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AI · July 19, 2026

Shikigami, run AI coding agents in parallel, each in a Git worktree

Hello all, I'm a software developer. Over the last few months more and more of my work has turned into using coding agents instead of typing the whole code myself. Usually a few claude sessions at once, sometimes codex, one per feature or per revealed bug. I ran them in a split terminal for a few weeks, and quickly spotted two main problems. The first is that I couldn't easily tell which agent was stuck waiting on me and which was still working, so I'd cycle through sessions and checking on them. The second one: agents sharing a single branch step on each other. Two of them could be editing…

Shikigami, run AI coding agents in parallel, each in a Git worktree launched on July 19, 2026 with 7 votes, #2,664 of 24,623 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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In plain words

Shikigami is a desktop application that runs multiple AI coding agents in parallel, each isolated in its own Git worktree to prevent conflicts. It works with Claude, OpenAI Codex, and local models via Ollama. The app provides a built-in editor, terminals, Git tools, and database viewing to review agent work side by side. Sessions are saved and resumable. It's available free for macOS, Linux, and Windows.

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From the sources

An agentic IDE for running a pack of AI coding agents (Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and opencode, with local models via Ollama) in parallel, each in its own isolated git worktree, each resumable. A desktop app to review their work: built-in editor, terminals, git, databases, and Docker. Free. macOS, Linux & Windows.

Run a pack of agents (on Claude, Codex, or opencode), each in its own isolated git worktree, so they don’t step on each other. Then review it all in the editor: diffs, git, databases, Docker. Sessions are saved, so you can quit and pick any of them up later. Shikigami beta 0.44.0 tab.offsetParent !== null); const target = tabs[(tabs.indexOf($event.target) - 1 + tabs.length) % tabs.length]; target.focus(); setWorkspace(target.dataset.workspaceId); } " @keydown.right=" if ($event.target.matches('[role=tab]')) { $event.preventDefault(); const tabs = Array.from($el.querySelectorAll('[role=tab]')).filter((tab) => tab.offsetParent !== null); const target = tabs[(tabs.indexOf($event.target)…from shikigami.dev

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hello all, I'm a software developer. Over the last few months more and more of my work has turned into using coding agents instead of typing the whole code myself. Usually a few claude sessions at once, sometimes codex, one per feature or per revealed bug. I ran them in a split terminal for a few weeks, and quickly…

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