diff --git a/src/toad/notification_status.py b/src/toad/notification_status.py
index 8b3dceed6..304e0521e 100644
--- a/src/toad/notification_status.py
+++ b/src/toad/notification_status.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
-from collections import Counter
 from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import ClassVar, TYPE_CHECKING
@@ -30,22 +28,25 @@ def recipient_line(recipient: str, text: str) -> tuple[Span, ...]:
     return (Span(recipient, NameRole, OpenTarget(recipient)), Span(text, MutedRole))
 
 
-class NotificationStatus(ABC):
+class NotificationStatus:
     """One state of the check: its one-line title and the details behind it."""
 
+    visible: ClassVar[bool] = True
     working: ClassVar[bool] = False
     unavailable: ClassVar[bool] = False
 
     @property
-    @abstractmethod
-    def title(self) -> str: ...
+    def title(self) -> str:
+        return ""
 
     @property
-    @abstractmethod
-    def details(self) -> DetailLines: ...
+    def details(self) -> DetailLines:
+        return ()
 
     def blocks(self, shown: Shown) -> tuple[LineBlock, ...]:
         """The feedback row and its disclosure, shared by every message fragment."""
+        if not self.visible:
+            return ()
         role = NoticeRole if self.unavailable else WorkingRole if self.working else MutedRole
         summary = shown.summary(self.title, role)
         return ((summary, Spans.from_lines(self.details, indent="  "))
@@ -54,11 +55,7 @@ def blocks(self, shown: Shown) -> tuple[LineBlock, ...]:
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class UncheckedNotifications(NotificationStatus):
-    title = "Notification status not checked"
-
-    @property
-    def details(self) -> DetailLines:
-        return ((Span("Not checked yet", MutedRole),),)
+    visible = False
 
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
@@ -81,15 +78,10 @@ def working(self) -> bool:
 
     @property
     def title(self) -> str:
-        counts = Counter(item.state for item in self.ordered)
-        states = list(counts)
-        summary = " · ".join(f"{state} ({counts[state]})" for state in states[:3])
-        if len(states) > 3:
-            summary += f" · {sum(counts[state] for state in states[3:])} others"
-        read = sum(bool(item.displayed_to) for item in self.ordered)
-        if read:
-            summary = " · ".join(filter(None, (summary, f"Read ({read})")))
-        return summary or "No recorded notification result"
+        # Core owns receipt state, time and priority. Other recipients remain
+        # in the disclosure, not competing counters in the one-line caption.
+        ordered = self.ordered
+        return ordered[0].state if ordered else "No recorded notification result"
 
     @property
     def details(self) -> DetailLines:
diff --git a/src/toad/transcript_publication.py b/src/toad/transcript_publication.py
index 7e5d2fa02..c652a54d1 100644
--- a/src/toad/transcript_publication.py
+++ b/src/toad/transcript_publication.py
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ def __init__(self, owner: TranscriptPresentation):
         self.owner = owner
         self.pending: asyncio.Queue[TranscriptPublication] = asyncio.Queue(maxsize=1)
         self.worker: Worker[None] | None = None
+        self.observation = ResourceRelease()
 
     def request(self, kind: type[TranscriptPublication], *args: object) -> None:
         publication = self.owner.capture(kind, *args)
@@ -344,8 +345,9 @@ def defer(self, publication: TranscriptPublication) -> None:
         view = self.owner.view
         if view is None:
             return
-        view.retire_core_observations(view.app.coordination_access.events)
-        view.observe_core_callback(view.app.coordination_access.events, self.resume)
+        self.observation.close()
+        self.observation.callback(view.retire_core,
+            view.observe_core_callback(view.app.coordination_access.events, self.resume))
 
     def resume(self, _event=None) -> bool:
         """Resume retained work only at an existing source/preparation signal."""
@@ -355,7 +357,7 @@ def resume(self, _event=None) -> bool:
             view = self.owner.view
             if view is None or not view.is_attached:
                 return False
-            view.retire_core_observations(view.app.coordination_access.events)
+            self.observation.close()
             self.worker = view.run_worker(self.publish, group="transcript-source")
         return True
 
@@ -366,9 +368,7 @@ async def publish(self) -> None:
                 return
 
     def cancel(self) -> Worker[None] | None:
-        view = self.owner.view
-        if view is not None:
-            view.retire_core_observations(view.app.coordination_access.events)
+        self.observation.close()
         while not self.pending.empty():
             self.pending.get_nowait()
         worker, self.worker = self.worker, None
diff --git a/src/toad/widgets/message_notifications.py b/src/toad/widgets/message_notifications.py
index c73e8eca4..5292e254a 100644
--- a/src/toad/widgets/message_notifications.py
+++ b/src/toad/widgets/message_notifications.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.status: NotificationStatus = UncheckedNotifications()
         self._details: Static | None = None
         super().__init__(title=self.status.title, collapsed=True)
+        self.display = self.status.visible
 
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         yield self._title
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ def show(self, status: NotificationStatus) -> None:
         if status == self.status:
             return
         self.status = status
+        self.display = status.visible
         title = Content(status.title)
         if not title.is_same(Content.from_text(self.title)):
             self.title = title