diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/components/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/components/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip.tsx
index cc484483df7..5b52508a0eb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/components/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/components/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,8 @@ import {
 	HoverCardContent,
 	HoverCardTrigger,
 } from "@superset/ui/hover-card";
-import { Separator } from "@superset/ui/separator";
-import { toast } from "@superset/ui/sonner";
 import { cn } from "@superset/ui/utils";
-import { LuLoaderCircle, LuX } from "react-icons/lu";
-import { STROKE_WIDTH } from "renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceSidebar/constants";
 import { STATUS_PRIORITY } from "shared/tabs-types";
-import { useDashboardSidebarAgentKill } from "../../hooks/useDashboardSidebarAgentKill";
 import { useDashboardSidebarChipHoverSuppression } from "../../hooks/useDashboardSidebarChipHoverSuppression";
 import type { DashboardSidebarRunningAgent } from "../../hooks/useDashboardSidebarWorkspaceRunningAgents";
 import { DashboardSidebarAgentAvatar } from "./components/DashboardSidebarAgentAvatar";
@@ -24,14 +19,13 @@ interface DashboardSidebarAgentsChipProps {
 /**
  * Running-agents chip on the workspace row: one avatar (the agent whose
  * status most needs attention, newest session on ties) plus the total count.
- * Hovering or clicking the chip opens a card listing each agent with its own
- * open/stop actions; clicking the chip again closes the card.
+ * Hovering or clicking the chip opens a card listing each agent with an
+ * open action; clicking the chip again closes the card.
  */
 export function DashboardSidebarAgentsChip({
 	workspaceId,
 	agents,
 }: DashboardSidebarAgentsChipProps) {
-	const { isPending, killAgents } = useDashboardSidebarAgentKill(workspaceId);
 	const { isOpen, onOpenChange, onPointerEnter, onPointerLeave, toggleOpen } =
 		useDashboardSidebarChipHoverSuppression();
 
@@ -44,20 +38,6 @@ export function DashboardSidebarAgentsChip({
 		return agent.startedAt > best.startedAt ? agent : best;
 	});
 
-	const handleStopAll = async () => {
-		if (isPending) return;
-		const stoppedCount = await killAgents(
-			agents.map((agent) => agent.terminalId),
-		);
-		if (stoppedCount > 0) {
-			toast.success(
-				stoppedCount === 1
-					? "Stopped 1 agent"
-					: `Stopped ${stoppedCount} agents`,
-			);
-		}
-	};
-
 	return (
 		<HoverCard
 			open={isOpen}
@@ -83,24 +63,15 @@ export function DashboardSidebarAgentsChip({
 								event.stopPropagation();
 							}
 						}}
-						disabled={isPending}
-						aria-busy={isPending}
 						aria-expanded={isOpen}
 						aria-label={`${agents.length} running agents — ${isOpen ? "hide" : "show"} details`}
 						className={cn(
 							"group/chip h-[18px] overflow-visible bg-muted/60 px-1.5 py-0 text-[9px] font-medium tabular-nums text-muted-foreground",
-							"[&>svg]:size-2.5 hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-70",
+							"[&>svg]:size-2.5 hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground",
 						)}
 					>
 						<DashboardSidebarAgentAvatar agent={primaryAgent} />
-						{isPending ? (
-							<LuLoaderCircle
-								className="size-2.5 shrink-0 animate-spin"
-								strokeWidth={STROKE_WIDTH}
-							/>
-						) : (
-							<span className="shrink-0">{agents.length}</span>
-						)}
+						<span className="shrink-0">{agents.length}</span>
 					</button>
 				</Badge>
 			</HoverCardTrigger>
@@ -123,16 +94,6 @@ export function DashboardSidebarAgentsChip({
 						/>
 					))}
 				</div>
-				<Separator className="my-1" />
-				<button
-					type="button"
-					onClick={() => void handleStopAll()}
-					disabled={isPending}
-					className="flex w-full items-center gap-1.5 rounded-sm px-2 py-1 text-xs hover:bg-muted focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring disabled:opacity-70"
-				>
-					<LuX className="size-3" strokeWidth={STROKE_WIDTH} />
-					Stop all agents
-				</button>
 			</HoverCardContent>
 		</HoverCard>
 	);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/components/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip/components/DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRow/DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRow.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/components/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip/components/DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRow/DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRow.tsx
index 2b322d19475..fe464c7ccfb 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/components/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip/components/DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRow/DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRow.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/components/DashboardSidebarAgentsChip/components/DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRow/DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRow.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { cn } from "@superset/ui/utils";
 import { useNavigate } from "@tanstack/react-router";
-import { LuX } from "react-icons/lu";
 import { navigateToV2Workspace } from "renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/utils/workspace-navigation";
 import { getStatusTooltip } from "renderer/screens/main/components/StatusIndicator";
-import { STROKE_WIDTH } from "renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceSidebar/constants";
-import { useDashboardSidebarAgentKill } from "../../../../hooks/useDashboardSidebarAgentKill";
 import type {
 	DashboardSidebarRunningAgent,
 	RunningAgentStatus,
@@ -29,7 +26,6 @@ export function DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRow({
 	agent,
 }: DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRowProps) {
 	const navigate = useNavigate();
-	const { isPending, killAgent } = useDashboardSidebarAgentKill(workspaceId);
 
 	const handleOpen = () => {
 		void navigateToV2Workspace(workspaceId, navigate, {
@@ -44,7 +40,7 @@ export function DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRow({
 		agent.status === "idle" ? "Idle" : getStatusTooltip(agent.status);
 
 	return (
-		<div className="group/row flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-sm px-2 py-1 hover:bg-muted">
+		<div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-sm px-2 py-1 hover:bg-muted">
 			<button
 				type="button"
 				onClick={handleOpen}
@@ -53,29 +49,10 @@ export function DashboardSidebarAgentHoverRow({
 				<DashboardSidebarAgentAvatar agent={agent} />
 				<span className="min-w-0 truncate text-xs">{agent.label}</span>
 			</button>
-			{/* Status text and the × occupy one grid cell, swapped via visibility
-			    so the row never changes size on hover. */}
-			<span className="grid shrink-0 items-center justify-items-end [&>*]:col-start-1 [&>*]:row-start-1">
-				<span
-					className={cn(
-						"text-[10px] group-focus-within/row:invisible group-hover/row:invisible",
-						STATUS_TEXT_CLASS[agent.status],
-					)}
-				>
-					{statusLabel}
-				</span>
-				<button
-					type="button"
-					onClick={() => {
-						if (isPending) return;
-						void killAgent(agent.terminalId);
-					}}
-					disabled={isPending}
-					aria-label={`Stop ${agent.label}`}
-					className="invisible flex size-5 items-center justify-center rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-destructive/10 hover:text-destructive focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring group-focus-within/row:visible group-hover/row:visible"
-				>
-					<LuX className="size-3" strokeWidth={STROKE_WIDTH} />
-				</button>
+			<span
+				className={cn("shrink-0 text-[10px]", STATUS_TEXT_CLASS[agent.status])}
+			>
+				{statusLabel}
 			</span>
 		</div>
 	);
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/hooks/useDashboardSidebarAgentKill/index.ts b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/hooks/useDashboardSidebarAgentKill/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index dfda5e5966c..00000000000
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/hooks/useDashboardSidebarAgentKill/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export { useDashboardSidebarAgentKill } from "./useDashboardSidebarAgentKill";
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/hooks/useDashboardSidebarAgentKill/useDashboardSidebarAgentKill.ts b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/hooks/useDashboardSidebarAgentKill/useDashboardSidebarAgentKill.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e22d258a9cf..00000000000
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem/components/DashboardSidebarExpandedWorkspaceRow/components/DashboardSidebarWorkspaceChips/hooks/useDashboardSidebarAgentKill/useDashboardSidebarAgentKill.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-import { toast } from "@superset/ui/sonner";
-import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
-import { getTerminalAgentBindingsQueryKey } from "renderer/hooks/host-service/useTerminalAgentBindings";
-import { useWorkspaceHostUrl } from "renderer/hooks/host-service/useWorkspaceHostUrl";
-import { getHostServiceClientByUrl } from "renderer/lib/host-service-client";
-
-interface UseDashboardSidebarAgentKillResult {
-	isPending: boolean;
-	killAgent: (terminalId: string) => Promise<void>;
-	/** Kill several agents at once; resolves with the number actually killed. */
-	killAgents: (terminalIds: string[]) => Promise<number>;
-}
-
-/**
- * Kill the host terminal session an agent is bound to. Disposing the session
- * ends the agent process; its sidebar chip drops once the bindings query
- * refreshes (the `agent:lifecycle` event invalidates it too, but we invalidate
- * eagerly so the chip disappears without waiting on the event).
- */
-export function useDashboardSidebarAgentKill(
-	workspaceId: string,
-): UseDashboardSidebarAgentKillResult {
-	const hostUrl = useWorkspaceHostUrl(workspaceId);
-	const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-	const [isPending, setIsPending] = useState(false);
-
-	const killAgent = useCallback(
-		async (terminalId: string): Promise<void> => {
-			if (!hostUrl) {
-				toast.error("Failed to kill agent", {
-					description: "No host is available for this workspace",
-				});
-				return;
-			}
-			setIsPending(true);
-			try {
-				await getHostServiceClientByUrl(hostUrl).terminal.killSession.mutate({
-					terminalId,
-					workspaceId,
-				});
-			} catch (error) {
-				console.error("[sidebar-agent] Failed to kill agent:", error);
-				toast.error("Failed to kill agent");
-			} finally {
-				void queryClient.invalidateQueries({
-					queryKey: getTerminalAgentBindingsQueryKey(workspaceId),
-				});
-				setIsPending(false);
-			}
-		},
-		[hostUrl, workspaceId, queryClient],
-	);
-
-	const killAgents = useCallback(
-		async (terminalIds: string[]): Promise<number> => {
-			if (terminalIds.length === 0) return 0;
-			if (!hostUrl) {
-				toast.error("Failed to stop agents", {
-					description: "No host is available for this workspace",
-				});
-				return 0;
-			}
-			setIsPending(true);
-			try {
-				const results = await Promise.allSettled(
-					terminalIds.map((terminalId) =>
-						getHostServiceClientByUrl(hostUrl).terminal.killSession.mutate({
-							terminalId,
-							workspaceId,
-						}),
-					),
-				);
-				const failedCount = results.filter(
-					(result) => result.status === "rejected",
-				).length;
-				if (failedCount > 0) {
-					toast.error(
-						failedCount === 1
-							? "Failed to stop 1 agent"
-							: `Failed to stop ${failedCount} agents`,
-					);
-				}
-				return results.length - failedCount;
-			} finally {
-				void queryClient.invalidateQueries({
-					queryKey: getTerminalAgentBindingsQueryKey(workspaceId),
-				});
-				setIsPending(false);
-			}
-		},
-		[hostUrl, workspaceId, queryClient],
-	);
-
-	return { isPending, killAgent, killAgents };
-}