diff --git a/static/js/cookbookServe.js b/static/js/cookbookServe.js
index 666d947..189c4ae 100644
--- a/static/js/cookbookServe.js
+++ b/static/js/cookbookServe.js
@@ -650,9 +650,10 @@ function _rerenderCachedModels() {
       item.classList.add('doclib-card-expanded');
       item.style.flexDirection = 'column';
       item.style.alignItems = 'stretch';
-      if (list) list.scrollTop = 0;
       item.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', panelHtml);
       const panel = item.querySelector('.hwfit-serve-panel');
+      // Scroll the serve panel into view within its nearest scrollable ancestor
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => panel.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest', behavior: 'smooth' }));
 
       // Build command preview
       function updateCmd() {
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index e77c84b..4c0813d 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -14873,6 +14873,7 @@ body.left-dock-active {
 /* Cookbook's cached-model list should scale with viewport height, not be capped at 400px */
 .hwfit-cached-list {
   max-height: min(75vh, 900px) !important;
+  overflow-y: auto;
 }
 /* Drag-and-drop visual hint for the email compose pane. Subtle accent
    outline + tinted overlay so it's obvious files will attach if dropped. */