The best claude-squad alternatives

cmux

manaflow-ai/cmux

Open source Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and notifications for AI coding agents. Built for multitasking, organization, and programmability.

Choose cmux if…

• you would rather work in Swift than Go
• you want the more widely starred option (28.8k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need amp or coding-agents

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

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 Go
• you want the more widely starred option (16.3k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need ade or agent

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

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 Go
• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want the more widely starred option (123.4k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase

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

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 Go
• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you want the more recently updated codebase

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

herdr

herdrdev/herdr

the runtime your coding agents live on

Choose herdr if…

• you would rather work in Rust than Go
• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want the more widely starred option (50.6k)
• you want the more recently updated codebase

Shares claude-code, cli, codex with claude-squad.

tuios

Gaurav-Gosain/tuios

A terminal window manager that knows what your agents are doing. Tiling panes, workspaces, sessions that survive restarts, and one Inbox for every coding agent. Official only at tuios.dev and this repo. tuios has no X/Twitter account.

Choose tuios if…

• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need ai-agents or bubbletea

Shares claude-code, codex with claude-squad.

cc-skills-golang

samber/cc-skills-golang

🧑‍🎨 A collection of Golang agentic skills that works

Choose cc-skills-golang if…

• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• 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 want the more recently updated codebase

Shares claude-code, codex, opencode, vibe-coding with claude-squad.

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 Go
• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you want the more recently updated codebase

Shares claude-code, cli, codex with claude-squad.

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…

• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need agent-skills or ai-agents

Shares claude-code, codex, opencode with claude-squad.

jevgrep

dzhng/jevgrep

Find code by asking what it does. A CLI for coding agents that uses Jev to discover relevant files and source context.

Choose jevgrep if…

• you would rather work in TypeScript than Go
• MIT License suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you prefer a smaller, narrower project to a large one
• you want the more recently updated codebase

Shares claude-code, cli, codex with claude-squad.

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 Go
• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
• you want something your agent can install directly rather than a library to wire up yourself
• you want the more widely starred option (33.2k)

Shares claude-code, cli, codex with claude-squad.

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 Go
• you want the more recently updated codebase
• you specifically need agents or ai

Shares claude-code, codex, opencode with claude-squad.