diff --git a/web/components/app-sidebar.tsx b/web/components/app-sidebar.tsx
index aeecaf5..c425cf1 100644
--- a/web/components/app-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/web/components/app-sidebar.tsx
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ export function AppSidebar({ ...props }: ComponentProps<typeof Sidebar>) {
             <WorkspaceSwitcher
               currentWorkspace="dashboard"
               variant="sidebar"
-              trigger={
-                <SidebarMenuButton
-                  size="lg"
-                  className="data-[slot=sidebar-menu-button]:p-1.5!"
-                />
-              }
             />
           </SidebarMenuItem>
         </SidebarMenu>
diff --git a/web/components/workspace-switcher.test.mjs b/web/components/workspace-switcher.test.mjs
index 4645779..7fedc82 100644
--- a/web/components/workspace-switcher.test.mjs
+++ b/web/components/workspace-switcher.test.mjs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { describe, it } from "node:test";
 
 const source = await readFile(new URL("./workspace-switcher.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const appSidebarSource = await readFile(new URL("./app-sidebar.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
 
 describe("workspace switcher config", () => {
   it("contains dashboard and workbench destinations", async () => {
@@ -25,8 +26,14 @@ it("does not auto-open the rail menu from focus or hover events", async () => {
 it("centers the dashboard switcher logo and shows a collapsed switch indicator", async () => {
   assert.match(source, /variant === "sidebar" &&[\s\S]*group-data-\[collapsible=icon\]:p-0!/);
   assert.match(source, /variant === "sidebar" &&[\s\S]*group-data-\[collapsible=icon\]:justify-center/);
+  assert.match(appSidebarSource, /className="relative data-\[slot=sidebar-menu-button\]:p-1\.5! group-data-\[collapsible=icon\]:justify-center group-data-\[collapsible=icon\]:p-0!"/);
   assert.match(source, /const switchIndicatorClassName =\s*"absolute bottom-0\.5 right-0\.5 size-2\.5/);
   assert.match(source, /variant === "rail" \? \([\s\S]*<ChevronsUpDownIcon className=\{switchIndicatorClassName\} \/>/);
   assert.match(source, /className=\{cn\(switchIndicatorClassName, "hidden group-data-\[collapsible=icon\]:block"\)\}/);
 });
+
+it("uses the same compact trigger footprint for dashboard collapsed and workbench rail switchers", async () => {
+  assert.match(source, /variant === "rail" &&\s*"relative size-8 rounded-md/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(source, /variant === "rail" &&\s*"relative size-11/);
+});
 });
diff --git a/web/components/workspace-switcher.tsx b/web/components/workspace-switcher.tsx
index d283040..c06b2ea 100644
--- a/web/components/workspace-switcher.tsx
+++ b/web/components/workspace-switcher.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function WorkspaceSwitcher({
     variant === "sidebar" &&
       "relative data-[slot=sidebar-menu-button]:p-1.5! group-data-[collapsible=icon]:justify-center group-data-[collapsible=icon]:p-0! group-data-[collapsible=icon]:data-[slot=sidebar-menu-button]:p-0!",
     variant === "rail" &&
-      "relative size-11 rounded-lg border-0 bg-transparent p-0 shadow-none hover:bg-sidebar-accent",
+      "relative size-8 rounded-md border-0 bg-transparent p-0 shadow-none hover:bg-sidebar-accent",
     className
   )
   const triggerContent =