diff --git a/frontend/components/chat/chat-panel.tsx b/frontend/components/chat/chat-panel.tsx
index 463b1fd..46ff655 100644
--- a/frontend/components/chat/chat-panel.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/chat/chat-panel.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useChat } from "@ai-sdk/react";
 import { DefaultChatTransport } from "ai";
-import { AlertTriangle, ShieldCheck } from "lucide-react";
+import { AlertTriangle, ShieldCheck, X } from "lucide-react";
 import { nanoid } from "nanoid";
 import { useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ import type { TemetroUIMessage } from "@/lib/ai-chat";
 import { getAiConfig } from "@/lib/ai-settings";
 import { API_BASE_URL } from "@/lib/api-client";
 import { getPatient } from "@/lib/patients";
-import { notify } from "@/lib/toast";
 
 // Trigger: `/patient 10293` or just `/10293` — a client-side fast-path that
 // pulls records instantly without the LLM (also works offline).
@@ -96,12 +95,13 @@ export function ChatPanel() {
     };
   }, []);
 
-  // Pop a toast whenever a request errors, so failures are never silent.
+  // Surface errors inline (and dismissible) instead of as a toast, so a failure
+  // stays visible until acknowledged and isn't duplicated. Reset the dismissed
+  // flag whenever a fresh error arrives.
+  const [errorDismissed, setErrorDismissed] = useState(false);
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (error) {
-      notify.error(t("chat.error.title"), error.message || t("chat.error.body"));
-    }
-  }, [error, t]);
+    if (error) setErrorDismissed(false);
+  }, [error]);
 
   const isCloudModel = (getModel(model)?.provider ?? "ollama") !== "ollama";
 
@@ -210,20 +210,29 @@ export function ChatPanel() {
     />
   ) : null;
 
-  const errorAlert = error ? (
-    <div
-      className="flex w-full items-start gap-2 rounded-2xl border border-destructive/40 bg-destructive/8 px-4 py-3 text-destructive-foreground text-sm"
-      role="alert"
-    >
-      <AlertTriangle className="mt-0.5 size-4 shrink-0" />
-      <div className="space-y-0.5">
-        <p className="font-medium">{t("chat.error.title")}</p>
-        <p className="text-destructive-foreground/90">
-          {error.message || t("chat.error.body")}
-        </p>
+  const errorAlert =
+    error && !errorDismissed ? (
+      <div
+        className="flex w-full items-start gap-2 rounded-2xl border border-destructive/40 bg-destructive/8 px-4 py-3 text-destructive-foreground text-sm"
+        role="alert"
+      >
+        <AlertTriangle className="mt-0.5 size-4 shrink-0" />
+        <div className="flex-1 space-y-0.5">
+          <p className="font-medium">{t("chat.error.title")}</p>
+          <p className="text-destructive-foreground/90">
+            {error.message || t("chat.error.body")}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <button
+          aria-label={t("chat.error.dismiss")}
+          className="-mr-1 shrink-0 rounded-md p-1 text-destructive-foreground/70 transition-colors hover:bg-destructive/10 hover:text-destructive-foreground"
+          onClick={() => setErrorDismissed(true)}
+          type="button"
+        >
+          <X className="size-4" />
+        </button>
       </div>
-    </div>
-  ) : null;
+    ) : null;
 
   // Render one assistant/user message: a Chain-of-Thought trace built from any
   // `data-step` parts, then the rest of the parts (text + record cards) in order.
diff --git a/frontend/components/chat/import-preview-card.tsx b/frontend/components/chat/import-preview-card.tsx
index 63512d0..a924344 100644
--- a/frontend/components/chat/import-preview-card.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/chat/import-preview-card.tsx
@@ -67,13 +67,19 @@ export function ImportPreviewCard({ data }: { data: ImportPreviewData }) {
       </div>
 
       {data.invalid.length > 0 ? (
-        <ul className="space-y-1 rounded-lg bg-muted/50 p-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+        <ul className="max-h-40 space-y-1 overflow-y-auto rounded-lg bg-muted/50 p-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
           {data.invalid.slice(0, 5).map((issue) => (
-            <li key={issue.index}>
+            <li className="truncate" key={issue.index}>
               {t("chat.importCard.row", { index: issue.index + 1 })}:{" "}
-              {issue.errors.join("; ")}
+              {issue.errors[0]}
+              {issue.errors.length > 1 ? ` (+${issue.errors.length - 1})` : ""}
             </li>
           ))}
+          {data.invalid.length > 5 ? (
+            <li className="text-muted-foreground/70">
+              {t("chat.importCard.more", { count: data.invalid.length - 5 })}
+            </li>
+          ) : null}
         </ul>
       ) : null}
 
diff --git a/frontend/lib/i18n/locales/en/translation.json b/frontend/lib/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
index e2b748d..2aecd06 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
+++ b/frontend/lib/i18n/locales/en/translation.json
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@
       "skipped": "Skipped",
       "total": "Parsed",
       "row": "Row {{index}}",
+      "more": "+{{count}} more",
       "approve": "Import {{count}} record(s)",
       "approve_one": "Import 1 record",
       "reject": "Discard",
@@ -758,7 +759,8 @@
     },
     "error": {
       "title": "AI request failed",
-      "body": "Something went wrong reaching the AI. Check your provider and API key in Settings → AI."
+      "body": "Something went wrong reaching the AI. Check your provider and API key in Settings → AI.",
+      "dismiss": "Dismiss"
     }
   },
   "patientCard": {