Herdr
Apache-2.0 terminal runtime for multi-agent herds — state, panes, socket API
AI Agents / Orchestration · Apache-2.0 · 44.7k
Reviewed 2026-09-30 · last push 2026-10-18 · repo checked 2026-10-19
What's Good
Apache-2.0 (herdrdev/herdr). Single binary in your existing terminal (Ghostty/Alacritty/Kitty/WezTerm/tmux). Detects Claude Code, Codex, Pi, OpenCode, Droid, Amp, and more. Agents spawn panes, prompt peers, and wait on real blocked state via CLI/socket. Multi-machine window, plugins marketplace, brew/curl install. Docs at herdr.dev/docs.
The Catch
Vs Thurbox / Zellij / ECC: Thurbox is a lighter MIT tmux TUI orchestrator; Zellij is a general multiplexer; ECC is skills/memory/security on host agents — Herdr’s catch is agent-aware runtime + socket API, not another bare multiplexer and not an ecosystem pack. Agent state heuristics vary by harness; after machine restart, layout restores but original processes do not survive.
Verdict
Apache agent-terminal runtime when you herd many CLIs and need blocked/idle signals — not Thurbox-lite tmux, not Zellij alone.
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