diff --git a/frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue b/frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue
index c4c6cb6..a2e865b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/KnowledgeView.vue
@@ -83,13 +83,16 @@ async function fetchItems(reset = false) {
     loading.value = false;
   }
 
-  // If the sentinel is still in the viewport after appending, keep loading
+  // If the sentinel is still visible in the card-grid after appending, keep loading
   if (!reset && items.value.length < total.value) {
     await nextTick();
-    const rect = sentinelEl.value?.getBoundingClientRect();
-    if (rect && rect.top < window.innerHeight + 200) {
-      page.value++;
-      await fetchItems();
+    if (sentinelEl.value && cardGridEl.value) {
+      const containerBottom = cardGridEl.value.getBoundingClientRect().bottom;
+      const sentinelTop = sentinelEl.value.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+      if (sentinelTop < containerBottom + 200) {
+        page.value++;
+        await fetchItems();
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -390,8 +393,13 @@ watchEffect(() => {
           <p v-else class="empty-hint">Start by creating a note, saving a person or place, or making a list.</p>
         </div>
 
-        <!-- Card grid -->
+        <!-- Card grid (sentinel lives inside so IntersectionObserver root works) -->
         <div v-else ref="cardGridEl" class="card-grid">
+          <!-- Infinite scroll sentinel — must be inside the scrolling root -->
+          <div ref="sentinelEl" class="scroll-sentinel">
+            <span v-if="loading && items.length > 0" class="sentinel-loading">Loading…</span>
+          </div>
+
           <div
             v-for="item in items"
             :key="item.id"
@@ -456,11 +464,6 @@ watchEffect(() => {
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
-
-        <!-- Infinite scroll sentinel -->
-        <div ref="sentinelEl" class="scroll-sentinel">
-          <span v-if="loading && items.length > 0" class="sentinel-loading">Loading…</span>
-        </div>
       </div>
 
       <!-- Graph panel -->
@@ -888,11 +891,12 @@ watchEffect(() => {
 
 /* ── Infinite scroll sentinel ────────────────────────────── */
 .scroll-sentinel {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1; /* span all grid columns */
+  order: 9999;         /* push to end of grid items */
   height: 40px;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 .sentinel-loading {
   font-size: 0.8rem;
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py b/src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py
index bf7f718..a351676 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/services/tools.py
@@ -666,17 +666,17 @@ _CORE_TOOLS = [
         "type": "function",
         "function": {
             "name": "list_events",
-            "description": "List calendar events in a date range. Use this when the user asks what events or meetings they have.",
+            "description": "List calendar events in a date range. Use this when the user asks what events or meetings they have. Always use full-day UTC ranges: date_from at T00:00:00Z and date_to at T23:59:59Z for the days of interest so events stored in UTC are not missed.",
             "parameters": {
                 "type": "object",
                 "properties": {
                     "date_from": {
                         "type": "string",
-                        "description": "Start of range in ISO 8601 format (e.g. 2025-01-15T00:00:00)",
+                        "description": "Start of range in ISO 8601 UTC format (e.g. 2025-01-15T00:00:00Z). Use T00:00:00Z for the start of the day.",
                     },
                     "date_to": {
                         "type": "string",
-                        "description": "End of range in ISO 8601 format (e.g. 2025-01-22T23:59:59)",
+                        "description": "End of range in ISO 8601 UTC format (e.g. 2025-01-22T23:59:59Z). Use T23:59:59Z for the end of the day.",
                     },
                 },
                 "required": ["date_from", "date_to"],
@@ -1453,10 +1453,14 @@ async def execute_tool(
 
         elif tool_name == "list_events":
             try:
-                date_from = datetime.fromisoformat(arguments["date_from"])
-                date_to = datetime.fromisoformat(arguments["date_to"])
+                date_from = datetime.fromisoformat(arguments["date_from"].replace("Z", "+00:00"))
+                date_to = datetime.fromisoformat(arguments["date_to"].replace("Z", "+00:00"))
             except (ValueError, TypeError, KeyError) as exc:
                 return {"success": False, "error": f"Invalid date range: {exc}"}
+            if date_from.tzinfo is None:
+                date_from = date_from.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
+            if date_to.tzinfo is None:
+                date_to = date_to.replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
             events = await events_list_events(
                 user_id=user_id,
                 date_from=date_from,