diff --git a/SharepointToolbox/Core/Models/PermissionSummary.cs b/SharepointToolbox/Core/Models/PermissionSummary.cs
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+namespace SharepointToolbox.Core.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Summary counts of permission entries grouped by risk level.
+/// Displayed in the summary panel when simplified mode is active.
+/// </summary>
+public record PermissionSummary(
+    /// <summary>Label for this group (e.g. "High Risk", "Read Only").</summary>
+    string Label,
+    /// <summary>The risk level this group represents.</summary>
+    RiskLevel RiskLevel,
+    /// <summary>Number of permission entries at this risk level.</summary>
+    int Count,
+    /// <summary>Number of distinct users at this risk level.</summary>
+    int DistinctUsers
+);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Computes PermissionSummary groups from SimplifiedPermissionEntry collections.
+/// </summary>
+public static class PermissionSummaryBuilder
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Risk level display labels.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly Dictionary<RiskLevel, string> Labels = new()
+    {
+        [RiskLevel.High] = "High Risk",
+        [RiskLevel.Medium] = "Medium Risk",
+        [RiskLevel.Low] = "Low Risk",
+        [RiskLevel.ReadOnly] = "Read Only",
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Builds summary counts grouped by risk level from a collection of simplified entries.
+    /// Always returns all 4 risk levels, even if count is 0, for consistent UI binding.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IReadOnlyList<PermissionSummary> Build(
+        IEnumerable<SimplifiedPermissionEntry> entries)
+    {
+        var grouped = entries
+            .GroupBy(e => e.RiskLevel)
+            .ToDictionary(g => g.Key, g => g.ToList());
+
+        return Enum.GetValues<RiskLevel>()
+            .Select(level =>
+            {
+                var items = grouped.GetValueOrDefault(level, new List<SimplifiedPermissionEntry>());
+                var distinctUsers = items
+                    .SelectMany(e => e.UserLogins.Split(';', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))
+                    .Select(u => u.Trim())
+                    .Where(u => u.Length > 0)
+                    .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    .Count();
+
+                return new PermissionSummary(
+                    Label: Labels[level],
+                    RiskLevel: level,
+                    Count: items.Count,
+                    DistinctUsers: distinctUsers);
+            })
+            .ToList();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/SharepointToolbox/Core/Models/SimplifiedPermissionEntry.cs b/SharepointToolbox/Core/Models/SimplifiedPermissionEntry.cs
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+using SharepointToolbox.Core.Helpers;
+
+namespace SharepointToolbox.Core.Models;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Presentation wrapper around PermissionEntry that adds simplified labels
+/// and risk level classification without modifying the immutable source record.
+/// Used as the DataGrid ItemsSource when simplified mode is active.
+/// </summary>
+public class SimplifiedPermissionEntry
+{
+    /// <summary>The original immutable PermissionEntry.</summary>
+    public PermissionEntry Inner { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Human-readable labels for the permission levels.
+    /// E.g. "Can edit files and list items" instead of "Contribute".
+    /// </summary>
+    public string SimplifiedLabels { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The highest risk level across all permission levels on this entry.
+    /// Used for row-level color coding.
+    /// </summary>
+    public RiskLevel RiskLevel { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Individual mapping results for each permission level in the entry.
+    /// Used when detailed breakdown per-role is needed.
+    /// </summary>
+    public IReadOnlyList<PermissionLevelMapping.MappingResult> Mappings { get; }
+
+    // ── Passthrough properties for DataGrid binding ──
+
+    public string ObjectType => Inner.ObjectType;
+    public string Title => Inner.Title;
+    public string Url => Inner.Url;
+    public bool HasUniquePermissions => Inner.HasUniquePermissions;
+    public string Users => Inner.Users;
+    public string UserLogins => Inner.UserLogins;
+    public string PermissionLevels => Inner.PermissionLevels;
+    public string GrantedThrough => Inner.GrantedThrough;
+    public string PrincipalType => Inner.PrincipalType;
+
+    public SimplifiedPermissionEntry(PermissionEntry entry)
+    {
+        Inner = entry;
+        Mappings = PermissionLevelMapping.GetMappings(entry.PermissionLevels);
+        SimplifiedLabels = PermissionLevelMapping.GetSimplifiedLabels(entry.PermissionLevels);
+        RiskLevel = PermissionLevelMapping.GetHighestRisk(entry.PermissionLevels);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates SimplifiedPermissionEntry wrappers for a collection of entries.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IReadOnlyList<SimplifiedPermissionEntry> WrapAll(
+        IEnumerable<PermissionEntry> entries)
+    {
+        return entries.Select(e => new SimplifiedPermissionEntry(e)).ToList();
+    }
+}