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Workspace for running and reviewing multiple CLI coding agents. Version 10.45.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Workspace for running and reviewing multiple CLI coding agents
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- ghostex
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Project history and usage
Ghostex is an open-source, cross-platform workspace for running, monitoring, reviewing, and remotely controlling multiple CLI coding-agent sessions.
Project history
Ghostex was created as an open-source native workspace for running and reviewing multiple coding-agent CLIs. Rather than implementing its own coding model, it combines persistent terminals, graphical chat views, an embedded browser and editor, project organization, and remote-control clients.
The project evolved rapidly into a cross-platform client/server architecture. Official 2026 releases added standardized per-platform data locations, expanded Linux and Windows packaging, mobile control, remote machines, cross-agent orchestration, and a Beads-backed project board.
Adoption history
Ghostex developed from a native macOS-oriented agent manager into a workspace with macOS, Linux, Windows/WSL2, Android, and iOS clients. Its agent-neutral design supports Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and other terminal-based coding agents.
How it is used
Developers open projects and run several agent CLIs side by side, inspect diffs or web output in embedded panes, send follow-up prompts, manage worktrees and task boards, resume persistent sessions, and monitor or steer work from another computer or mobile device.
Why package nerds care
Ghostex reflects the emergence of orchestration layers above command-line coding agents. Package-minded developers care about its native Rust and GPUI shell, persistent Ghostty-based terminals, command-line control surface, remote daemon, worktree support, and ability to mix agent implementations without moving projects between separate applications.
Timeline
- 2020s: Ghostex began as a native desktop manager for persistent coding-agent sessions.
- 2026: The project expanded packaging and runtime support across macOS, Linux, Windows/WSL2, and mobile clients.
- 2026: Version 7.1 moved settings, application data, caches, logs, and runtime files to standard operating-system locations.
- 2026: Later releases expanded onboarding, remote workflows, project boards, embedded documentation, and cross-agent orchestration.
Related projects
- Ghostex integrates with agent CLIs including Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Cursor Agent, and Copilot CLI.
- Its interface and runtime build on Ghostty, Zed's GPUI, Chromium Embedded Framework, VS Code or code-server, Beads, and mobile terminal components.
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No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ghostex. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ghostex | binary | Homebrew cask binary | ghostex |
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version10.45.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/maddada/Ghostex
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/maddada/Ghostexnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:ghostex |
|---|---|
| Version | 10.45.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/ghostex |
| Homepage | https://ghostex.dev/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/maddada/Ghostex |
| Upstream docs | https://ghostex.dev/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/maddada/Ghostex/releases/download/v10.45.0/ghostex-10.45.0-arm64.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 4164021b434c174f8e7573902abe44f9375cc803dfdeb968279f405c373d5dc4 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | ghostex |
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| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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