# 👻 Ghost Shell: Building a Haunted AI Terminal with Google Gemma | MLH DEV October Challenge

> Source: <https://dev.to/sy_moiz_6b567186a50fc3b0c/ghost-shell-building-a-haunted-ai-terminal-with-google-gemma-mlh-x-dev-october-challenge-186m>
> Published: 2026-10-31 17:14:38+00:00

This is a submission for the [MLH × DEV Writing Challenge](https://dev.to/mlh-hackathon).

What if your terminal remembered everything you deleted?

Introduce Ghost Shell and its core features.

Explain the hackathon, original idea, development process, and challenges.

Explain the architecture: Bash/Zsh → Python → Ollama → Gemma 3.

[https://symoiz.github.io/ghost-shell/](https://symoiz.github.io/ghost-shell/)

[https://github.com/SYMOIZ/ghost-shell](https://github.com/SYMOIZ/ghost-shell)

Discuss local AI, open-source development, and integrating AI into developer workflows.

Discuss privacy, offline inference, customization, and accessibility.

Even deleted files deserve a story.