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I just shared with the rest of the @aspire.dev team a proof of concept for a TUI interface in the Aspire CLI. It is built with #Hex1b using a few features that I've been cooking over the weekend. This specific UX might not make it but it shows you what is possible.

9/2/26, 9:37 am1 repost10 likes

Mitch Denny

@mitchdenny.dev

9 Feb

Some of the other features that I've been cooking in #Hex1b. A big chunk of the weekend was building a CLI tool for Hex1b that can be used for debugging. One of the things it can do is launch terminals in the background and attach to them. You can even view them in the browser.

Mitch Denny

@mitchdenny.dev

9 Feb

#Hex1b has also gotten some useful widgets that you see in more complex #tui systems like a TabPanelWidget and a TreeWidget. Here is a screenshot that shows off both. The TabPanel is quite flexible and composed of a TabBar that can be used independently and the ability to add icons to the tabs!

Mitch Denny

@mitchdenny.dev

9 Feb

I've also added a windowing system including the ability to add animated backgrounds (use with caution). This leverages the same surface rendering system from the first video.

Mitch Denny

@mitchdenny.dev

9 Feb

Another #hex1b widget added which I've actually build specifically for #aspire but which will be pretty useful for any .NET-based TUI is a LoggerPanel. There are a few parts of this including an extension for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging that returns a sink that can be bound to the UX.