diff --git a/Components/Pages/Chat.razor b/Components/Pages/Chat.razor
index 5c48253..797ad05 100644
--- a/Components/Pages/Chat.razor
+++ b/Components/Pages/Chat.razor
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 @rendermode InteractiveServer
 @inject IChatSessionService ChatSessionService
 @inject NavigationManager NavigationManager
+@inject IJSRuntime JSRuntime
 @using Alchegos.HCI.Models
 @using Alchegos.HCI.Services
 @implements IAsyncDisposable
@@ -15,7 +16,10 @@
     <input @bind="currentSessionIdInput" placeholder="Enter or Generate Session ID" />
     <button @onclick="LoadSession" disabled="@isLoading">Load / Start Session</button>
     <button @onclick="GenerateSessionId" disabled="@isLoading">Generate New ID</button>
-    <input @bind="externalWebhookUrl" placeholder="Server url">
+    <input @bind="externalWebhookUrl"
+           @bind:event="oninput"
+           @onchange="SaveWebhookUrlToLocalStorage"
+           placeholder="Server url">
     @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(activeSessionId))
     {
         <span>Active Session: @activeSessionId</span>
@@ -64,10 +68,26 @@ else if (sessionLoadAttempted)
     private bool isLoading = false;
     private bool sessionLoadAttempted = false;
     private string externalWebhookUrl { get; set; } = string.Empty;
-
-
+    private const string WebhookUrlStorageKey = "chatPage_externalWebhookUrl";
+    private bool _hasLoadedFromLocalStorage = false;
     private string? _previousSessionId = null;
 
+    protected override void OnInitialized()
+    {
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(InitialSessionId))
+            currentSessionIdInput = InitialSessionId;
+    }
+
+    /*protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync() 
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("--- OnInitializedAsync START ---");
+        externalWebhookUrl = await JSRuntime.InvokeAsync<string>("localStorage.getItem", WebhookUrlStorageKey) ?? string.Empty;
+        Console.WriteLine($"Loaded externalWebhookUrl from localStorage: '{externalWebhookUrl}'");
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(InitialSessionId))
+            currentSessionIdInput = InitialSessionId;
+        Console.WriteLine("--- OnInitializedAsync END ---");
+    }*/
     protected override async Task OnParametersSetAsync()
     {
         Console.WriteLine($"--- OnParametersSetAsync START. InitialSessionId: {InitialSessionId} ---");
@@ -97,8 +117,6 @@ else if (sessionLoadAttempted)
             }
             else
                 Console.WriteLine("!!! Failed to get/create session in OnParametersSetAsync!");
-            
-
 
             isLoading = false;
             Console.WriteLine("--- OnParametersSetAsync END. isLoading set to false ---");
@@ -124,16 +142,39 @@ else if (sessionLoadAttempted)
         }
     }
 
-    protected override void OnInitialized()
-    {
-        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(InitialSessionId))
-            currentSessionIdInput = InitialSessionId;
-    }
+
 
     protected override async Task OnAfterRenderAsync(bool firstRender)
     {
-        if (firstRender && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(activeSessionId))
+        if (firstRender && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(activeSessionId) && !_hasLoadedFromLocalStorage)
+        {
             await RegisterCallbacksAsync();
+            try
+            {
+                externalWebhookUrl = await JSRuntime.InvokeAsync<string>("localStorage.getItem", WebhookUrlStorageKey) ?? string.Empty;
+                Console.WriteLine($"Loaded externalWebhookUrl from localStorage: '{externalWebhookUrl}'");
+                _hasLoadedFromLocalStorage = true;
+                StateHasChanged();
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Error loading from localStorage in OnAfterRenderAsync: {ex.Message}");
+            }
+
+            await base.OnAfterRenderAsync(firstRender);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task SaveWebhookUrlToLocalStorage()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await JSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("localStorage.setItem", WebhookUrlStorageKey, externalWebhookUrl);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine($"Error saving to localStorage: {ex.Message}");
+        }
     }