cc-branch 1.3.0

Multi-agent workspace orchestrator for shell and tmux runtimes

CC Branch

Restore your multi-agent CLI workbench in one command

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CC Branch restores the working environment around a project: agents, terminals, editors, local folders, SSH machines, and reusable sessions.

Why Developers Use It

1. Restore the full project workbench

• A project may need Codex, Claude Code, dev servers, logs, editors, and multiple tmux windows.
• CC Branch lets you configure that workbench once, then bring it back with one command.

2. Continue from existing sessions

• Agent and tmux sessions may already be running from the last time you worked on the project.
• CC Branch attaches back to those sessions, so returning to a project feels like continuing work instead of starting over.

3. Work across local and SSH machines

• A project may span a local repo, SSH machine, GPU box, remote tmux session, and local editor.
• CC Branch keeps local and remote work in one workspace, so returning to the project means continuing instead of rebuilding.

Install

Desktop app

Download the desktop app from the latest GitHub Release.

Use this when you want the native desktop experience.

CLI and Web UI with pip

Install the CLI/backend and packaged browser Web UI:

pip install cc-branch

The pip package does not install the desktop app. Use GitHub Releases for the native desktop build.

From source

Use the source install when you want to develop or inspect the repo locally:

git clone https://github.com/GeminiLight/cc-branch.git
cd cc-branch
pip install .

Source checkouts do not build the Web UI automatically. Run python scripts/build-webui.py before cc-branch serve when developing the browser UI.

cc-branch is also available as ccb.

Quick Use

Start the browser Web UI:

cc-branch service start

It runs at http://127.0.0.1:8080 by default.

Create and restore a workspace from a project:

cd /path/to/project
cc-branch init
cc-branch plan
cc-branch start

Daily Commands

Command	What it is for
cc-branch service start	Start the local Web UI service in the background
cc-branch serve	Run the Web UI server in the foreground
cc-branch init	Create a starter .cc-branch/config.yaml
cc-branch plan	Show the agents, commands, panes, openers, and SSH targets before launch
cc-branch start	Start missing targets or reconnect reusable tmux-backed sessions
cc-branch attach [tab[:pane]]	Jump into a running tab, pane, or tmux target
cc-branch send <tab[:pane]> <message>	Send a message into a running tmux-managed agent pane
cc-branch open --opener <tool>	Open the project with VS Code, Cursor, Warp, terminal, Web UI, or desktop
cc-branch status	Show runtime status
cc-branch sync	Apply config changes to running tmux targets
cc-branch doctor --fix	Diagnose and repair low-risk environment, config, or state issues
cc-branch session list	List known agent session metadata
cc-branch session restore	Scan local agent transcripts and bind resumable sessions back to panes
cc-branch session hook	Let agent-native hooks write session IDs and transcript paths back to local state
cc-branch snapshot create	Save the current workspace runtime state for later restore
cc-branch worktree setup <tab[:pane]>	Create an optional git worktree and branch for one agent

Example Config

version: 2
project: my-app
root: .
openWith: cursor
layoutBackend: tmux

tabs:
  - name: agents
    panes:
      - name: planner
        agent: codex
      - name: review
        agent: claude
  - name: remote-lab
    remote:
      host: gpu-dev
      cwd: /srv/my-app
    panes:
      - name: qa
        command: npm run qa

Built-in agent profiles are available automatically. Add an agents section only when you need to override a built-in profile or define a custom local tool.

Documentation

• Getting Started
• User Guide
• Feature Reference
• SSH Remote Workspaces
• Install Troubleshooting
• Publishing Runbook

🙏 Acknowledgements

This project has been published on the LINUX DO community, and we deeply appreciate the community's support and feedback.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.