How do I trigger a tile display in the terminal?

You can trigger tiles using OSC 1337 escape sequences, specifying parameters like shader type, position, size, and custom color data (r, g, b, a).

What is the difference between persistent and transient tiles?

Persistent tiles remain on screen until explicitly removed by a specific ID, while transient tiles are cleared at the beginning of every frame and must be re-pushed to stay visible.

What shaders are supported by default?

The skill supports built-in shaders such as plasma, clock, and noise, and provides a framework for implementing custom WGSL vertex and fragment shaders.

What is Rio WebGPU Tiles?

It is a specialized capability that enables hardware-accelerated graphical 'tiles' within Rio Terminal using the WebGPU API and WGSL shaders.

Rio WebGPU Tiles

Name: Rio WebGPU Tiles
Author: plurigrid

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Developer Tools

Powers GPU-accelerated tile rendering and custom shader effects within the Rio Terminal environment.

About

This skill integrates high-performance WebGPU rendering into the Rio Terminal using the sugarloaf brush architecture and wgpu. It enables developers to create and display persistent or transient visual tiles—such as animated backgrounds, clocks, and data visualizations—directly in the terminal via OSC 1337 escape sequences. By leveraging WGSL shaders and a specialized TileWorldState, it provides a robust framework for building visually rich, hardware-accelerated terminal interfaces for monitoring and UI enhancement.

Key Features

Hardware-accelerated rendering using WebGPU (wgpu) and sugarloaf
2 GitHub stars
Management of persistent and transient tile lifecycles
Custom WGSL shader support for effects like plasma, noise, and clocks
OSC 1337 protocol support for dynamic tile insertion and management
Seamless integration with the rio-backend event system

Use Cases

Developing low-latency visual data representations for real-time monitoring
Implementing custom terminal backgrounds or visual separators using GPU shaders
Creating animated dashboard widgets or status indicators within the terminal

About

Key Features

Hardware-accelerated rendering using WebGPU (wgpu) and sugarloaf
2 GitHub stars
Management of persistent and transient tile lifecycles
Custom WGSL shader support for effects like plasma, noise, and clocks
OSC 1337 protocol support for dynamic tile insertion and management
Seamless integration with the rio-backend event system

Use Cases

Developing low-latency visual data representations for real-time monitoring
Implementing custom terminal backgrounds or visual separators using GPU shaders
Creating animated dashboard widgets or status indicators within the terminal