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Terminal-based peer-to-peer chat for ephemeral, serverless communication with no message storage
The product is a terminal-based peer-to-peer chat tool that enables direct ephemeral communication without storing messages on servers. It solves the need for private, lightweight messaging without browsers, heavy clients, or message logs. It sells to developers and individual technical users who work in the terminal and need quick collaboration. It is positioned as a serverless, no-logs alternative to server-based chat, delivered as a command-line tool run via npx with direct terminal-to-terminal connections.
Key features
- Peer-to-peer ephemeral chat
- Direct terminal-to-terminal connection
- No message logs or storage
- Multi-peer rooms (creator-as-hub)
- Emoji reactions
- Fast-path label and RTT display
- DTLS encryption fingerprint verification
- Terminal themes
- File uploads up to 10 MB
- Drag and drop file sharing
- STUN servers (free tier)
- Premium TURN servers (Pro)
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ICP
- Software developers
- Engineering teams
- Consumers general