diff --git a/meshchatx.rsm b/meshchatx.rsm
index c7031905..3e976502 100644
Binary files a/meshchatx.rsm and b/meshchatx.rsm differ
diff --git a/meshchatx/src/backend/bake_frozen_pycodec2.py b/meshchatx/src/backend/bake_frozen_pycodec2.py
index b3b796f4..d7a04efe 100644
--- a/meshchatx/src/backend/bake_frozen_pycodec2.py
+++ b/meshchatx/src/backend/bake_frozen_pycodec2.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import importlib.metadata
 import shutil
+import stat
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -81,8 +82,13 @@ def _extension_module(pkg: Path) -> Path | None:
 
 def _copy_file(src: Path, dest: Path) -> None:
     dest.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    if src.resolve() == dest.resolve():
-        return
+    if dest.is_symlink():
+        dest.unlink()
+    elif dest.exists():
+        if src.resolve() == dest.resolve():
+            return
+        dest.chmod(stat.S_IWRITE | stat.S_IREAD)
+        dest.unlink()
     shutil.copy2(src, dest)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/backend/test_bake_frozen_pycodec2.py b/tests/backend/test_bake_frozen_pycodec2.py
index 22254083..b3551d14 100644
--- a/tests/backend/test_bake_frozen_pycodec2.py
+++ b/tests/backend/test_bake_frozen_pycodec2.py
@@ -127,6 +127,40 @@ def test_bake_copies_executable_path_basename_from_load_command(
     assert (root / "lib" / "libcodec2.dylib").read_bytes() == b"lib"
 
 
+def test_bake_replaces_symlink_dest_without_writing_through_it(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    root = _frozen_pycodec2_tree(tmp_path)
+    pkg = root / "lib" / "pycodec2"
+    (pkg / "libcodec2.dylib").write_bytes(b"canonical")
+
+    cellar = tmp_path / "cellar"
+    cellar.mkdir()
+    cellar_lib = cellar / "libcodec2.dylib"
+    cellar_lib.write_bytes(b"homebrew")
+    cellar_lib.chmod(0o444)
+
+    dest_lib = root / "lib" / "libcodec2.dylib"
+    dest_lib.symlink_to(cellar_lib)
+
+    bake_frozen_pycodec2(root)
+
+    assert dest_lib.is_symlink() is False
+    assert dest_lib.read_bytes() == b"canonical"
+    assert cellar_lib.read_bytes() == b"homebrew"
+
+
+def test_bake_replaces_readonly_dest_libcodec2(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    root = _frozen_pycodec2_tree(tmp_path)
+    pkg = root / "lib" / "pycodec2"
+    (pkg / "libcodec2.dylib").write_bytes(b"canonical")
+    dest_lib = root / "lib" / "libcodec2.dylib"
+    dest_lib.write_bytes(b"old")
+    dest_lib.chmod(0o444)
+
+    bake_frozen_pycodec2(root)
+
+    assert dest_lib.read_bytes() == b"canonical"
+
+
 def test_bake_copies_from_build_env_when_freeze_tree_has_no_dylib(
     tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
 ) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/frontend/SidebarLink.test.js b/tests/frontend/SidebarLink.test.js
index 43788b57..7bf80e6d 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/SidebarLink.test.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/SidebarLink.test.js
@@ -2,18 +2,17 @@ import { mount } from "@vue/test-utils";
 import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
 import SidebarLink from "../../meshchatx/src/frontend/components/SidebarLink.vue";
 
-const RouterLinkStub = {
-    name: "RouterLinkStub",
-    props: ["to"],
-    template: '<a href="#" @click.prevent><slot :href="\'#\'" :navigate="navigate" :isActive="false"/></a>',
-    methods: {
-        navigate(e) {
-            if (e) e.preventDefault();
+function mountSidebarLink(props = {}, slots = {}, { isActive = false } = {}) {
+    const RouterLinkStub = {
+        name: "RouterLinkStub",
+        props: ["to"],
+        template: `<a href="#" @click.prevent><slot :href="'#'" :navigate="navigate" :isActive="${isActive}"/></a>`,
+        methods: {
+            navigate(e) {
+                if (e) e.preventDefault();
+            },
         },
-    },
-};
-
-function mountSidebarLink(props = {}, slots = {}) {
+    };
     return mount(SidebarLink, {
         props: { to: { name: "messages" }, ...props },
         slots: {
@@ -63,11 +62,24 @@ describe("SidebarLink UI", () => {
         expect(innerLink.exists()).toBe(true);
         expect(innerLink.classes()).toContain("justify-center");
         expect(innerLink.classes()).not.toContain("mr-2");
-        expect(innerLink.classes()).toContain("rounded-lg");
+        expect(innerLink.classes()).toContain("rounded-none");
+        expect(innerLink.classes()).not.toContain("rounded-lg");
         expect(wrapper.text()).not.toContain("Messages");
         expect(wrapper.find(".icon-slot").exists()).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it("uses a square inset well when collapsed and selected", () => {
+        const wrapper = mountSidebarLink({ isCollapsed: true }, {}, { isActive: true });
+        const innerLink = wrapper.find("a.justify-center");
+        const className = innerLink.attributes("class");
+        expect(innerLink.classes()).toContain("rounded-none");
+        expect(innerLink.classes()).not.toContain("rounded-lg");
+        expect(innerLink.classes()).not.toContain("bg-blue-100");
+        expect(innerLink.classes()).not.toContain("dark:bg-zinc-800");
+        expect(className).toContain("shadow-[inset_");
+        expect(className).toContain("bg-black/[0.04]");
+    });
+
     it("does not navigate when editMode is on", async () => {
         const wrapper = mountSidebarLink({ editMode: true });
         const innerLink = wrapper.find("a.rounded-r-full");