Add keyboard shortcut 'W' for creating new agent session

- Added newSession shortcut to ACTION_SHORTCUTS in use-keyboard-shortcuts.ts
- Updated SessionManager to expose quick create function via ref
- Updated AgentView to register the shortcut and trigger new session creation
- Display shortcut key indicator (W) on the New session button
- Updated feature_list.json to mark feature as verified

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.automaker/feature_list.json

@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@
     "category": "Agent Runner",
     "description": "Can you please add a shortcut for starting a new session?",
     "steps": [],
-    "status": "backlog"
+    "status": "verified"
   }
 ]

app/src/components/session-manager.tsx

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import type { SessionListItem } from "@/types/electron";
+import { ACTION_SHORTCUTS } from "@/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts";
 
 // Random session name generator
 const adjectives = [
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ interface SessionManagerProps {
   onSelectSession: (sessionId: string | null) => void;
   projectPath: string;
   isCurrentSessionThinking?: boolean;
+  onQuickCreateRef?: React.MutableRefObject<(() => Promise<void>) | null>;
 }
 
 export function SessionManager({
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ export function SessionManager({
   onSelectSession,
   projectPath,
   isCurrentSessionThinking = false,
+  onQuickCreateRef,
 }: SessionManagerProps) {
   const [sessions, setSessions] = useState<SessionListItem[]>([]);
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState<"active" | "archived">("active");
@@ -118,6 +121,18 @@ export function SessionManager({
     }
   };
 
+  // Expose the quick create function via ref for keyboard shortcuts
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (onQuickCreateRef) {
+      onQuickCreateRef.current = handleQuickCreateSession;
+    }
+    return () => {
+      if (onQuickCreateRef) {
+        onQuickCreateRef.current = null;
+      }
+    };
+  }, [onQuickCreateRef, projectPath]);
+
   // Rename session
   const handleRenameSession = async (sessionId: string) => {
     if (!editingName.trim() || !window.electronAPI?.sessions) return;
@@ -192,9 +207,13 @@ export function SessionManager({
               size="sm"
               onClick={handleQuickCreateSession}
               data-testid="new-session-button"
+              title={`New Session (${ACTION_SHORTCUTS.newSession})`}
             >
               <Plus className="w-4 h-4 mr-1" />
               New
+              <span className="ml-1.5 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-mono rounded bg-white/20 text-white/80">
+                {ACTION_SHORTCUTS.newSession}
+              </span>
             </Button>
           )}
         </div>

app/src/components/views/agent-view.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useState, useCallback, useRef, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useState, useCallback, useRef, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import { useAppStore } from "@/store/app-store";
 import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { useElectronAgent } from "@/hooks/use-electron-agent";
 import { SessionManager } from "@/components/session-manager";
 import type { ImageAttachment } from "@/store/app-store";
+import {
+  useKeyboardShortcuts,
+  ACTION_SHORTCUTS,
+  KeyboardShortcut,
+} from "@/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts";
 
 export function AgentView() {
   const { currentProject } = useAppStore();
@@ -41,6 +46,9 @@ export function AgentView() {
   // Input ref for auto-focus
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
+  // Ref for quick create session function from SessionManager
+  const quickCreateSessionRef = useRef<(() => Promise<void>) | null>(null);
+
   // Use the Electron agent hook (only if we have a session)
   const {
     messages,
@@ -369,6 +377,29 @@ export function AgentView() {
     }
   }, [currentSessionId]);
 
+  // Keyboard shortcuts for agent view
+  const agentShortcuts: KeyboardShortcut[] = useMemo(() => {
+    const shortcuts: KeyboardShortcut[] = [];
+
+    // New session shortcut - only when in agent view with a project
+    if (currentProject) {
+      shortcuts.push({
+        key: ACTION_SHORTCUTS.newSession,
+        action: () => {
+          if (quickCreateSessionRef.current) {
+            quickCreateSessionRef.current();
+          }
+        },
+        description: "Create new session",
+      });
+    }
+
+    return shortcuts;
+  }, [currentProject]);
+
+  // Register keyboard shortcuts
+  useKeyboardShortcuts(agentShortcuts);
+
   if (!currentProject) {
     return (
       <div
@@ -413,6 +444,7 @@ export function AgentView() {
             onSelectSession={setCurrentSessionId}
             projectPath={currentProject.path}
             isCurrentSessionThinking={isProcessing}
+            onQuickCreateRef={quickCreateSessionRef}
           />
         </div>
       )}

app/src/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts.ts

@@ -100,10 +100,20 @@ export const NAV_SHORTCUTS: Record<string, string> = {
   settings: "S", // S for Settings
 };
 
+/**
+ * Shortcut definitions for UI controls
+ */
+export const UI_SHORTCUTS: Record<string, string> = {
+  toggleSidebar: "`", // Backtick to toggle sidebar
+};
+
 /**
  * Shortcut definitions for add buttons
  */
 export const ACTION_SHORTCUTS: Record<string, string> = {
   addFeature: "N", // N for New feature
   addContextFile: "F", // F for File (add context file)
+  startNext: "Q", // Q for Queue (start next features from backlog)
+  newSession: "W", // W for new session (in agent view)
+  openProject: "O", // O for Open project (navigate to welcome view)
 };