I was doing AI-assisted coding inside a terminal session. The AI kept modifying files, but I had no way to view those changes in the same window — I had to switch apps, switch context, come back. Every loop through the cycle was an interruption.
What I wanted was simple: the terminal and the AI and the files, all in the same place, without the context-switching. So I built it.
That's the origin of aitm. The version 1.0 is that thing, shipped.
The design choice: participant, not driver
Most AI terminals are built around a single model: you describe intent, the AI executes. It's efficient when it works and a bad afternoon when it doesn't.
