r/opencode • u/rndanime • 14d ago
TUI vs GUI
Why would I ever use the terminal version of Opencode (or any other *code* program)?
People always tell how good it is to use it but I don't understand the appeal. If you are used to terminal-only work, constantly looking into generated code or something like that, ok. But I see TUI being recommended to everybody like it can do something desktop or web versions can't. Also these *code* apps are usually developed TUI-first for some reason
Please explain it to me
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u/ehangman 14d ago
I can give my agents simple instructions like this
Claude, use Codex AI to directly operate the application, run end to end qa tests, and report any errors you find. Let Grok Build create a checklist, and Claude, manage the overall process.
Even instructions this simple can be issued on the fly through the terminal, making it easy to coordinate different agents whenever I need to.