diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/project-menu.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/project-menu.tsx
index f601007c7e38..8e8677b9ca75 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/project-menu.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/project-menu.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuTrigger
 } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu'
 import { Popover, PopoverAnchor, PopoverContent } from '@/components/ui/popover'
-import { Tip } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { $panesFlipped, dismissAutoProject } from '@/store/layout'
@@ -192,13 +191,9 @@ export function ProjectMenu({
     </DropdownMenuItem>
   )
 
-  // The bare trigger button (no Tip, no anchor) — composed with whichever of
-  // Tip / PopoverAnchor apply below, always OUTSIDE the asChild chain that
-  // ends at this button, never wrapping it directly. asChild clones only its
-  // immediate child, so any of these wrappers placed inside another
-  // asChild-consuming component (instead of around it) would have its
-  // injected props silently swallowed by that inner component instead of
-  // reaching the real DOM button (see #67500).
+  // When anchorRef is absent, PopoverAnchor wraps the trigger so the
+  // appearance popover positions against this button. Keep asChild chains free
+  // of non-forwarding wrappers (#67500).
   const triggerButton = (
     <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
       <button
@@ -217,16 +212,7 @@ export function ProjectMenu({
     </DropdownMenuTrigger>
   )
 
-  // Tip always wraps the outermost element of whatever we render — either the
-  // trigger directly (anchorRef present: the popover anchors to the whole row
-  // via a separate virtualRef, so PopoverAnchor isn't involved here), or the
-  // PopoverAnchor-wrapped trigger (anchorRef absent: the popover anchors to
-  // this button itself). Either way, Tip > PopoverAnchor > DropdownMenuTrigger
-  // > button, so asChild composes props/ref all the way down to the real DOM
-  // node instead of stopping at an intermediate wrapper.
-  const trigger = (
-    <Tip label={p.menu}>{anchorRef ? triggerButton : <PopoverAnchor asChild>{triggerButton}</PopoverAnchor>}</Tip>
-  )
+  const trigger = anchorRef ? triggerButton : <PopoverAnchor asChild>{triggerButton}</PopoverAnchor>
 
   return (
     <Popover onOpenChange={setAppearanceOpen} open={appearanceOpen}>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/workspace-header.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/workspace-header.tsx
index b2665abd4dc8..1b7c0bc61c20 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/workspace-header.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/projects/workspace-header.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export function WorkspaceMenu({ path, onRemove }: { path: null | string; onRemov
   const items = useWorkspaceItems({ onRemove, path })
 
   return (
-    <ActionsMenu ariaLabel={p.menu} contentClassName="w-48" items={items} tooltip={p.menu}>
+    <ActionsMenu ariaLabel={p.menu} contentClassName="w-48" items={items}>
       <button
         aria-label={p.menu}
         className="grid size-4 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-sm bg-transparent text-(--ui-text-quaternary) opacity-0 transition-opacity hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground group-hover/workspace:opacity-100 data-[state=open]:opacity-100"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx
index f8049b07509b..b0d11b543028 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx
@@ -388,13 +388,10 @@ function useSessionActions({
 interface SessionActionsMenuProps
   extends SessionActions, Pick<React.ComponentProps<typeof ActionsMenu>, 'align' | 'sideOffset'> {
   children: React.ReactNode
-  /** Tooltip label for the trigger. */
-  tooltip?: React.ReactNode
 }
 
 export function SessionActionsMenu({
   children,
-  tooltip,
   align = 'end',
   sideOffset = 6,
   ...actions
@@ -410,7 +407,6 @@ export function SessionActionsMenu({
         contentClassName="w-40"
         items={renderItems}
         sideOffset={sideOffset}
-        tooltip={tooltip}
       >
         {children}
       </ActionsMenu>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx
index 7de51f3de43f..e57a582b2f03 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ export function SidebarSessionRow({
               profile={session.profile}
               sessionId={session.id}
               title={title}
-              tooltip={r.actionsFor(title)}
             >
               <Button
                 aria-label={r.actionsFor(title)}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/overlays/panel.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/overlays/panel.tsx
index 8a072826aee3..9781c0d14612 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/overlays/panel.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/overlays/panel.tsx
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export function PanelRowMenu({ items, label = 'Actions' }: { items: PanelMenuIte
   }
 
   return (
-    <ActionsMenu ariaLabel={label} contentClassName="w-40" items={renderPanelMenuItems(items)} tooltip={label}>
+    <ActionsMenu ariaLabel={label} contentClassName="w-40" items={renderPanelMenuItems(items)}>
       <Button
         aria-label={label}
         className="size-5 rounded-[4px] bg-transparent text-(--ui-text-tertiary) opacity-0 transition-colors duration-100 hover:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) hover:text-foreground focus-visible:opacity-100 focus-visible:ring-0 group-hover/row:opacity-100 data-[state=open]:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) data-[state=open]:text-foreground data-[state=open]:opacity-100 [&_svg]:size-3.5!"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/env-var-actions-menu.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/env-var-actions-menu.tsx
index 73e3833acf1d..fae6388733af 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/env-var-actions-menu.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/settings/env-var-actions-menu.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/actions-menu'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
-import { Tip } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { triggerHaptic } from '@/lib/haptics'
 import { ExternalLink, Eye, EyeOff, KeyRound, Trash2 } from '@/lib/icons'
@@ -174,16 +173,14 @@ export function EnvVarActionsTrigger({ className, label, ...props }: EnvVarActio
   const copy = t.settings.envActions
 
   return (
-    <Tip label={copy.credentialActions}>
-      <Button
-        aria-label={copy.actionsFor(label)}
-        className={cn('text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground', className)}
-        size="icon-sm"
-        variant="ghost"
-        {...props}
-      >
-        <Codicon name="ellipsis" size="0.875rem" />
-      </Button>
-    </Tip>
+    <Button
+      aria-label={copy.actionsFor(label)}
+      className={cn('text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground', className)}
+      size="icon-sm"
+      variant="ghost"
+      {...props}
+    >
+      <Codicon name="ellipsis" size="0.875rem" />
+    </Button>
   )
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/actions-menu.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/actions-menu.tsx
index 99a6b2e32394..998174621ca0 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/actions-menu.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/ui/actions-menu.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuSubTrigger,
   DropdownMenuTrigger
 } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu'
-import { Tip } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 
 // One place to define a set of actions and get BOTH a kebab dropdown and a
 // matching right-click context menu — so a row's ⋯ menu and its right-click menu
@@ -108,15 +107,14 @@ interface ActionsMenuProps extends Pick<
   items: (kit: MenuKit) => React.ReactNode
   ariaLabel?: string
   contentClassName?: string
-  /** Optional tooltip on the trigger (composed INSIDE the asChild chain). */
-  tooltip?: React.ReactNode
   open?: boolean
   onOpenChange?: (open: boolean) => void
 }
 
 /**
  * A kebab dropdown menu. Pair it with `ActionsContextMenu` using the same
- * `items` render function so the two menus stay identical.
+ * `items` render function so the two menus stay identical. No tip on the
+ * trigger — `aria-label` on the button is enough (see DESIGN.md).
  */
 export function ActionsMenu({
   align = 'end',
@@ -127,17 +125,11 @@ export function ActionsMenu({
   onOpenChange,
   open,
   side,
-  sideOffset = 6,
-  tooltip
+  sideOffset = 6
 }: ActionsMenuProps) {
-  // Tip wraps the trigger, not the reverse: Tip doesn't forward the ref/props an
-  // `asChild` clone injects, so a Tip placed as the trigger's child silently
-  // drops onClick/aria-haspopup and the menu stops opening (#67500).
-  const trigger = <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>{children}</DropdownMenuTrigger>
-
   return (
     <DropdownMenu onOpenChange={onOpenChange} open={open}>
-      {tooltip ? <Tip label={tooltip}>{trigger}</Tip> : trigger}
+      <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>{children}</DropdownMenuTrigger>
       <DropdownMenuContent
         align={align}
         aria-label={ariaLabel}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
index 544fb69e88b5..9329da403475 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
@@ -640,7 +640,6 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
     },
     envActions: {
       actionsFor: label => `إجراءات ${label}`,
-      credentialActions: 'إجراءات بيانات الاعتماد',
       docs: 'الوثائق',
       hideValue: 'إخفاء القيمة',
       revealValue: 'إظهار القيمة',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
index 3b5eb3c450b8..3f11f7b16db6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     },
     envActions: {
       actionsFor: label => `Actions for ${label}`,
-      credentialActions: 'Credential actions',
       manageInKeys: 'Manage in API Keys',
       docs: 'Docs',
       hideValue: 'Hide value',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
index ed6e1ef3468b..b64ce5dd80cd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
@@ -672,7 +672,6 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
     },
     envActions: {
       actionsFor: label => `${label} のアクション`,
-      credentialActions: '認証情報のアクション',
       manageInKeys: 'API キーで管理',
       docs: 'ドキュメント',
       hideValue: '値を非表示',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
index 40bdf7895e90..387919476761 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@ export interface Translations {
     }
     envActions: {
       actionsFor: (label: string) => string
-      credentialActions: string
       manageInKeys: string
       docs: string
       hideValue: string
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
index 79a04bfc17d2..ea15b1a2819e 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
     },
     envActions: {
       actionsFor: label => `${label} 的動作`,
-      credentialActions: '憑證動作',
       manageInKeys: '在 API 金鑰中管理',
       docs: '文件',
       hideValue: '隱藏值',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
index 312e02e2e704..f1998678fdb5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
@@ -780,7 +780,6 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
     },
     envActions: {
       actionsFor: label => `${label} 的操作`,
-      credentialActions: '凭据操作',
       manageInKeys: '在 API 密钥中管理',
       docs: '文档',
       hideValue: '隐藏值',