OpenChamber
Run agent work. Keep control. Ship from anywhere.
OpenChamber is an open-source workspace for running and reviewing AI coding work on desktop, web, VS Code, and mobile.
Start agent work, see what changed, and take it through review and release. Your projects and sessions remain available when you switch devices or step away.
What you can do with OpenChamber
Goals that continue on their own
Give a session a finish line with Session Goals. OpenChamber checks the result after every turn and keeps the agent working until it completes the goal, gets blocked, or reaches the limit you set. It can continue after you close the app.
Compare and combine runs
Use Multi-run to give the same task to up to five models, each in its own session and optionally its own worktree. See what each one actually built, choose the best result, or use Fusion to combine the strongest parts into a new session.
Guided changes walkthroughs
Changes Walkthrough turns a large diff into an AI-guided tour of the change. It groups related edits into steps, puts them in the order the change makes sense, and explains how the pieces fit together.
Inspect a running app
Open your app beside the conversation with Preview. Point at an element to send the agent its screenshot, styles, position, and browser errors. No more trying to explain "this thing here." The desktop app can do the same with any web page in its built-in browser.
GitHub context from issue to pull request
Start a session from a GitHub issue or pull request with its context attached. Send failed checks or review comments back to the agent, then update or merge the pull request from OpenChamber.
Continue on another device
Open the same projects and sessions from Desktop, Web/PWA, VS Code, iOS, or Android. Check progress, answer questions, review changes, and reattach to a running terminal.
Private remote access
Pair a device with a one-time QR code and connect through Private Relay without opening ports or exposing a public server. The connection is end-to-end encrypted and can be revoked at any time. Direct connections, LAN/VPN access, Cloudflare/Ngrok tunnels, and SSH are also supported.
Track work across projects
See which sessions are working, waiting, finished, or failed, along with approvals, scheduled tasks, provider limits, token use, and costs. Organize sessions into folders and keep notes, todos, and reusable project actions nearby.
Schedule recurring work
Run a prompt once, daily, weekly, or on a cron schedule. Scheduled tasks can use Session Goals, so they continue toward an outcome instead of stopping after one response.
Use it where you work
| Surface | Role |
|---|
| Desktop | The complete workspace for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with multiple windows, Mini Chat, remote machines, SSH, and native notifications |
| Web / PWA | Open your workspace in a browser, install it as an app, and stay up to date through background notifications |
| VS Code | Keep sessions beside your code, send selections to the agent, open results in the editor, and compare parallel runs |
| iOS / Android | Review and steer work away from your desk, receive completion alerts, and use the terminal with touch controls |
| CLI / Server | Run OpenChamber on a workstation or server, schedule work, manage remote access, and keep it available after login |
Quick start
Desktop for macOS, Windows, and Linux
Download the latest release from GitHub Releases. Desktop bundles the matching OpenCode CLI, so no separate OpenCode installation is required.
Linux releases come for x86_64 and ARM64 as a .deb (Debian, Ubuntu), an .rpm (Fedora, openSUSE) and an AppImage. The packages install OpenChamber into the app menu, and in-app updates ask for your password to install the new package:
sudo apt install ./OpenChamber-*-linux-amd64.deb # Debian, Ubuntu
sudo dnf install ./OpenChamber-*-linux-x86_64.rpm # Fedora
The AppImage needs no install. Make it executable and keep it in a writable location for in-app updates; on its first start it adds itself to the app menu:
chmod +x OpenChamber-*.AppImage
./OpenChamber-*.AppImage
Linux AppImages require FUSE (libfuse.so.2). Without FUSE, run with APPIMAGE_EXTRACT_AND_RUN=1.
VS Code
Install OpenChamber from the Visual Studio Marketplace, or search for "OpenChamber" in Extensions.
CLI for Web and PWA
Requires Node.js 24.14+. CLI/Web and VS Code use your installed OpenCode CLI.
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openchamber/openchamber/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
openchamber --ui-password be-creative-here
Common operations:
openchamber status
openchamber connect-url --qr
openchamber tunnel start --provider cloudflare --mode quick --qr
openchamber startup enable
openchamber logs
openchamber stop
openchamber update
OpenChamber binds to localhost by default. Use --lan only on a trusted network and protect browser access with --ui-password.
Guides
Go deeper with the OpenChamber guides:
For self-hosting details, see the reverse proxy guide. For custom theme authoring, see the custom themes guide.
Why OpenCode?
OpenChamber uses OpenCode to run coding agents. We chose it because it is open source, has a solid API, and is easy to extend.
OpenChamber handles the rest of the workflow. You can decide what to try, keep the agent on track, review the result, connect from another device, and ship the change.
OpenChamber is an independent project and is not affiliated with the OpenCode team.
Contributing
Bug fixes are welcome as PRs that link their bug report. Features and behavior changes start as a feature request, and building starts once it is marked accepted. Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a PR; it has the setup, the review contract, and what happens to a PR without a linked issue. Documentation authoring guidance lives in packages/docs.
Bugs go to issues. Questions go to Q&A discussions.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to:
- OpenCode for the API and open-source architecture OpenChamber builds on
- Pierre for the diff viewer and syntax highlighting
- The T3 Code team for their browser adapter for libghostty-vt, which our terminal is built on
- Yulia Ivashko, who built the firework celebration that plays on every successful push
- Everyone who contributed code, reported bugs, or shared ideas
License
MIT
