diff --git a/docs/features/appearance.mdx b/docs/features/appearance.mdx
index d7c71b6a..c8a56fd0 100644
--- a/docs/features/appearance.mdx
+++ b/docs/features/appearance.mdx
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@ Hero headings and featured names always render in Instrument Serif so the editor
The **Display** group holds the remaining per-browser preferences:
- **Density** switches between **Comfortable** (roomy rows, the default) and **Compact** (tighter rows and tiles that fit more on screen for dense dashboards).
+- **Top navigation labels** shows text labels beside the top navigation icons. Turn it off for an icon-only bar; the destinations stay reachable by hover tooltip, accessible name, and the command palette. On the phone layout the navigation always keeps its labels. With labels off, **Top navigation alignment** chooses whether the icon-only bar sits to the left or centered.
- **Deploy progress** toggles live output streaming for deploy, restart, update, install, and Git operations, and **Progress style** chooses Modal or Inline presentation.
- **Diff preview before save** toggles a side-by-side diff of compose and env edits before they are written to disk.
diff --git a/docs/features/auto-update-policies.mdx b/docs/features/auto-update-policies.mdx
index 83eee22f..06576486 100644
--- a/docs/features/auto-update-policies.mdx
+++ b/docs/features/auto-update-policies.mdx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ When nothing is pending, the board renders a single Shield-icon panel with the h
## Workflow
-1. Open **Auto-Update** from the top nav strip.
+1. Open **Update** from the top nav strip.
2. Skim the card grid. The badge tells you the risk at a glance: `Safe · patch` is green, `Review · minor` is amber, `Blocked · major` is red, and a digest-only rebuild on a non-semver tag shows the gray `Digest rebuild` badge.
3. For a safe update, click **Apply now** on the card to pull and recreate the stack immediately.
4. For a major bump, review the changelog preview and the upstream release notes. **Apply now** is disabled on the readiness board for blocked cards; to apply a major bump after review, use the stack's lifecycle **Update** action (right-click the stack in the sidebar, or open the kebab menu and choose **Update**, or click **Deploy** in the stack editor).
diff --git a/docs/features/global-search.mdx b/docs/features/global-search.mdx
index 75f4463c..0cb1b4db 100644
--- a/docs/features/global-search.mdx
+++ b/docs/features/global-search.mdx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The palette groups results into three sections.
| Group | What it contains | What happens when you pick one |
|-------|------------------|--------------------------------|
-| **Pages** | The same set of destinations the top bar shows you. Home, Fleet, Resources, App Store, and Logs always appear; Auto-Update and Schedules appear for admins; Console appears for admins on Admiral; Audit appears for any role on Admiral with the audit permission. | Navigates to that page |
+| **Pages** | The same set of destinations the top bar shows you. Home, Fleet, Resources, App Store, and Logs always appear; Update and Schedules appear for admins; Console appears for admins on Admiral; Audit appears for any role on Admiral with the audit permission. | Navigates to that page |
| **Nodes** | Every node in your fleet, with a green dot for online and a grey dot for offline. The currently active node carries a small **ACTIVE** chip on the right. | Switches the active node without leaving the current page |
| **Stacks** | Every compose stack on every online node, matched on the compose filename (extension included). | Switches to the stack's node and opens it in the editor |
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/introduction.mdx b/docs/getting-started/introduction.mdx
index b3c79acb..4366499d 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/introduction.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/introduction.mdx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The **Home** view is the default landing page. It is designed for a fast operati
- The activity panel shows **Fleet Heartbeat** when remote nodes exist, or **Stack Restarts (7d)** on a local-only install.
- **Recent Alerts** shows the latest notification feed and includes **Clear All Notifications** when there is anything to clear.
-The top navigation includes **Home**, **Fleet**, **Resources**, **App Store**, and **Logs** on the standard dashboard surface. Depending on license, role, and node context, it can also include **Auto-Update**, **Schedules**, **Console**, and **Audit**.
+The top navigation includes **Home**, **Fleet**, **Resources**, **App Store**, and **Logs** on the standard dashboard surface. Depending on license, role, and node context, it can also include **Update**, **Schedules**, **Console**, and **Audit**.
## Stack workspace
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/quickstart.mdx b/docs/getting-started/quickstart.mdx
index 3fa21e79..038cbaae 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/quickstart.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/quickstart.mdx
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ You land on **Home**, the default operational view. The health masthead reports
Below the stack table, **Configuration Status** summarizes notification delivery, alert rules, automation, account security, backups, host thresholds, and crash detection. The neighboring activity card shows **Fleet Heartbeat** when remote nodes exist, or **Stack Restarts (7d)** on a local-only install. **Recent Alerts** shows the latest notification feed and includes **Clear All Notifications** when there is anything to clear.
-On the local node, the top navigation includes **Home**, **Fleet**, **Resources**, **App Store**, and **Logs**. Depending on license, role, and node context, it can also include **Auto-Update**, **Schedules**, **Console**, and **Audit**; hub-only views are hidden when a remote node is active. The right side of the top bar holds global search, notifications, and the profile menu entries **Settings**, **Documentation**, **Feedback**, **Appearance**, and **Log Out**.
+On the local node, the top navigation includes **Home**, **Fleet**, **Resources**, **App Store**, and **Logs**. Depending on license, role, and node context, it can also include **Update**, **Schedules**, **Console**, and **Audit**; hub-only views are hidden when a remote node is active. The right side of the top bar holds global search, notifications, and the profile menu entries **Settings**, **Documentation**, **Feedback**, **Appearance**, and **Log Out**.
The left sidebar is the stack workspace. Below the Sencho brand, it starts with the node switcher, then **Create Stack**, a bulk-mode toggle, and **Scan stacks folder** for importing Compose projects added outside Sencho. Use **Search stacks...** with the **All**, **Up**, **Down**, and **Updates** chips to narrow the list. On a fresh install the stack list is empty until you create a stack or scan a populated `COMPOSE_DIR`.
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout.tsx b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout.tsx
index 14aba8e5..3b960682 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import { useNextAutoUpdateRun } from '@/components/sidebar/useNextAutoUpdateRun'
import { usePanelSessionStartedAt } from '@/components/sidebar/usePanelSessionStartedAt';
import type { SidebarActivityAction } from '@/components/sidebar/SidebarActivityTicker';
import { useComposeDiffPreviewEnabled } from '@/hooks/use-compose-diff-preview-enabled';
+import { useTopNavLabels } from '@/hooks/use-top-nav-labels';
+import { useTopNavAlign } from '@/hooks/use-top-nav-align';
import { toast } from '@/components/ui/toast-store';
import { useIsMobile } from '@/hooks/use-is-mobile';
import { MobileTabBar } from './MobileTabBar';
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@ export default function EditorLayout() {
}, [setCreateDialogOpen]);
const [diffPreviewEnabled] = useComposeDiffPreviewEnabled();
+ const [topNavLabels] = useTopNavLabels();
+ const [topNavAlign] = useTopNavAlign();
// Use a ref to break the circular dependency:
// useViewNavigationState needs onNavigateToDashboard -> resetEditorState
@@ -665,6 +669,8 @@ export default function EditorLayout() {
themeSwitch={themeSwitchEl}
notifications={notificationsEl}
userMenu={userMenuEl}
+ showLabels={topNavLabels}
+ navAlign={topNavAlign}
/>
);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/__tests__/useViewNavigationState.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/__tests__/useViewNavigationState.test.tsx
index f8362a00..0e1bffab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/__tests__/useViewNavigationState.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/__tests__/useViewNavigationState.test.tsx
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ describe('useViewNavigationState', () => {
expect(result.current.navItems.map(i => i.value)).toContain('global-observability');
});
- it('shows Auto-Update and Schedules for a community admin (now free) but hides paid Console and Audit', () => {
+ it('shows Update and Schedules for a community admin (now free) but hides paid Console and Audit', () => {
mockCommunityAdmin();
const { result } = renderHook(() => useViewNavigationState());
const values = result.current.navItems.map(i => i.value);
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ describe('useViewNavigationState', () => {
expect(values).toContain('scheduled-ops');
expect(values).not.toContain('host-console');
expect(values).not.toContain('audit-log');
+ // The auto-updates nav item surfaces under the short label "Update".
+ expect(result.current.navItems.find(i => i.value === 'auto-updates')?.label).toBe('Update');
});
it('redirects a non-admin off the Logs view when reached via a deep-link event', () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/hooks/useViewNavigationState.ts b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/hooks/useViewNavigationState.ts
index f0721f0e..cc7927a8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/hooks/useViewNavigationState.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/hooks/useViewNavigationState.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function useViewNavigationState(options?: UseViewNavigationStateOptions)
// admin-only operator view (the backend gates the same routes on admin).
if (isAdmin) items.push({ value: 'global-observability', label: 'Logs', icon: Activity });
if (isAdmin) {
- items.push({ value: 'auto-updates', label: 'Auto-Update', icon: RefreshCw });
+ items.push({ value: 'auto-updates', label: 'Update', icon: RefreshCw });
items.push({ value: 'scheduled-ops', label: 'Schedules', icon: Clock });
}
if (isPaid) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/TopBar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/TopBar.tsx
index ee7694a5..aeba5256 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/TopBar.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { Fragment, type ReactNode } from 'react';
import type { LucideIcon } from 'lucide-react';
import { Menu } from 'lucide-react';
import { Button } from './ui/button';
import { Sheet, SheetContent, SheetTrigger } from './ui/sheet';
+import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipProvider, TooltipTrigger } from './ui/tooltip';
+import type { TopNavAlign } from '@/hooks/use-top-nav-align';
import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
export interface TopBarNavItem {
@@ -21,6 +23,10 @@ interface TopBarProps {
themeSwitch?: ReactNode;
notifications: ReactNode;
userMenu: ReactNode;
+ /** Show text labels beside the desktop nav icons. When false, the bar is icon-only. */
+ showLabels?: boolean;
+ /** Desktop nav placement in icon-only mode. Ignored while labels are shown (always left). */
+ navAlign?: TopNavAlign;
}
export function TopBar({
@@ -33,7 +39,12 @@ export function TopBar({
themeSwitch,
notifications,
userMenu,
+ showLabels = true,
+ navAlign = 'left',
}: TopBarProps) {
+ // Centering applies only to the icon-only bar; with labels on the nav stays
+ // left so the long labels read from the edge.
+ const centered = !showLabels && navAlign === 'center';
return (
- {/* LEFT ZONE: reserved spacer (keeps nav visually centered) */}
-
+ {/* LEFT SPACER: balances the right utilities so the nav centers. */}
+ {centered && }
- {/* CENTER ZONE: Navigation (hidden on mobile) */}
-
+ {/* NAV ZONE: Navigation (hidden on mobile) */}
+
+
+
{/* RIGHT ZONE: Utilities + identity pin */}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/__tests__/TopBar.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/__tests__/TopBar.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8b010d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/__tests__/TopBar.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/**
+ * Coverage for the TopBar `showLabels` preference and accessibility contract.
+ *
+ * Locks the compact icon-only mode: when labels are hidden the desktop nav must
+ * drop the visible text yet keep an accessible name on every button, and the
+ * mobile navigation sheet must always show its labels regardless of the setting.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { Home, Radar } from 'lucide-react';
+import { TopBar, type TopBarNavItem } from '../TopBar';
+
+const navItems: TopBarNavItem[] = [
+ { value: 'dashboard', label: 'Home', icon: Home },
+ { value: 'fleet', label: 'Fleet', icon: Radar },
+];
+
+function renderTopBar(overrides: Partial[0]> = {}) {
+ return render(
+ ,
+ );
+}
+
+describe('TopBar showLabels', () => {
+ it('renders visible nav labels by default', () => {
+ renderTopBar();
+ expect(screen.getByText('Home')).toBeInTheDocument();
+ expect(screen.getByText('Fleet')).toBeInTheDocument();
+ });
+
+ it('hides the visible label text in icon-only mode but keeps the accessible name', () => {
+ renderTopBar({ showLabels: false });
+ expect(screen.queryByText('Home')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+ // The button is still reachable by its accessible name (aria-label).
+ expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Home' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+ expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Fleet' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+ });
+
+ it('always shows labels in the mobile navigation sheet, even when desktop labels are off', () => {
+ renderTopBar({ showLabels: false, mobileNavOpen: true });
+ // Desktop label spans are not rendered in icon-only mode, so the only "Home"
+ // text comes from the open sheet.
+ expect(screen.getByText('Home')).toBeInTheDocument();
+ expect(screen.getByText('Fleet')).toBeInTheDocument();
+ });
+
+ it('wraps nav buttons in a tooltip trigger only in icon-only mode', () => {
+ // Radix TooltipTrigger (asChild) stamps a data-state attribute onto the
+ // button; the labels-on path renders the button bare without one.
+ const { unmount } = renderTopBar({ showLabels: false });
+ expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Home' })).toHaveAttribute('data-state');
+ unmount();
+ renderTopBar({ showLabels: true });
+ expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Home' })).not.toHaveAttribute('data-state');
+ });
+
+ it('forwards clicks to onNavigate through the icon-only tooltip trigger', () => {
+ const onNavigate = vi.fn();
+ renderTopBar({ showLabels: false, onNavigate });
+ fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Fleet' }));
+ expect(onNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('fleet');
+ });
+
+ it('adds a leading spacer to center the nav only in icon-only center mode', () => {
+ // Centered: a flex-1 spacer precedes the nav.
+ const { unmount } = renderTopBar({ showLabels: false, navAlign: 'center' });
+ expect(screen.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Primary' }).previousElementSibling)
+ .toHaveClass('flex-1');
+ unmount();
+
+ // Icon-only but left-aligned: no leading spacer.
+ const second = renderTopBar({ showLabels: false, navAlign: 'left' });
+ expect(screen.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Primary' }).previousElementSibling).toBeNull();
+ second.unmount();
+
+ // Labels on always stays left, even if center is requested.
+ renderTopBar({ showLabels: true, navAlign: 'center' });
+ expect(screen.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Primary' }).previousElementSibling).toBeNull();
+ });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/AppearanceSection.tsx b/frontend/src/components/settings/AppearanceSection.tsx
index 5756d120..6bf67c81 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/AppearanceSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/AppearanceSection.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ import { Combobox } from '@/components/ui/combobox';
import { Checkbox } from '@/components/ui/checkbox';
import { Slider } from '@/components/ui/slider';
import { SegmentedControl } from '@/components/ui/segmented-control';
+import { TogglePill } from '@/components/ui/toggle-pill';
import { useDensity } from '@/hooks/use-density';
import type { Density } from '@/hooks/use-density';
import { useDeployFeedbackEnabled } from '@/hooks/use-deploy-feedback-enabled';
import { useDeployFeedbackStyle, type DeployFeedbackStyle } from '@/hooks/use-deploy-feedback-style';
import { useComposeDiffPreviewEnabled } from '@/hooks/use-compose-diff-preview-enabled';
+import { useTopNavLabels } from '@/hooks/use-top-nav-labels';
+import { useTopNavAlign, type TopNavAlign } from '@/hooks/use-top-nav-align';
import { useTheme, THEME_MODE_OPTIONS, ACCENTS, CONTRAST, BORDER_BOOST, GLOW, TYPE_SCALE } from '@/hooks/use-theme';
import { AccentPicker } from '@/components/theme/AccentPicker';
import { ThemePreview } from '@/components/theme/ThemePreview';
@@ -31,6 +34,11 @@ const DEPLOY_STYLE_OPTIONS: { value: DeployFeedbackStyle; label: string }[] = [
{ value: 'inline', label: 'Inline' },
];
+const TOP_NAV_ALIGN_OPTIONS: { value: TopNavAlign; label: string }[] = [
+ { value: 'left', label: 'Left' },
+ { value: 'center', label: 'Center' },
+];
+
const fmtSigned = (v: number) => `${v > 0 ? '+' : ''}${v.toFixed(2)}`;
export function AppearanceSection() {
@@ -38,6 +46,8 @@ export function AppearanceSection() {
const [isEnabled, setEnabled] = useDeployFeedbackEnabled();
const [feedbackStyle, setFeedbackStyle] = useDeployFeedbackStyle();
const [diffPreviewEnabled, setDiffPreviewEnabled] = useComposeDiffPreviewEnabled();
+ const [topNavLabels, setTopNavLabels] = useTopNavLabels();
+ const [topNavAlign, setTopNavAlign] = useTopNavAlign();
const {
theme, accent, borderBoost, glow, contrast, uiFont, monoFont, typeScale,
setTheme, setAccent, setBorderBoost, setGlow, setContrast, setUiFont, setMonoFont, setTypeScale,
@@ -193,6 +203,27 @@ export function AppearanceSection() {
/>
+
+
+
+
+ {!topNavLabels && (
+
+
+
+ )}
+
{
+ beforeEach(() => localStorage.clear());
+ afterEach(() => localStorage.clear());
+
+ it('defaults to left when no value is stored', () => {
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useTopNavAlign());
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe('left');
+ });
+
+ it('reads center only when explicitly set to center', () => {
+ localStorage.setItem(TOP_NAV_ALIGN_KEY, 'center');
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useTopNavAlign());
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe('center');
+ });
+
+ it('treats any unknown value as left', () => {
+ localStorage.setItem(TOP_NAV_ALIGN_KEY, 'something-else');
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useTopNavAlign());
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe('left');
+ });
+
+ it('setAlign persists and switches', () => {
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useTopNavAlign());
+ act(() => result.current[1]('center'));
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe('center');
+ expect(localStorage.getItem(TOP_NAV_ALIGN_KEY)).toBe('center');
+ act(() => result.current[1]('left'));
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe('left');
+ });
+
+ it('reacts to a storage event from another tab', () => {
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useTopNavAlign());
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe('left');
+ act(() => {
+ window.dispatchEvent(new StorageEvent('storage', { key: TOP_NAV_ALIGN_KEY, newValue: 'center' }));
+ });
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe('center');
+ });
+
+ it('syncs a second hook in the same tab via the settings-changed event', () => {
+ const a = renderHook(() => useTopNavAlign());
+ const b = renderHook(() => useTopNavAlign());
+ act(() => a.result.current[1]('center'));
+ expect(b.result.current[0]).toBe('center');
+ });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/__tests__/use-top-nav-labels.test.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/__tests__/use-top-nav-labels.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fb0e85b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/__tests__/use-top-nav-labels.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { useTopNavLabels, TOP_NAV_LABELS_KEY } from '../use-top-nav-labels';
+
+describe('useTopNavLabels (opt-out default)', () => {
+ beforeEach(() => localStorage.clear());
+ afterEach(() => localStorage.clear());
+
+ it('defaults to showing labels when no value is stored', () => {
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useTopNavLabels());
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe(true);
+ });
+
+ it('hides labels only when explicitly set to false', () => {
+ localStorage.setItem(TOP_NAV_LABELS_KEY, 'false');
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useTopNavLabels());
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe(false);
+ });
+
+ it('treats any non-false value as labels-on', () => {
+ localStorage.setItem(TOP_NAV_LABELS_KEY, 'true');
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useTopNavLabels());
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe(true);
+ });
+
+ it('restores labels when a storage event clears the key (newValue null)', () => {
+ localStorage.setItem(TOP_NAV_LABELS_KEY, 'false');
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useTopNavLabels());
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe(false);
+ act(() => {
+ window.dispatchEvent(new StorageEvent('storage', { key: TOP_NAV_LABELS_KEY, newValue: null }));
+ });
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe(true);
+ });
+
+ it('setShowLabels(false) persists false and hides labels', () => {
+ const { result } = renderHook(() => useTopNavLabels());
+ act(() => result.current[1](false));
+ expect(result.current[0]).toBe(false);
+ expect(localStorage.getItem(TOP_NAV_LABELS_KEY)).toBe('false');
+ });
+
+ it('syncs a second hook in the same tab via the settings-changed event', () => {
+ const a = renderHook(() => useTopNavLabels());
+ const b = renderHook(() => useTopNavLabels());
+ act(() => a.result.current[1](false));
+ expect(b.result.current[0]).toBe(false);
+ });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/use-top-nav-align.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/use-top-nav-align.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4936d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/use-top-nav-align.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { SENCHO_SETTINGS_CHANGED } from '@/lib/events';
+
+export const TOP_NAV_ALIGN_KEY = 'sencho.appearance.topNavAlign';
+
+export type TopNavAlign = 'left' | 'center';
+
+// Horizontal placement of the desktop top nav when it is icon-only (labels off).
+// 'left' (the default) keeps the bar tucked against the left edge; 'center'
+// centers the icon cluster. Only an explicit 'center' centers it, so a missing
+// or unknown value stays left.
+function readStored(): TopNavAlign {
+ if (typeof window === 'undefined') return 'left';
+ try {
+ return window.localStorage.getItem(TOP_NAV_ALIGN_KEY) === 'center' ? 'center' : 'left';
+ } catch {
+ return 'left';
+ }
+}
+
+export function useTopNavAlign(): [TopNavAlign, (next: TopNavAlign) => void] {
+ const [align, setAlignState] = useState(readStored);
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ function onSettingsChanged() {
+ setAlignState(readStored());
+ }
+ window.addEventListener(SENCHO_SETTINGS_CHANGED, onSettingsChanged);
+ return () => window.removeEventListener(SENCHO_SETTINGS_CHANGED, onSettingsChanged);
+ }, []);
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ function onStorage(event: StorageEvent) {
+ if (event.key !== TOP_NAV_ALIGN_KEY) return;
+ setAlignState(event.newValue === 'center' ? 'center' : 'left');
+ }
+ window.addEventListener('storage', onStorage);
+ return () => window.removeEventListener('storage', onStorage);
+ }, []);
+
+ const setAlign = useCallback((next: TopNavAlign) => {
+ try {
+ window.localStorage.setItem(TOP_NAV_ALIGN_KEY, next);
+ } catch {
+ // ignore; localStorage may be unavailable (private mode, quota)
+ }
+ setAlignState(next);
+ window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(SENCHO_SETTINGS_CHANGED));
+ }, []);
+
+ return [align, setAlign];
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/use-top-nav-labels.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/use-top-nav-labels.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3b1851c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/use-top-nav-labels.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { SENCHO_SETTINGS_CHANGED } from '@/lib/events';
+
+export const TOP_NAV_LABELS_KEY = 'sencho.appearance.topNavLabels';
+
+// Default on (opt-out): the desktop top nav keeps its text labels unless the
+// user has explicitly turned them off, so current behavior is preserved. Only a
+// stored 'false' switches the bar to icon-only.
+function readStored(): boolean {
+ if (typeof window === 'undefined') return true;
+ try {
+ return window.localStorage.getItem(TOP_NAV_LABELS_KEY) !== 'false';
+ } catch {
+ return true;
+ }
+}
+
+export function useTopNavLabels(): [boolean, (next: boolean) => void] {
+ const [showLabels, setShowLabelsState] = useState(readStored);
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ function onSettingsChanged() {
+ setShowLabelsState(readStored());
+ }
+ window.addEventListener(SENCHO_SETTINGS_CHANGED, onSettingsChanged);
+ return () => window.removeEventListener(SENCHO_SETTINGS_CHANGED, onSettingsChanged);
+ }, []);
+
+ useEffect(() => {
+ function onStorage(event: StorageEvent) {
+ if (event.key !== TOP_NAV_LABELS_KEY) return;
+ // Opt-out: anything other than an explicit 'false' (including a
+ // cleared key) means labels are shown.
+ setShowLabelsState(event.newValue !== 'false');
+ }
+ window.addEventListener('storage', onStorage);
+ return () => window.removeEventListener('storage', onStorage);
+ }, []);
+
+ const setShowLabels = useCallback((next: boolean) => {
+ try {
+ window.localStorage.setItem(TOP_NAV_LABELS_KEY, next ? 'true' : 'false');
+ } catch {
+ // ignore; localStorage may be unavailable (private mode, quota)
+ }
+ setShowLabelsState(next);
+ window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(SENCHO_SETTINGS_CHANGED));
+ }, []);
+
+ return [showLabels, setShowLabels];
+}