diff --git a/src/app/chat/components/browser-hint-overlay.module.css b/src/app/chat/components/browser-hint-overlay.module.css
index 9d6fb056..28c0c20b 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/components/browser-hint-overlay.module.css
+++ b/src/app/chat/components/browser-hint-overlay.module.css
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   align-items: center;
   gap: 8px;
   z-index: 20;
+  width: fit-content;
   max-width: min(74vw, 260px);
   min-height: 48px;
   padding: 8px 10px;
@@ -25,10 +26,26 @@
   pointer-events: auto;
   backdrop-filter: blur(12px);
   transition: border-color 0.16s ease, box-shadow 0.16s ease,
-    opacity 0.16s ease, transform 0.16s ease;
+    opacity 0.16s ease, padding 0.18s ease, transform 0.16s ease;
   -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
 }
 
+.expanded {
+  width: fit-content;
+}
+
+.collapsed {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  width: 42px;
+  height: 42px;
+  min-width: 42px;
+  min-height: 42px;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 5px;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+}
+
 .iconWrap {
   display: inline-flex;
   width: 30px;
@@ -39,14 +56,34 @@
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
   box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
   color: #fff;
+  transition: background 0.18s ease, transform 0.18s ease;
+}
+
+.collapsed .iconWrap {
+  width: 30px;
+  height: 30px;
 }
 
 .copy {
   display: flex;
   min-width: 0;
+  max-width: 190px;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 2px;
   text-align: left;
+  opacity: 1;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  transform: translateX(0);
+  transition: max-width 0.2s ease, opacity 0.14s ease,
+    transform 0.18s ease;
+  white-space: normal;
+}
+
+.collapsed .copy {
+  display: none;
+  opacity: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  transform: translateX(6px);
 }
 
 .title {
diff --git a/src/app/chat/components/browser-hint-overlay.tsx b/src/app/chat/components/browser-hint-overlay.tsx
index 61bcd55b..cca5c9d1 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/components/browser-hint-overlay.tsx
+++ b/src/app/chat/components/browser-hint-overlay.tsx
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
  * 行为：
  *   - 开发环境始终显示（测试方便）
  *   - 生产环境仅在应用内浏览器中显示
- *   - 点击后主动打开外部浏览器
+ *   - 首次完整展示，随后收缩为图标；展开后点击主动打开外部浏览器
  */
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { ExternalLink } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { openChatInExternalBrowser } from "@/lib/chat/chat_external_browser";
@@ -25,40 +25,72 @@ export interface BrowserHintOverlayProps {
   description?: string;
   /** 强制显示（开发模式测试用） */
   forceShow?: boolean;
+  /** 自动收缩延迟，设为 0 可禁用自动收缩 */
+  autoCollapseDelayMs?: number;
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_TITLE = "Open in external browser";
 const DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION = "Find me more easily";
+const DEFAULT_AUTO_COLLAPSE_DELAY_MS = 3500;
 
 export function BrowserHintOverlay({
   title = DEFAULT_TITLE,
   description = DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION,
   forceShow = false,
+  autoCollapseDelayMs = DEFAULT_AUTO_COLLAPSE_DELAY_MS,
 }: BrowserHintOverlayProps) {
   // lazy initializer：首次渲染即计算（避免 useEffect 中调 setState 的 lint 错）
   const [isInAppBrowser] = useState(BrowserDetector.isInAppBrowser);
+  const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(true);
+  const [hasAutoCollapsed, setHasAutoCollapsed] = useState(false);
 
   // 开发模式或应用内浏览器才显示
   const shouldShow = forceShow || isInAppBrowser;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!shouldShow || hasAutoCollapsed || autoCollapseDelayMs <= 0) return;
+
+    const timer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      setIsExpanded(false);
+      setHasAutoCollapsed(true);
+    }, autoCollapseDelayMs);
+
+    return () => {
+      window.clearTimeout(timer);
+    };
+  }, [autoCollapseDelayMs, hasAutoCollapsed, shouldShow]);
+
   if (!shouldShow) return null;
 
   const handleClick = (): void => {
+    if (!isExpanded) {
+      setIsExpanded(true);
+      return;
+    }
+
     void openChatInExternalBrowser().catch((error) => {
       console.warn("[chat] Failed to open external browser", error);
     });
   };
 
+  const ariaLabel = isExpanded
+    ? `${title}. ${description}`
+    : "Show external browser hint";
+
   return (
     <button
       type="button"
-      className={styles.overlay}
-      aria-label={`${title}. ${description}`}
+      className={`${styles.overlay} ${
+        isExpanded ? styles.expanded : styles.collapsed
+      }`}
+      aria-label={ariaLabel}
+      aria-expanded={isExpanded}
       onClick={handleClick}
     >
       <span className={styles.iconWrap} aria-hidden="true">
         <ExternalLink size={15} strokeWidth={2.4} />
       </span>
-      <span className={styles.copy}>
+      <span className={styles.copy} aria-hidden={!isExpanded}>
         <span className={styles.title}>{title}</span>
         <span className={styles.description}>{description}</span>
       </span>