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Dev tools · January 11, 2026

A MCP for controlling terminal UI apps built with bubbletea and ratatui

I made a Playwright MCP for TUI apps so now you can vibe code terminal apps with a lot of features like code mode and session recordings. Already vibe coded a nice reddis viewer/editor with it https://github.com/michaellee8/redis-nav.

A MCP for controlling terminal UI apps built with bubbletea and ratatui launched on January 11, 2026 with 8 votes, #1,339 of 14,584 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Contribute to michaellee8/mcp-tui-driver development by creating an account on GitHub.

In the maker’s words, at launch

so you can start vibe-coding your ad-hoc terminal dashboard. With session replay and mouse click support built-in.

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