> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.coconut.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Terminal

> Use Coconut's built-in terminal

Coconut has a fully featured terminal built right in. This allows you to do all the things you might typically do locally, such as run a development server, execute scripts, and use [TUI-based](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text-based_user_interface) coding agents such as Claude Code or OpenAI Codex.

<Tip>
  For power users this also provides direct access to the underlying file system and built-in commands.
</Tip>

## Starting and managing sessions

From within the "Terminal" section of the left-hand navigation you can both start new terminal instances (via the "New Terminal" button) and view all currently open sessions.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/coconut-a01d759b/rAZNKuyGUGdcIpmh/images/coconut-terminal.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=rAZNKuyGUGdcIpmh&q=85&s=9d56f441e867f26abbdf4f23e496a3d5" alt="coconut terminal" width="1200" height="570" data-path="images/coconut-terminal.jpg" />

## Running custom commands

You can also launch custom commands (such as starting a development server) straight from this screen via the "Run Custom Commands" section.