diff --git a/src/components/berths/berth-detail-header.tsx b/src/components/berths/berth-detail-header.tsx
index a966ca61..5497074c 100644
--- a/src/components/berths/berth-detail-header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/berths/berth-detail-header.tsx
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export function BerthDetailHeader({ berth }: BerthDetailHeaderProps) {
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row sm:items-start sm:gap-4">
           <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
             <div className="flex items-center gap-3 flex-wrap">
-              <h1 className="hidden sm:block text-2xl font-bold text-foreground">
+              <h1 className="text-xl sm:text-2xl font-bold text-foreground">
                 Berth {berth.mooringNumber}
               </h1>
               <span
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
index 6a59ed3c..8d588878 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/dashboard-shell.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 'use client';
 
 import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 
 import { useRealtimeInvalidation } from '@/hooks/use-realtime-invalidation';
 import { usePortContext } from '@/providers/port-provider';
+import { apiFetch } from '@/lib/api/client';
 import { PageHeader } from '@/components/shared/page-header';
 import { ActivityFeed } from './activity-feed';
 import { DateRangePicker } from './date-range-picker';
@@ -39,11 +41,42 @@ function rangeLabel(range: DateRange): string {
   return PRESET_LABELS[range];
 }
 
+interface MeData {
+  data?: {
+    firstName?: string | null;
+    displayName?: string | null;
+  };
+}
+
+function timeOfDayGreeting(): string {
+  const hour = new Date().getHours();
+  if (hour < 5) return 'Up late';
+  if (hour < 12) return 'Good morning';
+  if (hour < 18) return 'Good afternoon';
+  return 'Good evening';
+}
+
 export function DashboardShell() {
   const [range, setRange] = useState<DateRange>('30d');
   const { currentPort } = usePortContext();
   const portName = currentPort?.name ?? 'this port';
 
+  // Reuses the existing ['me'] cache (5-minute staleTime) populated by
+  // useTablePreferences elsewhere — usually a cache hit, so no extra
+  // request. Falls back to a generic greeting if the profile isn't
+  // available yet so we never block the dashboard render.
+  const me = useQuery<MeData>({
+    queryKey: ['me'],
+    queryFn: ({ signal }) => apiFetch<MeData>('/api/v1/me', { signal }),
+    staleTime: 5 * 60_000,
+  });
+  const firstName = me.data?.data?.firstName?.trim();
+  // Time-aware greeting line, falls back to a generic "Welcome back" when
+  // we don't know the user's first name yet (e.g. profile not filled out).
+  const greeting = firstName
+    ? `${timeOfDayGreeting()}, ${firstName}`
+    : 'Welcome back';
+
   // Use a partial query-key prefix (no range segment) for invalidations.
   // Reading: "any cached analytics result, regardless of range, please
   // refetch on this event." This avoids any chance that a custom-range
@@ -66,8 +99,8 @@ export function DashboardShell() {
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
       <PageHeader
-        title="Dashboard"
-        eyebrow="Overview"
+        title={greeting}
+        eyebrow="Dashboard"
         description={`Live snapshot of ${portName} activity`}
         kpiLine={<span>{rangeLabel(range)}</span>}
         variant="gradient"
diff --git a/src/components/layout/mobile/mobile-bottom-tabs.tsx b/src/components/layout/mobile/mobile-bottom-tabs.tsx
index c88cfefb..be3af2fd 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/mobile/mobile-bottom-tabs.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/mobile/mobile-bottom-tabs.tsx
@@ -66,22 +66,31 @@ export function MobileBottomTabs({ onMoreClick }: { onMoreClick: () => void }) {
             href={`/${portSlug}/${tab.segment}` as any}
             aria-current={active ? 'page' : undefined}
             className={cn(
-              'flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-0.5 h-14 text-xs',
+              'relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-0.5 h-14 text-xs transition-colors',
               active ? 'text-primary' : 'text-muted-foreground',
             )}
           >
-            <Icon className="size-5" aria-hidden />
-            <span className="font-medium">{tab.label}</span>
+            {/* Subtle pill background behind the icon when active. Keeps the
+                tab grid alignment intact while giving the eye an anchor. */}
+            <span
+              aria-hidden
+              className={cn(
+                'absolute top-1.5 h-7 w-12 rounded-full transition-all',
+                active ? 'bg-primary/10' : 'bg-transparent',
+              )}
+            />
+            <Icon className="relative size-5" aria-hidden />
+            <span className="relative font-medium">{tab.label}</span>
           </Link>
         );
       })}
       <button
         type="button"
         onClick={onMoreClick}
-        className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-0.5 h-14 text-xs text-muted-foreground"
+        className="relative flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-0.5 h-14 text-xs text-muted-foreground transition-colors"
       >
-        <Menu className="size-5" aria-hidden />
-        <span className="font-medium">More</span>
+        <Menu className="relative size-5" aria-hidden />
+        <span className="relative font-medium">More</span>
       </button>
     </nav>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/layout/mobile/mobile-topbar.tsx b/src/components/layout/mobile/mobile-topbar.tsx
index 8606e223..7be52a0f 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/mobile/mobile-topbar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/mobile/mobile-topbar.tsx
@@ -21,13 +21,18 @@ export function MobileTopbar() {
   const router = useRouter();
   const pathname = usePathname();
 
+  // UUID detection — the URL's last segment on detail pages is the
+  // entity's UUID, and title-casing it produces an ugly "Abc 123 Uuid"
+  // flash before the page calls `useMobileChrome.setChrome({title: ...})`
+  // with the real entity name. When the segment matches the UUID shape,
+  // walk back to the parent collection segment ("clients", "yachts",
+  // "documents", …) which IS a clean, human-readable label.
+  const segments = pathname.split('/').filter(Boolean);
+  const last = segments[segments.length - 1] ?? '';
+  const isUuid = /^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/i.test(last);
+  const fallbackSegment = isUuid ? segments[segments.length - 2] : last;
   const fallbackTitle =
-    pathname
-      .split('/')
-      .filter(Boolean)
-      .pop()
-      ?.replace(/-/g, ' ')
-      .replace(/\b\w/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase()) ?? 'Port Nimara';
+    fallbackSegment?.replace(/-/g, ' ').replace(/\b\w/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase()) ?? 'Port Nimara';
 
   return (
     <header
diff --git a/src/components/shared/filter-bar.tsx b/src/components/shared/filter-bar.tsx
index 6008b5eb..1f0225b0 100644
--- a/src/components/shared/filter-bar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/shared/filter-bar.tsx
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ function FilterField({
       // Radix Select forbids empty-string item values (throws at render
       // time, crashes the page). Use a sentinel and translate.
       const ANY = '__any__';
+      // Hide the field entirely when there's nothing to pick — avoids a
+      // bare "Status" / "Stage" label sitting above an empty dropdown
+      // before the parent has loaded options.
+      if (!definition.options || definition.options.length === 0) return null;
       return (
         <div className="space-y-1">
           <Label className="text-xs">{definition.label}</Label>
@@ -211,12 +215,17 @@ function FilterField({
       );
     }
 
-    case 'multi-select':
+    case 'multi-select': {
+      // Hide the entire field — label + checkbox list — when there's
+      // nothing to filter by. Tags/segments/etc. that aren't configured
+      // yet would otherwise show as a "Tags" header with an empty box
+      // beneath it.
+      if (!definition.options || definition.options.length === 0) return null;
       return (
         <div className="space-y-2">
           <Label className="text-xs">{definition.label}</Label>
           <div className="max-h-32 overflow-y-auto space-y-1">
-            {definition.options?.map((opt) => {
+            {definition.options.map((opt) => {
               const selected = Array.isArray(value) ? value.includes(opt.value) : false;
               return (
                 <div key={opt.value} className="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -243,6 +252,7 @@ function FilterField({
           </div>
         </div>
       );
+    }
 
     case 'boolean':
       return (
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index 36678e61..fb46a9d9 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@ export function middleware(request: NextRequest): NextResponse {
   const { pathname } = request.nextUrl;
 
   // CSRF defense-in-depth: state-changing requests to authed /api/v1
-  // endpoints must come from the app's own origin.
+  // endpoints must come from the app's own origin. Skipped in dev so
+  // LAN testing (e.g. real iPhone hitting the Mac via 192.168.x.x while
+  // a Mac browser tab is loaded from localhost) doesn't trip on the
+  // origin mismatch. Production keeps the check.
   if (
+    process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development' &&
     STATE_CHANGING_METHODS.has(request.method) &&
     isOriginCheckedPath(pathname) &&
     !originAllowed(request)