$ man nexus

Everything Nexus does.

All your coding agents in one native Mac window. Here is everything it does.

name: nexus - every coding-agent CLI in one native Mac window
runs: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Antigravity, Grok, Qwen Code, Muse, or any shell command
requires: macOS 26 or later, Apple silicon
version: 0.5.0, October 2026

$ nexus mode code

Code: real terminals for every agent

Grids of real terminals, each running the agent you pick. Nexus never installs anything without your click.

Up to 16 terminals at once
Browser, Files, canvas, Simulator and tasks panes
Git changes, diffs and worktrees
Any pane full-window with ⌘ ⇧ Return

Claude Codenexus-app · Personal

fig. 1 One pane, mid-fix. The ring is how full its context is.

Lineups: launch a team at once

Start up to 8 agents on one prompt, each in its own Git worktree if you like.

Mix agents and accounts
Save a lineup, relaunch in one click

Launch more than one

Up to 8 agents in nexus-app, side by side.

Claude CodePersonal−2+

CodexWork−2+

Gemini CLIPersonal−1+

OpenCodeDefault−0+

One Git worktree eachnexus/claude-1, nexus/claude-2, nexus/codex-1 …

PromptSaving sessions makes typing lag. Fix it?

Save as preset Cancel Launch 5

fig. 2 Five agents, five worktrees, one prompt.

$ nexus mode work --split 3

Work: a desktop chat for any agent

A clean chat app for any agent. Attach files, pick the model, and connect plugins, MCP servers and connectors.

Free models via OpenCode, with full tool access
Run 2 to 4 chats side by side and compare
Accept or Undo every changed file
Search your works with ⌘ F

CartStore.swift

Plan Codex · GPT-5.5 · High

fig. 3 Three works on one folder, and the composer that feeds them.

$ nexus mode agent

Agent: teammates that remember

A small team you name yourself. Each teammate keeps its own memory, skills and chats.

Name, avatar and role
Memory and skills that stick
Its own chats
Routines, like every weekday at 9:00

Teammates

OPOpsWatches CI and deploys

RVReviewerEvery weekday 9:00

DCDocsKeeps docs current

RLReleaseDrafts release notes

New teammateName, role, memory, skills

fig. 4 Four teammates. Two are working, one has a routine.

$ nexus assistant --hold ⌃⌥Space

The Assistant: talk to the app

Click the orb in the title bar, then talk or type. Simple commands run on your Mac, bigger asks go to an agent.

Hold ⌃ ⌥ Space to talk
Open the Leader panel with ⌘ J
Speech and voice run on your Mac, no cloud

Listening

open three claude panes in nexus-appon-device

why did the nightly build fail?agent

fig. 5 App commands stay local. Questions go to an agent.

$ nexus mcp --tools

Tools for your agents

Your agents can use a built-in browser, your computer, a canvas and the iOS Simulator.

Browser: click, type, read, screenshot
Computer use, only with your approval
Canvas, Simulator and a tasks board
Message other panes, teammates and you

nexus-mcp · tool calls

12:04:01browser_navigatelocalhost:5173/cartok
12:04:03browser_click"Checkout"ok
12:04:06computer_screenshotSimulatorok
12:04:08computer_clickSimulator · "Pay"waiting for you Allow Claude Code to click in Simulator?
12:04:15canvas_add_shapes3 shapes · "checkout flow"ok
12:04:17pane_sendpane 2 · "swift test"ok
12:04:22teammate_messageReviewerok
12:04:25notify_user"Checkout flow fixed"sent

fig. 6 The tool call log. Try the approval.

$ nexus connect --list

Connections without config files

21 official connections work today, like GitHub, Linear and Notion, with more coming. Free models through OpenCode can use them too.

Secrets kept in the macOS Keychain
MCP Hub for your own servers and skills
Prompt library with {{variables}}

Connections

37 listed · 21 ready · 16 soon

GitHub
Linear
Notion
Atlassian
Sentry
Supabase
Neon
Cloudflare
Webflow
Stripe
Paddle
RevenueCat
PayPal
PostHog
Resend
Apollo
vidIQ
fal
Figma
Zapier
Unreal Engine
Slack
Vercel
Gmail
Asana
Canva
Square
Shopify
QuickBooks
Meta Ads
Google Ads
X
Zernio
YouTube
Higgsfield
Unity
Blender

fig. 7 The catalog as of 0.5.0. Dotted ones are marked soon.

$ nexus accounts --failover

More than one account

Add several accounts per CLI. When one hits its limit, Nexus offers Wait or Switch account.

Accounts kept fully separate
Usage meter for Codex
Context fullness on every pane
Per-CLI Auto bypass switch, off by default

Claude Codenexus-app · Personal

fig. 8 Personal is out of usage. Work is one click away.

$ nexus history --search

Never lose a session

Nexus saves your panes and output. After a restart, Claude Code and Codex resume the exact chat.

Search every Claude Code and Codex chat
Stats with a heatmap and a share card
An inbox for every notification

History

6 conversations

claudeFix typing lag when saving sessionsnexus-app · 2h
codexAdd retries to the upload queueapi · yesterday
claudeWhy does the snapshot test flake on CI?nexus-app · Mon
claudeDraft release notes for 0.4.2nexus-app · Oct 13
codexRename CartStore to BasketStoreshop-ios · Oct 9
codexMove settings to the new schemaapi · Oct 2

fig. 9 Search is live. Try "codex" or "nexus-app".

$ nexus auto --goal "tests green"

Autopilot types the next prompt

Give a terminal a goal and walk away. A judge agent types the next prompt until it's done.

The judge is one of your CLIs and uses its usage
Never types into an approval dialog
10 prompts by default, up to 50
30 minutes by default, from 5 to 240

Claude Code · nexus-appAuto 3/10

goalGet the test suite green and keep it green.

12:31agent idle · asking the judge (Codex)
12:31judge: continue
12:31typed: Two snapshot tests still fail. Update the fixtures, not the views.
12:34agent working
12:38approval dialog on screen · waiting for you

fig. 10 Prompt three of ten. It stops at the approval and waits.

$ nexus remote build-box

Remote workspaces over SSH

Open a project on another machine and its terminals run there. Nexus uses your own ssh config and keys.

Hosts read from ~/.ssh/config
Stores no passwords, never auto-accepts host keys
Finds the agent CLIs on each host

build-box · ssh

~/.ssh/config

build-boxclaude · codex · shell
gpu-1codex · shell
stagingshell

$ ssh -t build-box 'cd ~/src/api && exec claude'
Authenticated with key from ssh-agent.

Claude Code ~/src/api on build-box
> Run the integration tests and tell me what broke

fig. 11 A Claude Code pane that lives on another machine.

$ nexus privacy --what-leaves

Local first

No analytics, no telemetry, and nothing runs without you. Deletes go to the Trash.

What leaves your Mac
what	leaves your Mac	details
Analytics and telemetry	no	There aren't any.
Your voice	no	Speech recognition is on-device, with no cloud fallback.
Spoken replies	no	Kokoro runs on-device.
Simple app commands	no	The Assistant runs them locally.
Keys and tokens	no	Stored in the macOS Keychain.
SSH passwords	no	Never stored. Keys stay with ssh.
CLI version checks	when you ask	Only after you click.
Connections you add	yes	To that service, because you connected it.
Prompts and code	via your CLI	Sent by the CLI you run, to its provider, on your account.

$ nexus keys

Keyboard

The ones worth learning first.

Keyboard shortcuts
keys	does
⌘ N	New item
⌘ ⇧ N	New project
⌘ O	Open a workspace
⌘ ⇧ Return	Expand the pane full-window, and back
⌘ J	Leader panel
⌃ ⌥ Space	Hold to talk to the Assistant
⌘ F	Search in Work
⌘ .	Stop the current turn

$ man nexus | grep "SEE ALSO"

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