diff --git a/src/web/public/index.html b/src/web/public/index.html
index b51c96d1..557d1a00 100644
--- a/src/web/public/index.html
+++ b/src/web/public/index.html
@@ -460,6 +460,10 @@
                 <span class="run-mode-dot gemini"></span>Gemini
               </button>
               <div class="run-mode-sep"></div>
+              <button class="run-mode-option" data-mode="shell" onclick="app.setRunMode('shell')">
+                <span class="run-mode-dot shell"></span>Terminal / Shell
+              </button>
+              <div class="run-mode-sep"></div>
               <div class="run-mode-header">Recent Sessions</div>
               <div class="run-mode-history" id="runModeHistory"></div>
             </div>
@@ -475,6 +479,12 @@
           <button class="btn-toolbar btn-shell" onclick="app.runShell()" title="Run Shell">
             Run Shell
           </button>
+          <!-- Phone-only: replaces the Shell button on ≤430px (Shell moves into the Run
+               dropdown there). Sends a bare Enter to the active session, the complement
+               to the accessory bar's Esc. Hidden everywhere else — see styles.css. -->
+          <button class="btn-toolbar btn-enter" onclick="app.sendEnterKey()" title="Send Enter">
+            Enter
+          </button>
           <div class="tab-count-group" title="Instance count">
             <button class="tab-count-btn" onclick="app.decrementShellCount()">−</button>
             <input type="number" id="shellCount" class="tab-count-input" value="1" min="1" max="20" readonly>
diff --git a/src/web/public/mobile.css b/src/web/public/mobile.css
index 67cf181d..68339cc8 100644
--- a/src/web/public/mobile.css
+++ b/src/web/public/mobile.css
@@ -875,19 +875,44 @@ html.mobile-init .file-browser-panel {
     margin-right: 0;
   }
 
-  /* Secondary action - Run Shell - right side */
+  /* Shell is NOT a toolbar button on phones — it moved into the Run dropdown
+     (Terminal / Shell), freeing this slot for Enter. Starting a shell is a rare,
+     deliberate act; sending Enter is a constant one, so the scarce phone real
+     estate goes to Enter. */
   .btn-toolbar.btn-shell {
-    flex: 0 0 auto;
-    background: transparent;
-    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
-    color: #9ca3af;
-    order: 4; /* Right position */
+    display: none !important;
   }
 
-  .btn-toolbar.btn-shell:hover,
-  .btn-toolbar.btn-shell:active {
-    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
-    color: #fff;
+  /* Secondary action - Enter - right side. Takes the slot (and the order) the
+     Shell button used to hold, so the toolbar rhythm is unchanged. */
+  .btn-toolbar.btn-enter {
+    display: flex !important;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    min-width: 54px;
+    width: 54px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    padding: 0 8px !important;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    font-size: 0.65rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    letter-spacing: 0.01em;
+    /* !important is REQUIRED here, not defensive habit: styles.css nests its skin
+       overrides inside `html:not([data-skin="og"]) { … }`, so a plain `.btn-toolbar`
+       in that block resolves to (0,2,1) and outranks this (0,2,0) rule. Without
+       !important the button silently renders in generic toolbar grey. */
+    background: rgba(30, 58, 95, 0.85) !important;
+    border: 1px solid rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.45) !important;
+    color: #dbeafe !important;
+    order: 4; /* Right position — same slot Shell used to occupy */
+  }
+
+  .btn-toolbar.btn-enter:hover,
+  .btn-toolbar.btn-enter:active {
+    background: rgba(37, 74, 122, 0.95) !important;
+    border-color: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.7) !important;
+    color: #fff !important;
   }
 
   /* Hide case selector on mobile - simplified toolbar */
@@ -895,27 +920,12 @@ html.mobile-init .file-browser-panel {
     display: none !important;
   }
 
-  /* Simplified toolbar layout — Run, Shell, and Case */
+  /* Simplified toolbar layout — Run, Enter, and Case */
   .toolbar-left .toolbar-group:first-child {
     width: 100%;
     gap: 8px;
   }
 
-  .btn-toolbar.btn-shell {
-    flex: 0 0 auto;
-    min-width: 54px;
-    width: 54px;
-    white-space: nowrap;
-    padding: 0 8px !important;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    font-size: 0 !important;
-  }
-
-  .btn-toolbar.btn-shell::after {
-    content: "Shell";
-    font-size: 0.65rem;
-  }
-
   /* Mobile case button - visible on mobile */
   .btn-toolbar.btn-case-mobile {
     display: flex !important;
diff --git a/src/web/public/session-ui.js b/src/web/public/session-ui.js
index a3e01b71..75ef9513 100644
--- a/src/web/public/session-ui.js
+++ b/src/web/public/session-ui.js
@@ -394,6 +394,9 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
       if (mode === 'gemini') {
         return await this.runGemini();
       }
+      if (mode === 'shell') {
+        return await this.runShell();
+      }
       return await this.runClaude();
     } finally {
       const remaining = minLockMs - (Date.now() - startedAt);
@@ -500,10 +503,32 @@ Object.assign(CodemanApp.prototype, {
       gearBtn.className = `btn-toolbar btn-run-gear mode-${mode}`;
     }
     if (label) {
-      label.textContent = mode === 'opencode' ? 'Run OC' : mode === 'codex' ? 'Run CX' : mode === 'gemini' ? 'Run GM' : 'Run';
+      label.textContent = mode === 'opencode' ? 'Run OC' : mode === 'codex' ? 'Run CX' : mode === 'gemini' ? 'Run GM' : mode === 'shell' ? 'Run SH' : 'Run';
     }
   },
 
+  /** Send Enter to the active session (phone toolbar button).
+   *
+   *  MUST go through xterm's onData path, NOT straight to sendInput()/the API.
+   *  With local echo on (the mobile default) the characters you typed are still
+   *  buffered in the LocalEchoOverlay and have NEVER reached the PTY. The onData
+   *  Enter branch (terminal-ui.js) is what flushes that pending text and only
+   *  then sends \r. Send a bare \r instead and you submit an empty line while the
+   *  typed text stays stranded on screen — which reads as "the button does
+   *  nothing". triggerDataEvent replays it exactly as if the key were pressed,
+   *  so overlay flush, flushed-offset cleanup and ordering are all reused. */
+  sendEnterKey() {
+    if (!this.activeSessionId) return;
+    const coreService = this.terminal?._core?.coreService;
+    if (coreService && typeof coreService.triggerDataEvent === 'function') {
+      coreService.triggerDataEvent('\r', true);
+      return;
+    }
+    // Fallback only if xterm's private core API moves: correct when local echo
+    // is off, and still better than doing nothing.
+    this.sendInput('\r');
+  },
+
   _initRunMode() {
     try { this._runMode = localStorage.getItem('codeman_runMode') || 'claude'; } catch { this._runMode = 'claude'; }
     this._applyRunMode();
diff --git a/src/web/public/styles.css b/src/web/public/styles.css
index a29a8606..a3ae5659 100644
--- a/src/web/public/styles.css
+++ b/src/web/public/styles.css
@@ -3370,6 +3370,14 @@ body.touch-device .terminal-container .xterm .xterm-helper-textarea {
 .run-mode-dot.opencode { background: #10b981; }
 .run-mode-dot.codex { background: #a855f7; }
 .run-mode-dot.gemini { background: #8ab4f8; }
+.run-mode-dot.shell { background: #94a3b8; }
+
+/* Phone-only Enter button (see index.html). Hidden by default at every width;
+   mobile.css turns it on inside @media (max-width: 430px), where it takes over
+   the slot the Shell button occupies on wider screens. */
+.btn-toolbar.btn-enter {
+  display: none;
+}
 
 .run-mode-sep {
   height: 1px;
@@ -11618,6 +11626,7 @@ html:not([data-skin="og"]) {
 .run-mode-dot.claude { background: var(--accent); }
 .run-mode-dot.opencode { background: var(--accent-soft); }
 .run-mode-dot.codex { background: var(--accent-grad-b); }
+.run-mode-dot.shell { background: var(--text-dim); }
 
 /* ---- Shell button: quiet neutral with a calm green tint ---- */
 .btn-toolbar.btn-shell {