Agent-driven terminal sessions
Claude Code, Codex, or a script can open sessions, send prompts, wait, and read the screen through the AI Control API.
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Local REST and MCP APIs let agents open and drive visible CLI sessions on macOS.
Product brief
CLI Manager now has an AI Control API. Claude Code, Codex or any script can open sessions in CLI Manager, send prompts, wait, and read the screen - in terminals you can watch. Sessions an AI is driving turn green in the sidebar, the orchestrator gets a crown, and Disconnect AI takes control back anytime. Local only (REST + MCP on 127.0.0.1), off by default. Plus everything from launch #1: Claude Code, Codex and Gemini CLI in one sidebar. Free, MIT open source, macOS.
Why we selected it
A concrete orchestration tool rather than another coding assistant. Its local REST and MCP interfaces let agents drive visible terminal sessions, while manual disconnection preserves operator control. Free, MIT-licensed,
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Claude Code, Codex, or a script can open sessions, send prompts, wait, and read the screen through the AI Control API.
Agent-driven sessions remain visible in terminals, turn green in the sidebar, and identify the orchestrator with a crown. Disconnect AI returns control to the operator.
The AI Control API uses REST and MCP on 127.0.0.1 and is off by default.
Organizes Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI in one sidebar.
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FAQ
It can open sessions, send prompts, wait, and read the screen. Claude Code, Codex, and scripts are explicitly named as API callers.
Yes. Sessions run in terminals you can watch. Agent-driven sessions turn green in the sidebar, and Disconnect AI returns control to you.
No. It is off by default and uses local REST and MCP interfaces on 127.0.0.1.
CLI Manager is described as a free macOS tool with MIT-licensed open-source code.