diff --git a/mac/Sources/Byre/Workflow.swift b/mac/Sources/Byre/Workflow.swift
index 2886b94..c744a2e 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/Byre/Workflow.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/Byre/Workflow.swift
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ private func stageLabel(_ s: RunStage) -> String {
     return "waiting to start"
 }
 
+@MainActor
+private func taskLink(_ taskId: String, _ label: String, bold: Bool = false) -> AttributedString {
+    var a = AttributedString(label)
+    a.link = AppLink.task(taskId)
+    a.foregroundColor = Palette.accent
+    a.font = Fonts.font(13, weight: bold ? 700 : 400)
+    return a
+}
+
 private func stateColor(_ state: String) -> Color {
     switch state {
     case "running": Palette.accent
@@ -195,20 +204,37 @@ private struct StageCard: View {
     let stage: RunStage
 
     var body: some View {
+        let only = stage.attempts.count == 1 ? stage.attempts[0] : nil
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
             HStack(alignment: .firstTextBaseline, spacing: 10) {
-                Text(stage.name).font(Fonts.font(13, weight: 700))
+                if let only {
+                    Text(taskLink(only.taskId, stage.name, bold: true))
+                } else {
+                    Text(stage.name).font(Fonts.font(13, weight: 700))
+                }
                 Text(stageLabel(stage))
                     .font(Fonts.font(11))
                     .foregroundStyle(stateColor(stage.state.rawValue))
+                if only?.discarding == true {
+                    Text("discarding…").font(Fonts.font(11)).foregroundStyle(Palette.muted)
+                }
             }
-            Text(stage.after.isEmpty ? "starts from the brief" : "after \(stage.after.map { "“\($0)”" }.joined(separator: ", "))")
-                .font(Fonts.font(11))
-                .foregroundStyle(Palette.muted)
-            if !stage.attempts.isEmpty {
+            if let only, only.title.caseInsensitiveCompare(stage.name) != .orderedSame {
+                Text("task “\(only.title)”")
+                    .font(Fonts.font(11))
+                    .foregroundStyle(Palette.muted)
+            }
+            if !stage.after.isEmpty {
+                Text("after \(stage.after.map { "“\($0)”" }.joined(separator: ", "))")
+                    .font(Fonts.font(11))
+                    .foregroundStyle(Palette.muted)
+            }
+            if let only {
+                AttemptRow(run: run, stage: stage, attempt: only, index: 0, solo: true)
+            } else if !stage.attempts.isEmpty {
                 VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
                     ForEach(Array(stage.attempts.enumerated()), id: \.offset) { i, a in
-                        AttemptRow(run: run, stage: stage, attempt: a, index: i)
+                        AttemptRow(run: run, stage: stage, attempt: a, index: i, solo: false)
                     }
                 }
                 .padding(.top, 8)
@@ -227,22 +253,23 @@ private struct AttemptRow: View {
     let stage: RunStage
     let attempt: StageAttempt
     let index: Int
+    let solo: Bool
     @Environment(Store.self) private var store
 
     var body: some View {
         let a = attempt
         let fed = run.stages.flatMap { s in s.attempts.filter { d in d.inputs.contains { $0.taskId == a.taskId } }.map(\.taskId) }
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
-            HStack(alignment: .firstTextBaseline, spacing: 10) {
-                if stage.attempts.count > 1 {
+            if !solo {
+                HStack(alignment: .firstTextBaseline, spacing: 10) {
                     Text("#\(index + 1)").foregroundStyle(Palette.muted)
-                }
-                Text(link(a.taskId, a.title, bold: a.taskId == store.selectedTaskId))
-                Text(attemptLabel(a))
-                    .font(Fonts.font(11))
-                    .foregroundStyle(stateColor(a.state.rawValue))
-                if a.discarding {
-                    Text("discarding…").font(Fonts.font(11)).foregroundStyle(Palette.muted)
+                    Text(taskLink(a.taskId, a.title, bold: a.taskId == store.selectedTaskId))
+                    Text(attemptLabel(a))
+                        .font(Fonts.font(11))
+                        .foregroundStyle(stateColor(a.state.rawValue))
+                    if a.discarding {
+                        Text("discarding…").font(Fonts.font(11)).foregroundStyle(Palette.muted)
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if let from = a.forkedFrom {
@@ -273,9 +300,11 @@ private struct AttemptRow: View {
                 .padding(.top, 6)
             }
         }
-        .padding(.top, 8)
+        .padding(.top, solo ? 0 : 8)
         .overlay(alignment: .top) {
-            Rectangle().fill(Palette.border).frame(height: 1)
+            if !solo {
+                Rectangle().fill(Palette.border).frame(height: 1)
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -299,19 +328,11 @@ private struct AttemptRow: View {
         return store.findTask(taskId)?.title ?? taskId
     }
 
-    private func link(_ taskId: String, _ label: String, bold: Bool = false) -> AttributedString {
-        var a = AttributedString(label)
-        a.link = AppLink.task(taskId)
-        a.foregroundColor = Palette.accent
-        a.font = Fonts.font(13, weight: bold ? 700 : 400)
-        return a
-    }
-
     private func line(_ parts: [(String, String?)]) -> some View {
         var out = AttributedString()
         for (text, taskId) in parts {
             if let taskId {
-                var a = link(taskId, text)
+                var a = taskLink(taskId, text)
                 a.font = Fonts.font(11)
                 out += a
             } else {