A ghost moved into my terminal. It runs on Gemma, and it never leaves my laptop

Description and use

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week4-2026-10-26">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge, Week 4: Ghost in the Machine</a>.</em></p> <p>The first time I ran it for real, Gemma said nothing at all. Eight commands, eight empty lines. The ghost was there, it just wouldn't speak. That turned out to be the most honest bug I've ever hit in a Halloween project, and I'll get to it.</p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p><strong>haunted-terminal</strong> is a ghost that moves into your zsh, and it doesn't just leave comments. It haunts the place.</p> <p>When

Problem

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week4-2026-10-26">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge, Week 4: Ghost in the Machine</a>.</em></p> <p>The first time I ran it for real, Gemma said nothing at all. Eight commands, eight empty lines. The ghost was there, it just wouldn't speak. That turned out to be the most honest bug I've ever hit in a Halloween project, and I'll get to it.</p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p><strong>haunted-terminal</strong> is a ghost that moves into your zsh, and it doesn't just leave comments. It haunts the place.</p> <p>When

Outcome

<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week4-2026-10-26">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge, Week 4: Ghost in the Machine</a>.</em></p> <p>The first time I ran it for real, Gemma said nothing at all. Eight commands, eight empty lines. The ghost was there, it just wouldn't speak. That turned out to be the most honest bug I've ever hit in a Halloween project, and I'll get to it.</p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p><strong>haunted-terminal</strong> is a ghost that moves into your zsh, and it doesn't just leave comments. It haunts the place.</p> <p>When

Evidence

A ghost moved into my terminal. It runs on Gemma, and it never leaves my laptop

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