fix(cli): foreground the WebUI browser

nanobot/cli/gateway_runtime.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from nanobot.cli.webui_support import (
     _gateway_health_bind_note,
     _gateway_health_url,
     _host_for_local_browser,
+    _launch_browser,
     _prepare_webui_bundle_for_gateway,
     _print_foreground_port_conflict,
     _tcp_endpoint_reachable,
@@ -864,7 +865,6 @@ def _run_gateway(
         """Wait for the gateway to bind, then point the user's browser at the webui."""
         if not open_browser_url:
             return
-        import webbrowser
         from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
         # Channels start asynchronously. When the caller supplies a backend
@@ -896,8 +896,10 @@ def _run_gateway(
                 await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
         display_url = _webui_display_url(open_browser_url)
         try:
-            webbrowser.open(open_browser_url)
+            if _launch_browser(open_browser_url):
                 console.print(f"[green]✓[/green] Opened browser at {display_url}")
+            else:
+                console.print(f"[yellow]Could not open browser; visit {display_url}[/yellow]")
         except Exception as e:
             console.print(f"[yellow]Could not open browser ({e}); visit {display_url}[/yellow]")
 

nanobot/cli/webui_support.py

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 """Shared WebUI setup, URL, health, and browser helpers."""
 
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
+import webbrowser
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "_gateway_instance_command",
     "_host_for_local_browser",
     "_load_webui_setup_config",
+    "_launch_browser",
     "_open_webui_browser",
     "_prepare_webui_bundle_for_gateway",
     "_print_foreground_port_conflict",
@@ -60,6 +63,20 @@ __all__ = [
 console = Console()
 
 
+def _launch_browser(url: str) -> bool:
+    """Open *url* and request a foreground browser window."""
+    if sys.platform == "darwin":
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["open", url],
+            stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            check=False,
+        )
+        return result.returncode == 0
+    return bool(webbrowser.open(url, new=2, autoraise=True))
+
+
 def _confirm_webui_action(message: str, *, yes: bool) -> None:
     """Confirm a WebUI first-run mutation or fail clearly in non-interactive shells."""
     if yes:
@@ -419,14 +436,14 @@ def _print_foreground_port_conflict(
 
 def _open_webui_browser(url: str, *, wait: bool = True) -> None:
     """Open the WebUI in the user's default browser, with a copyable fallback."""
-    import webbrowser
-
     if wait:
         _wait_for_webui(url)
     display_url = _webui_display_url(url)
     try:
-        webbrowser.open(url)
+        if _launch_browser(url):
             console.print(f"[green]✓[/green] Opened WebUI: [cyan]{display_url}[/cyan]")
+        else:
+            console.print(f"[yellow]Could not open browser; visit {display_url}[/yellow]")
     except Exception as exc:
         console.print(f"[yellow]Could not open browser ({exc}); visit {display_url}[/yellow]")
 

tests/cli/test_commands.py

@@ -2534,7 +2534,11 @@ def test_webui_yes_still_refuses_invalid_custom_model_setup(
 def test_open_webui_browser_redacts_bootstrap_secret(monkeypatch, capsys) -> None:
     opened: list[str] = []
     url = "http://127.0.0.1:8765/#/?bootstrapSecret=super-secret"
-    monkeypatch.setattr("webbrowser.open", lambda value: opened.append(value))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        cli_webui_support,
+        "_launch_browser",
+        lambda value: opened.append(value) or True,
+    )
 
     cli_webui_support._open_webui_browser(url, wait=False)
 
@@ -2544,6 +2548,42 @@ def test_open_webui_browser_redacts_bootstrap_secret(monkeypatch, capsys) -> Non
     assert "super-secret" not in output
 
 
+def test_open_webui_browser_reports_launch_failure(monkeypatch, capsys) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli_webui_support, "_launch_browser", lambda _value: False)
+
+    cli_webui_support._open_webui_browser("http://127.0.0.1:8765/", wait=False)
+
+    assert "Could not open browser; visit http://127.0.0.1:8765/" in _strip_ansi(
+        capsys.readouterr().out
+    )
+
+
+def test_launch_browser_uses_macos_foreground_opener(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    seen: list[list[str]] = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli_webui_support.sys, "platform", "darwin")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        cli_webui_support.subprocess,
+        "run",
+        lambda command, **_kwargs: seen.append(command) or SimpleNamespace(returncode=0),
+    )
+
+    assert cli_webui_support._launch_browser("http://127.0.0.1:8765/") is True
+    assert seen == [["open", "http://127.0.0.1:8765/"]]
+
+
+def test_launch_browser_uses_default_browser_off_macos(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    opened: list[tuple[str, int, bool]] = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(cli_webui_support.sys, "platform", "linux")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        cli_webui_support.webbrowser,
+        "open",
+        lambda url, *, new, autoraise: opened.append((url, new, autoraise)) or True,
+    )
+
+    assert cli_webui_support._launch_browser("http://127.0.0.1:8765/") is True
+    assert opened == [("http://127.0.0.1:8765/", 2, True)]
+
+
 def test_webui_foreground_attaches_to_existing_managed_gateway(monkeypatch, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     config_file = tmp_path / "config.json"
     config_file.write_text("{}")

webui/src/App.tsx

@@ -2816,6 +2816,7 @@ function Shell({
                       hostChromeTitleInset={hostSidebarCollapsed}
                       hideThemeButton={!context.active}
                       hideHeaderTitle
+                      inlineHandle={workbenchPaneSessions.length > 1}
                       headerActions={context.headerActions}
                       headerPortalTarget={context.headerPortalTarget}
                       headerActive={context.active}

webui/src/components/thread/AgentActivityCluster.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import {
+  Fragment,
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useLayoutEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+  useState,
+  type ReactNode,
+} from "react";
 import {
   CheckCircle2,
   Clock3,
@@ -43,10 +52,11 @@ import {
 } from "@/lib/activity-timeline";
 import { useFileEditDisplayMode } from "@/hooks/useFileEditDisplayMode";
 import { useLogoFallback } from "@/hooks/useLogoFallback";
+import { usePageVisibility } from "@/hooks/usePageVisibility";
+import type { FileEditDisplayMode } from "@/lib/local-preferences";
 import { logoFallbackUrls } from "@/lib/provider-brand";
 import { canonicalToolTrace, formatToolCallTrace } from "@/lib/tool-traces";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
-import { usePageVisibility } from "@/hooks/usePageVisibility";
 import type { CliAppInfo, McpPresetInfo, ToolProgressEvent, UIFileEdit, UIMessage } from "@/lib/types";
 
 const ACTIVITY_SCROLL_NEAR_BOTTOM_PX = 24;
@@ -156,10 +166,14 @@ export function AgentActivityCluster({
   const fileEditDisplayMode = useFileEditDisplayMode();
   const pageVisible = usePageVisibility();
   const activityMessages = useMemo(() => coalesceActivityMessages(messages), [messages]);
-  const fileEdits = useMemo(
+  const fileEditsByMessage = useMemo(
-    () => summarizeFileEdits(collectFileEdits(activityMessages), isTurnStreaming),
+    () => summarizeFileEditsByMessage(activityMessages, isTurnStreaming),
     [activityMessages, isTurnStreaming],
   );
+  const fileEdits = useMemo(
+    () => [...fileEditsByMessage.values()].flat(),
+    [fileEditsByMessage],
+  );
   const cliRuns = useMemo(() => collectCliRuns(activityMessages), [activityMessages]);
   const mcpRuns = useMemo(() => collectMcpRuns(activityMessages), [activityMessages]);
   const cliAppsByName = useMemo(
@@ -348,15 +362,10 @@ export function AgentActivityCluster({
           active={isTurnStreaming}
           cliAppsByName={cliAppsByName}
           mcpPresetsByName={mcpPresetsByName}
+          fileEditsByMessage={fileEditsByMessage}
+          fileEditDisplayMode={fileEditDisplayMode}
           onOpenFilePreview={onOpenFilePreview}
         />
-        {fileEdits.length ? (
-          <FileEditGroup
-            edits={fileEdits}
-            displayMode={fileEditDisplayMode}
-            onOpenFilePreview={onOpenFilePreview}
-          />
-        ) : null}
       </ThinkingReasoningShell>
     </div>
   );
@@ -414,12 +423,16 @@ function ActivityMessageTimeline({
   active,
   cliAppsByName,
   mcpPresetsByName,
+  fileEditsByMessage,
+  fileEditDisplayMode,
   onOpenFilePreview,
 }: {
   messages: UIMessage[];
   active: boolean;
   cliAppsByName: Map<string, CliAppInfo>;
   mcpPresetsByName: Map<string, McpPresetInfo>;
+  fileEditsByMessage: Map<string, FileEditSummary[]>;
+  fileEditDisplayMode: FileEditDisplayMode;
   onOpenFilePreview?: (path: string) => void;
 }) {
   const items: ReactNode[] = [];
@@ -447,14 +460,21 @@ function ActivityMessageTimeline({
       return;
     }
     if (message.kind === "trace") {
+      const fileEdits = fileEditsByMessage.get(message.id) ?? [];
       items.push(
+        <Fragment key={message.id}>
           <ActivityTraceTimeline
-          key={message.id}
             message={message}
             active={active && index === messages.length - 1}
             cliAppsByName={cliAppsByName}
             mcpPresetsByName={mcpPresetsByName}
-        />,
+          />
+          <FileEditGroup
+            edits={fileEdits}
+            displayMode={fileEditDisplayMode}
+            onOpenFilePreview={onOpenFilePreview}
+          />
+        </Fragment>,
       );
     }
   });
@@ -1061,16 +1081,6 @@ function fileEditCallKey(edit: UIFileEdit): string {
   return `${edit.tool}|${edit.path}`;
 }
 
-function collectFileEdits(messages: UIMessage[]): UIFileEdit[] {
-  const edits: UIFileEdit[] = [];
-  for (const message of messages) {
-    if (message.kind === "trace" && message.fileEdits?.length) {
-      edits.push(...message.fileEdits);
-    }
-  }
-  return edits;
-}
-
 function latestFileEditEvents(edits: UIFileEdit[]): UIFileEdit[] {
   const order: string[] = [];
   const byKey = new Map<string, UIFileEdit>();
@@ -1082,6 +1092,33 @@ function latestFileEditEvents(edits: UIFileEdit[]): UIFileEdit[] {
   return order.map((key) => byKey.get(key)).filter(Boolean) as UIFileEdit[];
 }
 
+/** Keep each edit at the point where its call first appeared. Later lifecycle
+ * events update that row in place instead of moving completed edits to the end. */
+function summarizeFileEditsByMessage(
+  messages: UIMessage[],
+  active: boolean,
+): Map<string, FileEditSummary[]> {
+  const messageByEdit = new Map<string, string>();
+  const edits: UIFileEdit[] = [];
+  for (const message of messages) {
+    for (const edit of message.fileEdits ?? []) {
+      const key = fileEditCallKey(edit);
+      if (!messageByEdit.has(key)) messageByEdit.set(key, message.id);
+      edits.push(edit);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const grouped = new Map<string, FileEditSummary[]>();
+  for (const edit of summarizeFileEdits(edits, active)) {
+    const messageId = messageByEdit.get(edit.key);
+    if (!messageId) continue;
+    const group = grouped.get(messageId) ?? [];
+    group.push(edit);
+    grouped.set(messageId, group);
+  }
+  return grouped;
+}
+
 function summarizeFileEdits(edits: UIFileEdit[], active: boolean): FileEditSummary[] {
   return latestFileEditEvents(edits).flatMap((edit) => {
     const editing = active && edit.status === "editing";

webui/src/components/thread/ModelPresetBadge.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   type KeyboardEvent,
   type PointerEvent,
 } from "react";
-import { Check, CircleHelp, Sparkles } from "lucide-react";
+import { Check, CircleHelp, SlidersHorizontal, Sparkles } from "lucide-react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import {
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ interface ModelPresetBadgeProps {
   modelPreset?: string | null;
   modelPresets?: ModelPresetOption[];
   onPresetChange?: (name: string) => void;
+  onManageModels?: () => void;
   onRequestComposerFocus?: () => void;
   provider?: string | null;
   providerLabel?: string | null;
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ export function ModelPresetBadge({
   modelPreset,
   modelPresets = [],
   onPresetChange,
+  onManageModels,
   onRequestComposerFocus,
   provider,
   providerLabel,
@@ -156,6 +158,11 @@ export function ModelPresetBadge({
     requestAnimationFrame(() => onRequestComposerFocus?.());
   };
 
+  const openModelSettings = () => {
+    setOpen(false);
+    onManageModels?.();
+  };
+
   const clearGesture = () => {
     const gesture = gestureRef.current;
     if (gesture?.timer) clearTimeout(gesture.timer);
@@ -418,6 +425,22 @@ export function ModelPresetBadge({
             />
           ))}
         </div>
+        {onManageModels ? (
+          <div className="mt-1 border-t border-border/55 pt-1">
+            <button
+              type="button"
+              onClick={openModelSettings}
+              className={cn(
+                floatingItemClassName,
+                floatingItemFocusClassName,
+                "flex min-h-9 w-full items-center gap-2.5 rounded-lg px-2.5 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground",
+              )}
+            >
+              <SlidersHorizontal className="size-4 shrink-0" strokeWidth={1.75} />
+              <span>{t("thread.composer.manageModels")}</span>
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
       </PopoverContent>
     </Popover>
   );

webui/src/components/thread/ThreadComposer.tsx

@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ interface ThreadComposerProps {
   modelNeedsSetup?: boolean;
   fallbackModelName?: string | null;
   onModelBadgeClick?: () => void;
+  onManageModels?: () => void;
   contextUsage?: ComposerContextUsage | null;
   variant?: "thread" | "hero";
   slashCommands?: SlashCommand[];
@@ -998,6 +999,7 @@ export function ThreadComposer({
   modelNeedsSetup = false,
   fallbackModelName = null,
   onModelBadgeClick,
+  onManageModels,
   contextUsage = null,
   variant = "thread",
   slashCommands = [],
@@ -2539,6 +2541,7 @@ export function ThreadComposer({
                 modelPreset={modelPreset}
                 modelPresets={modelPresets}
                 onPresetChange={onModelPresetChange}
+                onManageModels={onManageModels}
                 onRequestComposerFocus={() => textareaRef.current?.focus()}
                 provider={modelProvider}
                 providerLabel={modelProviderLabel}

webui/src/components/thread/ThreadHeader.tsx

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function ThreadHeader({
     <div
       data-testid="thread-header"
       className={cn(
-        "relative z-30 flex items-center justify-between gap-3 px-3 py-2",
+        "relative z-30 flex items-center justify-between gap-3 px-3 py-1",
         minimal && "h-11",
         !minimal && hostChromeTitleInset && "lg:pl-[128px]",
       )}

webui/src/components/thread/ThreadMessages.tsx

@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ export function ThreadMessages({
         return (
           <ThreadDisplayUnit
             key={unitKeys[index]}
+            unitKey={unitKeys[index]}
             unit={unit}
             marginTop={marginTop}
             userPromptId={userPromptId}
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ function pendingTurnProjection(
 }
 
 interface ThreadDisplayUnitProps {
+  unitKey: string;
   unit: DisplayUnit;
   marginTop: string;
   userPromptId?: string;
@@ -243,6 +245,7 @@ interface ThreadDisplayUnitProps {
 }
 
 const ThreadDisplayUnit = memo(function ThreadDisplayUnit({
+  unitKey,
   unit,
   marginTop,
   userPromptId,
@@ -273,6 +276,7 @@ const ThreadDisplayUnit = memo(function ThreadDisplayUnit({
     <>
       <div
         className={`${marginTop}${stableDeferOffscreenRender ? " thread-render-unit" : ""}`}
+        data-thread-display-unit={unitKey}
         data-user-prompt-id={userPromptId}
       >
         {unit.type === "activity" ? (

webui/src/components/thread/ThreadShell.tsx

@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ interface ThreadShellProps {
   hostChromeTitleInset?: boolean;
   hideThemeButton?: boolean;
   hideHeaderTitle?: boolean;
+  inlineHandle?: boolean;
   hideHeader?: boolean;
   headerActions?: ReactNode;
   headerPortalTarget?: HTMLElement | null;
@@ -645,6 +646,7 @@ export function ThreadShell({
   hostChromeTitleInset = false,
   hideThemeButton = false,
   hideHeaderTitle = false,
+  inlineHandle = false,
   hideHeader = false,
   headerActions,
   headerPortalTarget,
@@ -1517,6 +1519,7 @@ export function ThreadShell({
           modelNeedsSetup={modelBadge.needsSetup}
           fallbackModelName={fallbackModelName}
           onModelBadgeClick={modelBadge.needsSetup ? onOpenModelSettings : undefined}
+          onManageModels={onOpenModelSettings}
           contextUsage={composerContextUsage}
           variant={composerVariant}
           slashCommands={availableSlashCommands}
@@ -1565,6 +1568,7 @@ export function ThreadShell({
           modelNeedsSetup={modelBadge.needsSetup}
           fallbackModelName={fallbackModelName}
           onModelBadgeClick={modelBadge.needsSetup ? onOpenModelSettings : undefined}
+          onManageModels={onOpenModelSettings}
           contextUsage={composerContextUsage}
           variant="hero"
           slashCommands={availableSlashCommands}
@@ -1614,7 +1618,7 @@ export function ThreadShell({
   const threadHeader = !hideHeader ? (
     <ThreadHeader
       title={title}
-      handle={temporary || hideHeaderTitle ? null : session?.handle}
+      handle={temporary || (hideHeaderTitle && inlineHandle) ? null : session?.handle}
       onToggleSidebar={onToggleSidebar}
       theme={theme}
       onToggleTheme={onToggleTheme}
@@ -1638,7 +1642,7 @@ export function ThreadShell({
   return (
     <section ref={shellRef} className="relative flex min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden">
       <div className="relative flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden">
-        {hideHeaderTitle && !temporary && session?.handle ? (
+        {hideHeaderTitle && inlineHandle && !temporary && session?.handle ? (
           <div
             aria-label={`Session @${session.handle.name}`}
             className="flex h-8 shrink-0 items-center px-3 text-[12px]"

webui/src/components/thread/ThreadViewport.tsx

@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ interface ThreadViewportProps {
 }
 
 const NEAR_BOTTOM_PX = 48;
-const NEAR_TOP_PX = 96;
+const HISTORY_PREFETCH_MIN_PX = 160;
+const HISTORY_PREFETCH_MAX_PX = 480;
 const DEFAULT_SCROLL_BUTTON_BOTTOM_PX = 192;
 const EXTERNAL_COMPOSER_SCROLL_BUTTON_BOTTOM_PX = 16;
 const SCROLL_BUTTON_COMPOSER_GAP_PX = 16;
@@ -72,6 +73,52 @@ const SESSION_HANDOFF_OPACITY = 0.82;
 export const INITIAL_HISTORY_WINDOW = 160;
 export const HISTORY_WINDOW_INCREMENT = 120;
 
+interface HistoryScrollAnchor {
+  key: string;
+  offsetTop: number;
+}
+
+const THREAD_DISPLAY_UNIT_SELECTOR = "[data-thread-display-unit]";
+
+function historyPrefetchDistance(scroller: HTMLElement): number {
+  return Math.min(
+    HISTORY_PREFETCH_MAX_PX,
+    Math.max(HISTORY_PREFETCH_MIN_PX, scroller.clientHeight / 2),
+  );
+}
+
+function visibleHistoryUnit(
+  content: HTMLElement,
+  viewport: DOMRect,
+): HTMLElement | null {
+  // Scroll is a hot path. Hit-testing keeps the common case O(1) instead of
+  // forcing layout for every mounted message while the trackpad is moving.
+  if (typeof document.elementsFromPoint === "function" && viewport.height > 0) {
+    const contentBounds = content.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const left = Math.max(viewport.left, contentBounds.left);
+    const right = Math.min(viewport.right, contentBounds.right);
+    const x = left + Math.max(0, right - left) / 2;
+    const offsets = [1, Math.min(32, viewport.height / 3), viewport.height / 2];
+    for (const offset of offsets) {
+      for (const target of document.elementsFromPoint(x, viewport.top + offset)) {
+        const unit = target instanceof Element
+          ? target.closest<HTMLElement>(THREAD_DISPLAY_UNIT_SELECTOR)
+          : null;
+        if (unit && content.contains(unit)) return unit;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Deterministic fallback for pre-layout states, tests, and older browsers.
+  const units = Array.from(
+    content.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(THREAD_DISPLAY_UNIT_SELECTOR),
+  );
+  return units.find((unit) => {
+    const bounds = unit.getBoundingClientRect();
+    return bounds.bottom > viewport.top && bounds.top < viewport.bottom;
+  }) ?? units[0] ?? null;
+}
+
 export function windowMessages(messages: UIMessage[], visibleCount: number): UIMessage[] {
   if (messages.length <= visibleCount) return messages;
   let start = Math.max(0, messages.length - visibleCount);
@@ -210,6 +257,7 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
   const pendingPromptJumpRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const restoreScrollAfterPrependRef =
     useRef<{ height: number; top: number } | null>(null);
+  const historyScrollAnchorRef = useRef<HistoryScrollAnchor | null>(null);
   const composerInputScrollTopRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   const composerDockHeightRef = useRef(0);
   const [atBottom, setAtBottom] = useState(true);
@@ -298,7 +346,53 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
     threadMotionRef.current?.takeUserControl();
   }, []);
 
+  const captureHistoryScrollAnchor = useCallback(() => {
+    const scroller = scrollRef.current;
+    const content = messageContentRef.current;
+    if (!scroller || !content) {
+      historyScrollAnchorRef.current = null;
+      return false;
+    }
+    const viewport = scroller.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const element = visibleHistoryUnit(content, viewport);
+    const key = element?.dataset.threadDisplayUnit;
+    if (!element || !key) {
+      historyScrollAnchorRef.current = null;
+      return false;
+    }
+    historyScrollAnchorRef.current = {
+      key,
+      offsetTop: element.getBoundingClientRect().top - viewport.top,
+    };
+    return true;
+  }, []);
+
+  const reconcileHistoryScrollAnchor = useCallback(() => {
+    const scroller = scrollRef.current;
+    const content = messageContentRef.current;
+    const anchor = historyScrollAnchorRef.current;
+    if (!scroller || !content || !anchor) return false;
+    const element = Array.from(
+      content.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>("[data-thread-display-unit]"),
+    ).find((candidate) => candidate.dataset.threadDisplayUnit === anchor.key);
+    if (!element) {
+      historyScrollAnchorRef.current = null;
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    const nextOffset =
+      element.getBoundingClientRect().top
+      - scroller.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+    const delta = nextOffset - anchor.offsetTop;
+    if (Math.abs(delta) < 0.5) return true;
+    const maxScrollTop = Math.max(0, scroller.scrollHeight - scroller.clientHeight);
+    const nextTop = Math.min(maxScrollTop, Math.max(0, scroller.scrollTop + delta));
+    threadMotionRef.current?.jumpTo(nextTop);
+    return true;
+  }, []);
+
   const scrollToBottomNow = useCallback((smooth = false) => {
+    historyScrollAnchorRef.current = null;
     const el = scrollRef.current;
     const marker = bottomRef.current;
     const behavior: ScrollBehavior = smooth ? "smooth" : "auto";
@@ -328,11 +422,15 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
   const loadEarlierMessages = useCallback(() => {
     const el = scrollRef.current;
     if (el) {
+      if (captureHistoryScrollAnchor()) {
+        restoreScrollAfterPrependRef.current = null;
+      } else {
         restoreScrollAfterPrependRef.current = {
           height: el.scrollHeight,
           top: el.scrollTop,
         };
       }
+    }
     threadMotionRef.current?.takeUserControl();
     setAtBottom(false);
     if (hiddenMessageCount > 0) {
@@ -345,13 +443,20 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
       setVisibleMessageCount((count) => count + HISTORY_WINDOW_INCREMENT);
       void onLoadOlder();
     }
-  }, [hasMoreBefore, hiddenMessageCount, loadingOlder, messages.length, onLoadOlder]);
+  }, [
+    captureHistoryScrollAnchor,
+    hasMoreBefore,
+    hiddenMessageCount,
+    loadingOlder,
+    messages.length,
+    onLoadOlder,
+  ]);
 
   const maybeLoadEarlierFromScroll = useCallback(() => {
     const el = scrollRef.current;
     if (!el || !hasMessages || pendingConversationScrollRef.current) return;
     if (!threadMotionRef.current?.isBrowsingHistory()) return;
-    if (el.scrollTop > NEAR_TOP_PX) return;
+    if (el.scrollTop > historyPrefetchDistance(el)) return;
     if (hiddenMessageCount <= 0 && !hasMoreBefore) return;
     loadEarlierMessages();
   }, [hasMessages, hasMoreBefore, hiddenMessageCount, loadEarlierMessages]);
@@ -360,6 +465,7 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
     const scrollEl = scrollRef.current;
     const prompt = scrollEl ? findPromptElement(scrollEl, promptId) : null;
     if (!scrollEl || !prompt) return false;
+    historyScrollAnchorRef.current = null;
     setAtBottom(false);
     const maxScrollTop = Math.max(0, scrollEl.scrollHeight - scrollEl.clientHeight);
     threadMotionRef.current?.navigateHistoryTo(
@@ -442,6 +548,8 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
     conversationHandoffAnimationRef.current = null;
     conversationHandoffPendingRef.current = true;
     pendingConversationScrollRef.current = true;
+    historyScrollAnchorRef.current = null;
+    restoreScrollAfterPrependRef.current = null;
     threadMotionRef.current?.reset();
     setAtBottom(true);
     setVisibleMessageCount(INITIAL_HISTORY_WINDOW);
@@ -505,17 +613,18 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const pending = restoreScrollAfterPrependRef.current;
-    if (!pending) return;
     const el = scrollRef.current;
     restoreScrollAfterPrependRef.current = null;
     if (!el) return;
+    if (reconcileHistoryScrollAnchor()) return;
+    if (!pending) return;
     const delta = el.scrollHeight - pending.height;
     const nextTop = Math.min(
       Math.max(0, el.scrollHeight - el.clientHeight),
       Math.max(0, pending.top + delta),
     );
     threadMotionRef.current?.jumpTo(nextTop);
-  }, [visibleMessages.length, messages.length]);
+  }, [reconcileHistoryScrollAnchor, visibleMessages.length, messages.length]);
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const promptId = pendingPromptJumpRef.current;
@@ -593,6 +702,7 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
       threadMotionRef.current?.invalidateGeometry();
     };
     const reconcileObservedGeometry = () => {
+      reconcileHistoryScrollAnchor();
       threadMotionRef.current?.reconcileObservedGeometry();
     };
     reconcileObservedGeometry();
@@ -609,7 +719,7 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
       observer?.disconnect();
       window.removeEventListener("resize", invalidateGeometry);
     };
-  }, [hasMessages]);
+  }, [hasMessages, reconcileHistoryScrollAnchor]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const el = scrollRef.current;
@@ -623,7 +733,12 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
       setAtBottom((current) =>
         current === logicallyAtBottom ? current : logicallyAtBottom,
       );
-      if (allowHistoryLoad && owner === "user") maybeLoadEarlierFromScroll();
+      if (owner === "user") {
+        captureHistoryScrollAnchor();
+        if (allowHistoryLoad) maybeLoadEarlierFromScroll();
+      } else if (near) {
+        historyScrollAnchorRef.current = null;
+      }
     };
 
     onScroll(false);
@@ -709,7 +824,12 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
       el.removeEventListener("pointerdown", handlePointerDown);
       el.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyDown);
     };
-  }, [hasMessages, maybeLoadEarlierFromScroll, yieldCameraToUser]);
+  }, [
+    captureHistoryScrollAnchor,
+    hasMessages,
+    maybeLoadEarlierFromScroll,
+    yieldCameraToUser,
+  ]);
 
   return (
     <div className="thread-viewport relative flex min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden">
@@ -744,8 +864,8 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
               ref={messageRegionRef}
               data-testid="thread-message-region"
               className={cn(
-                "thread-viewport-scrollbar row-start-1 flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-col",
+                "thread-message-viewport thread-viewport-scrollbar row-start-1 flex min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-col",
-                "scroll-auto justify-start overflow-x-hidden px-3 pb-4 pt-4 sm:px-4",
+                "scroll-auto justify-start overflow-x-hidden px-3 pb-0 pt-3 sm:px-4",
                 "[overflow-anchor:none] [scrollbar-width:none]",
                 "[&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden",
                 hasVerticalOverflow ? "overflow-y-auto" : "overflow-hidden",
@@ -768,6 +888,7 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
                   onQuoteSelection={onQuoteSelection}
                 />
               </div>
+              <div aria-hidden className="thread-message-end-gap shrink-0" />
               <div ref={bottomRef} aria-hidden className="h-px shrink-0" />
             </div>
           ) : (
@@ -808,7 +929,7 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
               }}
               className={cn(
                 "row-start-2 z-10 w-full",
-                hasMessages ? "relative bg-background" : "relative self-center",
+                hasMessages ? "thread-composer-dock relative" : "relative self-center",
               )}
             >
               <div
@@ -840,7 +961,7 @@ export const ThreadViewport = forwardRef<ThreadViewportHandle, ThreadViewportPro
 
       <div
         aria-hidden
-        className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-0 h-6 bg-gradient-to-b from-background to-transparent"
+        className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-0 h-3 bg-gradient-to-b from-background to-transparent"
       />
 
       {hasMessages ? (

webui/src/globals.css

@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@
    * bottom without a remount or a transform clone.
    */
   .thread-layout {
+    --thread-composer-fade-height: 2.25rem;
     grid-template-rows: minmax(min-content, 1fr) auto 0fr;
     transition: grid-template-rows 220ms ease-out;
   }
@@ -392,6 +393,33 @@
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Keep the transcript and composer visually continuous. The scrollport owns
+   * the fade because overflow clips its contents before an adjacent overlay
+   * can soften the edge. The matching in-flow gap keeps the last line fully
+   * visible once the user reaches the bottom.
+   */
+  .thread-message-viewport {
+    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(
+      to bottom,
+      #000 0,
+      #000 calc(100% - var(--thread-composer-fade-height)),
+      transparent 100%
+    );
+    mask-image: linear-gradient(
+      to bottom,
+      #000 0,
+      #000 calc(100% - var(--thread-composer-fade-height)),
+      transparent 100%
+    );
+  }
+  .thread-message-end-gap {
+    height: var(--thread-composer-fade-height);
+  }
+  .thread-composer-dock {
+    background: hsl(var(--background));
+  }
+
   @keyframes composer-status-strip-enter {
     0% {
       max-height: 0;

webui/src/i18n/locales/en/common.json

@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@
       "modelNotConfigured": "Model not configured",
       "configureModel": "Configure model",
       "switchModel": "Switch model for this chat",
+      "manageModels": "Manage models",
       "context": {
         "tooltip": "Context · {{tokens}}{{capacity}}",
         "meterDescription": "{{context}}. {{percent}}% used."

webui/src/i18n/locales/es/common.json

@@ -1183,6 +1183,7 @@
       "modelNotConfigured": "Modelo no configurado",
       "configureModel": "Configurar modelo",
       "switchModel": "Cambiar el modelo de este chat",
+      "manageModels": "Gestionar modelos",
       "context": {
         "tooltip": "Contexto · {{tokens}}{{capacity}}",
         "meterDescription": "{{context}}. {{percent}} % usado."

webui/src/i18n/locales/fr/common.json

@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@
       "modelNotConfigured": "Modèle non configuré",
       "configureModel": "Configurer le modèle",
       "switchModel": "Changer le modèle de cette conversation",
+      "manageModels": "Gérer les modèles",
       "context": {
         "tooltip": "Contexte · {{tokens}}{{capacity}}",
         "meterDescription": "{{context}}. {{percent}} % utilisé."

webui/src/i18n/locales/id/common.json

@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@
       "modelNotConfigured": "Model belum dikonfigurasi",
       "configureModel": "Konfigurasi model",
       "switchModel": "Ganti model untuk percakapan ini",
+      "manageModels": "Kelola model",
       "context": {
         "tooltip": "Konteks · {{tokens}}{{capacity}}",
         "meterDescription": "{{context}}. {{percent}}% digunakan."

webui/src/i18n/locales/ja/common.json

@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@
       "modelNotConfigured": "モデルが未設定です",
       "configureModel": "モデルを設定",
       "switchModel": "この会話で使うモデルを切り替える",
+      "manageModels": "モデルを管理",
       "context": {
         "tooltip": "コンテキスト · {{tokens}}{{capacity}}",
         "meterDescription": "{{context}}。{{percent}}% 使用中"

webui/src/i18n/locales/ko/common.json

@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@
       "modelNotConfigured": "모델이 설정되지 않음",
       "configureModel": "모델 설정",
       "switchModel": "이 대화에서 사용할 모델 전환",
+      "manageModels": "모델 관리",
       "context": {
         "tooltip": "컨텍스트 · {{tokens}}{{capacity}}",
         "meterDescription": "{{context}}. {{percent}}% 사용 중."

webui/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR/common.json

@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@
       "modelNotConfigured": "Modelo não configurado",
       "configureModel": "Configurar modelo",
       "switchModel": "Alternar o modelo desta conversa",
+      "manageModels": "Gerenciar modelos",
       "context": {
         "tooltip": "Contexto · {{tokens}}{{capacity}}",
         "meterDescription": "{{context}}. {{percent}}% usado."

webui/src/i18n/locales/vi/common.json

@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@
       "modelNotConfigured": "Chưa cấu hình mô hình",
       "configureModel": "Cấu hình mô hình",
       "switchModel": "Chuyển mô hình cho cuộc trò chuyện này",
+      "manageModels": "Quản lý mô hình",
       "context": {
         "tooltip": "Ngữ cảnh · {{tokens}}{{capacity}}",
         "meterDescription": "{{context}}. Đã dùng {{percent}}%."

webui/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/common.json

@@ -1195,6 +1195,7 @@
       "modelNotConfigured": "模型未配置",
       "configureModel": "配置模型",
       "switchModel": "切换本次对话所用模型",
+      "manageModels": "管理模型预设",
       "context": {
         "tooltip": "上下文 · {{tokens}}{{capacity}}",
         "meterDescription": "{{context}}。已使用 {{percent}}%。"

webui/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/common.json

@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@
       "modelNotConfigured": "尚未設定模型",
       "configureModel": "設定模型",
       "switchModel": "切換此對話使用的模型",
+      "manageModels": "管理模型預設",
       "context": {
         "tooltip": "上下文 · {{tokens}}{{capacity}}",
         "meterDescription": "{{context}}。已使用 {{percent}}%。"

webui/src/tests/agent-activity-cluster.test.tsx

@@ -561,6 +561,69 @@ describe("AgentActivityCluster", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("keeps a completed file edit at its original position in the turn", () => {
+    const before: UIMessage = {
+      id: "model-before-edit",
+      role: "assistant",
+      content: "Before the edit",
+      activityKind: "model",
+      createdAt: 1,
+    };
+    const after: UIMessage = {
+      id: "model-after-edit",
+      role: "assistant",
+      content: "After the edit",
+      activityKind: "model",
+      createdAt: 3,
+    };
+    const fileEdit = (status: "editing" | "done"): UIMessage => ({
+      id: "file-edit-in-place",
+      role: "tool",
+      kind: "trace",
+      content: "edit_file()",
+      traces: ["edit_file()"],
+      fileEdits: [{
+        call_id: "call-edit-in-place",
+        tool: "edit_file",
+        path: "src/app.tsx",
+        phase: status === "editing" ? "start" : "end",
+        added: status === "editing" ? 0 : 2,
+        deleted: 0,
+        approximate: false,
+        status,
+      }],
+      createdAt: 2,
+    });
+    const assertBetween = (middle: HTMLElement) => {
+      const beforeElement = screen.getByText("Before the edit");
+      const afterElement = screen.getByText("After the edit");
+      expect(beforeElement.compareDocumentPosition(middle) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING)
+        .toBeTruthy();
+      expect(middle.compareDocumentPosition(afterElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING)
+        .toBeTruthy();
+    };
+
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <AgentActivityCluster
+        messages={[before, fileEdit("editing"), after]}
+        isTurnStreaming
+        hasBodyBelow={false}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    assertBetween(screen.getByText("Editing"));
+
+    rerender(
+      <AgentActivityCluster
+        messages={[before, fileEdit("done"), after]}
+        isTurnStreaming
+        hasBodyBelow={false}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    assertBetween(screen.getByText("Edited"));
+  });
+
   it("renders file edit diffs and responds to preference changes", () => {
     localStorage.setItem(
       "nanobot-webui.settings-preferences",

webui/src/tests/thread-composer.test.tsx

@@ -322,7 +322,10 @@ const MODEL_PRESETS = [
   { name: "dspro", model: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro", provider: "deepseek" },
 ];
 
-function renderPresetComposer(variant: "thread" | "hero" = "thread") {
+function renderPresetComposer(
+  variant: "thread" | "hero" = "thread",
+  onManageModels?: () => void,
+) {
   const onPresetChange = vi.fn();
   render(
     <ThreadComposer
@@ -332,6 +335,7 @@ function renderPresetComposer(variant: "thread" | "hero" = "thread") {
       modelProvider="moonshot"
       modelPresets={MODEL_PRESETS}
       onModelPresetChange={onPresetChange}
+      onManageModels={onManageModels}
       placeholder={variant === "hero" ? "Ask anything..." : "Type your message..."}
       variant={variant}
     />,
@@ -610,6 +614,18 @@ describe("ThreadComposer", () => {
     expect(badge).toHaveClass("w-fit");
   });
 
+  it("opens model settings from the picker footer", async () => {
+    const onManageModels = vi.fn();
+    const { badge } = renderPresetComposer("thread", onManageModels);
+
+    fireEvent.click(badge);
+    const picker = screen.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Switch model for this chat" });
+    fireEvent.click(within(picker).getByRole("button", { name: "Manage models" }));
+
+    expect(onManageModels).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByRole("dialog")).not.toBeInTheDocument());
+  });
+
   it("keeps long-press drag switching alongside the click picker", () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers();
     const { badge, onPresetChange } = renderPresetComposer();

webui/src/tests/thread-shell.test.tsx

@@ -417,6 +417,52 @@ describe("ThreadShell", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("moves the session handle into the pane only when the workbench is split", () => {
+    const client = makeClient();
+    const portal = document.createElement("div");
+    document.body.append(portal);
+    const activeSession = {
+      ...session("pane-handle"),
+      handle: {
+        id: "handle_11111111111111111111111111111111",
+        name: "soro",
+      },
+    };
+
+    const { unmount } = render(wrap(
+      client,
+      <ThreadShell
+        session={activeSession}
+        title="Single pane"
+        onToggleSidebar={() => {}}
+        hideHeaderTitle
+        headerPortalTarget={portal}
+      />,
+    ));
+
+    expect(within(portal).getByText("@soro")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByLabelText("Session @soro")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    unmount();
+    const splitView = render(wrap(
+      client,
+      <ThreadShell
+        session={activeSession}
+        title="Split pane"
+        onToggleSidebar={() => {}}
+        hideHeaderTitle
+        inlineHandle
+        headerPortalTarget={portal}
+      />,
+    ));
+
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText("Session @soro")).toHaveTextContent("@soro");
+    expect(within(portal).queryByText("@soro")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    splitView.unmount();
+    portal.remove();
+  });
+
   it("keeps inferred file paths non-interactive when the availability probe fails", async () => {
     await preloadMarkdownText();
     const client = makeClient();

webui/src/tests/thread-viewport.test.tsx

@@ -123,6 +123,25 @@ function stubResizeObserver() {
   };
 }
 
+function stubElementsFromPoint(resolve: () => Element[]) {
+  const descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(document, "elementsFromPoint");
+  const mock = vi.fn(resolve);
+  Object.defineProperty(document, "elementsFromPoint", {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: mock,
+  });
+  return {
+    mock,
+    restore: () => {
+      if (descriptor) {
+        Object.defineProperty(document, "elementsFromPoint", descriptor);
+      } else {
+        Reflect.deleteProperty(document, "elementsFromPoint");
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 function makeLongMessages(count: number): UIMessage[] {
   return Array.from({ length: count }, (_, index) => ({
     id: `m${index}`,
@@ -259,7 +278,9 @@ describe("ThreadViewport", () => {
     const messageRegion = screen.getByTestId("thread-message-region");
     expect(messageRegion).toHaveClass("justify-start");
     expect(messageRegion).not.toHaveClass("justify-end");
-    expect(messageRegion).toHaveClass("pb-4");
+    expect(messageRegion).toHaveClass("thread-message-viewport");
+    expect(messageRegion).toHaveClass("pt-3");
+    expect(messageRegion).toHaveClass("pb-0");
     expect(messageRegion.className).not.toContain("5rem");
   });
 
@@ -316,7 +337,9 @@ describe("ThreadViewport", () => {
     expect(scroller).not.toContainElement(composerDock);
     expect(scroller.parentElement).toContainElement(composerDock);
     expect(composerDock).toHaveClass("relative");
+    expect(composerDock).toHaveClass("thread-composer-dock");
     expect(composerDock).not.toHaveClass("sticky");
+    expect(scroller.querySelector(".thread-message-end-gap")).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(scroller.lastElementChild).toHaveClass("h-px", "shrink-0");
   });
 
@@ -1477,6 +1500,108 @@ describe("ThreadViewport", () => {
     expect(screen.getAllByText("message 299").length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 
+  it("prefetches earlier history within half a viewport of the top", () => {
+    const { container } = render(
+      <ThreadViewport
+        messages={makeLongMessages(300)}
+        isStreaming={false}
+        composer={<div />}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const scroller = getScroller(container);
+    Object.defineProperties(scroller, {
+      scrollHeight: { configurable: true, value: 2400 },
+      clientHeight: { configurable: true, value: 600 },
+      scrollTop: { configurable: true, writable: true, value: 301 },
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      dispatchUserScroll(scroller);
+    });
+    expect(screen.queryByText("message 139")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    scroller.scrollTop = 250;
+    act(() => {
+      dispatchUserScroll(scroller);
+    });
+    expect(screen.getByText("message 20")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("message 19")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the first visible history item fixed while deferred rows materialize", () => {
+    const resizeObserver = stubResizeObserver();
+    let hitTarget: Element | null = null;
+    const hitTest = stubElementsFromPoint(() => hitTarget ? [hitTarget] : []);
+    try {
+      const { container } = render(
+        <ThreadViewport
+          messages={makeLongMessages(300)}
+          isStreaming={false}
+          composer={<div />}
+        />,
+      );
+
+      const scroller = getScroller(container);
+      let scrollHeight = 2_400;
+      Object.defineProperties(scroller, {
+        scrollHeight: { configurable: true, get: () => scrollHeight },
+        clientHeight: { configurable: true, value: 600 },
+        scrollTop: { configurable: true, writable: true, value: 80 },
+        getBoundingClientRect: {
+          configurable: true,
+          value: () => DOMRect.fromRect({ y: 0, width: 800, height: 600 }),
+        },
+      });
+
+      const anchor = screen.getByText("message 140")
+        .closest<HTMLElement>("[data-thread-display-unit]");
+      expect(anchor).not.toBeNull();
+      hitTarget = anchor;
+      let anchorDocumentTop = 200;
+      Object.defineProperty(anchor, "getBoundingClientRect", {
+        configurable: true,
+        value: () => DOMRect.fromRect({
+          y: anchorDocumentTop - scroller.scrollTop,
+          width: 800,
+          height: 40,
+        }),
+      });
+
+      act(() => {
+        dispatchUserScroll(scroller);
+      });
+      expect(hitTest.mock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      const replacement = anchor.cloneNode(true) as HTMLElement;
+      anchor.replaceWith(replacement);
+      anchorDocumentTop += 180;
+      scrollHeight += 180;
+      Object.defineProperty(replacement, "getBoundingClientRect", {
+        configurable: true,
+        value: () => DOMRect.fromRect({
+          y: anchorDocumentTop - scroller.scrollTop,
+          width: 800,
+          height: 40,
+        }),
+      });
+      const content = screen.getByTestId("thread-message-region").firstElementChild;
+      const observer = resizeObserver.observers.find((candidate) =>
+        content ? candidate.elements.includes(content) : false,
+      );
+      expect(observer).toBeDefined();
+      act(() => {
+        observer?.callback([], observer as unknown as ResizeObserver);
+      });
+
+      expect(scroller.scrollTop).toBe(260);
+      expect(replacement.getBoundingClientRect().top).toBe(120);
+    } finally {
+      hitTest.restore();
+      resizeObserver.restore();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("automatically requests older transcript pages near the top", () => {
     const onLoadOlder = vi.fn();