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Coding · Intermediate

# Terminal coding agent for shell-based development

Execute shell commands, inspect codebases, and draft repository patches directly in the terminal

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Opens BotBento. Paste the prompt into a bot; nothing is preconfigured.

- When you askReceive code task in terminal
- ThenInspect codebase and test commands
- ResultApprove patches and git actions

Run a command-line coding assistant that reads local directories, analyzes source files, tests fixes via bash commands, and proposes code changes with minimal overhead.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

```
Listen for developer instructions in the terminal. Inspect project files, search directories, and execute read-only diagnostic commands. When file modifications, deletions, or external git commands are necessary, display the exact diff and wait for explicit user approval before executing.
```

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## Tools it uses

TerminalGitHub

## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- cli
- terminal
- bash
- coding-agent
- git

## Source

[Show HN: Claude Code rewritten as a bash script](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47594804)
Hacker News · checked 2026-10-15

Summarized in our own words. Any results described there are the authors’ own, not measured by BotBento.

By BotBento Editorial · Added 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · [Suggest a correction](/contact/)

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