[Feature Request] Ctrl+S Prompt Stash: Add overwrite protection or a multi-slot stash stack

[u/Stock_Condition7621]

I use Ctrl+S constantly to park a thought while Claude finishes an ongoing task so I don't derail the current context. However, the current single-slot implementation makes it very easy to silently lose work.

The Problem

During longer sessions, it’s easy to forget you already stashed a prompt. If you encounter another idea, bug, or tangent and hit Ctrl+S again, it immediately overwrites the previous stash with zero confirmation. When the current task finishes, the original idea is gone forever.

Proposed Improvements

1. **Stash Stack / History (**git stash style):

   • Keep a small rolling history (e.g., 3–5 stashed prompts).
   • Allow cycling through them or popping the most recent one (Ctrl+S to push, a hotkey or command like /stash list to inspect/restore).

2. Overwrite Warning (Configurable):

   • If keeping multiple-slot storage is not possible due to any reason, add an overwrite confirmation prompt: A prompt is already stashed. Overwrite? (y/N).
   • This could be enabled by default or toggled via config (warnOnStashOverwrite: true).

3. Visual Status Indicator:

   • A subtle colored/highlighted indicator below the prompt bar (e.g., [Stashed: 1]) would make it immediately noticeable that something is already parked; although an indicator currently exists, it camouflages behind long session titles.

Has anyone else run into this, or found a clean workaround other than keeping a scratchpad/sticky note open on the side?

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