tkersey/ghostty
codex/skills/ghostty/SKILL.md
Control Ghostty terminal emulator via CLI. Use when managing windows, tabs, splits, fonts, or configuration for Ghostty.
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add tkersey/dotfiles ghosttyInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
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<!-- TOC: Quick Start | THE EXACT PROMPT | Actions | Configuration | Troubleshooting | References -->
Ghostty CLI
Core Capability: Control and configure the Ghostty terminal emulator from the command line.
Quick Start
# CLI location (or symlinked as `ghostty`)
/Applications/Ghostty.app/Contents/MacOS/ghostty
# List available actions
ghostty +list-actions
# Check version
ghostty --version
THE EXACT PROMPT — Window/Tab Management
# New window
ghostty +new-window
# New tab
ghostty +new-tab
# Splits
ghostty +new-split:right
ghostty +new-split:down
# Navigate splits
ghostty +goto-split:up
ghostty +goto-split:down
ghostty +goto-split:left
ghostty +goto-split:right
# Close current surface
ghostty +close-surface
# Toggle fullscreen
ghostty +toggle-fullscreen
THE EXACT PROMPT — Font Management
# Adjust font size
ghostty +increase-font-size:1
ghostty +decrease-font-size:1
ghostty +reset-font-size
# List available fonts
ghostty +list-fonts
THE EXACT PROMPT — Configuration
# Config file: ~/.config/ghostty/config
# Show current config
ghostty +show-config
# Validate config
ghostty +validate-config
# Reload config (live)
ghostty +reload-config
# List themes/keybinds
ghostty +list-themes
ghostty +list-keybinds
Launch Options
# Start with specific config
ghostty --config-file=/path/to/config
# Start with command
ghostty -e "htop"
# Start in directory
ghostty --working-directory=/path/to/dir
Essential Commands
| Action | Command |
|--------|---------|
| New window | ghostty +new-window |
| New tab | ghostty +new-tab |
| Split right | ghostty +new-split:right |
| Split down | ghostty +new-split:down |
| Close | ghostty +close-surface |
| Reload config | ghostty +reload-config |
Troubleshooting: Remote SSH
Problem: Seeing [57414u garbage when pressing numpad Enter over SSH.
Quick fix:
infocmp -x xterm-ghostty | ssh user@server 'mkdir -p ~/.terminfo && tic -x -o ~/.terminfo -'
Fallback (no terminfo access):
alias myserver='TERM=xterm-256color ssh user@myserver'
Full guide: REMOTE-TERMINFO.md
References
| Topic | Reference | |-------|-----------| | All commands | COMMANDS.md | | Remote terminfo setup | REMOTE-TERMINFO.md |
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