diff --git a/src/app/shared/custom-socket/custom-socket.ts b/src/app/shared/custom-socket/custom-socket.ts
index 1ec96ea..2170162 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/custom-socket/custom-socket.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/custom-socket/custom-socket.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,28 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 // Attribution term under AGPL-3.0 section 7(b): see LICENSE-ADDENDUM.
 
-import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, HostBinding, Input } from "@angular/core";
+import {
+  AfterViewInit,
+  ChangeDetectionStrategy,
+  Component,
+  ElementRef,
+  HostBinding,
+  inject,
+  Input,
+  OnDestroy
+} from "@angular/core";
 
 @Component({
   template: ``,
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
 })
-export class CustomSocket {
+export class CustomSocket implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   @Input() data!: any;
   @Input() emit!: any;
   @Input() rendered!: any;
+  private readonly element = inject<ElementRef<HTMLElement>>(ElementRef);
+  private resizeObserver: ResizeObserver | null = null;
+  private renderFrame: number | null = null;
   private side: "input" | "output" = "input";
   private kind: "data" | "dependency" | "resource" = "data";
 
@@ -19,10 +31,18 @@ export class CustomSocket {
     return this.data.name;
   }
 
-  @HostBinding("style.width") w = "15px";
-  @HostBinding("style.height") h = "15px";
+  @HostBinding("style.width")
+  get width() {
+    return this.kind === "resource" ? "9px" : "8px";
+  }
+
+  @HostBinding("style.height")
+  get height() {
+    return this.kind === "resource" ? "100%" : "26px";
+  }
+
   @HostBinding("style.display") d = "block";
-  @HostBinding("style.borderRadius") br = "4px";
+  @HostBinding("style.borderRadius") br = "999px";
   @HostBinding("style.border") border = "1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.9)";
   @HostBinding("style.cursor") get cursor() {
     return this.data?.__readonly === true ? "default" : "crosshair";
@@ -73,6 +93,29 @@ export class CustomSocket {
   ngOnChanges(): void {
     this.side = this.resolveSocketSide();
     this.kind = this.resolveSocketKind();
-    requestAnimationFrame(() => this.rendered());
+    this.schedulePositionRefresh();
+  }
+
+  ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+    if (typeof ResizeObserver === "undefined") return;
+    this.resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => this.schedulePositionRefresh());
+    this.resizeObserver.observe(this.element.nativeElement);
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy(): void {
+    this.resizeObserver?.disconnect();
+    if (this.renderFrame !== null) cancelAnimationFrame(this.renderFrame);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Rete stores the socket's DOM centre. Resource sockets change height when their card opens, so
+   * that position must be published again after every real size change.
+   */
+  private schedulePositionRefresh(): void {
+    if (this.renderFrame !== null) cancelAnimationFrame(this.renderFrame);
+    this.renderFrame = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      this.renderFrame = null;
+      this.rendered?.();
+    });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/nodes/container-node/container-node.css b/src/app/shared/nodes/container-node/container-node.css
index bd6b120..542d443 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/nodes/container-node/container-node.css
+++ b/src/app/shared/nodes/container-node/container-node.css
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 .container-node__port-row {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 8px;
+  gap: 0;
   margin-bottom: 8px;
 }
 
@@ -433,6 +433,19 @@
   justify-content: flex-end;
 }
 
+.container-node__socket {
+  position: relative;
+  flex: 0 0 0;
+  width: 0;
+  left: -18px;
+  z-index: 20;
+}
+
+.container-node__socket--right {
+  left: auto;
+  right: -18px;
+}
+
 .container-node__port-label {
   display: inline-flex;
   flex-direction: column;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/nodes/generic-node/generic-node.css b/src/app/shared/nodes/generic-node/generic-node.css
index 0617f49..39b6c45 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/nodes/generic-node/generic-node.css
+++ b/src/app/shared/nodes/generic-node/generic-node.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 .llm-node {
   position: relative;
-  width: 280px;
+  width: 340px;
   user-select: none;
   -webkit-user-select: none;
   border-radius: 16px;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   inset: 0;
   margin: auto;
   z-index: 9991;
-  width: 280px;
+  width: 340px;
   max-width: calc(100vw - 32px);
   height: fit-content;
   max-height: calc(100vh - 32px);
@@ -586,21 +586,24 @@
 }
 
 .llm-row-input {
-  grid-template-columns: 16px 1fr;
-  gap: 6px;
+  grid-template-columns: 0 minmax(0, 1fr);
+  gap: 0;
 }
 
 .llm-row-output {
-  grid-template-columns: 1fr 16px;
-  gap: 6px;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 0;
+  gap: 0;
 }
 
 .llm-socket {
   position: relative;
+  left: -16px;
   z-index: 20;
 }
 
 .llm-socket-right {
+  left: auto;
+  right: -16px;
   justify-self: end;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/nodes/resource-node/resource-node.css b/src/app/shared/nodes/resource-node/resource-node.css
index b8b8c1d..8b2cee2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/nodes/resource-node/resource-node.css
+++ b/src/app/shared/nodes/resource-node/resource-node.css
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 
 .resource-card {
   position: relative;
-  width: 250px;
+  width: 340px;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
   padding: 12px 16px 12px 12px;
   border: 1.5px solid #99f6e4;
   border-left: 5px solid #0d9488;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
 }
 
 .resource-card--open {
-  width: 320px;
+  width: 340px;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/app/shared/nodes/task-step-node/task-step-node.css b/src/app/shared/nodes/task-step-node/task-step-node.css
index 86134ba..df22ac1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/nodes/task-step-node/task-step-node.css
+++ b/src/app/shared/nodes/task-step-node/task-step-node.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 .llm-node {
   position: relative;
-  width: 280px;
+  width: 340px;
   user-select: none;
   -webkit-user-select: none;
   border-radius: 16px;
@@ -495,21 +495,24 @@ button.llm-node-bias-summary:focus-visible {
 }
 
 .llm-row-input {
-  grid-template-columns: 16px 1fr;
-  gap: 6px;
+  grid-template-columns: 0 minmax(0, 1fr);
+  gap: 0;
 }
 
 .llm-row-output {
-  grid-template-columns: 1fr 16px;
-  gap: 6px;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 0;
+  gap: 0;
 }
 
 .llm-socket {
   position: relative;
+  left: -16px;
   z-index: 20;
 }
 
 .llm-socket-right {
+  left: auto;
+  right: -16px;
   justify-self: end;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/utilities/rete-editor.ts b/src/app/utilities/rete-editor.ts
index f15c62e..709bcfd 100644
--- a/src/app/utilities/rete-editor.ts
+++ b/src/app/utilities/rete-editor.ts
@@ -124,12 +124,10 @@ export async function createEditor(
 
   render.addPreset(
     Presets.classic.setup({
-      // Rete pushes an output's anchor 12px past its socket, for a small handle on a node's side.
-      // A resource's handle is a bar along its right edge: its links start from the bar itself.
+      // Every socket is a bar centred on the node border, so the connection starts from the bar's
+      // actual DOM centre. The Rete default would push the anchor another 12px past it.
       socketPositionWatcher: getDOMSocketPosition<HFSchemes, any>({
-        offset: (position, _nodeId, side, key) => key === FLOW_RESOURCE_PORT_KEY
-          ? position
-          : { x: position.x + 12 * (side === 'input' ? -1 : 1), y: position.y }
+        offset: (position) => position
       }),
       customize: {
         node(context: any) {