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title: Terminal Improvements
link: https://ampcode.com/news/terminal
source: ampcode-com
published: 2025-05-28T00:00:00Z
updated: 2025-05-28T00:00:00Z
first_seen: 2026-10-04T12:50:30.804479567Z
summary: 'We have made multiple changes to how we run terminal commands in Amp: Environment — Commands now run by default in the integrated VS Code terminal inheriting your shell environment including Python virtual environments and direnv configuration. Interactivity — Use the new "View in Terminal" button to interact with commands that require stdin, or the new "Detach" button to let the command continue running in the background. Output — Progress bars with ANSI escape codes now render beautifully in the UI without eating up your context window, only the final output is presented to the model.'
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We have made multiple changes to how we run terminal commands in Amp:

**Environment** — Commands now run by default in the integrated VS Code terminal inheriting your shell environment including Python virtual environments and direnv configuration.

**Interactivity** — Use the new "View in Terminal" button to interact with commands that require stdin, or the new "Detach" button to let the command continue running in the background.

**Output** — Progress bars with ANSI escape codes now render beautifully in the UI without eating up your context window, only the final output is presented to the model.