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+# Pagination & Day Grouping — Design Spec
+
+**Date:** 2026-03-23
+**Status:** Approved
+
+## Overview
+
+Two enhancements to the session History page:
+1. **Pagination** — When "Show X" is set to a value other than "All", add Prev/Next navigation to access older sessions.
+2. **Day Grouping** — Group sessions that occurred on the same calendar day under a shared header bar.
+
+## Backend Changes
+
+### `GET /api/sessions` — New `offset` parameter
+
+Add an `offset` query parameter (default `0`) to the existing endpoint. Works with the existing `limit`, `filter`, `X-Total-Count`, and `X-Absolute-Total` headers.
+
+```
+GET /api/sessions?filter=default&limit=5&offset=10
+```
+
+**New response header:**
+- `X-Prev-Last-Date` — When `offset > 0`, the `created_at` timestamp of the session immediately before the current page (the session at position `offset - 1`). Used by the frontend to detect whether the first day group on the current page is a continuation from the previous page. Omitted when `offset` is 0.
+
+**SQL changes:** Add `OFFSET` clause to the existing query. For `X-Prev-Last-Date`, run a small secondary query to fetch the `created_at` of the session at position `offset - 1` (same filter/ordering).
+
+No other backend changes required.
+
+## Frontend Changes
+
+### State
+
+- `page` (number, default `1`) — current page number. Derived from offset: `offset = (page - 1) * limit`. **Not persisted** in localStorage; resets to 1 on navigation.
+- `prevLastDate` (string|null) — from `X-Prev-Last-Date` header. Used for "(continued)" detection.
+
+### Page math
+
+```
+totalPages = Math.ceil(totalCount / limitNum)
+offset = (page - 1) * limitNum
+```
+
+When `limit` is `"all"`, pagination is disabled (no offset, no pagination bar).
+
+### `loadSessions` changes
+
+Pass `offset` as a query parameter alongside `filter` and `limit`. Read `X-Prev-Last-Date` from response headers.
+
+### Page reset triggers
+
+Changing `filter`, `limit`, or entering/exiting `selectMode` resets `page` to 1.
+
+### Day Grouping (render-time only)
+
+Group the flat session array by local calendar date at render time. For each group:
+
+1. **Day header bar** — Styled with `bg-[#1e2a3a]` (dark) / `bg-gray-100` (light), left border accent (`border-l-3 border-indigo-500`), contains:
+   - Full date: "Sunday, Mar 23, 2026"
+   - Right side: session count ("2 sessions") and, if Sunday, "🎲 Game Night"
+2. **Session cards** — Indented slightly (`ml-3`) beneath their day header. Display **time only** (e.g., "7:30 PM") since the full date is in the header. Remove the per-card "· Sunday" text and per-card "🎲 Game Night" badge since that information is now on the day header.
+
+### "(continued)" detection
+
+When `page > 1` and `prevLastDate` is set:
+- Parse the previous page's last session date to a local calendar date string
+- If it matches the first day group's date, append an italic "(continued)" tag to that day header (no session count shown for continued groups since the count would be incomplete)
+
+### Pagination bar
+
+Rendered below the session list, above the multi-select action bar (if active). Only shown when `limit !== "all"` and `totalPages > 1`.
+
+Layout: `← Prev` button | "Page X of Y" text | `Next →` button
+
+- Prev button disabled (grayed out) on page 1
+- Next button disabled on last page
+- Active buttons use indigo (`bg-indigo-600`)
+- Disabled buttons use gray (`bg-gray-600/700` with `cursor-not-allowed`)
+
+### Multi-select interaction
+
+Day header bars are not selectable. Only session cards participate in multi-select. Checkboxes render inside the indented card area as they do today. Changing pages clears selected IDs but keeps select mode active.
+
+### "Visible" count update
+
+The existing "X visible (Y total)" label continues to work as-is. `sessions.length` reflects the current page's sessions.
+
+## Scope
+
+- No changes to `SessionDetail.jsx`
+- No changes to bulk endpoints
+- No new dependencies
+- The `dateUtils.js` gains a `formatDayHeader` helper (e.g., "Sunday, Mar 23, 2026") and a `getLocalDateKey` helper for grouping
+- Existing tests for `GET /sessions` updated to cover `offset` parameter; new tests for `X-Prev-Last-Date` header