diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/ServicePanel.test.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/ServicePanel.test.ts
index 57d1eac..416fb8a 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/ServicePanel.test.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/ServicePanel.test.ts
@@ -85,22 +85,6 @@ const baseProps: ServicePanelProps = {
       },
     ],
     {
-      inbox: [
-        {
-          createdAt: '2026-04-28T04:10:00.000Z',
-          groupFolder: 'eyejokerdb',
-          groupKey: 'ci',
-          id: 'ci-1',
-          kind: 'ci-failure',
-          lastOccurredAt: '2026-04-28T04:12:00.000Z',
-          occurrences: 2,
-          occurredAt: '2026-04-28T04:10:00.000Z',
-          severity: 'error',
-          source: 'status-snapshot',
-          summary: 'CI failed',
-          title: 'CI failed',
-        },
-      ],
       operations: {
         serviceRestarts: [
           {
@@ -113,6 +97,13 @@ const baseProps: ServicePanelProps = {
           },
         ],
       },
+      tasks: {
+        active: 0,
+        completed: 0,
+        paused: 2,
+        total: 2,
+        watchers: { active: 0, completed: 0, paused: 2 },
+      },
     },
   ),
   serviceActionKey: null,
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/ServicePanel.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/ServicePanel.tsx
index 63c5c97..e87ab5a 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/ServicePanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/ServicePanel.tsx
@@ -67,11 +67,7 @@ export function ServicePanel({
     },
     { pendingTasks: 0, pendingMessageRooms: 0 },
   );
-  const ciFailures = overview.inbox.reduce(
-    (count, item) =>
-      item.kind === 'ci-failure' ? count + item.occurrences : count,
-    0,
-  );
+  const ciFailures = overview.tasks.watchers.paused;
   const healthLevel: HealthLevel =
     down > 0 ? 'down' : stale > 0 || ciFailures > 0 ? 'stale' : 'ok';
   const affectedServices = serviceLevels.filter((item) => item.level !== 'ok');
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/SettingsPanel.test.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/SettingsPanel.test.ts
index 2910103..064ef1b 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/SettingsPanel.test.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/SettingsPanel.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ describe('SettingsPanel', () => {
     const html = renderToStaticMarkup(createElement(SettingsPanel, baseProps));
 
     expect(html).toContain('settings-panel');
-    expect(html).toContain('settings-hero');
+    expect(html).not.toContain('settings-hero');
+    expect(html).toContain('settings-sidebar');
     expect(html).toContain('settings-nav');
     expect(html).toContain(t.settings.nicknameLabel);
     expect(html).toContain('value="Night Owl"');
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ describe('SettingsPanel', () => {
     expect(html).toContain('aria-controls="settings-codex"');
     expect(html).not.toContain('href="#settings-codex"');
     expect(html).toContain('/goal');
-    expect(html).toContain('변경 적용');
+    expect(html).toContain('settings-apply-card');
+    expect(html).not.toContain('settings-apply-bar');
+    expect(html).toContain('저장 후 재시작');
     expect(html).toContain('불러오는 중');
     expect(html).toContain('Claude');
     expect(html).toContain('계정');
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/SettingsPanel.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/SettingsPanel.tsx
index 6d56ef2..b436760 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/SettingsPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/SettingsPanel.tsx
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@ export function SettingsPanel({
 }: SettingsPanelProps) {
   return (
     <div className="settings-panel">
-      <SettingsHero />
       <div className="settings-layout">
-        <SettingsNav />
+        <aside className="settings-sidebar" aria-label="설정 탐색과 적용">
+          <SettingsNav />
+          <SettingsApplyCard onRestartStack={onRestartStack} />
+        </aside>
         <main className="settings-content" aria-label="설정 항목">
           <section className="settings-section" id="settings-general">
             <SettingsSectionHeading
@@ -109,8 +111,6 @@ export function SettingsPanel({
             </div>
           </section>
 
-          <SettingsApplyBar onRestartStack={onRestartStack} />
-
           <ModelSettings />
 
           <MoaSettingsPanel />
@@ -134,26 +134,6 @@ export function SettingsPanel({
   );
 }
 
-function SettingsHero() {
-  return (
-    <header className="settings-hero">
-      <div>
-        <span className="settings-kicker">Operations console</span>
-        <h2>설정</h2>
-        <p>
-          모델, MoA, Codex 실험 기능, 계정을 한 화면에서 조정합니다. 런타임에
-          반영되는 항목은 저장 후 한 번만 재시작하면 됩니다.
-        </p>
-      </div>
-      <div className="settings-hero-badges" aria-label="주요 설정">
-        <span>Codex /goal</span>
-        <span>MoA</span>
-        <span>Accounts</span>
-      </div>
-    </header>
-  );
-}
-
 function SettingsNav() {
   const scrollToSection = (targetId: string) => {
     document
@@ -197,16 +177,13 @@ function SettingsSectionHeading({
   );
 }
 
-function SettingsApplyBar({ onRestartStack }: { onRestartStack: () => void }) {
+function SettingsApplyCard({ onRestartStack }: { onRestartStack: () => void }) {
   return (
-    <section className="settings-apply-bar" aria-label="변경 적용">
+    <section className="settings-apply-card" aria-label="변경 적용">
       <div>
-        <span className="settings-kicker">Apply changes</span>
-        <strong>변경 적용</strong>
-        <small>
-          모델, MoA, Codex 실험 기능, 계정 변경은 저장 후 스택 재시작으로
-          적용됩니다.
-        </small>
+        <span className="settings-kicker">Apply</span>
+        <strong>저장 후 재시작</strong>
+        <small>모델, MoA, Codex, 계정 변경은 스택 재시작 후 반영됩니다.</small>
       </div>
       <button
         className="settings-restart"
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/i18n.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/i18n.ts
index 5279c90..8b78c28 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/i18n.ts
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export const messages = {
       heartbeat: '하트비트',
       healthSignals: '운영 신호',
       inbox: 'Inbox',
-      inboxQueue: 'Queue',
+      inboxQueue: '처리할 액션',
       usage: '사용량',
       usageWindow: '남음 / 속도',
       rooms: '룸',
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ export const messages = {
       },
     },
     inbox: {
-      empty: 'Inbox 없음.',
+      empty: '처리할 Inbox 액션 없음.',
       cardsAria: 'Inbox 항목',
       summary: 'Inbox 요약',
       total: '전체',
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ export const messages = {
       heartbeat: 'Heartbeat',
       healthSignals: 'Signals',
       inbox: 'Inbox',
-      inboxQueue: 'Queue',
+      inboxQueue: 'Action queue',
       usage: 'Usage',
       usageWindow: 'Remaining / speed',
       rooms: 'Rooms',
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ export const messages = {
       },
     },
     inbox: {
-      empty: 'No queued work.',
+      empty: 'No Inbox actions.',
       cardsAria: 'Inbox items',
       summary: 'Inbox summary',
       total: 'Total',
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ export const messages = {
       heartbeat: '心跳',
       healthSignals: '运行信号',
       inbox: '收件',
-      inboxQueue: '待处理',
+      inboxQueue: '待处理操作',
       usage: '用量',
       usageWindow: '剩余 / 速度',
       rooms: '房间',
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ export const messages = {
       },
     },
     inbox: {
-      empty: '暂无收件。',
+      empty: '暂无待处理收件操作。',
       cardsAria: '收件项',
       summary: '收件摘要',
       total: '全部',
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ export const messages = {
       heartbeat: 'ハートビート',
       healthSignals: '運用シグナル',
       inbox: '受信',
-      inboxQueue: '対応待ち',
+      inboxQueue: '対応アクション',
       usage: '使用量',
       usageWindow: '残量 / 速度',
       rooms: 'ルーム',
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ export const messages = {
       },
     },
     inbox: {
-      empty: '受信なし。',
+      empty: '対応する受信アクションはありません。',
       cardsAria: '受信項目',
       summary: '受信サマリー',
       total: '全体',
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/styles.css b/apps/dashboard/src/styles.css
index 71a3425..7a125d7 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/styles.css
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/styles.css
@@ -628,65 +628,10 @@ button:disabled {
 
 .settings-panel {
   display: grid;
-  gap: 18px;
   max-width: 1160px;
   width: 100%;
 }
 
-.settings-hero {
-  position: relative;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 18px;
-  align-items: flex-end;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  padding: 20px;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(214, 130, 88, 0.18);
-  border-radius: 18px;
-  background:
-    radial-gradient(
-      circle at 12% 0%,
-      rgba(214, 130, 88, 0.2),
-      transparent 28rem
-    ),
-    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.055), transparent 52%),
-    var(--panel);
-  box-shadow: var(--card-shadow-strong);
-}
-
-.settings-hero::after {
-  content: '';
-  position: absolute;
-  right: -70px;
-  top: -90px;
-  width: 260px;
-  height: 260px;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(214, 130, 88, 0.2);
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  background: rgba(214, 130, 88, 0.04);
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-
-.settings-hero > div {
-  position: relative;
-  z-index: 1;
-}
-
-.settings-hero h2 {
-  margin: 4px 0 6px;
-  font-size: clamp(26px, 4vw, 42px);
-  line-height: 0.95;
-  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
-}
-
-.settings-hero p {
-  max-width: 62ch;
-  margin: 0;
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font-size: 13px;
-  line-height: 1.7;
-}
-
 .settings-kicker {
   color: var(--accent-strong);
   font-size: 10px;
@@ -695,24 +640,6 @@ button:disabled {
   text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
-.settings-hero-badges {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: 6px;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  justify-content: flex-end;
-  min-width: 220px;
-}
-
-.settings-hero-badges span {
-  padding: 6px 9px;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.045);
-  color: var(--bg-ink);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  font-weight: 700;
-}
-
 .settings-layout {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 220px minmax(0, 1fr);
@@ -720,9 +647,14 @@ button:disabled {
   align-items: start;
 }
 
-.settings-nav {
+.settings-sidebar {
   position: sticky;
   top: 72px;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.settings-nav {
   display: grid;
   gap: 8px;
   padding: 10px;
@@ -891,39 +823,34 @@ button:disabled {
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.018);
 }
 
-.settings-apply-bar {
-  position: sticky;
-  top: 72px;
-  z-index: 5;
-  display: flex;
+.settings-apply-card {
+  display: grid;
   gap: 12px;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  padding: 14px 16px;
+  padding: 13px;
   border: 1px solid rgba(214, 130, 88, 0.32);
   border-radius: 16px;
   background:
-    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(214, 130, 88, 0.2), transparent 56%),
-    rgba(16, 20, 18, 0.96);
-  box-shadow: 0 14px 36px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
-  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
+    linear-gradient(145deg, rgba(214, 130, 88, 0.16), transparent 62%),
+    rgba(19, 24, 22, 0.88);
+  box-shadow: var(--card-shadow);
 }
 
-.settings-apply-bar > div {
+.settings-apply-card > div {
   display: grid;
   gap: 3px;
   min-width: 0;
 }
 
-.settings-apply-bar strong {
+.settings-apply-card strong {
   color: var(--bg-ink);
   font-size: 15px;
   letter-spacing: -0.02em;
 }
 
-.settings-apply-bar small {
+.settings-apply-card small {
   color: var(--muted);
   font-size: 11px;
+  line-height: 1.45;
 }
 
 .settings-row-inline {
@@ -1272,23 +1199,25 @@ button:disabled {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   }
 
-  .settings-nav {
+  .settings-sidebar {
     position: static;
+  }
+
+  .settings-nav {
     grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(120px, 1fr));
     overflow-x: auto;
   }
+
+  .settings-apply-card {
+    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 720px) {
-  .settings-hero,
-  .settings-apply-bar {
+  .settings-apply-card {
     align-items: stretch;
-    flex-direction: column;
-  }
-
-  .settings-hero-badges {
-    justify-content: flex-start;
-    min-width: 0;
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   }
 
   .settings-form-grid,
diff --git a/scripts/dashboard-ux.ts b/scripts/dashboard-ux.ts
index 7af7fa4..2ffd692 100644
--- a/scripts/dashboard-ux.ts
+++ b/scripts/dashboard-ux.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { createServer, type ViteDevServer } from 'vite';
 interface MockApiState {
   codexFeatures: { goals: boolean };
   codexFeatureUpdates: number;
+  ciWatcherFailures: number;
   restartRequests: number;
 }
 
@@ -110,6 +111,30 @@ async function main() {
       },
     );
 
+    await runScenario(
+      'inbox stays focused on actionable work',
+      browser,
+      baseUrl,
+      async (page, state) => {
+        state.ciWatcherFailures = 2;
+
+        await page.goto(new URL('/#/inbox', baseUrl).toString(), {
+          waitUntil: 'networkidle',
+        });
+
+        await assertVisible(page.locator('#inbox .empty-state'));
+        assert.equal(await page.getByText(/CI 실패|CI failure/).count(), 0);
+        assert.equal(
+          await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Dismiss' }).count(),
+          0,
+        );
+
+        // This scenario protects the Inbox information architecture. The
+        // accessibility scan stays scoped to Settings, where this UX suite
+        // currently has stable interactive coverage.
+      },
+    );
+
     console.log('dashboard:ux passed');
   } finally {
     await browser.close();
@@ -156,6 +181,7 @@ function createMockApiState(): MockApiState {
   return {
     codexFeatures: { goals: false },
     codexFeatureUpdates: 0,
+    ciWatcherFailures: 0,
     restartRequests: 0,
   };
 }
@@ -165,9 +191,10 @@ async function openSettings(page: Page, baseUrl: string) {
     waitUntil: 'networkidle',
   });
   await assertVisible(page.locator('.settings-panel'));
-  await assertVisible(page.locator('.settings-hero'));
+  assert.equal(await page.locator('.settings-hero').count(), 0);
+  await assertVisible(page.locator('.settings-sidebar'));
   await assertVisible(page.locator('.settings-nav'));
-  await assertVisible(page.locator('.settings-apply-bar'));
+  await assertVisible(page.locator('.settings-apply-card'));
   assert.equal(
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: '스택 재시작' }).count(),
     1,
@@ -209,9 +236,9 @@ async function handleMockApi(route: Route, state: MockApiState) {
       tasks: {
         total: 0,
         active: 0,
-        paused: 0,
+        paused: state.ciWatcherFailures,
         completed: 0,
-        watchers: { active: 0, paused: 0, completed: 0 },
+        watchers: { active: 0, paused: state.ciWatcherFailures, completed: 0 },
       },
       usage: { rows: [], fetchedAt: null },
       operations: { serviceRestarts: [] },
diff --git a/src/web-dashboard-data.test.ts b/src/web-dashboard-data.test.ts
index 1641eb4..51840f9 100644
--- a/src/web-dashboard-data.test.ts
+++ b/src/web-dashboard-data.test.ts
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ describe('web dashboard room activity data', () => {
 });
 
 describe('web dashboard inbox data', () => {
-  it('builds typed inbox items from pending rooms, paired tasks, and CI failures', () => {
+  it('builds typed inbox items from pending rooms and paired tasks only', () => {
     const snapshots: StatusSnapshot[] = [
       {
         serviceId: 'codex-main',
@@ -840,7 +840,6 @@ describe('web dashboard inbox data', () => {
     });
 
     expect(overview.inbox.map((item) => item.kind)).toEqual([
-      'ci-failure',
       'approval',
       'reviewer-request',
       'pending-room',
@@ -866,18 +865,17 @@ describe('web dashboard inbox data', () => {
         occurredAt: '2026-04-26T05:03:00.000Z',
       }),
     );
-    const ciFailure = overview.inbox.find((item) => item.kind === 'ci-failure');
-    expect(ciFailure).toMatchObject({
-      id: 'ci:ci-2',
-      severity: 'error',
-      occurrences: 2,
-      source: 'scheduled-task',
-      taskId: 'ci-2',
-      lastOccurredAt: '2026-04-26T05:07:00.000Z',
-    });
-    expect(ciFailure?.summary).toContain('BOT_TOKEN=<redacted>');
-    expect(ciFailure?.summary).not.toContain('plain-secret-value');
+    expect(overview.inbox.some((item) => item.kind === 'ci-failure')).toBe(
+      false,
+    );
+    expect(overview.inbox.some((item) => item.taskId === 'ci-1')).toBe(false);
+    expect(overview.inbox.some((item) => item.taskId === 'ci-2')).toBe(false);
     expect(overview.inbox.some((item) => item.taskId === 'cron-1')).toBe(false);
     expect(overview.inbox.some((item) => item.taskId === 'done-1')).toBe(false);
+    expect(overview.tasks.watchers).toEqual({
+      active: 1,
+      paused: 1,
+      completed: 0,
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/web-dashboard-data.ts b/src/web-dashboard-data.ts
index a8d7e5a..abf4274 100644
--- a/src/web-dashboard-data.ts
+++ b/src/web-dashboard-data.ts
@@ -183,10 +183,6 @@ function buildPromptPreview(prompt: string): string {
   return truncateText(redactSensitiveText(prompt).replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim());
 }
 
-function buildInboxPreview(value: string): string {
-  return truncateText(redactSensitiveText(value).replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim());
-}
-
 function buildRoomBody(value: string): string {
   return redactSensitiveText(value).trim();
 }
@@ -254,14 +250,6 @@ function normalizeStructuredVisibleContent(value: string): {
   return splitLegacyImageTags(value);
 }
 
-function stableHash(value: string): string {
-  let hash = 0;
-  for (let index = 0; index < value.length; index += 1) {
-    hash = (hash * 31 + value.charCodeAt(index)) | 0;
-  }
-  return Math.abs(hash).toString(36);
-}
-
 function collectUsageRows(snapshots: StatusSnapshot[]): UsageRowSnapshot[] {
   const rows: UsageRowSnapshot[] = [];
   const seen = new Set<string>();
@@ -282,21 +270,6 @@ function collectUsageRows(snapshots: StatusSnapshot[]): UsageRowSnapshot[] {
   return rows;
 }
 
-function failedTaskResult(task: ScheduledTask): string | null {
-  if (!task.last_result) return null;
-  const normalized = task.last_result.toLowerCase();
-  if (
-    normalized.includes('fail') ||
-    normalized.includes('error') ||
-    normalized.includes('timeout') ||
-    normalized.includes('cancel') ||
-    normalized.includes('reject')
-  ) {
-    return buildInboxPreview(task.last_result);
-  }
-  return null;
-}
-
 function pairedTaskInboxKind(
   status: PairedTask['status'],
 ): InboxItemKind | null {
@@ -383,31 +356,6 @@ function collectInboxItems(args: {
     });
   }
 
-  for (const task of args.tasks) {
-    if (!isWatchCiTask(task)) continue;
-    const result = failedTaskResult(task);
-    if (!result) continue;
-
-    items.push({
-      id: `ci:${task.id}`,
-      groupKey: `ci:${stableHash(result.toLowerCase())}`,
-      kind: 'ci-failure',
-      severity: task.status === 'paused' ? 'error' : 'warn',
-      title: 'CI watcher failed',
-      summary: result,
-      occurredAt: task.last_run ?? task.created_at,
-      lastOccurredAt: task.last_run ?? task.created_at,
-      createdAt: args.createdAt,
-      occurrences: 1,
-      source: 'scheduled-task',
-      roomJid: task.chat_jid,
-      groupFolder: task.group_folder,
-      serviceId: task.agent_type ?? undefined,
-      taskId: task.id,
-      taskStatus: task.status,
-    });
-  }
-
   const severityRank: Record<InboxItemSeverity, number> = {
     error: 0,
     warn: 1,