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createNewAgentSession tries to open a Chat pane first. If openAgentChat returns null (the Chat setting is off, the cloud userSettings.get request failed, or the agent has no ACP harness), it fell back to a terminal launch via agents.run and forwarded modeId as the terminal mode. modeId is a Chat (ACP) permission mode such as auto. Terminal launch modes are a separate namespace (AGENT_MODE_SUPPORT only lists omp), so for Claude the host always rejected it with "Claude does not support a launch mode override".
#9246 fixed the workspace-create path on the host. This PR fixes the remaining renderer fallback.
Change
New pure util useAgentSessionLauncher/utils/terminalFallbackLaunch builds the terminal fallback input. It never includes mode.
If the request carries a Chat mode (and isn't a fork), Chat was the intent, so the hook shows a clear "Couldn't open chat" toast and doesn't launch a terminal or show the confusing host error.
Translations for both new strings added to every locale.
Today only the pending chat handoff (useRunPendingChatHandoff) passes a modeId. Other callers have no mode and behave as before.
Validation
bun test for the new util (2 tests): a Chat-mode request maps to chat-unavailable, and a terminal launch never carries mode.
apps/desktop: bun run typecheck and the full bun test run (9543 pass, 0 fail).
bun run check:i18n and the packages/i18n tests pass. Biome is clean.
Not tested by hand in the running app.
Summary by cubic
Fixes the remaining renderer path that forwarded Chat permission modes to terminal launches, which Claude rejected with "Claude does not support a launch mode override" when Chat couldn't open.
The terminal fallback now builds launch input through the new terminalFallbackLaunch util, which never includes mode. When a request carries a Chat mode and isn't a fork, Chat was the intent, so the hook shows a clear "Couldn't open chat" toast instead of launching a terminal or surfacing the host error. Both new strings are translated in every locale; other callers without a mode behave as before.
Written for commit 670df52. Summary will update on new commits.
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Bug Fixes
When a chat can’t be opened, the app now explains possible causes and suggests checking chat settings and connectivity.
Requests that can’t launch as a chat can fall back to a terminal session, while preserving supported launch details.
Added translated error messages in supported languages.
createNewAgentSession fell back to agents.run when the Chat pane could not
open (Chat setting off, or the cloud settings request failed) and sent the
Chat permission mode (e.g. auto) as the terminal launch mode. Claude has no
terminal launch modes, so the host rejected it with "Claude does not support
a launch mode override".
The terminal fallback now never sends a mode. A request that carries a Chat
mode and cannot open Chat shows a clear "Couldn't open chat" error instead
of a terminal launch.
Fixes#9313
The launcher now classifies terminal fallback requests, shows an error when chat is unavailable, and otherwise passes the fallback payload to runAgent. Tests cover the fallback results. Locale files add translations for the chat-unavailable guidance and error label.
Changes: Chat launch handling
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Summary
Fallback classification and tests apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/v2-workspace/$workspaceId/hooks/useAgentSessionLauncher/utils/terminalFallbackLaunch/*
terminalFallbackLaunch returns a chat-unavailable result when a mode is set without a fork session. Otherwise, it builds terminal launch fields, omitting mode. Tests cover both outcomes and forwarded fields.
Launcher handling and localized errors apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/v2-workspace/$workspaceId/hooks/useAgentSessionLauncher/useAgentSessionLauncher.ts, packages/i18n/locales/*/messages.po
The launcher displays an error and returns null when chat is unavailable. Otherwise, it passes the helper’s launch fields to runAgent. Locale files add translations for the guidance and error label.
ParadevAI/Paradev#9560 — This issue reports that Chat cannot open on a CLI-installed host and requests a clear failure message. This change adds an error for unavailable chat but does not include the missing ACP adapter.
Possibly related PRs
ParadevAI/Paradev#9507 — It retains the selected agent configuration ID, which this change uses as the fallback launch agent.
Suggested reviewers:kitenite
Merge Risk: Low · up to 670df
Users following the Chat error message may struggle to find the setting. Correct the navigation wording and its translations; the remaining risk is localized.
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Issue #9313 is closed and provides historical context only. No active directly linked issue remains, so no linked-issue coding requirements apply.
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The launcher utility, fallback behavior, tests, and translations all support the renderer fallback problem described in #9313. No unrelated changes are identified in the PR summary.
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@apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/v2-workspace/$workspaceId/hooks/useAgentSessionLauncher/useAgentSessionLauncher.ts:
- Around line 140-145: Update the unavailable-chat toast message in
useAgentSessionLauncher to direct users to Settings > General instead of
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When Chat is unavailable, users who open Settings cannot find a “Behavior” section. Direct them to “General” and update the message catalogs.
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- "Chat is off, its settings didn't load, or this agent can't open as a chat. Check Chat in Settings > Behavior and your connection, then try again.",+ "Chat is off, its settings didn't load, or this agent can't open as a chat. Check Chat in Settings > General and your connection, then try again.",
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around lines 140 - 145:
Update the unavailable-chat toast message in useAgentSessionLauncher to direct
users to Settings > General instead of Settings > Behavior, and update the
corresponding message catalogs to match.
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Review verdict: minor issues. The approach is right. Refusing is safer than dropping the mode, because terminal Claude runs --dangerously-skip-permissions, so a dropped Plan or Ask mode would quietly give full access. I reproduced the #9313 error on base and got the new toast at 670df52a in the dev desktop over CDP.
useAgentSessionLauncher.ts:144: the toast says "Settings > Behavior", but the sidebar labels that page General (GeneralSettings.tsx:152) and the toggle is "Open agents in chat" (AcpChatSetting.tsx:30). Reword it and update the catalogs.
useForkChat.ts:60-70: no live caller passes modeId. The only pendingChatHandoff writer never sets it, so the new branch is latent today. Worth saying so in the description.
useRunPendingChatHandoff.ts:46-56 (latent): the handoff row is cleared before the launch, so a refused handoff loses the carried-over prompt, and "try again" has nothing to retry. Put the row back or offer Copy prompt once a writer sets modeId.
Typecheck, the new tests and check:i18n pass locally, and CI is green.
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Fixes #9313
Problem
createNewAgentSessiontries to open a Chat pane first. IfopenAgentChatreturnsnull(the Chat setting is off, the clouduserSettings.getrequest failed, or the agent has no ACP harness), it fell back to a terminal launch viaagents.runand forwardedmodeIdas the terminalmode.modeIdis a Chat (ACP) permission mode such asauto. Terminal launch modes are a separate namespace (AGENT_MODE_SUPPORTonly listsomp), so for Claude the host always rejected it with "Claude does not support a launch mode override".#9246 fixed the workspace-create path on the host. This PR fixes the remaining renderer fallback.
Change
useAgentSessionLauncher/utils/terminalFallbackLaunchbuilds the terminal fallback input. It never includesmode.Today only the pending chat handoff (
useRunPendingChatHandoff) passes amodeId. Other callers have no mode and behave as before.Validation
bun testfor the new util (2 tests): a Chat-mode request maps tochat-unavailable, and a terminal launch never carriesmode.apps/desktop:bun run typecheckand the fullbun testrun (9543 pass, 0 fail).bun run check:i18nand thepackages/i18ntests pass. Biome is clean.Summary by cubic
Fixes the remaining renderer path that forwarded Chat permission modes to terminal launches, which Claude rejected with "Claude does not support a launch mode override" when Chat couldn't open.
The terminal fallback now builds launch input through the new
terminalFallbackLaunchutil, which never includesmode. When a request carries a Chat mode and isn't a fork, Chat was the intent, so the hook shows a clear "Couldn't open chat" toast instead of launching a terminal or surfacing the host error. Both new strings are translated in every locale; other callers without a mode behave as before.Written for commit 670df52. Summary will update on new commits.
Summary by CodeRabbit