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Multi-repository project no longer allows selecting a branch for each repository

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Description

Before the new session creation experience, creating a chat for a project containing multiple repositories presented a separate branch selector for each repository. In the updated interface, that screen is no longer shown, and it is unclear which source branch is used for each repository. This is especially disruptive for repos where the default branch is not main. Also, the new branch selector no longer seems to work at all.

Please clarify whether this was intentional and how the source branch for each repository is now determined. If branch selection was removed unintentionally, please restore the per-repository branch selectors.


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App version 1.1.17
OS Windows 11 Enterprise — 10.0.26200 (Build 26200)
Theme GitHub
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Tenure Week 15

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Research direction

Start in the updated session creation experience and reproduce project creation with multiple repositories, including one whose default branch is not main. Inspect the branch selector flow and determine how each repository's source branch is chosen; done means branch selection works per repository or the behavior is clearly documented.

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Tech stack
github
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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