Sidebar Terminal Hub

Sidebar Terminal Hub is a VS Code extension that embeds an interactive terminal directly into the secondary sidebar.

Its core workflow is:

Open sidebar terminal → keep command sessions pinned on the side → run CLI tools without switching to the bottom panel

This project is focused on turning the sidebar into a practical terminal workspace, rather than adding unrelated terminal features by default.

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Problem It Solves

VS Code's built-in terminal is powerful, but it usually lives in the bottom panel.

That layout is not ideal when you want to:

• keep a terminal visible while editing
• pin long-running CLI sessions to the side
• treat the sidebar as a lightweight command hub

Sidebar Terminal Hub reduces that friction by placing an interactive terminal where sidebar-oriented workflows already happen.

Features

• Interactive terminal embedded in the secondary sidebar
• Multiple terminal sessions with tabs
• Direct keyboard input, paste, and command execution
• ANSI / TUI output support
• Status bar button to open the sidebar terminal quickly
• View title actions for creating and closing sessions
• Custom quick-command buttons for your own workflow

Typical Use Cases

• Keep coding and terminal output visible at the same time
• Pin Codex, test runners, build scripts, or dev servers in the sidebar
• Maintain multiple CLI sessions without constantly toggling the bottom panel
• Turn the secondary sidebar into a lightweight terminal hub

Design Direction

This repository is maintained as a focused fork.

The goal is not to mirror every upstream terminal interaction tweak.
The goal is to keep a cleaner product direction around the idea of a sidebar terminal hub.

Development

npm install
npm run compile

Then press F5 in VS Code to launch the extension development host.

Packaging

npm.cmd run package:patch

This command will:

• bump the patch version
• compile the extension
• generate a new .vsix

Repository

• GitHub: Junyu06/sidebar-terminal-hub

License

MIT