diff --git a/packages/views/onboarding/components/step-shell.test.tsx b/packages/views/onboarding/components/step-shell.test.tsx
index c991182026..f42f7db4ca 100644
--- a/packages/views/onboarding/components/step-shell.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/onboarding/components/step-shell.test.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   STEP_COLUMN,
   STEP_FRAME,
   STEP_GUTTER,
+  STEP_MEASURE,
   StepShellHeader,
 } from "./step-shell";
 
@@ -56,6 +57,15 @@ describe("onboarding step shell", () => {
     expect(STEP_BLOCK_PADDING).toMatch(/^py-/);
   });
 
+  // STEP_MEASURE caps prose and form fields inside a step that sits on the
+  // frame. It must NOT centre: centring it would pull the content off the
+  // frame's left edge, which is the alignment the frame exists to provide.
+  it("keeps the in-frame reading measure left-aligned and padding-free", () => {
+    expect(STEP_MEASURE).toMatch(/max-w-\[\d+px\]/);
+    expect(STEP_MEASURE).not.toContain("mx-auto");
+    expect(STEP_MEASURE).not.toMatch(/\bp[xlr]?-/);
+  });
+
   it("renders Back only when the step can go back", () => {
     const { unmount } = renderHeader({ currentStep: "workspace" });
     expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: /back/i })).toBeNull();
diff --git a/packages/views/onboarding/components/step-shell.tsx b/packages/views/onboarding/components/step-shell.tsx
index 37c59bfb95..f48f4a461f 100644
--- a/packages/views/onboarding/components/step-shell.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/onboarding/components/step-shell.tsx
@@ -22,15 +22,24 @@ import type { OnboardingStep } from "@multica/core/onboarding";
  *   - STEP_FRAME is the persistent chrome measure. Back and the step
  *     indicator sit on it, identically, on every step, so the one element
  *     that survives every transition never moves.
- *   - STEP_COLUMN is the reading measure for prose and forms. A step may use
- *     the frame instead when its content genuinely needs the width (the
- *     questionnaire's option grid does); both are centred, so the content
- *     stays on the frame's centreline either way.
+ *   - STEP_COLUMN is the reading measure for prose and forms, centred. A step
+ *     may use the frame instead when its content needs the width (the
+ *     questionnaire's option grid, the runtime list) and cap its own prose
+ *     with STEP_MEASURE; both are centred, so content stays on the frame's
+ *     centreline either way.
  */
 export const STEP_GUTTER = "px-6 sm:px-10 md:px-14 lg:px-16";
 export const STEP_FRAME = "mx-auto w-full max-w-[920px]";
 export const STEP_COLUMN = "mx-auto w-full max-w-[620px]";
 
+/**
+ * Reading measure applied INSIDE the frame, left-aligned rather than centred.
+ * Use it for prose and form fields on a step that sits on STEP_FRAME: the
+ * page margins then match every other step, while a workspace name still gets
+ * an input someone would want to type into instead of an 800px one.
+ */
+export const STEP_MEASURE = "max-w-[620px]";
+
 /** Vertical rhythm shared by every step's scrolling region. */
 export const STEP_BLOCK_PADDING = "py-10";
 
diff --git a/packages/views/onboarding/steps/step-workspace.tsx b/packages/views/onboarding/steps/step-workspace.tsx
index cb11b6173f..ce4da9366a 100644
--- a/packages/views/onboarding/steps/step-workspace.tsx
+++ b/packages/views/onboarding/steps/step-workspace.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import { DragStrip } from "@multica/views/platform";
 import { useLogout } from "../../auth";
 import {
   STEP_BLOCK_PADDING,
-  STEP_COLUMN,
+  STEP_FRAME,
+  STEP_MEASURE,
   STEP_GUTTER,
   StepShellHeader,
 } from "../components/step-shell";
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ export function StepWorkspace({
         style={fadeStyle}
         className={cn("min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto", STEP_GUTTER)}
       >
-        <div className={cn(STEP_COLUMN, STEP_BLOCK_PADDING)}>
+        <div className={cn(STEP_FRAME, STEP_BLOCK_PADDING)}>
           <div className="mb-2 text-caption font-medium uppercase tracking-[0.08em] text-muted-foreground">
             {reusing
               ? workspaceCreationAllowed
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ export function StepWorkspace({
                 ? t(($) => $.step_workspace.headline_first)
                 : t(($) => $.step_workspace.creation_disabled_headline)}
           </h1>
-          <p className="mt-4 text-body-lg leading-[1.55] text-foreground">
+          <p className={cn("mt-4 text-body-lg leading-[1.55] text-foreground", STEP_MEASURE)}>
             {reusing
               ? workspaceCreationAllowed
                 ? t(($) => $.step_workspace.lede_resume)
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ export function StepWorkspace({
                 : t(($) => $.step_workspace.creation_disabled_lede)}
           </p>
 
-          <div className="mt-10">
+          <div className={cn("mt-10", STEP_MEASURE)}>
             {reusing ? (
               <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
                 <ExistingWorkspaceCard