[UX] X button on home screen session cards archives the session — should dismiss notification dot instead

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this is not a duplicate
• [x] This is a single, focused report
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

Describe the issue

On the Claude Code desktop home screen, hovering a session card reveals an X button with an "Archive" tooltip. Clicking it archives the session.

The UX problem: X is a universal convention for "dismiss" or "clear," not "delete/archive." Users reasonably expect clicking X next to a notification dot to clear the notification indicator — not to archive the entire session. There is currently no way to dismiss a "Needs input" notification without either entering the session or archiving it.

Steps to reproduce

1. Open the Claude Code desktop app to the home/new session screen
2. Hover over any session card with a "Needs input" notification dot
3. Click the X button that appears on the right side
4. Session is archived and disappears from the active list

Expected behavior

Clicking X dismisses/clears the notification dot only. The session remains active and visible.

Actual behavior

The session is archived. The "Archive" tooltip on hover clarifies the intent, but the X icon itself carries a universal "dismiss" convention that leads to unintended archival.

Suggested fix

• Replace the X with an explicit archive icon (e.g. box/folder) so the action matches the affordance
• Add a separate dismiss/clear action for the notification dot that does not affect session state

Note: Recovery from accidental archival requires right-clicking the session name in the chat pane and selecting "Unarchive" — this workaround is not documented anywhere obvious.

Claude Code version: latest as of 2026-06-18
OS: macOS
Platform: Anthropic API