diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/ChatHistory/StatusResponse/index.jsx b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/ChatHistory/StatusResponse/index.jsx
index 2ceb74406f39b0823953f2f80d306413683c3fde..66482ef619a53c9e4c2ceca71f2a3de9e7f0858c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/ChatHistory/StatusResponse/index.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/ChatHistory/StatusResponse/index.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState } from "react";
-import {
-  CaretDown,
-  CircleNotch,
-  Check,
-  CheckCircle,
-} from "@phosphor-icons/react";
+import { CaretDown } from "@phosphor-icons/react";
+
+import AgentAnimation from "@/media/animations/agent-animation.webm";
+import AgentStatic from "@/media/animations/agent-static.png";
 
 export default function StatusResponse({
   messages = [],
@@ -21,94 +19,85 @@ export default function StatusResponse({
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex justify-center items-end w-full">
-      <div className="py-2 px-4 w-full flex gap-x-5 md:max-w-[80%] flex-col relative">
-        <div
-          onClick={handleExpandClick}
-          className={`${!previousThoughts?.length ? "cursor-text" : "cursor-pointer hover:bg-theme-sidebar-item-hover transition-all duration-200"} bg-theme-bg-chat-input rounded-full py-2 px-4 flex items-center gap-x-2 border border-theme-sidebar-border`}
-        >
-          {isThinking ? (
-            <CircleNotch
-              className="w-4 h-4 text-theme-text-secondary animate-spin"
-              aria-label="Agent is thinking..."
-            />
-          ) : showCheckmark ? (
-            <CheckCircle
-              className="w-4 h-4 text-green-400 transition-all duration-300"
-              aria-label="Thought complete"
-            />
-          ) : null}
-          <div className="flex-1 overflow-hidden">
-            <span
-              key={currentThought.content}
-              className="text-xs text-theme-text-secondary font-mono inline-block w-full animate-thoughtTransition"
-            >
-              {currentThought.content}
-            </span>
-          </div>
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-x-2">
-            {previousThoughts?.length > 0 && (
-              <div
-                data-tooltip-id="expand-cot"
-                data-tooltip-content={
-                  isExpanded ? "Hide thought chain" : "Show thought chain"
-                }
-                className="border-none text-theme-text-secondary hover:text-theme-text-primary transition-colors p-1 rounded-full hover:bg-theme-sidebar-item-hover"
-                aria-label={
-                  isExpanded ? "Hide thought chain" : "Show thought chain"
-                }
-              >
-                <CaretDown
-                  className={`w-4 h-4 transform transition-transform duration-200 ${isExpanded ? "rotate-180" : ""}`}
-                />
-              </div>
-            )}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-
-        {/* Previous thoughts dropdown */}
-        {previousThoughts?.length > 0 && (
+    <div className="flex justify-center w-full">
+      <div className="w-full max-w-[80%] flex flex-col">
+        <div className=" w-full max-w-[800px]">
           <div
-            key={`cot-list-${currentThought.uuid}`}
-            className={`mt-2 bg-theme-bg-chat-input backdrop-blur-sm rounded-lg overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300 border border-theme-sidebar-border ${
-              isExpanded
-                ? "max-h-[300px] overflow-y-auto opacity-100"
-                : "max-h-0 opacity-0"
-            }`}
+            onClick={handleExpandClick}
+            style={{ borderRadius: "6px" }}
+            className={`${!previousThoughts?.length ? "" : `${previousThoughts?.length ? "hover:bg-theme-sidebar-item-hover" : ""}`} items-start bg-theme-bg-chat-input py-2 px-4 flex gap-x-2`}
           >
-            <div className="p-2">
-              {previousThoughts.map((thought, index) => (
-                <div
-                  key={`cot-${thought.uuid || index}`}
-                  className="flex gap-x-2"
+            <div className="w-7 h-7 flex justify-center flex-shrink-0 items-center">
+              {isThinking ? (
+                <video
+                  autoPlay
+                  loop
+                  muted
+                  playsInline
+                  className="w-8 h-8 scale-150 transition-opacity duration-200 light:invert light:opacity-50"
+                  data-tooltip-id="agent-thinking"
+                  data-tooltip-content="Agent is thinking..."
+                  aria-label="Agent is thinking..."
                 >
-                  <p className="text-xs text-theme-text-secondary font-mono">
-                    {index + 1}/{previousThoughts.length}
-                  </p>
-                  <div
-                    className="flex items-center gap-x-3 p-2 animate-fadeUpIn"
-                    style={{ animationDelay: `${index * 50}ms` }}
-                  >
-                    <span className="text-xs text-theme-text-secondary font-mono">
-                      {thought.content}
+                  <source src={AgentAnimation} type="video/webm" />
+                </video>
+              ) : (
+                <img
+                  src={AgentStatic}
+                  alt="Agent complete"
+                  className="w-6 h-6 transition-opacity duration-200 light:invert light:opacity-50"
+                  data-tooltip-id="agent-thinking"
+                  data-tooltip-content="Agent has finished thinking"
+                  aria-label="Agent has finished thinking"
+                />
+              )}
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+              <div
+                className={`overflow-hidden transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out ${isExpanded ? "max-h-[500px]" : "max-h-6"}`}
+              >
+                <div className="text-theme-text-secondary font-mono leading-6">
+                  {!isExpanded ? (
+                    <span className="block w-full truncate mt-[2px]">
+                      {currentThought.content}
                     </span>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-              ))}
-              {/* Append current thought to the end */}
-              <div key={`cot-${currentThought.uuid}`} className="flex gap-x-2">
-                <p className="text-xs text-theme-text-secondary font-mono">
-                  {previousThoughts.length + 1}/{previousThoughts.length + 1}
-                </p>
-                <div className="flex items-center gap-x-3 p-2 animate-fadeUpIn">
-                  <span className="text-xs text-theme-text-secondary font-mono">
-                    {currentThought.content}
-                  </span>
+                  ) : (
+                    <>
+                      {previousThoughts.map((thought, index) => (
+                        <div
+                          key={`cot-${thought.uuid || index}`}
+                          className="mb-2"
+                        >
+                          {thought.content}
+                        </div>
+                      ))}
+                      <div>{currentThought.content}</div>
+                    </>
+                  )}
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-x-2">
+              {previousThoughts?.length > 0 && (
+                <button
+                  onClick={handleExpandClick}
+                  data-tooltip-id="expand-cot"
+                  data-tooltip-content={
+                    isExpanded ? "Hide thought chain" : "Show thought chain"
+                  }
+                  className="border-none text-theme-text-secondary hover:text-theme-text-primary transition-colors p-1 rounded-full hover:bg-theme-sidebar-item-hover"
+                  aria-label={
+                    isExpanded ? "Hide thought chain" : "Show thought chain"
+                  }
+                >
+                  <CaretDown
+                    className={`w-4 h-4 transform transition-transform duration-200 ${isExpanded ? "rotate-180" : ""}`}
+                  />
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </div>
           </div>
-        )}
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/ChatHistory/ThoughtContainer/index.jsx b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/ChatHistory/ThoughtContainer/index.jsx
index 75f1d835ce4a3fefd23f398f16837f01284bdf6c..957531171b6661c650ae5313009c682491275c5d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/ChatHistory/ThoughtContainer/index.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WorkspaceChat/ChatContainer/ChatHistory/ThoughtContainer/index.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { useState, forwardRef, useImperativeHandle } from "react";
 import renderMarkdown from "@/utils/chat/markdown";
-import { Brain, CaretDown } from "@phosphor-icons/react";
+import { CaretDown } from "@phosphor-icons/react";
 import DOMPurify from "dompurify";
-import truncate from "truncate";
 import { isMobile } from "react-device-detect";
+import ThinkingAnimation from "@/media/animations/thinking-animation.webm";
+import ThinkingStatic from "@/media/animations/thinking-static.png";
 
 const THOUGHT_KEYWORDS = ["thought", "thinking", "think", "thought_chain"];
 const CLOSING_TAGS = [...THOUGHT_KEYWORDS, "response", "answer"];
@@ -61,46 +62,57 @@ export const ThoughtChainComponent = forwardRef(
           <div
             style={{
               transition: "all 0.1s ease-in-out",
-              borderRadius: isExpanded || autoExpand ? "6px" : "24px",
+              borderRadius: "6px",
             }}
-            className={`${isExpanded || autoExpand ? "" : `${canExpand ? "hover:bg-theme-sidebar-item-hover" : ""}`} items-start bg-theme-bg-chat-input py-2 px-4 flex gap-x-2 border border-theme-sidebar-border`}
+            className={`${isExpanded || autoExpand ? "" : `${canExpand ? "hover:bg-theme-sidebar-item-hover" : ""}`} items-start bg-theme-bg-chat-input py-2 px-4 flex gap-x-2`}
           >
-            {isThinking || isComplete ? (
-              <Brain
-                data-tooltip-id="cot-thinking"
-                data-tooltip-content={
-                  isThinking
-                    ? "Model is thinking..."
-                    : "Model has finished thinking"
-                }
-                className={`w-4 h-4 mt-1 ${isThinking ? "text-blue-500 animate-pulse" : "text-green-400"}`}
-                aria-label={
-                  isThinking
-                    ? "Model is thinking..."
-                    : "Model has finished thinking"
-                }
-              />
-            ) : null}
-            <div className="flex-1 overflow-hidden">
-              {!isExpanded && !autoExpand ? (
-                <span
-                  className="text-theme-text-secondary font-mono inline-block w-full"
-                  dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
-                    __html: DOMPurify.sanitize(
-                      truncate(tagStrippedContent, THOUGHT_PREVIEW_LENGTH)
-                    ),
-                  }}
-                />
-              ) : (
-                <span
-                  className="text-theme-text-secondary font-mono inline-block w-full"
-                  dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
-                    __html: DOMPurify.sanitize(
-                      renderMarkdown(tagStrippedContent)
-                    ),
-                  }}
-                />
-              )}
+            <div
+              className={`w-7 h-7 flex justify-center flex-shrink-0 ${!isExpanded && !autoExpand ? "items-center" : "items-start pt-[2px]"}`}
+            >
+              {isThinking || isComplete ? (
+                <>
+                  <video
+                    autoPlay
+                    loop
+                    muted
+                    playsInline
+                    className={`w-7 h-7 transition-opacity duration-200 light:invert light:opacity-50 ${isThinking ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0 hidden"}`}
+                    data-tooltip-id="cot-thinking"
+                    data-tooltip-content="Model is thinking..."
+                    aria-label="Model is thinking..."
+                  >
+                    <source src={ThinkingAnimation} type="video/webm" />
+                  </video>
+                  <img
+                    src={ThinkingStatic}
+                    alt="Thinking complete"
+                    className={`w-6 h-6 transition-opacity duration-200 light:invert light:opacity-50 ${!isThinking && isComplete ? "opacity-100" : "opacity-0 hidden"}`}
+                    data-tooltip-id="cot-thinking"
+                    data-tooltip-content="Model has finished thinking"
+                    aria-label="Model has finished thinking"
+                  />
+                </>
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
+            <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+              <div
+                className={`overflow-hidden transition-all transform duration-300 ease-in-out origin-top ${isExpanded || autoExpand ? "max-h-[500px]" : "max-h-6"}`}
+              >
+                <div
+                  className={`text-theme-text-secondary font-mono leading-6 ${isExpanded || autoExpand ? "-ml-[5.5px] -mt-[4px]" : "mt-[2px]"}`}
+                >
+                  <span
+                    className={`block w-full ${!isExpanded && !autoExpand ? "truncate" : ""}`}
+                    dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{
+                      __html: DOMPurify.sanitize(
+                        isExpanded || autoExpand
+                          ? renderMarkdown(tagStrippedContent)
+                          : tagStrippedContent
+                      ),
+                    }}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              </div>
             </div>
             <div className="flex items-center gap-x-2">
               {!autoExpand && canExpand ? (
@@ -127,3 +139,4 @@ export const ThoughtChainComponent = forwardRef(
     );
   }
 );
+ThoughtChainComponent.displayName = "ThoughtChainComponent";
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