diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/panels/search.rs b/crates/workspace/src/panels/search.rs
index 9dc087aa..6243c209 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/panels/search.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/panels/search.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::ops::Range;
+
+use anyhow::Error;
+use chat::{ChatRegistry, Room, RoomKind};
+use common::DebouncedDelay;
+use gpui::prelude::FluentBuilder;
 use gpui::{
     AnyElement, App, AppContext, Context, Entity, EventEmitter, FocusHandle, Focusable,
-    IntoElement, ParentElement, Render, SharedString, Styled, Window,
+    IntoElement, ParentElement, Render, SharedString, Styled, Subscription, Task, Window, div,
+    uniform_list,
 };
+use instant::Duration;
+use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
+use person::PersonRegistry;
+use smallvec::{SmallVec, smallvec};
+use state::{FIND_DELAY, NostrRegistry};
 use theme::ActiveTheme;
+use ui::button::{Button, ButtonVariants};
 use ui::dock::{Panel, PanelEvent};
-use ui::{Icon, IconName, Sizable, h_flex};
+use ui::input::{Input, InputEvent, InputState};
+use ui::notification::Notification;
+use ui::{Icon, IconName, Selectable, Sizable, StyledExt, WindowExtension, h_flex, v_flex};
+
+use crate::sidebar::RoomEntry;
+
+const INPUT_PLACEHOLDER: &str = "Find or start a conversation";
 
 pub fn init(window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) -> Entity<SearchPanel> {
     cx.new(|cx| SearchPanel::new(window, cx))
@@ -13,15 +33,360 @@ pub fn init(window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) -> Entity<SearchPanel> {
 pub struct SearchPanel {
     name: SharedString,
     focus_handle: FocusHandle,
+
+    /// Find input state
+    find_input: Entity<InputState>,
+
+    /// Debounced delay for find input
+    find_debouncer: DebouncedDelay<Self>,
+
+    /// Whether a search is in progress
+    finding: bool,
+
+    /// Find results
+    find_results: Entity<Option<Vec<PublicKey>>>,
+
+    /// Async find operation
+    find_task: Option<Task<Result<(), Error>>>,
+
+    /// Selected public keys
+    selected_pkeys: Entity<HashSet<PublicKey>>,
+
+    /// User's contacts
+    contact_list: Entity<Option<Vec<PublicKey>>>,
+
+    /// Async tasks
+    tasks: SmallVec<[Task<Result<(), Error>>; 1]>,
+
+    /// Event subscriptions
+    _subscriptions: SmallVec<[Subscription; 1]>,
 }
 
 impl SearchPanel {
-    fn new(_window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) -> Self {
+    fn new(window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Self {
+        let contact_list = cx.new(|_| None);
+        let selected_pkeys = cx.new(|_| HashSet::new());
+        let find_results = cx.new(|_| None);
+        let find_input = cx.new(|cx| {
+            InputState::new(window, cx)
+                .placeholder(INPUT_PLACEHOLDER)
+                .clean_on_escape()
+        });
+
+        let mut subscriptions = smallvec![];
+
+        subscriptions.push(
+            // Subscribe to find input events
+            cx.subscribe_in(&find_input, window, |this, state, event, window, cx| {
+                let delay = Duration::from_millis(FIND_DELAY);
+
+                match event {
+                    InputEvent::PressEnter { .. } => {
+                        this.search(window, cx);
+                    }
+                    InputEvent::Change => {
+                        if state.read(cx).value().is_empty() {
+                            // Clear results when input is empty
+                            this.reset(window, cx);
+                        } else {
+                            // Run debounced search
+                            this.find_debouncer
+                                .fire_new(delay, window, cx, |this, window, cx| {
+                                    this.debounced_search(window, cx)
+                                });
+                        }
+                    }
+                    InputEvent::Focus => {
+                        this.get_contact_list(window, cx);
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                };
+            }),
+        );
+
         Self {
             name: "Search".into(),
             focus_handle: cx.focus_handle(),
+            find_input,
+            find_debouncer: DebouncedDelay::new(),
+            find_results,
+            find_task: None,
+            finding: false,
+            contact_list,
+            selected_pkeys,
+            tasks: smallvec![],
+            _subscriptions: subscriptions,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Get the contact list.
+    fn get_contact_list(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        let nostr = NostrRegistry::global(cx);
+        let client = nostr.read(cx).client();
+
+        let Some(public_key) = nostr.read(cx).current_user() else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        let task: Task<Result<HashSet<PublicKey>, Error>> = cx.background_spawn(async move {
+            let filter = Filter::new()
+                .author(public_key)
+                .kind(Kind::ContactList)
+                .limit(1);
+
+            let contacts: HashSet<PublicKey> = client
+                .database()
+                .query(filter)
+                .await?
+                .into_iter()
+                .next()
+                .map(|event| event.tags.public_keys().collect())
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+
+            Ok(contacts)
+        });
+
+        self.tasks.push(cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
+            match task.await {
+                Ok(contacts) => {
+                    this.update(cx, |this, cx| {
+                        this.set_contact_list(contacts, cx);
+                    })?;
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    cx.update(|window, cx| {
+                        window.push_notification(
+                            Notification::error(e.to_string()).autohide(false),
+                            cx,
+                        );
+                    })?;
+                }
+            };
+
+            Ok(())
+        }));
+    }
+
+    /// Set the contact list with new contacts.
+    fn set_contact_list<I>(&mut self, contacts: I, cx: &mut Context<Self>)
+    where
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = PublicKey>,
+    {
+        self.contact_list.update(cx, |this, cx| {
+            *this = Some(contacts.into_iter().collect());
+            cx.notify();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// Trigger the debounced search
+    fn debounced_search(&self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Task<()> {
+        cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
+            this.update_in(cx, |this, window, cx| {
+                this.search(window, cx);
+            })
+            .ok();
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Search
+    fn search(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        // Get query
+        let query = self.find_input.read(cx).value();
+
+        // Return if the query is empty
+        if query.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Block the input until the search completes
+        self.set_finding(true, window, cx);
+
+        // Create the search task
+        let nostr = NostrRegistry::global(cx);
+        let find_users = nostr.read(cx).search(&query, cx);
+
+        // Run task in the main thread
+        self.find_task = Some(cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
+            let rooms = find_users.await?;
+
+            // Update the UI with the search results
+            this.update_in(cx, |this, window, cx| {
+                this.set_results(rooms, cx);
+                this.set_finding(false, window, cx);
+            })?;
+
+            Ok(())
+        }));
+    }
+
+    /// Set the results of the search
+    fn set_results(&mut self, results: Vec<PublicKey>, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        self.find_results.update(cx, |this, cx| {
+            *this = Some(results);
+            cx.notify();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// Set the finding status
+    fn set_finding(&mut self, status: bool, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        // Disable the input to prevent duplicate requests
+        self.find_input.update(cx, |this, cx| {
+            this.set_loading(status, window, cx);
+        });
+        // Set the search status
+        self.finding = status;
+        cx.notify();
+    }
+
+    fn reset(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        // Clear all search results
+        self.find_results.update(cx, |this, cx| {
+            *this = None;
+            cx.notify();
+        });
+
+        // Clear all selected public keys
+        self.selected_pkeys.update(cx, |this, cx| {
+            this.clear();
+            cx.notify();
+        });
+
+        // Reset the search status
+        self.set_finding(false, window, cx);
+
+        // Cancel the current search task
+        self.find_task = None;
+        cx.notify();
+    }
+
+    /// Select a public key in the search panel.
+    fn select(&mut self, public_key: &PublicKey, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        self.selected_pkeys.update(cx, |this, cx| {
+            if this.contains(public_key) {
+                this.remove(public_key);
+            } else {
+                this.insert(public_key.to_owned());
+            }
+            cx.notify();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// Check if a public key is selected in the search panel.
+    fn is_selected(&self, public_key: &PublicKey, cx: &App) -> bool {
+        self.selected_pkeys.read(cx).contains(public_key)
+    }
+
+    /// Get all selected public keys in the search panel.
+    fn get_selected(&self, cx: &Context<Self>) -> HashSet<PublicKey> {
+        self.selected_pkeys.read(cx).clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new room
+    fn create_room(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        let chat = ChatRegistry::global(cx);
+        let async_chat = chat.downgrade();
+
+        let nostr = NostrRegistry::global(cx);
+        let Some(public_key) = nostr.read(cx).current_user() else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        // Get all selected public keys
+        let receivers = self.get_selected(cx);
+
+        self.tasks.push(cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
+            // Create a new room and emit it
+            async_chat.update_in(cx, |this, _window, cx| {
+                let room = cx.new(|_| {
+                    Room::new(public_key, receivers)
+                        .organize(&public_key)
+                        .kind(RoomKind::Ongoing)
+                });
+                this.emit_room(&room, _window, cx);
+            })?;
+
+            // Reset the find panel
+            this.update_in(cx, |this, window, cx| {
+                this.reset(window, cx);
+            })?;
+
+            Ok(())
+        }));
+    }
+
+    /// Render the search results
+    fn render_results(
+        &self,
+        range: Range<usize>,
+        cx: &Context<Self>,
+    ) -> Vec<impl IntoElement + use<>> {
+        let persons = PersonRegistry::global(cx);
+
+        // Get the results
+        let Some(results) = self.find_results.read(cx) else {
+            return vec![];
+        };
+
+        // Map the results to a list of elements
+        results
+            .get(range.clone())
+            .into_iter()
+            .flatten()
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(ix, public_key)| {
+                let selected = self.is_selected(public_key, cx);
+                let profile = persons.read(cx).get(public_key, cx);
+                let pkey_clone = public_key.to_owned();
+                let handler = cx.listener(move |this, _ev, _window, cx| {
+                    this.select(&pkey_clone, cx);
+                });
+
+                RoomEntry::new(range.start + ix)
+                    .name(profile.name())
+                    .avatar(profile.avatar())
+                    .on_click(handler)
+                    .selected(selected)
+                    .into_any_element()
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Render the contact list
+    fn render_contacts(
+        &self,
+        range: Range<usize>,
+        cx: &Context<Self>,
+    ) -> Vec<impl IntoElement + use<>> {
+        let persons = PersonRegistry::global(cx);
+
+        // Get the contact list
+        let Some(contacts) = self.contact_list.read(cx) else {
+            return vec![];
+        };
+
+        // Map the contact list to a list of elements
+        contacts
+            .get(range.clone())
+            .into_iter()
+            .flatten()
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(ix, public_key)| {
+                let selected = self.is_selected(public_key, cx);
+                let profile = persons.read(cx).get(public_key, cx);
+                let pkey_clone = public_key.to_owned();
+                let handler = cx.listener(move |this, _ev, _window, cx| {
+                    this.select(&pkey_clone, cx);
+                });
+
+                RoomEntry::new(range.start + ix)
+                    .name(profile.name().trim())
+                    .avatar(profile.avatar())
+                    .on_click(handler)
+                    .selected(selected)
+                    .into_any_element()
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
 }
 
 impl Panel for SearchPanel {
@@ -52,11 +417,123 @@ impl Focusable for SearchPanel {
 
 impl Render for SearchPanel {
     fn render(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> impl IntoElement {
-        h_flex()
+        let nostr = NostrRegistry::global(cx);
+        let chat = ChatRegistry::global(cx);
+        let logged_in = nostr.read(cx).current_user().is_some();
+        let loading = chat.read(cx).loading() && logged_in;
+
+        // Set button label based on total selected users
+        let button_label = if self.selected_pkeys.read(cx).len() > 1 {
+            "Create Group DM"
+        } else {
+            "Create DM"
+        };
+
+        v_flex()
             .size_full()
-            .justify_center()
-            .text_sm()
-            .text_color(cx.theme().text_muted)
-            .child(self.name.clone())
+            .gap_3()
+            .p_2()
+            .child(
+                h_flex().child(
+                    Input::new(&self.find_input)
+                        .small()
+                        .text_xs()
+                        .disabled(loading)
+                        .when(
+                            !self.find_input.read(cx).presentation().is_loading(),
+                            |this| {
+                                this.suffix(
+                                    Button::new("find-icon")
+                                        .icon(IconName::Search)
+                                        .tooltip("Press Enter to search")
+                                        .transparent()
+                                        .small(),
+                                )
+                            },
+                        ),
+                ),
+            )
+            .child(
+                v_flex()
+                    .flex_1()
+                    .gap_3()
+                    .when_some(self.find_results.read(cx).as_ref(), |this, results| {
+                        this.child(
+                            v_flex()
+                                .gap_1()
+                                .flex_1()
+                                .border_b_1()
+                                .border_color(cx.theme().border_variant)
+                                .child(
+                                    h_flex()
+                                        .gap_0p5()
+                                        .text_xs()
+                                        .font_semibold()
+                                        .text_color(cx.theme().text_muted)
+                                        .child(Icon::new(IconName::ChevronDown))
+                                        .child("Results"),
+                                )
+                                .child(
+                                    uniform_list(
+                                        "rooms",
+                                        results.len(),
+                                        cx.processor(move |this, range, _window, cx| {
+                                            this.render_results(range, cx)
+                                        }),
+                                    )
+                                    .flex_1()
+                                    .h_full(),
+                                ),
+                        )
+                    })
+                    .when_some(self.contact_list.read(cx).as_ref(), |this, contacts| {
+                        this.child(
+                            v_flex()
+                                .gap_1()
+                                .flex_1()
+                                .child(
+                                    h_flex()
+                                        .gap_0p5()
+                                        .text_xs()
+                                        .font_semibold()
+                                        .text_color(cx.theme().text_muted)
+                                        .child(Icon::new(IconName::ChevronDown).small())
+                                        .child("Contacts"),
+                                )
+                                .child(
+                                    uniform_list(
+                                        "contacts",
+                                        contacts.len(),
+                                        cx.processor(|this, range, _window, cx| {
+                                            this.render_contacts(range, cx)
+                                        }),
+                                    )
+                                    .flex_1()
+                                    .h_full(),
+                                ),
+                        )
+                    }),
+            )
+            .when(!self.selected_pkeys.read(cx).is_empty(), |this| {
+                this.child(
+                    div()
+                        .absolute()
+                        .bottom_2()
+                        .left_0()
+                        .h_9()
+                        .w_full()
+                        .px_4()
+                        .child(
+                            Button::new("create")
+                                .label(button_label)
+                                .primary()
+                                .rounded()
+                                .shadow_md()
+                                .on_click(cx.listener(move |this, _ev, window, cx| {
+                                    this.create_room(window, cx);
+                                })),
+                        ),
+                )
+            })
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/sidebar/mod.rs b/crates/workspace/src/sidebar/mod.rs
index 02129c91..d1b98fcd 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/sidebar/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/sidebar/mod.rs
@@ -1,34 +1,28 @@
-use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::ops::Range;
+use std::rc::Rc;
 
-use anyhow::Error;
 use auto_update::AutoUpdater;
 use chat::{ChatEvent, ChatRegistry, Room, RoomKind};
-use common::{DebouncedDelay, TimestampExt};
-use entry::RoomEntry;
+use common::TimestampExt;
 use gpui::prelude::FluentBuilder;
 use gpui::{
-    App, AppContext, Context, Entity, EventEmitter, FocusHandle, Focusable, InteractiveElement,
-    IntoElement, ParentElement, Render, SharedString, Styled, Subscription, Task,
+    AnyElement, App, Context, ElementId, Entity, EventEmitter, FocusHandle, Focusable,
+    InteractiveElement, IntoElement, ParentElement, Render, SharedString, Styled, Subscription,
     UniformListScrollHandle, Window, div, px, retain_all, uniform_list,
 };
-use instant::Duration;
-use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
 use person::PersonRegistry;
 use smallvec::{SmallVec, smallvec};
-use state::{FIND_DELAY, NostrRegistry};
-use theme::{ActiveTheme, SIDEBAR_WIDTH, TABBAR_HEIGHT};
+use state::NostrRegistry;
+use theme::{ActiveTheme, TABBAR_HEIGHT};
 use ui::avatar::Avatar;
 use ui::button::{Button, ButtonVariants};
 use ui::dock::{Panel, PanelEvent};
 use ui::indicator::Indicator;
-use ui::input::{Input, InputEvent, InputState};
 use ui::menu::{DropdownMenu, PopupMenuItem};
-use ui::notification::Notification;
 use ui::scroll::Scrollbar;
 use ui::{
-    Icon, IconName, Selectable, Sizable, StyledExt, TRAFFIC_LIGHT_PADDING, WindowExtension, h_flex,
-    title_bar_drag_handlers, v_flex,
+    IconName, Sizable, StyledExt, TRAFFIC_LIGHT_PADDING, h_flex, title_bar_drag_handlers, v_flex,
 };
 
 use crate::Command;
@@ -36,48 +30,22 @@ use crate::Command;
 mod entry;
 mod tree;
 
-const INPUT_PLACEHOLDER: &str = "Find or start a conversation";
+pub(crate) use entry::RoomEntry;
+use tree::{SidebarRow, TreeRow, TreeRowKind, TreeSection, dummy_communities};
 
 /// Sidebar.
 pub struct Sidebar {
     focus_handle: FocusHandle,
     scroll_handle: UniformListScrollHandle,
 
-    /// Find input state
-    find_input: Entity<InputState>,
-
-    /// Debounced delay for find input
-    find_debouncer: DebouncedDelay<Self>,
-
-    /// Whether a search is in progress
-    finding: bool,
-
-    /// Whether the find input is focused
-    find_focused: bool,
-
-    /// Find results
-    find_results: Entity<Option<Vec<PublicKey>>>,
-
-    /// Async find operation
-    find_task: Option<Task<Result<(), Error>>>,
-
-    /// Whether there are search results
-    has_search: bool,
-
     /// Whether there are new chat requests
     new_requests: bool,
 
-    /// Selected public keys
-    selected_pkeys: Entity<HashSet<PublicKey>>,
+    /// Expanded tree sections
+    expanded: BTreeSet<TreeSection>,
 
-    /// Chatroom filter
-    filter: Entity<RoomKind>,
-
-    /// User's contacts
-    contact_list: Entity<Option<Vec<PublicKey>>>,
-
-    /// Async tasks
-    tasks: SmallVec<[Task<Result<(), Error>>; 1]>,
+    /// Pinned room ids, in pin order
+    pinned_rooms: Vec<u64>,
 
     /// Event subscriptions
     _subscriptions: SmallVec<[Subscription; 1]>,
@@ -86,48 +54,9 @@ pub struct Sidebar {
 impl Sidebar {
     pub fn new(window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Self {
         let chat = ChatRegistry::global(cx);
-        let filter = cx.new(|_| RoomKind::Ongoing);
-        let contact_list = cx.new(|_| None);
-        let selected_pkeys = cx.new(|_| HashSet::new());
-        let find_results = cx.new(|_| None);
-        let find_input = cx.new(|cx| {
-            InputState::new(window, cx)
-                .placeholder(INPUT_PLACEHOLDER)
-                .clean_on_escape()
-        });
 
         let mut subscriptions = smallvec![];
 
-        subscriptions.push(
-            // Subscribe to find input events
-            cx.subscribe_in(&find_input, window, |this, state, event, window, cx| {
-                let delay = Duration::from_millis(FIND_DELAY);
-
-                match event {
-                    InputEvent::PressEnter { .. } => {
-                        this.search(window, cx);
-                    }
-                    InputEvent::Change => {
-                        if state.read(cx).value().is_empty() {
-                            // Clear results when input is empty
-                            this.reset(window, cx);
-                        } else {
-                            // Run debounced search
-                            this.find_debouncer
-                                .fire_new(delay, window, cx, |this, window, cx| {
-                                    this.debounced_search(window, cx)
-                                });
-                        }
-                    }
-                    InputEvent::Focus => {
-                        this.set_input_focus(true, window, cx);
-                        this.get_contact_list(window, cx);
-                    }
-                    _ => {}
-                };
-            }),
-        );
-
         subscriptions.push(
             // Subscribe for registry new events
             cx.subscribe_in(&chat, window, move |this, _s, event, _window, cx| {
@@ -141,356 +70,217 @@ impl Sidebar {
         Self {
             focus_handle: cx.focus_handle(),
             scroll_handle: UniformListScrollHandle::new(),
-            find_input,
-            find_debouncer: DebouncedDelay::new(),
-            find_results,
-            find_task: None,
-            find_focused: false,
-            finding: false,
-            has_search: false,
             new_requests: false,
-            contact_list,
-            selected_pkeys,
-            filter,
-            tasks: smallvec![],
+            expanded: BTreeSet::from([TreeSection::Community, TreeSection::Messages]),
+            pinned_rooms: Vec::new(),
             _subscriptions: subscriptions,
         }
     }
 
-    /// Get the contact list.
-    fn get_contact_list(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        let nostr = NostrRegistry::global(cx);
-        let client = nostr.read(cx).client();
-
-        let Some(public_key) = nostr.read(cx).current_user() else {
-            return;
-        };
-
-        let task: Task<Result<HashSet<PublicKey>, Error>> = cx.background_spawn(async move {
-            let filter = Filter::new()
-                .author(public_key)
-                .kind(Kind::ContactList)
-                .limit(1);
-
-            let contacts: HashSet<PublicKey> = client
-                .database()
-                .query(filter)
-                .await?
-                .into_iter()
-                .next()
-                .map(|event| event.tags.public_keys().collect())
-                .unwrap_or_default();
-
-            Ok(contacts)
-        });
-
-        self.tasks.push(cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
-            match task.await {
-                Ok(contacts) => {
-                    this.update(cx, |this, cx| {
-                        this.set_contact_list(contacts, cx);
-                    })?;
-                }
-                Err(e) => {
-                    cx.update(|window, cx| {
-                        window.push_notification(
-                            Notification::error(e.to_string()).autohide(false),
-                            cx,
-                        );
-                    })?;
-                }
-            };
-
-            Ok(())
-        }));
-    }
-
-    /// Set the contact list with new contacts.
-    fn set_contact_list<I>(&mut self, contacts: I, cx: &mut Context<Self>)
-    where
-        I: IntoIterator<Item = PublicKey>,
-    {
-        self.contact_list.update(cx, |this, cx| {
-            *this = Some(contacts.into_iter().collect());
-            cx.notify();
-        });
-    }
-
-    /// Trigger the debounced search
-    fn debounced_search(&self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Task<()> {
-        cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
-            this.update_in(cx, |this, window, cx| {
-                this.search(window, cx);
-            })
-            .ok();
-        })
-    }
-
-    /// Search
-    fn search(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        // Get query
-        let query = self.find_input.read(cx).value();
-
-        // Return if the query is empty
-        if query.is_empty() {
-            return;
+    fn toggle_section(&mut self, section: TreeSection, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        if !self.expanded.remove(&section) {
+            self.expanded.insert(section);
         }
 
-        // Block the input until the search completes
-        self.set_finding(true, window, cx);
-
-        // Create the search task
-        let nostr = NostrRegistry::global(cx);
-        let find_users = nostr.read(cx).search(&query, cx);
-
-        // Run task in the main thread
-        self.find_task = Some(cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
-            let rooms = find_users.await?;
-
-            // Update the UI with the search results
-            this.update_in(cx, |this, window, cx| {
-                this.set_results(rooms, cx);
-                this.set_finding(false, window, cx);
-            })?;
-
-            Ok(())
-        }));
-    }
-
-    /// Set the results of the search
-    fn set_results(&mut self, results: Vec<PublicKey>, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        self.find_results.update(cx, |this, cx| {
-            *this = Some(results);
-            cx.notify();
-        });
-    }
-
-    /// Set the finding status
-    fn set_finding(&mut self, status: bool, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        // Disable the input to prevent duplicate requests
-        self.find_input.update(cx, |this, cx| {
-            this.set_loading(status, window, cx);
-        });
-        // Set the search status
-        self.finding = status;
-        cx.notify();
-    }
-
-    /// Set the focus status of the input element.
-    fn set_input_focus(&mut self, status: bool, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        self.find_focused = status;
-        cx.notify();
-
-        // Focus to the input element
-        if !status {
-            window.focus_prev(cx);
+        if section == TreeSection::Requests {
+            self.new_requests = false;
         }
-    }
 
-    fn reset(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        // Clear all search results
-        self.find_results.update(cx, |this, cx| {
-            *this = None;
-            cx.notify();
-        });
-
-        // Clear all selected public keys
-        self.selected_pkeys.update(cx, |this, cx| {
-            this.clear();
-            cx.notify();
-        });
-
-        // Reset the search status
-        self.set_finding(false, window, cx);
-
-        // Cancel the current search task
-        self.find_task = None;
         cx.notify();
     }
 
-    /// Select a public key in the sidebar.
-    fn select(&mut self, public_key: &PublicKey, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        self.selected_pkeys.update(cx, |this, cx| {
-            if this.contains(public_key) {
-                this.remove(public_key);
-            } else {
-                this.insert(public_key.to_owned());
+    fn is_expanded(&self, section: TreeSection) -> bool {
+        self.expanded.contains(&section)
+    }
+
+    fn pin_room(&mut self, room_id: u64, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        if !self.pinned_rooms.contains(&room_id) {
+            self.pinned_rooms.push(room_id);
+        }
+        self.expanded.insert(TreeSection::Pins);
+        cx.notify();
+    }
+
+    fn unpin_room(&mut self, room_id: u64, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        self.pinned_rooms.retain(|id| *id != room_id);
+        cx.notify();
+    }
+
+    fn is_pinned(&self, room_id: u64) -> bool {
+        self.pinned_rooms.contains(&room_id)
+    }
+
+    fn tree_rows(&self, cx: &App) -> Vec<SidebarRow> {
+        let chat = ChatRegistry::global(cx);
+        let chat = chat.read(cx);
+
+        let mut rows = Vec::new();
+
+        let pinned: Vec<Entity<Room>> = self
+            .pinned_rooms
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|room_id| chat.room(room_id, cx))
+            .filter_map(|room| room.upgrade())
+            .collect();
+
+        if !pinned.is_empty() {
+            rows.push(SidebarRow::Section {
+                section: TreeSection::Pins,
+                count: pinned.len(),
+            });
+
+            if self.is_expanded(TreeSection::Pins) {
+                rows.extend(pinned.into_iter().map(|room| SidebarRow::Room {
+                    room,
+                    depth: 1,
+                    pinned: true,
+                }));
             }
-            cx.notify();
+        }
+
+        let requests = chat.rooms(&RoomKind::Request, cx);
+        rows.push(SidebarRow::Section {
+            section: TreeSection::Requests,
+            count: requests.len(),
         });
-    }
-
-    /// Check if a public key is selected in the sidebar.
-    fn is_selected(&self, public_key: &PublicKey, cx: &App) -> bool {
-        self.selected_pkeys.read(cx).contains(public_key)
-    }
-
-    /// Get all selected public keys in the sidebar.
-    fn get_selected(&self, cx: &Context<Self>) -> HashSet<PublicKey> {
-        self.selected_pkeys.read(cx).clone()
-    }
-
-    /// Create a new room
-    fn create_room(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        let chat = ChatRegistry::global(cx);
-        let async_chat = chat.downgrade();
-
-        let nostr = NostrRegistry::global(cx);
-        let Some(public_key) = nostr.read(cx).current_user() else {
-            return;
-        };
-
-        // Get all selected public keys
-        let receivers = self.get_selected(cx);
-
-        self.tasks.push(cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
-            // Create a new room and emit it
-            async_chat.update_in(cx, |this, _window, cx| {
-                let room = cx.new(|_| {
-                    Room::new(public_key, receivers)
-                        .organize(&public_key)
-                        .kind(RoomKind::Ongoing)
+        if self.is_expanded(TreeSection::Requests) {
+            if requests.is_empty() {
+                rows.push(SidebarRow::Hint {
+                    text: "No pending requests".into(),
+                    depth: 1,
                 });
-                this.emit_room(&room, _window, cx);
-            })?;
+            } else {
+                rows.extend(requests.into_iter().map(|room| {
+                    let pinned = self.is_pinned(room.read(cx).id);
+                    SidebarRow::Room {
+                        room,
+                        depth: 1,
+                        pinned,
+                    }
+                }));
+            }
+        }
 
-            // Reset the find panel
-            this.update_in(cx, |this, window, cx| {
-                this.reset(window, cx);
-            })?;
-
-            Ok(())
-        }));
-    }
-
-    /// Get the active filter.
-    fn current_filter(&self, kind: &RoomKind, cx: &Context<Self>) -> bool {
-        self.filter.read(cx) == kind
-    }
-
-    /// Set the active filter for the sidebar.
-    fn set_filter(&mut self, kind: RoomKind, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
-        self.set_input_focus(false, window, cx);
-        self.filter.update(cx, |this, cx| {
-            *this = kind;
-            cx.notify();
+        let communities = dummy_communities();
+        rows.push(SidebarRow::Section {
+            section: TreeSection::Community,
+            count: communities.len(),
         });
-        self.new_requests = false;
+        if self.is_expanded(TreeSection::Community) {
+            rows.extend(
+                communities
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|entry| SidebarRow::Community { entry, depth: 1 }),
+            );
+        }
 
-        // Reset search state when switching to inbox/requests
-        self.reset(window, cx);
-
-        // Clear the find input value
-        self.find_input.update(cx, |this, cx| {
-            this.set_value("", window, cx);
+        let messages = chat.rooms(&RoomKind::Ongoing, cx);
+        rows.push(SidebarRow::Section {
+            section: TreeSection::Messages,
+            count: messages.len(),
         });
+        if self.is_expanded(TreeSection::Messages) {
+            if messages.is_empty() {
+                rows.push(SidebarRow::Hint {
+                    text: "No conversations yet".into(),
+                    depth: 1,
+                });
+            } else {
+                rows.extend(messages.into_iter().map(|room| {
+                    let pinned = self.is_pinned(room.read(cx).id);
+                    SidebarRow::Room {
+                        room,
+                        depth: 1,
+                        pinned,
+                    }
+                }));
+            }
+        }
+
+        rows
     }
 
-    fn render_list_items(
+    fn render_rows(
         &self,
         range: Range<usize>,
+        rows: &[SidebarRow],
         cx: &Context<Self>,
-    ) -> Vec<impl IntoElement + use<>> {
-        let chat = ChatRegistry::global(cx);
-        let rooms = chat.read(cx).rooms(self.filter.read(cx), cx);
-
-        rooms
-            .get(range.clone())
+    ) -> Vec<AnyElement> {
+        rows.get(range.clone())
             .into_iter()
             .flatten()
             .enumerate()
-            .map(|(ix, item)| {
-                let room = item.read(cx);
-                let room_clone = item.clone();
-                let public_key = room.display_member(cx).public_key();
-                let handler = cx.listener(move |_this, _ev, window, cx| {
-                    ChatRegistry::global(cx).update(cx, |s, cx| {
-                        s.emit_room(&room_clone, window, cx);
-                    });
-                });
+            .map(|(offset, row)| {
+                let index = range.start + offset;
 
-                RoomEntry::new(range.start + ix)
-                    .name(room.display_name(cx))
-                    .avatar(room.display_image(cx))
-                    .public_key(public_key)
-                    .kind(room.kind)
-                    .created_at(room.created_at.to_ago())
-                    .on_click(handler)
-                    .into_any_element()
-            })
-            .collect()
-    }
+                match row {
+                    SidebarRow::Section { section, count } => {
+                        let section = *section;
 
-    /// Render the contact list
-    fn render_results(
-        &self,
-        range: Range<usize>,
-        cx: &Context<Self>,
-    ) -> Vec<impl IntoElement + use<>> {
-        let persons = PersonRegistry::global(cx);
+                        TreeRow::new(
+                            ElementId::NamedInteger("tree-row".into(), index as u64),
+                            TreeRowKind::Section,
+                            section.label(),
+                        )
+                        .caret(if self.is_expanded(section) {
+                            IconName::CaretDown
+                        } else {
+                            IconName::CaretRight
+                        })
+                        .icon(section.icon())
+                        .count(*count)
+                        .when(
+                            section == TreeSection::Requests && self.new_requests,
+                            |this| this.dot(),
+                        )
+                        .on_click(cx.listener(move |this, _event, _window, cx| {
+                            this.toggle_section(section, cx);
+                        }))
+                        .into_any_element()
+                    }
+                    SidebarRow::Room {
+                        room,
+                        depth,
+                        pinned: _pinned,
+                    } => {
+                        let public_key = room.read(cx).display_member(cx).public_key();
+                        let name = room.read(cx).display_name(cx);
+                        let avatar = room.read(cx).display_image(cx);
+                        let kind = room.read(cx).kind;
+                        let created_at = room.read(cx).created_at.to_ago();
+                        let room_clone = room.clone();
+                        let handler = cx.listener(move |_this, _event, window, cx| {
+                            ChatRegistry::global(cx).update(cx, |chat, cx| {
+                                chat.emit_room(&room_clone, window, cx);
+                            });
+                        });
 
-        // Get the contact list
-        let Some(results) = self.find_results.read(cx) else {
-            return vec![];
-        };
-
-        // Map the contact list to a list of elements
-        results
-            .get(range.clone())
-            .into_iter()
-            .flatten()
-            .enumerate()
-            .map(|(ix, public_key)| {
-                let selected = self.is_selected(public_key, cx);
-                let profile = persons.read(cx).get(public_key, cx);
-                let pkey_clone = public_key.to_owned();
-                let handler = cx.listener(move |this, _ev, _window, cx| {
-                    this.select(&pkey_clone, cx);
-                });
-
-                RoomEntry::new(range.start + ix)
-                    .name(profile.name())
-                    .avatar(profile.avatar())
-                    .on_click(handler)
-                    .selected(selected)
-                    .into_any_element()
-            })
-            .collect()
-    }
-
-    /// Render the contact list
-    fn render_contacts(
-        &self,
-        range: Range<usize>,
-        cx: &Context<Self>,
-    ) -> Vec<impl IntoElement + use<>> {
-        let persons = PersonRegistry::global(cx);
-
-        // Get the contact list
-        let Some(contacts) = self.contact_list.read(cx) else {
-            return vec![];
-        };
-
-        // Map the contact list to a list of elements
-        contacts
-            .get(range.clone())
-            .into_iter()
-            .flatten()
-            .enumerate()
-            .map(|(ix, public_key)| {
-                let selected = self.is_selected(public_key, cx);
-                let profile = persons.read(cx).get(public_key, cx);
-                let pkey_clone = public_key.to_owned();
-                let handler = cx.listener(move |this, _ev, _window, cx| {
-                    this.select(&pkey_clone, cx);
-                });
-
-                RoomEntry::new(range.start + ix)
-                    .name(profile.name().trim())
-                    .avatar(profile.avatar())
-                    .on_click(handler)
-                    .selected(selected)
-                    .into_any_element()
+                        RoomEntry::new(index)
+                            .name(name)
+                            .avatar(avatar)
+                            .public_key(public_key)
+                            .kind(kind)
+                            .created_at(created_at)
+                            .depth(*depth)
+                            .on_click(handler)
+                            .into_any_element()
+                    }
+                    SidebarRow::Community { entry, depth } => TreeRow::new(
+                        ElementId::NamedInteger("tree-row".into(), index as u64),
+                        TreeRowKind::Community,
+                        entry.name,
+                    )
+                    .depth(*depth)
+                    .avatar(entry.name)
+                    .into_any_element(),
+                    SidebarRow::Hint { text, depth } => TreeRow::new(
+                        ElementId::NamedInteger("tree-row".into(), index as u64),
+                        TreeRowKind::Hint,
+                        text.clone(),
+                    )
+                    .depth(*depth)
+                    .into_any_element(),
+                }
             })
             .collect()
     }
@@ -587,6 +377,19 @@ impl Sidebar {
     }
 }
 
+fn nav_item(id: &'static str, icon: IconName, label: &'static str, command: Command) -> Button {
+    Button::new(id)
+        .icon(icon)
+        .label(label)
+        .ghost_alt()
+        .small()
+        .w_full()
+        .justify_start()
+        .on_click(move |_event, _window, cx| {
+            cx.dispatch_action(&command);
+        })
+}
+
 impl Panel for Sidebar {
     fn panel_id(&self) -> SharedString {
         "Sidebar".into()
@@ -608,17 +411,7 @@ impl Render for Sidebar {
         let logged_in = nostr.read(cx).current_user().is_some();
         let loading = chat.read(cx).loading() && logged_in;
 
-        let total_rooms = chat.read(cx).count(self.filter.read(cx), cx);
-
-        // Whether the find panel should be shown
-        let show_find_panel = self.has_search || self.find_focused;
-
-        // Set button label based on total selected users
-        let button_label = if self.selected_pkeys.read(cx).len() > 1 {
-            "Create Group DM"
-        } else {
-            "Create DM"
-        };
+        let rows = Rc::new(self.tree_rows(cx));
 
         v_flex()
             .image_cache(retain_all("sidebar"))
@@ -626,213 +419,49 @@ impl Render for Sidebar {
             .gap_2()
             .child(self.render_user(window, cx))
             .child(
-                h_flex().px_2().py_1().child(
-                    Input::new(&self.find_input)
-                        .small()
-                        .text_xs()
-                        .disabled(loading)
-                        .when(
-                            !self.find_input.read(cx).presentation().is_loading(),
-                            |this| {
-                                this.suffix(
-                                    Button::new("find-icon")
-                                        .icon(IconName::Search)
-                                        .tooltip("Press Enter to search")
-                                        .transparent()
-                                        .small(),
-                                )
-                            },
-                        ),
-                ),
-            )
-            .child(
-                h_flex()
+                v_flex()
                     .px_2()
-                    .gap_2()
-                    .justify_center()
-                    .when(show_find_panel, |this| {
-                        this.child(
-                            Button::new("search-results")
-                                .icon(IconName::Search)
-                                .tooltip("All search results")
-                                .ghost_alt()
-                                .font_semibold()
-                                .flex_1()
-                                .selected(true),
-                        )
-                    })
-                    .child(
-                        Button::new("all")
-                            .map(|this| {
-                                if self.current_filter(&RoomKind::Ongoing, cx) {
-                                    this.icon(IconName::InboxFill)
-                                } else {
-                                    this.icon(IconName::Inbox)
-                                }
-                            })
-                            .when(!show_find_panel, |this| this.label("Inbox").small())
-                            .tooltip("All ongoing conversations")
-                            .ghost_alt()
-                            .font_semibold()
-                            .flex_1()
-                            .selected(
-                                !show_find_panel && self.current_filter(&RoomKind::Ongoing, cx),
-                            )
-                            .on_click(cx.listener(|this, _ev, window, cx| {
-                                this.set_filter(RoomKind::Ongoing, window, cx);
-                            })),
-                    )
-                    .child(
-                        Button::new("requests")
-                            .map(|this| {
-                                if self.current_filter(&RoomKind::Request, cx) {
-                                    this.icon(IconName::FistbumpFill)
-                                } else {
-                                    this.icon(IconName::Fistbump)
-                                }
-                            })
-                            .when(!show_find_panel, |this| this.label("Requests").small())
-                            .tooltip("Incoming new conversations")
-                            .ghost_alt()
-                            .font_semibold()
-                            .flex_1()
-                            .selected(
-                                !show_find_panel && !self.current_filter(&RoomKind::Ongoing, cx),
-                            )
-                            .when(self.new_requests, |this| {
-                                this.child(div().size_1().rounded_full().bg(cx.theme().cursor))
-                            })
-                            .on_click(cx.listener(|this, _ev, window, cx| {
-                                this.set_filter(RoomKind::default(), window, cx);
-                            })),
-                    ),
+                    .py_1()
+                    .gap_1()
+                    .child(nav_item(
+                        "nav-inbox",
+                        IconName::Inbox,
+                        "Inbox",
+                        Command::ShowInbox,
+                    ))
+                    .child(nav_item(
+                        "nav-browse",
+                        IconName::Compass,
+                        "Browse",
+                        Command::ShowBrowse,
+                    ))
+                    .child(nav_item(
+                        "nav-search",
+                        IconName::Search,
+                        "Search",
+                        Command::ShowSearch,
+                    )),
             )
-            .when(!show_find_panel && !loading && total_rooms == 0, |this| {
-                this.child(
-                    div().w(SIDEBAR_WIDTH).px_2().child(
-                        v_flex()
-                            .p_3()
-                            .h_24()
-                            .w_full()
-                            .border_2()
-                            .border_dashed()
-                            .border_color(cx.theme().border_variant)
-                            .rounded(cx.theme().radius_lg)
-                            .items_center()
-                            .justify_center()
-                            .text_center()
-                            .child(div().text_sm().font_semibold().child("No conversations"))
-                            .child(
-                                div()
-                                    .text_xs()
-                                    .text_color(cx.theme().text_muted)
-                                    .child("Start a conversation with someone to get started."),
-                            ),
-                    ),
-                )
-            })
             .child(
                 v_flex()
                     .size_full()
                     .flex_1()
                     .gap_1()
-                    .when(show_find_panel, |this| {
-                        this.gap_3()
-                            .when_some(self.find_results.read(cx).as_ref(), |this, results| {
-                                this.child(
-                                    v_flex()
-                                        .gap_1()
-                                        .flex_1()
-                                        .border_b_1()
-                                        .border_color(cx.theme().border_variant)
-                                        .child(
-                                            h_flex()
-                                                .gap_0p5()
-                                                .text_xs()
-                                                .font_semibold()
-                                                .text_color(cx.theme().text_muted)
-                                                .child(Icon::new(IconName::ChevronDown))
-                                                .child("Results"),
-                                        )
-                                        .child(
-                                            uniform_list(
-                                                "rooms",
-                                                results.len(),
-                                                cx.processor(move |this, range, _window, cx| {
-                                                    this.render_results(range, cx)
-                                                }),
-                                            )
-                                            .flex_1()
-                                            .h_full(),
-                                        ),
-                                )
-                            })
-                            .when_some(self.contact_list.read(cx).as_ref(), |this, contacts| {
-                                this.child(
-                                    v_flex()
-                                        .gap_1()
-                                        .flex_1()
-                                        .child(
-                                            h_flex()
-                                                .gap_0p5()
-                                                .text_xs()
-                                                .font_semibold()
-                                                .text_color(cx.theme().text_muted)
-                                                .child(Icon::new(IconName::ChevronDown).small())
-                                                .child("Contacts"),
-                                        )
-                                        .child(
-                                            uniform_list(
-                                                "contacts",
-                                                contacts.len(),
-                                                cx.processor(|this, range, _window, cx| {
-                                                    this.render_contacts(range, cx)
-                                                }),
-                                            )
-                                            .flex_1()
-                                            .h_full(),
-                                        ),
-                                )
-                            })
-                    })
-                    .when(!show_find_panel, |this| {
-                        this.child(
-                            uniform_list(
-                                "rooms",
-                                total_rooms,
-                                cx.processor(|this, range, _window, cx| {
-                                    this.render_list_items(range, cx)
-                                }),
-                            )
-                            .track_scroll(&self.scroll_handle)
-                            .flex_1()
-                            .h_full()
-                            .px_2(),
+                    .child(
+                        uniform_list(
+                            "sidebar-tree",
+                            rows.len(),
+                            cx.processor(move |this, range, _window, cx| {
+                                this.render_rows(range, rows.as_slice(), cx)
+                            }),
                         )
-                        .child(Scrollbar::vertical(&self.scroll_handle))
-                    }),
+                        .track_scroll(&self.scroll_handle)
+                        .flex_1()
+                        .h_full()
+                        .px_2(),
+                    )
+                    .child(Scrollbar::vertical(&self.scroll_handle)),
             )
-            .when(!self.selected_pkeys.read(cx).is_empty(), |this| {
-                this.child(
-                    div()
-                        .absolute()
-                        .bottom_2()
-                        .left_0()
-                        .h_9()
-                        .w_full()
-                        .px_4()
-                        .child(
-                            Button::new("create")
-                                .label(button_label)
-                                .primary()
-                                .rounded()
-                                .shadow_md()
-                                .on_click(cx.listener(move |this, _ev, window, cx| {
-                                    this.create_room(window, cx);
-                                })),
-                        ),
-                )
-            })
             .when(loading, |this| {
                 this.child(
                     div()
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/sidebar/tree.rs b/crates/workspace/src/sidebar/tree.rs
index c972f464..f7c15a77 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/sidebar/tree.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/sidebar/tree.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,24 @@ pub enum TreeSection {
     Messages,
 }
 
+impl TreeSection {
+    pub fn label(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            Self::Pins => "Pinned",
+            Self::Requests => "Requests",
+            Self::Community => "Community",
+            Self::Messages => "Messages",
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn icon(self) -> IconName {
+        match self {
+            Self::Pins | Self::Requests | Self::Community => IconName::Folder,
+            Self::Messages => IconName::Message,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// One rendered tree row, in flattened order.
 pub enum SidebarRow {
     Section {
diff --git a/docs/sidebar-tree-redesign.md b/docs/sidebar-tree-redesign.md
index 264dd551..788eda71 100644
--- a/docs/sidebar-tree-redesign.md
+++ b/docs/sidebar-tree-redesign.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 # Sidebar tree redesign
 
-Status: steps 1-4 implemented (icons, tree primitives, `RoomEntry` extensions,
-panel shells); step 5 (search relocation + sidebar render rewrite) not started.
+Status: steps 1-5 implemented. Search now lives in `panels/search.rs`; the
+sidebar renders the nav rail and the flattened tree. Remaining: step 6 (pin UI),
+step 7 (community rows are already rendered from dummy data, tracked by the
+`TODO(concord)`), optional step 8 (persistence), step 9 (cleanup of the step-6
+dead code).
 
 Scope: `crates/workspace/src/sidebar` (`mod.rs`, `entry.rs`, new `tree.rs`),
 new panel shells in `crates/workspace/src/panels/`, and the `Command` wiring in
@@ -318,7 +321,7 @@ unused until step 5 consumes them. Run the checks in §15 after each step.
   `greeter.rs`); register them in `panels/mod.rs`; handle the commands in
   `Workspace::on_command` with `add_panel_to_dock(..., DockPlacement::Center, ...)`.
   All three render empty bodies for now; the Search body is filled in step 5.
-- [ ] **Step 5 — relocation + render rewrite (atomic, separate workstream
+- [x] **Step 5 — relocation + render rewrite (atomic, separate workstream
   handoff).** Move the search/select implementation out of `Sidebar` into
   `panels/search.rs` (inventory in §7), wiring the input, results, contacts,
   selection, and create-DM button exactly as they are today; at the same time
@@ -326,11 +329,18 @@ unused until step 5 consumes them. Run the checks in §15 after each step.
   tree list, scrollbar, `render_user`, loading pill), add
   `expanded`/`pinned_rooms`/`tree_rows`, and delete `filter`, `current_filter`,
   `set_filter`, and the sidebar's search state. The search workstream owns the
-  relocated module afterwards.
+  relocated module afterwards. Done: `SearchPanel` owns the input, debounce,
+  results, contacts, selection and create-DM flow; `Sidebar` owns
+  `expanded`/`pinned_rooms` and flattens the four sections into one
+  `uniform_list("sidebar-tree")`. `has_search`, `find_focused`, `set_input_focus`
+  were dropped because they only existed to switch the sidebar between the room
+  list and the search view.
 - [ ] **Step 6 — pin UI.** Build the per-row ellipsis dropdown, wire
   `pin_room`/`unpin_room`.
 - [ ] **Step 7 — community section.** Render dummy entries and hint; add the
-  `TODO(concord)` marker.
+  `TODO(concord)` marker. The flattening and rendering landed with step 5
+  (`SidebarRow::Community` -> `TreeRow`, dummy data from `dummy_communities()`),
+  so this step is effectively complete once the names in §10 are confirmed.
 - [ ] **Step 8 (optional) — persistence.** Add
   `#[serde(default)] pinned_rooms: Vec<u64>` (and optionally
   `expanded_sections: Vec<String>`) to `settings::Settings`, register accessors