diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
index e9eac7e8f4..eb93d8376e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/ToolExecutionDisplay.svelte
@@ -114,9 +114,13 @@
 	// otherwise the error set on its status would be invisible.
 	const detailsAvailable = $derived(message.showDetails === true || message.error !== undefined)
 
+	// Queued and running calls stay closed: their label already says what they are doing, and
+	// opening them would only show empty logs and result. A call opens while its arguments
+	// stream, while it waits on the user, and once it has an error or details to keep in view.
 	let isExpanded = $derived(
 		Boolean(
-			(detailsAvailable && (!isSuccessful || !autoCollapseDetails)) ||
+			(detailsAvailable &&
+				(message.error !== undefined || (isSuccessful && !autoCollapseDetails))) ||
 				(message.isStreamingArguments && hasParameters) ||
 				(message.isLoading && message.needsConfirmation)
 		)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/datatableTools.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/datatableTools.ts
index 0656bf43a9..7a743ab783 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/datatableTools.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/datatableTools.ts
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ export function getDatatableTools(): SessionTool<{}>[] {
 			def: getExecDatatableSqlToolDef(),
 			requiresConfirmation: true,
 			confirmationMessage: 'Execute SQL on datatable',
+			queuedLabel: (args) => `Execute SQL on "${args?.datatable_name ?? 'datatable'}"`,
 			showDetails: true,
 			fn: async ({ args, workspace, toolId, toolCallbacks }) => {
 				const parsedArgs = getExecDatatableSqlSchema().parse(args)
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolGroups.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolGroups.test.ts
index f75332c87d..a4fc4ce0a8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolGroups.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolGroups.test.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,40 @@ describe('groupToolRuns', () => {
 		).toEqual([0, 1, 2, 3])
 	})
 
+	it('folds the calls queued behind another call into one waiting row', () => {
+		const sql = (extra = {}) =>
+			tool('exec_datatable_sql', { datatable_name: 'main', sql: 'select 1' }, extra)
+		const queued = { isQueued: true, content: 'Execute SQL on "main"' }
+		const batch = [
+			sql({ needsConfirmation: true, isLoading: true }),
+			sql(queued),
+			tool('search_workspace', {}, { ...queued, content: 'Search workspace' })
+		]
+		expect(shape(batch)).toEqual([0, { waiting: [1, 2] }])
+		expect(header(batch)).toBe('2 more calls waiting: Execute SQL on "main", Search workspace')
+		// The call next in line shows as itself, before anything runs and between two calls.
+		expect(shape([assistant(''), sql(queued), sql(queued)])).toEqual([0, 1, { waiting: [2] }])
+		expect(shape([sql(), sql(queued), sql(queued)])).toEqual([0, 1, { waiting: [2] }])
+		// Queued edits of one flow keep their edit group.
+		const flow = { path: 'f/a/flow' }
+		expect(
+			shape([
+				tool('search_workspace', {}, { isLoading: true }),
+				tool('patch_flow_json', flow, queued),
+				tool('patch_flow_json', flow, queued)
+			])
+		).toEqual([0, { edit: [1, 2] }])
+		// A waiting row stops before queued calls that form their own group.
+		expect(
+			shape([
+				sql({ needsConfirmation: true, isLoading: true }),
+				sql(queued),
+				tool('patch_flow_json', flow, queued),
+				tool('patch_flow_json', flow, queued)
+			])
+		).toEqual([0, { waiting: [1] }, { edit: [2, 3] }])
+	})
+
 	it('keeps an edit whose arguments are still streaming in the group it follows', () => {
 		const flow = { path: 'f/a/flow' }
 		expect(
@@ -115,7 +149,10 @@ describe('groupToolRuns', () => {
 	it('lets a call with no arguments yet join a group but not start one', () => {
 		const queued = (toolName: string) =>
 			tool(toolName, {}, { parameters: undefined, isQueued: true })
-		expect(shape([queued('delete_app_file'), queued('delete_app_runnable')])).toEqual([0, 1])
+		expect(shape([queued('delete_app_file'), queued('delete_app_runnable')])).toEqual([
+			0,
+			{ waiting: [1] }
+		])
 		expect(shape([tool('patch_app_file', { path: 'f/a/x' }), queued('delete_app_file')])).toEqual([
 			{ edit: [0, 1] }
 		])
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolGroups.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolGroups.ts
index fd4cbc28ee..94936d4293 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolGroups.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/copilot/chat/toolGroups.ts
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ const READ_TOOLS = new Set([
 
 export type ToolGroup = {
 	kind: 'group'
-	/** 'edit': edits of one flow or app. 'explore': consecutive lookups of anything. */
-	groupKind: 'edit' | 'explore'
+	/** 'edit': edits of one flow or app. 'explore': consecutive lookups of anything.
+	 * 'waiting': calls queued behind the one running or awaiting the user. */
+	groupKind: 'edit' | 'explore' | 'waiting'
 	/** First call's id, so the group keeps its identity (and expand state) as it grows. */
 	key: string
 	/** Edit groups: the item's path, or '' for the flow open in the editor. */
@@ -229,18 +230,58 @@ function editGroupAt(messages: DisplayMessage[], start: number): ToolGroup | und
 	return toolGroup(messages, start, end, 'edit', item.path)
 }
 
+function isWaitingCall(message: DisplayMessage): boolean {
+	return message.role === 'tool' && message.isQueued === true && message.error === undefined
+}
+
+function inFlight(message: DisplayMessage): boolean {
+	return (
+		message.role === 'tool' &&
+		Boolean(message.isLoading || message.isQueued || message.isStreamingArguments)
+	)
+}
+
+// Calls of one turn run one at a time, so the ones queued behind a call fold into a single
+// row: each would otherwise sit as its own row until its turn. Only behind a call still in
+// flight: between two calls the previous one has settled, and the call next in line must
+// still show as itself rather than dip into the row and back out.
+function waitingGroupAt(
+	messages: DisplayMessage[],
+	start: number,
+	previous: ChatItem | undefined
+): ToolGroup | undefined {
+	if (!isWaitingCall(messages[start]) || !previous) return undefined
+	const ahead =
+		previous.kind === 'group' ? previous.entries.map((e) => e.message) : [previous.message]
+	if (!ahead.some(inFlight)) return undefined
+	const end = runEnd(messages, start, (m, j) => isWaitingCall(m) && !kindGroupAt(messages, j))
+	return {
+		kind: 'group',
+		groupKind: 'waiting',
+		key: (messages[start] as ToolDisplayMessage).tool_call_id,
+		target: '',
+		entries: messages.slice(start, end + 1).map((message, k) => ({ message, index: start + k }))
+	}
+}
+
+// An edit group wins over an explore group: its reads belong to the edits they prepare, so an
+// explore run also stops before a read that starts one. Both win over a waiting row, which
+// stops before either: its header says less than `Edit f/a/flow · 2 changes`.
+function kindGroupAt(messages: DisplayMessage[], start: number): ToolGroup | undefined {
+	const explores = (m: DisplayMessage, j: number) => isReadCall(m) && !editGroupAt(messages, j)
+	return (
+		editGroupAt(messages, start) ??
+		(isReadCall(messages[start])
+			? toolGroup(messages, start, runEnd(messages, start, explores), 'explore', '')
+			: undefined)
+	)
+}
+
 export function groupToolRuns(messages: DisplayMessage[]): ChatItem[] {
 	const items: ChatItem[] = []
 	let i = 0
 	while (i < messages.length) {
-		// An edit group wins over an explore group: its reads belong to the edits they prepare,
-		// so an explore run also stops before a read that starts one.
-		const explores = (m: DisplayMessage, j: number) => isReadCall(m) && !editGroupAt(messages, j)
-		const group =
-			editGroupAt(messages, i) ??
-			(isReadCall(messages[i])
-				? toolGroup(messages, i, runEnd(messages, i, explores), 'explore', '')
-				: undefined)
+		const group = kindGroupAt(messages, i) ?? waitingGroupAt(messages, i, items.at(-1))
 		if (group) {
 			items.push(group)
 			i = group.entries.at(-1)!.index + 1
@@ -307,6 +348,14 @@ export function groupHeader(
 	const calls = group.entries
 		.map((e) => e.message)
 		.filter((m): m is ToolDisplayMessage => m.role === 'tool')
+	if (group.groupKind === 'waiting') {
+		// A queued row's content is its imperative label, e.g. `Execute SQL on "main"`.
+		const names = [...new Set(calls.map((m) => m.content))].join(', ')
+		return {
+			prefix: `${plural(calls.length, 'more call')} waiting:`,
+			label: names
+		}
+	}
 	if (group.groupKind === 'edit') {
 		const edits = calls.filter(
 			(m) => Object.hasOwn(EDIT_TOOLS, m.toolName ?? '') && !callFailed(m)