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When an agent starts threads with T3 tools (or I split up a big piece of work), those threads land all over the sidebar. A "mobile app overhaul" turns into five unrelated-looking rows. Now related threads stay together as one group.

How it works

  • Threads an agent starts through t3_thread_launch or create_threads are grouped under the thread that started them.
  • You can group threads yourself: select them and choose Group, or drag a thread between two threads of a group.
  • Remove from group (right-click or drag it out) and Ungroup on the top thread undo it. Undo works for both.
  • A group renders as one boxed block: the top thread first, then its threads. Each row keeps its own look and actions.
  • The ⌄ N toggle folds a group to the top thread plus a strip with one status dot per thread. A folded group still shows the open thread and any thread that needs you.
  • Dragging the top thread moves the whole group. Dropping a group on Settled settles all of it.
  • If the top thread is settled or snoozed but another thread in the group is still live, the group moves to that live thread's place so live work never hides in a shelf.
  • Mobile shows the same groups: grouped threads sit on a rail under the top thread, which shows "N threads". Row menus have Remove from group and Ungroup, and Move up/down moves a group as one row.

Under the hood

One optional field, groupedUnderThreadId, on the thread, shell, thread.create, and thread.metadata.update (null leaves the group). A group-only update keeps updatedAt, since it is arrangement, not activity. The server rejects grouping a thread under itself. A new threadGrouping capability hides grouping actions against older servers. Web and mobile share one layout function in client-runtime.

Groups stay within one environment for now. Groups across machines are a follow-up.

Before Group open Group folded Mobile
Same threads with no group Group open Group folded Mobile group

Verification

  • Web: grouped, folded, dragged, and ungrouped threads in a dev build against a copy of real data.
  • Mobile: iOS simulator; groups render, and Remove from group and Ungroup persist on the server.
  • Tests: shared layout, web sidebar drag and menu logic, mobile list model, server decider (self-grouping, updatedAt), and MCP launch grouping.

Reviewed with sol-loop: 7 rounds with GPT-6.1-Sol on high. One fix (a parked group dropped into Active lands where it was dropped) was applied after round 6 at my request and was not re-reviewed by Sol; the review-bot follow-ups after it were.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider Metric Main baseline This PR Impact PR ceiling
Codex Total thread wire 4.9 KiB 5.0 KiB +23 B (+0.5%) 6.8 KiB ✅
Codex Thread snapshot wire 3.8 KiB 3.8 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 4.9 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn WebSocket wire 1.2 KiB 1.2 KiB +23 B (+1.9%) 2.0 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn WebSocket decoded 20.8 KiB 20.9 KiB +41 B (+0.2%) 29.3 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn messages 1 2 +1 (+100.0%) 8 ✅
Claude Total thread wire 5.0 KiB 5.0 KiB +24 B (+0.5%) 6.8 KiB ✅
Claude Thread snapshot wire 3.8 KiB 3.8 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 4.9 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn WebSocket wire 1.2 KiB 1.2 KiB +24 B (+2.0%) 2.0 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn WebSocket decoded 21.2 KiB 21.2 KiB +41 B (+0.2%) 29.3 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn messages 1 2 +1 (+100.0%) 8 ✅

Baseline: 9381533 · PR result: 0aa1422 · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

  • Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
  • Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Comment thread apps/mobile/src/features/threads/threadListV2.ts
Comment thread packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadGroups.ts
Comment thread apps/web/src/components/threadActionMenu.logic.ts
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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR introduces default-on, persisted thread grouping across the server, shared contracts, web sidebar, and mobile lists, including complex ordering, folding, drag/drop, and optimistic-update behavior. Its broad runtime surface and an unresolved medium-severity optimistic-ordering issue warrant human review.

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This change adds persisted thread-group membership, assigns agent-launched threads to their caller, and adds group-aware layout, actions, and sidebar behavior on web and mobile.

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Thread grouping

Layer / File(s) Summary
Grouping metadata and updates
packages/contracts/src/*, packages/client-runtime/src/state/models.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/operations/commands.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/*, apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironment.ts
Contracts and thread shells now carry nullable group-parent IDs. Metadata updates can assign or clear membership. Orchestration rejects self-grouping and leaves updatedAt unchanged for grouping-only updates. The server advertises the threadGrouping capability. Tests cover updates and self-grouping.
Grouping agent-launched threads
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/*
Thread launch inputs pass the caller’s ID as the group parent when applicable. MCP launch tests assert that association.
Shared group layout
packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadGroups.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadGroups.test.ts, packages/client-runtime/package.json
The shared helper lays out descendants under group roots and selects a live row to place a group when its root is not live. Tests cover missing parents, cycles, and placement. The package exports the helper.
Mobile grouped lists and actions
apps/mobile/src/features/home/*, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/*
Mobile lists build and page groups as blocks, show parent counts and child rails, and provide ungroup actions. The parked-thread filter includes settled or effectively snoozed threads. Tests cover grouped-list ordering and shelf counts.
Web grouping actions and drag behavior
apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.*, apps/web/src/components/threadActionMenu.logic.*, apps/web/src/contextMenuFallback.ts, apps/web/src/hooks/showThreadUndoNotice.ts, docs/user/thread-sidebar.md
Sidebar drop logic handles group movement and membership changes. Thread menus add group actions. Tests cover grouped drops and menu states; the sidebar guide describes group behavior.

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Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MCPCaller
  participant ProjectHandlers
  participant ThreadLaunchService
  participant Orchestrator
  MCPCaller->>ProjectHandlers: Launch thread
  ProjectHandlers->>ThreadLaunchService: Pass caller thread ID as group parent
  ThreadLaunchService->>Orchestrator: Dispatch thread.create with group parent
  Orchestrator-->>ThreadLaunchService: Create thread with group membership
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Review comments at @apps/mobile/src/features/threads/threadListV2.ts:
- Around line 318-321: Remove "working" from the LIVE_LIST_SECTIONS set in
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Hi, this is a really cool feature.
I think two thinks that could make it even better are missing:

  1. MCP so agents can create the groups
  2. A setting to automatically link threads with the same PR linked together (though I am unsure of the semantics).

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Cool feature, I actually wanted to iterate on grouping too. My flow mostly is to group threads into initiatives/workstream (aka auth work, docs, release v1, etc), so I was trying to create some way for this to fit a bit more my workflow.

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I prototyped this as named sections ( see fork branch: https://github.com/casassg/t3code/tree/gerardc/custom-sidebar-sections). Would you be open to groups optionally being named (a label instead of a top thread), so both flows share one system? Happy to send a follow-up on top of this PR if so.

first time commenter here (and newer user), so let me know if there is a better productive way to bring/propose this.

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const destinationKeys = optimisticDrop.section === "pinned" ? pinnedKeys : activeKeys;

Reordering a grouped thread clears the optimistic drop immediately, so the group snaps back before its order-key writes land. drop.order is built from the lead-only currentDropOrders, but reconciliation compares it with activeKeys or pinnedKeys, which include nested group members; this makes membershipChanged true. Reconcile against the same lead-only order used to build the drop.

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Reordering a grouped thread clears the optimistic drop immediately, so the group snaps back before its order-key writes land. `drop.order` is built from the lead-only `currentDropOrders`, but reconciliation compares it with `activeKeys` or `pinnedKeys`, which include nested group members; this makes `membershipChanged` true. Reconcile against the same lead-only order used to build the drop.

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