fix: prevent stale API responses from overwriting newer data

- SessionHistoryPage: move loadSessions into effect with cancelled flag
  so rapid filter/tab changes discard outdated responses
- TreeLibraryPage: add request ID ref to loadTrees so stale responses
  from previous filter selections are discarded
- QuickStartPage: add request ID ref to debounced search so out-of-order
  responses don't overwrite newer search results

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

frontend/src/pages/QuickStartPage.tsx

@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ export function QuickStartPage() {
     return () => window.removeEventListener('focus', onFocus)
   }, [loadFlows])
 
-  // Debounced search
+  // Debounced search with staleness guard
+  const searchRequestId = useRef(0)
   useEffect(() => {
     if (debounceRef.current) clearTimeout(debounceRef.current)
     if (query.length < 2) {
@@ -188,13 +189,16 @@ export function QuickStartPage() {
     setIsSearching(true)
     setShowResults(true)
     debounceRef.current = setTimeout(async () => {
+      const requestId = ++searchRequestId.current
       try {
         const results = await treesApi.search(query, 8)
+        if (requestId !== searchRequestId.current) return
         setSearchResults(results)
       } catch {
+        if (requestId !== searchRequestId.current) return
         setSearchResults([])
       } finally {
-        setIsSearching(false)
+        if (requestId === searchRequestId.current) setIsSearching(false)
       }
     }, 300)
     return () => { if (debounceRef.current) clearTimeout(debounceRef.current) }

frontend/src/pages/SessionHistoryPage.tsx

@@ -60,7 +60,59 @@ export function SessionHistoryPage() {
 
   // Load sessions when filters change
   useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false
+
+    const loadSessions = async () => {
+      setIsLoading(true)
+      try {
+        const params: Record<string, string | boolean> = {}
+
+        // Tab filter (all/active/completed)
+        if (filter !== 'all') {
+          params.completed = filter === 'completed'
+        }
+
+        // Search/filter params
+        if (filters.ticketNumber) {
+          params.ticket_number = filters.ticketNumber
+        }
+        if (filters.clientName) {
+          params.client_name = filters.clientName
+        }
+        if (filters.treeName) {
+          params.tree_name = filters.treeName
+        }
+
+        // Date range params
+        if (filters.dateRange?.from) {
+          const fromDate = filters.dateRange.from
+          const toDate = filters.dateRange.to || filters.dateRange.from
+
+          if (filters.dateType === 'started') {
+            params.started_after = fromDate.toISOString()
+            params.started_before = toDate.toISOString()
+          } else {
+            params.completed_after = fromDate.toISOString()
+            params.completed_before = toDate.toISOString()
+          }
+        }
+
+        const sessionsData = await sessionsApi.list({ ...params, size: 51 })
+        if (cancelled) return
+        const truncated = sessionsData.length > 50
+        setHasMore(truncated)
+        setSessions(truncated ? sessionsData.slice(0, 50) : sessionsData)
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (cancelled) return
+        toast.error('Failed to load sessions')
+        console.error(err)
+      } finally {
+        if (!cancelled) setIsLoading(false)
+      }
+    }
+
     loadSessions()
+    return () => { cancelled = true }
   }, [filter, filters])
 
   // Update URL params when filters change
@@ -79,53 +131,6 @@ export function SessionHistoryPage() {
     setSearchParams(params, { replace: true })
   }, [filters, setSearchParams])
 
-  const loadSessions = async () => {
-    setIsLoading(true)
-    try {
-      const params: Record<string, string | boolean> = {}
-
-      // Tab filter (all/active/completed)
-      if (filter !== 'all') {
-        params.completed = filter === 'completed'
-      }
-
-      // Search/filter params
-      if (filters.ticketNumber) {
-        params.ticket_number = filters.ticketNumber
-      }
-      if (filters.clientName) {
-        params.client_name = filters.clientName
-      }
-      if (filters.treeName) {
-        params.tree_name = filters.treeName
-      }
-
-      // Date range params
-      if (filters.dateRange?.from) {
-        const fromDate = filters.dateRange.from
-        const toDate = filters.dateRange.to || filters.dateRange.from
-
-        if (filters.dateType === 'started') {
-          params.started_after = fromDate.toISOString()
-          params.started_before = toDate.toISOString()
-        } else {
-          params.completed_after = fromDate.toISOString()
-          params.completed_before = toDate.toISOString()
-        }
-      }
-
-      const sessionsData = await sessionsApi.list({ ...params, size: 51 })
-      const truncated = sessionsData.length > 50
-      setHasMore(truncated)
-      setSessions(truncated ? sessionsData.slice(0, 50) : sessionsData)
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error('Failed to load sessions')
-      console.error(err)
-    } finally {
-      setIsLoading(false)
-    }
-  }
-
   const handleFilterChange = (newFilters: SessionFilterState) => {
     setFilters(newFilters)
   }

frontend/src/pages/TreeLibraryPage.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useState, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useState, useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 import { useNavigate, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { X, RotateCcw, Play, FileUp } from 'lucide-react'
 import { PageMeta } from '@/components/common/PageMeta'
@@ -158,20 +158,11 @@ export function TreeLibraryPage() {
       .catch((err) => console.error('Failed to load categories:', err))
   }, [])
 
-  // Load trees when filters change
-  useEffect(() => {
-    loadTrees()
-  }, [selectedCategoryId, selectedTags, selectedFolderId, treeLibrarySortBy, typeFilter])
+  // Request ID ref to discard stale responses when filters change rapidly
+  const loadTreesRequestId = useRef(0)
 
-  // Load folders on mount and listen for changes
-  useEffect(() => {
-    loadFolders()
-    const handleFolderChange = () => loadFolders()
-    window.addEventListener('folder-changed', handleFolderChange)
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('folder-changed', handleFolderChange)
-  }, [loadFolders])
-
-  const loadTrees = async () => {
+  const loadTrees = useCallback(async () => {
+    const requestId = ++loadTreesRequestId.current
     setIsLoading(true)
     try {
       const treesData = await treesApi.list({
@@ -181,14 +172,29 @@ export function TreeLibraryPage() {
         folder_id: selectedFolderId || undefined,
         sort_by: treeLibrarySortBy,
       })
+      if (requestId !== loadTreesRequestId.current) return
       setTrees(treesData)
     } catch (err) {
+      if (requestId !== loadTreesRequestId.current) return
       toast.error('Failed to load flows')
       console.error(err)
     } finally {
-      setIsLoading(false)
+      if (requestId === loadTreesRequestId.current) setIsLoading(false)
     }
-  }
+  }, [selectedCategoryId, selectedTags, selectedFolderId, treeLibrarySortBy, typeFilter])
+
+  // Load trees when filters change
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadTrees()
+  }, [loadTrees])
+
+  // Load folders on mount and listen for changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadFolders()
+    const handleFolderChange = () => loadFolders()
+    window.addEventListener('folder-changed', handleFolderChange)
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('folder-changed', handleFolderChange)
+  }, [loadFolders])
 
   const handleSearch = async () => {
     if (!searchQuery.trim()) {