diff --git a/apps/stage-web/src/components/Layouts/InteractiveArea.vue b/apps/stage-web/src/components/Layouts/InteractiveArea.vue
index 02c01481d..eb8fd5845 100644
--- a/apps/stage-web/src/components/Layouts/InteractiveArea.vue
+++ b/apps/stage-web/src/components/Layouts/InteractiveArea.vue
@@ -1,251 +1,50 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import type { ChatProvider } from '@xsai-ext/shared-providers'
-
-import { useAudioAnalyzer } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/composables'
-import { useAudioContext } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/stores/audio'
-import { useChatStore } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/stores/chat'
-import { useConsciousnessStore } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/stores/modules/consciousness'
-import { useProvidersStore } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/stores/providers'
-import { useSettings, useSettingsAudioDevice } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/stores/settings'
-import { BasicTextarea, FieldSelect, useTheme } from '@proj-airi/ui'
-import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
-import { TooltipContent, TooltipProvider, TooltipRoot, TooltipTrigger } from 'reka-ui'
-import { computed, onUnmounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
-import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
+import { useDeferredMount } from '@proj-airi/ui'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
 
+import ChatActionButtons from '../Widgets/ChatActionButtons.vue'
+import ChatArea from '../Widgets/ChatArea.vue'
+import ChatContainer from '../Widgets/ChatContainer.vue'
 import ChatHistory from '../Widgets/ChatHistory.vue'
-import IndicatorMicVolume from '../Widgets/IndicatorMicVolume.vue'
 
-const messageInput = ref('')
-const hearingTooltipOpen = ref(false)
-const isComposing = ref(false)
+const { isReady } = useDeferredMount()
 
-const providersStore = useProvidersStore()
-const { activeProvider, activeModel } = storeToRefs(useConsciousnessStore())
-const { themeColorsHueDynamic } = storeToRefs(useSettings())
-
-const { askPermission } = useSettingsAudioDevice()
-const { enabled, selectedAudioInput, stream, audioInputs } = storeToRefs(useSettingsAudioDevice())
-const { send, onAfterMessageComposed, discoverToolsCompatibility, cleanupMessages } = useChatStore()
-const { messages } = storeToRefs(useChatStore())
-const { audioContext } = useAudioContext()
-const { t } = useI18n()
-
-const { isDark, toggleDark } = useTheme()
-
-// Legacy whisper pipeline removed; audio pipeline handled at page level
-
-async function handleSend() {
-  if (!messageInput.value.trim() || isComposing.value) {
-    return
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const providerConfig = providersStore.getProviderConfig(activeProvider.value)
-
-    await send(messageInput.value, {
-      chatProvider: await providersStore.getProviderInstance(activeProvider.value) as ChatProvider,
-      model: activeModel.value,
-      providerConfig,
-    })
-  }
-  catch (error) {
-    messages.value.pop()
-    messages.value.push({
-      role: 'error',
-      content: (error as Error).message,
-    })
-  }
-}
-
-watch(hearingTooltipOpen, async (value) => {
-  if (value) {
-    await askPermission()
-  }
-})
-
-watch([activeProvider, activeModel], async () => {
-  if (activeProvider.value && activeModel.value) {
-    await discoverToolsCompatibility(activeModel.value, await providersStore.getProviderInstance<ChatProvider>(activeProvider.value), [])
-  }
-})
-
-onAfterMessageComposed(async () => {
-  messageInput.value = ''
-})
-
-const { startAnalyzer, stopAnalyzer, volumeLevel } = useAudioAnalyzer()
-const normalizedVolume = computed(() => Math.min(1, Math.max(0, (volumeLevel.value ?? 0) / 100)))
-let analyzerSource: MediaStreamAudioSourceNode | undefined
-
-function teardownAnalyzer() {
-  try {
-    analyzerSource?.disconnect()
-  }
-  catch {}
-  analyzerSource = undefined
-  stopAnalyzer()
-}
-
-async function setupAnalyzer() {
-  teardownAnalyzer()
-  if (!hearingTooltipOpen.value || !enabled.value || !stream.value)
-    return
-  if (audioContext.state === 'suspended')
-    await audioContext.resume()
-  const analyser = startAnalyzer(audioContext)
-  if (!analyser)
-    return
-  analyzerSource = audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(stream.value)
-  analyzerSource.connect(analyser)
-}
-
-watch([hearingTooltipOpen, enabled, stream], () => {
-  setupAnalyzer()
-}, { immediate: true })
-
-onUnmounted(() => {
-  teardownAnalyzer()
-})
+const isLoading = ref(true)
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <div flex="col" items-center pt-4>
     <div h-full max-h="[85vh]" w-full py="4">
-      <div
-        flex="~ col"
-        border="solid 4 primary-200/20 dark:primary-400/20"
-        h-full w-full rounded-xl
-        bg="primary-50/50 dark:primary-950/70" backdrop-blur-md
-      >
-        <ChatHistory h-full flex-1 w="full" max-h="<md:[60%]" />
-        <div h="<md:full" flex gap-2>
-          <div
-            :class="[
-              'relative',
-              'w-full',
-              'bg-primary-200/20 dark:bg-primary-400/20',
-            ]"
-          >
-            <BasicTextarea
-              v-model="messageInput"
-              :placeholder="t('stage.message')"
-              text="primary-500 hover:primary-600 dark:primary-300/50 dark:hover:primary-500 placeholder:primary-400 placeholder:hover:primary-500 placeholder:dark:primary-300/50 placeholder:dark:hover:primary-500"
-              bg="transparent"
-              min-h="[100px]" max-h="[300px]" w-full
-              rounded-t-xl p-4 font-medium
-              outline-none transition="all duration-250 ease-in-out placeholder:all placeholder:duration-250 placeholder:ease-in-out"
-              :class="{
-                'transition-colors-none placeholder:transition-colors-none': themeColorsHueDynamic,
-              }"
-              @submit="handleSend"
-              @compositionstart="isComposing = true"
-              @compositionend="isComposing = false"
-            />
-
-            <div>
-              <TooltipProvider :delay-duration="0" :skip-delay-duration="0">
-                <TooltipRoot v-model:open="hearingTooltipOpen">
-                  <TooltipTrigger as-child>
-                    <button
-                      class="max-h-[10lh] min-h-[1lh]"
-                      text="lg neutral-500 dark:neutral-400"
-                      flex items-center justify-center rounded-md p-2 outline-none
-                      transition="colors duration-200, transform duration-100" active:scale-95
-                      :title="t('settings.hearing.title')"
-                    >
-                      <Transition name="fade" mode="out-in">
-                        <IndicatorMicVolume v-if="enabled" />
-                        <div v-else class="i-ph:microphone-slash" />
-                      </Transition>
-                    </button>
-                  </TooltipTrigger>
-                  <Transition name="fade">
-                    <TooltipContent
-                      side="top"
-                      :side-offset="8"
-                      :class="[
-                        'w-72 max-w-[18rem] rounded-xl border border-neutral-200/60 bg-neutral-50/90 p-4',
-                        'shadow-lg backdrop-blur-md dark:border-neutral-800/30 dark:bg-neutral-900/80',
-                        'flex flex-col gap-3',
-                      ]"
-                    >
-                      <div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center">
-                        <div class="relative h-28 w-28 select-none">
-                          <div
-                            class="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 h-20 w-20 rounded-full transition-all duration-150 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
-                            :style="{ transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) scale(${1 + normalizedVolume * 0.35})`, opacity: String(0.25 + normalizedVolume * 0.25) }"
-                            :class="enabled ? 'bg-primary-500/15 dark:bg-primary-600/20' : 'bg-neutral-300/20 dark:bg-neutral-700/20'"
-                          />
-                          <div
-                            class="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 h-24 w-24 rounded-full transition-all duration-200 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
-                            :style="{ transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) scale(${1.2 + normalizedVolume * 0.55})`, opacity: String(0.15 + normalizedVolume * 0.2) }"
-                            :class="enabled ? 'bg-primary-500/10 dark:bg-primary-600/15' : 'bg-neutral-300/10 dark:bg-neutral-700/10'"
-                          />
-                          <div
-                            class="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 h-28 w-28 rounded-full transition-all duration-300 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
-                            :style="{ transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) scale(${1.5 + normalizedVolume * 0.8})`, opacity: String(0.08 + normalizedVolume * 0.15) }"
-                            :class="enabled ? 'bg-primary-500/5 dark:bg-primary-600/10' : 'bg-neutral-300/5 dark:bg-neutral-700/5'"
-                          />
-                          <button
-                            class="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 grid h-16 w-16 place-items-center rounded-full shadow-md outline-none transition-all duration-200 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
-                            :class="enabled
-                              ? 'bg-primary-500 text-white hover:bg-primary-600 active:scale-95'
-                              : 'bg-neutral-200 text-neutral-600 hover:bg-neutral-300 active:scale-95 dark:bg-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-200'"
-                            @click="enabled = !enabled"
-                          >
-                            <div :class="enabled ? 'i-ph:microphone' : 'i-ph:microphone-slash'" class="h-6 w-6" />
-                          </button>
-                        </div>
-                        <p class="mt-3 text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
-                          {{ enabled ? 'Microphone enabled' : 'Microphone disabled' }}
-                        </p>
-                      </div>
-
-                      <FieldSelect
-                        v-model="selectedAudioInput"
-                        label="Input device"
-                        description="Select the microphone you want to use."
-                        :options="audioInputs.map(device => ({ label: device.label || 'Unknown Device', value: device.deviceId }))"
-                        layout="vertical"
-                        placeholder="Select microphone"
-                      />
-                    </TooltipContent>
-                  </Transition>
-                </TooltipRoot>
-              </TooltipProvider>
-            </div>
-          </div>
+      <ChatContainer>
+        <div
+          v-if="isLoading"
+          absolute left-0 top-0 h-1 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-t-xl
+          class="bg-primary-500/20"
+        >
+          <div h-full w="1/3" origin-left bg-primary-500 class="animate-scan" />
         </div>
-      </div>
+        <div w="full" max-h="<md:[60%]" py="<sm:2" flex="~ col" rounded="lg" relative h-full flex-1 overflow-hidden py-4>
+          <ChatHistory v-if="isReady" h-full @vue:mounted="isLoading = false" />
+        </div>
+        <ChatArea />
+      </ChatContainer>
     </div>
 
-    <div absolute bottom--8 right-0 flex gap-2>
-      <button
-        class="max-h-[10lh] min-h-[1lh]"
-        bg="neutral-100 dark:neutral-800"
-        text="lg neutral-500 dark:neutral-400"
-        hover:text="red-500 dark:red-400"
-        flex items-center justify-center rounded-md p-2 outline-none
-        transition-colors transition-transform active:scale-95
-        @click="cleanupMessages"
-      >
-        <div class="i-solar:trash-bin-2-bold-duotone" />
-      </button>
-
-      <button
-        class="max-h-[10lh] min-h-[1lh]"
-        bg="neutral-100 dark:neutral-800"
-        text="lg neutral-500 dark:neutral-400"
-        flex items-center justify-center rounded-md p-2 outline-none
-        transition-colors transition-transform active:scale-95
-        @click="toggleDark()"
-      >
-        <Transition name="fade" mode="out-in">
-          <div v-if="isDark" i-solar:moon-bold />
-          <div v-else i-solar:sun-2-bold />
-        </Transition>
-      </button>
-    </div>
+    <ChatActionButtons />
   </div>
 </template>
+
+<style scoped>
+@keyframes scan {
+  0% {
+    transform: translateX(-100%);
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: translateX(400%);
+  }
+}
+
+.animate-scan {
+  animation: scan 2s infinite linear;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatActionButtons.vue b/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatActionButtons.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74ff275ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatActionButtons.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { useChatStore } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/stores/chat'
+import { useTheme } from '@proj-airi/ui'
+
+const { cleanupMessages } = useChatStore()
+const { isDark, toggleDark } = useTheme()
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div absolute bottom--8 right-0 flex gap-2>
+    <button
+      class="max-h-[10lh] min-h-[1lh]"
+      bg="neutral-100 dark:neutral-800"
+      text="lg neutral-500 dark:neutral-400"
+      hover:text="red-500 dark:red-400"
+      flex items-center justify-center rounded-md p-2 outline-none
+      transition-colors transition-transform active:scale-95
+      @click="cleanupMessages"
+    >
+      <div class="i-solar:trash-bin-2-bold-duotone" />
+    </button>
+
+    <button
+      class="max-h-[10lh] min-h-[1lh]"
+      bg="neutral-100 dark:neutral-800"
+      text="lg neutral-500 dark:neutral-400"
+      flex items-center justify-center rounded-md p-2 outline-none
+      transition-colors transition-transform active:scale-95
+      @click="() => toggleDark()"
+    >
+      <Transition name="fade" mode="out-in">
+        <div v-if="isDark" i-solar:moon-bold />
+        <div v-else i-solar:sun-2-bold />
+      </Transition>
+    </button>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatArea.vue b/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatArea.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40efd3157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatArea.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import type { ChatProvider } from '@xsai-ext/shared-providers'
+
+import { useAudioAnalyzer } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/composables'
+import { useAudioContext } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/stores/audio'
+import { useChatStore } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/stores/chat'
+import { useConsciousnessStore } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/stores/modules/consciousness'
+import { useProvidersStore } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/stores/providers'
+import { useSettings, useSettingsAudioDevice } from '@proj-airi/stage-ui/stores/settings'
+import { BasicTextarea, FieldSelect } from '@proj-airi/ui'
+import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
+import { TooltipContent, TooltipProvider, TooltipRoot, TooltipTrigger } from 'reka-ui'
+import { computed, onUnmounted, ref, watch } from 'vue'
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
+
+import IndicatorMicVolume from './IndicatorMicVolume.vue'
+
+const messageInput = ref('')
+const hearingTooltipOpen = ref(false)
+const isComposing = ref(false)
+
+const providersStore = useProvidersStore()
+const { activeProvider, activeModel } = storeToRefs(useConsciousnessStore())
+const { themeColorsHueDynamic } = storeToRefs(useSettings())
+
+const { askPermission } = useSettingsAudioDevice()
+const { enabled, selectedAudioInput, stream, audioInputs } = storeToRefs(useSettingsAudioDevice())
+const { send, onAfterMessageComposed, discoverToolsCompatibility } = useChatStore()
+const { messages } = storeToRefs(useChatStore())
+const { audioContext } = useAudioContext()
+const { t } = useI18n()
+
+async function handleSend() {
+  if (!messageInput.value.trim() || isComposing.value) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const providerConfig = providersStore.getProviderConfig(activeProvider.value)
+
+    await send(messageInput.value, {
+      chatProvider: await providersStore.getProviderInstance(activeProvider.value) as ChatProvider,
+      model: activeModel.value,
+      providerConfig,
+    })
+  }
+  catch (error) {
+    messages.value.pop()
+    messages.value.push({
+      role: 'error',
+      content: (error as Error).message,
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+watch(hearingTooltipOpen, async (value) => {
+  if (value) {
+    await askPermission()
+  }
+})
+
+watch([activeProvider, activeModel], async () => {
+  if (activeProvider.value && activeModel.value) {
+    await discoverToolsCompatibility(activeModel.value, await providersStore.getProviderInstance<ChatProvider>(activeProvider.value), [])
+  }
+})
+
+onAfterMessageComposed(async () => {
+  messageInput.value = ''
+})
+
+const { startAnalyzer, stopAnalyzer, volumeLevel } = useAudioAnalyzer()
+const normalizedVolume = computed(() => Math.min(1, Math.max(0, (volumeLevel.value ?? 0) / 100)))
+let analyzerSource: MediaStreamAudioSourceNode | undefined
+
+function teardownAnalyzer() {
+  try {
+    analyzerSource?.disconnect()
+  }
+  catch {}
+  analyzerSource = undefined
+  stopAnalyzer()
+}
+
+async function setupAnalyzer() {
+  teardownAnalyzer()
+  if (!hearingTooltipOpen.value || !enabled.value || !stream.value)
+    return
+  if (audioContext.state === 'suspended')
+    await audioContext.resume()
+  const analyser = startAnalyzer(audioContext)
+  if (!analyser)
+    return
+  analyzerSource = audioContext.createMediaStreamSource(stream.value)
+  analyzerSource.connect(analyser)
+}
+
+watch([hearingTooltipOpen, enabled, stream], () => {
+  setupAnalyzer()
+}, { immediate: true })
+
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  teardownAnalyzer()
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div h="<md:full" flex gap-2>
+    <div
+      :class="[
+        'relative',
+        'w-full',
+        'bg-primary-200/20 dark:bg-primary-400/20',
+      ]"
+    >
+      <BasicTextarea
+        v-model="messageInput"
+        :placeholder="t('stage.message')"
+        text="primary-500 hover:primary-600 dark:primary-300/50 dark:hover:primary-500 placeholder:primary-400 placeholder:hover:primary-500 placeholder:dark:primary-300/50 placeholder:dark:hover:primary-500"
+        bg="transparent"
+        min-h="[100px]" max-h="[300px]" w-full
+        rounded-t-xl p-4 font-medium
+        outline-none transition="all duration-250 ease-in-out placeholder:all placeholder:duration-250 placeholder:ease-in-out"
+        :class="{
+          'transition-colors-none placeholder:transition-colors-none': themeColorsHueDynamic,
+        }"
+        @submit="handleSend"
+        @compositionstart="isComposing = true"
+        @compositionend="isComposing = false"
+      />
+
+      <div>
+        <TooltipProvider :delay-duration="0" :skip-delay-duration="0">
+          <TooltipRoot v-model:open="hearingTooltipOpen">
+            <TooltipTrigger as-child>
+              <button
+                class="max-h-[10lh] min-h-[1lh]"
+                text="lg neutral-500 dark:neutral-400"
+                flex items-center justify-center rounded-md p-2 outline-none
+                transition="colors duration-200, transform duration-100" active:scale-95
+                :title="t('settings.hearing.title')"
+              >
+                <Transition name="fade" mode="out-in">
+                  <IndicatorMicVolume v-if="enabled" />
+                  <div v-else class="i-ph:microphone-slash" />
+                </Transition>
+              </button>
+            </TooltipTrigger>
+            <Transition name="fade">
+              <TooltipContent
+                side="top"
+                :side-offset="8"
+                :class="[
+                  'w-72 max-w-[18rem] rounded-xl border border-neutral-200/60 bg-neutral-50/90 p-4',
+                  'shadow-lg backdrop-blur-md dark:border-neutral-800/30 dark:bg-neutral-900/80',
+                  'flex flex-col gap-3',
+                ]"
+              >
+                <div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center">
+                  <div class="relative h-28 w-28 select-none">
+                    <div
+                      class="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 h-20 w-20 rounded-full transition-all duration-150 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
+                      :style="{ transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) scale(${1 + normalizedVolume * 0.35})`, opacity: String(0.25 + normalizedVolume * 0.25) }"
+                      :class="enabled ? 'bg-primary-500/15 dark:bg-primary-600/20' : 'bg-neutral-300/20 dark:bg-neutral-700/20'"
+                    />
+                    <div
+                      class="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 h-24 w-24 rounded-full transition-all duration-200 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
+                      :style="{ transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) scale(${1.2 + normalizedVolume * 0.55})`, opacity: String(0.15 + normalizedVolume * 0.2) }"
+                      :class="enabled ? 'bg-primary-500/10 dark:bg-primary-600/15' : 'bg-neutral-300/10 dark:bg-neutral-700/10'"
+                    />
+                    <div
+                      class="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 h-28 w-28 rounded-full transition-all duration-300 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
+                      :style="{ transform: `translate(-50%, -50%) scale(${1.5 + normalizedVolume * 0.8})`, opacity: String(0.08 + normalizedVolume * 0.15) }"
+                      :class="enabled ? 'bg-primary-500/5 dark:bg-primary-600/10' : 'bg-neutral-300/5 dark:bg-neutral-700/5'"
+                    />
+                    <button
+                      class="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 grid h-16 w-16 place-items-center rounded-full shadow-md outline-none transition-all duration-200 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2"
+                      :class="enabled
+                        ? 'bg-primary-500 text-white hover:bg-primary-600 active:scale-95'
+                        : 'bg-neutral-200 text-neutral-600 hover:bg-neutral-300 active:scale-95 dark:bg-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-200'"
+                      @click="enabled = !enabled"
+                    >
+                      <div :class="enabled ? 'i-ph:microphone' : 'i-ph:microphone-slash'" class="h-6 w-6" />
+                    </button>
+                  </div>
+                  <p class="mt-3 text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">
+                    {{ enabled ? 'Microphone enabled' : 'Microphone disabled' }}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+
+                <FieldSelect
+                  v-model="selectedAudioInput"
+                  label="Input device"
+                  description="Select the microphone you want to use."
+                  :options="audioInputs.map(device => ({ label: device.label || 'Unknown Device', value: device.deviceId }))"
+                  layout="vertical"
+                  placeholder="Select microphone"
+                />
+              </TooltipContent>
+            </Transition>
+          </TooltipRoot>
+        </TooltipProvider>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatContainer.vue b/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatContainer.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a89207d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatContainer.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<template>
+  <div
+    flex="~ col"
+    border="solid 4 primary-200/20 dark:primary-400/20"
+    h-full w-full rounded-xl
+    bg="primary-50/50 dark:primary-950/70" backdrop-blur-md
+  >
+    <slot />
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatHistory.vue b/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatHistory.vue
index 8c6218fe2..2b626cfc0 100644
--- a/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatHistory.vue
+++ b/apps/stage-web/src/components/Widgets/ChatHistory.vue
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ watch(sending, () => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div py="<sm:2" flex="~ col" rounded="lg" relative overflow-hidden py-4>
+  <div overflow-hidden>
     <div flex-1 /> <!-- spacer -->
     <div ref="chatHistoryRef" v-auto-animate px="<sm:2" flex="~ col" h-full w-full overflow-scroll px-4>
       <div flex-1 /> <!-- spacer -->
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/composables/use-deferred-mount.ts b/packages/ui/src/composables/use-deferred-mount.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..883f046a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/composables/use-deferred-mount.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
+
+export function useDeferredMount() {
+  const isReady = ref(false)
+
+  onMounted(() => {
+    // NOTICE: yield the main thread to the browser to paint.
+    // Other approaches work too, e.g. double RAF like here, or a setTimeout 0, or Suspense with async component, etc. 
+    // Virtualization somewhat helps, however, virtual list may break Ctrl-F and Ctrl-A.
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        isReady.value = true
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  return {
+    isReady,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/index.ts b/packages/ui/src/index.ts
index c17592d69..67e64d3ea 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/index.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ import './fallback.css'
 
 export * from './components/Animations'
 export * from './components/Form'
+export * from './composables/use-deferred-mount'
 export * from './composables/use-theme'