[twarp 07] re-spec: terminal-triggered main-pane chat (supersede sidebar)#70
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…bar) The 7b sidebar build (PR #69) was rejected on sight: wrong placement. Re-spec PRODUCT.md + TECH.md for the corrected, owner-confirmed direction: - Trigger: running `claude` in a terminal is intercepted at submit and opens a dedicated Claude Code MAIN-CONTENT pane (a tab like an editor/terminal), not a left-sidebar toolbelt button / ⌘⌥K. - Surface: the chat is a first-class pane (IPaneType::ClaudeCode, modeled on CodePane) — resizable, splittable, closeable. - Sidebar: repurposed to a read-only past-sessions list, shown only when any sessions exist. - Visual bar: match Anthropic's Claude desktop / Claude Code app. Kept (placement-agnostic): the headless claude_code driver crate (19 tests) and the ported markdown renderer from #69. Dropped: the left-panel placement + ⌘⌥K. TECH.md adds the terminal-interception hook (terminal/input.rs) and the pane host (pane_group / IPaneType) integration points from a codebase audit, keeps the rendering per-file matrix, and re-derives 7b–7h. Specs only; no code here. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
STATUS.md rewritten for the terminal-triggered main-pane direction; sub-phases re-derived around the pane host; placement open-decision reversed (sidebar → main-content pane). ROADMAP row notes the main-pane re-spec PR and the superseded 7b sidebar PR. Phase stays spec-in-review pending #70. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
#69 (the sidebar 7b build) was merged to master, bringing in crates/claude_code + the ported renderer (in a sidebar host). Merge master into the main-pane re-spec branch; the only conflicts were the two roadmap docs, resolved to git reality: - #69 relabeled from "superseded / to-close" -> "merged": it landed the placement-agnostic core; the sidebar host is now obsolete. - 7b re-scoped from "re-introduce crates/claude_code" -> "relocate the merged sidebar surface into a main-content pane (delete sidebar host)". - Phase stays spec-in-review (gating spec PR #70 still open). Docs-only resolution; #69's code merged cleanly (17 files, claude_code crate + app wiring). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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twarp 07 — re-spec: terminal-triggered main-pane chat
This supersedes the sidebar design. The 7b build (PR #69) ported the renderer correctly but put the chat in the left sidebar behind a toolbelt button / ⌘⌥K — the wrong product direction. This re-spec rewrites PRODUCT.md + TECH.md for the corrected, owner-confirmed design. Specs only — no code in this PR.
What changes
claudein a terminal is intercepted at submit and opens the rich UI — no sidebar button, no chord for the chat.IPaneType::ClaudeCode, modeled on the code-editor pane) — a tab like an editor/terminal, resizable/splittable/closeable. Not the sidebar.What's kept vs dropped
crates/claude_codedriver crate (stream-json parser +Transcriptmodel, 19 tests) and the ported markdown renderer (render_message+ the markdown splitter, reusing feature 03's stack).ToolPanelView::ClaudeCode, toolbelt button, sidebar render arm) and the ⌘⌥K toggle.New TECH content (from a codebase audit)
app/src/terminal/input.rs::try_execute_command_from_source— after validation, before the PTY write, detect a top-levelclaudeinvocation (parsed conservatively with the existing completer parser) and emit an event that opens the pane instead. When in doubt, run it raw — never swallow a real shell command.IPaneType::ClaudeCode+ClaudeCodePane/ClaudeCodeViewmodeled onCodePane/CodeView(app/src/pane_group/), wired intoPaneId::render(),LeafContents, and restore.Load-bearing decisions flagged for review (PRODUCT.md §"Load-bearing decisions")
Provisional, easy to veto: pane opens as a new tab;
claude <prompt>forwards the prompt as the first turn; always-on (no feature flag). See the spec.Follow-up actions
Specs: PRODUCT.md + TECH.md. After merge, impl restarts at the re-derived 7b (pane host +
claude-at-submit trigger + re-hosted ported transcript).🤖 Generated with Claude Code