Install SwarmDesk

SwarmDesk is a desktop app. Installation is the boring part — the two things that matter are having git and at least one coding agent on your machine.

1. Download and install

1. Download SwarmDesk — the site detects your platform and hands you the right build.
2. On macOS: open the .dmg and drag SwarmDesk into Applications, then launch it from there.

2. Requirements

• git — workers run in git worktrees, so your projects need to be git repositories. (If you open a folder that isn't one yet, SwarmDesk initializes it for you.)
• At least one coding agent CLI — Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Antigravity, or Kimi. Missing one? SwarmDesk's terminal menu shows every supported agent and installs any of them with one click, right in a visible terminal.
• An API key or subscription for the model provider your cofounder will use (Anthropic by default; OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter, and OpenCode Zen are also supported). Keys are stored in your operating system's keychain — never on disk.

3. Keeping agents up to date

SwarmDesk checks your installed agents against their latest releases in the background. When updates are available, an ⬆ updates button appears in the header — one click runs each agent's own updater in a terminal you can watch.