CLUSTER CODING-MACOS-TERMINAL · 20 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-06-10

Native macOS AI agent terminals

This cluster consists of native macOS terminal applications that manage multiple AI coding agents in parallel, offering per-pane status and agent-aware workflows. Entry counts in the pre-index months of April, May, and June 2026 were 1, 1, and 3 respectively, showing a modest upward trend. Traction is led by tutti with 3,667 stars, followed by herdrm (655) and tortie (49).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

APR 2026: 1JUN 2026: 2AUG 2026: 6SEP 2026: 5OCT 2026: 6
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Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 2 ai-built · 3 hand-coded · 15 unlabelled

Operator · 9 hobby · 2 indie · 1 open source · 8 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01herdrm707★22 days—macOS desktop that monitors coding agents and their live terminals across devices.
  2. 02tortie86★19 dayslivemacOS app that multiplexes AI coding agents with a familiar terminal and IDE interface.
  3. 03drop-code45★1 mo—Drop-down macOS terminal that provides an AI-powered coding assistant inside a convenient overlay.
  4. 04mkay6★13 days—hand-codedhobbyDesktop utility that enables terminal, MCP, and voice control of AI agent applications on macOS.
  5. 05mac-cli8★1 moliveCommand-line tool that lets agents control macOS apps via AppleScript, outputting JSON with stable IDs.
  6. 06next-term2★2 dayslivehobbyNative macOS terminal that runs AI coding agents side by side and shows which are working, done, or waiting for input.
  7. 07dozer-sandbox2★todayliveMac app that runs AI coding agents inside resumable Linux sandboxes while keeping API keys out.
  8. 08ponymux2★11 daysliveindieNative macOS terminal for managing coding-agent sessions that shows which ones need attention and supports focused full-screen work.
  9. 09agent-handoff-console1★1 daylivehobbyNative macOS app that runs several AI coding agents in parallel and hands off a task from one to another preserving context and file state.
  10. 10wormhole1★1 dayliveNative macOS terminal that names AI agent sessions, shows their live status, and organizes terminals by project.
  11. 11symaira-terminal1★2 moliveai-builthobbyA native macOS terminal designed to manage multiple AI coding agents in parallel with per-pane status and agent-aware workflows.
  12. 12fleet2★19 daysliveindieNative macOS terminal that runs many AI coding agent sessions in parallel and shows which one needs attention.
  13. 13DeepSeek-Agent-for-Mac5★1 mo—A local AI coding agent for macOS that helps with code understanding, editing, shell commands, and test workflows, with cross-device handoff.
  14. 14odla-releases0★1 dayliveMac app that provides an agentic development environment with AI coding agents, shared memory, and integrated files, terminal, and browser.
  15. 15ultron0★2 days—hobbyA macOS terminal app that wraps a zsh shell in a cinematic interface for launching and controlling an AI coding assistant.
  16. 16Berth1★25 days—hobbyTerminal app for macOS that models each project and its AI agent session as a tab rather than a shell folder.
  17. 17puckyto3★1 mo—hand-codedhobbymacOS application that runs and manages multiple AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini side by side.
  18. 18max-pane0★6 days—hand-codedhobbyFullscreen macOS app that arranges terminals and web pages as columns on an infinite strip for monitoring multiple coding agents.
  19. 19rurutia3★2 moliveai-builthobbymacOS cockpit app for coding agents, offering embedded terminals, live file change tracking, session replay, git diff, and multiple UI skins.
  20. 20seance0★1 moliveopen sourceScrolling terminal multiplexer for running multiple AI coding agents side by side.