diff --git a/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Screens.kt b/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Screens.kt
index 3f42eb5..bca7d54 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Screens.kt
+++ b/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/shonar/desktop/Screens.kt
@@ -379,13 +379,29 @@ fun DetailScreen(state: DesktopState) {
         }
         Spacer(Modifier.height(4.dp))
         if (detail.transcript != null || detail.reportText != null) {
+            // Honest labels: "Re-…" only when that output actually exists.
+            val report = detail.reportText
+            val hasTranscript = detail.transcript != null ||
+                (report != null && !report.contains("_No transcript available._"))
+            val hasSummary = detail.summary != null ||
+                (report?.contains("## Summary") == true)
+            val remoteKnown = state.remoteIdFor(detail.file) != null
             Row(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp)) {
-                TextButton({ state.transcribe() }) { Text("Re-transcribe") }
-                // Summarize needs a known server recording; files that predate
-                // remote-id mapping (or never uploaded) don't show it.
-                if (state.remoteIdFor(detail.file) != null) {
-                    TextButton({ state.summarize() }) { Text("Re-summarize") }
+                TextButton({ state.transcribe() }) {
+                    Text(if (hasTranscript) "Re-transcribe" else "Transcribe")
                 }
+                TextButton({ state.summarize() },
+                    enabled = remoteKnown && hasTranscript) {
+                    Text(if (hasSummary) "Re-summarize" else "Summarize")
+                }
+            }
+            if (!remoteKnown || !hasTranscript) {
+                Text(if (!hasTranscript)
+                        "Summarize unlocks once this recording has a transcript."
+                    else
+                        "Summarize unlocks once this file is uploaded (press Transcribe).",
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant)
             }
         }
     }