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Summary

  • Add double-click inline editing for chat session names in the sidebar
  • Improves UX by allowing quick renames without opening a modal
  • Maintains compatibility with existing modal-based rename

Implementation

  • Created reusable InlineEditText component with validation and keyboard shortcuts
  • Integrated into sidebar session list with double-click activation
  • Pointer cursor indicates clickability, text cursor when editing
  • Recipe sessions protected from renaming (read-only)
  • Updates synced across components via SESSION_RENAMED event

User Experience

  • Double-click session name in sidebar to edit
  • Enter to save, Escape to cancel
  • Click away (blur) also saves
  • Error handling with toast notifications
  • Max 200 characters, auto-trims whitespace

Testing

  • Manual testing completed
  • Works alongside existing session history modal
  • Recipe sessions remain read-only
  • Error cases handled gracefully

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  • Bug fix
  • Refactor / Code quality
  • Performance improvement
  • Documentation
  • Tests
  • Security fix
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renamechatgoose.mov

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feat(ui): add inline rename for chat sessions in sidebar
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Add double-click inline editing for chat session names in the sidebar,
improving UX by allowing quick renames without opening a modal.

- Create reusable InlineEditText component with validation and keyboard shortcuts
- Integrate inline editing into sidebar session list with double-click activation
- Use pointer cursor to indicate clickability, switching to text cursor when editing
- Protect recipe sessions from renaming (read-only for sessions with recipe titles)
- Sync updates across all components via SESSION_RENAMED event
- Support Enter to save, Escape to cancel, and blur to save
- Handle errors with toast notifications and automatic revert
- Validate max 200 characters and trim whitespace
- Maintain compatibility with existing modal-based rename in session history page

Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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katzdave commented Feb 5, 2026 •
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Would you mind adding a quick video/screenshot with the result.

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tulsi-builder commented Feb 5, 2026

renamechatgoose.mov

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zanesq commented Feb 5, 2026

This one was already in progress #6841 but I do like the renaming inline better I just wonder how discoverable it is maybe it should show a pencil icon on hover rather than a double click to trigger it?

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tulsi-builder commented Feb 6, 2026

@zanesq Good point! I chose this interaction method mostly because it's what I've seen in other chat interfaces like Claude and Chat GPT. But if folks think an icon would be more useful then I'm game.

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alexhancock commented Feb 6, 2026

pencil on hover feels good to me for discoverability, but may need some truncation that would accomodate the pencil when it's there

i would also be fine to go with this as-is and follow up

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into dependabot/cargo/json…
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…webtoken-10.3.0

* origin/main: (54 commits)
  Switch tetrate tool filtering back to supports_computer_use (#7024)
  feat(ui): add inline rename for chat sessions in sidebar (#6995)
  fix: handle toolnames without underscores (#7015)
  feat(claude-code): use stream-json protocol for persistent sessions (#7029)
  test(providers): add model listing to live provider suite (#7038)
  Agent added too much (#7036)
  fix(deps): bump tree-sitter to 0.26 and set sqlx default-features=false to fix RUSTSEC advisories (#7031)
  feat: add image support and improve error resilience for Codex (#7033)
  fix(providers): Azure OpenAI model listing 404 during configure (#7034)
  fix(deps): bump bat to 0.26.1 to resolve RUSTSEC-2026-0008 (#7021)
  Don't swallow Tetrate errors  (#6998)
  docs: remove hardcoded_stuff links (#7016)
  fix(ui): keep Hub chat input from overlapping SessionInsights on paste (#6719)
  Clean up css (#6944)
  docs: aws bedrock bearer token auth (#6990)
  docs: extended custom provider headers support (#7012)
  feat(cli): add type-to-search filtering to select/multiselect dialogs (#6862)
  feat(ci): add cargo-audit workflow for scanning rust vulnerabilities (#6351)
  feat: add User-Agent header to MCP HTTP requests (#6988)
  chore(deps-dev): bump webpack from 5.102.1 to 5.105.0 in /ui/desktop (#6996)
  ...

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into spence/nav
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* origin/main:
  Remove build-dependencies section from Cargo.toml (#6946)
  add /rp-why skill blog post (#6997)
  fix: fix snake_case function names in code_execution instructions (#7035)
  Document max_turns settings for recipes and subagents (#7044)
  feat: update Groq declarative data with Preview Models (#7023)
  fix(codex): propagate extended PATH to codex subprocess (#6874)
  Switch tetrate tool filtering back to supports_computer_use (#7024)
  feat(ui): add inline rename for chat sessions in sidebar (#6995)
  fix: handle toolnames without underscores (#7015)
  feat(claude-code): use stream-json protocol for persistent sessions (#7029)
  test(providers): add model listing to live provider suite (#7038)
  Agent added too much (#7036)
  fix(deps): bump tree-sitter to 0.26 and set sqlx default-features=false to fix RUSTSEC advisories (#7031)
  feat: add image support and improve error resilience for Codex (#7033)
  fix(providers): Azure OpenAI model listing 404 during configure (#7034)
  fix(deps): bump bat to 0.26.1 to resolve RUSTSEC-2026-0008 (#7021)
  Don't swallow Tetrate errors  (#6998)
  docs: remove hardcoded_stuff links (#7016)

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#	ui/desktop/src/components/GooseSidebar/AppSidebar.tsx
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feat(ui): add inline rename for chat sessions in sidebar (block#6995)
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into docs/standalone-mcp-apps
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* origin/main: (141 commits)
  Add global config switch to disable automatic session naming (#7052)
  docs: add blog post - 8 Things You Didn't Know About Code Mode (#7059)
  fix: ensure animated elements are visible when prefers-reduced-motion is enabled (#7047)
  Show recommended model on failture (#7040)
  feat(ui): add session content search via API (#7050)
  docs: fix img url (#7053)
  Desktop UI for deleting custom providers (#7042)
  Add blog post: How I Used RPI to Build an OpenClaw Alternative (#7051)
  Remove build-dependencies section from Cargo.toml (#6946)
  add /rp-why skill blog post (#6997)
  fix: fix snake_case function names in code_execution instructions (#7035)
  Document max_turns settings for recipes and subagents (#7044)
  feat: update Groq declarative data with Preview Models (#7023)
  fix(codex): propagate extended PATH to codex subprocess (#6874)
  Switch tetrate tool filtering back to supports_computer_use (#7024)
  feat(ui): add inline rename for chat sessions in sidebar (#6995)
  fix: handle toolnames without underscores (#7015)
  feat(claude-code): use stream-json protocol for persistent sessions (#7029)
  test(providers): add model listing to live provider suite (#7038)
  Agent added too much (#7036)
  ...
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