anomalyco / anomalyco/opencode

[FEATURE]: Collapsible left rail with project & chat history navigation alongside tab support

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Since Jul 23, 2026.

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Description

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Problem

Currently, opencode has tabs (which are great), but there's no persistent left rail/sidebar for quick access to projects and previous chats. Users have to navigate away or lose easy access to their conversation history across sessions.

Proposed solution

Add a collapsible left rail that includes:

  1. Projects – list of active/recent projects with ability to switch between them
  2. Chat history – list of previous conversations, searchable and filterable by name or date
  3. Ability to organize, rename, or archive chats

This would coexist alongside existing tab support, not replace it — tabs for working on multiple topics within a chat/project, left rail for switching between different projects/chats.

Why this matters

  • Reduces context switching — navigate between conversations/projects without losing your place
  • Keeps the UI intuitive — familiar pattern (similar to VS Code's sidebar activity bar)
  • Complements tabs beautifully: tabs = "what I'm working on right now", left rail = "where am I doing it"

UX reference

Similar patterns used successfully by:

  • VS Code (left panel for projects + chat history alongside tab system)
  • Linear (project/navigator sidebar + top tabs)

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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