diff --git a/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.tsx
index 379a502a..4d011d77 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/editor/EditorToolbar.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { reportRunEvent } from '../../services/metricsService';
 import { useProjectStore } from '../../store/useProjectStore';
 import { LibraryManagerModal } from '../simulator/LibraryManagerModal';
 import { InstallLibrariesModal } from '../simulator/InstallLibrariesModal';
-import { parseCompileResult, isNoiseBuildLine, tailAfterStream } from '../../utils/compilationLogger';
+import { parseCompileResult, isNoiseBuildLine } from '../../utils/compilationLogger';
 import type { CompilationLog, CompileTarget } from '../../utils/compilationLogger';
 import { exportToWokwiZip } from '../../utils/wokwiZip';
 import { importProjectFile, PROJECT_FILE_ACCEPT } from '../../utils/importProject';
@@ -580,14 +580,14 @@ export const EditorToolbar = ({
         },
       );
 
-      // After the build settles, flush the stdout tail the polling loop never
-      // delivered, then append the structured analysis — parseCompileResult
-      // highlights FAILED blocks and tags compiler errors with type='error',
-      // which the console uses for colour + the auto-switch-to-errors filter.
-      // streamedLive tells it not to reprint the stdout shown above.
-      const tailLogs = tailAfterStream(result.stdout, lastStreamedLen, boardTarget);
+      // After the build settles, append the structured analysis on top of
+      // the live stream — parseCompileResult highlights FAILED blocks and
+      // tags compiler errors with type='error', which the console uses for
+      // colour + the auto-switch-to-errors filter. streamedLive tells it not
+      // to reprint the stdout the stream (final 'done' flush included)
+      // already showed.
       const resultLogs = parseCompileResult(result, boardLabel, boardTarget, lastStreamedLen > 0);
-      setCompileLogs((prev: CompilationLog[]) => [...prev, ...tailLogs, ...resultLogs]);
+      setCompileLogs((prev: CompilationLog[]) => [...prev, ...resultLogs]);
 
       if (result.success) {
         const program = result.hex_content ?? result.binary_content ?? null;
@@ -1080,9 +1080,8 @@ export const EditorToolbar = ({
           { boardOptions: board.boardOptions, spiffsFiles: board.spiffsFiles, libraries: board.libraries?.length ? board.libraries : null, language: board.languageMode === 'espidf' ? 'espidf' : undefined },
         );
 
-        const tailLogs = tailAfterStream(result.stdout, lastStreamedLen, boardTarget);
         const resultLogs = parseCompileResult(result, label, boardTarget, lastStreamedLen > 0);
-        setCompileLogs((prev: CompilationLog[]) => [...prev, ...tailLogs, ...resultLogs]);
+        setCompileLogs((prev: CompilationLog[]) => [...prev, ...resultLogs]);
 
         if (result.success) {
           const program = result.hex_content ?? result.binary_content ?? null;
diff --git a/frontend/src/services/compilation.ts b/frontend/src/services/compilation.ts
index 989d8daf..41331a6c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/services/compilation.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/services/compilation.ts
@@ -56,12 +56,15 @@ interface CompileStatusResponse {
 
 /**
  * Live progress callback — called on every poll while state ∈ {pending,
- * running}. `stdout` is the full live cmake + ninja output captured so far
- * (cap of ~256 KB on the server side, tail kept). Caller can compute a
- * delta against the previous call if it wants to append-only render.
+ * running}, plus one final call with state 'done' carrying the complete
+ * buffer (the lines that landed between the last running-poll and job
+ * completion would otherwise never be delivered). `stdout` is the full live
+ * cmake + ninja output captured so far (cap of ~256 KB on the server side,
+ * tail kept). Caller can compute a delta against the previous call if it
+ * wants to append-only render.
  */
 export type CompileProgress = (info: {
-  state: 'pending' | 'running';
+  state: 'pending' | 'running' | 'done';
   stdout: string;
   elapsedSeconds: number;
 }) => void;
@@ -172,6 +175,15 @@ export async function compileCode(
     if (status.state === 'done' && status.result) {
       const elapsed = Math.round((Date.now() - startedAt) / 1000);
       console.log(`[compile] job ${jobId} done in ${elapsed}s`);
+      // Final flush: the buffer grew between the last running-poll and
+      // completion (esptool + binary-size lines usually live there).
+      if (onProgress) {
+        try {
+          onProgress({ state: 'done', stdout: status.stdout || '', elapsedSeconds: elapsed });
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.warn('[compile] onProgress threw:', err);
+        }
+      }
       return status.result;
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/compilationLogger.ts b/frontend/src/utils/compilationLogger.ts
index 0712d593..6b169b07 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/compilationLogger.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/compilationLogger.ts
@@ -46,28 +46,6 @@ export function isNoiseBuildLine(line: string): boolean {
   return NOISE_LINE_PATTERNS.some((re) => re.test(stripped));
 }
 
-/** Lines of result.stdout past `streamedLen` — the tail that lands between
- *  the last live-status poll and job completion, which the polling loop never
- *  delivers (esptool output + the binary-size summary usually live there).
- *  Skipped when the backend's live buffer hit its 256 KB tail-trim cap: past
- *  that point buffer offsets no longer line up with the full stdout, and a
- *  slightly short log beats a misaligned one. */
-export function tailAfterStream(
-  stdout: string | undefined,
-  streamedLen: number,
-  target?: CompileTarget,
-): CompilationLog[] {
-  const BUFFER_CAP = 262_144;
-  if (!stdout || streamedLen <= 0 || streamedLen >= BUFFER_CAP) return [];
-  if (stdout.length <= streamedLen) return [];
-  const now = new Date();
-  return stdout
-    .slice(streamedLen)
-    .split('\n')
-    .filter((s) => s.trim() && !isNoiseBuildLine(s))
-    .map((message) => ({ timestamp: now, type: 'info' as const, message, target }));
-}
-
 export function parseCompileResult(
   result: CompileResult,
   board: string,