feat(command-center): choose folder when opening a terminal

packages/core/src/command-center/cells.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import type { AgentSession, WorkspaceMode } from "@posthog/shared";
 import type { Task } from "@posthog/shared/domain-types";
-import { getTerminalCellId, isBrainrotCell, isTerminalCell } from "./grid";
+import {
+  getTerminalCellCwd,
+  getTerminalCellId,
+  isBrainrotCell,
+  isTerminalCell,
+} from "./grid";
 import { type CellStatus, deriveStatus, getRepoName } from "./status";
 
 export interface CommandCenterCellData {
@@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ export interface CommandCenterCellData {
   isBrainrot: boolean;
   // Standalone terminal slot, independent of any agent run.
   terminalId: string | null;
+  terminalCwd: string | null;
 }
 
 export interface BuildCellsInput {
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@ const EMPTY_CELL_DATA = {
   workspaceMode: null,
   isBrainrot: false,
   terminalId: null,
+  terminalCwd: null,
 };
 
 export function buildCommandCenterCells(
@@ -49,6 +56,7 @@ export function buildCommandCenterCells(
         ...EMPTY_CELL_DATA,
         cellIndex,
         terminalId: getTerminalCellId(cellValue),
+        terminalCwd: getTerminalCellCwd(cellValue),
       };
     }
 

packages/core/src/command-center/grid.test.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   getCellCount,
   getCellSessionId,
   getGridDimensions,
+  getTerminalCellCwd,
   getTerminalCellId,
   isBrainrotCell,
   isTerminalCell,
@@ -71,6 +72,14 @@ describe("terminal cells", () => {
     const value = makeTerminalCellValue("abc123");
     expect(isTerminalCell(value)).toBe(true);
     expect(getTerminalCellId(value)).toBe("abc123");
+    expect(getTerminalCellCwd(value)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("round-trips a terminal id and cwd through the cell value", () => {
+    const value = makeTerminalCellValue("abc123", "/Users/me/my:repo");
+    expect(isTerminalCell(value)).toBe(true);
+    expect(getTerminalCellId(value)).toBe("abc123");
+    expect(getTerminalCellCwd(value)).toBe("/Users/me/my:repo");
   });
 
   it.each([

packages/core/src/command-center/grid.ts

@@ -25,14 +25,28 @@ export function isTerminalCell(value: string | null): value is string {
   return value?.startsWith(TERMINAL_CELL_PREFIX) ?? false;
 }
 
-export function makeTerminalCellValue(terminalId: string): string {
-  return `${TERMINAL_CELL_PREFIX}${terminalId}`;
+// terminalId is a base36 random string (no colon), so an optional cwd can be
+// appended after a colon. cwd is URI-encoded, so it never contains a colon.
+export function makeTerminalCellValue(
+  terminalId: string,
+  cwd?: string,
+): string {
+  const base = `${TERMINAL_CELL_PREFIX}${terminalId}`;
+  return cwd ? `${base}:${encodeURIComponent(cwd)}` : base;
 }
 
 export function getTerminalCellId(value: string | null): string | null {
-  return isTerminalCell(value)
-    ? value.slice(TERMINAL_CELL_PREFIX.length)
-    : null;
+  if (!isTerminalCell(value)) return null;
+  const rest = value.slice(TERMINAL_CELL_PREFIX.length);
+  const colon = rest.indexOf(":");
+  return colon === -1 ? rest : rest.slice(0, colon);
+}
+
+export function getTerminalCellCwd(value: string | null): string | null {
+  if (!isTerminalCell(value)) return null;
+  const rest = value.slice(TERMINAL_CELL_PREFIX.length);
+  const colon = rest.indexOf(":");
+  return colon === -1 ? null : decodeURIComponent(rest.slice(colon + 1));
 }
 
 export function getGridDimensions(preset: LayoutPreset): GridDimensions {

packages/ui/src/features/command-center/commandCenterStore.ts

@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ interface CommandCenterStoreActions {
   setActiveCell: (cellIndex: number | null) => void;
   assignTask: (cellIndex: number, taskId: string) => void;
   setBrainrotCell: (cellIndex: number) => void;
-  setTerminalCell: (cellIndex: number, terminalId: string) => void;
+  setTerminalCell: (
+    cellIndex: number,
+    terminalId: string,
+    cwd?: string,
+  ) => void;
   autofillCells: (taskIds: string[]) => void;
   clearCell: (cellIndex: number) => void;
   removeTaskById: (taskId: string) => void;
@@ -118,11 +122,11 @@ export const useCommandCenterStore = create<CommandCenterStore>()(
           };
         }),
 
-      setTerminalCell: (cellIndex, terminalId) =>
+      setTerminalCell: (cellIndex, terminalId, cwd) =>
         set((state) => {
           if (cellIndex < 0 || cellIndex >= state.cells.length) return state;
           const cells = [...state.cells];
-          cells[cellIndex] = makeTerminalCellValue(terminalId);
+          cells[cellIndex] = makeTerminalCellValue(terminalId, cwd);
           return {
             cells,
             activeTaskId: null,

packages/ui/src/features/command-center/components/CommandCenterPanel.tsx

@@ -133,9 +133,12 @@ function EmptyCell({ cellIndex }: { cellIndex: number }) {
     setBrainrotCell(cellIndex);
   }, [layout, cells, setBrainrotCell, cellIndex]);
 
-  const handleNewTerminal = useCallback(() => {
-    setTerminalCell(cellIndex, secureRandomString(8));
-  }, [setTerminalCell, cellIndex]);
+  const handleNewTerminal = useCallback(
+    (cwd?: string) => {
+      setTerminalCell(cellIndex, secureRandomString(8), cwd);
+    },
+    [setTerminalCell, cellIndex],
+  );
 
   const handleTaskCreated = useCallback(
     (task: Task) => {
@@ -279,13 +282,15 @@ function BrainrotCell({ cellIndex }: { cellIndex: number }) {
 function TerminalCell({
   cellIndex,
   terminalId,
+  terminalCwd,
 }: {
   cellIndex: number;
   terminalId: string;
+  terminalCwd: string | null;
 }) {
   const clearCell = useCommandCenterStore((s) => s.clearCell);
   const { getRecentFolders, getFolderDisplayName } = useFolders();
-  const cwd = getRecentFolders(1)[0]?.path;
+  const cwd = terminalCwd ?? getRecentFolders(1)[0]?.path;
   const folderName = cwd ? getFolderDisplayName(cwd) : null;
   const stateKey = getTerminalCellStateKey(terminalId);
 
@@ -413,7 +418,11 @@ export function CommandCenterPanel({
 
   if (cell.terminalId) {
     return (
-      <TerminalCell cellIndex={cell.cellIndex} terminalId={cell.terminalId} />
+      <TerminalCell
+        cellIndex={cell.cellIndex}
+        terminalId={cell.terminalId}
+        terminalCwd={cell.terminalCwd}
+      />
     );
   }