diff --git a/integrations/codex/plugins/reme/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/integrations/codex/plugins/reme/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index c18a883e..5924f53f 100644
--- a/integrations/codex/plugins/reme/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/integrations/codex/plugins/reme/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "reme",
-  "version": "0.2.4",
+  "version": "0.2.5",
   "description": "Automatic memory, focused recall, runtime status, and consolidation through ReMe MCP.",
   "author": {
     "name": "EconML team of Alibaba Tongyi Lab",
diff --git a/integrations/codex/plugins/reme/ui/status.html b/integrations/codex/plugins/reme/ui/status.html
index 7621d342..5aae92d7 100644
--- a/integrations/codex/plugins/reme/ui/status.html
+++ b/integrations/codex/plugins/reme/ui/status.html
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
     * { box-sizing: border-box; }
     body { margin: 0; padding: clamp(16px, 4vw, 32px); background: var(--color-background-primary, var(--bg)); color: var(--color-text-primary, var(--ink)); font: 14px/1.6 system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif; }
     main { max-width: 880px; margin: auto; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
-    header { display: flex; align-items: start; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
+    header { display: grid; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
     header > div { min-width: 0; }
-    h1 { font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -.4px; margin: 0; font-weight: 650; }
+    h1 { font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -.4px; margin: 0; padding-inline-end: 48px; font-weight: 650; }
+    .status-toolbar { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 16px; }
+    #checked { margin: 0; }
     h2 { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 0 24px; font-weight: 600; }
     p { margin: 6px 0; }
     .muted, small { color: var(--muted); }
@@ -82,8 +84,11 @@
 <body>
 <main aria-busy="true">
   <header>
-    <div><h1>ReMe status</h1><p id="checked" class="muted label" aria-live="polite">Waiting for status…</p></div>
-    <button id="refresh" type="button" disabled>Refresh</button>
+    <h1>ReMe status</h1>
+    <div class="status-toolbar">
+      <button id="refresh" type="button" disabled>Refresh</button>
+      <p id="checked" class="muted label" aria-live="polite">Waiting for status…</p>
+    </div>
   </header>
   <p id="error" role="alert" hidden></p>
   <div id="loading" class="card muted">Opening the connection and memory overview…</div>
@@ -653,7 +658,7 @@
     }
     const host = await transport.request("ui/initialize", {
       protocolVersion: "2026-01-26",
-      appInfo: { name: "reme-status", version: "0.2.4" },
+      appInfo: { name: "reme-status", version: "0.2.5" },
       appCapabilities: { availableDisplayModes: ["fullscreen"] }
     });
     if (host.protocolVersion !== "2026-01-26") throw new Error("Unsupported UI protocol");
diff --git a/integrations/codex/status-app/src/status.html b/integrations/codex/status-app/src/status.html
index 18e769b6..1d25ffbd 100644
--- a/integrations/codex/status-app/src/status.html
+++ b/integrations/codex/status-app/src/status.html
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
     * { box-sizing: border-box; }
     body { margin: 0; padding: clamp(16px, 4vw, 32px); background: var(--color-background-primary, var(--bg)); color: var(--color-text-primary, var(--ink)); font: 14px/1.6 system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif; }
     main { max-width: 880px; margin: auto; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
-    header { display: flex; align-items: start; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
+    header { display: grid; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
     header > div { min-width: 0; }
-    h1 { font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -.4px; margin: 0; font-weight: 650; }
+    h1 { font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: -.4px; margin: 0; padding-inline-end: 48px; font-weight: 650; }
+    .status-toolbar { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 16px; }
+    #checked { margin: 0; }
     h2 { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 0 24px; font-weight: 600; }
     p { margin: 6px 0; }
     .muted, small { color: var(--muted); }
@@ -82,8 +84,11 @@
 <body>
 <main aria-busy="true">
   <header>
-    <div><h1>ReMe status</h1><p id="checked" class="muted label" aria-live="polite">Waiting for status…</p></div>
-    <button id="refresh" type="button" disabled>Refresh</button>
+    <h1>ReMe status</h1>
+    <div class="status-toolbar">
+      <button id="refresh" type="button" disabled>Refresh</button>
+      <p id="checked" class="muted label" aria-live="polite">Waiting for status…</p>
+    </div>
   </header>
   <p id="error" role="alert" hidden></p>
   <div id="loading" class="card muted">Opening the connection and memory overview…</div>
diff --git a/integrations/codex/status-app/src/status.js b/integrations/codex/status-app/src/status.js
index 8a7c0665..33612e9d 100644
--- a/integrations/codex/status-app/src/status.js
+++ b/integrations/codex/status-app/src/status.js
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ $("refresh").addEventListener("click", async () => {
 async function connect() {
   if (window.parent === window) { text("loading", t("noHost")); return; }
   const host = await transport.request("ui/initialize", {
-    protocolVersion: "2026-01-26", appInfo: { name: "reme-status", version: "0.2.4" },
+    protocolVersion: "2026-01-26", appInfo: { name: "reme-status", version: "0.2.5" },
     appCapabilities: { availableDisplayModes: ["fullscreen"] },
   });
   if (host.protocolVersion !== "2026-01-26") throw new Error("Unsupported UI protocol");
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_codex_plugin_status_ui.py b/tests/integration/test_codex_plugin_status_ui.py
index 87120b05..c34e4b95 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_codex_plugin_status_ui.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_codex_plugin_status_ui.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def snapshot(language):
     return {
         "checked_at": 1790757300,
         "language": language,
-        "plugin_version": "0.2.4",
+        "plugin_version": "0.2.5",
         "mcpUrl": "http://localhost:2333/mcp",
         "service": {
             "health_check": {"reachable": True, "answer": "ReMe v0.4.1.13 - healthy"},
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ def snapshot(language):
     }
 
 
+def check_host_close_clearance(page, frame):
+    refresh = frame.locator("#refresh").bounding_box()
+    close = page.locator("#host-close").bounding_box()
+    assert (
+        refresh["x"] + refresh["width"] <= close["x"]
+        or close["x"] + close["width"] <= refresh["x"]
+        or refresh["y"] + refresh["height"] <= close["y"]
+        or close["y"] + close["height"] <= refresh["y"]
+    ), "Refresh must remain outside the host's close control"
+
+
 def check_activity_history(page, frame, language, theme, tmp_path):
     playwright = pytest.importorskip("playwright.sync_api")
     dense = snapshot(language)
@@ -84,7 +95,8 @@ def check_activity_history(page, frame, language, theme, tmp_path):
     assert "GMT-3" in frame.locator("#activity time").first.get_attribute("title")
     for width in (320, 480, 768, 940):
         page.set_viewport_size({"width": width + 16, "height": 1250})
-        page.evaluate("width => document.querySelector('iframe').style.width = `${width}px`", width)
+        page.evaluate("width => document.querySelector('#status-shell').style.width = `${width}px`", width)
+        check_host_close_clearance(page, frame)
         assert frame.locator("body").evaluate("node => node.scrollWidth <= window.innerWidth")
         assert frame.locator("#activity-details").evaluate("node => node.scrollWidth <= node.clientWidth")
         page.screenshot(path=str(tmp_path / f"status-test-host-{theme}-activity-{width}.png"), full_page=True)
@@ -119,7 +131,12 @@ def test_initial_result_refresh_offline_failure_theme_and_untrusted_text(languag
         errors, external = [], []
         page.on("pageerror", lambda error: errors.append(str(error)))
         page.route("**/*", lambda route: (external.append(route.request.url), route.abort()))
-        page.set_content('<iframe title="MCP status test host" style="border:0;width:940px;height:1200px"></iframe>')
+        page.set_content(
+            '<div id="status-shell" style="position:relative;width:940px">'
+            '<iframe title="MCP status test host" style="display:block;border:0;width:100%;height:1200px"></iframe>'
+            '<button id="host-close" aria-label="Host close" '
+            'style="position:absolute;top:12px;right:12px;width:36px;height:36px">×</button></div>',
+        )
         page.evaluate(
             """({html, initial, theme}) => {
                 window.calls = [];
@@ -175,7 +192,8 @@ def test_initial_result_refresh_offline_failure_theme_and_untrusted_text(languag
         assert frame.locator("#panel-overview").is_visible()
         for width in (320, 480, 640, 768, 940):
             page.set_viewport_size({"width": width + 16, "height": 1250})
-            page.evaluate("width => document.querySelector('iframe').style.width = `${width}px`", width)
+            page.evaluate("width => document.querySelector('#status-shell').style.width = `${width}px`", width)
+            check_host_close_clearance(page, frame)
             for name in ("overview", "memory", "dream", "components"):
                 frame.locator(f"#tab-{name}").click()
                 assert frame.locator("body").evaluate("node => node.scrollWidth <= window.innerWidth")