feat: ✨ sort hosts by alphabetically or last connected

app.py

@@ -218,6 +218,22 @@ def _ensure_inline_identity_schema(cur) -> None:
             "ALTER TABLE ssh_hosts ADD COLUMN inline_identity_encrypted_key_passphrase TEXT NULL"
         )
     
+    # Check and add last_connected_at column
+    cur.execute(
+        """
+        SELECT 1
+        FROM information_schema.COLUMNS
+        WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = DATABASE()
+          AND TABLE_NAME = 'ssh_hosts'
+          AND COLUMN_NAME = 'last_connected_at'
+        LIMIT 1
+        """
+    )
+    if cur.fetchone() is None:
+        cur.execute(
+            "ALTER TABLE ssh_hosts ADD COLUMN last_connected_at TIMESTAMP NULL"
+        )
+
 
 def _like_escape(s: str) -> str:
     return (
@@ -582,7 +598,13 @@ def _insert_connection_audit(host_row: dict[str, Any]) -> int | None:
                     host_row.get("jump_host_id"),
                 ),
             )
-            return int(cur.lastrowid)
+            audit_id = int(cur.lastrowid)
+            # Update the host's last_connected_at timestamp
+            cur.execute(
+                "UPDATE ssh_hosts SET last_connected_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = %s",
+                (int(host_row["id"]),),
+            )
+            return audit_id
     except Exception:
         log.exception("failed to insert connection audit row")
         return None
@@ -789,7 +811,7 @@ def delete_identity(iid: int):
 def _host_select_sql(extra_where: str = "") -> str:
     return f"""
             SELECT h.id, h.folder_id, h.label, h.hostname, h.port, h.identity_id, h.jump_host_id,
-                   h.created_at, h.updated_at,
+                   h.created_at, h.updated_at, h.last_connected_at,
                    COALESCE(i.label, 'One-time') AS identity_label, 
                    COALESCE(i.auth_type, h.inline_identity_auth_type) AS identity_auth_type,
                    pf.label AS folder_label,

frontend/src/App.vue

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const searchQuery = ref("");
 const tabs = ref<TabItem[]>([]);
 const activeTabId = ref<string | null>(null);
 const loadErr = ref("");
+const hostSortOrder = ref<"name" | "last_connected">("name");
 /** Narrow viewports: slide-over hosts panel; md+ sidebar stays visible */
 const sidebarOpen = ref(true);
 
@@ -110,6 +111,20 @@ function folderOptionLabel(id: number | null): string {
   return parts.join(" / ") || `#${id}`;
 }
 
+function getSortedBrowseHosts(): HostRow[] {
+  const hosts = [...browseHosts.value];
+  if (hostSortOrder.value === "last_connected") {
+    // Sort by last_connected_at descending (most recent first), with never-connected at end
+    return hosts.sort((a, b) => {
+      const aTime = a.last_connected_at ? new Date(a.last_connected_at).getTime() : 0;
+      const bTime = b.last_connected_at ? new Date(b.last_connected_at).getTime() : 0;
+      return bTime - aTime;
+    });
+  }
+  // Sort alphabetically by label
+  return hosts.sort((a, b) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label));
+}
+
 async function refreshBrowse() {
   try {
     const d = await api.browse(currentFolderId.value, searchQuery.value);
@@ -599,9 +614,19 @@ async function deleteIdentityRow(id: number) {
               </button>
             </li>
           </ul>
+          <div v-if="browseHosts.length" class="mb-2 flex items-center justify-between">
+            <label class="text-xs text-slate-500 uppercase">Sort by:</label>
+            <select
+              v-model="hostSortOrder"
+              class="rounded border border-slate-700 bg-surface-overlay px-2 py-1 text-xs"
+            >
+              <option value="name">Name</option>
+              <option value="last_connected">Last connected</option>
+            </select>
+          </div>
           <ul class="space-y-1">
             <li
-              v-for="h in browseHosts"
+              v-for="h in getSortedBrowseHosts()"
               :key="'h' + h.id"
               class="rounded-lg border border-slate-800 bg-surface-overlay p-2"
             >

frontend/src/api.ts

@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ export interface HostRow {
   identity_label: string;
   identity_auth_type: string;
   folder_label?: string | null;
+  last_connected_at?: string | null;
 }
 
 export interface IdentityRow {