feat: integrate hidden manager groups

README.md

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ GridBash is a Windows-native Rust TUI multiplexer built for agent-heavy developm
 - Pane-contained drag selection that copies selected terminal text without crossing into sibling panes.
 - Sleeping panes stay visually hidden until hovered, then wake without crossing input into other panes.
 - Normal terminal keys pass through to the focused pane, or to selected panes when multiple panes are selected.
-- Modeless Alt shortcuts for pane focus, selection, rename, settings, and quit.
+- Modeless Alt shortcuts for pane focus, selection, rename, settings, grouping, and quit.
+- Hidden manager agent groups let a manager profile coordinate selected worker panes without taking a visible grid slot.
 - Compact dark theme with focus, selection, sleep, exit, usage, and quiet-output cues.
 - Claude, Codex, and other agent panes show a compact conversation summary in the footer line.
 - Built-in launch profiles for common CLI coding agents.
@@ -196,6 +197,8 @@ GridBash captures drag selection so selected text stays inside the pane where th
 | Alt+a | Select all panes, or clear selection when all panes are selected |
 | Alt+r | Rename the focused pane |
 | Alt+z | Put the focused pane to sleep; when multiple panes are selected, sleep the selected panes |
+| Alt+g | Group selected panes under a hidden manager; with no selection, open the focused group's manager prompt |
+| Alt+u | Dissolve the focused pane's manager group |
 | Hover sleeping pane | Wake the pane and make its terminal contents visible again |
 | Alt+o | Open settings |
 | Alt+q | Quit |
@@ -229,6 +232,7 @@ Example:
 ```toml
 [defaults]
 profile = "powershell"
+manager_profile = "claude-1"
 
 [profiles.review]
 command = "codex"
@@ -248,6 +252,14 @@ Default profile resolution order:
 --profile > GRIDBASH_PROFILE > [defaults].profile > git-bash
 ```
 
+Hidden manager groups use this manager profile resolution order:
+
+```text
+--manager-profile > GRIDBASH_MANAGER_PROFILE > [defaults].manager_profile
+```
+
+The manager profile can be a normal GridBash profile or a ready Vibe profile. To create a group, select one or more awake panes and press `Alt+g`. GridBash launches the manager as a hidden PTY, marks the grouped panes with a `G<letter>` badge, relays worker output snapshots to the manager, and forwards manager `gridbash send` blocks back to awake workers in that group.
+
 ## Design Goals
 
 GridBash is inspired by agent-first multiplexers such as Mato and terminal workspaces such as Zellij, but V1 takes a different path: Windows-native, single binary, visual selection, scoped multi-pane input, and a hard bias toward fast multi-agent grids.

config.example.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [defaults]
 profile = "git-bash"
+manager_profile = "claude-1"
 
 [profiles.codex-fast]
 command = "codex"

docs/devlogs/2026-07-07-integrate-hidden-manager-agent-groups.md

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Integrate hidden manager agent groups
+
+Date: 2026-07-07
+Release target: unreleased
+
+## Summary
+
+- Integrated hidden manager agent groups from `origin/feat/hidden-agent-groups` onto current `main` without carrying over the old branch's unrelated deletes.
+- Tracks issue #66.
+
+## What Changed
+
+- Added `--manager-profile`, `GRIDBASH_MANAGER_PROFILE`, and `[defaults].manager_profile` resolution for hidden group managers.
+- Added hidden manager PTYs that coordinate selected awake worker panes, parse manager `gridbash send` blocks, and relay worker output snapshots back to managers.
+- Added group badges and a manager prompt overlay while preserving visible pane arrays for resize, sleep, swap, worktree labels, usage labels, and pane-contained input selection.
+- Added focused tests for manager config parsing, Vibe profile resolution, send-block parsing, and existing pane behavior.
+
+## Why It Matters
+
+- Manager agents can coordinate worker panes without consuming a visible grid slot.
+- The integration avoids regressing current `main` behavior that landed after the source feature branch diverged.
+
+## Validation
+
+- `npm test`
+- Result: 34 passed, 0 failed, 1 ignored Windows ConPTY smoke test.
+
+## Release Notes
+
+- Added hidden manager agent groups behind `Alt+g`/`Alt+u` and manager profile configuration.