diff --git a/apps/web/src/app.css b/apps/web/src/app.css
index 66ae7296a..38feb7cfe 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app.css
+++ b/apps/web/src/app.css
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
   flex: 1;
   min-width: 0;
   flex-direction: column;
+  min-height: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto;
 }
 
 .shell-main-content {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/agents-page.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/agents-page.tsx
index 96efdcb9c..a61f24819 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/agents-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/agents-page.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
 } from "@corbits/react-ui";
 import type { BadgeTone, ViewMode } from "@corbits/react-ui";
 import { Bot, Copy, Workflow } from "lucide-react";
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ const INSTANCE_CAP = 4;
  * visible text anywhere on this surface. */
 function CopyAddressButton({ address }: { readonly address: string }) {
   const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
+  // The "Copied" confirmation clears itself after a timeout. Track that
+  // timer so unmounting the button (switching tabs, leaving the page) can
+  // cancel it — otherwise the callback fires setState on an unmounted
+  // component, the classic leak.
+  const resetTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      if (resetTimer.current !== null) clearTimeout(resetTimer.current);
+    };
+  }, []);
   return (
     <Button
       type="button"
@@ -69,7 +79,11 @@ function CopyAddressButton({ address }: { readonly address: string }) {
       onClick={() => {
         void navigator.clipboard.writeText(address).then(() => {
           setCopied(true);
-          setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 1500);
+          if (resetTimer.current !== null) clearTimeout(resetTimer.current);
+          resetTimer.current = setTimeout(() => {
+            resetTimer.current = null;
+            setCopied(false);
+          }, 1500);
         });
       }}
     >
diff --git a/apps/web/src/shell/app-shell.tsx b/apps/web/src/shell/app-shell.tsx
index 2d1898af0..3748cae02 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/shell/app-shell.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/shell/app-shell.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { useNavigate } from "../navigation";
 import type { SessionUser } from "../session";
 import { canvasColumnAllowed, contextualPanelVisible } from "./breakpoints";
 import { useShellFocusRescue } from "./focus-rescue";
+import { useScrollReset } from "./use-scroll-reset";
 import {
   initialCanvasColumnState,
   resolveCanvasVisibility,
@@ -37,7 +38,10 @@ export function AppShell({
   const canvasAllowed = canvasColumnAllowed(layoutMode);
   const canvasOpen = resolveCanvasVisibility(canvasState, canvasAllowed);
   const frameRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const mainRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   useShellFocusRescue(layoutMode, frameRef);
+  // Route changes must not inherit the previous page's scroll position.
+  useScrollReset(mainRef, path);
 
   return (
     <div className="shell-frame" ref={frameRef}>
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ export function AppShell({
           canvasAllowed={canvasAllowed}
         />
       )}
-      <div className="shell-main">
+      <div className="shell-main" ref={mainRef}>
         <div className="shell-main-content">{children}</div>
       </div>
       {canvasAllowed && <CanvasColumn open={canvasOpen} />}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/shell/use-scroll-reset.ts b/apps/web/src/shell/use-scroll-reset.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57f585ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/shell/use-scroll-reset.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Scroll position is per-route state, not global: landing on a new page
+// should start at the top instead of inheriting however far the previous
+// page was scrolled. This resets the main pane's own scroll container to
+// the top whenever the route changes. Extracted as its own hook so the
+// behaviour is unit-testable without mounting the whole shell.
+
+import { useEffect, type RefObject } from "react";
+
+/** Scrolls `ref` back to the top whenever `dep` changes. No-op while the
+ * ref is unattached. */
+export function useScrollReset<T extends Element>(
+  ref: RefObject<T | null>,
+  dep: unknown,
+): void {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (ref.current !== null) ref.current.scrollTop = 0;
+    // `ref` is a stable identity; `dep` is what actually triggers a reset.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [dep]);
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/test/use-scroll-reset.test.tsx b/apps/web/test/use-scroll-reset.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b058464b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/test/use-scroll-reset.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { act, createElement, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
+import type { RefObject } from "react";
+
+import { useScrollReset } from "../src/shell/use-scroll-reset";
+
+function mount(initialPath: string) {
+  const container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  const root = createRoot(container);
+  let setPath: (path: string) => void = () => {};
+  let scrollEl: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+
+  function Host() {
+    const [path, updatePath] = useState(initialPath);
+    setPath = updatePath;
+    const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+    useScrollReset(ref as RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>, path);
+    return createElement(
+      "div",
+      {
+        ref: (node: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
+          scrollEl = node;
+          (ref as { current: HTMLDivElement | null }).current = node;
+        },
+        style: { overflow: "auto", height: "40px" },
+      },
+      createElement("div", { style: { height: "400px" } }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  act(() => {
+    root.render(createElement(Host));
+  });
+
+  return {
+    setScrollTop: (value: number) => {
+      if (scrollEl !== null) scrollEl.scrollTop = value;
+    },
+    setPath: (path: string) =>
+      act(() => {
+        setPath(path);
+      }),
+    getScrollTop: () => scrollEl?.scrollTop ?? -1,
+    unmount: () => root.unmount(),
+  };
+}
+
+describe("useScrollReset", () => {
+  test("resets scrollTop when the route dependency changes", () => {
+    const harness = mount("/library");
+    harness.setScrollTop(240);
+    expect(harness.getScrollTop()).toBe(240);
+    harness.setPath("/agents");
+    expect(harness.getScrollTop()).toBe(0);
+    harness.unmount();
+  });
+});