diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command-item.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command-item.svelte
index ad0ccb1cd..62697acc8 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command-item.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command-item.svelte
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 	let { children, ...rest }: CommandItemProps = $props();
 </script>
 
-<Command.Item {...rest}>{@render children?.()}</Command.Item>
+<Command.Item data-shape-nest {...rest}>{@render children?.()}</Command.Item>
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command-link-item.svelte b/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command-link-item.svelte
index 5ce697ceb..62fa0c682 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command-link-item.svelte
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command-link-item.svelte
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 	let { children, ...rest }: CommandLinkItemProps = $props();
 </script>
 
-<Command.LinkItem {...rest}>{@render children?.()}</Command.LinkItem>
+<Command.LinkItem data-shape-nest {...rest}>{@render children?.()}</Command.LinkItem>
diff --git a/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command.css b/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command.css
index 2d34b9a96..0a90d7d14 100644
--- a/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command.css
+++ b/src/uix/eidos/components/command/command.css
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@
 	   <Command.Dialog> it's overridden to the dialog panel's radius so the input
 	   corner stays parallel to the ACTUAL outer corner. */
 	--_command-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+	/* Concentric items: expose the radius + inline inset to the shared
+	   `[data-shape-nest]` rule. Outer = the command's list radius (`lg`, FIXED) so
+	   items stay concentric with the list region in BOTH the inline palette and
+	   inside <Command.Dialog>. The items aren't at the dialog's corner (the input +
+	   list padding sit above them), so they must NOT inflate to the dialog radius;
+	   only the input adapts to it via --_command-radius. gap = the list inline pad. */
+	--shape-outer-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+	--shape-nest-gap: var(--space-1);
 
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
@@ -76,11 +84,11 @@
 	padding: 0;
 }
 
-/* Reserve room at the input's inline-end so the placeholder / query never runs
-   under the floating close — which sits at the dialog's default top-right inset,
-   centred on the boxed input row. */
+/* Clear the floating top-right close: the input BOX (not just its text) stops
+   before the close — margin, not padding — so the two never overlap. The close
+   then sits cleanly in the gap at the right of the search row. */
 [data-dialog-content] [data-command-input] {
-	padding-inline-end: calc(var(--control-height-sm) + var(--space-2));
+	margin-inline-end: calc(var(--dialog-close-inset) + var(--dialog-close-size) + var(--space-2));
 }
 
 [data-command][data-size='sm'] {
@@ -158,7 +166,9 @@
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
 	gap: var(--space-1);
-	padding-inline: var(--space-1);
+	/* Inline inset matches the input's inline margin (space-2) so the option pills
+	   and the search box share ONE left/right edge. */
+	padding-inline: var(--space-2);
 	padding-block-end: var(--space-1);
 	overscroll-behavior: contain;
 }
@@ -167,7 +177,7 @@
 [data-command-list]
 	[data-scroll-area]:has(> [data-scroll-area-scrollbar][data-orientation='vertical'])
 	> [data-scroll-area-viewport] {
-	padding-inline-end: calc(var(--space-1) + var(--space-3-5));
+	padding-inline-end: calc(var(--space-2) + var(--space-3-5));
 }
 
 [data-command-viewport] {
@@ -210,9 +220,9 @@
 	align-items: center;
 	gap: var(--space-2);
 	padding-inline: var(--_command-item-px);
-	/* Height + block padding come from the canonical archetype (density-driven
-	   `--space-*`). Radius concentric with the panel: panel radius − inset. */
-	border-radius: calc(var(--radius-md) - var(--space-1));
+	/* Concentric radius from the shared `[data-shape-nest]` rule — the panel exposes
+	   --shape-outer-radius (its REAL radius, not radius-md) + --shape-nest-gap above.
+	   Height + block padding: the canonical archetype. */
 	color: var(--color-content-primary);
 	font-size: var(--_command-item-font-size);
 	line-height: var(--leading-ui);