diff --git a/frontend/editor/src/portal/components/pipelines/PipelineTemplateCard.css b/frontend/editor/src/portal/components/pipelines/PipelineTemplateCard.css
index 167c409c7d..b8dd8bb13a 100644
--- a/frontend/editor/src/portal/components/pipelines/PipelineTemplateCard.css
+++ b/frontend/editor/src/portal/components/pipelines/PipelineTemplateCard.css
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: flex-start;
   gap: 0.5rem;
-  height: 100%;
+  height: 12rem;
 }
 
 .portal-pipelines__template-card--locked {
@@ -36,12 +36,22 @@
 }
 
 .portal-pipelines__template-blurb {
-  /* Push the CTA to the card foot so cards in a row line their footers up. */
-  flex: 1;
   margin: 0;
   font-size: 0.8125rem;
   line-height: 1.45;
   color: var(--c-text-subtle);
+  /* Clamp long descriptions to three lines with a trailing ellipsis. Note: no flex-grow here -
+     stretching the box defeats -webkit-line-clamp and makes it hard-clip mid-word instead. */
+  overflow: hidden;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
+}
+
+/* Pin whatever ends the card (the "Set up" link or a locked/coming-soon chip) to the card foot,
+   so footers line up across cards without flex-growing the clamped blurb above. */
+.portal-pipelines__template-card > :last-child {
+  margin-top: auto;
 }
 
 .portal-pipelines__template-cta {
diff --git a/frontend/editor/src/portal/views/Pipelines.css b/frontend/editor/src/portal/views/Pipelines.css
index 89c8bb269a..df407a8a8d 100644
--- a/frontend/editor/src/portal/views/Pipelines.css
+++ b/frontend/editor/src/portal/views/Pipelines.css
@@ -39,11 +39,20 @@
   gap: 0.75rem;
 }
 
-/* Template gallery: a responsive row of cards that wraps to fit. */
-.portal-pipelines__templates-grid {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(15rem, 1fr));
+/* Template gallery: a single row of cards that scrolls sideways rather than wrapping. */
+.portal-pipelines__templates-scroll {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: nowrap;
   gap: 0.75rem;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  /* A real horizontal scroller: keep the bounce, but don't chain to the browser's back gesture. */
+  overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
+  /* Room for the scrollbar so it doesn't sit under the last row of card text. */
+  padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.portal-pipelines__templates-scroll > * {
+  flex: 0 0 16rem;
 }
 
 .portal-pipelines__section-title {
diff --git a/frontend/editor/src/portal/views/Pipelines.tsx b/frontend/editor/src/portal/views/Pipelines.tsx
index 76d049ee0f..51d77180c4 100644
--- a/frontend/editor/src/portal/views/Pipelines.tsx
+++ b/frontend/editor/src/portal/views/Pipelines.tsx
@@ -258,28 +258,6 @@ export function Pipelines() {
 
       {pageError && <Banner tone="danger" description={pageError} />}
 
-      {galleryEntries.length > 0 && (
-        <section className="portal-pipelines__templates">
-          <h2 className="portal-pipelines__section-title">
-            {t("portal.pipelines.templates.title")}
-          </h2>
-          <p className="portal-pipelines__section-sub">
-            {t("portal.pipelines.templates.subtitle")}
-          </p>
-          <div className="portal-pipelines__templates-grid">
-            {galleryEntries.map((entry) => (
-              <PipelineTemplateCard
-                key={entry.category.id}
-                entry={entry}
-                onOpen={openTemplate}
-                locked={isLocked(entry)}
-                lockedLabel={t("portal.policies.card.requiresAiEngine")}
-              />
-            ))}
-          </div>
-        </section>
-      )}
-
       <section className="portal-pipelines__all">
         <h2 className="portal-pipelines__section-title">
           {t("portal.pipelines.all.title")}
@@ -323,6 +301,28 @@ export function Pipelines() {
         )}
       </section>
 
+      {galleryEntries.length > 0 && (
+        <section className="portal-pipelines__templates">
+          <h2 className="portal-pipelines__section-title">
+            {t("portal.pipelines.templates.title")}
+          </h2>
+          <p className="portal-pipelines__section-sub">
+            {t("portal.pipelines.templates.subtitle")}
+          </p>
+          <div className="portal-pipelines__templates-scroll">
+            {galleryEntries.map((entry) => (
+              <PipelineTemplateCard
+                key={entry.category.id}
+                entry={entry}
+                onOpen={openTemplate}
+                locked={isLocked(entry)}
+                lockedLabel={t("portal.policies.card.requiresAiEngine")}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      )}
+
       <PolicyDetailPanel
         policy={detail?.policy ?? null}
         busy={busy}