Backend (git_repositories.py):
- get_repository_branches now checks for .git subdirectory (not just dir existence)
- If local repo is corrupt/missing but has remote_url, falls back to git ls-remote
to list branches from the remote
- Returns 404 with actionable message instead of 400 with raw git stderr
- Pre-existing test failure in test_git_repository_clone_preflight.py unchanged
Frontend (workspace-create-form.tsx):
- When branch API fails, auto-switches to manual text input (no dropdown selection needed)
- Shows hint text: 'Couldn't load branches — type one manually'
- useGitRepo hook auto-fetches branches when projectId/repoId change
Quality gates: ruff clean, tsc --noEmit clean, 93 passed + 1 pre-existing failure
- Rewrite WorkspaceCreateForm as unified component used in both pages
- Standalone mode (WorkspacesPage): shows project/repo/branch selectors
- Contextual mode (ProjectsPage): accepts defaultProjectId/defaultRepoId,
skips project/repo selectors, shows only name + branch dropdown
- Branch dropdown fetched from repo via listRepositoryBranches API
- Auto-selects first/only option for project, repo, and branch
- '+ Create new branch...' option reveals text input for custom branch
- Falls back to free-text branch input if branch API fails
- Removes duplicated inline creation logic from WorkspacesPage
- TypeScript + eslint clean
Fixes NameError: ToolInstance not defined at runtime because
type annotations are evaluated at class definition time.
Deferring annotation evaluation with __future__ annotations
keeps TYPE_CHECKING imports from causing runtime crashes.
Also includes ruff formatting cleanup on workspace-related files.
alex