diff --git a/app/pixel-office/page.tsx b/app/pixel-office/page.tsx
index 4a32ef7..2cd9296 100644
--- a/app/pixel-office/page.tsx
+++ b/app/pixel-office/page.tsx
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ function getGhostBorderDirection(col: number, row: number, cols: number, rows: n
 }
 
 const FIXED_CANVAS_ZOOM = 2.5
+const CODE_SNIPPET_LIFETIME_SEC = 5.5
 
 let cachedOfficeState: OfficeState | null = null
 let cachedEditorState: EditorState | null = null
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ export default function PixelOfficePage() {
   const [showIdleRank, setShowIdleRank] = useState(false)
   const idleRankRef = useRef<Array<{ agentId: string; onlineMinutes: number; activeMinutes: number; idleMinutes: number; idlePercent: number }> | null>(null)
   const floatingCommentsRef = useRef<Array<{ key: string; text: string; x: number; y: number; opacity: number }>>([])
+  const floatingCodeRef = useRef<Array<{ key: string; text: string; x: number; y: number; opacity: number }>>([])
   const [floatingTick, setFloatingTick] = useState(0)
   const forceEditorUpdate = useCallback(() => setEditorTick(t => t + 1), [])
 
@@ -318,6 +320,13 @@ export default function PixelOfficePage() {
         const containerTop = container.offsetTop
         const lifetime = 4.0
         const items: Array<{ key: string; text: string; x: number; y: number; opacity: number }> = []
+        const codeItems: Array<{ key: string; text: string; x: number; y: number; opacity: number }> = []
+        const workingCharIds = new Set<number>()
+        for (const a of agents) {
+          if (a.state !== 'working') continue
+          const cid = agentIdMapRef.current.get(a.agentId)
+          if (typeof cid === 'number') workingCharIds.add(cid)
+        }
         for (const ch of office.getCharacters()) {
           if (ch.photoComments.length === 0) continue
           const anchorX = ox + ch.x * zoom
@@ -339,7 +348,28 @@ export default function PixelOfficePage() {
             })
           }
         }
+        for (const ch of office.getCharacters()) {
+          if (!workingCharIds.has(ch.id)) continue
+          if (ch.codeSnippets.length === 0) continue
+          const anchorX = ox + ch.x * zoom
+          const anchorY = containerTop + oy + (ch.y - 10) * zoom
+          const totalDist = anchorY + 24
+          for (let i = 0; i < ch.codeSnippets.length; i++) {
+            const s = ch.codeSnippets[i]
+            const progress = s.age / CODE_SNIPPET_LIFETIME_SEC
+            if (progress <= 0 || progress >= 1) continue
+            const alpha = progress < 0.15 ? progress / 0.15 : progress > 0.88 ? (1 - progress) / 0.12 : 1
+            codeItems.push({
+              key: `${ch.id}-code-${i}-${s.text}`,
+              text: s.text,
+              x: anchorX + s.x * zoom,
+              y: anchorY - progress * totalDist,
+              opacity: Math.max(0, alpha * 0.9),
+            })
+          }
+        }
         floatingCommentsRef.current = items
+        floatingCodeRef.current = codeItems
         setFloatingTick(t => t + 1)
       }
       animationFrameIdRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(render)
@@ -348,7 +378,7 @@ export default function PixelOfficePage() {
     return () => {
       if (animationFrameIdRef.current !== null) cancelAnimationFrame(animationFrameIdRef.current)
     }
-  }, [hoveredAgentId, editorTick, officeReady])
+  }, [hoveredAgentId, editorTick, officeReady, agents])
 
   // Load GitHub contribution heatmap data (real → fallback mock)
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -1055,6 +1085,18 @@ export default function PixelOfficePage() {
           </span>
         </div>
       ))}
+      {/* Floating code snippets (working agents): rise to top, overlay top bar */}
+      {floatingCodeRef.current.map(fc => (
+        <div key={fc.key} className="absolute pointer-events-none z-40 whitespace-nowrap"
+          style={{ left: fc.x, top: fc.y, opacity: fc.opacity, transform: 'translateX(-50%)' }}>
+          <span
+            className="inline-block px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md text-[11px] font-mono font-semibold"
+            style={{ backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.72)', color: '#4ade80' }}
+          >
+            {fc.text}
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      ))}
       {/* Top bar: agent tags + controls */}
       <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 p-4 border-b border-[var(--border)]">
         <span className="text-sm font-bold text-[var(--text)] mr-2">{t('pixelOffice.title')}</span>
diff --git a/lib/pixel-office/engine/officeState.ts b/lib/pixel-office/engine/officeState.ts
index 1316eb1..1b6100e 100644
--- a/lib/pixel-office/engine/officeState.ts
+++ b/lib/pixel-office/engine/officeState.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { BugSystem } from '../bugs/bugSystem'
 import { BUG_DEFAULT_COUNT } from '../bugs/config'
 import type { BugEntity } from '../bugs/types'
 
-const CODE_SNIPPET_LIFETIME = 2.5 // seconds
+const CODE_SNIPPET_LIFETIME = 5.5 // seconds
 const CODE_SNIPPET_SPAWN_RATE = 0.6 // per second
 const PHOTO_COMMENT_LIFETIME = 4.0 // seconds
 const PHOTO_COMMENT_SPAWN_RATE = 2.5 // per second
diff --git a/lib/pixel-office/engine/renderer.ts b/lib/pixel-office/engine/renderer.ts
index 744458d..d9491fd 100644
--- a/lib/pixel-office/engine/renderer.ts
+++ b/lib/pixel-office/engine/renderer.ts
@@ -426,55 +426,8 @@ export function renderScene(
       })
     }
 
-    // Code snippet particles floating above working characters
-    if (ch.codeSnippets.length > 0) {
-      const snippets = ch.codeSnippets
-      const baseX = Math.round(offsetX + ch.x * zoom)
-      const baseY = drawY
-      const snipFontSize = Math.max(12, Math.round(7 * zoom))
-      drawables.push({
-        zY: charZY + 0.2,
-        draw: (c) => {
-          c.save()
-          c.font = `${snipFontSize}px monospace`
-          c.textAlign = 'center'
-          c.textBaseline = 'bottom'
-          for (const s of snippets) {
-            const progress = s.age / 2.5 // 0→1 over lifetime
-            const floatY = baseY - (10 + progress * 28) * zoom
-            const floatX = baseX + s.x * zoom
-            const alpha = progress < 0.2 ? progress / 0.2 : progress > 0.7 ? (1 - progress) / 0.3 : 1
-            c.globalAlpha = alpha * 0.85
-            // Background pill
-            const tw = c.measureText(s.text).width
-            const px = 3 * (zoom / 3)
-            const py = 1.5 * (zoom / 3)
-            c.fillStyle = 'rgba(0,0,0,0.7)'
-            const rx = floatX - tw / 2 - px
-            const ry = floatY - snipFontSize - py
-            const rw = tw + px * 2
-            const rh = snipFontSize + py * 2
-            const cr = 3
-            c.beginPath()
-            c.moveTo(rx + cr, ry)
-            c.lineTo(rx + rw - cr, ry)
-            c.quadraticCurveTo(rx + rw, ry, rx + rw, ry + cr)
-            c.lineTo(rx + rw, ry + rh - cr)
-            c.quadraticCurveTo(rx + rw, ry + rh, rx + rw - cr, ry + rh)
-            c.lineTo(rx + cr, ry + rh)
-            c.quadraticCurveTo(rx, ry + rh, rx, ry + rh - cr)
-            c.lineTo(rx, ry + cr)
-            c.quadraticCurveTo(rx, ry, rx + cr, ry)
-            c.closePath()
-            c.fill()
-            // Text
-            c.fillStyle = '#4ade80'
-            c.fillText(s.text, floatX, floatY)
-          }
-          c.restore()
-        },
-      })
-    }
+    // Code snippet particles are rendered as DOM overlays in app/pixel-office/page.tsx
+    // so they can float beyond the canvas area and pass over the top agent list.
   }
 
   // Sort by Y (lower = in front = drawn later)