Fork a terminal session to a new terminal window. Use this when the user requests 'fork terminal' or 'create a new terminal' or 'new terminal: <command>' or 'fork session: <command>'.
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Updated Dec 7, 2025, 10:09 PM
Why Use This
This skill provides specialized capabilities for disler's codebase.
Use Cases
Developing new features in the disler repository
Refactoring existing code to follow disler standards
Understanding and working with disler's codebase structure
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name: Fork Terminal Skill
description: Fork a terminal session to a new terminal window. Use this when the user requests 'fork terminal' or 'create a new terminal' or 'new terminal: <command>' or 'fork session: <command>'.
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# Purpose
Fork a terminal session to a new terminal window. Using one agentic coding tools or raw cli commands.
Follow the `Instructions`, execute the `Workflow`, based on the `Cookbook`.
## Variables
ENABLE_RAW_CLI_COMMANDS: true
ENABLE_GEMINI_CLI: true
ENABLE_CODEX_CLI: true
ENABLE_CLAUDE_CODE: true
AGENTIC_CODING_TOOLS: claude-code, codex-cli, gemini-cli
## Instructions
- Based on the user's request, follow the `Cookbook` to determine which tool to use.
### Fork Summary User Prompts
- IF: The user requests a fork terminal with a summary. This ONLY works for our agentic coding tools `AGENTIC_CODING_TOOLS`. The tool MUST BE enabled as well.
- THEN:
- Read, and REPLACE the `.claude/skills/fork-terminal/prompts/fork_summary_user_prompt.md` with the history of the conversation between you and the user so far.
- Include the next users request in the `Next User Request` section.
- This will be what you pass into the PROMPT parameter of the agentic coding tool.
- IMPORTANT: To be clear, don't update the file directly, just read it, fill it out IN YOUR MEMORY and use it to craft a new prompt in the structure provided for the new fork agent.
- Let's be super clear here, the fork_summary_user_prompt.md is a template for you to fill out IN YOUR MEMORY. Once you've filled it out, pass that prompt to the agentic coding tool.
- XML Tags have been added to let you know exactly what you need to replace. You'll be replacing the <fill in the history here> and <fill in the next user request here> sections.
- EXAMPLES:
- "fork terminal use claude code to <xyz> summarize work so far"
- "spin up a new terminal request <xyz> using claude code include summary"
- "create a new terminal to <xyz> with claude code with summary"
## Workflow
1. Understand the user's request.
2. READ: `.claude/skills/fork-terminal/tools/fork_terminal.py` to understand our tooling.
3. Follow the `Cookbook` to determine which tool to use.
4. Execute the `.claude/skills/fork-terminal/tools/fork_terminal.py: fork_terminal(command: str)` tool.
## Cookbook
### Raw CLI Commands
- IF: The user requests a non-agentic coding tool AND `ENABLE_RAW_CLI_COMMANDS` is true.
- THEN: Read and execute: `.claude/skills/fork-terminal/cookbook/cli-command.md`
- EXAMPLES:
- "Create a new terminal to <xyz> with ffmpeg"
- "Create a new terminal to <xyz> with curl"
- "Create a new terminal to <xyz> with python"
### Claude Code
- IF: The user requests a claude code agent to execute the command AND `ENABLE_CLAUDE_CODE` is true.
- THEN: Read and execute: `.claude/skills/fork-terminal/cookbook/claude-code.md`
- EXAMPLES:
- "fork terminal use claude code to <xyz>"
- "spin up a new terminal request <xyz> using claude code"
- "create a new terminal to <xyz> with claude code"
### Codex CLI
- IF: The user requests a codex CLI agent to execute the command AND `ENABLE_CODEX_CLI` is true.
- THEN: Read and execute: `.claude/skills/fork-terminal/cookbook/codex-cli.md`
- EXAMPLES:
- "fork terminal use codex to <xyz>"
- "spin up a new terminal request <xyz> using codex"
- "create a new terminal to <xyz> with codex"
### Gemini CLI
- IF: The user requests a gemini CLI agent to execute the command AND `ENABLE_GEMINI_CLI` is true.
- THEN: Read and execute: `.claude/skills/fork-terminal/cookbook/gemini-cli.md`
- EXAMPLES:
- "fork terminal use gemini to <xyz>"
- "spin up a new terminal request <xyz> with gemini"
- "create a new terminal to <xyz> using gemini"