From a10d6898602c84b8071e64d257c658b309c14e87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vignesh Natarajan <vigneshnatarajan92@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:19:55 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] TUI: coalesce multiline paste submits on macOS terminals

---
 CHANGELOG.md                       |  1 +
 src/tui/tui.submit-handler.test.ts | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
 src/tui/tui.ts                     | 15 +++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e43f5a355c4..f76e1fbb430 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Agents/Ollama: preserve unsafe integer tool-call arguments as exact strings during NDJSON parsing, preventing large numeric IDs from being rounded before tool execution. (#23170) Thanks @BestJoester.
 - Cron/Gateway: keep `cron.list` and `cron.status` responsive during startup catch-up by avoiding a long-held cron lock while missed jobs execute. (#23106) Thanks @jayleekr.
 - Gateway/Config reload: compare array-valued config paths structurally during diffing so unchanged `memory.qmd.paths` and `memory.qmd.scope.rules` no longer trigger false restart-required reloads. (#23185) Thanks @rex05ai.
+- TUI/Input: enable multiline-paste burst coalescing on macOS Terminal.app and iTerm so pasted blocks no longer submit line-by-line as separate messages. (#18809) Thanks @fwends.
 - Gateway/Pairing: treat operator.admin pairing tokens as satisfying operator.write requests so legacy devices stop looping through scope-upgrade prompts introduced in 2026.2.19. (#23125, #23006) Thanks @vignesh07.
 - Memory/QMD: add optional `memory.qmd.mcporter` search routing so QMD `query/search/vsearch` can run through mcporter keep-alive flows (including multi-collection paths) to reduce cold starts, while keeping searches on agent-scoped QMD state for consistent recall. (#19617) Thanks @nicole-luxe and @vignesh07.
 - Chat/UI: strip inline reply/audio directive tags (`[[reply_to_current]]`, `[[reply_to:<id>]]`, `[[audio_as_voice]]`) from displayed chat history, live chat event output, and session preview snippets so control tags no longer leak into user-visible surfaces.
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.submit-handler.test.ts b/src/tui/tui.submit-handler.test.ts
index dc337ad294e..64743ce070d 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.submit-handler.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/tui.submit-handler.test.ts
@@ -130,10 +130,32 @@ describe("shouldEnableWindowsGitBashPasteFallback", () => {
     ).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it("disables fallback outside Windows", () => {
+  it("enables fallback on macOS iTerm", () => {
     expect(
       shouldEnableWindowsGitBashPasteFallback({
         platform: "darwin",
+        env: {
+          TERM_PROGRAM: "iTerm.app",
+        } as NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("enables fallback on macOS Terminal.app", () => {
+    expect(
+      shouldEnableWindowsGitBashPasteFallback({
+        platform: "darwin",
+        env: {
+          TERM_PROGRAM: "Apple_Terminal",
+        } as NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("disables fallback outside Windows", () => {
+    expect(
+      shouldEnableWindowsGitBashPasteFallback({
+        platform: "linux",
         env: {
           MSYSTEM: "MINGW64",
         } as NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.ts b/src/tui/tui.ts
index 580876242ab..33c3287ccf4 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.ts
+++ b/src/tui/tui.ts
@@ -84,13 +84,24 @@ export function shouldEnableWindowsGitBashPasteFallback(params?: {
   env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
 }): boolean {
   const platform = params?.platform ?? process.platform;
+  const env = params?.env ?? process.env;
+  const termProgram = (env.TERM_PROGRAM ?? "").toLowerCase();
+
+  // Some macOS terminals emit multiline paste as rapid single-line submits.
+  // Enable burst coalescing so pasted blocks stay as one user message.
+  if (platform === "darwin") {
+    if (termProgram.includes("iterm") || termProgram.includes("apple_terminal")) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   if (platform !== "win32") {
     return false;
   }
-  const env = params?.env ?? process.env;
+
   const msystem = (env.MSYSTEM ?? "").toUpperCase();
   const shell = env.SHELL ?? "";
-  const termProgram = (env.TERM_PROGRAM ?? "").toLowerCase();
   if (msystem.startsWith("MINGW") || msystem.startsWith("MSYS")) {
     return true;
   }