This article was originally published on maoxunxing.com . Today I want to talk about something every developer uses daily, but few people really think deeply about: the command line. On macOS, the classic setup has long been: iTerm2 + Oh My Zsh iTerm2 gives you a better terminal experience—tabs, panes, profiles—while Oh My Zsh makes Zsh more usable with plugins, themes, and autocomplete. This setup worked extremely well. But in the age of AI, the role of the terminal is changing. It’s no longer just a place to “run commands.” It’s becoming a development entry point : You run projects, inspect logs, manage Git, launch AI agents, and even let AI modify your code—all inside the terminal. So the real question is: In the AI era, what terminal tools should we actually be using? The key insight is this: You shouldn’t think in terms of a single tool—you should think in layers.…