fix(app): create local sessions in project root (#49668)

packages/app/e2e/regression/new-session-summary.spec.ts

@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ test("non-Git folders show their status without offering worktree actions", asyn
   ).toBeEnabled()
 })
 
+test("submits locally after changing a new worktree draft to Local", async ({ page }) => {
+  const mock = await openDraft(page, "create", { currentDirectory: workspace })
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "New worktree", exact: true }).click()
+  await page.getByRole("menuitem", { name: "Local repository", exact: true }).click()
+  await page.locator('[data-component="composer-editor"]').fill("Run locally")
+  await page.locator('[data-action="composer-submit"]').click()
+  await expect.poll(() => mock.calls.find((call) => call.type === "session")?.directory).toBe(directory)
+})
+
 test("new worktree MCP choices persist per draft and apply before the first prompt", async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
   const mock = await openDraft(page, "create")
   await page.locator('[data-component="composer-editor"]').fill("Use my selected MCPs")
@@ -296,7 +305,12 @@ test("new worktree sign-in completes before the draft can send", async ({ page,
   expect(attempts).toHaveLength(1)
 })
 
-async function openDraft(page: Page, worktree = "main", options: { git?: boolean; direction?: "ltr" | "rtl" } = {}) {
+async function openDraft(
+  page: Page,
+  worktree = "main",
+  options: { git?: boolean; direction?: "ltr" | "rtl"; currentDirectory?: string } = {},
+) {
+  const currentDirectory = options.currentDirectory ?? directory
   const project = {
     id: "proj_new_summary",
     worktree: directory,
@@ -315,7 +329,7 @@ async function openDraft(page: Page, worktree = "main", options: { git?: boolean
   const prompts: { sessionID: string; body: Record<string, unknown> }[] = []
   const state: { fail: boolean; hold?: Promise<void>; holdDirectory?: string } = { fail: false }
   await mockOpenCodeServer(page, {
-    directory,
+    directory: currentDirectory,
     project,
     sessions,
     provider: {
@@ -442,7 +456,7 @@ async function openDraft(page: Page, worktree = "main", options: { git?: boolean
     },
   )
   await page.addInitScript(
-    ({ directory, server, draftID, secondDraftID, worktree }) => {
+    ({ directory, currentDirectory, server, draftID, secondDraftID, worktree }) => {
       if (!localStorage.getItem("opencode.global.dat:server"))
         localStorage.setItem(
           "opencode.global.dat:server",
@@ -455,12 +469,12 @@ async function openDraft(page: Page, worktree = "main", options: { git?: boolean
         localStorage.setItem(
           "opencode.window.browser.dat:tabs",
           JSON.stringify([
-            { type: "draft", draftID, server, directory, worktree },
-            { type: "draft", draftID: secondDraftID, server, directory, worktree },
+            { type: "draft", draftID, server, directory: currentDirectory, worktree },
+            { type: "draft", draftID: secondDraftID, server, directory: currentDirectory, worktree },
           ]),
         )
     },
-    { directory, server, draftID, secondDraftID, worktree },
+    { directory, currentDirectory, server, draftID, secondDraftID, worktree },
   )
   if (options.direction) await openWithDirection(page, draftPath, options.direction)
   if (!options.direction) await page.goto(draftPath)

packages/app/src/new-session/composer-adapter.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ export function createNewSessionComposerAdapter(props: {
     submitted: props.submitted,
     async start(selection, submission, message) {
       const draftID = props.draftID
-      const projectDirectory = location().directory
+      const currentDirectory = location().directory
+      const projectDirectory = data.location.info({ directory: currentDirectory })?.project.canonical ?? currentDirectory
       const worktree = props.worktree()
       const branch = props.branch()
       const mcp = props.mcp.capture()