From effd15c720965090399a6954c14b2285142fff34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter vogel <Peter.Vogel@ilass.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:31:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Handle workspace picker results and surface add errors

---
 src/App.tsx           | 18 +++++++++++++++---
 src/services/tauri.ts |  5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 2f428ea9e..29281535c 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -196,9 +196,21 @@ function MainApp() {
   });
 
   async function handleAddWorkspace() {
-    const workspace = await addWorkspace();
-    if (workspace) {
-      setActiveThreadId(null, workspace.id);
+    try {
+      const workspace = await addWorkspace();
+      if (workspace) {
+        setActiveThreadId(null, workspace.id);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+      addDebugEntry({
+        id: `${Date.now()}-client-add-workspace-error`,
+        timestamp: Date.now(),
+        source: "error",
+        label: "workspace/add error",
+        payload: message,
+      });
+      alert(`Failed to add workspace.\n\n${message}`);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/services/tauri.ts b/src/services/tauri.ts
index de9146b28..6789e45a0 100644
--- a/src/services/tauri.ts
+++ b/src/services/tauri.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ import type { GitFileDiff, GitFileStatus, GitLogResponse, ReviewTarget } from ".
 
 export async function pickWorkspacePath(): Promise<string | null> {
   const selection = await open({ directory: true, multiple: false });
-  if (!selection || Array.isArray(selection)) {
+  if (!selection) {
     return null;
   }
+  if (Array.isArray(selection)) {
+    return selection[0] ?? null;
+  }
   return selection;
 }