claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Live session title refresh when hook returns hookSpecificOutput.sessionTitle [1 comments, 2 participants]

TL;DR

To fix the issue, Claude Desktop needs to either watch for changes in the session sidecar JSON file or emit an in-app event when the CLI subprocess reports a hook-set sessionTitle.

Guidance

• The problem lies in the fact that Claude Desktop only reads the session sidecar file at startup and does not watch for changes, making the sessionTitle hook field ineffective for live renaming.
• To mitigate this, the Desktop application could be modified to periodically check the sidecar file for updates or implement a file watcher to detect changes.
• Another possible solution is to emit an in-app event when the CLI subprocess reports a hook-set sessionTitle, allowing the UI to refresh live.
• The requested changes would require modifications to the Claude Desktop application, potentially involving updates to the file handling or event emission mechanisms.

Example

No code snippet is provided as the issue does not contain sufficient information about the implementation details of Claude Desktop.

Notes

The solution may depend on the specific implementation of Claude Desktop and the underlying technologies used. The provided information only describes the issue and the desired behavior, without giving insight into the internal workings of the application.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by modifying the Claude Desktop application to watch for changes in the session sidecar JSON file or emit an in-app event when the CLI subprocess reports a hook-set sessionTitle, as this would allow for live updating of the session title without requiring a full restart of the application.