| name | ghostty |
| description | Control Ghostty terminal emulator via CLI. Manage windows, tabs, splits, and configuration. |
Ghostty Skill
Use the ghostty CLI to control and configure the Ghostty terminal emulator.
CLI Location
/Applications/Ghostty.app/Contents/MacOS/ghostty
Or if symlinked: ghostty
Actions (IPC Commands)
Ghostty supports actions via +action flag. These control the running instance.
List available actions:
ghostty +list-actions
Create new window:
ghostty +new-window
Create new tab:
ghostty +new-tab
Create splits:
ghostty +new-split:right
ghostty +new-split:down
Navigate splits:
ghostty +goto-split:previous
ghostty +goto-split:next
ghostty +goto-split:up
ghostty +goto-split:down
ghostty +goto-split:left
ghostty +goto-split:right
Close current surface:
ghostty +close-surface
Toggle fullscreen:
ghostty +toggle-fullscreen
Reload configuration:
ghostty +reload-config
Font Management
Increase/decrease font size:
ghostty +increase-font-size:1
ghostty +decrease-font-size:1
Reset font size:
ghostty +reset-font-size
Configuration
Config file location:
~/.config/ghostty/config
Show current config:
ghostty +show-config
List available themes:
ghostty +list-themes
List available fonts:
ghostty +list-fonts
List keybinds:
ghostty +list-keybinds
Launch Options
Start with specific config:
ghostty --config-file=/path/to/config
Start with command:
ghostty -e "htop"
Start in directory:
ghostty --working-directory=/path/to/dir
Debugging
Check version:
ghostty --version
Validate config:
ghostty +validate-config
