herdr
by herdrdev
Herdr is a terminal-based workspace manager that keeps coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex running in the background, even if you close the window or lose an SSH connection. It shows which agents are working, blocked or idle, so you can manage several at once.
- Stars
- 46.1k +88 a day
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Rust
- Age
- 213 days
What you can do with it
- Run several coding agents side by side in split panes and see which are working, blocked or idle
- Detach from a session and reattach later without stopping the agents' work
- Manage local and remote SSH machines together in one window
Make money with it
A freelance developer could use it to run more agent-assisted client projects at the same time and take on more paid work.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- A freelance developer can run several AI coding agents on different client tasks at once and spot quickly when one needs input.
- A small team can keep long-running agent jobs going on a remote server and check on them later over SSH.
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install with a one-line shell script, Homebrew, mise or a PowerShell script on Windows, then run "herdr" in your terminal.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- The agents it hosts (Claude Code, Codex and others) usually need their own paid accounts or API keys
- Installing through a piped curl-to-shell script means you should check the script first
- Original processes do not survive a server or machine restart; only the layout and supported agent sessions are restored
- Windows support is described as beta
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
