diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_check_action_view.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_check_action_view.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a75a7572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_check_action_view.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+step = env['fp.job.step'].search([('job_id.name', '=', 'WH/JOB/00337')], limit=1, order='sequence')
+print('Step:', step.name)
+
+# Simulate the EXACT OWL get_views call for this action
+result = step._fp_open_input_wizard(advance_after=True)
+print('view_id:', result.get('view_id'))
+print('views:', result.get('views'))
+
+# Now invoke get_views with this view_id explicitly
+view_id = result.get('view_id')
+W = env['fp.job.step.input.wizard']
+gv = W.get_views([(view_id, 'form')])
+print('models served:')
+for mname, minfo in gv['models'].items():
+    print(' ', mname, '->', list((minfo.get('fields') or {}).keys())[:10])
+
+# Check arch
+arch = gv['views']['form']['arch']
+print('arch has <list>?', '<list' in arch)
+print('arch has <field name="name">?', '<field name="name"' in arch)
+print('arch has <field name="line_ids">', '<field name="line_ids"' in arch)
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_finish_next_action.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_finish_next_action.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0bb82f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_finish_next_action.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Simulate the Finish & Next button to see the exact action returned
+step = env['fp.job.step'].search([('job_id.name', '=', 'WH/JOB/00337')], limit=1, order='sequence')
+print('Step:', step.name, 'id:', step.id, 'state:', step.state)
+result = step._fp_open_input_wizard(advance_after=True)
+print('Action returned:')
+print('  type:', result.get('type'))
+print('  res_model:', result.get('res_model'))
+print('  view_mode:', result.get('view_mode'))
+print('  view_id:', result.get('view_id'))
+print('  views:', result.get('views'))
+print('  target:', result.get('target'))
+print('  context (keys):', list(result.get('context', {}).keys()))
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_inspect_wizard_view.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_inspect_wizard_view.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02b1a453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_inspect_wizard_view.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import re
+v = env['ir.ui.view'].search([('name', '=', 'fp.job.step.input.wizard.form')])
+print('view id:', v.id)
+print('xml_id:', v.xml_id)
+print('arch length:', len(v.arch or ''))
+for i, m in enumerate(re.finditer(r'<field\s+name="([^"]+)"', v.arch or '')):
+    print('  field[%d]: %s' % (i, m.group(1)))
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_load_views_wizard.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_load_views_wizard.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3dacfd52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/scripts/bt_load_views_wizard.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Simulate what the server returns to OWL via load_views.
+W = env['fp.job.step.input.wizard']
+result = W.with_context(default_step_id=1).get_views([(False, 'form')])
+print('=== views key ===')
+print('  keys:', list(result.get('views', {}).keys()))
+print('=== models key ===')
+print('  models keys:', list(result.get('models', {}).keys()))
+for mname, minfo in (result.get('models') or {}).items():
+    print('  model:', mname, '-- has name field:', 'name' in (minfo.get('fields') or {}))
+    fields_keys = list((minfo.get('fields') or {}).keys())
+    print('    fields:', fields_keys[:30])
+print('=== form arch ===')
+arch = (result.get('views') or {}).get('form', {}).get('arch', '')
+print('FULL ARCH LEN:', len(arch))
+print(arch)
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py
index 6d4609ee..10ecde87 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # License OPL-1 (Odoo Proprietary License v1.0)
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating — Native Jobs',
-    'version': '19.0.8.14.2',
+    'version': '19.0.8.14.5',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Native plating job model — replaces mrp.production / mrp.workorder bridge.',
     'author': 'Nexa Systems Inc.',
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_job_step.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_job_step.py
index 5bdd3035..df4fa6d7 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_job_step.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/models/fp_job_step.py
@@ -402,16 +402,24 @@ class FpJobStep(models.Model):
         is True, the wizard's Save button finishes the step and starts
         the next one as a single atomic flow."""
         self.ensure_one()
-        action = self.env['ir.actions.act_window']._for_xml_id(
-            'fusion_plating_jobs.action_fp_job_step_input_wizard'
+        view = self.env.ref(
+            'fusion_plating_jobs.view_fp_job_step_input_wizard_form_v2'
         )
-        action['context'] = {
-            **dict(self.env.context),
-            'default_step_id': self.id,
-            'active_id': self.id,
-            'fp_advance_after_save': advance_after,
+        return {
+            'type': 'ir.actions.act_window',
+            'res_model': 'fp.job.step.input.wizard',
+            'view_mode': 'form',
+            'view_id': view.id,
+            'views': [(view.id, 'form')],
+            'target': 'new',
+            'name': _('Record Inputs — %s') % self.name,
+            'context': {
+                **dict(self.env.context),
+                'default_step_id': self.id,
+                'active_id': self.id,
+                'fp_advance_after_save': advance_after,
+            },
         }
-        return action
 
     # NB: action_open_input_wizard is defined further down (line ~829)
     # — that one stays as the per-row "Record" button entry-point.
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/static/src/scss/fp_step_quick_look.scss b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/static/src/scss/fp_step_quick_look.scss
index 4c962ff2..87e16928 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/static/src/scss/fp_step_quick_look.scss
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/static/src/scss/fp_step_quick_look.scss
@@ -20,6 +20,30 @@ $fp-ql-panel:  var(--fp-card-bg, #{$_fp_ql_panel_hex});
 $fp-ql-border: var(--fp-border-color, #{$_fp_ql_border_hex});
 $fp-ql-text:   var(--fp-text, #{$_fp_ql_text_hex});
 
+// Compress the info-button column on the embedded step list. Odoo
+// gives button columns a generous min-width by default, leaving an
+// awkward gap between the icon and the Name column. Belt + braces:
+// the <button width="30"/> attribute does most of the work; these
+// rules tighten the inner padding so the icon hugs the cell edges.
+.o_list_view td:has(> button.o_fp_step_info_btn),
+.o_list_view td:has(> .o_list_button_cell button.o_fp_step_info_btn) {
+    width: 32px !important;
+    max-width: 32px !important;
+    min-width: 32px !important;
+    padding-left: 2px !important;
+    padding-right: 2px !important;
+}
+button.o_fp_step_info_btn {
+    padding: 2px 6px !important;
+    margin: 0 !important;
+    min-width: 0 !important;
+    line-height: 1 !important;
+}
+button.o_fp_step_info_btn .fa,
+button.o_fp_step_info_btn i {
+    margin: 0 !important;
+}
+
 // Container around the rich-text instructions inside the quick-look
 // modal. Bordered + scrollable + readable in both light and dark modes.
 .o_fp_quick_look_instructions {
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/views/fp_job_form_inherit.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/views/fp_job_form_inherit.xml
index 8799164b..4052f1ef 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/views/fp_job_form_inherit.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/views/fp_job_form_inherit.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
                         <button name="action_open_quick_look" type="object"
                                 title="View step details"
                                 icon="fa-info-circle"
-                                class="btn-link"/>
+                                width="30"
+                                class="btn-link o_fp_step_info_btn"/>
                         <field name="name"/>
                         <field name="work_centre_id" optional="show"/>
                         <field name="tank_id" optional="hide"/>
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/wizards/fp_job_step_input_wizard.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/wizards/fp_job_step_input_wizard.py
index c99ae184..f8e0bff7 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/wizards/fp_job_step_input_wizard.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/wizards/fp_job_step_input_wizard.py
@@ -59,31 +59,11 @@ class FpJobStepInputWizard(models.TransientModel):
     job_id = fields.Many2one(
         related='step_id.job_id', string='Job', store=False, readonly=True,
     )
-    # Sub 12d — surface the office-authored instructions to the operator
-    # at the exact moment they're recording values. Sourced from the
-    # recipe node's description (rich-text); empty when the recipe
-    # author left it blank.
-    instructions = fields.Html(
-        string='Operator Instructions',
-        compute='_compute_instructions',
-        readonly=True,
-    )
-    has_instructions = fields.Boolean(
-        compute='_compute_instructions',
-    )
     line_ids = fields.One2many(
         'fp.job.step.input.wizard.line', 'wizard_id',
         string='Inputs',
     )
 
-    @api.depends('step_id', 'step_id.recipe_node_id', 'step_id.recipe_node_id.description')
-    def _compute_instructions(self):
-        for rec in self:
-            node = rec.step_id.recipe_node_id if rec.step_id else False
-            html = (node and node.description) or ''
-            rec.instructions = html
-            rec.has_instructions = bool(html and html.strip())
-
     @api.model
     def default_get(self, fields_list):
         defaults = super().default_get(fields_list)
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/wizards/fp_job_step_input_wizard_views.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/wizards/fp_job_step_input_wizard_views.xml
index ef476b4f..1f93d17b 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/wizards/fp_job_step_input_wizard_views.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/wizards/fp_job_step_input_wizard_views.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <odoo>
 
-    <record id="view_fp_job_step_input_wizard_form" model="ir.ui.view">
-        <field name="name">fp.job.step.input.wizard.form</field>
+    <record id="view_fp_job_step_input_wizard_form_v2" model="ir.ui.view">
+        <field name="name">fp.job.step.input.wizard.form.v2</field>
         <field name="model">fp.job.step.input.wizard</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <form string="Record Step Inputs">
@@ -11,17 +11,6 @@
                         <field name="step_id" readonly="1"/>
                         <field name="job_id" readonly="1"/>
                     </group>
-                    <field name="has_instructions" invisible="1"/>
-                    <div class="alert alert-info"
-                         role="alert"
-                         invisible="not has_instructions"
-                         style="margin-bottom: 12px;">
-                        <h4 style="margin-top: 0;">
-                            <i class="fa fa-info-circle"/>
-                            Instructions for this step
-                        </h4>
-                        <field name="instructions" nolabel="1" readonly="1"/>
-                    </div>
                     <separator string="Measurements"/>
                     <p class="text-muted" invisible="line_ids">
                         Click <strong>Add a line</strong> to record one or
@@ -39,13 +28,16 @@
                             <field name="name"
                                    string="Measurement"
                                    readonly="is_authored"
+                                   width="220"
                                    placeholder="e.g. Oven Temp, Bath Reading, Operator Initials"/>
                             <field name="input_type"
                                    string="Type"
-                                   readonly="is_authored"/>
+                                   readonly="is_authored"
+                                   width="120"/>
                             <field name="target_unit"
                                    string="Unit"
                                    readonly="is_authored"
+                                   width="100"
                                    optional="show"/>
                             <field name="value_number"
                                    string="Number"
@@ -105,6 +97,7 @@
         <field name="name">Record Step Inputs</field>
         <field name="res_model">fp.job.step.input.wizard</field>
         <field name="view_mode">form</field>
+        <field name="view_id" ref="view_fp_job_step_input_wizard_form_v2"/>
         <field name="target">new</field>
     </record>