diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-terminal-layout.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-terminal-layout.test.ts
index 185e7770c8..f195876afa 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-terminal-layout.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-terminal-layout.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { expect, test } from "bun:test"
 import { readFileSync } from "node:fs"
 import { resolve } from "node:path"
-import { clampPanelWidth, maxPanelWidth, minPanelWidth } from "../../webview-ui/agent-manager/side-panel-layout"
+import {
+  clampPanelWidth,
+  createPanelResize,
+  maxPanelWidth,
+  minPanelWidth,
+} from "../../webview-ui/agent-manager/side-panel-layout"
 
 const css = readFileSync(resolve(import.meta.dir, "../../webview-ui/agent-manager/agent-manager.css"), "utf8")
 const app = readFileSync(resolve(import.meta.dir, "../../webview-ui/agent-manager/AgentManagerApp.tsx"), "utf8")
@@ -22,14 +27,28 @@ test("xterm owns the padding used by FitAddon", () => {
 
 test("uses one persisted width for the diff and terminal inspector", () => {
   expect(app).toContain("persisted?.sidePanelWidth")
-  expect(app).toContain("setPanelWidth(pendingSideWidth!)")
+  expect(app).toContain("createPanelResize(setPanelWidth")
   expect(app).not.toContain("diffWidth")
   expect(app).not.toContain("terminalWidth")
 })
 
 test("limits inspector layout updates during resize", () => {
-  expect(app).toContain("SIDE_RESIZE_INTERVAL_MS = 32")
-  expect(app).toContain("time - sideResizeTime < SIDE_RESIZE_INTERVAL_MS")
+  const frames: ((time: number) => void)[] = []
+  const widths: number[] = []
+  const resize = createPanelResize(
+    (width) => widths.push(width),
+    () => 1200,
+    (frame) => frames.push(frame),
+  )
+
+  resize(700)
+  resize(720)
+  expect(frames).toHaveLength(1)
+  frames.shift()!(16)
+  expect(frames).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(widths).toEqual([])
+  frames.shift()!(32)
+  expect(widths).toEqual([720])
 })
 
 test("does not refit hidden terminal buffers during resize", () => {
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/AgentManagerApp.tsx b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/AgentManagerApp.tsx
index 615ebb350d..3386334d07 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/AgentManagerApp.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/AgentManagerApp.tsx
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ import { createMarkdownRender } from "./review-preferences"
 import { createSidebarCollapse } from "./sidebar-collapse"
 import { SidebarToggleButton } from "./SidebarToggleButton"
 import { setTabWidths } from "./tab-widths"
-import { clampPanelWidth, maxPanelWidth, minPanelWidth } from "./side-panel-layout"
+import { clampPanelWidth, createPanelResize, maxPanelWidth, minPanelWidth } from "./side-panel-layout"
 import { buildShortcutCategories } from "./shortcuts"
 import { tracker } from "./telemetry"
 import { createChatFocus, hasQuestionOption } from "./focus"
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ type SidePanel = "diff" | "pr" | "terminal" | null
 const isMac = typeof navigator !== "undefined" && /Mac|iPhone|iPad/.test(navigator.userAgent)
 // Fallback keybindings before extension sends resolved ones
 const MAX_JUMP_INDEX = 9
-const SIDE_RESIZE_INTERVAL_MS = 32
 
 const defaultBindings: Record<string, string> = {
   previousSession: isMac ? "⌘⌥↑" : "Ctrl+Alt+↑",
@@ -322,9 +321,6 @@ const AgentManagerContent: Component = () => {
   // rAF coalescing for resize handlers — at most one signal write per frame
   let sidebarRaf: number | undefined
   let pendingSidebarWidth: number | undefined
-  let sideRaf: number | undefined
-  let pendingSideWidth: number | undefined
-  let sideResizeTime = 0
 
   const [history, setHistory] = createSignal(false)
   const [sidePanel, setSidePanel] = createSignal<SidePanel>(null)
@@ -337,20 +333,7 @@ const AgentManagerContent: Component = () => {
   // Diff and terminal views share one inspector width, restored from webview
   // state so the user's divider position survives panel reloads.
   const [panelWidth, setPanelWidth] = createSignal(clampPanelWidth(persisted?.sidePanelWidth, window.innerWidth))
-  const resizeSide = (width: number) => {
-    pendingSideWidth = clampPanelWidth(width, window.innerWidth)
-    if (sideRaf !== undefined) return
-    const flush = (time: number) => {
-      if (time - sideResizeTime < SIDE_RESIZE_INTERVAL_MS) {
-        sideRaf = requestAnimationFrame(flush)
-        return
-      }
-      sideRaf = undefined
-      sideResizeTime = time
-      setPanelWidth(pendingSideWidth!)
-    }
-    sideRaf = requestAnimationFrame(flush)
-  }
+  const resizeSide = createPanelResize(setPanelWidth, () => window.innerWidth)
   const showSideTerminal = () => {
     setHistory(false)
     setReviewActive(false)
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/side-panel-layout.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/side-panel-layout.ts
index 8cfaafe4f9..3b74f85d3d 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/side-panel-layout.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/agent-manager/side-panel-layout.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 export const MIN_PANEL_WIDTH = 360
 const DEFAULT_PANEL_WIDTH_RATIO = 0.5
 const MAX_PANEL_WIDTH_RATIO = 0.8
+export const SIDE_RESIZE_INTERVAL_MS = 32
+
+type Frame = (callback: (time: number) => void) => number
 
 function viewportWidth(viewport: number): number {
   return Number.isFinite(viewport) && viewport > 0 ? viewport : MIN_PANEL_WIDTH
@@ -23,3 +26,27 @@ export function clampPanelWidth(value: unknown, viewport: number): number {
   const candidate = typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value) ? value : fallback
   return Math.round(Math.max(minPanelWidth(width), Math.min(candidate, maxPanelWidth(width))))
 }
+
+export function createPanelResize(
+  update: (width: number) => void,
+  viewport: () => number,
+  frame: Frame = requestAnimationFrame,
+) {
+  let raf: number | undefined
+  let pending = 0
+  let time = 0
+  const flush = (now: number) => {
+    if (now - time < SIDE_RESIZE_INTERVAL_MS) {
+      raf = frame(flush)
+      return
+    }
+    raf = undefined
+    time = now
+    update(pending)
+  }
+  return (width: number) => {
+    pending = clampPanelWidth(width, viewport())
+    if (raf !== undefined) return
+    raf = frame(flush)
+  }
+}