[voltcrash]

Problem

Opening a sidebar search result discards the query and results. Inspecting the wrong conversation means retyping the same query to try the next match.

Fixes #30276.

Change

Keep the sidebar search when a result opens, for both clicks and Enter. Escape and the clear button still exit search; message-content matches still open Find at the matching text.

Scope and approval

Submitted under the very small, focused obvious-bug exception: remove the query reset from result selection so browsing existing search matches does not destroy the search. No new setting, search mode, ranking, or persisted state. Web and desktop share this sidebar; native mobile has a separate flow and is unchanged.

Verification

• Added Sidebar.search.browser.test.tsx, mounting the real app against the existing fake environment. It fails on main because selecting the first match empties the query; passes with the fix while opening a second match by keyboard, then clearing with the button and Escape.
• vp run check:changed upstream/main passes: format, lint, knip, affected typechecks, 140 tests in 6 files, and React Compiler verification.
• Real Chromium client, Linux, 1280×800, isolated worktree state with two Replay (dev) conversations: before, opening a result clears search; after, successive result clicks retain the query and both results. Content-only search for clamp still opens Find with clamp; clear and Escape return to the normal sidebar.
• Not checked in a standalone Electron app, native mobile, other browsers, or real relay/tunnel connections. No server or wire behavior changed.

Before selecting a result	After selecting a result

Recordings: before · after: open two matches without retyping.

Reviewed with review-loop: 1 round with Claude Opus 5.5. Reviewer verdict: approved.

Created with GPT-6.1 Sol in the Codex harness through T3 Code.

[coderabbitai]

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Walkthrough

Selecting a sidebar thread search result now preserves the query and results while navigating to the thread. Browser tests cover click and keyboard selection, and clearing the search.

Changes: Sidebar thread search

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Preserve search during thread navigation apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx, apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.search.browser.test.tsx	Thread selection no longer clears the search query. Browser tests check that the query and results remain after click or keyboard selection, and that clearing the search empties the input and hides the results.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

• [Bug][Mobile] Opening a thread from home search leaves the list filtered when you come back #26321: The issue identifies the sidebar query reset removed by this change. Its requested mobile search behavior is separate and is not implemented here.

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to f913b

Search results should remain available while opening threads, with explicit clearing still available. No actionable merge-blocking risk is identified.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: retaining sidebar search results when opening threads.
Description check		The description includes the problem, change, scope and approval rationale, focused verification with observed results, screenshots, recordings, linked issue, and untested environments.
Linked Issues check		Issue [#30276] requires result selection by click or Enter to preserve the sidebar query and results, while clear and Escape exit search. apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx removes the query reset …
Out of Scope Changes check		The pull request changes only the sidebar result-selection behavior and adds a focused browser regression test. Both changes directly support issue [#30276]. No unrelated feature, server behavior, mob…

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Issue [#30276] requires result selection by click or Enter to preserve the sidebar query and results, while clear and Escape exit search. apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx removes the query reset during result selection. Sidebar.search.browser.test.tsx covers result navigation, keyboard selection, retained results, and clearing the search. The summary also states that message-content matches still open Find.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The pull request changes only the sidebar result-selection behavior and adds a focused browser regression test. Both changes directly support issue [#30276]. No unrelated feature, server behavior, mobile flow, setting, ranking, or persisted state change is reported.

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Files selected for processing: 2

• apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.search.browser.test.tsx
• apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx

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• apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx

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Note

Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Verified in a real dev environment

verified unchanged head f0ab7466d820aa5c1340397b5c32ff9a4d61a99d on linux with the real dev server, repo Playwright, and /usr/bin/google-chrome.

• reproduced on github/main (15707a84b0): searching sidebar orchard returned two conversations; clicking alpha opened it but emptied the query and removed the search results.
• created a project for a real git repository and both conversations through the app. real Codex gpt-6.1-sol turns completed through the local proxy. stopped main, then used the same app-created conversation data on the exact pr head.
• on the pr, clicking a result and selecting another with arrow keys and Enter opened the expected conversations while retaining the query and both results.
• the clear button and Escape still cleared search. a message-only search for zephyrcontentonly still opened find with the same query and highlighted both matches. a fresh Codex turn on the pr returned pr head provider verified. in the client.
• checked light mode at 1440×900 and dark mode at 1280×800.
• vp run check:changed HEAD^ passed through blacksmith after installing its browser prerequisites: format, lint, both knip passes, affected typechecks, 140 tests in 6 files, and React Compiler verification. existing GitHub CI checks also passed.

before: main clears the query after opening alpha.

after: the same conversation opens with the query and both results retained.

Not verified

standalone Electron, native iOS/Android, macOS/Windows, other browsers, and relay/tunnel connections were not exercised on this linux VM. native mobile uses a separate sidebar flow and is unchanged by this diff.

[juliusmarminge]

Evidence

Real web app, Chromium, 1280×800, light theme; fresh synthetic state on each commit. Search Orchard, click the first match, then re-enter the same term on both sides and use ArrowDown + Enter to open the other match. Finally exercise Clear and Escape.

The scenario failed on base and passed on head: base lost the query and results after click and Enter; head retained both. Clear and Escape exited search on both.

Interaction	Before	After
Commit	b3fdf2b10f	f913bb9163
Click
Enter
Clear
Escape
Recording	Before	After

Exact successful scenario. Recordings omit startup pairing screens.

AI-assisted; verified with the tests and tools listed above.

Not shown:

• Message-content results opening Find: a supplemental run searched the synthetic message text but returned no selectable result, so this path was not demonstrated.