thwip

Universal Coding Agent Multiplexer

Discover supported local AI tools, connect configured model providers in one terminal interface, and switch providers while preserving completed text conversation history.

Features

• Auto-Detection: Discovers installed AI coding agents (Claude Code, Antigravity, Gemini CLI, OpenAI/Codex, Aider, Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, Ollama) and configured credentials.
• Context Portability: Switch between Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, OpenAI Codex, or local Ollama mid-project. Conversation history and working files transfer directly.
• Dynamic UI: Terminal interface adapts its status bar, capabilities, and theme based on the active provider.
• Capability Disclaimers: Highlights when an agent lacks specific capabilities such as file editing or code execution.
• Rate Limit Failover: Detects HTTP 429 errors or quota exhaustion and prompts instant switching to ready fallback models.
• Tool Layer: Shared file editing, code execution (Python, Node, Shell), and Git integration across connected models.
• Session Persistence: Save and resume sessions across projects with /session save and /session load.
• Terminal Ergonomics: Autocompletion (Tab), keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+S, Ctrl+T, Ctrl+H), and streaming markdown rendering.

Quickstart

1. Installation

Install the published package:

pip install --upgrade thwip-cli

Or install the repository in editable mode for development:

git clone https://github.com/tanmayhutt/thwip-cli.git
cd thwip-cli
pip install -e .

2. Launching thwip

Start the interactive terminal in your current project directory:

thwip

Slash Commands and Shortcuts

Short aliases are available for frequent commands: /a, /m, /s, /k, /g, and /t. | Ctrl + T | Show agent status | | Ctrl + H | View history | | /quit | Exit thwip |

Supported Companies and Agents

Configuration (~/.thwip/config.toml)

thwip auto-detects existing API keys from environment variables and existing agent configs (~/.claude.json, ~/.gemini/config.json). Configuration can also be set manually:

Installed apps, CLI sign-ins, and API access are separate. thwip can report a detected Claude, Gemini, or Codex CLI login, but the current SDK adapters require a provider API key. A ChatGPT, Claude, or Google subscription does not automatically provide a reusable third-party API key. Ollama needs no key when its local server is running.

[defaults]
agent = "claude"
model = "claude-opus-5"
project = "."
theme = "dark"
stream = true
auto_save = true
confirm_tools = true

[keys]
anthropic = "sk-ant-..."
google = "AIza..."
openai = "sk-..."
deepseek = "sk-..."
groq = "gsk_..."
openrouter = "sk-or-..."

[ollama]
host = "http://localhost:11434"

[fallback]
enabled = true
chain = [
    "claude/claude-opus-5",
    "google/gemini-3.7-flash",
    "openai/gpt-5.6-terra",
    "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash",
    "ollama/llama3.3"
]

Prefer /key <provider> over editing the file directly. Mutating workspace tools ask for confirmation by default, file access is restricted to the selected project, and Thwip stores its config and saved sessions with user-only permissions.

License

MIT License