diff --git a/src/client/app.tsx b/src/client/app.tsx
index 8177f43..bd6ac7e 100644
--- a/src/client/app.tsx
+++ b/src/client/app.tsx
@@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ export function App() {
     return filters.filterMessages(currentSession.messages);
   }, [currentSession, filters.filterMessages]);
 
+  const progressEnabled = filters.enabledCategories.has("hook_progress");
+
+  // Count across all session messages (not just filtered) — recompute only on session change.
+  // This avoids re-running 37 regex patterns whenever filter toggles change.
   const sensitiveCount = useMemo(
-    () => countSensitiveMessages(filteredMessages),
-    [filteredMessages]
+    () => countSensitiveMessages(currentSession?.messages || []),
+    [currentSession?.messages]
   );
 
   // Track which filtered-message indices match the search query
@@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ export function App() {
 
       {/* Main */}
       <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col min-w-0">
-        <div className="glass flex items-center px-5 py-2.5 border-b border-border z-10">
+        <div className="glass flex items-center px-5 py-4 border-b border-border z-10">
           {/* Left spacer — mirrors right side width to keep search centered */}
           <div className="flex-1 min-w-0" />
 
@@ -239,7 +243,7 @@ export function App() {
               onPrev={goToPrevMatch}
             />
             {filters.selectedForRedaction.size > 0 && (
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg bg-red-500/8 border border-red-500/15 animate-fade-in">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg bg-red-500/8 border border-red-500/15 animate-fade-in">
                 <span className="text-caption text-red-400 font-medium tabular-nums whitespace-nowrap">
                   {filters.selectedForRedaction.size} selected
                 </span>
@@ -285,6 +289,8 @@ export function App() {
                 onToggleRedactionSelection={filters.toggleRedactionSelection}
                 autoRedactEnabled={filters.autoRedactEnabled}
                 focusedIndex={activeFocusIndex}
+                toolProgress={currentSession?.toolProgress}
+                progressEnabled={progressEnabled}
               />
             </ErrorBoundary>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/client/components/MessageBubble.tsx b/src/client/components/MessageBubble.tsx
index d52c302..8566e53 100644
--- a/src/client/components/MessageBubble.tsx
+++ b/src/client/components/MessageBubble.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { CATEGORY_COLORS } from "../lib/constants";
 import { renderMarkdown, highlightSearchText } from "../lib/markdown";
 import { redactMessage } from "../../shared/sensitive-redactor";
 import { escapeHtml } from "../../shared/escape-html";
+import { ProgressBadge } from "./ProgressBadge";
 
 interface Props {
   message: ParsedMessage;
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ interface Props {
   selectedForRedaction: boolean;
   onToggleRedactionSelection: () => void;
   autoRedactEnabled: boolean;
+  progressEvents?: ParsedMessage[];
+  progressEnabled?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -29,6 +32,8 @@ export function MessageBubble({
   selectedForRedaction,
   onToggleRedactionSelection,
   autoRedactEnabled,
+  progressEvents,
+  progressEnabled,
 }: Props) {
   const colors = CATEGORY_COLORS[message.category];
   const label = CATEGORY_LABELS[message.category];
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ export function MessageBubble({
       <div className={`absolute left-0 top-0 bottom-0 w-[3px] rounded-l-xl ${colors.dot}`} />
 
       {/* Header bar */}
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-4 pl-5 h-10">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-5 min-h-10 py-2.5">
         {isCollapsible && (
           <button
             onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); setCollapsed(!collapsed); }}
@@ -196,15 +201,18 @@ export function MessageBubble({
       {/* Content — sourced from local user-owned JSONL files, not external/untrusted input */}
       {!collapsed && (
         <div
-          className="prose-message text-body text-foreground px-4 pl-5 pb-4 pt-1 max-w-none break-words overflow-hidden"
+          className="prose-message text-body text-foreground px-5 pb-4 pt-1 max-w-none break-words overflow-hidden"
           dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: renderedHtml }}
         />
       )}
       {collapsed && message.category === "thinking" && collapsedPreview && (
-        <div className="px-4 pl-5 pb-3 pt-1">
+        <div className="px-5 pb-3 pt-1">
           <pre className="text-caption text-foreground-muted whitespace-pre-wrap line-clamp-2 font-mono">{collapsedPreview.preview}</pre>
         </div>
       )}
+      {message.category === "tool_call" && progressEnabled && progressEvents && progressEvents.length > 0 && (
+        <ProgressBadge events={progressEvents} />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/client/components/SessionViewer.tsx b/src/client/components/SessionViewer.tsx
index fa3cac1..86d8107 100644
--- a/src/client/components/SessionViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/client/components/SessionViewer.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ interface Props {
   onToggleRedactionSelection: (uuid: string) => void;
   autoRedactEnabled: boolean;
   focusedIndex?: number;
+  toolProgress?: Record<string, ParsedMessage[]>;
+  progressEnabled?: boolean;
 }
 
 function MessageSkeleton({ delay = 0 }: { delay?: number }) {
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ export function SessionViewer({
   onToggleRedactionSelection,
   autoRedactEnabled,
   focusedIndex = -1,
+  toolProgress,
+  progressEnabled,
 }: Props) {
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
@@ -58,10 +62,21 @@ export function SessionViewer({
     }
   }, [focusedIndex]);
 
-  // Auto-scroll to hash anchor on load
+  // Auto-scroll to hash anchor on initial session load only.
+  // Track whether we've already scrolled for this session to avoid
+  // re-triggering when filter toggles change messages.length.
+  const hashScrolledRef = useRef(false);
+
+  // Reset the flag when the underlying session data changes (new session loaded)
   useEffect(() => {
+    hashScrolledRef.current = false;
+  }, [allMessages]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (hashScrolledRef.current) return;
     const hash = window.location.hash;
     if (hash && hash.startsWith("#msg-") && messages.length > 0) {
+      hashScrolledRef.current = true;
       requestAnimationFrame(() => {
         const el = document.getElementById(hash.slice(1));
         if (el) {
@@ -79,6 +94,7 @@ export function SessionViewer({
     if (messages.length === 0) return [];
 
     const visibleUuids = new Set(messages.map((m) => m.uuid));
+
     const items: Array<
       | { type: "message"; message: ParsedMessage; messageIndex: number }
       | { type: "redacted_divider"; key: string }
@@ -88,14 +104,17 @@ export function SessionViewer({
     let prevWasRedactedGap = false;
     let prevTimestamp: string | undefined;
     let messageIndex = 0;
+
     for (const msg of allMessages) {
       if (redactedUuids.has(msg.uuid)) {
         prevWasRedactedGap = true;
         continue;
       }
+
       if (!visibleUuids.has(msg.uuid)) {
         continue;
       }
+
       if (prevWasRedactedGap) {
         items.push({
           type: "redacted_divider",
@@ -174,8 +193,8 @@ export function SessionViewer({
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="max-w-6xl mx-auto px-6 py-5">
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+    <div className="max-w-6xl mx-auto px-6 py-6">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-6">
         <span className="text-caption text-foreground-muted tabular-nums">
           {messages.length} message{messages.length !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
         </span>
@@ -187,7 +206,7 @@ export function SessionViewer({
           }
           if (item.type === "time_gap") {
             return (
-              <div key={item.key} className="flex items-center gap-3 py-2">
+              <div key={item.key} className="flex items-center gap-3 py-3">
                 <div className="flex-1 h-px bg-border-muted" />
                 <span className="text-caption text-foreground-muted tabular-nums flex-shrink-0">
                   {item.duration} later
@@ -204,6 +223,11 @@ export function SessionViewer({
               (msg.toolInput && msg.toolInput.toLowerCase().includes(lq)));
           const isDimmed = searchQuery && !isMatch;
           const isFocused = item.messageIndex === focusedIndex;
+          // Look up progress events for this tool_call
+          const progressEvents =
+            msg.category === "tool_call" && msg.toolUseId && toolProgress
+              ? toolProgress[msg.toolUseId]
+              : undefined;
           return (
             <div
               key={msg.uuid}
@@ -221,6 +245,8 @@ export function SessionViewer({
                   onToggleRedactionSelection(msg.uuid)
                 }
                 autoRedactEnabled={autoRedactEnabled}
+                progressEvents={progressEvents}
+                progressEnabled={progressEnabled}
               />
             </div>
           );
diff --git a/src/client/hooks/useSession.ts b/src/client/hooks/useSession.ts
index 1927de0..aa5e620 100644
--- a/src/client/hooks/useSession.ts
+++ b/src/client/hooks/useSession.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from "react";
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef } from "react";
 import type { SessionEntry, SessionDetailResponse } from "../lib/types";
 
 interface SessionState {
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ export function useSession(): SessionState {
   const [sessionLoading, setSessionLoading] = useState(false);
   const [sessionError, setSessionError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
+  // Track in-flight session request to prevent stale responses
+  const sessionAbortRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
+
   const fetchSessions = useCallback(async (refresh = false) => {
     setSessionsLoading(true);
     setSessionsError(null);
@@ -44,19 +47,31 @@ export function useSession(): SessionState {
   const refreshSessions = useCallback(() => fetchSessions(true), [fetchSessions]);
 
   const loadSession = useCallback(async (id: string) => {
+    // Abort any in-flight request to prevent stale responses
+    sessionAbortRef.current?.abort();
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    sessionAbortRef.current = controller;
+
     setSessionLoading(true);
     setSessionError(null);
     try {
-      const res = await fetch(`/api/sessions/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`);
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/sessions/${encodeURIComponent(id)}`, {
+        signal: controller.signal,
+      });
       if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
       const data = await res.json();
       setCurrentSession(data);
     } catch (err) {
+      // Ignore aborted requests — a newer request superseded this one
+      if (err instanceof DOMException && err.name === "AbortError") return;
       setSessionError(
         err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to load session"
       );
     } finally {
-      setSessionLoading(false);
+      // Only clear loading if this controller wasn't superseded
+      if (sessionAbortRef.current === controller) {
+        setSessionLoading(false);
+      }
     }
   }, []);