diff --git a/src/beaver_gateway/core/injects.py b/src/beaver_gateway/core/injects.py
index 1ba5f9f..d1627e5 100644
--- a/src/beaver_gateway/core/injects.py
+++ b/src/beaver_gateway/core/injects.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal
 
+from sqlalchemy import func
 from sqlmodel import col, select
 
 from beaver_gateway.storage.models import InjectQueueItem
@@ -105,6 +106,23 @@ class InjectQueue:
             )
             return list(result.all())
 
+    async def latest(
+        self, conversation_ids: Iterable[int]
+    ) -> dict[int, InjectQueueItem]:
+        ids = list(conversation_ids)
+        if not ids:
+            return {}
+        newest = (
+            select(func.max(InjectQueueItem.id))
+            .where(col(InjectQueueItem.conversation_id).in_(ids))
+            .group_by(col(InjectQueueItem.conversation_id))
+        )
+        async with self._db.session() as session:
+            result = await session.exec(
+                select(InjectQueueItem).where(col(InjectQueueItem.id).in_(newest))
+            )
+            return {row.conversation_id: row for row in result.all()}
+
     async def _mark(
         self,
         items: Iterable[InjectQueueItem],
diff --git a/src/beaver_gateway/frontends/api/frontend.py b/src/beaver_gateway/frontends/api/frontend.py
index 8e0da23..496e97c 100644
--- a/src/beaver_gateway/frontends/api/frontend.py
+++ b/src/beaver_gateway/frontends/api/frontend.py
@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ from beaver_gateway.storage import (
     list_tokens,
     revoke_token,
 )
-from beaver_gateway.storage.models import Conversation, RateLimit, Token, Usage
+from beaver_gateway.storage.models import (
+    Conversation,
+    InjectQueueItem,
+    RateLimit,
+    Token,
+    Usage,
+)
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import AsyncIterator, Iterable, Sequence
@@ -220,7 +226,16 @@ def build_app(runtime: GatewayRuntime, *, memory_root: Path | None = None) -> Fa
             kind=q.get("kind"),
             limit=query_int(request, "limit", 200),
         )
-        return {"conversations": [conversations.public(r) for r in rows]}
+        latest = await conversations.queue.latest(cast("int", r.id) for r in rows)
+        return {
+            "conversations": [
+                {
+                    **conversations.public(r),
+                    "last_item": _queue_item(latest.get(cast("int", r.id))),
+                }
+                for r in rows
+            ]
+        }
 
     @app.post("/api/conversations", status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
     async def create_conversation(request: Request) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -272,14 +287,7 @@ def build_app(runtime: GatewayRuntime, *, memory_root: Path | None = None) -> Fa
         conv = await conv_of(public_id)
         out = await conversations.describe(conv)
         out["queue"] = [
-            {
-                "id": i.id,
-                "priority": i.priority,
-                "origin": i.origin,
-                "status": i.status,
-                "created_at": _iso(i.created_at),
-                "text": i.text[:200],
-            }
+            _queue_item(i)
             for i in await conversations.queue.recent(cast("int", conv.id), limit=20)
         ]
         return out
@@ -859,6 +867,19 @@ async def _conversation_titles(
     }
 
 
+def _queue_item(item: InjectQueueItem | None) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    if item is None:
+        return None
+    return {
+        "id": item.id,
+        "priority": item.priority,
+        "origin": item.origin,
+        "status": item.status,
+        "created_at": _iso(item.created_at),
+        "text": item.text[:200],
+    }
+
+
 def _limit_public(row: RateLimit) -> dict[str, Any]:
     return {
         "id": row.id,
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/api/types.ts b/ui/src/lib/api/types.ts
index 4ab1d2b..58c5bff 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/api/types.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/api/types.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export interface ConversationSummary {
   id: string;
   kind: Kind;
   last_activity_at: string | null;
+  last_item?: QueueItem | null;
   last_user_activity_at: string | null;
   origin: string;
   parent_row: number | null;
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/components/conversation-list.svelte b/ui/src/lib/components/conversation-list.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34ca623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/lib/components/conversation-list.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,311 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import PlusIcon from "@lucide/svelte/icons/plus";
+  import { toast } from "svelte-sonner";
+  import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+  import { base } from "$app/paths";
+  import type { AgentInfo, ConversationSummary } from "$lib/api/types";
+  import EmptyState from "$lib/components/empty-state.svelte";
+  import ErrorNote from "$lib/components/error-note.svelte";
+  import KindBadge from "$lib/components/kind-badge.svelte";
+  import StatusPill from "$lib/components/status-pill.svelte";
+  import { Button } from "$lib/components/ui/button";
+  import * as Dialog from "$lib/components/ui/dialog";
+  import { Input } from "$lib/components/ui/input";
+  import { Label } from "$lib/components/ui/label";
+  import * as Select from "$lib/components/ui/select";
+  import { Skeleton } from "$lib/components/ui/skeleton";
+  import { clip, fmtRelative, shortId } from "$lib/format";
+  import { gateway } from "$lib/gateway.svelte";
+  import { session } from "$lib/session.svelte";
+  import { cn } from "$lib/utils";
+
+  let { selected = null }: { selected?: string | null } = $props();
+
+  const KINDS = ["all", "master", "branch", "deep", "job", "fork"];
+  const STATUSES = ["open", "all", "merged", "closed", "archived"];
+  const TITLE_MAX = 60;
+  const PREVIEW_MAX = 90;
+
+  let kind = $state("all");
+  let statusFilter = $state("open");
+  let search = $state("");
+  let createOpen = $state(false);
+  let agents = $state<AgentInfo[]>([]);
+  let form = $state({
+    agent: "",
+    kind: "deep",
+    seed: "clean",
+    text: "",
+    title: "",
+  });
+  let busy = $state(false);
+
+  const rows = $derived.by(() => {
+    const needle = search.trim().toLowerCase();
+    return gateway.conversations
+      .filter((row) => kind === "all" || row.kind === kind)
+      .filter((row) => statusFilter === "all" || row.status === statusFilter)
+      .filter(
+        (row) =>
+          !needle ||
+          (row.title ?? "").toLowerCase().includes(needle) ||
+          row.id.startsWith(needle) ||
+          row.agent.toLowerCase().includes(needle) ||
+          (row.last_item?.text ?? "").toLowerCase().includes(needle)
+      )
+      .sort(byActivity);
+  });
+
+  function activityOf(row: ConversationSummary): string {
+    return row.last_activity_at ?? row.created_at ?? "";
+  }
+
+  function byActivity(a: ConversationSummary, b: ConversationSummary) {
+    if (Boolean(a.running_turn) !== Boolean(b.running_turn)) {
+      return a.running_turn ? -1 : 1;
+    }
+    return activityOf(b).localeCompare(activityOf(a));
+  }
+
+  function titleOf(row: ConversationSummary): string {
+    if (row.title) {
+      return clip(row.title, TITLE_MAX);
+    }
+    if (row.kind === "master") {
+      return `Master · ${shortId(row.id)}`;
+    }
+    return `${row.kind} · ${shortId(row.id)}`;
+  }
+
+  const agentsForKind = $derived(
+    agents.filter((a) =>
+      a.kinds.includes(form.kind as AgentInfo["kinds"][number])
+    )
+  );
+
+  async function openCreate() {
+    createOpen = true;
+    if (agents.length === 0 && session.client) {
+      ({ agents } = await session.client.agents());
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function create() {
+    if (!session.client) {
+      return;
+    }
+    busy = true;
+    try {
+      const created = await session.client.spawn({
+        agent: form.agent || undefined,
+        kind: form.kind,
+        seed: form.seed,
+        text: form.text || undefined,
+        title: form.title || undefined,
+      });
+      createOpen = false;
+      await goto(`${base}/conversations/${created.id}`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      toast.error(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
+    } finally {
+      busy = false;
+    }
+  }
+</script>
+
+<div class="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col">
+  <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 border-b px-3 py-2">
+    <Select.Root
+      onValueChange={(value) => {
+        kind = value;
+      }}
+      type="single"
+      value={kind}
+    >
+      <Select.Trigger class="h-8 text-xs" size="sm">
+        {kind === "all" ? "any kind" : kind}
+      </Select.Trigger>
+      <Select.Content>
+        {#each KINDS as option (option)}
+          <Select.Item
+            label={option === "all" ? "any kind" : option}
+            value={option}
+          />
+        {/each}
+      </Select.Content>
+    </Select.Root>
+    <Select.Root
+      onValueChange={(value) => {
+        statusFilter = value;
+      }}
+      type="single"
+      value={statusFilter}
+    >
+      <Select.Trigger class="h-8 text-xs" size="sm">
+        {statusFilter === "all" ? "any status" : statusFilter}
+      </Select.Trigger>
+      <Select.Content>
+        {#each STATUSES as option (option)}
+          <Select.Item
+            label={option === "all" ? "any status" : option}
+            value={option}
+          />
+        {/each}
+      </Select.Content>
+    </Select.Root>
+    <Input
+      aria-label="Search conversations"
+      class="h-8 min-w-24 flex-1 text-xs"
+      placeholder="search"
+      bind:value={search}
+    />
+    <Button aria-label="New conversation" onclick={openCreate} size="icon-sm">
+      <PlusIcon class="size-4" />
+    </Button>
+  </div>
+  <div class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
+    {#if gateway.live.state === "failed"}
+      <div class="p-3">
+        <ErrorNote
+          message={gateway.live.detail ?? "event stream failed"}
+          retry={() => gateway.start()}
+        />
+      </div>
+    {:else if !gateway.loaded}
+      <div class="flex flex-col gap-2 p-3">
+        <Skeleton class="h-12 w-full" />
+        <Skeleton class="h-12 w-full" />
+        <Skeleton class="h-12 w-full" />
+      </div>
+    {:else if rows.length === 0}
+      <div class="p-3">
+        <EmptyState
+          hint="Change the filters, or start one - a deep chat, a branch off the master, a headless job."
+          title="No conversations match"
+        >
+          <Button onclick={openCreate} size="sm" variant="outline">
+            New conversation
+          </Button>
+        </EmptyState>
+      </div>
+    {:else}
+      <ul class="flex flex-col">
+        {#each rows as row (row.id)}
+          <li>
+            <a
+              aria-current={selected === row.id ? "page" : undefined}
+              class={cn(
+                "row-hover flex flex-col gap-1 border-b px-3 py-2 text-sm",
+                selected === row.id && "bg-sidebar-accent"
+              )}
+              href="{base}/conversations/{row.id}"
+            >
+              <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <KindBadge kind={row.kind} />
+                <span class="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate font-medium">
+                  {titleOf(row)}
+                </span>
+                <span class="tabular shrink-0 text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+                  {fmtRelative(activityOf(row))}
+                </span>
+              </span>
+              <span class="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
+                <StatusPill
+                  status={row.running_turn ? "running" : row.status}
+                />
+                <span class="text-muted-foreground">{row.agent}</span>
+                {#if row.pending_question}
+                  <span class="font-medium text-link">question</span>
+                {/if}
+              </span>
+              {#if row.last_item}
+                <span class="truncate text-muted-foreground text-xs">
+                  <span class="text-foreground/70"
+                    >{row.last_item.origin}:</span
+                  >
+                  {clip(row.last_item.text, PREVIEW_MAX)}
+                </span>
+              {/if}
+            </a>
+          </li>
+        {/each}
+      </ul>
+    {/if}
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<Dialog.Root bind:open={createOpen}>
+  <Dialog.Content>
+    <Dialog.Header>
+      <Dialog.Title>New conversation</Dialog.Title>
+      <Dialog.Description>
+        It opens in the home window of its kind (a vault file, a Telegram topic)
+        and stays silent until someone speaks.
+      </Dialog.Description>
+    </Dialog.Header>
+    <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
+      <div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+        <Label>Kind</Label>
+        <Select.Root
+          onValueChange={(value) => {
+            form.kind = value;
+            form.agent = "";
+          }}
+          type="single"
+          value={form.kind}
+        >
+          <Select.Trigger class="w-full">{form.kind}</Select.Trigger>
+          <Select.Content>
+            {#each ["deep", "branch", "master", "job"] as option (option)}
+              <Select.Item label={option} value={option} />
+            {/each}
+          </Select.Content>
+        </Select.Root>
+      </div>
+      <div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+        <Label>Agent</Label>
+        <Select.Root
+          onValueChange={(value) => {
+            form.agent = value === "default" ? "" : value;
+          }}
+          type="single"
+          value={form.agent || "default"}
+        >
+          <Select.Trigger class="w-full">
+            {form.agent || "frontend default"}
+          </Select.Trigger>
+          <Select.Content>
+            <Select.Item label="frontend default" value="default" />
+            {#each agentsForKind as agent (agent.name)}
+              <Select.Item label={agent.name} value={agent.name} />
+            {/each}
+          </Select.Content>
+        </Select.Root>
+      </div>
+      <div class="col-span-2 flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+        <Label for="new-title">Title</Label>
+        <Input id="new-title" placeholder="optional" bind:value={form.title} />
+      </div>
+      <div class="col-span-2 flex flex-col gap-1.5">
+        <Label for="new-text">First message</Label>
+        <textarea
+          class="min-h-20 rounded-md border bg-input/30 px-3 py-2 text-sm focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/30"
+          id="new-text"
+          placeholder="optional - without it the window waits"
+          bind:value={form.text}
+        ></textarea>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <Dialog.Footer>
+      <Button
+        onclick={() => {
+          createOpen = false;
+        }}
+        variant="ghost"
+      >
+        Cancel
+      </Button>
+      <Button disabled={busy} onclick={create}>Create</Button>
+    </Dialog.Footer>
+  </Dialog.Content>
+</Dialog.Root>
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/gateway.svelte.ts b/ui/src/lib/gateway.svelte.ts
index 3da494f..a6f1d5d 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/gateway.svelte.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/gateway.svelte.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
 import { session } from "./session.svelte";
 
 const TAPE_SIZE = 120;
+const RELOAD_DEBOUNCE_MS = 1500;
 const QUIET = new Set(["stream", "hello"]);
 
 // Gateway-wide live state: the conversation index kept fresh by
@@ -98,10 +99,28 @@ class Gateway {
         this.applyLimit(event);
         return;
       }
+      case "message.queued":
+      case "inject.queued":
+      case "reply": {
+        this.reloadSoon();
+        return;
+      }
       default:
     }
   }
 
+  private reloadTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+  private reloadSoon(): void {
+    if (this.reloadTimer) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.reloadTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      this.reloadTimer = null;
+      this.load().catch(() => undefined);
+    }, RELOAD_DEBOUNCE_MS);
+  }
+
   private applyLimit(event: BusEvent): void {
     if (!this.limits || typeof event.window !== "string") {
       this.refreshLimits().catch(() => undefined);
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/panel/history-view.svelte b/ui/src/lib/panel/chat-view.svelte
similarity index 63%
rename from ui/src/lib/panel/history-view.svelte
rename to ui/src/lib/panel/chat-view.svelte
index bface7f..1e1c4f6 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/panel/history-view.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/lib/panel/chat-view.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import { tick } from "svelte";
   import type { ApiClient } from "$lib/api/client";
   import type { ContentBlock, HistoryMessage } from "$lib/api/types";
   import EmptyState from "$lib/components/empty-state.svelte";
@@ -7,37 +8,96 @@
   import { Switch } from "$lib/components/ui/switch";
   import { clip } from "$lib/format";
   import { cn } from "$lib/utils";
+  import type { ActivityModel } from "./activity.svelte";
   import { summarizeInput, toolLabel } from "./activity.svelte";
+  import QuestionCard from "./question-card.svelte";
+  import TurnCard from "./turn-card.svelte";
 
   let {
     client,
     conversationId,
+    model,
     refreshKey = 0,
   }: {
     client: ApiClient;
     conversationId: string;
+    model: ActivityModel;
     refreshKey?: number;
   } = $props();
 
+  const RESULT_CLIP = 600;
+  const NEAR_BOTTOM_PX = 120;
+  const TICK_MS = 1000;
+
   let messages = $state<HistoryMessage[] | null>(null);
   let failure = $state<string | null>(null);
   let showResults = $state(false);
+  let loadedAt = $state(new Date(0).toISOString());
+  let scroller = $state<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  let now = $state(Date.now());
+  let pinned = true;
+
+  const tail = $derived(
+    model.turns
+      .filter((turn) => turn.status === "running" || turn.startedAt > loadedAt)
+      .reverse()
+  );
+  const tailSize = $derived(
+    tail.reduce(
+      (n, turn) => n + turn.text.length + Object.keys(turn.nodes).length,
+      0
+    )
+  );
 
   async function load() {
     failure = null;
     try {
       ({ messages } = await client.history(conversationId));
+      loadedAt = new Date().toISOString();
     } catch (cause) {
       failure = cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : String(cause);
     }
   }
 
+  function nearBottom(): boolean {
+    if (!scroller) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    const left =
+      scroller.scrollHeight - scroller.scrollTop - scroller.clientHeight;
+    return left < NEAR_BOTTOM_PX;
+  }
+
+  async function scrollToBottom() {
+    await tick();
+    if (scroller) {
+      scroller.scrollTop = scroller.scrollHeight;
+    }
+  }
+
   $effect(() => {
     if (refreshKey >= 0) {
+      pinned = true;
       load();
     }
   });
 
+  $effect(() => {
+    const count = (messages?.length ?? 0) + tailSize;
+    if (pinned && count >= 0) {
+      scrollToBottom();
+    }
+  });
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    const timer = setInterval(() => {
+      if (model.running) {
+        now = Date.now();
+      }
+    }, TICK_MS);
+    return () => clearInterval(timer);
+  });
+
   function blocks(message: HistoryMessage): ContentBlock[] {
     return typeof message.content === "string"
       ? [{ text: message.content, type: "text" }]
@@ -60,11 +120,15 @@
     }
     return "";
   }
-
-  const RESULT_CLIP = 600;
 </script>
 
-<div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
+<div
+  class="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-3 overflow-y-auto px-4 py-3 sm:px-6"
+  onscroll={() => {
+    pinned = nearBottom();
+  }}
+  bind:this={scroller}
+>
   <span class="flex items-center gap-2 self-end text-muted-foreground text-xs">
     <Switch aria-label="Show tool results" bind:checked={showResults} />
     show tool results
@@ -77,10 +141,10 @@
       <Skeleton class="h-16 w-full" />
       <Skeleton class="h-10 w-1/2" />
     </div>
-  {:else if messages.length === 0}
+  {:else if messages.length === 0 && tail.length === 0}
     <EmptyState
-      hint="The transcript mirror is empty - nothing has been said in this conversation yet."
-      title="No history"
+      hint="Nothing has been said here yet. Write below, or wait for the first inject."
+      title="Empty conversation"
     />
   {:else}
     {#each messages as message, index (index)}
@@ -98,9 +162,7 @@
               <p
                 class={cn(
                   "max-w-[75ch] whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm",
-                  message.role === "user"
-                    ? "bg-primary/10"
-                    : "bg-muted/50"
+                  message.role === "user" ? "bg-primary/10" : "bg-muted/50"
                 )}
               >
                 {block.text}
@@ -116,7 +178,9 @@
               <pre
                 class={cn(
                   "max-h-48 max-w-full overflow-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-all rounded-md p-2 text-xs",
-                  block.is_error ? "bg-destructive/8 text-destructive" : "bg-muted/40"
+                  block.is_error
+                    ? "bg-destructive/8 text-destructive"
+                    : "bg-muted/40"
                 )}
               >{clip(resultText(block), RESULT_CLIP)}</pre>
             {:else if block.type === "thinking"}
@@ -127,4 +191,10 @@
       {/if}
     {/each}
   {/if}
+  {#if model.question}
+    <QuestionCard {client} {conversationId} question={model.question} />
+  {/if}
+  {#each tail as turn (turn.id)}
+    <TurnCard {now} {turn} />
+  {/each}
 </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/panel/conversation-view.svelte b/ui/src/lib/panel/conversation-view.svelte
index b1cb6aa..c03f250 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/panel/conversation-view.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/lib/panel/conversation-view.svelte
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
   import * as Tabs from "$lib/components/ui/tabs";
   import ActivityFeed from "./activity-feed.svelte";
   import BindingsList from "./bindings-list.svelte";
+  import ChatView from "./chat-view.svelte";
   import Composer from "./composer.svelte";
   import { ConversationFeed } from "./conversation.svelte";
   import ConversationHeader from "./conversation-header.svelte";
-  import HistoryView from "./history-view.svelte";
   import QueueList from "./queue-list.svelte";
   import RawEntries from "./raw-entries.svelte";
 
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@
     () => client,
     untrack(() => id)
   );
-  let tab = $state("activity");
+  let tab = $state("chat");
   let historyKey = $state(0);
-  let landed = $state(false);
 
   onMount(() => {
     feed.start();
@@ -55,13 +54,6 @@
       });
     }
   });
-
-  $effect(() => {
-    if (feed.loaded && !landed) {
-      landed = true;
-      tab = feed.model.running ? "activity" : "history";
-    }
-  });
 </script>
 
 <div class="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col">
@@ -90,34 +82,44 @@
       <div class="flex min-h-0 flex-col">
         <Tabs.Root class="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-0" bind:value={tab}>
           <Tabs.List class="mx-4 mt-2 w-fit sm:mx-6">
+            <Tabs.Trigger value="chat">Chat</Tabs.Trigger>
             <Tabs.Trigger value="activity">Activity</Tabs.Trigger>
-            <Tabs.Trigger value="history">History</Tabs.Trigger>
             <Tabs.Trigger value="raw">Raw</Tabs.Trigger>
-            <Tabs.Trigger class={compact ? "" : "lg:hidden"} value="meta"
-              >Meta</Tabs.Trigger
-            >
+            <Tabs.Trigger class={compact ? "" : "lg:hidden"} value="meta">
+              Meta
+            </Tabs.Trigger>
           </Tabs.List>
-          <div class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-4 py-3 sm:px-6">
-            <Tabs.Content value="activity">
-              <ActivityFeed
-                {client}
-                connected={feed.live.state === "open"}
-                conversationId={id}
-                model={feed.model}
-              />
-            </Tabs.Content>
-            <Tabs.Content value="history">
-              <HistoryView
-                {client}
-                conversationId={id}
-                refreshKey={historyKey}
-              />
-            </Tabs.Content>
-            <Tabs.Content value="raw">
-              <RawEntries {client} conversationId={id} />
-            </Tabs.Content>
-            <Tabs.Content value="meta">{@render rail()}</Tabs.Content>
-          </div>
+          <Tabs.Content class="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col" value="chat">
+            <ChatView
+              {client}
+              conversationId={id}
+              model={feed.model}
+              refreshKey={historyKey}
+            />
+          </Tabs.Content>
+          <Tabs.Content
+            class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-4 py-3 sm:px-6"
+            value="activity"
+          >
+            <ActivityFeed
+              {client}
+              connected={feed.live.state === "open"}
+              conversationId={id}
+              model={feed.model}
+            />
+          </Tabs.Content>
+          <Tabs.Content
+            class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-4 py-3 sm:px-6"
+            value="raw"
+          >
+            <RawEntries {client} conversationId={id} />
+          </Tabs.Content>
+          <Tabs.Content
+            class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-4 py-3 sm:px-6"
+            value="meta"
+          >
+            {@render rail()}
+          </Tabs.Content>
         </Tabs.Root>
         <Composer
           {client}
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/conversations/+layout.svelte b/ui/src/routes/conversations/+layout.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7269560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/routes/conversations/+layout.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { page } from "$app/state";
+  import ConversationList from "$lib/components/conversation-list.svelte";
+  import { cn } from "$lib/utils";
+
+  let { children } = $props();
+
+  const selected = $derived(page.params.id ?? null);
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head><title>Conversations · Beaver</title></svelte:head>
+
+<div class="grid min-h-0 flex-1 grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[22rem_minmax(0,1fr)]">
+  <div
+    class={cn(
+      "min-h-0 border-r bg-sidebar/40",
+      selected ? "hidden lg:block" : "block"
+    )}
+  >
+    <ConversationList {selected} />
+  </div>
+  <div
+    class={cn("min-h-0", selected ? "flex flex-col" : "hidden lg:flex lg:flex-col")}
+  >
+    {@render children()}
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/conversations/+page.svelte b/ui/src/routes/conversations/+page.svelte
index c317a71..cda986f 100644
--- a/ui/src/routes/conversations/+page.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/routes/conversations/+page.svelte
@@ -1,287 +1,16 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import PlusIcon from "@lucide/svelte/icons/plus";
-  import { toast } from "svelte-sonner";
-  import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-  import { base } from "$app/paths";
-  import type { AgentInfo, ConversationSummary } from "$lib/api/types";
-  import EmptyState from "$lib/components/empty-state.svelte";
-  import ErrorNote from "$lib/components/error-note.svelte";
-  import KindBadge from "$lib/components/kind-badge.svelte";
-  import PageHeader from "$lib/components/page-header.svelte";
-  import StatusPill from "$lib/components/status-pill.svelte";
-  import { Button } from "$lib/components/ui/button";
-  import * as Dialog from "$lib/components/ui/dialog";
-  import { Input } from "$lib/components/ui/input";
-  import { Label } from "$lib/components/ui/label";
-  import * as Select from "$lib/components/ui/select";
-  import { Skeleton } from "$lib/components/ui/skeleton";
-  import { fmtRelative, shortId } from "$lib/format";
   import { gateway } from "$lib/gateway.svelte";
-  import { session } from "$lib/session.svelte";
 
-  const KINDS = ["all", "master", "branch", "deep", "job", "fork"];
-  const STATUSES = ["open", "all", "merged", "closed", "archived"];
-
-  let kind = $state("all");
-  let statusFilter = $state("open");
-  let search = $state("");
-  let createOpen = $state(false);
-  let agents = $state<AgentInfo[]>([]);
-  let form = $state({
-    agent: "",
-    kind: "deep",
-    seed: "clean",
-    text: "",
-    title: "",
-  });
-  let busy = $state(false);
-
-  const rows = $derived.by(() => {
-    const needle = search.trim().toLowerCase();
-    return gateway.conversations
-      .filter((row) => kind === "all" || row.kind === kind)
-      .filter((row) => statusFilter === "all" || row.status === statusFilter)
-      .filter(
-        (row) =>
-          !needle ||
-          (row.title ?? "").toLowerCase().includes(needle) ||
-          row.id.startsWith(needle) ||
-          row.agent.toLowerCase().includes(needle)
-      )
-      .sort(byActivity);
-  });
-
-  function byActivity(a: ConversationSummary, b: ConversationSummary) {
-    if (Boolean(a.running_turn) !== Boolean(b.running_turn)) {
-      return a.running_turn ? -1 : 1;
-    }
-    return (b.last_activity_at ?? "").localeCompare(a.last_activity_at ?? "");
-  }
-
-  const agentsForKind = $derived(
-    agents.filter((a) =>
-      a.kinds.includes(form.kind as AgentInfo["kinds"][number])
-    )
-  );
-
-  async function openCreate() {
-    createOpen = true;
-    if (agents.length === 0 && session.client) {
-      ({ agents } = await session.client.agents());
-    }
-  }
-
-  async function create() {
-    if (!session.client) {
-      return;
-    }
-    busy = true;
-    try {
-      const created = await session.client.spawn({
-        agent: form.agent || undefined,
-        kind: form.kind,
-        seed: form.seed,
-        text: form.text || undefined,
-        title: form.title || undefined,
-      });
-      createOpen = false;
-      await goto(`${base}/conversations/${created.id}`);
-    } catch (error) {
-      toast.error(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
-    } finally {
-      busy = false;
-    }
-  }
+  const running = $derived(gateway.running.length);
 </script>
 
-<svelte:head><title>Conversations · Beaver</title></svelte:head>
-
-<PageHeader subtitle={`${rows.length} shown`} title="Conversations">
-  <Select.Root
-    onValueChange={(value) => {
-      kind = value;
-    }}
-    type="single"
-    value={kind}
-  >
-    <Select.Trigger class="h-8 text-xs" size="sm">
-      {kind === "all" ? "any kind" : kind}
-    </Select.Trigger>
-    <Select.Content>
-      {#each KINDS as option (option)}
-        <Select.Item
-          label={option === "all" ? "any kind" : option}
-          value={option}
-        />
-      {/each}
-    </Select.Content>
-  </Select.Root>
-  <Select.Root
-    onValueChange={(value) => {
-      statusFilter = value;
-    }}
-    type="single"
-    value={statusFilter}
-  >
-    <Select.Trigger class="h-8 text-xs" size="sm">
-      {statusFilter === "all" ? "any status" : statusFilter}
-    </Select.Trigger>
-    <Select.Content>
-      {#each STATUSES as option (option)}
-        <Select.Item
-          label={option === "all" ? "any status" : option}
-          value={option}
-        />
-      {/each}
-    </Select.Content>
-  </Select.Root>
-  <Input
-    aria-label="Search conversations"
-    class="h-8 w-40 text-xs"
-    placeholder="title, id, agent"
-    bind:value={search}
-  />
-  {#snippet actions()}
-    <Button onclick={openCreate} size="sm">
-      <PlusIcon class="size-4" />
-      New
-    </Button>
-  {/snippet}
-</PageHeader>
-
-<div class="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
-  {#if gateway.live.state === "failed"}
-    <div class="p-4">
-      <ErrorNote
-        message={gateway.live.detail ?? "event stream failed"}
-        retry={() => gateway.start()}
-      />
-    </div>
-  {:else if !gateway.loaded}
-    <div class="flex flex-col gap-2 p-4">
-      <Skeleton class="h-9 w-full" />
-      <Skeleton class="h-9 w-full" />
-      <Skeleton class="h-9 w-full" />
-    </div>
-  {:else if rows.length === 0}
-    <div class="p-4">
-      <EmptyState
-        hint="Change the filters, or start one - a deep chat, a branch off the master, a headless job."
-        title="No conversations match"
-      >
-        <Button onclick={openCreate} size="sm" variant="outline"
-          >New conversation</Button
-        >
-      </EmptyState>
-    </div>
+<div
+  class="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center p-6 text-muted-foreground text-sm"
+>
+  {#if running > 0}
+    {running}
+    running - pick one on the left.
   {:else}
-    <ul class="flex flex-col">
-      {#each rows as row (row.id)}
-        <li>
-          <a
-            class="row-hover ledger-grid grid-cols-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)_auto] border-b px-4 py-2 text-sm sm:grid-cols-[4.5rem_minmax(0,1fr)_9rem_6rem_7rem] sm:px-6"
-            href="{base}/conversations/{row.id}"
-          >
-            <KindBadge kind={row.kind} />
-            <span class="flex min-w-0 flex-col">
-              <span class="truncate font-medium">
-                {row.title || `${row.kind} ${shortId(row.id)}`}
-              </span>
-              <span class="truncate text-muted-foreground text-xs sm:hidden">
-                {row.agent}
-                · {fmtRelative(row.last_activity_at)}
-              </span>
-            </span>
-            <span
-              class="hidden truncate text-muted-foreground text-xs sm:inline"
-            >
-              {row.agent}
-            </span>
-            <StatusPill status={row.running_turn ? "running" : row.status} />
-            <span
-              class="tabular hidden text-right text-muted-foreground text-xs sm:inline"
-            >
-              {fmtRelative(row.last_activity_at)}
-            </span>
-          </a>
-        </li>
-      {/each}
-    </ul>
+    Pick a conversation on the left.
   {/if}
 </div>
-
-<Dialog.Root bind:open={createOpen}>
-  <Dialog.Content>
-    <Dialog.Header>
-      <Dialog.Title>New conversation</Dialog.Title>
-      <Dialog.Description>
-        It opens in the home window of its kind (a vault file, a Telegram topic)
-        and stays silent until someone speaks.
-      </Dialog.Description>
-    </Dialog.Header>
-    <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
-      <div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
-        <Label>Kind</Label>
-        <Select.Root
-          onValueChange={(value) => {
-            form.kind = value;
-            form.agent = "";
-          }}
-          type="single"
-          value={form.kind}
-        >
-          <Select.Trigger class="w-full">{form.kind}</Select.Trigger>
-          <Select.Content>
-            {#each ["deep", "branch", "master", "job"] as option (option)}
-              <Select.Item label={option} value={option} />
-            {/each}
-          </Select.Content>
-        </Select.Root>
-      </div>
-      <div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
-        <Label>Agent</Label>
-        <Select.Root
-          onValueChange={(value) => {
-            form.agent = value === "default" ? "" : value;
-          }}
-          type="single"
-          value={form.agent || "default"}
-        >
-          <Select.Trigger class="w-full"
-            >{form.agent || "frontend default"}</Select.Trigger
-          >
-          <Select.Content>
-            <Select.Item label="frontend default" value="default" />
-            {#each agentsForKind as agent (agent.name)}
-              <Select.Item label={agent.name} value={agent.name} />
-            {/each}
-          </Select.Content>
-        </Select.Root>
-      </div>
-      <div class="col-span-2 flex flex-col gap-1.5">
-        <Label for="new-title">Title</Label>
-        <Input id="new-title" placeholder="optional" bind:value={form.title} />
-      </div>
-      <div class="col-span-2 flex flex-col gap-1.5">
-        <Label for="new-text">First message</Label>
-        <textarea
-          class="min-h-20 rounded-md border bg-input/30 px-3 py-2 text-sm focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/30"
-          id="new-text"
-          placeholder="optional - without it the window waits"
-          bind:value={form.text}
-        ></textarea>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <Dialog.Footer>
-      <Button
-        onclick={() => {
-          createOpen = false;
-        }}
-        variant="ghost"
-      >
-        Cancel
-      </Button>
-      <Button disabled={busy} onclick={create}>Create</Button>
-    </Dialog.Footer>
-  </Dialog.Content>
-</Dialog.Root>