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TUI

talos-tui is the interactive terminal client.

talos-tui

By default it connects over UDS at /tmp/talos.sock. With the quic feature:

talos-tui --remote 192.168.1.50:4433

Views

The TUI has four tabs:

  • Topics
  • Nodes
  • Log
  • Joints

Use number keys 1 through 4 to switch tabs. Tab switches focus between panes. q quits.

Connection Behavior

The TUI reconnects when the agent connection is lost. After connecting, it asks for the topic list and subscribes to discovered topics so it can receive live data.

Topics

The Topics tab shows topic names and current message rates. Selecting a topic shows the latest DynValue tree for that topic.

Nodes

The Nodes tab lists ROS 2 nodes and shows publishers, subscribers, and services for the selected node.

Logs

The Log tab displays /rosout entries with timestamp, severity, node, and message fields. It supports severity, node, and text filtering.

Joints

The Joints tab combines URDF joint definitions with live /joint_states data. It can display limits, current position, velocity, effort, and configured poses. When control is configured, it can send joint position and pose commands to the agent.