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Zentty vs Claude Squad
A tmux-and-worktree agent manager, and a native terminal with agent attention.
Overview
Claude Squad and Zentty both help you run several agents at once, but through different machinery. Claude Squad gives each agent its own tmux session and git worktree. Zentty keeps your agents in normal panes and surfaces their attention state.
What each tool is
Zentty is a native macOS terminal, written in Swift and AppKit and built on libghostty. It runs your agents in real shells across worklanes and surfaces the moment an agent needs you: running, idle, needs input, needs approval, done. No telemetry. No editor, file tree, git diff UI, or cloud runtime. It stays a terminal.
Claude Squad is an open-source terminal tool that manages multiple AI coding agents, typically with one tmux session and git worktree per agent.
Who each tool is best for
Zentty is best for Mac developers who run CLI agents like Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, or OpenCode in parallel and want to stay in flow while those agents work in other panes and worklanes.
Claude Squad is best for developers who want strict isolation between parallel agent runs and are comfortable with a tmux- and git-worktree-based TUI workflow.
Capability comparison
| Dimension | Zentty | Claude Squad |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Native Mac terminal with worklanes and agent attention | Manage parallel agents via tmux and git worktrees |
| Isolation model | Your real shells and directories | One worktree and tmux session per agent |
| Interface | Native Mac app | TUI inside a terminal |
| Agent attention | Running / idle / needs input / needs approval / done | Varies by tool |
| Built-in editor | No — keep your editor | Varies by tool |
| Cloud runtime | No — local only | Varies by tool |
| Platform | macOS only | Cross-platform where tmux and git run |
How to choose
- You want agents visible in normal panes.
- You prefer a native Mac app with worklanes.
- You want native notifications and a consistent attention model.
- You want strict worktree isolation.
- You are comfortable with tmux and git worktrees.
- You need cross-platform terminal orchestration.
Common questions
No. Zentty does not impose worktrees. You can use them yourself, but Zentty does not require them.
No. Zentty gives you visibility and attention state, not orchestration.
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Last reviewed: 2026-05-23
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