How Ghostty’s scores are calculated

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [probe] https://ghostty.org/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 404 at https://ghostty.org/llms.txt”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/docs.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 404 at https://ghostty.org/docs.md”

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automationweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [probe] https://ghostty.org/docs“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-04, Ghostty 1.3.1 via brew cask): `ghostty +list-actions` enumerates 85 bindable actions (new_split, new_tab, ...) and `ghostty +help` documents the +action CLI surface, but no remote-control/IPC interface was found — the macOS CLI supports config +actions only, so an external script or agent cannot send commands to or read output from a running Ghostty instance.”
• [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/42517447“Building from source needs specific deps: 'sudo apt install libgtk-4-dev libadwaita-1-dev git', otherwise you get 'unable to spawn glib-compile-resources' errors.”
• [community] https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/items/42517447“It also seems to need a fairly new gtk4. At least the version in Ubuntu 22.04 is too old.”

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their toolsweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Connect an agent via an official MCP serverweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Use an official CLIweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/config“Every configuration key is a valid CLI flag when launching Ghostty from the command-line.”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/docs“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-04, Ghostty 1.3.1 via brew cask): `ghostty +list-actions` enumerates 85 bindable actions (new_split, new_tab, ...) and `ghostty +help` documents the +action CLI surface, but no remote-control/IPC interface was found — the macOS CLI supports config +actions only, so an external script or agent cannot send commands to or read output from a running Ghostty instance.”

Drive the product through a documented public APIweight 3

3 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/features“AppleScript Automation: Built-in AppleScript dictionary for scripting windows, tabs, terminals, layouts, and input events.”
• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/features“Built-in AppleScript dictionary for scripting windows, tabs, terminals, layouts, and input events.”
• [github] https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty“libghostty is a cross-platform, zero-dependency C and Zig library for building terminal emulators or utilizing terminal functionality”
• [github] https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty“`libghostty-vt` is already available and usable today for Zig and C and is compatible for macOS, Linux, Windows, and WebAssembly.”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/docs“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-04, Ghostty 1.3.1 via brew cask): `ghostty +list-actions` enumerates 85 bindable actions (new_split, new_tab, ...) and `ghostty +help` documents the +action CLI surface, but no remote-control/IPC interface was found — the macOS CLI supports config +actions only, so an external script or agent cannot send commands to or read output from a running Ghostty instance.”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 404 at https://ghostty.org/llms.txt”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/docs.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 404 at https://ghostty.org/docs.md”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://ghostty.org/openapi.json, https://ghostty.org/swagger.json, https://ghostty.org/api/openapi.json, https://ghostty.org/.well-known/openapi.json)”

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agentweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Build against official SDKsweight 2

2 (weight) × 5 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 6.0 of 20 max

• [github] https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty“libghostty is a cross-platform, zero-dependency C and Zig library for building terminal emulators or utilizing terminal functionality”
• [github] https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty“`libghostty` is a cross-platform, zero-dependency C and Zig library for building terminal emulators or utilizing terminal functionality (such as style parsing).”
• [github] https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty“`libghostty-vt` is already available and usable today for Zig and C and is compatible for macOS, Linux, Windows, and WebAssembly.”
• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/about“libghostty provides the core terminal emulation, font handling, and rendering capabilities.”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/docs“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-04, Ghostty 1.3.1 via brew cask): `ghostty +list-actions` enumerates 85 bindable actions (new_split, new_tab, ...) and `ghostty +help` documents the +action CLI surface, but no remote-control/IPC interface was found — the macOS CLI supports config +actions only, so an external script or agent cannot send commands to or read output from a running Ghostty instance.”

Subscribe to events via webhooksweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examplesweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)weight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production dataweight 1

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policyweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [github] https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty“libghostty is a cross-platform, zero-dependency C and Zig library for building terminal emulators or utilizing terminal functionality”
• [github] https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty“`libghostty-vt` is already available and usable today for Zig and C and is compatible for macOS, Linux, Windows, and WebAssembly.”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/openapi.json“PROBE openapi: all candidate paths 404 (https://ghostty.org/openapi.json, https://ghostty.org/swagger.json, https://ghostty.org/api/openapi.json, https://ghostty.org/.well-known/openapi.json)”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 404 at https://ghostty.org/llms.txt”

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UIweight 2

2 (weight) × 3 (quality) × 0.3 (disputed) = 1.8 of 20 max

• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/features“AppleScript Automation: Built-in AppleScript dictionary for scripting windows, tabs, terminals, layouts, and input events.”
• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/features“Built-in AppleScript dictionary for scripting windows, tabs, terminals, layouts, and input events.”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/docs“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-04, Ghostty 1.3.1 via brew cask): `ghostty +list-actions` enumerates 85 bindable actions (new_split, new_tab, ...) and `ghostty +help` documents the +action CLI surface, but no remote-control/IPC interface was found — the macOS CLI supports config +actions only, so an external script or agent cannot send commands to or read output from a running Ghostty instance.”
• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/config“Every configuration key is a valid CLI flag when launching Ghostty from the command-line.”

Export all of my data in open formats and leaveweight 3

3 (weight) × 4 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs“Ghostty supports hundreds of configuration options to make it look and behave exactly how you want.”
• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/config“You can split your configuration into multiple files by using the `config-file` key in your configuration file.”
• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/config“Every configuration key is a valid CLI flag when launching Ghostty from the command-line.”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/llms.txt“PROBE llms.txt: HTTP 404 at https://ghostty.org/llms.txt”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/docs.md“PROBE docs-md: HTTP 404 at https://ghostty.org/docs.md”

Read the product's source under an open licenseweight 2

2 (weight) × 6 (quality) × 0.6 (partial) = 7.2 of 20 max

• [github] https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty“Anyone can use `libghostty` to build a terminal emulator or embed a terminal into their own applications.”
• [github] https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty“libghostty is a cross-platform, zero-dependency C and Zig library for building terminal emulators or utilizing terminal functionality”
• [github] https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty“`libghostty` is a cross-platform, zero-dependency C and Zig library for building terminal emulators or utilizing terminal functionality (such as style parsing).”
• [github] https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty“`libghostty-vt` is already available and usable today for Zig and C and is compatible for macOS, Linux, Windows, and WebAssembly.”

Self-host the core productweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the productweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Set up automations that run autonomously in the backgroundweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

• [probe] https://ghostty.org/docs“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-04, Ghostty 1.3.1 via brew cask): `ghostty +list-actions` enumerates 85 bindable actions (new_split, new_tab, ...) and `ghostty +help` documents the +action CLI surface, but no remote-control/IPC interface was found — the macOS CLI supports config +actions only, so an external script or agent cannot send commands to or read output from a running Ghostty instance.”
• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/features“AppleScript Automation: Built-in AppleScript dictionary for scripting windows, tabs, terminals, layouts, and input events.”
• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/features“Built-in AppleScript dictionary for scripting windows, tabs, terminals, layouts, and input events.”

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the productweight 3

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Operate the product with natural-language commandsweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Perform bulk operations across many items at onceweight 2

n/a — not applicable to this product: excluded from numerator and denominator

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on eventsweight 3

3 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 30 max

• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/features“AppleScript Automation: Built-in AppleScript dictionary for scripting windows, tabs, terminals, layouts, and input events.”
• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/features“Secure Keyboard Entry: Automatically detect password prompts or manually enable secure keyboard entry to protect passwords from other processes.”
• [claimed-docs] https://ghostty.org/docs/features“Themes can be switched automatically based on system dark/light mode.”
• [probe] https://ghostty.org/docs“PROBE runtime (recorded 2026-09-04, Ghostty 1.3.1 via brew cask): `ghostty +list-actions` enumerates 85 bindable actions (new_split, new_tab, ...) and `ghostty +help` documents the +action CLI surface, but no remote-control/IPC interface was found — the macOS CLI supports config +actions only, so an external script or agent cannot send commands to or read output from a running Ghostty instance.”

Schedule recurring jobs or workflowsweight 2

2 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 20 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh

Version, review, and roll back my automationsweight 1

1 (weight) × 0 (quality) × 0.0 (none) = 0.0 of 10 max

no evidence cited — the verdict rests on absence of evidence, re-checked on refresh