diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/app/hooks/useApp.ts b/src/web-ui/src/app/hooks/useApp.ts
index da983bb6ce..1570ae4b7d 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/app/hooks/useApp.ts
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/app/hooks/useApp.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Provides unified app state management and actions.
  */
 
-import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useSyncExternalStore } from 'react';
 import {
   UseAppReturn,
   AppState,
@@ -56,11 +56,19 @@ export const useApp = (): UseAppReturn => {
     const nextChatCollapsed = !state.layout.chatCollapsed;
     appManager.updateLayout({
       chatCollapsed: nextChatCollapsed,
+      // Collapsing the chat pane exits full-width tiled chat so the layout
+      // resets to its centered column state.
+      chatFullWidth: nextChatCollapsed ? false : state.layout.chatFullWidth,
       // Keep behavior aligned with editor-mode layout:
       // when chat is hidden, ensure the right panel is visible to occupy center space.
       rightPanelCollapsed: nextChatCollapsed ? false : state.layout.rightPanelCollapsed
     });
-  }, [state.layout.chatCollapsed, state.layout.rightPanelCollapsed]);
+  }, [state.layout.chatCollapsed, state.layout.rightPanelCollapsed, state.layout.chatFullWidth]);
+
+  const toggleChatFullWidth = useCallback(() => {
+    const next = !state.layout.chatFullWidth;
+    appManager.updateLayout({ chatFullWidth: next });
+  }, [state.layout.chatFullWidth]);
 
   const switchLeftPanelTab = useCallback((tab: PanelType) => {
     appManager.updateLayout({
@@ -222,6 +230,7 @@ export const useApp = (): UseAppReturn => {
     toggleRightPanel,
     toggleBottomTerminalPanel,
     toggleChatPanel,
+    toggleChatFullWidth,
     switchLeftPanelTab,
     updateLeftPanelWidth,
     updateCenterPanelWidth,
@@ -290,3 +299,25 @@ export const useTabs = () => {
     selectTab
   };
 };
+
+// Fine-grained read-only subscription to the chat full-width flag. Uses
+// `useSyncExternalStore` so only components observing this flag re-render when
+// it flips, instead of re-rendering on any app state change.
+export const useChatFullWidth = (): boolean => {
+  return useSyncExternalStore(
+    (callback) => appManager.addEventListener(callback),
+    () => appManager.getState().layout.chatFullWidth,
+    () => false, // SSR / non-browser snapshot
+  );
+};
+
+// Fine-grained action to toggle the chat full-width flag without subscribing to
+// the whole app store. Reads the current value straight from the manager rather
+// than a subscribed snapshot, so components that only need this action re-render
+// only when they observe the flag via `useChatFullWidth`, never on arbitrary app
+// state changes.
+export const useToggleChatFullWidth = (): (() => void) => {
+  return useCallback(() => {
+    appManager.updateLayout({ chatFullWidth: !appManager.getState().layout.chatFullWidth });
+  }, []);
+};
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/app/scenes/session/ChatPane.scss b/src/web-ui/src/app/scenes/session/ChatPane.scss
index d1fcb83697..73c6de6c82 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/app/scenes/session/ChatPane.scss
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/app/scenes/session/ChatPane.scss
@@ -25,3 +25,11 @@
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
 }
+
+.bitfun-chat-pane__content--chat-full-width {
+  /* Full-width tiled chat: stretch the reading column edge to edge instead of
+   * capping at the content max-width token (900px). */
+  .virtual-item-wrapper {
+    max-width: none;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/app/scenes/session/ChatPane.tsx b/src/web-ui/src/app/scenes/session/ChatPane.tsx
index 7e92dd16ea..b39f319ae6 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/app/scenes/session/ChatPane.tsx
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/app/scenes/session/ChatPane.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import type { LineRange } from '@/component-library';
 import path from 'path-browserify';
 import { createLogger } from '@/shared/utils/logger';
 import { hasNonFileUriScheme } from '@/shared/utils/pathUtils';
+import { useChatFullWidth } from '@/app/hooks/useApp';
 
 import './ChatPane.scss';
 
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const ChatPaneInner: React.FC<ChatPaneProps> = ({
   chatInputRegistration,
 }) => {
   const addTab = useCanvasStore(state => state.addTab);
+  const chatFullWidth = useChatFullWidth();
   const deferredTaskDetailTimersRef = useRef<number[]>([]);
   const deferredTaskDetailIdleCallbacksRef = useRef<number[]>([]);
 
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ const ChatPaneInner: React.FC<ChatPaneProps> = ({
 
   return (
     <div data-bf-component="chat-pane" data-bf-part="root"
-      className="bitfun-chat-pane__content"
+      className={`bitfun-chat-pane__content${chatFullWidth ? ' bitfun-chat-pane__content--chat-full-width' : ''}`}
       data-shortcut-scope="chat"
       data-fullscreen={isFullscreen}
       data-testid="chat-pane"
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ const ChatPaneInner: React.FC<ChatPaneProps> = ({
           isSceneActive={isSceneActive}
           onSendMessage={(_message: string) => {}}
           registration={chatInputRegistration}
+          className={chatFullWidth ? 'bitfun-chat-input--chat-full-width' : ''}
         />
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/app/types/index.ts b/src/web-ui/src/app/types/index.ts
index 4ee1c3d875..98b9e81eaa 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/app/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/app/types/index.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export interface LayoutState {
   centerPanelWidth: number;
   centerPanelCollapsed: boolean;
   chatCollapsed: boolean;
+  chatFullWidth: boolean;
   rightPanelWidth: number; // Fixed right panel width
   rightPanelCollapsed: boolean;
   bottomTerminalPanelHeight: number;
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ export interface UseAppReturn {
   toggleRightPanel: () => void;
   toggleBottomTerminalPanel: () => void;
   toggleChatPanel: () => void;
+  toggleChatFullWidth: () => void;
   switchLeftPanelTab: (tab: PanelType) => void;
   updateLeftPanelWidth: (width: number, options?: { persist?: boolean }) => void;
   updateCenterPanelWidth: (width: number) => void;
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_LAYOUT_STATE: LayoutState = {
     : 960,
   centerPanelCollapsed: false,
   chatCollapsed: false,
+  chatFullWidth: false,
   rightPanelWidth: typeof window !== 'undefined'
     ? Math.max(540, Math.min(800, Math.floor(window.innerWidth * 0.35))) // Right 35%, min 540px (for config-tabs), max 800px
     : 540,
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ChatInput.scss b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ChatInput.scss
index da988190c2..ad3f6723be 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ChatInput.scss
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/ChatInput.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   width: 100%;
   height: auto;
   min-height: 0;
-  max-width: 900px;
+  max-width: var(--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-max-width);
   z-index: $z-overlay;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@
     padding-bottom: 32px;
   }
 
+  /* Full-width tiled chat: the composer stretches edge to edge with the chat
+   * pane (still horizontally centered) instead of capping at 900px. */
+  &:has(.bitfun-chat-input--chat-full-width) {
+    max-width: none;
+    padding-left: $size-gap-4;
+    padding-right: $size-gap-4;
+  }
+
+  /* Full-width tiled chat: inner rows (the file modifications bar) stretch
+   * with the composer instead of capping at 900px. */
+  &:has(.bitfun-chat-input--chat-full-width) .session-file-modifications-bar {
+    max-width: none;
+  }
+
   &.bitfun-context-drop-zone--can-accept {
     .bitfun-chat-input__box {
       border-color: var(--bf-appearance-token-border-medium);
@@ -602,7 +616,7 @@
 
     .session-file-modifications-bar {
       width: 100%;
-      max-width: 900px;
+      max-width: var(--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-max-width);
     }
 
     & > * {
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/btw/BtwSessionPanel.scss b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/btw/BtwSessionPanel.scss
index de59e368a1..f9b0c03935 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/btw/BtwSessionPanel.scss
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/btw/BtwSessionPanel.scss
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 
   &__runtime-status .runtime-status-slot__content {
     width: 100%;
-    max-width: 900px;
+    max-width: var(--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-max-width);
     margin: 0 auto;
     padding: 0 var(--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-inline-pad);
     box-sizing: border-box;
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/ExploreRegion.scss b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/ExploreRegion.scss
index 5ee5f77c5f..85e39bf85f 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/ExploreRegion.scss
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/ExploreRegion.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   /* Same column box as .model-round-item so the collapse header (`>`) and the
    * round's body text share one leading edge. */
   box-sizing: border-box;
-  width: min(100%, 900px);
+  width: min(100%, var(--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-max-width));
   margin: 0 auto;
   padding: 0 var(--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-inline-pad);
 
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/FlowChatHeader.test.tsx b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/FlowChatHeader.test.tsx
index 2529071f8d..e0e7856be0 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/FlowChatHeader.test.tsx
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/FlowChatHeader.test.tsx
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ vi.mock('@/shared/utils/tabUtils', () => ({
   createReviewPlatformTab: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
+const { mockToggleChatFullWidth } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  mockToggleChatFullWidth: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/app/hooks/useApp', () => ({
+  useToggleChatFullWidth: () => mockToggleChatFullWidth,
+  useChatFullWidth: () => false,
+}));
+
 vi.mock('./SessionFilesBadge', () => ({
   SessionFilesBadge: () => <div data-testid="session-files-badge" />,
 }));
@@ -145,6 +154,22 @@ describe('FlowChatHeader', () => {
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="flowchat-header-turn-next"]')).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  it('renders a full-width toggle that flips the chat layout', () => {
+    mockToggleChatFullWidth.mockClear();
+
+    act(() => {
+      root.render(<FlowChatHeader {...createProps()} />);
+    });
+
+    const toggle = container.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[data-testid="session-fullwidth-toggle"]');
+    expect(toggle).not.toBeNull();
+
+    act(() => {
+      toggle?.click();
+    });
+    expect(mockToggleChatFullWidth).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
   it('places the Agent tree entry immediately before background commands', () => {
     act(() => {
       root.render(<FlowChatHeader {...createProps({ sessionId: 'session-1' })} />);
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/FlowChatHeader.tsx b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/FlowChatHeader.tsx
index 3cd97ede3c..2647da2984 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/FlowChatHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/FlowChatHeader.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import React, { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { createPortal } from 'react-dom';
-import { ChevronDown, ChevronUp, GitPullRequest, Keyboard, MoreHorizontal, Search, Square, SquareTerminal, Terminal, X } from 'lucide-react';
+import { ChevronDown, ChevronUp, GitPullRequest, Keyboard, Maximize2, Minimize2, MoreHorizontal, Search, Square, SquareTerminal, Terminal, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Tooltip, IconButton, Input } from '@/component-library';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { SessionFilesBadge } from './SessionFilesBadge';
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { getAppearanceOverlayHost } from '@/infrastructure/appearance';
 import { computeFixedPopoverPosition } from '@/shared/utils/fixedPopoverViewport';
 import { useAnchoredPopoverPosition } from '@/shared/utils/useAnchoredPopoverPosition';
 import { createReviewPlatformTab } from '@/shared/utils/tabUtils';
+import { useChatFullWidth, useToggleChatFullWidth } from '@/app/hooks/useApp';
 import './FlowChatHeader.scss';
 
 export interface FlowChatHeaderCommandSummary {
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@ export const FlowChatHeader: React.FC<FlowChatHeaderProps> = ({
   onStopAllBackgroundCommands,
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation('flow-chat');
+  const toggleChatFullWidth = useToggleChatFullWidth();
+  const isChatFullWidth = useChatFullWidth();
   const { currentWorkspace } = useWorkspaceContext();
   const [isBackgroundCommandPanelOpen, setIsBackgroundCommandPanelOpen] = useState(false);
   const [isBackgroundCommandSectionMenuOpen, setIsBackgroundCommandSectionMenuOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -769,6 +772,18 @@ export const FlowChatHeader: React.FC<FlowChatHeaderProps> = ({
             <Search size={14} />
           </IconButton>
         )}
+
+        <IconButton
+          className="flowchat-header__fullwidth-btn"
+          variant="ghost"
+          size="xs"
+          onClick={() => toggleChatFullWidth()}
+          tooltip={t(isChatFullWidth ? 'layout.fullWidth.exit' : 'layout.fullWidth.enter')}
+          aria-label={t(isChatFullWidth ? 'layout.fullWidth.exit' : 'layout.fullWidth.enter')}
+          data-testid="session-fullwidth-toggle"
+        >
+          {isChatFullWidth ? <Minimize2 size={14} /> : <Maximize2 size={14} />}
+        </IconButton>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/RuntimeStatusSlot.scss b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/RuntimeStatusSlot.scss
index 2b6e524aa0..3299b9b5b4 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/RuntimeStatusSlot.scss
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/RuntimeStatusSlot.scss
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
   &--footer &__content {
     width: 100%;
-    max-width: 900px;
+    max-width: var(--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-max-width);
     margin: 0 auto;
     padding: 0 var(--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-inline-pad);
     box-sizing: border-box;
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/VirtualItemRenderer.scss b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/VirtualItemRenderer.scss
index 560680ee97..3e06410d93 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/VirtualItemRenderer.scss
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/flow_chat/components/modern/VirtualItemRenderer.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
    * groups, user messages, notices). Matches ChatInput's 900px so headers,
    * `>` collapse rows, and bubbles all sit on the same leading edge.
    */
-  max-width: 900px;
+  max-width: var(--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-max-width);
   margin: 0 auto;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   min-height: 1px;
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/appearance/builtins/buildBuiltinAppearance.ts b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/appearance/builtins/buildBuiltinAppearance.ts
index 595af79dcc..8a711f7f33 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/appearance/builtins/buildBuiltinAppearance.ts
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/appearance/builtins/buildBuiltinAppearance.ts
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ function createCssTokens(palette: AppearancePalette): Record<string, string> {
     '--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-control-pad-x': '0.75rem',
     '--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-inline-pad': '3rem',
     '--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-inline-pad-mobile': '1.5rem',
+    '--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-content-max-width': '900px',
     '--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-card-gap': '0.42rem',
     '--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-card-radius': effects.radius.base,
     '--bf-appearance-token-flowchat-card-pad-y': '0.625rem',
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/flow-chat.json b/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/flow-chat.json
index e6acda567a..eded60b85e 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/flow-chat.json
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/flow-chat.json
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
       "comfortable": "Comfortable",
       "expanded": "Expanded"
     },
+    "fullWidth": {
+      "enter": "Tile chat full width",
+      "exit": "Exit full-width tiled chat"
+    },
     "resizer": {
       "leftAriaLabel": "Resize left panel",
       "centerAriaLabel": "Resize panel",
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/flow-chat.json b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/flow-chat.json
index 62ca45116d..01dbaaf0f6 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/flow-chat.json
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/flow-chat.json
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
       "comfortable": "舒适",
       "expanded": "展开"
     },
+    "fullWidth": {
+      "enter": "全宽平铺对话",
+      "exit": "退出全宽平铺"
+    },
     "resizer": {
       "leftAriaLabel": "调整左侧面板大小",
       "centerAriaLabel": "调整面板大小",
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/flow-chat.json b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/flow-chat.json
index e53ce85ca1..26f6bd4e32 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/flow-chat.json
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/flow-chat.json
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
       "comfortable": "舒適",
       "expanded": "展開"
     },
+    "fullWidth": {
+      "enter": "全寬平鋪對話",
+      "exit": "退出全寬平鋪"
+    },
     "resizer": {
       "leftAriaLabel": "調整左側面板大小",
       "centerAriaLabel": "調整面板大小",