diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/assets/app.css b/frontend/src/lib/assets/app.css
index 760f4c0261..ae4d33fce5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/assets/app.css
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/assets/app.css
@@ -209,33 +209,25 @@
 			U+1fac6, U+1fae0-1fae6, U+1fae8-1faea, U+1faef-1faf8;
 	}
 
-	.prose-xs ul {
-		margin-top: 0.5rem;
-		list-style-type: '- ';
-		padding-left: 1.5rem;
-	}
-
+	/* Bullets read as a dash rather than a disc. Only the glyph is overridden:
+	   indentation and vertical rhythm stay with Tailwind Typography so ordered
+	   and unordered lists line up with each other. */
 	.prose ul {
-		margin-top: 1.5rem;
 		list-style-type: '- ';
-		padding-left: 3rem;
 	}
 
-	/* The '- ' list markers, horizontal rules and blockquote bars otherwise
-	   fall through to Tailwind Typography's default bullet/border colors, which
-	   are nearly invisible on dark backgrounds (e.g. the AI chat). Use
-	   theme-aware tokens so they stay readable in both light and dark mode. */
-	.prose-xs ul > li::marker,
-	.prose ul > li::marker {
+	/* The list markers, horizontal rules and blockquote bars otherwise fall
+	   through to Tailwind Typography's default bullet/border colors, which are
+	   nearly invisible on dark backgrounds (e.g. the AI chat). Use theme-aware
+	   tokens so they stay readable in both light and dark mode. */
+	.prose :is(ul, ol) > li::marker {
 		color: rgb(var(--color-text-secondary));
 	}
 
-	.prose-xs hr,
 	.prose hr {
 		border-top-color: rgb(var(--color-border-normal));
 	}
 
-	.prose-xs blockquote,
 	.prose blockquote {
 		border-left-color: rgb(var(--color-border-normal));
 	}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DisplayResult.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DisplayResult.svelte
index 8208fb193e..47bafa4d5a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DisplayResult.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DisplayResult.svelte
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 	import Alert from './common/alert/Alert.svelte'
 	import AutoDataTable from './table/AutoDataTable.svelte'
 	import Markdown from 'svelte-exmarkdown'
+	import { markdownProse } from './markdownProse'
 	import Toggle from './Toggle.svelte'
 	import FileDownload from './common/fileDownload/FileDownload.svelte'
 
@@ -1229,7 +1230,7 @@
 						</div>
 					</div>
 				{:else if !forceJson && resultKind === 'markdown'}
-					<div class="prose-xs dark:prose-invert !list-disc !list-outside">
+					<div class={markdownProse.sm}>
 						<Markdown md={result?.md ?? result?.markdown} />
 					</div>
 				{:else if largeObject || hasBigInt}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/GfmMarkdown.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/GfmMarkdown.svelte
index 50fa3cda45..2030bfd910 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/GfmMarkdown.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/GfmMarkdown.svelte
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
 	interface Props {
 		md: string
 		noPadding?: boolean
-		/** Shared prose stack to render with. Omitted keeps the legacy `prose-xs`,
-		 * which the flow-graph notes are laid out against. */
+		/** Shared prose stack to render with. */
 		prose?: MarkdownProseSize
 	}
 
-	let { md, noPadding, prose }: Props = $props()
+	let { md, noPadding, prose = 'xs' }: Props = $props()
 
 	// Rendering markdown turns `![](url)` into a real `<img>`, i.e. a request. On the
 	// public replay page the source is a recording from an arbitrary origin and the
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@
 	let asPlainText = $derived(isOfflineReplay())
 </script>
 
-<div class="{prose ? markdownProse[prose] : '!prose-xs'} {noPadding ? '' : 'pgap'}">
+<div class="{markdownProse[prose]} {noPadding ? '' : 'pgap'}">
 	{#if asPlainText}
 		<p class="whitespace-pre-wrap">{md}</p>
 	{:else}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/GroupNoteArea.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/GroupNoteArea.svelte
index 1b4562e8d0..7c3657618c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/GroupNoteArea.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/GroupNoteArea.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import GfmMarkdown from '$lib/components/GfmMarkdown.svelte'
 	import { Check, X } from 'lucide-svelte'
-	import { NOTE_COLORS, NoteColor } from './noteColors'
+	import { NOTE_COLORS, NOTE_TEXT_COLOR_OVERRIDE, NoteColor } from './noteColors'
 	import { stopPropagation, preventDefault } from 'svelte/legacy'
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 		{:else if note}
 			<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_static_element_interactions -->
 			<div
-				class="w-full text-2xs break-words overflow-hidden p-2 select-text {noteColorConfig.text} {editMode
+				class="w-full text-2xs break-words overflow-hidden p-2 select-text {noteColorConfig.text} {NOTE_TEXT_COLOR_OVERRIDE} {editMode
 					? 'cursor-pointer'
 					: ''}"
 				ondblclick={editMode ? stopPropagation(preventDefault(handleDoubleClick)) : undefined}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/noteColors.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/noteColors.ts
index 2a82ed1f40..0e17192312 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/noteColors.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/noteColors.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ export const NOTE_COLORS: Record<NoteColor, NoteColorConfig> = {
 	}
 }
 
+// A note renders its text as markdown, and the prose stack sets body, heading and
+// strong colors directly on those elements — which would beat the note color the
+// wrapper only passes down by inheritance, and leave the render mismatched against
+// the textarea shown while editing. Pin every descendant back to the note color.
+// (Kept as a literal: Tailwind's scanner reads class names verbatim from this file.)
+export const NOTE_TEXT_COLOR_OVERRIDE = '[&_*]:!text-inherit'
+
 // Color swatch colors for the picker (solid colors for the palette dots)
 export const NOTE_COLOR_SWATCHES: Record<NoteColor, string> = {
 	[NoteColor.YELLOW]: 'bg-yellow-400',
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/NoteNode.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/NoteNode.svelte
index 58e9fe05cb..3e0d7589db 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/NoteNode.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/NoteNode.svelte
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	import {
 		NoteColor,
 		NOTE_COLORS,
+		NOTE_TEXT_COLOR_OVERRIDE,
 		DEFAULT_NOTE_COLOR,
 		MIN_NOTE_WIDTH,
 		MIN_NOTE_HEIGHT
@@ -294,10 +295,11 @@
 					<div
 						class={twMerge(
 							'w-full text-xs rounded-md break-words overflow-hidden',
-							colorConfig.text
+							colorConfig.text,
+							NOTE_TEXT_COLOR_OVERRIDE
 						)}
 					>
-						<GfmMarkdown md={textForDisplay} noPadding />
+						<GfmMarkdown md={textForDisplay} prose="sm" noPadding />
 					</div>
 				{:else}
 					<div class={twMerge('text-xs italic opacity-60', colorConfig.text)}>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/markdownProse.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/markdownProse.ts
index bc943aa42b..aedd2f45b1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/markdownProse.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/markdownProse.ts
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ const base =
 
 // One vertical rhythm for sm/doc; heading margins stay per-preset (fixed, not
 // the plugin's em-based ones) so 'doc' can breathe more between sections.
-const rhythm = 'prose-sm leading-snug prose-ul:!pl-6'
+const rhythm = 'prose-sm leading-snug'
 
 const bodyXs =
 	'text-primary prose-p:text-primary prose-li:text-primary prose-p:text-xs prose-li:text-xs prose-code:text-xs prose-pre:text-xs prose-table:text-xs'
 
 export const markdownProse = {
-	xs: `${base} prose-sm leading-snug prose-ul:!pl-5 prose-p:text-2xs prose-li:text-2xs prose-code:text-2xs prose-pre:text-2xs prose-headings:font-medium prose-headings:text-secondary prose-headings:mt-2 prose-headings:mb-1 prose-h1:text-2xs prose-h2:text-2xs prose-h3:text-2xs prose-h4:text-2xs prose-h5:text-2xs prose-h6:text-2xs prose-strong:text-secondary`,
+	xs: `${base} prose-sm leading-snug prose-p:text-2xs prose-li:text-2xs prose-code:text-2xs prose-pre:text-2xs prose-headings:font-medium prose-headings:text-secondary prose-headings:mt-2 prose-headings:mb-1 prose-h1:text-2xs prose-h2:text-2xs prose-h3:text-2xs prose-h4:text-2xs prose-h5:text-2xs prose-h6:text-2xs prose-strong:text-secondary`,
 	sm: `${base} ${rhythm} ${bodyXs} prose-headings:mt-3 prose-headings:mb-1 prose-headings:font-medium prose-headings:text-emphasis prose-h1:text-sm prose-h2:text-xs prose-h3:text-xs prose-h4:text-xs prose-h5:text-xs prose-h6:text-xs`,
 	doc: `${base} ${rhythm} ${bodyXs} prose-headings:mt-8 prose-headings:mb-2 prose-headings:font-semibold prose-headings:text-emphasis prose-h1:text-lg prose-h2:text-base prose-h3:text-sm prose-h4:text-xs prose-h5:text-xs prose-h6:text-xs prose-pre:bg-transparent prose-pre:p-0`
 } as const
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/flows/get/[...path]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/flows/get/[...path]/+page.svelte
index 6d2a0a5ca4..0aa0d91685 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/flows/get/[...path]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/flows/get/[...path]/+page.svelte
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@
 							<div class="p-4 rounded-md bg-surface-secondary">
 								<GfmMarkdown
 									md={defaultIfEmptyString(flow?.description, 'No description')}
+									prose="sm"
 									noPadding
 								/>
 							</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/scripts/get/[...hash]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/scripts/get/[...hash]/+page.svelte
index f0023ddb49..aef92f6748 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/scripts/get/[...hash]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/scripts/get/[...hash]/+page.svelte
@@ -888,6 +888,7 @@
 								<div class="p-4 rounded-md bg-surface-secondary">
 									<GfmMarkdown
 										md={defaultIfEmptyString(script?.description, 'No description')}
+										prose="sm"
 										noPadding
 									/>
 								</div>