diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
index f61cc01d..563d3cb2 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ function App() {
             return next
           })
 
-          if (event.toolCallId && event.toolName !== 'executeCommand') {
+          if (event.toolCallId) {
             setToolOpenForTab(activeChatTabIdRef.current, event.toolCallId, false)
           }
 
@@ -5730,7 +5730,6 @@ function App() {
                                       const response = tabState.permissionResponses.get(item.id) || null
                                       return (
                                         <React.Fragment key={item.id}>
-                                          {rendered}
                                           <PermissionRequest
                                             toolCall={permRequest.toolCall}
                                             permission={permRequest.permission}
@@ -5759,6 +5758,7 @@ function App() {
                                             isProcessing={isActive && isProcessing}
                                             response={response}
                                           />
+                                          {rendered}
                                         </React.Fragment>
                                       )
                                     }
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/ai-elements/permission-request.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/ai-elements/permission-request.tsx
index ba003254..d99d2e8b 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/ai-elements/permission-request.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/ai-elements/permission-request.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuItem,
 } from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
-import { AlertTriangleIcon, CheckCircleIcon, CheckIcon, ChevronDownIcon, RefreshCwIcon, Terminal, XCircleIcon, XIcon } from "lucide-react";
-import type { ComponentProps } from "react";
+import { AlertTriangleIcon, CheckIcon, ChevronDownIcon, RefreshCwIcon, Terminal, XIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { useState, type ComponentProps } from "react";
 import { ToolCallPart } from "@x/shared/dist/message.js";
 import { ToolPermissionMetadata } from "@x/shared/dist/runs.js";
 import z from "zod";
@@ -70,14 +70,19 @@ export const PermissionRequest = ({
   const isResponded = response !== null;
   const isApproved = response === 'approve';
 
+  // Once a response is chosen, collapse the details to just the header.
+  // Users can click the header to expand them again.
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false);
+  const showDetails = !isResponded || expanded;
+
   return (
     <div
       className={cn(
         "not-prose mb-4 w-full rounded-md border",
         isResponded
           ? isApproved
-            ? "border-green-500/50 bg-green-50/50 dark:bg-green-950/20"
-            : "border-red-500/50 bg-red-50/50 dark:bg-red-950/20"
+            ? "border-green-500/60 bg-green-200/80 dark:border-green-500/40 dark:bg-green-900/40"
+            : "border-[#fa2525]/70 bg-[#fa2525]/30 dark:border-[#fa2525]/60 dark:bg-[#fa2525]/30"
           : "border-amber-500/50 bg-amber-50/50 dark:bg-amber-950/20",
         className
       )}
@@ -85,17 +90,14 @@ export const PermissionRequest = ({
     >
       <div className="p-4 space-y-4">
         <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
-          {isResponded ? (
-            isApproved ? (
-              <CheckCircleIcon className="size-5 text-green-600 dark:text-green-500 shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
-            ) : (
-              <XCircleIcon className="size-5 text-red-600 dark:text-red-500 shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
-            )
-          ) : (
+          {!isResponded && (
             <AlertTriangleIcon className="size-5 text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-500 shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
           )}
           <div className="flex-1 space-y-2">
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <div
+              className={cn("flex items-center gap-2", isResponded && "cursor-pointer select-none")}
+              onClick={isResponded ? () => setExpanded((v) => !v) : undefined}
+            >
               <div className="flex-1">
                 <h3 className="font-semibold text-sm text-foreground">
                   {isResponded ? (isApproved ? "Permission Granted" : "Permission Denied") : "Permission Required"}
@@ -114,30 +116,15 @@ export const PermissionRequest = ({
                 </p>
               </div>
               {isResponded && (
-                <Badge 
-                  variant="secondary" 
+                <ChevronDownIcon
                   className={cn(
-                    "shrink-0",
-                    isApproved 
-                      ? "bg-green-100 text-green-700 dark:bg-green-900/50 dark:text-green-400" 
-                      : "bg-red-100 text-red-700 dark:bg-red-900/50 dark:text-red-400"
+                    "size-4 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground transition-transform",
+                    expanded ? "rotate-180" : "rotate-0"
                   )}
-                >
-                  {isApproved ? (
-                    <>
-                      <CheckIcon className="size-3 mr-1" />
-                      Approved
-                    </>
-                  ) : (
-                    <>
-                      <XIcon className="size-3 mr-1" />
-                      Denied
-                    </>
-                  )}
-                </Badge>
+                />
               )}
             </div>
-            {command && (
+            {showDetails && command && (
               <div className="rounded-md border bg-background/50 p-3 mt-3">
                 <p className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground mb-1.5 uppercase tracking-wide">
                   Command
@@ -147,7 +134,7 @@ export const PermissionRequest = ({
                 </pre>
               </div>
             )}
-            {filePermission && (
+            {showDetails && filePermission && (
               <div className="rounded-md border bg-background/50 p-3 mt-3 space-y-3">
                 <div>
                   <p className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground mb-1.5 uppercase tracking-wide">
@@ -175,7 +162,7 @@ export const PermissionRequest = ({
                 </div>
               </div>
             )}
-            {!command && !filePermission && toolCall.arguments && (
+            {showDetails && !command && !filePermission && toolCall.arguments && (
               <div className="rounded-md border bg-background/50 p-3 mt-3">
                 <p className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground mb-1.5 uppercase tracking-wide">
                   Arguments
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/chat-sidebar.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/chat-sidebar.tsx
index 0ff286e3..ff7c6921 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/chat-sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/chat-sidebar.tsx
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
                                     const response = tabState.permissionResponses.get(item.id) || null
                                     return (
                                       <React.Fragment key={item.id}>
-                                        {rendered}
                                         <PermissionRequest
                                           toolCall={permRequest.toolCall}
                                           onApprove={() => onPermissionResponse(permRequest.toolCall.toolCallId, permRequest.subflow, 'approve')}
@@ -618,6 +617,7 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
                                           isProcessing={isActive && isProcessing}
                                           response={response}
                                         />
+                                        {rendered}
                                       </React.Fragment>
                                     )
                                   }