Fix session persistence after page refresh

Root cause: loadManuallyCreatedProjects() was restoring projects with
stale session arrays from localStorage. When loadProjects() tried to
merge with fresh API data, the stale sessions would override.

Fix 1: In loadManuallyCreatedProjects(), reset the sessions array to
empty for each loaded project. This ensures sessions always come from
the API (authoritative source) rather than localStorage.

Fix 2: In createSessionInFolder(), remove the redundant initialize()
call after loadProjects(). initialize() would reload stale localStorage
data, undoing the fresh data fetched by loadProjects().

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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.agent/scratchpad.md

@@ -1,65 +1,39 @@
-# Project Isolation Bug - Scratchpad
+# Session Persistence Bug - Scratchpad
 
 ## Task Overview
-Fix project isolation bug where ALL sessions appear in every project's left sidebar instead of only that project's sessions.
-
-## Files to Modify
-- /home/uroma/obsidian-web-interface/public/claude-ide/project-manager.js (main logic)
-- /home/uroma/obsidian-web-interface/public/claude-ide/chat-enhanced.js (left sidebar)
+Fix bug where sessions disappear from manually created projects after page refresh.
 
 ## Root Cause Analysis
 
-After analyzing the code:
+When a session is created in a manually created project:
+1. `createSessionInFolder()` creates the session via API
+2. It calls `await this.loadProjects()` - fetches fresh session data from API
+3. **BUG**: It then calls `await this.initialize()`
+4. `initialize()` calls `loadManuallyCreatedProjects()` which RESTores projects with STALE session data from localStorage
+5. Then `loadProjects()` is called again, but the damage is done
 
-1. **project-manager.js line 365**: `switchProject()` calls `loadChatHistory(project.sessions)` - this passes the correct sessions
-2. **chat-enhanced.js line 52**: `loadChatHistory()` accepts `sessionsToRender` parameter
-3. **BUT** - When `loadChatHistory()` is called without parameters (initial load), it fetches ALL sessions from API
+The problem is that `saveManuallyCreatedProjects()` saves the entire project object including its sessions array. When the page refreshes:
+1. `loadManuallyCreatedProjects()` restores projects with their saved (stale) sessions
+2. The merge logic in `loadProjects()` tries to add virtual sessions to these projects
+3. BUT the session array from localStorage already exists and may be empty/stale
 
-The issue: The left sidebar `loadChatHistory` function is being called in multiple places:
-1. Initial page load (no filter) - loads ALL sessions
-2. When switching projects (with filter) - should load only project sessions
-3. When sessions are created/updated
-4. After archiving/unarchiving sessions
-5. After resuming sessions
+## The Fix
 
-The problem is that `loadChatHistory` caches and reuses all sessions, and the filtering mechanism wasn't working correctly.
+The session arrays stored in localStorage for manually created projects are stale and should be ignored. The `loadManuallyCreatedProjects()` function should:
+1. Load the project metadata (name, id, workingDir, manuallyCreated flag)
+2. **NOT** load the sessions array - it should start empty
+3. Let `loadProjects()` populate the sessions from the API
 
-## Progress
+This ensures sessions always come from the authoritative source (the backend API) rather than stale localStorage data.
 
-### Iteration 1 - Analysis & Initial Fix - COMPLETED ✅
+## Implementation
 
-**Changes Made:**
+Remove the `await this.initialize()` call from `createSessionInFolder()` after `loadProjects()`. The `loadProjects()` call already refreshes the data from the API, so we don't need to re-initialize.
 
-1. **Modified `loadChatHistory()` in chat-enhanced.js** (lines 71-100):
-   - Added check for `window.projectManager.activeProjectId`
-   - If active project exists, use `activeProject.sessions` instead of fetching from API
-   - This ensures that even when `loadChatHistory()` is called without parameters, it respects the active project
+## Testing Steps
 
-2. **Added detailed console logging** (lines 107-115):
-   - Logs which sessions are being rendered
-   - Shows workingDir, project metadata, and status for each session
-   - Helps debug any remaining issues
-
-**Commit:** `55aafba` - "Fix project isolation: Make loadChatHistory respect active project sessions"
-
-### Testing Required
-
-1. Create a new project (e.g., 'roman')
-2. Add a session to 'roman' project
-3. Check if only 'roman' sessions appear in left sidebar
-4. Switch to another project
-5. Verify only that project's sessions appear
-
-### Potential Issues to Watch
-
-1. **Initial page load**: If project manager hasn't initialized yet, we might load all sessions briefly
-2. **Session creation**: New sessions might not appear until project manager refreshes
-3. **Project switching timing**: Race conditions between loadChatHistory calls
-
-### Next Steps
-
-1. Test the current fix in browser
-2. If issues remain, may need to:
-   - Add loading state to prevent showing wrong sessions during initialization
-   - Ensure project manager initializes before loadChatHistory runs
-   - Add event-based updates instead of polling
+1. Create new project named 'test'
+2. Start new session in 'test' project
+3. Check that session appears in left sidebar
+4. Refresh page
+5. Verify session still appears in 'test' project

PROMPT.md

@@ -22,13 +22,25 @@ User creates new project (e.g., 'roman') and clicks 'Start new session' → ALL
 ## Progress
 
 ### Iteration 1 - Fixed loadChatHistory to respect active project ✅
-Modified `loadChatHistory()` in chat-enhanced.js to check for active project before fetching all sessions from API. When active project exists, it uses `activeProject.sessions` instead. Added detailed console logging for debugging.
+Modified `loadChatHistory()` in chat-enhanced.js to check for active project before fetching all sessions from API. When active project exists, it uses `activeProject.sessions` instead.
 
 **Commit:** 55aafba
 
-### Next Steps
-- Test in browser to verify isolation works
-- May need additional fixes for initialization timing issues
+### Iteration 2 - Fixed virtual workingDir handling ✅
+Modified `addSessionToProject()` in project-manager.js to correctly extract projectKey from virtual workingDirs (`/virtual/projects/{key}`) instead of converting slashes to dashes.
+
+**Commit:** ec790a2
+
+### Iteration 3 - Added debugging logging ✅
+Added extensive console logging to track session assignment and project isolation.
+
+**Commit:** 9107b3d
+
+## Status
+**ALL FIXES IMPLEMENTED** - Ready for browser testing. The fixes address:
+1. loadChatHistory now respects active project filter
+2. Virtual workingDirs are correctly handled when assigning sessions to projects
+3. Detailed logging helps identify any remaining issues
 
 <!-- Ralph will continue iterating until task is complete -->
 

logs/chat-monitor/failure-1769093185058.json

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "sessionId": "session-1769089576431-k4vxmig17",
+  "failureType": "browser_sse_error",
+  "error": "[SSEClient] Connection error for session session-1769092903155-9yow2fvzf: {\"isTrusted\":true}"
+}

public/claude-ide/project-manager.js

@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class ProjectManager {
 
     /**
      * Load manually created projects from localStorage
+     * CRITICAL FIX: Reset sessions array to avoid stale data from localStorage
+     * Sessions will be populated by loadProjects() from the API
      */
     loadManuallyCreatedProjects() {
         try {
@@ -66,8 +68,15 @@ class ProjectManager {
 
                 projectsData.forEach(projectData => {
                     const projectKey = projectData.id.replace('project-', '');
-                    this.projects.set(projectKey, projectData);
-                    console.log('[ProjectManager] Loaded project:', projectData.name, 'with', projectData.sessions.length, 'sessions');
+                    // CRITICAL FIX: Reset sessions to empty array to avoid stale localStorage data
+                    // Sessions will be populated from API by loadProjects()
+                    const sanitizedProject = {
+                        ...projectData,
+                        sessions: [], // Reset sessions - will be loaded from API
+                        activeSessionId: null // Reset active session
+                    };
+                    this.projects.set(projectKey, sanitizedProject);
+                    console.log('[ProjectManager] Loaded project:', projectData.name, 'sessions reset to empty (will load from API)');
                 });
             } else {
                 console.log('[ProjectManager] No manually created projects found in storage');
@@ -533,16 +542,17 @@ class ProjectManager {
 
             const data = await res.json();
             if (data.success || data.id) {
-                // Reload projects and switch to new session
+                // CRITICAL FIX: Only call loadProjects() - do NOT call initialize()
+                // initialize() would reload stale data from localStorage
                 await this.loadProjects();
-                await this.initialize();
+                this.renderProjectTabs();
 
                 // Find the new session and switch to it
                 const session = data.session || data;
                 for (const project of this.projects.values()) {
                     const foundSession = project.sessions.find(s => s.id === session.id);
                     if (foundSession) {
-                        this.switchProject(project.id);
+                        await this.switchProject(project.id);
                         break;
                     }
                 }