diff --git a/web/README.md b/web/README.md
index fcf1390..8d65185 100644
--- a/web/README.md
+++ b/web/README.md
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@ Default dev URL: `http://localhost:5173`
 - Composer adapts to the active item:
   - Chat sends `POST /v1/chat-completions`.
   - Search sends `POST /v1/searches/:searchId/run`.
+
+## Routes
+
+- `/`: full Sybil app (sidebar + chat/search workspace)
+- `/search?q=bitcoin+price`: standalone search page that renders only the search query box and results panel
diff --git a/web/src/App.tsx b/web/src/App.tsx
index 3d53c7e..828b079 100644
--- a/web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/web/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,32 +1,31 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
-import { Globe2, LogOut, MessageSquare, Plus, Search, SendHorizontal, ShieldCheck } from "lucide-preact";
+import { Globe2, LogOut, MessageSquare, Plus, Search, SendHorizontal } from "lucide-preact";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
 import { Separator } from "@/components/ui/separator";
+import { AuthScreen } from "@/components/auth/auth-screen";
+import { ChatMessagesPanel } from "@/components/chat/chat-messages-panel";
+import { SearchResultsPanel } from "@/components/search/search-results-panel";
 import {
   createChat,
   createSearch,
   getChat,
-  getConfiguredToken,
   getSearch,
   listChats,
   listSearches,
   runCompletion,
   runSearch,
-  setAuthToken,
-  verifySession,
   type ChatDetail,
   type ChatSummary,
   type CompletionRequestMessage,
   type SearchDetail,
-  type SearchResultItem,
   type SearchSummary,
 } from "@/lib/api";
+import { useSessionAuth } from "@/hooks/use-session-auth";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 
 type Provider = "openai" | "anthropic" | "xai";
-type AuthMode = "open" | "token";
 type SidebarSelection = { kind: "chat" | "search"; id: string };
 type DraftSelectionKind = "chat" | "search";
 type SidebarItem = SidebarSelection & {
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ const PROVIDER_DEFAULT_MODELS: Record<Provider, string> = {
   anthropic: "claude-3-5-sonnet-latest",
   xai: "grok-3-mini",
 };
-const TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY = "sybil_admin_token";
 
 function getChatTitle(chat: Pick<ChatSummary, "title">, messages?: ChatDetail["messages"]) {
   if (chat.title?.trim()) return chat.title.trim();
@@ -85,48 +83,19 @@ function formatDate(value: string) {
   }).format(new Date(value));
 }
 
-function readStoredToken() {
-  return localStorage.getItem(TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY)?.trim() || null;
-}
-
-function persistToken(token: string | null) {
-  if (token) {
-    localStorage.setItem(TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY, token);
-    return;
-  }
-  localStorage.removeItem(TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY);
-}
-
-function normalizeAuthError(message: string) {
-  if (message.includes("missing bearer token") || message.includes("invalid bearer token")) {
-    return "Authentication failed. Enter the ADMIN_TOKEN configured in server/.env.";
-  }
-  return message;
-}
-
-function summarizeResult(result: SearchResultItem) {
-  const highlights = Array.isArray(result.highlights) ? result.highlights.filter(Boolean) : [];
-  if (highlights.length) return highlights.join(" ").slice(0, 420);
-  return (result.text ?? "").slice(0, 420);
-}
-
-function formatHost(url: string) {
-  try {
-    return new URL(url).hostname.replace(/^www\./, "");
-  } catch {
-    return url;
-  }
-}
-
 export default function App() {
-  const initialToken = readStoredToken() ?? getConfiguredToken() ?? "";
-
-  const [authTokenInput, setAuthTokenInput] = useState(initialToken);
-  const [isCheckingSession, setIsCheckingSession] = useState(true);
-  const [isSigningIn, setIsSigningIn] = useState(false);
-  const [isAuthenticated, setIsAuthenticated] = useState(false);
-  const [authMode, setAuthMode] = useState<AuthMode | null>(null);
-  const [authError, setAuthError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const {
+    authTokenInput,
+    setAuthTokenInput,
+    isCheckingSession,
+    isSigningIn,
+    isAuthenticated,
+    authMode,
+    authError,
+    handleAuthFailure: baseHandleAuthFailure,
+    handleSignIn,
+    logout,
+  } = useSessionAuth();
 
   const [chats, setChats] = useState<ChatSummary[]>([]);
   const [searches, setSearches] = useState<SearchSummary[]>([]);
@@ -145,27 +114,20 @@ export default function App() {
 
   const sidebarItems = useMemo(() => buildSidebarItems(chats, searches), [chats, searches]);
 
-  const completeSessionCheck = async (tokenCandidate: string | null) => {
-    setAuthToken(tokenCandidate);
-    const session = await verifySession();
-    setIsAuthenticated(true);
-    setAuthMode(session.mode);
-    setAuthError(null);
-    persistToken(tokenCandidate);
-  };
-
-  const handleAuthFailure = (message: string) => {
-    setIsAuthenticated(false);
-    setAuthMode(null);
-    setAuthError(normalizeAuthError(message));
-    setAuthToken(null);
-    persistToken(null);
+  const resetWorkspaceState = () => {
     setChats([]);
     setSearches([]);
     setSelectedItem(null);
     setSelectedChat(null);
     setSelectedSearch(null);
     setDraftKind(null);
+    setComposer("");
+    setError(null);
+  };
+
+  const handleAuthFailure = (message: string) => {
+    baseHandleAuthFailure(message);
+    resetWorkspaceState();
   };
 
   const refreshCollections = async (preferredSelection?: SidebarSelection) => {
@@ -239,20 +201,6 @@ export default function App() {
     }
   };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const token = readStoredToken() ?? getConfiguredToken();
-    void (async () => {
-      try {
-        await completeSessionCheck(token);
-      } catch (err) {
-        const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
-        handleAuthFailure(message);
-      } finally {
-        setIsCheckingSession(false);
-      }
-    })();
-  }, []);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isAuthenticated) return;
     void refreshCollections();
@@ -311,7 +259,7 @@ export default function App() {
   }, [draftKind, selectedChat, selectedChatSummary, selectedItem, selectedSearch, selectedSearchSummary]);
 
   const isSearchMode = draftKind ? draftKind === "search" : selectedItem?.kind === "search";
-  const isSearchRunning = isSending && selectedItem?.kind === "search";
+  const isSearchRunning = isSending && isSearchMode;
 
   const handleCreateChat = () => {
     setError(null);
@@ -497,36 +445,9 @@ export default function App() {
     }
   };
 
-  const handleSignIn = async (tokenCandidate: string | null) => {
-    setIsSigningIn(true);
-    setAuthError(null);
-    try {
-      await completeSessionCheck(tokenCandidate);
-      await refreshCollections();
-    } catch (err) {
-      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
-      setAuthError(normalizeAuthError(message));
-      setIsAuthenticated(false);
-      setAuthMode(null);
-    } finally {
-      setIsSigningIn(false);
-    }
-  };
-
   const handleLogout = () => {
-    setAuthToken(null);
-    persistToken(null);
-    setIsAuthenticated(false);
-    setAuthMode(null);
-    setAuthError(null);
-    setChats([]);
-    setSearches([]);
-    setSelectedItem(null);
-    setSelectedChat(null);
-    setSelectedSearch(null);
-    setDraftKind(null);
-    setComposer("");
-    setError(null);
+    logout();
+    resetWorkspaceState();
   };
 
   if (isCheckingSession) {
@@ -539,51 +460,13 @@ export default function App() {
 
   if (!isAuthenticated) {
     return (
-      <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_top,#171f33_0%,#111827_45%,#0b1020_100%)] p-4">
-        <div className="w-full max-w-md rounded-2xl border bg-[#0f172a] p-6 shadow-xl shadow-black/40">
-          <div className="mb-5 flex items-start gap-3">
-            <div className="rounded-lg bg-slate-200 p-2 text-slate-900">
-              <ShieldCheck className="h-4 w-4" />
-            </div>
-            <div>
-              <h1 className="text-lg font-semibold">Sign in to Sybil</h1>
-              <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Use your backend admin token.</p>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-
-          <form
-            className="space-y-3"
-            onSubmit={(event) => {
-              event.preventDefault();
-              void handleSignIn(authTokenInput.trim() || null);
-            }}
-          >
-            <Input
-              type="password"
-              autoComplete="off"
-              placeholder="ADMIN_TOKEN"
-              value={authTokenInput}
-              onInput={(event) => setAuthTokenInput(event.currentTarget.value)}
-              disabled={isSigningIn}
-            />
-            <Button className="w-full" type="submit" disabled={isSigningIn}>
-              {isSigningIn ? "Signing in..." : "Sign in"}
-            </Button>
-            <Button
-              className="w-full"
-              type="button"
-              variant="secondary"
-              disabled={isSigningIn}
-              onClick={() => void handleSignIn(null)}
-            >
-              Continue without token
-            </Button>
-          </form>
-
-          {authError ? <p className="mt-3 text-sm text-red-600">{authError}</p> : null}
-          <p className="mt-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">If `ADMIN_TOKEN` is set in `/server/.env`, token login is required.</p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
+      <AuthScreen
+        authTokenInput={authTokenInput}
+        setAuthTokenInput={setAuthTokenInput}
+        isSigningIn={isSigningIn}
+        authError={authError}
+        onSignIn={handleSignIn}
+      />
     );
   }
 
@@ -603,9 +486,7 @@ export default function App() {
           </div>
           <Separator />
           <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-2">
-            {isLoadingCollections && sidebarItems.length === 0 ? (
-              <p className="px-2 py-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Loading conversations...</p>
-            ) : null}
+            {isLoadingCollections && sidebarItems.length === 0 ? <p className="px-2 py-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Loading conversations...</p> : null}
             {!isLoadingCollections && sidebarItems.length === 0 ? (
               <div className="flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2 p-5 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
                 <MessageSquare className="h-5 w-5" />
@@ -664,12 +545,7 @@ export default function App() {
                     <option value="anthropic">Anthropic</option>
                     <option value="xai">xAI</option>
                   </select>
-                  <Input
-                    value={model}
-                    onInput={(event) => setModel(event.currentTarget.value)}
-                    placeholder="Model"
-                    disabled={isSending}
-                  />
+                  <Input value={model} onInput={(event) => setModel(event.currentTarget.value)} placeholder="Model" disabled={isSending} />
                 </>
               ) : (
                 <div className="flex h-9 items-center rounded-md border border-input px-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
@@ -686,121 +562,9 @@ export default function App() {
 
           <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-3 py-6 md:px-10">
             {!isSearchMode ? (
-              <>
-                {isLoadingSelection && messages.length === 0 ? <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Loading messages...</p> : null}
-                {!isLoadingSelection && messages.length === 0 ? (
-                  <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-3xl flex-col items-center gap-3 rounded-xl border border-dashed p-8 text-center">
-                    <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">How can I help today?</h2>
-                    <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Ask a question to begin this conversation.</p>
-                  </div>
-                ) : null}
-                <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl space-y-6">
-                  {messages.map((message) => {
-                    const isUser = message.role === "user";
-                    const isPendingAssistant = message.id.startsWith("temp-assistant-") && isSending;
-                    return (
-                      <div key={message.id} className={cn("flex", isUser ? "justify-end" : "justify-start")}>
-                        <div
-                          className={cn(
-                            "max-w-[85%] whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-2xl px-4 py-3 text-sm leading-6",
-                            isUser ? "bg-slate-200 text-slate-900" : "bg-slate-800 text-slate-100"
-                          )}
-                        >
-                          {isPendingAssistant ? "Thinking..." : message.content}
-                        </div>
-                      </div>
-                    );
-                  })}
-                </div>
-              </>
+              <ChatMessagesPanel messages={messages} isLoading={isLoadingSelection} isSending={isSending} />
             ) : (
-              <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-4xl">
-                {selectedSearch?.query ? (
-                  <div className="mb-5">
-                    <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Results for</p>
-                    <h2 className="mt-1 text-xl font-semibold">{selectedSearch.query}</h2>
-                    <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                      {selectedSearch.results.length} result{selectedSearch.results.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}
-                      {selectedSearch.latencyMs ? ` • ${selectedSearch.latencyMs} ms` : ""}
-                    </p>
-                  </div>
-                ) : null}
-
-                {(isSearchRunning || !!selectedSearch?.answerText || !!selectedSearch?.answerError) && (
-                  <section className="mb-6 rounded-xl border border-slate-600/60 bg-[#121a2e] p-4">
-                    <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-sky-300/90">Answer</p>
-                    {isSearchRunning && !selectedSearch?.answerText ? (
-                      <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Generating answer...</p>
-                    ) : null}
-                    {selectedSearch?.answerText ? (
-                      <p className="mt-2 whitespace-pre-wrap text-sm leading-6 text-slate-100">{selectedSearch.answerText}</p>
-                    ) : null}
-                    {selectedSearch?.answerError ? <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-red-500">{selectedSearch.answerError}</p> : null}
-                    {!!selectedSearch?.answerCitations?.length && (
-                      <div className="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-                        {selectedSearch.answerCitations.slice(0, 6).map((citation, index) => {
-                          const href = citation.url || citation.id || "";
-                          if (!href) return null;
-                          return (
-                            <a
-                              key={`${href}-${index}`}
-                              href={href}
-                              target="_blank"
-                              rel="noreferrer"
-                              className="rounded-md border border-slate-500/60 px-2 py-1 text-xs text-sky-200 hover:bg-slate-700/40"
-                            >
-                              {citation.title?.trim() || formatHost(href)}
-                            </a>
-                          );
-                        })}
-                      </div>
-                    )}
-                  </section>
-                )}
-
-                {(isLoadingSelection || isSearchRunning) && !selectedSearch?.results.length ? (
-                  <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{isSearchRunning ? "Searching Exa..." : "Loading search..."}</p>
-                ) : null}
-
-                {!isLoadingSelection && !selectedSearch?.query ? (
-                  <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-xl border border-dashed p-8 text-center">
-                    <Search className="h-6 w-6 text-muted-foreground" />
-                    <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">Search the web</h2>
-                    <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Use the composer below to run a new Exa search.</p>
-                  </div>
-                ) : null}
-
-                {!isLoadingSelection && !isSearchRunning && !!selectedSearch?.query && selectedSearch.results.length === 0 ? (
-                  <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">No results found.</p>
-                ) : null}
-
-                <div className="space-y-6">
-                  {selectedSearch?.results.map((result) => {
-                    const summary = summarizeResult(result);
-                    return (
-                      <article key={result.id} className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-[#0d1322] px-4 py-4 shadow-sm">
-                        <p className="text-xs text-emerald-300/85">{formatHost(result.url)}</p>
-                        <a
-                          href={result.url}
-                          target="_blank"
-                          rel="noreferrer"
-                          className="mt-1 block text-lg font-medium text-sky-300 hover:underline"
-                        >
-                          {result.title || result.url}
-                        </a>
-                        {(result.publishedDate || result.author) && (
-                          <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                            {[result.publishedDate, result.author].filter(Boolean).join(" • ")}
-                          </p>
-                        )}
-                        {summary ? <p className="mt-2 whitespace-pre-wrap text-sm leading-6 text-slate-200">{summary}</p> : null}
-                      </article>
-                    );
-                  })}
-                </div>
-
-                {selectedSearch?.error ? <p className="mt-4 text-sm text-red-600">{selectedSearch.error}</p> : null}
-              </div>
+              <SearchResultsPanel search={selectedSearch} isLoading={isLoadingSelection} isRunning={isSearchRunning} />
             )}
             <div ref={transcriptEndRef} />
           </div>
@@ -822,11 +586,7 @@ export default function App() {
                 disabled={isSending}
               />
               <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-2 pb-1">
-                {error ? (
-                  <p className="text-xs text-red-600">{error}</p>
-                ) : (
-                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{isSearchMode ? "Enter to search" : "Enter to send"}</span>
-                )}
+                {error ? <p className="text-xs text-red-600">{error}</p> : <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{isSearchMode ? "Enter to search" : "Enter to send"}</span>}
                 <Button onClick={() => void handleSend()} size="icon" disabled={isSending || !composer.trim()}>
                   {isSearchMode ? <Search className="h-4 w-4" /> : <SendHorizontal className="h-4 w-4" />}
                 </Button>
diff --git a/web/src/components/auth/auth-screen.tsx b/web/src/components/auth/auth-screen.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0716b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/auth/auth-screen.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { ShieldCheck } from "lucide-preact";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+
+type Props = {
+  authTokenInput: string;
+  setAuthTokenInput: (value: string) => void;
+  isSigningIn: boolean;
+  authError: string | null;
+  onSignIn: (tokenCandidate: string | null) => Promise<void>;
+};
+
+export function AuthScreen({ authTokenInput, setAuthTokenInput, isSigningIn, authError, onSignIn }: Props) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_top,#171f33_0%,#111827_45%,#0b1020_100%)] p-4">
+      <div className="w-full max-w-md rounded-2xl border bg-[#0f172a] p-6 shadow-xl shadow-black/40">
+        <div className="mb-5 flex items-start gap-3">
+          <div className="rounded-lg bg-slate-200 p-2 text-slate-900">
+            <ShieldCheck className="h-4 w-4" />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <h1 className="text-lg font-semibold">Sign in to Sybil</h1>
+            <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Use your backend admin token.</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <form
+          className="space-y-3"
+          onSubmit={(event) => {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            void onSignIn(authTokenInput.trim() || null);
+          }}
+        >
+          <Input
+            type="password"
+            autoComplete="off"
+            placeholder="ADMIN_TOKEN"
+            value={authTokenInput}
+            onInput={(event) => setAuthTokenInput(event.currentTarget.value)}
+            disabled={isSigningIn}
+          />
+          <Button className="w-full" type="submit" disabled={isSigningIn}>
+            {isSigningIn ? "Signing in..." : "Sign in"}
+          </Button>
+          <Button className="w-full" type="button" variant="secondary" disabled={isSigningIn} onClick={() => void onSignIn(null)}>
+            Continue without token
+          </Button>
+        </form>
+
+        {authError ? <p className="mt-3 text-sm text-red-600">{authError}</p> : null}
+        <p className="mt-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">If `ADMIN_TOKEN` is set in `/server/.env`, token login is required.</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/web/src/components/chat/chat-messages-panel.tsx b/web/src/components/chat/chat-messages-panel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2757107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/chat/chat-messages-panel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import type { Message } from "@/lib/api";
+
+type Props = {
+  messages: Message[];
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  isSending: boolean;
+};
+
+export function ChatMessagesPanel({ messages, isLoading, isSending }: Props) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      {isLoading && messages.length === 0 ? <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Loading messages...</p> : null}
+      {!isLoading && messages.length === 0 ? (
+        <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-3xl flex-col items-center gap-3 rounded-xl border border-dashed p-8 text-center">
+          <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">How can I help today?</h2>
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Ask a question to begin this conversation.</p>
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+      <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl space-y-6">
+        {messages.map((message) => {
+          const isUser = message.role === "user";
+          const isPendingAssistant = message.id.startsWith("temp-assistant-") && isSending;
+          return (
+            <div key={message.id} className={cn("flex", isUser ? "justify-end" : "justify-start")}>
+              <div
+                className={cn(
+                  "max-w-[85%] whitespace-pre-wrap rounded-2xl px-4 py-3 text-sm leading-6",
+                  isUser ? "bg-slate-200 text-slate-900" : "bg-slate-800 text-slate-100"
+                )}
+              >
+                {isPendingAssistant ? "Thinking..." : message.content}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/web/src/components/search/search-results-panel.tsx b/web/src/components/search/search-results-panel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47e9ba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/components/search/search-results-panel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { Search } from "lucide-preact";
+import type { SearchDetail, SearchResultItem } from "@/lib/api";
+
+function summarizeResult(result: SearchResultItem) {
+  const highlights = Array.isArray(result.highlights) ? result.highlights.filter(Boolean) : [];
+  if (highlights.length) return highlights.join(" ").slice(0, 420);
+  return (result.text ?? "").slice(0, 420);
+}
+
+function formatHost(url: string) {
+  try {
+    return new URL(url).hostname.replace(/^www\./, "");
+  } catch {
+    return url;
+  }
+}
+
+type Props = {
+  search: SearchDetail | null;
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  isRunning: boolean;
+  showPrompt?: boolean;
+  className?: string;
+};
+
+export function SearchResultsPanel({ search, isLoading, isRunning, showPrompt = true, className }: Props) {
+  return (
+    <div className={className ?? "mx-auto w-full max-w-4xl"}>
+      {search?.query ? (
+        <div className="mb-5">
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Results for</p>
+          <h2 className="mt-1 text-xl font-semibold">{search.query}</h2>
+          <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            {search.results.length} result{search.results.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}
+            {search.latencyMs ? ` • ${search.latencyMs} ms` : ""}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+
+      {(isRunning || !!search?.answerText || !!search?.answerError) && (
+        <section className="mb-6 rounded-xl border border-slate-600/60 bg-[#121a2e] p-4">
+          <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-sky-300/90">Answer</p>
+          {isRunning && !search?.answerText ? <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">Generating answer...</p> : null}
+          {search?.answerText ? <p className="mt-2 whitespace-pre-wrap text-sm leading-6 text-slate-100">{search.answerText}</p> : null}
+          {search?.answerError ? <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-red-500">{search.answerError}</p> : null}
+          {!!search?.answerCitations?.length && (
+            <div className="mt-3 flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+              {search.answerCitations.slice(0, 6).map((citation, index) => {
+                const href = citation.url || citation.id || "";
+                if (!href) return null;
+                return (
+                  <a
+                    key={`${href}-${index}`}
+                    href={href}
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noreferrer"
+                    className="rounded-md border border-slate-500/60 px-2 py-1 text-xs text-sky-200 hover:bg-slate-700/40"
+                  >
+                    {citation.title?.trim() || formatHost(href)}
+                  </a>
+                );
+              })}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </section>
+      )}
+
+      {(isLoading || isRunning) && !search?.results.length ? (
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{isRunning ? "Searching Exa..." : "Loading search..."}</p>
+      ) : null}
+
+      {showPrompt && !isLoading && !search?.query ? (
+        <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-xl border border-dashed p-8 text-center">
+          <Search className="h-6 w-6 text-muted-foreground" />
+          <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold">Search the web</h2>
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Use the composer below to run a new Exa search.</p>
+        </div>
+      ) : null}
+
+      {!isLoading && !isRunning && !!search?.query && search.results.length === 0 ? (
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">No results found.</p>
+      ) : null}
+
+      <div className="space-y-6">
+        {search?.results.map((result) => {
+          const summary = summarizeResult(result);
+          return (
+            <article key={result.id} className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-[#0d1322] px-4 py-4 shadow-sm">
+              <p className="text-xs text-emerald-300/85">{formatHost(result.url)}</p>
+              <a href={result.url} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" className="mt-1 block text-lg font-medium text-sky-300 hover:underline">
+                {result.title || result.url}
+              </a>
+              {(result.publishedDate || result.author) && (
+                <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{[result.publishedDate, result.author].filter(Boolean).join(" • ")}</p>
+              )}
+              {summary ? <p className="mt-2 whitespace-pre-wrap text-sm leading-6 text-slate-200">{summary}</p> : null}
+            </article>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+
+      {search?.error ? <p className="mt-4 text-sm text-red-600">{search.error}</p> : null}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/web/src/hooks/use-session-auth.ts b/web/src/hooks/use-session-auth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..022605c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/hooks/use-session-auth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "preact/hooks";
+import { getConfiguredToken, setAuthToken, verifySession } from "@/lib/api";
+
+const TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY = "sybil_admin_token";
+
+export type AuthMode = "open" | "token";
+
+function readStoredToken() {
+  return localStorage.getItem(TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY)?.trim() || null;
+}
+
+function persistToken(token: string | null) {
+  if (token) {
+    localStorage.setItem(TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY, token);
+    return;
+  }
+  localStorage.removeItem(TOKEN_STORAGE_KEY);
+}
+
+function normalizeAuthError(message: string) {
+  if (message.includes("missing bearer token") || message.includes("invalid bearer token")) {
+    return "Authentication failed. Enter the ADMIN_TOKEN configured in server/.env.";
+  }
+  return message;
+}
+
+export function useSessionAuth() {
+  const initialToken = readStoredToken() ?? getConfiguredToken() ?? "";
+
+  const [authTokenInput, setAuthTokenInput] = useState(initialToken);
+  const [isCheckingSession, setIsCheckingSession] = useState(true);
+  const [isSigningIn, setIsSigningIn] = useState(false);
+  const [isAuthenticated, setIsAuthenticated] = useState(false);
+  const [authMode, setAuthMode] = useState<AuthMode | null>(null);
+  const [authError, setAuthError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const completeSessionCheck = async (tokenCandidate: string | null) => {
+    setAuthToken(tokenCandidate);
+    const session = await verifySession();
+    setIsAuthenticated(true);
+    setAuthMode(session.mode);
+    setAuthError(null);
+    persistToken(tokenCandidate);
+  };
+
+  const handleAuthFailure = (message: string) => {
+    setIsAuthenticated(false);
+    setAuthMode(null);
+    setAuthError(normalizeAuthError(message));
+    setAuthToken(null);
+    persistToken(null);
+  };
+
+  const handleSignIn = async (tokenCandidate: string | null) => {
+    setIsSigningIn(true);
+    setAuthError(null);
+    try {
+      await completeSessionCheck(tokenCandidate);
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      setAuthError(normalizeAuthError(message));
+      setIsAuthenticated(false);
+      setAuthMode(null);
+    } finally {
+      setIsSigningIn(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const logout = () => {
+    setAuthToken(null);
+    persistToken(null);
+    setIsAuthenticated(false);
+    setAuthMode(null);
+    setAuthError(null);
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const token = readStoredToken() ?? getConfiguredToken();
+    void (async () => {
+      try {
+        await completeSessionCheck(token);
+      } catch (err) {
+        const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+        handleAuthFailure(message);
+      } finally {
+        setIsCheckingSession(false);
+      }
+    })();
+  }, []);
+
+  return {
+    authTokenInput,
+    setAuthTokenInput,
+    isCheckingSession,
+    isSigningIn,
+    isAuthenticated,
+    authMode,
+    authError,
+    handleAuthFailure,
+    handleSignIn,
+    logout,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/web/src/main.tsx b/web/src/main.tsx
index 06d2941..2fe65ee 100644
--- a/web/src/main.tsx
+++ b/web/src/main.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { render } from "preact";
-import App from "./App";
+import { RootRouter } from "@/root-router";
 import "./index.css";
 
-render(<App />, document.getElementById("app")!);
+render(<RootRouter />, document.getElementById("app")!);
diff --git a/web/src/pages/search-route-page.tsx b/web/src/pages/search-route-page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77c1612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/pages/search-route-page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "preact/hooks";
+import { Search } from "lucide-preact";
+import { AuthScreen } from "@/components/auth/auth-screen";
+import { SearchResultsPanel } from "@/components/search/search-results-panel";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
+import { createSearch, runSearch, type SearchDetail } from "@/lib/api";
+import { useSessionAuth } from "@/hooks/use-session-auth";
+
+function readQueryFromUrl() {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+  return params.get("q")?.trim() ?? "";
+}
+
+function pushSearchQuery(query: string) {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+  if (query.trim()) {
+    params.set("q", query.trim());
+  } else {
+    params.delete("q");
+  }
+  const next = `${window.location.pathname}${params.toString() ? `?${params.toString()}` : ""}`;
+  window.history.pushState({}, "", next);
+}
+
+export default function SearchRoutePage() {
+  const {
+    authTokenInput,
+    setAuthTokenInput,
+    isCheckingSession,
+    isSigningIn,
+    isAuthenticated,
+    authError,
+    handleAuthFailure,
+    handleSignIn,
+  } = useSessionAuth();
+
+  const [queryInput, setQueryInput] = useState(readQueryFromUrl());
+  const [routeQuery, setRouteQuery] = useState(readQueryFromUrl());
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState<SearchDetail | null>(null);
+  const [isRunning, setIsRunning] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const requestCounterRef = useRef(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onPopState = () => {
+      const next = readQueryFromUrl();
+      setRouteQuery(next);
+      setQueryInput(next);
+    };
+    window.addEventListener("popstate", onPopState);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("popstate", onPopState);
+  }, []);
+
+  const runQuery = async (query: string) => {
+    const trimmed = query.trim();
+    if (!trimmed) {
+      setSearch(null);
+      setError(null);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const requestId = ++requestCounterRef.current;
+    setError(null);
+    setIsRunning(true);
+
+    const nowIso = new Date().toISOString();
+    setSearch({
+      id: `temp-search-${requestId}`,
+      title: trimmed.slice(0, 80),
+      query: trimmed,
+      createdAt: nowIso,
+      updatedAt: nowIso,
+      requestId: null,
+      latencyMs: null,
+      error: null,
+      answerText: null,
+      answerRequestId: null,
+      answerCitations: null,
+      answerError: null,
+      results: [],
+    });
+
+    try {
+      const created = await createSearch({
+        query: trimmed,
+        title: trimmed.slice(0, 80),
+      });
+      const result = await runSearch(created.id, {
+        query: trimmed,
+        title: trimmed.slice(0, 80),
+        type: "auto",
+        numResults: 10,
+      });
+      if (requestId === requestCounterRef.current) {
+        setSearch(result);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      if (message.includes("bearer token")) {
+        handleAuthFailure(message);
+      } else if (requestId === requestCounterRef.current) {
+        setError(message);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      if (requestId === requestCounterRef.current) {
+        setIsRunning(false);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isAuthenticated) return;
+    void runQuery(routeQuery);
+  }, [isAuthenticated, routeQuery]);
+
+  if (isCheckingSession) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center">
+        <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Checking session...</p>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (!isAuthenticated) {
+    return (
+      <AuthScreen
+        authTokenInput={authTokenInput}
+        setAuthTokenInput={setAuthTokenInput}
+        isSigningIn={isSigningIn}
+        authError={authError}
+        onSignIn={handleSignIn}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-full overflow-y-auto px-3 py-6 md:px-6">
+      <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-4xl space-y-5">
+        <form
+          className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-xl border bg-background p-2 shadow-sm"
+          onSubmit={(event) => {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            const next = queryInput.trim();
+            pushSearchQuery(next);
+            setRouteQuery(next);
+          }}
+        >
+          <Input value={queryInput} onInput={(event) => setQueryInput(event.currentTarget.value)} placeholder="Search the web" />
+          <Button type="submit" size="icon" disabled={!queryInput.trim() || isRunning}>
+            <Search className="h-4 w-4" />
+          </Button>
+        </form>
+
+        {error ? <p className="text-sm text-red-600">{error}</p> : null}
+
+        <SearchResultsPanel search={search} isLoading={false} isRunning={isRunning} showPrompt={false} className="w-full" />
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/web/src/root-router.tsx b/web/src/root-router.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c96eb3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/root-router.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "preact/hooks";
+import App from "@/App";
+import SearchRoutePage from "@/pages/search-route-page";
+
+export function RootRouter() {
+  const [path, setPath] = useState(window.location.pathname);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onPopState = () => setPath(window.location.pathname);
+    window.addEventListener("popstate", onPopState);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("popstate", onPopState);
+  }, []);
+
+  if (path === "/search") {
+    return <SearchRoutePage />;
+  }
+  return <App />;
+}