Maxxwell is a local desktop app and command-line tool for working with coding agents. The current release can open an interactive agent session, use an installed Claude Code or Codex runtime without taking over that tool’s sign-in, and show local fleet and session records.
Maxxwell is early access. Automatically auditing goals, correcting drift, and restarting bloated sessions are product direction, not claims about the current downloadable release.

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Start here

Install

Download the desktop IDE or the CLI, or build from source.

Quickstart

Install the CLI and start a local agent session.

The morning page

What the morning command can and cannot prove.

Bring your own key

Your credential stays on your machine.

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What ships today

  • A desktop app and standalone maxxwell CLI.
  • A local interactive session driven by an installed Claude Code or Codex CLI, or by an explicitly configured provider API key.
  • A read-only fleet surface for existing local fleet records.
  • Session inventory, morning-page, remote, worktree, and setup commands. Run maxxwell --help for the authoritative list in your installed build.
  • No required Maxxwell account or hosted control plane for ordinary local use.
  • Free forever for individuals, paid for teams.

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Start a session

1

Install Maxxwell

Download the desktop app or install the standalone CLI.
2

Choose a runtime

Run maxxwell runtime to see installed runtimes, then choose claude or codex if both are available.
3

Open the session

Run maxxwell in a terminal. The selected coding tool keeps its own sign-in.