From b3e7133da10e54ef455286aeea9483b462b9deec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brooklyn Nicholson <brooklyn.bb.nicholson@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 07:57:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(desktop): top-align empty sessions placeholder

The "Start a chat to build your history." empty state used a min-h-35 grid place-items-center container, which floated the text in a tall dead zone. Render it as a flat paragraph that sits right under the section header like the empty pinned state does.
---
 apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
index a5fbf15012f..c8e1181a43c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -280,9 +280,7 @@ function SidebarSessionSkeletons() {
 
 function SidebarEmptySessionState() {
   return (
-    <div className="grid min-h-35 place-items-center rounded-lg px-3 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-      Start a chat to build your history.
-    </div>
+    <p className="rounded-lg px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground/80">Start a chat to build your history.</p>
   )
 }