fix(web): apply sticky model when reusing existing draft thread by murataslan1 · Pull Request #1291 · pingdotgg/t3code

murataslan1 · 2026-03-22T00:05:21Z

Summary

Fixes the model selection resetting to GPT 5.4 when creating a new thread.

Root Cause

handleNewThread() in useHandleNewThread.ts has 3 code paths:

Reuse stored draft thread (line 57) — sticky model was NOT applied
Reuse active draft in same project (line 79) — sticky model was NOT applied
Create brand new thread (line 95) — sticky model was applied

When a user clicks "New Thread" and a draft already exists for that project, path 1 was taken — navigating to the old draft without updating its model to match the user's last selection.

Fix

Apply stickyModel and stickyModelOptions to the draft thread in the stored draft path (path 1), matching the behavior already present in path 3.

Test plan

Select Claude Opus 4.6 and create a thread
Click "New Thread" on the same project
Verify the model picker shows Claude Opus 4.6 (not GPT 5.4)

Fixes #1276

Note

Apply sticky model when reusing an existing draft thread

When handleNewThread reuses a stored or active draft thread, it now applies the composer's sticky model preferences. If stickyModel is set, it calls setProvider and setModel on the thread; if stickyModelOptions is non-empty, it calls setModelOptions. Previously these preferences were only applied to newly created threads.

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The Claude Agent SDK does not load filesystem settings by default. Without settingSources, Skills, slash commands, and CLAUDE.md memory files are silently ignored. Fixes pingdotgg#1283

When creating a new thread, if a stored draft thread already existed for the project, the sticky model was not applied to it. This caused the model picker to show the default model (GPT 5.4) instead of the user's last selected model. Apply stickyModel and stickyModelOptions to the draft thread in all code paths, not just when creating a brand new thread. Fixes pingdotgg#1276

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Pull request overview

Fixes the web “New Thread” flow so that when an existing project draft thread is reused, it is updated to the user’s sticky model selection instead of reverting to the default model (e.g., GPT 5.4).

Changes:

Apply stickyModel and stickyModelOptions when reusing a stored draft thread in useHandleNewThread.
Set settingSources: ["user", "project"] for Claude Agent SDK query options in the server Claude adapter.

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File	Description
apps/web/src/hooks/useHandleNewThread.ts	Updates the stored-draft reuse path to also apply sticky model + options before navigating/reusing.
apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ClaudeAdapter.ts	Adds Claude Agent SDK `settingSources` to query options (behavioral change to session startup).

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Copilot · 2026-03-22T00:08:33Z

apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ClaudeAdapter.ts

          env: process.env,
+          settingSources: ["user", "project"],
          ...(input.cwd ? { additionalDirectories: [input.cwd] } : {}),


This PR is labeled/-described as a web-only fix for sticky model selection, but this change alters server-side Claude Agent session startup behavior by explicitly setting settingSources. Please either (a) document in the PR description why this server behavior change is required for the web sticky-model fix, including expected impact, or (b) move it to a separate PR to avoid shipping unrelated runtime behavior changes together.

Copilot · 2026-03-22T00:08:33Z

apps/web/src/hooks/useHandleNewThread.ts

+          if (stickyModel) {
+            setProvider(storedDraftThread.threadId, inferProviderForModel(stickyModel));
+            setModel(storedDraftThread.threadId, stickyModel);
+          }
+          if (Object.keys(stickyModelOptions).length > 0) {
+            setModelOptions(storedDraftThread.threadId, stickyModelOptions);
+          }


This adds sticky model/modelOptions application when reusing a stored draft thread, but the other reuse path (when latestActiveDraftThread exists for the same project and you return early around lines 86–100) still doesn’t apply stickyModel/stickyModelOptions. If the project->draft mapping is missing but the user is currently on a draft thread, clicking “New Thread” can still leave the draft on an outdated/default model. Consider applying the same sticky-model update in that early-return branch (or factor the sticky application into a shared helper).

UtkarshUsername · 2026-03-22T05:19:21Z

Also see #1277

Address review feedback: the second reuse path (when latestActiveDraftThread exists for the same project) also needs stickyModel/stickyModelOptions applied, otherwise clicking "New Thread" while on an existing draft can leave it on an outdated model.

murataslan1 · 2026-03-22T07:47:40Z

Addressed the feedback:

The settingSources change isn't in this PR, that's a separate one (fix(claude): add settingSources to load Skills, Commands, and CLAUDE.md #1290). Copilot might've gotten confused.
Added sticky model to the second reuse path too (the latestActiveDraftThread early return) — good catch from Copilot.
Also noticed fix(web): apply sticky model selection when reusing draft threads #1277 does the same thing with a cleaner helper function. Happy to close this if you'd rather go with that one.

UtkarshUsername · 2026-03-22T08:01:20Z

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murataslan1 · 2026-03-22T08:05:38Z

Nope, just using Claude Code as my coding assistant.

murataslan1 added 2 commits March 22, 2026 02:59

fix(claude): add settingSources to load Skills, Commands, and CLAUDE.md

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The Claude Agent SDK does not load filesystem settings by default. Without settingSources, Skills, slash commands, and CLAUDE.md memory files are silently ignored. Fixes pingdotgg#1283

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