diff --git a/oAI/Views/Screens/ModelSelectorView.swift b/oAI/Views/Screens/ModelSelectorView.swift
index c4d51e3..34ac660 100644
--- a/oAI/Views/Screens/ModelSelectorView.swift
+++ b/oAI/Views/Screens/ModelSelectorView.swift
@@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ struct ModelSelectorView: View {
                         .font(.caption)
                         .padding(.horizontal, 10)
                         .padding(.vertical, 6)
-                        .glassEffect(
-                            selectedCategory != nil ? .regular.tint(selectedCategory!.color) : .regular,
-                            in: .rect(cornerRadius: 6)
-                        )
+                        .glassEffect(.regular, in: .rect(cornerRadius: 6))
                         .foregroundColor(selectedCategory != nil ? selectedCategory!.color : .secondary)
                     }
                     .buttonStyle(.plain)
@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ struct ModelSelectorView: View {
                             .font(.caption)
                             .padding(.horizontal, 10)
                             .padding(.vertical, 6)
-                            .glassEffect(filterFavorites ? .regular.tint(.yellow) : .regular, in: .rect(cornerRadius: 6))
+                            .glassEffect(.regular, in: .rect(cornerRadius: 6))
                             .foregroundColor(filterFavorites ? .yellow : .secondary)
                     }
                     .buttonStyle(.plain)
@@ -172,7 +169,7 @@ struct ModelSelectorView: View {
                         .font(.caption)
                         .padding(.horizontal, 10)
                         .padding(.vertical, 6)
-                        .glassEffect(sortOrder != .default ? .regular.tint(.blue) : .regular, in: .rect(cornerRadius: 6))
+                        .glassEffect(.regular, in: .rect(cornerRadius: 6))
                         .foregroundColor(sortOrder != .default ? .blue : .secondary)
                     }
                     .menuStyle(.borderlessButton)
@@ -297,7 +294,7 @@ struct FilterToggle: View {
             .font(.caption)
             .padding(.horizontal, 10)
             .padding(.vertical, 6)
-            .glassEffect(isOn ? .regular.tint(.blue) : .regular, in: .rect(cornerRadius: 6))
+            .glassEffect(.regular, in: .rect(cornerRadius: 6))
             .foregroundColor(isOn ? .blue : .secondary)
         }
         .buttonStyle(.plain)
diff --git a/oAI/Views/Screens/SettingsView.swift b/oAI/Views/Screens/SettingsView.swift
index 6266425..7f7c181 100644
--- a/oAI/Views/Screens/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/oAI/Views/Screens/SettingsView.swift
@@ -639,7 +639,9 @@ It's better to admit "I need more information" or "I cannot do that" than to fak
         Button(action: { selectedMCPSubsection = section }) {
             Group {
                 if selectedMCPSubsection == section {
-                    mcpSidebarRowLabel(section).glassEffect(.regular.tint(.blue), in: .rect(cornerRadius: 8))
+                    // Untinted — see tabButton's comment on why a colored tint here renders
+                    // as a near-opaque block instead of translucent glass.
+                    mcpSidebarRowLabel(section).glassEffect(.regular, in: .rect(cornerRadius: 8))
                 } else {
                     mcpSidebarRowLabel(section)
                 }
@@ -3322,16 +3324,18 @@ It's better to admit "I need more information" or "I cannot do that" than to fak
         let selected = selectedTab == tag
         Group {
             if selected {
+                // Untinted glass — the blue comes from the icon/text foreground color below,
+                // not the glass itself. A colored tint here renders as a near-opaque solid
+                // block rather than translucent glass (found live, see CLAUDE.md's gotcha).
                 Button(action: { selectedTab = tag }) {
                     tabButtonLabel(icon: icon, label: label, beta: beta, selected: true)
                 }
-                .buttonStyle(.glassProminent)
-                .tint(.blue)
+                .buttonStyle(.glass)
             } else {
                 Button(action: { selectedTab = tag }) {
                     tabButtonLabel(icon: icon, label: label, beta: beta, selected: false)
                 }
-                .buttonStyle(.glass)
+                .buttonStyle(.plain)
             }
         }
         .buttonBorderShape(.roundedRectangle(radius: 8))