diff --git a/server/spaces.ts b/server/spaces.ts
index 1f170c2..0d2e8f4 100644
--- a/server/spaces.ts
+++ b/server/spaces.ts
@@ -226,15 +226,27 @@ spaces.get("/", async (c) => {
 	}
 
 	const spacesList = [];
+	const seenSlugs = new Set<string>();
+	const username = claims?.username?.toLowerCase();
+
 	for (const slug of slugs) {
 		await loadCommunity(slug);
 		const data = getDocumentData(slug);
 		if (data?.meta) {
-			const vis = data.meta.visibility || "public";
+			// Deduplicate by slug
+			if (seenSlugs.has(slug)) continue;
+			seenSlugs.add(slug);
+
+			let vis = data.meta.visibility || "public";
 			const isOwner = !!(claims && data.meta.ownerDID === claims.sub);
 			const memberEntry = claims ? data.members?.[claims.sub] : undefined;
 			const isMember = !!memberEntry;
 
+			// Owner's personal space (slug matches username) is always private
+			if (isOwner && username && slug === username) {
+				vis = "private";
+			}
+
 			// Determine accessibility
 			const isPublicSpace = vis === "public";
 			const isPermissioned = vis === "permissioned";
@@ -276,8 +288,13 @@ spaces.get("/", async (c) => {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Sort: user's own spaces first, then demo, then others alphabetically
+	// Sort: private first (red), then permissioned (yellow), then public (green)
+	// Within each group: user's own spaces first, then alphabetically
+	const visOrder: Record<string, number> = { private: 0, permissioned: 1, public: 2 };
 	spacesList.sort((a, b) => {
+		const va = visOrder[a.visibility || "public"] ?? 2;
+		const vb = visOrder[b.visibility || "public"] ?? 2;
+		if (va !== vb) return va - vb;
 		if (a.role && !b.role) return -1;
 		if (!a.role && b.role) return 1;
 		if (a.slug === "demo") return -1;
diff --git a/shared/components/rstack-space-switcher.ts b/shared/components/rstack-space-switcher.ts
index 0aced90..4c0d7e9 100644
--- a/shared/components/rstack-space-switcher.ts
+++ b/shared/components/rstack-space-switcher.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,23 @@ export class RStackSpaceSwitcher extends HTMLElement {
 		return s.name;
 	}
 
+	#renderSpaceGroup(spaces: SpaceInfo[], current: string, moduleId: string): string {
+		return spaces
+			.map((s) => {
+				const vis = this.#visibilityInfo(s);
+				const canEdit = s.role === "owner" || s.role === "admin";
+				return `
+			<div class="item-row ${vis.cls} ${s.slug === current ? "active" : ""}">
+				<a class="item" href="${rspaceNavUrl(s.slug, moduleId)}">
+					<span class="item-icon">${s.icon || "🌐"}</span>
+					<span class="item-name">${this.#displayName(s)}</span>
+					<span class="item-vis ${vis.cls}">${vis.label}</span>
+				</a>${canEdit ? `<button class="item-gear" data-edit-slug="${s.slug}" data-edit-name="${s.name.replace(/"/g, "&quot;")}" title="Edit Space">⚙</button>` : ""}
+			</div>`;
+			})
+			.join("");
+	}
+
 	#demoSpaceHTML(current: string, moduleId: string): string {
 		const isActive = current === "demo";
 		return `
@@ -171,10 +188,14 @@ export class RStackSpaceSwitcher extends HTMLElement {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// Split: user's own spaces vs permissioned spaces they can discover
+		// Split spaces by visibility and role
 		const mySpaces = this.#spaces.filter((s) => s.role);
 		const discoverSpaces = this.#spaces.filter((s) => s.accessible === false);
 
+		const privateSpaces = mySpaces.filter((s) => s.visibility === "private");
+		const permissionedSpaces = mySpaces.filter((s) => s.visibility === "permissioned");
+		const publicSpaces = mySpaces.filter((s) => s.visibility === "public");
+
 		const hasOwnedSpace = mySpaces.some((s) => s.relationship === "owner");
 
 		let html = "";
@@ -194,23 +215,24 @@ export class RStackSpaceSwitcher extends HTMLElement {
 			html += `<div class="divider"></div>`;
 		}
 
-		// ── Your spaces ──
-		if (mySpaces.length > 0) {
-			html += `<div class="section-label">Your spaces</div>`;
-			html += mySpaces
-				.map((s) => {
-					const vis = this.#visibilityInfo(s);
-					const canEdit = s.role === "owner" || s.role === "admin";
-					return `
-				<div class="item-row ${vis.cls} ${s.slug === current ? "active" : ""}">
-					<a class="item" href="${rspaceNavUrl(s.slug, moduleId)}">
-						<span class="item-icon">${s.icon || "🌐"}</span>
-						<span class="item-name">${this.#displayName(s)}</span>
-						<span class="item-vis ${vis.cls}">${vis.label}</span>
-					</a>${canEdit ? `<button class="item-gear" data-edit-slug="${s.slug}" data-edit-name="${s.name.replace(/"/g, "&quot;")}" title="Edit Space">⚙</button>` : ""}
-				</div>`;
-				})
-				.join("");
+		// ── Private spaces (red) — top ──
+		if (privateSpaces.length > 0) {
+			html += `<div class="section-label section-label--private">Private</div>`;
+			html += this.#renderSpaceGroup(privateSpaces, current, moduleId);
+		}
+
+		// ── Permissioned spaces (yellow) — middle ──
+		if (permissionedSpaces.length > 0) {
+			if (privateSpaces.length > 0) html += `<div class="divider"></div>`;
+			html += `<div class="section-label section-label--permissioned">Permissioned</div>`;
+			html += this.#renderSpaceGroup(permissionedSpaces, current, moduleId);
+		}
+
+		// ── Public spaces (green) — bottom ──
+		if (publicSpaces.length > 0) {
+			if (privateSpaces.length > 0 || permissionedSpaces.length > 0) html += `<div class="divider"></div>`;
+			html += `<div class="section-label section-label--public">Public</div>`;
+			html += this.#renderSpaceGroup(publicSpaces, current, moduleId);
 		}
 
 		// ── Discover (permissioned spaces the user can request access to) ──
@@ -1094,6 +1116,9 @@ const STYLES = `
   padding: 8px 14px 4px; font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 600;
   text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.05em; opacity: 0.5;
 }
+.section-label--private { color: #f87171; opacity: 0.85; }
+.section-label--permissioned { color: #fbbf24; opacity: 0.85; }
+.section-label--public { color: #34d399; opacity: 0.85; }
 
 .item {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;