diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/e2e/home-redesign.spec.js b/core/http/react-ui/e2e/home-redesign.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ee5950a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/e2e/home-redesign.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { test, expect } from './coverage-fixtures.js'
+
+test.describe('Home editorial redesign', () => {
+  test('renders the serif greeting header', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/app')
+    const greeting = page.locator('.home-greeting')
+    await expect(greeting).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 })
+    const family = await greeting.evaluate(el => getComputedStyle(el).fontFamily)
+    expect(family.toLowerCase()).toContain('fraunces')
+  })
+
+  test('quick links expose a single primary action', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/app')
+    await expect(page.locator('.home-greeting, .empty-state-title').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 })
+    const primaries = page.locator('.home-quick-links .btn-primary')
+    // At most one primary CTA in the quick-links row.
+    expect(await primaries.count()).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1)
+  })
+
+  test('loaded-models block uses an editorial section heading', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto('/app')
+    await expect(page.locator('.home-greeting').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 })
+    // The refined loaded-models block introduces a SectionHeading; the legacy
+    // inline ".home-loaded-text" label is gone.
+    const heading = page.locator('.home-loaded .section-heading')
+    await expect(heading).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 })
+    await expect(heading).toHaveText(/active models/i)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/de/home.json b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/de/home.json
index 0c8f29119..8b881828f 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/de/home.json
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/de/home.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "documentation": "Dokumentation"
   },
   "loadedModels": {
+    "heading": "Aktive Modelle",
     "count_one": "{{count}} Modell geladen",
     "count_other": "{{count}} Modelle geladen",
     "stop": "Modell stoppen",
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/en/home.json b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/en/home.json
index 331220a9f..0bdc26577 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/en/home.json
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/en/home.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "documentation": "Documentation"
   },
   "loadedModels": {
+    "heading": "Active models",
     "count_one": "{{count}} model loaded",
     "count_other": "{{count}} models loaded",
     "stop": "Stop model",
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/es/home.json b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/es/home.json
index 0c700c364..397d78e07 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/es/home.json
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/es/home.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "documentation": "Documentación"
   },
   "loadedModels": {
+    "heading": "Modelos activos",
     "count_one": "{{count}} modelo cargado",
     "count_other": "{{count}} modelos cargados",
     "stop": "Detener modelo",
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/id/home.json b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/id/home.json
index ea8f22c10..d7873e214 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/id/home.json
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/id/home.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "documentation": "Dokumentasi"
   },
   "loadedModels": {
+    "heading": "Model aktif",
     "count_one": "{{count}} model dimuat",
     "count_other": "{{count}} model dimuat",
     "stop": "Hentikan model",
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/it/home.json b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/it/home.json
index a67b66517..8cc9d3fde 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/it/home.json
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/it/home.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "documentation": "Documentazione"
   },
   "loadedModels": {
+    "heading": "Modelli attivi",
     "count_one": "{{count}} modello caricato",
     "count_other": "{{count}} modelli caricati",
     "stop": "Ferma modello",
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/ko/home.json b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/ko/home.json
index c93c12851..11fccbcb4 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/ko/home.json
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/ko/home.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "documentation": "문서"
   },
   "loadedModels": {
+    "heading": "활성 모델",
     "count_one": "모델 {{count}}개 로드됨",
     "count_other": "모델 {{count}}개 로드됨",
     "stop": "모델 중지",
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/zh-CN/home.json b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/zh-CN/home.json
index 4f7517cf4..667094057 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/zh-CN/home.json
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/public/locales/zh-CN/home.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "documentation": "文档"
   },
   "loadedModels": {
+    "heading": "活动模型",
     "count_one": "已加载 {{count}} 个模型",
     "count_other": "已加载 {{count}} 个模型",
     "stop": "停止模型",
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/src/App.css b/core/http/react-ui/src/App.css
index b02e88849..5c7bad21e 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/src/App.css
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/src/App.css
@@ -5959,33 +5959,21 @@ select.input {
   transform: translateY(-1px);
   box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
 }
+/* Quiet variant: a deliberately understated link (e.g. Documentation) so the
+   quick-links row keeps a single clear primary action. */
+.home-link-btn--quiet { opacity: 0.8; }
 
 /* Home loaded models */
-.home-loaded-models {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: var(--spacing-sm);
-  padding: var(--spacing-sm) var(--spacing-md);
-  background: var(--color-surface-raised);
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-subtle);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
-  font-size: var(--text-xs);
-  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+.home-loaded {
   width: 100%;
-  box-shadow: var(--shadow-subtle);
-}
-.home-loaded-dot {
-  width: 8px;
-  height: 8px;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
-  background: var(--color-success);
-}
-.home-loaded-text {
-  font-weight: var(--font-weight-medium);
-  color: var(--color-text-primary);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: var(--spacing-sm);
 }
 .home-loaded-list {
+  list-style: none;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   gap: var(--spacing-xs);
@@ -5994,12 +5982,11 @@ select.input {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 6px;
-  padding: 3px 10px;
+  padding: 3px 6px 3px 10px;
   background: var(--color-surface-sunken);
   border: 1px solid var(--color-border-divider);
   border-radius: var(--radius-full);
   font-size: var(--text-xs);
-  font-family: var(--font-mono);
 }
 .home-loaded-item button {
   background: none;
@@ -6007,18 +5994,16 @@ select.input {
   color: var(--color-error);
   cursor: pointer;
   padding: 0;
+  line-height: 1;
   font-size: 0.625rem;
 }
+.home-loaded-empty {
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  margin: 0;
+}
 .home-stop-all {
-  margin-left: auto;
-  background: none;
-  border: 1px solid var(--color-error);
-  color: var(--color-error);
-  padding: 2px 8px;
-  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  font-family: inherit;
+  align-self: flex-start;
 }
 
 /* Home wizard (no models) */
diff --git a/core/http/react-ui/src/pages/Home.jsx b/core/http/react-ui/src/pages/Home.jsx
index f3a4957d7..2c36b03a6 100644
--- a/core/http/react-ui/src/pages/Home.jsx
+++ b/core/http/react-ui/src/pages/Home.jsx
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import { fileToBase64, backendControlApi, systemApi, modelsApi, mcpApi, nodesApi
 import { API_CONFIG } from '../utils/config'
 import { greetingKey } from '../utils/greeting'
 import StatusPill from '../components/StatusPill'
+import Skeleton from '../components/Skeleton'
+import SectionHeading from '../components/SectionHeading'
+import EmptyState from '../components/EmptyState'
 import { staggerStyle } from '../hooks/useStagger'
 
 export default function Home() {
@@ -437,53 +440,64 @@ export default function Home() {
                     <i className="fas fa-user-shield" /> {t('quickLinks.manageByChat')}
                   </button>
                 )}
-                <button className="home-link-btn" onClick={() => navigate('/app/manage')}>
-                  <i className="fas fa-desktop" /> {t('quickLinks.installedModels')}
+                <button className="btn btn-primary" onClick={() => navigate('/app/models')}>
+                  <i className="fas fa-download" aria-hidden="true" /> {t('quickLinks.browseGallery')}
                 </button>
-                <button className="home-link-btn" onClick={() => navigate('/app/models')}>
-                  <i className="fas fa-download" /> {t('quickLinks.browseGallery')}
+                <button className="home-link-btn" onClick={() => navigate('/app/manage')}>
+                  <i className="fas fa-desktop" aria-hidden="true" /> {t('quickLinks.installedModels')}
                 </button>
                 <button className="home-link-btn" onClick={() => navigate('/app/import-model')}>
-                  <i className="fas fa-upload" /> {t('quickLinks.importModel')}
+                  <i className="fas fa-upload" aria-hidden="true" /> {t('quickLinks.importModel')}
                 </button>
               </>
             )}
-            <a className="home-link-btn" href="https://localai.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
-              <i className="fas fa-book" /> {t('quickLinks.documentation')}
+            <a className="home-link-btn home-link-btn--quiet" href="https://localai.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
+              <i className="fas fa-book" aria-hidden="true" /> {t('quickLinks.documentation')}
             </a>
           </div>
 
           {/* Loaded models status */}
-          {loadedCount > 0 && (
-            <div className="home-loaded-models">
-              <span className="home-loaded-dot" />
-              <span className="home-loaded-text">{t('loadedModels.count', { count: loadedCount })}</span>
-              <div className="home-loaded-list">
-                {[...loadedModels].sort((a, b) => a.id.localeCompare(b.id)).map(m => (
-                  <span key={m.id} className="home-loaded-item">
-                    {m.id}
-                    <button onClick={() => handleStopModel(m.id)} title={t('loadedModels.stop')}>
-                      <i className="fas fa-times" />
-                    </button>
-                  </span>
-                ))}
-              </div>
-              {loadedCount > 1 && (
-                <button className="home-stop-all" onClick={handleStopAll}>
-                  {t('loadedModels.stopAll')}
-                </button>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          )}
+          <section className="home-loaded">
+            <SectionHeading>{t('loadedModels.heading')}</SectionHeading>
+            {modelsLoading ? (
+              <Skeleton variant="line" count={2} />
+            ) : loadedCount > 0 ? (
+              <>
+                <ul className="home-loaded-list reveal-stagger">
+                  {[...loadedModels].sort((a, b) => a.id.localeCompare(b.id)).map((m, i) => (
+                    <li key={m.id} className="home-loaded-item" style={staggerStyle(i)}>
+                      <StatusPill status="healthy" label={m.id} />
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => handleStopModel(m.id)}
+                        title={t('loadedModels.stop')}
+                        aria-label={t('loadedModels.stop')}
+                      >
+                        <i className="fas fa-times" aria-hidden="true" />
+                      </button>
+                    </li>
+                  ))}
+                </ul>
+                {loadedCount > 1 && (
+                  <button className="btn btn-secondary btn-sm home-stop-all" onClick={handleStopAll}>
+                    {t('loadedModels.stopAll')}
+                  </button>
+                )}
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <p className="home-loaded-empty">{t('statusLine.noModelsLoaded')}</p>
+            )}
+          </section>
         </>
       ) : isAdmin ? (
         /* No models installed - compact getting started */
         <div className="home-wizard">
-          <div className="home-wizard-hero">
-            <img src={apiUrl(branding.logoUrl)} alt={branding.instanceName} className="home-logo" />
-            <h1>{t('wizard.getStarted', { name: branding.instanceName })}</h1>
-            <p>{t('wizard.intro')}</p>
-          </div>
+          <EmptyState
+            eyebrow={branding.instanceName}
+            icon="fa-rocket"
+            title={t('wizard.getStarted', { name: branding.instanceName })}
+            body={t('wizard.intro')}
+          />
 
           <div className="home-wizard-steps card">
             <div className="home-wizard-step">