Comment by Myrmornis
1 day ago
TUIs built today should be usable by AI agents. I'm not sure exactly what it looks like but I'm imagining that every UI view has an associated CLI command that can yield precisely that view. Maybe like formally structured breadcrumbs, or maybe like Emacs "keyboard macros".
I've found agents effective using GUI apps with nothing but the ability to take screenshots and send mouse and keyboard commands. I imagine they'd work even better with a TUI, even if it's not designed with agents in mind at all.
Agents excel at using CLI tools with well-written "--help". So maybe consider that instead of TUI.
Yes, they do, but the premise in my comment (and this discussion) is that a TUI is being written today.