wterm

name	wterm
description	Web terminal server: manage the wterm-server daemon for browser-based shell access (local or remote via Tailscale). This skill should be used when checking wterm status, listing or creating terminal sessions, killing sessions, or managing the wterm LaunchAgent. Trigger on: wterm, web terminal, remote terminal, remote shell, browser terminal, terminal sessions.
argument-hint	["status|list|create|kill <id>|restart"]

wterm

Manage the wterm-server daemon — a Node.js service providing browser-based shell access via @wterm/react + node-pty. Access locally at https://wterm.localhost (via portless) or remotely from any tailnet device at http://<hostname>:3036.

Commands

Check status

bash ~/.claude/skills/wterm/scripts/status.sh

Reports whether the daemon is running, its PID, port, and active session count.

List sessions

bash ~/.claude/skills/wterm/scripts/list-sessions.sh

Shows all active PTY sessions (id, name, command, PID, client count, last activity).

Create a session

bash ~/.claude/skills/wterm/scripts/create-session.sh           # default: zsh
bash ~/.claude/skills/wterm/scripts/create-session.sh claude     # Claude Code
bash ~/.claude/skills/wterm/scripts/create-session.sh /bin/bash  # explicit shell

Spawns a new PTY session. Default shell is zsh. Pass claude to start a Claude Code session.

Kill a session

bash ~/.claude/skills/wterm/scripts/kill-session.sh <session-id>

Terminates a session by its hex ID (get IDs from list-sessions.sh).

Restart the daemon

bash ~/.claude/skills/wterm/scripts/restart.sh

Restarts the wterm-server LaunchAgent. All active sessions are lost.

Architecture

• Daemon: ~/daimones/wterm-server/ — TypeScript, node-pty, ws, Vite React SPA
• Port: 3036 (bound to 0.0.0.0 for Tailscale access)
• Auth: Bearer token from WTERM_AUTH_TOKEN in ~/.config/env/secrets.env. Auth is fail-closed — server rejects all requests if no token is configured.
• LaunchAgent: com.minoan.wterm-server — RunAtLoad, KeepAlive
• Logs: ~/.claude/logs/wterm-server.{out,err}.log

Gotchas

• Sessions default to zsh, not Claude Code. Pass claude explicitly to create-session.sh.
• The daemon must be running on the host machine. If status shows not running, use restart.sh or check launchctl list | grep wterm.
• Auth token is required for remote access. If scripts return 401, verify WTERM_AUTH_TOKEN is set in ~/.config/env/secrets.env.
• Restarting the daemon kills all active sessions — the scrollback buffer is in-memory only.