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Compi just got upgraded (terminal UX is weird)

Building a game in the terminal sounded easy…

At first I went with:

• commands
• menus
• managing your collection

Classic CLI stuff.

But inside Claude Code, it just felt wrong.
Too clunky. Too much typing.

So I scrapped it.

Now it’s:
👉 random card choices each turn

No commands. Just pick and play.

Feels way more natural for AI terminals.

https://github.com/amit221/compi

Compi just got upgraded (and I had to rethink terminal UX)

Building a game inside the terminal sounded simple… until I actually tried to make it usable.

At first I went with a “classic” approach:

• type commands
• navigate menus
• manage your collection manually

Basically what you’d expect from a CLI game.

But inside something like Claude Code / AI terminals… it just felt wrong.
Too clunky, too much typing, and honestly — not fun.

So I scrapped it.

Instead, I moved to a card-style system:

• each turn you get a few random options
• you just pick one
• no micromanaging, no typing commands

It’s way more “game-like” and actually fits how people interact in AI terminals.

Still feels weird building UX for a place that was never meant for games 😅
but also kinda exciting.

If you’re curious: https://github.com/amit221/compi

well not really but almost (:

i liked the companion concept so much that i had to built something like that . so like a good Claude viber i added a new plugin called Compi a collection game that played directly inside Claude with Claude as an ai advisor.

it works completely offline and opensource.

it leverage hooks skills and askII art

https://github.com/amit221/compi