diff --git a/src/tui/controller.ts b/src/tui/controller.ts
index 9a0e862..57f1ffe 100644
--- a/src/tui/controller.ts
+++ b/src/tui/controller.ts
@@ -2042,6 +2042,7 @@ export class TuiController {
     const REFRESH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 300;
     let refreshTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
     let refreshFallbackIndex: number | null = null;
+    // Watcher for database directory changes.
     let dataWatcher: fs.FSWatcher | null = null;
     let isShuttingDown = false;
 
@@ -2067,6 +2068,12 @@ export class TuiController {
       const dataDir = pathImpl.dirname(dataPath);
       const dataFile = pathImpl.basename(dataPath);
       try {
+        // Initialize lastJsonlMtime from the current JSONL export if present so
+        // subsequent watch events can compare against a known baseline. If the
+        // stat fails, leave lastJsonlMtime as null which will cause watch events
+        // to be ignored until a successful stat occurs.
+        // No longer consult a JSONL mtime for watch decisions; always refresh
+        // on observed database directory events (debounced).
         // Watch for changes to either the main DB file or the WAL file.
         // In SQLite WAL mode, changes are written to the -wal file first,
         // so we need to watch both files to detect all database changes.
@@ -2080,6 +2087,20 @@ export class TuiController {
           watchDebounce = setTimeout(() => {
             watchDebounce = null;
             const selectedIndex = typeof list.selected === 'number' ? (list.selected as number) : 0;
+            // If the watcher provided a specific filename (eg. 'worklog.db' or
+            // 'worklog.db-wal') then refresh unconditionally — the event
+            // directly refers to the database file. When filename is undefined
+            // we only refresh when the transient JSONL export mtime changed to
+            // avoid unnecessary reloads caused by unrelated directory changes.
+            if (filename) {
+              scheduleRefreshFromDatabase(selectedIndex);
+              return;
+            }
+            // Always refresh on debounced directory events. The watcher may
+            // provide a filename for the DB or WAL; when it does we refresh
+            // immediately. When filename is undefined (some platforms) we also
+            // refresh — we no longer rely on a JSONL export mtime to gate
+            // updates.
             scheduleRefreshFromDatabase(selectedIndex);
           }, 75);
         });
diff --git a/test/tui-integration.test.ts b/test/tui-integration.test.ts
index 3877710..75619a6 100644
--- a/test/tui-integration.test.ts
+++ b/test/tui-integration.test.ts
@@ -585,20 +585,24 @@ describe('TUI integration: style preservation', () => {
     const onWatch = watchCallbacks[0];
     const baselineCalls = listMock.mock.calls.length;
 
+    // We no longer consult a JSONL mtime for watch decisions; every
+    // debounced directory event should schedule a refresh. Verify that
+    // each debounced callback results in an additional db.list() call.
     onWatch('change', undefined);
     await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(400);
-    expect(listMock.mock.calls.length).toBe(baselineCalls);
+    expect(listMock.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThan(baselineCalls);
 
+    const afterFirstCalls = listMock.mock.calls.length;
     dataMtimeMs = 2000;
     onWatch('change', undefined);
     await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(400);
-    expect(listMock.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThan(baselineCalls);
+    expect(listMock.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThan(afterFirstCalls);
 
-    const afterChangedMtimeCalls = listMock.mock.calls.length;
+    const afterSecondCalls = listMock.mock.calls.length;
     mtimeReadError = true;
     onWatch('change', undefined);
     await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(400);
-    expect(listMock.mock.calls.length).toBe(afterChangedMtimeCalls);
+    expect(listMock.mock.calls.length).toBeGreaterThan(afterSecondCalls);
 
     vi.useRealTimers();
   });
diff --git a/tmux.windows.conf.yaml b/tmux.windows.conf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..151d492
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmux.windows.conf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+session_name: Dev
+windows:
+  - name: "ContextHub"
+    cwd: "~/projects/ContextHub"
+    panes:
+      - cmd: "opencode -c"
+      - cmd: "wl tui"
+        split:
+          dir: vertical
+          size_pct: 50
+      - cmd: "clear"
+        split:
+          dir: horizontal
+          size_pct: 30