diff --git a/.claude/rules/architecture.md b/.claude/rules/architecture.md
index 145d0181..f942a4cb 100644
--- a/.claude/rules/architecture.md
+++ b/.claude/rules/architecture.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Additional modules:
   screenshot.py       ─ Terminal text → PNG rendering (ANSI color, font fallback)
   transcribe.py       ─ Voice-to-text transcription via whisper.cpp / Apple Speech
   i18n.py             ─ Per-user UI strings (en / ru / zh)
-  naming.py           ─ Haiku-generated session names + readable summaries
+  naming.py           ─ lightweight-model-generated session names
   usage.py            ─ Token usage aggregator + per-session token alerts
   main.py             ─ CLI entry point (ccbot / ccbot hook / ccbot send-file)
   config.py           ─ Env-var loader (singleton `config`), .env priority
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ bot/ package (was bot.py before A1, split per CLAUDE.md size budget):
   commands/auth.py         ─ /login re-auth flow (+ maybe_consume_code,
                             notify_auth_expired)
   callbacks/__init__.py    ─ Top-level dispatcher; tries each handler in order
-  callbacks/dir_browser.py ─ CB_DIR_*, CB_SESSION_*  (+ Haiku summary cache)
+  callbacks/dir_browser.py ─ CB_DIR_*, CB_SESSION_*
   callbacks/window_picker.py ─ CB_WIN_*
   callbacks/switcher.py    ─ CB_SW_*
   callbacks/archive.py     ─ CB_ARC_*
   callbacks/footer.py      ─ CB_FT_STOP/KILL/CLEAR/MORE
   callbacks/more_menu.py   ─ CB_MM_LIST/STATUS/SHOT/NEW/ARCHIVE/SETTINGS/BACK
-  callbacks/settings.py    ─ CB_ST_GRP + CB_ST_PREV/LAG/VOICE/LANG/WDAY/APPROVE
+  callbacks/settings.py    ─ CB_ST_GRP + CB_ST_LAG/VOICE/LANG/WDAY/APPROVE
   callbacks/confirm.py     ─ CB_CONF_KILL/DONE/DEL × YES/NO
   callbacks/history_pagination.py ─ CB_HISTORY_PREV/NEXT
   callbacks/interactive_ui.py     ─ CB_ASK_*  (Up/Down/Left/Right/Esc/Enter/...)
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Handler modules (handlers/):
 
 State files (~/.ccbot/ or $CCBOT_DIR/):
   state.json         ─ window states + display names + read offsets + user
-                      settings (previews / live_lag / voice / card_history /
+                      settings (live_lag / voice / card_history /
                       card_page_lines / card_inline_screenshots /
                       bg_notify_finished / bg_notify_error /
                       bg_notify_needs_action / language / weekly_reset_day /
diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 0422e897..77ad24d0 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CCBOT_AGENT_BACKEND=claude
 # screenshots, and remote key control reliable.
 CODEX_COMMAND=codex
 CODEX_FLAGS=--dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox --dangerously-bypass-hook-trust --enable hooks --no-alt-screen
-# Lightweight model used for automatic names and readable session previews.
+# Lightweight model used for automatic session names.
 CODEX_NAMING_MODEL=gpt-5.6-luna
 # CODEX_HOME=~/.codex
 # CCBOT_CODEX_SESSIONS_PATH=~/.codex/sessions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38618090..bb82e23e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Most-frequently-tweaked optionals:
 | `CLAUDE_FLAGS`              | `--dangerously-skip-permissions` | flags appended to `claude` |
 | `CODEX_COMMAND`             | `codex`      | Codex CLI binary (an absolute Termux path is accepted) |
 | `CODEX_FLAGS`               | bypass + hook trust + hooks + `--no-alt-screen` | flags appended to `codex` |
-| `CODEX_NAMING_MODEL`        | `gpt-5.6-luna` | lightweight Codex model for automatic names and readable previews |
+| `CODEX_NAMING_MODEL`        | `gpt-5.6-luna` | lightweight Codex model for automatic session names |
 | `SESSION_IDLE_TTL`          | `4h`         | active → archived after this much idleness |
 | `ARCHIVE_PURGE_AFTER`       | `14d`        | archived sessions purged from state after this |
 | `QUOTA_ALERT_POLL_INTERVAL` | `10m`        | how often the live `/usage` modal is sampled |
@@ -276,9 +276,10 @@ Reply-quoting a bot message belonging to a non-active session routes
 that single reply there without changing the active session.
 
 *Menu → Archive* shows a numbered list of past sessions, two buttons
-per row. Each row carries a short blurb (Claude's own `type=summary`
-entry, or the first user message) so it's obvious at a glance what a
-session was about. Tap a session — the carrier paints the actual
+per row. Each row carries a short blurb made only from the user's first
+messages, so it's obvious at a glance what a session was about. A
+model-generated summary never replaces that text. Tap a session — the
+carrier paints the actual
 transcript read straight from the JSONL on disk; *Restore* / *Delete*
 stay in the footer.
 
@@ -327,7 +328,6 @@ Card knobs live under *Settings → 🃏 Card / view*:
 | `Card history` | `20` | end-of-turn boundaries seeded into a fresh card from the JSONL (survives bot restarts) |
 | `Page size` | `20` lines | max lines per card page; longer bodies chunk across pages on paragraph/sentence boundaries |
 | `Inline screenshots` | `off` | card becomes photo + caption — the photo is the live pane render (caption limit is 1024 chars, so shrink page size to compensate) |
-| `Previews` | `economical` | local labels or cached summaries via Haiku / `CODEX_NAMING_MODEL` |
 | `Live lag` | `4s` | coalescing window for preview updates |
 
 Telegram's chat-header **`typing…` indicator** is driven by real
diff --git a/README_CN.md b/README_CN.md
index 3fda5c09..2cc274bf 100644
--- a/README_CN.md
+++ b/README_CN.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ ccbot                           # 前台;生产环境用 systemd 单元
 | `CLAUDE_FLAGS`              | `--dangerously-skip-permissions` | 附加给 `claude` 的 flag |
 | `CODEX_COMMAND`             | `codex`      | Codex CLI 二进制 |
 | `CODEX_FLAGS`               | bypass + hooks + `--no-alt-screen` | 附加给 `codex` 的 flag |
-| `CODEX_NAMING_MODEL`        | `gpt-5.6-luna` | 用于 Codex 自动命名和可读预览的轻量模型 |
+| `CODEX_NAMING_MODEL`        | `gpt-5.6-luna` | 用于 Codex 自动命名会话的轻量模型 |
 | `SESSION_IDLE_TTL`          | `4h`         | 闲置多久后 active → archived |
 | `ARCHIVE_PURGE_AFTER`       | `14d`        | 归档会话从 state 中清除的时长 |
 | `QUOTA_ALERT_POLL_INTERVAL` | `10m`        | 实时 `/usage` 弹窗的采样间隔 |
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ transcript 表面触手可及。多数用户一旦发现菜单,就再也不打 s
 路由到该会话,但不更改活动会话。
 
 *菜单 → Archive* 显示带编号的历史会话列表,每行两个按钮。每行
-携带一段简短描述(Claude 自己的 `type=summary` 条目,或第一条
-用户消息),这样一眼就能看出会话是关于什么的。点击会话,carrier
+携带一段只取自用户最初消息的简短描述,这样一眼就能看出会话是
+关于什么的;模型生成的摘要不会替换这些文字。点击会话,carrier
 会画出直接从磁盘 JSONL 读取的真实转录;*Restore* / *Delete*
 保留在底部。
 
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ Enter / Esc 键盘。
 | `卡片历史` | `20` | 从 JSONL 预加载进新卡片的 end-of-turn 边界数(机器人重启后仍在) |
 | `页面大小` | `20` 行 | 每页最多行数;长正文按段落/句子边界跨页切分 |
 | `内联截图` | `off` | 卡片变为图片 + 说明文字,图片是实时面板渲染(说明限 1024 字符,需相应调小页面大小) |
-| `预览` | `economical` | 切换器预览的详细程度 |
 | `实时延迟` | `4s` | 预览更新的合并窗口 |
 
 Telegram 聊天头部的 **`正在输入…`** 指示由真实的 claude 事件驱动。
diff --git a/README_RU.md b/README_RU.md
index f4a2e64e..9d390e58 100644
--- a/README_RU.md
+++ b/README_RU.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ ccbot                           # foreground; для prod — systemd-юнит
 | `CLAUDE_FLAGS`              | `--dangerously-skip-permissions` | флаги для `claude` |
 | `CODEX_COMMAND`             | `codex`      | бинарь Codex CLI (можно указать абсолютный Termux-путь) |
 | `CODEX_FLAGS`               | bypass + hook trust + hooks + `--no-alt-screen` | флаги для `codex` |
-| `CODEX_NAMING_MODEL`        | `gpt-5.6-luna` | легковесная модель Codex для автоматических имён и readable-превью |
+| `CODEX_NAMING_MODEL`        | `gpt-5.6-luna` | легковесная модель Codex для автоматических имён сессий |
 | `SESSION_IDLE_TTL`          | `4h`         | active → archived через столько простоя |
 | `ARCHIVE_PURGE_AFTER`       | `14d`        | архивные сессии удаляются из state через столько |
 | `QUOTA_ALERT_POLL_INTERVAL` | `10m`        | как часто опрашивается живой `/usage` |
@@ -273,9 +273,10 @@ Reply-цитата на сообщение бота из неактивной с
 текст туда разово, без смены активной.
 
 *Меню → Archive* показывает пронумерованный список прошлых сессий
-по две кнопки в ряд. У каждой строки — короткое описание (Claude'овый
-`type=summary` или первое сообщение пользователя), чтобы сразу было
-понятно, о чём была сессия. Тап по сессии — carrier рисует реальный
+по две кнопки в ряд. У каждой строки - короткое описание только из
+первых сообщений пользователя, чтобы сразу было понятно, о чём была
+сессия. Модельное саммари этот текст не подменяет. Тап по сессии -
+carrier рисует реальный
 transcript прямо с диска (JSONL); *Restore* / *Delete* остаются в
 футере.
 
@@ -323,7 +324,6 @@ foreground-промпте.
 | `История в карточке` | `20` | сколько end-of-turn-границ подгружается в свежую карточку из JSONL (переживает рестарт бота) |
 | `Размер страницы` | `20` строк | максимум строк на страницу; длинное тело режется по границам абзацев/предложений |
 | `Скрины в карточке` | `off` | карточка становится фото + подпись, фото — рендер живой панели (лимит подписи 1024 символа, уменьшай размер страницы) |
-| `Превью` | `economical` | локальные подписи или кэшируемые саммари через Haiku / `CODEX_NAMING_MODEL` |
 | `Лаг карточки` | `4s` | окно коалесцинга обновлений превью |
 
 Индикатор Telegram **`печатает…`** в шапке чата управляется
diff --git a/src/ccbot/bot/callbacks/dir_browser.py b/src/ccbot/bot/callbacks/dir_browser.py
index a3222e23..c85a0e20 100644
--- a/src/ccbot/bot/callbacks/dir_browser.py
+++ b/src/ccbot/bot/callbacks/dir_browser.py
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-"""Directory browser + session picker callbacks (CB_DIR_*, CB_SESSION_*).
-
-Also owns the readable-session-summary cache machinery used when the
-user has Settings → Previews set to ``readable``.
-"""
+"""Directory browser + session picker callbacks (CB_DIR_*, CB_SESSION_*)."""
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import asyncio
-import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -41,71 +35,17 @@
     clear_session_picker_state,
 )
 from ...handlers.message_sender import safe_edit
-from ...naming import generate_name
 from ...session import session_manager
 from .._common import open_more_in_place
 from ..messages import create_and_activate_session
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
 
 async def resolve_session_summaries(
     sessions: list[Any], *, user_id: int
 ) -> dict[str, str]:
-    """Agent session id → display summary, honoring user Previews setting.
-
-    ``readable`` uses the active backend's lightweight naming model:
-    Haiku for Claude, ``CODEX_NAMING_MODEL`` for Codex. The picker only
-    contains sessions discovered for the globally selected backend, so one
-    backend value applies to the whole batch.
-    """
-    settings = session_manager.get_user_settings(user_id)
-    mode = settings.get("previews", "economical")
-    backend = (
-        session_manager.agent_backend
-        if session_manager.agent_backend in ("claude", "codex")
-        else "claude"
-    )
-    out: dict[str, str] = {}
-    if mode != "readable":
-        for s in sessions:
-            out[s.session_id] = s.summary or "untitled"
-        return out
-
-    pending: list[tuple[str, str, float]] = []  # (sid, seed, mtime)
-    for s in sessions:
-        try:
-            mtime = Path(s.file_path).stat().st_mtime
-        except OSError:
-            mtime = 0.0
-        cached = session_manager.get_cached_summary(s.session_id, mtime)
-        if cached:
-            out[s.session_id] = cached
-        else:
-            out[s.session_id] = s.summary or "untitled"
-            seed = (s.summary or "")[:200]
-            if seed:
-                pending.append((s.session_id, seed, mtime))
-
-    if pending:
-
-        async def _bg() -> None:
-            for sid, seed, mtime in pending:
-                try:
-                    name = await generate_name(seed, backend=backend)
-                    if name:
-                        readable = name.replace("-", " ")
-                        session_manager.set_cached_summary(sid, readable, mtime)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.debug(
-                        "%s readable-preview resolve failed for %s: %s",
-                        backend,
-                        sid,
-                        e,
-                    )
-
-        asyncio.create_task(_bg())
-    return out
+    """Agent session id → description taken from the user's messages."""
+    del user_id  # Kept in the API because callers already have it available.
+    return {s.session_id: s.summary or "untitled" for s in sessions}
 
 
 async def emit_session_picker(
diff --git a/src/ccbot/bot/callbacks/settings.py b/src/ccbot/bot/callbacks/settings.py
index 1072873a..d3bf1982 100644
--- a/src/ccbot/bot/callbacks/settings.py
+++ b/src/ccbot/bot/callbacks/settings.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     CB_ST_LCLAUDE,
     CB_ST_LOCAL,
     CB_ST_LTERM,
-    CB_ST_PREV,
     CB_ST_VOICE,
     CB_ST_VOICE_INSTALL_GO,
     CB_ST_VOICE_INSTALL_NO,
@@ -203,7 +202,6 @@ async def progress(text: str) -> None:
 _GROUP_TO_SCREEN: dict[str, Screen] = {
     "agent_backend": "settings_agent",
     "language": "settings_language",
-    "previews": "settings_previews",
     "live_lag": "settings_lag",
     "voice": "settings_voice",
     "weekly_reset_day": "settings_weeklyday",
@@ -286,7 +284,6 @@ async def handle(
 
     setter_prefixes = (
         CB_ST_AGENT,
-        CB_ST_PREV,
         CB_ST_LAG,
         CB_ST_VOICE,
         CB_ST_LANG,
@@ -313,11 +310,6 @@ async def handle(
                 await query.answer(t(user.id, "toast.agent_live"), show_alert=True)
                 return True
         screen_name = "settings_agent"
-    elif data.startswith(CB_ST_PREV):
-        value = data[len(CB_ST_PREV) :]
-        if value in ("economical", "readable"):
-            session_manager.update_user_setting(user.id, "previews", value)
-        screen_name = "settings_previews"
     elif data.startswith(CB_ST_LAG):
         try:
             lag = int(data[len(CB_ST_LAG) :])
diff --git a/src/ccbot/config.py b/src/ccbot/config.py
index c22d61ed..2c521fed 100644
--- a/src/ccbot/config.py
+++ b/src/ccbot/config.py
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         if self.agent_backend not in ("claude", "codex"):
             raise ValueError("CCBOT_AGENT_BACKEND must be 'claude' or 'codex'")
         self.codex_command = os.getenv("CODEX_COMMAND", "codex")
-        # Cheap, fast model used for one-shot session auto-naming and
-        # ``readable`` picker previews. Keep this separate from the
-        # interactive session model.
+        # Cheap, fast model used for one-shot session auto-naming. Keep this
+        # separate from the interactive session model.
         self.codex_naming_model = os.getenv(
             "CODEX_NAMING_MODEL", "gpt-5.6-luna"
         ).strip()
diff --git a/src/ccbot/handlers/archive.py b/src/ccbot/handlers/archive.py
index d7f4eb2f..8edb37b5 100644
--- a/src/ccbot/handlers/archive.py
+++ b/src/ccbot/handlers/archive.py
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
 # soft length budget kicks in. Archived JSONLs are append-frozen so a
 # single scan covers the session's lifetime in archive.
 _BLURB_CACHE: dict[str, str] = {}
-# Session ids with a background readable-preview request in flight. Archive
-# rendering must stay local and instant; model output is persisted in the
-# shared summary cache and appears on the next paint.
-_BLURB_SUMMARY_INFLIGHT: set[str] = set()
 # Hard character cap on the combined blurb (all included messages
 # plus their hard-break separators). When the first message alone
 # exceeds this, it gets truncated with ``…`` on a word boundary;
@@ -256,64 +252,22 @@ async def _collect_user_messages(sess: Session) -> str:
     return _format_blurb(messages)
 
 
-async def _archive_blurb(sess: Session, user_id: int | None = None) -> str:
+async def _archive_blurb(sess: Session) -> str:
     """Return the "what was this session about" line for an archived row.
 
-    Economical mode uses the user's own first 1-3 messages from the JSONL.
-    Readable mode first checks the persistent model-summary cache and, on a
-    miss, starts a non-blocking lightweight request: Haiku for Claude or
-    ``CODEX_NAMING_MODEL`` for Codex. The local blurb is returned immediately,
-    so opening Archive never waits for a model; the generated summary appears
-    on the next paint.
+    Source: the user's own first 1-3 messages from the JSONL transcript.
+    No model-generated summary may replace those words. The result is cached
+    per agent session id because archived transcripts are append-frozen.
     """
     sid = sess.claude_session_id
     if not sid:
         return ""
     cached = _BLURB_CACHE.get(sid)
-    if cached is None:
-        cached = await _collect_user_messages(sess)
-        _BLURB_CACHE[sid] = cached
-
-    if user_id is None:
-        return cached
-    settings = session_manager.get_user_settings(user_id)
-    if settings.get("previews", "economical") != "readable":
-        return cached
-
-    # Archived transcripts are append-frozen. ``archived_at`` is therefore a
-    # stable, zero-I/O cache version; when a restored session is archived
-    # again the timestamp changes and naturally invalidates the old summary.
-    mtime = sess.archived_at or sess.last_event_at or 0.0
-    readable = session_manager.get_cached_summary(sid, mtime)
-    if readable:
-        return readable
-    if not cached or sid in _BLURB_SUMMARY_INFLIGHT:
+    if cached is not None:
         return cached
-
-    backend = sess.backend if sess.backend in ("claude", "codex") else "claude"
-    _BLURB_SUMMARY_INFLIGHT.add(sid)
-
-    async def generate_readable() -> None:
-        try:
-            from ..naming import generate_name
-
-            name = await generate_name(cached, backend=backend)
-            if name:
-                session_manager.set_cached_summary(sid, name, mtime)
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.debug(
-                "%s archive readable-preview failed for %s: %s",
-                backend,
-                sid,
-                e,
-            )
-        finally:
-            _BLURB_SUMMARY_INFLIGHT.discard(sid)
-
-    import asyncio
-
-    asyncio.create_task(generate_readable())
-    return cached
+    blurb = await _collect_user_messages(sess)
+    _BLURB_CACHE[sid] = blurb
+    return blurb
 
 
 def _display_name(sess: Session) -> str:
@@ -386,7 +340,7 @@ async def build_archive_page(
     blurbs: dict[str, str] = {}
     for sess in chunk:
         try:
-            blurbs[sess.id] = await _archive_blurb(sess, user_id)
+            blurbs[sess.id] = await _archive_blurb(sess)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.debug("archive blurb fetch failed for %s: %s", sess.id, e)
             blurbs[sess.id] = ""
diff --git a/src/ccbot/handlers/callback_data.py b/src/ccbot/handlers/callback_data.py
index cb29e212..fb1be4f3 100644
--- a/src/ccbot/handlers/callback_data.py
+++ b/src/ccbot/handlers/callback_data.py
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
 # Settings (toggle screens)
 CB_ST_GRP = "st:grp:"  # st:grp:<name>  open a per-group settings screen
 CB_ST_LANG = "st:lng:"  # st:lng:<code>
-CB_ST_PREV = "st:prev:"  # st:prev:<value>
 CB_ST_LAG = "st:lag:"  # st:lag:<value>
 CB_ST_VOICE = "st:voice:"  # st:voice:<value>
 CB_ST_WDAY = "st:wday:"  # st:wday:<mon|tue|...|sun>
diff --git a/src/ccbot/handlers/menu.py b/src/ccbot/handlers/menu.py
index cfdf6a14..d10462c7 100644
--- a/src/ccbot/handlers/menu.py
+++ b/src/ccbot/handlers/menu.py
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     CB_ST_LCLAUDE,
     CB_ST_LOCAL,
     CB_ST_LTERM,
-    CB_ST_PREV,
     CB_ST_VOICE,
     CB_ST_WDAY,
     CB_SW_NEW,
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@
     "settings_cat_terminal",
     "settings_cat_behavior",
     # Individual setting sub-screens.
-    "settings_previews",
     "settings_lag",
     "settings_voice",
     "settings_language",
@@ -95,7 +93,6 @@
 _SETTINGS_GROUPS: tuple[tuple[str, str, str, str], ...] = (
     ("agent_backend", "settings.group.agent", "settings_agent", "agent_backend"),
     ("language", "settings.group.language", "settings_language", "language"),
-    ("previews", "settings.group.previews", "settings_previews", "previews"),
     ("live_lag", "settings.group.live_lag", "settings_lag", "live_lag"),
     ("voice", "settings.group.voice", "settings_voice", "voice"),
     (
@@ -171,7 +168,6 @@
         "settings.cat.card",
         "settings_cat_card",
         (
-            "previews",
             "live_lag",
             "card_history",
             "card_page_lines",
@@ -485,27 +481,6 @@ def _settings_category_grid(
     return rows
 
 
-def _settings_previews_grid(user_id: int) -> list[list[InlineKeyboardButton]]:
-    cur = session_manager.get_user_settings(user_id).get("previews", "economical")
-    return [
-        [
-            InlineKeyboardButton(
-                _highlight("economical", cur == "economical"),
-                callback_data=f"{CB_ST_PREV}economical",
-            ),
-            InlineKeyboardButton(
-                _highlight("readable", cur == "readable"),
-                callback_data=f"{CB_ST_PREV}readable",
-            ),
-        ],
-        [
-            InlineKeyboardButton(
-                t(user_id, "btn.back"), callback_data=_parent_cat_cb("previews")
-            )
-        ],
-    ]
-
-
 def _settings_lag_grid(user_id: int) -> list[list[InlineKeyboardButton]]:
     cur = int(session_manager.get_user_settings(user_id).get("live_lag", 4))
     return [
@@ -860,8 +835,6 @@ def build_footer_keyboard(
         rows.extend(_more_grid(user_id, exclude=exclude_more))
     elif screen == "settings":
         rows.extend(_settings_main_grid(user_id))
-    elif screen == "settings_previews":
-        rows.extend(_settings_previews_grid(user_id))
     elif screen == "settings_lag":
         rows.extend(_settings_lag_grid(user_id))
     elif screen == "settings_voice":
@@ -974,7 +947,6 @@ def render_settings_text(user_id: int) -> str:
         "settings.body",
         agent=session_manager.agent_backend.capitalize(),
         language=s.get("language", "en"),
-        previews=s.get("previews", "economical"),
         live_lag=int(s.get("live_lag", 4)),
         voice=s.get("voice", "auto"),
     )
@@ -982,7 +954,6 @@ def render_settings_text(user_id: int) -> str:
 
 _GROUP_TEXT_KEYS: dict[str, str] = {
     "settings_agent": "settings.agent.body",
-    "settings_previews": "settings.previews.body",
     "settings_lag": "settings.lag.body",
     "settings_voice": "settings.voice.body",
     "settings_language": "settings.lang.body",
diff --git a/src/ccbot/i18n.py b/src/ccbot/i18n.py
index 45b28d5a..9ed3dcb0 100644
--- a/src/ccbot/i18n.py
+++ b/src/ccbot/i18n.py
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@
         "*Settings*\n\n"
         "Agent: `{agent}`\n"
         "Language: `{language}`\n"
-        "Previews: `{previews}`\n"
         "Live lag: `{live_lag}s`\n"
         "Voice: `{voice}`\n\n"
         "_Tap a group to change._"
@@ -149,17 +148,9 @@
     # Settings — group labels (in the main grid)
     "settings.group.agent": "Agent",
     "settings.group.language": "Language",
-    "settings.group.previews": "Previews",
     "settings.group.live_lag": "Live lag",
     "settings.group.voice": "Voice",
     # Settings — group sub-screen descriptions
-    "settings.previews.body": (
-        "*Previews*\n\n"
-        "How session names are rendered in the picker:\n"
-        "• `economical` — local fallback, no extra model calls\n"
-        "• `readable` — cached summaries via Haiku (Claude) or the "
-        "lightweight Codex model"
-    ),
     "settings.lag.body": (
         "*Live preview lag*\n\n"
         "Coalescing window for live-card edits.\n"
@@ -635,23 +626,14 @@
         "*Настройки*\n\n"
         "Агент: `{agent}`\n"
         "Язык: `{language}`\n"
-        "Превью: `{previews}`\n"
         "Лаг карточки: `{live_lag}с`\n"
         "Голос: `{voice}`\n\n"
         "_Тапни группу, чтобы изменить._"
     ),
     "settings.group.agent": "Агент",
     "settings.group.language": "Язык",
-    "settings.group.previews": "Превью",
     "settings.group.live_lag": "Лаг карточки",
     "settings.group.voice": "Голос",
-    "settings.previews.body": (
-        "*Превью*\n\n"
-        "Как именуются сессии в пикере:\n"
-        "• `economical` — локальный fallback, без обращений к модели\n"
-        "• `readable` — кэшируемые саммари через Haiku (Claude) или "
-        "лёгкую модель Codex"
-    ),
     "settings.lag.body": (
         "*Лаг карточки*\n\n"
         "Окно сглаживания правок live-карточки.\n"
@@ -1091,22 +1073,14 @@
         "*设置*\n\n"
         "代理: `{agent}`\n"
         "语言: `{language}`\n"
-        "预览: `{previews}`\n"
         "卡片延迟: `{live_lag}秒`\n"
         "语音: `{voice}`\n\n"
         "_点击分组进行更改。_"
     ),
     "settings.group.agent": "代理",
     "settings.group.language": "语言",
-    "settings.group.previews": "预览",
     "settings.group.live_lag": "卡片延迟",
     "settings.group.voice": "语音",
-    "settings.previews.body": (
-        "*预览*\n\n"
-        "选择器中如何呈现会话名:\n"
-        "• `economical` — 本地回退,不额外调用模型\n"
-        "• `readable` — 通过 Haiku (Claude) 或轻量 Codex 模型生成并缓存摘要"
-    ),
     "settings.lag.body": (
         "*实时预览延迟*\n\n"
         "实时卡片编辑的合并窗口。\n"
diff --git a/src/ccbot/session.py b/src/ccbot/session.py
index ac1598fc..79a1349d 100644
--- a/src/ccbot/session.py
+++ b/src/ccbot/session.py
@@ -832,8 +832,6 @@ def delete_session(self, session_id: str) -> bool:
 
     DEFAULT_USER_SETTINGS: ClassVar[dict[str, Any]] = {
         "language": "en",  # "en" | "ru" | "zh" — UI strings
-        # ``readable`` uses Haiku for Claude or CODEX_NAMING_MODEL for Codex.
-        "previews": "economical",
         "live_lag": 4,  # seconds, see PREVIEW_LIVE_LAG
         "voice": "auto",  # "auto" | "whisper" | "apple" | "off"
         # Day-of-week the Anthropic weekly window resets on. Drives the %/d
diff --git a/src/ccbot/session_claude_io.py b/src/ccbot/session_claude_io.py
index 131d50fd..12061e6c 100644
--- a/src/ccbot/session_claude_io.py
+++ b/src/ccbot/session_claude_io.py
@@ -26,6 +26,20 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+_RE_INJECTED_USER_MSG = re.compile(
+    r"<(bash-input|bash-stdout|bash-stderr|local-command-caveat|system-reminder)"
+)
+_RE_SYSTEM_UI_TEXT = re.compile(
+    r"^\s*(?:"
+    r"\[[^\]\n]+\]\s*$"
+    r"|Set (?:model|effort|thinking) to\b"
+    r"|Compact(?:ed|ing)\b"
+    r"|Cleared\b"
+    r"|Memory (?:updated|file)\b"
+    r")",
+    re.IGNORECASE,
+)
+
 
 def encode_cwd(cwd: str) -> str:
     """Encode a cwd path to match Claude Code's project-directory naming.
@@ -49,14 +63,13 @@ def build_session_file_path(session_id: str, cwd: str) -> Path | None:
 
 
 def _parse_session_file(file_path: Path, session_id: str) -> ClaudeSession | None:
-    """Synchronously walk a JSONL once → summary, last user msg, tokens, count.
+    """Synchronously walk a JSONL once → last user msg, tokens, count.
 
     Kept sync (called via ``asyncio.to_thread``) because a single bulk
     ``read_text`` + per-line ``json.loads`` is several times faster than
     ``aiofiles``' ``async for line`` executor round-trips on large
     transcripts (multi-MB session files dominate the dir-picker path).
     """
-    summary = ""
     last_user_msg = ""
     message_count = 0
     token_total = 0
@@ -73,21 +86,24 @@ def _parse_session_file(file_path: Path, session_id: str) -> ClaudeSession | Non
             data = json.loads(line)
         except json.JSONDecodeError:
             continue
-        if data.get("type") == "summary":
-            s = data.get("summary", "")
-            if s:
-                summary = s
-        elif data.get("type") == "assistant":
+        if data.get("type") == "assistant":
             usage = (data.get("message") or {}).get("usage") or {}
             token_total += int(usage.get("input_tokens", 0) or 0)
             token_total += int(usage.get("output_tokens", 0) or 0)
         elif TranscriptParser.is_user_message(data):
             parsed = TranscriptParser.parse_message(data)
-            if parsed and parsed.text.strip():
-                last_user_msg = parsed.text.strip()
-
-    if not summary:
-        summary = last_user_msg[:50] if last_user_msg else "Untitled"
+            if not parsed or parsed.message_type != "user":
+                continue
+            text = parsed.text.strip()
+            if (
+                not text
+                or _RE_INJECTED_USER_MSG.search(text)
+                or _RE_SYSTEM_UI_TEXT.match(text)
+            ):
+                continue
+            last_user_msg = " ".join(text.split())
+
+    summary = last_user_msg[:50] if last_user_msg else "Untitled"
 
     return ClaudeSession(
         session_id=session_id,
@@ -101,8 +117,9 @@ def _parse_session_file(file_path: Path, session_id: str) -> ClaudeSession | Non
 async def get_session_direct(session_id: str, cwd: str) -> ClaudeSession | None:
     """Load a ``ClaudeSession`` from session_id + cwd, with glob fallback.
 
-    Walks the JSONL once (in a worker thread) to extract the latest
-    summary, last user message, cumulative token usage, and message count.
+    Walks the JSONL once (in a worker thread) to extract the last user
+    message, cumulative token usage, and message count. Model-generated
+    ``summary`` rows are intentionally ignored for the picker description.
     """
     file_path = build_session_file_path(session_id, cwd)
     if not file_path or not file_path.exists():
diff --git a/tests/ccbot/handlers/test_archive_render.py b/tests/ccbot/handlers/test_archive_render.py
index 8d2fe835..57b6cdc1 100644
--- a/tests/ccbot/handlers/test_archive_render.py
+++ b/tests/ccbot/handlers/test_archive_render.py
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import asyncio
 import time
-from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
@@ -255,10 +253,8 @@ def reset_blurb_cache(self):
         from ccbot.handlers import archive
 
         archive._BLURB_CACHE.clear()
-        archive._BLURB_SUMMARY_INFLIGHT.clear()
         yield
         archive._BLURB_CACHE.clear()
-        archive._BLURB_SUMMARY_INFLIGHT.clear()
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_three_short_messages_all_included(
@@ -360,12 +356,10 @@ async def test_long_first_message_included_whole(
         assert out == long_msg
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_readable_codex_blurb_generates_cached_summary_in_background(
+    async def test_archive_blurb_always_uses_user_messages(
         self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
     ) -> None:
-        """Archive opens on the local blurb, while Codex Luna fills the
-        persistent readable-preview cache without blocking the page."""
-        from ccbot import naming
+        """A stale model-summary cache cannot replace the user's words."""
         from ccbot.handlers import archive
 
         sess = Session(
@@ -382,37 +376,12 @@ async def test_readable_codex_blurb_generates_cached_summary_in_background(
             "_collect_user_messages",
             _fake_collect(local),
         )
-        monkeypatch.setattr(
-            archive.session_manager,
-            "get_user_settings",
-            lambda _uid: {"previews": "readable"},
-        )
-        monkeypatch.setattr(
-            archive.session_manager,
-            "get_cached_summary",
-            lambda *_args: None,
-        )
-        generated = AsyncMock(return_value="archive latency")
-        monkeypatch.setattr(naming, "generate_name", generated)
-        cache_written = asyncio.Event()
-        cached: list[tuple[str, str, float]] = []
-
-        def set_cached(sid: str, summary: str, mtime: float) -> None:
-            cached.append((sid, summary, mtime))
-            cache_written.set()
-
-        monkeypatch.setattr(
-            archive.session_manager,
-            "set_cached_summary",
-            set_cached,
-        )
-
-        initial = await archive._archive_blurb(sess, user_id=42)
-        await asyncio.wait_for(cache_written.wait(), timeout=1.0)
+        archive.session_manager.summary_cache["codex-5"] = {
+            "summary": "archive latency",
+            "mtime": 0.0,
+        }
 
-        assert initial == local
-        generated.assert_awaited_once_with(local, backend="codex")
-        assert cached[0][:2] == ("codex-5", "archive latency")
+        assert await archive._archive_blurb(sess) == local
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_codex_blurb_reads_user_messages_from_rollout(
diff --git a/tests/ccbot/test_codex_backend.py b/tests/ccbot/test_codex_backend.py
index 9993e0bc..314bb7fa 100644
--- a/tests/ccbot/test_codex_backend.py
+++ b/tests/ccbot/test_codex_backend.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ def test_agent_backend_is_exposed_in_settings(
         "get_user_settings",
         lambda _uid: {
             "language": "en",
-            "previews": "economical",
             "live_lag": 4,
             "voice": "auto",
         },
@@ -320,9 +319,7 @@ async def test_restore_codex_archive_does_not_wait_for_hook(
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_codex_readable_previews_use_lightweight_codex_model(
-    tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
-) -> None:
+async def test_codex_picker_description_uses_user_message(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     rollout = tmp_path / "rollout.jsonl"
     rollout.write_text("{}\n")
     session = SimpleNamespace(
@@ -330,31 +327,9 @@ async def test_codex_readable_previews_use_lightweight_codex_model(
         summary="investigate archive latency",
         file_path=str(rollout),
     )
-    monkeypatch.setattr(session_manager, "agent_backend", "codex")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(
-        session_manager,
-        "get_user_settings",
-        lambda _uid: {"previews": "readable"},
-    )
-    monkeypatch.setattr(session_manager, "get_cached_summary", lambda *_args: None)
-
-    generated = AsyncMock(return_value="archive latency")
-    monkeypatch.setattr(dir_browser_cb, "generate_name", generated)
-    cached: list[tuple[str, str, float]] = []
-    cache_written = asyncio.Event()
-
-    def set_cached(sid: str, summary: str, mtime: float) -> None:
-        cached.append((sid, summary, mtime))
-        cache_written.set()
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(session_manager, "set_cached_summary", set_cached)
-
     initial = await dir_browser_cb.resolve_session_summaries([session], user_id=42)
-    await asyncio.wait_for(cache_written.wait(), timeout=1.0)
 
     assert initial == {"codex-session": "investigate archive latency"}
-    generated.assert_awaited_once_with("investigate archive latency", backend="codex")
-    assert cached[0][:2] == ("codex-session", "archive latency")
 
 
 def test_codex_rollout_normalizes_text_and_tools() -> None:
diff --git a/tests/ccbot/test_session_claude_io.py b/tests/ccbot/test_session_claude_io.py
index 09fd6fdf..541b9b46 100644
--- a/tests/ccbot/test_session_claude_io.py
+++ b/tests/ccbot/test_session_claude_io.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for session_claude_io — encode_cwd + path-builder pure logic."""
 
 from pathlib import Path
+import json
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -36,6 +37,33 @@ def test_uses_encoded_cwd(self) -> None:
         assert "-x-y-z" in str(p)
 
 
+class TestParseSessionFile:
+    def test_picker_description_uses_user_message_not_model_summary(
+        self, tmp_path: Path
+    ) -> None:
+        transcript = tmp_path / "session.jsonl"
+        rows = [
+            {"type": "summary", "summary": "model generated description"},
+            {
+                "type": "user",
+                "message": {"content": "Верни описание из моего сообщения"},
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "user",
+                "message": {"content": "<system-reminder>internal</system-reminder>"},
+            },
+        ]
+        transcript.write_text(
+            "\n".join(json.dumps(row, ensure_ascii=False) for row in rows),
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        )
+
+        parsed = session_claude_io._parse_session_file(transcript, "sid")
+
+        assert parsed is not None
+        assert parsed.summary == "Верни описание из моего сообщения"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 class TestGetSessionDirect:
     async def test_missing_file_returns_none(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None: