rickbutton/termfire

Termfire is a command-line chat client for Campfire, a group messaging platform that was popular in the early 2010s. Instead of opening Campfire in a web browser, you can use this tool to chat directly from your terminal, the same window where you'd run code or navigate files. The project uses ncurses, a text-based interface library, to create a readable chat window in your terminal. This means you get a borderless, keyboard-driven chat experience without leaving your command line. If you're someone who spends most of your day in a terminal and wants to keep your chat window there too, this eliminates the friction of switching between windows or opening a browser. To use it, you run a simple command with your Campfire subdomain and an authentication token, and you're dropped into the chat. The README itself acknowledges this is very much an early project, it says "VERY MUCH a work in progress. Don't expect anything to work", so it's more of a proof-of-concept than a finished tool right now. This would appeal mainly to developers or technical teams who were Campfire users and wanted a lightweight, keyboard-driven alternative to the web interface. It's the kind of project someone might build for themselves or their small team, rather than as a polished product for widespread use. The sparse documentation (even the installation instructions say "TODO") reinforces that this was likely a personal tool or early experiment.