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emdash

Desktop app that runs CLI coding agents in parallel Git worktrees

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Stars: 6k
License: Apache-2.0
Last commit: Oct 2026
Last release: Oct 2026
Language: TypeScript

Stars, last 29 weeks+3,201

2,791 on 25 Mar 20265,992 on 14 Oct 2026

From GitHub's daily star counts.

Checked 15 Oct 2026 on GitHub.

Overview

Emdash is a desktop app that launches several coding agent CLIs at once, each task in its own Git worktree and branch. It detects installed agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode and Amp, and lets you review diffs, open pull requests, check CI and merge. It works on local projects and on remote machines over SSH/SFTP.

Who it is for: Developers running several coding agents side by side on one repo

Strengths

Per-task Git worktree and branch isolates parallel agent runs
Detects installed agent CLIs automatically
Sends tickets from Linear, GitHub, Jira, GitLab and others into an agent
Remote projects over SSH/SFTP with credentials in the OS keychain

Weaknesses

Orchestrates other agent CLIs; you install and authenticate them yourself
Installs hook entries in each agent's user-level config
Desktop only; no Docker image or browser-hosted server
Optional telemetry must be disabled in Settings or via TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false

What it needs

no GPU
Needs Git, Agent CLIs (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Amp, etc.), SSH for remote projects
Models: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Amp

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How to choose

Check which models it can use: your own keys, local models, or only the vendor's.
See what it may do without asking (edit files, run shell, push) and how you approve.
Prefer agents that work in a branch or worktree you can throw away.

Health

Releases: 58 in the last 12 monthsLast one 5 days ago
Top contributor: 27% of commits2,665 of 9,711 in the last 12 months
Security advisories: NoneOn GitHub, in the last 12 months
OpenSSF Scorecard: Not checked

Read from GitHub, deps.dev and OpenSSF on 15 Oct 2026. Bots and coding-agent accounts are left out of the commit counts. Not part of the score: how we check.

License in plain words

Apache-2.0 Permissive

Use it at work: Yes
Change it and rebrand it: Yes
Sell it or host it for others: Yes

Your part: Keep the notices and mark the files you change. It also grants you the contributors’ patent rights.

A plain summary, not legal advice. Read the license on GitHub ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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