# BTerminal v2 — Progress Log ## Session: 2026-03-05 ### Research Phase (complete) - [x] Analyzed current BTerminal v1 codebase (2092 lines Python, GTK3+VTE) - [x] Queried Memora — no existing BTerminal memories - [x] Researched Claude Agent SDK — found structured streaming, subagent tracking, hooks - [x] Researched Tauri + xterm.js ecosystem — found 4+ working projects - [x] Researched terminal latency benchmarks — xterm.js acceptable for AI output - [x] Researched 32:9 ultrawide layout patterns - [x] Evaluated GTK4 vs Tauri vs pure Rust — Tauri wins for this use case - [x] Created task_plan.md with 8 phases - [x] Created findings.md with 7 research areas ### Technology Decision (complete) - Decision: **Tauri 2.x + Solid.js + Claude Agent SDK + xterm.js** - Rationale documented in task_plan.md Phase 0 ### Adversarial Review (complete) - [x] Spawned devil's advocate agent to attack the plan - [x] Identified 5 fatal/critical issues: 1. Node.js sidecar requirement unacknowledged 2. SDK 0.2.x instability — need abstraction layer 3. Three-tier observation overengineered → simplified to two-tier 4. Solid.js ecosystem too small → switched to Svelte 5 5. Missing: packaging, error handling, testing, responsive design - [x] Revised plan (Rev 2) incorporating all corrections - [x] Added error handling strategy table - [x] Added testing strategy table - [x] Defined MVP boundary (Phases 1-4) - [x] Added responsive layout requirement (1920px degraded mode) ### Phase 1 Scaffolding (complete) - [x] Created feature branch `v2-mission-control` - [x] Initialized Tauri 2.x + Svelte 5 project in `v2/` directory - [x] Rust backend stubs: main.rs, lib.rs, pty.rs, sidecar.rs, watcher.rs, session.rs - [x] Svelte frontend: App.svelte with Catppuccin Mocha CSS variables, component stubs - [x] Node.js sidecar scaffold: agent-runner.ts with NDJSON communication pattern - [x] Tauri builds and launches (cargo build --release verified) - [x] Dev scripts: npm run dev, npm run build, npm run tauri dev/build - [x] 17 operational rules added to `.claude/rules/` - [x] Project meta files: CLAUDE.md, .claude/CLAUDE.md, TODO.md, CHANGELOG.md - [x] Documentation structure: docs/README.md, task_plan.md, phases.md, findings.md, progress.md ### Phase 2: Terminal Pane + Layout (complete) - [x] Rust PTY backend with portable-pty (PtyManager: spawn, write, resize, kill) - [x] PTY reader thread emitting Tauri events (pty-data-{id}, pty-exit-{id}) - [x] Tauri commands: pty_spawn, pty_write, pty_resize, pty_kill - [x] xterm.js terminal pane with Canvas addon (explicit, no WebGL) - [x] Catppuccin Mocha theme for xterm.js (16 ANSI colors) - [x] FitAddon with ResizeObserver + 100ms debounce - [x] PTY bridge adapter (spawnPty, writePty, resizePty, killPty, onPtyData, onPtyExit) - [x] CSS Grid tiling layout with 5 presets (1-col, 2-col, 3-col, 2x2, master-stack) - [x] Layout store with Svelte 5 $state runes and auto-preset selection - [x] Sidebar with session list, layout preset selector, new terminal button - [x] Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+N new terminal, Ctrl+1-4 focus pane - [x] PaneContainer with header bar (title, status, close) - [x] Empty state welcome screen with Ctrl+N hint - [x] npm dependencies: @xterm/xterm, @xterm/addon-canvas, @xterm/addon-fit - [x] Cargo dependencies: portable-pty, uuid ### Phase 3: Agent SDK Integration (in progress) - [x] Rust SidecarManager: spawn Node.js, stdio NDJSON, query/stop/shutdown (sidecar.rs, 218 lines) - [x] Node.js agent-runner: spawns `claude -p --output-format stream-json`, manages sessions (agent-runner.ts, 176 lines) - [x] Tauri commands: agent_query, agent_stop, agent_ready in lib.rs - [x] Sidecar auto-start on app launch - [x] SDK message adapter: full stream-json parser with 9 typed message types (sdk-messages.ts, 234 lines) - [x] Agent bridge: Tauri IPC adapter for sidecar communication (agent-bridge.ts, 53 lines) - [x] Agent dispatcher: routes sidecar events to agent store (agent-dispatcher.ts, 87 lines) - [x] Agent store: session state with messages, cost tracking (agents.svelte.ts, 91 lines) - [x] AgentPane component: prompt input, message rendering, stop button, cost display (AgentPane.svelte, 420 lines) - [x] UI integration: Ctrl+Shift+N for new agent, sidebar agent button, TilingGrid routing Architecture decision: Uses `claude` CLI with `--output-format stream-json` instead of Agent SDK `query()` API. Avoids SDK npm dependency and version churn while getting identical structured output. ### Bug Fix: Svelte 5 Rune File Extensions (2026-03-06) - [x] Diagnosed blank screen / "rune_outside_svelte" runtime error - [x] Root cause: store files used `.ts` extension but contain Svelte 5 `$state`/`$derived` runes, which only work in `.svelte` and `.svelte.ts` files - [x] Renamed: `layout.ts` -> `layout.svelte.ts`, `agents.ts` -> `agents.svelte.ts`, `sessions.ts` -> `sessions.svelte.ts` - [x] Updated all import paths in 5 files to use `.svelte` suffix (e.g., `from './stores/layout.svelte'`) ### Phase 3 Polish (2026-03-06) - [x] Sidecar crash detection: dispatcher listens for sidecar-exited event, marks running sessions as error - [x] Restart UI: "Restart Sidecar" button in AgentPane error bar, calls agent_restart command - [x] Auto-scroll lock: scroll handler disables auto-scroll when user scrolls >50px from bottom, "Scroll to bottom" button appears ### Phase 4: Session Management + Markdown Viewer (2026-03-06) - [x] rusqlite 0.31 (bundled) + dirs 5 + notify 6 added to Cargo.toml - [x] SessionDb: SQLite with WAL mode, sessions table + layout_state singleton - [x] Session CRUD: list, save, delete, update_title, touch (7 Tauri commands) - [x] Frontend session-bridge.ts: typed invoke wrappers for all session/layout commands - [x] Layout store wired to persistence: addPane/removePane/focusPane/setPreset all persist - [x] restoreFromDb() on app startup restores panes in layout order - [x] FileWatcherManager: notify crate watches files, emits Tauri "file-changed" events - [x] MarkdownPane component: marked.js rendering, Catppuccin-themed styles, live reload - [x] Sidebar "M" button opens file picker for .md/.markdown/.txt files - [x] TilingGrid routes markdown pane type to MarkdownPane component ### Phase 5: Agent Tree + Polish (2026-03-06, complete) - [x] Agent tree visualization (SVG): AgentTree.svelte component with horizontal tree layout, bezier edges, status-colored nodes; agent-tree.ts utility (buildAgentTree, countTreeNodes, subtreeCost) - [x] Agent tree toggle in AgentPane: collapsible tree view shown when tool_call messages exist - [x] Global status bar: StatusBar.svelte showing terminal/agent pane counts, active agents with pulse animation, total tokens and cost - [x] Notification system: notifications.svelte.ts store (notify, dismissNotification, max 5 toasts, 4s auto-dismiss) + ToastContainer.svelte (slide-in animation, color-coded by type) - [x] Agent dispatcher notifications: toast on agent_stopped (success), agent_error (error), sidecar crash (error), cost result (success with cost/turns) - [x] Settings dialog: SettingsDialog.svelte modal (default shell, cwd, max panes, theme flavor) with settings-bridge.ts adapter - [x] Settings backend: settings table (key/value) in session.rs, Tauri commands settings_get/set/list in lib.rs - [x] Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+W close focused pane, Ctrl+, open settings dialog - [x] CSS grid update: app.css grid-template-rows '1fr' -> '1fr auto' for status bar row - [x] App.svelte: integrated StatusBar, ToastContainer, SettingsDialog components ### Phase 6: Packaging + Distribution (2026-03-06) - [x] Created install-v2.sh — build-from-source installer with 6-step dependency check process - Checks Node.js 20+, Rust 1.77+, system libs (WebKit2GTK, GTK3, GLib, etc.) - Prompts to install missing packages via apt - Builds with `npx tauri build`, installs to ~/.local/bin/bterminal-v2 - Creates desktop entry and installs SVG icon - [x] Updated v2/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json: bundle targets ["deb", "appimage"], category, descriptions, deb depends, appimage settings - [x] Regenerated all icons in v2/src-tauri/icons/ from bterminal.svg as RGBA PNGs (32x32, 128x128, 256x256, 512x512, .ico) - [x] Created .github/workflows/release.yml — CI workflow triggered on v* tags - Ubuntu 22.04 runner, caches Rust/npm deps - Builds .deb + AppImage, uploads as GitHub Release artifacts via softprops/action-gh-release@v2 - [x] Build verified: .deb (4.3 MB), AppImage (103 MB) both built successfully - [ ] Tauri auto-update plugin deferred (needs signing key + update server) ### Phase 5 continued: SSH, ctx, themes, detached mode, auto-updater (2026-03-06) - [x] ctx integration: Rust ctx.rs (read-only CtxDb with SQLITE_OPEN_READ_ONLY), 5 Tauri commands (ctx_list_projects, ctx_get_context, ctx_get_shared, ctx_get_summaries, ctx_search), ctx-bridge.ts adapter, ContextPane.svelte (project selector, tabs for entries/summaries/search) - [x] SSH session management: SshSession struct + ssh_sessions table in session.rs, 3 Tauri commands (ssh_session_list/save/delete), ssh-bridge.ts adapter, SshDialog.svelte (create/edit modal with validation), SshSessionList.svelte (grouped by folder, color dots) - [x] TilingGrid SSH routing: SSH pane type routes to TerminalPane with shell=/usr/bin/ssh and constructed args array - [x] Catppuccin theme flavors: themes.ts with all 4 palettes (Latte/Frappe/Macchiato/Mocha), theme.svelte.ts reactive store, SettingsDialog flavor dropdown, TerminalPane uses getXtermTheme(), persistence via SQLite settings - [x] Detached pane mode: detach.ts utility (isDetachedMode, getDetachedConfig from URL params), App.svelte renders single pane in full-viewport without chrome when ?detached=1 - [x] Syntax highlighting: highlight.ts with Shiki lazy singleton (13 preloaded languages, catppuccin-mocha theme), integrated into MarkdownPane and AgentPane text messages - [x] Tauri auto-updater plugin: tauri-plugin-updater (Rust) + @tauri-apps/plugin-updater (npm) + updater.ts frontend utility - [x] AgentPane markdown rendering: text messages now rendered as markdown with Shiki highlighting - [x] New npm dependencies: shiki, @tauri-apps/plugin-updater - [x] New Rust dependency: tauri-plugin-updater ### Session: 2026-03-06 (continued) — Polish, Testing, Extras #### Terminal Copy/Paste + Theme Hot-Swap - [x] Copy/paste in TerminalPane via Ctrl+Shift+C/V (attachCustomKeyEventHandler: C copies selection, V reads clipboard and writes to PTY) - [x] Theme hot-swap: onThemeChange() callback registry in theme.svelte.ts, TerminalPane subscribes and updates term.options.theme on flavor change - [x] All open terminals now update immediately when theme flavor changes #### Agent Tree Enhancements - [x] Click tree node -> scroll to corresponding message (handleTreeNodeClick in AgentPane, scrollIntoView with smooth behavior) - [x] Subtree cost display: yellow cost text below each tree node label (subtreeCost from agent-tree.ts, NODE_H increased from 32 to 40) - [x] Each message div has id="msg-{msg.id}" for scroll targeting #### Session Resume - [x] Follow-up prompt input appears after session completes or errors (if sdkSessionId exists) - [x] startQuery(text, resume=true) passes resume_session_id to SDK via agent_query - [x] Styled .follow-up input + button in done-bar and error-bar sections #### Pane Drag-Resize Handles - [x] Splitter overlays in TilingGrid (positioned with fixed CSS, outside grid to avoid layout interference) - [x] Column splitters: vertical bars between grid columns with mousemove drag - [x] Row splitters: horizontal bars between grid rows with mousemove drag - [x] customColumns/customRows $state override preset grid-template; reset on preset change - [x] Supports 2-col, 3-col, and 2-row layouts with min 10% / max 90% ratio clamping - [x] .dragging class disables user-select during drag; splitter hover shows accent color at 40% opacity #### Auto-Update Workflow Enhancement - [x] release.yml: TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY + PASSWORD env vars passed to build step - [x] Generates latest.json for auto-updater (version, pub_date, platform URL, signature from .sig file) - [x] Uploads latest.json alongside .deb and .AppImage as release artifacts #### Deno Sidecar Evaluation - [x] Created agent-runner-deno.ts proof-of-concept (Deno.Command for claude CLI, TextLineStream for NDJSON) - [x] Same NDJSON protocol as Node.js version; compiles to single binary with deno compile - [ ] Not yet integrated with Rust SidecarManager; needs real-world testing #### Testing Infrastructure - [x] Vitest added: vitest ^4.0.18 dev dependency, vite.config.ts test config, npm run test script - [x] sdk-messages.test.ts: tests for adaptSDKMessage() — init, text, thinking, tool_use, tool_result, cost, unknown types - [x] agent-tree.test.ts: tests for buildAgentTree(), countTreeNodes(), subtreeCost() - [x] Cargo: tempfile 3 dev dependency added - [x] session.rs tests: SessionDb CRUD (sessions, SSH sessions, settings, layout), uses tempfile::tempdir() - [x] ctx.rs tests: CtxDb error handling with missing database (conn=None) ### Session: 2026-03-06 (continued) — Session Groups, Auto-Update Key, Deno Sidecar, Tests #### Auto-Update Signing Key - [x] Generated Tauri signing keypair (minisign) - [x] Set pubkey in tauri.conf.json updater.pubkey field (base64 encoded) - [x] Private key to be stored as TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY GitHub secret by user #### Session Groups/Folders - [x] Added group_name column to sessions table (session.rs, ALTER TABLE migration with pragma_table_info check) - [x] Session struct: added group_name field with #[serde(default)] - [x] SessionDb: update_group(id, group_name) method + save/list queries updated - [x] Tauri command: session_update_group registered in lib.rs - [x] Frontend: updateSessionGroup() in session-bridge.ts - [x] Layout store: Pane.group? field, setPaneGroup(id, group) function in layout.svelte.ts - [x] SessionList.svelte: grouped sidebar with collapsible headers (arrow + count), right-click to set group via prompt() - [x] Svelte 5 snippet pattern used for paneItem to avoid duplication across grouped/ungrouped rendering #### Deno Sidecar Integration (upgraded from PoC) - [x] SidecarCommand struct in sidecar.rs: { program, args } abstracts runtime choice - [x] resolve_sidecar_command(): Deno-first resolution (checks agent-runner-deno.ts + deno availability), Node.js fallback - [x] Both sidecar runners bundled in tauri.conf.json resources array - [x] Graceful fallback: if Deno binary not found in PATH, falls back to Node.js with log warning #### E2E/Integration Tests - [x] layout.test.ts (30 tests): addPane, removePane, focusPane, setPreset, autoPreset, getGridTemplate, getPaneGridArea, renamePaneTitle, setPaneGroup - [x] agent-bridge.test.ts (11 tests): Tauri IPC mock pattern with vi.hoisted(), invoke/listen wrappers - [x] agent-dispatcher.test.ts (18 tests): sidecar event routing, crash detection, vi.useFakeTimers() for async setTimeout - [x] sdk-messages.test.ts rewrite (25 tests): removed unused ErrorContent import - [x] E2E scaffold: v2/tests/e2e/README.md documenting WebDriver approach - [x] Total: 104 vitest tests + 29 cargo tests, all passing Build status: TypeScript 0 errors, Rust 0 errors (1 pre-existing warning), all tests green. ### Session: 2026-03-06 (continued) — Agent Teams / Subagent Support #### Agent Teams Frontend Support - [x] Agent store: AgentSession extended with parentSessionId?, parentToolUseId?, childSessionIds[] for parent-child hierarchy - [x] Agent store: createAgentSession() accepts optional parent param, registers bidirectional parent/child links - [x] Agent store: findChildByToolUseId(parentId, toolUseId), getChildSessions(parentId) query functions - [x] Agent store: removeAgentSession() cleans up parent's childSessionIds on removal - [x] Agent dispatcher: SUBAGENT_TOOL_NAMES detection ('Agent', 'Task', 'dispatch_agent') on tool_call events - [x] Agent dispatcher: spawnSubagentPane() creates child session + layout pane, auto-groups under parent title - [x] Agent dispatcher: toolUseToChildPane Map routes messages with parentId to correct child pane - [x] Agent dispatcher: handleAgentEvent() splits messages — parentId-bearing go to child panes, rest to parent - [x] AgentPane: parent link bar (SUB badge + navigate-to-parent button) - [x] AgentPane: children bar (chips per child subagent, status-colored, clickable to focus) - [x] SessionList: subagent panes show '↳' icon instead of '*' Design: No separate sidecar process per subagent. Parent's sidecar handles all; routing is purely frontend based on SDK's parentId field. ### Session: 2026-03-06 (continued) — Subagent Tests, Cost Aggregation, Signing Key #### Subagent Dispatcher Tests - [x] 10 new tests in agent-dispatcher.test.ts for subagent routing: - spawn subagent pane on Agent/Task tool_call - skip non-subagent tool_calls (Read, etc.) - deduplicate panes for same toolUseId - reuse existing child session from findChildByToolUseId - route messages with parentId to child pane - route child init message (sets model, marks running) - route child cost message (updates cost, marks done) - fallback title when input has no prompt/name - fallback group when parent pane not found - [x] Total: 28 dispatcher tests (18 existing + 10 new), 114 vitest tests overall - [x] New mocks added: mockCreateAgentSession, mockFindChildByToolUseId, mockAddPane, mockGetPanes, layout.svelte mock #### Subagent Cost Aggregation - [x] getTotalCost(id) recursive helper in agents.svelte.ts — aggregates costUsd, inputTokens, outputTokens across parent + all children via childSessionIds - [x] AgentPane done-bar: shows "(total: $X.XXXX)" in yellow when child sessions exist and total > parent cost - [x] .total-cost CSS class: var(--ctp-yellow), 10px font-size #### TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY - [x] Set via `gh secret set` on DexterFromLab/BTerminal GitHub repo ### Next Steps - [ ] Deno sidecar: test with real claude CLI, benchmark startup time vs Node.js - [ ] E2E testing with Playwright/WebDriver (when display server available) - [ ] Multi-machine support (remote agents via WebSocket) - [ ] Test agent teams with CLAUDE_CODE_EXPERIMENTAL_AGENT_TEAMS=1