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Live Monitor

td monitor is a real-time TUI dashboard for watching agent activity. Run it in a separate terminal to observe what your AI agent is doing as it works through tasks.

td monitor TUI dashboard

Starting the Monitor

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The monitor auto-refreshes as issues and logs change, giving you a live view of progress without interrupting the agent's workflow.

Views

Default View

Shows three panels:

  • Current focus - the issue actively being worked on
  • Activity log - recent actions across all sessions
  • Ready tasks - issues available to pick up next

Board View (press b)

Swimlanes organized by status:

  • Open
  • In Progress
  • In Review
  • Closed

Stats View (press s)

A statistics dashboard with project-wide metrics (see below).

Keyboard Shortcuts

KeyAction
bToggle board view
sOpen stats modal
/Search/filter issues
cToggle closed tasks
rRefresh
j/kNavigate up/down
EnterView issue details
EscClose modal/exit search
qQuit

Stats Dashboard

Press s to open the stats modal. It displays:

  • Status breakdown - bar chart of issues by status
  • By type and priority - distribution of work categories
  • Summary metrics - total issues, points, completion rate
  • Timeline data - oldest open issue, last closed issue
  • Activity stats - log count, handoffs, most active session

Search and Filter

Press / to activate search. Type to filter issues by name or description in real-time. Useful for navigating large projects quickly. Press Esc to clear the search and return to the full list.

Use Cases

  • Watch agent progress in real-time from a second terminal
  • Identify blocked or stale issues that need attention
  • Review board status across all active work
  • Track completion rate and velocity via the stats dashboard