diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
index 0aefa90e30..6fcd656da3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ import { sortableKeyboardCoordinates } from '@dnd-kit/sortable'
 import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 import type * as React from 'react'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router'
+import { useLocation } from 'react-router'
 
 import { PlatformAvatar } from '@/app/messaging/platform-icon'
-import { SESSION_IMPORT_ROUTE } from '@/app/routes'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
 import { ContextMenu, ContextMenuContent, ContextMenuTrigger } from '@/components/ui/context-menu'
@@ -140,6 +139,7 @@ import {
   ARTIFACTS_ROUTE,
   CRON_ROUTE,
   MESSAGING_ROUTE,
+  SESSION_IMPORT_ROUTE,
   SIDEBAR_NAV_AREA,
   type SidebarNavContribution,
   SKILLS_ROUTE
@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ const SIDEBAR_NAV: SidebarNavItem[] = [
     icon: props => <Codicon name="watch" {...props} />,
     route: CRON_ROUTE,
     keybindActionId: 'nav.cron'
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'session-import',
+    label: '',
+    icon: props => <Codicon name="cloud-download" {...props} />,
+    route: SESSION_IMPORT_ROUTE
   }
 ]
 
@@ -334,7 +340,6 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
   const { t } = useI18n()
   const s = t.sidebar
   const { pathname } = useLocation()
-  const navigate = useNavigate()
   // Contributed nav rows (plugins pairing a page with a sidebar entry) render
   // below the built-ins with the same chrome; active = at their route.
   const navContributions = useContributions(SIDEBAR_NAV_AREA)
@@ -1499,6 +1504,7 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
                   (item.id === 'messaging' && currentView === 'messaging') ||
                   (item.id === 'artifacts' && currentView === 'artifacts') ||
                   (item.id === 'cron' && currentView === 'cron') ||
+                  (item.id === 'session-import' && currentView === 'session-import') ||
                   // Contributed rows light up at their own route.
                   (Boolean(item.route) && pathname === item.route)
 
@@ -1619,13 +1625,6 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
           </SidebarGroupContent>
         </SidebarGroup>
 
-        <div className="shrink-0 px-3 py-2">
-          <Button onClick={() => navigate(SESSION_IMPORT_ROUTE)} size="sm" variant="text">
-            <Codicon name="cloud-download" />
-            {t.sessionImport.action}
-          </Button>
-        </div>
-
         {showSessionSections && (
           <div className="shrink-0 px-2 pb-1 pt-1">
             <SearchField
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/session-import/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/session-import/index.tsx
index 47eef212b4..bde5c2d562 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/session-import/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/session-import/index.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export function SessionImportView({ owner, onClose, onOpenSession }: SessionImpo
       rootClassName="bg-(--ui-bg-elevated)"
       titlebarActions={
         <Button
-          aria-label={copy.refresh}
+          aria-label={t.common.refresh}
           disabled={sessions.isFetching}
           onClick={() => {
             void sessions.refetch()
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export function SessionImportView({ owner, onClose, onOpenSession }: SessionImpo
               {sessions.isError && (
                 <ErrorState className="p-5" description={copy.scanHelp} title={copy.scanError}>
                   <Button onClick={() => void sessions.refetch()} variant="secondary">
-                    {copy.retry}
+                    {t.common.retry}
                   </Button>
                 </ErrorState>
               )}
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ export function SessionImportView({ owner, onClose, onOpenSession }: SessionImpo
                 <div className="px-8 pb-5 pt-6">
                   <div className="mb-4 hidden max-[760px]:block">
                     <Button onClick={() => setSelected(null)} variant="text">
-                      {copy.back}
+                      {t.common.back}
                     </Button>
                   </div>
                   <h2 className="text-xl font-medium leading-7 tracking-tight">{current.title}</h2>
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export function SessionImportView({ owner, onClose, onOpenSession }: SessionImpo
                   {preview.isError && (
                     <ErrorState description={copy.previewHelp} title={copy.previewError}>
                       <Button onClick={() => void preview.refetch()} variant="secondary">
-                        {copy.retry}
+                        {t.common.retry}
                       </Button>
                     </ErrorState>
                   )}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts
index 57e85a0a9c..4d3f7545f1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ export type CommandDispatchResponse =
   | SendCommandDispatchResponse
   | PrefillCommandDispatchResponse
 
-export type SidebarNavId = 'artifacts' | 'command-center' | 'cron' | 'messaging' | 'new-session' | 'settings' | 'skills'
+export type SidebarNavId =
+  'artifacts' | 'command-center' | 'cron' | 'messaging' | 'new-session' | 'session-import' | 'settings' | 'skills'
 
 export interface SidebarNavItem {
   /** Built-in view id, or a contributed row's namespaced contribution id. */
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
index 007e631917..abc18ada1b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { defineLocale } from './define-locale'
 
 export const ar = defineLocale({
   sessionImport: {
-    refresh: 'تحديث الجلسات',
     title: 'المتابعة من تطبيق آخر',
     subtitle: 'انقل محادثة إلى Hermes وتابع من حيث توقفت.',
     action: 'استيراد جلسة',
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
     all: 'الكل',
     search: 'البحث في الجلسات المحملة',
     scanning: 'جارٍ البحث عن المحادثات',
-    retry: 'حاول مرة أخرى',
     scanError: 'تعذر العثور على الجلسات',
     scanHelp: 'تحقق من اتصال الخادم ثم أعد المحاولة. قد تحتاج الخوادم القديمة إلى تحديث.',
     empty: 'لا توجد محادثات',
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
     messages: 'رسائل',
     choose: 'محادثة تستحق المتابعة',
     chooseHelp: 'اختر جلسة لقراءة سجلها قبل نقلها إلى Hermes.',
-    back: 'العودة إلى الجلسات',
     previewLoading: 'جارٍ فتح المعاينة',
     previewError: 'المعاينة غير متاحة',
     previewHelp: 'ربما تم نقل الملف الأصلي أو تغييره. حدّث القائمة وحاول مرة أخرى.',
@@ -1734,7 +1731,8 @@ export const ar = defineLocale({
       chat: 'المحادثة',
       settings: 'الإعدادات',
       cron: 'المهام المجدولة',
-      agents: 'الوكلاء'
+      agents: 'الوكلاء',
+      'session-import': 'استيراد جلسة'
     },
     searchAria: 'البحث في الجلسات',
     searchPlaceholder: 'البحث في الجلسات...',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
index 7a1eef6084..a3d966fb3f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type { Translations } from './types'
 
 export const en: Translations = {
   sessionImport: {
-    refresh: 'Refresh sessions',
     title: 'Continue from another app',
     subtitle: 'Bring a conversation into Hermes and pick up where you left off.',
     action: 'Import session',
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     all: 'All',
     search: 'Search loaded sessions',
     scanning: 'Finding conversations',
-    retry: 'Try again',
     scanError: 'Could not find sessions',
     scanHelp: 'Check your backend connection, then try again. Older backends may need an update.',
     empty: 'No conversations found',
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ export const en: Translations = {
     messages: 'messages',
     choose: 'A conversation worth continuing',
     chooseHelp: 'Choose a session to read its history before bringing it into Hermes.',
-    back: 'Back to sessions',
     previewLoading: 'Opening preview',
     previewError: 'Preview unavailable',
     previewHelp: 'The source may have moved or changed. Refresh the list and try again.',
@@ -2360,7 +2357,8 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       skills: 'Capabilities',
       messaging: 'Messaging',
       artifacts: 'Artifacts',
-      cron: 'Scheduled jobs'
+      cron: 'Scheduled jobs',
+      'session-import': 'Import session'
     },
     searchAria: 'Search sessions',
     searchPlaceholder: 'Search sessions…',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
index e7f5c7cbf4..f49de611dc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { defineLocale } from './define-locale'
 
 export const ja = defineLocale({
   sessionImport: {
-    refresh: '一覧を更新',
     title: '別のアプリから続ける',
     subtitle: '会話をHermesに取り込み、続きを始めましょう。',
     action: 'セッションを取り込む',
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
     all: 'すべて',
     search: '読み込み済みのセッションを検索',
     scanning: '会話を検索中',
-    retry: '再試行',
     scanError: 'セッションを取得できません',
     scanHelp: 'バックエンドの接続を確認して再試行してください。古いバックエンドは更新が必要な場合があります。',
     empty: '会話が見つかりません',
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
     messages: 'メッセージ',
     choose: '会話の続きを始めましょう',
     chooseHelp: 'セッションを選び、取り込む前に履歴を確認できます。',
-    back: 'セッションに戻る',
     previewLoading: 'プレビューを開いています',
     previewError: 'プレビューできません',
     previewHelp: '元のファイルが移動または変更された可能性があります。一覧を更新してください。',
@@ -2034,7 +2031,8 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       skills: 'スキルとツール',
       messaging: 'メッセージング',
       artifacts: 'アーティファクト',
-      cron: 'スケジュール済みジョブ'
+      cron: 'スケジュール済みジョブ',
+      'session-import': 'セッションを取り込む'
     },
     searchAria: 'セッションを検索',
     searchPlaceholder: 'セッションを検索…',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts
index a82750482a..a43567045f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ const RU_NOUN = (count: number | string, one: string, few: string, many: string)
 
 export const ru = defineLocale({
   sessionImport: {
-    refresh: 'Обновить сессии',
     title: 'Продолжить из другого приложения',
     subtitle: 'Перенесите разговор в Hermes и продолжите с того места, где остановились.',
     action: 'Импортировать сессию',
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ export const ru = defineLocale({
     all: 'Все',
     search: 'Поиск по загруженным сессиям',
     scanning: 'Поиск разговоров',
-    retry: 'Повторить',
     scanError: 'Не удалось найти сессии',
     scanHelp: 'Проверьте подключение к серверу и повторите попытку. Старому серверу может требоваться обновление.',
     empty: 'Разговоров пока нет',
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ export const ru = defineLocale({
     messages: 'сообщений',
     choose: 'Разговор, который стоит продолжить',
     chooseHelp: 'Выберите сессию, чтобы прочитать историю перед импортом в Hermes.',
-    back: 'Назад к сессиям',
     previewLoading: 'Открываем просмотр',
     previewError: 'Просмотр недоступен',
     previewHelp: 'Исходный файл мог переместиться или измениться. Обновите список и повторите попытку.',
@@ -2396,7 +2393,8 @@ export const ru = defineLocale({
       skills: 'Возможности',
       messaging: 'Сообщения',
       artifacts: 'Артефакты',
-      cron: 'Запланированные задачи'
+      cron: 'Запланированные задачи',
+      'session-import': 'Импортировать сессию'
     },
     searchAria: 'Поиск сеансов',
     searchPlaceholder: 'Поиск сеансов…',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
index b8dcc14adf..40557297a9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ interface AuxTaskCopy {
 
 export interface Translations {
   sessionImport: {
-    refresh: string
     title: string
     subtitle: string
     action: string
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ export interface Translations {
     all: string
     search: string
     scanning: string
-    retry: string
     scanError: string
     scanHelp: string
     empty: string
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ export interface Translations {
     messages: string
     choose: string
     chooseHelp: string
-    back: string
     previewLoading: string
     previewError: string
     previewHelp: string
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
index 50a5a8b689..f73e8883ef 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { defineLocale } from './define-locale'
 
 export const zhHant = defineLocale({
   sessionImport: {
-    refresh: '重新整理工作階段',
     title: '從其他應用程式繼續',
     subtitle: '將對話匯入 Hermes，接著上次的進度繼續。',
     action: '匯入工作階段',
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
     all: '全部',
     search: '搜尋已載入的工作階段',
     scanning: '正在尋找對話',
-    retry: '重試',
     scanError: '無法尋找工作階段',
     scanHelp: '請檢查後端連線並重試。舊版後端可能需要更新。',
     empty: '找不到對話',
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
     messages: '則訊息',
     choose: '繼續一段對話',
     chooseHelp: '選擇工作階段，在匯入 Hermes 前查看歷程記錄。',
-    back: '返回工作階段',
     previewLoading: '正在開啟預覽',
     previewError: '無法預覽',
     previewHelp: '來源檔案可能已移動或變更。請重新整理清單後重試。',
@@ -1959,7 +1956,8 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       skills: '技能與工具',
       messaging: '訊息平台',
       artifacts: '成品',
-      cron: '排程工作'
+      cron: '排程工作',
+      'session-import': '匯入工作階段'
     },
     searchAria: '搜尋工作階段',
     searchPlaceholder: '搜尋工作階段…',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
index 9ca3534e73..501e19b3a6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type { Translations } from './types'
 
 export const zh: Translations = {
   sessionImport: {
-    refresh: '刷新会话',
     title: '从其他应用继续',
     subtitle: '将对话导入 Hermes，接着上次的进度继续。',
     action: '导入会话',
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
     all: '全部',
     search: '搜索已加载的会话',
     scanning: '正在查找对话',
-    retry: '重试',
     scanError: '无法查找会话',
     scanHelp: '请检查后端连接并重试。旧版后端可能需要更新。',
     empty: '未找到对话',
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
     messages: '条消息',
     choose: '继续一段对话',
     chooseHelp: '选择会话，在导入 Hermes 前查看历史记录。',
-    back: '返回会话列表',
     previewLoading: '正在打开预览',
     previewError: '预览不可用',
     previewHelp: '源文件可能已移动或更改。请刷新列表后重试。',
@@ -2526,7 +2523,8 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       skills: '技能与工具',
       messaging: '消息平台',
       artifacts: '产物',
-      cron: '定时任务'
+      cron: '定时任务',
+      'session-import': '导入会话'
     },
     searchAria: '搜索会话',
     searchPlaceholder: '搜索会话…',
diff --git a/hermes_cli/foreign_session_browser.py b/hermes_cli/foreign_sessions_browser.py
similarity index 100%
rename from hermes_cli/foreign_session_browser.py
rename to hermes_cli/foreign_sessions_browser.py
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_foreign_session_browser.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_foreign_sessions_browser.py
similarity index 94%
rename from tests/hermes_cli/test_foreign_session_browser.py
rename to tests/hermes_cli/test_foreign_sessions_browser.py
index 9f2565799e..e43ba6eb2f 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_foreign_session_browser.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_foreign_sessions_browser.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 
-from hermes_cli.foreign_session_browser import list_foreign_sessions
+from hermes_cli.foreign_sessions_browser import list_foreign_sessions
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("operation", ["resolve", "stat"])
diff --git a/tests/tui_gateway/test_session_foreign.py b/tests/tui_gateway/test_session_foreign.py
index fa8b4b93df..355d2053c5 100644
--- a/tests/tui_gateway/test_session_foreign.py
+++ b/tests/tui_gateway/test_session_foreign.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_foreign_rpc_preview_import_and_profile_isolation(tmp_path, monkeypatch)
 
 
 def test_foreign_pages_confine_handles_and_failed_import_rolls_back(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
-    from hermes_cli import foreign_session_browser as browser
+    from hermes_cli import foreign_sessions_browser as browser
     from hermes_state import SessionDB
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(Path, "home", lambda: tmp_path)
diff --git a/tui_gateway/methods_session_foreign.py b/tui_gateway/methods_session_foreign.py
index 82fc7edf15..ba37ad8580 100644
--- a/tui_gateway/methods_session_foreign.py
+++ b/tui_gateway/methods_session_foreign.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ method = _registry.method
 
 @method("session.foreign.list")
 def _foreign_list(rid, params):
-    from hermes_cli.foreign_session_browser import list_foreign_sessions
+    from hermes_cli.foreign_sessions_browser import list_foreign_sessions
     try:
         return _ok(rid, list_foreign_sessions(params.get("source"), params.get("offset", 0), params.get("limit", 25)))
     except ValueError as exc:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def _foreign_list(rid, params):
 
 
 def _foreign_history_request(rid, params, importing):
-    from hermes_cli.foreign_session_browser import import_browser_session, preview_foreign_session
+    from hermes_cli.foreign_sessions_browser import import_browser_session, preview_foreign_session
     try:
         with _profile_db(params) as db:
             if db is None: