ATerm

I vibe code with AI all day, but honestly? I'm tired of switching between my terminal and a coding CLI. Sometimes I just want to cd somewhere myself without the AI doing it for me. Sometimes I just want to ask a quick question without opening a whole new session. So I took inspiration from coding CLI agents and built a terminal with the same AI agent capabilities baked in. Right there when you need it, out of the way when you don't.

ATerm.

AI Terminal. Agentic Terminal. AT Terminal. A Terminal.

A modern terminal with a built-in AI agent assistant. Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI — built right into your terminal. Type @ and talk to AI directly from your command line.

Talk to AI directly from your command line

AI agent that executes commands, edits files, and manages tasks for you

Features

• Built-in AI Agent — Type @ to talk to AI directly from your command line. Execute commands, edit files, search the web, and manage tasks through natural language.
• Modern Terminal — GPU-accelerated rendering, ligature support, image display, and tabs.
• SSH & Connections — Native SSH client powered by Rust, serial port, telnet, and socket connections.
• Cross-Platform — Native apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Secure & Private — API keys stay local. Supports any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
• Extensible — Modular plugin architecture with color schemes, shell integrations, and more.

macOS Installation Note

If macOS shows "ATerm is damaged and can't be opened" after installing, this is because the app is not yet notarized with Apple. Run the following commands in Terminal to fix it:

sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/ATerm.app
codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/ATerm.app

This is especially common on Apple Silicon (M-series) Macs, which enforce stricter code signature validation.

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• Yarn 4 (configured via packageManager in package.json)

Install dependencies

yarn install

Build

yarn build

Start dev

Start webpack watch mode and Electron in two separate terminals:

# Terminal 1 - webpack watch mode
yarn watch

# Terminal 2 - start Electron app
yarn start

License

MIT - see LICENSE for details.

Based on Tabby by Eugeny and contributors.