fix(desktop): move power-user views out of sidebar

Keep Cron and Profiles available through lower-prominence chrome entry points so the workspace sidebar stays focused on core chat navigation.

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/sidebar'
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
 import type { SessionInfo } from '@/hermes'
-import { Brain, ChevronDown, Clock, Layers3, MessageCircle, Plus, RefreshCw, Users } from '@/lib/icons'
+import { Brain, ChevronDown, Layers3, MessageCircle, Plus, RefreshCw } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import {
   $pinnedSessionIds,
@@ -28,14 +28,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/store/layout'
 import { $selectedStoredSessionId, $sessions, $sessionsLoading, $workingSessionIds } from '@/store/session'
 
-import {
-  type AppView,
-  ARTIFACTS_ROUTE,
-  CRON_ROUTE,
-  MESSAGING_ROUTE,
-  PROFILES_ROUTE,
-  SKILLS_ROUTE
-} from '../../routes'
+import { type AppView, ARTIFACTS_ROUTE, MESSAGING_ROUTE, SKILLS_ROUTE } from '../../routes'
 import { SidebarPanelLabel } from '../../shell/sidebar-label'
 import type { SidebarNavItem } from '../../types'
 
@@ -50,9 +43,7 @@ const SIDEBAR_NAV: SidebarNavItem[] = [
   },
   { id: 'skills', label: 'Skills', icon: Brain, route: SKILLS_ROUTE },
   { id: 'messaging', label: 'Messaging', icon: MessageCircle, route: MESSAGING_ROUTE },
-  { id: 'artifacts', label: 'Artifacts', icon: Layers3, route: ARTIFACTS_ROUTE },
-  { id: 'cron', label: 'Cron', icon: Clock, route: CRON_ROUTE },
-  { id: 'profiles', label: 'Profiles', icon: Users, route: PROFILES_ROUTE }
+  { id: 'artifacts', label: 'Artifacts', icon: Layers3, route: ARTIFACTS_ROUTE }
 ]
 
 interface ChatSidebarProps extends React.ComponentProps<typeof Sidebar> {
@@ -126,9 +117,7 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
                 const active =
                   (item.id === 'skills' && currentView === 'skills') ||
                   (item.id === 'messaging' && currentView === 'messaging') ||
-                  (item.id === 'artifacts' && currentView === 'artifacts') ||
-                  (item.id === 'cron' && currentView === 'cron') ||
-                  (item.id === 'profiles' && currentView === 'profiles')
+                  (item.id === 'artifacts' && currentView === 'artifacts')
 
                 return (
                   <SidebarMenuItem key={item.id}>

apps/desktop/src/app/shell/app-shell.tsx

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export function AppShell({
   // between the pane-tool cluster and the system cluster so they don't sit
   // flush against each other. Modeled as N gaps (N - 1 inner + 1 trailing)
   // to keep the formula generic for any pane-tool count.
-  const SYSTEM_TOOL_COUNT = 3
+  const SYSTEM_TOOL_COUNT = 4
   const paneToolCount = titlebarTools?.filter(tool => !tool.hidden).length ?? 0
   const systemToolsWidth = `calc(${SYSTEM_TOOL_COUNT} * (var(--titlebar-control-size) + 0.25rem))`
 

apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import type { CommandCenterSection } from '@/app/command-center'
 import { GatewayMenuPanel } from '@/app/shell/gateway-menu-panel'
 import { restartGateway } from '@/hermes'
-import { Activity, AlertCircle, Command, Cpu, FolderOpen, GitBranch, Hash, Loader2, Sparkles } from '@/lib/icons'
+import { Activity, AlertCircle, Clock, Command, Cpu, FolderOpen, GitBranch, Hash, Loader2, Sparkles } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { compactPath, contextBarLabel, LiveDuration, usageContextLabel } from '@/lib/statusbar'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { $desktopActionTasks } from '@/store/activity'
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { $desktopVersion, $updateApply, $updateStatus, setUpdateOverlayOpen } from '@/store/updates'
 import type { StatusResponse } from '@/types/hermes'
 
+import { CRON_ROUTE } from '../../routes'
 import type { StatusbarItem } from '../statusbar-controls'
 
 interface StatusbarItemsOptions {
@@ -203,6 +204,14 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
         onSelect: openAgents,
         title: agentsOpen ? 'Close agents' : 'Open agents',
         variant: 'action'
+      },
+      {
+        icon: <Clock className="size-3" />,
+        id: 'cron',
+        label: 'Cron',
+        title: 'Open cron jobs',
+        to: CRON_ROUTE,
+        variant: 'action'
       }
     ],
     [

apps/desktop/src/app/shell/titlebar-controls.tsx

@@ -2,12 +2,22 @@ import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 import type { ComponentProps, ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
 
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuLabel,
+  DropdownMenuSeparator,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger
+} from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu'
 import { triggerHaptic } from '@/lib/haptics'
-import { FolderOpen, NotebookTabs, Settings, Volume2, VolumeX } from '@/lib/icons'
+import { FolderOpen, NotebookTabs, Settings, Users, Volume2, VolumeX } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { $hapticsMuted, toggleHapticsMuted } from '@/store/haptics'
 import { $fileBrowserOpen, $sidebarOpen, toggleFileBrowserOpen, toggleSidebarOpen } from '@/store/layout'
 
+import { PROFILES_ROUTE } from '../routes'
+
 import { titlebarButtonClass } from './titlebar'
 
 export interface TitlebarTool {
@@ -95,6 +105,8 @@ export function TitlebarControls({ leftTools = [], tools = [], onOpenSettings }:
   ]
 
   const visibleSystemTools = systemTools.filter(tool => !tool.hidden)
+  const settingsTool = visibleSystemTools.find(tool => tool.id === 'settings')
+  const visibleSystemToolsBeforeSettings = visibleSystemTools.filter(tool => tool.id !== 'settings')
   const visiblePaneTools = tools.filter(tool => !tool.hidden)
 
   return (
@@ -133,14 +145,55 @@ export function TitlebarControls({ leftTools = [], tools = [], onOpenSettings }:
         aria-label="App controls"
         className="fixed right-(--titlebar-tools-right) top-(--titlebar-controls-top) z-70 flex flex-row items-center justify-end gap-x-1 pointer-events-auto select-none [-webkit-app-region:no-drag]"
       >
-        {visibleSystemTools.map(tool => (
+        {visibleSystemToolsBeforeSettings.map(tool => (
           <TitlebarToolButton key={tool.id} navigate={navigate} tool={tool} />
         ))}
+        <ProfilesMenuButton navigate={navigate} />
+        {settingsTool && <TitlebarToolButton navigate={navigate} tool={settingsTool} />}
       </div>
     </>
   )
 }
 
+function ProfilesMenuButton({ navigate }: { navigate: ReturnType<typeof useNavigate> }) {
+  return (
+    <DropdownMenu>
+      <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+        <button
+          aria-label="Profiles"
+          className={cn(
+            titlebarButtonClass,
+            'grid place-items-center bg-transparent select-none [&_svg]:size-4'
+          )}
+          onPointerDown={event => event.stopPropagation()}
+          title="Profiles"
+          type="button"
+        >
+          <Users />
+        </button>
+      </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+      <DropdownMenuContent align="end" className="w-64" sideOffset={8}>
+        <DropdownMenuLabel>
+          <div className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">Profiles</div>
+          <div className="mt-1 text-xs font-normal leading-4 text-muted-foreground">
+            Advanced Hermes environments for separate personas, config, skills, and SOUL.md.
+          </div>
+        </DropdownMenuLabel>
+        <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+        <DropdownMenuItem
+          onSelect={() => {
+            triggerHaptic('open')
+            navigate(PROFILES_ROUTE)
+          }}
+        >
+          <Users className="size-4" />
+          <span>Manage profiles</span>
+        </DropdownMenuItem>
+      </DropdownMenuContent>
+    </DropdownMenu>
+  )
+}
+
 function TitlebarToolButton({ navigate, tool }: { navigate: ReturnType<typeof useNavigate>; tool: TitlebarTool }) {
   const className = cn(
     titlebarButtonClass,

apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts

@@ -54,10 +54,8 @@ export type CommandDispatchResponse =
 export type SidebarNavId =
   | 'artifacts'
   | 'command-center'
-  | 'cron'
   | 'messaging'
   | 'new-session'
-  | 'profiles'
   | 'settings'
   | 'skills'