The ADE no one else can copy
Every provider ships both ways: the real agent TERMINAL and structured CHAT — Claude, Codex, Kimi, OpenCode, Grok, Cursor, and on-device MLX — with one shared project memory, phone remote, and lid-closed runs.
macOS 13 or later. Free. Apple Silicon and Intel.
What no other ADE has
Only on agmux
Parallel worktrees, diffs, and approvals are table stakes. Chat and terminal for every provider, shared memory, phone remote — these are why people leave other ADEs for agmux.
Open the real agent TERMINAL — the actual CLI you already use — or structured CHAT with diffs, tool rows, and approvals. Claude Code, Codex, Kimi, OpenCode, Grok, Cursor, and MLX all get both. Most ADEs pick a single UI and force you into it.
Claude decides something in the morning. Codex opens the same repo at night and already knows. Terminal sessions write the same store as chat. Other ADEs leave each agent cold — you re-explain the project by hand.
Pair with a short code at agmux.dev/remote. Read the conversation, send a message, stop a run, approve or deny tools for Claude, Codex, and Grok. No signup, no per-month session cap, no code leaving the machine through someone else's product cloud.
A full on-device agent loop with a built-in model catalog sized for your hardware. Use local models for thread names and journal summaries too — those never leave the device either.
Stop the Mac from sleeping while an agent is working or waiting on approval — including with the lid shut on power or battery. Touch ID unlocks closed-lid mode once. Normal sleep returns when work finishes or you quit.
agmux Teams folds hourly aggregates from Claude, Codex, Grok, and more: tokens, cost, active time, tool mix, after-hours. No prompt text. No absolute paths. Managers get budgets, forecasts, and a leaderboard — employees only ever see their own stats.
Open Teams →Claude Code, Codex, Kimi, OpenCode, Grok, Cursor, and MLX side by side — each with chat, terminal, and tool approvals. Official apps ship one vendor. Most third-party runners stop at three or four.
Head to head
Highlighted rows are capabilities we could not find in other ADEs the same way. Everything below that is useful — and increasingly common. Check their docs; they ship fast.
The real agent CLI terminal and structured chat — both — for Claude, Codex, Kimi, OpenCode, Grok, Cursor, and MLX. Not chat-only, not terminal-only.
One project store for chats and terminals. A decision Claude records is there when Codex opens the same repo. Everywhere else, each agent starts cold.
Pair a code, read and approve on your phone, sessions stay on your Mac. No signup, no third-party product cloud in the path, no monthly session cap.
A full offline agent loop, plus keep-alive so sessions keep working with the lid shut. Touch ID unlocks closed-lid mode once.
| agmux | Conductor | Claude Code Desktop | Vibe Kanban | Omnara | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only agmuxBoth CHAT and real TERMINAL for each provider | Both — structured chat + full PTY terminal per provider | Mostly chat UI | Claude only | Task-board focused | Chat only |
| Only agmuxOne project memory shared across every agent | Chats and terminals, all providers | No | Claude only | No | No |
| Only agmuxWatch and approve from your phone (no account) | Pair by code, sessions stay on Mac | No | Claude sessions, through Anthropic | No | Through Omnara’s cloud |
| Only agmuxOn-device model / offline agent | MLX catalog built in | No | No | No | No |
| Only agmuxKeeps running with the lid closed | Yes — power or battery | No | Cloud sessions only | No | Hands off to their cloud |
| Only agmuxOrg analytics from real agent logs | Teams — hourly, privacy-first | No | No | No | No |
| Agents in one app | 7 — Claude Code, Codex, Kimi, OpenCode, Grok, Cursor, MLX | 4 — Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode | 1 — Claude | 10+ | 2 — Claude Code, Codex |
| Parallel attempts in isolated git worktrees | Task mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Where a session runs | Your Mac | Your Mac | Your Mac or Anthropic’s cloud | Your machine | Your machine, relayed by their cloud |
| Price | Free, bring your own logins | Free, bring your own logins | With a Claude subscription | Free — project is sunsetting | Free tier is capped, then paid |
Compiled from each product’s public documentation in 2026: Conductor, Claude Code Desktop, Vibe Kanban, and Omnara. These are good tools and they ship fast — check their docs for the current state. Terminal-first managers like Claude Squad cover similar ground without a desktop UI.
How it works
agmux does not replace Claude, Codex, or Grok. It is the only ADE that puts them on one project memory, on your Mac, with phone control and optional team analytics on top.
Download for Mac. Open a project folder. Every session in that project shares one memory from the first message.
Every provider supports structured CHAT and the real agent TERMINAL. Same project, same memory, same approvals — pick the surface that fits the task.
Pair Remote control with a short code. Approve tools, send a message, or stop a run while the Mac holds the session open — lid closed if you want.
Link the desktop to Teams for hourly cost, active time, and tool analytics across the org — without shipping prompt text or absolute paths.
Also included
Approvals, diffs, worktrees, editor, terminals — expected in a modern ADE. agmux has them. The reason to switch is above; this is so you do not give anything up.
Parallel attempts on one task, each in its own git worktree. Review diffs and keep the branch you want. ⌘⇧T.
Banner before file edits, shell, or MCP tools. Amber in the sidebar when something waits on you. Codex modes: Default, Auto Review, Full Permissions.
Syntax-highlighted diffs. Expandable tool rows. Finished turns can fold into a short summary you open again when needed.
Past turns for a chat or terminal: what you asked, a short summary, done or running. Click a turn to jump back.
Sidebar shows working, unread, and needs-approval. Toasts for sessions you are not looking at; macOS notifications can jump you back.
Two sessions side by side. Vertical sidebar tabs or a horizontal top bar with project pills and a running-sessions strip.
CodeMirror 6 next to chat (⌘E) with highlighting for TypeScript, Python, Rust, Go, Markdown, and more. Multi-tab with git status.
Real terminals for Claude, Codex, Grok, Kimi, OpenCode, or a plain shell. Fig-spec autocomplete, then local model, then Groq.
Browse open issues with your GitHub login, dispatch one into a new chat pre-filled with title and description.
Install skills from the marketplace. Add custom MCP servers with transport, command, args, and env vars.
⌘K for actions. @-mention files. Slash commands. Drafts keep text and images for seven days.
Names from your first message via cloud or local summarizer. Rename anytime; names stick across restarts.
Per-thread notes for decisions and proposals. Filter by type. Accept or dismiss auto-generated proposals.
Paste or attach images. Dragging non-image files from Finder inserts the path into the input.
Eleven presets plus a custom accent. UI and mono fonts, animation speed, light or dark, terminal cursor style.
Who it's for
If one vendor's desktop is enough, stay there. agmux is for the day you need memory, remote, and multi-agent on the same machine.
You hop Claude ↔ Codex ↔ Grok on the same repo. Shared memory is the feature you cannot get in vendor apps — decisions survive the switch.
Start a hard task, close the lid, leave. Lid-closed keep-awake plus phone approvals means you are not babysitting the desk for hours.
MLX on-device when the network is wrong. Phone remote without a third-party product cloud. Teams analytics without prompt text or absolute paths.
See who is burning tokens, after-hours load, and tool error rates across the org — from real provider logs, not self-reported dashboards.
Download
Free. Primary download is Apple Silicon. Check the releases page if you need another build. After install, the app updates itself.