diff --git a/dotfiles/config/taffybar/ryzen-shine.css b/dotfiles/config/taffybar/ryzen-shine.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..881cbade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/config/taffybar/ryzen-shine.css
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/* Host-specific density tweaks for ryzen-shine. Keep the same visual style,
+ * but shrink the bar back down after the upstream sizing change.
+ */
+
+.taffy-box {
+	font-size: 10pt;
+}
+
+.outer-pad {
+	margin: 2px 3px;
+}
+
+.inner-pad {
+	padding: 1px 8px;
+}
+
+.icon-label > .icon {
+	padding-right: 8px;
+}
+
+.ram-swap .icon-label > .icon {
+	min-width: 18px;
+	padding-right: 6px;
+}
+
+.workspaces .outer-pad {
+	margin: 2px 2px;
+}
+
+.workspaces .inner-pad {
+	padding: 1px 2px 1px 8px;
+}
+
+.workspace-label {
+	font-size: 9pt;
+}
+
+.workspaces .overlay-box .workspace-label {
+	padding: 1px 4px 3px 10px;
+}
+
+.window-icon-container {
+	padding: 0px 3px;
+}
+
+.auto-size-image, .sni-tray {
+	padding: 0px 3px;
+}
+
+.sni-tray-expand-toggle,
+.sni-tray-edit-toggle,
+.sni-tray-settings-toggle {
+	padding: 0px 3px;
+	margin-left: 2px;
+}
+
+/* Debug probe: verify host CSS can target the visible CPU pill directly. */
+.outer-pad.cpu {
+	background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 1.0);
+}
diff --git a/dotfiles/config/taffybar/taffybar b/dotfiles/config/taffybar/taffybar
index 98972536..07442aae 160000
--- a/dotfiles/config/taffybar/taffybar
+++ b/dotfiles/config/taffybar/taffybar
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 989725362fc6a04fbbee8ff0de5f68fa2ee0636f
+Subproject commit 07442aaeae81ee5537d58b22ded3bea799af39ec
diff --git a/dotfiles/config/taffybar/taffybar.hs b/dotfiles/config/taffybar/taffybar.hs
index c3d43e4c..9b3afb93 100644
--- a/dotfiles/config/taffybar/taffybar.hs
+++ b/dotfiles/config/taffybar/taffybar.hs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ defaultCssFiles = ["palette.css", "taffybar.css"]
 cssFilesByHostname :: [(String, [FilePath])]
 cssFilesByHostname =
   [ ("imalison-home", ["palette.css", "taffybar.css"]),
-    ("ryzen-shine", ["palette.css", "taffybar.css"]),
+    ("ryzen-shine", ["palette.css", "taffybar.css", "ryzen-shine.css"]),
     ("stevie-nixos", ["palette.css", "taffybar.css"])
   ]
 
@@ -608,8 +608,11 @@ mkSimpleTaffyConfig hostName backend cssFiles =
       barLevels = Nothing,
       barPosition = Top,
       widgetSpacing = 0,
-      barPadding = 4,
-      barHeight = ScreenRatio $ 1 / 33,
+      barPadding = if hostName == "ryzen-shine" then 2 else 4,
+      barHeight =
+        if hostName == "ryzen-shine"
+          then ScreenRatio $ 1 / 40
+          else ScreenRatio $ 1 / 33,
       cssPaths = cssFiles
     }