feat: Default to local mode instead of worktree for new tasks (#957)

Author: charlesvien

apps/twig/src/main/lib/logger.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { app } from "electron";
 import log from "electron-log/main";
 
-// Initialize electron-log:
-// - spyRendererConsole captures all renderer console output via webContents
-//   console-message events and writes them to the main log file
-log.initialize({ spyRendererConsole: true });
+// Initialize electron-log. Don't enable spyRendererConsole - it creates duplicate
+// log lines because renderer logs already reach main via the IPC transport.
+log.initialize();
 
 // Set levels - use debug in dev (check NODE_ENV since app.isPackaged may not be ready)
 const isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === "development" || !app.isPackaged;

apps/twig/src/renderer/features/settings/stores/settingsStore.ts

@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ export const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsStore>()(
     (set) => ({
       defaultRunMode: "last_used",
       lastUsedRunMode: "local",
-      lastUsedLocalWorkspaceMode: "worktree",
-      lastUsedWorkspaceMode: "worktree",
+      lastUsedLocalWorkspaceMode: "local",
+      lastUsedWorkspaceMode: "local",
       lastUsedAdapter: "claude",
       lastUsedModel: null,
       desktopNotifications: true,

apps/twig/src/renderer/features/task-detail/components/TaskInput.tsx

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function TaskInput() {
   const [isDraggingFile, setIsDraggingFile] = useState(false);
 
   const selectedDirectory = lastUsedDirectory || "";
-  const workspaceMode = lastUsedLocalWorkspaceMode || "worktree";
+  const workspaceMode = lastUsedLocalWorkspaceMode || "local";
   const adapter = lastUsedAdapter;
 
   const setSelectedDirectory = (path: string) =>

apps/twig/src/renderer/features/task-detail/service/service.ts

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class TaskService {
 
     // Derive values from input or output
     const workspaceMode =
-      input?.workspaceMode ?? output.workspace?.mode ?? "worktree";
+      input?.workspaceMode ?? output.workspace?.mode ?? "local";
     const repoPath = input?.repoPath ?? output.workspace?.folderPath;
 
     // Save workspace mode for this task

apps/twig/src/renderer/features/task-detail/stores/taskExecutionStore.ts

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const defaultTaskState: TaskExecutionState = {
   repoPath: null,
   repoExists: null,
   runMode: "local",
-  workspaceMode: "worktree",
+  workspaceMode: "local",
 };
 
 export const useTaskExecutionStore = create<TaskExecutionStore>()(

apps/twig/src/renderer/sagas/task/task-creation.ts

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class TaskCreationSaga extends Saga<
     // Step 3: Resolve workspaceMode - input takes precedence, then derive from task
     const workspaceMode =
       input.workspaceMode ??
-      (task.latest_run?.environment === "cloud" ? "cloud" : "worktree");
+      (task.latest_run?.environment === "cloud" ? "cloud" : "local");
 
     log.info("Task setup resolved", {
       taskId: task.id,