back2vibing
instantly jump back to your agent's tmux pane / terminal
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I kept losing track of my terminal as I started using Claude Code, Gemini CLI, and Codex more heavily, I kept finding myself cmd-tabbing, hitting cmd-`, and mousing around trying to find the right tab.I have Carpal and Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome in my thumb and pinky, so this was really flaring up my RSI (Repetitive Stress Injury) symptoms.So I built back2vibing.When an agent finishes or needs input, it can bring the exact terminal window or tmux pane back into focus so I can start typing or dictating immediately . For me, the biggest benefit is not just for my RSI but also reliability. While I’m context switching waiting for my agent to finish, I’m never missing any completions or approval prompts.I tried using Claude Code notifications, but mousing to click the notification also flared up my symptoms, and notifications get very messy quickly because I won’t always click the notification and just manually cmd + tab to it. Mentally, I feel very at ease because I can spin up any number of agents and be doing anything else on my computer, cooking, or cleaning and when my agent is done, I hear a sound and then can get straight back2vibing.I rabbit-holed pretty hard on it, so I also built out:- a floating Session Dock to monitor and jump between agents with mouse or keyboard- sounds when an agent finishes with google maps style audio ducking, so you can listen to music and never miss a sound.- customizable focus modes: automatically focus, interactive focus (decide if you want to focus), and native notifications- SSH support for remote workflows- claude code / codex / gemini cli usage monitoring- workmux integration for worktrees + tmuxMost of these features were built based off of feedback friends have given me. Been really passionate about this project and would love for folks to give it a try.
HN · launched Apr 7, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 89%) · 0 views
Niche: terminal emulators and utilities · 106 launches, 1 in the last 7 days ▼ -88% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- AI feature
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes It is a focused developer utility that queries the local OS process table and controls terminal emulators or tmux windows via standard CLI commands and shell scripts.
Discussion
3 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: back2vibing, Claude hooks, Codex CLI
Concerns raised: Can be built with hooks in under 5 minutes, Distraction management during agent runs
Feature requests: Session dock, Tmux support, Audio ducking, Custom focus modes, SSH support
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 193 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #177 of 194 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 158 days after the earliest competitor.
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