Nexus

Nexus

Tiling workspace for AI coding agents
AI 编程代理的平铺式工作空间
Zig daemon + React frontend • Low memory footprint • Multi-agent orchestration

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What it does

• Auto-tiling terminals — Grid layout that automatically arranges panes
• Run any CLI agent — Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI, or any terminal program
• Spaces — Organize work into separate spaces, each with its own terminals and tasks
• Task management — Kanban board with 5 status columns, drag-and-drop support
• Persistent workspaces — Layout and state survive restarts (SQLite-backed)
• Lightweight — ~2MB binary, ~30-50MB RAM (vs Electron's 200-300MB)
• Browser-based — Opens in your default browser, no app window needed

Installation

From source

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/user/nexus.git && cd nexus

# Install submodules
git submodule update --init --recursive

# Install dependencies and build the frontend
pnpm install
pnpm build

# Build & run daemon
zig build run

The daemon will start on a random port and automatically open your browser.

Requirements

• Zig 0.15.2+
• Node.js 20+
• pnpm 10+

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Zig Daemon                                                 │
│  • PTY pool (forkpty)                                       │
│  • Session lifecycle management                             │
│  • SQLite persistence (~/.nexus/default.nexus.db)           │
│  • HTTP static server + WebSocket JSON-RPC                  │
└──────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────┘
                           │ HTTP + WebSocket
┌──────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────┐
│  Browser (React 19 + TypeScript)