diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-e2e-forks.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-e2e-forks.yaml
index 3aaeccb30..3e34c846d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-e2e-forks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-e2e-forks.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ on:
     workflows: ['CI: Tests E2E']
     types: [requested, completed]
 
-env:
-  DATE_FORMAT: '+%m/%d/%Y, %I:%M:%S %p'
-
 jobs:
   deploy-and-comment-forked-pr:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -63,8 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/cicd/pr-playwright-deploy-and-comment.sh \
             "${{ steps.pr.outputs.result }}" \
             "${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}" \
-            "starting" \
-            "$(date -u '${{ env.DATE_FORMAT }}')"
+            "starting"
 
       - name: Download and Deploy Reports
         if: steps.pr.outputs.result != 'null' && github.event.action == 'completed'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-e2e.yaml
index 34d24f7f0..60400f9a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-e2e.yaml
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Get start time
-        id: start-time
-        run: echo "time=$(date -u '+%m/%d/%Y, %I:%M:%S %p')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
       - name: Post starting comment
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
@@ -194,8 +190,7 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/cicd/pr-playwright-deploy-and-comment.sh \
             "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" \
             "${{ github.head_ref }}" \
-            "starting" \
-            "${{ steps.start-time.outputs.time }}"
+            "starting"
 
   # Deploy and comment for non-forked PRs only
   deploy-and-comment:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-storybook-forks.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-storybook-forks.yaml
index d4f18d37b..0d4ab96f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-storybook-forks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-storybook-forks.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ on:
     workflows: ['CI: Tests Storybook']
     types: [requested, completed]
 
-env:
-  DATE_FORMAT: '+%m/%d/%Y, %I:%M:%S %p'
-
 jobs:
   deploy-and-comment-forked-pr:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -63,8 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/cicd/pr-storybook-deploy-and-comment.sh \
             "${{ steps.pr.outputs.result }}" \
             "${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_branch }}" \
-            "starting" \
-            "$(date -u '${{ env.DATE_FORMAT }}')"
+            "starting"
 
       - name: Download and Deploy Storybook
         if: steps.pr.outputs.result != 'null' && github.event.action == 'completed' && github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-storybook.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-storybook.yaml
index 7a91e7a01..4c2fb4478 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-storybook.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-storybook.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/cicd/pr-storybook-deploy-and-comment.sh \
             "${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}" \
             "${{ github.head_ref }}" \
-            "starting" \
-            "$(date -u '+%m/%d/%Y, %I:%M:%S %p')"
+            "starting"
 
   # Build Storybook for all PRs (free Cloudflare deployment)
   storybook-build:
diff --git a/scripts/cicd/pr-playwright-deploy-and-comment.sh b/scripts/cicd/pr-playwright-deploy-and-comment.sh
index ed8951034..f32a67e62 100755
--- a/scripts/cicd/pr-playwright-deploy-and-comment.sh
+++ b/scripts/cicd/pr-playwright-deploy-and-comment.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -e
 
 # Deploy Playwright test reports to Cloudflare Pages and comment on PR
-# Usage: ./pr-playwright-deploy-and-comment.sh <pr_number> <branch_name> <status> [start_time]
+# Usage: ./pr-playwright-deploy-and-comment.sh <pr_number> <branch_name> <status>
 
 # Input validation
 # Validate PR number is numeric
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ case "$STATUS" in
         ;;
 esac
 
-START_TIME="${4:-$(date -u '+%m/%d/%Y, %I:%M:%S %p')}"
-
 # Required environment variables
 : "${GITHUB_TOKEN:?GITHUB_TOKEN is required}"
 : "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY:?GITHUB_REPOSITORY is required}"
@@ -135,23 +133,8 @@ post_comment() {
 # Main execution
 if [ "$STATUS" = "starting" ]; then
     # Post concise starting comment
-    comment=$(cat <<EOF
-$COMMENT_MARKER
-## 🎭 Playwright Tests: ⏳ Running...
-
-Tests started at $START_TIME UTC
-
-<details>
-<summary>📊 Browser Tests</summary>
-
-- **chromium**: Running...
-- **chromium-0.5x**: Running...
-- **chromium-2x**: Running...
-- **mobile-chrome**: Running...
-
-</details>
-EOF
-)
+    comment="$COMMENT_MARKER
+## 🎭 Playwright: ⏳ Running..."
     post_comment "$comment"
     
 else
@@ -300,7 +283,7 @@ else
     
     # Generate compact single-line comment
     comment="$COMMENT_MARKER
-**Playwright:** $status_icon $total_passed passed, $total_failed failed$flaky_note"
+## 🎭 Playwright: $status_icon $total_passed passed, $total_failed failed$flaky_note"
 
     # Extract and display failed tests from all browsers (flaky tests are treated as passing)
     if [ $total_failed -gt 0 ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/cicd/pr-storybook-deploy-and-comment.sh b/scripts/cicd/pr-storybook-deploy-and-comment.sh
index a2a1d37e9..2b2051737 100755
--- a/scripts/cicd/pr-storybook-deploy-and-comment.sh
+++ b/scripts/cicd/pr-storybook-deploy-and-comment.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -e
 
 # Deploy Storybook to Cloudflare Pages and comment on PR
-# Usage: ./pr-storybook-deploy-and-comment.sh <pr_number> <branch_name> <status> [start_time]
+# Usage: ./pr-storybook-deploy-and-comment.sh <pr_number> <branch_name> <status>
 
 # Input validation
 # Validate PR number is numeric
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ case "$STATUS" in
         ;;
 esac
 
-START_TIME="${4:-$(date -u '+%m/%d/%Y, %I:%M:%S %p')}"
 
 # Required environment variables
 : "${GITHUB_TOKEN:?GITHUB_TOKEN is required}"
@@ -120,50 +119,9 @@ post_comment() {
 
 # Main execution
 if [ "$STATUS" = "starting" ]; then
-    # Check if this is a version-bump branch
-    IS_VERSION_BUMP="false"
-    if echo "$BRANCH_NAME" | grep -q "^version-bump-"; then
-        IS_VERSION_BUMP="true"
-    fi
-    
-    # Post starting comment with appropriate message
-    if [ "$IS_VERSION_BUMP" = "true" ]; then
-        comment=$(cat <<EOF
-$COMMENT_MARKER
-## 🎨 Storybook Build Status
-
-<img alt='loading' src='https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/755c86ee-e445-4ea8-bc2c-cca85df48686' width='14px' height='14px'/> **Build is starting...**
-
-⏰ Started at: $START_TIME UTC
-
-### 🚀 Building Storybook
-- 📦 Installing dependencies...
-- 🔧 Building Storybook components...
-- 🎨 Running Chromatic visual tests...
-
----
-⏱️ Please wait while the Storybook build is in progress...
-EOF
-)
-    else
-        comment=$(cat <<EOF
-$COMMENT_MARKER
-## 🎨 Storybook Build Status
-
-<img alt='loading' src='https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/755c86ee-e445-4ea8-bc2c-cca85df48686' width='14px' height='14px'/> **Build is starting...**
-
-⏰ Started at: $START_TIME UTC
-
-### 🚀 Building Storybook
-- 📦 Installing dependencies...
-- 🔧 Building Storybook components...
-- 🌐 Preparing deployment to Cloudflare Pages...
-
----
-⏱️ Please wait while the Storybook build is in progress...
-EOF
-)
-    fi
+    # Post starting comment
+    comment="$COMMENT_MARKER
+## 🎨 Storybook: <img alt='loading' src='https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/755c86ee-e445-4ea8-bc2c-cca85df48686' width='14px' height='14px'/> Building..."
     post_comment "$comment"
     
 elif [ "$STATUS" = "completed" ]; then
@@ -192,56 +150,57 @@ elif [ "$STATUS" = "completed" ]; then
     WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION="${WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION:-success}"
     WORKFLOW_URL="${WORKFLOW_URL:-}"
     
-    # Generate completion comment based on conclusion
+    # Generate compact header based on conclusion
     if [ "$WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION" = "success" ]; then
         status_icon="✅"
-        status_text="Build completed successfully!"
-        footer_text="🎉 Your Storybook is ready for review!"
+        status_text="Built"
     elif [ "$WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION" = "skipped" ]; then
         status_icon="⏭️"
-        status_text="Build skipped."
-        footer_text="ℹ️ Chromatic was skipped for this PR."
+        status_text="Skipped"
     elif [ "$WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION" = "cancelled" ]; then
         status_icon="🚫"
-        status_text="Build cancelled."
-        footer_text="ℹ️ The Chromatic run was cancelled."
+        status_text="Cancelled"
     else
         status_icon="❌"
-        status_text="Build failed!"
-        footer_text="⚠️ Please check the workflow logs for error details."
+        status_text="Failed"
     fi
-    
-    comment="$COMMENT_MARKER
-## 🎨 Storybook Build Status
 
-$status_icon **$status_text**
+    # Build compact header with optional storybook link
+    header="## 🎨 Storybook: $status_icon $status_text"
+    if [ "$deployment_url" != "Not deployed" ] && [ "$deployment_url" != "Deployment failed" ] && [ "$WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION" = "success" ]; then
+        header="$header — $deployment_url"
+    fi
+
+    # Build details section
+    details="<details>
+<summary>Details</summary>
 
 ⏰ Completed at: $(date -u '+%m/%d/%Y, %I:%M:%S %p') UTC
 
-### 🔗 Links
+**Links**
 - [📊 View Workflow Run]($WORKFLOW_URL)"
-    
-    # Add deployment status
+
     if [ "$deployment_url" != "Not deployed" ]; then
         if [ "$deployment_url" = "Deployment failed" ]; then
-            comment="$comment
+            details="$details
 - ❌ Storybook deployment failed"
-        elif [ "$WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION" = "success" ]; then
-            comment="$comment
-- 🎨 $deployment_url"
-        else
-            comment="$comment
-- ⚠️ Build failed - $deployment_url"
+        elif [ "$WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION" != "success" ]; then
+            details="$details
+- ⚠️ Build failed — $deployment_url"
         fi
     elif [ "$WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION" != "success" ]; then
-        comment="$comment
+        details="$details
 - ⏭️ Storybook deployment skipped (build did not succeed)"
     fi
-    
-    comment="$comment
 
----
-$footer_text"
+    details="$details
+
+</details>"
+
+    comment="$COMMENT_MARKER
+$header
+
+$details"
     
     post_comment "$comment"
 fi
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