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Mobile could list and open side chats started on web or desktop, but couldn't start one.

Typing /side <question> (or /btw) in the thread composer and sending now forks the thread into a side chat, sends the question there, and opens it the way other linked threads open: in the inspector on iPad, as a new page on a phone. The new side chat appears in the thread's existing "Side chats" row.

• When it's offered: the composer offers /side and /btw only where a side chat can start, using web's rules:

  • not from a side chat or a subagent;
  • not before the thread's first message, or while its worktree is being set up;
  • only on a server that supports side chats.

  Typed anyway, an alert says why it can't start.

• Text only: as on web, side chats take no attachments or context.

• The question is required on mobile. Web can open an empty side chat in a tab and delete it when the tab closes. On a phone an empty one would stay in the "Side chats" row.

• Shared parser: the /side parser moves from web to @t3tools/shared/composerTrigger, so both clients read the command the same way. Web's behavior doesn't change.

Test: a new case in thread-task-permissions.test.ts shows /side <question> starting a side chat instead of being sent to the thread. It fails on main.

Checked on device: iPad Pro 13" simulator (iOS 27.2), with a free Replay (dev) thread in a scratch repo.

Not checked: the phone flow (installing the app on the leased iPhone kept hanging) and Android. Both use the same composer and send code, and the side chat opens through the same useOpenLinkedThread that the "Side chats" row already uses.

The composer offers /side once you type /s:

After sending, the side chat opens in the inspector with the question sent, and the parent shows the new "Side chats" row:

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 21e4456

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Adds mobile /side and /btw commands through the existing side-chat APIs, with availability checks and guarded cleanup of failed starts. The feature is explicitly invoked and leaves ordinary messaging and product defaults unchanged.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.5 KiB	21.5 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.9 KiB	21.9 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: 25b5329 · PR result: 21e4456 · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Walkthrough

The mobile thread composer now offers /side and /btw when side chats are available. Submitting a valid command forks a side chat, sends the prompt as its first turn, and opens the linked thread. Command parsing is provided by the shared composer trigger module.

Changes: Mobile side-chat flow

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Parse and offer side-chat commands packages/shared/src/composerTrigger.ts, packages/shared/src/composerTrigger.test.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/use-composer-command-menu.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadComposer.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadRouteScreen.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/NewTaskDraftScreen.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/useComposerSend.ts, apps/web/src/composer-logic.ts, apps/web/src/composer-logic.test.ts	The shared module parses whole-message /side and /btw commands. The mobile command menu offers them when enabled, and screen props control availability. Web send logic imports the shared parser, and its former local implementation and parsing tests are removed.
Gate side-chat dispatch apps/mobile/src/state/use-thread-composer-state.ts, apps/mobile/src/state/thread-task-permissions.test.ts	The composer checks availability and prompt constraints before starting a side chat. It prevents normal message dispatch for the command, tracks concurrent starts, and clears unchanged draft text after success. Tests cover dispatch and draft handling and update existing composer setups.
Create and open the side chat apps/mobile/src/features/threads/useStartSideChat.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/threadForkNavigation.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadRouteScreen.tsx	The start hook forks a side chat, waits for its shell, sends the prompt, and opens the linked thread. The shell readiness helper now accepts a scoped thread reference.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ThreadComposer
  participant useThreadComposerState
  participant useStartSideChat
  participant waitForThreadShell
  participant LinkedThreadNavigation
  ThreadComposer->>useThreadComposerState: submit /side prompt
  useThreadComposerState->>useStartSideChat: start source thread with prompt
  useStartSideChat->>useStartSideChat: fork source into side-chat thread
  useStartSideChat->>waitForThreadShell: wait for target shell
  useStartSideChat->>useStartSideChat: send prompt as first turn
  useStartSideChat->>LinkedThreadNavigation: open linked thread

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Possibly related issues

• Add a temporary side chat like Codex /side #26454: The change adds /side and /btw as mobile entry points for side chats, relating to the request for command-based access to a separate context-aware side chat.

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Low · up to c1d9c

The mobile composer can offer /side and /btw while a queued edit or pending approval is active. Selecting the command there sends the text as an edit or as approval feedback instead of starting a side chat. The impact is limited to a narrow edge case, and the fix is a small gating change.

Pre-merge checks: 3 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check		The description explains the problem and change, but omits required scope approval. Verification also lacks the test result on this branch and clear before-and-after UI evidence.	Link the triaged issue or discussion with the maintainer's approval comment. Report the test result on this branch and provide clear before-and-after screenshots of the side-chat flow.

Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly identifies the main mobile side-chat change.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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