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From: Brian O'Kelley <bokelley@scope3.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 05:50:09 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Addie chat home button now properly shows dashboard
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The Home button in the Addie chat sidebar was clearing the entire
messagesContainer innerHTML, which destroyed the addieHomeContainer
element that lives inside it. After clearing, trying to show the home
content failed silently because the elements no longer existed.

Changes:
- Add clearChatMessages() helper that selectively removes only .message
  elements instead of wiping the entire container
- Update switchToHome, switchToConversation, and startNewChat to use
  the new helper
- Add proper visibility toggling for addieHomeContainer in addMessage()
  and createStreamingMessage() to ensure home content hides when
  chatting

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .changeset/addie-home-nav-fix.md |  4 ++++
 server/public/chat.html          | 24 ++++++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/addie-home-nav-fix.md

diff --git a/.changeset/addie-home-nav-fix.md b/.changeset/addie-home-nav-fix.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9428e1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/addie-home-nav-fix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+---
+
+Fix Addie chat home button navigation - clicking Home now properly shows the dashboard
diff --git a/server/public/chat.html b/server/public/chat.html
index 2f23864aa..83b0806c1 100644
--- a/server/public/chat.html
+++ b/server/public/chat.html
@@ -1511,6 +1511,12 @@ <h2>Hi! I'm Addie</h2>
 
       // === Tab Management Functions ===
 
+      // Clear only chat messages from the container (preserves static elements like home/welcome)
+      function clearChatMessages() {
+        const messages = messagesContainer.querySelectorAll('.message');
+        messages.forEach(msg => msg.remove());
+      }
+
       // Debounced thread refresh (avoids excessive API calls when sending multiple messages)
       let loadThreadsTimer = null;
       function scheduleLoadThreads() {
@@ -1681,11 +1687,13 @@ <h2>Hi! I'm Addie</h2>
         renderActiveTabs();
 
         // Show home content
-        messagesContainer.innerHTML = '';
+        clearChatMessages();
         if (isAuthenticated) {
           addieHomeContainer.classList.add('visible');
+          welcomeMessage.style.display = 'none';
           loadAddieHome();
         } else {
+          addieHomeContainer.classList.remove('visible');
           welcomeMessage.style.display = 'block';
         }
 
@@ -1767,8 +1775,8 @@ <h2>Hi! I'm Addie</h2>
         // Update active tabs UI
         renderActiveTabs();
 
-        // Clear current messages
-        messagesContainer.innerHTML = '';
+        // Clear current messages and hide static content
+        clearChatMessages();
         welcomeMessage.style.display = 'none';
         addieHomeContainer.classList.remove('visible');
 
@@ -1822,13 +1830,15 @@ <h2>Hi! I'm Addie</h2>
         currentTabId = 'home'; // New chat starts from home
 
         // Clear messages and show home
-        messagesContainer.innerHTML = '';
+        clearChatMessages();
 
         // Show welcome or Addie Home based on auth
         if (isAuthenticated) {
           addieHomeContainer.classList.add('visible');
+          welcomeMessage.style.display = 'none';
           loadAddieHome();
         } else {
+          addieHomeContainer.classList.remove('visible');
           welcomeMessage.style.display = 'block';
         }
 
@@ -2187,10 +2197,11 @@ <h2>Hi! I'm Addie</h2>
 
       // Add message to chat
       function addMessage(content, role, messageId = null) {
-        // Hide welcome message
+        // Hide welcome/home content when showing messages
         if (welcomeMessage) {
           welcomeMessage.style.display = 'none';
         }
+        addieHomeContainer.classList.remove('visible');
 
         const messageDiv = document.createElement('div');
         messageDiv.className = `message message--${role}`;
@@ -2363,10 +2374,11 @@ <h2>Hi! I'm Addie</h2>
 
       // Create a streaming message element that can be updated
       function createStreamingMessage() {
-        // Hide welcome message
+        // Hide welcome/home content when showing messages
         if (welcomeMessage) {
           welcomeMessage.style.display = 'none';
         }
+        addieHomeContainer.classList.remove('visible');
 
         const messageDiv = document.createElement('div');
         messageDiv.className = 'message message--assistant';