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[FEATURE]: Cross-project session list / picker for TUI #31932
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Problem: The built-in /sessions command is scoped to the current project. When working across multiple repos, there is no way to discover or jump to sessions in other projects without navigating there first. Related: there is no API to change Instance.directory at runtime (see #6697, #1143), so even finding the right session does not let you switch context in-process without spawning a new process.
Requested capability:
Two independent but complementary features:
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Cross-project session list — a way to list sessions across all projects. Options:
- A flag like /sessions --all
- A separate command like /all-sessions
- An all filter in the TUI sessions list route
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Runtime directory API — a way to change the working directory of the current OpenCode process, e.g. Instance.directory.set(path). This would let a plugin or command resume a session from a different project without spawning a new terminal.
Related issues: #1143, #6697, #30606, #27447, #21018
Context: I am in the process of building a plugin (mskadu/opencode-all-sessions) that aims to work around the first gap by listing all sessions via client.session.list() and spawning a new terminal. It should work, but it would be cleaner as a core feature.
Potential duplicate: #31493 is related (web project picker sessions) but covers a different scope — it is a bug report about the web UI not loading sessions for a selected project, which is a server context issue rather than a missing feature request for a cross-project session view.
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[-]Cross-project session list / picker for TUI[/-][+][FEATURE]: Cross-project session list / picker for TUI[/+]mskadu commentedon Jun 11, 2026
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onurmicoogullari commentedon Jun 22, 2026
I have a PR ready that solves the cross-project session picker part of this issue.
It adds an explicit global mode to the existing session picker:
/sessionsbehavior remains scoped to the current project/directory--continueand normal scoped sync behavior are unchangedThis covers the cross-project picker workflow and the “resume an existing session from another project” path. It does not add a general runtime directory mutation API for plugins.
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Default scoped mode:
Sessions outside the current working directory are not shown:
Global mode enabled:
Cross-project sessions are discoverable with project and path context:
onurmicoogullari commentedon Jun 22, 2026
I noticed this issue is already assigned.
For context: I ran into this locally, built a small picker-focused fix, and only found this issue when I was about to open one. I linked the PR here instead of creating a duplicate.
Not trying to step on anyone’s work. Happy to align with the assigned owner, adjust scope, split out tests, or close/defer if there is already a preferred direction.
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acramsay commentedon Jul 22, 2026
Is there any maintainer attention on this? Anything we can do to help with it?
wsaaaqqq commentedon Jul 22, 2026
I ran into the exact same problem -- sessions scattered across projects, no way to find the right one without
cd-ing around.I ended up building oos, a standalone TUI tool that reads the OpenCode SQLite db directly and lets you search across ALL sessions from ALL projects at once:
https://github.com/wsaaaqqq/oos
It's been a lifesaver for my 400+ sessions. Not a full fix for the TUI picker, but a working solution today. Would love feedback if you try it.
mskadu commentedon Jul 22, 2026
This would really help everyone I am sure. @onurmicoogullari 's work seems to do to do the job
onurmicoogullari commentedon Jul 23, 2026
Sadly, it seems like it was closed by their bot…
mskadu commentedon Jul 23, 2026
At least this one isn't. The lack of this ability is a pain; hopefully it should go through. @kommander?
stanleytejakusuma commentedon Jul 24, 2026
+1 with concrete evidence: ~20 child projects under one parent dir, sessions correctly rehomed into each, now undiscoverable from the parent without leaving the TUI. #33450 covers exactly this but sadly was auto-closed by the PR bot, without review. Requesting maintainer attention if possible.
feat(tui): add global session picker toggle
onurmicoogullari commentedon Jul 24, 2026
I left a reopen request on #33450 with the recent community signal summarized.
If this feature would help your workflow, please consider reacting/commenting on the PR itself too. The cleanup bot closed it based on positive reactions on the PR, not the issue.
Drealise commentedon Aug 5, 2026
just chiming in that I'm also missing this feature. cd-ing around is not the right way.
This applies not only to the TUI, but the "web" and "Desktop" clients also.
ZackarySantana commentedon Aug 7, 2026
I made an extension that adds a 2nd command to search and filter sessions across projects.
neriousy commentedon Oct 1, 2026
In the OpenCode v2 TUI, the
/sessionsdialog can list sessions from every project. Pressctrl+ain the dialog to switch between all projects and the current directory; the choice is remembered.tabs.scope("global"or"cwd") intui.jsonsets the default.Added in 488445a.
Closing as completed. If something doesn't work on v2, please open a new issue.