diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx
index 107563dbd896..ef6b53ecd1f8 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export default function ChatInput({
   const queuePausedRef = useRef((() => {
     // Load pause state from storage
     try {
-      const stored = sessionStorage.getItem('goose-queue-paused');
+      const stored = window.sessionStorage.getItem('goose-queue-paused');
       return stored ? JSON.parse(stored) : false;
     } catch {
       return false;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export default function ChatInput({
   const [lastInterruption, setLastInterruption] = useState<string | null>(() => {
     // Load interruption state from storage
     try {
-      const stored = sessionStorage.getItem('goose-queue-interruption');
+      const stored = window.sessionStorage.getItem('goose-queue-interruption');
       return stored ? JSON.parse(stored) : null;
     } catch {
       return null;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export default function ChatInput({
   // Save queue state (paused/interrupted) to storage
   useEffect(() => {
     try {
-      sessionStorage.setItem('goose-queue-paused', JSON.stringify(queuePausedRef.current));
+      window.sessionStorage.setItem('goose-queue-paused', JSON.stringify(queuePausedRef.current));
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error saving queue pause state:', error);
     }
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export default function ChatInput({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     try {
-      sessionStorage.setItem('goose-queue-interruption', JSON.stringify(lastInterruption));
+      window.sessionStorage.setItem('goose-queue-interruption', JSON.stringify(lastInterruption));
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error saving queue interruption state:', error);
     }
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ export default function ChatInput({
     return () => {
       // Save final queue state when component unmounts
       try {
-        sessionStorage.setItem('goose-queue-paused', JSON.stringify(queuePausedRef.current));
-        sessionStorage.setItem('goose-queue-interruption', JSON.stringify(lastInterruption));
+        window.sessionStorage.setItem('goose-queue-paused', JSON.stringify(queuePausedRef.current));
+        window.sessionStorage.setItem('goose-queue-interruption', JSON.stringify(lastInterruption));
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error saving queue state on unmount:', error);
       }
     };
-  }, []); // Empty dependency array - only run on mount/unmount
+  }, [lastInterruption]); // Add lastInterruption dependency
 
   // Queue processing
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/dashboard/DashboardWidget.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/dashboard/DashboardWidget.tsx
index e89423c0bd63..be8a73ea155a 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/dashboard/DashboardWidget.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/dashboard/DashboardWidget.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function DashboardWidget({ widget, onMouseDown, isDragging, onReset }: Da
               </Button>
             </div>
             <div className="space-y-1 flex-1 overflow-y-auto min-h-0">
-              {widget.data?.recentSessions?.slice(0, 5).map((session: any) => (
+              {widget.data?.recentSessions?.slice(0, 5).map((session: { id: string; metadata?: { description?: string }; modified: string }) => (
                 <div
                   key={session.id}
                   className="flex items-center justify-between text-xs py-1 px-1 rounded-md hover:bg-background-muted/50 cursor-pointer transition-colors"
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/hub.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/hub.tsx
index e9f91febe0e9..c906eb8e9bcc 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/hub.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/hub.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default function Hub({
     if (chatInputContainer) {
       chatInputContainer.style.background = 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05)';
       chatInputContainer.style.backdropFilter = 'blur(20px)';
-      // @ts-ignore - webkitBackdropFilter is a valid CSS property
+      // @ts-expect-error - webkitBackdropFilter is a valid CSS property
       chatInputContainer.style.webkitBackdropFilter = 'blur(20px)';
       chatInputContainer.style.border = '1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)';
     }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default function Hub({
       if (chatInputContainer) {
         chatInputContainer.style.background = '';
         chatInputContainer.style.backdropFilter = '';
-        // @ts-ignore - webkitBackdropFilter is a valid CSS property
+        // @ts-expect-error - webkitBackdropFilter is a valid CSS property
         chatInputContainer.style.webkitBackdropFilter = '';
         chatInputContainer.style.border = '';
       }
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/pair.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/pair.tsx
index 39a7998f3a35..d18ff7295a94 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/pair.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/pair.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export default function Pair({
     if (chatInputContainer) {
       chatInputContainer.style.background = 'transparent';
       chatInputContainer.style.backdropFilter = 'none';
-      // @ts-ignore - webkitBackdropFilter is a valid CSS property
+      // @ts-expect-error - webkitBackdropFilter is a valid CSS property
       chatInputContainer.style.webkitBackdropFilter = 'none';
       chatInputContainer.style.border = 'none';
     }
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export default function Pair({
       if (chatInputContainer) {
         chatInputContainer.style.background = '';
         chatInputContainer.style.backdropFilter = '';
-        // @ts-ignore - webkitBackdropFilter is a valid CSS property
+        // @ts-expect-error - webkitBackdropFilter is a valid CSS property
         chatInputContainer.style.webkitBackdropFilter = '';
         chatInputContainer.style.border = '';
       }
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/types/dashboard.ts b/ui/desktop/src/types/dashboard.ts
index beaa89d06c1e..94e1626af715 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/types/dashboard.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/types/dashboard.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,17 @@ export interface WidgetData {
   type: WidgetType;
   position: WidgetPosition;
   size: WidgetSize;
-  data?: any;
+  data?: {
+    totalSessions?: number;
+    totalTokens?: number;
+    recentSessions?: Array<{
+      id: string;
+      metadata?: { description?: string };
+      modified: string;
+    }>;
+    greeting?: string;
+    subtitle?: string;
+  };
   title?: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/utils/queueStorage.ts b/ui/desktop/src/utils/queueStorage.ts
index 1b80dfb64df6..88433b636542 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/utils/queueStorage.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/utils/queueStorage.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const QUEUE_EXPIRY_HOURS = 24;
 export class QueueStorage {
   private static getStoredQueue(): QueuedMessage[] {
     try {
-      const stored = sessionStorage.getItem(QUEUE_STORAGE_KEY);
+      const stored = window.sessionStorage.getItem(QUEUE_STORAGE_KEY);
       if (!stored) return [];
 
       const queue = JSON.parse(stored) as QueuedMessage[];
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class QueueStorage {
 
   private static setStoredQueue(queue: QueuedMessage[]) {
     try {
-      sessionStorage.setItem(QUEUE_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(queue));
+      window.sessionStorage.setItem(QUEUE_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(queue));
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error saving message queue:', error);
     }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class QueueStorage {
   }
 
   static clearQueue() {
-    sessionStorage.removeItem(QUEUE_STORAGE_KEY);
+    window.sessionStorage.removeItem(QUEUE_STORAGE_KEY);
   }
 
   static addMessage(message: QueuedMessage) {