From 7deae9c9f61dca9a6d3c69567ed7aac0923db6d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: centauri <83140718+centau@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:46:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH]  Allow `vide.branch` to be used in a reactive scope

---
 CHANGELOG.md    | 8 ++++++++
 src/branch.luau | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8bd1bdd..6200484 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Changed
+
+- `branch()` is now allowed to be used within a reactive scope.
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 ## [0.4.0] - 2026-01-17
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/branch.luau b/src/branch.luau
index a35c1b0..2138d06 100644
--- a/src/branch.luau
+++ b/src/branch.luau
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ local function branch<T>(fn: () -> T): (() -> (), T)
     end
 
     local parent = current.owner
-    if not parent or parent.effect then
-        error(`current scope is not owned by a stable scope`, 0)
+    if not parent then
+        error(`current scope is not owned by a scope`, 0)
     end
 
     local node = create_node(parent, false, false)