diff --git a/e2e/v1427-coach-launch.spec.ts b/e2e/v1427-coach-launch.spec.ts
index 0cacdaaa8..3ca8c9604 100644
--- a/e2e/v1427-coach-launch.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/v1427-coach-launch.spec.ts
@@ -181,4 +181,43 @@ test.describe("v1.4.27 — Coach reachability on insights sub-pages", () => {
     await expect(drawer).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
     await expect(drawer).toHaveAttribute("data-variant", "side-sheet");
   });
+
+  test("conversation history is collapsed behind a toggle that opens the tray on Desktop Chrome", async ({
+    page,
+  }, testInfo) => {
+    // v1.12.0 — the history rail is no longer an always-on left column;
+    // it lives behind the "Conversations" toggle on every viewport and
+    // opens as a tray on demand so the thread keeps the full width.
+    test.skip(
+      testInfo.project.name !== "chromium-desktop",
+      "exercises the desktop drawer layout",
+    );
+
+    await page.goto("/insights/blutdruck", { waitUntil: "domcontentloaded" });
+
+    const icon = page.locator('[data-slot="coach-launch-icon"]').first();
+    await expect(icon).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+    await icon.click();
+
+    const drawer = page.locator('[data-slot="coach-drawer"]');
+    await expect(drawer).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+
+    // No inline history column — only the toggle.
+    await expect(
+      page.locator('[data-slot="coach-drawer-history"]'),
+    ).toHaveCount(0);
+    const historyToggle = page.locator(
+      '[data-slot="coach-drawer-history-tray-trigger"]',
+    );
+    await expect(historyToggle).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+
+    // The history rail surfaces only after the toggle is pressed.
+    await expect(
+      page.locator('[data-slot="coach-drawer-history-tray"]'),
+    ).toHaveCount(0);
+    await historyToggle.click();
+    await expect(
+      page.locator('[data-slot="coach-drawer-history-tray"]'),
+    ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/api/insights/chat/route.ts b/src/app/api/insights/chat/route.ts
index bd612c595..4a944a0d7 100644
--- a/src/app/api/insights/chat/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/insights/chat/route.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,20 @@ function tokeniseForStreaming(content: string): string[] {
   return matches ?? [content];
 }
 
+/**
+ * v1.12.0 — yield control back to the event loop for one tick so the
+ * stream controller flushes the just-enqueued frame before the next one
+ * is produced. `setTimeout(0)` (rather than a bare `Promise.resolve()`
+ * microtask) hands the turn back to the platform's stream pump so each
+ * SSE frame lands in its own network chunk; a microtask would drain
+ * before the runtime gets a chance to flush. The delay is intentionally
+ * zero — we want incremental delivery, not an artificial typewriter
+ * pause.
+ */
+function flushTick(): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+}
+
 interface CoachTurn {
   role: "user" | "assistant";
   content: string;
@@ -485,9 +499,20 @@ Reply now as the assistant, in ${locale === "de" ? "German" : "English"}.`;
   });
 
   // ── Stream the body to the client ────────────────────────────
-  const stream = createSseStream((controller) => {
+  // v1.12.0 — yield to the event loop between token frames so each one
+  // flushes as its own network chunk. The provider clients return the
+  // full reply in one shot; without the yield the whole tokenised body
+  // was enqueued synchronously inside `start()` and the runtime
+  // coalesced every frame into a single read, so the client painted the
+  // answer all at once despite the per-token render path in `use-coach`.
+  // A zero-delay yield is enough to land each frame on its own tick —
+  // the visible cadence reads ChatGPT/Claude-style without a contrived
+  // sleep. The refusal + error paths stay single-frame (nothing to
+  // pace).
+  const stream = createSseStream(async (controller) => {
     for (const tok of tokeniseForStreaming(replyText)) {
       controller.enqueue(encodeFrame({ type: "token", token: tok }));
+      await flushTick();
     }
     controller.enqueue(
       encodeFrame({
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/coach-drawer-mobile-trays.test.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/coach-drawer-mobile-trays.test.tsx
index 186a12705..63831a031 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/coach-drawer-mobile-trays.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/coach-drawer-mobile-trays.test.tsx
@@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ import { CoachDrawerBody } from "../coach-drawer-body";
 /**
  * v1.4.20 phase B4 — Coach drawer mobile rail trays.
  *
- * The drawer hides the history + sources rails on `<lg`. B4 adds two
- * chevron-button triggers along the edges of the message thread that
- * open side-sheets surfacing the same rails.
+ * Two chevron-button triggers along the thread sub-header open
+ * side-sheets surfacing the history + sources rails.
  *
- * Phase D reconcile narrowed the lg drawer cap (was 1080px → now
- * min(960px,75vw)) so the inline sources rail no longer fits below
- * xl. The history rail surfaces inline on lg; the sources rail
- * surfaces inline on xl. Mobile chevron triggers cover the missing
- * rails: history hidden on lg+, sources hidden on xl+.
+ * v1.12.0 — the conversation history is no longer an inline column on
+ * any viewport. The "Conversations" trigger is the only entry to the
+ * history rail and is therefore visible at every breakpoint; the
+ * sources rail stays inline at xl+ so its trigger keeps `xl:hidden`.
+ * The clinical-decisions disclaimer renders once, directly above the
+ * composer.
  */
 
 function render(node: React.ReactNode, locale: "en" | "de" = "en") {
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ function render(node: React.ReactNode, locale: "en" | "de" = "en") {
 }
 
 const baseProps = {
-  historyRail: <span>history</span>,
   sourcesRail: <span>sources</span>,
   thread: <span>thread</span>,
   composer: <span>composer</span>,
+  disclaimer: <span>disclaimer</span>,
   onOpenHistoryTray: () => undefined,
   onOpenSourcesTray: () => undefined,
 };
@@ -40,42 +40,55 @@ describe("<CoachDrawerBody> — mobile rail trays", () => {
     expect(html).toMatch(/data-slot="coach-drawer-sources-tray-trigger"/);
   });
 
-  it("hides the history trigger on >=lg and the sources trigger on >=xl", () => {
-    // v1.4.27 R3d MB2 — the strip wrapper carries `xl:hidden` so the
-    // sources trigger inherits the breakpoint; the history trigger
-    // keeps its own `lg:hidden` because the history rail mounts
-    // inline already on lg+ while the sources rail still needs the
-    // chevron until xl.
+  it("keeps the history trigger on every breakpoint and hides the sources trigger on >=xl", () => {
+    // v1.12.0 — the history rail is tray-only now, so the
+    // "Conversations" toggle is always visible (no `lg:hidden`) and
+    // the strip wrapper no longer carries `xl:hidden`. The sources
+    // trigger keeps `xl:hidden` because the sources rail is inline at
+    // xl+.
     const html = render(<CoachDrawerBody {...baseProps} />);
     const strip = html.match(
       /<div[^>]*data-slot="coach-drawer-rail-tray-strip"[^>]*>/,
     );
-    expect(strip?.[0]).toContain("xl:hidden");
+    expect(strip?.[0]).not.toContain("xl:hidden");
 
     const historyTrigger = html.match(
       /<button[^>]*data-slot="coach-drawer-history-tray-trigger"[^>]*>/,
     );
     expect(historyTrigger).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(historyTrigger?.[0]).toContain("lg:hidden");
+    expect(historyTrigger?.[0]).not.toContain("lg:hidden");
+
+    const sourcesTrigger = html.match(
+      /<button[^>]*data-slot="coach-drawer-sources-tray-trigger"[^>]*>/,
+    );
+    expect(sourcesTrigger?.[0]).toContain("xl:hidden");
   });
 
-  it("renders the desktop history rail (lg+) and sources rail (xl+)", () => {
+  it("no longer mounts an inline history column; sources rail stays inline at xl+", () => {
     const html = render(<CoachDrawerBody {...baseProps} />);
-    expect(html).toMatch(
-      /<aside[^>]*data-slot="coach-drawer-history"[^>]*lg:flex/,
-    );
+    expect(html).not.toContain('data-slot="coach-drawer-history"');
     expect(html).toMatch(
       /<aside[^>]*data-slot="coach-drawer-sources"[^>]*xl:flex/,
     );
   });
 
-  it("renders the message thread + composer slots", () => {
+  it("renders the message thread + composer slots and the disclaimer above the composer", () => {
     const html = render(<CoachDrawerBody {...baseProps} />);
     expect(html).toMatch(/data-slot="coach-drawer-thread"/);
     expect(html).toMatch(/data-slot="coach-drawer-composer"/);
     // Slot content forwarded verbatim.
     expect(html).toContain("thread");
     expect(html).toContain("composer");
+    // The disclaimer slot renders inside the composer container, before
+    // the composer itself.
+    expect(html).toContain("disclaimer");
+    const composerBlock = html.match(
+      /data-slot="coach-drawer-composer"[^>]*>([\s\S]*?)<\/div>/,
+    );
+    expect(composerBlock?.[1]).toContain("disclaimer");
+    const disclaimerIdx = html.indexOf("disclaimer");
+    const composerIdx = html.lastIndexOf("composer");
+    expect(disclaimerIdx).toBeLessThan(composerIdx);
   });
 
   it("uses chevron-style trigger labels — History on the left, Sources on the right", () => {
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/message-thread.test.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/message-thread.test.tsx
index f975defab..d3bcfefea 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/message-thread.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/message-thread.test.tsx
@@ -381,13 +381,40 @@ describe("<MessageThread>", () => {
     expect(html).toMatch(/<strong[^>]*>\s*96\s*<\/strong>/);
   });
 
-  it("hides the disclosure entirely when keyValues is empty or absent", () => {
-    // baseConversation.messages[1].metricSource has no `keyValues`
-    // field — the source chips still render but the disclosure does
-    // not appear at all.
+  it("folds the source chips into the collapsed disclosure (no key-values)", () => {
+    // v1.12.0 — the provenance block is now a single collapsed
+    // disclosure. baseConversation.messages[1].metricSource carries
+    // metrics + windows but no `keyValues`, so the disclosure renders
+    // (collapsed, with the chips inside) but the key-value list does
+    // not. The chips no longer paint outside / above the disclosure.
     const html = render(<MessageThread conversation={baseConversation} />);
+    expect(html).toContain('data-slot="coach-evidence"');
+    expect(html).toContain('data-slot="coach-source-chips"');
+    expect(html).not.toContain('data-slot="coach-evidence-list"');
+    // Collapsed by default.
+    expect(html).not.toMatch(/<details[^>]*\bopen\b/);
+    // The chips render inside the `<details>` shell, not as a sibling
+    // above it.
+    const detailsIdx = html.indexOf('data-slot="coach-evidence"');
+    const chipsIdx = html.indexOf('data-slot="coach-source-chips"');
+    expect(detailsIdx).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
+    expect(chipsIdx).toBeGreaterThan(detailsIdx);
+  });
+
+  it("renders no disclosure when there is no provenance at all", () => {
+    const noProvenance: CoachConversationDetailDTO = {
+      ...baseConversation,
+      messages: [
+        baseConversation.messages[0],
+        {
+          ...baseConversation.messages[1],
+          metricSource: { windows: [], metrics: [] },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    const html = render(<MessageThread conversation={noProvenance} />);
     expect(html).not.toContain('data-slot="coach-evidence"');
-    expect(html).not.toContain("What I&#x27;m looking at");
+    expect(html).not.toContain('data-slot="coach-source-chips"');
   });
 
   it("renders the user bubble with the self-hosted avatar when one is set (v1.5.5)", () => {
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/mobile-rail-tray.test.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/mobile-rail-tray.test.tsx
index 7d1fc171b..11dfbe2db 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/mobile-rail-tray.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/mobile-rail-tray.test.tsx
@@ -68,14 +68,16 @@ describe("<MobileRailTray>", () => {
     expect(html).toContain("sources-content");
   });
 
-  it("hides the history tray on lg+ and the sources tray on xl+", () => {
-    // Matches the breakpoints documented inline: the history rail
-    // mounts inline at lg+, so the tray is `lg:hidden`. The sources
-    // rail mounts inline at xl+ only, so the tray is `xl:hidden`.
+  it("keeps the history tray on every breakpoint and hides the sources tray on xl+", () => {
+    // v1.12.0 — the history rail is tray-only now (no inline column on
+    // any viewport), so the history tray drops its `lg:hidden` cap and
+    // is available at every breakpoint. The sources rail still mounts
+    // inline at xl+, so its tray keeps `xl:hidden`.
     const html = render(<MobileRailTray {...baseProps} />);
-    expect(html).toMatch(
-      /data-slot="coach-drawer-history-tray"[^>]*class="[^"]*lg:hidden/,
+    const historyTray = html.match(
+      /data-slot="coach-drawer-history-tray"[^>]*class="([^"]*)"/,
     );
+    expect(historyTray?.[1]).not.toContain("lg:hidden");
     expect(html).toMatch(
       /data-slot="coach-drawer-sources-tray"[^>]*class="[^"]*xl:hidden/,
     );
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/sources-rail.test.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/sources-rail.test.tsx
index 721114943..4fb0299e6 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/sources-rail.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/__tests__/sources-rail.test.tsx
@@ -89,10 +89,12 @@ describe("<SourcesRail>", () => {
     expect(html).toContain('data-source="medication"');
   });
 
-  it("renders the medical disclaimer in the footer", () => {
+  it("no longer carries its own medical disclaimer footer", () => {
+    // v1.12.0 — the clinical-decisions disclaimer is consolidated to a
+    // single line above the composer; the rail used to duplicate it in
+    // its footer.
     const html = render(<SourcesRail />);
-    expect(html).toContain('data-slot="coach-sources-disclaimer"');
-    expect(html).toContain("Clinical decisions belong with your doctor");
+    expect(html).not.toContain('data-slot="coach-sources-disclaimer"');
   });
 
   it("renders a toggle per cluster + the window selector trigger", () => {
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-drawer-body.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-drawer-body.tsx
index 0832000ea..01027b8c1 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-drawer-body.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-drawer-body.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { ChevronLeft, ChevronRight } from "lucide-react";
+import { ChevronLeft, MessagesSquare } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { useTranslations } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
@@ -19,21 +19,28 @@ import { useTranslations } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
  * `sourcesTrayOpen` and passes the open-toggles + slot content. This
  * keeps the trigger logic + the desktop rail layout in one place
  * while delegating the actual side-sheet to the parent.
+ *
+ * v1.12.0 — the history rail is no longer an inline column on any
+ * viewport; it lives behind the always-visible "Conversations" toggle
+ * and opens as the left-edge tray. The body therefore no longer takes
+ * a `historyRail` slot — the parent wires that rail straight into the
+ * `<MobileRailTray>`.
  */
 export interface CoachDrawerBodyProps {
-  historyRail: React.ReactNode;
   sourcesRail: React.ReactNode;
   thread: React.ReactNode;
   composer: React.ReactNode;
+  /** Clinical-decisions disclaimer line, pinned above the composer. */
+  disclaimer: React.ReactNode;
   onOpenHistoryTray: () => void;
   onOpenSourcesTray: () => void;
 }
 
 export function CoachDrawerBody({
-  historyRail,
   sourcesRail,
   thread,
   composer,
+  disclaimer,
   onOpenHistoryTray,
   onOpenSourcesTray,
 }: CoachDrawerBodyProps) {
@@ -41,21 +48,17 @@ export function CoachDrawerBody({
   return (
     <div
       data-slot="coach-drawer-body"
-      // v1.4.20 phase D reconcile — narrower drawer cap at lg means the
-      // sources rail no longer fits inline below xl. lg gets the
-      // history rail + thread (sources surface via the chevron tray);
-      // xl+ restores the full three-column layout.
-      className="grid min-h-0 flex-1 grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[260px_1fr] xl:grid-cols-[260px_1fr_280px]"
+      // v1.12.0 — the conversation history is no longer a permanent
+      // left column. It used to mount inline on lg+ (a fixed 260px
+      // gutter) which ate the chat width on laptops and read as a
+      // takeover on the narrowed drawer cap. The rail now lives behind
+      // the "Conversations" toggle on EVERY viewport (opens as the
+      // left-edge tray), so the thread keeps the full width by default
+      // and the user summons history on demand. The sources rail stays
+      // inline at xl+ where there is room; below xl it stays on the
+      // chevron tray.
+      className="grid min-h-0 flex-1 grid-cols-1 xl:grid-cols-[1fr_280px]"
     >
-      {/* History rail — desktop only. Mobile users summon it via the
-          tray trigger inside the thread column. */}
-      <aside
-        data-slot="coach-drawer-history"
-        className="border-border/70 hidden h-full min-h-0 border-r lg:flex lg:flex-col"
-      >
-        {historyRail}
-      </aside>
-
       {/* Centre — message thread. */}
       <main
         data-slot="coach-drawer-thread"
@@ -64,14 +67,17 @@ export function CoachDrawerBody({
         {/* v1.4.27 R3d MB2 — rail-tray triggers lifted out of the
             absolute overlay into a sub-header strip so the chevrons
             sit at a 44 px tap target and never overlay the first
-            message bubble. Hidden on `>=xl` because both rails are
-            inline at that breakpoint. The history trigger remains
-            visible up to lg-1 (rail is inline at lg+); the sources
-            trigger remains visible up to xl-1 (rail is inline at
-            xl+). */}
+            message bubble.
+
+            v1.12.0 — the strip is now ALWAYS rendered because the
+            "Conversations" toggle is the only way to reach the history
+            rail on every viewport (the rail is no longer an inline
+            column). The history trigger stays visible at all
+            breakpoints; the sources trigger keeps `xl:hidden` since the
+            sources rail is inline at xl+. */}
         <div
           data-slot="coach-drawer-rail-tray-strip"
-          className="border-border/70 flex items-center justify-between gap-2 border-b px-3 py-2 xl:hidden"
+          className="border-border/70 flex items-center justify-between gap-2 border-b px-3 py-2"
         >
           <Button
             type="button"
@@ -79,23 +85,20 @@ export function CoachDrawerBody({
             onClick={onOpenHistoryTray}
             data-slot="coach-drawer-history-tray-trigger"
             aria-label={t("insights.coach.historyTitle")}
-            className="min-h-11 gap-1.5 text-xs lg:hidden"
+            className="min-h-11 gap-1.5 text-xs"
           >
-            <ChevronRight className="size-4" aria-hidden="true" />
+            <MessagesSquare className="size-4" aria-hidden="true" />
             {t("insights.coach.historyTitle")}
           </Button>
           {/* Sources tray trigger stays visible up to xl since the
-              inline sources rail is xl+ only. The empty `<span>` to
-              the left keeps the right-aligned button placement when
-              the history trigger hides at lg+. */}
-          <span aria-hidden="true" className="hidden lg:block" />
+              inline sources rail is xl+ only. */}
           <Button
             type="button"
             variant="ghost"
             onClick={onOpenSourcesTray}
             data-slot="coach-drawer-sources-tray-trigger"
             aria-label={t("insights.coach.sourcesTitle")}
-            className="min-h-11 gap-1.5 text-xs"
+            className="min-h-11 gap-1.5 text-xs xl:hidden"
           >
             {t("insights.coach.sourcesTitle")}
             <ChevronLeft className="size-4" aria-hidden="true" />
@@ -103,11 +106,15 @@ export function CoachDrawerBody({
         </div>
 
         <div className="min-h-0 flex-1">{thread}</div>
-        {/* Composer pinned to the bottom. */}
+        {/* Composer pinned to the bottom. v1.12.0 — the clinical-
+            decisions disclaimer renders directly above the composer
+            (the single, always-visible home; the thread-bottom and
+            sources-rail copies were removed). */}
         <div
           data-slot="coach-drawer-composer"
-          className="border-border/70 border-t p-3 sm:p-4"
+          className="border-border/70 flex flex-col gap-2 border-t p-3 sm:p-4"
         >
+          {disclaimer}
           {composer}
         </div>
       </main>
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-drawer.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-drawer.tsx
index 8e7c2344d..9fbce42b2 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-drawer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/coach-drawer.tsx
@@ -333,14 +333,6 @@ export function CoachDrawer({
             harness can pin the mobile rail-tray triggers without
             rendering the Sheet portal. */}
         <CoachDrawerBody
-          historyRail={
-            historyRail ?? (
-              <HistoryRail
-                activeId={currentConversationId}
-                onSelect={(id) => setCurrentConversationId(id)}
-              />
-            )
-          }
           sourcesRail={sourcesRail ?? <SourcesRail />}
           thread={
             <MessageThread
@@ -349,6 +341,14 @@ export function CoachDrawer({
               optimisticUser={send.optimisticUser}
             />
           }
+          disclaimer={
+            <p
+              data-slot="coach-composer-disclaimer"
+              className="text-muted-foreground text-xs leading-relaxed"
+            >
+              {t("insights.coach.composerDisclaimer")}
+            </p>
+          }
           composer={
             composer ?? (
               <CoachInput
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-thread.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-thread.tsx
index 1affe9681..584093217 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-thread.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/message-thread.tsx
@@ -306,21 +306,6 @@ export function MessageThread({
           />
         </div>
       )}
-      {/* v1.4.22 W5 reconcile (Design-H3) — medical-disclaimer
-          reach regression. v1.4.22 B4 moved the disclaimer to the
-          sources-rail footer, but the rail is xl-only; on mobile
-          and laptop viewports the disclaimer was only reachable
-          via the chevron tray. Pin a small persistent line at the
-          bottom of the message thread so every Coach session
-          carries the disclaimer regardless of viewport. The rail
-          footer stays for desktop users — the redundancy is
-          intentional for clinical-adjacent UI. */}
-      <p
-        data-slot="coach-thread-disclaimer"
-        className="text-muted-foreground mt-auto pt-2 text-xs leading-relaxed"
-      >
-        {t("insights.coach.composerDisclaimer")}
-      </p>
     </div>
   );
 }
@@ -427,6 +412,16 @@ function ChatBubble({
         : null;
 
   const keyValues = metricSource?.keyValues ?? [];
+  // v1.12.0 — the provenance disclosure surfaces whenever there is any
+  // grounding to show: the source chips (metrics/windows) and/or the
+  // raw key-values. `SourceChips` itself returns null when the envelope
+  // carries neither metric nor window, so we mirror that condition here
+  // to decide whether the `<details>` shell renders at all.
+  const hasChips =
+    !!metricSource &&
+    ((metricSource.metrics?.length ?? 0) > 0 ||
+      (metricSource.windows?.length ?? 0) > 0);
+  const hasProvenance = hasChips || keyValues.length > 0;
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -467,8 +462,17 @@ function ChatBubble({
         {safeError && (
           <p className="text-dracula-orange/90 text-xs">{safeError}</p>
         )}
-        {metricSource && <SourceChips provenance={metricSource} />}
-        {keyValues.length > 0 && (
+        {/* v1.12.0 — collapse the whole provenance block ("what was
+            included") behind one disclosure, collapsed by default. The
+            source chips used to render fully expanded above the
+            evidence `<details>`, so the grounding context was often
+            taller than the answer itself. Folding the chips + the raw
+            key-values into a single closed disclosure keeps the reply
+            the focus and lets the user expand the grounding on demand —
+            and removes the always-on chip row that duplicated what the
+            disclosure already names. The disclosure surfaces whenever
+            there is any provenance to show (chips and/or key-values). */}
+        {hasProvenance && (
           <details
             data-slot="coach-evidence"
             open={evidenceOpen}
@@ -507,36 +511,50 @@ function ChatBubble({
               />
               <span>{t("insights.coach.evidenceLabel")}</span>
             </summary>
-            <ul
+            <div
               id={evidencePanelId}
-              data-slot="coach-evidence-list"
-              className="text-foreground mt-2 flex flex-col gap-1"
+              data-slot="coach-evidence-panel"
+              className="mt-2 flex flex-col gap-2"
             >
-              {keyValues.map((kv, idx) => (
-                <li
-                  key={`${kv.label}-${idx}`}
-                  data-slot="coach-evidence-row"
-                  className="leading-relaxed"
+              {/* v1.12.0 — the source chips now live inside the
+                  disclosure so they expand with the rest of the
+                  grounding instead of always painting above the
+                  answer. */}
+              {hasChips && metricSource && (
+                <SourceChips provenance={metricSource} />
+              )}
+              {keyValues.length > 0 && (
+                <ul
+                  data-slot="coach-evidence-list"
+                  className="text-foreground flex flex-col gap-1"
                 >
-                  {/* v1.4.25 W5 — `kv.label` (e.g. "avg7 systolic")
-                      was rendered prefixed to every row, repeating
-                      framing the disclosure heading already gives.
-                      Drop the label and lead with the value; the
-                      window stays as a parenthetical tail so the row
-                      still answers "over what timeframe?". */}
-                  <strong className="font-semibold">
-                    {kv.value}
-                    {kv.unit ? ` ${kv.unit}` : ""}
-                  </strong>
-                  {kv.window && (
-                    <span className="text-muted-foreground">
-                      {" "}
-                      ({kv.window})
-                    </span>
-                  )}
-                </li>
-              ))}
-            </ul>
+                  {keyValues.map((kv, idx) => (
+                    <li
+                      key={`${kv.label}-${idx}`}
+                      data-slot="coach-evidence-row"
+                      className="leading-relaxed"
+                    >
+                      {/* v1.4.25 W5 — `kv.label` (e.g. "avg7 systolic")
+                          was rendered prefixed to every row, repeating
+                          framing the disclosure heading already gives.
+                          Drop the label and lead with the value; the
+                          window stays as a parenthetical tail so the row
+                          still answers "over what timeframe?". */}
+                      <strong className="font-semibold">
+                        {kv.value}
+                        {kv.unit ? ` ${kv.unit}` : ""}
+                      </strong>
+                      {kv.window && (
+                        <span className="text-muted-foreground">
+                          {" "}
+                          ({kv.window})
+                        </span>
+                      )}
+                    </li>
+                  ))}
+                </ul>
+              )}
+            </div>
           </details>
         )}
         {/* v1.4.23 H7 — per-message thumbs feedback. Only persisted
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/mobile-rail-tray.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/mobile-rail-tray.tsx
index a48b75d08..a364c680d 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/mobile-rail-tray.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/mobile-rail-tray.tsx
@@ -50,13 +50,15 @@ export function MobileRailTray({
   const { t } = useTranslations();
   return (
     <>
-      {/* History tray — slides in from the left edge. `lg:hidden`
-          because the history rail is inline on lg+. */}
+      {/* History tray — slides in from the left edge. v1.12.0 — the
+          history rail is no longer inline on any viewport (it used to
+          mount inline on lg+), so the tray is available at every
+          breakpoint and the `lg:hidden` cap is gone. */}
       <Sheet open={historyOpen} onOpenChange={onHistoryOpenChange}>
         <SheetContent
           side="left"
           data-slot="coach-drawer-history-tray"
-          className="w-[88vw] max-w-[320px] p-0 lg:hidden"
+          className="w-[88vw] max-w-[320px] p-0"
         >
           <SheetHeader className="border-border/70 border-b p-3">
             <SheetTitle className="text-sm">
diff --git a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/sources-rail.tsx b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/sources-rail.tsx
index 2ba92d15b..49121a348 100644
--- a/src/components/insights/coach-panel/sources-rail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/insights/coach-panel/sources-rail.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useState } from "react";
-import { Activity, Eye, Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
+import { Eye, Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch";
 import {
@@ -195,21 +195,11 @@ export function SourcesRail({ className }: SourcesRailProps) {
           );
         })}
       </ul>
-
-      {/* Medical disclaimer footer (relocated from the composer in
-          v1.4.22). */}
-      <div
-        data-slot="coach-sources-disclaimer"
-        className="border-border/50 mt-auto flex items-start gap-2 border-t pt-3"
-      >
-        <Activity
-          aria-hidden="true"
-          className="text-muted-foreground mt-0.5 size-3.5 shrink-0"
-        />
-        <p className="text-muted-foreground text-[11px] leading-relaxed">
-          {t("insights.coach.composerDisclaimer")}
-        </p>
-      </div>
+      {/* v1.12.0 — the clinical-decisions disclaimer used to render
+          here AND at the bottom of the message thread. Both are now
+          consolidated into a single line directly above the composer
+          (always visible, every viewport), so the rail no longer
+          carries its own copy. */}
     </div>
   );
 }