diff --git a/src/main/services/team/TeamProvisioningService.ts b/src/main/services/team/TeamProvisioningService.ts
index 3a15f284..53d94a0b 100644
--- a/src/main/services/team/TeamProvisioningService.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/team/TeamProvisioningService.ts
@@ -3154,9 +3154,14 @@ export class TeamProvisioningService {
             }
           }
         } else {
-          // Pre-ready: provisioning narration is shown in the ProvisioningProgressBlock banner
-          // (via provisioningOutputParts). Do NOT push to live cache to avoid duplicate display
-          // and leaking internal provisioning monologue into the Activity timeline.
+          // Pre-ready: keep showing provisioning narration in the banner, but also mirror it
+          // into the live cache so Messages/Activity can show the earliest assistant output.
+          if (!run.silentUserDmForward && !hasCapturedSendMessage) {
+            const cleanText = stripAgentBlocks(text).trim();
+            if (cleanText.length > 0) {
+              this.pushLiveLeadTextMessage(run, cleanText);
+            }
+          }
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/team/TeamDetailView.tsx b/src/renderer/components/team/TeamDetailView.tsx
index 44814acf..a5f13521 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/team/TeamDetailView.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/team/TeamDetailView.tsx
@@ -1606,6 +1606,7 @@ export const TeamDetailView = ({ teamName }: TeamDetailViewProps): React.JSX.Ele
               expandOverrides={expandedSet}
               onToggleExpandOverride={toggleExpandOverride}
               teamSessionIds={teamSessionIds}
+              currentLeadSessionId={data?.config.leadSessionId}
               onMemberClick={setSelectedMember}
               onCreateTaskFromMessage={(subject, description) => {
                 openCreateTaskDialog(subject, description);
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/team/activity/ActivityTimeline.tsx b/src/renderer/components/team/activity/ActivityTimeline.tsx
index 4089bba5..49e3abb1 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/team/activity/ActivityTimeline.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/team/activity/ActivityTimeline.tsx
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ interface ActivityTimelineProps {
   onToggleExpandOverride?: (key: string) => void;
   /**
    * All session IDs belonging to this team (current + history).
-   * When two adjacent messages have different leadSessionId but both are in this set,
-   * the "New session" separator is suppressed (it's a reconnect, not a new session).
+   * Used together with currentLeadSessionId to suppress only the reconnect boundary
+   * from the current live session back into the team's previous session history.
    */
   teamSessionIds?: Set<string>;
+  /** Current lead session ID for the active team, if known. */
+  currentLeadSessionId?: string;
 }
 
 const VIEWPORT_THRESHOLD = 0.15;
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ export const ActivityTimeline = ({
   expandOverrides,
   onToggleExpandOverride,
   teamSessionIds,
+  currentLeadSessionId,
 }: ActivityTimelineProps): React.JSX.Element => {
   const [visibleCount, setVisibleCount] = useState(MESSAGES_PAGE_SIZE);
 
@@ -361,13 +364,15 @@ export const ActivityTimeline = ({
           const prevSessionId = getItemSessionId(timelineItems[realIndex - 1]);
           const currSessionId = getItemSessionId(item);
           if (prevSessionId && currSessionId && prevSessionId !== currSessionId) {
-            // Suppress separator when both sessions belong to the same team
-            // (reconnects produce new session IDs but are not "new sessions" from user's perspective)
-            const isSameTeam =
+            // Suppress only the boundary between the current live session and the team's
+            // older session history. Older historical session boundaries should still render.
+            const isReconnectBoundary =
+              !!currentLeadSessionId &&
               teamSessionIds &&
               teamSessionIds.has(prevSessionId) &&
-              teamSessionIds.has(currSessionId);
-            if (!isSameTeam) {
+              teamSessionIds.has(currSessionId) &&
+              (prevSessionId === currentLeadSessionId || currSessionId === currentLeadSessionId);
+            if (!isReconnectBoundary) {
               sessionSeparator = (
                 <div
                   className="flex items-center gap-3"
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/team/messages/MessageComposer.tsx b/src/renderer/components/team/messages/MessageComposer.tsx
index 2972f9f9..ed947ea8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/team/messages/MessageComposer.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/team/messages/MessageComposer.tsx
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ export const MessageComposer = ({
     trimmed.length > 0 &&
     trimmed.length <= MAX_TEXT_LENGTH &&
     !sending &&
-    !isProvisioning &&
     !attachmentsBlocked;
 
   // Track whether we initiated a send — clear draft only on confirmed success
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ export const MessageComposer = ({
         <div className="ml-auto flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2">
           {isProvisioning ? (
             <span className="text-[10px]" style={{ color: 'var(--warning-text)' }}>
-              Launching...
+              Launching... inbox delivery only
             </span>
           ) : !isTeamAlive ? (
             <span className="text-[10px]" style={{ color: 'var(--warning-text)' }}>
@@ -462,7 +461,7 @@ export const MessageComposer = ({
         id={`compose-${teamName}`}
         placeholder={
           isProvisioning
-            ? 'Team is launching... Please wait.'
+            ? 'Team is launching... message will be queued for inbox delivery.'
             : 'Write a message... (Enter to send, Shift+Enter for new line)'
         }
         value={draft.text}
@@ -476,7 +475,7 @@ export const MessageComposer = ({
         minRows={2}
         maxRows={6}
         maxLength={MAX_TEXT_LENGTH}
-        disabled={sending || isProvisioning}
+        disabled={sending}
         cornerAction={
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
             {/* NOTE: ContextRing disabled — usage formula is inaccurate */}