What is bb?
bb is an agentic orchestrator GUI that brings multiple AI coding agents into one unified workspace. Unlike the Codex app, which is tied to a single provider, bb works with any provider—Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and more. The core idea is simple: instead of juggling separate terminal windows for different agents, you get one interface where they all live, work, and coordinate. What truly sets bb apart is its extensibility: nearly every part of the tool can be modified with a single prompt, letting you shape the workspace to fit your exact workflow.
Who it's for
- Multi-agent power users who run several AI coding tools and want a single pane of glass to manage them all.
- Workflow tinkerers who are tired of waiting for features and want to build custom panels, commands, and plugins on demand.
- Local-first developers who prefer running tools on their own machines, using their existing provider subscriptions, without cloud lock-in.
Key features
Fully customizable via prompts
Almost anything in bb can be changed with a single prompt. Ask for a task tracker, and a sidebar panel, a bb tasks command, and a skill that teaches every agent to use it all appear at once. Many of bb’s own features—the GitHub integration, agent memory, scheduled jobs, and even remote access—are built as plugins using the same tools you have access to.
Anything can kick off work
The same CLI your agents use is open to any program you write. A shell script, a cron job, or a bot in Telegram, Signal, or Slack can each spawn a thread that’s waiting in your sidebar when you return. It runs on your machine and is ready when you are, making it easy to trigger work from anywhere.
Multi-provider agent support
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Pi, OpenCode, Grok, omp, and Hermes all live in bb. You can give a task to whichever fits best, and have one agent spawn and manage another, each in its own thread. Every agent runs on your own subscription—billed by the provider, not by bb.
Fully open source
bb is MIT-licensed end to end. You can fork the repo, customize the agents, tools, and UI, and deploy your own build across your entire organization. It still runs local-first on your machines, on the provider subscriptions you already pay for.
What stands out
"Nothing is stopping you from building your ideal workbench."
That’s the philosophy in action. Most agent tools are closed boxes—you get what the vendor ships and you wait for updates. bb flips that model by making its own features plugins you can inspect, modify, and replace. The combination of prompt-driven customization and full MIT licensing means the tool evolves with you, not the other way around. It’s rare to find a GUI that’s both this flexible and this transparent.
Worth checking out if…
You’re already juggling multiple AI coding agents and want a unified, local-first workspace. You’re the type who builds your own tools and hates waiting for feature requests. Or you simply want an open-source orchestrator that respects your existing provider subscriptions and runs on your own hardware. bb is free, installs in under a minute, and is waiting to be shaped into exactly what you need.
