Thanks both — this pushed me to build something I'm happy with. Sharing the concept in case it's useful. Note this grew out of a fairly specific setup (macOS, zsh, Claude Code in the terminal), so the exact commands will differ for you, but the building blocks should translate. The idea: one window per context, and a launcher that makes it impossible to start an agent in the wrong project. 1. Multi-root workspaces by context, not one big bucket. I split mine into separate workspaces (own products / client sites / hosting-admin) so I never see unrelated folders while working. Each is just a .code-workspace file listing the relevant folders. 2. A project picker instead of manual renaming. I set the workspace's default terminal profile to run a small shell function on launch. It shows a numbered menu of that workspace's projects. I pick one, and it: cd's into the folder, renames the terminal tab to the project name, and starts Claude Code. So every new terminal asks "which project?" first — no more wrong-folder mistakes, and tabs are always labeled correctly without right-click renaming. 3. Scope filtering. The picker reads an environment variable set per workspace, so the "own projects" window only lists own projects, the "clients" window only lists clients, etc. Same function everywhere, different list. 4. After the agent exits, you drop back into a normal shell in that folder — handy for the git push/pull/PR cleanup at the end of a session. 5. Small things that helped: set the TUI to open fullscreen by default, and on macOS hold Option while dragging to select/copy text inside the TUI (the terminal otherwise hands the mouse to the app). For history per project, I lean on `claude --resume` plus a per-project notes folder my wrap-up routine maintains, rather than the extension's history panel. Different trade-off, but it fits working in the terminal. Happy to share the shell snippet if anyone wants a starting point.

@Muskan Ahlawat It really helps avoiding mistakes and working in the wrong project. And the bonus: I don't have to manually rename new terminal tabs

It’s dangerous primarily because big money is driving the wheel and accountability is lacking regardless of any lip service.

@Shihab Sakif well spoken! Problem is most of us here are already heavily invested into any of these big platforms. I know I am. So in a real way I’m investing and supporting these money-driven companies. I must say I find it hard to balance my conscious with the fact my day to day work already relies on having AI as a tool.

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I completely understand! Building things is great but getting them into the real world is a whole different challenge. AI can only assist you so far.