diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/app.tsx b/packages/dashboard/src/app.tsx
index 0d65b8c..5ee4013 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/app.tsx
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ import { StatusBar } from "./components/status-bar.tsx";
 import { ThreadDetail } from "./components/thread-detail.tsx";
 import { ThreadList } from "./components/thread-list.tsx";
 import { WorkflowList } from "./components/workflow-list.tsx";
-
-type View = "threads" | "workflows";
+import { useHashRoute } from "./use-hash-route.ts";
 
 export function App() {
-  const [view, setView] = useState<View>("threads");
-  const [selectedThread, setSelectedThread] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const { view, threadId, setView, setThreadId } = useHashRoute();
   const [showRun, setShowRun] = useState(false);
 
   return (
@@ -19,9 +17,9 @@ export function App() {
       <main className="flex-1 overflow-hidden flex flex-col">
         <StatusBar onRun={() => setShowRun(true)} />
         <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto p-6">
-          {view === "threads" && !selectedThread && <ThreadList onSelect={setSelectedThread} />}
-          {view === "threads" && selectedThread && (
-            <ThreadDetail threadId={selectedThread} onBack={() => setSelectedThread(null)} />
+          {view === "threads" && threadId === null && <ThreadList onSelect={setThreadId} />}
+          {view === "threads" && threadId !== null && (
+            <ThreadDetail threadId={threadId} onBack={() => setThreadId(null)} />
           )}
           {view === "workflows" && <WorkflowList />}
         </div>
@@ -31,8 +29,7 @@ export function App() {
           onClose={() => setShowRun(false)}
           onCreated={(id) => {
             setShowRun(false);
-            setView("threads");
-            setSelectedThread(id);
+            setThreadId(id);
           }}
         />
       )}
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/components/status-bar.tsx b/packages/dashboard/src/components/status-bar.tsx
index 69e81bf..7ed360b 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/src/components/status-bar.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/components/status-bar.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,47 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { getHealth } from "../api.ts";
-import { useFetch } from "../hooks.ts";
+
+type HealthStatus = "connected" | "disconnected" | "reconnecting";
 
 type Props = {
   onRun: () => void;
 };
 
+function statusLabel(status: HealthStatus): { text: string; color: string } {
+  if (status === "connected") {
+    return { text: "● Connected", color: "var(--color-success)" };
+  }
+  if (status === "reconnecting") {
+    return { text: "● Reconnecting...", color: "var(--color-warning, #f59e0b)" };
+  }
+  return { text: "● Offline", color: "var(--color-error)" };
+}
+
 export function StatusBar({ onRun }: Props) {
-  const health = useFetch(() => getHealth(), []);
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState<HealthStatus>("disconnected");
+  const wasConnectedRef = useRef(false);
+
+  const checkHealth = useCallback(async () => {
+    try {
+      await getHealth();
+      wasConnectedRef.current = true;
+      setStatus("connected");
+    } catch {
+      if (wasConnectedRef.current) {
+        setStatus("reconnecting");
+      } else {
+        setStatus("disconnected");
+      }
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    checkHealth();
+    const interval = setInterval(checkHealth, 10_000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [checkHealth]);
+
+  const label = statusLabel(status);
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -24,15 +59,7 @@ export function StatusBar({ onRun }: Props) {
           ▶ Run Thread
         </button>
       </div>
-      <span>
-        {health.status === "loading" && "⏳ Connecting..."}
-        {health.status === "ok" && (
-          <span style={{ color: "var(--color-success)" }}>● Connected</span>
-        )}
-        {health.status === "error" && (
-          <span style={{ color: "var(--color-error)" }}>● Offline</span>
-        )}
-      </span>
+      <span style={{ color: label.color }}>{label.text}</span>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/src/use-hash-route.ts b/packages/dashboard/src/use-hash-route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa2ed73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dashboard/src/use-hash-route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+type View = "threads" | "workflows";
+
+type HashRoute = {
+  view: View;
+  threadId: string | null;
+};
+
+function parseHash(hash: string): HashRoute {
+  const raw = hash.replace(/^#\/?/, "");
+  if (raw.startsWith("threads/")) {
+    const id = raw.slice("threads/".length);
+    if (id.length > 0) {
+      return { view: "threads", threadId: id };
+    }
+  }
+  if (raw === "workflows") {
+    return { view: "workflows", threadId: null };
+  }
+  return { view: "threads", threadId: null };
+}
+
+function buildHash(route: HashRoute): string {
+  if (route.view === "workflows") {
+    return "#workflows";
+  }
+  if (route.threadId !== null) {
+    return `#threads/${route.threadId}`;
+  }
+  return "#threads";
+}
+
+export function useHashRoute(): {
+  view: View;
+  threadId: string | null;
+  setView: (v: View) => void;
+  setThreadId: (id: string | null) => void;
+} {
+  const [route, setRoute] = useState<HashRoute>(() => parseHash(window.location.hash));
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function onHashChange(): void {
+      setRoute(parseHash(window.location.hash));
+    }
+    window.addEventListener("hashchange", onHashChange);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("hashchange", onHashChange);
+  }, []);
+
+  const navigate = useCallback((next: HashRoute) => {
+    const hash = buildHash(next);
+    window.location.hash = hash;
+    setRoute(next);
+  }, []);
+
+  const setView = useCallback((v: View) => navigate({ view: v, threadId: null }), [navigate]);
+
+  const setThreadId = useCallback(
+    (id: string | null) => navigate({ view: "threads", threadId: id }),
+    [navigate],
+  );
+
+  return { view: route.view, threadId: route.threadId, setView, setThreadId };
+}