Dont see any Checkpoints in the chat

[josh000111]

App Version

Latest

API Provider

Anthropic

Model Used

Sonnet 4

Roo Code Task Links (Optional)

NA

🔁 Steps to Reproduce

Start a task that edits the codebase

💥 Outcome Summary

I have checkpoints turned on in Settings but I dont see any checkpoints in the RooCode chat.

📄 Relevant Logs or Errors (Optional)

NA

[roomote]

I am investigating this issue with checkpoints not appearing in the chat despite being enabled in settings. I will analyze the checkpoint functionality and identify why they are not being displayed.

[dosubot]

Checkpoints only appear in the chat after you run Roo Code tasks that modify files—manual edits or changes made outside of tasks (like with other tools) won’t trigger them. Make sure Git is installed and accessible, since checkpoints rely on it to function. There aren’t any known issues with checkpoints and the Anthropic provider or Sonnet 4 model specifically. If you’ve run tasks that should create checkpoints and still don’t see them, try restarting Roo Code and toggling the checkpoints setting off and on again. More details on how checkpoints work and when they appear are in the docs.

To reply, just mention @dosu.

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[josh000111]

Known issue here: https://www.reddit.com/r/RooCode/s/V7dvsV11ve

[josh000111]

@dosu

🔁 Steps to Reproduce:

Start a task that edits the codebase. No checkpoints appear..

[roomote]

✅ Issue Fixed

I have identified and fixed the issue where checkpoints were not appearing in the chat despite being enabled in settings.

Root Cause

The CheckpointSaved component was returning null when checkpoint metadata failed schema validation, causing checkpoints to be completely hidden from the UI.

Solution

I modified the component to:

• Always show checkpoints, even when metadata is invalid
• Display a fallback checkpoint with sensible defaults
• Add console warnings for debugging metadata issues
• Show a subtle "metadata unavailable" indicator when using fallback data

Pull Request

🔗 Pull Request #5900

The fix ensures that users will always see their checkpoints in the chat, while providing developers with debugging tools to identify and resolve any underlying metadata issues.

Testing

The solution:

• ✅ Maintains full functionality for checkpoints with valid metadata
• ✅ Shows fallback display for checkpoints with invalid/missing metadata
• ✅ Provides debugging information via console warnings
• ✅ Preserves all checkpoint menu functionality

The CI checks are currently running and the fix will be available once the PR is merged.

[daniel-lxs]

Hey @JamieJ1 Do you have Git installed? you can follow these steps: https://docs.roocode.com/features/checkpoints