View {
                     StartChatComposer()
                 }
                 .padding()
+                // Cap + center the dashboard on a wide iPad so it reads like the Mac home rather
+                // than a stretched phone; a no-op at phone width.
+                .readableColumn()
             }
             .navigationTitle("Home")
             .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Layout.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Layout.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efdd553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Layout.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import SwiftUI
+
+/// Width tuning for the universal layout. In a wide iPad detail column, content designed for a
+/// phone runs edge-to-edge and loses the Mac's comfortable reading measure; `readableColumn`
+/// caps its width and centers it. It's a no-op on the phone and on iPad compact multitasking,
+/// where the available width is already below the cap — so the iPhone layout is unchanged.
+extension View {
+    func readableColumn(_ maxWidth: CGFloat = 820) -> some View {
+        frame(maxWidth: maxWidth, alignment: .leading)
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .center)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
index 64473d3..9ccf742 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SessionDetailView.swift
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ struct SessionDetailView: View {
             Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) {}
         }
         .onAppear { store.open(sessionID) }
-        .onDisappear { store.closeOpen() }
+        // Pass our own id so an iPad split-view A→B switch (which may mount B before A
+        // disappears) unsubscribes A without tearing down B's just-opened state.
+        .onDisappear { store.closeOpen(sessionID) }
     }
 
     /// Whether this session's project is under Nucleic Control (gates Orchestra + autoship).
@@ -221,6 +223,9 @@ struct SessionDetailView: View {
                                 .font(.title2)
                         }
                         .disabled(draft.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty || !store.connectivity.isLive)
+                        // Hardware-keyboard send (Magic Keyboard on iPad), mirroring the Mac —
+                        // plain Return stays newline in the multiline field.
+                        .keyboardShortcut(.return, modifiers: .command)
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -297,6 +302,9 @@ struct TranscriptList: View {
                     }
                 }
                 .padding()
+                // Cap the transcript to a readable measure on a wide iPad so lines don't run
+                // edge-to-edge on a 13-inch screen; a no-op at phone width.
+                .readableColumn()
             }
             // A drag on the transcript dismisses the keyboard, so a tall multiline composer can
             // be put away without leaving the session.
@@ -310,25 +318,26 @@ struct TranscriptList: View {
     }
 }
 
-/// The Diff tab with the real patch (the Mac Diff tab, phone form): a per-file summary list
-/// over the unified patch, colored +/− per line, fetched on demand via `fetchDiff`.
+/// The Diff tab, read-only over the on-demand `WireSessionDiff`. On a phone it's a per-file
+/// summary over one scrolling unified patch; on a regular-width iPad it becomes the Mac's
+/// two-pane diff — a selectable file list beside the selected file's patch — exploiting the
+/// wide detail column. Same wire, no new protocol.
 struct SessionDiffView: View {
     let diff: WireSessionDiff?
     let loading: Bool
+    /// Below this available width the two-pane diff would leave the patch too cramped, so we
+    /// keep the phone stack. Picks two-pane on a wide iPad (landscape, or a large iPad) and the
+    /// stack on a phone or a narrow portrait split — based on real width, not just size class.
+    private let twoPaneMinWidth: CGFloat = 700
 
     var body: some View {
         if let diff, diff.stat.filesChanged > 0 {
-            ScrollView {
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 14) {
-                    fileList(diff)
-                    PatchText(patch: diff.patch)
-                    if diff.truncated {
-                        Label("Patch truncated — open the Mac for the rest.",
-                              systemImage: "scissors")
-                            .font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                    }
+            GeometryReader { geo in
+                if geo.size.width >= twoPaneMinWidth {
+                    SplitDiffView(diff: diff)
+                } else {
+                    stacked(diff)
                 }
-                .padding()
             }
         } else if loading {
             ProgressView("Fetching diff…")
@@ -338,28 +347,123 @@ struct SessionDiffView: View {
         }
     }
 
-    private func fileList(_ diff: WireSessionDiff) -> some View {
-        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
-            Text("\(diff.stat.filesChanged) file\(diff.stat.filesChanged == 1 ? "" : "s") changed · +\(diff.stat.added) −\(diff.stat.removed)")
-                .font(.subheadline.weight(.semibold))
-            ForEach(diff.files) { file in
-                HStack(spacing: 8) {
-                    Image(systemName: statusIcon(file.status))
-                        .font(.caption)
-                        .foregroundStyle(statusColor(file.status))
-                    Text(file.path)
-                        .font(.caption.monospaced())
-                        .lineLimit(1).truncationMode(.middle)
-                    Spacer(minLength: 8)
-                    Text("+\(file.added)").font(.caption2.monospacedDigit()).foregroundStyle(Palette.success)
-                    Text("−\(file.removed)").font(.caption2.monospacedDigit()).foregroundStyle(Palette.danger)
+    /// Phone form: the file summary over one scrolling unified patch.
+    private func stacked(_ diff: WireSessionDiff) -> some View {
+        ScrollView {
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 14) {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
+                    DiffStatHeader(stat: diff.stat)
+                    ForEach(diff.files) { DiffFileRow(file: $0) }
                 }
+                .card()
+                PatchText(patch: diff.patch)
+                if diff.truncated { TruncatedPatchNote() }
+            }
+            .padding()
+            .readableColumn()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// iPad form: the Mac's two-pane diff. A tappable file list on the left drives the selected
+/// file's patch on the right. Row taps use a plain `Button` (not `List(selection:)`, whose
+/// single-select tap handling is unreliable outside an edit-mode / split-view context).
+private struct SplitDiffView: View {
+    let diff: WireSessionDiff
+    @State private var selected: String?
+
+    /// The combined patch split into per-file sections, keyed by file path.
+    private var sections: [String: String] { UnifiedPatch.sections(diff.patch, files: diff.files) }
+    private var current: String? { selected ?? diff.files.first?.path }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 0) {
+            fileList
+                .frame(width: 280)
+                .background(Color(.secondarySystemBackground))
+            Divider()
+            patchPane
+                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
+        }
+        .onAppear { if selected == nil { selected = diff.files.first?.path } }
+        // Keep the selection valid as the diff refetches (files can appear/vanish between turns).
+        .onChange(of: diff.files) { _, files in
+            if selected == nil || !files.contains(where: { $0.path == selected }) {
+                selected = files.first?.path
             }
         }
-        .card()
     }
 
-    private func statusIcon(_ status: String) -> String {
+    private var fileList: some View {
+        ScrollView {
+            LazyVStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
+                DiffStatHeader(stat: diff.stat)
+                    .padding(.horizontal, 12).padding(.vertical, 10)
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                Divider()
+                ForEach(diff.files) { file in
+                    Button { selected = file.path } label: {
+                        DiffFileRow(file: file)
+                            .padding(.horizontal, 12).padding(.vertical, 9)
+                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                            .background(current == file.path
+                                ? Palette.accent.opacity(0.15) : Color.clear)
+                            .contentShape(Rectangle())
+                    }
+                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                    .hoverEffect(.highlight)
+                }
+                if diff.truncated { TruncatedPatchNote().padding(12) }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private var patchPane: some View {
+        if let path = current, let patch = sections[path], !patch.isEmpty {
+            ScrollView { PatchText(patch: patch).padding() }
+        } else if current != nil {
+            // A file with no textual hunk (binary, or a section dropped by patch truncation).
+            ContentUnavailableView(
+                "No preview", systemImage: "doc",
+                description: Text("This file has no textual diff\(diff.truncated ? " in the fetched patch" : "").")
+            )
+        } else {
+            ContentUnavailableView("Select a file", systemImage: "sidebar.left")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// The "N files changed · +A −R" header shared by both diff forms.
+private struct DiffStatHeader: View {
+    let stat: DiffStat
+    var body: some View {
+        Text("\(stat.filesChanged) file\(stat.filesChanged == 1 ? "" : "s") changed · +\(stat.added) −\(stat.removed)")
+            .font(.subheadline.weight(.semibold))
+    }
+}
+
+/// One file's row: status glyph, path, and its +/− counts. Shared by the phone summary and the
+/// iPad file list.
+struct DiffFileRow: View {
+    let file: WireFileDiff
+    var body: some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 8) {
+            Image(systemName: DiffStatus.icon(file.status))
+                .font(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(DiffStatus.color(file.status))
+            Text(file.path)
+                .font(.caption.monospaced())
+                .lineLimit(1).truncationMode(.middle)
+            Spacer(minLength: 8)
+            Text("+\(file.added)").font(.caption2.monospacedDigit()).foregroundStyle(Palette.success)
+            Text("−\(file.removed)").font(.caption2.monospacedDigit()).foregroundStyle(Palette.danger)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+enum DiffStatus {
+    static func icon(_ status: String) -> String {
         switch status {
         case "added", "untracked": "plus.circle"
         case "deleted": "minus.circle"
@@ -367,8 +471,7 @@ struct SessionDiffView: View {
         default: "pencil.circle"
         }
     }
-
-    private func statusColor(_ status: String) -> Color {
+    static func color(_ status: String) -> Color {
         switch status {
         case "added", "untracked": Palette.success
         case "deleted": Palette.danger
@@ -377,6 +480,57 @@ struct SessionDiffView: View {
     }
 }
 
+private struct TruncatedPatchNote: View {
+    var body: some View {
+        Label("Patch truncated — open the Mac for the rest.", systemImage: "scissors")
+            .font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Splits a combined `git diff` patch into per-file sections for the iPad's two-pane view.
+enum UnifiedPatch {
+    /// Map from file path to that file's slice of the unified patch. Sections begin at a
+    /// `diff --git a/… b/…` line. When the section count matches `files` we pair positionally
+    /// (the host emits patch and files together, in order); otherwise we key each section by the
+    /// new path parsed from its header. Callers fall back to a "no preview" state on a miss.
+    static func sections(_ patch: String, files: [WireFileDiff]) -> [String: String] {
+        guard patch.contains("diff --git ") else {
+            // A single-file patch with no git header: attribute the whole thing to the sole file.
+            return files.count == 1 ? [files[0].path: patch] : [:]
+        }
+        var chunks: [String] = []
+        var current: [Substring] = []
+        for line in patch.split(separator: "\n", omittingEmptySubsequences: false) {
+            if line.hasPrefix("diff --git ") {
+                if !current.isEmpty { chunks.append(current.joined(separator: "\n")) }
+                current = [line]
+            } else if !current.isEmpty {
+                current.append(line)
+            }
+        }
+        if !current.isEmpty { chunks.append(current.joined(separator: "\n")) }
+
+        var result: [String: String] = [:]
+        if chunks.count == files.count {
+            for (file, chunk) in zip(files, chunks) { result[file.path] = chunk }
+        } else {
+            for chunk in chunks where newPath(chunk) != nil { result[newPath(chunk)!] = chunk }
+        }
+        return result
+    }
+
+    /// The new-side path from a section's `diff --git a/OLD b/NEW` header. Nil when the header is
+    /// absent or the path is quoted/spaced in a way we don't split cleanly.
+    private static func newPath(_ chunk: String) -> String? {
+        guard let header = chunk.split(separator: "\n", maxSplits: 1).first,
+              header.hasPrefix("diff --git "),
+              let bRange = header.range(of: " b/") else { return nil }
+        let path = header[bRange.upperBound...]
+        return path.isEmpty ? nil : String(path)
+    }
+}
+
 /// The unified patch, one `Text` per line with the classic +/− coloring. Lines scroll
 /// horizontally as a block so long lines don't wrap into noise.
 private struct PatchText: View {
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift
index 8c563ad..cfb2fbd 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/SettingsView.swift
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import NucleicProtocol
 import NucleicTailnet
+import UIKit
 
 struct SettingsView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var store: RemoteStore
     @State private var showScanner = false
+    @State private var showManualPair = false
     @State private var tailscaleAuthKey: String = TailnetAuthStore.loadAuthKey() ?? ""
     @FocusState private var tailscaleKeyFocused: Bool
     @AppStorage("nucleic.showRawEvents") private var showRaw = false
@@ -133,6 +135,11 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     } label: {
                         Label("Pair with a Mac", systemImage: "qrcode.viewfinder")
                     }
+                    Button {
+                        showManualPair = true
+                    } label: {
+                        Label("Enter code manually", systemImage: "keyboard")
+                    }
                     if store.isPaired {
                         Button(role: .destructive) { store.unpair() } label: {
                             Label("Unpair this device", systemImage: "minus.circle")
@@ -149,6 +156,12 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     store.pair(with: payload)
                 }
             }
+            .sheet(isPresented: $showManualPair) {
+                ManualPairingView { payload in
+                    showManualPair = false
+                    store.pair(with: payload)
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -157,12 +170,13 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
 struct PairingIntroView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var store: RemoteStore
     @State private var showScanner = false
+    @State private var showManualPair = false
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 24) {
             Image(systemName: "qrcode.viewfinder").font(.system(size: 72)).foregroundStyle(.tint)
             Text("Pair with your Mac").font(.title2.weight(.semibold))
-            Text("On your Mac, open Nucleic ▸ Settings ▸ Add iPhone to show a QR code, then scan it here.")
+            Text("On your Mac, open Nucleic ▸ Settings ▸ Add device to show a QR code, then scan it here — or enter the pairing code beneath it manually.")
                 .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
                 .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                 .padding(.horizontal, 32)
@@ -173,6 +187,15 @@ struct PairingIntroView: View {
             }
             .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
 
+            // A camera-free path — the iPad's scanner can't run while the app is mirrored to an
+            // external display or in some Stage Manager states; pasting the code always works.
+            Button {
+                showManualPair = true
+            } label: {
+                Label("Enter code manually", systemImage: "keyboard")
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+
             // Feedback after a scan: the whole UI is still the intro until pairing completes, so
             // without this a failed or in-flight pair looks like "nothing happened."
             pairingStatus
@@ -201,6 +224,12 @@ struct PairingIntroView: View {
                 store.pair(with: payload)
             }
         }
+        .sheet(isPresented: $showManualPair) {
+            ManualPairingView { payload in
+                showManualPair = false
+                store.pair(with: payload)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /// A status line reflecting an in-flight or failed pairing attempt. Silent in the resting
@@ -239,3 +268,72 @@ struct PairingIntroView: View {
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// A camera-free pairing path (UX_IOS §7): paste the Mac's `nucleic://pair?d=…` code instead of
+/// scanning its QR. The iPad's camera can be blocked while mirrored to an external display or in
+/// some Stage Manager states, where the scanner's `couldNotStart` path leaves you stuck — this
+/// always works. Parses with the same `PairingPayload(qrString:)` the scanner uses.
+struct ManualPairingView: View {
+    let onEntered: (PairingPayload) -> Void
+    @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+    @State private var code = ""
+    @State private var error: String?
+    @FocusState private var fieldFocused: Bool
+
+    var body: some View {
+        NavigationStack {
+            Form {
+                Section {
+                    TextField("nucleic://pair?d=…", text: $code, axis: .vertical)
+                        .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
+                        .autocorrectionDisabled()
+                        .keyboardType(.URL)
+                        .font(.callout.monospaced())
+                        .lineLimit(2...6)
+                        .focused($fieldFocused)
+                        .onChange(of: code) { error = nil }
+                } header: {
+                    Text("Pairing code")
+                } footer: {
+                    Text("On your Mac, open Nucleic ▸ Settings ▸ Add device and copy the pairing link shown beneath the QR code, then paste it here.")
+                }
+                if let error {
+                    Label(error, systemImage: "exclamationmark.triangle.fill")
+                        .font(.callout).foregroundStyle(.red)
+                }
+                Button {
+                    submit()
+                } label: {
+                    Label("Pair", systemImage: "link").frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.borderedProminent)
+                .disabled(code.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty)
+                .keyboardShortcut(.defaultAction)
+            }
+            .navigationTitle("Enter pairing code")
+            .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
+            .toolbar {
+                ToolbarItem(placement: .cancellationAction) { Button("Cancel") { dismiss() } }
+                ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
+                    Button {
+                        if let pasted = UIPasteboard.general.string { code = pasted }
+                    } label: {
+                        Label("Paste", systemImage: "doc.on.clipboard")
+                    }
+                    .disabled(!UIPasteboard.general.hasStrings)
+                }
+            }
+            .onAppear { fieldFocused = true }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func submit() {
+        let trimmed = code.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard let payload = try? PairingPayload(qrString: trimmed) else {
+            error = "That isn't a valid Nucleic pairing code. Copy the link beneath the QR on your Mac."
+            return
+        }
+        onEntered(payload)
+        dismiss()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/GitCommitCard.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/GitCommitCard.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d01754b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/GitCommitCard.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import SwiftUI
+
+/// A `git commit` rendered as a structured card — the remote's echo of the desktop `GitBlockCard`:
+/// the commit subject reads as a headline and the message body as Markdown, so a commit in the
+/// transcript is legible at a glance instead of a raw `git commit -F - <<'EOF' …` blob. The literal
+/// command stays one tap away under "Show command", so the card never hides what actually ran.
+struct GitCommitCard: View {
+    let commit: GitCommitSummary.Commit
+    /// The literal command, revealed under "Show command". Omit to hide the disclosure.
+    var rawCommand: String? = nil
+
+    private var accent: Color { Palette.accent }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
+            HStack(alignment: .firstTextBaseline, spacing: 9) {
+                Image(systemName: commit.amend ? "pencil.circle" : "checkmark.seal")
+                    .font(.callout).foregroundStyle(accent).frame(width: 16)
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+                    Text(commit.amend ? "Amend commit" : "Commit")
+                        .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    if !commit.subject.isEmpty {
+                        Text(commit.subject)
+                            .font(.callout.weight(.semibold))
+                            .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                            .textSelection(.enabled)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if !commit.body.isEmpty {
+                // The body is real commit-message Markdown (paragraphs, bullet lists) — render it
+                // formatted, indented under the subject.
+                MarkdownText(markdown: commit.body)
+                    .padding(.leading, 25)
+                    .textSelection(.enabled)
+            }
+            if let rawCommand, !rawCommand.isEmpty {
+                CommandDisclosure(command: rawCommand, accent: accent)
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(.horizontal, 12).padding(.vertical, 10)
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+        .background(accent.opacity(0.06))
+        .overlay(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8).strokeBorder(accent.opacity(0.16), lineWidth: 1))
+        .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8))
+    }
+}
+
+/// A disclosure that reveals the literal shell command beneath a structured command card — so a
+/// command rendered as a GUI element never hides what's actually being run. The remote's port of
+/// the desktop `CommandDisclosure`.
+struct CommandDisclosure: View {
+    /// The literal command to reveal.
+    let command: String
+    /// The card's accent, applied to the toggle and the revealed block.
+    let accent: Color
+
+    @State private var showCommand = false
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
+            Button {
+                withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.15)) { showCommand.toggle() }
+            } label: {
+                HStack(spacing: 5) {
+                    Image(systemName: "chevron.right")
+                        .font(.caption2.weight(.semibold))
+                        .rotationEffect(.degrees(showCommand ? 90 : 0))
+                    Text(showCommand ? "Hide command" : "Show command")
+                        .font(.caption.weight(.medium))
+                }
+                .foregroundStyle(accent)
+                .contentShape(Rectangle())
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(.plain)
+            if showCommand {
+                Text(command)
+                    .font(.system(.caption, design: .monospaced))
+                    .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                    .textSelection(.enabled)
+                    .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                    .padding(8)
+                    .background(accent.opacity(0.05), in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 6))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/HostCommandSummary.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/HostCommandSummary.swift
index 500038d..a4f51a1 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/HostCommandSummary.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/HostCommandSummary.swift
@@ -577,6 +577,87 @@ private enum Lexer {
     }
 }
 
+// MARK: - Git commit summary
+
+/// Pulls the commit message out of a command that runs `git commit`, so a commit reads as a
+/// structured card (subject headline + Markdown body) instead of a raw `git commit -F - <<'EOF' …`
+/// blob — the remote's echo of the desktop `GitCommandSummary`/`GitBlockCard` (which live in
+/// NucleicCore, unavailable here). Handles the two shapes agents actually use: `-m`/`--message`
+/// arguments and a `-F -`/`--file=-` heredoc body. Parsed from the command string alone, reusing
+/// the same shell-aware ``Lexer`` the host-exec summary uses.
+enum GitCommitSummary {
+    struct Commit: Equatable {
+        var subject: String
+        var body: String
+        var amend: Bool
+    }
+
+    static func parse(_ command: String) -> Commit? {
+        let (flattened, bodies) = Lexer.stripHeredocs(command)
+        guard let args = commitArguments(in: flattened) else { return nil }
+
+        let amend = args.contains("--amend")
+        var messages: [String] = []
+        var usesStdinFile = false
+        var i = 0
+        while i < args.count {
+            let a = args[i]
+            if a == "-m" || a == "--message" {
+                if i + 1 < args.count { messages.append(args[i + 1]); i += 2; continue }
+            } else if a.hasPrefix("--message=") {
+                messages.append(String(a.dropFirst("--message=".count)))
+            } else if a.hasPrefix("-m"), a.count > 2 {
+                messages.append(String(a.dropFirst(2)))
+            } else if (a == "-F" || a == "--file"), i + 1 < args.count, args[i + 1] == "-" {
+                usesStdinFile = true
+            } else if a == "--file=-" || a == "-F-" {
+                usesStdinFile = true
+            }
+            i += 1
+        }
+
+        // Prefer explicit `-m` messages; otherwise a `-F -` heredoc body is the message.
+        let message: String
+        if !messages.isEmpty {
+            message = messages.joined(separator: "\n\n")
+        } else if usesStdinFile,
+                  let body = bodies.first(where: { !$0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty }) {
+            message = body
+        } else {
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        // Subject = first non-blank line; body = everything after it.
+        let lines = message.components(separatedBy: "\n")
+        guard let subjectIndex = lines.firstIndex(where: { !$0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).isEmpty }) else {
+            return nil
+        }
+        let subject = lines[subjectIndex].trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+        let body = lines[(subjectIndex + 1)...].joined(separator: "\n")
+            .trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        return Commit(subject: subject, body: body, amend: amend)
+    }
+
+    /// The arguments after `git commit` in whichever segment runs it (skipping env assignments and
+    /// git's global flags like `-C <dir>` / `-c k=v`), or nil when no segment is a `git commit`.
+    private static func commitArguments(in flattened: String) -> [String]? {
+        for segment in Lexer.splitSegments(flattened) {
+            var tokens = Lexer.tokenize(segment)
+            while let first = tokens.first, Lexer.isEnvAssignment(first) { tokens.removeFirst() }
+            guard tokens.first == "git" else { continue }
+            var rest = Array(tokens.dropFirst())
+            while let flag = rest.first, flag.hasPrefix("-") {
+                let takesValue = (flag == "-C" || flag == "-c")
+                rest.removeFirst()
+                if takesValue, !rest.isEmpty { rest.removeFirst() }
+            }
+            guard rest.first == "commit" else { continue }
+            return Array(rest.dropFirst())
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+}
+
 // MARK: - ToolGroup convenience
 
 extension ToolGroup {
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/HostExecCard.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/HostExecCard.swift
index f502a28..b59726f 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/HostExecCard.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/HostExecCard.swift
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ struct HostExecToolCard: View {
             !$0.flags.isEmpty || !$0.arguments.isEmpty || !$0.env.isEmpty
         }
     }
-    private var canExpand: Bool { hasOutput || hasBreakdown }
+    /// A host-run `git commit` — surfaced as a structured commit card (subject + Markdown body),
+    /// like the Mac, instead of only the generic "Commit changes" purpose.
+    private var commit: GitCommitSummary.Commit? { GitCommitSummary.parse(command) }
+    private var canExpand: Bool { hasOutput || hasBreakdown || commit != nil }
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
@@ -37,7 +40,11 @@ struct HostExecToolCard: View {
                 label: { header }
                 .buttonStyle(.plain)
             if expanded {
-                if hasBreakdown, let parsed {
+                if let commit {
+                    // The `$ command` is already shown in the header, so omit the disclosure here.
+                    Divider().overlay(Color.primary.opacity(0.06))
+                    GitCommitCard(commit: commit)
+                } else if hasBreakdown, let parsed {
                     Divider().overlay(Color.primary.opacity(0.06))
                     HostCommandBreakdown(summary: parsed, showPurpose: false)
                 }
diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/ToolGroupRow.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/ToolGroupRow.swift
index 6e5da10..3eda77d 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/ToolGroupRow.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/Transcript/ToolGroupRow.swift
@@ -43,9 +43,23 @@ struct ToolCallCard: View {
         .contentShape(Rectangle())
     }
 
+    /// Only shell tools carry a literal command worth structuring (a git commit); everything else
+    /// keeps the plain input block, so a non-shell input can't be misread as a commit.
+    private var isShellTool: Bool { group.name == "Bash" || group.name == "Shell" }
+
     @ViewBuilder private var details: some View {
         let input = group.input.approvalDetail
-        if !input.isEmpty {
+        // A git commit reads as a structured commit card (subject + Markdown body); a multi-step or
+        // destructive shell pipeline reads as a compact step list (deletes flagged in red) — both
+        // like the Mac, with the literal command one tap away under "Show command". Everything else
+        // keeps the plain input block.
+        if isShellTool, let commit = GitCommitSummary.parse(input) {
+            GitCommitCard(commit: commit, rawCommand: input)
+        } else if isShellTool, let summary = HostCommandSummary.summary(for: input),
+                  summary.invocations.count > 1 || summary.isDestructive {
+            HostCommandBreakdown(summary: summary, showPurpose: false)
+            CommandDisclosure(command: input, accent: Palette.accent)
+        } else if !input.isEmpty {
             ToolBlock(label: "Input", text: input, mono: true)
         }
         if let result = group.result {