New to terminal multiplexers?
You don’t need to learn shortcuts to start. Herdr is mouse-first: click panes, drag borders, split and switch from right-click menus.
Herdr documentation
Install, learn, and configure Herdr. Start on the path that matches you — no multiplexer experience required.
Pick your path
Section titled “Pick your path”Coming from tmux or zellij?
You already know the model. The prefix is ctrl+b, panes persist, detach and reattach work the way you expect.
Or let your agent introduce you
Section titled “Or let your agent introduce you”Already running an AI coding agent? Let it do the onboarding. Paste this prompt:
Help me understand and set up Herdr. Read https://herdr.chefgroep.nl/agent-guide.md first, then walk me through it step by step.The guide teaches your agent Herdr’s concepts, setup, configuration, and common fixes, so its answers stay accurate instead of improvised.
Core guides
Section titled “Core guides”Agents and state
See supported agents, detection evidence, integrations, direct attach, and the explicit working, blocked, done, idle, and unknown states. unknown is never silently shown as idle.
Session state
Understand detach, restart restore, pane history replay, native agent resume, and live handoff.
Configuration and motion
Configure keybindings, themes, sidebar rows and tokens, status indicators, spinner style, notifications, scrollback, and advanced options. Settings previews are designed to stay responsive without changing server-owned runtime facts.
API
Control Herdr from scripts, tools, and agents through the CLI and local socket API.
Plugins
Author local executable workflow plugins with manifest actions and event hooks.
Marketplace
Share plugins from GitHub today and tag your repo to be listed when the marketplace launches.