[deathmonger5000]

Hi, thanks for the comment! wcgw looks really cool - nice job with it!

> I wonder if there's really a need for separate write to terminal and read output functions? I was hoping that write command itself would execute and return the output of the command, saving back and forth latency.

I traded back and forth latency for lower token use. I didn't want to return gobs of output from `brew install ffmpeg` when the model really only needs to see the last line of output in order to know what to do next.

> The way I solved it is by setting a special PS1 prompt. So as soon as I get that prompt I know the task is done. I wonder if a similar thing can be done in your mcp?

What you suggested with changing the prompt is a good idea, but it breaks down in certain scenarios - particularly if the user is using a REPL. Part of my goal for this is to not have to modify the shell prompt or introduce visual indicators for the AI because I don't want the user to have to work around the AI. I want the AI to help as requested as if it's sitting at your keyboard. I don't want to introduce any friction or really any unwanted change to the user's workflow at all.

It's important to me that this work with REPL's and other interactive CLI utilities. If that weren't a design concern then I'd definitely explore the approach that you suggested.

[v3ss0n]

Why not tail it?

[deathmonger5000]

I think you might mean use the tail command? See my other comments about not wanting to change the user’s workflow. I don’t want to get in between the user and their commands in any way. That’s what drove my design decisions.

Would you mind elaborating if I misunderstood what you meant?