Releases·Tool Release
Limoni terminal UI engine exposes semantic tree to AI agents via MCP, masks secret fields
The Limoni terminal UI engine for Go now exposes its accessibility-style semantic tree to AI agents via a Model Context Protocol server, letting agents target widgets by role and label instead of scraping character grids. The integration includes secret-field redaction and layered access controls, and doubles as a Playwright-style test API.
3 engagement1 sourceSun, Sep 13, 2026, 06:36 PM
AI Overview
- Limoni's Go TUI engine exposes its screen-reader semantic tree (roles, labels, values, focus) to agents over MCP via limoni-mcp.
- Agent tools tree, click, type_text and wait_for address widgets by meaning, e.g. role="button" label="Deploy".
- Secret fields are masked, absent from the tree, and redacted before leaving the process; agents cannot read or guess-check them.
- Security layers include debug-tags-only builds, explicit opt-ins for input/screen text/input values, same-user kernel checks, and Unix-socket-only transport.
- The selectors also power a Playwright-style Go test API with auto-waiting actions and retrying assertions.
- First real agent run found two engine bugs — broken Tab focus and hang on exit — now fixed with tests; project is open source.
Related
Releases·Tool Release
Burn Your Flags: Interactive CLIs for Agents — Mark Lummus & Navinkumar Patil, PayPal
PayPal's Mark Lummus and Navinkumar Patil led a workshop arguing that agents fail silently on interactive terminal prompts, and that adding CLI flags is the wrong fix. Participants adapted Barista 9000, a coffee-ordering CLI, for agent use, with three suggested techniques and a scoring competition.
PayPal's Mark Lummus and Navinkumar Patil led a workshop arguing that agents fail silently on interactive terminal prompts, and that adding CLI flags is the wrong fix. Participants adapted Barista 9000, a coffee-ordering CLI, for agent use, with three suggested techniques and a scoring competition.
18 engagement1 sourceyoutubeSun, Oct 11, 2026, 08:30 PM
Products·launched
Terminai: Integrate any CLI agent into any terminal
Terminai is a tool that lets users invoke any CLI-based AI agent directly within their terminal, eliminating the need to copy-paste context between a chat interface and the shell. It solves the problem of context switching for developers who want AI assistance on demand without running a full coding agent continuously.
Terminai is a tool that lets users invoke any CLI-based AI agent directly within their terminal, eliminating the need to copy-paste context between a chat interface and the shell. It solves the problem of context switching for developers who want AI assistance on demand without running a full coding agent continuously.
1 engagement1 sourcehackernewsSun, Jul 26, 2026, 06:06 AM
Products·launched
Transparent terminal wrapper for unobtrusive AI assistant
Terminai is a terminal wrapper that lets users invoke AI assistants (like Claude) via a hotkey to analyze shell output or get command help, without interfering with normal terminal use. It solves the problem of needing AI help in the terminal without switching contexts or giving the AI control over shell commands.
Terminai is a terminal wrapper that lets users invoke AI assistants (like Claude) via a hotkey to analyze shell output or get command help, without interfering with normal terminal use. It solves the problem of needing AI help in the terminal without switching contexts or giving the AI control over shell commands.
1 engagement1 sourcehackernewsSun, Jul 26, 2026, 03:05 PM
Products·launched
Headless Terminal: skill for agents to use interactive TUI/CLI programs
Headless Terminal is a skill that enables AI agents to interact with interactive terminal user interface (TUI) and command-line interface (CLI) programs. It solves the problem of agents being unable to use tools that require interactive input, by providing a headless interface. This is useful for developers and AI enthusiasts who want to automate tasks involving such programs.
Headless Terminal is a skill that enables AI agents to interact with interactive terminal user interface (TUI) and command-line interface (CLI) programs. It solves the problem of agents being unable to use tools that require interactive input, by providing a headless interface. This is useful for developers and AI enthusiasts who want to automate tasks involving such programs.
2 engagement1 sourcehackernewsWed, Aug 19, 2026, 05:24 PM
Releases·Tool Release
Agent Manager: a tmux TUI for running AI coding agents in the terminal
A developer released Agent Manager, a Go-based tmux TUI that lets users launch and manage AI coding agents with single keypresses. It is available on GitHub and Product Hunt, and has gained 290 stars.
A developer released Agent Manager, a Go-based tmux TUI that lets users launch and manage AI coding agents with single keypresses. It is available on GitHub and Product Hunt, and has gained 290 stars.
1 engagement1 sourceredditTue, Aug 11, 2026, 02:38 PM