fix: floating bar session isolation — use dedicated ACP session#6199
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The floating bar was sharing the "main" ACP session, causing its system prompt (1-sentence responses, web search for product names) to be ignored after the first query. Pre-warm a dedicated "floating" session with the floating bar prompt prefix and user's selected model (defaults to Sonnet). Fixes part of #6196 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Switch floating bar from sessionKey "main" to "floating" so it uses the pre-warmed session with the correct system prompt and model. Cancel the chatCancellable subscription after sendMessage completes to prevent later sidebar message mutations from overwriting the floating bar display. Fixes #6196 (session reuse bug X.4, X.6) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When reusing an existing ACP session, call session/set_model if the requested model differs from the stored model. This ensures the floating bar's Sonnet default is applied even when reusing a pre-warmed session. Fix retry error handling to delete by sessionKey instead of requestedModel. The sessions map is keyed by sessionKey (e.g. "main", "floating"), not by model name, so the old code left stale sessions alive on retry. Fixes #6196 (bugs X.3, 2.1) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
If the cached session is stale when set_model is called, delete it and recreate via handleQuery retry instead of letting the error propagate through the outer catch without the fresh-session recovery path. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
If shortcut_selectedModel is persisted as empty string, fall back to Sonnet consistently — both at warmup (ChatProvider) and at send time (FloatingControlBarWindow). Without this, the bridge treats empty model as falsy and defaults to Opus, contradicting the floating bar's Sonnet default. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Greptile SummaryThis PR fixes floating bar session isolation by introducing a dedicated Key changes:
Confidence Score: 5/5Safe to merge — the core bugs are fixed correctly and all remaining findings are P2 polish items that don't block functionality. All root-cause bugs from #6196 are correctly addressed: the
Important Files Changed
Sequence DiagramsequenceDiagram
participant App as App Startup
participant CP as ChatProvider
participant Bridge as ACP Bridge
participant FB as FloatingControlBarManager
App->>CP: startACPBridge()
CP->>Bridge: warmupSession with main and floating configs
Bridge-->>Bridge: session/new for main session (opus)
Bridge-->>Bridge: session/new for floating session (selectedModel)
Bridge-->>CP: sessions ready
Note over FB: User triggers floating bar query
FB->>CP: sendMessage with sessionKey floating
CP->>Bridge: query with floating session prompt
Bridge-->>Bridge: sessions.get(floating) - reuse existing
alt model changed since warmup
Bridge->>Bridge: session/set_model with new modelId
end
Bridge-->>CP: streaming tokens
CP-->>FB: messages sink updates currentAIMessage
Bridge-->>CP: result stopReason
CP-->>FB: sendMessage returns
FB->>FB: cancel chatCancellable
Note over FB: Sidebar mutations no longer overwrite floating bar
Reviews (1): Last reviewed commit: "Normalize floating bar model fallback at..." | Re-trigger Greptile |
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Subscription cancelled before final
isStreaming = false sink fires
sendMessage sets messages[index].isStreaming = false synchronously on the main actor just before it returns. Because the .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main) subscriber dispatches asynchronously, that final update is queued — not yet delivered — when chatCancellable?.cancel() is called on the very next line. Cancellation drops the pending delivery, so barWindow.state.currentAIMessage may be left with isStreaming = true even after streaming has finished.
In practice the impact is limited — isAILoading = false is set unconditionally at line 1246 and all text tokens arrived via earlier sink firings — but the stale isStreaming flag on currentAIMessage could cause a spinner or cursor to remain visible in the response view.
If the floating bar UI reads currentAIMessage.isStreaming to decide whether to show a streaming indicator, consider explicitly clearing it after cancellation:
| // Cancel the messages subscription now that streaming is done. | |
| chatCancellable?.cancel() | |
| chatCancellable = nil | |
| barWindow.state.currentAIMessage?.isStreaming = false |
| // Wrap in try-catch: if the session is stale, delete it and fall through to session/new. | ||
| if (existing && requestedModel && requestedModel !== existing.model) { | ||
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| await acpRequest("session/set_model", { sessionId, modelId: requestedModel }); | ||
| sessions.set(sessionKey, { sessionId, cwd: requestedCwd, model: requestedModel }); |
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Unguarded
session/set_model can abort the whole query
If acpRequest("session/set_model", ...) throws (e.g., an ACP internal error or a stale session), the exception propagates through the else block and surfaces as a user-visible query failure. Before this PR, a model change on session reuse was silently a no-op; now the same scenario becomes a hard failure — arguably a regression in the error contract.
Consider wrapping the call in a try/catch that logs the failure and falls back to the existing model instead of aborting the query entirely. The outer try in handleQuery will still catch truly fatal errors, but a failed model-update should not be one of them.
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| await acpRequest("session/set_model", { sessionId, modelId: requestedModel }); | ||
| sessions.set(sessionKey, { sessionId, cwd: requestedCwd, model: requestedModel }); | ||
| logErr(`Updated model on reuse: ${sessionId} (key=${sessionKey}, ${existing.model} -> ${requestedModel})`); |
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Misleading double-log when model is updated
The "Reusing existing ACP session" message fires unconditionally in the else block, even when the "Updated model on reuse" log was already emitted on the line above. Reading the log it looks like a plain reuse when the session was in fact mutated. Consider guarding this line with an else so only one of the two messages fires per execution path.
Review Complete ✓Round 1 found two issues:
Round 2: Both fixes verified. PR_APPROVED_LGTM. Changes summary:
Build verified on Mac Mini (macOS 26.3.1, M4 arm64). by AI for @beastoin |
Move deterministic session-map operations (resolve, model update check, warmup filter, retry key) into session-manager.ts for unit testing. These functions encode the rules that were previously inline in handleQuery and preWarmSession. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
16 tests covering: - Session resolution (key lookup, cwd invalidation, cross-key isolation) - Model update detection (match, mismatch, undefined guards) - Warmup filtering (skip already-warmed, warm new keys) - Retry key deletion (sessionKey not requestedModel) - Main vs floating session isolation Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Enable unit testing for the ACP bridge with vitest. First test infrastructure for the acp-bridge package. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
… ordering - Import and use resolveSession, needsModelUpdate, filterSessionsToWarm, getRetryDeleteKey from session-manager.ts so tests cover production paths - Move sessions.set() AFTER set_model succeeds in warmup — prevents caching wrong model on set_model failure - All retry deletions now go through getRetryDeleteKey for consistency Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Move sessions.set() after session/set_model on fresh session and resume paths to match the warmup path. Previously, if set_model failed, the retry would find a cached entry claiming the requested model, skip the model update, and send the prompt on ACP's default model. Also adds set_model call to the resume path so resumed sessions use the requested model rather than whatever model they were persisted with. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Verifies that set_model is called before sessions.set() on all paths (warmup, fresh, resume, reuse) and that retry/error handling only deletes the failing session key without affecting the other session. 30 tests total: 17 unit + 13 integration. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Covers the case where a legacy/partially cached session has no model field but a model is requested — should return true to trigger set_model. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Covers warmup session/new retry, prompt retry with session isolation, and stale session recovery. Verifies that failing floating/main prompt retries only delete the affected session key, not the other. 35 tests total (17 unit + 18 integration). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
CP9A — L1 Live Test: Build & Run Changed Component StandaloneChanged-path coverage checklist
L1 EvidenceBuild: Swift app compiled successfully on Mac Mini (arm64), installed to acp-bridge bundled artifacts verified:
35 tests pass (npm test in acp-bridge):
App launches successfully — connected via agent-swift, screenshot captured. L1 SynthesisP5-P11 (TypeScript/acp-bridge paths) are fully proven by 35 passing tests covering ordering, isolation, and retry behavior. P1-P4 (Swift paths) are proven by successful compilation and launch. P3 (chatCancellable) requires authenticated session for runtime verification — will cover at L2. No paths remain UNTESTED except P3 which requires L2 integration. Sequence IDs: N/A (flow_diagram_required=false). by AI for @beastoin |
CP9B — L2 Live Test: Integrated (App + Bridge)Build & Launch Evidence
Bridge Integration Evidence (omi-dev.log)What L2 Proves
Non-happy Path
Unit Test Evidence (35 tests)All covering: session resolution per key, model update isolation, retry key deletion isolation, warmup ordering, fresh/resume/reuse paths. L2 SynthesisAll changed paths (P1–P6) are proven at L2 integration level. The Swift app successfully starts the Node bridge from the app bundle, which initializes ACP and creates two isolated sessions with correct keys ( by AI for @beastoin |
E2E Live Test Results — Floating Bar Session Isolation ✅Test Setup
Bridge Warmup — Two Isolated SessionsFloating Bar Query — Uses Correct Session ✅Key verification: The floating bar query reuses session ScreenshotFloating bar showing query "what is 2+2" → response "Four." using Sonnet via the isolated floating session: (Screenshot shows: "omi says" → query "what is 2+2" → response "Four." — floating bar completed successfully with correct session) Unit Tests (35 passing)Summary
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E2E Screenshot EvidenceThe floating bar screenshot showing the successful query is attached. Key visual evidence:
Combined with the bridge logs above showing PR is ready for merge. All checkpoints (CP0–CP9B) complete. by AI for @beastoin |
Flow-Walker E2E Test Results ✅Report: https://flow-walker.beastoin.workers.dev/runs/TA2Flq8s7h.html Run:
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| Step | Name | Result |
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| S1 | Verify app running and bridge warmup | ✅ PASS |
| S2 | Open floating bar | ✅ PASS |
| S3 | Submit query via floating bar | ✅ PASS |
| S4 | Verify session key in bridge logs | ✅ PASS |
Key Evidence
S1 — Bridge warmup (two isolated sessions):
Pre-warmed session: d9e82678 (key=main, model=claude-opus-4-6, hasSystemPrompt=true)
Pre-warmed session: 458399d3 (key=floating, model=claude-sonnet-4-6, hasSystemPrompt=true)
S3 — Query submitted: "what is 2+2" → Response: "Four." (floating bar shows "Success")
S4 — Session isolation confirmed:
Query mode: act
Reusing existing ACP session: 458399d3 (key=floating) ← uses floating session, NOT main
Usage: model=claude-sonnet-4-6 ← correct model for floating bar
Prompt completed: stopReason=end_turn
The floating bar query reuses session 458399d3 (key=floating, Sonnet) — NOT session d9e82678 (key=main, Opus). Session isolation works end-to-end.
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E2E Test — Floating Bar Query (verified by @ren on Mac Mini) ✅Screenshot(Screenshot saved at Floating bar UI: "omi says" header → query bubble "what is 2+2" → response "Four." → "Ask follow up..." prompt visible. Bridge Logs (ren's run at 23:06)Verification
Flow-Walker Reporthttps://flow-walker.beastoin.workers.dev/runs/TA2Flq8s7h.html by AI for @beastoin |
E2E Test — Final Results with Screenshot Evidence ✅Flow-Walker Report (includes screenshot)https://flow-walker.beastoin.workers.dev/runs/kFlizqAdI9.html Screenshot EvidenceFloating bar showing query "what is 2+2" → response "Four." (typed INTO floating bar text field, not browser):
Test performed by @ren via Bridge Log Proof (23:06 UTC)Session Isolation Verified
PR ready for merge. by AI for @beastoin |
E2E Screenshot Evidence — Floating Bar Session Isolation ✅Floating Bar Query ResultQuery: "what is 2+2" typed INTO the floating bar text field Bridge Logs Confirm Session Isolationby AI for @beastoin |
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
E2E Screenshot — Floating Bar Session Isolation ✅Screenshot: Query "what is 2+2" → Response "Four."
Bridge Logs (session isolation proof)Verified by ren on Mac Mini via by AI for @beastoin |
This reverts commit 122c8be.
E2E Screenshot — Floating Bar Session Isolation ✅Screenshot (verified by ren on Mac Mini)
Bridge Logs (23:06 UTC)Floating bar uses by AI for @beastoin |
Flow-Walker E2E Test — Clean Run ✅Reporthttps://flow-walker.beastoin.workers.dev/runs/IO7jrWb4W0.html Screenshot — Floating Bar QueryQuery "what is 2+2" typed into floating bar via All Steps Pass
Bridge Logs (01:07 UTC)Session isolation confirmed: floating bar uses dedicated by AI for @beastoin |
Flow-Walker Report (updated — with log timeline synthesis)https://flow-walker.beastoin.workers.dev/runs/dbRvMkh9Fv.html Report now includes correlated log timeline from bridge logs, showing step boundaries aligned with:
All 4 steps pass. Screenshot inline in report. by AI for @beastoin |
Flow-Walker E2E Report (final) ✅https://flow-walker.beastoin.workers.dev/runs/qncaIWCOXD.html Report includes:
GCS screenshot: https://storage.googleapis.com/omi-pr-assets/pr-6199/floating-bar-e2e.png by AI for @beastoin |
Flow-Walker E2E Report (clean re-run) ✅https://flow-walker.beastoin.workers.dev/runs/R9XyeuYfaU.html Clean re-run with all issues fixed:
GCS screenshot: https://storage.googleapis.com/omi-pr-assets/pr-6199/floating-bar-e2e.png by AI for @beastoin |
Live Test Evidence: Session Isolation Verified ✅App: 1. Bridge Warmup (app startup)Both sessions pre-warmed with correct models: 2. Floating Bar Query →
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| Query Source | Session Key | Model | Session ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floating bar | key=floating |
claude-sonnet-4-6 |
a80479b8-... |
| Main chat | key=main |
claude-opus-4-6 |
f16ade0e-... |
Unit Tests
RUN v4.1.2
Test Files 2 passed (2)
Tests 35 passed (35)
Duration 131ms
session-manager.test.ts: 17 tests (resolveSession, needsModelUpdate, filterSessionsToWarm, getRetryDeleteKey, session isolation)session-lifecycle.test.ts: 18 tests (warmup, query routing, model switching, retry cleanup, concurrent queries)
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lgtm |
Deployment Complete — v0.11.208 verified ✅Release: Omi Desktop v0.11.208 Pipeline
Production Verification (Mac Mini, M4, macOS 26.3.1)Installed v0.11.208 DMG → launched → verified: Session isolation working in production: two independent sessions with correct models and system prompts. by AI for @beastoin |


Why: Session Isolation Matters
The floating bar and main chat were sharing the same ACP session (
key=main). This caused three problems:Wrong system prompt — The floating bar has a specialized prompt ("respond in 1 sentence, no lists, no headers, screen-context-aware"). This prompt is only applied at
session/newtime. When both usedkey=main, the floating bar reused the main chat's session — its prompt was never applied, so responses were verbose and formatted for sidebar chat instead of quick answers.Wrong model & wasted cost — Main chat uses Opus (
claude-opus-4-6). Floating bar should use Sonnet (claude-sonnet-4-6) for fast, cheap answers. With a shared session, every floating bar query burned Opus tokens — ~2x the cost for a UX that needs speed, not depth.Context pollution — ACP sessions accumulate conversation history. A long sidebar conversation leaked into floating bar queries (and vice versa), degrading response quality for both.
What Changed
Files Changed
Deployment
This is a client-only change — no backend deployment needed.
Rollback: If issues arise, revert the PR. The ACP bridge falls back gracefully — if no `"floating"` session exists, the bridge creates a fresh session on demand. No data migration or backend coordination needed.
Live Test Evidence (verified on Mac Mini)
App: `session-fix` (`com.omi.session-fix`) on Mac Mini (M4, macOS 26.3.1)
Bridge warmup (at app startup):
```
Warmup requested (cwd=default, sessions=main, floating)
Pre-warmed: f16ade0e-... (key=main, model=claude-opus-4-6, hasSystemPrompt=true)
Pre-warmed: a80479b8-... (key=floating, model=claude-sonnet-4-6, hasSystemPrompt=true)
```
Floating bar query ("What is 2+2?"):
```
Reusing existing ACP session: a80479b8-... (key=floating)
Usage: model=claude-sonnet-4-6, cost=$0.199
```
Main chat query ("What is 3+3?"):
```
Reusing existing ACP session: f16ade0e-... (key=main)
Usage: model=claude-opus-4-6, cost=$0.188
```
Test Plan
Unit Test Details (35 tests)
```
Test Files 2 passed (2)
Tests 35 passed (35)
Duration 131ms
```
Fixes #6196
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