diff --git a/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/detect.rs b/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/detect.rs
index b3476b636..372764349 100644
--- a/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/detect.rs
+++ b/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/detect.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,42 @@ pub fn detect_tokens(tokens: &[String]) -> Option<CommandIdentity> {
 	let tokens = strip_launch_prefix(tokens)?;
 	let (program, rest) = tokens.split_first()?;
 	let normalized = normalize_program(program)?;
-	let subcommand = detect_subcommand(&normalized, rest);
+	let is_docker_compose = program
+		.rsplit('/')
+		.next()
+		.is_some_and(|n| n.eq_ignore_ascii_case("docker-compose"));
+	let subcommand = if is_docker_compose {
+		// docker-compose v1 flags that consume a value; skip them so the
+		// real action (up/down/ps/logs/etc.) is found, matching docker compose
+		// routing in docker.rs.
+		first_non_global_arg(
+			rest,
+			&[
+				"-f",
+				"--file",
+				"--profile",
+				"-p",
+				"--project-name",
+				"--env-file",
+				"--parallel",
+				"--progress",
+				"--project-directory",
+				"--workdir",
+				"-w",
+				"--ansi",
+				"--log-level",
+				"-H",
+				"--host",
+				"--tlscacert",
+				"--tlscert",
+				"--tlskey",
+			],
+			&["--compatibility", "--dry-run", "--verbose", "-v", "--no-ansi"],
+			&[],
+		)
+	} else {
+		detect_subcommand(&normalized, rest)
+	};
 	Some(CommandIdentity { program: normalized, subcommand })
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +130,7 @@ fn normalize_program(program: &str) -> Option<String> {
 	Some(match lowered.as_str() {
 		"gradlew.bat" => "gradlew".to_string(),
 		"mvnw.cmd" => "mvnw".to_string(),
+		"docker-compose" => "docker".to_string(),
 		_ => lowered,
 	})
 }
@@ -759,3 +795,87 @@ fn npx_workspace_value_is_skipped_in_subcommand_detection() {
 	assert_eq!(command.program, "npx");
 	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("vitest"));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn normalizes_docker_compose_to_docker() {
+	let command = detect("docker-compose up").expect("docker-compose command is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("up"));
+
+	let command = detect("/usr/local/bin/docker-compose logs")
+		.expect("path-prefixed docker-compose is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("logs"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn docker_composer_is_not_normalized() {
+	let command = detect("docker-composer up").expect("docker-composer command is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker-composer");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("up"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn docker_compose_with_flags_finds_real_subcommand() {
+	// Value-taking compose flags must be skipped so the real action is found.
+	let command =
+		detect("docker-compose -p myproj up").expect("docker-compose with -p flag is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("up"));
+
+	let command = detect("docker-compose --profile logs up")
+		.expect("docker-compose with --profile flag is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("up"));
+
+	let command = detect("docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml ps")
+		.expect("docker-compose with -f flag is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("ps"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn docker_compose_global_value_flags_skip_correctly() {
+	// --log-level consumes its value; the next token is the subcommand.
+	let command = detect("docker-compose --log-level debug up")
+		.expect("docker-compose --log-level is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("up"));
+
+	// -H consumes its value.
+	let command =
+		detect("docker-compose -H tcp://host:2376 ps").expect("docker-compose -H is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("ps"));
+
+	// --host=inline also works.
+	let command = detect("docker-compose --host=tcp://host:2376 logs")
+		.expect("docker-compose --host= is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("logs"));
+
+	// --tlscacert consumes its value.
+	let command = detect("docker-compose --tlscacert /path/ca.pem up")
+		.expect("docker-compose --tlscacert is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("up"));
+
+	// --tlscert consumes its value.
+	let command = detect("docker-compose --tlscert /path/cert.pem ps")
+		.expect("docker-compose --tlscert is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("ps"));
+
+	// --tlskey consumes its value.
+	let command = detect("docker-compose --tlskey /path/key.pem logs")
+		.expect("docker-compose --tlskey is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("logs"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn docker_compose_without_flags_still_works() {
+	let command = detect("docker-compose up").expect("docker-compose command is detected");
+	assert_eq!(command.program, "docker");
+	assert_eq!(command.subcommand.as_deref(), Some("up"));
+}
diff --git a/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/filters/docker.rs b/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/filters/docker.rs
index 8cdffdbca..f9e28d864 100644
--- a/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/filters/docker.rs
+++ b/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/filters/docker.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,17 @@ pub fn supports(subcommand: Option<&str>) -> bool {
 				| "install"
 				| "upgrade"
 				| "template"
-				| "lint"
+				| "lint" | "apply"
+				| "delete"
+				| "rollout"
+				| "scale"
+				| "create"
+				| "wait" | "label"
+				| "annotate"
+				| "up" | "down"
+				| "start"
+				| "stop" | "restart"
+				| "rm"
 		)
 	)
 }
@@ -56,6 +66,12 @@ fn filter_docker(ctx: &MinimizerCtx<'_>, input: &str, exit_code: i32) -> String
 			input.to_string()
 		};
 	}
+	// start/stop/restart/rm output is container names or confirmation messages;
+	// compact_build_or_progress would strip legitimate lines that happen to
+	// contain progress substrings (e.g. a container named "my-Downloading-app").
+	if is_docker_lifecycle_command(ctx) {
+		return head_tail_dedup(input);
+	}
 	compact_build_or_progress(input)
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +103,9 @@ fn filter_kubectl(ctx: &MinimizerCtx<'_>, input: &str, exit_code: i32) -> String
 		Some("describe") => {
 			primitives::head_tail_lines(&primitives::dedup_consecutive_lines(input), 120, 80)
 		},
+		Some("apply" | "delete" | "rollout" | "scale" | "create" | "wait" | "label" | "annotate") => {
+			head_tail_dedup(input)
+		},
 		_ => compact_build_or_progress(input),
 	}
 }
@@ -398,14 +417,65 @@ fn filter_helm(ctx: &MinimizerCtx<'_>, input: &str, exit_code: i32) -> String {
 	if exit_code != 0 {
 		return input.to_string();
 	}
+	let cleaned = strip_helm_noise(input);
 	match ctx.subcommand {
-		Some("list" | "ls" | "status") => compact_table(input, 20),
-		Some("install" | "upgrade" | "lint") => compact_build_or_progress(input),
+		Some("list" | "ls" | "status") => compact_table(&cleaned, 20),
+		Some("install" | "upgrade" | "lint") => compact_build_or_progress(&cleaned),
 		Some("template") => input.to_string(),
-		_ => head_tail_dedup(input),
+		_ => head_tail_dedup(&cleaned),
 	}
 }
 
+fn strip_helm_noise(input: &str) -> String {
+	let mut out = String::new();
+	for line in input.lines() {
+		let trimmed = line.trim_start();
+		if is_glog_prefix(trimmed) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		if trimmed.starts_with("WARNING: Kubernetes configuration file is") {
+			continue;
+		}
+		out.push_str(line);
+		out.push('\n');
+	}
+	out
+}
+
+fn is_glog_prefix(line: &str) -> bool {
+	let bytes = line.as_bytes();
+	if bytes.len() < 6
+		|| bytes[0] != b'W'
+		|| bytes[5] != b' '
+		|| !bytes[1..5].iter().all(|b| b.is_ascii_digit())
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	// Validate month (01-12) and day (01-31) to avoid stripping legitimate
+	// output that happens to start with W + 4 digits + space.
+	let month = (bytes[1] - b'0') * 10 + (bytes[2] - b'0');
+	let day = (bytes[3] - b'0') * 10 + (bytes[4] - b'0');
+	if month < 1 || month > 12 || day < 1 || day > 31 {
+		return false;
+	}
+	// Require a time stamp (hh:mm...) after the space to distinguish real
+	// glog lines from space-separated table output where a release name
+	// happens to match W + MMDD + space.
+	if bytes.len() < 11 {
+		return false;
+	}
+	if !bytes[6].is_ascii_digit() || !bytes[7].is_ascii_digit() {
+		return false;
+	}
+	if bytes[8] != b':' {
+		return false;
+	}
+	if !bytes[9].is_ascii_digit() || !bytes[10].is_ascii_digit() {
+		return false;
+	}
+	true
+}
+
 /// Returns `true` when `tok` is a known docker-compose option that consumes
 /// the next token as its value (i.e. is space-separated, not `--flag=value`).
 fn compose_option_consumes_next(tok: &str) -> bool {
@@ -419,7 +489,7 @@ fn compose_option_consumes_next(tok: &str) -> bool {
 			| "--progress"
 			| "--project-directory"
 			| "--project-name"
-			| "--workdir"
+			| "-p" | "--workdir"
 			| "-w"
 	)
 }
@@ -501,6 +571,32 @@ fn is_compose_listing_action(command: &str) -> bool {
 	}
 }
 
+fn is_docker_lifecycle_command(ctx: &MinimizerCtx<'_>) -> bool {
+	matches!(ctx.subcommand, Some("start" | "stop" | "restart" | "rm"))
+		|| ctx.subcommand == Some("compose") && is_compose_lifecycle_action(ctx.command)
+}
+
+fn is_compose_lifecycle_action(command: &str) -> bool {
+	let mut tokens = command
+		.split_whitespace()
+		.skip_while(|token| *token != "compose");
+	if tokens.next() != Some("compose") {
+		return false;
+	}
+	loop {
+		match tokens.next() {
+			None => return false,
+			Some(tok)
+				if tok.starts_with('-') && !tok.contains('=') && compose_option_consumes_next(tok) =>
+			{
+				tokens.next(); // skip value
+			},
+			Some(tok) if tok.starts_with('-') => {}, // skip boolean flag
+			Some(tok) => return matches!(tok, "start" | "stop" | "restart" | "rm"),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 fn docker_listing_requests_table(command: &str) -> bool {
 	let mut tokens = command.split_whitespace();
 	while let Some(token) = tokens.next() {
@@ -524,58 +620,29 @@ fn docker_format_requests_table(format: &str) -> bool {
 
 fn filter_logs(input: &str) -> String {
 	let without_empty_runs = drop_repeated_blank_lines(input);
-	let deduped = primitives::dedup_consecutive_lines(&without_empty_runs);
-	primitives::head_tail_lines(&deduped, 120, 80)
+	crate::minimizer::filters::system::compact_log_lines(
+		&without_empty_runs,
+		120,
+		80,
+		crate::minimizer::filters::system::normalize_log_line,
+	)
 }
 
 fn filter_docker_logs(input: &str) -> String {
 	let without_empty_runs = drop_repeated_blank_lines(input);
-	let deduped = dedup_consecutive_log_lines(&without_empty_runs);
-	primitives::head_tail_lines(&deduped, 120, 80)
+	crate::minimizer::filters::system::compact_log_lines(&without_empty_runs, 120, 80, log_dedup_key)
 }
 
-fn dedup_consecutive_log_lines(input: &str) -> String {
-	let mut out = String::new();
-	let mut previous: Option<&str> = None;
-	let mut previous_key: Option<&str> = None;
-	let mut count = 0usize;
-
-	for line in input.lines() {
-		let key = log_dedup_key(line);
-		if previous_key == Some(key) {
-			count += 1;
-			continue;
-		}
-		flush_repeated_log_line(&mut out, previous, count);
-		previous = Some(line);
-		previous_key = Some(key);
-		count = 1;
-	}
-	flush_repeated_log_line(&mut out, previous, count);
-	out
-}
-
-fn flush_repeated_log_line(out: &mut String, line: Option<&str>, count: usize) {
-	let Some(line) = line else {
-		return;
-	};
-	out.push_str(line);
-	if count > 1 {
-		out.push_str(" (×");
-		out.push_str(&count.to_string());
-		out.push(')');
-	}
-	out.push('\n');
-}
-
-fn log_dedup_key(line: &str) -> &str {
+fn log_dedup_key(line: &str) -> String {
 	if let Some((service, message)) = line.split_once('|') {
 		let service = service.trim();
 		if is_compose_log_service(service) {
-			return message.trim_start();
+			let message = message.trim_start();
+			let normalized = crate::minimizer::filters::system::normalize_log_line(message);
+			return format!("{}|{}", service, normalized);
 		}
 	}
-	line
+	crate::minimizer::filters::system::normalize_log_line(line)
 }
 
 fn is_compose_log_service(value: &str) -> bool {
@@ -691,8 +758,11 @@ mod tests {
 	fn dedups_compose_service_prefixed_log_messages() {
 		let input = "api-1  | ready\napi-2  | ready\napi | ready\nworker | busy\n";
 		let out = filter_docker_logs(input);
-		assert!(out.contains("api-1  | ready (×3)"));
-		assert!(out.contains("worker | busy"));
+		// Different services with the same message must NOT be collapsed together.
+		assert!(out.contains("api-1  | ready"), "distinct service must be preserved: {out}");
+		assert!(out.contains("api-2  | ready"), "distinct service must be preserved: {out}");
+		assert!(out.contains("api | ready"), "distinct service must be preserved: {out}");
+		assert!(out.contains("worker | busy"), "distinct service must be preserved: {out}");
 	}
 
 	#[test]
@@ -706,7 +776,10 @@ mod tests {
 		};
 		let input = "api-1  | ready\napi-2  | ready\napi | ready\n";
 		let out = filter(&compose_ctx, input, 0).text;
-		assert!(out.contains("api-1  | ready (×3)"));
+		// Per-service dedup: same message from different services stays distinct.
+		assert!(out.contains("api-1  | ready"), "distinct service line must be preserved: {out}");
+		assert!(out.contains("api-2  | ready"), "distinct service line must be preserved: {out}");
+		assert!(out.contains("api | ready"), "distinct service line must be preserved: {out}");
 	}
 
 	#[test]
@@ -1204,4 +1277,252 @@ mod tests {
 		let out = filter(&ctx, input.as_str(), 0).text;
 		assert!(out.contains("rows"), "-owide is a table format and must be compacted, got: {out}");
 	}
+
+	// ── Global normalized log dedup tests ───────────────────────────────
+
+	#[test]
+	fn dedups_non_consecutive_log_lines_globally() {
+		let input = "ready\nstarting\nready\nstarting\nready\ndone\n";
+		let out = filter_docker_logs(input);
+		assert!(out.contains("ready (×3)"), "global dedup should count all occurrences: {out}");
+		assert!(out.contains("starting (×2)"), "global dedup should count all occurrences: {out}");
+		assert!(out.contains("done"), "global dedup should preserve unique lines: {out}");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn dedups_compose_service_prefixed_lines_non_consecutive() {
+		let input = "api-1  | ready\nworker | busy\napi-2  | ready\nworker | busy\n";
+		let out = filter_docker_logs(input);
+		assert!(
+			out.contains("api-1  | ready"),
+			"compose service-prefixed lines should dedup per service: {out}"
+		);
+		assert!(
+			out.contains("api-2  | ready"),
+			"compose service-prefixed lines should preserve distinct services: {out}"
+		);
+		assert!(
+			out.contains("worker | busy (×2)"),
+			"compose same-service lines should dedup globally: {out}"
+		);
+	}
+
+	// ── kubectl uncovered subcommands tests ───────────────────────────────
+
+	#[test]
+	fn kubectl_apply_output_condensed() {
+		let cfg = MinimizerConfig { enabled: true, ..Default::default() };
+		let kubectl_ctx = ctx("kubectl", Some("apply"), &cfg);
+		let mut input = String::new();
+		for i in 0..250 {
+			input.push_str(&format!("deployment.apps/app-{i} unchanged\n"));
+		}
+		let out = filter(&kubectl_ctx, &input, 0).text;
+		assert!(
+			out.contains("lines omitted") || out.contains("lines truncated"),
+			"kubectl apply output should be head/tail condensed: {out}"
+		);
+	}
+
+	// ── helm glog strip tests ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+	#[test]
+	fn helm_list_strips_glog_warning_lines() {
+		let cfg = MinimizerConfig { enabled: true, ..Default::default() };
+		let helm_ctx = ctx("helm", Some("list"), &cfg);
+		let input = "W0115 10:30:00 warning message from internal\nNAME: my-release\nLAST DEPLOYED: \
+		             Mon Jan 15 10:30:00 2024\nNAMESPACE: default\nSTATUS: deployed\nREVISION: 3\n";
+		let out = filter(&helm_ctx, input, 0).text;
+		assert!(!out.contains("W0115"), "glog W-prefixed lines should be stripped: {out}");
+		assert!(out.contains("NAME: my-release"), "release info should be preserved: {out}");
+		assert!(out.contains("STATUS: deployed"), "release info should be preserved: {out}");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn helm_list_strips_kubernetes_config_warning() {
+		let cfg = MinimizerConfig { enabled: true, ..Default::default() };
+		let helm_ctx = ctx("helm", Some("list"), &cfg);
+		let input = "WARNING: Kubernetes configuration file is group-readable\nNAME: \
+		             my-release\nSTATUS: deployed\n";
+		let out = filter(&helm_ctx, input, 0).text;
+		assert!(
+			!out.contains("WARNING: Kubernetes configuration file"),
+			"Kubernetes config warning should be stripped: {out}"
+		);
+		assert!(out.contains("NAME: my-release"), "release info should be preserved: {out}");
+	}
+
+	// ── Blocking-issue regression tests ─────────────────────────────────
+
+	#[test]
+	fn docker_logs_preserves_blank_lines() {
+		let input = "a\n\nb\n";
+		let out = filter_docker_logs(input);
+		assert_eq!(out, "a\n\nb\n", "blank lines must not be silently dropped: {out}");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn docker_logs_preserves_non_consecutive_blank_lines() {
+		let input = "a\n\nb\n\nc\n";
+		let out = filter_docker_logs(input);
+		assert_eq!(
+			out, "a\n\nb\n\nc\n",
+			"non-consecutive blank lines must not be globally deduplicated: {out}"
+		);
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn docker_logs_dedups_empty_compose_messages_per_service() {
+		let input = "api | \napi | \napi | \nworker | \nworker | \n";
+		let out = filter_docker_logs(input);
+		assert!(out.contains("api |  (×3)"), "same-service empty messages should dedup: {out}");
+		assert!(out.contains("worker |  (×2)"), "same-service empty messages should dedup: {out}");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn docker_start_preserves_container_names_with_progress_keywords() {
+		let cfg = MinimizerConfig { enabled: true, ..Default::default() };
+		for sub in &["start", "stop", "restart", "rm"] {
+			let ctx = MinimizerCtx {
+				program:    "docker",
+				subcommand: Some(sub),
+				command:    &format!("docker {sub} my-Downloading-app"),
+				config:     &cfg,
+			};
+			let input = "my-Downloading-app\n";
+			let out = filter(&ctx, input, 0).text;
+			assert_eq!(
+				out, input,
+				"docker {sub} must not strip container names matching progress heuristics"
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn docker_compose_start_preserves_container_names_with_progress_keywords() {
+		let cfg = MinimizerConfig { enabled: true, ..Default::default() };
+		for action in &["start", "stop", "restart", "rm"] {
+			let ctx = MinimizerCtx {
+				program:    "docker",
+				subcommand: Some("compose"),
+				command:    &format!("docker compose {action} my-Downloading-app"),
+				config:     &cfg,
+			};
+			let input = "my-Downloading-app\n";
+			let out = filter(&ctx, input, 0).text;
+			assert_eq!(
+				out, input,
+				"docker compose {action} must not strip container names matching progress heuristics"
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn helm_list_preserves_release_names_starting_with_w_digit() {
+		let cfg = MinimizerConfig { enabled: true, ..Default::default() };
+		let helm_ctx = ctx("helm", Some("list"), &cfg);
+		let input = "NAME\tNAMESPACE\nW2024-app\tdefault\nmy-app\tdefault\n";
+		let out = filter(&helm_ctx, input, 0).text;
+		assert!(
+			out.contains("W2024-app"),
+			"release names starting with W+digits must not be stripped: {out}"
+		);
+		assert!(out.contains("my-app"), "other releases must be preserved: {out}");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn glog_prefix_requires_trailing_space() {
+		assert!(is_glog_prefix("W0115 10:30:00 warning"));
+		assert!(!is_glog_prefix("W2024-app"));
+		assert!(!is_glog_prefix("W123"));
+		assert!(!is_glog_prefix("W12345"));
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn glog_prefix_rejects_invalid_month_day() {
+		// W2024 has month=20 (invalid) — must not be treated as glog.
+		assert!(!is_glog_prefix("W2024 default"));
+		assert!(!is_glog_prefix("W0015 10:30:00 warning"));
+		assert!(!is_glog_prefix("W1301 10:30:00 warning"));
+		assert!(!is_glog_prefix("W1232 10:30:00 warning"));
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn glog_prefix_rejects_space_separated_without_time() {
+		// W1231 looks like a valid glog date, but "default" is not a time stamp.
+		assert!(!is_glog_prefix("W1231 default"));
+		// Valid glog with time stamp must still pass.
+		assert!(is_glog_prefix("W1231 10:30:00 warning"));
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn helm_list_preserves_release_names_starting_with_w_digit_space() {
+		let cfg = MinimizerConfig { enabled: true, ..Default::default() };
+		let helm_ctx = ctx("helm", Some("list"), &cfg);
+		// W2024 default looks like a glog prefix but month=20 is invalid.
+		let input = "NAME\tNAMESPACE\nW2024 default\tdefault\nmy-app\tdefault\n";
+		let out = filter(&helm_ctx, input, 0).text;
+		assert!(
+			out.contains("W2024 default"),
+			"release names like 'W2024 default' must not be stripped: {out}"
+		);
+		assert!(out.contains("my-app"), "other releases must be preserved: {out}");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn helm_list_preserves_space_separated_valid_w_digit_release_names() {
+		let cfg = MinimizerConfig { enabled: true, ..Default::default() };
+		let helm_ctx = ctx("helm", Some("list"), &cfg);
+		// W1231 default has a valid month/day but lacks a time stamp, so it must
+		// NOT be stripped as a glog line.
+		let input = "NAME NAMESPACE\nW1231 default\nmy-app default\n";
+		let out = filter(&helm_ctx, input, 0).text;
+		assert!(
+			out.contains("W1231 default"),
+			"space-separated release name W1231 must not be stripped: {out}"
+		);
+		assert!(out.contains("my-app default"), "other releases must be preserved: {out}");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn docker_compose_p_project_name_routes_logs() {
+		let cfg = MinimizerConfig { enabled: true, ..Default::default() };
+		let ctx = MinimizerCtx {
+			program:    "docker",
+			subcommand: Some("compose"),
+			command:    "docker compose -p myproj logs api",
+			config:     &cfg,
+		};
+		assert!(is_log_command(&ctx), "docker compose -p myproj logs must be a log command");
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn docker_compose_p_project_name_routes_ps() {
+		let cfg = MinimizerConfig { enabled: true, ..Default::default() };
+		let ctx = MinimizerCtx {
+			program:    "docker",
+			subcommand: Some("compose"),
+			command:    "docker compose -p myproj ps",
+			config:     &cfg,
+		};
+		assert!(
+			is_table_command(&ctx),
+			"docker compose -p myproj ps must be classified as a table command"
+		);
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn docker_compose_p_project_name_routes_start() {
+		let cfg = MinimizerConfig { enabled: true, ..Default::default() };
+		let ctx = MinimizerCtx {
+			program:    "docker",
+			subcommand: Some("compose"),
+			command:    "docker compose -p myproj start api",
+			config:     &cfg,
+		};
+		assert!(
+			is_docker_lifecycle_command(&ctx),
+			"docker compose -p myproj start must be classified as a lifecycle command"
+		);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/filters/system.rs b/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/filters/system.rs
index 801fd48c5..672fc3bd7 100644
--- a/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/filters/system.rs
+++ b/crates/pi-shell/src/minimizer/filters/system.rs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ struct LogLine {
 	count:    usize,
 }
 
-fn normalize_log_line(line: &str) -> String {
+pub(super) fn normalize_log_line(line: &str) -> String {
 	let without_timestamp = strip_leading_timestamp(line.trim());
 	let mut out = String::new();
 	for token in without_timestamp.split_whitespace() {
@@ -310,6 +310,41 @@ fn flush_digits(out: &mut String, digits: &mut String) {
 	digits.clear();
 }
 
+pub(super) fn compact_log_lines(
+	input: &str,
+	head: usize,
+	tail: usize,
+	key_fn: impl Fn(&str) -> String,
+) -> String {
+	let mut unique: Vec<LogLine> = Vec::new();
+	let mut by_key: HashMap<String, usize> = HashMap::new();
+
+	for (idx, line) in input.lines().enumerate() {
+		let key = if line.trim().is_empty() {
+			// Blank lines are section separators; do not globally deduplicate them.
+			// drop_repeated_blank_lines already collapsed consecutive blanks.
+			format!("<blank-{idx}>")
+		} else {
+			let key = key_fn(line);
+			if key.is_empty() {
+				line.to_string()
+			} else {
+				key
+			}
+		};
+		if let Some(index) = by_key.get(&key).copied() {
+			if let Some(entry) = unique.get_mut(index) {
+				entry.count += 1;
+			}
+		} else {
+			by_key.insert(key, unique.len());
+			unique.push(LogLine { original: line.to_string(), count: 1 });
+		}
+	}
+
+	render_counted_lines(&unique, head, tail)
+}
+
 fn render_counted_lines(lines: &[LogLine], head: usize, tail: usize) -> String {
 	let mut out = String::new();
 	if lines.len() <= head + tail {