<ul class="list-unstyled" style="margin:0;background:#fff;width:220px;padding:8px 0;">
    <li class="nav-item" style="margin:0;">
        <a href="#" class="d-flex align-items-center" style="padding:8px 17px;border-left:3px solid transparent;background:transparent;color:var(--title);text-decoration:none;font-family:'Satoshi';font-size:0.875rem;">
            <span style="margin-right:10px;font-size:1.1rem;">📊</span>
            <span style="flex:1;">Dashboard</span>

        </a>
    </li>
    <li class="nav-item active" style="margin:0;">
        <a href="#" class="d-flex align-items-center" style="padding:8px 17px;border-left:3px solid var(--primary-color);background:var(--primary-light);color:var(--title);text-decoration:none;font-family:'Satoshi';font-size:0.875rem;">
            <span style="margin-right:10px;font-size:1.1rem;">✍️</span>
            <span style="flex:1;">Script Generator</span>
            <span class="badge ms-auto">AI</span>

        </a>
    </li>
    <li class="nav-item" style="margin:0;">
        <a href="#" class="d-flex align-items-center" style="padding:8px 17px;border-left:3px solid transparent;background:transparent;color:var(--title);text-decoration:none;font-family:'Satoshi';font-size:0.875rem;">
            <span style="margin-right:10px;font-size:1.1rem;">💡</span>
            <span style="flex:1;">Video Ideas</span>
            <span class="badge ms-auto">AI</span>

        </a>
    </li>
    <li class="nav-item" style="margin:0;">
        <a href="#" class="d-flex align-items-center" style="padding:8px 17px;border-left:3px solid transparent;background:transparent;color:var(--title);text-decoration:none;font-family:'Satoshi';font-size:0.875rem;">
            <span style="margin-right:10px;font-size:1.1rem;">🖼️</span>
            <span style="flex:1;">Thumbnail Editor</span>

        </a>
    </li>
</ul>
<ul class="list-unstyled" style="margin:0;background:#fff;width:220px;padding:8px 0;">
  {{#each items}}
  <li class="nav-item{{#if this.active}} active{{/if}}" style="margin:0;">
    <a href="#" class="d-flex align-items-center" style="padding:8px 17px;border-left:3px solid {{#if this.active}}var(--primary-color){{else}}transparent{{/if}};background:{{#if this.active}}var(--primary-light){{else}}transparent{{/if}};color:var(--title);text-decoration:none;font-family:'Satoshi';font-size:0.875rem;">
      <span style="margin-right:10px;font-size:1.1rem;">{{this.icon}}</span>
      <span style="flex:1;">{{this.label}}</span>
      {{#if this.badge}}<span class="badge ms-auto">{{this.badge}}</span>{{/if}}
      {{#if this.expandable}}<span style="font-size:0.6rem;color:var(--paragraph);margin-left:4px;">{{#if this.expanded}}{{else}}{{/if}}</span>{{/if}}
    </a>
    {{! Sub-items }}
    {{#if this.expanded}}
    <ul class="list-unstyled" style="margin:0;padding:0;">
      {{#each this.children}}
      <li>
        <a href="#" style="display:flex;align-items:center;padding:6px 17px 6px 44px;color:{{#if this.active}}var(--primary-color){{else}}var(--paragraph){{/if}};text-decoration:none;font-family:'Satoshi';font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:{{#if this.active}}700{{else}}400{{/if}};background:{{#if this.active}}var(--primary-light){{else}}transparent{{/if}};border-left:3px solid {{#if this.active}}var(--primary-color){{else}}transparent{{/if}};">
          {{this.label}}
        </a>
      </li>
      {{/each}}
    </ul>
    {{/if}}
  </li>
  {{/each}}
</ul>
{
  "items": [
    {
      "icon": "📊",
      "label": "Dashboard",
      "active": false
    },
    {
      "icon": "✍️",
      "label": "Script Generator",
      "active": true,
      "badge": "AI"
    },
    {
      "icon": "💡",
      "label": "Video Ideas",
      "active": false,
      "badge": "AI"
    },
    {
      "icon": "🖼️",
      "label": "Thumbnail Editor",
      "active": false
    }
  ]
}

Sidebar navigation item. Active state uses --primary-light background and --primary-color left border (3px). Supports expandable groups with sub-items. AI-powered tools show the AI badge.

Appears in: The persistent app sidebar on every authenticated page. Groups: Dashboard, Ideas, Discover, Plan, Projects, Growth, Settings.