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Tui Installer by jajupmochi — Agent Skill

Name: Tui Installer
Author: jajupmochi

Tui Installer

Use to install (or just plan) the recommended terminal/TUI stack for driving multiple AI coding agents on Ubuntu — zellij + claude-squad + lazygit + delta. Dry-run by default (prints the plan, installs nothing); --apply asks y/N per tool. When onboarding agent-harness, offer to run --check and ask before installing anything.

jajupmochi Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

tui-installer

Overhaul task 8 (installer half). Turns the recommendation in recommendations/tui-for-agents.md into a runnable, ask-first installer. Nothing installs unless the user opts in.

Use

bash scripts/install-tui.sh --check    # report what's installed vs missing
bash scripts/install-tui.sh            # dry-run: print the install plan, install NOTHING (default)
bash scripts/install-tui.sh --apply    # install missing tools, asking y/N per tool

The recommended stack (see the recommendation doc for why): zellij (multiplexer), claude-squad (agent orchestrator, git-worktree isolation), lazygit (diff review + staging), delta (highlighted diffs). Tools without a clean apt/cargo package (claude-squad, lazygit on some distros) are marked MANUAL: with the upstream install URL rather than a fabricated command.

Onboarding behavior (task 8)

When applying agent-harness to a machine, run --check and ask the user whether to install the missing TUI tools — never install unprompted. Re-check periodically (or when the recommendation doc changes) and ask again if a better tool appears; keep the tool list in sync with recommendations/tui-for-agents.md.

Why dry-run default + fake-install seam

Installing system tools is side-effectful, so the default only plans. The detection is testable without touching the system via TUI_FAKE_INSTALLED="zellij delta" (used by test_install_tui.sh, 11/11). The actual package installs are the only non-deterministic part and stay behind --apply + a y/N prompt.

Status: v0.1 (check / dry-run plan / apply-with-prompt, tested). Planned: keep the tool table generated from the recommendation doc, and a "notify when a better tool ships" tie-in with agent-update-watcher.

---name: tui-installerdescription: Use to install (or just plan) the recommended terminal/TUI stack for driving multiple AI coding agents on Ubuntu — zellij + claude-squad + lazygit + delta. Dry-run by default (prints the plan, installs nothing); --apply asks y/N per tool. When onboarding agent-harness, offer to run --check and ask before installing anything.---# tui-installerOverhaul task 8 (installer half). Turns the recommendation in `recommendations/tui-for-agents.md` into arunnable, **ask-first** installer. Nothing installs unless the user opts in.## Use```bash scripts/install-tui.sh --check # report what's installed vs missingbash scripts/install-tui.sh # dry-run: print the install plan, install NOTHING (default)bash scripts/install-tui.sh --apply # install missing tools, asking y/N per tool```The recommended stack (see the recommendation doc for why): **zellij** (multiplexer), **claude-squad** (agentorchestrator, git-worktree isolation), **lazygit** (diff review + staging), **delta** (highlighted diffs).Tools without a clean apt/cargo package (claude-squad, lazygit on some distros) are marked `MANUAL:` with theupstream install URL rather than a fabricated command.## Onboarding behavior (task 8)When applying agent-harness to a machine, run `--check` and **ask the user whether to install** the missingTUI tools — never install unprompted. Re-check periodically (or when the recommendation doc changes) and askagain if a better tool appears; keep the tool list in sync with `recommendations/tui-for-agents.md`.## Why dry-run default + fake-install seamInstalling system tools is side-effectful, so the default only *plans*. The detection is testable withouttouching the system via `TUI_FAKE_INSTALLED="zellij delta"` (used by `test_install_tui.sh`, 11/11). The actualpackage installs are the only non-deterministic part and stay behind `--apply` + a y/N prompt.Status: v0.1 (check / dry-run plan / apply-with-prompt, tested). Planned: keep the tool table generated fromthe recommendation doc, and a "notify when a better tool ships" tie-in with `agent-update-watcher`.

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