VelaTerm

VelaTerm is an open-source terminal and agent manager built for the AI-agent era. It organizes scattered terminal sessions and coding agents into a project-group-session tree, treats agents such as Claude Code and Codex as first-class citizens with live status, and lets you take over any session from a browser or another machine. Built on Tauri 2 with a tiny native core, it is a lightweight alternative to managing dozens of agent tabs by hand.

Key Features

• Session tree: Projects, arbitrarily nested groups, and sessions with drag-and-drop reordering, search, and persisted collapse state.
• Agent awareness: Per-session status for supported agents (working, waiting for input, done) driven by the agents' own hook mechanisms, with desktop notifications and session resumption.
• Real PTYs: Every session is a full pseudo-terminal kept alive in the background, with complete input, output, and resize handling.
• Nine agents as first-class sessions: Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, and more run per session; mix them in one window and manage from the same tree.
• Remote access: Take over any session over SSH or from a browser; agents keep running on the host, reconnect and continue.
• Split panes: Horizontal and vertical splits with keyboard shortcuts, plus document, image, and browser tabs.

Use Cases

Who Should Use This Tool?

• Multi-agent developers: Anyone running several coding agents at once who needs to track which one is blocked or waiting.
• Remote/SSH workflows: Developers who want agents to keep running on a server and check in from anywhere.
• Terminal power users: People who want tmux-style organization without leaving a modern GUI.

Problems It Solves

1. Session sprawl: Several agents running at once break a flat row of tabs; the tree keeps them navigable.
2. No agent-state visibility: A plain terminal cannot tell whether an agent is working, blocked, or finished.
3. Lost context: Closing a terminal normally throws away the agent conversation; transcripts survive restarts here.

Pricing

Advantages & Unique Selling Points

Compared to Competitors:

1. Agent-first design: Unlike tmux or Warp, VelaTerm knows which session is an agent and its state, and can resume it.
2. Tiny native core: Tauri 2 with no Electron or bundled Chromium; installs in megabytes and stays out of RAM.
3. Remote takeover: Browser or SSH access lets long-running agents keep working while you check in from anywhere.

What Makes It Stand Out:

• Nine agents run as first-class sessions in one window.
• Real PTYs with background persistence.
• Cross-platform with full parity on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Getting Started

1. Download from velaterm.com for macOS, Linux, or Windows.
2. Create a project and start a terminal or agent session.
3. Organize: Drag sessions into groups; name, archive, and search them.
4. Take over remotely: Enable remote access and reconnect from a browser or over SSH.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is VelaTerm open source?

Yes, MIT licensed with source on GitHub (vlinx-io/VelaTerm).

Which agents does it support?

Nine agents run as first-class sessions, including Claude Code, Codex, and Copilot.

Can I access sessions remotely?

Yes. Sessions can be taken over over SSH or from a browser, and agents keep running on the host.

Alternatives

If VelaTerm isn't the right fit, consider these alternatives:

• Herdr: Runtime that keeps coding agents alive in background terminal sessions.
• Superset: Run an army of CLI agents in isolated worktrees.
• Emdash: Desktop agentic dev environment isolating parallel agents in Git worktrees.
• cmux: Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and agent notifications.

Tips & Best Practices

1. Use nested groups per project: Keep agents grouped by domain so the tree stays navigable at scale.
2. Watch agent status badges: The working/blocked/done states tell you who needs input without opening every session.
3. Leverage remote takeover: Start long tasks on a server, then check in from a browser anywhere.