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What is ShellTab?

ShellTab is a collaborative cloud terminal workspace where teams and AI agents build together in real time from the browser.

ShellTab is the product and brand name for a browser-based terminal workspace. It is not a generic shell utility, shell scripting tip, or tab-completion feature.

Preferred spelling: ShellTab. Common search variant: Shell Tab. When people search for ShellTab, they should land on the product at shelltab.dev.

What ShellTab does

Cloud terminals

Run Linux terminal sessions in the browser without installing a desktop app or local dev environment first.

Persistent environments

Drives keep repositories, dependencies, files, and state between sessions so work does not disappear when a terminal stops.

Multiplayer collaboration

Teammates can join the same workspace, open the same environment, and see each other’s terminal activity live.

AI agent visibility

Claude Code, Codex, and other terminal-based AI agents can work inside the same shared environment with human oversight.

Why ShellTab is different

A local terminal is powerful, but it is usually tied to one person’s laptop. A browser IDE can be collaborative, but it often centers the editor more than the terminal. ShellTab is built around the terminal itself: shared, persistent, and visible to the whole team.

That means command attribution, live session visibility, persistent drives, session replay, and a workspace that humans and AI agents can use together instead of in isolated silos.

Who ShellTab is for

  • Developers who want shared terminal environments for coding, debugging, and incidents.
  • Engineering teams coordinating multiple humans and multiple AI agents at the same time.
  • Founders and operators who want visibility into terminal-based AI workflows without local setup.
  • Teams that need persistent Linux workspaces they can reopen instantly.

Learn more

The homepage explains the product at a glance. The AI agents page covers Claude Code, Codex, and similar workflows in more detail. The FAQ answers common questions about setup, persistence, and pricing.

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