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herdr

the runtime your coding agents live on

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Overview

Herdr is a terminal-based runtime that keeps agent sessions running in a background server, allowing detachment without stopping work. It provides a unified interface for managing multiple agents across machines, with features for monitoring agent state and enabling inter-agent communication via CLI and socket API.

Deep Analysis

Key Differentiator

Provides a persistent runtime environment specifically optimized for coding agents that can survive client disconnections and machine restarts.

⚡ Capabilities

  • • Detach/reattach to agent sessions without stopping work
  • • Manage multiple agents across local and remote machines
  • • Monitor agent state (working/blocked/idle)
  • • Enable inter-agent communication via CLI/socket API
  • • Plugin system for extending functionality

🔗 Integrations

Claude CodeCursorOpenCodeGrokOther coding agents via terminal ownership

✓ Best For

  • ✓ Developers building coding agents
  • ✓ Teams running multiple AI coding assistants
  • ✓ Managing persistent agent sessions across machines

✗ Not Ideal For

  • ✗ End-users seeking ready-made AI applications
  • ✗ Non-technical users without terminal experience
  • ✗ Voice or image generation agents

⚠ Known Limitations

  • ⚠ Requires terminal/command-line usage
  • ⚠ Original processes don't survive machine restarts
  • ⚠ Windows support is in beta

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Works with herdr

Tools that integrate with herdr, often used together in the same stack.

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Claude Code
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