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Like `tail -f`, but for up to 9 files at once in a clean tiled layout. Tested on Ubuntu and macOS.\n\n## Features\n\n- **Zero dependencies** — Python 3.10+ standard library only\n- **Quick path** — `tailgrid /path/` auto-selects log files (configurable via `config.json`)\n- **Claude integration** — `tailgrid --claude` lets Claude identify relevant logs to monitor\n- **Up to 9 tiles** — auto-layout, auto-height\n- **Scroll mode** — `Enter` to enter, `↑↓`/`u`/`d`/`gg`/`G` to scroll\n- **Session restore** — saves last 10 sessions\n\n**Viewer:** `←→↑↓`: Nav | `Enter`: Scroll mode (`↑↓` `u`/`d` `gg`/`G`) | `q`: Quit\n\n## Quick start\n\n**From PyPI:**\n```bash\npip install tailgrid\ntailgrid\n```\n\n**From source:**\n```bash\ngit clone https://github.com/ferreirafabio/tailgrid.git\ncd tailgrid\npython -m tailgrid\n```\n\n### Usage\n\n**With directory** (auto-selects `.txt`/`.log`/`.out`/`.err` files, newest first):\n```bash\ntailgrid /var/log/       # selects up to 9 files (newest)\ntailgrid /var/log/ 4     # 4 newest files in 2x2 grid\n```\n\n**With multiple files:**\n```bash\ntailgrid train.log eval.log debug.log   # auto-arranges in grid\n```\n\n### Claude integration\n\nRequires [Claude Code CLI](https://claude.ai/claude-code) to be installed and available in your PATH. Let Claude intelligently select relevant log files:\n\n```bash\ntailgrid --claude\n```\n\nClaude analyzes your current session, recent experiments, and active projects to find the most relevant log files. Each tile shows Claude's reasoning for why it selected that file:\n\n```\n┌─ 1:...server.log ─────────┐┌─ 2:...error.log ────────────┐\n│ [2024-01-15] Starting...  ││ [ERROR] Connection failed   │\n└───────────────────────────┘└─────────────────────────────┘\n Claude: Production server - main application logs, request handling\n [1] 42 lines │ w: Wrap │ Enter: Scroll │ ←→↑↓: Nav │ q: Quit\n```\n\n## Menu\n\n```\n  tailgrid - Multi-file tail viewer\n\n    1) Browse directory\n    2) Add paths manually\n    3) Resume session\n\n  Select 1-3 (q=quit):\n```\n\n### Browse directory\n\nSelect `1` to browse a directory and pick files interactively:\n\n```\n  Directory path (b=back, q=quit): /var/log/\n```\n\nThe file picker lets you select multiple files:\n\n```\n Select files from: /var/log/\n ─────────────────────────────────────\n [x] auth.log\n [ ] boot.log\n [x] syslog\n [ ] kern.log\n [x] dpkg.log\n\n 3/9 selected │ ↑↓/jk nav │ SPACE sel │ a all │ ENTER ok │ q quit\n```\n\nLayout is auto-selected based on file count:\n- 1 file → Single\n- 2 files → Choose vertical or horizontal\n- 3-4 files → 2×2 grid\n- 5-9 files → 3×3 grid\n\n### Resume session\n\nSelect `3` from menu to restore one of the last 10 sessions:\n\n```\n  Recent sessions:\n\n    0) 2 file(s), 10 lines\n       • /var/log/syslog\n       • /var/log/auth.log\n    1) 4 file(s), 10 lines\n       • ~/app/logs/error.log\n       • ~/app/logs/access.log\n       • ~/app/logs/debug.log\n       • ~/app/logs/info.log\n\n  Select 0-1 (b=back, q=quit):\n```\n\nSessions are stored in `~/.config/tailgrid/sessions.json`.\n\n## Config\n\nCustomize settings via `~/.config/tailgrid/config.json`:\n\n```json\n{\n  \"extensions\": [\".txt\", \".log\", \".out\", \".err\", \".json\"],\n  \"show_full_path\": false,\n  \"claude_prompt\": \"Return absolute paths to FILES...\"\n}\n```\n\n- `extensions`: File types for quick-start (default: `.txt`, `.log`, `.out`, `.err`)\n- `show_full_path`: Show full path in tile headers instead of filename (default: `false`)\n- `claude_prompt`: Custom prompt for `--claude` mode (default: asks for relevant logs with descriptions)\n\n### Add paths manually\n\nSelect `2` to manually enter paths and pick a layout:\n\n```\n  Select layout:\n\n    1) Single        2) Vertical      3) Horizontal    4) 2x2 Grid     5) 3x3 Grid\n       ┌─────┐          ┌──┬──┐          ┌─────┐          ┌──┬──┐         ┌──┬──┬──┐\n       │  1  │          │ 1│ 2│          │  1  │          │ 1│ 2│         │ 1│ 2│ 3│\n       └─────┘          └──┴──┘          ├─────┤          ├──┼──┤         ├──┼──┼──┤\n                                         │  2  │          │ 3│ 4│         │ 4│ 5│ 6│\n                                         └─────┘          └──┴──┘         ├──┼──┼──┤\n                                                                          │ 7│ 8│ 9│\n                                                                          └──┴──┴──┘\n\n  Layout 1-5 (b=back, q=quit): 4\n\n  Enter 4 file path(s) (b=back, q=quit):\n\n    [1] /var/log/syslog\n    [2] /var/log/auth.log\n    [3] ~/app/logs/error.log\n    [4] ~/app/logs/access.log\n\n  Starting with 4 file(s)...\n```\n\n## Requirements\n\n- Python 3.10+\n- Linux or macOS (curses is not available on Windows)\n\n## License\n\nApache-2.0\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fferreirafabio%2Ftailgrid","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fferreirafabio%2Ftailgrid","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fferreirafabio%2Ftailgrid/lists"}