TUIOS

TUIOS is a terminal window manager that organizes coding agents, providing persistent sessions and a centralized inbox for agent status updates and actions.

TUIOS functions as a terminal window manager and multiplexer, specifically designed to monitor the state of coding agents running within your terminal panes. It uses a daemon to keep sessions active even after detachment, allowing access across different machines via SSH. The interface detects popular coding agents like Claude Code or Codex, providing visual cues on their status—such as working, waiting, or done—directly in the sidebar or pane titles. An integrated Inbox feature aggregates approvals, questions, and failures from all agent sessions, letting users manage tasks, review diffs, or fan prompts across multiple worktrees. The system supports various tiling layouts, including BSP splits and master-stack, and includes features like scriptable controls, a command palette, and a vim-style copy mode.

TUIOS at a glance

Best for: Software engineer
Runs on: CLI
Pricing: Free
Released: September 2025
Category: AI coding tool
Website: tuios.dev

Key features

Persistent sessions managed by a background daemon
Centralized Inbox for agent approvals and failures
Agent status monitoring for tools like Claude Code and Codex
Support for BSP, master-stack, and floating window layouts
Multi-machine access via SSH
Scriptable sessions using a JSON control protocol
Command palette for navigation and task management

Use it for

Monitoring the status of multiple coding agents simultaneously
Managing agent-generated approvals and questions from a single list
Maintaining long-running terminal sessions across machine restarts
Comparing outputs by fanning prompts to several agents in separate worktrees

Alternatives to TUIOS

NodeTerm — It keeps terminal processes and agent sessions alive across machine reboots.
Hermes IDE — Run different coding agents side by side in one interface with centralized reviews.
tuicr — Review code in your terminal with vim keybindings and push directly to forges.
Agent OS — Manage AI coding sessions side by side and check on them from your phone.
Coucou — It provides open-source, real-time agent monitoring and approvals directly from the screen notch.
Agent Manager — Run multiple AI coding agents side by side with live status, quick prompts, and diff review.
Kolo — Teams share one browser session to watch, type, and control AI agents together.
pmtui — Manages long-running agent sessions with an automated heartbeat and dashboard.
CLI Manager — Manage multiple AI coding agents and watch visible sessions from a single interface.
abtop — Monitor multiple AI agent sessions and detect orphan ports from a single screen.
Agent Archive — Hand off coding sessions between Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor across machines.
Agent Pets — Approve agent permission prompts and send replies directly from any browser tab

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