diff --git a/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/panels.go b/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/panels.go
index 7423ba1d..88e1d985 100644
--- a/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/panels.go
+++ b/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/panels.go
@@ -109,15 +109,12 @@ func (m Model) panelTitle(panel sidebarPanel) string {
 	case panelMcp:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("MCP (%d)", len(m.snapshot.Connections))
 	default:
-		return "Model"
+		return m.snapshot.Model
 	}
 }
 
 func (m Model) panelHeader(panel sidebarPanel, width int) string {
 	style := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(dim)
-	if panel == panelStats {
-		return truncate(style.Render(m.panelTitle(panel)), max(1, width))
-	}
 	glyph := panelZoomGlyph
 	if m.zoomedPanel == panel {
 		glyph = panelUnzoomGlyph
@@ -144,9 +141,12 @@ func (m Model) panelBox(panel sidebarPanel, body string, width, height int, focu
 	if focused {
 		border = green
 	}
-	content := m.panelHeader(panel, width-4)
-	if body != "" {
-		content += "\n" + body
+	content := body
+	if panel != panelStats {
+		content = m.panelHeader(panel, width-4)
+		if body != "" {
+			content += "\n" + body
+		}
 	}
 	return lipgloss.NewStyle().Width(width-2).Height(height-2).Border(lipgloss.RoundedBorder()).
 		BorderForeground(border).Padding(0, 1).Render(content)
diff --git a/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/panels_test.go b/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/panels_test.go
index 103cbd42..a1947861 100644
--- a/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/panels_test.go
+++ b/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/panels_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func panelsModel(t *testing.T) Model {
 	url := "http://127.0.0.1:57388/?token=abc"
 	m.snapshot = protocol.Snapshot{
 		ScanStarted: true, ScanState: "running", Agents: agents, Connections: conns,
-		ViewerStatus: "running", ViewerURL: &url,
+		ViewerStatus: "running", ViewerURL: &url, Model: "openrouter/z-ai/glm-5.3",
 		Vulnerabilities: []map[string]any{{"id": "v1", "title": "Finding one", "severity": "high"}},
 	}
 	m.resizeViewport()
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestSidebarPanelsRenderHeadersWithControls(t *testing.T) {
 	m := panelsModel(t)
 	_, sidebarWidth, _, _ := m.layout()
 	view := ansi.Strip(m.sidebarView(sidebarWidth, m.height))
-	for _, want := range []string{"▾ Agents (31)", "▾ Findings (1)", "▾ MCP (12)", "Model", "⤢"} {
+	for _, want := range []string{"▾ Agents (31)", "▾ Findings (1)", "▾ MCP (12)", "⤢"} {
 		if !strings.Contains(view, want) {
 			t.Fatalf("sidebar missing %q:\n%s", want, view)
 		}
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ func TestModelPanelHasNoControlsAndNeverShrinks(t *testing.T) {
 	_, sidebarWidth, _, _ := m.layout()
 	stats := panelRectOf(t, m, panelStats)
 	rows := strings.Split(ansi.Strip(m.sidebarView(sidebarWidth, m.height)), "\n")
-	if header := rows[stats.top+1]; strings.ContainsAny(header, "▾▸⤢⤡") || !strings.Contains(header, "Model") {
-		t.Fatalf("Model header should carry no controls: %q", header)
+	if first := rows[stats.top+1]; strings.ContainsAny(first, "▾▸⤢⤡") || strings.Contains(first, "Model") || !strings.Contains(first, m.snapshot.Model[:8]) {
+		t.Fatalf("Model panel should start with the model name and carry no controls: %q", first)
 	}
 	before := m.sidebarPanels()
 	m = click(t, m, m.width-3, stats.top+1)
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ func TestModelPanelSticksToBottom(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(rows) != m.height {
 		t.Fatalf("sidebar renders %d rows, want %d", len(rows), m.height)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(rows[stats.top+1], "Model") {
-		t.Fatalf("Model header not where its rect says:\n%s", strings.Join(rows[stats.top-2:], "\n"))
+	if !strings.Contains(rows[stats.top+1], m.snapshot.Model[:8]) {
+		t.Fatalf("Model panel not where its rect says:\n%s", strings.Join(rows[stats.top-2:], "\n"))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/view.go b/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/view.go
index b1167e8c..3a6ac6a3 100644
--- a/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/view.go
+++ b/strix/interface/tui/internal/app/view.go
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ func (m Model) sidebarView(width, height int) string {
 	}
 	stats := ""
 	if statsHeight > 1 {
-		stats = fixedPanelBody(lipgloss.NewStyle().Width(width-4).Render(m.statsView()), width-4, statsHeight-3)
+		stats = fixedPanelBody(lipgloss.NewStyle().Width(width-4).Render(m.statsView()), width-4, statsHeight-2)
 	}
 	parts = append(parts, m.panelBox(panelStats, stats, width, statsHeight, false))
 	return lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, parts...)
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func (m Model) sidebarHeights() (statsHeight, vulnHeight, mcpHeight, agentHeight
 	// wraps inside the sidebar, and counting only its newlines would size the
 	// box short and push the whole frame past the bottom of the terminal.
 	statsRows := lipgloss.Height(lipgloss.NewStyle().Width(m.sidebarInnerWidth()).Render(m.statsView()))
-	statsHeight = m.panelHeight(panelStats, min(15, statsRows+3))
+	statsHeight = m.panelHeight(panelStats, min(15, statsRows+2))
 	if len(m.snapshot.Vulnerabilities) > 0 {
 		vulnHeight = m.panelHeight(panelFindings, min(12, len(m.vulnerabilityRows(m.vulnerabilityListWidth()))+3))
 	}