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Clave
What it is
Clave is a free, open-source desktop application for hosting coding-agent sessions in tabs, groups, and project workspaces. It supports Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Pi, plain terminals, and remote agents over OpenClaw. Claude Code and Codex can run in a chat view with rendered answers, grouped tool calls, attachments, and model selection. Groups remember sessions, folders, saved terminals, and prompts, while workspace files can provide project templates. A side panel combines a file tree, editors, HTML preview, and Git tools for diffs, history, and one-click sync. Its MCP server gives agents twenty-three tools for managing tabs, launching groups, opening files, pinning pages, and messaging tabs. Clave runs locally without an account or cloud backend; remote sessions and files work over SSH and SFTP. Secrets can be injected from a masked field without appearing in transcripts. The macOS app supports Apple Silicon and Intel. Windows early access supports Windows 10 or later on x64, with some features unavailable.
For and against
For
- Supports several coding agents and plain terminals
- Workspaces retain sessions, folders, and prompts
- MCP server provides twenty-three agent tools
- Runs locally without an account or cloud backend
- Open source under the MIT License
Against
- Windows build is early access
- Windows installer is not code-signed
- Some agent features are Mac-only
- No cloud backend is provided
The verdict
Clave organizes multiple coding agents with workspace memory, chat views, terminal access, Git tools, and MCP controls. Its local, open-source model is useful for developers who accept the platform differences between macOS and early Windows.
Who it suits
Clave suits developers running multiple coding agents, teams sharing workspace defaults, and builders of agent tooling on macOS or Windows.
Plans and prices
Clave
Free and open source · macOS available · Windows early access
Read 7 Oct 2026 · clave.work
On the record
- Agent controls
- Clave includes an MCP server with twenty-three tools for agents to manage tabs, launch groups, pin pages, open files and message other tabs.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Agents
- It supports Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Pi, plain terminals and remote agents over OpenClaw.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Clave is presented for developers running multiple coding agents, teams sharing project group defaults, and builders of agent tooling.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Chat view
- Claude Code and Codex can run in a chat view with rendered answers, grouped tool calls, attachments and a model menu.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Clave connects Claude Code sessions to its MCP server and provides a plugin with skills for workspace files and recovering lost sessions.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The entire app is open source under the MIT License.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Local operation
- Clave says it requires no account and has no cloud backend; agents communicate with their own providers and Clave stays on the user's machine.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- macOS support
- The macOS app supports Apple Silicon and Intel, is a universal disk image signed and notarized by Apple, and includes every feature.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Clave is a desktop app that hosts coding agent sessions in tabs, groups and project workspaces.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Remote access
- Sessions and files on remote machines are available over SSH and SFTP.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Secrets
- Users enter secrets in a masked field for one-action injection or write them to a file; the value does not pass through the transcript or get read back by the agent.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Side panel
- The side panel includes a file tree, editors, HTML preview and a git panel with diffs, history and one-click sync.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Updates
- Clave updates itself from releases on GitHub, and pre-release builds can be requested from settings.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Windows limits
- The early Windows build supports Windows 10 and later on x64; its installer is not code-signed, and agent state on tabs, restart-persistent sessions and Pi are Mac-only for now.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
- Workspaces
- Groups remember sessions, folders, saved terminals and prompts; workspace files can provide project templates.clave.work · read 7 Oct 2026
