components/reasoning-workspace.jsx

@@ -679,8 +679,7 @@ export default function ReasoningWorkspace({
           {updateStatus === "success" && !isUpdating && <UpdateAcknowledgement updateResult={result} />}
 
           {/* ── Response area (replaced by loading / error during reasoning) ─ */}
-          {!isUpdating ? (
+          {!isUpdating && canAnswer ? (
-            canAnswer && (
             <form onSubmit={handleUpdateCaptureAndSubmit} className="space-y-4 rounded-lg border border-gray-200 bg-white p-5">
               <div>
                 <label htmlFor="rw-answer" className="mb-2 block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">
@@ -709,9 +708,8 @@ export default function ReasoningWorkspace({
                 </button>
               </div>
             </form>
-            )
+          ) : !isUpdating ? null : (
-          ) : (
+            /* Local update loading card — replaces the response panel during reasoning */
-            /* ── Local update loading card (replaces response panel) ─ */}
             <LoadingOverlay
               elapsed={updateElapsed}
               currentMessage={updateMsg}