diff --git a/frontend/src/App.svelte b/frontend/src/App.svelte
index c618d9d..a519c48 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/App.svelte
@@ -216,10 +216,26 @@
   }
 
   function onNavigateBack(e) {
+    if (currentView === 'workspace') {
+      const upBtn = document.querySelector('[data-files-action="up"]');
+      if (upBtn) {
+        upBtn.click();
+        e?.preventDefault?.();
+        return;
+      }
+    }
     if (navigateBack()) e?.preventDefault?.();
   }
 
   function onNavigateForward(e) {
+    if (currentView === 'workspace') {
+      const fwdBtn = document.querySelector('[data-files-action="forward"]');
+      if (fwdBtn) {
+        fwdBtn.click();
+        e?.preventDefault?.();
+        return;
+      }
+    }
     if (navigateForward()) e?.preventDefault?.();
   }
 
diff --git a/internal/api/app.go b/internal/api/app.go
index 7b6823a..11acf09 100644
--- a/internal/api/app.go
+++ b/internal/api/app.go
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ func (a *App) ensureWorkbench() *coreworkbench.Router {
 func (a *App) Startup(ctx context.Context) {
 	a.ctx = ctx
 	log.Printf("[api] App.Startup: initialized with %d plugins", len(a.plugins))
-	startMouseMonitor(ctx)
 }
 
 func (a *App) findPlugin(pluginID string) (*plugin.Plugin, error) {