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threads in the flat sidebar have no branch or worktree heading. this adds an optional, persisted setting that groups threads within their sections while preserving pinned order and thread search, and defaults off. real web checks covered settings persistence/reset, grouping, shelf expansion/collapse, search, keyboard traversal, pinning, and settling; same-group dragging and reload also passed with interleaved saved order and two unchanged pinned threads. native mobile/desktop-specific interactions remain unverified. 514 existing tests, scoped lint, and contracts/client-runtime/web/mobile typechecks passed on Blacksmith. model: gpt-6.1-sol; harness: codex.

before: flat sidebar with the two real settled threads

after: those threads grouped by branch and worktree

before: actual flat settled shelf expands and collapses

after: enable grouping, expand the settled shelf, and show worktree path

real same-group reorder was exercised on two normal conversation forks and their parent, with another project interleaved in saved order. drag, grouping-off order, flat search, and reload preserved the intended order; read-only persisted state confirmed the reordered positions and unchanged pins. the final existing sidebar tests, scoped lint/format check, and web typecheck passed on blacksmith. remote and native runtime remain unverified.

before: matching sidebar data with parent below its forks

after: parent above both forks with pinned threads unchanged

same-group drag and preserved order after real reload

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Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This adds a substantial opt-in sidebar capability across web and mobile, including new grouping UI, persisted settings, headings, and group-constrained reorder behavior. The cross-cutting production behavior and order-management changes warrant human review despite the feature defaulting off.

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The change adds an opt-in branch and worktree grouping setting for mobile and web sidebars. Eligible thread sections are grouped and receive group headings. Active-section moves are constrained to a group. Pinned rows and search results retain their existing order.

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Branch and Worktree Grouping

Layer / File(s) Summary
Grouping and ordering contracts
packages/contracts/src/settings.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadSort.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadSort.test.ts
The client settings schema adds sidebarBranchGroupingEnabled, defaulting to false. Shared helpers derive group keys and labels, preserve row order within groups, and add a reorder option that requires remaining keys to be ordered. Tests cover grouping, labels, and reorder plans.
Mobile preference and setting
apps/mobile/src/persistence/mobile-preferences.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/use-thread-list-v2-shelf-preferences.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/settings/SettingsThreadsRouteScreen.tsx
Mobile preferences store and sanitize the grouping setting. The preferences hook exposes it after preferences load, and the thread settings screen adds a switch backed by the device-local preference.
Mobile list grouping and row headers
apps/mobile/src/features/threads/threadListV2.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-v2-items.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/threadListV2.test.ts
The mobile list builder groups eligible sections when grouping is enabled and search is empty. It marks group starts, and rows display project, branch, and available environment labels. Tests cover grouping and unchanged pinned and search ordering.
Mobile list wiring and move constraints
apps/mobile/src/features/home/HomeScreen.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/home/useThreadListActions.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/home/useThreadListActions.test.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadArrangementSheet.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadNavigationSidebar.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/threadOrder.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/threadOrderAvailability.test.ts
Mobile screens pass the preference into list construction and move availability. When enabled, active-section move planning uses branch-group keys and validates group boundaries and ordered keys. A randomized test compares grouped batch availability with the reference planner.
Web grouping, drag handling, and settings
apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx, apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts, apps/web/src/components/settings/SettingsPanels.tsx, apps/web/src/components/settings/settingsSearch.ts, docs/user/thread-sidebar.md
The web sidebar groups eligible rows and drag previews when the setting is enabled and search is inactive. Active-section drops are constrained to the same group. General settings, settings search, and user documentation cover the setting and its behavior.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant GeneralSettingsPanel
  participant ClientSettings
  participant Sidebar
  participant groupThreadsByBranch
  GeneralSettingsPanel->>ClientSettings: Update sidebarBranchGroupingEnabled
  Sidebar->>ClientSettings: Read sidebarBranchGroupingEnabled
  Sidebar->>groupThreadsByBranch: Group eligible rows when enabled and search is inactive
  groupThreadsByBranch-->>Sidebar: Return grouped rows
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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 6c640

Branch grouping remains optional, and the identified heading and snooze-wakeup issues are corrected. No actionable current-head risk remains beyond normal checks.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 6c640

The feature is opt-in and preserves existing operation permissions. Grouped moves can partially save ordering changes after a failure, but no resulting privilege expansion was established. Full worktree-path visibility and native interactions remain partly unverified.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The established changed exposure is presentation of existing thread metadata and writes to authorized visible thread-order records. A grouped move's write scope can exceed its displayed group, but no new cross-environment authority or privileged sink was established.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Grouping identity includes environment and project identifiers rather than relying on branch or path alone. Existing row operation-scope checks remain, and group headings do not confer operation authority.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — Existing pending-order and optimistic-drop mechanisms constrain overlapping moves and clean up interrupted or failed previews. Those client-side guards do not make a multi-row persistence sequence atomic.


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🟡 Minor · Preserve the saved order outside the moved group. · threadSort.ts:323-341

packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadSort.ts:323-341
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Preserve the saved order outside the moved group.

When grouped active keys are interleaved, this fallback assigns spread keys to the full active section. Web and mobile pass and persist the full grouped order. In the a1(f), b(n), a2(t), a3(w) case, moving a1 rekeys b; turning grouping off can then show a2, a1, a3, b instead of preserving the saved placement outside the moved group. That conflicts with the documented within-group move behavior. Build the fallback from the saved sequence, changing only the moved group’s slots, and apply that rule to both platform planners and mobile’s availability calculation.

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Update the fallback around remainingKeysOrdered to reassign keys only to the
moved group’s slots in the saved sequence, leaving entries outside that group
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Share the grouped-order check, build mobile group starts inside the
existing section loops, and trim redundant tests and docs.
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- Line 1304: Update the thread row rendering around props.branchGroupStart so
group headings render for both operate-permission paths. Move or reuse the
heading outside the canOperateThread branch while preserving the existing
grouped-thread boundary condition.

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- Line 2889: Update the snooze timer boundary calculation that uses
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Written by claude-opus-5-5 on behalf of Maria

Real-app drag check at b45a709 (web dev server, grouping on, three branch/worktree groups). Each drag was driven step by step. Row and heading boxes were measured mid-drag and after release, with the working shelf off and then on:

  • Reorder within a group (alpha row below its sibling): no heading/row overlap mid-drag; the released order matches the preview.
  • Active into pinned: no overlap; lands in pinned.
  • Pinned branch-alpha thread dropped among branch-beta rows: the preview opens the slot under the alpha heading, and the row lands there on release.
  • Working shelf on: the same three drags show no overlap. Dragging a row past its group boundary is rejected.

Mid-drag (dragged card floats; headings and rows stay stacked):

mid-drag, headings and rows stay aligned

After dropping inside the alpha group:

after drop, alpha group order matches preview

Not runtime-checked: the read-only/non-reorderable group case (covered by the shared planner tests) and mobile on a device.

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