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feat(renderer): nest delegated and forked threads in the sidebar - #709
Nest CodexHost-dispatched child threads and forked threads under their parent in the Codex Desktop sidebar. Parents with children get an expand/collapse toggle.
Host (read-only): new codexhost/thread/relation/list method (packages/host-runtime/src/thread-relation-list.ts, contract in packages/shared-contracts/src/thread-relations.ts). It resolves the parent from the persisted Delegation record (parentHostThreadId → childHostThreadId) first, then from the recorded fork source. Subagent records and shared threads return null. Up to 100 ids per call. Bad params return -32602 and unreadable state returns -32081. Nothing is written to the official App Server.
Native Codex forks: the renderer reads forkedFromId via thread/read (includeTurns: false) only for Codex-owned threads. It skips official subagents (parentThreadId / source.subAgent), which Desktop already nests. Reads run 4 at a time and are cached.
Renderer:installRendererSidebarThreadTree is installed on the existing renderer binding, next to the sidebar agent icons, and shares its refresh and dispose calls.
A MutationObserver schedules a rAF scan of the native role=listitem rows.
Layout is reapplied with CSS order, inline-start indentation (max depth 6) and display: none for collapsed children. Native nodes are never moved, and the writes are idempotent, so React re-renders cannot drop the layout.
Children appear only once, under their parent. Siblings keep the native order.
Cross-list parents (pinned threads): Desktop files each thread in one list and a new fork does not inherit Pinned, so the fork of a pinned thread renders in Recents while its parent stays in Pinned. All lists are planned together (planSidebarThreadForest): a parent in the same list wins; otherwise the child and its subtree are shown in the root ancestor's list. The native child stays in place with display: none, and a CodexHost-owned mirror (data-codexhost-sidebar-thread-mirror) is appended to the parent's list and positioned with order and indentation. The mirror is a sanitized clone (no id, draggable, row-identity, keyboard-cycle or drop-target attributes), re-cloned when the source item changes. Click, double-click, auxiliary click, context menu, Enter and Space are replayed on the matching node of the native item, so navigation, the context menu and row actions stay Desktop's own. Only threads shown once across all lists move; cross-list cycles stay in place; mirrors are removed when the parent leaves the sidebar and on dispose(). Drag and drop and hover cards are not available on a mirror.
Child rows keep native navigation. The toggle stops propagation, so clicking it does not navigate.
Relations with no parent yet are retried after 1 s, 3 s and 10 s, which covers delegations that are recorded late. dispose() restores the original styles.
Older hosts: if the host does not have the new method, the renderer falls back to the existing ownership data. With no CodexHost data at all, it treats every thread as Codex-owned and only native forks are nested.
Docs: docs/architecture/sidebar-thread-tree.md (Chinese), linked from docs/index.md.
This does not change execution ownership, thread identity, the Shim, Codex Core, or any existing feature, and delegations are not shown as native subagents.
Related issues
Fixes#708
Related #352 (subagent module inside the parent conversation; different surface)
Test plan
Automated (macOS arm64, Node from repo toolchain):
npm run typecheck: passed
npm run lint (eslint + boundaries): passed
npx prettier --check .: passed
New tests:
packages/renderer-extension/test/renderer-sidebar-thread-tree.test.ts (21: includes a pinned parent with its fork in Recents, a fork that appears after the parent was laid out, collapse, the parent leaving the sidebar, dispose, and planSidebarThreadForest cases for subtrees, same-list preference, duplicated threads and cross-list cycles)
Headless Chrome check of the browser DOM code on a synthetic sidebar (two flex lists): the mirror is appended to the parent's list with order and 14 px indentation, carries no row-identity attributes, forwards clicks on the title, a row button and the context menu to the native item, re-clones after a title change, hides on collapse, is removed when the parent leaves, and the page stays idle (no scan loop).
npm run test:typescript: 8030 passed, 2 failed, both in tests/release/npm-package.test.mjs. These tests spawn the packaged launcher and get exit status null. When I re-ran the file alone, a different single case failed (54/55 passed). They don't touch the changed modules, so this looks like local environment flakiness.
The release bundles (packages/host-runtime/scripts/build-release.mjs, npm run build:renderer) were diffed against the installed 0.17.0 app/host-runtime.mjs / app/renderer-extension.js. The differences are additions only.
Real machine:
Read-only CDP probe of a live Codex Desktop sidebar on CodexHost 0.17.0. It confirmed the structure the tree depends on: flex lists of role=listitem rows, one row per item, the fiber conversationId, and [data-thread-title-trigger]. Local and remote-ssh threads share the same list.
Read-only probe of the pinned-fork report: the live Pinned list holds no fork children, while native rollout metadata (forked_from_id) and state_5.sqlite show the fork of a pinned thread has thread_section_id = NULL, and an external fork was absent from the CodexHost section placements. Same-list nesting in Recents was working.
Not yet verified: mirrors in a live Desktop (context menu placement anchored to the hidden native row, hover actions), keyboard focus order of reordered rows.
Toggle alignment fix
The expand/collapse toggle is now absolutely positioned with a negative start margin, so it sits in the leading padding left of the icon and takes no inline width. Parent rows align with sibling rows at the same depth, and children indent exactly 14px relative to the parent icon (5ec9682b). Headless Chrome layout check: before the fix the parent icon moved 22px right and the child icon sat 8px left of it; after the fix sibling icons share the same x, the child is indented 14px, and the toggle sits left of the icon, vertically centered on it.
Indent CodexHost-dispatched child threads and forked threads under their
parent in the Codex Desktop sidebar, with an expand/collapse toggle on
parents that have children.
- Add the read-only `codexhost/thread/relation/list` host method. It
resolves the parent from the persisted Delegation record first and the
recorded fork source second, and never writes to the official App
Server.
- Read native Codex fork parents from `thread/read` (`forkedFromId`)
for Codex-owned threads, skipping official subagents that Desktop
already nests.
- Install a sidebar thread tree on the existing renderer binding. It
reapplies CSS order, indentation and visibility to native list items
on every observed mutation, so React re-renders cannot drop the
layout, and it never moves or clones native nodes. Child rows keep
native navigation; the toggle stops propagation.
- Fall back to ownership data when the host predates the new method.
FixesBytePioneer-AI#708
Signed-off-by: Vincent <1729065730@qq.com>
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Fix the typecheck failure and retained-mirror behavior before merging: some mirrored threads cannot be opened after their original rows disappear, and retained trees can display out of order or fail to collapse correctly.
Codex Desktop files every thread in exactly one sidebar list and a new
fork does not inherit the Pinned section, so the fork of a pinned thread
is rendered in Recents or a project list while its parent stays in
Pinned. The tree only nested entries within one list, which left those
forks at the top level.
Plan all sidebar lists together. A parent in the same list still wins;
otherwise a child and its subtree are shown in the list of their root
ancestor. Desktop owns the native list items, so the native child stays
in place, hidden, and a CodexHost-owned mirror is appended to the
parent's list and positioned with CSS order and indentation. The mirror
is a sanitized clone without row identity, keyboard-cycle or drop-target
attributes; it is re-cloned when the source item changes, and click,
double-click, auxiliary click, context menu, Enter and Space are
replayed on the matching node of the native item. Only threads shown
once across all lists move, cross-list cycles stay in place, and
mirrors are removed when the parent leaves the sidebar or on dispose.
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请先依据 Issue #708 和 PR 中的既定契约确认跨列表子 Thread 的预期位置，再调整 layoutSidebarThreadTree
周边的跨列表处理：若契约要求父项不在同一列表时子项留在原列表，就移除将子项及其子树镜像到根祖先列表并隐藏原条目的行为，同时使架构文档与该行为一致；若契约确认镜像行为，则保留实现并使相关描述一致。
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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Supported by static analysis
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# Locate the file and the mirror forwarding references.test -f packages/renderer-extension/src/renderer-sidebar-thread-tree.ts &&echo FOUND
rg -n -F -e 'MIRROR_FORWARDED_EVENTS' -e 'forwardMirrorEvent' -e 'preventDefault' -e 'data-thread-title-trigger' -e 'KeyboardEvent' -- packages/renderer-extension/src/renderer-sidebar-thread-tree.ts ||test"$?" -eq 1
# Outline the module to locate the owning functions.
ast-grep outline packages/renderer-extension/src/renderer-sidebar-thread-tree.ts --view expanded
# Read the file with line numbers so the cited ranges can be checked directly.
nl -ba packages/renderer-extension/src/renderer-sidebar-thread-tree.ts | sed -n '260,300p;420,560p'
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请先确认 Desktop 行使用的激活事件，再处理 MIRROR_FORWARDED_EVENTS 中的 keydown 转发：若 Desktop 依赖
click 导航，确保镜像行按 Enter 或空格时仍能触发源行激活；若 Desktop 依赖 keydown
激活，则保留现有键盘转发路径。不要在未确认激活事件前移除或调整 keydown 转发。
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The expand/collapse toggle was an in-flow flex item at the start of the
title trigger, so a parent row's icon and title shifted right by the
toggle width plus the row gap. Parents no longer lined up with sibling
rows at the same depth, and their children appeared left of the parent's
icon instead of one indent level to the right.
Position the toggle absolutely with a negative start margin so it sits in
the leading padding left of the icon without taking inline space. With no
insets, it keeps its static position and stays vertically aligned with
the icon. Siblings now align regardless of having a toggle, and children
indent exactly 14px relative to their parent's icon.
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Collapsing Recents unmounts fork rows while pinned/project parents stay
visible; the forest then cleared mirrors and toggles. Keep previously
applied mirrors (and parent toggles) when the parent remains mounted,
including nested sticky subtrees. Cold start with Recents already
collapsed still needs one expand to clone source DOM.
Signed-off-by: Vincent <1729065730@qq.com>
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Cherry-pick of sticky mirrors onto feat/renderer-sidebar-thread-nesting
referenced SIDEBAR_THREAD_TREE_MAX_ANCESTRY which only existed on the
vincent/release lineage.
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更新 hiddenUnderCollapsedAncestor，使祖先在 mountedKeys 或 previousMirrors 中时都能应用
collapsed 状态；重建保留镜像的 toggle 时，依据当前 input.collapsed 更新
collapsed，而不是复用旧值。补充测试验证折叠保留的中间镜像后，其子镜像 hidden 为 true 且 toggle.collapsed 为 true。
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修复：Recents 卸载后，保留镜像的父项会被 CSS order 移到列表末尾。
当 plans[listIndex]?.items 为 null 时，列表保持原生布局。此时只有带保留镜像的父项收到 order: index。其他 item 在 Line 1059 调用 apply(null)，会清除 order，其 order 回到默认值 0。
示例：pinned 列表为 [a, parent, b, c]，parent 的 Fork 只在 Recents 中，Recents 随后折叠。此时 parent 的 order 为 1，a、b、c 的 order 为 0。parent 因此排到 c 之后。
保留镜像沿用旧布局中的 order。该值基于含子项的旧规划。新的原生 order 与它不一致，可能出现相同 order 的并列项。并列时镜像因被追加到 DOM 末尾而排在兄弟项之后，嵌套顺序被打乱。
推荐修复：规划时把保留镜像作为额外条目（key、parentKey）加入该列表的 entries。让 planSidebarThreadForest 统一计算原生项和保留镜像的 order、depth、hidden。这样 order 在同一次规划中保持一致。
请补充测试：pinned 列表中，父项之后还有兄弟项。折叠 Recents 后，断言兄弟项的 order 大于镜像的 order。当前 FakeItem 只有一个父项，无法暴露此问题。
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调整 `planSidebarThreadForest` 的规划输入，在列表 `entries` 中将保留镜像作为包含 `key` 和 `parentKey`
的条目纳入同一次规划，使原生项与镜像统一计算 `order`、`depth` 和 `hidden`，避免 `item.apply(null)` 清除其他项目的
`order` 后导致兄弟项错序。补充覆盖 pinned 列表中父项后有兄弟项、折叠 Recents 的测试，验证兄弟项的 `order` 大于镜像的
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Cross-list forest planning mirrored a pinned child back under its
unpinned Recents parent, so only the root looked pinnable. Mark the
Pinned list as retain-native so outbound mirrors are skipped while
inbound nest-forks and same-list nesting still work.
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Include the pinned-child retain fix (PR BytePioneer-AI#709) so a child can be pinned
alone without yanking back under an unpinned Recents parent.
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在 forwardMirrorEvent 中处理 source 已断开连接的情况：不能仅移除 isConnected 检查或向已卸载节点派发事件，因为这无法触发
Desktop 的原生导航路径。应使用 Desktop 支持的、按 Thread 标识执行原生导航的入口；若当前没有可用入口，则确保
stickyMirrorLayouts 保留镜像期间源行仍挂载。不要在 Renderer 中新增导航逻辑，并保留现有连接状态下的事件转发行为。
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isConnected 检查或向已卸载节点派发事件，因为这无法触发 Desktop 的原生导航路径。应使用 Desktop 支持的、按 Thread
标识执行原生导航的入口；若当前没有可用入口，则确保 stickyMirrorLayouts 保留镜像期间源行仍挂载。不要在 Renderer
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修改跨列表行为，使其符合 #708。当父 Thread 不在同一列表时，子 Thread
及其原生节点必须保持原列表和原位置。删除以下逻辑：跨列表镜像的生成、镜像的事件转发、镜像清理及 `stickyMirrorLayouts`
相关代码。保留同一列表内折叠所用的 `display: none`。同步修改 `planSidebarThreadForest` 及其测试（包括 Pinned
与 Recents 的用例）、`docs/architecture/sidebar-thread-tree.md` 和 PR 描述。若仍需要 Pinned
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ESLint failed the Check job on two imports the sidebar tree test no
longer uses: stickyMirrorLayouts and sidebarThreadDescendantKeys (the
latter is not exported by the module on this branch).
Signed-off-by: Vincent <1729065730@qq.com>
Upstream moved Thread requests into DesktopThreadRouting. Route the
Thread relation-list method through it next to ownership-list, and keep
the sidebar tree disposal beside the new sidebar thread state.
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Summary
Nest CodexHost-dispatched child threads and forked threads under their parent in the Codex Desktop sidebar. Parents with children get an expand/collapse toggle.
codexhost/thread/relation/listmethod (packages/host-runtime/src/thread-relation-list.ts, contract inpackages/shared-contracts/src/thread-relations.ts). It resolves the parent from the persisted Delegation record (parentHostThreadId→childHostThreadId) first, then from the recorded fork source. Subagent records and shared threads returnnull. Up to 100 ids per call. Bad params return-32602and unreadable state returns-32081. Nothing is written to the official App Server.forkedFromIdviathread/read(includeTurns: false) only for Codex-owned threads. It skips official subagents (parentThreadId/source.subAgent), which Desktop already nests. Reads run 4 at a time and are cached.installRendererSidebarThreadTreeis installed on the existing renderer binding, next to the sidebar agent icons, and shares its refresh and dispose calls.role=listitemrows.order, inline-start indentation (max depth 6) anddisplay: nonefor collapsed children. Native nodes are never moved, and the writes are idempotent, so React re-renders cannot drop the layout.planSidebarThreadForest): a parent in the same list wins; otherwise the child and its subtree are shown in the root ancestor's list. The native child stays in place withdisplay: none, and a CodexHost-owned mirror (data-codexhost-sidebar-thread-mirror) is appended to the parent's list and positioned withorderand indentation. The mirror is a sanitized clone (noid,draggable, row-identity, keyboard-cycle or drop-target attributes), re-cloned when the source item changes. Click, double-click, auxiliary click, context menu, Enter and Space are replayed on the matching node of the native item, so navigation, the context menu and row actions stay Desktop's own. Only threads shown once across all lists move; cross-list cycles stay in place; mirrors are removed when the parent leaves the sidebar and ondispose(). Drag and drop and hover cards are not available on a mirror.dispose()restores the original styles.docs/architecture/sidebar-thread-tree.md(Chinese), linked fromdocs/index.md.This does not change execution ownership, thread identity, the Shim, Codex Core, or any existing feature, and delegations are not shown as native subagents.
Related issues
Fixes #708
Related #352 (subagent module inside the parent conversation; different surface)
Test plan
Automated (macOS arm64, Node from repo toolchain):
npm run typecheck: passednpm run lint(eslint + boundaries): passednpx prettier --check .: passedpackages/renderer-extension/test/renderer-sidebar-thread-tree.test.ts(21: includes a pinned parent with its fork in Recents, a fork that appears after the parent was laid out, collapse, the parent leaving the sidebar, dispose, andplanSidebarThreadForestcases for subtrees, same-list preference, duplicated threads and cross-list cycles)packages/host-runtime/test/thread-relation-list.test.ts(2)packages/host-runtime/test/app-server-host.thread-relations.test.ts(2, App Server fixture, verifies no write to official stdin)renderer-model-client.test.tsorderand 14 px indentation, carries no row-identity attributes, forwards clicks on the title, a row button and the context menu to the native item, re-clones after a title change, hides on collapse, is removed when the parent leaves, and the page stays idle (no scan loop).npm run test:typescript: 8030 passed, 2 failed, both intests/release/npm-package.test.mjs. These tests spawn the packaged launcher and get exit statusnull. When I re-ran the file alone, a different single case failed (54/55 passed). They don't touch the changed modules, so this looks like local environment flakiness.packages/host-runtime/scripts/build-release.mjs,npm run build:renderer) were diffed against the installed 0.17.0app/host-runtime.mjs/app/renderer-extension.js. The differences are additions only.Real machine:
role=listitemrows, one row per item, the fiberconversationId, and[data-thread-title-trigger]. Local and remote-ssh threads share the same list.forked_from_id) andstate_5.sqliteshow the fork of a pinned thread hasthread_section_id = NULL, and an external fork was absent from the CodexHost section placements. Same-list nesting in Recents was working.Toggle alignment fix
The expand/collapse toggle is now absolutely positioned with a negative start margin, so it sits in the leading padding left of the icon and takes no inline width. Parent rows align with sibling rows at the same depth, and children indent exactly 14px relative to the parent icon (
5ec9682b). Headless Chrome layout check: before the fix the parent icon moved 22px right and the child icon sat 8px left of it; after the fix sibling icons share the same x, the child is indented 14px, and the toggle sits left of the icon, vertically centered on it.