diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en/chat.json b/src/i18n/locales/en/chat.json
index b2b83f73d..437dc0d1d 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en/chat.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en/chat.json
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
     "noLogs": "(No logs available yet)",
     "toolbar": {
         "refresh": "Refresh chat",
-        "showThinking": "Show thinking",
-        "hideThinking": "Hide thinking",
         "currentAgent": "Talking to {{agent}}"
     },
     "taskPanel": {
@@ -34,19 +32,12 @@
         }
     },
     "executionGraph": {
-        "eyebrow": "Conversation Run",
         "title": "Execution Graph",
-        "status": {
-            "active": "Active",
-            "latest": "Latest",
-            "previous": "Previous"
-        },
         "branchLabel": "branch",
-        "userTrigger": "User Trigger",
-        "userTriggerHint": "Triggered by the user message above",
+        "thinkingLabel": "Thinking",
         "agentRun": "{{agent}} execution",
-        "agentReply": "Assistant Reply",
-        "agentReplyHint": "Resolved in the assistant reply below"
+        "collapsedSummary": "{{toolCount}} tool calls · {{processCount}} process messages",
+        "collapseAction": "Collapse execution graph"
     },
     "composer": {
         "attachFiles": "Attach files",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/ja/chat.json b/src/i18n/locales/ja/chat.json
index 96584b225..d6f01557e 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/ja/chat.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/ja/chat.json
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
     "noLogs": "（ログはまだありません）",
     "toolbar": {
         "refresh": "チャットを更新",
-        "showThinking": "思考を表示",
-        "hideThinking": "思考を非表示",
         "currentAgent": "現在の会話相手: {{agent}}"
     },
     "taskPanel": {
@@ -34,19 +32,12 @@
         }
     },
     "executionGraph": {
-        "eyebrow": "会話実行",
         "title": "実行グラフ",
-        "status": {
-            "active": "進行中",
-            "latest": "直近",
-            "previous": "履歴"
-        },
         "branchLabel": "branch",
-        "userTrigger": "ユーザー入力",
-        "userTriggerHint": "上のユーザーメッセージがトリガーです",
+        "thinkingLabel": "考え中",
         "agentRun": "{{agent}} の実行",
-        "agentReply": "アシスタント返信",
-        "agentReplyHint": "結果は下のアシスタント返信に反映されます"
+        "collapsedSummary": "ツール呼び出し {{toolCount}} 件 · プロセスメッセージ {{processCount}} 件",
+        "collapseAction": "実行グラフを折りたたむ"
     },
     "composer": {
         "attachFiles": "ファイルを添付",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/ru/chat.json b/src/i18n/locales/ru/chat.json
index 949d0c731..d964ece26 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/ru/chat.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/ru/chat.json
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
     "noLogs": "(Журналы ещё недоступны)",
     "toolbar": {
         "refresh": "Обновить чат",
-        "showThinking": "Показать размышления",
-        "hideThinking": "Скрыть размышления",
         "currentAgent": "Общение с {{agent}}"
     },
     "taskPanel": {
@@ -34,19 +32,12 @@
         }
     },
     "executionGraph": {
-        "eyebrow": "Выполнение в чате",
         "title": "Граф выполнения",
-        "status": {
-            "active": "Активно",
-            "latest": "Последнее",
-            "previous": "Предыдущее"
-        },
         "branchLabel": "ветвь",
-        "userTrigger": "Триггер пользователя",
-        "userTriggerHint": "Запущен пользовательским сообщением выше",
+        "thinkingLabel": "Думаю",
         "agentRun": "Выполнение {{agent}}",
-        "agentReply": "Ответ ассистента",
-        "agentReplyHint": "Разрешено в ответе ассистента ниже"
+        "collapsedSummary": "Вызовов инструментов: {{toolCount}} · Промежуточных сообщений: {{processCount}}",
+        "collapseAction": "Свернуть граф выполнения"
     },
     "composer": {
         "attachFiles": "Прикрепить файлы",
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/zh/chat.json b/src/i18n/locales/zh/chat.json
index 697c08df8..88ea7f963 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/zh/chat.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/zh/chat.json
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
     "noLogs": "（暂无日志）",
     "toolbar": {
         "refresh": "刷新聊天",
-        "showThinking": "显示思考过程",
-        "hideThinking": "隐藏思考过程",
         "currentAgent": "当前对话对象：{{agent}}"
     },
     "taskPanel": {
@@ -34,19 +32,12 @@
         }
     },
     "executionGraph": {
-        "eyebrow": "对话执行",
         "title": "执行关系图",
-        "status": {
-            "active": "执行中",
-            "latest": "最近一次",
-            "previous": "历史"
-        },
         "branchLabel": "分支",
-        "userTrigger": "用户触发",
-        "userTriggerHint": "对应上方这条用户消息",
+        "thinkingLabel": "思考中",
         "agentRun": "{{agent}} 执行",
-        "agentReply": "助手回复",
-        "agentReplyHint": "结果体现在下方这条助手回复里"
+        "collapsedSummary": "{{toolCount}} 个工具调用，{{processCount}} 条过程消息",
+        "collapseAction": "收起执行关系图"
     },
     "composer": {
         "attachFiles": "添加文件",
diff --git a/src/pages/Chat/ChatInput.tsx b/src/pages/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
index dbe8307eb..c1a479d81 100644
--- a/src/pages/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export function ChatInput({ onSend, onStop, disabled = false, sending = false, i
   useEffect(() => {
     if (textareaRef.current) {
       textareaRef.current.style.height = 'auto';
-      textareaRef.current.style.height = `${Math.min(textareaRef.current.scrollHeight, 200)}px`;
+      textareaRef.current.style.height = `${Math.min(textareaRef.current.scrollHeight, 240)}px`;
     }
   }, [input]);
 
@@ -407,33 +407,54 @@ export function ChatInput({ onSend, onStop, disabled = false, sending = false, i
           </div>
         )}
 
-        {/* Input Row */}
-        <div className={`relative bg-white dark:bg-card rounded-[28px] shadow-sm border p-1.5 transition-all ${dragOver ? 'border-primary ring-1 ring-primary' : 'border-black/10 dark:border-white/10'}`}>
+        {/* Input Container */}
+        <div className={`relative bg-white dark:bg-card rounded-2xl shadow-sm border px-3 pt-2.5 pb-1.5 transition-all ${dragOver ? 'border-primary ring-1 ring-primary' : 'border-black/10 dark:border-white/10'}`}>
           {selectedTarget && (
-            <div className="px-2.5 pt-2 pb-1">
+            <div className="pb-1.5">
               <button
                 type="button"
                 onClick={() => setTargetAgentId(null)}
-                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-primary/20 bg-primary/5 px-3 py-1 text-[13px] font-medium text-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-primary/10"
+                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg border border-primary/20 bg-primary/5 px-2.5 py-1 text-[13px] font-medium text-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-primary/10"
                 title={t('composer.clearTarget')}
               >
                 <span>{t('composer.targetChip', { agent: selectedTarget.name })}</span>
-                <X className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-muted-foreground" />
+                <X className="h-3 w-3 text-muted-foreground" />
               </button>
             </div>
           )}
 
-          <div className="flex items-end gap-1.5">
+          {/* Text Row — flush-left */}
+          <Textarea
+            ref={textareaRef}
+            value={input}
+            onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}
+            onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+            onCompositionStart={() => {
+              isComposingRef.current = true;
+            }}
+            onCompositionEnd={() => {
+              isComposingRef.current = false;
+            }}
+            onPaste={handlePaste}
+            placeholder={disabled ? t('composer.gatewayDisconnectedPlaceholder') : ''}
+            disabled={disabled}
+            data-testid="chat-composer-input"
+            className="min-h-[48px] max-h-[240px] resize-none border-0 focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0 shadow-none bg-transparent p-0 text-[15px] placeholder:text-muted-foreground/60 leading-relaxed"
+            rows={1}
+          />
+
+          {/* Action Row — icons on their own line */}
+          <div className="mt-1.5 flex items-center gap-1">
             {/* Attach Button */}
             <Button
               variant="ghost"
               size="icon"
-              className="shrink-0 h-10 w-10 rounded-full text-muted-foreground hover:bg-black/5 dark:hover:bg-white/10 hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
+              className="shrink-0 h-8 w-8 rounded-lg text-muted-foreground hover:bg-black/5 dark:hover:bg-white/10 hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
               onClick={pickFiles}
               disabled={disabled || sending}
               title={t('composer.attachFiles')}
             >
-              <Paperclip className="h-4 w-4" />
+              <Paperclip className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
             </Button>
 
             {showAgentPicker && (
@@ -442,14 +463,14 @@ export function ChatInput({ onSend, onStop, disabled = false, sending = false, i
                   variant="ghost"
                   size="icon"
                   className={cn(
-                    'h-10 w-10 rounded-full text-muted-foreground hover:bg-black/5 dark:hover:bg-white/10 hover:text-foreground transition-colors',
+                    'h-8 w-8 rounded-lg text-muted-foreground hover:bg-black/5 dark:hover:bg-white/10 hover:text-foreground transition-colors',
                     (pickerOpen || selectedTarget) && 'bg-primary/10 text-primary hover:bg-primary/20'
                   )}
                   onClick={() => setPickerOpen((open) => !open)}
                   disabled={disabled || sending}
                   title={t('composer.pickAgent')}
                 >
-                  <AtSign className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  <AtSign className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
                 </Button>
                 {pickerOpen && (
                   <div className="absolute left-0 bottom-full z-20 mb-2 w-72 overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-black/10 bg-white p-1.5 shadow-xl dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-card">
@@ -475,35 +496,13 @@ export function ChatInput({ onSend, onStop, disabled = false, sending = false, i
               </div>
             )}
 
-            {/* Textarea */}
-            <div className="flex-1 relative">
-              <Textarea
-                ref={textareaRef}
-                value={input}
-                onChange={(e) => setInput(e.target.value)}
-                onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-                onCompositionStart={() => {
-                  isComposingRef.current = true;
-                }}
-                onCompositionEnd={() => {
-                  isComposingRef.current = false;
-                }}
-                onPaste={handlePaste}
-                placeholder={disabled ? t('composer.gatewayDisconnectedPlaceholder') : ''}
-                disabled={disabled}
-                data-testid="chat-composer-input"
-                className="min-h-[40px] max-h-[200px] resize-none border-0 focus-visible:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-offset-0 shadow-none bg-transparent py-2.5 px-2 text-[15px] placeholder:text-muted-foreground/60 leading-relaxed"
-                rows={1}
-              />
-            </div>
-
-            {/* Send Button */}
+            {/* Send Button — pushed to the right */}
             <Button
               onClick={sending ? handleStop : handleSend}
               disabled={sending ? !canStop : !canSend}
               size="icon"
               data-testid="chat-composer-send"
-              className={`shrink-0 h-10 w-10 rounded-full transition-colors ${
+              className={`ml-auto shrink-0 h-8 w-8 rounded-lg transition-colors ${
                 (sending || canSend)
                   ? 'bg-black/5 dark:bg-white/10 text-foreground hover:bg-black/10 dark:hover:bg-white/20'
                   : 'text-muted-foreground/50 hover:bg-transparent bg-transparent'
@@ -512,9 +511,9 @@ export function ChatInput({ onSend, onStop, disabled = false, sending = false, i
               title={sending ? t('composer.stop') : t('composer.send')}
             >
               {sending ? (
-                <Square className="h-4 w-4" fill="currentColor" />
+                <Square className="h-3.5 w-3.5" fill="currentColor" />
               ) : (
-                <SendHorizontal className="h-[18px] w-[18px]" strokeWidth={2} />
+                <SendHorizontal className="h-4 w-4" strokeWidth={2} />
               )}
             </Button>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/pages/Chat/ChatMessage.tsx b/src/pages/Chat/ChatMessage.tsx
index 3a77756bd..a0ee91506 100644
--- a/src/pages/Chat/ChatMessage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Chat/ChatMessage.tsx
@@ -16,9 +16,17 @@ import { extractText, extractThinking, extractImages, extractToolUse, formatTime
 
 interface ChatMessageProps {
   message: RawMessage;
-  showThinking: boolean;
+  textOverride?: string;
   suppressToolCards?: boolean;
   suppressProcessAttachments?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * When true, hides the assistant text bubble (and any thinking block that
+   * would be shown above it). Used when the message's text is being folded
+   * into an ExecutionGraphCard as a narration step, to prevent the same text
+   * from appearing both inside the graph and as an orphan bubble in the chat
+   * stream.
+   */
+  suppressAssistantText?: boolean;
   isStreaming?: boolean;
   streamingTools?: Array<{
     id?: string;
@@ -41,21 +49,27 @@ function imageSrc(img: ExtractedImage): string | null {
 
 export const ChatMessage = memo(function ChatMessage({
   message,
-  showThinking,
+  textOverride,
   suppressToolCards = false,
   suppressProcessAttachments = false,
+  suppressAssistantText = false,
   isStreaming = false,
   streamingTools = [],
 }: ChatMessageProps) {
   const isUser = message.role === 'user';
   const role = typeof message.role === 'string' ? message.role.toLowerCase() : '';
   const isToolResult = role === 'toolresult' || role === 'tool_result';
-  const text = extractText(message);
-  const hasText = text.trim().length > 0;
-  const thinking = extractThinking(message);
+  const text = textOverride ?? extractText(message);
+  // When text is folded into an ExecutionGraphCard, treat the message as
+  // having no text for rendering purposes. Keeping this behind a flag (vs
+  // blanking `text` outright) lets future hover affordances still read the
+  // original content without surfacing the bubble.
+  const hideAssistantText = suppressAssistantText && !isUser;
+  const hasText = !hideAssistantText && text.trim().length > 0;
+  const visibleThinkingRaw = extractThinking(message);
+  const visibleThinking = hideAssistantText ? null : visibleThinkingRaw;
   const images = extractImages(message);
   const tools = extractToolUse(message);
-  const visibleThinking = showThinking ? thinking : null;
   const visibleTools = suppressToolCards ? [] : tools;
   const shouldHideProcessAttachments = suppressProcessAttachments
     && (hasText || !!visibleThinking || images.length > 0 || visibleTools.length > 0);
diff --git a/src/pages/Chat/ChatToolbar.tsx b/src/pages/Chat/ChatToolbar.tsx
index 17ce8043e..5963af562 100644
--- a/src/pages/Chat/ChatToolbar.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Chat/ChatToolbar.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * Chat Toolbar
- * Session selector, new session, refresh, and thinking toggle.
+ * Session selector, new session, and refresh.
  * Rendered in the Header when on the Chat page.
  */
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
-import { RefreshCw, Brain, Bot } from 'lucide-react';
+import { RefreshCw, Bot } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from '@/components/ui/tooltip';
 import { useChatStore } from '@/stores/chat';
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 export function ChatToolbar() {
   const refresh = useChatStore((s) => s.refresh);
   const loading = useChatStore((s) => s.loading);
-  const showThinking = useChatStore((s) => s.showThinking);
-  const toggleThinking = useChatStore((s) => s.toggleThinking);
   const currentAgentId = useChatStore((s) => s.currentAgentId);
   const agents = useAgentsStore((s) => s.agents);
   const { t } = useTranslation('chat');
@@ -48,26 +46,6 @@ export function ChatToolbar() {
           <p>{t('toolbar.refresh')}</p>
         </TooltipContent>
       </Tooltip>
-
-      {/* Thinking Toggle */}
-      <Tooltip>
-        <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-          <Button
-            variant="ghost"
-            size="icon"
-            className={cn(
-              'h-8 w-8',
-              showThinking && 'bg-primary/10 text-primary',
-            )}
-            onClick={toggleThinking}
-          >
-            <Brain className="h-4 w-4" />
-          </Button>
-        </TooltipTrigger>
-        <TooltipContent>
-          <p>{showThinking ? t('toolbar.hideThinking') : t('toolbar.showThinking')}</p>
-        </TooltipContent>
-      </Tooltip>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/Chat/ExecutionGraphCard.tsx b/src/pages/Chat/ExecutionGraphCard.tsx
index 607b5b40f..17e3d4c55 100644
--- a/src/pages/Chat/ExecutionGraphCard.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Chat/ExecutionGraphCard.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,32 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
-import { ArrowDown, ArrowUp, Bot, CheckCircle2, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, CircleDashed, GitBranch, Sparkles, Wrench, XCircle } from 'lucide-react';
+import { CheckCircle2, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, CircleDashed, GitBranch, MessageSquare, Wrench, XCircle } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import type { TaskStep } from './task-visualization';
 
 interface ExecutionGraphCardProps {
   agentLabel: string;
-  sessionLabel: string;
   steps: TaskStep[];
   active: boolean;
-  onJumpToTrigger?: () => void;
-  onJumpToReply?: () => void;
+  /**
+   * When provided, the card becomes fully controlled: the parent owns the
+   * expand state (e.g. to persist across remounts) and toggling goes through
+   * `onExpandedChange`. When omitted, the card manages its own local state.
+   */
+  expanded?: boolean;
+  onExpandedChange?: (expanded: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+const TOOL_ROW_EXTRA_INDENT_PX = 8;
+
+function AnimatedDots({ className }: { className?: string }) {
+  return (
+    <span className={cn('flex items-center gap-0.5 leading-none text-muted-foreground', className)} aria-hidden="true">
+      <span className="inline-block animate-bounce [animation-delay:0ms]">.</span>
+      <span className="inline-block animate-bounce [animation-delay:150ms]">.</span>
+      <span className="inline-block animate-bounce [animation-delay:300ms]">.</span>
+    </span>
+  );
 }
 
 function GraphStatusIcon({ status }: { status: TaskStep['status'] }) {
@@ -23,45 +39,107 @@ function StepDetailCard({ step }: { step: TaskStep }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation('chat');
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
   const hasDetail = !!step.detail;
+  // Narration steps (intermediate pure-text assistant messages folded from
+  // the chat stream) are rendered without a label/status pill: the message
+  // text IS the primary content.
+  const isNarration = step.kind === 'message';
+  const isTool = step.kind === 'tool';
+  const isThinking = step.kind === 'thinking';
+  const showRunningDots = isTool && step.status === 'running';
+  const hideStatusText = isTool && step.status === 'completed';
+  const detailPreview = step.detail?.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+  const canExpand = hasDetail;
+  const usePlainExpandedDetail = isTool || isThinking;
+  const displayLabel = isThinking ? t('executionGraph.thinkingLabel') : step.label;
 
   return (
-    <div className="min-w-0 flex-1 rounded-xl border border-black/10 bg-white/40 px-3 py-2 dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-white/[0.03]">
+    <div
+      className={cn(
+        'min-w-0 flex-1 text-muted-foreground',
+        isTool || isNarration
+          ? 'px-0 py-0'
+          : 'rounded-xl border border-black/10 bg-white/40 px-3 py-2 dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-white/[0.03]',
+      )}
+    >
       <button
         type="button"
-        className={cn('flex w-full items-start gap-2 text-left', hasDetail ? 'cursor-pointer' : 'cursor-default')}
+        className={cn(
+          'flex w-full gap-2 text-left',
+          isTool ? 'items-center' : 'items-start',
+          canExpand ? 'cursor-pointer' : 'cursor-default',
+        )}
         onClick={() => {
-          if (!hasDetail) return;
+          if (!canExpand) return;
           setExpanded((value) => !value);
         }}
       >
         <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">{step.label}</p>
-            <span className="rounded-full bg-black/5 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground dark:bg-white/10">
-              {t(`taskPanel.stepStatus.${step.status}`)}
-            </span>
-            {step.depth > 1 && (
-              <span className="rounded-full bg-primary/10 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-primary">
-                {t('executionGraph.branchLabel')}
-              </span>
-            )}
-          </div>
-          {step.detail && !expanded && (
-            <p className="mt-1 text-[12px] leading-5 text-muted-foreground line-clamp-2">{step.detail}</p>
+          {!isNarration && (
+            <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+              <p className="shrink-0 text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground">{displayLabel}</p>
+              {isTool && detailPreview && !expanded && (
+                <p className="min-w-0 truncate text-[12px] leading-4 text-muted-foreground/80">
+                  {detailPreview}
+                </p>
+              )}
+              {!hideStatusText && !showRunningDots && (
+                <span className="rounded-full bg-black/5 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground dark:bg-white/10">
+                  {t(`taskPanel.stepStatus.${step.status}`)}
+                </span>
+              )}
+              {showRunningDots && (
+                <AnimatedDots className="text-[14px]" />
+              )}
+              {step.depth > 1 && (
+                <span className="rounded-full bg-black/5 px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground dark:bg-white/10">
+                  {t('executionGraph.branchLabel')}
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
+          {step.detail && !expanded && !isTool && (
+            <p
+              className={cn(
+                'text-muted-foreground',
+                isThinking
+                  ? 'mt-0.5 text-[12px] leading-5 line-clamp-1'
+                  : isNarration
+                  ? 'text-[13px] leading-6 text-muted-foreground line-clamp-2'
+                  : 'mt-0.5 text-[12px] leading-5 line-clamp-2',
+              )}
+            >
+              {step.detail}
+            </p>
           )}
         </div>
-        {hasDetail && (
+        {canExpand && (
           <span className="mt-0.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground">
             {expanded ? <ChevronDown className="h-4 w-4" /> : <ChevronRight className="h-4 w-4" />}
           </span>
         )}
       </button>
-      {step.detail && expanded && (
+      {step.detail && expanded && canExpand && (
+        usePlainExpandedDetail ? (
+          <pre
+            className={cn(
+              'mt-0.5 whitespace-pre-wrap text-[12px] leading-5 text-muted-foreground',
+              isTool ? 'break-all' : 'break-words',
+            )}
+          >
+            {step.detail}
+          </pre>
+        ) : (
         <div className="mt-3 rounded-lg border border-black/10 bg-black/[0.03] px-3 py-2 dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-white/[0.03]">
-          <pre className="whitespace-pre-wrap break-all text-[12px] leading-5 text-muted-foreground">
+          <pre
+            className={cn(
+              'whitespace-pre-wrap text-[12px] leading-5',
+              isNarration ? 'text-muted-foreground' : 'break-all text-muted-foreground',
+            )}
+          >
             {step.detail}
           </pre>
         </div>
+        )
       )}
     </div>
   );
@@ -69,118 +147,147 @@ function StepDetailCard({ step }: { step: TaskStep }) {
 
 export function ExecutionGraphCard({
   agentLabel,
-  sessionLabel,
   steps,
   active,
-  onJumpToTrigger,
-  onJumpToReply,
+  expanded: controlledExpanded,
+  onExpandedChange,
 }: ExecutionGraphCardProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation('chat');
 
+  // Active runs should stay expanded by default so the user can follow the
+  // execution live. Once the run completes, the default state returns to
+  // collapsed. Explicit user toggles remain controlled by the parent override.
+  const [uncontrolledExpanded, setUncontrolledExpanded] = useState(active);
+  const [prevActive, setPrevActive] = useState(active);
+  if (prevActive !== active) {
+    setPrevActive(active);
+    if (controlledExpanded == null && uncontrolledExpanded !== active) {
+      setUncontrolledExpanded(active);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const isControlled = controlledExpanded != null;
+  const expanded = isControlled ? controlledExpanded : uncontrolledExpanded;
+  const setExpanded = (next: boolean) => {
+    if (!isControlled) setUncontrolledExpanded(next);
+    onExpandedChange?.(next);
+  };
+
+  const toolCount = steps.filter((step) => step.kind === 'tool').length;
+  const processCount = steps.length - toolCount;
+  const shouldShowTrailingThinking = active;
+
+  if (!expanded) {
+    return (
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        data-testid="chat-execution-graph"
+        data-collapsed="true"
+        onClick={() => setExpanded(true)}
+        className="group flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-[12px] text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-black/5 hover:text-muted-foreground dark:hover:bg-white/5"
+      >
+        <ChevronRight className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-0.5" />
+        <span className="truncate">
+          {t('executionGraph.collapsedSummary', { toolCount, processCount })}
+        </span>
+      </button>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <div
       data-testid="chat-execution-graph"
-      className="w-full rounded-2xl border border-black/10 bg-[#f5f1e8]/70 px-4 py-4 shadow-sm dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-white/[0.04]"
+      data-collapsed="false"
+      className="w-full px-0 py-0 text-muted-foreground"
     >
-      <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3">
-        <div>
-          <p className="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-muted-foreground/70">
-            {t('executionGraph.eyebrow')}
-          </p>
-          <h3 className="mt-1 text-base font-semibold text-foreground">{t('executionGraph.title')}</h3>
-          <p className="mt-1 text-[12px] text-muted-foreground">
-            {agentLabel} · {sessionLabel}
-          </p>
-        </div>
-        <span
-          className={cn(
-            'rounded-full px-2.5 py-1 text-[11px] font-medium',
-            active ? 'bg-primary/10 text-primary' : 'bg-black/5 text-foreground/70 dark:bg-white/10 dark:text-foreground/70',
-          )}
-        >
-          {active ? t('executionGraph.status.active') : t('executionGraph.status.previous')}
-        </span>
-      </div>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        data-testid="chat-execution-graph-collapse"
+        onClick={() => setExpanded(false)}
+        className="group flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-[12px] text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-black/5 hover:text-muted-foreground dark:hover:bg-white/5"
+        aria-label={t('executionGraph.collapseAction')}
+        title={t('executionGraph.collapseAction')}
+      >
+        <ChevronRight className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 rotate-90" />
+        <span className="truncate">{t('executionGraph.title')}</span>
+      </button>
 
-      <div className="mt-4 space-y-3">
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          data-testid="chat-execution-jump-trigger"
-          onClick={onJumpToTrigger}
-          className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[12px] text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
-        >
-          <ArrowUp className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-          <span>{t('executionGraph.userTriggerHint')}</span>
-        </button>
-
-        <div className="pl-4">
-          <div className="ml-4 h-4 w-px bg-border" />
-        </div>
-
-        <div className="flex gap-3">
-          <div className="flex w-8 shrink-0 justify-center">
-            <div className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary/10 text-primary">
-              <Bot className="h-4 w-4" />
+      <div className="mt-0 px-0 py-0">
+        <div className="mt-0.5 flex items-center gap-0.5" style={{ marginLeft: `${TOOL_ROW_EXTRA_INDENT_PX}px` }}>
+          <div className="flex w-6 shrink-0 justify-center">
+            <div className="flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center text-muted-foreground">
+              <GitBranch className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
             </div>
           </div>
-          <div className="min-w-0 flex-1 rounded-xl border border-primary/15 bg-primary/5 px-3 py-2">
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-medium text-foreground">
-              <GitBranch className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" />
-              <span>{t('executionGraph.agentRun', { agent: agentLabel })}</span>
-            </div>
+          <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+            <span className="truncate text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+              {t('executionGraph.agentRun', { agent: agentLabel })}
+            </span>
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        {steps.map((step, index) => (
-          <div key={step.id}>
+        {steps.map((step) => {
+          const alignedIndentOffset = (
+            step.kind === 'tool'
+            || step.kind === 'message'
+            || step.kind === 'thinking'
+          ) ? TOOL_ROW_EXTRA_INDENT_PX : 0;
+          const rowMarginLeft = (Math.max(step.depth - 1, 0) * 24) + alignedIndentOffset;
+          return (
+          <div key={step.id} className="mt-0.5">
             <div
-              className="pl-4"
-              style={{ marginLeft: `${Math.max(step.depth - 1, 0) * 24}px` }}
+              className="pl-3"
+              style={{ marginLeft: `${rowMarginLeft}px` }}
             >
-              <div className="ml-4 h-4 w-px bg-border" />
+              <div className="ml-3 h-1 w-px bg-border" />
             </div>
             <div
-              className="flex gap-3"
+              className="flex items-start gap-0.5"
               data-testid="chat-execution-step"
-              style={{ marginLeft: `${Math.max(step.depth - 1, 0) * 24}px` }}
+              style={{ marginLeft: `${rowMarginLeft}px` }}
             >
-              <div className="flex w-8 shrink-0 justify-center">
+              <div className="flex w-6 shrink-0 justify-center">
                 <div className="relative flex items-center justify-center">
                   {step.depth > 1 && (
-                    <div className="absolute -left-4 top-1/2 h-px w-4 -translate-y-1/2 bg-border" />
+                    <div className="absolute -left-3 top-1/2 h-px w-3 -translate-y-1/2 bg-border" />
                   )}
                   <div
                     className={cn(
-                      'flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full',
-                      step.status === 'running' && 'bg-primary/10 text-primary',
-                      step.status === 'completed' && 'bg-emerald-500/10 text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400',
-                      step.status === 'error' && 'bg-destructive/10 text-destructive',
+                      'flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center text-muted-foreground',
                     )}
                   >
-                    {step.kind === 'thinking' ? <Sparkles className="h-4 w-4" /> : step.kind === 'tool' ? <Wrench className="h-4 w-4" /> : <GraphStatusIcon status={step.status} />}
+                    {step.kind === 'thinking'
+                      ? <AnimatedDots className="text-[14px]" />
+                      : step.kind === 'tool'
+                        ? <Wrench className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                        : step.kind === 'message'
+                          ? <MessageSquare className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                          : <GraphStatusIcon status={step.status} />}
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
               <StepDetailCard step={step} />
             </div>
-            {index === steps.length - 1 && (
-              <>
-                <div className="pl-4">
-                  <div className="ml-4 h-4 w-px bg-border" />
-                </div>
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  data-testid="chat-execution-jump-reply"
-                  onClick={onJumpToReply}
-                  className="flex items-center gap-2 pl-11 text-[12px] text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground transition-colors"
-                >
-                  <ArrowDown className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-                  <span>{t('executionGraph.agentReplyHint')}</span>
-                </button>
-              </>
-            )}
           </div>
-        ))}
+        )})}
+        {shouldShowTrailingThinking && (
+          <div className="mt-0.5">
+            <div className="pl-3" style={{ marginLeft: `${TOOL_ROW_EXTRA_INDENT_PX}px` }}>
+              <div className="ml-3 h-1 w-px bg-border" />
+            </div>
+            <div
+              className="flex items-center gap-0.5"
+              data-testid="chat-execution-step-thinking-trailing"
+              style={{ marginLeft: `${TOOL_ROW_EXTRA_INDENT_PX}px` }}
+            >
+              <div className="w-6 shrink-0" />
+              <div className="min-w-0 flex-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                <span className="font-medium">{t('executionGraph.thinkingLabel')}</span>
+                <AnimatedDots className="ml-1 inline-flex text-[14px]" />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/pages/Chat/index.tsx b/src/pages/Chat/index.tsx
index e7c9d47ef..1d512b2d0 100644
--- a/src/pages/Chat/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Chat/index.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * via gateway:rpc IPC. Session selector, thinking toggle, and refresh
  * are in the toolbar; messages render with markdown + streaming.
  */
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { AlertCircle, Loader2, Sparkles } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useChatStore, type RawMessage } from '@/stores/chat';
 import { useGatewayStore } from '@/stores/gateway';
@@ -15,13 +15,46 @@ import { ChatMessage } from './ChatMessage';
 import { ChatInput } from './ChatInput';
 import { ExecutionGraphCard } from './ExecutionGraphCard';
 import { ChatToolbar } from './ChatToolbar';
-import { extractImages, extractText, extractThinking, extractToolUse } from './message-utils';
-import { deriveTaskSteps, parseSubagentCompletionInfo } from './task-visualization';
+import { extractImages, extractText, extractThinking, extractToolUse, stripProcessMessagePrefix } from './message-utils';
+import { deriveTaskSteps, findReplyMessageIndex, parseSubagentCompletionInfo, type TaskStep } from './task-visualization';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { useStickToBottomInstant } from '@/hooks/use-stick-to-bottom-instant';
 import { useMinLoading } from '@/hooks/use-min-loading';
 
+type GraphStepCacheEntry = {
+  steps: ReturnType<typeof deriveTaskSteps>;
+  agentLabel: string;
+  sessionLabel: string;
+  segmentEnd: number;
+  replyIndex: number | null;
+  triggerIndex: number;
+};
+
+type UserRunCard = {
+  triggerIndex: number;
+  replyIndex: number | null;
+  active: boolean;
+  agentLabel: string;
+  sessionLabel: string;
+  segmentEnd: number;
+  steps: TaskStep[];
+  messageStepTexts: string[];
+  streamingReplyText: string | null;
+};
+
+function getPrimaryMessageStepTexts(steps: TaskStep[]): string[] {
+  return steps
+    .filter((step) => step.kind === 'message' && step.parentId === 'agent-run' && !!step.detail)
+    .map((step) => step.detail!);
+}
+
+// Keep the last non-empty execution-graph snapshot per session/run outside
+// React state so `loadHistory` refreshes can still fall back to the previous
+// steps without tripping React's set-state-in-effect lint rule.
+const graphStepCacheStore = new Map<string, Record<string, GraphStepCacheEntry>>();
+const streamingTimestampStore = new Map<string, number>();
+
 export function Chat() {
   const { t } = useTranslation('chat');
   const gatewayStatus = useGatewayStore((s) => s.status);
@@ -34,7 +67,6 @@ export function Chat() {
   const loading = useChatStore((s) => s.loading);
   const sending = useChatStore((s) => s.sending);
   const error = useChatStore((s) => s.error);
-  const showThinking = useChatStore((s) => s.showThinking);
   const streamingMessage = useChatStore((s) => s.streamingMessage);
   const streamingTools = useChatStore((s) => s.streamingTools);
   const pendingFinal = useChatStore((s) => s.pendingFinal);
@@ -46,8 +78,14 @@ export function Chat() {
 
   const cleanupEmptySession = useChatStore((s) => s.cleanupEmptySession);
   const [childTranscripts, setChildTranscripts] = useState<Record<string, RawMessage[]>>({});
-
-  const [streamingTimestamp, setStreamingTimestamp] = useState<number>(0);
+  // Persistent per-run override for the Execution Graph's expanded/collapsed
+  // state. Keyed by a stable run id (trigger message id, or a fallback of
+  // `${sessionKey}:${triggerIdx}`) so user toggles survive the `loadHistory`
+  // refresh that runs after every final event — otherwise the card would
+  // remount and reset. `undefined` values mean "user hasn't toggled, let the
+  // card pick a default from its own `active` prop."
+  const [graphExpandedOverrides, setGraphExpandedOverrides] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+  const graphStepCache: Record<string, GraphStepCacheEntry> = graphStepCacheStore.get(currentSessionKey) ?? {};
   const minLoading = useMinLoading(loading && messages.length > 0);
   const { contentRef, scrollRef } = useStickToBottomInstant(currentSessionKey);
 
@@ -117,30 +155,33 @@ export function Chat() {
     };
   }, [messages, childTranscripts]);
 
-  // Update timestamp when sending starts
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (sending && streamingTimestamp === 0) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/set-state-in-effect
-      setStreamingTimestamp(Date.now() / 1000);
-    } else if (!sending && streamingTimestamp !== 0) {
-      setStreamingTimestamp(0);
-    }
-  }, [sending, streamingTimestamp]);
-
-  // Gateway not running block has been completely removed so the UI always renders.
-
   const streamMsg = streamingMessage && typeof streamingMessage === 'object'
     ? streamingMessage as unknown as { role?: string; content?: unknown; timestamp?: number }
     : null;
+  const streamTimestamp = typeof streamMsg?.timestamp === 'number' ? streamMsg.timestamp : 0;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!sending) {
+      streamingTimestampStore.delete(currentSessionKey);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!streamingTimestampStore.has(currentSessionKey)) {
+      streamingTimestampStore.set(currentSessionKey, streamTimestamp || Date.now() / 1000);
+    }
+  }, [currentSessionKey, sending, streamTimestamp]);
+
+  const streamingTimestamp = sending
+    ? (streamingTimestampStore.get(currentSessionKey) ?? streamTimestamp)
+    : 0;
   const streamText = streamMsg ? extractText(streamMsg) : (typeof streamingMessage === 'string' ? streamingMessage : '');
   const hasStreamText = streamText.trim().length > 0;
   const streamThinking = streamMsg ? extractThinking(streamMsg) : null;
-  const hasStreamThinking = showThinking && !!streamThinking && streamThinking.trim().length > 0;
+  const hasStreamThinking = !!streamThinking && streamThinking.trim().length > 0;
   const streamTools = streamMsg ? extractToolUse(streamMsg) : [];
   const hasStreamTools = streamTools.length > 0;
   const streamImages = streamMsg ? extractImages(streamMsg) : [];
   const hasStreamImages = streamImages.length > 0;
   const hasStreamToolStatus = streamingTools.length > 0;
+  const hasRunningStreamToolStatus = streamingTools.some((tool) => tool.status === 'running');
   const shouldRenderStreaming = sending && (hasStreamText || hasStreamThinking || hasStreamTools || hasStreamImages || hasStreamToolStatus);
   const hasAnyStreamContent = hasStreamText || hasStreamThinking || hasStreamTools || hasStreamImages || hasStreamToolStatus;
 
@@ -155,76 +196,236 @@ export function Chat() {
     }
   }
 
-  const userRunCards = messages.flatMap((message, idx) => {
+  // Indices of intermediate assistant process messages that are represented
+  // in the ExecutionGraphCard (narration text and/or thinking). We suppress
+  // them from the chat stream so they don't appear duplicated below the graph.
+  const foldedNarrationIndices = new Set<number>();
+
+  const userRunCards: UserRunCard[] = messages.flatMap((message, idx) => {
     if (message.role !== 'user' || subagentCompletionInfos[idx]) return [];
 
+    const runKey = message.id
+      ? `msg-${message.id}`
+      : `${currentSessionKey}:trigger-${idx}`;
     const nextUserIndex = nextUserMessageIndexes[idx];
     const segmentEnd = nextUserIndex === -1 ? messages.length : nextUserIndex;
     const segmentMessages = messages.slice(idx + 1, segmentEnd);
-    const replyIndexOffset = segmentMessages.findIndex((candidate) => candidate.role === 'assistant');
-    const replyIndex = replyIndexOffset === -1 ? null : idx + 1 + replyIndexOffset;
     const completionInfos = subagentCompletionInfos
       .slice(idx + 1, segmentEnd)
       .filter((value): value is NonNullable<typeof value> => value != null);
     const isLatestOpenRun = nextUserIndex === -1 && (sending || pendingFinal || hasAnyStreamContent);
-    let steps = deriveTaskSteps({
-      messages: segmentMessages,
-      streamingMessage: isLatestOpenRun ? streamingMessage : null,
-      streamingTools: isLatestOpenRun ? streamingTools : [],
-      sending: isLatestOpenRun ? sending : false,
-      pendingFinal: isLatestOpenRun ? pendingFinal : false,
-      showThinking,
-    });
+    const replyIndexOffset = findReplyMessageIndex(segmentMessages, isLatestOpenRun);
+    const replyIndex = replyIndexOffset === -1 ? null : idx + 1 + replyIndexOffset;
 
-    for (const completion of completionInfos) {
-      const childMessages = childTranscripts[completion.sessionId];
-      if (!childMessages || childMessages.length === 0) continue;
-      const branchRootId = `subagent:${completion.sessionId}`;
-      const childSteps = deriveTaskSteps({
-        messages: childMessages,
-        streamingMessage: null,
-        streamingTools: [],
-        sending: false,
-        pendingFinal: false,
-        showThinking,
-      }).map((step) => ({
-        ...step,
-        id: `${completion.sessionId}:${step.id}`,
-        depth: step.depth + 1,
-        parentId: branchRootId,
-      }));
+    const buildSteps = (omitLastStreamingMessageSegment: boolean): TaskStep[] => {
+      let builtSteps = deriveTaskSteps({
+        messages: segmentMessages,
+        streamingMessage: isLatestOpenRun ? streamingMessage : null,
+        streamingTools: isLatestOpenRun ? streamingTools : [],
+        omitLastStreamingMessageSegment: isLatestOpenRun ? omitLastStreamingMessageSegment : false,
+      });
 
-      steps = [
-        ...steps,
-        {
-          id: branchRootId,
-          label: `${completion.agentId} subagent`,
-          status: 'completed',
-          kind: 'system' as const,
-          detail: completion.sessionKey,
-          depth: 1,
-          parentId: 'agent-run',
-        },
-        ...childSteps,
-      ];
+      for (const completion of completionInfos) {
+        const childMessages = childTranscripts[completion.sessionId];
+        if (!childMessages || childMessages.length === 0) continue;
+        const branchRootId = `subagent:${completion.sessionId}`;
+        const childSteps = deriveTaskSteps({
+          messages: childMessages,
+          streamingMessage: null,
+          streamingTools: [],
+        }).map((step) => ({
+          ...step,
+          id: `${completion.sessionId}:${step.id}`,
+          depth: step.depth + 1,
+          parentId: branchRootId,
+        }));
+
+        builtSteps = [
+          ...builtSteps,
+          {
+            id: branchRootId,
+            label: `${completion.agentId} subagent`,
+            status: 'completed',
+            kind: 'system' as const,
+            detail: completion.sessionKey,
+            depth: 1,
+            parentId: 'agent-run',
+          },
+          ...childSteps,
+        ];
+      }
+
+      return builtSteps;
+    };
+
+    const rawStreamingReplyCandidate = isLatestOpenRun
+      && pendingFinal
+      && (hasStreamText || hasStreamImages)
+      && streamTools.length === 0
+      && !hasRunningStreamToolStatus;
+
+    let steps = buildSteps(rawStreamingReplyCandidate);
+    let streamingReplyText: string | null = null;
+    if (rawStreamingReplyCandidate) {
+      const trimmedReplyText = stripProcessMessagePrefix(streamText, getPrimaryMessageStepTexts(steps));
+      const hasReplyText = trimmedReplyText.trim().length > 0;
+      if (hasReplyText || hasStreamImages) {
+        streamingReplyText = trimmedReplyText;
+      } else {
+        steps = buildSteps(false);
+      }
     }
 
-    if (steps.length === 0) return [];
-
     const segmentAgentId = currentAgentId;
     const segmentAgentLabel = agents.find((agent) => agent.id === segmentAgentId)?.name || segmentAgentId;
     const segmentSessionLabel = sessionLabels[currentSessionKey] || currentSessionKey;
 
+    if (steps.length === 0) {
+      if (isLatestOpenRun && streamingReplyText == null) {
+        return [{
+          triggerIndex: idx,
+          replyIndex,
+          active: true,
+          agentLabel: segmentAgentLabel,
+          sessionLabel: segmentSessionLabel,
+          segmentEnd: nextUserIndex === -1 ? messages.length - 1 : nextUserIndex - 1,
+          steps: [],
+          messageStepTexts: [],
+          streamingReplyText: null,
+        }];
+      }
+      const cached = graphStepCache[runKey];
+      if (!cached) return [];
+      return [{
+        triggerIndex: idx,
+        replyIndex: cached.replyIndex,
+        active: false,
+        agentLabel: cached.agentLabel,
+        sessionLabel: cached.sessionLabel,
+        segmentEnd: nextUserIndex === -1 ? messages.length - 1 : nextUserIndex - 1,
+        steps: cached.steps,
+        messageStepTexts: getPrimaryMessageStepTexts(cached.steps),
+        streamingReplyText: null,
+      }];
+    }
+
+    // Mark intermediate assistant messages whose process output should be folded into
+    // the ExecutionGraphCard. We fold the text regardless of whether the
+    // message ALSO carries tool calls (mixed `text + toolCall` messages are
+    // common — e.g. "waiting for the page to load…" followed by a `wait`
+    // tool call). This prevents orphan narration bubbles from leaking into
+    // the chat stream once the graph is collapsed.
+    //
+    // When the run is still streaming (`isLatestOpenRun`) the final reply is
+    // not yet part of `segmentMessages`, so every assistant message in the
+    // segment counts as intermediate. For completed runs, we preserve the
+    // final reply bubble by skipping the message that `findReplyMessageIndex`
+    // identifies as the answer.
+    const segmentReplyOffset = findReplyMessageIndex(segmentMessages, isLatestOpenRun);
+    for (let offset = 0; offset < segmentMessages.length; offset += 1) {
+      if (offset === segmentReplyOffset) continue;
+      const candidate = segmentMessages[offset];
+      if (!candidate || candidate.role !== 'assistant') continue;
+      const hasNarrationText = extractText(candidate).trim().length > 0;
+      const hasThinking = !!extractThinking(candidate);
+      if (!hasNarrationText && !hasThinking) continue;
+      foldedNarrationIndices.add(idx + 1 + offset);
+    }
+
     return [{
       triggerIndex: idx,
       replyIndex,
-      active: isLatestOpenRun,
+      active: isLatestOpenRun && streamingReplyText == null,
       agentLabel: segmentAgentLabel,
       sessionLabel: segmentSessionLabel,
       segmentEnd: nextUserIndex === -1 ? messages.length - 1 : nextUserIndex - 1,
       steps,
+      messageStepTexts: getPrimaryMessageStepTexts(steps),
+      streamingReplyText,
     }];
   });
+  const hasActiveExecutionGraph = userRunCards.some((card) => card.active);
+  const replyTextOverrides = new Map<number, string>();
+  for (const card of userRunCards) {
+    if (card.replyIndex == null) continue;
+    const replyMessage = messages[card.replyIndex];
+    if (!replyMessage || replyMessage.role !== 'assistant') continue;
+    const fullReplyText = extractText(replyMessage);
+    const trimmedReplyText = stripProcessMessagePrefix(fullReplyText, card.messageStepTexts);
+    if (trimmedReplyText !== fullReplyText) {
+      replyTextOverrides.set(card.replyIndex, trimmedReplyText);
+    }
+  }
+  const streamingReplyText = userRunCards.find((card) => card.streamingReplyText != null)?.streamingReplyText ?? null;
+
+  // Derive the set of run keys that should be auto-collapsed (run finished
+  // streaming or has a reply override) during render instead of in an effect,
+  // so we don't violate react-hooks/set-state-in-effect. Explicit user toggles
+  // still win via `graphExpandedOverrides` and are merged in at the call site.
+  const autoCollapsedRunKeys = useMemo(() => {
+    const keys = new Set<string>();
+    for (const card of userRunCards) {
+      const shouldCollapse = card.streamingReplyText != null
+        || (card.replyIndex != null && replyTextOverrides.has(card.replyIndex));
+      if (!shouldCollapse) continue;
+      const triggerMsg = messages[card.triggerIndex];
+      const runKey = triggerMsg?.id
+        ? `msg-${triggerMsg.id}`
+        : `${currentSessionKey}:trigger-${card.triggerIndex}`;
+      keys.add(runKey);
+    }
+    return keys;
+  }, [currentSessionKey, messages, replyTextOverrides, userRunCards]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (userRunCards.length === 0) return;
+    const current = graphStepCacheStore.get(currentSessionKey) ?? {};
+    let changed = false;
+    const next = { ...current };
+    for (const card of userRunCards) {
+      if (card.steps.length === 0) continue;
+      const triggerMsg = messages[card.triggerIndex];
+      const runKey = triggerMsg?.id
+        ? `msg-${triggerMsg.id}`
+        : `${currentSessionKey}:trigger-${card.triggerIndex}`;
+      const existing = current[runKey];
+      const sameSteps = !!existing
+        && existing.steps.length === card.steps.length
+        && existing.steps.every((step, index) => {
+          const nextStep = card.steps[index];
+          return nextStep
+            && step.id === nextStep.id
+            && step.label === nextStep.label
+            && step.status === nextStep.status
+            && step.kind === nextStep.kind
+            && step.detail === nextStep.detail
+            && step.depth === nextStep.depth
+            && step.parentId === nextStep.parentId;
+        });
+      if (
+        sameSteps
+        && existing?.agentLabel === card.agentLabel
+        && existing?.sessionLabel === card.sessionLabel
+        && existing?.segmentEnd === card.segmentEnd
+        && existing?.replyIndex === card.replyIndex
+        && existing?.triggerIndex === card.triggerIndex
+      ) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      next[runKey] = {
+        steps: card.steps,
+        agentLabel: card.agentLabel,
+        sessionLabel: card.sessionLabel,
+        segmentEnd: card.segmentEnd,
+        replyIndex: card.replyIndex,
+        triggerIndex: card.triggerIndex,
+      };
+      changed = true;
+    }
+    if (changed) {
+      graphStepCacheStore.set(currentSessionKey, next);
+    }
+  }, [userRunCards, messages, currentSessionKey]);
 
   return (
     <div className={cn("relative flex min-h-0 flex-col -m-6 transition-colors duration-500 dark:bg-background")} style={{ height: 'calc(100vh - 2.5rem)' }}>
@@ -237,12 +438,19 @@ export function Chat() {
       <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden px-4 py-4">
         <div className="mx-auto flex h-full min-h-0 max-w-6xl flex-col gap-4 lg:flex-row lg:items-stretch">
           <div ref={scrollRef} className="min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
-            <div ref={contentRef} className="max-w-4xl space-y-4">
+            <div
+              ref={contentRef}
+              className={cn(
+                "space-y-4 transition-all duration-300",
+                isEmpty ? "mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl" : "max-w-4xl",
+              )}
+            >
               {isEmpty ? (
                 <WelcomeScreen />
               ) : (
                 <>
                   {messages.map((msg, idx) => {
+                    if (foldedNarrationIndices.has(idx)) return null;
                     const suppressToolCards = userRunCards.some((card) =>
                       idx > card.triggerIndex && idx <= card.segmentEnd,
                     );
@@ -255,40 +463,42 @@ export function Chat() {
                     >
                       <ChatMessage
                         message={msg}
-                        showThinking={showThinking}
+                        textOverride={replyTextOverrides.get(idx)}
                         suppressToolCards={suppressToolCards}
                         suppressProcessAttachments={suppressToolCards}
                       />
                       {userRunCards
                         .filter((card) => card.triggerIndex === idx)
-                        .map((card) => (
-                          <ExecutionGraphCard
-                            key={`graph-${idx}`}
-                            agentLabel={card.agentLabel}
-                            sessionLabel={card.sessionLabel}
-                            steps={card.steps}
-                            active={card.active}
-                            onJumpToTrigger={() => {
-                              document.getElementById(`chat-message-${card.triggerIndex}`)?.scrollIntoView({
-                                behavior: 'smooth',
-                                block: 'center',
-                              });
-                            }}
-                            onJumpToReply={() => {
-                              if (card.replyIndex == null) return;
-                              document.getElementById(`chat-message-${card.replyIndex}`)?.scrollIntoView({
-                                behavior: 'smooth',
-                                block: 'center',
-                              });
-                            }}
-                          />
-                        ))}
+                        .map((card) => {
+                          const triggerMsg = messages[card.triggerIndex];
+                          const runKey = triggerMsg?.id
+                            ? `msg-${triggerMsg.id}`
+                            : `${currentSessionKey}:trigger-${card.triggerIndex}`;
+                          const userOverride = graphExpandedOverrides[runKey];
+                          const expanded = userOverride != null
+                            ? userOverride
+                            : autoCollapsedRunKeys.has(runKey)
+                              ? false
+                              : undefined;
+                          return (
+                            <ExecutionGraphCard
+                              key={`graph-${runKey}`}
+                              agentLabel={card.agentLabel}
+                              steps={card.steps}
+                              active={card.active}
+                              expanded={expanded}
+                              onExpandedChange={(next) =>
+                                setGraphExpandedOverrides((prev) => ({ ...prev, [runKey]: next }))
+                              }
+                            />
+                          );
+                        })}
                     </div>
                     );
                   })}
 
                   {/* Streaming message */}
-                  {shouldRenderStreaming && (
+                  {shouldRenderStreaming && !hasActiveExecutionGraph && (
                     <ChatMessage
                       message={(streamMsg
                         ? {
@@ -302,19 +512,19 @@ export function Chat() {
                             content: streamText,
                             timestamp: streamingTimestamp,
                           }) as RawMessage}
-                      showThinking={showThinking}
+                      textOverride={streamingReplyText ?? undefined}
                       isStreaming
-                      streamingTools={streamingTools}
+                      streamingTools={streamingReplyText != null ? [] : streamingTools}
                     />
                   )}
 
                   {/* Activity indicator: waiting for next AI turn after tool execution */}
-                  {sending && pendingFinal && !shouldRenderStreaming && (
+                  {sending && pendingFinal && !shouldRenderStreaming && !hasActiveExecutionGraph && (
                     <ActivityIndicator phase="tool_processing" />
                   )}
 
                   {/* Typing indicator when sending but no stream content yet */}
-                  {sending && !pendingFinal && !hasAnyStreamContent && (
+                  {sending && !pendingFinal && !hasAnyStreamContent && !hasActiveExecutionGraph && (
                     <TypingIndicator />
                   )}
                 </>
diff --git a/src/pages/Chat/message-utils.ts b/src/pages/Chat/message-utils.ts
index 4a490bbbb..0a014435f 100644
--- a/src/pages/Chat/message-utils.ts
+++ b/src/pages/Chat/message-utils.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,52 @@ function compactProgressiveParts(parts: string[]): string[] {
   return compacted;
 }
 
+function splitProgressiveParts(parts: string[]): string[] {
+  const segments: string[] = [];
+  let previous = '';
+
+  for (const part of parts) {
+    const current = normalizeProgressiveText(part);
+    if (!current) continue;
+
+    if (!previous) {
+      segments.push(current);
+      previous = current;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (current === previous || previous.startsWith(current)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (current.startsWith(previous)) {
+      const incremental = current.slice(previous.length).trim();
+      if (incremental) {
+        segments.push(incremental);
+      }
+      previous = current;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    segments.push(current);
+    previous = current;
+  }
+
+  return segments;
+}
+
+function escapeRegExp(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+}
+
+function consumeLeadingSegment(text: string, segment: string): number {
+  const tokens = segment.trim().split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
+  if (tokens.length === 0) return 0;
+  const pattern = new RegExp(`^\\s*${tokens.map(escapeRegExp).join('\\s+')}\\s*`, 'u');
+  const match = text.match(pattern);
+  return match ? match[0].length : 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Extract displayable text from a message's content field.
  * Handles both string content and array-of-blocks content.
@@ -102,6 +148,37 @@ export function extractText(message: RawMessage | unknown): string {
   return result;
 }
 
+export function extractTextSegments(message: RawMessage | unknown): string[] {
+  if (!message || typeof message !== 'object') return [];
+  const msg = message as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const content = msg.content;
+  const isUser = msg.role === 'user';
+
+  let segments: string[] = [];
+
+  if (typeof content === 'string') {
+    const cleaned = content.trim();
+    segments = cleaned ? [cleaned] : [];
+  } else if (Array.isArray(content)) {
+    const parts: string[] = [];
+    for (const block of content as ContentBlock[]) {
+      if (block.type === 'text' && block.text && block.text.trim()) {
+        parts.push(block.text);
+      }
+    }
+    segments = splitProgressiveParts(parts);
+  } else if (typeof msg.text === 'string') {
+    const cleaned = msg.text.trim();
+    segments = cleaned ? [cleaned] : [];
+  }
+
+  if (!isUser) return segments;
+
+  return segments
+    .map((segment) => cleanUserText(segment))
+    .filter((segment) => segment.length > 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * Extract thinking/reasoning content from a message.
  * Returns null if no thinking content found.
@@ -127,6 +204,43 @@ export function extractThinking(message: RawMessage | unknown): string | null {
   return combined.length > 0 ? combined : null;
 }
 
+export function extractThinkingSegments(message: RawMessage | unknown): string[] {
+  if (!message || typeof message !== 'object') return [];
+  const msg = message as Record<string, unknown>;
+  const content = msg.content;
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(content)) return [];
+
+  const parts: string[] = [];
+  for (const block of content as ContentBlock[]) {
+    if (block.type === 'thinking' && block.thinking) {
+      const cleaned = block.thinking.trim();
+      if (cleaned) {
+        parts.push(cleaned);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return splitProgressiveParts(parts);
+}
+
+export function stripProcessMessagePrefix(text: string, processSegments: string[]): string {
+  let remaining = text;
+  let strippedAny = false;
+
+  for (const segment of processSegments) {
+    const normalizedSegment = normalizeProgressiveText(segment);
+    if (!normalizedSegment) continue;
+    const consumed = consumeLeadingSegment(remaining, normalizedSegment);
+    if (consumed === 0) break;
+    remaining = remaining.slice(consumed);
+    strippedAny = true;
+  }
+
+  const trimmed = remaining.trimStart();
+  return strippedAny && trimmed ? trimmed : text;
+}
+
 /**
  * Extract media file references from Gateway-formatted user message text.
  * Returns array of { filePath, mimeType } from [media attached: path (mime) | path] patterns.
diff --git a/src/pages/Chat/task-visualization.ts b/src/pages/Chat/task-visualization.ts
index 248b8b0b0..d9bdaef36 100644
--- a/src/pages/Chat/task-visualization.ts
+++ b/src/pages/Chat/task-visualization.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { extractThinking, extractToolUse } from './message-utils';
+import { extractText, extractTextSegments, extractThinkingSegments, extractToolUse } from './message-utils';
 import type { RawMessage, ToolStatus } from '@/stores/chat';
 
 export type TaskStepStatus = 'running' | 'completed' | 'error';
@@ -7,21 +7,45 @@ export interface TaskStep {
   id: string;
   label: string;
   status: TaskStepStatus;
-  kind: 'thinking' | 'tool' | 'system';
+  kind: 'thinking' | 'tool' | 'system' | 'message';
   detail?: string;
   depth: number;
   parentId?: string;
 }
 
-const MAX_TASK_STEPS = 8;
+/**
+ * Detects the index of the "final reply" assistant message in a run segment.
+ *
+ * The reply is the last assistant message that carries non-empty text
+ * content, regardless of whether it ALSO carries tool calls. (Mixed
+ * `text + toolCall` replies are rare but real — the model can emit a parting
+ * text block alongside a final tool call. Treating such a message as the
+ * reply avoids mis-protecting an earlier narration as the "answer" and
+ * leaking the actual last text into the fold.)
+ *
+ * When this returns a non-negative index, the caller should avoid folding
+ * that message's text into the graph (it is the answer the user sees in the
+ * chat stream). When the run is still active (streaming) the final reply is
+ * produced via `streamingMessage` instead, so callers pass
+ * `hasStreamingReply = true` to skip protection and let every assistant-with-
+ * text message in history be folded into the graph as narration.
+ */
+export function findReplyMessageIndex(messages: RawMessage[], hasStreamingReply: boolean): number {
+  if (hasStreamingReply) return -1;
+  for (let idx = messages.length - 1; idx >= 0; idx -= 1) {
+    const message = messages[idx];
+    if (!message || message.role !== 'assistant') continue;
+    if (extractText(message).trim().length === 0) continue;
+    return idx;
+  }
+  return -1;
+}
 
 interface DeriveTaskStepsInput {
   messages: RawMessage[];
   streamingMessage: unknown | null;
   streamingTools: ToolStatus[];
-  sending: boolean;
-  pendingFinal: boolean;
-  showThinking: boolean;
+  omitLastStreamingMessageSegment?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface SubagentCompletionInfo {
@@ -128,7 +152,7 @@ function attachTopology(steps: TaskStep[]): TaskStep[] {
       continue;
     }
 
-    if (step.kind === 'thinking') {
+    if (step.kind === 'thinking' || step.kind === 'message') {
       withTopology.push({
         ...step,
         depth: activeBranchNodeId ? 3 : 1,
@@ -157,13 +181,37 @@ function attachTopology(steps: TaskStep[]): TaskStep[] {
   return withTopology;
 }
 
+function appendDetailSegments(
+  segments: string[],
+  options: {
+    idPrefix: string;
+    label: string;
+    kind: Extract<TaskStep['kind'], 'thinking' | 'message'>;
+    running: boolean;
+    upsertStep: (step: TaskStep) => void;
+  },
+): void {
+  const normalizedSegments = segments
+    .map((segment) => normalizeText(segment))
+    .filter((segment): segment is string => !!segment);
+
+  normalizedSegments.forEach((detail, index) => {
+    options.upsertStep({
+      id: `${options.idPrefix}-${index}`,
+      label: options.label,
+      status: options.running && index === normalizedSegments.length - 1 ? 'running' : 'completed',
+      kind: options.kind,
+      detail,
+      depth: 1,
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 export function deriveTaskSteps({
   messages,
   streamingMessage,
   streamingTools,
-  sending,
-  pendingFinal,
-  showThinking,
+  omitLastStreamingMessageSegment = false,
 }: DeriveTaskStepsInput): TaskStep[] {
   const steps: TaskStep[] = [];
   const stepIndexById = new Map<string, number>();
@@ -187,30 +235,44 @@ export function deriveTaskSteps({
     ? streamingMessage as RawMessage
     : null;
 
-  const relevantAssistantMessages = messages.filter((message) => {
-    if (!message || message.role !== 'assistant') return false;
-    if (extractToolUse(message).length > 0) return true;
-    return showThinking && !!extractThinking(message);
-  });
+  // The final answer the user sees as a chat bubble. We avoid folding it into
+  // the graph to prevent duplication. When a run is still streaming, the
+  // reply lives in `streamingMessage`, so every pure-text assistant message in
+  // `messages` is treated as intermediate narration.
+  const replyIndex = findReplyMessageIndex(messages, streamMessage != null);
 
-  for (const [messageIndex, assistantMessage] of relevantAssistantMessages.entries()) {
-    if (showThinking) {
-      const thinking = extractThinking(assistantMessage);
-      if (thinking) {
-        upsertStep({
-          id: `history-thinking-${assistantMessage.id || messageIndex}`,
-          label: 'Thinking',
-          status: 'completed',
-          kind: 'thinking',
-          detail: normalizeText(thinking),
-          depth: 1,
-        });
-      }
-    }
+  for (const [messageIndex, message] of messages.entries()) {
+    if (!message || message.role !== 'assistant') continue;
 
-    extractToolUse(assistantMessage).forEach((tool, index) => {
+    appendDetailSegments(extractThinkingSegments(message), {
+      idPrefix: `history-thinking-${message.id || messageIndex}`,
+      label: 'Thinking',
+      kind: 'thinking',
+      running: false,
+      upsertStep,
+    });
+
+    const toolUses = extractToolUse(message);
+    // Fold any intermediate assistant text into the graph as a narration
+    // step — including text that lives on a mixed `text + toolCall` message.
+    // The narration step is emitted BEFORE the tool steps so the graph
+    // preserves the original ordering (the assistant "thinks out loud" and
+    // then invokes the tool).
+    const narrationSegments = extractTextSegments(message);
+    const graphNarrationSegments = messageIndex === replyIndex
+      ? narrationSegments.slice(0, -1)
+      : narrationSegments;
+    appendDetailSegments(graphNarrationSegments, {
+      idPrefix: `history-message-${message.id || messageIndex}`,
+      label: 'Message',
+      kind: 'message',
+      running: false,
+      upsertStep,
+    });
+
+    toolUses.forEach((tool, index) => {
       upsertStep({
-        id: tool.id || makeToolId(`history-tool-${assistantMessage.id || messageIndex}`, tool.name, index),
+        id: tool.id || makeToolId(`history-tool-${message.id || messageIndex}`, tool.name, index),
         label: tool.name,
         status: 'completed',
         kind: 'tool',
@@ -220,18 +282,29 @@ export function deriveTaskSteps({
     });
   }
 
-  if (streamMessage && showThinking) {
-    const thinking = extractThinking(streamMessage);
-    if (thinking) {
-      upsertStep({
-        id: 'stream-thinking',
-        label: 'Thinking',
-        status: 'running',
-        kind: 'thinking',
-        detail: normalizeText(thinking),
-        depth: 1,
-      });
-    }
+  if (streamMessage) {
+    appendDetailSegments(extractThinkingSegments(streamMessage), {
+      idPrefix: 'stream-thinking',
+      label: 'Thinking',
+      kind: 'thinking',
+      running: true,
+      upsertStep,
+    });
+
+    // Stream-time narration should also appear in the execution graph so that
+    // intermediate process output stays in P1 instead of leaking into the
+    // assistant reply area.
+    const streamNarrationSegments = extractTextSegments(streamMessage);
+    const graphStreamNarrationSegments = omitLastStreamingMessageSegment
+      ? streamNarrationSegments.slice(0, -1)
+      : streamNarrationSegments;
+    appendDetailSegments(graphStreamNarrationSegments, {
+      idPrefix: 'stream-message',
+      label: 'Message',
+      kind: 'message',
+      running: !omitLastStreamingMessageSegment,
+      upsertStep,
+    });
   }
 
   const activeToolIds = new Set<string>();
@@ -267,28 +340,5 @@ export function deriveTaskSteps({
     });
   }
 
-  if (sending && pendingFinal) {
-      upsertStep({
-        id: 'system-finalizing',
-        label: 'Finalizing answer',
-        status: 'running',
-      kind: 'system',
-      detail: 'Waiting for the assistant to finish this run.',
-      depth: 1,
-    });
-  } else if (sending && steps.length === 0) {
-      upsertStep({
-        id: 'system-preparing',
-        label: 'Preparing run',
-        status: 'running',
-      kind: 'system',
-      detail: 'Waiting for the first streaming update.',
-      depth: 1,
-    });
-  }
-
-  const withTopology = attachTopology(steps);
-  return withTopology.length > MAX_TASK_STEPS
-    ? withTopology.slice(-MAX_TASK_STEPS)
-    : withTopology;
+  return attachTopology(steps);
 }
diff --git a/src/stores/chat.ts b/src/stores/chat.ts
index 4d6c2f7b3..c8d4ffb93 100644
--- a/src/stores/chat.ts
+++ b/src/stores/chat.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * Chat State Store
- * Manages chat messages, sessions, streaming, and thinking state.
+ * Manages chat messages, sessions, and streaming state.
  * Communicates with OpenClaw Gateway via renderer WebSocket RPC.
  */
 import { create } from 'zustand';
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ function buildChatEventDedupeKey(eventState: string, event: Record<string, unkno
   const runId = event.runId != null ? String(event.runId) : '';
   const sessionKey = event.sessionKey != null ? String(event.sessionKey) : '';
   const seq = event.seq != null ? String(event.seq) : '';
+  // Some gateways emit multiple `delta` updates without a monotonically
+  // increasing `seq`. Deduping those by just `runId + sessionKey + state`
+  // collapses legitimate stream progression, so only seq-backed deltas are
+  // safe to dedupe generically.
+  if (eventState === 'delta' && !seq) {
+    return null;
+  }
   if (runId || sessionKey || seq || eventState) {
     return [runId, sessionKey, seq, eventState].join('|');
   }
@@ -204,45 +211,7 @@ function compactProgressiveTextParts(parts: string[]): string[] {
 }
 
 function normalizeLiveContentBlocks(content: ContentBlock[]): ContentBlock[] {
-  const normalized: ContentBlock[] = [];
-
-  let textBuffer: string[] = [];
-  let thinkingBuffer: string[] = [];
-
-  const flushTextBuffer = () => {
-    for (const part of compactProgressiveTextParts(textBuffer)) {
-      normalized.push({ type: 'text', text: part });
-    }
-    textBuffer = [];
-  };
-
-  const flushThinkingBuffer = () => {
-    for (const part of compactProgressiveTextParts(thinkingBuffer)) {
-      normalized.push({ type: 'thinking', thinking: part });
-    }
-    thinkingBuffer = [];
-  };
-
-  for (const block of content) {
-    if (block.type === 'text' && block.text) {
-      textBuffer.push(block.text);
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    if (block.type === 'thinking' && block.thinking) {
-      thinkingBuffer.push(block.thinking);
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    flushTextBuffer();
-    flushThinkingBuffer();
-    normalized.push(block);
-  }
-
-  flushTextBuffer();
-  flushThinkingBuffer();
-
-  return normalized;
+  return content.map((block) => ({ ...block }));
 }
 
 function normalizeStreamingMessage(message: unknown): unknown {
@@ -1199,7 +1168,6 @@ export const useChatStore = create<ChatState>((set, get) => ({
   sessionLabels: {},
   sessionLastActivity: {},
 
-  showThinking: true,
   thinkingLevel: null,
 
   // ── Load sessions via sessions.list ──
@@ -2269,10 +2237,6 @@ export const useChatStore = create<ChatState>((set, get) => ({
     }
   },
 
-  // ── Toggle thinking visibility ──
-
-  toggleThinking: () => set((s) => ({ showThinking: !s.showThinking })),
-
   // ── Refresh: reload history + sessions ──
 
   refresh: async () => {
diff --git a/src/stores/chat/helpers.ts b/src/stores/chat/helpers.ts
index 2f9cab017..b79454831 100644
--- a/src/stores/chat/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/stores/chat/helpers.ts
@@ -109,44 +109,7 @@ function compactProgressiveTextParts(parts: string[]): string[] {
 }
 
 function normalizeLiveContentBlocks(content: ContentBlock[]): ContentBlock[] {
-  const normalized: ContentBlock[] = [];
-  let textBuffer: string[] = [];
-  let thinkingBuffer: string[] = [];
-
-  const flushTextBuffer = () => {
-    for (const part of compactProgressiveTextParts(textBuffer)) {
-      normalized.push({ type: 'text', text: part });
-    }
-    textBuffer = [];
-  };
-
-  const flushThinkingBuffer = () => {
-    for (const part of compactProgressiveTextParts(thinkingBuffer)) {
-      normalized.push({ type: 'thinking', thinking: part });
-    }
-    thinkingBuffer = [];
-  };
-
-  for (const block of content) {
-    if (block.type === 'text' && block.text) {
-      textBuffer.push(block.text);
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    if (block.type === 'thinking' && block.thinking) {
-      thinkingBuffer.push(block.thinking);
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    flushTextBuffer();
-    flushThinkingBuffer();
-    normalized.push(block);
-  }
-
-  flushTextBuffer();
-  flushThinkingBuffer();
-
-  return normalized;
+  return content.map((block) => ({ ...block }));
 }
 
 function normalizeStreamingMessage(message: unknown): unknown {
diff --git a/src/stores/chat/internal.ts b/src/stores/chat/internal.ts
index 2ba5c0c7c..509204f4f 100644
--- a/src/stores/chat/internal.ts
+++ b/src/stores/chat/internal.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export const initialChatState: Pick<
   | 'currentAgentId'
   | 'sessionLabels'
   | 'sessionLastActivity'
-  | 'showThinking'
   | 'thinkingLevel'
 > = {
   messages: [],
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ export const initialChatState: Pick<
   sessionLabels: {},
   sessionLastActivity: {},
 
-  showThinking: true,
   thinkingLevel: null,
 };
 
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ export function createChatActions(
   | 'sendMessage'
   | 'abortRun'
   | 'handleChatEvent'
-  | 'toggleThinking'
   | 'refresh'
   | 'clearError'
 > {
diff --git a/src/stores/chat/runtime-ui-actions.ts b/src/stores/chat/runtime-ui-actions.ts
index 792b7a67e..7dbad22f0 100644
--- a/src/stores/chat/runtime-ui-actions.ts
+++ b/src/stores/chat/runtime-ui-actions.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import type { ChatGet, ChatSet, RuntimeActions } from './store-api';
 
-export function createRuntimeUiActions(set: ChatSet, get: ChatGet): Pick<RuntimeActions, 'toggleThinking' | 'refresh' | 'clearError'> {
+export function createRuntimeUiActions(set: ChatSet, get: ChatGet): Pick<RuntimeActions, 'refresh' | 'clearError'> {
   return {
-    toggleThinking: () => set((s) => ({ showThinking: !s.showThinking })),
-
     // ── Refresh: reload history + sessions ──
 
     refresh: async () => {
diff --git a/src/stores/chat/store-api.ts b/src/stores/chat/store-api.ts
index 8451b6882..3d716d56b 100644
--- a/src/stores/chat/store-api.ts
+++ b/src/stores/chat/store-api.ts
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ export type SessionHistoryActions = Pick<
 
 export type RuntimeActions = Pick<
   ChatState,
-  'sendMessage' | 'abortRun' | 'handleChatEvent' | 'toggleThinking' | 'refresh' | 'clearError'
+  'sendMessage' | 'abortRun' | 'handleChatEvent' | 'refresh' | 'clearError'
 >;
diff --git a/src/stores/chat/types.ts b/src/stores/chat/types.ts
index 8d64920a4..e5f7e6732 100644
--- a/src/stores/chat/types.ts
+++ b/src/stores/chat/types.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ export interface ChatState {
   sessionLastActivity: Record<string, number>;
 
   // Thinking
-  showThinking: boolean;
   thinkingLevel: string | null;
 
   // Actions
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ export interface ChatState {
   ) => Promise<void>;
   abortRun: () => Promise<void>;
   handleChatEvent: (event: Record<string, unknown>) => void;
-  toggleThinking: () => void;
   refresh: () => Promise<void>;
   clearError: () => void;
 }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/chat-task-visualizer.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/chat-task-visualizer.spec.ts
index d3d97667d..3399292e7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/chat-task-visualizer.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/chat-task-visualizer.spec.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,38 @@ const childTranscriptMessages = [
   },
 ];
 
+const inFlightPrompt = 'Open browser, search for tech news, and take a screenshot';
+const seededInFlightHistory = [
+  {
+    role: 'user',
+    content: [{ type: 'text', text: inFlightPrompt }],
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
+  },
+];
+const longRunPrompt = 'Inspect the workspace and summarize the result';
+const longRunProcessSegments = Array.from({ length: 9 }, (_, index) => `Checked source ${index + 1}.`);
+const longRunSummary = 'Here is the summary.';
+const longRunReplyText = `${longRunProcessSegments.join(' ')} ${longRunSummary}`;
+const longRunHistory = [
+  {
+    role: 'user',
+    content: [{ type: 'text', text: longRunPrompt }],
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
+  },
+  ...longRunProcessSegments.map((segment, index) => ({
+    role: 'assistant',
+    id: `long-run-step-${index + 1}`,
+    content: [{ type: 'text', text: segment }],
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
+  })),
+  {
+    role: 'assistant',
+    id: 'long-run-final',
+    content: [{ type: 'text', text: longRunReplyText }],
+    timestamp: Date.now(),
+  },
+];
+
 test.describe('ClawX chat execution graph', () => {
   test('renders internal yield status and linked subagent branch from mocked IPC', async ({ launchElectronApp }) => {
     const app = await launchElectronApp({ skipSetup: true });
@@ -222,6 +254,12 @@ test.describe('ClawX chat execution graph', () => {
       }
       await expect(page.getByTestId('main-layout')).toBeVisible();
       await expect(page.getByTestId('chat-execution-graph')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      // Completed runs auto-collapse into a single-line summary button. Expand
+      // it first so the underlying step details are rendered.
+      const graph = page.getByTestId('chat-execution-graph');
+      if ((await graph.getAttribute('data-collapsed')) === 'true') {
+        await graph.click();
+      }
       await expect(
         page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-graph"] [data-testid="chat-execution-step"]').getByText('sessions_yield', { exact: true }),
       ).toBeVisible();
@@ -229,6 +267,9 @@ test.describe('ClawX chat execution graph', () => {
       await expect(
         page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-graph"] [data-testid="chat-execution-step"]').getByText('exec', { exact: true }),
       ).toBeVisible();
+      const execRow = page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-step"]').filter({ hasText: 'exec' }).first();
+      await execRow.click();
+      await expect(execRow.locator('pre')).toBeVisible();
       await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-graph"]').getByText('I asked coder to break down the core blocks of ~/Velaria uncommitted changes; will give you the conclusion when it returns.')).toBeVisible();
       await expect(page.getByText('CHECKLIST.md')).toHaveCount(0);
     } finally {
@@ -252,7 +293,7 @@ test.describe('ClawX chat execution graph', () => {
           [stableStringify(['chat.history', { sessionKey: PROJECT_MANAGER_SESSION_KEY, limit: 200 }])]: {
             success: true,
             result: {
-              messages: [],
+              messages: seededInFlightHistory,
             },
           },
         },
@@ -281,9 +322,16 @@ test.describe('ClawX chat execution graph', () => {
 
       await app.evaluate(async ({ app: _app }) => {
         const { ipcMain } = process.mainModule!.require('electron') as typeof import('electron');
-        const sendPayloads: Array<{ message?: string; sessionKey?: string }> = [];
+        (globalThis as typeof globalThis & { __chatExecutionHistory?: unknown[] }).__chatExecutionHistory = [
+          {
+            role: 'user',
+            content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Open browser, search for tech news, and take a screenshot' }],
+            timestamp: Date.now(),
+          },
+        ];
         ipcMain.removeHandler('gateway:rpc');
         ipcMain.handle('gateway:rpc', async (_event: unknown, method: string, payload: unknown) => {
+          void payload;
           if (method === 'sessions.list') {
             return {
               success: true,
@@ -295,22 +343,16 @@ test.describe('ClawX chat execution graph', () => {
           if (method === 'chat.history') {
             return {
               success: true,
-              result: { messages: [] },
-            };
-          }
-          if (method === 'chat.send') {
-            if (payload && typeof payload === 'object') {
-              const p = payload as { message?: string; sessionKey?: string };
-              sendPayloads.push({ message: p.message, sessionKey: p.sessionKey });
-            }
-            return {
-              success: true,
-              result: { runId: 'mock-run' },
+              result: {
+                messages: (
+                  (globalThis as typeof globalThis & { __chatExecutionHistory?: unknown[] }).__chatExecutionHistory
+                  ?? seededInFlightHistory
+                ),
+              },
             };
           }
           return { success: true, result: {} };
         });
-        (globalThis as typeof globalThis & { __clawxSendPayloads?: Array<{ message?: string; sessionKey?: string }> }).__clawxSendPayloads = sendPayloads;
       });
 
       const page = await getStableWindow(app);
@@ -323,18 +365,24 @@ test.describe('ClawX chat execution graph', () => {
       }
 
       await expect(page.getByTestId('main-layout')).toBeVisible();
-      await page.getByTestId('chat-composer-input').fill('Open browser, search for tech news, and take a screenshot');
-      await page.getByTestId('chat-composer-send').click();
+      await expect(page.getByText(inFlightPrompt)).toHaveCount(1);
 
-      await expect(page.getByText('Open browser, search for tech news, and take a screenshot')).toHaveCount(1);
-      await expect.poll(async () => {
-        return await app.evaluate(() => {
-          const sendPayloads = (globalThis as typeof globalThis & {
-            __clawxSendPayloads?: Array<{ message?: string; sessionKey?: string }>;
-          }).__clawxSendPayloads || [];
-          return sendPayloads.length;
+      await app.evaluate(async ({ BrowserWindow }) => {
+        const win = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0];
+        win?.webContents.send('gateway:notification', {
+          method: 'agent',
+          params: {
+            runId: 'mock-run',
+            sessionKey: 'agent:main:main',
+            state: 'started',
+          },
         });
-      }).toBe(1);
+      });
+
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-graph"]')).toHaveAttribute('data-collapsed', 'false');
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-step-thinking-trailing"]')).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-step-thinking-trailing"] [aria-hidden="true"]')).toHaveCount(1);
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="chat-message-"]')).toHaveCount(1);
 
       await app.evaluate(async ({ BrowserWindow }) => {
         const win = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0];
@@ -359,15 +407,143 @@ test.describe('ClawX chat execution graph', () => {
         });
       });
 
-      await expect(page.getByText('Open browser, search for tech news, and take a screenshot')).toHaveCount(1);
-      await expect(page.getByText(/^thinking 1 2 3$/)).toHaveCount(1);
-      await expect(page.getByText(/^thinking 1 2$/)).toHaveCount(0);
-      await expect(page.getByText(/^thinking 1$/)).toHaveCount(0);
-      await expect(page.getByText(/^1 2 3$/)).toHaveCount(1);
-      await expect(page.getByText(/^1 2$/)).toHaveCount(0);
-      await expect(page.getByText(/^1$/)).toHaveCount(0);
+      await expect(page.getByText(inFlightPrompt)).toHaveCount(1);
+      // Intermediate process output should be rendered in the execution graph
+      // only, not as a streaming assistant chat bubble.
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="chat-message-"]')).toHaveCount(1);
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-graph"]')).toHaveAttribute('data-collapsed', 'false');
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-step-thinking-trailing"]')).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-step-thinking-trailing"] [aria-hidden="true"]')).toHaveCount(1);
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-graph"] [data-testid="chat-execution-step"]').getByText('Thinking', { exact: true })).toHaveCount(3);
+      const firstChatBubble = page.locator('[data-testid^="chat-message-"] > div').first();
+      await expect(firstChatBubble.getByText(/^1 2 3$/)).toHaveCount(0);
+
+      await app.evaluate(async ({ BrowserWindow }) => {
+        (globalThis as typeof globalThis & { __chatExecutionHistory?: unknown[] }).__chatExecutionHistory = [
+          {
+            role: 'user',
+            content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Open browser, search for tech news, and take a screenshot' }],
+            timestamp: Date.now(),
+          },
+          {
+            role: 'assistant',
+            content: [{
+              type: 'toolCall',
+              id: 'browser-start-call',
+              name: 'browser',
+              arguments: { action: 'start' },
+            }],
+            timestamp: Date.now(),
+          },
+          {
+            role: 'assistant',
+            content: [{
+              type: 'toolCall',
+              id: 'browser-open-call',
+              name: 'browser',
+              arguments: { action: 'open', targetUrl: 'https://x.com/home' },
+            }],
+            timestamp: Date.now(),
+          },
+          {
+            role: 'assistant',
+            id: 'final-response',
+            content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Done.' }],
+            timestamp: Date.now(),
+          },
+        ];
+        const win = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()[0];
+        win?.webContents.send('gateway:notification', {
+          method: 'agent',
+          params: {
+            runId: 'mock-run',
+            sessionKey: 'agent:main:main',
+            state: 'final',
+            message: {
+              role: 'assistant',
+              id: 'final-response',
+              content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Done.' }],
+              timestamp: Date.now(),
+            },
+          },
+        });
+      });
+
+      await expect(page.getByText('Done.')).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="chat-execution-graph"]')).toHaveAttribute('data-collapsed', 'true');
     } finally {
       await closeElectronApp(app);
     }
   });
+
+  test('preserves long execution history counts and strips the full folded reply prefix', async ({ launchElectronApp }) => {
+    const app = await launchElectronApp({ skipSetup: true });
+
+    try {
+      await installIpcMocks(app, {
+        gatewayStatus: { state: 'running', port: 18789, pid: 12345 },
+        gatewayRpc: {
+          [stableStringify(['sessions.list', {}])]: {
+            success: true,
+            result: {
+              sessions: [{ key: PROJECT_MANAGER_SESSION_KEY, displayName: 'main' }],
+            },
+          },
+          [stableStringify(['chat.history', { sessionKey: PROJECT_MANAGER_SESSION_KEY, limit: 200 }])]: {
+            success: true,
+            result: {
+              messages: longRunHistory,
+            },
+          },
+          [stableStringify(['chat.history', { sessionKey: PROJECT_MANAGER_SESSION_KEY, limit: 1000 }])]: {
+            success: true,
+            result: {
+              messages: longRunHistory,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        hostApi: {
+          [stableStringify(['/api/gateway/status', 'GET'])]: {
+            ok: true,
+            data: {
+              status: 200,
+              ok: true,
+              json: { state: 'running', port: 18789, pid: 12345 },
+            },
+          },
+          [stableStringify(['/api/agents', 'GET'])]: {
+            ok: true,
+            data: {
+              status: 200,
+              ok: true,
+              json: {
+                success: true,
+                agents: [{ id: 'main', name: 'main' }],
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      const page = await getStableWindow(app);
+      try {
+        await page.reload();
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (!String(error).includes('ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND')) {
+          throw error;
+        }
+      }
+
+      await expect(page.getByTestId('main-layout')).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(page.getByTestId('chat-execution-graph')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expect(page.getByTestId('chat-execution-graph')).toHaveAttribute('data-collapsed', 'true');
+      await expect(page.getByTestId('chat-execution-graph')).toContainText('0 tool calls');
+      await expect(page.getByTestId('chat-execution-graph')).toContainText('9 process messages');
+      await expect(page.getByText(longRunSummary, { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(page.getByText(longRunReplyText, { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+    } finally {
+      await closeElectronApp(app);
+    }
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/chat-event-dedupe.test.ts b/tests/unit/chat-event-dedupe.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a922ab722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/chat-event-dedupe.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { extractText } from '@/pages/Chat/message-utils';
+
+const { gatewayRpcMock, hostApiFetchMock, agentsState } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  gatewayRpcMock: vi.fn(),
+  hostApiFetchMock: vi.fn(),
+  agentsState: {
+    agents: [] as Array<Record<string, unknown>>,
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/gateway', () => ({
+  useGatewayStore: {
+    getState: () => ({
+      status: { state: 'running', port: 18789 },
+      rpc: gatewayRpcMock,
+    }),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/agents', () => ({
+  useAgentsStore: {
+    getState: () => agentsState,
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/host-api', () => ({
+  hostApiFetch: (...args: unknown[]) => hostApiFetchMock(...args),
+}));
+
+describe('chat event dedupe', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    window.localStorage.clear();
+    gatewayRpcMock.mockReset();
+    hostApiFetchMock.mockReset();
+    agentsState.agents = [];
+  });
+
+  it('keeps processing delta events without seq for the same run', async () => {
+    const { useChatStore } = await import('@/stores/chat');
+
+    useChatStore.setState({
+      currentSessionKey: 'agent:main:main',
+      currentAgentId: 'main',
+      sessions: [{ key: 'agent:main:main' }],
+      messages: [],
+      sessionLabels: {},
+      sessionLastActivity: {},
+      sending: false,
+      activeRunId: null,
+      streamingText: '',
+      streamingMessage: null,
+      streamingTools: [],
+      pendingFinal: true,
+      lastUserMessageAt: null,
+      pendingToolImages: [],
+      error: null,
+      loading: false,
+      thinkingLevel: null,
+    });
+
+    useChatStore.getState().handleChatEvent({
+      state: 'delta',
+      runId: 'run-no-seq',
+      sessionKey: 'agent:main:main',
+      message: {
+        role: 'assistant',
+        id: 'reply-stream',
+        content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'Checked X.' }],
+      },
+    });
+
+    useChatStore.getState().handleChatEvent({
+      state: 'delta',
+      runId: 'run-no-seq',
+      sessionKey: 'agent:main:main',
+      message: {
+        role: 'assistant',
+        id: 'reply-stream',
+        content: [
+          { type: 'text', text: 'Checked X.' },
+          { type: 'text', text: 'Checked X. Here is the summary.' },
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(extractText(useChatStore.getState().streamingMessage)).toBe('Checked X. Here is the summary.');
+  });
+
+  it('still dedupes repeated delta events when seq matches', async () => {
+    const { useChatStore } = await import('@/stores/chat');
+
+    useChatStore.setState({
+      currentSessionKey: 'agent:main:main',
+      currentAgentId: 'main',
+      sessions: [{ key: 'agent:main:main' }],
+      messages: [],
+      sessionLabels: {},
+      sessionLastActivity: {},
+      sending: false,
+      activeRunId: null,
+      streamingText: '',
+      streamingMessage: null,
+      streamingTools: [],
+      pendingFinal: false,
+      lastUserMessageAt: null,
+      pendingToolImages: [],
+      error: null,
+      loading: false,
+      thinkingLevel: null,
+    });
+
+    useChatStore.getState().handleChatEvent({
+      state: 'delta',
+      runId: 'run-with-seq',
+      sessionKey: 'agent:main:main',
+      seq: 3,
+      message: {
+        role: 'assistant',
+        id: 'reply-stream',
+        content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'first version' }],
+      },
+    });
+
+    useChatStore.getState().handleChatEvent({
+      state: 'delta',
+      runId: 'run-with-seq',
+      sessionKey: 'agent:main:main',
+      seq: 3,
+      message: {
+        role: 'assistant',
+        id: 'reply-stream',
+        content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'duplicate version should be ignored' }],
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(extractText(useChatStore.getState().streamingMessage)).toBe('first version');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/chat-message.test.tsx b/tests/unit/chat-message.test.tsx
index d14edee78..128870548 100644
--- a/tests/unit/chat-message.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/unit/chat-message.test.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ describe('ChatMessage attachment dedupe', () => {
     render(
       <ChatMessage
         message={message}
-        showThinking={false}
         suppressProcessAttachments
       />,
     );
diff --git a/tests/unit/chat-page-execution-graph.test.tsx b/tests/unit/chat-page-execution-graph.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d76d6049c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/chat-page-execution-graph.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+const hostApiFetchMock = vi.fn();
+
+const { gatewayState, agentsState } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  gatewayState: {
+    status: { state: 'running', port: 18789 },
+  },
+  agentsState: {
+    agents: [{ id: 'main', name: 'main' }] as Array<Record<string, unknown>>,
+    fetchAgents: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/gateway', () => ({
+  useGatewayStore: (selector: (state: typeof gatewayState) => unknown) => selector(gatewayState),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/agents', () => ({
+  useAgentsStore: (selector: (state: typeof agentsState) => unknown) => selector(agentsState),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/host-api', () => ({
+  hostApiFetch: (...args: unknown[]) => hostApiFetchMock(...args),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({
+    t: (key: string, params?: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+      if (key === 'executionGraph.collapsedSummary') {
+        return `collapsed ${String(params?.toolCount ?? '')} ${String(params?.processCount ?? '')}`.trim();
+      }
+      if (key === 'executionGraph.agentRun') {
+        return `Main execution`;
+      }
+      if (key === 'executionGraph.title') {
+        return 'Execution Graph';
+      }
+      if (key === 'executionGraph.collapseAction') {
+        return 'Collapse';
+      }
+      if (key === 'executionGraph.thinkingLabel') {
+        return 'Thinking';
+      }
+      if (key.startsWith('taskPanel.stepStatus.')) {
+        return key.split('.').at(-1) ?? key;
+      }
+      return key;
+    },
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/hooks/use-stick-to-bottom-instant', () => ({
+  useStickToBottomInstant: () => ({
+    contentRef: { current: null },
+    scrollRef: { current: null },
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/hooks/use-min-loading', () => ({
+  useMinLoading: () => false,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/pages/Chat/ChatToolbar', () => ({
+  ChatToolbar: () => null,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/pages/Chat/ChatInput', () => ({
+  ChatInput: () => null,
+}));
+
+describe('Chat execution graph lifecycle', () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    hostApiFetchMock.mockReset();
+    hostApiFetchMock.mockResolvedValue({ success: true, messages: [] });
+    agentsState.fetchAgents.mockReset();
+
+    const { useChatStore } = await import('@/stores/chat');
+    useChatStore.setState({
+      messages: [
+        {
+          role: 'user',
+          content: 'Check semiconductor chatter',
+        },
+        {
+          role: 'assistant',
+          id: 'tool-turn',
+          content: [
+            { type: 'text', text: 'Checked X.' },
+            { type: 'tool_use', id: 'browser-search', name: 'browser', input: { action: 'search', query: 'semiconductor' } },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+      loading: false,
+      error: null,
+      sending: true,
+      activeRunId: 'run-live',
+      streamingText: '',
+      streamingMessage: {
+        role: 'assistant',
+        id: 'final-stream',
+        content: [
+          { type: 'text', text: 'Checked X.' },
+          { type: 'text', text: 'Checked X. Here is the summary.' },
+        ],
+      },
+      streamingTools: [
+        {
+          toolCallId: 'browser-search',
+          name: 'browser',
+          status: 'completed',
+          updatedAt: Date.now(),
+        },
+      ],
+      pendingFinal: true,
+      lastUserMessageAt: Date.now(),
+      pendingToolImages: [],
+      sessions: [{ key: 'agent:main:main' }],
+      currentSessionKey: 'agent:main:main',
+      currentAgentId: 'main',
+      sessionLabels: {},
+      sessionLastActivity: {},
+      thinkingLevel: null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('collapses execution once the reply starts streaming and keeps only the reply suffix in the bubble', async () => {
+    const { Chat } = await import('@/pages/Chat/index');
+
+    render(<Chat />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('chat-execution-graph')).toHaveAttribute('data-collapsed', 'true');
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Here is the summary.')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Checked X. Here is the summary.')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders the execution graph immediately for an active run before any stream content arrives', async () => {
+    const { useChatStore } = await import('@/stores/chat');
+    useChatStore.setState({
+      messages: [
+        {
+          role: 'user',
+          content: 'Check semiconductor chatter',
+        },
+      ],
+      loading: false,
+      error: null,
+      sending: true,
+      activeRunId: 'run-starting',
+      streamingText: '',
+      streamingMessage: null,
+      streamingTools: [],
+      pendingFinal: false,
+      lastUserMessageAt: Date.now(),
+      pendingToolImages: [],
+      sessions: [{ key: 'agent:main:main' }],
+      currentSessionKey: 'agent:main:main',
+      currentAgentId: 'main',
+      sessionLabels: {},
+      sessionLastActivity: {},
+      thinkingLevel: null,
+    });
+
+    const { Chat } = await import('@/pages/Chat/index');
+
+    render(<Chat />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId('chat-execution-graph')).toHaveAttribute('data-collapsed', 'false');
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('chat-execution-step-thinking-trailing')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getAllByText('Thinking').length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/chat-store-history-retry.test.ts b/tests/unit/chat-store-history-retry.test.ts
index 31eac6458..dc315d0bc 100644
--- a/tests/unit/chat-store-history-retry.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/chat-store-history-retry.test.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ describe('useChatStore startup history retry', () => {
       error: null,
       loading: false,
       thinkingLevel: null,
-      showThinking: true,
     });
 
     gatewayRpcMock
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ describe('useChatStore startup history retry', () => {
       error: null,
       loading: false,
       thinkingLevel: null,
-      showThinking: true,
     });
 
     gatewayRpcMock
@@ -162,7 +160,6 @@ describe('useChatStore startup history retry', () => {
       error: null,
       loading: false,
       thinkingLevel: null,
-      showThinking: true,
     });
 
     let resolveFirstAttempt: ((value: { messages: Array<{ role: string; content: string; timestamp: number }> }) => void) | null = null;
@@ -242,7 +239,6 @@ describe('useChatStore startup history retry', () => {
       error: null,
       loading: false,
       thinkingLevel: null,
-      showThinking: true,
     });
 
     gatewayRpcMock.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
diff --git a/tests/unit/chat-target-routing.test.ts b/tests/unit/chat-target-routing.test.ts
index aa61bf15a..3d70a5c45 100644
--- a/tests/unit/chat-target-routing.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/chat-target-routing.test.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ describe('chat target routing', () => {
       error: null,
       loading: false,
       thinkingLevel: null,
-      showThinking: true,
     });
 
     await useChatStore.getState().sendMessage('Hello direct agent', undefined, 'research');
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ describe('chat target routing', () => {
       error: null,
       loading: false,
       thinkingLevel: null,
-      showThinking: true,
     });
 
     await useChatStore.getState().sendMessage(
diff --git a/tests/unit/task-visualization.test.ts b/tests/unit/task-visualization.test.ts
index 81a9f26f3..8032dadda 100644
--- a/tests/unit/task-visualization.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/task-visualization.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { deriveTaskSteps, parseSubagentCompletionInfo } from '@/pages/Chat/task-visualization';
+import { stripProcessMessagePrefix } from '@/pages/Chat/message-utils';
 import type { RawMessage, ToolStatus } from '@/stores/chat';
 
 describe('deriveTaskSteps', () => {
@@ -23,14 +24,11 @@ describe('deriveTaskSteps', () => {
         ],
       },
       streamingTools,
-      sending: true,
-      pendingFinal: false,
-      showThinking: true,
     });
 
     expect(steps).toEqual([
       expect.objectContaining({
-        id: 'stream-thinking',
+        id: 'stream-thinking-0',
         label: 'Thinking',
         status: 'running',
         kind: 'thinking',
@@ -69,9 +67,6 @@ describe('deriveTaskSteps', () => {
           summary: 'Scanning files',
         },
       ],
-      sending: true,
-      pendingFinal: false,
-      showThinking: false,
     });
 
     expect(steps).toEqual([
@@ -111,9 +106,6 @@ describe('deriveTaskSteps', () => {
           summary: 'Permission denied',
         },
       ],
-      sending: true,
-      pendingFinal: false,
-      showThinking: false,
     });
 
     expect(steps).toEqual([
@@ -127,7 +119,7 @@ describe('deriveTaskSteps', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
-  it('keeps the newest running step when the execution graph exceeds the max length', () => {
+  it('keeps all steps when the execution graph exceeds the previous max length', () => {
     const messages: RawMessage[] = Array.from({ length: 9 }, (_, index) => ({
       role: 'assistant',
       id: `assistant-${index}`,
@@ -153,12 +145,14 @@ describe('deriveTaskSteps', () => {
           summary: 'Scanning current workspace',
         },
       ],
-      sending: true,
-      pendingFinal: false,
-      showThinking: false,
     });
 
-    expect(steps).toHaveLength(8);
+    expect(steps).toHaveLength(10);
+    expect(steps[0]).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({
+      id: 'tool-0',
+      label: 'read_0',
+      status: 'completed',
+    }));
     expect(steps.at(-1)).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({
       id: 'tool-live',
       label: 'grep_live',
@@ -182,14 +176,11 @@ describe('deriveTaskSteps', () => {
       messages,
       streamingMessage: null,
       streamingTools: [],
-      sending: false,
-      pendingFinal: false,
-      showThinking: true,
     });
 
     expect(steps).toEqual([
       expect.objectContaining({
-        id: 'history-thinking-assistant-1',
+        id: 'history-thinking-assistant-1-0',
         label: 'Thinking',
         status: 'completed',
         kind: 'thinking',
@@ -203,31 +194,106 @@ describe('deriveTaskSteps', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
-  it('collapses cumulative streaming thinking details into the newest version', () => {
+  it('splits cumulative streaming thinking into separate execution steps', () => {
     const steps = deriveTaskSteps({
       messages: [],
       streamingMessage: {
         role: 'assistant',
         content: [
-          { type: 'thinking', thinking: 'thinking 1' },
-          { type: 'thinking', thinking: 'thinking 1 2' },
-          { type: 'thinking', thinking: 'thinking 1 2 3' },
+          { type: 'thinking', thinking: 'Reviewing X.' },
+          { type: 'thinking', thinking: 'Reviewing X. Comparing Y.' },
+          { type: 'thinking', thinking: 'Reviewing X. Comparing Y. Drafting answer.' },
         ],
       },
       streamingTools: [],
-      sending: true,
-      pendingFinal: false,
-      showThinking: true,
     });
 
     expect(steps).toEqual([
       expect.objectContaining({
-        id: 'stream-thinking',
-        detail: 'thinking 1 2 3',
+        id: 'stream-thinking-0',
+        detail: 'Reviewing X.',
+        status: 'completed',
+      }),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: 'stream-thinking-1',
+        detail: 'Comparing Y.',
+        status: 'completed',
+      }),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: 'stream-thinking-2',
+        detail: 'Drafting answer.',
+        status: 'running',
       }),
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('keeps earlier reply segments in the graph when the last streaming segment is rendered separately', () => {
+    const steps = deriveTaskSteps({
+      messages: [],
+      streamingMessage: {
+        role: 'assistant',
+        content: [
+          { type: 'text', text: 'Checked X.' },
+          { type: 'text', text: 'Checked X. Checked Snowball.' },
+          { type: 'text', text: 'Checked X. Checked Snowball. Here is the summary.' },
+        ],
+      },
+      streamingTools: [],
+      omitLastStreamingMessageSegment: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(steps).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: 'stream-message-0',
+        detail: 'Checked X.',
+        status: 'completed',
+      }),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: 'stream-message-1',
+        detail: 'Checked Snowball.',
+        status: 'completed',
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('folds earlier reply segments into the graph but leaves the final answer for the chat bubble', () => {
+    const steps = deriveTaskSteps({
+      messages: [
+        {
+          role: 'assistant',
+          id: 'assistant-reply',
+          content: [
+            { type: 'text', text: 'Checked X.' },
+            { type: 'text', text: 'Checked X. Checked Snowball.' },
+            { type: 'text', text: 'Checked X. Checked Snowball. Here is the summary.' },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+      streamingMessage: null,
+      streamingTools: [],
+    });
+
+    expect(steps).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: 'history-message-assistant-reply-0',
+        detail: 'Checked X.',
+        status: 'completed',
+      }),
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        id: 'history-message-assistant-reply-1',
+        detail: 'Checked Snowball.',
+        status: 'completed',
+      }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('strips folded process narration from the final reply text', () => {
+    expect(stripProcessMessagePrefix(
+      'Checked X. Checked Snowball. Here is the summary.',
+      ['Checked X.', 'Checked Snowball.'],
+    )).toBe('Here is the summary.');
+  });
+
   it('builds a branch for spawned subagents', () => {
     const messages: RawMessage[] = [
       {
@@ -254,9 +320,6 @@ describe('deriveTaskSteps', () => {
       messages,
       streamingMessage: null,
       streamingTools: [],
-      sending: false,
-      pendingFinal: false,
-      showThinking: true,
     });
 
     expect(steps).toEqual([