Unable to Archive Conversations Directly from Sidebar Chat History

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
macos, rust
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by locating the macOS desktop History panel and its conversation-entry actions. Check how entries are opened, then trace whether archive, deletion, and confirmation behavior already exists elsewhere. Done means History entries support direct archiving or deletion with confirmation prompts.

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Description

app enhancement session

In the ChatGPT/Codex desktop version, after opening the "History" panel on the right side, the conversation entries do not have the ··· menu, nor do they support right-click, hover for archiving, or deletion. Users must first open the conversation, and even after some conversations are opened, there is still no archiving option.
Expected Behavior: History entries should support direct archiving or deletion, and provide confirmation prompts.
Actual Behavior: The history can only be used to open conversations, but it cannot manage the conversations.
Platform: macOS Desktop Version

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