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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, and Antigravity with real-time status and 250fps optimized rendering.
Full-featured -- Split views, session persistence, shell integration, 90+ configurable settings. A production terminal.
Quick Start
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, copilot, or agy and watch the AI agent status appear
Also available on Open VSX and via CLI: code --install-extension s-hiraoku.vscode-sidebar-terminal
Features
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, Antigravity 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
Privacy
Respects VS Code's telemetry settings. Never collects terminal content or file paths. See PRIVACY.md .
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines.
Links
License
MIT -- see LICENSE .