diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
index 72bcb577..fcbc1ec7 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { HomeView } from '@/components/home-view';
 import { MeetingsView } from '@/components/meetings-view';
 import { CodeView, type ActiveCodeSession } from '@/components/code/code-view';
 import { CodeChat } from '@/components/code/code-chat';
+import { ResizableRightPane } from '@/components/code/resizable-right-pane';
 import { SidebarSectionProvider } from '@/contexts/sidebar-context';
 import {
   Conversation,
@@ -6173,10 +6174,9 @@ function App() {
                 code session it swaps to the direct-drive chat; rowboat-mode
                 sessions use the regular assistant chat bound to their run. */}
             {isRightPaneContext && isCodeOpen && activeCodeSession?.session.mode === 'direct' ? (
-              <aside
-                className="flex min-h-0 shrink-0 flex-col border-l bg-background"
-                style={{ width: DEFAULT_CHAT_PANE_WIDTH }}
-                onMouseDownCapture={() => setActiveShortcutPane('right')}
+              <ResizableRightPane
+                defaultWidth={DEFAULT_CHAT_PANE_WIDTH}
+                onActivate={() => setActiveShortcutPane('right')}
               >
                 <CodeChat
                   key={activeCodeSession.session.id}
@@ -6184,7 +6184,7 @@ function App() {
                   status={activeCodeSession.status}
                   onOpenDiff={setCodeDiffPath}
                 />
-              </aside>
+              </ResizableRightPane>
             ) : isRightPaneContext && (
               <ChatSidebar
                 placement={chatPanePlacement}
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/code/new-session-dialog.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/code/new-session-dialog.tsx
index 5994596e..80895be2 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/code/new-session-dialog.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/code/new-session-dialog.tsx
@@ -273,9 +273,14 @@ export function NewSessionDialog({
                 ))}
               </SelectContent>
             </Select>
+            <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
+              How the coding agent's file edits and commands get approved — applies in both modes.
+            </p>
           </div>
 
-          {modelOptions.length > 0 && (
+          {/* The model only powers Rowboat's own turns; the coding agent uses its
+              own configured model, so hide this entirely for direct sessions. */}
+          {mode === 'rowboat' && modelOptions.length > 0 && (
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
               <label className="text-xs font-medium">Model</label>
               <Select value={modelKey} onValueChange={setModelKey}>
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/code/resizable-right-pane.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/code/resizable-right-pane.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b0a5909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/code/resizable-right-pane.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
+
+// Mirror of ChatSidebar's resize behavior for the direct-mode code chat pane:
+// same bounds, same drag handle, and the SAME persisted width key — so the
+// assistant pane and the direct pane stay the same size as the user switches
+// between session modes.
+const MIN_WIDTH = 360
+const MAX_WIDTH = 1600
+const MIN_MAIN_PANE_WIDTH = 420
+const MIN_MAIN_PANE_RATIO = 0.3
+const RIGHT_PANE_WIDTH_STORAGE_KEY = 'x:right-pane-width'
+
+function clampPaneWidth(width: number, maxWidth: number = MAX_WIDTH): number {
+  const boundedMax = Math.max(0, Math.min(MAX_WIDTH, maxWidth))
+  const boundedMin = Math.min(MIN_WIDTH, boundedMax)
+  return Math.min(boundedMax, Math.max(boundedMin, width))
+}
+
+function readStoredWidth(defaultWidth: number): number {
+  const fallback = clampPaneWidth(defaultWidth)
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') return fallback
+  try {
+    const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(RIGHT_PANE_WIDTH_STORAGE_KEY)
+    if (!raw) return fallback
+    const parsed = Number(raw)
+    if (!Number.isFinite(parsed)) return fallback
+    return clampPaneWidth(parsed)
+  } catch {
+    return fallback
+  }
+}
+
+export function ResizableRightPane({
+  defaultWidth = 460,
+  className,
+  children,
+  onActivate,
+}: {
+  defaultWidth?: number
+  className?: string
+  children: React.ReactNode
+  /** Fired on any mouse-down inside the pane (keyboard-shortcut focus tracking). */
+  onActivate?: () => void
+}) {
+  const paneRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
+  const [width, setWidth] = useState(() => readStoredWidth(defaultWidth))
+  const [isResizing, setIsResizing] = useState(false)
+  const startXRef = useRef(0)
+  const startWidthRef = useRef(0)
+
+  // Never let the pane squeeze the main content below a usable width.
+  const getMaxAllowedWidth = useCallback(() => {
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined') return MAX_WIDTH
+    const paneElement = paneRef.current
+    const splitContainer = paneElement?.parentElement
+    const mainPane = splitContainer?.querySelector<HTMLElement>('[data-slot="sidebar-inset"]')
+    const paneWidth = paneElement?.getBoundingClientRect().width ?? 0
+    const mainPaneWidth = mainPane?.getBoundingClientRect().width ?? 0
+    const splitWidth = paneWidth + mainPaneWidth
+    const fallbackWidth = splitContainer?.clientWidth ?? window.innerWidth
+    const availableSplitWidth = splitWidth > 0 ? splitWidth : fallbackWidth
+    const minMainPaneWidth = Math.min(
+      availableSplitWidth,
+      Math.max(MIN_MAIN_PANE_WIDTH, Math.floor(availableSplitWidth * MIN_MAIN_PANE_RATIO)),
+    )
+    return Math.max(0, availableSplitWidth - minMainPaneWidth)
+  }, [])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined') return
+    try {
+      window.localStorage.setItem(RIGHT_PANE_WIDTH_STORAGE_KEY, String(width))
+    } catch {
+      // keep in-memory width on persistence failure
+    }
+  }, [width])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const clampToAvailableWidth = () => {
+      const maxAllowedWidth = getMaxAllowedWidth()
+      setWidth((prev) => clampPaneWidth(prev, maxAllowedWidth))
+    }
+    clampToAvailableWidth()
+    window.addEventListener('resize', clampToAvailableWidth)
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', clampToAvailableWidth)
+  }, [getMaxAllowedWidth])
+
+  const handleMouseDown = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    startXRef.current = e.clientX
+    startWidthRef.current = width
+    setIsResizing(true)
+
+    const handleMouseMove = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+      // Pane sits on the right: dragging left grows it.
+      const delta = startXRef.current - event.clientX
+      const maxAllowedWidth = getMaxAllowedWidth()
+      setWidth(clampPaneWidth(startWidthRef.current + delta, maxAllowedWidth))
+    }
+    const handleMouseUp = () => {
+      setIsResizing(false)
+      document.removeEventListener('mousemove', handleMouseMove)
+      document.removeEventListener('mouseup', handleMouseUp)
+    }
+    document.addEventListener('mousemove', handleMouseMove)
+    document.addEventListener('mouseup', handleMouseUp)
+  }, [width, getMaxAllowedWidth])
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      ref={paneRef}
+      onMouseDownCapture={onActivate}
+      className={cn(
+        'relative flex min-h-0 min-w-0 shrink-0 flex-col overflow-hidden border-l border-border bg-background',
+        className,
+      )}
+      style={{ width, flex: '0 0 auto' }}
+    >
+      <div
+        onMouseDown={handleMouseDown}
+        className={cn(
+          'absolute inset-y-0 left-0 z-20 w-4 -translate-x-1/2 cursor-col-resize',
+          'after:absolute after:inset-y-0 after:left-1/2 after:w-[2px] after:transition-colors',
+          'hover:after:bg-sidebar-border',
+          isResizing && 'after:bg-primary',
+        )}
+      />
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/code/session-rail.tsx b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/code/session-rail.tsx
index dbf59567..c6b2d124 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/code/session-rail.tsx
+++ b/apps/x/apps/renderer/src/components/code/session-rail.tsx
@@ -76,10 +76,21 @@ export function SessionRail({
           return (
             <div key={project.id} className="mb-3">
               <div className="group flex items-center gap-1.5 px-1 py-1">
-                <FolderGit2 className="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
-                <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-xs font-medium" title={project.path}>
-                  {project.name}
-                </span>
+                {/* Deliberate hover delay — the full path is reference info,
+                    not something that should pop up on a passing cursor. */}
+                <Tooltip delayDuration={1000}>
+                  <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+                    <span className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-1.5">
+                      <FolderGit2 className="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+                      <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-xs font-medium">
+                        {project.name}
+                      </span>
+                    </span>
+                  </TooltipTrigger>
+                  <TooltipContent side="right" className="max-w-[420px] break-all font-mono text-xs">
+                    {project.path}
+                  </TooltipContent>
+                </Tooltip>
                 <Button
                   variant="ghost"
                   size="sm"