diff --git a/extensions/shared/agent-session-page.test.ts b/extensions/shared/agent-session-page.test.ts
index 36c4b4b4..93214b37 100644
--- a/extensions/shared/agent-session-page.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/shared/agent-session-page.test.ts
@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@ function state(): AgentSessionPageState {
   };
 }
 
-test("writable and read-only children use one full-terminal page", () => {
+test("Direct and Workflow children use one read-only full-terminal page", () => {
   const direct = new AgentSessionPage(tui(18), theme, keybindings, {
     getState: state,
     close() {},
-    send() {},
   });
   const workflow = new AgentSessionPage(tui(18), theme, keybindings, {
     getState: state,
diff --git a/extensions/shared/agent-session-page.ts b/extensions/shared/agent-session-page.ts
index bc0b8b0b..5f04e726 100644
--- a/extensions/shared/agent-session-page.ts
+++ b/extensions/shared/agent-session-page.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type {
 } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 import type { Component, Focusable, TUI } from "@earendil-works/pi-tui";
 import {
-  Input,
   Key,
   matchesKey,
   truncateToWidth,
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ export interface AgentSessionPageState {
 export interface AgentSessionPageSource {
   getState(): AgentSessionPageState | undefined;
   close(): void;
-  send?(text: string): void;
   abort?(): void;
 }
 
@@ -67,14 +65,13 @@ function stateGlyph(state: AgentSessionPageState, theme: Theme, now: number) {
 /**
  * One full-screen child-session page shared by Direct and Workflow adapters.
  * The source owns lifecycle facts; this module owns only page rendering,
- * reading position, optional input, and navigation back to the parent view.
+ * reading position, and navigation back to the parent view.
  */
 export class AgentSessionPage implements Component, Focusable {
   private tui: TUI;
   private theme: Theme;
   private keybindings: KeybindingsManager;
   private source: AgentSessionPageSource;
-  private input = new Input();
   private renderer = new AgentTranscriptRenderer();
   private viewport = new TranscriptViewport();
   private rowCount = 0;
@@ -86,7 +83,6 @@ export class AgentSessionPage implements Component, Focusable {
   }
   set focused(value: boolean) {
     this._focused = value;
-    this.input.focused = value;
   }
 
   constructor(
@@ -99,14 +95,6 @@ export class AgentSessionPage implements Component, Focusable {
     this.theme = theme;
     this.keybindings = keybindings;
     this.source = source;
-    this.input.onSubmit = (value: string) => {
-      const text = value.trim();
-      if (!text || !this.source.send) return;
-      this.input.setValue("");
-      this.source.send(text);
-      this.viewport.scrollToEnd(this.rowCount, this.viewportSize);
-      this.tui.requestRender();
-    };
   }
 
   handleInput(data: string) {
@@ -127,27 +115,21 @@ export class AgentSessionPage implements Component, Focusable {
       return;
     }
 
-    const writable = Boolean(this.source.send);
-    const inputEmpty = !writable || this.input.getValue().length === 0;
     if (
-      inputEmpty &&
-      (this.keybindings.matches(data, "tui.editor.cursorLeft") ||
-        (!writable && data === "h"))
+      this.keybindings.matches(data, "tui.editor.cursorLeft") ||
+      data === "h"
     ) {
       this.source.close();
       return;
     }
-    if (
-      this.keybindings.matches(data, "tui.editor.cursorUp") ||
-      (!writable && data === "k")
-    ) {
+    if (this.keybindings.matches(data, "tui.editor.cursorUp") || data === "k") {
       this.viewport.scrollBy(-SCROLL_STEP, this.rowCount, this.viewportSize);
       this.tui.requestRender();
       return;
     }
     if (
       this.keybindings.matches(data, "tui.editor.cursorDown") ||
-      (!writable && data === "j")
+      data === "j"
     ) {
       this.viewport.scrollBy(SCROLL_STEP, this.rowCount, this.viewportSize);
       this.tui.requestRender();
@@ -177,20 +159,16 @@ export class AgentSessionPage implements Component, Focusable {
       this.tui.requestRender();
       return;
     }
-    if (inputEmpty && (matchesKey(data, Key.home) || data === "g")) {
+    if (matchesKey(data, Key.home) || data === "g") {
       this.viewport.scrollToTop(this.rowCount, this.viewportSize);
       this.tui.requestRender();
       return;
     }
-    if (inputEmpty && (matchesKey(data, Key.end) || data === "G")) {
+    if (matchesKey(data, Key.end) || data === "G") {
       this.viewport.scrollToEnd(this.rowCount, this.viewportSize);
       this.tui.requestRender();
       return;
     }
-    if (writable) {
-      this.input.handleInput(data);
-      this.tui.requestRender();
-    }
   }
 
   private rule(width: number, left = "", right = "") {
@@ -245,8 +223,7 @@ export class AgentSessionPage implements Component, Focusable {
       metadata.shift();
     }
 
-    const writable = Boolean(this.source.send);
-    const chromeRows = writable ? 5 : 4;
+    const chromeRows = 4;
     const errorRows = state.errorText ? 1 : 0;
     const bodyHeight = Math.max(1, height - chromeRows);
     const transcriptCapacity = Math.max(1, bodyHeight - errorRows);
@@ -300,12 +277,9 @@ export class AgentSessionPage implements Component, Focusable {
             ),
       ),
     );
-    if (writable) lines.push(...this.input.render(width));
-
     const keys = (binding: Parameters<KeybindingsManager["getKeys"]>[0]) =>
       configuredKeys(this.keybindings, binding);
     const hints: ScreenHint[] = [];
-    if (writable) hints.push([keys("tui.input.submit"), "send"]);
     hints.push([keys("app.interrupt"), "back"]);
     if (this.source.abort) hints.push([keys("app.clear"), "abort run"]);
     hints.push(
@@ -322,7 +296,6 @@ export class AgentSessionPage implements Component, Focusable {
   }
 
   invalidate() {
-    this.input.invalidate();
     this.renderer.invalidate();
   }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/subagents/src/ui/takeover.ts b/extensions/subagents/src/ui/takeover.ts
index d31120e9..1452f2b6 100644
--- a/extensions/subagents/src/ui/takeover.ts
+++ b/extensions/subagents/src/ui/takeover.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * Takeover UI for subagents (ported from v1, rendering from the synchronous
  * SubagentReadModel instead of live pi sessions):
  * - SubagentDashboard: compact picker docked above the input, listing all subagents.
- * - TakeoverView: full interactive view of one subagent with an input line
- *   to steer/continue it.
+ * - TakeoverView: full read-only view of one subagent; steering remains owned
+ *   by the parent model through the subagent tools.
  */
 
 import type {
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ export class TakeoverView implements Component, Focusable {
         };
       },
       close: () => this.close(done),
-      send: (text) => view.requestSend(id, text),
       abort: () => view.requestAbort(id),
     });
     this.unsubscribe = view.subscribeTo(id, () => {
diff --git a/extensions/subagents/takeover.test.ts b/extensions/subagents/takeover.test.ts
index 33749a2c..b7746770 100644
--- a/extensions/subagents/takeover.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/subagents/takeover.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import test from "node:test";
-import { stripVTControlCharacters } from "node:util";
 import type {
   KeybindingsManager,
   Theme,
@@ -201,6 +200,28 @@ test("chrome rows stay width-bounded and takeover uses three rules", () => {
   }
 });
 
+test("takeover is a read-only child page without a message editor", () => {
+  const running = snap("run");
+  let sends = 0;
+  const list: SubagentReadModel = {
+    ...model([running]),
+    requestSend() {
+      sends += 1;
+    },
+  };
+  const view = new TakeoverView(tui(20), theme, keys, "run", list, () => {});
+  try {
+    assert.doesNotMatch(view.render(80).join("\n"), /\bsend\b/);
+    view.handleInput("1");
+    view.handleInput("2");
+    view.handleInput("3");
+    view.handleInput("\r");
+    assert.equal(sends, 0);
+  } finally {
+    view.dispose();
+  }
+});
+
 test("takeover scroll indicator lives in its rule without changing overlay height", () => {
   const transcript = Array.from({ length: 40 }, (_, index) => ({
     kind: "assistant" as const,
@@ -277,26 +298,3 @@ test("takeover pauses on an absolute reading anchor and resumes at the end", ()
     view.dispose();
   }
 });
-
-test("Home and End edit non-empty input instead of moving the transcript", () => {
-  const view = new TakeoverView(
-    tui(20),
-    theme,
-    keys,
-    "run",
-    model([snap("run")]),
-    () => {},
-  );
-  try {
-    view.handleInput("abc");
-    view.handleInput("\u001b[H");
-    view.handleInput("X");
-    assert.match(stripVTControlCharacters(view.render(80).join("\n")), /Xabc/);
-
-    view.handleInput("\u001b[F");
-    view.handleInput("Y");
-    assert.match(stripVTControlCharacters(view.render(80).join("\n")), /XabcY/);
-  } finally {
-    view.dispose();
-  }
-});