diff --git a/admin/src/views/ChatView.vue b/admin/src/views/ChatView.vue
index f8da3adf..b8c582b3 100644
--- a/admin/src/views/ChatView.vue
+++ b/admin/src/views/ChatView.vue
@@ -2759,7 +2759,7 @@ class="w-4 h-4 rounded border flex items-center justify-center shrink-0"
       </div>
 
       <!-- Compact input when panels open and no session selected -->
-      <div v-else-if="isChatOnly && !currentSessionId && (showBranchTree || showSettings)" class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center px-4">
+      <div v-else-if="isChatOnly && !currentSessionId && (showBranchTree || showSettings)" class="shrink-0 flex items-center justify-center px-4 py-3">
         <div class="w-full max-w-md">
           <div class="flex items-end gap-2">
             <textarea
diff --git a/cloud_llm_service.py b/cloud_llm_service.py
index 326138e5..54fd0699 100644
--- a/cloud_llm_service.py
+++ b/cloud_llm_service.py
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ class OpenAICompatibleProvider(BaseLLMProvider):
     def __init__(self, config: dict):
         super().__init__(config)
 
+        # Bridge CLI runs with --tools "" (no tool access), so tool calls
+        # are silently ignored. Disable supports_tools to fall back to
+        # one-shot RAG injection instead of agentic loop.
+        if self.provider_type == "claude_bridge":
+            self.supports_tools = False
+
         # Bridge runs on localhost — must bypass global VLESS/HTTP proxy.
         # GeminiProvider sets HTTP_PROXY globally for xray; httpx picks it up
         # and routes localhost requests through the proxy, which fails.