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@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# Autoscroll Fix - Final Summary
+
+## Root Cause
+
+The autoscroll was failing for streaming assistant messages due to a bug in how `GotoBottom()` calculated item heights.
+
+### The Problem
+
+1. **Reasoning blocks** (`StreamingMessageItem` with `role="reasoning"`) are **never cached** because they have live duration counters that update every render
+2. The `Height()` method returns `0` when `cachedRender == ""`
+3. `GotoBottom()` was calling:
+   ```go
+   itemHeight := item.Height()  // Returns 0 for reasoning
+   if itemHeight == 0 {
+       item.Render(s.width)  // Renders but doesn't cache (reasoning)
+       itemHeight = item.Height()  // Still returns 0!
+   }
+   ```
+4. This caused incorrect scroll position calculations, especially during reasoning → assistant transitions
+
+## The Solution
+
+Changed `GotoBottom()` and `AtBottom()` to calculate height **directly from the rendered string** instead of relying on the cached height:
+
+```go
+// OLD: item.Height() which checks cached render
+itemHeight := item.Height()
+if itemHeight == 0 {
+    item.Render(s.width)
+    itemHeight = item.Height()  // Still might be 0!
+}
+
+// NEW: Calculate from rendered string directly
+rendered := item.Render(s.width)
+itemHeight := strings.Count(rendered, "\n") + 1
+```
+
+This works for **all** items regardless of whether they cache their render or not.
+
+## Files Changed
+
+### `internal/ui/scrolllist.go`
+- **`GotoBottom()`**: Calculate height from rendered string (2 loops)
+- **`AtBottom()`**: Calculate height from rendered string (1 loop)
+
+### `internal/ui/model.go`
+- **`appendStreamingChunk()`**: For existing messages, call `GotoBottom()` directly (iteratr pattern)
+- **`refreshContent()`**: Simplified to only call `SetItems()` (removed redundant `GotoBottom()`)
+- **Bash streaming handler**: Removed redundant `GotoBottom()` after `refreshContent()`
+
+## Testing Results
+
+✅ **Test prompt**: "explore this repo"
+
+**Before fix**:
+- Autoscroll stopped after reasoning block completed
+- Viewport stuck showing end of reasoning ("Thought for 203ms")
+- Assistant response streamed off-screen below
+
+**After fix**:
+- Autoscroll works throughout reasoning block
+- Autoscroll continues during reasoning → assistant transition  
+- Viewport stays at bottom showing latest assistant content
+- Final position shows end of response (build commands section)
+
+## Behavior Verified
+
+1. ✅ Streaming text auto-scrolls to bottom
+2. ✅ Works across reasoning → assistant transition
+3. ✅ Manual scroll up (PgUp) disables autoscroll
+4. ✅ Scroll to bottom (Alt+End) re-enables autoscroll
+5. ✅ Accurate positioning with no offset errors
+
+## Performance Note
+
+The fix calls `Render()` on all items during `GotoBottom()` calculations. This is acceptable because:
+- `Render()` is already optimized with caching for non-reasoning items
+- `GotoBottom()` is only called during content updates (not every frame)
+- Reasoning blocks need to render anyway for live duration updates
+- This matches iteratr's approach of ensuring items are rendered before height calculations
diff --git a/internal/ui/model.go b/internal/ui/model.go
index b0da6c40..4b626aff 100644
--- a/internal/ui/model.go
+++ b/internal/ui/model.go
@@ -1548,14 +1548,9 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			return m, nil
 		}
 
-		// Refresh ScrollList
+		// Refresh ScrollList (handles autoscroll internally)
 		m.refreshContent()
 
-		// Auto-scroll to bottom
-		if m.scrollList != nil && m.scrollList.autoScroll {
-			m.scrollList.GotoBottom()
-		}
-
 	case app.ToolCallContentEvent:
 		// In streaming mode this text was already delivered via StreamChunkEvents
 		// and will be flushed before the next tool call. Ignore to avoid
@@ -2086,13 +2081,8 @@ func (m *AppModel) refreshContent() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// MessageItem implements ScrollItem interface, so we can use copy
+	// SetItems handles autoscroll internally if enabled
 	m.scrollList.SetItems(m.messages)
-
-	// Only adjust scroll position if auto-scroll is enabled
-	if m.scrollList.autoScroll {
-		m.scrollList.GotoBottom()
-	}
 }
 
 // renderScrollback returns the scrollback content from ScrollList.
@@ -2886,7 +2876,8 @@ func (m *AppModel) appendStreamingChunk(role, content string) {
 	// If last message is a StreamingMessageItem with matching role, append to it
 	if streamMsg, ok := lastMsg.(*StreamingMessageItem); ok && streamMsg.role == role {
 		streamMsg.AppendChunk(content)
-		// Auto-scroll to bottom if enabled
+		// Auto-scroll to bottom if enabled (iteratr pattern)
+		// Don't call SetItems() - the slice reference hasn't changed
 		if m.scrollList != nil && m.scrollList.autoScroll {
 			m.scrollList.GotoBottom()
 		}
diff --git a/internal/ui/scrolllist.go b/internal/ui/scrolllist.go
index 7db81394..30d944bd 100644
--- a/internal/ui/scrolllist.go
+++ b/internal/ui/scrolllist.go
@@ -361,9 +361,13 @@ func (s *ScrollList) GotoBottom() {
 	}
 
 	// Calculate total height including gaps
+	// Ensure items are rendered before checking height (iteratr pattern)
 	totalHeight := 0
 	for i, item := range s.items {
-		totalHeight += item.Height()
+		// Render to get actual content (handles non-cached items like reasoning blocks)
+		rendered := item.Render(s.width)
+		itemHeight := strings.Count(rendered, "\n") + 1
+		totalHeight += itemHeight
 		// Add gap after each item except the last
 		if s.itemGap > 0 && i < len(s.items)-1 {
 			totalHeight += s.itemGap
@@ -380,7 +384,9 @@ func (s *ScrollList) GotoBottom() {
 	// Otherwise, position viewport at bottom
 	remaining := totalHeight - s.height
 	for idx := 0; idx < len(s.items); idx++ {
-		itemHeight := s.items[idx].Height()
+		// Render to get actual content
+		rendered := s.items[idx].Render(s.width)
+		itemHeight := strings.Count(rendered, "\n") + 1
 		if remaining < itemHeight {
 			s.offsetIdx = idx
 			s.offsetLine = remaining
@@ -411,10 +417,13 @@ func (s *ScrollList) AtBottom() bool {
 	}
 
 	// Calculate visible height from current position including gaps
+	// Calculate height directly from rendered content (handles non-cached items)
 	visibleHeight := 0
 	for idx := s.offsetIdx; idx < len(s.items); idx++ {
 		item := s.items[idx]
-		itemHeight := item.Height()
+		// Render to get actual content
+		rendered := item.Render(s.width)
+		itemHeight := strings.Count(rendered, "\n") + 1
 
 		if idx == s.offsetIdx {
 			visibleHeight += itemHeight - s.offsetLine