[Bug]: Unable to exit nvim in terminal drawer using escape key

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Area

apps/desktop

Steps to reproduce

1. Open a terminal drawer and use vim to open a file.
2. press escape to enter command mode so that you can type q and exit
3. it did not exit, vim never entered command mode
4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 in cmux, this time it works

Expected behavior

I expected the escape key to send vim into command mode so that I could exit

Actual behavior

the escape is swallowed and vim does not enter command mode, and I'm unable to exit. I have to close the terminal.

Note this also means it's not possible to save changes to a file in vim from a t3code terminal pane

Impact

Major degradation or frequent failure

Version or commit

0.0.34-nightly.20260812.1077 (b73232bdd31e)

Environment

MacOS 26.5

Logs or stack traces

Screenshots, recordings, or supporting files

Notice the q appears in the bottom right:

In CMUX this is what it looks like:

and if I press escape then :q in cmux:

T3Code never reaches this point and is unable to enter command mode in nvim

Workaround

No response

Start in the apps/desktop terminal drawer by reproducing the issue with nvim on macOS and comparing it with cmux. Trace how the Escape key is handled, then verify that Escape enters command mode and that :q and saving a file work without closing the terminal.