diff --git a/desktop/src/components/ChatArea.tsx b/desktop/src/components/ChatArea.tsx
index 8aeb296..0cf7cb2 100644
--- a/desktop/src/components/ChatArea.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/components/ChatArea.tsx
@@ -641,6 +641,10 @@ function MessageBubble({ message, onRetry }: { message: Message; setInput?: (tex
   if (message.role === 'tool') {
     return null;
   }
+  // Researcher hand results are internal — search results are already in the LLM reply
+  if (message.role === 'hand' && message.handName === 'researcher') {
+    return null;
+  }
 
   const isUser = message.role === 'user';
   const isThinking = message.streaming && !message.content;
@@ -733,7 +737,7 @@ function MessageBubble({ message, onRetry }: { message: Message; setInput?: (tex
                 />
               </div>
             )}
-            {!isUser && message.role === 'hand' && message.handResult && typeof message.handResult === 'object' && message.handResult !== null && !message.workflowResult && (
+            {!isUser && message.role === 'hand' && message.handResult && typeof message.handResult === 'object' && message.handResult !== null && !message.workflowResult && message.handName !== 'researcher' && (
               <div className="mt-3">
                 <PresentationContainer data={message.handResult} />
               </div>