Surface closed sessions in the "+" tab menu
Problem
Resuming a closed session is already possible today via the History view (HistoryView / workspace_restore), but it's buried: you have to leave the workspace, find the right entry in a separate view, and restore it there. When you're mid-flow and just want to bring back the last thing you closed, there's no fast path.
The "+" (new tab) dropdown in TabBar.tsx currently has two sections and nothing else:
New terminal
Shell
<custom terminals>
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New agent
<registry CLIs>
Proposal
Add a third "Resume" section to that same dropdown:
- List the last few closed sessions inline (title, agent/CLI icon, maybe a relative timestamp), most-recent first.
- End the list with a "More..." item that opens a submenu (or the full History view) with the rest.
- Selecting an entry resumes it the same way History's "Restore" does today, just without leaving the workspace.
Scope is mostly UI: TabBar.tsx gets a new dropdown section reading from whatever backs HistoryView today, plus a small "N most recent + overflow submenu" list component. No new persistence/backend work should be needed since the resume path already exists, just a shortcut to trigger it from where users actually are (the tab bar) instead of a separate view.
Bonus: rethink the close confirmation itself
Once resuming is one click away from the "+" menu, the close confirmation dialog (src/lib/closeTab.ts, "Ends this agent's session. It won't be restored when the workspace reopens.") stops needing to be a hard stop every single time. Right now every non-main tab close requires clicking through a modal, which adds friction to something that should be quick.
Consider instead:
- Closing a tab happens immediately, no blocking confirm.
- A brief toast (or similar) tells the user the session ended and where to bring it back from (the new "+" > Resume menu).
- A "Don't show this again" option on the dialog (or the toast) for users who'd rather never see it, once they've learned where resume lives.
This turns closing a tab back into a fast, low-friction action while still pointing people at the safety net instead of relying on a modal to stop them every time.
Screenshot
Surface closed sessions in the "+" tab menu
Problem
Resuming a closed session is already possible today via the History view (
HistoryView/workspace_restore), but it's buried: you have to leave the workspace, find the right entry in a separate view, and restore it there. When you're mid-flow and just want to bring back the last thing you closed, there's no fast path.The "+" (new tab) dropdown in
TabBar.tsxcurrently has two sections and nothing else:Proposal
Add a third "Resume" section to that same dropdown:
Scope is mostly UI:
TabBar.tsxgets a new dropdown section reading from whatever backsHistoryViewtoday, plus a small "N most recent + overflow submenu" list component. No new persistence/backend work should be needed since the resume path already exists, just a shortcut to trigger it from where users actually are (the tab bar) instead of a separate view.Bonus: rethink the close confirmation itself
Once resuming is one click away from the "+" menu, the close confirmation dialog (
src/lib/closeTab.ts, "Ends this agent's session. It won't be restored when the workspace reopens.") stops needing to be a hard stop every single time. Right now every non-main tab close requires clicking through a modal, which adds friction to something that should be quick.Consider instead:
This turns closing a tab back into a fast, low-friction action while still pointing people at the safety net instead of relying on a modal to stop them every time.
Screenshot