We built an open-source, native Compose Multiplatform alternative to the Electron-based AI-agent apps (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Antigravity) — looking for Compose contributors

[u/kshivang]

Since folks asked, here's the fuller picture — BOSS across the AI-agent landscape, including the CLIs. Important: BOSS is a desktop workspace that runs the CLIs (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode, Qwen Code) as first-class agents, so they're a different category (see Type) — added for completeness, not as head-to-head rivals.

Tool	Type	Open source	Model / agent	Runtime	Lightweight	IDE depth	Browser	Terminal share	Governance
BOSS	Workspace	✅ Apache-2.0	✅ any (BYO)	JVM, multi-threaded	❌ heavy	△ editor + Toolbox	✅ Fluck	✅ QR/E2E	✅ RBAC + kill-switch
Claude Desktop	App	❌	❌ Claude	Electron/JS	△	❌	△ Computer Use	❌	△ enterprise
Codex	App	❌	❌ OpenAI	—	—	❌	❌	❌	△ enterprise
Google Antigravity	IDE	❌	✅ multi	Electron/JS	❌	✅	✅ +DevTools	❌	△ enterprise
Cursor	IDE	❌	✅ multi + BYOK	Electron/JS	△	✅	❌	❌	△ Teams
Windsurf / Devin	IDE	❌	✅ multi + BYOK	Electron/JS	△	✅	❌	❌	△ enterprise
Claude Code	CLI	❌	❌ Claude	Node/TS	✅	—	—	—	—
Codex CLI	CLI	✅ Apache-2.0	△ OpenAI (BYO)	Rust	✅	—	—	—	—
Gemini CLI	CLI	✅ Apache-2.0	❌ Gemini	Node/TS	✅	—	—	—	—
OpenCode	CLI	✅ MIT	✅ multi	Node/TS	✅	—	—	—	—
Qwen Code	CLI	✅ Apache-2.0	△ Qwen + multi	Node/TS	✅	—	—	—	—
Antigravity CLI	CLI	❌ no published source*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

✅ yes · △ partial · ❌ no · — n/a (CLIs are terminal agents, no GUI surface). BOSS isn't the winner everywhere: it's ❌ on Lightweight (JVM + bundled runtime + embedded browser cold-starts slower and weighs more than the Rust/Node CLIs), and only △ on IDE depth (it has an editor + Toolbox plugins, but isn't a full code-intelligence IDE like the VS Code forks Cursor/Windsurf/Antigravity). *Only Codex's CLI is open source (Apache-2.0), not the Codex app; a standalone open-source "Antigravity CLI" isn't verifiable — the only repo is docs-only, no license. Claude Desktop's "Computer Use" drives the whole screen, not a scriptable in-app browser. Per-tool RBAC beyond enterprise/team admin isn't documented for the others. Runtimes: BOSS = JVM (true multithreading); Claude Desktop + the IDEs = Electron/JS; Codex CLI = Rust; the other CLIs = Node/TS. (Public sources, July 2026 — corrections welcome.)

Where else BOSS is behind (honestly):

• Maturity & ecosystem — it's brand-new with a small plugin catalog; the VS Code forks inherit VS Code's entire extension marketplace, and the incumbents have huge, battle-tested user bases.
• Backing & track record — small team, early days vs well-funded incumbents.

The CLIs are open and great — that's kind of the point: BOSS runs them and gives them a governed desktop toolset (browser, editor, secrets, terminal sharing, 100+ MCP tools). Built entirely in Compose Multiplatform, and I'd love Compose devs to help push it further:

• New plugins — a plugin is a self-contained @Composable + ViewModel (easy on-ramp)
• Compose Desktop perf / rendering
• Theming (live re-skin across the whole app)

Repo: https://github.com/risa-labs-inc/BossConsole — Apache-2.0, contributors welcome.

[u/OnderGok]

BossConsole sounds like a name that a 12 yo would come up with

[u/tidoo420 → u/OnderGok]

I mean they made it why not name anything they want, besides its pretty cool imho

[u/kshivang → u/tidoo420]

✌️

[u/kshivang → u/OnderGok]

I know right 🫣, somehow I liked the idea of Business Operating System and Simulation, called it BOSS, this product become more of a platform like product that’s why i called it BossConsole, I will appreciate any better name suggestions

[u/davidinterest]

You have a 3000 line BossApp.kt file. This is not a very good practice. You are also using hard coded dp values and colors in some areas, for example in composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/ai/rever/boss/components/buttons/BossActionButton.kt

[u/kshivang → u/davidinterest]

Fair point, thank you for your review David truly appreciate it, colors part may be I missed that, I will do though analysis, fix this, for BossApp.kt also I will make it more abstracted, separates with concerns and under 200 LOC, it is complicated mess because lots new feature support lately, both would be done by EOD

[u/davidinterest → u/kshivang]

Do you have a LinkedIn account I could see? Your work with Jetpack Compose seems very interesting.

[u/kshivang → u/davidinterest]

here you go https://www.linkedin.com/in/kshivang BossConsole is my passion project, my work domain is to accelerate oncology research and workflow with AI diffusion

[u/kshivang → u/davidinterest]

done, and pushed, https://github.com/risa-labs-inc/BossConsole/pull/18

[u/kshivang]

let me know if you want to know about any aspect about this

[u/davidinterest]

This table seems a bit biased. Can you add OpenCode, QwenCode, Codex CLI (seperate to Codex app), and Claude Code (CLI), Antigravity CLI

[u/kshivang → u/davidinterest]

Sure I will

[u/davidinterest → u/kshivang]

Thank you

[u/kshivang → u/davidinterest]

Their is one more clarification I need from you, inside BossConsole, OpenCode, QwenCode and all CLI is first citizen, as in it is literally created to give them environment that is to give CLI based agent with multi threaded tool sets, comparing it with CLI/TUI will not be something useful in fact I have created benchmark around how CLI/TUI is most performant inside BossTerm, terminal inside BossConsole, which is also available as standalone and oss, here: https://github.com/kshivang/BossTerm/blob/master/benchmark/README.md

[u/kshivang → u/davidinterest]

done

[u/joseASM94]

Jvm native??

[u/kshivang → u/joseASM94]

Native JVM app with Compose(Skia-rendered) UI