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Emdash — run coding agents in parallel Git worktrees and carry changes through review and PR workflows

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Stars
5,769
Primary language
TypeScript
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 18, 2026

Overview

Emdash is a desktop environment for running CLI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, and Amp in parallel. Each task uses its own Git worktree and branch, while tickets, diffs, pull requests, CI checks, merges, and SSH remote projects can be handled from one workflow. The latest release checked is v1.2.4.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Isolate parallel coding agents in separate worktrees

Each task gets an independent Git worktree and branch, letting different installed provider CLIs run simultaneously without mixing changes.

Sources: [2]

Move from tickets to diffs, pull requests, CI, and remote projects

Tickets from Linear, GitHub, Jira, GitLab, Asana, and other systems can be sent to agents, with built-in diff/PR/CI workflows and SSH/SFTP support for remote codebases.

Sources: [2]

For developers who want to reuse existing agent subscriptions across parallel tasks

It fits multi-provider workflows where different CLI agents can be assigned based on the task rather than locking the team into one model.

Sources: [2]

Local-first storage does not eliminate provider data flows or configuration changes

The README says Emdash stores app state in local SQLite and does not send code or chats to Emdash servers. Agent CLIs may still send code/prompts/context to their providers, and lifecycle hooks can be added to user-level agent configuration. Telemetry is optional. Emdash is Apache-2.0.

Sources: [2][3][4]

Official sources

  1. [1]generalaction/emdash repository(2026-09-18)
  2. [2]Emdash README(2026-09-18)
  3. [3]Emdash LICENSE.md(2026-09-18)
  4. [4]Emdash v1.2.4 release(2026-09-18)
Supplemental curator note

Emdash is a parallel agentic development environment under Apache-2.0. Its README states that app state stays in local SQLite and code/chats are not sent to Emdash servers, although the selected agent providers may receive code and prompts.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/generalaction/emdash.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd emdash
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

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GitHub Topics

  • ai
  • cli
  • containerization
  • docker
  • jira
  • linear
  • llm
  • openai
  • opensource
  • orchestration
  • parallelexecution
  • terminal
Stars
5,769
Forks
593
Watchers
22
Open issues
69
Primary language
TypeScript
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 18, 2026
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