Agent workspace · Helge Sverre (individual developer)
Splash
Desktop app that runs coding agents side by side over the Agent Client Protocol, each session in its own git worktree, with one attention queue for permission prompts and finished work.
~/facts
- platforms
- macOSWindowsLinuxv0.2.1: macOS 14+ (universal .pkg), Windows 11 x64 (needs WebView2), Linux x64 (Ubuntu 24.04 or GTK 3 + WebKitGTK 4.1). Also a headless splash-server whose UI can be opened in a browser over an SSH tunnel. README calls it an early personal project.
- price
- FreeFree and open source per splash.computer (seen 2026-10-20). Agents are installed and signed in separately, so their own subscriptions or API costs apply.
- source
- Open sourceLicence: MIT
- github
- HelgeSverre/splash
~/features
- ✓ yes AI agents
- ✓ yes Multi-agent
- ✓ yes Git worktrees
- ? not verified MCP
- ? not verified Phone control
- ? not verified Mobile app
- ? not verified SSH
- ? not verified SFTP
- ? not verified Tabs
- ? not verified Split panes
- ? not verified Cloud sync
- ? not verified Team sharing
✓ documented · – absent or not in its feature list · ? not verified
+ strengths
- MIT-licensed and free, with native builds for macOS, Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04
- Works with about 20 ACP-capable agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode, Goose, Copilot, Amp among them) rather than one vendor
- Each session can get its own splash/ branch and worktree; archiving removes the worktree but keeps the branch
- Headless splash-server lets the UI be reached from a browser through an SSH tunnel
! weak points
- Very new: v0.1.0 on 2026-10-05, v0.2.1 on 2026-10-07; README labels status as early development
- Single-maintainer personal project; repo showed 0 GitHub stars on 2026-10-20
- Linux support is documented only for Ubuntu 24.04 x64 (or GTK 3 + WebKitGTK 4.1); Windows only 11 x64
- Agents and Git/gh CLIs must be installed and authenticated separately; compatibility depends on each agent's ACP support
~/who it is for
- best for
- Developers who want a free, open-source GUI to run several ACP-compatible agents in parallel worktrees across macOS, Windows or Linux.
- look elsewhere if
- Anyone needing a mature, supported product or a native phone app for steering agents.
~/sources
Checked 2026-10-20. Prices and features change; the vendor's page is the authority.
- splash.computer — price, license, platforms, ACP agents, worktrees, attention queue, splash-server over SSH tunnel
- splash.computer/download — platform/OS requirements, v0.2.1 release date, install requirements
- github.com/HelgeSverre/splash — MIT license, early-development status, ACP, CI platforms (README)
- api.github.com/repos/HelgeSverre/splash — stars (0), license MIT, created 2026-09-24, latest release v0.2.1 2026-10-07
Not verified
- mcp: neither the site nor README mentions MCP
- phone_remote / mobile_app: only a browser UI via splash-server over SSH tunnel is described; no phone-specific feature or app seen
- ssh: SSH is only the tunnel for splash-server; no SSH-session feature for agents seen
- tabs/split_panes/scripting_or_api not verified