diff --git a/chat.sqlite3 b/chat.sqlite3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f316c42
Binary files /dev/null and b/chat.sqlite3 differ
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 8f431b7..87b5ed3 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -965,8 +965,20 @@
             if (oldest && oldest.id) url += `&before_id=${encodeURIComponent(oldest.id)}`;
           }
           const r = await fetch(url);
-          const data = await r.json().catch(() => ({}));
-          if (!r.ok || !data.ok) throw new Error(data.error || "chat load failed");
+          const raw = await r.text().catch(() => "");
+          let data = {};
+          try {
+            data = raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : {};
+          } catch {
+            data = {};
+          }
+          if (!r.ok || !data.ok) {
+            const details =
+              (data && data.error) ||
+              (raw && raw.trim() ? raw.trim().slice(0, 300) : "") ||
+              `${r.status} ${r.statusText}`.trim();
+            throw new Error(details || "chat load failed");
+          }
 
           const pageDesc = data.items || [];
           const pageChrono = pageDesc.slice().reverse(); // newest->oldest => oldest->newest
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 85ded77..ca01476 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ def _required_str(payload: Dict[str, Any], key: str) -> Tuple[Optional[str], Opt
 
 
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder=".", static_url_path="")
+# Accept both `/path` and `/path/` to be resilient behind proxies/CDNs.
+app.url_map.strict_slashes = False
 
 
 def _db_connect() -> sqlite3.Connection:
@@ -510,6 +512,7 @@ def discover_models(provider: str) -> list:
 
 
 @app.get("/api/chat")
+@app.get("/api/chat/")
 def api_chat_list() -> Any:
     provider = request.args.get("provider", "").strip()
     if not provider:
@@ -580,6 +583,7 @@ def api_chat_list() -> Any:
 
 
 @app.post("/api/chat/clear")
+@app.post("/api/chat/clear/")
 def api_chat_clear() -> Any:
     payload = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
     provider, err = _required_str(payload, "provider")