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Tmux-IDE, OSS agent-first terminal IDE

Tmux-IDE, OSS agent-first terminal IDE

by thijsverreck·Mar 18, 2026·88 points·38 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidNiche GemCozy

Declarative YAML config for agent teams, but tmux wrappers are common.

Strengths
  • •Lead agent coordinates teammates across separate panes with shared task list.
  • •Auto-detects Next.js, Vite, Python, Go and configures dev servers alongside.
  • •SSH + tmux enables always-on agent sessions that survive disconnects.
Weaknesses
  • •Niche audience requires both tmux fluency and Claude Code subscription.
  • •Lightweight by design means less functionality than full IDE alternatives.
Target Audience

Terminal users running Claude Code agents

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Post Description

Hey HN,

Small OSS project that i created for myself and want to share with the community. It's a declarative, scriptable, terminal-based IDE focussed on agentic engineering.

That's a lot of jargon, but essentially its a multi-agent IDE that you start in your terminal.

Why is that relevant? Thanks to tmux and SSH, it means that you have a really simple and efficient way to create your own always-on coding setup.

Boot into your IDE through ssh, give a prompt to claude and close off your machine. In tmux-ide claude will keep working.

The tool is intentionally really lightweight, because I think the power should come from the harnesses that you are working with.

I'm hoping to share this with the community and get feedback and suggestions to shape this project! I think that "remote work" is directionally correct, because we can now have extremely long-running coding tasks. But I also think we should be able to control and orchstrate that experience according to what we need.

The project is 100% open-source, and i hope to shape it together with others who like to work in this way too!

Github: https://github.com/wavyrai/tmux-ide Docs: https://tmux.thijsverreck.com/docs

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