Rex is a terminal kanban for parallel AI coding-agent sessions. Two binaries: rex (CLI and TUI) and rex-daemon (PTY supervisor). You run many agent CLIs at once; Rex tracks state, transcripts, and input prompts.
Requires Go 1.26+ to build from source. Targets macOS and Linux.
From a checkout:
./install.sh
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
rex setupOr:
make install PREFIX=$HOME/.local
export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
rex setupOr without a clone:
go install github.com/tristanbietsch/rex/cmd/rex@latest
go install github.com/tristanbietsch/rex/cmd/rex-daemon@latestInstall both binaries. Put the install directory on PATH.
rex daemon start
rex new "hello rex" --tool echo --model short --slug demo
rex ls
rex statusrex ls prints a session table. rex status prints one summary line. Run rex with no arguments for the board.
- docs/index.md — documentation map
- docs/quickstart.md — install through first session
- docs/cli.md — command reference
- docs/architecture.md — processes and data flow
- docs/agents/ — guide for contributors and coding agents
Go source wins when documentation disagrees with behavior.