CMD+SHIFT+[ doesn't toggle terminals

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Hey, thanks for the report.

It looks like a hotkey context conflict. Please check:

  1. With the terminal focused, run from the command palette:

    • Terminal: Focus Next
    • Terminal: Focus Previous
      Do they work as expected?

  2. Add explicit bindings with the terminalFocus context and see if that fixes it:

    • Open Keyboard Shortcuts (Cmd+Shift+P → Keyboard Shortcuts or Settings → Keyboard Shortcuts)
    • Open keybindings.json and add:
     {
       "key": "cmd+shift+]",
       "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusNext",
       "when": "terminalFocus"
     },
     {
       "key": "cmd+shift+[",
       "command": "workbench.action.terminal.focusPrevious",
       "when": "terminalFocus"
     }

If that doesn’t help, please send:

  • Your keybindings.json
  • Confirmation that VS Code on the same machine behaves correctly
  • A short video or exact steps with the exact keys (your steps list Cmd+], please confirm you mean Cmd+Shift+])
  • A screenshot of conflicts from Keyboard Shortcuts if you see duplicates

Once we confirm, I’ll pass this to the team.