diff --git a/plugins/host_agent/routes.py b/plugins/host_agent/routes.py
index a377f71..a52167e 100644
--- a/plugins/host_agent/routes.py
+++ b/plugins/host_agent/routes.py
@@ -341,7 +341,10 @@ async def _fleet_rows(session) -> list[dict]:
     )).scalars().all()
 
     latest: dict[str, dict[str, float]] = {}
+    root_disk: dict[str, float] = {}  # host_name → root (/) disk %
     for row in latest_rows:
+        if row.resource_name.endswith(":/") and row.metric_name == "disk_used_pct":
+            root_disk[row.resource_name[:-2]] = row.value
         if ":" in row.resource_name:
             continue
         latest.setdefault(row.resource_name, {})[row.metric_name] = row.value
@@ -362,7 +365,8 @@ async def _fleet_rows(session) -> list[dict]:
             "stale": stale,
             "cpu_pct": m.get("cpu_pct"),
             "mem_used_pct": m.get("mem_used_pct"),
-            "disk_worst": m.get("disk_used_pct_worst"),
+            "disk_worst": m.get("disk_used_pct_worst"),  # health dot only
+            "disk_root": root_disk.get(host.name),       # displayed at-a-glance
             "load_1m": m.get("load_1m"),
             "temp_max": m.get("temp_c_max"),
             "net_rx_bps": m.get("net_rx_bps"),
@@ -547,6 +551,9 @@ async def host_panel(host_id: str):
             AnsibleTarget.host_id == host_id))).scalar_one_or_none()
 
     hostlvl = latest.get(host.name, {})
+    # At-a-glance disk = the root filesystem (what people actually care about),
+    # not the "worst" mount which is opaque. Worst stays on the full-metrics page.
+    disk_root = (latest.get(host.name + ":/", {}) or {}).get("disk_used_pct")
     ls = reg.last_seen_at if reg else None
     # "Deployed" is gated on the agent actually checking in (last_seen_at), NOT on
     # the registration row — that row is minted before the playbook runs, so a
@@ -557,7 +564,8 @@ async def host_panel(host_id: str):
     ansible_cfg = current_app.config.get("ANSIBLE", {})
     return await render_template(
         "panel.html",
-        host=host, reg=reg, hostlvl=hostlvl, reporting=reporting, stale=stale, target=target,
+        host=host, reg=reg, hostlvl=hostlvl, disk_root=disk_root,
+        reporting=reporting, stale=stale, target=target,
         ansible_available=has_capability("ansible.run_playbook"),
         managed_key_set=bool((ansible_cfg.get("ssh_public_key") or "").strip()),
     )
diff --git a/plugins/host_agent/templates/panel.html b/plugins/host_agent/templates/panel.html
index 5279945..0c7d866 100644
--- a/plugins/host_agent/templates/panel.html
+++ b/plugins/host_agent/templates/panel.html
@@ -18,15 +18,18 @@
   <div style="display:flex;gap:2rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:0.9rem;">
     {% set cpu = hostlvl.get('cpu_pct') %}
     {% set mem = hostlvl.get('mem_used_pct') %}
-    {% set disk = hostlvl.get('disk_used_pct_worst') %}
     {% set load1 = hostlvl.get('load_1m') %}
-    <div><div style="font-size:0.72rem;color:var(--text-muted);text-transform:uppercase;">CPU</div>
+    <div title="Average CPU utilization across all cores">
+      <div style="font-size:0.72rem;color:var(--text-muted);text-transform:uppercase;">CPU</div>
       <div style="font-weight:600;">{{ '%.0f%%'|format(cpu) if cpu is not none else '—' }}</div></div>
-    <div><div style="font-size:0.72rem;color:var(--text-muted);text-transform:uppercase;">Memory</div>
+    <div title="RAM in use (total minus available; cache/buffers count as free)">
+      <div style="font-size:0.72rem;color:var(--text-muted);text-transform:uppercase;">Memory</div>
       <div style="font-weight:600;">{{ '%.0f%%'|format(mem) if mem is not none else '—' }}</div></div>
-    <div><div style="font-size:0.72rem;color:var(--text-muted);text-transform:uppercase;">Disk (worst)</div>
-      <div style="font-weight:600;">{{ '%.0f%%'|format(disk) if disk is not none else '—' }}</div></div>
-    <div><div style="font-size:0.72rem;color:var(--text-muted);text-transform:uppercase;">Load 1m</div>
+    <div title="Root filesystem (/) usage — see Full metrics for every mount">
+      <div style="font-size:0.72rem;color:var(--text-muted);text-transform:uppercase;">Disk /</div>
+      <div style="font-weight:600;">{{ '%.0f%%'|format(disk_root) if disk_root is not none else '—' }}</div></div>
+    <div title="System load average over 1 minute (runnable + waiting processes). Compare to CPU core count.">
+      <div style="font-size:0.72rem;color:var(--text-muted);text-transform:uppercase;">Load 1m</div>
       <div style="font-weight:600;">{{ '%.2f'|format(load1) if load1 is not none else '—' }}</div></div>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/plugins/host_agent/templates/widget_table.html b/plugins/host_agent/templates/widget_table.html
index c391b0c..1250740 100644
--- a/plugins/host_agent/templates/widget_table.html
+++ b/plugins/host_agent/templates/widget_table.html
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
       {% if r.mem_used_pct is not none %}
       <span title="Memory"><span style="color:var(--text-dim);">mem</span> {{ "%.0f"|format(r.mem_used_pct) }}%</span>
       {% endif %}
-      {% if r.disk_worst is not none %}
-      <span title="Worst disk mount"><span style="color:var(--text-dim);">disk</span> {{ "%.0f"|format(r.disk_worst) }}%</span>
+      {% if r.disk_root is not none %}
+      <span title="Root filesystem (/) usage"><span style="color:var(--text-dim);">disk /</span> {{ "%.0f"|format(r.disk_root) }}%</span>
       {% endif %}
       {% if r.load_1m is not none %}
       <span title="Load average 1m"><span style="color:var(--text-dim);">load</span> {{ "%.2f"|format(r.load_1m) }}</span>