Open source. Terminal-first. Browser-ready.
AI in your terminal.
A workspace in your browser.
Review code, edit files, research questions, and automate the work you repeat. Bring your choice of models to a powerful CLI and a complete browser interface.
MIT licensed Self-hosted Local and hosted models
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Real interface · Illustrative activity
The browser workspace
Not just a chat window. Your working environment.
Run one command to open a full interface for agent work: persistent conversations, projects and worktrees, live file diffs, and an interactive shell. All served from your own machine.
Keep work in context
Organize conversations by project, return to saved sessions, and work in isolated Git worktrees.
See what your agents change
Follow tool activity and inspect cumulative file diffs as work happens, without leaving the conversation.
More than text
Attach files and images, open an interactive shell, and extend the workspace with your own widget apps.
Why term-llm
Your workflow. Not one provider’s workflow.
Choose the right model
Use hosted APIs, supported subscriptions, or local models through Ollama and LM Studio. Choose models per agent, not just per app.
Explore connection optionsGive repeatable work an agent
Start with a code reviewer, developer, or researcher. Customize their instructions, tools, permissions, and model choices.
Meet the built-in agentsGo beyond a single conversation
Keep sessions, schedule jobs, connect MCP tools, or expose an API. Build a workflow around your work—not the other way around.
Explore automationAt home in your terminal
Describe the task. Choose the command.
Tell term-llm exec what you want to do. It suggests commands with explanations, lets you explore the options, and runs the one you choose. Not quite right? Refine your request without starting over.
Explore the CLI →term-llm exec "list files"Select a command to runi info
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Everyday workflows
Start with something you need to do.
Understand an unfamiliar codebase
Trace behavior across files and ask follow-up questions without losing the thread.
term-llm chat @codebaseReview before you commit
Ask a git-aware, read-only reviewer to look for bugs in your staged changes.
term-llm ask @reviewer "review the staged changes"Implement a fix
Work with a developer agent that can inspect code, make changes, and run checks with the configured permissions.
term-llm chat @developerPut your diff to work
Use ordinary Unix pipes to turn the context you already have into a useful result.
git diff --staged | term-llm ask @commit-messageYou stay in control
Powerful tools. Explicit controls.
Choose what your agents can do, understand where your data goes, and keep track of usage.
Choose your approval mode
Use human approval for unmatched actions, or Guardian-reviewed auto mode. Workspace grants for file tools do not authorize shell commands.
Know where context goes
Hosted models receive the context you send. For local inference, use a local model and check tool, search, and Guardian routing too.
Track usage, not guesses
Inspect recorded token usage and estimated costs by provider and model. Pricing and coverage vary by provider.
Room to grow
Start small. Build your own workflow.
Schedule recurring work
Run background jobs and recurring agent workflows.
Connect tools and services
Give agents access to your MCP servers.
Run on your infrastructure
Connect web nodes through Hub and deploy agent containers.
Create beyond code
Generate images, work with audio, and explore video workflows.
Get started
Make it part of your next task.
Install a self-contained release, connect a model, and choose your interface. No frontend build or separate web app to install.
All installation options →1 Install term-llm
2 Try a first question
term-llm ask --provider zen "Explain git rebase in three sentences"Zen offers a no-API-key path to supported free models. It is a third-party hosted service; model availability and limits can change. Already have a provider?
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