Non-repo explicit projects (plain folders) get a main-checkout lane whose
label is the folder basename, not a branch. Clicking "+" (new session) on
such a lane calls switchBranchInRepo -> switchBranch, which sanitizes the
basename to "" and throws "Branch name is required.", aborting the
session creation. Short-circuit switchBranch for roots that are not git
work trees so callers proceed with a plain session.
Fixes#83028
CI runners have no global git identity. The remote repo seed commit
needs inline -c user.email/user.name flags, matching the pattern
already used by ensureGitRepo.
When "new worktree" branches off a remote-tracking ref like origin/main,
`git worktree add -b <branch> <dir> origin/main` auto-sets upstream
tracking (branch → origin/main), producing `branch:origin/main` in branch
listings. The user wants a standalone local branch — like `git checkout
origin/main && git checkout -b branch` — not one silently wired to the
remote. Add `--no-track` when the base is an `origin/` ref. Local branch
bases are unaffected (they never triggered tracking).
The sidebar "New worktree" button branched off whatever HEAD you were
on — now a filterable Popover+Command combobox lets you pick any local
or remote-tracking branch as the base, defaulting to origin/HEAD.
Backend listBaseBranches() queries refs/heads + refs/remotes via
for-each-ref, flags origin/HEAD (falling back to the local default for
no-remote repos). Mirrored on the Python REST API side
(base_branch_list + /api/git/base-branches route).
Inspired-atm