fix(threads): mark GUI threads launching when reopening

Author: SDSLeon

src/renderer/actions/threadActions.test.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import type { Thread } from "@/shared/contracts";
 import { useAppStore } from "@/renderer/state/appStore";
-import { openThread, toggleMarkThreadDone } from "./threadActions";
+import { openThread, reopenStoredThread, toggleMarkThreadDone } from "./threadActions";
 
 const { bridge } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   bridge: {
@@ -126,6 +126,25 @@ describe("threadActions", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("marks inactive GUI threads launching when reopening", () => {
+    const thread = makeThread({
+      presentationMode: "gui",
+      status: "inactive",
+      sessionRef: {
+        providerSessionId: "session-1",
+        discoveredAt: "2026-03-22T00:00:00.000Z",
+      },
+    });
+    useAppStore.setState((state) => ({ ...state, threads: [thread] }));
+
+    reopenStoredThread(thread.id);
+
+    const reopened = useAppStore.getState().threads[0];
+    expect(reopened?.status).toBe("launching");
+    expect(reopened?.attention).toBe("none");
+    expect(useAppStore.getState().pendingThreadLaunches[thread.id]).toBe("");
+  });
+
   it("closes a live CLI thread when marking done even before a session ref is known", async () => {
     const project = useAppStore.getState().addProject({
       kind: "posix",

src/renderer/actions/threadActions.ts

@@ -117,16 +117,14 @@ export function reopenStoredThread(threadId: string): void {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (thread.presentationMode !== "gui") {
-    startTransition(() => {
-      store.updateThreadRuntime(thread.id, {
-        status: "launching",
-        attention: "none",
-        ...(thread.sessionRef ? { sessionRef: thread.sessionRef } : {}),
-        canResumeWithConfig: thread.canResumeWithConfig || thread.sessionRef !== undefined,
-      });
+  startTransition(() => {
+    store.updateThreadRuntime(thread.id, {
+      status: "launching",
+      attention: "none",
+      ...(thread.sessionRef ? { sessionRef: thread.sessionRef } : {}),
+      canResumeWithConfig: thread.canResumeWithConfig || thread.sessionRef !== undefined,
     });
-  }
+  });
   store.queueThreadLaunch(thread.id, "");
 }