diff --git a/.agents/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.agents/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.agents/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/.claude/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.claude/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.claude/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.claude/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/.cursor/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.cursor/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.cursor/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.cursor/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/.gemini/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.gemini/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.gemini/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.gemini/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/.github/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.github/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.github/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.github/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/.kiro/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.kiro/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.kiro/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.kiro/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/.opencode/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.opencode/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.opencode/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.opencode/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/.pi/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.pi/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.pi/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.pi/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/.qoder/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.qoder/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.qoder/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.qoder/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/.rovodev/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.rovodev/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.rovodev/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.rovodev/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/.trae-cn/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.trae-cn/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.trae-cn/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.trae-cn/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/.trae/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/.trae/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/.trae/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/.trae/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/plugin/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js b/plugin/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/plugin/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/plugin/skills/impeccable/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/skill/scripts/live-browser.js b/skill/scripts/live-browser.js
index f1e525786..97e65dd3a 100644
--- a/skill/scripts/live-browser.js
+++ b/skill/scripts/live-browser.js
@@ -6169,7 +6169,9 @@ void main() {
   }
 
   function shouldFocusSteerChat() {
-    return state !== 'CONFIGURING' && !steerLocked;
+    return state !== 'CONFIGURING'
+      && state !== 'EDITING'
+      && !steerLocked;
   }
 
   function pageHasHostTextSelection() {
diff --git a/tests/live-browser-regression.test.mjs b/tests/live-browser-regression.test.mjs
index 0ae70a09f..66de4e0fa 100644
--- a/tests/live-browser-regression.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/live-browser-regression.test.mjs
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ describe('live-browser.js regression guards', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('does not autofocus the steering chat while inline editing', () => {
+    assert.match(
+      SOURCE,
+      /function shouldFocusSteerChat\(\) \{\s*return state !== 'CONFIGURING'\s*&& state !== 'EDITING'\s*&& !steerLocked;\s*\}/,
+      'edit-mode contenteditable focus must not be stolen by the global steering chat focus recovery',
+    );
+  });
+
   it('does not shadow the global live state when storing Apply state', () => {
     assert.doesNotMatch(
       SOURCE,