diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 966ad1a..891bc01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ and the live Diff settings preview.
   inbox filters All, Authored, and Completed PRs using the signed-in provider
   identity while keeping the latest-100 query shallow. Each PR gets compact,
   toolbar-centered Summary, Timeline, and Code tabs: read rendered Markdown descriptions,
-  follow commits/comments/lifecycle events on one chronology rail, compose
+  follow commits/comments/lifecycle events newest-first on one chronology rail, compose
   top-level comments from Summary or Timeline with one preserved draft, and inspect
   lazily loaded code in the Local Changes-style Pierre file tree with aggregate
   and selected-file addition/deletion totals,
diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 5db6e38..329b502 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -2452,6 +2452,11 @@ file actions, command-palette destinations, plus pointer and keyboard pane
 resizing are interactive. Desktop and 900/680 px browser passes found no
 runtime warnings or horizontal overflow.
 
+**DAN-38 newest-first PR timeline shipped (2026-07-30):** The provider-neutral
+pull-request chronology now places the latest commit, comment, or lifecycle
+event at the top while retaining deterministic tie ordering. Focused frontend
+tests cover merged and closed timelines.
+
 ---
 
 ## Cross-cutting tracks (run in parallel with all milestones)
diff --git a/TASKS.md b/TASKS.md
index 8312b7d..6465427 100644
--- a/TASKS.md
+++ b/TASKS.md
@@ -1667,7 +1667,9 @@ tree: watch the agent work, review fast, accept or reject safely.
     `buildPullRequestTimeline`, `PullRequestSummary`): only opened PR detail
     fetches normalized GitHub/Azure commits; Timeline combines commits,
     flattened comments, and opened/merged/closed lifecycle markers with stable
-    ordering, while Summary keeps checks collapsible and readiness persistent.
+    newest-first ordering, while Summary keeps checks collapsible and readiness
+    persistent (DAN-38: descending timestamp comparator in
+    `buildPullRequestTimeline`).
   - ☑ 1.0 review evolution + local action: safe exact-head **Open branch in
     worktree…** for GitHub and Azure plus expected-head GitHub **Update branch
     from target** are shipped (`repo_pull_request_prepare_checkout`,
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/pullRequests.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/pullRequests.test.ts
index 99105d6..d05142e 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/pullRequests.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/pullRequests.test.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ describe('pull request timeline', () => {
     path: null,
   };
 
-  it('orders lifecycle, commits, and comments oldest-first with stable ties', () => {
+  it('orders lifecycle, commits, and comments newest-first with stable ties', () => {
     const events = buildPullRequestTimeline(pullRequest({
       state: 'merged',
       created_at: '2026-07-15T09:00:00Z',
@@ -284,13 +284,13 @@ describe('pull request timeline', () => {
       comments: [comment],
     }));
     expect(events.map((event) => event.id)).toEqual([
-      'opened:42',
+      'completed:42',
+      'comment:comment-1',
       `commit:${'a'.repeat(40)}`,
       `commit:${'b'.repeat(40)}`,
-      'comment:comment-1',
-      'completed:42',
+      'opened:42',
     ]);
-    expect(events.at(-1)).toMatchObject({ kind: 'completed', state: 'merged' });
+    expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({ kind: 'completed', state: 'merged' });
   });
 
   it('deduplicates flattened review comments and emits a closed marker', () => {
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ describe('pull request timeline', () => {
       comments: [comment, { ...comment }],
     }));
     expect(events.filter((event) => event.kind === 'comment')).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(events.at(-1)).toMatchObject({ kind: 'completed', state: 'closed' });
+    expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({ kind: 'completed', state: 'closed' });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/pullRequests.ts b/ui/src/lib/pullRequests.ts
index 7f156e5..11cd68e 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/pullRequests.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/pullRequests.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export function buildPullRequestTimeline(pr: PullRequest): PullRequestTimelineEv
   return events.sort((left, right) => {
     const leftAt = Date.parse(left.at);
     const rightAt = Date.parse(right.at);
-    const time = (Number.isNaN(leftAt) ? 0 : leftAt) - (Number.isNaN(rightAt) ? 0 : rightAt);
+    const time = (Number.isNaN(rightAt) ? 0 : rightAt) - (Number.isNaN(leftAt) ? 0 : leftAt);
     return time || rank[left.kind] - rank[right.kind] || left.id.localeCompare(right.id);
   });
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/pull-requests.md b/website/docs/pull-requests.md
index e950b28..c905858 100644
--- a/website/docs/pull-requests.md
+++ b/website/docs/pull-requests.md
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Timeline, so an unsent draft survives tab switches and refreshes.
 ### Timeline
 
 Timeline orders commits, GitHub issue/review-thread comments, Azure DevOps
-thread comments, and opened/merged/closed lifecycle markers oldest-first on one
+thread comments, and opened/merged/closed lifecycle markers newest-first on one
 chronology rail. Commit events show the author, subject, short hash, timestamp,
 and a provider link when available. Comments render as safe Markdown with author
 markers, timestamps, and inline file paths. Commit metadata is fetched only for