Separate Model Preference for Side Chats
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Description
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What feature would you like to see?
I'd like to have side chats maintain a separate default model on creation. For most side chats, I happen to want an answer to a quick question. For the main agent, I want a high-effort, smart agent.
When I create a new side chat, I want it to use the model/effort from the last side chat I had within the project, rather than inherit these from the main chat.
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Research direction
No files or tests are identified in the issue. Start by tracing side-chat creation and how model and effort preferences are selected and persisted within a project. Done means a new side chat reuses the last side-chat model and effort without inheriting the main chat's settings.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- ai, cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100