Workbench

A desktop workspace for running and managing local coding agents — built with Electron, Vue 3, and TypeScript.

What is it?

Workbench is a native desktop application that gives you a dedicated environment to run AI coding agents (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) across multiple projects. Instead of juggling terminals and editor windows, Workbench provides a unified interface with threads, an integrated terminal, code editing, and Git tooling — all in one place.

Features

• Agent Threads — create and manage multiple agent sessions per project, with thread history in a sidebar
• Resumable Sessions — pick up where you left off; threads automatically resume their previous agent session when reopened
• Integrated Terminal — full PTY-backed terminal per thread, so agents can run commands natively
• Code Editor — CodeMirror-powered editor with syntax highlighting for many languages, find/replace, and quick-edit panel
• Diff Review — review agent-generated diffs before accepting changes
• Source Control — built-in Git panel with branch picker and worktree switcher
• Multi-project Workspace — open and switch between multiple projects via tabbed workspace launcher
• Theme Toggle — light and dark mode support

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Desktop shell	Electron
Frontend	Vue 3 + Pinia
Editor	CodeMirror 6
Terminal	node-pty
Language	TypeScript
Build	Vite + electron-builder
Testing	Vitest
Package manager	pnpm (monorepo)

Architecture

Workbench is an Electron app: the renderer (Vue) never touches the filesystem or shells directly. A small preload script exposes a typed workspaceApi via contextBridge, and the main process implements IPC handlers that delegate to services (WorkspaceService, PTY/run orchestration, file I/O, Git/diff). Workspace state is persisted through WorkspaceStore. The landing page is a separate Vite app in the same monorepo for marketing and downloads.

flowchart TB
  subgraph mono["Monorepo (pnpm)"]
    LP["apps/landing-page<br/>Vite static site"]
    subgraph desktop["apps/desktop — Workbench"]
      direction TB
      R["Renderer<br/>Vue 3 · Pinia · CodeMirror 6"]
      PR["Preload<br/>contextBridge → window.workspaceApi"]
      MP["Main process<br/>ipcMain · BrowserWindow"]
      subgraph svc["Main-process services"]
        direction LR
        WS["WorkspaceService"]
        RUN["PtyService / RunService"]
        FE["FileService / EditService"]
        DG["DiffService · Git"]
      end
      ST[("WorkspaceStore")]
    end
  end

  R <-->|invoke / events| PR
  PR <-->|IPC_CHANNELS| MP
  MP --> WS
  MP --> RUN
  MP --> FE
  MP --> DG
  WS --> ST

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Project Structure

apps/
  desktop/       # Electron app (main workbench)
  landing-page/  # Marketing/download page

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• pnpm 8.14+

Development

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Run the desktop app in dev mode
pnpm dev:electron

# Run the landing page in dev mode
pnpm dev:landing

Building

# Build the desktop app
pnpm build:app

# Package for distribution
pnpm dist

Testing

pnpm test

Links

• Releases
• GitHub