The flat Projects grid was overwhelming at 50-100 repos. Explored the UX with
4 parallel agents (auto-grouping / manual folders / density-segmentation /
competitive research); all converged on namespace auto-grouping as the primary
fix — the dotted repo names (Billo.Platform.*, Billo.Infrastructure.*) already
encode the hierarchy, so it's a string-split, not a taxonomy the user builds.
Frontend:
- groupProjects(): depth-2 namespace grouping, >=2-member threshold (singletons
fall to "Other"), degrade-to-flat when repos share no prefix, running projects
duplicated into a pinned "Active now" section.
- displayLabel(): cards show the namespace tail (Payment, not
Billo.Platform.Payment); full name in Active/Other.
- Collapsible sticky group headers with an "N active" badge so a collapsed
section never hides running work; search force-expands matching groups.
- public/prefs.ts: server-first load with a localStorage offline mirror, migrates
the legacy per-device proj-favs.
Backend (server-side prefs so favourites + collapse-state follow the user across
devices — localStorage was per-device, which broke the multi-device premise):
- src/http/prefs-store.ts: ~/.web-terminal-prefs.json store (mirrors push-store),
every field bounded + sanitized.
- GET /prefs (read-only) + PUT /prefs (Origin-guarded); UiPrefs type +
PREFS_STORE_PATH config.
Tests: +12 prefs-store, +21 groupProjects/displayLabel. Full suite 1227 passed.
Verified live: grouping renders, collapse persists to the server and survives a
full page reload (cross-device sync proven end-to-end).
The detail page now reads <repo>/CLAUDE.md and shows it in a scrollable
monospace box, with one smart button: "↻ Update" when it exists / "✨ Generate"
when it doesn't. The button opens an interactive Claude session in the repo
running /init (claude "/init") so you review what it writes — reuses the project
launcher, no new backend orchestration, stays a byte-shuttle.
- ProjectDetail += hasClaudeMd / claudeMd; buildProjectDetail reads CLAUDE.md
(truncated 64KB, best-effort, in the existing Promise.all)
- renderProjectDetail: CLAUDE.md section (content box or empty state) + button
- style.css: .proj-section-row / .proj-claudemd-btn / .proj-claudemd
Tests +5 (458): backend read present/absent; frontend content+Update,
empty+Generate, button opens `claude "/init"`. Verified: tsc clean, full suite
green, build OK, curl returns the content, in-browser shows the box + button.
The detail view could kill sessions, but the grid card's session rows were
enter-only. Add a ✕ kill button to each card session row (stopPropagation so it
doesn't also enter the session); makeSessionRow gains an optional onKill,
makeProjectCard an optional onKillSession, and mountProjects wires it to
DELETE /live-sessions/:id followed by a refresh.
Frontend-only. projects-panel tests +1 (51): ✕ present only with the callback,
click kills the right id without entering. Verified in-browser: a card with 2
sessions dropped to 1 after clicking ✕.
Clicking a project's name opens an in-app detail view (back button returns to
the grid) with:
- header: name, path, branch, dirty
- Branch / Worktrees: each `git worktree list` entry (branch or detached@head,
main/current/locked/prunable tags, path) — a single-worktree repo shows its
branch; a multi-worktree repo shows them all
- Active sessions (N): detailed rows (status, devices watching, started-ago)
with Open + Kill
- the Claude/Codex/VS Code launcher row
Backend: src/http/worktrees.ts (parseWorktrees pure + listWorktrees via
execFile, no shell, best-effort); buildProjectDetail(cfg, path, liveSessions)
in projects.ts (validates absolute existing dir, reuses branch/dirty/session
helpers, uncached — detail is on-demand and wants fresh state); read-only
GET /projects/detail?path= (no Origin guard, like /projects; 400 missing /
404 invalid). Types: WorktreeInfo, ProjectDetail.
Frontend: detail view + navigation in projects.ts (grid<->detail), project
name becomes a link, Kill via DELETE /live-sessions/:id.
Tests +21 (452 total): worktree parser, buildProjectDetail (validation,
non-git, session merge, real git-init worktree), renderProjectDetail.
worktrees.ts 100% / projects.ts 93.8% cov. Verified in-browser: opened a
Claude session, then the detail showed its branch+worktree and the live
session with Open/Kill.
Replace each card's "+ start claude here" with a row of three brand-logo
launcher buttons (logo + caption, touch-friendly, tooltips):
- Claude (coral burst) → new terminal tab running `claude`
- Codex (OpenAI mark) → new terminal tab running `codex`
- VS Code (blue ribbon) → opens the repo in VS Code ON THE HOST
VS Code: new guarded POST /open-in-editor runs `<EDITOR_CMD> <path>` (default
`code`) on the host via execFile (no shell); path validated as an existing
absolute dir; Origin guard (CSRF) like the DELETE routes. EDITOR_CMD config added.
Active-session highlight (user request): when a project has a running Claude
session (Claude-hook status != unknown — plain shells/codex stay unknown), the
Claude logo gets a coral ring + tint, with a count badge when more than one.
New: public/icons.ts (simple-icons SVGs, fill=currentColor), src/http/editor.ts.
onOpenProject gains an optional cmd; makeProjectCard exported for tests.
Tests +16 (431 total): editor validation/launch, EDITOR_CMD config, launcher
row (3 buttons, claude/codex commands), and the active-Claude highlight + badge.
Verified: coverage >=80x4, build OK, both typechecks clean; in-browser the 3
logos render with brand colours, and POST /open-in-editor actually launched
VS Code on the host (403 no-Origin / 400 bad-path / 204 valid-dir all correct).
