tap. Minimal session manager for tiling WM users — detach, attach, introspect terminals without tmux overhead

github.com/andrewgazelka/tap

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Updates

December 2025

feat: add session detach/attach for tmux-like persistence Dec 17
test: add nvim integration tests for scrollback capture Dec 16
test: add alternate screen integration tests Dec 16
fix: show only current screen content in scrollback Dec 16
preserve scrollback when TUI enters alternate screen Dec 16
add tap-editor crate for multi-editor support Dec 16
open editor at cursor position (Alt-e now jumps to current line) Dec 16
add CONTRIBUTING.md with keyboard input flow diagram Dec 16
use timestamped debug logs in ~/.tap/logs/ Dec 16
fix: always translate CSI u sequences to traditional input Dec 16
add --debug flag for logging to ~/.tap/debug.log Dec 16
add CLAUDE.md with zellij reference Dec 16
feat: translate kitty CSI u sequences for non-kitty apps Dec 16
fix: use login flag for nushell to load config.nu Dec 16
fix: force interactive mode for nushell/bash/zsh, show shell in banner Dec 16
refactor: use BorrowedFd, add file locking, remove dead code Dec 16
refactor(tap): inline paths, wrap_err Dec 7
refactor(tap-server/input): inline paths, extract ESC constant Dec 7
refactor(tap-server/editor): inline paths, wrap_err Dec 7
refactor(tap-server/scrollback): extract magic numbers to constants Dec 7