2 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/internal/appconfig/config.go b/internal/appconfig/config.go
index 859b2c1..8ae9597 100644
--- a/internal/appconfig/config.go
+++ b/internal/appconfig/config.go
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ func ConfigPath() (string, error) {
 	return configPath, nil
 }
 
-// StateDir returns the XDG state directory for hexai (~/.local/state/hexai by default).
+// StateDir returns the XDG state directory for hexai (~/.local/hexai/state by default).
 // Creates the directory if it doesn't exist. This is used for persistent state data
 // like logs and history that should survive reboots.
 func StateDir() (string, error) {
@@ -1294,10 +1294,10 @@ func StateDir() (string, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot find user home directory: %v", err)
 		}
-		stateHome = filepath.Join(home, ".local", "state")
+		stateHome = filepath.Join(home, ".local", "hexai")
 	}
 
-	stateDir := filepath.Join(stateHome, "hexai")
+	stateDir := filepath.Join(stateHome, "state")
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(stateDir, 0o755); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot create state directory: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/appconfig/config_test.go b/internal/appconfig/config_test.go
index ed7254c..cf9a725 100644
--- a/internal/appconfig/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/appconfig/config_test.go
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func TestStateDir_XDG(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("StateDir: %v", err)
 	}
-	expected := filepath.Join(dir, "hexai")
+	expected := filepath.Join(dir, "state")
 	if stateDir != expected {
 		t.Fatalf("expected %q, got %q", expected, stateDir)
 	}
@@ -337,9 +337,9 @@ func TestStateDir_Default(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("StateDir: %v", err)
 	}
-	// Should default to ~/.local/state/hexai
-	if !strings.Contains(stateDir, ".local/state/hexai") {
-		t.Fatalf("expected path to contain .local/state/hexai, got %q", stateDir)
+	// Should default to ~/.local/hexai/state
+	if !strings.Contains(stateDir, ".local/hexai/state") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected path to contain .local/hexai/state, got %q", stateDir)
 	}
 	// Verify directory was created
 	if _, err := os.Stat(stateDir); err != nil {