Show HN: CLI for Managing Mentat Agents (mentat.ai)

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Mentat has released a focused command-line tool to manage Mentat agents quickly from your terminal—think "gh" for agent management. The CLI provides succinct commands to list agents, start new agents, send messages to an agent, and view an agent's actions, all designed to save the context-switching time developers spend flipping between browser tabs and repos. It also integrates tightly with your local Git workflow: the CLI infers which agent you mean from your current repo and branch (e.g., a branch like mentat-123/example on user/example), so simple commands can target the right agent without extra flags. Crucially, this is not a local agent runner or TUI—Mentat agents continue to run remotely. That design avoids asking for local permissions or using your machine’s resources, preserves session continuity when you move devices, and makes agents accessible from mobile. Every command supports a -W/--web flag to open the corresponding agent page in your browser, letting the CLI complement the Mentat web UI for fast management. For teams and developers who run many agents, the CLI offers a narrow, practical efficiency boost without changing Mentat’s remote execution model.
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