# Fake Typing Effect (Raycast)

## Metadata

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Institute | Molodetz Institute — Research & Retrieval Division |
| Subject | shell-multiplexer-auto-attach |
| Document type | Source Dossier |
| Tier | 1 |
| Source title | Fake Typing Effect |
| Source URL | https://www.raycast.com/cyberistic/fake-typing-effect |
| Source publisher / author | Raycast (cyberistic extension) |
| Source type | vendor docs |
| Source date (published) | Unknown — not stated |
| Date researched | 2026-10-09 |
| Researched by | tai (agent), model: Claude Sonnet 5, on behalf of retoor |
| Research method | web search synthesis |
| Confidence | Medium |
| Status | Active |

## Summary

A Raycast extension offering a small inline markup language for animated typing: `[0.5]` for a half-second pause, `[speed:20]`/`[speed:100]` to change typing speed mid-string, and special tokens like `[enter]` and `[tab]` for non-printable keys — explicitly positioned for demos, tutorials, and presentations.

## Key findings

- A compact, readable inline-markup syntax (`[pause]`, `[speed:N]`, `[enter]`, `[tab]`) that mixes timing control and special-key injection in one string, rather than separate parameters.

## Pros / strengths

- The cleanest example found of a single, simple string syntax that a human could write by hand for a scripted demo — directly adoptable as the shape of a tai "type" command's argument.

## Cons / limitations / caveats

- A Raycast (macOS launcher) extension, not a terminal tool — the markup idea transfers, the implementation does not.

## Relevance to tai

The strongest direct model for the proposal's typing-animation command syntax: something like `tai type "echo hello[0.5][speed:20]world[enter]"` — inline pause/speed/special-key tokens in one readable string, rather than a complex multi-argument API.

## Changelog

| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Initial dossier created. |