diff --git a/.pql/changelog/ticket_history/2026-06.sql b/.pql/changelog/ticket_history/2026-06.sql
index b4f3b70f..06475171 100644
--- a/.pql/changelog/ticket_history/2026-06.sql
+++ b/.pql/changelog/ticket_history/2026-06.sql
@@ -875,3 +875,4 @@ INSERT INTO ticket_history (ticket_id, field, old_value, new_value, changed_by,
 INSERT INTO ticket_history (ticket_id, field, old_value, new_value, changed_by, changed_at, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('T-284', 'status', 'in_progress', 'done', NULL, '2026-06-08 14:57:15', '2026-06-08 14:57:15', '2026-06-08 14:57:15', NULL, '7f2c5be1e2bb330dac14007350d6dec1', 1) ON CONFLICT(hash) DO NOTHING;
 INSERT INTO ticket_history (ticket_id, field, old_value, new_value, changed_by, changed_at, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('T-285', 'status', 'backlog', 'in_progress', NULL, '2026-06-08 15:22:35', '2026-06-08 15:22:35', '2026-06-08 15:22:35', NULL, 'd4ed6a44830ac6e7cac90547d9a027a9', 1) ON CONFLICT(hash) DO NOTHING;
 INSERT INTO ticket_history (ticket_id, field, old_value, new_value, changed_by, changed_at, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('T-285', 'status', 'in_progress', 'done', NULL, '2026-06-08 15:37:29', '2026-06-08 15:37:29', '2026-06-08 15:37:29', NULL, 'b8289629265f19b4f41318863e744804', 1) ON CONFLICT(hash) DO NOTHING;
+INSERT INTO ticket_history (ticket_id, field, old_value, new_value, changed_by, changed_at, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('T-282', 'status', 'in_progress', 'done', NULL, '2026-06-08 15:42:01', '2026-06-08 15:42:01', '2026-06-08 15:42:01', NULL, '3ebc8c4a480cb16b403e562a4829912a', 1) ON CONFLICT(hash) DO NOTHING;
diff --git a/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-06.sql b/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-06.sql
index 4ccbc4cc..dd34df8f 100644
--- a/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-06.sql
+++ b/.pql/changelog/tickets/2026-06.sql
@@ -2258,3 +2258,6 @@ Acceptance:
 1. Streaming a tool-use then its success result keeps each card''s collapse state pinned to the right card (a card the user expanded stays expanded when a later tool completes).
 2. A folded activity cluster keeps its identity/summary across reshapes.
 3. Widget test: pump a conversation, toggle one card''s collapse, stream a new result that reshapes the list, assert the toggled card is still the one expanded.', 'done', 'high', NULL, NULL, NULL, '2026-06-08 15:22:32', '2026-06-08 15:37:29', NULL, '0d20b26d5b7a12af99c26cb2a849e123', 1) ON CONFLICT(id) DO UPDATE SET type=excluded.type, parent_id=excluded.parent_id, title=excluded.title, description=excluded.description, status=excluded.status, priority=excluded.priority, assigned_to=excluded.assigned_to, team=excluded.team, decision_ref=excluded.decision_ref, updated_at=excluded.updated_at, deleted_at=excluded.deleted_at, hash=excluded.hash, canonical_version=excluded.canonical_version WHERE excluded.updated_at > tickets.updated_at OR (excluded.updated_at = tickets.updated_at AND excluded.hash > tickets.hash);
+INSERT INTO tickets (id, type, parent_id, title, description, status, priority, assigned_to, team, decision_ref, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at, hash, canonical_version) VALUES ('T-282', 'bug', 'T-276', 'Collapsed conversation card has inconsistent bottom padding', 'The collapsed Agent (tool-call) card in the Claude conversation view has different padding beneath it than the spacing around all other cards — see the gap flagged below the `> Agent` disclosure in the conversation. Make the collapsed card''s bottom padding match the standard inter-card spacing used everywhere else.
+
+Card layout lives in lib/builtin/claude/src/conversation_card.dart: the outer wrapper applies EdgeInsets.only(bottom: 14) (line ~188) and the stripe variant adds inner EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(12, 8, 12, 8) (line ~210). When collapsed, only the header renders, so the combined bottom spacing (inner 8 + outer 14) reads differently from expanded cards. Reconcile so the visible gap below a collapsed card equals the gap below other cards.', 'done', 'low', NULL, NULL, NULL, '2026-06-08 13:39:15', '2026-06-08 15:42:01', NULL, '131affd221f44586d3a960dcaff57867', 1) ON CONFLICT(id) DO UPDATE SET type=excluded.type, parent_id=excluded.parent_id, title=excluded.title, description=excluded.description, status=excluded.status, priority=excluded.priority, assigned_to=excluded.assigned_to, team=excluded.team, decision_ref=excluded.decision_ref, updated_at=excluded.updated_at, deleted_at=excluded.deleted_at, hash=excluded.hash, canonical_version=excluded.canonical_version WHERE excluded.updated_at > tickets.updated_at OR (excluded.updated_at = tickets.updated_at AND excluded.hash > tickets.hash);
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 378fab2e..d3587667 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ heading, and (b) bumping `pubspec.yaml` `version:` in the same commit.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Bordered conversation cards (tool / Agent calls) now use the same interior
+  vertical padding (8) as the stripe cards, so a collapsed tool/Agent card no
+  longer reads chunkier — taller box, more trailing space — than its
+  neighbours in the conversation log. (T-282)
 - Conversation cards no longer **mis-associate their state** when the message
   list reshapes as a tool result streams in. The list items now carry stable
   per-item keys, so a card you expanded (or its hover/cluster state) stays
diff --git a/lib/builtin/claude/src/conversation_card.dart b/lib/builtin/claude/src/conversation_card.dart
index f6869cd2..571dfc2f 100644
--- a/lib/builtin/claude/src/conversation_card.dart
+++ b/lib/builtin/claude/src/conversation_card.dart
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ class _ConversationCardState extends State<ConversationCard> {
         );
       case ConversationCardVariant.bordered:
         return Container(
-          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(10),
+          // Vertical interior padding matches the stripe variant (8) so boxed
+          // cards share one rhythm — a collapsed tool/Agent card no longer reads
+          // chunkier (taller box + more trailing space) than its neighbours (T-282).
+          padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(10, 8, 10, 8),
           decoration: BoxDecoration(
             color: tokens.globalBackground,
             border: Border.all(color: widget.borderColor ?? tokens.panelBorder),
diff --git a/test/goldens/goldens/linux/conversation_card_merged.png b/test/goldens/goldens/linux/conversation_card_merged.png
index 498485a4..a1cff888 100644
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