portable_pty

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides a robust and cross-platform solution for managing pseudo-terminals (PTYs), enabling the seamless spawning and control of shell processes across different operating systems.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Cross-Platform Compatibility: Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
• Process Spawning: Easily launch shell commands with custom environments and working directories.
• I/O Handling: Manages input to and output from spawned processes, with support for both blocking and non-blocking I/O patterns.
• Resize Handling: Allows dynamic resizing of the terminal dimensions, triggering SIGWINCH signals to the child process.
• Process Lifecycle Management: Provides methods to check if a process is running, wait for its completion, or forcefully kill it.
• Use Case: Integrate a terminal emulator within an application, allowing users to run shell commands directly, or automate complex command-line workflows.

Quick Start

Use the portable_pty skill to spawn a bash shell with a specific working directory and environment variables.