diff --git a/api/timeline-download.php b/api/timeline-download.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10eadff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/timeline-download.php
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../includes/LegalTools.php';
+
+dbnToolsRequireMethod('POST');
+dbnToolsRequireAuth();
+
+$input      = dbnToolsJsonInput(200000);
+$events     = is_array($input['events'] ?? null) ? $input['events'] : [];
+$whatFound  = trim((string)($input['what_we_found'] ?? ''));
+$format     = (string)($input['format'] ?? 'docx');
+
+if ($format !== 'docx') {
+    http_response_code(400);
+    echo json_encode(['error' => ['message' => 'Unsupported format.']]);
+    exit;
+}
+
+if (!$events) {
+    http_response_code(422);
+    echo json_encode(['error' => ['message' => 'No events provided.']]);
+    exit;
+}
+
+if (!class_exists('ZipArchive')) {
+    http_response_code(500);
+    echo json_encode(['error' => ['message' => 'ZipArchive extension not available.']]);
+    exit;
+}
+
+$text = buildTimelineText($events, $whatFound);
+$docx = buildTimelineDocx($text);
+
+header('Content-Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document');
+header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="timeline.docx"');
+header('Content-Length: ' . strlen($docx));
+header('Cache-Control: no-store');
+echo $docx;
+exit;
+
+function buildTimelineText(array $events, string $whatFound): string
+{
+    $lines = [];
+    if ($whatFound !== '') {
+        $lines[] = $whatFound;
+        $lines[] = '';
+        $lines[] = str_repeat("\u{2500}", 40);
+        $lines[] = '';
+    }
+
+    foreach ($events as $ev) {
+        $date      = (string)($ev['date']      ?? 'unknown date');
+        $time      = (string)($ev['time']      ?? '');
+        $actor     = (string)($ev['actor']     ?? '');
+        $event     = (string)($ev['event']     ?? '');
+        $excerpt   = (string)($ev['source_excerpt'] ?? '');
+        $conf      = (string)($ev['confidence'] ?? '');
+
+        $dateStr = $time !== '' ? "{$date}  {$time}" : $date;
+        $header  = $actor !== '' ? "[{$dateStr}]  {$actor}" : "[{$dateStr}]";
+        if ($conf !== '' && $conf !== 'high') {
+            $header .= "  ({$conf} confidence)";
+        }
+
+        $lines[] = $header;
+        if ($event !== '') $lines[] = $event;
+        if ($excerpt !== '') $lines[] = "Source: \u{201C}{$excerpt}\u{201D}";
+        $lines[] = '';
+        $lines[] = str_repeat("\u{2500}", 40);
+        $lines[] = '';
+    }
+
+    return implode("\n", $lines);
+}
+
+function buildTimelineDocx(string $text): string
+{
+    $tmp = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'dbn_tl_');
+    @unlink($tmp);
+    $tmp .= '.docx';
+
+    $zip = new ZipArchive();
+    $zip->open($tmp, ZipArchive::CREATE | ZipArchive::OVERWRITE);
+
+    $zip->addFromString('[Content_Types].xml', tlContentTypesXml());
+    $zip->addFromString('_rels/.rels', tlRelsXml());
+    $zip->addFromString('word/document.xml', tlDocumentXml($text));
+    $zip->addFromString('word/_rels/document.xml.rels', tlWordRelsXml());
+    $zip->addFromString('docProps/app.xml', tlAppXml());
+    $zip->addFromString('docProps/core.xml', tlCoreXml());
+
+    $zip->close();
+
+    $bytes = file_get_contents($tmp);
+    @unlink($tmp);
+    return $bytes;
+}
+
+function tlDocumentXml(string $text): string
+{
+    $lines = explode("\n", str_replace("\r\n", "\n", str_replace("\r", "\n", $text)));
+    $paras = [];
+    foreach ($lines as $line) {
+        $safe = htmlspecialchars($line, ENT_XML1 | ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8');
+        if ($safe === '') {
+            $paras[] = '<w:p/>';
+        } elseif (preg_match('/^\[.+?\]/', $line)) {
+            // Event header line — bold
+            $paras[] = '<w:p><w:r><w:rPr><w:b/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr>'
+                     . '<w:t xml:space="preserve">' . $safe . '</w:t></w:r></w:p>';
+        } elseif (str_starts_with($line, str_repeat("\u{2500}", 5))) {
+            // Divider line — light grey
+            $paras[] = '<w:p><w:r><w:rPr><w:color w:val="AAAAAA"/><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri"/><w:sz w:val="16"/></w:rPr>'
+                     . '<w:t xml:space="preserve">' . $safe . '</w:t></w:r></w:p>';
+        } else {
+            $paras[] = '<w:p><w:r><w:rPr><w:rFonts w:ascii="Calibri" w:hAnsi="Calibri"/><w:sz w:val="20"/></w:rPr>'
+                     . '<w:t xml:space="preserve">' . $safe . '</w:t></w:r></w:p>';
+        }
+    }
+    return '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>'
+        . '<w:document xmlns:w="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main">'
+        . '<w:body>' . implode('', $paras)
+        . '<w:sectPr><w:pgSz w:w="12240" w:h="15840"/>'
+        . '<w:pgMar w:top="1440" w:right="1440" w:bottom="1440" w:left="1440"/>'
+        . '</w:sectPr></w:body></w:document>';
+}
+
+function tlContentTypesXml(): string
+{
+    return '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>'
+        . '<Types xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/content-types">'
+        . '<Default Extension="rels" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-package.relationships+xml"/>'
+        . '<Default Extension="xml" ContentType="application/xml"/>'
+        . '<Override PartName="/word/document.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.main+xml"/>'
+        . '<Override PartName="/docProps/app.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.extended-properties+xml"/>'
+        . '<Override PartName="/docProps/core.xml" ContentType="application/vnd.openxmlformats-package.core-properties+xml"/>'
+        . '</Types>';
+}
+
+function tlRelsXml(): string
+{
+    return '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>'
+        . '<Relationships xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships">'
+        . '<Relationship Id="rId1" Type="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/officeDocument" Target="word/document.xml"/>'
+        . '<Relationship Id="rId2" Type="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships/metadata/core-properties" Target="docProps/core.xml"/>'
+        . '<Relationship Id="rId3" Type="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/relationships/extended-properties" Target="docProps/app.xml"/>'
+        . '</Relationships>';
+}
+
+function tlWordRelsXml(): string
+{
+    return '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>'
+        . '<Relationships xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/relationships"/>';
+}
+
+function tlAppXml(): string
+{
+    return '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>'
+        . '<Properties xmlns="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/officeDocument/2006/extended-properties">'
+        . '<Application>DoBetterNorge Timeline</Application>'
+        . '</Properties>';
+}
+
+function tlCoreXml(): string
+{
+    $date = date('Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z');
+    return '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>'
+        . '<cp:coreProperties xmlns:cp="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/metadata/core-properties"'
+        . ' xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"'
+        . ' xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">'
+        . '<dc:creator>DoBetterNorge</dc:creator>'
+        . '<dcterms:created xsi:type="dcterms:W3CDTF">' . $date . '</dcterms:created>'
+        . '</cp:coreProperties>';
+}
diff --git a/api/timeline-stream.php b/api/timeline-stream.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d68bb7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/timeline-stream.php
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../includes/LegalTools.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../includes/ToolModels.php';
+
+dbnToolsRequireMethod('POST');
+dbnToolsRequireAuth();
+
+// Parse input and run credit pre-check BEFORE emitting SSE headers so that
+// auth/credit errors can still return JSON (dbnToolsError / dbnToolsAbort).
+$input    = dbnToolsJsonInput(400000);
+$language = dbnToolsNormalizeLanguage($input['language'] ?? 'en');
+
+$_validEngines  = ['azure_mini', 'azure_full'];
+$_engine        = in_array((string)($input['engine'] ?? ''), $_validEngines, true)
+    ? (string)$input['engine'] : 'azure_mini';
+$_engineCredits = $_engine === 'azure_full' ? 2 : 1;
+
+$ftUid = dbnToolsFreeTierCheckAmount('timeline', $_engineCredits);
+
+// Only switch to SSE mode once auth + credit checks pass.
+header('Content-Type: text/event-stream');
+header('Cache-Control: no-cache, no-transform');
+header('X-Accel-Buffering: no');
+while (ob_get_level() > 0) ob_end_flush();
+ob_implicit_flush(true);
+
+function sseEmit(string $event, array $data): void
+{
+    echo "event: {$event}\n";
+    echo 'data: ' . json_encode($data, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES) . "\n\n";
+    if (function_exists('flush')) @flush();
+}
+
+$start = microtime(true);
+
+try {
+    $text = dbnToolsInjectDocContent($input, dbnToolsString($input, 'text', 128000, false));
+    if (mb_strlen(trim($text), 'UTF-8') < 10) {
+        sseEmit('error', ['code' => 'empty_text', 'message' => 'Paste text, upload a file, or select a document before running.']);
+        exit;
+    }
+
+    $validEngines = ['azure_mini', 'azure_full'];
+    $engine = in_array((string)($input['engine'] ?? ''), $validEngines, true)
+        ? (string)$input['engine'] : 'azure_mini';
+    $engine = ToolModels::engineForUser($ftUid, $engine);
+
+    $validFocus = ['all', 'deadlines', 'hearings', 'cps'];
+    $focus = in_array((string)($input['focus'] ?? ''), $validFocus, true)
+        ? (string)$input['focus'] : 'all';
+
+    $confidenceFilter = (string)($input['confidence_filter'] ?? '') === 'high_medium'
+        ? 'high_medium' : 'all';
+
+    $includeRelative   = ($input['include_relative']   ?? true) !== false;
+    $includeBackground = ($input['include_background'] ?? true) !== false;
+    $userNotes         = dbnToolsString($input, 'user_notes', 2000, false);
+
+    $useMyCase = !empty($input['use_my_case']);
+    if ($useMyCase) {
+        $caseBlock = dbnToolsCaseContext(true, $text, 5);
+        if ($caseBlock !== '') {
+            $text = $text . "\n\n" . $caseBlock;
+        }
+    }
+
+    $result = (new DbnLegalToolsService())->timeline(
+        $text, $language, $engine, $focus, $confidenceFilter,
+        $includeRelative, $includeBackground, $userNotes,
+        fn(string $msg) => sseEmit('status', ['msg' => $msg])
+    );
+
+    $latency = (int)round((microtime(true) - $start) * 1000);
+
+    if ($ftUid > 0) {
+        $balance = dbnToolsFreeTierDeductAmount($ftUid, 'timeline', $_engineCredits);
+        $result['balance'] = $balance;
+        if (!headers_sent()) {
+            header('X-Credits-Remaining: ' . $balance);
+        }
+    }
+
+    $result['ok']         = true;
+    $result['latency_ms'] = $latency;
+
+    dbnToolsLogMetadata([
+        'tool'         => 'timeline',
+        'language'     => $language,
+        'ok'           => true,
+        'latency_ms'   => $latency,
+        'chunk_count'  => (int)($result['trace_metadata']['chunk_count']  ?? 0),
+        'source_count' => (int)($result['trace_metadata']['source_count'] ?? 0),
+        'deployment'   => $result['trace_metadata']['deployment'] ?? null,
+    ]);
+
+    sseEmit('result', $result);
+
+} catch (DbnToolsHttpException $e) {
+    $latency = (int)round((microtime(true) - $start) * 1000);
+    dbnToolsLogMetadata([
+        'tool'       => 'timeline',
+        'language'   => $language,
+        'ok'         => false,
+        'latency_ms' => $latency,
+        'error_code' => $e->errorCode,
+    ]);
+    sseEmit('error', ['code' => $e->errorCode, 'message' => $e->getMessage()]);
+} catch (Throwable $e) {
+    $latency = (int)round((microtime(true) - $start) * 1000);
+    dbnToolsLogMetadata([
+        'tool'       => 'timeline',
+        'language'   => $language,
+        'ok'         => false,
+        'latency_ms' => $latency,
+        'error_code' => 'internal_error',
+    ]);
+    error_log('timeline-stream error: ' . $e->getMessage());
+    sseEmit('error', ['code' => 'internal_error', 'message' => 'The tool could not complete this request.']);
+}
diff --git a/api/timeline.php b/api/timeline.php
index 79b5a7a..bdc5d3a 100644
--- a/api/timeline.php
+++ b/api/timeline.php
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/../includes/ToolModels.php';
 
 dbnToolsRequireMethod('POST');
 dbnToolsRequireAuth();
-$ftUid = dbnToolsFreeTierCheck('timeline');
 $input = dbnToolsJsonInput(400000);
+$_validEngines  = ['azure_mini', 'azure_full'];
+$_engine        = in_array((string)($input['engine'] ?? ''), $_validEngines, true)
+    ? (string)$input['engine'] : 'azure_mini';
+$_engineCredits = $_engine === 'azure_full' ? 2 : 1;
+$ftUid    = dbnToolsFreeTierCheckAmount('timeline', $_engineCredits);
 $language = dbnToolsNormalizeLanguage($input['language'] ?? 'en');
 
 dbnToolsWithChargedTelemetry('timeline', $language, $ftUid, function () use ($input, $language, $ftUid): array {
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ dbnToolsWithChargedTelemetry('timeline', $language, $ftUid, function () use ($in
         dbnToolsAbort('Paste text, upload a file, or select a document before running.', 422, 'empty_text');
     }
 
-    $validEngines = ['azure_mini', 'azure_full', 'gpu'];
+    $validEngines = ['azure_mini', 'azure_full'];
     $engine = in_array((string)($input['engine'] ?? ''), $validEngines, true)
         ? (string)$input['engine'] : 'azure_mini';
     $engine = ToolModels::engineForUser($ftUid, $engine);
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ dbnToolsWithChargedTelemetry('timeline', $language, $ftUid, function () use ($in
         }
     }
 
-    $result = (new DbnLegalToolsService())->timeline($text, $language, $engine, $focus, $confidenceFilter, $includeRelative, $includeBackground, $userNotes);
+    $result = (new DbnLegalToolsService())->timeline($text, $language, $engine, $focus, $confidenceFilter, $includeRelative, $includeBackground, $userNotes, null);
 
     return $result;
-});
+}, $_engineCredits);
diff --git a/assets/js/tools.js b/assets/js/tools.js
index 7647ad7..edbcacf 100644
--- a/assets/js/tools.js
+++ b/assets/js/tools.js
@@ -223,8 +223,7 @@ const TIMELINE_I18N = {
     timelineEngine: 'Engine',
     timelineEngineAzureMini: 'Azure gpt-4o-mini',
     timelineEngineAzureFull: 'Azure gpt-4o',
-    timelineEngineGpu: 'GPU (cuttlefish)',
-    timelineEngineHint: 'Azure engines use your BNL Azure credits. GPU runs the local LiteLLM proxy on cuttlefish.',
+    timelineEngineHint: 'gpt-4o-mini: 1 credit — fast, handles most timelines well. gpt-4o: 2 credits — higher accuracy for complex multi-actor cases.',
     timelineAdvancedToggle: 'Advanced settings',
     timelineFocus: 'Focus',
     timelineFocusAll: 'All events',
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ const TIMELINE_I18N = {
     timelineIncludeRelative: 'Include relative / recurring dates',
     timelineDatesHint: 'When checked, relative references ("three weeks later", "every Monday") are included. Uncheck to return only exact calendar dates.',
     timelineUploadAria: 'File upload',
-    timelineUploadDrop: 'Drop up to 5 files here, or',
+    timelineUploadDrop: 'Drop a file here, or',
     timelineUploadBrowse: 'browse',
     timelineUploadHint: 'text extracted in memory, never stored',
     timelineUploadClear: '× Clear',
@@ -265,8 +264,7 @@ const TIMELINE_I18N = {
     timelineEngine: 'Motor',
     timelineEngineAzureMini: 'Azure gpt-4o-mini',
     timelineEngineAzureFull: 'Azure gpt-4o',
-    timelineEngineGpu: 'GPU (cuttlefish)',
-    timelineEngineHint: 'Azure-motorer bruker BNL Azure-kreditter. GPU kjører lokal LiteLLM-proxy på cuttlefish.',
+    timelineEngineHint: 'gpt-4o-mini: 1 kreditt — rask, håndterer de fleste tidslinjer godt. gpt-4o: 2 kreditter — høyere nøyaktighet for komplekse saker med mange aktører.',
     timelineAdvancedToggle: 'Avanserte innstillinger',
     timelineFocus: 'Fokus',
     timelineFocusAll: 'Alle hendelser',
@@ -282,7 +280,7 @@ const TIMELINE_I18N = {
     timelineIncludeRelative: 'Inkluder relative / gjentakende datoer',
     timelineDatesHint: 'Når avkrysset inkluderes relative referanser ("tre uker senere", "hver mandag"). Fjern haken for å returnere kun eksakte kalenderdatoer.',
     timelineUploadAria: 'Filopplasting',
-    timelineUploadDrop: 'Slipp opptil 5 filer her, eller',
+    timelineUploadDrop: 'Slipp en fil her, eller',
     timelineUploadBrowse: 'bla',
     timelineUploadHint: 'tekst hentes i minnet, lagres aldri',
     timelineUploadClear: '× Tøm',
@@ -307,8 +305,7 @@ const TIMELINE_I18N = {
     timelineEngine: 'Рушій',
     timelineEngineAzureMini: 'Azure gpt-4o-mini',
     timelineEngineAzureFull: 'Azure gpt-4o',
-    timelineEngineGpu: 'GPU (cuttlefish)',
-    timelineEngineHint: 'Рушії Azure використовують кредити BNL Azure. GPU запускає локальний проксі LiteLLM на cuttlefish.',
+    timelineEngineHint: 'gpt-4o-mini: 1 кредит — швидко, добре справляється з більшістю хронологій. gpt-4o: 2 кредити — вища точність для складних справ з багатьма учасниками.',
     timelineAdvancedToggle: 'Розширені налаштування',
     timelineFocus: 'Фокус',
     timelineFocusAll: 'Всі події',
@@ -324,7 +321,7 @@ const TIMELINE_I18N = {
     timelineIncludeRelative: 'Включити відносні / повторювані дати',
     timelineDatesHint: 'Якщо позначено, відносні посилання ("три тижні потому", "щопонеділка") включаються. Зніміть, щоб повертати лише точні календарні дати.',
     timelineUploadAria: 'Завантаження файлів',
-    timelineUploadDrop: 'Перетягніть до 5 файлів сюди, або',
+    timelineUploadDrop: 'Перетягніть один файл сюди, або',
     timelineUploadBrowse: 'огляд',
     timelineUploadHint: 'текст обробляється в памʼяті, ніколи не зберігається',
     timelineUploadClear: '× Очистити',
@@ -349,8 +346,7 @@ const TIMELINE_I18N = {
     timelineEngine: 'Silnik',
     timelineEngineAzureMini: 'Azure gpt-4o-mini',
     timelineEngineAzureFull: 'Azure gpt-4o',
-    timelineEngineGpu: 'GPU (cuttlefish)',
-    timelineEngineHint: 'Silniki Azure używają kredytów Azure BNL. GPU korzysta z lokalnego proxy LiteLLM na cuttlefish.',
+    timelineEngineHint: 'gpt-4o-mini: 1 kredyt — szybki, sprawdza się w większości osi czasu. gpt-4o: 2 kredyty — wyższa dokładność dla złożonych spraw z wieloma uczestnikami.',
     timelineAdvancedToggle: 'Ustawienia zaawansowane',
     timelineFocus: 'Fokus',
     timelineFocusAll: 'Wszystkie zdarzenia',
@@ -366,7 +362,7 @@ const TIMELINE_I18N = {
     timelineIncludeRelative: 'Uwzględnij daty względne / cykliczne',
     timelineDatesHint: 'Gdy zaznaczone, odniesienia względne ("trzy tygodnie później", "co poniedziałek") są uwzględniane. Odznacz, aby zwracać tylko dokładne daty kalendarzowe.',
     timelineUploadAria: 'Przesyłanie pliku',
-    timelineUploadDrop: 'Upuść do 5 plików tutaj lub',
+    timelineUploadDrop: 'Upuść jeden plik tutaj lub',
     timelineUploadBrowse: 'przeglądaj',
     timelineUploadHint: 'tekst wyodrębniany w pamięci, nigdy nie przechowywany',
     timelineUploadClear: '× Wyczyść',
@@ -391,6 +387,7 @@ const TIMELINE_I18N = {
 
 let lastTimelineEvents = [];
 let lastTimelineEventsOriginal = [];
+let lastTimelineWhatWeFound = '';
 let activeActorFilters = new Set();
 let timelineSearchTerm = '';
 let showSources = true;
@@ -957,6 +954,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   }
   els.results?.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
     if (e.target.closest('#exportCsvBtn')) exportTimelineCSV(lastTimelineEvents);
+    if (e.target.closest('#exportDocxBtn')) downloadTimelineDocx();
     if (e.target.closest('#txCopy'))  copyTranscriptText();
     if (e.target.closest('#dlTxt'))   downloadTranscriptTxt();
     if (e.target.closest('#dlSrt'))   downloadTranscriptSrt();
@@ -1121,12 +1119,53 @@ async function runTool(event) {
   if (state.activeTool === 'redact') {
     els.results.innerHTML = '<div class="redact-working" role="status" aria-live="polite"><span class="redact-working__spinner" aria-hidden="true"></span><p>Redacting document…</p></div>';
   }
+  if (state.activeTool === 'timeline') {
+    els.results.innerHTML = '<div class="redact-working" id="timelineWorkingState" role="status" aria-live="polite"><span class="redact-working__spinner" aria-hidden="true"></span><p id="timelineStatusMsg">Building timeline…</p></div>';
+  }
   renderTrace([
     { label: 'Query interpretation', detail: 'Preparing request.', status: 'running' },
   ]);
 
   try {
-    const data = await postJson(tool.endpoint, payload);
+    let data;
+    if (state.activeTool === 'timeline') {
+      const resp = await fetch('api/timeline-stream.php', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        credentials: 'same-origin',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+      });
+      if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${resp.status}`);
+      const reader = resp.body.getReader();
+      const dec = new TextDecoder();
+      let buf = '', event = '';
+      outer: while (true) {
+        const { done, value } = await reader.read();
+        if (done) break;
+        buf += dec.decode(value, { stream: true });
+        const lines = buf.split('\n');
+        buf = lines.pop();
+        for (const line of lines) {
+          if (line.startsWith('event: ')) { event = line.slice(7).trim(); continue; }
+          if (line.startsWith('data: ')) {
+            let parsed;
+            try { parsed = JSON.parse(line.slice(6)); } catch (_) { continue; }
+            if (event === 'status') {
+              const el = document.getElementById('timelineStatusMsg');
+              if (el) el.textContent = parsed.msg;
+            } else if (event === 'result') {
+              data = parsed;
+            } else if (event === 'error') {
+              throw new Error(parsed.message || 'Timeline failed');
+            }
+            event = '';
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      if (!data) throw new Error('No result received from timeline.');
+    } else {
+      data = await postJson(tool.endpoint, payload);
+    }
     if (!data.ok) {
       throw new Error(data.error?.message || 'Tool request failed.');
     }
@@ -1562,13 +1601,14 @@ function renderMainFinding(data) {
   if (data.tool === 'timeline') {
     lastTimelineEventsOriginal = data.events || [];
     lastTimelineEvents = [...lastTimelineEventsOriginal];
+    lastTimelineWhatWeFound = data.what_we_found || '';
     activeActorFilters = new Set();
     timelineSearchTerm = '';
     showSources = true;
     timelineSortMode = 'doc';
     const csvLabel = currentTimelineT('timelineExportCsv') || 'Download CSV';
-    const csvBtn = lastTimelineEventsOriginal.length
-      ? `<div class="timeline-export"><button type="button" id="exportCsvBtn" class="export-csv-btn">${escapeHtml(csvLabel)}</button></div>`
+    const exportRow = lastTimelineEventsOriginal.length
+      ? `<div class="timeline-export"><button type="button" id="exportCsvBtn" class="export-csv-btn">${escapeHtml(csvLabel)}</button><button type="button" id="exportDocxBtn" class="export-csv-btn">Export to Word</button></div>`
       : '';
     const countBadge = buildTimelineCountBadge(lastTimelineEventsOriginal);
     const actorChips = buildActorChips(lastTimelineEventsOriginal);
@@ -1579,7 +1619,7 @@ function renderMainFinding(data) {
         <button type="button" class="sort-btn is-active" id="sortDocOrder">${escapeHtml(currentTimelineT('sortDocOrder') || 'Document order')}</button>
         <button type="button" class="sort-btn" id="sortChronological">${escapeHtml(currentTimelineT('sortChronological') || 'Chronological')}</button>
       </div>` : '';
-    return `<p>${escapeHtml(data.what_we_found || '')}</p>${countBadge}${actorChips}${toolbar}${sortBar}<div id="timelineListContainer">${renderTimeline(lastTimelineEvents, false)}</div>${csvBtn}`;
+    return `<p>${escapeHtml(lastTimelineWhatWeFound)}</p>${countBadge}${actorChips}${toolbar}${sortBar}<div id="timelineListContainer">${renderTimeline(lastTimelineEvents, false)}</div>${exportRow}`;
   }
   if (data.tool === 'summarize') {
     return [
@@ -1809,6 +1849,36 @@ function exportTimelineCSV(events) {
   URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
 }
 
+async function downloadTimelineDocx() {
+  const btn = document.getElementById('exportDocxBtn');
+  if (!btn || !lastTimelineEventsOriginal.length) return;
+  const origText = btn.textContent;
+  btn.disabled = true;
+  btn.textContent = 'Generating…';
+  try {
+    const resp = await fetch('api/timeline-download.php', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      credentials: 'same-origin',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ events: lastTimelineEventsOriginal, what_we_found: lastTimelineWhatWeFound, format: 'docx' }),
+    });
+    if (!resp.ok) {
+      const err = await resp.json().catch(() => ({}));
+      throw new Error(err.error?.message || 'Download failed');
+    }
+    const blob = await resp.blob();
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    const a = Object.assign(document.createElement('a'), { href: url, download: 'timeline.docx' });
+    a.click();
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+  } catch (err) {
+    alert('Could not export Word file: ' + err.message);
+  } finally {
+    btn.disabled = false;
+    btn.textContent = origText;
+  }
+}
+
 function currentTask() {
   const el = document.querySelector('input[name="task"]:checked');
   return el ? el.value : 'transcribe';
diff --git a/includes/LegalTools.php b/includes/LegalTools.php
index 25acb3a..5dd06ac 100644
--- a/includes/LegalTools.php
+++ b/includes/LegalTools.php
@@ -350,15 +350,15 @@ PROMPT;
         string $confidenceFilter   = 'all',
         bool   $includeRelative    = true,
         bool   $includeBackground  = true,
-        string $userNotes          = ''
+        string $userNotes          = '',
+        ?callable $onProgress      = null
     ): array {
         $text   = $this->requirePasteText($text);
-        $engine = in_array($engine, ['azure_mini', 'azure_full', 'gpu'], true) ? $engine : 'azure_mini';
+        $engine = in_array($engine, ['azure_mini', 'azure_full'], true) ? $engine : 'azure_mini';
         $focus  = in_array($focus, ['all', 'deadlines', 'hearings', 'cps'], true) ? $focus : 'all';
 
-        if ($engine !== 'gpu') {
-            $this->azure->requireChat();
-        }
+        $this->azure->requireChat();
+        $onProgress && $onProgress("Preparing document\u{2026}");
 
         $locale = dbnToolsLanguageName($language);
 
@@ -451,23 +451,21 @@ PROMPT;
             ['role' => 'user',   'content' => $prompt],
         ];
         $chatOptions = ['json' => true, 'temperature' => 0.1, 'max_tokens' => ($engine === 'azure_full' ? 8000 : 4000), 'timeout' => 120];
-        $deployLabel = $this->azure->chatDeployment();
+        $deployLabel = $engine === 'azure_full' ? 'gpt-4o' : 'gpt-4o-mini';
+        $onProgress && $onProgress("Calling {$deployLabel}\u{2026}");
 
         try {
-            if ($engine === 'gpu') {
-                $response    = $this->callGpuLlm($messages, $chatOptions);
-                $deployLabel = 'GPU (cuttlefish)';
-            } elseif ($engine === 'azure_full') {
-                $response    = $this->azure->withDeployment('gpt-4o')->chat($messages, $chatOptions);
-                $deployLabel = 'gpt-4o';
+            if ($engine === 'azure_full') {
+                $response = $this->azure->withDeployment('gpt-4o')->chat($messages, $chatOptions);
             } else {
-                $response    = $this->azure->withDeployment('gpt-4o-mini')->chat($messages, $chatOptions);
-                $deployLabel = 'gpt-4o-mini';
+                $response = $this->azure->withDeployment('gpt-4o-mini')->chat($messages, $chatOptions);
             }
         } catch (Throwable $e) {
             dbnToolsAbort('LLM request failed: ' . $e->getMessage(), 502, 'llm_error');
         }
 
+        $onProgress && $onProgress("Parsing events\u{2026}");
+
         $raw  = (string)($response['choices'][0]['message']['content'] ?? '');
         $json = $this->azure->decodeJsonObject($raw);
         if (!$json) {
@@ -486,11 +484,7 @@ PROMPT;
             $events = array_values(array_filter($events, fn($ev) => ($ev['date_type'] ?? 'absolute') === 'absolute'));
         }
 
-        $engineLabel = match ($engine) {
-            'gpu'        => 'GPU (cuttlefish)',
-            'azure_full' => 'gpt-4o',
-            default      => $deployLabel ?? $this->azure->chatDeployment(),
-        };
+        $engineLabel = $engine === 'azure_full' ? 'gpt-4o' : 'gpt-4o-mini';
 
         $focusLabel = match ($focus) {
             'deadlines' => 'legal deadlines',
diff --git a/includes/PricingCatalog.php b/includes/PricingCatalog.php
index 9169f06..f584a56 100644
--- a/includes/PricingCatalog.php
+++ b/includes/PricingCatalog.php
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ final class PricingCatalog
             'summarize' => 1,
             'translate' => 1,
             'korrespond_refine' => 1,
-            'timeline' => 2,
+            'timeline' => 1, // minimum (gpt-4o-mini); azure_full overrides to 2 in api/timeline.php
             'redact' => 1, // minimum (gpt-4o-mini); azure_full overrides to 2 in api/redact.php
             'barnevernet' => 3,
             'advocate' => 3,
diff --git a/timeline.php b/timeline.php
index e44d854..1ed09aa 100644
--- a/timeline.php
+++ b/timeline.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/layout.php';
                         <span class="control-label" data-i18n="timelineEngine">Engine</span>
                         <label><input type="radio" name="timelineEngine" value="azure_mini" checked id="timelineEngineAzureMini"> <span data-i18n="timelineEngineAzureMini">Azure gpt-4o-mini</span> &#9733; <small class="control-hint">(fast)</small></label>
                         <label><input type="radio" name="timelineEngine" value="azure_full" id="timelineEngineAzureFull"> <span data-i18n="timelineEngineAzureFull">Azure gpt-4o</span> <small class="control-hint">(best)</small></label>
-                        <label><input type="radio" name="timelineEngine" value="gpu" id="timelineEngineGpu"> <span data-i18n="timelineEngineGpu">GPU (cuttlefish)</span> <small class="control-hint">(local)</small></label>
                     </div>
                     <p class="upload-hint" data-i18n="timelineEngineHint">Azure engines use your BNL Azure credits. GPU runs the local LiteLLM proxy on cuttlefish.</p>
 
@@ -74,10 +73,10 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/layout.php';
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="upload-zone" id="uploadZone" role="region" aria-label="File upload" data-i18n-aria="timelineUploadAria">
-                        <input type="file" id="uploadInput" multiple accept=".pdf,.docx,.txt" aria-label="Choose files">
+                        <input type="file" id="uploadInput" accept=".pdf,.docx,.txt" aria-label="Choose files">
                         <div id="uploadPrompt" class="upload-prompt">
                             <span class="upload-icon" aria-hidden="true">&#8679;</span>
-                            <p><span data-i18n="timelineUploadDrop">Drop up to 5 files here, or</span> <label for="uploadInput" class="upload-browse" data-i18n="timelineUploadBrowse">browse</label></p>
+                            <p><span data-i18n="timelineUploadDrop">Drop a file here, or</span> <label for="uploadInput" class="upload-browse" data-i18n="timelineUploadBrowse">browse</label></p>
                             <p class="upload-hint"><strong>PDF</strong>, <strong>DOCX</strong>, <strong>TXT</strong> &mdash; <span data-i18n="timelineUploadHint">text extracted in memory, never stored</span></p>
                         </div>
                         <div id="uploadFileInfo" class="upload-file is-hidden">