diff --git a/ui/src/components/task-chat/TaskChatBubble.tsx b/ui/src/components/task-chat/TaskChatBubble.tsx
index 82478bcf0a0..714e7c2628a 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/task-chat/TaskChatBubble.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/task-chat/TaskChatBubble.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function TaskChatBubble({ item }: TaskChatBubbleProps) {
     return (
       <div
         className={cn(
-          "w-full text-sm text-muted-foreground",
+          "tc-interstitial w-full text-xs text-muted-foreground",
           item.streaming && "tc-typewriter-stream",
         )}
         data-testid="task-chat-interstitial"
diff --git a/ui/src/components/task-chat/tool-taxonomy.test.ts b/ui/src/components/task-chat/tool-taxonomy.test.ts
index 32dd0141653..0758e1986f6 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/task-chat/tool-taxonomy.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/components/task-chat/tool-taxonomy.test.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
-  Book,
+  BookOpen,
   Brain,
   ChevronsLeftRightEllipsis,
   MessageSquareReply,
   Network,
   Search,
   SearchCode,
-  SquarePen,
-  SquareTerminal,
+  Terminal,
   Wrench,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { McpIcon } from "./McpIcon";
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ describe("toolTaxonomy", () => {
   it("maps each family to its icon and verb", () => {
     expect(toolTaxonomy("Bash")).toEqual({
       family: "terminal",
-      icon: SquareTerminal,
+      icon: Terminal,
       verbLabel: "Running a command",
     });
     expect(toolTaxonomy("Shell").family).toBe("terminal");
@@ -38,14 +37,15 @@ describe("toolTaxonomy", () => {
 
     expect(toolTaxonomy("Read")).toEqual({
       family: "read",
-      icon: Book,
+      icon: BookOpen,
       verbLabel: "Reading files",
     });
     expect(toolTaxonomy("NotebookRead").family).toBe("read");
 
+    // Round-4 board feedback: edits share the terminal glyph.
     expect(toolTaxonomy("Edit")).toEqual({
       family: "edit",
-      icon: SquarePen,
+      icon: Terminal,
       verbLabel: "Editing files",
     });
     expect(toolTaxonomy("Write").family).toBe("edit");
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ describe("toolTaxonomy", () => {
 
 describe("toolTaxonomy multi-word ACP titles", () => {
   it("classifies by the first word", () => {
-    expect(toolTaxonomy("Read File").icon).toBe(Book);
-    expect(toolTaxonomy("Edit File").icon).toBe(SquarePen);
-    expect(toolTaxonomy("Write File").icon).toBe(SquarePen);
-    expect(toolTaxonomy("Terminal").icon).toBe(SquareTerminal);
+    expect(toolTaxonomy("Read File").icon).toBe(BookOpen);
+    expect(toolTaxonomy("Edit File").icon).toBe(Terminal);
+    expect(toolTaxonomy("Write File").icon).toBe(Terminal);
+    expect(toolTaxonomy("Terminal").icon).toBe(Terminal);
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/src/components/task-chat/tool-taxonomy.ts b/ui/src/components/task-chat/tool-taxonomy.ts
index 9364519f844..c9ee6579f75 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/task-chat/tool-taxonomy.ts
+++ b/ui/src/components/task-chat/tool-taxonomy.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,14 @@
  * tools.
  */
 import {
-  Book,
+  BookOpen,
   Brain,
   ChevronsLeftRightEllipsis,
   MessageSquareReply,
   Network,
   Search,
   SearchCode,
-  SquarePen,
-  SquareTerminal,
+  Terminal,
   Wrench,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import type { ComponentType, SVGProps } from "react";
@@ -70,11 +69,12 @@ export function mcpToolSegment(name: string): string | null {
 }
 
 const FAMILY_META: Record<Exclude<ToolFamily, "mcp">, Omit<ToolTaxonomyEntry, "family">> = {
-  terminal: { icon: SquareTerminal, verbLabel: "Running a command" },
+  terminal: { icon: Terminal, verbLabel: "Running a command" },
   grep: { icon: SearchCode, verbLabel: "Grepping" },
   search: { icon: Search, verbLabel: "Searching" },
-  read: { icon: Book, verbLabel: "Reading files" },
-  edit: { icon: SquarePen, verbLabel: "Editing files" },
+  read: { icon: BookOpen, verbLabel: "Reading files" },
+  // Board round-4 feedback asked for the terminal glyph on edits as well.
+  edit: { icon: Terminal, verbLabel: "Editing files" },
   web: { icon: ChevronsLeftRightEllipsis, verbLabel: "Fetching the web" },
   agent: { icon: Network, verbLabel: "Delegating" },
   other: { icon: Wrench, verbLabel: "Working" },
diff --git a/ui/src/index.css b/ui/src/index.css
index b2efaa013b1..7957c605b72 100644
--- a/ui/src/index.css
+++ b/ui/src/index.css
@@ -592,6 +592,10 @@
    CSS-only typewriter, no per-char timers. Text appended to an existing block
    lands instantly; history omits the class entirely. */
 .tc-typewriter-stream .paperclip-markdown > * { animation: tc-typewriter var(--motion-typewriter-reveal) var(--motion-typewriter-steps) both; }
+/* Interstitial narration matches the tool rows (text-xs): prose-sm sets its
+   own font-size on .paperclip-markdown, so the wrapper's text-xs alone can't
+   shrink it — this scoped override wins on specificity. */
+.tc-interstitial .paperclip-markdown { font-size: var(--text-xs); line-height: var(--text-xs--line-height); }
 
 /* Scroll-to-latest pill (stock shadcn MessageScrollerButton motion, tokenized).
    The pill is centered with translateX(-50%), so the keyframes carry the X