diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-dashboard.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-dashboard.ts
index d3da5502d..d2aeb5193 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-dashboard.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-dashboard.ts
@@ -48,40 +48,34 @@ export interface AutoDashboardData {
 
 // ─── Unit Description Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+/** Canonical verb and phase label for each known unit type. */
+const UNIT_TYPE_INFO: Record<string, { verb: string; phaseLabel: string }> = {
+  "research-milestone": { verb: "researching",  phaseLabel: "RESEARCH" },
+  "research-slice":     { verb: "researching",  phaseLabel: "RESEARCH" },
+  "plan-milestone":     { verb: "planning",     phaseLabel: "PLAN" },
+  "plan-slice":         { verb: "planning",     phaseLabel: "PLAN" },
+  "execute-task":       { verb: "executing",    phaseLabel: "EXECUTE" },
+  "complete-slice":     { verb: "completing",   phaseLabel: "COMPLETE" },
+  "replan-slice":       { verb: "replanning",   phaseLabel: "REPLAN" },
+  "rewrite-docs":       { verb: "rewriting",    phaseLabel: "REWRITE" },
+  "reassess-roadmap":   { verb: "reassessing",  phaseLabel: "REASSESS" },
+  "run-uat":            { verb: "running UAT",  phaseLabel: "UAT" },
+};
+
 export function unitVerb(unitType: string): string {
   if (unitType.startsWith("hook/")) return `hook: ${unitType.slice(5)}`;
-  switch (unitType) {
-    case "research-milestone":
-    case "research-slice": return "researching";
-    case "plan-milestone":
-    case "plan-slice": return "planning";
-    case "execute-task": return "executing";
-    case "complete-slice": return "completing";
-    case "replan-slice": return "replanning";
-    case "rewrite-docs": return "rewriting";
-    case "reassess-roadmap": return "reassessing";
-    case "run-uat": return "running UAT";
-    default: return unitType;
-  }
+  return UNIT_TYPE_INFO[unitType]?.verb ?? unitType;
 }
 
 export function unitPhaseLabel(unitType: string): string {
   if (unitType.startsWith("hook/")) return "HOOK";
-  switch (unitType) {
-    case "research-milestone": return "RESEARCH";
-    case "research-slice": return "RESEARCH";
-    case "plan-milestone": return "PLAN";
-    case "plan-slice": return "PLAN";
-    case "execute-task": return "EXECUTE";
-    case "complete-slice": return "COMPLETE";
-    case "replan-slice": return "REPLAN";
-    case "rewrite-docs": return "REWRITE";
-    case "reassess-roadmap": return "REASSESS";
-    case "run-uat": return "UAT";
-    default: return unitType.toUpperCase();
-  }
+  return UNIT_TYPE_INFO[unitType]?.phaseLabel ?? unitType.toUpperCase();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Describe the expected next step after the current unit completes.
+ * Unit types here mirror the keys in UNIT_TYPE_INFO above.
+ */
 function peekNext(unitType: string, state: GSDState): string {
   // Show active hook info in progress display
   const activeHookState = getActiveHook();