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Pull Request

Description

Fixes #58.

The terminal-mode <C-f>/<C-b> mappings were <C-\><C-n><C-f>i / <C-\><C-n><C-b>i. The trailing i re-enters terminal mode right after the scroll, and entering terminal mode moves the view back to the terminal cursor, so the scroll is undone immediately and the keys look like they do nothing.

This drops the trailing i. After <C-f>/<C-b> the window stays scrolled in normal mode, and i resumes typing — which is what the README and :help claude-code already describe ("After scrolling with <C-f> or <C-b>, you'll need to press the i key to re-enter insert mode").

It also adds a spec asserting the mapped rhs. (The existing window-navigation specs set claude_code.claude_code = { bufnr = 42 }, which setup_terminal_navigation doesn't read, so the new spec sets current_instance/instances to actually reach the mapping code.)

make test: 68/68 pass with this change; with the keymap change reverted and the spec kept, the new spec fails on the old rhs.

Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)

Checklist

• I have read the CONTRIBUTING document
• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation (none needed — docs already describe this behaviour)
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I have tested with the actual Claude Code CLI tool
• I have tested in different environments (if applicable)

Additional Notes

Overlaps with #79 (configurable scroll keys) on the same lines; happy to rebase onto it if that lands first.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Terminal scrolling with <C-f> and <C-b> now leaves terminal mode instead of automatically returning to insert mode. This keeps the scroll position from being undone when terminal mode resumes. Press i to resume typing in the terminal after scrolling.

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Walkthrough

The <C-f> and <C-b> terminal mappings now exit terminal mode before scrolling. Comments explain that users can press i to resume. A test checks both mapping sequences when scrolling is enabled and window navigation is disabled.

Changes: Terminal scrolling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update terminal scroll mappings lua/claude-code/keymaps.lua, tests/spec/keymaps_spec.lua	The <C-f> and <C-b> mappings no longer append i after scrolling. The test checks that both mappings exit terminal mode before scrolling.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: greggh

Merge Risk: Low · up to 495c0

Searching after scrolling can return the terminal to its cursor and lose the scroll position. This is a bounded issue to address or accept before merging.

Pre-merge checks: 5

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preventing terminal scroll keymaps from undoing the scroll.
Linked Issues check		Issue #58 reports that terminal-mode and do not scroll. At reviewed head, setup_terminal_navigation maps them to <C-\\><C-n><C-f> and <C-\\><C-n><C-b> without the trailing i. The new…
Out of Scope Changes check		The reviewed changes are limited to the terminal scrolling mappings and a focused keymap spec. The comments explain the mapping behavior. The test setup supports the mapping path under test. No unrela…
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…

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Explanation

Issue #58 reports that terminal-mode <C-f> and <C-b> do not scroll. At reviewed head, setup_terminal_navigation maps them to <C-\><C-n><C-f> and <C-\><C-n><C-b> without the trailing i. The new spec activates an instance, enables scrolling, and asserts both right-hand sides. These changes directly address the reported behavior and add automated coverage.

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Explanation

The reviewed changes are limited to the terminal scrolling mappings and a focused keymap spec. The comments explain the mapping behavior. The test setup supports the mapping path under test. No unrelated product behavior or unrelated files are present in the supplied change summary and reviewed files.

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Explanation

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⚠️ Outside diff range comments (1)

Minor · Preserve normal mode after a scrollback search. · keymaps.lua:101

lua/claude-code/keymaps.lua:101
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve normal mode after a scrollback search.

After <C-b>, searching with /text<CR> triggers CmdLineLeave. With the default configuration, force_insert_mode then re-enters terminal mode and returns the view to the terminal cursor. Preserve normal mode for this scrolling workflow. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @lua/claude-code/keymaps.lua at line 101:
Remove CmdLineLeave from the event list that triggers force_insert_mode so a
scrollback search can return to normal mode without re-entering terminal mode;
preserve the existing behavior for the other events.

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Review comments at @lua/claude-code/keymaps.lua:
- Line 101: Remove CmdLineLeave from the event list that triggers
force_insert_mode so a scrollback search can return to normal mode without
re-entering terminal mode; preserve the existing behavior for the other events.

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• lua/claude-code/keymaps.lua
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