diff --git a/.changeset/steady-shell-expansion.md b/.changeset/steady-shell-expansion.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e4fbb09616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/steady-shell-expansion.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": patch
+---
+
+Prevent large highlighted shell outputs from blanking the VS Code webview when expanded.
diff --git a/packages/kilo-docs/public/img/screenshot-tests/kilo-vscode/visual-regression/agentmanager/diff-panel-with-diffs-chromium-linux.png b/packages/kilo-docs/public/img/screenshot-tests/kilo-vscode/visual-regression/agentmanager/diff-panel-with-diffs-chromium-linux.png
index 390e57e4890..0438ce9395f 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-docs/public/img/screenshot-tests/kilo-vscode/visual-regression/agentmanager/diff-panel-with-diffs-chromium-linux.png
+++ b/packages/kilo-docs/public/img/screenshot-tests/kilo-vscode/visual-regression/agentmanager/diff-panel-with-diffs-chromium-linux.png
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:b9d8327c530c9d071b5eb07ebbf48441ea8d64b8a4cd7201665a8fa037ca82ed
-size 50349
+oid sha256:e8318f427b6c0ff71d4cce5c8ac03ba4778f99fda5723d24d23c38471523b622
+size 52203
diff --git a/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.tsx b/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.tsx
index 9f8b88cb758..700f419f527 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-ui/src/components/message-part.tsx
@@ -2235,7 +2235,6 @@ ToolRegistry.register({
         defaultOpen={props.defaultOpen ?? true}
         onOpenChange={setOpen}
         allowPendingToggle
-        animated
         trigger={
           <div data-slot="basic-tool-tool-info-structured">
             <div data-slot="basic-tool-tool-info-main">
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/kilo-ui-contract.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/kilo-ui-contract.test.ts
index f84657ba977..2772e0b6e3c 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/kilo-ui-contract.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/kilo-ui-contract.test.ts
@@ -201,8 +201,9 @@ describe("Bash tool static terminal preview (source)", () => {
     expect(block).toContain("BashHighlightedOutput")
   })
 
-  it("animates expanded bash details", () => {
-    expect(block).toMatch(/allowPendingToggle\s+animated\s+trigger=/)
+  it("does not animate expanded bash details", () => {
+    expect(block).toMatch(/allowPendingToggle\s+trigger=/)
+    expect(block).not.toMatch(/allowPendingToggle\s+animated/)
   })
 
   it("BashHighlightedOutput syntax highlights the command next to the prompt", () => {