feat(tui): Chrome-style tab system for multi-session workflows #12548
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There's no way to work on multiple sessions simultaneously in the TUI. Switching between sessions requires navigating back to the session list each time, losing context.
Proposed Solution
A Chrome-style tab system that encapsulates the entire view:
- Tab bar with per-tab status indicators (processing, requires attention, error, done)
- Each tab has its own independent route state
/tabscommand to list and navigate all open tabs- Keybinds for tab management (
<leader>tnew,<leader>wclose,<leader>[/]prev/next,alt+1-9jump) - Persistent "always show tab bar" toggle
- Priority-based layout:
+button and dividers always visible, titles truncate as space gets tight
Reacted by Ehtz, Martin Weber, Ollie Treend, Ricardo Longo, Stephen Karl Larroque, fvnky, Rahul sharma, zfl9, Justin and Zoë Liebersbach
Reacted by Stephen Karl Larroque and fvnky
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github-actions commentedon Feb 7, 2026
This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:
Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case.
lrq3000 commentedon Mar 14, 2026
This is ultra needed. Competitors also don't implement this feature as far as I know, and I can't understand why. Monitoring and managing multiple sessions, and in the future multiple agents (Anthropic's Agents Teams concept) is going to be very needed for production.
fvnky07 commentedon Mar 16, 2026
why has no one worked on this yet? im happy to open a pull request check out #17838 i even suggested a subagent tab row which i thinks incredibly useful
github-actions commentedon Jul 3, 2026
To stay organized issues are automatically closed after 60 days of no activity. If the issue is still relevant please open a new one.
Minhir commentedon Aug 11, 2026
For anyone looking for session tabs, I built a plugin. It adds clickable session tabs and keyboard navigation to the TUI.