Lost in tab hunting
Live activity indicators show where output is happening right now.
Multi-Agent Terminal Office
Managing hundreds of AI agents from the command line.
Mato turns terminal multiplexing into visual operations: desks, tabs, activity signals, and daemon-backed persistence, designed for AI-native workflows.
Showcase
One office, many concurrent flows. Keep situational awareness without tab roulette.
Shortcut conflicts everywhere
Rule of One: only Esc is special. Your shell shortcuts stay untouched.
Agent sprawl becomes chaos
Desk + Tab office model keeps hundreds of sessions structured.
Client crash means panic
Daemon-first persistence keeps workspaces alive across reconnects.
Why Mato
tmux is powerful. Mato adds visual intelligence and AI-agent-native ergonomics.
Traditional Multiplexers
- Hard to see activity without switching tabs
- Prefix-heavy shortcuts can conflict with shell and agents
- Low visibility for large concurrent workflows
Mato Approach
- Real-time activity signals in desk/tab navigation
- Rule of One: only Esc is reserved by the system
- Office model for high-scale parallel agent operations
Live Activity Monitoring
Spot active builds and agent output instantly with sidebar/topbar signals.
AI-Agent Native
Built for Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf with zero shell shortcut conflicts.
Jump Mode Teleport
Esc-driven target labels let you jump across desks and tabs in one move.
Office Templates
Start from curated setups and scale from solo coding to high-agent orchestration.
Shortcut Philosophy: Rule of One
Mato reserves one key for system navigation. Everything else stays available to your shell, editor, and AI tools.
| Key | Action | Context |
|---|---|---|
Esc | Jump / Teleport | Global |
n | Create New | Sidebar/Topbar |
x | Close / Terminate | Sidebar/Topbar |
r | Rename | Sidebar/Topbar |
o | Office Selector | Sidebar |
q | Soft Quit | Sidebar |
Get started in 60 seconds.
Install Mato, launch your first office, choose a template, and start shipping.
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mr-kelly/mato/main/install.sh | bashWorks on Linux/macOS. Installs the latest stable Mato binary.