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marcus/sidecar

Use sidecar next to CLI agents for diffs, file trees, conversation history, and task management with td observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/marcus/sidecar · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

79/100

  • Activity 100
  • Release rhythm 88
  • Longevity 17
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0
  • age_days: 250
  • days_rel: 0
  • days_push: 0
  • n_releases_24m: 152

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1049 stars · 80 forks observed · 2026-09-03

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Sidecar is a terminal UI application that hosts AI coding agents in embedded interactive terminals alongside split panes for git diffs, file trees, task issues, and Jira/GitHub resources. It consolidates the agentic development workflow—running agents, reviewing changes, and managing tasks—into a single shell.

Use cases

  • run claude code in a terminal with diffs side by side
  • monitor ai coding agent sessions across projects
  • review git diffs while an agent works
  • manage tasks with td next to my coding agent
  • open files and issues in split panes from the terminal
  • replace my editor with a terminal-based agent workspace

When to choose

  • you use CLI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini daily and want diffs, files, and tasks in one view
  • you want to monitor agent sessions across multiple projects
  • you prefer terminal-first workflows over IDEs

When to avoid

  • you need a full GUI IDE with rich editor features
  • you work on Windows without WSL
  • you don't use AI coding agents in your workflow

Facets

application · maturity active

terminal-ui developer-tools workflow-automation cli developer-tools cli go agentic-workflows claude-code tui split-panes git-diffs task-management embedded-terminal command-line ai-agents automation macos linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
marcus/sidecarmain79

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="marcus/sidecar")

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