diff --git a/internal/sessions/handler.go b/internal/sessions/handler.go
index e1e8be5..b51d346 100644
--- a/internal/sessions/handler.go
+++ b/internal/sessions/handler.go
@@ -180,9 +180,12 @@ func (h *Handler) handleList(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		searchQuery = fmt.Sprintf("%s cwd:%s", searchQuery, cwd)
 	}
 
+	// entities query (not hybridSearch) — project arg is optional, so it queries
+	// across ALL projects. Required because each session lives in its own
+	// session-<uuid> project; there is no single project to hybridSearch against.
 	gqlQuery := `query($q:String!,$limit:Int!){
-		hybridSearch(query:$q,limit:$limit,entityType:SESSION){
-			entities{id name summary tCreated}
+		entities(query:$q,limit:$limit,entityType:SESSION){
+			entities{id name summary projectId tCreated}
 			searchMode
 		}
 	}`
diff --git a/internal/sessions/handler_test.go b/internal/sessions/handler_test.go
index eab1b5c..437bb4a 100644
--- a/internal/sessions/handler_test.go
+++ b/internal/sessions/handler_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import (
 // "query" field and records captured request bodies.
 //
 //   - "upsertEntity" → mutation response
-//   - "hybridSearch"  → search response
+//   - "hybridSearch"  → search response (get, patch, episodes handlers)
+//   - "entities"      → list response (sessions list handler)
 //   - "entity"        → single entity response
 func newGQLServer(t *testing.T, captured *[]byte) *httptest.Server {
 	t.Helper()
@@ -33,7 +34,11 @@ func newGQLServer(t *testing.T, captured *[]byte) *httptest.Server {
 		case strings.Contains(bs, "upsertEntity"):
 			fmt.Fprint(w, `{"data":{"upsertEntity":{"id":"test-entity-id","created":true}}}`)
 		case strings.Contains(bs, "hybridSearch"):
+			// get, patch, episodes handlers still use hybridSearch
 			fmt.Fprint(w, `{"data":{"hybridSearch":{"entities":[]}}}`)
+		case strings.Contains(bs, "entities"):
+			// sessions list handler uses entities query
+			fmt.Fprint(w, `{"data":{"entities":{"entities":[]}}}`)
 		case strings.Contains(bs, "entity"):
 			fmt.Fprint(w, `{"data":{"entity":null}}`)
 		default: