Update app.py

app.py

@@ -432,7 +432,18 @@ body { background: linear-gradient(to bottom right, #2c3e50, #34495e); color: #e
 
 with gr.Blocks(title="AI Research Agent v5.8") as demo:
     # Removed gr.HTML("<style>" + custom_css + "</style>") as css is passed to gr.Blocks
-
+    with gr.Sidebar(): # Using Gradio's explicit Sidebar component
+        gr.Markdown("## ⚙️ Configuration")
+        with gr.Group():
+            gr.Markdown("### AI Model Settings")
+            api_key_tb = gr.Textbox(label="AI Provider API Key (Override)", type="password", placeholder="Uses .env if blank")
+            prov_sel_dd = gr.Dropdown(label="AI Provider", choices=avail_provs, value=def_prov, interactive=True)
+            model_sel_dd = gr.Dropdown(label="AI Model", choices=def_models, value=def_model_disp, interactive=True)
+        with gr.Group():
+            gr.Markdown("### System Prompt")
+            sys_prompt_tb = gr.Textbox(label="System Prompt Base", lines=10, value=DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT, interactive=True)
+        if MEMORY_STORAGE_BACKEND == "RAM":
+            save_faiss_sidebar_btn = gr.Button("Save FAISS Indices", variant="secondary")
     with gr.Column(elem_classes="main-interface-wrapper"): # New overall wrapper for content
         with gr.Row(elem_classes="app-title-area"):
             gr.Markdown("# 🤖 AI Research Agent") 
@@ -449,18 +460,7 @@ with gr.Blocks(title="AI Research Agent v5.8") as demo:
             sqlite_path_display = gr.Textbox(label="SQLite Path", value=f"{MEMORY_SQLITE_PATH}", interactive=False, visible=(MEMORY_STORAGE_BACKEND == "SQLITE"), scale=2) # Use visible
             hf_repos_display = gr.Textbox(label="HF Repos", value=f"M: {MEMORY_HF_MEM_REPO}, R: {MEMORY_HF_RULES_REPO}", interactive=False, visible=(MEMORY_STORAGE_BACKEND == "HF_DATASET"), scale=2) # Use visible
 
-        with gr.Sidebar(): # Using Gradio's explicit Sidebar component
-            gr.Markdown("## ⚙️ Configuration")
-            with gr.Group():
-                gr.Markdown("### AI Model Settings")
-                api_key_tb = gr.Textbox(label="AI Provider API Key (Override)", type="password", placeholder="Uses .env if blank")
-                prov_sel_dd = gr.Dropdown(label="AI Provider", choices=avail_provs, value=def_prov, interactive=True)
-                model_sel_dd = gr.Dropdown(label="AI Model", choices=def_models, value=def_model_disp, interactive=True)
-            with gr.Group():
-                gr.Markdown("### System Prompt")
-                sys_prompt_tb = gr.Textbox(label="System Prompt Base", lines=10, value=DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT, interactive=True)
-            if MEMORY_STORAGE_BACKEND == "RAM":
-                save_faiss_sidebar_btn = gr.Button("Save FAISS Indices", variant="secondary")
+
 
         with gr.Column(scale=3): # Main content area to the right of sidebar
             with gr.Tabs():