[Bug] /desktop handoff fails to import long/compacted sessions silently

Status Open
Reported on v2.1.227
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 11, 2026

Bug Description
Title: /desktop handoff opens the desktop app with the correct workspace, but the conversation is never imported (long/compacted session) Summary Running /desktop from the CLI opens the Claude desktop app and correctly carries over the workspace context (the composer chips show "Local / pgm-web-backend-real / test29"), but the conversation itself is never imported: no project/session for this repo appears in the sidebar, and the app just sits on the home screen. The sidebar only shows an unrelated pre-existing project (DB_UPLOADER with one "General coding session"). No error message is shown anywhere. Environment - Claude Code CLI: 2.1.227 - Claude desktop app: 1.26832.0 (Code tab), up to date at the time of testing - OS: macOS 15.7.7 - Terminal: PyCharm's integrated terminal (zsh) - Plan/auth: Claude Max subscription login (same account in CLI and desktop app) Session details (the session I tried to hand off) …
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