diff --git a/docs/STRUCTURED-VIEW.md b/docs/STRUCTURED-VIEW.md
index 97e3a0b..fc0e871 100644
--- a/docs/STRUCTURED-VIEW.md
+++ b/docs/STRUCTURED-VIEW.md
@@ -190,9 +190,13 @@ choices, not daemon ones.
   from the transcript; the TUI may show the current plan in its status line,
   while the web client deliberately has no stats or plan rail.
 - The web client groups two or more tool rows after the same `User` row into
-  one collapsed turn activity block. Opening it reveals independently
-  expandable tool calls, including any raw command, input, output, and diff
-  content the adapter supplied.
+  one collapsed turn activity block. `AgentText` and `AgentThought` rows that
+  appear *between* tool rows in the same turn are absorbed into the group
+  (intermediate narration); the last `AgentText` with no subsequent tool stays
+  outside as the prominent final answer. The header still reads
+  "N tool calls" (counting only tool rows). Opening the group reveals tools
+  and intermediate text in chronological order, with the text rendered in a
+  subdued style.
 - The web client's user, agent, thought, tool-detail, and notice text blocks
   copy their complete source text when clicked or keyboard-activated.
 - The web client consumes `available_commands_update` notices as the live
diff --git a/web/src/structured.test.ts b/web/src/structured.test.ts
index 97c17e6..3ec0e5f 100644
--- a/web/src/structured.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/structured.test.ts
@@ -413,6 +413,39 @@ describe("structured connection: data flow", () => {
     conn.dispose();
   });
 
+  it("absorbs intermediate agent text into tool group, keeps final text outside", () => {
+    const ws = new FakeSocket();
+    const conn = mount({ sockets: [ws] });
+    ws.open();
+    ws.emit({
+      type: "transcript_snapshot",
+      snapshot: {
+        cursor: 8,
+        rows: [
+          row("user:1", "user", { content: { type: "text", text: "do it" } }),
+          row("agent:1", "agent_text", { content: { type: "text", text: "Let me check" } }),
+          toolRow("tool:1", "one"),
+          toolRow("tool:2", "two"),
+          row("agent:2", "agent_text", { content: { type: "text", text: "Found issues, fixing" } }),
+          toolRow("tool:3", "three"),
+          toolRow("tool:4", "four"),
+          row("agent:3", "agent_text", { content: { type: "text", text: "All done" } }),
+        ],
+      },
+    });
+    const groups = conn.el.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".st-tool-group");
+    expect(groups).toHaveLength(1);
+    // Header counts only tool rows, not intermediate text.
+    expect(groups[0].querySelector(".st-tool-group-head")!.textContent).toContain("4 tool calls");
+    // Intermediate text (agent:2) is inside the group.
+    expect(conn.el.querySelector('[data-row-id="agent:2"]')?.closest(".st-tool-group")).not.toBeNull();
+    // First text (agent:1) is outside — it precedes all tools.
+    expect(conn.el.querySelector('[data-row-id="agent:1"]')?.closest(".st-tool-group")).toBeNull();
+    // Final text (agent:3) is outside — no tool follows it.
+    expect(conn.el.querySelector('[data-row-id="agent:3"]')?.closest(".st-tool-group")).toBeNull();
+    conn.dispose();
+  });
+
   it("keeps an expanded running tool open without emitting a click when patched", () => {
     const ws = new FakeSocket();
     const conn = mount({ sockets: [ws] });
diff --git a/web/src/structured.ts b/web/src/structured.ts
index 9aa52c7..f605544 100644
--- a/web/src/structured.ts
+++ b/web/src/structured.ts
@@ -393,17 +393,53 @@ export function createStructuredConnection(
     return el;
   }
 
-  function toolGroupsByTurn(): Map<string, TranscriptRow[]> {
-    const groups = new Map<string, TranscriptRow[]>();
+  /** Group tool rows (and intermediate agent text between them) by turn.
+   *  An agent_text/agent_thought row is "intermediate" when a tool row follows
+   *  it in the same turn — it gets absorbed into the group so the collapsed
+   *  block preserves chronological order.  The *last* agent text with no
+   *  subsequent tool stays standalone (the prominent final answer).
+   *  Returns groups keyed by `turn:<userId>`, each with `toolCount` (for the
+   *  header label) and `rows` (tools + intermediate text, in order). */
+  function activityGroupsByTurn(): Map<string, { toolCount: number; rows: TranscriptRow[] }> {
+    // First: count tools per turn to know which turns qualify for grouping.
+    const toolCounts = new Map<string, number>();
     let turnId = "before-first-message";
     for (const row of rows) {
       if (row.kind === "user") turnId = row.id;
       if (row.kind !== "tool_call" && row.kind !== "tool_diff") continue;
-      const id = `turn:${turnId}`;
-      const group = groups.get(id) ?? [];
-      group.push(row);
-      groups.set(id, group);
+      const gid = `turn:${turnId}`;
+      toolCounts.set(gid, (toolCounts.get(gid) ?? 0) + 1);
     }
+    // Second: build groups with interleaved text for turns with 2+ tools.
+    const groups = new Map<string, { toolCount: number; rows: TranscriptRow[] }>();
+    turnId = "before-first-message";
+    // Pending text rows that might be intermediate (not yet confirmed by a
+    // following tool). If no tool follows, they stay standalone.
+    let pendingText: TranscriptRow[] = [];
+    let currentGid = `turn:${turnId}`;
+    for (const row of rows) {
+      if (row.kind === "user") {
+        turnId = row.id;
+        currentGid = `turn:${turnId}`;
+        pendingText = [];
+        continue;
+      }
+      const count = toolCounts.get(currentGid) ?? 0;
+      if (count < 2) continue;
+      if (row.kind === "agent_text" || row.kind === "agent_thought") {
+        pendingText.push(row);
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (row.kind === "tool_call" || row.kind === "tool_diff") {
+        const group = groups.get(currentGid) ?? { toolCount: count, rows: [] };
+        // Flush any pending text — a tool follows, so it's intermediate.
+        group.rows.push(...pendingText);
+        pendingText = [];
+        group.rows.push(row);
+        groups.set(currentGid, group);
+      }
+    }
+    // pendingText at end of a turn = final text, stays outside (not flushed).
     return groups;
   }
 
@@ -413,9 +449,9 @@ export function createStructuredConnection(
     const focusedGroupId = active?.closest<HTMLElement>("[data-tool-group-id]")?.dataset.toolGroupId;
     const restoreToolFocus = active?.classList.contains("st-tool-head") ?? false;
     const restoreGroupFocus = active?.classList.contains("st-tool-group-head") ?? false;
-    const groups = toolGroupsByTurn();
+    const groups = activityGroupsByTurn();
     const groupedRowIds = new Set<string>();
-    const liveGroupIds = new Set([...groups].filter(([, tools]) => tools.length > 1).map(([id]) => id));
+    const liveGroupIds = new Set([...groups.keys()]);
     for (const id of expandedGroupIds) if (!liveGroupIds.has(id)) expandedGroupIds.delete(id);
 
     rowEls.clear();
@@ -425,28 +461,30 @@ export function createStructuredConnection(
     for (const row of rows) {
       if (row.kind === "user") turnId = row.id;
       const groupId = `turn:${turnId}`;
-      const groupRows = groups.get(groupId) ?? [];
-      if ((row.kind === "tool_call" || row.kind === "tool_diff") && groupRows.length > 1) {
-        if (groupedRowIds.has(row.id)) continue;
-        const toolEls = groupRows.flatMap((toolRow) => {
-          groupedRowIds.add(toolRow.id);
-          const toolEl = buildRowElement(toolRow);
-          if (!toolEl) return [];
-          rowEls.set(toolRow.id, toolEl);
-          return [toolEl];
+      const group = groups.get(groupId);
+      if (group && groupedRowIds.has(row.id)) continue;
+      if (group && (row.kind === "tool_call" || row.kind === "tool_diff") && !groupedRowIds.has(row.id)) {
+        // First ungrouped tool in this turn — render the whole activity group.
+        const memberEls = group.rows.flatMap((memberRow) => {
+          groupedRowIds.add(memberRow.id);
+          const memberEl = buildRowElement(memberRow);
+          if (!memberEl) return [];
+          rowEls.set(memberRow.id, memberEl);
+          return [memberEl];
         });
         const groupEl = buildToolGroup(
           groupId,
-          groupRows,
-          toolEls,
+          group.rows,
+          memberEls,
           expandedGroupIds.has(groupId),
           (expanded) => {
             if (expanded) expandedGroupIds.add(groupId);
             else expandedGroupIds.delete(groupId);
             settleDisclosureLayout();
           },
+          group.toolCount,
         );
-        if (groupRows.some((toolRow) => enteringRowIds.has(toolRow.id))) {
+        if (group.rows.some((r) => enteringRowIds.has(r.id))) {
           groupEl.classList.add("st-row-enter");
         }
         groupEls.set(groupId, groupEl);
diff --git a/web/src/structuredRender.ts b/web/src/structuredRender.ts
index 65c6601..41a87ce 100644
--- a/web/src/structuredRender.ts
+++ b/web/src/structuredRender.ts
@@ -581,7 +581,9 @@ export function buildToolGroup(
   children: HTMLElement[],
   expanded: boolean,
   onExpandedChange?: (expanded: boolean) => void,
+  toolCount?: number,
 ): HTMLElement {
+  const count = toolCount ?? rows.length;
   const wrap = el("div", "st-tool-group");
   wrap.dataset.toolGroupId = id;
   const head = document.createElement("button");
@@ -593,7 +595,7 @@ export function buildToolGroup(
   glyph.textContent = "›";
   glyph.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
   const title = el("span", "st-tool-group-title");
-  title.textContent = `${rows.length} tool calls`;
+  title.textContent = `${count} tool calls`;
   head.append(glyph, title);
 
   const body = el("div", "st-tool-group-body st-disclosure");
diff --git a/web/src/styles.css b/web/src/styles.css
index 7857ac2..af78048 100644
--- a/web/src/styles.css
+++ b/web/src/styles.css
@@ -2895,6 +2895,26 @@ input.leaf-rename:focus {
   border-radius: var(--r-1);
 }
 
+/* intermediate agent text inside a tool group — subdued so the final
+   answer outside the group stays the prominent one. */
+.st-tool-group-body .st-row-agent {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: var(--fs-12);
+  padding: var(--sp-1) var(--sp-2);
+}
+
+.st-tool-group-body .st-row-agent .st-body > :first-child {
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+.st-tool-group-body .st-row-agent .st-body > :last-child {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.st-tool-group-body .st-row-thought {
+  padding: var(--sp-1) var(--sp-2);
+}
+
 .st-tool-group-body[hidden] {
   display: none;
 }