Cdesktop

cdesktop

An open-source alternative to Claude Code Desktop.

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Overview

cdesktop is an open-source alternative to Anthropic's Claude Code Desktop. It's a web UI for 5 coding agents — Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and Hermes — wrapping each CLI as a child process on your machine, with your code, transcripts, and worktrees all kept on disk.

The layout is modeled after the Code tab of Anthropic's official desktop app: a sessions sidebar, a transcript with an integrated terminal and diff viewer, and a right-side pane for plan, files, and app preview. Unlike the official app, cdesktop is local-only, agent-agnostic, and provider-agnostic — pick an agent, pick a provider from the built-in catalog or wire up your own.

As of May 7, 2026, Anthropic's Claude Code Desktop no longer accepts third-party model names. cdesktop fully supports third-party providers and models.

- 5 coding agents in one UI — Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode, Hermes; pick per session, transcripts stay separate per agent
- Plug in any provider in one click — 20+ built-in presets (OpenRouter, AWS Bedrock, DeepSeek, Kimi, ModelScope, MiniMax, Nvidia, …) or add a custom ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL endpoint; switch providers and tune reasoning effort per session
- Agent teams — spawn teammates that share your workspace and divide work; mix agents and models per teammate; lead delegates via npx cdesktop team spawn
- Run sessions side by side — split the workspace into up to 4 cells and drag any session into a new cell
- Switch between sessions instantly — no reload between threads; transcripts stay where you left them
- Routines — schedule recurring agent runs (hourly, daily, weekdays, weekly) or save manual-fire templates; each…