Orchestrators
Orchestrators sit on top of terminal agents and run several at once, usually one git worktree per task. Most of them reuse the login of the agent they run, which is why "what does this cost on top of my Claude plan" is so often zero.
Claude Squad
smtg-ai
Terminal app on top of tmux that runs Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Aider and other agents in separate git worktrees, with a background auto-accept mode and a diff view.
Free2026-08-23
cmux
Manaflow
Native macOS terminal on libghostty with vertical tabs, notification rings and a scriptable browser for running Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and other CLI agents at once.
Free tier2026-08-23
Conductor
Conductor
A Mac app that runs Claude Code, Codex and Cursor agents side by side, one git worktree per workspace, with your own subscriptions and keys.
Free tier2026-08-23
dmux
FormKit
FormKit's open source tmux pane manager. Each pane gets its own git worktree and branch, launches the agents you pick, and merges or opens a pull request from the pane menu.
Free2026-08-23
Emdash
General Action
Open source desktop app from General Action that runs coding agents in parallel worktrees, schedules repeat work, previews apps in a built-in browser and reviews diffs.
Free tier2026-08-23
Herdr
Herdr
Rust single binary with a background server that keeps agent terminals running after you disconnect, marks each pane working, blocked or idle and reattaches over SSH.
Free2026-08-23
Nimbalyst
Nimbalyst
MIT licensed desktop workspace that puts Claude Code and Codex sessions on a kanban board, with optional worktrees, inline diff review and visual editors for markdown and mockups.
Free tier2026-08-23
opcode
Asterisk
Asterisk's open source Tauri desktop app for Claude Code. Browses your sessions, runs custom agents in the background, manages MCP servers, tracks usage and checkpoints sessions.
Free2026-08-23
Orca
Stably AI
Stably AI's desktop app that runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other CLI agents side by side in isolated worktrees, with SSH worktrees, Design Mode and a mobile companion.
Free tier2026-08-23
Paseo
Paseo
Self-hosted daemon that spawns coding agents on your machine and streams them to desktop, web, mobile and CLI clients, with voice mode and an end-to-end encrypted relay.
Free2026-08-23
Sculptor
Imbue
Imbue's desktop app for running parallel Claude Code agents in isolated containers, jumping into each one to test, then reviewing and merging. An experimental research preview.
Free2026-08-23
Superset
Superset
Source-available desktop app that runs many CLI agents in parallel, one git worktree per workspace, with a diff dashboard, SSH workspaces and scheduled automations.
Free tier2026-08-23
T3 Code
Ping Labs
Ping Labs' open source control surface for the agents already installed on your machine. Desktop, web, iOS and Android clients over one local harness, with native git worktrees.
Free2026-08-23
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Products whose primary form is something else but ship one of these too.
