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How to run a coding agent from the terminal TUI with Unreal Agent

Start the cozy TUI and give the agent a local task that uses Bash or image viewing.

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

Remote script. The Bash tool can run shell commands on your machine, so start with a task in a disposable directory.

Who it is forA developer who wants to try the agent interactively in a terminal before wiring it into anything bigger.

The problemSetting up an agent harness before seeing it work makes it hard to judge whether it fits a task.

The outcomeA working terminal session where the agent uses its built-in tools and the history can be reviewed.

What you need first

  • Go toolchain (inferred from the repo language)
  • git, to clone the repo
  • An LLM provider that the LLM Adapter can reach (the README does not name one)

Steps

  1. git clone https://github.com/unreallabsai/unreal-agent (inferred, check the README)
  2. go build ./cmd/unreal-agent-tui (inferred, check the README)
  3. Start the built TUI binary in a terminal and open a new session.
  4. Give the agent a small task that needs the Bash tool or the ViewImage tool.
  5. Review the session history to see the tool calls and their results.

Prompt for your agent

In the unreal-agent repo at <repo path>, build cmd/unreal-agent-tui and start a session. Give the agent the task <small local task>. Expected output: the agent's answer plus the recorded tool calls in the session. Verify that every tool call shown in the history matches an action you approved.

Caveat. The README describes the TUI only as cozy, so check its keys and options in the cmd/unreal-agent-tui source before relying on them.

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