diff --git a/app/templates/_header.html b/app/templates/_header.html
index a319a40..24c982f 100644
--- a/app/templates/_header.html
+++ b/app/templates/_header.html
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
 <header class="topbar unified-header">
   {% if not hide_hamburger %}
   <button class="hamburger-btn"
-          @click="{{ hamburger_click|default('sidebarCollapsed ? (sidebarCollapsed = false) : (mobileSidebarOpen = true, sidebarCollapsed = false)') }}"
+          :class="{ 'hamburger-desktop-show': sidebarCollapsed }"
+          @click="{{ hamburger_click|default('sidebarCollapsed ? toggleSidebar() : (mobileSidebarOpen = true, sidebarCollapsed = false)') }}"
           title="Toggle sidebar">
     <svg width="22" height="22" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
       <line x1="3" y1="6" x2="21" y2="6"/>
diff --git a/app/templates/base.html b/app/templates/base.html
index dc2bc1b..9a538fd 100644
--- a/app/templates/base.html
+++ b/app/templates/base.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
   <title>FlowDeck — {% block title_prefix %}Home{% endblock %}</title>
   <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/static/favicon.svg">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/app.css?v=5.0.0">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/app.css?v=5.0.1">
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/design-tokens.css?v=5.2.0">
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/components.css?v=5.2.0">
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/css/katex.min.css?v=0.16.11">
@@ -118,9 +118,14 @@
   <!-- ═══════════ MOBILE SIDEBAR OVERLAY ═══════════ -->
   <div class="sidebar-overlay"
        :class="{ visible: mobileSidebarOpen }"
-       @click="mobileSidebarOpen = false, sidebarCollapsed = true">
+       @click="mobileSidebarOpen = false">
   </div>
 
+  <!-- ═══════════ SIDEBAR PEEK ZONE (collapsed, desktop) ═══════════ -->
+  <div class="sidebar-peek-zone"
+       x-show="sidebarCollapsed" x-cloak
+       @mouseenter="sidebarPeek = true"></div>
+
 {# ─── Recursive tree macro ─── #}
 {% macro render_tree_item(page, depth=0) %}
   {% set indent_px = depth * 16 %}
@@ -163,8 +168,9 @@
 
   <!-- ═══════════ SIDEBAR Notion ═══════════ -->
   <aside class="sidebar"
-         :class="{ collapsed: sidebarCollapsed, 'mobile-open': mobileSidebarOpen }"
+         :class="{ collapsed: sidebarCollapsed && !sidebarPeek, 'mobile-open': mobileSidebarOpen, peeking: sidebarPeek }"
          id="sidebar"
+         @mouseleave="sidebarPeek = false"
          x-init="$nextTick(() => { if(typeof initTreeSortable==='function') initTreeSortable(); })">
     <!-- Header + dropdown wrapper -->
     <div style="position:relative;">
@@ -180,7 +186,7 @@
         {% endif %}
       </div>
       <span class="workspace-chevron" :class="{ open: workspaceMenuOpen }">▾</span>
-      <button class="sidebar-collapse-inline" @click.stop="sidebarCollapsed = !sidebarCollapsed" title="Collapse sidebar">
+      <button class="sidebar-collapse-inline" @click.stop="toggleSidebar()" title="Collapse sidebar">
         <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"><polyline points="11 17 6 12 11 7"/><polyline points="18 17 13 12 18 7"/></svg>
       </button>
     </div>
@@ -963,6 +969,7 @@
         window.appState = this;
         this.loadSidebarConfig();
         this.loadAgents();
+        document.addEventListener('fd-toggle-sidebar', () => this.toggleSidebar());
       },
       agentList: [],
       loadAgents() {
@@ -980,6 +987,7 @@
         else { document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('fd-agent-toggle')); }
       },
       sidebarCollapsed: false,
+      sidebarPeek: false,
       mobileSidebarOpen: false,
       showInvite: true,
       // -- Toast notifications --
@@ -1325,7 +1333,7 @@
 
       navigateTo(url) {
         this.mobileSidebarOpen = false;
-        this.sidebarCollapsed = true;
+        this.sidebarPeek = false;
         // Preserve workspace context when navigating to library/trash
         if ((url === '/library' || url === '/trash') && this.workspaceKey && this.workspaceKey.includes('/')) {
           const parts = this.workspaceKey.split('/');
@@ -1335,6 +1343,11 @@
         else window.location.href = url;
       },
 
+      toggleSidebar() {
+        this.sidebarPeek = false;
+        this.sidebarCollapsed = !this.sidebarCollapsed;
+      },
+
       showContextMenu(event, pageId, pageName) {
         var x = event.clientX, y = event.clientY;
         // Prevent menu from overflowing right edge
@@ -1842,7 +1855,7 @@
     }
   });
 </script>
-<script src="/static/js/app.js?v=2.4.7" defer></script>
+<script src="/static/js/app.js?v=2.4.8" defer></script>
 
 <style>
 .flowdeck-modal-overlay{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.6);z-index:2000;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;}
diff --git a/static/css/app.css b/static/css/app.css
index 18fb735..d8899e0 100644
--- a/static/css/app.css
+++ b/static/css/app.css
@@ -166,6 +166,31 @@ input, select, textarea { font-family: inherit; color: inherit; }
   padding: 0;
 }
 
+/* ── Notion-style collapsed peek (hover the left edge) ── */
+.sidebar-peek-zone {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  width: 8px;
+  z-index: 1000;
+}
+.sidebar.peeking {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  width: var(--sidebar-width);
+  min-width: var(--sidebar-width);
+  z-index: 1001;
+  box-shadow: 4px 0 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);
+  animation: fd-sidebar-peek-in .16s ease-out;
+}
+@keyframes fd-sidebar-peek-in {
+  from { transform: translateX(-100%); }
+  to { transform: translateX(0); }
+}
+
 /* Workspace header — Notion style */
 .sidebar-workspace-header {
   display: flex;
@@ -3530,6 +3555,12 @@ button.breadcrumb-current { max-width: 260px; }
 }
 .hamburger-btn:hover { background: var(--bg-hover); }
 
+/* Show the hamburger on desktop only when the sidebar is collapsed,
+   so it can be reopened from the top-left corner. */
+@media (min-width: 769px) {
+  .hamburger-btn.hamburger-desktop-show { display: flex; }
+}
+
 /* ── Mobile Sidebar Overlay ── */
 .sidebar-overlay {
   display: none;
@@ -3611,6 +3642,12 @@ button.breadcrumb-current { max-width: 260px; }
   }
   .sidebar-back-btn { display: flex; }
   .sidebar-uncollapse-btn { display: none !important; }
+  .sidebar-peek-zone { display: none; }
+  .sidebar.peeking {
+    width: 85vw;
+    max-width: 320px;
+    min-width: 0;
+  }
 
   /* ── Topbar ── */
   .topbar {
diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index 105194c..b1ca039 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -325,6 +325,14 @@
     fdLoad(window.location.href, false);
   });
 
+  // Ctrl/Cmd + \ : toggle the sidebar (Notion-style).
+  document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {
+    if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && (e.key === '\\' || e.code === 'Backslash')) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('fd-toggle-sidebar'));
+    }
+  });
+
   // Programmatic navigation used by Alpine helpers.
   window.fdNavigate = function(url, opts) {
     opts = opts || {};
@@ -379,7 +387,7 @@
       var doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(d.serverResponse, 'text/html');
       var mw = doc.querySelector('.main-wrapper');
       if (mw) d.serverResponse = mw.outerHTML;
-    } catch (e) { /* keep original response on parse failure */ }
+    } catch { /* keep original response on parse failure */ }
   });
 
   document.body.addEventListener('htmx:afterSwap', function(evt) {