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opentui

Content revision r2 High Risk 📁 Filesystem access⚙️ External commands🌐 Network access🔑 Env variables

Build Terminal Interfaces with OpenTUI

OpenTUI development spans several APIs and scattered implementation details. This skill routes each task to focused Core, React, Solid, component, layout, and testing guidance.

Supports: Claude Codex Code(CC)
⚠️ 38 Poor

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Test it

Using "opentui". Recommend an API for a high-frequency monitoring dashboard with minimal framework overhead.

Expected outcome:

Use the Core API for direct renderable control and lower framework overhead. Organize status panels with flex layouts and update existing renderables.

Using "opentui". Explain why my Solid text input does not update when I use the React event pattern.

Expected outcome:

Solid input components use the Solid-specific input event naming. Replace the React change handler, then verify focus and signal updates.

Using "opentui". Outline tests for a keyboard-driven selector.

Expected outcome:

Create a test renderer, focus the selector, emit navigation and selection keys, assert visible state, capture a stable snapshot, and destroy the renderer.

Security Audit

High Risk
v7 • 8/9/2026 Open versioned report

All 328 static findings are false positives caused by documentation links, code formatting, framework terminology, and benign examples. Semantic review found plaintext password logging and permissive SSH authentication examples. Both should be corrected before publication.

27
Files scanned
10,565
Lines analyzed
0
Review items
0
False positives ignored

Confirmed security concerns (2)

High
references/react/patterns.md:230-235
Example Logs a Plaintext Password
The React login form sends both username and password to console.log on submission. Applications copied from this example could expose credentials through terminal debug output or log collection.
The example directly passes the password state to console.log in its submit handler. The credential exposure is explicit and requires no inferred data flow.
Medium
references/core/REFERENCE.md:138-154
SSH Example Accepts Any Public Key
The SSH server example configures public-key authentication as `any`. Reusing this configuration beyond loopback can grant access without verifying an authorized key.
The example explicitly combines an SSH listener with `auth: { publicKey: "any" }`. Exposure depends on whether users later bind the server beyond loopback.

Risk Factors

📁 Filesystem access (50)
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⚙️ External commands (50)
references/components/code-diff.md:16-32 references/components/code-diff.md:537-543 references/components/code-diff.md:605-623 references/components/inputs.md:422-429 references/components/text-display.md:155-160 references/core/api.md:139-146 references/core/api.md:251-253 references/core/gotchas.md:35-40 references/core/gotchas.md:114-116 references/core/patterns.md:73-79 references/core/patterns.md:79-84 references/core/patterns.md:84-95 references/core/patterns.md:95-100 references/core/patterns.md:100-107 references/core/patterns.md:224-229 references/core/patterns.md:229-248 references/core/patterns.md:248-260 references/core/patterns.md:346-357 references/core/patterns.md:394-409 references/core/patterns.md:444-449 references/core/REFERENCE.md:150-155 references/layout/patterns.md:166-178 references/layout/patterns.md:188-197 references/layout/patterns.md:205-214 references/react/api.md:39-45 references/react/api.md:45-70 references/react/api.md:139-144 references/react/patterns.md:141-148 references/react/patterns.md:333-340 references/react/patterns.md:419-427 references/solid/api.md:86-90 references/solid/api.md:90-113 references/solid/api.md:187-192 references/solid/patterns.md:42-52 references/solid/patterns.md:335-343 SKILL.md:16 SKILL.md:17 SKILL.md:18 SKILL.md:19 SKILL.md:27 SKILL.md:31 SKILL.md:32 SKILL.md:33 SKILL.md:34 SKILL.md:35 SKILL.md:37 SKILL.md:41 SKILL.md:43 SKILL.md:44 SKILL.md:45
🌐 Network access (19)
references/components/text-display.md:126 references/components/text-display.md:255 references/components/text-display.md:269 references/components/text-display.md:274 references/core/configuration.md:165 references/core/gotchas.md:206 references/react/api.md:287 references/react/configuration.md:208 references/react/patterns.md:357 references/react/patterns.md:357 references/react/REFERENCE.md:99 references/solid/configuration.md:237 references/solid/patterns.md:404 references/solid/patterns.md:404 references/solid/REFERENCE.md:119 SKILL.md:225 SKILL.md:226 SKILL.md:227 SKILL.md:228
🔑 Env variables (13)
references/core/gotchas.md:79 references/core/gotchas.md:79 references/core/gotchas.md:75 references/core/gotchas.md:82 references/core/gotchas.md:83 references/core/gotchas.md:79 references/react/configuration.md:242 references/react/configuration.md:214 references/react/configuration.md:211 references/react/configuration.md:214 references/react/configuration.md:242 references/solid/configuration.md:243 references/solid/configuration.md:243
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Skillstore Score

Why this score Evidence Confidence: Medium
36
Architecture
85
Maintainability
87
Content
67
Community
83
Spec Compliance

What You Can Build

Create a terminal dashboard

Design responsive panels, status views, keyboard navigation, and loading states with the appropriate OpenTUI API.

Migrate a console workflow

Convert command output into structured text, forms, selectors, scrollable regions, and focused interactions.

Stabilize an OpenTUI project

Diagnose rendering, cleanup, focus, layout, configuration, and snapshot problems using targeted references.

Try These Prompts

Choose an OpenTUI API 
I am building [application]. Compare Core, React, and Solid for my requirements: [requirements]. Recommend one and explain the tradeoffs.
Build a focused component 
Create an OpenTUI [Core/React/Solid] component for [workflow]. Include layout, focus behavior, keyboard controls, empty states, and cleanup.
Debug a terminal interface 
Diagnose this OpenTUI problem: [symptoms]. Review runtime cleanup, focus, layout, framework configuration, and testing concerns. Propose a minimal fix.
Design a production TUI 
Design an OpenTUI architecture for [system]. Cover framework choice, component boundaries, keymaps, responsive layout, async data, testing, accessibility, and platform constraints.

Best Practices

  • Start with the selected framework reference, then load only the relevant component or concept guide.
  • Destroy the renderer during shutdown and after every test to restore terminal state and release resources.
  • Test focus, keyboard behavior, terminal resizing, empty states, failures, and platform-specific capabilities.

Avoid

  • Do not mix React and Solid component naming or event conventions.
  • Do not call process exit before renderer cleanup.
  • Do not assume browser layout, input, clipboard, or accessibility behavior applies unchanged in terminals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which OpenTUI API should I choose?
Choose Core for direct control, React for familiar component patterns, or Solid for fine-grained reactive updates.
Does this skill create a complete project?
It can guide project structure and implementation, but you must run, review, and validate the generated application.
What runtime does OpenTUI use?
The primary workflow uses Bun. Some lower-level Node paths require current Node versions, FFI flags, and explicit permissions.
Can it help with keyboard shortcuts?
Yes. It covers low-level keyboard events, focus, paste handling, layered keymaps, leader keys, and command dispatch.
Can it help test terminal interfaces?
Yes. It documents test renderers, interaction simulation, snapshots, cleanup, and methods for reducing flaky tests.
Does every feature work in every terminal?
No. Clipboard, graphics, notifications, audio, SSH behavior, and key detection vary by terminal, operating system, and remote session.

Developer Details

Author

msmps

License

MIT

Skillstore revision

r2

Version notice

The author did not declare a version.

Repository

https://github.com/msmps/opentui-skill/tree/main/skill/opentui/

Ref

02be9409c79ca1183f7844009c14d9df684d0cf9

Maintenance freshness

8/11/2026

Usage

2 downloads · 0 views

File structure

📁 references/

📁 animation/

📄 REFERENCE.md

📁 components/

📄 code-diff.md

📄 containers.md

📄 inputs.md

📄 REFERENCE.md

📄 text-display.md

📁 core/

📄 api.md

📄 configuration.md

📄 gotchas.md

📄 patterns.md

📄 REFERENCE.md

📁 keyboard/

📄 REFERENCE.md

📁 keymap/

📄 REFERENCE.md

📁 layout/

📄 patterns.md

📄 REFERENCE.md

📁 react/

📄 api.md

📄 configuration.md

📄 gotchas.md

📄 patterns.md

📄 REFERENCE.md

📁 solid/

📄 api.md

📄 configuration.md

📄 gotchas.md

📄 patterns.md

📄 REFERENCE.md

📁 testing/

📄 REFERENCE.md

📄 SKILL.md

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