Intelligent Terminal

Intelligent Terminal is an experimental, open-source fork of Windows Terminal from Microsoft that adds native agent integration. It keeps Windows Terminal features such as tabs, profiles, themes, settings, shells, and keyboard shortcuts, and adds a docked agent pane, error detection, and agent session management. It ships as a separate app that installs next to the existing Windows Terminal, and is available from the Microsoft Store and WinGet.

What It Is

Intelligent Terminal works with any Agent Client Protocol (ACP)-compatible agent CLI, with GitHub Copilot CLI as the default. On first launch it auto-detects installed agents (Copilot, Claude, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode, Antigravity) and installs Copilot CLI via WinGet if none are found. The agent has context on shell output without copy-pasting, and it asks for approval before running suggested commands in your shell. The README describes the app as a local transport layer that passes prompts and shell context to the selected agent CLI.

How the Agent Workflow Works

An agent status bar gives quick access to the agent pane, the error detection indicator, and agent management. The agent pane can be docked top, bottom, left, or right, and spins up background tabs for multi-step tasks. When a command fails, an indicator opens the pane with the error context loaded, and the agent can explain or suggest a fix; a /fix slash command does the same on demand. The Command Palette accepts ? followed by a prompt to start an agent task in a background tab. Slash commands such as /model, /config, /move, /new, and /sessions control the pane. Custom providers (BYOK) are supported through GitHub Copilot or OpenCode with OpenAI-compatible endpoints, including local endpoints such as Ollama.

Update: Version 0.3 Sidebar

The v0.3 release, which the developer blog calls the biggest update since launch, adds a vertical sidebar for managing tabs and agents. It shows live agent status per tab, pinning, nested split panes, global search across open tabs and recent agent sessions, and an agents-only filter. Tabs can show agent status, working directory, or Git information. Detected agent CLIs get profiles in the new-tab menu. Headless mode keeps selected tabs running in the background after the window closes.

Setup and Privacy

Intelligent Terminal requires Windows 10 2004 (19041) or later plus a supported agent CLI and subscription. Where data goes depends on the chosen agent CLI. The README states that the app collects usage data sent to Microsoft, with instructions to disable telemetry.