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70 lines
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summary: "Terminal UI (TUI) for Clawdbot via the Gateway"
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read_when:
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- You want a terminal UI that connects to the Gateway from any machine
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- You are debugging the TUI client or Gateway chat stream
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---
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# TUI (Gateway chat client)
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Updated: 2026-01-03
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## What it is
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- A terminal UI that connects to the Gateway WebSocket and speaks the same chat APIs as WebChat.
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- Uses Gateway agent events for tool cards while streaming responses.
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- Works locally (loopback) or remotely (Tailscale/SSH tunnel) without running a separate agent process.
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## Run
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```bash
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clawdbot tui
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```
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### Remote
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```bash
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clawdbot tui --url ws://127.0.0.1:18789 --token <gateway-token>
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```
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Use SSH tunneling or Tailscale to reach the Gateway WS.
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## Options
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- `--url <url>`: Gateway WebSocket URL (defaults to config `gateway.remote.url` or `ws://127.0.0.1:18789`).
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- `--token <token>`: Gateway token (if required).
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- `--password <password>`: Gateway password (if required).
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- `--session <key>`: Session key (default: `main`, or `global` when scope is global).
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- `--deliver`: Deliver assistant replies to the provider (default off).
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- `--thinking <level>`: Override thinking level for sends.
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- `--timeout-ms <ms>`: Agent timeout in ms (default 30000).
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- `--history-limit <n>`: History entries to load (default 200).
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## Controls
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- Enter: send message
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- Esc: abort active run
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- Ctrl+C: clear input (press twice to exit)
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- Ctrl+D: exit
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- Ctrl+L: model picker
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- Ctrl+P: session picker
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- Ctrl+O: toggle tool output expansion
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- Ctrl+T: toggle thinking visibility
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## Slash commands
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- `/help`
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- `/status`
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- `/session <key>` (or `/sessions`)
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- `/model <provider/model>` (or `/models`)
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- `/think <off|minimal|low|medium|high>`
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- `/verbose <on|off>`
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- `/elevated <on|off>`
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- `/activation <mention|always>`
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- `/deliver <on|off>`
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- `/new` or `/reset`
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- `/abort`
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- `/settings`
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- `/exit`
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## Notes
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- The TUI shows Gateway chat deltas (`event: chat`) and agent tool events.
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- It registers as a Gateway client with `mode: "tui"` for presence and debugging.
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## Files
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- CLI: `src/cli/tui-cli.ts`
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- Runner: `src/tui/tui.ts`
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- Gateway client: `src/tui/gateway-chat.ts`
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