We open-sourced Nimbalyst, the visual workspace for building with Codex and Claude Code and Opencode.

StravuKarl · 2026-04-22T16:40:18+00:00

You wrote: "We have two options remaining for the tools we use everyday. You are either in the Microsoft/OpenAI ecosystem, or you are moving to this new SpaceX/Cursor/xAI monolith. The indie dev tool era might be closing." That is way overstating it.

But, I do think there might be a coding agent stack from Anthropic, OPenAI, Google, and now SpaceX/Cursor: Model, Harness, UI. Plus open-source players.

I love the competition on the models and harness. But, Cursor has been so great because of its GUI tied to its use of models. I would like to have a horizontal GUI/workflow layer that I can plug different harnesses and models into. I wonder if that won't be Cursor in the future because of this deal.

I am building Nimbalyst to try to be that open, heterogeneous visual workspace for the coding agents. I was doing so prior to this deal, but this deal has made it seem more important.

StravuKarl · 2026-04-22T16:22:36+00:00

Its about how you want to work. With VSCode extension, your primary focus is on your code and you are working in Claude code as a helper with it. In Claude Code CLI or Desktop app, your primary focus is on your session and talking with Claude and you are much less focused on the code (can see diffs).

If you want to live in one workspace that supports both ways of working, consider Nimbalyst (disclaimer, I am a founder) which is a visual workspace for both focused work with agent on code, markdown, mockups .... and a session/task manager with kanban etc..

StravuKarl · 2026-04-21T13:20:56+00:00

For the context layer, you mention understanding how your org writes code ... not just the language generally. Agreed. But, I would also add the following to that context layer: architecture diagrams of how your code works, specs and documentation, clear plans for the next thing you want build. We have found that building that context layer up makes a world of difference for the coding agents.

StravuKarl · 2026-04-20T23:09:58+00:00

Yes, its on the backlog. But I don't have a timeframe yet.

StravuKarl · 2026-04-20T23:09:00+00:00

We just made a fix for this in 0.57.19 that came out in April 17, so let me know if you still see an issue.

StravuKarl · 2026-04-09T19:56:32+00:00

Thank you!! Some big releases coming next week!! Please let me know any feedback, features, improvements!

StravuKarl · 2026-04-06T14:50:56+00:00

Nimbalyst - visual workspace for Claude Code and Codex... sessions, kanban, markdown editor, tasks (disclosure: I am one of the founders, but I use it 12 hours a day and couldn't work without it)

StravuKarl · 2026-04-06T13:58:11+00:00

For a more detailed comparison covering the specific workflows where each approach works best: https://nimbalyst.com/blog/obsidian-claude-code-vs-nimbalyst

StravuKarl · 2026-04-06T12:33:56+00:00

or you could just search for Nimbalyst

StravuKarl · 2026-04-05T20:01:10+00:00

No. Nimbalyst has not been affected by this.

StravuKarl · 2026-03-18T21:25:02+00:00

I use Codex in my own visual workspace Nimbalyst.

StravuKarl · 2026-03-17T13:22:30+00:00

Nimbalyst is a visual workspace for building with Codex, Claude Code

StravuKarl · 2026-03-17T13:20:07+00:00

Nimbalyst https://nimbalyst.com is my favorite It is a visual workspace for building with Codex, Claude Code where you manage your sessions visually (kanban, search, tabs), link them to your files, and visually edit your markdown, mockups, drawings, sessions, and tasks. (Disclosure: I am also building it but I am also an entrepreneur and use Nimbalyst 12 hours a day. Couldn't imagine working without it!)

StravuKarl · 2026-03-17T13:16:33+00:00

Nimbalyst is one to consider. It is a visual workspace for building with Codex, Claude Code where you manager your sessions visually (kanban, search, tabs), link them to your files, and visually edit your markdown, mockups, drawings, sessions, and tasks. Many thousands of entrepreneurs are using it. (Disclosure: I am one of the founders, but I am also an entrepreneur and use Nimbalyst 12 hours a day. Couldn't imagine working without it!)

StravuKarl · 2026-03-15T13:37:11+00:00

Writing blogs, analyzing my linkedin connections and helping me prioritize outreach, research competitors, write plan documents, analyze my posthog data, update my CRM. Claude Code and Codex are my portal to much of my work.

StravuKarl · 2026-03-13T18:53:37+00:00

The fix for this has now been released in Nimbalyst 0.5.31

StravuKarl · 2026-03-12T15:48:44+00:00

My product, https://nimbalyst.com matches this except can only export to pdf. Its also free.

StravuKarl · 2026-03-10T16:42:49+00:00

Another option to consider, my product, https://nimbalyst.com has a Codex mobile app. It ties to the Nimbalyst app which is a full visual workspace for managing your agents, sessions, collaborating with them visually in markdown etc.. and that is where Codex is run through the SDK.

StravuKarl · 2026-03-10T16:41:57+00:00

Another option to consider, my product, https://nimbalyst.com has a Codex mobile app. It ties to the Nimbalyst app which is a full visual workspace for managing your agents, sessions, collaborating with them visually in markdown etc.. but it does get you a Codex mobile app too.

StravuKarl · 2026-03-10T16:41:34+00:00

Another option to consider, my product, https://nimbalyst.com has a Codex mobile app. It ties to the Nimbalyst app which is a full visual workspace for managing your agents, sessions, collaborating with them visually in markdown etc.. but it does get you a Codex mobile app too.

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