diff --git a/src/server/team.ts b/src/server/team.ts
index aeb1a3b..2fbb6e9 100644
--- a/src/server/team.ts
+++ b/src/server/team.ts
@@ -234,11 +234,16 @@ export function renderTeamHtml(cwd: string): string {
     .node.active::before { opacity: 1; animation: borderSweep 2.6s linear infinite; }
     @keyframes borderSweep { 0% { background-position: -50% 0; } 100% { background-position: 150% 0; } }
     .node.reviewing { border-color: rgba(210,153,34,.55); box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(210,153,34,.45), 0 0 20px rgba(210,153,34,.12); }
-    /* Gentle, non-jerky glow fades for pulse-arrival and task completion. */
-    .node.arrive { animation: arriveGlow 700ms ease; }
-    @keyframes arriveGlow { 0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(34,197,94,.55), 0 0 18px rgba(34,197,94,.28); } 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(34,197,94,0), 0 0 0 rgba(34,197,94,0); } }
-    .node.done-flash { animation: doneFade 900ms ease; }
-    @keyframes doneFade { 0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(34,197,94,.5); } 45% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(34,197,94,.4), 0 0 22px rgba(34,197,94,.22); } 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(34,197,94,0); } }
+    /* Arrival + completion glows live on a separate ::after overlay (opacity only)
+       so they never fight the node's own box-shadow transition — no twitch. */
+    .node::after {
+      content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: 14px; pointer-events: none;
+      box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(34,197,94,.55), 0 0 22px rgba(34,197,94,.25);
+      opacity: 0;
+    }
+    .node.arrive::after { animation: glowInOut 700ms ease; }
+    .node.done-flash::after { animation: glowInOut 950ms ease; }
+    @keyframes glowInOut { 0% { opacity: 0; } 38% { opacity: 1; } 100% { opacity: 0; } }
 
     .edge-base { fill: none; stroke: var(--border); stroke-width: 1.5; animation: edgeBreath 4.5s ease-in-out infinite; }
     @keyframes edgeBreath { 0%,100% { opacity: .35; } 50% { opacity: .62; } }
@@ -321,7 +326,7 @@ export function renderTeamHtml(cwd: string): string {
         });
       }
 
-      function firePulseEdge(nodeId, dir) {
+      function firePulseEdge(nodeId, dir, doFlash) {
         var e = edgeMap[nodeId]; var svg = document.getElementById('edges');
         if (!e || !svg) return;
         var p = document.createElementNS(NS, 'path');
@@ -333,7 +338,9 @@ export function renderTeamHtml(cwd: string): string {
         p.style.strokeDashoffset = String(len + 20);
         var done = function() {
           try { p.remove(); } catch (_) {}
-          flash(dir === 'up' ? nodeById(parentOf[nodeId]) : nodeById(nodeId));
+          // Only the final destination lights up — waypoints (e.g. CEO on a
+          // peer-to-peer handoff) are just passed through, not "involved".
+          if (doFlash) flash(dir === 'up' ? nodeById(parentOf[nodeId]) : nodeById(nodeId));
         };
         if (p.animate) { p.animate([{ strokeDashoffset: len + 20 }, { strokeDashoffset: 0 }], { duration: EDGE_DUR, easing: 'cubic-bezier(.4,0,.5,1)' }).onfinish = done; }
         else setTimeout(done, EDGE_DUR);
@@ -344,7 +351,7 @@ export function renderTeamHtml(cwd: string): string {
         var chain = []; var cur = nodeId;
         while (cur && edgeMap[cur]) { chain.push(cur); cur = parentOf[cur]; }   // node → topChild
         if (dir === 'down') chain.reverse();                                    // topChild → node
-        chain.forEach(function(id, i) { setTimeout(function() { firePulseEdge(id, dir); }, i * SEG); });
+        chain.forEach(function(id, i) { setTimeout(function() { firePulseEdge(id, dir, i === chain.length - 1); }, i * SEG); });
       }
       function pulseToAgent(agent, dir) {
         document.querySelectorAll('.node[data-agent="' + (agent||'').replace(/"/g,'') + '"]').forEach(function(n) {
@@ -478,7 +485,7 @@ export function renderTeamHtml(cwd: string): string {
         var seq = [];
         for (var u = 0; u < ai; u++) seq.push({ nodeId: A[u], dir: 'up' });       // from → LCA
         for (var d = Bidx[lca] - 1; d >= 0; d--) seq.push({ nodeId: B[d], dir: 'down' }); // LCA → to
-        seq.forEach(function(step, k) { setTimeout(function(){ firePulseEdge(step.nodeId, step.dir); }, k * SEG); });
+        seq.forEach(function(step, k) { setTimeout(function(){ firePulseEdge(step.nodeId, step.dir, k === seq.length - 1); }, k * SEG); });
         return Math.max(EDGE_DUR, seq.length * SEG + EDGE_DUR);
       }