> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.photon.codes/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Terminal

> A full chat TUI for developing and testing agents locally.

```ts theme={null}
import { terminal } from "spectrum-ts/providers/terminal";
```

The terminal provider gives your agent a real chat interface in the terminal: multiple conversations in a sidebar, typing indicators, reactions, threaded replies, file attachments, and inline image rendering. It uses the same Spectrum APIs you use against iMessage or WhatsApp Business.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://framerusercontent.com/images/AMLYOPHgKunMxQPxUzQUFUTkvHM.png?width=2400&height=1260" alt="Terminal UI showing a chat sidebar with multiple conversations, message thread, and typing indicator" />
</Frame>

It is a drop-in test harness. Write your agent against the unified `app.messages` stream, and develop end-to-end without provisioning a phone number or pairing a device.

## Explore Terminal

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Setup and usage" icon="terminal" href="/spectrum-ts/providers/terminal/setup-and-usage">
    Start the terminal provider, configure slash commands, and work with multiple spaces.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Interactions" icon="messages-square" href="/spectrum-ts/providers/terminal/interactions">
    Use local reactions, replies, attachments, inline images, typing indicators, and console capture.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>