diff --git a/src/agent/mod.rs b/src/agent/mod.rs
index f620af8..533190c 100644
--- a/src/agent/mod.rs
+++ b/src/agent/mod.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ pub struct Agent {
     pub prompt_file: String,
     /// Stable session ID for memory-search dedup across turns.
     pub session_id: String,
+    /// Incremented on compaction — UI uses this to detect resets.
+    pub generation: u64,
     /// Agent orchestration state (surface-observe, journal, reflect).
     /// TODO: move to Session — it's session-level, not agent-level.
     pub agent_cycles: crate::subconscious::subconscious::AgentCycleState,
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ impl Agent {
             app_config,
             prompt_file,
             session_id,
+            generation: 0,
             agent_cycles,
             active_tools,
         };
@@ -914,6 +917,7 @@ impl Agent {
                 msg.content = Some(MessageContent::Text(replacement));
             }
         }
+        self.generation += 1;
     }
 
     /// Strip ephemeral tool calls from the conversation history.
@@ -959,6 +963,7 @@ impl Agent {
         dbglog!("[compact] budget: {}", budget.status_string());
 
         self.load_startup_journal();
+        self.generation += 1;
         self.last_prompt_tokens = 0;
         self.publish_context_state();
     }
diff --git a/src/user/chat.rs b/src/user/chat.rs
index 5f0b0e8..d4939a3 100644
--- a/src/user/chat.rs
+++ b/src/user/chat.rs
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ pub(crate) struct InteractScreen {
     pub(crate) turn_started: Option<std::time::Instant>,
     pub(crate) call_started: Option<std::time::Instant>,
     pub(crate) call_timeout_secs: u64,
+    // State sync with agent
+    last_generation: u64,
+    last_entry_count: usize,
+    /// Reference to agent for state sync
+    agent: std::sync::Arc<tokio::sync::Mutex<crate::agent::Agent>>,
 }
 
 impl InteractScreen {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+    pub fn new(agent: std::sync::Arc<tokio::sync::Mutex<crate::agent::Agent>>) -> Self {
         Self {
             autonomous: PaneState::new(true),
             conversation: PaneState::new(true),
@@ -48,9 +53,51 @@ impl InteractScreen {
             turn_started: None,
             call_started: None,
             call_timeout_secs: 60,
+            last_generation: 0,
+            last_entry_count: 0,
+            agent,
         }
     }
 
+    /// Sync conversation display from agent entries.
+    fn sync_from_agent(&mut self) {
+        let agent = self.agent.blocking_lock();
+        let gen = agent.generation;
+        let count = agent.entries().len();
+
+        if gen != self.last_generation {
+            // Generation changed — full re-render
+            self.conversation = PaneState::new(true);
+            self.autonomous = PaneState::new(true);
+            self.tools = PaneState::new(false);
+            self.last_entry_count = 0;
+        }
+
+        // Render new entries
+        if count > self.last_entry_count {
+            for entry in &agent.entries()[self.last_entry_count..] {
+                let msg = entry.message();
+                let text = msg.content_text();
+                match msg.role {
+                    crate::agent::api::types::Role::User => {
+                        self.conversation.push_line_with_marker(
+                            text.to_string(), Color::Cyan, Marker::User,
+                        );
+                    }
+                    crate::agent::api::types::Role::Assistant => {
+                        self.conversation.push_line_with_marker(
+                            text.to_string(), Color::Reset, Marker::Assistant,
+                        );
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.last_generation = gen;
+        self.last_entry_count = count;
+    }
+
     /// Process a UiMessage — update pane state.
     pub fn handle_ui_message(&mut self, msg: &UiMessage, app: &mut App) {
         match msg {
@@ -399,6 +446,9 @@ impl ScreenView for InteractScreen {
             }
         }
 
+        // Sync state from agent
+        self.sync_from_agent();
+
         // Draw
         self.draw_main(frame, area, app);
         None
diff --git a/src/user/event_loop.rs b/src/user/event_loop.rs
index 61c8217..c0dc01b 100644
--- a/src/user/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/user/event_loop.rs
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ pub async fn run(
     let notify_rx = crate::thalamus::channels::subscribe_all();
 
     // InteractScreen held separately for UiMessage routing
-    let mut interact = crate::user::chat::InteractScreen::new();
+    let mut interact = crate::user::chat::InteractScreen::new(mind.agent.clone());
     // Overlay screens: F2=conscious, F3=subconscious, F4=unconscious, F5=thalamus
     let mut screens: Vec<Box<dyn tui::ScreenView>> = vec![
         Box::new(crate::user::context::ConsciousScreen::new()),