If you use terminal-based AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini CLI, you have probably run into these situations: you want to run several at once, but switching between windows is tedious, or an agent has been sitting at a confirmation prompt for minutes without you noticing. Zaivern Code is a Rust-built desktop app designed to reduce that friction in parallel operation. It lays out running agents in a grid so you can see them all at once, answers confirmation prompts automatically, and lets you broadcast a single instruction to every session. It also bundles a lightweight code editor inspired by Zed, and runs on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It is published as free open-source software under the Apache-2.0 license.
Key Features
- Auto-YES (automatic approval): Automatically responds to confirmation prompts from tools like Claude Code, eliminating time lost waiting for approval. It is off by default, can be toggled per agent, and you can return to the normal approval mode at any time
- Agent Cockpit (grid view): Displays running agents in a grid, where each cell works as a live terminal you can type into directly. It recognizes CLIs from its built-in catalog, including Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI, and anything not in the catalog can be registered as a preset
- Broadcast: Send the same instruction to every running session from a single input field ─ useful when you want to apply the same fix across multiple projects
- Supervisor (monitoring): Detects stalls, repeated loops, and abnormal terminations using deterministic rules on the Rust side, and notifies the agent you have designated as the commander
- Built-in code editor: Ships with a lightweight editor inspired by Zed, supporting LSP, Japanese IME input, Git line gutters, GitHub integration, and multiple folders
- Mobile remote and voice input: Check agent status, send instructions, and approve prompts from your smartphone, with voice input available through the microphone
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What’s included |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | All features available. Open source under the Apache-2.0 license |
Pricing is current as of September 2026. The official site’s FAQ states that it is “free open-source software under the Apache-2.0 license,” and no paid plans or in-app charges could be confirmed. Please check the official site for the latest information.
Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Time previously lost to idle confirmation prompts disappears, and agents keep making progress while you are away from your desk
- You can tell at a glance which agents are running and which have stopped, without switching screens, cutting down on back-and-forth status checks
- It runs as a single Rust-native binary, so keeping it open all day is unlikely to weigh on your machine
- The source is public, so you can read the code yourself to verify behavior you care about, such as the conditions for automatic responses
- Because you can check status and approve prompts from your phone, you can leave a long-running task on your home machine and still head out
⚠️ Cons
- Auto-YES may also approve irreversible operations such as file deletion or command execution, so you need to decide in advance which tasks it is allowed for
- Using a CLI that is not in the built-in catalog requires the extra step of registering a preset
- It is developed by an individual, so long-term maintenance and support cannot be expected on the same terms as a corporate product
- Running several agents at once consumes a corresponding amount of each CLI’s API usage and rate limits
Comparison with Similar Services
| Service | How it differs from Zaivern Code |
|---|---|
| Conductor | A macOS-only native app designed to give each agent an isolated workspace. It has no automatic response feature for confirmation prompts |
| Vibe Kanban | An open-source task-board tool that assigns a work tree and branch to each card. Grid-style overviews and approval automation are not its focus |
| Claude Squad | A lightweight terminal tool built on tmux. It has no GUI cockpit, monitoring feature, or mobile integration |
Who Is It For
- Developers who use Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI side by side and find moving between windows cumbersome
- People who want to hand long implementation or refactoring jobs to an agent without losing time to stalled confirmation prompts
- People running several projects in parallel who want to monitor every agent’s status in one place
- People who prefer to review the source before adopting behavior such as automatic approval
- People who want to check progress from a phone while out and approve only when needed
Summary
The more terminal-based AI coding agents you run, the more your actual waiting time shifts away from the agents’ processing and toward human confirmation. Zaivern Code addresses that gap head-on: grid view, automatic approval, broadcast, and stall detection all pull in the same direction of reducing friction in multi-agent work. Being free and open source keeps the barrier to trying it low, but automatic approval is a feature with real consequences if misused. A reasonable approach is to leave it off at first, get a feel for the grid view and broadcast, then expand Auto-YES gradually, starting with work where failure is cheap.