---
version: 1.10.4
date: 2026-05-09
title: Reuse local branches for PR worktrees
---

## App

### New
- Git/Worktrees: pull-request worktrees can now reuse an existing local branch when it matches the PR head.
- Settings/UI: improved keyboard and screen-reader support for resizable Settings navigation and collapsible sidebar groups (thanks to @isanchez404).

### Improvements
- Desktop/Mini Chat: improved Mini Chat session controls with current context usage in the compact header and a single header action that opens either the active session or current draft in Mini Chat.
- Chat/Input: model, variant, and agent labels collapse better on narrow widths.
- Terminal: cleaned up idle WebSocket connections and scoped SSE connection-open handling per retry attempt.
- Reliability/Sync: preserved message part update ordering (thanks to @isanchez404).

### Fixes
- Git: deduplicated lightweight and full status refreshes separately, preventing stale or mismatched Git updates during background polling (thanks to @isanchez404).
- Files: ignored stale file loads, guarded pending navigation, and stopped switching files when save fails.

## VS Code

### New
- Git/Worktrees: pull-request worktrees can now reuse an existing local branch when it matches the PR head.

### Improvements
- Chat/Input: model, variant, and agent labels collapse better on narrow widths.
- Reliability/Sync: preserved message part update ordering (thanks to @isanchez404).

### Fixes
- Git: deduplicated lightweight and full status refreshes separately, preventing stale or mismatched Git updates during background polling (thanks to @isanchez404).