Add key shortcut to toggle between Claude Code TUI and bash terminal
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 12, 2026 by tintor Closed Mar 16, 2026
Feature Request
Add a keyboard shortcut that toggles between the Claude Code TUI and a bash terminal within the same tab/session.
Motivation
When working with multiple Claude Code sessions (6+), the current workflow requires two tabs per session: one for the Claude Code TUI and one for the user to do code review, run tests, add code comments, etc. This doubles the number of tabs needed.
A toggle shortcut would reduce this to one tab per session, making it much more manageable to work with many concurrent sessions.
Proposed Behavior
- A configurable keybinding (e.g.
Ctrl+Zor similar) that suspends/backgrounds the Claude Code TUI and drops the user into their regular bash shell - The user can do their work (review code, run tests, read files, add comments)
- Pressing the same shortcut or
fgreturns to the Claude Code TUI with full state preserved
Alternatives Considered
- Using tmux/screen splits within each tab — adds complexity and still takes screen real estate
Ctrl+Z/fgalready partially works for backgrounding processes, but a first-class integration would be smoother (preserving terminal state, status line, etc.)
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