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Why this terminal turns into the Matrix while your AI codes

A developer built a tiny open source wrapper that swaps your terminal display for Matrix-style falling code while a CLI coding agent works in the background. Run it as "matrix claude" or "matrix codex" plus your normal params and the whole screen turns green.

It's pure novelty, zero function beyond making the wait actually fun to watch, and it's Apache 2.0 licensed so anyone can drop it into their own setup.

Made by u/Jesus_Morty. This write-up follows the original post; it is not an independent product test.

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