diff --git a/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Delegations.vue b/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Delegations.vue
index 6211f3ef..4f4da467 100644
--- a/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Delegations.vue
+++ b/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Delegations.vue
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ function toggle(id: string) {
           <div
             class="mt-1.5 flex items-center gap-2.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground"
           >
-            <DateTimeAgo :date="row.startedAt" class="!items-start" />
+            <DateTimeAgoInline :date="row.startedAt" />
             <span>·</span>
             <span class="tabular-nums">{{ duration(row.durationMs) }}</span>
             <span
diff --git a/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Picker.vue b/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Picker.vue
index e18068cc..72330d00 100644
--- a/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Picker.vue
+++ b/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Picker.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   DialogRoot,
   DialogTitle,
 } from 'reka-ui';
-import { IconCheck, IconSearch } from '@tabler/icons-vue';
+import { IconCheck, IconChevronDown, IconSearch } from '@tabler/icons-vue';
 import { toast } from 'vue-sonner';
 import { AGENT_STATUS_VARIANT } from '#agent/utils/agentFormat';
 import type { AgentStatusTypes } from '#agent/domain';
@@ -18,12 +18,16 @@ import {
 } from '#peer/stores/peer';
 
 /**
- * Pick an agent, read its card, then connect (CLEAN-74).
+ * Pick an agent, read its card, then connect (CLEAN-74, CLEAN-94).
  *
  * The preview step is the point of this component. Connecting a peer decides
  * what another agent will be told it can ask for, so the operator sees the
  * exact text first — a name alone would make "why did it pick the wrong one"
  * unanswerable later.
+ *
+ * The preview expands under the clicked row, accordion-style: at ten
+ * candidates a panel below the list sits under the fold, and a click that
+ * renders off-screen reads as a click that did nothing (CLEAN-94).
  */
 const props = defineProps<{ open: boolean; agentId: string }>();
 const emit = defineEmits<{ 'update:open': [value: boolean]; connected: [] }>();
@@ -64,8 +68,14 @@ watch(
   },
 );
 
-async function select(candidate: IAgentPeerCandidate) {
-  if (candidate.connected) return;
+async function toggle(candidate: IAgentPeerCandidate) {
+  if (candidate.connected || connecting.value) return;
+  if (selected.value?.id === candidate.id) {
+    selected.value = null;
+    preview.value = null;
+    error.value = null;
+    return;
+  }
   selected.value = candidate;
   preview.value = null;
   error.value = null;
@@ -114,8 +124,8 @@ function statusVariant(status: string) {
           Add peer
         </DialogTitle>
         <DialogDescription class="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-          Agents on this ranch this one isn't connected to yet. Connecting is
-          one-way.
+          Agents on this ranch this one isn't connected to yet. Click an agent
+          to read its card, then connect.
         </DialogDescription>
 
         <div class="mt-3.5 flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-3.5 overflow-y-auto">
@@ -142,7 +152,7 @@ function statusVariant(status: string) {
                   selected?.id === candidate.id ? 'bg-muted/60' : '',
                 ]"
                 :disabled="candidate.connected"
-                @click="select(candidate)"
+                @click="toggle(candidate)"
               >
                 <span class="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
                   <span class="truncate font-semibold">
@@ -159,7 +169,46 @@ function statusVariant(status: string) {
                   <IconCheck class="size-3.5" />
                   connected
                 </span>
+                <!-- The affordance the row was missing: says what a click
+                     does, and doubles as the open/closed indicator. -->
+                <span
+                  v-else
+                  class="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1 rounded-full border px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground"
+                >
+                  Info
+                  <IconChevronDown
+                    class="size-3.5 transition-transform"
+                    :class="selected?.id === candidate.id && 'rotate-180'"
+                  />
+                </span>
               </button>
+
+              <!-- Accordion body: the card opens right where the click
+                   happened, not below the whole list. -->
+              <div
+                v-if="selected?.id === candidate.id"
+                class="mb-3 space-y-3 rounded-xl border bg-muted/40 p-3"
+              >
+                <div v-if="previewing" class="space-y-2">
+                  <Skeleton class="h-4 w-40" />
+                  <Skeleton class="h-4 w-64" />
+                  <Skeleton class="h-6 w-52" />
+                </div>
+                <template v-else>
+                  <PeerCardView :card="preview" compact />
+                  <Button
+                    size="sm"
+                    class="rounded-full"
+                    :disabled="connecting || !preview"
+                    @click="connect"
+                  >
+                    {{
+                      connecting ? 'Connecting…' : `Connect «${candidate.name}»`
+                    }}
+                  </Button>
+                </template>
+                <p v-if="error" class="text-sm text-destructive">{{ error }}</p>
+              </div>
             </li>
           </ul>
 
@@ -169,27 +218,6 @@ function statusVariant(status: string) {
           <p v-else class="border-t pt-3.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             No unconnected agents left on this ranch.
           </p>
-
-          <div v-if="selected" class="space-y-3 rounded-xl border bg-muted/40 p-3">
-            <div v-if="previewing" class="space-y-2">
-              <Skeleton class="h-4 w-40" />
-              <Skeleton class="h-4 w-64" />
-              <Skeleton class="h-6 w-52" />
-            </div>
-            <template v-else>
-              <PeerCardView :card="preview" compact />
-              <Button
-                size="sm"
-                class="rounded-full"
-                :disabled="connecting || !preview"
-                @click="connect"
-              >
-                {{ connecting ? 'Connecting…' : `Connect «${selected.name}»` }}
-              </Button>
-            </template>
-          </div>
-
-          <p v-if="error" class="text-sm text-destructive">{{ error }}</p>
         </div>
 
         <div class="mt-3.5 flex justify-end">
diff --git a/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Row.vue b/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Row.vue
index f3ce52ba..f5fc0850 100644
--- a/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Row.vue
+++ b/admin/slices/agent/peer/components/peer/Row.vue
@@ -183,11 +183,8 @@ const failReason = computed<string | null>(() => {
         <span v-else class="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
           Advertises nothing — this agent has no way to tell when to ask it.
         </span>
-        <span
-          class="ml-auto flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground"
-        >
-          card read
-          <DateTimeAgo :date="peer.cardReadAt" class="!items-start" />
+        <span class="ml-auto whitespace-nowrap text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          card read <DateTimeAgoInline :date="peer.cardReadAt" />
         </span>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/admin/slices/common/components/date/TimeAgoInline.vue b/admin/slices/common/components/date/TimeAgoInline.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b142675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/slices/common/components/date/TimeAgoInline.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { useTimeAgoIntl } from '@vueuse/core';
+
+/**
+ * One-line relative time for inline meta ("card read 5 minutes ago") where
+ * the two-line DateTimeAgo would wrap. The absolute date lives in the title
+ * tooltip. Same Intl source as DateTimeAgo, so the wording matches.
+ */
+const { date } = defineProps<{ date: string }>();
+const { locale } = useI18n();
+// Getter (not a plain Date) so it re-evaluates if `date` changes.
+const timeAgo = useTimeAgoIntl(() => new Date(date || Date.now()), {
+    locale: locale.value,
+});
+</script>
+<template>
+    <span v-if="date" :title="formatDateTime(date)">{{ timeAgo }}</span>
+    <span v-else>—</span>
+</template>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81b22b7d..64fab2a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ranch",
-  "version": "0.3.50",
+  "version": "0.3.52",
   "private": true,
   "packageManager": "bun@1.2.12",
   "workspaces": [