diff --git a/scripts/taler-monitoring/README.md b/scripts/taler-monitoring/README.md
index 878d106..9d5422f 100644
--- a/scripts/taler-monitoring/README.md
+++ b/scripts/taler-monitoring/README.md
@@ -56,15 +56,17 @@ Each check prints **global** and **grouped** ids:
 ```text
 ┌ OK    ┐ #014  www.exchange-03  exchange /config · HTTP 200
 ┌ WARN  ┐ #015  www.stats-02     stats age soft  · yellow badge (not red)
-┌ PROG  ┐ ████████░░░░  42%  14/55
+┌  42% ┐ ████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  14/55
 ```
 
 - `#014` — run-wide counter (whole `./taler-monitoring.sh` invocation)  
 - `www.exchange-03` — area.group-NN  
 - **Colours (left badge + label):**
   - **OK** green · **INFO** blue/cyan · **WARN** yellow (never red)  
-  - **ERROR** red · **BLOCKER** magenta · **PROG** cyan bar  
-- Progress: auto estimate per phase, or `PROGRESS_TOTAL=N` / `PROGRESS_OFF=1`
+  - **ERROR** red · **BLOCKER** magenta  
+- Progress: badge shows **percent** (not “PROG”); bar fills **left → right**;
+  `done/total` on the right. Estimate auto-grows if short. Override:
+  `PROGRESS_TOTAL=N` / `PROGRESS_OFF=1`
 - **QR (urls):** harvest `taler://` / `payto://` (+ app store `data-qr-url`) from landings and
   `demo-withdraw.json` / `auto-account.json` → validate form → `qrencode` PNG → `zbarimg`
   decode must match. Requires packages **`qrencode`** + **`zbar-tools`**.
diff --git a/scripts/taler-monitoring/lib.sh b/scripts/taler-monitoring/lib.sh
index 19764f8..645cf2e 100755
--- a/scripts/taler-monitoring/lib.sh
+++ b/scripts/taler-monitoring/lib.sh
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ koopa_ssh_python() {
 #   WARN    yellow badge · yellow label   (never red)
 #   ERROR   red badge    · red label
 #   BLOCKER magenta badge· magenta label
-#   PROG    cyan bar line
+#   progress  cyan badge = " 42%" + bar fills left→right
 if [ "${NO_COLOR:-0}" = "1" ] || [ "${CLICOLOR:-1}" = "0" ]; then
   G= R= Y= C= M= D= W= B= N=
   BG_OK= BG_INFO= BG_WARN= BG_ERR= BG_BLK= BG_SEC= BG_PROG=
@@ -520,38 +520,55 @@ _progress_rebalance() {
   fi
 }
 _progress_bar_line() {
-  local done="$1" total="$2" width=24 pct=0 filled empty i bar
+  # Format (grows left → right; badge = percent, not "PROG"):
+  #   ┌  42% ┐ ████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  31/74
+  local done="$1" total="$2" width=28 pct=0 filled empty i bar pct_lab
   # Defensive: never display done > total
   if [ "$total" -gt 0 ] && [ "$done" -gt "$total" ]; then
     total=$done
   fi
   if [ "$total" -gt 0 ]; then
+    # integer percent; while mid-run past a short estimate, cap display < 100%
     pct=$((done * 100 / total))
     [ "$pct" -gt 100 ] && pct=100
-    # While still running past an estimate, keep bar at most 99% until final rebalance
     if [ "$done" -lt "$total" ] && [ "$pct" -ge 100 ]; then
       pct=99
     fi
-    filled=$((pct * width / 100))
+    # fill cells from the left (progress moves rightward as filled grows)
+    filled=$((done * width / total))
     [ "$filled" -gt "$width" ] && filled=$width
+    # show at least 1 block once any work done (unless 0%)
+    if [ "$done" -gt 0 ] && [ "$filled" -eq 0 ]; then
+      filled=1
+    fi
+    # at 100% fill complete bar
+    if [ "$done" -ge "$total" ]; then
+      filled=$width
+      pct=100
+    fi
     empty=$((width - filled))
     bar=""
     i=0
     while [ "$i" -lt "$filled" ]; do bar="${bar}█"; i=$((i + 1)); done
     i=0
     while [ "$i" -lt "$empty" ]; do bar="${bar}░"; i=$((i + 1)); done
+    pct_lab=$(printf '%3d%%' "$pct")
     if [ "${BOX:-0}" = "1" ]; then
-      printf '%s┌ PROG  ┐%s %s%s%s %s%3d%%%s  %s%d/%d%s\n' \
-        "$BG_PROG" "$N" "$C" "$bar" "$N" "$W" "$pct" "$N" "$D" "$done" "$total" "$N"
+      # badge = percent (clearer than "PROG"); bar grows ░→█ left to right
+      printf '%s┌%s┐%s %s%s%s  %s%d/%d%s\n' \
+        "$BG_PROG" "$pct_lab" "$N" \
+        "$C" "$bar" "$N" \
+        "$D" "$done" "$total" "$N"
     else
-      printf -- '%s[ PROG  ]%s [%s] %3d%%  %d/%d\n' "$C" "$N" "$bar" "$pct" "$done" "$total"
+      printf -- '%s%4s%s %s  %d/%d\n' \
+        "$C" "$pct_lab" "$N" "$bar" "$done" "$total"
     fi
   else
     if [ "${BOX:-0}" = "1" ]; then
-      printf '%s┌ PROG  ┐%s %sdone=%d%s (total unknown — set PROGRESS_TOTAL=)\n' \
+      printf '%s┌  …  ┐%s %sdone=%d%s (set PROGRESS_TOTAL= for %%)\n' \
         "$BG_PROG" "$N" "$D" "$done" "$N"
     else
-      printf -- '%s[ PROG  ]%s done=%d (total unknown)\n' "$C" "$N" "$done"
+      printf -- '%sdone=%d%s (set PROGRESS_TOTAL= for %%)\n' "$D" "$done" "$N"
     fi
   fi
 }