diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 6396f02..308f35f 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -231,6 +231,25 @@ function stopMonitoringWatcher(folderPath) {
   }
 }
 
+// (1) Die Kernfunktion
+async function addFolderByPath(newFolder) {
+  await initGitRepo(newFolder);
+  let folders = store.get('folders') || [];
+  let folderObj = folders.find(f => f.path === newFolder);
+  if (!folderObj) {
+    folderObj = { path: newFolder, monitoring: true, linesChanged: 0, llmCandidates: [] };
+    folders.push(folderObj);
+    store.set('folders', folders);
+  }
+  store.set('selected', newFolder);
+  watchRepo(newFolder, win);
+  startMonitoringWatcher(newFolder, win);
+  return store.get('folders');
+}
+
+
+
+
 // ---- Rewrite Git Messages with LLM generated messages ----
 
 // ---- 1. Commits & Diffs für LLM sammeln ----
@@ -775,6 +794,23 @@ function buildTrayMenu() {
   ipcMain.handle('get-folders', () => store.get('folders'));
 
 
+
+  // (2) Die IPC-Handler anpassen:
+  ipcMain.handle('add-folder', async () => {
+    const { canceled, filePaths } = await dialog.showOpenDialog({
+      properties: ['openDirectory']
+    });
+    if (canceled || !filePaths[0]) {
+      return store.get('folders');
+    }
+    return await addFolderByPath(filePaths[0]);
+  });
+
+  ipcMain.handle('add-folder-by-path', async (_e, folderPath) => {
+    return await addFolderByPath(folderPath);
+  });
+
+
   // Ordner hinzufügen: Open-Dialog, init, Store-Update, watchen, monitoren
   ipcMain.handle('add-folder', async () => {
     const { canceled, filePaths } = await dialog.showOpenDialog({
@@ -785,7 +821,7 @@ function buildTrayMenu() {
     }
     const newFolder = filePaths[0];
 
-    
+
     await initGitRepo(newFolder);
 
     // HEAD-Hash holen