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Start and close sessions on herdr-core-only machines #99
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On a machine that runs only herdr-core (Herdr Desktop), with no classic herdr and no Shepherdr, the phone can watch and answer sessions but can't start or close them.
Starting: the + menu's Terminal needs a classic herdr workspace or Shepherdr (NewTerminal.can() in Spaces.kt; its comment says "herdr-core alone opens no terminal for the phone"). So there's no way to open a new shell or start a new agent in a herdr-core space.
Closing: the agent sheet only offers Details, Open terminal, Activity timeline and Browse the code. "Close pane", "Close tab" and "Close workspace" appear only for classic herdr sessions (ManageSheets.kt, the HcMapping.address(target) == null branch).
herdr-core already has both halves: hc run starts a terminal (with a program or a shell, in a folder) and hc kill <t> ends one. Supporting them would let a herdr-core-only machine be managed from the phone without going back to the desktop: a new terminal or agent from the + menu (or New › Agent), and Close on a herdr-core terminal.
App v0.1.520.
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[-]Close herdr-core sessions from the phone[/-][+]Start and close sessions on herdr-core-only machines[/+]HERD-37 Start and close sessions on herdr-core-only machines (#123)
makefunstuff commentedon Nov 8, 2026
Thank you, @drafter-max, for such a clear report: pointing straight at
NewTerminal.can()and the close branch made this quick to fix. 🙏Fixed in #123: on a machine that runs only Herdr Desktop (herdr-core), the phone can now start a shell from a space's ⋯ › New › Terminal (
hc run), start an agent from Start work › Agent now, and close a terminal with Close terminal (hc kill, after asking). It's in the next build after v0.1.586.