diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/detail/InvestigationDetail.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/detail/InvestigationDetail.tsx
index 2c4f37fcf6f..1a9d2297593 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/detail/InvestigationDetail.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/detail/InvestigationDetail.tsx
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export function InvestigationDetail({
             onCancel={readOnly ? undefined : () => void update((api) => api.cancelRun(lens.id))}
           />
         )}
-        {live && <LiveRun key={live.id} job={live} name={lens.settings.name} />}
+        {live && <LiveRun key={live.id} job={live} reviews={live.reviews} name={lens.settings.name} />}
         {runNow && (
           <RunNowDialog
             lens={lens}
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/LiveRun.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/LiveRun.tsx
index efcec3987c9..5e0a561ca58 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/LiveRun.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/LiveRun.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { modelsUsed } from "../../model/inbox";
 import {
   analysisModel,
   conclusions,
+  decidedReviews,
   focusedReview,
   issueCount,
   reviewKey,
@@ -15,30 +16,33 @@ import {
 import type { Job, Review } from "../../model/types";
 import { LiveDrawer } from "./LiveDrawer";
 import { LiveStrip } from "./LiveStrip";
-import { useDrawerOpen, useStripOpen } from "./useLivePanels";
+import { useStripOpen } from "./useLivePanels";
 import { useReviewPlayback } from "./useReviewPlayback";
 
-export function LiveRun({ job, name }: { job: Job; name: string }) {
+export function LiveRun({ job, reviews, name }: { job: Job; reviews: readonly Review[]; name: string }) {
   const live = job.status === "queued" || job.status === "running";
   const [stripOpen, setStripOpen] = useStripOpen();
-  const [drawerOpen, setDrawerOpen] = useDrawerOpen(job.id, live);
+  const [drawerOpen, setDrawerOpen] = useState(false);
   const [pinned, setPinned] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const playback = useReviewPlayback(job.reviews, live);
-  const model = analysisModel([...job.reviews.map((r) => r.model), ...modelsUsed(job.steps), job.settings.model]);
-  const { review: focused, following } = focusedReview(job.reviews, pinned, playback.current);
-  const issues = issueCount(job);
+  const playback = useReviewPlayback(reviews, live);
+  const withReviews = { ...job, reviews: [...reviews] };
+  const model = analysisModel([...reviews.map((r) => r.model), ...modelsUsed(job.steps), job.settings.model]);
+  const { review: focused, following } = focusedReview(reviews, pinned, playback.current);
+  const issues = issueCount(withReviews);
   const reviewed = live ? shownCount(job.reviewed, playback) : job.reviewed;
+  const decided = decidedReviews(playback, playback.phase.verdict);
+  const pin = (review: Review) => setPinned(review === playback.current ? null : reviewKey(review));
   const open = (review?: Review) => {
-    setPinned(review && review !== playback.current ? reviewKey(review) : null);
+    if (review) pin(review);
     setDrawerOpen(true);
   };
 
   return (
     <>
-      {stripOpen && (
+      {stripOpen ? (
         <LiveStrip
           model={model}
-          state={stripState(job, model)}
+          state={stripState(withReviews, model)}
           playback={playback}
           reviewed={reviewed}
           selected={job.coverage.selected}
@@ -47,8 +51,7 @@ export function LiveRun({ job, name }: { job: Job; name: string }) {
           onOpen={open}
           onClose={() => setStripOpen(false)}
         />
-      )}
-      {!stripOpen && (
+      ) : (
         <button
           type="button"
           onClick={() => setStripOpen(true)}
@@ -62,15 +65,17 @@ export function LiveRun({ job, name }: { job: Job; name: string }) {
         onClose={() => setDrawerOpen(false)}
         name={name}
         model={model}
-        job={job}
+        status={job.status}
+        reviewed={reviewed}
         playback={playback}
         live={live}
         focused={focused}
         following={following}
         phase={playback.phase}
-        groups={conclusions(job.reviews, job.settings.checks)}
-        scope={issues.scope === "findings" ? `from the last ${job.reviews.length} reviews` : issues.scope}
-        onPick={(review) => setPinned(review === playback.current ? null : reviewKey(review))}
+        groups={conclusions(decided, job.settings.checks)}
+        decided={decided.length}
+        scope={job.reviewed > reviews.length ? `From the latest ${reviews.length} of ${job.reviewed} reviewed traces` : ""}
+        onPick={pin}
         onFollow={() => setPinned(null)}
       />
     </>
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/LiveStrip.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/LiveStrip.tsx
index d471bfa96be..bdd04b36621 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/LiveStrip.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/LiveStrip.tsx
@@ -13,16 +13,17 @@ import { outcome, providerOf, queueRows, reviewKey, shortVerdict, type IssueCoun
 import type { Playback } from "../../model/live";
 import type { Review } from "../../model/types";
 
-const RECENT = 5;
+const RECENT = 3;
 const MARK = { issue: "●", clear: "✓", unknown: "–" } as const;
+const LOGO = { sm: "size-3.5", md: "size-[18px]" } as const;
 
-export function ModelName({ model }: { model: string }) {
+export function ModelName({ model, size = "sm" }: { model: string; size?: keyof typeof LOGO }) {
   if (!model) return null;
   const provider = providerOf(model);
   return (
     <span data-testid="live-model" className="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 text-foreground">
-      {provider && <ProviderLogo provider={provider} className="size-4 shrink-0" />}
-      <span className="font-mono text-[11px]">{model}</span>
+      {provider && <ProviderLogo provider={provider} className={cn("shrink-0", LOGO[size])} />}
+      <span className={cn("font-mono", size === "md" ? "text-[12px]" : "text-[11px]")}>{model}</span>
     </span>
   );
 }
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ function RecentLine({ review, now, onOpen }: { review: Review; now: number; onOp
   const result = outcome(review);
   const issue = result === "issue";
   return (
-    <li className="motion-safe:animate-in motion-safe:fade-in motion-safe:duration-300">
+    <li className="motion-safe:animate-in motion-safe:fade-in motion-safe:slide-in-from-top-1 motion-safe:duration-300">
       <button
         type="button"
         onClick={() => onOpen(review)}
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ function RecentLine({ review, now, onOpen }: { review: Review; now: number; onOp
         <span aria-label={result} className={issue ? "text-[#e5484d]" : ""}>
           {MARK[result]}
         </span>
-        <span className="truncate">{review.agent || review.name}</span>
+        <span className="truncate text-foreground">{review.agent || review.name}</span>
         <span className={cn("truncate", issue && "text-[#e5484d]")}>{shortVerdict(review)}</span>
         <span className="tabular-nums">{agoLabel(Date.parse(review.at), now)}</span>
       </button>
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ export function LiveStrip({
   return (
     <section
       aria-label="Live trace results"
-      className="flex flex-wrap gap-x-6 gap-y-2 rounded-md bg-muted/30 px-3 py-2 text-[12px] text-muted-foreground"
+      className="flex flex-wrap items-start gap-x-6 gap-y-2 rounded-md bg-muted/30 px-3 py-2 text-[12px] text-muted-foreground"
     >
       <div className="flex min-w-[16rem] flex-col gap-1">
         <ModelName model={model} />
@@ -107,10 +108,10 @@ export function LiveStrip({
           </ol>
         )}
       </div>
-      <div className="flex shrink-0 items-start gap-1">
-        <Button variant="ghost" size="xs" onClick={() => onOpen()} disabled={!recent.length}>
+      <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1">
+        <Button variant="outline" size="xs" onClick={() => onOpen()} disabled={!recent.length}>
           <PanelRight />
-          View live
+          View run
         </Button>
         <Button variant="ghost" size="icon-xs" aria-label="Hide live trace results" onClick={onClose}>
           <X />
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/useLivePanels.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/useLivePanels.ts
index 610e588a0f7..f5896b3682d 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/useLivePanels.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/investigations/live/useLivePanels.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 
 const STRIP_KEY = "litellm.lens.liveStrip";
-const DRAWER_KEY = "litellm.lens.liveDrawerClosed";
 
 function read(key: string): string | null {
   try {
@@ -29,15 +28,3 @@ export function useStripOpen(): [boolean, (open: boolean) => void] {
   }, []);
   return [open, update];
 }
-
-export function useDrawerOpen(jobId: string, live: boolean): [boolean, (open: boolean) => void] {
-  const [open, setOpen] = useState(() => live && read(DRAWER_KEY) !== jobId);
-  const update = useCallback(
-    (next: boolean) => {
-      setOpen(next);
-      if (!next) write(DRAWER_KEY, jobId);
-    },
-    [jobId],
-  );
-  return [open, update];
-}