Headless Shell Protocol

(back: Interactive Shell / Headless Mode)

Some Zulip threads

• #shell-gui > Demo idea - Oils + nushell + new GUI terminal

Demos

• #shell-gui > HSP proof-of-concept

GUIs

Vibe-coded with Claude:

• #shell-gui > Demo of Shell GUI with Copyable Blocks in PyQT
• #shell-gui > Demo of embedded terminal on GUI in Linux

Design

Comparisons

• #shell-gui > Command Servers vs "Direct Warp Style"

Features

• #shell-gui > RPC mechanism for completion, history, and more
• #shell-gui > HSP - REPLs within REPLs

Case Studies

Warp

• #shell-gui > bash code injected by Warp and Jetbrains terminals
  • #shell-gui > Warp "generators" run in background, are killed periodically
  • #shell-gui > Warp/Jetbrains shell replies with Base 16 data wrapped in...
• #shell-gui > Warpified shells ignore bind key bindings