{"slug": "show-hn-a-substantially-expanded-terminal-for-ai-clis-i-can-t-work-without-it", "title": "Show HN: A substantially expanded terminal for AI CLIs – I can't work without it", "summary": "AgentTerm, an MIT-licensed terminal that expands each AI CLI session into its own visual workspace, has been released for macOS and Windows via WSL with no telemetry or account required. The developer says they have used AgentTerm as their only terminal since January for all projects, including AgentTerm itself, supporting in-place plan editing, curated pre-PR code reviews, session recognition and resumption, and continuation from a phone. The repository includes a demo and setup instructions, with separate setup for phone access and IDE integration.", "body_md": "Since January, I've used AgentTerm as my only terminal for all my projects, including AgentTerm itself.\n\nAgentTerm expands each AI CLI session into its own rich visual workspace, keeping the familiar terminal interface and existing CLI functionality. As AI takes on more implementation, I focus more on plans and reviews.\n\nWhen an agent writes a plan, I open it in the terminal window and write down my intent. The agent replies and edits the plan in place.\n\nBefore every PR at work, I use a curated review. The agent presents the changes that need my judgment, explains its reasoning, and includes relevant unchanged code for context. I comment on the code or its explanation, and it fixes and replies.\n\nI also use it to recognize and resume sessions and continue from my phone. These are examples of broader improvements that work together. The visual parts appear when needed and get out of the way afterward.\n\nYou and your agents can extend it further to fit your specific needs or those of your team or organization.\n\nMIT licensed, no telemetry or account. macOS and Windows through WSL. The repo has the demo and setup instructions, including separate setup for phone access and IDE integration.\n\nComments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49929891](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49929891)\n\nPoints: 1\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-substantially-expanded-terminal-for-ai-clis-i-can-t-work-without-it", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/albertwujj/agent-term#agentterm", "published_at": "2026-10-02 04:38:11+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-02 05:15:56.163592+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "developer-tools", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["AgentTerm", "WSL", "macOS", "Windows"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-substantially-expanded-terminal-for-ai-clis-i-can-t-work-without-it", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-substantially-expanded-terminal-for-ai-clis-i-can-t-work-without-it.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-substantially-expanded-terminal-for-ai-clis-i-can-t-work-without-it.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-a-substantially-expanded-terminal-for-ai-clis-i-can-t-work-without-it.jsonld"}}