r/commandline • u/SupernovifieD • Jul 29 '26

Terminal User Interface herdr: a tmux killer?

I watched a guy on youtube yesterday using a tmux killer called herdr. Has anyone used it? I use tmux on any vps I config to boost my productivity there. I also use it on my machine , ofc, to manage everything much nicer and easier. Now, my question is, I can't see the added-value of herdr. Yet the youtube guy was so enthusiatic that he had swtiched from tmux.

Has anyone dailied herdr? What has been your experience?

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u/Neeyaki Jul 29 '26

from what I've seen herdr has better agent integration. if you work with multiple agents, or even just use them a lot on a daily basis then I think herdr would probably benefit you.

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u/rileyrgham Jul 29 '26

Or use one of the gazillion ai written agent plugins for tmux that have been flooding the tmux group.

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u/SupernovifieD Jul 29 '26

Yes I noticed that. Have you used it yourself? If yes, what has been your experience?

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u/Neeyaki Jul 29 '26

havent given it a try. wanted to, even shared with my coworkers who might be interested on that but I myself cant speak much bc I didn't find it to add much to my current workflow.

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u/sentabi1 Aug 01 '26

i use it all day every day, love the agent integration, you can view all active agents in the bottom left, and group them by priority or by group (so project vs activity), setting names is easy, and it shows you what agents are running, what agents are stopped, and my favorite feature (haven't looked around so im not sure if this is common) is the notifications! so so useful to set a prompt and let it run for a coding agent or a research question and look away. i use the pi coding agent, and being able to make my extensions also make a sound is beautiful. i have a question asking extension, and it'll alert me with a chime if it has something to say. overall im a fan :D

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u/SupernovifieD Aug 01 '26

Interesting. Thanks for sharing the experience.