mintree 0.5.8 → 0.5.9

package/README.md

@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Linear authentication lives in `~/.mintree/credentials.json` (user-scoped, not p
 - **Sessions persist by issue**: each issue gets a UUID stored in `metadata.json`. Subsequent `worktree work` calls pass `--resume <uuid>` so Claude reopens the same conversation.
 - **Live state** (optional): the four hooks installed by `mintree helpers session-signal install` write the current Claude state to `.mintree/session-states/<issue>.json` on every prompt / stop / notification / session-end. The dashboard reads those files to colour each row in real time.
 - **Remote Control** (optional): `mintree doctor` checks `~/.claude.json` for `remoteControlAtStartup: true`. Enabling it lets you continue a local session from a different device.
-- **iTerm2 session badge** (automatic): when you launch on [iTerm2](https://iterm2.com), mintree sets the terminal **badge** — the large translucent label drawn over the session — to the session name (the worktree issue id like `VAL-68`, or the orchestrator's name) so each tab stays identifiable at a glance. It uses the badge rather than the tab title because Claude Code overwrites the title while it runs; the badge is independent of it and persists for the whole session, then clears on exit. No-op on other terminals (detected via `TERM_PROGRAM` / `LC_TERMINAL`).
+- **iTerm2 tab title** (automatic): when you launch on [iTerm2](https://iterm2.com), mintree sets the **tab title** to the session name (the worktree issue id like `VAL-68`, or the orchestrator's name) so each tab stays identifiable at a glance. It sets the tab title via OSC 1 (icon name) rather than the window title, because Claude Code rewrites the window title with a descriptive summary while it runs; the icon-name slot is independent of it. The title clears on exit. No-op on other terminals (detected via `TERM_PROGRAM` / `LC_TERMINAL`).
 
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package/dist/lib/claude.js

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { execSync, spawn } from "child_process";
 import { existsSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
 import { homedir, tmpdir } from "os";
 import { join } from "path";
-import { setITermBadge, clearITermBadge } from "./terminal.js";
+import { setITermTabTitle, clearITermTabTitle } from "./terminal.js";
 export const PERMISSION_MODES = ["default", "auto"];
 /**
  * Resolves the absolute path of the Claude Code CLI binary, or null if not on
@@ -75,17 +75,17 @@ export function launchClaude(options) {
     if (options.prompt && options.prompt.length > 0) {
         args.push("--", promptArg(options.prompt));
     }
-    // Label the session with an iTerm2 badge before handing over the TTY. The
-    // badge survives Claude overwriting the terminal title, so the tab stays
-    // identifiable (worktree issue id, or orchestrator name) while it runs.
-    // No-op outside iTerm2.
-    const badge = options.remoteControlName;
-    if (badge)
-        setITermBadge(badge);
+    // Label the session via the iTerm2 tab title before handing over the TTY.
+    // We use OSC 1 (icon name), a slot separate from the window title Claude
+    // rewrites, so the tab stays identifiable (worktree issue id, or
+    // orchestrator name) while it runs. No-op outside iTerm2.
+    const tabTitle = options.remoteControlName;
+    if (tabTitle)
+        setITermTabTitle(tabTitle);
     const child = spawn(bin, args, { stdio: "inherit", cwd: options.cwd });
-    // Clear the badge once Claude exits so the badge doesn't linger on the
-    // shell that regains the TTY.
-    if (badge)
-        child.on("exit", () => clearITermBadge());
+    // Clear the tab title once Claude exits so it doesn't linger on the shell
+    // that regains the TTY.
+    if (tabTitle)
+        child.on("exit", () => clearITermTabTitle());
     return child;
 }

package/dist/lib/terminal.d.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 /** True when the active terminal is iTerm2 (also detected through tmux). */
 export declare function isITerm(): boolean;
 /**
- * Builds the raw iTerm2 SetBadgeFormat escape sequence for `text`. Pure (no I/O)
- * so it can be unit-tested; an empty string clears the badge. The badge format
- * supports `\(...)` interpolation in iTerm2, but plain ids/labels carry no
- * parens so the base64-encoded literal renders verbatim.
+ * Builds the raw OSC 1 (set icon name) escape sequence for `text`. Pure (no I/O)
+ * so it can be unit-tested; an empty string clears the tab title, letting
+ * iTerm2 fall back to its default.
  */
-export declare function buildBadgeSequence(text: string): string;
-/** Sets the iTerm2 badge to `text`. No-op outside iTerm2 or with empty text. */
-export declare function setITermBadge(text: string): void;
-/** Clears the iTerm2 badge. No-op outside iTerm2. */
-export declare function clearITermBadge(): void;
+export declare function buildTabTitleSequence(text: string): string;
+/** Sets the iTerm2 tab title to `text`. No-op outside iTerm2 or with empty text. */
+export declare function setITermTabTitle(text: string): void;
+/** Clears the iTerm2 tab title. No-op outside iTerm2. */
+export declare function clearITermTabTitle(): void;

package/dist/lib/terminal.js

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-// iTerm2 badge integration.
+// iTerm2 tab-title integration.
 //
-// Claude Code overwrites the terminal title (OSC 0/2) while it runs and exposes
-// no way to disable that or pin a custom title, so a tab title we set before
-// launching wouldn't survive. The iTerm2 *badge* — a large translucent label
-// drawn over the session — is independent of the title and Claude never touches
-// it, so it's the one reliable way to identify a mintree session at a glance
-// (e.g. the worktree issue id `VAL-68`, or `orchestrator-VAL-12_BE-16`).
+// We label each mintree session with the iTerm2 *tab title* (the small text in
+// the tab bar) so a session is identifiable at a glance — e.g. the worktree
+// issue id `VAL-68`, or `orchestrator-VAL-12_BE-16`.
+//
+// We use OSC 1 (set icon name) rather than OSC 2 (window title): Claude Code
+// rewrites the window title with a descriptive summary while it runs, but the
+// icon name / tab title is a separate slot it leaves alone. An earlier version
+// used the iTerm2 badge instead, but the badge font scales to fill a
+// profile-controlled box and rendered enormous for short labels, with no
+// per-session escape to shrink it. The tab title is small and unobtrusive.
 //
 // Everything here is a no-op outside iTerm2, so callers can invoke it
 // unconditionally.
@@ -25,14 +29,12 @@ function wrapForTmux(seq) {
     return `${ESC}Ptmux;${doubled}${ESC}\\`;
 }
 /**
- * Builds the raw iTerm2 SetBadgeFormat escape sequence for `text`. Pure (no I/O)
- * so it can be unit-tested; an empty string clears the badge. The badge format
- * supports `\(...)` interpolation in iTerm2, but plain ids/labels carry no
- * parens so the base64-encoded literal renders verbatim.
+ * Builds the raw OSC 1 (set icon name) escape sequence for `text`. Pure (no I/O)
+ * so it can be unit-tested; an empty string clears the tab title, letting
+ * iTerm2 fall back to its default.
  */
-export function buildBadgeSequence(text) {
-    const b64 = Buffer.from(text, "utf8").toString("base64");
-    return wrapForTmux(`${ESC}]1337;SetBadgeFormat=${b64}${BEL}`);
+export function buildTabTitleSequence(text) {
+    return wrapForTmux(`${ESC}]1;${text}${BEL}`);
 }
 function writeToTty(seq) {
     // We only call this right before spawning Claude / right after it exits,
@@ -41,15 +43,15 @@ function writeToTty(seq) {
     if (process.stdout.isTTY)
         process.stdout.write(seq);
 }
-/** Sets the iTerm2 badge to `text`. No-op outside iTerm2 or with empty text. */
-export function setITermBadge(text) {
+/** Sets the iTerm2 tab title to `text`. No-op outside iTerm2 or with empty text. */
+export function setITermTabTitle(text) {
     if (!isITerm() || !text)
         return;
-    writeToTty(buildBadgeSequence(text));
+    writeToTty(buildTabTitleSequence(text));
 }
-/** Clears the iTerm2 badge. No-op outside iTerm2. */
-export function clearITermBadge() {
+/** Clears the iTerm2 tab title. No-op outside iTerm2. */
+export function clearITermTabTitle() {
     if (!isITerm())
         return;
-    writeToTty(buildBadgeSequence(""));
+    writeToTty(buildTabTitleSequence(""));
 }

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "mintree",
-	"version": "0.5.8",
+	"version": "0.5.9",
 	"description": "Issue-driven git worktrees + Claude Code sessions for repos with an opinionated SDD+TDD flow.",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"author": "Martin Mineo <mmineo@canarytechnologies.com>",