diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/desktop/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
index 99de5006c..9d1fb1f61 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -3,5 +3,13 @@
   "identifier": "default",
   "description": "Capability for the main window",
   "windows": ["main"],
-  "permissions": ["core:default", "opener:default", "websocket:default"]
+  "permissions": [
+    "core:default",
+    "core:window:allow-start-dragging",
+    "core:window:allow-show",
+    "core:window:allow-close",
+    "opener:default",
+    "websocket:default",
+    "window-state:default"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index f19af15db..0aa110a8a 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ pub fn run() {
         .plugin(
             tauri_plugin_window_state::Builder::default()
                 .with_state_flags(
-                    StateFlags::SIZE | StateFlags::POSITION | StateFlags::MAXIMIZED,
+                    StateFlags::all() & !StateFlags::VISIBLE,
                 )
                 .build(),
         )
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index bea12c01d..d88824c5b 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
       {
         "title": "",
         "width": 800,
-        "height": 600
+        "height": 600,
+        "visible": false,
+        "titleBarStyle": "Overlay",
+        "hiddenTitle": true,
+        "trafficLightPosition": { "x": 12, "y": 22 }
       }
     ],
     "security": {
diff --git a/desktop/src/app/App.tsx b/desktop/src/app/App.tsx
index 79fae3fed..048ad529b 100644
--- a/desktop/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+import { getCurrentWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/window";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+
 import { AppShell } from "@/app/AppShell";
 
 export function App() {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    getCurrentWindow().show();
+  }, []);
+
   return <AppShell />;
 }
diff --git a/desktop/src/app/AppShell.tsx b/desktop/src/app/AppShell.tsx
index b5528eb06..8509bdf1f 100644
--- a/desktop/src/app/AppShell.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/app/AppShell.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { getCurrentWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/window";
 import * as React from "react";
 import { Settings2 } from "lucide-react";
 
@@ -26,7 +27,11 @@ import { getEventById } from "@/shared/api/tauri";
 import { useIdentityQuery } from "@/shared/api/hooks";
 import type { RelayEvent, SearchHit } from "@/shared/api/types";
 import { Button } from "@/shared/ui/button";
-import { SidebarInset, SidebarProvider } from "@/shared/ui/sidebar";
+import {
+  SidebarInset,
+  SidebarProvider,
+  SidebarTrigger,
+} from "@/shared/ui/sidebar";
 
 type AppView = "home" | "channel";
 
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ export function AppShell() {
 
   return (
     <SidebarProvider className="h-dvh overflow-hidden overscroll-none">
+      <SidebarTrigger className="fixed left-[80px] top-[9px] z-50 h-6 w-6" />
       <AppSidebar
         channels={channels}
         errorMessage={
@@ -210,9 +216,20 @@ export function AppShell() {
       />
 
       <SidebarInset
-        className="min-h-0 min-w-0 overflow-hidden"
+        className="relative min-h-0 min-w-0 overflow-hidden pt-7"
         key={contentPaneKey}
       >
+        {/* Drag strip covering the traffic-light inset area */}
+        <div
+          className="absolute inset-x-0 top-0 flex h-7 items-center px-2"
+          onPointerDown={(e) => {
+            if (e.button !== 0) return;
+            const target = e.target as HTMLElement;
+            if (target.closest('button, a, input, [role="button"]')) return;
+            e.preventDefault();
+            getCurrentWindow().startDragging();
+          }}
+        />
         {selectedView === "home" ? (
           <ChatHeader
             description="Personalized feed for mentions, reminders, channel activity, and agent work."
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/chat/ui/ChatHeader.tsx b/desktop/src/features/chat/ui/ChatHeader.tsx
index ef079d75b..02469f3e7 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/chat/ui/ChatHeader.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/chat/ui/ChatHeader.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import { getCurrentWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/window";
 import { CircleDot, FileText, Hash, Home } from "lucide-react";
 import type * as React from "react";
 
 import type { ChannelType } from "@/shared/api/types";
-import { SidebarTrigger } from "@/shared/ui/sidebar";
 
 type ChatHeaderProps = {
   actions?: React.ReactNode;
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ function ChannelIcon({
   return <Hash className="h-5 w-5 text-primary" />;
 }
 
+function handlePointerDown(e: React.PointerEvent) {
+  if (e.button !== 0) return;
+  const target = e.target as HTMLElement;
+  if (target.closest('button, a, input, [role="button"]')) return;
+  e.preventDefault();
+  getCurrentWindow().startDragging();
+}
+
 export function ChatHeader({
   actions,
   title,
@@ -45,9 +53,8 @@ export function ChatHeader({
     <header
       className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-3 border-b border-border/80 bg-background px-4 py-3 sm:px-6"
       data-testid="chat-header"
+      onPointerDown={handlePointerDown}
     >
-      <SidebarTrigger />
-
       <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
         <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
           <ChannelIcon channelType={channelType} mode={mode} />
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/home/ui/HomeView.tsx b/desktop/src/features/home/ui/HomeView.tsx
index abc034d95..6c6dbd3cd 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/home/ui/HomeView.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/home/ui/HomeView.tsx
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ function FeedSection({
   onOpenChannel,
 }: FeedSectionProps) {
   return (
-    <section className="rounded-[1.75rem] border border-border/80 bg-card/80 p-5 shadow-sm">
+    <section className="rounded-xl border border-border/80 bg-card/80 p-5 shadow-sm">
       <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
         <div className="min-w-0">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-            <div className="flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-2xl bg-primary/10 text-primary">
+            <div className="flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-primary/10 text-primary">
               <Icon className="h-4 w-4" />
             </div>
             <div>
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function FeedSection({
 
       <div className="mt-5 space-y-3">
         {items.length === 0 ? (
-          <div className="rounded-3xl border border-dashed border-border/80 bg-background/60 px-5 py-7 text-center">
+          <div className="rounded-lg border border-dashed border-border/80 bg-background/60 px-5 py-7 text-center">
             <p className="text-sm font-semibold tracking-tight">{emptyTitle}</p>
             <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
               {emptyDescription}
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ function FeedSection({
 
           return (
             <article
-              className="rounded-3xl border border-border/70 bg-background/70 p-4 shadow-sm"
+              className="rounded-lg border border-border/70 bg-background/70 p-4 shadow-sm"
               key={item.id}
             >
               <div className="flex gap-3">
-                <div className="flex h-10 w-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-2xl bg-secondary/70 text-secondary-foreground">
+                <div className="flex h-10 w-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-secondary/70 text-secondary-foreground">
                   <Icon className="h-4 w-4" />
                 </div>
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ function SummaryCard({
   return (
     <div
       className={cn(
-        "rounded-3xl border p-4 shadow-sm",
+        "rounded-lg border p-4 shadow-sm",
         tone === "urgent"
           ? "border-primary/20 bg-primary/10"
           : "border-border/80 bg-background/70",
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ function SummaryCard({
       <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
         <div
           className={cn(
-            "flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-2xl",
+            "flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-lg",
             tone === "urgent"
               ? "bg-primary text-primary-foreground"
               : "bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground",
@@ -303,13 +303,13 @@ function HomeLoadingState() {
   return (
     <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden overscroll-contain px-4 py-4 sm:px-6">
       <div className="mx-auto flex w-full max-w-6xl flex-col gap-6">
-        <div className="rounded-[1.75rem] border border-border/80 bg-card/80 p-5 shadow-sm">
+        <div className="rounded-xl border border-border/80 bg-card/80 p-5 shadow-sm">
           <Skeleton className="h-6 w-44" />
           <Skeleton className="mt-3 h-4 w-full max-w-xl" />
 
           <div className="mt-5 grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-4">
             {["first", "second", "third", "fourth"].map((item) => (
-              <Skeleton className="h-24 rounded-3xl" key={item} />
+              <Skeleton className="h-24 rounded-lg" key={item} />
             ))}
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -317,14 +317,14 @@ function HomeLoadingState() {
         <div className="grid gap-4 xl:grid-cols-2">
           {["mentions", "actions", "activity", "agents"].map((section) => (
             <div
-              className="rounded-[1.75rem] border border-border/80 bg-card/80 p-5 shadow-sm"
+              className="rounded-xl border border-border/80 bg-card/80 p-5 shadow-sm"
               key={section}
             >
               <Skeleton className="h-6 w-32" />
               <Skeleton className="mt-3 h-4 w-full max-w-xs" />
               <div className="mt-5 space-y-3">
                 {["a", "b", "c"].map((row) => (
-                  <Skeleton className="h-28 rounded-3xl" key={row} />
+                  <Skeleton className="h-28 rounded-lg" key={row} />
                 ))}
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ export function HomeView({
     return (
       <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden overscroll-contain px-4 py-4 sm:px-6">
         <div className="mx-auto flex w-full max-w-3xl flex-col gap-4">
-          <div className="rounded-[1.75rem] border border-destructive/30 bg-destructive/5 px-6 py-8 shadow-sm">
+          <div className="rounded-xl border border-destructive/30 bg-destructive/5 px-6 py-8 shadow-sm">
             <p className="text-base font-semibold tracking-tight">
               Home feed unavailable
             </p>
@@ -386,11 +386,11 @@ export function HomeView({
   return (
     <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden overscroll-contain px-4 py-4 sm:px-6">
       <div className="mx-auto flex w-full max-w-6xl flex-col gap-6">
-        <section className="rounded-[1.75rem] border border-border/80 bg-card/80 p-5 shadow-sm">
+        <section className="rounded-xl border border-border/80 bg-card/80 p-5 shadow-sm">
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 lg:flex-row lg:items-end lg:justify-between">
             <div className="min-w-0">
               <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-                <div className="flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-[1.25rem] bg-primary text-primary-foreground shadow-sm">
+                <div className="flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-primary text-primary-foreground shadow-sm">
                   <Sparkles className="h-5 w-5" />
                 </div>
                 <div>
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/AppSidebar.tsx b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/AppSidebar.tsx
index f3b419e84..c49e9e517 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/AppSidebar.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/sidebar/ui/AppSidebar.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { getCurrentWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/window";
 import {
   CircleDot,
   FileText,
@@ -294,13 +295,24 @@ export function AppSidebar({
     }
   }
 
+  function handleDragPointerDown(e: React.PointerEvent) {
+    if (e.button !== 0) return;
+    const target = e.target as HTMLElement;
+    if (target.closest('button, a, input, [role="button"]')) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    getCurrentWindow().startDragging();
+  }
+
   return (
     <Sidebar
       collapsible="offcanvas"
       data-testid="app-sidebar"
       variant="sidebar"
     >
-      <SidebarHeader className="gap-3">
+      <SidebarHeader
+        className="gap-3 pt-7"
+        onPointerDown={handleDragPointerDown}
+      >
         <div className="flex items-center gap-3 rounded-xl bg-sidebar-accent/80 px-3 py-3">
           <div className="flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center rounded-xl text-lg">
             <span aria-hidden="true">🌱</span>
@@ -324,9 +336,7 @@ export function AppSidebar({
             <Search className="h-4 w-4" />
             Search messages
           </span>
-          <span className="rounded-md border border-sidebar-border/80 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-sidebar-foreground/60">
-            Cmd K
-          </span>
+          <span className="text-xs text-sidebar-foreground/50">&#x2318;K</span>
         </Button>
       </SidebarHeader>
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/ui/sidebar.tsx b/desktop/src/shared/ui/sidebar.tsx
index b2cd9a44e..b068c5fa3 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/ui/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/ui/sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import { Slot } from "@radix-ui/react-slot";
 import { cva, type VariantProps } from "class-variance-authority";
-import { PanelLeft } from "lucide-react";
+import { PanelLeftClose, PanelLeftOpen } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { cn } from "@/shared/lib/cn";
 import { useIsMobile } from "@/shared/hooks/use-mobile";
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ const SidebarTrigger = React.forwardRef<
   React.ElementRef<typeof Button>,
   React.ComponentProps<typeof Button>
 >(({ className, onClick, ...props }, ref) => {
-  const { toggleSidebar } = useSidebar();
+  const { toggleSidebar, open } = useSidebar();
 
   return (
     <Button
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ const SidebarTrigger = React.forwardRef<
       }}
       {...props}
     >
-      <PanelLeft />
+      {open ? <PanelLeftClose /> : <PanelLeftOpen />}
       <span className="sr-only">Toggle Sidebar</span>
     </Button>
   );