From 241a88a5d9856644d0932e742e53ae5b2ce26976 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kit Langton <kit.langton@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:33:44 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(tui): open subagent panel from footer (#43325)

---
 .../tui/src/feature-plugins/prompt/footer.tsx | 39 ++++++++++++++-----
 .../feature-plugins/prompt-footer.test.tsx    | 20 +++++++++-
 2 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/prompt/footer.tsx b/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/prompt/footer.tsx
index 4b2d6020b2..8d818e8a95 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/prompt/footer.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/feature-plugins/prompt/footer.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Plugin } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/tui"
-import { createMemo, Match, Show, Switch } from "solid-js"
+import { createMemo, createSignal, Match, Show, Switch } from "solid-js"
 import { contextUsage, formatContextUsage } from "../../util/session"
 import { useTerminalDimensions } from "@opentui/solid"
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const money = new Intl.NumberFormat("en-US", {
 
 export function PromptFooter(props: { context: Plugin.Context; sessionID?: string; mode: "normal" | "shell" }) {
   const dimensions = useTerminalDimensions()
+  const [liveHovered, setLiveHovered] = createSignal(false)
   const subagents = createMemo(() => {
     if (!props.sessionID) return 0
     const count = props.context.data.session
@@ -47,16 +48,34 @@ export function PromptFooter(props: { context: Plugin.Context; sessionID?: strin
       <Match when={props.mode === "normal"}>
         <Switch>
           <Match when={live() || status().length > 0}>
-            <text fg={props.context.theme.text.subdued} wrapMode="none" truncate flexShrink={1}>
-              <Show when={live() && shortcut("session.child.first")}>
-                {(value) => <span style={{ fg: props.context.theme.text.default }}>{value()} </span>}
+            <box flexDirection="row" flexShrink={1} minWidth={0}>
+              <Show when={live()}>
+                <box
+                  flexShrink={0}
+                  onMouseOver={() => setLiveHovered(true)}
+                  onMouseOut={() => setLiveHovered(false)}
+                  onMouseUp={() => props.context.keymap.dispatch("session.child.first")}
+                >
+                  <text
+                    fg={liveHovered() ? props.context.theme.text.default : props.context.theme.text.subdued}
+                    wrapMode="none"
+                  >
+                    <Show when={shortcut("session.child.first")}>
+                      {(value) => <span style={{ fg: props.context.theme.text.default }}>{value()} </span>}
+                    </Show>
+                    <Show when={subagents()}>{(value) => <>{value()}</>}</Show>
+                    <Show when={subagents() && shells()}> · </Show>
+                    <Show when={shells()}>{(value) => <>{value()}</>}</Show>
+                  </text>
+                </box>
               </Show>
-              <Show when={subagents()}>{(value) => <span>{value()}</span>}</Show>
-              <Show when={subagents() && shells()}> · </Show>
-              <Show when={shells()}>{(value) => <span>{value()}</span>}</Show>
-              <Show when={live() && status().length > 0}> · </Show>
-              <Show when={status().length > 0}>{status().join(" · ")}</Show>
-            </text>
+              <Show when={status().length > 0}>
+                <text fg={props.context.theme.text.subdued} wrapMode="none" truncate flexShrink={1}>
+                  <Show when={live()}> · </Show>
+                  {status().join(" · ")}
+                </text>
+              </Show>
+            </box>
           </Match>
           <Match when={dimensions().width >= 44}>
             <text fg={props.context.theme.text.default} flexShrink={0}>
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/feature-plugins/prompt-footer.test.tsx b/packages/tui/test/feature-plugins/prompt-footer.test.tsx
index dbb7f9da7e..eb9bb23358 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/feature-plugins/prompt-footer.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/test/feature-plugins/prompt-footer.test.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
 /** @jsxImportSource @opentui/solid */
 import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
-import { RGBA } from "@opentui/core"
+import { RGBA, TextRenderable } from "@opentui/core"
 import { testRender } from "@opentui/solid"
 import type { Context } from "@opencode-ai/plugin/tui/context"
 import { PromptFooter } from "../../src/feature-plugins/prompt/footer"
 
 test("prompt footer separates simultaneous subagent, shell, and usage status", async () => {
   const color = RGBA.fromInts(200, 200, 200)
+  const subdued = RGBA.fromInts(100, 100, 100)
+  const dispatched: string[] = []
   const context = {
     location: { directory: "/workspace" },
-    theme: { text: { default: color, subdued: color } },
+    theme: {
+      text: {
+        default: color,
+        subdued,
+      },
+    },
     keymap: {
       shortcuts: (id: string) =>
         id === "session.child.first" ? ["ctrl+j"] : id === "command.palette.show" ? ["ctrl+p"] : [],
+      dispatch: (id: string) => dispatched.push(id),
     },
     data: {
       session: {
@@ -39,6 +47,14 @@ test("prompt footer separates simultaneous subagent, shell, and usage status", a
     await app.renderOnce()
     expect(app.captureCharFrame()).toContain("ctrl+j 1 subagent · 1 shell · $1.00")
     expect(app.captureCharFrame()).toContain("ctrl+p commands")
+
+    await app.mockMouse.moveTo(2, 0)
+    const live = app.renderer.root.getChildren()[0]?.getChildren()[0]?.getChildren()[0]
+    expect(live).toBeInstanceOf(TextRenderable)
+    expect((live as TextRenderable).fg.toInts()).toEqual(color.toInts())
+
+    await app.mockMouse.click(2, 0)
+    expect(dispatched).toEqual(["session.child.first"])
   } finally {
     app.renderer.destroy()
   }