diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.browser.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.browser.test.tsx
index 1376a4319ae58..3f25b67e8954d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.browser.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.browser.test.tsx
@@ -2060,6 +2060,22 @@ describe("MessagesTimeline work rows", () => {
     await using screen = await renderElement(<MessagesTimeline {...props} />);
     expect(screen.text()).toContain("Thinking");
 
+    await screen.rerender(
+      <MessagesTimeline
+        {...props}
+        timelineEntries={[
+          ...props.timelineEntries,
+          work("completed-command", {
+            runId,
+            label: "Ran pwd",
+            itemType: "command_execution",
+            toolLifecycleStatus: "completed",
+          }),
+        ]}
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.text()).not.toContain("Thinking");
+
     await screen.rerender(
       <MessagesTimeline {...props} latestRun={{ ...props.latestRun, turnEnded: true }} />,
     );
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts
index ef413b376e634..4a32acb3d6243 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ describe("deriveMessagesTimelineRows", () => {
       const rows = applyWorkingWindow(deriveMessagesTimelineRows(running), running);
       expect(rows.map((row) => row.id)).toEqual(["prompt", "working-indicator-row", "reply"]);
       expect(rows.filter((row) => row.kind === "working")).toMatchObject([
-        { createdAt: prompt.createdAt, window: { items: [], answering: streaming } },
+        { createdAt: prompt.createdAt, window: { items: [], answering: true } },
       ]);
       expect(rows.some((row) => row.kind === "turn-fold")).toBe(false);
     }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts
index 699cb2cdcdb06..230f12f40d11a 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts
@@ -2859,7 +2859,7 @@ export function applyWorkingWindow(
     failedTests: deriveFailedTests(items),
     retryAttempt: deriveRetryAttempt(items),
     stopping: interruptRequested && !interruptSettled,
-    answering: answer?.kind === "text" && answer.message.streaming,
+    answering: answer?.kind === "text",
     historyOpen: historyOpenKey === key,
   };
   return [
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
index 92cee13bf7d28..10170b253478b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
@@ -220,11 +220,6 @@ const TIMELINE_MAINTAIN_SCROLL_AT_END = {
   },
 } as const satisfies MaintainScrollAtEndOptions;
 const EMPTY_RUN_IDS: ReadonlySet<RunId> = new Set();
-const TIMELINE_MAINTAIN_SCROLL_AT_END_SMOOTH = {
-  ...TIMELINE_MAINTAIN_SCROLL_AT_END,
-  animated: true,
-} as const satisfies MaintainScrollAtEndOptions;
-
 const CITED_HISTORY_LOADING: CitedHistory = { _tag: "loading" };
 
 export interface MessagesTimelineHistoryControls {
@@ -469,7 +464,6 @@ const ConversationTimeline = memo(function ConversationTimeline({
   );
   const restoringThreadPosition = positionedThreadKey !== listIdentityKey;
   const prefersReducedMotion = useMediaQuery("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)");
-  const [settlingListIdentity, setSettlingListIdentity] = useState<string | null>(listIdentityKey);
   const [playingAudioRows, setPlayingAudioRows] = useState<ReadonlyMap<HTMLAudioElement, string>>(
     () => new Map(),
   );
@@ -490,7 +484,6 @@ const ConversationTimeline = memo(function ConversationTimeline({
       findOpenAtOpening: findOpen,
     });
     setPositionedThreadKey(null);
-    setSettlingListIdentity(listIdentityKey);
     // A viewer pinned in another thread must not keep live follow off here,
     // nor when that thread comes back.
     setFullscreenAppRowId(null);
@@ -1087,12 +1080,7 @@ const ConversationTimeline = memo(function ConversationTimeline({
   };
   // Rows added, removed or rewrapped (chat width) change the content size,
   // which moves the scroll position, the overflow, and the content lane width.
-  const handleContentSizeChanged = useStableCallback((laidOutData: unknown) => {
-    // The first laid-out content of a newly shown thread ends its settling; a
-    // frame the previous thread scheduled laid out the previous thread's rows.
-    if (laidOutData === rows) {
-      setSettlingListIdentity((current) => (current === listIdentityKey ? null : current));
-    }
+  const handleContentSizeChanged = useStableCallback(() => {
     handleScroll();
   });
   // The content lane only changes width with the viewport or the chat width
@@ -1272,7 +1260,7 @@ const ConversationTimeline = memo(function ConversationTimeline({
       scheduledData = laidOutData;
       contentSizeFrame = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
         contentSizeFrame = null;
-        handleContentSizeChanged(laidOutData);
+        handleContentSizeChanged();
       });
     };
     const stopListeningToContentSize = list
@@ -1473,9 +1461,7 @@ const ConversationTimeline = memo(function ConversationTimeline({
                 workingHistoryOpen ||
                 workingHistoryCollapsing
                   ? false
-                  : isWorking && !prefersReducedMotion && settlingListIdentity === null
-                    ? TIMELINE_MAINTAIN_SCROLL_AT_END_SMOOTH
-                    : TIMELINE_MAINTAIN_SCROLL_AT_END
+                  : TIMELINE_MAINTAIN_SCROLL_AT_END
               }
               maintainVisibleContentPosition={
                 findActive ||
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/TimelineWorkGroupRows.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/TimelineWorkGroupRows.tsx
index 0f95ca2cc2677..aa6f1c6e1d8f0 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/TimelineWorkGroupRows.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/TimelineWorkGroupRows.tsx
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@ import {
 } from "./TimelineWorkEntryRow";
 import { formatWorkingTimer, formatWorkingTimerNow } from "./TimelineWorkGroupRows.logic";
 import { WorkLogButton, WorkLogList, WorkLogRow, WorkLogTarget, WorkLogVerb } from "./WorkLog";
-import {
-  type WorktreeSetupSnapshot,
-  type ToolActivityIcon,
-  type OrchestrationV2TurnItem,
-} from "@t3tools/contracts";
+import { type WorktreeSetupSnapshot, type ToolActivityIcon } from "@t3tools/contracts";
 import { liveThoughtLine } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/work-log/presentation";
 import { resolveWorkGroupScrollAnchor } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/work-log/scroll-anchor";
 import { observeResize } from "~/lib/observeResize";
@@ -970,7 +966,7 @@ function WorkingWindowView({
     !turnEnded &&
     !pendingRequest &&
     !window.answering &&
-    !workingWindowItemIsLive(window.items.at(-1)) &&
+    window.items.length === 0 &&
     !isCompacting &&
     !isPreparingWorktree &&
     !workingWindowHasActiveCompaction(window);
@@ -983,7 +979,9 @@ function WorkingWindowView({
         aria-label="Work history"
         className={cn(
           // The gap under the bar sits inside the window, so its fade reaches the hairline.
-          "flex min-w-0 flex-col justify-end gap-1 overflow-clip pt-2 transition-[height] duration-200 ease-out motion-reduce:transition-none",
+          "flex min-w-0 flex-col justify-end gap-1 overflow-clip pt-2",
+          history !== null &&
+            "transition-[height] duration-200 ease-out motion-reduce:transition-none",
           open
             ? "[height:calc-size(auto,size)]"
             : "[height:calc-size(auto,min(size,220px))] not-supports-[height:calc-size(auto,size)]:max-h-[220px]",
@@ -1152,15 +1150,6 @@ function CollapsedWorkingWindow({
   );
 }
 
-function workingWindowItemIsLive(item: WorkingWindowItem | undefined): boolean {
-  if (item === undefined) return false;
-  if (item.kind === "work") return item.entry.toolLifecycleStatus === "inProgress";
-  if (item.kind === "text") return Boolean(item.message.streaming);
-  return (item.row.subagents ?? [item.row.projectedItem]).some(({ item: member }) =>
-    subagentItemIsLive(member.status),
-  );
-}
-
 const WORKING_WINDOW_TAIL = 12;
 const WORKING_WINDOW_COLLAPSED_HEIGHT = 220;
 
@@ -1243,10 +1232,6 @@ function WorkingBarSlot({
   ) : null;
 }
 
-function subagentItemIsLive(status: OrchestrationV2TurnItem["status"]): boolean {
-  return status === "pending" || status === "running" || status === "waiting";
-}
-
 function workingWindowHasActiveCompaction(window: WorkingWindow | undefined): boolean {
   return (
     window?.items.some(
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/timelineViewport.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/chat/timelineViewport.test.ts
index f5d6264053c54..05cff16b7e2b9 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/timelineViewport.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/timelineViewport.test.ts
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ describe("navigationReleasesFollow", () => {
     ).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  it("releases on downward keys, touch and row clicks only away from the end", () => {
+  it("releases on downward keys and touch only away from the end", () => {
     const down = { source: "key", key: "PageDown", direction: "down" } as const;
     expect(navigationReleasesFollow(down, viewport(true, false))).toBe(false);
     expect(navigationReleasesFollow(down, viewport(false, true))).toBe(true);
     expect(navigationReleasesFollow({ source: "touch" }, viewport(true, false))).toBe(false);
     expect(
-      navigationReleasesFollow({ source: "pointer", onScrollbar: false }, viewport(true, false)),
+      navigationReleasesFollow({ source: "pointer", onScrollbar: false }, viewport(true, true)),
     ).toBe(false);
     expect(
       navigationReleasesFollow({ source: "pointer", onScrollbar: true }, viewport(true, false)),
@@ -98,6 +98,6 @@ describe("navigationReleasesFollow", () => {
     expect(
       navigationReleasesFollow({ source: "command", releasesFollow: false }, viewport(true, true)),
     ).toBe(false);
-    expect(navigationReleasesFollow({ source: "scroll" }, viewport(false, false))).toBe(true);
+    expect(navigationReleasesFollow({ source: "scroll" }, viewport(false, false))).toBe(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/timelineViewport.ts b/apps/web/src/components/chat/timelineViewport.ts
index 23b3e77695e56..cd799a405b253 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/timelineViewport.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/timelineViewport.ts
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ export function navigationReleasesFollow(
     case "key":
       return navigation.direction === "up" ? viewport.contentScrollsUp() : viewport.awayFromEnd();
     case "pointer":
-      return navigation.onScrollbar ? viewport.contentScrollsUp() : viewport.awayFromEnd();
+      return navigation.onScrollbar && viewport.contentScrollsUp();
     case "touch":
       // Touch direction is not observable; an upward flick leaves the end
       // band within its first few events.
       return viewport.awayFromEnd();
     case "scroll":
-      return true;
+      return false;
     case "command":
       return navigation.releasesFollow;
   }