Your agents. Your files. One workbench.
Build, test, research and create with the assistants you already use.
Download Tributary · Quick start · Use cases · Guide · Contribute
Original animated SVG artwork. Prefer a still illustration?
- Download a preview for your computer.
- Open a project or start a writing, learning or research task.
- Connect your assistant in Settings → Connections, then start chatting.
Installers, updates and local models
| Your computer | Downloads |
|---|---|
| macOS · Apple Silicon / Intel | .dmg installer, .zip containing the app |
| Windows · x64 / Arm64 | .exe installer, portable .zip |
| Linux · x64 / Arm64 | .deb, .AppImage, .tar.gz |
Preview builds are unsigned/not notarized. Check the release’s SHA256SUMS.txt. Packaged apps include their runtime; Git is needed for repository features. Downloads require repository access while the repository is private.
Already installed? Help → Check for updates. Preview downloads are on Releases; GitHub’s “latest release” shortcut excludes previews.
Install or uninstall · In-app updates · Set up Ollama, LM Studio, Unsloth or llama.cpp
| You want to… | Make it happen in Tributary |
|---|---|
| Build a feature or fix a bug | Ask a coding agent to inspect, edit and test the real project. Follow its file changes in the editor. |
| Refactor or understand a codebase | Explore files, ask for explanations and plan changes before editing. Include context with @ file mentions. |
| Work on several folders | Open a multi-folder workspace, search files, split editors and move between projects. Editor groups. |
| Review and undo changes | Inspect Git diffs and red/green line counts, review agent edits and use editor undo/redo or supported change checkpoints. |
| Run a project | Use terminals, project scripts and checks; open the app in the preview browser. Project checks. |
| Debug Node.js / TypeScript | Set breakpoints, inspect a paused session and step through supported projects in the workbench. |
| Format and lint code | Follow project Prettier/EditorConfig rules, apply ESLint fixes and configure language servers. Formatting · ESLint. |
| Investigate a QA failure | Import Playwright JSON, inspect retries, screenshots and traces, then prepare a Markdown bug report. QA workspace. |
| Run an agent team | Start from chat with /team, choose workers and follow background progress in Live activity. Teams and delegation. |
| Get another opinion | Ask multiple agents, run build/review workflows or compare attempts in separate Git working copies before applying a result. |
| Switch agents or providers | Continue the conversation with bounded handoff context. Pick supported model sources for new delegated workers. |
| Use a local coding model | Connect a local service for chat, file tools and approved commands. Start/stop an existing CPU llama.cpp model from the app. Local setup. |
| Resume after a disconnect | Reconnect and choose Resume; supported local-agent checkpoints preserve completed tool calls. Recovery details. |
| Research a topic | Choose Deep research with an assistant that has web tools and ask for a sourced report. Local coding mode has no bundled web search. |
| Write, translate or learn | Draft proposals, improve text, summarize supplied material, translate and ask for explanations using task templates or chat. |
| Keep useful project knowledge | Save decisions and run instructions in project notes; choose whether bounded excerpts go to agents. Memory and coordination. |
| Work with images | Attach images to a compatible assistant; view supported images and source files in the workspace. |
| Coordinate with people | Host a project room from the app, invite teammates on your network, assign tasks and follow progress. Project rooms. |
| Make the editor yours | Use platform-aware shortcuts, themes and file-icon packs; configure supported language tools. Shortcuts · Theme support. |
| Keep your VS Code workflow | Use Tributary’s companion extension for the same assistant/workbench workflow inside VS Code. Extension setup. |
| Stay in the terminal | Use the CLI to ask agents, compare attempts and apply a selected result. Command-line workflows. |
Start a team from chat. Review its work before merging. Still illustration
A few things to try
- “Explain this project and show me how to run it.”
- “Fix this bug, then run the project’s checks.”
- “Have two agents build the interface and service in separate background chats.”
- “Help me investigate this failed test and draft a bug report.”
- “Research this topic and cite the sources you use.”
Background agents run while Tributary stays open. Capabilities depend on your chosen assistant and tools. Project rooms share coordination; source files and agent execution stay on their owners’ computers.
| Connection | Works with |
|---|---|
| Native coding agents | Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and Antigravity through their supported adapters. |
| Agent Client Protocol | OpenCode, Kimi, Goose, Qwen Code and other compatible agents. |
| Local models | Ollama, LM Studio, Unsloth and llama.cpp through compatible model APIs. |
| Compatible endpoints | Built-in chat and coding tools with configurable approvals and context budgets. |
Your provider account, model access and sign-in stay with that assistant. Native agent behavior · Tool permissions · Local model setup.
The real app, editing its own repository. The cartoons above are illustrated tours.
Quick Open Ctrl/Cmd+P · Commands Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+P · Find Ctrl/Cmd+F · Explorer Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+E · Split editor Ctrl/Cmd+\
See split editors
Show or hide the explorer to make room. Keep tabs, drafts and undo history as you move around. Workspace formatting · Agent editor controls.
The Rust bridge handles bounded file discovery and local-runtime ownership. It starts when needed and has a checked JavaScript compatibility path.
- 33–66% fewer discovery allocation requests in the recorded cases.
- 15 of 18 file-scan medians improved; three were slower.
- About 17 MiB less idle app/model memory in a six-app CPU-model comparison.
These are separate Linux source-build workloads. Real results, raw data and methods include slower cases and measurement limits. They do not establish a general editor ranking. Installer support depends on the release version.
Use Node.js 24, npm and Git:
npm ci
npm ci --prefix ui
npm startFor the optional native bridge, install Rust 1.86+ and run npm run build:native. Packaged desktop builds include the helper. Source checkouts can use the JavaScript compatibility path when it is unavailable.
Development commands
npm test # Core regressions + extension build
npx --prefix ui tsc --noEmit -p ui/tsconfig.json # UI type check
npm run dev -- /absolute/path/to/project # Open a project
npm run vscode:install # Companion VS Code extension- Preview software: Feature status lists foundations and remaining work.
- Your data: files stay local; prompts and selected context go to the assistant/provider you choose. Security.
- Open source: MIT. Third-party components keep their own licenses. Tributary is independent of the agents and editors it integrates with.
- Ideas or bugs? Open an issue.
- Sharing Tributary? Social preview images include ready-to-use PNGs and editable SVGs.
The short intro/demo/quick-start structure takes cues from Claude Code, Zed and OpenCode. The Tributary mascots and SVG artwork are original; product screenshots show Tributary.