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In the v2 TUI, after a shell command or foreground subagent runs for about 3 seconds, the transcript shows Press ctrl+b to move running work to the background. The hint is plain text and ignores mouse clicks.
The Desktop/Web timeline renders the same hint as a clickable "Move to background" button, so the TUI looks broken for anyone reaching for the mouse. The ctrl+b keyboard path still works.
Source: BackgroundToolHint in packages/tui/src/routes/session/index.tsx renders a <text> with no onMouseUp; the app equivalent BackgroundMoveHint in packages/app/src/session/timeline/message-timeline.tsx is a <Button onClick>. Mouse capture is on and other TUI elements (composer list rows, esc) respond to clicks, so this is specific to the hint.
Related but distinct: #51903 (composer tab/footer hints) and #49216 (the ctrl+b keypress itself).
Plugins
none
OpenCode version
v2.1.1 (also present on dev 772e2ae)
Steps to reproduce
In the v2 TUI, ask the agent to run a shell command (or spawn a foreground subagent) that runs for more than 3 seconds.
Wait for the transcript hint Press ctrl+b to move running work to the background.
Click the hint.
Nothing happens; the work keeps running in the foreground.
Expected: clicking the hint runs session.background, the same action as ctrl+b and the Desktop button.
You're asking for the TUI's Press ctrl+b to move running work to the background hint to work with a mouse click too, running session.background just like the Desktop/Web "Move to background" button.
Right now the TUI hint is written as a keyboard instruction, and the ctrl+b path it describes works. So I've filed this as a feature request to make the TUI match Desktop, rather than a bug. Maintainers will consider it.
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opencode-agent commentedon Oct 20, 2026
Thanks for the detailed report, @Addin!
You're asking for the TUI's
Press ctrl+b to move running work to the backgroundhint to work with a mouse click too, runningsession.backgroundjust like the Desktop/Web "Move to background" button.Right now the TUI hint is written as a keyboard instruction, and the
ctrl+bpath it describes works. So I've filed this as a feature request to make the TUI match Desktop, rather than a bug. Maintainers will consider it.Related issues:
ctrl+bkeypress itself not working