diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreen.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreen.svelte
index bd93a569c..e733a64a9 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreen.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreen.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { Trash2, AlertTriangle, RefreshCw } from '@lucide/svelte';
+	import { Trash2 } from '@lucide/svelte';
 	import { afterNavigate } from '$app/navigation';
 	import { page } from '$app/state';
-	import { fadeInView } from '$lib/actions/fade-in-view.svelte';
 	import {
 		ChatScreenForm,
 		ChatMessages,
@@ -13,9 +12,9 @@
 		DialogFileUploadError,
 		DialogChatError,
 		ServerLoadingSplash,
-		DialogConfirmation
+		DialogConfirmation,
+		ChatScreenServerError
 	} from '$lib/components/app';
-	import * as Alert from '$lib/components/ui/alert';
 	import { setProcessingInfoContext } from '$lib/contexts';
 	import { ErrorDialogType } from '$lib/enums';
 	import { createAutoScrollController } from '$lib/hooks/use-auto-scroll.svelte';
@@ -35,11 +34,12 @@
 		activeConversation
 	} from '$lib/stores/conversations.svelte';
 	import { config } from '$lib/stores/settings.svelte';
-	import { serverLoading, serverError, serverStore, isRouterMode } from '$lib/stores/server.svelte';
+	import { serverLoading, serverError, isRouterMode } from '$lib/stores/server.svelte';
 	import { modelsStore, modelOptions, selectedModelId } from '$lib/stores/models.svelte';
 	import { isFileTypeSupported, filterFilesByModalities } from '$lib/utils';
 	import { parseFilesToMessageExtras, processFilesToChatUploaded } from '$lib/utils/browser-only';
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+	import ChatScreenGreeting from './ChatScreenGreeting.svelte';
 
 	let { showCenteredEmpty = false } = $props();
 
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 
 	let showEmptyFileDialog = $state(false);
 
+	let processingInfoVisible = $state(false);
+
 	let emptyFileNames = $state<string[]>([]);
 
 	let initialMessage = $state('');
@@ -175,6 +177,10 @@
 		showDeleteDialog = false;
 	}
 
+	function handleProcessingInfoVisibility(visible: boolean) {
+		processingInfoVisible = visible;
+	}
+
 	function handleDragEnter(event: DragEvent) {
 		event.preventDefault();
 
@@ -395,61 +401,32 @@
 			{#if !isEmpty}
 				<ChatMessages
 					messages={activeMessages()}
+					onMessagesReady={handleMessagesReady}
 					onUserAction={() => {
 						autoScroll.enable();
 						if (!autoScroll.userScrolledUp) {
 							autoScroll.scrollToBottom();
 						}
 					}}
-					onMessagesReady={handleMessagesReady}
 				/>
 			{/if}
 
 			<div
-				class="pointer-events-none {isEmpty
-					? 'absolute bottom-[calc(50dvh-7rem)]'
-					: 'sticky bottom-4'} right-4 left-4 mt-auto -mb-14 pt-16 transition-all duration-200"
+				class={[
+					'pointer-events-none sticky right-4 left-4 mt-auto transition-all duration-200',
+					isEmpty ? 'bottom-[calc(50dvh-7rem)]' : 'bottom-4 pt-24 md:pt-32'
+				]}
 			>
-				{#if isEmpty}
-					<div class="mb-8 px-4 text-center" use:fadeInView={{ duration: 300 }}>
-						<h1 class="mb-2 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight md:text-3xl">Hello there</h1>
+				<ChatScreenGreeting {isEmpty} />
 
-						<p class="text-muted-foreground md:text-lg">
-							{serverStore.props?.modalities?.audio
-								? 'Record audio, type a message '
-								: 'Type a message'} or upload files to get started
-						</p>
-					</div>
-				{/if}
+				<ChatScreenActionScrollDown
+					container={chatScrollContainer}
+					hasProcessingInfoVisible={processingInfoVisible}
+				/>
 
-				<ChatScreenActionScrollDown container={chatScrollContainer} />
+				<ChatScreenProcessingInfo onVisibilityChange={handleProcessingInfoVisibility} />
 
-				{#if page.params.id}
-					<ChatScreenProcessingInfo />
-				{/if}
-
-				{#if hasPropsError}
-					<div
-						class="pointer-events-auto mx-auto mb-4 max-w-[48rem] px-1"
-						use:fadeInView={{ y: 10, duration: 250 }}
-					>
-						<Alert.Root variant="destructive">
-							<AlertTriangle class="h-4 w-4" />
-							<Alert.Title class="flex items-center justify-between">
-								<span>Server unavailable</span>
-								<button
-									onclick={() => serverStore.fetch()}
-									disabled={isServerLoading}
-									class="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-destructive/20 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium hover:bg-destructive/30 disabled:opacity-50"
-								>
-									<RefreshCw class="h-3 w-3 {isServerLoading ? 'animate-spin' : ''}" />
-									{isServerLoading ? 'Retrying...' : 'Retry'}
-								</button>
-							</Alert.Title>
-							<Alert.Description>{serverError()}</Alert.Description>
-						</Alert.Root>
-					</div>
-				{/if}
+				<ChatScreenServerError />
 
 				<div class="conversation-chat-form pointer-events-auto rounded-t-3xl">
 					<ChatScreenForm
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenActionScrollDown.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenActionScrollDown.svelte
index 3f3ee8677..bbfed95e9 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenActionScrollDown.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenActionScrollDown.svelte
@@ -2,10 +2,17 @@
 	import { ArrowDown } from '@lucide/svelte';
 	import { Button } from '$lib/components/ui/button';
 
-	let { container }: { container: HTMLDivElement | undefined } = $props();
+	interface Props {
+		container: HTMLDivElement | undefined;
+		hasProcessingInfoVisible: boolean;
+	}
+
+	let { container, hasProcessingInfoVisible }: Props = $props();
 
 	let show = $state(false);
 
+	let buttonBottom = $derived(hasProcessingInfoVisible ? '2rem' : '0');
+
 	function checkVisibility() {
 		if (!container) return;
 		const { scrollTop, scrollHeight, clientHeight } = container;
@@ -39,9 +46,11 @@
 		onclick={scrollToBottom}
 		variant="secondary"
 		size="icon"
-		class="h-10 w-10 rounded-full bg-background/80 shadow-lg backdrop-blur-sm transition-all duration-200 hover:bg-muted/80"
+		class="absolute h-10 w-10 rounded-full bg-background/80 shadow-lg backdrop-blur-sm transition-all duration-200 hover:bg-muted/80"
+		style="bottom: {buttonBottom}; transform: translateY({show ? '0' : '2rem'}); opacity: {show
+			? 1
+			: 0};"
 		aria-label="Scroll to bottom"
-		style="transform: translateY({show ? '0' : '20px'}); opacity: {show ? 1 : 0};"
 	>
 		<ArrowDown class="h-4 w-4" />
 	</Button>
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenGreeting.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenGreeting.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..141d4f4e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenGreeting.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { fadeInView } from '$lib/actions/fade-in-view.svelte';
+	import { serverStore } from '$lib/stores/server.svelte';
+
+	interface Props {
+		isEmpty: boolean;
+	}
+
+	let { isEmpty = false }: Props = $props();
+</script>
+
+<div
+	class={[
+		'pointer-events-none mb-4 hidden px-4 text-center',
+		isEmpty && 'pointer-events-auto block!'
+	]}
+	use:fadeInView={{ duration: 300 }}
+>
+	<h1 class="mb-2 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight md:text-3xl">Hello there</h1>
+
+	<p class="text-muted-foreground md:text-lg">
+		{serverStore.props?.modalities?.audio ? 'Record audio, type a message ' : 'Type a message'} or upload
+		files to get started
+	</p>
+</div>
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenProcessingInfo.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenProcessingInfo.svelte
index b5979db13..f38f3519c 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenProcessingInfo.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenProcessingInfo.svelte
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	import { activeMessages, activeConversation } from '$lib/stores/conversations.svelte';
 	import { config } from '$lib/stores/settings.svelte';
 	import { getProcessingInfoContext } from '$lib/contexts';
+	import { page } from '$app/state';
 
 	const processingState = useProcessingState();
 	const processingInfoCtx = getProcessingInfoContext();
@@ -16,6 +17,14 @@
 	let isStreaming = $derived(isChatStreaming());
 	let processingDetails = $derived(processingState.getTechnicalDetails());
 
+	let processingVisible = $derived(processingDetails.length > 0);
+
+	let { onVisibilityChange }: { onVisibilityChange?: (visible: boolean) => void } = $props();
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		onVisibilityChange?.(processingVisible);
+	});
+
 	$effect(() => {
 		const conversation = activeConversation();
 
@@ -60,9 +69,12 @@
 </script>
 
 <div
-	class={['chat-processing-info-container pointer-events-none', showProcessingInfo && 'visible']}
+	class={[
+		'chat-processing-info-container pointer-events-none relative',
+		page.params.id && showProcessingInfo && 'visible'
+	]}
 >
-	<div class="chat-processing-info-content">
+	<div class="chat-processing-info-content absolute bottom-4 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2">
 		{#each processingDetails as detail (detail)}
 			<span class="chat-processing-info-detail pointer-events-auto backdrop-blur-sm">{detail}</span>
 		{/each}
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenServerError.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenServerError.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a998dbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/ChatScreen/ChatScreenServerError.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { AlertTriangle, RefreshCw } from '@lucide/svelte';
+	import { fadeInView } from '$lib/actions/fade-in-view.svelte';
+	import * as Alert from '$lib/components/ui/alert';
+	import { serverError, serverLoading, serverStore } from '$lib/stores/server.svelte';
+
+	let hasError = $derived(!!serverError());
+</script>
+
+{#if hasError}
+	<div
+		class="pointer-events-auto mx-auto mb-4 max-w-[48rem] px-1"
+		use:fadeInView={{ y: 10, duration: 250 }}
+	>
+		<Alert.Root variant="destructive">
+			<AlertTriangle class="h-4 w-4" />
+
+			<Alert.Title class="flex items-center justify-between">
+				<span>Server unavailable</span>
+
+				<button
+					onclick={() => serverStore.fetch()}
+					disabled={serverLoading()}
+					class="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg bg-destructive/20 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium hover:bg-destructive/30 disabled:opacity-50"
+				>
+					<RefreshCw class="h-3 w-3 {serverLoading() ? 'animate-spin' : ''}" />
+					{serverLoading() ? 'Retrying...' : 'Retry'}
+				</button>
+			</Alert.Title>
+
+			<Alert.Description>{serverError()}</Alert.Description>
+		</Alert.Root>
+	</div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/index.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/index.ts
index 9c7ce864e..be5535960 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/index.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/chat/index.ts
@@ -674,3 +674,10 @@ export { default as ChatScreenProcessingInfo } from './ChatScreen/ChatScreenProc
  * Takes the chat container element as a prop to manage scroll state internally.
  */
 export { default as ChatScreenActionScrollDown } from './ChatScreen/ChatScreenActionScrollDown.svelte';
+
+/**
+ * Server error alert displayed when the server is unreachable.
+ * Shows the error message with a retry button.
+ * Rendered inside ChatScreen when `serverError` store has a value.
+ */
+export { default as ChatScreenServerError } from './ChatScreen/ChatScreenServerError.svelte';
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/tools/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 78227df3c..0610b07ae 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 	/>
 
 	<Sidebar.Provider bind:open={sidebarOpen}>
-		<div class="flex h-screen w-full" style:height="{innerHeight}px">
+		<div class="flex h-screen w-full">
 			<Sidebar.Root variant="floating" class="h-full"
 				><SidebarNavigation bind:this={chatSidebar} /></Sidebar.Root
 			>