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Coding · Intermediate

# Terminal-driven coding and debugging

Execute shell commands, inspect local code, and patch bugs directly from your command line

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

- When you askPrompt with task or bug report
- ThenInspect repository and run tests
- ResultPresent diff and verify patch

Direct an interactive agent inside your development environment to inspect files, execute test suites, research documentation via web lookups, and apply targeted bug fixes or code improvements across your codebase.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

```
Analyze the workspace by reading files and running relevant test commands in the terminal. When writing code modifications, explain the intended logic and run unit tests to verify the fix. Always ask for explicit user confirmation before modifying configuration files, creating commits, or deleting any files or directories. Use web browsing only when reference documentation or error message lookups are necessary.
```

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## Tools it uses

TerminalBrowserGitHub

## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- cli
- debugging
- python
- automation
- git

## Source

[gptme: Your agent in your terminal, equipped with local tools: writes code, uses the terminal, browses the web. Make your own persistent aut](https://github.com/gptme/gptme)
GitHub · 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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