diff --git a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/integration-hub/integration.service.ts b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/integration-hub/integration.service.ts
index 21e71babf..1ca7fa928 100644
--- a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/integration-hub/integration.service.ts
+++ b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/integration-hub/integration.service.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export class IntegrationService {
     search?: string;
     page?: number;
     pageSize?: number;
+    sortBy?: string;
+    sortDescending?: boolean;
   } = {}): Observable<IntegrationListResponse> {
     let httpParams = new HttpParams();
 
@@ -50,6 +52,12 @@ export class IntegrationService {
     if (params.pageSize) {
       httpParams = httpParams.set('pageSize', params.pageSize.toString());
     }
+    if (params.sortBy) {
+      httpParams = httpParams.set('sortBy', params.sortBy);
+    }
+    if (params.sortDescending !== undefined) {
+      httpParams = httpParams.set('sortDescending', params.sortDescending.toString());
+    }
 
     return this.http.get<IntegrationListResponse>(this.baseUrl, { params: httpParams });
   }
diff --git a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/search-assistant-host/search-assistant-host.component.ts b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/search-assistant-host/search-assistant-host.component.ts
index 792c444d3..079938950 100644
--- a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/search-assistant-host/search-assistant-host.component.ts
+++ b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/layout/search-assistant-host/search-assistant-host.component.ts
@@ -88,9 +88,10 @@ interface TrailBubble { x: number; y: number; size: number; delay: number; }
             </div>
           </header>
 
-          <!-- ═══ Content: single view at a time ═══ -->
+          <!-- ═══ Content: both views exist in DOM, visibility toggled ═══ -->
           <div class="ah__content">
-            @if (stella.drawerView() === 'chat') {
+            <!-- Chat view (hidden, not destroyed, when search is active) -->
+            <div class="ah__view" [class.ah__view--hidden]="stella.drawerView() !== 'chat'">
               @if (chatVisible()) {
                 <stellaops-chat
                   [tenantId]="context.tenantId() ?? 'default'"
@@ -101,8 +102,10 @@ interface TrailBubble { x: number; y: number; size: number; delay: number; }
                   (searchForMore)="onSearchForMore($event)"
                 />
               }
-            } @else {
-              <!-- Full-panel search view -->
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- Search view (hidden when chat is active) -->
+            <div class="ah__view" [class.ah__view--hidden]="stella.drawerView() !== 'search'">
               <div class="ah__search-view">
                 <div class="ah__search-bar">
                   <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="16" height="16" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="8"/><line x1="16.5" y1="16.5" x2="21" y2="21"/></svg>
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ interface TrailBubble { x: number; y: number; size: number; delay: number; }
                   }
                 </div>
               </div>
-            }
+            </div>
           </div>
         </section>
       </div>