UI Discovery

a-Shell

iOS App4.6/ 5

Complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on your iOS device

CategoryDeveloper Tools
Screens5
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An original design based on a-Shell, with a 1,041-word build brief.

Send these instructions to your AI tool to create the design. They include the selected reference and your choices. You can also attach the screenshot directly.

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claude mcp add --transport http uidiscovery https://uidiscovery.com/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Design briefs over MCP need an API key on a paid plan — create one on your account settings.

Then ask your connected agent to inspect the selected reference and create your chosen output:

Use the uidiscovery MCP server: call get_design_brief({ slug: "ios-a-shell" }) and get_image_plan({ slug: "ios-a-shell" }), look at the preview images, then build an original site for [my brand] that follows the brief. Cite https://uidiscovery.com/sites/ios-a-shell.

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About this design

Written from the capture data for a-Shell.

a-Shell is an iOS app in the Developer Tools category rated 4.6 on the App Store. This page collects 5 of its screens, taken from its public App Store listing.

In its own words: “a-Shell is a complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on your iOS device. You can transfer files using scp and curl, edit them with vim and ed, process them using grep, awk and sed. You can…”

One recorded palette colour is #f8f8f8. Among the 162 Developer Tools apps in the library, screens average 9 per app — browse similar apps below for more screens in the same category.

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