diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f50b924c..0c5f06029 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a0a16566-6967-4374-ac51-9b3e07fbecd7
 - Interact in Natural Language and get cited answers.
 ### 📄 **Cited Answers**
 - Get Cited answers just like Perplexity.
+### 🧩 **Universal Compatibility**
+- Connect virtually any inference provider via the OpenAI spec and LiteLLM.
 ### 🔔 **Privacy & Local LLM Support**
-- Works Flawlessly with Ollama local LLMs.
+- Works Flawlessly with local LLMs like vLLM and Ollama.
 ### 🏠 **Self Hostable**
 - Open source and easy to deploy locally.
 ### 👥 **Team Collaboration with RBAC**
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a0a16566-6967-4374-ac51-9b3e07fbecd7
 - Invite team members with customizable roles (Owner, Admin, Editor, Viewer)
 - Granular permissions for documents, chats, connectors, and settings
 - Share knowledge bases securely within your organization
+- Team chats update in real-time and "Chat about the chat" in comment threads
 ### 🎙️ Podcasts 
 - Blazingly fast podcast generation agent. (Creates a 3-minute podcast in under 20 seconds.)
 - Convert your chat conversations into engaging audio content
@@ -237,6 +240,8 @@ Before self-hosting installation, make sure to complete the [prerequisite setup
 
  ### **BackEnd** 
 
+-  **LiteLLM**: Universal LLM integration supporting 100+ models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, etc.)
+
 -  **FastAPI**: Modern, fast web framework for building APIs with Python
   
 -  **PostgreSQL with pgvector**: Database with vector search capabilities for similarity searches
@@ -253,8 +258,6 @@ Before self-hosting installation, make sure to complete the [prerequisite setup
 
 -  **LangChain**: Framework for developing AI-powered applications.
 
--  **LiteLLM**: Universal LLM integration supporting 100+ models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, etc.)
-
 -  **Rerankers**: Advanced result ranking for improved search relevance
 
 -  **Hybrid Search**: Combines vector similarity and full-text search for optimal results using Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF)
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/layout/providers/LayoutDataProvider.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/layout/providers/LayoutDataProvider.tsx
index 9e3f55c97..732b3099c 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/layout/providers/LayoutDataProvider.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/layout/providers/LayoutDataProvider.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { useAtomValue } from "jotai";
+import { useAtomValue, useSetAtom } from "jotai";
 import { Inbox, LogOut, SquareLibrary, Trash2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { useParams, usePathname, useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 import { useTheme } from "next-themes";
-import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { currentThreadAtom, resetCurrentThreadAtom } from "@/atoms/chat/current-thread.atom";
 import { deleteSearchSpaceMutationAtom } from "@/atoms/search-spaces/search-space-mutation.atoms";
 import { searchSpacesAtom } from "@/atoms/search-spaces/search-space-query.atoms";
 import { currentUserAtom } from "@/atoms/user/user-query.atoms";
@@ -66,11 +67,16 @@ export function LayoutDataProvider({
 	const { data: user } = useAtomValue(currentUserAtom);
 	const { data: searchSpacesData, refetch: refetchSearchSpaces } = useAtomValue(searchSpacesAtom);
 	const { mutateAsync: deleteSearchSpace } = useAtomValue(deleteSearchSpaceMutationAtom);
+	const currentThreadState = useAtomValue(currentThreadAtom);
+	const resetCurrentThread = useSetAtom(resetCurrentThreadAtom);
 
-	// Current IDs from URL
+	// State for handling new chat navigation when router is out of sync
+	const [pendingNewChat, setPendingNewChat] = useState(false);
+
+	// Current IDs from URL, with fallback to atom for replaceState updates
 	const currentChatId = params?.chat_id
 		? Number(Array.isArray(params.chat_id) ? params.chat_id[0] : params.chat_id)
-		: null;
+		: currentThreadState.id;
 
 	// Fetch current search space (for caching purposes)
 	useQuery({
@@ -122,6 +128,17 @@ export function LayoutDataProvider({
 	const [isDeletingSearchSpace, setIsDeletingSearchSpace] = useState(false);
 	const [isLeavingSearchSpace, setIsLeavingSearchSpace] = useState(false);
 
+	// Effect to complete new chat navigation after router syncs
+	// This runs when handleNewChat detected an out-of-sync state and triggered a sync
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (pendingNewChat && params?.chat_id) {
+			// Router is now synced (chat_id is in params), complete navigation to new-chat
+			resetCurrentThread();
+			router.push(`/dashboard/${searchSpaceId}/new-chat`);
+			setPendingNewChat(false);
+		}
+	}, [pendingNewChat, params?.chat_id, router, searchSpaceId, resetCurrentThread]);
+
 	const searchSpaces: SearchSpace[] = useMemo(() => {
 		if (!searchSpacesData || !Array.isArray(searchSpacesData)) return [];
 		return searchSpacesData.map((space) => ({
@@ -172,12 +189,6 @@ export function LayoutDataProvider({
 	// Navigation items
 	const navItems: NavItem[] = useMemo(
 		() => [
-			{
-				title: "Documents",
-				url: `/dashboard/${searchSpaceId}/documents`,
-				icon: SquareLibrary,
-				isActive: pathname?.includes("/documents"),
-			},
 			{
 				title: "Inbox",
 				url: "#inbox", // Special URL to indicate this is handled differently
@@ -185,6 +196,12 @@ export function LayoutDataProvider({
 				isActive: isInboxSidebarOpen,
 				badge: unreadCount > 0 ? formatInboxCount(unreadCount) : undefined,
 			},
+			{
+				title: "Documents",
+				url: `/dashboard/${searchSpaceId}/documents`,
+				icon: SquareLibrary,
+				isActive: pathname?.includes("/documents"),
+			},
 		],
 		[searchSpaceId, pathname, isInboxSidebarOpen, unreadCount]
 	);
@@ -289,8 +306,20 @@ export function LayoutDataProvider({
 	);
 
 	const handleNewChat = useCallback(() => {
-		router.push(`/dashboard/${searchSpaceId}/new-chat`);
-	}, [router, searchSpaceId]);
+		// Check if router is out of sync (thread created via replaceState but params don't have chat_id)
+		const isOutOfSync = currentThreadState.id !== null && !params?.chat_id;
+
+		if (isOutOfSync) {
+			// First sync Next.js router by navigating to the current chat's actual URL
+			// This updates the router's internal state to match the browser URL
+			router.replace(`/dashboard/${searchSpaceId}/new-chat/${currentThreadState.id}`);
+			// Set flag to trigger navigation to new-chat after params update
+			setPendingNewChat(true);
+		} else {
+			// Normal navigation - router is in sync
+			router.push(`/dashboard/${searchSpaceId}/new-chat`);
+		}
+	}, [router, searchSpaceId, currentThreadState.id, params?.chat_id]);
 
 	const handleChatSelect = useCallback(
 		(chat: ChatItem) => {