fix(web): use branch wording in commit dialogs

[shivamhwp]

What changed

The commit dialog now says "Default branch" and "Commit on new branch". Git action messages use "branch" and "check out" consistently.

Why

"Warning: default refName" exposed an internal field name and made committing on the default branch look like a Git configuration problem.

Fixes #7649

UI changes

Before

After

Validation

Verified the dialog in the running web client with a changed file on main. Web typecheck passes. Scoped lint reports two existing React warnings. Desktop shares this component; native desktop was not separately launched. Mobile has a separate Git flow and is unaffected. No Git behavior, contracts, provider handling or connection behavior changed.

Checklist

• This PR is small and focused
• I explained what changed and why
• I included before/after screenshots for UI changes

Model: GPT-6. Harness: Codex in T3 Code.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Style
  • Updated Git actions messaging with clearer, more consistent “branch” terminology.
  • Improved guidance shown when pushing or creating pull requests from a detached HEAD state.
  • Refined detached-HEAD menu hints to make the required next steps easier to understand.
  • Updated commit dialog labels and default-branch confirmation text for improved clarity.
  • Clarified options for committing on a new branch and checking out a feature branch before continuing.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 31c2d39

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This single-file change only standardizes branch-related wording across existing Git action hints and dialogs. It leaves all conditions, callbacks, Git operations, and product defaults unchanged.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	13.6 KiB	13.6 KiB	+86 B (+0.6%)	15.1 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	7.0 KiB	7.1 KiB	+8 B (+0.1%)	7.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	6.5 KiB	6.6 KiB	+78 B (+1.2%)	7.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	57.0 KiB	57.1 KiB	+88 B (+0.2%)	66.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	8	10	+2 (+25.0%)	21	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	13.6 KiB	13.6 KiB	+43 B (+0.3%)	15.1 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	7.1 KiB	7.1 KiB	−4 B (−0.1%)	7.3 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	6.5 KiB	6.5 KiB	+47 B (+0.7%)	7.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	57.8 KiB	57.9 KiB	+88 B (+0.1%)	66.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	8	10	+2 (+25.0%)	21	✅

Baseline: 7bd7f99 · PR result: 31c2d39 · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 113.9 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 114.6 KiB

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The PR updates Git action copy in GitActionsControl.tsx. It replaces refName with branch and clarifies detached-HEAD guidance, default-branch messaging, and commit action labels.

Changes

Git terminology updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update Git action copy apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx	Detached-HEAD messages, default-branch labels, and commit actions now use clearer branch terminology.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 31c2d

One Git action label remains inconsistent with the terminology update, leaving the requested user-facing wording incomplete.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 2 functions across 1 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is complete and aligned with the template. It explains the change and reason, includes before/after screenshots for the UI change, documents validation, and marks the applicable checkl…
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: updating web commit dialogs to use branch terminology.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #7649 requires user-facing Git terminology in the commit dialog. The change replaces “Warning: default refName” with “Default branch” and “Commit on new refName” with “Commit on new branch”. It …
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to Git action and commit-dialog UI strings. The updated detached-HEAD and default-branch confirmation messages support the requested user-facing terminology. The summary shows …

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apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx (1)

1987-1987: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use “Check out” consistently.

Line 1987 still renders Checkout feature branch & continue, while the updated messages use the verb phrase check out. Change this label to Check out feature branch & continue.

Proposed fix

-              Checkout feature branch & continue
+              Check out feature branch & continue

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In `@apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx` at line 1987, Update the label
in the GitActionsControl rendering to use the verb phrase “Check out feature
branch & continue” instead of “Checkout feature branch & continue,” matching the
terminology used by the surrounding updated messages.

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In `@apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.tsx`:
- Line 1987: Update the label in the GitActionsControl rendering to use the verb
phrase “Check out feature branch & continue” instead of “Checkout feature branch
& continue,” matching the terminology used by the surrounding updated messages.

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