diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/App.vue b/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
index 773e35a46..7227ff00c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/App.vue
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ const showSettingsDialog = ref(false);
 const showDriverStore = ref(false);
 const agentDriverUpdateCount = ref(0);
 const showHistory = ref(false);
-const showAiPanel = ref(localStorage.getItem("dbx-ai-panel-open") !== "false");
+const showAiPanel = ref(localStorage.getItem("dbx-ai-panel-open") === "true");
 const aiPanelReady = ref(false);
 const { sidebarWidth, aiPanelWidth, historyWidth, startSidebarResize, startAiPanelResize, startHistoryResize } =
   usePanelResize();
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts b/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts
index d2c95a792..142f55f88 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,22 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
     }
   }
 
+  function clearResultPayload(tab: QueryTab, options: { evicted?: boolean } = {}) {
+    tab.result = undefined;
+    tab.results = undefined;
+    tab.activeResultIndex = undefined;
+    tab.resultSessionId = undefined;
+    tab.queryAnalysis = undefined;
+    tab.querySourceColumns = undefined;
+    tab.queryEditabilityReason = undefined;
+    tab.resultEvicted = options.evicted ? true : undefined;
+  }
+
+  async function evictCachedResult(tab: QueryTab) {
+    await closeResultSession(tab);
+    clearResultPayload(tab, { evicted: true });
+  }
+
   const _persistSnapshot = computed(() =>
     tabs.value.map((t) => ({
       id: t.id,
@@ -164,8 +180,7 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
     if (tabs.value[idx].isExecuting) void cancelTabExecution(id);
     if (tabs.value[idx].isExplaining) void cancelTabExplain(id);
     void closeResultSession(tabs.value[idx]);
-    tabs.value[idx].result = undefined;
-    tabs.value[idx].results = undefined;
+    clearResultPayload(tabs.value[idx]);
     tabs.value.splice(idx, 1);
     if (activeTabId.value === id) {
       activeTabId.value = tabs.value[Math.min(idx, tabs.value.length - 1)]?.id ?? null;
@@ -248,13 +263,11 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
     tab.database = database;
     tab.schema = undefined;
     tab.objectBrowser = undefined;
-    tab.result = undefined;
+    void closeResultSession(tab);
+    clearResultPayload(tab);
     tab.lastExecutedSql = undefined;
     tab.resultBaseSql = undefined;
     tab.resultSortedSql = undefined;
-    tab.queryAnalysis = undefined;
-    tab.querySourceColumns = undefined;
-    tab.queryEditabilityReason = undefined;
     clearExplain(tab);
     tab.tableMeta = undefined;
   }
@@ -272,13 +285,11 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
     tab.connectionId = connectionId;
     tab.database = database;
     tab.schema = undefined;
-    tab.result = undefined;
+    void closeResultSession(tab);
+    clearResultPayload(tab);
     tab.lastExecutedSql = undefined;
     tab.resultBaseSql = undefined;
     tab.resultSortedSql = undefined;
-    tab.queryAnalysis = undefined;
-    tab.querySourceColumns = undefined;
-    tab.queryEditabilityReason = undefined;
     clearExplain(tab);
     tab.tableMeta = undefined;
   }
@@ -325,6 +336,9 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
     const tab = tabs.value.find((t) => t.id === id);
     if (!tab) return;
     tab.result = toErrorResult(e);
+    tab.results = undefined;
+    tab.activeResultIndex = undefined;
+    tab.resultSessionId = undefined;
     tab.isExecuting = false;
     tab.isCancelling = false;
     tab.executionId = undefined;
@@ -608,7 +622,7 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
         });
       }
     }
-    trimResultCache();
+    await trimResultCache();
   }
 
   async function explainTabSql(id: string, sql: string, databaseType?: DatabaseType) {
@@ -707,17 +721,11 @@ export const useQueryStore = defineStore("query", () => {
     tab.queryEditabilityReason = undefined;
   }
 
-  function trimResultCache() {
-    const inactive = tabs.value.filter((t) => t.id !== activeTabId.value && t.result);
+  async function trimResultCache() {
+    const inactive = tabs.value.filter((t) => t.id !== activeTabId.value && (t.result || t.results));
     if (inactive.length > MAX_CACHED_RESULTS) {
       const toEvict = inactive.slice(0, inactive.length - MAX_CACHED_RESULTS);
-      toEvict.forEach((t) => {
-        t.result = undefined;
-        t.resultEvicted = true;
-        t.queryAnalysis = undefined;
-        t.querySourceColumns = undefined;
-        t.queryEditabilityReason = undefined;
-      });
+      await Promise.all(toEvict.map((t) => evictCachedResult(t)));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/queryStore.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/queryStore.test.ts
index 69e8d8c15..068376a5d 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/queryStore.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/queryStore.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@ import { strict as assert } from "node:assert";
 import test from "node:test";
 import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from "pinia";
 import { useQueryStore } from "../../apps/desktop/src/stores/queryStore.ts";
+import type { QueryResult } from "../../apps/desktop/src/types/database.ts";
+
+function installMemoryStorage() {
+  const values = new Map<string, string>();
+  const original = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(globalThis, "localStorage");
+  Object.defineProperty(globalThis, "localStorage", {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: {
+      getItem: (key: string) => values.get(key) ?? null,
+      setItem: (key: string, value: string) => values.set(key, value),
+      removeItem: (key: string) => values.delete(key),
+      clear: () => values.clear(),
+    },
+  });
+  return () => {
+    if (original) Object.defineProperty(globalThis, "localStorage", original);
+    else Reflect.deleteProperty(globalThis, "localStorage");
+  };
+}
 
 test("setErrorResult stops loading and shows the error result", () => {
   setActivePinia(createPinia());
@@ -18,3 +37,65 @@ test("setErrorResult stops loading and shows the error result", () => {
   assert.deepEqual(tab?.result?.columns, ["Error"]);
   assert.deepEqual(tab?.result?.rows, [["Error: metadata failed"]]);
 });
+
+test("evicting cached tab results releases multi-result payloads and sessions", async () => {
+  const restoreStorage = installMemoryStorage();
+  setActivePinia(createPinia());
+  const store = useQueryStore();
+  const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+  let executeCount = 0;
+  const closedSessions: string[] = [];
+
+  globalThis.fetch = (async (input, init) => {
+    const url = String(input);
+    if (url === "/api/query/execute-multi") {
+      executeCount++;
+      const results: QueryResult[] = [
+        {
+          columns: ["id"],
+          rows: [[executeCount]],
+          affected_rows: 0,
+          execution_time_ms: 1,
+          session_id: `session-${executeCount}`,
+        },
+        {
+          columns: ["detail"],
+          rows: [[`payload-${executeCount}`]],
+          affected_rows: 0,
+          execution_time_ms: 1,
+        },
+      ];
+      return new Response(JSON.stringify(results), { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } });
+    }
+    if (url === "/api/query/close-session") {
+      const body = JSON.parse(String(init?.body ?? "{}"));
+      closedSessions.push(body.sessionId);
+      return new Response(JSON.stringify(true), {
+        status: 200,
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      });
+    }
+    return new Response("unexpected request", { status: 500 });
+  }) as typeof fetch;
+
+  try {
+    const tabIds: string[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
+      const tabId = store.createTab("conn-1", "db", `Query ${i + 1}`);
+      tabIds.push(tabId);
+      await store.executeTabSql(tabId, `select ${i + 1}; select ${i + 1} as detail`);
+    }
+
+    const evicted = store.tabs.find((tab) => tab.id === tabIds[0]);
+    assert.equal(executeCount, 7);
+    assert.equal(evicted?.result, undefined);
+    assert.equal(evicted?.results, undefined);
+    assert.equal(evicted?.activeResultIndex, undefined);
+    assert.equal(evicted?.resultSessionId, undefined);
+    assert.equal(evicted?.resultEvicted, true);
+    assert.deepEqual(closedSessions, ["session-1"]);
+  } finally {
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+    restoreStorage();
+  }
+});
diff --git a/packages/app-tests/startupChunkBoundaries.test.ts b/packages/app-tests/startupChunkBoundaries.test.ts
index cbdc8b826..db036be24 100644
--- a/packages/app-tests/startupChunkBoundaries.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app-tests/startupChunkBoundaries.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ test("app defers cold-start side panels and modal pages behind async components"
   }
 });
 
+test("AI assistant panel stays closed on first launch to preserve startup memory", () => {
+  assert.match(appSource, /const showAiPanel = ref\(localStorage\.getItem\("dbx-ai-panel-open"\) === "true"\)/);
+});
+
 test("app dialogs keep non-primary dialogs out of the startup chunk", () => {
   for (const component of ["ConnectionDialog", "EditorSettingsDialog", "DangerConfirmDialog"]) {
     assert.doesNotMatch(appDialogsSource, new RegExp(`import ${component} from`));