π» Agent Deck Terminal Manager - Go + Bubble Tea
Manage multiple AI agent terminal sessions with this TUI implementation
package main
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
)
type AgentSession struct {
ID string
Status string // running, stopped, error
Output []string
}
type Model struct {
sessions []AgentSession
selected int
}
func (m Model) Init() tea.Cmd {
return nil
}
func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
switch msg := msg.(type) {
case tea.KeyMsg:
switch msg.String() {
case "q", "ctrl+c":
return m, tea.Quit
case "up", "k":
if m.selected > 0 {
m.selected--
}
case "down", "j":
if m.selected < len(m.sessions)-1 {
m.selected++
}
case "enter":
// Switch to selected agent session
fmt.Printf("Switching to agent: %s\n", m.sessions[m.selected].ID)
}
}
return m, nil
}
func (m Model) View() string {
var sessionList string
for i, session := range m.sessions {
style := lipgloss.NewStyle()
if i == m.selected {
style = style.Bold(true).Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#00FF00"))
}
sessionList += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s [%s]\n",
style.Render("βΆ"),
session.ID,
session.Status)
}
return fmt.Sprintf("\nAgent Sessions:\n\n%s\n\nPress q to quit\n", sessionList)
}
func main() {
model := Model{
sessions: []AgentSession{
{ID: "code-writer-01", Status: "running"},
{ID: "debugger-ai", Status: "stopped"},
{ID: "test-bot", Status: "error"},
},
}
p := bubbletea.NewProgram(model)
if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
panic(err)
}
}
The Terminal Tab Apocalypse
Remember when terminal tabs were just for SSH sessions and running your local server? Those were simpler times. Now we need specialized software to manage the terminal sessions of our AI coding agents, which are presumably writing more specialized software to manage their own terminal sessions. It's turtles all the way down, except the turtles are writing Go code and drinking bubble tea.
Because Your AI Needs a Personal Assistant
The sheer absurdity of this project is what makes it brilliant. We've reached peak meta when our AI tools need management tools. Next up: an AI to manage the AI that manages the AI coding agents. I'm calling it "Agent Deck Deck" and it'll be built with Rust and Chai Tea for maximum performance and pretentiousness.
What's particularly amusing is the technology stack choice. Go for performance, Bubble Tea for the TUI (Terminal User Interface). It's like building a Ferrari engine and then putting a teacup holder where the steering wheel should be. The combination says everything about modern tech culture: we want things to be fast, efficient, and also kind of cute.
The Real Problem It Solves
Let's be honest - the actual problem here isn't managing AI agents. The real problem is that we've created so many AI agents that we need to manage them. It's the tech equivalent of buying 15 Roomba vacuums for your studio apartment and then needing a Roomba manager to coordinate them all.
The project currently has 114 stars on GitHub, which in today's economy means it's either:
- A) Revolutionary technology that will change everything
- B) Another weekend project that got slightly more attention than expected
- C) Evidence that we'll build tools for literally anything
My money's on C, with a side of "this is actually useful if you're doing the specific weird thing it's built for."
The Bubble Tea Framework: Serious Business
Nothing says "enterprise-grade software" like naming your framework after a sweet Taiwanese drink. Bubble Tea (the framework, not the beverage) is actually a legitimate TUI library for Go. But let's be real - the naming alone tells you everything about modern developer culture. We've moved past boring names like "Enterprise Window Manager 2.0" to things that sound like they belong on a hipster cafe menu.
Quick Summary
- What: A terminal session manager specifically designed for AI coding agents, built with Go and Bubble Tea framework
- Impact: Addresses the chaotic mess of managing multiple AI agent sessions in terminal windows
- For You: If you're running multiple AI coding agents simultaneously and tired of the terminal tab nightmare
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