diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6e3f189..4793cc3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,10 +138,11 @@ ungraded, points, **points-per-minute**, points-per-run, by-severity — with **
 (date range, repo, provider, model, lens, grade/severity), free-text search, and a click-to-scope
 findings detail table.
 
-Comparisons can be scoped to **specific PRs**: a multi-select lists every `repo#pr` with how many
-models ran it (`steve/x#12 · 3/5 models`) — pick the PRs you want and the entire table (runs,
-minutes, findings, points) counts only those, so a model with 2 runs can be compared against one
-with 60 on exactly the work you choose.
+Comparisons can be scoped to **specific PRs**: the **PRs** button opens a searchable checkbox popup
+listing every `repo#pr` with how many models ran it (`steve/x#12 · 3/5 models`) — tick the PRs you
+want and the entire table (runs, minutes, findings, points) counts only those, so a model with 2
+runs can be compared against one with 60 on exactly the work you choose. **all**/**none** apply to
+the current search, so you can filter to a repo and select all its PRs in one click.
 
 True to the store's "no points" rule, **scoring lives in the browser**: the page has an editable
 points curve (default `trivial=1, small=3, medium=5, high=8, critical=20`) and computes
@@ -164,11 +165,11 @@ Its mirror, **solo-error penalty ×** (default `1.5`), multiplies the FP penalty
 was made by **only that model** — a unique wrong claim is noisier than a shared mistake. So a
 Blocking-claimed solo FP costs `high(8) × -0.5 × 1.5 = -6` vs `-4` for a shared one. Set to `1` to disable.
 
-**Hiding models.** Each scoreboard row has a small **×** to hide that model — handy for retired ones
-(e.g. `m1`) you no longer want cluttering the view. Hidden models drop out of the table, the totals,
-and the findings drill-down (but **not** from solo-ness, which stays computed against all models — hiding
-is a view filter, not a rescoring). The hidden set persists in `localStorage` across reloads; a
-**hidden (N): …** bar lists them as click-to-restore chips, with a **show all** to clear.
+**Hiding models.** The **models shown** button opens the same style of popup with a checkbox per
+model — untick to hide one (handy for retired ones, e.g. `m1`), re-tick to restore. Hidden models
+drop out of the table, the totals, and the findings drill-down (but **not** from solo-ness, which
+stays computed against all models — hiding is a view filter, not a rescoring). The hidden set
+persists in `localStorage` across reloads; unlike the other filters, **reset** doesn't touch it.
 
 Auth: the `/ui` shell is public (it holds no data); paste the store token into its **connect** box,
 or open `/ui?token=<token>` once (remembered in `localStorage`). Prefer your own dashboard? Point
diff --git a/ui.html b/ui.html
index 1477036..779e9e1 100644
--- a/ui.html
+++ b/ui.html
@@ -21,8 +21,19 @@
   input, select, button { background:#0c0e12; color:var(--fg); border:1px solid var(--line); border-radius:6px; padding:6px 8px; font:inherit; }
   input[type=number] { width:64px; }
   input[type=date] { width:140px; }
-  select[multiple] { min-width:200px; }
   input.search { width:220px; }
+  #modalback { position:fixed; inset:0; background:rgba(0,0,0,.55); display:none; z-index:40; }
+  #modal { position:fixed; top:12vh; left:50%; transform:translateX(-50%); width:min(560px,92vw); max-height:72vh;
+    background:var(--panel); border:1px solid var(--line); border-radius:10px; display:none; flex-direction:column;
+    z-index:41; box-shadow:0 12px 40px rgba(0,0,0,.5); }
+  #modal .mhead { display:flex; gap:8px; align-items:center; padding:10px 12px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); }
+  #modal .mhead b { margin-right:auto; white-space:nowrap; }
+  #modal .mhead input { flex:1; min-width:80px; width:auto; }
+  #mlist { overflow:auto; padding:6px 0; }
+  #mlist label.item { display:flex; gap:10px; align-items:center; padding:6px 14px; cursor:pointer; font-size:13px; }
+  #mlist label.item:hover { background:#1d212b; }
+  #mlist .note { margin-left:auto; color:var(--mut); font-size:12px; }
+  #modal .mfoot { padding:8px 12px; border-top:1px solid var(--line); color:var(--mut); font-size:12px; }
   button { cursor:pointer; }
   button.primary { background:var(--acc); color:#0c0e12; border-color:var(--acc); font-weight:600; }
   button.link { background:none; border:none; color:var(--acc); padding:0; text-decoration:underline; }
@@ -65,7 +76,8 @@
       <div class="f"><label>from</label><input type="date" id="from"></div>
       <div class="f"><label>to</label><input type="date" id="to"></div>
       <div class="f"><label>repo</label><select id="repo"></select></div>
-      <div class="f"><label>PRs (⌘/ctrl-click for several)</label><select id="pr" multiple size="4" title="Limit the whole comparison to these PRs — every model is scored only on runs/findings from them. The option label shows how many models ran each PR."></select></div>
+      <div class="f"><label>PRs</label><button id="prbtn" onclick="openModal('pr')" title="Limit the whole comparison to a set of PRs — every model is scored only on runs/findings from them.">all PRs ▾</button></div>
+      <div class="f"><label>models shown</label><button id="modelsbtn" onclick="openModal('models')" title="Hide models from the scoreboard entirely (e.g. retired ones). Persists in this browser.">all ▾</button></div>
       <div class="f"><label>provider</label><select id="provider"></select></div>
       <div class="f"><label>model</label><select id="model"></select></div>
       <div class="f"><label>lens</label><select id="lens"></select></div>
@@ -90,7 +102,6 @@
 
   <div class="panel">
     <div id="summary" class="small mut" style="margin-bottom:8px"></div>
-    <div id="hidden" class="small mut" style="margin-bottom:8px;display:none"></div>
     <table id="models">
       <thead><tr id="mhead"></tr></thead>
       <tbody id="mbody"></tbody>
@@ -112,6 +123,21 @@
   </div>
 </main>
 
+<!-- shared picker modal: PR scope + model visibility (outside <main> so its
+     search box doesn't trigger the global re-render listener) -->
+<div id="modalback" onclick="closeModal()"></div>
+<div id="modal">
+  <div class="mhead">
+    <b id="mtitle"></b>
+    <input id="msearch" placeholder="filter…" oninput="fillModal()">
+    <button onclick="modalSetAll(true)">all</button>
+    <button onclick="modalSetAll(false)">none</button>
+    <button class="primary" onclick="closeModal()">done</button>
+  </div>
+  <div id="mlist"></div>
+  <div class="mfoot" id="mfoot"></div>
+</div>
+
 <script>
 const SEVS = ["trivial","small","medium","high","critical"];
 const SEVCOLOR = { trivial:"#3b4252", small:"#2e4d3a", medium:"#4d4a2e", high:"#5a3b2e", critical:"#5a2e3a" };
@@ -125,9 +151,82 @@ let sortKey = "ptsPerMin", sortAsc = false, selModel = null;
 function loadHidden(){ try { return new Set(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("grt-hidden") || "[]")); } catch { return new Set(); } }
 let HIDDEN = loadHidden();
 function saveHidden(){ localStorage.setItem("grt-hidden", JSON.stringify([...HIDDEN].sort())); }
-function hideModel(m){ HIDDEN.add(m); if (selModel===m) selModel=null; saveHidden(); render(); }
-function showModel(m){ HIDDEN.delete(m); saveHidden(); render(); }
-function showAllModels(){ HIDDEN.clear(); saveHidden(); render(); }
+
+// PRs the comparison is scoped to (repo#pr keys). Empty = every PR counts.
+let SELPRS = new Set();
+
+// ---- picker modal (shared by the PR scope and the model hider) ----
+let modalKind = null;
+function openModal(kind){
+  modalKind = kind;
+  document.getElementById("mtitle").textContent = kind==="pr" ? "compare only these PRs" : "models shown";
+  document.getElementById("msearch").value = "";
+  document.getElementById("modalback").style.display = "block";
+  document.getElementById("modal").style.display = "flex";
+  fillModal();
+  document.getElementById("msearch").focus();
+}
+function closeModal(){
+  modalKind = null;
+  document.getElementById("modalback").style.display = "none";
+  document.getElementById("modal").style.display = "none";
+}
+// The full item list, rebuilt from the raw data on every open/refresh so it
+// always has every PR / model. checked = in the comparison.
+function modalItems(){
+  const allModels = uniq([...RUNS.map(r=>r.model), ...ROWS.map(r=>r.model)]);
+  if (modalKind === "pr"){
+    const byPR = new Map();
+    for (const r of [...RUNS, ...ROWS]){
+      const k = prKey(r);
+      if (!byPR.has(k)) byPR.set(k, new Set());
+      if (r.model) byPR.get(k).add(r.model);
+    }
+    return [...byPR.keys()].sort((a,b)=>{
+      const [ra,pa] = splitPR(a), [rb,pb] = splitPR(b);
+      return ra===rb ? pb-pa : ra.localeCompare(rb); // newest PR first within a repo
+    }).map(k => ({ value:k, label:k, note:`${byPR.get(k).size}/${allModels.length} models`, checked:SELPRS.has(k) }));
+  }
+  return allModels.map(m => ({ value:m, label:m, note:HIDDEN.has(m)?"hidden":"", checked:!HIDDEN.has(m) }));
+}
+function visibleModalItems(){
+  const q = document.getElementById("msearch").value.trim().toLowerCase();
+  return modalItems().filter(it => !q || it.label.toLowerCase().includes(q));
+}
+function fillModal(){
+  const list = document.getElementById("mlist"); list.innerHTML = "";
+  for (const it of visibleModalItems()){
+    const lab = document.createElement("label"); lab.className = "item";
+    const cb = document.createElement("input"); cb.type = "checkbox"; cb.checked = it.checked;
+    cb.onchange = ()=> modalToggle(it.value, cb.checked);
+    const name = document.createElement("span"); name.textContent = it.label;
+    const note = document.createElement("span"); note.className = "note"; note.textContent = it.note;
+    lab.append(cb, name, note);
+    list.appendChild(lab);
+  }
+  document.getElementById("mfoot").textContent = modalKind==="pr"
+    ? (SELPRS.size ? `${SELPRS.size} PR${SELPRS.size===1?"":"s"} selected — only these are compared` : "none selected — every PR counts")
+    : (HIDDEN.size ? `${HIDDEN.size} hidden — excluded from the scoreboard (persists in this browser)` : "all models shown");
+}
+function modalToggle(v, on){
+  if (modalKind === "pr"){ if (on) SELPRS.add(v); else SELPRS.delete(v); }
+  else {
+    if (on) HIDDEN.delete(v); else { HIDDEN.add(v); if (selModel===v) selModel=null; }
+    saveHidden();
+  }
+  fillModal(); render();
+}
+// all/none apply to the search-filtered items, so you can e.g. type a repo
+// name and select all its PRs at once.
+function modalSetAll(on){
+  for (const it of visibleModalItems()){
+    if (modalKind === "pr"){ if (on) SELPRS.add(it.value); else SELPRS.delete(it.value); }
+    else if (on) HIDDEN.delete(it.value);
+    else { HIDDEN.add(it.value); if (selModel===it.value) selModel=null; }
+  }
+  if (modalKind !== "pr") saveHidden();
+  fillModal(); render();
+}
 
 function token(){
   const q = new URL(location.href).searchParams.get("token");
@@ -170,34 +269,8 @@ function opt(sel, vals, label){
   if (vals.includes(cur)) sel.value = cur;
 }
 function prKey(o){ return o.repo + "#" + o.pr; }
-// The PR facet lists every repo#pr with how many models ran it, so it's obvious
-// which PRs are a fair head-to-head (e.g. "steve/x#12 · 5/5 models").
-function buildPRFacet(){
-  const allModels = uniq(RUNS.map(r=>r.model));
-  const byPR = new Map();
-  for (const r of [...RUNS, ...ROWS]){
-    const k = prKey(r);
-    if (!byPR.has(k)) byPR.set(k, new Set());
-    if (r.model) byPR.get(k).add(r.model);
-  }
-  const sel = document.getElementById("pr");
-  const cur = new Set([...sel.selectedOptions].map(o=>o.value));
-  sel.innerHTML = "";
-  const keys = [...byPR.keys()].sort((a,b)=>{
-    const [ra,pa] = splitPR(a), [rb,pb] = splitPR(b);
-    return ra===rb ? pb-pa : ra.localeCompare(rb); // newest PR first within a repo
-  });
-  for (const k of keys){
-    const o = document.createElement("option");
-    o.value = k;
-    o.textContent = `${k} · ${byPR.get(k).size}/${allModels.length} models`;
-    if (cur.has(k)) o.selected = true;
-    sel.appendChild(o);
-  }
-}
 function splitPR(k){ const i = k.lastIndexOf("#"); return [k.slice(0,i), +k.slice(i+1)]; }
 function buildFacets(){
-  buildPRFacet();
   opt(document.getElementById("repo"), uniq([...RUNS.map(r=>r.repo), ...ROWS.map(r=>r.repo)]), "all repos");
   opt(document.getElementById("provider"), uniq([...RUNS.map(r=>r.provider), ...ROWS.map(r=>r.provider)]), "all providers");
   opt(document.getElementById("model"), uniq([...RUNS.map(r=>r.model), ...ROWS.map(r=>r.model)]), "all models");
@@ -226,7 +299,7 @@ function filters(){
   return {
     from: document.getElementById("from").value,
     to: document.getElementById("to").value,
-    prs: new Set([...document.getElementById("pr").selectedOptions].map(o=>o.value)),
+    prs: SELPRS,
     repo: document.getElementById("repo").value,
     provider: document.getElementById("provider").value,
     model: document.getElementById("model").value,
@@ -236,7 +309,7 @@ function filters(){
   };
 }
 function dateOK(ts, f){ const d = (ts||"").slice(0,10); return (!f.from || d >= f.from) && (!f.to || d <= f.to); }
-// prOK gates a run/row on the PR multi-select: no selection = every PR counts,
+// prOK gates a run/row on the PR picker: no selection = every PR counts,
 // regardless of which models ran it.
 function prOK(o, f){ return !f.prs.size || f.prs.has(prKey(o)); }
 // run-level filters only (date/repo/provider/model/pr) — severity/lens/search are finding-level.
@@ -345,16 +418,7 @@ function render(){
     for (const col of COLS){
       const td = document.createElement("td"); if (col.l) td.className="l";
       const v = m[col.k];
-      if (col.k==="model"){
-        // model name + a hide control (× pill) — injection-safe via JS handler.
-        td.textContent = (v==null?"—":v) + " ";
-        const x = document.createElement("span");
-        x.className = "pill"; x.textContent = "×"; x.title = "hide this model (persists)";
-        x.onclick = (e)=>{ e.stopPropagation(); hideModel(m.model); };
-        td.appendChild(x);
-      } else {
-        td.innerHTML = col.fmt ? col.fmt(v) : (v==null?"—":v);
-      }
+      td.innerHTML = col.fmt ? col.fmt(v) : (v==null?"—":v);
       if ((col.k==="ptsPerMin" || col.k==="ptsPerRun" || col.k==="points") && v!=null) td.classList.add(v<0 ? "bad" : "good");
       if (col.k==="fpPen" && v<0) td.classList.add("bad");
       if (col.k==="solo" && v>0) td.classList.add("good");
@@ -363,23 +427,11 @@ function render(){
     }
     mb.appendChild(tr);
   }
-  // hidden-models panel: click a model to restore it
-  const hid = document.getElementById("hidden");
-  if (HIDDEN.size){
-    hid.innerHTML = "";
-    const lab = document.createElement("span"); lab.textContent = "hidden ("+HIDDEN.size+"): "; hid.appendChild(lab);
-    for (const m of [...HIDDEN].sort()){
-      const p = document.createElement("span"); p.className="pill"; p.textContent = "＋ "+m;
-      p.title = "show this model again"; p.style.marginRight="6px";
-      p.onclick = ()=> showModel(m);
-      hid.appendChild(p);
-    }
-    const all = document.createElement("button"); all.className="link"; all.textContent="show all";
-    all.onclick = showAllModels; hid.appendChild(all);
-    hid.style.display = "";
-  } else {
-    hid.style.display = "none"; hid.innerHTML = "";
-  }
+  // picker buttons reflect current scope
+  document.getElementById("prbtn").textContent =
+    SELPRS.size ? `${SELPRS.size} PR${SELPRS.size===1?"":"s"} ▾` : "all PRs ▾";
+  document.getElementById("modelsbtn").textContent =
+    HIDDEN.size ? `${HIDDEN.size} hidden ▾` : "all ▾";
 
   const tot = models.reduce((a,m)=>({runs:a.runs+m.runs, min:a.min+m.minutes, find:a.find+m.findings, conf:a.conf+m.confirmed, pts:a.pts+m.points}), {runs:0,min:0,find:0,conf:0,pts:0});
   const prNote = f.prs.size
@@ -412,13 +464,14 @@ function esc(s){ return (s==null?"":String(s)).replace(/[&<>]/g, m=>({"&":"&amp;
 function resetFilters(){
   for (const id of ["from","to","q"]) document.getElementById(id).value="";
   for (const id of ["repo","provider","model","lens","grade"]) document.getElementById(id).value="";
-  for (const o of document.getElementById("pr").options) o.selected = false;
+  SELPRS.clear(); // hidden models are a persistent preference, not a filter — reset leaves them
   selModel = null; render();
 }
 
 document.addEventListener("input", e=>{
   if (e.target.closest("main")) render();
 });
+document.addEventListener("keydown", e=>{ if (e.key === "Escape") closeModal(); });
 load();
 </script>
 </body>