Agentic work orchestrator
for developers who live in the terminal
A local-first orchestrator that enables Claude Code agents to work autonomously while you're away. No web dashboards, no managed services — just a single binary and complete control from your command line.
Built for Autonomous AI Agents
Shadow agents working invisibly, executing with precision
Supervisor Pattern
Kage acts as a supervisor for AI agents, not just a session manager. Spawn agents with goals, monitor health and progress, enforce iteration limits, and enable checkpoint/resume workflows.
Event Sourcing
All agent context is stored as immutable events. Full audit trails, cross-agent context sharing, replay for debugging, and time-travel queries.
Namespace Organization
Repositories are grouped into namespaces. Agents within a namespace can share context and coordinate work seamlessly across your codebase.
Single Binary
Distributed as a single static binary with zero runtime dependencies. No database server, no external services. Just download and run on Linux, macOS, or Windows.
Context Sharing
Two-tier memory system with working and long-term storage. Agents automatically share discoveries, learned patterns, and decisions with each other.
Checkpoints & Resume
Save agent state on iteration limits. Review progress, provide guidance, and resume where you left off. Never lose work when stepping away.
Approval Workflows
Control what agents can do autonomously. Approve file writes, git commits, or all actions. Balance productivity with oversight for your workflow.
Task Automation
Define success criteria like "tests pass" or abort conditions like "too many errors". Tasks complete automatically when goals are met.
Interactive Dashboard
Real-time TUI to monitor agents, tasks, and pending approvals. Approve actions, provide guidance, and track progress from one interface.
Subscription Pooling
Register multiple Claude Code subscriptions with intelligent routing, rate limit management, and automatic failover. Scale linearly by adding subscriptions.
Secrets Management
Store API keys and credentials securely in your OS keychain. Scoped to global, namespace, or repository level. Never stored in plaintext.
Why Kage?
Not your typical agent platform.
There's no shortage of agentic developer tools — Copilot Workspace, Devin, and countless others offer polished web interfaces and managed cloud experiences. Kage is different. It's built for developers and power users who prefer the terminal, want full control over their tools, and don't need hand-holding.
Every feature in Kage is accessible from the command line. Scripts can spawn agents, tasks can be automated with success criteria, and the TUI dashboard is there when you want it — not because you need it. No browser tabs, no accounts, no vendor lock-in.
The name "Kage" (影) means "shadow" in Japanese. Like shadows working behind the scenes, Kage enables AI agents to execute with precision while you focus on what matters.
CLI/TUI-First
Every feature accessible from the command line. Scriptable, composable, and designed for developers who live in the terminal. No web dashboards required.
Local & Transparent
Your machine, your data, your control. See exactly what agents are doing — no black-box abstractions. Single binary, works offline.
Built in Rust
Memory-safe, fast, and reliable. Async runtime with Tokio. Tiny resource footprint for long-running daemon processes.
Kage is for developers who want to scale their AI-assisted workflows without sacrificing control, transparency, or their preferred way of working.
Enterprise Ready
Local-first by default, cloud-enabled when you need it
Multi-User Tenancy
gRPC server mode enables team-wide deployments with isolated namespaces and shared context.
Credential Management
Secure storage via OS keychain — macOS Keychain, Linux Secret Service, Windows Credential Manager.
Cloud Storage
Optional cloud backends for memory and context history — S3, GCS, Azure Blob supported.
Audit & Compliance
Immutable event logs for compliance, namespace-level permissions, and API key scoping.
Ready to orchestrate your AI agents?
Get started with Kage in minutes. Read the docs or explore the source code.