diff --git a/frontend/packages/agent/src/app.js b/frontend/packages/agent/src/app.js
index 3b3362c3..7550c321 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/agent/src/app.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/agent/src/app.js
@@ -1483,6 +1483,33 @@ window.marked = marked;
       const name = c.name || '';
       const input = c.input || {};
       const icon = c._icon || '🔧';
+      if (name === 'Write' || name === 'Edit') {
+        const path = input.file_path || '?';
+        let body;
+        let plus = 0;
+        let minus = 0;
+        if (name === 'Write') {
+          const content = String(input.content || '');
+          const lines = content.split('\n');
+          plus = lines.length;
+          body = lines.map(l => '+ ' + l).join('\n');
+        } else {
+          const oldLines = String(input.old_string || '').split('\n');
+          const newLines = String(input.new_string || '').split('\n');
+          minus = oldLines.length;
+          plus = newLines.length;
+          body = oldLines.map(l => '- ' + l).join('\n')
+               + '\n'
+               + newLines.map(l => '+ ' + l).join('\n');
+        }
+        // The tool icon goes in the shared `.row-glyph` cell (4th arg) so it
+        // lines up with flat-row icons; the summary text carries no
+        // directional `→` (the row's cyan colour signals "outbound tool" and
+        // the CSS disclosure caret leads the text).
+        const summary = name + ' ' + path + ' · '
+          + (minus ? '-' + minus + ' ' : '') + '+' + plus;
+        return api.detailsDiff('tool-use', summary, body, icon);
+      }
       // Message-bearing tools render default-open with a markdown body so
       // the operator sees the content without an extra click. send / ask
       // address a target; answer attaches to an existing question id.
@@ -1532,15 +1559,11 @@ window.marked = marked;
           'answer #' + id + (lines > 1 ? ` · ${lines}L` : ''),
           a, icon);
       }
-      // Generic backend-computed body: the backend stamps `_body` + `_body_type`
-      // for tools whose expandable content is pre-computable (Edit diff,
-      // mcp__bash__run command). Dispatch on type — no tool-specific JS needed.
-      if (c._body != null) {
-        const summary = c._summary || name || '?';
-        if (c._body_type === 'diff') {
-          return api.detailsDiff('tool-use', summary, c._body, icon);
-        }
-        return api.details('tool-use', summary, c._body, icon);
+      // Generic plain-text body: the backend stamps `_body` for tools whose
+      // expandable content is plain text (e.g. mcp__bash__run full command).
+      // Render as a collapsible details row without any tool-specific logic.
+      if (c._body) {
+        return api.details('tool-use', c._summary || name || '?', c._body, icon);
       }
       return null;
     }
diff --git a/hive-agent/src/stream_enrich.rs b/hive-agent/src/stream_enrich.rs
index 942b98a5..c94ab281 100644
--- a/hive-agent/src/stream_enrich.rs
+++ b/hive-agent/src/stream_enrich.rs
@@ -239,9 +239,8 @@ fn enrich_tool_use_entry(entry: &mut Value) {
     if rich {
         obj.insert("_category".to_owned(), json!("rich"));
     }
-    if let Some((b, bt)) = body {
+    if let Some(b) = body {
         obj.insert("_body".to_owned(), json!(b));
-        obj.insert("_body_type".to_owned(), json!(bt));
     }
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +255,8 @@ fn enrich_tool_use_entry(entry: &mut Value) {
 fn is_rich_tool(name: &str) -> bool {
     matches!(
         name,
-        "Edit"
+        "Write"
+            | "Edit"
             | "mcp__bash__run"
             | "mcp__hyperhive__send"
             | "mcp__hyperhive__ask"
@@ -264,48 +264,14 @@ fn is_rich_tool(name: &str) -> bool {
     )
 }
 
-/// Pre-compute the expandable body for rich tool entries.
+/// Pre-compute the expandable body text for tools that have one.
 ///
-/// Returns `Some((body, body_type))` where `body_type` tells the frontend
-/// which renderer to use:
-/// - `"diff"` → `api.detailsDiff` (colour-coded `+`/`-` lines)
-/// - `"plain"` → `api.details` (plain `<pre>` block)
-///
-/// Returns `None` for tools whose body is inherently client-side (markdown
-/// rendering, DOM forms) or that have no body at all.
-///
-/// **`Write` is intentionally absent**: its `content` field can be megabytes
-/// and is one-sided (no `old_string` to diff against), making it too large to
-/// inline in every SSE event. The flat `"Write /path"` summary row is
-/// sufficient — the operator can open the file directly if they need to inspect
-/// the written content.
-fn rich_tool_body(name: &str, input: &Value) -> Option<(String, &'static str)> {
+/// Returns `Some(body)` when the tool has a meaningful multi-line body that
+/// the frontend can display in a `<details>` block without tool-specific JS.
+/// `None` for tools whose body is computed client-side (diffs, markdown) or
+/// that have no body at all.
+fn rich_tool_body(name: &str, input: &Value) -> Option<String> {
     match name {
-        // Edit diff: old lines prefixed `- `, new lines prefixed `+ `.
-        // The summary already carries `-N +M` counts (from `fmt_builtin_tool`),
-        // so the body is the full colour-coded diff.
-        "Edit" => {
-            let old = input
-                .get("old_string")
-                .and_then(Value::as_str)
-                .unwrap_or("");
-            let new = input
-                .get("new_string")
-                .and_then(Value::as_str)
-                .unwrap_or("");
-            let mut body = String::new();
-            for line in old.lines() {
-                body.push_str("- ");
-                body.push_str(line);
-                body.push('\n');
-            }
-            for line in new.lines() {
-                body.push_str("+ ");
-                body.push_str(line);
-                body.push('\n');
-            }
-            Some((body, "diff"))
-        }
         // Full bash command — first line is already in `_summary`; the full
         // `cmd` (prefixed with `$ `) is the body so multi-line scripts are
         // readable on expand.
@@ -314,7 +280,7 @@ fn rich_tool_body(name: &str, input: &Value) -> Option<(String, &'static str)> {
             if cmd.is_empty() {
                 None
             } else {
-                Some((format!("$ {cmd}"), "plain"))
+                Some(format!("$ {cmd}"))
             }
         }
         _ => None,
@@ -399,26 +365,7 @@ fn fmt_tool_use(name: &str, input: &Value) -> String {
 /// unknown tool that doesn't carry a known MCP server prefix.
 fn fmt_builtin_tool(name: &str, short: &str, input: &Value) -> String {
     match name {
-        "Read" | "Write" => format!("{short} {}", sv(input, "file_path")),
-        "Edit" => {
-            let path = sv(input, "file_path");
-            let old = input
-                .get("old_string")
-                .and_then(Value::as_str)
-                .unwrap_or("");
-            let new_n = input
-                .get("new_string")
-                .and_then(Value::as_str)
-                .unwrap_or("")
-                .lines()
-                .count();
-            if old.is_empty() {
-                format!("{short} {path} · +{new_n}")
-            } else {
-                let old_n = old.lines().count();
-                format!("{short} {path} · -{old_n} +{new_n}")
-            }
-        }
+        "Read" | "Write" | "Edit" => format!("{short} {}", sv(input, "file_path")),
         "Glob" | "Grep" => format!("{short} {}", sv(input, "pattern")),
         "Bash" => {
             let bg = if input