Observed arrival · 2026-10-12
Peekme: explanations inside the terminal
An open-source terminal utility that adds on-demand explanations to output from four coding-agent CLIs.
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- Developers using supported coding-agent CLIs
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- It supports Linux and macOS, including tmux and SSH; Windows is not supported yet.
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The documented workflow keeps explanations alongside the conversation: users can ask a follow-up about selected text, open another box within an existing one, and return to saved answers via their dotted underlines. Installation is listed for npm, Homebrew, a shell script, and Cargo; the page also describes a doctor command for checking setup and an uninstall command for removal. The stated platform coverage is Linux and macOS, including tmux and SSH.
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