From 3a677474603bc453b4249488e31864ead729fd79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Himanshu Soni <h30s.soni@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 01:10:26 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] feat(web): add repo browsing without requiring a search
 first

---
 packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/layoutClient.tsx | 11 +++++++++++
 .../components/navigationMenu/navigationItems.tsx  |  3 +++
 packages/web/src/app/(app)/repos/page.tsx          |  4 +++-
 .../(app)/search/components/searchLandingPage.tsx  | 14 ++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/layoutClient.tsx b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/layoutClient.tsx
index b69dc4ad1..42b66fcf8 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/layoutClient.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/browse/layoutClient.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import { FileSearchCommandDialog } from "./components/fileSearchCommandDialog";
 import { SearchBar } from "../components/searchBar";
 import escapeStringRegexp from "escape-string-regexp";
 import { Session } from "next-auth";
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { BookMarkedIcon } from "lucide-react";
 
 interface LayoutProps {
     children: React.ReactNode;
@@ -29,6 +32,14 @@ export function LayoutClient({
             <div className="flex flex-col h-screen">
                 <TopBar
                     session={session}
+                    actions={
+                        <Button variant="outline" size="sm" asChild>
+                            <Link href="/repos" className="gap-1.5">
+                                <BookMarkedIcon className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+                                Repositories
+                            </Link>
+                        </Button>
+                    }
                 >
                     <SearchBar
                         size="sm"
diff --git a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/navigationMenu/navigationItems.tsx b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/navigationMenu/navigationItems.tsx
index 78ddbd7e4..2e031bf66 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/navigationMenu/navigationItems.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/navigationMenu/navigationItems.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ export const NavigationItems = ({
         if (href === '/') {
             return pathname === '/';
         }
+        if (href === '/repos') {
+            return pathname.startsWith('/repos') || pathname.startsWith('/browse');
+        }
         return pathname.startsWith(href);
     };
 
diff --git a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/repos/page.tsx b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/repos/page.tsx
index 5e123b735..001e421a1 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/repos/page.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/repos/page.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ export default async function ReposPage(props: ReposPageProps) {
         <>
             <div className="mb-6">
                 <h1 className="text-3xl font-semibold">Repositories</h1>
-                <p className="text-muted-foreground mt-2">View and manage your code repositories and their indexing status.</p>
+                <p className="text-muted-foreground mt-2">
+                    View and manage your code repositories and their indexing status. Select a repository name to open it in the file explorer.
+                </p>
             </div>
             <ReposTable
                 data={repos.map((repo) => ({
diff --git a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/search/components/searchLandingPage.tsx b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/search/components/searchLandingPage.tsx
index 668c84e57..daece7725 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/search/components/searchLandingPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/search/components/searchLandingPage.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { RepositoryCarousel } from "../../components/repositoryCarousel"
 import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator"
 import { SyntaxReferenceGuideHint } from "../../components/syntaxReferenceGuideHint"
 import Link from "next/link"
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
+import { FolderTreeIcon } from "lucide-react"
 import { SearchBar } from "../../components/searchBar"
 import { SearchModeSelector } from "../../components/searchModeSelector"
 import { getRepos, getReposStats } from "@/actions"
@@ -56,6 +58,18 @@ export const SearchLandingPage = async ({
                     </div>
                 </div>
 
+                <div className="mt-5 flex flex-col items-center gap-1">
+                    <Button variant="outline" asChild>
+                        <Link href="/repos" className="gap-2">
+                            <FolderTreeIcon className="h-4 w-4" />
+                            Browse repositories
+                        </Link>
+                    </Button>
+                    <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground text-center max-w-sm">
+                        Open the file explorer and pick a repo without running a search first.
+                    </span>
+                </div>
+
                 <div className="mt-8">
                     <RepositoryCarousel
                         numberOfReposWithIndex={repoStats.numberOfReposWithIndex}

From 4d00870c70f00fae8b9570958aa220ef99f30273 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Himanshu Soni <h30s.soni@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 01:24:55 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix(web): segment-boundary Repos nav active state;
 changelog for #1100

---
 CHANGELOG.md                                               | 1 +
 .../(app)/components/navigationMenu/navigationItems.tsx    | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 222887e9d..f83c9816e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 - Linear issue links in chat responses now render as a rich card-style UI showing the Linear logo, issue identifier, and title instead of plain hyperlinks. [#1060](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/1060)
+- Added a "Browse repositories" entry point on the search landing page, a Repositories shortcut in the file explorer top bar, and clearer repo list copy so users can open the file explorer without running a search first. [#1100](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/1100)
 
 ### Changed
 - Links in Ask Sourcebot chat responses now open in a new tab with a subtle external link icon indicator. [#1059](https://github.com/sourcebot-dev/sourcebot/pull/1059)
diff --git a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/navigationMenu/navigationItems.tsx b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/navigationMenu/navigationItems.tsx
index 2e031bf66..0e35530fa 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/navigationMenu/navigationItems.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/app/(app)/components/navigationMenu/navigationItems.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ export const NavigationItems = ({
             return pathname === '/';
         }
         if (href === '/repos') {
-            return pathname.startsWith('/repos') || pathname.startsWith('/browse');
+            return (
+                pathname === '/repos' ||
+                pathname.startsWith('/repos/') ||
+                pathname === '/browse' ||
+                pathname.startsWith('/browse/')
+            );
         }
         return pathname.startsWith(href);
     };