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-# cmuxterm
+<h1 align="center">cmuxterm</h1>
+<p align="center">A Ghostty-based terminal with vertical tabs and a notification panel for macOS</p>
 
-Vertical tabs for Ghostty on macOS, built on libghostty.
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://github.com/manaflow-ai/cmuxterm/releases/latest/download/cmuxterm-macos.dmg">
+    <img src="./docs/assets/macos-badge.png" alt="Download cmuxterm for macOS" width="180" />
+  </a>
+</p>
 
-[![Download macOS](https://img.shields.io/badge/Download-macOS-1b5fdd?style=for-the-badge&logo=apple)](releases/latest/download/cmuxterm-macos.dmg)
+## Features
 
-## Releases
+- **Vertical tabs** — See all your terminals at a glance in a sidebar
+- **Notification panel** — Tabs flash when AI agents (Claude Code, Codex) need your attention
+- **Built on libghostty** — Native macOS performance with Ghostty's GPU-accelerated rendering
+- **Auto-updates** — Stay current with Sparkle-powered updates
 
-Tag a version like `v0.1.0` and push it to trigger the GitHub Actions release workflow.
-The workflow builds `GhosttyKit.xcframework`, builds the Release app, signs, notarizes,
-staples, and uploads `cmuxterm-macos.dmg` to the release.
+## Why cmuxterm?
 
-## Auto updates
-
-cmuxterm uses Sparkle with the same update UI flow as upstream Ghostty. The app looks for
-an appcast at:
-
-```
-https://github.com/manaflow-ai/cmuxterm/releases/latest/download/appcast.xml
-```
-
-To sign updates, set these secrets for release builds:
-
-- `SPARKLE_PUBLIC_KEY`: Sparkle EdDSA public key (embedded in the app).
-- `SPARKLE_PRIVATE_KEY`: Sparkle EdDSA private key (used when generating appcasts).
-
-You still need to generate and upload `appcast.xml` alongside each release asset.
-
-To generate keys locally (stores the private key in your Keychain and appends values
-to `.env`), run:
-
-```bash
-./scripts/sparkle_generate_keys.sh
-```
-
-For manual appcast generation (uses `SPARKLE_PRIVATE_KEY`):
-
-```bash
-SPARKLE_PRIVATE_KEY=... ./scripts/sparkle_generate_appcast.sh cmuxterm-macos.dmg vX.Y.Z appcast.xml
-```
-
-### Required GitHub secrets
-
-- `APPLE_CERTIFICATE_BASE64`: Base64-encoded Developer ID Application .p12
-- `APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD`: Password for the .p12
-- `APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY`: e.g. `Developer ID Application: Your Name (TEAMID)`
-- `APPLE_ID`: Apple ID used for notarization
-- `APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD`: App-specific password for the Apple ID
-- `APPLE_TEAM_ID`: Apple Developer Team ID
-- `SPARKLE_PUBLIC_KEY`: Sparkle EdDSA public key for update verification
-- `SPARKLE_PRIVATE_KEY`: Sparkle EdDSA private key for appcast signing
+Running multiple AI coding agents? cmuxterm helps you manage them. Instead of losing track of which terminal needs input, the notification panel shows you exactly where to look.
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