Luvus: pricing, features, alternatives

Luvus is Rust mission control for AI coding agents. The repo RizRiyz/luvus is Apache-2.0, created 2026-06-22. On 2026-09-09 GitHub listed 788 stars and 52 forks. Latest release was v0.13.4 on 2026-09-01. Homepage luvus.dev calls it one place to run, watch, resume, and orchestrate every coding agent. X For You compared it with Herdr and noted a Chinese menu.

Compare Herdr if you wanted a background PTY server, herdrm if you wanted a Mac console on Herdr, or Waku if you wanted a native Mac harness that drives CLIs itself.

Key Features

Persistent workspaces: a background server keeps tabs, panes, layouts, terminal state, and named sessions alive across attach.
Agent awareness: detects supported CLIs and shows blocked, working, done, or idle with session titles, tokens, cost, and context use. Docs say an agent only counts as working on positive evidence.
Resume and fork: finds each agent's session store and runs its resume command. Fork Claude, Grok, Codex, Pi, and OMP sessions with context intact.
Git and DIFF in the TUI: status, branches, commits, PRs, and issues via git and gh. DIFF is read-only review; it does not stage, commit, or push.
Orchestration board: ◇ orch assigns dependent tasks to isolated git worktrees, path leases stop overlapping edits, and a quality gate must pass before merge. Your checkout is never touched.
Remote and mobile: attach over plain SSH with no extra daemon. Below a configured width it switches to a one-pane mobile navigator.

Limitation: token and cost figures come from each agent's own session files. Live status needs no integration, but precise events need the optional hook. 788 stars is a heat signal, not an audit. It is a TUI multiplexer, not a replacement for Claude Code or Codex.

Supported agents

The README matrix (2026-09-09) lists live status for Claude Code, Copilot CLI, Codex, Antigravity CLI, opencode, OpenCode 2 Preview, Kimi, Grok, Hermes CLI, Pi, Oh My Pi, Muse Code, Fx, Cursor, Kilo Code, plus Gemini, Aider, Amp, Droid, Qwen, and Kiro. Resume and hook coverage vary. First-party table: luvus.dev/docs.

Pricing

Piece	Price	Notes from first-party pages 2026-09-09
luvus	$0	Apache-2.0. About 788 stars. v0.13.4.
Host agents	Confirm that product	Claude Code, Codex, opencode, and the rest still bill their own APIs.

Getting Started

Install: curl -fsSL https://luvus.dev/install.sh | sh or brew install RizRiyz/luvus/luvus. Windows: irm https://luvus.dev/install.ps1 | iex.
Run luvus doctor, then luvus inside a git repo.
Split a pane and start an agent. Luvus detects supported CLIs automatically.
On macOS, free Ctrl+Space under Keyboard Shortcuts if the prefix is bound to input sources.

First-party resource: luvus.dev/docs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a Herdr fork?

No. Same problem space (keep coding agents in one terminal), different product. Herdr owns background PTYs. Luvus is a workspace TUI with Git, DIFF, and an orchestration board.

Does it replace Claude Code?

No. It watches and talks to the CLIs you already run.

Chinese UI?

Yes. Docs say eight languages including Chinese menus. That is why the For You post compared it with Herdr.

Alternatives

Herdr: background runtime that keeps agent PTYs alive.
herdrm: native Mac console on a running Herdr server.
Waku: Mac harness that drives CLIs itself.

Tips

Run luvus doctor before you blame missing gh or SSH.
Start orchestration with path leases on, not as an afterthought.
If you only needed detachable PTYs, try Herdr first.

Luvus is a same-week For You pick for people who already run several coding agents and want one TUI that can see cost, resume sessions, and keep worktrees from colliding. Start at luvus.dev.