diff --git a/static/ui.js b/static/ui.js
index c6d8afe4..8fd37a78 100644
--- a/static/ui.js
+++ b/static/ui.js
@@ -12914,7 +12914,8 @@ function _toolResultOneLiner(preview){
 function _toolCardPreviewText(tc, displaySnippet){
   const explicitPreview=String(tc&&tc.preview||'').trim();
   if(tc&&tc.done===false&&explicitPreview) return explicitPreview;
-  const resultLine=_toolResultOneLiner(explicitPreview);
+  const resultSource=explicitPreview||String(tc&&tc.snippet||'').trim();
+  const resultLine=_toolResultOneLiner(resultSource);
   if(tc&&tc.done!==false&&resultLine) return resultLine;
   const argPreview=_formatToolArgPreview(tc&&tc.args);
   if(argPreview) return argPreview;
diff --git a/tests/test_issue4752_collapsed_card_shows_result.py b/tests/test_issue4752_collapsed_card_shows_result.py
index 932186a9..2d52a5ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue4752_collapsed_card_shows_result.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue4752_collapsed_card_shows_result.py
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@ tools, so 'Found 3 matches' would show as 'path=src/' in the collapsed header.
 import json
 import os
 import re
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 
+import pytest
+
+NODE = shutil.which("node")
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(NODE is None, reason="node not on PATH")
+
 UI_JS = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'static', 'ui.js')
 
 
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ def _run_js(js_body, *args):
     tf.close()
     try:
         result = subprocess.run(
-            ['node', tf.name] + [json.dumps(a) for a in args],
+            [NODE, tf.name] + [json.dumps(a) for a in args],
             capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30
         )
         if result.returncode != 0:
@@ -185,3 +191,15 @@ class TestToolCardPreviewText:
         """Running tool with no preview returns 'Running'."""
         tc = {"done": False, "preview": "", "args": {}}
         assert _preview_text(tc) == "Running"
+
+    def test_snippet_fallback_on_cold_load(self):
+        """Cold-loaded tool with result in snippet (no preview) uses snippet."""
+        tc = {"done": True, "preview": "", "snippet": "Found 3 matches", "args": {"path": "src/"}}
+        assert _preview_text(tc) == "Found 3 matches"
+
+    def test_snippet_json_suppressed(self):
+        """Cold-loaded tool with JSON in snippet falls through to args."""
+        tc = {"done": True, "preview": "", "snippet": '{"key":"val"}', "args": {"path": "src/"}}
+        result = _preview_text(tc)
+        assert result != '{"key":"val"}'
+        assert "path" in result or "src" in result