agtx

tom@tomrochette.com (Tom Rochette) — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

agtx is a terminal-native agentic development environment that runs eight coding CLIs as specialists around one shared blackboard: tasks on a kanban, each executed by an agent in its own git worktree and tmux window.

The bet is the blackboard architecture from AI research: specialists that never see each other’s context, exchanging only what lands on the board.

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A Rust TUI installed by script or built with cargo, driving Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Grok, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, and more (eight CLIs) against a task lifecycle of backlog, planning, running, review, and done with a dependency graph. Each phase can run a different agent with automatic switching and context handover, e.g. Grok researching, Claude implementing, Codex reviewing, with the conversation history persisted across the phases. When a review task goes idle, agtx checks merge conflicts against the default branch with a non-destructive virtual merge (git merge-tree) and hands the agent its own /agtx:merge-conflicts skill to resolve and re-commit. A QR-paired installable web app puts the board, task details, diffs, and the live terminal (keyboard included, for permission prompts) on your phone over Wi-Fi or a Tailscale tailnet, and an /agtx:oneshot skill runs the whole board unattended, planning milestone waves, unblocking workers, judging review, and merging. By Fynn Fluegge, repository created 2026-02-08, Apache-2.0 licensed.

Status
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Active but slowing: 1,728 stars, 144 forks, and 28 open issues and pull requests as of 2026-11-01 (GitHub API), last push 2026-10-23, with 27 releases through v1.0.6 on 2026-09-16 and nothing since.

Zero Hacker News stories found as of 2026-11-01; the footprint is the repository, a Trendshift listing, and the README feature set.

Strengths
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One worktree and tmux window per task, with agent-driven conflict resolution, is workflow depth most board tools fake with a checkbox.
The per-phase agent assignment (research, implement, review) makes multi-model collaboration concrete instead of aspirational.
The oneshot skill turns the board into an unattended runner with merge judgment, a full loop rather than a launcher.

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The release train stopped at v1.0.6 in mid-September 2026 and the last push is nine days old at this writing, so momentum is worth watching before you depend on it.
Solo-maintained, with no third-party reviews or benchmarks found.
The mobile web app needs the same network or a tailnet, so it is a companion, not a hosted control plane.

Pricing
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Free and open source under Apache-2.0. No paid tier, account, or hosted service as of 2026-11-01.

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dmux: the tmux TUI pairing one task pane with one worktree; agtx adds the phase lifecycle and cross-model handover.
LoopTroop: the local GUI orchestrator with council planning over OpenCode; agtx stays terminal-native and drives eight CLIs.
Vibe Kanban: the board-first web app; agtx is the terminal counterpart with per-task worktrees as the core mechanism.

Bottom line
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Recommended for terminal people who want per-task worktree parallelism with different models owning different phases of one task. Not for GUI-first users, and not for remote or VPS workflows, which it does not target.

Changes
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2026-11-01 - Created.

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https://api.github.com/repos/fynnfluegge/agtx - stars, license, and activity as of 2026-11-01
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fynnfluegge/agtx/HEAD/README.md - the blackboard model, phases, worktrees, mobile app, and oneshot skill
https://api.github.com/repos/fynnfluegge/agtx/releases?per_page=100 - the 27-release train through v1.0.6 (2026-09-16)
https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/search?query=agtx&tags=story&hitsPerPage=5 - the zero-story Hacker News footprint as of 2026-11-01
https://trendshift.io/repositories/23889 - the Trendshift listing linked from the README

Cezar

tom@tomrochette.com (Tom Rochette) — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cezar is an MIT control center that runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi, and other coding agents around the clock on your machine or a VPS, steered from a responsive web cockpit.

The bet is that agents should keep working while you are away, and that worktree discipline, race-and-pick parallelism, and a review gate are what make unattended runs trustworthy.

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A Node 20+ app installed from npm (@open-mercato/cezar) or a desktop-app track, using your existing CLI logins rather than API keys (claude, codex, copilot, cursor, agy, junie, opencode, pi). Every task runs in its own full checkout, with a bounded worktree disk (retention default ten, per-row delete, a reclaim button) so a busy server stays clean. Parallel agents can race the same task in separate worktrees: you compare diffs side by side and pick one, and the losers are archived with their worktrees cleaned up. A finished run with changes waits at a review gate: read the diff, then push a draft PR; the cockpit carries a live event stream of agent text, tool calls, and screenshots, per-step token and cost usage, and scheduled starts keyed to a date, a time, or the account’s observed usage-limit reset. A GitHub panel reads issues and pull requests through your logged-in gh and hands an issue straight to an agent, GitHub Enterprise included; point a browser (laptop or phone) at the VPS and the team keeps working. By open-mercato, the OpenMercato ERP team, repository created 2026-05-19.

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Active: 904 stars, 169 forks, and 265 open issues and pull requests as of 2026-11-01 (GitHub API), pushed 2026-11-01, with 30 releases through v0.18.0 on 2026-10-31 plus a desktop track (desktop-v0.1.11, 2026-10-23). The npm package shows 1,544 published versions since July 2026 (near-daily publishes) and 95,851 downloads in October 2026.

Coverage is a launch echo: one 15-point Hacker News story (2026-10-01) and two small echo posts, then nothing, so the footprint is the repository, the npm numbers, and the cezar.run site.

Strengths
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The worktree lifecycle is the most complete in the category: bounded disk with retention, race-and-pick parallelism, and loser cleanup are all built in.
Usage-window-aware scheduled starts (waiting for the plan’s limit reset) turn quota into a scheduling input no other member reads.
The cockpit’s event stream, cost accounting, and phone-first review make long unattended runs inspectable from anywhere.

Cautions
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Coverage beyond the launch echo is absent as of 2026-11-01; adoption evidence is npm downloads, which a young project can inflate with CI publishes (1,544 versions since July).
The vendor’s cloud sandbox upsell sits beside the free product, and its price table is not public.
Young (created May 2026) and pre-1.0, backed by an ERP vendor rather than an agent-tools specialist.

Pricing
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Free and open source under MIT, self-hosted. The vendor sells hosted cloud sandboxes for 24/7 coding (“start for free”), with no public price table found as of 2026-11-01.

Compared to
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Omnara: the YC control plane supervising agents from dashboard, phone, CLI, and Slack; Cezar adds the worktree lifecycle and race-and-pick execution.
Paseo: the daemon with desktop, web, and mobile clients; Cezar is the VPS-always-on counterpart with review gates.
Emdash: the desktop ADE for parallel worktree tasks; Cezar moves the same pattern to a browser-driven server.

Bottom line
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Recommended for engineers who want an always-on agent box on a VPS with genuine worktree hygiene and a human review gate. Not for GUI-desktop-first users, and not for teams needing a hosted control plane with published pricing.

Changes
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2026-11-01 - Created.

References
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https://api.github.com/repos/open-mercato/cezar - stars, license, and activity as of 2026-11-01
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-mercato/cezar/HEAD/README.md - the control-center model, supported CLIs, and install paths
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-mercato/cezar/HEAD/docs/reference.md - the worktree lifecycle, review gate, races, cockpit, and GitHub panel
https://api.github.com/repos/open-mercato/cezar/releases?per_page=100 - the 30-release train through v0.18.0 (2026-10-31)
https://registry.npmjs.org/@open-mercato/cezar - the npm package, 1,544 versions since July 2026
https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/point/2026-10-01:2026-10-31/@open-mercato/cezar - October 2026 downloads (95,851)
https://cezar.run/ - the product site
https://hn.algolia.com/api/v1/search?query=cezar.run&hitsPerPage=5 - the launch-echo coverage (15 points, 2026-10-01)

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