diff --git a/tests/test_coordinator_page.py b/tests/test_coordinator_page.py
index f383d43b..5813971d 100644
--- a/tests/test_coordinator_page.py
+++ b/tests/test_coordinator_page.py
@@ -347,3 +347,45 @@ def test_coord_history_renders_user_interjection_advisory_after_tool_block():
         "advisory text through appendUserMessageWithAttachments so the "
         "rendered bubble matches a normal user-row replay."
     )
+
+
+def test_coordinator_js_seeds_resume_cursor_only_on_initial_connect():
+    """coordinator.js must consume the /history resume cursor the same way
+    ui/static/app.js does: the shared make_history_handler trims the
+    executing in-flight orphan turn and returns a cursor, so the coord
+    client MUST open its initial SSE with that cursor (?last_event_id=) or
+    the trimmed turn is neither in /history nor delta-replayed — it vanishes
+    from the dashboard (a regression vs the prior #610 in-flight render).
+
+    Pins three invariants mirroring the app.js guards:
+      1. ``refetchHistory`` takes a ``seedCursor`` flag (default false) and
+         seeds ``lastEventId`` from ``hist.cursor`` only when set + non-null,
+         so the clear_ui / replay_truncated re-render callers (live stream,
+         no reconnect) don't rewind the live cursor.
+      2. the initial-connect path opts in via ``refetchHistory(true)``.
+      3. ``connectSSE`` gates ``?last_event_id=`` on ``!= null`` so a cursor
+         of 0 (a brand-new ws's first-turn boundary) isn't dropped.
+    """
+    import re
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    coord_js = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / (
+        "turnstone/console/static/coordinator/coordinator.js"
+    )
+    body = coord_js.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    assert "async function refetchHistory(seedCursor = false)" in body, (
+        "refetchHistory must take a seedCursor flag (default false) so only "
+        "the initial-connect caller seeds the resume cursor."
+    )
+    assert re.search(
+        r"if\s*\(\s*seedCursor\s*&&\s*hist\.cursor\s*!=\s*null\s*\)\s*"
+        r"lastEventId\s*=\s*hist\.cursor",
+        body,
+    ), "refetchHistory must seed lastEventId from hist.cursor only when seedCursor && != null."
+    assert "await refetchHistory(true)" in body, (
+        "the initial-connect path must call refetchHistory(true) to seed the cursor."
+    )
+    assert re.search(
+        r"if\s*\(\s*lastEventId\s*!=\s*null\s*\)\s*\{\s*url\s*\+=\s*\"\?last_event_id=\"",
+        body,
+    ), "connectSSE must gate ?last_event_id= on lastEventId != null (so cursor 0 isn't dropped)."
diff --git a/turnstone/console/static/coordinator/coordinator.js b/turnstone/console/static/coordinator/coordinator.js
index c6188e89..e5b93df7 100644
--- a/turnstone/console/static/coordinator/coordinator.js
+++ b/turnstone/console/static/coordinator/coordinator.js
@@ -1980,7 +1980,11 @@
     // case (scheduleReconnect-driven reconnect after CLOSED state).
     const wasReconnecting = disconnectedSinceLastOpen || reconnectAttempts > 0;
     let url = "/v1/api/workstreams/" + encodeURIComponent(wsId) + "/events";
-    if (lastEventId) {
+    // ``!= null`` (not truthiness): a resume cursor of 0 is valid (the
+    // ring buffer's first emitted event is id 1), and a brand-new ws's
+    // first-turn /history cursor can be 0 — a truthiness gate would drop
+    // it to the lossy fresh-snapshot path.  Mirrors ui/static/app.js.
+    if (lastEventId != null) {
       url += "?last_event_id=" + encodeURIComponent(lastEventId);
     }
     evtSource = new EventSource(url, { withCredentials: true });
@@ -4358,7 +4362,7 @@
       appendText("error", "Failed to load coordinator: " + e.message);
       return;
     }
-    await refetchHistory();
+    await refetchHistory(true);
     // History alone can't tell whether an orphaned assistant tool_calls turn
     // is awaiting approval or merely still running; the live workstream
     // snapshot can.  First-paint only — a mid-session clear_ui refetch does
@@ -4398,7 +4402,7 @@
   // (toolRows / activeBatch, which the render rebuilds) reset up front so a
   // mid-session re-render leaves no stale call_id→row mappings pointing at
   // detached DOM.  On first paint they're already empty — harmless no-ops.
-  async function refetchHistory() {
+  async function refetchHistory(seedCursor = false) {
     let hist = null;
     try {
       hist = await getJSON(
@@ -4412,6 +4416,16 @@
     toolRows.clear();
     activeBatch = null;
     if (!hist) return;
+    // Fresh-connect fast-forward: when the trailing turn is an executing
+    // in-flight tool batch the server can replay, /history returns a
+    // non-null ``cursor`` and OMITS that turn. Seed ``lastEventId`` so the
+    // connectSSE on the initial-connect path (seedCursor=true) opens with
+    // ?last_event_id= and the replay_ok delta rebuilds the in-flight turn
+    // — otherwise the trimmed turn would be neither in /history nor
+    // replayed. The clear_ui / replay_truncated re-render callers leave
+    // seedCursor false: they run on a live stream and must NOT rewind
+    // lastEventId off the live position. Mirrors ui/static/app.js.
+    if (seedCursor && hist.cursor != null) lastEventId = hist.cursor;
     // Map call_id → tool name resolved from the most recent
     // assistant tool_calls.  Storage's `tool` rows carry only
     // tool_call_id + content; the function name lives on the