diff --git a/src/repo_registry/web_ui/views.py b/src/repo_registry/web_ui/views.py
index 21275ec..c2cdaa1 100644
--- a/src/repo_registry/web_ui/views.py
+++ b/src/repo_registry/web_ui/views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from dataclasses import asdict
 from html import escape
 from pathlib import Path
-from urllib.parse import quote_plus
+from urllib.parse import quote_plus, urlparse
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Form, HTTPException, Query
 from fastapi.responses import HTMLResponse, PlainTextResponse, RedirectResponse
@@ -17,6 +17,25 @@ router = APIRouter(include_in_schema=False)
 APP_NAME = "Repository Scoping"
 
 
+def repository_directory_name(url: str, fallback: str) -> str:
+    parsed = urlparse(url)
+    path = parsed.path if parsed.scheme or parsed.netloc else url
+    normalized = path.replace("\\", "/").rstrip("/")
+    name = normalized.rsplit("/", 1)[-1] if normalized else ""
+    if name.endswith(".git"):
+        name = name[:-4]
+    return name or fallback
+
+
+def repository_display_name(repository) -> str:
+    return repository_directory_name(repository.url, repository.name)
+
+
+def repository_dict_display_name(repository: dict) -> str:
+    fallback = str(repository.get("name") or repository.get("repository_name") or "")
+    return repository_directory_name(str(repository.get("url") or ""), fallback)
+
+
 def page(
     title: str,
     body: str,
@@ -238,7 +257,7 @@ def render_repository_index(
     rows = "\n".join(
         f"""
         <tr>
-          <td><a href="/ui/repos/{repo.id}">{escape(repo.name)}</a></td>
+          <td><a href="/ui/repos/{repo.id}">{escape(repository_display_name(repo))}</a></td>
           <td><span class="pill">{escape(repo.status)}</span></td>
           <td class="source">{escape(repo.branch)}</td>
           <td class="source">{escape(repo.url)}</td>
@@ -260,6 +279,15 @@ def render_repository_index(
     <h1>Repositories</h1>
     {error}
     <div class="grid">
+      <section class="panel">
+        <div class="actions">
+          <h2 style="margin-right:auto">Registry</h2>
+        </div>
+        <table>
+          <thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Status</th><th>Branch</th><th>Source</th></tr></thead>
+          <tbody>{rows or '<tr><td colspan="4" class="muted">No repositories yet.</td></tr>'}</tbody>
+        </table>
+      </section>
       <section class="panel">
         <h2>Register Repository</h2>
         <form class="stack" method="post" action="/ui/repos">
@@ -276,16 +304,6 @@ def render_repository_index(
           </div>
         </form>
       </section>
-      <section class="panel">
-        <div class="actions">
-          <h2 style="margin-right:auto">Registry</h2>
-          <a class="button secondary" href="/ui/discovery">Discovery</a>
-        </div>
-        <table>
-          <thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Status</th><th>Branch</th><th>Source</th></tr></thead>
-          <tbody>{rows or '<tr><td colspan="4" class="muted">No repositories yet.</td></tr>'}</tbody>
-        </table>
-      </section>
     </div>
     """
     response = page("Repositories", body)
@@ -323,6 +341,7 @@ def repository_scope_document(
     service: RegistryService = Depends(get_service),
 ) -> HTMLResponse:
     repository = service.get_repository(repository_id)
+    display_name = repository_display_name(repository)
     checkout = service.ingestion.cached_checkout(repository.url)
     if checkout is None:
         rendered = (
@@ -342,14 +361,14 @@ def repository_scope_document(
     body = f"""
     <h1>SCOPE.md</h1>
     <section class="panel stack">
-      <p class="muted">Canonical scope summary for the {escape(repository.name)} repository.</p>
+      <p class="muted">Canonical scope summary for the {escape(display_name)} repository.</p>
       {rendered}
     </section>
     """
     return page(
         "SCOPE.md",
         body,
-        selected_repository=repository.name,
+        selected_repository=display_name,
         selected_repository_id=repository.id,
     )
 
@@ -721,6 +740,7 @@ def repository_detail(
         repository = service.get_repository(repository_id)
     except NotFoundError as exc:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+    display_name = repository_display_name(repository)
     runs = service.list_analysis_runs(repository_id)
     ability_map = service.ability_map(repository_id)
     latest_candidate = latest_completed_candidate_graph(
@@ -746,7 +766,7 @@ def repository_detail(
     )
     body = f"""
     <div class="actions">
-      <h1 style="margin-right:auto">{escape(repository.name)}</h1>
+      <h1 style="margin-right:auto">{escape(display_name)}</h1>
       <a class="button secondary" href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}/export">Export</a>
       <a class="button secondary" href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}/scope">SCOPE</a>
       <a class="button secondary" href="/ui">Back</a>
@@ -889,9 +909,9 @@ def repository_detail(
     </section>
     """
     return page(
-        repository.name,
+        display_name,
         body,
-        selected_repository=repository.name,
+        selected_repository=display_name,
         selected_repository_id=repository.id,
     )
 
@@ -1254,6 +1274,7 @@ def analysis_run_detail(
     service: RegistryService = Depends(get_service),
 ) -> HTMLResponse:
     repository = service.get_repository(repository_id)
+    display_name = repository_display_name(repository)
     candidate_graph = service.candidate_graph(repository_id, analysis_run_id)
     candidate_graph_data = asdict(candidate_graph)
     facts = service.list_observed_facts(repository_id, analysis_run_id)
@@ -1273,7 +1294,7 @@ def analysis_run_detail(
     )
     body = f"""
     <div class="actions">
-      <h1 style="margin-right:auto">{escape(repository.name)} · Run #{analysis_run_id}</h1>
+      <h1 style="margin-right:auto">{escape(display_name)} · Run #{analysis_run_id}</h1>
       {render_run_detail_compare_link(repository_id, analysis_run_id, service.list_analysis_runs(repository_id))}
       <a class="button secondary" href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}">Repository</a>
     </div>
@@ -1346,9 +1367,9 @@ def analysis_run_detail(
     </section>
     """
     return page(
-        f"{repository.name} Run {analysis_run_id}",
+        f"{display_name} Run {analysis_run_id}",
         body,
-        selected_repository=repository.name,
+        selected_repository=display_name,
         selected_repository_id=repository.id,
     )
 
@@ -1411,9 +1432,10 @@ def repository_element_listing(
     service: RegistryService = Depends(get_service),
 ) -> HTMLResponse:
     repository = service.get_repository(repository_id)
+    display_name = repository_display_name(repository)
     if scope in {"approved", "candidate"} and not entry_filter:
         entry_filter = scope
-    title = element_listing_title(repository.name, scope, type)
+    title = element_listing_title(display_name, scope, type)
     if scope in {"all", "approved", "candidate"}:
         elements = graph_element_rows(
             asdict(service.ability_map(repository_id)),
@@ -1519,7 +1541,7 @@ def repository_element_listing(
     return page(
         title,
         body,
-        selected_repository=repository.name,
+        selected_repository=display_name,
         selected_repository_id=repository.id,
     )
 
@@ -1539,9 +1561,10 @@ def analysis_run_diff_detail(
         )
     except NotFoundError as exc:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=str(exc)) from exc
+    display_name = repository_display_name(diff.repository)
     body = f"""
     <div class="actions">
-      <h1 style="margin-right:auto">{escape(diff.repository.name)} · Change Review</h1>
+      <h1 style="margin-right:auto">{escape(display_name)} · Change Review</h1>
       <a class="button secondary" href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}/analysis-runs/{target_analysis_run_id}">Target Run</a>
       <a class="button secondary" href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}">Repository</a>
     </div>
@@ -1575,9 +1598,9 @@ def analysis_run_diff_detail(
     </div>
     """
     return page(
-        f"{diff.repository.name} Change Review",
+        f"{display_name} Change Review",
         body,
-        selected_repository=diff.repository.name,
+        selected_repository=display_name,
         selected_repository_id=diff.repository.id,
     )
 
@@ -2147,7 +2170,7 @@ def render_repository_checkbox_list(
             <label>
               <span>
                 <input style="width:auto" type="checkbox" name="repository_ids" value="{repository.id}"{disabled}>
-                {escape(repository.name)}
+                {escape(repository_display_name(repository))}
               </span>
               <span class="muted">{escape(status)}</span>
             </label>
@@ -2162,7 +2185,7 @@ def render_compared_repositories(repositories: list[dict]) -> str:
     rows = "\n".join(
         f"""
         <tr>
-          <td><a href="/ui/repos/{repository['id']}">{escape(repository['name'])}</a></td>
+          <td><a href="/ui/repos/{repository['id']}">{escape(repository_dict_display_name(repository))}</a></td>
           <td><span class="pill">{escape(repository['status'])}</span></td>
           <td class="source">{escape(repository['branch'])}</td>
         </tr>
diff --git a/tests/test_web_api.py b/tests/test_web_api.py
index 2bf502d..dafc8fd 100644
--- a/tests/test_web_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_web_api.py
@@ -323,6 +323,43 @@ def test_ui_uses_repository_scoping_brand():
     assert "Repository Ability Registry" not in response.text
 
 
+def test_ui_homepage_registry_panel_uses_directory_identifier_and_left_column(tmp_path):
+    source = tmp_path / "short-dir"
+    source.mkdir()
+    (source / "README.md").write_text("# Short Dir\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    def override_settings():
+        return Settings(
+            database_path=str(tmp_path / "ui-home.sqlite3"),
+            checkout_root=str(tmp_path / "ui-home-checkouts"),
+        )
+
+    app.dependency_overrides[get_settings] = override_settings
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    try:
+        response = client.post(
+            "/repos",
+            json={
+                "name": "Very Long Marketing Project Name",
+                "url": str(source),
+            },
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == 201
+
+        homepage = client.get("/ui")
+
+        assert homepage.status_code == 200
+        assert homepage.text.index(">Registry<") < homepage.text.index(">Register Repository<")
+        registry_panel = homepage.text[
+            homepage.text.index(">Registry<") : homepage.text.index(">Register Repository<")
+        ]
+        assert "short-dir" in registry_panel
+        assert "Very Long Marketing Project Name" not in registry_panel
+        assert "Discovery" not in registry_panel
+    finally:
+        app.dependency_overrides.clear()
+
+
 def test_ui_scope_page_presents_scope_md():
     client = TestClient(app)
 
@@ -1281,10 +1318,10 @@ def test_ui_register_analyze_and_approve_loop(tmp_path):
         repo_scope_response = client.get(f"/ui/repos/{repository_id}/scope")
         assert repo_scope_response.status_code == 200
         assert (
-            f'<a class="header-context" href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}">UI Repo</a>'
+            f'<a class="header-context" href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}">repo</a>'
             in repo_scope_response.text
         )
-        assert "Canonical scope summary for the UI Repo repository." in repo_scope_response.text
+        assert "Canonical scope summary for the repo repository." in repo_scope_response.text
         assert "UI Repo owns the status reporting scope." in repo_scope_response.text
 
         edit_repository_response = client.post(
@@ -1378,7 +1415,7 @@ def test_ui_register_analyze_and_approve_loop(tmp_path):
         approved_detail = client.get(approve_response.headers["location"])
         assert approved_detail.status_code == 200
         assert (
-            f'<a class="header-context" href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}">UI Repo Edited</a>'
+            f'<a class="header-context" href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}">repo</a>'
             in approved_detail.text
         )
         assert "Approved Characteristics" in approved_detail.text
@@ -1409,7 +1446,7 @@ def test_ui_register_analyze_and_approve_loop(tmp_path):
         )
         assert scope_listing.status_code == 200
         assert (
-            f'<a class="header-context" href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}">UI Repo Edited</a>'
+            f'<a class="header-context" href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}">repo</a>'
             in scope_listing.text
         )
         assert f'<a href="/ui/repos/{repository_id}">UI Repo</a>' in scope_listing.text
@@ -2362,7 +2399,7 @@ def test_ui_discovery_compare_gap_and_export(tmp_path):
         assert discovery.status_code == 200
         assert "Compare Repositories" in discovery.text
         assert "Capability Gap Report" in discovery.text
-        assert "EmptyProfile" in discovery.text
+        assert "empty-profile-ui" in discovery.text
         assert "No approved profile" in discovery.text
 
         comparison = client.get(