feat(web): assign a thread details panel shortcut

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the thread details panel contains the agents list but has no default keyboard shortcut. assign cmd/ctrl+shift+b to its existing action outside terminal focus. startup backfills new defaults before saved rules so a custom binding for this chord keeps priority; custom thread-panel shortcuts remain unchanged.

186 existing client/settings/server keybinding tests, scoped lint/format checks and shared/web/server typechecks passed on blacksmith. in the real web client, the default chord closes and reopens the existing agents panel, appears as a default in Settings, leaves ctrl+b working, and does not toggle the panel while the terminal is focused. two independent reviews approved final head 7e6fe57ced2258a5612e51d384ce68406da2555e. native electron, macos keyboard behavior, mobile, remote runtime, and tooltip appearance remain unverified.

matching parent crops from the same saved conversation; the after image is an actual closed-panel frame from the candidate recording.

model: gpt-6.1-sol; harness: codex.

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Approvability

Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — The PR adds an automatically active thread-panel shortcut to the shipped defaults and changes startup persistence ordering so custom shortcut precedence changes for overlapping contexts. Although the implementation is localized and tested, these product-default and runtime behavior changes warrant human review.

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Walkthrough

The shared keybinding defaults now include Mod+Shift+B for toggling the thread panel when the terminal is not focused. Server startup synchronization stores eligible defaults before persisted custom rules. Tests cover shortcut resolution and startup configuration.

Changes

Thread Panel Shortcut

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Add and resolve the default shortcut packages/shared/src/keybindings.ts, apps/web/src/keybindings.test.ts	The default Mod+Shift+B binding toggles threadPanel when the terminal is not focused. Web tests cover platform behavior, editable focus, terminal focus, and resolution with a custom binding.
Order defaults before persisted rules apps/server/src/keybindings.ts, apps/server/src/keybindings.test.ts	Startup synchronization writes eligible defaults before persisted rules. Server tests check resolution when rules share a shortcut and verify that a late default precedes an existing custom rule.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7e6fe

The shortcut remains mergeable with a narrow test gap: uppercase Shift+B events are not directly covered.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 7e6fe

The shortcut reaches an existing panel-visibility action, not a new privileged operation. Startup ordering preserves custom shortcut priority without changing configuration ownership or persistence sequencing.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The changed shortcut’s traced execution scope is panel visibility for the active thread. Its final action does not invoke a server operation, credential access, filesystem operation, or agent/tool execution.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — The new default is conditioned on terminal focus being false. Custom commands suppress corresponding defaults during merging, startup skips existing commands and exact shortcut-context conflicts, and later matching custom rules win during web dispatch. These controls preserve user-binding authority rather than introduce a new permission boundary.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

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Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: adding a shortcut for the thread details panel.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the problem and change, reports focused tests and checks, includes UI evidence, and lists unverified areas. It does not use the template headings or provide a triaged issue or…

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

apps/web/src/keybindings.test.ts (1)

745-749: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use uppercase event keys in the Shift+B tests.

matchesKeybindingShortcut normalizes event keys, so the matcher handles "B". The default and custom-binding tests use lowercase "b" with shiftKey: true; use "B" in those events to cover uppercase-key input.

Suggested test update

@@ -745 +745 @@
-        key: "b",
+        key: "B",
@@ -778 +778 @@
-        event({ key: "b", metaKey: true, altKey: true, shiftKey: true }),
+        event({ key: "B", metaKey: true, altKey: true, shiftKey: true }),
@@ -785 +785 @@
-      resolveShortcutCommand(event({ key: "b", metaKey: true, shiftKey: true }), bindings, {
+      resolveShortcutCommand(event({ key: "B", metaKey: true, shiftKey: true }), bindings, {

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Review comment at @apps/web/src/keybindings.test.ts around lines 745 - 749:
Update the Shift+B test events in the default and custom-binding cases to use
uppercase “B” as the event key, including the cases passed to
matchesKeybindingShortcut and resolveShortcutCommand. Keep the existing
modifiers and assertions unchanged.

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Review comments at @apps/web/src/keybindings.test.ts:
- Around line 745-749: Update the Shift+B test events in the default and
custom-binding cases to use uppercase “B” as the event key, including the cases
passed to matchesKeybindingShortcut and resolveShortcutCommand. Keep the
existing modifiers and assertions unchanged.

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• apps/server/src/keybindings.test.ts
• apps/server/src/keybindings.ts
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