Intelligent Terminal
Microsoft Intelligent Terminal is an experimental open-source fork of Windows Terminal with native AI agent integration, bringing GitHub Copilot CLI and Agent Client Protocol-compatible agents directly into the command line.
Overview
Microsoft Intelligent Terminal helps developers work faster in the command line by embedding AI agents into terminal sessions for command help, error diagnosis, background task tracking, shell automation, debugging, and agentic developer workflows.
Core Features & Capabilities
Ideal for Windows developers, software engineers, AI coding agent users, DevOps engineers, cloud engineers, terminal power users, GitHub Copilot users, CLI-heavy developers, backend engineers, platform teams, open-source contributors, students, and engineering teams that want AI assistance directly inside command-line workflows.
- Use GitHub Copilot CLI and compatible AI agents directly inside a Windows Terminal-style command-line interface
- Explain terminal errors, suggest commands, and troubleshoot developer environment issues without leaving the terminal
- Run agentic coding and shell workflows through an agent pane, status bar, command palette, and terminal session context
- Track background tasks, command execution, multi-tab sessions, and agent activity in one developer workspace
- Experiment with Agent Client Protocol-compatible agents such as Copilot-style, Claude Code-style, Gemini-style, Codex-style, local, or cloud agents
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Why Developers Watch Intelligent Terminal
Visit the Microsoft Intelligent Terminal GitHub repository to review the project, installation instructions, releases, documentation, and source code. Because Intelligent Terminal is experimental, developers should treat it as a preview tool rather than a stable replacement for Windows Terminal. Start by installing it separately from Windows Terminal, connect the default GitHub Copilot CLI experience or another Agent Client Protocol-compatible agent, then test common workflows such as explaining terminal errors, generating shell commands, inspecting logs, managing background tasks, and asking questions about the current terminal session.
“Intelligent Terminal turns the command line into an AI-aware developer workspace where agents can understand context, explain errors, suggest commands, and help move work forward.”
Getting Started with Intelligent Terminal
By combining a Windows Terminal foundation, native agent integration, GitHub Copilot CLI, Agent Client Protocol support, context-aware agent assistance, command palette actions, terminal error diagnosis, background task management, and shell automation, Microsoft Intelligent Terminal gives developers an experimental preview of what an AI-native command line could become.
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Intelligent Terminal
Microsoft is the creator of Intelligent Terminal, an open-source experimental Windows Terminal fork focused on AI agent integration, GitHub Copilot CLI, Agent Client Protocol support, terminal context awareness, command suggestions, error explanations, shell automation, and developer command-line productivity.
Microsoft Intelligent Terminal is an experimental AI-enhanced fork of Windows Terminal designed to bring AI agents directly into the developer command-line workflow. Instead of forcing developers to switch between a terminal, browser, IDE, and AI chat tool, Intelligent Terminal adds native agent integration, a context-aware agent pane, an agent status bar, command palette AI actions, background task visibility, terminal session awareness, and support for Agent Client Protocol-compatible agents. GitHub Copilot CLI is the default agent experience, while the broader architecture can support other compatible agents such as Claude Code, Gemini, Codex, and local or cloud-based agent workflows. Intelligent Terminal is especially useful for developers who want help explaining terminal errors, suggesting commands, running shell workflows, debugging environment issues, managing background tasks, and working with coding agents from inside the terminal itself.
github.com/microsoft/intelligent-terminal
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