[marius-kilocode]

What Problem This Solves

Returning to a project with only a Local terminal tab added an unwanted New Session tab. Local and worktree contexts could also show a blank chat instead of their existing terminal when remembered tab state was missing or stale.

Why This Change Was Made

Terminal-only contexts already have usable content. Project restoration now checks the project-scoped central terminal tabs before creating a Local draft. Context selection restores a live terminal when no session or draft is available, while preserving remembered terminal, session, and review selection behavior. Side terminals and terminals from other projects are excluded from the fallback.

User Impact

Switching between Local, worktrees, and projects keeps terminal-only contexts usable without extra session tabs. Terminal focus and typed input are retained. Empty Local contexts still receive their initial draft.

Evidence

Reproduced the extra Local draft in an isolated VS Code self-test before the fix. After rebuilding and reloading, verified Local and worktree terminal-only restoration, missing-memory fallback, cross-project return, and keyboard navigation. Each return retained one terminal tab, input focus, and unsubmitted marker text.

Before, returning from another project adds a New Session tab beside the terminal:

After, the same return keeps only the terminal with its input intact:

The GitHub authentication notification is from the disposable test workspace and does not affect the terminal flow. No prompts were submitted to a model.

Validation:

• bun run compile, including extension/webview typechecks and lint.
• bun run test:unit: 4,661 passed, 1 skipped, 0 failed.
• Focused selection, terminal-state, and project-restore tests: 56 passed.
• bun run typecheck, bun run lint, bun run knip, and bun run check-kilocode-change.
• Formatting and whitespace checks passed.
• Read-only local review found no issues.

[kilo-code-bot]

Code Review Summary

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

Files Reviewed (5 files)

• .changeset/terminal-only-tab-restore.md
• packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-selection-actions.test.ts
• packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/AgentManagerApp.tsx
• packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/project/local-tabs.ts
• packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/selection-actions.ts

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