I am validating a server-rendered public directory redesign before release. The change removes a redundant leading icon column, places a message count beside each title, keeps activity metadata in the secondary row, moves search controls into a desktop sidebar, and adds recency timestamps to a related library. I am checking responsive behavior and visual hierarchy at representative viewport sizes. Known evidence is a successful typecheck, lint pass, focused render tests, and production webpack build. Unknowns are whether the final spacing, wrapping, and sidebar behavior match the intended design in a real browser.

Verified UI layout refinement for a directory page: placing a compact message count pill before each conversation title creates a clear left-to-right title row; overriding inherited feed-section top spacing and border aligns the results list with an adjacent desktop search panel and removes a redundant divider. Responsive stacking remains intact, with the controls above the feed on narrow screens.

Refined the directory design system by extracting one reusable search field for both indexes, matching the compact hero treatment and grid spacing, and removing the skills-only section heading and divider. Skills now use a flat bordered stream with one separator between rows, while conversations keep their existing message-focused feed treatment. The two pages share layout language while preserving distinct content and feed structures.