diff --git a/internal/server/web/static/ai.js b/internal/server/web/static/ai.js
index f64b7f3..5f165de 100644
--- a/internal/server/web/static/ai.js
+++ b/internal/server/web/static/ai.js
@@ -502,13 +502,38 @@
       c.classList.toggle('short', p.scrollWidth <= p.clientWidth + 1 && !/\n/.test(p.textContent));
     }));
   }
+  // animateHeight: change() flips the card between folded and open; the
+  // text's box grows or shrinks to its new height instead of jumping. The
+  // text keeps its wrapped lines while it shrinks.
+  function animateHeight(pre, change) {
+    const h0 = pre.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+    change();
+    const still = document.body.classList.contains('no-motion') || matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches;
+    const h1 = pre.getBoundingClientRect().height;
+    if (still || Math.abs(h1 - h0) < 1) return;
+    const st = pre.style;
+    st.boxSizing = 'border-box'; st.overflow = 'hidden'; st.whiteSpace = 'pre-wrap'; st.textOverflow = 'clip';
+    st.height = h0 + 'px';
+    pre.getBoundingClientRect(); // the start is drawn before the end is set
+    st.transition = 'height .24s cubic-bezier(.3,.7,.3,1)';
+    st.height = h1 + 'px';
+    let t = 0;
+    const done = () => {
+      clearTimeout(t); pre.removeEventListener('transitionend', done);
+      st.height = st.transition = st.overflow = st.whiteSpace = st.textOverflow = st.boxSizing = '';
+    };
+    pre.addEventListener('transitionend', done);
+    t = setTimeout(done, 450);
+  }
   const FOLD_CHEV = '<svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.4" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="m9 6 6 6-6 6"/></svg>';
   list.addEventListener('click', ev => {
     const t = ev.target.closest('.foldable .ai-fold, .foldable pre');
     if (!t) return;
     const card = t.closest('.foldable');
     if (card.classList.contains('short') && !card.classList.contains('open')) return;
-    const msg = card.closest('.ai-msg'), on = card.classList.toggle('open');
+    const msg = card.closest('.ai-msg'), pre = card.querySelector('pre');
+    let on = false;
+    animateHeight(pre, () => { on = card.classList.toggle('open'); });
     const i = Number(card.dataset.n);
     (msg._open = msg._open || new Set())[on ? 'add' : 'delete'](i);
     const b = card.querySelector('.ai-fold');