Tiny Care Terminal

Tiny Care Terminal displays self-care messages and other information while a user works in the terminal.

github.com/notwaldorf/tiny-care-terminal
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About Tiny Care Terminal

Tiny Care Terminal is a terminal dashboard that shows self-care messages, recent git activity, and weather. It displays posts from three configurable Twitter bots, commits from today and the last 7 days for specified repositories, and weather for a configured location, refreshing every 20 minutes by default.

Setup requires Node.js v10.x and manual configuration of environment variables for bots, repositories, weather, and display options.

Key features

  • Shows recent tweets from three configurable self-care bots
  • Lists git commits from today and last 7 days
  • Displays weather for configured location
  • Configurable ASCII art display box with random option
  • Adjustable refresh interval, default 20 minutes
  • Supports Twitter API keys or tweet scraping mode
Best for: Terminal users who want self-care prompts alongside git history and weather while they work.
Good for
  • Bots, repositories, weather location, artwork, and update interval are configurable
  • Installs globally with npm or yarn
  • Open source repository
Watch out for
  • Only Node.js v10.x is supported at the moment
  • Requires manual setup of environment variables in shell configuration files
  • Zip codes do not always work for weather lookups

Tiny Care Terminal at a glance

Type
Open-source project
Pricing
Not confirmed. Check the site
Open source
Yes · Source code
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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Tiny Care Terminal FAQ

How do I install Tiny Care Terminal?
Install globally with npm install -g tiny-care-terminal using Node.js v10.x; yarn also works.
How do I configure what it shows?
Copy the variables listed in sample.env, such as TTC_BOTS, TTC_REPOS, TTC_WEATHER, and TTC_SAY_BOX, into your shell configuration file.
Do I need Twitter API keys?
No. It can use API keys or scrape tweets; set TTC_APIKEYS to false to scrape instead.
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