OpenVibe

Product Introduction

1. Definition: OpenVibe is an open-source desktop application (licensed under the MIT license) that provides an infinite canvas interface for running and managing multiple AI coding agents—such as Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Qwen Code, Cursor, Aider, and Ollama—each isolated within a real, native terminal session.
2. Core Value Proposition: OpenVibe exists to solve the operational chaos of multi-agent AI software development. By centralizing disparate terminal windows onto a visual, infinite canvas (powered by Excalidraw and xterm.js), OpenVibe allows developers to coordinate agent teams, execute one-line multi-agent broadcasts, orchestrate complex software engineering pipelines, and manage unattended overnight coding tasks locally without telemetry or cloud data leakage.

Main Features

1. Infinite Canvas with Real Terminals: Each AI agent operates inside an actual terminal rendered via xterm.js, granting full command-line capability, environment variable access, and script execution. The underlying interface is an Excalidraw-based infinite canvas allowing users to pan, zoom, draw architectural shapes, connect components with arrows, and annotate agent workspaces visually.
2. Team Orchestration and Broadcast Messaging: Users can group AI agents into specialized roles (such as Frontend, Backend, or Testing teams) and communicate with them simultaneously. Using broadcast commands like @frontend or global arguments prefixed with / (e.g., /context), instructions are dispatched instantly to every targeted agent or the entire fleet, standardizing multi-agent briefing.
3. Autonomous Orchestration and Night Missions: The orchestrator agent accepts high-level objectives, generates a structured execution plan, delegates sub-tasks to individual agents across isolated git branches and worktrees, monitors time budgets, and merges results into a single mission branch. The "Mission de nuit" (Night Mission) feature allows developers to schedule hours of unattended execution against GitHub Issues or local backlog files (BACKLOG.md), generating an automated morning progress report.
4. Integrated Git Diff Review and Code Studio: OpenVibe includes native file tree navigation, markdown previews, and a Git window displaying uncommitted changes and branch diffs line by line. Developers can click any line of code to generate targeted feedback, which is compiled and sent back to the respective AI agent in a single consolidated instruction message.
5. Local Usage Tracking and Log Parsing: The application reads existing local log files generated by tools like Claude Code directly from the machine's disk. It displays real-time session token consumption, model costs, prompt cache status, and rate-limit tracking across a 30-day window without sending any telemetry or metrics to external servers.

Problems Solved

1. Pain Point: Managing multiple command-line AI coding agents quickly leads to terminal fatigue, window clutter, and lost context. Traditional multiplexers (like tmux) organize window layouts but lack awareness of agent states, waiting statuses, or code modifications, making it difficult to track which agent is waiting for approval or has completed a task.
2. Target Audience: Full-stack developers, software engineers, cloud architects, and tech leads who leverage advanced command-line AI agents (Claude Code, Aider, Gemini CLI) for rapid software prototyping, automated refactoring, and codebase modernization.
3. Use Cases: Executing parallel feature development where a frontend agent and a backend agent update separate components simultaneously; running unattended overnight bug-fixing missions based on a labeled GitHub issues backlog; and visually mapping out microservice architectures while instructing localized AI agents to implement the corresponding boilerplate code.

Unique Advantages

1. Strengths & Limitations (Pros & Cons):
   • Strengths: 100% local execution with zero data telemetry or external cloud storage dependencies; open-source MIT-licensed core engine; robust support for a wide array of native CLI agents (Claude Code, Codex, Aider, Ollama); innovative visual canvas approach combining terminal output with Excalidraw diagrams and built-in Git management.
   • Limitations: Currently restricted to Windows 10/11 platforms in its initial beta releases; unsigned beta executables require manual Windows SmartScreen bypass during installation; advanced enterprise features (such as SSO, cloud-hosted runners, and Bedrock/Vertex integration) require paid tiers.
2. Key Alternatives & Differentiation:
   • tmux / Terminal Multiplexers: While tmux excels at text-based terminal tiling, it provides no graphical canvas, visual diagramming (Excalidraw), native git diff-to-agent feedback loops, or role-based team broadcasting.
   • IDE-integrated AI extensions (e.g., Cursor, VS Code Copilot chats): These tools are typically confined to single-editor panels and proprietary ecosystems. OpenVibe acts as a meta-orchestrator that sits above CLI tools, allowing developers to run entirely different AI engines (Claude Code, Aider, local Ollama models) side-by-side within native CLI environments.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. Is OpenVibe completely free to use? Yes. The core engine, infinite canvas, real terminal integration, orchestrator, and all open-source features are free to use forever under the MIT license. An Enterprise tier is available for teams requiring strict budget limits, SSO, on-premise deployment, and cloud model integrations.
2. Do my code files and AI prompts leave my local machine? No. OpenVibe operates entirely locally without adding any online backend services or data telemetry. The application reads local configuration and log files directly from your disk, and the only outgoing network request is an optional app-update check that can be disabled in settings.
3. Which operating systems are currently supported? OpenVibe is currently developed, built, and tested natively for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Windows is the only officially supported operating system during the current beta release cycle.
4. Which AI agents and command-line tools are compatible with OpenVibe? Any tool that runs inside a standard terminal via your system's PATH is supported. Out-of-the-box configurations and shortcuts are optimized for Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, Qwen Code, Cursor Agent, OpenCode, Aider, Ollama local models, and standard Windows shells (PowerShell, CMD, Bash).