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tui-use lets agents interact with programs that expect a human at the keyboard — REPLs, debuggers, TUI apps, and anything else bash can't reach.

246 starsTypeScript

TUI-use: Let AI agents control interactive terminal programs

by dreamsome·Apr 8, 2026·52 points·37 comments
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AI Analysis

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Headless xterm rendering lets agents navigate TUI apps like vim without stalling.

Strengths
  • •Inverse-video span detection lets agents identify selected menu items without guessing cursor position.
  • •Snapshot model simplifies the interaction loop compared to managing async stdout streams.
  • •Works with existing AI coding agents like Claude Code via a dedicated plugin.
Weaknesses
  • •Node.js dependency adds overhead compared to lightweight Rust or Go binary alternatives.
  • •No built-in retry logic for when agents misinterpret the rendered screen state.
Target Audience

AI agent developers, power users of CLI coding assistants

Similar To

pexpect · repl.js · BrowserUse

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