diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index bc060a7..736c026 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -1130,8 +1130,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "libgit2-sys",
  "log",
- "openssl-probe",
- "openssl-sys",
  "url",
 ]
 
@@ -1792,9 +1790,7 @@ checksum = "c9b3acc4b91781bb0b3386669d325163746af5f6e4f73e6d2d630e09a35f3487"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
- "libssh2-sys",
  "libz-sys",
- "openssl-sys",
  "pkg-config",
 ]
 
@@ -1818,20 +1814,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "libssh2-sys"
-version = "0.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "220e4f05ad4a218192533b300327f5150e809b54c4ec83b5a1d91833601811b9"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
- "libc",
- "libz-sys",
- "openssl-sys",
- "pkg-config",
- "vcpkg",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "libz-sys"
 version = "1.1.23"
@@ -2286,24 +2268,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pathdiff",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "openssl-probe"
-version = "0.1.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d05e27ee213611ffe7d6348b942e8f942b37114c00cc03cec254295a4a17852e"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "openssl-sys"
-version = "0.9.111"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "82cab2d520aa75e3c58898289429321eb788c3106963d0dc886ec7a5f4adc321"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
- "libc",
- "pkg-config",
- "vcpkg",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "option-ext"
 version = "0.2.0"
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/claude-chat/chat-messages.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/claude-chat/chat-messages.tsx
index 87ab63b..a7a8600 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/claude-chat/chat-messages.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/claude-chat/chat-messages.tsx
@@ -266,7 +266,10 @@ const UserMessage: FC<{ message: ClaudeStreamMessage }> = ({ message }) => {
           </span>
         )}
         {contextLabel && bodyText && <br />}
-        {bodyText}
+        <MarkdownRenderer
+          content={bodyText}
+          className="prose prose-sm dark:prose-invert max-w-none [&>*:first-child]:mt-0 [&>*:last-child]:mb-0"
+        />
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/workspace/editor/latex-editor.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/workspace/editor/latex-editor.tsx
index 4ab8691..399d869 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/workspace/editor/latex-editor.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/workspace/editor/latex-editor.tsx
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ export function LatexEditor() {
   const [mergeChunkInfo, setMergeChunkInfo] = useState({ total: 0, current: 0 });
   const [diagnostics, setDiagnostics] = useState<DiagnosticItem[]>([]);
   const [selectionCoords, setSelectionCoords] = useState<{ top: number; left: number } | null>(null);
+  // When the selection toolbar is visible, prevent CM selection changes from clearing it.
+  // Only explicit dismiss/send/action should clear the toolbar.
+  const toolbarStickyRef = useRef(false);
   const parentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
   const { resolvedTheme } = useTheme();
@@ -335,12 +338,12 @@ export function LatexEditor() {
       if (update.selectionSet) {
         const { from, to, head } = update.state.selection.main;
         setCursorPosition(head);
-        setSelectionRange(from !== to ? { start: from, end: to } : null);
 
         // Compute toolbar position below the selection end
         // Skip toolbar for "select all" (Cmd+A) to avoid overlay issues
         const isSelectAll = from === 0 && to === update.state.doc.length;
         if (from !== to && !isSelectAll) {
+          setSelectionRange({ start: from, end: to });
           const startCoords = update.view.coordsAtPos(from);
           const endCoords = update.view.coordsAtPos(to);
           if (endCoords && startCoords) {
@@ -349,7 +352,12 @@ export function LatexEditor() {
               left: startCoords.left,  // aligned to selection start
             });
           }
-        } else {
+          toolbarStickyRef.current = true;
+        } else if (!toolbarStickyRef.current) {
+          // Only clear selection/coords if the toolbar is not being interacted with.
+          // Clicking the toolbar input causes CM to lose focus and collapse the selection,
+          // but we want to keep the toolbar visible until explicitly dismissed.
+          setSelectionRange(null);
           setSelectionCoords(null);
         }
       }
@@ -647,10 +655,12 @@ export function LatexEditor() {
 
   const handleToolbarSendPrompt = useCallback(
     (prompt: string) => {
+      toolbarStickyRef.current = false;
       setSelectionCoords(null);
+      setSelectionRange(null);
       useClaudeChatStore.getState().sendPrompt(prompt);
     },
-    [],
+    [setSelectionRange],
   );
 
   const editorToolbarActions: ToolbarAction[] = useMemo(() => [
@@ -659,17 +669,21 @@ export function LatexEditor() {
 
   const handleToolbarAction = useCallback(
     (actionId: string) => {
+      toolbarStickyRef.current = false;
       setSelectionCoords(null);
+      setSelectionRange(null);
       if (actionId === "proofread") {
         useClaudeChatStore.getState().sendPrompt("Proofread and fix any errors in this text");
       }
     },
-    [],
+    [setSelectionRange],
   );
 
   const handleToolbarDismiss = useCallback(() => {
+    toolbarStickyRef.current = false;
     setSelectionCoords(null);
-  }, []);
+    setSelectionRange(null);
+  }, [setSelectionRange]);
 
   // History review action handlers
   const handleHistoryRestore = useCallback(async () => {