diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor/NewProjectDialog.css b/frontend/src/components/editor/NewProjectDialog.css
index cb03cddf..507fed05 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor/NewProjectDialog.css
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor/NewProjectDialog.css
@@ -208,6 +208,13 @@
      the New-workspace dialog 9000) win as they should. */
   position: absolute;
   inset: 0;
+  /* The docked agent chat reserves its width as padding-right on
+     .app-container (see the velxio-agent rules) — but an absolute layer
+     spans the padding box, so it must cede that width itself or the
+     right-most cards (and the scrollbar) land under the chat. Falls back
+     to 0 in builds without the overlay. */
+  right: var(--velxio-agent-current-width, 0px);
+  transition: right 0.12s ease;
   z-index: 90;
   overflow-y: auto;
   background: