diff --git a/ethend/public/index.html b/ethend/public/index.html
index 4b44185..36d9928 100644
--- a/ethend/public/index.html
+++ b/ethend/public/index.html
@@ -6291,43 +6291,8 @@ async function refreshTrace() {
     }
   }
 
-  // Try pipeline view first (new format)
+  // Pipeline view (new format) or flat timeline
   var pipelines = data.pipelines || [];
-  if (pipelines.length > 0) {
-    var html = '<div class="trace-timeline">';
-    for (var pi = 0; pi < pipelines.length; pi++) {
-      var pl = pipelines[pi];
-      var steps = pl.steps || [];
-      var hasMsg = steps.some(function(s){ return s.hop === 'msg_received'; });
-      html += '<div class="trace-pipeline" style="margin:12px 0;border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden">';
-      // Pipeline header
-      html += '<div style="padding:8px 12px;background:var(--bg2);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center">';
-      html += '<span style="font-weight:600;font-size:13px">📨 ' + escHtml(pl.sender || '?') + (pl.platform ? ' · ' + escHtml(pl.platform) : '') + '</span>';
-      html += '<span style="font-size:11px;color:var(--text2)">' + (pl.timestamp || '').substring(11,19) + '</span>';
-      html += '</div>';
-      // Pipeline steps
-      html += '<div style="padding:4px 0">';
-      for (var si = 0; si < steps.length; si++) {
-        var s = steps[si];
-        var hopIcon = {msg_received:'📥',msg_sent:'📤',llm_call:'🧠',tool_call:'🔧',session:'👤'}[s.hop] || '●';
-        var hopColor = s.status === 'error' ? 'var(--red)' : (s.hop === 'msg_received' ? 'var(--blue)' : s.hop === 'msg_sent' ? 'var(--green)' : 'var(--text2)');
-        html += '<div style="display:flex;align-items:flex-start;padding:4px 12px;gap:8px;font-size:12px">';
-        html += '<span style="color:' + hopColor + ';flex-shrink:0;width:20px;text-align:center">' + hopIcon + '</span>';
-        html += '<span style="flex:1"><b>' + escHtml(s.label) + '</b>';
-        if (s.detail) html += '<br><span style="color:var(--text2);font-size:11px">' + escHtml(s.detail) + '</span>';
-        if (s.durationMs > 0) html += ' <span style="color:var(--text3);font-size:10px">(' + (s.durationMs >= 1000 ? (s.durationMs/1000).toFixed(1)+'s' : s.durationMs+'ms') + ')</span>';
-        html += '</span></div>';
-      }
-      html += '</div></div>';
-    }
-    html += '</div>';
-    contentEl.innerHTML = html;
-    // Also update stats
-    updateTraceStatsEl(statsEl, traces, stats, data.session);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Fallback: flat timeline
   var timeline = contentEl.querySelector('.trace-timeline');
   if (!timeline) {
     if (traces.length === 0 && pipelines.length === 0) {