fix: keep team project selection as sort priority

src/renderer/components/team/TeamListFilterPopover.tsx

@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ export const TeamListFilterPopover = ({
   const activeCount = useMemo(() => {
     let count = 0;
     if (filter.selectedStatuses.size > 0) count += 1;
-    if (selectedProjectPath) count += 1;
     return count;
-  }, [filter.selectedStatuses, selectedProjectPath]);
+  }, [filter.selectedStatuses]);
 
   const uniqueProjects = useMemo(() => {
     const paths = new Set<string>();
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ export const TeamListFilterPopover = ({
 
   const handleClearAll = (): void => {
     onFilterChange(EMPTY_TEAM_FILTER);
-    onProjectChange(null);
   };
 
   const aliveSet = useMemo(() => new Set(aliveTeams), [aliveTeams]);
@@ -146,7 +144,7 @@ export const TeamListFilterPopover = ({
         {uniqueProjects.length > 0 && (
           <div className="border-b border-[var(--color-border)] p-3">
             <p className="mb-2 text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">
-              Project
+              Project priority
             </p>
             <div className="max-h-40 space-y-1.5 overflow-y-auto">
               {uniqueProjects.map((project) => (

src/renderer/components/team/TeamListView.tsx

@@ -421,11 +421,10 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
       });
     }
 
-    if (currentProjectPath) {
-      result = result.filter((team) => teamMatchesProjectSelection(team, currentProjectPath));
-    }
-
     const aliveSet = new Set(aliveTeams);
+    const matchesCurrentProject = currentProjectPath
+      ? (team: TeamSummary): boolean => teamMatchesProjectSelection(team, currentProjectPath)
+      : null;
 
     result = [...result].sort((a, b) => {
       // 1. Alive (running) teams first
@@ -433,12 +432,19 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
       const aliveB = aliveSet.has(b.teamName) ? 0 : 1;
       if (aliveA !== aliveB) return aliveA - aliveB;
 
-      // 2. Most recently active teams first (stable secondary sort)
+      // 2. Teams related to the selected project are prioritized next
+      if (matchesCurrentProject) {
+        const projectA = matchesCurrentProject(a) ? 0 : 1;
+        const projectB = matchesCurrentProject(b) ? 0 : 1;
+        if (projectA !== projectB) return projectA - projectB;
+      }
+
+      // 3. Most recently active teams first (stable secondary sort)
       const tsA = a.lastActivity ? new Date(a.lastActivity).getTime() : 0;
       const tsB = b.lastActivity ? new Date(b.lastActivity).getTime() : 0;
       if (tsA !== tsB) return tsB - tsA;
 
-      // 3. Fallback: alphabetical by team name for deterministic order
+      // 4. Fallback: alphabetical by team name for deterministic order
       return a.teamName.localeCompare(b.teamName);
     });
 
@@ -770,7 +776,7 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
               className="mt-1 truncate text-xs text-[var(--color-text-muted)]"
               title={currentProjectPath}
             >
-              {currentProjectPath}
+              Prioritizing teams related to this project - not hiding the rest
             </p>
           </div>
           <Button
@@ -848,7 +854,7 @@ export const TeamListView = (): React.JSX.Element => {
       );
     }
 
-    const hasActiveFilters = filter.selectedStatuses.size > 0 || currentProjectPath != null;
+    const hasActiveFilters = filter.selectedStatuses.size > 0;
     if (filteredTeams.length === 0 && (searchQuery.trim() || hasActiveFilters)) {
       return (
         <div className="flex items-center justify-center py-12 text-sm text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">