diff --git a/packages/launcher/src/main/agent-manager.ts b/packages/launcher/src/main/agent-manager.ts
index 507bd4027..25bde2aad 100644
--- a/packages/launcher/src/main/agent-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/launcher/src/main/agent-manager.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import path from "path"
 import fs from "fs"
 import os from "os"
 import https from "https"
+import crypto from "crypto"
 import { spawnSync } from "child_process"
 import { withPathEnv } from "./env"
 import { EventEmitter } from "events"
@@ -2131,6 +2132,39 @@ export class AgentManager extends EventEmitter {
     return removed
   }
 
+  createChatSession(workspaceId: string): ChatSessionMeta {
+    const ws = this._resolveChatWorkspace(workspaceId)
+    if (!ws) throw new Error("Workspace not found")
+
+    const dir = path.join(LAUNCHER_SESSIONS_DIR, ws.id)
+    ensureDir(dir)
+
+    let channelName = ""
+    let file = ""
+    do {
+      channelName = `chat-${Date.now()}-${crypto.randomUUID().slice(0, 8)}`
+      file = path.join(dir, `${channelName}.json`)
+    } while (fs.existsSync(file))
+
+    const now = new Date().toISOString()
+    const meta: ChatSessionMeta = {
+      id: `${ws.id}:${channelName}`,
+      workspaceId: ws.id,
+      workspaceSlug: ws.slug,
+      workspaceName: ws.name,
+      channelName,
+      title: ws.name || ws.slug || channelName,
+      lastMessageAt: null,
+      lastMessagePreview: null,
+      messageCount: 0,
+      participants: [],
+      createdAt: now,
+    }
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(file, JSON.stringify(meta, null, 2), "utf-8")
+    return meta
+  }
+
   private _touchChatSession(
     ws: WorkspaceConfig,
     channelName: string,
diff --git a/packages/launcher/src/main/index.ts b/packages/launcher/src/main/index.ts
index 91b007f08..432c453ec 100644
--- a/packages/launcher/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/packages/launcher/src/main/index.ts
@@ -1463,6 +1463,9 @@ function setupIPC(): void {
   ipcMain.handle("session:list", (_e, workspaceId) =>
     requireManager().listChatSessions(workspaceId),
   )
+  ipcMain.handle("session:create", (_e, workspaceId) =>
+    requireManager().createChatSession(workspaceId),
+  )
   ipcMain.handle("session:load", (_e, workspaceId, channelName) =>
     requireManager().loadChatSession(workspaceId, channelName),
   )
diff --git a/packages/launcher/src/preload/index.ts b/packages/launcher/src/preload/index.ts
index 370f93945..a2cc09611 100644
--- a/packages/launcher/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/packages/launcher/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('api', {
 
   // ── Sessions ──
   sessionList: (workspaceId?: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke('session:list', workspaceId),
+  sessionCreate: (workspaceId: string) => ipcRenderer.invoke('session:create', workspaceId),
   sessionLoad: (workspaceId: string, channelName: string) =>
     ipcRenderer.invoke('session:load', workspaceId, channelName),
   sessionDelete: (workspaceId: string, channelName: string) =>
diff --git a/packages/launcher/src/renderer/pages/chat/index.tsx b/packages/launcher/src/renderer/pages/chat/index.tsx
index 6951f9d1c..bd01d509c 100644
--- a/packages/launcher/src/renderer/pages/chat/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/launcher/src/renderer/pages/chat/index.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import SessionList from '../../components/chat/SessionList'
 import { ConfirmDialog } from '../../components/ui/ConfirmDialog'
 import type { ToastType } from '../../hooks/useToast'
 
-const DEFAULT_CHANNEL = 'main'
-
 interface ChatPageProps {
   showToast: (msg: string, type?: ToastType) => void
 }
@@ -277,9 +275,16 @@ export default function ChatPage({ showToast }: ChatPageProps): React.JSX.Elemen
     void activate(workspaceId, channelName)
   }
 
-  const handleNewChat = (): void => {
+  const handleNewChat = async (): Promise<void> => {
     if (!selectedWorkspaceId) return
-    void activate(selectedWorkspaceId, DEFAULT_CHANNEL)
+    try {
+      const session = await window.api.sessionCreate(selectedWorkspaceId)
+      setSelectedWorkspaceId(session.workspaceId)
+      await refreshSessions()
+      await activate(session.workspaceId, session.channelName)
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
+      showToast(`New chat failed: ${(e as Error).message}`, 'error')
+    }
   }
 
   const requestDeleteSession = (workspaceId: string, channelName: string): void => {
diff --git a/packages/launcher/src/renderer/types/index.ts b/packages/launcher/src/renderer/types/index.ts
index 91aa45673..134d7b706 100644
--- a/packages/launcher/src/renderer/types/index.ts
+++ b/packages/launcher/src/renderer/types/index.ts
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ declare global {
 
       // ── Sessions ──
       sessionList(workspaceId?: string): Promise<ChatSessionMeta[]>
+      sessionCreate(workspaceId: string): Promise<ChatSessionMeta>
       sessionLoad(workspaceId: string, channelName: string): Promise<ChatSessionMeta | null>
       sessionDelete(workspaceId: string, channelName: string): Promise<boolean>
       sessionClear(workspaceId?: string): Promise<number>