Nimbalyst

What Nimbalyst Does

Nimbalyst is an open-source visual workspace platform designed specifically for working with AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex. It provides a unified environment where developers can manage agent sessions, edit files, review AI changes, collaborate with teammates, and track tasks — all in one integrated workspace. Instead of jumping between terminals, editors, and project management tools, Nimbalyst brings everything together with visual editors, real-time collaboration, and deep context awareness.

Who It's For & Problems It Solves

Built for individual developers, product managers, engineering teams, and startups working with AI coding agents, Nimbalyst solves the core problem of context fragmentation. When working with AI agents, context lives scattered across terminals, markdown files, design tools, task trackers, and chat threads. Nimbalyst consolidates this into a single graph-based workspace where agents can see the full picture — your specs, mockups, diagrams, tasks, and codebase — eliminating the need to manually copy-paste context between disconnected tools.

Key Features & Capabilities

• Visual Editors for Multiple File Types: Edit markdown, CSV spreadsheets, Excalidraw diagrams, code files, data models (Prisma-ready), Mermaid diagrams, and more — all with AI assistance
• Agent Session Management: Run parallel Claude Code and Codex sessions, optionally isolated in git worktrees, with full visibility into context, actions, and file modifications
• Review & Approve Workflow: See every file the agent reads or edits, inspect diffs before they land, and maintain full control over AI changes
• Integrated Task Management: Kanban boards and trackers live in the workspace where agents can read your backlog, update status, and reflect work progress automatically
• Context Graph Architecture: Every artifact (spec, mockup, diagram, session, task) becomes a node with typed connections, giving agents visibility into relationships your head usually holds
• Extension System: The diagram editor, mockups, data models, SQLite browser, PDF viewer, and git panel are all extensions built on the same system available to users
• Real-Time Multiplayer Collaboration: Teams edit shared plans, mockups, diagrams, and trackers together, with each teammate's local agent working on the same documents
• Canvas Board View: Lay out specs, mockups, diagrams, and notes on an infinite canvas with connections between them, assembling the full project view

Typical Workflows

Developers describe changes to mockups or diagrams, review generated code diffs, and approve updates without leaving the workspace. Product managers maintain specs and task boards that agents can read and update automatically. Feature teams collaborate on shared documents where local agents edit the same files in real-time. The platform supports workflows from visual UI planning through code generation, data modeling, and schema design to deployment.

What Makes It Different

Nimbalyst is MIT-licensed open source (desktop and iOS apps), runs locally with open file formats, and treats the "agent harness" as infrastructure you should own and invest in — not vendor lock-in. It's built on six core beliefs: visual interfaces are highest bandwidth, we're all managers of agents now, integrated context beats tool-switching, local ownership matters, inline collaboration preserves context, and your harness layer should survive model churn. The extension system lets you ask agents to build the editor you wish existed, and even new AI models can plug in via extensions without waiting on releases.