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Dev tools · March 23, 2026

Crux

AI-native dev environment orchestrator

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What it does

Crux is a CLI that reads a declarative YAML config and launches your local dev stack—backends, web and mobile apps, workers, and dependency checks—each in its own named terminal tab. You keep scrollback and interactive control; agents connect via MCP to read live and historical logs (including stopped runs), start, restart, or stop services, and send input to tabs. The terminal stays the source of truth. Install with Homebrew.

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