refactor(nexus): migrate chat state off legacy panel context

Phase 9 flagged that ChatMessageList, ChatConversationList, and
PersonalAssistant all read activeConversationId / scrollToMessageId
from the legacy ChatPanelContext, blocking deletion of the old
desktop chat drawer. Phase 16a migrates those reads off context
using prop-drilling through HistorySheet so PersonalAssistant owns
a local useState for the active conversation id.

- ChatMessageList accepts optional scrollToMessageId/onScrollComplete
  props in place of useChatPanel().
- ChatConversationList accepts activeConversationId + onSelectConversation
  so HistorySheet can pass them through.
- HistorySheet forwards the new props to its embedded list.
- PersonalAssistant owns activeConversationId as local state and
  wires HistorySheet to it.
- NexusOnboardingWizard drops its setChatOpen(true) call — the
  Assistant page is the chat surface now, no drawer to toggle.

Leaves ChatPanel.tsx and MobileChatView.tsx as the only remaining
useChatPanel consumers; both are dead chrome slated for deletion
in the next commit of this phase.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

ui/src/components/ChatConversationList.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { GitBranch, Plus, Search, X } from "lucide-react";
 import { useChatConversations } from "../hooks/useChatConversations";
-import { useChatPanel } from "../context/ChatPanelContext";
 import { useMediaQuery } from "../hooks/useMediaQuery";
 import { PullToRefresh } from "./PullToRefresh";
 import { ChatConversationItem } from "./ChatConversationItem";
@@ -21,10 +20,20 @@ import type { ChatConversationListItem } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 
 interface ChatConversationListProps {
   companyId: string;
+  /**
+   * Currently-selected conversation id. Phase 16a: owners pass this via
+   * props instead of reading from the legacy `ChatPanelContext`.
+   */
+  activeConversationId: string | null;
+  onSelectConversation: (id: string | null) => void;
 }
 
-export function ChatConversationList({ companyId }: ChatConversationListProps) {
+export function ChatConversationList({
-  const { activeConversationId, setActiveConversationId } = useChatPanel();
+  companyId,
+  activeConversationId,
+  onSelectConversation,
+}: ChatConversationListProps) {
+  const setActiveConversationId = onSelectConversation;
 
   const [searchTerm, setSearchTerm] = useState("");
   const [debouncedSearch, setDebouncedSearch] = useState("");

ui/src/components/ChatMessageList.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { useRef, useEffect, useCallback, useState } from "react";
 import { useVirtualizer } from "@tanstack/react-virtual";
 import { useChatMessages } from "../hooks/useChatMessages";
-import { useChatPanel } from "../context/ChatPanelContext";
 import { ChatMessage } from "./ChatMessage";
 import { ArrowDown } from "lucide-react";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
@@ -21,6 +20,13 @@ interface ChatMessageListProps {
   agentMap?: Map<string, { name: string; icon: string | null; role: AgentRole | null }>;
   onBookmark?: (messageId: string) => void;
   bookmarkedMessageIds?: Set<string>;
+  /**
+   * When set to a message id, the virtualizer scrolls that message into
+   * view and invokes `onScrollComplete` once. Phase 16a migrated these
+   * off the legacy `ChatPanelContext`; callers now own the state.
+   */
+  scrollToMessageId?: string | null;
+  onScrollComplete?: () => void;
 }
 
 export function ChatMessageList({
@@ -36,9 +42,10 @@ export function ChatMessageList({
   agentMap,
   onBookmark,
   bookmarkedMessageIds,
+  scrollToMessageId = null,
+  onScrollComplete,
 }: ChatMessageListProps) {
   const { messages, isLoading } = useChatMessages(conversationId);
-  const { scrollToMessageId, setScrollToMessageId } = useChatPanel();
   const parentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const [showJumpToBottom, setShowJumpToBottom] = useState(false);
 
@@ -84,13 +91,15 @@ export function ChatMessageList({
   // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [streamingContent, isStreaming]);
 
-  // Scroll to a specific message when scrollToMessageId is set
+  // Scroll to a specific message when scrollToMessageId is set. Phase 16a:
+  // the prop replaces the legacy `ChatPanelContext` getter; callers are
+  // responsible for clearing the id via `onScrollComplete`.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!scrollToMessageId) return;
     const index = displayMessages.findIndex((m) => m.id === scrollToMessageId);
     if (index >= 0) {
       virtualizer.scrollToIndex(index, { align: "center" });
-      setScrollToMessageId(null);
+      onScrollComplete?.();
     }
     // TODO: if message not in current page (infinite scroll), scroll is best-effort only.
     // Future iteration: load pages until message found, then scroll.

ui/src/components/NexusOnboardingWizard.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import { VoiceStep } from "./onboarding/VoiceStep";
 import { TelegramStep } from "./onboarding/TelegramStep";
 import { useHardwareInfo } from "../hooks/useHardwareInfo";
 import { updateNexusSettings, type NexusMode } from "../api/hardware";
-import { useChatPanel } from "../context/ChatPanelContext";
 import {
   Cpu,
   LayoutGrid,
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ export function OnboardingWizard() {
   const location = useLocation();
   const { companyPrefix } = useParams<{ companyPrefix?: string }>();
   const [routeDismissed, setRouteDismissed] = useState(false);
-  const { setChatOpen } = useChatPanel();
 
   // Preserve wizard-show detection logic from the original OnboardingWizard
   const routeOnboardingOptions =
@@ -308,12 +306,11 @@ export function OnboardingWizard() {
     try {
       const company = await createWorkspace();
 
-      // [nexus] Mode-aware landing + chat panel open — same logic as
+      // [nexus] Mode-aware landing. Phase 16a removed the legacy chat drawer
-      // handleSubmit but with the chat drawer toggled on.
+      // toggle — the Assistant page is the chat surface itself now.
       const landingPath = selectedMode === "project_builder" ? "dashboard" : "assistant";
       closeOnboarding();
       navigate(`/${company.issuePrefix}/${landingPath}`);
-      setChatOpen(true);
     } catch (err) {
       setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Setup failed. Please try again.");
       setLoading(false);

ui/src/components/assistant/HistorySheet.test.tsx

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 // Stub ChatConversationList to avoid pulling its dependency tree into the
-// test (react-query, ChatPanelContext, etc.). We only want to assert that
+// test (react-query, etc.). We only want to assert that HistorySheet mounts
-// HistorySheet mounts it when companyId is present.
+// it when companyId is present.
 vi.mock("../ChatConversationList", () => ({
   ChatConversationList: ({ companyId }: { companyId: string }) => (
     <div data-testid="chat-conversation-list-stub" data-company-id={companyId}>
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ vi.mock("../ChatConversationList", () => ({
   ),
 }));
 
+// Shared defaults for the Phase 16a prop-drilled chat selection state.
+const NOOP_SELECT = () => {};
+
 // jsdom does not ship window.matchMedia, so the Phase 15 `useMediaQuery`
 // hook inside HistorySheet would throw. Stub it with a controllable fake
 // so individual tests can toggle between the desktop slide-over and the
@@ -71,33 +74,73 @@ describe("<HistorySheet />", () => {
   }
 
   it("renders nothing when closed", () => {
-    render(<HistorySheet open={false} onClose={() => {}} companyId="co-1" />);
+    render(
+      <HistorySheet
+        open={false}
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        companyId="co-1"
+        activeConversationId={null}
+        onSelectConversation={NOOP_SELECT}
+      />,
+    );
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="history-sheet-panel"]')).toBeNull();
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="history-sheet-backdrop"]')).toBeNull();
   });
 
   it("renders the panel and a backdrop when open", () => {
-    render(<HistorySheet open onClose={() => {}} companyId="co-1" />);
+    render(
+      <HistorySheet
+        open
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        companyId="co-1"
+        activeConversationId={null}
+        onSelectConversation={NOOP_SELECT}
+      />,
+    );
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="history-sheet-panel"]')).not.toBeNull();
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="history-sheet-backdrop"]')).not.toBeNull();
   });
 
   it("mounts ChatConversationList inside the panel when companyId is present", () => {
-    render(<HistorySheet open onClose={() => {}} companyId="co-1" />);
+    render(
+      <HistorySheet
+        open
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        companyId="co-1"
+        activeConversationId={null}
+        onSelectConversation={NOOP_SELECT}
+      />,
+    );
     const stub = container.querySelector('[data-testid="chat-conversation-list-stub"]');
     expect(stub).not.toBeNull();
     expect(stub?.getAttribute("data-company-id")).toBe("co-1");
   });
 
   it("shows a placeholder when companyId is null", () => {
-    render(<HistorySheet open onClose={() => {}} companyId={null} />);
+    render(
+      <HistorySheet
+        open
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        companyId={null}
+        activeConversationId={null}
+        onSelectConversation={NOOP_SELECT}
+      />,
+    );
     expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="chat-conversation-list-stub"]')).toBeNull();
     expect(container.textContent ?? "").toContain("Select a workspace");
   });
 
   it("calls onClose when the backdrop is clicked", () => {
     const onClose = vi.fn();
-    render(<HistorySheet open onClose={onClose} companyId="co-1" />);
+    render(
+      <HistorySheet
+        open
+        onClose={onClose}
+        companyId="co-1"
+        activeConversationId={null}
+        onSelectConversation={NOOP_SELECT}
+      />,
+    );
     const backdrop = container.querySelector(
       '[data-testid="history-sheet-backdrop"]',
     ) as HTMLButtonElement;
@@ -109,7 +152,15 @@ describe("<HistorySheet />", () => {
 
   it("calls onClose when ESC is pressed", () => {
     const onClose = vi.fn();
-    render(<HistorySheet open onClose={onClose} companyId="co-1" />);
+    render(
+      <HistorySheet
+        open
+        onClose={onClose}
+        companyId="co-1"
+        activeConversationId={null}
+        onSelectConversation={NOOP_SELECT}
+      />,
+    );
     act(() => {
       document.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "Escape" }));
     });
@@ -118,7 +169,15 @@ describe("<HistorySheet />", () => {
 
   it("does not listen for ESC when closed", () => {
     const onClose = vi.fn();
-    render(<HistorySheet open={false} onClose={onClose} companyId="co-1" />);
+    render(
+      <HistorySheet
+        open={false}
+        onClose={onClose}
+        companyId="co-1"
+        activeConversationId={null}
+        onSelectConversation={NOOP_SELECT}
+      />,
+    );
     act(() => {
       document.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "Escape" }));
     });
@@ -126,7 +185,15 @@ describe("<HistorySheet />", () => {
   });
 
   it("uses a left-side panel positioned against the icon rail", () => {
-    render(<HistorySheet open onClose={() => {}} companyId="co-1" />);
+    render(
+      <HistorySheet
+        open
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        companyId="co-1"
+        activeConversationId={null}
+        onSelectConversation={NOOP_SELECT}
+      />,
+    );
     const panel = container.querySelector('[data-testid="history-sheet-panel"]') as HTMLElement;
     // The Tailwind class string should include left-[56px] and w-[320px].
     expect(panel.className).toContain("left-[56px]");
@@ -137,7 +204,15 @@ describe("<HistorySheet />", () => {
   it("renders a full-screen variant on mobile (< 768px)", () => {
     mediaMatches = false;
     installMatchMedia();
-    render(<HistorySheet open onClose={() => {}} companyId="co-1" />);
+    render(
+      <HistorySheet
+        open
+        onClose={() => {}}
+        companyId="co-1"
+        activeConversationId={null}
+        onSelectConversation={NOOP_SELECT}
+      />,
+    );
     const panel = container.querySelector('[data-testid="history-sheet-panel"]') as HTMLElement;
     expect(panel.getAttribute("data-variant")).toBe("mobile");
     expect(panel.className).toContain("w-full");

ui/src/components/assistant/HistorySheet.tsx

@@ -13,10 +13,19 @@ export interface HistorySheetProps {
   open: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
   companyId: string | null;
+  activeConversationId: string | null;
+  onSelectConversation: (id: string | null) => void;
   className?: string;
 }
 
-export function HistorySheet({ open, onClose, companyId, className }: HistorySheetProps) {
+export function HistorySheet({
+  open,
+  onClose,
+  companyId,
+  activeConversationId,
+  onSelectConversation,
+  className,
+}: HistorySheetProps) {
   // ESC closes the sheet.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!open) return;
@@ -80,7 +89,11 @@ export function HistorySheet({ open, onClose, companyId, className }: HistoryShe
         </header>
         <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-hidden">
           {companyId ? (
-            <ChatConversationList companyId={companyId} />
+            <ChatConversationList
+              companyId={companyId}
+              activeConversationId={activeConversationId}
+              onSelectConversation={onSelectConversation}
+            />
           ) : (
             <p className="px-4 py-6 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
               Select a workspace to view conversations.

ui/src/pages/PersonalAssistant.tsx

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import type { ChatMessage, ChatConversationListResponse } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import { useNexusMode } from "../hooks/useNexusMode";
 import { useCompany } from "../context/CompanyContext";
-import { useChatPanel } from "../context/ChatPanelContext";
 import { useToast } from "../context/ToastContext";
 import { useVoice } from "../context/VoiceContext";
 import { chatApi } from "../api/chat";
@@ -42,7 +41,10 @@ export function PersonalAssistant() {
   const location = useLocation();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const { pushToast } = useToast();
-  const { activeConversationId, setActiveConversationId } = useChatPanel();
+  // Phase 16a: `activeConversationId` is now local to the Assistant page.
+  // Previously this lived in the legacy `ChatPanelContext`; migrating it
+  // off unblocks deleting that context along with the old desktop drawer.
+  const [activeConversationId, setActiveConversationId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const voice = useVoice();
 
   const companyId = selectedCompany?.id ?? null;
@@ -368,6 +370,8 @@ export function PersonalAssistant() {
         open={historyOpen}
         onClose={() => setHistoryOpen(false)}
         companyId={companyId}
+        activeConversationId={selectedConvId}
+        onSelectConversation={setActiveConversationId}
       />
       <MemorySheet
         open={memoryOpen}