Problem solved

Developers and engineers who run multiple AI coding agents in separate terminal sessions often struggle with window clutter, context switching, and lack of centralized control. ghast solves this by providing a single, organized workspace that can house many terminal panes, each potentially running a different agent. It eliminates the need to manually manage numerous terminal windows, offering a visual overview of agent activity, persistent session management, and quick switching via a sidebar workspace list, thus reducing cognitive load and boosting productivity when multitasking with AI tools.

Use cases

• Running several AI coding agents in parallel to work on different parts of a codebase, with each agent in its own split pane.
• Monitoring long-running agent tasks via desktop notifications and the green dot indicator showing active command execution.
• Organizing terminal sessions by project using drag-to-reorder workspaces and tab badges.
• Quickly navigating between agent sessions using keyboard shortcuts (Cmd+Shift+Down/Up).
• Searching across terminal output to find relevant agent responses or errors.
• Keeping a dedicated workspace for background tasks (e.g., build watchers) alongside interactive agent terminals.

Audience

• Developers
• ML Engineers
• Data Scientists

Pros

• Dedicated multitasking interface for AI agent terminals reduces window clutter.
• Workspace organization with drag-to-reorder and keyboard shortcuts improves workflow.
• Real-time status indicators (pulsing green dot) for active command tracking.
• Desktop notifications forwarded from terminal sessions keep you informed.
• Split pane management (resize, equalize, zoom) for flexible layouts.

Cons

• macOS only, limiting cross-platform usability.
• Early-stage project with limited community and potential stability issues.