diff --git a/src/cli/commands/timeline.rs b/src/cli/commands/timeline.rs
index 470f274..be46953 100644
--- a/src/cli/commands/timeline.rs
+++ b/src/cli/commands/timeline.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use console::{Alignment, pad_str, style};
 use serde::Serialize;
 
 use crate::Config;
+use crate::cli::progress::stage_spinner;
 use crate::core::db::create_connection;
 use crate::core::error::{LoreError, Result};
 use crate::core::paths::get_db_path;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ pub struct TimelineParams {
     pub max_seeds: usize,
     pub max_entities: usize,
     pub max_evidence: usize,
+    pub robot_mode: bool,
 }
 
 /// Run the full timeline pipeline: SEED -> EXPAND -> COLLECT.
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ pub async fn run_timeline(config: &Config, params: &TimelineParams) -> Result<Ti
     });
 
     // Stage 1+2: SEED + HYDRATE (hybrid search with FTS fallback)
+    let spinner = stage_spinner(1, 3, "Seeding timeline...", params.robot_mode);
     let seed_result = seed_timeline(
         &conn,
         Some(&client),
@@ -70,8 +73,10 @@ pub async fn run_timeline(config: &Config, params: &TimelineParams) -> Result<Ti
         params.max_evidence,
     )
     .await?;
+    spinner.finish_and_clear();
 
     // Stage 3: EXPAND
+    let spinner = stage_spinner(2, 3, "Expanding cross-references...", params.robot_mode);
     let expand_result = expand_timeline(
         &conn,
         &seed_result.seed_entities,
@@ -79,8 +84,10 @@ pub async fn run_timeline(config: &Config, params: &TimelineParams) -> Result<Ti
         params.expand_mentions,
         params.max_entities,
     )?;
+    spinner.finish_and_clear();
 
     // Stage 4: COLLECT
+    let spinner = stage_spinner(3, 3, "Collecting events...", params.robot_mode);
     let (events, total_before_limit) = collect_events(
         &conn,
         &seed_result.seed_entities,
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ pub async fn run_timeline(config: &Config, params: &TimelineParams) -> Result<Ti
         since_ms,
         params.limit,
     )?;
+    spinner.finish_and_clear();
 
     Ok(TimelineResult {
         query: params.query.clone(),
@@ -276,25 +284,7 @@ fn wrap_text(text: &str, width: usize) -> Vec<String> {
 }
 
 fn wrap_snippet(text: &str, width: usize) -> Vec<String> {
-    let mut lines = Vec::new();
-    let mut current = String::new();
-
-    for word in text.split_whitespace() {
-        if current.is_empty() {
-            current = word.to_string();
-        } else if current.len() + 1 + word.len() <= width {
-            current.push(' ');
-            current.push_str(word);
-        } else {
-            lines.push(current);
-            current = word.to_string();
-        }
-    }
-    if !current.is_empty() {
-        lines.push(current);
-    }
-
-    // Cap at 4 lines
+    let mut lines = wrap_text(text, width);
     lines.truncate(4);
     lines
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 51a5783..2c26990 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1784,6 +1784,7 @@ async fn handle_timeline(
         max_seeds: args.max_seeds,
         max_entities: args.max_entities,
         max_evidence: args.max_evidence,
+        robot_mode,
     };
 
     let result = run_timeline(&config, &params).await?;
@@ -1828,6 +1829,12 @@ async fn handle_search(
         limit: args.limit,
     };
 
+    let spinner = lore::cli::progress::stage_spinner(
+        1,
+        1,
+        &format!("Searching ({})...", args.mode),
+        robot_mode,
+    );
     let start = std::time::Instant::now();
     let response = run_search(
         &config,
@@ -1839,6 +1846,7 @@ async fn handle_search(
     )
     .await?;
     let elapsed_ms = start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64;
+    spinner.finish_and_clear();
 
     if robot_mode {
         print_search_results_json(&response, elapsed_ms, args.fields.as_deref());