diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/ExplorerChatToolbar.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/ExplorerChatToolbar.tsx
index 07748bfc964..3c5d5689d14 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/ExplorerChatToolbar.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/ExplorerChatToolbar.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuSeparator,
   DropdownMenuTrigger,
 } from 'ui'
-import ConfirmationModal from 'ui-patterns/Dialogs/ConfirmationModal'
 
 import {
   ExplorerToolbar,
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   ExplorerToolbarIcon,
   ExplorerToolbarTitle,
 } from './ExplorerToolbar'
+import { useExplorerDeleteItem } from '@/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerProvider'
 import { AIAssistantMetadataWarning } from '@/components/ui/AIAssistantPanel/AIAssistantMetadataWarning'
 import type { AssistantChatHeaderProps } from '@/components/ui/AIAssistantPanel/AssistantChat'
 import { ShortcutPills } from '@/components/ui/ShortcutTooltip'
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const ExplorerChatToolbar = ({
   const snap = useAiAssistantStateSnapshot()
   const chat = snap.chats[chatId]
   const [isOptInModalOpen, setIsOptInModalOpen] = useState(false)
-  const [isDeleteModalOpen, setIsDeleteModalOpen] = useState(false)
+  const { onSelectDelete } = useExplorerDeleteItem()
 
   const handleCopyChatId = () => {
     copyToClipboard(chatId, () => toast.success(`Copied chat ID for ${chat?.name}`))
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ export const ExplorerChatToolbar = ({
     if (name.trim()) snap.renameChat(chatId, name.trim())
   }
 
-  const handleDeleteChat = () => {
-    snap.deleteChat(chatId)
-    setIsDeleteModalOpen(false)
-    toast.success(`Deleted "${chat?.name}"`)
-  }
-
   useShortcut(SHORTCUT_IDS.AI_ASSISTANT_COPY_CHAT_ID, handleCopyChatId, {
     enabled: shortcutsEnabled && !isChatLoading,
   })
@@ -105,7 +99,10 @@ export const ExplorerChatToolbar = ({
                 />
               </DropdownMenuItem>
               <DropdownMenuSeparator />
-              <DropdownMenuItem className="gap-x-2" onClick={() => setIsDeleteModalOpen(true)}>
+              <DropdownMenuItem
+                className="gap-x-2"
+                onClick={() => onSelectDelete({ id: chatId, type: 'chat', name: chat?.name ?? '' })}
+              >
                 <Trash size={14} />
                 <span>Delete chat</span>
               </DropdownMenuItem>
@@ -121,20 +118,6 @@ export const ExplorerChatToolbar = ({
         updatedOptInSinceMCP={updatedOptInSinceMCP}
         aiOptInLevel={aiOptInLevel}
       />
-
-      <ConfirmationModal
-        variant="destructive"
-        visible={isDeleteModalOpen}
-        title={`Delete "${chat?.name}"?`}
-        confirmLabel="Delete chat"
-        onCancel={() => setIsDeleteModalOpen(false)}
-        onConfirm={handleDeleteChat}
-      >
-        <p className="text-sm text-foreground-light">
-          This will permanently delete this chat and its message history. This action cannot be
-          undone.
-        </p>
-      </ConfirmationModal>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/ExplorerNotebookTab.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/ExplorerNotebookTab.tsx
index 2b1c469df03..35c710418bc 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/ExplorerNotebookTab.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/ExplorerNotebookTab.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import {
   SquareCode,
   Trash,
 } from 'lucide-react'
-import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { useEffect, useEffectEvent, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 import {
@@ -67,8 +66,8 @@ import { QueryCell } from './QueryCell'
 import { type QueryEditorHandle } from './QueryEditor'
 import { createMarkdownCellSkeleton, createQueryCellSkeleton } from './utils'
 import { checkDestructiveQuery } from '@/components/interfaces/SQLEditor/SQLEditor.utils'
+import { useExplorerDeleteItem } from '@/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerProvider'
 import { ButtonTooltip } from '@/components/ui/ButtonTooltip'
-import { useContentDeleteMutation } from '@/data/content/content-delete-mutation'
 import {
   evictNotebookFromCaches,
   hasDiscardableChanges,
@@ -89,12 +88,12 @@ import {
 import { createTabId, useTabsStateSnapshot } from '@/state/tabs'
 
 export const ExplorerNotebookTab = () => {
-  const router = useRouter()
   const { id, ref } = useParams()
   const tabs = useTabsStateSnapshot()
   const snap = useNotebooksStateSnapshot()
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const { createChat, isCreating } = useCreateChat()
+  const { onSelectDelete } = useExplorerDeleteItem()
 
   const [isIntellisenseEnabled, setIsIntellisenseEnabled] = useLocalStorageQuery(
     LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS.SQL_EDITOR_INTELLISENSE,
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ export const ExplorerNotebookTab = () => {
   const queryCellIds = cells.filter(isQueryCell).map((cell) => cell._id)
 
   const [isRunningNotebook, setIsRunningNotebook] = useState(false)
-  const [isDeleteModalOpen, setIsDeleteModalOpen] = useState(false)
   const [isSaveBeforeAnalyzeOpen, setIsSaveBeforeAnalyzeOpen] = useState(false)
   const [isSaveConflictOpen, setIsSaveConflictOpen] = useState(false)
   const [pendingQueryMatches, setPendingQueryMatches] = useState<{
@@ -133,19 +131,6 @@ export const ExplorerNotebookTab = () => {
     },
   })
 
-  const { mutate: deleteNotebook, isPending: isDeleting } = useContentDeleteMutation({
-    onSuccess: () => {
-      toast.success('Successfully deleted notebook')
-      if (id) {
-        tabs.removeTab(createTabId('notebook', { id }))
-        snap.removeNotebook({ id })
-      }
-      setIsDeleteModalOpen(false)
-      router.push(`/project/${ref}/explorer`)
-    },
-    onError: (error) => toast.error(`Failed to delete notebook: ${error.message}`),
-  })
-
   const sensors = useSensors(
     useSensor(PointerSensor, { activationConstraint: { distance: 8 } }),
     useSensor(KeyboardSensor, { coordinateGetter: sortableKeyboardCoordinates })
@@ -331,11 +316,6 @@ export const ExplorerNotebookTab = () => {
     }
   }
 
-  const handleConfirmDeleteNotebook = () => {
-    if (!ref || !id) return
-    deleteNotebook({ projectRef: ref, ids: [id] })
-  }
-
   const handleDragEnd = (event: DragEndEvent) => {
     persistNotebookTab()
 
@@ -443,7 +423,10 @@ export const ExplorerNotebookTab = () => {
                   <span>Copy as Markdown</span>
                 </DropdownMenuItem>
                 <DropdownMenuSeparator />
-                <DropdownMenuItem className="gap-x-2" onClick={() => setIsDeleteModalOpen(true)}>
+                <DropdownMenuItem
+                  className="gap-x-2"
+                  onClick={() => id && onSelectDelete({ id, type: 'notebook', name: name ?? '' })}
+                >
                   <Trash size={14} />
                   <span>Delete notebook</span>
                 </DropdownMenuItem>
@@ -533,22 +516,6 @@ export const ExplorerNotebookTab = () => {
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <ConfirmationModal
-        size="small"
-        visible={isDeleteModalOpen}
-        title={`Confirm to delete notebook '${name ?? ''}'`}
-        confirmLabel="Delete notebook"
-        confirmLabelLoading="Deleting notebook"
-        variant="destructive"
-        loading={isDeleting}
-        onCancel={() => setIsDeleteModalOpen(false)}
-        onConfirm={handleConfirmDeleteNotebook}
-      >
-        <p className="text-sm">
-          This action cannot be undone. Are you sure you want to delete '{name}'?
-        </p>
-      </ConfirmationModal>
-
       <ConfirmationModal
         size="small"
         visible={isSaveBeforeAnalyzeOpen}
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/__tests__/ExplorerNotebookTab.assistant-cache-invalidation.test.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/__tests__/ExplorerNotebookTab.assistant-cache-invalidation.test.tsx
index 60a2c7b9e96..815a74e7142 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/__tests__/ExplorerNotebookTab.assistant-cache-invalidation.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/__tests__/ExplorerNotebookTab.assistant-cache-invalidation.test.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { HttpResponse } from 'msw'
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import { ExplorerNotebookTab } from '../ExplorerNotebookTab'
+import { ExplorerProvider } from '@/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerProvider'
 import type { components } from '@/data/api'
 import { contentKeys } from '@/data/content/keys'
 import {
@@ -66,7 +67,9 @@ const seedNotebook = () => {
 const renderNotebookTab = (queryClient: QueryClient, tabsState = createTabsState(PROJECT_REF)) =>
   customRender(
     <TabsStateContext.Provider value={tabsState}>
-      <ExplorerNotebookTab />
+      <ExplorerProvider>
+        <ExplorerNotebookTab />
+      </ExplorerProvider>
     </TabsStateContext.Provider>,
     { queryClient }
   )
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/__tests__/ExplorerNotebookTab.test.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/__tests__/ExplorerNotebookTab.test.tsx
index 003458f2df5..ded7a3582df 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/__tests__/ExplorerNotebookTab.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Explorer/__tests__/ExplorerNotebookTab.test.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { ExplorerNotebookTab } from '../ExplorerNotebookTab'
 import { setCellSql } from '../QueryCell/QueryCell.utils'
 import { createMarkdownCellSkeleton, createQueryCellSkeleton } from '../utils'
+import { ExplorerProvider } from '@/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerProvider'
 import { isQueryCell } from '@/data/content/notebooks/notebook-schema'
 import { untrustedLogSql } from '@/data/logs/safe-analytics-sql'
 import { notebooksState } from '@/state/notebooks/notebooks-state'
@@ -84,7 +85,9 @@ const seedNotebook = (cells: Notebooks.Cell[], status: 'new' | 'saved' = 'saved'
 const renderNotebookTab = (tabsState = createTabsState('default')) =>
   customRender(
     <TabsStateContext.Provider value={tabsState}>
-      <ExplorerNotebookTab />
+      <ExplorerProvider>
+        <ExplorerNotebookTab />
+      </ExplorerProvider>
     </TabsStateContext.Provider>
   )
 
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerLayout.tsx b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerLayout.tsx
index f73170c15a1..f9e218cc8df 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerLayout.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerLayout.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { ExplorerNavChats } from './ExplorerNavChats'
 import { ExplorerNavHeader } from './ExplorerNavHeader'
 import { ExplorerNavHome } from './ExplorerNavHome'
 import { ExplorerNavNotebooks } from './ExplorerNavNotebooks'
+import { ExplorerProvider } from './ExplorerProvider'
 import { useExplorerPreferences } from '@/components/interfaces/Account/Preferences/useExplorerPreferences'
 import { ExplorerNotebookTabCoordinator } from '@/components/interfaces/Explorer/ExplorerNotebookTabCoordinator'
 import { ExplorerQueryTabCoordinator } from '@/components/interfaces/Explorer/ExplorerQueryTabCoordinator'
@@ -75,42 +76,44 @@ export const ExplorerLayout = ({ browserTitle, children, title }: ExplorerLayout
   }
 
   return (
-    <ProjectLayoutWithAuth
-      product="Explorer"
-      browserTitle={mergedBrowserTitle}
-      productMenuHeader={
-        <ExplorerNavHeader
-          section={section}
-          onBack={() => setSection(undefined)}
-          rootAction={<BackToSqlEditorButton />}
-        />
-      }
-      productMenu={
-        <div className="relative h-full overflow-hidden">
-          <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
-            {section === undefined && <ExplorerNavHome key="home" onSelectSection={setSection} />}
-            {section === 'notebook' && <ExplorerNavNotebooks key="notebooks" />}
-            {section === 'chat' && <ExplorerNavChats key="chats" />}
-          </AnimatePresence>
-        </div>
-      }
-    >
-      <ExplorerQueryTabCoordinator />
-
-      <ExplorerNotebookTabCoordinator />
-
-      <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
-        <div className={cn('h-10 md:min-h-(--header-height) flex items-center bg-surface-100')}>
-          <EditorTabs
-            isCollapseButtonHidden
-            customTabs={shouldShowHomeTab ? <HomeTabButton /> : undefined}
-            newTabButton={<NewTabButton />}
-            onTabChange={handleTabChange}
+    <ExplorerProvider>
+      <ProjectLayoutWithAuth
+        product="Explorer"
+        browserTitle={mergedBrowserTitle}
+        productMenuHeader={
+          <ExplorerNavHeader
+            section={section}
+            onBack={() => setSection(undefined)}
+            rootAction={<BackToSqlEditorButton />}
           />
+        }
+        productMenu={
+          <div className="relative h-full overflow-hidden">
+            <AnimatePresence mode="wait">
+              {section === undefined && <ExplorerNavHome key="home" onSelectSection={setSection} />}
+              {section === 'notebook' && <ExplorerNavNotebooks key="notebooks" />}
+              {section === 'chat' && <ExplorerNavChats key="chats" />}
+            </AnimatePresence>
+          </div>
+        }
+      >
+        <ExplorerQueryTabCoordinator />
+
+        <ExplorerNotebookTabCoordinator />
+
+        <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
+          <div className={cn('h-10 md:min-h-(--header-height) flex items-center bg-surface-100')}>
+            <EditorTabs
+              isCollapseButtonHidden
+              customTabs={shouldShowHomeTab ? <HomeTabButton /> : undefined}
+              newTabButton={<NewTabButton />}
+              onTabChange={handleTabChange}
+            />
+          </div>
+          <div className="flex-grow min-h-0">{children}</div>
         </div>
-        <div className="flex-grow min-h-0">{children}</div>
-      </div>
-    </ProjectLayoutWithAuth>
+      </ProjectLayoutWithAuth>
+    </ExplorerProvider>
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavChats.test.tsx b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavChats.test.tsx
index a8777fa202e..4f9d7439a95 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavChats.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavChats.test.tsx
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ vi.mock('@/components/interfaces/Explorer/hooks', () => ({
   useCreateChat: () => ({ openChat: vi.fn() }),
 }))
 
+vi.mock('./ExplorerProvider', () => ({
+  useExplorerDeleteItem: () => ({ confirmDelete: vi.fn() }),
+}))
+
 vi.mock('@/state/ai-assistant-state', () => ({
   useAiAssistantChatList: () => [
     { id: 'old-chat', name: 'Older investigation', updatedAt: new Date('2026-01-01') },
@@ -54,20 +58,20 @@ describe('ExplorerNavChats', () => {
   it('filters support chats, safely sorts rehydrated chats, and marks the route active', () => {
     customRender(<ExplorerNavChats />)
 
-    const chatButtons = screen.getAllByRole('button')
-    expect(chatButtons.map((button) => button.textContent)).toEqual([
+    const chatLinks = screen.getAllByRole('link')
+    expect(chatLinks.map((link) => link.textContent)).toEqual([
       'Recent investigation',
       'Older investigation',
       'Rehydrated chat',
     ])
-    expect(chatButtons[0]).toHaveClass('active')
+    expect(chatLinks[0]).toHaveClass('active')
     expect(screen.queryByText('Support conversation')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
 
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Search chats' }), {
       target: { value: 'rehydrated' },
     })
 
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toHaveTextContent('Rehydrated chat')
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link')).toHaveTextContent('Rehydrated chat')
     expect(screen.queryByText('Recent investigation')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 })
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavChats.tsx b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavChats.tsx
index 5635f23d706..c2211b926d8 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavChats.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavChats.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { useParams } from 'common'
-import { MessageSquare } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { useState } from 'react'
-import { cn } from 'ui'
 
-import { ExplorerNavResourceWrapper, rowClassName } from './ExplorerLayout.constants'
-import { useCreateChat } from '@/components/interfaces/Explorer/hooks'
+import { ExplorerNavResourceWrapper } from './ExplorerLayout.constants'
+import { ExplorerNavItem } from './ExplorerNavItem'
+import { useExplorerDeleteItem } from './ExplorerProvider'
 import type { ChatSession } from '@/state/ai-assistant-state'
 import { useAiAssistantChatList } from '@/state/ai-assistant-state'
 import { createTabId, useTabsStateSnapshot } from '@/state/tabs'
@@ -22,10 +21,10 @@ const getVisibleChats = (chats: ChatSession[], search: string): ChatSession[] =>
 export const ExplorerNavChats = () => {
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('')
   const router = useRouter()
-  const { id } = useParams()
-  const { openChat } = useCreateChat()
+  const { id, ref } = useParams()
   const chatList = useAiAssistantChatList()
   const tabs = useTabsStateSnapshot()
+  const { onSelectDelete } = useExplorerDeleteItem()
 
   const chats = getVisibleChats(chatList, search)
 
@@ -41,20 +40,17 @@ export const ExplorerNavChats = () => {
             const isActive = router.pathname.includes('/explorer/chat/') && id === chat.id
 
             return (
-              <button
+              <ExplorerNavItem
+                type="chat"
                 key={chat.id}
-                type="button"
-                tabIndex={0}
-                className={rowClassName(isActive)}
-                onClick={() => openChat(chat.id)}
+                name={chat.name}
+                isActive={isActive}
+                href={`/project/${ref}/explorer/chat/${chat.id}`}
                 onDoubleClick={() => tabs.makeTabPermanent(createTabId('chat', { id: chat.id }))}
-              >
-                <MessageSquare
-                  size={14}
-                  className={cn('shrink-0', isActive && 'text-foreground')}
-                />
-                <span className="truncate text-left">{chat.name}</span>
-              </button>
+                onSelectDelete={() =>
+                  onSelectDelete({ id: chat.id, type: 'chat', name: chat.name })
+                }
+              />
             )
           })
         )}
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavHome.tsx b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavHome.tsx
index c5c44e7cdb0..7937a35f1de 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavHome.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavHome.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import {
   rowClassName,
 } from './ExplorerLayout.constants'
 import { formatRelativeTimeShort, getRecentlyUpdatedItems } from './ExplorerNavHome.utils'
-import { useCreateChat, useCreateQuery } from '@/components/interfaces/Explorer/hooks'
+import { ExplorerNavItem } from './ExplorerNavItem'
+import { useExplorerDeleteItem } from './ExplorerProvider'
+import { useCreateQuery } from '@/components/interfaces/Explorer/hooks'
 import { useContentCountQuery } from '@/data/content/content-count-query'
 import { useNotebooksInfiniteQuery } from '@/data/content/notebooks/notebooks-infinite-query'
 import { useAiAssistantChatList } from '@/state/ai-assistant-state'
@@ -26,12 +28,12 @@ export const ExplorerNavHome = ({
   onSelectSection: (section: ExplorerResourceType) => void
 }) => {
   const router = useRouter()
-  const { ref } = useParams()
+  const { id, ref } = useParams()
   const tabs = useTabsStateSnapshot()
   const appStateSnapshot = useAppStateSnapshot()
 
-  const { openChat } = useCreateChat()
   const { createQuery } = useCreateQuery()
+  const { onSelectDelete } = useExplorerDeleteItem()
 
   const { data: notebooksData } = useNotebooksInfiniteQuery({ projectRef: ref, limit: 100 })
   const notebooks = notebooksData?.pages.flatMap((page) => page.content) ?? []
@@ -103,39 +105,34 @@ export const ExplorerNavHome = ({
             <p className="px-2 text-xs text-foreground-lighter">Nothing edited yet</p>
           ) : (
             recentItems.map((item) => {
-              const Icon = EXPLORER_SECTIONS.find((section) => section.type === item.type)?.icon
-              const content = (
-                <>
-                  {Icon && <Icon size={14} className="shrink-0" aria-hidden="true" />}
-                  <span className="flex-1 truncate text-left">{item.label}</span>
-                  <span className="shrink-0 text-xs text-foreground-lighter">
-                    {formatRelativeTimeShort(item.updatedAt)}
-                  </span>
-                </>
-              )
+              const isActive = id === item.id
 
-              return item.type === 'chat' ? (
-                <button
+              const href =
+                item.type === 'chat'
+                  ? `/project/${ref}/explorer/chat/${item.id}`
+                  : `/project/${ref}/explorer/notebook/${item.id}`
+
+              const onDoubleClick = () => {
+                if (item.type === 'chat') {
+                  tabs.makeTabPermanent(createTabId('chat', { id: item.id }))
+                } else {
+                  tabs.makeTabPermanent(createTabId('notebook', { id: item.id }))
+                }
+              }
+
+              return (
+                <ExplorerNavItem
                   key={item.id}
-                  type="button"
-                  tabIndex={0}
-                  className={rowClassName(false)}
-                  onClick={() => openChat(item.id)}
-                  onDoubleClick={() => tabs.makeTabPermanent(createTabId('chat', { id: item.id }))}
-                >
-                  {content}
-                </button>
-              ) : (
-                <Link
-                  key={item.id}
-                  href={`/project/${ref}/explorer/notebook/${item.id}`}
-                  className={rowClassName(false)}
-                  onDoubleClick={() =>
-                    tabs.makeTabPermanent(createTabId('notebook', { id: item.id }))
+                  type={item.type}
+                  href={href}
+                  name={item.label}
+                  isActive={isActive}
+                  onDoubleClick={onDoubleClick}
+                  onSelectDelete={() =>
+                    onSelectDelete({ id: item.id, type: item.type, name: item.label })
                   }
-                >
-                  {content}
-                </Link>
+                  description={formatRelativeTimeShort(item.updatedAt)}
+                />
               )
             })
           )}
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavItem.tsx b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavItem.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ffef717c140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavItem.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { MessageSquare, NotebookText, Trash } from 'lucide-react'
+import Link from 'next/link'
+import { type CSSProperties } from 'react'
+import { cn, ContextMenu, ContextMenuContent, ContextMenuItem, ContextMenuTrigger } from 'ui'
+
+import { rowClassName } from './ExplorerLayout.constants'
+
+interface ExplorerNavItemProps {
+  href: string
+  type: 'notebook' | 'chat'
+  name: string
+  description?: string
+  isActive?: boolean
+  style?: CSSProperties
+  onDoubleClick: () => void
+  onSelectDelete: () => void
+}
+
+export const ExplorerNavItem = ({
+  href,
+  type,
+  name,
+  description,
+  isActive = false,
+  style,
+  onDoubleClick,
+  onSelectDelete,
+}: ExplorerNavItemProps) => {
+  return (
+    <ContextMenu modal={false}>
+      <ContextMenuTrigger asChild>
+        <Link
+          href={href}
+          className={rowClassName(isActive)}
+          style={style}
+          onDoubleClick={onDoubleClick}
+        >
+          {type === 'notebook' ? (
+            <NotebookText size={14} className={cn('shrink-0', isActive && 'text-foreground')} />
+          ) : (
+            <MessageSquare size={14} className={cn('shrink-0', isActive && 'text-foreground')} />
+          )}
+          <span className="flex-1 truncate text-left">{name}</span>
+          {!!description && (
+            <span className="shrink-0 text-xs text-foreground-lighter">{description}</span>
+          )}
+        </Link>
+      </ContextMenuTrigger>
+      <ContextMenuContent>
+        <ContextMenuItem className="gap-x-2" onSelect={onSelectDelete}>
+          <Trash size={14} />
+          <span>Delete {type}</span>
+        </ContextMenuItem>
+      </ContextMenuContent>
+    </ContextMenu>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavNotebooks.tsx b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavNotebooks.tsx
index b9abcf2191d..fecfee4c9bd 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavNotebooks.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerNavNotebooks.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import { useDebounce } from '@uidotdev/usehooks'
 import { useParams } from 'common'
-import { NotebookText } from 'lucide-react'
-import Link from 'next/link'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react'
-import { cn } from 'ui'
 import { GenericSkeletonLoader } from 'ui-patterns/ShimmeringLoader'
 
-import { ExplorerNavResourceWrapper, rowClassName } from './ExplorerLayout.constants'
+import { ExplorerNavResourceWrapper } from './ExplorerLayout.constants'
+import { ExplorerNavItem } from './ExplorerNavItem'
+import { useExplorerDeleteItem } from './ExplorerProvider'
 import {
   InfiniteListDefault,
   LoaderForIconMenuItems,
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ const NOTEBOOK_ROW_HEIGHT = 28
 type NotebookListItemProps = RowComponentBaseProps<NotebookRow> & {
   projectRef: string | undefined
   activeNotebookId: string | undefined
+  onSelectDelete: (item: { id: string; type: 'notebook' | 'chat'; name: string }) => void
 }
 
 const NotebookListItem = ({
@@ -31,26 +31,30 @@ const NotebookListItem = ({
   style,
   projectRef,
   activeNotebookId,
+  onSelectDelete,
 }: NotebookListItemProps) => {
   const isActive = activeNotebookId === notebook.id
   const tabs = useTabsStateSnapshot()
 
   return (
-    <Link
-      href={`/project/${projectRef}/explorer/notebook/${notebook.id}`}
-      className={rowClassName(isActive)}
+    <ExplorerNavItem
+      name={notebook.name}
+      type="notebook"
+      isActive={isActive}
       style={style}
+      href={`/project/${projectRef}/explorer/notebook/${notebook.id}`}
       onDoubleClick={() => tabs.makeTabPermanent(createTabId('notebook', { id: notebook.id }))}
-    >
-      <NotebookText size={14} className={cn('shrink-0', isActive && 'text-foreground')} />
-      <span className="truncate text-left">{notebook.name}</span>
-    </Link>
+      onSelectDelete={() =>
+        onSelectDelete({ id: notebook.id, type: 'notebook', name: notebook.name })
+      }
+    />
   )
 }
 
 export const ExplorerNavNotebooks = () => {
   const router = useRouter()
   const { ref, id } = useParams()
+  const { onSelectDelete } = useExplorerDeleteItem()
 
   const [search, setSearch] = useState('')
   const debouncedSearch = useDebounce(search, 500)
@@ -74,7 +78,10 @@ export const ExplorerNavNotebooks = () => {
 
   const activeNotebookId = router.pathname.includes('/explorer/notebook/') ? id : undefined
 
-  const itemProps = useMemo(() => ({ projectRef: ref, activeNotebookId }), [ref, activeNotebookId])
+  const itemProps = useMemo(
+    () => ({ projectRef: ref, activeNotebookId, onSelectDelete }),
+    [ref, activeNotebookId, onSelectDelete]
+  )
 
   return (
     <ExplorerNavResourceWrapper type="notebook" search={search} setSearch={setSearch}>
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerProvider.tsx b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerProvider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3fd0530c527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/components/layouts/ExplorerLayout/ExplorerProvider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { useParams } from 'common'
+import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
+import { createContext, useContext, useState, type PropsWithChildren } from 'react'
+import { toast } from 'sonner'
+import ConfirmationModal from 'ui-patterns/Dialogs/ConfirmationModal'
+
+import { useContentDeleteMutation } from '@/data/content/content-delete-mutation'
+import { useDashboardHistory } from '@/hooks/misc/useDashboardHistory'
+import { useAiAssistantStateSnapshot } from '@/state/ai-assistant-state'
+import { useNotebooksStateSnapshot } from '@/state/notebooks/notebooks-state'
+import { createTabId, useTabsStateSnapshot } from '@/state/tabs'
+
+type ExplorerDeleteItem = { id: string; type: 'notebook' | 'chat'; name: string }
+
+interface ExplorerContextValue {
+  onSelectDelete: (item: ExplorerDeleteItem) => void
+}
+
+const ExplorerContext = createContext<ExplorerContextValue | undefined>(undefined)
+
+export const useExplorerDeleteItem = () => {
+  const context = useContext(ExplorerContext)
+  if (!context) {
+    throw new Error('useExplorerDeleteItem must be used within an ExplorerProvider')
+  }
+  return context
+}
+
+export const ExplorerProvider = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren) => {
+  const router = useRouter()
+  const { ref } = useParams()
+  const tabs = useTabsStateSnapshot()
+  const notebooksSnap = useNotebooksStateSnapshot()
+  const aiAssistantSnap = useAiAssistantStateSnapshot()
+  const { setLastVisitedExplorerTab } = useDashboardHistory()
+
+  const [pending, setPending] = useState<ExplorerDeleteItem | null>(null)
+
+  const onClearDashboardHistory = () => setLastVisitedExplorerTab(undefined)
+
+  const closeTabForItem = (item: ExplorerDeleteItem) => {
+    tabs.handleTabClose({
+      id: createTabId(item.type, { id: item.id }),
+      router,
+      editor: 'explorer',
+      onClearDashboardHistory,
+    })
+  }
+
+  const { mutate: deleteNotebook, isPending: isDeletingNotebook } = useContentDeleteMutation({
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      if (!pending) return
+      toast.success('Successfully deleted notebook')
+      notebooksSnap.removeNotebook({ id: pending.id })
+      closeTabForItem(pending)
+      setPending(null)
+    },
+    onError: (error) => toast.error(`Failed to delete notebook: ${error.message}`),
+  })
+
+  const handleConfirm = () => {
+    if (!pending) return
+
+    if (pending.type === 'notebook') {
+      if (!ref) return
+      deleteNotebook({ projectRef: ref, ids: [pending.id] })
+    } else {
+      aiAssistantSnap.deleteChat(pending.id)
+      toast.success(`Deleted "${pending.name}"`)
+      closeTabForItem(pending)
+      setPending(null)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <ExplorerContext.Provider value={{ onSelectDelete: setPending }}>
+      {children}
+
+      <ConfirmationModal
+        size="small"
+        variant="destructive"
+        visible={!!pending}
+        title={`Confirm to delete ${pending?.type} '${pending?.name ?? ''}'`}
+        confirmLabel={`Delete ${pending?.type}`}
+        confirmLabelLoading="Deleting..."
+        loading={isDeletingNotebook}
+        onCancel={() => setPending(null)}
+        onConfirm={handleConfirm}
+      >
+        <p className="text-sm text-foreground-light">
+          This action cannot be undone. Are you sure you want to delete '{pending?.name}'?
+        </p>
+      </ConfirmationModal>
+    </ExplorerContext.Provider>
+  )
+}