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Herdr Cheat Sheet

Print-ready cheat sheet for Herdr, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use

Source
Herdr documentation (herdr.dev, v0.9.3) and herdr CLI help output
License
MIT
Updated
2026-10-06

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What's in this cheat sheet

  • Mental Model
  • Getting Started
  • Key Bindings
  • Sessions & Remote
  • Scripting Panes
  • Orchestrating Agents
  • Configuration

Layers

sessionBackground server namespace; owns every process
workspaceOne per repo or task; sidebar rolls up agent state
tabA layout inside a workspace (agents, logs, server)
paneA real terminal; split right or down, survives detach
agentA coding agent Herdr recognizes inside a pane

Detaching the client leaves the server and all panes running

Agent States

workingAgent is busy on a turn
blockedWaiting on an approval prompt or a question
doneFinished, and you have not looked yet
idleFinished or waiting, already seen
unknownAgent present, state unclear; not proof it finished

idle and done both mean the agent will accept a new prompt

Input Modes

terminalKeys go straight to the focused pane
prefixAfter Ctrl-b, the next key is a Herdr action
navigatePersistent workspace navigation surface
copyKeyboard scrollback, search and select (Prefix [)

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