Independent Panel: reveal search on hover when collapsed\n\n- Keep search hidden when collapsed, but show it while the sidebar is hovered (temporary expand UX)\n- Matches user expectation to find the search quickly without pinning\n\nWhy: User reported search field ‘disappeared’ when collapsed; showing on hover improves discoverability while preserving compact state.

Author: PeterDaveHello

src/pages/IndependentPanel/styles.scss

@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@
     display: none;
   }
 
+  // Reveal search when sidebar is collapsed but hovered (temporary expand UX)
+  .chat-sidebar.collapsed:hover .search-container {
+    display: block;
+  }
+
   .chat-sidebar:hover,
   .chat-sidebar:not(.collapsed) {
     min-width: 250px;