ghostty

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Control Ghostty terminal emulator via CLI. Manage windows, tabs, splits, and configuration.

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add dicklesworthstone/agent_flywheel_clawdbot_skills_and_integrations ghostty

Ghostty Skill

Use the
ghostty
CLI to control and configure the Ghostty terminal emulator.

CLI Location

bash
/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:
bash
ghostty +list-actions
Create new window:
bash
ghostty +new-window
Create new tab:
bash
ghostty +new-tab
Create splits:
bash
ghostty +new-split:right
ghostty +new-split:down
Navigate splits:
bash
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:
bash
ghostty +close-surface
Toggle fullscreen:
bash
ghostty +toggle-fullscreen
Reload configuration:
bash
ghostty +reload-config

Font Management

Increase/decrease font size:
bash
ghostty +increase-font-size:1
ghostty +decrease-font-size:1
Reset font size:
bash
ghostty +reset-font-size

Configuration

Config file location:
~/.config/ghostty/config
Show current config:
bash
ghostty +show-config
List available themes:
bash
ghostty +list-themes
List available fonts:
bash
ghostty +list-fonts
List keybinds:
bash
ghostty +list-keybinds

Launch Options

Start with specific config:
bash
ghostty --config-file=/path/to/config
Start with command:
bash
ghostty -e "htop"
Start in directory:
bash
ghostty --working-directory=/path/to/dir

Debugging

Check version:
bash
ghostty --version
Validate config:
bash
ghostty +validate-config