{"slug": "herdr-one-terminal-for-he-whole-herd", "title": "Herdr: One terminal for he whole herd", "summary": "Herdr, a new terminal-based agent multiplexer, launches to let developers run and manage multiple coding agents from a single terminal session that persists across disconnects and remote SSH connections. The tool, available as a binary for Linux, macOS, and Windows, offers agent-aware panes, tabs, and a JSON API, positioning itself as a lightweight alternative to tmux and desktop agent apps.", "body_md": "### Your machine\n\nSplit panes, create tabs, and keep agents running while your terminal comes and goes.\n\n``` bash\n$ herdr\n```\n\nAgent multiplexer · a binary, not an app\n\nRun all your coding agents from one terminal, on any box, even over ssh. Each runs in its own real terminal, on a server that keeps it alive when you close the laptop. See blocked, working, and done at a glance, and reattach from your phone.\n\n`curl -fsSL https://herdr.dev/install.sh | sh`\n\n`irm https://herdr.dev/install.ps1 | iex`\n\nStable Linux/macOS · Windows preview beta · no Electron, no account, no telemetry\n\n# used in the wild\n\n# why herdr\n\nAgents run wherever the work is: a server, a Mac Mini,\na sandbox VM, anywhere you can ssh. You attach from any\nterminal, even a phone. Desktop agent managers can't\nleave the machine with the GUI. Herdr can.\n[Why switch from an app →](/compare/)\n\nSplit panes, create tabs, and keep agents running while your terminal comes and goes.\n\n␃WPNCODE0␃\n\nSSH in and run Herdr on the remote shell. The session stays after you detach, ideal from a phone SSH client.\n\n``` bash\n$ ssh you@server\n$ herdr\n```\n\nA local client to a remote session. Installs Herdr on the host for you, bridges your local clipboard (including image paste), and keeps your keybindings.\n\n``` bash\n$ herdr --remote workbox\n```\n\n# responsive tui\n\nHerdr stays usable over SSH from a phone or tablet. The terminal view remains real, while narrow screens get a switcher built for touch-sized decisions.\n\nscreenshots taken with\n[moshi](https://getmoshi.app/)\n❤️ on iPhone\n\n# why different\n\ntmux and Zellij own persistent terminal sessions but don't understand agents. Desktop agent apps understand agents but live on one machine. Herdr keeps the multiplexer in your terminal and makes it agent-aware.\n[See the full comparison →](/compare/)\n\nGhostty, Kitty, iTerm, Alacritty: your terminal stays.\n\nNo web view, no account, no hosted control plane.\n\nPersistence plus clickable panes, agent state, an API.\n\n| Capability | tmux / Zellij | agent apps | worktree orchestrators | Herdr |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Runs inside your terminal | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |\n| Persistent PTY sessions | ✓ | limited | embedded | ✓ |\n| Remote SSH attach | ✓ | limited | remote projects | ✓ |\n| Semantic agent state | — | partial | workspace status | ✓ |\n| Direct agent attach | — | — | — | ✓ |\n| Agents can orchestrate it | scriptable | partial | workflow-owned | ✓ |\n\n# what you get\n\nNo rebuilt chat view. Real processes in real PTYs, with clickable layout, persistent sessions, and a control surface your agents can use themselves.\n\nMouse-first panes, tabs, and workspaces. Keep your shell, fonts, and keybinds.\n\nBlocked, working, done, and idle at a glance across the whole session.\n\nDetach and reattach. Sessions and agents survive the terminal closing.\n\nA CLI and JSON socket API expose workspaces, panes, output, and waits.\n\n```\n# create workspace structure\nherdr workspace create --cwd ~/project --label api\nherdr tab create --label logs\n\n# split a pane and run work\nherdr pane split 1-1 --direction right\nherdr pane run 1-2 \"just test\"\n\n# wait, inspect, and continue\nherdr wait agent-status 1-1 --status done\nherdr pane read 1-2 --source recent-unwrapped\n```\n\n# integrations\n\nAny terminal agent works out of the box.\n[Integrations](/docs/integrations/) add richer\nstate and session resume.\n\n# start the herd\n\nThe value shows up the first time the herd keeps running after your terminal disappears.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/herdr-one-terminal-for-he-whole-herd", "canonical_source": "https://herdr.dev/", "published_at": "2026-06-30 11:12:33+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 11:20:58.794666+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-agents", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Herdr", "tmux", "Zellij", "Ghostty", "Kitty", "iTerm", "Alacritty", "moshi"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/herdr-one-terminal-for-he-whole-herd", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/herdr-one-terminal-for-he-whole-herd.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/herdr-one-terminal-for-he-whole-herd.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/herdr-one-terminal-for-he-whole-herd.jsonld"}}