diff --git a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/App.tsx b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/App.tsx
index 7805b4f902..64c181a031 100644
--- a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/App.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/App.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {
   FOCUS_IN,
   FOCUS_OUT
 } from '../termio/csi.js'
-import { DBP, DFE, DISABLE_MOUSE_TRACKING, EBP, EFE, HIDE_CURSOR, SHOW_CURSOR } from '../termio/dec.js'
+import { DBP, DFE, DISABLE_MOUSE_TRACKING, EBP, EFE, SHOW_CURSOR } from '../termio/dec.js'
 
 import AppContext from './AppContext.js'
 import { ClockProvider } from './ClockContext.js'
@@ -206,10 +206,9 @@ export default class App extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     )
   }
   override componentDidMount() {
-    // In accessibility mode, keep the native cursor visible for screen magnifiers and other tools
-    if (this.props.stdout.isTTY) {
-      this.props.stdout.write(HIDE_CURSOR)
-    }
+    // Keep the native terminal cursor visible. Ink parks it at the declared
+    // input caret after each frame, so the terminal emulator provides the
+    // normal blinking block/bar without React-driven blink re-renders.
   }
   override componentWillUnmount() {
     if (this.props.stdout.isTTY) {
@@ -470,7 +469,7 @@ export default class App extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       }
 
       if (this.props.stdout.isTTY) {
-        this.props.stdout.write(HIDE_CURSOR + EFE)
+        this.props.stdout.write(EFE)
       }
 
       this.inputEmitter.emit('resume')
@@ -569,18 +568,19 @@ function processKeysInBatch(app: App, items: ParsedInput[], _unused1: undefined,
 
 /** Exported for testing. Mutates app.props.selection and click/hover state. */
 export function handleMouseEvent(app: App, m: ParsedMouse): void {
-  // Allow disabling click handling while keeping wheel scroll (which goes
-  // through the keybinding system as 'wheelup'/'wheeldown', not here).
-  if (isMouseClicksDisabled()) {
-    return
-  }
-
   const sel = app.props.selection
   // Terminal coords are 1-indexed; screen buffer is 0-indexed
   const col = m.col - 1
   const row = m.row - 1
   const baseButton = m.button & 0x03
 
+  // Allow disabling app click/selection handling while keeping wheel scroll
+  // and DOM mouse dispatch alive. Put this after coordinate/button decoding
+  // and exempt non-left buttons so scrollbar/right-click handlers still work.
+  if (isMouseClicksDisabled() && baseButton === 0) {
+    return
+  }
+
   if (m.action === 'press') {
     if ((m.button & 0x20) !== 0 && baseButton === 3) {
       if (app.mouseCaptureTarget) {
diff --git a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/ScrollBox.tsx b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/ScrollBox.tsx
index ed4239cef0..38f04b4faa 100644
--- a/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/ScrollBox.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/src/ink/components/ScrollBox.tsx
@@ -122,6 +122,19 @@ function ScrollBox({ children, ref, stickyScroll, ...style }: PropsWithChildren<
     })
   }
 
+  const scrollByNow = (dy: number) => {
+    const el = domRef.current
+
+    if (!el) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    el.stickyScroll = false
+    el.scrollAnchor = undefined
+    el.pendingScrollDelta = (el.pendingScrollDelta ?? 0) + Math.floor(dy)
+    scrollMutated(el)
+  }
+
   useImperativeHandle(
     ref,
     (): ScrollBoxHandle => ({
@@ -155,22 +168,7 @@ function ScrollBox({ children, ref, stickyScroll, ...style }: PropsWithChildren<
         }
         scrollMutated(box)
       },
-      scrollBy(dy: number) {
-        const el = domRef.current
-
-        if (!el) {
-          return
-        }
-
-        el.stickyScroll = false
-        // Wheel input cancels any in-flight anchor seek — user override.
-        el.scrollAnchor = undefined
-        // Accumulate in pendingScrollDelta; renderer drains it at a capped
-        // rate so fast flicks show intermediate frames. Pure accumulator:
-        // scroll-up followed by scroll-down naturally cancels.
-        el.pendingScrollDelta = (el.pendingScrollDelta ?? 0) + Math.floor(dy)
-        scrollMutated(el)
-      },
+      scrollBy: scrollByNow,
       scrollToBottom() {
         const el = domRef.current
 
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/interactionMode.test.ts b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/interactionMode.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a44519ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/interactionMode.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { getInteractionMode, markScrolling, markTyping, resetInteractionMode } from '../app/interactionMode.js'
+import { SCROLLING_IDLE_MS, TYPING_IDLE_MS } from '../config/timing.js'
+
+describe('interactionMode', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    resetInteractionMode()
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
+
+  it('holds scrolling mode briefly then returns idle', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    markScrolling()
+    expect(getInteractionMode()).toBe('scrolling')
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(SCROLLING_IDLE_MS)
+    expect(getInteractionMode()).toBe('idle')
+  })
+
+  it('typing takes priority over scrolling', () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    markTyping()
+    markScrolling()
+    expect(getInteractionMode()).toBe('typing')
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(TYPING_IDLE_MS)
+    expect(getInteractionMode()).toBe('idle')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/scroll.test.ts b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/scroll.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22f5d3f125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/scroll.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { scrollWithSelectionBy } from '../app/scroll.js'
+
+function makeScroll(overrides: Partial<Record<string, unknown>> = {}) {
+  return {
+    getPendingDelta: vi.fn(() => 0),
+    getScrollHeight: vi.fn(() => 100),
+    getScrollTop: vi.fn(() => 10),
+    getViewportHeight: vi.fn(() => 20),
+    getViewportTop: vi.fn(() => 0),
+    scrollBy: vi.fn(),
+    ...overrides
+  }
+}
+
+describe('scrollWithSelectionBy', () => {
+  it('clamps to the actual remaining scroll distance before calling scrollBy', () => {
+    const s = makeScroll({
+      getScrollHeight: vi.fn(() => 30),
+      getScrollTop: vi.fn(() => 9),
+      getViewportHeight: vi.fn(() => 20)
+    })
+    const selection = {
+      captureScrolledRows: vi.fn(),
+      getState: vi.fn(() => null),
+      shiftAnchor: vi.fn(),
+      shiftSelection: vi.fn()
+    }
+
+    scrollWithSelectionBy(10, { scrollRef: { current: s as never }, selection })
+
+    expect(s.scrollBy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1)
+  })
+
+  it('does nothing at the edge instead of queueing dead pending deltas', () => {
+    const s = makeScroll({
+      getScrollHeight: vi.fn(() => 30),
+      getScrollTop: vi.fn(() => 10),
+      getViewportHeight: vi.fn(() => 20)
+    })
+    const selection = {
+      captureScrolledRows: vi.fn(),
+      getState: vi.fn(() => null),
+      shiftAnchor: vi.fn(),
+      shiftSelection: vi.fn()
+    }
+
+    scrollWithSelectionBy(10, { scrollRef: { current: s as never }, selection })
+
+    expect(s.scrollBy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/__tests__/virtualHistoryClamp.test.ts b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/virtualHistoryClamp.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..255fad7cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-tui/src/__tests__/virtualHistoryClamp.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { shouldSetVirtualClamp } from '../hooks/useVirtualHistory.js'
+
+describe('virtual history clamp bounds', () => {
+  it('does not clamp sticky live tail content', () => {
+    expect(shouldSetVirtualClamp({ itemCount: 20, sticky: true, viewportHeight: 10 })).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('sets clamp bounds after manual scroll breaks sticky mode', () => {
+    expect(shouldSetVirtualClamp({ itemCount: 20, sticky: false, viewportHeight: 10 })).toBe(true)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/interactionMode.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/interactionMode.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f18033f81c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/interactionMode.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { SCROLLING_IDLE_MS, TYPING_IDLE_MS } from '../config/timing.js'
+
+export type InteractionMode = 'idle' | 'scrolling' | 'typing'
+
+type Timer = null | ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+
+let mode: InteractionMode = 'idle'
+let scrollingTimer: Timer = null
+let typingTimer: Timer = null
+
+const clear = (t: Timer): null => {
+  if (t) {
+    clearTimeout(t)
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
+
+export function getInteractionMode(): InteractionMode {
+  return mode
+}
+
+export function markTyping(): void {
+  mode = 'typing'
+  typingTimer = clear(typingTimer)
+  scrollingTimer = clear(scrollingTimer)
+  typingTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+    typingTimer = null
+    mode = 'idle'
+  }, TYPING_IDLE_MS)
+}
+
+export function markScrolling(): void {
+  if (mode === 'typing') {
+    return
+  }
+
+  mode = 'scrolling'
+  scrollingTimer = clear(scrollingTimer)
+  scrollingTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+    scrollingTimer = null
+    if (mode === 'scrolling') {
+      mode = 'idle'
+    }
+  }, SCROLLING_IDLE_MS)
+}
+
+export function resetInteractionMode(): void {
+  scrollingTimer = clear(scrollingTimer)
+  typingTimer = clear(typingTimer)
+  mode = 'idle'
+}
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts
index 9049c17f9a..032eee87ab 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/interfaces.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ export interface StateSetter<T> {
 export type StatusBarMode = 'bottom' | 'off' | 'top'
 
 export interface SelectionApi {
+  captureScrolledRows: (firstRow: number, lastRow: number, side: 'above' | 'below') => void
   clearSelection: () => void
   copySelection: () => string
+  getState: () => unknown
+  shiftAnchor: (dRow: number, minRow: number, maxRow: number) => void
+  shiftSelection: (dRow: number, minRow: number, maxRow: number) => void
 }
 
 export interface CompletionItem {
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/scroll.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/scroll.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2572e2808f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/scroll.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import type { ScrollBoxHandle } from '@hermes/ink'
+
+import type { SelectionApi } from './interfaces.js'
+import { markScrolling } from './interactionMode.js'
+
+export interface SelectionSnap {
+  anchor?: { row: number } | null
+  focus?: { row: number } | null
+  isDragging?: boolean
+}
+
+export interface ScrollWithSelectionOptions {
+  readonly scrollRef: { readonly current: ScrollBoxHandle | null }
+  readonly selection: SelectionApi
+}
+
+export function scrollWithSelectionBy(delta: number, { scrollRef, selection }: ScrollWithSelectionOptions): void {
+  const s = scrollRef.current
+
+  if (!s) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  const cur = s.getScrollTop() + s.getPendingDelta()
+  const viewport = Math.max(0, s.getViewportHeight())
+  const max = Math.max(0, s.getScrollHeight() - viewport)
+  const actual = Math.max(0, Math.min(max, cur + delta)) - cur
+
+  if (actual === 0) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  markScrolling()
+
+  const sel = selection.getState() as null | SelectionSnap
+  const top = s.getViewportTop()
+  const bottom = top + viewport - 1
+
+  if (
+    sel?.anchor &&
+    sel.focus &&
+    sel.anchor.row >= top &&
+    sel.anchor.row <= bottom &&
+    (sel.isDragging || (sel.focus.row >= top && sel.focus.row <= bottom))
+  ) {
+    const shift = sel.isDragging ? selection.shiftAnchor : selection.shiftSelection
+
+    if (actual > 0) {
+      selection.captureScrolledRows(top, top + actual - 1, 'above')
+    } else {
+      selection.captureScrolledRows(bottom + actual + 1, bottom, 'below')
+    }
+
+    shift(-actual, top, bottom)
+  }
+
+  s.scrollBy(actual)
+}
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/turnController.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/turnController.ts
index 90c4ac12bf..bc40deba2c 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/turnController.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/turnController.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-import { REASONING_PULSE_MS, STREAM_BATCH_MS, STREAM_IDLE_BATCH_MS, STREAM_TYPING_BATCH_MS } from '../config/timing.js'
+import {
+  REASONING_PULSE_MS,
+  STREAM_BATCH_MS,
+  STREAM_IDLE_BATCH_MS,
+  STREAM_SCROLLING_BATCH_MS,
+  STREAM_TYPING_BATCH_MS
+} from '../config/timing.js'
 import type { SessionInterruptResponse, SubagentEventPayload } from '../gatewayTypes.js'
 import { hasReasoningTag, splitReasoning } from '../lib/reasoning.js'
 import {
@@ -10,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from '../lib/text.js'
 import type { ActiveTool, ActivityItem, Msg, SubagentProgress } from '../types.js'
 
+import { getInteractionMode } from './interactionMode.js'
 import { resetFlowOverlays } from './overlayStore.js'
 import { pushSnapshot } from './spawnHistoryStore.js'
 import { getTurnState, patchTurnState, resetTurnState } from './turnStore.js'
@@ -497,12 +504,15 @@ class TurnController {
       return
     }
 
+    const interaction = getInteractionMode()
+    const delay = interaction === 'scrolling' ? STREAM_SCROLLING_BATCH_MS : interaction === 'typing' ? STREAM_TYPING_BATCH_MS : this.streamDelay
+
     this.streamTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       this.streamTimer = null
       const raw = this.bufRef.trimStart()
       const visible = hasReasoningTag(raw) ? splitReasoning(raw).text : raw
       patchTurnState({ streaming: visible })
-    }, this.streamDelay)
+    }, delay)
   }
 
   startMessage() {
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts
index 7d87be1125..4d6dfc1957 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/useMainApp.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { useComposerState } from './useComposerState.js'
 import { useConfigSync } from './useConfigSync.js'
 import { useInputHandlers } from './useInputHandlers.js'
 import { useLongRunToolCharms } from './useLongRunToolCharms.js'
+import { scrollWithSelectionBy } from './scroll.js'
 import { useSessionLifecycle } from './useSessionLifecycle.js'
 import { useSubmission } from './useSubmission.js'
 
@@ -64,12 +65,6 @@ const statusColorOf = (status: string, t: { dim: string; error: string; ok: stri
   return t.dim
 }
 
-interface SelectionSnap {
-  anchor?: { row: number }
-  focus?: { row: number }
-  isDragging?: boolean
-}
-
 export function useMainApp(gw: GatewayClient) {
   const { exit } = useApp()
   const { stdout } = useStdout()
@@ -186,46 +181,7 @@ export function useMainApp(gw: GatewayClient) {
   const virtualHistory = useVirtualHistory(scrollRef, virtualRows, cols)
 
   const scrollWithSelection = useCallback(
-    (delta: number) => {
-      const s = scrollRef.current
-
-      if (!s) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      const sel = selection.getState() as null | SelectionSnap
-      const top = s.getViewportTop()
-      const bottom = top + s.getViewportHeight() - 1
-
-      if (
-        !sel?.anchor ||
-        !sel.focus ||
-        sel.anchor.row < top ||
-        sel.anchor.row > bottom ||
-        (!sel.isDragging && (sel.focus.row < top || sel.focus.row > bottom))
-      ) {
-        return s.scrollBy(delta)
-      }
-
-      const max = Math.max(0, s.getScrollHeight() - s.getViewportHeight())
-      const cur = s.getScrollTop() + s.getPendingDelta()
-      const actual = Math.max(0, Math.min(max, cur + delta)) - cur
-
-      if (actual === 0) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      const shift = sel!.isDragging ? selection.shiftAnchor : selection.shiftSelection
-
-      if (actual > 0) {
-        selection.captureScrolledRows(top, top + actual - 1, 'above')
-      } else {
-        selection.captureScrolledRows(bottom + actual + 1, bottom, 'below')
-      }
-
-      shift(-actual, top, bottom)
-      s.scrollBy(delta)
-    },
+    (delta: number) => scrollWithSelectionBy(delta, { scrollRef, selection }),
     [selection]
   )
 
@@ -700,14 +656,12 @@ export function useMainApp(gw: GatewayClient) {
     [turn, showProgressArea]
   )
 
-  const frozenProgressRef = useRef(liveProgress)
-
-  // Freeze the offscreen live tail so scroll doesn't rebuild unseen streaming UI.
-  if (liveTailVisible || !ui.busy) {
-    frozenProgressRef.current = liveProgress
-  }
-
-  const appProgress = liveTailVisible || !ui.busy ? liveProgress : frozenProgressRef.current
+  // Always pass current progress through. Freezing this while offscreen looked
+  // like a nice scroll optimization, but it also froze the live tail's
+  // thinking/tool state at arbitrary intermediate snapshots. Streaming update
+  // throttling now handles interaction load; progress state should remain
+  // truthful so panels don't randomly disappear.
+  const appProgress = liveProgress
 
   const cwd = ui.info?.cwd || process.env.HERMES_CWD || process.cwd()
   const gitBranch = useGitBranch(cwd)
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/app/useSubmission.ts b/ui-tui/src/app/useSubmission.ts
index 9bca65815d..8e5f15c1f9 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/app/useSubmission.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/app/useSubmission.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { type MutableRefObject, useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
 
-import { TYPING_IDLE_MS } from '../config/timing.js'
 import { attachedImageNotice } from '../domain/messages.js'
 import { looksLikeSlashCommand } from '../domain/slash.js'
 import type { GatewayClient } from '../gatewayClient.js'
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ import { PASTE_SNIPPET_RE } from '../protocol/paste.js'
 import type { Msg } from '../types.js'
 
 import type { ComposerActions, ComposerRefs, ComposerState, PasteSnippet } from './interfaces.js'
+import { markTyping } from './interactionMode.js'
 import { turnController } from './turnController.js'
 import { getUiState, patchUiState } from './uiStore.js'
 
@@ -48,28 +48,13 @@ export function useSubmission(opts: UseSubmissionOptions) {
   } = opts
 
   const lastEmptyAt = useRef(0)
-  const typingIdleTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (composerState.input || composerState.inputBuf.length) {
+      markTyping()
       if (getUiState().busy) {
         turnController.boostStreamingForTyping()
       }
-
-      if (typingIdleTimer.current) {
-        clearTimeout(typingIdleTimer.current)
-      }
-
-      typingIdleTimer.current = setTimeout(() => {
-        typingIdleTimer.current = null
-        turnController.relaxStreaming()
-      }, TYPING_IDLE_MS)
-    }
-
-    return () => {
-      if (typingIdleTimer.current) {
-        clearTimeout(typingIdleTimer.current)
-      }
     }
   }, [composerState.input, composerState.inputBuf])
 
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/components/textInput.tsx b/ui-tui/src/components/textInput.tsx
index 35f1949b4b..9b916c4623 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/components/textInput.tsx
+++ b/ui-tui/src/components/textInput.tsx
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export function TextInput({
     active: focus && termFocus && !selected
   })
 
-  const nativeCursor = focus && termFocus && !selected
+  const nativeCursor = focus && termFocus && !selected && !!stdout?.isTTY
 
   const rendered = useMemo(() => {
     if (!focus) {
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/config/limits.ts b/ui-tui/src/config/limits.ts
index aa1090396b..875b6bacca 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/config/limits.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/config/limits.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ export const LARGE_PASTE = { chars: 8000, lines: 80 }
 export const LONG_MSG = 300
 export const MAX_HISTORY = 800
 export const THINKING_COT_MAX = 160
-export const WHEEL_SCROLL_STEP = 3
+export const WHEEL_SCROLL_STEP = 6
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/config/timing.ts b/ui-tui/src/config/timing.ts
index 8fdf6b5fc5..083fa17f7f 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/config/timing.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/config/timing.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 export const STREAM_BATCH_MS = 16
 export const STREAM_IDLE_BATCH_MS = 16
-export const STREAM_TYPING_BATCH_MS = 80
-export const TYPING_IDLE_MS = 120
+export const STREAM_SCROLLING_BATCH_MS = 250
+export const STREAM_TYPING_BATCH_MS = 120
+export const TYPING_IDLE_MS = 250
+export const SCROLLING_IDLE_MS = 450
 export const REASONING_PULSE_MS = 700
diff --git a/ui-tui/src/hooks/useVirtualHistory.ts b/ui-tui/src/hooks/useVirtualHistory.ts
index 388b5e5a48..e8565e8cb0 100644
--- a/ui-tui/src/hooks/useVirtualHistory.ts
+++ b/ui-tui/src/hooks/useVirtualHistory.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ const COLD_START = 40
 const QUANTUM = OVERSCAN >> 1
 const FREEZE_RENDERS = 2
 
+export const shouldSetVirtualClamp = ({
+  itemCount,
+  sticky,
+  viewportHeight
+}: {
+  itemCount: number
+  sticky: boolean
+  viewportHeight: number
+}) => itemCount > 0 && viewportHeight > 0 && !sticky
+
 const upperBound = (arr: number[], target: number) => {
   let lo = 0
   let hi = arr.length
@@ -173,11 +183,16 @@ export function useVirtualHistory(
     // Give the renderer the mounted-row coverage for passive scroll clamping.
     // Without this, burst wheel/page scroll can race past the React commit that
     // updates the virtual range and paint spacer-only frames.
-    if (s && n > 0 && vp > 0) {
+    if (s && shouldSetVirtualClamp({ itemCount: n, sticky, viewportHeight: vp })) {
       const min = offsets[start] ?? 0
       const max = Math.max(min, (offsets[end] ?? total) - vp)
       s.setClampBounds(min, max)
     } else {
+      // Sticky bottom often has live, non-virtualized tail content after the
+      // virtual transcript (streaming answer / thinking / tools). A clamp based
+      // only on virtual history would cap rendering before that tail and make
+      // live thinking appear to vanish. No burst-scroll clamp is needed while
+      // sticky anyway.
       s?.setClampBounds(undefined, undefined)
     }