diff --git a/tui/tui.go b/tui/tui.go
index 0fce5b7..9479252 100644
--- a/tui/tui.go
+++ b/tui/tui.go
@@ -2210,15 +2210,15 @@ func (m *model) keepMenuVisible() {
 }
 
 func footerControls(width int) string {
-	full := "Tab focus  click select  header sort  right-click menu  a actions  o open  c copy  s sort  m members  v group  d detail  l layout  r refresh  wheel scroll  / filter  # jump  ? help  q quit"
+	full := "Tab focus  click select  right-click menu  a actions  header sort  wheel scroll  / filter  # jump  o open  c copy  s sort  m members  v group  d detail  r refresh  l layout  ? help  q quit"
 	if lipgloss.Width(full) <= maxInt(1, width-2) {
 		return full
 	}
-	compact := "Tab focus  click select  right-click menu  a actions  o open  c copy  s sort  m members  v group  d detail  l layout  r refresh  / filter  # jump  ? help  q quit"
+	compact := "Tab focus  click select  right-click menu  a actions  wheel scroll  / filter  # jump  r refresh  ? help  q quit"
 	if lipgloss.Width(compact) <= maxInt(1, width-2) {
 		return compact
 	}
-	return "Tab panes click menu a actions o open c copy s sort m members v group d detail l layout r refresh / filter # jump ? help q quit"
+	return "Tab focus click right-click menu a actions / filter # jump ? help q quit"
 }
 
 func (m model) footerLocation() string {
diff --git a/tui/tui_test.go b/tui/tui_test.go
index c1946fd..b35ff68 100644
--- a/tui/tui_test.go
+++ b/tui/tui_test.go
@@ -647,11 +647,32 @@ func TestDetailModeToggleStartsFullLikeGitcrawl(t *testing.T) {
 	if !strings.Contains(full, "Properties") || !strings.Contains(full, "IDs") {
 		t.Fatalf("full detail should include metadata sections:\n%s", full)
 	}
+	m.width = 190
 	if !strings.Contains(stripANSI(m.View()), "d detail") {
 		t.Fatalf("footer should expose detail toggle:\n%s", stripANSI(m.View()))
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFooterControlsPrioritizeGitcrawlMuscleMemory(t *testing.T) {
+	full := footerControls(190)
+	for _, want := range []string{"right-click menu", "a actions", "header sort", "wheel scroll", "/ filter", "# jump", "r refresh", "d detail"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(full, want) {
+			t.Fatalf("wide footer missing %q:\n%s", want, full)
+		}
+	}
+	compact := footerControls(122)
+	for _, want := range []string{"right-click menu", "a actions", "wheel scroll", "/ filter", "# jump", "r refresh", "? help", "q quit"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(compact, want) {
+			t.Fatalf("compact footer missing %q:\n%s", want, compact)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, noisy := range []string{"o open", "c copy", "v group", "l layout"} {
+		if strings.Contains(compact, noisy) {
+			t.Fatalf("compact footer should match gitcrawl priority before app extras %q:\n%s", noisy, compact)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestChatMembersDefaultToNewestFirstLikeGitcrawl(t *testing.T) {
 	m := newModel(Options{
 		Title:  "slacrawl archive",