diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/DiagramEditorPane.test.mjs b/apps/web/src/components/DiagramEditorPane.test.mjs
index 2a465fef..b035c7cf 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/DiagramEditorPane.test.mjs
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/DiagramEditorPane.test.mjs
@@ -204,7 +204,10 @@ describe("diagram editor canvas surface", () => {
     expect(source).toContain("diagramNodeBounds(graph)");
     expect(source).toContain("flowchartFitsReadableViewport(bounds, size, padding, minScale, policy.maxScale)");
     expect(source).toContain("readDiagramContent(graph, document)");
+    expect(source).toContain("readDiagramContent(graphRef.current, document)");
     expect(source).toContain("diagramReaderFocusNode(document)");
+    expect(source).toContain("zoomDiagram(graph, 1, true)");
+    expect(source).not.toContain('document.kind === "flowchart" ? 1 : minScale');
     expect(source).toContain("scroller.positionPoint({ x: box.x + box.width / 2, y: box.y }, \"50%\", 48)");
     expect(source).toContain('policy.anchor === "leftmost"');
     expect(source).toContain("scroller.positionPoint({ x: origin.x, y: origin.y }, 40, 48)");
@@ -212,7 +215,7 @@ describe("diagram editor canvas surface", () => {
     expect(source).toContain("scroller.zoomToRect(bounds, options)");
     expect(source).toContain("getDiagramLayoutViewport(document.kind)");
     expect(source).toContain("fitDiagramContent(graph, document, containerRef.current);");
-    expect(source).toContain("fitDiagramContent(graph, document, containerRef.current, 40, layout.viewport, { readable: true })");
+    expect(source).toContain("fitDiagramContent(graph, document, containerRef.current, 40, layout.viewport)");
   });
 
   test("labels auto layout directly instead of relying on an ambiguous icon", () => {
@@ -226,14 +229,14 @@ describe("diagram editor canvas surface", () => {
     expect(toolbarSource).not.toContain("onFit");
     expect(toolbarSource).not.toContain('t("diagram.fit")');
     expect(source).not.toContain("onFit={() =>");
-    expect(source).toContain("fitDiagramContent(graph, document, containerRef.current, 40, layout.viewport, { readable: true });");
+    expect(source).toContain("fitDiagramContent(graph, document, containerRef.current, 40, layout.viewport);");
   });
 
   test("lets the zoom percent be typed instead of only resetting to 100%", () => {
     expect(toolbarSource).toContain("onZoomTo");
     expect(toolbarSource).toContain("parseDiagramZoomPercent");
     expect(toolbarSource).toContain('t("diagram.zoomPercent")');
-    expect(toolbarSource).toContain('t("diagram.zoomPercentHint")');
+    expect(toolbarSource).not.toContain('t("diagram.zoomPercentHint")');
     expect(toolbarSource).toContain("onPointerDown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}");
     expect(toolbarSource).not.toContain("onResetZoom");
     expect(source).toContain("onZoomTo={(percent) =>");
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/DiagramEditorPane.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/DiagramEditorPane.tsx
index ce7c7de0..d16f3c34 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/DiagramEditorPane.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/DiagramEditorPane.tsx
@@ -1153,11 +1153,10 @@ const diagramViewportSize = (graph: Graph, container: HTMLElement | null) => {
 
 const readDiagramContent = (graph: Graph, document: DiagramDocument) => {
   const policy = getDiagramLayoutViewport(document.kind);
-  const minScale = policy.minScale ?? 1;
   const focus = diagramReaderFocusNode(document);
   const cell = focus ? graph.getCellById(focus.id) : null;
   ensureDiagramPaperContainsNodes(graph);
-  zoomDiagram(graph, document.kind === "flowchart" ? 1 : minScale, true);
+  zoomDiagram(graph, 1, true);
   ensureDiagramPaperContainsNodes(graph);
   if (!cell?.isNode()) {
     centerDiagramContent(graph);
@@ -1188,19 +1187,16 @@ const fitDiagramContent = (
   container: HTMLElement | null,
   padding = 32,
   viewport?: DiagramLayoutViewport,
-  options: { readable?: boolean } = {},
 ) => {
   const policy = viewport ?? getDiagramLayoutViewport(document.kind);
   const bounds = diagramNodeBounds(graph);
   if (!bounds) return;
   ensureDiagramPaperContainsNodes(graph);
-  if (options.readable) {
-    const size = diagramViewportSize(graph, container);
-    const minScale = policy.minScale ?? 1;
-    if (size && !flowchartFitsReadableViewport(bounds, size, padding, minScale, policy.maxScale)) {
-      readDiagramContent(graph, document);
-      return;
-    }
+  const size = diagramViewportSize(graph, container);
+  const minScale = policy.minScale ?? 1;
+  if (size && !flowchartFitsReadableViewport(bounds, size, padding, minScale, policy.maxScale)) {
+    readDiagramContent(graph, document);
+    return;
   }
   // Fit every node, including mind-map branches left of the root. Zooming to a
   // visible subset or to edge paths lets Scroller shrink the paper and clip.
@@ -1695,7 +1691,7 @@ export const DiagramEditorPane = ({
       if (graphRef.current !== graph) return false;
       if (!diagramCanvasIsReady(canvasSurfaceRef.current)) return false;
       ensureDiagramPaperContainsNodes(graph);
-      fitDiagramContent(graph, document, containerRef.current, 32, undefined, { readable: true });
+      fitDiagramContent(graph, document, containerRef.current, 32);
       return true;
     };
     settleLoadedViewport();
@@ -2467,7 +2463,7 @@ export const DiagramEditorPane = ({
     if (document.kind === "mind-map") applyMindMapHierarchy(graph, themeRef.current, appearanceRef.current, structureRef.current);
     graph.stopBatch("layout");
     ensureDiagramPaperContainsNodes(graph);
-    fitDiagramContent(graph, document, containerRef.current, 40, layout.viewport, { readable: true });
+    fitDiagramContent(graph, document, containerRef.current, 40, layout.viewport);
     if (changed) {
       setDirty(savedSnapshotRef.current !== diagramEditorSnapshot(
         titleRef.current,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/DiagramToolbar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/DiagramToolbar.tsx
index 6588d87f..1aa58734 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/DiagramToolbar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/DiagramToolbar.tsx
@@ -220,38 +220,33 @@ const DiagramZoomPercentField = ({
   };
 
   return (
-    <Tooltip open={focused || undefined}>
-      <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-        <label
-          className="inline-flex h-8 w-16 cursor-text items-center justify-center gap-0 rounded-md text-slate-600 hover:bg-slate-50 hover:text-slate-900 focus-within:bg-slate-50 focus-within:text-slate-900"
-          onPointerDown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
-        >
-          <input
-            aria-label={t("diagram.zoomPercent")}
-            autoComplete="off"
-            className="h-8 w-7 bg-transparent pr-0 text-right text-xs tabular-nums outline-none"
-            inputMode="numeric"
-            spellCheck={false}
-            value={draft}
-            onBlur={() => {
-              if (commitOnBlurRef.current) commit();
-              else commitOnBlurRef.current = true;
-              setFocused(false);
-            }}
-            onChange={(event) => setDraft(event.target.value)}
-            onFocus={(event) => {
-              setFocused(true);
-              event.currentTarget.select();
-            }}
-            onKeyDown={keepCanvasShortcutsOut}
-            onKeyUp={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
-            onPointerDown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
-          />
-          <span aria-hidden="true" className="text-xs">%</span>
-        </label>
-      </TooltipTrigger>
-      <TooltipContent>{t("diagram.zoomPercentHint")}</TooltipContent>
-    </Tooltip>
+    <label
+      className="inline-flex h-8 w-16 cursor-text items-center justify-center gap-0 rounded-md text-slate-600 hover:bg-slate-50 hover:text-slate-900 focus-within:bg-slate-50 focus-within:text-slate-900"
+      onPointerDown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+    >
+      <input
+        aria-label={t("diagram.zoomPercent")}
+        autoComplete="off"
+        className="h-8 w-7 bg-transparent pr-0 text-right text-xs tabular-nums outline-none"
+        inputMode="numeric"
+        spellCheck={false}
+        value={draft}
+        onBlur={() => {
+          if (commitOnBlurRef.current) commit();
+          else commitOnBlurRef.current = true;
+          setFocused(false);
+        }}
+        onChange={(event) => setDraft(event.target.value)}
+        onFocus={(event) => {
+          setFocused(true);
+          event.currentTarget.select();
+        }}
+        onKeyDown={keepCanvasShortcutsOut}
+        onKeyUp={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+        onPointerDown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+      />
+      <span aria-hidden="true" className="text-xs">%</span>
+    </label>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/diagram-layout.test.mjs b/apps/web/src/lib/diagram-layout.test.mjs
index 46158667..ed42d81e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/diagram-layout.test.mjs
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/diagram-layout.test.mjs
@@ -314,23 +314,17 @@ describe("diagram auto layout", () => {
     expect(Math.hypot(loopCenter.x - b3Center.x, loopCenter.y - b3Center.y)).toBeLessThan(420);
   });
 
-  test("keeps flowchart viewports at reading size instead of shrinking the whole stack", () => {
+  test("caps auto-layout zoom at 100% and refuses to shrink below reading size", () => {
     expect(getDiagramLayoutViewport("flowchart")).toEqual({
       anchor: "center",
       maxScale: 1,
       minScale: DIAGRAM_READABLE_MIN_SCALE,
     });
-  });
-
-  test("keeps mind-map viewports at reading size instead of shrinking the whole tree", () => {
     expect(getDiagramLayoutViewport("mind-map")).toEqual({
       anchor: "root",
       maxScale: 1,
       minScale: DIAGRAM_READABLE_MIN_SCALE,
     });
-  });
-
-  test("keeps architecture viewports at reading size instead of shrinking the whole graph", () => {
     expect(getDiagramLayoutViewport("architecture")).toEqual({
       anchor: "leftmost",
       maxScale: 1,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/diagram-flowchart-style.test.mjs b/packages/shared/src/diagram-flowchart-style.test.mjs
index 7e124d0a..79aa4e68 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/diagram-flowchart-style.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/shared/src/diagram-flowchart-style.test.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 import { flowchartNodePresentation } from "./diagram-node-presentation.ts";
 import {
   DIAGRAM_READABLE_MIN_SCALE,
-  FLOWCHART_READABLE_MIN_SCALE,
   FLOWCHART_SELECTABLE_THEMES,
   FLOWCHART_SURFACES,
   FLOWCHART_THEME_GROUPS,
@@ -115,13 +114,17 @@ describe("flowchart edge geometry", () => {
 describe("flowchart readable viewport", () => {
   const viewport = { width: 960, height: 720 };
 
-  test("keeps compact flows inside the canvas", () => {
+  test("keeps compact flows inside the canvas at full size", () => {
     expect(flowchartFitsReadableViewport({ width: 180, height: 280 }, viewport)).toBe(true);
+    expect(flowchartFitsReadableViewport({ width: 176, height: 240 }, viewport)).toBe(true);
+    expect(flowchartFitsReadableViewport({ width: 460, height: 220 }, viewport)).toBe(true);
+    expect(flowchartFitsReadableViewport({ width: 738, height: 330 }, viewport)).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  test("refuses to shrink a tall flow below reading size", () => {
+  test("refuses to shrink a tall map into a postage stamp", () => {
     expect(flowchartFitsReadableViewport({ width: 220, height: 1680 }, viewport)).toBe(false);
-    expect(FLOWCHART_READABLE_MIN_SCALE).toBe(DIAGRAM_READABLE_MIN_SCALE);
     expect(DIAGRAM_READABLE_MIN_SCALE).toBe(0.85);
   });
 });
+
+
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/diagram-flowchart-style.ts b/packages/shared/src/diagram-flowchart-style.ts
index 524bd5f4..295eea0a 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/diagram-flowchart-style.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/diagram-flowchart-style.ts
@@ -41,16 +41,15 @@ export const flowchartEdgeIsStraight = (source: FlowchartBox, target: FlowchartB
 
 export const FLOWCHART_LAYOUT_SPACING = { rank: 56, node: 36 };
 
-// Auto layout and opening stay at reading size. Shrinking the whole graph into
-// the viewport makes large notes unreadable; show the start and let the canvas scroll.
+// Auto-fit may shrink the whole graph down to this scale. Below it, keep 100%
+// and start from the origin — never compress a large note into a postage stamp.
 export const DIAGRAM_READABLE_MIN_SCALE = 0.85;
-export const FLOWCHART_READABLE_MIN_SCALE = DIAGRAM_READABLE_MIN_SCALE;
 
 export const flowchartFitsReadableViewport = (
   bounds: { width: number; height: number },
   viewport: { width: number; height: number },
   padding = 32,
-  minScale = FLOWCHART_READABLE_MIN_SCALE,
+  minScale = DIAGRAM_READABLE_MIN_SCALE,
   maxScale = 1,
 ) => {
   const availableWidth = Math.max(viewport.width - padding * 2, 1);
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/diagram-layout.ts b/packages/shared/src/diagram-layout.ts
index efab1732..3b1d0947 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/diagram-layout.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/diagram-layout.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export {
   DIAGRAM_READABLE_MIN_SCALE,
   FLOWCHART_EDGE_ROUTER,
   FLOWCHART_LAYOUT_SPACING,
-  FLOWCHART_READABLE_MIN_SCALE,
   flowchartEdgeIsStraight,
   flowchartEdgePorts,
   flowchartFitsReadableViewport,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/i18n/en-US.ts b/packages/shared/src/i18n/en-US.ts
index d26704d3..5cb865fa 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/i18n/en-US.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/i18n/en-US.ts
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ export const enUS = {
     zoomIn: "Zoom in",
     zoomOut: "Zoom out",
     zoomPercent: "Zoom percent",
-    zoomPercentHint: "Type 30%–250%, press Enter",
     listCounts: "{{nodes}} nodes · {{edges}} links",
     resetZoom: "Reset to 100% and center",
     readFlow: "Read from start",
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/i18n/zh-CN.ts b/packages/shared/src/i18n/zh-CN.ts
index 11be2523..07c28404 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/i18n/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/i18n/zh-CN.ts
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ export const zhCN = {
     zoomIn: "放大",
     zoomOut: "缩小",
     zoomPercent: "缩放百分比",
-    zoomPercentHint: "输入 30%–250%，回车确认",
     listCounts: "{{nodes}} 节点 · {{edges}} 连线",
     resetZoom: "恢复 100% 并居中",
     readFlow: "从起点阅读",