Mato vunknown: Multi-Agent Terminal Office

Your AI Terminals,
Orchestrated.

Mato is a terminal multiplexer and workspace that brings visual intelligence to the CLI. Manage hundreds of AI agent sessions with real-time signals, daemon-backed persistence, and zero-conflict ergonomics.

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Features

Developer-friendly features for high-concurrency AI workflows.

1. Offices -> Desks -> Tabs

A structured workspace hierarchy for parallel terminal workflows.

2. Jump Mode

Press Esc, then jump straight to visible targets in one move.

3. Background Persistence

Agents keep running even if terminal closes or SSH drops.

4. Spinner Activity

See where work is happening right now with live spinner signals.

5. Mouse Support

Click desks and tabs directly while keeping a terminal-native workflow.

6. Multi-Client Sync

Attach from multiple terminals/SSH sessions and stay in sync.

7. Prebuilt Templates

Start in seconds with ready-made templates and multilingual onboarding.

8. Customizable Themes

Pick the theme style you like with persistent workspace state.

Why Mato?

Traditional terminal multiplexers are "blind." You never know what's happening in another tab until you switch to it.

Lost in Tabs

See active agents instantly with live activity signals across desks/tabs.

Arrow-Key Grind

Jump to what you need in one move, instead of stepping tab-by-tab.

Shortcut Hell

Only Esc is special, so your shell/editor shortcuts keep working as usual.

Session Loss

Agents keep running in the background; reconnect and continue where you left off.

Linux & macOS

Agent Context Optimized

Ready in 60 seconds.

Lightweight binary installation or AI-agent ready prompts.

Copy this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Warp, Cursor, Antigravity, OpenClaw, GitHub Copilot (VS Code), Gemini CLI, or Windsurf.

Prompt

Install Mato on this machine and verify it works.

Steps:
1) Primary install path (official install script):
   - curl -fsSL http://mato.sh/install.sh | bash
2) If that fails, fallback A (Homebrew):
   - brew tap mr-kelly/tap
   - brew install mato
3) If Homebrew is unavailable/fails, fallback B (GitHub release binary):
   - https://github.com/mr-kelly/mato/releases/latest
   - Extract and install "mato" into /usr/local/bin (or ~/.local/bin without sudo)
4) If binary install also fails, fallback C (build from source):
   - git clone https://github.com/mr-kelly/mato.git
   - cd mato
   - cargo build --release
   - install target/release/mato to /usr/local/bin (or ~/.local/bin)
5) Verification:
   - run: mato --version
   - launch mato once, confirm startup works, then exit
6) If any step fails, explain the exact failure and continue with the next fallback automatically.

Quick Install (Linux/macOS)

curl -fsSL http://mato.sh/install.sh | bash

Homebrew (Linux/macOS)

brew tap mr-kelly/tap
brew install mato

Homebrew works on Linux and macOS. Install Homebrew first.

Shortcut Philosophy

The Rule of One: you don't need to memorize shortcuts. Esc is the only state-switch key, and everything else stays with your shell.

Key	Action	Scope
`Esc`	Jump / Teleport Mode	Global
`n`	Create New Context	Navigation
`x`	Terminate Session	Navigation
`r`	Rename Context	Navigation
`o`	Office Selector	Global
`q`	Soft Quit Client	Global

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