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+date: 2026-07-08
+pr: 1985
+feature: Default workspace favorite control
+impact: New chat workspace selection keeps the default-workspace favorite control inside the selected folder row and completes locale coverage without changing chat session execution or persistence behavior.
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+The folder picker now owns the optional default-workspace favorite affordance so the selected path and favorite state stay visually grouped. Existing default workspace storage, recent workspace selection, and chat launch behavior are unchanged.