A device becomes available only after you start Terminal Mode and complete browser sign-in.
Welcome to
Golden Terminal
Files
Processes
Development
Containers
Network
AI Ready
Everyday fixes.
Professional work.
Ask in normal language. Golden Terminal gives your AI controlled access to inspect, change, test and verify the real environment — from a home router to production infrastructure.
Local shell execution
Run commands on the machine where Golden Terminal is active, using the current local user context.
File read, write, and patch
Inspect files, update content, and make precise project changes through your AI workflow.
Process, logs, and status
Start long-running jobs, inspect output, and follow process state without leaving the conversation.
Git, builds, and tests
Use real repositories, CLI tools, builds, tests, and deployment workflows.
Docker and service diagnostics
Investigate containers, services, networking, and infrastructure when the local session has the required rights.
Browser pairing
Start from PowerShell or CMD, authorize in the browser, then return to the live foreground session.
Visible session control
Keep the terminal open to stay connected. Close it or press Ctrl+C to stop new Golden actions on that machine.
Works from your AI client
Your AI reasons in the conversation while Golden Terminal gives it controlled access to real local tools.
Your AI thinks. Golden Terminal acts.
Connect your AI to the machine in front of you.
Sign in once, start Terminal Mode, and use Golden Terminal from ChatGPT or another MCP-compatible client.
Controlled access.
You stay in charge.
Golden Terminal gives your AI a controlled route to act in a real environment — not unlimited remote control. The hard boundary is the foreground session you connect and the permissions already present on that device.
Golden runs in the current local user/process context. It does not silently elevate privileges or bypass operating-system permissions.
Keep the terminal open while you want access available. Close it or press Ctrl+C to disconnect the foreground runtime.
For destructive or high-impact work, the safe workflow is inspect → explain → confirm → act. Golden does not expand permissions just to force an operation through.
Your connected-device session is separate from Golden Terminal administrative infrastructure and never falls back into privileged product operations.
Foreground Session Mode does not create a hosted machine inventory, and its session credential is not persisted by the foreground runtime.