diff --git a/canvas/src/components/MemoryInspectorPanel.tsx b/canvas/src/components/MemoryInspectorPanel.tsx
index bb9e7516..6c0e0c3b 100644
--- a/canvas/src/components/MemoryInspectorPanel.tsx
+++ b/canvas/src/components/MemoryInspectorPanel.tsx
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ function MemoryEntryRow({
   onCancelEdit,
   onDelete,
 }: MemoryEntryRowProps) {
+  const bodyId = `memory-body-${entry.key.replace(/\s+/g, "-")}`;
   return (
     <div className="rounded-lg border border-zinc-800/60 bg-zinc-900/50 overflow-hidden">
       {/* Header row — click to expand/collapse */}
@@ -421,6 +422,7 @@ function MemoryEntryRow({
         className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2.5 text-left hover:bg-zinc-800/30 transition-colors"
         onClick={onToggle}
         aria-expanded={isExpanded}
+        aria-controls={bodyId}
       >
         <span className="text-[10px] font-mono text-blue-400 truncate flex-1 min-w-0">
           {entry.key}
@@ -455,7 +457,12 @@ function MemoryEntryRow({
 
       {/* Expanded body */}
       {isExpanded && (
-        <div className="border-t border-zinc-800/50 px-3 pb-3 pt-2 space-y-2">
+        <div
+          id={bodyId}
+          role="region"
+          aria-label={`Details for ${entry.key}`}
+          className="border-t border-zinc-800/50 px-3 pb-3 pt-2 space-y-2"
+        >
           {entry.expires_at && (
             <p className="text-[9px] text-zinc-500">
               Expires: {new Date(entry.expires_at).toLocaleString()}
diff --git a/canvas/src/components/SidePanel.tsx b/canvas/src/components/SidePanel.tsx
index 21983eb8..c8b6456e 100644
--- a/canvas/src/components/SidePanel.tsx
+++ b/canvas/src/components/SidePanel.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { summarizeWorkspaceCapabilities } from "@/store/canvas";
 const SIDEPANEL_WIDTH_KEY = "molecule:sidepanel-width";
 const SIDEPANEL_DEFAULT_WIDTH = 480;
 const SIDEPANEL_MIN_WIDTH = 320;
+const SIDEPANEL_MAX_WIDTH = 800;
 
 const TABS: { id: PanelTab; label: string; icon: string }[] = [
   { id: "chat", label: "Chat", icon: "◈" },
@@ -72,6 +73,29 @@ export function SidePanel() {
     document.body.style.userSelect = "none";
   }, [width]);
 
+  const onResizeKeyDown = useCallback((e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
+    const STEP = 16;
+    let newWidth: number | null = null;
+    if (e.key === "ArrowLeft") {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      newWidth = Math.min(width + STEP, SIDEPANEL_MAX_WIDTH);
+    } else if (e.key === "ArrowRight") {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      newWidth = Math.max(width - STEP, SIDEPANEL_MIN_WIDTH);
+    } else if (e.key === "Home") {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      newWidth = SIDEPANEL_MIN_WIDTH;
+    } else if (e.key === "End") {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      newWidth = SIDEPANEL_MAX_WIDTH;
+    }
+    if (newWidth !== null) {
+      setWidth(newWidth);
+      widthRef.current = newWidth;
+      localStorage.setItem(SIDEPANEL_WIDTH_KEY, String(newWidth));
+    }
+  }, [width]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const onMouseMove = (e: MouseEvent) => {
       if (!dragging.current) return;
@@ -111,8 +135,16 @@ export function SidePanel() {
     >
       {/* Resize handle */}
       <div
+        role="separator"
+        aria-label="Resize workspace panel"
+        aria-valuenow={width}
+        aria-valuemin={SIDEPANEL_MIN_WIDTH}
+        aria-valuemax={SIDEPANEL_MAX_WIDTH}
+        aria-orientation="vertical"
+        tabIndex={0}
         onMouseDown={onMouseDown}
-        className="absolute left-0 top-0 bottom-0 w-1.5 cursor-col-resize hover:bg-blue-500/30 active:bg-blue-500/50 transition-colors z-10"
+        onKeyDown={onResizeKeyDown}
+        className="absolute left-0 top-0 bottom-0 w-1.5 cursor-col-resize hover:bg-blue-500/30 active:bg-blue-500/50 transition-colors z-10 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-blue-500 focus-visible:ring-inset"
       />
       {/* Header */}
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-5 py-4 border-b border-zinc-800/40 bg-zinc-900/30">
diff --git a/canvas/src/components/WorkspaceNode.tsx b/canvas/src/components/WorkspaceNode.tsx
index 8b1fd5fc..6992b3ca 100644
--- a/canvas/src/components/WorkspaceNode.tsx
+++ b/canvas/src/components/WorkspaceNode.tsx
@@ -256,8 +256,9 @@ export function WorkspaceNode({ id, data }: NodeProps<Node<WorkspaceNodeData>>)
         {/* Degraded error preview */}
         {data.status === "degraded" && data.lastSampleError && (
           <div
-            className="text-[10px] text-amber-300/60 truncate mt-1 bg-amber-950/20 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded border border-amber-800/20"
-            title={data.lastSampleError}
+            role="status"
+            className="text-[10px] text-amber-400 truncate mt-1 bg-amber-950/20 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded border border-amber-800/20"
+            aria-label={`Error: ${data.lastSampleError}`}
           >
             {data.lastSampleError}
           </div>
diff --git a/canvas/src/components/tabs/ChatTab.tsx b/canvas/src/components/tabs/ChatTab.tsx
index f1b8bbb0..f3063baa 100644
--- a/canvas/src/components/tabs/ChatTab.tsx
+++ b/canvas/src/components/tabs/ChatTab.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function extractReplyText(resp: A2AResponse): string {
  * Load chat history from the activity_logs database via the platform API.
  * Uses source=canvas to only get user-initiated messages (not agent-to-agent).
  */
-async function loadMessagesFromDB(workspaceId: string): Promise<ChatMessage[]> {
+async function loadMessagesFromDB(workspaceId: string): Promise<{ messages: ChatMessage[]; error: string | null }> {
   try {
     const activities = await api.get<Array<{
       activity_type: string;
@@ -83,9 +83,12 @@ async function loadMessagesFromDB(workspaceId: string): Promise<ChatMessage[]> {
         }
       }
     }
-    return messages;
-  } catch {
-    return [];
+    return { messages, error: null };
+  } catch (err) {
+    return {
+      messages: [],
+      error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Failed to load chat history",
+    };
   }
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +165,7 @@ function MyChatPanel({ workspaceId, data }: Props) {
   const [thinkingElapsed, setThinkingElapsed] = useState(0);
   const [activityLog, setActivityLog] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [loadError, setLoadError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const currentTaskRef = useRef(data.currentTask);
   const sendingFromAPIRef = useRef(false);
   const [agentReachable, setAgentReachable] = useState(false);
@@ -172,8 +176,10 @@ function MyChatPanel({ workspaceId, data }: Props) {
   // Load chat history from database on mount
   useEffect(() => {
     setLoading(true);
-    loadMessagesFromDB(workspaceId).then((msgs) => {
+    setLoadError(null);
+    loadMessagesFromDB(workspaceId).then(({ messages: msgs, error: fetchErr }) => {
       setMessages(msgs);
+      setLoadError(fetchErr);
       setLoading(false);
     });
   }, [workspaceId]);
@@ -355,7 +361,31 @@ function MyChatPanel({ workspaceId, data }: Props) {
         {loading && (
           <div className="text-xs text-zinc-500 text-center py-4">Loading chat history...</div>
         )}
-        {!loading && messages.length === 0 && (
+        {!loading && loadError !== null && messages.length === 0 && (
+          <div
+            role="alert"
+            className="mx-2 mt-2 rounded-lg border border-red-800/50 bg-red-950/30 px-3 py-2.5"
+          >
+            <p className="text-[11px] text-red-400 mb-1.5">
+              Failed to load chat history: {loadError}
+            </p>
+            <button
+              onClick={() => {
+                setLoading(true);
+                setLoadError(null);
+                loadMessagesFromDB(workspaceId).then(({ messages: msgs, error: fetchErr }) => {
+                  setMessages(msgs);
+                  setLoadError(fetchErr);
+                  setLoading(false);
+                });
+              }}
+              className="text-[10px] px-2 py-0.5 rounded bg-red-800/40 text-red-300 hover:bg-red-700/50 transition-colors"
+            >
+              Retry
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        )}
+        {!loading && loadError === null && messages.length === 0 && (
           <div className="text-xs text-zinc-500 text-center py-8">
             No messages yet. Send a message to start chatting with this agent.
           </div>