Claude Code and Codex
Uses the agents you already have. When Claude hits its usage limit, Codex picks up the work.
Free beta for Mac
Speak tasks into existence.
Say what you want built. ClankDesk turns your words into tasks, runs Claude Code and Codex on each one in parallel, and only taps you when it needs a decision.
macOS 15 or laterWorks with Claude Code and Codex
Why ClankDesk
A dozen agent tabs is not a workflow.
Each tab has a tiny title. Which one was the login bug? Which one asked you a question an hour ago? Today you describe the work, open the sessions, watch them, hunt for the one that needs you, review, and try to remember what's left. ClankDesk takes over all of that coordination.
Not an IDE.Not a Kanban board.Not a chat with a task list attached.
One calm board. Tasks pop in when you speak, agents work them, and cards leave once you've approved them.
How it works
Speak it. Watch it split. Approve it.
Talk for three minutes about two bugs and two features. Hit send and four cards pop in. You never open a terminal or pick an agent.
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Speak tasks into existence
Talk or type the way you would brief a developer. One message can hold many requests.
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Cards pop in
Each request becomes its own task with a plan. Ideas for later go to the backlog, out of sight.
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Agents work in parallel
Claude Code and Codex take the tasks at once, each in its own git worktree. No tabs to manage.
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Approve, and it gets out of the way
Check the before and after, approve, and ClankDesk merges it on your Mac. The card leaves the board.
Needs your input
Questions interrupt the board, not your workflow.
When an agent needs a decision, its card rises to the top with the question, the plan and a recommended answer. Pick one, type your own, say it out loud, or let ClankDesk decide.
- One-click answers, with a recommendation
- Plans show their steps before anything changes
- Cards that need you always sit on top
Visual results
See what changed, not terminal logs.
Finished work comes back with screenshots, before-and-after pictures, a live preview and a short summary. The terminal output is one click away if you ever want it.
- Before and after, side by side
- Open a live preview of the task's branch
- "Make that button smaller" follows up on the same task
Live sessions
Peek in anytime. You never have to.
Every task is a real Claude Code or Codex session. Open one to follow each edit and test run as it happens, and steer it while it works. Close it and the card keeps you posted in one line.
- The full transcript, with diffs
- Steer a running agent without stopping it
- Pause it, or hand it to the other agent
Chat that runs the board
Brief it like a team that remembers everything.
Ask what's going on. Say "approve those two" or "actually, forget the dashboard for now" and it changes the right task. It even tells one task what another just learned. Anything lasting waits for your Confirm.
- Approve, retry, pause or merge in one sentence
- Corrections update the task, they don't add one
- Reacts when tasks finish or fail
Review and merge
"Agent finished" isn't "you approved".
Agents never work in your checkout. Each task gets its own branch and git worktree. When you approve, ClankDesk commits, rebases, runs your tests and fast-forwards your branch. A conflict or a failing test goes back to the agent.
- See the whole diff before anything lands
- Tasks that touch the same files take turns
- Your uncommitted changes are never touched
Safe by default
Risky commands ask first. Pushing is off the table.
Safe actions run on their own. Anything that leaves your Mac or can't be undone turns into a question on the card: allow once, allow for this task, or deny. Agents can never push, merge pull requests or publish releases.
- One click to allow or deny
- Manual or Auto mode, per task
- Nothing leaves your Mac without you
Talk instead of type
Hold a key and speak. Your words become tasks.
Screenshots in the chat
Paste or drop an image and the agents see it.
Retries on its own
A failed task tries again for up to an hour before it bothers you.
Keeps working
Close the window and the work goes on. After a restart, sessions pick up where they left off.
Projects on a server
Point a project at a server over SSH. Agents run there, you stay on your Mac.
Projects side by side
Open projects in columns, each with its own composer. Header counts show where you're needed.
Superpowers
Switch on standing rules like Tests first or Minimal diff for every agent.
Plan usage at a glance
See how much of your Claude and ChatGPT plans is left, right in the header.
Coming soon
Your Mac does the work. Your phone keeps you in the loop.
ClankDesk for iPhone lets you answer questions, allow a command and approve finished work from anywhere. When a task needs you, your phone tells you.
ClankDesknow
Redesign the download page needs you
Ask for an email first, or show the button right away?
ClankDesk2 need you
Redesign the download page
Ask for an email first, or show the button?
Ask for emailShow button
Add a menu bar status icon
Ready for review · tests pass · 3 files
ApproveView diff
Add the iPhone companion API
3 of 5 · Running the tests
Speed up the session transcript
Editing TranscriptReader.swift
Free while it's in beta.
Stop hunting through tabs. Download ClankDesk for your Mac. It keeps itself up to date, and you can turn that off.
macOS 15 Sequoia or laterNeeds Claude Code or Codex
Is it really free?
Yes, ClankDesk is free during the beta. The agents run on your own Claude or ChatGPT plan, the same one you use for Claude Code or Codex today.
What do I need?
A Mac with macOS 15 Sequoia or later, git, and Claude Code or Codex installed and logged in. ClankDesk finds them on its own.
Does my code leave my Mac?
ClankDesk runs on your Mac and merges on your Mac. Your code goes only where your agents already send it: Anthropic for Claude Code, OpenAI for Codex.
Can an agent push or wreck my repository?
No. Agents can't push, merge pull requests or publish releases. Each task works in its own worktree, and ClankDesk never force-pushes, resets or stashes. Your uncommitted changes are left alone.
How do updates work?
ClankDesk checks for updates in the background and installs them for you. To decide yourself, turn off automatic installs in Settings → General.