Fix: show toast when project creation fails in desktop Electron mode

cursoragent · juliusmarminge · cursoragent · commit f0ba5fcc2ec7 · 2026-03-09T16:10:16.000Z
In desktop Electron mode, shouldBrowseForProjectImmediately is always true,
making shouldShowProjectPathEntry always false. The addProjectError message
was only rendered inside the shouldShowProjectPathEntry conditional block,
so errors from addProjectFromPath were stored in state but never displayed.

Use toastManager to show a visible error notification in the desktop path,
while preserving the existing inline error display for the non-desktop path.

Co-authored-by: Julius Marminge &lt;juliusmarminge@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -531,15 +531,29 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
         });
         await handleNewThread(projectId).catch(() => undefined);
       } catch (error) {
+        const message =
+          error instanceof Error ? error.message : "An error occurred while adding the project.";
         setIsAddingProject(false);
-        setAddProjectError(
-          error instanceof Error ? error.message : "An error occurred while adding the project.",
-        );
+        if (shouldBrowseForProjectImmediately) {
+          toastManager.add({
+            type: "error",
+            title: "Could not add project",
+            description: message,
+          });
+        } else {
+          setAddProjectError(message);
+        }
         return;
       }
       finishAddingProject();
     },
-    [focusMostRecentThreadForProject, handleNewThread, isAddingProject, projects],
+    [
+      focusMostRecentThreadForProject,
+      handleNewThread,
+      isAddingProject,
+      projects,
+      shouldBrowseForProjectImmediately,
+    ],
   );
 
   const handleAddProject = () => {
