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… Git tabs (#479 phase 0.5) Refactor the right panel from a single hardcoded Inspector view to a tabbed system that routes between Inspector, Files, and Git tabs. Files and Git tabs show placeholder content from existing metadata — Phase 1 fills Files with file tree/search, Phase 2 fills Git with diff viewer. - Nest rightPanel preferences (collapsed, size, tab) under a single object with deep-partial patch support for ergonomic updates - Add server migration 1.7.0 converting flat fields to nested - Extract shared Section component from MetadataInspector for reuse - Tab state persisted server-side, survives refresh
Hickey AnalysisConcerns: Tab identity, tab persistence, tab routing, Files/Git/Inspector view content, panel chrome. Finding S1 (Record vs match for tab routing): The No fragmentation bugs found. The temporary duplication of metadata across Inspector and Files/Git tabs is intentional phased delivery — Files/Git show placeholder content that Phases 1/2 will replace. No concept multiplication. Tab definitions live in one Actions: S1 fixed in PR (TABS config array approach). |
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| Step | Status | Duration | Verification |
|---|---|---|---|
| sync | ✓ | 3s | git fetch, forge=github |
| research | ✓ | 1m 53s | Issue #479 phase 0.5 understood |
| hickey | ✓ | 1m 6s | 1 finding fixed (Record vs match) |
| branch | ✓ | 6s | right-panel-tabs from origin/master |
| implement | ✓ | 5m 14s | Schema + migration + tabs + deep-partial |
| check | ✓ | 3m 9s | All packages type-check clean |
| docs | — | 0s | Skipped (none configured) |
| police | ✓ | 2m 58s | Section duplication fixed |
| fmt | ✓ | 31s | Minor reformatting |
| commit | ✓ | 39s | 4cc70ad pushed |
| test | ✓ | 1m 8s | 12 scenarios, 75 steps passed |
| ci | ✓ | 3m 37s | 8/9 green; 6 flaky darwin worktree timeouts |
| update-pr | ✓ | 1m 2s | Draft PR #501 |
| Total | 19m 59s |
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- Implement was extended mid-step by nested preferences refactor (user feedback) — pre-aligning on schema shape in research saves re-implementation
- CI dominated by full nix+e2e matrix;
--from ci-onlyfor retries - Police caught Section duplication that hickey could have flagged — concept multiplication layer improvement
Workflow completed at 2026-04-13T19:01:13Z.
# Conflicts: # packages/client/src/inspector/FilesTab.tsx # packages/client/src/inspector/GitTab.tsx # packages/client/src/inspector/Section.tsx
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The right panel now has three tabs — Inspector, Files, and Git — replacing the single hardcoded Inspector view. This is the structural plumbing for #479 Phase 0.5: Phases 1 and 2 fill the Files and Git tabs with file tree/search and diff viewer respectively, but the tab routing, persistence, and layout are done here so those phases can focus purely on feature logic.
Tab state is persisted server-side alongside the existing panel collapsed/size preferences. The three flat
rightPanel*preference fields are consolidated into a single nestedrightPanel: { collapsed, size, tab }object, with a deep-partial patch mechanism so callers can update individual sub-fields without overwriting siblings. Migration 1.7.0 converts the old flat layout automatically.The
Sectioncomponent — the titled container with border and uppercase label that MetadataInspector uses throughout — is extracted to a shared module so Files and Git tabs reuse it instead of duplicating the markup. Files tab shows CWD + repo root as placeholder content; Git tab shows branch, worktree status, and PR details. Both are shells that Phases 1 and 2 will replace with real features.Closes #479 (phase 0.5)