Claude Squad is a terminal program that runs several AI coding assistants at once, each in its own separate copy of a project so their work does not collide. It is for programmers who want to handle multiple coding tasks from one screen.
Has 1 of 5 · No commands needed ✗
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does the whole job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
Vibe Kanban is a tool where you plan software work on a task board and hand each task to an AI coding assistant that works in its own separate copy of the project. It is for software developers who use AI coding assistants.
Has 3 of 5 · Still maintained ✗
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does the whole job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
Crystal is a desktop tool for running several AI coding assistants at once, each working in its own separate copy of a project. It is for programmers, but the project itself says it has been deprecated and replaced by a successor called Nimbalyst.
Has 0 of 5 · Still maintained ✗
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
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Help me choose
I want to pick an open-source replacement for Conductor. Below is a list from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0), in the order its website shows it. The order is a starting point, not a verdict.
- Claude Squad: Claude Squad is a terminal program that runs several AI coding assistants at once, each in its own separate copy of a project so their work does not collide. It is for programmers who want to handle multiple coding tasks from one screen. [Advanced setup; Windows · Mac · Linux; replaces fully; AGPL-3.0; https://github.com/smtg-ai/claude-squad]
- Vibe Kanban: Vibe Kanban is a tool where you plan software work on a task board and hand each task to an AI coding assistant that works in its own separate copy of the project. It is for software developers who use AI coding assistants. [Advanced setup; Windows · Mac · Linux; replaces fully; Apache-2.0; https://github.com/BloopAI/vibe-kanban]
- Crystal: Crystal is a desktop tool for running several AI coding assistants at once, each working in its own separate copy of a project. It is for programmers, but the project itself says it has been deprecated and replaced by a successor called Nimbalyst. [Easy setup (It is a desktop app you install like any other program.); Mac · Linux; replaces partly; MIT; https://github.com/stravu/crystal]
Setup rating: "Easy setup" means you can install it like a normal app, use it in a browser. "Advanced setup" means you must run it on your own server or use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Full details: https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/agent-orchestration.json
Before recommending anything, ask me these three questions (one at a time, in plain words): 1) Which device or devices will I use it on (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone)? 2) How comfortable am I with technical setup: only installing apps from a store, happy to follow a step-by-step guide, or comfortable with servers and the command line? 3) What is my budget: free only, or willing to pay for hosting or support? Then recommend one to three projects from this list only, and for each say why, using how fully it replaces the app, its setup rating, and the devices it runs on. If nothing on the list fits me, say so plainly instead of stretching.
Before you build
Read the list of open-source projects at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/agent-orchestration.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
My project or idea:
