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feat(clients): set a default environment for each project#17942

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GitHub fork: t3/default-project-environment
openedOct 10, 2026byOoliver
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🤖 Claude Opus 5.5 on behalf of Oliver

Problem

When a project exists on several machines, there is no way to say which machine new threads should start on. A new thread copies the machine of the thread you are looking at, and otherwise falls back to the primary environment or the first copy. One thread on the "wrong" machine keeps every following new thread there too, so you end up switching machines in the composer again and again.

Change

A Default environment setting under Project settings → New threads (web, desktop and mobile). It lists Automatic plus each environment that has a copy of the project, and is hidden when the project only exists on one machine.

New threads pick a machine in this order:

  1. A machine you pick yourself (composer environment picker, a specific checkout or worktree) always wins.
  2. The project default, if that machine is connected and has a copy. This wins over the machine of the thread you are viewing.
  3. Load balancing, when it is on and no usable default applies. A draft that started on the default is not moved by load balancing; choosing Auto in the composer hands that draft back to it.
  4. Otherwise today's behavior. When a default is set but its machine is offline, this fallback skips offline copies, so New thread lands on a connected machine.

Automatic (unset) behaves exactly as today.

The value is stored as defaultEnvironmentId in the server's per-project settings overrides, so it is set once and applies on every device and client. The project settings page already writes project-scoped settings to every copy of a grouped project, so one change lands on every machine. One shared resolver in packages/client-runtime (resolveNewThreadProjectRef) decides the target for web and mobile, so the two cannot drift. All new-thread entry points use it: sidebar new thread, the new-thread shortcut, the command palette "New thread in…", the draft headline project picker, and the mobile new-task flow. PR checkout handoffs keep their checkout's machine.

Scope and approval

There is no linked issue or maintainer approval. This is focused configuration of an existing capability: grouped multi-machine projects and per-project new-thread defaults (model, workspace mode) already exist, and this adds the machine as one more default. Automatic keeps today's behavior, and an explicit pick always wins.

Related:

  • #15636 shows each machine's copy separately, which makes the choice visible but does not set a default.
  • #17213 (offline copy chosen in Automatic) is not fixed here; a follow-up PR builds on this resolver.
  • Agents cannot set this through t3_project_update yet. That tool writes the project record, not the settings new threads read (#14991, fix in #15012). Adding defaultEnvironmentId there is a natural follow-up once that lands.

Verification

Focused tests for the resolver (default, offline default, no copy on the default machine, manual pick, context and primary fallback), settings schema round-trip, the draft store's new project-default selection, useHandleNewThread, and the mobile new-task target. Typecheck for contracts, client-runtime, web and mobile; lint on the changed files.

Real-app pass in web with two local servers (oliverpad and pinot) sharing one grouped project:

  • The control lists Automatic, oliverpad and pinot, and is hidden for a single-machine project.
  • Default = pinot: sidebar new thread, the shortcut, the command palette and the headline picker all start on pinot, including while viewing an oliverpad draft.
  • A manual oliverpad pick sticks across reloads.
  • With load balancing on, a default-started draft stays on pinot; Auto hands it back to balancing.
  • pinot stopped: New thread lands on oliverpad with no error, including from a pinot draft. After restart, new threads go back to pinot.
  • Back to Automatic restores the old behavior. The saved value survives reload and shows in a second browser profile.

iOS simulator pass against the same two servers: the New threads settings page shows the default set on web, a change made on mobile saves to both project copies, and a new task for the project starts on pinot.

Before

Before: project settings without a default environment

After

After: New threads settings showing Model, Default environment set to pinot, then Workspace

After: Default environment menu with Automatic and each machine

After: new thread starts on pinot while the previous draft was on oliverpad

After (iOS)

After: iOS New threads settings with Default environment set to pinot, above Default workspace After: iOS new task for the project starting on pinot

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apps/web/src/components/chat/DraftHeroHeadline.tsxfileOutdated · 3cd5e71Open thread
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https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/blob/3cd5e714e2638d21f619f851ea59172349c322c9/apps/web/src/components/chat/DraftHeroHeadline.tsx#L253

Selecting a different project from an empty draft manually pinned to environment A opens the draft in environment B, overriding the user's selection. The empty-draft path calls openProjectDraft without target.environmentSelection, so the handler resolves the project again using its default; forward the resolved selection to openProjectDraft.

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🤖 Claude Opus 5.5 on behalf of Oliver

Fixed in 5ca75067ea. The empty-draft path now forwards the resolved manual selection to openProjectDraft, so it keeps the same machine as the in-place path for drafts with a prompt.

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apps/mobile/src/features/threads/NewTaskDraftScreen.tsxline 683Outdated · 3cd5e71Open thread
……@@ -677,15 +680,25 @@ export function NewTaskDraftScreen(props: {
677680 lastInitialProjectRefRef.current = props.initialProjectRef;
678681 appliedInitialProjectKeyRef.current = null;
679682 }
683+ if (appliedInitialProjectKeyRef.current !== null) return;
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If the project applied from initialProjectRef is deleted while the draft is open, this unconditional latch leaves the composer on the provider’s fallback project, so submitting sends the existing prompt to a different project without the user selecting it. Only skip initialization while the applied project is still present in projects, allowing the missing-project path to return to the picker.

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Fixed in 5ca75067ea. Initialization now skips only while the applied project is still in projects, so a deleted project falls through to the missing-project path and back to the picker, while later picker switches are still not reverted.

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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — This PR adds a persisted project-level default environment and changes new-thread routing across web and mobile, making it a substantial product-default and runtime behavior change. An unresolved Medium finding also reports that narrowed project scopes can hide the control needed to manage an existing default.

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Follow-up stacked on this PR: #17947 fixes #17213 by applying the connected-copy fallback to Automatic too.

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📝 Walkthrough

The change adds project-level default environment settings and routing across mobile and web new-thread flows. Project target resolution considers manual selection, configured defaults, and connected environments. Draft state and project pickers carry the resolved selection.

Changes: Project Environment Routing

Layer / File(s)Summary
Default environment settings
packages/contracts/src/settings.ts, packages/contracts/src/settings.test.ts, apps/web/src/components/settings/ProjectDefaultsSettings.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/settings/SettingsServerControlsRouteScreen.tsx, docs/user/remote-access.md		Settings now accept a nullable project default environment. Web and mobile display the setting for projects with multiple environments, and the documentation describes default and automatic routing.
Project target resolution
packages/client-runtime/src/state/projectGrouping.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/newThreadProjectRef.test.ts, apps/web/src/hooks/useNewThreadProjectTarget.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/use-new-task-project-target.ts, apps/mobile/src/state/project-grouping.ts, apps/web/src/sidebarProjectGrouping.ts		The resolver selects a project reference using manual selection, connected project copies, configured defaults, and fallback ordering. Web and mobile hooks supply project and environment context; project picker entries can use the resolved target.
Web thread targeting and draft state
apps/web/src/hooks/useHandleNewThread.ts, apps/web/src/hooks/useHandleNewThread.test.ts, apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx, apps/web/src/components/LegacySidebar.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/DraftHeroHeadline.tsx, apps/web/src/composerDraftStore.ts, apps/web/src/composerDraftStore.test.ts, apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx, apps/web/src/components/ProjectCloneToastCoordinator.tsx, apps/web/src/components/desktop/DesktopAppActivationCoordinator.tsx, apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/*		Thread handling and project pickers use resolved targets. Draft storage persists "project-default", and automatic balancing excludes drafts with that selection. Thread-opening entry points also pass manual selection where specified.
Mobile project selection and draft flow
apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-flow-provider.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/NewTaskDraftRouteScreen.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/NewTaskDraftScreen.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/NewTaskRouteScreen.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/use-new-task-project-target.test.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/home/HomeRouteScreen.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/keyboard/CommandPalette.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/layout/AdaptiveWorkspaceLayout.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/projects/AddProjectScreen.tsx		Mobile flow state now records manual project selection. Draft and thread screens resolve project targets, and project- and branch-based entry points pass manual selection.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

mermaid
1sequenceDiagram
2 participant ProjectPicker
3 participant useNewThreadProjectTarget
4 participant resolveNewThreadProjectRef
5 participant NewThreadHandler
6 ProjectPicker->>useNewThreadProjectTarget: request a target for a scoped project
7 useNewThreadProjectTarget->>resolveNewThreadProjectRef: provide members and environment settings
8 resolveNewThreadProjectRef-->>useNewThreadProjectTarget: return project reference and selection mode
9 useNewThreadProjectTarget-->>NewThreadHandler: provide resolved project target
10 NewThreadHandler->>NewThreadHandler: apply target to draft selection
Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 2acbd

No actionable issue is established for the selected change; it is mergeable after normal checks.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 56db5

New threads can now start on a different connected machine without another manual selection. The inspected flows preserve explicit choices and check destination permissions before sending. No introduced security vulnerability was established, but incomplete server-side and recovery coverage prevents a minimal-risk assessment.

Retained concerns No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The demonstrated routing exposure is the destination machine receiving a new thread's prompt and execution request. Configured-default selection is bounded to connected copies in the supplied project group, not an arbitrary environment identifier. This establishes routing scope, not server-side authorization correctness.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Scoped settings persistence checks required permissions on each target environment. Before sending, the web submission path checks orchestration permission for the destination environment and passes that environment identity to startThreadTurn. The inspected client path does not substitute the viewed source thread's permission check for the destination check.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — The inspected draft transitions preserve selection metadata during promotion and failed-background restoration. Promotion and finalization are guarded against repeated or missing state, and finalization removes draft references only for a promoting draft. These controls support local ownership and cleanup, but do not prove complete interruption or cross-client recovery behavior.
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apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestDetailPanel.tsxline 1099Outdated · 5ca7506Open thread
……@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ export function PullRequestDetailPanel({
10971097 const session =
10981098 opened ??
1099- (await newThread(projectRef).then(
1099+ (await newThread(projectRef, { environmentSelection: "manual" }).then(
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Do not force manual routing for PR questions.

startAsk does not provide an environment choice, but openThreadWithTask always passes environmentSelection: "manual". The handler treats that as manual: true, which bypasses project-default resolution.

Allow the Ask paths to call newThread(projectRef) without "manual". Keep manual selection for checkout/worktree handoffs and explicit environment choices.

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1- (await newThread(projectRef, { environmentSelection: "manual" }).then(
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Fixed in cadc1d6. The Ask and Explain fallbacks now call newThread(projectRef) and follow the project default. Checkout and worktree handoffs keep their manual selection, and those paths return early when opening fails, so they never reach the fallback.

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apps/web/src/components/chat/DraftHeroHeadline.tsxlines 67–78Outdated · 5ca7506Open thread
……@@ -63,6 +64,18 @@ export function DraftHeroHeadline({
75+ manual: projectRef.environmentId === manualEnvironmentId,
76+ }),
77+ [manualEnvironmentId, resolveProjectTarget],
78+ );
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Match the manual selection on the project ID, not only on the environment ID.

resolvePickerTarget marks any project ref as manual when its environmentId equals the manual draft's environment. If the draft is manual on environment A, then choosing a different logical project in the picker that has a copy on A pins that project to A. The project's default environment does not apply. CommandPalette restricts the manual flag to the draft's own projectId. Use the same rule here.

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1- return draft?.environmentSelection === "manual" ? draft.environmentId : null;
2+ return draft?.environmentSelection === "manual"
3+ ? `${draft.environmentId}:${draft.projectId}`
4+ : null;
5 });
6 const resolvePickerTarget = useCallback(
7 (projectRef: ScopedProjectRef) =>
8 resolveProjectTarget(projectRef, {
9- manual: projectRef.environmentId === manualEnvironmentId,
10+ manual: `${projectRef.environmentId}:${projectRef.projectId}` === manualEnvironmentId,
11 }),
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2 const manualEnvironmentId = useComposerDraftStore((store) => {
3 const draft = draftId ? store.getDraftSession(draftId) : null;
4 return draft?.environmentSelection === "manual"
5 ? `${draft.environmentId}:${draft.projectId}`
6 : null;
7 });
8 const resolvePickerTarget = useCallback(
9 (projectRef: ScopedProjectRef) =>
10 resolveProjectTarget(projectRef, {
11 manual: `${projectRef.environmentId}:${projectRef.projectId}` === manualEnvironmentId,
12 }),
13 [manualEnvironmentId, resolveProjectTarget],
14 );
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8Update the manual-selection check in DraftHeroHeadline’s resolvePickerTarget to
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Fixed in cadc1d6. The picker keeps a manual pin only when both the environment and the project match, as the command palette does.

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🟡 Minor · Preserve successful preference overrides. · project-grouping.ts:15-25

apps/mobile/src/state/project-grouping.ts:15-25 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve successful preference overrides.

When the mobile preferences load successfully, this hook resolves the saved grouping mode but always returns the default override map. useNewTaskProjectTarget passes that map to buildProjectGroups, so a saved per-project override can change the project groups and the members available to resolveNewThreadProjectRef. A new task can therefore target a different project.

Return the resolved preference overrides on the success path.

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1- const mode = AsyncResult.isSuccess(preferencesResult)
2- ? resolveMobileProjectGroupingSettings(preferencesResult.value).sidebarProjectGroupingMode
3- : DEFAULT_MOBILE_PROJECT_GROUPING_SETTINGS.sidebarProjectGroupingMode;
4+ const settings = AsyncResult.isSuccess(preferencesResult)
5+ ? resolveMobileProjectGroupingSettings(preferencesResult.value)
6+ : DEFAULT_MOBILE_PROJECT_GROUPING_SETTINGS;
7+ const mode = settings.sidebarProjectGroupingMode;
8 return useMemo(
9 () => ({
10 sidebarProjectGroupingMode: mode,
11- sidebarProjectGroupingOverrides:
12- DEFAULT_MOBILE_PROJECT_GROUPING_SETTINGS.sidebarProjectGroupingOverrides,
13+ sidebarProjectGroupingOverrides: settings.sidebarProjectGroupingOverrides,
14 }),
15- [mode],
16+ [mode, settings.sidebarProjectGroupingOverrides],
17 );
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6Review comment at @apps/mobile/src/state/project-grouping.ts around lines 15 -
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8Update the preference-resolution logic in the hook to retain the resolved
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docs/user/remote-access.mdlines 106–109Outdated · cadc1d6Open thread
……@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ different permissions.
106+For a project with copies on several environments, choose **Default environment**
107+in its project settings to start new threads there whenever that environment is
108+connected. Choose **Automatic** to use the usual routing; you can still pick another
109+environment for an individual thread.
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Document the offline-default fallback.

When the selected default environment is offline, the resolver uses another connected environment when one is available. Document this behavior in both passages.

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1 For a project with copies on several environments, choose **Default environment**
2 in its project settings to start new threads there whenever that environment is
3-connected. Choose **Automatic** to use the usual routing; you can still pick another
4-environment for an individual thread.
5+connected. If it is offline, new threads use another connected environment when
6+one is available. Choose **Automatic** to use the usual routing; you can still
7+pick another environment for an individual thread.
diff
1 Mobile does not use load balancing; its new tasks start on the project default when
2-connected, unless you choose an environment manually.
3+connected. If that environment is offline, they use another connected environment
4+when one is available, unless you choose an environment manually.
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9threads or tasks use another connected environment if available. Preserve the
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✅ Addressed in commit fa5cda1

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Fixed in fa5cda1. Both passages now say that when the default is offline, new threads start on another connected copy.

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🟡 Minor · Use the connected fallback in the sidebar. · LegacySidebar.tsx:2115-2127

apps/web/src/components/LegacySidebar.tsx:2115-2127 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use the connected fallback in the sidebar.

resolveNewThreadProjectRef returns the connected fallback with environmentSelection: "auto" when the configured default is offline. The sidebar ignores that resolved member and opens the environment chooser for multi-copy projects.

Expose the fallback distinctly from ordinary Automatic selection, then pass that member to createThreadForProjectMember(member, { manual: false }). Keep ordinary Automatic results on the chooser path.

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On the outside-diff LegacySidebar.tsx:2115-2127 note from the latest CodeRabbit review: leaving this as is. When the default machine is offline, the legacy sidebar falls back to its existing machine chooser, which is the unchanged Automatic behavior for a project on several machines. Picking an online machine there is an explicit choice. Every other entry point creates the draft directly, so there the resolver picks a connected copy. Telling an offline-default fallback apart from ordinary Automatic would mean adding a new selection state just for the legacy sidebar.

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  • feat(clients): per-project default environment for new threadsea5f35f
  • fix(web): list the default environment after the model in project settings2e86d9b
  • fix(clients): keep manual picks and deleted-project fallback in new drafts39f5531
  • test(clients): trim overlapping default environment tests8878a10
  • docs: note the offline default fallback99fe172
  • fix(clients): offline default falls back to a connected machine9f2601c
  • fix(clients): address review on default environment routinga2c637b
  • fix(web): keep a machine picked in the PR panel for questions0334370
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apps/web/src/components/settings/ProjectDefaultsSettings.tsxline 282Outdated · a9f9d95Open thread
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275279 {category === "project" ? (
276280 <>
277281 {modelRow}
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The per-project machine preference has a matching proposal in Ideas #16173, so a new duplicate proposal is unnecessary. That discussion has no maintainer approval and explicitly preserves the active-thread machine rule; this implementation instead lets a configured default override that machine, and changes chooser/fallback behavior.

Under the focused-configuration exception, making an established capability configurable can qualify without prior approval, while broader routing/default choices still require a scope decision. A maintainer needs to establish whether this exact active-thread override and fallback behavior belongs within that exception. If it requires product-direction approval, please obtain and link it in the existing #16173 discussion; missing approval can then warrant closure under the reconsideration rule. This is an unresolved scope question, not an automatic rejection of configuration options.

I also verified the existing filtered-scope control finding against the pinned source; it still needs resolution. Exact-base/head runtime validation has not been run in this review.

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I wanted this feature and checked here before building it. My 2 cents,

In addition to @saphid comments, I don't think this should be a per-environment override. "Which machine new threads start on" is a property of the project group, not of any one copy. Storing it in each server's project overrides allows contradictory states (A's copy says default = B, B's copy says default = A), and then the resolver's answer depends on which copy it reads.

I'd make it a single non-overridable value per project, stored with the grouping preferences and keyed by the project key, as #16173 proposes.