Update flare-ui/src/app/components/chat/realtime-chat.component.ts

flare-ui/src/app/components/chat/realtime-chat.component.ts

@@ -410,11 +410,14 @@ export class RealtimeChatComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewChecke
     }
   }
 
-  private async startConversation(): Promise<void> {
+  async startConversation(): Promise<void> {
     try {
       this.loading = true;
       this.error = '';
       
+      // Clear existing messages - welcome will come via WebSocket
+      this.conversationManager.clearMessages();
+      
       await this.conversationManager.startConversation(this.sessionId!);
       this.isConversationActive = true;
       this.startVisualization();