diff --git a/packages/app/src/agent-stream/layout.ts b/packages/app/src/agent-stream/layout.ts
index 1c6e83882..e70021342 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/agent-stream/layout.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/agent-stream/layout.ts
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ function layoutSegment(input: LayoutSegmentInput): StreamLayoutItem[] {
   });
 }
 
+// Keyed by history array identity; inner key encodes the inputs that affect history layout.
+// History layout is stable across text-chunk flushes because the liveHead boundary item's
+// kind and id don't change when only its text grows.
+const historyLayoutCache = new WeakMap<StreamItem[], Map<string, StreamLayoutItem[]>>();
+
 export function layoutStream(input: StreamLayoutInput): StreamLayout {
   const auxiliaryTurnFooter = resolveAuxiliaryTurnFooter(input);
   const historyBoundaryIndex = input.strategy.getHistoryLiveBoundaryIndex(input.history);
@@ -215,17 +220,46 @@ export function layoutStream(input: StreamLayoutInput): StreamLayout {
   const liveHeadBoundaryItem =
     liveHeadBoundaryIndex === null ? null : (input.liveHead[liveHeadBoundaryIndex] ?? null);
   const frameOrder = input.strategy.getFrameChildOrder();
-  const history = layoutSegment({
-    strategy: input.strategy,
-    agentStatus: input.agentStatus,
-    items: input.history,
-    timingByAssistantId: input.timingByAssistantId,
-    auxiliaryTurnFooter,
-    frameOrder,
-    boundaryIndex: historyBoundaryIndex,
-    boundaryAboveItem: null,
-    boundaryBelowItem: liveHeadBoundaryItem,
-  });
+
+  let history: StreamLayoutItem[];
+  if (input.history.length > 0) {
+    // The cache key encodes every input that can change history layout. liveHeadBoundaryItem.id
+    // and .kind are stable across text-only flushes (text growth doesn't change what kind of
+    // item borders history), so cached layout stays valid between flushes.
+    const historyCacheKey = [
+      input.agentStatus,
+      frameOrder,
+      historyBoundaryIndex ?? "null",
+      liveHeadBoundaryItem?.id ?? "null",
+      liveHeadBoundaryItem?.kind ?? "null",
+      auxiliaryTurnFooter?.itemId ?? "null",
+    ].join(":");
+    let byKey = historyLayoutCache.get(input.history);
+    if (!byKey) {
+      byKey = new Map();
+      historyLayoutCache.set(input.history, byKey);
+    }
+    const cached = byKey.get(historyCacheKey);
+    if (cached) {
+      history = cached;
+    } else {
+      history = layoutSegment({
+        strategy: input.strategy,
+        agentStatus: input.agentStatus,
+        items: input.history,
+        timingByAssistantId: input.timingByAssistantId,
+        auxiliaryTurnFooter,
+        frameOrder,
+        boundaryIndex: historyBoundaryIndex,
+        boundaryAboveItem: null,
+        boundaryBelowItem: liveHeadBoundaryItem,
+      });
+      byKey.set(historyCacheKey, history);
+    }
+  } else {
+    history = [];
+  }
+
   const liveHead = layoutSegment({
     strategy: input.strategy,
     agentStatus: input.agentStatus,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/agent-stream/view.tsx b/packages/app/src/agent-stream/view.tsx
index e05f50f2d..7461b81c1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/agent-stream/view.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/agent-stream/view.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, {
   forwardRef,
   memo,
   useCallback,
+  useContext,
   useEffect,
   useImperativeHandle,
   useMemo,
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ import { useStableEvent } from "@/hooks/use-stable-event";
 import { isWeb } from "@/constants/platform";
 import type { Theme } from "@/styles/theme";
 import { recordRenderProfileReasons } from "@/utils/render-profiler";
+import { MountedTabActiveContext } from "@/components/split-container";
 
 function renderLiveAuxiliaryNode(input: {
   pendingPermissions: ReactNode;
@@ -364,15 +366,29 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
       handleInlinePathPress({ raw: filePath, path: filePath }, "main");
     });
 
+    // Freeze stream data while this tab slot is hidden to prevent offscreen FlatList
+    // cell-window renders on every 48ms flush from background agents.
+    // When isActive flips back to true, the context change triggers a re-render and
+    // the component reads the current (fresh) streamItems/streamHead from props.
+    const isActive = useContext(MountedTabActiveContext);
+    const frozenStreamItemsRef = useRef(streamItems);
+    const frozenStreamHeadRef = useRef(streamHead);
+    if (isActive) {
+      frozenStreamItemsRef.current = streamItems;
+      frozenStreamHeadRef.current = streamHead;
+    }
+    const effectiveStreamItems = isActive ? streamItems : frozenStreamItemsRef.current;
+    const effectiveStreamHead = isActive ? streamHead : frozenStreamHeadRef.current;
+
     const baseRenderModel = useMemo(() => {
       return buildAgentStreamRenderModel({
         agentStatus: agent.status,
-        tail: streamItems,
-        head: streamHead ?? EMPTY_STREAM_HEAD,
+        tail: effectiveStreamItems,
+        head: effectiveStreamHead ?? EMPTY_STREAM_HEAD,
         platform: isWeb ? "web" : "native",
         isMobileBreakpoint: isMobile,
       });
-    }, [agent.status, isMobile, streamHead, streamItems]);
+    }, [agent.status, isMobile, effectiveStreamHead, effectiveStreamItems]);
     const streamLayout = useMemo(
       () =>
         layoutStream({
@@ -684,14 +700,17 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
       (item) => renderHistoryRow(item),
       [renderHistoryRow],
     );
-    const renderLiveHeadRow = useCallback<StreamSegmentRenderers["renderLiveHeadRow"]>(
-      (item) =>
+    // useStableEvent keeps the function reference stable across flushes.
+    // layoutLiveHeadItemById and renderStreamItem are read from the ref at call time,
+    // so the live-head render always uses the latest layout without causing renderers
+    // to be a new object on every text-chunk flush.
+    const renderLiveHeadRow: StreamSegmentRenderers["renderLiveHeadRow"] = useStableEvent(
+      (item: StreamItem) =>
         renderLiveHeadStreamItem({
           item,
           layoutItemById: layoutLiveHeadItemById,
           renderStreamItem,
         }),
-      [layoutLiveHeadItemById, renderStreamItem],
     );
     const renderLiveAuxiliary = useCallback<StreamSegmentRenderers["renderLiveAuxiliary"]>(() => {
       return renderLiveAuxiliaryNode({
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx
index 3bfbd7c73..a15fa7dc8 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/left-sidebar.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ import { Shortcut } from "@/components/ui/shortcut";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 import { useIsCompactFormFactor } from "@/constants/layout";
 import { isWeb } from "@/constants/platform";
-import { useSidebarAnimation } from "@/contexts/sidebar-animation-context";
+import {
+  useSidebarAnimation,
+  useSidebarSettledGeneration,
+} from "@/contexts/sidebar-animation-context";
 import { useOpenProjectPicker } from "@/hooks/use-open-project-picker";
 import { useShortcutKeys } from "@/hooks/use-shortcut-keys";
 import { useSidebarShortcutModel } from "@/hooks/use-sidebar-shortcut-model";
@@ -615,12 +618,12 @@ function MobileSidebar({
     windowWidth,
     animateToOpen,
     animateToClose,
-    settledGeneration,
     isGesturing,
     mobilePanelState,
     gestureAnimatingRef,
     closeGestureRef,
   } = useSidebarAnimation();
+  const settledGeneration = useSidebarSettledGeneration();
   const closeTouchStartX = useSharedValue(0);
   const closeTouchStartY = useSharedValue(0);
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/split-container.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/split-container.tsx
index 84d83acaa..6580de8a1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/split-container.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/split-container.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   Fragment,
+  createContext,
   memo,
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ import { RenderProfile } from "@/utils/render-profiler";
 import { workspaceTabTargetsEqual } from "@/workspace-tabs/identity";
 import { isNative } from "@/constants/platform";
 
+// true = this tab slot is the active (visible) tab; false = mounted but hidden.
+// Defaults to true so consumers outside a slot (e.g. web preview) are unaffected.
+export const MountedTabActiveContext = createContext<boolean>(true);
+
 interface SplitContainerProps {
   layout: WorkspaceLayout;
   workspaceKey: string;
@@ -219,14 +224,16 @@ const MountedTabSlot = memo(function MountedTabSlot({
 
   return (
     <RenderProfile id={`DesktopMountedTabSlot:${tabDescriptor.kind}:${tabDescriptor.tabId}`}>
-      <View style={wrapperStyle}>
-        <WorkspacePaneContent
-          content={content}
-          isWorkspaceFocused={isWorkspaceFocused}
-          isPaneFocused={isPaneFocused}
-          onFocusPane={handleFocusPane}
-        />
-      </View>
+      <MountedTabActiveContext value={isVisible}>
+        <View style={wrapperStyle}>
+          <WorkspacePaneContent
+            content={content}
+            isWorkspaceFocused={isWorkspaceFocused}
+            isPaneFocused={isPaneFocused}
+            onFocusPane={handleFocusPane}
+          />
+        </View>
+      </MountedTabActiveContext>
     </RenderProfile>
   );
 });
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/workspace-shortcut-targets-subscriber.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/workspace-shortcut-targets-subscriber.tsx
index 935dbe57c..18e382132 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/workspace-shortcut-targets-subscriber.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/workspace-shortcut-targets-subscriber.tsx
@@ -20,14 +20,20 @@ export function WorkspaceShortcutTargetsSubscriber({
   serverId: string | null;
 }) {
   const { projects } = useSidebarWorkspacesList({ serverId, enabled });
-  const statusWorkspaces = useStatusModeWorkspaceEntries({
-    serverId: enabled ? serverId : null,
-    projects,
-  });
-  const projectNamesByKey = useProjectNamesMap(enabled ? serverId : null);
+  // groupMode must be resolved before gating the status-mode subscriptions below.
   const groupMode = useSidebarViewStore((state) =>
     enabled && serverId ? state.getGroupMode(serverId) : "project",
   );
+  // Only subscribe to agents/workspaces when the status-group view is actually active.
+  // In project mode (the default), these subscriptions would fire on every agent update
+  // (agents Map identity is replaced on every status transition) with no effect on
+  // the shortcut targets, causing ~15-46 wasted re-renders per agent switch.
+  const isStatusMode = enabled && groupMode === "status";
+  const statusWorkspaces = useStatusModeWorkspaceEntries({
+    serverId: isStatusMode ? serverId : null,
+    projects,
+  });
+  const projectNamesByKey = useProjectNamesMap(isStatusMode ? serverId : null);
   const collapsedProjectKeys = useSidebarCollapsedSectionsStore(
     (state) => state.collapsedProjectKeys,
   );
diff --git a/packages/app/src/contexts/sidebar-animation-context.tsx b/packages/app/src/contexts/sidebar-animation-context.tsx
index e869d2451..b4e4d25fe 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/contexts/sidebar-animation-context.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/contexts/sidebar-animation-context.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ interface SidebarAnimationContextValue {
   animateToClose: () => void;
   startMobilePanelTransition: (mobileView: "agent" | "agent-list" | "file-explorer") => void;
   settleMobilePanel: (mobileView: "agent" | "agent-list" | "file-explorer") => void;
-  settledGeneration: number;
   isGesturing: SharedValue<boolean>;
   mobileVisualPanel: SharedValue<number>;
   mobilePanelState: SharedValue<number>;
@@ -61,6 +60,10 @@ interface SidebarAnimationContextValue {
 
 const SidebarAnimationContext = createContext<SidebarAnimationContextValue | null>(null);
 
+// Separate context so that settle-driven re-renders only reach MobileSidebar,
+// not every other useSidebarAnimation() consumer.
+const SidebarSettledGenerationContext = createContext<number>(0);
+
 function getMobileVisualPanel(mobileView: "agent" | "agent-list" | "file-explorer"): number {
   if (mobileView === "agent-list") {
     return MOBILE_VISUAL_PANEL_AGENT_LIST;
@@ -357,7 +360,6 @@ export function SidebarAnimationProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode })
       animateToClose,
       startMobilePanelTransition,
       settleMobilePanel,
-      settledGeneration,
       isGesturing,
       mobileVisualPanel,
       mobilePanelState,
@@ -373,7 +375,6 @@ export function SidebarAnimationProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode })
       animateToClose,
       startMobilePanelTransition,
       settleMobilePanel,
-      settledGeneration,
       isGesturing,
       mobileVisualPanel,
       mobilePanelState,
@@ -384,7 +385,11 @@ export function SidebarAnimationProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode })
   );
 
   return (
-    <SidebarAnimationContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</SidebarAnimationContext.Provider>
+    <SidebarAnimationContext.Provider value={value}>
+      <SidebarSettledGenerationContext.Provider value={settledGeneration}>
+        {children}
+      </SidebarSettledGenerationContext.Provider>
+    </SidebarAnimationContext.Provider>
   );
 }
 
@@ -395,3 +400,7 @@ export function useSidebarAnimation() {
   }
   return context;
 }
+
+export function useSidebarSettledGeneration() {
+  return useContext(SidebarSettledGenerationContext);
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/contexts/voice-context.tsx b/packages/app/src/contexts/voice-context.tsx
index f421ea801..a94fc736a 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/contexts/voice-context.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/contexts/voice-context.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   createContext,
   useContext,
   useEffect,
+  useMemo,
   useRef,
   useSyncExternalStore,
   type ReactNode,
@@ -57,22 +58,27 @@ export function useVoice() {
 export function useVoiceOptional(): VoiceContextValue | null {
   const runtime = useContext(VoiceRuntimeContext);
   const snapshot = useSyncExternalStore(
-    runtime ? runtime.subscribe.bind(runtime) : noopSubscribe,
-    runtime ? runtime.getSnapshot.bind(runtime) : getEmptySnapshot,
-    runtime ? runtime.getSnapshot.bind(runtime) : getEmptySnapshot,
+    runtime ? runtime.subscribe : noopSubscribe,
+    runtime ? runtime.getSnapshot : getEmptySnapshot,
+    runtime ? runtime.getSnapshot : getEmptySnapshot,
   );
 
-  if (!runtime) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  return {
-    ...snapshot,
-    startVoice: runtime.startVoice.bind(runtime),
-    stopVoice: runtime.stopVoice.bind(runtime),
-    isVoiceModeForAgent: runtime.isVoiceModeForAgent.bind(runtime),
-    toggleMute: runtime.toggleMute.bind(runtime),
-  };
+  // Methods on the runtime object literal close over factory-local state; they
+  // don't use `this`, so no binding is needed. Memoising on [snapshot, runtime]
+  // keeps the returned object reference stable across re-renders that don't
+  // change either, preventing downstream memo/useMemo misses.
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    if (!runtime) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return {
+      ...snapshot,
+      startVoice: runtime.startVoice,
+      stopVoice: runtime.stopVoice,
+      isVoiceModeForAgent: runtime.isVoiceModeForAgent,
+      toggleMute: runtime.toggleMute,
+    };
+  }, [snapshot, runtime]);
 }
 
 export function useVoiceTelemetry() {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-aggregated-agents.ts b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-aggregated-agents.ts
index 3bd73393a..97e2c4fbe 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-aggregated-agents.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-aggregated-agents.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { useMemo, useCallback, useSyncExternalStore } from "react";
+import { useMemo, useCallback, useRef, useSyncExternalStore } from "react";
+import equal from "fast-deep-equal";
 import { useShallow } from "zustand/shallow";
 import { useSessionStore } from "@/stores/session-store";
 import type { AgentDirectoryEntry } from "@/types/agent-directory";
@@ -44,6 +45,13 @@ export function useAggregatedAgents(options?: {
     runtime.refreshAllAgentDirectories();
   }, [runtime]);
 
+  // Keyed by "serverId:agentId" — reuse the previous AggregatedAgent object when
+  // none of its fields changed, so downstream memo/shallow comparisons can bail early.
+  const prevAgentsRef = useRef<Map<string, AggregatedAgent>>(new Map());
+  // Preserved sorted array — returned as-is when every element kept its identity
+  // and order, so callers using reference equality skip re-renders entirely.
+  const prevSortedRef = useRef<AggregatedAgent[]>([]);
+
   const result = useMemo(() => {
     // runtimeVersion is referenced so the memo recomputes when runtime state changes.
     void runtimeVersion;
@@ -79,7 +87,11 @@ export function useAggregatedAgents(options?: {
           createdAt: agent.createdAt,
           labels: agent.labels,
         };
-        allAgents.push(nextAgent);
+        const cacheKey = `${serverId}:${agent.id}`;
+        const prev = prevAgentsRef.current.get(cacheKey);
+        // Preserve object identity when fields are unchanged so callers can use
+        // reference equality (useShallow, memo) to skip re-renders.
+        allAgents.push(prev !== undefined && equal(prev, nextAgent) ? prev : nextAgent);
       }
     }
 
@@ -98,8 +110,25 @@ export function useAggregatedAgents(options?: {
       return rightTime - leftTime;
     });
 
+    // Update the identity cache for the next render pass.
+    const nextCache = new Map<string, AggregatedAgent>();
+    for (const agent of allAgents) {
+      nextCache.set(`${agent.serverId}:${agent.id}`, agent);
+    }
+    prevAgentsRef.current = nextCache;
+
+    // If every element kept its reference identity and the order is the same,
+    // return the previous array so downstream reference comparisons can bail.
+    const prevSorted = prevSortedRef.current;
+    const stableAgents =
+      allAgents.length === prevSorted.length &&
+      allAgents.every((agent, i) => agent === prevSorted[i])
+        ? prevSorted
+        : allAgents;
+    prevSortedRef.current = stableAgents;
+
     // Check if we have any cached data
-    const hasAnyData = allAgents.length > 0;
+    const hasAnyData = stableAgents.length > 0;
 
     // Align list loading with the runtime directory-sync machine.
     const isLoading = daemons.some((daemon) => {
@@ -111,7 +140,7 @@ export function useAggregatedAgents(options?: {
     const isRevalidating = isLoading && hasAnyData;
 
     return {
-      agents: allAgents,
+      agents: stableAgents,
       isLoading,
       isInitialLoad,
       isRevalidating,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-sidebar-workspaces-list.ts b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-sidebar-workspaces-list.ts
index 25be332ef..ae04c7fa9 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-sidebar-workspaces-list.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-sidebar-workspaces-list.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useSyncExternalStore } from "react";
+import equal from "fast-deep-equal";
+import { useStoreWithEqualityFn } from "zustand/traditional";
 import { useCreateFlowStore, type PendingCreateAttempt } from "@/stores/create-flow-store";
 import { useSessionStore, type Agent, type WorkspaceDescriptor } from "@/stores/session-store";
-import { useWorkspaceFields } from "@/stores/session-store-hooks";
+import { selectWorkspace, workspaceEqualityFns } from "@/stores/session-store-hooks/selectors";
 import { deriveSidebarStateBucket } from "@/utils/sidebar-agent-state";
 import { normalizeWorkspacePath } from "@/utils/workspace-identity";
 import { selectPrHintFromStatus } from "@/git/use-pr-status-query";
@@ -147,22 +149,31 @@ export function useSidebarWorkspaceEntry(
   serverId: string | null,
   workspaceId: string | null,
 ): SidebarWorkspaceEntry | null {
-  const pendingCreateAttempts = useCreateFlowStore((state) => state.pendingByDraftId);
-  const agents = useSessionStore((state) =>
-    serverId ? state.sessions[serverId]?.agents : undefined,
+  // Deep-compare so that adding/removing unrelated pending creates doesn't re-render this row.
+  const pendingCreateAttempts = useStoreWithEqualityFn(
+    useCreateFlowStore,
+    (state) => state.pendingByDraftId,
+    workspaceEqualityFns.deep,
   );
-  const projectWorkspaceEntry = useCallback(
-    (workspace: WorkspaceDescriptor): SidebarWorkspaceEntry =>
-      createSidebarWorkspaceEntry({
+
+  // Single subscription: reads workspace + agents together, computes the full entry, and
+  // deep-compares the output. Agents-Map identity churn (setAgents replaces the Map on every
+  // status transition) never causes a React re-render unless the derived entry actually changes.
+  return useStoreWithEqualityFn(
+    useSessionStore,
+    (state) => {
+      const workspace = selectWorkspace(state, serverId, workspaceId);
+      if (!workspace) return null;
+      const agents = serverId ? state.sessions[serverId]?.agents : undefined;
+      return createSidebarWorkspaceEntry({
         serverId: serverId ?? "",
         workspace,
         pendingCreateAttempts,
         agents,
-      }),
-    [agents, pendingCreateAttempts, serverId],
+      });
+    },
+    equal,
   );
-
-  return useWorkspaceFields(serverId, workspaceId, projectWorkspaceEntry);
 }
 
 const EMPTY_ORDER: string[] = [];
diff --git a/packages/app/src/panels/agent-panel.tsx b/packages/app/src/panels/agent-panel.tsx
index 1f887892c..265f2f554 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/panels/agent-panel.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/panels/agent-panel.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ import type { UserComposerAttachment } from "@/attachments/types";
 import { RewindComposerRestoreProvider } from "@/components/rewind/composer-restore";
 import type { ImageAttachment } from "@/composer/types";
 import { getProviderIcon } from "@/components/provider-icons";
-import { ToastViewport, useToastHost } from "@/components/toast-host";
+import {
+  ToastViewport,
+  useToastHost,
+  type ToastApi,
+  type ToastState,
+} from "@/components/toast-host";
 import type { WorkspaceComposerAttachment } from "@/attachments/types";
 import {
   useWorkspaceAttachments,
@@ -682,7 +687,7 @@ function ChatAgentContent({
   onOpenWorkspaceFile?: (request: WorkspaceFileOpenRequest) => void;
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const panelToast = useToastHost();
+  const { api: toastApi, toast: toastState, dismiss: dismissToast } = useToastHost();
   const { isArchivingAgent } = useArchiveAgent();
   const streamViewRef = useRef<AgentStreamViewHandle>(null);
   const addImagesRef = useRef<((images: ImageAttachment[]) => void) | null>(null);
@@ -737,10 +742,10 @@ function ChatAgentContent({
         addFilesRef.current?.(uploaded);
       } catch (error) {
         console.error("[AgentPanel] Failed to upload dropped files:", error);
-        panelToast.api.error(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to upload file");
+        toastApi.error(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to upload file");
       }
     },
-    [client, isConnected, panelToast.api],
+    [client, isConnected, toastApi],
   );
 
   const agentState = useSessionStore(
@@ -841,7 +846,7 @@ function ChatAgentContent({
     if (connectionStatus === "online") {
       if (reconnectToastArmedRef.current) {
         reconnectToastArmedRef.current = false;
-        panelToast.dismiss();
+        dismissToast();
       }
       return;
     }
@@ -850,12 +855,12 @@ function ChatAgentContent({
     }
     if (!reconnectToastArmedRef.current) {
       reconnectToastArmedRef.current = true;
-      panelToast.api.show(t("agentPanel.states.reconnecting"), {
+      toastApi.show(t("agentPanel.states.reconnecting"), {
         durationMs: null,
         testID: "agent-reconnecting-toast",
       });
     }
-  }, [connectionStatus, panelToast, t]);
+  }, [connectionStatus, dismissToast, toastApi, t]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isPaneFocused || !agentId || !isConnected || !hasSession) {
@@ -1089,7 +1094,9 @@ function ChatAgentContent({
       effectiveAgent={effectiveAgent}
       routeBottomAnchorRequest={routeBottomAnchorRequest}
       hasAppliedAuthoritativeHistory={hasAppliedAuthoritativeHistory}
-      panelToast={panelToast}
+      toastApi={toastApi}
+      toast={toastState}
+      dismiss={dismissToast}
       streamViewRef={streamViewRef}
       animatedContentStyle={animatedContentStyle}
       handleFilesDropped={handleFilesDropped}
@@ -1100,7 +1107,8 @@ function ChatAgentContent({
       handleMessageSent={handleMessageSent}
       showHistorySyncOverlay={showHistorySyncOverlay}
       cwd={agentCwd}
-      attentionController={attentionController}
+      onAttentionInputFocus={attentionController.clearOnInputFocus}
+      onAttentionPromptSend={attentionController.clearOnPromptSend}
       onOpenWorkspaceFile={onOpenWorkspaceFile}
     />
   );
@@ -1124,7 +1132,8 @@ function isImagePath(path: string): boolean {
   ]);
   return imageExts.has(ext);
 }
-function ChatAgentReadyContent({
+
+const ChatAgentReadyContent = memo(function ChatAgentReadyContent({
   serverId,
   agentId,
   isPaneFocused,
@@ -1133,7 +1142,9 @@ function ChatAgentReadyContent({
   effectiveAgent,
   routeBottomAnchorRequest,
   hasAppliedAuthoritativeHistory,
-  panelToast,
+  toastApi,
+  toast,
+  dismiss,
   streamViewRef,
   animatedContentStyle,
   handleFilesDropped,
@@ -1144,7 +1155,8 @@ function ChatAgentReadyContent({
   handleMessageSent,
   showHistorySyncOverlay,
   cwd,
-  attentionController,
+  onAttentionInputFocus,
+  onAttentionPromptSend,
   onOpenWorkspaceFile,
 }: {
   serverId: string;
@@ -1155,7 +1167,9 @@ function ChatAgentReadyContent({
   effectiveAgent: AgentScreenAgent;
   routeBottomAnchorRequest: RouteBottomAnchorRequest;
   hasAppliedAuthoritativeHistory: boolean;
-  panelToast: ReturnType<typeof useToastHost>;
+  toastApi: ToastApi;
+  toast: ToastState | null;
+  dismiss: () => void;
   streamViewRef: React.RefObject<AgentStreamViewHandle | null>;
   animatedContentStyle: object[];
   handleFilesDropped: (files: ImageAttachment[]) => void;
@@ -1166,16 +1180,33 @@ function ChatAgentReadyContent({
   handleMessageSent: () => void;
   showHistorySyncOverlay: boolean;
   cwd: string;
-  attentionController: ReturnType<typeof useAgentAttentionClear>;
+  onAttentionInputFocus: () => void;
+  onAttentionPromptSend: () => void;
   onOpenWorkspaceFile?: (request: WorkspaceFileOpenRequest) => void;
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const agentInputDraft = useAgentInputDraft({
+  const rawAgentInputDraft = useAgentInputDraft({
     draftKey: buildDraftStoreKey({
       serverId,
       agentId,
     }),
   });
+  // Stabilize the agentInputDraft object identity so that memo(AgentComposerSection) can bail out
+  // when only toast state changes (which does not affect any draft field).
+  const { text, setText, attachments, setAttachments, clear, isHydrated, composerState } =
+    rawAgentInputDraft;
+  const agentInputDraft = useMemo(
+    (): AgentInputDraft => ({
+      text,
+      setText,
+      attachments,
+      setAttachments,
+      clear,
+      isHydrated,
+      composerState,
+    }),
+    [text, setText, attachments, setAttachments, clear, isHydrated, composerState],
+  );
   const streamSection = (
     <RenderProfile id={`AgentStreamSection:${agentId}`}>
       <AgentStreamSection
@@ -1185,7 +1216,7 @@ function ChatAgentReadyContent({
         agent={effectiveAgent}
         routeBottomAnchorRequest={routeBottomAnchorRequest}
         hasAppliedAuthoritativeHistory={hasAppliedAuthoritativeHistory}
-        toast={panelToast.api}
+        toast={toastApi}
         onOpenWorkspaceFile={onOpenWorkspaceFile}
       />
     </RenderProfile>
@@ -1201,8 +1232,8 @@ function ChatAgentReadyContent({
         cwd={cwd}
         isSubmitLoading={false}
         agentInputDraft={agentInputDraft}
-        onAttentionInputFocus={attentionController.clearOnInputFocus}
-        onAttentionPromptSend={attentionController.clearOnPromptSend}
+        onAttentionInputFocus={onAttentionInputFocus}
+        onAttentionPromptSend={onAttentionPromptSend}
         onAddImages={handleAddImagesCallback}
         onAddFiles={handleAddFilesCallback}
         onComposerHeightChange={handleComposerHeightChange}
@@ -1234,11 +1265,7 @@ function ChatAgentReadyContent({
               </View>
             ) : null}
 
-            <ToastViewport
-              toast={panelToast.toast}
-              onDismiss={panelToast.dismiss}
-              placement="panel"
-            />
+            <ToastViewport toast={toast} onDismiss={dismiss} placement="panel" />
           </View>
         </FileDropZone>
 
@@ -1252,7 +1279,7 @@ function ChatAgentReadyContent({
       </View>
     </RewindComposerRestoreProvider>
   );
-}
+});
 
 const AgentStreamSection = memo(function AgentStreamSection({
   streamViewRef,
@@ -1320,7 +1347,7 @@ const AgentStreamSection = memo(function AgentStreamSection({
   );
 });
 
-function AgentComposerSection({
+const AgentComposerSection = memo(function AgentComposerSection({
   agentId,
   serverId,
   isPaneFocused,
@@ -1377,7 +1404,7 @@ function AgentComposerSection({
       onMessageSent={onMessageSent}
     />
   );
-}
+});
 
 function ActiveAgentComposer({
   agentId,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-screen.tsx b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-screen.tsx
index a0358e4b3..710afb38e 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-screen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-screen.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ import {
   FloatingPanelPortalHostNameProvider,
 } from "@/components/ui/floating-panel-portal";
 import { ExplorerSidebar } from "@/components/explorer-sidebar";
-import { SplitContainer } from "@/components/split-container";
+import { MountedTabActiveContext, SplitContainer } from "@/components/split-container";
 import { SourceControlPanelIcon } from "@/components/icons/source-control-panel-icon";
 import { WorkspaceGitActions } from "@/git/workspace-actions";
 import { WorkspaceOpenInEditorButton } from "@/screens/workspace/workspace-open-in-editor-button";
@@ -855,13 +855,15 @@ const MobileMountedTabSlot = memo(function MobileMountedTabSlot({
 
   return (
     <RenderProfile id={`MobileMountedTabSlot:${tabDescriptor.kind}:${tabDescriptor.tabId}`}>
-      <View style={slotStyle} pointerEvents={isVisible ? "auto" : "none"}>
-        <WorkspacePaneContent
-          content={content}
-          isWorkspaceFocused={isWorkspaceFocused}
-          isPaneFocused={isPaneFocused}
-        />
-      </View>
+      <MountedTabActiveContext value={isVisible}>
+        <View style={slotStyle} pointerEvents={isVisible ? "auto" : "none"}>
+          <WorkspacePaneContent
+            content={content}
+            isWorkspaceFocused={isWorkspaceFocused}
+            isPaneFocused={isPaneFocused}
+          />
+        </View>
+      </MountedTabActiveContext>
     </RenderProfile>
   );
 });