diff --git a/AgentBar/Views/StatusBar/StackedBarView.swift b/AgentBar/Views/StatusBar/StackedBarView.swift
index 3a3277f..96ba9f0 100644
--- a/AgentBar/Views/StatusBar/StackedBarView.swift
+++ b/AgentBar/Views/StatusBar/StackedBarView.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ struct StackedBarView: View {
         StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rankedServices(from: services)
     }
 
+    private var rowHeight: CGFloat {
+        StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rowHeight(forServiceCount: rankedServices.count)
+    }
+
+    private var rowSpacing: CGFloat {
+        StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rowSpacing(forServiceCount: rankedServices.count)
+    }
+
+    private var shouldCenterRowsVertically: Bool {
+        StatusBarDisplayPlanner.centersRowsVertically(forServiceCount: rankedServices.count)
+    }
+
     private var cycleTaskID: String {
         let signature = rankedServices
             .map { usage in
@@ -52,19 +64,22 @@ struct StackedBarView: View {
     }
 
     private var scrollingRows: some View {
-        ZStack(alignment: .top) {
-            VStack(spacing: StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rowSpacing) {
+        ZStack(alignment: shouldCenterRowsVertically ? .center : .top) {
+            VStack(spacing: rowSpacing) {
                 ForEach(rankedServices) { usage in
                     SingleBarView(usage: usage)
-                        .frame(height: StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rowHeight)
+                        .frame(height: rowHeight)
                 }
             }
             .offset(
                 y: -CGFloat(currentScrollIndex)
-                    * (StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rowHeight + StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rowSpacing)
+                    * (rowHeight + rowSpacing)
             )
         }
-        .frame(height: StatusBarDisplayPlanner.viewportHeight, alignment: .top)
+        .frame(
+            height: StatusBarDisplayPlanner.viewportHeight,
+            alignment: shouldCenterRowsVertically ? .center : .top
+        )
         .clipped()
     }
 
@@ -143,6 +158,5 @@ struct SingleBarView: View {
                 }
             }
         }
-        .frame(height: StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rowHeight)
     }
 }
diff --git a/AgentBar/Views/StatusBar/StatusBarDisplayPlanner.swift b/AgentBar/Views/StatusBar/StatusBarDisplayPlanner.swift
index d206993..cf46a8d 100644
--- a/AgentBar/Views/StatusBar/StatusBarDisplayPlanner.swift
+++ b/AgentBar/Views/StatusBar/StatusBarDisplayPlanner.swift
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import Foundation
 import CoreGraphics
 
 enum StatusBarDisplayPlanner {
-    static let visibleRowCount = 3
-    static let rowHeight: CGFloat = 6
-    static let rowSpacing: CGFloat = 1
+    static let maximumVisibleRowCount = 3
+    static let compactVisibleRowCount = 2
+    static let standardRowSpacing: CGFloat = 1
     static let viewportHeight: CGFloat = 20
 
     static let topPriorityHoldSeconds: TimeInterval = 8
@@ -30,11 +30,52 @@ enum StatusBarDisplayPlanner {
     }
 
     static func maxScrollIndex(for rankedServices: [UsageData]) -> Int {
-        max(0, rankedServices.count - visibleRowCount)
+        max(0, rankedServices.count - visibleRowCount(forServiceCount: rankedServices.count))
+    }
+
+    static func visibleRowCount(forServiceCount serviceCount: Int) -> Int {
+        guard serviceCount > 0 else { return maximumVisibleRowCount }
+        return serviceCount <= compactVisibleRowCount
+            ? compactVisibleRowCount
+            : maximumVisibleRowCount
+    }
+
+    static func rowHeight(forServiceCount serviceCount: Int) -> CGFloat {
+        if usesCompactLayout(forServiceCount: serviceCount) {
+            return compactRowHeight
+        }
+
+        let rowCount = CGFloat(visibleRowCount(forServiceCount: serviceCount))
+        let totalSpacing = standardRowSpacing * max(0, rowCount - 1)
+        return (viewportHeight - totalSpacing) / rowCount
+    }
+
+    static func rowSpacing(forServiceCount serviceCount: Int) -> CGFloat {
+        switch serviceCount {
+        case 2:
+            return (viewportHeight - (rowHeight(forServiceCount: serviceCount) * 2)) / 3
+        case 1:
+            return 0
+        default:
+            return standardRowSpacing
+        }
+    }
+
+    static func centersRowsVertically(forServiceCount serviceCount: Int) -> Bool {
+        usesCompactLayout(forServiceCount: serviceCount)
     }
 
     private static func usageScore(_ data: UsageData) -> Double {
         let weekly = data.weeklyUsage?.percentage ?? 0
         return max(data.fiveHourUsage.percentage, weekly)
     }
+
+    private static var compactRowHeight: CGFloat {
+        let fullCompactRowHeight = (viewportHeight - standardRowSpacing) / CGFloat(compactVisibleRowCount)
+        return fullCompactRowHeight * 0.8
+    }
+
+    private static func usesCompactLayout(forServiceCount serviceCount: Int) -> Bool {
+        serviceCount > 0 && serviceCount <= compactVisibleRowCount
+    }
 }
diff --git a/AgentBarTests/StatusBarDisplayPlannerTests.swift b/AgentBarTests/StatusBarDisplayPlannerTests.swift
index 13f0f36..8b912a8 100644
--- a/AgentBarTests/StatusBarDisplayPlannerTests.swift
+++ b/AgentBarTests/StatusBarDisplayPlannerTests.swift
@@ -59,6 +59,44 @@ final class StatusBarDisplayPlannerTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertEqual(StatusBarDisplayPlanner.maxScrollIndex(for: ranked), 0)
     }
 
+    func testUsesTwoVisibleRowsWhenOneOrTwoServicesAreActive() {
+        XCTAssertEqual(StatusBarDisplayPlanner.visibleRowCount(forServiceCount: 1), 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(StatusBarDisplayPlanner.visibleRowCount(forServiceCount: 2), 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(StatusBarDisplayPlanner.visibleRowCount(forServiceCount: 3), 3)
+    }
+
+    func testCompactLayoutUsesHalfHeightRows() {
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rowHeight(forServiceCount: 2),
+            7.6,
+            accuracy: 0.001
+        )
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rowHeight(forServiceCount: 3),
+            6,
+            accuracy: 0.001
+        )
+    }
+
+    func testCompactLayoutUsesEvenVerticalSpacing() {
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rowSpacing(forServiceCount: 2),
+            1.6,
+            accuracy: 0.001
+        )
+        XCTAssertEqual(
+            StatusBarDisplayPlanner.rowSpacing(forServiceCount: 3),
+            1,
+            accuracy: 0.001
+        )
+    }
+
+    func testCompactLayoutCentersRowsVertically() {
+        XCTAssertTrue(StatusBarDisplayPlanner.centersRowsVertically(forServiceCount: 1))
+        XCTAssertTrue(StatusBarDisplayPlanner.centersRowsVertically(forServiceCount: 2))
+        XCTAssertFalse(StatusBarDisplayPlanner.centersRowsVertically(forServiceCount: 3))
+    }
+
     func testMaxScrollIndexEqualsOverflowRowCount() {
         let services = [
             makeUsage(service: .claude, fiveHourPct: 0.99),