diff --git a/static/js/research/panel.js b/static/js/research/panel.js
index aa5242eaf..3d7e8943d 100644
--- a/static/js/research/panel.js
+++ b/static/js/research/panel.js
@@ -382,11 +382,11 @@ function _buildPanelHTML() {
           <button class="research-cat" data-cat="factcheck">Fact-check</button>
         </div>
         <button id="research-settings-toggle" class="research-settings-toggle${chevronCls}">
-          Settings<span class="research-settings-chevron">${_chevronIcon}</span>
+          <svg width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" style="vertical-align:-2px;margin-right:4px;opacity:0.85;flex-shrink:0;"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="3"/><path d="M19.4 15a1.65 1.65 0 0 0 .33 1.82l.06.06a2 2 0 0 1 0 2.83 2 2 0 0 1-2.83 0l-.06-.06a1.65 1.65 0 0 0-1.82-.33 1.65 1.65 0 0 0-1 1.51V21a2 2 0 0 1-2 2 2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-.09A1.65 1.65 0 0 0 9 19.4a1.65 1.65 0 0 0-1.82.33l-.06.06a2 2 0 0 1-2.83 0 2 2 0 0 1 0-2.83l.06-.06a1.65 1.65 0 0 0 .33-1.82 1.65 1.65 0 0 0-1.51-1H3a2 2 0 0 1-2-2 2 2 0 0 1 2-2h.09A1.65 1.65 0 0 0 4.6 9a1.65 1.65 0 0 0-.33-1.82l-.06-.06a2 2 0 0 1 0-2.83 2 2 0 0 1 2.83 0l.06.06a1.65 1.65 0 0 0 1.82.33H9a1.65 1.65 0 0 0 1-1.51V3a2 2 0 0 1 2-2 2 2 0 0 1 2 2v.09a1.65 1.65 0 0 0 1 1.51 1.65 1.65 0 0 0 1.82-.33l.06-.06a2 2 0 0 1 2.83 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2.83l-.06.06a1.65 1.65 0 0 0-.33 1.82V9a1.65 1.65 0 0 0 1.51 1H21a2 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 1-2 2h-.09a1.65 1.65 0 0 0-1.51 1z"/></svg>Settings<span class="research-settings-chevron">${_chevronIcon}</span>
         </button>
         <div id="research-settings-body" class="research-settings-row"${settingsHidden}>
           <label class="research-setting">
-            <span class="research-setting-label">Rounds</span>
+            <span class="research-setting-label">Rounds <span class="hwfit-help-chip hwfit-help-chip-inline" title="How many search → read → reflect rounds the agent runs. More rounds = deeper coverage, longer wait, more tokens.">?</span></span>
             <select id="research-rounds">${roundOpts}</select>
           </label>
           <label class="research-setting">