diff --git a/.changeset/stop-cron-after-close.md b/.changeset/stop-cron-after-close.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c488f588a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stop-cron-after-close.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pymodel/pythinker-code": patch
+---
+
+Prevent cron ticks from continuing after an agent shuts down.
diff --git a/.changeset/use-unicode-ellipsis.md b/.changeset/use-unicode-ellipsis.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45d628ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/use-unicode-ellipsis.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pymodel/pythinker-code": patch
+---
+
+Use the Unicode ellipsis in terminal status and truncation text.
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/commands/plugins.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/commands/plugins.ts
index 2c25a8f06..6638a056f 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/commands/plugins.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/commands/plugins.ts
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ async function installFromPanel(
   if (official) {
     panel.setInstalling(truncateForStatus(label));
   } else {
-    host.showStatus(`Installing or updating ${label} from marketplace...`);
+    host.showStatus(`Installing or updating ${label} from marketplace…`);
   }
   host.state.ui.requestRender();
   try {
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/compaction.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/compaction.ts
index c0fa67ca2..a07a66dcf 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/compaction.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/compaction.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export class CompactionComponent extends Container {
       return `${bullet}${label}`;
     }
     const bullet = this.blinkOn ? currentTheme.fg('text', STATUS_BULLET) : '  ';
-    const label = currentTheme.boldFg('primary', 'Compacting context...');
+    const label = currentTheme.boldFg('primary', 'Compacting context…');
     const tip = this.tip ? currentTheme.fg('textDim', ` · Tip: ${this.tip}`) : '';
     return `${bullet}${label}${tip}`;
   }
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/question-dialog.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/question-dialog.ts
index 1da283ea3..f1d426077 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/question-dialog.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/question-dialog.ts
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ export class QuestionDialogComponent extends Container implements Focusable {
         appendWrapped(lines, '   ', '   ', bodyLine, renderWidth, dim);
       }
       if (bodyLines.length > visibleBodyLines.length) {
-        lines.push(dim(`   ... ${String(bodyLines.length - visibleBodyLines.length)} more lines`));
+        lines.push(dim(`   … ${String(bodyLines.length - visibleBodyLines.length)} more lines`));
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/session-picker.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/session-picker.ts
index ce39f75e0..ae44ac6ae 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/session-picker.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/dialogs/session-picker.ts
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ export class SessionPickerComponent extends Container implements Focusable {
     if (this.loading) {
       lines.push(currentTheme.boldFg('primary', truncateToWidth(title, width, ELLIPSIS)));
       lines.push(
-        currentTheme.fg('textMuted', truncateToWidth('Loading sessions...', width, ELLIPSIS)),
+        currentTheme.fg('textMuted', truncateToWidth('Loading sessions…', width, ELLIPSIS)),
       );
       lines.push(currentTheme.fg('primary', '─'.repeat(width)));
       return lines;
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/agent-dynamic-workflow-progress.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/agent-dynamic-workflow-progress.ts
index 047274b9e..f31f73488 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/agent-dynamic-workflow-progress.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/agent-dynamic-workflow-progress.ts
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ const AGENT_DYNAMIC_WORKFLOW_LEFT_INDENT = ' ';
 const AGENT_DYNAMIC_WORKFLOW_RIGHT_GAP = 1;
 const AGENT_DYNAMIC_WORKFLOW_NON_GRID_LINES = 6;
 const COMPACT_TERMINAL_MARK_WIDTH = 1;
-const ORCHESTRATING_LABEL = 'Orchestrating...';
-const PROMPTING_LABEL = 'Prompting...';
-const WORKING_LABEL = 'Working...';
+const ORCHESTRATING_LABEL = 'Orchestrating…';
+const PROMPTING_LABEL = 'Prompting…';
+const WORKING_LABEL = 'Working…';
 const COMPLETED_LABEL = 'Completed.';
 const FAILED_LABEL = 'Failed.';
 const ABORTED_LABEL = 'Aborted.';
 const CANCELLED_LABEL = 'Cancelled.';
-const QUEUED_LABEL = 'Queued...';
-const SUSPENDED_LABEL = 'Rate limited...';
+const QUEUED_LABEL = 'Queued…';
+const SUSPENDED_LABEL = 'Rate limited…';
 const RESUMED_ITEM_LABEL = '(resumed)';
 const CANCELLED_LABEL_DARKEN_FACTOR = 0.72;
 const AGENT_ID_TOKENS = [
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/shell-run.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/shell-run.ts
index 3cb58db91..3821179f5 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/shell-run.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/shell-run.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const TIMER_INTERVAL_MS = 1000;
 const MAX_COMBINED_CHARS = 256 * 1024;
 const KEEP_COMBINED_CHARS = 64 * 1024;
 
-const TRUNCATED_RUNNING_NOTICE = '... (output truncated)';
+const TRUNCATED_RUNNING_NOTICE = '… (output truncated)';
 
 /**
  * Live view for a user-initiated `!` shell command. Two phases:
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/thinking.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/thinking.ts
index c3a10fd6b..597204b17 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/thinking.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/thinking.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export class ThinkingComponent implements Component {
         rendered = [];
       } else {
         const contentLines = this.renderContent(width);
-        const hint = `... (${String(contentLines.length)} more lines, ctrl+o to expand)`;
+        const hint = `… (${String(contentLines.length)} more lines, ctrl+o to expand)`;
         const prefix = this.showMarker ? currentTheme.fg('textDim', STATUS_BULLET) : MESSAGE_INDENT;
         const styledHint = currentTheme.fg(
           'textDim',
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/tool-call.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/tool-call.ts
index 419bf63a7..bf1da147f 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/tool-call.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/tool-call.ts
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ function truncateArgValue(key: string, value: string): string {
     // still tell which file is being touched.
     return '…' + value.slice(value.length - (MAX_ARG_LENGTH - 1));
   }
-  return value.slice(0, MAX_ARG_LENGTH - 3) + '...';
+  return value.slice(0, MAX_ARG_LENGTH - 1) + '…';
 }
 
 function makeWorkspaceRelativePath(filePath: string, workspaceDir: string | undefined): string {
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ export class ToolCallComponent extends Container {
     if (this.result !== undefined || text.length === 0) return;
     this.liveOutput += text;
     if (this.liveOutput.length > MAX_LIVE_OUTPUT_CHARS) {
-      this.liveOutput = `[...truncated]\n${this.liveOutput.slice(
+      this.liveOutput = `[…truncated]\n${this.liveOutput.slice(
         this.liveOutput.length - MAX_LIVE_OUTPUT_CHARS,
       )}`;
     }
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ export class ToolCallComponent extends Container {
     const existingOutput = options?.replace === true ? '' : (activity?.output ?? '');
     let output = existingOutput + text;
     if (output.length > MAX_LIVE_OUTPUT_CHARS) {
-      output = `[...truncated]\n${output.slice(output.length - MAX_LIVE_OUTPUT_CHARS)}`;
+      output = `[…truncated]\n${output.slice(output.length - MAX_LIVE_OUTPUT_CHARS)}`;
     }
     this.upsertSubToolActivity(id, name, args, activity?.phase ?? 'ongoing', output);
     this.rebuildContent();
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ export class ToolCallComponent extends Container {
       const suffix = this.hiddenSubCallCount > 1 ? 's' : '';
       this.addChild(
         new Text(
-          currentTheme.italic(currentTheme.dim(`    ${String(this.hiddenSubCallCount)} more tool call${suffix} ...`)),
+          currentTheme.italic(currentTheme.dim(`    ${String(this.hiddenSubCallCount)} more tool call${suffix} …`)),
           0,
           0,
         ),
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@ export class ToolCallComponent extends Container {
         this.addChild(
           new Text(
             currentTheme.dim(
-              `... (${String(remaining)} more lines, ${String(allLines.length)} total, ctrl+o to expand)`,
+              `… (${String(remaining)} more lines, ${String(allLines.length)} total, ctrl+o to expand)`,
             ),
             2,
             0,
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ export class ToolCallComponent extends Container {
       const elapsedSeconds =
         startedAtMs === undefined ? 0 : Math.max(0, Math.floor((Date.now() - startedAtMs) / 1000));
       const target = filePath.length > 0 ? ` for ${filePath}` : '';
-      const progress = `Preparing changes${target}... ${formatByteSize(bytes)} · ${formatElapsed(
+      const progress = `Preparing changes${target}… ${formatByteSize(bytes)} · ${formatElapsed(
         elapsedSeconds,
       )} elapsed`;
       this.addChild(new Text(currentTheme.dim(progress), 2, 0));
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/truncated.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/truncated.ts
index c8bfb7588..db8f4d654 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/truncated.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/truncated.ts
@@ -87,15 +87,15 @@ export class TruncatedOutputComponent implements Component {
     if (this.tail) {
       const shown = contentLines.slice(contentLines.length - this.maxLines);
       return [
-        this.renderHint(width, `... (${String(remaining)} earlier lines)`),
+        this.renderHint(width, `… (${String(remaining)} earlier lines)`),
         ...shown,
       ];
     }
 
     const shown = contentLines.slice(0, this.maxLines);
     const hint = this.expandHint
-      ? `... (${String(remaining)} more lines, ctrl+o to expand)`
-      : `... (${String(remaining)} more lines)`;
+      ? `… (${String(remaining)} more lines, ctrl+o to expand)`
+      : `… (${String(remaining)} more lines)`;
     return [...shown, this.renderHint(width, hint)];
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/panes/btw-panel.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/panes/btw-panel.ts
index f55713a0c..70de37037 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/panes/btw-panel.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/components/panes/btw-panel.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class BtwPanelComponent implements Component {
       lines.push(...this.renderTurn(turn, width));
     }
     if (this.turns.length === 0) {
-      lines.push(chalk.hex(currentTheme.palette.textDim)('Ready for a side question...'));
+      lines.push(chalk.hex(currentTheme.palette.textDim)('Ready for a side question…'));
     }
     lines.push(...this.renderTransientNotices(width));
     return this.fitBodyLines(lines);
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export class BtwPanelComponent implements Component {
           : thinkingLines;
       lines.push(...visibleThinking);
     } else if (turn.error === undefined) {
-      lines.push(chalk.hex(currentTheme.palette.textDim)('Waiting for answer...'));
+      lines.push(chalk.hex(currentTheme.palette.textDim)('Waiting for answer…'));
     }
     if (turn.error !== undefined) {
       const error = chalk.hex(currentTheme.palette.error)(turn.error);
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/utils/background-agent-status.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/utils/background-agent-status.ts
index aa740fc6c..c2322e633 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/utils/background-agent-status.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/utils/background-agent-status.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function normalizeBackgroundField(value: string | undefined): string | undefined
   const collapsed = value.trim().replaceAll(/\s+/g, ' ');
   if (collapsed.length === 0) return undefined;
   if (collapsed.length <= MAX_BACKGROUND_FIELD_LENGTH) return collapsed;
-  return `${collapsed.slice(0, MAX_BACKGROUND_FIELD_LENGTH - 3)}...`;
+  return `${collapsed.slice(0, MAX_BACKGROUND_FIELD_LENGTH - 1)}…`;
 }
 
 export function formatBackgroundAgentTranscript(
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/utils/background-task-status.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/utils/background-task-status.ts
index 20260b47f..422040761 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/utils/background-task-status.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/src/tui/utils/background-task-status.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function truncate(value: string | undefined): string | undefined {
   const collapsed = value.trim().replaceAll(/\s+/g, ' ');
   if (collapsed.length === 0) return undefined;
   if (collapsed.length <= MAX_DETAIL_LENGTH) return collapsed;
-  return `${collapsed.slice(0, MAX_DETAIL_LENGTH - 3)}...`;
+  return `${collapsed.slice(0, MAX_DETAIL_LENGTH - 1)}…`;
 }
 
 export type BackgroundTaskTranscriptPhase = 'started' | 'updated' | 'terminal';
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/activity-pane.test.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/activity-pane.test.ts
index d11f17a9f..997a488ee 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/activity-pane.test.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/activity-pane.test.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe('updateActivityPane terminal progress', () => {
       expect(state.activitySpinner).not.toBeNull();
       expect(state.activityContainer.children).toHaveLength(0);
       const rendered = strip(progress.render(80).join('\n'));
-      expect(rendered).toContain('Working...');
+      expect(rendered).toContain('Working…');
       expect(BRAILLE_SPINNER_FRAMES.some((frame) => rendered.includes(frame))).toBe(true);
 
       state.activitySpinner?.instance.stop();
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ describe('updateActivityPane terminal progress', () => {
       expect(state.activitySpinner).not.toBeNull();
       expect(state.activityContainer.children).toHaveLength(1);
       const output = strip(progress.render(80).join('\n'));
-      expect(output).toContain('  Working...');
-      expect(output).not.toContain('⣷ Working...');
+      expect(output).toContain('  Working…');
+      expect(output).not.toContain('⣷ Working…');
 
       state.activitySpinner?.instance.stop();
       driver.sessionEventHandler.clearAgentDynamicWorkflowProgress();
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/compaction.test.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/compaction.test.ts
index 4f415bc32..eb213cfa2 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/compaction.test.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/dialogs/compaction.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('CompactionComponent', () => {
       const lines = component.render(120).map(strip);
       const text = lines.join('\n');
 
-      expect(text).toContain('Compacting context...');
+      expect(text).toContain('Compacting context…');
       expect(text).toContain('  keep the recent files only');
     } finally {
       component.dispose();
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('CompactionComponent', () => {
       const lines = component.render(120).map(strip);
       const text = lines.join('\n');
 
-      expect(text).toContain('Compacting context... · Tip: ctrl+s: steer mid-turn');
+      expect(text).toContain('Compacting context… · Tip: ctrl+s: steer mid-turn');
     } finally {
       component.dispose();
     }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('CompactionComponent', () => {
       const text = lines.join('\n');
 
       expect(text).toContain('Compaction cancelled');
-      expect(text).not.toContain('Compacting context...');
+      expect(text).not.toContain('Compacting context…');
     } finally {
       component.dispose();
     }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe('CompactionComponent', () => {
 
     try {
       const headerOf = (): string => {
-        const line = component.render(120).find((l) => strip(l).includes('Compacting context...'));
+        const line = component.render(120).find((l) => strip(l).includes('Compacting context…'));
         if (line === undefined) throw new Error('header line not found');
         return line;
       };
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/agent-dynamic-workflow-progress.test.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/agent-dynamic-workflow-progress.test.ts
index dfba906d1..29e014eb3 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/agent-dynamic-workflow-progress.test.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/agent-dynamic-workflow-progress.test.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
 
     expect(output).toContain('Agent DynamicWorkflow');
     expect(output).toContain('Review changed files');
-    expect(output).toContain('Orchestrating...');
+    expect(output).toContain('Orchestrating…');
     expect(output).not.toContain('01');
   });
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
 
       expect(strip(rendered)).toContain('Agent DynamicWorkflow');
       expect(strip(rendered)).toContain('001 [');
-      expect(strip(rendered)).toContain('Working...');
+      expect(strip(rendered)).toContain('Working…');
       expect(rendered).toMatch(/\u001B\[38;2;\d+;\d+;\d+m━/);
       expect(memberColor('001')).toBeDefined();
       expect(memberColor('002')).toBeDefined();
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
 
     const output = renderText(component);
 
-    expect(output).toContain('001 Queued...');
-    expect(output).toContain('002 Queued...');
+    expect(output).toContain('001 Queued…');
+    expect(output).toContain('002 Queued…');
     expect(output).not.toContain('001 [');
     expect(output).not.toContain('002 [');
     expect(output).not.toContain('agents=2');
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
     registerSubagents(component, 3);
 
     const lines = renderLines(component, 97);
-    const queuedLine = lines.find((line) => line.includes('001 Queued...'));
+    const queuedLine = lines.find((line) => line.includes('001 Queued…'));
 
     expect(queuedLine).toBeDefined();
-    expect(queuedLine).toContain('002 Queued...');
-    expect(queuedLine).toContain('003 Queued...');
+    expect(queuedLine).toContain('002 Queued…');
+    expect(queuedLine).toContain('003 Queued…');
   });
 
   it('omits subagent text when the compact grid is needed to fit available height', () => {
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
     let output = renderText(component);
     expect(output).toContain('001 [');
     expect(output).toContain('Running');
-    expect(output).toContain('002 Queued...');
+    expect(output).toContain('002 Queued…');
     expect(output).not.toContain('002 [');
 
     component.markCompleted('agent-1');
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
     });
 
     let output = renderText(component);
-    expect(output).toContain('Rate limited...');
-    expect(output).not.toContain('Queued...');
+    expect(output).toContain('Rate limited…');
+    expect(output).not.toContain('Queued…');
     expect(output).not.toContain('Provider rate limit');
     expect(output).not.toContain('Failed');
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
 
     output = renderText(component);
     expect(output).toContain('Running');
-    expect(output).not.toContain('Rate limited...');
+    expect(output).not.toContain('Rate limited…');
   });
 
   it('renders rate-limited subagents as cancelled when cancelled', () => {
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
 
     expect(cellLine).toBeDefined();
     expect(cellLine).toContain('⊘ Cancelled.');
-    expect(cellLine).not.toContain('Rate limited...');
+    expect(cellLine).not.toContain('Rate limited…');
   });
 
   it('renders failure details from AgentDynamicWorkflow result output', () => {
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
     });
 
     const promptLine = renderLines(prompting, 80)
-      .find((line) => line.includes('Prompting...'));
+      .find((line) => line.includes('Prompting…'));
     expect(promptLine).toBeDefined();
 
     const working = createComponent();
@@ -638,15 +638,15 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
     startSubagents(working, 1);
 
     const workingLine = renderLines(working, 80)
-      .find((line) => line.includes('Working...'));
+      .find((line) => line.includes('Working…'));
     expect(workingLine).toBeDefined();
 
     const promptTextIndex = promptLine?.indexOf('Review the changed') ?? -1;
     const progressBarIndex = workingLine?.indexOf('━') ?? -1;
     expect(promptTextIndex).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     expect(progressBarIndex).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-    expect(promptTextIndex).toBe(visibleWidth('  Prompting... '));
-    expect(progressBarIndex).toBe(visibleWidth('  Working...  '));
+    expect(promptTextIndex).toBe(visibleWidth('  Prompting… '));
+    expect(progressBarIndex).toBe(visibleWidth('  Working…  '));
   });
 
   it('renders the activity spinner before the total status line', () => {
@@ -657,10 +657,10 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
     component.setActivitySpinnerText(() => '⣷');
 
     const statusLine = renderLines(component, 80)
-      .find((line) => line.includes('Working...'));
+      .find((line) => line.includes('Working…'));
 
     expect(statusLine).toBeDefined();
-    expect(statusLine?.startsWith(' ⣷ Working...')).toBe(true);
+    expect(statusLine?.startsWith(' ⣷ Working…')).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('keeps a two-cell placeholder after the AgentDynamicWorkflow tool call ends', () => {
@@ -673,10 +673,10 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
     component.setActivitySpinnerText(() => '⣯');
 
     const statusLine = renderLines(component, 80)
-      .find((line) => line.includes('Working...'));
+      .find((line) => line.includes('Working…'));
 
     expect(statusLine).toBeDefined();
-    expect(statusLine?.startsWith('    Working...')).toBe(true);
+    expect(statusLine?.startsWith('    Working…')).toBe(true);
     expect(statusLine).not.toContain('⣷');
     expect(statusLine).not.toContain('⣯');
   });
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
     });
 
     const promptLine = renderLines(prompting, 50)
-      .find((line) => line.includes('Prompting...'));
+      .find((line) => line.includes('Prompting…'));
 
     expect(promptLine).toBeDefined();
     expect(visibleWidth(promptLine ?? '')).toBeLessThan(50);
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
 
     registerSubagents(component, 1);
     let output = renderText(component);
-    expect(output).toContain('001 Queued...');
+    expect(output).toContain('001 Queued…');
     expect(output).not.toContain('001 [');
     expect(output).not.toContain('002');
 
@@ -852,15 +852,15 @@ describe('AgentDynamicWorkflowProgressComponent', () => {
       description: `${DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION} #2 (coder)`,
     });
     output = renderText(component);
-    expect(output).toContain('001 Queued...');
-    expect(output).toContain('002 Queued...');
+    expect(output).toContain('001 Queued…');
+    expect(output).toContain('002 Queued…');
     expect(output).not.toContain('001 [');
     expect(output).not.toContain('002 [');
 
     component.markInputComplete();
     output = renderText(component);
-    expect(output).toContain('001 Queued...');
-    expect(output).toContain('002 Queued...');
+    expect(output).toContain('001 Queued…');
+    expect(output).toContain('002 Queued…');
     expect(output).not.toContain('001 [');
   });
 
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/shell-execution.test.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/shell-execution.test.ts
index bb501c05b..132737c86 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/shell-execution.test.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/shell-execution.test.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('ShellExecutionComponent', () => {
     expect(collapsedOutput).toContain('line1');
     expect(collapsedOutput).toContain('line3');
     expect(collapsedOutput).not.toContain('line4');
-    expect(collapsedOutput).toContain('... (2 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+    expect(collapsedOutput).toContain('… (2 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
 
     const expanded = new ShellExecutionComponent({
       result: {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ describe('ShellExecutionComponent', () => {
 
     const output = component.render(100).map(strip).join('\n');
     expect(output).toContain('hello');
-    expect(output).not.toContain('... (2 more lines');
+    expect(output).not.toContain('… (2 more lines');
   });
 
   it('preserves internal empty lines while trimming only trailing ones', () => {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('ShellExecutionComponent', () => {
     const output = component.render(100).map(strip).join('\n');
     expect(output).toContain('a');
     expect(output).toContain('b');
-    expect(output).not.toContain('... (2 more lines');
+    expect(output).not.toContain('… (2 more lines');
   });
 
   it('truncates long single-line output by wrapped visual lines', () => {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('ShellExecutionComponent', () => {
     const out = strip(component.render(20).join('\n'));
     expect(out).toContain('x');
     expect(out).not.toContain('x'.repeat(500));
-    expect(out).toContain('... (');
+    expect(out).toContain('… (');
   });
 
   describe('shellExecutionResultRenderer', () => {
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/shell-run.test.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/shell-run.test.ts
index be89c6f03..96a4bc110 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/shell-run.test.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/shell-run.test.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('ShellRunComponent finished collapse', () => {
     const c = create();
     c.finish(rows(30), '', false);
     const rendered = stripTheme(c.render(80).join('\n'));
-    expect(rendered).toContain('... (20 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+    expect(rendered).toContain('… (20 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
     expect(rendered).toContain('row-01');
     expect(rendered).toContain('row-10');
     expect(rendered).not.toContain('row-11');
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('ShellRunComponent finished collapse', () => {
 
     c.setExpanded(false);
     const collapsed = stripTheme(c.render(80).join('\n'));
-    expect(collapsed).toContain('... (20 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+    expect(collapsed).toContain('… (20 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
     expect(collapsed).not.toContain('row-11');
   });
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('ShellRunComponent finished collapse', () => {
     c.append('x'.repeat(300 * 1024));
     c.setExpanded(true);
     const rendered = stripTheme(c.render(80).join('\n'));
-    expect(rendered).toContain('... (output truncated)');
+    expect(rendered).toContain('… (output truncated)');
   });
 
   it('keeps the backgrounded view when toggled', () => {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ describe('ShellRunComponent finished collapse', () => {
     const c = create();
     c.finish(rows(30), 'boom', true);
     const collapsed = stripTheme(c.render(80).join('\n'));
-    expect(collapsed).toContain('... (21 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+    expect(collapsed).toContain('… (21 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
 
     c.setExpanded(true);
     const expanded = stripTheme(c.render(80).join('\n'));
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-call.test.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-call.test.ts
index b6aa53174..9ea1d79be 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-call.test.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-call.test.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ describe('ToolCallComponent', () => {
     expect(collapsed).toContain('line2');
     expect(collapsed).toContain('line3');
     expect(collapsed).not.toContain('line4');
-    expect(collapsed).toContain('... (2 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+    expect(collapsed).toContain('… (2 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
 
     component.setExpanded(true);
 
@@ -254,6 +254,24 @@ describe('ToolCallComponent', () => {
     expect(out).toContain('line2');
   });
 
+  it('uses a Unicode ellipsis when truncating live Bash output', () => {
+    const component = new ToolCallComponent(
+      {
+        id: 'call_shell_live_truncated',
+        name: 'Bash',
+        args: { command: 'printf output' },
+      },
+      undefined,
+    );
+
+    component.setExpanded(true);
+    component.appendLiveOutput('x'.repeat(50_001));
+
+    const out = strip(component.render(1000).join('\n'));
+    expect(out).toContain('[…truncated]');
+    expect(out).not.toContain('[...truncated]');
+  });
+
   it('clears live Bash output when the final result arrives', () => {
     const component = new ToolCallComponent(
       {
@@ -1751,7 +1769,7 @@ describe('ToolCallComponent', () => {
     const out = strip(component.render(100).join('\n'));
     expect(out).toContain('Using Edit');
     expect(out).toContain('foo.ts');
-    expect(out).toContain('Preparing changes for foo.ts...');
+    expect(out).toContain('Preparing changes for foo.ts…');
     expect(out).toContain('4s elapsed');
     expect(out).toMatch(/\d+(?:\.\d+)? (?:B|KB|MB)/);
     expect(out).not.toContain('old20');
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/registry.test.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/registry.test.ts
index 04c3f73a9..9edafb94f 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/registry.test.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/registry.test.ts
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ describe('tool-result registry', () => {
     expect(out).toContain('b');
     expect(out).toContain('c');
     expect(out).not.toContain('\nd');
-    expect(out).toContain('... (2 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+    expect(out).toContain('… (2 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
   });
 
   it('uses truncated renderer for Bash to preserve raw output UX', () => {
     const renderer = pickResultRenderer('Bash');
     const out = strip(joinRender(renderer(call('Bash'), result('one\ntwo\nthree\nfour'), ctx)));
     expect(out).toContain('one');
-    expect(out).toContain('... (1 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+    expect(out).toContain('… (1 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
   });
 
   it('Read renders no body when collapsed (header chip carries the count)', () => {
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ describe('tool-result registry', () => {
     const out = strip(joinRender(renderer(call('SomethingUnknown'), result(longLine), ctx), 20));
     expect(out).toContain('x');
     expect(out).not.toContain(longLine);
-    expect(out).toContain('... (');
+    expect(out).toContain('… (');
   });
 
   const waitForCompletedOutput = [
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/truncated.test.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/truncated.test.ts
index 5f248ecfa..6ed026343 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/truncated.test.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/components/messages/tool-renderers/truncated.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('TruncatedOutputComponent', () => {
     const lines = strip(component.render(80).join('\n')).split('\n');
     expect(lines[0]?.startsWith('      a')).toBe(true);
     expect(lines[1]?.startsWith('      b')).toBe(true);
-    expect(lines[2]).toBe('      ... (3 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+    expect(lines[2]).toBe('      … (3 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
   });
 
   it('defaults to a two-space indent for both content and hint', () => {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('TruncatedOutputComponent', () => {
 
     const lines = strip(component.render(80).join('\n')).split('\n');
     expect(lines[0]?.startsWith('  x')).toBe(true);
-    expect(lines[1]).toBe('  ... (2 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+    expect(lines[1]).toBe('  … (2 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
   });
 
   it('omits the ctrl+o promise when expandHint is false', () => {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('TruncatedOutputComponent', () => {
     });
 
     const lines = strip(component.render(80).join('\n')).split('\n');
-    expect(lines[2]).toBe('    ... (2 more lines)');
+    expect(lines[2]).toBe('    … (2 more lines)');
   });
 
   it('renders all lines without a hint when expanded', () => {
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts
index 2d0d2f988..4e22ecdb8 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/message-replay.test.ts
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ describe('PythinkerTUI resume message replay', () => {
     ]);
 
     const transcript = stripAnsi(driver.state.transcriptContainer.render(140).join('\n'));
-    expect(transcript).toContain('... (20 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+    expect(transcript).toContain('… (20 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
     expect(transcript).toContain('row-01');
     expect(transcript).not.toContain('row-11');
   });
diff --git a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/pythinker-tui-message-flow.test.ts b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/pythinker-tui-message-flow.test.ts
index 41ac26325..bc9476f3e 100644
--- a/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/pythinker-tui-message-flow.test.ts
+++ b/apps/pythinker-code/test/tui/pythinker-tui-message-flow.test.ts
@@ -3832,7 +3832,7 @@ command = "vim"
     driver.handleUserInput('seq 30');
     await vi.waitFor(() => {
       const transcript = stripSgr(driver.state.transcriptContainer.render(120).join('\n'));
-      expect(transcript).toContain('... (20 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+      expect(transcript).toContain('… (20 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
     });
 
     let transcript = stripSgr(driver.state.transcriptContainer.render(120).join('\n'));
@@ -3846,7 +3846,7 @@ command = "vim"
 
     driver.state.editor.onToggleToolExpand?.();
     transcript = stripSgr(driver.state.transcriptContainer.render(120).join('\n'));
-    expect(transcript).toContain('... (20 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
+    expect(transcript).toContain('… (20 more lines, ctrl+o to expand)');
     expect(transcript).not.toContain('row-11');
   });
 
@@ -4289,7 +4289,7 @@ command = "vim"
       expect(session.startBtw).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
     });
     expect(session.prompt).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(stripSgr(renderBtwPanel(driver))).toContain('Ready for a side question...');
+    expect(stripSgr(renderBtwPanel(driver))).toContain('Ready for a side question…');
 
     driver.handleUserInput('What are you working on right now?');
 
@@ -4330,7 +4330,7 @@ command = "vim"
     await vi.waitFor(() => {
       expect(session.startBtw).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
     });
-    expect(stripSgr(renderBtwPanel(driver))).toContain('Ready for a side question...');
+    expect(stripSgr(renderBtwPanel(driver))).toContain('Ready for a side question…');
 
     driver.handleUserInput('check /skill:review');
 
@@ -4624,7 +4624,7 @@ command = "vim"
     const lines = getMountedBtwPanel(driver).render(80).map(stripSgr);
     expect(lines).toHaveLength(3);
     expect(lines.join('\n')).toContain('Q: side question');
-    expect(lines.join('\n')).toContain('Waiting for answer...');
+    expect(lines.join('\n')).toContain('Waiting for answer…');
   });
 
   it('keeps /btw panel height stable when final output is shorter than thinking', async () => {
@@ -5623,7 +5623,7 @@ command = "vim"
 
     transcript = stripSgr(renderTranscript(driver));
     expect(transcript).toContain('001 [');
-    expect(transcript).toContain('Queued...');
+    expect(transcript).toContain('Queued…');
     expect(transcript).not.toContain('Provider rate limit');
     expect(transcript).not.toContain('Failed');
 
@@ -5662,7 +5662,7 @@ command = "vim"
     expect(transcript).toContain('001 [');
     expect(transcript).toContain('Reviewing src/a.ts');
     expect(transcript).not.toContain('Completed');
-    expect(transcript).toContain('002 Queued...');
+    expect(transcript).toContain('002 Queued…');
     expect(transcript).not.toContain('002 [');
 
     driver.sessionEventHandler.handleEvent(
@@ -5984,7 +5984,7 @@ command = "vim"
     const renderDynamicWorkflow = (): string =>
       stripSgr(dynamicWorkflowProgress.render(transcriptWidth).join('\n'));
 
-    expect(renderDynamicWorkflow()).toContain('001 Queued...');
+    expect(renderDynamicWorkflow()).toContain('001 Queued…');
 
     driver.sessionEventHandler.handleEvent(
       {
@@ -6010,7 +6010,7 @@ command = "vim"
       .reduce((sum, child) => sum + child.render(transcriptWidth).length, 0);
     expect(rowsAfterDynamicWorkflowInTranscript).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 
-    expect(renderDynamicWorkflow()).toContain('001 Queued...');
+    expect(renderDynamicWorkflow()).toContain('001 Queued…');
     const transcript = stripSgr(
       driver.state.transcriptContainer.render(terminalColumns).join('\n'),
     );
@@ -6083,7 +6083,7 @@ command = "vim"
 
     let transcript = stripSgr(renderTranscript(driver));
     expect(transcript).toContain('Agent DynamicWorkflow');
-    expect(transcript).toContain('Orchestrating...');
+    expect(transcript).toContain('Orchestrating…');
     expect(transcript).not.toContain('01');
 
     driver.sessionEventHandler.handleEvent(
@@ -6120,7 +6120,7 @@ command = "vim"
     );
 
     transcript = stripSgr(renderTranscript(driver));
-    expect(transcript).toContain('001 Queued...');
+    expect(transcript).toContain('001 Queued…');
     expect(transcript).not.toContain('001 [');
     expect(transcript).toContain('002 src/b');
 
@@ -6142,8 +6142,8 @@ command = "vim"
     );
 
     transcript = stripSgr(renderTranscript(driver));
-    expect(transcript).toContain('001 Queued...');
-    expect(transcript).toContain('002 Queued...');
+    expect(transcript).toContain('001 Queued…');
+    expect(transcript).toContain('002 Queued…');
     expect(transcript).not.toContain('001 [');
     expect(transcript).not.toContain('002 [');
   });
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ActionMenu.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ActionMenu.tsx
index fe0586a66..d1e7ac56a 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ActionMenu.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ActionMenu.tsx
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export function ActionMenu({ className, onAuthAction }: ActionMenuProps) {
             danger={isLoggedIn}
           >
             {loading ? <IconLoader2 className="size-4 animate-spin" /> : isLoggedIn ? <IconLogout className="size-4" /> : <IconLogin className="size-4 text-muted-foreground" />}
-            <span className="flex-1">{loading ? "Processing..." : isLoggedIn ? "Sign out" : "Sign in"}</span>
+            <span className="flex-1">{loading ? "Processing…" : isLoggedIn ? "Sign out" : "Sign in"}</span>
           </MenuItem>
         </MenuSection>
       </PopoverContent>
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/CompactionCard.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/CompactionCard.tsx
index 256477447..a963501bd 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/CompactionCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/CompactionCard.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function CompactionCard() {
           </div>
         )}
         <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-          <div className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">{isCompacting ? "Compacting context..." : "Context compacted"}</div>
+          <div className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground">{isCompacting ? "Compacting context…" : "Context compacted"}</div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ConfigErrorScreen.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ConfigErrorScreen.tsx
index 7b58ada07..ef8bf24b9 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ConfigErrorScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ConfigErrorScreen.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export function ConfigErrorScreen({ type, errorMessage, onRefresh, onBackToLogin
           <PythinkerMascot className="h-10 mx-auto opacity-50" />
           <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-muted-foreground">
             <IconLoader2 className="size-4 animate-spin" />
-            <span className="text-sm">Starting Pythinker Code...</span>
+            <span className="text-sm">Starting Pythinker Code…</span>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/FilePickerMenu.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/FilePickerMenu.tsx
index 44de1c030..a36ac6dd7 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/FilePickerMenu.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/FilePickerMenu.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ interface FilePickerMenuProps {
 
 function truncateMiddle(str: string, maxLen: number): string {
   if (str.length <= maxLen) return str;
-  const ellipsis = "...";
+  const ellipsis = "…";
   const charsToShow = maxLen - ellipsis.length;
   const frontChars = Math.ceil(charsToShow / 2);
   const backChars = Math.floor(charsToShow / 2);
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function FilePickerMenu({
               className={cn("w-full px-2 py-1.5 text-left flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-border", selectedIndex === 0 ? "bg-accent" : "hover:bg-accent/50")}
             >
               <IconPhoto className="size-3.5 text-muted-foreground" />
-              <span className="text-xs">Select images or videos...</span>
+              <span className="text-xs">Select images or videos…</span>
             </button>
           )}
           <button
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export function FilePickerMenu({
             )}
           >
             <IconFolderOpen className="size-3.5 text-muted-foreground" />
-            <span className="text-xs">Browse folders...</span>
+            <span className="text-xs">Browse folders…</span>
           </button>
         </>
       ) : (
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export function FilePickerMenu({
       )}
       <div className="max-h-64 overflow-y-auto">
         {isLoading ? (
-          <div className="px-2 py-4 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">Loading...</div>
+          <div className="px-2 py-4 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">Loading…</div>
         ) : items.length === 0 ? (
           <div className="px-2 py-4 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">{mode === "search" ? "No files found" : "Empty folder"}</div>
         ) : (
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/LoginScreen.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/LoginScreen.tsx
index 024f75f5d..b4cb52e87 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/LoginScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/LoginScreen.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function LoginScreen({ onLoginSuccess, onSkip }: LoginScreenProps) {
           <div className="space-y-2">
             <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-brand">
               <IconLoader2 className="size-5 animate-spin" />
-              <span className="text-sm font-medium">Waiting for authentication...</span>
+              <span className="text-sm font-medium">Waiting for authentication…</span>
             </div>
             <p className="text-xs leading-5 text-muted-foreground text-left">A browser window should open automatically. Complete the sign-in process there.</p>
           </div>
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/QuestionDialog.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/QuestionDialog.tsx
index 71c58d2e9..86a98ddc9 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/QuestionDialog.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/QuestionDialog.tsx
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export function QuestionDialog() {
                     cardRef.current?.focus();
                   }
                 }}
-                placeholder="Enter your response..."
+                placeholder="Enter your response…"
                 className="flex-1 px-2 py-1 rounded-md text-xs border border-border bg-background outline-none focus:border-ring"
               />
               <button
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export function QuestionDialog() {
               )}
             >
               <span className={cn("mr-2", selectedIndex === customIndex ? "text-primary-foreground/70" : "text-muted-foreground")}>{customIndex}</span>
-              <span className="font-medium">Custom response...</span>
+              <span className="font-medium">Custom response…</span>
             </button>
           )}
           {isMultiSelect && (
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/SessionList.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/SessionList.tsx
index f25935cb8..2f992e345 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/SessionList.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/SessionList.tsx
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ export function SessionList({ onClose }: SessionListProps) {
   const groupedSessions = useMemo(() => {
     const q = searchQuery.trim().toLowerCase();
     const filtered = q ? sessions.filter((s) => cleanSystemTags(s.brief).toLowerCase().includes(q)) : sessions;
+    // oxlint-disable-next-line eslint-plugin-unicorn/no-array-sort -- The copied array is safe to sort in place.
     const sorted = [...filtered].sort((a, b) => (sortOrder === "recent" ? b.updatedAt - a.updatedAt : a.updatedAt - b.updatedAt));
 
     const now = new Date();
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ export function SessionList({ onClose }: SessionListProps) {
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1 p-2 border-b border-border shrink-0">
           <div className="relative flex-1">
             <IconSearch className="absolute left-2.5 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 size-3.5 text-muted-foreground" />
-            <Input placeholder="Search conversations..." value={searchQuery} onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)} className="pl-8 h-8 text-xs" />
+            <Input placeholder="Search conversations…" value={searchQuery} onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)} className="pl-8 h-8 text-xs" />
           </div>
           <Button
             variant="ghost"
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ export function SessionList({ onClose }: SessionListProps) {
         </div>
         <div className="overflow-y-auto flex-1 min-h-0">
           {loading ? (
-            <div className="px-3 py-8 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">Loading...</div>
+            <div className="px-3 py-8 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">Loading…</div>
           ) : isEmpty ? (
             <div className="px-3 py-8 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">{searchQuery ? "No conversations found" : "No conversations yet"}</div>
           ) : (
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/StreamingConfirmDialog.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/StreamingConfirmDialog.tsx
index 2f39e7785..58348fb09 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/StreamingConfirmDialog.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/StreamingConfirmDialog.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function StreamingConfirmDialog({
             disabled={confirmDisabled}
             className="bg-destructive text-destructive-foreground hover:bg-destructive/90"
           >
-            {confirmLoading ? `${confirmLabel}...` : confirmLabel}
+            {confirmLoading ? `${confirmLabel}…` : confirmLabel}
           </AlertDialogAction>
         </AlertDialogFooter>
       </AlertDialogContent>
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ToolRenderers.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ToolRenderers.tsx
index 207ba584e..13274da02 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ToolRenderers.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ToolRenderers.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function CodeBlock({ content, maxLines = 10 }: { content: string; maxLines?: num
     <div className="relative group/codeblock">
       <pre className="text-[11px] bg-muted text-foreground rounded px-3 py-2 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-all">
         {displayContent}
-        {shouldCollapse && !expanded && <span className="text-muted-foreground">{"\n"}...</span>}
+        {shouldCollapse && !expanded && <span className="text-muted-foreground">{"\n"}…</span>}
       </pre>
       {shouldCollapse && (
         <button
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/confighub/MCPServersSection.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/confighub/MCPServersSection.tsx
index 6e24caad8..f2b46b5e5 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/confighub/MCPServersSection.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/confighub/MCPServersSection.tsx
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function ServerForm({
         <>
           <div>
             <Label className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">URL</Label>
-            <Input value={data.url} onChange={(e) => set("url", e.target.value)} placeholder="https://..." className="h-7 text-xs font-mono" />
+            <Input value={data.url} onChange={(e) => set("url", e.target.value)} placeholder="https://…" className="h-7 text-xs font-mono" />
             <label className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-1.5 cursor-pointer">
               <input type="checkbox" checked={data.requiresAuth} onChange={(e) => set("requiresAuth", e.target.checked)} className="rounded size-3" />
               <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Requires OAuth</span>
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ export function MCPServersSection() {
           <AlertDialogFooter>
             <AlertDialogCancel disabled={isDeleting}>Cancel</AlertDialogCancel>
             <AlertDialogAction onClick={() => { void handleDelete(); }} disabled={isDeleting} className="bg-destructive text-destructive-foreground hover:bg-destructive/90">
-              {isDeleting ? "Deleting..." : "Delete"}
+              {isDeleting ? "Deleting…" : "Delete"}
             </AlertDialogAction>
           </AlertDialogFooter>
         </AlertDialogContent>
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/inputarea/InputArea.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/inputarea/InputArea.tsx
index 192cee292..90950bf31 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/inputarea/InputArea.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/inputarea/InputArea.tsx
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ export function InputArea({ onAuthAction }: InputAreaProps) {
             onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
             onSelect={handleSelect}
             onPaste={handlePaste}
-            placeholder={isStreaming ? "Add a follow-up..." : "Ask Pythinker Code... (/ commands · @ files · Alt+K code)"}
+            placeholder={isStreaming ? "Add a follow-up…" : "Ask Pythinker Code… (/ commands · @ files · Alt+K code)"}
             className={cn(
               "w-full field-sizing-content min-h-12 max-h-35 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-xs leading-relaxed",
               "bg-transparent resize-none outline-none border-none overflow-y-auto",
diff --git a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ui/command.tsx b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ui/command.tsx
index bcad042a6..d3641fd15 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ui/command.tsx
+++ b/apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/components/ui/command.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function Command({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<typeof CommandPri
 
 function CommandDialog({
   title = "Command Palette",
-  description = "Search for a command to run...",
+  description = "Search for a command to run…",
   children,
   className,
   showCloseButton = false,
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/features/cron/cronAgentRuntime.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/features/cron/cronAgentRuntime.ts
index bc0b6c9fa..f34624098 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/features/cron/cronAgentRuntime.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/features/cron/cronAgentRuntime.ts
@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ function configOf(runtime: AgentRuntimeContext<CronModelState>): IConfigService
   return runtime.get(IConfigService);
 }
 
+function readCronConfig(config: IConfigService): CronConfig {
+  return config.get<CronConfig>(CRON_SECTION) ?? DEFAULT_CRON_CONFIG;
+}
+
 function cronConfigOf(runtime: AgentRuntimeContext<CronModelState>): CronConfig {
-  return configOf(runtime).get<CronConfig>(CRON_SECTION) ?? DEFAULT_CRON_CONFIG;
+  return readCronConfig(configOf(runtime));
 }
 
 function clocksOf(runtime: AgentRuntimeContext<CronModelState>): ClockSources {
@@ -157,6 +161,7 @@ function deliverFire(
   runtime: AgentRuntimeContext<CronModelState>,
   task: CronTask,
   context: { readonly coalescedCount: number; readonly firedAt: number },
+  isDisposed: () => boolean,
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   const origin: CronJobOrigin = {
     kind: 'cron_job',
@@ -177,11 +182,14 @@ function deliverFire(
   try {
     launched = runtime.get(IAgentPromptService).inject(message);
   } catch (error) {
-    debugLog(runtime, `steer threw for task ${task.id}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+    if (!isDisposed()) {
+      debugLog(runtime, `steer threw for task ${task.id}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+    }
     return Promise.resolve(false);
   }
   return launched.then(
     () => {
+      if (isDisposed()) return false;
       void runtime.dispatch(new CronFired({ origin, prompt: task.prompt }));
       telemetryOf(runtime).track2(CRON_FIRED, {
         recurring: task.recurring !== false,
@@ -192,7 +200,9 @@ function deliverFire(
       return true;
     },
     (error: unknown) => {
-      debugLog(runtime, `steer launch rejected for task ${task.id}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+      if (!isDisposed()) {
+        debugLog(runtime, `steer launch rejected for task ${task.id}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+      }
       return false;
     },
   );
@@ -203,6 +213,7 @@ async function processDue(
   state: CronEffectState,
   task: CronTask,
   now: number,
+  isDisposed: () => boolean,
 ): Promise<void> {
   if (state.inFlight.has(task.id)) return;
   let parsed: ParsedCronExpression;
@@ -238,13 +249,15 @@ async function processDue(
   const firedAt = state.clocks.wallNow();
   let delivered = false;
   try {
-    delivered = await deliverFire(runtime, task, { coalescedCount, firedAt });
+    delivered = await deliverFire(runtime, task, { coalescedCount, firedAt }, isDisposed);
   } catch (error) {
-    debugLog(runtime, `deliverDue threw for task ${task.id}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+    if (!isDisposed()) {
+      debugLog(runtime, `deliverDue threw for task ${task.id}: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
+    }
   } finally {
-    state.inFlight.delete(task.id);
+    if (!isDisposed()) state.inFlight.delete(task.id);
   }
-  if (!delivered) return;
+  if (isDisposed() || !delivered) return;
   if (task.recurring === false || isStaleAt(runtime, task, firedAt)) {
     const removed = removeTasks(runtime, [task.id]);
     state.lastSeenAt.delete(task.id);
@@ -265,12 +278,17 @@ async function processDue(
 async function tickCron(
   runtime: AgentRuntimeContext<CronModelState>,
   state: CronEffectState,
+  config: IConfigService,
+  isDisposed: () => boolean,
 ): Promise<void> {
-  await configOf(runtime).ready;
-  if (cronConfigOf(runtime).disabled || runtime.getState().size === 0) return;
+  await config.ready;
+  if (isDisposed()) return;
+  if (readCronConfig(config).disabled || runtime.getState().size === 0) return;
   if (runtime.get(IAgentLoopService).status().state === 'running') return;
   const now = state.clocks.wallNow();
-  await Promise.all([...runtime.getState().values()].map((task) => processDue(runtime, state, task, now)));
+  await Promise.all(
+    [...runtime.getState().values()].map((task) => processDue(runtime, state, task, now, isDisposed)),
+  );
 }
 
 const cronEffects = fromCallback(({
@@ -286,6 +304,7 @@ const cronEffects = fromCallback(({
   sendBack: (event: CronActorEvent) => void;
 }) => {
   if (input.runtime.agent.agentId !== MAIN_AGENT_ID) return;
+  const config = configOf(input.runtime);
   const timer = new IntervalTimer({ unref: true });
   const state: CronEffectState = {
     clocks: SYSTEM_CLOCKS,
@@ -297,18 +316,22 @@ const cronEffects = fromCallback(({
   let disposed = false;
   let signalHandler: NodeJS.SignalsListener | undefined;
   receive((event) => {
-    void tickCron(input.runtime, state).then(event.resolve, event.reject);
+    if (disposed) {
+      event.resolve?.();
+      return;
+    }
+    void tickCron(input.runtime, state, config, () => disposed).then(event.resolve, event.reject);
   });
-  input.restore.waitUntil(configOf(input.runtime).ready.then(() => {
+  input.restore.waitUntil(config.ready.then(() => {
     if (disposed) return;
-    const config = cronConfigOf(input.runtime);
-    state.clocks = resolveClockSources(config.clock, config.debug) ?? SYSTEM_CLOCKS;
-    const poll = config.manualTick ? null : config.pollIntervalMs;
+    const current = readCronConfig(config);
+    state.clocks = resolveClockSources(current.clock, current.debug) ?? SYSTEM_CLOCKS;
+    const poll = current.manualTick ? null : current.pollIntervalMs;
     const interval = poll === undefined ? DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL_MS : poll;
     if (interval !== null && interval !== 0) {
       timer.cancelAndSet(() => { sendBack({ type: 'cron.tick' }); }, interval);
     }
-    if (process.platform !== 'win32' && config.manualTick) {
+    if (process.platform !== 'win32' && current.manualTick) {
       signalHandler = () => { sendBack({ type: 'cron.tick' }); };
       process.on('SIGUSR1', signalHandler);
     }
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/features/cron/sessionCron.test.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/features/cron/sessionCron.test.ts
index 9f71331a3..8b157dc71 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/features/cron/sessionCron.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/features/cron/sessionCron.test.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,28 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
+import { DisposableStore } from '#/_base/di/lifecycle';
+import { createServices } from '#/_base/di/test';
+import { IAgentLoopService } from '#/agent/loop/loop';
+import { IAgentPromptService } from '#/agent/prompt/prompt';
+import type { DurableAgentRuntimeParticipant } from '#/agent/runtime/agentRuntime';
+import { AgentRuntimeSet } from '#/agent/runtime/agentRuntimeSet';
 import { IAgentToolRegistryService } from '#/agent/toolRegistry/toolRegistry';
-import { AgentCron } from '#/features/cron/cronAgentRuntime';
-import { CronCursor } from '#/features/cron/cronOps';
-
+import { IConfigService } from '#/app/config/config';
+import { ITelemetryService } from '#/app/telemetry/telemetry';
+import { CRON_SECTION, DEFAULT_CRON_CONFIG } from '#/features/cron/configSection';
+import { AgentCron, cronAgentRuntimeProvider } from '#/features/cron/cronAgentRuntime';
+import { CronCursor, type CronModelState } from '#/features/cron/cronOps';
+import { IEventDispatcher } from '#/state/eventDispatcher';
+
+import { stubAgentContext } from '../../agent/agentContext/stubs';
+import { stubLoopWithHooks } from '../../agent/loop/stubs';
 import {
   createTestAgent,
   InMemoryWireRecordPersistence,
   type TestAgentContext,
   type TestAgentOptions,
 } from '../../harness';
+import { StubConfigService } from '../../kosong/stubs';
 
 async function bootCronContext(options: TestAgentOptions = {}): Promise<TestAgentContext> {
   const ctx = createTestAgent(options);
@@ -21,6 +34,88 @@ async function bootCronContext(options: TestAgentOptions = {}): Promise<TestAgen
 }
 
 describe('session cron wire persistence', () => {
+  it('settles an in-flight tick without reading services after close', async () => {
+    let releaseInject!: () => void;
+    const injection = new Promise<undefined>((resolve) => { releaseInject = () => { resolve(undefined); }; });
+    let markInjectStarted!: () => void;
+    const injectStarted = new Promise<void>((resolve) => { markInjectStarted = resolve; });
+    let closed = false;
+    let postCloseReads = 0;
+    const configReads: string[] = [];
+    const recordRead = (): void => {
+      if (closed) postCloseReads += 1;
+    };
+    class TrackedConfigService extends StubConfigService {
+      override get<T = unknown>(domain: string): T {
+        configReads.push(domain);
+        recordRead();
+        return super.get<T>(domain);
+      }
+    }
+    const disposables = new DisposableStore();
+    const services = createServices(disposables, {
+      additionalServices: (reg) => {
+        reg.defineInstance(IConfigService, new TrackedConfigService({
+          [CRON_SECTION]: { ...DEFAULT_CRON_CONFIG, noJitter: true, manualTick: true },
+        }));
+        reg.defineInstance(IAgentLoopService, stubLoopWithHooks());
+        reg.definePartialInstance(IAgentPromptService, {
+          inject: () => {
+            markInjectStarted();
+            return injection;
+          },
+        });
+        reg.definePartialInstance(IEventDispatcher, {
+          dispatch: async () => { recordRead(); },
+        });
+        reg.definePartialInstance(ITelemetryService, {
+          track2: () => { recordRead(); },
+        });
+      },
+    });
+    const agent = stubAgentContext('main');
+    const runtimes = new AgentRuntimeSet(agent, services);
+    runtimes.apply({
+      definition: AgentCron,
+      provider: cronAgentRuntimeProvider,
+      generation: 1,
+      active: true,
+    });
+    let participant: DurableAgentRuntimeParticipant<CronModelState> | undefined;
+    runtimes.attachDurable({
+      attach: (attached) => {
+        participant = attached;
+        return { dispose: () => {} };
+      },
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await runtimes.restore();
+      if (participant === undefined) throw new Error('Cron runtime was not attached');
+      const now = Date.now();
+      participant.commit(new Map([['deadbeef', {
+        id: 'deadbeef',
+        cron: '* * * * *',
+        prompt: 'fire after wait',
+        recurring: true,
+        createdAt: now - 120_000,
+      }]]));
+
+      const ticking = runtimes.resolve(AgentCron).tick();
+      await injectStarted;
+      await runtimes.close();
+      closed = true;
+      releaseInject();
+
+      await expect(ticking).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+      expect(postCloseReads).toBe(0);
+      expect(new Set(configReads)).toEqual(new Set([CRON_SECTION]));
+    } finally {
+      await runtimes.close();
+      disposables.dispose();
+    }
+  });
+
   it('writes cron ops as durable wire records and rebuilds the task table on replay', async () => {
     const persistence = new InMemoryWireRecordPersistence();
     const first = await bootCronContext({ persistence });