diff --git a/v2/src/lib/components/Agent/AgentPane.svelte b/v2/src/lib/components/Agent/AgentPane.svelte
index 277e1e8..05890dc 100644
--- a/v2/src/lib/components/Agent/AgentPane.svelte
+++ b/v2/src/lib/components/Agent/AgentPane.svelte
@@ -286,7 +286,10 @@
     );
     if (!msg) return;
     autoScroll = false;
-    scrollContainer.querySelector('#msg-' + CSS.escape(msg.id))?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' });
+    const el = scrollContainer.querySelector('#msg-' + CSS.escape(msg.id));
+    if (el instanceof HTMLElement) {
+      scrollContainer.scrollTop = el.offsetTop - scrollContainer.clientHeight / 2 + el.offsetHeight / 2;
+    }
   }
 
   // Scroll anchoring: two-phase pattern
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@
   });
   $effect(() => {
     if (session?.messages.length !== undefined && wasNearBottom && autoScroll) {
-      scrollContainer?.querySelector('#message-end')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'instant' as ScrollBehavior });
+      if (scrollContainer) scrollContainer.scrollTop = scrollContainer.scrollHeight;
     }
   });
 
@@ -585,7 +588,7 @@
             <span class="burn-rate" title="Current session burn rate">${burnRatePerHr.toFixed(2)}/hr</span>
           {/if}
           {#if !autoScroll}
-            <button class="scroll-btn" onclick={() => { autoScroll = true; scrollContainer?.querySelector('#message-end')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'instant' as ScrollBehavior }); }}>↓ Bottom</button>
+            <button class="scroll-btn" onclick={() => { autoScroll = true; if (scrollContainer) scrollContainer.scrollTop = scrollContainer.scrollHeight; }}>↓ Bottom</button>
           {/if}
           <button class="stop-btn" data-testid="agent-stop" onclick={handleStop}>Stop</button>
         </div>
@@ -607,7 +610,7 @@
           {/if}
           <UsageMeter inputTokens={session.inputTokens} outputTokens={session.outputTokens} contextLimit={DEFAULT_CONTEXT_LIMIT} />
           {#if !autoScroll}
-            <button class="scroll-btn" onclick={() => { autoScroll = true; scrollContainer?.querySelector('#message-end')?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'instant' as ScrollBehavior }); }}>↓ Bottom</button>
+            <button class="scroll-btn" onclick={() => { autoScroll = true; if (scrollContainer) scrollContainer.scrollTop = scrollContainer.scrollHeight; }}>↓ Bottom</button>
           {/if}
         </div>
       {:else if session.status === 'error'}
diff --git a/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectBox.svelte b/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectBox.svelte
index c990edb..2afb602 100644
--- a/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectBox.svelte
+++ b/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectBox.svelte
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
     display: grid;
     grid-template-rows: auto auto 1fr auto;
     min-width: 30rem;
-    scroll-snap-align: start;
+    /* scroll-snap-align removed: see ProjectGrid */
     background: var(--ctp-base);
     border: 1px solid var(--ctp-surface0);
     border-radius: 0.375rem;
diff --git a/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectGrid.svelte b/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectGrid.svelte
index d07aa78..1efa4ac 100644
--- a/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectGrid.svelte
+++ b/v2/src/lib/components/Workspace/ProjectGrid.svelte
@@ -16,14 +16,21 @@
   let slotEls = $state<Record<string, HTMLElement>>({});
 
   // Auto-scroll to active project only when activeProjectId changes
-  // (untrack slotEls so agent re-renders don't trigger unwanted scrolls)
+  // Uses direct scrollLeft instead of scrollIntoView to avoid bubbling to parent containers
   $effect(() => {
     const id = activeProjectId;
-    if (!id) return;
+    if (!id || !containerEl) return;
     untrack(() => {
       const el = slotEls[id];
       if (!el) return;
-      el.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'nearest', inline: 'nearest' });
+      // Only scroll if the slot is not already visible
+      const cRect = containerEl!.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const eRect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (eRect.left >= cRect.left && eRect.right <= cRect.right) return;
+      containerEl!.scrollTo({
+        left: el.offsetLeft - containerEl!.offsetLeft,
+        behavior: 'smooth',
+      });
     });
   });
 
@@ -75,7 +82,7 @@
     gap: 0.25rem;
     height: 100%;
     overflow-x: auto;
-    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
+    /* scroll-snap disabled: was causing horizontal jumps when agents auto-scroll */
     padding: 0.25rem;
   }