diff --git a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-interaction/agent-interaction.component.scss b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-interaction/agent-interaction.component.scss
index 54868203c23..18cb426bf1b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-interaction/agent-interaction.component.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-interaction/agent-interaction.component.scss
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
   flex-direction: column;
   background: #fafafa;
   padding: 8px 12px;
-
-  &.compact {
-    padding: 6px 8px;
-  }
 }
 
 // Visualization rendering
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.html b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.html
index ee0aeb8764f..a2154d8e96f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.html
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
   [style.width.px]="width"
   [style.height.px]="height"
   (nzResize)="onResize($event)"
-  (cdkDragStarted)="handleDragStart()"
   [cdkDragFreeDragPosition]="dragPosition">
   <!-- Minimize Button -->
   <ul
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.spec.ts b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.spec.ts
index 5d4550a0daa..bd4440fb025 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.spec.ts
@@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ describe("AgentPanelComponent", () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       expect(component.width).toBe(0);
-      expect(component.isDocked).toBe(true);
       expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector("#agent-docked-button")).toBeTruthy();
     });
   });
@@ -581,13 +580,6 @@ describe("AgentPanelComponent", () => {
       expect(component.width).toBe(700);
       expect(component.height).toBe(560);
     });
-
-    it("handleDragStart undocks the panel", () => {
-      createComponent();
-      component.isDocked = true;
-      component.handleDragStart();
-      expect(component.isDocked).toBe(false);
-    });
   });
 
   describe("panel settings persistence", () => {
@@ -640,7 +632,6 @@ describe("AgentPanelComponent", () => {
 
       expect(style.cssText).toBe("transform: translate3d(15px, 15px, 0px);");
       expect(component.returnPosition).toEqual({ x: -15, y: -15 });
-      expect(component.isDocked).toBe(false); // drag position (0,0) differs from (-15,-15)
     });
 
     it("counts as docked when the saved transform nets out to the origin", () => {
@@ -652,7 +643,6 @@ describe("AgentPanelComponent", () => {
 
       expect(component.returnPosition.x === 0).toBe(true);
       expect(component.returnPosition.y === 0).toBe(true);
-      expect(component.isDocked).toBe(true);
     });
 
     it("persists dimensions, docked flag and container style, and deactivates the agent on destroy", () => {
@@ -819,10 +809,6 @@ describe("AgentPanelComponent", () => {
       expect(drag.freeDragPosition).toEqual({ x: 11, y: 22 });
       // The whole box is draggable but only the <h4> title is a handle.
       expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(CdkDragHandle)).nativeElement.id).toBe("title");
-
-      expect(component.isDocked).toBe(true);
-      drag.started.emit({ source: drag } as CdkDragStart);
-      expect(component.isDocked).toBe(false);
     });
 
     it("force-renders every tab body: the registration form and one chat per agent", () => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.ts
index 7d4a498dc4f..69c3527292a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-panel.component.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ export class AgentPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
   id = -1;
   dragPosition = { x: 0, y: 0 };
   returnPosition = { x: 0, y: 0 };
-  isDocked = true;
 
   // Tab management
   selectedTabIndex: number = 0; // 0 = registration tab, 1+ = agent tabs
@@ -183,7 +182,6 @@ export class AgentPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
     } else {
       // Close panel (dock it)
       this.width = 0;
-      this.isDocked = true;
     }
   }
 
@@ -338,13 +336,6 @@ export class AgentPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Handle drag start
-   */
-  handleDragStart(): void {
-    this.isDocked = false;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Load panel settings from localStorage
    */
@@ -376,7 +367,6 @@ export class AgentPanelComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, OnChanges {
         const translates = container.style.transform;
         const [xOffset, yOffset] = calculateTotalTranslate3d(translates);
         this.returnPosition = { x: -xOffset, y: -yOffset };
-        this.isDocked = this.dragPosition.x === this.returnPosition.x && this.dragPosition.y === this.returnPosition.y;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-registration/agent-registration.component.spec.ts b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-registration/agent-registration.component.spec.ts
index daa220bf394..9c5fb03581f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-registration/agent-registration.component.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-registration/agent-registration.component.spec.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ describe("AgentRegistrationComponent", () => {
 
       expect(component.modelTypes).toEqual([MODEL]);
       expect(component.isLoadingModels).toBe(false);
-      expect(component.hasLoadingError).toBe(false);
     });
 
     it("flags an error and notifies when no models are returned", () => {
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ describe("AgentRegistrationComponent", () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       expect(component.isLoadingModels).toBe(false);
-      expect(component.hasLoadingError).toBe(true);
       expect(notifyError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("No models available"));
     });
 
@@ -97,7 +95,6 @@ describe("AgentRegistrationComponent", () => {
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
       expect(component.isLoadingModels).toBe(false);
-      expect(component.hasLoadingError).toBe(true);
       expect(notifyError).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Failed to fetch models: boom");
     });
 
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@ describe("AgentRegistrationComponent", () => {
       fetchModelTypes.mockReturnValue(throwError(() => "backend unreachable"));
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
-      expect(component.hasLoadingError).toBe(true);
       expect(notifyError).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Failed to fetch models: backend unreachable");
     });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-registration/agent-registration.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-registration/agent-registration.component.ts
index f8bcfff4628..ef774219718 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-registration/agent-registration.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/workspace/component/agent/agent-panel/agent-registration/agent-registration.component.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ export class AgentRegistrationComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   public selectedModelType: string | null = null;
   public customAgentName: string = "Texera Agent";
   public isLoadingModels: boolean = false;
-  public hasLoadingError: boolean = false;
   public computingUnitConnected: boolean = false;
   public isCreating: boolean = false;
 
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ export class AgentRegistrationComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.isLoadingModels = true;
-    this.hasLoadingError = false;
 
     this.computingUnitStatusService
       .getStatus()
@@ -94,13 +92,11 @@ export class AgentRegistrationComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
           this.modelTypes = models;
           this.isLoadingModels = false;
           if (models.length === 0) {
-            this.hasLoadingError = true;
             this.notificationService.error("No models available. Please check the LiteLLM configuration.");
           }
         },
         error: (error: unknown) => {
           this.isLoadingModels = false;
-          this.hasLoadingError = true;
           const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
           this.notificationService.error(`Failed to fetch models: ${errorMessage}`);
         },