Open terminals or AI chat panels in a configurable grid layout with a single command.

Commands

Command	Description
`Workspace Grid: Open Terminal Grid`	Opens terminals in a rows x columns grid
`Workspace Grid: Open Chat Grid`	Opens AI chat panels in a grid

Both commands close all existing editors and terminals first, then build the grid fresh.

Configuration

All settings are under the workspace-grid prefix in your settings.json.

Terminal Grid

"workspace-grid.rows": 2,
"workspace-grid.columns": 4,
"workspace-grid.terminals": [
  { "name": "D.A.R.Y.L.",      "command": "", "icon": "server",   "color": "terminal.ansiGreen"   },
  { "name": "ROBOCOP",        "command": "", "icon": "git-merge","color": "terminal.ansiYellow"  },
  { "name": "HAL 9000",        "command": "", "icon": "beaker",   "color": "terminal.ansiCyan"    },
  { "name": "R2D2",            "command": "", "icon": "terminal", "color": "terminal.ansiWhite"   },
  { "name": "OPTIMUS PRIME",   "command": "", "icon": "package",  "color": "terminal.ansiMagenta" },
  { "name": "MARVIN",          "command": "", "icon": "output",   "color": "terminal.ansiBlue"    },
  { "name": "LCDR DATA",       "command": "", "icon": "vm",       "color": "terminal.ansiRed"     },
  { "name": "JOHNNY 5",        "command": "", "icon": "terminal", "color": "terminal.ansiGreen"   }
]

Terminals are assigned in row-major order: R1C1, R1C2 ... R1CN, R2C1 ... You can define more entries than rows * columns - extras are pre-configured and used if you increase the grid size later.

Terminal options

Property	Type	Description
`name`	string	Tab label
`command`	string	Shell command sent on open
`icon`	string	Codicon name (e.g. `terminal`, `server`, `database`)
`color`	string	Theme color ID (e.g. `terminal.ansiGreen`, `terminal.ansiYellow`)

Chat Grid

Use separate dimensions for the chat grid - it defaults to rows/columns if not set.

Works with any AI extension that registers a command to open a new chat panel (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.).

"workspace-grid.chatRows": 2,
"workspace-grid.chatColumns": 4,
"workspace-grid.chatCommand": "claude-vscode.editor.open"

To find the correct chatCommand ID: open the Command Palette, hover over the AI chat command for your extension, and copy its ID.

All settings

Setting	Default	Description
`workspace-grid.rows`	`2`	Rows in the terminal grid
`workspace-grid.columns`	`4`	Columns in the terminal grid
`workspace-grid.terminals`	`[]`	Terminal configs in row-major order
`workspace-grid.chatRows`	(uses rows)	Rows in the chat grid
`workspace-grid.chatColumns`	(uses columns)	Columns in the chat grid
`workspace-grid.chatCommand`	`claude-vscode.editor.open`	VS Code command ID to open a new AI chat panel