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feat(web): bindable shortcut to fork from the latest response - #34372
Forking a thread is only reachable by clicking "Fork from this response" under an assistant message. KeybindingCommand is a closed list with nothing for forking, so it can't be bound to a key, and a thread.fork rule in keybindings.json is dropped as undecodable.
Change
Adds a thread.fork thread keybinding command with no default shortcut, the same shape as thread.regenerateTitle in #33987.
Web:ChatView's shortcut map reads the timeline's own visible turn items (so usage-limit notices the timeline hides are skipped), picks the newest assistant message that passes canForkProjectedAssistantItem, and calls the existing onForkFromRun, the same callback the button uses. Item support is read through the button's own atom (new readV2ItemSupport beside useV2ItemSupport), so the provider-capability gate is identical. onForkFromRun now holds a single in-flight guard, so the button and the shortcut can't start two forks at once. Key repeats are ignored, and if no message can be forked the key passes through.
Settings and docs: the command is listed as "Thread: Fork from Latest Response", and docs/user/keybindings.md has one sentence for it.
Surfaces: web and desktop share this handler. A side chat runs only composer chords, so the shortcut doesn't fire there, matching the button, which side chats hide. Mobile has no keybindings. No MCP tool forks threads today, so nothing changes for agents. No server changes.
Scope and approval
Proposed in #34363, which has no maintainer reply yet. I'm opening this under the focused-configuration route: forking already exists and so do bindable thread.* commands. This only makes the existing fork action bindable. It adds no default shortcut and changes no fork behavior. It follows #33987, which did the same for title regeneration. If you'd rather settle the direction in the discussion first, I'm happy to wait there.
Verification
vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (37 packages), tests (8 files) and the React compiler check all pass.
vp run scenarios:prove with a scenario that binds mod+shift+y to thread.fork, opens a two-turn replay thread and presses the key. Verdict: Proven: the scenario fails on base d50a6fdc30 and passes on head 70c6df5d6a. On base, the rule is dropped and nothing happens. On head, "Release notes fork" opens with both turns, the "Forked from conversation" divider, and the source thread in Lineage. The scenario also passes on a0e8602def, after the review fixes. Scenario file
Base d50a6fdc30, after pressing the key
Head 70c6df5d6a, after pressing the key
The environment label in the captures was replaced with "Scenario" because it showed the machine's name.
Not checked: the desktop app itself (it uses this same web handler), and a provider whose capabilities rule out forking. That case goes through the same canForkProjectedAssistantItem check the button already uses.
Model and harness: Claude Opus 5.5 (claude-opus-5-5) in Claude Code via T3 Code.
Forking was only reachable by clicking "Fork from this response", and
KeybindingCommand is a closed list, so it could not be bound to a key.
Add a `thread.fork` thread command with no default shortcut. ChatView
picks the newest assistant message that passes the same
canForkProjectedAssistantItem check the button uses, reading item support
through the same atom, and calls the existing onForkFromRun.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Adds an optional shortcut to fork from the latest eligible response using the existing fork workflow. It has no default binding and prevents repeated or concurrent shortcut invocations, keeping the change limited to explicitly configured use.
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Walkthrough
Adds the thread.fork keybinding. The command selects the latest eligible assistant item with a run ID and invokes the existing fork action. The fork hook ignores duplicate in-flight requests for the same environment and source thread.
Changes: Thread Fork Shortcut
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Summary
Command contract and registry lookups packages/contracts/src/keybindings.ts, apps/web/src/state/entities.ts, apps/web/src/state/v2ItemSupport.ts, apps/web/src/components/settings/KeybindingsSettings.logic.ts, docs/user/keybindings.md
Adds thread.fork to the command list, adds synchronous readers for visible thread items and item support, and labels and documents the command.
Shortcut selection and fork execution apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/useTimelineRewind.ts
The shortcut selects the latest visible assistant item that meets the run-status and provider-capability checks. The fork hook ignores another request while a fork for the same environment and source thread is in flight.
sequenceDiagram
participant ChatView
participant readThreadVisibleTurnItems
participant readV2ItemSupport
participant canForkProjectedAssistantItem
participant onForkFromRun
ChatView->>readThreadVisibleTurnItems: Read visible thread items
ChatView->>readV2ItemSupport: Read run status and provider capabilities
ChatView->>canForkProjectedAssistantItem: Check item fork eligibility
ChatView->>onForkFromRun: Fork from source thread and run
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Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 21bab
This adds an opt-in keybinding with no default shortcut that reuses the existing fork action. No concrete merge-blocking risk remains.
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Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx:
- Line 2712: Share the pending guard used by the fork shortcut with the
fork-button flow so either entry point blocks the other while a fork is in
progress. Update the shortcut guard in ChatView and the AssistantForkButton
integration to use the same pending state or deduplication path, keeping the
existing repeat-key check.
- Line 2713: Update the `serverVisibleTurnItems.findLast` selection in
`ChatView` to use the same filtered items as the timeline, excluding assistant
notices hidden from display so the shortcut forks from the latest displayed
response.
- Line 2713: Update the lookup using serverVisibleTurnItems.findLast so it
searches earlier history pages as needed before concluding that no eligible
response can be forked; preserve the existing eligibility checks and return
false only after the available history has been exhausted.
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…tices
The in-flight guard moves into useTimelineRewind's onForkFromRun, so the
fork button and the thread.fork shortcut block each other while a fork is
in flight. The shortcut now reads the timeline's own visible turn items,
which drop usage-limit notices, instead of the structure-only list. That
list has full items, so canForkProjectedAssistantItem keeps its original
signature.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
On the third CodeRabbit item (search earlier history pages before giving up): I'm leaving it out. The latest response is always in the newest loaded page, and the "Fork from this response" button can't reach unloaded history either, so the shortcut matches what the button can do.
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Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/chat/useTimelineRewind.ts:
- Line 180: Update the pending guard around forkPendingRef so it tracks
in-flight forks by environment and source thread, rather than blocking every
fork in the reused ChatView; reject only a fork for the same environment and
source thread, while allowing a fork from another thread to proceed.
- Line 175: Move forkPendingRef ownership outside the hook’s component lifecycle
so remounting preserves the pending state for the same fork operation; keep it
set until that operation settles, then clear it so later forks can proceed.
Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx:
- Line 2712: Update the keydown handler in ChatView so it checks whether any
item is eligible to fork before consuming repeated key events. When no item is
eligible, return false for repeated keydowns as well so single-character
bindings reach the composer; preserve repeat suppression when an item is
eligible.
- Line 2714: Update the fork shortcut selection around
readThreadVisibleTurnItems so it applies the same active-response check as the
timeline before choosing the latest item. Skip completed assistant items
belonging to a still-running response, and select the latest eligible item
instead.
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…thread
- Skip responses whose run is still in progress, using the same statuses
the server accepts for a fork source.
- Check for a forkable response before consuming key repeats, so an
unusable binding passes its repeats through.
- Key the in-flight guard by environment and source thread at module
scope, so it survives a remount and doesn't block other threads.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Problem
Forking a thread is only reachable by clicking "Fork from this response" under an assistant message.
KeybindingCommandis a closed list with nothing for forking, so it can't be bound to a key, and athread.forkrule inkeybindings.jsonis dropped as undecodable.Change
Adds a
thread.forkthread keybinding command with no default shortcut, the same shape asthread.regenerateTitlein #33987."thread.fork"joinsTHREAD_KEYBINDING_COMMANDS.ChatView's shortcut map reads the timeline's own visible turn items (so usage-limit notices the timeline hides are skipped), picks the newest assistant message that passescanForkProjectedAssistantItem, and calls the existingonForkFromRun, the same callback the button uses. Item support is read through the button's own atom (newreadV2ItemSupportbesideuseV2ItemSupport), so the provider-capability gate is identical.onForkFromRunnow holds a single in-flight guard, so the button and the shortcut can't start two forks at once. Key repeats are ignored, and if no message can be forked the key passes through.docs/user/keybindings.mdhas one sentence for it.Surfaces: web and desktop share this handler. A side chat runs only composer chords, so the shortcut doesn't fire there, matching the button, which side chats hide. Mobile has no keybindings. No MCP tool forks threads today, so nothing changes for agents. No server changes.
Scope and approval
Proposed in #34363, which has no maintainer reply yet. I'm opening this under the focused-configuration route: forking already exists and so do bindable
thread.*commands. This only makes the existing fork action bindable. It adds no default shortcut and changes no fork behavior. It follows #33987, which did the same for title regeneration. If you'd rather settle the direction in the discussion first, I'm happy to wait there.Verification
vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (37 packages), tests (8 files) and the React compiler check all pass.vp run scenarios:provewith a scenario that bindsmod+shift+ytothread.fork, opens a two-turn replay thread and presses the key. Verdict: Proven: the scenario fails on based50a6fdc30and passes on head70c6df5d6a. On base, the rule is dropped and nothing happens. On head, "Release notes fork" opens with both turns, the "Forked from conversation" divider, and the source thread in Lineage. The scenario also passes ona0e8602def, after the review fixes. Scenario filed50a6fdc30, after pressing the key70c6df5d6a, after pressing the keyThe environment label in the captures was replaced with "Scenario" because it showed the machine's name.
Not checked: the desktop app itself (it uses this same web handler), and a provider whose capabilities rule out forking. That case goes through the same
canForkProjectedAssistantItemcheck the button already uses.Model and harness: Claude Opus 5.5 (claude-opus-5-5) in Claude Code via T3 Code.
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