diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/visual-regression.spec.ts-snapshots/composite-webview/inline-question-chromium-linux.png b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/visual-regression.spec.ts-snapshots/composite-webview/inline-question-chromium-linux.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 840d2b87246..00000000000
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/visual-regression.spec.ts-snapshots/composite-webview/inline-question-chromium-linux.png
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:8c4c2ba388cdfc687b14343aa672b22badd1164b2dbab6e99a99c983b0179f13
-size 34924
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AssistantMessage.tsx b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AssistantMessage.tsx
index a948caf68dd..451805f1130 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AssistantMessage.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/AssistantMessage.tsx
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
  * Unlike the upstream AssistantParts, this renders each read/glob/grep/list tool
  * individually for maximum verbosity in the VS Code sidebar context.
  *
- * Questions with a tool context are rendered inline with their tool call.
- * Permissions are rendered in the bottom dock (PermissionDock).
+ * Active questions and permissions are rendered in the bottom dock.
  */
 
 import { Component, For, Show, createMemo } from "solid-js"
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ import type {
   ToolPart,
 } from "@kilocode/sdk/v2"
 import { useData } from "@kilocode/kilo-ui/context/data"
-import { useSession } from "../../context/session"
-import { QuestionDock } from "./QuestionDock"
 
 // Tools that the upstream message-part renderer suppresses (returns null for).
 // We render these ourselves via ToolRegistry when they complete,
@@ -70,9 +67,6 @@ function TodoToolCard(props: { part: ToolPart }) {
 
 export const AssistantMessage: Component<AssistantMessageProps> = (props) => {
   const data = useData()
-  const session = useSession()
-
-  const questions = () => session.questions().filter((q) => q.sessionID === session.currentSessionID() && q.tool)
 
   const parts = createMemo(() => {
     const stored = data.store.part?.[props.message.id]
@@ -80,9 +74,6 @@ export const AssistantMessage: Component<AssistantMessageProps> = (props) => {
     return (stored as SDKPart[]).filter((part) => isRenderable(part))
   })
 
-  // Questions linked to this message (rendered after the last part)
-  const questionForMessage = () => questions().find((q) => q.tool!.messageID === props.message.id)
-
   return (
     <>
       <For each={parts()}>
@@ -112,9 +103,6 @@ export const AssistantMessage: Component<AssistantMessageProps> = (props) => {
           )
         }}
       </For>
-      <Show when={questionForMessage()} keyed>
-        {(req) => <QuestionDock request={req} />}
-      </Show>
     </>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
index 5e3f8764bcc..386c3acaeb8 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export const ChatView: Component<ChatViewProps> = (props) => {
     scopedQuestions()[0]
   const permissionRequest = () => scopedPermissions().find((p) => p.sessionID === id()) ?? scopedPermissions()[0]
   const blocked = () => scopedPermissions().length > 0 || scopedQuestions().length > 0
+  const dock = () => !props.readonly || !!questionRequest() || !!permissionRequest()
 
   // When a bottom-dock permission/question disappears while the session is busy,
   // the scroll container grows taller. Dispatch a custom event so MessageList can
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ export const ChatView: Component<ChatViewProps> = (props) => {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <Show when={!props.readonly}>
+      <Show when={dock()}>
         <div class="chat-input">
           <Show when={questionRequest()} keyed>
             {(req) => <QuestionDock request={req} />}
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ export const ChatView: Component<ChatViewProps> = (props) => {
               />
             )}
           </Show>
-          <Show when={hasMessages() && idle() && !blocked()}>
+          <Show when={!props.readonly && hasMessages() && idle() && !blocked()}>
             <div class="new-task-button-wrapper">
               <Button
                 variant="secondary"
@@ -154,7 +155,9 @@ export const ChatView: Component<ChatViewProps> = (props) => {
               </Show>
             </div>
           </Show>
-          <PromptInput />
+          <Show when={!props.readonly}>
+            <PromptInput />
+          </Show>
         </div>
       </Show>
     </div>
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/stories/composite.stories.tsx b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/stories/composite.stories.tsx
index 618e44128d7..3aad5a607bb 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/stories/composite.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/stories/composite.stories.tsx
@@ -545,23 +545,6 @@ export const MultipleToolCalls: Story = {
   },
 }
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// 8. Inline question (tool-linked question rendered in message flow)
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export const InlineQuestion: Story = {
-  name: "Inline Question",
-  render: () => {
-    const qs = [questionRequest]
-    const data = dataWith([textPart, questionToolPart])
-    return (
-      <StoryProviders data={data} questions={qs} sessionID={SESSION_ID}>
-        <AssistantMessage message={baseAssistantMessage} />
-      </StoryProviders>
-    )
-  },
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // 9. Dismissed question (right-aligned "Questions dismissed" text)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------