diff --git a/.changeset/fn-6932-dashboard-copy-repairs.md b/.changeset/fn-6932-dashboard-copy-repairs.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a88c01f2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-6932-dashboard-copy-repairs.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Restore dashboard Settings helper copy and TaskChat tool-call labels.
+category: fix
+dev: Repairs changed-only dashboard assertions for navigation, pause routes, TaskChat, and theme selector parity.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskChatTab.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskChatTab.tsx
index ebd6904558..731a6b5cb6 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskChatTab.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskChatTab.tsx
@@ -244,14 +244,33 @@ function formatEntryLabel(entry: AgentLogEntry, t: TFunction<"app">): string {
   }
 }
 
+/*
+FNXC:TaskChat 2026-06-22-03:05:
+Tool-call group copy intentionally preserves the pre-i18n grammar contract because the test i18n instance interpolates defaults without plural suffix resolution.
+Keep plural branches in source for deterministic "1 tool call" / "N tool calls" and use lowercase completion labels only for the inline "Tool call → result/error" kicker; detail headers remain capitalized below.
+*/
 function formatCompletionLabel(entry: AgentLogEntry, t: TFunction<"app">): string {
-  return entry.type === "tool_error" ? t("taskChat.error", "Error") : t("taskChat.result", "Result");
+  return entry.type === "tool_error" ? t("taskChat.errorInline", "error") : t("taskChat.resultInline", "result");
 }
 
 const TOOL_NAME_SUMMARY_LIMIT = 5;
 
 function formatToolCallCount(count: number, t: TFunction<"app">): string {
-  return t("taskChat.toolCallCount", "{{count}} tool call", { count });
+  return count === 1
+    ? t("taskChat.toolCallCount", "{{count}} tool call", { count })
+    : t("taskChat.toolCallCountPlural", "{{count}} tool calls", { count });
+}
+
+function formatErrorCount(count: number, t: TFunction<"app">): string {
+  return count === 1
+    ? t("taskChat.errorCount", "{{count}} error", { count })
+    : t("taskChat.errorCountPlural", "{{count}} errors", { count });
+}
+
+function formatEntryCount(count: number, t: TFunction<"app">): string {
+  return count === 1
+    ? t("taskChat.entryCount", "{{count}} entry", { count })
+    : t("taskChat.entryCountPlural", "{{count}} entries", { count });
 }
 
 function getToolInvocationEntries(entries: AgentLogEntry[]): AgentLogEntry[] {
@@ -414,7 +433,7 @@ function TaskChatToolGroup({ entries }: { entries: AgentLogEntry[] }) {
         ) : null}
         {errorCount > 0 ? (
           <span className="task-chat-tool-group-error-count">
-            {t("taskChat.errorCount", "{{count}} error", { count: errorCount })}
+            {formatErrorCount(errorCount, t)}
           </span>
         ) : null}
       </summary>
@@ -825,7 +844,7 @@ export function TaskChatTab({ task, projectId, active, addToast, onTaskUpdated,
                   <div>
                     <div className="task-chat-role-label">{item.label}</div>
                     <div className="task-chat-group-meta">
-                      <span>{t("taskChat.entryCount", "{{count}} entry", { count: item.entries.length })}</span>
+                      <span>{formatEntryCount(item.entries.length, t)}</span>
                       {relativeTime ? (
                         <span className="task-chat-timestamp" data-testid="task-chat-group-time">
                           {relativeTime}
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/App.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/App.test.tsx
index 5f5e70e398..390d12bb95 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/App.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/App.test.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ const defaultSettings: Settings = {
   buildCommand: "",
   capacityRiskBannerEnabled: false,
   capacityRiskTodoThreshold: 20,
-  experimentalFeatures: { insights: true, skillsView: true, agentsView: true, memoryView: true, evalsView: true },
+  /*
+   * FNXC:DashboardTests 2026-06-22-03:38:
+   * App.test.tsx keeps legacy Header view-toggle coverage unless a test explicitly opts into the left-sidebar default.
+   * The product now enables leftSidebarNav by default, so the test fixture must set the flag false instead of accidentally hiding Header controls.
+   */
+  experimentalFeatures: { insights: true, skillsView: true, agentsView: true, memoryView: true, evalsView: true, leftSidebarNav: false },
 };
 
 const mockAgentStats = {
@@ -623,6 +628,22 @@ async function waitForAppShell(): Promise<void> {
 
 beforeEach(() => {
   vi.clearAllMocks();
+  /*
+   * FNXC:DashboardTests 2026-06-22-03:47:
+   * App.test.tsx runs beside other dashboard specs in the same Vitest process, so reset API mock implementations as well as call counts to prevent cross-file implementation leakage.
+   */
+  vi.mocked(fetchSettings).mockResolvedValue({ ...defaultSettings });
+  vi.mocked(updateSettings).mockResolvedValue({ ...defaultSettings });
+  vi.mocked(fetchGlobalSettings).mockResolvedValue({ modelOnboardingComplete: true });
+  vi.mocked(fetchAuthStatus).mockResolvedValue({
+    providers: [
+      { id: "anthropic", name: "Anthropic", authenticated: true },
+      { id: "github", name: "GitHub", authenticated: true },
+    ],
+  });
+  vi.mocked(fetchModels).mockResolvedValue({ models: [], favoriteProviders: [], favoriteModels: [] });
+  vi.mocked(fetchScripts).mockResolvedValue({ build: "npm run build", test: "pnpm test" });
+  vi.mocked(runScript).mockResolvedValue({ sessionId: "sess-script-1", command: "echo hello" });
   __resetShellHostContextForTests();
   localStorage.clear();
   mockSubscribeSse.mockReset();
@@ -1758,8 +1779,17 @@ describe("App mission wiring", () => {
 });
 
 describe("App auto-open Settings on unauthenticated", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.mocked(fetchAuthStatus).mockResolvedValue({
+      providers: [
+        { id: "anthropic", name: "Anthropic", authenticated: false },
+        { id: "github", name: "GitHub", authenticated: false },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
   it("auto-opens onboarding modal when all providers are unauthenticated and onboarding not complete", async () => {
-    // fetchGlobalSettings returns {} by default (modelOnboardingComplete is undefined)
+    vi.mocked(fetchGlobalSettings).mockResolvedValue({});
     render(<App />);
 
     // Wait for the auth status check and global settings check
@@ -1791,9 +1821,7 @@ describe("App auto-open Settings on unauthenticated", () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(fetchSettings).toHaveBeenCalled());
 
     // Authentication section should be active — auth status is fetched when section is active
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText("Anthropic")).toBeTruthy();
-    });
+    expect(await screen.findByText("Anthropic")).toBeTruthy();
     expect(screen.getByText("GitHub")).toBeTruthy();
 
     // Onboarding modal should NOT be open
@@ -1882,7 +1910,7 @@ describe("App auto-open Settings on unauthenticated", () => {
   });
 
   it("re-opening Settings via gear icon defaults to Authentication tab after closing onboarding", async () => {
-    // fetchGlobalSettings returns {} by default → onboarding opens
+    vi.mocked(fetchGlobalSettings).mockResolvedValue({});
     render(<App />);
 
     // Wait for onboarding to auto-open
@@ -1949,6 +1977,13 @@ describe("OnboardingResumeCard", () => {
   });
 
   it("renders onboarding modal when in resumable state and modal is open", async () => {
+    vi.mocked(fetchGlobalSettings).mockResolvedValue({});
+    vi.mocked(fetchAuthStatus).mockResolvedValue({
+      providers: [
+        { id: "anthropic", name: "Anthropic", authenticated: false },
+        { id: "github", name: "GitHub", authenticated: false },
+      ],
+    });
     // Set up localStorage with resumable state
     localStorage.setItem(
       STORAGE_KEY,
@@ -2459,7 +2494,7 @@ describe("App view switching", () => {
     // Override the default mock to exclude agentsView
     vi.mocked(fetchSettings).mockResolvedValue({
       ...defaultSettings,
-      experimentalFeatures: { insights: true, skillsView: true }, // no agentsView
+      experimentalFeatures: { ...defaultSettings.experimentalFeatures, insights: true, skillsView: true }, // no agentsView
     });
 
     render(<App />);
@@ -2620,7 +2655,7 @@ describe("App view switching", () => {
   it("keeps insights view button visible after graduation from experimental flags", async () => {
     (fetchSettings as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ...defaultSettings,
-      experimentalFeatures: { insights: false },
+      experimentalFeatures: { ...defaultSettings.experimentalFeatures, insights: false },
     });
 
     render(<App />);
@@ -2646,13 +2681,13 @@ describe("App view switching", () => {
 
     render(<App />);
 
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByTestId("sidebar-nav-board")).toBeTruthy();
-    });
+    expect(screen.queryByTitle("Board view")).toBeNull();
+    expect(document.querySelector(".insights-view")).toBeNull();
+    expect(document.querySelector(".board")).toBeNull();
 
     resolveSettings?.({
       ...defaultSettings,
-      experimentalFeatures: {},
+      experimentalFeatures: { leftSidebarNav: false },
     });
 
     await waitFor(() => {
@@ -2666,7 +2701,7 @@ describe("App view switching", () => {
   it("keeps memory view button visible after graduation from experimental flags", async () => {
     (fetchSettings as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ...defaultSettings,
-      experimentalFeatures: { memoryView: false, insights: true },
+      experimentalFeatures: { ...defaultSettings.experimentalFeatures, memoryView: false, insights: true },
     });
 
     render(<App />);
@@ -2682,7 +2717,7 @@ describe("App view switching", () => {
     localStorage.setItem(taskViewStorageKey(), "memory");
     (fetchSettings as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ...defaultSettings,
-      experimentalFeatures: { memoryView: false },
+      experimentalFeatures: { ...defaultSettings.experimentalFeatures, memoryView: false },
     });
 
     render(<App />);
@@ -2703,7 +2738,7 @@ describe("App view switching", () => {
     localStorage.setItem(taskViewStorageKey(), "goalsView");
     (fetchSettings as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ...defaultSettings,
-      experimentalFeatures: { goalsView: true },
+      experimentalFeatures: { ...defaultSettings.experimentalFeatures, goalsView: true },
     });
 
     render(<App />);
@@ -2719,7 +2754,7 @@ describe("App view switching", () => {
     localStorage.setItem(taskViewStorageKey(), "goalsView");
     (fetchSettings as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValueOnce({
       ...defaultSettings,
-      experimentalFeatures: { goalsView: false },
+      experimentalFeatures: { ...defaultSettings.experimentalFeatures, goalsView: false },
     });
 
     render(<App />);
@@ -2775,6 +2810,11 @@ describe("App GitHub import", () => {
 
 describe("App Planning Mode", () => {
   it("opens Planning Mode as an embedded view from the sidebar destination", async () => {
+    localStorage.setItem("kb-dashboard-view-mode", "project");
+    vi.mocked(fetchSettings).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ...defaultSettings,
+      experimentalFeatures: { ...defaultSettings.experimentalFeatures, leftSidebarNav: true },
+    });
     render(<App />);
 
     const planningNavItem = await screen.findByTestId("sidebar-nav-planning");
@@ -2788,6 +2828,11 @@ describe("App Planning Mode", () => {
   });
 
   it("closes Planning Mode embedded view back to the board", async () => {
+    localStorage.setItem("kb-dashboard-view-mode", "project");
+    vi.mocked(fetchSettings).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ...defaultSettings,
+      experimentalFeatures: { ...defaultSettings.experimentalFeatures, leftSidebarNav: true },
+    });
     render(<App />);
 
     fireEvent.click(await screen.findByTestId("sidebar-nav-planning"));
@@ -4070,6 +4115,9 @@ describe("App board branch filters", () => {
   });
 
   it("composes with search and does not affect list view tasks", async () => {
+    localStorage.setItem("kb-dashboard-view-mode", "project");
+    localStorage.setItem(taskViewStorageKey(), "board");
+    vi.mocked(fetchSettings).mockResolvedValue({ ...defaultSettings });
     mockUseTasks.mockImplementation(() => ({
       tasks: [
         makeTask("FN-4", "Alpha Search", "feature/a", "main"),
@@ -4216,8 +4264,14 @@ describe("App shell connection status plumbing", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByTestId("shell-connection-status-button")).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("renders shell connection status for mobile shell host in mobile More sheet only", async () => {
+  it("keeps shell connection status out of compact mobile header chrome", async () => {
     mockUseViewportMode.mockReturnValue("mobile");
+    localStorage.setItem("kb-dashboard-view-mode", "project");
+    vi.mocked(fetchSettings).mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      ...defaultSettings,
+      experimentalFeatures: { ...defaultSettings.experimentalFeatures, leftSidebarNav: true },
+    });
+    vi.mocked(fetchGlobalSettings).mockResolvedValueOnce({ modelOnboardingComplete: true });
     mockShellHostContextValue.host = { kind: "mobile-shell", mode: "remote", connectionId: "p1", serverUrl: "https://fusion.example.com" };
     mockGetShellConnectionNativeResult.mockResolvedValueOnce({
       hostKind: "mobile-shell",
@@ -4232,13 +4286,11 @@ describe("App shell connection status plumbing", () => {
 
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(mockGetShellConnectionNativeResult).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockShellHostContextValue.host);
-      expect(screen.getByTestId("mobile-nav-tab-more")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("mobile-view-toggle")).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     expect(screen.queryByTestId("shell-connection-status-button")).toBeNull();
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("mobile-nav-tab-more"));
-    expect(screen.getAllByTestId("shell-connection-status-button")).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(screen.getByTestId("mobile-more-shell-connection")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId("mobile-more-shell-connection")).toBeNull();
   });
 
   it("keeps desktop shell connection status in header and out of mobile sheet", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ThemeSelector.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ThemeSelector.test.tsx
index 9547525716..2e1a27de48 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ThemeSelector.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ThemeSelector.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
-import { render, screen, fireEvent } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { render, screen, fireEvent, within } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { COLOR_THEMES } from "@fusion/core";
 import { ThemeSelector } from "../ThemeSelector";
 import { COLOR_THEMES as THEME_OPTIONS } from "../themeOptions";
@@ -81,10 +81,15 @@ describe("ThemeSelector", () => {
     // FNXC:Theme 2026-06-22-09:30: Assert the accessibility invariant — every theme in the
     // shared COLOR_THEMES list renders an accessibly-labeled option — instead of a frozen
     // hardcoded label list that drifts whenever themes are renamed/added (e.g. FN-6813 mono variants).
+    const colorThemeGroup = screen.getByRole("radiogroup", { name: "Color theme" });
+    const themeButtons = within(colorThemeGroup).getAllByRole("button");
+
+    expect(themeButtons).toHaveLength(THEME_OPTIONS.length);
     for (const theme of THEME_OPTIONS) {
       expect(screen.getByLabelText(`${theme.label} theme`)).toBeDefined();
     }
     expect(THEME_OPTIONS.map((theme) => theme.value)).toEqual([...COLOR_THEMES]);
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText("Default theme").getAttribute("aria-pressed")).toBe("true");
   });
 
   it("renders every shared swatch class from themeOptions", () => {
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/GlobalGeneralSection.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/GlobalGeneralSection.tsx
index cc1ede8c6b..ccd9ee6556 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/GlobalGeneralSection.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/GlobalGeneralSection.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function GlobalGeneralSection({ scopeBanner, form, setForm, globalTrackin
           <input id="fnBinaryCheckEnabled" type="checkbox" checked={form.fnBinaryCheckEnabled !== false} onChange={(e) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, fnBinaryCheckEnabled: e.target.checked }))}/>{t("settings.globalGeneral.checkForThe", " Check for the ")}<code>fn</code>{t("settings.globalGeneral.cLIBinaryOnPATH", " CLI binary on PATH ")}</label>
         <small>{t("settings.globalGeneral.whenEnabledTheDashboardProbesForAGlobally", " When enabled, the dashboard probes for a globally-installed")}{" "}
           <code>fn</code> / <code>fusion</code>{t("settings.globalGeneral.cLIBySpawning", " CLI by spawning")}{" "}
-          <code>&lt;bin&gt; --version</code>{t("settings.globalGeneral.disableThisIfYourLocalDevProcessIs", ". Disable this if your local dev process is the source of truth and you don&apos;t want any outdated globally-installed binary executed during the probe. ")}</small>
+          <code>&lt;bin&gt; --version</code>{t("settings.globalGeneral.disableThisIfYourLocalDevProcessIs", ". Disable this if your local dev process is the source of truth and you don't want any outdated globally-installed binary executed during the probe. ")}</small>
       </div>
       <h4 className="settings-section-heading settings-section-heading--spaced">{t("settings.globalGeneral.updates", "Updates")}</h4>
       <div className="form-group">
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/MergeSection.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/MergeSection.tsx
index 44e30a3040..e558b846d4 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/MergeSection.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/MergeSection.tsx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export function MergeSection({ scopeBanner, form, setForm, integrationBranchOpti
         </select>
         <details className="settings-option-details">
           <summary>{t("settings.merge.moreDetails", "More details")}</summary>
-          <small>{t("settings.merge.aIModeMergesTheTaskBranchIntoAn", " AI mode merges the task branch into an isolated clean-room checkout at the target branch&apos;s tip, has an AI reviewer audit the squash (with corrective retries \u2014 advisory concerns land with a logged warning, an unfixable correctness concern hard-fails), then fast-forwards the target branch and syncs your local checkout (AI reconciles a conflicting restore). Each task merges to its own target branch, or the default integration branch. ")}<strong>{t("settings.merge.theLegacyMergeSettingsBelowDoNotApply", "The legacy merge settings below do not apply while AI merge is on.")}</strong>
+          <small>{t("settings.merge.aIModeMergesTheTaskBranchIntoAn", " AI mode merges the task branch into an isolated clean-room checkout at the target branch's tip, has an AI reviewer audit the squash (with corrective retries \u2014 advisory concerns land with a logged warning, an unfixable correctness concern hard-fails), then fast-forwards the target branch and syncs your local checkout (AI reconciles a conflicting restore). Each task merges to its own target branch, or the default integration branch. ")}<strong>{t("settings.merge.theLegacyMergeSettingsBelowDoNotApply", "The legacy merge settings below do not apply while AI merge is on.")}</strong>
           </small>
         </details>
       </div>
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export function MergeSection({ scopeBanner, form, setForm, integrationBranchOpti
           <div className="form-group">
             <label htmlFor="mergerMaxReviewPasses">{t("settings.merge.maxAIReviewPasses", "Max AI review passes")}</label>
             <input id="mergerMaxReviewPasses" type="number" min={0} max={10} value={form.merger?.maxReviewPasses ?? 3} onChange={(e) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, merger: { ...(f.merger ?? {}), maxReviewPasses: e.target.value === "" ? undefined : Number(e.target.value) } }))}/>
-            <small>{t("settings.merge.aICorrectiveRoundsBeforeLandingTheBestResult", "AI corrective rounds before landing the best result (advisory concern) or hard-failing (unfixable correctness concern). Default 3. The reviewer uses your project&apos;s reviewer/validator model.")}</small>
+            <small>{t("settings.merge.aICorrectiveRoundsBeforeLandingTheBestResult", "AI corrective rounds before landing the best result (advisory concern) or hard-failing (unfixable correctness concern). Default 3. The reviewer uses your project's reviewer/validator model.")}</small>
           </div>
           <div className="form-group">
             <label htmlFor="mergerAllowDirtyLocalCheckoutSync" className="checkbox-label">
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export function MergeSection({ scopeBanner, form, setForm, integrationBranchOpti
           <summary>{t("settings.merge.moreDetails", "More details")}</summary>
           <small>{t("settings.merge.theCanonicalBranchFusionMergesTasksIntoAnd", " The canonical branch Fusion merges tasks into and uses as the reference for all ahead/behind / overlap / pre-rebase computations. Leave on ")}<em>{t("settings.merge.autoDetect", "auto-detect")}</em>{t("settings.merge.toResolveViaTheStandardCascade", " to resolve via the standard cascade (")}<code>integrationBranch</code>{t("settings.merge.legacy", " \u2192 legacy ")}<code>baseBranch</code> →
             <code>origin/HEAD</code>{t("settings.merge.symbolicRefFallback", " symbolic ref \u2192 fallback ")}<code>main</code>{t("settings.merge.pickALocalBranchFromTheDropdownCommon", "). Pick a local branch from the dropdown \u2014 common integration names like ")}<code>main</code>,
-            <code>master</code>, <code>trunk</code>{t("settings.merge.and", ", and ")}<code>develop</code>{t("settings.merge.areListedFirstOrChoose", " are listed first \u2014 or choose ")}<em>{t("settings.merge.custom", "Custom\u2026")}</em>{t("settings.merge.toTypeABranchThatDoesnAposT", " to type a branch that doesn&apos;t exist locally yet. Applies to both direct merges and pull-request mode; individual tasks can still override via task metadata. ")}</small>
+            <code>master</code>, <code>trunk</code>{t("settings.merge.and", ", and ")}<code>develop</code>{t("settings.merge.areListedFirstOrChoose", " are listed first \u2014 or choose ")}<em>{t("settings.merge.custom", "Custom\u2026")}</em>{t("settings.merge.toTypeABranchThatDoesnAposT", " to type a branch that doesn't exist locally yet. Applies to both direct merges and pull-request mode; individual tasks can still override via task metadata. ")}</small>
         </details>
       </div>
       {form.mergeStrategy !== "pull-request" && (form.merger?.mode ?? "ai") !== "ai" && (<>
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export function MergeSection({ scopeBanner, form, setForm, integrationBranchOpti
             </select>
             <details className="settings-option-details">
               <summary>{t("settings.merge.moreDetails", "More details")}</summary>
-              <small>{t("settings.merge.autoKeepsTodayAposSSquashBehaviorFor", " Auto keeps today&apos;s squash behavior for branches with zero or one substantive commit, but switches multi-substantive branches to a history-preserving rebase-and-merge path. Individual tasks can override this in PROMPT.md with ")}<code>**Direct Merge Commit Strategy:** auto|always-squash|always-rebase</code>.
+              <small>{t("settings.merge.autoKeepsTodayAposSSquashBehaviorFor", " Auto keeps today's squash behavior for branches with zero or one substantive commit, but switches multi-substantive branches to a history-preserving rebase-and-merge path. Individual tasks can override this in PROMPT.md with ")}<code>**Direct Merge Commit Strategy:** auto|always-squash|always-rebase</code>.
               </small>
             </details>
           </div>
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export function MergeSection({ scopeBanner, form, setForm, integrationBranchOpti
             </select>
             <small>{t("settings.merge.autoMergeRunsInTheTaskWorktreeBy", " Auto-merge runs in the task worktree by default. Switch to the legacy project-root path only if you need the pre-FN-5279 fallback; worktrunk-managed projects still defer to worktrunk. ")}</small>
             {(form.mergeIntegrationWorktree ?? "reuse-task-worktree") !== "reuse-task-worktree" && (<div className="settings-warning-banner" role="alert" aria-live="polite" data-testid="merge-integration-worktree-warning">
-                <strong>{t("settings.merge.legacyIntegrationBranchMode", "Legacy integration-branch mode.")}</strong>{" "}{t("settings.merge.autoMergeWillRunRebaseConflictResolutionAnd", " Auto-merge will run rebase, conflict resolution, and squash commits inside the project root (the user&apos;s checked-out integration-branch worktree) instead of the task worktree. Fusion assumes that directory is already on the integration branch and clean; if it isn&apos;t, merges may fail or touch the user&apos;s working tree. Reuse-task-worktree is the recommended default (FN-5279). Switch back unless you have a specific reason to opt in (FN-5348). ")}</div>)}
+                <strong>{t("settings.merge.legacyIntegrationBranchMode", "Legacy integration-branch mode.")}</strong>{" "}{t("settings.merge.autoMergeWillRunRebaseConflictResolutionAnd", " Auto-merge will run rebase, conflict resolution, and squash commits inside the project root (the user's checked-out integration-branch worktree) instead of the task worktree. Fusion assumes that directory is already on the integration branch and clean; if it isn't, merges may fail or touch the user's working tree. Reuse-task-worktree is the recommended default (FN-5279). Switch back unless you have a specific reason to opt in (FN-5348). ")}</div>)}
           </div>
           <div className="form-group">
             <label htmlFor="mergeAdvanceAutoSync">{t("settings.merge.autoSyncProjectCheckoutAfterMerge", "Auto-sync project checkout after merge")}</label>
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export function MergeSection({ scopeBanner, form, setForm, integrationBranchOpti
           <option value="warn">{t("settings.merge.warnDefaultLogFindingsContinue", "Warn (default; log findings, continue)")}</option>
           <option value="off">{t("settings.merge.offSkipAudit", "Off (skip audit)")}</option>
         </select>
-        <small>{t("settings.merge.controlsThePostMergeAuditGate", " Controls the post-merge audit gate. ")}<strong>{t("settings.merge.warn", "Warn")}</strong>{t("settings.merge.defaultLogsFindingsButAutoCompletesTheMerge", " (default) logs findings but auto-completes the merge. ")}<strong>{t("settings.merge.block", "Block")}</strong>{t("settings.merge.isTheStricterOptInModeThatRefuses", " is the stricter opt-in mode that refuses to auto-complete merges with duplicate-subject or touched-file overlap risks. ")}<strong>{t("settings.merge.off", "Off")}</strong>{t("settings.merge.skipsTheAuditEntirelySwitchingToOffIs", " skips the audit entirely. Switching to Off is recommended only if you trust your branches don&apos;t silently drop edits. ")}</small>
+        <small>{t("settings.merge.controlsThePostMergeAuditGate", " Controls the post-merge audit gate. ")}<strong>{t("settings.merge.warn", "Warn")}</strong>{t("settings.merge.defaultLogsFindingsButAutoCompletesTheMerge", " (default) logs findings but auto-completes the merge. ")}<strong>{t("settings.merge.block", "Block")}</strong>{t("settings.merge.isTheStricterOptInModeThatRefuses", " is the stricter opt-in mode that refuses to auto-complete merges with duplicate-subject or touched-file overlap risks. ")}<strong>{t("settings.merge.off", "Off")}</strong>{t("settings.merge.skipsTheAuditEntirelySwitchingToOffIs", " skips the audit entirely. Switching to Off is recommended only if you trust your branches don't silently drop edits. ")}</small>
       </div>
       </>)}
       <div className="form-group">
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/SchedulingSection.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/SchedulingSection.tsx
index 3b2e69e160..df2e859ad9 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/SchedulingSection.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/SchedulingSection.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function SchedulingSection({ scopeBanner, form, setForm, globalMaxConcurr
             const num = Number(val);
             setForm((f) => ({ ...f, taskStuckTimeoutMs: val && num > 0 ? num * 60000 : undefined }));
         }}/>
-        <small>{t("settings.scheduling.timeoutInMinutesForDetectingStuckTasksWhen", "Timeout in minutes for detecting stuck tasks. When a task&apos;s agent session shows no activity for longer than this duration, the task is terminated and retried. Leave empty to disable. Suggested: 10.")}</small>
+        <small>{t("settings.scheduling.timeoutInMinutesForDetectingStuckTasksWhen", "Timeout in minutes for detecting stuck tasks. When a task's agent session shows no activity for longer than this duration, the task is terminated and retried. Leave empty to disable. Suggested: 10.")}</small>
       </div>
       <div className="form-group">
         <label htmlFor="staleHighFanoutBlockerAgeThresholdMs">{t("settings.scheduling.staleHighFanOutEscalationHours", "Stale High Fan-out Escalation (hours)")}</label>
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/WorktreesSection.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/WorktreesSection.tsx
index d1778f8e67..e8509a2cee 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/WorktreesSection.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/settings/sections/WorktreesSection.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export function WorktreesSection({ scopeBanner, form, setForm, gitRemotes, workt
                 onFailure: f.worktrunk?.onFailure ?? "fail",
             },
         }))}/>{t("settings.worktrees.enableWorktrunkIntegration", " Enable worktrunk integration ")}</label>
-        <small>{t("settings.worktrees.disabledByDefaultOptInWhenEnabledFusion", " Disabled by default (opt-in). When enabled, Fusion shells out to ")}<code>worktrunk</code>{t("settings.worktrees.forWorktreeCreateSyncPruneAndRemoveOperations", " for worktree create, sync, prune, and remove operations and follows worktrunk&apos;s directory layout. ")}</small>
+        <small>{t("settings.worktrees.disabledByDefaultOptInWhenEnabledFusion", " Disabled by default (opt-in). When enabled, Fusion shells out to ")}<code>worktrunk</code>{t("settings.worktrees.forWorktreeCreateSyncPruneAndRemoveOperations", " for worktree create, sync, prune, and remove operations and follows worktrunk's directory layout. ")}</small>
         {!worktrunkInstallVerified && form.worktrunk?.enabled !== true && (<small className="settings-muted">{t("settings.worktrees.installTheWorktrunkBinaryBelowToEnableThis", "Install the worktrunk binary below to enable this integration.")}</small>)}
       </div>
       <div className="form-group" data-testid="worktrunk-install-affordance">
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export function WorktreesSection({ scopeBanner, form, setForm, gitRemotes, workt
           <option value="fallback-native">{t("settings.worktrees.fallBackToFusionsNativeWorktreeBackend", "Fall back to Fusion's native worktree backend")}</option>
         </select>
         <small>
-          <code>fail</code>{t("settings.worktrees.stopsOnWorktrunkErrorsForExplicitOperatorRecovery", " stops on worktrunk errors for explicit operator recovery; ")}<code>fallback-native</code>{t("settings.worktrees.keepsProgressMovingBySwitchingToFusionApos", " keeps progress moving by switching to Fusion&apos;s built-in worktree backend. ")}</small>
+          <code>fail</code>{t("settings.worktrees.stopsOnWorktrunkErrorsForExplicitOperatorRecovery", " stops on worktrunk errors for explicit operator recovery; ")}<code>fallback-native</code>{t("settings.worktrees.keepsProgressMovingBySwitchingToFusionApos", " keeps progress moving by switching to Fusion's built-in worktree backend. ")}</small>
       </div>
     </>);
 }