[Bug]: Branch name in session screen is not reactive
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
Before submitting
- I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
- I included enough detail to reproduce or investigate the problem.
Area
apps/desktop
Steps to reproduce
- Start a new chat
- Open terminal panel (Cmd+J)
- Create a new git branch from the terminal
- Observe branch name displayed by the UI
Expected behavior
UI displays the newly created branch name right away
Actual behavior
UI displays the stale branch name
Impact
Minor bug or occasional failure
Version or commit
0.0.33 (3b72d17cbca6)
Environment
macOS 26.6.1
Logs or stack traces
Screenshots, recordings, or supporting files
Screen Recording 2026-08-18 at 16.53.43.mov
Workaround
Switching to another window and then back to T3 Code helps (I did that at the end of the video)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in apps/desktop by tracing how the session screen reads and displays the current git branch, then reproduce the issue by creating a branch from the terminal panel. The work is done when the displayed branch name updates immediately without switching windows; add or update a focused test if the existing desktop test structure covers this behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, typescript
- Domain
- desktop, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100