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Updated · Phoronix · Jun 2

Microsoft Launches Open-Source Intelligent Terminal for Windows with Native AI Agents

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Updated · Phoronix · Jun 2

Microsoft Launches Open-Source Intelligent Terminal for Windows with Native AI Agents

3 articles · Updated · Phoronix · Jun 2

Microsoft unveiled Intelligent Terminal, a Windows-only open-source fork of Windows Terminal that embeds AI agents directly into the command-line interface and has published the code on GitHub under the MIT license.
The new terminal adds an agent status bar, a docked context-aware agent pane, automatic command-error detection and support for configuring different AI agents, aiming to make the shell an AI-assisted workspace.
Microsoft said it will keep maintaining the standard Windows Terminal for users who do not want built-in AI integration, positioning Intelligent Terminal as a parallel option rather than a replacement.
The launch extends Microsoft's Build 2026 push around local AI development on Windows, following its WSL 3 preview and later positioning Intelligent Terminal as an AI pair-programmer for shell errors.

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