Terminal & AI Agents

MCP Tool Activity Badges

See every MCP tool call your AI agent makes as a live badge in the terminal area. Each badge shows the tool name, a pulsing status indicator while running, elapsed time, and a clickable detail panel with the full result.

MCP Tool Activity Badges

Why You Need This

How this feature boosts your daily productivity

When an AI agent queries your database or makes an HTTP request through MCP tools, the call and its result are buried in the terminal output stream. You have to scroll back to find what happened. Activity badges surface each tool invocation as a persistent, clickable element — so you can review results at your own pace without losing them in the scroll.

How It Works

Get started in 4 simple steps

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Open a Terminal

Click "+" to create a new terminal tab. Choose from Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Amp, bash, zsh, or custom shells.

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Arrange Your Layout

Switch between grid, columns, or fullscreen with one click. Drag dividers to resize panes to your preference.

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Run Your Agents

Start your AI agents with pre-configured prompts or type freely. Watch them work in real-time with status indicators.

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Monitor & Manage

Use the Terminal Dashboard for a bird's-eye view. Sessions persist across restarts so you never lose context.

Without 1DevTool

The manual way vs. the 1DevTool way

The Hard Way

# Search for the right tool online
# Switch between multiple apps
# Copy-paste data between windows
# Lose context every time you switch
# Repeat dozens of times per day

The 1DevTool Way

Everything in one workspace.
No context switching.
All tools integrated and connected.

Key Capabilities

Everything included with MCP Tool Activity Badges

Support for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Amp, bash, zsh, PowerShell, and custom shells
Real PTY terminals via node-pty — run vim, htop, and any interactive program
Named, color-coded terminal tabs with drag-and-drop reordering
One-click layout switching between grid, columns, and fullscreen modes
Terminal status indicators showing running, idle, and error states
Full scrollback history with configurable buffer size

Why It Matters

The productivity impact of having terminal & ai agents built into your workspace

Zero Context Switching

All your AI agents and terminals live in one window. No more alt-tabbing between 5 different terminal apps.

Visual Status Tracking

Color-coded tabs and the Kanban dashboard tell you which agents are done, running, or need attention — at a glance.

Persistent Sessions

Tmux-backed persistence means your terminal state survives crashes and restarts. Never lose scrollback history again.

Flexible Arrangements

One-click layouts adapt to your task: grid for monitoring, columns for comparing, fullscreen for deep focus.

Ready to boost your workflow?

Download 1DevTool for free and experience MCP Tool Activity Badges along with 122 other features — all in one app.