diff --git a/ui/web/src/lib/format-user-label.ts b/ui/web/src/lib/format-user-label.ts
index 704878ae..c63750fe 100644
--- a/ui/web/src/lib/format-user-label.ts
+++ b/ui/web/src/lib/format-user-label.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ export function formatUserLabel(userId: string, resolve?: Resolver): string {
     }
   }
 
-  // Fallback: prefix numeric IDs with #, string IDs with @
-  if (/^\d+$/.test(userId)) return `#${userId}`;
+  // Fallback: prefix numeric IDs with #
+  if (/^-?\d+$/.test(userId)) return `#${userId}`;
+
+  // Truncate long opaque IDs (e.g. oc_295eb80d325c976cbeb4a779e2010518)
+  if (userId.length > 20) return `${userId.slice(0, 10)}…${userId.slice(-4)}`;
+
   return userId;
 }
diff --git a/ui/web/src/pages/traces/traces-page.tsx b/ui/web/src/pages/traces/traces-page.tsx
index f6364607..8917f3a7 100644
--- a/ui/web/src/pages/traces/traces-page.tsx
+++ b/ui/web/src/pages/traces/traces-page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useState, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { Activity, GitFork, RefreshCw, Square, Bot, User, Users, Clock, Network, Globe } from "lucide-react";
+import { Activity, GitFork, RefreshCw, Square, Bot, User, Users, Clock, Network, Globe, CheckCircle2, XCircle, Loader2, CircleDot, CircleDashed } from "lucide-react";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
 import {
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ import { useWs } from "@/hooks/use-ws";
 import { Methods } from "@/api/protocol";
 import { toast } from "@/stores/use-toast-store";
 
+/** Strip media placeholder tags like <media:image> from preview text */
+function cleanPreview(text: string): string {
+  if (!text) return text;
+  return text.replace(/<media:\w+>/g, "[media]");
+}
+
 /** Parse session_key to extract source type: Direct, Group, Cron, Team, WS */
 function parseSourceType(sessionKey: string): { type: string; topic?: string } {
   if (!sessionKey) return { type: "unknown" };
@@ -168,15 +174,14 @@ export function TracesPage() {
           />
         ) : (
           <div className="rounded-md border overflow-x-auto">
-            <table className="w-full min-w-[700px] text-sm">
+            <table className="w-full min-w-[600px] text-sm">
               <thead>
                 <tr className="border-b bg-muted/50">
                   <th className="px-4 py-3 text-left font-medium">{t("columns.name")}</th>
-                  <th className="px-4 py-3 text-left font-medium">{t("columns.status")}</th>
-                  <th className="px-4 py-3 text-left font-medium">{t("columns.duration")}</th>
+                  <th className="px-3 py-3 text-center font-medium w-10"></th>
                   <th className="px-4 py-3 text-left font-medium">{t("columns.tokens")}</th>
-                  <th className="px-4 py-3 text-left font-medium">{t("columns.spans")}</th>
-                  <th className="px-4 py-3 text-left font-medium">{t("columns.time")}</th>
+                  <th className="px-4 py-3 text-center font-medium">{t("columns.spans")}</th>
+                  <th className="px-4 py-3 text-right font-medium">{t("columns.time")}</th>
                 </tr>
               </thead>
               <tbody>
@@ -192,14 +197,20 @@ export function TracesPage() {
                       className="cursor-pointer border-b last:border-0 hover:bg-muted/30"
                       onClick={() => setSelectedTraceId(trace.id)}
                     >
-                      <td className="max-w-[360px] px-4 py-2.5">
-                        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-medium">
+                      <td className="px-4 py-2.5">
+                        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-medium min-w-0">
                           {trace.parent_trace_id && (
                             <GitFork className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
                           )}
                           <span className="truncate">{agentName || trace.name || t("unnamed")}</span>
-                          <span className="shrink-0 text-muted-foreground">·</span>
-                          <span className="shrink-0 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{userLabel}</span>
+                          {userLabel && (
+                            <>
+                              <span className="shrink-0 text-muted-foreground">·</span>
+                              <span className="truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground max-w-[140px]">{userLabel}</span>
+                            </>
+                          )}
+                        </div>
+                        <div className="mt-0.5 flex items-center gap-1">
                           <Badge variant="outline" className="shrink-0 gap-0.5 text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0">
                             <SourceIcon className="h-2.5 w-2.5" />
                             {t(`source.${source.type}`)}
@@ -210,16 +221,16 @@ export function TracesPage() {
                               {trace.channel}
                             </Badge>
                           )}
+                          {trace.input_preview && (
+                            <span className="truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                              {cleanPreview(trace.input_preview)}
+                            </span>
+                          )}
                         </div>
-                        {trace.input_preview && (
-                          <p className="mt-0.5 truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                            {trace.input_preview}
-                          </p>
-                        )}
                       </td>
-                      <td className="px-4 py-2.5">
-                        <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
-                          <StatusBadge status={trace.status} />
+                      <td className="px-3 py-2.5 text-center">
+                        <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-1">
+                          <StatusIcon status={trace.status} />
                           {(trace.status === "running") && (
                             <Button
                               variant="destructive"
@@ -233,9 +244,6 @@ export function TracesPage() {
                           )}
                         </div>
                       </td>
-                      <td className="px-4 py-2.5 text-muted-foreground">
-                        {formatDuration(trace.duration_ms || computeDurationMs(trace.start_time, trace.end_time))}
-                      </td>
                       <td className="px-4 py-2.5 text-muted-foreground">
                         <div>{formatTokens(trace.total_input_tokens)} / {formatTokens(trace.total_output_tokens)}</div>
                         {(trace.metadata?.total_cache_read_tokens ?? 0) > 0 && (
@@ -244,11 +252,12 @@ export function TracesPage() {
                           </div>
                         )}
                       </td>
-                      <td className="px-4 py-2.5 text-muted-foreground">
+                      <td className="px-4 py-2.5 text-center text-muted-foreground">
                         {trace.span_count}
                       </td>
-                      <td className="px-4 py-2.5 text-muted-foreground">
-                        {formatDate(trace.start_time, tz)}
+                      <td className="px-4 py-2.5 text-right text-muted-foreground whitespace-nowrap">
+                        <div>{formatDate(trace.start_time, tz)}</div>
+                        <div className="text-xs">{formatDuration(trace.duration_ms || computeDurationMs(trace.start_time, trace.end_time))}</div>
                       </td>
                     </tr>
                   );
@@ -280,15 +289,18 @@ export function TracesPage() {
   );
 }
 
-function StatusBadge({ status }: { status: string }) {
-  const variant =
-    status === "ok" || status === "success" || status === "completed"
-      ? "success"
-      : status === "error" || status === "failed"
-        ? "destructive"
-        : status === "running" || status === "pending"
-          ? "info"
-          : "secondary";
-
-  return <Badge variant={variant} className="text-xs">{status || "unknown"}</Badge>;
+function StatusIcon({ status }: { status: string }) {
+  if (status === "ok" || status === "success" || status === "completed") {
+    return <CheckCircle2 className="h-4 w-4 text-green-500" />;
+  }
+  if (status === "error" || status === "failed") {
+    return <XCircle className="h-4 w-4 text-destructive" />;
+  }
+  if (status === "running") {
+    return <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 text-blue-500 animate-spin" />;
+  }
+  if (status === "pending") {
+    return <CircleDashed className="h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground" />;
+  }
+  return <CircleDot className="h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground" />;
 }