diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.stories.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.stories.tsx
index 51a34ff8..a4aa55e0 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.stories.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.stories.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ export const Incoming: Story = {
   args: { direction: "incoming" },
   play: async ({ canvasElement }) => {
     const canvas = within(canvasElement);
-    expect(canvas.getByText("client ← server")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(canvas.getByText("server → client")).toBeInTheDocument();
   },
 };
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.test.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.test.tsx
index 6c297daa..d7257206 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.test.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.test.tsx
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ describe("MessageDirectionBadge", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("client → server")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it("renders client ← server for incoming", () => {
+  it("renders server → client for incoming", () => {
     renderWithMantine(<MessageDirectionBadge direction="incoming" />);
-    expect(screen.getByText("client ← server")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("server → client")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.tsx
index f02426bb..785456cb 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/elements/MessageDirectionBadge/MessageDirectionBadge.tsx
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ export interface MessageDirectionBadgeProps {
   /**
    * Direction of travel for the entry: "outgoing" = the inspector sent it to
    * the server (client → server); "incoming" = the server sent it to the
-   * inspector (client ← server).
+   * inspector (server → client).
    */
   direction: "outgoing" | "incoming";
 }
 
 const LABEL: Record<MessageDirectionBadgeProps["direction"], string> = {
   outgoing: "client → server",
-  incoming: "client ← server",
+  incoming: "server → client",
 };
 
 /**
  * Dual-state badge showing which way a Protocol/Network entry traveled. Outgoing
- * (client → server) is green; incoming (client ← server) is purple — not yellow,
+ * (client → server) is green; incoming (server → client) is purple — not yellow,
  * which (paired with green) reads as caution/ok status rather than direction.
  * Shared by `ProtocolEntry` and `NetworkEntry`.
  */
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/groups/MessageDirectionFilter/MessageDirectionFilter.test.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/groups/MessageDirectionFilter/MessageDirectionFilter.test.tsx
index 33b96770..eb19384e 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/groups/MessageDirectionFilter/MessageDirectionFilter.test.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/groups/MessageDirectionFilter/MessageDirectionFilter.test.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe("MessageDirectionFilter", () => {
       screen.getByRole("button", { name: "client → server" }),
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByRole("button", { name: "client ← server" }),
+      screen.getByRole("button", { name: "server → client" }),
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe("MessageDirectionFilter", () => {
         onToggleDirection={onToggleDirection}
       />,
     );
-    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "client ← server" }));
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "server → client" }));
     expect(onToggleDirection).toHaveBeenCalledWith("server", false);
   });
 
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/groups/MessageDirectionFilter/MessageDirectionFilter.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/groups/MessageDirectionFilter/MessageDirectionFilter.tsx
index 029e66c8..033f3871 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/groups/MessageDirectionFilter/MessageDirectionFilter.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/groups/MessageDirectionFilter/MessageDirectionFilter.tsx
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ const SubtleButton = Button.withProps({
 
 // The two message directions, in display order. Label + color mirror the
 // MessageDirectionBadge: outgoing (client → server) is green, incoming
-// (client ← server) is violet.
+// (server → client) is violet.
 const MESSAGE_DIRECTIONS: {
   origin: MessageOrigin;
   label: string;
   color: string;
 }[] = [
   { origin: "client", label: "client → server", color: "green" },
-  { origin: "server", label: "client ← server", color: "violet" },
+  { origin: "server", label: "server → client", color: "violet" },
 ];
 
 export interface MessageDirectionFilterProps {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export interface MessageDirectionFilterProps {
 
 /**
  * "Filter by Message Direction" section — a Select/Deselect All control plus a
- * FilterToggleButton per direction (client → server / client ← server). Used by
+ * FilterToggleButton per direction (client → server / server → client). Used by
  * the Protocol controls. (Kept as its own component so the section is testable in
  * isolation and reusable if another screen ever needs a direction filter.)
  */
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolControls/ProtocolControls.test.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolControls/ProtocolControls.test.tsx
index f902def4..c182bd46 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolControls/ProtocolControls.test.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolControls/ProtocolControls.test.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe("ProtocolControls", () => {
       screen.getByRole("button", { name: "client → server" }),
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByRole("button", { name: "client ← server" }),
+      screen.getByRole("button", { name: "server → client" }),
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ describe("ProtocolControls", () => {
       <ProtocolControls {...baseProps} onToggleDirection={onToggleDirection} />,
     );
     // Currently visible → clicking turns it off.
-    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "client ← server" }));
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "server → client" }));
     expect(onToggleDirection).toHaveBeenCalledWith("server", false);
   });
 
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolEntry/ProtocolEntry.test.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolEntry/ProtocolEntry.test.tsx
index ee7caeed..16560220 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolEntry/ProtocolEntry.test.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolEntry/ProtocolEntry.test.tsx
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@ describe("ProtocolEntry", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("client → server")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it("shows client ← server for a server-originated entry", () => {
+  it("shows server → client for a server-originated entry", () => {
     renderWithMantine(
       <ProtocolEntry {...baseProps} entry={notificationEntry} />,
     );
-    expect(screen.getByText("client ← server")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("server → client")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it("renders Pin label when not pinned", () => {
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolListPanel/ProtocolListPanel.test.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolListPanel/ProtocolListPanel.test.tsx
index 04df5740..115fa1d3 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolListPanel/ProtocolListPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolListPanel/ProtocolListPanel.test.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe("ProtocolListPanel", () => {
         pinnedIds={new Set(["req-1"])}
       />,
     );
-    expect(screen.getByText("Pinned Requests (1)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Pinned Messages (1)")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText("History (2)")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ describe("ProtocolListPanel", () => {
       />,
     );
     const pinned = screen.getByRole("button", {
-      name: "Pinned Requests (1)",
+      name: "Pinned Messages (1)",
     });
     const history = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "History (2)" });
     await user.click(pinned);
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ describe("ProtocolListPanel", () => {
         pinnedIds={new Set(["req-1"])}
       />,
     );
-    expect(screen.getByText("Pinned Requests (1)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Pinned Messages (1)")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByText(/^History \(/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolListPanel/ProtocolListPanel.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolListPanel/ProtocolListPanel.tsx
index d6c8bdaa..7962cb4f 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolListPanel/ProtocolListPanel.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/groups/ProtocolListPanel/ProtocolListPanel.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const SectionLinkButton = Button.withProps({
 });
 
 function formatPinnedTitle(count: number): string {
-  return `Pinned Requests (${count})`;
+  return `Pinned Messages (${count})`;
 }
 
 function formatHistoryTitle(count: number): string {
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/screens/ProtocolScreen/ProtocolScreen.test.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/screens/ProtocolScreen/ProtocolScreen.test.tsx
index b71f5959..00ba2ae1 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/screens/ProtocolScreen/ProtocolScreen.test.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/screens/ProtocolScreen/ProtocolScreen.test.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe("ProtocolScreen", () => {
     renderWithMantine(
       <ProtocolScreen {...baseProps} onUiChange={onUiChange} />,
     );
-    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "client ← server" }));
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "server → client" }));
     expect(onUiChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         visibleDirections: { client: true, server: false },
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe("ProtocolScreen", () => {
 
   it("drops the filter sidebar when embedded, keeping the request list", () => {
     renderWithMantine(<ProtocolScreen {...baseProps} embedded />);
-    expect(screen.getByText("Requests")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Messages")).toBeInTheDocument();
     // The sidebar (ProtocolControls, with its Search box) is not rendered.
     expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText("Search...")).toBeNull();
   });