From 2f87daa4fff7c55d13af2ea6140e59e179f7b2a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Serhii Vecherenko <SDSLeon999@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:36:55 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] perf(renderer): prewarm terminal panels before other deferred
 features

---
 src/renderer/deferredFeatures.ts | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/renderer/deferredFeatures.ts b/src/renderer/deferredFeatures.ts
index 7ba9f7bee..57bc15378 100644
--- a/src/renderer/deferredFeatures.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/deferredFeatures.ts
@@ -101,14 +101,17 @@ export const DeferredInlineDiffView = preloadable(() =>
 );
 
 const prewarmTasks = [
+  // Terminal panels initialize xterm and its addons when they first mount.
+  // Warm both layouts first so that work does not compete with the panel's
+  // first-open animation.
+  DeferredDevTerminalPanel.preload,
+  DeferredProjectAuxiliaryPanel.preload,
   DeferredCommandPalette.preload,
   DeferredItemMarkdownInner.preload,
   DeferredSettingsOverlay.preload,
   DeferredCreateProjectModal.preload,
   DeferredCloneProjectModal.preload,
   DeferredProjectSettingsOverlay.preload,
-  DeferredProjectAuxiliaryPanel.preload,
-  DeferredDevTerminalPanel.preload,
   DeferredBrowserHost.preload,
   DeferredRemoteThreadView.preload,
   DeferredLoginTerminalOverlay.preload,