Secondary Terminal - VS Code Extension

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Your sidebar, your terminal, your AI agents -- all in one place.

Why Secondary Terminal?

Sidebar-native terminal -- Keep your terminal visible while editing. No more toggling the bottom panel.
AI agent aware -- Auto-detects Claude Code, Copilot, Gemini, Codex with real-time status and 250fps optimized rendering.
Full-featured -- Split views, session persistence, shell integration, 90+ configurable settings. A production terminal.

Install: Search "Secondary Terminal" in the VS Code Extensions view
Open: Click the terminal icon (ST) in the activity bar
Use: Run claude, codex, gemini, or copilot and watch the AI agent status appear

Also available on Open VSX and via CLI: code --install-extension s-hiraoku.vscode-sidebar-terminal

Multiple terminals -- Up to 10 concurrent terminals with tabs, drag & drop, rename
Split views -- Vertical / horizontal splitting with drag-to-resize
AI agent detection -- Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI
OS-native notifications -- Desktop alerts + window activation when AI agents need attention (macOS/Windows/Linux)
Session persistence -- Auto-save/restore with ANSI color preservation
Shell integration -- Command status, working directory, command history
File references -- Cmd+Alt+L / Ctrl+Alt+L inserts file path into terminal
Find in terminal -- Cmd+F / Ctrl+F with regex support
Full IME support -- Japanese, Chinese, Korean input
Image paste -- Cmd+V pastes screenshots directly into Claude Code (macOS)
Cross-platform -- Windows, macOS, Linux with 9 platform-specific builds

Full feature documentation, keyboard shortcuts, and settings reference

Respects VS Code's telemetry settings. Never collects terminal content or file paths. See PRIVACY.md.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines.

MIT -- see LICENSE.