Working folder: pin the default for cloud runs, clear via an empty field

[aivsomkar]

In plain language

Two small follow-ups from CodeRabbit's review of #183 (already merged):

1. Cloud runs no longer show a host folder. A routine that runs on the cloud box has no relationship to your Mac's folders, but the header chip could still show the bot's working folder for that task. Now a cloud task is pinned to "no folder" and the chip stays hidden.
2. Clearing the folder by emptying the text field works. In the non-desktop UI, deleting the path and saving sent "", which the server rejected. It now sends null, which is what "clear" means.

The third finding (the ~ shortening matching /Users/annex under /Users/ann) was already fixed on main in src/lib/short-path.ts.

Test plan

• store.test.ts (+1): a cloud run pins null and it stays pinned
• pnpm typecheck clean; pnpm vitest run green (78 files, 722 passed)

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Cloud tasks now run without exposing or inheriting a private host working folder.
  • Users can clear a task’s working folder by submitting an empty value in settings.

• Bug Fixes

  • Prevented later host runs from replacing a cloud task’s default working-folder setting.
  • Improved handling of whitespace and empty working-folder values.
  • Ensured cleared working-folder settings are consistently saved and applied.

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Walkthrough

Cloud tasks now pin their working folder to null instead of inheriting a host folder. The store supports explicit null pinning and tests this behavior. The settings panel trims folder input and sends null for empty values.

Changes

Cloud working-folder behavior

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Cloud CWD pinning and validation server/store.ts, server/index.ts, server/store.test.ts	Store.pinTaskCwd accepts explicit null pinning. Cloud dispatch uses this behavior, and tests verify that later host runs cannot replace the null pin.
Working-folder input normalization src/components/SettingsPanel.tsx	The settings form trims the entered path and sends null when the result is empty.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 38dac

The PR pins cloud runs to no folder and correctly treats an emptied folder field as a clear operation; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Possibly related PRs

• milind-soni/OpenMausBot#183: This PR extends task working-directory pinning and cloud-run behavior in server/index.ts and server/store.ts.

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Actionable comments posted: 1

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

server/store.test.ts (1)

361-369: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover cloud pinning after a host pin.

The current test starts with task.cwd === undefined, so it cannot catch the reachable case where a prior host turn stored "/tmp/project-a". Add a host pin before the cloud pin to verify that { none: true } replaces the existing path and that later host pinning remains null.

Proposed regression coverage

     store.patchBot(bot.id, { cwd: "/tmp/project-a" });
+    expect(store.pinTaskCwd(bot.id, bot.threadId)).toBe("/tmp/project-a");
     expect(store.pinTaskCwd(bot.id, bot.threadId, undefined, { none: true })).toBeNull();

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In `@server/store.test.ts` around lines 361 - 369, Add an initial host pin in the
test around pinTaskCwd so the task first stores “/tmp/project-a”, then apply the
cloud pin with { none: true } and verify it replaces the existing path with
null; retain the assertion that a subsequent host pin remains null.

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Inline comments:
In `@server/store.ts`:
- Around line 708-711: Update pinTaskCwd so opts.none is handled before the
task.cwd === undefined branch, overwriting any existing non-null host path with
null and persisting that value; retain the current first-pin behavior for calls
without none.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@server/store.test.ts`:
- Around line 361-369: Add an initial host pin in the test around pinTaskCwd so
the task first stores “/tmp/project-a”, then apply the cloud pin with { none:
true } and verify it replaces the existing path with null; retain the assertion
that a subsequent host pin remains null.

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