diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Badge.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Badge.tsx
index b0c3748..265b6a7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Badge.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Badge.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 export type BadgeTone = 'neutral' | 'success' | 'warning' | 'danger' | 'info';
 
-export function Badge({ tone = 'neutral', children }: { tone?: BadgeTone; children: ReactNode }) {
-  return <span className={`badge badge-${tone}`}>{children}</span>;
+export function Badge({
+  tone = 'neutral',
+  className,
+  children,
+}: {
+  tone?: BadgeTone;
+  className?: string;
+  children: ReactNode;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <span className={`badge badge-${tone}${className ? ` ${className}` : ''}`}>{children}</span>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
index 31c38a3..da4a7f3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 import { Alert } from '../components/Alert';
 import { Avatar } from '../components/Avatar';
 import { Badge } from '../components/Badge';
@@ -6,67 +6,27 @@ import { Button } from '../components/Button';
 import { CopyButton } from '../components/CopyButton';
 import { EmptyState } from '../components/EmptyState';
 import { Icon } from '../components/Icon';
-import { Spinner } from '../components/Spinner';
 import { shortenNpub } from '../lib/format';
 import type { Screen } from '../lib/navigation';
 import { useApp } from '../state/AppProvider';
 
-type RelayStatus = 'checking' | 'connected' | 'failed';
-
 interface HomeScreenProps {
   onNavigate: (screen: Screen) => void;
   onCreateProfile: () => void;
 }
 
 export function HomeScreen({ onNavigate, onCreateProfile }: HomeScreenProps) {
-  const { state, relayTest, lastPublish } = useApp();
-  const [statuses, setStatuses] = useState<Record<string, { state: RelayStatus; detail?: string }>>(
-    {},
-  );
-  const [testing, setTesting] = useState(false);
+  const { state, lastPublish, selectProfile } = useApp();
+  const [selecting, setSelecting] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-  const enabled = useMemo(
-    () => state?.settings.relays.filter((r) => r.enabled) ?? [],
-    [state?.settings.relays],
-  );
-
-  const runCheck = useCallback(async () => {
-    setTesting(true);
-    const entries: Record<string, { state: RelayStatus; detail?: string }> = {};
-    for (const relay of enabled) {
-      entries[relay.url] = { state: 'checking' };
+  const onSelect = async (npub: string) => {
+    setSelecting(npub);
+    try {
+      await selectProfile(npub);
+    } finally {
+      setSelecting(null);
     }
-    setStatuses({ ...entries });
-    await Promise.all(
-      enabled.map(async (relay) => {
-        try {
-          const result = await relayTest(relay.url);
-          entries[relay.url] = {
-            state: 'connected',
-            detail: result.latency_ms != null ? `${result.latency_ms} ms` : 'connected',
-          };
-        } catch (error) {
-          entries[relay.url] = {
-            state: 'failed',
-            detail: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
-          };
-        }
-      }),
-    );
-    setStatuses({ ...entries });
-    setTesting(false);
-  }, [enabled, relayTest]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (enabled.length > 0) {
-      void runCheck();
-    } else {
-      setStatuses({});
-    }
-  }, [enabled, runCheck]);
-
-  const connectedCount = Object.values(statuses).filter((s) => s.state === 'connected').length;
-  const failedCount = Object.values(statuses).filter((s) => s.state === 'failed').length;
+  };
 
   const active = state?.active_profile ?? null;
   const shorten = state?.settings.shorten_npub ?? true;
@@ -119,94 +79,72 @@ export function HomeScreen({ onNavigate, onCreateProfile }: HomeScreenProps) {
         <div className="home-grid">
           <section className="card">
             <header className="card-header">
-              <h2>Active profile</h2>
-            </header>
-            <div className="card-body">
-              {active ? (
-                <div className="active-profile-row">
-                  <Avatar npub={active.npub} label={active.label} size="lg" />
-                  <div className="active-profile-meta">
-                    <span className="profile-name">{active.label}</span>
-                    <code className="mono" title={active.npub}>
-                      {shortenNpub(active.npub, shorten)}
-                    </code>
-                  </div>
-                  <CopyButton text={active.npub} label="full npub" />
-                </div>
-              ) : (
-                <p className="muted">
-                  No profile selected.{' '}
-                  <button type="button" className="linklike" onClick={() => onNavigate('profiles')}>
-                    Choose a profile
-                  </button>{' '}
-                  to get started.
-                </p>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          </section>
-
-          <section className="card">
-            <header className="card-header">
-              <h2>Relays</h2>
+              <h2>Your profiles</h2>
               <Button
                 variant="ghost"
                 size="sm"
-                onClick={() => void runCheck()}
-                loading={testing}
-                disabled={enabled.length === 0}
+                onClick={() => onNavigate('profiles')}
+                aria-label="Manage profiles"
               >
-                <Icon name="refresh" size={16} />
-                Refresh
+                <Icon name="users" size={16} />
+                Manage
               </Button>
             </header>
             <div className="card-body">
-              {enabled.length === 0 ? (
-                <p className="muted">
-                  No relays enabled.{' '}
-                  <button type="button" className="linklike" onClick={() => onNavigate('relays')}>
-                    Enable a relay
-                  </button>{' '}
-                  to publish notes.
-                </p>
-              ) : testing && Object.keys(statuses).length === 0 ? (
-                <Spinner label="Testing connections…" />
-              ) : (
-                <ul className="relay-status-list">
-                  {enabled.map((relay) => {
-                    const status = statuses[relay.url];
-                    return (
-                      <li key={relay.url} className="relay-status-row">
-                        <span
-                          className={`status-dot ${
-                            status?.state === 'connected'
-                              ? 'is-ok'
-                              : status?.state === 'failed'
-                                ? 'is-bad'
-                                : 'is-pending'
-                          }`}
-                          aria-hidden="true"
-                        />
-                        <span className="mono relay-url">{relay.url}</span>
-                        <span className="relay-status-text">
-                          {status?.state === 'connected'
-                            ? `Connected${status.detail ? ` · ${status.detail}` : ''}`
-                            : status?.state === 'failed'
-                              ? 'Unavailable'
-                              : 'Checking…'}
-                        </span>
-                      </li>
-                    );
-                  })}
-                </ul>
-              )}
-              {failedCount > 0 &&
-                !testing &&
-                enabled.length > 0 &&
-                Object.keys(statuses).length === enabled.length && (
-                  <p className="muted small">
-                    {connectedCount} of {enabled.length} enabled relays reachable.
-                  </p>
-                )}
+              <ul className="home-profile-list">
+                {state?.profiles.map((profile) => (
+                  <li
+                    key={profile.npub}
+                    className={`home-profile-row${profile.is_active ? ' is-active' : ''}`}
+                  >
+                    <Avatar
+                      npub={profile.npub}
+                      label={profile.label}
+                      size="lg"
+                      picture={profile.picture}
+                    />
+                    <div className="active-profile-meta">
+                      <span className="profile-name">
+                        {profile.label}
+                        {profile.is_active && (
+                          <Badge tone="success" className="home-active-badge">
+                            Active
+                          </Badge>
+                        )}
+                      </span>
+                      <code className="mono" title={profile.npub}>
+                        {shortenNpub(profile.npub, shorten)}
+                      </code>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="home-profile-actions">
+                      <CopyButton text={profile.npub} label="full npub" />
+                      {profile.is_active ? (
+                        <Button variant="secondary" size="sm" disabled>
+                          Selected
+                        </Button>
+                      ) : (
+                        <Button
+                          variant="secondary"
+                          size="sm"
+                          loading={selecting === profile.npub}
+                          onClick={() => void onSelect(profile.npub)}
+                        >
+                          Select
+                        </Button>
+                      )}
+                    </div>
+                  </li>
+                ))}
+              </ul>
+              <Button
+                variant="primary"
+                size="sm"
+                onClick={onCreateProfile}
+                className="home-add-profile"
+              >
+                <Icon name="plus" size={16} />
+                Add profile
+              </Button>
             </div>
           </section>
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index 947ee5e..1dd6c1d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -1003,16 +1003,10 @@ select {
 
 .home-grid {
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
   gap: 20px;
 }
 
-@media (max-width: 900px) {
-  .home-grid {
-    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
-  }
-}
-
 .active-profile-row {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
@@ -1067,6 +1061,50 @@ select {
   object-fit: cover;
 }
 
+.home-profile-list {
+  list-style: none;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+
+.home-profile-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 14px;
+  padding: 8px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+}
+
+.home-profile-row.is-active {
+  background: var(--token-item-bg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04));
+  border-color: var(--token-border, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12));
+}
+
+.home-profile-row .active-profile-meta {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.home-profile-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.home-active-badge {
+  margin-left: 8px;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+
+.home-add-profile {
+  margin-top: 14px;
+}
+
 .relay-status-list {
   list-style: none;
   margin: 0;
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/HomeScreen.test.tsx b/frontend/src/test/HomeScreen.test.tsx
index 8b8572d..516c4b1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/HomeScreen.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/test/HomeScreen.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { screen, waitFor, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import { HomeScreen } from '../screens/HomeScreen';
 import { renderWithApp } from './render';
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ describe('HomeScreen', () => {
     renderHome(backend);
     renderWithApp(<HomeScreen onNavigate={vi.fn()} onCreateProfile={vi.fn()} />);
 
-    await screen.findByText('Alice');
-    await userEvent.setup().click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Copy full npub' }));
+    const aliceRow = (await screen.findByText('Alice')).closest('.home-profile-row') as HTMLElement;
+    await userEvent.setup().click(within(aliceRow).getByRole('button', { name: 'Copy full npub' }));
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(backend.copied).toContain(ALICE);
     });
@@ -54,13 +54,4 @@ describe('HomeScreen', () => {
       .click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Create your first profile/i }));
     expect(onCreateProfile).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
-
-  it('shows live relay connection status from the backend', async () => {
-    const backend = createFakeBackend();
-    renderHome(backend);
-    renderWithApp(<HomeScreen onNavigate={vi.fn()} onCreateProfile={vi.fn()} />);
-
-    expect(await screen.findAllByText(/Connected/)).not.toHaveLength(0);
-    expect(screen.getAllByText('wss://relay.damus.io')).not.toHaveLength(0);
-  });
 });
diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.ts b/frontend/vite.config.ts
index d87dd77..4983c5f 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { UserConfig } from 'vite';
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
   server: {
+    host: '127.0.0.1',
     port: 5173,
     strictPort: true,
   },