diff --git a/app/package-lock.json b/app/package-lock.json
index a17f096..097cf06 100644
--- a/app/package-lock.json
+++ b/app/package-lock.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         "chokidar": "^4.0.3"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@tanstack/vue-virtual": "^3.13.32",
         "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.13",
         "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^5.0.0",
         "electron": "^33.0.0",
@@ -1839,6 +1840,34 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@tanstack/virtual-core": {
+      "version": "3.17.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tanstack/virtual-core/-/virtual-core-3.17.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nGm5KteqxasUdThLc2izl6dHUqLv0LQj7Nuyo5gYalTPf/U8a9ermvsl7reT+6ioBW1l8WfpP/mcU338nLXpqw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/tannerlinsley"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@tanstack/vue-virtual": {
+      "version": "3.13.32",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tanstack/vue-virtual/-/vue-virtual-3.13.32.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-E8OCutx7QnwZdvpJijz0Q2PHsYDWBWjnGr3TvgWiqxTU35jB1kVhtkd93scRV7tTFuId2tg3x2iFiw+IE4evjQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@tanstack/virtual-core": "3.17.4"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "github",
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/tannerlinsley"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "vue": "^2.7.0 || ^3.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@tootallnate/once": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tootallnate/once/-/once-2.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index e1f89c9..994c627 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     "dist:mac": "electron-vite build && electron-builder --mac",
     "dist:win": "electron-vite build && electron-builder --win",
     "dist:linux": "electron-vite build && electron-builder --linux",
-    "test:electron": "electron-vite build && electron --no-sandbox tests/electron-concurrency.mjs"
+    "test:electron": "electron-vite build && electron --no-sandbox tests/electron-concurrency.mjs",
+    "test:electron:timeline": "electron-vite build && electron --no-sandbox tests/electron-session-virtualization.mjs"
   },
   "build": {
     "appId": "com.obelisk.app",
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
     "chokidar": "^4.0.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@tanstack/vue-virtual": "^3.13.32",
     "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.13",
     "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^5.0.0",
     "electron": "^33.0.0",
diff --git a/app/src/renderer/src/session-disclosures.mjs b/app/src/renderer/src/session-disclosures.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d34bdfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/renderer/src/session-disclosures.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { reactive } from 'vue';
+
+export function createSessionDisclosureState() {
+  const entries = reactive(new Map());
+
+  function update(key, messageUuid, field) {
+    const current = entries.get(key) || { messageUuid, open: false, raw: false };
+    const next = { ...current, messageUuid, [field]: !current[field] };
+    if (!next.open && !next.raw) entries.delete(key);
+    else entries.set(key, next);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    isOpen(key) {
+      return Boolean(entries.get(key)?.open);
+    },
+    isRaw(key) {
+      return Boolean(entries.get(key)?.raw);
+    },
+    toggleOpen(key, messageUuid) {
+      update(key, messageUuid, 'open');
+    },
+    toggleRaw(key, messageUuid) {
+      update(key, messageUuid, 'raw');
+    },
+    retainMessages(messageUuids) {
+      for (const [key, entry] of entries) {
+        if (!messageUuids.has(entry.messageUuid)) entries.delete(key);
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/src/renderer/src/session-live-reload.mjs b/app/src/renderer/src/session-live-reload.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efcddfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/renderer/src/session-live-reload.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+export function createSessionLiveReloadCoordinator({ isScrolling, load, commit }) {
+  let pending = false;
+  let loadedSnapshot = null;
+  let inFlight = null;
+  let stopped = false;
+
+  async function drain() {
+    while (!stopped && !isScrolling() && (pending || loadedSnapshot)) {
+      let snapshot = loadedSnapshot;
+      loadedSnapshot = null;
+
+      if (pending) {
+        pending = false;
+        snapshot = await load();
+      }
+      if (stopped) return;
+
+      // Scrolling may start while IPC is loading the snapshot. Keep the loaded
+      // value, but do not patch the visible timeline until scrolling settles.
+      if (isScrolling()) {
+        loadedSnapshot = snapshot;
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // A newer update arrived while this snapshot loaded. Skip the stale
+      // intermediate commit and loop once more for the latest snapshot.
+      if (pending) continue;
+      if (snapshot !== null && snapshot !== undefined) await commit(snapshot);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function flush() {
+    if (stopped || isScrolling() || (!pending && !loadedSnapshot)) return inFlight;
+    if (inFlight) return inFlight;
+    inFlight = drain();
+    try {
+      await inFlight;
+    } finally {
+      inFlight = null;
+    }
+    if ((pending || loadedSnapshot) && !isScrolling()) return flush();
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    request() {
+      if (stopped) return Promise.resolve();
+      pending = true;
+      return flush();
+    },
+    flush,
+    stop() {
+      stopped = true;
+      pending = false;
+      loadedSnapshot = null;
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/src/renderer/src/session-timeline-items.mjs b/app/src/renderer/src/session-timeline-items.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0991355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/renderer/src/session-timeline-items.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+function timelineItem(kind, message, messageUuid, extras = {}) {
+  return {
+    key: `${kind}:${messageUuid}`,
+    kind,
+    anchorUuid: kind === 'workflow-tools' ? `${messageUuid}-tools` : messageUuid,
+    messageUuid,
+    message,
+    ...extras,
+  };
+}
+
+function messageItems(message, index) {
+  const messageUuid = message?.uuid || `message-${index}`;
+  if (message?.is_meta === 1) {
+    return [timelineItem('meta', message, messageUuid)];
+  }
+
+  const workflowCall = message?.type !== 'user'
+    ? (message?.tool_calls || []).find(call => call.name === 'Workflow' && call.workflow)
+    : null;
+  if (workflowCall) {
+    const items = [timelineItem('workflow', message, messageUuid, { workflowCall })];
+    const toolCalls = (message.tool_calls || []).filter(call => call !== workflowCall);
+    if (toolCalls.length) {
+      items.push(timelineItem('workflow-tools', message, messageUuid, { toolCalls }));
+    }
+    return items;
+  }
+
+  if (
+    message?.type === 'assistant'
+    && (message.tool_calls || []).length === 1
+    && message.tool_calls[0].name === 'Skill'
+    && !message.text
+  ) {
+    return [timelineItem('skill', message, messageUuid)];
+  }
+
+  if (message?.type === 'assistant' && message.content_type === 'thinking') {
+    return [timelineItem('thinking', message, messageUuid)];
+  }
+
+  return [timelineItem('message', message, messageUuid)];
+}
+
+export function reconcileTimelineItems(current = [], messages = []) {
+  const currentByKey = new Map(current.map(item => [item.key, item]));
+  return messages.flatMap((message, index) => (
+    messageItems(message, index).map(item => {
+      const existing = currentByKey.get(item.key);
+      return existing?.message === item.message ? existing : item;
+    })
+  ));
+}
diff --git a/app/src/renderer/src/session-timeline-viewport.mjs b/app/src/renderer/src/session-timeline-viewport.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf57df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/renderer/src/session-timeline-viewport.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
+import { useVirtualizer } from '@tanstack/vue-virtual';
+
+function estimatedTextHeight(text = '') {
+  return Math.min(560, Math.ceil(String(text).length / 72) * 20);
+}
+
+export function estimateTimelineItemSize(item) {
+  if (!item) return 96;
+  if (item.kind === 'meta') return 34;
+  if (item.kind === 'thinking') return 38;
+  if (item.kind === 'skill') return 84;
+  if (item.kind === 'workflow') {
+    const agents = item.workflowCall?.workflow?.agents?.length || 0;
+    return 72 + Math.min(360, agents * 34);
+  }
+  if (item.kind === 'workflow-tools') {
+    return 48 + (item.toolCalls?.length || 0) * 38;
+  }
+  const message = item.message || {};
+  return 72
+    + estimatedTextHeight(message.text)
+    + (message.tool_calls?.length || 0) * 38
+    + (message.summary ? 34 : 0)
+    + (message._thinking ? 34 : 0);
+}
+
+export function useSessionTimelineViewport({
+  items,
+  scrollElement,
+  scrollMargin,
+  overscan = 6,
+  gap = 14,
+  scrollPaddingEnd = 0,
+}) {
+  const followOnAppend = ref(false);
+  const virtualizer = useVirtualizer(computed(() => ({
+    count: items.value.length,
+    getScrollElement: () => scrollElement.value,
+    estimateSize: index => estimateTimelineItemSize(items.value[index]),
+    getItemKey: index => items.value[index]?.key || index,
+    scrollMargin: scrollMargin.value,
+    scrollPaddingEnd,
+    overscan,
+    gap,
+    anchorTo: 'end',
+    followOnAppend: followOnAppend.value,
+    scrollEndThreshold: 50,
+    useAnimationFrameWithResizeObserver: true,
+  })));
+
+  const virtualRows = computed(() => virtualizer.value.getVirtualItems());
+  const totalSize = computed(() => virtualizer.value.getTotalSize());
+  const isScrolling = computed(() => virtualizer.value.isScrolling);
+
+  function measureElement(element) {
+    if (!element) return;
+    virtualizer.value.measureElement(element);
+  }
+
+  function indexAtViewportEnd(inset = 0) {
+    const instance = virtualizer.value;
+    const viewportSize = instance.scrollRect?.height || scrollElement.value?.clientHeight || 0;
+    const offset = (instance.scrollOffset || scrollElement.value?.scrollTop || 0)
+      + viewportSize
+      - inset;
+    return instance.getVirtualItemForOffset(offset)?.index ?? 0;
+  }
+
+  function runWithMeasurementRetry(scroll) {
+    scroll();
+    const targetWindow = scrollElement.value?.ownerDocument?.defaultView;
+    targetWindow?.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      targetWindow.requestAnimationFrame(scroll);
+    });
+  }
+
+  function scrollToIndex(index, options = {}) {
+    const scroll = () => {
+      virtualizer.value.scrollToIndex(index, { behavior: 'auto', ...options });
+    };
+
+    // A far jump starts from estimates. Re-align after mounted rows have been
+    // measured so the requested item does not remain only in overscan.
+    runWithMeasurementRetry(scroll);
+  }
+
+  function scrollToEnd() {
+    const scroll = () => {
+      const element = scrollElement.value;
+      if (element && 'scrollHeight' in element) {
+        element.scrollTo({ top: element.scrollHeight, behavior: 'auto' });
+      } else {
+        virtualizer.value.scrollToEnd({ behavior: 'auto' });
+      }
+    };
+    runWithMeasurementRetry(scroll);
+  }
+
+  function isFollowingTail() {
+    if (!followOnAppend.value) return false;
+    const element = scrollElement.value;
+    if (element && 'scrollHeight' in element) {
+      return element.scrollHeight - element.clientHeight - element.scrollTop <= 50;
+    }
+    return virtualizer.value.isAtEnd(50);
+  }
+
+  function resetForInitialSnapshot() {
+    followOnAppend.value = false;
+    virtualizer.value.scrollToOffset(0, { behavior: 'auto' });
+  }
+
+  function completeInitialSnapshot() {
+    followOnAppend.value = true;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    virtualRows,
+    totalSize,
+    isScrolling,
+    measureElement,
+    indexAtViewportEnd,
+    scrollToIndex,
+    scrollToEnd,
+    isFollowingTail,
+    resetForInitialSnapshot,
+    completeInitialSnapshot,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/app/src/renderer/src/session-view-state.mjs b/app/src/renderer/src/session-view-state.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 226e65c..0000000
--- a/app/src/renderer/src/session-view-state.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,148 +0,0 @@
-const DISCLOSURE_CLASSES = ['open', 'skill-md-open'];
-const SCROLL_ITEM_SELECTOR = '.msg[data-uuid], .wf-card[data-uuid], .skill-card[data-uuid]';
-
-function arrayFrom(value) {
-  return value ? Array.from(value) : [];
-}
-
-function scrollItems(detail) {
-  return arrayFrom(detail?.querySelectorAll?.(SCROLL_ITEM_SELECTOR));
-}
-
-export function createSessionDomIndex(detail) {
-  const items = scrollItems(detail);
-  const byUuid = new Map();
-  const byMessageUuid = new Map();
-  for (const item of items) {
-    const uuid = item.dataset?.uuid;
-    const messageUuid = item.dataset?.messageUuid || uuid;
-    if (uuid) byUuid.set(uuid, item);
-    if (!messageUuid) continue;
-    const roots = byMessageUuid.get(messageUuid) || [];
-    roots.push(item);
-    byMessageUuid.set(messageUuid, roots);
-  }
-  return { items, byUuid, byMessageUuid };
-}
-
-function applyDisclosureState(element, state) {
-  element.classList?.add(...state.classes);
-  if (!state.rawOpen) return;
-  element.querySelector?.('.toolcall-raw')?.classList?.add('show');
-  element.querySelector?.('.toolcall-pretty')?.classList?.add('hidden');
-  element.querySelector?.('.raw-toggle')?.classList?.add('active');
-}
-
-function viewElements(root) {
-  const elements = [];
-  if (root?.matches?.('[data-view-key]')) elements.push(root);
-  elements.push(...arrayFrom(root?.querySelectorAll?.('[data-view-key]')));
-  return elements;
-}
-
-export function createSessionDisclosureRegistry() {
-  const states = new Map();
-  return {
-    remember(element) {
-      const key = element?.dataset?.viewKey;
-      if (!key) return;
-      const messageRoot = element.closest?.('[data-message-uuid]');
-      const messageUuid = messageRoot?.dataset?.messageUuid;
-      if (!messageUuid) return;
-      const classes = DISCLOSURE_CLASSES.filter(className => element.classList?.contains(className));
-      const rawOpen = Boolean(element.querySelector?.('.toolcall-raw')?.classList?.contains('show'));
-      if (!classes.length && !rawOpen) {
-        states.delete(key);
-        return;
-      }
-      states.set(key, { messageUuid, classes, rawOpen });
-    },
-    reconcile(domIndex, { updatedIds = [], removedIds = [] } = {}) {
-      const removed = new Set(removedIds);
-      for (const [key, state] of states) {
-        if (removed.has(state.messageUuid)) states.delete(key);
-      }
-      for (const messageUuid of updatedIds) {
-        for (const root of domIndex?.byMessageUuid?.get(messageUuid) || []) {
-          for (const element of viewElements(root)) {
-            const state = states.get(element.dataset?.viewKey);
-            if (state?.messageUuid === messageUuid) applyDisclosureState(element, state);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-export function isFollowingSessionTail(wrap, bottomThreshold = 50) {
-  if (!wrap) return false;
-  return wrap.scrollHeight - wrap.scrollTop - wrap.clientHeight < bottomThreshold;
-}
-
-export function restoreSessionTail({ wrap, followTail, restoreScroll = true } = {}) {
-  if (!wrap || !followTail || !restoreScroll) return;
-  wrap.scrollTop = wrap.scrollHeight;
-}
-
-function firstMessageEndingBelowIndex(messages, line) {
-  let low = 0;
-  let high = messages.length;
-  while (low < high) {
-    const middle = Math.floor((low + high) / 2);
-    if (messages[middle].getBoundingClientRect().bottom > line) {
-      high = middle;
-    } else {
-      low = middle + 1;
-    }
-  }
-  return low;
-}
-
-export function captureSessionViewState({ wrap, domIndex, bottomThreshold = 50 } = {}) {
-  if (!wrap) return null;
-  const followTail = isFollowingSessionTail(wrap, bottomThreshold);
-  const wrapTop = wrap.getBoundingClientRect?.().top || 0;
-  const anchorIndex = followTail
-    ? -1
-    : firstMessageEndingBelowIndex(domIndex?.items || [], wrapTop);
-  const anchorElement = followTail
-    ? null
-    : domIndex?.items?.[anchorIndex];
-
-  return {
-    followTail,
-    scrollTop: wrap.scrollTop,
-    anchor: anchorElement?.dataset?.uuid
-      ? {
-          uuid: anchorElement.dataset.uuid,
-          messageUuid: anchorElement.dataset.messageUuid || anchorElement.dataset.uuid,
-          offset: anchorElement.getBoundingClientRect().top - wrapTop,
-        }
-      : null,
-  };
-}
-
-export function restoreSessionViewState(snapshot, { wrap, domIndex, restoreScroll = true } = {}) {
-  if (!snapshot || !wrap) return;
-
-  if (!restoreScroll) return;
-
-  if (snapshot.followTail) {
-    restoreSessionTail({ wrap, followTail: true });
-    return;
-  }
-
-  wrap.scrollTop = snapshot.scrollTop;
-  if (!snapshot.anchor) return;
-  const wrapTop = wrap.getBoundingClientRect?.().top || 0;
-  const anchorElement = domIndex?.byUuid?.get(snapshot.anchor.uuid)
-    || domIndex?.byMessageUuid?.get(snapshot.anchor.messageUuid)?.[0];
-  if (!anchorElement) return;
-  const currentOffset = anchorElement.getBoundingClientRect().top - wrapTop;
-  wrap.scrollTop += currentOffset - snapshot.anchor.offset;
-}
-
-export function findLastMessageAtOrAbove(messages, bottomLine) {
-  if (!messages?.length) return -1;
-  return Math.max(0, firstMessageEndingBelowIndex(messages, bottomLine) - 1);
-}
diff --git a/app/src/renderer/src/views/SessionDetail.vue b/app/src/renderer/src/views/SessionDetail.vue
index fcd226f..6637174 100644
--- a/app/src/renderer/src/views/SessionDetail.vue
+++ b/app/src/renderer/src/views/SessionDetail.vue
@@ -1,21 +1,16 @@
 <script setup>
-import { ref, shallowRef, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, nextTick, onActivated, onDeactivated, watch } from 'vue';
+import { ref, shallowRef, computed, reactive, onMounted, onUnmounted, nextTick, onActivated, onDeactivated, watch } from 'vue';
 import { useRouter, useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 import { state, FOLDER_SVG } from '../store.js';
 import { loadSessionDetail, isTextTruncated, loadFullText } from '../data.js';
 import { clearSessionDirty, consumeGlobalSessionDirty } from '../session-live.mjs';
 import { applySnapshot } from '../session-timeline.mjs';
+import { reconcileTimelineItems } from '../session-timeline-items.mjs';
+import { createSessionDisclosureState } from '../session-disclosures.mjs';
+import { createSessionLiveReloadCoordinator } from '../session-live-reload.mjs';
+import { useSessionTimelineViewport } from '../session-timeline-viewport.mjs';
 import { getArgPreview, getToolIcon, renderTerminalTool } from '../tool-renderer.js';
 import FlapNumber from '../components/FlapNumber.vue';
-import {
-  captureSessionViewState,
-  createSessionDisclosureRegistry,
-  createSessionDomIndex,
-  findLastMessageAtOrAbove,
-  isFollowingSessionTail,
-  restoreSessionTail,
-  restoreSessionViewState,
-} from '../session-view-state.mjs';
 import {
   escapeHTML,
   fmtRelative,
@@ -33,18 +28,55 @@ const route = useRoute();
 // --- Reactive state ---
 const session = computed(() => state.sessions.find(s => s.id === props.id));
 const messages = shallowRef([]);
+const timelineItems = shallowRef([]);
 const loading = ref(false);
 const progressPct = ref(0);
 const active = ref(false);
+const focusedItemKey = ref(null);
+const expandedMessageText = reactive(new Map());
+const fullTextLoading = reactive(new Set());
 let removeSessionUpdated = null;
 let keydownAttached = false;
-let scrollRevision = 0;
+let focusTimer = null;
+let loadRevision = 0;
 
 // DOM refs
 const wrapRef = ref(null);
-const detailRef = ref(null);
-let sessionDomIndex = createSessionDomIndex(null);
-let disclosureRegistry = createSessionDisclosureRegistry();
+const timelineRef = ref(null);
+const headerRef = ref(null);
+const timelineScrollMargin = ref(0);
+const disclosures = createSessionDisclosureState();
+let headerResizeObserver = null;
+const NAV_HEIGHT = 52;
+
+const timelineViewport = useSessionTimelineViewport({
+  items: timelineItems,
+  scrollElement: wrapRef,
+  scrollMargin: timelineScrollMargin,
+  scrollPaddingEnd: NAV_HEIGHT,
+});
+const { virtualRows, totalSize, measureElement } = timelineViewport;
+const liveReloadCoordinator = createSessionLiveReloadCoordinator({
+  isScrolling: () => timelineViewport.isScrolling.value,
+  load: loadLiveSnapshot,
+  commit: commitLiveSnapshot,
+});
+
+watch(timelineViewport.isScrolling, scrolling => {
+  if (!scrolling && active.value) void liveReloadCoordinator.flush();
+});
+
+function syncTimelineScrollMargin() {
+  timelineScrollMargin.value = timelineRef.value?.offsetTop || 0;
+}
+
+function observeSessionHeader() {
+  headerResizeObserver?.disconnect();
+  headerResizeObserver = null;
+  if (!headerRef.value || typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined') return;
+  headerResizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(syncTimelineScrollMargin);
+  headerResizeObserver.observe(headerRef.value);
+}
 
 // --- Load session on mount or when id changes ---
 const FONT_SIZE_KEY = 'obelisk:session-font-size';
@@ -99,10 +131,9 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   if (route.query.focus) {
     state.pendingFocusUuid = route.query.focus;
   }
-  removeSessionUpdated = window.obelisk?.onSessionUpdated?.(async ({ sessionId } = {}) => {
+  removeSessionUpdated = window.obelisk?.onSessionUpdated?.(({ sessionId } = {}) => {
     if (!active.value || !props.id || sessionId !== props.id) return;
-    clearSessionDirty(props.id);
-    await loadMessages({ force: true });
+    void liveReloadCoordinator.request();
   }) || null;
   if (!localStorage.getItem(HINT_KEY)) {
     showFontHint.value = true;
@@ -110,6 +141,9 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     setTimeout(() => { showFontHint.value = false; }, 4000);
   }
   await loadMessages({ force: consumeGlobalSessionDirty(props.id) });
+  await nextTick();
+  syncTimelineScrollMargin();
+  observeSessionHeader();
 });
 
 onActivated(async () => {
@@ -123,6 +157,10 @@ onActivated(async () => {
   } else if (state.pendingFocusUuid) {
     await focusPendingMessage();
   }
+  await liveReloadCoordinator.flush();
+  await nextTick();
+  syncTimelineScrollMargin();
+  observeSessionHeader();
 });
 
 onDeactivated(() => {
@@ -132,79 +170,109 @@ onDeactivated(() => {
 
 onUnmounted(() => {
   active.value = false;
+  loadRevision++;
   detachKeydown();
   if (scrollFrame !== null) cancelAnimationFrame(scrollFrame);
   scrollFrame = null;
+  if (focusTimer !== null) clearTimeout(focusTimer);
+  focusTimer = null;
+  headerResizeObserver?.disconnect();
+  headerResizeObserver = null;
+  liveReloadCoordinator.stop();
   removeSessionUpdated?.();
   removeSessionUpdated = null;
 });
 
 watch(() => props.id, async (newId, oldId) => {
   if (newId && newId !== oldId) {
+    loadRevision++;
+    timelineViewport.resetForInitialSnapshot();
     messages.value = [];
-    disclosureRegistry = createSessionDisclosureRegistry();
+    timelineItems.value = [];
+    disclosures.retainMessages(new Set());
+    expandedMessageText.clear();
+    fullTextLoading.clear();
     progressPct.value = 0;
     currentMsgIdx.value = 0;
     await loadMessages({ force: consumeGlobalSessionDirty(newId) });
   }
 });
 
+watch(() => session.value?.id, async sessionId => {
+  if (sessionId === props.id && messages.value.length === 0) {
+    await loadMessages({ force: true });
+  }
+});
+
 async function loadMessages({ force = false } = {}) {
-  if (!props.id) return;
+  const requestedSessionId = props.id;
+  if (!requestedSessionId) return;
+  const revision = ++loadRevision;
   const hadContent = messages.value.length > 0;
-  let reconciliation;
-  let viewState = null;
-  let followTailBeforePatch = false;
-  let scrollRevisionBeforePatch = scrollRevision;
+  let latest;
 
   loading.value = !hadContent;
   try {
-    const s = state.sessions.find(x => x.id === props.id);
-    let latest = s;
-    if (s && (force || !s.messages || s.messages.length === 0)) {
-      latest = await loadSessionDetail(props.id);
-    }
-    const incoming = latest?.messages || [];
-    reconciliation = applySnapshot(messages.value, incoming);
-    if (reconciliation.changed) {
-      followTailBeforePatch = hadContent && isFollowingSessionTail(wrapRef.value);
-      scrollRevisionBeforePatch = scrollRevision;
-      if (hadContent && !reconciliation.tailOnly) {
-        viewState = captureSessionViewState({
-          wrap: wrapRef.value,
-          domIndex: sessionDomIndex,
-        });
-      }
-      messages.value = reconciliation.messages;
-    }
+    latest = await fetchSessionSnapshot(requestedSessionId, { force });
   } finally {
-    loading.value = false;
+    if (revision === loadRevision) loading.value = false;
+  }
+
+  if (revision !== loadRevision || requestedSessionId !== props.id) return;
+  await commitSessionSnapshot(latest);
+}
+
+async function fetchSessionSnapshot(sessionId, { force = false } = {}) {
+  const cached = state.sessions.find(session => session.id === sessionId);
+  if (cached && (force || !cached.messages || cached.messages.length === 0)) {
+    return loadSessionDetail(sessionId);
+  }
+  return cached;
+}
+
+async function loadLiveSnapshot() {
+  const sessionId = props.id;
+  if (!sessionId) return null;
+  const revision = ++loadRevision;
+  const latest = await fetchSessionSnapshot(sessionId, { force: true });
+  clearSessionDirty(sessionId);
+  return { sessionId, revision, latest };
+}
+
+async function commitLiveSnapshot(snapshot) {
+  if (snapshot.revision !== loadRevision || snapshot.sessionId !== props.id) return;
+  await commitSessionSnapshot(snapshot.latest);
+}
+
+async function commitSessionSnapshot(latest) {
+  // The route can mount before the initial session list arrives. Keep
+  // first-snapshot tail following disabled until an actual session exists.
+  if (!latest) return;
+  const incoming = latest?.messages || [];
+  const reconciliation = applySnapshot(messages.value, incoming);
+  const restoreTail = reconciliation.tailOnly && timelineViewport.isFollowingTail();
+  if (reconciliation.changed) {
+    messages.value = reconciliation.messages;
+    timelineItems.value = reconcileTimelineItems(timelineItems.value, reconciliation.messages);
+    const retainedMessageUuids = new Set(reconciliation.messages.map(message => message.uuid));
+    disclosures.retainMessages(retainedMessageUuids);
+    for (const uuid of reconciliation.updatedIds) expandedMessageText.delete(uuid);
+    for (const uuid of expandedMessageText.keys()) {
+      if (!retainedMessageUuids.has(uuid)) expandedMessageText.delete(uuid);
+    }
   }
 
   if (!reconciliation.changed) {
     if (state.pendingFocusUuid) await focusPendingMessage();
+    timelineViewport.completeInitialSnapshot();
     return;
   }
 
   await nextTick();
-  syncTimelineDom();
-  disclosureRegistry.reconcile(sessionDomIndex, reconciliation);
-  if (!state.pendingFocusUuid) {
-    if (reconciliation.tailOnly) {
-      restoreSessionTail({
-        wrap: wrapRef.value,
-        followTail: followTailBeforePatch,
-        restoreScroll: scrollRevision === scrollRevisionBeforePatch,
-      });
-    } else {
-      restoreSessionViewState(viewState, {
-        wrap: wrapRef.value,
-        domIndex: sessionDomIndex,
-        restoreScroll: scrollRevision === scrollRevisionBeforePatch,
-      });
-    }
-    onScroll();
-  }
+  timelineViewport.completeInitialSnapshot();
+  if (restoreTail) timelineViewport.scrollToEnd();
+  syncTimelineScrollMargin();
+  if (!state.pendingFocusUuid) onScroll();
 
   // Focus pending uuid if any
   if (state.pendingFocusUuid) {
@@ -216,34 +284,28 @@ async function focusPendingMessage() {
   const targetUuid = state.pendingFocusUuid;
   if (!targetUuid) return;
   state.pendingFocusUuid = null;
+  const targetIndex = timelineItems.value.findIndex(item => (
+    item.anchorUuid === targetUuid || item.messageUuid === targetUuid
+  ));
+  if (targetIndex < 0) return;
+  focusedItemKey.value = timelineItems.value[targetIndex].key;
+  timelineViewport.scrollToIndex(targetIndex, { align: 'end' });
+  if (focusTimer !== null) clearTimeout(focusTimer);
+  focusTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+    focusedItemKey.value = null;
+    focusTimer = null;
+  }, 2000);
   await nextTick();
-  const target = detailRef.value?.querySelector(`.msg[data-uuid="${targetUuid}"], .skill-card[data-uuid="${targetUuid}"], .wf-card[data-uuid="${targetUuid}"]`);
-  if (target && wrapRef.value) {
-    const navHeight = 52;
-    const msgBottom = target.offsetTop + target.offsetHeight;
-    const scrollTarget = msgBottom - wrapRef.value.clientHeight + navHeight;
-    wrapRef.value.scrollTo({ top: Math.max(0, scrollTarget), behavior: 'instant' });
-    target.classList.add('is-focused');
-    setTimeout(() => target.classList.remove('is-focused'), 2000);
-    // Update nav position
-    await nextTick();
-    onScroll();
-  }
+  onScroll();
 }
 
 // --- Scroll / progress tracking ---
 const currentMsgIdx = ref(0);
-const totalMsgs = ref(0);
+const totalMsgs = computed(() => timelineItems.value.length);
 let navLock = false;
 let scrollFrame = null;
 
-function syncTimelineDom() {
-  sessionDomIndex = createSessionDomIndex(detailRef.value);
-  totalMsgs.value = sessionDomIndex.items.length;
-}
-
 function onScroll(event) {
-  if (event) scrollRevision++;
   if (navLock) return;
   if (scrollFrame !== null) return;
   scrollFrame = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
@@ -258,65 +320,58 @@ function setMessagePosition(index, total) {
 }
 
 function updateScrollProgress() {
-  if (!wrapRef.value) return;
-  const msgs = sessionDomIndex.items;
-  if (!msgs.length) {
+  if (!wrapRef.value || !timelineItems.value.length) {
     currentMsgIdx.value = 0;
     progressPct.value = 0;
     return;
   }
-
-  const el = wrapRef.value;
-  const navHeight = 52;
-  const bottomLine = el.getBoundingClientRect().bottom - navHeight;
-  const bottomMsgIdx = findLastMessageAtOrAbove(msgs, bottomLine);
-  setMessagePosition(bottomMsgIdx, msgs.length);
+  const bottomMsgIdx = timelineViewport.indexAtViewportEnd(NAV_HEIGHT);
+  setMessagePosition(bottomMsgIdx, timelineItems.value.length);
 }
 
 function navTo(target) {
   if (!wrapRef.value) return;
-  const msgs = sessionDomIndex.items;
-  if (!msgs.length) return;
+  const count = timelineItems.value.length;
+  if (!count) return;
   let idx;
   if (target === 'first') idx = 0;
-  else if (target === 'last') idx = msgs.length - 1;
+  else if (target === 'last') idx = count - 1;
   else if (target === 'prev') idx = Math.max(0, currentMsgIdx.value - 1);
-  else if (target === 'next') idx = Math.min(msgs.length - 1, currentMsgIdx.value + 1);
+  else if (target === 'next') idx = Math.min(count - 1, currentMsgIdx.value + 1);
   else return;
-  setMessagePosition(idx, msgs.length);
+  setMessagePosition(idx, count);
   navLock = true;
-  const navHeight = 52;
-  const el = wrapRef.value;
-  const msgEl = msgs[idx];
-  if (!msgEl) return;
-  const msgBottom = msgEl.offsetTop + msgEl.offsetHeight;
-  const scrollTarget = msgBottom - el.clientHeight + navHeight;
-  el.scrollTo({ top: Math.max(0, scrollTarget), behavior: 'instant' });
-  setTimeout(() => { navLock = false; }, 50);
+  timelineViewport.scrollToIndex(idx, { align: 'end' });
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    navLock = false;
+    onScroll();
+  }, 50);
 }
 
 // --- Toggle helpers ---
-function toggleDisclosure(event, selector, className = 'open') {
-  const element = event.currentTarget?.closest(selector);
-  if (!element) return;
-  element.classList.toggle(className);
-  disclosureRegistry.remember(element);
+function toggleDisclosure(key, messageUuid) {
+  disclosures.toggleOpen(key, messageUuid);
 }
 
 // --- Full text loading ---
-async function handleLoadFullText(event, uuid) {
-  const btn = event.currentTarget;
-  btn.textContent = 'Loading...';
-  const fullText = await loadFullText(uuid);
-  if (fullText) {
-    const msgEl = btn.closest('.msg');
-    const bodyEl = msgEl.querySelector('.markdown-msg') || msgEl.querySelector('.markdown-compact');
-    const variant = bodyEl?.classList.contains('markdown-compact') ? 'compact' : 'msg';
-    const rendered = renderMarkdown(fullText, { variant, query: state.query });
-    if (bodyEl) bodyEl.outerHTML = rendered;
-    btn.remove();
-  } else {
-    btn.textContent = 'Failed to load full text';
+function displayMessageText(message) {
+  return expandedMessageText.get(message.uuid) ?? message.text;
+}
+
+function canLoadFullText(message) {
+  return !expandedMessageText.has(message.uuid) && isTextTruncated(message.text);
+}
+
+async function handleLoadFullText(uuid) {
+  if (fullTextLoading.has(uuid)) return;
+  fullTextLoading.add(uuid);
+  try {
+    const fullText = await loadFullText(uuid);
+    if (fullText && messages.value.some(message => message.uuid === uuid)) {
+      expandedMessageText.set(uuid, fullText);
+    }
+  } finally {
+    fullTextLoading.delete(uuid);
   }
 }
 
@@ -328,6 +383,16 @@ function navigateToSubagent(agentId, description) {
   });
 }
 
+function groupWorkflowAgents(workflow) {
+  const phases = {};
+  for (const agent of (workflow?.agents || [])) {
+    const phase = agent.phase || 'Other';
+    if (!phases[phase]) phases[phase] = [];
+    phases[phase].push(agent);
+  }
+  return phases;
+}
+
 // --- Render helpers (produce raw HTML strings like the vanilla version) ---
 
 function formatToolInput(tc) {
@@ -559,17 +624,8 @@ function renderAutoTable(rows) {
   </div>`;
 }
 
-function toggleRaw(event) {
-  const body = event.target.closest('.toolcall-body');
-  if (!body) return;
-  const pretty = body.querySelector('.toolcall-pretty');
-  const raw = body.querySelector('.toolcall-raw');
-  const btn = body.querySelector('.raw-toggle');
-  if (!pretty || !raw) return;
-  const showing = raw.classList.toggle('show');
-  pretty.classList.toggle('hidden', showing);
-  btn?.classList.toggle('active', showing);
-  disclosureRegistry.remember(body.closest('[data-view-key]'));
+function toggleRaw(key, messageUuid) {
+  disclosures.toggleRaw(key, messageUuid);
 }
 
 function getSkillMd(msg) {
@@ -587,7 +643,7 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
 
 <template>
   <div class="detail-wrap" ref="wrapRef" @scroll="onScroll" :style="{ '--text-base': fontSize, '--text-md': fontSize }">
-    <div class="detail" ref="detailRef">
+    <div class="detail">
       <!-- Progress bar -->
       <div class="session-progress">
         <div class="session-progress-fill" :style="{ width: progressPct + '%' }"></div>
@@ -600,7 +656,7 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
 
       <!-- Session header -->
       <template v-if="session && !loading">
-        <div class="session-header">
+        <div class="session-header" ref="headerRef">
           <div class="session-eyebrow">
             <span class="project-icon" v-html="FOLDER_SVG"></span>
             <span class="project-name">{{ formatProjectLabel(session.project) }}</span>
@@ -626,113 +682,125 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
         </div>
 
         <!-- Message timeline -->
-        <div class="timeline" v-memo="[messages, state.query]">
-          <template v-for="msg in messages" :key="msg.uuid" v-memo="[msg, state.query]">
+        <div
+          ref="timelineRef"
+          class="timeline virtual-timeline"
+          :style="{ height: `${totalSize}px` }"
+        >
+          <div
+            v-for="virtualRow in virtualRows"
+            :key="virtualRow.key"
+            :ref="measureElement"
+            class="virtual-timeline-row"
+            :data-index="virtualRow.index"
+            :style="{ transform: `translateY(${virtualRow.start - timelineScrollMargin}px)` }"
+          >
+            <template v-for="item in [timelineItems[virtualRow.index]]" :key="item.key">
+              <template v-for="msg in [item.message]" :key="msg.uuid">
 
             <!-- Meta messages: collapsed system indicator -->
-            <template v-if="msg.is_meta === 1">
-              <div class="msg meta" :data-uuid="msg.uuid" :data-message-uuid="msg.uuid">
-                <div class="msg-meta-collapsed" :data-view-key="`meta:${msg.uuid}`">
-                  <button class="meta-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure($event, '.msg-meta-collapsed')">
+            <template v-if="item.kind === 'meta'">
+              <div class="msg meta" :class="{ 'is-focused': focusedItemKey === item.key }" :data-uuid="item.anchorUuid" :data-message-uuid="item.messageUuid">
+                <div class="msg-meta-collapsed" :class="{ open: disclosures.isOpen(`meta:${msg.uuid}`) }" :data-view-key="`meta:${msg.uuid}`">
+                  <button class="meta-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure(`meta:${msg.uuid}`, msg.uuid)">
                     <svg class="chevron" viewBox="0 0 8 8" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M2.5 1.5l3 2.5-3 2.5"/></svg>
                     <span class="meta-label">System</span>
                     <span class="meta-preview">{{ (msg.text || '').replace(/<[^>]+>/g, '').slice(0, 80) }}</span>
                   </button>
                   <div class="meta-body">
-                    <div v-html="renderMarkdown(msg.text, { variant: 'compact', query: state.query })"></div>
+                    <div v-html="renderMarkdown(displayMessageText(msg), { variant: 'compact', query: state.query })"></div>
                     <button
-                      v-if="isTextTruncated(msg.text)"
+                      v-if="canLoadFullText(msg)"
                       class="truncated-btn"
-                      @click="handleLoadFullText($event, msg.uuid)"
-                    >Message truncated — click to load full text</button>
+                      :disabled="fullTextLoading.has(msg.uuid)"
+                      @click="handleLoadFullText(msg.uuid)"
+                    >{{ fullTextLoading.has(msg.uuid) ? 'Loading full text…' : 'Message truncated — click to load full text' }}</button>
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </template>
 
             <!-- Workflow card (standalone, outside assistant bubble) -->
-            <template v-else-if="!msg.type || msg.type !== 'user' ? (msg.tool_calls || []).find(tc => tc.name === 'Workflow' && tc.workflow) : false">
-              <template v-if="(() => { const wfCall = (msg.tool_calls || []).find(tc => tc.name === 'Workflow' && tc.workflow); return wfCall && msg.type !== 'user'; })()">
-                <div class="wf-card" :data-uuid="msg.uuid" :data-message-uuid="msg.uuid">
-                  <div class="wf-card-header">
-                    <span class="wf-card-icon">&#x2699;</span>
-                    <span class="wf-card-name">{{ ((msg.tool_calls || []).find(tc => tc.name === 'Workflow' && tc.workflow)).workflow.workflow_name || 'Workflow' }}</span>
-                    <span class="wf-card-count">{{ ((msg.tool_calls || []).find(tc => tc.name === 'Workflow' && tc.workflow)).workflow.agents?.length || 0 }} agents</span>
-                    <span
-                      v-if="((msg.tool_calls || []).find(tc => tc.name === 'Workflow' && tc.workflow)).workflow.status"
-                      class="wf-card-status"
-                      :class="((msg.tool_calls || []).find(tc => tc.name === 'Workflow' && tc.workflow)).workflow.status"
-                    >{{ ((msg.tool_calls || []).find(tc => tc.name === 'Workflow' && tc.workflow)).workflow.status }}</span>
-                  </div>
-                  <div class="wf-card-body">
-                    <!-- Group agents by phase -->
-                    <template v-for="(phaseAgents, phase) in (() => {
-                      const wf = ((msg.tool_calls || []).find(tc => tc.name === 'Workflow' && tc.workflow)).workflow;
-                      const phases = {};
-                      for (const a of (wf.agents || [])) {
-                        const p = a.phase || 'Other';
-                        if (!phases[p]) phases[p] = [];
-                        phases[p].push(a);
-                      }
-                      return phases;
-                    })()" :key="phase">
-                      <div class="wf-card-phase">
-                        <div class="wf-card-phase-title">{{ phase }}</div>
-                        <button
-                          v-for="a in phaseAgents"
-                          :key="a.agent_id"
-                          class="wf-card-agent"
-                          @click="navigateToSubagent(a.agent_id, a.label || '')"
-                        >
-                          <span class="wf-card-agent-label">{{ a.label || a.agent_id }}</span>
-                          <span v-if="a.state === 'error'" class="wf-card-agent-state error">error</span>
-                          <span class="wf-card-agent-arrow">&rarr;</span>
-                        </button>
-                      </div>
-                    </template>
-                  </div>
+            <template v-else-if="item.kind === 'workflow'">
+              <div class="wf-card" :class="{ 'is-focused': focusedItemKey === item.key }" :data-uuid="item.anchorUuid" :data-message-uuid="item.messageUuid">
+                <div class="wf-card-header">
+                  <span class="wf-card-icon">&#x2699;</span>
+                  <span class="wf-card-name">{{ item.workflowCall.workflow.workflow_name || 'Workflow' }}</span>
+                  <span class="wf-card-count">{{ item.workflowCall.workflow.agents?.length || 0 }} agents</span>
+                  <span
+                    v-if="item.workflowCall.workflow.status"
+                    class="wf-card-status"
+                    :class="item.workflowCall.workflow.status"
+                  >{{ item.workflowCall.workflow.status }}</span>
                 </div>
-                <!-- Other tool calls (non-workflow) for this message -->
-                <template v-if="(msg.tool_calls || []).filter(tc => !(tc.name === 'Workflow' && tc.workflow)).length > 0">
-                  <div class="msg assistant" :data-uuid="msg.uuid + '-tools'" :data-message-uuid="msg.uuid">
-                    <div class="msg-tools">
-                      <template v-for="tc in (msg.tool_calls || []).filter(tc2 => !(tc2.name === 'Workflow' && tc2.workflow))" :key="tc.id">
-                        <!-- Render non-workflow tool calls -->
-                        <div class="msg-tool" :class="{ 'is-error': tc.result && tc.result.is_error }" :data-view-key="`tool:${tc.id}`">
-                          <button class="toolcall-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure($event, '.msg-tool')">
-                            <svg class="chevron" viewBox="0 0 8 8" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M2.5 1.5l3 2.5-3 2.5"/></svg>
-                            <span v-if="getToolIcon(tc.name)" class="tool-icon" v-html="getToolIcon(tc.name)"></span>
-                            <span class="tool-name">{{ tc.name }}</span>
-                            <span class="tool-arg">{{ getArgPreview(tc) }}</span>
-                            <span v-if="tc.result && tc.result.is_error" class="tool-error">error</span>
-                          </button>
-                          <div class="toolcall-body">
-                            <div class="toolcall-body-strip">
-                              <span class="strip-label">{{ tc.name }}</span>
-                              <span class="spacer"></span>
-                              <button class="raw-toggle" @click.stop="toggleRaw">{ } Raw</button>
-                            </div>
-                            <div class="toolcall-pretty" v-html="renderPrettyTool(tc)"></div>
-                            <div class="toolcall-raw">
-                              <div class="tc-section">Input</div>
-                              <pre>{{ formatToolInput(tc) }}</pre>
-                              <template v-if="tc.result">
-                                <div class="tc-section">{{ tc.result.is_error ? 'Error' : 'Output' }}</div>
-                                <pre>{{ tc.result.content || '(empty)' }}</pre>
-                              </template>
-                            </div>
-                          </div>
-                        </div>
-                      </template>
+                <div class="wf-card-body">
+                  <template v-for="(phaseAgents, phase) in groupWorkflowAgents(item.workflowCall.workflow)" :key="phase">
+                    <div class="wf-card-phase">
+                      <div class="wf-card-phase-title">{{ phase }}</div>
+                      <button
+                        v-for="agent in phaseAgents"
+                        :key="agent.agent_id"
+                        class="wf-card-agent"
+                        @click="navigateToSubagent(agent.agent_id, agent.label || '')"
+                      >
+                        <span class="wf-card-agent-label">{{ agent.label || agent.agent_id }}</span>
+                        <span v-if="agent.state === 'error'" class="wf-card-agent-state error">error</span>
+                        <span class="wf-card-agent-arrow">&rarr;</span>
+                      </button>
                     </div>
-                  </div>
-                </template>
-              </template>
+                  </template>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </template>
+
+            <!-- Non-workflow tools attached to a standalone workflow card -->
+            <template v-else-if="item.kind === 'workflow-tools'">
+              <div class="msg assistant" :class="{ 'is-focused': focusedItemKey === item.key }" :data-uuid="item.anchorUuid" :data-message-uuid="item.messageUuid">
+                <div class="msg-tools">
+                  <template v-for="tc in item.toolCalls" :key="tc.id">
+                    <div
+                      class="msg-tool"
+                      :class="{ open: disclosures.isOpen(`tool:${tc.id}`), 'is-error': tc.result && tc.result.is_error }"
+                      :data-view-key="`tool:${tc.id}`"
+                    >
+                      <button class="toolcall-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure(`tool:${tc.id}`, msg.uuid)">
+                        <svg class="chevron" viewBox="0 0 8 8" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M2.5 1.5l3 2.5-3 2.5"/></svg>
+                        <span v-if="getToolIcon(tc.name)" class="tool-icon" v-html="getToolIcon(tc.name)"></span>
+                        <span class="tool-name">{{ tc.name }}</span>
+                        <span class="tool-arg">{{ getArgPreview(tc) }}</span>
+                        <span v-if="tc.result && tc.result.is_error" class="tool-error">error</span>
+                      </button>
+                      <div class="toolcall-body">
+                        <div class="toolcall-body-strip">
+                          <span class="strip-label">{{ tc.name }}</span>
+                          <span class="spacer"></span>
+                          <button class="raw-toggle" :class="{ active: disclosures.isRaw(`tool:${tc.id}`) }" @click.stop="toggleRaw(`tool:${tc.id}`, msg.uuid)">{ } Raw</button>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="toolcall-pretty" :class="{ hidden: disclosures.isRaw(`tool:${tc.id}`) }" v-html="renderPrettyTool(tc)"></div>
+                        <div class="toolcall-raw" :class="{ show: disclosures.isRaw(`tool:${tc.id}`) }">
+                          <div class="tc-section">Input</div>
+                          <pre>{{ formatToolInput(tc) }}</pre>
+                          <template v-if="tc.result">
+                            <div class="tc-section">{{ tc.result.is_error ? 'Error' : 'Output' }}</div>
+                            <pre>{{ tc.result.content || '(empty)' }}</pre>
+                          </template>
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  </template>
+                </div>
+              </div>
             </template>
 
             <!-- Skill card (standalone, like workflow) -->
-            <template v-else-if="msg.type === 'assistant' && (msg.tool_calls || []).length === 1 && msg.tool_calls[0].name === 'Skill' && !msg.text">
-              <div class="skill-card" :data-uuid="msg.uuid" :data-message-uuid="msg.uuid" :data-view-key="`skill:${msg.uuid}`">
+            <template v-else-if="item.kind === 'skill'">
+              <div
+                class="skill-card"
+                :class="{ 'skill-md-open': disclosures.isOpen(`skill:${msg.uuid}`), 'is-focused': focusedItemKey === item.key }"
+                :data-uuid="item.anchorUuid"
+                :data-message-uuid="item.messageUuid"
+                :data-view-key="`skill:${msg.uuid}`"
+              >
                 <div class="skill-card-icon">
                   <svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.4" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-linecap="round"><rect x="2" y="3" width="12" height="10" rx="1.5"/><path d="M5 6.5h6M5 9h4"/></svg>
                 </div>
@@ -743,7 +811,7 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
                   </div>
                   <div class="skill-card-args">{{ getToolCallParsedInput(msg.tool_calls[0]).args || '' }}</div>
                   <div v-if="getSkillMd(msg)" class="skill-card-md">
-                    <button class="skill-md-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure($event, '.skill-card', 'skill-md-open')">
+                    <button class="skill-md-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure(`skill:${msg.uuid}`, msg.uuid)">
                       <svg class="chevron" viewBox="0 0 8 8" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M2.5 1.5l3 2.5-3 2.5"/></svg>
                       <span>SKILL.md</span>
                     </button>
@@ -754,10 +822,10 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
             </template>
 
             <!-- Standalone thinking message -->
-            <template v-else-if="msg.type === 'assistant' && msg.content_type === 'thinking'">
-              <div class="msg assistant" :data-uuid="msg.uuid" :data-message-uuid="msg.uuid">
-                <div class="msg-thinking" :data-view-key="`thinking:${msg.uuid}`">
-                  <button class="thinking-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure($event, '.msg-thinking')">
+            <template v-else-if="item.kind === 'thinking'">
+              <div class="msg assistant" :class="{ 'is-focused': focusedItemKey === item.key }" :data-uuid="item.anchorUuid" :data-message-uuid="item.messageUuid">
+                <div class="msg-thinking" :class="{ open: disclosures.isOpen(`thinking:${msg.uuid}`) }" :data-view-key="`thinking:${msg.uuid}`">
+                  <button class="thinking-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure(`thinking:${msg.uuid}`, msg.uuid)">
                     <svg class="chevron" viewBox="0 0 8 8" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M2.5 1.5l3 2.5-3 2.5"/></svg>
                     <span class="thinking-label">Thinking</span>
                   </button>
@@ -770,9 +838,9 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
             <template v-else>
               <div
                 class="msg"
-                :class="msg.type === 'user' ? 'user' : 'assistant'"
-                :data-uuid="msg.uuid"
-                :data-message-uuid="msg.uuid"
+                :class="[msg.type === 'user' ? 'user' : 'assistant', { 'is-focused': focusedItemKey === item.key }]"
+                :data-uuid="item.anchorUuid"
+                :data-message-uuid="item.messageUuid"
               >
                 <!-- Message header -->
                 <div class="msg-head">
@@ -781,8 +849,8 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
                 </div>
 
                 <!-- Attached thinking block (merged from preceding thinking messages) -->
-                <div v-if="msg._thinking" class="msg-thinking" :data-view-key="`thinking:${msg.uuid}`">
-                    <button class="thinking-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure($event, '.msg-thinking')">
+                <div v-if="msg._thinking" class="msg-thinking" :class="{ open: disclosures.isOpen(`thinking:${msg.uuid}`) }" :data-view-key="`thinking:${msg.uuid}`">
+                    <button class="thinking-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure(`thinking:${msg.uuid}`, msg.uuid)">
                     <svg class="chevron" viewBox="0 0 8 8" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M2.5 1.5l3 2.5-3 2.5"/></svg>
                     <span class="thinking-label">Thinking</span>
                   </button>
@@ -791,12 +859,13 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
 
                 <!-- Message text body -->
                 <template v-if="msg.text">
-                  <div v-html="renderMarkdown(msg.text, { variant: 'msg', query: state.query })"></div>
+                  <div v-html="renderMarkdown(displayMessageText(msg), { variant: 'msg', query: state.query })"></div>
                   <button
-                    v-if="isTextTruncated(msg.text)"
+                    v-if="canLoadFullText(msg)"
                     class="truncated-btn"
-                    @click="handleLoadFullText($event, msg.uuid)"
-                  >Message truncated — click to load full text</button>
+                    :disabled="fullTextLoading.has(msg.uuid)"
+                    @click="handleLoadFullText(msg.uuid)"
+                  >{{ fullTextLoading.has(msg.uuid) ? 'Loading full text…' : 'Message truncated — click to load full text' }}</button>
                 </template>
                 <template v-else-if="!(msg.tool_calls && msg.tool_calls.length)">
                   <div class="msg-text empty-text">(no text content)</div>
@@ -816,8 +885,8 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
 
                     <!-- Agent/Task tool call (subagent) -->
                     <template v-else-if="tc.name === 'Agent' || tc.name === 'Task'">
-                      <div class="msg-tool agent-call" :data-view-key="`tool:${tc.id}`">
-                        <button class="toolcall-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure($event, '.msg-tool')">
+                      <div class="msg-tool agent-call" :class="{ open: disclosures.isOpen(`tool:${tc.id}`) }" :data-view-key="`tool:${tc.id}`">
+                        <button class="toolcall-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure(`tool:${tc.id}`, msg.uuid)">
                           <svg class="chevron" viewBox="0 0 8 8" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M2.5 1.5l3 2.5-3 2.5"/></svg>
                           <span class="tool-name">{{ getToolCallParsedInput(tc).subagent_type || getToolCallParsedInput(tc).agentType || 'Agent' }}</span>
                           <span class="tool-arg">{{ getToolCallParsedInput(tc).description || (getToolCallParsedInput(tc).prompt || '').slice(0, 80) }}</span>
@@ -843,8 +912,8 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
 
                     <!-- Workflow tool call (inside assistant bubble) -->
                     <template v-else-if="tc.name === 'Workflow'">
-                      <div class="msg-tool agent-call" :data-view-key="`tool:${tc.id}`">
-                        <button class="toolcall-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure($event, '.msg-tool')">
+                      <div class="msg-tool agent-call" :class="{ open: disclosures.isOpen(`tool:${tc.id}`) }" :data-view-key="`tool:${tc.id}`">
+                        <button class="toolcall-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure(`tool:${tc.id}`, msg.uuid)">
                           <svg class="chevron" viewBox="0 0 8 8" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M2.5 1.5l3 2.5-3 2.5"/></svg>
                           <span class="tool-name">Workflow</span>
                           <span class="tool-arg">{{ tc.workflow?.workflow_name || getToolCallParsedInput(tc).name || 'Workflow' }}</span>
@@ -859,15 +928,7 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
                           <template v-if="tc.workflow?.agents?.length">
                             <div class="tc-section">Agents &middot; {{ tc.workflow.agents.length }}</div>
                             <div class="workflow-agent-list">
-                              <template v-for="(phaseAgents, phase) in (() => {
-                                const phases = {};
-                                for (const a of (tc.workflow.agents || [])) {
-                                  const p = a.phase || 'Other';
-                                  if (!phases[p]) phases[p] = [];
-                                  phases[p].push(a);
-                                }
-                                return phases;
-                              })()" :key="phase">
+                              <template v-for="(phaseAgents, phase) in groupWorkflowAgents(tc.workflow)" :key="phase">
                                 <div class="workflow-phase-group">
                                   <div class="workflow-phase-header">{{ phase }}</div>
                                   <div class="workflow-phase-agents">
@@ -891,8 +952,8 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
 
                     <!-- Generic tool call -->
                     <template v-else>
-                      <div class="msg-tool" :class="{ 'is-error': tc.result && tc.result.is_error }" :data-view-key="`tool:${tc.id}`">
-                        <button class="toolcall-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure($event, '.msg-tool')">
+                      <div class="msg-tool" :class="{ open: disclosures.isOpen(`tool:${tc.id}`), 'is-error': tc.result && tc.result.is_error }" :data-view-key="`tool:${tc.id}`">
+                        <button class="toolcall-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure(`tool:${tc.id}`, msg.uuid)">
                           <svg class="chevron" viewBox="0 0 8 8" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M2.5 1.5l3 2.5-3 2.5"/></svg>
                           <span v-if="getToolIcon(tc.name)" class="tool-icon" v-html="getToolIcon(tc.name)"></span>
                           <span class="tool-name">{{ tc.name }}</span>
@@ -903,10 +964,10 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
                           <div class="toolcall-body-strip">
                             <span class="strip-label">{{ tc.name }}</span>
                             <span class="spacer"></span>
-                            <button class="raw-toggle" @click.stop="toggleRaw">{ } Raw</button>
+                            <button class="raw-toggle" :class="{ active: disclosures.isRaw(`tool:${tc.id}`) }" @click.stop="toggleRaw(`tool:${tc.id}`, msg.uuid)">{ } Raw</button>
                           </div>
-                          <div class="toolcall-pretty" v-html="renderPrettyTool(tc)"></div>
-                          <div class="toolcall-raw">
+                          <div class="toolcall-pretty" :class="{ hidden: disclosures.isRaw(`tool:${tc.id}`) }" v-html="renderPrettyTool(tc)"></div>
+                          <div class="toolcall-raw" :class="{ show: disclosures.isRaw(`tool:${tc.id}`) }">
                             <div class="tc-section">Input</div>
                             <pre>{{ formatToolInput(tc) }}</pre>
                             <template v-if="tc.result">
@@ -922,8 +983,8 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
                 </div>
 
                 <!-- Summary block -->
-                <div v-if="msg.summary" class="msg-summary" :data-view-key="`summary:${msg.uuid}`">
-                  <button class="summary-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure($event, '.msg-summary')">
+                <div v-if="msg.summary" class="msg-summary" :class="{ open: disclosures.isOpen(`summary:${msg.uuid}`) }" :data-view-key="`summary:${msg.uuid}`">
+                  <button class="summary-toggle" @click="toggleDisclosure(`summary:${msg.uuid}`, msg.uuid)">
                     <svg class="chevron" viewBox="0 0 8 8" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.8" stroke-linecap="round"><path d="M2.5 1.5l3 2.5-3 2.5"/></svg>
                     <span class="label">Session summary</span>
                     <span class="source">{{ msg.summary.source || '' }}</span>
@@ -933,7 +994,9 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
               </div>
             </template>
 
-          </template>
+              </template>
+            </template>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </template>
     </div>
@@ -970,6 +1033,17 @@ function getToolCallParsedInput(tc) {
   min-height: 0;
   position: relative;
 }
+.virtual-timeline {
+  display: block;
+  position: relative;
+  gap: 0;
+}
+.virtual-timeline-row {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+}
 .font-toast {
   position: fixed;
   bottom: 48px;
diff --git a/app/tests/electron-session-virtualization.mjs b/app/tests/electron-session-virtualization.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..500368f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/tests/electron-session-virtualization.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+// Production renderer integration test for the dynamic SessionDetail timeline.
+// Run: npm run test:electron:timeline
+import { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain } from 'electron';
+import { dirname, join } from 'node:path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { setTimeout as delay } from 'node:timers/promises';
+
+const here = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const appRoot = join(here, '..');
+const sessionId = 'test-session';
+const channels = [
+  'db:getSessions',
+  'db:getSessionMessages',
+  'db:getSessionToolCalls',
+  'db:getSessionToolResults',
+  'db:getSessionSubagents',
+  'db:getSessionWorkflows',
+  'db:getSessionSummaries',
+  'db:getMemories',
+  'db:getProjects',
+  'db:getStats',
+  'settings:get',
+];
+
+let failures = 0;
+let firstSessionListRead = true;
+const messages = Array.from({ length: 2000 }, (_, index) => ({
+  uuid: `message-${index}`,
+  type: index % 2 === 0 ? 'user' : 'assistant',
+  timestamp: new Date(Date.UTC(2026, 6, 14, 0, 0, index)).toISOString(),
+  text: index === 1
+    ? ''
+    : `Message ${index} ${'dynamic-height content '.repeat((index % 7) + 1)}`,
+  content_type: index === 1 ? 'tool_use' : 'text',
+  is_meta: 0,
+}));
+const toolCalls = [{
+  id: 'call-1',
+  message_uuid: 'message-1',
+  name: 'Bash',
+  input_json: JSON.stringify({ command: 'printf virtualized' }),
+}];
+const toolResults = [{
+  tool_use_id: 'call-1',
+  content: `${'virtualized output\n'.repeat(80)}`,
+  is_error: 0,
+}];
+
+function sessionSummary() {
+  return {
+    id: sessionId,
+    title: 'Virtualized timeline integration',
+    project: 'quiet-zero',
+    project_path: '/tmp/quiet-zero',
+    source: 'claude',
+    started_at: '2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z',
+    ended_at: '2026-07-14T01:00:00.000Z',
+    message_count: messages.length,
+    git_branch: 'main',
+  };
+}
+
+function assert(condition, message) {
+  if (condition) console.log(`PASS: ${message}`);
+  else {
+    failures++;
+    console.error(`FAIL: ${message}`);
+  }
+}
+
+async function waitFor(webContents, expression, message, timeoutMs = 8000) {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + timeoutMs;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    if (await webContents.executeJavaScript(`Boolean(${expression})`, true)) return;
+    await delay(40);
+  }
+  throw new Error(`Timed out waiting for ${message}`);
+}
+
+function registerHandlers() {
+  ipcMain.handle('db:getSessions', async () => {
+    if (firstSessionListRead) {
+      firstSessionListRead = false;
+      await delay(120);
+    }
+    return [sessionSummary()];
+  });
+  ipcMain.handle('db:getSessionMessages', () => messages);
+  ipcMain.handle('db:getSessionToolCalls', () => toolCalls);
+  ipcMain.handle('db:getSessionToolResults', () => toolResults);
+  ipcMain.handle('db:getSessionSubagents', () => []);
+  ipcMain.handle('db:getSessionWorkflows', () => []);
+  ipcMain.handle('db:getSessionSummaries', () => []);
+  ipcMain.handle('db:getMemories', () => []);
+  ipcMain.handle('db:getProjects', () => [{ project: 'quiet-zero', count: 1 }]);
+  ipcMain.handle('db:getStats', () => ({}));
+  ipcMain.handle('settings:get', () => ({}));
+}
+
+function appendMessage(win, index) {
+  messages.push({
+    uuid: `message-${index}`,
+    type: index % 2 === 0 ? 'user' : 'assistant',
+    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+    text: `Live message ${index}`,
+    content_type: 'text',
+    is_meta: 0,
+  });
+  win.webContents.send('obelisk:session-updated', { sessionId });
+}
+
+async function run() {
+  registerHandlers();
+  const win = new BrowserWindow({
+    show: false,
+    width: 1200,
+    height: 800,
+    webPreferences: {
+      preload: join(appRoot, 'out', 'preload', 'index.js'),
+      contextIsolation: true,
+      nodeIntegration: false,
+    },
+  });
+
+  await win.loadFile(join(appRoot, 'out', 'renderer', 'index.html'), {
+    hash: `/sessions/${sessionId}`,
+  });
+  await waitFor(
+    win.webContents,
+    `document.querySelector('.flap-number')?.getAttribute('aria-label') === '2000'`,
+    'the cold-start session snapshot',
+  );
+
+  const initial = await win.webContents.executeJavaScript(`(() => ({
+    current: Number(document.querySelector('.msg-nav-current')?.textContent),
+    total: Number(document.querySelector('.flap-number')?.getAttribute('aria-label')),
+    rows: document.querySelectorAll('.virtual-timeline-row').length,
+    roots: document.querySelectorAll('.msg[data-uuid], .wf-card[data-uuid], .skill-card[data-uuid]').length,
+    scrollTop: document.querySelector('.detail-wrap')?.scrollTop,
+    scrollHeight: document.querySelector('.detail-wrap')?.scrollHeight,
+  }))()`, true);
+  assert(initial.scrollTop < 2 && initial.current < 100, `cold start stays at the beginning (scrollTop ${initial.scrollTop}, item ${initial.current})`);
+  assert(initial.total === 2000, `timeline exposes all 2000 items (got ${initial.total})`);
+  assert(initial.rows < 60 && initial.roots === initial.rows, `only ${initial.rows} virtual rows are mounted`);
+
+  const disclosure = await win.webContents.executeJavaScript(`(async () => {
+    const toggle = document.querySelector('.toolcall-toggle');
+    const row = toggle?.closest('.virtual-timeline-row');
+    const before = row?.getBoundingClientRect().height || 0;
+    toggle?.click();
+    await new Promise(resolve => requestAnimationFrame(() => requestAnimationFrame(resolve)));
+    const after = row?.getBoundingClientRect().height || 0;
+    const wrap = document.querySelector('.detail-wrap');
+    wrap.scrollTop = wrap.scrollHeight * 0.55;
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 250));
+    const unmounted = !document.querySelector('[data-view-key="tool:call-1"]');
+    document.querySelector('button[title="First"]')?.click();
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 350));
+    return {
+      before,
+      after,
+      unmounted,
+      restored: Boolean(document.querySelector('[data-view-key="tool:call-1"].open')),
+    };
+  })()`, true);
+  assert(disclosure.after > disclosure.before, `expanded tool row remeasures from ${disclosure.before}px to ${disclosure.after}px`);
+  assert(disclosure.unmounted, 'the expanded tool row unmounts outside overscan');
+  assert(disclosure.restored, 'disclosure state survives unmount and remount');
+
+  await win.webContents.executeJavaScript(`window.location.hash = '#/sessions'`, true);
+  await waitFor(win.webContents, `!document.querySelector('.virtual-timeline')`, 'session detail deactivation');
+  await win.webContents.executeJavaScript(
+    `window.location.hash = '#/sessions/${sessionId}?focus=message-1500'`,
+    true,
+  );
+  await waitFor(
+    win.webContents,
+    `document.querySelector('[data-uuid="message-1500"].is-focused')`,
+    'offscreen UUID focus',
+  );
+  const focusState = await win.webContents.executeJavaScript(`(() => {
+    const target = document.querySelector('[data-uuid="message-1500"].is-focused');
+    const wrap = document.querySelector('.detail-wrap');
+    const targetRect = target.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const wrapRect = wrap.getBoundingClientRect();
+    return {
+      current: Number(document.querySelector('.msg-nav-current')?.textContent),
+      visible: targetRect.bottom > wrapRect.top && targetRect.top < wrapRect.bottom,
+    };
+  })()`, true);
+  assert(focusState.visible, `UUID navigation mounts and reveals message-1500 (viewport ends at item ${focusState.current})`);
+
+  setTimeout(() => appendMessage(win, 2000), 250);
+  const scrollProbe = await win.webContents.executeJavaScript(`new Promise(resolve => {
+    const wrap = document.querySelector('.detail-wrap');
+    const gaps = [];
+    const startedAt = performance.now();
+    let previous = startedAt;
+    function frame(now) {
+      gaps.push(now - previous);
+      previous = now;
+      wrap.scrollTop += 70;
+      if (now - startedAt < 1200) requestAnimationFrame(frame);
+      else {
+        const wrapRect = wrap.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const anchorRow = [...document.querySelectorAll('.virtual-timeline-row')]
+          .find(row => {
+            const rect = row.getBoundingClientRect();
+            return rect.bottom > wrapRect.top && rect.top < wrapRect.bottom;
+          });
+        const anchorElement = anchorRow?.querySelector('[data-uuid]');
+        resolve({
+          maxFrameGap: Math.max(...gaps),
+          frames: gaps.length,
+          rows: document.querySelectorAll('.virtual-timeline-row').length,
+          distanceFromTail: wrap.scrollHeight - wrap.clientHeight - wrap.scrollTop,
+          anchor: anchorElement && {
+            uuid: anchorElement.getAttribute('data-uuid'),
+            offset: anchorRow.getBoundingClientRect().top - wrapRect.top,
+          },
+        });
+      }
+    }
+    requestAnimationFrame(frame);
+  })`, true);
+  await waitFor(
+    win.webContents,
+    `document.querySelector('.flap-number')?.getAttribute('aria-label') === '2001'`,
+    'reader-position live update',
+  );
+  const readerState = await win.webContents.executeJavaScript(`(() => {
+    const wrap = document.querySelector('.detail-wrap');
+    const anchorElement = document.querySelector(
+      ${JSON.stringify(`[data-uuid="${scrollProbe.anchor?.uuid}"]`)},
+    );
+    const anchorRow = anchorElement?.closest('.virtual-timeline-row');
+    return {
+      current: Number(document.querySelector('.msg-nav-current')?.textContent),
+      anchor: anchorElement && {
+        uuid: anchorElement.getAttribute('data-uuid'),
+        offset: anchorRow.getBoundingClientRect().top - wrap.getBoundingClientRect().top,
+      },
+    };
+  })()`, true);
+  assert(scrollProbe.rows < 60, `live scrolling keeps mounted rows bounded (${scrollProbe.rows})`);
+  assert(scrollProbe.anchor, 'reader anchor is captured before the deferred live commit');
+  assert(
+    scrollProbe.distanceFromTail > 1000
+      && readerState.current < 2001
+      && readerState.anchor?.uuid === scrollProbe.anchor?.uuid
+      && Math.abs(readerState.anchor.offset - scrollProbe.anchor.offset) < 2,
+    `live append preserves reader anchor ${scrollProbe.anchor?.uuid} (${scrollProbe.anchor?.offset}px -> ${readerState.anchor?.offset}px)`,
+  );
+  assert(scrollProbe.maxFrameGap < 250, `live scroll has no catastrophic long frame (${scrollProbe.maxFrameGap.toFixed(1)}ms)`);
+
+  await win.webContents.executeJavaScript(`document.querySelector('button[title="Last"]')?.click()`, true);
+  await waitFor(
+    win.webContents,
+    `document.querySelector('.msg-nav-current')?.textContent === '2001'`,
+    'last-item navigation',
+  );
+  await waitFor(
+    win.webContents,
+    `(() => { const wrap = document.querySelector('.detail-wrap'); return wrap.scrollHeight - wrap.clientHeight - wrap.scrollTop < 2; })()`,
+    'last-item scroll settlement',
+  );
+  appendMessage(win, 2001);
+  await waitFor(
+    win.webContents,
+    `document.querySelector('.flap-number')?.getAttribute('aria-label') === '2002'`,
+    'tail-follow total update',
+  );
+  await delay(1000);
+  const tailState = await win.webContents.executeJavaScript(`(() => {
+    const wrap = document.querySelector('.detail-wrap');
+    return {
+      current: Number(document.querySelector('.msg-nav-current')?.textContent),
+      total: Number(document.querySelector('.flap-number')?.getAttribute('aria-label')),
+      scrollTop: wrap.scrollTop,
+      maxScrollTop: wrap.scrollHeight - wrap.clientHeight,
+      distanceFromTail: wrap.scrollHeight - wrap.clientHeight - wrap.scrollTop,
+    };
+  })()`, true);
+  assert(
+    tailState.current === 2002 && tailState.distanceFromTail < 2,
+    `tail follow reaches item 2002 (${JSON.stringify(tailState)})`,
+  );
+
+  const reduction = (1 - initial.rows / initial.total) * 100;
+  console.log(`PERF: ${initial.total} timeline items -> ${initial.rows} mounted rows (${reduction.toFixed(2)}% fewer roots)`);
+  console.log(`PERF: ${scrollProbe.frames} frames, max frame gap ${scrollProbe.maxFrameGap.toFixed(1)}ms during live scroll`);
+  win.destroy();
+}
+
+app.whenReady()
+  .then(run)
+  .catch(error => {
+    failures++;
+    console.error(error.stack || error);
+  })
+  .finally(() => {
+    for (const channel of channels) ipcMain.removeHandler(channel);
+    app.exit(failures ? 1 : 0);
+  });
diff --git a/tests/session-disclosures.test.mjs b/tests/session-disclosures.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92d6a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/session-disclosures.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+import { createSessionDisclosureState } from '../app/src/renderer/src/session-disclosures.mjs';
+
+test('disclosure state survives virtual row unmounts without depending on DOM nodes', () => {
+  const disclosures = createSessionDisclosureState();
+
+  disclosures.toggleOpen('tool:call-1', 'message-1');
+  disclosures.toggleRaw('tool:call-1', 'message-1');
+
+  assert.equal(disclosures.isOpen('tool:call-1'), true);
+  assert.equal(disclosures.isRaw('tool:call-1'), true);
+
+  disclosures.toggleRaw('tool:call-1', 'message-1');
+  disclosures.toggleOpen('tool:call-1', 'message-1');
+
+  assert.equal(disclosures.isOpen('tool:call-1'), false);
+  assert.equal(disclosures.isRaw('tool:call-1'), false);
+});
+
+test('disclosure state forgets entries owned by removed messages', () => {
+  const disclosures = createSessionDisclosureState();
+  disclosures.toggleOpen('tool:call-1', 'message-1');
+  disclosures.toggleOpen('tool:call-2', 'message-2');
+
+  disclosures.retainMessages(new Set(['message-2']));
+
+  assert.equal(disclosures.isOpen('tool:call-1'), false);
+  assert.equal(disclosures.isOpen('tool:call-2'), true);
+});
diff --git a/tests/session-live-reload.test.mjs b/tests/session-live-reload.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cc6119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/session-live-reload.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+import { createSessionLiveReloadCoordinator } from '../app/src/renderer/src/session-live-reload.mjs';
+
+test('live snapshots coalesce while scrolling and commit once after scroll end', async () => {
+  let scrolling = true;
+  let loads = 0;
+  const commits = [];
+  const coordinator = createSessionLiveReloadCoordinator({
+    isScrolling: () => scrolling,
+    load: async () => ++loads,
+    commit: async snapshot => { commits.push(snapshot); },
+  });
+
+  await coordinator.request();
+  await coordinator.request();
+  await coordinator.request();
+  assert.equal(loads, 0);
+  assert.deepEqual(commits, []);
+
+  scrolling = false;
+  await coordinator.flush();
+  assert.equal(loads, 1);
+  assert.deepEqual(commits, [1]);
+
+  await coordinator.flush();
+  assert.equal(loads, 1, 'an idle flush without another update is a no-op');
+});
+
+test('an update arriving during an in-flight load skips the stale snapshot without overlap', async () => {
+  let releaseFirstLoad;
+  let activeLoads = 0;
+  let maxActiveLoads = 0;
+  let loads = 0;
+  const commits = [];
+  const firstLoadGate = new Promise(resolve => { releaseFirstLoad = resolve; });
+  const coordinator = createSessionLiveReloadCoordinator({
+    isScrolling: () => false,
+    load: async () => {
+      loads++;
+      activeLoads++;
+      maxActiveLoads = Math.max(maxActiveLoads, activeLoads);
+      if (loads === 1) await firstLoadGate;
+      activeLoads--;
+      return loads;
+    },
+    commit: async snapshot => { commits.push(snapshot); },
+  });
+
+  const first = coordinator.request();
+  const second = coordinator.request();
+  releaseFirstLoad();
+  await Promise.all([first, second]);
+
+  assert.equal(loads, 2);
+  assert.equal(maxActiveLoads, 1, 'snapshot loads remain serialized');
+  assert.deepEqual(commits, [2], 'only the freshest loaded snapshot is committed');
+});
+
+test('scrolling that starts during IPC defers the loaded snapshot commit', async () => {
+  let scrolling = false;
+  let releaseLoad;
+  let loads = 0;
+  const commits = [];
+  const loadGate = new Promise(resolve => { releaseLoad = resolve; });
+  const coordinator = createSessionLiveReloadCoordinator({
+    isScrolling: () => scrolling,
+    load: async () => {
+      loads++;
+      await loadGate;
+      return 'loaded-before-scroll-ended';
+    },
+    commit: async snapshot => { commits.push(snapshot); },
+  });
+
+  const request = coordinator.request();
+  scrolling = true;
+  releaseLoad();
+  await request;
+
+  assert.equal(loads, 1);
+  assert.deepEqual(commits, []);
+
+  scrolling = false;
+  await coordinator.flush();
+  assert.equal(loads, 1, 'the already-loaded snapshot is reused');
+  assert.deepEqual(commits, ['loaded-before-scroll-ended']);
+});
diff --git a/tests/session-timeline-items.test.mjs b/tests/session-timeline-items.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ac45dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/session-timeline-items.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+
+import { reconcileTimelineItems } from '../app/src/renderer/src/session-timeline-items.mjs';
+
+function message(uuid, overrides = {}) {
+  return {
+    uuid,
+    type: 'assistant',
+    text: 'message',
+    tool_calls: [],
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+test('timeline items preserve the rendered order and identity of every navigable root', () => {
+  const messages = [
+    message('meta', { is_meta: 1 }),
+    message('workflow', {
+      text: '',
+      tool_calls: [
+        { id: 'workflow-call', name: 'Workflow', workflow: { workflow_name: 'Build' } },
+        { id: 'bash-call', name: 'Bash' },
+      ],
+    }),
+    message('skill', {
+      text: '',
+      tool_calls: [{ id: 'skill-call', name: 'Skill' }],
+    }),
+    message('thinking', { content_type: 'thinking' }),
+    message('normal'),
+  ];
+
+  const items = reconcileTimelineItems([], messages);
+
+  assert.deepEqual(items.map(item => ({
+    key: item.key,
+    kind: item.kind,
+    anchorUuid: item.anchorUuid,
+    messageUuid: item.messageUuid,
+  })), [
+    { key: 'meta:meta', kind: 'meta', anchorUuid: 'meta', messageUuid: 'meta' },
+    { key: 'workflow:workflow', kind: 'workflow', anchorUuid: 'workflow', messageUuid: 'workflow' },
+    { key: 'workflow-tools:workflow', kind: 'workflow-tools', anchorUuid: 'workflow-tools', messageUuid: 'workflow' },
+    { key: 'skill:skill', kind: 'skill', anchorUuid: 'skill', messageUuid: 'skill' },
+    { key: 'thinking:thinking', kind: 'thinking', anchorUuid: 'thinking', messageUuid: 'thinking' },
+    { key: 'message:normal', kind: 'message', anchorUuid: 'normal', messageUuid: 'normal' },
+  ]);
+  assert.equal(items[1].workflowCall.id, 'workflow-call');
+  assert.deepEqual(items[2].toolCalls.map(call => call.id), ['bash-call']);
+});
+
+test('snapshot reconciliation reuses unchanged timeline items and replaces only updated roots', () => {
+  const first = message('first');
+  const second = message('second');
+  const initial = reconcileTimelineItems([], [first, second]);
+  const updatedSecond = { ...second, text: 'updated' };
+
+  const reconciled = reconcileTimelineItems(initial, [first, updatedSecond]);
+
+  assert.equal(reconciled[0], initial[0]);
+  assert.notEqual(reconciled[1], initial[1]);
+  assert.equal(reconciled[1].message, updatedSecond);
+});
+
+test('tail appends do not rebuild existing timeline items', () => {
+  const existingMessages = Array.from({ length: 1000 }, (_, index) => message(`message-${index}`));
+  const initial = reconcileTimelineItems([], existingMessages);
+  const appended = reconcileTimelineItems(initial, [
+    ...existingMessages,
+    message('message-1000'),
+  ]);
+
+  assert.equal(appended.length, 1001);
+  assert.equal(appended[0], initial[0]);
+  assert.equal(appended[999], initial[999]);
+  assert.equal(appended[1000].key, 'message:message-1000');
+});
diff --git a/tests/session-timeline-virtualization.test.mjs b/tests/session-timeline-virtualization.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..facf1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/session-timeline-virtualization.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { test } from 'node:test';
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+
+const sessionDetail = readFileSync(
+  new URL('../app/src/renderer/src/views/SessionDetail.vue', import.meta.url),
+  'utf8',
+);
+const viewportModule = readFileSync(
+  new URL('../app/src/renderer/src/session-timeline-viewport.mjs', import.meta.url),
+  'utf8',
+);
+const appPackage = JSON.parse(readFileSync(
+  new URL('../app/package.json', import.meta.url),
+  'utf8',
+));
+
+test('SessionDetail renders a measured virtual window instead of the complete timeline DOM', () => {
+  assert.match(sessionDetail, /useSessionTimelineViewport/);
+  assert.match(sessionDetail, /v-for="virtualRow in virtualRows"/);
+  assert.match(sessionDetail, /:data-index="virtualRow\.index"/);
+  assert.match(sessionDetail, /:ref="measureElement"/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(sessionDetail, /querySelectorAll/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(sessionDetail, /v-memo/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(sessionDetail, /session-view-state/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(sessionDetail, /outerHTML/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(sessionDetail, /closest\(['"]\.msg/);
+});
+
+test('timeline viewport owns dynamic measurement, overscan, anchoring, and tail-follow', () => {
+  assert.equal(appPackage.devDependencies['@tanstack/vue-virtual'], '^3.13.32');
+  assert.match(viewportModule, /useVirtualizer/);
+  assert.match(viewportModule, /overscan/);
+  assert.match(viewportModule, /anchorTo:\s*'end'/);
+  assert.match(viewportModule, /followOnAppend:\s*followOnAppend\.value/);
+  assert.match(viewportModule, /resetForInitialSnapshot/);
+  assert.match(viewportModule, /completeInitialSnapshot/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(viewportModule, /followOnAppend:\s*true/);
+  assert.match(viewportModule, /useAnimationFrameWithResizeObserver:\s*true/);
+  assert.match(viewportModule, /scrollPaddingEnd/);
+  assert.match(viewportModule, /scrollToIndex/);
+  assert.match(viewportModule, /if \(!element\) return/);
+});
+
+test('timeline count and disclosure classes come from renderer state rather than DOM state', () => {
+  assert.match(sessionDetail, /const totalMsgs = computed\(\(\) => timelineItems\.value\.length\)/);
+  assert.match(sessionDetail, /disclosures\.isOpen/);
+  assert.match(sessionDetail, /disclosures\.isRaw/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(sessionDetail, /function toggleDisclosure[\s\S]{0,200}classList/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(sessionDetail, /function toggleRaw[\s\S]{0,200}classList/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(sessionDetail, /createSessionDisclosureRegistry/);
+});
+
+test('cold startup does not enable append-follow before a real session snapshot exists', () => {
+  assert.match(sessionDetail, /if \(!latest\) return/);
+  assert.match(sessionDetail, /timelineViewport\.completeInitialSnapshot\(\)/);
+});
diff --git a/tests/session-view-state.test.mjs b/tests/session-view-state.test.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9377725..0000000
--- a/tests/session-view-state.test.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,413 +0,0 @@
-import { test } from 'node:test';
-import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
-import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
-
-import {
-  captureSessionViewState,
-  createSessionDisclosureRegistry,
-  createSessionDomIndex,
-  findLastMessageAtOrAbove,
-  isFollowingSessionTail,
-  restoreSessionTail,
-  restoreSessionViewState,
-} from '../app/src/renderer/src/session-view-state.mjs';
-
-class FakeClassList {
-  constructor(classes = []) { this.classes = new Set(classes); }
-  add(...classes) { for (const value of classes) this.classes.add(value); }
-  contains(value) { return this.classes.has(value); }
-}
-
-function disclosure(key, classes = [], { rawOpen = false } = {}) {
-  const raw = { classList: new FakeClassList(rawOpen ? ['show'] : []) };
-  const pretty = { classList: new FakeClassList() };
-  const button = { classList: new FakeClassList() };
-  return {
-    dataset: { viewKey: key },
-    classList: new FakeClassList(classes),
-    querySelector(selector) {
-      if (selector === '.toolcall-raw') return raw;
-      if (selector === '.toolcall-pretty') return pretty;
-      if (selector === '.raw-toggle') return button;
-      return null;
-    },
-    raw,
-    pretty,
-    button,
-  };
-}
-
-function scrollItem(uuid, top, bottom) {
-  return {
-    dataset: { uuid },
-    getBoundingClientRect: () => ({ top, bottom }),
-  };
-}
-
-function detail(disclosures, scrollItems) {
-  return {
-    querySelectorAll(selector) {
-      if (selector === '[data-view-key]') return disclosures;
-      if (selector === '.msg[data-uuid], .wf-card[data-uuid], .skill-card[data-uuid]') return scrollItems;
-      return [];
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-function domIndex(items) {
-  return createSessionDomIndex(detail([], items));
-}
-
-function wrap({ scrollTop, scrollHeight, clientHeight, top = 0 }) {
-  return {
-    scrollTop,
-    scrollHeight,
-    clientHeight,
-    getBoundingClientRect: () => ({ top }),
-  };
-}
-
-function functionSource(source, name) {
-  const start = source.indexOf(`function ${name}(`);
-  assert.notEqual(start, -1, `${name} should exist`);
-  const signatureEnd = source.indexOf(') {', start);
-  assert.notEqual(signatureEnd, -1, `${name} should have a function body`);
-  const bodyStart = signatureEnd + 2;
-  let depth = 0;
-  for (let index = bodyStart; index < source.length; index++) {
-    if (source[index] === '{') depth++;
-    if (source[index] === '}') depth--;
-    if (depth === 0) return source.slice(start, index + 1);
-  }
-  assert.fail(`${name} should have a complete function body`);
-}
-
-test('session refresh restores the visible scroll anchor from cached DOM indexes', () => {
-  const oldWrap = wrap({ scrollTop: 500, scrollHeight: 2000, clientHeight: 600 });
-  const snapshot = captureSessionViewState({
-    wrap: oldWrap,
-    domIndex: domIndex([scrollItem('msg-1', -20, 180)]),
-  });
-
-  const newWrap = wrap({ scrollTop: 0, scrollHeight: 2200, clientHeight: 600 });
-  restoreSessionViewState(snapshot, {
-    wrap: newWrap,
-    domIndex: domIndex([scrollItem('msg-1', 80, 280)]),
-  });
-
-  assert.equal(newWrap.scrollTop, 600, '100 px inserted above the anchor is compensated');
-});
-
-test('session refresh falls back to the owning message when its rendered root changes', () => {
-  const oldRoot = scrollItem('message-1-tools', -20, 180);
-  oldRoot.dataset.messageUuid = 'message-1';
-  const snapshot = captureSessionViewState({
-    wrap: wrap({ scrollTop: 500, scrollHeight: 2000, clientHeight: 600 }),
-    domIndex: domIndex([oldRoot]),
-  });
-
-  const newRoot = scrollItem('message-1', 80, 280);
-  newRoot.dataset.messageUuid = 'message-1';
-  const newWrap = wrap({ scrollTop: 0, scrollHeight: 2200, clientHeight: 600 });
-  restoreSessionViewState(snapshot, {
-    wrap: newWrap,
-    domIndex: domIndex([newRoot]),
-  });
-
-  assert.equal(snapshot.anchor.messageUuid, 'message-1');
-  assert.equal(newWrap.scrollTop, 600, 'message identity preserves the anchor across render shapes');
-});
-
-test('session refresh follows appended content only when already at the tail', () => {
-  const oldWrap = wrap({ scrollTop: 1390, scrollHeight: 2000, clientHeight: 600 });
-  const snapshot = captureSessionViewState({
-    wrap: oldWrap,
-    domIndex: domIndex([scrollItem('msg-last', 300, 590)]),
-  });
-  const newWrap = wrap({ scrollTop: 0, scrollHeight: 2400, clientHeight: 600 });
-
-  restoreSessionViewState(snapshot, {
-    wrap: newWrap,
-    domIndex: domIndex([scrollItem('msg-last', 300, 590)]),
-  });
-
-  assert.equal(newWrap.scrollTop, 2400);
-});
-
-test('tail-follow detection uses only the scroll container metrics', () => {
-  assert.equal(isFollowingSessionTail(wrap({
-    scrollTop: 1360,
-    scrollHeight: 2000,
-    clientHeight: 600,
-  })), true);
-  assert.equal(isFollowingSessionTail(wrap({
-    scrollTop: 1200,
-    scrollHeight: 2000,
-    clientHeight: 600,
-  })), false);
-});
-
-test('tail append preserves an active reader and follows only without newer scroll input', () => {
-  const reader = wrap({ scrollTop: 600, scrollHeight: 2400, clientHeight: 600 });
-  restoreSessionTail({ wrap: reader, followTail: false });
-  assert.equal(reader.scrollTop, 600);
-
-  const userMoved = wrap({ scrollTop: 800, scrollHeight: 2400, clientHeight: 600 });
-  restoreSessionTail({ wrap: userMoved, followTail: true, restoreScroll: false });
-  assert.equal(userMoved.scrollTop, 800);
-
-  const follower = wrap({ scrollTop: 1400, scrollHeight: 2400, clientHeight: 600 });
-  restoreSessionTail({ wrap: follower, followTail: true });
-  assert.equal(follower.scrollTop, 2400);
-});
-
-test('session refresh never restores an old anchor over newer user scrolling', () => {
-  const snapshot = captureSessionViewState({
-    wrap: wrap({ scrollTop: 500, scrollHeight: 2000, clientHeight: 600 }),
-    domIndex: domIndex([scrollItem('msg-1', -20, 180)]),
-  });
-  const userScrolledWrap = wrap({ scrollTop: 800, scrollHeight: 2200, clientHeight: 600 });
-
-  restoreSessionViewState(snapshot, {
-    wrap: userScrolledWrap,
-    domIndex: domIndex([scrollItem('msg-1', 80, 280)]),
-    restoreScroll: false,
-  });
-
-  assert.equal(userScrolledWrap.scrollTop, 800, 'newer user scroll wins over stale refresh state');
-});
-
-test('scroll progress locates the visible message without scanning the full session', () => {
-  let layoutReads = 0;
-  const messages = Array.from({ length: 2048 }, (_, index) => ({
-    getBoundingClientRect() {
-      layoutReads++;
-      return { bottom: (index + 1) * 20 };
-    },
-  }));
-
-  assert.equal(findLastMessageAtOrAbove(messages, 20100), 1004);
-  assert.ok(layoutReads < 20, `expected logarithmic layout reads, got ${layoutReads}`);
-});
-
-test('view-state capture locates its anchor logarithmically from the DOM index', () => {
-  let layoutReads = 0;
-  const items = Array.from({ length: 4096 }, (_, index) => ({
-    dataset: { uuid: `message-${index}` },
-    getBoundingClientRect() {
-      layoutReads++;
-      return { top: index * 20, bottom: (index + 1) * 20 };
-    },
-  }));
-
-  const snapshot = captureSessionViewState({
-    wrap: wrap({ scrollTop: 20000, scrollHeight: 90000, clientHeight: 600, top: 30000 }),
-    domIndex: {
-      items,
-      byUuid: new Map(items.map(item => [item.dataset.uuid, item])),
-      byMessageUuid: new Map(),
-    },
-  });
-
-  assert.equal(snapshot.anchor.uuid, 'message-1500');
-  assert.ok(layoutReads < 20, `expected logarithmic anchor reads, got ${layoutReads}`);
-});
-
-test('session DOM index scans the timeline once and groups roots by message UUID', () => {
-  let queries = 0;
-  const first = scrollItem('render-1', 0, 20);
-  first.dataset.messageUuid = 'message-1';
-  const second = scrollItem('render-2', 20, 40);
-  second.dataset.messageUuid = 'message-2';
-  const secondTools = scrollItem('render-2-tools', 40, 60);
-  secondTools.dataset.messageUuid = 'message-2';
-  const index = createSessionDomIndex({
-    querySelectorAll(selector) {
-      queries++;
-      assert.equal(selector, '.msg[data-uuid], .wf-card[data-uuid], .skill-card[data-uuid]');
-      return [first, second, secondTools];
-    },
-  });
-
-  assert.equal(queries, 1);
-  assert.deepEqual(index.items, [first, second, secondTools]);
-  assert.equal(index.byUuid.get('render-2-tools'), secondTools);
-  assert.deepEqual(index.byMessageUuid.get('message-2'), [second, secondTools]);
-
-  findLastMessageAtOrAbove(index.items, 35);
-  findLastMessageAtOrAbove(index.items, 55);
-  assert.equal(queries, 1, 'scroll reads reuse the index instead of querying the DOM');
-});
-
-test('disclosure registry restores only message roots replaced by the snapshot', () => {
-  const previous = disclosure('tool:call-1', ['open'], { rawOpen: true });
-  previous.closest = selector => selector === '[data-message-uuid]'
-    ? { dataset: { messageUuid: 'message-1' } }
-    : null;
-  const registry = createSessionDisclosureRegistry();
-  registry.remember(previous);
-
-  const replacement = disclosure('tool:call-1');
-  const updatedRoot = {
-    matches: () => false,
-    querySelectorAll(selector) {
-      assert.equal(selector, '[data-view-key]');
-      return [replacement];
-    },
-  };
-  const untouchedRoot = {
-    matches: () => false,
-    querySelectorAll() {
-      assert.fail('unchanged message roots must not be scanned');
-    },
-  };
-
-  registry.reconcile({
-    byMessageUuid: new Map([
-      ['message-1', [updatedRoot]],
-      ['message-2', [untouchedRoot]],
-    ]),
-  }, {
-    updatedIds: ['message-1'],
-    removedIds: [],
-  });
-
-  assert.equal(replacement.classList.contains('open'), true);
-  assert.equal(replacement.raw.classList.contains('show'), true);
-  assert.equal(replacement.pretty.classList.contains('hidden'), true);
-  assert.equal(replacement.button.classList.contains('active'), true);
-});
-
-test('removed messages discard their remembered disclosure state', () => {
-  const previous = disclosure('tool:call-1', ['open']);
-  previous.closest = () => ({ dataset: { messageUuid: 'message-1' } });
-  const registry = createSessionDisclosureRegistry();
-  registry.remember(previous);
-  registry.reconcile({ byMessageUuid: new Map() }, {
-    updatedIds: [],
-    removedIds: ['message-1'],
-  });
-
-  const replacement = disclosure('tool:call-1');
-  registry.reconcile({
-    byMessageUuid: new Map([['message-1', [{
-      matches: () => false,
-      querySelectorAll: () => [replacement],
-    }]]]),
-  }, {
-    updatedIds: ['message-1'],
-    removedIds: [],
-  });
-
-  assert.equal(replacement.classList.contains('open'), false);
-});
-
-test('disclosure registry restores root-level skill cards', () => {
-  const previous = disclosure('skill:message-1', ['skill-md-open']);
-  previous.closest = () => ({ dataset: { messageUuid: 'message-1' } });
-  const registry = createSessionDisclosureRegistry();
-  registry.remember(previous);
-
-  const replacement = disclosure('skill:message-1');
-  replacement.matches = selector => selector === '[data-view-key]';
-  replacement.dataset.messageUuid = 'message-1';
-  registry.reconcile({
-    byMessageUuid: new Map([['message-1', [replacement]]]),
-  }, {
-    updatedIds: ['message-1'],
-    removedIds: [],
-  });
-
-  assert.equal(replacement.classList.contains('skill-md-open'), true);
-});
-
-test('view-state capture and restore do not query the full DOM', () => {
-  const source = readFileSync(new URL('../app/src/renderer/src/session-view-state.mjs', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
-  const capture = functionSource(source, 'captureSessionViewState');
-  const restore = functionSource(source, 'restoreSessionViewState');
-
-  assert.doesNotMatch(capture, /querySelectorAll|scrollItems\(|\bdetail\b/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(restore, /querySelectorAll|scrollItems\(|\bdetail\b/);
-});
-
-test('SessionDetail isolates unchanged rows and gives tail appends a scan-free path', () => {
-  const source = readFileSync(new URL('../app/src/renderer/src/views/SessionDetail.vue', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
-  const dataSource = readFileSync(new URL('../app/src/renderer/src/data.js', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
-  const loadMessages = functionSource(source, 'loadMessages');
-  const getSkillMd = functionSource(source, 'getSkillMd');
-  const toggleDisclosure = functionSource(source, 'toggleDisclosure');
-
-  assert.match(source, /import\s*\{[^}]*shallowRef[^}]*\}\s*from ['"]vue['"]/s);
-  assert.match(source, /const messages = shallowRef\(\[\]\)/);
-  assert.match(source, /applySnapshot/);
-  assert.match(source, /isFollowingSessionTail/);
-  assert.match(source, /captureSessionViewState/);
-  assert.match(source, /createSessionDomIndex/);
-  assert.match(source, /createSessionDisclosureRegistry/);
-  assert.match(source, /restoreSessionViewState/);
-  assert.match(source, /class="timeline"\s+v-memo="\[messages, state\.query\]"/);
-  assert.match(source, /:key="msg\.uuid"\s+v-memo=/);
-  assert.match(source, /v-memo="\[msg, state\.query\]"/);
-  assert.match(source, /loading\.value\s*=\s*!hadContent/);
-  assert.match(source, /scrollRevision/);
-  assert.match(source, /restoreScroll:\s*scrollRevision\s*===\s*scrollRevisionBeforePatch/);
-  assert.match(source, /requestAnimationFrame/);
-  assert.match(source, /findLastMessageAtOrAbove/);
-  assert.match(loadMessages, /if \(hadContent && !reconciliation\.tailOnly\)/);
-  assert.match(loadMessages, /domIndex:\s*sessionDomIndex/);
-  assert.match(loadMessages, /disclosureRegistry\.reconcile\(sessionDomIndex, reconciliation\)/);
-  assert.match(loadMessages, /if \(!reconciliation\.changed\)/);
-  assert.ok(
-    loadMessages.indexOf('applySnapshot(') < loadMessages.indexOf('captureSessionViewState('),
-    'the expensive disclosure and anchor scan happens only after classifying the snapshot',
-  );
-  assert.ok(
-    loadMessages.indexOf('applySnapshot(') < loadMessages.indexOf('isFollowingSessionTail('),
-    'tail state is sampled immediately before the patch, after the async snapshot load',
-  );
-  assert.ok(
-    loadMessages.indexOf('isFollowingSessionTail(') < loadMessages.indexOf('messages.value = reconciliation.messages'),
-    'tail state is sampled before assigning the new timeline',
-  );
-  assert.ok(
-    loadMessages.indexOf('if (!reconciliation.changed)') < loadMessages.indexOf('await nextTick()'),
-    'a no-op snapshot returns before awaiting a timeline patch',
-  );
-  assert.doesNotMatch(getSkillMd, /messages\.value/);
-  assert.match(source, /getSkillMd\(msg\)/);
-  assert.match(toggleDisclosure, /disclosureRegistry\.remember\(element\)/);
-  assert.ok(
-    (source.match(/:data-message-uuid="msg\.uuid"/g) || []).length >= 6,
-    'every timeline root identifies its owning message for targeted disclosure restore',
-  );
-  assert.match(dataSource, /messages:\s*markRaw\(assembledMessages\)/);
-});
-
-test('live totals and scroll position remain isolated across interleaved updates', () => {
-  const source = readFileSync(new URL('../app/src/renderer/src/views/SessionDetail.vue', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
-  const loadMessages = functionSource(source, 'loadMessages');
-  const syncTimelineDom = functionSource(source, 'syncTimelineDom');
-  const updateScrollProgress = functionSource(source, 'updateScrollProgress');
-  const navTo = functionSource(source, 'navTo');
-
-  assert.match(loadMessages, /await nextTick\(\);[\s\S]*syncTimelineDom\(\)/);
-  assert.match(syncTimelineDom, /createSessionDomIndex\(detailRef\.value\)/);
-  assert.match(syncTimelineDom, /totalMsgs\.value\s*=/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(syncTimelineDom, /currentMsgIdx\.value\s*=/);
-  assert.match(updateScrollProgress, /currentMsgIdx\.value\s*=/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(updateScrollProgress, /totalMsgs\.value\s*=/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(updateScrollProgress, /querySelectorAll/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(navTo, /querySelectorAll/);
-});
-
-test('message navigation keeps the top progress bar aligned with the current position', () => {
-  const source = readFileSync(new URL('../app/src/renderer/src/views/SessionDetail.vue', import.meta.url), 'utf8');
-  const setMessagePosition = functionSource(source, 'setMessagePosition');
-  const updateScrollProgress = functionSource(source, 'updateScrollProgress');
-  const navTo = functionSource(source, 'navTo');
-
-  assert.match(setMessagePosition, /currentMsgIdx\.value\s*=\s*index/);
-  assert.match(setMessagePosition, /progressPct\.value\s*=/);
-  assert.match(updateScrollProgress, /setMessagePosition\(bottomMsgIdx,\s*msgs\.length\)/);
-  assert.match(navTo, /setMessagePosition\(idx,\s*msgs\.length\)/);
-});