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      "Title": "[Bug] Error: MCP error -32603: Failed to wait for condition: PTY error: Tmux session 'terminal-mcp-d83406bb-ac21-4af5-b0a0-1f9209716f41' no longer exists",
      "Excerpt": "### Describe the bug\n\n `Error: MCP error -32603: Failed to wait for condition: PTY error: Tmux session 'terminal-mcp-d83406bb-ac21-4af5-b0a0-1f9209716f41' no longer exists`\n\nhow to fix it? i see it too ofter\n\n### Steps to reproduce\n\n`claude add mcp terminal-mcp -- npx -y terminal-server-mcp`\n\n`claude -p \"use terminal-mcp to figure out with bug ... , run it in the loop until bug will not fix`\n\n### Expected behavior\n\ni expected no errors here\n\n### Actual behavior\n\n `Error: MCP error -32603: Failed",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/153",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-26T14:30:29.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "[Bug] libc 2.39 not found after `npx -y` on ubuntu 22.04",
      "Excerpt": "### Describe the bug\n\n`npx -y mcp-server-terminal@latest`\n\n`/home/slach/.cache/mcp-server-terminal/terminal-mcp: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version 'GLIBC_2.39' not found (required by /home/slach/.cache/mcp-server-terminal/terminal-mcp)`\n\nlooks like latest package just doesn't work cause you require newer libc from your rust binary\n\nubuntu 22.04 have only libc 2.35\n\ncould we make fully static binary in rust without libc denedency?\n\n\n### Steps to reproduce\n\n`npx -y mcp-server-terminal@lates",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/152",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-26T06:14:24.000Z",
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      "Title": "[Bug][Emulator][General][P0] - Alt-screen buffer updates not captured in visual mode",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\nIn visual mode (tmux), terminal snapshots capture the **initial render** of applications using alternate screen buffers (via `CSI ?1049h`), but **fail to reflect any dynamic updates** after user interactions.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n1. Create visual terminal session with TUI application that uses alt-screen:\n```json\n{\n  \"command\": \"vim\",\n  \"visual\": true,\n  \"dimensions\": {\"rows\": 30, \"cols\": 100}\n}\n```\n\n2. Take initial snapshot:\n```json\nterminal_snapshot({\"session_id\": \"...\"})\n```\n**Re",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/142",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-07T09:10:09.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
      "Comments": 2,
      "Reporter": "Maintainer",
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    {
      "Title": "[Enabler][Schema][Gemini][P1] - Add JSON Schema transformation layer for AI client compatibility",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\nTechnical foundation work to transform `schemars`-generated JSON Schema (draft-2020-12) into formats compatible with various AI clients, starting with Gemini CLI.\n\n## Motivation\nThe `schemars` crate generates JSON Schema using draft-2020-12 features that some AI clients don't support:\n- `$defs` instead of `definitions`\n- `anyOf` with `nullable: true` patterns\n- Complex nested references\n\nGemini CLI fails with errors like:\n```\nError: Invalid JSON schema for tool terminal_session_create",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/129",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-06T21:01:25.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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    {
      "Title": "[Test] Input Tools - terminal_type and terminal_press_key Navigation",
      "Excerpt": "## Epic\nEpic: Comprehensive MCP Tools Testing with ffice TUI\n\n## Description\nTest `terminal_type` and `terminal_press_key` tools for reliable keyboard interaction with ffice TUI application including text entry, navigation, function keys, and control sequences.\n\n**Test Application**: `/mnt/d/Projects/ffice-suite/epic-ff-ice-r1-flight-filing-service/ffice-bridge/ffice-tui/bin/ffice`\n\n## Acceptance Criteria\n- [ ] Text entry: Characters appear correctly in input fields\n- [ ] Special characters: Spa",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/114",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-03T19:55:04.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "[Test] terminal_snapshot - Element Detection with ffice TUI",
      "Excerpt": "## Epic\nEpic: Comprehensive MCP Tools Testing with ffice TUI\n\n## Description\nValidate `terminal_snapshot` tool's element detection engine using ffice TUI's rich interface (borders, menus, tables, buttons, input fields, selection states).\n\n**Test Application**: `/mnt/d/Projects/ffice-suite/epic-ff-ice-r1-flight-filing-service/ffice-bridge/ffice-tui/bin/ffice`\n\n## Acceptance Criteria\n- [ ] Border detection: Window borders detected with priority 100\n- [ ] Menu detection: Menu items detected with re",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/113",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-03T19:54:39.000Z",
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      "Title": "[Test] terminal_session_create - Headless and Visual Mode Validation",
      "Excerpt": "## Epic\nEpic: Comprehensive MCP Tools Testing with ffice TUI\n\n## Description\nTest `terminal_session_create` MCP tool with ffice TUI application in both headless (PTY-only) and visual (terminal window) modes to validate session initialization, configuration, and lifecycle management.\n\n**Test Application**: `/mnt/d/Projects/ffice-suite/epic-ff-ice-r1-flight-filing-service/ffice-bridge/ffice-tui/bin/ffice`\n\n## Acceptance Criteria\n- [ ] Headless mode: Sessions create successfully with default dimens",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/112",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-03T19:54:15.000Z",
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      "Title": "[Critical Bug] terminal_snapshot hangs indefinitely due to blocking PTY reads",
      "Excerpt": "## Problem\n\n`terminal_snapshot` hangs indefinitely when called with `idle_threshold_ms` parameters (500ms, 1000ms, etc.), never returning and blocking all snapshot operations.\n\n**Symptoms**:\n- Tool invocation logs: `Capturing terminal snapshot: session_id=..., idle_threshold_ms=Some(500)`\n- Function never completes\n- No timeout is respected\n- Process must be killed manually\n\n**Affected Operations**:\n- ✅ `terminal_snapshot` - PRIMARY\n- ⚠️ `terminal_wait_for` - Uses similar waiting logic\n- ⚠️ Any ",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/99",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-03T14:01:51.000Z",
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      "Title": "[Task][Documentation][Windows][P3] - Windows testing and documentation",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\n\nTest terminal-mcp on Windows and update documentation with Windows-specific instructions.\n\n## Parent Epic\n\n#147 - Full Windows Support\n\n## Testing Plan\n\n### Manual Testing Checklist\n\n- [ ] Install via npm on Windows\n- [ ] Run `terminal-mcp --headless` \n- [ ] Test with Claude Desktop on Windows\n- [ ] Test with Gemini CLI on Windows\n- [ ] Test TUI apps: htop equivalent, vim, etc.\n- [ ] Test Go TUI apps (Bubble Tea)\n- [ ] Test Python TUI apps (Textual, Rich)\n\n### Test Scenarios\n\n1. **He",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/151",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-18T07:48:19.000Z",
      "State": "open",
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    {
      "Title": "[Task][Platform][Windows][P1] - Basic Windows compilation fix",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\n\nAdd platform guards to enable Windows compilation. Currently blocked by Unix-specific `libc::kill` call.\n\n## Parent Epic\n\n#147 - Full Windows Support\n\n## Problem\n\n```rust\n// session.rs:480 - Unix only!\nunsafe {\n    libc::kill(handle.pid as i32, libc::SIGTERM);\n}\n```\n\n## Solution\n\n### 1. Platform-specific process termination\n\n```rust\n#[cfg(unix)]\nfn kill_process(pid: u32) {\n    unsafe { libc::kill(pid as i32, libc::SIGTERM); }\n}\n\n#[cfg(windows)]\nfn kill_process(pid: u32) {\n    use std",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/148",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-18T07:47:29.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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    {
      "Title": "[Epic][Platform][Windows][P2] - Full Windows Support",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\n\nEpic tracking issue for full Windows platform support. This enables Windows developers to use terminal-mcp for TUI/CLI application debugging and automation.\n\n## Motivation\n\n- Windows is a major development platform\n- Many TUI applications (Go, Rust, Python) run on Windows\n- Current codebase uses Unix-specific APIs (`libc::kill`, `tmux`)\n\n## Current State\n\n| Component | Status |\n|-----------|--------|\n| PTY handling (`portable-pty`) | ✅ Cross-platform |\n| Visual terminal implementatio",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/147",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-18T07:46:57.000Z",
      "State": "open",
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    {
      "Title": "[Feature] windows support",
      "Excerpt": "### Problem description\n\nThanks for really great project. Could you add support Windows for your project?\n\n\n\n### Proposed solution\n\nHope current rust implementation allow to add support windows\n\n### Alternatives considered\n\n_No response_\n\n### Use case\n\nI developed some TUI applications in golang and would like to debug them with code agents under Windows.\n\n### Would you be willing to contribute?\n\nNone\n\n### Additional context\n\n_No response_",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/146",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-14T19:20:50.000Z",
      "State": "open",
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      "Title": "[Bug][Schema][Gemini][P1] - Missing $schema field transformation causes Gemini rejection",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\nGemini CLI rejects terminal-mcp tool schemas with error: `no schema with key or ref \"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema\"`. The schema transformation layer transforms `$defs` and `anyOf` patterns but does NOT update the `$schema` field itself from draft-2020-12 to draft-07.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n1. Install terminal-mcp v1.0.3 via npm\n2. Configure Gemini CLI to use terminal-mcp\n3. Try to invoke `terminal_session_create` tool\n4. Observe schema validation errors\n\n## Expected Be",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/145",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-10T08:45:12.000Z",
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      "Title": "[Bug][Session][General][P1] - Visual mode session creation fails after first session closed",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\nCreating terminal sessions with `visual: true` fails intermittently after the first session is closed, making iterative testing workflows impossible.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n\n**Attempt 1** - Initial Session (SUCCESS):\n```json\nterminal_session_create({\n  \"command\": \"bash\",\n  \"visual\": true,\n  \"dimensions\": {\"rows\": 30, \"cols\": 100}\n})\n\n// Response:\n{\n  \"session_id\": \"8ef1cadb-4b85-40f2-af78-74901841800a\",\n  \"message\": \"Session created successfully\"\n}\n```\n✅ Session works correctly\n\n**Clo",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/143",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-07T09:10:47.000Z",
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      "Title": "[Bug][Detector][General][P3] - Snapshot elements detection produces false positives",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\nThe snapshot `elements` array incorrectly identifies UI elements. Git branch indicators are detected as \"buttons\", and random text is detected as \"progress bars\".\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n1. Open a terminal with a git repository prompt showing branch name (e.g., `user@host:/path(main)$`)\n2. Take a snapshot with `terminal_snapshot`\n3. Examine the `elements` array in the response\n\n## Expected Behavior\nElements should accurately represent interactive UI components:\n- Buttons should be clic",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/141",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-07T06:44:39.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "[Bug][Emulator][General][P2] - TUI/Interactive menu rendering issues in raw_text",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\nInteractive TUI menus (arrow key navigation, selection prompts) are only partially visible in `raw_text`. The rendered snapshot doesn't properly capture the menu state with correct line breaks and structure.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n1. Create a terminal session\n2. Run a command that shows an interactive menu (e.g., `fzf`, selection prompt, breakdown wizard)\n3. Take a snapshot with `terminal_snapshot`\n4. Examine the `raw_text` field\n\n## Expected Behavior\nMenu should be clearly visible wi",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/140",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-07T06:44:20.000Z",
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      "Title": "[Bug][Emulator][General][P2] - clear command doesn't reset terminal buffer",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\nThe `clear` command doesn't properly clear the terminal buffer. Old content persists and mixes with new content in snapshots.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n1. Create a terminal session\n2. Run several commands that produce output\n3. Run `clear` command\n4. Run new commands\n5. Take a snapshot with `terminal_snapshot`\n\n## Expected Behavior\nBuffer should be cleared after `clear` command. Snapshot should show only content after the clear.\n\n## Actual Behavior\nOld content remains in `raw_text`:\n```\n",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/139",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-07T06:44:17.000Z",
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      "Title": "[Bug][Session][General][P2] - cwd parameter not honored in terminal_session_create",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\nThe `cwd` parameter in `terminal_session_create` is ignored. Sessions always start in the default directory regardless of the specified working directory.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n1. Call `terminal_session_create` with:\n   ```json\n   {\n     \"command\": \"bash\",\n     \"cwd\": \"/mnt/d/Projects/upm-framework/tmp/litpay\"\n   }\n   ```\n2. Observe the terminal prompt after session creation\n3. Run `pwd` to verify current directory\n\n## Expected Behavior\nTerminal should start in `/mnt/d/Projects/upm-f",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/138",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-07T06:44:14.000Z",
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      "Title": "[Bug][Emulator][General][P1] - Screen buffer corruption after ASCII art display",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\nAfter displaying ASCII art banners (e.g., installation wizards with box-drawing characters), the terminal screen buffer becomes permanently corrupted. Subsequent commands and their output are garbled or mixed with old content.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n1. Create a visual terminal session\n2. Run a command that displays ASCII art with Unicode box-drawing characters (╔═╗║╚╝)\n3. Run subsequent commands\n4. Take snapshots or read output\n\n## Expected Behavior\nScreen should render correctly afte",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/137",
      "PublishedAt": "2025-12-07T06:43:41.000Z",
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      "Title": "[Bug][Session][General][P1] - idle wait returns immediately (0ms) without waiting",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\nThe `terminal_wait_for` with `idle: true` returns immediately with `waited_ms: 0` even when commands are still executing or output hasn't appeared yet.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n1. Create a terminal session\n2. Run a command that takes time (e.g., AI-powered breakdown, npm install)\n3. Immediately call:\n   ```json\n   {\n     \"session_id\": \"...\",\n     \"idle\": true,\n     \"timeout_ms\": 30000\n   }\n   ```\n\n## Expected Behavior\nShould wait until terminal is truly idle:\n- Command has completed exe",
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      "Title": "[Bug][Snapshot][General][P0] - Command output not captured in snapshots",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\nCommands are typed and executed, but their output never appears in `terminal_snapshot` or `terminal_read_output`. Only the command itself is visible in `raw_text`.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n1. Create a terminal session with `terminal_session_create`\n2. Type and execute a command: `./.upm/bin/upm create epic \"Test\"`\n3. Wait for execution using `terminal_wait_for`\n4. Call `terminal_snapshot` or `terminal_read_output`\n\n## Expected Behavior\nOutput should show the command result (success mess",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/aybelatchane/mcp-server-terminal/issues/135",
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