diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/layout/Header.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/layout/Header.tsx
index f96b0b99..5168a1be 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/layout/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/layout/Header.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ import { ProjectActionsButton } from '@/components/layout/ProjectActionsButton';
 import { SessionSwitcherDropdown } from '@/components/session/SessionSwitcherDropdown';
 import { canUseElectronDesktopIPC, invokeDesktop, isDesktopLocalOriginActive, isDesktopShell, isVSCodeRuntime, startDesktopWindowDrag, type UpdateInfo } from '@/lib/desktop';
 import { desktopHostsGet, getDesktopHostApiUrl, locationMatchesHost, redactSensitiveUrl } from '@/lib/desktopHosts';
-import { resolveSessionDiffStats } from '@/components/session/sidebar/utils';
 import { Icon } from "@/components/icon/Icon";
 import { useI18n } from '@/lib/i18n';
 import { runtimeFetch } from '@/lib/runtime-fetch';
@@ -1289,17 +1288,6 @@ export const Header: React.FC<HeaderProps> = ({
     return trimmedTitle && trimmedTitle.length > 0 ? trimmedTitle : 'Untitled Session';
   }, [activeProjectLabel, currentSession?.title, currentSessionId]);
 
-  const currentSessionDiffStats = React.useMemo(() => {
-    return resolveSessionDiffStats(currentSession?.summary as Parameters<typeof resolveSessionDiffStats>[0]);
-  }, [currentSession?.summary]);
-
-  const currentSessionChanges = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (currentSessionDiffStats) {
-      return currentSessionDiffStats;
-    }
-    return { additions: 0, deletions: 0 };
-  }, [currentSessionDiffStats]);
-  const hasNonZeroSessionChanges = currentSessionChanges.additions > 0 || currentSessionChanges.deletions > 0;
 
   const actionDirectory = React.useMemo(() => {
     return normalize(openDirectory || activeProject?.path || '');
@@ -2140,7 +2128,7 @@ export const Header: React.FC<HeaderProps> = ({
             <span className="truncate typography-ui-label text-[14px] font-normal leading-tight text-foreground max-w-full">
               {isNewSessionDraftOpen ? t('sessions.switcher.draftTitle') : currentSessionTitle}
             </span>
-            {(activeProjectLabel || currentBranchLabel || (!isNewSessionDraftOpen && (hasNonZeroSessionChanges || worktreeBadgeKind))) ? (
+            {(activeProjectLabel || currentBranchLabel || (!isNewSessionDraftOpen && worktreeBadgeKind)) ? (
               <span className="flex min-w-0 max-w-full items-center gap-1.5 truncate typography-micro text-[10.5px] font-normal leading-tight text-muted-foreground/75">
                 {activeProjectLabel ? <span className="truncate">{activeProjectLabel}</span> : null}
                 {currentBranchLabel ? (
@@ -2149,13 +2137,6 @@ export const Header: React.FC<HeaderProps> = ({
                     <span className="truncate">{currentBranchLabel}</span>
                   </span>
                 ) : null}
-                {!isNewSessionDraftOpen && hasNonZeroSessionChanges ? (
-                  <span className="inline-flex flex-shrink-0 items-center gap-0 text-[0.92em]">
-                    <span className="text-status-success/80">+{currentSessionChanges.additions}</span>
-                    <span className="text-muted-foreground/60">/</span>
-                    <span className="text-status-error/65">-{currentSessionChanges.deletions}</span>
-                  </span>
-                ) : null}
                 {!isNewSessionDraftOpen && worktreeBadgeKind ? (
                   <span className={cn(
                     "inline-flex min-w-0 items-center gap-0.5",
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/mini-chat/MiniChatLayout.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/mini-chat/MiniChatLayout.tsx
index a8797def..f38b6e6b 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/mini-chat/MiniChatLayout.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/mini-chat/MiniChatLayout.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { useDirectoryStore } from '@/stores/useDirectoryStore';
 import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/useProjectsStore';
 import { useGitBranchLabel, useGitStore } from '@/stores/useGitStore';
 import { useConfigStore } from '@/stores/useConfigStore';
-import { resolveSessionDiffStats } from '@/components/session/sidebar/utils';
 import { Icon } from "@/components/icon/Icon";
 import { useRuntimeAPIs } from '@/hooks/useRuntimeAPIs';
 import type { SessionContextUsage } from '@/stores/types/sessionTypes';
@@ -136,11 +135,6 @@ const MiniChatHeader: React.FC<{ mode: MiniChatMode }> = ({ mode }) => {
   const gitBranchForDirectory = useGitBranchLabel(openDirectory || null);
   const rawBranchLabel = gitBranchForDirectory || worktreeMetadataBranch || sessionWorktreeMetadata?.branch?.trim() || worktreeAttachment?.branch?.trim() || catalogWorktreeBranch;
   const branchLabel = rawBranchLabel && rawBranchLabel !== 'HEAD' ? rawBranchLabel : null;
-  const diffStats = React.useMemo(() => {
-    return resolveSessionDiffStats(session?.summary as Parameters<typeof resolveSessionDiffStats>[0]);
-  }, [session?.summary]);
-  const changes = diffStats ?? { additions: 0, deletions: 0 };
-  const hasChanges = changes.additions > 0 || changes.deletions > 0;
   const currentModel = getCurrentModel();
   const latestAssistantModel = React.useMemo(() => {
     for (let i = currentSessionMessages.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
@@ -284,13 +278,6 @@ const MiniChatHeader: React.FC<{ mode: MiniChatMode }> = ({ mode }) => {
                 <span className="truncate">{branchLabel}</span>
               </span>
             ) : null}
-            {hasChanges ? (
-              <span className="inline-flex flex-shrink-0 items-center gap-0 text-[0.92em]">
-                <span className="text-status-success/80">+{changes.additions}</span>
-                <span className="text-muted-foreground/60">/</span>
-                <span className="text-status-error/65">-{changes.deletions}</span>
-              </span>
-            ) : null}
           </span>
         </button>
       </SessionSwitcherDropdown>
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSwitcherDropdown.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSwitcherDropdown.tsx
index d48bda25..c07208b6 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSwitcherDropdown.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSwitcherDropdown.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import { useSessionUnseenCount } from '@/sync/notification-store';
 import { useSwitcherItems, type SwitcherItem } from '@/components/session/sidebar/hooks/useSwitcherItems';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/useUIStore';
 import { resolveGlobalSessionDirectory } from '@/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore';
-import { formatSessionCompactDateLabel, resolveSessionDiffStats } from './sidebar/utils';
-import type { SessionNode, SessionSummaryMeta } from './sidebar/types';
+import { formatSessionCompactDateLabel } from './sidebar/utils';
+import type { SessionNode } from './sidebar/types';
 import { useI18n } from '@/lib/i18n';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 
@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ function SwitcherRow({ session, depth, variant, secondaryMeta, hasChildren, isEx
   const isStreaming = statusType === 'busy' || statusType === 'retry';
   const showUnreadDot = !isStreaming && needsAttention && !isActive;
 
-  const summary = session.summary as SessionSummaryMeta | undefined;
-  const diffStats = resolveSessionDiffStats(summary);
   const timestamp = session.time?.updated || session.time?.created || Date.now();
   const timeLabel = formatSessionCompactDateLabel(timestamp);
 
@@ -288,13 +286,6 @@ function SwitcherRow({ session, depth, variant, secondaryMeta, hasChildren, isEx
                 <span className="truncate">{branchLabel}</span>
               </span>
             ) : null}
-            {diffStats ? (
-              <span className="inline-flex flex-shrink-0 items-center gap-0 text-[0.92em]">
-                <span className="text-status-success/80">+{diffStats.additions}</span>
-                <span className="text-muted-foreground/60">/</span>
-                <span className="text-status-error/65">-{diffStats.deletions}</span>
-              </span>
-            ) : null}
           </div>
         ) : null}
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionGroupSection.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionGroupSection.tsx
index 2dee2656..f3c94e8c 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionGroupSection.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionGroupSection.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import type { SessionFolder } from '@/stores/useSessionFoldersStore';
 import { useSessionFoldersStore } from '@/stores/useSessionFoldersStore';
 import { useSessionDisplayStore } from '@/stores/useSessionDisplayStore';
 import { openExternalUrl } from '@/lib/url';
+import { isVSCodeRuntime } from '@/lib/desktop';
 import { useI18n } from '@/lib/i18n';
 
 type DeleteFolderConfirm = {
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ export function SessionGroupSection(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
   const searchData = hasSessionSearchQuery ? groupSearchDataByGroup.get(group) : null;
   const displayMode = useSessionDisplayStore((state) => state.displayMode);
   const foldersMap = useSessionFoldersStore((state) => state.foldersMap);
-  const isMinimalMode = displayMode === 'minimal';
+  // VS Code always uses the expanded layout (see SessionNodeItem).
+  const isMinimalMode = displayMode === 'minimal' && !isVSCodeRuntime();
   const isCollapsed = hasSessionSearchQuery ? false : collapsedGroups.has(groupKey);
   const maxVisible = hideDirectoryControls ? 10 : 5;
   const nonArchivedVisibleCount = Math.max(maxVisible, visibleSessionCount ?? maxVisible);
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
index d84ec153..46344233 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import { buildSessionMessageRecordsSnapshot, useDirectoryStore, useGlobalSession
 import { useSync } from '@/sync/use-sync';
 import { useViewportStore, viewportSessionKey } from '@/sync/viewport-store';
 import { DraggableSessionRow } from './sessionFolderDnd';
-import type { SessionNode, SessionSummaryMeta } from './types';
-import { formatSessionCompactDateLabel, formatSessionDateLabel, normalizePath, renderHighlightedText, resolveSessionDiffStats } from './utils';
+import type { SessionNode } from './types';
+import { formatSessionCompactDateLabel, formatSessionDateLabel, normalizePath, renderHighlightedText } from './utils';
 import { useSessionDisplayStore } from '@/stores/useSessionDisplayStore';
 import { useSessionUnseenCount } from '@/sync/notification-store';
 import { useSessionMultiSelectStore } from '@/stores/useSessionMultiSelectStore';
@@ -263,8 +263,11 @@ function SessionNodeItemComponent(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
   const hasSecondaryBranchLabel = Boolean(secondaryMeta?.branchLabel);
 
   const displayMode = useSessionDisplayStore((state) => state.displayMode);
-  const isMinimalMode = displayMode === 'minimal';
   const isVSCode = React.useMemo(() => isVSCodeRuntime(), []);
+  // VS Code keeps the expanded "default" layout regardless of the stored mode:
+  // multi-workspace lists rely on inline project/branch, and hover tooltips
+  // across the whole list would be impractical there.
+  const isMinimalMode = displayMode === 'minimal' && !isVSCode;
   const isElectron = React.useMemo(() => canUseElectronDesktopIPC(), []);
   const runtimeApis = React.useContext(RuntimeAPIContext);
   const revealOnHoverClass = isVSCode
@@ -348,8 +351,6 @@ function SessionNodeItemComponent(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
   const isSubtaskSession = Boolean((resolvedSession as Session & { parentID?: string | null }).parentID);
   const unseenCount = useSessionUnseenCount(session.id);
   const needsAttention = unseenCount > 0 && (!isSubtaskSession || notifyOnSubtasks);
-  const sessionSummary = resolvedSession.summary as SessionSummaryMeta | undefined;
-  const sessionDiffStats = resolveSessionDiffStats(sessionSummary);
   const sessionTimestamp = resolvedSession.time?.updated || resolvedSession.time?.created || Date.now();
   const sessionUpdatedLabel = formatSessionDateLabel(sessionTimestamp);
   const sessionCompactUpdatedLabel = formatSessionCompactDateLabel(sessionTimestamp);
@@ -529,7 +530,6 @@ function SessionNodeItemComponent(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
               <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 overflow-hidden">
                 {hasChildren ? <span className="inline-flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0">{isExpanded ? <Icon name="arrow-down-s" className="h-3 w-3" /> : <Icon name="arrow-right-s" className="h-3 w-3" />}</span> : null}
                 <span className="flex-shrink-0">{sessionUpdatedLabel}</span>
-                {sessionDiffStats ? <span className="flex flex-shrink-0 items-center gap-0 text-[0.92em]"><span className="text-status-success/80">+{sessionDiffStats.additions}</span><span className="text-status-error/65">/-{sessionDiffStats.deletions}</span></span> : null}
                 {hasSecondaryProjectLabel ? <span className="truncate">{secondaryMeta?.projectLabel}</span> : null}
                 {hasSecondaryBranchLabel ? <span className="inline-flex min-w-0 items-center gap-0.5"><Icon name="git-branch" className="h-3 w-3 flex-shrink-0 text-muted-foreground/70" /><span className="truncate">{secondaryMeta?.branchLabel}</span></span> : null}
               </div>
@@ -992,14 +992,11 @@ function SessionNodeItemComponent(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
                       {secondaryMeta?.projectLabel ? <div className="min-w-0 truncate">{secondaryMeta.projectLabel}</div> : null}
                       <div className="flex-shrink-0">{sessionUpdatedLabel}</div>
                     </div>
-                    {secondaryMeta?.branchLabel || sessionDiffStats ? (
-                      <div className={cn('flex items-center gap-3 text-left text-muted-foreground', secondaryMeta?.branchLabel ? 'justify-between' : 'justify-start')}>
-                        {secondaryMeta?.branchLabel ? (
-                          <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 overflow-hidden">
-                            <span className="inline-flex min-w-0 items-center gap-0.5"><Icon name="git-branch" className="h-3 w-3 flex-shrink-0" /><span className="truncate">{secondaryMeta.branchLabel}</span></span>
-                          </div>
-                        ) : null}
-                        {sessionDiffStats ? <span className="flex flex-shrink-0 items-center gap-0.5"><span className="text-status-success">+{sessionDiffStats.additions}</span><span className="text-status-error">-{sessionDiffStats.deletions}</span></span> : null}
+                    {secondaryMeta?.branchLabel ? (
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-3 text-left text-muted-foreground justify-start">
+                        <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 overflow-hidden">
+                          <span className="inline-flex min-w-0 items-center gap-0.5"><Icon name="git-branch" className="h-3 w-3 flex-shrink-0" /><span className="truncate">{secondaryMeta.branchLabel}</span></span>
+                        </div>
                       </div>
                     ) : null}
                   </div>
@@ -1040,7 +1037,6 @@ function SessionNodeItemComponent(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
                   <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 text-muted-foreground/60 min-w-0 overflow-hidden leading-tight" style={{ fontSize: 'calc(var(--text-ui-label) * 0.85)' }}>
                     <div className={cn('flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 overflow-hidden', metadataSubsessionChevron && hasChildren ? 'pl-4' : '')}>
                       <span className="flex-shrink-0">{sessionUpdatedLabel}</span>
-                      {sessionDiffStats ? <span className="flex flex-shrink-0 items-center gap-0 text-[0.92em]"><span className="text-status-success/80">+{sessionDiffStats.additions}</span><span className="text-muted-foreground/60">/</span><span className="text-status-error/65">-{sessionDiffStats.deletions}</span></span> : null}
                       {hasSecondaryProjectLabel ? <span className="truncate">{secondaryMeta?.projectLabel}</span> : null}
                       {hasSecondaryBranchLabel ? <span className="inline-flex min-w-0 items-center gap-0.5"><Icon name="git-branch" className="h-3 w-3 flex-shrink-0 text-muted-foreground/70" /><span className="truncate">{secondaryMeta?.branchLabel}</span></span> : null}
                     </div>
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SidebarHeader.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SidebarHeader.tsx
index e9bafb0c..b1d37f89 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SidebarHeader.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SidebarHeader.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { ArrowsMerge } from '@/components/icons/ArrowsMerge';
 import { Icon } from "@/components/icon/Icon";
 import { useSessionDisplayStore } from '@/stores/useSessionDisplayStore';
+import { isVSCodeRuntime } from '@/lib/desktop';
 import { useI18n } from '@/lib/i18n';
 
 type Props = {
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ export function SidebarHeader(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
   const setDisplayMode = useSessionDisplayStore((state) => state.setDisplayMode);
   const toggleRecentSection = useSessionDisplayStore((state) => state.toggleRecentSection);
   const toggleArchivedSessions = useSessionDisplayStore((state) => state.toggleArchivedSessions);
+  // VS Code forces the expanded layout, so the mode toggle is meaningless there.
+  const showDisplayModeToggle = !isVSCodeRuntime();
 
   if (hideDirectoryControls) {
     return null;
@@ -188,23 +191,27 @@ export function SidebarHeader(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
                 <TooltipContent side="bottom" sideOffset={4}><p>{t('sessions.sidebar.header.displayMode.label')}</p></TooltipContent>
               </Tooltip>
               <DropdownMenuContent align="end" className="min-w-[160px]">
-                <DropdownMenuItem
-                  onClick={() => setDisplayMode('default')}
-                  className="flex items-center justify-between"
-                >
-                  <span>{t('sessions.sidebar.header.displayMode.default')}</span>
-                  {displayMode === 'default' ? <Icon name="check" className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" /> : null}
-                </DropdownMenuItem>
-                <DropdownMenuItem
-                  onClick={() => setDisplayMode('minimal')}
-                  className="flex items-center justify-between"
-                >
-                  <span>{t('sessions.sidebar.header.displayMode.minimal')}</span>
-                  {displayMode === 'minimal' ? <Icon name="check" className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" /> : null}
-                </DropdownMenuItem>
+                {showDisplayModeToggle ? (
+                  <>
+                    <DropdownMenuItem
+                      onClick={() => setDisplayMode('default')}
+                      className="flex items-center justify-between"
+                    >
+                      <span>{t('sessions.sidebar.header.displayMode.default')}</span>
+                      {displayMode === 'default' ? <Icon name="check" className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" /> : null}
+                    </DropdownMenuItem>
+                    <DropdownMenuItem
+                      onClick={() => setDisplayMode('minimal')}
+                      className="flex items-center justify-between"
+                    >
+                      <span>{t('sessions.sidebar.header.displayMode.minimal')}</span>
+                      {displayMode === 'minimal' ? <Icon name="check" className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" /> : null}
+                    </DropdownMenuItem>
+                  </>
+                ) : null}
                 {showRecentControls ? (
                   <>
-                    <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+                    {showDisplayModeToggle ? <DropdownMenuSeparator /> : null}
                     <DropdownMenuItem
                       onClick={toggleRecentSection}
                       className="flex items-center justify-between"
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/types.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/types.ts
index 6f971c2c..ba137fa0 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/types.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/types.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 import type { Session } from '@opencode-ai/sdk/v2';
 import type { WorktreeMetadata } from '@/types/worktree';
 
-export type SessionSummaryMeta = {
-  additions?: number | string | null;
-  deletions?: number | string | null;
-  files?: number | null;
-  diffs?: Array<{ additions?: number | string | null; deletions?: number | string | null }>;
-};
-
 export type SessionNode = {
   session: Session;
   children: SessionNode[];
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/utils.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/utils.tsx
index 2e7907c7..47c88ce0 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/utils.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/utils.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import type { Session } from '@opencode-ai/sdk/v2';
 import { getCurrentIntlLocale } from '@/lib/i18n';
 import { formatMessage, useI18nStore } from '@/lib/i18n/store';
-import type { SessionSummaryMeta } from './types';
 
 const t = (key: Parameters<typeof formatMessage>[1], params?: Parameters<typeof formatMessage>[2]) =>
   formatMessage(useI18nStore.getState().dictionary, key, params);
@@ -209,47 +208,6 @@ export const isSessionRelatedToProject = (
   return sessionDirectory === projectRoot || sessionDirectory.startsWith(`${projectRoot}/`);
 };
 
-const parseSummaryCount = (value: number | string | null | undefined): number | null => {
-  if (typeof value === 'number' && Number.isFinite(value)) {
-    return value;
-  }
-  if (typeof value === 'string') {
-    const parsed = Number(value);
-    if (Number.isFinite(parsed)) {
-      return parsed;
-    }
-  }
-  return null;
-};
-
-export const resolveSessionDiffStats = (summary?: SessionSummaryMeta): { additions: number; deletions: number } | null => {
-  if (!summary) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const directAdditions = parseSummaryCount(summary.additions);
-  const directDeletions = parseSummaryCount(summary.deletions);
-  if (directAdditions !== null || directDeletions !== null) {
-    const stats = {
-      additions: Math.max(0, directAdditions ?? 0),
-      deletions: Math.max(0, directDeletions ?? 0),
-    };
-    return stats.additions === 0 && stats.deletions === 0 ? null : stats;
-  }
-
-  const diffs = Array.isArray(summary.diffs) ? summary.diffs : [];
-  if (diffs.length === 0) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  let additions = 0;
-  let deletions = 0;
-  diffs.forEach((diff) => {
-    additions += Math.max(0, parseSummaryCount(diff.additions) ?? 0);
-    deletions += Math.max(0, parseSummaryCount(diff.deletions) ?? 0);
-  });
-  return additions === 0 && deletions === 0 ? null : { additions, deletions };
-};
 
 export const formatProjectLabel = (label: string): string => {
   return label
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/stores/useSessionDisplayStore.ts b/packages/ui/src/stores/useSessionDisplayStore.ts
index d3fd0294..36a02102 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/stores/useSessionDisplayStore.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/stores/useSessionDisplayStore.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type SessionDisplayStore = {
 export const useSessionDisplayStore = create<SessionDisplayStore>()(
   persist(
     (set) => ({
-      displayMode: 'default',
+      displayMode: 'minimal',
       showRecentSection: true,
       showArchivedSessions: true,
       setDisplayMode: (mode) => set({ displayMode: mode }),
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ export const useSessionDisplayStore = create<SessionDisplayStore>()(
     }),
     {
       name: 'session-display-mode',
+      version: 1,
+      // v0 shipped 'default' as the only/initial mode, so most existing users
+      // have it persisted by accident rather than choice. Nudge everyone onto
+      // minimal once so the mode can be evaluated before removing it entirely.
+      migrate: (persisted, version) => {
+        const state = (persisted ?? {}) as Partial<SessionDisplayStore>;
+        if (version < 1) {
+          return { ...state, displayMode: 'minimal' };
+        }
+        return state;
+      },
     },
   ),
 );