A Claude Squad alternative with a desktop GUI
Claude Squad is an open-source (AGPL-3.0) terminal app written in Go that runs several agents in tmux sessions, each in its own git worktree, with an auto-accept mode. It suits people who live in the terminal. AgentVera keeps real terminals but puts them in a desktop app with panes, a Git panel, kanban and flows.
Claude Squad and AgentVera side by side
| Feature | Claude Squad | AgentVera |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Terminal UI on tmux; see the README for supported systems. | macOS, Windows and Linux desktop app. |
| Supported agents | Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Aider, OpenCode and Amp. | 18 CLI coding agents, including Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Copilot, Cursor Agent, opencode, Amp and Aider, plus plain terminals. Each uses its own CLI install and login. |
| Open source / license | Open source, AGPL-3.0 (about 8.6k GitHub stars). | Closed source. |
| Pricing model | Free and open source. | Free plan with unlimited agents; Pro and Team plans are paid. |
| Git worktrees | Yes. Each session gets its own worktree. | Yes. Create a worktree per task from the Git panel and start an agent in it; night-shift tasks get their own worktree. You are warned when two agents edit the same file. |
| Kanban | not confirmed | Team kanban shared across your organization; assign a card to Claude or Codex and the reply lands on the card (Pro and Team). |
| Flows and pipelines between agents | not confirmed | Flows pass one agent’s output to the next; research→plan→build pipeline; staged task line; night shift (Pro and Team). |
| Acceptance checks | not confirmed | Verify extracts acceptance criteria from your request and a separate read-only verifier checks each one after the agent’s turn; automatic code review. |
| Database manager / SSH | not confirmed | Database manager for PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB and SQLite (Pro and Team); SSH/SFTP panel; agent SSH and database access with your rules. |
| Token savings | not confirmed | Context profiles, automatic /compact, bundled RTK output compression, automatic per-task model routing and a project map (code graph) for agents. |
| Team features | not confirmed | Organizations, team kanban, client boards, AgentVera Runner on your own server, automatic account switching. |
A dash means we could not confirm the feature on Claude Squad’s own pages. It may exist or arrive later; check their site.
When to pick Claude Squad
- You want to stay in the terminal, including over SSH, with keyboard-only control.
- You want a small open-source tool you can read and change (AGPL-3.0).
- You already use tmux and like managing sessions with it.
When to pick AgentVera
- You want a GUI: split panes, agents you drag between them, a Git panel with diffs and history.
- You want agents to hand work to each other (flows, research→plan→build, night shift) and acceptance checks after each turn.
- You want a database manager, SSH/SFTP, an MCP manager and a team kanban in the same window.
- You want token savings built in: context profiles, automatic /compact and bundled RTK output compression.
Moving from Claude Squad to AgentVera
- Download AgentVera and open the repository as a project.
- Add the same agents; AgentVera starts the CLIs you already installed, with their logins.
- Worktrees made by Claude Squad are ordinary git worktrees: open them from the Git panel, or finish and merge them first.
- If you relied on auto-accept, look at Auto approval: it approves safe reads, tests, lint and read-only git for Claude Code, and keeps a never-approve list for commands like git push.
Questions
Is there a GUI for Claude Squad?
Claude Squad itself is a terminal UI. If you want the same idea, parallel agents in their own worktrees, in a desktop GUI, AgentVera runs them in real terminal panes on macOS, Windows and Linux.
Does AgentVera support the same agents as Claude Squad?
Yes. Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Aider, opencode and Amp are all supported, along with 12 more CLIs and plain terminals.
Is AgentVera open source like Claude Squad?
No. AgentVera is a closed-source desktop app with a free plan. Claude Squad is open source under AGPL-3.0.
Do I need tmux for AgentVera?
No. On your computer each agent runs in a real terminal inside the app; besides the agent CLIs there is nothing else to install.
Sources
Facts about Claude Squad come from its own pages, checked on 8 October 2026. Products change quickly; check them for the current state.
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