diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Input/AskUserQuestionPopover.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Input/AskUserQuestionPopover.tsx
index 4565ebd753..bf9ceb6b8c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Chat/Input/AskUserQuestionPopover.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Input/AskUserQuestionPopover.tsx
@@ -63,14 +63,15 @@ function AskUserQuestionsPopoverPanel({ ask }: { ask: ReturnType<typeof useAskAn
             description={localize('com_ui_ask_move_to_chat')}
             side="top"
             render={
-              <button
-                type="button"
+              <Button
+                variant="ghost"
+                size="icon"
                 aria-label={localize('com_ui_ask_move_to_chat')}
-                className="rounded-md p-1 text-text-secondary transition-colors hover:bg-surface-hover hover:text-text-primary focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-border-heavy"
+                className="size-auto rounded-md p-1 text-text-secondary"
                 onClick={collapse}
               >
                 <ChevronDown className="size-4" aria-hidden="true" />
-              </button>
+              </Button>
             }
           />
         </div>
@@ -171,14 +172,15 @@ function AskUserQuestionPopoverPanel({
             description={localize('com_ui_ask_move_to_chat')}
             side="top"
             render={
-              <button
-                type="button"
+              <Button
+                variant="ghost"
+                size="icon"
                 aria-label={localize('com_ui_ask_move_to_chat')}
-                className="rounded-md p-1 text-text-secondary transition-colors hover:bg-surface-hover hover:text-text-primary focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-border-heavy"
+                className="size-auto rounded-md p-1 text-text-secondary"
                 onClick={collapse}
               >
                 <ChevronDown className="size-4" aria-hidden="true" />
-              </button>
+              </Button>
             }
           />
         </div>
diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/AskUserQuestion.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/AskUserQuestion.tsx
index 6087302a00..016872666c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/AskUserQuestion.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/AskUserQuestion.tsx
@@ -191,14 +191,15 @@ function AskUserQuestionSingle({
             description={localize('com_ui_ask_move_to_composer')}
             side="top"
             render={
-              <button
-                type="button"
+              <Button
+                variant="ghost"
+                size="icon"
                 aria-label={localize('com_ui_ask_move_to_composer')}
-                className="rounded-md p-1 text-text-secondary transition-colors hover:bg-surface-hover hover:text-text-primary focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-border-heavy"
+                className="size-auto rounded-md p-1 text-text-secondary"
                 onClick={expand}
               >
                 <ChevronUp className="size-4" aria-hidden="true" />
-              </button>
+              </Button>
             }
           />
         )}
diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/Parts/MemoryCall.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/Parts/MemoryCall.tsx
index 35acd69e17..8c41160315 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/Parts/MemoryCall.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/Parts/MemoryCall.tsx
@@ -121,7 +121,12 @@ export default function MemoryCall({
                       {memoryValue}
                     </div>
                   )}
-                  {!isSave && (
+                  {/* Only a completed delete actually removed anything. The
+                      panel opens as soon as the key streams in, and the phase
+                      can still land on cancelled, so an ungated confirmation
+                      claimed the memory was gone while the header said
+                      Cancelled. The key above already shows what was tried. */}
+                  {!isSave && phase === 'completed' && (
                     <div className="text-sm italic text-text-secondary">
                       {localize('com_ui_memory_deleted')}
                     </div>
diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/verticals.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/verticals.tsx
index 4d04f4d067..1845a901ba 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/verticals.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/Content/verticals.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,15 @@ export function collectSearchVerticals(attachments?: TAttachment[]): SearchVerti
     if (!data) {
       continue;
     }
-    images.push(...(data.images ?? []));
+    /** Both image URLs are optional in the provider contract and `ImageStrip`
+     *  needs one for the `<img>` src. Keeping an entry with neither still
+     *  makes `images.length` nonzero, so the card renders a broken tile
+     *  instead of omitting the unusable result. */
+    for (const image of data.images ?? []) {
+      if (image.thumbnailUrl || image.imageUrl) {
+        images.push(image);
+      }
+    }
     shopping.push(...(data.shopping ?? []));
     places.push(...(data.places ?? []));
   }
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Input/useAskAnswerMode.spec.ts b/client/src/hooks/Input/useAskAnswerMode.spec.ts
index 7f0df2014f..6f59bf0c1e 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Input/useAskAnswerMode.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Input/useAskAnswerMode.spec.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,18 @@ const mockSetComposerText = jest.fn();
 const mockSetCollapsedIds = jest.fn();
 const mockSetSelected = jest.fn();
 const mockSetChecked = jest.fn();
-const mockSetAnswerDraft = jest.fn();
+let mockAnswerDrafts: Record<string, string> = {};
+/** Applies updater functions so the tests can assert the resulting drafts
+ *  rather than the setter's call shape. */
+const mockSetAnswerDrafts = jest.fn((update: unknown) => {
+  mockAnswerDrafts =
+    typeof update === 'function'
+      ? (update as (current: Record<string, string>) => Record<string, string>)(mockAnswerDrafts)
+      : (update as Record<string, string>);
+});
 const mockSetDraft = jest.fn();
 let mockSaveDrafts = false;
 let mockCollapsedIds: string[] = [];
-let mockAnswerDraft = { actionId: null as string | null, text: '' };
 
 jest.mock('~/data-provider', () => ({ useGetMessagesByConvoId: jest.fn() }));
 jest.mock('~/components/Chat/Messages/Content/ApprovalContext', () => ({
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ jest.mock('recoil', () => ({
       return [[], mockSetChecked];
     }
     if (state.key === 'askAnswerModeText') {
-      return [mockAnswerDraft, mockSetAnswerDraft];
+      return [mockAnswerDrafts, mockSetAnswerDrafts];
     }
     return [[], jest.fn()];
   },
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ describe('useAskAnswerMode', () => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
     mockSaveDrafts = false;
     mockCollapsedIds = [];
-    mockAnswerDraft = { actionId: null, text: '' };
+    mockAnswerDrafts = {};
     mockGetComposerText.mockReturnValue('answer from A');
   });
 
@@ -126,13 +133,13 @@ describe('useAskAnswerMode', () => {
 
     act(() => result.current.collapse());
 
-    expect(mockSetAnswerDraft).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockSetAnswerDrafts).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(mockResetComposer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('does not overwrite normal composer text when expanding a batch', () => {
     mockCollapsedIds = ['a1'];
-    mockAnswerDraft = { actionId: 'a1', text: 'stale batch handoff' };
+    mockAnswerDrafts = { a1: 'stale batch handoff' };
     mockUseGetMessages.mockReturnValue({ data: batchAsk });
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useAskAnswerMode('conversation-1'));
 
@@ -168,10 +175,7 @@ describe('useAskAnswerMode', () => {
 
     act(() => result.current.collapse());
 
-    expect(mockSetAnswerDraft).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      actionId: 'a1',
-      text: 'answer from A',
-    });
+    expect(mockAnswerDrafts).toEqual({ a1: 'answer from A' });
     expect(mockResetComposer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ describe('useAskAnswerMode', () => {
 
   it('restores the card answer into the composer when drafts are disabled', () => {
     mockCollapsedIds = ['a1'];
-    mockAnswerDraft = { actionId: 'a1', text: 'answer edited in the card' };
+    mockAnswerDrafts = { a1: 'answer edited in the card' };
     mockUseGetMessages.mockReturnValue({ data: liveAsk });
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useAskAnswerMode('conversation-1'));
 
@@ -203,16 +207,29 @@ describe('useAskAnswerMode', () => {
 
     act(() => result.current.setAnswerText('answer edited in the card'));
 
-    expect(mockSetAnswerDraft).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      actionId: 'a1',
-      text: 'answer edited in the card',
-    });
+    expect(mockAnswerDrafts).toEqual({ a1: 'answer edited in the card' });
     expect(mockSetDraft).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       id: 'draft-a1',
       value: 'answer edited in the card',
     });
   });
 
+  it("preserves another paused question's answer when a second one is edited", () => {
+    mockAnswerDrafts = { a1: 'answer from A' };
+    const otherAsk = {
+      actionId: 'a2',
+      question: { question: 'Pick one', options: [], multiSelect: false },
+    } as unknown as typeof liveAsk;
+    mockUseGetMessages.mockReturnValue({ data: otherAsk });
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useAskAnswerMode('conversation-2'));
+
+    act(() => result.current.setAnswerText('answer from B'));
+
+    /** A single shared slot dropped A's unsent answer the moment B claimed
+     *  it, and the action-scoped reader then showed A an empty box. */
+    expect(mockAnswerDrafts).toEqual({ a1: 'answer from A', a2: 'answer from B' });
+  });
+
   it('does not let a delayed answer success clear the composer or selection after navigation', () => {
     let finishAnswer: (() => void) | undefined;
     mockUseGetMessages.mockReturnValue({ data: liveAsk });
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Input/useAskAnswerMode.ts b/client/src/hooks/Input/useAskAnswerMode.ts
index 230703c431..a090aa8402 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Input/useAskAnswerMode.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Input/useAskAnswerMode.ts
@@ -40,10 +40,16 @@ const askAnswerCheckedAtom = atom<number[]>({
   default: [],
 });
 
-/** Free-form answer handed between the composer and the in-message card. */
-const askAnswerTextAtom = atom<{ actionId: string | null; text: string }>({
+/**
+ * Free-form answers handed between the composer and the in-message card,
+ * keyed by pending action id. A single `{ actionId, text }` slot lost an
+ * unsent answer as soon as a second paused conversation's question claimed
+ * it: the reader is action-scoped, so returning to the first card showed an
+ * empty box with no route back to the text. Entries are dropped on submit.
+ */
+const askAnswerTextAtom = atom<Record<string, string>>({
   key: 'askAnswerModeText',
-  default: { actionId: null, text: '' },
+  default: {},
 });
 
 /**
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ export default function useAskAnswerMode(conversationId?: string | null) {
   const [collapsedIds, setCollapsedIds] = useRecoilState(collapsedAskActionsAtom);
   const [selected, setSelected] = useRecoilState(askAnswerSelectionAtom);
   const [checked, setChecked] = useRecoilState(askAnswerCheckedAtom);
-  const [answerDraft, setAnswerDraft] = useRecoilState(askAnswerTextAtom);
+  const [answerDrafts, setAnswerDrafts] = useRecoilState(askAnswerTextAtom);
   const saveDrafts = useRecoilValue<boolean>(store.saveDrafts);
   const { submitAskAnswer } = useResumeSubmit();
   /** Recoil-backed so the lock/status works from the composer, which renders
@@ -154,11 +160,11 @@ export default function useAskAnswerMode(conversationId?: string | null) {
     () => splitOtherOption(batchMode ? undefined : liveAsk?.question.options),
     [batchMode, liveAsk],
   );
-  const answerText = answerDraft.actionId === liveAsk?.actionId ? answerDraft.text : '';
+  const answerText = liveAsk != null ? (answerDrafts[liveAsk.actionId] ?? '') : '';
   const setAnswerText = useCallback(
     (text: string) => {
       if (liveAsk && !batchMode) {
-        setAnswerDraft({ actionId: liveAsk.actionId, text });
+        setAnswerDrafts((current) => ({ ...current, [liveAsk.actionId]: text }));
         /** While the card owns the answer, `useAutoSave` is tracking the
          *  conversation draft instead. Keep the dormant ask draft current so
          *  expanding can restore this edit without clobbering that message. */
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ export default function useAskAnswerMode(conversationId?: string | null) {
         }
       }
     },
-    [batchMode, liveAsk, saveDrafts, setAnswerDraft],
+    [batchMode, liveAsk, saveDrafts, setAnswerDrafts],
   );
 
   /** Selection state is per-question: a new pause must never inherit a stale
@@ -187,7 +193,7 @@ export default function useAskAnswerMode(conversationId?: string | null) {
       const composerAnswer = !batchMode ? (formContext?.getValues('text') ?? answerText) : '';
       morphTransition(() => {
         if (!batchMode) {
-          setAnswerDraft({ actionId: liveAsk.actionId, text: composerAnswer });
+          setAnswerDrafts((current) => ({ ...current, [liveAsk.actionId]: composerAnswer }));
           if (!saveDrafts) {
             formContext?.reset();
           }
@@ -197,7 +203,7 @@ export default function useAskAnswerMode(conversationId?: string | null) {
         );
       });
     }
-  }, [liveAsk, batchMode, formContext, answerText, saveDrafts, setAnswerDraft, setCollapsedIds]);
+  }, [liveAsk, batchMode, formContext, answerText, saveDrafts, setAnswerDrafts, setCollapsedIds]);
 
   const expand = useCallback(() => {
     if (liveAsk) {
@@ -265,11 +271,16 @@ export default function useAskAnswerMode(conversationId?: string | null) {
           }
           setSelected(null);
           setChecked([]);
-          setAnswerDraft((current) =>
-            current.actionId === submittedActionId
-              ? { actionId: submittedActionId, text: '' }
-              : current,
-          );
+          /** Drop only the answered question's entry, so a draft belonging to
+           *  another paused conversation survives and the map stays bounded. */
+          setAnswerDrafts((current) => {
+            if (current[submittedActionId] == null) {
+              return current;
+            }
+            const next = { ...current };
+            delete next[submittedActionId];
+            return next;
+          });
           if (
             (consumedComposerText || (wasActive && saveDrafts)) &&
             currentScope.formContext?.getValues('text') === submittedComposerText
@@ -290,7 +301,7 @@ export default function useAskAnswerMode(conversationId?: string | null) {
       submitAskAnswer,
       setSelected,
       setChecked,
-      setAnswerDraft,
+      setAnswerDrafts,
     ],
   );