From d6f2b9f1b73fb1fa88d6ec9a81f69a143c32fd53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: LukeParkerDev <10430890+Hona@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: give desktop local server a windows key

---
 packages/app/src/context/server.tsx              | 4 ++--
 packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx | 2 +-
 packages/desktop/src/index.tsx                   | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/server.tsx b/packages/app/src/context/server.tsx
index 1204fba557..8a617df281 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/server.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/server.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function serverName(conn?: ServerConnection.Any, ignoreDisplayName = fals
 
 function projectsKey(key: ServerConnection.Key) {
   if (!key) return ""
-  if (key === "sidecar") return "local"
+  if (key === "sidecar" || key === "local:windows") return "local"
   if (isLocalHost(key)) return "local"
   return key
 }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export namespace ServerConnection {
         return Key.make(conn.http.url)
       case "sidecar": {
         if (conn.variant === "wsl") return Key.make(`wsl:${conn.distro}`)
-        return Key.make("sidecar")
+        return Key.make("local:windows")
       }
       case "ssh":
         return Key.make(`ssh:${conn.host}`)
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx b/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx
index 710fd83e35..39721307a9 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/src/renderer/index.tsx
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ render(() => {
           {(_) => {
             return (
               <AppInterface
-                defaultServer={defaultServer.latest ?? ServerConnection.Key.make("sidecar")}
+                defaultServer={defaultServer.latest ?? ServerConnection.Key.make("local:windows")}
                 servers={servers()}
                 router={MemoryRouter}
               >
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/index.tsx
index d6a0ad74f8..875c0bcd60 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/index.tsx
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ render(() => {
           {(_) => {
             return (
               <AppInterface
-                defaultServer={defaultServer.latest ?? ServerConnection.Key.make("sidecar")}
+                defaultServer={defaultServer.latest ?? ServerConnection.Key.make("local:windows")}
                 servers={servers()}
               >
                 <Inner />