diff --git a/.changeset/terminal-context-active.md b/.changeset/terminal-context-active.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e364d57398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/terminal-context-active.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": patch
+---
+
+Capture the active VS Code terminal when using `@terminal` in Agent Manager.
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/AgentManagerProvider.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/AgentManagerProvider.ts
index 309bc466269..f8602ef792e 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/AgentManagerProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/AgentManagerProvider.ts
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ export class AgentManagerProvider implements Disposable {
     }
 
     if (m.type === "requestTerminalContext") {
-      if (m.sessionID) this.terminalManager.showExisting(m.sessionID)
+      if (m.sessionID && !this.terminalManager.hasActiveTerminal()) this.terminalManager.showExisting(m.sessionID)
       return msg
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/SessionTerminalManager.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/SessionTerminalManager.ts
index 63e310f8bc2..189045d5a76 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/SessionTerminalManager.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/agent-manager/SessionTerminalManager.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ export class SessionTerminalManager {
     return entry !== undefined && entry.terminal.exitStatus === undefined
   }
 
+  hasActiveTerminal(): boolean {
+    return this.host.activeTerminal() !== undefined
+  }
+
   dispose(): void {
     void this.host.setContext("kilo-code.agentTerminalFocus", false)
     for (const entry of this.terminals.values()) entry.terminal.dispose()
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-arch.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-arch.test.ts
index cd51acefe52..7dfcad47bbf 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-arch.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/agent-manager-arch.test.ts
@@ -262,6 +262,15 @@ describe("Agent Manager Provider — onMessage routing", () => {
     expect(text).toContain("syncOnSessionSwitch")
   })
 
+  it("terminal context keeps the current active terminal when present", () => {
+    const text = body("onSessionMessage")
+    const check = text.indexOf("!this.terminalManager.hasActiveTerminal()")
+    const show = text.indexOf("this.terminalManager.showExisting(m.sessionID)")
+    expect(check).toBeGreaterThan(-1)
+    expect(show).toBeGreaterThan(-1)
+    expect(check, "active terminal check must guard session terminal reveal").toBeLessThan(show)
+  })
+
   it("session routing handles clearSession for SSE re-registration", () => {
     const text = body("onSessionMessage")
     expect(text).toContain("clearSession")
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/session-terminal-manager.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/session-terminal-manager.test.ts
index 13ccd532f90..bb08e44b828 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/session-terminal-manager.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/session-terminal-manager.test.ts
@@ -87,4 +87,9 @@ describe("SessionTerminalManager structure", () => {
     expect(text).toContain("if (!this.panelOpen)")
     expect(text).toContain("this.showExistingLocal()")
   })
+
+  it("exposes active terminal state for terminal context routing", () => {
+    const text = body("hasActiveTerminal")
+    expect(text).toContain("this.host.activeTerminal()")
+  })
 })