diff --git a/src/ProcessBus.App.Wpf/MainWindow.xaml b/src/ProcessBus.App.Wpf/MainWindow.xaml
index 95e4d51d..d06ce14c 100644
--- a/src/ProcessBus.App.Wpf/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/src/ProcessBus.App.Wpf/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -2394,18 +2394,7 @@
                                                                            ToolTip="{Binding PowerFactorText}"/>
                                                             </StackPanel>
                                                         </UniformGrid>
-                                                        <Expander Margin="0,7,0,0" Header="Scaling &amp; evidence"
-                                                                  Foreground="#B7D1E5" IsExpanded="False">
-                                                            <StackPanel Margin="5,6,4,4">
-                                                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding EngineeringScaleExplanation}"
-                                                                           Foreground="#C2D9EA" FontSize="11"
-                                                                           TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
-                                                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding EvidenceCopyStatusText}"
-                                                                           Foreground="#94B4CC" FontSize="10"
-                                                                           TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"
-                                                                           Margin="0,4,0,0"/>
-                                                            </StackPanel>
-                                                        </Expander>
+                                                        
                                                     </StackPanel>
                                                 </Border>
                                             </StackPanel>
@@ -2425,9 +2414,9 @@
                             <Grid Margin="0">
                                 <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
-                                    <RowDefinition Height="16"/>
+                                    <RowDefinition Height="12"/>
                                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
-                                    <RowDefinition Height="16"/>
+                                    <RowDefinition Height="12"/>
                                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                                     <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
                                     <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
@@ -2505,7 +2494,7 @@
                                     </UniformGrid.Style>
 
                                     <Border Background="#0F2538" BorderBrush="#294864" BorderThickness="1"
-                                            CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10" Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                            CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10" Margin="0,0,12,0"
                                             ToolTip="{Binding Diagnostics.JitterStatusText}">
                                         <StackPanel>
                                             <TextBlock Text="ARRIVAL JITTER" Foreground="#9BC7E4" FontSize="10.5"
@@ -2523,7 +2512,7 @@
                                     </Border>
 
                                     <Border Background="#0F2538" BorderBrush="#294864" BorderThickness="1"
-                                            CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10" Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                            CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10" Margin="0,0,12,0"
                                             ToolTip="Discontinuous smpCnt transitions for the selected SV stream. Not the number of missing samples.">
                                         <StackPanel>
                                             <TextBlock Text="SMP COUNT JUMPS" Foreground="#9BC7E4" FontSize="10.5"
@@ -2540,7 +2529,7 @@
                                     </Border>
 
                                     <Border Background="#0F2538" BorderBrush="#294864" BorderThickness="1"
-                                            CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10" Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                            CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10" Margin="0,0,12,0"
                                             ToolTip="Missing sample count comes from selected SV smpCnt continuity; decoder rejects are capture-wide.">
                                         <StackPanel>
                                             <TextBlock Text="MISSING SAMPLES" Foreground="#9BC7E4" FontSize="10.5"
@@ -2584,7 +2573,7 @@
                                                        TextWrapping="Wrap" ToolTip="{Binding Diagnostics.ValidityText}"/>
                                             <DockPanel Margin="0,6,0,0" LastChildFill="False">
                                                 <TextBlock Text="SAMPLE SYNC" FontSize="10" Foreground="#9BC7E4"
-                                                           VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
+                                                           VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="0,0,12,0"/>
                                                 <TextBlock Text="{Binding Diagnostics.SvSampleSyncHeadlineText}"
                                                            FontSize="11.5" FontWeight="SemiBold">
                                                     <TextBlock.Style>
@@ -2618,8 +2607,8 @@
                                         </Style>
                                     </UniformGrid.Style>
                                     <Border Background="#0F2538" BorderBrush="#294864"
-                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="12" Padding="13,12"
-                                            Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10"
+                                            Margin="0,0,12,0"
                                             ToolTip="{Binding PtpTransportText}">
                                         <StackPanel>
                                             <TextBlock Text="SOURCE" Foreground="#91B3CF"
@@ -2634,8 +2623,8 @@
                                         </StackPanel>
                                     </Border>
                                     <Border Background="#0F2538" BorderBrush="#294864"
-                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="12" Padding="13,12"
-                                            Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10"
+                                            Margin="0,0,12,0"
                                             ToolTip="{Binding PtpProfileText}">
                                         <StackPanel>
                                             <TextBlock Text="TWO-STEP" Foreground="#91B3CF"
@@ -2650,8 +2639,8 @@
                                         </StackPanel>
                                     </Border>
                                     <Border Background="#0F2538" BorderBrush="#294864"
-                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="12" Padding="13,12"
-                                            Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10"
+                                            Margin="0,0,12,0"
                                             ToolTip="{Binding PtpRateText}">
                                         <StackPanel>
                                             <TextBlock Text="MESSAGE FLOW" Foreground="#91B3CF"
@@ -2666,7 +2655,7 @@
                                         </StackPanel>
                                     </Border>
                                     <Border Background="#0F2538" BorderBrush="#294864"
-                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="12" Padding="13,12"
+                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10"
                                             Margin="0"
                                             ToolTip="{Binding TimingConfidenceText}">
                                         <StackPanel>
@@ -2696,8 +2685,8 @@
                                         </Style>
                                     </UniformGrid.Style>
                                     <Border Background="#0F2538" BorderBrush="#294864"
-                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="12" Padding="13,12"
-                                            Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10"
+                                            Margin="0,0,12,0"
                                             ToolTip="{Binding SelectedDiagnosticTarget.IssueSummaryText}">
                                         <StackPanel>
                                             <TextBlock Text="PUBLISHER" Foreground="#91B3CF"
@@ -2712,8 +2701,8 @@
                                         </StackPanel>
                                     </Border>
                                     <Border Background="#0F2538" BorderBrush="#294864"
-                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="12" Padding="13,12"
-                                            Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10"
+                                            Margin="0,0,12,0"
                                             ToolTip="{Binding SelectedDiagnosticTarget.IssueSummaryText}">
                                         <StackPanel>
                                             <TextBlock Text="HEALTH" Foreground="#91B3CF"
@@ -2728,8 +2717,8 @@
                                         </StackPanel>
                                     </Border>
                                     <Border Background="#0F2538" BorderBrush="#294864"
-                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="12" Padding="13,12"
-                                            Margin="0,0,8,0"
+                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10"
+                                            Margin="0,0,12,0"
                                             ToolTip="{Binding SelectedDiagnosticTarget.IssueSummaryText}">
                                         <StackPanel>
                                             <TextBlock Text="STATE NUMBER" Foreground="#91B3CF"
@@ -2744,7 +2733,7 @@
                                         </StackPanel>
                                     </Border>
                                     <Border Background="#0F2538" BorderBrush="#294864"
-                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="12" Padding="13,12"
+                                            BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,10"
                                             Margin="0"
                                             ToolTip="{Binding SelectedDiagnosticTarget.IssueSummaryText}">
                                         <StackPanel>
@@ -2855,8 +2844,8 @@
                                 <!-- Selected SV evidence stays visible; PTP is already covered
                                      by the separate Timing/PTP tab. -->
                                 <Border Grid.Row="5" Background="#0A1C2D" BorderBrush="#24415C"
-                                        BorderThickness="1" CornerRadius="9" Padding="12,9"
-                                        Margin="0,12,0,12">
+                                        BorderThickness="0" CornerRadius="8" Padding="12,10"
+                                        Margin="0,0,0,12">
                                     <Border.Style>
                                         <Style TargetType="Border">
                                             <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed"/>
@@ -2910,16 +2899,7 @@
                                                Margin="0,0,0,8"/>
 
 
-                                        <Expander DockPanel.Dock="Bottom" Margin="0,8,0,0"
-                                                  Header="Selected finding · raw evidence" IsExpanded="False"
-                                                  Foreground="#9DBCD7">
-                                            <TextBox Text="{Binding SelectedDiagnosticEvent.Message, Mode=OneWay}"
-                                                     MinHeight="52" MaxHeight="110"
-                                                     Background="#0A1B2B" Foreground="#DDEEFF"
-                                                     BorderThickness="0" Padding="8,6"
-                                                     IsReadOnly="True" TextWrapping="Wrap"
-                                                     VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"/>
-                                        </Expander>
+                                        
 
                                         <ListView ItemsSource="{Binding Events}"
                                               SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedDiagnosticEvent, Mode=TwoWay}"
@@ -2965,7 +2945,7 @@
                                                         <TextBlock Grid.Column="2" Text="{Binding SourceText}"
                                                                    Foreground="#9EBBD4" FontSize="11"
                                                                    VerticalAlignment="Center" TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"
-                                                                   ToolTip="{Binding Message}" Margin="0,0,8,0"/>
+                                                                   ToolTip="{Binding Message}" Margin="0,0,12,0"/>
                                                         <TextBlock Grid.Column="3" Text="{Binding FindingText}"
                                                                    Foreground="{StaticResource TextPrimaryBrush}"
                                                                    FontSize="11.5" FontWeight="SemiBold"
@@ -2984,7 +2964,7 @@
                         <TabItem>
                             <TabItem.Header>
                                 <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
-                                    <TextBlock FontFamily="Segoe MDL2 Assets" FontSize="13" Margin="0,0,8,0" Foreground="#EAF6FF" Text="&#xE8AB;"/>
+                                    <TextBlock FontFamily="Segoe MDL2 Assets" FontSize="13" Margin="0,0,12,0" Foreground="#EAF6FF" Text="&#xE8AB;"/>
                                     <TextBlock Text="GOOSE" Foreground="#EAF6FF" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
                                 </StackPanel>
                             </TabItem.Header>
@@ -3435,7 +3415,7 @@
                                             <ColumnDefinition Width="1.2*"/>
                                         </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
-                                        <Border Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource DenseMetricCardStyle}" Padding="14">
+                                        <Border Grid.Column="0" Background="#0E2539" BorderThickness="0" CornerRadius="8" Padding="12">
                                             <StackPanel>
                                                 <TextBlock Text="PTP Reference" Foreground="#8FB8D8" FontSize="11" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
                                                 <TextBlock Margin="0,6,0,0" Text="{Binding PtpStatusText}" Foreground="#F4FAFF" FontSize="18" FontWeight="SemiBold" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
@@ -3443,7 +3423,7 @@
                                             </StackPanel>
                                         </Border>
 
-                                        <Border Grid.Column="2" Style="{StaticResource DenseMetricCardStyle}" Padding="14">
+                                        <Border Grid.Column="2" Background="#0E2539" BorderThickness="0" CornerRadius="8" Padding="12">
                                             <StackPanel>
                                                 <TextBlock Text="Grandmaster" Foreground="#8FB8D8" FontSize="11" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
                                                 <TextBlock Margin="0,6,0,0" Text="{Binding PtpGrandmasterText}" Foreground="#F4FAFF" FontSize="15" FontWeight="SemiBold" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
@@ -3453,7 +3433,7 @@
                                             </StackPanel>
                                         </Border>
 
-                                        <Border Grid.Column="4" Style="{StaticResource DenseMetricCardStyle}" Padding="14">
+                                        <Border Grid.Column="4" Background="#0E2539" BorderThickness="0" CornerRadius="8" Padding="12">
                                             <StackPanel>
                                                 <TextBlock Text="PTP traffic" Foreground="#8FB8D8" FontSize="11" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
                                                 <TextBlock Margin="0,6,0,0" Text="{Binding PtpRateText}" Foreground="#F4FAFF" FontSize="14" FontWeight="SemiBold" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
@@ -3471,12 +3451,12 @@
                                         <ColumnDefinition Width="1.4*"/>
                                     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
-                                    <Border Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource DenseGroupBorderStyle}" Padding="16">
+                                    <Border Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource DenseGroupBorderStyle}" Padding="12">
                                         <StackPanel>
-                                            <TextBlock Text="Timing evidence" Style="{StaticResource PanelTitleTextStyle}"/>
+                                            <TextBlock Text="Timing evidence" Style="{StaticResource PanelTitleTextStyle}" Margin="0,0,0,12"/>
                                             
 
-                                            <Border Style="{StaticResource DenseMetricCardStyle}" Padding="14" Margin="0,0,0,10">
+                                            <Border Background="#0E2539" BorderThickness="0" CornerRadius="8" Padding="12" Margin="0,0,0,8">
                                                 <StackPanel>
                                                     <TextBlock Text="Assessment" Foreground="#8FB8D8" FontSize="11" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
                                                     <TextBlock Margin="0,7,0,0" Text="{Binding TimingConfidenceBadgeText}"
@@ -3485,7 +3465,7 @@
                                                 </StackPanel>
                                             </Border>
 
-                                            <Border Style="{StaticResource DenseMetricCardStyle}" Padding="14">
+                                            <Border Background="#0E2539" BorderThickness="0" CornerRadius="8" Padding="12">
                                                 <StackPanel>
                                                     <TextBlock Text="Timestamp" Foreground="#8FB8D8" FontSize="11" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
                                                     <TextBlock Margin="0,7,0,0" Text="{Binding TimestampSourceText}" Foreground="#EAF6FF" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
@@ -3495,9 +3475,9 @@
                                         </StackPanel>
                                     </Border>
 
-                                    <Border Grid.Column="2" Style="{StaticResource DenseGroupBorderStyle}" Padding="16">
+                                    <Border Grid.Column="2" Style="{StaticResource DenseGroupBorderStyle}" Padding="12">
                                         <StackPanel>
-                                            <TextBlock Text="SV arrival &amp; continuity" Style="{StaticResource PanelTitleTextStyle}"/>
+                                            <TextBlock Text="SV arrival &amp; continuity" Style="{StaticResource PanelTitleTextStyle}" Margin="0,0,0,12"/>
                                             
 
                                             <Grid>
@@ -3507,7 +3487,7 @@
                                                     <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                                                 </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
-                                                <Border Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource DenseMetricCardStyle}" Padding="14">
+                                                <Border Grid.Column="0" Background="#0E2539" BorderThickness="0" CornerRadius="8" Padding="12">
                                                     <StackPanel>
                                                         <TextBlock Text="Arrival Variation" Foreground="#8FB8D8" FontSize="11" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
                                                         <TextBlock Margin="0,7,0,0" Text="{Binding JitterText}" Foreground="#F4FAFF" FontSize="16" FontWeight="SemiBold" TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
@@ -3515,7 +3495,7 @@
                                                     </StackPanel>
                                                 </Border>
 
-                                                <Border Grid.Column="2" Style="{StaticResource DenseMetricCardStyle}" Padding="14">
+                                                <Border Grid.Column="2" Background="#0E2539" BorderThickness="0" CornerRadius="8" Padding="12">
                                                     <StackPanel>
                                                         <TextBlock Text="Sequence / Loss" Foreground="#8FB8D8" FontSize="11" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
                                                         <TextBlock Margin="0,7,0,0" Text="{Binding SequenceStatusText}" Foreground="#F4FAFF" FontSize="16" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
@@ -3930,7 +3910,7 @@
                                         <StackPanel>
                                             <TextBlock Text="SCL Engineering Context" Style="{StaticResource PanelTitleTextStyle}"/>
                                             <TextBlock Margin="0,4,0,0"
-                                                       Text="Import SCD / CID / ICD / IID files, inspect IED cards, and build semantic mapping for SV and GOOSE streams."
+                                                       Text="Import an SCL file to compare expected streams with live traffic."
                                                        Style="{StaticResource PanelSubtitleTextStyle}"
                                                        TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
                                             
@@ -3980,7 +3960,7 @@
                                                         BorderThickness="1"
                                                         CornerRadius="10"
                                                         Padding="10,5">
-                                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding SclWorkspaceStatusText}" Foreground="#8FCBFF" FontSize="11" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
+                                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding SclWorkspaceStatusText}" Foreground="#8FCBFF" FontSize="10.5" FontWeight="SemiBold" MaxWidth="180" TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" ToolTip="{Binding SclWorkspaceStatusText}"/>
                                                 </Border>
                                             </DockPanel>
 
@@ -4079,7 +4059,7 @@
                                                 <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Left">
                                                     <TextBlock Text="Live Binding Matrix" Style="{StaticResource PanelTitleTextStyle}"/>
                                                     <TextBlock Margin="0,4,0,0"
-                                                               Text="Expected configuration compared with live capture."
+                                                               Text="Identity comparison"
                                                                Foreground="#8FAAC3"
                                                                FontSize="11"/>
                                                 </StackPanel>
@@ -4090,7 +4070,7 @@
                                                         BorderThickness="1"
                                                         CornerRadius="10"
                                                         Padding="10,5">
-                                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding SclBindingSummaryText}" Foreground="#F6D781" FontSize="11" FontWeight="SemiBold"/>
+                                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding SclBindingSummaryText}" Foreground="#F6D781" FontSize="10.5" FontWeight="SemiBold" MaxWidth="230" TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" ToolTip="{Binding SclBindingSummaryText}"/>
                                                 </Border>
                                             </DockPanel>
 
@@ -4105,8 +4085,8 @@
                                                       CanUserDeleteRows="False"
                                                       CanUserSortColumns="False"
                                                       GridLinesVisibility="None"
-                                                      RowHeight="{x:Static sys:Double.NaN}"
-                                                      MinRowHeight="72"
+                                                      RowHeight="48"
+                                                      MinRowHeight="48"
                                                       RowStyle="{StaticResource EngineeringDataGridRowStyle}"
                                                       CellStyle="{StaticResource EngineeringDataGridCellStyle}"
                                                       FontSize="11.5"
@@ -4118,8 +4098,8 @@
                                                       ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled">
                                                 <DataGrid.Resources>
                                                     <Style x:Key="SclBindingCellTextStyle" TargetType="TextBlock">
-                                                        <Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="Wrap"/>
-                                                        <Setter Property="TextTrimming" Value="None"/>
+                                                        <Setter Property="TextWrapping" Value="NoWrap"/>
+                                                        <Setter Property="TextTrimming" Value="CharacterEllipsis"/>
                                                         <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Top"/>
                                                         <Setter Property="LineStackingStrategy" Value="BlockLineHeight"/>
                                                         <Setter Property="LineHeight" Value="16"/>
@@ -4156,8 +4136,8 @@
                                                         <DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
                                                             <DataTemplate>
                                                                 <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center">
-                                                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding ExpectedName}" Foreground="#F4FAFF" FontWeight="SemiBold" Style="{StaticResource SclBindingCellTextStyle}"/>
-                                                                    <TextBlock Margin="0,3,0,0" Text="{Binding ExpectedMetaText}" Style="{StaticResource SclBindingMetaTextStyle}"/>
+                                                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding ExpectedName}" Foreground="#F4FAFF" FontWeight="SemiBold" Style="{StaticResource SclBindingCellTextStyle}" ToolTip="{Binding ExpectedDetailText}"/>
+                                                                    
                                                                 </StackPanel>
                                                             </DataTemplate>
                                                         </DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
@@ -4166,19 +4146,20 @@
                                                         <DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
                                                             <DataTemplate>
                                                                 <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center">
-                                                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding ObservedName}" Foreground="#F6D781" FontWeight="SemiBold" Style="{StaticResource SclBindingCellTextStyle}"/>
-                                                                    <TextBlock Margin="0,3,0,0" Text="{Binding ObservedMetaText}" Style="{StaticResource SclBindingMetaTextStyle}"/>
+                                                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding ObservedName}" Foreground="#F6D781" FontWeight="SemiBold" Style="{StaticResource SclBindingCellTextStyle}" ToolTip="{Binding ObservedDetailText}"/>
+                                                                    
                                                                 </StackPanel>
                                                             </DataTemplate>
                                                         </DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
                                                     </DataGridTemplateColumn>
-                                                    <DataGridTemplateColumn Header="Evidence" Width="2.15*">
+                                                    <DataGridTemplateColumn Header="Identity check" Width="1.4*">
                                                         <DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
                                                             <DataTemplate>
-                                                                <StackPanel VerticalAlignment="Center">
-                                                                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding EvidencePrimaryText}" Foreground="#EAF6FF" FontWeight="SemiBold" Style="{StaticResource SclBindingCellTextStyle}"/>
-                                                                    <TextBlock Margin="0,3,0,0" Text="{Binding EvidenceSecondaryText}" Style="{StaticResource SclBindingMetaTextStyle}"/>
-                                                                </StackPanel>
+                                                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding CompactEvidenceText}"
+                                                                           Foreground="#C5DEEF" FontSize="11"
+                                                                           VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                                                           TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis"
+                                                                           ToolTip="{Binding EvidenceText}"/>
                                                             </DataTemplate>
                                                         </DataGridTemplateColumn.CellTemplate>
                                                     </DataGridTemplateColumn>
diff --git a/src/ProcessBus.App.Wpf/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/src/ProcessBus.App.Wpf/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index 4b15489f..8f9c4117 100644
--- a/src/ProcessBus.App.Wpf/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ProcessBus.App.Wpf/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -1363,8 +1363,11 @@ public SclStreamCatalogRow? SelectedSclStreamCatalog
         ?? "Binding pending";
     public string SclSelectedVerdictText => SelectedSclBindingMatrixRow?.OperatorVerdictText
         ?? "Select a stream to inspect its live identity.";
-    public string SclSelectedVerdictDetailText => SelectedSclBindingMatrixRow?.OperatorEvidenceText
-        ?? "Compare the selected SCL stream with captured publisher identity.";
+    // One scan-friendly identity comparison. Full correlation evidence is
+    // available in the expanded technical details and copy evidence command.
+    public string SclSelectedVerdictDetailText => SelectedSclBindingMatrixRow is { } row
+        ? $"Expected: {row.ExpectedName}  →  Observed: {row.ObservedName}"
+        : "Select a stream for expected versus observed identity.";
     public string SclSelectedExpectedText => SelectedSclBindingMatrixRow?.ExpectedDetailText
         ?? SelectedSclStreamCatalog?.TransportText
         ?? "No expected stream selected";
@@ -5054,6 +5057,15 @@ public sealed class SclBindingMatrixRow : INotifyPropertyChanged
     public string ExpectedMetaText => string.Join(" - ", new[] { IedName, AppIdText, VlanText }.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x)));
     public string ObservedMetaText => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(LiveKey) ? "Not seen on selected adapter" : string.Join(" - ", new[] { AppIdText, VlanText }.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x)));
     public string EvidencePrimaryText => SplitEvidence(EvidenceText).Primary;
+    public string CompactEvidenceText => OperatorVerdictText switch
+    {
+        "MISMATCH · svID differs" => "svID differs",
+        "MATCHED · observed identity agrees" => "Identity match",
+        "MATCHED · design warning" => "Design warning",
+        "NOT OBSERVED · expected stream" => "Not observed",
+        "UNEXPECTED · not defined in SCL" => "Unexpected stream",
+        _ => StatusText
+    };
     public string EvidenceSecondaryText => SplitEvidence(EvidenceText).Secondary;
     public string SignatureText => $"{BindingKey}:{StatusText}:{ObservedName}:{Score}:{EvidenceText}";