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[FEATURE]: Desktop version side session support (like /btw in TUI) #33469
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Describe the enhancement you want to request
The community plugin \opencode-bytheway\ adds /btw\ side session commands to the TUI version, allowing users to branch into a temporary side conversation and later merge or discard it. However, this plugin only works in the TUI (terminal interface) and does not function in the desktop (Electron/web) version.
The desktop version has no equivalent way to:
- Open a temporary side session without losing current context
- Explore an alternative approach while keeping the main conversation intact
- Merge side session results back into the main session
Describe the solution you'd like
Add built-in side session support to the desktop version. Possible approaches:
- Tab-based side sessions — Allow creating temporary child sessions displayed as tabs, with \Merge\ / \Discard\ buttons
- Fork button in session tree — Right-click a conversation point to fork a side session from there
- Server-side /btw\ support — Move the side session logic from the TUI plugin into the core server so both TUI and desktop benefit
Additional context
The \opencode-bytheway\ plugin (https://github.com/timrichardson/opencode-btw) already implements the UX for the TUI. The desktop version would need a web-based equivalent that integrates with the Electron/web UI.
Reacted by Henry Cen and Robin Bially
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github-actions commentedon Jun 23, 2026
This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:
/btwcommand to inject context mid-task (same plugin concept)/btwcommandIf your request is specifically about surfacing the
opencode-bythewayplugin functionality in the Desktop UI (rather than a core/btwcommand), please clarify in the issue to help distinguish it from the above.wr-web commentedon Aug 8, 2026
Desktop/web support is implemented in #41185 with native panel tabs, multiple isolated Side Chats, Ctrl+P and Ctrl+Shift+N integration, and selection quotes in both directions. The PR includes real-model screenshots verifying inherited main context and no Side Chat context leakage back into the main session.
github-actions commentedon Oct 8, 2026
To stay organized issues are automatically closed after 60 days of no activity. If the issue is still relevant please open a new one.
wr-web commentedon Oct 10, 2026
For anyone who finds this: desktop/web side chats now have a V2 implementation in #54356 (multi-turn, forks the current session, isolated from the main chat).
/btwalready covers one-shot questions; this adds persistent side conversations. Feedback on the approach is welcome there.