Morgoth

A TUI terminal multiplexer purpose-built for Claude Code, written in Sigil.

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║  > running tests       ║  > reviewing PR #127    ║
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 NORMAL  [1/4] terminal │ ^B+c: new  ^B+x: close  ^B+z: zoom  Morgoth v0.1.0

Why

Claude Code power users run multiple instances simultaneously. Generic multiplexers (tmux, zellij) work but aren't Claude-aware. Morgoth surfaces Claude session metadata — context usage, token consumption, cost — in a dedicated monitor pane alongside your terminals.

Requirements

• Linux (PTY and signal primitives are Linux-specific)
• Sigil compiler built with native feature
• Linux kernel 5.6+ (for full AF_UNIX socket support)

Installation

# 1. Build the Sigil compiler
cd sigil-lang/parser
cargo build --release --no-default-features --features jit,native,protocols

# 2. Clone Morgoth (if separate)
git clone https://github.com/Daemoniorum-LLC/morgoth

Running

# Recommended: use the launch wrapper (handles terminal restore on crash)
./morgoth/launch.sh

# Direct (no crash protection)
sigil-lang/parser/target/release/sigil run morgoth/src/morgoth.sg

Key Bindings

Leader key: Ctrl-B (configurable in config.json)

Navigation

Binding	Action
^B n / ^B p	Focus next / previous pane
^B 1–^B 9	Focus pane by number
Mouse click	Focus clicked pane

Pane Management

Binding	Action
^B c	Create terminal pane
^B m	Create monitor pane
^B x	Close focused pane (confirmation required)
^B z	Zoom / unzoom focused pane
^B |	Split: add pane, force +1 column
^B -	Split: add pane, force +1 row

Scrollback

Binding	Action
^B k	Scroll up
^B j	Scroll down
^B /	Enter scrollback search

Copy Mode (^B [)

Binding	Action
h j k l	Cursor movement
0 / $	Beginning / end of line
w / b	Word forward / backward
g / G	First / last line
Ctrl-U / Ctrl-D	Half-page up / down
Space	Start / cancel character selection
V	Toggle line selection mode
Enter	Yank to clipboard (OSC 52) + deliver to Claude pane via MQ
/	Enter search
n / N	Next / previous search match
q / ESC	Exit copy mode

Profiles + Session

Binding	Action
^B S	Save current pane layout to active profile
^B p	Open profile picker

Pane Reordering

Binding	Action
^B <	Swap focused pane with previous (focus follows)
^B >	Swap focused pane with next (focus follows)

Broadcast Mode

Binding	Action
^B B	Toggle broadcast — keystrokes go to all alive terminal panes

Other

Binding	Action
^B ?	Show help overlay
^B ^B	Send literal Ctrl-B to focused pane
^B q	Quit (confirmation required)

Configuration

Morgoth reads ~/.morgoth/config.json on startup. All keys are optional.

{
  "shell": "/bin/bash",
  "leader_key": 2,
  "scrollback_lines": 1000,
  "max_panes": 12,
  "hmr": false,
  "session_restore": true,
  "bindings": {
    "new_terminal": "c",
    "new_monitor":  "m",
    "close_pane":   "x",
    "zoom_toggle":  "z",
    "copy_mode":    "[",
    "save_profile": "S",
    "help":         "?"
  }
}

leader_key is the ASCII byte of the leader character (2 = Ctrl-B).

Profiles

Pane layouts are saved in ~/.morgoth/profiles/. The active profile at startup is default.json. Use ^B+p to load a different profile; use ^B+S to save the current layout.

Profile files contain a JSON array of pane types:

["terminal", "monitor", "terminal"]

Claude Code Integration

The system monitor pane reads from:

• ~/.claude/stats-cache.json — context usage, token count, session cost
• ~/.claude/current-task — active task description (if present)

It also runs git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD to show the current branch, and displays a live count of Claude-role panes and the MQ socket path.

Morgoth includes a built-in pane message queue (MQ) that delivers text from copy mode directly to Claude Code panes — no external tools required.

flowchart LR
    U([user]) -->|"^B+[ select Enter"| M[Morgoth MQ]
    CC["Claude Code pane\n(role=claude)"] -->|"OSC 2: ✳ Claude Code"| M
    M -->|"in-process delivery\nvia pane inbox"| CC

    EXT([external process]) -->|"FIFO write\n~/.morgoth/fifos/<uuid>"| M
    EXT2([JSON client]) -->|"Unix socket\n~/.morgoth/morgoth.sock"| M
    EXT2 -->|"recipient=notify"| SB[Status Bar]

Loading

Copy mode yank (^B+[, select, Enter) detects the focused Claude pane by its OSC 2 title (any title containing "Claude" or "✳") and writes the selection directly to that pane's PTY master — it appears in Claude's input box instantly.

External producers can inject text via FIFO or socket:

# Paste text into a specific pane
echo "hello" > ~/.morgoth/fifos/<pane-uuid>

# Paste via socket (with UUID)
echo '{"recipient":"<uuid>","kind":"paste","payload":"hello"}' \
  | nc -U ~/.morgoth/morgoth.sock

# Push a status bar notification (no UUID needed)
echo '{"recipient":"notify","kind":"notify","payload":"Tests: 47 passed"}' \
  | nc -U ~/.morgoth/morgoth.sock

bin/morgoth-send is a convenience wrapper that resolves pane roles to UUIDs automatically:

morgoth-send --to-role claude "implement the auth module"
morgoth-send --kind notify "Deploy complete: v1.2.3"

bin/morgoth-list prints all active panes with their UUID, role, title, and FIFO path:

UUID                                   ROLE       TITLE            FIFO
----                                   ----       -----            ----
550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000   claude     Claude Code      ~/.morgoth/fifos/550e...

Pane UUIDs, roles, and titles are listed in ~/.morgoth/registry.json (updated on startup and OSC title changes). All messages are also appended to ~/.morgoth/messages.jsonl and replayed into pane inboxes on the next Morgoth startup.

A machine-readable manifest is written to ~/.morgoth/manifest.json on startup and updated on every OSC title change. It contains the socket path, registry path, FIFO directory, and live Claude pane count — useful for agents and tools that need to discover Morgoth's endpoints programmatically.

Tests

# Run all 222 tests
./run_tests.sh

# Filter by phase
./run_tests.sh --filter P8
./run_tests.sh --filter P15

License

Licensed under either of

• Apache License, Version 2.0
• MIT License

at your option.

Copyright 2026 Lightspeed DMS, LLC