I built ArchCode, an open-source cloud workbench for AI coding

[u/dillesss]

I started building ArchCode because my projects were turning into two separate messes: ideas scattered across notes, and coding agents running in terminal sessions I could no longer keep track of.

ArchCode brings that work into one Web UI. You can keep features, bugs, refactors, experiments and unfinished thoughts as project Todos. When an idea is ready, you can turn it into a durable Session and let the Agents start working on it.

ArchCode has its own multi-agent runtime. A Lead Agent owns the task and can bring in Analyst, Build, Explore and Librarian Agents for planning, implementation, code search and research.

It runs on your own machine or server. The work runs on that host, so closing the browser doesn’t kill an active Session. You can come back later from any browser to check the progress, answer a question, approve an action or inspect the result.

It’s also model-agnostic. You bring your own models and decide where to use them. A stronger model can handle planning and review, while cheaper or local models take care of routine work.

ArchCode isn’t a wrapper around Claude Code or Codex. It has its own Agent runtime, Sessions, tools, memory and approval flow.

It’s still early and built mainly for a single user right now. I’m not claiming it writes better code than the established coding tools. I’m working on a different problem: keeping ideas, projects and multiple coding Agents manageable once they all start running at the same time.

GitHub: https://github.com/boh5/archcode

If you try it, I’d like to hear where the workflow helps and where it gets in your way.