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octogent
Local UI that coordinates multiple Claude Code terminals with per-task context folders
- Stars
- 1.4k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Apr 2026
- Language
- TypeScript
1 on 3 Apr 20261,418 on 30 Oct 2026
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Overview
Octogent runs several Claude Code sessions from a local web UI and API. Each job gets a "tentacle" folder holding CONTEXT.md, todo.md and notes, and a Claude Code agent can spawn child agents from todo items and message them. Terminals can share the main workspace or run in git worktrees on separate branches.
Who it is for: Developers running many Claude Code sessions on one codebase
Strengths
- Scoped markdown context per job (CONTEXT.md, todo.md) that agents read and update
- Spawns worker agents from todo checkbox items, with inter-agent messaging
- Optional git worktree isolation on octogent/<id> branches
- CLI commands to list, stop, kill and prune terminal sessions
Weaknesses
- Docs cover only Claude Code; startup needs the claude binary
- Not published to npm; install requires building from a clone
- PTY sessions do not survive an API restart and are marked stale
- Described as a personal exploration; pull requests not currently being reviewed
What it needs
- no GPU
- Needs Node.js 22+, claude (Claude Code CLI), git, gh, curl
- Models: Claude Code
- port 8787
Quick answers
Is octogent open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
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