feat(web): run shell commands from chat in the thread terminal

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Shell commands suggested in chat require users to copy the text, open the thread terminal, and paste it. Add a Run action beside Copy for complete, single-line shell code blocks in assistant replies. A click reuses the existing project-script terminal path, which opens the current thread terminal in its worktree and runs the command; it does not change the last selected project script.

The action is limited to sh, bash, zsh, fish, shell, powershell, and pwsh fences. It is hidden for streaming, unclosed, empty, multiline, and non-shell blocks. This is a web/desktop chat action; mobile has a separate markdown renderer.

Verification: pnpm exec vp test run apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.test.tsx (49 passed); pnpm exec vp run --filter @t3tools/web typecheck; focused vp fmt --check and vp lint (existing warnings only).

Browser verification: clicked Run on a harmless printf command and confirmed its output in the current thread terminal.

Made with Codex (GPT-5.6-Sol), native Codex harness.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added a Run in terminal action for supported shell code blocks in chat messages. It appears for complete, valid Bash, Shell, Zsh, Fish, and PowerShell blocks after streaming finishes, and sends the command to the project’s terminal execution flow.
• Bug Fixes
  • The action is hidden for incomplete or mismatched fences, empty commands, commands ending in a backslash, and code containing control or invisible formatting characters.

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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR adds a new chat action that sends assistant-provided shell commands to the current project terminal, potentially opening a terminal and executing worktree commands. Although the action is click-triggered and constrained to completed shell blocks, it introduces substantial new runtime capability and side effects.

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Walkthrough

ChatMarkdown adds a conditional “Run in terminal” action for complete shell fences. The callback flows through MessagesTimeline to ChatView, which runs the command with a synthetic project script. Tests cover streaming and command eligibility, including rejection of invisible format characters.

Changes

Chat shell execution

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Markdown terminal action apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx, apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.test.tsx	ChatMarkdown validates closed shell fences and renders a terminal action only for eligible, non-streaming commands. Tests cover streaming and command eligibility, including a bash command with a Unicode right-to-left override character, a blank line, and a trailing backslash.
Timeline callback wiring apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx	MessagesTimeline adds the optional callback to shared row state and passes it to assistant message Markdown rendering.
Project script execution apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx	ChatView forwards the callback when an active project exists and runs commands through the current project script runner without updating the last-invoked script.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant AssistantMessage
  participant MessagesTimeline
  participant ChatMarkdown
  participant ChatView
  participant runProjectScript
  AssistantMessage->>MessagesTimeline: Render assistant row
  MessagesTimeline->>ChatMarkdown: Pass onRunShellCommand
  ChatMarkdown->>ChatView: Invoke callback for eligible command
  ChatView->>runProjectScript: Run synthetic chat-code-block script

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The Run control may look different from the neighboring toolbar actions, but this is a minor visual inconsistency and does not block using the feature.

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 6 functions across 4 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: running shell commands from chat in the thread terminal.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains what changed, why it changed, the interaction behavior, supported shell languages, limitations, verification steps, and UI changes with screenshots. It does not use the templa…
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In `@apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx`:
- Around line 1035-1052: Add the existing chat-markdown-chrome-action className
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Copy toolbar buttons, preserving its current size, behavior, and accessibility
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🟡 Minor · Hide the Run action when no active project is available. · ChatMarkdown.tsx:3295-3316

apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx:3295-3316
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Hide the Run action when no active project is available.

useProject(activeProjectRef) can return null while activeThread and its timeline remain available. ChatView still passes runShellCommand to interactive timelines, so ChatMarkdown renders Run in terminal for eligible shell blocks. runProjectScript then returns immediately because activeProject is missing. The click produces no execution or feedback.

Suggested fix

-                      onRunShellCommand: runShellCommand,
+                      onRunShellCommand: activeProject !== null ? runShellCommand : undefined,

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In `@apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx` around lines 3295 - 3316, Update
the ChatView timeline props so runShellCommand is passed only when activeProject
is available; otherwise pass undefined. This prevents ChatMarkdown from exposing
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