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Unable to delete old remote sessions

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
65/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
cli, shell

Research direction

Look at the session picker UI code, likely in a component handling remote vs local sessions. The bug is about missing delete option for remote sessions and a blank screen on connect. Start by finding where session deletion is implemented for local sessions, then see why remote sessions lack it. Also check the connection logic for remote sessions to diagnose the blank screen. Run the CLI, navigate to the Sessions tab, and inspect the behavior.

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Description

area:sessions
Describe the bug

Unable to delete old remote sessions within the session picker. Only local sessions give the option to delete, remote sessions brick the terminal with a blank screen when trying to connect. Sessions do not show on Github.com or Github mobile, only the CLI.

v1.0.55:
Delete remote sessions directly from the session picker.

Affected version

1.0.87

Steps to reproduce the behavior
  1. Go to Sessions tab
  2. Attempt to connect to old remote session, not create local copy
  3. Blank screen, does not respond to inputs
Expected behavior

X to delete like local sessions or ability to reconnect and cleanup

Additional context
  • Ubuntu 24.04
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