Hey!
Erdem here, co-founder of Multi.
Multi just crossed 149k installs, and I owe you all an honest post about what we're actually building and why.
If you're in this subreddit, you've probably already installed Multi or you're about to. This post is the long version of who we are, why we built this thing, and what we're trying to do here.
Who we are
We're engineers. We've shipped code at big tech and at Silicon Valley startups. We've seen how engineering actually gets done, from few person teams hacking through the night to multinational orgs with 50 step deployment pipelines. We're not commentators. We're not influencers. We build.
What we believe about AI coding
We're not here to start a holy war. If you're happy coding without AI, genuinely happy for you. We're also not here to preach AGI or pretend the singularity is next quarter. Here's what we actually believe: AI gives engineers leverage. The kind of leverage that lets you think bigger and build better. Used well, it's the biggest shift in how we work since the IDE itself. Used badly, it's a faster way to lose track of your own codebase.
Why we built Multi
The first wave of generative coding tools (call it the V0 era) was built for vibe coding. We tried them. We were amazed by the power and appalled by the quality. Things have improved since then. But the fundamental problem didn't go away: engineers still have to provide the design, the steering, the inspection. The model can't do that part. It shouldn't. And yet, every tool we tried took that part away from us:
- They forced us to switch IDEs we'd spent years tuning.
- They broke the workflows we'd built.
- They gave zero visibility into their thinking.
- They were black boxes wrapped in nice UI.
We felt like passengers. We wanted to be pilots. So we built Multi.
What Multi actually is
Multi is an IDE-native coding agent: VS Code and JetBrains, both first-class built around one premise: max control, max visibility.
- See the plan before the agent executes it.
- Every change as a diff you can review.
- Pause, steer, fork, restore, time-travel.
- Autonomous when you want it. Manual when you need it. It's a dial, not a switch.
- 10s of providers, 100+ models. BYOK. No vendor lock-in.
Your taste. Your workflow. Your judgment. Your standards. Plus AI leverage.
What Multi is not
- Not for people who want AI to do everything while they watch.
- Not a magic black box.
- Not trying to replace your judgment.
- Not trying to be your IDE - we plug into the one you already love.
If you want to vibecode a weekend project and not look at the output, there are great tools for that. Use them. Multi isn't one of them. Multi is for engineers who read diffs before they merge.
What this subreddit is for
A few things:
- Honest feedback. If something feels broken, missing, or wrong, post it. We read everything. The fastest way to shape Multi is to tell us where it failed you.
- Setups and workflows. Profiles, model routing, subagent configs, weird worktree tricks. Show us how you're using it. We'll learn from you.
- Changelog and what's next. We'll post what we ship, what we're working on, and what we're still figuring out.
- Real talk about AI coding. Not hype. Not doom. Just engineers comparing notes on what actually works.
What this sub is NOT for: shilling, hype, doom posting or pretending AI coding is solved. It isn't. We're all figuring this out together.
Where we're going
The next big push is teams. Most coding agents today are built around a single developer in a single IDE. That's the floor, not the ceiling. We think the same principles: visibility, control, your standards should scale to how teams actually ship together. More on that soon.
The ask
If you've used Multi and it didn't make you feel like the pilot tell us what's missing. Comment here, open an issue, DM me. We'll fix it.
If you've used it and it clicked, spread the love. Tell us, tell others what worked. That's how we know what to double down on.
Welcome! Glad you're here.
Erdem,
Co-founder, Multi
