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Background session rotation disrupts foreground chat state

Cluster 86106 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #117686 on 21 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These issues concern background chat sessions incorrectly pulling focus, route, or selection away from the active foreground chat during session/ID rotation. The work addresses preventing background state changes from interfering with what the user is currently viewing.

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#117686 fix(desktop): a background chat's stored-id rotation no longer pulls the route, selection or focused tile back to it (#86106, salvage #86359)

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-actions/index.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-state-cache.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-session-state-cache.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/wrong-session-closeout.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/store/session-states.ts

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#86359 fix(desktop): prevent background session rotation from stealing foreground route · other → 689b1a5, 1389726, f88c6fc

Closed issues · 1

Closed#86106Desktop: message persisted to stale session after switching chats (UI shows one session, backend logs another)

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #117686
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 21 Sep 2026

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