diff --git a/js/desktop/src/App.tsx b/js/desktop/src/App.tsx
index 5a8da62..2858f50 100644
--- a/js/desktop/src/App.tsx
+++ b/js/desktop/src/App.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import NetworkSelector from '@/features/network-selector';
 import NetworkRoot from '@/features/network-root';
 import ParticleViewResolver from '@/features/particles/particle-view-resolver';
 import Layout from '@/features/layout';
+import { logError } from '@/lib/errors';
 import NetworkSettingsPage from '@/features/network-settings';
 import { Toaster } from '@/components/ui/sonner';
 import { PusherProvider } from '@/lib/pusher-provider';
@@ -56,10 +57,16 @@ function DeepLinkNavigationListener() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    window.electronDeepLink.getPending().then((path) => {
-      if (path) navigate(path);
-    });
-    return window.electronDeepLink.onNavigate((path) => navigate(path));
+    platform.deepLink
+      .getPending()
+      .then((path) => {
+        if (path) navigate(path);
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        logError(err, { scope: 'deepLink.getPending' });
+      });
+
+    return platform.deepLink.onNavigate((path) => navigate(path));
   }, [navigate]);
 
   return null;
diff --git a/js/desktop/src/features/network-root.tsx b/js/desktop/src/features/network-root.tsx
index 17d0f00..5b6556a 100644
--- a/js/desktop/src/features/network-root.tsx
+++ b/js/desktop/src/features/network-root.tsx
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ export default function NetworkRoot() {
     setSearchParams(
       (prev) => {
         const params = new URLSearchParams(prev);
-        if (next === 'open') params.delete('status');
-        else params.set('status', next);
+        params.set('status', next);
         return params;
       },
       { replace: true },
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ export default function NetworkRoot() {
 
   return (
     <div className="relative flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col">
-      {/* Top bar — stays in place */}
       <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center p-1 border-b">
         <Tabs
           value={statusTab}
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ export default function NetworkRoot() {
         </Tabs>
       </div>
 
-      {/* Scrollable content */}
       <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain pb-14 py-2">
         <ParticleListView
           streams={streams}
diff --git a/js/desktop/src/hooks/use-stream-particles.ts b/js/desktop/src/hooks/use-stream-particles.ts
index 41bcae1..7be9ff6 100644
--- a/js/desktop/src/hooks/use-stream-particles.ts
+++ b/js/desktop/src/hooks/use-stream-particles.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ export type StreamParticle = Particle & {
   properties: StreamProperties;
 };
 
-const CLOSED_INITIAL_PAGE_SIZE = 50;
-const CLOSED_PAGE_INCREMENT = 50;
+const INITIAL_PAGE_SIZE = 12;
+const PAGE_INCREMENT = 12;
 
 // Stable where-constraint references so the Firestore subscription only
 // re-attaches when the tab actually changes, not on every render.
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ function useVisibilityScopes(userId?: string, networkId?: string) {
 }
 
 interface UseStreamParticlesOptions {
-  /**
-   * Which streams to subscribe to. Open streams are loaded in full (bounded
-   * by active work — full realtime coverage is needed for autoplay/huddles).
-   * Closed streams are paginated via `loadMore`.
-   */
+  // Which streams to subscribe to
   status: 'open' | 'closed';
 }
 
@@ -40,9 +36,9 @@ interface UseStreamParticlesResult {
   streams: StreamParticle[];
   isLoading: boolean;
   networkId: string;
-  /** True when more closed streams may exist beyond the current window. */
+  /** True when more streams may exist beyond the current window. */
   canLoadMore: boolean;
-  /** Extend the pagination window. No-op on the open tab. */
+  /** Extend the pagination window. */
   loadMore: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -54,21 +50,10 @@ export function useStreamParticles(
   const user = useAuthStore((s) => s.user);
   const visibilityScopes = useVisibilityScopes(user?.id, networkId);
 
-  const [closedLimit, setClosedLimit] = useState(CLOSED_INITIAL_PAGE_SIZE);
-  const [prevStatus, setPrevStatus] = useState(status);
-
-  // Switching back to the closed tab starts a fresh window, avoiding an
-  // ever-growing subscription across a long session.
-  if (status !== prevStatus) {
-    setPrevStatus(status);
-    if (status === 'closed') {
-      setClosedLimit(CLOSED_INITIAL_PAGE_SIZE);
-    }
-  }
+  const [limit, setLimit] = useState(INITIAL_PAGE_SIZE);
 
   const whereFilter: QueryFieldFilterConstraint =
     status === 'open' ? OPEN_STATUS_FILTER : CLOSED_STATUS_FILTER;
-  const limit = status === 'closed' ? closedLimit : undefined;
 
   const { children, isLoading } = useLiveParticleChildren(path, {
     orderByField: 'last_child_created_at',
@@ -85,12 +70,11 @@ export function useStreamParticles(
 
   // Heuristic: if we got back as many items as we asked for, assume there
   // might be more. Clicking load-more when there are no more is a no-op.
-  const canLoadMore = status === 'closed' && streams.length >= closedLimit;
+  const canLoadMore = streams.length >= limit;
 
   const loadMore = useCallback(() => {
-    if (status !== 'closed') return;
-    setClosedLimit((prev) => prev + CLOSED_PAGE_INCREMENT);
-  }, [status]);
+    setLimit((prev) => prev + PAGE_INCREMENT);
+  }, []);
 
   return { streams, isLoading, networkId, canLoadMore, loadMore };
 }
diff --git a/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/electron.ts b/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/electron.ts
index f7b9101..84715cd 100644
--- a/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/electron.ts
+++ b/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/electron.ts
@@ -55,4 +55,9 @@ export const electronPlatform: Platform = {
     setDockBadge: (count) => window.electronApp.setDockBadge(count),
     getVersion: () => window.electronApp.getVersion(),
   },
+
+  deepLink: {
+    getPending: () => window.electronDeepLink.getPending(),
+    onNavigate: (cb) => window.electronDeepLink.onNavigate(cb),
+  },
 };
diff --git a/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/types.ts b/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/types.ts
index d5874ba..4e21f13 100644
--- a/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/types.ts
+++ b/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/types.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ export interface Platform {
     setDockBadge: (count: number) => void;
     getVersion: () => Promise<string>;
   };
+
+  deepLink: {
+    getPending: () => Promise<string | null>;
+    onNavigate: (callback: (path: string) => void) => () => void;
+  };
 }
 
 export const DESKTOP_DOWNLOAD_URL = 'https://flowylabs.ai/llink/download';
diff --git a/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/web.ts b/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/web.ts
index b02a978..11e46b5 100644
--- a/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/web.ts
+++ b/js/desktop/src/lib/platform/web.ts
@@ -117,4 +117,11 @@ export const webPlatform: Platform = {
     setDockBadge: applyDockBadge,
     getVersion: async () => __APP_VERSION__,
   },
+
+  deepLink: {
+    getPending: () => Promise.resolve(null),
+    onNavigate: (_) => {
+      return () => {};
+    },
+  },
 };