feat: enhance git operations with unpublished commits detection and upstream setup on first push

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- VS Code extension: reorganized extension location. It is now on the right sidebar for VSCode and on the left for Cursor/Windsurf.
+- Worktrees now do not create a remote branch by default; only the push action publishes the branch to remote.
+
+
 ## [1.3.9] - 2025-12-30
 
  - Added skills management to settings with the ability to create, edit, and delete skills (make sure you have the latest OpenCode version for skills support).

packages/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock

@@ -2847,7 +2847,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openchamber-desktop"
-version = "1.3.8"
+version = "1.3.9"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",

packages/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/git.rs

@@ -808,6 +808,55 @@ pub async fn get_git_status(
         }
     }
 
+    // When there's no upstream yet (e.g. a freshly-created local worktree branch),
+    // git status doesn't report ahead/behind. We still want to surface unpublished commits.
+    if tracking.is_none() && !current.trim().is_empty() {
+        let mut base_candidates: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+        let origin_head = run_git_with_allowed_exit(
+            &["symbolic-ref", "-q", "refs/remotes/origin/HEAD"],
+            &path,
+            &[1],
+        )
+        .await
+        .unwrap_or_default();
+
+        if !origin_head.trim().is_empty() {
+            base_candidates.push(origin_head.trim().replace("refs/remotes/", ""));
+        }
+
+        base_candidates.push("origin/main".to_string());
+        base_candidates.push("origin/master".to_string());
+        base_candidates.push("main".to_string());
+        base_candidates.push("master".to_string());
+
+        let mut selected_base: Option<String> = None;
+        for candidate in base_candidates {
+            let verified = run_git_with_allowed_exit(
+                &["rev-parse", "--verify", &candidate],
+                &path,
+                &[1],
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+
+            if !verified.trim().is_empty() {
+                selected_base = Some(candidate);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Some(base_ref) = selected_base {
+            let range = format!("{}..HEAD", base_ref);
+            if let Ok(raw) = run_git(&["rev-list", "--count", &range], &path).await {
+                if let Ok(count) = raw.trim().parse::<i32>() {
+                    ahead = count;
+                    behind = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     Ok(GitStatus {
         current,
         tracking,
@@ -1445,13 +1494,45 @@ pub async fn git_push(
         .await
         .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
     let remote_name = remote.unwrap_or_else(|| "origin".to_string());
+    let explicit_branch = branch
+        .as_deref()
+        .map(|value| !value.trim().is_empty())
+        .unwrap_or(false);
     let mut branch_name = branch.unwrap_or_default();
 
     let mut args = vec!["push".to_string(), remote_name.clone()];
     if branch_name.is_empty() {
         branch_name = get_current_branch_name(&root).await.unwrap_or_default();
     }
+
     if !branch_name.is_empty() {
+        // If caller didn't specify a branch and there's no upstream configured yet,
+        // publish on first push so future pushes/pulls work without extra prompts.
+        if !explicit_branch {
+            let remote_key = format!("branch.{}.remote", branch_name);
+            let merge_key = format!("branch.{}.merge", branch_name);
+
+            let upstream_remote = run_git_with_allowed_exit(
+                &["config", "--get", &remote_key],
+                &root,
+                &[1],
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+
+            let upstream_merge = run_git_with_allowed_exit(
+                &["config", "--get", &merge_key],
+                &root,
+                &[1],
+            )
+            .await
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+
+            if upstream_remote.trim().is_empty() || upstream_merge.trim().is_empty() {
+                args.push("--set-upstream".to_string());
+            }
+        }
+
         args.push(branch_name.clone());
     }
 

packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionDialogs.tsx

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
     mapWorktreeToMetadata,
     removeWorktree,
 } from '@/lib/git/worktreeService';
-import { checkIsGitRepository, ensureOpenChamberIgnored, gitPush } from '@/lib/gitApi';
+import { checkIsGitRepository, ensureOpenChamberIgnored } from '@/lib/gitApi';
 import { useSessionStore } from '@/stores/useSessionStore';
 import { useDirectoryStore } from '@/stores/useDirectoryStore';
 import { useConfigStore } from '@/stores/useConfigStore';
@@ -428,22 +428,7 @@ export const SessionDialogs: React.FC = () => {
                 createBranch: true,
             });
             cleanupMetadata = metadata;
-            let status = await getWorktreeStatus(metadata.path).catch(() => undefined);
+            const status = await getWorktreeStatus(metadata.path).catch(() => undefined);
-            try {
-                await gitPush(metadata.path, {
-                    remote: 'origin',
-                    branch: normalizedBranch,
-                    options: ['--set-upstream'],
-                });
-                status = await getWorktreeStatus(metadata.path).catch(() => status);
-                toast.success(`Configured upstream for ${normalizedBranch}`);
-            } catch (pushError) {
-                const message =
-                    pushError instanceof Error ? pushError.message : 'Unable to push new worktree branch.';
-                toast.warning('Worktree created locally', {
-                    description: renderToastDescription(`Upstream setup failed: ${message}`),
-                });
-            }
             const createdMetadata = status ? { ...metadata, status } : metadata;
 
             const session = await createSession(undefined, metadata.path);

packages/ui/src/components/views/git/GitHeader.tsx

@@ -210,17 +210,28 @@ export const GitHeader: React.FC<GitHeaderProps> = ({
         />
       )}
 
-      {status.tracking && (
+      {(Boolean(status.tracking) || status.ahead > 0 || status.behind > 0) && (
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-1.5 typography-meta text-muted-foreground">
+        <Tooltip delayDuration={800}>
-          <span className="flex items-center gap-0.5">
+          <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-            <RiArrowUpLine className="size-3.5 text-primary/70" />
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-1.5 typography-meta text-muted-foreground">
-            <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">{status.ahead}</span>
+              <span className="flex items-center gap-0.5">
-          </span>
+                <RiArrowUpLine className="size-3.5 text-primary/70" />
-          <span className="flex items-center gap-0.5">
+                <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">{status.ahead}</span>
-            <RiArrowDownLine className="size-3.5 text-primary/70" />
+              </span>
-            <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">{status.behind}</span>
+              {Boolean(status.tracking) && (
-          </span>
+                <span className="flex items-center gap-0.5">
-        </div>
+                  <RiArrowDownLine className="size-3.5 text-primary/70" />
+                  <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">{status.behind}</span>
+                </span>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </TooltipTrigger>
+          <TooltipContent sideOffset={8}>
+            {status.tracking
+              ? `Upstream: ${status.tracking}`
+              : 'Unpublished commits (no upstream set yet)'}
+          </TooltipContent>
+        </Tooltip>
       )}
 
       <SyncActions

packages/web/server/lib/git-service.js

@@ -271,15 +271,62 @@ export async function getStatus(directory) {
       };
     }
 
+    const selectBaseRefForUnpublished = async () => {
+      const candidates = [];
+
+      const originHead = await git
+        .raw(['symbolic-ref', '-q', 'refs/remotes/origin/HEAD'])
+        .then((value) => String(value || '').trim())
+        .catch(() => '');
+
+      if (originHead) {
+        // "refs/remotes/origin/main" -> "origin/main"
+        candidates.push(originHead.replace(/^refs\/remotes\//, ''));
+      }
+
+      candidates.push('origin/main', 'origin/master', 'main', 'master');
+
+      for (const ref of candidates) {
+        const exists = await git
+          .raw(['rev-parse', '--verify', ref])
+          .then((value) => String(value || '').trim())
+          .catch(() => '');
+        if (exists) return ref;
+      }
+
+      return null;
+    };
+
+    let tracking = status.tracking || null;
+    let ahead = status.ahead;
+    let behind = status.behind;
+
+    // When no upstream is configured (common for new worktree branches), Git doesn't report ahead/behind.
+    // We still want to show the number of unpublished commits to the user.
+    if (!tracking && status.current) {
+      const baseRef = await selectBaseRefForUnpublished();
+      if (baseRef) {
+        const countRaw = await git
+          .raw(['rev-list', '--count', `${baseRef}..HEAD`])
+          .then((value) => String(value || '').trim())
+          .catch(() => '');
+        const count = parseInt(countRaw, 10);
+        if (Number.isFinite(count)) {
+          ahead = count;
+          behind = 0;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     return {
       current: status.current,
-      tracking: status.tracking,
+      tracking,
-      ahead: status.ahead,
+      ahead,
-      behind: status.behind,
+      behind,
-      files: status.files.map(f => ({
+      files: status.files.map((f) => ({
         path: f.path,
         index: f.index,
-        working_dir: f.working_dir
+        working_dir: f.working_dir,
       })),
       isClean: status.isClean(),
       diffStats,
@@ -512,22 +559,79 @@ export async function pull(directory, options = {}) {
 export async function push(directory, options = {}) {
   const git = simpleGit(normalizeDirectoryPath(directory));
 
-  try {
+  const buildUpstreamOptions = (raw) => {
-    const result = await git.push(
+    if (Array.isArray(raw)) {
-      options.remote || 'origin',
+      return raw.includes('--set-upstream') ? raw : [...raw, '--set-upstream'];
-      options.branch,
+    }
-      options.options || {}
-    );
 
+    if (raw && typeof raw === 'object') {
+      return { ...raw, '--set-upstream': null };
+    }
+
+    return ['--set-upstream'];
+  };
+
+  const looksLikeMissingUpstream = (error) => {
+    const message = String(error?.message || error?.stderr || '').toLowerCase();
+    return (
+      message.includes('has no upstream') ||
+      message.includes('no upstream') ||
+      message.includes('set-upstream') ||
+      message.includes('set upstream') ||
+      (message.includes('upstream') && message.includes('push') && message.includes('-u'))
+    );
+  };
+
+  const normalizePushResult = (result) => {
     return {
       success: true,
       pushed: result.pushed,
       repo: result.repo,
-      ref: result.ref
+      ref: result.ref,
     };
+  };
+
+  const remote = options.remote || 'origin';
+
+  // If caller didn't specify a branch, this is the common "Push"/"Commit & Push" path.
+  // When there's no upstream yet (typical for freshly-created worktree branches), publish it on first push.
+  if (!options.branch) {
+    try {
+      const status = await git.status();
+      if (status.current && !status.tracking) {
+        const result = await git.push(remote, status.current, buildUpstreamOptions(options.options));
+        return normalizePushResult(result);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      // If we can't read status, fall back to the regular push path below.
+      console.warn('Failed to read git status before push:', error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const result = await git.push(remote, options.branch, options.options || {});
+    return normalizePushResult(result);
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Failed to push:', error);
+    // Last-resort fallback: retry with upstream if the error suggests it's missing.
-    throw error;
+    if (!looksLikeMissingUpstream(error)) {
+      console.error('Failed to push:', error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const status = await git.status();
+      const branch = options.branch || status.current;
+      if (!branch) {
+        console.error('Failed to push: missing branch name for upstream setup:', error);
+        throw error;
+      }
+
+      const result = await git.push(remote, branch, buildUpstreamOptions(options.options));
+      return normalizePushResult(result);
+    } catch (fallbackError) {
+      console.error('Failed to push (including upstream fallback):', fallbackError);
+      throw fallbackError;
+    }
   }
 }