diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index e8df0028..a2114d4b 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ function fetchEngineIcon(host) {
     fs.writeFileSync(f + ".tmp", got.buf); fs.renameSync(f + ".tmp", f);
     iconFetches.delete(host);
     emitEngines(); // the toolbar and the picker repaint with the real icon
+    // The sidebar-strip LLM button and the picker overlay also read engine
+    // favicons; without this they stay on the sym emoji until some other
+    // state change re-emits the quicklinks payload.
+    try { emitQuickLinksState(); } catch {}
     return f;
   })();
   iconFetches.set(host, p);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19b1d764..272d4015 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "theseus-navigator",
-  "version": "0.3.114",
+  "version": "0.3.115",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
   "description": "Theseus Navigator — a browser that follows the thread. By Silent Mode, a Deviant project.",
   "author": "Silent Mode",
diff --git a/quicklinks.html b/quicklinks.html
index f834d45a..89ec4453 100644
--- a/quicklinks.html
+++ b/quicklinks.html
@@ -54,10 +54,15 @@
   .llm.on { background: var(--acid-tint); box-shadow: inset 2px 0 0 var(--acid); color: var(--ink); }
   .llm .glyph { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; }
   .llm img { width: 18px; height: 18px; display: block; }
-  .llm .chev { position: absolute; right: 1px; bottom: 1px; width: 10px; height: 10px;
-    display: grid; place-items: center; color: var(--mut); background: var(--bg);
-    border: 1px solid var(--line2); border-radius: 3px; font-size: 7px; line-height: 1; padding: 0; cursor: pointer; }
-  .llm .chev:hover { color: var(--ink); }
+  /* Chevron is the discoverable "pick AI" affordance — kept small so it
+     doesn't crowd the AI icon, but with the acid accent so it reads at
+     a glance and a bigger hit target through padding. */
+  .llm .chev { position: absolute; right: -2px; bottom: -2px; width: 14px; height: 14px;
+    display: grid; place-items: center; color: var(--bg); background: var(--acid);
+    border: 2px solid var(--bg); border-radius: 50%; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 800;
+    line-height: 1; padding: 0; cursor: pointer; box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
+  .llm .chev:hover { background: #fff; }
+  .llm .chev:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--acid); outline-offset: 2px; }
 </style></head>
 <body>
 <div class="strip">