## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies
> - That operator experience depends not just on issue chat, but also on
how workspaces, inbox groups, and navigation state behave over
long-running sessions
> - The current branch included a separate cluster of workspace-runtime
controls, inbox grouping, sidebar ordering, and worktree lifecycle fixes
> - Those changes cross server, shared contracts, database state, and UI
navigation, but they still form one coherent operator workflow area
> - This pull request isolates the workspace/runtime and navigation
ergonomics work into one standalone branch
> - The benefit is better workspace recovery and navigation persistence
without forcing reviewers through the unrelated issue-detail/chat work
## What Changed
- Improved execution workspace and project workspace controls, request
wiring, layout, and JSON editor ergonomics
- Hardened linked worktree reuse/startup behavior and documented the
`worktree repair` flow for recovering linked worktrees safely
- Added inbox workspace grouping, mobile collapse, archive undo,
keyboard navigation, shared group-header styling, and persisted
collapsed-group behavior
- Added persistent sidebar order preferences with the supporting DB
migration, shared/server contracts, routes, services, hooks, and UI
integration
- Scoped issue-list preferences by context and added targeted UI/server
tests for workspace controls, inbox behavior, sidebar preferences, and
worktree validation
## Verification
- `pnpm vitest run
server/src/__tests__/sidebar-preferences-routes.test.ts
ui/src/pages/Inbox.test.tsx
ui/src/components/ProjectWorkspaceSummaryCard.test.tsx
ui/src/components/WorkspaceRuntimeControls.test.tsx
ui/src/api/workspace-runtime-control.test.ts`
- `server/src/__tests__/workspace-runtime.test.ts` was attempted, but
the embedded Postgres suite self-skipped/hung on this host after
reporting an init-script issue, so it is not counted as a local pass
here
## Risks
- Medium: this branch includes migration-backed preference storage plus
worktree/runtime behavior, so merge review should pay attention to state
persistence and worktree recovery semantics
- The sidebar preference migration is standalone, but it should still be
watched for conflicts if another migration lands first
## Model Used
- OpenAI Codex coding agent (GPT-5-class runtime in Codex CLI; exact
deployed model ID is not exposed in this environment), reasoning
enabled, tool use and local code execution enabled
## Checklist
- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [ ] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [ ] If this change affects the UI, I have included before/after
screenshots
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge
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Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Adds a ListTree icon button in the inbox top bar to toggle nesting
on/off. Preference is persisted in localStorage. When disabled, all
issues display as a flat list without grouping.
Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Groups child issues under their parent in the inbox, matching the
nesting pattern used on the issues list page. Parent groups sort by
the most recent activity across all family members. Archived parents
don't hide their children — orphans show independently.
Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Adds a "parent" column option to the inbox column toggle dropdown.
When enabled, sub-issues display the parent's identifier (e.g. PAP-123)
with the parent title as a tooltip. Uses the existing issueById lookup
map to resolve parent info without additional API calls.
Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
The sidebar inbox badge was counting all "mine" issues (issues created
by or assigned to the user) instead of only unread ones. This caused
the badge to show a count (e.g. 14) even when the Unread tab was empty.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
issueLastActivityTimestamp() returned 0 for issues where the user was
the last to touch them (myLastTouchAt >= updatedAt) and no external
comment existed. This pushed those items to the bottom of the inbox
list regardless of how recently they were updated.
Now falls back to updatedAt instead, so recently updated items sort
to the top of the Recent tab as expected.
Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Approvals, failed runs, and join requests now have the same
unread dot + archive X pattern as issues in the Mine tab:
- Click the blue dot to mark as read, then X appears on hover
- Desktop: animated dismiss with scale/slide transition
- Mobile: swipe-to-archive via SwipeToArchive wrapper
- Dismissed items are filtered out of Mine tab
- Badge count excludes dismissed approvals and join requests
- localStorage-backed read/dismiss state for non-issue items
Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Join requests were displayed in a separate card-style section below the main
inbox list. This moves them into the unified work items feed so they sort
chronologically alongside issues, approvals, and failed runs—matching the
inline treatment hiring requests already receive.
Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Failed runs are no longer shown in a separate section. They are now
mixed into the main work items feed sorted by timestamp, matching
how approvals are already interleaved with issues.
Replaced the large FailedRunCard with a compact FailedRunInboxRow
that matches the ApprovalInboxRow visual style.
Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
