diff --git a/qbit-assistant/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/assistant/engine/TurnEngineTest.java b/qbit-assistant/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/assistant/engine/TurnEngineTest.java
index 7660df2..d2c7ee2 100644
--- a/qbit-assistant/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/assistant/engine/TurnEngineTest.java
+++ b/qbit-assistant/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/assistant/engine/TurnEngineTest.java
@@ -162,6 +162,34 @@ class TurnEngineTest extends BaseAssistantTest
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The live thread after a tool-using turn: when message.end arrives the panel
+    ** reloads, and must find the real title, the question, the answer and the tool
+    ** steps - not the transcript redactor's placeholders (changed:v1, [], {}).
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testLiveThreadIsNotPlaceholdersAtMessageEnd() throws Exception
+   {
+      provider.thenToolUse("count_records", input("table", "blog_post", "filter", filter("AND", "status", "EQUALS", List.of("PUBLISHED"))))
+         .thenText("Four posts are published.");
+
+      TurnRunner.Outcome outcome = runner.run(EDITOR, "how many published posts?");
+      assertThat(outcome.end()).containsEntry("status", "COMPLETE");
+
+      assertThat(runner.conversationAtEnd().getTitle()).isEqualTo("how many published posts?");
+      List<AssistantMessage> stored = runner.messagesAtEnd();
+      assertThat(stored).extracting(AssistantMessage::getPartsJson).noneMatch(parts -> parts.equals("[]") || parts.contains("changed:v1"));
+      assertThat(stored.get(0).getPartsJson()).contains("how many published posts?");
+      assertThat(stored.get(stored.size() - 1).getPartsJson()).contains("Four posts are published.");
+      assertThat(runner.toolCallsAtEnd()).isNotEmpty().allSatisfy(call ->
+      {
+         assertThat(call.getInputJson()).isNotEqualTo("{}");
+         assertThat(call.getResultSummary()).doesNotContain("changed:v1");
+      });
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** Parallel tool calls: all results in ONE user message, in order.
     *******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/qbit-assistant/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/assistant/testing/TurnRunner.java b/qbit-assistant/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/assistant/testing/TurnRunner.java
index 00f17ac..fe5d3e9 100644
--- a/qbit-assistant/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/assistant/testing/TurnRunner.java
+++ b/qbit-assistant/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qbits/assistant/testing/TurnRunner.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qbits.assistant.AssistantRuntime;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.assistant.api.AssistantApi;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.assistant.engine.RunningTurn;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.assistant.engine.TurnEvent;
+import com.kingsrook.qbits.assistant.model.AssistantConversation;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.assistant.model.AssistantMessage;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.assistant.model.AssistantToolCall;
 import com.kingsrook.qbits.assistant.persistence.AssistantStore;
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ public class TurnRunner
    private final AssistantQBitConfig config;
 
    private List<AssistantMessage> messagesAtEnd = List.of();
+   private AssistantConversation  conversationAtEnd;
+   private List<AssistantToolCall> toolCallsAtEnd = List.of();
 
 
 
@@ -175,6 +178,8 @@ public class TurnRunner
          if(batch.stream().anyMatch(e -> TurnEvent.MESSAGE_END.equals(e.getType())))
          {
             messagesAtEnd = messagesOf(userId, convId);
+            conversationAtEnd = conversationOf(userId, convId);
+            toolCallsAtEnd = toolCalls(userId, running.getTurnId());
          }
          if(!batch.isEmpty())
          {
@@ -213,6 +218,44 @@ public class TurnRunner
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The conversation row as stored the moment message.end was seen.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public AssistantConversation conversationAtEnd()
+   {
+      return (conversationAtEnd);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** The audited tool calls as stored the moment message.end was seen.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   public List<AssistantToolCall> toolCallsAtEnd()
+   {
+      return (toolCallsAtEnd);
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    ** One conversation of the user, read as the user.
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   private AssistantConversation conversationOf(String userId, Integer conversationId) throws Exception
+   {
+      QContext.init(qInstance, AssistantTestFixture.ownerSession(userId, config));
+      try
+      {
+         return (new AssistantStore().getConversation(userId, conversationId));
+      }
+      finally
+      {
+         QContext.clear();
+      }
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     ** The stored messages of a conversation (read as the user).
     *******************************************************************************/