diff --git a/apps/web/tests/chat-scroll-contract.e2e.ts b/apps/web/tests/chat-scroll-contract.e2e.ts
index 5e0e23934a..4d22e66e98 100644
--- a/apps/web/tests/chat-scroll-contract.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/tests/chat-scroll-contract.e2e.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
   webSnapshotMode,
   type WebScaffold,
 } from './scaffold.ts'
-import { expandOwningTurnProcess, newEnglishPage, saveFailureShot } from './support.ts'
+import { expandOwningTurnProcess, newEnglishPage, openSettings, saveFailureShot } from './support.ts'
 
 const MODE = webSnapshotMode()
 const HISTORY_SESSION_ID = 'chat-scroll-history-e2e'
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ describe('web e2e: long Chat scroll contract', () => {
     })
   }, 180_000)
 
-  it.skipIf(MODE === 'record')('follows a growing process group independently of the outer transcript', async () => {
+  it.skipIf(MODE === 'record')('follows a growing Standard-mode process group independently of the outer transcript', async () => {
     const parts = [
       'GROUP_SCROLL_START\n\n',
       ...Array.from({ length: 4 }, (_, batch) => Array.from({ length: 20 }, (_, row) =>
@@ -701,6 +701,14 @@ describe('web e2e: long Chat scroll contract', () => {
     }, async (world) => {
       await world.page.emulateMedia({ reducedMotion: 'no-preference' })
       await openSeed(world.page, HISTORY_FIXTURE, HISTORY_FIXTURE.markers.assistant(HISTORY_FIXTURE.turns))
+      await openSettings(world.page, 'en')
+      await world.page.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Settings', exact: true })
+        .getByText('Work details', { exact: true }).locator('../..')
+        .getByRole('button', { name: 'Detailed', exact: true }).click()
+      await world.page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Standard', exact: true }).click()
+      await expect.poll(() => world.scaffold.ctx.settings.describe().find(row => row.ns === 'ui-chat')?.value)
+        .toMatchObject({ transcriptView: 'standard' })
+      await world.page.keyboard.press('Escape')
       const gates = parts.slice(1).map(() => Promise.withResolvers<undefined>())
       const dispose = world.scaffold.ctx.on('llm/stream', async function* (_options, next) {
         let index = -1
diff --git a/apps/web/tests/desktop-locale.e2e.ts b/apps/web/tests/desktop-locale.e2e.ts
index e392789d8d..7065c95552 100644
--- a/apps/web/tests/desktop-locale.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/tests/desktop-locale.e2e.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ describe.skipIf(MODE === 'record')('web e2e: native and Client locale preference
     })
     await page.exposeFunction('nativeLocaleChanged', (locale: string) => { reported.push(locale) })
     await page.addInitScript(() => {
+      Object.defineProperty(globalThis, 'dshDesktop', { value: { protocolVersion: 1 } })
       const bridge = globalThis as typeof globalThis & {
         nativeLocaleRead(): Promise<unknown>
         nativeLocaleChanged(locale: string): Promise<void>
diff --git a/apps/web/tests/expected/steer-all/mid-steer.expected.md b/apps/web/tests/expected/steer-all/mid-steer.expected.md
index 37a6c38e98..136b0ae8b5 100644
--- a/apps/web/tests/expected/steer-all/mid-steer.expected.md
+++ b/apps/web/tests/expected/steer-all/mid-steer.expected.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 - button "Copy"
 - status: Deep diving...
 - button "Deep diving for {{duration}}" [disabled] [expanded]
-- button "Analyzing the request · The user wants me to ask them a checkpoint question first, then continue with whatever they interject. Let me do exactly that."
+- button "Think The user wants me to ask them a checkpoint question first, then continue with whatever they interject. Let me do exactly that."
 - text: "Interjection: include the word BANANA in your final reply."
 - button "Copy"
 - text: "Interjection: include the word ORANGE in your final reply."
diff --git a/apps/web/tests/ptc-round.e2e.ts b/apps/web/tests/ptc-round.e2e.ts
index 4c95f6f14a..96960dba6b 100644
--- a/apps/web/tests/ptc-round.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/tests/ptc-round.e2e.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ describe('web e2e: PTC mode round renders nested sub-calls', () => {
         await row.waitFor({ state: 'attached', timeout: 30_000 })
         await expandOwningTurnProcess(page, row)
         await row.waitFor({ state: 'visible' })
-        await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Preparing to run code', exact: true }).waitFor()
+        await row.getByText('Code', { exact: true }).waitFor()
+        expect(await row.getAttribute('data-tool')).toBe('run_code')
         expect(sessionEvents.some(event => event.type === 'tool/call')).toBe(false)
         expect(await row.getByRole('button').count()).toBe(0)
         expect(await row.locator('pre').count()).toBe(0)
diff --git a/snapshots/web/ptc-round/preparing.expected.md b/snapshots/web/ptc-round/preparing.expected.md
index c3b9eac0bd..4a32df4c2c 100644
--- a/snapshots/web/ptc-round/preparing.expected.md
+++ b/snapshots/web/ptc-round/preparing.expected.md
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-- button "Preparing to run code" [expanded]
 - 'button "Think The user wants me to write a single `run_code` program that:"'
 - text: Preparing tool call Code
diff --git a/snapshots/web/steering/mid-steer.expected.md b/snapshots/web/steering/mid-steer.expected.md
index 505c03941c..c6d5fbfd73 100644
--- a/snapshots/web/steering/mid-steer.expected.md
+++ b/snapshots/web/steering/mid-steer.expected.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 - button "Copy"
 - status: Deep diving...
 - button "Deep diving for {{duration}}" [disabled]
-- button "Waiting for your action · Ready to continue?"
+- text: Running
+- button "Ask question waiting"
 - text: "Interjection: include the word BANANA in your final reply."
 - button "Copy"
 - region "Ready to continue?":