feat(web): let users change project folders

[ulughbeck]

Renaming a project only changed its display name. Users could not update the folder attached to an existing project, so moving a repository could leave duplicate project entries.

Add an editable path field to Project Settings and reuse the existing directory browser for folder selection. Threads and project settings stay attached when the path changes.

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Medium Risk
Changes persisted project paths, grouping override resolution, and sidebar order migration; mistakes could mis-group projects or scramble manual sort, but scope is settings/UI rather than auth or server data.

Overview
Lets users repoint an existing project checkout without creating a duplicate entry. Project Settings adds an editable Path field plus a folder button that opens the command palette in a new select-directory mode; choosing a folder updates workspaceRoot while threads and settings stay on the same project.

The palette bus, reducer, and browse UI now support that intent (including Select submit, directory existence checks, environment validation for WSL/file-manager picks, and case-insensitive browse matching on non-Windows).

Sidebar grouping and manual order no longer key off folder paths: overrides use stable environment + project id keys, with sidebarProjectGroupingInheritance recording explicit “inherit global mode,” legacy path overrides still read as fallback, and migrateProjectOrderKeys rewriting persisted projectOrder when a path changes. Manual sort and ordering also accept legacy physical/CWD keys so existing preferences keep working.

Desktop, mobile, and contracts settings/tests are updated for the new inheritance field; user docs describe changing a project folder.

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Note

Add directory picker to CommandPalette and project folder editing to settings

• Adds a select-directory intent to commandPaletteBus and CommandPalette, allowing callers to open the palette to browse and select a folder.
• ProjectDetail in ProjectSettingsPanel gains inline path editing and a folder chooser button that uses the new directory picker to change a checkout's workspaceRoot.
• Changes getProjectOrderKey and deriveProjectGroupingOverrideKey to use stable environment-scoped IDs (environmentId + project.id) instead of physical paths. Adds sidebarProjectGroupingInheritance to manage legacy override fallbacks.
• Adds an optional caseSensitive flag to filterFilesystemBrowseEntries to control exact-match case sensitivity.
• Risk: Project grouping override keys and order keys change from physical paths to scoped IDs. Existing preferences migrate via migrateProjectOrderKeys, and resolveProjectGroupingOverride falls back to legacy physical-path keys unless inheritance suppresses them.

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[macroscopeapp]

UI consistency review found four issues in the new checkout-path row and the palette directory-picker mode: a control-height mismatch beside the InputGroup, an icon-size override that opts out of the Button primitive's responsive sizing, a keyboard-invisible copy affordance, and two palette details (reserved input padding and the leading icon) that were not updated for the new Select flow.

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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR adds a new project-folder editing workflow and changes persistent grouping and sidebar-order key behavior across the web app. Because it introduces cross-cutting user-visible behavior and state migration rather than a small isolated change, human review is warranted.

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UI consistency review: the earlier findings in this PR (folder button height/icon contract, keyboard reachability of the hidden copy addon, reserved end padding for the longer Select label) are addressed in the current head. One non-blocking note below about an inert branch left over from the icon fix.

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