fix(frontend): reset active chat after deletion (#3519)

frontend/src/app/workspace/agents/[agent_name]/chats/[thread_id]/page.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ import { useI18n } from "@/core/i18n/hooks";
 import { useModels } from "@/core/models/hooks";
 import { useNotification } from "@/core/notification/hooks";
 import { useLocalSettings, useThreadSettings } from "@/core/settings";
-import { useThreadStream, useThreadTokenUsage } from "@/core/threads/hooks";
+import {
+  useThreadMetadata,
+  useThreadStream,
+  useThreadTokenUsage,
+} from "@/core/threads/hooks";
 import { threadTokenUsageToTokenUsage } from "@/core/threads/token-usage";
 import { textOfMessage } from "@/core/threads/utils";
 import { env } from "@/env";
@@ -54,6 +58,10 @@ export default function AgentChatPage() {
     isNewThread || isMock ? undefined : threadId,
     { enabled: tokenUsageEnabled && !isMock },
   );
+  const threadMetadata = useThreadMetadata(threadId, {
+    enabled: !isNewThread && !isMock,
+    isMock,
+  });
   const backendTokenUsage = threadTokenUsageToTokenUsage(threadTokenUsage.data);
 
   const { showNotification } = useNotification();
@@ -106,6 +114,34 @@ export default function AgentChatPage() {
     },
   });
 
+  const hasThreadMessages = thread.messages.length > 0;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      !isNewThread &&
+      !isMock &&
+      threadMetadata.data === null &&
+      !threadMetadata.isLoading &&
+      !threadMetadata.isFetching &&
+      !isHistoryLoading &&
+      !hasMoreHistory &&
+      !hasThreadMessages
+    ) {
+      router.replace(`/workspace/agents/${agent_name}/chats/new`);
+    }
+  }, [
+    agent_name,
+    hasMoreHistory,
+    hasThreadMessages,
+    isHistoryLoading,
+    isMock,
+    isNewThread,
+    router,
+    threadMetadata.data,
+    threadMetadata.isFetching,
+    threadMetadata.isLoading,
+  ]);
+
   const handleSubmit = useCallback(
     (message: PromptInputMessage) => {
       const sendPromise = sendMessage(threadId, message, { agent_name });

frontend/src/app/workspace/chats/[thread_id]/page.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 import { type PromptInputMessage } from "@/components/ai-elements/prompt-input";
@@ -24,7 +25,11 @@ import { useI18n } from "@/core/i18n/hooks";
 import { useModels } from "@/core/models/hooks";
 import { useNotification } from "@/core/notification/hooks";
 import { useLocalSettings, useThreadSettings } from "@/core/settings";
-import { useThreadStream, useThreadTokenUsage } from "@/core/threads/hooks";
+import {
+  useThreadMetadata,
+  useThreadStream,
+  useThreadTokenUsage,
+} from "@/core/threads/hooks";
 import { threadTokenUsageToTokenUsage } from "@/core/threads/token-usage";
 import { textOfMessage } from "@/core/threads/utils";
 import { env } from "@/env";
@@ -32,6 +37,7 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 
 export default function ChatPage() {
   const { t } = useI18n();
+  const router = useRouter();
   const { threadId, setThreadId, isNewThread, setIsNewThread, isMock } =
     useThreadChat();
   // `isNewThread` tracks whether the backend has the thread yet — gates the
@@ -47,6 +53,10 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
     isNewThread || isMock ? undefined : threadId,
     { enabled: tokenUsageEnabled && !isMock },
   );
+  const threadMetadata = useThreadMetadata(threadId, {
+    enabled: !isNewThread && !isMock,
+    isMock,
+  });
   const backendTokenUsage = threadTokenUsageToTokenUsage(threadTokenUsage.data);
   const mountedRef = useRef(false);
   useSpecificChatMode();
@@ -108,6 +118,33 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
     },
   });
 
+  const hasThreadMessages = thread.messages.length > 0;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (
+      !isNewThread &&
+      !isMock &&
+      threadMetadata.data === null &&
+      !threadMetadata.isLoading &&
+      !threadMetadata.isFetching &&
+      !isHistoryLoading &&
+      !hasMoreHistory &&
+      !hasThreadMessages
+    ) {
+      router.replace("/workspace/chats/new");
+    }
+  }, [
+    hasMoreHistory,
+    hasThreadMessages,
+    isHistoryLoading,
+    isMock,
+    isNewThread,
+    router,
+    threadMetadata.data,
+    threadMetadata.isFetching,
+    threadMetadata.isLoading,
+  ]);
+
   const handleSubmit = useCallback(
     (message: PromptInputMessage) => {
       const sendPromise = sendMessage(threadId, message);

frontend/src/components/workspace/chats/use-thread-chat.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,25 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 import { uuid } from "@/core/utils/uuid";
 
+export const THREAD_CHAT_RESET_EVENT = "deer-flow:thread-chat-reset";
+
+type ThreadChatResetDetail = {
+  deletedThreadId: string;
+  nextPath: string;
+  force?: boolean;
+};
+
+export function resetThreadChatAfterDelete(detail: ThreadChatResetDetail) {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") {
+    return;
+  }
+  window.dispatchEvent(
+    new CustomEvent<ThreadChatResetDetail>(THREAD_CHAT_RESET_EVENT, {
+      detail,
+    }),
+  );
+}
+
 export function useThreadChat() {
   const { thread_id: threadIdFromPath } = useParams<{ thread_id: string }>();
   const pathname = usePathname();
@@ -30,6 +49,13 @@ export function useThreadChat() {
     () => threadIdFromPath === "new",
   );
 
+  const resetToNewThread = useCallback(() => {
+    const nextThreadId = uuid();
+    newThreadIdRef.current = nextThreadId;
+    setIsNewThreadState(true);
+    setThreadIdState(nextThreadId);
+  }, []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isNewPath) {
       const nextThreadId = newThreadIdRef.current ?? uuid();
@@ -51,6 +77,35 @@ export function useThreadChat() {
     setThreadIdState(threadIdFromPath);
   }, [isNewPath, threadIdFromPath]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleReset = (event: Event) => {
+      const detail = (event as CustomEvent<ThreadChatResetDetail>).detail;
+      if (!detail?.nextPath) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const currentPathname = window.location.pathname;
+      const isDeletingCurrentThread =
+        detail.force === true ||
+        detail.deletedThreadId === threadId ||
+        detail.deletedThreadId === threadIdFromPath ||
+        currentPathname.endsWith(`/${detail.deletedThreadId}`);
+
+      if (!isDeletingCurrentThread) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // URL replacement is owned by the caller's Next router action; this hook
+      // only resets local chat state so the router state and browser URL stay
+      // in sync.
+      resetToNewThread();
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener(THREAD_CHAT_RESET_EVENT, handleReset);
+    return () =>
+      window.removeEventListener(THREAD_CHAT_RESET_EVENT, handleReset);
+  }, [resetToNewThread, threadId, threadIdFromPath]);
+
   const setThreadId = useCallback((nextThreadId: string) => {
     newThreadIdRef.current = null;
     setThreadIdState(nextThreadId);

frontend/src/components/workspace/recent-chat-list.tsx

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
   SidebarMenuButton,
   SidebarMenuItem,
 } from "@/components/ui/sidebar";
+import { resetThreadChatAfterDelete } from "@/components/workspace/chats/use-thread-chat";
 import { getAPIClient } from "@/core/api";
 import { writeTextToClipboard } from "@/core/clipboard";
 import { useI18n } from "@/core/i18n/hooks";
@@ -112,24 +113,41 @@ export function RecentChatList() {
   const [renameValue, setRenameValue] = useState("");
 
   const handleDelete = useCallback(
-    (threadId: string) => {
-      deleteThread({ threadId });
-      if (threadId === threadIdFromPath) {
-        const threadIndex = threads.findIndex((t) => t.thread_id === threadId);
-        let nextThreadPath = pathOfThread("new", {
+    (thread: AgentThread) => {
+      const currentPathname =
+        typeof window === "undefined" ? pathname : window.location.pathname;
+      const threadPath = pathOfThread(thread);
+      const nextThreadPath = pathOfThread("new", {
         agent_name: agentNameFromPath,
       });
-        if (threadIndex > -1) {
-          if (threads[threadIndex + 1]) {
-            nextThreadPath = pathOfThread(threads[threadIndex + 1]!);
-          } else if (threads[threadIndex - 1]) {
-            nextThreadPath = pathOfThread(threads[threadIndex - 1]!);
-          }
-        }
-        void router.push(nextThreadPath);
+      const isNewThreadPath = currentPathname === nextThreadPath;
+      const isCurrentThread =
+        thread.thread_id === threadIdFromPath ||
+        threadPath === currentPathname ||
+        (isNewThreadPath && threads[0]?.thread_id === thread.thread_id);
+
+      deleteThread({
+        threadId: thread.thread_id,
+        onRemoteDeleted: isCurrentThread
+          ? () => {
+              resetThreadChatAfterDelete({
+                deletedThreadId: thread.thread_id,
+                nextPath: nextThreadPath,
+                force: true,
+              });
+              void router.replace(nextThreadPath);
             }
+          : undefined,
+      });
     },
-    [agentNameFromPath, deleteThread, router, threadIdFromPath, threads],
+    [
+      agentNameFromPath,
+      deleteThread,
+      pathname,
+      router,
+      threadIdFromPath,
+      threads,
+    ],
   );
 
   const handleRenameClick = useCallback(
@@ -302,7 +320,7 @@ export function RecentChatList() {
                               </DropdownMenuSub>
                               <DropdownMenuSeparator />
                               <DropdownMenuItem
-                                onSelect={() => handleDelete(thread.thread_id)}
+                                onSelect={() => handleDelete(thread)}
                               >
                                 <Trash2 className="text-muted-foreground" />
                                 <span>{t.common.delete}</span>

frontend/src/core/threads/hooks.ts

@@ -399,6 +399,34 @@ function getStreamErrorMessage(error: unknown): string {
   return "Request failed.";
 }
 
+function getHttpStatus(error: unknown): number | undefined {
+  if (typeof error !== "object" || error === null) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const status = Reflect.get(error, "status");
+  if (typeof status === "number") {
+    return status;
+  }
+
+  const response = Reflect.get(error, "response");
+  if (typeof response === "object" && response !== null) {
+    const responseStatus = Reflect.get(response, "status");
+    if (typeof responseStatus === "number") {
+      return responseStatus;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+function isThreadMissingError(error: unknown): boolean {
+  const status = getHttpStatus(error);
+  // Treat 403 like 404 here to avoid disclosing whether an inaccessible thread
+  // exists; callers redirect stale/inaccessible URLs back to a blank chat.
+  return status === 403 || status === 404;
+}
+
 export function useThreadStream({
   threadId,
   displayThreadId,
@@ -1193,12 +1221,22 @@ export function useThreadHistory(
       return dedupeMessagesByIdentity([...prev, ..._messages]);
     });
   }, []);
+  const hasThreadId = Boolean(threadId);
+  const hasUnloadedRuns = Boolean(
+    runs.data?.some((run) => !loadedRunIdsRef.current.has(run.run_id)),
+  );
+  const isRunsLoading =
+    enabled &&
+    hasThreadId &&
+    (runs.isLoading || (runs.isFetching && !runs.data));
+  const isRunsUnresolved =
+    enabled && hasThreadId && !runs.data && !runs.isError;
   const hasMore =
-    enabled && Boolean(threadId) && (indexRef.current >= 0 || !runs.data);
+    enabled && hasThreadId && (indexRef.current >= 0 || hasUnloadedRuns);
   return {
     runs: runs.data,
     messages,
-    loading,
+    loading: loading || isRunsLoading || isRunsUnresolved,
     appendMessages,
     hasMore,
     loadMore: loadMessages,
@@ -1313,6 +1351,36 @@ export function useThreadRuns(
   });
 }
 
+export function useThreadMetadata(
+  threadId?: string | null,
+  {
+    enabled = true,
+    isMock = false,
+  }: { enabled?: boolean; isMock?: boolean } = {},
+) {
+  const apiClient = getAPIClient(isMock);
+  return useQuery<AgentThread | null>({
+    queryKey: ["thread", "metadata", threadId, isMock],
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      if (!threadId) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      try {
+        const response = await apiClient.threads.get(threadId);
+        return response as AgentThread;
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (isThreadMissingError(error)) {
+          return null;
+        }
+        throw error;
+      }
+    },
+    enabled: enabled && Boolean(threadId),
+    retry: false,
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
+  });
+}
+
 export function useThreadTokenUsage(
   threadId?: string | null,
   { enabled = true }: { enabled?: boolean } = {},
@@ -1347,8 +1415,15 @@ export function useDeleteThread() {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const apiClient = getAPIClient();
   return useMutation({
-    mutationFn: async ({ threadId }: { threadId: string }) => {
+    mutationFn: async ({
+      threadId,
+      onRemoteDeleted,
+    }: {
+      threadId: string;
+      onRemoteDeleted?: () => void;
+    }) => {
       await apiClient.threads.delete(threadId);
+      onRemoteDeleted?.();
 
       const response = await fetch(
         `${getBackendBaseURL()}/api/threads/${encodeURIComponent(threadId)}`,

frontend/tests/e2e/thread-history.spec.ts

@@ -65,6 +65,36 @@ test.describe("Thread history", () => {
     ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
   });
 
+  test("deleting an inactive chat keeps the current chat open", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    mockLangGraphAPI(page, { threads: THREADS });
+
+    await page.goto(`/workspace/chats/${MOCK_THREAD_ID}`);
+    await expect(
+      page.getByText("Response in thread First conversation"),
+    ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+
+    const sidebar = page.locator("[data-sidebar='sidebar']");
+    const inactiveThreadItem = sidebar
+      .locator("[data-sidebar='menu-item']")
+      .filter({
+        has: page.getByRole("button", { name: /more/i }),
+        hasText: "Second conversation",
+      })
+      .first();
+    await expect(inactiveThreadItem).toBeVisible();
+    await inactiveThreadItem.hover();
+    await inactiveThreadItem.getByRole("button", { name: /more/i }).click();
+    await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: /delete/i }).click();
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(MOCK_THREAD_ID));
+    await expect(
+      page.getByText("Response in thread First conversation"),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(sidebar.getByText("Second conversation")).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+
   test("new chat does not show previous thread messages after client-side navigation", async ({
     page,
   }) => {
@@ -100,7 +130,9 @@ test.describe("Thread history", () => {
       timeout: 15_000,
     });
 
-    await page.getByRole("link", { name: /new chat/i }).click();
+    await page
+      .locator("[data-sidebar='sidebar'] a[href='/workspace/chats/new']")
+      .click();
     await page.waitForURL("**/workspace/chats/new");
 
     await expect(page.getByText(SVG_PROMPT_MARKER)).toBeHidden();
@@ -161,13 +193,64 @@ test.describe("Thread history", () => {
     await page.waitForURL(`**/workspace/chats/${MOCK_THREAD_ID_2}`);
     await expect(page.getByText(OPTIMISTIC_PROMPT_MARKER)).toHaveCount(0);
 
-    await page.getByRole("link", { name: /new chat/i }).click();
+    await page
+      .locator("[data-sidebar='sidebar'] a[href='/workspace/chats/new']")
+      .click();
     await page.waitForURL("**/workspace/chats/new");
 
     await expect(page.getByText(OPTIMISTIC_PROMPT_MARKER)).toHaveCount(0);
     await expect(page.getByPlaceholder(/how can i assist you/i)).toBeVisible();
   });
 
+  test("deleting the active newly created chat returns to the new chat screen", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    mockLangGraphAPI(page);
+    await page.route(/\/api\/threads\/[^/]+$/, (route) => {
+      if (route.request().method() === "DELETE") {
+        return route.fulfill({
+          status: 500,
+          contentType: "application/json",
+          body: JSON.stringify({ detail: "Local cleanup failed" }),
+        });
+      }
+      return route.fallback();
+    });
+
+    await page.goto("/workspace/chats/new");
+    const textarea = page.getByPlaceholder(/how can i assist you/i);
+    await expect(textarea).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    await textarea.fill("What should disappear after deletion?");
+    await textarea.press("Enter");
+
+    await expect(page.getByText("Hello from DeerFlow!")).toBeVisible({
+      timeout: 15_000,
+    });
+
+    const sidebar = page.locator("[data-sidebar='sidebar']");
+    const recentThreadItem = sidebar
+      .locator("[data-sidebar='menu-item']")
+      .filter({
+        has: page.getByRole("button", { name: /more/i }),
+        hasText: "New Chat",
+      })
+      .first();
+    await expect(recentThreadItem).toBeVisible();
+    await recentThreadItem.hover();
+    await recentThreadItem.getByRole("button", { name: /more/i }).click();
+    await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: /delete/i }).click();
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/workspace\/chats\/new$/);
+    await expect(page.getByText("Previous question")).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByText("Hello from DeerFlow!")).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByPlaceholder(/how can i assist you/i)).toBeVisible();
+
+    await page.goto(`/workspace/chats/${MOCK_THREAD_ID}`);
+    await page.waitForURL("**/workspace/chats/new");
+    await expect(page.getByText("Hello from DeerFlow!")).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByPlaceholder(/how can i assist you/i)).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
   test("mock thread does not load real backend run history", async ({
     page,
   }) => {

frontend/tests/e2e/utils/mock-api.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ export const MOCK_THREAD_ID = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001";
 export const MOCK_THREAD_ID_2 = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002";
 export const MOCK_RUN_ID = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000099";
 
+const MOCK_AUTH_USER = {
+  id: "default",
+  email: "default@test.local",
+  system_role: "admin",
+  needs_setup: false,
+};
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -71,6 +78,21 @@ const DEFAULT_SKILLS: MockSkill[] = [
   },
 ];
 
+function mockStreamMessages() {
+  return [
+    {
+      type: "human",
+      id: "msg-human-1",
+      content: [{ type: "text", text: "Hello" }],
+    },
+    {
+      type: "ai",
+      id: "msg-ai-1",
+      content: "Hello from DeerFlow!",
+    },
+  ];
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // mockLangGraphAPI
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -81,23 +103,84 @@ const DEFAULT_SKILLS: MockSkill[] = [
  * for a real backend.
  */
 export function mockLangGraphAPI(page: Page, options?: MockAPIOptions) {
-  const threads = options?.threads ?? [];
+  let threads = [...(options?.threads ?? [])];
   const agents = options?.agents ?? [];
   const skills = options?.skills ?? DEFAULT_SKILLS;
 
-  // Thread search — sidebar thread list & chats list page
-  void page.route("**/api/langgraph/threads/search", async (route) => {
-    const body = threads.map((t) => ({
-      thread_id: t.thread_id,
+  const upsertThread = (thread: MockThread) => {
+    threads = [
+      thread,
+      ...threads.filter((existing) => existing.thread_id !== thread.thread_id),
+    ];
+  };
+
+  const threadSearchResult = (thread: MockThread) => ({
+    thread_id: thread.thread_id,
     created_at: "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
-      updated_at: t.updated_at ?? "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+    updated_at: thread.updated_at ?? "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
     metadata: {
-        ...(t.metadata ?? {}),
-        ...(t.agent_name ? { agent_name: t.agent_name } : {}),
+      ...(thread.metadata ?? {}),
+      ...(thread.agent_name ? { agent_name: thread.agent_name } : {}),
     },
     status: "idle",
-      values: { title: t.title ?? "Untitled" },
-    }));
+    values: { title: thread.title ?? "Untitled" },
+  });
+
+  // Auth — keep workspace tests independent from a real gateway session.
+  void page.route("**/api/v1/auth/me", (route) => {
+    if (route.request().method() === "GET") {
+      return route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: "application/json",
+        body: JSON.stringify(MOCK_AUTH_USER),
+      });
+    }
+    return route.fallback();
+  });
+
+  void page.route("**/api/v1/auth/setup-status", (route) => {
+    if (route.request().method() === "GET") {
+      return route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: "application/json",
+        body: JSON.stringify({ needs_setup: false }),
+      });
+    }
+    return route.fallback();
+  });
+
+  void page.route("**/api/v1/auth/logout", (route) => {
+    if (route.request().method() === "POST") {
+      return route.fulfill({ status: 204 });
+    }
+    return route.fallback();
+  });
+
+  void page.route("**/api/channels/providers", (route) => {
+    if (route.request().method() === "GET") {
+      return route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: "application/json",
+        body: JSON.stringify({ enabled: false, providers: [] }),
+      });
+    }
+    return route.fallback();
+  });
+
+  void page.route("**/api/channels/connections", (route) => {
+    if (route.request().method() === "GET") {
+      return route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: "application/json",
+        body: JSON.stringify({ connections: [] }),
+      });
+    }
+    return route.fallback();
+  });
+
+  // Thread search — sidebar thread list & chats list page
+  void page.route("**/api/langgraph/threads/search", async (route) => {
+    const body = threads.map(threadSearchResult);
 
     let limit: number | undefined;
     let offset = 0;
@@ -131,6 +214,12 @@ export function mockLangGraphAPI(page: Page, options?: MockAPIOptions) {
   // Thread create — called when user sends first message in a new chat
   void page.route("**/api/langgraph/threads", (route) => {
     if (route.request().method() === "POST") {
+      upsertThread({
+        thread_id: MOCK_THREAD_ID,
+        title: "New Chat",
+        updated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+        messages: mockStreamMessages(),
+      });
       return route.fulfill({
         status: 200,
         contentType: "application/json",
@@ -149,6 +238,26 @@ export function mockLangGraphAPI(page: Page, options?: MockAPIOptions) {
 
   // Thread update (PATCH) — metadata update after creation
   void page.route("**/api/langgraph/threads/*", (route) => {
+    const threadId = decodeURIComponent(
+      new URL(route.request().url()).pathname.split("/").at(-1) ?? "",
+    );
+    const matchingThread = threads.find(
+      (thread) => thread.thread_id === threadId,
+    );
+    if (route.request().method() === "GET") {
+      if (!matchingThread) {
+        return route.fulfill({
+          status: 404,
+          contentType: "application/json",
+          body: JSON.stringify({ detail: "Thread not found" }),
+        });
+      }
+      return route.fulfill({
+        status: 200,
+        contentType: "application/json",
+        body: JSON.stringify(threadSearchResult(matchingThread)),
+      });
+    }
     if (route.request().method() === "PATCH") {
       return route.fulfill({
         status: 200,
@@ -156,6 +265,21 @@ export function mockLangGraphAPI(page: Page, options?: MockAPIOptions) {
         body: JSON.stringify({ thread_id: MOCK_THREAD_ID }),
       });
     }
+    if (route.request().method() === "DELETE") {
+      threads = threads.filter((thread) => thread.thread_id !== threadId);
+      return route.fulfill({
+        status: 204,
+      });
+    }
+    return route.fallback();
+  });
+
+  void page.route(/\/api\/threads\/[^/]+$/, (route) => {
+    if (route.request().method() === "DELETE") {
+      return route.fulfill({
+        status: 204,
+      });
+    }
     return route.fallback();
   });
 
@@ -299,8 +423,21 @@ export function mockLangGraphAPI(page: Page, options?: MockAPIOptions) {
   );
 
   // Run stream — returns a minimal SSE response with an AI message
-  void page.route("**/api/langgraph/runs/stream", handleRunStream);
-  void page.route("**/api/langgraph/threads/*/runs/stream", handleRunStream);
+  const handleMockRunStream = (route: Route) => {
+    upsertThread({
+      thread_id: MOCK_THREAD_ID,
+      title: "New Chat",
+      updated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+      messages: mockStreamMessages(),
+    });
+    return handleRunStream(route);
+  };
+
+  void page.route("**/api/langgraph/runs/stream", handleMockRunStream);
+  void page.route(
+    "**/api/langgraph/threads/*/runs/stream",
+    handleMockRunStream,
+  );
 
   // Models list — model picker dropdown
   void page.route("**/api/models", (route) => {
@@ -391,18 +528,7 @@ export function handleRunStream(route: Route) {
     {
       event: "values",
       data: {
-        messages: [
-          {
-            type: "human",
-            id: "msg-human-1",
-            content: [{ type: "text", text: "Hello" }],
-          },
-          {
-            type: "ai",
-            id: "msg-ai-1",
-            content: "Hello from DeerFlow!",
-          },
-        ],
+        messages: mockStreamMessages(),
       },
     },
     { event: "end", data: {} },