From 0df90e34de3e486fcad537c4d1714509ed97e68e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: abose <arun@core.ai>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:39:23 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] style: restyle sidebar Files/AI tabs as pill buttons

---
 src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less | 22 +++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less b/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less
index 9a79950d70..af74247b94 100644
--- a/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less
+++ b/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@
 #navTabBar {
     display: none;
     align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.25rem;
     background-color: @bc-ai-sidebar-bg;
-    height: 2rem;
-    overflow: hidden;
+    padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
     user-select: none;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
 
     &.has-tabs {
         display: flex;
@@ -38,12 +37,11 @@
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;
     gap: 0.35rem;
-    padding: 0 0.75rem;
-    height: 100%;
+    padding: 0.25rem 0.7rem;
     cursor: pointer;
-    position: relative;
     color: @project-panel-text-2;
     font-size: 0.85rem;
+    border-radius: 4px;
     transition: color 0.15s ease, background-color 0.15s ease;
 
     i {
@@ -57,17 +55,7 @@
 
     &.active {
         color: @project-panel-text-1;
-        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
-
-        &::after {
-            content: "";
-            position: absolute;
-            bottom: 0;
-            left: 0;
-            right: 0;
-            height: 2px;
-            background-color: @project-panel-text-1;
-        }
+        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
     }
 }
 

From c2dd9908c4b9792800404d7dcbf1a77f842971e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: abose <arun@core.ai>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:48:37 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] style: refine sidebar tab pills with inset track and
 depth

---
 src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less b/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less
index af74247b94..e3dd444d03 100644
--- a/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less
+++ b/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less
@@ -23,39 +23,52 @@
 #navTabBar {
     display: none;
     align-items: center;
-    gap: 0.25rem;
-    background-color: @bc-ai-sidebar-bg;
-    padding: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
+    gap: 2px;
+    width: fit-content;
+    margin: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.4rem;
+    padding: 3px;
+    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+    border-radius: 7px;
+    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
     user-select: none;
 
     &.has-tabs {
-        display: flex;
+        display: inline-flex;
     }
 }
 
 .sidebar-tab {
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;
-    gap: 0.35rem;
-    padding: 0.25rem 0.7rem;
+    gap: 0.4rem;
+    padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
     cursor: pointer;
     color: @project-panel-text-2;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    transition: color 0.15s ease, background-color 0.15s ease;
+    font-size: 0.8rem;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    transition: color 0.15s ease, background-color 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease;
 
     i {
-        font-size: 0.75rem;
+        font-size: 0.78rem;
+        opacity: 0.85;
     }
 
-    &:hover {
+    &:hover:not(.active) {
         color: @project-panel-text-1;
-        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
     }
 
     &.active {
         color: @project-panel-text-1;
-        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
+        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
+        box-shadow:
+            0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05) inset,
+            0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+
+        i {
+            opacity: 1;
+        }
     }
 }
 

From e252d9b8690c39409087e5ca6c3f8918f1352340 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: abose <arun@core.ai>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:52:44 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] style: expand sidebar tab pills to full sidebar width

---
 src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less b/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less
index e3dd444d03..f16716c215 100644
--- a/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less
+++ b/src/styles/Extn-SidebarTabs.less
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
 
 #navTabBar {
     display: none;
-    align-items: center;
+    align-items: stretch;
     gap: 2px;
-    width: fit-content;
     margin: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0.4rem;
     padding: 3px;
     background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
@@ -33,13 +32,15 @@
     user-select: none;
 
     &.has-tabs {
-        display: inline-flex;
+        display: flex;
     }
 }
 
 .sidebar-tab {
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    flex: 1 1 0;
     gap: 0.4rem;
     padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
     cursor: pointer;