Choose how to browse
Open Organize & sort beside the sidebar’s project controls.- By project groups conversations under their projects.
- In one list gives you a combined conversation list.
Check status filters
Under Organize & sort → Status, turn categories on or off:
These are display categories. Done is not a claim that every requested task succeeded, and filtering a running conversation out of the list does not stop it.
Turn all four categories on when looking for a conversation whose current state you do not know.
Find archived or unread conversations
Open Organize & sort → Unread, Archived and choose:
Off turns off the special unread/archive view; it does not turn off status or device filtering. Likewise, Include Archived does not reset your other filters. The currently open conversation can remain visible in that mode even if a status filter would otherwise hide it.
If you do not know whether a conversation was archived, choose Include Archived and enable all status categories. Opening a title still depends on the conversation’s device and working folder being available.
For older entries beyond the sidebar’s recent window, search the archive in Settings. That guide also covers renaming, pinning, archiving, and restoring chats.
Check device scope
When the sidebar has catalogs from more than one device, Organize & sort → Devices offers All devices and individual device names. Choose All devices when you are unsure where the conversation lives. A single-device view narrows the list to conversations on that device. An offline label describes the device’s availability; a retained sidebar entry does not make its conversation available to open. Device scope changes what you browse. It does not move a conversation or its project to the device you are currently using.Find and resume on your phone
Keep the project computer awake with Connect running. If this is your first visit from the phone, pair it and open the computer’s workspace first.- In Chat, tap the list icon in the header, labeled Show chat list for accessibility.
- At the top of the list, open the device selector and choose All devices, or an available computer whose projects you want to browse.
- In Overview, tap a title under Recents, or tap a project to see its conversations. Show more reveals additional projects; Load more reveals more conversations where available.
- After selecting a chat, wait for its transcript. Check the title, project, and latest exchange before sending a follow-up. The title can appear while the transcript is still loading.
Change the phone’s list layout
From the main chat list, tap the filter-lines icon labeled Organize sidebar. If you are inside a project’s list, use its back arrow first.
The same menu offers Sort projects by → Priority or Last updated. The desktop status and archive filter controls described above are not in this phone menu.
Search for a title
Use Search chats at the bottom of the list. Enter part of a conversation title; matching ignores capitalization. From inside a project, Search this project limits title matches to that project. In Overview and By project, the search also matches project names. This filters entries already loaded into the sidebar, not message text or the entire saved history. While a search is active, Load more is hidden. To find an older chat:- Clear the search.
- Use Load more where available. In By project, expand the relevant project first.
- Search again after the additional entries appear.
If the phone cannot find or open it
- No matches: clear the query, explicitly choose All devices, and check the project’s list. Load older entries before searching again.
- No chats yet: check that you chose the intended project and that the computer has finished loading its projects. This message alone does not establish that saved history was deleted.
- A dimmed row does not open: check the owning computer in Devices. Offline or recovering locations can leave a visible row unavailable.
- Folder unavailable: check whether the chat’s working folder was moved or removed. The phone cannot restore access merely by selecting a different device.
- The title changes but loading continues: wait for the transcript, then inspect the reported error and device connection if it cannot finish. Avoid repeatedly selecting the row or submitting a duplicate request while it is opening.
Reopen and continue
Select the conversation and wait for its transcript to appear. Check the conversation title and project context before writing your next request. A selected row or loading spinner alone does not mean the transcript is ready. If you just used Restore in Settings, return to the sidebar and reopen the restored chat. Restore refreshes the archive results; it does not open the conversation for you. If work is still running, use the conversation’s current state to decide whether to wait, answer a pending question, or queue or steer a follow-up. If a new message is rejected, address the reported model or permission problem before submitting it again. To explore a different direction without adding it to the original conversation, continue from an earlier response. Choose a new chat in the same checkout or a new worktree; the selected response limits the inherited history, not the current files.When a conversation is missing or cannot open
Changing sidebar filters does not erase a conversation. Check visibility and connection state before treating a missing row as lost history.