[Bug]: Mobile keeps New worktree default for non-git projects and cannot start a task

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
86/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
git, typescript
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start in apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-flow-provider.tsx, then compare its default resolution with resolveSendEnvMode in apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.ts. Check the existing vcsEnvironment.status data for non-git projects and verify that NewTaskDraftScreen.tsx can start a task and queue it offline with Current checkout selected automatically.

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Description

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Area

apps/mobile

Steps to reproduce
  1. Set the default thread env mode to New worktree (global setting, project setting, or t3.json).
  2. Add a project folder that is not a git repository.
  3. On mobile, open New task for that project and type a prompt.
Expected behavior

The draft falls back to Current checkout, the same as desktop. A worktree cannot exist without a git repository, so worktree mode should never be the resolved default for a non-git project.

Actual behavior

The workspace control stays on New worktree, the branch control shows Choose branch with nothing to choose, and Start stays disabled.

Desktop already handles this case: resolveSendEnvMode in apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.ts returns local when isGitRepo is false (#1914, #1936). Mobile resolves the default in apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-flow-provider.tsx through resolveDefaultThreadEnvMode without checking isRepo, although it already queries vcsEnvironment.status for the project. NewTaskDraftScreen.tsx then blocks the send on workspaceMode === "worktree" && !selectedBranchName, and a task queued offline in that state stays parked in the outbox.

The comment in packages/shared/src/threadEnvMode.ts says both platforms must agree on the resolved mode. The non-git fallback only exists on web today.

Impact

Minor bug or occasional failure

Version or commit

Server: T3 Code (Nightly) 0.0.34-nightly.20260821.1147. Mobile: Android client, current build as of 2026-08-22. Source checked on main at 2c4158f87a.

Environment

macOS server, Android client

Logs or stack traces

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Screenshots, recordings, or supporting files

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Workaround

Tap the workspace toggle to Current checkout before sending, or set that project's default thread env mode to local.

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