Manual real-app comparison. Linux Chromium, 1280 x 800 CSS viewport, light theme. Fresh isolated database on each side; no live data copied.

Base: 4c68fdcaa9983595b4fe1556842a371b54a6a57b
Head: 68fb27fa0bfed6ff9d7b0b1c4434f01ddc522577

BASE:
Restart confirmed: node watch printed Restarting src/bin.ts, then a new Listening message on the same server port.
  Project 4acce1c1-35ca-4436-a73b-5c1aa0ba0a6e: No project; root <home>/projects/t3-chats
  Project abb2eb8c-fb7e-4fa6-b193-90cffc3b8336: No project; root <home>/scratch
  Thread New scratch chat two: project abb2eb8c-fb7e-4fa6-b193-90cffc3b8336
  Thread Old scratch chat one: project 4acce1c1-35ca-4436-a73b-5c1aa0ba0a6e
  Old menu after restart: Turn into project absent
  Project filter No project options: 2
  Final stills each matched a second capture 500 ms apart: 0 differing pixels.

HEAD:
Restart confirmed: node watch printed Restarting src/bin.ts, then a new Listening message on the same server port.
  Project 39d9cddb-731d-4c9b-aead-6cc8d155cac0: No project; root <home>/projects/t3-chats
  Thread New scratch chat two: project 39d9cddb-731d-4c9b-aead-6cc8d155cac0
  Thread Old scratch chat one: project 39d9cddb-731d-4c9b-aead-6cc8d155cac0
  Old menu after restart: Turn into project present
  Project filter No project options: 1
  Final stills each matched a second capture 500 ms apart: 0 differing pixels.

AI-assisted; verified with the tests and tools listed above.