diff --git a/src/common/components/GoodTooltip.tsx b/src/common/components/GoodTooltip.tsx
index fc6346ee1..2f5a18cc7 100644
--- a/src/common/components/GoodTooltip.tsx
+++ b/src/common/components/GoodTooltip.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export const GoodTooltip = (props: {
   title: React.ReactNode,
   placement?: 'top' | 'bottom' | 'top-start',
   isError?: boolean, isWarning?: boolean,
+  arrow?: boolean,
   usePlain?: boolean,
   children: React.JSX.Element,
   sx?: SxProps
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export const GoodTooltip = (props: {
     title={props.title}
     placement={props.placement}
     disableInteractive
+    arrow={props.arrow}
     variant={(props.isError || props.isWarning) ? 'soft' : props.usePlain ? 'plain' : undefined}
     color={props.isError ? 'danger' : props.isWarning ? 'warning' : undefined}
     sx={{
diff --git a/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamFusionGrid.tsx b/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamFusionGrid.tsx
index d75003414..bb32a3633 100644
--- a/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamFusionGrid.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamFusionGrid.tsx
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ export function BeamFusionGrid(props: {
 
           </Box> : (
             <Typography level='body-sm'>
-              You need two or more replies for a {currentFactory?.shortLabel?.toLocaleLowerCase() ?? ''} merge.
+              {/*You need two or more replies for a {currentFactory?.shortLabel?.toLocaleLowerCase() ?? ''} merge.*/}
+              Waiting for multiple Beams.
             </Typography>
           )}
         </BeamCard>
diff --git a/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamGatherPane.tsx b/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamGatherPane.tsx
index e5d334f2e..010d290ca 100644
--- a/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamGatherPane.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/beam/gather/BeamGatherPane.tsx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export function BeamGatherPane(props: {
     setCurrentGatherLlmId: state.setCurrentGatherLlmId,
   })));
   const [_, gatherLlmComponent, gatherLlmIcon] = useLLMSelect(
-    currentGatherLlmId, setCurrentGatherLlmId, props.isMobile ? '' : 'Merge Model', true,
+    currentGatherLlmId, setCurrentGatherLlmId, props.isMobile ? '' : 'Merge Model', true, !props.canGather,
   );
 
   // derived state
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export function BeamGatherPane(props: {
           </Typography>
           <Typography level='body-sm' sx={{ whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
             {/* may merge or not (hasInputs) N replies.. put this in pretty messages */}
-            {props.canGather ? `Combine the ${props.raysReady} replies` : 'Two replies or more'}
+            {props.canGather ? `Combine the ${props.raysReady} replies` : /*'Fuse all replies'*/ ''}
           </Typography>
         </div>
         <ScrollToBottomButton inline />
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ export function BeamGatherPane(props: {
         <ButtonGroup
           variant='outlined'
           size='md'
+          disabled={!props.canGather}
           // sx={{ boxShadow: isNoFactorySelected ? 'xs' : undefined }}
         >
           {FUSION_FACTORIES.map(factory => {
diff --git a/src/modules/beam/gather/FusionControls.tsx b/src/modules/beam/gather/FusionControls.tsx
index 62cac8ba5..3e812cef3 100644
--- a/src/modules/beam/gather/FusionControls.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/beam/gather/FusionControls.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function FusionControls(props: {
 
       {/* LLM Icon */}
       {!!props.llmVendorIcon && (
-        <GoodTooltip title={props.llmLabel}>
+        <GoodTooltip placement='top' arrow title={props.llmLabel}>
           <Box sx={{ display: 'flex' }}>
             <props.llmVendorIcon sx={{ fontSize: 'lg', my: 'auto' }} />
           </Box>
diff --git a/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamScatterInput.tsx b/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamScatterInput.tsx
index c80915822..8b05d9a63 100644
--- a/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamScatterInput.tsx
+++ b/src/modules/beam/scatter/BeamScatterInput.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { ChatMessageMemo } from '../../../apps/chat/components/message/ChatMessa
 import type { DMessage } from '~/common/state/store-chats';
 
 import { BEAM_INVERT_BACKGROUND } from '../beam.config';
+import { useModuleBeamStore } from '../store-module-beam';
 
 
 const userMessageWrapperSx: SxProps = {
@@ -53,6 +54,8 @@ export function BeamScatterInput(props: {
   // state
   const [showHistoryMessage, setShowHistoryMessage] = React.useState(true);
 
+  // external state
+  const gatherShowPrompts = useModuleBeamStore(state => state.gatherShowPrompts);
 
   // derived state
 
@@ -66,14 +69,14 @@ export function BeamScatterInput(props: {
   // user message decorator
 
   const userMessageDecorator = React.useMemo(() => {
-    return (showHistoryMessage && otherHistoryCount >= 1) ? (
+    return (showHistoryMessage && otherHistoryCount >= 1 && gatherShowPrompts) ? (
       // <Chip color='primary' variant='outlined' endDecorator={<ChipDelete />} sx={{ my: 1 }}>
       <Typography level='body-xs' sx={{ my: 1.5, opacity: 0.9 }} onClick={() => setShowHistoryMessage(on => !on)}>
         ... {otherHistoryCount === 1 ? (isFirstMessageSystem ? '1 system message' : '1 message') : `${otherHistoryCount} messages`} before this input ...
       </Typography>
       // </Chip>
     ) : null;
-  }, [isFirstMessageSystem, otherHistoryCount, showHistoryMessage]);
+  }, [gatherShowPrompts, isFirstMessageSystem, otherHistoryCount, showHistoryMessage]);
 
 
   // skip rendering if no message