diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Recipes.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Recipes.jsx
index af5448b7..6a024433 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Recipes.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Recipes.jsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 
 import { Drawer } from '../components/ds';
 import EmptyState from '../components/EmptyState';
+import SectionIntro from '../components/SectionIntro';
 import FormField from '../components/FormField';
 import { runRecipe, useRecipeCatalog } from '../hooks/useRecipeCatalog';
 import { useToast } from '../contexts/useToast.js';
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ function RecipeIcon({ icon }) {
     return <Icon size={17} />;
 }
 
-const GB = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
+const MB = 1024 * 1024;
+const GB = 1024 * MB;
 
 function preflight(requirements, server) {
     if (!server || !requirements) return [];
@@ -52,9 +54,9 @@ function preflight(requirements, server) {
     if (requirements.memoryMB) {
         rows.push({
             key: 'mem',
-            need: formatBytes(requirements.memoryMB * GB, { decimals: 0 }),
+            need: formatBytes(requirements.memoryMB * MB, { decimals: 0 }),
             have: formatBytes(server.total_memory, { decimals: 0 }),
-            ok: !!server.total_memory && server.total_memory >= requirements.memoryMB * GB,
+            ok: !!server.total_memory && server.total_memory >= requirements.memoryMB * MB,
         });
     }
     if (requirements.diskGB) {
@@ -143,11 +145,21 @@ export default function Recipes() {
     };
 
     return (
-        <div className="recipes-page">
+        <div className="sk-tabgroup__inner recipes-page">
             <div className="recipes-page__head">
-                <p className="recipes-page__lede">
-                    {t('app.recipes.lede', 'Ready-to-go installers that run as real operations: probe, derive, apply, verify. Secrets are asked for mid-run and kept in the vault.')}
-                </p>
+                <SectionIntro
+                    className="recipes-page__intro"
+                    icon={<ChefHat />}
+                    info={t('app.recipes.lede', 'Ready-to-go installers that run as real operations: probe, derive, apply, verify. Secrets are asked for mid-run and kept in the vault.')}
+                    steps={[
+                        { icon: <Search />, label: t('app.recipes.stepProbe', 'Probe'), info: t('app.recipes.stepProbeInfo', 'Check the target server meets the requirements.') },
+                        { icon: <Play />, label: t('app.recipes.stepApply', 'Apply'), info: t('app.recipes.stepApplyInfo', 'Derive settings and run the install as a real operation.') },
+                        { icon: <Lock />, label: t('app.recipes.stepSecrets', 'Secrets'), info: t('app.recipes.stepSecretsInfo', 'Secrets are asked for mid-run and kept in the vault.') },
+                        { icon: <Check />, label: t('app.recipes.stepVerify', 'Verify'), info: t('app.recipes.stepVerifyInfo', 'Confirm the service came up healthy.') },
+                    ]}
+                >
+                    {t('app.recipes.headerLine', 'One-click installers')}
+                </SectionIntro>
                 <label className="recipes-page__search">
                     <Search size={14} />
                     <input
@@ -165,7 +177,8 @@ export default function Recipes() {
                         <SharedButton variant="unstyled"
                             key={cat}
                             type="button"
-                            className={`sk-pill${category === cat ? ' is-active' : ''}`}
+                            className={`recipes-page__cat${category === cat ? ' is-active' : ''}`}
+                            aria-pressed={category === cat}
                             onClick={() => setCategory(cat)}
                         >
                             {cat === 'all' ? t('common.labels.all', 'All') : cat}
@@ -214,7 +227,7 @@ export default function Recipes() {
                                     {(recipe.requirements?.cpuCores)
                                         && <span>{recipe.requirements.cpuCores} vCPU</span>}
                                     {(recipe.requirements?.memoryMB)
-                                        && <span>{formatBytes(recipe.requirements.memoryMB * GB, { decimals: 0 })}</span>}
+                                        && <span>{formatBytes(recipe.requirements.memoryMB * MB, { decimals: 0 })}</span>}
                                     {(recipe.requirements?.diskGB)
                                         && <span>{formatBytes(recipe.requirements.diskGB * GB, { decimals: 0 })}</span>}
                                     {(recipe.requirements?.igpu && recipe.requirements.igpu !== 'none')
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/pages/_recipes.scss b/frontend/src/styles/pages/_recipes.scss
index b978a35f..5755acca 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/pages/_recipes.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/pages/_recipes.scss
@@ -5,29 +5,25 @@
 
     &__head {
         display: flex;
-        align-items: flex-end;
-        gap: $spacing-lg;
+        flex-direction: column;
+        gap: $spacing-md;
         margin-bottom: $spacing-md;
     }
 
-    &__lede {
+    &__intro {
         flex: 1;
         min-width: 0;
-        margin: 0;
-        color: var(--text-secondary);
-        font-size: $text-sm;
-        line-height: 1.55;
-        max-width: 640px;
     }
 
     &__search {
         display: flex;
         align-items: center;
         gap: $space-2;
-        width: 260px;
+        width: 100%;
+        max-width: 360px;
         height: $control-md;
         padding: 0 $space-3;
-        border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+        border: 1px solid var(--border-default);
         border-radius: $radius-control;
         background: var(--bg-card);
         color: var(--text-tertiary);
@@ -48,16 +44,27 @@
         flex-wrap: wrap;
         gap: $space-2;
         margin-bottom: $spacing-md;
+    }
 
-        .sk-pill {
-            cursor: pointer;
-            opacity: 0.72;
+    &__cat {
+        display: inline-flex;
+        align-items: center;
+        min-height: $control-sm;
+        padding: 0 $space-3;
+        border: 1px solid var(--border-default);
+        border-radius: $radius-full;
+        background: var(--bg-card);
+        color: var(--text-secondary);
+        font-size: $text-sm;
+        font-weight: $font-weight-medium;
+        cursor: pointer;
 
-            &.is-active {
-                opacity: 1;
-                border-color: var(--primary-color);
-                color: var(--primary-color);
-            }
+        &:hover { color: var(--text-primary); }
+
+        &.is-active {
+            border-color: var(--accent);
+            background: var(--accent-bg);
+            color: var(--accent);
         }
     }
 
@@ -87,7 +94,7 @@
     flex-direction: column;
     gap: $space-3;
     padding: $spacing-md;
-    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-default);
     border-radius: $radius-card;
     background: var(--bg-card);
 
@@ -105,8 +112,8 @@
         height: 34px; // geometry: icon tile
         flex-shrink: 0;
         border-radius: $radius-control;
-        background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary-color) 12%, transparent);
-        color: var(--primary-color);
+        background: var(--accent-bg);
+        color: var(--accent);
     }
 
     &__id {
@@ -152,7 +159,7 @@
         span {
             padding: $space-hair $space-2;
             border-radius: $radius-badge;
-            border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+            border: 1px solid var(--border-default);
             font-size: $text-xs;
             color: var(--text-tertiary);
 
@@ -201,7 +208,7 @@
         width: 100%;
         height: $control-md;
         padding: 0 $space-3;
-        border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+        border: 1px solid var(--border-default);
         border-radius: $radius-control;
         background: var(--bg-input, var(--bg-card));
         color: var(--text-primary);
@@ -220,7 +227,7 @@
         width: 100%;
         padding: $space-3 $space-3;
         border: none;
-        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-default);
         background: transparent;
         color: var(--text-primary);
         cursor: pointer;
@@ -231,9 +238,9 @@
         &:hover { background: var(--bg-hover, rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.06)); }
 
         &.is-on {
-            background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary-color) 8%, transparent);
+            background: var(--accent-bg);
 
-            svg { color: var(--primary-color); }
+            svg { color: var(--accent); }
         }
     }
 
@@ -242,11 +249,11 @@
         height: 14px;
         flex-shrink: 0;
         border-radius: 50%;
-        border: 1.5px solid var(--border-color);
+        border: 1.5px solid var(--border-default);
 
         .is-on & {
-            border-color: var(--primary-color);
-            box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3.5px var(--primary-color); // geometry: draws the radio's inner dot
+            border-color: var(--accent);
+            box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 3.5px var(--accent); // geometry: draws the radio's inner dot
         }
     }
 
@@ -298,7 +305,7 @@
     align-items: center;
     gap: $space-2;
     padding: $space-2 $space-3;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-default);
     font-size: $text-sm;
 
     &:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
@@ -325,7 +332,7 @@
     align-items: center;
     gap: $space-2;
     padding: $space-2 $space-3;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-default);
     font-size: $text-sm;
 
     &:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
@@ -336,6 +343,6 @@
 
     &__url {
         font-size: $text-xs;
-        color: var(--primary-color);
+        color: var(--accent);
     }
 }