diff --git a/apps/web/src/config.ts b/apps/web/src/config.ts
index 00462016..29d140b6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/config.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/config.ts
@@ -705,15 +705,27 @@ export const wording = {
     next: (document: string) => `Next on approval: ${document}.`,
     /** The design concepts a design ask starts, listed by name. */
     concepts: "Design concepts to compare",
+    /** Column headings for those concepts on the design approval card. */
+    conceptColumns: {
+      design: "Design",
+      description: "Description",
+    },
     /** An ask's own action labels, by its tool, where the defaults read wrong. */
     actions: {
       design_app: {
-        approve: "Start the design",
-        deny: "Not yet",
+        /** Zero concepts, or several. */
+        approve: "Start Designs",
+        /** One concept, by its label: "Start Clear Skies". */
+        startNamed: (label: string) => `Start ${label}`,
+        deny: "Not Yet",
       },
     } as Record<
       string,
-      { approve: string; approveAlways?: string; deny: string }
+      {
+        approve: string;
+        deny: string;
+        startNamed?: (label: string) => string;
+      }
     >,
     /** A document the card lists, as a link: "Weather App Brief v2". */
     source: (title: string, version: number) => `${title} v${String(version)}`,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/workspace-layout.css b/apps/web/src/pages/workspace-layout.css
index db741812..6dc06281 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/workspace-layout.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/workspace-layout.css
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@
   margin: 0;
 }
 
-/* The library card always renders Approve always as its second action. A card
-   that approves exact document versions cannot take a standing grant. */
+/* The library card always renders Approve always as its second action.
+   Document cards and the design card do not offer that standing grant. */
 .document-decision-once
   [data-slot="tool-approval-card"]
   > div:last-child
@@ -194,12 +194,17 @@
 /* Not yet is sm:ms-auto, and every action is shrink-0 nowrap. A long middle
    label fills the row, Not yet wraps, and the auto margin pins it to the
    right edge. Keep the actions on one line; the long label wraps inside
-   its own button. */
-.document-decision [data-slot="tool-approval-card"] > div:last-child {
+   its own button. The design card sizes its actions on their own. */
+.document-decision:not(.document-decision-design)
+  [data-slot="tool-approval-card"]
+  > div:last-child {
   flex-wrap: nowrap;
 }
 
-.document-decision [data-slot="tool-approval-card"] > div:last-child > button {
+.document-decision:not(.document-decision-design)
+  [data-slot="tool-approval-card"]
+  > div:last-child
+  > button {
   flex-shrink: 1;
   min-width: 0;
   height: auto;
@@ -207,7 +212,7 @@
   white-space: normal;
 }
 
-.document-decision
+.document-decision:not(.document-decision-design)
   [data-slot="tool-approval-card"]
   > div:last-child
   > button:last-child {
@@ -215,6 +220,25 @@
   margin-inline-start: 0;
 }
 
+/* Design approval: the two actions share one line, one width and one
+   height. Not yet is not pinned to the right edge, and the labels do not wrap. */
+.document-decision-design [data-slot="tool-approval-card"] > div:last-child {
+  flex-wrap: nowrap;
+  align-items: stretch;
+}
+
+.document-decision-design
+  [data-slot="tool-approval-card"]
+  > div:last-child
+  > button {
+  flex: 1 1 0;
+  min-width: 0;
+  margin-inline-start: 0;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+}
+
 /* The library keeps a settled line's words from shrinking, so a long document title ran past the
    column; it ellipsizes here, and the full line is the card's tooltip. */
 .document-decision > p > span {
@@ -246,12 +270,26 @@
 }
 
 .document-decision-concepts {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  gap: var(--space-1);
+  width: 100%;
   margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
-  list-style: none;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+
+.document-decision-concepts th,
+.document-decision-concepts td {
+  padding: var(--space-1) var(--space-3) var(--space-1) 0;
+  text-align: start;
+  vertical-align: baseline;
+  font-weight: 400;
+}
+
+.document-decision-concepts thead th {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--wb-muted-foreground);
+}
+
+.document-decision-concepts tbody td:first-child {
+  font-weight: 600;
 }
 
 .design-choice {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/document-decision.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/document-decision.tsx
index b7408adc..08c5e603 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/document-decision.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/document-decision.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { wording } from "../../config.ts";
 import {
-  Badge,
   Button as UiButton,
   ToolApproval,
   type ToolApprovalDecision,
@@ -19,6 +18,24 @@ import { approvalQuestion, shortDocumentName } from "./collaboration.ts";
 import { approvalToolPart } from "./conversation-parts.ts";
 import type { ApprovalOutcome, DocumentApproval } from "./transcript.tsx";
 
+/** At most ten words of a design direction, with parenthetical notes removed. */
+function designConceptDescription(direction: string): string {
+  const words = direction
+    .replaceAll(/\([^)]*\)/g, "")
+    .replaceAll(/\s+([,.])/g, "$1")
+    .replaceAll(/\s+/g, " ")
+    .trim()
+    .split(" ")
+    .filter((word) => word !== "");
+  const breakAt = words.findIndex(
+    (word, index) => index >= 2 && (word.endsWith(",") || word.endsWith(".")),
+  );
+  const count =
+    breakAt === -1 ? Math.min(words.length, 10) : Math.min(breakAt + 1, 10);
+  const line = words.slice(0, count).join(" ");
+  return line.endsWith(",") || line.endsWith(".") ? line.slice(0, -1) : line;
+}
+
 const text = wording.approval;
 const INSTRUCTION_ASKS = new Set(["instruct_coder"]);
 const FOLDED_INSTRUCTION_ASKS = new Set(["design_app"]);
@@ -87,6 +104,27 @@ function declinedLine(approval: DocumentApproval): string {
   );
 }
 
+function actionLabels(approval: DocumentApproval): {
+  approve: string;
+  approveAlways?: string;
+  deny: string;
+} {
+  const preset =
+    approval.toolName === undefined
+      ? undefined
+      : text.actions[approval.toolName];
+  if (approval.toolName !== "design_app" || preset === undefined)
+    return preset ?? { approve: text.approve, deny: text.notYet };
+  const label =
+    approval.concepts?.length === 1 ? approval.concepts[0]?.label : undefined;
+  const startDesigns = preset.approve;
+  const approve =
+    label !== undefined && preset.startNamed !== undefined
+      ? preset.startNamed(label)
+      : startDesigns;
+  return { approve, deny: preset.deny };
+}
+
 function settledLine(approval: DocumentApproval): string {
   const { document } = approval;
   if (document !== undefined)
@@ -136,14 +174,10 @@ export function DocumentDecision({
   const shown = asked !== undefined && shownDocument === asked.kind;
   const name = shortName(approval);
   const together = approvedTogether(approval) !== undefined;
-  const actions = (approval.toolName === undefined
-    ? undefined
-    : text.actions[approval.toolName]) ?? {
-    approve: text.approve,
-    deny: text.notYet,
-  };
+  const actions = actionLabels(approval);
   const instruction = approval.instruction;
   const tool = approval.toolName ?? "";
+  const design = tool === "design_app";
   const decide = (decision: ToolApprovalDecision) => {
     if (decision.outcome === "rejected") onNo();
     else onYes();
@@ -177,7 +211,13 @@ export function DocumentDecision({
     );
   return (
     <ToolApproval
-      className="document-decision document-decision-once"
+      className={[
+        "document-decision",
+        "document-decision-once",
+        design ? "document-decision-design" : "",
+      ]
+        .filter((name) => name !== "")
+        .join(" ")}
       part={approvalToolPart(approval.approvalId, approval.outcome)}
       onDecide={decide}
       disabled={disabled}
@@ -211,15 +251,25 @@ export function DocumentDecision({
       )}
       {approval.concepts === undefined ||
       approval.concepts.length === 0 ? null : (
-        <ul className="document-decision-concepts" aria-label={text.concepts}>
-          {approval.concepts.map((concept) => (
-            <li key={concept.label}>
-              <Badge tone="neutral" title={concept.direction}>
-                {concept.label}
-              </Badge>
-            </li>
-          ))}
-        </ul>
+        <table
+          className="document-decision-concepts"
+          aria-label={text.concepts}
+        >
+          <thead>
+            <tr>
+              <th scope="col">{text.conceptColumns.design}</th>
+              <th scope="col">{text.conceptColumns.description}</th>
+            </tr>
+          </thead>
+          <tbody>
+            {approval.concepts.map((concept) => (
+              <tr key={concept.label}>
+                <td>{concept.label}</td>
+                <td>{designConceptDescription(concept.direction)}</td>
+              </tr>
+            ))}
+          </tbody>
+        </table>
       )}
       {body === undefined ? null : (
         <p className="document-decision-next">{body}</p>
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/transcript.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/transcript.test.tsx
index 8f94e86c..d62c89d2 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/transcript.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/workspace/transcript.test.tsx
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ describe("conversation transcript", () => {
     expect(html).toContain("Happy with the brief?");
     expect(html).toContain(">Yes, go ahead<");
     expect(html).toContain(">Not yet<");
+    expect(html).not.toContain(">Not Yet<");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("<table");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("Start Designs");
     expect(html).not.toContain("request_approval");
     expect(html).not.toContain("appr-1");
     expect(html).not.toContain(briefId);
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ describe("conversation transcript", () => {
       />,
     );
     expect(html).toContain("document-decision-once");
-    expect(html).toContain(">Start the design<");
+    expect(html).toContain(">Start Designs<");
     expect(html).not.toContain("Start designs without asking");
   });
 
@@ -320,4 +323,53 @@ describe("conversation transcript", () => {
       expect(html).not.toContain(hidden);
     }
   });
+
+  test("a design approval lists each look and starts one by name", () => {
+    const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <DocumentDecision
+        approval={{
+          approvalId: "appr-design",
+          toolName: "design_app",
+          concepts: [
+            {
+              label: "Clear Skies",
+              direction:
+                "Crisp cool neutrals, one cobalt accent, generous whitespace.",
+            },
+          ],
+        }}
+        onYes={() => {}}
+        onAlways={() => {}}
+        onNo={() => {}}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(html).toContain(">Clear Skies<");
+    expect(html).toContain(">Crisp cool neutrals<");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("generous whitespace");
+    expect(html).toContain(">Start Clear Skies<");
+    expect(html).toContain(">Not Yet<");
+
+    const several = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <DocumentDecision
+        approval={{
+          approvalId: "appr-several",
+          toolName: "design_app",
+          concepts: [
+            { label: "Clear Skies", direction: "Crisp cool neutrals." },
+            {
+              label: "Night Dock",
+              direction: "Square corners (--radius 0), a deep navy primary.",
+            },
+          ],
+        }}
+        onYes={() => {}}
+        onAlways={() => {}}
+        onNo={() => {}}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(several).toContain(">Start Designs<");
+    expect(several).toContain(">Night Dock<");
+    expect(several).not.toContain("--radius");
+    expect(several).not.toContain(">Start Clear Skies<");
+  });
 });