diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/storage-recovery.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/storage-recovery.md
index 475b88601..cd2f54cd1 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/storage-recovery.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/storage-recovery.md
@@ -643,6 +643,11 @@ the shared `SummaryPanel` and `SummaryMetricCard` primitives the way
 infrastructure and workloads do, and recovery item-type labels should render
 through canonical workload/resource badge classes instead of adding
 recovery-only wrapper chrome around VM, container, or other resource badges.
+That same summary frame should stay compact and scan-first, not turn into a
+recovery-specific mini report. Recovery summary cards should prefer concise
+counts, bars, and badge-backed coverage cues over tall explanatory copy blocks
+so the protected-item table takes over the page at roughly the same visual
+density as the infrastructure and workloads monitoring surfaces.
 That shared unified-resource dependency now also includes policy-governed
 resource metadata on the frontend decode path: storage and recovery surfaces
 that route through `frontend-modern/src/hooks/useUnifiedResources.ts` must
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoverySummary.test.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoverySummary.test.tsx
index caa4b42b7..7a8640c0e 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoverySummary.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoverySummary.test.tsx
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ describe('RecoverySummary', () => {
     expect(screen.getByText('Platform Mix')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('2 protected')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('1 healthy')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(
-      screen.getByText((_, element) => element?.textContent === '2 item types across 2 platforms.'),
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Never succeeded')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoverySummary.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoverySummary.tsx
index 3a1b2acc2..7a84701d1 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoverySummary.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/RecoverySummary.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export const RecoverySummary: Component<RecoverySummaryProps> = (props) => {
                   </For>
                 </div>
               </div>
-              <div class="space-y-2">
+              <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-3 gap-y-2">
                 <For each={postureSegments()}>
                   {(segment) => (
                     <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 text-sm">
@@ -137,20 +137,13 @@ export const RecoverySummary: Component<RecoverySummaryProps> = (props) => {
               <div class="mb-2 text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted">
                 Freshness
               </div>
-              <div class="space-y-2">
+              <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
                 <For each={freshnessBuckets()}>
                   {(bucket) => (
-                    <div class="flex items-center gap-3 text-sm">
-                      <span class="w-10 shrink-0 text-base-content">{bucket.label}</span>
-                      <div class="h-2 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-surface-alt">
-                        <div
-                          class={`h-full rounded-full ${bucket.color}`}
-                          style={{ width: `${Math.max(bucket.percent, bucket.count > 0 ? 8 : 0)}%` }}
-                        />
-                      </div>
-                      <span class="w-7 text-right tabular-nums text-base-content">
-                        {bucket.count}
-                      </span>
+                    <div class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md border border-border-subtle bg-surface-alt/35 px-2.5 py-1 text-xs">
+                      <span class={`h-2 w-2 rounded-full ${bucket.color}`} />
+                      <span class="text-base-content">{bucket.label}</span>
+                      <span class="tabular-nums text-base-content">{bucket.count}</span>
                     </div>
                   )}
                 </For>
@@ -222,12 +215,6 @@ export const RecoverySummary: Component<RecoverySummaryProps> = (props) => {
               </div>
             </dl>
 
-            <div class="text-sm text-muted">
-              {itemCoverage().itemTypeCount} item type
-              {itemCoverage().itemTypeCount === 1 ? '' : 's'} across {platformCoverage().platformCount}{' '}
-              platform{platformCoverage().platformCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}.
-            </div>
-
             <Show when={itemCoverage().items.length > 0}>
               <div>
                 <div class="mb-2 text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted">
@@ -252,9 +239,9 @@ export const RecoverySummary: Component<RecoverySummaryProps> = (props) => {
                 Platform Mix
               </div>
               <Show when={platformCoverage().multiPlatformCount > 0}>
-                <div class="mb-2 text-sm text-muted">
-                  {platformCoverage().multiPlatformCount} protected item
-                  {platformCoverage().multiPlatformCount === 1 ? '' : 's'} span multiple platforms.
+                <div class="mb-2 text-xs text-muted">
+                  {platformCoverage().multiPlatformCount} multi-platform item
+                  {platformCoverage().multiPlatformCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}
                 </div>
               </Show>
               <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
@@ -285,7 +272,7 @@ export const RecoverySummary: Component<RecoverySummaryProps> = (props) => {
         >
           <div class="flex h-full flex-col gap-3">
             <Show when={recentWindowLabel()}>
-              <div class="text-sm text-muted">{recentWindowLabel()}</div>
+              <div class="text-xs text-muted">{recentWindowLabel()}</div>
             </Show>
             <dl class="space-y-2 text-sm">
               <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-border-subtle pb-2">
@@ -309,17 +296,14 @@ export const RecoverySummary: Component<RecoverySummaryProps> = (props) => {
                 <dd class="font-semibold text-base-content">{activity().latestLabel ?? 'n/a'}</dd>
               </div>
             </dl>
-
-            <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 border-t border-border-subtle pt-3">
-              <div>
-                <div class="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted">Peak Throughput</div>
-                <div class="mt-1 text-2xl font-semibold text-base-content">{activity().busiestCount}</div>
-                <div class="mt-1 text-sm text-muted">{activity().busiestLabel ?? 'n/a'}</div>
+            <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2 border-t border-border-subtle pt-3 text-xs">
+              <div class="rounded-md border border-border-subtle bg-surface-alt/35 px-2.5 py-1">
+                <span class="text-muted">Peak Throughput</span>
+                <span class="ml-2 font-semibold text-base-content">{activity().busiestCount}</span>
               </div>
-              <div>
-                <div class="text-[11px] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted">Latest Throughput</div>
-                <div class="mt-1 text-2xl font-semibold text-base-content">{activity().latestCount}</div>
-                <div class="mt-1 text-sm text-muted">{activity().latestLabel ?? 'n/a'}</div>
+              <div class="rounded-md border border-border-subtle bg-surface-alt/35 px-2.5 py-1">
+                <span class="text-muted">Latest Throughput</span>
+                <span class="ml-2 font-semibold text-base-content">{activity().latestCount}</span>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/__tests__/Recovery.test.tsx b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/__tests__/Recovery.test.tsx
index c031c1bdc..5f9b1c601 100644
--- a/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/__tests__/Recovery.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend-modern/src/components/Recovery/__tests__/Recovery.test.tsx
@@ -316,11 +316,7 @@ describe('Recovery', () => {
   it('surfaces item-first recovery coverage in the unified summary', async () => {
     render(() => <Recovery />);
 
-    expect(
-      await screen.findByText(
-        (_, element) => element?.textContent === '2 item types across 2 platforms.',
-      ),
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    await screen.findByText('Platform Mix');
     expect(screen.getByText('Primary Item')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Primary Platform')).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Platform Mix')).toBeInTheDocument();