diff --git a/app/routers/dashboard.py b/app/routers/dashboard.py
index 0381787..1333b97 100644
--- a/app/routers/dashboard.py
+++ b/app/routers/dashboard.py
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ def _sidebar_data(request: Request, repos: list[dict]) -> dict:
     active_ws_name = "Workspace"
     workspace_pages = []
     gitea_workspace = False
+    gitea_owner = ""
+    gitea_repo = ""
 
     if ws_cookie and ws_cookie.startswith("gitea:"):
         # Gitea workspace: set owner/repo for client-side tree loading
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ def _sidebar_data(request: Request, repos: list[dict]) -> dict:
     return {
         "workspace_name": ws, "workspace_initial": initial,
         "active_ws_name": active_ws_name,
+        "workspace_key": f"{gitea_owner}/{gitea_repo}" if gitea_workspace else "",
         "workspace_pages": workspace_pages,
         "gitea_workspace": gitea_workspace,
         "current_page": "Dashboard", "last_edited": "now",