diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a7df773..e1bcfab 100644
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diff --git a/web/src/lib/mock/handler.ts b/web/src/lib/mock/handler.ts
index 9d6ea1b..1bb585b 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/mock/handler.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/mock/handler.ts
@@ -2092,6 +2092,13 @@ function route(m: string, path: string, seg: string[], q: URLSearchParams, b: Re
     };
   if (path === "/intercept/judge" && m === "PUT") return { ok: true };
 
+  // ── 旁路提问(/btw)：demo 无旁路会话 ──
+  // 必须显式命中：路径以 s 结尾会被下面的读兜底判成集合返回 []，items 就成了 undefined。
+  if (seg.at(-1) === "side-questions") {
+    if (m === "GET") return { items: [], current: null, next_cursor: 0, snapshot: null };
+    if (m === "POST") throw new Error("演示模式不支持旁路提问");
+  }
+
   // ── 写操作兜底：成功但不落库 ──
   if (["POST", "PUT", "PATCH", "DELETE"].includes(m)) return { ok: true };
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/side-questions.ts b/web/src/lib/side-questions.ts
index 531b364..9f52e42 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/side-questions.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/side-questions.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,18 @@ async function request<T>(path: string, method = "GET", body?: unknown): Promise
 }
 
 export const sideAPI = {
-  history: (parent: string, before = 0) => request<SideHistory>(`${parent}/side-questions?before=${before}`),
+  // 历史必须归一化后再交给调用方:items 一旦不是数组,消费端的 setState updater 会抛,
+  // 而 React 会把 updater 的异常推迟到 render 阶段重抛 —— 那时调用方的 catch 已经够不着,
+  // 整页直接被错误边界接管。
+  history: async (parent: string, before = 0) => {
+    const data = await request<Partial<SideHistory>>(`${parent}/side-questions?before=${before}`);
+    return {
+      items: Array.isArray(data?.items) ? data.items : [],
+      current: data?.current ?? null,
+      next_cursor: Number(data?.next_cursor) || 0,
+      snapshot: data?.snapshot ?? null,
+    } satisfies SideHistory;
+  },
   ask: (parent: string, question: string, client_request_id: string) =>
     request<SideExchange>(`${parent}/side-questions`, "POST", { question, client_request_id }),
   clear: (parent: string) => request(`${parent}/side-questions`, "DELETE"),