diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2PodsSidebar.scale.test.tsx b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2PodsSidebar.scale.test.tsx
index a8fc75114..e3c960f41 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2PodsSidebar.scale.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2PodsSidebar.scale.test.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import i18n, { i18nReady } from '../../i18n';
 import V2PodsSidebar, {
   groupPodsByKind, podKind, recentPods,
 } from '../components/V2PodsSidebar';
+import { characterAvatarFor, paperAvatarFor } from '../utils/avatars';
 import { POD_VISITS_KEY } from '../lib/podRecency';
 
 const mockCreatePod = jest.fn();
@@ -162,6 +163,34 @@ describe('V2PodsSidebar — direction C', () => {
     expect(within(dm).getByText('1d')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  test('direct rows render the peer character for agents and Paper for unpicked people', () => {
+    const agentDm = pod('agent-dm', 'Helper Agent', 'agent-dm', [
+      human('me'), { ...agent('builder-id'), username: 'Builder' },
+    ]);
+    const agentRoom = pod('agent-room', 'Scout', 'agent-room', [
+      human('me'), { ...agent('scout-id'), username: 'Scout' },
+    ]);
+    const humanDm = pod('human-dm', 'Direct chat', 'chat', [
+      human('me'), { ...human('sam-id'), username: 'Sam' },
+    ]);
+    renderSidebar([agentDm, agentRoom, humanDm], 'none');
+
+    const agentRow = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Helper Agent/ });
+    const agentImage = within(agentRow).getByRole('img', { name: 'Builder' });
+    const agentSource = characterAvatarFor('builder-id', 'agent');
+    expect(agentSource).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(agentImage).toHaveAttribute('src', agentSource);
+
+    const agentRoomRow = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /^Scout/ });
+    expect(within(agentRoomRow).getByRole('img', { name: 'Scout' })).toHaveAttribute(
+      'src', characterAvatarFor('scout-id', 'agent'),
+    );
+
+    const humanRow = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Direct chat/ });
+    const humanImage = within(humanRow).getByRole('img', { name: 'Sam' });
+    expect(humanImage).toHaveAttribute('src', paperAvatarFor('sam-id'));
+  });
+
   test('Recent is ordered by my last visit, not by the last message; the time column stays the last message', () => {
     localStorage.setItem(POD_VISITS_KEY, JSON.stringify({ files: NOW - 1000, study: NOW - 2000 }));
     renderSidebar(fleet, null);
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts
index 2d3a50644..28be0650f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ describe('v2 layout invariants (CSS rule presence)', () => {
     expect(row).toContain('border-radius: 0');
     expect(mark).toContain('width: 22px');
     expect(mark).toContain('height: 22px');
+    const directMark = ruleBody(v2, '.v2-pods__row-mark.v2-avatar');
+    expect(directMark).toContain('border: 0');
+    expect(directMark).toContain('border-radius: 4px');
     expect(meta).toContain('font: 400 11px/16px var(--v2-font-mono)');
     expect(pill).toContain('background: var(--v2-ink)');
     expect(podsSidebar).toContain("'podsSidebar.workspace.recent'");
@@ -287,6 +290,29 @@ describe('v2 layout invariants (CSS rule presence)', () => {
     expect(v2).not.toContain('.v2-pods__channel-dot');
   });
 
+  test('pod list rows and marks reach mobile targets at 760px and below', () => {
+    const mobile = blockContaining(v2, '@media (max-width: 760px)', '.v2-root button.v2-pods__row');
+    const row = ruleBody(v2, '.v2-root button.v2-pods__row', { within: mobile });
+    const mark = ruleBody(v2, '.v2-pods__row-mark', { within: mobile });
+    const avatar = ruleBody(v2, '.v2-pods__row-mark.v2-avatar', { within: mobile });
+    const name = ruleBody(v2, '.v2-pods__row-name', { within: mobile });
+    const pin = ruleBody(v2, '.v2-root button.v2-pods__pin', { within: mobile });
+    const meta = ruleBody(v2, '.v2-pods__rowwrap--pinned .v2-pods__row-meta', { within: mobile });
+
+    expect(mobile).not.toBe('');
+    expect(row).toContain('min-height: 44px');
+    expect(row).toContain('grid-template-columns: 28px minmax(0, 1fr) auto');
+    expect(mark).toContain('width: 28px');
+    expect(mark).toContain('height: 28px');
+    expect(mark).toContain('font-size: 13px');
+    expect(avatar).toContain('width: 28px');
+    expect(avatar).toContain('height: 28px');
+    expect(name).toContain('font-size: 16px');
+    expect(pin).toContain('width: 24px');
+    expect(pin).toContain('height: 24px');
+    expect(meta).toContain('padding-right: 32px');
+  });
+
   test('the selected pod keeps the sidebar’s one cobalt block treatment', () => {
     const selected = selectorRuleBody(v2, '.v2-root button.v2-pods__row--selected');
     expect(selected).toContain('background: var(--v2-accent)');
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2PodsSidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2PodsSidebar.tsx
index 8c09bd064..c3e1ac78f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2PodsSidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2PodsSidebar.tsx
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ const V2PodsSidebar: React.FC<V2PodsSidebarProps> = ({
             name={peer.username || pod.name}
             src={peer.profilePicture || undefined}
             size="sm"
+            kind={peer.isBot ? 'agent' : 'human'}
+            seed={peer._id}
           />
         ) : (
           <span className="v2-pods__row-mark" aria-hidden="true">{podInitials(pod.name)}</span>
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/v2.css b/frontend/src/v2/v2.css
index 4a22895b5..8f1a891f0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/v2.css
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/v2.css
@@ -11153,6 +11153,7 @@ body.modern-ui.v2-canvas {
   width: 22px;
   height: 22px;
   border-radius: 4px;
+  border: 0;
   font-size: 11px;
 }
 
@@ -11193,6 +11194,36 @@ body.modern-ui.v2-canvas {
   font: 700 11px/1 var(--v2-font-mono);
 }
 
+/* Keep row targets aligned with the sidebar's mobile drawer breakpoint. */
+@media (max-width: 760px) {
+  .v2-root button.v2-pods__row {
+    min-height: 44px;
+    grid-template-columns: 28px minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
+  }
+
+  .v2-pods__row-mark {
+    width: 28px;
+    height: 28px;
+    font-size: 13px;
+  }
+
+  .v2-pods__row-mark.v2-avatar {
+    width: 28px;
+    height: 28px;
+  }
+
+  .v2-pods__row-name { font-size: 16px; }
+
+  .v2-root button.v2-pods__pin {
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+  }
+
+  .v2-pods__rowwrap:hover .v2-pods__row-meta,
+  .v2-pods__rowwrap:focus-within .v2-pods__row-meta,
+  .v2-pods__rowwrap--pinned .v2-pods__row-meta { padding-right: 32px; }
+}
+
 .v2-root button.v2-pods__row--selected .v2-pods__row-pill {
   background: #fff;
   color: var(--v2-accent);