diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts
index 0f22324e0ca1..e1ce7145d63a 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ import {
   resolveWorkGroupScrollIndex,
   shouldFollowWorkGroupAppend,
   shouldPreserveAssistantLineBreaks,
+  threadReadLabelPrefix,
+  threadReadTargetId,
+  threadReadTargetTitle,
   type MessagesTimelineRow,
   resolveTimelineToolPresentation,
   workEntryDisplayLabel,
@@ -91,6 +94,18 @@ describe("expanded tool group scrolling", () => {
 });
 
 describe("work entry labels", () => {
+  it("uses live titles only for active thread shells", () => {
+    const shell = { title: " Review auth flow ", archivedAt: null, deletedAt: null };
+    expect(threadReadTargetTitle(shell)).toBe("Review auth flow");
+    expect(threadReadTargetTitle({ ...shell, title: "Harden session refresh" })).toBe(
+      "Harden session refresh",
+    );
+    expect(threadReadTargetTitle({ ...shell, archivedAt: "2026-10-07T12:00:00Z" })).toBeNull();
+    expect(threadReadTargetTitle({ ...shell, deletedAt: "2026-10-07T12:00:00Z" })).toBeNull();
+    expect(threadReadTargetTitle({ ...shell, title: "  " })).toBeNull();
+    expect(threadReadTargetTitle(null)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   const entry = {
     id: "tool-1",
     createdAt: "2026-09-01T12:00:00Z",
@@ -150,6 +165,37 @@ describe("work entry labels", () => {
     expect(workEntryDisplayLabel(browserEntry, undefined)).toBe(label);
   });
 
+  it.each([
+    ["inProgress", true, "Reading thread"],
+    ["completed", false, "Read thread"],
+    ["failed", false, "Failed to read thread"],
+    ["declined", false, "Declined to read thread"],
+    ["stopped", false, "Stopped reading thread"],
+  ] as const)("names the read thread in the %s label", (toolLifecycleStatus, active, prefix) => {
+    const threadRead = {
+      ...entry,
+      itemType: "dynamic_tool" as const,
+      toolLifecycleStatus,
+      structuredPayload: {
+        type: "dynamic_tool",
+        toolName: "t3-code.t3_thread_read",
+        input: { threadId: " thread-child ", view: "activity" },
+      } as never,
+    };
+    expect(threadReadTargetId(threadRead)).toBe("thread-child");
+    expect(threadReadLabelPrefix(liveWorkEntryLabel(threadRead, undefined, active))).toBe(prefix);
+    expect(threadReadLabelPrefix(workEntryDisplayLabel(threadRead, undefined))).toBe(prefix);
+  });
+
+  it("finds no target for other tools or thread reads without one", () => {
+    const payload = (toolName: string, input: unknown) => ({
+      structuredPayload: { type: "dynamic_tool", toolName, input } as never,
+    });
+    expect(threadReadTargetId(payload("t3-code.t3_thread_wait", { threadId: "t" }))).toBeNull();
+    expect(threadReadTargetId(payload("t3-code.t3_thread_read", { threadId: "  " }))).toBeNull();
+    expect(threadReadTargetId(payload("t3-code.t3_thread_read", null))).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("uses the active summary state for legacy tools without a lifecycle status", () => {
     const browserEntry = { ...entry, toolTitle: "T3-code.preview_click" };
     expect(liveWorkEntryLabel(browserEntry, undefined, true)).toBe(
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts
index 5a2259e961f4..b619a347255b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ import {
   type TimelineEntry,
   type WorkLogEntry,
 } from "../../session-logic";
-import { type ChatMessage, type ProposedPlan, type TurnDiffSummary } from "../../types";
+import {
+  type ChatMessage,
+  type ProposedPlan,
+  type ThreadShell,
+  type TurnDiffSummary,
+} from "../../types";
 import {
   type MessageId,
   type WorktreeSetupSnapshot,
@@ -169,6 +174,36 @@ export function workEntryDisplayLabel(entry: WorkLogEntry, workspaceRoot: string
   return `${heading.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}${heading.slice(1)}`;
 }
 
+/** The trimmed thread id a `t3_thread_read` call targets, or null for any other entry. */
+export function threadReadTargetId(entry: Pick<WorkLogEntry, "structuredPayload">) {
+  const item = entry.structuredPayload;
+  if (item?.type !== "dynamic_tool") return null;
+  if (resolveT3McpToolDefinition(item.toolName)?.summaryAction !== "thread-read") return null;
+  const input = item.input;
+  const threadId =
+    input !== null && typeof input === "object" && "threadId" in input ? input.threadId : null;
+  return typeof threadId === "string" && threadId.trim().length > 0 ? threadId.trim() : null;
+}
+
+const THREAD_READ_OBJECT = " a T3 thread";
+
+export function threadReadTargetTitle(
+  shell: Pick<ThreadShell, "title" | "archivedAt" | "deletedAt"> | null,
+) {
+  if (!shell || shell.archivedAt !== null || shell.deletedAt !== null) return null;
+  return shell.title.trim() || null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Names the read thread in place of the generic object ("Read a T3 thread" becomes
+ * `Read thread “Title”`), keeping the label's tense. Null keeps the generic label.
+ */
+export function threadReadLabelPrefix(label: string) {
+  return label.endsWith(THREAD_READ_OBJECT)
+    ? `${label.slice(0, -THREAD_READ_OBJECT.length)} thread`
+    : null;
+}
+
 /** Inspectable read-file output is the path when we have one, otherwise nothing. */
 export function workEntryReadOutput(
   entry: Pick<
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
index 463fbfd30b87..43f9746a6590 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
   type ServerProvider,
   type ServerProviderSkill,
   type RunId,
-  type ThreadId,
+  ThreadId,
   type ToolActivityIcon,
 } from "@t3tools/contracts";
 import { parseScopedThreadKey, scopeThreadRef } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/environment";
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ import {
   resolveWorkGroupScrollIndex,
   shouldFollowWorkGroupAppend,
   shouldPreserveAssistantLineBreaks,
+  threadReadLabelPrefix,
+  threadReadTargetId,
+  threadReadTargetTitle,
   toolGroupAction,
   workEntryDisplayLabel,
   workEntryReadOutput,
@@ -3722,19 +3725,67 @@ function LiveActivityContent({
   );
 }
 
+/** The thread a `t3_thread_read` call targets, titled from live shell state so renames show. */
+function useThreadReadTarget(entry: TimelineWorkEntry, environmentId: EnvironmentId) {
+  const rawThreadId = threadReadTargetId(entry);
+  const threadId = rawThreadId === null ? null : ThreadId.make(rawThreadId);
+  const shell = useThreadShell(threadId ? scopeThreadRef(environmentId, threadId) : null);
+  const title = threadReadTargetTitle(shell);
+  return threadId && title ? { threadId, title } : null;
+}
+
+function threadReadLabel(label: string, target: ReturnType<typeof useThreadReadTarget>) {
+  const prefix = target && threadReadLabelPrefix(label);
+  return prefix ? { ...target, prefix, text: `${prefix} “${target.title}”` } : null;
+}
+
+/** Only settled rows link the title; the live row is itself a button. */
+function ThreadReadLabel({
+  label,
+  environmentId,
+  linked,
+}: {
+  label: NonNullable<ReturnType<typeof threadReadLabel>>;
+  environmentId: EnvironmentId;
+  linked: boolean;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <span className="flex min-w-0">
+      <span className="shrink-0">{label.prefix} “</span>
+      {linked ? (
+        <Link
+          to="/$environmentId/$threadId"
+          params={{ environmentId, threadId: label.threadId }}
+          className="min-w-0 truncate rounded-sm text-foreground underline-offset-2 hover:underline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-ring"
+          onClick={stopRowToggle}
+          onKeyDown={stopRowToggle}
+        >
+          {label.title}
+        </Link>
+      ) : (
+        <span className="min-w-0 truncate">{label.title}</span>
+      )}
+      <span className="shrink-0">”</span>
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
 function LiveWorkEntryTimelineRow({ row }: { row: Extract<TimelineRow, { kind: "work-live" }> }) {
   const ctx = use(TimelineRowCtx);
+  const threadTarget = useThreadReadTarget(row.entry, ctx.activeThreadEnvironmentId);
   const questionHeading = row.entry.questionAnswer
     ? getQuestionTextPreview(row.entry.questionAnswer)
     : "";
   const label = questionHeading || liveWorkEntryLabel(row.entry, ctx.workspaceRoot, row.active);
+  const threadLabel = threadReadLabel(label, threadTarget);
+
   const failed = workEntryDisplayIndicatesToolFailure(row.entry);
 
   return (
     <button
       type="button"
       className="group/live-work flex min-h-6 w-full max-w-full cursor-pointer items-center rounded-md text-left focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-inset focus-visible:ring-ring/70"
-      aria-label={failed ? `${label}, tool call failed` : undefined}
+      aria-label={failed ? `${threadLabel?.text ?? label}, tool call failed` : undefined}
       aria-expanded={row.expanded}
       onClick={() => ctx.onToggleWorkGroup(row.groupId, row.id)}
     >
@@ -3756,6 +3807,12 @@ function LiveWorkEntryTimelineRow({ row }: { row: Extract<TimelineRow, { kind: "
             >
               {row.entry.detail ?? label}
             </ReactMarkdown>
+          ) : threadLabel ? (
+            <ThreadReadLabel
+              label={threadLabel}
+              environmentId={ctx.activeThreadEnvironmentId}
+              linked={false}
+            />
           ) : (
             label
           )
@@ -5113,6 +5170,7 @@ function WorkEntryLogRow(props: WorkEntryRowProps) {
   const ctx = use(TimelineRowCtx);
   const { threadRef, onImageExpand, timestampFormat } = ctx;
   const { retryableWorkspacePreparationRunIds, onRetryWorkspacePreparation } = ctx;
+  const threadTarget = useThreadReadTarget(workEntry, ctx.activeThreadEnvironmentId);
   const createdThread =
     workEntry.projectedItem?.item.type === "thread_created"
       ? workEntry.projectedItem.item
@@ -5308,7 +5366,10 @@ function WorkEntryLogRow(props: WorkEntryRowProps) {
       : workLogEntryIsToolLike(workEntry)
         ? "text-secondary-label"
         : "text-foreground/80";
-  const accessiblePreview = [previewText, answerPreview].filter(Boolean).join(": ");
+  const threadLabel = isReasoning ? null : threadReadLabel(previewText, threadTarget);
+  const accessiblePreview = [threadLabel?.text ?? previewText, answerPreview]
+    .filter(Boolean)
+    .join(": ");
   const accessibleDisplayText = showFailedIndicator
     ? `${accessiblePreview}, tool call failed`
     : accessiblePreview;
@@ -5365,6 +5426,12 @@ function WorkEntryLogRow(props: WorkEntryRowProps) {
                 >
                   {workEntry.detail ?? previewText}
                 </ReactMarkdown>
+              ) : threadLabel ? (
+                <ThreadReadLabel
+                  label={threadLabel}
+                  environmentId={ctx.activeThreadEnvironmentId}
+                  linked
+                />
               ) : (
                 previewText
               )}