zenbu-labs/terminal-code

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1676 stars · 67 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

terminal-code is a CLI application that runs VS Code inside the terminal by combining terminal-browser (a browser rendered in the terminal) with code-server (VS Code in the browser). It supports opening files and folders, split panes, diffs, extension management, settings import from VS Code, and running over SSH.

Use cases

• edit code in the terminal with full VS Code UI
• open a file at a specific line and column from the command line
• diff two files without leaving the terminal
• run VS Code on a remote server over SSH
• import settings and extensions from VS Code
• split the terminal into editor panes

When to choose

• you want the VS Code editing experience but live in the terminal
• you work over SSH and want a full GUI editor without X forwarding
• you want to reuse existing VS Code extensions and keybindings in a terminal workflow

When to avoid

• you need native VS Code performance or full extension compatibility
• you are on Windows without WSL support for the install path
• you prefer lightweight terminal editors like vim or helix

Facets

application · maturity active

editor cli developer-tools developer-tools text-editors cross-platform cli vscode code-server terminal-ui tui remote-development ssh command-line macos linux

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