At a glance
| Point | amux | OpenClowd |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT plus Commons Clause, with commercial resale restricted. | Permissive open-source license planned; exact license not final. |
| Direct agent support | Current README documents Claude Code through tmux. | Any terminal-based agent at the universal baseline. |
| Mobile | Installable PWA plus native iOS app. | Mobile-friendly web companion is a first-class design goal. |
| Product scope | Sessions, files, notes, kanban, scheduler, channels, CRM, email, and browser automation. | Focused workspace, sessions, files, diffs, Git status, and app previews; general automation is outside v1. |
| Managed hosting | Self-hosted product; repository documents remote access options. | Fully managed hosting is planned but not available. |
| Availability | Shipping now. | In development with no public installer. |
The lean implementation is real
A single file now carries a surprisingly broad product
amux uses tmux output and a Python server to create persistent named sessions, detect status, recover certain Claude Code failures, and expose a mobile dashboard. The current product also includes files, notes, channels, a kanban board, scheduling, token tracking, and browser automation.
That breadth invalidates the draft's claim that files and a workspace surface are absent. It also deserves credit: shipping a useful remote control plane with almost no infrastructure is a strong engineering choice.
Scope goes in opposite directions
amux expands into agent operations; OpenClowd narrows around development workspaces
amux includes general-purpose surfaces such as CRM, email, recurring jobs, shared channels, and agent-to-agent delegation. OpenClowd's current product boundary explicitly avoids becoming a general automation, scheduling, or job platform in v1.
OpenClowd instead concentrates on repositories, terminal sessions, attention state, files, diffs, Git context, and app previews. Neither scope is automatically better. They imply different products once the session dashboard is no longer the whole story.
Where OpenClowd draws the line
Broader terminal compatibility and a more permissive grant are the intended edges
amux's current README says it supports Claude Code through tmux. Older copy naming Codex and Gemini as direct support should not be published without current evidence. OpenClowd's baseline is intended for any terminal command, while richer status detection can vary by agent.
amux is source-available and free to self-host, but its Commons Clause restricts commercial resale. OpenClowd's self-hosted release is intended to use a permissive license so it can act as neutral infrastructure. The final license and third-party hosting policy remain unresolved, so that is direction rather than a completed legal fact.
amux proves the mobile, self-hosted control-plane instinct. OpenClowd has to prove a clearer developer workspace around it.
The decision
A shipping Claude Code operations console or a broader agent workspace
The products share the core instinct, then diverge in agent breadth, scope, licensing, and managed-service ambition.
Choose amux when you want a working, compact Claude Code control plane now and value its mobile app, recovery behavior, scheduling, kanban, and broad operations toolkit.
Follow OpenClowd when broad terminal-agent compatibility, a focused repository workspace, a permissive license direction, and an eventual fully managed hosting path are the priorities.
Questions, answered
What people usually ask next
01Does amux support Codex and Gemini CLI?
The current public README says it currently supports Claude Code via tmux. This page does not repeat older multi-agent claims without current first-party evidence.
02Does amux have a file explorer?
Yes. The current product documents browsing and editing files in session working directories, along with notes and search across output.
03Is amux open source?
Its source is available under MIT plus the Commons Clause. You may use, modify, and self-host it, while commercial resale requires a separate license.
Research notes
Sources
Product details change quickly. These first-party pages were checked on .
- 01amux repository
Current architecture, supported agent, features, mobile clients, remote access, and license terms.