Create Dynamic Terminal UIs with TUI-UI: AI Agent Skill

Create Dynamic Terminal UIs with TUI-UI: AI Agent Skill

The "Create Dynamic Terminal UIs with TUI-UI: AI Agent Skill" is an AI capability package designed to facilitate the creation of web-like user interfaces within terminal environments. It provides a framework of tools for building sophisticated terminal UIs using a cell-grid Canvas, CSS-like box model, flexbox/grid layout, and a suite of reusable widgets.

What this skill does

• Enables the design of terminal-based user interfaces using a combination of a cell-grid Canvas and flexbox/grid layouts, akin to web page design.
• Offers 17 reusable widgets, including Panel, Table, Card, ProgressBar, Meter, Tabs, Tree, Badge, Banner, Braille line chart, and others, to build complex terminal layouts.
• Allows the construction of an interface through nested boxes employing margin, border, and padding styles, ensuring layout precision with `fr` units.
• Ensures accurate display with CJK characters, emojis, and box drawings maintained in proper column alignment.
• Outputs a plain string that can be printed, piped, or rendered to PNG using the SmartCLI pyte harness.
• Utilises pure Python standard library, with optional packages such as `pyfiglet` and `wcwidth` for enhancing Banner displays and width assessments.

Who it is for

This skill is suited for developers and teams utilising AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. It benefits those seeking to build graphically rich terminal applications or maintain precise layout control in command-line interfaces.

Use cases

• Developing dashboard interfaces or status pages that require a designed appearance rather than basic text output.
• Creating terminal-based user interfaces for use within tmux sessions where a visual layout is necessary.
• Designing command-line interface replicas intended for demonstration or educational purposes.

Technical details

• Utilises a cell-grid layout engine for terminal UI design.
• Compatibility with tmux for streamlined terminal multiplexing.
• Provides ANSI frame rendering and truecolor support.
• Incorporates optional packages for enhanced functionality: `pyfiglet` for Banner displays and `wcwidth` for character width calculations.
• Supports rendering to PNG format using the SmartCLI pyte harness.

Source & Licence

This package is built on open-source work published by dwgx (dwgx/SmartCLI) and distributed under MIT. The original licence text and copyright notice are included in your download.

Personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted, provided the original copyright and licence notice are retained.

Your purchase covers curation, licence verification, packaging, documentation and instant delivery. It does not grant exclusive rights to the underlying open-source code, which remains available under its original licence.

Delivery & Support

• Delivery: instant — a secure download link is emailed to you as soon as payment is confirmed.
• Format: ZIP archive containing the skill files, documentation and the original licence.
• Support: support@mcpcart.com — we aim to reply within 2 business days.
• Updates: updates are included only where stated on this page.

Refunds

This is a digital product delivered immediately after purchase. By completing your order you request immediate delivery and acknowledge that, once the download has been accessed, the statutory right to cancel no longer applies to the extent permitted by law. Refund requests are handled in accordance with our published Refund Policy.

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