# IntUI Intuitive UI for agents. An agent answers with tables, flows, buttons, forms and choices instead of only text. MIT, free, with install steps. IntUI: intuitive UI for agents. What works today: an agent answers with tables, flows, buttons, forms and choices instead of only text, drawn in a Claude Code transcript, a web page or a native window. MIT, free. Code: https://github.com/mackenziebowes/intui. Last commit 2 Nov 2026, 69 commits since 7 Oct. ## In IntUI's first eval, the agent chose the right kind of answer in 10 of 12 prompts A drawn component where one helps (a flow for how a request travels, a form for a project intake, a table for package dependencies), plain text where it doesn't. The two misses were plain text where a flow (git rebase steps) and a table (a database comparison) were expected. Source: evals/results/2026-10-07-baseline.txt, 7 Oct 2026. ## What it does for you - **Answers you can see**: tables, flows, buttons, forms, choices, charts and numbers - shipped 7 Oct. - **One answer, many surfaces**: the same tree draws in a Claude Code transcript, a web page and a native Rust window (Casement, our Wayland renderer) - shipped 20 Oct (web, egui) and 27 Oct (Casement). - **The agent can read back what it showed**: every tree has a Markdown form, and every surface falls back to it. - **Buttons and forms answer back**: Choice and Form share one state machine across renderers - shipped 20 Oct. - **Numbers come from code**: Chart and Stat can only be built by code, never written by the model - so a number on screen came from a query. - **Text styles**: bold, italic, four sizes and tones - shipped 2 Nov. ## Start in a minute Yourself, in Claude Code (tested on 2.1.316). At the prompt of a Claude Code session: ``` /plugin install intui --marketplace mackenziebowes/intui ``` Answer y, then press Enter. In a new session, ask: "Use the show tool to show me a table of three fruits and their colours." Claude calls `show` and the table is drawn in the transcript. Or hand it to your agent: "Read mackenziebowes.com/projects/intui.md and set up IntUI for me." ## How it works An agent writes a component tree (JSON), a renderer for each surface draws it, and the tree's Markdown form is what the model reads back. The core stays general - product-specific components get built in the product, from core pieces. The parts: `@intui/core` (schemas, text forms, events), `@intui/layout`, `@intui/web`, `@intui/claude-code` (the `show` tool), and Rust crates for native apps. ## Where it stops IntUI draws answers - it does not give an agent new access or tools, so a chart needs a tool that runs the query. The Rust crates are in the repo but not packaged. The email renderer is planned, not built. ## What's coming Where this is going: agents that answer with **the interface** the moment needs, on every surface people use - a terminal, a web page, an email, and later native apps. Why should an agent's answer be a wall of text? In flight: a console in Casement, a window built around your chat with your lead agent (approved 2 Nov 2026). Next steps, in build order: fixed-width columns (#3094), boxes (#3092), a multi-line message box (#3093), a thread anchored at the bottom and monospace (#3095), areas, a type menu and tabs (#3096), then an email renderer. ## Who builds it Me - Mackenzie Bowes, in Vernon, with a crew of agents. To talk, write to mackenzie@mackenziebowes.com. ## Everything shipped 69 commits, 7 Oct to 2 Nov 2026. November 2026: - 2 Nov: install the Claude Code plugin from GitHub, with no build step - 2 Nov: text styles - bold, italic, four sizes and tones October 2026: - 27 Oct: a native Rust window draws IntUI trees (Casement) - 20 Oct: web and egui renderers, and one state machine for Choice and Form - 7 Oct: first eval - the right kind of answer in 10 of 12 prompts - 7 Oct: first commit - tables, flows, buttons, forms, choices, charts and numbers ## Reference Requirements and what it works with: - Runs on: Claude Code (tested 2.1.316) and web pages; native windows through Casement on Linux with Wayland. - Needs: nothing to compile for the Claude Code plugin; `bun` to develop. - Licence: MIT - Cost: free - Version: IntUI Claude Code plugin 0.1.0 Questions people ask: - **Can I use it today?** Yes. In Claude Code (tested on 2.1.316): `/plugin install intui --marketplace mackenziebowes/intui`, answer y, press Enter. Then in a new session: "Use the show tool to show me a table of three fruits and their colours." Or hand it to your agent: "Read mackenziebowes.com/projects/intui.md and set up IntUI for me." - **What does it run on?** Claude Code (tested 2.1.316) and web pages; native windows through Casement on Linux with Wayland. Nothing to compile for the Claude Code plugin - bun to develop. MIT, free. - **How do I know a number on screen is real?** Chart and Stat can only be built by code, never written by the model - a number on screen came from a query. - **Does this give my agent new tools or access?** No - IntUI draws answers. A chart needs a tool that runs the query. - **What about email?** Planned, not built yet. - **How active is it?** 69 commits from 7 Oct to 2 Nov 2026 - last commit 2 Nov. ## Follow Code on GitHub: https://github.com/mackenziebowes/intui. Docs at https://intui.mackenziebowes.com. --- Published 2026-11-02. Web page: https://www.mackenziebowes.com/projects/intui