diff --git a/interfaces/admin/static/chat.html b/interfaces/admin/static/chat.html
index 67c9b122..880176bd 100644
--- a/interfaces/admin/static/chat.html
+++ b/interfaces/admin/static/chat.html
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
diff --git a/interfaces/admin/static/chat.js b/interfaces/admin/static/chat.js
index 9c168406..5bc24a47 100644
--- a/interfaces/admin/static/chat.js
+++ b/interfaces/admin/static/chat.js
@@ -384,7 +384,8 @@ const CONFIRM_STRATEGY_AUTO = "auto";
const CONFIRM_STRATEGY_OFF = "off";
const PLAN_AGENT_V1 = "v1";
const PLAN_AGENT_V2 = "v2";
-const ADMIN_CHAT_SHOW_TOOL_OUTPUT_DEFAULT = false;
+/** Default on: reasoning/tool fold matches streamed behavior; new browsers have no localStorage yet. */
+const ADMIN_CHAT_SHOW_TOOL_OUTPUT_DEFAULT = true;
const REASONING_BLOCK_MAX_CHARS = 12000;
const CHAT_ENABLE_WIKI_EVENT_POLLER = false;
const _rt = String(localStorage.getItem(CHAT_REASONING_TOGGLE_KEY) || "").trim().toLowerCase();