fix(app): stabilize diff reviews and workspace tabs

Reuse measured diff geometry when review controls open, keeping the interaction responsive on large changes. Preserve complete tab-track snapshots while exact content widths settle so new tabs and retained workspaces do not flash or truncate.

packages/app/e2e/browser/diff-performance.spec.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,39 @@ const MAX_MEDIAN_FRAME_MS = POC_MEDIAN_FRAME_MS * 1.1;
 const MAX_P95_FRAME_MS = POC_P95_FRAME_MS * 1.1;
 
 diffPerfDescribe("Diff canvas performance", () => {
+  test("opening a review stays responsive in a large diff", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(120_000);
+    const repo = await createLargeDiffRepository();
+    const client = await connectSeedClient();
+    let cdp: CDPSession | null = null;
+
+    try {
+      const created = await client.createWorkspace({
+        source: { kind: "directory", path: repo.path },
+      });
+      if (!created.workspace) {
+        throw new Error(created.error ?? "Failed to create diff performance workspace");
+      }
+
+      await configureUnwrappedUnifiedDiff(page);
+      await page.setViewportSize({ width: 1400, height: 900 });
+      await page.goto(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(getServerId(), created.workspace.id));
+      await waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible(page);
+      await openChangesPanel(page);
+      await expect(page.getByTestId("git-diff-canvas")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+
+      cdp = await page.context().newCDPSession(page);
+      await cdp.send("Emulation.setCPUThrottlingRate", { rate: CPU_SLOWDOWN });
+      const elapsedMs = await openFirstReviewEditor(page);
+      expect(elapsedMs).toBeLessThanOrEqual(200 * CPU_SLOWDOWN);
+    } finally {
+      await cdp?.send("Emulation.setCPUThrottlingRate", { rate: 1 }).catch(() => undefined);
+      await cdp?.detach().catch(() => undefined);
+      await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+      await repo.cleanup().catch(() => undefined);
+    }
+  });
+
   test("one canvas stays filled through continuous fast scrolling", async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
     test.setTimeout(180_000);
     const repo = await createLargeDiffRepository();
@@ -241,6 +274,21 @@ async function configureUnwrappedUnifiedDiff(page: Page): Promise<void> {
   );
 }
 
+async function openFirstReviewEditor(page: Page): Promise<number> {
+  const body = page.getByTestId("diff-file-0-body");
+  const canvas = page.getByTestId("git-diff-canvas");
+  const [bodyBounds, fontSize] = await Promise.all([
+    body.boundingBox(),
+    canvas.evaluate((element) => Number.parseFloat(getComputedStyle(element).fontSize)),
+  ]);
+  if (!bodyBounds) throw new Error("Expanded diff body has no bounds");
+  const lineHeight = Math.round(fontSize * 1.5);
+  const startedAt = performance.now();
+  await page.mouse.click(bodyBounds.x + 120, bodyBounds.y + lineHeight * 1.5);
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("inline-review-editor")).toBeVisible();
+  return performance.now() - startedAt;
+}
+
 async function expectSingleCanvasSurface(page: Page): Promise<void> {
   await expect(page.locator("canvas")).toHaveCount(1);
   await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="diff-code-row-"]')).toHaveCount(0);

packages/app/e2e/browser/launcher-tab.spec.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   waitForTabWithTitle,
   measureTileTransition,
   sampleTabsDuringTransition,
+  expectTabTitleFits,
   terminalSurfaceLocator,
 } from "../support/helpers/launcher";
 import { expectComposerVisible, composerLocator } from "../support/helpers/composer";
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ test.describe("Tab transitions (no flash)", () => {
     await gotoWorkspace(page, workspace.workspaceId);
 
     // Sample tabs at high frequency across the transition
-    const snapshots = await sampleTabsDuringTransition(page, () => clickNewChat(page), 2_000, 30);
+    const snapshots = await sampleTabsDuringTransition(page, () => clickNewChat(page));
 
     // Every snapshot should have at least one tab — no blank/zero-tab frames
     for (const snapshot of snapshots) {
@@ -207,11 +208,15 @@ test.describe("Tab transitions (no flash)", () => {
     // Tab count should never spike excessively (no duplicate flash from add-then-remove).
     // When running in-suite, previous tests may have created tabs on the shared workspace,
     // so we allow +2 tolerance for accumulated state and React render batching.
-    const counts = snapshots.map((s) => s.length);
+    const counts = snapshots.map((snapshot) => snapshot.length);
     const maxCount = Math.max(...counts);
     const initialCount = counts[0] ?? 0;
 
     expect(maxCount).toBeLessThanOrEqual(initialCount + 2);
+    expect(new Set(snapshots.map((snapshot) => JSON.stringify(snapshot))).size).toBeLessThanOrEqual(
+      2,
+    );
+    await expectTabTitleFits(page, "New Agent", { min: 96, max: 160 });
   });
 
   test("Terminal transition completes within visual budget", async ({ page }) => {

packages/app/e2e/support/helpers/launcher.ts

@@ -158,21 +158,59 @@ export async function sampleTabsDuringTransition(
   page: Page,
   action: () => Promise<void>,
   durationMs = 2_000,
-  intervalMs = 30,
+): Promise<Array<Array<{ id: string; width: number }>>> {
-): Promise<string[][]> {
+  await page.evaluate((duration) => {
-  const snapshots: string[][] = [];
+    const scope = globalThis as typeof globalThis & {
-  const startSampling = async () => {
+      __paseoTabTrackFrames?: Array<Array<{ id: string; width: number }>>;
-    const start = Date.now();
+    };
-    while (Date.now() - start < durationMs) {
+    scope.__paseoTabTrackFrames = [];
-      snapshots.push(await getTabTestIds(page));
+    const startedAt = performance.now();
-      await page.waitForTimeout(intervalMs);
+    function sample() {
+      const tabs = Array.from(
+        document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(
+          '[data-testid^="workspace-tab-"]:not([data-testid^="workspace-tab-context-"])',
+        ),
+      ).filter((element) => element.getClientRects().length > 0);
+      scope.__paseoTabTrackFrames?.push(
+        tabs.map((element) => ({
+          id: element.getAttribute("data-testid") ?? "",
+          width: Math.round(element.getBoundingClientRect().width),
+        })),
+      );
+      if (performance.now() - startedAt < duration) {
+        requestAnimationFrame(sample);
+      }
     }
-  };
+    requestAnimationFrame(sample);
-
+  }, durationMs);
-  const samplingPromise = startSampling();
   await action();
-  await samplingPromise;
+  await page.waitForTimeout(durationMs + 100);
-  return snapshots;
+  return page.evaluate(() => {
+    const scope = globalThis as typeof globalThis & {
+      __paseoTabTrackFrames?: Array<Array<{ id: string; width: number }>>;
+    };
+    return scope.__paseoTabTrackFrames ?? [];
+  });
+}
+
+export async function expectTabTitleFits(
+  page: Page,
+  title: string,
+  widthRange: { min: number; max: number },
+): Promise<void> {
+  const tab = page
+    .locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-"]:not([data-testid^="workspace-tab-context-"])')
+    .filter({ hasText: title })
+    .filter({ visible: true })
+    .last();
+  await expect(tab).toContainText(title);
+  const tabWidth = await tab.evaluate((element) => element.getBoundingClientRect().width);
+  expect(tabWidth).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(widthRange.min);
+  expect(tabWidth).toBeLessThanOrEqual(widthRange.max);
+  const label = tab.getByText(title, { exact: true });
+  await expect(label).toBeVisible();
+  const labelFits = await label.evaluate((element) => element.scrollWidth <= element.clientWidth);
+  expect(labelFits).toBe(true);
 }
 
 export function terminalSurfaceLocator(page: Page) {

packages/app/src/git/diff-document/model.test.ts

@@ -272,6 +272,54 @@ describe("diff document model", () => {
     expect(reviewRow?.kind === "line" ? reviewRow.reviewHeight : 0).toBe(148);
   });
 
+  it("reflows review geometry without remeasuring unchanged text", () => {
+    const files = [file("a.ts"), file("b.ts")];
+    let measurementCount = 0;
+    const countingMeasurer: TextMeasurer = {
+      measure(text) {
+        measurementCount += 1;
+        return Array.from(text).length * 10;
+      },
+    };
+    const base = buildDiffDocumentModel(input({ files, measureText: countingMeasurer }));
+    const initialMeasurementCount = measurementCount;
+    const reviewCell = base.rows
+      .filter((row) => row.kind === "line")
+      .flatMap((row) => row.cells)
+      .find((cell) => cell?.reviewTarget);
+    if (!reviewCell?.reviewTarget) throw new Error("Expected a reviewable cell");
+    const baseReviewRow = rowForCell(base, reviewCell);
+    const baseSecondFileTop = base.files[1]!.top;
+
+    const withEditor = buildDiffDocumentModel(
+      input({
+        files,
+        measureText: countingMeasurer,
+        reviewActions: reviewActionsWithEditor(reviewCell.reviewTarget),
+        reuseFrom: [base],
+      }),
+    );
+    const editorRow = rowForReviewTarget(withEditor, reviewCell.reviewTarget.key);
+
+    expect(measurementCount).toBe(initialMeasurementCount);
+    expect(editorRow.reviewHeight).toBe(148);
+    expect(editorRow.cells).toBe(baseReviewRow.cells);
+    expect(withEditor.files[1]!.top).toBe(baseSecondFileTop + 148);
+
+    const withoutEditor = buildDiffDocumentModel(
+      input({
+        files,
+        measureText: countingMeasurer,
+        reviewActions: reviewActionsWithEditor(null),
+        reuseFrom: [base, withEditor],
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(measurementCount).toBe(initialMeasurementCount);
+    expect(withoutEditor.height).toBe(base.height);
+    expect(withoutEditor.files[1]!.top).toBe(baseSecondFileTop);
+  });
+
   it("preserves a logical source anchor through width and font metric relayout", () => {
     const narrow = buildDiffDocumentModel(
       input({ files: [fileWithChangedLine("abcdefghij")], viewportWidth: 90 }),
@@ -492,3 +540,26 @@ function rowForCell(
   if (!row || row.kind !== "line") throw new Error("Expected the cell row");
   return row;
 }
+
+function rowForReviewTarget(model: ReturnType<typeof buildDiffDocumentModel>, key: string) {
+  const row = model.rows.find(
+    (candidate) =>
+      candidate.kind === "line" && candidate.cells.some((cell) => cell?.reviewTarget?.key === key),
+  );
+  if (!row || row.kind !== "line") throw new Error("Expected the review row");
+  return row;
+}
+
+function reviewActionsWithEditor(
+  target: NonNullable<ReturnType<typeof addedCell>["reviewTarget"]> | null,
+): NonNullable<BuildDiffDocumentModelInput["reviewActions"]> {
+  return {
+    commentsByTarget: new Map(),
+    editor: target ? { target, body: "", commentId: null } : null,
+    onStartComment() {},
+    onCancelEditor() {},
+    onSaveEditor() {},
+    onEditComment() {},
+    onDeleteComment() {},
+  };
+}

packages/app/src/git/diff-document/model.ts

@@ -60,14 +60,28 @@ export function buildDiffDocumentModel(input: BuildDiffDocumentModelInput): Diff
     if (!isCollapsed && reusableFile) {
       const reusedRows = reusableModel!.rows.slice(reusableFile.rowStart, reusableFile.rowEnd);
       for (const reusedRow of reusedRows) {
-        const height = reusedRow.height;
+        if (reusedRow.kind === "line") {
+          const reviewHeight = reviewHeightForCells(reusedRow.cells, input);
+          const textHeight = reusedRow.height - reusedRow.reviewHeight;
+          const height = textHeight + reviewHeight;
+          rows.push({
+            ...reusedRow,
+            index: rows.length,
+            fileIndex,
+            top: documentTop,
+            height,
+            reviewHeight,
+          });
+          documentTop += height;
+          continue;
+        }
         rows.push({
           ...reusedRow,
           index: rows.length,
           fileIndex,
           top: documentTop,
         });
-        documentTop += height;
+        documentTop += reusedRow.height;
       }
       maximumHorizontalOverflow = Math.max(0, reusableFile.contentWidth - input.viewportWidth);
       documentTop += BODY_BORDER_HEIGHT;

packages/app/src/git/diff-document/surface.native.tsx

@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ export function DiffSurface(props: DiffSurfaceProps) {
       typography,
       measurement,
       props.palette,
-      reviewActions,
       t,
     ] as const;
     const previous = reusableModelRef.current;

packages/app/src/git/diff-document/surface.web.tsx

@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ export function DiffSurface(props: DiffSurfaceProps) {
       loadedTypography,
       measurement,
       props.palette,
-      reviewActions,
       t,
     ] as const;
     const previous = reusableModelRef.current;
@@ -210,7 +209,15 @@ export function DiffSurface(props: DiffSurfaceProps) {
   }, [loadedTypography, measurement, props.palette, viewport.height, viewport.width]);
   const schedulePaint = useCallback(
     (force = true) => {
-      if (force) forcePaintRef.current = true;
+      if (force) {
+        forcePaintRef.current = true;
+        // Fast Refresh preserves refs. A request owned by the previous module can leave a stale
+        // id behind, which would otherwise prevent every subsequent canvas repaint.
+        if (frameRef.current !== null) {
+          cancelAnimationFrame(frameRef.current);
+          frameRef.current = null;
+        }
+      }
       if (frameRef.current === null) frameRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(paint);
     },
     [paint],
@@ -260,6 +267,7 @@ export function DiffSurface(props: DiffSurfaceProps) {
   useEffect(
     () => () => {
       if (frameRef.current !== null) cancelAnimationFrame(frameRef.current);
+      frameRef.current = null;
     },
     [],
   );

packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-desktop-tabs-row.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { LoadingSpinner } from "@/components/ui/loading-spinner";
 import React, {
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
+  useLayoutEffect,
   useMemo,
   useRef,
   useState,
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ import { useShortcutKeys } from "@/hooks/use-shortcut-keys";
 import { WORKSPACE_SECONDARY_HEADER_HEIGHT, useIsCompactFormFactor } from "@/constants/layout";
 import type { ShortcutKey } from "@/utils/format-shortcut";
 import { useWorkspaceTabLayout } from "@/screens/workspace/use-workspace-tab-layout";
+import { retainWorkspaceTabMeasuredWidth } from "@/screens/workspace/workspace-tab-layout";
 import {
   WorkspaceTabPresentationResolver,
   WorkspaceTabIcon,
@@ -105,9 +107,8 @@ const TAB_ICON_WIDTH = 14;
 const TAB_CONTENT_GAP = 4;
 const TAB_DROP_INDICATOR_WIDTH = 4;
 const TAB_MIN_WIDTH = 96;
-const TAB_MAX_WIDTH = 240;
+const TAB_MAX_WIDTH = 160;
 const TAB_CLOSE_BUTTON_RESERVED_WIDTH = 0;
-const TAB_LABEL_FALLBACK_CHARACTER_WIDTH = 7;
 const TAB_LABEL_LAYOUT_ALLOWANCE = 4;
 
 const ThemedLoadingSpinner = withUnistyles(LoadingSpinner);
@@ -144,9 +145,12 @@ function inlineAddActionButtonStyle({ hovered, pressed }: PressableStateCallback
   return [styles.inlineAddActionButton, (hovered || pressed) && styles.newTabActionButtonHovered];
 }
 
-function updateMeasuredWidth(setWidth: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>>, event: LayoutChangeEvent) {
+function updateMeasuredWidth(
+  setWidth: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>,
+  event: LayoutChangeEvent,
+) {
   const nextWidth = Math.round(event.nativeEvent.layout.width);
-  setWidth((current) => (Math.abs(current - nextWidth) > 1 ? nextWidth : current));
+  setWidth((current) => retainWorkspaceTabMeasuredWidth(current, nextWidth));
 }
 
 function TabLabelMeasurement({
@@ -392,6 +396,46 @@ interface ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabRowItem extends WorkspaceDesktopTabRowItem
   presentation: WorkspaceTabPresentation;
 }
 
+interface WorkspaceTabLabel {
+  key: string;
+  label: string;
+}
+
+interface WorkspaceTabLabelMeasurement {
+  label: string;
+  width: number;
+}
+
+interface WorkspaceTabTrackSnapshot {
+  signature: string;
+  tabs: ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabRowItem[];
+  labels: WorkspaceTabLabel[];
+  labelWidths: number[];
+}
+
+function workspaceTabLabelSignature(labels: WorkspaceTabLabel[]): string {
+  return JSON.stringify(labels);
+}
+
+function completeWorkspaceTabLabelWidths(
+  labels: WorkspaceTabLabel[],
+  measurements: Map<string, WorkspaceTabLabelMeasurement>,
+): number[] | null {
+  const widths: number[] = [];
+  for (const { key, label } of labels) {
+    const measurement = measurements.get(key);
+    if (!measurement || measurement.label !== label || measurement.width <= 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    widths.push(measurement.width + TAB_LABEL_LAYOUT_ALLOWANCE);
+  }
+  return widths;
+}
+
+function sameWidths(left: number[], right: number[]): boolean {
+  return left.length === right.length && left.every((width, index) => width === right[index]);
+}
+
 interface WorkspaceDesktopTabsRowProps {
   paneId?: string;
   isFocused?: boolean;
@@ -428,50 +472,49 @@ interface ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabsRowProps extends Omit<WorkspaceDesktopTabs
   tabs: ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabRowItem[];
 }
 
-interface WorkspaceDesktopTabRowsResolverProps {
+interface WorkspaceDesktopTabPresentationSlotProps {
-  tabs: WorkspaceDesktopTabRowItem[];
+  tab: WorkspaceTabDescriptor;
   serverId: string;
   workspaceId: string;
-  index: number;
+  onResolve: (tabKey: string, presentation: WorkspaceTabPresentation) => void;
-  resolvedTabs: ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabRowItem[];
-  children: (tabs: ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabRowItem[]) => React.ReactNode;
 }
 
 const EMPTY_RESOLVED_TAB_ROWS: ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabRowItem[] = [];
 
-function WorkspaceDesktopTabRowsResolver({
+function WorkspaceDesktopTabPresentationSlot({
-  tabs,
+  tab,
   serverId,
   workspaceId,
-  index,
+  onResolve,
-  resolvedTabs,
+}: WorkspaceDesktopTabPresentationSlotProps) {
-  children,
-}: WorkspaceDesktopTabRowsResolverProps): React.ReactElement {
-  const item = tabs[index];
-  if (!item) {
-    return <>{children(resolvedTabs)}</>;
-  }
-
   return (
-    <WorkspaceTabPresentationResolver tab={item.tab} serverId={serverId} workspaceId={workspaceId}>
+    <WorkspaceTabPresentationResolver tab={tab} serverId={serverId} workspaceId={workspaceId}>
-      {(presentation) => {
+      {(presentation) => (
-        const nextResolvedTabs = [...resolvedTabs, { ...item, presentation }];
+        <WorkspaceDesktopTabPresentationCommit
-        return (
+          tabKey={tab.key}
-          <WorkspaceDesktopTabRowsResolver
+          presentation={presentation}
-            tabs={tabs}
+          onResolve={onResolve}
-            serverId={serverId}
+        />
-            workspaceId={workspaceId}
+      )}
-            index={index + 1}
-            resolvedTabs={nextResolvedTabs}
-          >
-            {children}
-          </WorkspaceDesktopTabRowsResolver>
-        );
-      }}
     </WorkspaceTabPresentationResolver>
   );
 }
 
+function WorkspaceDesktopTabPresentationCommit({
+  tabKey,
+  presentation,
+  onResolve,
+}: {
+  tabKey: string;
+  presentation: WorkspaceTabPresentation;
+  onResolve: (tabKey: string, presentation: WorkspaceTabPresentation) => void;
+}) {
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    onResolve(tabKey, presentation);
+  }, [onResolve, presentation, tabKey]);
+  return null;
+}
+
 function getFallbackTabLabel(
   tab: WorkspaceTabDescriptor,
   labels: {
@@ -813,16 +856,61 @@ function TabChip({
 }
 
 export function WorkspaceDesktopTabsRow(props: WorkspaceDesktopTabsRowProps) {
+  const [presentations, setPresentations] = useState(
+    () => new Map<string, WorkspaceTabPresentation>(),
+  );
+  const handlePresentation = useCallback(
+    (tabKey: string, presentation: WorkspaceTabPresentation) => {
+      setPresentations((current) => {
+        if (current.get(tabKey) === presentation) {
+          return current;
+        }
+        const next = new Map(current);
+        next.set(tabKey, presentation);
+        return next;
+      });
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+  const currentTabKeys = useMemo(
+    () => new Set(props.tabs.map((item) => item.tab.key)),
+    [props.tabs],
+  );
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setPresentations((current) => {
+      const removedKeys = [...current.keys()].filter((key) => !currentTabKeys.has(key));
+      if (removedKeys.length === 0) {
+        return current;
+      }
+      const next = new Map(current);
+      for (const key of removedKeys) {
+        next.delete(key);
+      }
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, [currentTabKeys]);
+  const resolvedTabs = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      props.tabs.flatMap((item) => {
+        const presentation = presentations.get(item.tab.key);
+        return presentation ? [{ ...item, presentation }] : [];
+      }),
+    [presentations, props.tabs],
+  );
+
   return (
-    <WorkspaceDesktopTabRowsResolver
+    <>
-      tabs={props.tabs}
+      <ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabsRow {...props} tabs={resolvedTabs} />
-      serverId={props.normalizedServerId}
+      {props.tabs.map(({ tab }) => (
-      workspaceId={props.normalizedWorkspaceId}
+        <WorkspaceDesktopTabPresentationSlot
-      index={0}
+          key={`${tab.key}:${tab.kind}`}
-      resolvedTabs={EMPTY_RESOLVED_TAB_ROWS}
+          tab={tab}
-    >
+          serverId={props.normalizedServerId}
-      {(tabs) => <ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabsRow {...props} tabs={tabs} />}
+          workspaceId={props.normalizedWorkspaceId}
-    </WorkspaceDesktopTabRowsResolver>
+          onResolve={handlePresentation}
+        />
+      ))}
+    </>
   );
 }
 
@@ -864,9 +952,8 @@ function ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabsRow({
   const [tabsContainerWidth, setTabsContainerWidth] = useState<number>(0);
   const [inlineAddButtonWidth, setInlineAddButtonWidth] = useState<number>(0);
   const [exitFocusModeWidth, setExitFocusModeWidth] = useState<number>(0);
-  const [measuredTabLabels, setMeasuredTabLabels] = useState<
+  const labelMeasurementsRef = useRef(new Map<string, WorkspaceTabLabelMeasurement>());
-    Record<string, { label: string; width: number }>
+  const [trackSnapshot, setTrackSnapshot] = useState<WorkspaceTabTrackSnapshot | null>(null);
-  >({});
   const workspaceRoot = useWorkspaceDirectory(normalizedServerId, normalizedWorkspaceId) ?? "";
   const checkoutStatus = useCheckoutStatusQuery({
     serverId: normalizedServerId,
@@ -954,32 +1041,76 @@ function ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabsRow({
       }),
     [fallbackTabLabels, tabs],
   );
-  const tabLabelWidths = useMemo(
+  const tabLabelSignature = useMemo(() => workspaceTabLabelSignature(tabLabels), [tabLabels]);
-    () =>
+  const publishMeasuredTrack = useCallback(() => {
-      tabLabels.map(({ key, label }) => {
+    if (tabsContainerWidth <= 0) {
-        const measurement = measuredTabLabels[key];
+      return;
-        return measurement?.label === label
+    }
-          ? measurement.width + TAB_LABEL_LAYOUT_ALLOWANCE
+    const labelWidths = completeWorkspaceTabLabelWidths(tabLabels, labelMeasurementsRef.current);
-          : label.length * TAB_LABEL_FALLBACK_CHARACTER_WIDTH + TAB_LABEL_LAYOUT_ALLOWANCE;
+    if (!labelWidths) {
-      }),
+      return;
-    [measuredTabLabels, tabLabels],
+    }
-  );
+
+    const retainedMeasurements = new Map<string, WorkspaceTabLabelMeasurement>();
+    for (const { key } of tabLabels) {
+      const measurement = labelMeasurementsRef.current.get(key);
+      if (measurement) {
+        retainedMeasurements.set(key, measurement);
+      }
+    }
+    labelMeasurementsRef.current = retainedMeasurements;
+
+    setTrackSnapshot((current) => {
+      if (
+        current?.signature === tabLabelSignature &&
+        sameWidths(current.labelWidths, labelWidths)
+      ) {
+        return current;
+      }
+      return {
+        signature: tabLabelSignature,
+        tabs,
+        labels: tabLabels,
+        labelWidths,
+      };
+    });
+  }, [tabLabelSignature, tabLabels, tabs, tabsContainerWidth]);
+
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    publishMeasuredTrack();
+  }, [publishMeasuredTrack]);
+
   const handleTabLabelLayout = useCallback(
     (key: string, label: string, event: LayoutChangeEvent) => {
       const width = Math.ceil(event.nativeEvent.layout.width);
-      setMeasuredTabLabels((current) => {
+      if (width <= 0) {
-        const existing = current[key];
+        return;
-        if (existing?.label === label && existing.width === width) {
+      }
-          return current;
+      const current = labelMeasurementsRef.current.get(key);
-        }
+      if (current?.label === label && current.width === width) {
-        return { ...current, [key]: { label, width } };
+        return;
-      });
+      }
+      labelMeasurementsRef.current.set(key, { label, width });
+      publishMeasuredTrack();
     },
-    [],
+    [publishMeasuredTrack],
   );
 
+  const displayedTabs = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!trackSnapshot) {
+      return EMPTY_RESOLVED_TAB_ROWS;
+    }
+    const currentTabs = new Map(
+      tabs.map((tab, index) => [tab.tab.key, { tab, label: tabLabels[index]?.label }]),
+    );
+    return trackSnapshot.tabs.map((snapshotTab, index) => {
+      const current = currentTabs.get(snapshotTab.tab.key);
+      return current?.label === trackSnapshot.labels[index]?.label ? current.tab : snapshotTab;
+    });
+  }, [tabLabels, tabs, trackSnapshot]);
+
   const { layout } = useWorkspaceTabLayout({
-    tabLabelWidths,
+    tabLabelWidths: trackSnapshot?.labelWidths ?? [],
     viewportWidthOverride: tabsContainerWidth > 0 ? tabsContainerWidth : null,
     metrics: layoutMetrics,
   });
@@ -1058,8 +1189,8 @@ function ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabsRow({
       const showDropIndicatorBefore = activeDragTabId !== null && tabDropPreviewIndex === index;
       const showDropIndicatorAfter =
         activeDragTabId !== null &&
-        tabDropPreviewIndex === tabs.length &&
+        tabDropPreviewIndex === displayedTabs.length &&
-        index === tabs.length - 1;
+        index === displayedTabs.length - 1;
 
       return (
         <ResolvedDesktopTabChip
@@ -1068,7 +1199,7 @@ function ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabsRow({
           isFocused={isFocused}
           isDragging={isActive}
           index={index}
-          tabCount={tabs.length}
+          tabCount={displayedTabs.length}
           onCopyResumeCommand={onCopyResumeCommand}
           onCopyAgentId={onCopyAgentId}
           onCopyTerminalId={onCopyTerminalId}
@@ -1110,7 +1241,7 @@ function ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabsRow({
       setHoveredCloseTabKey,
       tabMenuLabels,
       tabDropPreviewIndex,
-      tabs.length,
+      displayedTabs.length,
     ],
   );
 
@@ -1179,10 +1310,10 @@ function ResolvedWorkspaceDesktopTabsRow({
         showsHorizontalScrollIndicator={false}
       >
         <SortableInlineList
-          data={tabs}
+          data={displayedTabs}
           keyExtractor={tabKeyExtractor}
           useDragHandle
-          disabled={!externalDndContext && tabs.length < 2}
+          disabled={!externalDndContext && displayedTabs.length < 2}
           onDragEnd={handleDragEnd}
           externalDndContext={externalDndContext}
           activeId={activeDragTabId}

packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-tab-layout.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { computeWorkspaceTabLayout } from "@/screens/workspace/workspace-tab-layout";
+import {
+  computeWorkspaceTabLayout,
+  retainWorkspaceTabMeasuredWidth,
+} from "@/screens/workspace/workspace-tab-layout";
 
 const metrics = {
   rowHorizontalInset: 0,
@@ -7,7 +10,7 @@ const metrics = {
   rowPaddingHorizontal: 8,
   tabGap: 4,
   minTabWidth: 96,
-  maxTabWidth: 240,
+  maxTabWidth: 160,
   tabIconWidth: 14,
   tabContentGap: 4,
   tabHorizontalPadding: 8,
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ describe("computeWorkspaceTabLayout", () => {
 
     expect(result.closeButtonPolicy).toBe("all");
     expect(result.requiresHorizontalScrollFallback).toBe(false);
-    expect(result.items.map((item) => item.width)).toEqual([119, 101, 96]);
+    expect(result.items.map((item) => item.width)).toEqual([117, 103, 96]);
     expect(result.items.every((item) => item.showLabel)).toBe(true);
   });
 
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ describe("computeWorkspaceTabLayout", () => {
 
     expect(result.closeButtonPolicy).toBe("all");
     expect(result.requiresHorizontalScrollFallback).toBe(false);
-    expect(result.items.map((item) => item.width)).toEqual([240, 240, 240, 240]);
+    expect(result.items.map((item) => item.width)).toEqual([160, 160, 160, 160]);
   });
 
   it("keeps every tab at the clickable minimum at the exact fit boundary", () => {
@@ -118,3 +121,13 @@ describe("computeWorkspaceTabLayout", () => {
     expect(result.items.map((item) => item.width)).toEqual([102, 138]);
   });
 });
+
+describe("retainWorkspaceTabMeasuredWidth", () => {
+  it("retains the last usable width while a retained panel is hidden", () => {
+    expect(retainWorkspaceTabMeasuredWidth(720, 0)).toBe(720);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts the next usable layout width", () => {
+    expect(retainWorkspaceTabMeasuredWidth(720, 640)).toBe(640);
+  });
+});

packages/app/src/screens/workspace/workspace-tab-layout.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ export interface WorkspaceTabLayoutResult {
   requiresHorizontalScrollFallback: boolean;
 }
 
+export function retainWorkspaceTabMeasuredWidth(
+  currentWidth: number,
+  measuredWidth: number,
+): number {
+  if (measuredWidth <= 0 || Math.abs(currentWidth - measuredWidth) <= 1) {
+    return currentWidth;
+  }
+  return measuredWidth;
+}
+
 function clamp(value: number, min: number, max: number): number {
   if (value < min) {
     return min;