Desktop app does not immediately reflect session title or archive state changes after activation

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Mar 31, 2026 by PeterSuh-Q3 Closed May 5, 2026

Summary

When a session's title is renamed or an archived session is re-activated, the Claude Code desktop app does not immediately reflect these changes in the UI. The state appears stale until the user manually refreshes or restarts the application.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open Claude Code desktop app
  2. Archive a session (or rename a session title)
  3. Re-activate (unarchive) the session — or observe the renamed title
  4. Observe the desktop sidebar/session list

Expected Behavior

The session list in the desktop app should immediately update to reflect:

  • The new session title after renaming
  • The active/inactive state after archiving or re-activating a session

Actual Behavior

The desktop UI does not immediately reflect the changes. The session still appears in its previous state (old title, archived state) until the app is restarted or some other action triggers a UI refresh.

Environment

  • Platform: macOS (darwin 24.6.0)
  • App: Claude Code Desktop

Impact

Users may be confused by stale session state in the sidebar, especially after explicitly activating an archived session and expecting it to appear as active immediately.

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