diff --git a/frontend/js/bookslm.js b/frontend/js/bookslm.js
index 4039ede..d2ec5b3 100644
--- a/frontend/js/bookslm.js
+++ b/frontend/js/bookslm.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // BooksLM — Directory-scoped AI chat panel (style NotebookLM)
 import { t } from './i18n.js';
 import { buildAIPickerUI } from './ai.js';
+import { safeCreateIcons } from './utils.js';
 
 class BooksLM {
   constructor() {
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@ class BooksLM {
     // Open with animation
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
       this._panel.classList.add('open');
+      // Apply persisted hidden state (user toggled off in a previous session)
+      try {
+        const savedHidden = localStorage.getItem('obsigate-bookslm-hidden');
+        if (savedHidden === 'true') {
+          this._panel.classList.add('hidden');
+          this._updateToggleIcon();
+        }
+      } catch { /* */ }
     });
     this._isOpen = true;
 
@@ -77,6 +86,39 @@ class BooksLM {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Toggle the BooksLM sidebar visibility (collapsed/hidden to the right edge
+   * while the panel stays mounted). The state is persisted in localStorage so
+   * the user choice survives page reloads — same UX as the left sidebar toggle.
+   *
+   * The panel stays in the DOM (no teardown); only a CSS transform is applied,
+   * which is what makes this fast and matches the right-sidebar pattern in
+   * ObsiGate.
+   */
+  _toggleSidebar() {
+    if (!this._panel) return;
+    const isHidden = this._panel.classList.toggle('hidden');
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem('obsigate-bookslm-hidden', isHidden ? 'true' : 'false');
+    } catch { /* */ }
+    this._updateToggleIcon();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Swap the toggle icon between "panel-right-close" (visible) and
+   * "panel-right-open" (hidden) so the button visually reflects the state.
+   */
+  _updateToggleIcon() {
+    if (!this._panel) return;
+    const btn = this._panel.querySelector('.bookslm-btn-toggle');
+    if (!btn) return;
+    const isHidden = this._panel.classList.contains('hidden');
+    const icon = btn.querySelector('i[data-lucide]');
+    if (!icon) return;
+    icon.setAttribute('data-lucide', isHidden ? 'panel-right-open' : 'panel-right-close');
+    if (typeof safeCreateIcons === 'function') safeCreateIcons();
+  }
+
   newConversation() {
     this._messages = [];
     this._saveHistory();
@@ -117,6 +159,9 @@ class BooksLM {
     panel.className = 'bookslm-panel';
     panel.innerHTML = `
       <div class="bookslm-header">
+        <button class="bookslm-btn-toggle" title="${t('bookslm.toggle_sidebar')}" aria-label="${t('bookslm.toggle_sidebar')}">
+          <i data-lucide="panel-right-close" style="width:16px;height:16px"></i>
+        </button>
         <span>📚</span>
         <span class="bookslm-title"></span>
         <span class="bookslm-picker-host" style="margin-left:auto"></span>
@@ -144,6 +189,7 @@ class BooksLM {
     panel.querySelector('.bookslm-btn-close').addEventListener('click', () => this.close());
     panel.querySelector('.bookslm-btn-new').addEventListener('click', () => this.newConversation());
     panel.querySelector('.bookslm-btn-export').addEventListener('click', () => this.exportConversation());
+    panel.querySelector('.bookslm-btn-toggle').addEventListener('click', () => this._toggleSidebar());
     panel.querySelector('.bookslm-btn-fullscreen').addEventListener('click', () => {
       this._isFullscreen = !this._isFullscreen;
       panel.classList.toggle('fullscreen', this._isFullscreen);
diff --git a/frontend/locales/en.json b/frontend/locales/en.json
index 5d2e59e..ee5ac4a 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/en.json
@@ -1589,6 +1589,7 @@
   "bookslm.send": "Send",
   "bookslm.new_conversation": "New conversation",
   "bookslm.export": "Export conversation",
+  "bookslm.toggle_sidebar": "Hide/Show AI sidebar",
   "bookslm.copy": "Copy",
   "bookslm.regenerate": "Regenerate",
   "bookslm.suggestion_summary": "Summarize this directory",
diff --git a/frontend/locales/fr.json b/frontend/locales/fr.json
index d3371f5..84b7839 100644
--- a/frontend/locales/fr.json
+++ b/frontend/locales/fr.json
@@ -1589,6 +1589,7 @@
   "bookslm.send": "Envoyer",
   "bookslm.new_conversation": "Nouvelle conversation",
   "bookslm.export": "Exporter la conversation",
+  "bookslm.toggle_sidebar": "Masquer/Afficher la sidebar AI",
   "bookslm.copy": "Copier",
   "bookslm.regenerate": "Régénérer",
   "bookslm.suggestion_summary": "Résume ce répertoire",
diff --git a/frontend/style.css b/frontend/style.css
index c308df7..18dcb1b 100644
--- a/frontend/style.css
+++ b/frontend/style.css
@@ -9021,6 +9021,19 @@ body.popup-mode .content-area {
   box-shadow: -4px 0 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
   color: var(--text-primary); }
 .bookslm-panel.open { transform: translateX(0); }
+/* The `.hidden` class is applied by the header toggle button to collapse the
+   panel while keeping it mounted (so the toggle icon stays usable). When
+   hidden, the panel is slid fully off-screen and the open animation no
+   longer overrides the translateX. */
+.bookslm-panel.open.hidden { transform: translateX(100%); }
+.bookslm-btn-toggle {
+  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
+  background: none; border: none; cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--text-secondary); padding: 4px;
+  border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;
+  transition: color 200ms ease, background 200ms ease;
+}
+.bookslm-btn-toggle:hover { color: var(--accent); background: var(--surface2); }
 .bookslm-header { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
   padding: 12px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
   font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; }