diff --git a/src/components/layout/workflow-card-meta.ts b/src/components/layout/workflow-card-meta.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d5dabb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/layout/workflow-card-meta.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import type { RadarSourceType, JanitorSourceType } from "@/lib/graph-api"
+import type { LucideIcon } from "lucide-react"
+import { AtSign, Video, Rss, Hash, Sparkles, Layers, ShieldCheck } from "lucide-react"
+
+export interface WorkflowTypeMeta {
+  icon: LucideIcon
+  label: string
+  tone: string // Tailwind color group, e.g. "sky", "red", "violet"
+}
+
+export const WORKFLOW_TYPE_META: Record<RadarSourceType | JanitorSourceType, WorkflowTypeMeta> = {
+  twitter_handle:  { icon: AtSign,      label: "Twitter Handle",  tone: "sky"     },
+  youtube_channel: { icon: Video,       label: "YouTube Channel", tone: "red"     },
+  rss:             { icon: Rss,         label: "RSS Feed",        tone: "orange"  },
+  topic:           { icon: Hash,        label: "Topic",           tone: "amber"   },
+  deduplication:   { icon: Layers,      label: "Deduplication",   tone: "violet"  },
+  content_review:  { icon: ShieldCheck, label: "Content Review",  tone: "emerald" },
+  topic_review:    { icon: Sparkles,    label: "Topic Review",    tone: "fuchsia" },
+}
+
+// Static tone → Tailwind class mapping to avoid Tailwind purge issues
+export const TONE_CLASSES: Record<string, string> = {
+  sky:     "bg-sky-500/10 text-sky-400 border-sky-500/20",
+  red:     "bg-red-500/10 text-red-400 border-red-500/20",
+  orange:  "bg-orange-500/10 text-orange-400 border-orange-500/20",
+  amber:   "bg-amber-500/10 text-amber-400 border-amber-500/20",
+  violet:  "bg-violet-500/10 text-violet-400 border-violet-500/20",
+  emerald: "bg-emerald-500/10 text-emerald-400 border-emerald-500/20",
+  fuchsia: "bg-fuchsia-500/10 text-fuchsia-400 border-fuchsia-500/20",
+  slate:   "bg-slate-500/10 text-slate-400 border-slate-500/20",
+}
+
+// Returns item.label if set, otherwise the human-friendly label from meta
+export function getWorkflowDisplayName(item: {
+  label?: string
+  source_type: RadarSourceType | JanitorSourceType
+}): string {
+  return item.label ?? WORKFLOW_TYPE_META[item.source_type]?.label ?? item.source_type
+}
diff --git a/src/components/layout/workflows-panel.tsx b/src/components/layout/workflows-panel.tsx
index d596639..1895bd0 100644
--- a/src/components/layout/workflows-panel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/layout/workflows-panel.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import { ScrollArea } from "@/components/ui/scroll-area"
 import { getWorkflowMarketplace, type WorkflowMarketplaceItem, type CronKind } from "@/lib/graph-api"
 import { isMocksEnabled, MOCK_WORKFLOW_MARKETPLACE } from "@/lib/mock-data"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+import {
+  WORKFLOW_TYPE_META,
+  TONE_CLASSES,
+  getWorkflowDisplayName,
+} from "./workflow-card-meta"
 
 type FilterKind = "all" | CronKind
 
@@ -26,33 +31,49 @@ function kindBadgeClass(kind: CronKind): string {
 }
 
 function WorkflowCard({ item }: { item: WorkflowMarketplaceItem }) {
-  const label = item.label || item.source_type
+  const meta = WORKFLOW_TYPE_META[item.source_type]
+  const Icon = meta?.icon ?? Cpu
+  const tone = meta?.tone ?? "slate"
+  const displayName = getWorkflowDisplayName(item)
+
   return (
-    <div className="flex items-center gap-3 rounded-md border border-border/50 bg-muted/20 px-3 py-2.5 hover:bg-muted/30 transition-colors">
-      <span
+    <div className="rounded-xl border border-border/60 bg-card/40 px-3 py-3 hover:bg-card/60 hover:border-border transition-colors flex items-center gap-3">
+      {/* Tinted icon tile */}
+      <div
         className={cn(
-          "h-2 w-2 shrink-0 rounded-full",
-          item.enabled
-            ? "bg-emerald-400 shadow-[0_0_6px_theme(colors.emerald.400)]"
-            : "bg-muted-foreground/30"
+          "h-10 w-10 shrink-0 rounded-lg flex items-center justify-center border",
+          TONE_CLASSES[tone]
         )}
-        aria-label={item.enabled ? "Enabled" : "Disabled"}
-        data-testid={item.enabled ? "dot-enabled" : "dot-disabled"}
-      />
+      >
+        <Icon className="h-4 w-4" data-testid={`workflow-icon-${item.source_type}`} />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Name — single source of truth, no duplicate sub-text */}
       <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground truncate">{label}</p>
-        <p className="text-[10px] font-mono text-muted-foreground/70 mt-0.5 truncate">
-          {item.source_type}
-        </p>
+        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground truncate">{displayName}</p>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* Kind chip + enabled dot */}
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 shrink-0">
+        <span
+          className={cn(
+            "rounded-full px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-mono font-medium",
+            kindBadgeClass(item.kind)
+          )}
+        >
+          {kindBadgeLabel(item.kind)}
+        </span>
+        <span
+          className={cn(
+            "h-2 w-2 rounded-full",
+            item.enabled
+              ? "bg-emerald-400 shadow-[0_0_6px_theme(colors.emerald.400)]"
+              : "bg-muted-foreground/30"
+          )}
+          aria-label={item.enabled ? "Enabled" : "Disabled"}
+          data-testid={item.enabled ? "dot-enabled" : "dot-disabled"}
+        />
       </div>
-      <span
-        className={cn(
-          "shrink-0 rounded-full px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-mono font-medium",
-          kindBadgeClass(item.kind)
-        )}
-      >
-        {kindBadgeLabel(item.kind)}
-      </span>
     </div>
   )
 }
@@ -144,7 +165,7 @@ export function WorkflowsPanel({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) {
             </p>
           </div>
         ) : (
-          <div className="py-2 px-3 flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+          <div className="py-2 px-3 flex flex-col gap-2">
             {filtered.map((item) => (
               <WorkflowCard key={item.ref_id} item={item} />
             ))}
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/workflows-panel.test.tsx b/src/lib/__tests__/workflows-panel.test.tsx
index f63a7b1..3fe52be 100644
--- a/src/lib/__tests__/workflows-panel.test.tsx
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/workflows-panel.test.tsx
@@ -71,12 +71,18 @@ describe("WorkflowsPanel", () => {
     render(<WorkflowsPanel onClose={() => {}} />)
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      // twitter_handle appears twice (label fallback + sub-text); ensure at least one exists
-      expect(screen.getAllByText("twitter_handle").length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      // twitter_handle has no label — humanized name "Twitter Handle" appears once
+      expect(screen.getByText("Twitter Handle")).toBeInTheDocument()
       expect(screen.getByText("YouTube Channel")).toBeInTheDocument()
       expect(screen.getByText("Deduplication")).toBeInTheDocument()
       expect(screen.getByText("Content Review")).toBeInTheDocument()
     })
+
+    // Icon tiles render with data-testid per source_type
+    expect(document.querySelector("[data-testid='workflow-icon-twitter_handle']")).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(document.querySelector("[data-testid='workflow-icon-youtube_channel']")).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(document.querySelector("[data-testid='workflow-icon-deduplication']")).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(document.querySelector("[data-testid='workflow-icon-content_review']")).toBeTruthy()
   })
 
   it("falls back to source_type when label is absent", async () => {
@@ -86,8 +92,9 @@ describe("WorkflowsPanel", () => {
     render(<WorkflowsPanel onClose={() => {}} />)
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      // rc-twitter has no label — source_type is rendered as both primary text and sub-text
-      expect(screen.getAllByText("twitter_handle").length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      // rc-twitter has no label — humanized display name shown once, raw source_type not visible
+      expect(screen.getByText("Twitter Handle")).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(screen.queryByText("twitter_handle")).not.toBeInTheDocument()
     })
   })
 
@@ -123,8 +130,8 @@ describe("WorkflowsPanel", () => {
 
     await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Ingestion" }))
 
-    // Source items should be visible (twitter_handle may appear twice as label+sub-text)
-    expect(screen.getAllByText("twitter_handle").length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    // Source items should be visible
+    expect(screen.getByText("Twitter Handle")).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByText("YouTube Channel")).toBeInTheDocument()
     // Janitor items should not be visible
     expect(screen.queryByText("Deduplication")).not.toBeInTheDocument()
@@ -144,7 +151,7 @@ describe("WorkflowsPanel", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("Deduplication")).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByText("Content Review")).toBeInTheDocument()
     // Source items should not be visible
-    expect(screen.queryByText("twitter_handle")).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Twitter Handle")).not.toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.queryByText("YouTube Channel")).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
@@ -159,7 +166,7 @@ describe("WorkflowsPanel", () => {
     await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Janitor" }))
     await userEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "All" }))
 
-    expect(screen.getAllByText("twitter_handle").length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    expect(screen.getByText("Twitter Handle")).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(screen.getByText("Deduplication")).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
@@ -184,8 +191,9 @@ describe("WorkflowsPanel", () => {
     render(<WorkflowsPanel onClose={() => {}} />)
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      // MOCK_ITEMS has twitter_handle (no label) — appears as both primary text and sub-text
-      expect(screen.getAllByText("twitter_handle").length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+      // twitter_handle item has no label — humanized name shown once
+      expect(screen.getByText("Twitter Handle")).toBeInTheDocument()
+      expect(screen.queryByText("twitter_handle")).not.toBeInTheDocument()
     })
   })
 })