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Maestro

Keyboard-driven desktop app that runs many coding agents in parallel, supports worktree sub-agents, unattended Auto Run playbooks, group chat between agents, a CLI, SSH remote execution and phone access through a browser.

Reviewed by the Termdex team · facts checked 2026-10-28 against 11 vendor sources · how we check

Official site

Maestro, AI agent workspace, as shown on its official site
Maestro's own preview image. Image: RunMaestro (official site).
Screenshot of the Maestro AI agent workspace interface
A screenshot of Maestro from the project's README. Image: RunMaestro (GitHub README).

Maestro review

Maestro is a keyboard-driven desktop app that runs many coding agents in parallel, with worktree sub-agents and unattended task playbooks. We read the vendor's site and GitHub pages in October 2026. We did not run an independent test.

Who it is for

Developers who live on the keyboard and want free, AGPL-licensed orchestration of Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode on macOS, Windows or Linux.

What stands out

Worktree sub-agents appear under their parent agent, each with its own directory and history. Pull requests can be opened from the app when the GitHub CLI is installed.

Auto Run works through a markdown checklist or a free-text goal, with each task in a fresh session. A CLI, maestro-cli, runs playbooks from cron or CI. Group Chat lets a moderator agent route a question between agents, and an inline @mention consults another agent once.

Agents can run on remote machines over SSH. The docs cover ProxyJump for bastion hosts. A host can be controlled from a phone browser, or attached over Tailscale, LAN, an SSH tunnel or HTTPS. Usage and cost are tracked per session.

Desktop builds exist for macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon), Windows and Linux. Version 1.0.2 was released on 21 October 2026, and a 1.1.0 release candidate was marked pre-release.

Where it falls short

Price

The site and README state no price and no paid plan. It is presented as open source under AGPL-3.0 and works through the agent subscriptions you already have. Seen 28 October 2026.

Verdict

Choose it if you want free parallel agents with long unattended runs and can accept AGPL. Look elsewhere if you need a native phone app or a permissive licence.

Facts: platforms, price and licence

platforms
macOSWindowsLinuxmacOS Intel and Apple Silicon (.dmg/.zip); Windows .exe installer or portable .exe; Linux AppImage/.deb/.rpm for x86_64 and arm64. No OS minimums listed. Phones use the host's built-in web interface in a browser (no native mobile app described); a 'Maestro Lite' mode of the desktop app can attach to a host.
price
FreeSite and README state no price or paid plan; presented as open source under AGPL-3.0 and a pass-through to the agent CLIs you already pay for (seen 2026-10-28).
source
Open sourceLicence: AGPL-3.0 (LICENSE file read: standard GNU AGPL v3 text, unmodified)
github
RunMaestro/Maestro 3.5k stars, seen 2026-10-28

Maestro features

✓ documented · – absent or not in its feature list · ? not verified

Maestro strengths

  • Worktree sub-agents nest under their parent agent, each with its own directory and history; PRs can be created from the app via the gh CLI.
  • Auto Run executes markdown task checklists or a free-text goal, each task in a fresh session; maestro-cli runs playbooks from cron or CI.
  • Agents can be run on remote hosts over SSH, with ProxyJump and ProxyCommand support, and a host can be controlled from a phone browser, over Tailscale, LAN, SSH tunnel or HTTPS.
  • Group chat with a moderator agent and inline @mention consults between agents; usage and cost tracking per session.

Maestro weak points

  • AGPL-3.0 is a strong copyleft licence; it is open source but may not suit teams that avoid AGPL.
  • Copilot-CLI, Qwen3 Coder and Oh My Pi support is labelled beta in the README; Gemini CLI is only a possible future addition.
  • Remote SSH needs the agent CLI installed on the remote and a POSIX default shell; Windows hosts need OpenSSH set to Git Bash or WSL; LAN remote control is plain HTTP and a paired device gets full operator access.
  • No native mobile app described; the host desktop window must stay open for remote control. Project started November 2025 and reached 1.0.x in October 2026.

Who Maestro is for

best for
Keyboard-centred developers who want free, AGPL-licensed orchestration of Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode with worktree sub-agents and long unattended playbook runs.
look elsewhere if
Anyone who wants a permissive licence, a native iOS/Android app, or an app that works without its desktop host running.

Lists that include Maestro

Sources and what we could not verify

Checked 2026-10-28. Prices and features change; the vendor's page is the authority.

Not verified