"Reveal in file explorer" command doesn't work (`project_panel::RevealInFileManager`)

[hisbvdis]

Reproduction steps

1. Start Zed
2. Click on "Project panel"
3. Open "Command pallete" (Ctrl+Shift+P)
4. Type Project panel: Reveal in file manager and press Enter

But! If click Mouse right button on "Project panel" (empty place) and select Reveal in file manager, it works.

Video demo

2026-02-03.19-17-36-662.mp4

Current vs. Expected behavior

Current behavior:
Nothing happens

Expected behavior:
Should open project's root directory in explorer

Zed version and system specs

Zed: v0.222.1+preview.139.70e275bd778cb7c54dd6ad1079737a7da731ca91 (Zed Preview)
OS: Windows 10.0.26200
Memory: 27.8 GiB
Architecture: x86_64
GPU: AMD Radeon 780M Graphics || AMD Corporation || 25.12.1 (25.20.29.09-251203a-196284C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition)

Attach Zed log file

Zed.log

2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 INFO  [zed] ========== starting zed version 0.222.1+preview.139.70e275bd778cb7c54dd6ad1079737a7da731ca91, sha 70e275b ==========
2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 INFO  [gpui::platform::windows::directx_devices] Using GPU: AMD Radeon 780M Graphics
2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 INFO  [gpui::platform::windows::directx_devices] Created device with Direct3D 11.1 feature level.
2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 INFO  [gpui::platform::windows::direct_write] Use Segoe UI as UI font.
2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 INFO  [crashes] spawning crash handler process
2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 INFO  [extension_host] extensions updated. loading 5, reloading 0, unloading 0
2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 INFO  [crashes] connected to crash handler process after 100ms
2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 INFO  [crashes] crash handler registered
2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 ERROR [crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs:260] Access is denied. (0x80070005)
2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 INFO  [client] set status on client 0: Authenticating
2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 INFO  [auto_update] Auto Update: checking for updates
2026-02-03T19:16:10+02:00 INFO  [workspace] Rendered first frame
2026-02-03T19:16:11+02:00 INFO  [zed::zed] Using GPU: GpuSpecs { is_software_emulated: false, device_name: "AMD Radeon 780M Graphics", driver_name: "AMD Corporation", driver_info: "25.12.1 (25.20.29.09-251203a-196284C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition)" }
2026-02-03T19:16:11+02:00 ERROR [crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs:260] Access is denied. (0x80070005)
2026-02-03T19:16:11+02:00 INFO  [util::shell] Found bash at C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe
2026-02-03T19:16:12+02:00 INFO  [client] set status on client 259028: Authenticated
2026-02-03T19:16:12+02:00 INFO  [gpui::platform::windows::directx_renderer] Updating monochrome_sprite_pipeline buffer size from 512 to 4096
2026-02-03T19:16:25+02:00 INFO  [zed::reliability] hang detected, trace file saved at: C:\Users\RomanZvarych\AppData\Local\Zed\hang_traces\hang-2026-02-03_19-16-25.miniprof
2026-02-03T19:16:26+02:00 INFO  [zed::reliability] hang detected, trace file saved at: C:\Users\RomanZvarych\AppData\Local\Zed\hang_traces\hang-2026-02-03_19-16-25.miniprof
2026-02-03T19:16:27+02:00 INFO  [zed::reliability] hang detected, trace file saved at: C:\Users\RomanZvarych\AppData\Local\Zed\hang_traces\hang-2026-02-03_19-16-25.miniprof
2026-02-03T19:16:28+02:00 INFO  [zed::reliability] hang detected, trace file saved at: C:\Users\RomanZvarych\AppData\Local\Zed\hang_traces\hang-2026-02-03_19-16-25.miniprof
2026-02-03T19:16:29+02:00 INFO  [zed::zed] Using GPU: GpuSpecs { is_software_emulated: false, device_name: "AMD Radeon 780M Graphics", driver_name: "AMD Corporation", driver_info: "25.12.1 (25.20.29.09-251203a-196284C-AMD-Software-Adrenalin-Edition)" }
2026-02-03T19:16:29+02:00 INFO  [util::shell] Found powershell in: C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
2026-02-03T19:16:29+02:00 ERROR [crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/platform.rs:260] Access is denied. (0x80070005)
2026-02-03T19:16:30+02:00 INFO  [alacritty_terminal::tty::windows::conpty] Using conpty.dll for pseudoconsole

[loadingalias]

I’d like to take this one. @esthertrapadoux could you assign it to me?

[esthertrapadoux]

Great momentume @loadingalias !! Assigning this to you!

[loadingalias]

Hey, I've opened PR #50866 to fix this.

It makes Project panel: Reveal in file manager fall back to the current worktree root when no project panel entry is selected, while preserving existing behavior for selected entries. It also adds a regression test for the empty selection path.

• Issue: #48284
• PR: #50866