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How to send a follow-up to an AI agent running in your terminal with Atticus Mac

Say an instruction and Atticus types it into the terminal window while you keep working.

Authorization notice. Atticus Mac is dual-use. Only use it on software, sites and systems you own or have explicit permission to test.

Credentials. Atticus types into the terminal window you name, so check that the window belongs to the agent you intend to message before you send.

Who it is forA developer running an AI coding agent in a terminal who wants to add a request without switching windows.

The problemSwitching to a busy terminal window to type one more instruction breaks your focus.

The outcomeThe instruction is typed into the right window in the background, or the text is left there and Atticus asks you to choose the window.

What you need first

  • A Mac
  • A Claude Pro or Max plan, or a local model server such as Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp or vLLM
  • Claude Code installed (needed for the local model setup; the README says it does not require a Claude account in that case)
  • Permission for Atticus to use the microphone and Accessibility controls

Steps

  1. Start your agent in a Terminal window on your Mac.
  2. Hold ⌃ control, ⌥ option and space, then say, for example: "Tell the agent in my terminal to also run the tests."
  3. Release the keys and keep working in your other apps.
  4. If Atticus cannot confirm the send, check the text it left in the window and tell it which window to use.

Prompt for your agent

Using the repo SaarthurR/atticus-mac, ask Atticus to tell the agent in the terminal window to <instruction>. Expected output: the instruction is typed into that terminal window. Verify that the window received the text and that Atticus confirmed the send or asked for the window.

Caveat. The README does not say which terminal agents Atticus can reach; it says it types into that window, so test with one agent before relying on it.

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