diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/EntryView.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/EntryView.tsx
index 6b69b1532..7df4b80ee 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/EntryView.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/EntryView.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import { PetRail } from './pet/PetRail';
 import { PromptTemplatePreviewModal } from './PromptTemplatePreviewModal';
 import { PromptTemplatesTab } from './PromptTemplatesTab';
 import { apiProtocolLabel } from '../utils/apiProtocol';
+import { AppChromeHeader, SettingsIconButton } from './AppChromeHeader';
 
 type TopTab = 'designs' | 'templates' | 'design-systems' | 'image-templates' | 'video-templates';
 
@@ -473,6 +474,15 @@ export function EntryView({
 
   return (
     <div className="entry-shell">
+      <AppChromeHeader
+        actions={(
+          <SettingsIconButton
+            onClick={() => onOpenSettings()}
+            title={t('settings.title')}
+            ariaLabel={t('settings.title')}
+          />
+        )}
+      />
       <div
         className={`entry${petRailHidden ? '' : ' has-pet-rail'}`}
         style={{
@@ -482,16 +492,6 @@ export function EntryView({
         }}
       >
       <aside className="entry-side" style={{ width: sidebarWidth }}>
-        <div className="entry-brand">
-          <span className="entry-brand-mark" aria-hidden>
-            <img src="/app-icon.svg" alt="" className="brand-mark-img" draggable={false} />
-          </span>
-          <div className="entry-brand-text">
-            <div className="entry-brand-title-row">
-              <span className="entry-brand-title">{t('app.brand')}</span>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
         <NewProjectPanel
           skills={skills}
           designSystems={designSystems}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ProjectView.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/ProjectView.tsx
index dd41b6942..9b2d2ed14 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ProjectView.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ProjectView.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ import type {
   PreviewComment,
   PreviewCommentTarget,
   ProjectFile,
-  ProjectPlatform,
   ProjectTemplate,
   LiveArtifactEventItem,
   LiveArtifactSummary,
@@ -240,56 +239,6 @@ function projectEventToAgentEvent(evt: ProjectEvent): LiveArtifactEventItem['eve
   };
 }
 
-const PLATFORM_LABELS: Record<ProjectPlatform, string> = {
-  auto: 'Auto',
-  responsive: 'Responsive web',
-  'web-desktop': 'Desktop web',
-  'mobile-ios': 'iOS app',
-  'mobile-android': 'Android app',
-  tablet: 'Tablet app',
-  'desktop-app': 'Desktop app',
-};
-
-function labelProjectPlatform(platform: ProjectPlatform | string): string {
-  return PLATFORM_LABELS[platform as ProjectPlatform] ?? platform;
-}
-
-function projectTargetPlatforms(project: Project): string[] {
-  const targets = project.metadata?.platformTargets;
-  if (Array.isArray(targets) && targets.length > 0) {
-    return [...new Set(targets)].map(labelProjectPlatform);
-  }
-  if (project.metadata?.platform) {
-    return [labelProjectPlatform(project.metadata.platform)];
-  }
-  return [];
-}
-
-type ProjectFeatureChip = {
-  label: string;
-  title: string;
-  tone: 'landing' | 'widgets';
-};
-
-function projectFeatureChips(project: Project): ProjectFeatureChip[] {
-  const chips: ProjectFeatureChip[] = [];
-  if (project.metadata?.includeLandingPage) {
-    chips.push({
-      label: 'Landing page',
-      title: 'Landing page companion surface is enabled for this project',
-      tone: 'landing',
-    });
-  }
-  if (project.metadata?.includeOsWidgets) {
-    chips.push({
-      label: 'OS widgets',
-      title: 'Home-screen, lock-screen, or quick-access OS widget surfaces are enabled',
-      tone: 'widgets',
-    });
-  }
-  return chips;
-}
-
 export function ProjectView({
   project,
   routeFileName,
@@ -1987,13 +1936,6 @@ export function ProjectView({
     return [skill, ds].filter(Boolean).join(' · ') || t('project.metaFreeform');
   }, [skills, designTemplates, designSystems, project.skillId, project.designSystemId, t]);
 
-  const targetPlatforms = useMemo(() => projectTargetPlatforms(project), [project]);
-  const targetPlatformsLabel = targetPlatforms.join(', ');
-  const visibleTargetPlatforms = targetPlatforms.slice(0, 5);
-  const hiddenTargetPlatformCount = Math.max(0, targetPlatforms.length - visibleTargetPlatforms.length);
-  const featureChips = useMemo(() => projectFeatureChips(project), [project]);
-  const featureChipsLabel = featureChips.map((chip) => chip.label).join(', ');
-
   const isDeck = useMemo(
     () =>
       (skills.find((s) => s.id === project.skillId) ??
@@ -2343,43 +2285,6 @@ export function ProjectView({
             </span>
             <span className="meta" data-testid="project-meta">{projectMeta}</span>
           </span>
-          {targetPlatforms.length > 0 ? (
-            <span
-              className="project-target-platforms"
-              data-testid="project-target-platforms"
-              title={`Target platforms: ${targetPlatformsLabel}`}
-            >
-              <span className="project-target-platforms-label">Targets</span>
-              {visibleTargetPlatforms.map((platform) => (
-                <span className="project-target-platform-chip" key={platform}>
-                  {platform}
-                </span>
-              ))}
-              {hiddenTargetPlatformCount > 0 ? (
-                <span className="project-target-platform-chip is-count">
-                  +{hiddenTargetPlatformCount}
-                </span>
-              ) : null}
-            </span>
-          ) : null}
-          {featureChips.length > 0 ? (
-            <span
-              className="project-feature-chips"
-              data-testid="project-feature-chips"
-              title={`Enabled design outputs: ${featureChipsLabel}`}
-            >
-              <span className="project-feature-chips-label">Includes</span>
-              {featureChips.map((chip) => (
-                <span
-                  className={`project-feature-chip is-${chip.tone}`}
-                  key={chip.tone}
-                  title={chip.title}
-                >
-                  {chip.label}
-                </span>
-              ))}
-            </span>
-          ) : null}
         </div>
       </AppChromeHeader>
       <div
diff --git a/apps/web/src/index.css b/apps/web/src/index.css
index 7a53304cc..c1f159357 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/index.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/index.css
@@ -583,69 +583,6 @@ code {
   min-width: 0;
   flex: 0 1 auto;
 }
-.project-target-platforms,
-.project-feature-chips {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 4px;
-  min-width: 0;
-  max-width: min(100%, 280px);
-  height: 22px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  flex: 0 1 auto;
-}
-.project-feature-chips {
-  max-width: min(100%, 260px);
-}
-.project-target-platforms-label,
-.project-feature-chips-label {
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  font-size: 10px;
-  line-height: 18px;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  text-transform: uppercase;
-  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-}
-.project-target-platform-chip,
-.project-feature-chip {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  min-width: 0;
-  max-width: 92px;
-  height: 20px;
-  padding: 0 8px;
-  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--border) 78%, transparent);
-  border-radius: 999px;
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg-subtle) 88%, transparent);
-  font-size: 11px;
-  line-height: 18px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  text-overflow: ellipsis;
-  white-space: nowrap;
-  flex: 0 1 auto;
-}
-.project-feature-chip.is-landing {
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 72%, var(--text-strong));
-  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 26%, transparent);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 10%, var(--bg-subtle));
-}
-.project-feature-chip.is-widgets {
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, #0891b2 72%, var(--text-strong));
-  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, #0891b2 26%, transparent);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, #0891b2 10%, var(--bg-subtle));
-}
-.project-target-platform-chip.is-count {
-  min-width: 28px;
-  max-width: 36px;
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
-  color: var(--text-strong);
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent, #7c5cff) 12%, var(--bg-subtle));
-}
-
 .topbar {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -3908,7 +3845,7 @@ code {
    ============================================================ */
 .entry-shell {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-rows: 1fr;
+  grid-template-rows: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
   height: 100vh;
   min-height: 0;
   background: var(--bg);
@@ -3929,67 +3866,6 @@ code {
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 
-.entry-brand {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 12px;
-  padding: 24px 20px 18px;
-}
-.entry-brand-actions {
-  margin-left: auto;
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-}
-.entry-brand-mark {
-  width: 34px;
-  height: 34px;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--accent-tint) 0%, var(--accent-soft) 100%);
-  color: var(--accent);
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
-  overflow: hidden;
-}
-.entry-brand-mark .brand-mark-img {
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  object-fit: contain;
-  display: block;
-  padding: 2px;
-  user-select: none;
-  -webkit-user-drag: none;
-}
-.entry-brand-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; min-width: 0; }
-.entry-brand-title-row {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 8px;
-}
-.entry-brand-title {
-  font-family: var(--serif);
-  font-weight: 450;
-  font-size: 22px;
-  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
-  line-height: 1;
-  color: var(--text);
-}
-.entry-brand-pill {
-  font-size: 10.5px;
-  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
-  padding: 2px 8px;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
-  background: var(--bg-subtle);
-  border: 1px solid var(--border);
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-}
-.entry-brand-subtitle {
-  font-size: 11.5px;
-  color: var(--text-muted);
-  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
-}
-
 /* ============================================================
    NEW PROJECT PANEL — design standards
    This block applies to every tab inside `.newproj` (prototype,
@@ -4020,6 +3896,7 @@ code {
   flex: 1;
   min-height: 0;
   overflow: hidden;
+  padding-top: 24px;
 }
 .newproj-tabs-shell {
   position: relative;
@@ -12513,13 +12390,6 @@ button.ghost.mcp-copy-btn:hover:not(:disabled) {
 .entry-side-resizer.dragging { background: var(--accent-soft); }
 body.entry-resizing { cursor: col-resize; user-select: none; }
 
-/* Branded header — title + research-preview pill on a single line, with
-   the "by …" subtitle underneath. */
-.entry-brand-title-row {
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  row-gap: 4px;
-}
-
 /* ============================================================
    Composer Import popover (coming-soon menu)
    ============================================================ */
diff --git a/e2e/ui/entry-chrome-flows.test.ts b/e2e/ui/entry-chrome-flows.test.ts
index aef5f53a7..45d63da43 100644
--- a/e2e/ui/entry-chrome-flows.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/ui/entry-chrome-flows.test.ts
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
 test('pet pill toggle hides and shows the pet rail', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto('/');
   await expect(page.getByTestId('new-project-panel')).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.locator('.entry-brand')).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.locator('.entry-brand .entry-brand-title')).toHaveText('Open Design');
-  await expect(page.locator('.app-chrome-header')).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.locator('.app-chrome-header')).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.locator('.app-chrome-header .app-chrome-name')).toHaveText('Open Design');
+  await expect(page.locator('.entry-brand')).toHaveCount(0);
   await expect(page.locator('.pet-rail')).toBeVisible();
 
   const hideToggle = page.locator('.pet-pill-toggle');
@@ -82,18 +82,17 @@ test('entry chrome avoids horizontal overflow on compact desktop width', async (
   await page.setViewportSize({ width: 820, height: 900 });
   await page.goto('/');
   await expect(page.getByTestId('new-project-panel')).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.locator('.entry-brand')).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.locator('.app-chrome-header')).toBeVisible();
 
-  // The brand row replaced the old global chrome header; if it overflows
-  // horizontally on a compact desktop, the logo/title/settings cog will
-  // wrap or push the layout sideways. Keep it pinned to no-overflow.
-  const brandOverflow = await page.evaluate(() => {
-    const brand = document.querySelector('.entry-brand');
-    if (!(brand instanceof HTMLElement)) return null;
-    return Math.max(0, brand.scrollWidth - brand.clientWidth);
+  // The shared app chrome header should stay one row and avoid pushing
+  // the entry layout sideways on compact desktop widths.
+  const headerOverflow = await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const header = document.querySelector('.app-chrome-header');
+    if (!(header instanceof HTMLElement)) return null;
+    return Math.max(0, header.scrollWidth - header.clientWidth);
   });
-  expect(brandOverflow).not.toBeNull();
-  expect(brandOverflow!).toBeLessThanOrEqual(2);
+  expect(headerOverflow).not.toBeNull();
+  expect(headerOverflow!).toBeLessThanOrEqual(2);
 
   const pageOverflow = await page.evaluate(() =>
     Math.max(0, document.documentElement.scrollWidth - document.documentElement.clientWidth),