diff --git a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-screen.tsx b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-screen.tsx
index cf59bab9e..d11229f8f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-screen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-screen.tsx
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ function WorkspaceHeaderMenu({
     <DropdownMenu>
       <DropdownMenuTrigger
         testID="workspace-header-menu-trigger"
-        style={styles.headerActionButton}
+        style={isMobile ? styles.compactHeaderActionButton : styles.headerActionButton}
         accessibilityRole="button"
         accessibilityLabel="Workspace actions"
       >
@@ -1039,40 +1039,43 @@ function WorkspaceHeaderTitleBar({
           ) : null}
         </View>
       )}
-      <WorkspaceHeaderMenu
-        normalizedWorkspaceId={normalizedWorkspaceId}
-        currentBranchName={currentBranchName}
-        showWorkspaceSetup={showWorkspaceSetup}
-        showCreateBrowserTab={showCreateBrowserTab}
-        isMobile={isMobile}
-        createTerminalDisabled={createTerminalDisabled}
-        importAgentDisabled={importAgentDisabled}
-        menuNewAgentIcon={menuNewAgentIcon}
-        menuNewTerminalIcon={menuNewTerminalIcon}
-        menuNewBrowserIcon={menuNewBrowserIcon}
-        menuImportIcon={menuImportIcon}
-        menuCopyIcon={menuCopyIcon}
-        menuSettingsIcon={menuSettingsIcon}
-        onCreateDraftTab={onCreateDraftTab}
-        onCreateTerminal={onCreateTerminal}
-        onCreateBrowser={onCreateBrowser}
-        onOpenImportSheet={onOpenImportSheet}
-        onCopyWorkspacePath={onCopyWorkspacePath}
-        onCopyBranchName={onCopyBranchName}
-        onOpenSetupTab={onOpenSetupTab}
-      />
-      {isMobile && workspaceScripts.length > 0 ? (
-        <WorkspaceScriptsButton
-          serverId={normalizedServerId}
-          workspaceId={normalizedWorkspaceId}
-          scripts={workspaceScripts}
-          liveTerminalIds={liveTerminalIds}
-          onScriptTerminalStarted={onScriptTerminalStarted}
-          onViewTerminal={onViewScriptTerminal}
-          onOpenUrlInBrowserTab={onOpenUrlInBrowserTab}
-          hideLabels
+      <View style={styles.compactHeaderMenuCluster}>
+        <WorkspaceHeaderMenu
+          normalizedWorkspaceId={normalizedWorkspaceId}
+          currentBranchName={currentBranchName}
+          showWorkspaceSetup={showWorkspaceSetup}
+          showCreateBrowserTab={showCreateBrowserTab}
+          isMobile={isMobile}
+          createTerminalDisabled={createTerminalDisabled}
+          importAgentDisabled={importAgentDisabled}
+          menuNewAgentIcon={menuNewAgentIcon}
+          menuNewTerminalIcon={menuNewTerminalIcon}
+          menuNewBrowserIcon={menuNewBrowserIcon}
+          menuImportIcon={menuImportIcon}
+          menuCopyIcon={menuCopyIcon}
+          menuSettingsIcon={menuSettingsIcon}
+          onCreateDraftTab={onCreateDraftTab}
+          onCreateTerminal={onCreateTerminal}
+          onCreateBrowser={onCreateBrowser}
+          onOpenImportSheet={onOpenImportSheet}
+          onCopyWorkspacePath={onCopyWorkspacePath}
+          onCopyBranchName={onCopyBranchName}
+          onOpenSetupTab={onOpenSetupTab}
         />
-      ) : null}
+        {isMobile && workspaceScripts.length > 0 ? (
+          <WorkspaceScriptsButton
+            serverId={normalizedServerId}
+            workspaceId={normalizedWorkspaceId}
+            scripts={workspaceScripts}
+            liveTerminalIds={liveTerminalIds}
+            onScriptTerminalStarted={onScriptTerminalStarted}
+            onViewTerminal={onViewScriptTerminal}
+            onOpenUrlInBrowserTab={onOpenUrlInBrowserTab}
+            hideLabels
+            presentation="ghost"
+          />
+        ) : null}
+      </View>
     </View>
   );
 }
@@ -3105,7 +3108,7 @@ function WorkspaceScreenContent({
             tooltipLabel="Toggle explorer"
             tooltipKeys={EXPLORER_TOGGLE_KEYS}
             tooltipSide="left"
-            style={styles.headerActionButton}
+            style={styles.compactHeaderActionButton}
             accessible
             accessibilityRole="button"
             accessibilityLabel={isExplorerOpen ? "Close explorer" : "Open explorer"}
@@ -3444,7 +3447,10 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     minWidth: 0,
     flexDirection: "row",
     alignItems: "center",
-    gap: theme.spacing[2],
+    gap: {
+      xs: theme.spacing[1],
+      md: theme.spacing[2],
+    },
     overflow: "hidden",
   },
   headerTitleTextGroup: {
@@ -3500,6 +3506,22 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[2],
     borderRadius: theme.borderRadius.lg,
   },
+  compactHeaderActionButton: {
+    width: theme.spacing[8],
+    height: theme.spacing[8],
+    padding: 0,
+    borderRadius: theme.borderRadius.lg,
+    alignItems: "center",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+  },
+  compactHeaderMenuCluster: {
+    flexDirection: "row",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    gap: {
+      xs: 0,
+      md: theme.spacing[2],
+    },
+  },
   sourceControlButton: {
     flexDirection: "row",
     alignItems: "center",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-scripts-button.test.tsx b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-scripts-button.test.tsx
index 54bbcacf0..ebef75520 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-scripts-button.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-scripts-button.test.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const { theme, startWorkspaceScriptMock } = vi.hoisted(() => {
   const hoistedTheme = {
     spacing: { 1: 4, 1.5: 6, 2: 8, 3: 12 },
     borderWidth: { 1: 1 },
-    borderRadius: { md: 6 },
+    borderRadius: { md: 6, lg: 8 },
     fontSize: { xs: 11, sm: 13 },
     fontWeight: { normal: "400", medium: "500" },
     colors: {
@@ -150,7 +150,15 @@ function script(
 
 const LIVE_TERMINAL_IDS: string[] = ["terminal-script-1"];
 
-function renderScripts(scripts: WorkspaceScriptPayload[]): {
+interface RenderScriptsOptions {
+  hideLabels?: boolean;
+  presentation?: "split" | "ghost";
+}
+
+function renderScripts(
+  scripts: WorkspaceScriptPayload[],
+  options: RenderScriptsOptions = {},
+): {
   rerender: (nextScripts: WorkspaceScriptPayload[]) => Promise<void>;
   unmount: () => void;
 } {
@@ -172,6 +180,8 @@ function renderScripts(scripts: WorkspaceScriptPayload[]): {
           workspaceId="workspace-1"
           scripts={nextScripts}
           liveTerminalIds={LIVE_TERMINAL_IDS}
+          hideLabels={options.hideLabels}
+          presentation={options.presentation}
         />
       </QueryClientProvider>
     );
@@ -330,4 +340,22 @@ describe("WorkspaceScriptsButton", () => {
       theme.colors.foregroundMuted,
     );
   });
+
+  it("removes the trigger caret in ghost presentation", () => {
+    current = renderScripts([script({ scriptName: "dev" })], {
+      hideLabels: true,
+      presentation: "ghost",
+    });
+
+    const trigger = document.querySelector('[data-testid="workspace-scripts-button"]');
+    expect(trigger?.querySelector('[data-icon="Play"]')?.getAttribute("data-size")).toBe("16");
+    expect(trigger?.querySelector('[data-icon="ChevronDown"]')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the trigger caret in split presentation", () => {
+    current = renderScripts([script({ scriptName: "dev" })]);
+
+    const trigger = document.querySelector('[data-testid="workspace-scripts-button"]');
+    expect(trigger?.querySelector('[data-icon="ChevronDown"]')).not.toBeNull();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-scripts-button.tsx b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-scripts-button.tsx
index c5dd381d6..4121effcf 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-scripts-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-scripts-button.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ interface WorkspaceScriptsButtonProps {
   onViewTerminal?: (terminalId: string) => void;
   onOpenUrlInBrowserTab?: (url: string) => void;
   hideLabels?: boolean;
+  presentation?: "split" | "ghost";
 }
 
 interface ScriptActionButtonProps {
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ const ThemedGlobe = withUnistyles(Globe);
 const ThemedChevronDown = withUnistyles(ChevronDown);
 const ThemedExternalLink = withUnistyles(ExternalLink);
 
+const GHOST_TRIGGER_ICON_SIZE = 16;
+
 const foregroundColorMapping = (theme: Theme) => ({
   color: theme.colors.foreground,
 });
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ const redColorMapping = (theme: Theme) => ({
   color: theme.colors.palette.red[500],
 });
 const playFillTransparent = { fill: "transparent" };
+const ghostPlayStroke = { strokeWidth: 1.5 };
 
 interface ScriptActionButtonChildrenProps {
   hovered?: boolean;
@@ -366,6 +370,7 @@ export function WorkspaceScriptsButton({
   onViewTerminal,
   onOpenUrlInBrowserTab,
   hideLabels,
+  presentation = "split",
 }: WorkspaceScriptsButtonProps): ReactElement | null {
   const toast = useToast();
   const client = useSessionStore((state) => state.sessions[serverId]?.client ?? null);
@@ -397,10 +402,11 @@ export function WorkspaceScriptsButton({
 
   const triggerStyle = useCallback(
     ({ hovered, pressed, open }: { hovered: boolean; pressed: boolean; open: boolean }) => [
-      styles.splitButtonPrimary,
-      (hovered || pressed || open) && styles.splitButtonPrimaryHovered,
+      presentation === "ghost" ? styles.ghostButton : styles.splitButtonPrimary,
+      (hovered || pressed || open) &&
+        (presentation === "ghost" ? styles.ghostButtonHovered : styles.splitButtonPrimaryHovered),
     ],
-    [],
+    [presentation],
   );
 
   const handleStartScript = useCallback(
@@ -414,10 +420,13 @@ export function WorkspaceScriptsButton({
 
   const hasAnyRunning = scripts.some((s) => s.lifecycle === "running");
   const triggerPlayMapping = hasAnyRunning ? blueColorMapping : mutedColorMapping;
+  const triggerIconSize = presentation === "ghost" ? GHOST_TRIGGER_ICON_SIZE : 14;
+  const triggerPlayProps =
+    presentation === "ghost" ? { ...playFillTransparent, ...ghostPlayStroke } : playFillTransparent;
 
   return (
     <View style={styles.row}>
-      <View style={styles.splitButton}>
+      <View style={presentation === "ghost" ? styles.ghostButtonFrame : styles.splitButton}>
         <DropdownMenu>
           <DropdownMenuTrigger
             testID="workspace-scripts-button"
@@ -426,9 +435,15 @@ export function WorkspaceScriptsButton({
             accessibilityLabel="Workspace scripts"
           >
             <View style={styles.splitButtonContent}>
-              <ThemedPlay size={14} uniProps={triggerPlayMapping} {...playFillTransparent} />
+              <ThemedPlay
+                size={triggerIconSize}
+                uniProps={triggerPlayMapping}
+                {...triggerPlayProps}
+              />
               {!hideLabels && <Text style={styles.splitButtonText}>Scripts</Text>}
-              <ThemedChevronDown size={14} uniProps={mutedColorMapping} />
+              {presentation === "split" ? (
+                <ThemedChevronDown size={14} uniProps={mutedColorMapping} />
+              ) : null}
             </View>
           </DropdownMenuTrigger>
           <DropdownMenuContent
@@ -475,6 +490,21 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     borderColor: theme.colors.borderAccent,
     overflow: "hidden",
   },
+  ghostButtonFrame: {
+    flexDirection: "row",
+    alignItems: "stretch",
+  },
+  ghostButton: {
+    width: theme.spacing[8],
+    height: theme.spacing[8],
+    padding: 0,
+    borderRadius: theme.borderRadius.lg,
+    alignItems: "center",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+  },
+  ghostButtonHovered: {
+    backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface2,
+  },
   splitButtonPrimary: {
     paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[3],
     paddingVertical: theme.spacing[1],