Kitty terminal config — migrated from iTerm2 by Claude Code

ai_shell.py

import os
import subprocess
import sys
import tty
import termios


def main(args):
    # Input prompt
    sys.stdout.write('\033[1;34m╭─ Kitty AI Shell\033[0m\n')
    sys.stdout.write('\033[1;34m╰─\033[0m Describe the command you need: ')
    sys.stdout.flush()
    description = sys.stdin.readline().strip()

    if not description:
        return None

    sys.stdout.write('\033[2mThinking...\033[0m\n')
    sys.stdout.flush()

    # Call claude
    try:
        result = subprocess.run(
            [
                '/Users/olegkoval/.local/bin/claude', '-p',
                'Output only a raw shell command with no explanation, '
                'no markdown, no backticks: ' + description,
            ],
            capture_output=True,
            text=True,
            timeout=30,
        )
        raw = result.stdout.strip()
    except FileNotFoundError:
        sys.stdout.write('\033[31mError: claude CLI not found in PATH\033[0m\n')
        sys.stdout.flush()
        input('Press Enter to close...')
        return None
    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
        sys.stdout.write('\033[31mError: timed out waiting for claude\033[0m\n')
        sys.stdout.flush()
        input('Press Enter to close...')
        return None

    # Strip code fences and backticks
    lines = raw.splitlines()
    clean = [
        l.strip().strip('`')
        for l in lines
        if l.strip() and not l.strip().startswith('```')
    ]
    command = clean[0] if clean else ''

    if not command:
        sys.stdout.write('\033[31mNo command returned.\033[0m\n')
        sys.stdout.flush()
        input('Press Enter to close...')
        return None

    # Confirmation
    sys.stdout.write(f'\n\033[1mRun this?\033[0m\n')
    sys.stdout.write(f'  \033[1;32m{command}\033[0m\n\n')
    sys.stdout.write('[Enter] paste  [Esc/q] cancel: ')
    sys.stdout.flush()

    fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
    old = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
    try:
        tty.setraw(fd)
        ch = sys.stdin.read(1)
    finally:
        termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old)

    sys.stdout.write('\n')
    sys.stdout.flush()

    if ch in ('\r', '\n'):
        return command
    return None


def handle_result(args, answer, target_window_id, boss):
    # Uses boss API (more reliable than kitten @ subprocess inside handle_result).
    # If boss.window_id_map is unavailable in this Kitty version, fall back to:
    #   subprocess.run(['kitten', '@', '--to', 'unix:/tmp/kitty-socket',
    #                   'send-text', '--match', f'id:{target_window_id}', answer])
    if answer:
        w = boss.window_id_map.get(target_window_id)
        if w:
            w.paste_text(answer)

kitty.conf

# Kitty Configuration — matching iTerm2 setup
# =============================================

# ===== Font =====
font_family      Monaco
font_size        12.0
bold_font        auto
italic_font      auto
bold_italic_font auto

# ===== Window / Layout =====
remember_window_size  no
initial_window_width  80c
initial_window_height 25c

# Layouts: enable splits (like iTerm2 panes)
# tall = vertical splits, fat = horizontal, splits = arbitrary, stack = fullscreen toggle
enabled_layouts splits,tall,fat,stack

# Window padding (pixels)
window_padding_width 4

# Draw a thin border between splits (like iTerm2 pane dividers)
window_border_width 1pt
# active_border_color   #4488ff
# inactive_border_color #cccccc

# Dim inactive panes (iTerm2 has SplitPaneDimmingAmount)
inactive_text_alpha 0.7

# ===== Tabs =====
tab_bar_style       powerline
tab_bar_edge        bottom
tab_powerline_style slanted
tab_title_template  "{index}: {title}"
active_tab_font_style   bold
inactive_tab_font_style normal

# ===== Scrollback =====
scrollback_lines 1000
# Scrollback pager (like iTerm2's "show scrollback in new window")
scrollback_pager less --chop-long-lines --RAW-CONTROL-CHARS +INPUT_LINE_NUMBER

# ===== Shell =====
shell /bin/zsh

# ===== Transparency =====
background_opacity 1.0

# ===== Cursor =====
cursor_shape block
cursor_blink_interval 0

# ===== Bell (matching iTerm2: visual bell on, audio off) =====
enable_audio_bell    no
visual_bell_duration 0.15
# visual_bell_color    #444444
window_alert_on_bell yes
bell_on_tab          "🔔 "

# ===== Mouse =====
mouse_hide_wait      3.0
copy_on_select       clipboard
strip_trailing_spaces smart

# URL handling (like iTerm2 Semantic History — cmd+click opens URLs)
url_style       curly
open_url_with   default
detect_urls     yes
url_prefixes    file ftp ftps gemini git gopher http https irc ircs kitty mailto news sftp ssh

# ===== macOS Specific =====
macos_option_as_alt       no
# macos_titlebar_color      background
macos_quit_when_last_window_closed yes
macos_traditional_fullscreen       yes
macos_show_window_title_in         window

# ===== Clipboard =====
clipboard_control write-clipboard write-primary read-clipboard read-primary
clipboard_max_size 512

# ===== Notifications =====
# Kitty sends native macOS notifications on bell (replaces iTerm2 Growl)

# ===== Advanced =====
allow_remote_control    yes
listen_on               unix:/tmp/kitty-socket
shell_integration       enabled no-keyboard
modify_keyboard_shortcuts no
confirm_os_window_close 1
update_check_interval   24

# =============================================================
# KEY MAPPINGS — iTerm2 equivalents
# =============================================================

# -- Shift+Enter → literal newline (matching your iTerm2 global key map) --
map shift+enter send_text all \n

# -- Tabs (like iTerm2) --
map cmd+t       new_tab_with_cwd
map cmd+w       close_tab
map cmd+1       goto_tab 1
map cmd+2       goto_tab 2
map cmd+3       goto_tab 3
map cmd+4       goto_tab 4
map cmd+5       goto_tab 5
map cmd+6       goto_tab 6
map cmd+7       goto_tab 7
map cmd+8       goto_tab 8
map cmd+9       goto_tab 9
map cmd+shift+] next_tab
map cmd+shift+[ previous_tab

# -- Splits / Panes (like iTerm2 Cmd+D / Cmd+Shift+D) --
map cmd+d       combine : goto_layout splits : launch --cwd=current --location=vsplit
map cmd+shift+d combine : goto_layout splits : launch --cwd=current --location=hsplit
map cmd+shift+w close_window

# -- Navigate between panes (like iTerm2 Cmd+Alt+Arrow) --
map cmd+alt+left  neighboring_window left
map cmd+alt+right neighboring_window right
map cmd+alt+up    neighboring_window up
map cmd+alt+down  neighboring_window down

# -- Resize panes --
map cmd+shift+left  resize_window narrower 2
map cmd+shift+right resize_window wider 2
map cmd+shift+up    resize_window taller 2
map cmd+shift+down  resize_window shorter 2

# -- Toggle pane zoom (like iTerm2 Cmd+Shift+Enter to maximize pane) --
map cmd+shift+enter toggle_layout stack

# -- Font size (like iTerm2 Cmd+/Cmd-) --
map cmd+equal   change_font_size all +1.0
map cmd+minus   change_font_size all -1.0
map cmd+0       change_font_size all 0

# -- Scrollback --
map cmd+k       clear_terminal scrollback active
map cmd+shift+k clear_terminal scroll active
map cmd+f       show_scrollback

# -- Broadcast input to all panes (like iTerm2 broadcast input) --
# No built-in; use kitten for this (see broadcast kitten below)

# -- Open scrollback in editor (like iTerm2 "Open in Editor") --
map cmd+shift+g launch --stdin-source=@screen_scrollback --type=overlay $EDITOR

# -- Reload config --
map cmd+shift+r load_config_file

# -- Hints kitten — keyboard-select anything on screen --
map ctrl+shift+p kitten hints
map ctrl+shift+f kitten hints --type path --program -
map ctrl+shift+n kitten hints --type linenum --linenum-action launch --action-alias linenum=cursor --goto-line {line} {file}

# -- Dynamic theme switching --
map cmd+shift+t kitten themes --reload-in=all

# -- Project switcher --
map cmd+p kitten /Users/olegkoval/.config/kitty/project_switcher.py

# -- AI-to-shell kitten --
map ctrl+shift+a kitten /Users/olegkoval/.config/kitty/ai_shell.py

# =============================================================
# STARTUP SESSION (equivalent to iTerm2 "WORK SETUP" arrangement)
# =============================================================
# Create ~/.config/kitty/sessions/work.conf to define your layout:
#   kitty --session ~/.config/kitty/sessions/work.conf
# See: https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/overview/#startup-sessions

# ===== Colors (matching iTerm2 light theme) =====

# Default colors
# foreground #101010
# background #fafafa

# Cursor
# cursor #000000

# Selection
# selection_foreground #000000
# selection_background #b3d7ff

# Black
# color0  #141e1e
# color8  #686868

# Red
# color1  #b43c29
# color9  #dd7975

# Green
# color2  #00c200
# color10 #58e772

# Yellow
# color3  #c7c400
# color11 #ece100

# Blue
# color4  #2743c8
# color12 #a7abc8

# Magenta
# color5  #c040be
# color13 #e17ee1

# Cyan
# color6  #00c5c7
# color14 #60fefe

# White
# color7  #c7c7c7
# color15 #ffffff


# BEGIN_KITTY_THEME
# Base2Tone Heath Dark
include current-theme.conf
# END_KITTY_THEME

project_switcher.py

import os
import subprocess
import sys


def main(args):
    projects_file = os.path.expanduser('~/.config/kitty/projects.txt')
    try:
        with open(projects_file) as f:
            projects = [l.strip() for l in f if l.strip()]
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print(f'projects.txt not found at {projects_file}', file=sys.stderr)
        return None

    # fzf reads list from stdin (pipe). We route its UI explicitly to /dev/tty
    # so it can render its interactive interface in the kitten overlay window.
    # Selection comes back on stdout (captured via PIPE).
    with open('/dev/tty', 'wb') as tty:
        proc = subprocess.Popen(
            ['/opt/homebrew/opt/fzf/bin/fzf', '--prompt', 'Project > ', '--height', '40%'],
            stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
            stderr=tty,
        )
        stdout, _ = proc.communicate('\n'.join(projects).encode())

    if proc.returncode != 0:
        return None
    return stdout.decode().strip() or None


def handle_result(args, answer, target_window_id, boss):
    if answer:
        path = os.path.expanduser(answer)
        name = os.path.basename(path)
        boss.new_tab(cwd=path, tab_title=name)