1667
Terminal writing tool in AI tools
Terminal tool for drafting fiction with a language model, praised for its path map, kept drafts and simple interface. Critics object that the AI does the actual writing.
Terminal tool for drafting fiction with a language model, praised for its path map, kept drafts and simple interface. Critics object that the AI does the actual writing.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 13
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 72%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 13 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Path map and kept drafts
“you've created something with some interesting features, particularly around the path map and keeping all drafts”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models” “I feel like the path view works reasonably well but tree and mass not so much.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models” “the path view of the map works reasonably well but tree/mass not so much”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models” Simple, clean terminal interface
“I love the TUI approach and keeping things simple and organized for you”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models” “The UI looks beautiful,I like its style.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models” “Love the style! very creative”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models” Interesting project worth watching
“I've seen a writer who is actually interested in this tool, myself included.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models” “this project is genuinely interesting and i'm curious to see where it goes”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
AI does the writing, not author
“You have a language model write for you... You can spend all the time you like developing structure and ideas, but if you don't actually do the writing you haven't written it.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models” “I really like the way this is framed. I don't like the fact that AI is the one writing the novel”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models” “OP's software facilitates the outsourcing of creative writing to a agentic content mill”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models” - Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models”
Tree and mass views work poorly
“I feel like the path view works reasonably well but tree and mass not so much.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models” “the path view of the map works reasonably well but tree/mass not so much”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: 1667, a terminal UI for writing fiction with language models”
What people said
21 of the 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I really like the way this is framed. I don't like the fact that AI is the one writing the novel”
“I've seen a writer who is actually interested in this tool, myself included.”
“I like the idea of having a list of "facts" to keep track of characters in the story.”
“OP's software facilitates the outsourcing of creative writing to a agentic content mill”
“I feel like the path view works reasonably well but tree and mass not so much.”
“it could have been a decent tool without the AI crap”
“I did add an aside mode that I use for this”
“We should encourage people to create software even if they use AI to help them.”
“I like your tool by the way”
“You have a language model write for you... You can spend all the time you like developing structure and ideas, but if you don't actually do the writing you haven't written it.”
“the path view of the map works reasonably well but tree/mass not so much”
“a new TUI-based tool is not going to make it measurably worse”
“I love the TUI approach and keeping things simple and organized for you”
“The issue is mostly people not disclaiming it’s AI.”
“This caters to a different lets say need.”
“If you can't write on your own, don't write at all.”
“this project is genuinely interesting and i'm curious to see where it goes”
“you've created something with some interesting features, particularly around the path map and keeping all drafts”
“I assume the several comments complementing the style of this app are being sarcastic”
“Love the style! very creative”
“The UI looks beautiful,I like its style.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.