diff --git a/Sources/WLKit/OAIProtocol.swift b/Sources/WLKit/OAIProtocol.swift
index a6329a1..8f4072a 100644
--- a/Sources/WLKit/OAIProtocol.swift
+++ b/Sources/WLKit/OAIProtocol.swift
@@ -152,17 +152,20 @@ public enum Pad {
     /// when turning everything off, not just the visible keys.
     public static let maxThreadID = 19
     /// Agent slot N lights and answers to `agentKeyIDs[N]`, in READING order:
-    /// left to right, top to bottom as you look at the pad. The firmware's top
-    /// row is wired right to left — key 0 is the top-RIGHT key — so reading
-    /// order starts 1, 0. The other rows run left to right in index order.
-    public static let agentKeyIDs = [1, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5]
-    /// The rows as you look at the pad, for on-screen mirrors. `rows` stays in
-    /// firmware order because the keymap file is addressed that way.
-    public static let displayRows: [[Int]] = [
-        [1, 0],
+    /// left to right, top to bottom as you look at the pad. Every row runs left
+    /// to right in index order, so this is plain index order: key 0 is the
+    /// top-LEFT key (checked on hardware — the top row is not reversed).
+    public static let agentKeyIDs = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    /// The rows as you look at the pad, for on-screen mirrors, on the pad's
+    /// four-column grid: nil is a column with no key in it. The top row sits
+    /// in the middle two columns and the bottom row starts one column in.
+    /// `rows` stays in firmware order because the keymap file is addressed
+    /// that way.
+    public static let displayRows: [[Int?]] = [
+        [nil, 0, 1, nil],
         [2, 3, 4, 5],
         [6, 7, 8, 9],
-        [10, 11, 12],
+        [nil, 10, 11, 12],
     ]
 
     /// The agent slot a key answers for, or nil for non-agent keys.
diff --git a/Sources/WLMicroManager/EmulatorPanel.swift b/Sources/WLMicroManager/EmulatorPanel.swift
index 4969d36..51b11d7 100644
--- a/Sources/WLMicroManager/EmulatorPanel.swift
+++ b/Sources/WLMicroManager/EmulatorPanel.swift
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@ struct EmulatorView: View {
                 // Rows 0–2 are plain grids of single keys.
                 ForEach(Array(Pad.displayRows.prefix(3).enumerated()), id: \.offset) { _, row in
                     HStack(spacing: Self.gap) {
-                        ForEach(row, id: \.self) { key in keyButton(key) }
+                        ForEach(Array(row.enumerated()), id: \.offset) { _, key in
+                            if let key {
+                                keyButton(key)
+                            } else {
+                                Color.clear.frame(width: Self.keyW, height: Self.keyH)
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 // The bottom row starts one column in, and its wide keycap
diff --git a/Sources/WLMicroManager/MenuPanelView.swift b/Sources/WLMicroManager/MenuPanelView.swift
index dd172d1..94d8461 100644
--- a/Sources/WLMicroManager/MenuPanelView.swift
+++ b/Sources/WLMicroManager/MenuPanelView.swift
@@ -229,7 +229,13 @@ struct MenuPanelView: View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
             ForEach(Array(Pad.displayRows.enumerated()), id: \.offset) { _, row in
                 HStack(spacing: 6) {
-                    ForEach(row, id: \.self) { key in keyView(key) }
+                    ForEach(Array(row.enumerated()), id: \.offset) { _, key in
+                        if let key {
+                            keyView(key)
+                        } else {
+                            Color.clear.frame(width: Self.keyW, height: Self.keyH)
+                        }
+                    }
                     Spacer(minLength: 0)
                 }
             }
@@ -237,6 +243,9 @@ struct MenuPanelView: View {
         .padding(.horizontal, 14).padding(.vertical, 12)
     }
 
+    private static let keyW: CGFloat = 34
+    private static let keyH: CGFloat = 26
+
     private func keyView(_ index: Int) -> some View {
         let color = bridge.keyColors[index]
         let isBound = Pad.boundKeyIDs.contains(index)
@@ -247,8 +256,8 @@ struct MenuPanelView: View {
         let isUnavailable = bridge.isRemote && (isStackKey || isLandKey)
         let macroText = bridge.keyBindings.text(for: index)
         let isVoiceKey = macroText == nil && Pad.voiceKeyIDs.contains(index)
-        // Key index and agent slot are different orderings — the top row is
-        // wired right to left — so the slot lookup goes through the pad map.
+        // Only some keys are agent keys, so the slot lookup goes through the
+        // pad map.
         let slot = Pad.agentSlot(for: index)
         let agent = slot.flatMap { $0 < bridge.agents.count ? bridge.agents[$0] : nil }
 
@@ -269,7 +278,7 @@ struct MenuPanelView: View {
         } label: {
             RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 5)
                 .fill(color ?? Color.secondary.opacity(isBound ? 0.16 : 0.07))
-                .frame(width: 34, height: 26)
+                .frame(width: Self.keyW, height: Self.keyH)
                 .overlay(
                     RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 5)
                         .strokeBorder(Color.secondary.opacity(0.25), lineWidth: 0.5)
diff --git a/Tests/WLKitTests/PlaceholderTests.swift b/Tests/WLKitTests/PlaceholderTests.swift
index 80ec7ee..e6ab9fc 100644
--- a/Tests/WLKitTests/PlaceholderTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/WLKitTests/PlaceholderTests.swift
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ import XCTest
 final class PlaceholderTests: XCTestCase {
     func testPadGeometry() {
         XCTAssertEqual(Pad.rows.flatMap { $0 }.count, Pad.keyCount)
-        // Reading order: the top row is wired right to left.
-        XCTAssertEqual(Pad.agentKeyIDs, [1, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5])
-        XCTAssertEqual(Pad.displayRows.flatMap { $0 }.sorted(), Pad.rows.flatMap { $0 }.sorted())
+        // Reading order is index order: key 0 is the top-left key.
+        XCTAssertEqual(Pad.agentKeyIDs, [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
+        XCTAssertEqual(Pad.displayRows.flatMap { $0 }.compactMap { $0 }.sorted(),
+                       Pad.rows.flatMap { $0 }.sorted())
+        // Every display row spans the pad's four columns, so gaps line up.
+        XCTAssertEqual(Pad.displayRows.map(\.count), [4, 4, 4, 4])
+        XCTAssertEqual(Pad.displayRows.first, [nil, 0, 1, nil])
+        XCTAssertEqual(Pad.displayRows.last, [nil, 10, 11, 12])
     }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/WLKitTests/StatusMapperTests.swift b/Tests/WLKitTests/StatusMapperTests.swift
index 0df7c86..9db3b68 100644
--- a/Tests/WLKitTests/StatusMapperTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/WLKitTests/StatusMapperTests.swift
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ final class StatusMapperTests: XCTestCase {
             agent("working"), agent("blocked"), agent("idle"),
         ])
         XCTAssertEqual(threads.count, 6, "one entry per agent key")
-        // The pad's top row is wired right to left, so reading order starts
-        // at key 1: the first agent lights the top-LEFT key.
-        XCTAssertEqual(threads.map(\.id), [1, 0, 2, 3, 4, 5], "keys in reading order")
+        // Every row runs left to right, so reading order is index order: the
+        // first agent lights key 0, the top-LEFT key.
+        XCTAssertEqual(threads.map(\.id), [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5], "keys in reading order")
         XCTAssertEqual(threads[0].color, 0xFFA000)
         XCTAssertEqual(threads[1].color, 0xFF2D2D)
         XCTAssertEqual(threads[2].color, 0x00C853)
diff --git a/docs/hacking.md b/docs/hacking.md
index e22b985..e87573c 100644
--- a/docs/hacking.md
+++ b/docs/hacking.md
@@ -375,23 +375,25 @@ to take a whole row's keycodes with it.
 
 ### Geometry
 
-The matrix is `[2, 4, 4, 3]` and the key index runs row-major from 0. One
-surprise: **the top row is wired right to left**, so index 0 is the top-**right**
-key.
+The matrix is `[2, 4, 4, 3]` and the key index runs row-major from 0, every
+row left to right, on a four-column grid. The top row's two keys sit in the
+middle columns, between the dial and the joystick; the bottom row starts one
+column in.
 
 ```
- ┌─────────────┬─────────────┐
- │      1      │      0      │   row 0   <- reversed: 0 is on the RIGHT
- ├──────┬──────┼──────┬──────┤
+        ┌──────┬──────┐
+ (dial) │   0  │   1  │ (joy)   row 0
+ ┌──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┐
  │   2  │   3  │   4  │   5  │   row 1
  ├──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
  │   6  │   7  │   8  │   9  │   row 2
- ├──────┴──────┼──────┴──────┤
- │    10 + 11  │     12      │   row 3
- └─────────────┴─────────────┘
+ └──────┼──────┴──────┼──────┤
+        │   10 + 11   │  12  │   row 3
+        └─────────────┴──────┘
 ```
 
-Rows 1–3 run left to right in index order. Matrix positions 10 and 11 sit under
+An earlier version of this guide had the top row wired right to left; on the
+hardware, pressing the top-left key reports `AG00`. Matrix positions 10 and 11 sit under
 one wide keycap — the stock map leaves 11 as `KC_NONE`; bind and light both if
 you want the whole cap to glow evenly.