feat(web): add rightPanel.openTerminal keybinding command

apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx

@@ -4860,6 +4860,13 @@ function ChatViewContent(props: ChatViewProps) {
         return;
       }
 
+      if (command === "rightPanel.openTerminal") {
+        event.preventDefault();
+        event.stopPropagation();
+        addTerminalSurface();
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (command === "terminal.split") {
         event.preventDefault();
         event.stopPropagation();

docs/user/keybindings.md

@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ successful pick; its hover glow and badge preview the element and color family t
 `rightPanel.toggleMaximized` maximizes or restores the open right panel. It has no default shortcut,
 so add one in **Settings** → **Keybindings** if you want to use it.
 
+`rightPanel.openTerminal` opens a terminal as a right-panel surface for the active thread,
+independent of the bottom drawer, and defaults to `mod+alt+j`.
+
 The command palette searches active thread titles, projects, branches, user messages, and final
 agent responses across connected environments. Message matches show one labeled excerpt while
 keeping the thread's project, branch, and machine context visible. Message search begins after two

packages/contracts/src/keybindings.ts

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const STATIC_KEYBINDING_COMMANDS = [
   "terminal.close",
   "rightPanel.toggle",
   "rightPanel.toggleMaximized",
+  "rightPanel.openTerminal",
   "diff.toggle",
   "preview.toggle",
   "preview.refresh",

packages/shared/src/keybindings.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vite-plus/test";
+
+import { DEFAULT_KEYBINDINGS, DEFAULT_RESOLVED_KEYBINDINGS } from "./keybindings.ts";
+
+describe("DEFAULT_KEYBINDINGS", () => {
+  it("binds mod+alt+j to rightPanel.openTerminal", () => {
+    const rules = DEFAULT_KEYBINDINGS.filter((rule) => rule.command === "rightPanel.openTerminal");
+    expect(rules).toEqual([{ key: "mod+alt+j", command: "rightPanel.openTerminal" }]);
+  });
+
+  it("resolves the rightPanel.openTerminal default binding", () => {
+    const binding = DEFAULT_RESOLVED_KEYBINDINGS.find(
+      (rule) => rule.command === "rightPanel.openTerminal",
+    );
+    expect(binding?.shortcut).toEqual({
+      key: "j",
+      metaKey: false,
+      ctrlKey: false,
+      shiftKey: false,
+      altKey: true,
+      modKey: true,
+    });
+  });
+});

packages/shared/src/keybindings.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_KEYBINDINGS: ReadonlyArray<KeybindingRule> = [
   { key: "mod+b", command: "sidebar.toggle" },
   { key: "mod+j", command: "terminal.toggle" },
   { key: "mod+alt+b", command: "rightPanel.toggle" },
+  { key: "mod+alt+j", command: "rightPanel.openTerminal" },
   { key: "mod+d", command: "terminal.split", when: "terminalFocus" },
   { key: "mod+shift+d", command: "terminal.splitVertical", when: "terminalFocus" },
   { key: "mod+n", command: "terminal.new", when: "terminalFocus" },