Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When debugging across sessions or resuming work, users often have a session UUID (from claude --resume, logs, or another devtools tab). Currently there's no way to navigate directly to a session by its ID. You have to visually scan the sidebar or search by message content.
Related prior art:
This complements those by adding the ability to navigate to a session by pasting its ID in the existing CommandPalette.
Describe the solution you'd like
Extend the CommandPalette (Cmd+K) with session ID detection:
- Full UUID paste - Direct file lookup across all projects, single result, instant navigation (~50ms debounce)
- Partial ID fragment - Type 3+ hex-dash chars (e.g.,
eb7), matches session filenames sorted by recency (~300ms debounce)
- Mode indicator - Green "Session ID search" label when hex input is detected
- Existing text search unchanged - Non-hex queries work exactly as before
Empty palette - updated placeholder text:
Partial hex fragment (eb7) - green mode indicator, cross-project matches:
Full UUID paste - single exact match:
Normal text search - unchanged behavior, no green indicator:
Describe alternatives you've considered
- Sidebar filter: Adding a session ID filter to the sidebar session list. Rejected because the CommandPalette already handles search and this keeps the UI consistent.
- Dedicated "Go to session" dialog: A separate modal just for session ID input. Rejected because adding to the existing Cmd+K palette is more discoverable and requires no new keybinding.
- URL-based navigation (e.g.,
localhost:3456/session/:id): Would work for standalone mode but not Electron, and requires router changes.
Additional context
- No new dependencies added
- No changes to existing text search, sidebar, or session list
- All quality gates pass: typecheck clean, 653/653 tests pass, build clean
- Implementation adds
findSessionById() and findSessionsByPartialId() to ProjectScanner using existing collectFulfilledInBatches for parallel I/O
- Full IPC + HTTP + preload + HttpClient bridge for both Electron and standalone modes
- Working implementation on fork: WesleyMFrederick/claude-devtools@explore
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When debugging across sessions or resuming work, users often have a session UUID (from
claude --resume, logs, or another devtools tab). Currently there's no way to navigate directly to a session by its ID. You have to visually scan the sidebar or search by message content.Related prior art:
This complements those by adding the ability to navigate to a session by pasting its ID in the existing CommandPalette.
Describe the solution you'd like
Extend the CommandPalette (Cmd+K) with session ID detection:
eb7), matches session filenames sorted by recency (~300ms debounce)Empty palette - updated placeholder text:
Partial hex fragment (
eb7) - green mode indicator, cross-project matches:Full UUID paste - single exact match:
Normal text search - unchanged behavior, no green indicator:
Describe alternatives you've considered
localhost:3456/session/:id): Would work for standalone mode but not Electron, and requires router changes.Additional context
findSessionById()andfindSessionsByPartialId()to ProjectScanner using existingcollectFulfilledInBatchesfor parallel I/O