Terminal and chat

Superconductor renders a GPU-accelerated terminal alongside chat surfaces for agent work. Each session binds to the selected project or worktree.

Terminal sessions

Terminals run in the selected project or worktree directory. Use them to:

• Run agent CLIs.
• Run tests and build commands.
• Start local development servers.
• Inspect git state.

The terminal supports output selection, scrollback, and a right-click context menu. When you hover a URL or file path, the context menu offers actions such as Preview File, Copy Path, and Open With.

Chat sessions

Chat sessions provide a conversation-style interface for supported providers. They remain local app sessions; the running Superconductor app owns the project or worktree context, tab, provider controller, and persistence state.

Tabs and restoration

Superconductor restores terminal and conversation state when you switch contexts or reopen the app.

Choosing terminal or chat

Terminal sessions expose the provider CLI or shell process directly. Chat sessions expose Superconductor’s native conversation view for supported providers.

Many workflows use both: terminal for tests and shell commands, chat for agent instructions, and review views for changed files.