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TUI

CyberStrike provides an interactive terminal user interface (TUI) for running security assessments with AI agents. Launch it by running cyberstrike in your project directory or specify a target path:

cyberstrike
cyberstrike /path/to/target

VIDEO: tui-overview.mp4

TUI launch, agent interaction, and real-time output (~15s)

File References

Use @ to fuzzy-search and reference files in your messages. The file content is automatically added to the conversation context.

How is auth handled in @src/api/auth.ts?

Review @nginx.conf for misconfigurations

SCREENSHOT: tui-file-reference.png

Fuzzy file search with @ mention in the prompt

Shell Commands

Messages starting with ! execute shell commands directly. The command output becomes a tool result in the conversation.

!nmap -sV target.local

!curl -I https://example.com

VIDEO: tui-shell-command.mp4

Executing !nmap via shell shortcut with inline output (~8s)

Commands

Type / followed by a command name. Most commands have keybinds using ctrl+x as the default leader key.

Command	Purpose	Keybind
`/connect`	Add an AI provider and API keys	—
`/compact`	Compact current session	`ctrl+x c`
`/details`	Toggle tool execution details	`ctrl+x d`
`/editor`	Open external editor for composing messages	`ctrl+x e`
`/exit`	Exit CyberStrike	`ctrl+x q`
`/export`	Export conversation to Markdown	`ctrl+x x`
`/help`	Show help dialog	`ctrl+x h`
`/init`	Create or update `AGENTS.md` file	`ctrl+x i`
`/models`	List available models	`ctrl+x m`
`/new`	Start new session	`ctrl+x n`
`/redo`	Redo previously undone message; restores file changes via Git	`ctrl+x r`
`/sessions`	List and switch sessions	`ctrl+x l`
`/share`	Share current session	`ctrl+x s`
`/themes`	List available themes	`ctrl+x t`
`/thinking`	Toggle visibility of thinking/reasoning blocks	—
`/undo`	Undo last message; removes file changes via Git	`ctrl+x u`

Tip

Undo / Redo: Any file changes are also restored via Git when using /undo and /redo. Your project must be a Git repository for these commands to work.

Editor Setup

Use the EDITOR environment variable for /editor and /export commands.

export EDITOR=nano
export EDITOR="code --wait"

$env:EDITOR = "notepad"
$env:EDITOR = "code --wait"

set EDITOR=notepad
set EDITOR=code --wait

Info

GUI editors like VS Code require the --wait flag so CyberStrike can wait for you to finish editing.

SCREENSHOT: tui-commands.png

Slash command menu showing available commands

Configure

Customize TUI behavior via tui.json (or tui.jsonc), separate from cyberstrike.json:

{
  "$schema": "https://cyberstrike.io/tui.json",
  "theme": "cyberstrike",
  "keybinds": {
    "leader": "ctrl+x"
  },
  "scroll_speed": 3,
  "scroll_acceleration": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "diff_style": "auto"
}

Configuration Options

Option	Description	Default
`theme`	UI theme selection	`cyberstrike`
`keybinds.leader`	Leader key for shortcuts	`ctrl+x`
`scroll_speed`	Scroll velocity (min: `0.001`)	`3`
`scroll_acceleration.enabled`	macOS-style scroll acceleration	`false`
`diff_style`	`"auto"` adapts to width, `"stacked"` single-column	`auto`

Use the CYBERSTRIKE_TUI_CONFIG environment variable to specify a custom config path.

SCREENSHOT: tui-theme-selector.png

Theme picker with preview

Customization

Customize the TUI through the command palette (ctrl+x h or /help). Settings persist across restarts.

Username Display

Toggle username visibility in chat messages via the command palette. Search for “username” or “hide username”. Settings persist automatically.