Séance vs TUIOS
Séance
no1msd.github.ioTUIOS
github.comSide by side
| Figure | Séance | TUIOS |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Terminal Multiplexers | 8.0 (#9) | 7.2 (#22) |
| Agent integrations | It auto-tracks Claude Code, Codex, Pi, OpenCode and Antigravity CLI sessions. | The documented integrations include Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, Cursor Agent, Gemini CLI, opencode, Kilo, Amp, Kimi Code CLI, Pi, oh-my-pi and Qwen Code. |
| Automation | The seance ctl command communicates with the running app over a Unix domain socket; commands support JSON output and can manage workspaces and panes, send input, and read terminal output. | TUIOS provides a JSON control protocol, CLI commands, tape scripts and hooks for driving sessions and running commands on events. |
| Automation API | The seance ctl command communicates with the running instance over a Unix domain socket; commands support JSON output. | Scripts and programs can drive the daemon through line-delimited JSON on its Unix socket. |
| License | Séance is released under the MIT license. | The project is MIT licensed. |
| Requirements | Building from source requires Zig 0.16.x, GTK4, libadwaita, OpenGL 4.3+ and Linux. | The README requires a true-color terminal and recommends kitty graphics and sixel support; building from source requires Go 1.26.6 or newer. |
| Security reporting | The security policy asks users to report security issues privately through GitHub and says reports are acknowledged within 72 hours. | The security policy requests private vulnerability reports by email and says response times are not guaranteed because the project is maintained in personal free time. |
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In their own words
Séance
Séance is a free, Linux-only terminal multiplexer for tracking AI coding-agent sessions. It follows Claude Code, Codex, Pi, OpenCode, and Antigravity CLI sessions, and shows whether each is working, awaiting permission, or idle. Permission requests and task completions can generate desktop notifications with unread tracking. Its panes scroll horizontally, with workspaces, tabs within columns, a command palette, focus-follows-mouse, and session persistence across restarts. The app uses GTK4, libadwaita, and libghostty, and supports X11 and Wayland. The `seance ctl` command connects to a running instance over a Unix domain socket; commands can return JSON, manage workspaces and panes, send input, and read terminal output. The project states that it has no telemetry and is licensed under MIT. Installation options include Arch Linux AUR, a Nix flake, and an x86_64 AppImage. OpenCode remote attach sessions and `--pure` launches are not tracked. Séance is pre-1.0, and only the latest release receives security fixes.