fix(chat): rename default thread label to general (#3319)

app/src/lib/i18n/ar.ts

@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'common.enable': 'تفعيل',
   'chat.safetyTimeout': 'لا استجابة من الوكيل بعد دقيقتين. حاول مرة أخرى أو تحقق من اتصالك.',
   'chat.filter.all': 'الكل',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'العمل',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'عام',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'الإحاطة',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'الإشعار',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'العمال',

app/src/lib/i18n/bn.ts

@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.safetyTimeout':
     '২ মিনিট পরেও এজেন্টের কোনো সাড়া নেই। আবার চেষ্টা করুন বা সংযোগ পরীক্ষা করুন।',
   'chat.filter.all': 'সব',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'কাজ',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'সাধারণ',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'ব্রিফিং',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'বিজ্ঞপ্তি',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'ওয়ার্কার',

app/src/lib/i18n/de.ts

@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.safetyTimeout':
     'Keine Antwort vom Agenten nach 2 Minuten. Versuche es erneut oder prüfe deine Verbindung.',
   'chat.filter.all': 'Alle',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'Arbeit',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'Allgemein',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'Briefing',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'Benachrichtigung',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'Arbeiter',

app/src/lib/i18n/en.ts

@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ const en: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.safetyTimeout':
     'No response from the agent after 2 minutes. Try again or check your connection.',
   'chat.filter.all': 'All',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'Work',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'General',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'Briefing',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'Notification',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'Workers',

app/src/lib/i18n/es.ts

@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.safetyTimeout':
     'Sin respuesta del agente después de 2 minutos. Intenta de nuevo o verifica tu conexión.',
   'chat.filter.all': 'Todos',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'Trabajo',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'General',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'Resumen',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'Notificación',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'Trabajadores',

app/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts

@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.safetyTimeout':
     "Aucune réponse de l'agent après 2 minutes. Réessaie ou vérifie ta connexion.",
   'chat.filter.all': 'Tous',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'Travail',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'Général',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'Briefing',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'Notification',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'Travailleurs',

app/src/lib/i18n/hi.ts

@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.safetyTimeout':
     '2 मिनट बाद भी एजेंट से कोई जवाब नहीं मिला। दोबारा कोशिश करें या अपना कनेक्शन चेक करें।',
   'chat.filter.all': 'सभी',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'वर्क',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'सामान्य',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'ब्रीफिंग',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'नोटिफिकेशन',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'वर्कर्स',

app/src/lib/i18n/id.ts

@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'common.enable': 'Aktifkan',
   'chat.safetyTimeout': 'Tidak ada respons dari agen setelah 2 menit. Coba lagi atau cek koneksi.',
   'chat.filter.all': 'Semua',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'Kerja',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'Umum',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'Ringkasan',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'Notifikasi',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'Worker',

app/src/lib/i18n/it.ts

@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.safetyTimeout':
     "Nessuna risposta dall'agente dopo 2 minuti. Riprova o controlla la connessione.",
   'chat.filter.all': 'Tutti',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'Lavoro',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'Generale',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'Briefing',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'Notifica',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'Worker',

app/src/lib/i18n/ko.ts

@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'common.enable': '활성화',
   'chat.safetyTimeout': '2분 후에도 에이전트의 응답이 없습니다. 다시 시도하거나 연결을 확인하세요.',
   'chat.filter.all': '전체',
-  'chat.filter.work': '업무',
+  'chat.filter.general': '일반',
   'chat.filter.briefing': '브리핑',
   'chat.filter.notification': '알림',
   'chat.filter.workers': '워커',

app/src/lib/i18n/pl.ts

@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.safetyTimeout':
     'Brak odpowiedzi agenta po 2 minutach. Spróbuj ponownie lub sprawdź połączenie.',
   'chat.filter.all': 'Wszystkie',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'Praca',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'Ogólne',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'Briefing',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'Powiadomienia',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'Workery',

app/src/lib/i18n/pt.ts

@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.safetyTimeout':
     'Nenhuma resposta do agente após 2 minutos. Tente novamente ou verifique sua conexão.',
   'chat.filter.all': 'Todos',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'Trabalho',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'Geral',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'Resumo',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'Notificação',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'Trabalhadores',

app/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts

@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'chat.safetyTimeout':
     'Агент не ответил в течение 2 минут. Попробуй снова или проверь соединение.',
   'chat.filter.all': 'Все',
-  'chat.filter.work': 'Работа',
+  'chat.filter.general': 'Общее',
   'chat.filter.briefing': 'Брифинг',
   'chat.filter.notification': 'Уведомление',
   'chat.filter.workers': 'Воркеры',

app/src/lib/i18n/zh-CN.ts

@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ const messages: TranslationMap = {
   'common.enable': '启用',
   'chat.safetyTimeout': '助手 2 分钟内未响应。请重试或检查你的连接。',
   'chat.filter.all': '全部',
-  'chat.filter.work': '工作',
+  'chat.filter.general': '常规',
   'chat.filter.briefing': '简报',
   'chat.filter.notification': '通知',
   'chat.filter.workers': '工作线程',

app/src/pages/Conversations.tsx

@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ import {
   formatResetTime,
   getInlineCompletionSuffix,
 } from './conversations/utils/format';
-import { isThreadVisibleInTab, WORKERS_TAB_VALUE } from './conversations/utils/threadFilter';
+import {
+  GENERAL_TAB_VALUE,
+  isThreadVisibleInTab,
+  WORKERS_TAB_VALUE,
+} from './conversations/utils/threadFilter';
 
 // Chat uses the reasoning model; `agentic-v1` is reserved for sub-agents
 // that execute tool calls, not the primary user-facing conversation.
@@ -213,7 +217,7 @@ const Conversations = ({
   const [isTranscribing, setIsTranscribing] = useState(false);
   const [voiceStatus, setVoiceStatus] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [isPlayingReply, setIsPlayingReply] = useState(false);
-  const [selectedLabel, setSelectedLabel] = useState<string>('all');
+  const [selectedLabel, setSelectedLabel] = useState<string>(GENERAL_TAB_VALUE);
   const [inlineSuggestionValue, setInlineSuggestionValue] = useState('');
   const [sendError, setSendError] = useState<ChatSendError | null>(null);
   const [attachError, setAttachError] = useState<ChatSendError | null>(null);
@@ -399,11 +403,9 @@ const Conversations = ({
       .then(data => {
         if (cancelled) return;
         const threadStateForSelect = store.getState().thread;
-        // Worker/subagent threads are hidden from the conversation list
-        // (see tinyhumansai/openhuman#1624). Match the sidebar filter here so
-        // initial/resume selection can't auto-pick a hidden thread and leave
-        // the UI showing a thread that isn't in the list.
-        const visibleThreads = data.threads.filter(t => !t.parentThreadId);
+        // Match the sidebar's default General filter here so initial/resume
+        // selection can't auto-pick a thread hidden by the selected tab.
+        const visibleThreads = data.threads.filter(t => isThreadVisibleInTab(t, GENERAL_TAB_VALUE));
         if (visibleThreads.length > 0) {
           // Prefer the thread the user was last viewing (persisted across
           // reloads via redux-persist on the `thread` slice). Only fall
@@ -1248,11 +1250,13 @@ const Conversations = ({
   // transcript is the inline `WorkerThreadRefCard` inside the parent.
   const labelTabs = [
     { label: t('chat.filter.all'), value: 'all' },
-    { label: t('chat.filter.work'), value: 'work' },
+    { label: t('chat.filter.general'), value: GENERAL_TAB_VALUE },
     { label: t('chat.filter.briefing'), value: 'briefing' },
     { label: t('chat.filter.notification'), value: 'notification' },
     { label: t('chat.filter.workers'), value: WORKERS_TAB_VALUE },
   ];
+  const selectedLabelDisplay =
+    labelTabs.find(tab => tab.value === selectedLabel)?.label ?? selectedLabel;
 
   const isSidebar = variant === 'sidebar';
   const effectiveShowSidebar = showSidebar;
@@ -1321,7 +1325,7 @@ const Conversations = ({
               items={labelTabs}
               selected={selectedLabel}
               onChange={setSelectedLabel}
-              containerClassName="flex gap-1 overflow-x-auto py-1 scrollbar-hide"
+              containerClassName="flex flex-wrap gap-1 py-1"
             />
           </div>
           <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
@@ -1331,7 +1335,7 @@ const Conversations = ({
                   ? t('chat.noThreads')
                   : selectedLabel === WORKERS_TAB_VALUE
                     ? t('chat.noWorkerThreads')
-                    : t('chat.noLabelThreads').replace('{label}', selectedLabel)}
+                    : t('chat.noLabelThreads').replace('{label}', selectedLabelDisplay)}
               </p>
             ) : (
               sortedThreads.map(thread => (

app/src/pages/__tests__/Conversations.render.test.tsx

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function makeThread(overrides: Partial<Thread> = {}): Thread {
     messageCount: 0,
     lastMessageAt: '2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
     createdAt: '2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
-    labels: [],
+    labels: ['general'],
     ...overrides,
   };
 }
@@ -322,13 +322,14 @@ describe('Conversations — smoke render (#1123 welcome-lock removal)', () => {
   });
 
   // Covers line 941 empty branch
-  it('shows "No threads yet" when thread list is empty', async () => {
+  it('shows "No threads yet" when All is selected and the thread list is empty', async () => {
     await act(async () => {
       await renderConversations({ thread: emptyThreadState });
     });
 
     // Sidebar is hidden by default — open it first.
     await openSidebar();
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'All' }));
 
     expect(screen.getByText('No threads yet')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
@@ -1266,7 +1267,7 @@ describe('Conversations — smoke render (#1123 welcome-lock removal)', () => {
   //
   // The tab set is fixed so categories do not disappear when the thread list
   // is empty, and the active-filter state remains unambiguous.
-  it('renders all four fixed category tabs with stable labels', async () => {
+  it('renders all fixed category tabs with stable labels', async () => {
     await act(async () => {
       await renderConversations({ thread: emptyThreadState });
     });
@@ -1274,14 +1275,16 @@ describe('Conversations — smoke render (#1123 welcome-lock removal)', () => {
     // Sidebar is hidden by default — open it first.
     await openSidebar();
 
-    // All four tabs must be present regardless of thread count.
+    // All tabs must be present regardless of thread count.
     expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'All' })).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Work' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'General' })).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Briefing' })).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Notification' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Workers' })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('tablist')).toHaveClass('flex-wrap');
   });
 
-  it('starts with the "All" tab selected', async () => {
+  it('starts with the "General" tab selected', async () => {
     await act(async () => {
       await renderConversations({ thread: emptyThreadState });
     });
@@ -1289,8 +1292,8 @@ describe('Conversations — smoke render (#1123 welcome-lock removal)', () => {
     // Sidebar is hidden by default — open it first.
     await openSidebar();
 
-    expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'All' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
-    expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Work' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'false');
+    expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'General' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+    expect(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'All' })).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'false');
   });
 
   it('shows "No threads yet" placeholder when All tab is active and list is empty', async () => {
@@ -1301,6 +1304,8 @@ describe('Conversations — smoke render (#1123 welcome-lock removal)', () => {
     // Sidebar is hidden by default — open it first.
     await openSidebar();
 
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'All' }));
+
     expect(screen.getByText('No threads yet')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -1312,10 +1317,10 @@ describe('Conversations — smoke render (#1123 welcome-lock removal)', () => {
     // Sidebar is hidden by default — open it first.
     await openSidebar();
 
-    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'Work' }));
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('tab', { name: 'General' }));
 
     await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(screen.getByText(/"work" threads/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText(/"General" threads/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
 

app/src/pages/conversations/utils/threadFilter.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import type { Thread } from '../../../types/thread';
-import { isThreadVisibleInTab, WORKERS_TAB_VALUE } from './threadFilter';
+import { GENERAL_TAB_VALUE, isThreadVisibleInTab, WORKERS_TAB_VALUE } from './threadFilter';
 
 // Issue #1624: this is the pure rule that backs the sidebar
 // `filteredThreads` memo + the `Workers` tab. The tests pin both halves
@@ -35,20 +35,25 @@ describe('isThreadVisibleInTab', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('label-scoped tabs (work, briefing, notification, …)', () => {
+  describe('label-scoped tabs (general, briefing, notification, ...)', () => {
     it('keeps a non-worker thread that carries the matching label', () => {
-      const t = thread({ id: 'a', labels: ['work', 'urgent'] });
-      expect(isThreadVisibleInTab(t, 'work')).toBe(true);
+      const t = thread({ id: 'a', labels: [GENERAL_TAB_VALUE, 'urgent'] });
+      expect(isThreadVisibleInTab(t, GENERAL_TAB_VALUE)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('keeps legacy work-labeled threads in the General tab', () => {
+      const t = thread({ id: 'legacy', labels: ['work', 'urgent'] });
+      expect(isThreadVisibleInTab(t, GENERAL_TAB_VALUE)).toBe(true);
     });
 
     it('drops a non-worker thread that does not carry the matching label', () => {
       const t = thread({ id: 'a', labels: ['briefing'] });
-      expect(isThreadVisibleInTab(t, 'work')).toBe(false);
+      expect(isThreadVisibleInTab(t, GENERAL_TAB_VALUE)).toBe(false);
     });
 
     it('still hides worker threads even when the label would otherwise match', () => {
-      const t = thread({ id: 'w', parentThreadId: 'p', labels: ['work'] });
-      expect(isThreadVisibleInTab(t, 'work')).toBe(false);
+      const t = thread({ id: 'w', parentThreadId: 'p', labels: [GENERAL_TAB_VALUE] });
+      expect(isThreadVisibleInTab(t, GENERAL_TAB_VALUE)).toBe(false);
     });
 
     it('treats threads with no labels array as not matching', () => {

app/src/pages/conversations/utils/threadFilter.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import type { Thread } from '../../../types/thread';
  * future rename can never silently desync the three.
  */
 export const WORKERS_TAB_VALUE = 'workers';
+export const GENERAL_TAB_VALUE = 'general';
+export const LEGACY_GENERAL_LABEL = 'work';
 
 /**
  * Pure, side-effect-free thread filter shared between
@@ -30,12 +32,18 @@ export const WORKERS_TAB_VALUE = 'workers';
  *     orchestrator-spawned background work.
  *   - Within the non-Workers tabs, `selectedLabel === 'all'` keeps every
  *     non-worker thread; any other value scopes by the existing thread
- *     `labels[]` array (`work`, `briefing`, `notification`, …).
+ *     `labels[]` array (`general`, `briefing`, `notification`, …). The
+ *     General tab also accepts legacy `work` labels from older cores.
  */
 export function isThreadVisibleInTab(thread: Thread, selectedLabel: string): boolean {
   const isWorker = Boolean(thread.parentThreadId);
   if (selectedLabel === WORKERS_TAB_VALUE) return isWorker;
   if (isWorker) return false;
   if (selectedLabel === 'all') return true;
+  if (selectedLabel === GENERAL_TAB_VALUE) {
+    return Boolean(
+      thread.labels?.includes(GENERAL_TAB_VALUE) || thread.labels?.includes(LEGACY_GENERAL_LABEL)
+    );
+  }
   return Boolean(thread.labels?.includes(selectedLabel));
 }

app/test/playwright/specs/chat-conversation-history.spec.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const SECRET_WORD = 'XYZZY';
 const FIRST_PROMPT = `Remember: the secret word is ${SECRET_WORD}`;
 const SECOND_PROMPT = 'What was the secret word?';
 const TURN_TWO_CANARY = `canary-memory-m1n2o3-${SECRET_WORD}`;
+const FIRST_RESPONSE = `Got it! I will remember that the secret word is ${SECRET_WORD}.`;
 
 interface MockRequest {
   method: string;
@@ -126,19 +127,16 @@ test.describe('Chat Conversation History', () => {
     page,
   }) => {
     await resetMock();
-    await setMockBehavior(
-      'llmForcedResponses',
-      JSON.stringify([
-        { content: `Got it! I will remember that the secret word is ${SECRET_WORD}.` },
-      ])
-    );
+    await setMockBehavior('llmForcedResponses', JSON.stringify([{ content: FIRST_RESPONSE }]));
     await setMockBehavior('llmStreamChunkDelayMs', '10');
 
     await openChat(page);
     await createNewThread(page);
 
     await sendMessage(page, FIRST_PROMPT);
-    await expect(page.getByText('Got it!')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+    await expect(
+      page.locator('div.bg-stone-200').filter({ hasText: FIRST_RESPONSE }).first()
+    ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
 
     await resetMock();
     await setMockBehavior(

src/openhuman/memory_conversations/bus.rs

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ fn persist_channel_turn(
             title,
             created_at: created_at.clone(),
             parent_thread_id: None,
-            labels: Some(vec!["work".to_string()]),
+            labels: Some(vec!["general".to_string()]),
             personality_id: None,
         },
     )?;

src/openhuman/memory_conversations/store.rs

@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ impl ConversationStore {
         let root = self.ensure_root()?;
         let threads_path = root.join(THREADS_FILENAME);
         let now = request.created_at.clone();
+        let labels = request.labels.clone().map(normalize_labels);
         append_jsonl(
             &threads_path,
             &ThreadLogEntry::Upsert {
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ impl ConversationStore {
                 created_at: request.created_at.clone(),
                 updated_at: now,
                 parent_thread_id: request.parent_thread_id.clone(),
-                labels: request.labels.clone(),
+                labels,
                 personality_id: request.personality_id.clone(),
             },
         )?;
@@ -479,6 +480,7 @@ impl ConversationStore {
             .get(thread_id)
             .ok_or_else(|| format!("thread {} not found", thread_id))?;
         let threads_path = self.ensure_root()?.join(THREADS_FILENAME);
+        let labels = normalize_labels(labels);
         append_jsonl(
             &threads_path,
             &ThreadLogEntry::Upsert {
@@ -689,7 +691,7 @@ impl ConversationStore {
                     last_message_at,
                     created_at: entry.created_at.clone(),
                     parent_thread_id: entry.parent_thread_id.clone(),
-                    labels: entry.labels.clone(),
+                    labels: normalize_labels(entry.labels.clone()),
                     personality_id: entry.personality_id.clone(),
                 }
             })
@@ -749,7 +751,7 @@ impl ConversationStore {
             last_message_at,
             created_at: entry.created_at.clone(),
             parent_thread_id: entry.parent_thread_id.clone(),
-            labels: entry.labels.clone(),
+            labels: normalize_labels(entry.labels.clone()),
             personality_id: entry.personality_id.clone(),
         }))
     }
@@ -784,13 +786,17 @@ impl ConversationStore {
                         Some(existing) => (
                             existing.created_at.clone(),
                             parent_thread_id.or_else(|| existing.parent_thread_id.clone()),
-                            labels.unwrap_or_else(|| existing.labels.clone()),
+                            labels
+                                .map(normalize_labels)
+                                .unwrap_or_else(|| existing.labels.clone()),
                             existing.message_count,
                             existing.last_message_at.clone(),
                             personality_id.or_else(|| existing.personality_id.clone()),
                         ),
                         None => {
-                            let inferred = labels.unwrap_or_else(|| infer_labels(&thread_id));
+                            let inferred = labels
+                                .map(normalize_labels)
+                                .unwrap_or_else(|| infer_labels(&thread_id));
                             (
                                 created_at,
                                 parent_thread_id,
@@ -880,10 +886,25 @@ fn infer_labels(thread_id: &str) -> Vec<String> {
     } else if thread_id.starts_with("proactive:") {
         vec!["notification".to_string()]
     } else {
-        vec!["work".to_string()]
+        vec!["general".to_string()]
     }
 }
 
+fn normalize_labels(labels: Vec<String>) -> Vec<String> {
+    let mut normalized = Vec::with_capacity(labels.len());
+    for label in labels {
+        let next = if label == "work" {
+            "general".to_string()
+        } else {
+            label
+        };
+        if !normalized.contains(&next) {
+            normalized.push(next);
+        }
+    }
+    normalized
+}
+
 fn read_jsonl<T>(path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<T>, String>
 where
     T: for<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de>,

src/openhuman/memory_conversations/store_tests.rs

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ fn store_handles_labels_and_inference() {
         })
         .unwrap();
 
-    // 4. Default inferred labels (work)
+    // 4. Default inferred labels (general)
     store
         .ensure_thread(CreateConversationThread {
             parent_thread_id: None,
@@ -365,6 +365,22 @@ fn store_handles_labels_and_inference() {
         })
         .unwrap();
 
+    // 5. Legacy explicit "work" labels normalize into General.
+    store
+        .ensure_thread(CreateConversationThread {
+            parent_thread_id: None,
+            id: "legacy-work-thread".to_string(),
+            title: "Legacy Work Chat".to_string(),
+            created_at: "2026-04-10T12:00:00Z".to_string(),
+            labels: Some(vec![
+                "work".to_string(),
+                "urgent".to_string(),
+                "work".to_string(),
+            ]),
+            personality_id: None,
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
     let threads = store.list_threads().unwrap();
     {
         let t1 = threads.iter().find(|t| t.id == "t1").unwrap();
@@ -383,10 +399,17 @@ fn store_handles_labels_and_inference() {
     }
     {
         let user = threads.iter().find(|t| t.id == "user-thread").unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(user.labels, vec!["work"]);
+        assert_eq!(user.labels, vec!["general"]);
+    }
+    {
+        let legacy = threads
+            .iter()
+            .find(|t| t.id == "legacy-work-thread")
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(legacy.labels, vec!["general", "urgent"]);
     }
 
-    // 5. Update labels
+    // 6. Update labels
     store
         .update_thread_labels("t1", vec!["updated".to_string()], "2026-04-10T12:05:00Z")
         .unwrap();
@@ -396,7 +419,7 @@ fn store_handles_labels_and_inference() {
         assert_eq!(t1.labels, vec!["updated"]);
     }
 
-    // 6. Title update preserves labels
+    // 7. Title update preserves labels
     store
         .update_thread_title("t1", "New Title", "2026-04-10T12:06:00Z")
         .unwrap();

src/openhuman/threads/ops_tests.rs

@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ fn sample_thread() -> ConversationThread {
         last_message_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z".into(),
         created_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z".into(),
         parent_thread_id: None,
-        labels: vec!["work".to_string()],
+        labels: vec!["general".to_string()],
         personality_id: None,
     }
 }
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ fn thread_to_summary_preserves_all_fields() {
     assert_eq!(summary.message_count, 5);
     assert_eq!(summary.last_message_at, "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z");
     assert_eq!(summary.created_at, "2026-01-01T00:00:00Z");
-    assert_eq!(summary.labels, vec!["work".to_string()]);
+    assert_eq!(summary.labels, vec!["general".to_string()]);
 }
 
 #[test]

tests/app_credentials_threads_round24_raw_coverage_e2e.rs

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ async fn round24_threads_public_ops_cover_crud_and_error_branches() {
     .value
     .data
     .expect("labels data");
-    assert_eq!(relabeled.labels, vec!["work"]);
+    assert_eq!(relabeled.labels, vec!["general"]);
 
     let empty_title = thread_update_title(UpdateConversationThreadTitleRequest {
         thread_id: created.id.clone(),

tests/json_rpc_e2e.rs

@@ -1825,7 +1825,8 @@ async fn json_rpc_thread_labels_create_and_update() {
         "created thread should have labels=[\"custom\"]"
     );
 
-    // 2. Update labels on the thread.
+    // 2. Update labels on the thread. Legacy "work" input normalizes to
+    // "general" for backward compatibility with older callers.
     let update = post_json_rpc(
         &rpc_base,
         9002,
@@ -1846,8 +1847,8 @@ async fn json_rpc_thread_labels_create_and_update() {
             .iter()
             .map(|v| v.as_str().unwrap_or(""))
             .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
-        vec!["work", "briefing"],
-        "updated thread should have labels=[\"work\", \"briefing\"]"
+        vec!["general", "briefing"],
+        "updated thread should normalize legacy work label to general"
     );
 
     // 3. Verify the updated labels are reflected in threads_list.
@@ -1873,7 +1874,7 @@ async fn json_rpc_thread_labels_create_and_update() {
             .iter()
             .map(|v| v.as_str().unwrap_or(""))
             .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
-        vec!["work", "briefing"],
+        vec!["general", "briefing"],
         "threads_list must reflect the updated labels"
     );