diff --git a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nIcon/icons.ts b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nIcon/icons.ts
index d3feaab958c..8f3b527dd81 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nIcon/icons.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nIcon/icons.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import IconLucideCircle from '~icons/lucide/circle';
 import IconLucideCircleAlert from '~icons/lucide/circle-alert';
 import IconLucideCircleCheck from '~icons/lucide/circle-check';
 import IconLucideCircleDot from '~icons/lucide/circle-dot';
+import IconLucideCircleEllipsis from '~icons/lucide/circle-ellipsis';
 import IconLucideCircleHelp from '~icons/lucide/circle-help';
 import IconLucideCircleMinus from '~icons/lucide/circle-minus';
 import IconLucideCirclePause from '~icons/lucide/circle-pause';
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ import IconLucideMaximize2 from '~icons/lucide/maximize-2';
 import IconLucideMenu from '~icons/lucide/menu';
 import IconLucideMessageCircle from '~icons/lucide/message-circle';
 import IconLucideMessageSquare from '~icons/lucide/message-square';
+import IconLucideMessageSquarePlus from '~icons/lucide/message-square-plus';
 import IconLucideMessagesSquare from '~icons/lucide/messages-square';
 import IconLucideMic from '~icons/lucide/mic';
 import IconLucideMilestone from '~icons/lucide/milestone';
@@ -518,6 +520,7 @@ export const updatedIconSet = {
 	'circle-alert': IconLucideCircleAlert,
 	'circle-check': IconLucideCircleCheck,
 	'circle-dot': IconLucideCircleDot,
+	'circle-ellipsis': IconLucideCircleEllipsis,
 	'circle-help': IconLucideCircleHelp,
 	'circle-minus': IconLucideCircleMinus,
 	'circle-pause': IconLucideCirclePause,
@@ -597,6 +600,7 @@ export const updatedIconSet = {
 	menu: IconLucideMenu,
 	'message-circle': IconLucideMessageCircle,
 	'message-square': IconLucideMessageSquare,
+	'message-square-plus': IconLucideMessageSquarePlus,
 	'messages-square': IconLucideMessagesSquare,
 	mic: IconLucideMic,
 	milestone: IconLucideMilestone,
diff --git a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.stories.ts b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.stories.ts
index 6bf53173801..d8007fae82c 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.stories.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.stories.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ withSecondaryIconTooltip.args = {
 	},
 };
 
+export const withBetaTag = template.bind({});
+withBetaTag.args = {
+	item: {
+		id: 'workflows',
+		icon: 'home',
+		label: 'Workflows',
+		beta: true,
+	},
+};
+
 export const compact = template.bind({});
 compact.args = {
 	item: {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.vue b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.vue
index cde4b1f019f..f1a2658ca1f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { computed } from 'vue';
 
 import type { IMenuItem } from '@n8n/design-system/types';
 
+import BetaTag from '../BetaTag/BetaTag.vue';
 import N8nIcon from '../N8nIcon';
 import type { IconName } from '../N8nIcon/icons';
 import N8nRoute from '../N8nRoute';
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ const iconColor = computed(() => {
 				:id="item.id"
 				:to="to"
 				role="menuitem"
-				:class="[$style.menuItem, { [$style.active]: active }]"
+				:class="[$style.menuItem, { [$style.active]: active, [$style.compact]: compact }]"
 				:aria-label="props.ariaLabel"
 				data-test-id="menu-item"
 				@click="emit('click')"
@@ -83,7 +84,12 @@ const iconColor = computed(() => {
 					>
 					<N8nIcon v-else-if="icon" :color="iconColor" :icon="icon" />
 				</div>
-				<N8nText v-if="!compact" :class="$style.menuItemText">{{ item.label }}</N8nText>
+				<div :class="$style.menuItemLabel">
+					<N8nText v-if="!compact" :class="$style.menuItemText" color="text-dark">
+						{{ item.label }}
+					</N8nText>
+					<BetaTag v-if="!compact && item.beta" />
+				</div>
 				<N8nIcon v-if="item.children && !compact" icon="chevron-right" color="text-light" />
 			</N8nRoute>
 		</N8nTooltip>
@@ -125,6 +131,10 @@ const iconColor = computed(() => {
 		background-color: var(--color--background--light-1);
 		color: var(--color--text--shade-1);
 	}
+
+	&.compact {
+		gap: 0;
+	}
 }
 
 .menuItem:focus-visible {
@@ -136,7 +146,6 @@ const iconColor = computed(() => {
 	white-space: nowrap;
 	text-overflow: ellipsis;
 	overflow: hidden;
-	flex: 1;
 	line-height: var(--font-size--lg);
 	min-width: 0;
 }
@@ -176,4 +185,13 @@ const iconColor = computed(() => {
 		color: var(--color--text--shade-1);
 	}
 }
+
+.menuItemLabel {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	flex-direction: row;
+	gap: var(--spacing--3xs);
+	flex: 1;
+	min-width: 0;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/types/menu.ts b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/types/menu.ts
index d1bc0681616..8975951b670 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/types/menu.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/types/menu.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export type IMenuItem = {
 	disabled?: boolean;
 	notification?: boolean;
 	size?: 'medium' | 'small';
+	beta?: boolean;
 };
 
 export interface ICustomMenuItem {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/@n8n/i18n/src/locales/en.json b/packages/frontend/@n8n/i18n/src/locales/en.json
index 7c0aff192a2..7432d67bab8 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/@n8n/i18n/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/packages/frontend/@n8n/i18n/src/locales/en.json
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@
 	"chatHub.sidebar.link.newChat": "New chat",
 	"chatHub.sidebar.link.workflowAgents": "Workflow agents",
 	"chatHub.sidebar.link.personalAgents": "Personal agents",
+	"chatHub.sidebar.loadMoreSessions": "Load more",
 	"chatEmbed.infoTip.description": "Add chat to external applications using the n8n chat package.",
 	"chatEmbed.infoTip.link": "More info",
 	"chatEmbed.title": "Embed Chat in your website",
@@ -3737,7 +3738,7 @@
 	"projects.menu.title": "Projects",
 	"projects.menu.personal": "Personal",
 	"projects.menu.addFirstProject": "Add project",
-	"projects.menu.chat": "Chat (Beta)",
+	"projects.menu.chat": "Chat",
 	"projects.settings": "Project settings",
 	"projects.settings.info": "Project info",
 	"projects.settings.newProjectName": "My project",
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/BottomMenu.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/BottomMenu.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f492ba384e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/BottomMenu.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed } from 'vue';
+import { useCloudPlanStore } from '@/app/stores/cloudPlan.store';
+import {
+	N8nMenuItem,
+	N8nPopover,
+	N8nText,
+	isCustomMenuItem,
+	type IMenuItem,
+	type IMenuElement,
+} from '@n8n/design-system';
+import { RELEASE_NOTES_URL } from '@/app/constants';
+import BecomeTemplateCreatorCta from '@/app/components/BecomeTemplateCreatorCta/BecomeTemplateCreatorCta.vue';
+import { useVersionsStore } from '@/app/stores/versions.store';
+import VersionUpdateCTA from '@/app/components/VersionUpdateCTA.vue';
+import { useUsersStore } from '@/features/settings/users/users.store';
+
+import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
+
+defineProps<{
+	items: IMenuItem[];
+	isCollapsed: boolean;
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+	select: [key: string];
+	logout: [];
+}>();
+
+const cloudPlanStore = useCloudPlanStore();
+const versionsStore = useVersionsStore();
+const usersStore = useUsersStore();
+
+const i18n = useI18n();
+
+const whatsNewItems = computed<{ available: boolean; children: IMenuElement[] }>(() => ({
+	available: versionsStore.hasVersionUpdates || versionsStore.whatsNewArticles.length > 0,
+	children: [
+		...versionsStore.whatsNewArticles.map(
+			(article) =>
+				({
+					id: `whats-new-article-${article.id}`,
+					label: article.title,
+					size: 'small',
+					customIconSize: 'small',
+					icon: {
+						type: 'emoji',
+						value: '•',
+						color: !versionsStore.isWhatsNewArticleRead(article.id) ? 'primary' : 'text-light',
+					},
+				}) satisfies IMenuItem,
+		),
+		{
+			id: 'full-changelog',
+			icon: 'external-link',
+			label: i18n.baseText('mainSidebar.whatsNew.fullChangelog'),
+			link: {
+				href: RELEASE_NOTES_URL,
+				target: '_blank',
+			},
+			size: 'small',
+			customIconSize: 'small',
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'version-upgrade-cta',
+			component: VersionUpdateCTA,
+			available: versionsStore.hasVersionUpdates && usersStore.canUserUpdateVersion,
+			props: {
+				tooltipText: !usersStore.canUserUpdateVersion
+					? i18n.baseText('whatsNew.updateNudgeTooltip')
+					: undefined,
+			},
+		},
+	],
+}));
+
+const userIsTrialing = computed(() => cloudPlanStore.userIsTrialing);
+
+function handleSelect(key: string) {
+	emit('select', key);
+}
+
+function onLogout() {
+	emit('logout');
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<div
+		:class="{
+			[$style.bottomMenu]: true,
+			[$style.collapsed]: isCollapsed,
+		}"
+	>
+		<div :class="$style.bottomMenuItems">
+			<template v-for="item in items" :key="item.id">
+				<!-- Help popover -->
+				<N8nPopover
+					v-if="item.children && item.id === 'help'"
+					key="help"
+					side="right"
+					align="end"
+					:side-offset="12"
+				>
+					<template #content>
+						<div :class="$style.popover">
+							<BecomeTemplateCreatorCta v-if="!isCollapsed && !userIsTrialing" />
+							<template v-for="child in item.children" :key="child.id">
+								<component
+									:is="child.component"
+									v-if="isCustomMenuItem(child)"
+									v-bind="child.props"
+								/>
+								<N8nMenuItem v-else :item="child" @click="() => handleSelect(child.id)" />
+							</template>
+							<template v-if="whatsNewItems.available">
+								<N8nText bold size="small" :class="$style.popoverTitle" color="text-light"
+									>What's new</N8nText
+								>
+								<template v-for="child in whatsNewItems.children" :key="child.id">
+									<component
+										:is="child.component"
+										v-if="isCustomMenuItem(child)"
+										v-bind="child.props"
+									/>
+									<N8nMenuItem v-else :item="child" @click="() => handleSelect(child.id)" />
+								</template>
+							</template>
+						</div>
+					</template>
+					<template #trigger>
+						<N8nMenuItem
+							:data-test-id="`main-sidebar-${item.id}`"
+							:item="item"
+							:compact="isCollapsed"
+							@click="() => handleSelect(item.id)"
+						/>
+					</template>
+				</N8nPopover>
+				<!-- Settings popover -->
+				<N8nPopover
+					v-else-if="item.children && item.id === 'settings'"
+					key="settings"
+					side="right"
+					align="end"
+					:side-offset="12"
+				>
+					<template #content>
+						<div :class="$style.popover">
+							<template v-for="child in item.children" :key="child.id">
+								<component
+									:is="child.component"
+									v-if="isCustomMenuItem(child)"
+									v-bind="child.props"
+								/>
+								<N8nMenuItem v-else :item="child" @click="() => handleSelect(child.id)" />
+							</template>
+							<span :class="$style.divider" />
+							<N8nMenuItem
+								:data-test-id="'main-sidebar-log-out'"
+								:item="{ id: 'sign-out', label: 'Sign out', icon: 'door-open' }"
+								@click="onLogout"
+							/>
+						</div>
+					</template>
+					<template #trigger>
+						<N8nMenuItem
+							:data-test-id="`main-sidebar-${item.id}`"
+							:item="item"
+							:compact="isCollapsed"
+							@click="() => handleSelect(item.id)"
+						/>
+					</template>
+				</N8nPopover>
+				<!-- Items without children -->
+				<N8nMenuItem
+					v-else
+					:data-test-id="`main-sidebar-${item.id}`"
+					:item="item"
+					:compact="isCollapsed"
+					@click="() => handleSelect(item.id)"
+				/>
+			</template>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<style lang="scss" module>
+.bottomMenu {
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
+	margin-top: auto;
+
+	&.collapsed {
+		border-top: var(--border);
+	}
+}
+
+.bottomMenuItems {
+	padding: var(--spacing--3xs);
+}
+
+.popover {
+	padding: var(--spacing--4xs);
+	min-width: 260px;
+	border-radius: var(--radius);
+	background-color: var(--menu--color--background, var(--color--background--light-2));
+}
+
+.popoverTitle {
+	display: block;
+	margin-bottom: var(--spacing--3xs);
+	padding-left: var(--spacing--3xs);
+	margin-top: var(--spacing--xs);
+}
+
+.divider {
+	display: block;
+	width: 100%;
+	padding-top: var(--spacing--3xs);
+	border-bottom: var(--border);
+	margin-bottom: var(--spacing--3xs);
+	background-color: var(--color--border);
+}
+
+@media screen and (max-height: 470px) {
+	:global(#help) {
+		display: none;
+	}
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebar.test.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebar.test.ts
index 32a034e0383..0d877aafe2f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebar.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebar.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { defaultSettings } from '@/__tests__/defaults';
 import MainSidebar from '@/app/components/MainSidebar.vue';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '@/app/stores/settings.store';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/app/stores/ui.store';
-import { useSourceControlStore } from '@/features/integrations/sourceControl.ee/sourceControl.store';
 import { useVersionsStore } from '@/app/stores/versions.store';
 import { useUsersStore } from '@/features/settings/users/users.store';
 import { useTemplatesStore } from '@/features/workflows/templates/templates.store';
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ vi.mock('vue-router', () => ({
 let renderComponent: ReturnType<typeof createComponentRenderer>;
 let settingsStore: MockedStore<typeof useSettingsStore>;
 let uiStore: MockedStore<typeof useUIStore>;
-let sourceControlStore: MockedStore<typeof useSourceControlStore>;
 let versionsStore: MockedStore<typeof useVersionsStore>;
 let usersStore: MockedStore<typeof useUsersStore>;
 let templatesStore: MockedStore<typeof useTemplatesStore>;
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ describe('MainSidebar', () => {
 		});
 		settingsStore = mockedStore(useSettingsStore);
 		uiStore = mockedStore(useUIStore);
-		sourceControlStore = mockedStore(useSourceControlStore);
 		versionsStore = mockedStore(useVersionsStore);
 		usersStore = mockedStore(useUsersStore);
 		templatesStore = mockedStore(useTemplatesStore);
@@ -83,23 +80,6 @@ describe('MainSidebar', () => {
 		expect(() => renderComponent()).not.toThrow();
 	});
 
-	test.each([
-		[false, true, true],
-		[true, false, false],
-		[true, true, false],
-		[false, false, false],
-	])(
-		'should render readonly tooltip when is opened %s and the environment is readonly %s',
-		(sidebarMenuCollapsed, branchReadOnly, shouldRender) => {
-			uiStore.sidebarMenuCollapsed = sidebarMenuCollapsed;
-			sourceControlStore.preferences.branchReadOnly = branchReadOnly;
-
-			const { queryByTestId } = renderComponent();
-
-			expect(queryByTestId('read-only-env-icon') !== null).toBe(shouldRender);
-		},
-	);
-
 	describe('Version Update CTA', () => {
 		it('should not render version update CTA when hasVersionUpdates is false', () => {
 			versionsStore.hasVersionUpdates = false;
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebar.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebar.vue
index 5e0d11bc79b..f933378dfe3 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebar.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebar.vue
@@ -1,67 +1,43 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref, nextTick, type Ref } from 'vue';
-import { onClickOutside, type VueInstance } from '@vueuse/core';
-
+import { computed, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref, nextTick } from 'vue';
+import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
-import {
-	N8nNavigationDropdown,
-	N8nTooltip,
-	N8nLink,
-	N8nIconButton,
-	N8nMenuItem,
-	isCustomMenuItem,
-	N8nLogo,
-	N8nPopover,
-	N8nScrollArea,
-	N8nText,
-	N8nIcon,
-	N8nButton,
-	N8nResizeWrapper,
-} from '@n8n/design-system';
-import type { IMenuItem, IMenuElement } from '@n8n/design-system';
+import { N8nScrollArea, N8nResizeWrapper, type IMenuItem } from '@n8n/design-system';
 import {
 	ABOUT_MODAL_KEY,
 	EXPERIMENT_TEMPLATE_RECO_V2_KEY,
 	EXPERIMENT_TEMPLATE_RECO_V3_KEY,
-	RELEASE_NOTES_URL,
 	VIEWS,
 	WHATS_NEW_MODAL_KEY,
 	EXPERIMENT_TEMPLATES_DATA_QUALITY_KEY,
 } from '@/app/constants';
 import { EXTERNAL_LINKS } from '@/app/constants/externalLinks';
 import { hasPermission } from '@/app/utils/rbac/permissions';
-import { useCloudPlanStore } from '@/app/stores/cloudPlan.store';
 import { useRootStore } from '@n8n/stores/useRootStore';
+import { useCloudPlanStore } from '@/app/stores/cloudPlan.store';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '@/app/stores/settings.store';
 import { useTemplatesStore } from '@/features/workflows/templates/templates.store';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/app/stores/ui.store';
-import { useUsersStore } from '@/features/settings/users/users.store';
 import { useVersionsStore } from '@/app/stores/versions.store';
 import { useWorkflowsStore } from '@/app/stores/workflows.store';
-import { useSourceControlStore } from '@/features/integrations/sourceControl.ee/sourceControl.store';
 import { useTelemetry } from '@/app/composables/useTelemetry';
 import { useBugReporting } from '@/app/composables/useBugReporting';
 import { usePageRedirectionHelper } from '@/app/composables/usePageRedirectionHelper';
-import { useGlobalEntityCreation } from '@/app/composables/useGlobalEntityCreation';
 import { useBecomeTemplateCreatorStore } from '@/app/components/BecomeTemplateCreatorCta/becomeTemplateCreatorStore';
-import BecomeTemplateCreatorCta from '@/app/components/BecomeTemplateCreatorCta/BecomeTemplateCreatorCta.vue';
-import VersionUpdateCTA from '@/app/components/VersionUpdateCTA.vue';
-import { TemplateClickSource, trackTemplatesClick } from '@/experiments/utils';
-import { I18nT } from 'vue-i18n';
+import { useKeybindings } from '@/app/composables/useKeybindings';
+import { useCalloutHelpers } from '@/app/composables/useCalloutHelpers';
+import { useSidebarLayout } from '@/app/composables/useSidebarLayout';
+import { useSettingsItems } from '@/app/composables/useSettingsItems';
 import { usePersonalizedTemplatesV2Store } from '@/experiments/templateRecoV2/stores/templateRecoV2.store';
 import { usePersonalizedTemplatesV3Store } from '@/experiments/personalizedTemplatesV3/stores/personalizedTemplatesV3.store';
 import { useTemplatesDataQualityStore } from '@/experiments/templatesDataQuality/stores/templatesDataQuality.store';
-import { useKeybindings } from '@/app/composables/useKeybindings';
-import { useCalloutHelpers } from '@/app/composables/useCalloutHelpers';
+import MainSidebarHeader from '@/app/components/MainSidebarHeader.vue';
+import BottomMenu from '@/app/components/BottomMenu.vue';
+import MainSidebarSourceControl from '@/app/components/MainSidebarSourceControl.vue';
+import MainSidebarTrialUpgrade from '@/app/components/MainSidebarTrialUpgrade.vue';
 import ProjectNavigation from '@/features/collaboration/projects/components/ProjectNavigation.vue';
-import KeyboardShortcutTooltip from './KeyboardShortcutTooltip.vue';
-import { useCommandBar } from '@/features/shared/commandBar/composables/useCommandBar';
-import MainSidebarSourceControl from './MainSidebarSourceControl.vue';
-import MainSidebarTrialUpgrade from './MainSidebarTrialUpgrade.vue';
 import TemplateTooltip from '@/experiments/personalizedTemplatesV3/components/TemplateTooltip.vue';
-import { useSidebarLayout } from '../composables/useSidebarLayout';
-import { useSettingsItems } from '../composables/useSettingsItems';
-import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
+import { TemplateClickSource, trackTemplatesClick } from '@/experiments/utils';
 
 const becomeTemplateCreatorStore = useBecomeTemplateCreatorStore();
 const cloudPlanStore = useCloudPlanStore();
@@ -69,10 +45,8 @@ const rootStore = useRootStore();
 const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
 const templatesStore = useTemplatesStore();
 const uiStore = useUIStore();
-const usersStore = useUsersStore();
 const versionsStore = useVersionsStore();
 const workflowsStore = useWorkflowsStore();
-const sourceControlStore = useSourceControlStore();
 const personalizedTemplatesV2Store = usePersonalizedTemplatesV2Store();
 const personalizedTemplatesV3Store = usePersonalizedTemplatesV3Store();
 const templatesDataQualityStore = useTemplatesDataQualityStore();
@@ -86,13 +60,6 @@ const calloutHelpers = useCalloutHelpers();
 const { isCollapsed, sidebarWidth, onResizeStart, onResize, onResizeEnd, toggleCollapse } =
 	useSidebarLayout();
 
-useKeybindings({
-	ctrl_alt_o: () => handleSelect('about'),
-	['bracketleft']: () => toggleCollapse(),
-});
-
-const { isEnabled: isCommandBarEnabled } = useCommandBar();
-
 const { settingsItems } = useSettingsItems();
 
 // Component data
@@ -254,51 +221,6 @@ const visibleMenuItems = computed<IMenuItem[]>(() =>
 	mainMenuItems.value.filter((item) => item.available !== false),
 );
 
-const whatsNewItems = computed<{ available: boolean; children: IMenuElement[] }>(() => ({
-	available: versionsStore.hasVersionUpdates || versionsStore.whatsNewArticles.length > 0,
-	children: [
-		...versionsStore.whatsNewArticles.map(
-			(article) =>
-				({
-					id: `whats-new-article-${article.id}`,
-					label: article.title,
-					size: 'small',
-					customIconSize: 'small',
-					icon: {
-						type: 'emoji',
-						value: '•',
-						color: !versionsStore.isWhatsNewArticleRead(article.id) ? 'primary' : 'text-light',
-					},
-				}) satisfies IMenuItem,
-		),
-		{
-			id: 'full-changelog',
-			icon: 'external-link',
-			label: i18n.baseText('mainSidebar.whatsNew.fullChangelog'),
-			link: {
-				href: RELEASE_NOTES_URL,
-				target: '_blank',
-			},
-			size: 'small',
-			customIconSize: 'small',
-		},
-		{
-			id: 'version-upgrade-cta',
-			component: VersionUpdateCTA,
-			available: versionsStore.hasVersionUpdates && usersStore.canUserUpdateVersion,
-			props: {
-				tooltipText: !usersStore.canUserUpdateVersion
-					? i18n.baseText('whatsNew.updateNudgeTooltip')
-					: undefined,
-			},
-		},
-	],
-}));
-
-const createBtn = ref<InstanceType<typeof N8nNavigationDropdown>>();
-
-const userIsTrialing = computed(() => cloudPlanStore.userIsTrialing);
-
 onMounted(() => {
 	basePath.value = rootStore.baseUrl;
 
@@ -372,6 +294,7 @@ const handleSelect = (key: string) => {
 		}
 		case 'insights':
 			telemetry.track('User clicked insights link from side menu');
+			break;
 		default:
 			if (key.startsWith('whats-new-article-')) {
 				const articleId = Number(key.replace('whats-new-article-', ''));
@@ -391,23 +314,14 @@ const handleSelect = (key: string) => {
 	}
 };
 
-const {
-	menu,
-	handleSelect: handleMenuSelect,
-	createProjectAppendSlotName,
-	createWorkflowsAppendSlotName,
-	createCredentialsAppendSlotName,
-	projectsLimitReachedMessage,
-	upgradeLabel,
-	hasPermissionToCreateProjects,
-} = useGlobalEntityCreation();
-onClickOutside(createBtn as Ref<VueInstance>, () => {
-	createBtn.value?.close();
-});
-
 const onLogout = () => {
 	void router.push({ name: VIEWS.SIGNOUT });
 };
+
+useKeybindings({
+	ctrl_alt_o: () => handleSelect('about'),
+	['bracketleft']: () => toggleCollapse(),
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -427,234 +341,23 @@ const onLogout = () => {
 		@resize="onResize"
 		@resizeend="onResizeEnd"
 	>
-		<div :class="$style.header">
-			<N8nLogo
-				v-if="!isCollapsed"
-				:class="$style.logo"
-				size="small"
-				:collapsed="isCollapsed"
-				:release-channel="settingsStore.settings.releaseChannel"
-			>
-				<N8nTooltip
-					v-if="sourceControlStore.preferences.branchReadOnly && !isCollapsed"
-					placement="bottom"
-				>
-					<template #content>
-						<I18nT keypath="readOnlyEnv.tooltip" scope="global">
-							<template #link>
-								<N8nLink
-									to="https://docs.n8n.io/source-control-environments/setup/#step-4-connect-n8n-and-configure-your-instance"
-									size="small"
-								>
-									{{ i18n.baseText('readOnlyEnv.tooltip.link') }}
-								</N8nLink>
-							</template>
-						</I18nT>
-					</template>
-					<N8nIcon
-						data-test-id="read-only-env-icon"
-						icon="lock"
-						:class="$style.readOnlyEnvironmentIcon"
-					/>
-				</N8nTooltip>
-			</N8nLogo>
-			<KeyboardShortcutTooltip
-				:placement="isCollapsed ? 'right' : 'bottom'"
-				:label="
-					isCollapsed
-						? i18n.baseText('mainSidebar.state.expand')
-						: i18n.baseText('mainSidebar.state.collapse')
-				"
-				show-after="500"
-				:shortcut="{ keys: ['['] }"
-			>
-				<N8nIconButton
-					id="toggle-sidebar-button"
-					size="small"
-					type="highlight"
-					icon="panel-left"
-					icon-size="large"
-					aria-label="Toggle sidebar"
-					@click="toggleCollapse"
-				/>
-			</KeyboardShortcutTooltip>
-			<N8nNavigationDropdown
-				ref="createBtn"
-				data-test-id="universal-add"
-				:menu="menu"
-				@select="handleMenuSelect"
-			>
-				<N8nIconButton
-					size="small"
-					type="highlight"
-					icon="plus"
-					icon-size="large"
-					aria-label="Add new item"
-				/>
-				<template #[createWorkflowsAppendSlotName]>
-					<N8nTooltip
-						v-if="sourceControlStore.preferences.branchReadOnly"
-						placement="right"
-						:content="i18n.baseText('readOnlyEnv.cantAdd.workflow')"
-					>
-						<N8nIcon style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: 5px" icon="lock" size="xsmall" />
-					</N8nTooltip>
-				</template>
-				<template #[createCredentialsAppendSlotName]>
-					<N8nTooltip
-						v-if="sourceControlStore.preferences.branchReadOnly"
-						placement="right"
-						:content="i18n.baseText('readOnlyEnv.cantAdd.credential')"
-					>
-						<N8nIcon style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: 5px" icon="lock" size="xsmall" />
-					</N8nTooltip>
-				</template>
-				<template #[createProjectAppendSlotName]="{ item }">
-					<N8nTooltip
-						v-if="sourceControlStore.preferences.branchReadOnly"
-						placement="right"
-						:content="i18n.baseText('readOnlyEnv.cantAdd.project')"
-					>
-						<N8nIcon style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: 5px" icon="lock" size="xsmall" />
-					</N8nTooltip>
-					<N8nTooltip
-						v-else-if="item.disabled"
-						placement="right"
-						:content="projectsLimitReachedMessage"
-					>
-						<N8nIcon
-							v-if="!hasPermissionToCreateProjects"
-							style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: 5px"
-							icon="lock"
-							size="xsmall"
-						/>
-						<N8nButton
-							v-else
-							:size="'mini'"
-							style="margin-left: auto"
-							type="tertiary"
-							@click="handleMenuSelect(item.id)"
-						>
-							{{ upgradeLabel }}
-						</N8nButton>
-					</N8nTooltip>
-				</template>
-			</N8nNavigationDropdown>
-			<KeyboardShortcutTooltip
-				v-if="isCommandBarEnabled"
-				:placement="isCollapsed ? 'right' : 'bottom'"
-				show-after="500"
-				:label="i18n.baseText('nodeView.openCommandBar')"
-				:shortcut="{ keys: ['k'], metaKey: true }"
-			>
-				<N8nIconButton
-					size="small"
-					type="highlight"
-					icon="search"
-					icon-size="large"
-					aria-label="Open command palette"
-					@click="openCommandBar"
-				/>
-			</KeyboardShortcutTooltip>
-		</div>
+		<MainSidebarHeader
+			:is-collapsed="isCollapsed"
+			@collapse="toggleCollapse"
+			@open-command-bar="openCommandBar"
+		/>
 		<N8nScrollArea as-child>
 			<div :class="$style.scrollArea">
 				<ProjectNavigation
 					:collapsed="isCollapsed"
 					:plan-name="cloudPlanStore.currentPlanData?.displayName"
 				/>
-				<div :class="$style.bottomMenu">
-					<div :class="$style.bottomMenuItems">
-						<template v-for="item in visibleMenuItems" :key="item.id">
-							<!-- Help popover -->
-							<N8nPopover
-								v-if="item.children && item.id === 'help'"
-								key="help"
-								side="right"
-								align="end"
-								:side-offset="12"
-							>
-								<template #content>
-									<div :class="$style.popover">
-										<BecomeTemplateCreatorCta v-if="!isCollapsed && !userIsTrialing" />
-										<template v-for="child in item.children" :key="child.id">
-											<component
-												:is="child.component"
-												v-if="isCustomMenuItem(child)"
-												v-bind="child.props"
-											/>
-											<N8nMenuItem v-else :item="child" @click="() => handleSelect(child.id)" />
-										</template>
-										<template v-if="whatsNewItems.available">
-											<N8nText bold size="small" :class="$style.popoverTitle" color="text-light"
-												>What's new</N8nText
-											>
-											<template v-for="child in whatsNewItems.children" :key="child.id">
-												<component
-													:is="child.component"
-													v-if="isCustomMenuItem(child)"
-													v-bind="child.props"
-												/>
-												<N8nMenuItem v-else :item="child" @click="() => handleSelect(child.id)" />
-											</template>
-										</template>
-									</div>
-								</template>
-								<template #trigger>
-									<N8nMenuItem
-										:data-test-id="`main-sidebar-${item.id}`"
-										:item="item"
-										:compact="isCollapsed"
-										@click="() => handleSelect(item.id)"
-									/>
-								</template>
-							</N8nPopover>
-							<!-- Settings popover -->
-							<N8nPopover
-								v-else-if="item.children && item.id === 'settings'"
-								key="settings"
-								side="right"
-								align="end"
-								:side-offset="12"
-							>
-								<template #content>
-									<div :class="$style.popover">
-										<template v-for="child in item.children" :key="child.id">
-											<component
-												:is="child.component"
-												v-if="isCustomMenuItem(child)"
-												v-bind="child.props"
-											/>
-											<N8nMenuItem v-else :item="child" @click="() => handleSelect(child.id)" />
-										</template>
-										<span :class="$style.divider" />
-										<N8nMenuItem
-											:data-test-id="'main-sidebar-log-out'"
-											:item="{ id: 'sign-out', label: 'Sign out', icon: 'door-open' }"
-											@click="onLogout"
-										/>
-									</div>
-								</template>
-								<template #trigger>
-									<N8nMenuItem
-										:data-test-id="`main-sidebar-${item.id}`"
-										:item="item"
-										:compact="isCollapsed"
-										@click="() => handleSelect(item.id)"
-									/>
-								</template>
-							</N8nPopover>
-							<!-- Items without children -->
-							<N8nMenuItem
-								v-else
-								:data-test-id="`main-sidebar-${item.id}`"
-								:item="item"
-								:compact="isCollapsed"
-								@click="() => handleSelect(item.id)"
-							/>
-						</template>
-					</div>
-				</div>
+				<BottomMenu
+					:items="visibleMenuItems"
+					:is-collapsed="isCollapsed"
+					@logout="onLogout"
+					@select="handleSelect"
+				/>
 			</div>
 		</N8nScrollArea>
 		<MainSidebarSourceControl :is-collapsed="isCollapsed" />
@@ -672,93 +375,15 @@ const onLogout = () => {
 	border-right: var(--border);
 	background-color: var(--menu--color--background, var(--color--background--light-2));
 
-	.header {
-		display: flex;
-		align-items: center;
-		padding: var(--spacing--2xs) var(--spacing--3xs);
-		margin-bottom: var(--spacing--2xs);
-		justify-content: space-between;
-		gap: var(--spacing--4xs);
-
-		img {
-			position: relative;
-			left: 1px;
-			height: 20px;
-			margin-right: auto;
-		}
-	}
-
 	&.sideMenuCollapsed {
 		width: $sidebar-width;
 		min-width: auto;
-
-		.header {
-			flex-direction: column;
-			border-bottom: var(--border);
-		}
 	}
 }
 
-.logo {
-	margin-right: auto;
-}
-
 .scrollArea {
 	height: 100%;
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
 }
-
-.bottomMenu {
-	display: flex;
-	flex-direction: column;
-	margin-top: auto;
-}
-
-.sideMenuCollapsed .bottomMenu {
-	border-top: var(--border);
-}
-
-.bottomMenuItems {
-	padding: var(--spacing--3xs);
-}
-
-.popover {
-	padding: var(--spacing--4xs);
-	min-width: 260px;
-	border-radius: var(--radius);
-	background-color: var(--menu--color--background, var(--color--background--light-2));
-}
-
-.divider {
-	display: block;
-	width: 100%;
-	padding-top: var(--spacing--3xs);
-	border-bottom: var(--border);
-	margin-bottom: var(--spacing--3xs);
-	background-color: var(--color--border);
-}
-
-.popoverTitle {
-	display: block;
-	margin-bottom: var(--spacing--3xs);
-	padding-left: var(--spacing--3xs);
-	margin-top: var(--spacing--xs);
-}
-
-@media screen and (max-height: 470px) {
-	:global(#help) {
-		display: none;
-	}
-}
-
-.readOnlyEnvironmentIcon {
-	display: inline-block;
-	color: white;
-	background-color: var(--color--warning);
-	align-self: center;
-	padding: 2px;
-	border-radius: var(--radius--sm);
-	margin: 7px 12px 0 5px;
-}
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebarHeader.test.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebarHeader.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb232d9de6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebarHeader.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import { reactive } from 'vue';
+import { fireEvent } from '@testing-library/vue';
+import { createComponentRenderer } from '@/__tests__/render';
+import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing';
+import { type MockedStore, mockedStore } from '@/__tests__/utils';
+import { defaultSettings } from '@/__tests__/defaults';
+import { useSettingsStore } from '@/app/stores/settings.store';
+import { useSourceControlStore } from '@/features/integrations/sourceControl.ee/sourceControl.store';
+import MainSidebarHeader from './MainSidebarHeader.vue';
+import { COMMAND_BAR_EXPERIMENT } from '../constants';
+
+vi.mock('vue-router', () => ({
+	useRouter: () => ({
+		resolve: vi.fn(() => ({ meta: {} })),
+	}),
+	useRoute: () => reactive({}),
+	RouterLink: {
+		template: '<a><slot /></a>',
+	},
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/app/stores/posthog.store', () => ({
+	usePostHog: () => ({
+		isVariantEnabled: vi.fn().mockImplementation((name) => name === COMMAND_BAR_EXPERIMENT.name),
+	}),
+}));
+
+let settingsStore: MockedStore<typeof useSettingsStore>;
+let sourceControlStore: MockedStore<typeof useSourceControlStore>;
+let pinia: ReturnType<typeof createTestingPinia>;
+
+describe('MainSidebarHeader', () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		pinia = createTestingPinia();
+		settingsStore = mockedStore(useSettingsStore);
+		sourceControlStore = mockedStore(useSourceControlStore);
+		settingsStore.settings = defaultSettings;
+	});
+
+	it('renders header without error', () => {
+		expect(() =>
+			createComponentRenderer(MainSidebarHeader, {
+				pinia,
+				props: { isCollapsed: false },
+			})(),
+		).not.toThrow();
+	});
+
+	it('renders collapsed header without error', () => {
+		expect(() =>
+			createComponentRenderer(MainSidebarHeader, {
+				pinia,
+				props: { isCollapsed: true },
+			})(),
+		).not.toThrow();
+	});
+
+	test.each([
+		[false, true, true],
+		[true, false, false],
+		[true, true, false],
+		[false, false, false],
+	])(
+		'should render readonly tooltip when is collapsed %s and the environment is readonly %s',
+		(isCollapsed, branchReadOnly, shouldRender) => {
+			sourceControlStore.preferences.branchReadOnly = branchReadOnly;
+
+			const { queryByTestId } = createComponentRenderer(MainSidebarHeader, {
+				pinia,
+				props: { isCollapsed },
+			})();
+
+			expect(queryByTestId('read-only-env-icon') !== null).toBe(shouldRender);
+		},
+	);
+
+	it('should render beta icon when not collapsed and isBeta is true', () => {
+		const { queryByTestId } = createComponentRenderer(MainSidebarHeader, {
+			pinia,
+			props: { isCollapsed: false, isBeta: true },
+		})();
+
+		expect(queryByTestId('beta-icon') !== null).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('renders the logo link only when not collapsed', async () => {
+		const { container, rerender } = createComponentRenderer(MainSidebarHeader, {
+			pinia,
+			props: { isCollapsed: false, hideCreate: true },
+		})();
+
+		expect(container.querySelector('a')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+		await rerender({ isCollapsed: true, hideCreate: true });
+
+		expect(container.querySelector('a')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('displays create button', () => {
+		const { queryByTestId } = createComponentRenderer(MainSidebarHeader, {
+			pinia,
+			props: { isCollapsed: false },
+		})();
+
+		expect(queryByTestId('universal-add')).toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('hides create button when hideCreate is true', () => {
+		const { queryByTestId } = createComponentRenderer(MainSidebarHeader, {
+			pinia,
+			props: { isCollapsed: false, hideCreate: true },
+		})();
+
+		expect(queryByTestId('universal-add')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+	});
+
+	it('emits "collapse" when toggle sidebar is clicked', async () => {
+		const { getByRole, emitted } = createComponentRenderer(MainSidebarHeader, {
+			pinia,
+			props: { isCollapsed: false, hideCreate: true },
+		})();
+
+		await fireEvent.click(getByRole('button', { name: 'Toggle sidebar' }));
+
+		expect(emitted('collapse')).toHaveLength(1);
+	});
+
+	it('emits "openCommandBar" with the click event when command bar button is clicked', async () => {
+		const { getByRole, emitted } = createComponentRenderer(MainSidebarHeader, {
+			pinia,
+			props: { isCollapsed: false, hideCreate: true },
+		})();
+
+		await fireEvent.click(getByRole('button', { name: 'Open command palette' }));
+
+		const emits = emitted('openCommandBar');
+		expect(emits).toHaveLength(1);
+
+		const [[event]] = emits as Array<[Event]>;
+		expect(event).toBeInstanceOf(MouseEvent);
+		expect((event as MouseEvent).type).toBe('click');
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebarHeader.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebarHeader.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c744f053fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/components/MainSidebarHeader.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+<script lang="ts" setup>
+import { onClickOutside, type VueInstance } from '@vueuse/core';
+import { ref, type Ref } from 'vue';
+import { I18nT } from 'vue-i18n';
+import { RouterLink } from 'vue-router';
+import {
+	N8nButton,
+	N8nLogo,
+	N8nTooltip,
+	N8nLink,
+	N8nIcon,
+	N8nIconButton,
+	N8nNavigationDropdown,
+} from '@n8n/design-system';
+import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
+import { VIEWS } from '@/app/constants';
+import { useCommandBar } from '@/features/shared/commandBar/composables/useCommandBar';
+import { useSourceControlStore } from '@/features/integrations/sourceControl.ee/sourceControl.store';
+import KeyboardShortcutTooltip from '@/app/components/KeyboardShortcutTooltip.vue';
+import { useSettingsStore } from '@/app/stores/settings.store';
+import { useGlobalEntityCreation } from '@/app/composables/useGlobalEntityCreation';
+import BetaTag from '@n8n/design-system/components/BetaTag/BetaTag.vue';
+
+defineProps<{
+	isCollapsed: boolean;
+	isBeta?: boolean;
+	hideCreate?: boolean;
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+	collapse: [];
+	openCommandBar: [event: MouseEvent];
+}>();
+
+const { isEnabled: isCommandBarEnabled } = useCommandBar();
+
+const i18n = useI18n();
+const sourceControlStore = useSourceControlStore();
+const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
+
+const createBtn = ref<InstanceType<typeof N8nNavigationDropdown>>();
+
+onClickOutside(createBtn as Ref<VueInstance>, () => {
+	createBtn.value?.close();
+});
+
+function toggleCollapse() {
+	emit('collapse');
+}
+
+function openCommandBar(event: MouseEvent) {
+	emit('openCommandBar', event);
+}
+
+const {
+	menu,
+	handleSelect: handleMenuSelect,
+	createProjectAppendSlotName,
+	createWorkflowsAppendSlotName,
+	createCredentialsAppendSlotName,
+	projectsLimitReachedMessage,
+	upgradeLabel,
+	hasPermissionToCreateProjects,
+} = useGlobalEntityCreation();
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<div
+		:class="{
+			[$style.header]: true,
+			[$style.collapsed]: isCollapsed,
+		}"
+	>
+		<RouterLink v-if="!isCollapsed" :to="{ name: VIEWS.HOMEPAGE }" :class="$style.logo">
+			<N8nLogo
+				size="small"
+				:collapsed="isCollapsed"
+				:release-channel="settingsStore.settings.releaseChannel"
+			>
+				<BetaTag v-if="isBeta" :class="$style.beta" data-test-id="beta-icon" />
+				<N8nTooltip
+					v-if="sourceControlStore.preferences.branchReadOnly && !isCollapsed"
+					placement="bottom"
+				>
+					<template #content>
+						<I18nT keypath="readOnlyEnv.tooltip" scope="global">
+							<template #link>
+								<N8nLink
+									to="https://docs.n8n.io/source-control-environments/setup/#step-4-connect-n8n-and-configure-your-instance"
+									size="small"
+								>
+									{{ i18n.baseText('readOnlyEnv.tooltip.link') }}
+								</N8nLink>
+							</template>
+						</I18nT>
+					</template>
+					<N8nIcon
+						data-test-id="read-only-env-icon"
+						icon="lock"
+						:class="$style.readOnlyEnvironmentIcon"
+					/>
+				</N8nTooltip>
+			</N8nLogo>
+		</RouterLink>
+		<N8nNavigationDropdown
+			v-if="!hideCreate"
+			ref="createBtn"
+			data-test-id="universal-add"
+			:menu="menu"
+			@select="handleMenuSelect"
+		>
+			<N8nIconButton
+				size="small"
+				type="highlight"
+				icon="plus"
+				icon-size="large"
+				aria-label="Add new item"
+			/>
+			<template #[createWorkflowsAppendSlotName]>
+				<N8nTooltip
+					v-if="sourceControlStore.preferences.branchReadOnly"
+					placement="right"
+					:content="i18n.baseText('readOnlyEnv.cantAdd.workflow')"
+				>
+					<N8nIcon :class="$style.iconButton" icon="lock" size="xsmall" />
+				</N8nTooltip>
+			</template>
+			<template #[createCredentialsAppendSlotName]>
+				<N8nTooltip
+					v-if="sourceControlStore.preferences.branchReadOnly"
+					placement="right"
+					:content="i18n.baseText('readOnlyEnv.cantAdd.credential')"
+				>
+					<N8nIcon :class="$style.iconButton" icon="lock" size="xsmall" />
+				</N8nTooltip>
+			</template>
+			<template #[createProjectAppendSlotName]="{ item }">
+				<N8nTooltip
+					v-if="sourceControlStore.preferences.branchReadOnly"
+					placement="right"
+					:content="i18n.baseText('readOnlyEnv.cantAdd.project')"
+				>
+					<N8nIcon :class="$style.iconButton" icon="lock" size="xsmall" />
+				</N8nTooltip>
+				<N8nTooltip
+					v-else-if="item.disabled"
+					placement="right"
+					:content="projectsLimitReachedMessage"
+				>
+					<N8nIcon
+						v-if="!hasPermissionToCreateProjects"
+						:class="$style.iconButton"
+						icon="lock"
+						size="xsmall"
+					/>
+					<N8nButton
+						v-else
+						:size="'mini'"
+						:class="$style.upgradeButton"
+						type="tertiary"
+						@click="handleMenuSelect(item.id)"
+					>
+						{{ upgradeLabel }}
+					</N8nButton>
+				</N8nTooltip>
+			</template>
+		</N8nNavigationDropdown>
+		<KeyboardShortcutTooltip
+			v-if="isCommandBarEnabled"
+			:placement="isCollapsed ? 'right' : 'bottom'"
+			:show-after="500"
+			:label="i18n.baseText('nodeView.openCommandBar')"
+			:shortcut="{ keys: ['k'], metaKey: true }"
+		>
+			<N8nIconButton
+				size="small"
+				type="highlight"
+				icon="search"
+				icon-size="large"
+				aria-label="Open command palette"
+				@click="openCommandBar"
+			/>
+		</KeyboardShortcutTooltip>
+		<KeyboardShortcutTooltip
+			:placement="isCollapsed ? 'right' : 'bottom'"
+			:label="
+				isCollapsed
+					? i18n.baseText('mainSidebar.state.expand')
+					: i18n.baseText('mainSidebar.state.collapse')
+			"
+			:show-after="500"
+			:shortcut="{ keys: ['['] }"
+		>
+			<N8nIconButton
+				id="toggle-sidebar-button"
+				size="small"
+				type="highlight"
+				icon="panel-left"
+				icon-size="large"
+				aria-label="Toggle sidebar"
+				@click="toggleCollapse"
+			/>
+		</KeyboardShortcutTooltip>
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<style lang="scss" module>
+.header {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	padding: var(--spacing--2xs) var(--spacing--3xs);
+	margin-bottom: var(--spacing--2xs);
+	justify-content: space-between;
+	gap: var(--spacing--4xs);
+
+	img {
+		position: relative;
+		left: 1px;
+		height: 20px;
+		margin-right: auto;
+	}
+
+	&.collapsed {
+		flex-direction: column;
+		border-bottom: var(--border);
+	}
+}
+
+.logo {
+	margin-right: auto;
+}
+
+.beta {
+	margin-top: var(--spacing--3xs);
+	margin-left: var(--spacing--3xs);
+}
+
+.readOnlyEnvironmentIcon {
+	display: inline-block;
+	color: white;
+	background-color: var(--color--warning);
+	align-self: center;
+	padding: 2px;
+	border-radius: var(--radius--sm);
+	margin: 7px 12px 0 5px;
+}
+
+.iconButton {
+	margin-left: auto;
+	margin-right: 5px;
+}
+
+.upgradeButton {
+	margin-left: auto;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/constants/modals.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/constants/modals.ts
index 3447ab408db..7f7572d8294 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/constants/modals.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/app/constants/modals.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export const WORKFLOW_EXTRACTION_NAME_MODAL_KEY = 'workflowExtractionName';
 export const WHATS_NEW_MODAL_KEY = 'whatsNew';
 export const WORKFLOW_DIFF_MODAL_KEY = 'workflowDiff';
 export const PRE_BUILT_AGENTS_MODAL_KEY = 'preBuiltAgents';
-export const CHAT_HUB_SIDE_MENU_DRAWER_MODAL_KEY = 'chatHubSideMenuDrawer';
 export const EXPERIMENT_TEMPLATE_RECO_V2_KEY = 'templateRecoV2';
 export const EXPERIMENT_TEMPLATE_RECO_V3_KEY = 'templateRecoV3';
 export const EXPERIMENT_TEMPLATES_DATA_QUALITY_KEY = 'templatesDataQuality';
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatPersonalAgentsView.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatPersonalAgentsView.vue
index 911901d52f0..485675c96a5 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatPersonalAgentsView.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatPersonalAgentsView.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import type { ChatAgentFilter } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/chat.types';
 import { useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core';
 import { AGENT_EDITOR_MODAL_KEY, MOBILE_MEDIA_QUERY } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/constants';
 import ChatLayout from '@/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatLayout.vue';
-import ChatSidebarOpener from '@/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarOpener.vue';
 import SkeletonAgentCard from '@/features/ai/chatHub/components/SkeletonAgentCard.vue';
 import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
 
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ watch(
 				</template>
 			</div>
 		</div>
-		<ChatSidebarOpener :class="$style.menuButton" />
 	</ChatLayout>
 </template>
 
@@ -152,17 +150,6 @@ watch(
 	position: relative;
 }
 
-.menuButton {
-	position: absolute;
-	top: 0;
-	left: 0;
-	margin: var(--spacing--sm);
-
-	.isMobileDevice & {
-		margin: var(--spacing--2xs);
-	}
-}
-
 .header {
 	display: flex;
 	justify-content: space-between;
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatView.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatView.vue
index 0da39b9ff2f..18fca5d8137 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatView.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatView.vue
@@ -604,7 +604,6 @@ function onFilesDropped(files: File[]) {
 			:selected-model="selectedModel"
 			:credentials="credentialsByProvider"
 			:ready-to-show-model-selector="isNewSession || !!currentConversation"
-			:is-new-session="isNewSession"
 			@select-model="handleSelectModel"
 			@edit-custom-agent="handleEditAgent"
 			@create-custom-agent="openNewAgentCreator"
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatWorkflowAgentsView.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatWorkflowAgentsView.vue
index 429a54bd7dd..30887571acd 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatWorkflowAgentsView.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/ChatWorkflowAgentsView.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core';
 import { MOBILE_MEDIA_QUERY } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/constants';
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import ChatLayout from '@/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatLayout.vue';
-import ChatSidebarOpener from '@/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarOpener.vue';
 import SkeletonAgentCard from '@/features/ai/chatHub/components/SkeletonAgentCard.vue';
 import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
 
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ watch(
 				/>
 			</div>
 		</div>
-		<ChatSidebarOpener :class="$style.menuButton" />
 	</ChatLayout>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/chat.api.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/chat.api.ts
index b61a737237d..05075c0fab3 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/chat.api.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/chat.api.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import type {
 	ChatHubUpdateConversationRequest,
 	EnrichedStructuredChunk,
 	ChatHubLLMProvider,
+	ChatProviderSettingsDto,
 } from '@n8n/api-types';
-import type { ChatProviderSettingsDto } from '@n8n/api-types';
 
 // Workflows stream data as newline separated JSON objects (jsonl)
 const STREAM_SEPARATOR = '\n';
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/chat.store.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/chat.store.ts
index 44fe5700dc3..fccf66fc08a 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/chat.store.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/chat.store.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia';
-import { CHAT_STORE } from './constants';
+import { CHAT_STORE, CHAT_SESSIONS_PAGE_SIZE } from './constants';
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export const useChatStore = defineStore(CHAT_STORE, () => {
 		try {
 			const cursor = reset ? undefined : (sessions.value?.nextCursor ?? undefined);
 			const [response] = await Promise.all([
-				fetchSessionsApi(rootStore.restApiContext, 40, cursor),
+				fetchSessionsApi(rootStore.restApiContext, CHAT_SESSIONS_PAGE_SIZE, cursor),
 				new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, options.minLoadingTime ?? 0)),
 			]);
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/AgentEditorModal.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/AgentEditorModal.vue
index d325940b803..711585a63a2 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/AgentEditorModal.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/AgentEditorModal.vue
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ watch(
 
 watch(
 	[isOpened, isLoadingAgent, nameInputRef],
-	async ([opened, isLoading, name]) => {
+	([opened, isLoading, nameInput]) => {
 		if (opened && !isLoading) {
 			// autofocus attribute doesn't work in modal
 			// https://github.com/element-plus/element-plus/issues/15250
-			name?.focus();
+			nameInput?.focus();
 		}
 	},
 	{ immediate: true, flush: 'post' },
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ function onSelectTools() {
 							:button-tooltip="i18n.baseText('chatHub.agent.editor.iconPicker.button.tooltip')"
 						/>
 						<N8nInput
-							ref="nameInput"
 							id="agent-name"
+							ref="nameInput"
 							v-model="name"
 							:placeholder="i18n.baseText('chatHub.agent.editor.name.placeholder')"
 							:maxlength="128"
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatAgentAvatar.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatAgentAvatar.vue
index d838bff27e1..af8dde2943d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatAgentAvatar.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatAgentAvatar.vue
@@ -28,30 +28,42 @@ const i18n = useI18n();
 		<template #content>{{
 			agent?.name || i18n.baseText('chatHub.agent.unavailableAgent')
 		}}</template>
-		<span v-if="agent?.icon?.type === 'emoji'" :class="[$style.emoji, $style[size]]">
-			{{ agent.icon.value }}
-		</span>
-		<N8nIcon
-			v-else-if="!agent || !isLlmProviderModel(agent.model)"
-			:color="size === 'sm' ? 'text-base' : 'text-light'"
-			:class="[$style.n8nIcon, $style[size]]"
-			:icon="
-				(agent?.icon?.value ??
-					(agent?.model.provider === 'n8n' ? workflowAgentDefaultIcon : personalAgentDefaultIcon)
-						.value) as IconName
-			"
-			:size="size === 'lg' ? 'xxlarge' : size === 'sm' ? 'large' : 'xlarge'"
-		/>
-		<CredentialIcon
-			v-else
-			:class="[$style.credentialsIcon, { [$style.isReady]: isCredentialsIconReady }]"
-			:credential-type-name="PROVIDER_CREDENTIAL_TYPE_MAP[agent.model.provider]"
-			:size="size === 'sm' ? 16 : size === 'lg' ? 40 : 20"
-		/>
+		<div :class="$style.container">
+			<span v-if="agent?.icon?.type === 'emoji'" :class="[$style.emoji, $style[size]]">
+				{{ agent.icon.value }}
+			</span>
+			<N8nIcon
+				v-else-if="!agent || !isLlmProviderModel(agent.model)"
+				:color="size === 'sm' ? 'text-base' : 'text-light'"
+				:class="[$style.n8nIcon, $style[size]]"
+				:icon="
+					(agent?.icon?.value ??
+						(agent?.model.provider === 'n8n' ? workflowAgentDefaultIcon : personalAgentDefaultIcon)
+							.value) as IconName
+				"
+				:size="size === 'lg' ? 'xxlarge' : size === 'sm' ? 'large' : 'xlarge'"
+			/>
+			<CredentialIcon
+				v-else
+				:class="[$style.credentialsIcon, { [$style.isReady]: isCredentialsIconReady }]"
+				:credential-type-name="PROVIDER_CREDENTIAL_TYPE_MAP[agent.model.provider]"
+				:size="size === 'sm' ? 16 : size === 'lg' ? 40 : 20"
+			/>
+		</div>
 	</N8nTooltip>
 </template>
 
 <style lang="scss" module>
+.container {
+	position: relative;
+	width: var(--spacing--lg);
+	height: var(--spacing--lg);
+	min-width: var(--spacing--lg);
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	justify-content: center;
+}
+
 .n8nIcon {
 	outline: none;
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatConversationHeader.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatConversationHeader.vue
index 51739657d4f..44352d7c6f2 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatConversationHeader.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatConversationHeader.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { hasPermission } from '@/app/utils/rbac/permissions';
 import type { CredentialsMap } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/chat.types';
-import ChatSidebarOpener from '@/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarOpener.vue';
 import ModelSelector from '@/features/ai/chatHub/components/ModelSelector.vue';
-import { useChatHubSidebarState } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/composables/useChatHubSidebarState';
-import { CHAT_VIEW } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/constants';
 import type {
 	ChatHubConversationModel,
 	ChatHubLLMProvider,
@@ -12,14 +9,12 @@ import type {
 	ChatModelDto,
 	ChatSessionId,
 } from '@n8n/api-types';
-import { N8nButton, N8nIconButton } from '@n8n/design-system';
+import { N8nButton } from '@n8n/design-system';
 import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
 import { computed, useTemplateRef, watch, ref } from 'vue';
-import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import { useChatStore } from '../chat.store';
 
-const { isNewSession, selectedModel, credentials, readyToShowModelSelector } = defineProps<{
-	isNewSession: boolean;
+const { selectedModel, credentials, readyToShowModelSelector } = defineProps<{
 	selectedModel: ChatModelDto | null;
 	credentials: CredentialsMap | null;
 	readyToShowModelSelector: boolean;
@@ -34,8 +29,6 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 	openWorkflow: [workflowId: string];
 }>();
 
-const sidebar = useChatHubSidebarState();
-const router = useRouter();
 const modelSelectorRef = useTemplateRef('modelSelectorRef');
 const i18n = useI18n();
 const chatStore = useChatStore();
@@ -59,12 +52,6 @@ function onModelChange(selection: ChatHubConversationModel) {
 	emit('selectModel', selection);
 }
 
-function onNewChat() {
-	sidebar.toggleOpen(false);
-
-	void router.push({ name: CHAT_VIEW, force: true });
-}
-
 // Update agents when credentials are updated
 watch(
 	() => credentials,
@@ -91,18 +78,6 @@ defineExpose({
 <template>
 	<div :class="$style.component">
 		<div :class="$style.grow">
-			<ChatSidebarOpener :class="$style.menuButton" />
-			<N8nIconButton
-				v-if="!sidebar.isStatic.value"
-				:class="$style.menuButton"
-				type="secondary"
-				icon="square-pen"
-				text
-				icon-size="large"
-				:aria-label="i18n.baseText('chatHub.chat.header.button.newChat')"
-				:disabled="isNewSession"
-				@click="onNewChat"
-			/>
 			<ModelSelector
 				v-if="readyToShowModelSelector"
 				ref="modelSelectorRef"
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSessionMenuItem.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSessionMenuItem.vue
index a7750f389f7..bacb3f1d963 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSessionMenuItem.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSessionMenuItem.vue
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import type { ActionDropdownItem } from '@n8n/design-system/types';
 import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
 import { computed, nextTick, ref, useTemplateRef, watch } from 'vue';
 
-const { session, isRenaming, active } = defineProps<{
+const { session, isRenaming, active, compact } = defineProps<{
 	session: ChatHubSessionDto;
 	isRenaming: boolean;
 	active: boolean;
+	compact: boolean;
 }>();
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -103,15 +104,17 @@ watch(
 	<ChatSidebarLink
 		:to="{ name: CHAT_CONVERSATION_VIEW, params: { id: session.id } }"
 		:active="active"
+		:compact="compact"
 		:menu-items="dropdownItems"
-		:label="session.title"
+		:label="session.agentName"
+		:title="session.title"
 		@action-select="handleActionSelect"
 	>
 		<template v-if="isRenaming" #default>
 			<N8nInput
-				size="small"
 				ref="input"
 				v-model="editedLabel"
+				size="large"
 				@blur="handleBlur"
 				@keydown="handleKeyDown"
 			/>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebar.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebar.vue
index 53c646846e8..4f069195a44 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebar.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebar.vue
@@ -1,76 +1,114 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import ModalDrawer from '@/app/components/ModalDrawer.vue';
-import { CHAT_HUB_SIDE_MENU_DRAWER_MODAL_KEY } from '@/app/constants';
+import { nextTick, computed } from 'vue';
+import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
+import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
+import { VIEWS } from '@/app/constants';
+import { type IMenuItem, N8nResizeWrapper } from '@n8n/design-system';
+import { useSettingsItems } from '@/app/composables/useSettingsItems';
+import { useKeybindings } from '@/app/composables/useKeybindings';
+import { useSidebarLayout } from '@/app/composables/useSidebarLayout';
+import { N8nScrollArea } from '@n8n/design-system';
+import BottomMenu from '@/app/components/BottomMenu.vue';
+import MainSidebarHeader from '@/app/components/MainSidebarHeader.vue';
 import ChatSidebarContent from '@/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarContent.vue';
-import { useChatHubSidebarState } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/composables/useChatHubSidebarState';
-import { MOBILE_MEDIA_QUERY } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/constants';
-import { useUIStore } from '@/app/stores/ui.store';
-import { useEventListener, useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core';
-import { onBeforeUnmount, watch } from 'vue';
-import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 
-const uiStore = useUIStore();
-const isMobileDevice = useMediaQuery(MOBILE_MEDIA_QUERY);
-const route = useRoute();
-const sidebar = useChatHubSidebarState();
+const i18n = useI18n();
+const router = useRouter();
 
-const EDGE_TRIGGER_DISTANCE = 10; // pixels from left edge to trigger sidebar
+const { isCollapsed, sidebarWidth, onResizeStart, onResize, onResizeEnd, toggleCollapse } =
+	useSidebarLayout();
 
-watch(
-	() => route.fullPath,
-	() => uiStore.closeModal(CHAT_HUB_SIDE_MENU_DRAWER_MODAL_KEY),
+function openCommandBar(event: MouseEvent) {
+	event.stopPropagation();
+
+	void nextTick(() => {
+		const keyboardEvent = new KeyboardEvent('keydown', {
+			key: 'k',
+			code: 'KeyK',
+			metaKey: true,
+			bubbles: true,
+			cancelable: true,
+		});
+		document.dispatchEvent(keyboardEvent);
+	});
+}
+
+const { settingsItems } = useSettingsItems();
+
+const mainMenuItems = computed<IMenuItem[]>(() => [
+	{
+		id: 'settings',
+		label: i18n.baseText('mainSidebar.settings'),
+		icon: 'settings',
+		available: true,
+		children: settingsItems.value,
+	},
+]);
+
+const visibleMenuItems = computed<IMenuItem[]>(() =>
+	mainMenuItems.value.filter((item) => item.available !== false),
 );
 
-useEventListener(window, 'mousemove', (event: MouseEvent) => {
-	if (sidebar.isCollapsed.value && event.clientX <= EDGE_TRIGGER_DISTANCE) {
-		sidebar.toggleOpen(true);
-	}
+useKeybindings({
+	['bracketleft']: () => toggleCollapse(),
 });
 
-onBeforeUnmount(() => {
-	uiStore.closeModal(CHAT_HUB_SIDE_MENU_DRAWER_MODAL_KEY);
-});
+const onLogout = () => {
+	void router.push({ name: VIEWS.SIGNOUT });
+};
 </script>
 
 <template>
-	<ChatSidebarContent
-		v-if="sidebar.isStatic.value"
-		:class="$style.static"
-		:is-mobile-device="isMobileDevice"
-	/>
-	<ModalDrawer
-		v-else
-		direction="ltr"
-		width="min(240px, 80vw)"
-		:name="CHAT_HUB_SIDE_MENU_DRAWER_MODAL_KEY"
-		:class="$style.drawer"
-		:close-on-click-modal="true"
-		:show-close="false"
+	<N8nResizeWrapper
+		id="side-menu"
+		:class="{
+			[$style.sideMenu]: true,
+			[$style.sideMenuCollapsed]: isCollapsed,
+		}"
+		:width="sidebarWidth"
+		:style="{ width: `${sidebarWidth}px` }"
+		:supported-directions="['right']"
+		:min-width="200"
+		:max-width="500"
+		:grid-size="8"
+		@resizestart="onResizeStart"
+		@resize="onResize"
+		@resizeend="onResizeEnd"
 	>
-		<template #content>
-			<ChatSidebarContent :class="$style.inDrawer" :is-mobile-device="isMobileDevice" />
-		</template>
-	</ModalDrawer>
+		<MainSidebarHeader
+			hide-create
+			is-beta
+			:is-collapsed="isCollapsed"
+			@collapse="toggleCollapse"
+			@open-command-bar="openCommandBar"
+		/>
+		<N8nScrollArea as-child>
+			<div :class="$style.scrollArea">
+				<ChatSidebarContent :is-collapsed="isCollapsed" />
+				<BottomMenu :items="visibleMenuItems" :is-collapsed="isCollapsed" @logout="onLogout" />
+			</div>
+		</N8nScrollArea>
+	</N8nResizeWrapper>
 </template>
 
 <style lang="scss" module>
-.drawer {
-	& :global(.el-drawer__header) {
-		padding: 0;
-		margin: 0;
+.sideMenu {
+	position: relative;
+	height: 100%;
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
+	border-right: var(--border);
+	background-color: var(--menu--color--background, var(--color--background--light-2));
+
+	&.sideMenuCollapsed {
+		width: $sidebar-width;
+		min-width: auto;
 	}
 }
 
-.inDrawer,
-.static {
+.scrollArea {
 	height: 100%;
-	background-color: var(--color--background--light-2);
-}
-
-.static {
-	width: 240px;
-	position: relative;
-	overflow: auto;
-	margin-right: calc(-1 * var(--spacing--4xs));
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarContent.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarContent.vue
index a1efeae331c..69e62af3084 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarContent.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarContent.vue
@@ -1,40 +1,32 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import MainSidebarUserArea from '@/app/components/MainSidebarUserArea.vue';
 import { useMessage } from '@/app/composables/useMessage';
 import { useToast } from '@/app/composables/useToast';
-import { MODAL_CONFIRM, VIEWS } from '@/app/constants';
+import { MODAL_CONFIRM } from '@/app/constants';
 import { useChatStore } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/chat.store';
+import { useCredentialsStore } from '@/features/credentials/credentials.store';
 import { groupConversationsByDate } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/chat.utils';
-import ChatSidebarLink from '@/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarLink.vue';
-import { useChatHubSidebarState } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/composables/useChatHubSidebarState';
 import {
 	CHAT_VIEW,
 	CHAT_WORKFLOW_AGENTS_VIEW,
 	CHAT_PERSONAL_AGENTS_VIEW,
 } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/constants';
-import { useSettingsStore } from '@/app/stores/settings.store';
-import { N8nIconButton, N8nScrollArea, N8nText } from '@n8n/design-system';
-import Logo from '@n8n/design-system/components/N8nLogo';
-import BetaTag from '@n8n/design-system/components/BetaTag/BetaTag.vue';
+import { type IMenuItem, N8nMenuItem, N8nScrollArea, N8nText } from '@n8n/design-system';
 import { computed, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
 import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router';
-import { useIntersectionObserver } from '@vueuse/core';
 import ChatSessionMenuItem from './ChatSessionMenuItem.vue';
 import SkeletonMenuItem from './SkeletonMenuItem.vue';
 import { useTelemetry } from '@/app/composables/useTelemetry';
 import { type ChatHubSessionDto } from '@n8n/api-types';
-import { useCredentialsStore } from '@/features/credentials/credentials.store';
 import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
+import KeyboardShortcutTooltip from '@/app/components/KeyboardShortcutTooltip.vue';
 
-defineProps<{ isMobileDevice: boolean }>();
+defineProps<{ isCollapsed: boolean }>();
 
 const route = useRoute();
 const router = useRouter();
 const chatStore = useChatStore();
 const toast = useToast();
 const message = useMessage();
-const sidebar = useChatHubSidebarState();
-const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
 const credentialsStore = useCredentialsStore();
 const telemetry = useTelemetry();
 const readyToShowSessions = computed(
@@ -43,7 +35,6 @@ const readyToShowSessions = computed(
 const i18n = useI18n();
 
 const renamingSessionId = ref<string>();
-const loadMoreTrigger = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null);
 
 const currentSessionId = computed(() =>
 	typeof route.params.id === 'string' ? route.params.id : undefined,
@@ -63,6 +54,40 @@ const groupedConversations = computed(() =>
 	),
 );
 
+const newChat = computed<IMenuItem>(() => ({
+	id: 'new-chat',
+	label: i18n.baseText('chatHub.sidebar.link.newChat'),
+	icon: 'plus',
+	route: {
+		to: {
+			name: CHAT_VIEW,
+			force: true, // to focus input again when the user is already in CHAT_VIEW
+		},
+	},
+}));
+
+const personalAgents = computed<IMenuItem>(() => ({
+	id: 'personal-agents',
+	label: i18n.baseText('chatHub.sidebar.link.personalAgents'),
+	icon: 'message-square',
+	route: {
+		to: {
+			name: CHAT_PERSONAL_AGENTS_VIEW,
+		},
+	},
+}));
+
+const workflowAgents = computed<IMenuItem>(() => ({
+	id: 'workflow-agents',
+	label: i18n.baseText('chatHub.sidebar.link.workflowAgents'),
+	icon: 'robot',
+	route: {
+		to: {
+			name: CHAT_WORKFLOW_AGENTS_VIEW,
+		},
+	},
+}));
+
 function handleStartRename(sessionId: string) {
 	renamingSessionId.value = sessionId;
 }
@@ -108,19 +133,8 @@ async function handleDeleteSession(sessionId: string) {
 
 function handleNewChatClick() {
 	telemetry.track('User clicked new chat button', {});
-	sidebar.toggleOpen(false);
 }
 
-useIntersectionObserver(
-	loadMoreTrigger,
-	([{ isIntersecting }]) => {
-		if (isIntersecting) {
-			void chatStore.fetchMoreSessions({ minLoadingTime: 250 });
-		}
-	},
-	{ threshold: 0.1 },
-);
-
 onMounted(() => {
 	if (!chatStore.sessionsReady) {
 		void chatStore.fetchSessions(true, { minLoadingTime: 250 });
@@ -129,74 +143,62 @@ onMounted(() => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-	<div :class="[$style.component, { [$style.isMobileDevice]: isMobileDevice }]">
-		<div :class="$style.header">
-			<RouterLink :to="{ name: VIEWS.HOMEPAGE }">
-				<div :class="$style.logoContainer">
-					<Logo
-						:class="$style.logo"
-						size="small"
-						:collapsed="false"
-						:release-channel="settingsStore.settings.releaseChannel"
-					/>
-					<BetaTag />
-				</div>
-			</RouterLink>
-			<N8nIconButton
-				v-if="sidebar.canBeStatic.value"
-				:title="i18n.baseText('chatHub.sidebar.button.toggle')"
-				icon="panel-left"
-				type="tertiary"
-				text
-				size="small"
-				icon-size="large"
-				@click="sidebar.toggleStatic()"
-			/>
-		</div>
-		<div :class="$style.links">
-			<ChatSidebarLink
-				:to="{
-					name: CHAT_VIEW,
-					force: true, // to focus input again when the user is already in CHAT_VIEW
-				}"
+	<div :class="$style.component">
+		<div
+			:class="{
+				[$style.links]: true,
+				[$style.collapsed]: isCollapsed,
+			}"
+		>
+			<KeyboardShortcutTooltip
+				placement="right"
 				:label="i18n.baseText('chatHub.sidebar.link.newChat')"
-				icon="square-pen"
-				:active="route.name === CHAT_VIEW"
-				@click="handleNewChatClick"
-			/>
-			<ChatSidebarLink
-				:to="{ name: CHAT_PERSONAL_AGENTS_VIEW }"
-				:label="i18n.baseText('chatHub.sidebar.link.personalAgents')"
-				icon="message-square"
+				:show-after="500"
+				:shortcut="{ keys: ['o'], metaKey: true, shiftKey: true }"
+			>
+				<N8nMenuItem
+					:item="newChat"
+					:compact="isCollapsed"
+					:active="route.name === CHAT_VIEW"
+					@click="handleNewChatClick"
+				/>
+			</KeyboardShortcutTooltip>
+			<N8nMenuItem
+				:item="personalAgents"
+				:compact="isCollapsed"
 				:active="route.name === CHAT_PERSONAL_AGENTS_VIEW"
-				@click="sidebar.toggleOpen(false)"
 			/>
-			<ChatSidebarLink
-				:to="{ name: CHAT_WORKFLOW_AGENTS_VIEW }"
-				:label="i18n.baseText('chatHub.sidebar.link.workflowAgents')"
-				icon="robot"
+			<N8nMenuItem
+				:item="workflowAgents"
+				:compact="isCollapsed"
 				:active="route.name === CHAT_WORKFLOW_AGENTS_VIEW"
-				@click="sidebar.toggleOpen(false)"
 			/>
 		</div>
 		<N8nScrollArea as-child type="scroll">
-			<div :class="$style.historySections">
+			<div :class="[$style.historySections, { [$style.collapsed]: isCollapsed }]">
 				<div v-if="!readyToShowSessions" :class="$style.group">
 					<SkeletonMenuItem v-for="i in 10" :key="`loading-${i}`" />
 				</div>
 				<div
-					v-else
 					v-for="(group, index) in groupedConversations"
+					v-else
 					:key="group.group"
 					:class="$style.group"
 				>
-					<N8nText :class="$style.groupHeader" size="small" bold color="text-light">
+					<N8nText
+						v-if="!isCollapsed"
+						:class="$style.groupHeader"
+						size="small"
+						bold
+						color="text-light"
+					>
 						{{ group.group }}
 					</N8nText>
 					<ChatSessionMenuItem
 						v-for="session in group.sessions"
 						:key="session.id"
 						:session="session"
+						:compact="isCollapsed"
 						:active="currentSessionId === session.id"
 						:is-renaming="renamingSessionId === session.id"
 						@start-rename="handleStartRename"
@@ -204,15 +206,27 @@ onMounted(() => {
 						@confirm-rename="handleConfirmRename"
 						@delete="handleDeleteSession"
 					/>
+
+					<N8nMenuItem
+						v-if="
+							index === groupedConversations.length - 1 &&
+							chatStore.sessions.hasMore &&
+							!chatStore.sessionsLoading
+						"
+						:item="{
+							id: 'load-more-sessions',
+							label: i18n.baseText('chatHub.sidebar.loadMoreSessions'),
+							icon: 'circle-ellipsis',
+						}"
+						:compact="isCollapsed"
+						@click="() => chatStore.fetchMoreSessions({ minLoadingTime: 250 })"
+					/>
 					<template v-if="index === groupedConversations.length - 1 && chatStore.sessionsLoading">
 						<SkeletonMenuItem v-for="i in 10" :key="i" />
 					</template>
 				</div>
-
-				<div ref="loadMoreTrigger" :class="$style.loadMoreTrigger"></div>
 			</div>
 		</N8nScrollArea>
-		<MainSidebarUserArea :fully-expanded="true" :is-collapsed="false" />
 	</div>
 </template>
 
@@ -227,11 +241,6 @@ onMounted(() => {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
 	align-items: stretch;
-	padding-block: var(--spacing--4xs);
-
-	&.isMobileDevice {
-		padding-block: 0;
-	}
 }
 
 .header {
@@ -253,36 +262,35 @@ onMounted(() => {
 .links {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
-	padding: 0 var(--spacing--xs) var(--spacing--sm) var(--spacing--xs);
+	padding: 0 var(--spacing--3xs) var(--spacing--2xs);
 	gap: 1px;
+
+	&.collapsed {
+		border-bottom: var(--border);
+	}
 }
 
 .historySections {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
-	padding: 0 var(--spacing--xs) var(--spacing--sm) var(--spacing--xs);
-	gap: var(--spacing--xs);
+	padding: var(--spacing--2xs) var(--spacing--3xs) var(--spacing--2xs);
+	gap: var(--spacing--sm);
 
-	.isMobileDevice & {
-		gap: var(--spacing--sm);
+	&.collapsed {
+		gap: 0;
 	}
 }
 
 .group {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
-	gap: 1px;
+	gap: 2px;
 }
 
 .groupHeader {
 	padding: 0 var(--spacing--4xs) var(--spacing--3xs) var(--spacing--4xs);
 }
 
-.loadMoreTrigger {
-	height: 1px;
-	width: 100%;
-}
-
 .loading,
 .empty {
 	padding: var(--spacing--xs);
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarLink.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarLink.vue
index 9310587baaa..b1266ad191c 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarLink.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarLink.vue
@@ -8,14 +8,18 @@ const {
 	active = false,
 	to,
 	label,
+	title,
 	menuItems = [],
 	icon,
+	compact,
 } = defineProps<{
 	active?: boolean;
 	to: RouteLocationRaw;
 	label: string;
+	title: string;
 	menuItems?: Array<ActionDropdownItem<T>>;
 	icon?: IconName;
+	compact?: boolean;
 }>();
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
@@ -35,17 +39,20 @@ defineSlots<{
 		<template v-else>
 			<RouterLink
 				:to="to"
-				:class="$style.menuItemLink"
-				:title="label"
+				:class="[$style.menuItemLink, { [$style.compact]: compact }]"
+				:title="title"
 				@click="emit('click', $event)"
 			>
 				<slot name="icon">
-					<N8nIcon v-if="icon" size="large" :icon="icon" />
+					<N8nIcon v-if="icon" size="large" :icon="icon" :class="$style.menuItemIcon" />
 				</slot>
-				<N8nText :class="$style.label">{{ label }}</N8nText>
+				<div v-if="!compact" :class="$style.textContainer">
+					<N8nText :class="$style.label" size="small" color="text-light">{{ label }}</N8nText>
+					<N8nText :class="$style.title" size="medium" color="text-dark">{{ title }}</N8nText>
+				</div>
 			</RouterLink>
 			<N8nActionDropdown
-				v-if="menuItems.length > 0"
+				v-if="!compact && menuItems.length > 0"
 				:items="menuItems"
 				:class="$style.actionDropdown"
 				placement="bottom-start"
@@ -76,15 +83,15 @@ defineSlots<{
 	&:has([aria-expanded='true']),
 	&.active,
 	&:hover {
-		background-color: var(--color--foreground);
+		background-color: var(--color--background--light-1);
 	}
 }
 
 .menuItemLink {
 	display: flex;
 	align-items: center;
-	padding: var(--spacing--3xs);
-	gap: var(--spacing--3xs);
+	padding: var(--spacing--4xs);
+	gap: var(--spacing--4xs);
 	cursor: pointer;
 	color: var(--color--text);
 	min-width: 0;
@@ -92,17 +99,36 @@ defineSlots<{
 	text-decoration: none;
 	outline: none;
 
+	&.compact {
+		margin-left: -1px;
+	}
+
 	&:active {
 		color: var(--color--text--shade-1);
 	}
 }
 
+.textContainer {
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
+	min-width: 0;
+}
+
 .label {
 	white-space: nowrap;
 	text-overflow: ellipsis;
 	overflow: hidden;
 	flex: 1;
-	line-height: var(--font-size--lg);
+	line-height: var(--line-height--xl);
+	min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.title {
+	white-space: nowrap;
+	text-overflow: ellipsis;
+	overflow: hidden;
+	flex: 1;
+	line-height: 20px;
 	min-width: 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarOpener.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarOpener.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 00985d5ee81..00000000000
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/components/ChatSidebarOpener.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<script setup lang="ts">
-import { useChatHubSidebarState } from '@/features/ai/chatHub/composables/useChatHubSidebarState';
-import { N8nIconButton } from '@n8n/design-system';
-import { useI18n } from '@n8n/i18n';
-
-const sidebar = useChatHubSidebarState();
-const i18n = useI18n();
-</script>
-
-<template>
-	<N8nIconButton
-		v-if="!sidebar.isStatic.value"
-		type="secondary"
-		:icon="sidebar.canBeStatic.value ? 'panel-left' : 'menu'"
-		text
-		icon-size="large"
-		:aria-label="i18n.baseText('chatHub.sidebar.button.toggle')"
-		@click="sidebar.toggleStatic(true)"
-	/>
-</template>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/composables/useChatHubSidebarState.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/composables/useChatHubSidebarState.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 11540f8f708..00000000000
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/composables/useChatHubSidebarState.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import {
-	CHAT_HUB_SIDE_MENU_DRAWER_MODAL_KEY,
-	LOCAL_STORAGE_CHAT_HUB_STATIC_SIDEBAR,
-} from '@/app/constants';
-import { useUIStore } from '@/app/stores/ui.store';
-import { useLocalStorage, useMediaQuery } from '@vueuse/core';
-import { computed } from 'vue';
-import { MOBILE_MEDIA_QUERY } from '../constants';
-import { useUsersStore } from '@/features/settings/users/users.store';
-
-export function useChatHubSidebarState() {
-	const isMobileDevice = useMediaQuery(MOBILE_MEDIA_QUERY);
-	const uiStore = useUIStore();
-	const usersStore = useUsersStore();
-	const isStatic = useLocalStorage(
-		LOCAL_STORAGE_CHAT_HUB_STATIC_SIDEBAR(usersStore.currentUserId ?? 'anonymous'),
-		!isMobileDevice.value,
-		{ writeDefaults: false },
-	);
-	const canBeStatic = computed(() => !isMobileDevice.value);
-
-	function toggleOpen(value?: boolean) {
-		const isOpen = !!uiStore.isModalActiveById[CHAT_HUB_SIDE_MENU_DRAWER_MODAL_KEY];
-		const newValue = value ?? !isOpen;
-
-		if (newValue) {
-			uiStore.openModal(CHAT_HUB_SIDE_MENU_DRAWER_MODAL_KEY);
-		} else {
-			uiStore.closeModal(CHAT_HUB_SIDE_MENU_DRAWER_MODAL_KEY);
-		}
-	}
-
-	function toggleStatic(value?: boolean) {
-		const newValue = value ?? !isStatic.value;
-
-		isStatic.value = newValue;
-		toggleOpen(newValue);
-	}
-
-	return {
-		canBeStatic,
-		isStatic: computed(() => canBeStatic.value && isStatic.value),
-		isCollapsed: computed(
-			() =>
-				!isStatic.value && uiStore.isModalActiveById[CHAT_HUB_SIDE_MENU_DRAWER_MODAL_KEY] !== true,
-		),
-		toggleOpen,
-		toggleStatic,
-	};
-}
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/constants.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/constants.ts
index 0770da1935a..57078e7b709 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/ai/chatHub/constants.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export const CHAT_PERSONAL_AGENTS_VIEW = 'chat-personal-agents';
 export const CHAT_SETTINGS_VIEW = 'chat-settings';
 
 export const CHAT_STORE = 'chatStore';
+export const CHAT_SESSIONS_PAGE_SIZE = 18;
 
 export const providerDisplayNames: Record<ChatHubProvider, string> = {
 	openai: 'OpenAI',
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/collaboration/projects/components/ProjectNavigation.vue b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/collaboration/projects/components/ProjectNavigation.vue
index 0edc79c71ea..761867db820 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/collaboration/projects/components/ProjectNavigation.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/collaboration/projects/components/ProjectNavigation.vue
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const chat = computed<IMenuItem>(() => ({
 	label: locale.baseText('projects.menu.chat'),
 	position: 'bottom',
 	route: { to: { name: CHAT_VIEW } },
+	beta: true,
 }));
 
 async function onSourceControlPull() {
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/shared/commandBar/composables/useChatHubCommands.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/shared/commandBar/composables/useChatHubCommands.ts
index 0164581d24c..84e177d9eca 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/shared/commandBar/composables/useChatHubCommands.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/features/shared/commandBar/composables/useChatHubCommands.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export function useChatHubCommands(options: {
 				icon: {
 					component: N8nIcon,
 					props: {
-						icon: 'square-pen',
+						icon: 'plus',
 					},
 				},
 				keywords: [
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export function useChatHubCommands(options: {
 				icon: {
 					component: N8nIcon,
 					props: {
-						icon: 'robot',
+						icon: 'message-square-plus',
 					},
 				},
 				keywords: [
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export function useChatHubCommands(options: {
 				icon: {
 					component: N8nIcon,
 					props: {
-						icon: 'layers',
+						icon: 'message-square',
 						color: 'text-light',
 					},
 				},