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feat(mobile): start a no-project task from the iPhone Action button - #25763
iPhone users need a way to start a T3 task from the Action button. The shortcut should open a fresh No project composer with the keyboard ready, including when the app has been closed.
Change
Adds a New Task App Shortcut that can be assigned to the Action button and is also discoverable by Siri and Spotlight. The Expo plugin compiles the intent into the app target, and a native inbox retains the request until JavaScript and navigation are ready.
Each invocation uses the existing No project flow, creates a fresh draft, and focuses the composer. It waits for connection hydration and keeps the normal pairing or project-selection recovery UI when no environment or scratch workspace is available. Existing drafts are preserved.
Scope and approval
Direction: Ideas discussion #12159, which proposed App Intents (Shortcuts, Action button, Spotlight, Siri) as a thin Swift module on the shipping Expo app. Julius Marminge replied "I'm all for it!". This PR is one verb from that list, "New task".
Julius asked there whether Expo 58 upgrades App Intents. The Expo 58 expo-widgets package declares only non-discoverable widget intents (reload and user interaction), with no AppShortcutsProvider, so an App Shortcut still needs its own Swift declaration.
This is iOS only. It uses the existing workspace RPC and does not change Android launcher shortcuts, web, desktop, or provider behavior.
Verification
vp i completed. The initial full native build exposed a Swift import access-level conflict with Expo's generated imports; using internal import T3NativeControls fixed it. The app-target Sources entry and installed App Intents metadata were checked. vp run mobile:install ios 2A354329-54D2-435B-A4D0-9ADAFDCC93A7 confirmed the merged branch's native fingerprint is compatible.
On the iOS 27.2 simulator, ran the actual Shortcuts → T3 Code Dev → New Task action with the app killed and backgrounded. Both opened an empty No project composer with the keyboard visible. Repeated both after merging current upstream main. The earlier background run also started from a populated project-specific draft and opened a separate empty draft.
vp run check:changed passed formatting, lint, knip, and affected typechecks. NewTaskRouteScreen.test.tsx has 7 tests: automatic scratch opening, connection hydration, pairing, manual selection, failure recovery, unsupported scratch workspaces, and a picker that is no longer on top ignoring its scratch result (a second shortcut press during the request). The last one fails without its guard.
After merging main at 5b15cfc, the shortcut waits for navigation through main's whenRootNavigationReady and subscribes to intents before draining the pending one. Re-ran New Task on the iOS 27.2 simulator with the app killed and with it backgrounded on the chat list; both opened an empty No project composer with the keyboard visible.
SwiftLint with apps/mobile/.swiftlint.yml passed on both new Swift files with zero violations.
Physical Action button assignment and locked-screen behavior remain untested. No physical iPhone installation was required for this verification.
Before the focus fix, the background shortcut opened the composer without its keyboard. After the fix:
Adds a "New Task" App Shortcut that users can assign to the Action button
(also reachable from Siri and Spotlight). It opens the same new-task
composer as the compose button and Cmd+N, with the keyboard raised.
The intent compiles into the app target through a config plugin, since
static pods do not ship App Intents metadata. A small native inbox holds
the request until JS is listening, which covers cold launches.
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
… imports
ExpoModulesProvider.swift imports T3NativeControls as internal, and Swift 6 rejects a plain import of the same module elsewhere in the target.
…osed
On a cold launch the intent was handled in a root-layout effect, which runs before the root navigator registers, so React Navigation dropped the navigation. Intents now wait for the navigation container's onReady, and run immediately once it is ready.
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Walkthrough
The mobile app registers an iOS App Intent for starting a new task. The intent reaches mobile navigation, which can start a scratch workspace and pass a request ID through draft creation to composer autofocus.
Changes: New Task App Intent
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Summary
Register and deliver the iOS intent apps/mobile/plugins/ios/T3AppIntents.swift, apps/mobile/modules/t3-native-controls/ios/T3AppIntentsModule.swift, apps/mobile/modules/t3-native-controls/expo-module.config.json, apps/mobile/plugins/withIosAppIntents.cjs, apps/mobile/app.config.ts, apps/mobile/fingerprint.config.js
Adds the iOS shortcut, native intent inbox and event module, and Expo configuration that copies and registers the intent source.
Dispatch the intent and start the task route apps/mobile/src/features/shortcuts/useAppIntents.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/layout/AdaptiveWorkspaceLayout.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/new-task-composer-focus.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/NewTaskRouteScreen.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/NewTaskRouteScreen.test.tsx, apps/mobile/vite.config.ts
Dispatches pending new-task intents after navigation is ready. The route can start an eligible scratch workspace, display its loading state, and handle startup failure. Tests cover these route conditions.
Carry request identity to composer focus apps/mobile/src/features/threads/NewTaskDraftRouteScreen.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/NewTaskDraftScreen.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadComposer.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx
Carries the request ID into draft creation and uses its match to enable composer autofocus.
sequenceDiagram
participant StartNewTaskIntent
participant T3AppIntentInbox
participant T3AppIntentsModule
participant useNewTaskAppIntent
participant AdaptiveWorkspaceLayout
participant NewTaskRouteScreen
participant NewTaskDraftScreen
StartNewTaskIntent->>T3AppIntentInbox: deliver newTask
T3AppIntentInbox->>T3AppIntentsModule: post intent notification
T3AppIntentsModule->>useNewTaskAppIntent: emit intent event
useNewTaskAppIntent->>AdaptiveWorkspaceLayout: handle intent after navigation is ready
AdaptiveWorkspaceLayout->>NewTaskRouteScreen: push route with request ID
NewTaskRouteScreen->>NewTaskDraftScreen: pass request ID to draft route
NewTaskDraftScreen->>NewTaskDraftScreen: enable autofocus when request IDs match
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Possibly related issues
pingdotgg/t3code#25391: Both concern the New Task destination on iPhone, although this change adds a separate no-project shortcut path and does not modify the existing fallback.
pingdotgg/t3code#25622: This change adds a no-project task entry point, while leaving existing New thread routes unchanged.
Possibly related PRs
pingdotgg/t3code#24827: Both changes connect mobile shortcuts to new-task navigation and root-navigation readiness.
pingdotgg/t3code#23391: Both changes use the scratch-workspace path and address its readiness or recovery behavior.
pingdotgg/t3code#25623: Both changes modify AdaptiveWorkspaceLayout and new-task routing.
Suggested reviewers:juliusmarminge, maria-rcks
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to c5141
The shortcut flow and recovery paths are consistent in the reviewed source, with no actionable merge-blocking risk identified.
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The description includes all required sections. It explains the problem, implementation, scope and approval, verification results, UI evidence, and untested conditions.
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The title is concise, uses the conventional commit format, and clearly identifies the mobile feature: starting a no-project task from the iPhone Action button.
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Review comments at @apps/mobile/src/features/shortcuts/useAppIntents.ts:
- Around line 12-33: In useNewTaskAppIntent, register the onIntent listener
before calling whenRootNavigationReady(handlePendingIntent) so pending intents
are drained only after event observation is active. Initialize cancel to a no-op
before subscribing, then assign the readiness cancellation function after
listener registration; preserve cleanup of both the subscription and the current
cancellation function.
Review comments at @apps/mobile/src/features/threads/NewTaskRouteScreen.tsx:
- Around line 258-290: After openScratch resolves in startScratch, verify the
active navigation route still matches the NewTaskRouteScreen route key before
handling the result; if not, clear scratchStartInFlightRef and return without
selecting the project or changing route state.
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Shortcuts now wait for navigation through main's whenRootNavigationReady,
subscribe to intents before draining the pending one, and a superseded
no-project picker no longer navigates.
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Problem
iPhone users need a way to start a T3 task from the Action button. The shortcut should open a fresh No project composer with the keyboard ready, including when the app has been closed.
Change
Adds a New Task App Shortcut that can be assigned to the Action button and is also discoverable by Siri and Spotlight. The Expo plugin compiles the intent into the app target, and a native inbox retains the request until JavaScript and navigation are ready.
Each invocation uses the existing No project flow, creates a fresh draft, and focuses the composer. It waits for connection hydration and keeps the normal pairing or project-selection recovery UI when no environment or scratch workspace is available. Existing drafts are preserved.
Scope and approval
Direction: Ideas discussion #12159, which proposed App Intents (Shortcuts, Action button, Spotlight, Siri) as a thin Swift module on the shipping Expo app. Julius Marminge replied "I'm all for it!". This PR is one verb from that list, "New task".
Julius asked there whether Expo 58 upgrades App Intents. The Expo 58
expo-widgetspackage declares only non-discoverable widget intents (reload and user interaction), with noAppShortcutsProvider, so an App Shortcut still needs its own Swift declaration.This is iOS only. It uses the existing workspace RPC and does not change Android launcher shortcuts, web, desktop, or provider behavior.
Verification
vp icompleted. The initial full native build exposed a Swift import access-level conflict with Expo's generated imports; usinginternal import T3NativeControlsfixed it. The app-target Sources entry and installed App Intents metadata were checked.vp run mobile:install ios 2A354329-54D2-435B-A4D0-9ADAFDCC93A7confirmed the merged branch's native fingerprint is compatible.vp run check:changedpassed formatting, lint, knip, and affected typechecks.NewTaskRouteScreen.test.tsxhas 7 tests: automatic scratch opening, connection hydration, pairing, manual selection, failure recovery, unsupported scratch workspaces, and a picker that is no longer on top ignoring its scratch result (a second shortcut press during the request). The last one fails without its guard.whenRootNavigationReadyand subscribes to intents before draining the pending one. Re-ran New Task on the iOS 27.2 simulator with the app killed and with it backgrounded on the chat list; both opened an empty No project composer with the keyboard visible.apps/mobile/.swiftlint.ymlpassed on both new Swift files with zero violations.Before the focus fix, the background shortcut opened the composer without its keyboard. After the fix:
Before recording · Background recording after merge · Cold-start recording after merge · Cold-start screenshot
AI assistance: Claude Opus 5.5 through the Claude Agent harness and GPT-6.1 Sol through the Codex harness, in T3 Code.