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🚀 What's new

• 10/30 Public alpha is live - n8n for legacy software
• 09/26 Terminator was on Cohere Labs podcast, also check the slides
• 08/25 Big release — NodeJS SDK in YAML workflows, run JS in browser, OS event recording → YAML generation in MCP, and more
• 08/25 we raised $2.8m to give AI hands to every desktop ⚠

🧠 Why Terminator

For Developers

• Create automations that work across any desktop app or browser
• Runs 100x faster than ChatGPT Agents, Claude, Perplexity Comet, BrowserBase, BrowserUse (deterministic, CPU speed, with AI recovery)
• >95% success rate unlike most computer use overhyped products
• MIT-licensed — fork it, ship it, no lock-in

We achieve this by pre-training workflows as deterministic code, and calling AI only when recovery is needed.

For Teams

Our public beta workflow builder + managed hosting:

• Record, map your processes, and implement the workflow without technical skills
• Deploy AI to execute them at >95% success rate without managing hundreds of Windows VMs
• Kill repetitive work without legacy RPA complexity, implementation and maintenance cost

Platform installation method

Platform	CLI	MCP Agent	Automation	Installation Method
Windows	✅	✅	✅	npm/bunx
macOS	🟡	🟡	🟡	Compile from source
Linux	🟡	🟡	🟡	Compile from source

📥 Installation for technical users

Terminator CLI

Windows (Recommended):

# Run directly without installation
npx @mediar-ai/cli --help
bunx @mediar-ai/cli --help

# Or install globally
npm install -g @mediar-ai/cli

macOS / Linux (Experimental - Compile from Source):

⚠️ Warning: macOS and Linux support is experimental. Many features are Windows-only or incomplete on other platforms.

git clone https://github.com/mediar-ai/terminator
cd terminator
cargo build --release
# Binary at: ./target/release/terminator

🤖 Want AI Automation with Claude Code?

Install the Terminator MCP in Claude Code:

claude mcp add terminator "npx -y terminator-mcp-agent@latest" -s user

Or install via the MCP directory for other clients (Cursor, VS Code, etc.).

What this does: Gives AI assistants the ability to control your desktop and automate tasks across any application.

Feature Support

While Terminator aims for full cross-platform support, current capabilities vary by OS. Windows is the primary development target and has the most complete feature set.

Feature	Windows	macOS	Linux	Notes
Core Automation
Element Locators	✅	🟡	🟡	Find elements by name, role, window, etc.
UI Actions (click, type)	✅	🟡	🟡	Core interactions with UI elements.
Application Management	✅	🟡	🟡	Launch, list, and manage applications.
Window Management	✅	🟡	🟡	Get active window, list windows.
Advanced Features
Browser Automation	✅	✅	✅	Chrome extension enables browser control.
Workflow Recording	✅	❌	❌	Record human workflows for deterministic automation.
Monitor Management	✅	🟡	🟡	Multi-display support.
Screen & Element Capture	✅	✅	🟡	Take screenshots of displays or elements.
Libraries
Python (terminator.py)	🟡	🟡	🟡	pip install terminator
TypeScript (@mediar-ai/terminator)	✅	✅	✅	npm i @mediar-ai/terminator
Workflow (@mediar-ai/workflow)	✅	✅	✅	npm i @mediar-ai/workflow
CLI (@mediar-ai/cli)	✅	✅	✅	npm i @mediar-ai/cli
KV (@mediar-ai/kv)	✅	✅	✅	npm i @mediar-ai/kv
MCP (terminator-mcp-agent)	✅	✅	✅	npx -y terminator-mcp-agent --add-to-app [app]
Rust (terminator-rs)	✅	✅	✅	cargo add terminator-rs

Legend:

• ✅: Supported - The feature is stable and well-tested.
• 🟡: Partial / Experimental - The feature is in development and may have limitations.
• ❌: Not Supported - The feature is not yet available on this platform.

🕵️ How to Inspect Accessibility Elements (like name:Seven)

To create reliable selectors (e.g. name:Seven, role:Button, window:Calculator), you need to inspect the Accessibility Tree of your OS. Here's how to explore UI elements on each platform:

🪟 Windows

• Tool: Accessibility Insights for Windows
• Alt: Inspect.exe (comes with Windows SDK)
• Usage: Open the app you want to inspect → launch Accessibility Insights → hover or use keyboard navigation to explore the UI tree (Name, Role, ControlType, AutomationId).

These tools show you the Name, Role, ControlType, and other metadata used in Terminator selectors.

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🍎 macOS

• Tool: Accessibility Inspector
• Usage: Comes with Xcode → Open Xcode > Open Developer Tool > Accessibility Inspector → Use the target icon to explore UI elements on screen.

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🐧 Linux

• Tool: Accerciser

• Install:

  sudo apt install accerciser

• Usage: Launch Accerciser → Select the window/app → Browse the accessible widget tree.

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Troubleshooting

For detailed troubleshooting, debugging, and MCP server logs, send us a message.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues and pull requests. many parts are experimental, and help is appreciated.