The best cmux alternatives

superset

superset-sh/superset

Superset is an agentic IDE to orchestrate 100+ coding agents in parallel. Run any agent with your own subscription.

Choose superset if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Swift
• you specifically need ade or agent

Shares claude-code, cli, codex, coding-agents with cmux.

herdr

herdrdev/herdr

the runtime your coding agents live on

Choose herdr if…

• you would rather work in Rust than Swift
• you need a detected license — this one reports Apache License 2.0
• you want the more widely starred option (47.8k)
• you specifically need agent or agent-orchestration

Shares claude-code, cli, codex, coding-agents with cmux.

orca

stablyai/orca

Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and remote runtime.

Choose orca if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Swift
• you need a detected license — this one reports MIT License
• you want the more widely starred option (114.2k)
• you specifically need ade or agent-ide

Shares claude-code, cli, codex, ghostty with cmux.

Graft

trailhq/Graft

Turbocharge Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini & every coding agent: faster, cheaper, with contextual understanding specific to your codebase.

Choose Graft if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Swift
• you need a detected license — this one reports MIT License
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one

Shares claude-code, cli, codex, gemini with cmux.

ouroboros

Q00/ouroboros

Agent OS: the agent gets smarter on its own. We just hold the line: Interview-gated, staged evaluation, budgeted evolution loop. MCP server, 14 runtimes: Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Copilot, Kiro and more.

Choose ouroboros if…

• you would rather work in Python than Swift
• you need a detected license — this one reports MIT License
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one

Shares claude-code, cli, codex, opencode with cmux.

paseo

getpaseo/paseo

Orchestrate multiple coding agents from desktop and mobile

Choose paseo if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Swift
• you specifically need ade or agents

Shares claude-code, codex, opencode with cmux.

humanlayer

humanlayer/humanlayer

The best way to get AI coding agents to solve hard problems in complex codebases.

Choose humanlayer if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Swift
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need agents or ai

Shares amp, claude-code, codex, opencode with cmux.

claurst

Kuberwastaken/claurst

Agentic Coding for Builders who Ship

Choose claurst if…

• you would rather work in Rust than Swift
• you need a detected license — this one reports GNU General Public License v3.0
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need claude or claurst

Shares claude-code, cli, codex, gemini with cmux.

AionUi

iOfficeAI/AionUi

Open-source 24/7 Cowork app for OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and 20+ more CLI Agent | Customize your assistants | Team them up｜Star if you like it!

Choose AionUi if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Swift
• you need a detected license — this one reports Apache License 2.0
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you specifically need acp or agent-team

Shares claude-code, codex, gemini, opencode with cmux.

gentle-ai

Gentleman-Programming/gentle-ai

Gentle-AI configures the AI coding agents you already use: Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, Codex, Pi, and more. Choose persistent memory, Spec-Driven Development, curated skills, MCP servers, personas, and optional bounded review. Open source, no agent lock-in.

Choose gentle-ai if…

• you would rather work in Go than Swift
• you need a detected license — this one reports MIT License
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one

Shares claude-code, codex, coding-agents, opencode with cmux.

typeui

bergside/typeui

Build better UI with AI

Choose typeui if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Swift
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you specifically need agent-skills or ai

Shares cli, codex, gemini, terminal with cmux.

OfficeCLI

iOfficeAI/OfficeCLI

OfficeCLI is the first and best Office suite purpose-built for AI agents to read, edit, and automate Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files. Free, open-source, single binary, no Office installation required.

Choose OfficeCLI if…

• you would rather work in C# than Swift
• you need a detected license — this one reports Apache License 2.0
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you specifically need agent or ai

Shares claude-code, cli, codex with cmux.