diff --git a/frontend/src/components/graph/BaseNode.tsx b/frontend/src/components/graph/BaseNode.tsx
index e0f562a..5cb6f3d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/graph/BaseNode.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/graph/BaseNode.tsx
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export function BaseNodeFooter({ className, ...props }: ComponentProps<"div">) {
     <div
       data-slot="base-node-footer"
       className={cn(
-        "shrink-0 flex flex-col items-center gap-y-2 border-t p-1",
+        "shrink-0 flex flex-col items-center gap-y-2 border-t border-border/70 pt-2 px-1 pb-1",
         className,
       )}
       {...props}
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index a716086..0aa4b86 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -178,8 +178,13 @@ body {
 }
 
 /* Connection path roles: pushing (trigger) — classes on BaseNode root. Updating nodes have no extra border so rendering doesn’t flash. */
+/* Connection path trigger: amber cue to match manual/dirty state (e.g. Run button). */
 .connection-path-trigger {
-    box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 hsl(var(--primary));
+    box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 hsl(38 92% 50%);
+}
+
+.dark .connection-path-trigger {
+    box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 hsl(45 93% 58%);
 }
 
 /* NodeResizer: snappy drag; no border/background on handles; keep resize cursors. */