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Emdash is an open-source agentic development environment for orchestrating many coding agents in parallel. It runs each agent in an isolated Git worktree, presents tasks in a dashboard, auto-detects installed CLIs, works with 25+ agents including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Amp and Gemini, and supports MCP server connections for tool access.

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Emdash is an open-source agentic development environment, not a content or digital-asset management system. It helps developers run multiple coding agents in parallel from a visual dashboard, with each agent isolated in its own Git worktree so concurrent edits stay reviewable instead of colliding in one checkout.

The current product site emphasizes support for 25+ coding agents, automatic detection of installed CLIs and examples such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Amp and Gemini. Emdash also supports MCP server connections, letting teams expose approved tools to agent workflows without building custom glue for every task.

Emdash is best for developers already using more than one coding agent and looking for a safer local orchestration layer. It does not include the underlying model subscriptions, hosted execution or enterprise policy controls by itself; teams still need to manage API keys, provider costs, Git hygiene and review discipline.

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Free and open-source (Apache-2.0); bring your own agent subscriptions and API keys

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macOS, Windows, Linux; local coding-agent CLIs, Git worktrees and MCP servers

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