[Bug]: While focus on terminal, app hotkeys is blocked #34136
Description
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Area
apps/desktop
Steps to reproduce
- Open Terminal and focus on it
- CMD + P to open file search
Expected behavior
When focus on terminal, CMD + P should show the file search (same for all other app hotkeys)
Actual behavior
When focus on terminal, CMD + P does not show the file search (same for all other app hotkeys)
Impact
Minor bug or occasional failure
Version or commit
Version 0.1.7 (322f654)
Environment
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Workaround
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Activity
Exotic209093 commentedon Nov 11, 2026
I looked into this on main at 25f4c9d (code only, I didn't reproduce it at runtime).
This is deliberate rather than a regression. Most app shortcuts, including
mod+pfor the file picker, are bound withwhen: "!terminalFocus"(packages/shared/src/keybindings.ts:85-123). The terminal also keeps every key except the terminal and diff shortcuts (apps/web/src/components/ThreadTerminalDrawer.tsx:1002-1015). On Linux and Windowsmodis Ctrl, and Ctrl+P, Ctrl+K, Ctrl+N and so on are shell keys (previous history, kill line), so the terminal has to receive them.That also means a custom rule in
keybindings.jsonwithout thewhenclause won't help, since the terminal doesn't pass the key on. On macOS, Cmd doesn't collide with shell keys, so lettingmodshortcuts through on Mac only would be possible, but that's a call for the maintainers. Related: #26407.