Command Center for AI Coding Agents (Claude Code + Codex)

Tide Commander is a free, open-source visual orchestrator that turns managing multiple AI coding agents into something that looks like a strategy game — but is packed with real developer tools.

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If you run multiple Claude Code or Codex terminals at the same time, you already know the pain: tabs everywhere, lost context, missed completions. I built Tide Commander to solve that.

It's a visual multi-agent orchestrator where your AI agents appear as 3D characters on a battlefield. Click to select, type to command, watch them work in real-time. It looks like a game, but internally it's a full developer toolkit.

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Quick Start

bunx tide-commander

That's it. Node.js 18+, Linux or Mac, and Claude Code or Codex CLI in your PATH.

The Problem

AI coding agents work best in parallel — one on tests, one on features, one on bugs. But managing five terminals at once is chaos. Which one has context on the auth module? Did the test agent finish? Tide Commander puts everything in one visual interface with file diffs, a git-integrated file explorer, and real-time streaming output. For many workflows, an IDE becomes almost unnecessary.

Key Concepts

Boss Agents — Has context of subordinate agents, delegates tasks to the most capable one, summarizes worker progress. Talk to one Boss instead of juggling terminals.

Supervisor — God-mode observer. Auto-generates summaries when agents finish. You never miss a completed task.

Group Areas — Draw areas on the battlefield to organize agents by project. Assign folders to enable the file explorer.

Classes — Like COD or Minecraft classes: each has a 3D model, instructions (like claude.md), and skills. Create custom classes with your own GLB models.

Buildings — Functional 3D structures that control real infrastructure:

Developer Tools

Despite the RTS aesthetic, this is developer-first:

• File Explorer + Git Diffs — Side-by-side diff viewer, branch switching, merge conflict UI, vim-style navigation (j/k/d/u/f/b/g/G//n/N)
• Context Tracking — Mana bar per agent showing context window usage
• Snapshots — Save full conversations + modified files, restore later
• Secrets — AES-256-GCM encrypted {{PLACEHOLDER}} injection, never in logs
• Permissions — Bypass or interactive mode, per agent
• Spotlight (Ctrl+K) — Fuzzy search for agents, files, areas, actions
• Paste Anything — File paths auto-attach, screenshots paste inline, large text auto-compacts
• Commander View — All agent terminals in a grid, grouped by area

Three View Modes

Cycle with Alt+2: 3D (Three.js battlefield, 12 built-in models, custom GLB support), 2D (canvas, same features, lighter), Dashboard (status cards and metrics).

Skills System

Plugins with tool permissions and markdown instructions. Built-in: Git Captain, Notifications (browser/Android/desktop), Streaming Exec, inter-agent messaging, DB & server logs. Create custom skills and assign to agents or classes.

Architecture

User → React + Three.js → WebSocket → Node.js/Express → claude/codex CLI

Each agent is a real CLI process. Backend parses stdout events and streams to the frontend. Sessions persist across restarts. ~130k lines of TypeScript. All data stays local.

Also Included

Multiplayer (WSS), mobile + Android APK, custom hotkeys, Docker deployment, WSS debugger, HTML-rendered output (no terminal flicker), custom idle/working animations per class.

Free and Open Source

MIT license. No paid tiers. No sign-up. No telemetry.

npm i -g tide-commander@latest
tide-commander start

{% github deivid11/tide-commander %}

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