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How to let a coding agent read and drive other terminal panes with Think Term

Install the Think Term skill so an agent can send input to and read output from other panes.

Remote script. The skill is installed with npx from a GitHub repo, so review the skill source before running the install command.

Who it is forA developer running a coding agent who wants it to check the output of a build or test run in another pane.

The problemCoding agents cannot see the output of other terminal panes, so the developer has to copy logs back and forth by hand.

The outcomeThe agent reads the output of the other pane and sends commands to it, using the Think Term CLI.

What you need first

  • macOS, Linux, or Windows (the README lists these as desktop platforms)
  • Homebrew on macOS for the cask install, or Rust and platform build tools for a source build
  • Access to the machines you want to connect, if you use remote sessions
  • A second terminal window to run the TUI client

Steps

  1. Install the skill with npx skills add RoversX/ThinkTerm --skill thinkterm -g
  2. Start Think Term with thinkterm start
  3. Open a second pane running a test or build command
  4. Label that pane with set-pane-label so the agent can address it by name
  5. Ask the agent to read the pane with thinkterm cli get-text and send input with thinkterm cli send-text when needed (inferred, check the README)

Prompt for your agent

In the RoversX/ThinkTerm repo, use `thinkterm cli get-text` to read the output of the pane labeled <pane label>, then summarize any failing test. Expected output: a short list of failing tests with file names. Verify that the summary matches the text returned by get-text before acting on it.

Caveat. The README notes that terminal input is limited as a messaging mechanism, so agent coordination through panes is not guaranteed to be reliable.

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