diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/app/agents-view.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/app/agents-view.tsx
index 2375030a..1a9038db 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/app/agents-view.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/app/agents-view.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from "react";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { Routes, Route, useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import { PanelLeftOpen, PanelRightOpen, Split } from "lucide-react";
+import { PanelLeftOpen, PanelRightOpen } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { ChangesTab } from "@/components/app/changes-tab";
 import { ChangesSettingsPopover } from "@/components/app/changes-settings-popover";
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   TAB_DRAG_MIME,
 } from "@/components/app/center-pane-tab-bar";
 import { SplitDropZones } from "@/components/app/split-drop-zones";
+import { CenterPaneSplit } from "@/components/app/center-pane-split";
 import { useAgentDiffStats } from "@/hooks/use-agent-diff-stats";
 import { useSplitPane } from "@/hooks/use-split-pane";
 
@@ -50,11 +51,6 @@ import {
 } from "@/components/app/types";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { GlassSidebar } from "@/components/ui/glass-sidebar";
-import {
-  ResizableHandle,
-  ResizablePanel,
-  ResizablePanelGroup,
-} from "@/components/ui/resizable";
 import { uploadAgentMedia } from "@/lib/media-upload";
 import {
   type AgentType,
@@ -748,85 +744,16 @@ export function AgentsView({
                 onDrop={handleContentDrop}
               >
                 {isSplit ? (
-                  <div className="relative h-full">
-                    <ResizablePanelGroup
-                      orientation="horizontal"
-                      onLayoutChanged={handleSplitLayoutChange}
-                      className="h-full"
-                    >
-                      <ResizablePanel
-                        id="split-left"
-                        defaultSize={splitState.sizes[0]}
-                        minSize={20}
-                      >
-                        <div
-                          ref={splitLeftRef}
-                          className="flex h-full flex-col"
-                        >
-                          <div className="flex h-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-between border-b border-border/40 pl-6 pr-3">
-                            <span className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
-                              {splitState.left === "terminal"
-                                ? "Terminal"
-                                : "Changes"}
-                            </span>
-                            {splitState.left === "changes" && !isMobile ? (
-                              <ChangesSettingsPopover />
-                            ) : null}
-                          </div>
-                          <div className="min-h-0 flex-1">
-                            {splitState.left === "terminal" ? (
-                              <div
-                                ref={splitTerminalSlotRef}
-                                className="h-full"
-                              />
-                            ) : (
-                              changesElement
-                            )}
-                          </div>
-                        </div>
-                      </ResizablePanel>
-                      <ResizableHandle />
-                      <ResizablePanel
-                        id="split-right"
-                        defaultSize={splitState.sizes[1]}
-                        minSize={20}
-                      >
-                        <div className="flex h-full flex-col">
-                          <div className="flex h-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-between border-b border-border/40 pl-6 pr-3">
-                            <span className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
-                              {splitState.right === "terminal"
-                                ? "Terminal"
-                                : "Changes"}
-                            </span>
-                            {splitState.right === "changes" && !isMobile ? (
-                              <ChangesSettingsPopover />
-                            ) : null}
-                          </div>
-                          <div className="min-h-0 flex-1">
-                            {splitState.right === "terminal" ? (
-                              <div
-                                ref={splitTerminalSlotRef}
-                                className="h-full"
-                              />
-                            ) : (
-                              changesElement
-                            )}
-                          </div>
-                        </div>
-                      </ResizablePanel>
-                    </ResizablePanelGroup>
-                    <button
-                      ref={splitButtonRef}
-                      type="button"
-                      onClick={exitSplit}
-                      title="Unsplit panes"
-                      data-testid="unsplit-button"
-                      className="absolute top-0 z-50 flex h-8 -translate-x-1/2 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-md border bg-background px-1.5 text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
-                      style={{ left: `${splitState.sizes[0]}%` }}
-                    >
-                      <Split className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
-                    </button>
-                  </div>
+                  <CenterPaneSplit
+                    splitState={splitState}
+                    splitLeftRef={splitLeftRef}
+                    splitButtonRef={splitButtonRef}
+                    splitTerminalSlotRef={splitTerminalSlotRef}
+                    changesElement={changesElement}
+                    isMobile={isMobile}
+                    onLayoutChange={handleSplitLayoutChange}
+                    onExitSplit={exitSplit}
+                  />
                 ) : (
                   <>
                     <div
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/app/center-pane-split.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/app/center-pane-split.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b2d84d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/app/center-pane-split.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { Split } from "lucide-react";
+
+import { ChangesSettingsPopover } from "@/components/app/changes-settings-popover";
+import {
+  ResizableHandle,
+  ResizablePanel,
+  ResizablePanelGroup,
+} from "@/components/ui/resizable";
+import { type SplitPaneState } from "@/lib/store";
+
+type CenterPaneSplitProps = {
+  splitState: SplitPaneState;
+  splitLeftRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
+  splitButtonRef: React.RefObject<HTMLButtonElement>;
+  splitTerminalSlotRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
+  changesElement: React.ReactNode;
+  isMobile: boolean;
+  onLayoutChange: (layout: Record<string, number>) => void;
+  onExitSplit: () => void;
+};
+
+/**
+ * The split-pane layout for the center pane: two resizable panels, each showing
+ * either the terminal (via the shared terminal slot) or the Changes tab, with an
+ * unsplit button anchored on the divider. Purely presentational — the terminal
+ * DOM node is portaled into `splitTerminalSlotRef` by the parent.
+ */
+export function CenterPaneSplit({
+  splitState,
+  splitLeftRef,
+  splitButtonRef,
+  splitTerminalSlotRef,
+  changesElement,
+  isMobile,
+  onLayoutChange,
+  onExitSplit,
+}: CenterPaneSplitProps): JSX.Element {
+  return (
+    <div className="relative h-full">
+      <ResizablePanelGroup
+        orientation="horizontal"
+        onLayoutChanged={onLayoutChange}
+        className="h-full"
+      >
+        <ResizablePanel
+          id="split-left"
+          defaultSize={splitState.sizes[0]}
+          minSize={20}
+        >
+          <div ref={splitLeftRef} className="flex h-full flex-col">
+            <div className="flex h-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-between border-b border-border/40 pl-6 pr-3">
+              <span className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+                {splitState.left === "terminal" ? "Terminal" : "Changes"}
+              </span>
+              {splitState.left === "changes" && !isMobile ? (
+                <ChangesSettingsPopover />
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
+            <div className="min-h-0 flex-1">
+              {splitState.left === "terminal" ? (
+                <div ref={splitTerminalSlotRef} className="h-full" />
+              ) : (
+                changesElement
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </ResizablePanel>
+        <ResizableHandle />
+        <ResizablePanel
+          id="split-right"
+          defaultSize={splitState.sizes[1]}
+          minSize={20}
+        >
+          <div className="flex h-full flex-col">
+            <div className="flex h-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-between border-b border-border/40 pl-6 pr-3">
+              <span className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+                {splitState.right === "terminal" ? "Terminal" : "Changes"}
+              </span>
+              {splitState.right === "changes" && !isMobile ? (
+                <ChangesSettingsPopover />
+              ) : null}
+            </div>
+            <div className="min-h-0 flex-1">
+              {splitState.right === "terminal" ? (
+                <div ref={splitTerminalSlotRef} className="h-full" />
+              ) : (
+                changesElement
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </ResizablePanel>
+      </ResizablePanelGroup>
+      <button
+        ref={splitButtonRef}
+        type="button"
+        onClick={onExitSplit}
+        title="Unsplit panes"
+        data-testid="unsplit-button"
+        className="absolute top-0 z-50 flex h-8 -translate-x-1/2 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-md border bg-background px-1.5 text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
+        style={{ left: `${splitState.sizes[0]}%` }}
+      >
+        <Split className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}