diff --git a/client/src/Providers/ArtifactsContext.tsx b/client/src/Providers/ArtifactsContext.tsx
index fd67d5af94..2eb26e04b0 100644
--- a/client/src/Providers/ArtifactsContext.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Providers/ArtifactsContext.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { createContext, useContext, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
-import type { TMessage } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import { useLatestMessage } from '~/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage';
 import { getLatestText } from '~/utils';
 import store from '~/store';
 
@@ -20,16 +20,12 @@ interface ArtifactsProviderProps {
 
 export function ArtifactsProvider({ children, value }: ArtifactsProviderProps) {
   const isSubmitting = useRecoilValue(store.isSubmittingFamily(0));
-  const latestMessage = useRecoilValue(store.latestMessageFamily(0));
+  const latestMessage = useLatestMessage(0);
   const conversationId = useRecoilValue(store.conversationIdByIndex(0));
 
   const chatLatestMessageText = useMemo(() => {
-    return getLatestText({
-      text: latestMessage?.text ?? null,
-      content: latestMessage?.content ?? null,
-      messageId: latestMessage?.messageId ?? null,
-    } as TMessage);
-  }, [latestMessage?.messageId, latestMessage?.text, latestMessage?.content]);
+    return getLatestText(latestMessage);
+  }, [latestMessage]);
 
   const defaultContextValue = useMemo<ArtifactsContextValue>(
     () => ({
diff --git a/client/src/Providers/MessagesViewContext.tsx b/client/src/Providers/MessagesViewContext.tsx
index c44972918c..1d9172c95b 100644
--- a/client/src/Providers/MessagesViewContext.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Providers/MessagesViewContext.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ interface MessagesViewContextValue {
   index: ReturnType<typeof useChatContext>['index'];
   latestMessageId: ReturnType<typeof useChatContext>['latestMessageId'];
   latestMessageDepth: ReturnType<typeof useChatContext>['latestMessageDepth'];
-  setLatestMessage: ReturnType<typeof useChatContext>['setLatestMessage'];
   getMessages: ReturnType<typeof useChatContext>['getMessages'];
   setMessages: ReturnType<typeof useChatContext>['setMessages'];
 }
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ export function MessagesViewProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
     latestMessageDepth,
     setAbortScroll,
     handleContinue,
-    setLatestMessage,
     abortScroll,
     getMessages,
     setMessages,
@@ -87,9 +85,8 @@ export function MessagesViewProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }
       index,
       latestMessageId,
       latestMessageDepth,
-      setLatestMessage,
     }),
-    [index, latestMessageId, latestMessageDepth, setLatestMessage],
+    [index, latestMessageId, latestMessageDepth],
   );
 
   /** Combine all values into final context value */
@@ -191,9 +188,9 @@ export function useOptionalMessagesConversation() {
 
 /** Hook for components that only need message state */
 export function useMessagesState() {
-  const { index, latestMessageId, latestMessageDepth, setLatestMessage } = useMessagesViewContext();
+  const { index, latestMessageId, latestMessageDepth } = useMessagesViewContext();
   return useMemo(
-    () => ({ index, latestMessageId, latestMessageDepth, setLatestMessage }),
-    [index, latestMessageId, latestMessageDepth, setLatestMessage],
+    () => ({ index, latestMessageId, latestMessageDepth }),
+    [index, latestMessageId, latestMessageDepth],
   );
 }
diff --git a/client/src/common/types.ts b/client/src/common/types.ts
index 1db8ba3b3e..d8f86f23f4 100644
--- a/client/src/common/types.ts
+++ b/client/src/common/types.ts
@@ -604,7 +604,6 @@ export type NewConversationParams = {
   preset?: Partial<t.TPreset>;
   modelsData?: t.TModelsConfig;
   buildDefault?: boolean;
-  keepLatestMessage?: boolean;
   keepAddedConvos?: boolean;
   disableParams?: boolean;
 };
diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Input/StreamAudio.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Input/StreamAudio.tsx
index 221acaaa2c..d199962eff 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Chat/Input/StreamAudio.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Input/StreamAudio.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { useRecoilState, useRecoilValue, useSetRecoilState } from 'recoil';
 import type { TMessage } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import { useCustomAudioRef, MediaSourceAppender, usePauseGlobalAudio } from '~/hooks/Audio';
+import { useLatestMessage } from '~/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage';
 import { getLatestText, logger } from '~/utils';
 import { useAuthContext } from '~/hooks';
 import { globalAudioId } from '~/common';
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export default function StreamAudio({ index = 0 }) {
   const activeRunId = useRecoilValue(store.activeRunFamily(index));
   const automaticPlayback = useRecoilValue(store.automaticPlayback);
   const isSubmitting = useRecoilValue(store.isSubmittingFamily(index));
-  const latestMessage = useRecoilValue(store.latestMessageFamily(index));
+  const latestMessage = useLatestMessage(index);
   const setIsPlaying = useSetRecoilState(store.globalAudioPlayingFamily(index));
   const [audioRunId, setAudioRunId] = useRecoilState(store.audioRunFamily(index));
   const [isFetching, setIsFetching] = useRecoilState(store.globalAudioFetchingFamily(index));
diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/SearchButtons.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/SearchButtons.tsx
index 0b2a5d8895..03574946c7 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/SearchButtons.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/SearchButtons.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export default function SearchButtons({ message }: { message: TMessage }) {
           conversationId,
           title,
         } as TConversation),
-      { resetLatestMessage: true },
     );
   };
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/__tests__/HoverActions.streaming.spec.tsx b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/__tests__/HoverActions.streaming.spec.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efebd8a82d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/components/Chat/Messages/__tests__/HoverActions.streaming.spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { RecoilRoot, type MutableSnapshot } from 'recoil';
+import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { render, screen, act } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { QueryKeys, type TConversation, type TMessage } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import { ChatContext, MessagesViewProvider, useChatContext } from '~/Providers';
+import { useLatestMessage, useLatestMessageId } from '~/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage';
+import Message from '~/components/Chat/Messages/Message';
+import store from '~/store';
+
+let mockHoverButtonsRenderCount = 0;
+
+jest.mock('~/components/Chat/Messages/HoverButtons', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: () => {
+    mockHoverButtonsRenderCount += 1;
+    return <div data-testid="hover-buttons" />;
+  },
+}));
+
+jest.mock('~/components/Chat/Messages/Content/MessageContent', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: ({ text }: { text: string }) => <div data-testid="message-content">{text}</div>,
+}));
+
+jest.mock('~/components/Chat/Messages/MessageIcon', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: () => <div data-testid="message-icon" />,
+}));
+
+jest.mock('~/components/Chat/Messages/ui/PlaceholderRow', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: () => <div data-testid="placeholder-row" />,
+}));
+
+jest.mock('~/hooks', () => {
+  const useMessageProcess = jest.requireActual('~/hooks/Messages/useMessageProcess').default;
+  const useMemoizedChatContext = jest.requireActual(
+    '~/hooks/Messages/useMemoizedChatContext',
+  ).default;
+  return {
+    useMessageProcess,
+    useMemoizedChatContext,
+    useContentMetadata: () => ({ hasParallelContent: false }),
+    useLocalize: () => (key: string) => key,
+    useMessageActions: ({
+      chatContext,
+      message,
+    }: {
+      chatContext: {
+        ask: jest.Mock;
+        index: number;
+        regenerate: jest.Mock;
+        conversation: TConversation | null;
+        latestMessageId: string | undefined;
+        latestMessageDepth: number | undefined;
+        handleContinue: jest.Mock;
+      };
+      message?: TMessage;
+    }) => ({
+      ask: chatContext.ask,
+      edit: false,
+      index: chatContext.index,
+      agent: undefined,
+      assistant: undefined,
+      conversation: chatContext.conversation,
+      messageLabel: message?.sender ?? 'Assistant',
+      handleFeedback: jest.fn(),
+      handleContinue: chatContext.handleContinue,
+      copyToClipboard: jest.fn(),
+      latestMessageId: chatContext.latestMessageId,
+      regenerateMessage: jest.fn(),
+      latestMessageDepth: chatContext.latestMessageDepth,
+    }),
+  };
+});
+
+const conversation = {
+  conversationId: 'conversation-streaming',
+  endpoint: 'openAI',
+  model: 'gpt-4',
+} as TConversation;
+
+const userMessage = {
+  messageId: 'user-message',
+  parentMessageId: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',
+  conversationId: conversation.conversationId,
+  text: 'Tell me something',
+  isCreatedByUser: true,
+} as TMessage;
+
+const optimisticAssistantMessage = {
+  messageId: 'assistant-message_',
+  parentMessageId: userMessage.messageId,
+  conversationId: conversation.conversationId,
+  sender: 'Assistant',
+  text: '',
+  isCreatedByUser: false,
+} as TMessage;
+
+const canonicalAssistantMessage = {
+  ...optimisticAssistantMessage,
+  messageId: 'assistant-message',
+  text: 'Streaming canonical response',
+} as TMessage;
+
+function createQueryClient() {
+  return new QueryClient({
+    defaultOptions: {
+      queries: {
+        retry: false,
+      },
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+function DerivedStreamingRow() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const latestMessage = useLatestMessage(0);
+  const latestMessageId = useLatestMessageId(0);
+  const latestMessageDepth = latestMessage?.depth;
+
+  const chatContext = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      ({
+        ask: jest.fn(),
+        index: 0,
+        regenerate: jest.fn(),
+        conversation,
+        latestMessageId: latestMessageId ?? undefined,
+        latestMessageDepth,
+        handleContinue: jest.fn(),
+        isSubmitting: true,
+        abortScroll: false,
+        setAbortScroll: jest.fn(),
+        getMessages: () =>
+          queryClient.getQueryData<TMessage[]>([QueryKeys.messages, conversation.conversationId]),
+        setMessages: (messages: TMessage[]) => {
+          queryClient.setQueryData<TMessage[]>(
+            [QueryKeys.messages, conversation.conversationId],
+            messages,
+          );
+        },
+      }) as unknown as ReturnType<typeof useChatContext>,
+    [latestMessageDepth, latestMessageId, queryClient],
+  );
+
+  if (!latestMessage) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <ChatContext.Provider value={chatContext}>
+      <MessagesViewProvider>
+        <Message message={latestMessage} currentEditId={null} setCurrentEditId={jest.fn()} />
+      </MessagesViewProvider>
+    </ChatContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
+
+function renderStreamingRow() {
+  const queryClient = createQueryClient();
+  queryClient.setQueryData<TMessage[]>(
+    [QueryKeys.messages, conversation.conversationId],
+    [userMessage, optimisticAssistantMessage],
+  );
+
+  const initializeState = ({ set }: MutableSnapshot) => {
+    set(store.conversationByIndex(0), conversation);
+    set(store.isSubmittingFamily(0), true);
+  };
+
+  render(
+    <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+      <RecoilRoot initializeState={initializeState}>
+        <MemoryRouter initialEntries={[`/c/${conversation.conversationId}`]}>
+          <DerivedStreamingRow />
+        </MemoryRouter>
+      </RecoilRoot>
+    </QueryClientProvider>,
+  );
+
+  return queryClient;
+}
+
+describe('streaming hover actions', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockHoverButtonsRenderCount = 0;
+  });
+
+  it('does not mount hover actions while an optimistic assistant row is replaced', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const queryClient = renderStreamingRow();
+
+    await user.hover(screen.getByTestId('message-content'));
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('hover-buttons')).toBeNull();
+    expect(mockHoverButtonsRenderCount).toBe(0);
+
+    act(() => {
+      queryClient.setQueryData<TMessage[]>(
+        [QueryKeys.messages, conversation.conversationId],
+        [userMessage, canonicalAssistantMessage],
+      );
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('hover-buttons')).toBeNull();
+    expect(mockHoverButtonsRenderCount).toBe(0);
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('placeholder-row')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/client/src/components/Conversations/Convo.tsx b/client/src/components/Conversations/Convo.tsx
index 108755a291..ba6ce2121b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Conversations/Convo.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Conversations/Convo.tsx
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ export default function Conversation({
 
     navigateToConvo(conversation, {
       currentConvoId,
-      resetLatestMessage: !(conversationId ?? '') || conversationId === Constants.NEW_CONVO,
     });
   };
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/Conversations/ConvoOptions/ShareButton.tsx b/client/src/components/Conversations/ConvoOptions/ShareButton.tsx
index 0bf2cb093b..6f18a48ba8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Conversations/ConvoOptions/ShareButton.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Conversations/ConvoOptions/ShareButton.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
 import { QRCodeSVG } from 'qrcode.react';
 import { Copy, CopyCheck } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useGetSharedLinkQuery } from 'librechat-data-provider/react-query';
 import { OGDialogTemplate, Button, Spinner, OGDialog } from '@librechat/client';
 import { useLocalize, useCopyToClipboard } from '~/hooks';
+import { useLatestMessage } from '~/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage';
 import SharedLinkButton from './SharedLinkButton';
 import { buildShareLinkUrl, cn } from '~/utils';
-import store from '~/store';
 
 export default function ShareButton({
   conversationId,
@@ -35,29 +34,28 @@ export default function ShareButton({
       setAnnouncement('');
     }, 1000);
   };
-  const latestMessage = useRecoilValue(store.latestMessageFamily(0));
+  const latestMessage = useLatestMessage(0);
   const { data: share, isLoading } = useGetSharedLinkQuery(conversationId);
+  const shareId = share?.shareId ?? '';
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (share?.shareId !== undefined) {
-      setSharedLink(buildShareLinkUrl(share.shareId));
+    if (shareId) {
+      setSharedLink(buildShareLinkUrl(shareId));
     }
-  }, [share]);
+  }, [shareId]);
 
   const button =
     isLoading === true ? null : (
       <SharedLinkButton
         share={share}
         conversationId={conversationId}
-        targetMessageId={latestMessage?.messageId}
+        targetMessageId={latestMessage?.messageId ?? undefined}
         showQR={showQR}
         setShowQR={setShowQR}
         setSharedLink={setSharedLink}
       />
     );
 
-  const shareId = share?.shareId ?? '';
-
   return (
     <OGDialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange} triggerRef={triggerRef}>
       {children}
diff --git a/client/src/components/Share/ShareMessagesProvider.tsx b/client/src/components/Share/ShareMessagesProvider.tsx
index e614aa891a..496b21940e 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Share/ShareMessagesProvider.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Share/ShareMessagesProvider.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export function ShareMessagesProvider({ messages, children }: ShareMessagesProvi
       abortScroll: false,
       setAbortScroll: () => {},
       index: 0,
-      setLatestMessage: () => {},
       getMessages: () => messages,
       setMessages: () => {},
     }),
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Agents/useSelectAgent.ts b/client/src/hooks/Agents/useSelectAgent.ts
index 30024c8f63..756f67ff2b 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Agents/useSelectAgent.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Agents/useSelectAgent.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ export default function useSelectAgent() {
       newConversation({
         template: currentConvo,
         preset: template as Partial<TPreset>,
-        keepLatestMessage: true,
       });
     },
     [getConversation, getDefaultConversation, newConversation],
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Assistants/useSelectAssistant.ts b/client/src/hooks/Assistants/useSelectAssistant.ts
index c3710503e8..09240e2018 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Assistants/useSelectAssistant.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Assistants/useSelectAssistant.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ export default function useSelectAssistant(endpoint: AssistantsEndpoint) {
         newConversation({
           template: currentConvo,
           preset: template as Partial<TPreset>,
-          keepLatestMessage: true,
         });
         return;
       }
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatFunctions.ts b/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatFunctions.ts
index 36647908d2..0d4c5e1fd5 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatFunctions.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatFunctions.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { v4 } from 'uuid';
 import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { useSetRecoilState, useResetRecoilState, useRecoilValue, useRecoilCallback } from 'recoil';
+import { useSetRecoilState, useRecoilValue, useRecoilCallback } from 'recoil';
 import {
   Constants,
   QueryKeys,
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export default function useChatFunctions({
   isSubmitting,
   latestMessage,
   setSubmission,
-  setLatestMessage,
   conversation: immutableConversation,
 }: {
   index?: number;
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ export default function useChatFunctions({
   files?: Map<string, ExtendedFile>;
   setFiles?: SetterOrUpdater<Map<string, ExtendedFile>>;
   setSubmission: SetterOrUpdater<TSubmission | null>;
-  setLatestMessage?: SetterOrUpdater<TMessage | null>;
 }) {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const getSender = useGetSender();
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ export default function useChatFunctions({
   const { getExpiry } = useUserKey(immutableConversation?.endpoint ?? '');
   const setIsSubmitting = useSetRecoilState(store.isSubmittingFamily(index));
   const setShowStopButton = useSetRecoilState(store.showStopButtonByIndex(index));
-  const resetLatestMultiMessage = useResetRecoilState(store.latestMessageFamily(index + 1));
 
   /**
    * Atomically read + reset the per-conversation queue of manually-invoked
@@ -122,7 +119,6 @@ export default function useChatFunctions({
     } = {},
   ) => {
     setShowStopButton(false);
-    resetLatestMultiMessage();
 
     text = text.trim();
     if (!!isSubmitting || text === '') {
@@ -160,12 +156,13 @@ export default function useChatFunctions({
      *    a prior turn, not compose a new one).
      *  - Fresh submit → drain the per-convo atom into the message.
      */
-    const manualSkills =
-      overrideManualSkills != null
-        ? overrideManualSkills
-        : isRegenerate || isContinued || isEdited
+    let manualSkills = overrideManualSkills;
+    if (manualSkills == null) {
+      manualSkills =
+        isRegenerate || isContinued || isEdited
           ? []
           : drainPendingManualSkills(conversationId ?? Constants.NEW_CONVO);
+    }
     const isEditOrContinue = isEdited || isContinued;
 
     let currentMessages: TMessage[] | null = overrideMessages ?? getMessages() ?? [];
@@ -399,9 +396,6 @@ export default function useChatFunctions({
     } else {
       setMessages([...submission.messages, currentMsg, initialResponse]);
     }
-    if (index === 0 && setLatestMessage) {
-      setLatestMessage(initialResponse);
-    }
 
     setSubmission(submission);
     logger.dir('message_stream', submission, { depth: null });
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatHelpers.ts b/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatHelpers.ts
index 219c370418..6bb66274c1 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatHelpers.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Chat/useChatHelpers.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { QueryKeys, isAssistantsEndpoint } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { useRecoilState, useResetRecoilState, useSetRecoilState } from 'recoil';
+import { useRecoilState, useSetRecoilState } from 'recoil';
 import type { TMessage } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import type { ActiveJobsResponse } from '~/data-provider';
 import useChatFunctions from '~/hooks/Chat/useChatFunctions';
 import { useAbortStreamMutation } from '~/data-provider';
 import useNewConvo from '~/hooks/useNewConvo';
+import { useLatestMessage, useLatestMessageId } from '~/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage';
 import store from '~/store';
 
 // this to be set somewhere else
@@ -27,11 +28,10 @@ export default function useChatHelpers(index = 0, paramId?: string) {
   Falling back to conversationId (Recoil) only if paramId is not available */
   const queryParam = paramId === 'new' ? paramId : (paramId ?? conversationId ?? '');
 
-  const resetLatestMessage = useResetRecoilState(store.latestMessageFamily(index));
   const [isSubmitting, setIsSubmitting] = useRecoilState(store.isSubmittingFamily(index));
-  const [latestMessage, setLatestMessage] = useRecoilState(store.latestMessageFamily(index));
+  const latestMessage = useLatestMessage(index, queryParam);
 
-  const latestMessageId = latestMessage?.messageId;
+  const latestMessageId = useLatestMessageId(index, queryParam) ?? undefined;
   const latestMessageDepth = latestMessage?.depth;
   const latestMessageRef = useRef(latestMessage);
   latestMessageRef.current = latestMessage;
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ export default function useChatHelpers(index = 0, paramId?: string) {
     conversation,
     latestMessage,
     setSubmission,
-    setLatestMessage,
   });
 
   const askRef = useRef(_ask);
@@ -210,8 +209,6 @@ export default function useChatHelpers(index = 0, paramId?: string) {
       setSiblingIdx,
       latestMessageId,
       latestMessageDepth,
-      setLatestMessage,
-      resetLatestMessage,
       ask,
       index,
       regenerate,
@@ -243,8 +240,6 @@ export default function useChatHelpers(index = 0, paramId?: string) {
       setSiblingIdx,
       latestMessageId,
       latestMessageDepth,
-      setLatestMessage,
-      resetLatestMessage,
       ask,
       index,
       regenerate,
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Config/useClearStates.ts b/client/src/hooks/Config/useClearStates.ts
index 46ec9476c7..2958107194 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Config/useClearStates.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Config/useClearStates.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ import store from '~/store';
 export default function useClearStates() {
   const clearConversations = store.useClearConvoState();
   const clearSubmissions = store.useClearSubmissionState();
-  const clearLatestMessages = store.useClearLatestMessages();
 
   const clearStates = useRecoilCallback(
     ({ reset, snapshot }) =>
       async (skipFirst?: boolean) => {
         await clearSubmissions(skipFirst);
         await clearConversations(skipFirst);
-        await clearLatestMessages(skipFirst);
 
         const keys = await snapshot.getPromise(store.conversationKeysAtom);
 
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Conversations/useNavigateToConvo.tsx b/client/src/hooks/Conversations/useNavigateToConvo.tsx
index ddb2bac6c9..c8e7aa0b05 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Conversations/useNavigateToConvo.tsx
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Conversations/useNavigateToConvo.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ const useNavigateToConvo = (index = 0) => {
   const clearAllConversations = store.useClearConvoState();
   const applyModelSpecEffects = useApplyModelSpecEffects();
   const setSubmission = useSetRecoilState(store.submissionByIndex(index));
-  const clearAllLatestMessages = store.useClearLatestMessages(`useNavigateToConvo ${index}`);
   const { hasSetConversation, setConversation: setConvo } = store.useCreateConversationAtom(index);
 
   const setConversation = useCallback(
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ const useNavigateToConvo = (index = 0) => {
   const navigateToConvo = (
     conversation?: TConversation | null,
     options?: {
-      resetLatestMessage?: boolean;
       currentConvoId?: string;
     },
   ) => {
@@ -87,14 +85,10 @@ const useNavigateToConvo = (index = 0) => {
       logger.warn('conversation', 'Conversation not provided to `navigateToConvo`');
       return;
     }
-    const { resetLatestMessage = true, currentConvoId } = options || {};
+    const { currentConvoId } = options || {};
     logger.log('conversation', 'Navigating to conversation', conversation);
     hasSetConversation.current = true;
     setSubmission(null);
-    if (resetLatestMessage) {
-      logger.log('latest_message', 'Clearing all latest messages');
-      clearAllLatestMessages();
-    }
 
     let convo = { ...conversation };
     const endpointsConfig = queryClient.getQueryData<TEndpointsConfig>([QueryKeys.endpoints]);
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Conversations/usePresets.ts b/client/src/hooks/Conversations/usePresets.ts
index 2165e1966e..5ead899004 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Conversations/usePresets.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Conversations/usePresets.ts
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ export default function usePresets(index = 0) {
       newConversation({
         template: currentConvo,
         preset: currentConvo,
-        keepLatestMessage: true,
         keepAddedConvos: true,
         disableParams,
       });
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Input/useHandleKeyUp.spec.ts b/client/src/hooks/Input/useHandleKeyUp.spec.ts
index 8148340e08..51b6cf8554 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Input/useHandleKeyUp.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Input/useHandleKeyUp.spec.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ const mockCommandToggles = { at: true, plus: true, slash: true, dollar: true };
 jest.mock('recoil', () => ({
   ...jest.requireActual('recoil'),
   useRecoilValue: jest.fn((atom) => {
-    if (atom === 'latestMessageFamily-0') {
-      return null;
-    }
     if (atom === 'effectiveEndpointByIndex-0') {
       return mockEndpoint.current;
     }
@@ -55,7 +52,6 @@ jest.mock('~/store', () => ({
   showPlusPopoverFamily: (idx: number) => `showPlusPopoverFamily-${idx}`,
   showSkillsPopoverFamily: (idx: number) => `showSkillsPopoverFamily-${idx}`,
   effectiveEndpointByIndex: (idx: number) => `effectiveEndpointByIndex-${idx}`,
-  latestMessageFamily: (idx: number) => `latestMessageFamily-${idx}`,
   atCommand: 'atCommand',
   plusCommand: 'plusCommand',
   slashCommand: 'slashCommand',
@@ -87,6 +83,10 @@ jest.mock('~/hooks/Agents/useAgentCapabilities', () =>
   })),
 );
 
+jest.mock('~/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage', () => ({
+  useLatestMessage: jest.fn(() => null),
+}));
+
 import React from 'react';
 import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react';
 import useHandleKeyUp from './useHandleKeyUp';
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Input/useHandleKeyUp.ts b/client/src/hooks/Input/useHandleKeyUp.ts
index e9af8b4a95..fa94e68f07 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Input/useHandleKeyUp.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Input/useHandleKeyUp.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { PermissionTypes, Permissions, isAssistantsEndpoint } from 'librechat-da
 import useAgentCapabilities from '~/hooks/Agents/useAgentCapabilities';
 import useGetAgentsConfig from '~/hooks/Agents/useGetAgentsConfig';
 import useHasAccess from '~/hooks/Roles/useHasAccess';
+import { useLatestMessage } from '~/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage';
 import store from '~/store';
 
 /** Event keys that shouldn't trigger a command */
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ const useHandleKeyUp = ({
   });
   const { agentsConfig } = useGetAgentsConfig();
   const { skillsEnabled } = useAgentCapabilities(agentsConfig?.capabilities);
-  const latestMessage = useRecoilValue(store.latestMessageFamily(index));
+  const latestMessage = useLatestMessage(index);
   const endpoint = useRecoilValue(store.effectiveEndpointByIndex(index));
   const setShowMentionPopover = useSetRecoilState(store.showMentionPopoverFamily(index));
   const setShowPlusPopover = useSetRecoilState(store.showPlusPopoverFamily(index));
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Input/useQueryParams.ts b/client/src/hooks/Input/useQueryParams.ts
index 48d3da90c8..e37e899188 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Input/useQueryParams.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Input/useQueryParams.ts
@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@ export default function useQueryParams({
         if (!spec) {
           return;
         }
-        const { preset } = spec;
-        preset.iconURL = getModelSpecIconURL(spec);
-        preset.spec = spec.name;
-        newPreset = preset;
+        newPreset = {
+          ...spec.preset,
+          iconURL: getModelSpecIconURL(spec),
+          spec: spec.name,
+        } as TPreset;
       }
 
       let newEndpoint = newPreset.endpoint ?? '';
@@ -161,7 +162,6 @@ export default function useQueryParams({
         newConversation({
           template: currentConvo,
           preset: newPreset,
-          keepLatestMessage: true,
           keepAddedConvos: true,
         });
         return;
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Input/useSelectMention.ts b/client/src/hooks/Input/useSelectMention.ts
index 00ba5095bb..c0996b29d2 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Input/useSelectMention.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Input/useSelectMention.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ export default function useSelectMention({
       }
 
       const conversation = getConversation();
-      const { preset } = spec;
-      preset.iconURL = getModelSpecIconURL(spec);
-      preset.spec = spec.name;
+      const preset = {
+        ...spec.preset,
+        iconURL: getModelSpecIconURL(spec),
+        spec: spec.name,
+      } as TPreset;
       const { endpoint } = preset;
       const newEndpoint = endpoint ?? '';
       if (!newEndpoint) {
@@ -98,7 +100,6 @@ export default function useSelectMention({
         newConversation({
           template: currentConvo,
           preset,
-          keepLatestMessage: true,
           keepAddedConvos: true,
         });
         return;
@@ -193,7 +194,6 @@ export default function useSelectMention({
         newConversation({
           template: currentConvo,
           preset: currentConvo,
-          keepLatestMessage: true,
           keepAddedConvos: true,
         });
         return;
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ export default function useSelectMention({
         newConversation({
           template: currentConvo,
           preset: newPreset,
-          keepLatestMessage: true,
           keepAddedConvos: true,
           disableParams,
         });
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Input/useTextarea.ts b/client/src/hooks/Input/useTextarea.ts
index 15b415dabc..d132b2299d 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Input/useTextarea.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Input/useTextarea.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import useGetSender from '~/hooks/Conversations/useGetSender';
 import useFileHandling from '~/hooks/Files/useFileHandling';
 import { useInteractionHealthCheck } from '~/data-provider';
 import { useChatContext } from '~/Providers/ChatContext';
+import { useLatestMessage } from '~/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage';
 import { globalAudioId } from '~/common';
 import { useLocalize } from '~/hooks';
 import store from '~/store';
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export default function useTextarea({
   const enterToSend = useRecoilValue(store.enterToSend);
 
   const { index, conversation, isSubmitting, filesLoading, setFilesLoading } = useChatContext();
-  const latestMessage = useRecoilValue(store.latestMessageFamily(index));
+  const latestMessage = useLatestMessage(index);
   const [activePrompt, setActivePrompt] = useRecoilState(store.activePromptByIndex(index));
 
   const { endpoint = '' } = conversation || {};
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Messages/__tests__/useLatestMessage.spec.tsx b/client/src/hooks/Messages/__tests__/useLatestMessage.spec.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e5de871dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Messages/__tests__/useLatestMessage.spec.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { RecoilRoot, type MutableSnapshot } from 'recoil';
+import { MemoryRouter, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { act, renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { QueryKeys, type TConversation, type TMessage } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import { useLatestMessage, useLatestMessageId } from '~/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage';
+import { getMessageBranchSiblingParentIds } from '~/utils';
+import store from '~/store';
+
+function createQueryClient() {
+  return new QueryClient({
+    defaultOptions: {
+      queries: {
+        retry: false,
+      },
+    },
+  });
+}
+
+const conversation = {
+  conversationId: 'conversation-1',
+  endpoint: 'openAI',
+  model: 'gpt-4',
+} as TConversation;
+
+const userMessage = {
+  messageId: 'user-message',
+  parentMessageId: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000',
+  conversationId: conversation.conversationId,
+  text: 'Hello',
+  isCreatedByUser: true,
+} as TMessage;
+
+const assistantMessage = {
+  messageId: 'assistant-message',
+  parentMessageId: userMessage.messageId,
+  conversationId: conversation.conversationId,
+  text: 'Hi there',
+  isCreatedByUser: false,
+} as TMessage;
+
+const olderAssistantMessage = {
+  ...assistantMessage,
+  messageId: 'assistant-older',
+  text: 'Older branch',
+} as TMessage;
+
+const olderFollowUpUserMessage = {
+  ...userMessage,
+  messageId: 'user-older-follow-up',
+  parentMessageId: olderAssistantMessage.messageId,
+  text: 'Follow up on older branch',
+} as TMessage;
+
+const olderFollowUpAssistantMessage = {
+  ...assistantMessage,
+  messageId: 'assistant-older-follow-up',
+  parentMessageId: olderFollowUpUserMessage.messageId,
+  text: 'Older branch tail',
+} as TMessage;
+
+function createWrapper(
+  queryClient = createQueryClient(),
+  initializeState?: (snapshot: MutableSnapshot) => void,
+  initialEntry = '/c/conversation-1',
+) {
+  return function Wrapper({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+    return (
+      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+        <RecoilRoot initializeState={initializeState}>
+          <MemoryRouter initialEntries={[initialEntry]}>
+            <Routes>
+              <Route path="/c/:conversationId?" element={children} />
+            </Routes>
+          </MemoryRouter>
+        </RecoilRoot>
+      </QueryClientProvider>
+    );
+  };
+}
+
+describe('useLatestMessage', () => {
+  it('returns null when there is no active conversation', () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useLatestMessage(0), {
+      wrapper: createWrapper(),
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('returns the tail message from the active conversation cache', () => {
+    const queryClient = createQueryClient();
+    queryClient.setQueryData<TMessage[]>(
+      [QueryKeys.messages, conversation.conversationId],
+      [userMessage, assistantMessage],
+    );
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useLatestMessage(0), {
+      wrapper: createWrapper(queryClient, ({ set }) => {
+        set(store.conversationByIndex(0), conversation);
+      }),
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        messageId: assistantMessage.messageId,
+        depth: 1,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('uses the new-conversation route cache while the conversation atom has the server id', () => {
+    const queryClient = createQueryClient();
+    const serverConversation = {
+      ...conversation,
+      conversationId: 'server-conversation',
+    } as TConversation;
+    queryClient.setQueryData<TMessage[]>(
+      [QueryKeys.messages, 'new'],
+      [
+        {
+          ...userMessage,
+          conversationId: serverConversation.conversationId,
+        },
+        {
+          ...assistantMessage,
+          conversationId: serverConversation.conversationId,
+        },
+      ],
+    );
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useLatestMessage(0), {
+      wrapper: createWrapper(
+        queryClient,
+        ({ set }) => {
+          set(store.conversationByIndex(0), serverConversation);
+        },
+        '/c/new',
+      ),
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        messageId: assistantMessage.messageId,
+        conversationId: serverConversation.conversationId,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('returns the active branch tail when sibling selection points at an older branch', () => {
+    const queryClient = createQueryClient();
+    queryClient.setQueryData<TMessage[]>(
+      [QueryKeys.messages, conversation.conversationId],
+      [
+        userMessage,
+        olderAssistantMessage,
+        olderFollowUpUserMessage,
+        olderFollowUpAssistantMessage,
+        assistantMessage,
+      ],
+    );
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useLatestMessage(0), {
+      wrapper: createWrapper(queryClient, ({ set }) => {
+        set(store.conversationByIndex(0), conversation);
+        set(store.messagesSiblingIdxFamily(userMessage.messageId), 1);
+      }),
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        messageId: olderFollowUpAssistantMessage.messageId,
+        depth: 3,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the latest sibling when a stored sibling index is out of range', () => {
+    const queryClient = createQueryClient();
+    queryClient.setQueryData<TMessage[]>(
+      [QueryKeys.messages, conversation.conversationId],
+      [
+        userMessage,
+        olderAssistantMessage,
+        olderFollowUpUserMessage,
+        olderFollowUpAssistantMessage,
+        assistantMessage,
+      ],
+    );
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useLatestMessage(0), {
+      wrapper: createWrapper(queryClient, ({ set }) => {
+        set(store.conversationByIndex(0), conversation);
+        set(store.messagesSiblingIdxFamily(userMessage.messageId), 99);
+      }),
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        messageId: assistantMessage.messageId,
+        depth: 1,
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('keeps latestMessageId stable across token-only cache writes', () => {
+    const queryClient = createQueryClient();
+    queryClient.setQueryData<TMessage[]>(
+      [QueryKeys.messages, conversation.conversationId],
+      [userMessage, assistantMessage],
+    );
+    let renderCount = 0;
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(
+      () => {
+        renderCount += 1;
+        return useLatestMessageId(0);
+      },
+      {
+        wrapper: createWrapper(queryClient, ({ set }) => {
+          set(store.conversationByIndex(0), conversation);
+        }),
+      },
+    );
+
+    const firstId = result.current;
+
+    act(() => {
+      queryClient.setQueryData<TMessage[]>(
+        [QueryKeys.messages, conversation.conversationId],
+        [userMessage, { ...assistantMessage, text: 'Hi there, still streaming' }],
+      );
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current).toBe(firstId);
+    expect(renderCount).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('getMessageBranchSiblingParentIds', () => {
+  it('returns only parent keys that have branch choices', () => {
+    expect(
+      getMessageBranchSiblingParentIds(
+        [
+          userMessage,
+          olderAssistantMessage,
+          olderFollowUpUserMessage,
+          olderFollowUpAssistantMessage,
+          assistantMessage,
+        ],
+        conversation.conversationId,
+      ),
+    ).toEqual([userMessage.messageId]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Messages/index.ts b/client/src/hooks/Messages/index.ts
index 439b7e152e..f9c5ab834f 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Messages/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Messages/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export { default as useSubmitMessage } from './useSubmitMessage';
 export type { ContentMetadataResult } from './useContentMetadata';
 export { default as useExpandCollapse } from './useExpandCollapse';
 export { default as useMessageActions } from './useMessageActions';
+export { useLatestMessage, useLatestMessageId } from './useLatestMessage';
 export { default as useMemoizedChatContext } from './useMemoizedChatContext';
 export { default as useMessageProcess } from './useMessageProcess';
 export { default as useMessageHelpers } from './useMessageHelpers';
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage.ts b/client/src/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef8fce1362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { selectorFamily, useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
+import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { Constants, QueryKeys } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import type { TMessage } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import { getMessageBranchSiblingParentIds, selectActiveBranchTail } from '~/utils';
+import store from '~/store';
+
+const NULL_PARENT_KEY = '__null_parent__';
+const EMPTY_PARENT_IDS: (string | null)[] = [];
+
+const getParentLookupKey = (parentMessageId: string | null | undefined) =>
+  parentMessageId ?? NULL_PARENT_KEY;
+
+const siblingIndexesByParentSelector = selectorFamily<
+  Record<string, number>,
+  readonly (string | null)[]
+>({
+  key: 'latestMessageSiblingIndexesByParent',
+  get:
+    (parentIds) =>
+    ({ get }) => {
+      const indexes: Record<string, number> = {};
+
+      for (const parentId of parentIds) {
+        indexes[getParentLookupKey(parentId)] = get(store.messagesSiblingIdxFamily(parentId));
+      }
+
+      return indexes;
+    },
+});
+
+function useMessagesCacheSelect<TData>(
+  messagesQueryId: string | null | undefined,
+  select: (messages: TMessage[]) => TData,
+): TData | null {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const queryKey = [QueryKeys.messages, messagesQueryId ?? ''];
+
+  const { data } = useQuery<TMessage[], unknown, TData>(
+    queryKey,
+    async () => queryClient.getQueryData<TMessage[]>(queryKey) ?? [],
+    {
+      enabled: false,
+      select,
+    },
+  );
+
+  if (!messagesQueryId) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return data ?? null;
+}
+
+function useLatestMessagesQueryId(
+  index: string | number,
+  conversationId: string | null,
+  messagesQueryId?: string | null,
+) {
+  const { conversationId: routeConversationId } = useParams();
+
+  if (!conversationId) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (messagesQueryId != null) {
+    return messagesQueryId;
+  }
+
+  if (index === 0 && routeConversationId) {
+    return routeConversationId === Constants.NEW_CONVO ? Constants.NEW_CONVO : routeConversationId;
+  }
+
+  return conversationId;
+}
+
+function useLatestMessageSiblingIndexes(
+  messagesQueryId: string | null | undefined,
+  rootSiblingKey: string | null,
+) {
+  const selectParentIds = useCallback(
+    (messages: TMessage[]) => getMessageBranchSiblingParentIds(messages, rootSiblingKey),
+    [rootSiblingKey],
+  );
+  const parentIds = useMessagesCacheSelect(messagesQueryId, selectParentIds) ?? EMPTY_PARENT_IDS;
+  return useRecoilValue(siblingIndexesByParentSelector(parentIds));
+}
+
+export function useLatestMessage(
+  index: string | number,
+  messagesQueryIdOverride?: string | null,
+): TMessage | null {
+  const conversationId = useRecoilValue(store.conversationIdByIndex(index));
+  const messagesQueryId = useLatestMessagesQueryId(index, conversationId, messagesQueryIdOverride);
+  const siblingIndexes = useLatestMessageSiblingIndexes(messagesQueryId, conversationId);
+  const select = useCallback(
+    (messages: TMessage[]) =>
+      selectActiveBranchTail(
+        messages,
+        conversationId,
+        (parentId) => siblingIndexes[getParentLookupKey(parentId)] ?? 0,
+      ),
+    [conversationId, siblingIndexes],
+  );
+
+  return useMessagesCacheSelect(messagesQueryId, select);
+}
+
+export function useLatestMessageId(
+  index: string | number,
+  messagesQueryIdOverride?: string | null,
+): string | null {
+  const conversationId = useRecoilValue(store.conversationIdByIndex(index));
+  const messagesQueryId = useLatestMessagesQueryId(index, conversationId, messagesQueryIdOverride);
+  const siblingIndexes = useLatestMessageSiblingIndexes(messagesQueryId, conversationId);
+  const select = useCallback(
+    (messages: TMessage[]) =>
+      selectActiveBranchTail(
+        messages,
+        conversationId,
+        (parentId) => siblingIndexes[getParentLookupKey(parentId)] ?? 0,
+      )?.messageId ?? null,
+    [conversationId, siblingIndexes],
+  );
+
+  return useMessagesCacheSelect(messagesQueryId, select);
+}
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Messages/useMessageHelpers.tsx b/client/src/hooks/Messages/useMessageHelpers.tsx
index 0453e4a49c..fb92c17e8e 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Messages/useMessageHelpers.tsx
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Messages/useMessageHelpers.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import throttle from 'lodash/throttle';
-import { Constants, isAssistantsEndpoint, isAgentsEndpoint } from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import { isAssistantsEndpoint, isAgentsEndpoint } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import type { TMessageProps } from '~/common';
 import { useMessagesViewContext, useAssistantsMapContext, useAgentsMapContext } from '~/Providers';
-import { getTextKey, TEXT_KEY_DIVIDER, logger } from '~/utils';
 import useCopyToClipboard from './useCopyToClipboard';
 import { useGetAddedConvo } from '~/hooks/Chat';
+import { logger } from '~/utils';
 
 export default function useMessageHelpers(props: TMessageProps) {
-  const latestText = useRef<string | number>('');
   const { message, currentEditId, setCurrentEditId } = props;
 
   const {
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ export default function useMessageHelpers(props: TMessageProps) {
     setAbortScroll,
     handleContinue,
     latestMessageId,
-    setLatestMessage,
   } = useMessagesViewContext();
   const agentsMap = useAgentsMapContext();
   const assistantMap = useAssistantsMapContext();
@@ -31,51 +29,6 @@ export default function useMessageHelpers(props: TMessageProps) {
   const edit = messageId === currentEditId;
   const isLast = children?.length === 0 || children?.length === undefined;
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const convoId = conversation?.conversationId;
-    if (convoId === Constants.NEW_CONVO) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!message) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!isLast) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const textKey = getTextKey(message, convoId);
-
-    // Check for text/conversation change
-    const logInfo = {
-      textKey,
-      'latestText.current': latestText.current,
-      messageId: message.messageId,
-      convoId,
-    };
-
-    /* Extracted convoId from previous textKey (format: messageId|||length|||lastChars|||convoId) */
-    let previousConvoId: string | null = null;
-    if (
-      latestText.current &&
-      typeof latestText.current === 'string' &&
-      latestText.current.length > 0
-    ) {
-      const parts = latestText.current.split(TEXT_KEY_DIVIDER);
-      previousConvoId = parts[parts.length - 1] || null;
-    }
-
-    if (
-      textKey !== latestText.current ||
-      (convoId != null && previousConvoId != null && convoId !== previousConvoId)
-    ) {
-      logger.log('latest_message', '[useMessageHelpers] Setting latest message: ', logInfo);
-      latestText.current = textKey;
-      setLatestMessage({ ...message });
-    } else {
-      logger.log('latest_message', 'No change in latest message', logInfo);
-    }
-  }, [isLast, message, setLatestMessage, conversation?.conversationId]);
-
   const enterEdit = useCallback(
     (cancel?: boolean) => setCurrentEditId && setCurrentEditId(cancel === true ? -1 : messageId),
     [messageId, setCurrentEditId],
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Messages/useMessageProcess.tsx b/client/src/hooks/Messages/useMessageProcess.tsx
index bb49670a2f..283926a423 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Messages/useMessageProcess.tsx
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Messages/useMessageProcess.tsx
@@ -1,60 +1,11 @@
 import throttle from 'lodash/throttle';
-import { Constants } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import { useEffect, useRef, useMemo } from 'react';
 import type { TMessage } from 'librechat-data-provider';
-import { getTextKey, TEXT_KEY_DIVIDER, logger } from '~/utils';
 import { useMessagesViewContext } from '~/Providers';
+import { logger } from '~/utils';
 
-export default function useMessageProcess({ message }: { message?: TMessage | null }) {
-  const latestText = useRef<string | number>('');
-  const hasNoChildren = useMemo(() => (message?.children?.length ?? 0) === 0, [message]);
-
-  const { conversation, setAbortScroll, setLatestMessage, isSubmitting } = useMessagesViewContext();
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const convoId = conversation?.conversationId;
-    if (convoId === Constants.NEW_CONVO) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!message) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!hasNoChildren) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const textKey = getTextKey(message, convoId);
-
-    // Check for text/conversation change
-    const logInfo = {
-      textKey,
-      'latestText.current': latestText.current,
-      messageId: message.messageId,
-      convoId,
-    };
-
-    /* Extracted convoId from previous textKey (format: messageId|||length|||lastChars|||convoId) */
-    let previousConvoId: string | null = null;
-    if (
-      latestText.current &&
-      typeof latestText.current === 'string' &&
-      latestText.current.length > 0
-    ) {
-      const parts = latestText.current.split(TEXT_KEY_DIVIDER);
-      previousConvoId = parts[parts.length - 1] || null;
-    }
-
-    if (
-      textKey !== latestText.current ||
-      (convoId != null && previousConvoId != null && convoId !== previousConvoId)
-    ) {
-      logger.log('latest_message', '[useMessageProcess] Setting latest message; logInfo:', logInfo);
-      latestText.current = textKey;
-      setLatestMessage({ ...message });
-    } else {
-      logger.log('latest_message', 'No change in latest message; logInfo', logInfo);
-    }
-  }, [hasNoChildren, message, setLatestMessage, conversation?.conversationId]);
+export default function useMessageProcess({ message: _message }: { message?: TMessage | null }) {
+  const { conversation, setAbortScroll, isSubmitting } = useMessagesViewContext();
 
   /** Use ref for isSubmitting to stabilize handleScroll across isSubmitting changes */
   const isSubmittingRef = useRef(isSubmitting);
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/Messages/useSubmitMessage.ts b/client/src/hooks/Messages/useSubmitMessage.ts
index 8fd06e6003..ebdb85f32d 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/Messages/useSubmitMessage.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/Messages/useSubmitMessage.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useRecoilValue, useSetRecoilState } from 'recoil';
 import { replaceSpecialVars } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import { useChatContext, useChatFormContext, useAddedChatContext } from '~/Providers';
 import { useAuthContext } from '~/hooks/AuthContext';
+import { useLatestMessage } from '~/hooks/Messages/useLatestMessage';
 import { mainTextareaId } from '~/common';
 import store from '~/store';
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ export default function useSubmitMessage() {
   const methods = useChatFormContext();
   const { conversation: addedConvo } = useAddedChatContext();
   const { ask, index, getMessages, setMessages } = useChatContext();
-  const latestMessage = useRecoilValue(store.latestMessageFamily(index));
+  const latestMessage = useLatestMessage(index);
 
   const autoSendPrompts = useRecoilValue(store.autoSendPrompts);
   const setActivePrompt = useSetRecoilState(store.activePromptByIndex(index));
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/SSE/__tests__/useEventHandlers.latestMessage.spec.tsx b/client/src/hooks/SSE/__tests__/useEventHandlers.latestMessage.spec.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 46d982428d..0000000000
--- a/client/src/hooks/SSE/__tests__/useEventHandlers.latestMessage.spec.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,215 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import { RecoilRoot } from 'recoil';
-import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { Constants } from 'librechat-data-provider';
-import type { TConversation, TMessage, EventSubmission } from 'librechat-data-provider';
-import useEventHandlers, { type EventHandlerParams } from '../useEventHandlers';
-import { renderHook, act } from '@testing-library/react';
-
-const mockAnnouncePolite = jest.fn();
-const mockApplyAgentTemplate = jest.fn();
-const mockContentHandler = jest.fn();
-const mockResetContentHandler = jest.fn();
-const mockStepHandler = jest.fn();
-const mockClearStepMaps = jest.fn();
-const mockResetSubagentAtoms = jest.fn();
-const mockSyncStepMessage = jest.fn();
-const mockAttachmentHandler = jest.fn();
-
-jest.mock('~/Providers', () => ({
-  useLiveAnnouncer: () => ({ announcePolite: mockAnnouncePolite }),
-}));
-
-jest.mock('~/hooks/AuthContext', () => ({
-  useAuthContext: () => ({ token: 'token' }),
-}));
-
-jest.mock('~/hooks/Agents', () => ({
-  useApplyAgentTemplate: () => mockApplyAgentTemplate,
-}));
-
-jest.mock('~/hooks/SSE/useContentHandler', () => () => ({
-  contentHandler: mockContentHandler,
-  resetContentHandler: mockResetContentHandler,
-}));
-
-jest.mock('~/hooks/SSE/useStepHandler', () => () => ({
-  stepHandler: mockStepHandler,
-  clearStepMaps: mockClearStepMaps,
-  resetSubagentAtoms: mockResetSubagentAtoms,
-  syncStepMessage: mockSyncStepMessage,
-}));
-
-jest.mock('~/hooks/SSE/useAttachmentHandler', () => () => mockAttachmentHandler);
-
-const conversation = {
-  conversationId: 'convo-id',
-  endpoint: 'openAI',
-  model: 'gpt-4',
-  title: 'New Chat',
-} as TConversation;
-
-const userMessage = {
-  messageId: 'user-message',
-  parentMessageId: Constants.NO_PARENT,
-  conversationId: 'convo-id',
-  sender: 'User',
-  text: 'hello',
-  isCreatedByUser: true,
-} as TMessage;
-
-const initialResponse = {
-  messageId: 'user-message_',
-  parentMessageId: 'user-message',
-  conversationId: 'convo-id',
-  sender: 'Assistant',
-  text: '',
-  isCreatedByUser: false,
-} as TMessage;
-
-const submission = {
-  conversation,
-  messages: [] as TMessage[],
-  userMessage,
-  initialResponse,
-} as unknown as EventSubmission;
-
-function wrapper({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
-  const queryClient = new QueryClient({
-    defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false }, mutations: { retry: false } },
-  });
-
-  return (
-    <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
-      <RecoilRoot>
-        <MemoryRouter initialEntries={['/c/convo-id']}>{children}</MemoryRouter>
-      </RecoilRoot>
-    </QueryClientProvider>
-  );
-}
-
-const expectedCreatedAssistantResponse = () =>
-  expect.objectContaining({
-    messageId: 'user-message_',
-    parentMessageId: 'user-message',
-    isCreatedByUser: false,
-  });
-
-type EventHandlerSpies = Omit<
-  EventHandlerParams,
-  | 'setMessages'
-  | 'setLatestMessage'
-  | 'getMessages'
-  | 'setCompleted'
-  | 'setIsSubmitting'
-  | 'setShowStopButton'
-> & {
-  setMessages: jest.Mock;
-  setLatestMessage: jest.Mock;
-  getMessages: jest.Mock;
-  setCompleted: jest.Mock;
-  setIsSubmitting: jest.Mock;
-  setShowStopButton: jest.Mock;
-};
-
-function renderEventHandlersWithSpies(overrides: Partial<EventHandlerSpies> = {}) {
-  const defaultSpies: EventHandlerSpies = {
-    setMessages: jest.fn(),
-    setLatestMessage: jest.fn(),
-    getMessages: jest.fn(() => []),
-    setCompleted: jest.fn(),
-    setIsSubmitting: jest.fn(),
-    setShowStopButton: jest.fn(),
-  };
-  const spies: EventHandlerSpies = { ...defaultSpies, ...overrides };
-
-  const { result } = renderHook(() => useEventHandlers(spies), { wrapper });
-
-  return { result, ...spies };
-}
-
-describe('useEventHandlers latest-message transitions', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    jest.clearAllMocks();
-  });
-
-  it('keeps latestMessage aligned after replacing optimistic messages in createdHandler', () => {
-    const { result, setMessages, setLatestMessage } = renderEventHandlersWithSpies();
-
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.createdHandler(
-        { created: true } as unknown as Parameters<typeof result.current.createdHandler>[0],
-        submission,
-      );
-    });
-
-    expect(setMessages).toHaveBeenCalledWith([userMessage, expectedCreatedAssistantResponse()]);
-    expect(setLatestMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedCreatedAssistantResponse());
-    expect(setLatestMessage.mock.invocationCallOrder[0]).toBeLessThan(
-      setMessages.mock.invocationCallOrder[0],
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('keeps latestMessage aligned when createdHandler starts a regeneration', () => {
-    const previousMessage = {
-      ...userMessage,
-      messageId: 'previous-message',
-    } as TMessage;
-    const regenerateSubmission = {
-      ...submission,
-      messages: [previousMessage],
-      isRegenerate: true,
-    } as unknown as EventSubmission;
-    const { result, setMessages, setLatestMessage } = renderEventHandlersWithSpies({
-      getMessages: jest.fn(() => [previousMessage]),
-    });
-
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.createdHandler(
-        { created: true } as unknown as Parameters<typeof result.current.createdHandler>[0],
-        regenerateSubmission,
-      );
-    });
-
-    expect(setMessages).toHaveBeenCalledWith([previousMessage, expectedCreatedAssistantResponse()]);
-    expect(setLatestMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expectedCreatedAssistantResponse());
-    expect(setLatestMessage.mock.invocationCallOrder[0]).toBeLessThan(
-      setMessages.mock.invocationCallOrder[0],
-    );
-  });
-
-  it('keeps latestMessage aligned after replacing optimistic messages in syncHandler', () => {
-    const requestMessage = { ...userMessage, messageId: 'server-user-message' } as TMessage;
-    const responseMessage = {
-      ...initialResponse,
-      messageId: 'server-assistant-response',
-      parentMessageId: 'server-user-message',
-    } as TMessage;
-    const setShowStopButton = jest.fn();
-    const { result, setMessages, setLatestMessage } = renderEventHandlersWithSpies({
-      getMessages: jest.fn(() => [userMessage, initialResponse]),
-      setShowStopButton,
-    });
-
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.syncHandler(
-        {
-          sync: true,
-          conversationId: 'convo-id',
-          thread_id: 'thread-id',
-          requestMessage,
-          responseMessage,
-        },
-        submission,
-      );
-    });
-
-    expect(setMessages).toHaveBeenCalledWith([requestMessage, responseMessage]);
-    expect(setShowStopButton).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
-    expect(setLatestMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith(responseMessage);
-    expect(setLatestMessage.mock.invocationCallOrder[0]).toBeLessThan(
-      setMessages.mock.invocationCallOrder[0],
-    );
-  });
-});
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/SSE/__tests__/useResumableSSE.spec.ts b/client/src/hooks/SSE/__tests__/useResumableSSE.spec.ts
index 7d2942448f..2cedcf5ce5 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/SSE/__tests__/useResumableSSE.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/SSE/__tests__/useResumableSSE.spec.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ const buildChatHelpers = () => ({
   setConversation: jest.fn(),
   setIsSubmitting: mockSetIsSubmitting,
   newConversation: jest.fn(),
-  setLatestMessage: jest.fn(),
 });
 
 const getLastSSE = (): MockSSEInstance => {
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/SSE/useAdaptiveSSE.ts b/client/src/hooks/SSE/useAdaptiveSSE.ts
index d3acf67e3c..b1d6862718 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/SSE/useAdaptiveSSE.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/SSE/useAdaptiveSSE.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@ import useSSE from './useSSE';
 
 type ChatHelpers = Pick<
   EventHandlerParams,
-  | 'setMessages'
-  | 'getMessages'
-  | 'setConversation'
-  | 'setIsSubmitting'
-  | 'newConversation'
-  | 'setLatestMessage'
+  'setMessages' | 'getMessages' | 'setConversation' | 'setIsSubmitting' | 'newConversation'
 >;
 
 /**
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/SSE/useEventHandlers.ts b/client/src/hooks/SSE/useEventHandlers.ts
index 902cfeffcd..32a530c0f8 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/SSE/useEventHandlers.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/SSE/useEventHandlers.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ export type EventHandlerParams = {
   setConversation?: SetterOrUpdater<TConversation | null>;
   newConversation?: ConvoGenerator;
   setShowStopButton: SetterOrUpdater<boolean>;
-  setLatestMessage: SetterOrUpdater<TMessage | null>;
 };
 
 const createErrorMessage = ({
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ export default function useEventHandlers({
   setIsSubmitting,
   newConversation,
   setShowStopButton,
-  setLatestMessage,
 }: EventHandlerParams) {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const { announcePolite } = useLiveAnnouncer();
@@ -328,8 +326,6 @@ export default function useEventHandlers({
         ...responseMessage,
       };
 
-      logger.log('latest_message', 'syncHandler: setting latest message');
-      setLatestMessage(nextResponseMessage);
       setMessages([...messages, requestMessage, nextResponseMessage]);
 
       announcePolite({
@@ -376,15 +372,7 @@ export default function useEventHandlers({
 
       setShowStopButton(true);
     },
-    [
-      queryClient,
-      setMessages,
-      isAddedRequest,
-      announcePolite,
-      setConversation,
-      setShowStopButton,
-      setLatestMessage,
-    ],
+    [queryClient, setMessages, isAddedRequest, announcePolite, setConversation, setShowStopButton],
   );
 
   const createdHandler = useCallback(
@@ -408,8 +396,6 @@ export default function useEventHandlers({
         messageId: userMessage.messageId + '_',
         conversationId: userMessage.conversationId ?? submission.initialResponse.conversationId,
       };
-      logger.log('latest_message', 'createdHandler: setting latest message');
-      setLatestMessage(initialResponse);
       if (isRegenerate) {
         setMessages([...messages, initialResponse]);
       } else {
@@ -477,7 +463,6 @@ export default function useEventHandlers({
       isAddedRequest,
       announcePolite,
       setConversation,
-      setLatestMessage,
       applyAgentTemplate,
     ],
   );
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/SSE/useResumableSSE.ts b/client/src/hooks/SSE/useResumableSSE.ts
index 3729f4dbcc..88a5391cce 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/SSE/useResumableSSE.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/SSE/useResumableSSE.ts
@@ -30,12 +30,7 @@ import store from '~/store';
 
 type ChatHelpers = Pick<
   EventHandlerParams,
-  | 'setMessages'
-  | 'getMessages'
-  | 'setConversation'
-  | 'setIsSubmitting'
-  | 'newConversation'
-  | 'setLatestMessage'
+  'setMessages' | 'getMessages' | 'setConversation' | 'setIsSubmitting' | 'newConversation'
 >;
 
 const MAX_RETRIES = 5;
@@ -96,14 +91,8 @@ export default function useResumableSSE(
   const reconnectTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
   const submissionRef = useRef<TSubmission | null>(null);
 
-  const {
-    setMessages,
-    getMessages,
-    setConversation,
-    setIsSubmitting,
-    newConversation,
-    setLatestMessage,
-  } = chatHelpers;
+  const { setMessages, getMessages, setConversation, setIsSubmitting, newConversation } =
+    chatHelpers;
 
   const {
     stepHandler,
@@ -125,7 +114,6 @@ export default function useResumableSSE(
     setIsSubmitting,
     newConversation,
     setShowStopButton,
-    setLatestMessage,
   });
 
   const { data: startupConfig } = useGetStartupConfig();
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/SSE/useSSE.ts b/client/src/hooks/SSE/useSSE.ts
index 13a2963d58..a9b9928df4 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/SSE/useSSE.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/SSE/useSSE.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,7 @@ import store from '~/store';
 
 type ChatHelpers = Pick<
   EventHandlerParams,
-  | 'setMessages'
-  | 'getMessages'
-  | 'setConversation'
-  | 'setIsSubmitting'
-  | 'newConversation'
-  | 'setLatestMessage'
+  'setMessages' | 'getMessages' | 'setConversation' | 'setIsSubmitting' | 'newConversation'
 >;
 
 export default function useSSE(
@@ -35,14 +30,8 @@ export default function useSSE(
   const setAbortScroll = useSetRecoilState(store.abortScrollFamily(runIndex));
   const setShowStopButton = useSetRecoilState(store.showStopButtonByIndex(runIndex));
 
-  const {
-    setMessages,
-    getMessages,
-    setConversation,
-    setIsSubmitting,
-    newConversation,
-    setLatestMessage,
-  } = chatHelpers;
+  const { setMessages, getMessages, setConversation, setIsSubmitting, newConversation } =
+    chatHelpers;
 
   const {
     clearStepMaps,
@@ -64,7 +53,6 @@ export default function useSSE(
     setIsSubmitting,
     newConversation,
     setShowStopButton,
-    setLatestMessage,
   });
 
   const { data: startupConfig } = useGetStartupConfig();
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useNewConvo.ts b/client/src/hooks/useNewConvo.ts
index f2879cb092..0c5d6dd6db 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/useNewConvo.ts
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useNewConvo.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ const useNewConvo = (index = 0) => {
   const { setConversation } = store.useSetConversationAtom(index);
   const [files, setFiles] = useRecoilState(store.filesByIndex(index));
   const saveBadgesState = useRecoilValue<boolean>(store.saveBadgesState);
-  const clearAllLatestMessages = store.useClearLatestMessages(`useNewConvo ${index}`);
   const setSubmission = useSetRecoilState<TSubmission | null>(store.submissionByIndex(index));
   const { data: endpointsConfig = {} as TEndpointsConfig } = useGetEndpointsQuery();
 
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ const useNewConvo = (index = 0) => {
         preset: Partial<TPreset> | null = null,
         modelsData?: TModelsConfig,
         buildDefault?: boolean,
-        keepLatestMessage?: boolean,
         keepAddedConvos?: boolean,
         disableFocus?: boolean,
         _disableParams?: boolean,
@@ -225,10 +223,6 @@ const useNewConvo = (index = 0) => {
           setConversation(conversation);
         }
         setSubmission({} as TSubmission);
-        if (!(keepLatestMessage ?? false)) {
-          logger.log('latest_message', 'Clearing all latest messages');
-          clearAllLatestMessages();
-        }
         if (isCancelled) {
           return;
         }
@@ -262,7 +256,6 @@ const useNewConvo = (index = 0) => {
       modelsData,
       disableFocus,
       buildDefault = true,
-      keepLatestMessage = false,
       keepAddedConvos = false,
       disableParams,
     }: {
@@ -271,7 +264,6 @@ const useNewConvo = (index = 0) => {
       modelsData?: TModelsConfig;
       buildDefault?: boolean;
       disableFocus?: boolean;
-      keepLatestMessage?: boolean;
       keepAddedConvos?: boolean;
       disableParams?: boolean;
     } = {}) {
@@ -348,7 +340,6 @@ const useNewConvo = (index = 0) => {
         preset,
         modelsData,
         buildDefault,
-        keepLatestMessage,
         keepAddedConvos,
         disableFocus,
         disableParams,
diff --git a/client/src/routes/ChatRoute.tsx b/client/src/routes/ChatRoute.tsx
index 374e2330cd..e7118fe45d 100644
--- a/client/src/routes/ChatRoute.tsx
+++ b/client/src/routes/ChatRoute.tsx
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ export default function ChatRoute() {
         /* this is necessary to load all existing settings */
         preset: initialConvoQuery.data as TPreset,
         modelsData: modelsQuery.data,
-        keepLatestMessage: true,
       });
       hasSetConversation.current = true;
     } else if (
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ export default function ChatRoute() {
         template: initialConvoQuery.data,
         preset: initialConvoQuery.data as TPreset,
         modelsData: modelsQuery.data,
-        keepLatestMessage: true,
       });
       hasSetConversation.current = true;
     }
diff --git a/client/src/store/families.ts b/client/src/store/families.ts
index 7e754e05ce..5d19331f59 100644
--- a/client/src/store/families.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/families.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,7 @@ import {
   useRecoilCallback,
 } from 'recoil';
 import { LocalStorageKeys, isEphemeralAgentId, Constants } from 'librechat-data-provider';
-import type {
-  EModelEndpoint,
-  TConversation,
-  TSubmission,
-  TMessage,
-  TPreset,
-} from 'librechat-data-provider';
+import type { EModelEndpoint, TConversation, TSubmission, TPreset } from 'librechat-data-provider';
 import type { TOptionSettings, ExtendedFile } from '~/common';
 import {
   clearModelForNonEphemeralAgent,
@@ -27,46 +21,16 @@ import {
 } from '~/utils';
 import { useSetConvoContext } from '~/Providers/SetConvoContext';
 
-const latestMessageKeysAtom = atom<(string | number)[]>({
-  key: 'latestMessageKeys',
-  default: [],
-});
-
 const submissionKeysAtom = atom<(string | number)[]>({
   key: 'submissionKeys',
   default: [],
 });
 
-const latestMessageFamily = atomFamily<TMessage | null, string | number | null>({
-  key: 'latestMessageByIndex',
-  default: null,
-  effects: [
-    ({ onSet, node }) => {
-      onSet(async (newValue) => {
-        const key = Number(node.key.split(Constants.COMMON_DIVIDER)[1]);
-        logger.log('Recoil Effect: Setting latestMessage', { key, newValue });
-      });
-    },
-  ] as const,
-});
-
 const submissionByIndex = atomFamily<TSubmission | null, string | number>({
   key: 'submissionByIndex',
   default: null,
 });
 
-const latestMessageKeysSelector = selector<(string | number)[]>({
-  key: 'latestMessageKeysSelector',
-  get: ({ get }) => {
-    const keys = get(conversationKeysAtom);
-    return keys.filter((key) => get(latestMessageFamily(key)) !== null);
-  },
-  set: ({ set }, newKeys) => {
-    logger.log('setting latestMessageKeys', { newKeys });
-    set(latestMessageKeysAtom, newKeys);
-  },
-});
-
 const submissionKeysSelector = selector<(string | number)[]>({
   key: 'submissionKeysSelector',
   get: ({ get }) => {
@@ -385,11 +349,6 @@ function useClearConvoState() {
           }
 
           reset(conversationByIndex(conversationKey));
-
-          const conversation = await snapshot.getPromise(conversationByIndex(conversationKey));
-          if (conversation) {
-            reset(latestMessageFamily(conversationKey));
-          }
         }
 
         reset(conversationKeysAtom);
@@ -426,33 +385,6 @@ function useClearSubmissionState() {
   return clearAllSubmissions;
 }
 
-function useClearLatestMessages(context?: string) {
-  const clearAllLatestMessages = useRecoilCallback(
-    ({ reset, set, snapshot }) =>
-      async (skipFirst?: boolean) => {
-        const latestMessageKeys = await snapshot.getPromise(latestMessageKeysSelector);
-        logger.log('[clearAllLatestMessages] latestMessageKeys', latestMessageKeys);
-        if (context != null && context) {
-          logger.log(`[clearAllLatestMessages] context: ${context}`);
-        }
-
-        for (const key of latestMessageKeys) {
-          if (skipFirst === true && key == 0) {
-            continue;
-          }
-
-          logger.log(`[clearAllLatestMessages] resetting latest message; key: ${key}`);
-          reset(latestMessageFamily(key));
-        }
-
-        set(latestMessageKeysSelector, []);
-      },
-    [],
-  );
-
-  return clearAllLatestMessages;
-}
-
 const updateConversationSelector = selectorFamily({
   key: 'updateConversationSelector',
   get: () => () => null as Partial<TConversation> | null,
@@ -490,7 +422,6 @@ export default {
   isSubmittingFamily,
   optionSettingsFamily,
   showPopoverFamily,
-  latestMessageFamily,
   messagesSiblingIdxFamily,
   anySubmittingSelector,
   allConversationsSelector,
@@ -514,7 +445,6 @@ export default {
   showPlusPopoverFamily,
   activePromptByIndex,
   useClearSubmissionState,
-  useClearLatestMessages,
   showPromptsPopoverFamily,
   showSkillsPopoverFamily,
   pendingManualSkillsByConvoId,
diff --git a/client/src/utils/messages.ts b/client/src/utils/messages.ts
index 27dc063481..d906c33ddc 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/messages.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/messages.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   QueryKeys,
   Constants,
+  buildTree,
   ContentTypes,
   isEphemeralAgentId,
   appendAgentIdSuffix,
@@ -17,6 +18,70 @@ import type { LocalizeFunction } from '~/common';
 
 export const TEXT_KEY_DIVIDER = '|||';
 
+type SiblingIndexLookup = (parentMessageId: string | null | undefined) => number;
+
+export const selectActiveBranchTail = (
+  messages: TMessage[] | null | undefined,
+  rootSiblingKey: string | null | undefined,
+  getSiblingIndex: SiblingIndexLookup = () => 0,
+): TMessage | null => {
+  const messagesTree = buildTree({ messages: messages ?? null });
+  if (!messagesTree?.length) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  let siblings = messagesTree;
+  let parentMessageId = rootSiblingKey;
+  let tail: TMessage | null = null;
+
+  while (siblings.length > 0) {
+    const siblingIdx = getSiblingIndex(parentMessageId);
+    const normalizedSiblingIdx = siblingIdx >= 0 && siblingIdx < siblings.length ? siblingIdx : 0;
+    const activeSiblingIndex = siblings.length - normalizedSiblingIdx - 1;
+    const message = siblings[activeSiblingIndex] ?? siblings[siblings.length - 1];
+    if (!message) {
+      return tail;
+    }
+
+    tail = message;
+    parentMessageId = message.messageId;
+    siblings = message.children ?? [];
+  }
+
+  return tail;
+};
+
+export const getMessageBranchSiblingParentIds = (
+  messages: TMessage[] | null | undefined,
+  rootSiblingKey: string | null | undefined,
+): (string | null)[] => {
+  const messagesTree = buildTree({ messages: messages ?? null });
+  if (!messagesTree?.length) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const parentIds = new Set<string | null>();
+  const collectBranchParents = (
+    siblings: TMessage[] | undefined,
+    parentMessageId: string | null | undefined,
+  ) => {
+    if (!siblings?.length) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (siblings.length > 1) {
+      parentIds.add(parentMessageId ?? null);
+    }
+
+    for (const message of siblings) {
+      collectBranchParents(message.children, message.messageId);
+    }
+  };
+
+  collectBranchParents(messagesTree, rootSiblingKey);
+  return Array.from(parentIds);
+};
+
 export const getLatestText = (message?: TMessage | null, includeIndex?: boolean): string => {
   if (!message) {
     return '';