01 PROMPT
Give every task its own agent.
⌘N makes a worktree and a branch. No stashing, no collisions.
// one app, a fleet of agents
Prompt. Review. Ship.
Run coding agents side by side, each in its own worktree. Review every change in one queue.
brew install --cask shubham-1994/tern/tern-desktopbrew install shubham-1994/tern/terncurl -fsSL https://tern.build/install.sh | shFree · macOS 12+ · Apple Silicon and Intel · CLI for Linux too
Tern · acme-web · fix-login
T E R N │ acme-web / ⎇ main SESSIONS 08 RUN 03 WAIT 01 DONE 03 ● daemon · v0.7.1 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Agents M-1 Files M-2 Git M-3 │ 1 docs-refresh ■ │ 2 upload-retry │ 3 ci-speedup ● │ 4 fix-login ■ │ 5 shell-1 │ 6 ──────────────────────────────────│─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 8 SESSIONS · 1 NEEDS YOU │ SESSION 01 · CLAUDE · ALICE/DOCS-REFRESH CPU MEM ELAPSED FILES STATUS │ docs-refresh 0.0% 3M 00:36 00 RUN ──────────────────────────────────│ Update the setup section of the docs for pnpm 10 and the new README. > docs-refresh [■ RUN] │─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── claude · │✻ Claude Code Opus 5.5 · ~/acme-web ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁█▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ │ ──────────────────────────────────│› Update the setup section of the docs for pnpm 10 and the new README. 02 upload-retry ✓ DONE │ gemini · ready for review · … │● Read(README.md) ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁█▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ +16 −0 │ ⎿ Read 96 lines ──────────────────────────────────│ 03 ci-speedup WAIT │● Search(pattern: "pnpm (dev|build)", path: "docs") codex · wants to use Bash │ ⎿ Found 7 files ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁█▁▁▁▁▁▁ │ ──────────────────────────────────│✻ Rewriting the setup section… (esc to interrupt) 04 fix-login [■ RUN] │ claude · │ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁█▁▁▁▁▁▁ +11 −1 │ ──────────────────────────────────│ 05 shell-1 IDLE │ zsh · idle 20s │ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁█▁▁▁▄ │ ──────────────────────────────────│─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 06 dark-mode-adbe.… • ✓ DONE │ › typing goes to docs-refresh · paste works · ^B for tern keys claude APPROVAL │ ci-speedup · codex wants to run Bash: rm -rf .turbo/c… View ^B v Reject ^B r Always ^B a Allow F5 1 Help │ 2 New │ 3 Find │ 4 Diff │ 5 Approve │ 6 Next │ 7 Review │ 8 Kill │ 9 Symbol │ 10 Detach │ ^B prefix
// works with the agents you already use
16 agents: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor Agent, GitHub Copilot CLI, OpenCode, Aider, Goose, Amp, Auggie, Crush, Factory Droid, Grok CLI, Kimi CLI, Kiro CLI, Qwen Code, and any CLI agent.
// how it works
Prompt it. Review it. Ship it.
02 REVIEW
Read every change in one queue.
Comment on a diff and it goes straight back to the agent.
03 SHIP
Merge with one key.
Or push and open a pull request, right from the queue.
// small on purpose
Small binary. Big fleet.
~30MB
DAEMON MEMORY
20MB
MAC APP
12MB
CLI BINARY
0
RUNTIME DEPS
Measured on an Apple Silicon Mac. How →
// and on day two
The details that add up.
Runs
Multi-step plans that run themselves, with approvals.
Terminal UI
The same sessions in your terminal. Detach, reattach anywhere.
Your phone
Get pinged when an agent's done. Approve from anywhere.
Remote machines
tern ssh devbox drives a bigger box from here.
Conflict radar
Two tasks editing one file? You'll know before you merge.
Always on
Close the window. A tiny daemon keeps agents working.
// leave the desk
Your agents don't need you at your desk.
- Pair your phone with a QR code.
- Get pinged when an agent finishes or needs you.
- Approve, answer and type. Over Tailscale, your LAN or your own relay: no Tern servers.
// compared
Native, not wrapped.
| Capability | Tern | Electron agent IDEs | Terminal + tmux |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native app, no Electron | yes | no | n/a |
| Terminal UI for the same sessions | yes | no | yes |
| Agents keep running when you close it | yes | varies | yes |
| A worktree per task, made for you | yes | yes | by hand |
| One review queue for every change | yes | varies | no |
| Phone access, no vendor server | yes | varies | no |
// questions
Before you ask.
What is Tern?
An IDE for running many coding agents at once. Every task gets its own git worktree; you review them all in one place, from a native Mac app or your terminal.
Which agents does it work with?
16 out of the box, including Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, each on your own account. Any other CLI agent runs in a tab.
Is my code sent anywhere?
No. Tern runs on your machine and has no servers. Your agents talk to their providers as they always do.
Does it run on Linux?
The CLI and terminal UI do, and FreeBSD too. The desktop app is macOS-only for now.
Is it free?
Yes. Tern is closed source; every release's binaries and checksums are public.
Why does macOS warn the first time?
The app isn't notarized yet. Open it once, then choose Open Anyway in System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security.
More in the docs →
Give your agents a home.
brew install --cask shubham-1994/tern/tern-desktop