Ability to group profiles #20252

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opened 2026-01-31 07:08:08 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @chadleywilson on GitHub (Jul 18, 2023).

I am not sure if this can already be done, but I could not find the correct search term for it, and apologise in advance if need be.

I have a lot of connection profiles (200+), MS Terminal makes it so much easier to manage them, but could use refinement, scrolling through the list can waste time some days.

Most of my connections are are ssh connections to docker swarms or kubernetes clusters. see my example below.

It would be nice if I could group my connections by cluster or server purpose them and have "sub menus" to better organise these.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

Here is sort of a summarized example, a typical cluster would have about 7 servers minimum. This is 3 server cluster example actually names changed and guids probably nonsense as I changed them slightly for the demonstration here , I was thinking something along these lines to group them.

       {
           "groupNameorTag": "Cluster A"
           "Description": "all Cluster A masters and nodes"
         {
                "colorScheme": "Raspberry",
                "commandline": "ssh ubuntu@mst-01",
                "guid": "{4268914b-3bba-5c19-be6f-42893bc5a277}",
                "hidden": false,
                "icon": "C:\\Scripts\\windows-terminal-icons\\icons\\ubuntu.png",
                "name": "ssh mst-01",
                "tabTitle": "mst-01"
            }'
             {
                "colorScheme": "Raspberry",
                "commandline": "ssh ubuntu@node-01",
                "guid": "{4268914b-3bba-5c19-be6f-42893bc5a278}",
                "hidden": false,
                "icon": "C:\\Scripts\\windows-terminal-icons\\icons\\ubuntu.png",
                "name": "ssh node-01",
                "tabTitle": "node-01"
            }'
             {
                "colorScheme": "Raspberry",
                "commandline": "ssh ubuntu@node-0",
                "guid": "{4268914b-3bba-5c19-be6f-42893bc5a279}",
                "hidden": false,
                "icon": "C:\\Scripts\\windows-terminal-icons\\icons\\ubuntu.png",
                "name": "ssh node-02",
                "tabTitle": "node-02"
            }
        }

When you click the drop down arrow, instead of only seeing PowerShell/ cmd / azure cloud shell / PowerShell 7 standard profiles, I would like to be able to have sub menus for docker swarms and Kubernetes clusters and categorize some of the stand alone servers that I connect to on a daily basis.

I have shortened and redacted version attached as a pic, which I took from a older user profile, but it should be enough illustrate what my colleagues and I use on a daily basis.

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Originally created by @chadleywilson on GitHub (Jul 18, 2023). <!-- 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 I ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE PROCEEDING: 1. If I delete this entire template and go my own path, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. 2. If I list multiple bugs/concerns in this one issue, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. 3. If I write an issue that has many duplicates, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement (and without necessarily spending time to find the exact duplicate ID number). 4. If I leave the title incomplete when filing the issue, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. 5. If I file something completely blank in the body, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. All good? Then proceed! --> I am not sure if this can already be done, but I could not find the correct search term for it, and apologise in advance if need be. I have a lot of connection profiles (200+), MS Terminal makes it so much easier to manage them, but could use refinement, scrolling through the list can waste time some days. Most of my connections are are ssh connections to docker swarms or kubernetes clusters. see my example below. It would be nice if I could group my connections by cluster or server purpose them and have "sub menus" to better organise these. # Proposed technical implementation details (optional) Here is sort of a summarized example, a typical cluster would have about 7 servers minimum. This is 3 server cluster example actually names changed and guids probably nonsense as I changed them slightly for the demonstration here , I was thinking something along these lines to group them. ``` { "groupNameorTag": "Cluster A" "Description": "all Cluster A masters and nodes" { "colorScheme": "Raspberry", "commandline": "ssh ubuntu@mst-01", "guid": "{4268914b-3bba-5c19-be6f-42893bc5a277}", "hidden": false, "icon": "C:\\Scripts\\windows-terminal-icons\\icons\\ubuntu.png", "name": "ssh mst-01", "tabTitle": "mst-01" }' { "colorScheme": "Raspberry", "commandline": "ssh ubuntu@node-01", "guid": "{4268914b-3bba-5c19-be6f-42893bc5a278}", "hidden": false, "icon": "C:\\Scripts\\windows-terminal-icons\\icons\\ubuntu.png", "name": "ssh node-01", "tabTitle": "node-01" }' { "colorScheme": "Raspberry", "commandline": "ssh ubuntu@node-0", "guid": "{4268914b-3bba-5c19-be6f-42893bc5a279}", "hidden": false, "icon": "C:\\Scripts\\windows-terminal-icons\\icons\\ubuntu.png", "name": "ssh node-02", "tabTitle": "node-02" } } ``` <!-- A clear and concise description of what you want to happen. --> When you click the drop down arrow, instead of only seeing PowerShell/ cmd / azure cloud shell / PowerShell 7 standard profiles, I would like to be able to have sub menus for docker swarms and Kubernetes clusters and categorize some of the stand alone servers that I connect to on a daily basis. I have shortened and redacted version attached as a pic, which I took from a older user profile, but it should be enough illustrate what my colleagues and I use on a daily basis. ![image](https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/assets/43165291/f60c7dd0-547c-4311-b47f-09cbff4f7efc)
claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 07:08:08 +00:00
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