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Problem

A non-Git project whose repositories live in child directories cannot use T3 Code's existing cross-environment project grouping. Its repositoryIdentity is null, so the same registered folder appears once per environment. SDK and SpacetimeDB folders replicated to three environments each therefore appear as six projects instead of two logical projects with three checkout targets each.

Related report: #22663 (converted to a discussion). This PR uses explicit identity assignment rather than matching directory names or paths.

Change

Add an optional groupingIdentity, a lowercase UUID v4 stored with each physical project's metadata and application events. Git repository identity retains precedence; projects without an explicit identity keep the existing physical grouping fallback, and Separate mode stays separate.

  • Carry the metadata through project create/update, persistence, shell snapshots, RPC/HTTP, and the existing MCP project tools. Null clears it; omission preserves it.
  • Add t3 project add <root> --grouping-identity <uuid> for both new registrations and existing roots, plus t3 project grouping <root> [--identity <uuid> | --clear] and JSON t3 project list for inspection. Repeated assignment preserves physical IDs, titles, paths, and threads.
  • Use the shared logical grouping policy in mobile's environment matching as well as the existing web/desktop and mobile grouping consumers. Same-named unrelated directories are not an identity signal.

No group directory is initialized as a Git repository, and RepositoryIdentityResolver remains Git-derived. The contract, server, CLI/MCP, shared client behavior, regression tests, and user documentation address the same grouping failure. Private fleet-manager integration is outside this public PR; it can call the supported CLI with operator-selected UUIDs and approved machine/path mappings.

Scope and approval

This is submitted under CONTRIBUTING.md's focused configuration option for an established capability: T3 Code already combines physical projects across environments and offers repository, repository-path, and separate grouping modes. This option supplies an explicit grouping key for roots that cannot have a Git repository identity. It adds no automatic name/path merging and does not change grouping defaults. No upstream maintainer approval is claimed from the related report.

Verification

Rebased on upstream main at 66ee628e0 and tested on Windows with Node 24.18.0 and the rebased dependency lockfile.

Focused behavior tests cover six physical projects across three environments becoming two groups, distinct UUIDs and unrelated same-name directories staying separate, Separate mode and per-project overrides, Git precedence while enrichment is pending, clearing without stale metadata resurrection, and CLI updates preserving an existing thread and physical project record.

vp test run packages/contracts/src/project.test.ts packages/client-runtime/src/state/projectGrouping.test.ts packages/client-runtime/src/state/shellReducer.test.ts apps/server/src/project/ProjectService.test.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectCommands.test.ts apps/server/src/cli/project.test.ts apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-project-selection.test.ts apps/web/src/environmentGrouping.test.ts apps/server/src/project/ProjectMutation.test.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectStore.test.ts apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/project/handlers.test.ts packages/client-runtime/src/operations/commands.test.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/RuntimePolicy.test.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.test.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadTitleRegenerationService.test.ts

The grouping migration is now 69 because upstream added migration 68; preview-upgrade expectations cover both in order. After rebasing onto 66ee628e0, vp run check:changed upstream/main passed format, changed-file lint, knip, generated GraphQL checks, all 29 affected-package/dependent typechecks, and all 175 focused tests across 17 files. On Windows, stale generated compiler launchers were removed and a temporary external Node launcher shim was needed for the check script to invoke vp; neither workaround changes repository files.

Review regressions additionally cover scratch alias migration for explicit identities (including ordinary-group collisions and Separate mode), and mobile machine choices while editing a queued task whose project shell is absent. The updated shared grouping/mobile selection tests and web grouping/shell reducer tests pass: 63 tests across four files. Mobile and client-runtime typechecks and targeted lint pass after the fixes.

The project CLI suite additionally passes all 12 tests after validating both identity flags before selecting live/offline execution. Malformed input reports a clear UUID error, creates no state directory, and leaves new/existing registrations unchanged. Server typechecking and targeted CLI lint pass.

The mobile selection suite now passes all 14 tests, including selecting an unloaded queued-task host without losing its project ID, returning to that host, and rejecting unmatched switches. Mobile typechecking and targeted lint pass after this regression fix.

Package-scoped typechecks pass for contracts, client-runtime, server, web, and mobile. Lint on changed TypeScript files passes with existing warnings. Knip exports checks pass for server, contracts, and client-runtime. No repository-wide test, lint, or typecheck run was used.

Browser evidence

Three disposable local servers represent separate environments; the Windows host runs all three fixtures. Project roots were registered and updated through t3 project add, not database writes. With identities cleared, Settings showed three SDK and three SpacetimeDB rows. Assigning the same SDK UUID on all three and a different shared SpacetimeDB UUID reduced them to one row each. Opening SDK still listed all three environment-specific checkouts. The new-thread project picker showed one SDK entry, and its Run context menu offered all three environments. The additional Git project stayed grouped as before.

Before identity assignment (reproduces the previous behavior):

Three separate SDK and three separate SpacetimeDB entries

After explicit identity assignment:

One SDK and one SpacetimeDB logical project

SDK retains all three physical checkouts:

Grouped SDK checkout targets

Native mobile and packaged Electron were not launched; their shared grouping logic and mobile environment selection were covered by focused tests and typechecks. Installed clients/servers were not updated or restarted, and live databases were not modified. Rollout requires updating the server/CLI and clients before assigning identities; servers apply migration 69 on startup.

Model: GPT-6.1-Sol. Harness: Codex in T3 Code.

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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — This PR introduces opt-in non-Git project grouping across persistent storage, event/API contracts, CLI/MCP tooling, shared client grouping, and mobile environment selection. Its cross-cutting runtime and migration surface, along with identified edge-case risks, warrants human review.

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📝 Walkthrough

This change adds an optional UUID v4 grouping identity for projects. Project operations validate, store, and expose the identity. Runtime grouping and mobile environment selection use logical project keys to match project copies across environments.

Changes: Project Grouping Identity

Layer / File(s) Summary
Define and manage grouping identity
packages/contracts/src/project.ts, packages/contracts/src/applicationEvent.ts, packages/contracts/src/orchestrationProject.ts, packages/contracts/src/project.test.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectCommands.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectCommands.test.ts, apps/server/src/cli/project.ts, apps/server/src/cli/project.test.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/project/*, docs/user/project-settings.md
Project schemas and event payloads accept nullable UUID v4 grouping identities. Commands validate the value and distinguish omitted fields from explicit null. CLI commands support listing projects and inspecting, setting, or clearing an identity.
Persist identity through project operations
apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/069_ProjectGroupingIdentity.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/reconcileV2PreviewMigration.test.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectStore.ts, apps/server/src/project/ProjectMutation.ts, apps/server/src/project/ProjectService.ts, apps/server/src/project/ProjectService.test.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/*test.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/operations/commands.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/shellReducer.test.ts
Migration 69 adds grouping_identity to projection_projects. Project storage and service operations read and write the identity. Client mutations forward it when defined, including explicit null.
Group project copies and resolve environments
packages/client-runtime/src/state/projectGrouping.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/projectGrouping.test.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-project-selection.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-project-selection.test.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-flow-provider.tsx
Logical project keys use explicit grouping identity when repository-based grouping does not provide a key. Mobile environment selection uses those keys, includes an edited task’s environment when applicable, and returns no selection when no matching project exists.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant NewTaskFlowProvider
  participant resolveNewTaskEnvironmentProject
  participant deriveLogicalProjectKeyFromSettings
  NewTaskFlowProvider->>resolveNewTaskEnvironmentProject: resolve project for requested environment
  resolveNewTaskEnvironmentProject->>deriveLogicalProjectKeyFromSettings: derive logical project keys
  deriveLogicalProjectKeyFromSettings-->>resolveNewTaskEnvironmentProject: return logical project keys
  resolveNewTaskEnvironmentProject-->>NewTaskFlowProvider: return matching project or no match
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Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code#8049: The PR changes grouping and scope selection in the mobile New Task picker, but it does not address the issue’s primary snapshot-race cause.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#17213: The PR changes environment selection for projects that share a logical grouping across machines.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#22663: The PR adds explicit UUID v4 grouping identities for non-Git project copies.

Possibly related PRs

  • pingdotgg/t3code#23524: That PR resolves model and mode defaults from the target project selected by this PR’s mobile environment flow.

Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to bd929

Some mobile users editing queued tasks cannot switch to the corresponding grouped project in another environment; this is a bounded workflow limitation.

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Title check Passed The title "fix(projects): group non-Git copies across environments explicitly" matches the main change. The PR adds an optional explicit groupingIdentity (lowercase UUID v4) so non-Git project copie…
Description check Passed The description follows the repository template. It has Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. The Problem section states the failure, the expected behavior, and the related r…
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The title "fix(projects): group non-Git copies across environments explicitly" matches the main change. The PR adds an optional explicit groupingIdentity (lowercase UUID v4) so non-Git project copies group across environments. The title uses a conventional commit prefix, is one sentence, and names the primary behavior. It does not describe the CLI, migration, or mobile changes, which is acceptable because the title need not cover every detail.

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Explanation

The description follows the repository template. It has Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. The Problem section states the failure, the expected behavior, and the related report (#22663). The Change section lists the contract, server, CLI/MCP, client, and docs updates and explains why Git precedence and Separate mode stay unchanged. The Scope section cites the focused-configuration option in CONTRIBUTING.md and states that no upstream approval is claimed. The Verification section lists the exact test command, the environment (Windows, Node 24.18.0), the check results, and the browser evidence with before/after images. It also notes what was not checked, such as native mobile and packaged Electron. The template's trailing line asks for the model and harness, and the author provides "GPT-6.1-Sol" and "Codex in T3 Code." The description is thorough and specific. The only gap is that the Scope section relies on the author's own reading of CONTRIBUTING.md, which a maintainer must confirm.

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The Label PR 23531 check on 96e6f50 failed during the upstream Vouch action's Nushell setup, before the trust check ran:

No release for Nushell matching version specifier * of default feature.

Failure log: https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/actions/runs/39817395568/job/119959433208

A failed-jobs rerun was attempted, but GitHub requires repository admin rights. This needs a maintainer rerun or an upstream action repair; no project-grouping code ran in the failed step. The local check:changed upstream/main run passed all stages, including 170 tests and 29 affected-package/dependent typechecks. The other five workflows remain awaiting maintainer approval.

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