diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/captain/assistant/DocumentCard.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/captain/assistant/DocumentCard.vue
index d6e546581..d0e85d246 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/captain/assistant/DocumentCard.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/captain/assistant/DocumentCard.vue
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ const props = defineProps({
     type: String,
     required: true,
   },
+  file: {
+    type: Object,
+    default: null,
+  },
   createdAt: {
     type: Number,
     required: true,
@@ -63,6 +67,22 @@ const menuItems = computed(() => {
 
 const createdAt = computed(() => dynamicTime(props.createdAt));
 
+const displayLink = computed(() => {
+  // For PDF uploads, show the filename instead of the generated external_link
+  if (props.file?.filename) {
+    return props.file.filename;
+  }
+  return props.externalLink;
+});
+
+const actualLink = computed(() => {
+  // For PDF uploads, return the actual file URL; for URLs, return the external_link
+  if (props.file?.url) {
+    return props.file.url;
+  }
+  return props.externalLink;
+});
+
 const handleAction = ({ action, value }) => {
   toggleDropdown(false);
   emit('action', { action, value, id: props.id });
@@ -103,12 +123,15 @@ const handleAction = ({ action, value }) => {
         <i class="i-woot-captain" />
         {{ assistant?.name || '' }}
       </span>
-      <span
-        class="text-n-slate-11 text-sm truncate flex justify-start flex-1 items-center gap-1"
+      <a
+        :href="actualLink"
+        target="_blank"
+        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+        class="text-n-slate-11 text-sm truncate flex justify-start flex-1 items-center gap-1 hover:text-n-slate-12 transition-colors"
       >
         <i class="i-ph-link-simple shrink-0" />
-        <span class="truncate">{{ externalLink }}</span>
-      </span>
+        <span class="truncate">{{ displayLink }}</span>
+      </a>
       <div class="shrink-0 text-sm text-n-slate-11 line-clamp-1">
         {{ createdAt }}
       </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/captain/documents/Index.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/captain/documents/Index.vue
index 5f5156d8e..6cc1d999a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/captain/documents/Index.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/captain/documents/Index.vue
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ const handleCreateDialogClose = () => {
   showCreateDialog.value = false;
 };
 
-const handleCreateDialogSuccess = () => {
-  // Document is already added to the store optimistically, no need to refetch
-  // The store action 'uploadPdf' or 'create' already adds the document via commit(mutationTypes.ADD)
-};
-
 const handleAction = ({ action, id }) => {
   selectedDocument.value = documents.value.find(
     captainDocument => id === captainDocument.id
@@ -159,6 +154,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
           :key="doc.id"
           :name="doc.name || doc.external_link"
           :external-link="doc.external_link"
+          :file="doc.file"
           :assistant="doc.assistant"
           :created-at="doc.created_at"
           @action="handleAction"
@@ -176,7 +172,6 @@ onMounted(() => {
       v-if="showCreateDialog"
       ref="createDocumentDialog"
       @close="handleCreateDialogClose"
-      @success="handleCreateDialogSuccess"
     />
     <DeleteDialog
       v-if="selectedDocument"