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Run multiple Claude Code agents in parallel.

Claude Code is one conversation in one terminal. Running several at once takes three things: a terminal for each session, a separate copy of the code for each one that edits files, and a way to tell which of them needs you. You can set up all three by hand, or pick an app that does it for you.

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By hand.

Open a terminal for each session, and give every session that edits files its own git worktree: a second checkout of the same repository, on its own branch.

# one worktree per session that edits files
git worktree add ../app-billing -b billing
git worktree add ../app-search -b search

# then, in a terminal each
cd ../app-billing && claude
cd ../app-search && claude

# after the branch is merged
git worktree remove ../app-billing

Start Claude Code in each worktree. Every session now writes to its own folder, so two agents never overwrite each other’s changes, and you merge the branches when the work is done. A review or a question about the code can stay in the main checkout.

What stays hard by hand is keeping track: which tab finished, which one is waiting at a permission prompt, and what each one changed. That is the part the apps below take on.

The full setup, with Codex beside Claude Code

What to look for.

The CLI itself, or a chat view
Some apps run Claude Code’s own screen in a terminal, so slash commands, keybindings and permission prompts behave as they do in your own terminal. Others drive it through the SDK or its stream-json protocol and draw their own chat view.
A worktree for every session
Conductor, Superset and Emdash make one for every task, and Starkomand can make one when you assign a task. Elsewhere, check before you count on it; you can always make them by hand as above.
Knowing who needs you
With five sessions running, the hard part is noticing which one finished or stopped at a prompt. Look for a status per session, recaps, or alerts.
Price and platform
The range runs from free and open source to a seat a month to one payment per Mac, and only some of them run on Windows or Linux.

The apps.

9 apps that run Claude Code sessions side by side. Starkomand is ours, so it comes first; the rest follow the order of the comparison table.

  1. StarkomandOurs

    Every window is the real claude in its own terminal, laid out on one canvas. Hold Space and each window flips to a recap; a task can run in its own git worktree, and a fresh agent can take over from a brief.

    Price
    $49 to $169 once, per Mac, with a year of updates. Free for 3 days.Launch prices, set by seats sold. See the ladder.
    Platform
    macOS on Apple silicon.

    Every product side by side

  2. AgentGrid

    Claude Code in terminal panes on a canvas, with a master agent that hands work to workers.

    Price
    Free: 3 projects, up to 10 agents each. Pro $16 a month, billed $192 a year.
    Platform
    macOS, Windows, Linux.

    Starkomand vs AgentGrid

  3. Maestri

    Claude Code in terminals on a native Swift canvas, where agents can message each other over PTY.

    Price
    Free: 1 workspace. Pro $18 once, up to 2 Macs.
    Platform
    macOS 15.4 and later. Windows and Linux listed.

    Starkomand vs Maestri

  4. Conductor

    Claude Code in a chat pane built on the SDK, a git worktree per workspace, and diff review, pull requests and merge in the app.

    Price
    Free locally. Pro $50 a month for cloud hours and multiplayer.
    Platform
    macOS. Windows on a waitlist.

    Starkomand vs Conductor

  5. Superset

    Claude Code’s own CLI in terminal panes, a git worktree per workspace, a status list of who is working or waiting, and diff review.

    Price
    Free for one user with local workspaces. Pro $20 a user a month, or $15 billed yearly, for remote access, automations and mobile.
    Platform
    macOS. Linux as an experimental AppImage. An iPhone and iPad app to check in.

    Starkomand vs Superset

  6. Emdash

    Claude Code’s own CLI in a terminal per task, a git worktree per task by default, and diff review, pull requests and CI checks.

    Price
    Free and open source (Apache 2.0). Cloud and Enterprise plans: get in touch.
    Platform
    macOS (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows, Linux.

    Starkomand vs Emdash

  7. CNVS

    Claude in terminals on a native Mac canvas, directed by voice, with a one-line briefing per agent and alerts on your iPhone.

    Price
    Founder seats $99 once, then $129 and $169 by seat number. All 1.x updates. No trial advertised.
    Platform
    macOS, native Swift.

    Starkomand vs CNVS

  8. 49Agents

    Claude Code in real tmux sessions on a web canvas, with panes that glow while it works and pulse when it needs you.

    Price
    Free to self-host for individuals and small teams (BSL 1.1). Company plan with hosting: talk to sales. Coworking marked coming soon.
    Platform
    Any browser against a self-hosted server (Node, tmux, ttyd). Mac menu bar app, not notarized.

    Starkomand vs 49Agents

  9. Zeron

    Claude Code through its stream-json protocol, as chats in tabs with a live branch diff, across your machines.

    Price
    Free and open source (MIT). Funded by sponsors.
    Platform
    macOS (Apple silicon), Windows, Linux, native Rust. iPhone and iPad coming.

    Starkomand vs Zeron

Alternatives toAgentGridMaestriConductorSupersetEmdashCNVS49AgentsZeron

Prices and features are from each product’s public pages on 28 September 2026 (Superset and Emdash on 9 October 2026) and may have changed since; product names belong to their owners. Spotted a change? Tell us.

Questions

Can Claude Code run agents in parallel by itself?

Within one session, Claude Code can hand parts of a task to subagents, which report back to that conversation. Separate sessions, each in its own terminal, are separate conversations you steer one by one, and those are what the apps above lay out and keep track of.

Do parallel sessions share my usage limit?

Yes. Every session signed in to the same Claude account draws on the same plan limits, so several sessions reach them sooner than one. When Claude runs out, Starkomand can continue the work in Codex from the recorded conversation.

Do I need a git worktree for every session?

Only for sessions that edit files. Two agents writing in one checkout overwrite each other’s changes and break each other’s builds; a review or a question about the code can share the main checkout.

Which of these apps are free?

AgentGrid is free for 3 projects, Maestri is free for 1 workspace, Conductor is free locally, Superset is free for one user, Emdash is free and open source (Apache 2.0), 49Agents is free to self-host (BSL 1.1) and Zeron is free and open source (MIT). Starkomand is one payment per Mac, after 3 free days with every feature.

Try it against your own setup.

Every feature, every provider, free for 3 days. Your CLIs are already installed; the canvas takes a minute.

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v1.0.6 · Apple silicon · no account