diff --git a/hermes_cli/config.py b/hermes_cli/config.py
index d5a063a97..cec27809f 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/config.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/config.py
@@ -1345,7 +1345,27 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
         # responses and content messages are never touched.  Default 0
         # (disabled) preserves prior behavior.
         "ephemeral_system_ttl": 0,
-        "platforms": {},  # Per-platform display overrides: {"telegram": {"tool_progress": "all"}, "slack": {"tool_progress": "off"}}
+        # Per-platform display/streaming overrides. Each key is a gateway
+        # platform ("telegram", "discord", "slack", …) mapping to a dict of
+        # display settings that override the global value for that platform
+        # only. A setting left unset here falls through to the global default.
+        #
+        # Shipped defaults encode the streaming experience that works best
+        # per platform:
+        #   - Telegram has native animated draft streaming (sendMessageDraft),
+        #     which is smooth, so streaming is on by default there.
+        #   - Discord/Slack/etc. only have edit-based streaming (repeated
+        #     editMessage), which flickers and is noticeably jankier, so
+        #     streaming is off by default there.
+        # These are gap-fillers: a user who explicitly sets, e.g.,
+        # display.platforms.discord.streaming: true keeps their value
+        # (config deep-merge has user values win over defaults). The global
+        # streaming.enabled master switch still gates everything — these
+        # per-platform flags only take effect once streaming is enabled.
+        "platforms": {
+            "telegram": {"streaming": True},
+            "discord": {"streaming": False},
+        },
         # Gateway runtime-metadata footer appended to the FINAL message of a turn
         # (disabled by default to keep replies minimal). When enabled, renders
         # e.g. `model · 68% · ~/projects/hermes`. Per-platform overrides go under
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_per_platform_streaming_defaults.py b/tests/gateway/test_per_platform_streaming_defaults.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b183e666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_per_platform_streaming_defaults.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+"""Per-platform streaming defaults + dashboard exposure.
+
+Streaming is smooth on Telegram (native sendMessageDraft) but flickers on
+edit-only platforms like Discord. The shipped defaults encode that:
+display.platforms.telegram.streaming=true, .discord.streaming=false. These are
+gap-fillers (user values win via deep-merge) and, because the dashboard schema
+is generated from DEFAULT_CONFIG, they automatically appear as editable toggles
+in the web UI.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+
+def test_default_per_platform_streaming_flags():
+    from hermes_cli.config import DEFAULT_CONFIG
+    plats = DEFAULT_CONFIG["display"]["platforms"]
+    assert plats["telegram"]["streaming"] is True
+    assert plats["discord"]["streaming"] is False
+
+
+def test_resolver_telegram_on_discord_off_when_global_enabled():
+    """With global streaming on, the per-platform defaults make Telegram stream
+    and Discord not — matching the platforms' actual streaming quality."""
+    from hermes_cli.config import DEFAULT_CONFIG
+    from gateway.display_config import resolve_display_setting
+
+    cfg = dict(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
+    cfg["streaming"] = {"enabled": True, "transport": "auto"}
+
+    def streams(plat):
+        ov = resolve_display_setting(cfg, plat, "streaming")
+        # global enabled; None override = follow global (True)
+        return True if ov is None else bool(ov)
+
+    assert streams("telegram") is True
+    assert streams("discord") is False
+    # A platform with no default entry follows the global switch.
+    assert streams("slack") is True
+
+
+def test_user_override_wins_over_default():
+    """A user who explicitly enables Discord streaming keeps their value — the
+    default false must not clobber it (config deep-merge: user wins)."""
+    from hermes_cli.config import DEFAULT_CONFIG, _deep_merge
+
+    user = {"display": {"platforms": {"discord": {"streaming": True}}}}
+    merged = _deep_merge(dict(DEFAULT_CONFIG), user)
+    assert merged["display"]["platforms"]["discord"]["streaming"] is True
+    # Partial override must not wipe the sibling telegram default.
+    assert merged["display"]["platforms"]["telegram"]["streaming"] is True
+
+
+def test_dashboard_schema_exposes_per_platform_streaming():
+    """Because the web settings schema is built from DEFAULT_CONFIG, the
+    per-platform streaming toggles surface in the dashboard automatically."""
+    import pytest
+    pytest.importorskip("fastapi")  # web_server requires fastapi/uvicorn
+    from hermes_cli.web_server import CONFIG_SCHEMA
+
+    assert "display.platforms.telegram.streaming" in CONFIG_SCHEMA
+    assert "display.platforms.discord.streaming" in CONFIG_SCHEMA
+    assert CONFIG_SCHEMA["display.platforms.discord.streaming"]["type"] == "boolean"
+    # Global streaming controls are exposed too.
+    assert "streaming.enabled" in CONFIG_SCHEMA
+    assert "streaming.transport" in CONFIG_SCHEMA