What is Herdr and Why Do You Need It for Coding Agents!

Herdr explained: the open-source runtime for coding agents like Claude Code, Codex and opencode. A background server owns their terminals, keeps them running when you close the window, and flags which agent is blocked. Here is what Herdr adds to tmux, what actually survives a restart, and who should skip it. ---- Higgsfield AI — Create AI Videos & Visuals Get 10% OFF here: https://higgsfield.ai?fpr=thomas-dccf7e 🚀 DYNAMOUS AI COMMUNITY Want to learn agentic coding with live daily events and workshops? Check out Dynamous AI: https://dynamous.ai/?code=646a60 Get 10% off here 👉 https://shorturl.smartcode.diy/dynamous_ai_10_percent_discount ⚡ HOSTINGER — RELIABLE HOSTING FOR YOUR PROJECTS (10% OFF) Whether you're shipping a portfolio, a side project, n8n flows, or AI agents — I use Hostinger for fast, affordable VPS + web hosting. Get 10% off here 👉 https://hostinger.com/DIYSMARTCODE n8n: https://n8n.partnerlinks.io/diysmartcode (Affiliate links — costs you nothing, supports the channel.) ---- Chapters 0:00 Herdr: Running Several Claude Code Agents Without Hunting the Stuck One 0:39 Server and Clients: How Herdr Keeps Agent Terminals Alive 1:11 Agent Status Sidebar: Working, Blocked, Done, Idle 2:00 Agents Drive Herdr: CLI, Socket API, agent prompt --wait 2:38 What Survives a Restart: Herdr's Session State Table 3:28 Remote Machines over SSH, a Phone and Herdr Cloud 3:44 Herdr vs tmux vs Agent Manager Apps 4:08 Cost, Install and the Windows Caveats 4:23 Verdict: Who Should Use Herdr (and Who Should Skip It) What you will see in this 5-minute breakdown: → The shape: a Herdr server holds real terminals, the window is only a client, and closing it leaves Claude Code, Codex and the rest running → Workspaces, tabs and panes: start it with one command, run Claude in a pane as usual, and Herdr detects it without wrapping it → The sidebar: every pane marked working, blocked, done or idle, and one blocked agent turning its tab and workspace blocked → 22 agent CLIs detected out of the box, and where screen-scan detection is deliberately strict: an unseen prompt can show as idle, and idle is not permission to approve → Agents driving Herdr: split a pane, start Codex as a reviewer, hand it the current diff and wait with agent prompt --wait instead of a sleep loop → The homepage promise checked against the docs table: detach keeps processes running, a server restart brings back the layout, and conversations only with herdr integration install → Remote machines over SSH, checking agents from a phone, and the Herdr Cloud waitlist → What tmux already does, what it doesn't know, and Herdr's own claim about manager apps like Conductor → Free under Apache 2.0, one binary for macOS, Linux and native Windows, plus the Windows gaps Herdr (official site): https://herdr.dev Herdr on GitHub: https://github.com/herdrdev/herdr Herdr docs: concepts (server, clients, workspaces, panes): https://herdr.dev/docs/concepts Herdr docs: agent states and blocked detection: https://herdr.dev/docs/agents Herdr docs: what survives a restart (session state): https://herdr.dev/docs/session-state Herdr docs: agent automation recipes: https://herdr.dev/docs/agent-automation Herdr docs: the agent skill file: https://herdr.dev/docs/agent-skill Herdr docs: connecting machines over SSH: https://herdr.dev/docs/connecting-machines Herdr vs tmux and manager apps (Herdr's own comparison): https://herdr.dev/compare Herdr docs: Windows status: https://herdr.dev/docs/windows-beta So which one are you: one agent you watch, or a herd you leave running? Pick a side below. #Herdr #ClaudeCode #AICodingAgents #CodingAgents #ClaudeCodeAgents #Codex #CodexCLI #OpenCode #tmux #Terminal #TerminalMultiplexer #AIAgents #MultiAgent #AgenticCoding #DeveloperTools #DevTools #OpenSource #Rust #SSH #AICoding